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Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28
NEW DEAL IN VENEZUELA.


All of the civilized powers will well
come the change that has been
wrought in Venezuela in the complete
overthrow of the Castro government.
Vice President Gomez. who has been
officially and formally recognized as
Castro's successor, has developed
ability beyond all expectations and is
apparently making an honest and in
telligent effort to right many of the
wrongs done by Castro in his nine
years domination of the country.
Gomez has already settled a long
standing boundary dispute with Co
lombia, has restored the freedom OF
the press, abolished certain monopolies
oppressive to the people and used by
Castro to amass a gigantic fortune,
and is showing a disposition to make
Venezuela the real power in the Car
ribbean that It is entitled to be by
reason of It's resources.
Nearly every nation that has trade
beyond its borders has had trouble
with Castro in the last nine years
and each will be disposed to concede
much and forget more if Gomez car
ries put the program he has inaugu-
rated. In the meantime, Castro is
sending cables from Berlin ordering
an attack on the Dutch feet and
promising to straighten out all diff
%culties. 1t is recognized, however. that
his sun has set and that he has been
eliminated as a power for evil in the
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28
DereIicts of civilization.

Years ago Walter Bagehot wrote that
there were thousands OF men living who
were not a whit more civilized than the
average man was 1900 years ago. This
same idea irresistibly occurs TO one who
reads how the Reelfoot Lake night riders
whipped woman after woman during their
career OF murder and terrorism. II would
probably surprise these men TO hear that
they were uncivilized. But the truth Is
that they are immeasurably below the eth
ieaa standard Of thousands OF the oaFoa-
dams who were living when Christ came
and Caesar Augustus reigned. Our Chris
tian civilization stnl draws in its tagging
train numerous types belonging to the
worlds unhappy youth.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28
Public Dishonesty WIN Out.

No doubt there are bribers and bribe-
takers among great and small legislators,
that never ave been caught. and SOM
that never will be exposed n punished
but the lesson of events is that the be-
trsyal OF a public trust for money is q
mighty dangerous piece Of business. Sooner
or later there is sure to be a leak in
nearly every graft combination, and while
it is difficult to punish some Of these evil
doors even after the evidence has been es-
tablished, the penalties OF exposure and
scandal are heavy in themselves. Just now
Mr. Nemesis Is doing usine in Pitts
burg.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28
The Reasonable Middle Ground.
Boston Herald.

Those engaged in great enterprises Of
organized capital see nothing but benefit
and good in corporations. Those who see
the big profits in such enterprises, but get
non Of them. see nothing but evil. Each
views the situation from his own stand
point of individual interest, and the mix
lures of evil and good stands. from these
one-sided views, the less chance of redu-
cling the minimum of the one and reaching
the maximum of the other. The fair-to-aIl
view is the only working standpoint for
practical reform.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28
Misleading Commentators.
Brooklyn Eagle.

Those writers who think that the next
secretary of state, Mr.. Knox. will dictate
or select the other cabinet officers mani
testify never saw or never read the forma-
ton of other cabinets. Presidents select
their cabinets One member of a cabinet
does not select the other cabinet officers.
Ali cabinet officers are equal and none is
premier" except In the sense of being
selected first. Hamilton Fish was secretary
Of state under Grant. Instead of being the
first man selected he was the last.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

incidentally, the ruling that the SUI
.preme court judges draw their in
creased pay under the new constitu-
tional amendment from December 1
will carry with it increased pay from
the same date for all the district
judges. It is a safe guess that no
court will reverse that decision.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

The designation by Secretary Cor
telyou Of the bonds that will be ac-
eeptable as securities for deposits Of
public funds includes certain classes
of state and municipal bonds, which
ought to strength the market for such
bond issues at least a shade. Ne
braska has no state bonds outstand-
ing, but Omaha is on the bond market
occasionally and may get some benefit.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28
A Melancholy Retreat.
New York Tribune.

-" Ut NEENUHNs
The Dalai Lama has had his fling in the
Eddy whirl OF che outer world. and now
somewhat reluctantly retires TO remote
Lhassa. with prestige diminished. illusions
dispeiled and a memory OF various head
aches and ehills. The Potala win never
again be what Il was. and even as The
Sincere and Loyal Spreader Of Civilization"
his Tibetan Holiness win heReeforth
scarcely rank above a doll whose saWdust
interior has been disclosed
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

after the senate, where the corporation
agents pick the committees through a
plant committee on committees. but
it is not so sure now that this plan
will be adopted. Some candidate for
speaker ought to come out publicly in
favor OF this wonderful scheme and
see IL the world-Herald would then
turn in with a real effort to land him
in the speakers chair.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28
Confidence in Figures
Indianapolis News.

