THE OMAHA DAILY BEK: , T11UK81)AY. .DECEMBER 1W. 1904.
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Notary Public.
Bloug City seem to have abandoned
Its right-for lower insurance rates until
the tire loaacs are adjusted.
Now Js the time to get lam ypur's
good resolutions out of cold storage
and put them Id shape for re-enactment.
Slurp dock laborers have Iwn re
leased from military service it in evi
dent that Russia realizes it need more
whip, i .
.The 1 1 1 1 11 in the warm a lore and
offices should remember the women and
children iu the 'stove-heated room' at
home.
If the ghost of Commodore,. leea.tur
la conscious of human event, bow ft
must dealre' to offer' a little' advice on
the situation lu Morocco,
Tito -ffarrison at Port Arthur aayait
cau bold that place until March, but it
ia making no promises as to what It will
do when the equinoctial storms begin.
The American consul general at Tiu
gler Maya lw, is awaiting instructions.
'J'li l la 0110 letter than Ills predecessor,
who for a short time was awaiting ahipa.
The .paid corporation lobbyist should
he Made to stay on the outside of the
legislative halls during the coming ses
sion of the Nebraska legislature and
tho further away the belter.
Four gentlemen of West Virginia offer
to go ball for Nan Patterson. It evi
dently disagrees with their idea of fair
play to see lu durance vile a person
accused of killing but one persou.
Cuba, denies that it la to return to
manufacturing disease for exiort to the
United States, but some visitors to that
island insist that, like a glue factory,
tho disease factory cannot deny its ex
istence. Admiral Togo' la now personally re
ceiving the' congratulations of the peo
ple of Japan, but the festivities would
probably contain! more spontaneous Joy
were another Russian fleet out of the
fighting. ,
Heads of the various departments of
city government are formulating rec
ommendations for charter amendments.
Tho city official who will recommend
retrenchment in his own office will be
entitled to a medal.
Alva Adams says lie does not want to
1 governor of Colorado unless hon
estly elected. From this distance it
seems that each of the candidates
claims to be governor nnlesa his oppo
nent can prove he was honestly elected.
The lawyer who forced a little rail
road trust to open the t'nion Pacific
bridge gateway to the Chicago Great
Western has been employed to repre
sent the attorney geueral of the United
States lu the attack on the Priut Paper
trust.
Thirteen members of the svmatvo of
Mtmcow signed a protest against the
iniKsd reforms for Kussia and thirtj
Wr protested because they were uot
broad enough, which would Indicate that
the czar's proosa!a please neither ex
treuiwv Japan indicates Its wlllinguess to
sign an arbitration treaty with AmerU a
t'lnhraclng the moat advanced Ideaa of
such Instruments. It la to be hoped
this proposed treaty may be the model
of on to m algnad at fL Petersburg In
a short time. , "
Way back In 1873. whea the constitu
tlvu was framed, a franchise) was rvcog
idaed a a taxable aaaet, and as the
years have gone by trtarhWs- ha vm Ihu
inraied by all taxing botlUw as a valu
able thing. If a franchise is a valuable
Hung It should not I givea away Hu
out au njunaleal. - v '
The proposliion In th report of the
coaiialslrier of corporations, that a law
lis 11' I pNtMed to give federal (barters
or fraiKhlsoy to (viiwratlona engnged in
enmtnm-s) among the states and , with
foreign Mat ions, baa found oposit ion on
the ground that it would be an Infringe
ment of the rights of the states. This
view Is not confined to the corporation
lawyers, from which It would be natur
ally expected, but is advanced by some
prominent Jurists. The chief Justice of
the supreme court of Pennsylvania, in
a recent public address, expressed the
opinion that tlie federal jiower has al
ready been stretched beyond its proper
boundaries in the effort to curb trusts
and that the recommendations of Com
missioner Garfield, If carried out, would
be nn invasion of state rights.
One of the Justices of that court holds
a similar opinion. He admits the grav
ity of the trust evil, ls?lleves that the
exercise of ower thus far by the fed
eral ' government has been entirely
wlthiu constitutional limitations, and
that federal authority might even go
further than it has ever gone, but lie.
thinks that the authority of the states
is ample, tinder common law; to deal
with the trust problem. In regard to
this he Is quoted as saying: "There
is at present aniple power at common
law to indict and convict and' punish
for conspiracy any combination which
has for its object restraint of trade,
raising prices or suppressing competi
tion. There Is ample law upon' the sub
ject. All that Is needed is an aroused
public sentiment to call for its enforce
ment." He said further that in his
judgment it would be a great wrong
to the people of the states to-penult
of indlsc rliuiuate Incorporation under
federal law. "Nothing would be by It
added to the present power of the fed
eral authorities to prosecute for unlawt
ful combinations In restraint of trade
by parties doing interstate business, for
that exists to the fullest extent at the
present time. It would only interfere
wKii and detract from the power which
Is uow undoubtedly - lodged with the
states, derived from the com mo u law, to
proteocute unlawful combinations In re
straint of trade."
