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CITE OMAIIA ' PAILY BEE: MONDAY, , DECEMBER 0, 1907.
oldest ion, Prince dustave, u married
June it, II ft. to rrlnceas Msrgaret Victoria
f ConnaughL Prince Oecar Mnounmi hie
accession to tha throne and married March
K, im, Kbba Munek. of Fnlliila.
In the years 1W1 and lffJ the lata King
Oscar steadfastly opposed the propositions
of the Norwegian parliament for a separate
consular aervloe, which led to Norway,
October M, 196 declaring the union of
Sweden and Norway dissolved. Tha throne
of Norway waa offered tu a prince of the
reigning hmiae nf Sweden, but waa declined
by King Oscar, and after an appeal to the
Norwegian penple. Prince Charlea of Den-,
mark waa elected king of Norway by the
Norwegian Parliament .November IS, 13T.
Rev-rlee a Arbitrator.
An event of International Importance In
tha life of King Oacar waa hla arbitration
of the Samoan claims In IKS, when he ad
judged tha' American and British govern
menta to be .responsible for the fighting
In tha Bamrtan lalanda In He also at
tained prominence at tha time of the Vene
zuela dispute, which cauaed friction be
tween the United States and Great Britain,
In MSfc It waa trirri proposed, In cane the
Cleveland Arbitrating commission, consist
ing of four member, failed to agree, that
the matter he referred to King Oecar. But
an agreement was reached at Parts, where
the arbitration tribunal met In the spring
of 1IP9. and King Oscar' Intervention Wat
not necessary. King Oscar waa called the
ablest ruler of the nineteenth century and
the moat democratic king that ever lived.
He never made any attempt to conceal the
humble origin of his family and whenever
he traveled to the south of France he made
It a point to visit the little house at Pau,
where his grandfather was bom. A tablet
over the door of the little one-story bouse
bears this Inscription:
The peasant, Charles Bernadntte, who
enheeouently rose to be field marshal of
France -and ultimately King Charles XIV
i of Bwedra end Norway, waa born in thla
cottage In lfS3.
r.Mkrd Like a Ulnar.
In appearance, however. King Oacar waa
every Inch a , king, and. there la no sov
ereign In ay Riirope who was more stately
and more regal in bearing than was he.
King Oncer stood' ( feet 2 Inches, taller
than most t hi subjects, who, as a rule,
are tall men. His eyes were blue In color,
distinctive of hla race, and were command
ing, but kindly.
The late king was distinguished In phil
osophy, having received degrees from so
many universities of Europe that he may
fairly be called, so far as degrees Indi
cate, the most learned man In Europe.
He waa an author, a translator, a learned
man In political economy and the science
of government, a musician, an historian
and playwright .''. All the great master
pieces of literature, historical, philosophi
cal and religious he translated tote Swed
ish. One of his novels, the one which
has become the most widely known of hla
works of fiction,' -deals with the rise Of
his own family of Bernadotta and thoJ
accession to the throne or Sweden oi his
grandfather. Marshal Bernadotte.
With all his accomplishments as a
scholar, King Oscar waa a brave man and
wore upon his breaaton . state occasions
a roedal bestowed pn hint by the French
government as a reward, for two heroic
deeds performed when he tii a young
man. v
Persoeallty ( New Raler.
Oustave, the new ruler of Sweden, was
born In the. castle of Drottnlngholm. Im
mediately after hla birth he was made
duke of Vermland. He pursued hla jtudlea
from 1I7T te 117$ at Vpsala. In 18
fee traveled abroad, visiting almost all the
countries of Europe. In It 89 he returned
a second time to the university at Upsalo.
He entered the army In 1176 and In 1892
lie waa given the " Tank of general lieu
tenant tin HH he served as Inspector
of the military schools and in 1899 he was
made a full general. -
Between the years 1114 and 1891 OusUve
Ailed the office of vice king of Norway.
Aa a result of Oustave'e persistent and
strenuous efforts to hold the Swedish
Norwegian union together, he earned the
. enmity of the- radical majority In the
Norwegian Storthing and In retaliation the
' Storthing took away from him a yearly
appanage amounting to f 11,600.
Qustave's other two children are Wfl-
iKilm. duke f Boedermanland, born June
'. IT, ISM. who visited the United States
last summer, and I'.rlch, duke of Weit
roannlanO, born April to, 1118.
Millions of bottles or uiey's Honey and
Tar have been sold without any person
ever having experienced any other than
keneflolal results from its use for coughs,
olds and lung troubles. Thla la because
the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in the
yellow package contains no opiates or
other harmful drugs Guard your health
by refusing any but the genuine. For sale
by all druggists. 1
it. Loale Wlas Foarth Game.
BT. LOCI8., tec. 7. The fourth game of
the Indoor base ball serlea between St
route and- Chicago was won tonight by
St. Louis 11 to L Each team has now won
two games of the series which ends to
morrow night. The principal features of
tonight' game was the pitching by Scarry
the lefthanded. St, Lou la twlrler. Score:
m. Louis nH7E6
Chicago ; ; I .
