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Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19
JUST WHAT THEY WANT.

The announcement has been made
and reiterated hat neither Mr.. Bryan
nor Governor shalle1berger will take
any hand in directing the organization
of the coming legislature with a view
to promoting honest redemption of
platform pledges. Mr.. Bryan's posi-
ton of noninterference follows from
his assumed attitude OF being too big
to concern himself with the petty de-
tails of personal preferment among his
followers and his blindly innocent con-
fidence that every democrat in the leg
islature is consumed with an unselfish
desire to fulfill every election promise.
Governor Shallenberger. is likewise to
keep his hands off the legislative
frame-up because of the improperly of
o~verstepping the bounds of executive
prerogatives and functions.
But while the men who have gone
good as guarantors of the democratic
legislature in Nebraska take seats in
the spectators gallery, we may be lure
that the representatives of the corpora
tions and special interests and all the
various agencies ordinarily voiced in
the lobby will be in the thick of 1t and
will be exerting their utmost influence
to secure a friendly If not suppliant
organization. The different candidates
for speaker and for every important
office will all be lard catalogued &C.
cording to their willingness to "listen
to reason and will be ranged in the
order of their desirability from the
standpoint of those who make a bust
ness of manipulating legislation.
If election promises are to be re-
deemed, the lobby will prefer to have
them redeemed in such a way as not
to curtail any of the privileges now en-
joyed by the interests that foot their
bills. If either Mr.. Bryan or Governor
Shallenberger %imagines hat after CIV
ing the corporations free rein to or
ganize the legislature their stamp of
approval will alone suffice to put a
measure on the statute books, they are
likely to discover later that they have
been badly fooled.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19
SLEEPING CAR RATES.

The investigation before the Inter
state Commerce commission to deter
mine whether existing sleeping car
rates are reasonable has developed
some interesting facts concerning the
Pullman company and the methods 1t
employs in serving the travelling pub
lie for profit. The hearings, which
have just been concluded, turned on
a charge made by a citizen of st. Paul
that the rates for sleeping car service
are excessive and hat it is a discrimi-
nation to make the same charge for
upper and lower berths.
Practically the only defense made
by the Pullman company is in the tes-
timony of one of the auditors that in
the last year the company had been
compelled to discard cars valued at
$4,000 because their condition was
beyond repair. This authority in
formed that commission that the life
of a car is twenty years and that the
company introduces 800 cars in serv-
ice as new every year.
The poverty plea of the Pullman
company does not harmonic very well
with the known facts concerning the
company's capital stock and earnings.
The Pullman company, until 1898,
had a capital stock of $4,000, 900.
In July of that year the stock was in
creased to $4,000, 900 by declaring
an extra dividend of so per cent out
of the surplus earnings. In 1899 the
company bought the Wagner company
for the fancy price of $40, 900, 200 and
increased its stock to $74, 900, 900, its
present capitalization. On this capt.
t~alization, Of which at least $36,O00,-
600 represents the watered stock OPP
Grafton of 1898, the company pays an
nual dividends of 8 per cent, or
$5,92O,O0O a year, n always has a
handsome sum over for surplus.
The general public will have wide
interest in the decision of the Inter
state Commerce commission on this
complaint. The commission was
given jurisdiction over sleeping car
companies only a few months ago and
there is a question whether the powers
of control conferred by congress are
broad enough to cover the regulation
of rates. The case in question will
doubtless be used to test the extent of
this power, and If the courts decide
that the power to fix reasonable rates
be lacking the congress will be asked
to remedy the defect as speedily as
possible. There is no doubt in the
mind of the travelling public that the
complaint of the st. Paul man is to an
extent justified. To the lay mind it
appears to be as unreasonable to ex-
act the same price for upper and lower
berths as it would be for a rooming
house to charge the same price for
beds as is secured by a first-class hotel.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19
The report of the joint commission

The report of the joint commission
on the p~ostoffice recommends the geo
graphical subdivision of the country
into districts for the administration of
the p~ostoffice along the lines advo-
Gated by The Bee some time g when
urging the location in Omaha of the
division headquarters for the railway
mail service. This divisional ~organiza-
ton of the p~ostoffice is bound to come
sooner or later, and when it does come
Omaha should be ready to make a sue
~cessful pull for designation as head
quarters for this division.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19
THE UPLIFT IN TURKEY.