These are interesting contributions to
the discussion of what la now the most
Important question Ufore the country
and It. Is not to be doubted that they
will have weight In certain quarters, but
In a state so completely dominated by
the corporations as Pennsylvania It
could not iti expected that even the
members of its highest judicial tribunal
would lie entirely free from that influ
ence. - However, this new, or at any
rate newly developed idea In ivgard to
the right of the states rspectlng corpo
rations is likely to be ' very, freely ex
ploited by the corporations and their
paid adherents aud advocates, so that it
must be taken Into public consideration.
As a matter of fact there la nothlug In
the proposed legislation regarding the
corporations engaged In commerce
among the states and witii foreign na
tion tfiat tould Interfere with the right
of any state. The policy proposed by
the commissioner of corporations and
presumed to hare tho approval of the
administration would not prevent a cor
poration being Incorporated or chartered
by a state, If such corporation was cre
ated only to do business in tho state
granting It a charter. No state has the
right to do more than this and when a
state-chartered corporation extends its
oiK'ratlons to other states It lH-comea
subject' to national control and regula
tion. There can be no doubt In regard
to this. As to the power of the states
under the common law relative to corpo
rations, while It Is admitted the fact re
mains that It Is not generally exercised
aud la never likely to be.
There is not a state tu the uulou that
uses this power and It Is a notable fact
that alt the state anti-trust legislation
has proved utterly futile.
The plain lesson of cxperieuce Is that
nothing Is to be expected from the states
for the control aud regulation 'of tho
corporations and that the only liojie of
the people for relief from trust ovlls Is
lu federal legislation that will place the
interstate corporations under complete
governmental supervision.
HEADY FOR OHKATKH SACRIFICES
Great as have been the sacrifices of
Japan In the war with her powerful
enemy she Is ready for more and her
people are showing the same brave and
patriotic spirit that won for them the
admiration of the world at the com
mencement of hostilities. It is stated
that the capital of the country la again
a great military camp, in which hun
dreds of thousands of men are Iwlng
drilled and made ready for the Held.
These reservists and recruits are re
sponding to the call of the government
with enthusiasm, presenting a striking
contrast to the course of the Russian
consiTlpts, mauy of whom are maul reel
ing a spirit of revolt against being taken
from their families and sent thousand
of mile to tight for something which
they do not understand or In which they
feel no Interest. The call of tit Japa
nese government for soldiers Is re
sponded to with t greatest alacrity,
whereas In Russia fhe who are "called
to the colors" have to be driven and
guarded by regular troops to prevent
them from rebelling. It ia not to 1e
expected that soldier thus forced Into
the service will be as faithful and ef
fective on the battlefield as those who
go to the front under the prompting of
patriotism, as la the case with the Jap
a nese.
It appeara prottable that there will lie
no general engagement between the ar
mies confronting each other uear Muk
den during th winter mouths and In
the meantime It la the purpowt of Jnpaa
to greatly atevngthen her fi.reea there.
That aJsteutetit la that tt la ptvjsNwed to
Inrrnaa the army under Marshal
Ova ma to half a million, with a corre
sponding addltloii to ihe artillery ami.
Tt has been stated that b Russian
art)) ' Is now t-oiifUUrahlj larger thau
that of Japan, but this seems improb
able for the reason that the Kusslan
commander would not be Mkely to re
main comparatively Inactive if his force
Is superior to that of his enemy. The
fact appears to be that the two armies
are alwut equal lu strength and conse
quently neither Is disposed to bayard a
general engagement Hence the opin
ion of military experts that nothing of
a decisive character is likely before the
opening of spring.
Reports show steady galus by the Jap
anese at Tort Arthur, though at heavy
cost, and It would seem that the strong
hold, which has proved to be the most
formidable ever constructed, must soon
fall Into their hands. What Is Just now
of most commanding Interest Is the pros
pective naval battle In the event of the
Japanese intercepting the Baltic fleet.
That a strong Japanese squadron Is on
the lookout for the Russians recent ad
vices give assurance1 and if successful
In finding them there will be one of the
greatest naval engagements of modern
times, with the chances of victory
largely In favor of the Japanese.,
Those who at the beglunlng of hos
tilities predicted a prolonged and terri
ble conflict have already had their Judg
ment vindicated.