Batteries: St. Louie. Scarry and Hos
tctler; Chicago Gallagher and Hoffman.
TO CTJItej A tULD IS UXB DAY
Take LAXATIVE? BROMO Quinine Tablets.
DrugglaU refund money If it falls to cure.
. W. Grove's signature Is on each box. Bo.
Newest chafing dishes. Copley, US S. 16th.
Mrs. Penny returned last week from" a
vlall in South Dakota.
30,000 COPIES PRINTED
AND MORE POPULAR Til AN EVER
Hy RANDALL PAIUUSH
TS latargftt la CJSs tgwisn, dcewm-cot. wumtt&rf
la ejwsr.rraca t & mwtt:ci. fern i xpyej. 07 f,
wattrr twza ca facets tfeow mre f..
So CJUl isr ft taa XHa oflac, tapta rsvcmcul.
Jcust &m ,'gmmnm msfc navel ppIar.
EVERY BOOKS
FINAL PLEA FOR CLARKE
Attorneys for Condemned Man Will
See Governor Sheldon Today.
EXECUTION TS SET FOR nUDAt
Alle;oloa that Murderer of Flary
Did Xot Have Fair Trial to Re
Dropped sal an Appeal
Mad far Merer,
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Dec. $. special.) The final
plea for the life of Harrison Clarke, the
convicted murderer of Edward Flury, the
Omaha street car conductor, will be made
before Governor Sheldon at 10 W tomorrow
morning. Friends of the condemned mur
derer have exhausted their appeals to the,
courts and now their only hope lire In tha'
chief executive. In t letter recently writ
ten to the governor by Harrison Clarke, he
set out that he had not received a fair trial
In the district court of Douglas county,
but it was intimated yesterday that Instead
of making that the basis of the plea for
clomency, friends of Clarke would beg for
mercy on the grounds that thoee who were
implicated with him In the murder of the
street car conductor had been sentenced to
the penitentiary, and he was the only one
In the crowd who had received the death
aentence. '
Ehould Governor Sheldon refuse to Inter
fere, Clarke will be hanged Friday next at
the penitentiary. Under the Nebraska
laws all executions occur at the state
prison. The last executloty occurred In the
new cell house. In which the scaffold was
erected previous to the Installation of the
cells, but the scaffold has alnce been re
moved from that place. Clarke haa shown
little concern over his approaching execu
tion, but seems to think something- will In
terfere to save him. His cell Is one -of the
neatest In the penitentiary, and. It has
been tastefully decorated by Clarke him
self with pictures hung or( pasted on the
walla. .....
Treasarer Settle Promptly,
The various county treasurers of the
state made a decided hit with State, Treas
urer Brian during the first few days of
the month by the promptness with Which
they responded to his call for money. The
treasurer haa plenty of money in the banks,
but Just at thla time he did not like to
withdraw it, eo when It came time to make
up the semi-annual school apportionment
It waV up to him to realise on th state
warrants which had been bought with
money from that fund J or get In more
money. These warrants had been carried
aa cash Items, but when t comes to divid
ing1 them up among the country school dis
trlcts they failed to take the; place of so
many slmoleons, so the treasurer had to
get busy with the county treasurers in or
der to pay back into the temporary school
fund that which he had used to take up
general fund warrants. The treasurers re
sponded nobly and so far oyer 1200,009 has
come In this month. : i
Word has come out from the governor's
office to the departments under his charge
that hereafter when semi-annual reports
are made to him, Instead of saying so much
money was spent the Items must be enum
erated. This year so far Secretary Boyce
of the State Banking board did. that; and
so did Labor Commissioner John 3. Ryder,
and these reports have been held up as
models for the others to go by next year.
In the report of Colonel Rydor the name
of each person to whom money was paid is
given, together with the number of the
warrant arid the purpose of the payment
Squirrels In State Hooae Yard.
Two squirrels have moved Into the atate
house yard aod by their aotlon have in
dicated their Intention to .stay during the
winter, at least One came some weeks
ago and a fe wday ago another' came.
ine two began the construction of a nest
at the northwest corner of the building. In
the largest tree In the yard. This touched
the hearts of the Janitors and tha carpen
ter, who build a nice little house of two
rooms for the exclusive use of the squirrels.
The little house was plaoed In the forks
of the tree about twenty feet from the
ground. After carefully Investigating It
for almost a day, both squirrels moved In,
and have since made It their living apart
ments. Some nuts were placed In the house
by the janitors, but these were carefully
carried out and burled by the little fellows
This has been repeated at Intervals until
now the squirrels have enough nuts burled
around the yard to last- them throughout
the winter. The squirrels spend their time
gallvantlng around the atate house grounds
and even visit some of the neighbors 11
Ing close to the state house. Where they
came from no one seem to know,
DOlOLAg COl'NTV FAIR MEETS
Agrrlealtaral Association Haa Small
Deficit far Year,
WATERLOO. Neb.. Deo. g. (Special
Telegram.) The annual meeting of the
Douglas County Agricultural association
waa held at Elkhorn Saturday afternoon,
with attendance about forty members.
