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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10
On Entering street cnr..

OMAHA, Feb. 9.-To the Editor OF The
Bee: / think as a rule the Omaha street
railway has as courteous a lot of con-
ductors as the average city, but still It
has some who are not quite thoughtful
enough, or, perhaps. / should say, reason
able enough For example, when one of
our pay-as-you-enteT cars is jammed so
that II seems next to impossible for an
other person TO board IL and a woman,
who falls to squeeze through the mass of
men standing necessarily, in the entrance
way, tries to crowd through the exit pas
sage and is told by some upstart OF a
youth in blue uniform, Enter the other
way, please; this is for EXIT say when
such a thing as this happens. one is in
olined to think It would be well to trade
little courtesy for some common sense.
1t does the passenger no good for the
conductor to say that them is the rules -
OF course, they is but like other rules,
they may be set aside when emergency
demands 1t. This is a situation that often
arises and thought It might by this gentle
means be called 10 the attention of our
patient, public-serving corporation.
(MRS) KNOCK A. LITTLE.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10
People Talked About

Paris cartoOnists think women in the
academy would be positively dangerous, as
nothing could prevent their using their
academic toy swords as hatpins.
Miss Kuhne Beveridge. the American
sculptures, who lives in Munich, has ar
ranged for an exhibition OF her newest
works 10 be held at Bsireuth during this
years WagneriRn cycle.
Exclusive OF the latest expectation Of
Gould and gold. Il is calculated that Amer
lean families contributed fifty daughters
and t2l4. 10000 TO the upift movement
among the titled aristooraoy OF Europe
What an appalling waste OF real money!
e. A. Girvin, official reporter OF
the superior court of San Francisco,
goes into business for himself With
$4,000 in his jeans. the legal returns for
transcrbing i7,OOo pages OF testimony In a
viii contest. The Job occupied the larger
part Of a year
Hiram Maxim sees no reason why the
problem Of sending telepathic messages to
Australia should not be solved since all
is vibration" The day IL coming when we
shall have pocket telephones TO do this
there will be no wires, and We shall see
the party we cell, clothed and Ia his right
mind. at any point on this planet we may
select Al night We shall have 20 pull
down the shades by crawling into a Maxim
silsnoer
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10
LINEUP IN THE SENATE.
Party Divisions as shown by EIec-
tiOns to Date.
phtladelphia Iadger

Party Divisions as shown by EIec-
lions TO Date.
Philadelphia Ledger
The membership OF the next United States
senate having been almost fully chosen, an
examination of the party alignment is pos
sible and It reveals fifty republicans and
forty-two democrats This is on the as
sumption that Iowa will return a republic
can and that the legislatures of Colorado,
Montana and New York will elect demo-
Gratis OF the republicans at least eighteen
haYe shown ''insurgent" inolinations, either
by their votes on ship subsidy and other
bills. or by their associations during the
campaigns which resulted In their elections.
These are Messrs. BOrah, Bourne, Bristow,
Brown, Burton. Clapp. Crawford Cummins
Curtis, Dixon Gamble. Gronna, La Toilette
McCumber, Polndexter. Smith of Michigan
Townsend and Works. With the house Of
representatives strongly democratic and the
balance Of power In the senate vested in
considerable body OF independent republic
cans, It is obvious not only that no stall
wart republican legislation can pass con-
gress. but that the democrats need make
but few inrOads upon the Independents in
the senate TO obtain concurrence in house
measures. When q republican in the presi-
dency and the houses OF congress thus so
peculiarly constituted 1t is fair inference
also that no very radical legislation can
prevail.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10
Critioizing Newspaper.

