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Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
OecupatiOnal Diseases.

The Illinois Commission On Occupa-
tional Diseases discloses some infor-
nation that ought to be Of vital use
in this general effort to improve
health. 1t points out with particular
emphasis the need OF wholesome con-
ditions for the. employed, especially
those in factory or mill. Ignorance
Of these conditions on the part of the
employe and Indifference on the part
of the employer are responsible for
untold misery and misfortune. and 1t
is the duty of the state to attend to
the matter. 10 see that this indiffer-
ence and ignorance are corrected. The
average man spends most of his time
at his work and II he is there amid
unhealthful conditions 1t Ia almost
useless to think Of him being a healthy
man. ~ '--'s '-v -r
The report Of the Illinois commits
sion deals with only the most danger
GUS occupations. So unwholesome
are con ditions IA some Of these places,
'choked with fumes Of metals or acids,
the report states, that since the facts
have been made known ii is dificult
to get men to work there. and In most
OF them only the ignorant, unskilIed
or helpless class will do SO. Among
these are many young men from south
ern European countries, and the re-
port Is replete with instances of the
most shameful imposition upon these
poor foreigners. Never dreaming of
the danger Of the poisons contained
in chemicals with which they come in
contact, they lay themselves liable to
deadly disease every day, and some of
them forfeit their lives as the penalty
Of their ignorance and their employ
ers' indifference.
But in some OF the higher occupa-
tions, such as mechanical artists or
retouchers, some 500 OF whom are
employed In Chicago, and are intelli-
gent, educated people, the commission
finds great need for its efforts. Men
and women earelessly do things that
jeopardize their health there as else
where. The work Of the Illinois COM
mission IL but begun, but 1t Is enough
to show the need of such work gem
orally over the country. We must
have the most rigid inspection of this
character to give effectiveness to our
national good health propaganda.
While looking out for the betterment
Of country life, let US also give attsn-
ton to the improvement Of city life.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
Catching the Crowd.

The test Of . public mans success
with the people IL his ability TO hold
their respect and confidence, not Sim
ply to catch. the crowd. A man may
be severely criticised for some indi-
vidual act, but no single act is to form
the basis OF popular Judgment. The
man who wears with the people is the
man worth while. the man who serves
the people best and whose public
words and deeds will bear the scrutiny
of time. II 10 no indictment Of 4
mans sincerity or quality OF intellect
for him to possess the knack OF catch
ing the fancy of those to whom he
speaks, whether from the rostrum or
through the press. Indeed. that is a
very necessary accomplishment these
days. But II IL an indictment of him
when he sssks no more than to gain
superficial popular approval for purely
selfish ends.
The people may DO taken on their
feet for the moment by an apt phrase,
but they cannot be kept on their feet
by one. They may applaud the slo-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT.

81. Louis GlobeiDemocrRt: Joseph Smith.
head OF the Mormon church. has no cause
20 complain OF the Sugar trust. He has
been getting two or more Jumps OF sugar
In his coffee for a long time.
ST. Paul Pioneer Press; Bishop Partridge
Of Kansas City, just back from Japan, de-
clsres that the Japanese before being mrs.
tianiEed must be shown that the new
religion IL a benefit to them individually
and nationally. In other words the bishop
IL trying to prove that the orisins@ Jap
snese came from Missouri.
New York Tribune: The coronatio, mass
IN the Roman Catholic cathedral in Lon
don should serve as an impressive and
convincing object lesson TO both parties In
every European country in which there is
conflict between clericaism and the
civil government. Nowhere in Europe Is
the Roman Catholic church more free and
prosperous than in the United Kingdom,
and nowhere is the state less IN danger OF
clerical msddling.
Golfers Weekly: The Rev. John CLARK
several years ago had charge OF a pastor
ate at Red Lodge. Mont. His health began
TO fail. He was advised to go back to the
soil" He borrowed money to file on a
forty-acre tract Of land near Fromberg in
Ciark's Fork valley. Montana. His friends
discouraged him, but he was persistent
His neighbOrs named his farm THE Par
sons Folly" They laughed when he
planted some apple trees. But the neigh
bors. too, have orchards now. The Rev.
Mr.. Clark has a large number Of blue
ribbons for prizes won at state and county
fairs. His farm represents today. after
twelve years OF rejuvenatins and happy
toll, . value of $4,000
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
States Rights RediYiyus.