The meeting was called to order at 1
o'clock in Tallon's hall by President
Charles Witt of Elkhorn. J. W. Shumaker
of Elk City, vice president of the associa
tion, waa present, aa were O. W. Hervey
and L. Henderson of Omaha, secretary and
treasurer, respectively.'
Reports of theae officials showed a bal
ance of about ft 00 on hand, with war-
it
ELLER HAS IT
rants outstanding of about S12S. One of
the bylaws was changed providing for
payment of premiums In full of sums up
to 16; above that amount a discount of 10
per cent to be charged as heretofore.
Some other business of Importance
waa transacted and the following board
of managers were elected: J. W. Shu
maker, 3. T. McArdle. L. Henderson, O.
W. Hervey, A. R. Dodson, George Dlerks,
James Walsh, Charlea Wltte, Frank
Brown, William Longen, William Elcke,
Fred Bull and O. J. Plckard. The board
meets later to elect officials for the com
ing year.
Nebraska ea Jfotea.
SEWARD Rain or snow Is badly needed
hare.
SEWARD The electric light power house
at Beaver Croaalng haa Just been com
pleted at a cost of (l.ZuO.
PLATT9MOUTH Q. K. Parmele has
sold hla livery and feed barn to C. I
Martin and Edward Snodgrasa, who will
continue the business.
COLUMBUS Messrs. XV. A. and C. A.
Gossman have gone back to the old home
In Ohio that they left fifteen ycara ago
for Platte county, Nebraska..
SEWARD The block system will be used
on the new division of the Burllngtnn at
Pleasant Dale. Switch towers will be
erected a mile and one-half eaat and west
of Pleasant Dale.
SEWARD Mr. and Mrs. J. R- Tweasey
of Mllford celebrated their twenty-fifth
wedding annlveraary on the evening of
November 20 by entertaining 100 of their
friends at their home.
A INS WORTH A llvelv game of foot
ball was played on the diamond here Sat
urday between me LonR 1'ine team una
the Alneworth team, and the score was
t to 0, In favor of Long Pine.
COLUMBUS Merchants of Columbus say
that there has never been a month that
their customers have had more ready cash
and paid their bills more promptly thnn
they have at the beginning of this month.
COLUMBUS County Tressurer Bechcr
and his office force are kept busy these
days receiving taxes. The Union Pacific
has paid In the last week iL'j.oun, the
Northwestern tTi.500 and the Burlington
H.300.
COLUMBUS During November there
were farm morla-asres filed amounting to
&2.4:t8.7S: farm mortgaarcs rlcaseil, $41,
847.26; city - mortgages filed. $L'1.915 fX; city
mortgagee released, $20,Gf6.40; chattel mort
gagee filed, fin. 284.98; chattel mortgages re
lentied. 3,K80.
SEWARD -Clyde McLsItT of Omaha and
Miss Josephine Mlllls of Bennett were mar
ried at the home of the groom's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John McLaln, last night. Rev.
Philip Smith of the Methodist church waa
the clergyman who officiated. Thla is the
second marriage In two days in the McLaln
lamuy.
SEWARD Paul Schults, livlntr eluht
mMrs west of Mllford. had his right hand
so badly crushed Thursday that three fing
ers had to be amputated. Mr. BchuHx was
endeavoring to pull a Droncho Into the
barn on one end o fa rope and an. old horse
on i the other. The broncho Jerked back
ward and Mr. Bchults's hand was caught,
witn the aoove result.
DEWEESE-The Deweese Milling com
pany of Deweese. Neb., has out In a new
concrete dam this fall. The spillway Is 150
feet In length and twenty-five feet wide at
the base. The abutments are thirty-five
feet six Inches above spillway and seven
feet below rlverv bed. Three carlcfkds of
cement and twenty carloads of sand w.re
tised. The dam Is reinforced with steel.
The dam was put In by Hubbell Sons,
the proprietors, who claim to have the best
dam on the Little Blue river.
OSCEOLA The Polk county boys' corn
growing contest and th girls' cooking con
test 1 was held in Osceola yesterday. A
very large attxmlance was had and the
exhibits were fer more numerous thnn lfist
: 7
year, this being the second annual contest
conducted under the auspices of the state
and county authorities.
Prof. E. C. Bishop,
deputy state superintendent; L. I Zook of
the state experiment station, and Miss Lulu
Wolford of Pawnee City were among the
number of experts from the outside who ,
assisted. In . carrying out the regular pro
gram. u- ' ' "
PLATTSMOUTH Tho United Brethren
church In Pacific Junction, which was
erected more than forty years ago, wan
consumed by tire Friday night. The Pre
whs discovered about mldnipht and Is
believed to have been the work of tnamps
who had been making that their rendez
voua durinjr the nighttime fgr some time.
