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Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02
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The Author Explains.

1 The Author Explains.
/ OMAHA, Neb., Jan. ss-To the Editor Of
the Bee: In your paper Of January = sp-
pesrsd an editorial in regard TO jury trials
before the police magistrate in which you
charge that these juries were authorized
BY the democratic delegation from this
county, and that the clause providing for
police court juries was Joker carefully
hidden in the recesses Of an apparently
innocent bill Kindly let me assure you
, that you are misinformed as TO both Of
the above statements. ! drew that bill
and asked Honorable John II. Grossman
to introduce it. When the bill was up
before the judiciary committee Of the
house. Mr.. Grossman asked me to appear
and explain the bill, which l did. Honor
able E. B. Quackenbush asked me II the
bill under consideration complied with the
provisions OF the constitution. towit: The
right OF trial by jury shall remain invio-
late, but the legislature may authorize
trial by jury of less number than twelve
men. In courts inferior to the district
court" The bill as II then stood did
not permit OF jury trial in any case.
frankly admitted that did not BELIEVE the
bill as II then stood complied with the
constitution. and explained that the bin
in that respect had been drawn as the law
existed in cities OF the metropolitan class
He assured me that he knew that il was
Unconstitutional as II then stood. then
suggested an amendment which granted
jury trial in mIsdemeanor cases under the
taf 10 Lad nvki h.
ton of Mr. Quackenbush was adopted.
and which is the law as It now stands.
This amendment which l suggested was
afterwards fully discussed on the floor
Of the house, so the democratic delegs-
tlon are not to blame for the jury pro-
vision. and the jury provision was not
Joker carefully hidden in the recesses OF
an apparently innocent bill In fact all
parties concerned were desirious of OBJ
tanning valid law. and were not attempt
ing to hide anything from the public. for
they had no Interior motive. and were not
seeking surreptitious legislation.
I am fully convinced that the law as
il now stands Is constitutional and am
just as thoroughly convinced that the Sec
ton in regard to jury trial would have
been unconstitutional II the bill had been
passed as originally drawn. 1t. there
fore. makes no difference how the jury
law came into existence II is valid. and
II the Jury had been denied II would have
been invalid. One of the judges Of our
district court has so held.
Kindly permit mo to suggest that there
IL more trouble with The ueopIe drawn a.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02
Anemocrat on the T.riff.

SCOTS BLUFF. Neb.. Jan. %. Isl2.-
To the Editor OF The Bee: W. J. Taylor,
takes exceptions to the Free Raw Ma
terial." idea. This theory really never did
make much OF hit with producers OF
raw material" But Mr.. Taylor ellmin.
ates sugar from his objections. Why ex-
cept this agricultural product? An talk
Of tariff reduction OF sugar 50 far has
been on the raw material" and not upon
the refined product. 1t will put producers
Of sugar beets In competition with coolies
and coons. II will add TO the profits of
the refineries on the sescoast. and injure
perhaps destroy--the factories in the in
terror. As usual. farmers are to get It in
the neck, and this time even our friend
Taylor Is for making beet raisers the
goats We are for horizontal reduction.
s or 10 per cent per year, and no violent
alterations TO, effect any particular class
or impair our revenues Let us use good
business principles. in this as well as
any other business. Yours. LA 81
o. d. SUBWAY
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02
People Talked About

General O. B. viIljoen. Boer war hero
and adiutanti Of President Kruger in the
closing days Of the Boer republic, has
renounced his american citizenship and
received Mexican naturalization papers.
IN the recent Mexican revolution he was
one OF General Msdero's military ad-
yiSers.
Mrs. George B. SEastin. nee castleman.
known as the handsomsst woman IN
Kentucky. years ago posed for the figure
on the monument far her husbands
grave. Last reek Mrs. Eastin was
buried beside the ripBunent on which
her figure. stsndiug, leans against the
trunk and base q a marble cross. with
the torn book q life at her feet.
In the public understanding the late
Henry Labouchers eas regarded as the
controlling splrit or London Truth and
his reputation as q writer sprsng from
Il, The current issue Of Truth classes
this belief as asmyth Instead OF being
the mesing ikeisst Of the publication
Lsbby Is pictured as the editor who alb
sorbed all thsssisry Of success. did pre-
cious little At the actual work. and
rarely planned its campaigns. Another
idol shriNe,sd up by near spotlight.
Berry Bovdsn. n-yesr-old boy Of
Macon. Ca Is much envied By his CON-
panicns because Of the feats he does with
his veSy eapacieas mouth. When opened
TO its fun extent the corners Of the
mouth are less than half an inch from
tho lobe Of each ear. He can put his fist
in his mouth. can hold two eggs in II
without difficulty and his last triumph
was TO take a toy balloon in his mouth
and then initiate IT to its fun sire. He
also boasts Of his ability to whisper in
his own ear.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