Queer criticisms are made Of news
papers. Down in Missouri some dyed
in-the-wool democrats are taking their
leading party organ, the st. Louis Re-
public. to task because 1t betrays its
political trust and mentions the name
of Governor Hadley, republican, too
frequently. Here is a sample Of the let
ters that are pouring into the editor:
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 6LTo the Editor Of the
Republic. Hadiey-Governor. Name APP
peared thrty-nine times in Mondays Re-
public. He must have a big grip on the
Republic. Please make It even fifty on
Tuesday
Observations by
DISGUSTED DEMOCRAT.
Evidently Governor Hadley is a very
active man. as. of course, he is. Evil
IDENTIFY 1t is hard for a newspaper to
chronicle the political news fairly and
fully down in that moss-ribbed state
without mentioning the name of Gov
ernor Hadley. We do not know or
pretend to say how thick the Republic
and the governor are, but II the paper
is doing no more than publishing the
news involving the name of the gov
ernor without eliminating his name or
seeking to color the facts because of
it, we should say 1t is doing no more
than It could do to perform its func-
ton as a newspaper and that, instead
of beirg a reflection upon it, these
criticisms become a tribute,
The case may be referred to as
typical OF a very erroneous conception
on the part of many people of what a
newspaper is. The paper that prints
the news as impartially as it can on
its news pages reServing its COM
ments and criticism for its editorial
pages, is the paper that comes
up to its mission. 1t is next to impos-
sIble for a paper to meet it's natural
requirements and seek to govern its
sources or character of news. Those
are conditions quite beyond its rightful
province. 1t is. of course, humanity i'm
possible for any person completely to
eliminate self and personal feelings, so
that the best news story may be tine
tured with bit of the authors indi-
vidualism, but the ideal news story is
that which goes in for the facts and
avoids the comments. The Missouri
misconception is all too common
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

OMAHA, Feb. $50 the Editor of The
Bee: The old adage, Look before you
leap" never loses its force. a friend Of
mine is visiting me from California. He
had scarcely sat down in my home until
he began to upbraid me because Omaha
and Nebraska both voted for New Or
leans instead Of San Francisco" for the
Panama exposition, / assured him they
did not that we were first and last for
the Pacific coast; that all our interests
lay in that direction. 70 this he promptly
agreed and said that was why Califor-
mans wondered at our adverse action
Then | told him how our Omaha CONNER
cial club and our Nebraska house of
representatives did get off on the wrong
foot but that they were both pulled back
by more deliberate judgment. But the
pulling back did not happen to reach him
and lot of others and we stood in their
eyes convicted of folly. 1t might be a good
lesson for these august bodies in the flu
ture to look long II they would Jump far,
ROGER L. TOMBSTONE.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10
boss OF ALL TRUSTS.
Hard Coal Bunch Most DespOtic in
the United states.
Chicago Inter Ocean.

Hard Coal Bunch Most DespOtic In
the United states.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
For ten years individuals, companies
congressman and communities demanded in
ain that the Department OF Justice insti-
tute proceedings under the antitrust law
against the railroads composing what is
called by everybody the hard coal trust.
When finally one suit was brought and IN
time reached the supreme court decision
was rendered unfolding the constitutional
ity OF the commodities clause" OF the
interstate commerce law, but declaring that
one corporation has no legal" interest IN
a subsidiary company. The railroads i'm
mediately acted on that decision and
organized companies to own and operate
the unexpectedly only changing their
money from one pocket to another.
Later the government brought a suit
against the same railroads for violating
the antitrust law. but the federal circuit
court at Philadelphia decided last fan that
the government had failed to prove It's
allegations. The government took an ap-
peal to the supreme court which has moi
acted yet on the case.
Meanwhile the retail price OF hard Goa
has been raised in every market In thl,
country by some supreme power in the
anthracite mining industry. There is nc
such thing as competition In the wages
paid miners in railway freight rates, IL
prices TO retail dealers or 10 consumers.
There are those who say that the strong
est, best organized and most despotio trust
in the United States Is the hard coal trust
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10
salary Grab.