The flro iWprtmfcnt responded promptly
and did all it could to exlingulah tho
flames, but If was quite apparent from
the first that they could not save the
building, so directed their efforts to sav
ing the buildings adjoining. There was
no Insurance on the large frame structure.
PLATTSMOUTH A. R. Berger says that
there waa from ten to twelve feet of anow
In some places and several feet of anow
on the level In thla portion of the coun
try fifty-one years ago. Ho stated that
waa the heglnlng of tho coldest win r
he has known In the flfty-elght years he
has rided here. It commenced to rain
on December 1, but turned to snow later
In the day. The storm lasted. three days
and the snow remained on the ground until
late In March. Mr. Berger remembers
that the Mlasoul river was frozen over
aa late as Mirch 12, because on that dey
he was married and he and his bride and
others crossed the Big Muddy that day
on eleda. Mr. Berger also stated that
the wolves were numerous that year. The
enow on the ground shut off much of their
supply of food and farmers Suffered muoh
from the loss jf chickens, which the hun
gry wolves carried off and devoured.
Brass goods, Oermfcn. Cpte, T1S 8. 16th,
NEBRASKA FRCM DAY TO DAY
Qaalat aad Cartoaa Features of Life
In a Itapidlr Growing; i
State.
Bobbed Up Serenely J. W. Iioppe. of
East Valley la up attending district court
as Juror. He Informed that J. II. Finch
(Uncle Johnnie), who left this county for
Wyoming about fifteen years ago, driving
a pair of hardy native horses, drove up to
his son Will's last fall with the same team
and Is again a county resident. Mr. Finch
Is over 10 years of age, but Is hale and
hearty. He drove the water wagon for a
threshing outfit last fall. By the way.
Mr. Finch had the first criminal case ever
tried in the oounty, state against Tapper.
McCook Republican.
Sentence Deserved The Schuyler doctors
publish a card in their local papers to the
effect that they will no longer render med
ical attention to professional deadbeatg or
their families, though they will still con
tinue to make calls free of charge to poor,
but worthy, patient, This looks like pretty
drastic treatment, but It takes something
pretty severe to Jar a deadbeat. Central
City Nonpareil., .
An Interesting Ride Mlaa Neva Heath la
mourning the loss of quite a valuable dia
mond ring Sunday. She had started to get
Into the buggy to go over to Henry Fish
er's, and. happening; to remember she had
left her ting in the bouse, sent her little
niece back after it Tha child came back
to the buggy and, gttlnf In, nothing more
waa thought of the ring until they stopped
at Flabsr's. when Mlsa Heath asked the
child what she had done with It She said
he laid It la her Oilta Heath's) lap. A
search was made at onee, but up to yester
day no trace of the ring could be found.
It presumably having- rolled oft onto the
jTound. Oenava Ooaetta,
Harrow f Doe It barrow your soul to
bear a Dorioe pt actioe the scale on a
plan as Uvi rudiments! ground for future
luater la anuslcal orroleeT When one is
compellea to listen to aa amateur bums
over note and force aa Instrument to re
peat the game nolae for the millionth time,
can't be appreciate progress toward sym
phony T Can t he fill hla soul with Under
olioltude and hope for tho patleat. toiling
novtoe Instead of wishing (or a thundar
etorra or an earthquake to give variety
and relief? flow do musicians lay tho
foundation for perfection and greatness?
Br slaying with the instrument through
very waking hour, and a man U unrea
sonable to expect a new tune until the
Jagged points and rough promontories are
worked out of the old oae. Beatrice Ex-
fs Eec van: aa to boost your business.
MANYPROBLEMS OF COMMERCE
Extract! from the Annual Eeport ft
Secretary Straus.
WOUKEfG AL05TQ CONCRETE LINES
rroposKlan tee International A -Ferment
a TtrcoLate iMmliratlsa Is
Opposed Resalatloa of
rornaratlans.
WASH LNQTON, Dec. 8. The annual re
port of the seretary of commerce and
labor, under date of December 1, waa made
public today. In hla opening remarks Sec
retary Straus says:
Because the department comprlsea so
many different govern mental activities, I
have deemed It in the Interest of good
administration periodically to call to
gether in conference the chiefs of the
several bureaus for the purpoee of con
sidering questions Which, although under
the immediate Jurisdiction of a sueclno
bureau, are none tha lesa connected with
interests that are intrusted to other bu
reaus of the department. The results of
these conference have been ..very bene
ficial in enlarging the views of the bu
reau chiefs and in directing their atten
tion to other branches of the department
which have different, though related. In
terests. The exchange of views at these
conferences has not only been helpful to
the respective bureau chiefs, but of ad
vantage in enabling me to become more
conversant with the details of the work
In the various bureaus. By this means
also I have been able to apply to this
branch of the government service the
business prltiflplea that are so helpful to
good administration.