= y
Trsta5mssiqe two little boys. one
Q and re other 10 years old. incar-
.ceratef amidst filth and vermin along
with thirty-nve to forty insane men
in a'county hospital. ward. IL this
tale OF inhuman treatment came from
any other place, our people would be
aghast with the horror of II, but
when II happens right here IN Omaha
in our own county hospital. as re-
suit OF neglect and Incompetence Of
the democratic combine that has been
running county aifairs with such a
high hand up TIL now. folks even
stand for an attempt to gloss over the
brutality. and TO palliate it with ex-
cuses that these little boys are dan
gerous" criminals.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02
Sauce for Both Goose and tiandsr


Our democratic friends are discov-
ering that In politics as elsewhere
what's sauce for goose is also sauce
for gander. They have been trying
hard TO foment dlscord among repub-
lican factions, and at the same time
TO preserve harmony between demo-
cratic elements, only TO have It forced
upon them that conditions are much
alike on both sides OF the political
fence.
Our amiable democratic contem-
porary Is very much distressed, for
example, by the charges that this or
that aspirant for democratic leader
ship is the servant and tool Of the
interests" and therefore not to be
trusted. The supporters Of each can
didate for democratic favor are sppar-
entity trying to run down his eompe-
tltors by this sort OF warfare. whereas
the declaration is quoted with ap-
proval that ito say that a man claim.
iEg to be a democrat represents the
interests. is to say that he Is a con.
temptible masouerador." And thi,
further admonition Is given:
Democrats should beware not TO so e
far in fighting each other that they car
not hope 10 combine eventually 10 nigh
the common enemy after the nomlna
tons are made. There Is legitimate anS
well grounded difference Of opinion a,
to the claims. qualifications and sbiiit,
Of the various candidates. and those diff
ferenoes should be fought out fairly ans
honorahly. finally to Be settled secorsln,
to he good old democratic custom o
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02
The Steel Trusts Defense,

1t has not been supposed that the
United States Steel corporation would
plead guilty to the governments
charge OF maintaining a monopoly
therefore no disappointment or sur
prise is occasIoned by its defense. The
trust, in answering the suit to dis
solve II. sets forth that II was or
ganized, not as monopoly, but as a
means Of economic efficiency; that IL
has never become a monopoly; that
Iit has never aimed at or accom-
plished the destruction OF competi-
ton. and that is not operating In
violation of the federal antitrust
laws.
On July /, 1911. Commissioner of
Corporations Herbert Knox Smith
filed an exhaustive report with the
Department OF Commerce aud Labor,
setting forth the result OF long In
vestigation calculated to determine
whether or not the United States
Steel corporation wss monopoly
operating in restraint Of trade. He
first took up the ruling motive" of
the process Of indignation by which
the trust was formed. and this ruling
motive he found to be the removal
of competition. This removal OF COM
petition was effected principally by
''the restriction OF competition
through comblnation"--monopoly. Al
the time OF Its formation the United
States Steel corporation. Mr.. Smiths
report shows. controlled about two
thirds OF the country's production Of
crude steel and from one-half TO four
fifths OF the principal rolled zteel
products. IL comprised ore, coal
limestone. natural gas. railway and
steamship companies. blast furnaces
steel works. rolling, mills. finishing
plants and various other properties.
1T was a thoroughly, integrsted
concern. from ore to finished prod
ucts," cooIly concludes the report
And Of paramount importance in the
process OF Indignation was the ore
Not until Il had been brought within
the trusts control was the monopoly
complete. II Is OF interest here. In
view OF the disinterested and un.
sophisticated Mr.. Carnegle's testi.
mony. to note that. according 10 the
Smith report. THE spark that lighted
the train tof integration) was the
threat OF the Carnegie company to
erect a great tube plant near Cleye-
land. thus invading the field Of the
finished manufacturer" Mr.. Car.
negie. the record shows. never had "a
build his plant to carry out hi,
threat.
1t all goes to show that. essential
as are the vast organlxations Of
wealth, they have TO be closel,
watched to keep them from playing
tricks on the organizers and the nj
Innate consumers. such as the stee
trust seems to have accidental,
played in reaching out and becoming
monopoly In spite OF all that Messrs
Carnegie, Rockefeller, Morgan, Gar.
OF al. could do to prevent IT,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

