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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-27
A pro.est Agaln.t co.tlr rlummery.

n PrOtest A8afuBI Justly FIumIhef9.
The dying request of United States
Senator Stephen r. Mallory, of Florida,
that his funeral should be private is to
be respected.
There will be no junket of Senators and
Representatives and no resulting bills to
be paid out of the Federal treasury. With
out ostentation, the body of the dead
Senator will be quietly escorted to its last
resting place by a few OF. those who were
his intimates, and after life's ftful fever
he will sleep as well as If public business
had been interrupted for his obsequies.
There has been for many years in pri-
vate life a tendency toward simplicity at
funerals. Senator Mallory showed ster-
ling common sense and patriotism in re-
questing that his funeral should be con-
Quoted in a manner that would not cause
embarrassment to the nation by delaying
the Progress of business in the law-mak-
ing branch of the government. If the ex-
ample set in his case were to be ollowed
in the future the dignity of the Senate
would not decrease, but the country would
gain.-Milwaukee Wisconsin.
The independent., 1907-02-07

President Roosevelt is said to have
IN mind campaign to induce congress
to do what it refused to do last wear.
provide for establishing valuation of
the railroads in order to create a basis
upon which the interstate commerce
commission may fix rates. Senator La
Toilette insisted throughout the ses-
sion last year that the rate bill would
be fundamentally incomplete without
such a provision, and the proposition
seems self evidently true. The same
thing will be true of any effort to fix
rates in Nebraska. There is no way
to tell what a fair rate is until the
value Is established on which the rate
Stall be made to pay dividends.
whether on the water in the stock as
Well as upon the value of the prop
lines or upon their present physical
lines or upon their present PHYSICAL
or replacement value. A farm tenant
would not contract to pay given per-
centage Of the value of a farm in rent
without knowing the valuation of the
farm. A state. If run on business
principles, can hardly afford to be less
provident
The independent., 1907-02-07

Passage by the Nebraska legislature
OF Senator Clarke's bill making the
death penalty dependent upon the
order of the governor would be under
taking situation in Nebras' which
the Kansas Legislature HIS but lately
passed bill to remove in that state.
NO Kansas governo. has ever accepted
the responsibility of signing a death
warrant, and the Kansas penitentiary
has accordingly contained constantly
a considerable number of men over
whom the death penalty hung, but
without prospect of it's enforcement.
Ihe law proposed by Senator Clarke
is ar Indirect method of abolishing
capital punishment. This means is
justified, II at all, as indirect taxes are
justified. by the fact that many peo-
pie can be induced to favor flank
movement where they would be in
differen: or hostile to the same object
II aimed at by direct means.
The independent., 1907-02-07

There is no reason for anybody to
misunderstood the facts involved in
terminal taxation. The measure under
consideration in the legislature is so
clear in meaning and so specific in in
tent that even ignorance on the SUBJ
iect is not justified. The measure pro-
vides that the railroad real property
within town, tracks. buildings and
SO on, shall be subject TO taxation In
fun for city purposes. At present the
value of these terminal properties Is
theoretically distributed throughout
the line, so that the roads pay only
that small proportion of their share OF
city taxes that their mileage within
the city bears to the total mileage.
This law has no effect whatever upon
the country. Tho country collects taxes
on It's proportion OF the terminal values
exactly as before. for all purposes as
before. By the iuegicry Of distributing
It's values the roads have been escap.
Ing the taxes for city purposes which
The independent., 1907-02-07

every other form of property in the
towns and cities has to bear. The
country has not been getting this tax.
The railroads have merely escaped it.
Ihls law provides that they shall no
longer escape this tax as they have
done in the past. Surely if it had taken
the trouble to look into the matter the
Ashland Gazette would not have called
the bill trap that is set to divert
taxes that are now going into the
treasures of the respective counties
INTO the city treasures Had it noted
the ardor of the railroads in opposing
the bill it would not have said that
the people of the country and not the
railroads will be the victim Of this
scheme For the sake of accuracy the
Gazette will doubtless be glad to cor
rect itself in this matter
The independent., 1907-02-07