The tendency of povfrnment administra
tion, especlully in a department such as
this, which has to do so largely with
economic and sociological questlona. la to
develop mora along srlcntltle lines and not
to keep sufficiently close in touch with the
pracdcal and commercial Interests of the
country. It has been my purpose to over
come this natural tendency, and I hope
to bring the department, especially Its
bureau of manuf net urea. In direct con
tact with the hading commercial bodies,
such as the chambers of commerce and
hoards of trade, in the principal cities of
the country. This will not only be bene
ficial in guiding the department to exert
Its efforts in extending the commerce of
tiie United States, hut also helpful to the
commercial interests of the country in
imparting such information us tomei to it
through e"Ur consuls and through speclnl
agents sent abroad to investigate trade
conditions in foreign lands.
Immigration.
After giving facta and figures relative
to immigration l',2S5,M9 arrivals, 1S,0S re
jections during the year the secretary li
fers to a proposed International confer
ence on the subject of Immigration, and
opposes the plan of consular examinations,
saying:
It would open wide the door of corruption,
which would be very difficult for us to
prevent so far removed from the United
States. Another reason that presents"ltself
against regulating this subject by interna
tional agreement la that I do not see how
it could be effected without our seconding
the efforts jif autocratic governments in
upholding fneir claim to perpetual allegi
ance,, because of which claim such coun
tries, ' though often urged by us, have per
siatently refused to negotiate treaties of
naturalization. To grant such a right to
officials of foreign governments located
within this country would be practically
vesting such officials with the power to
veniorce wnn ii no vy v. cuim,,
t tl extent this power Is exercised, our
t i,in. froiv, Wvln this countrv for for-
enforce writs of ne exeat, by preventing
citizens from leaving this country for for
eign iHnns.
'e have full power over Immigration to
do aa our national policy may from time
to time dictate, and we gain nothing by
international agreement. A more practical,
If not a more effective, method la at our
disposal through our diplomacy. As above
referred to, when the causes affecting
emigration are political and religious op
pression and when the effects of those
cut.;'- ait; distinctly reflected Into other
countries by a stream of migrants due di
rectly thereto, the latter countries not only
aro Justified by self-interest, but by the
law of nations have the right to remon
strate against th 4.onseflUent effect' upon'
them by reaaon of mcli oppression and the
burdens it Imposes upon their institutions.
Contract Labor.
Referring to the law governing contract
labor, the secretary says It Is not definite
enough, and continues:
Te leave to administrative construction
the application of the law to a subject of
such' great Importance, so complicated In
details, nd affecting such varied and ex
tensive interests as thla one. Is but inviting
discontent and criticism, and the necessity
for amendatory legislation which will clar
ify the statutes Is obvious. The law should
state clearly, in terms incapable of mis
conception, and not leave to the uncertain
ties or deductive reasoning, vno mki
tent of the legislature, not only aa to the
exception in favor of statea advertlalng
their Inducements, but also concerning tho
extent to which a state may proceed and
the methods which It may adopt to make
its advertisements productive of an increase
in population by auouring alien settlors.
The secretary recommends revision of the
Chinese exclusion law, saying China Is
Justified In objecting to present conditions.
He would have laws governing immigration
to Insular possessions modified. He favors
doubling fees in naturalisation cases, say
ing officials of state courts now dislike to
do the work. ,
IJoreaa of Corporations.
Telling of the organization and operations
of the bureau of corporations the secretary
continues:
Corporate activity has become national
In its commercial scope, but Its legal status
is still delimited almost wholly by state
statutes, a discrepancy that has been the
causrt of many existing evils. The legal con
ditions should at least be brought into
some reasonable relation to the business
facts. Corporsle commerce, as carried on
by those great companies whose opera
tions substantially constitute the whole
problem before us. Is national. The control
over them, to some extent at least, should
also be natlona .', by the goneral overn
ment. The power and Jurisdiction of the
regulative authority should be commensur
ate with the field of operations of the cor
porations to be regulated. Centralization
as a bUBlneas fact has been accomplished.
It only remains to bo, determined whether
legal conditions shall be adjusted to the
facts which they are supposed to cover.
Nor is there any need that such federal
supervision should derogate from proper
lata power. Such a system merely Implies
that the federal government would at
tend to these national affairs of Interstate
commerce clearly instrusted to It by the
constitution, affaire In which, by the very
nature of the subject matter, tha states
ere to a great extent powerless and their
action largely conflicting and nugatory.
Only uniform control can give uniformity
of action and effectual, publicity.
The experience of the bureau In Its ex
amination of the'operalione of a number of
great corporations has also brourht out
clearly the real object toward which the
efforts of the government should be di
rected. Induatrlal combination, as such, ap
pears to be an Inevitable economic neces
sity. This fact must be recognized In or
der to treat the matter successfully. The
prohibition of commercial power simply be
cause It results from combination is futile
and mav be harmful. It is not the existence
of such power, but its misuse, to which at
tention must be directed. Commercial auc
ceaa which Is based solely upon the proper
use of commercial power, upon the giving
of better service or lower prices than any
competitor, is a auccesa that Justifies Itself,
is a proper business development and works
benefit both to the public and to the cor
poration. On the other hand, success that
based not on service to the public, but
on the destruction of competitors by un
fair methods, ts an evil to be prevented.