The Nebraska Code commission
gives II out that Its revision of the
statutes will omit as far as possible
all unnecessary legal verbiage such
as said" and aforesaid" and as
"herelnbefore provided. What can
have struck those code commission
ers? Have they no consideration at
all for the poor printer who gets paid
at so much per page?
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

The farewell banquet in Omaha 10
a retiring professor Of the state uni
Versity at Lincoln is evidence that
Omaha and the university we're never
before In As close touch as they are
row. The university 10. we believe,
doing more than any other factor al
Lincoln to ailsy whatever disposition
to unfriendIinsss to Omaha is har.
bored down there.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02
IlEookins Backward
IhisDagy in0maha.
+ COMPILED FRoni BEE FILES
Thirty Years Ago
FER ..

Thirty Years Ago
right.
The Imperial club gave their second
party AT Masonic hail. with a large mum.
Der OF the club members, and their
friends present. q, s...... ...---. :
Mr. p. B. Fosdyke. late OF cruickshanE
& Co, now connected with a New
York house, was married to Miss Lizzie
Webb Of this city and started east OF
their bridal tour this evening.
Mcmahon. Albert 4 Co. are to succeed
to the pioneer drug business Of Ish 4
Mcmahon. s-- .r
The Hotel de Coos is TO be enlarged b.
the addition OF third story. "
Charles A. Rankin, employed at The
Board Of Trade for some time past. has
accepted position with Mr.. Gibler OF
the European hotel. Fremont.
The b. & NJ Athletic club went through
their inltlstory exhibition OF gymnastics
at Turner hall under the direction OF
Herr Paul witte.
The Scandinavian Baptist church Ia.
called a new pastor. Rev. Mr.. n. Hagland
formerly of Weston in Saunders county
who, with his family. has taken resi.
dence on North Ninsteenth street
Miss Alwyne Heynold, the celebrated
German actress who recently distin.
guished herself at the Omaha German
thester, returned from 81. Louis saying
she far prefers Omaha. She was accom-
panied by Mr.. Kuester, also OF the Ger.
man theater.
L. J. curr1e Of South Bend has notified
Secretary Allen OF the Board Of Trade OF
the discovery Of fine new granite in
his quarry that can be used as paving
stone.
Men and teams are wanted to work in
the ice youth of Boyd's packing house.
Wages il.,o per man. $3.50 for teams.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02
LINES 10 A GROUND HOG.

Oh Mr.. Groundhog,, eSteud, h
4 greeting 70 your apclsnt highness.
! hope you find eioudy sky
and are not sd bed With sudden shyuess:
hone you keep sonf word IN vs.
IL you should failsto see. rQnr shadow,
OF ! shall quit-end PACK trr dude
And take the train for Hidgrsdo.
De;pssn your Nibs. and, Rrotaes syelsb
Wien en- 80 Is =. & ss ss s.es e. ssl''
Felix's wade thro. januaiy padspes:
When way up north mosquitoes bite
And lgay down south the tourist freezes
There Amt no teltin. yhsts 20 60
Most everything In nature breathss
Win Instinct and with truth aincrring.
Bur that san not ne said % yssl--a I.
sYour promise fssnot WORTH a herring:
Tas sss Sf va Sa fss z s - u sf
That makes some pesslrfis,s declare
Toa.re not Earth the sawdust for your
stuffing
some think that souls OF bird and besst
In human form have once abided:
And It's not hard to guess your share
II on this sphere you thus resided;
For u we turned the pages back
Nd had at, ths an Tnystis power e scan.
In the shape Of some ancient weather
man.
-BAYoLL NE TRELE
p. 8 And now your philosophie minds
Dear readers may this rhyme constru4-
The groundhog's worth has risen some
He serves q purpose-aIl things do.
PERHAPS some weather man Ne know
who deals out fair and warmer" dope
May read q warning in this rhyme
AsxA a. .f. Frfak-AaF a. k<sx.a
Omaha. b y. Z,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

All the elective occupants OF the
state house who are completing their
first terms have filed for renomins-
ton and reelection on the theory
that they are entitled to popular APP
proval Of their oficial records as a
vote OF confidence in them and the
party. That is exactly what Presi-
dent Taft is asking when he stands
for a second term.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

oh yes. but our old friend. Jerry
Howard didn't talk that way during
the campaign when his silence met
the explanation that he had been
muzEled by the promise of deputy
ship under our new reform demo-
cratic sheriff.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

II the probation oficer paid by the
taxpayers to look after juvenile Of
tenders and reform them, paid less
time to urging the youngsters to help
him sell yellow scandal sheets. little
boys of tender years would not be
left for months confined with insane
men at the county hospital.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02
MIRTHFUL REMARKS.