WORK-FOR THE BKTRESCHME .V T AXE.
-The movement far tax reduction by
retrenchment aliould by no menus tie
confined to municipal and county affairs.
Of the $2,000,000 a year collected In
taxes from Omaha property owners
more than "$500,000 is chargeable to
maintenance of public schools. The re
lations of the school government as well
as the city government to the taxpayers
Is very much like that of husband and
wife. The husband foots all the bills
Incurred by the wife Jn keeping up the
household.
Before the law creatiug the Board of
Education waa enacted, the public
schools of Omaha were managed by two
separato boards the common school
board and the regents of the high school.
Each of these boards bad a separate
salaried treasurer. The law creatiug
the Board of Education abolished the
two school boards and allowed the peo
ple to elect one board to manage all
the public schools aud made the city
treasurer ex-officio treasurer of tho
school district without additional salary.
Thus a saving was effected without in
the least Impairing the efficiency of the
financial management of the public
schools.
For many years after the Board of
Education was created the board man
aged to get along without a salaried
ottorney. but there caine a time when a
lawyer with a pull, who was short of
clients, had himself foisted upon the
pay roll at a fixed lalary aud the mal
practice haa been continued ever since.
There ia no more reason why the school
funds of Omaha should be squandered
upon a salaried attorney than there
would be for squandering It upon a
school board treasurer. That the city
law department could transact all the
business of the board more efficiently
than it has been conducted Is borne out
by the records.. Although the school
board paya ."i00 a year for a regular
attorney, J. P. Breen was employed in
1003 as special counsel In the appeal
taken In the suit of Architect McDonald
for $11,800 damages on account of n,
eoutrnct broken by the school liourd for
services. The school district lost the
case and paid the full Judgment. Mr.
Breen was paid $..U3. In 1004 Elmer
E. Thomas was employed as special at
torney by the hoard. to defend another
suit of McDonald's for about $,000.
Thomas compromised the case for $1,500,
which lias been paid, and received $1.Y)
for his services. The law department
of the city should have represented the
school board in the courts, without extra
pay, and could doubtless have done so
without detriment to the school board
or the city and for the benefit of the
taxpayers.
The retrenchment axe should not.
however, stop with a single Item. There
are many others that can be lopped off
and the school board should take the
Initiative in recommending such changes
In the law as will lighten the burden of
taxation Imposed upon the community
for popular education.
The trend of public sentiment In the
direction of municipal ownership is
strikingly illustrated by the movement
now in progress in Greater New York
for the establishment of municipal light
ing plants. The Citizens' union, repre
senting the most conservative business
element of New York, has adopted reso
lutions favoring the grant of power by
the legislature to the city to build and
operate lighting plants under carefully
framed restrictions aud the actual es
tablishment at the earliest convenience
of a municipal electric lighting plant.
The Brooklyu Eagle, which has per
sistently opposed public ownership, de
clares that there are worse evils than
those which might follow the trend of
the city's attempt to manufacture Its
own light. What Is true of New York
la equally true of other American cities.
Including Omaha.
The keyuot of charter revlalou should
be the alKilltiou of sinecures, consolida
tion of oftlcee that practically duplicate
functions exercised by the city and
county Id the assesament of taxes and
the collectlou and disbursement of city
and county fuuda, the enlargement of
the city council so as to give tjth ward
representation aud geueral representa
tion, and the revision of the charter re
lating to paving aud other public im
provements to niake uNisslble the pe
riodic contests between psvlug con
tractors with their damaging delay of
needed public works.
UL ! A J X
Plana eeeiu to be formulating for a
new passenger station at Uueolu, which
may even be a union iHtsaruger station
If two or more railroads can be made
lo see It la to their Inter! to Join
force. .The need of an adequate pa
stMigyr station at tie state capital lias
long btfu aj ir ut, and to wery i.toii
who ever travels in or out of that city
Is a consummation devoutly to be
wished, but on the experience of Omaha
with Its passenger stations, we would
advise our Lincoln friends to count no
chickens till they are hatched.
When It comes to amending the regis
tration laws of this state, the main point
is to provide for the completion of the
registration rolls at least two weeks lie
fore election day. Our present registra
tion law closing the last day of registra
tion late Saturday night preceding elec
tion defeats the very purpose of regis
tration by failing to give enough time
for systematic checking and verification
of the registration lists and the detec
tion and prevention of attempted regis
tration trauds.
