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Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10


The fact is Colonel Watterson is be-
ing terribly misquoted as to what he
said in that brilliant editorial on
Roosevelt and benevolent despotism. ="
When he first told the people they
must regard Roosevelt in a new light,
as the most startling figure that has
doomed on history's horizon since Ma
poleon, he did not, as many are quot
ing him, advocate Roosevelt's eleva-
ton to life tenure Office any more than
he did in the latter editorial warning
the people against the third-term
nightmare. Colonel Watterson is emf
nently practical, whatever else may be
said about him.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10
To Revive Orient Trade.

CONGRESSMAN Kahn of California
proposes an amendment to the rail
road bill which brings before congress-
an important element in the system of
rate. regulation, since it involves trade
between the United States and the
orient and is designed TO enable the
American manufacturer to send his
goods abroad in competition with the
wares of the manufacturers OF other
countries. His proposition simply al
lows the publication of through rate
between an American point OF ship
ment and foreign port without pub
fishing separately the railroads share
Of the rate.
Up to a few years ago American
manufacturers were conducting a large
trade with the orient from Pacific
coast ports built up by the benefit of
such rate regulations as Nc. Kahn's
amendment contemplates, but the In
terstate Commerce commission ruled
that the railroad rate had to be taken
out OF the Joint rail and ocean rate
and published separately and as a re-
suit railroads cancelled these rates
and the trade fell off. 1t is asserted
that the through rate was not then
and is not now made to affect or apply
to import traffic, but to export exclu-
sively. Its restoration would, the
American jobber and manufacturer
contend, revive the trade with the
orient, and II must, according to their
argument be conceded before that
trade is revived.
Provision Of this sort Is made in
other countries. Germany. which
owns its own railroads, even encour,
ages foreign trade by making a spe
cial rate for goods shipped abroad and
Germany is making inroads on the
trade with the orient which we ought
to be able to Offset,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10
THE NEWSPAPER GUY"

w. NJ Bolger in Judge.
see a man pushing his way through the
lines
Where the work of the terrible fire fiend
shines,
THE chief?' inquire; and policeman re.
plies,
why, no: he's one of those newspaper
guys"
1 see a man walk through The door of
show
Where great throngs are blocked by the
sign rs. r. o.
rs this man a star that no ticket ht
star nothing! He's one of those news
paper guys!
/ see man start on the trail of a crook,
While he scorns the police and brings him
to book
sherlock Holmes?" l excaim; and some.
one replies,
"'Sherlock Holmes? That's one of thosI
newspaper guys'
And some day I'll pass by the great gate!
of gold.
And see man pass through, unquestioned
and bold
"a salnt?'' and St Peter will surely reply,
He carries pass; that's newspaper
guy IA
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10
CONTROL OF POWER SITES.
Proposed Transfer from Federal TO
state Governments.
ago RECORD Herald.

state Governments.
Chicago Record Herald.
The doctrine of state rights comes for
ward once more to embarrass the country
as a whole. Four bills are now before
congress favoring the surrender by the
federal government OF the control Of water
power sites to the several states
Among these isNone introduced by Senator
Smoot. This bill IL passed would deprive
the United States Of the control OF all
water power sites on the public domain,
and would delegate 70 the states all author
ity to regulate their use
The trainers OF these bills maintain that
as the water OF navigable streams belongs
to the state the state should control It.
But II is also true that the land bordering
on such streams in the public domain be-
longs to the United States. 1t is claimed
furthermore, that the state should not be
deprived Of the right TO regulate power
companies within their bounds. But they
have that right already What is involved
is not question Of Eovereignty, but OF
ownership.
The settlement of the question along
broad, nationally unified lines is the great
essential The country as a whole can
better carry out comprehensive water
power policy than any state
snecal interests would of course find IL
more to their advantage to deal with the
separate states than with the federal gov
eminent. They could more easily control
state legislation than congressional legis-
lation But II is essential to the success
of broad, continuous policy, one affect
ing the future as we'll as the present that
the water rights in the public domain, no
less than the land Itself, should remain
under federal control
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10
A FIne Commitment.
Philadelphia Ledger.