WILTSHIRE old pioneers were wonder
ful fellowsi
Gnis-Yes. Just think Of men founding
cities without an advertising agent or
even a slogan.-Judge.
When I was young man used to walk
three miles TO save cents car fare, re-
marked the man of superior mien.
NeIl.'' replied Mr.. Crosslots, I've got
that beat. I give up the nickel and stand
up for seven miles in car that's 50
crowded can't even turn around, much
less walk. star.
Il can always tell a scientific woman
the moment lay my eyes on her.
How can you tell
BY her wireless collar. "-Baltlmore
American.
Brigss-I see they have brought it up
against Crawison that he used to work
for the standard OIL company.
Griggs-How absurd! As II any true
and patriotic American citizen were not
doing the same thnig--Life.
Brlgrs-D.d the doctor build you up as
he said he woulds
GrigEs-Yes, and judging from his bill.
he charged me both as physician and a
first-elsss building constructor.-Boston
Transcript.
Settlement Wonderland your husband
hasn't earned a single cent in twelve
years.
Poor woman-No. Num- He lost his
vote VAIN he was in jsil--New York
Times.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

The Washington Star pronounees
the visit OF the duke Of Connausht a
success because no word was uttered
that could invite resentful comment
from the politicians of either coun-
try. The duke probably doesn't un-
eetstand the politics u the two eonn-
tiles we'll enough for that. E
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02
KeepIas history straisn,.

springfield tMassl, Repubiican.
M. Bryan says that "Col. Harvey
secsme a supporter Of Mr. Wilson when
he was elected as a democratic candidate
for governor Of New Jersey" Long Be.
fore the governor entered into New
Jersey politics, while he was known to
the country only as a college president
and writer, Col. Harvey had picked Wood
roT Wilson as an ideal democratic leader
and had been proclalming his discovery
in writing and In speeches. Let us Keep
our history straight. -
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02
DEcENBER CIRCULATION
SOLO

s,,,s n, Nebraska, County Of po1Elas, s.:
Dwight williams, circulation maEaEeI
a the Bee Publishing company. being
iinly sworn. says that the average esly
circulation, less spoiled. unused and re-
turned copies, for the month OF peeenl-
Ter, 1911, was t1lls.
DWIGHT WILLIAMS.
Circulation Manager.
Subscribed in my presence ana sworn to
before me this tth day Of January. lyll.
sean ROBERT HUNTER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

Former Governor EIack OF. New
Yorkis TO quit the city and go to tins
country 20 do as he pleases. But
With only a million dollars in hi,
pocket. how can he?
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

II Is to be hoped that no spon-
taneous demands will eombusticate
In front of the Commoner once this
year. for ye editor has never been
able 10 resist a spontaneous demand.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

Still. Mr.. Taft's personal friend
ship for Governor Harmon will not
keep him from beating the governor
very badly - he becomes the demo-
cratic presidential nominee.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

For the Real fsstatG exchange Attorney
James II. Mcintosh applied for an inIunc-
ton 10 restrain the city council from APP
plying the tax levy as fixed for the pub.
lie service corporations on the ground
that the levy was too low.
The Bohemian Brethren Presbyterian
church at Fifteenth and Hickory streets
was formally dedicated. having been re-
constructed. Rev. r L. Wheeler OF
South Omaha preached the dedication
sermon and addresses were made by DIT.
d. Il. Jenkins and President NJ. b. Low
rie Of the Omaha Theological seminary,
DR.. II Hart jerks. DR.. T. V. Moore. DR..
NJ. Dewitt Long. Rev Winthrop Allison.
Dr. David Kerr, president of Bellevue
college. and Rev. John Pipal OF wahoo.
formerly pastor Of the church.
Scott Jackson, a colored fireman who
was injured in the Union Pacific yards,
was reported much improved.
The Omaha branch OF the Tranvaa
league in a meeting at the Paxton hotel
adopted resolutions expressing displeas-
ure at the governments action in sending
special representatives TO the coronation
of King Edward VII.
Rev. John Wesley Conley, the new pas
tor OF First Baptist church. preached hts
first sermon there in that capacity and
was greeted by large congregation.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02
ren.Il.,nx Pas, offer.e..
Indianapolis News.

