Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-25
Some Hard Knocks Are Being
Handed Out.
o CALL DOWN BRASS COLLARS
Salvation Army is Soon to Begin
Work in Russia.
LABOR FIGHTS OSBORNE DECISION
kinG snd queen Have Practically De-
termiaed 10 Make visit 60
ireland Next Tear-Ro-
nance of n Gardener.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.

BY PAUL LAMBETH.
LONDON Sept. 2A-(Special to The Bee) I
drafting railroad officials are coming in /
TOR some hard knocks IN the forum, press
and business circles. The offenders have
perfected a system Of graft that enables
whole families to live Off the corporations
with which they are connected. One OF the
most widely circulated newspapers in dis
GUESSING the subject has this 90 say:
Has not the time come for asking one
or two simple questions OF the directors
and chief Officials who manage our rail-
Vayss One railroad chairman after an
,thsr tells US that his company has prac-
tised strict enonorny and the biggest saw
lngs have been due 70 cooperation between
lines which hitherto have spent enormous
sums on fighting one another. Between
10000 and e29OOg a year would be saved on
these lines alone-and saved more wisely
than BY pairing the salaries Of clerks who
are lucky II they reach q a week"
Bras. CoIIars- Numeroas.
The number of chief officials these
British lines-1Ot reckoning district Of
nces-is over 800. Nest OF them are highly
paid-ln scores OF cases with the salaries
% cabinet ministers. Hsa the practice of
economy even touched this powerful class?
Have the directors and officials econ
omissd at the top zealously as at the
base
In Great Britain there are about thirty
five more or less independent companies.
on these companies there are no fewer than
nearly 100 directorships. a colossal number.
wholly unnecessary.
A director IN a very expensive luxury. His
fees vary, but are said to be often 5oe a
year. He wears on his watchchain a gold
badge which enables him to travel first
class on any railway in the land Some Oe
the dirsctorships are doubtless more vaIu-
able than others. but how many Of them
can be depended on strict commercial
grounds
Salvation for Russia.
The salvation Army. says General Booth
will soon begin work in Russia providing
the car consents. Speaking at Scarborough
recently General Booth said he had never
taken a penny from the army. never owned
a fine house or automobile as charged.
OrEaAized Labor Fights.
The trades and labor unions will fight to
upset or nulify the sO-called Osborne de-
cision rendered by the House of Lords and
100 mass meetings have been arranged with
that end in view. The lords held that trade
unions had no right to make compulsory
levies upon members for the purpose of
Parliamentary and municipal elections, and
the maintenance OF labor REPRESENTATIVES in
Parliament
The matter was considered al a Joint
board. representing the parliamentary COM
mittse OF the Trades Union congress- the
labor day and the General Federation of
Trade unions. The deliberations resulted In
the passing Of the following resolutions:
The decision dentsz the right OF trade
To- arrf f4af0 fraI
Z purpose of regulating the relations between
employers and employed" in so far as mod
eru conditions OF industry and the highly
organized state OF capital render pariIa-
mehtary action necessary for this purpose
ROyaIty's vIaIt 40 ireland.
II Is practically settled that the king and
queen will visit Ireland next year when II
is stated that they will be accompanied by
the prince OF Wales and Princess Mary
The visit Is expected to extend a week. and
round OF festivities viii take place Al
Dublin castle.
The king will. in the near future. purchas,
an estate IN Ireland when prince OF Wales
he fell in love with fine domesne in tn,
south OF Ireland. 1t was not at that tim,
in the market. The owner however. ha,
recently died. and his heirs have expressed
their willingness 20 sell. Game abounds OF
the estate. which makes IL all the NOR,
attractive to the king
white Heuss Gardeners Romance.
The old parish church at Chatteris, Cam
bridge has been restored through the gen
crosby Of man. who had long been I
gardener at the White House grounds
Washington. d. c. In this connection Their
Is an interesting story told by his relatives
Robert Wright was sexton OF the churcl
in the first part OF the last century. an,
his son. William. was a helper. The lad
however, set out for America. where he ob
tanned a position az the White House. Year
after he paid visit TO his Old home. an
found the church orumbling away. He re
turned 20 America. tending the White HOus
gardens under the presidencies OF HAYES
Garfield. Grant. Cleveland and Harrison
Eventually retiring. he came hack to Walt
namater' here he spent the remainder o
his DAYS.
In his first viii he left so pounds 10 IN
repair OF Chaueris church. later he les
the residue Of his property. 70 the restora
ton fund. and IN an the legacy amounte
70 nearly 5o0o pounds. and nov, six vear
after hts death, the object OF his ambitio
Is completed.
Memory OF G. v. rratn.
Recently there was celebrated semi-csr
teniai anniversary OF the Introduction !
the first train car in Eur,pe. Il vas rl
az buksnhead. the late George France
Train. Mr. Train. had an 0ffics boy name
Clifton Robinson. nov grown into the Ems
hsh uamWay king SIR Clifton Robinso
on the tramways' jubilee DAY. desoEfbs
the modest besinnings OF the splendid -,
TEN Of tramways which Ia 70 be found /
most towns Of this country.
speaking o. the future OF tramways
ENGLAND Sir Clifton thought Il lay IN N
direction o. combined tramways. tubes an
rsawAyA under one management