Great Britain has enforced the rule
OF court procedure contemplated in
Representative e. P. Browns defeated
bill for nearly generation. The num-
Der of judges required for Nebraska S
million people suffices for something
like twelve times as many people in
Great Britain. Presumably the number
OF lawyers needed is greatly less.
though perhaps not in the same pro-
portion. There has not been lynch
ing in Great Britain since the rule was
made. Excellent lawyers, men who
nave been on the bench in Nebraska.
are authority for the statement that
the effect of passing such a bill as that
rejected by the house of representa-
tlves on Tuesday, in addition to a
quickening of justice, would be a radi-
cal reduction in the number of Judges
necessary in the state, and would OBJ
viate the long felt need of a larger su-
preme court. 1t is readily seen that
this involves a great reform. greater
than is to be expected of a legislature
elected primarily ON other issues with
out general discussion of this matter
Although it would have been good to
see this achievement added, the legis-
lature will hear no serious complaint.
Its mandate from the people concerns
other matters, and it is on these other
points that its record will in the main
be judged.
The independent., 1907-02-07

history. While Mr.. Sydenham did not
personally share very largely In the
prosperity that he saw in Nebraska in
his later years.. he retained his large
hearted optimism and was always
happy in the contemplation of the well
being of the entire community. Ne
braska owes to the pioneer of his
stamp large debt of gratitude, and
it would be we'll if some public recog-
milton could be made of his long and
useful service in advertising to set
tiers the advantages of the central
part of the state at time when il was
popularly supposed to be a desert.
The independent., 1907-02-07

the contractors will name two mem
bers and the commission three This
committee will likewise, from all avail
able data, estimate reasonable time
for the completion of the canal; and a
system of premiums and penalties to
be paid to the contractor accordingly
as the work is completed within or
beyond such estimated cost and time
is provided for
The independent., 1907-02-07

POLITICALLY speaking an unkind word
can never, never be recalled. Fortu-
nately for Governor Swettenham words
automatically spoken may sometimes
be run down and recovered; hence he
is able to withdraw his offensive let
ter to Admiral Davis and things are
technically as if it had never been
written Yet there is difference. The
world has now line on Governor
oWettenham that his retraction or
anything else he can do cannot east
off. The subject recalls a para graph
from the presidents recent message
descriptive of his visit to the canal.
AT present" he said "the great bulk
Of the unskilled labor on the isthmus
is done by West Indian negroes. chiefly
from Jamaica, Barbados and the other
English possessions. One of the gov
ernors of the islands in question has
shown an unfriendly disposition to our
work, and has thrown obstacles in the
way of our getting the labor needed"
1t IS known that the governor referred
TO was the governor of Jamaica. whose
name was then and is now Swetten-
ham. ~
The independent., 1907-02-07

Wall street is said to he hiphlv
tickled over the discovery that Presi-
dent Roosevelt is owner Of $4,000 in
the bonds of the st. Paul, Minneapolis
Manitoba railroad, recently attacked
by the attorney general of Minnesota
Ior failure to pay special franchise
tax to which he alleges it should be
subject. Cynical Wall street is not vet
convinced that any public man acts
Tor long at time contrary to the in
terests of his private pocket.
The independent., 1907-02-07

Shall the presidential candidates
next year be born or made to order?
The public discusses logical" candi-
dates, men prominent by reason of
public actions, but influences such as
made the nomination of Alton B. Par
ker out Of hand may have other plans
The confidence Of dark room politi-
clans in their ability to miracles
is illustrated by hints put forward
that a demand OF great proportions Is
arising for the nomination by the
democrats II David r. Francis of Mis-
souri,. Francis, President Cleveland's
secretary of the interior president Of
the St. Louis exposition. the man who
induced Senator Bailey to induce the
state OF Texas to admit lhe Standard
Oil company in disguise!
The independent., 1907-02-07
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION

