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Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14
A NEW BERTH RATE.
Cut Into the Pullman Com
pRny's Melon.
CI,tcooo

Chicago News.
After hearing complaints on the subject
the Interstate Commerce commission has
ordered certain reductions in charges for
sleeping car services. These reductions re-
late only to railroad lines operating out
Of St. Paul to Chicago and to the north
west, But the principles enunciated in the
decision are of general application and
therefore are Of great Importance.
In the first place, the commission rules
that the earnings Of the Pullman company
are excessive and that its charges for
service are too high. In the second place,
the commission holds that the charge for
upper berths should be less than that for
lower berths. The justice Of the latter rul-
ing is obvious.
With the fundamental principles thus
outlined for rate-making on sleeping cars
there should be a general movement for
the reduction Of rates through the applica-
tion to other situations OF the present rul-
ings. 1t is unfortunate that Commissioners
Knapp end Harlan have seen fit to dis
sent from the decision in question but
there can be little doubt that the position
Of the majority of the commission will
prevail. Regulation of sleeping-car charges
already has been too long delayed.
The argument of the dissenting commits
sioners is that the patron of the sleeping
car now gets abundant benefits in exchange
for his money and that to lower the
charges would be to discriminate against
the passenger in the day coach. This
snacks Of a desire to keep the day coach
passenger where he is. Why not lower
seeping-car rates to a reasonable figure
and thus give the day coach passenger a
chance to enjoy the sleeping cars benefits7
Here one meets an important element OF
the Pullman systems success. The high
rates give the Pullman car considerable
degree Of exclusiveness and so render 1t
especially attractive to a large proportion
of its patrons. This, however, does not
alter the fact that persons of small means
are entitled to all the conveniences Of
travel they can pay for at reasonable rates
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14
PERSONAL NOTES.

Senator Flint of California says he can
not afford to run again. The high price
Of senatorshps set by millionaire prede-
cessors sadly handicaps a man Of moderate
wealth.
A Chicago court DEGREES that the law al
lows a married man to be a little prodigal
with his earnings This is a case where
mans judicial humanity to man will make
countless husbands rejoice.
Mrs. Imogen b. Oakley Of Philadelphia
Is the first woman to be invited TO appear
officially at the annual dinner Of the
National Civic Reform league. She was
introduced by Mr.. Choate and on her ap-
pearance every man present rose to his
feet and applauded.
Mrs Julia Ward Howe has started among
Boston women a movement to study ap-
piled economics relating especially to the
increased cost of living 1t is her hope
that this movement will become national
and will be considered seriously by women
throughout the country.
The tallest member Of the new Parlia-
ment will probably be found to be Doug
las B. Hall, the unionist> representative
for the Isle of Wight, who is no less
than six feet five inches in height. He is
run very close, however, by Sir Randolf
Baker, the new unionist for North Dor
set, who is one-half inch shorter.
Wilhelm voight, alias Captain Koepe-
nick" the cobbler who made all Germany
laugh by masquerading as an army Off
GER arresting the mayor of small town
ana raiding the municipal treasury, ar
lved in New York by way of Canada,
and is now retelling to Germans here the
story of the adventure which made him
famous
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14
Reliable and Unreliable Statistics

The Bee has received several COM
munications from readers passing de-
cidedly uncomplimentary remarks on
some of the statistics which we have
been printing to guide those who may
wish to estimate the returns Of the
1910 census. The figures which we
have been printing, however, have
been taken from the official records.
and If there is anything wrong with
them the fault is to be found, not with
us, but with the authorities upon
whom the duty of keeping these rec
ords devolves.
Everyone will admit that the figures
on the school census are so contradic-
tory that they furnish the evidence
for self-conyiction. The school cen
sus, as taken in Omaha, is delusion
and a snare. For years it was padded
deliberately and coaTsely, and when
the school board turned over a new
leaf, seven or eight years ago, the err
.ror went in the other direction of care
less and partial enumeration, so that
the lateY school censuses are about as
unreliable as the earlier ones.
When It comes to vital statistics Of
births and deaths, the blame for the
defects, If any, is to be divided. Reg
lstration of births and deaths belongs
to attending physicians, and there is
no question but there is too much for
getfulness, to use mild term. The
apparent discrepancy because of the
constant excess of deaths over births
does not necessarily reflect on the re-
liability OF the figures. In the first
place, Omaha has a large number of
hospitals drawing patients from the
entire western country. and the large
part of hospital deaths are not of our
own population. Again. IN any new
city, most Of whose people have come
from other places after reaching adult
years. the upper age classihcations are
6isproportionately large aud an excess
of deaths over births would not be un-
natural. The chances are, however,
that the death record is more nearly
correct. because burial permits have
to be taken out, than is the birth rec
ord, which can be more easily over
looked with impunity.
This examination OF our statistical
records shows the Importance Of hav-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14
Ancient nnd Modern Colonsus.
New York. sun.

