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serially known are requested to pay In advance
10 per cent additional to above rates If overO
months In arrears.
Koticcs of losses ol stock free to brand adver-
ilswra.
Tax commissioners of different
railroad companies are still going
from county to county tendering
a sum in payment of taxes con
siderably less than the tax due.
"We haven't heard of anyone wish
ing to purchase a ticket , trying
the same method at the ticket of
fice. Butte Gazette.
The dynamiting of Elmer E.
T-homas' home in Omaha is the
index finger of the fate of legal
interference with vested rights.
Omaha needs just such an awak
ening as she is getting and her
citizens should be thankful that
the bomb failed in its purpose and
.the lives of Mr. Thomas and fam
ily are spared. Her citizens
should not rest until the crime is
punished and the law is vindicated
in the closing of the saloons and
other disreputable houses. West
ern Rancher.
Replying to the article in last
week's Republican entitled "Still
At It , " wehave only to say that The
Republican has dodged again but
is coming to its senses since elec
tion and if it will just continue ar
ticles like the following we will go
hand in hand for good goverii-
' in the adminis--
ment and honesty - -
tration of affairs in our state :
The Burlington and Union Pa-
'ciffc railroads have secured a tem
porary restraining order against
. county treasurers from attempting
'in any way or manner to collect
taxes levied against them under the
n \v revenue law. This action on
the part of the railroads is an out-
ri'ge and will in the end work no
gain to these roads. By this and
similar action of the railroads and
monopolistic concerns , the great
corporations are surely weaving a
net that JH certain to bring them
destruction. They are forcing an
issue that the people will not pa
tiently and silently endure without
resentment ere long , and which if
pressed to the limit is sure to re
sult in their overthrow. Valen
tine Republican.
- The Burlington and U. P. rail
roads of Nebraska have refused to
pay their taxes as assessed by the
state board. What does this mean ?
So soon after election too that it
takes the breath of several repub
licans who were clamoring so loud
ly for the revenue law and the re
election of the republican state
ticket , working hand in hand with
the railroad companies. This is
pretty much the same as their
crawfishing at the time Bartley
was paroled and when one of their
candidates for office was forced to
withdraw because he was known
to have participated in the Bartley
shortage. Notice several clippings
Ihfs week from other papers show
ing how other republican papers
feel about the victory they have
helped to win for the railroad * rind
how the railroads are kicking out
of paying their taxes. Wha will
it amount to ? It is just thn : To
reduce their taxes they hav < i ia ie
this refusal to pay taxes no v si.--
sessed and offer a part pay mo i if as
a bluff to further increase of their
taxes. These taxes can be colct -
c i from them and should thc.v be
compelled to pay , they hav at
loast made a bluff towards any
further increase by the state board
elect , and it will bo plain to bo
seen now just where Gov. Mir i.v
stands in the coming conflicts.
THE DEMOCRAT did not misrr ro-
sent a singlo fact. We did not
inako our statements as strong a
they should have ben. (
"Good for the Soul1'
The Union Pacific and Burling
ton railroadappealed to tho fed
eral vourt for an order prohibiting
the collection of taxes levied in
Nebraska against these railroad
companies. During the recenti
campaign it was freely charged by
democratic candidates that this
course would be adopted by the
railroads , but the republican lead
ers in this state pointed with pride
to the railroad assessment made
under the republican administra
tion , and said that under republi
can laws and republican adminis
tration the railroads had been re
quired to bear their proportion of
the taxation burden.
But now the people are learning
that they were leaning on a broken
reed when they were depending on
even a small increase in railroad
assessment to bring them relief.
In the presence of these revela
tions republican editors find them
selves seriously embarrassed , and
among the interesting confessions
made is that appearing in the local
republican organ , in which it is
said :
If anything is calculated to arouse
the resentment of property-owning
citizens of Nebraska , who pay their
own taxes and expect other citi
zens and corporations to pay theirs ,
this unprecedented action of the
railroads is sure to do it.
It is notorious that the new Ne
braska revenue law was enacted in
strict accordance with the demands
of the railroad lobbyists and that
the assessment of railway property
made by the state board under its
provisions , while in excess of what
the railroads demanded , was still
far short of what it should and
would have been if gauged to the
selling value of these properties ,
as reflected by current transactions
on the money markets. The only
inference to be drawn is that the
railroads were instrumental in pro
curing the enactment of a new
revenue law for Nebraska in the
expectation that they would be en
abled to shirk their taxes still fur
ther and unload still more of their
burdens upon the shonlders of
other taxpayers , and having failed
in this , they now wish to upset a
law of their own making.