The promoters of the lnterurban elec
tric line between Omaha, Lincoln and
Beatrice declare that they must have a
perpetual franchise, liecause the charter
of the corporation that projioses to con
struct and operate the lnterurban line
mnkes perpetual franchises imperative.
But suppose that the giving of a per
petual franchise were forbidden by
state constitution or state law, would
that doom Nebraska to go perpetually
wlthotit lnterurban railroads?
Governor Mlckey'a decision not to ac
cept bonds from state officers signed
by an Indemnity company by reason of
a recent decision of the supreme court
declaring the law authorizing indemnity
bonds as defective and Invalid, natur
ally .suggests the question whether In
demnity bonds given by county and city
officers will stand the test of the courts.
The scheme proposed for the rotation
of names on official primary ballots is
Ingenious even if not original. Should
it lie tried successfully in primary elec
tions, the demand would doubtless Xx
enforced later to apply It likewise, to
the official ballots at regular elections.
If school were keeping, not a teacher
would let the cold Interfere with his or
ber attendance in the school room. No
wonder, then, the teacher is on hand
In good numbers for the meeting of the
State Teachers association despite ad
verse weather conditions.
The advice to planters to hold their
cotton has resulted the same as similar
advice to farmers In times past regard
ing their wheat, and the menwho held
will probably receive less than those
who sold before the extent of the crop
was known.
Point (lot th Sorrowful.
Washington Poet.
Colonel Bryan haa discovered that many
thousands of democrats stayed uway from
the polla In November, It would be more
to the point If he would discover some of
them who are sorry for It.
Are Men l.oslns Their Grlif
Chicago Tribune.
The Increase In the, number of women
who are doing "men's work" has been 40
per cent In the last ten years. Which, how
ever, may only Indicate that the men ars
not doing their own work well enough'.
Now Tos See It, tn Yon Don't.
Kansas City Star.
The t'nlted States supreme court de
cided a few days ago that the Missouri
Nebraska boundary line Is not where the
Missouri river la. hut where It used to be.
The (rouble Is that It is as difficult to tell
where tho river used to be as where It is
going to be.
Th Leaven la Working,
New York Tribune.
It will be well not to expect too much
from the reform movement in Russia. At
the same time It tihould be remembered
that revolutions do not go backward and
that what has already been gained for
popular rights In Russia is not likely to be
wholly lost. The leaven Is working In th
great lump, and it will continue to work.
rnbllclty la Essential.
Philadelphia Press.
Publicity Is eseential. In the view of the
president. If the trust question is to be
properly settled. For that purpose the De
partment of Commerce and the Interstate
Commerce .commission should have the
means required fo make their Investiga
tions. They now complain of o lack of
funds. ' Congress should see that no good
reason exists for such a complaint.
Jasllr for Bank Wreckers.
Indianapolis News.
The federal Jury did a good Job In
promptly convicting the Matthewa banker,
John II. Wood. If speculating, swindling,
fatth-breaklng, trust-betraying bankers are
not punished the whole fabric of modern
business credit is endangered. Every busi
ness man that has a share In wrecking a
hank ought to feel the heavy hand of Jus
tice. Maudlin picas for sympathy because
of family ties have no place. The banker
that forgets his family In betraying his
trust has no right to hide behind his family
when the law calls him to account.
Belated Hallroael Hrlorui.
New York World.
The Chicago A Norths ester n Railroad
company has Issued the following notice to
Its superintendents and yardmasters:
"See that minimum lime Is absolutely
afforded train and engine crews for a rest.
Keep such record of movement of crews be
fore train dispatchera as will absolutely
prevent an englneman or trainman from
going out on a run without full allotted
time for rest."
If such a rule were scrupulously enforced
by all railroad companies collisions would
be less frequent and the death list lens ap
palling. There may be Industries In which
It la reasonably safe to compel two men
to do four men's work, but operating a
railroad is not on of them. Too much d
pends on a clear brain and steady nerves.
To compel a train crew lo work cnt
tlouously -twenty-four ur thirty-six hours
Is to be guilty of mural manslaughter.
Rewards ( l.lf Isiaraar Aa-eat.
World's Work.
As might be expected from the magni
tude of the business Dearly tzuu0.0u),(ou a
year the men who are able to carry con
viction to tb heart of multi-miUonalres
reap a proportionate reward. Him of th
general agent, who control iciiaivly a
specined territory, pay sll their ipsnss.
and turn over in business m ured to on
of th great eumpanlaa on a commission
secured to on of th grtat rumpanles on
a cnmmlsaioa bU. rlesa up t2U,usj a r.
