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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15
STATUS OF RAILROAD PASSES.
vagaries of LawmakinE In WOOinR
and RepeIIinE an Old FavOrite.
Pal

Passes are nor absolutely extinct. al
though, they are rare birds now-not count
ing employees transportation, which is a
proper part OF the business. But state
legislators are not yet reduced to the al
tentative of walking or paying fare ex-
eept In the very few states, like Wisconsin.
Iowa and Missouri. where pass giving and
pass using have been made criminal In
some states annual or session passes to
legislators and state officers have been
sent and accepted as usual
A few roads have been so cautious as to
notify these favored classes that while
passes will not be volunteered they can be
had for the asking, thus relieving the rail
way managers frcm the liability OF having
their feelings hurt by the return OF a. pi IS
or two with an indignant rebuke OF bribery
Another more delicate way of extepdine
the usual courtesy of legislative tran
sportation Is TO leave il in the hotel boxes
as a press dispatch says is being done al
the capital OF Missouri. the proof CT this
charge being the exceptionally large
exodus of Legislators at the week end" But
the evidence f. not conclusive.
In one or more Of the thrifty England
states bills are pending which propose e
swap the members mileage money with this
railways In exchange for continuous passes
which viii give more rides than the money
would buy, II the railways are willing &C
trade nobody need object. In few states
Oregon for example. legislators are think
ing to save their faces and their pas ses
too by enaeting a law TO hold upN railway
companies and compel them 10 hand ovel
the coveted tickets
This is a good scheme. Why not extend
It to purveyors Of ether things that mem
bers q legislatures want. such as board
and clothing?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15
Personal NOTES.

Judge William B. TeasdaIe OF Kansas
| City. jurist known to many Omaha
people. died at his home last Wednesday.
Unless Rockefeller curbs his fiery gen.
erosity he may nnd himself unable TO pay
those colossal fines.
A visitor to the home OF Joaquin Miller
expressed surprise at the absence OF a
| library 'BooksI" exclaimed the poet. IT
do not read books, write them.
Unless the state Of Indiana steps in
within a short time, or unless the people
of Yincennes secure the necessary funds
within a reasonable length of time the
home Of william Henry Harrison, former
governor OF the Northwest Territory, will
be RACED to the ground.
King Edwards cigar bill is large. He is
an inveterate smoker and the "vsed'l he
uses is valued at anything from 81 to 81. 50
apiece. 1t is said that the kings cigars
are the product OF a particular plantation
| in Havana which supplies no one but his
majesty and Lord Rothschnd.
Dr. Thomas L. shearer, one OF the most
prominent physicians In Baltimore. has de-
cided 10 go hatless for the rest OF his life
and will try to induce others to follow his
example. DR.. shearer holds that II men
would only go bareheaded a generation or
two the bald-headed mak would become a
thing OF the past.
Thomas Alva Edison. the inventor, was
| 50 years old on Saturday and he says when
man arrives at that age ut is time 10
knock on work and play awhile" For
forty-hve years Mr.. Edison has been max
! ing experiments with electricity. and he
says he will spend his play time" in his
laboratory, working purely as a scientist
and not for. commercial ends.
Myra McHenry essayed to duplicate IN
Topeka, Kan, some OF Carrie Nations ex-
ploits. but fell down" woefully She en-
tered Joint with the idea OF wreeking
\ the place. but developed a bad case OF
stage fright. SEEKING a bottle Of whisky
and glass. she ran out Which moves a
western editor TO remark that Mrs. Ma
ton would have eOnfiscsted the parapher-
MALTA. destroyed all the liquor chased the
patrons through the skylight and left the
3srkeeper dangling on the chandelier"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15
a SHAMEFUL CONSPIRACY.
Washington Plans 10 svvipe Congress
sionaI salary Raise.
III,