The one concern holds Its power because
It beat serves the public; the other con
oern holds its power because it actively
fireventa competitors from serving or at
emptlng to serve the public It should be
the aim of the government to keep open
equally to all men the avenue or com
mercial opportunity and to prevent the use
of thuee unfair means that destroy or di
minish such opportunity, that close It to
One man while leaving It open to another.
It Is believed, and the bellaf le baad on
experience, that publicity is the best de
terrent agalnat such unfair methods, and
that few, if any, coipurale nianagera have
the courage to continue nr.-ri!y evil prac
tices wheu the exact details thereof have
been or may at any tltue be made spectlic
ally public, by nuuif-, dale, amount or
place.
ll le believed that tha work of the bureau
of corporations, as csrried on now and in
the paat, cunatttutee t lie beat nieans yet
crealad for accumpliahuig this object and
for establishing tnat 'efficient publicity
which will, of itself, most effectually end
unialr competition, and It le further be
llovod that the ejttuaakiQ of Us wvtk In
the form of some general plan of fdral
supervision would be the logical and proper
outcome of Its past experience.
Labor ana "tatlatlee.
A short report of the work of the bureau
of labor follows, telling of bulletins Issued
and actions of the secretary and assistant
under the Erdman act. The secretary says:
Thus far the operation of the law haa
won the cordial approval not only of the
public, but equally of the railroad eom-
-antes and the organizations which have
en Involved In the controversies settled
through this form of mediation. Experi
ence in the matter, however, covers so
short a period that the test of the efllc
lency of the law is still in the early experi
mental stage. We are in a period of high
prosperity and advancing wages; the prac
tical test for any project to preserve In
dustrial peace comes with declining prices
and the accompanying effort to reduce
wages. However, if the law Is of aid to
any extent In preserving Industrial peace.
It la to that extent a success and at least
marks progress In a very Important direc
tion. Work of the bureau of statistics Is re
viewed, figures being presented as follows:
The most' strongly marked characteristic
of the year's commerce Is an Increase In
Imports, which grew from H.2?.6ia.4 In.
1S" to $1.434, 421, In 1!7, while the exports
of domestic merchandise grew from 1,717.
9tt.382 in lfm6 to J1.86J.7U.M4 in 17. Both
Imports snd exports show a larger total
value In 1907 than in any earlier year.
The Increase In Importations occurred
chiefly In materials for use In manufactur
ing and lit manufactures, v
The work of tha bureau of manufactures
and of census are reviewed and on the
latter subject the secretary says:
The director of the census draws atten
tion to the rapid approach of the time
when active preparation for the thirteenth
decrnnla.1 census of the United States must
be bgun, and urges the Importance of
enacting the necessary legislation at the
first session of the Sixtieth congress. Ac
curacy, economy and expedition In con
nection with that great work will be mi
tetlally promoted If all the time possible
be given tho bureau In which to carefully
and fully- mature the general plan and
methoiia of the work, and I earnestly urge
the immediate consideration , of the neces
sary legislation.
. The d're tor b'ko oils a'tntlon to the
necessity for early consideration of plans
for the proper housing of the army of
clerks tliRt will be required In the. compila
tion and tabulation of the census of 11)10.
There is at present no building available
in tho city of Washington capable of ac
commodating this clerical force, nor can
any building for the use of the Pennrtment
o'. Corrme-re and Ijibor be : rfrv ded for
and completed, -under the most favorable
conditions possible, in time for the emer
gency. The director recommends the nur
chase of the rented property now occupied
by the bureau of the census, ond the con
Ftruetlon upon the abutting land of Mic
necessary additional building.
Sabaldy for Mall Steamer.
After reviewing the work of the year and
conditions the report continues:
I am prepared at this time to recom
mend a measure that shall insure us
superior mail communications with the re
publics of South America, with Australasia
by way of our Insular territories In the mld-
i'aclhc, and with the Philippines by way of
Japan and China. The special rwilitieal
and commercial reasons for the establish
ment of such lines of American steamships
are so familiar to congress that a state
ment of them here would be superfluous.
Such a measure Involves no new nrlnclDle
and no departure from a system already
Justified by our own experience and that
of other natlona. The compensation pro
vided hy the orcan mall act of 1S91 Is In
adequate to establish American steamship
lines to the great republics or Bouth
America and to the Philippines, Australasia
and Asia. An amendment to that act
Increasing the compensation for such ser
vices to a rate which would be effective
is at the present time --the most feasible
means of promoting our merchnnt marine.
In my Judgment the rate of 14 statute
mile outward bound now provided for
knot steamers should also be provided for
steamships of sixteen knots or over, on the
routes which I have Indicated.
The need of better transportation facili
ties for passengers between Hawaii and the
Pacific coast waa ImpressedHjpon. me during
a recent Inspection trip to the territory.