In order to make the newly created
railway commission a live and effect
I've body 1t will be necessary for tbe
legislature to provide literally for ex-
penses and assistants, as well as to
grant the commissioners themselves
ample salaries. The work during the
next four years will be more important
tnan that of any other department of
the state government. Expert assist
ance OF an unusual kind win be needed
10 put the railroad statistics of The
state In permanent form. More and
better clerks win be needed to inaug-
urate the work than will be reunired
IN future years 1t will be well there
Tore, for the Legislature Ia make
special grant for this purpose for the
coming biennium with the understand.
ing that after the records have been
systematized and the work of the
commission fairly started .hc appro-
priatlon can be reduced without inn
pairing the efficiency of the work 0f
the necessity of engaging Il secretary
OF high grade, man who IN able Ia
command a large salary tn serve thn
commission during it's first years there
can he little doubt. The state muat
tullnw the example uf the large corr
p9ratlona tu a case ot IA Kind. seenr-
ius the best help available and paytne
The independent., 1907-02-07

one consignment day of foreign
food stuffs was rejected at New YORK.
during the first month of the enforce
ment of the law. German sausages
preserved with benzoic acid. eggs pre-
served with boric acid, canned toma
toes from Italy preserved with salicylic
ACID, French peas colored with copper
as paprika made bright red by an ex-
cesslNe amount of coal tar dye: these
are few samples of what we were
prevented by the pure food law from
eating.
The independent., 1907-02-07

If our cousins in the east will make
allowance for the fact that western
people tend to be as energetic in ex-
preston as they are active in execu-
tion, they will avoid acquiring a false
idea Of the Nebraska climate. The
weather bureau, in it's instructions to
observers says: The term blizzard is
applied to those storms that occur in
the front edge of extremely cold
waves, where the wind is running
from thirty to fifty miles or more per
hour, with the temperature 10 degrees
below zero or lower, and the air full
or ice driven with tremendous force
by the terrific wind" Nebraska has
not had such storm for many years,
but there is seldom a winter that by
our own accounts there are not a few
,bllzzards." There is probably not a
state east of Nebraska in it's latitude
but has more and worse storms every
winter, yet Nebraska is looked upon
as the land Of blizzards. The snow
furry of Friday night, at a tempera
ture fifteen degrees above zero. will
doubtless pass in the east for a bliz-
zard; and people were no doubt pity
ing us While we reveled in the com
Portable atmosphere, bright sunshine
ana dry footing of the day after.
The independent., 1907-02-07
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Lincoln, Neb
The independent., 1907-02-07

SaXony manufacturer is said TO
have found way to make cloth that
VIII wear and wash, out of paper
with small amount of cotton used TO
give strength to the fabric. sniff
clent quantity of the goods to make
SUIT can be sold, 1t is said, for about
Two dollars Paper. when used in
sheet form, as when newspaper is
used as a chest protector, is notable
Tor Its warmth retaining properties.
Given great warmth and the lightness
that would go with paper cloth add
cneapness OF manufacture, and the
combination makes a pleasant item of
news. Confirmation will be awaited
with interest
The independent., 1907-02-07

Moses II sydenham, the well known
Nebraska pioneer, died suddenly while
on his way to church at Kearney yes
terday morning Mr.. Sydenham has
been = resident Of central Nebraska
for more than half century. and
never Wavered from the FIRST I'm hls be-
lief that this region would support
vast AMI prosperous population, Ills
"reminiscences Of tho settlement of
western Nebraska which have ap-
peared from time to time In this paper
and In Il journal Of his own called the
Western Star Of Empire, constitute
large body Of interesting and authentic
The independent., 1907-02-07