Pittsburg Dispatch
While, to the surprise OF congress, the
country failed TO go into spasms over that
30 per cent raise in congressional salaries.
the wondrous calm with which the news
was received was no doubt due to the belief
that the legislators needed the money. But
there seems TO be some congressional doubt
a. to whether 1t will be Of real benefit.
Representative Adamson of Georgia is one
Of the Thomases. People IN washington
who control things that congressman must
have he says. have agreed among them
selves on a scale OF prices that will take
care Of the increase about as completely
as the present salary. THE people OF
Washington are determined to get all the
money n congressman draws. II we got
only $500 a year we could live as well as
II we got $500
This puts another phase on the matter.
generous, prosperity laden nation made
no kick about adding 50 per cent to the
wages Of It's representatives, but It will
hate to think that instead Of benefftins its
Legislators It is merely adding to the al
ready bloated pocketbooks of the WASH
ington boarding house keepers. For that
reason. IL the facts are as charged, II viii
give Cordial support TO the efforts OF Mr..
Adamson to keep what he has got. The
Georgian is busily engaged organising q
statesmen's union, which is to be pledged
to pay just so much and no more for
board, for rent, for midday lunches and
after-theater dinners. "Twenty-meal tick
cts for $3.50 is to be the slogan OF the
new union. That is considered fair prioe
for a square meal down In Chattahoochee
county. although Il overshoots the mark
somewhat and is really calculated to arouse
sympathy for the Washington caterers who
have to deal with congressman. Also Il
puts a crimp In the claim that representa-
tives could not live on the old salaries.
Some Of them perhaps could not. but evi-
IDENTIFY there are others who could save
money on SO week.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

CONSERVING THE FUEL SUPPLY.

President Roosevelt has called the
attention Of congress In no uncertain
terms to the necessity of immediate
legislation to prevent two great
sources of unearned wealth. the fuel
and mineral resources of the nation.
from getting into the hands of the
few and thus becoming a tax upon
the people. instead of being conserved
and safeguarded for the common good.
The message cites the record of the
past as convincing forecast of what
the future holds in the form of bur
dens for the consumers IL corporatlons
and individuals are allowed to secure
control in the west. as they have In
the east, of the coal and timber sup
plies and profit hugely by unreason-
able and discriminating charges in the
disposition of them.
Opponents OF the presidents plan,
the men and corporations that have
grown rich and arrogant from the en-
joyment of a monopoly of the coal and
timber resources of the country. argue
that the, assumption by the govern
ment of the control OF these resources
would force up the price OF fuel and
that federal operation of these indus
tries would interfere with the vested
rights OF concerns now operating
under authority secured from the gov.
ernment The president insists that
the system he advocates would facili.
tate the working of. coal deposits FOR
local markets; would induce competi.
ton; prevent waste In handling fuels
and minerals; make impossible, the
evils of monopolistic control and guar,
anty fuel and mineral supply at rea-
sonable rates after the corporations
have exhausted the mines now con
trolled by them.
II is estimated that about 10000,
900 acres. or about one-half OF thV
high grade coal lands of the west
have already passed into private con
troll, and the president makes the en-
tirely reasonable suggestion tha
nothing can be lost by the govern
ment's trial OF his plan for a few
years for the purpose of determining
whether private ownership or the leas
ing system, under government con
troll, would best protect the interests
of the people, and thus promote the
permanent development OF the coun
try.
Influences at work in congress ma!
prevent any action at this session II
compliance with the timely sugges
lions OF the president The housi
committee on public lands has agree,
upon favorable report OF a com
promise coal land bill that falls IA
short OF the presidents recommends
lions. but still goes farther tSsa an,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15
A Called Blur.
Buffalo Express.

The Chicago, Burlington q Quincy rail-
road has voluntarily offered to cut its
charges for carrying the mails by 7 per
cent, II necessary TO retain the business.
A month ago 1t was threatening to discon-
tinue its fast mail trains because they were
being run at such small profit. Either
the railroad has found that 1t figured its
profits wrong before or 1t has decided that
its wants the glory more than it thought
Il did.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15
The Nebraska delegation at Was

The Nebraska delegation at Wash
lngton seems to be proceeding on the
theory that as soon as 1t procures the
enactment of the bill providing for
an extra federal Judge in this judicial
district IL win then be up to the dele
cation to name the new Judge. This
does not necessarily follow. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has been making It a
practice to exercise his own indepen-
dent discretion in the selection of
judicial appointees. in many cases
without even asking the aid or con-
sent Of the political powers in the dis
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15
IS II coNsr1rrrtoNALf

The proposition to impose a poll
tax upon all qualified electors. 70 be
RENTED for each person in the event
he votes or is unavoidably prevented
from voting, may be supported by
some neritorious argument, but, aside
from it's advisability. the question OF
its constitutionality must be consid-
cred. The Nebraska state constitu-
tion. among other things. guarantees
free suffrage in the following Ian
guage:
Air elections shall be free; and there
shall be no hindrance or impediment to
the right OF a qualified voter 10 exercise
the elective franchise.
In another place, also. It contains
this clause. prohibiting in so many
words the legislature from RENTING
taxes when once imposed.
The Legislature shall have no power 70
release or discharge any county, city.
township. town or district whatever. or
the inhabitants thereof, on any corpora
ton. or the property therein. from their
or It's propoTtionate share OF taxes TO be
levied for state purposes, or due any
municipal corporation, nor shall commute
ton for such taxes be authorized in any
form whatever.
The legislature may, 1t is true,
make tax payable in something be-
sides money. as It has done in permit
ting the road tax TO be liouidated by
working II out on the roads. but
whether IL can say that discharging
the duty to vote is worth SO is a ques-
ton that the courts would find tick
lish one.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15
IndIscreet Admirers.