A glorious revival of states rights
doctrine has been instituted by Colonel
George Harvey of Harper's- Weekly,
who suggests as a compromise on the
direct election Of United States sena-
tors a revised amendment providing
that the senate be composed of two
senators from each state elected by
the people or by the legislature
thereof as the people shall determine"
Arguing that each state be allowed to
elect its senator's In any way II sees
at. Colonel Harvey adds, Ito enforce
upon sovereign state a method OBJ
noxioHs to the people Of that state is
an outrageous violation of the spirit
Of our, institutions and Of the princi.
pie OF home rule upon which our gov
eminent stands"
1t was supposed that We had settled
this states rights business by .arbitra-
ment OF war nearly nifty years ago,
when the same idea was possessing
certain states that they be allowed
not only to choose their senator's as
they saw fit, but to send them to rep
resent them either in the senate at
Washington or in the confederate sem
ate at Richmond. The federal con-
stitutlon declares that our president
and vice president shall be chosen by
electors appointed by <the several
states in such manner as the Iegisla-
lures thereof may direct, reservinK to
congress-, however, the right to deter
mine the time Of choosing electors
and fixing q uniform day for them to
vote. In the early days the legisla-
lures themselves named the electors
as they saw ut, but no legislature
would be permitted to do 80 now.
There IL no more reason why II
would be obnoxious to the spirit of
our institutions to compel q so-caIIed
sovereign state to choose its repressn-
tatives in the senate by direct vote
than to compel the same state TO
choose Its representatives in the cleo
toral college by direct vote. The very
essence OF equality in the senate
would require that all the senator's
have not only the same qualifications
and tenure. but also derive their on
cial commissions In the same way and
from the same source. II would be
no more OF IAN outrageous violation
OF the principle Of home rule" to COM
pei the states TO choose senators by
popular vote than to compel them. az
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

Quence OF a demagogue at frst, but
they will after a while find him out
and reject him. The people are ulti-
mstely correct in the application Of
their own test. They often act by
impulse and with error, but they al
ways come back finally TO a sober
judgment, and then comes the reckon
ing for those who have played upon
their credulity. The grandstand man
succeeds but for a day. Sooner or
later popular opinion will unmask
him and force him of the stage.
Mr.. Barnum was only part right
when he said the American people
like to be fooled. The American peo-
pie have sometimes seemed to think
they liked to be fooled, but generally
when they wake up to the realization
that they have been fooled it goes
hard with the impostor.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
Merger valu. Intangible.

The commissioner of corporations
strikes q responsive popular chord
when he insists upon computing Steel
trust prohts upon q tangible property
valuation and not . merger value. The
trust will doubtless claim q merger
value in defining its book valuation,
Mr.. Smith thinks. But the govern
ment could not afford to accept the
merger value without tuStifying the
merger. Furthermore, II could not
get at the actual profits that way, for
the merger value Is not tangible. To
Justify It, and therefore the merger,
would stultify the whole proceedings
of the government at the outset. It
10 enough that this corporation has
been permitted to form combine in
the most important industry in the
world, let alone allowing 1t credit for
q merger value of It's holdings en-
which to reckon profits. II the gov
eminent were to permit that 1t might
as we'll drop the whole action whore II
is. Yet, undoubtedly, this will be one
of the crucial points in the coming
court night.
Notwithstanding all that has been
published in the course Of the Steel
trusts campaign to beat down the I'm
preston Of swollen fortunes accruing
from the industry, the governments
Investigation as shown in this report
dlsoioses yearIS average proht Of IL
per cent on the investment for q
period OF ten years on the basis Of
tangible property. valuation. This,
most people will admit. is q liberal
return for money invested. And yet
It probably does not represent all the
eGrningh for. ~ the commissioner
shows, a great deal Of unworked prop
erty lie held by the trust. showing that
dividends from actually paying prop
critics must exceed this average.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
Boosting and Knocking.

