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Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04
AppOrtiOnment and the Election.

The reapportionment bill has been
lost in the congressional shuttle and in
this the democrats have gained an
other victory, They resisted all at
tempts to reapportion the country
presumably because they did not want
the electoral college disturbed before
the next presidential election, on the
theory that Il would mean gains for
achieved their purpose by helping to
confuse issues and conduct filibusters,
using the republicans at times for
catspaws to rake democratic chestnuts
out of the fire.
1t is a foregone conclusion that con-
gress will undergo no numerical
changes before 1912, for the democrats
will not expedite reapportionment in
the next session, extra or regular. Nor
will they have to exert any effort then
to carry out their plan, since they will
be in the majority in the house, with
an increased number in the senate
Under reapportionment as con-
templated in the Crumpacker bill, the
republicans would have stood to make
net gain of twenty votes. That
would have come as a natural and
rightful consequence of growth in re-
publican states and really there is no
sort of justice in denying these &C
cretions to the republicans no matter
where it might leave the democrats.
But right and politics are some
times totally different things. The
democratic leaders had their eyes fixed
upon the election next year when they
went into this fight and they have at
least won strategical point
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04
Credit Governor Carey.

Governor Carey has brought honor
upon himself and his state by vetoing
the prize fight bill passed by the
Wyoming legislature. The governor
is entirely right when he says:
cannot too strongly condemn the act
and l hope there is no man or woman in
Wyoming who should be willing to
Nevadaize the state.
Professional pugilism has sustained
knockout blow in this country and
any state that would revive it by
means OF friendly laws would bring
reproach upon it's own good name
There is nothing about the so-called
sport that can longer commend il to
the best thought and actual sports
and athletics lose nothing by its ex-
tinction. 1t never was above the level
of brutality and sordid money-making.
The last notable exhibition at Reno
capped the climax of disgraceful and
| disgusting commercial cruelty and did
about all that was needed to put
pugilism under the ban in the United
States.
This attempt to legalize boxing
matches in Wyoming, was but a part
OF desperate plan being pushed by
professional promoters to save their
graft from complete annihilation and
the blow dealt it by the governor will
be effective OF great results in the
future. The bill provided for the
licensing OF twenty-round matches, but
that is only an indirect way OF legaliz-
ing finish fights and Governor Carey
was awake to that fact Had he not
rescued the state from the imposition
the legislature would have foisted
upon it, it would have placed itself
under an incubus il, as a new and ag-
gressive commonwealth, could not af-
ford to sustain. Moreover, IL would
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04
More Hedging.

1t is both interesting and amusing
to see our amiable democratic contem-
porary, the World-Herald, to whom
the slogan, Let the people rule" has
at times been almost a fetish, now
hedging on some of the essential in
gradients Of the popular government
prescription. Discussing the commits
sion form of city government with re-
marks mot to be construed as neces-
sarily indicating an opposition" 1t
asks this series of querulous Ques-
tions:
But suppose the city should be so unfor-
tunate as to fail to elect desirable and de-
pendable men to make up its commission?
why, then, It would be easier for the com
missioners to indulge their bent for bad
government than it is for the city officials
now. And how would the city protect
itself? BY the recall, we are told. But how
can we know that the same majority Of the
voters who enabled the undesirable candl-
dates TO beat the desirable candidates would
not vote down the recall when it was in
voked?
Coming from the World-Herald,
this reads like lese majestic and the re-
call of fealty to the recall. If imper-
tinent questions are permissible, we
ask, What can the reason be? Has
the commission form of city govern
ment been suddenly discredited by the
discovery that to inaugurate it here
would necessarily abolish the sacred
Water board? Has the recall gone to
discount simply because If we had it
it might be invoked against the men
who promised to buy the water works
for us for $S.5OO,OOO and now want
$S,25O,0OO to complete the deal?
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04
The City Comptrollership.