Mr.. Roosevelt faces an embarrassing
challenge. That Chicago third term league.
becoming aggressive says that I'VE chal-
lenge his right to refuse to accept the
presidency of the United States for third
term in the face OF the peoples demand"
May the league never become so belligerent
as to call Mr.. Roosevelt "weakling" for
not toeing the third term scratch. But
its blood is up. and there's no forecasting
the consequences.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

German socialists insist they were
defeated in the recent elections by
the use of money. They may think as
they please, but they have no way of
compelling the kaiser to file an ac-
count of his campaign expenses.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

The only good railroad In Ne
braska seems to be represented in the
legislative lobby. in just as full force
as the notorioGsly bad railroads In
Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

A Spanish soldier now in Washing
ton claims he shot at President Roose-
welt In the Spanish war in
Cuba. This relieves the impression
that all Spanish soldiers just shot in
the air in that war.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

Former Queen Liluokalanl has
again filed her claim for the sovereign
lands taken from her in Hawaii Pos
sibly she is afraid that IL she does
not get them now she may have to
look to the Japs for them after the
war
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

IL the Omaha Commercial club
wants to accomplish something for the
business interests of the city 1t will
have, to stop playing cat's-paw for the
railroads.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

II the railroad politicians are as
glad as they pretend to be that the
free pass graft has been cut OF, why
should they be exerting themselves 50
strenuously to head OF the enactment
Of an anti-pass law that will prevent
future resumption of the free pass
bnsineRs
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15
Punirhmcnt Enough.

washington Herald
gentleman from out the wild and
woolly west has been acquitted of a charge
of stealing a photograph on the plea that
he was mentally unbalanced at the time
Besides, the jury held IT isn't a crime to
steal a phonograph; it's Just plain mis-
fortune.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

The warning Of physicians to look
out for the grip germs seems unneees-
sary. The grip germ does all the look
ing out necessary for both parties to
the encounter. - b
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

Society DEGREES that soup is going
out of fashion. It will have to II Il
comes under the pure food law and
has 10 tell what It is made Of.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

A Japanese giant. six feet and two
inches tall, has arrived In New York
Reports from San Francisco would in
dictate that every Jap who lands on
the Pacific coast is at least twice as
tall as that.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

trict concerned. It would be a regular
April fool Joke II he should hand the
iudgeship created after such strenuous
work Of the delegation over to some
one not even thought Of by any sena-
tor or representative.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15
Pits Of MaEnanimity.

The laps would have been still more tact
full II they had not offered TO decorate
American diplomats in the same NJ Of
nagnanimity that prompted them to build
a chapel IN memory of the Russians who
died az Port Arthur.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

It is reported that Harry Thaw has
abandoned his spendthrift habits and
Is becoming positively penurious. He
must be thinking Of the money he
win have to pay those lawyers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

After those Young Woman's Chris
ton association teams finish the build
ing fund their members ought to be
able to get lucrative employment as
solicitors in almost any line of bust
ness
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

The public will be slow to Join in
the offer of a reward for the thief who
stole trunk full of comic opera man
uscripts from a New York manager
and made his escape successfully.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

The country is doubtless full of peo-
pie who would be just as generous as
Mr. Rockefeller and. Mr.. Carnegie II
they could AFFORD It,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

The city council has passed the
mayors ordinance 20 license the bust
ness OF selling ice. Now. will the ice
man be good
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

1t would not be a bad idea. either.
20 have the republican state platform
read aloud In each house of the Ne
braska legislature every morning I'm
mediately after the ohaplaln's prayer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

The route of the transcontinental
mail from Chicago west will not be
changed. The Burlington's pull at
Washington must be unimpaired.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15
Economy at Both Ends.