The opening Of the new Turkish
Parliament is epoch-making as the
first pronounced forward step since the
greatest crime against civilization was
committed, in 1853, when the Chris
tian nations of Europe allowed Con-
stantinople to fall and Ottoman rule
to be established in a large portion of
three continents. After nearly 500
years civilization has again apparently
caught step in the march of progress
and Turkey has responded to demand
for civil liberty and a modified form
of personal government.
However much his sincerity may be
questioned, Abdul Hamid, the Turkish
sultan. has discreetly entered with en-
thusiasm into the reform forced upon
him a few months ago by the Young
Turks and has publicly endorsed their
high aims and the daring of their &C
complishments. He has thrown aside
the veil of mystery which has for gen.
erations concealed the workings of his
personal government and has come out
openly for recognition of the rights of
the people in representative govern
ment, with promise of his cooperation
with and support to the new Parlia-
ment.
The sultan's record in dealing with
his own people and with other powers
has not been such as to inspire i'm
plicit confidence in the good faith of
his present promises, but he is willy
and shrewd and may recognize that
he must either accept the reform
movement or fall under it. What
ever his reason, his attitude furnishes
abundant proof that the Turkish en-
pire is advancing and that the future
has much in store for a long-oppressed
people who have gone at their self
imposed task Of governmental reform
with earnestness and vigor.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19
WHEN JURIEs DISAGREE.
Penalties of the System Cry Out for
Relief.
washington Post.

Washington Post.
Twelve jurors in New York are threat
ened with punishment for contempt of
court. The offense which has placed them
in Jeopardy of the displeasure of the judge
is that they agreed to bring in a verdict
that they had disagreed. Tired, hungry,
homesick, and generally uncomfortable
after ~fruitless hours of endeavor to reach
a verdict, they decided to bring in a sealed
verdict showing their disagreement; after
which they left the juryroom, presumably
satisfied their hunger or thirst-perhaps
both-and then departed to their respective
homes.
Think of it! Instead of passing a night,
half-starved. uncomfortable, crowded. and
sleepless, in argument, only TO report to
the court their failure to agree, they broke
all presidents, agreed to disagree, and went
their ways early in the evening. OF course,
it was an awful, awful thing to do; for
what is there in locking up twelve tired,
hungry men in an effort to force them to
agree to something If they are permitted
simply to register their vote of disagree
ment and skip out? We should have a per-
feet epidemic of disagreements.
Jurors take the chance OF being locked
up over night when they serve. 1t is part
Of the citizens sacrifice for the good Of the
community. But sometimes the jurors who
are confined for hours or days are punished
much more severely than those whom they
are disagreeing over.
The jury system has many serious de-
fects, and one of them undoubtedly is the
u-npleasantness, Inconvenience, and want
Of consideration to which many good emo
faithful jurors seem to be unnecessarily
subjected. The law must be maintained In
its full dignity and integrity, but we dc
feel some sympathy for those New Yorl
turymen.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

deposition Of Castro would quickly
bring a settlement with Holland and
all the rest OF Venezuela's enemies
and restore the country TO peace and
~re-establish 1t IN the good graces Of
other powers. Such a solution of the
existing difficulty would simplify the
duty Of the United States and would
be very generally satisfactory to all
the powers which have had more or
less trouble with Castro in the past
and have no hope of improvement of
affairs during his rule.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19
PROGRESS ON THE FARM.
Intelligent Cultivation Produces
AMPLE Reward.
st. Paul Pioneer Press.

st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Omaha Bee quotes the remark made
by James j. Hill, that thirty years from
now the population of this nation will be-
100000, 900, and 'the present methods Of
agriculture will be inadequate;'' and IL
suggests that Mr.. Hill should attend the
Omaha corn show and become convinced
that the methods Of agriculture are being
improved to meet all needs" A pretty
good guarantee that such improvement
will take place is found in the fact that
2OO.O 900 people will not submit to go hun
CRY while farmers daily with slow and UNI
productive methods. The farmer who
doesn't make his fields produce from two
to ten times as much per acre as they do
now will be routed off his land. Such pro-
ductivity is seen in other countries and It
is equally easy of attainment here.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19
The Sensible Middle Ground.

DOSlOH I1eIdiu,
Those engaged in great enterprises of or
ganized capital see nothing but benefit and
good in corporations. Those who see the
big profits in such enterprises, but get
none of them, see noting but evil. Each
views the situation from his own stand
point of individual interest, and the mix
ture of evil and good stands, from these
one-sided views, the less chance of reduc-
ing the minimum OF the one and reaching
the maximum of the other. The fair-to-all
view is the only working standpoint for
practical reform.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

Visitors to the corn show from a dis
tance who are at the same time visit
ing Omaha for the first time are all
expressing themselves greatly surprised
and favorably impressed with the fine
appearance and business activity OF the
city. Omaha always wears we'll on in
spection.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

a permanent substitute for wood. The
new design will have a larger number Of
metallic bars and the diameter will be de-
creased. A consular report puts the cost
Of the new tie at s1.2O. The durability is
estimated at four times that of a wood
tie. Each will weigh, with its metallic re-
enforcement, 286 pounds.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