I-NIIdutIpIId I1tUbtIs
The nomination of Governor Hughes for
the supreme court was unanimously con
firmed by the senate Immediately upon. the
report of the judiciary committee. Such
prompt action, while customary in the
nomination of former members of the
senate, is very unusual in any other case
and 1t indicates in a striking way the uni
versa approval of the presidents choice
for the important judiciary vacancy. This
is not merely a compliment to Governor
Hughes nor a compliment to the president.
1t is a gratifying sign that even at a time
Of bitter and critical partisan controversy
senators are all of one mind in upholdlng
the high standard of the supreme court.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

1t Is common in this country to
speak derisively of the policeman's
courage, either joculsrly or seriously,
but it is not always a fair criticism,
probably no fairer than the same crit
icism would be OF other men. The
incident of the Philadelphia policeman
giving his own life to save three little
children is only one of many object
lessons that policemen generally do
not allow danger to stand between
them and their duty.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

The bond proposition submitted last
year by the Water board authorizes
the issue of $500, 900 in bonds to &C
quire the water works The appraise-
ment calls for $6,269,295.49, which
would leave over for improvements
less than $24O.OOO, while the cost of
the duplicate main to Florence is fig
ured at upwards of $950.OOO. We can
see the water company spending $780,
900 without any assurance or prospect
OF getting it's money back.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

PnlldueIpDld Ledger.
The slowly rising tide of immigration
may safely be taken as a sign-of the per-
manent establishment of normal Industrial
conditions in the United States. Foreign
labor is finding an opening again, for the
influx for the first quarter of the present
year is nearly equal to that in the COR
responding p-riod of 1907, before the bust
ness depression had taken place and be-
fore it had checked the movement to our
shores. The figures for the first three
months of 1910 are ri24A.sS7, as against 224OeO
in 1909, S2,llS in, ,lS0S and 259,Ge in 1907.
While the statistics for April are not yet
complete they. will show that the increase
has been maintained, and that the totals
will be as large as those for April 1907.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10
MnrveIs Of niIIrrnft.

Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
Forty years ago, when congress passed
the annual pension appropriation bill, some
one was sure to say in one house or the
other that the size of the appropriation
must soon begin to decline on account of
the increasing mortality Of the surviving
soldiers of the civil war. Senator Scott
in charge of the pension bill when the
senate passed 1t on Tuesday was moved
by some mysterious influence to say ex-
actly the same thing as an excuse for an
appropriation of no less than $l55, 900
which is very near high water mark. Keep
ing the pension appropriation at the top
notch, or as near 1t as possible, has become
an art. Every session witnesses the intro
duction of new measures carefully framed
with the view to keep the amount drawn
from the treasury above 600; and
they are marvels of statecraft and bill
craft.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

nameless wage worker earning $40 |
a day who il starving to death because
of republican misrule, and prescribes
as the remedy to go back to enforced
idleness and democratic soup houses.
Better take something for it.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

Direct legislation means the end OF leg
islative corruption.--w World Herald.
What rot! The only. way to end
legislative corruption is to send hon
est men 70 the legislature who will re-
fuse to be corrupted.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

IL the initiative and referendum is
the only saving clause for the state.
why not also for the nation? why
did not Mr.. Bryan put an initiative and
referendum clause into his Denver
platform? Why does he not call upon
the democrats in congress TO propose
and insist upon an initiative and refer.
DUN amendment to the federal consti-
..,sfont
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

1t has remained for an Iowa
preacher to discoyer--what scientists
failed to find out--that Halley's comet
is the star of Bethlehem. He comes
to this deduction from the~raet that
the comet, like the star, appeared in
the east and takes a southerly course.
Conclusive, indeed
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

The sieys-bottom dirt wagon is still
doing business In Omaha, spread
ing it's contents over our street pave
ments This nuisance can be stopped
IL the authorities ohsrged/with keep
ing the streets clean will only under
take the job in earnest.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

Now we know what to do with that
common and familiar complaint, en-
bonpoint-just stop eating for forty.
nine days. Stransest thing in the
world people did not think OF that be-
fore. Here is a Chicago man who
weighed 2s6. and after starving for
that length OF time he only pulled
down to 2O0.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10
No Occasion for worry.


1t does not appear 10, be necessary to
worry over the harm which might befall
the country If congress and the president
were to race reckessly over new and un-
tried roads, to destinations at once uncer-
tain and menacing, 1t requires a vivid and
far-ranging Imagination to foresee any
such perils.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

We do not know whether any jack
pot" was distributed at the close of
the session OF the late Nebraska dem
ocratic legislature as there was in Illi-
nois, but we do know that the folks
who would have put mp money to kill
undesirable legislation got practically
all they wanted at the hands of the
democratic bunch.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10
Falling Back on Jersey.
Pittsburg Dispatch

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II congress continues in its suspicious
mood concerning Educational Incorporation
of Mr.. Rockefeler's $ foundation the latter
gentleman can console himself with the re-
Election that he has always found the Jer-
sey charters available in his business.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

County Assessor shriver warns the
taxpayers that the reversion to cleo
tive deputy assessors is going to prove
costly by shrinkage in the assessment
roll, relatively, II not absolutely. That
eleeting deputy assessors. and thus
dividing the responsibility, would be
a step backward was foreordained.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