After voting to raise the salaries Of its
members $500 year because Of the in
creased cost of living in Washington the
house is preparing to pass bill making
tipping unlawful in the District Of Column
bia. It is true economy that saves at both
enda
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

People along the river bottoms will
be exercising foresight II they look
for the June rise in the Big, Muddy to
come about March or April this year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

The sultan of Turkey has again re-
fused TO pay, claims OF the United
stotes government He must be anx-
ious to have another look at our lat
sst styles of ,battleshipa
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

WHEN OUT OF Town.
Subscribers leaving the city tenn
porarily should have The Bee
mailed 20 them. Address will he
changed as often ne requested.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

Census experts nsure that the cost
OF government In this country, ma
tional, state and municipal. Is about
$4,000, 600, 600 a year. The chief
kick is that in many cases the people
who pay the bills do not get their
moneys worth
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

A Burmese princess has one dress
which she values at $1.40o. 900. Any
woman who has only one dress would
naturally value II quite that highly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

Honduras and Nicaragua must re-
joice to learn that the United States
and Mexico will not allow them to
fight
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

An automobile with six wheels Is
on the market. The pedestrian would
probably as soon be hit by six wheels
as by four.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15
MIRTHFUB REMARKS.

1.-The clearing in court of that receiver
of. stolen goods was a homely sort OF
triumph for the lawyer"
In what way?'
ut was a withdrawing OF the fence
Baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

Western Union telegraphers are
pleased to announce that the paymas-
ter has recognized their signal.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

That Bassett divorce suit can be re-
garded at best only as carpet Dagger
In Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

DR.. Wiley. the government chemist.
says bottled whisky is the only safe
kind. II is perfectly safe so long as
the cork is not pulled.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

Him-Your hair is moe and curly tonight.
but / knew II would be.
Hels-Who told you?
Him---I saw Il in the papers this morning.
Cleveland Leader.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

plea OF insanity met a plea Of self
defense.
well" said the first, I'm not 80 crazy
I don't know you have no business monkey
ing In a case with me-"
Thereupon they clinched, and an unwrit-
ten law that had been loahng around In
hopes OF a job took to the woods for safety.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

You don't care for bridge whist1'
NO" answered the novice. "Whenever
an told that am dummy l can't help
feeling that ] look too much at home In
the part. "-Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

General Manager.
Subscribed IN my presence and sworn to
before me this 3ist day Of January, 1907.
(SeaD ROBERT HUNTER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15
sTATrMENT or CIRCULATION.

state of Nebraska, Douglas County. So;
Charles G. Rosewatsr, general manager
OF The Bee Publishing company BEING dulk
sworn, says that the actual number OF Luh
and complete copies Of The Daily, Mornins,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed duIlng inc
meath "a Ia ntnnru fon1 rnnn q NnllOMA.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15
".How's Gibblets getting alongT"

when 1 saw him last he seemed bent
on throwing his money to the birds"
That's 1.-THE bent too far. He's broke"
Cleveland Leader.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

Anything peculiar about these people
that have just moved into the house next
door to you Mrs. CrossWayf"
They've borrowed a stepladder and tack
hammer ana turned their children loose In
cur back Yard. Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

"A slipper manufacturer ought to be a
man OF extra tact"
II don't see why
Because II is his business 70 put people
on an easy footing. "-BaltimOre American.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15
don" haran the no

my honest conviction" began the po-
iitical orator.
pardon the interruption" said a voice
from the audience, but we were under the
impression here that you had been ac-
quilted philadelphia Ledger.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

Eyes" said the woman OF the house.
my husband has some old garments which
'he has told me TO give away. but they are
much too small for YOU"
They'll At me all right after today.
ma'am," reJoined MarehAm Long with
much earnestness. I've had two square
meals since morning, an that amt likely
10 happen agin fur a year"-Chicaso TTi-
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-02
A Mistaken Idea.

The color of eggs does not determine
any degree of nutritious value, and the
idea that it did, probably, was derived
from the fact of the English demand for
brown -shelled eggs. France ships many
eggs to England, and to cater to the
English fancy dips many eggs in coffee
solution in order to make white-shell-
ed egg come up to the fancy. The u.
5. Department of Agriculture at Wash
lngton issued a bulletin giving informa-
tion as follows:
There is no constant relation between
the color of the shell and the compost
tlon of the egg, although there is a
popular belief in some localities that the
dark-shelled eggs are richer That there
are no differences in the physical prop
critics and chemical composition between
brown -shelled and white -shelled eggs was
shown by Investigation carried on at
the California and Michigan experiment
stations, this work having been sum-
married n in earlier publications of the
Department.