California. through her sovereign
senate, has decided not to secede no,.
10 nullify nor to resist by force Of
arms, nor even to denounce the presi-
oent because of the national interfer-
ence with her local school affairs. The
mouse brought forth by the mountain
Gus labor Of legislative Indignation IS
a resolution laying down for the guild
ance Of the United States supreme
court where the matter is in time to be
decided a weighy legal opinion to the
erect that the law in the case favors
CaIifornias contention. A sensitive
court might resent this as legislative
usurpation, but the court will Doubt
less take into account the predicament
that the legislature was in. Tt had TO
40 something to appease San Fran
cisco, and this was about the least it
could do. 1t was also about the most
Ihere is list of American rebellions
most disheartening to any people who
think of defying Uncle Sam. Daniel
Shays and his Massachusetts follow
ers had rather better case than Cali
fornla has when they rose in rebellion
IN 1886. There were high taxes and no
money to pay them with in that case.
but they had to back down none the
less. The Pennsylvanians who eight
years later preferred fighting to pay
ing taxes on their whisky met no bet
ter luck. The New Englanders Of the
Hartford convention were almost as
mild as the California legislature but
their participation cost them their no
lltical lives. Andrew Jackson's big
stick changed South Cardinals mind
about notification Thomas w. DORIS
fuss in Rhode Island hurt nobody but
himself and his followers this ner-
maps explaining why the Rhode Is
anders are so quiescent under their
present political despotism. John
Brown had to be measured by the law
even though his rebellion was i'm such
.roWn. The Mormons tried to have
cause as to give him later a martyrs
their own way in 1857 but with only
ar success. There are imaginable
Eases where minority is so oppressed
nat nothing but fight can save them
IND their self respect. In general If
seems more expedient to fight on1v
With facts, trusting in the ultimate
sense Of justice of the majority to
AIRY the point eventually. if II de-
eryes to be carried.
The independent., 1907-02-07

The new method of contracting ised
on the Panama canal Is a good deal
of n mystery to newspaper readers. In
his Kansas City speech on January a
Mr. shonts outlined the plan as fol-
lows
"The contractor who receives the
award will be paid al agreed pvrcon-
tage un case of Mir. oliver, who scoras
10 have got the contract. CTS per eontl
upon the estimated reasonable cost OF
the actual construction work as axes'
by al engineering committee OF whom
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-09-26

pozwolil ma zak1ada-
ME szk6f prywatnych, dis
je zamyka. Zlak} sic widma
ludu o6wieconego W Polsce,
z'astem zniszczy} swa barba'
rzy6ska n~iedzwiedzia }apa
zr6d}a tel oswiaty. Hahba
mu cato, ale my, bracia, pa
mietajmy, re wszystkich mas
i kazdego z osobna obowiaz~
klein 6wietym jest u}atwiac
naszej m4odziezy przystep do
zr6de1 wiedzy, W laden spo-
sob. zadnemu dziecku ME
ukroca6 lat nauki, DO nauki
Mkt nigdy "a wiele ME po-
siedzie. Me narzekac trzeba
ma prawo ameryka6skie,
zmuszajace dzieoi do ucze-
szczania do szko1y do szes-
nastego lub pietnastego roku
wieku, lecz b}ogos}awi6 take
prawo, BIO ono dzieciom tyl-
ko ma korzysc wyjSc moze,
starszym zas lepsza dole ma
starOse Zapewni.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-09-26
Odpowiedz Redakcyi.

Panu S. W. W Minneapolis,
MINI. - ,Kuryera Polskie-
go" ME odbieramy, ME wie-
my przeto co W MIN pisza.
Jezelis sic Pan zgorszy} ba-
zgranina O smrtnem zajsciu
W Pittsburgh, to radzimy
Panu, jake6my poradzili in.
nym: wyrzu6 Pan z domu
swego dziennik, kt6ry z lu-
boscia rozmazuje sprawy
nam Polakom wstyd i han
be przynoszace, a mad kt6.
remi tylko ubolewat powi-
MEN prawdziwy Polak.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-09-26
Uczmy dzieci nasze czyta6
pisa6 1 movie pc p0lsku !
TO 0W0
- e ~