In consequence of the failure to provide
sufficient mail pay at the last Session of
congress, our mall lino to Australia by
way of Honolulu and the Bamoan group
has recently- been abandoned. This
abandonment la a -serious blow to our
political an, commercial prestige on the
Pacific,, but tho loss Is felt especially by
the people of Hawaii. The three steamers
of this line tnado seventeen or eighteen
voyages annually between Honolulu and
Ban Franctseo and vice versa, and of this
regular and comfortable means of travel
the people of Honolulu and the Islands
are now deprived. The Importance of knit
ting to ourselves as closely . as possible
our insular territory In the Pacific does
not need argument. The sentiment In
Hawaii In favor of suspending the law
which restricts passenger trade between the
territory and the mainland to American
vessels Is Indisputably general and strong.
The suspension desired will not be neces
sary If congress be. willing at the coming
session to pass a bill for Improved mall
communicatlona with South America. Aus
tralia and Asia, as already suggested.
The secretary calls attention to the
crowded condition of offices of the depart
ment and recommends that buildings be
constructed especially for It.
Cblcaao aad New York IS-Hoar Train.
The Pioneer Eighteen Hour train will
continue fto run between Chicago and New
Tork over the Pennsylvania Shojt Line
until further notice, leaving Chicago daily
as usual, 2:45 p. Tn.
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at which, and the time when the national
democratic convention shall meet ' next
summer. Colonel John I. Martin of Mis
souri, the veteran sergeant-at-arms, is
already In the city, making preparations
for the meeting.
Several places, including Chicago, Kan
sas City, Louisville, Denver and Atlantic
City, have been mentioned aa candidates
for the location, and June 2 Is now spoken
of as the most probable date of the con
vention. A number of the members of the com
mittee have expressed the opinion that it
is desirable that the democratic conven
tion should be held In advance of the re
publican and they generally advocate
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Anti-Saloon Le&gae Secure!
porary Organization.
Tern-
STATE PRESIDENT ON THE SYSTEM
Telle How Iterord tVlir' Be Kelt oft
Pnblle Officer Mho Pall to K
force the Law aad tha
Defeat to Follow.
The first move In tho organisation of an
Anti-Saloon league in Omaha was taken
Sunday afternoon at the Lyric theater, at
a meeting called to order for that purpose.
A committee of fifty was appointed as an
executive body to choose a president and
vice president from each voting precinct in
Dougjaa county, as well ss other officers,
and to meet on the call of the secretary
for permanent organisation. W. T. Graham
was elected, chairman of the meeting and
the platform was occupied by several pas
tors of Omaha churches.
Dr. 8amuel Zane Batten, president of the
Anti-Saloon league of Nebraska, and pastor
of the First Baptist church of Lincoln,
outlined the general aim and plan of the
league. He said the league had a regular
system and a set of books, whereby It was
able to keep track of all men in public
office who betrayed their trust. He said
the league was organized to officiate at the
political graves of such people In Ne
braska and closed with the statement that
In the name of human progress the liquor
traffic must die.
Telle of Oklahoma Victory.
Thomas Darnell, attorney for the Anti
Saloon league, told of his experiences In
working for the league in all parts of the
country. "It Is a new form of patriotism,"
said Mr. Darnell. "We havo Just won a
most Important fight In Oklahoma for pro
hibition and the Idea Is spreading. We
had 30.000 rotes to spare in the new state.
Everywhere the American people aro think
ing, and that Is all that Is neceseary. Be
fore the young men of this audience have
hair aa gray as mine there will not be a
saloon in the United Statos. The organiza
tion does not look to any political party,
although the league Is entirely political
and entirely religious. If we cannot have
law enforcement, the land of this country
will pot be worth $1 an acre in a short
time. Tou must put men In ofBce In favor
of law enforcement. The cburches of G"od
are going' td stand back-of this movement."
"Explain nothing,' but Juet work away
and let them howl," said E. E. Thomas
when called upon for' his views. "I believe
this movement' Is going to be more far
reaching than any church movement In
Omaha. We have to attack a universally
organized evil upon common rnund. We
must fiaht on tho premises of t!,e f iri-er-hood
of Ood and the brotherhood of man.
"Four gTeat reasons may be given for
the wiping out of the saloons: They are
the greatest anarchists of history; they are
the principal corrupting influence oi poli
tics and government; they are the primary
cause of Immorality, and they are mighty
bad business from an economic standpoint.
The courts of Nebraska have often aide
stepped In the Interest of the liquor traffic.
The saloon Is an evil in the realm of
morals." .
Committee of Fifty.
A committee, consisting of W. B. Ben
nett William Fleming and Rev. B. F.
Fellman, waa appointed to select a gen
eral committee of fifty men to perfect
the organization. This committee con
sists of: W. T. Oraham, A. B. Somers, Dr.
W. C. Dean, William Fleming, Rev. B. F.
Fellman, C. Q. Cunningham, 11. a. Mc
Leod, J. W. Marshall, George D. Rice,
John D. Ware, Rev. II. J. Ktrschsteln,
Elmer K. Thomas, Harry A. Stons, Wil
liam D. Engelke. Gerald M. Drew, W. V.