OMAHA, Feb. 9.-To the Editor of The
Rec: What occasoned this sudden demand
for an increase in the pay of our county
Was # the impossibility
of getting men to run for the office? Was
II public appeal in the interest of better
government? Or was 1t just a whisper in
a roundabout way from the worthy com
missioners that they would like to have
more money? Let's don't do it.
TAXPAYER,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

CourerntnE Jury service.
OMAHA. Feb 9-To the Editor OF The
Bee: In an article in Wednesday evening 8
issue Of The Bee appears the statement
that "fifty-two Of the venire OF 100 Jury
men called Wednesday were excused on
one pretext or another" Also that better
juries has long been the cry. but few seem
to think the work OF betterment should be
taken as an individual duty" The first
statement cited would make it appear that
the presiding Judge was indiscreet in eN.
cusing veniremen. and II is IN his behalf
Cunsolicited) that / would like to speak.
The presiding Judge probably realizes The
fact that the present jury system Is really
no better than the one preceding that a
man who Is forced to serve as a juryman
against his will is a poor person in whom
to trust the evidence OF case which
might mean much to the contestants.
Therefore the presiding Judge, wise beyond
the ordinary Judge in his position perhaps
realizes the injustice he would force upon
contestants I'm court by keeping men on
the venre who are not free to give their
time and attention to the evidence pre-
sented. And this Is not necessarily the fault
of those veniremen for few persons are
able to control their thoughts and keep
them in the channel which the occasion
requires
That the present system of selecting
jurors Is no better than the old system OF
bringing them in haphazard lies in the
fact that the county commissioner In
expected to know personally every name
sent In from his district. county com
missioner Is generally politician and he
is thrown more or less in contact with the
very element which became obnoxious ss
professional jurors under the old system,
and these necessarily, are the names he
presents for jury service under the present
system. because the law requires him TO
know personally the men whose names he
sends in.
The Jury system, I believe, would be
greatly improved II an arrangement we're
had whereby substitution could be made
for those not willing to serve on q jury,
TO be regulated by means which could be
worked out through investigation OF the
character of the person whose name 10
submitted for substitution, together with
reasonable compensation for jury service.
ONE OF THEM.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10
PROPHETS OF SPRING.
New York World

New York World ,t.,
Wild geese went honklng in the nIaht
Above the pasture drear;
Iheir chorus tended to excite
The rustic weather-seer
An early spring! Oh. Joyous news!'
Ihat Wishbone prophet said
And then he found he had to use
More blankets on his bed
A lone mosquito "Bizz-zlzz"
About a Nutmeg brow
me sage observer said. This is
a sign springs coming now
" harblnger OF weather mild
or green In field and grove!"
ana then he got more wood and piled
IL in the red-hot stove:
robin sang within a glade
In Jersey or in Comm;
What happy carolinGs he made
The theme OF Spring uponl
But as he trilled the sky to win.
His high sopranoo broke
Until his solo ended in
rasping bronchial throat
The grounding ventured out to see
II he would cast q shade;
Wherein he chuckied in his Eiee,
For not a spot he made.
Heneeforth the weather will be nice"
He parked, puffed up with pride
And then, all crusted round with ice
That woodohuok frose and died.
o prophets of the early spring.
Revered by simple menl
The same old brand of dope you bring.
and then-and then-and then
Well, then / look within my bin
And get my hard-earned roll
And speed me out and order in
fresh supply of coal.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10
WHITFIELD TO A POINT.

Ryker-Is he a chip off the old block ,
Stryker-No; he's joker off the old
deok.-Judge.
Ticket Collector-We don't stop here sir
Montague Swank Cwho has Just given up
ticket)-Stop where7
Ticket Colector-At the pawnbroker's-
NJ. A. p
The trouble about my son is that he
never knows where he is at"
Then why not get him a Job with the
weather bureau?'-Baltimore American.
politics."
My wealth prevents it," replied MIR.
Dustin StaX. II wouldn't be able TO give
a dollar In philanthropy without being ac-
cused OF starting a campaign fund TO
prejudice public opinion. ~ Washington
star.
Mrs. Dorkins-John, l saw a maRnlficent
Persian rug downtown this morning thai
could be bought for only $3.50
Mr.. Dorltins Staring vacantly at the cell
lng)-lt was a sixty horse power 1911 nat
tern, and ] could have got II Tor 5000
Chicago Tribune.
The funniest thing ! ever heard was a
German soprano singing in Italian"
Ihen you have never heard an Italian
soprano singing in German. cleveland
Plain Dealer. -'
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10
Amazingly Far-Fetched.