In the course of very interesting
editorial calling on the people of Dem
yer and Colorado to advertise the cli-
matte advantages of the city and state
so as to invite people from less fortu-
nate sections there for the summer
season. the Denver Republican makes
this notation:
All that we can state 10, that II Denver
were to receive one-tenth Of the advertis-
ing for its effectiveness, for its cool,
balmy nights, for its moral and physical
cleanliness and desire to be a modern
American city, that 1t received q year ago,
TO go no further back, from the Lindsey
undertaking brigade, today 1t would be
tented city unable to accommodate the
many thousands flocking this way
The Republican is in a measure cor
rect, no doubt, about this. And right
here II may not be out of place to say
that the essential difference between
the advertising Of the knocker and
the other fellow lie that the knocker
is usually looking out for No. 1, while
the legitimate or genuine press agent
has the prosperity of the city or. state
at heart. The fellow who decries his
city or state by believing out to the
world all its bad points magnified a
thousandfold is not doing that because
he cares about boosting or lettering
the community, but because 1t COM
mends itself to him as an effective
way of getting before the public.
Denver is not alone in the misfor-
tune of having knockers within It's
limits. Nearly every city has them.
Omaha has been particularly un-
blessed with them. So we are able
to commiserate Denver.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
A Prime Peace Plan.

The Outlook does we'll to urge upon
congress the necessity of -enRcting .
law giving to federal courts the power
to protect aliens and punish wrongs
Indicted upon them. The movement
should be taken up and pressed Wig
orOusly from ali, parts Of the country.
II is brought to attention through the
action of ehe recent Mohonk Arbitra-
ton Conference which, through a COM
mittes composed of Senator Root,
Governor Baldwin Of Connecticut and
George w. Krchwsy, petitioned con-
srSss to pass q measure of this char
acter.
As tie uutiSok says, an ounce Of
prevention VI International disputes is
better thar posnd Of cure, and this
would ne one way of preventing them.
1t Is strahGa taEt sNr courts have not
been so aZapowgeOd years ago, partio-
ularly since 70 May international dis
putes have grown out of alleged mis-
treatment in this country Of the sub
tects of another. Before we may
claim the most for our international
arbitration plans We shall have to pro-
vide for this other deficiency. There
would be very much less to arbitrate
II our courts possessed power OF pro-
lection Of aliens that they should. It
seems utter folly to talk of abolishinE
war 80 long a. We failito abolish con-
ditions or possibilities Of war.
But this demand now Is nothing
new, As has been pointed out. four
presidents In late ysArs--Harrison
Cleveland. Mckinley and Taft-have
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
; People and Events

DID George do itH Well. he was the
whole show.
Perhaps DR.. osIer figures that being a
British baronet Is as effective as being
chloroformed.
The mystery is cleared up at last. Base
ball was played by aborigines In South
America as far back as the sixteenth CEN
tury, which explains why some Indians
still stick to the game.
The coming entertainment OF Admiral
Togo In this country, by All means. should
include a live exhibit of dead war scares,
with Leslie Shaw and Dick Hobson az
chsperons. Nothing less will come up to
the standard OF four uncle's hospitality.
II DR.. Wiley has as much regard for the
plain people a. he processes, he should
postpone until cold weather a solution of
the question. what IL beer7" What Is
pressing for solution just now H. some
workable means Of shrinking the collar Of
the schooner.
The main objection to the signed editorial
law proposed in New York state Is the
possibility OF banishing the shelterinG edi-
torial we" whereby the individual lodges
the public's merry ha-hA In New York
WV ASSeStS "a SAlAVtsAAp ~ Iils ctleI as
set OF the profession
The casual remark OF President Taft
about returning to Cincinnati when his
public duties close has provoked a swelling
wave OF sympathy. No matter how much
men differ with the policies Of the admin
tstFation. no one 10 heartless enough to
impose the Cincinnati penalty.
A marked reduction in the consumption
OF champagne and an increase In the con-
sumption OF gasoline is noted as one OF
the signs OF the times In this country
ConnOisseurs agree that q champagne APP
petite and . buzz wagon DO not pull to-
gether. One or the other must be ditehed.
The SO-cent gas law In New York. which
was denounced a. oonnscation a few years
ago, put t6.000.00o in the oompany's surplus
last year. Chicago lie striking out for
H-eent gas ana Omaha II wasting q lot OF
gas over dollar gas AS to which of the
latter win arrive first. every sport can pick
hia own horse.
Owing to the inability OF the moving pic
ture men ~ reach the scene OF carnage
In time. the referees are unable to decide
which Of the oombatants-ths Hungarian
Diet, the Illinois legislature. the Russian
Duma or the Tennessee iegisIa ture-Won
the middleweight championship in the re-
cent mills" Under the rules OF the ring
in Illinois Il lie settled that victim OF tina
gavel can't come back.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
wife co late husband) -whers have you
THE LITTLE RED SHOES.