Bennett, C. C. Montgomery, A. A. Arter,
L. J. Quinby, Rev. Frank L. Loveland,
A. C. Busk, Rev. L. O. Balrd, James Mc
Clare, Louis A. Borshelm, Dr.. J. H. Vance,
Rev. R. B. A.' McBrlde, D. L. Johnson,
W. S. CurUs, Rev. N.- H. Burdlck, C. F.
Harrison, I. N. Hammond, D. H. Merrow,
J. H. Franklin, L. M. Oberkotter, C. F.
Mlchale sen. Rev. C. W. Savldge. U. L.
Stone, Dr. W. F. Mllroy, J. O. Detwtler,
W. H. Russell, SUaa Robblns, F. IL dick
ering. J. P. Bailey, J. O. PhUllppl. Arthur
Chase. C 3. Carlson. W. J. Wilson, L. D.
Holmes, Dr. John and Dr. Akin.
Announcements, weddlns eiailonery and
calling cards, blank . book and magazine
binding. 'Phone Doug. ISM. A. I. Root, Ins.
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Snsurance Policy
GROWTH OF RURAL SERVICE
(Continued from First fge.j, ; -
act providing for n. Increased compensa
tion to rural carriers the number of res
ignations accepted waa only 40, an aver
age of 101 per month. -
One hundred and flfty-f carr'lers' were)
removed for cause dulng the last fiscal
year, a decrease of eleven aa corabarea
with the preceding .fiscal year. Of this
number twenty-two were removed for em
bezzlement' and forty-five 'for. other vio
lations of the postal laws and. regulations.
One hundred and ninety carriers were sep
arated from the service by death.-
The foarth assistant postmaster, general
strongly recommends that the delivery by
rural carriers of mall, matter, to,, com
munities remote from poatofflcee, aa now
authorized by law, be supplemented by a
parcels post delivery, at .a special,' rate of
postage. He also recommends . that a
uniform dress authorized to be worn by
letter carriers in the city delivery aervlco
should be extended to letter carriers In
the rural delivery service.,. ,.,
As to Variform.
On this matter of uniform .'tha report
ay: :.
Unquestionably the dignity and efficiency
of the city dellveri service are greatly en
hanced by reason of carriers wearing a
uniform dress, and It is believed that this
same advantage should be extended to the
rural delivery service. . Such A requirement
would entail no burden on rural carriers,
aa serviceable uniforms similar to those
used in the city delivery service can b
procured at a moderate charge and at no
greater cost to the carrier than the clothing
ordinarily worn.
' The report estimates that 89,218 rural
routes will be in operation June 30, 1908.
To pay the carriers on these route for the
current fiscal year will require,-It Is esti
mated, S33.796.Z18. For substitutes for the
regular carriers on fifteen days annual
leave, S1,S52,100, and for the pay ef clerk
In charge of rural postal stations and for
tolls and ferriage about $27,000, making a
total estimate to carry on the .rural de
livery service for the current year, $35,
873,000. ..'"
The report closes with a review- of tho
work of the division of dead letter, which
shows that 13,0u$.2GS letters and parcels, of
, which 1,011,3(18 contained articles of value
other than correspondence. Of this num
ber 1,354,880 were posted in foreign1 countries
and (4,74 Inclosed negotiable paper, money
orders, etc., to an apparent value of 82,018,
07C&6. The currency found In Utters re
ceived amounted to 807,715.69, an inoreaae of
8iJ,iOti.lO over the preceding year.
Tho Kocommenaatloaa.
A summary of the report eljQws.tlie fol
lowing recommendations:'.'' ' " '
First That the provisions of section $,807
of the revised statutes, authorizing the
postmaster general to prescribe a uniform
til ess to be worn by letter carrier In the
city delivery service, be extended to letter
carriers in the rural delivery service.
tjecond That legislation be enacted sup
plementing the delivery by rural carrier
of mall matter to communities remote from
poslofQces as now authorised by law, by
a parcels post delivery at a special rate of
postage of 6 cents for the first pound or
fraction thereof, and 2 cents for each addi
tional pound or fraction thereof, for pack
ages not exceeding in weight eleven pounds,
nailed at the distributing post office of any
rural route tor delivery to patrons of such
rou:e or of loop routes oonn ct d there
with, or at Intermediate poetorjlces sup
plied by such rural service, or mailed on
any rural route or at any postoffioe supplied
thereby tor delivery on said route, or on
any other route served by the distributing
postonVe served thereby or for dellveiy tf
the distributing poslottice.
Third That congress appropriate 112,000
for the publication of a new edition of the
Street Directory of the Principal Cltle of
the United State.
Fourth That congress will enact such
legislation as will secure an improved
method of disposing of undellverable arti
cles by sale, eo aa to eliminate ae far a
fractlcable the objectionable lottery fea
ure Involved In carrying out the existing
law on the subject, i
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