Niemcy ameryka6scy przez
representative swoich ma
zjezdzie W Dubuque uchwa-
lii podja6 W przysz}ym TO-
ku pielgrzymke do Rzymu.
Uchwa}a zapad}a pred dwo-
ma tygodniami, a juz zamo-
WHO sobie Niemc6w 214
pierwsza kajute ma parowcu,
druga kajute zas 240;nie ule-
ga watpliwo6ci, ze do kwie-
tnia przyszlego roku, kiedy
pielgrzymka ma wyruszyc,
najmniej diva razy lyle je-
szcze sic zaregistruje. Piel-
grzymke p%oprowadzi Jego
Excellencya ks. arcybiskup
Messmer z Milwaukee. Ro-
zumie sic, re Niemcy ME
p6jda do OLGA 6w. z pr6zna
reka, a Swietopietrze, kt6re
PREY przedstawieniu pielgrzy-
NOW niemieckich ks. Arcy-
biskup Ojcu 6w. wreczy, ME
bedzie drobnostka jakby cd
zebrakfw, lecz bedzie godne
milionowej emigracyi ME-
mieckiej W Ameryce. - Po-
vie nam ktos: go mas Mem
cy obchodza, wszak to wrogi
nam nar6d, zatem ME pc
trzebujemy sic ich sprawami
i~nteresowac!" Me m6wili-
by6my tel my o Mich, gdy~
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-09-26
MASH AGENCI.

Upowaznieni 50 do kolektowania
abonamentu W1ARUsA nastepujac y
nasi agenci ~mieiloowi:
ASHTON, Nebr., Jan Skibinski
Mich. Mendyk
BALTIMORE, M. D., F Ziarnowsk'
COLHMBUS, Nebr., w ktor Tarasinski
FRIED. N. Oak D. F.. Szarkowsk .
GRANVILLE, S. Dak:, Jozef Gruba
Msllen, Wis, Teofi Derdowsk
MIRLIN, Tex, S. P. Gorski
NANTICOKE, Pa. FIR. Jablonsk
NEW WAvERLY, Tex. F, F.. Proch
OAK HILL, Mich, St Pogorzelski
ST ANNA, MINI, Adam Waldowski
GREENHOUSE, MIMI, A. ]. Kulas
BREMOND, Tex, S. W.. Lukaszewicz
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-09-26

.by6my cos przecie Narodowi
naszemu W zamian "a to
wszystko oddali. Opuszcze'
ME sic pod tym wzgledem
py1oby gretchen przeciwko
narodowi - uchybieniem, z
kt6rego mozeby6my sic ME
s%powiadali, ale. "a kt6ry jake
"a grzech przeciw naturze
PREDICT czy p6zniej zas}uzo-
na kare by6my odebrali
To cos, jake narodowi
naszemu winni6my, powinno
bye: ME czcza blaga, pate
tYcznym frazesem ma temat
patryotyzmu, ale praca RE-
~czywista, wydatna, mogaca
przynies6 narodowi istotna
korzy6c. Taka bye moze je-
dynie rozumna, wytrwa1a,
dobrze zorganizowana, wsp6I-
memei si2y podjeta praca, Wszel-
kie zabiegi patryotyczne zasa'
dzajace sic ma wzajem-
mem zwalczaniu sic czy
to oboz6w czy organlzacyi
ME jest. praca ola ma
rodu, ale jego zab6j-
stwem. Cd togo zab6jstwa
powstrzymac mas moze sku-
tecznie i powinno zorganizo-
wanie sic og6}u naszego czy-
Ii, innemi Slowly, Fsderacya.
Powyzsze uwagi zrozumia-
ie ola nalezycie pod wzgle
dem narodowym wyrobio-
nych ludzi ME zawsze pre-
~mawiaja do przekonania o.
g6lu naszych organizacyi /
paratian. Jednostkom, z kt6-
irych takowe sic sk}adaja l.
die p~rzedewszystkiem o
zysk, idzie o korzys6 doty-
kalna. Cd niei zalezy rzecz
navel tax nam niezbedna jak
solidarnosG n0rodowa. Czy
tedy organizace i parafie mo:
ga sic spodziewa6 jakjch do
tykalnych korzySci naleze -
MIA do Federacyi? Kr6tko /
wezlowato odpowiadamy: TAX!
Odpowiedz nasza postaramy
sic uzasadnie.
z nalezepia do Federacyj
znaczue korzusci mice mo-
ga naprz6d parafie czyli osa-
dyposzczeg6lne Zespoleniesi},
jakiemi rozporzadzaja jodno-
sikh, utrzymanie takowych W
1aczno6ci tudziez umiejatne
celcwe kierowanie niemi mo-
re bye tax ola ca}ej osady ia
ko tel i ola poszczeg6lnych
jej cz1onk6w nader korzystne
Po1aczonymi ely Polacy W
danej osaddre mogliby }acno
zapewnic sobie pe}nosc praw
i przywilej6w obywateli tego
kraju, tudziez szacunek, po-
wazanie i kredyt u obcych,co
wszystko Genie nslezy bar
do wYsoko.
Nastepnie wsp6lnemi silly
i zgodna rozumna praca be-
wielkich wysilk6w mogliby
Polacy ~rozwinac sw6j handel
Ii %przemysl, kt6ry dis ola
braku solidarnosci tax nisko
u mas stoi. Mogliby r6wniez
be- ma k1adu i ofiar osobis-
tych zaopatrzyc dorastajaca
mlodziez W 6rodki potrzebne
do jej ~religijno-moralnego.
narodowego i spolecznego
wychowania mp. W sale, Cd
powiednie biblioteki, czytel-
Wy L..
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1907-09-26
Cd Wydziafu
Wykonawczego.