The appearance at Lincoln of u bill
sponsored by one of the Douglas dele
cation to do away with the office of
city comptroller and transfer the work
TO the city clerk naturally raises pro-
test from the present incumbent OF the
eomptroller's ONCE that it is aimed at
him personally for the benefit of the
present incumbent of the city clerk S
office.
The trouble with this proposed
measure is the same as the trouble
with too much Of our legislation,
namely, that we write laws on the
statute books to meet temporary con
ditions, or for personal considerations,
instead of providing permanent solu-
tions of our problems.
The ONCE of city comptroller as now
conducted in Omaha is unQuestionably
an expensive luxury, but in our iudg-
ment what should be done is TO merge
IL with that Of county comptroller, as
was done once before, and as has been
done with the ofices OF city and
county treasurer and city and county
assessor. Legislation to bring about
this merger was enacted four years
ago, but was repealed two years
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04
Political Drift.

Senatorial deadlocks serve to keep po-
litical undertakers on guard.
Thirty -three thousand bills were intro
duced in the sixty-first congress. About
30 600 fattened the waste baskets.
The California legislature decided to give
all elective state officers the benefit or
bother of the recall act. Judges in the
jumping-off state are to be treated just
like ordinary officeholders,
II is now proposed to reduce the size
OF the hall of the house OF representatives
and bring the members closer together
Several advantages are claimed for the
change For one thing 1t would facilitate
the action Of pugilistic congressman.
Practically all obstacles to the admission
OF New Mexico into the family OF states
have been removed, only the formalities OF
introduction remaining. Arizona is not 50
favorably situated. The hobble on its ju-
dicial skirt offends old-fashioned notions.
Boss Cox Of Cincinnati has added two in
dictments 20 his record OF political achieve
ments lie is charged with having prof
tied by downs" OF county treasur-
ers and banks favored with deposits OF pub
lie money. He meets his accusers with
bold defiss and denials.
Senator Lee O'Neil Browne. the noted
Jackpot statesman OF Illinois, has intro
duced IN the state senate a bill providing
a heavier penalty for the cHime Of libel
Mr.. Browne does not appreciate the fine
line OF front-page advertising given him
without cost in the last six months
schoharie county. New York, adions Al
hany county and for years has been rock
rooted in its democracy. Il has been a
strong hold, a dependable citadel OF that
faith. But the other day Il elected a re-
publican board Of supervision. which was
as much OF a surprise as the recent cleo
ton In Maine.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

have been taking the lead against
other states which have tacitly agreed
to put the finishing touches on this
evil. That would have been a very
bad and disadvantageous position for
Wyoming TO occupy It's people. there
fore, cannot be too grateful to their
chief executive Undoubtedly his ap-
proval OF the bill was besought entic-
ingly. It would be idle to suppose
that the interests back of this measure
lost without a struggle. That the
governor withstood all opportunities
and Establishments is all the more to
his credit and the states honor.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04
"PURT' NIGH GONE"

w. d. Nesbit in Chicago Post.
Here's OIL winter purt nigh gone!
Seems like time goes mighty fast
Hardly git yer ear-tabs on
Tell tn winter days is past.
When / was a little tyke,
Laws! the winters lasted then
Snow heaped up an hid tn pike,
Thawed, then snow an drift again.
Amt no winter time no more
(Ner no summer, fers that goesD-
We've he'd winters, though, before.
l remember when things froze
Tight ez wax! An Christmas time
Wuznt near to halfway through.
We he'd winter sure ez I'm
Settin here a-tellin' you.
Winter? wy, It don't half start
Nowadays, Ontell it's done.
Cant know half the months apart,
Lately, by tn way they run.
No, sir. Times amt whut they wuz
In tn years | use to know;
Days and seasons fairly buzz
An they use to move so slow,
Summer? Huh! When ! wuE young
Games wuz played, an songs wuz sung
Ever mornin' wore a smile.
Now what is our summer? Say,
1t amt wuth a thought, at all.
While you're sayin' yesterday"
It's tOmorreer-an' it's fall!
Here's oil winter purt' nigh gone
Fore you know it's here it's went,
Seems like time keeps whiZzin' on
Tell not half o. II is spent
Worlds too busy now. I'd like
To be back whur time went slow
When Use Jest a little tyke,
An Their want no long ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04
Leadershin In New Conpress.