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Great Britain has Just launched its ninth
Dreadnought, the Colossus which will have
a displacement Of 2SOOO tons and carry ten
twelve-inch guns. The Colossus of Rhodes
was raised to commemorate the defense
of that place against De11etrlus Poliorcetes
end is said to have been composed Of the
engines Of war he Abandoned 1t was
twelve years building and Cost $4,000 Less
than three years win sdfflce for putting
the modern COLOSSUS to- fea ready 90 dis
charge it's destructive Broadsides against a
foe, and it will cost s6,0OO 900. Rhodes re-
PEELED the invader 'SOs B. Be-, or 22lS years
ago. To the lapse of time, all that has
occurred in the interval, and the potenti-
ality and preparedness--ef 1.-The civilized
world for war as never. before. the atten-
ton of the peace societies is invited but
in no spirit Of cynicism. r.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14
A Fall.DOwn in Chicago.

The notion has been quite common
that Chicago had reached the ideal
solution of the street railway problem
when, a few years ago, it renewed the
expiring franchises on a partnership
arrangement by which the city was to
get 81 per cent of the net profits after
making allowances for certain items
cf interest, depreciation, extensions,
etc. The balance sheet which has just
been struck for last year shows that
Chicago's share of the profits will be
$47,765 less than it received the year
before, Notwithstanding the fact that
the gross receipts of the combined
traction companies were nearly
$1,000,000 more. In other words,
while the street railways in Chicago
have been taking in more money year
by year, every item Of expense has
been increasing even faster, so that
the actual payments into the city trens-
ury are less. -; ~,
Contrast this situation in Chicago
with that in Omaha, where the exac-
tion from the franchised corporations
for the use of the streets is based, not
on net profits, but on gross income
not in the form OF a partnership ar
arrangement, but in the form of per
cent occupation tax. Chicago's reye-
nue. from it's street railways shrinks
while the business expands, whereas in
Omaha if the business expands the oc-
cupation tax must increase in the same
ratio. The incentive for the company
to make improvements and enforce
economies under our plan is much
stronger because the saving all goes
toward profits, whereas in Chicago
there are no very strong brakes on the
tendency toward extravaganza because
half of the costs comes out of the city.
1t strikes us that the Omaha solu-
tion of the street railway problem is
preferable to the Chicago plan.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14
Count Witte the Man.

Count Witte stands out as boldly in
his controversy with General Kuro-
patkin as he did when representing
Russia at the Portsmouth peace con-
ference that brought to an end the
war with Japan.
Though personal in itself. Kuropat-
kin's challenge to a duel and Witte's
refusal becomes a matter of national
repute and international concern.
Russia has reached the time in its his
tory when it needs men at the head
of its public institutions who do not
submit every whimsical dispute to the
arbitrament of deadly weapons.
Whites offense was a criticism that
modern Russian military commanders
lacked moral courage and were prone
to blame others for their own fail
ures-a grievous attack on Kuropat-
kin. but how far, in the light of the
generals subsequent conduct, from
the truth? Does Kuropatkin's
capricious impulse to run Witte
through with a sword or shoot him
answer the question?
In the eyes of the world Count
Witte acquitted himself with distin-
guished triumph and brought to his
nation substantial concessions by his
part in the Portsmouth treaty, and
when his work as arbitrator was done
he quietly withdrew from the public
view, not until. however. he had re-
celved the sharpest kind Of baek-fire
at home along with the gratitude for
his service. This is HIS FIRST reappear-
ance on Russlas stage of politics for
long time. but he brings back with
him the same stolid character on
which the spotlight shone before and
reflects the hope of new. broader and
better national spirit.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14
Our Birthday Book
April IA, 1910.