Mr. Lodges contention that the popular
election of United states senators would
be a revolutionary innovation is amazingly
far-fetched. But grant that It is as he
says. Have the people OF the United
States, after mature elaboration, the right
in peace and due constitutional order to
effect such change? Mr.. Lodge in effect
replies in the negative. so far as his in
fluence and vote can go the people OF the
United States through their state legisla-
lures shall not be given the opportunity TO
effect this change. His position is vastly
more revolutionary than the change pro-
posed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

Former Attorney General Bona
parte has the Napoleon spirit Of con-
quest and he is steadily progressing
through It. From practitioner at
law he goes to the presidents cabinet
and from there to newspaper work.
May he continue his logical rise.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10
TOLL ron THE DEAn.
-Four PRIIBearers az Burial of Pnrccl,
Post RtII.

Chicago Tribune.
In 1890 during the session Of the first,
81 900 900 congress, Mr.. John Wanams Ken.
the postmaster general. uttered his most
famous saylng-namely:
There are just four good reasons sgatnst
the parcels post, and they are the Amer
can Express company the Adams EN
press company, the United states Express
company and the Wells-Fargo COMPANY
Mr.. Wanamaker's epigram comes Of agc
this year. II is just as pat today as Il was
on its first birthday, and It looks as II il
had several years OF active life ahead OF
IT, For the present session of congress
has decided to bury the parcels post bill
proposed by the president--to bury 60
quietly and deep.
Not drum was heard, not funeral
note" Not one single little speech has
been made openly against the bill.
But II Is already In its shroud and It's
grave is being dug-for four good reasons
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

Here you are: The new governor of
California proposes a law that will
enable governors instead of legisla-
lures to name the United States SEN
ators. He was elected on the people
rule" platform, too.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10
From Coal Bins to Tanks.

Pretty soon, IL aeroplane improvements
keep on, coaling stations may be subordi-
mated in Importance to gasoline stations.
We don't own real estate enough In some
parts of the Pacific for many stations of
either kind
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

The need of Senator Burkett's law
for the inspection Of locomotive boil
ers got extra illustration in a Texas
railroad shop Wednesday. The mat
ter Of uniform and careful inspection
of locomotives is of too great impor-
lance to be neglected.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

The worst thing that has been said
OF Canada for inclining toward reci-
procity was said by the Toronto Even
ing Telegram, which referred to It as
a "spendthrift of inherited greatness"
the Harry Thaw among the nations"
Mercy!
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

The legislative mill at Lincoln is
moving by jerks, but its spasmodic
efforts are well worth watching. Its
transactions on Wednesday, for exam
pie, will long be remembered in Ne
braska.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

That Washington newspaper man
who got into a tilt with Congressman
Macon Of Arkansas is hereby duly re-
minded that the hair trigger is still
working down in that state, where the
other night one society youth killed
another one in church as the result
OF 4 quarrel over a cigarette.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

Something ought to be done to chain
down those villages on the northeast
coast Here one jumps up and goes
clear out to sea and another one on
an fee floe is wrecked.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

Fifty per cent of the possible vote
would not be considered remarkably
high in a country precinct, but it is
being used to support mountain of
innuendo because such a condition is
found in one of Omaha's wards.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

Mr.. Carnegie's astronomer, who
claims to have discovered sixty new
worlds, should bear in mind, however
that Mr.. Rockefeller beat him to the
one In which we dwell
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10
Handiest ThinE on wheeIs.