Senator Money OF Mississippi demo-
cratic leader in the senate, retires with
the end OF the Sixty-first congress and
the fight for his succession got well
under way during the scramble on the
Lorimer matter Senators Bailey Of
Texas and Stone Of Missouri aspire TO
the position That is the explanation
Of Stones remarkable activity against
Lorimer, which has seemed so strange
in view OF the Mlssourisn's former
alignments He and his faction staked
everything on defeating Bailey's aims
and plans and they knew that Bailey
in this fight was aiming at the demo-
cratic senate leadership.
Bailey came out with the majority
Of his party in the senate against him.
He has small chance OF succeeding
Money, while Stones chances seem to
be better. though Stone was outwitted
twice during the fierce fight to unseat
Lorimer by the wiley Texan, who, is
his superior at strategy. But it Is
NbANo Audl VIII NOuul anu NhElt 10
little possibility that the majority of
the democrats in the senate are not
going to hazard their political safety
by choosing Bailey for their party
leader in the senate.
John Sharp Williams was the demo-
cratic floor leader in the house and is
a very able man, though he was known
to have made some serious errors of
Judgment in his former capacity of
leader Whether, coming in as a new
member of the senate, he could hope
to take up the reins Money laid down
is extremely doubtful, though there is
some talk OF that sort It is even
doubtful IL it would be considered
good tact for Mr.. Williams to attempt
such a thing, or permit his friends to
do it for him.
Stone looks like the logical man,
though he may not succeed without a
fight Outside of Bailey, the only
other senators who might be regarded
as available would be Bacon of Georgia
who does not possess all the qualities
required in floor leader; Paynter Of
Kentucky and Rayner OF Maryland.
OF course in the house, Oscar Under
wood Of Alabama, as chairman of the
ways and means committee, will be the
commanding figure, overlapping even
the speaker, Champ Clark, himself
and that too, without any show of OPP
position. Il will come to him as a
logical sequence. He will come into
his full power when his party under
takes the task of remaking the tariff
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04
CHEER UP!


Wall Street Journal: Lackawanna will
spend S13OOOOOO to cut off thirteen miles
between here and Buffalo; Boston & Maine
will put 100000 into double tracking, and
Lehigh Valley has increased the wages of
1000 flremen. Hardly sounds like curtail-
ment.
Philadelphia Record: Now would be
fine time for the captains of industry who
are managing the railways Of the country
to make a concerted kick against the price
they are Obliged to pay for steel rails. In
this way they could in large part make
good the loss they will suffer in being COM
PEELED to forego an increase in rates.
Cleveland Leader: Meanwhile the trade
of the country has been more stimulated
than obstructed or depressed by the as
surance that there is to be no general or
extensive advance i'm freight rates, and the
feeling of the business world is growing
more sanguine as spring comes on. II Is
felt that 1911 is likely to prove much ret
ter year for the industries and traffic of
the American people than It seemed likely
to be a fortnight ago.
New York World: The cloud that looked
like a camel, a whale or a weasel, accord
ing as the calamitous imagination viewed
It, has been dissipated. The example Of
the magical effect of mental suggestion on
the railroad situation will not be lost, As
matter of fact, the roads have teason
to thank the Interstate Commerce COM
mission for an official Endorsement such
as they could have obtained from no other
quarter The commissions review of rail
road operation for twenty years, on which
it's decision is based, is the best railroad
prospectus ever issued for the encourage
ment of investors. The resources and sus-
tanned earning capacity 1t reveals are a
remarkable exhibit of railroad stability.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

One item to be taken care of out of
the proceeds of that $s,25O,OOO water
bond issue is the construction of a du-
plicate main from the pumping station
at Florence, which is absolutely
necessary" The water company has
for several years had a standing offer
with the Water board to lay this main
on condition that the cost be REIN
bursed. but the bellwether of the
Water board all along insisted that
what was needed was not another
main, but a new storage reservoir,
and the offer of the company was
never accepted What about It?
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

later by a democratic legislature that
wanted to save democratic city
comptroller and legislate o republican
county comptroller out Of office This
inexcusable political play has already
cost the taxpayers dear, although it
has provided good berths for quite
few hungry democrats.
The movement toward eliminating
useless official salaries and avoiding
duplication Of work should go along
the lines OF consolidating city and
county governments as far as possible
under our peculiar constitutional limi-
tations, because the transfer of con-
troll simply from one city official to an
other city oficial would neither &C
complish substantial improvement OF
give assurance OF greater efficiency.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

Wen, the legislative committee is
unanimous, anyway, in finding that
The Bees exposure of colonized voters
in last falls election was true and cor
rect. 1t was impossible to make any
one believe that nineteen Greeks could
have legal residence in a one-story
building occupied by a pool hall, with
nothing in it but tables and chairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04
Take Your Choice, Gentlemen.