TU best fiel4 men," U actual aolU'i.or.
may inak HU.UU a yar each; and (hr
ar thousand of agents wbj annual
i-ommlaHlons rsi (r bet eea W MK ami
IICUM. It should be nolxd (list the ten
dency rum ts ta . Wlsh these gr,tl
aseniles and rni-ulrl tli restionsi
luuty moi st th bum office. Aa4 the
majority f insurant rt auv that
the a per rent or per cent of j. h p"ll.
holder's total part""'- t UUdi lb ag- lit
iww imr, u I- iuu. i
PUT OF W4HISGTO I.IKE,
Mlaer fteesea'aa lariaeats Sketched
th Jpnt,
The new Issue of the Congressional Di
rectory font In condensed autobiographies
of various cabinet officers. The sketch pre
pared by Paul Morton, secretary of th
navy, has. greater brevity and modesty than
any of the others. It covers less than a
doicn lines, as follows: "Paul Morton of
Chicago, III., secretary of the navy, was
born In Detroit. Mlrh., May t, 1SS7. At
tended common school until he wae 16 years
old; then entered railroad office, continued
In tho railroading business with the excep
tion of six years (from to 1SW, when he
waa engaged In the coal and iron business)
until appointed secretary of the navy; as
sumed the dutlea of that office July I. 19"4."
PoetmaMer Oeneral Robert J. Wynne
slates that he Is S3 years old. At an early
age he learned telegraphy In Philadelphia
and eventually became -chief operator of
the Pacific and Atlaitlc Telegraph com
pany. Many years ago h removed to
Washington and entered upon newspaper
work and became correspondent of th Cin
cinnati Gasette. In 1SS1 Mr. Wynne waa
appointed private secretary to Secretary of
the Treaaury Charles Foster of Ohio.
President Roosevelt's sketch has been
changed slightly since the last Issue of the-
Directory'- After recounting the various In
cidents In his career up to September It,
1901, "when he succeeded to th presidency
upon the dentil of President McKlnley," the
autobiography says, "Was unanimously
nominated for president by the republican
national convention of 19u4 and In the na
tional election of November 8. 104. over
two-thirds of the presidential electois
chosen were republicans. The popular
plurality In favor of the republican ticket
was a little le?a than iom.ooo votes."
Secretury Hitchcock was explaining sonic
phases of the Oregon laud frauds to the
president and the cabinet and he became
quite eloquent In describing the honesty of
one man who has been conspicuously iden.
tiflr-d with the investigation.
"It seems to me," sold Secretary Morton,
"that so honest a man ought to be elected
to the highest office within the gift of the
people of Oregon."
"He's too honest to be elected to office,"
retorted Secretary Hitchcock.
Whereupon th members of the cabinet
laughed uproariously.
The secretary of the interior did not ap
preciate the manner in which the statement
was received or acknowledged the hilarity
of his associates until he glanced In the
direction of the president, who was regard
ing him with a fixed look full of meaning.
Applicants for government positions under
the civil service have a more or less dis
couraging time of it, relates the Washing
ton Post. It was not so In the olden days,
when Msitions were first thrown open to
women during the civil war. Here Is the
story of tho appointment under General
Spinner, of one who is still a clerk in the
Treasury department:
"It was In 1804," she said, "two years
after the appointment of women hud be
come a permanent thing. I was In Wash
ington visiting n slaHcr. I mode up my
mind that I wanted a position, and so,
without saying a word to anyone, I went
to the treasury and made my own applica
tion. I simply walked Into General Spin
ner's office and snld:
" 'General Spinner, I would like u position
in 'th treasury." The general looked up
carelessly, and then went on with hla work.
" 'How long hav you been In Washing
ton?' ho aeked.
" 'Three years."
" "What influence have you?" he asked.
"'What influence?' i stammered. 'I
don't know what you mean." 1 was begin
ning to get embarrassed.
" 'Yea, influence," ho sold. 'What con
gressman do you know?'
" 'I don't know any." I faltered. This
time the general threw down his pen, leaned
back in his chair and looked at me.
" 'You've been in Washington three years
and don't know any congressman?' he
querkd. 'Good! That's recommendation
enough. The position is yours.' "
Congressman Cannon was .not always so
powerful In Washington as he has been of
late years. He tells with glee of a visit
he once paid to the Postofflce department
when blunt Frank Hnttou was postmaster
general. He took with him a constituent
who wunted to be postmaster of his village.
Cannon wus bitterly opposed to him, but
did not want to turn him down openly.