There's q hole in the toe
And they're battered and worn, s.,
4 r, butter; EsS L n nost son. ~. 1'F
Yet know Of few things
That ! hold half az dear
As the little red shoes
On my high chandelier. N'.'
The hole In the toe
Was the special delight ,..
OF the wee one who wore them
So bonnie and bright;
So treasure thom now
And hang them above
For the sake Of that wee one.
My dear little leye. PSF
They talk to me often, e.
Those little red shoes, -
And tell OF high revels,. nm
Gay laughter, soft COOS,
And many frolie
Joined In BY US all
For the sake OF the wee one r&
Who held Nc IN thralL V
They mind me Of walks
Through nursery and hall
To search for the moon
Or to play hide and call: -g-'t
OF long. tender twthghts ss--t.... .
When sleepy dark eyes ,-
Watched for the sandman '-...,...
To low lullabys-
There. a holS in the toe
A button 10 missing,
The red 10 most gone. ri
Yet I know of few things - '|.. ..
That hold half ~ dear 49,. i-t ~
As the little red shoes ..t.. :.
On my high chandelier.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

We have always compelled them, to
choose members OF the lower house
by popular vote.
The demand for direct election Of
United States senator's is so strong
that it will not be content with any
halfway measures predicated on q
surrender to the old states rights
theories OF secession days.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
THRIFT IN INSURANCE.,
Family Safeguards Reflected In Bust
ness Of Life CemPanteP. az.

ness Of Life Companies.
81 ssa San Francisco Chronicle. ,t,fs7r M
Few people In discussing the question OF
thrift give due weight to the important
part played by, life insurance in the United
States, According to q statement recently
issued the regular life insurance com
panies Of the United States In 1910 paid
claims to the amount of 1881, 900 and divi-
bends. surrender values and annuities ag.
gregating So, 0O0, COO New insurance to the
amount OF y, 900 was written during
the year and after the policy account de-
auctions the insurance in force showed an
increase Of over 81 100. 900 900. In addition to
the large amounts Of payments by the regu-
lar companies there was also a great sum
dlsbursed by fraternal companies. Under the
circumstances there hardly seems to be suf-
fcient foundation for the charge frequently
brought against Americans that they lack
thrift. They do not live as closely as other
people because they do not have to, and
they waste a great deal that might be
saved, but on the whole they cannot be re-
garded as negligent of the future.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

Mr.. Bryan's commoner slurs 1.-THE
hired men" on the Houston Post and
the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Does
1t forget that at the time he was first
nominated for president Mr.. Bryan
was a hired man. on a newspaper,
filling place bought for him by
subsidy Of silver bullionaire's money!
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

The st. Louis Times says Hell hath
no fury like a Kansas day." and to
prove its contention cites a few
weather statistics. For instance, the
temperature at fourteen Kansas towns
on the same day showed a mean (no
word In the language is so Significantly
temperature Of 100 plus. The maxi
mum was lis and the minimum 1O1.
Then ask whats the matter with
Kansas" ....t.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
VACATION TIME.
The Annual Rush for Recreation and
Things.
New York Tribune.


New York Tribune.
The crops, the business outlook, the
trust cases. poltics--all these are topics
of Conversation still, but the question Of
real Importance at this season IL, where
are you going to spend your vacation r.
1t is asked with genuine interest; II is
answered with enthusiasm born Of visions
of leisurely mornings and restful after
moons, Of oblivion of the daily round. Of
sunshine and leafy hooks, OF hammoeks
and fishing rods and golf sticks, OF lastly
floating canoes. perhaps, and filled sails.
Of long stretches Of clean sand and white
see spray or Of the majesty Of mountains.
II is perhaps the most vital question
which the busiest nation on earth lie an
nually called upon to settle. Upon the
wisdom Of the answer depends our undi-
minished efficiency, our ability to con-
tnue with renewed vitality the struggle
for life and progress. Many there be who
leave the answer TO the hazard OF the
last moment but the wise take counsel In
time. An early decision. q timely compile
ton OF arrangements. produce n prelimin-
airy tranquility OF mind that may be
counted as part Of the benefits OF tina va
cation itself. &c.,.
The choice Of vacation spot IL not a
difficult one, wide though It be, nor IL It
an unpleasant task to go roaming In ad-
vance through the tempting offers Of re-
treat In the columns Of the press. The
secret Of 1t lies In an early decision, q
Tranquil assurance that all arrangements
have been made when the man locks his
desk and the woman her trunks on the
eve of departure. Children may be trusted
to find happiness anywhere. Theirs Is the
golden gift Of creating itsfor themselves
out of material that their elders have iost
the power 10 see. o."
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
Midsummer Amusement.
A.. wi. ua..tL