The state of Nevada has passed unique
criminal law. The offender who is SEN
fenced to die is given his choice He may
be hanged. shot or die by poison. It is all
q matter Of choice with him. 1t is well to
limit the choice to three, otherwise the
criminal might elect to die OF senile decay.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

The three democratic senators from
Douglas county have at least proved
themselves to be stand-patters so far
as stock yards legislation is concerned.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

Dispatches from Spokane report bu-
bonic plague as raging there, but such
Wild reports themselves have previ-
Dusly turned out to be the only plague
On hand.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

The Hartman lines just have not
the time to resist that rate case de-
cision; they have to hurry laying those
double tracks to keep up with the de-
mands OF trsffic.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

Taxpayers OF Omaha are officially
informed that the Water boards mis-
management is costing them S42O a
day and interest. The worst part
about this is that it has been known
to be costing $42O a day for nearly
two years, without any appreciate
effort on the part of the Water board
to stop it,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

Yes, we are supposed to have a
United States district attorney herea-
bouts, but he evidently has not yet
walked up to the fact that charges
have been publicly made accusing the
postmaster at Omaha Of violating
United States statutes.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

When an after-dinner orator was
telling what a good man he was,
former Governor Haskell of Oklahoma
wept, probably out Of pity for the
orator.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

That Jim Grow" bill in the legis-
laturs is already a goner, but it lasted
long enough 20 show how much more
the democrats love the negro before
election than after election.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

The London librarian who objects
10 the expression, "oh, my eye" as
vulgar Amerlcsnism would probably
put it, "Blawst me bye"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

Senator Brown evidently believes
bank wrecking is perfectly legitimate
providing the bank wreeker gets away
with the goods, while the victimized
depositors hold the sack.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

OF course, as speaker, Champ Clark
may not feel the necessity of trying to
be funny, in which event he may be-
come more serviceable to the house
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

over across the river the city clerk
of Council Bluffs would like right now
to have legislative committee write
him out a certificate declaring him
honest and conscientious" Oh, you
lucky DAN!
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

Trinity's experience in filling the
place vacated by the elevation of
Bishop Beecher suggests that it is
just about as hard to get a good dean
as it is to get a good Office boy,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

AZ for Senator Burkett, his career
In the senate is almost completed, and
e lie hardly fair to hold him response
bic for what he does while the hands
Of the clock are turning around SO
fast.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

Shepard has withdrawn from the
New York senatorial race, but his
sheep still refuse to so into the Lions
fold.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04
FEBRUARY CIRCULATE
47,62l

state OF Nebraska, County OF Douglas 50.
Dwight Williams, circulation manager OF
The Bee Publishing company, being duly
sworn, says that the average daily cir
culation, less spoiled, unused and returned
copies for the month OF Fehruary. 1911, was
T,6n. DWIGHT WILLIAMS
Circulation Manager.
Subscribed IN my presence and sworn 20
before me this LIST day OF March, 1911.
tSeal) ROBERT HUNTER.
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
pOrariIy should have The bee
mailed TO them. Address viii be
changed ss often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

Still, an extra session of congress
will not be much competition for base
ball, even IL 1t runs throughout the
summer.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

II will readily be understood that
the ehautsuqua societies cannot fix
their schedules definitely until this
extra session question is settled.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

A boy broker in Boston is charged
with embezzlement. He must have
come from some other town, though.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

Vote RS,25O.OOO of water bonds, we
are adjured, so We can get possession
Of the water works NOW" Seems
strangely familiar,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04
Hope shaaowed by Habit.