Daniel X Peasons, philanthropist, was
born April IA, 1890 He Is a millionaire who
started practicing medicine, branching out
into real estate in Chicago and Illinois. He
has for years made it his principal business
to give his money away to educational in
stitutions, chiefly the smaller denomina-
tional colleges,
George l.. Barton, head Of the Barton
Printing company. is IS years old today.
He was born in Detroit and learned his
trade as an apprentice, beginning at the
age OF 12. He edited a paper at Loup City
for a little while.
II. M. Gouldng, president OF the Omaha
Bottling company was born April Il, 1880,
at Kearney. He learned the telegraph busi-
ness and served with the Western Union
for eight years before going into his present
business.
Major Daniel e. Mccarthy, quartermaster
for the Department OF the Missouri was
born April Il. 1853, at Albany. He is a
graduate OF West Point and has seen
service in Cuba and the Philippines, as
well as in this country. and has had rapid
promotion on his record.
A. w. Seribner. tax commissioner OF the
Union Pacific is IS years old today. He
is native OF Wisconsin where he was
educated at Reipon college, and went into
the railroad business as telegraph operator
way back in 1872. He has been with the
Union Pacific since 1881.
Lieutenant General Adna r.. Chaffeo.
United States army. retired was born April
H. 1852 He is native OF Ohio, and was
retired afser serving continuously for forty
years. General Chaffee will be remembered
as having commanded the American army
that marched to the relief OF the beselged
legations at Peking, China, In 1900
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14
con FRoLL1NG TRUsTs.
Simplicity of the Hammer Devised in
Canada.
Washington Post.

N0mAuAs
Washington Post.
The people of Canada dong ago reached
the conclusion that combines are in re-
straint of cheap living. Although the
burden of high prices never was nearly
so heavy as on this side OF the line, the
government is asking the enactment of a
law which will still moro simply and ef-
fectually tie the hands of the trusts.
Hitherto the anti-monopoly law has sad
died the costs of legal proceedings on the
complaining consumer who had to obtain
a decision from the court, before the gov
ernment would take up, the case, that a
conspiracy to promote the advantage of
manufacturers or dealers at the expense
of the consumers existed. The remedy
applied was reduction or abolition of the
tariff on the products Of the combine un-
der complaint. t,,.
The simplified mode Of procedure pro-
posed by the government authorizes any
six persons TO go before Judge and es-
tablish a prima facie case of monopoly,
whereupon the matter is sent before a
board of three members for final decision.
If it be found that there is monopoly,
the government may lower or repeal the
tariff and impose q fine of $1,000 a day
on offenders who continue TO charge ex-
tortionate prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14
TO OUR WARBLERs.

C'Our most beautiful, most abundant and
east known birds From Chapman's THE
Varblers Of North America.O
Stay, o little winged throngsi
Longer here abide;
Bring us cheer of merry songs
Till the summer tidel
Linger, little Yellow-Throat,
In the thlcket glooms;
Myrtle, Blackcap, let us note
Wings amid the blooms.
Black-Poll, Bay-Breast, Black Throat
Green,
Hooded-warbler quaint,
Redstart with coquettish mien,
Nashville with sweet plant,
Stay, and feast on tasseled oak;
Wait, o Black-Throat blue;
Chestnut-sided minstrel eolk,
Bide, the summer through.
Mourning, Blue Winged, Prairie, PinG
Palm Magnolia gay,
Bright Blackburnian, feathersd fine.
Oven-Bird, Cape May,
Busy Creeper, black and white.
Chat, and Orange-Crowned,
And Prothonotary bright
In the swamp-woods found.
Linger, stay your pinions fleet:
Loiter while we hear
Water-Thrush, Canadian sweet
And Parula dear.
Chlrp, Connecticut, full free,
Cali. Kentucky call;
Sing and whistle, Tennessee,
From yon alder tall.
Let your tiny trtil be heard =
Rare cerulean blue; E. a
Sing 70 US. o Summer Bird
Golden songs and true!
Little birds from distance dim,
DO ye somehow know
Ye but do the will Of Him
Who bids you onward Ro2
REBECCA FARSON MKAY.
Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