When they reached the department Cannon
left the would-be postmaster outside the
screen door and went in to see" Hatton.
He told Hatton he intended to bring the
nian In and ask for the place for him,
but begged Hatton to refuse It. "Where's
the man?" asked Hatton. "Just outside the
door," Cannon replied. "Iu that case," re
plied Hatton, raising his voice so he could
be heard a city block. "I want you to know
I have lying enough to do here without
lying for you. Bring him In." Cannon
brought him In and Hatton blandly ap
pointed him.
Secretary Hay Is anxious to secure from
congress money to pay for copying and
preserving certain old manuscripts In the
Slat department that have an Important
bearing on the early history of the gov
ernment. In the last two years an over
hauling of the archives has been under
way, under the direction of the Carnegie
Institution, th Idea being to supply a prac
tical guide for the use of students of his
tory snd government. This search brought
out the fact that a vast amount of valuable
manuscript correspondence Is In the files
of the State department and la now una
vailable because of Its poor condition.
Secretary Hay states that the unpublished
pupeis can only lie seen at some coet snd
inconvenience. He states that sn exam
ination of the papers involved shows that
from 1TSS to lMo there are about SS.ttO.OiO
words twenty-five volumes of the else of
the Encyclopedia lirltatinlra. A very large
portion of the unprinted papers are of
great interest. Hardly anything of conse.
queue a pilars lo have been published
from 178s to 174. There Is considerable
inaterUI relating to subjects of such Im
portance as th treaty of 17 with Hpalu
ho Lrfiulsluna purchas. th diplomatic an
tecedents vf the war of 1M1 the treaty
of Ghent, th Monro Coctrlne. the recogni
tion of the South American republics, an4
(he relationship with Texas prior to an
nexation. The papera throw light upon
Huropean history as well a nn American
history.
Congressmen Cm kran and 1'alsell hat
burled th hat het. which tbey dug up dur
ing th last session of congress. Thy bad
bn good friends for years, but one da)
lialsell accused Cm k ran cf having sold til
service ss a csmpMlgn orator to th repub
licans. Th New Yorker denied th charge
vigorously snd lh two mn did not
change a word until a day or two as"- DaJ-s-ll
waa stsi.itlng in tli corridor talking to
Koprvswnlallte HirdsaU of luoa when Oh a
ran spok to lllrdaall. Th opportunity wua
on lh losan could nut htgiM-t. "Too fi
loas hair uvea at ul loi.g onoush,' ti
said. "II was Just lempr nn both I4
Come on. now. ahsk hand snd n frlanda "
t'alsell and Cochran y4 h Mhrr for a
niutnvnl anal lhn lhy rt.mptltxl I m a f-a
mliiul I'trtr arm ir atx.ot jrh nihers'
shenldere seil (hey w-tt ia all g with uil
lh tOnUus vf li. vU U
THK BUITAI.ITV Or" OKH( K.
(aversntent t lerks Repaired In Work
Klahl Hoars a la?.
Cincinnati JCnqnIrer.
The news from Washington W senewtli'iisl
In the extreme. A arft outrage hss been
committed on the civil service dcpartmmil
of our beneficent government and there are
Indications of further encroachment in the
rights and liberties of th clerks. When
the present attorney general was secretary
of the navy, something like a year ago,
he suggested at a cabinet meeting that the
clerks in his department, who were work
ing about six hours a day, be, required to
put tn seven hours. This resulted In a
general order requiring clerks to g.j to
work at 9 In the mxrnlng and continue at
their desks until :. In the evening, half
an hour of that time being allowed for
luncheon. This regulation was received
with cries of distress and there were free
predictions that It would not "work well."
It seems that It did. however, for Hon.
Paul Morton, the present secretary of the
navy, has made an order that the clerks
In his department shall assemble for duty
at 8 in the morning and persevere In tho
public service till 6 o'clock In the evening.
This la full eight hours for a day's work,
after allowing an hour In th middle of tho
day, the same as Is required of mechanics
and laborers In the public service. Tho
work of the Navy department Is behind
and the secretary desires to bring It for
ward without subjecting the public to addi
tional expent. He probably finds embar
rassmrnt, too, In the fact that under th
class and barnacle system of civil service
there are a good many superannuates who
cannot perform full service and who can
not be gotten rid of.
It Is safe to predict that there will not
bo a single resignation on account of the
additional hours of work., A government
clerkship Is an easy Job at high pay, even
on the eight-hour schedule. There are thou
sands of excellent young men in the coun
try waiting their turn st ti g'J things
In the capital of their country a turn
which Is not likely to come In the'r time.