The secret Of the trouble seems to
be that the president did not draw the
distinction between congressman and
crooks close enough in his message
reference to the secret service.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

John d. Rockefeller. jr., a had
some of Mr.. Hearst's newspaper men
arrested for printing an article tending
to injure his good name and reputa-
ton. John D.. Rockefeller, jr.'s mis-
fortune came when he was given the
same name as his father.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

If Omaha could go into the next
census with all the people included in
the Greater Omaha, 1t would not make
much difference to us whether the
counting were done by civil service
tested enumerators or by enumerators
possessed merely Of political pull.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

The people of Nebraska adopted the
constitutional amendment enlarging
the supreme court for the express pur-
pose of getting rid of the supreme
court commission. They will not coun-
tenance any extension of the life of the
commission beyond It's present term.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19
Volunteer HeIpers.
Baltimore American.

II Mr.. Taft would like a ~brand-new,
ready-made cabinet as a holiday gift, he
has only to say the word to receive speci-
mems by the dozen. For the erstwhile poll
teal prophet, who knew beforehand, ex-
actly how everything was going to turn
out, is now sure of naming Just the right
man who ought to head the national de-
partments.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

Two automobile drivers have been
arrested and fined in the local police
court for soaring people. This gives.
hope that automobile drivers may yet
be arrested and fined for hurting peo-
ple.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

Trolley cars are taking the place of
rickshaws in Toxic and sake is being
displaced by the American cocktail.
Now, If the mikado will establish a
stock yards and a city council. Toxic
will not be much better than Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

Labor Commissioner Ryder reports
that frog raising is a growing indus
try in Nebraska. Let MS hope that
Nebraskans will allow the frogs to do
all the croaking.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

so that It may have the right Of emil
nent domain in Nebraska. We can see
the Union Pacific paying up the $780,
900. II will continue to find a cheaper
way OF acquiring the right Of eminent
domain by organizing subsidiary cor
porations with small capitalization to
be absolved later.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

At any rate, Governor Sheldon will
be free while visiting Mississippi from
the throng i%mportuning him for elev-
enth-hour pardons and paroles for
friends or relatives under penitentiary
sentence.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

Chicago Record-HeraId.
Some of the members Of the most digni-
fled legislative body on earth positively
refuse to count that day lost whose low
descending sun brings no message bearer
on the run,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

Mr.. Taft is going to visit the Pan
anna canal at least once a year. The
muck raker is content to write all
about the canal without ever visiting
it or getting any accurate data
about IL.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

The epistles to Santa Claus which
find their way into the mail box are
by official order to go to the dead let
ter office. This leaves writing to
Santa Claus still the easiest and cheap
est way of amusing the children.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

A New York artist is advertising
for a perfect Ia to pose as the
Adonis of mythology" P%ittsburg pa
pers need not copy.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

Mr.. Bryan will not dictate to the
Nebraska legislature. but its demo-
cratic members may expect to hear
from him II they do not do as he
wants them to do.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19
where Opportunity AbIdes.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat
1t is officially estimated that the farms
Of the United States this year produced
crops worth s7.77S.OOO.OOO. The boys who
leave the farms are walking away from
more than they will find in the cities.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

Superior food, shelter and rafment
is all that the millionaire can get out
of life," says John d. Rockefeller.
Fines and grand jury indictments
might be added.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

"Unorganized Territory" has been
eliminated from the map of Nebraska
which once upon a time was also orna-
mented with the labels bad Lands
and THE Great American Desert"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

Evelyn Nesbit Thaw is said to have
visited the New York zoo and handled
the deadliest snakes with rare hands.
She is apparently immune, by expert
ence, from injury from snakes.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

The sugar production of the world
for 1908 is estimated at more than
$4,000, 900 tons. The consumption is
estimated at about 100000 tons a
month, which will leave something
like 1000. 900 tons for fudge and
taffy.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

Milwaukee is planning the con-
struction of a big filtration plant. The
city evidently wants pure water used
in the manufacture of the product
that made II famous.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19
A Gloomy Prospect.

IHuIdHdpOIIb NEWS.
With fourth-class postmasters under the
civil service law, and the congressional al
lowance of free seeds reduced from 1900 to
10000 packages a head, there is just no
telling what will happen at the next cleo
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

The person who failed to shop early
in the month may still do the next
best thing by shopping early in the
morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

It is suspected that former Senator
Burton of Kansas, Congressman
Binger Herman and a number of pub
lie oficials from the land states share
the congressional indignation over the
activity of the secret service depart
ment of the government service.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

The Mad Mullah is again on the
warpath. He might be added to the
list of big game which the president
will be allowed to bag on his African
trip.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

1t does not help the situation n
to recall the time when fresh eggs
were plentiful in Omaha for IL cents
a dozen.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19
WHEN OUT Of TOWN.