A S5o,0Oo.00 smelling trust has been in
corporated in New Jersey, and a so, OOO,C COO
telephone bond issue has been filed in Chi
g Thus 1t will be seen that confidence
has arrived at a state OF restoration where
it catches them coming and going.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

Little is to be expected from the railroad
lobby this year, since there is likely to be
little legislation directly affecting the rail-
Observation-Disclosures.
OF curse not. The railroads
helped elect the democratic legislature
IN Nebraska and they are to have their
pay in the form Of legislative immu-
nifty without depending on the usual
railroad lobby.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

The jury has disagreed in the case
against Beach Hargis, the Kentucky
feudist, charged with the murder of
his father. The testimony shows that
the elder Hargis taught his boy to
shoot about the time he learned to
talk.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

The American troops will be with
drawn from Cuba on January %, but
most OF them have an idea that they
may soon have to play a return en-
gagement.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

The management of the next heavy
weight championship pugilistic bout
ought to be more c%onsiderate and To-
cate the event at some place where the
cables are beyond interference by
storms.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

1t is reported that j. Pierpont Nor
a paid $4,000 for a Caxton at a
recent sale in London. That will seem
a big price to folks who do not know
whether a Caxton is a blooded horse,
a painting or an automobile.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

The man accused Of stealing $17s.-
600 from the subtreasury in Chicago
has brought suit for damages for false
imprisonment. thus recalling the fact
that someone walked on with a for
tune from the subtreasury about .
year ago and has escaped capture.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

For the rear ending with September
724,212 foreigners came to this u
try and 712,626 returned. The steam
ship companies caught them coming
and going.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

A Montana court has held that the
proofreader and not the editor is the
responsible person to make answer to
parties with grievances. We have al
felt confident that the proof
reader would get his some day.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

That Speaker Cannon is not wholly re.
sponsible for the restricted methods of leg
islation in the house OF representatives is
shown by the Washington correspondent Of
the Springfield Mass.) Republican. In his
view the speaker is used as a buffer by
members Of congress who play politics.
zone largely contributing reason" says the
writer, why in past years there have been
few or NJ committee calls in the house Of
tee has favorably considered a disputed bill
representatives is that after some commit
individual members flocked to the speaker
and implored him not to let the bill come
to a vote, although it was already on the
calendar as a result of the committees ac-
ton. This description is absolutely by the
card. In the cases Of certain anti-liquor
bills and labor bills members have gone to
the speaker by the score and told him that
1t would either jeopardize or actually end
their political existence IL they were forced
to openly record a vote either for or
against. The result has been that the
speaker has made himself a buffer, and
that the possibility Of bringing up the dam
gerous measures has been avoided by aban-
doning the call OF committees and by pick
ing out other measures on the calendar by
means of the ever ready expedient OF a
special rule from the rules committee, or
rather under general suspension Of the
rules. The individual members have then
gone home, and when asked by constituents
why such and such a bn did not come up
ave declared that the speaker thrott.ed
IL. which may have been true. though by no
means all Of the truth In all cases. Clearly
this constitutes a fraud on the public. But
congressman have become 50 accustomed
to seeing the speaker perform this party
service as a buffer that they frankly state
II to be one Of the purposes for which he
IL chosen, and as 1t Is, they do the ehoos-
ing, they can be credited with accuracy"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

The HIghbaIl Whom.
washington Post.

WdsIIhBlOH FObI.
The New England association of Brook
lyn cut out the customary toast to the
president and drank to "The Sovereign
People" Now, will the president be good?
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

The Interstate Commerce commits
sion is convinced that the "accessorial
allowance" which figures in the re-
ports of many railroads, is simply the
rebate travelling under a disguise.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

Because he is GU of the receiver
ship of the Chicago Great Western
does not NEAR that A. B. Stickney is
out of the railroad business. Omaha
will continue to pin it's faith to Mr..
Stickney.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

Congressman Dalzell has formally
withdrawn from the senatorial race in
Pennsylvania, although he has made
a record as a standpatter.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

Those warning Lincoln traction
companies will eventually get together
by reaching an agreement on the
amount Of water to be poured into the
resulting combination.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

The number of men being men
toned for secretary Of the navy is
still smaller than the number who
have held that position within the last
eight years.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

Some of those Pittsburg politicians
who have been anxious to enter the
race to succeed, Senator Knox will
probably wait now until the grand
jury makes its, final report.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

1t would be a severe shock to some
congressman II they should find that
they did not stop the secret service
activities soon enough.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

Mr.. Hearst says that the ~independ-
ence party is too far ahead of the
times. The returns on November 8
indicated that it was too far behind
the times.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

And now we are assured that poll
tics will be cut out OF the business of
the coming session of Nebraska's
democratic Legislature altogether. We
have heard that before.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

Dependent because he had ceased
to be a novelty, Barnum's original
bearded lady" committed suicide the
other day.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28
Smiled OF Exnectnncv,
Chicago Record Herald.