News that $15O.OOO.O0O railroad
bonds VIII be placed In Europe ex-
plains fully Mr.. Morgan's mission in
that country and relieves public anx-
iety as to his state OF health.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10
VIII the QoIoneIs NO Its

IHIIduFIpIIId bUIIVIIII'
1t is announced that efforts will be made
to induce both Roosevelt and Bryan to-
stump Indiana this year. If the two
colonies could only be persuaded to engage
in joint debate. the Hoosier state would
jump into the limellght with a vengeance.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

With Roosevelt and Hughes at Cam
bridge for commencement week. Harvard
viii be what an ambitious reporter once
tried to describe as the connoisseur OF all
eyes. Boston Herald
Did the man on the desk catch it2
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
porariIy should have The Bee
mailed to them. Addresses will be
changed as often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

II the New York World does not
like the idea of having so many An
anias clubs, 1T might try to form a
combine OF them.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10
In r NutahcII.
Cleveland Leader

BY paying NoOOOO,OOO more in wages and
salaries in the next yeaE- the railroads may
feel justified in charging 500, 900 more
Tor freight and fares.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

Isn't It about time for some of our
democratic friends hereabouts to
resurrect their old Success league?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

The observance of Mothers day is
a good alphabetically for the
florists. 80
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

state OF Nebraska. Douglas County, S.;
George b. Tzschuck treasurer OF Inc
Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number OF tuH ana
complete copies of The Daily, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month NJ A nrU 1910 uaa aa follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

The chief census statistician de-
clares he does not expect to disclose
any farm figures until September.
What will the harvest be?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

That symmetrical ALTERATION, "Mys-
terry of the Maine" may be spoiled
within a short time.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

Omaha has been lucky so far in the
way of automobile accidents-thats
all.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

Mr., Bryan says he will speak for
Mr. Kern IN Indiana. Has he turned
against him, too?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

Up to date the colonel has not
spoken OF being tired, we believe.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

1t Is too early to determine how many
vacancies there will be in the grade OF
second lieutenant in the cavalry, field
artillery and infantry arms. There are in
dications of sufficient places to accommo-
date the eighty graduates of the military
academy-taklng into consideration those
who will be assigned to the coast artillery
corps-and for all the enlisted men of the
army who are found qualified for appoint
ment. 1t is expected there will be very
few If any. vacancies remaining for civil
ian candidates. At the same time arrange
Nments have been made for the examinatio
OF candidates from civil life for the mobile
army at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. begin
ming August /.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

John d. Rockefeller and Ida Tarbell
both admit the world is getting better.
Then why not bury the Ratchet?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

Now, next on the social list is the
June bride.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

Our RmiAble democratic contem-
porary is getting into the calamity
bowling class again. II has discovered
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

GEORGE b. TZSCHUCK,
Treasurer.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn TO
before me this I'd day OF May, 1910.
M. p WALKER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10
Army Gossip

matters OF interest on the Back
Of the Firing Line Cleaned from
the Army and Navy Register.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

The comptroller still has under consldera-
ton the question Of the pay Of those army
retired officers who were advanced one
grade on account of civil war service and
who are on active duty. These officers in
holding commissions as Of the advanced
grade may lose the increased pay they
have been receiving The question to
which reference has been made in these
columns, comes up on account of the
twenty -four officers whose advancement
was recently accomplished and who had
not been advanced previously because of
the fact that they had once been promote ed
upon retirement. Considerable interest at
taches to this situation, inasmuch as it is
construction Of law which the comptroller
has before him and the result may affect
the back pay of the officers most directly
interested. If the comptroller's action Is an
adverse one, the officers must find their
relief in legislation, steps toward which
have been taken. Last week the house
passed the bill authorizing the issue of
commissions to these officers and this will
remove the difficulty In the meantime
the anxiety Of these officers appears to be
| fully justified.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

The secretary of war has, as yet taken
no action in the matter Of the AUDITORS dis
allowed payments OF army officers who ex-
ercised higher command. Congress is not
likely to relieve the situation, at least at
this session, but the War department will
probably renew its efforts at the next ses-
sion in the hope that those who have stood
in the way Of congressional action VIII then
be brought to a better understanding of
the case. 1t appears that the War depart
ment is not inclined to comply with the re-
quest of the auditor to withhold any OF the
pay of the officers who are on this list
1t looks as II the Treasury department-would
be obliged to enter suit. The military au-
thorities are averse to suspending the pay
in these cases where the payment ls held
TO have been entirely justified At the same
time, the officers against whose accounts
the auditor has checked the accounts for
increased pay while exercising higher COM
mand, are prevented from filing any claims
or having their accounts reopened for any
purpose, while this situation remains UNI
settled. Those who are most familiar with
the circumstances are positive that the de-
cision of the court would be in favor OF
the army officers.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