Zjawienie sic Polsko-Ka-
tolickjej Fede,acyi by}o ha-
Stem do ~najrozmaitszych
przypuszczeh i kombinacyi
ola naszych dzia}aczy spo1e~
cznych. Jedni vital to no.
wonarodzone pachole z pew
nego rodzaju lekcewazeniem,
sadzac, re ten nowy vhum-
bug" wnet p6jdzie W zapom-
nienie. Inni z przekasem o.
mawiali %pojawienie sic tego
togo niepotrzebnego ino
truza. Re wszystkich stron
posypa}y sic pod adresem
Wydz. :Wykonav czego mai
rozmaitsze pytania Z tyczace
sic celu Federacyi, jej zada"
MIA i plan6w,3 jej stosunku
do istniejacych: juz organiza-
cyl. Najbardziej przecie do
magano sic o%dpowiedzi ma
pytanie: jake wlaSciwie ko-
rzySci mia}yby organizacye
W parafiach pjlskich a ma
wet ma kazdym mas
osobna "a pracOwanie ola
dobra narodu po}sklego. Ow
%obowiazek wk}ada ma mas
Pan Bog prawem przyrodzo-
mem, znajdujacem sw6j wy
raz W czwartem przykaza-
n;u: "Czclj OLGA twego mat
ke twoja". Matka nasza i o.
Gem, ojcem matka naszycb
parafii tudziez organizacyi
polskich jest bez kwestyi
nar6d polski. Jemu to pre-:
dewszystkiem pc Bogu NY
Polacy oraz nasze polski 9
parafie i gorganizacye zaw-
dzieczamy nasz byt, nasza
egzystencye jak ME mniej l.
dea|y, kt6remi zyjemy a kt6-
re faktycznie So naszym chile
benz powszednim jake kor-
poracye i osady z nalezenia
do Federacyi?
Ma to pytanie- Wydz. Wyk.
da} odpowiedz W czasie VIA
Odpowiada} tel ma
ME p6zniej PREY kazdej spo.
sobnosci. w kazdYm p:awie
>pr6bowa} powie'
cos W celu lepszego
wyja6nienia tel kwestyi.
DIS W przededniu zjazdu
osad federacyj .ych j organi-
.acyi chcieliby5my, to wszy~
stkie wyjaSnienia zesumowat
i zrobic zjedna harmonic
na 'ca}o6c.
Zanim przystapimy do ma
szego zalozenia, chcieliby6-
ny naprz6d: zwr6ci6 uwage
ma przyrodzony ~obowiazek,
ma powinno66 moralna, jaka
ma organizacyach i pa.
niezbednym. Spra-
w~iedliwo66 vice wymaga a.