hoinapohs news.
Good as the Standard OH company has
now become the onrssenerste past still
rises to haunt-And 10 mulct-lt #, has
Just been fined $500 for accepting rate
concessions in 1904 and 1906.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

Kentucky is to have a direct pri.
mary Law. but II is not to become
operative until August. after all the
presidential tickets are in the field.
Kentucky laws are made BY demo.
cratic legislature.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

Some poor democrat rises to ask
II Mr.. Bryan will support Governor
Harmon. n he gets the nomination.
as strongly as he did Judge Parker.
Yes. Just as strongly.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

Senator Hoke Smith Stands ike Ho-
ratius at the Bridge against the food
Ct private pension bulls. That he is not
candidate fer tie presidency becomes
more ana more evident 70 the naked ere.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

The Steel trust avows II never at
tempted a monopoly. See how far
wrong men may 80 against their
strongest will.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02
Champ ciark's name ia to 70 ON III

Champ ciark's name IL to 90 on the
democratic ballot in Nebraska. but
when 1t comes 70 instructing their
delegates for Champ. it will be found
Nebraska democrats are from Mis-
souri,.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

FIttsbuTEh DIsp1tcn.
From the best information that can be
obtained Colonel Harvey has no pFesl-
dental candidate. Indeed there Is ground
for the belief that he win never love
another candidate again.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

Just as Colonel Wstterson rounds
out the climax Of his ultImstum
against Wilson. Wilson and Harvey
kiss and make up. Twas ever thus.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

II will tell the truth; will not
perjure myself for any man," says
Franklin. the alleged bride siver.
Somebody must have cold chills.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

Those preachers sons who held a
reunion seem TO be very decorous
set OF young men.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

As q eompromiser Colonel YeIser
is plainly not 90 much Of a success
as he 10 as boomer.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

The weather man u evidently bal
ancing himself frst on one foot and
then the other. trying to decide what
TO do.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

That bunco man who drew three
years will have a reminder in his
sentence OF the three shells.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02
Twenty Years Ago

The 300 employees Of the Morse Dry
Goods company held a social gathering
at the Metropolitan club. Messrs. W. v.
and S, p Morse and their wives were
present and helped make the occasion
enjoyable., Rev. 7. ]. Macksy and Mrs.
Mackay were also present.
j. u. McGiloray. Robert Finlay, James
Carson. r. w. Ross and David seelis.
representing four big Denver firms, ar
rived in Omaha to inspect the plans and
specifications for the new federal build
Ing with a view to bidding on its con-
struction.
State OIL Inspector Hein2od formally
served notice on the pubic tina, he had
resumed his official duties and notified
his deputies to get busy Inspecting oil
wherever found. - A.
Mayor Bemls gave a sample Of his re.
form policies by vetoing. an ordinance
affecting the salary Of city plumbing In.
spectors. lie thought the city could hire
men at go to so a month, better than put
them on the pay roll at ~ and IS a day.
General Traffic Manager Meilen, of the
Union Pacific was still "a, the east, where.
Il was learned. changes In the Union. Pa
cifie freight department incident to tho
death OF Fred B. Whitney FIRST assist.
ant general freight agent. had been
agreed on, They correspond with fore.
ftasts made BY me Bee Elmer III Wood
assistant TO- Mr.. whitney. was prompted
to the latter's place and Charles u Lane
travelling freight agent, got Mr Woods
place, ta
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. cornwell enter
tanned the Cottage Literary society a
their, home, so ST Msry's avenue. ia
the evening. Mr.. r. A. L. Dick favored
the society with several choice recitations
interpreted with music by various mem.
bers OF the society. t-
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

Subscribers fesving the city
temporarily should have The
Nee mailed 60 them. Address
will be changed as often rs re-
auested.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

So they are rebuilding the tamous
bull rins in Mexico. Madero seems
to be something OF popular leader.
after all.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

Mr.. Bryan continues TO lead most
Of the straw votes for the democratic
nominstlon. Oh. you fourth time.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02
All right. Mr., GroundhOg.

Are you voting in The Bees com
mlssionership popularity contest?
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

Mr.. Taft Is leaving no room for
doubt as to where he stands, any
way, r, 5
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-02

That little shooting AFFAIR at Juarez
should not be contounded with. an In
surrection.