Chicago RecOrd-H Herald.
Taft said at a recent dinner: 81 am glad
you all praise me before 1 have taken
office" He knows full wen that no man
who ever lived was able in office to please
everybody.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

Omaha has come through the ear
so far with a pretty good record of
freedom from crime. and that record
should not be spoiled during the last
week.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

a program showing what part Of the
Denver platform is applicable for state
legislation and what is not he would
help clear the legislative track.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

A Washington dispatch says that
the hands of the president are tied.
Still. congress knows that the presi-
dent can dictate with his hands tied.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

The World-Herald is still toying
with it's pet scheme Ito defeat the
lobby at Lincoln this winter by TAX
ing the appointment OF the house CON-
mittees out OF the hands OF the
speaker and having the house COPY
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

1.-THE democratic party Is very much,
alive" says MI. Bryan. 1t is If 1t
survives Organism.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

"a dollar found is less valuable
than a quarter earned" says the Chi
cago News. Perhaps, but the finder
never feels that way about it
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

We have no doubt the city officials
of Pittsburg agree with certain con
gressmen that secret service men
should be eliminated.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
state OF Nebraska, Douglas County, So:
George B.. Tsschuck, treasurer OF Ins
Bee Publishing company being duly sworn,
says that the actual number OF tuu eno
complete copies Of The Daily, morning.,
month OF November. 1908. was as follows;
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28
U-Sdercarrent OF sObs
BROOKLYN EAGLE.

Mr.. Rockefeller says that travel broad
ems a man. The editor Of the Pittsburg
Gazette says. on the contrary. II make
him short. SO much for the calling in Of
railway passes.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

1t Is now President Gomez of Cuba
and President Gomez of Venezuela.
Gomez must be the Smith alias in
Latin-America.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

Dennis inquired Mr.. Hogan, CLAIMING
up over the door OF the postoffIce bu Iii. g,
what Is the meanin' of thin letters M
CCCXCVIlI?'
They mean eighteen hundred an ninety
eight"
Dennis, don't II sthrike YOU thot they're
earryin' this spel1in reform entoirely too
far ?'-EveTybody's Magazine.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

We hope Mr.. Castro will have a
new photograph taken before he
makes another break to bring him
into international prominence.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

1t Is not too early to inquire
whether we have cable connections
with the jungles of Africa.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

Henry w. Poor, a New York broker,
has made good on his name by fall
ing for $500 200. Poor Poor.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

But why" asked Mrs. Mimms. don't
you want her invited to join? II seems TO
me she would be the life of the club"
suppose, but she isn't eligible. She has
never been operated on Tor anything -
Chicago Record-Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

Mrs. Seldom-H olme-You lave bought a
box of cigars as a Christmas present for
your husb.nd? How do you know they are
good ones7 .
Mrs. Jenner Lee OnCcgC-I smoked one OF
them.-Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

''Have you decided on your New Year
resolution"
YES" answered Mr.. Bliggins. I'm go
ing to give up all my expensive habits
For how long?'
Until / get my holiday bills paid ard
can afford them again. Washing, ION Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

Suppose" Kissed the VILLAIN, suppose
our plot should leak out7'
That's all right said his accomp.i e.,
conso. ingly. 1T can't, Don't you Temen-
Der telling me five minutes ago that 1t had
!"-Philadelpaia Inquirer.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

Nan-Lil Garlinghorn says her steady Is
the tallestt young man In the city.
Fan-She says so, does she? Well, Lii
always was good at drawing the long
beau.-Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

About the last call for the leap year
privileges.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

$50 he wasn't willing to head the t!ckc 90
oh, yes, he was willing TO head the tickle +,
but ne wasn't willing to foot the bills. -
Pittsburg Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

Hicks-So, Mr.. Gayboy is going to spend
a fortnight at Old Orchard while his wife
is in the mountains?
Wicks-Yes; what OF It?
Hicks-Oh, nothing-only she ought to Tie
a string around his finger " remind him
that he Is Notwithstanding Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28
BITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE.
Minor scenes and Incidents sketehe,
on the SPOT.

on the SPOT
Tonight will witness one OF those rars
social events which illumine the history
Of the White House. the coming-out ball
OF a daughter Of the president. Miss Ethel
Roosevelt will make her debut on that
occasion, and Of course the younger Off
cial set Is in a flutter. There Is to be
three supplementary dances later on, which
will Ia this coming OUT a larger and
more extended social function than any
OF its predecessors. 1t is said that Miss
Ethel is not q bit anxious to make her
debut. She Is having a good enough time
with her books and her music and her
good friends and her outdoor sports and
pastimes. To have all this easy going,
happy life interrupted by an avalanche Of
dinners and dances and theater parties and
similar debutante delights had no appeal
whatever for the presidents younger
daughter. who, like her mother. Is not fond
Of the publicity, excitement and notoriety
which fail to the lot OF a White House
family.
Pieadings put off the date for a whols
year, but this season, like a dutitul
daughter. Miss Ethel faced the music. Now
that she has taken the first step she is
waking UP to the jolly times even a presi-
dents daughter may have, and no merrler
guest attends the debutant fetes than de-
mure Miss Roosevelt.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28
wHEN our OF TOWM.