Subscribers leaving the city tems
p~Orarily should have The Bee
mailed to them. Address will be
changed as often m requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

Secretary Cortelyou's title, "The ST.
lent Factor" is threatened by compe-
tition from Senator Dick of Ohio and
Senator JEFF Davis of Arkansas.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

Poet Laureate Alfred Austin has
done his share toward making the
Christmas season merry and happy by
refraining from writing until after the
HOLIDAYS.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

The Commoner is still trying to
solve "the mystery of 1905" Read the
election figures now completely COM
piled.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

The German kaiser has engaged a
seat on the water wagon. That's
enough to drive Milwaukee to seek
annexation to the United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

America lacks poets" says M. Per-
rim of Paris. Perhaps, but America
is not complaining nor asking that the
lack be supplied.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

Whatever congress may think of it,
the country will not care much for
denatured presidential messages.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

Mr.. Taft apparently has no desire
to pose as a saint. At least. he re-
fuses to be Cannonized.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

you say you never touched a penny that
you did not actually earnl' said the in
vestigator.
THAT" replied Mr.. Dustin stax, as
precisely what ] said. And / repeat II.
have numerous people in my employ whose
dutv II is to receive all the small change"
Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

Actors on the kerosene circuit are
making no complaint about the high
price Of eggs.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

Mrs. O'Toole-She's takin' on awful
Her husband got three years-but he kir
git twelve months off for good behavior.
Mrs. Dooley-Tell her 10 rest aisy. Sure
an he may not behave himself
Life.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

VI VINNVUI1ENI
State Of Nebraska, Douglas County, SIS:
George 3. Tzschuck, treasurer Of The
Bee Publishing company. being duly sworn,
says that the actual number Of full ana
complete copies of The Daily, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month Of November. 1903. was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

Caller-Sir. I am collecting for the Poets
hospital. VIII you contribute ANYTHING?
Editor-With pleasure. Call tonight with
the ambulance and 1 will have some poets
ready.-Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

The secretary of state wants the
Union Pacific TO pay a $4,000 fee for
filing amended articles OF incorporation
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

Here's a job for Burbank"
"What?"
Training a Christmas tree to sprout II
own presents. louisville Courier-Journa
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

Net total. 'A'AoO'AOS
Daily average, $3.50
GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK.
Treasurer.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me this LIST day of December. 1908.
(SeaD M. p. WALKER
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19
PLEASANTLY PUT.

"Citronella," faltered the young man,
you love another!'
you have guessed 1t, Percy" nswered
the beautiful maiden. II don't like your
new automobile. / prefer one OF a different
make. Chicago Tribune.
Going to make any resolutions New
Year's?"
II nave already made one resolution"
What's that?"
IF my wife gives me any Christmas
cigars / am going to smoke them-at
nome. "-Houston Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

Results from the English law, passed in
1907, designed to compel foreign owners OF
patents to manufacture the article in the
United Kingdom in return for the pro-
lection of the law, have not come up to
expectations. Statistics recently published
show that only a few German firms, mostly
concerned with chemicals and %colors, have
opened branches in England. Several
French manufacturers Of automobiles have
done the same, and a half dozen Amer
lean companies have followed suit. The
net result, however, is admitted by the
London Times to be disappointing. 1t adds
that experts stin expect there will be a
considerable increase OF these branch
manufactures in the course of two or
three years.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

Justice as administered abroad in some
cases reach down TO the tap root of public
evils. In Russia the millionaire owner of a
ferryboat which sank at st. Petersburg and
carried thirty-nine persons TO death. was
convicted and sent to prison. He was
charged with allowing his boat to be
operated when he knew, or should have
known, that It was unsafe. In England a
chauffeur who, during a 10y ride" ran
the car into and injured a pedestrian, was
sent to prison for six months. The titled
owner OF the machine was condtmned to
pay a fine of $3.50. although the machine
was put on the road without his consent
or knowledge. Both cases place the re-
sponsIbility where 1t rightly belongs.
The Italian government shows its con-
fidence In concrete ties by ordering 10000
for use on state railroads. Experimental
tests OF concrete ties have been made on
two railroads for A few years. past and
| A.. .ag,lfa warrant mara extensive Use NJ
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19

lass matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-19
TIN OMAHA DAILY BEE

'oUNDED BY EDWARD RosBwATER
VICTOR RosEwATsR. EDITOR.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-26
IRISH JEWS FORM
SHILLELAH TRUST
HISTORIC BIACKTHORN
Is MONOPoLY'S SUBJECT

Most Irish Blackthorns Now Are Inn
portcI from Amcrica-Rcal Thins
Is Scarce on the Ould Sod-MoStl,
Comes from ConncCticut-McthOd,
of Prcuaration-Shillclah Is lr'-
lands National Weapon.