II 10 to be feared that the pugilists in
congress will fail to qualify as the white
mans hope" in the ring until they break
themselves Of the habit Of grabbing up
chairs
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04
In Other Lands

side lights on WE e. Trans
pirin. among the Near ana
Tar Nations Of the Earth.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

"Bill' stone laid aside his gum
shoes for once, in that Lorimer fight,
and walked right out with brass-toed
boots
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

II is a race between the govern
ment's weather cock and DR.. Irl
Hicks, who insists March is due to be
q terror.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04
Optimism.
Washington Post.

The first thing you know the Interstate
Commerce commission will claim the right
to compel railroad magnates to ride on
their own trains
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

His superior education seems to
have enabled Governor Woodrow Will
son to teach older politicians in New
Jersey some very wholesome lessons.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

We feel reasonably safe in suggest
ing that the backbone of winter is
broken.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

A Maryland wife beater gets Ave
lashes at the post. He probably gave
the poor woman many more than that,
though.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

1t is to be hoped now that Ben Till
man will dry his eyes and cry no more
for a while.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

Senatorial courtesy is a wonderful
cloak under which to slip rogues and
rascals into appointive offices of honor
and trust.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

Trouble is never borrowed on low
rates of interest.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

The brim of Medicine Hat is all
frayed at the edges.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04
RussTAN Love sONGs.

RUSSIAN LOVE SONGS.
Whene'er thy face / look upon
My heart doth fondly twitch,
Oh, change Your name to Michealjonoto-
mobilloVitCh!
Oh, sweetheartsli be mineovitch!
kiss from thee ! craVeski!"
Nay, nayn' she said. Your whiskers itch.
You'n have to get a shaveski!'
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

The ship subsidy bill seems to have
been again lost at sea.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

It has been a great season for kalso-
mine.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

Speaking of the Oregon plan, those
big, red apples sure are great.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

It is not always the furrowed brow
that conceals the deepest thoughts
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04
MERRY JINGLEs.


THE LATEST.
A young woman came In at the door
The same shape behind as before
As no one knew whore
To shove up q chair
She had to sit down on the floor
Louisville Courier Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04
IF YOU'RE GOING OVER.

IF YOU'RE GOING OVER.
II going to the browning, why your please
remember that
Your head must be provided with corona
ton hat.
And then there's just another thing that
should your notice share
You really ought to bear i'm mind Il takes
lot of fare.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

SPRING.
Buds, buds.
Freshets and floods
Gay butterflies on the wing
Hats, gnats,
Earmuffs and spats,
Such are the factors Of spring.
Bees, trees,
Blossoms that freeze,
Birds that delightfully."- sing;
Bills, pills,
FeVers and chills
Such are the factors of spring.
-Pittsburg Post
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

Six Irish nuns OF the Dominican order
expelled from Portugal, reached New York
the other day on their way to Oregon.
They were in convent near Oporto.
Eighty children were attending school in
the convent The mother superior saw
in a newspaper the edict giving members
OF religious orders twenty-four hours TO
get out OF Portugal. She sought further
information and was notified that she and
the other sisters must leave the convent
within six hours They were ordered to
dress in plain, non-rengious garb. They
obeyed so far as their wardrobes would
permit They were taken away IN an
automobile through jeering crowds to the
arsenal. Then they were shipped to Lon
don and now they are TO be welcomed at
Baker City, ore. Such Is the new born
liberty" In operation in the republic OF
Portugal.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

The sultan OF Morocco is eager 70 ac-
cept modern inventions. He handles the
automobile cleverly and is disposed 70 be-
come a patron OF aeronautics; but he has
developed one fad which is responsible for
a reign Of terror among the underlings OF
his household. An enthusiastic amateur
dentist. he has equipped an office OF his
own with q foot-driven steel drill, and
every day ne practices upon the teeth Of
the slaves OF his establishment, He Is
willing 10 serve his subjects without money
and without price but has singulaHy
failed In overtures TO the diplomatic corps.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

A CONCLUSION.
This thing It is so general
1t may be called a rule:
There Is no one so wise he can't
Be cheated by a fool!
March Lpplncott's
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

Entered at Omaha postoffice as second
class matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04

v1cron RosEwATER. EDITOR.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-04
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE

BY EDWARD RosEwATER