Tho civil service monopcly is pretty well
entrenched. It Is what Is termed In the
house of representatives, when the "Ins"
make a "dead set" to retain their places,
a "hog combine."
The talented and enterprlsii.g young men
who are still plodding along In private
life rhould not alios- themselves to be en
couraged by the drastic performance of the
heartless secretary of the navy. There will
be no resignations, and the Civil Service
commission has a large enough eligible
list to fill all vacancies caused by reluctant
deaths. If there Is anything worth living
for Indefinitely to the average man It is
a scat in the government hospital kitchen.
The reformers have overthrown the pious
cardinal principal of rotation In office.
l'KRSOAI, MITES.
Joseph 8. Frellnghuysen. who has been
selected as personal ulde to Oovernor-elect
Stokes oC New Jersey, Is an Insurance
broker and a cousin of the Into Secretary
of State and Senuttsr Frelinghuysen.
Alfredo Trombettl of Uologua enjoys an
International reputation as the world's
greatest linguist. He speaks 400 different
languages and dialects unci Is still adding
to his knowledge of strange tongues.
Chief Justice Mitchell of Pennsylvania In
his tirade against the opponents of the
trusts substantially confirmed the senti
ment of the late Roswell P. Flower: "Don't
Jump on tho trusts, young man; Jump Into
em."
The Parisians who declare that every
body and everything In America Is In an
uwful hurry overlooked the fact that the
United. States court of claims disposed of
some cuses the other duy that were over
100 years old.
Mine. Makaroff. widow of the RussiHn
vice admiral, who went down with the
battleship Petropovlovsk. Is regarded as
among the most beautiful and talented
women in all tho cxar's empire. For years
her receptions and dinner parties were the
most brilliant in St. Petersbarg.
F. Augustus Moorehouse, an aristocratic
cltiien of London. Eng., has arrived In
THCOma for the purpose of climbing Mount
Rainier. The fact that the mountain has
never be-en ascended In the winter time
does not daunt him. Moorehouse says be
has plenty of leisure and will remain at the
task until It Is finished.
Father Ignatius, to whom all sorts of
supernatural powers are being arrlbuted In
London Just now, whs born there. Indeed,
he s a cockney of cockneys, us was his
father, a merchant. This famous Protestant
monk wub christened Leycester Lyne and
waa Rev. Mr. I,yno long before he adopted
lUs present name of Father Ignatius.
The African explorer. Shillings, has
brought to Lerllu an extraordinarily in
teresting series of photographs of wild ani
mals taken by thmnselvcs. His method
was to attach to a piece of meat a string,
which, on being touched, brought on n
flashlight exposure. leopards, hyenas,
lions, apes, sebras and other animals were
thus taken In the most diverse attitudes.
Kx-Semitor Murion Itutler or North Caro
lina. 60t into a discussion with a couple of
friends the other evening on that all
burning social question divorce. At th
conclusion of the debate the senator re
luted this: "Down my way I have a friend
who seems to be a confirmed bachelor. He's
sonic years past middle age now and the
homeliest looking cuss you ever saw. But
he's a humorist. One day I asked him
Jokingly why he did not get married. 'Be.
cause with me," he said, 'marriage la posi
elble only under three conditions." 'In
deed, and what are they?' I asked. 'Well,
my wife,' he replied drolly, 'must be rich,
beautiful mid a fool. I'nless she is rich
and beautiful I won't marry her, and un
less she be a fool she won't marry roe." "
Of
teaches
-i-.
to tTor n tn. no . n AttiDKr.
Werhaalral Device Shnal4 Make II
lmnsslhl Dlsreaard Signals.
F.nglneilng Magsslne.
The only nay by which Ihe dlsregaid ..'
signals and rules can be prevented Is M
making II physically Impossible. The n!
neer must hav no discretion as towheth r
lie wilt stop or run past a block signal; i
must be stopped by mechanical devlc. fie
release of which Is beyor.d his control.
The Introduction of si.ih devices la nt
difficult nor Impracticable, nd there are
numerous methods by which they may be
effectively employed. The derailing ssltch
Is well known, and no engineer who real
izes thnt the psrsag of a block signal
means the (Itching of his train will will
ingly run Into such a certainty. This, how
ever. Is not sufficient, as th engineer may
not even realise that the signal Is set
against him. The setting of th block sig
nal should also set bis brakes automata ally
for him. If he disobeys the warning, and
hl, I him Ignominlously stalled until lie Is
released by the; opening of the block. Th
rear protection may b equally controlled
by setting n trip for the operation of any
following train which may approach withl:
the danger limit, and thus the element of
discretion be wholly eliminated.