II Uncle Joe Cannon had not SO great a
surplus Of years, he would be a suro-thing
proposition for the middeweisht champion
ship Of the political arena. No matter how
much men differ about Cannonism, every
one possessing sporting blood cannot help
admiring the scrappiness Of Uncle Joe. He
is there with the goods every time. In
surgents and democrats lash him with hot
air, but he comes out OF the gale with
as warm a counterblast as he received
In this respect he shines. Invectve Is his
forte, and scorn rolls from his tongue as
blstering as the breath Of Sahara. AS
the record now stands, his opponents have
scored In two rounds, but Joe is still in
the ring as frisky as any scrapper In
search Of exercise Swift, shifty and slick
he counters on the enemy fore and aft
and he works the publicity end Of the game
as cleverly as he pockets the ballots of the
Danville district. Just now Uncle Joe Is
the central figure attracting delegations Of
visitors to the national capital. Young
and old and middle-aged turn their spot
lights on him and strive to meet him.
Public curiosity due to extensive advertis-
ing is deftly encouraged by Uncle Joe and
turned to his own advantage. He is never
too busy to meet and shake hands with
delegations, and talk to them in fatherly
fashion. He never fails to impress his
visitors before they leave that he is not
the terrible creature he has been painted
and published. They hang on every word
that drops from his lips, and young people
especially are delighted with his fatherly
manner, both Of speech and demeanor, and
they depart with only the klndliest of feel
ing for him. Each young man or young
woman, or old man or woman, for that
matter, upon returning home becomes a
defender.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

The probabilities are that Milwaukee will
be benefited rather than injured by its So
ciallstic -world- Herald.
II a socialistic city government will
be an Improvement over democratic
city government. which 1t replaces In
Milwaukee. why not also In somo other
cities that are afiicted with demo.
cratic mayors2
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14
TAPPING THE FUNNYBoNE.

Look here, my lady" exclaimed ths
thrifty man to his extravagant wife
you're carrying too much SAIL d.
why should that worry your she res
Because have to raise the wind; that's
why,"-Catholic Standard and Times.
"wm YOU have anything on your face,
sir, when l am through?" asked the barberi
''You might leave my nose there.
answered the man in the chair who had
already been cut several times-Butfalo
Express.
She (on the llner)-so you've crossed the
He He1Hundreds OF times. why, do you
know, / actually recognize about halt the
waves we meet.
she-Indeed BY their crests, SUPPOSE
Boston Transcript
Mistress 0n awed voice)-Nora, my hus-
band is just raving over those chops you
sent up. He says they are raw ana hes
acting like a wild man.
The Cook (placidly)-Thin, sure, mum, IL
he is acting lolke q woild mon raw meat Is
just tn food for him.-Chicago News.
'If the world were to come to an end
today would 1t find you preparedF de-
The editor bianched. after we've used
the biggest type in the office to put head
lines over a South American war? Good
Lord, nor he cried.
HIS dismay was pitiful, yet not mora
pitiful than genuine.-Puck.
II hear" said Mrs. Oldcastle, that DR..
Cutler has recently turned to osteopathy."
you don't say" replied her hostess after
she had tossed s5 gold piece to the hurdy
gurdy man outside and told him to move
on 'I always expected something of that
kind to happen TO him, Didn't you ever
notice that ne seemed to Have sitcA h>stonH
stareP"-Chcago Record Herald.
"IIullo, Billie" said the freshman TO a
classmate, who was whistling blithely as he
walked along. "Whither away?" fs.
"I'm goin up to DIR. Cuttem's to be exc
amined for appendicitis" said the other.
"Geerusalem! You don't seem to be very
much worried about IT," said the first.
''Oh. no." smiled Billie. There won't be
anything doing. I've never been able to
pass an examination the first time in all
my fair young life" "-Harper's Weekly.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14
Jim HIN as a Booster.
New York World

4NVW lUIh NFVIIV'
From looking with gloomy depression
upon the future of a wasteful nation "Unele
Jim Hnl has suddenly become booster
in view of the pending crops. Is 1t possl-
Bile that we are not exhausting our re-
sources so fastAas we feared2 Or is Uncle
Jim" taking means to conserve his ma
tural buoyancy of temperament?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

OF course, 1t is understood that this
democratic jubilation over republican
Indiana's attitude toward the tariff
bill is all in the hope Of a democratic
senator instead of Senator Beveridge.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

Somebody wants an accounting Of
the promotion fund that secured the
in Omaha for the Indepen-
dent Telephone company. There is a
well-defined rumor that quite a bunch
Of it went to lather a man who molds
public opinion through one of our
amiable local contemporaries.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