The military authorities who have TO do
with the purchase OF animals for the army
have observed with considerable apprehen-
sion the steady Increase in the price
of horses The contract awarder less
than a year ago for horses was at
an average figure of Sill Bids OBJ
horses MAINTAIN the price Of SlsS; the price
for 1855 artillery horses was &2l3 and that for
300 horses was from SlsS to tis7 A year ago
the average price was sl54. The advance in
cost is rapidly reaching the prohibitive
figure. and the situation is gratifying to
the quaxermaster general TO the extent
that 1t confirms his judgment in establish
ing two army remount depots-one at Fort
Keough and the other at Fort Reno-where
young horses are trained. The cost of these
young animals at present is $i3i and the
expense In developing them into horses
suitable for military use does not equal
the expense Of the matured horse purchased
under contract for the army.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

Entered at omaha postoffice as second
E ass matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

''wnl you put me off at the museum,
conductor"
Not If you behave yourself, ma'am."-
Syracuse Herld.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

The army signal school at Fort Leaven-
worth has been experimenting with a wire
less apparatus for use with the cavalry.
The apparatus is simple and compact, and.
excepting the mast, is carried In four
chests, two OF which contain the operat-
ing apparatus and two the hand generator
These chests weigh about seventy pounds
each. The mast consists OF six lor eight
light tubular sections, each five feet six
inches long. These together with a leather
bag containing the aerial wires and gear
and two small storage batteries, weigh
about $50 pounds. The entire outfit is car
ried in light instrument wagon that may
follow the cavalry or remain near it with
its train, according to the military situa-
ton So far as weight and bulk are con-
cerned. the outfit might be carried on three
pack animals, but there may be some ques-
ton as to whether the apparatus would
stand the wear and tear The apparat
can be set up anywhere in a few minutes,
and has been set up under favorable con-
ditlons in sixty-eight seconds. range of
over thirty-one miles has been attained.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-10

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VICTOR RosEwATER. EDITOR
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-26
NO MUZZLE ON HEPBURN
Idaho Senator Continues to Run
Amuck Whenever the 0ppor-
tunity Is Offered.

Washington, March 25.-Senators
Warren and Hepburn clashed in. the
Senate today over an effort on the part
of the former to obtain the passage
of bill authorizing the sale of sur
plus waters under irrigation reclama-
ton projects. The Idaho senator OBJ
jected TO the enactment of such law
as contrary to the constitution and
laws of his state.
Mr.. Hepburn took the floor with the
avowed purpose of talking on the bill
until some other measure should natur-
ally come up under the rules of the
Senate. After he had spoken for an
hour or more, MIR. Warren, who sat
near him. made a remark, soto voice, 20
the effect that the Idaho senator's
speech was mere drivel."
The remark aroused Mr.. Heyburn's
resentment. He declared he would not
tolerate such a statement, even though
not publicly made. He found in it a
desire to dictate his course
The time is coming" he shouted,
when this sort of thing must cease
The assumption that because one man
has been here longer than another he
can direct the course of the other is
intOlerable."
Another recruit to the ranks of the
insurgents" remark ed some senator on
the Democratic side; but Mr.. Hepburn
continued his speech without replying
He saw In the bill an effort to place
all irrigation projects under govern
meot control
Senator Borah favored the bill, and
debated much with his colleague while
the bill was under consideration.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-26
.DESET BY GREAT POWERS
Little Black Republic in Danger of
Being Ground to Pieces by
Two Big Bullies.

Washington. March 25.-Pressed upon
one side by France and beset by Great
Britain on the other, Liberia is between
two minstones which threaten to grind
it off the map unless the nation has the
support of some power commensurate in
strength with Great Britain and France.
That is one OF the principal conclusions
expressed in the report of the American
commission to Liberia. transmitted to
Congress today by President Taft with a
special message. After reviewing the in
ternal dangers which threaten Liberia
as well as those cTOwding from the out
side, the commission has made the fol-
lowing recomme ndations;
THAT the United States extend its aid
to Liberia in the prompt settlement of
her boundary disputes.
2-That the United States enable Liberia
to refund its debt by assuming a guaran-
tee for the payment of obligations under
such an arrangement the control and
collection of Liberian customs.
2-That the United States lend its as
sistance to the reform of the internal
fina nces.
4-That this nation aid in organizing and
drilling a competent cOnstabulary or from
tier police,
THAT the United States establish and
maintain research station there.
6-That the United States reopen the
question of esta blishing a naval coaling
station in Liberia.