WHEN OUT OF TOwN.
Subscribers leaving the city tenn
pornriIy should have The Bee
mailed to them. Address will b
changed a. often ~ P~eanested.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

Second Ditto-Yes, friend Shylock?
First Barn Stormer-Wouldn't Il be great
II we could only eat all the Ioasts we get?
baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

A Congressional Record printed on corn
stalk made paper is the newest theme
among members OF the national house. The
committee or agriculture started the talk
after its members had been shown q great
variety OF cornstalk paper samples. Thess
rarged from emi-waterpro paper, fit for
wrapping butter, to a highly calendercd
product adapted to fashionable correspond
ence.
The member of the committee were
greatly surprised to learn that such prog
ress had already been made toward utTiz-
ing the 100000 tons and N ore OF corn
stalks that grow in the United States every
year. Experts of the Department of Agri-
culture exhibited the samples, some OF
which wero manufactured by the soda
process. They told the committee that the
outlook was so promising as to demand
virtually that the government speedily ex-
pltre the commercial possibilities of the
new product. There is every indication
that the committee will recommend a gen.
erous appropriation for this purpose.
The commercial problem rests in con-
Siderable part with the relative cost Of
corrstalks and Of spruce, reports a Boston
Herald correspondent. Only figures in the
rough are yet o~btainable. Probably a ton
of pulp from cornstalks suited for making
into print paper will call for raw material
to cost not over 81 a ton at the mill. a
ton OF similar pulp from spruce means raw
material worth about $40, although the price
OF spruce is constantly going higher.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

First Barn stormer-I say. friend Ham
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

GEORGE 3. TzSCHUCk,
Treasurer.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn 20
before me this LIST day of December. 1905
lHeaN Ii. p, WALKER,
Notary Public
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

presidents idea OF putting all the affairs
of railroad, telegraph and telephone COM
panies engaged in interstate business under
the jurisdiction of the Interstate mmer
commission and has introduced a bill for
the regulation and issue Of securities of all
such concerns.
The measure is comparatively bold In its
nature and goes far enough to satisfy the
most rampant of those who believe that
railroad companies are exceeding their priv
neges and committing wholesale robberies
OF the people through watering of
stock, juggling securities and general
manipulation OF interests which go far
beyond serving the bubble with transporta-
ton facilities.
In order to give the Interstate ommerc
commission full supervision over the issu-
ance of securities Of Interstate concerns
Senator Dolliver has Incorporated in his
bill the La Toilette plan providing for phys
ical valuation of property.
1t Is provided that no Interstate con-
Germ shall issue any share OF stock unless
the par value of said stock has been paid
in cash into its treasury or unless 1t is
issued in exchange for property or secur-
tiles at a value not to exceed actual value
equal in amount to at least par of stock.
fS u wi bOA NtO dlleI the
expiration Of two years to sell It's stock at
a discount, provided the Interstate Com
merce commission gives its consent, which
consent shall be regulated according to the
welfare of the public in regard to such
transaction.
A considerable portion Of the bill Is de-
voted to funded indebtedness. 1t is pro-
vided that bonds shall mature in no case
after a longer period than fifty years, and
that, taking into account the date of
maturity and rate of interest guaranteed,
they shall not yield to their holders a
greater amount than z per cent per annum.
Transportation concerns shall not acquire
stocks or securities of other companies
which have parallel lines and competing
business.
Preferred stocks shall not yield a greater
dividend hat s per cent. All stock not
issued according to the terms OF the pro-
posed law is to be illegal. with a fine of
$500 upon officials and Imprisonment for
three years.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-28

h day.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-11-07
APPLICATIONS. :,
FOR CONTEST
Is Filed in the Assembly
Fight Between Ray
craft and Hurley

James A. Raycraft, through his at.
torney James D. Finch, today filed
with the clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners an application for a
recount of the entire vote cast for
Assemblyman in Ormsby County as
between himself and Dennis Hurley.
The application is supported by an
AFFIDAVIT alleging Irregularities in the
rejection by the eIsction boards in
the precincts of Ormsby County of
ballots which, if counted for Raycraft
would have given him a safe majority
over Hurley.
The Board of County Commission
ers will meet on Tuesday next to
start the recount which will decide
the first step in the contest.
Mr.. Raycraft who has been con-
fined to his home for several days
past suffering from the effects OF pto.
maine poisoning is much improved
today and will be able to be out again
in a few days.