Now that the Maryland legislature
has adjourned. civic league In Balti-
more is giving its efforts to killing
night-prowling cats, using the under
handed method OF Turing the victim
into a patch'of eatnip. then escortIng
It TO a body of water for the rest.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

1t has surely come to a pretty pass
when Brother Charley" has to verify
letter signed by William ]. Bryan in
order to make people believe it is the
real thing.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

The report that brooms may go up
in price because of scarcity in broom
corn suggests that since 1905 they
have gone up 80 per cent. Remedy,
more vacuum cleaners.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

Perhaps that Bryan letter was sent
by a roundabout route just to make
talk to envelop 1t in mystery and thus
secure it attention in offset to the big
news from the lion hunters trail.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

II the country should 80 ahead and
produce as much wheat as last year It
would be still all right even II Cotton
King Patten has predicted a slump of
$4,000. 900 bushels.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

II the newly elected Normal school
heads are not members in good stand
ing of the Nebraska schoolmasters'
club they will do well to apply for
membership forthwith If they want to
avoid rough sailing.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

as occasion demands. WIN Judge
Dean be less partisan when asking
voters to elect him to congress es. a
rebuke to republicans than he was
when asking republicans to forget
party Affiliations to keep him on the
bench as a pretended "nonpartisan?"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

A municipal garage and automobile
repair shop will next be in order to
take care of all those autos that are
being bought for our city officials at
taxpayers cost
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14
Reciprocal Good wiII.
Washington Herald.

Senator Tillman's charge that the news
papers made Mr.. Roosevelt is, IN a meas
ure perfectly true. However, the news
papers must admit that Mr.. Roosevelt made
them nighty interesting
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

South Omaha is threatened with
some election contests as an aftermath
to its recent campaign. Election con-
tests in this neck of woods have sell
dom panned out.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

The Billie Patterson oonundrum
and How Old is Ann2" were lessons
in the First reader beside the new.
problem of theAcost of living.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

Victor, I'm glad to see that you're not
smoking today"
Thus was the Kansas insurgent repre-
sentative, Victor Murdock, accosted by a
trim little old lady with a black satin sun
shade, as he was leaving the house office
building. 1t was Mrs. Myra McHenry Of
Wichita, the congressman's home, and
she wanted to talk to him about lots of
things. Mr.. Murdock had to forego the
opening of the house, for Mrs. McHenry,
who was at one time Mrs. Carrie Nation 5
right bower I'm the Kansas anti-whisky
fight, is an insistent conversationalIst.
Il am trying to stop smoking, Mrs. Nc
Henry" said the congressman. II find
that was doing a little too much Of it,.
''Oh, Victor, I'm so glad" she answered
Now, want you to quit insurging, too;
but II you must insurge, don't insurge all
the time; be moderate about Il; be tenn
perate. / know your mother WELL Victor.
and she would be better pleased II you
wouldn't insurge so much. Really, don't
believe she'd like it at all II she knew
how you were going on"
Mr.. Murdoch bowed and hastened TO the
house.
Mrs McHenry is almost as much OF a
regular as Uncle Joe Cannon" ha said.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14
Even Truth Comes nigh.
Washington Herald.


On account Of the high cost Of investi-
eating the senatorial committee appointed
to investigate the high cost Of living finds
itself in need of a triflhg $4,000. as
starter q
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

Old Sol denied his smile to the
American association onyits opening
of the professional base ball season,
but he will soon-warln up TO the game
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

1t seems that one John w. Kern
also received ucopy Of the Bryan let
ter, whose genuineness has been in
doubt VIII some one please tell who
Kern is? E..
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

How big is Omaha? You ought to
be able to make as good an estimate
as your neighboT. 5
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
pOrariIy should have The Zee
mailed to them. Address win be
changed as often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

Ex-Judge Dean of the supreme
court, who was appealing for votes
last fall as a ''nonpartlsan" candidate
for reelection, will run this fall as a
partisan democratic candidate For con
gress. The "nonpartisan" cloak is
one that can easily be put on and OF
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

If omahas fire limits are to be en-
larged it should be'done now as a pre-
ventive rather than later as regret.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

Etiquette, we. are reminded, will
prevent King Edward from entertain
ing Colonel Roosevelt. That was the
trouble, also, at Rome.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

No, a woman win not be Justified
by any unwritten law in using a hat
pin even on the escensus man who asks
her age.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-14

The Ohio man who says he can talk
to chickens lays himself open to the
charge of being fowl-mouthed.