A little while ago the nation was hanging
breathlsss upon the question what is
whiskyH" Now Dr. Wiley promises us the
even more generally snthralling oonun-
drum. What 10 bser7" One Of these days
we may get around 30 the scarcely less per-
sonal inquiry, What is breadr'
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
TUNE CIRCULATION,
48,466

State Of Nebraska, County Of Douglas, So:
Dwight Williams, circulation manager OF
The Bee Publishing company, being duly
sworn, says that the average daily circula-
copies. for the month OF June 1911, was
B,t6s. DWIGHT WILLIAMS,
Circulation Manager.
before me this first day OF July, 19i1.
lsealJ ..a4ri ROBERT HUNTER,
e u ..-'use Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

INDIANAPOLIS News.

Mr.. Morgan has traded an autograph
letter Of Martin Luther, said to be worth
s2S,ooO to the kaiser for the grand cross
of the Order OF the Red Eagle. and each
party to the dicker seems to think he got
the best of II.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

The st. Louis Times publishes the.
photographs OF a mother and six chill
dren "about to be evicted for nom
payment of house rent" Hunt up the
landlord f.'' at
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

And our Water board bowler has
not yet deigned to tell us whether the
100000 OF past due hydrant rental
is included in the ts,a5o.OoO bond
issue or has to be paid by a special
tax levy.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

The National Association OF, First
Glass 'Postnastsrs is to meet In omaha
in September. The prosrAm-makSrs
wiz be overlooking the chance Of a
lifetime II they do not assign to. our
Omaha postmaster the reading Of
paper on How to shaken Down ana
Get Away with It."
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

You cannot lose our Congressman
Lobsck. He has started a little trust
Investigation all his own. having in
troducsd bill to 80 after the Intsrna-
tional Harvester company. Next
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
For the Public Good.

Out OF all the, welter and turmoil over
reciprocity and the tariff In the United
States senate grows the conviction that
they will be solved in the true interest Of
the American people,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

Chicago now protests against It's
huekstsrs holisring. Pretty, soon Il
will DO Directing to the coaches out
on the south side and west side maxi
ing noise.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

Woodrow Wilson and q western
man" That. sounds, suSpiciously, like
a hint at our Sage Of Fairview for
second place.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

In reply to letter Of congratulation sent
by Govsrnor Foss Of Massachusetts to King
George the governor has received a message
Of thanks to his loyalty" The message
should be framed and placed among the
treasures Of Faneuil Hail.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

Senator Lorimsr'S friends admit
that . jackpot has always been main
tanned at Springfield for such pur-
poses, but perish the thought that Mr.,
Lorimer benefited by 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
Is Nature Takins Netsst

The two crops which Show the lowest com
dition this year are hay and oats. Does
this mean that nature has taken note of
the passing Of the horse and IL no longer
wasting her energies producing his feed ?
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

Note. that Observation-Disclosures ice
melts as fast in Omaha az the IS or
accent variety enjoyed in Kansas
citS,, Dss hoines, St. Joseph and
Denver. sts -.t.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

New Workers are discussing the
proPriety. Of, wearing detachable cuffs.
Sleeves rolled up to the elbow feel
much better this sort OF weather.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

II there Ia any other reason why
the dollar gas ordinance is void, the
attorneys must have overlooked it
quite unintep tionally. -s a.. -
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

Subscribers leaving the city tsna-
DerhRtly should have The Bee
sailed ts them. Address will. be
changed az often as Essussted,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

Why not put the Boy Scouts on the
heels or some of these predatory
trusts that are under surYeillancef
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

A charge is made In New York that
loan sharks" bought legislation. oh.
discount It,. :,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

What 10 thisf The Topeka Capital
says III thefe ID ANYTHING like or
ganiEed opposition to the president in
Kansas II has not manifested itself. {"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

Reno, ,NsV, plans q big, Fourth of
Julyg celebrations, 1t certainly will be
along Independent lines. w. '.%-:
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

The celebration can be safe and
sane, and just as patriotic.