Texans living along the Rio Grande cross
the rivers IN automobiles 20 see the fights
between the federals and insurrectos in
Mexico. There isn't much OF anything you
can't do with a good automobile these days;
Il Is altogether about the handiest thing
IN use.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

The Nebraska legislature has re-
fused To go on record as opposed to
the Canadian reciprocity treaty. Ne
braska has been less spectacular, and
more consistent, than any of the pro-
gressive states. and this latest move
merely emphasizes the fact
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

One thing about the capital removal
matter will commend itself to the peo-
pie II Nebraska does determine to
abandon Lincoln as headquarters IL
will not need to so to much greater
trouble than did the Kentucllian when
he changed residence. All he had to
do was to throw some water on the
fire and call the dog.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10
sick Prerate. Exchange Greetings.
Philadelphia Recor,

The Interchange Of congratulations on
some Improvement I'm their respective con-
ditons between Archbishop Ryan and
Bishop Whitaker is an exceedingly inter-
esting incident and the public eongratulates
both prelates and hopes for still better
news from their sick rooms
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

Senator Bartling finally lit, and
much anxiety is thereby relieved, And
having alighted on the wet side of the
fence, the fight for county option will
be continued in our next"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

Speaking of two dark horses to
make the race for president and vice
president on the democratic ticket in
1912, how would w. J. Bryan and A.
e. Stevenson do?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10
A Lone star Sob.

Uncle Sam is rushing troops to the Next
can border. 1t is mean trick not to let
Texas handle the situation, inasmuch as
We have so much experience in dealing
with affairs of this character and enjoy
the work so much.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
pOrnriIy should have The Bee
mailed 90 them. Address will be
changed Hs often AZ requested.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

And those Hartman lines will have
something to write about when they
go to invest that $l,25O,OOO in ad-
vertising the west.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

II Fred Cosgrove didn't have his
fingers crossed when he made that
pledge there will be pretty little
scramble for a nomination about this
time next year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10
TrnIr q Moving Picture.
CLEVELAND Plain Dealer.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
One of the most touching things in mod
ern history is the way the Steel trust is
worrying about how reciprocity is going
to injure the American farmer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10
JANUARY CIRCULATION.
1926

State OF Nebraska, County OF douglas, IS.
Dwight Williams. circulation manager OF
The bee Publishing company being duly
sworn, says that the average daliy CT =
culatiOn, less spelled, unused and returned
copies, for the month OF January, 1911, was
25,s26 DWIGHT WILLIAMS,
Circulation Manager.
Subscribed In my presence ana sworn 10
before me this LIST day OF February, 1911.
(SealD ROBERT HUNTER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

Down in Missouri some OF the dee
strick school trustees are fighting the
plan OF merging country schools. You
certainly have TO show those Mis-
sourians.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

The Globe-Democrat refers to II as
The Honduran melee" That is TAX
ing all the glory out of the war
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

Money talks for fertilization" No
scandal; just the senator from Missis-
sippi lining up on the right side of the
question.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

report says the curb broker viii
organize. 1t has been the idea of some
folks that they were fairly well or
ganlzed already
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

Sure, remove the Missouri capitol
to st. Louis and build it on the site
OF old Kerry Patch and let them go
to It.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

If Alton B. Parker should happen
TO land in the United States senate.
who would carry the news to Fair
view?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

Just to show that they take no stock
in signs, the packers have hired thir-
teen lawyers to defend them
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

No matter whose fault it was the
abuses against which the railway mail
clerks protested are about to be cor
rected,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

What will happen when Diaz de-
cides to take those insurgents seri-
ously, one shudders to contemplate.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

A riyer-to-mountain highway would
be very nice thing, but what Ne
-braska most needs is, however, a
fafm-to-market highway.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

That fire that destroyed the Mis-.
souri, capitol seems to have missed the
democratic mule.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

Now they are calling it "Arizona's
crazy constitution"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

Henry James play, The Saloon"
did not please London. Those English
are a pragmatic lot.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10
The Bees Letter Box

Contributions on Timely subjects
Not HHessdinE Two hundred words
Are Invited from Our Readers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

new sinews Of war to both by multi
plying resources.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-10

It is vive Jesse James with the
moving picture shows.