In a cert.tln large city there occurred,
several years ago, a number of accident
upon passenger elevators, these being
clearly traceable to th practice of th
operators of opening and closing th doors
while the car was In motion. Lik th
current methods of train operation, th
rules requiring the car to be brought to a
full stop at the floor before th door wot'
opened, and also requiting th closing of
the door before the car waa started, were
generally ignored, and the results were
apparent in numerous and fatal casualties.
P-y the passage cf a suitable ordinance tt
was made obligatory to equip all passen
ger elevators with Interlocking stops,
whlcli rendered It Impossible to start th
car while any door was unhooked, th
hooking of the door releasing th operat
ing lever in the car. and the presence of
the car exactly opposite a given floor being
necessary before the door could be un
hooked. At first there was some delay In
the service, but In a very short Urn t
operators became as expert as th' had
formerly been careleas, and the cause of
the accidents was entirely removed.
The delegation of responsibility to em
ployes Is a matter of great Importance,
especially where human safety Is Involved,
and It can not be entirely removed; but It
Is entirely practicable to limit tt to posi
tions where It can be exercised without
fear or favor.
In the case of train operation, the modern
signal systems are designed to plac th
element of responsibility on the operator In
the signal tower and experience has shown
that this Is all right. To permit dlaobedlenc
to the signals to nullify the safety ele
ment In the whole system Is both a crlmi
and a blunder, and until the possibility of
the disregard of the signal by the engineer
Is removed, no rules, however carefully de
vised, can be of avail. The passage of a
block signal by a train should be made
mechanically and physically Impossible, and
In like manner should the approach of a
train In the rear be mechanically limited
to a determinate distance.
POI.TKI PLEASANTRIES.
Visitor And are you uuhnppv?
Convict Kind of that wav. This simp!
life is sorter monotonous New York Fres.
"Your son William always Impressed me
us lelng sucli a thoughtful boy."
"Yes, hls pa and me are worried about
him u good deal. We're afraid he's golu'
to be a scholar." Chicago Record-Herald.
Mrs Fourthly How can these merchants
who fool the people with what thev call
pure Vermont maple sugar Justify the no
tion In their own consciences?
Rev. Dr. Fourthly My dear, your postu
late Is wrong. They don't fool anybody.
Chicago Tribune.
"There are other things to be consider!
besides money." said the multl-mllllonalr.
"MhVIm I'll fhlnlr ma , k. c... .
..w . . . , ' i ii.ii i r rm
as much aa you have," snld the other man.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
.'!r"..-Pu olng to entertain this winter?"
Well, answered Mr. Cumrox. "Mother
and the girls will have a lot of propl at
the house, as usual. But I never can tell
whether they are being entertained or
bored." Washington Star.
FTlend-I s you've got your finger all
tied up. How did you hurt It? -
Young SHonamore It's a mere Dins'
scratch. I got It in an accident.
Friend Rallwav?
Young 8 poo nam ore Sort o". Belt line ao
cldent. Chicago Tribune.
Jookley Talk about your eavesdroppers:
that's the eooUst one I ever saw.
Cuakley Who is that?
Jookley An Icicle. Philadelphia Li!gr.
HI MW ATI HE'S JIST THK SAMB
Louisville Courier Journal.
When Madame graced the minuet
With stately tread, yet light.
She powdered o'er her locks of Jet
With diadems of white.
With mincing step doth she advance,
And many a gallant beau
Would gladly lead her to the dance
Beneath the mistletoe.
In elghteen-fifty changed are tlilnga-
The belle doth now begin
To twine her glossv curls in rings
And sport the crinoline.
She doth a roguish, teasing smile
on hopping swain bestow,
Who fain would hold her for awhile
Beneath the mistletoe.
In nineteen hundred! Well a-dagl
What manners held the stage
The modern two-step's come to stay,
The wait is all the rage.
But one old faithful friend Is here,
For whether fast or slow
The dancers glide, tbey ever staa
Beneath thu mistletoe.
L'Knvol.
Th danees change: the times; th ga
As ilomn tn years w go;
But human nature's Just the sums
Beneath the mistletoe.
1
ill
course consumption can
be cured. Modern medicine
it. No one longer
doubts it.
Babies have it. Young mothers
have it. The aged have it. None
arc exempt.
For over 50 years doctors have
prescribed Ayers Cherry Pectoral
for this disease. It quiets the cough,
controls the inflammation. If inter
ested, talk this over with your doctor.
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