Is it any wonder that the people
of Nebraska loon with suspicion on
the railway tax agents and the rail
road lobbyists ? Is it any wonder
that they feel that the railroads
want to hog it all and are not will
ing to abide by a square deal ? Is
it any wonder that they are con
stantly looking about to see if
there is not some way by which
they can protect themselves against
railroad encroachments and secure
an equal enforcement of the law
for small taxpayers and big cor-
porations alike ?
But , judging the future by the
past , after saying all this , the local
republican organ will , during the
campaign of 1905 , be found work
ing enthusiastically in behalf of
candidates chosen by these same
railroad influences.
The railroad managers are not
to be frightened by the prediction
that their efforts to escape taxation
will "arouse the resentment of
property-owning citizens of Ne
braska.3' These railroad manag
ers manipulated the legislature of
Nebraska two years ago according
to their own will , and although
they flaunted their control of the
legislature in the very faces of the
people , they openly and notorious
ly obtained control of the republi
can state convention in 190i. If
results show anything , the people
with their eyes open registered
their approval of corporation dorn-
iiiuiion in the public affairof this
state.
It was charged during the cam
paign justclo-C'l that the Xebrasloi
revenue lawvaa enacted "in strict
accordance with the demands of
the railway lobb.ists . , " that the
assessment of railway property
made by the republican state board
was far short of what it should
have been. Republican papers
denied this charge. Had they
nr ioV the. ronfessioti which the re
publican oigan now makes , even
in spite of the Roosevelt landslide ,
the result-might have been differ
ent , so far as Nebraska's state
i-Ieftion was concerned World-
Herald.
INTEIHSTiNG P JC
FOR THE Sir-
Large Meeting of the Associa
tion in Omaha for Three
Days This Month ,
i
Variety and Spice in the Aiv
rangement of the Speakers
and Topics ,
A program of unusual interest
has been arranged for the thirty -
ninth annual meeting of the Ne
braska State Teachers' associa
tion , to be held in Omaha , Decem
ber 28 , 29 and 30. The Millard
hotel has been selected as head
j
quarters for the association. All
meetings of the general sessions ,
including the evening lectures and
musical entertainments , will be
held in the First Methodist church
at Twentieth and Davenport Sts.
The various section meetings will
be held at the High school building.
A number of first-class lectures
and musical attractions have been
secured for the occasion. General
Z. Sweeney , who will address tin
teachers on Thursday evening.
Dec. 29 , on the subject , "Bedrock
in Anglo-Saxon Civilization , " is
one of the foremost of American
lecturers. Pie is a member of the
Victoria institute , London ; the in
stitute of Christian Philosophy ,
New York , and the National Geo
graphical society , Washington , D.
C. General Sweeney was at one
time counsel general to Turkey.
He has also filled the chair of
chancellor of Butler university.
It is said of him that he can hold
and audience spellbound for hours.
At the opening general session
Wednesday evening , Dec. 28 , the
Royal Hungarian orchestra , om
of the finest in the country , will
give a concert. The invocation
at this time will be prouounced by
the Rev. E. Corn bio Smithf
Omaha. C. C. W right , Omaha's
city attorney , will give the address
of welcome , to which Superinten
dent W. L. Stephens of Lincoln
will respond.
WELL-KNOWN SPEAKERS COMING.
Frank R. Roberson's lecture on
"Russia" is booked for Friday
evening. Mr. Roberson has trav
eled extensively in Russia , and has
a set of magnificent stereopticon
views with which he illustrates his
talk , making it of unusual interest.
Dr. Benjamin L. D'Ooge , well
kno.wn as scholar , lecturer , teacher
j and author , will address the Latin
j j i teachers in general session on
i Thursday morning. Since 1SS6
j i Dr. D'Ooge has been professor of
j I Latin in the Michigan state normal
' college , and before that , for a
J ( number of years , was an instructor
of Latin in the University of
Michigan , of which he is a gradu
ate , lie received the degree of
Ph. D. at Bonn in 1901. On
Wednesday he will speak on "Lat
in Composition in Secondary
Schools , " and on Thursday "What
is the Practical in Education ? ' '
Adrian M New 'i sof Ames , la. ,
the well-known imn jrsoiiutor , will
give scenes from Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps' "A Sintrul.ilLift , " at tlu
general session Thursday morning
and Thursday afternoon he will
address the High school sect.ion on
the topic , "The Humanizing in
fluences of Good Literature1
Other speakers w 'll worth hea"-
ing are the Itev. M. P. Do , v ling ,
Mrs. Mary H. Hunt , national
superintendent of temperance. etl-
ucition , and S ip 'rintoi'leir : ! , W
M. Divid-on of O uaha Father
Dowlin < r , who is the president of
Creighton univer.-ity at O.naha ,
will give an address at the general
i Tlmr.Mla.v - ' , .on
" Social Discontent ; Some of its
Causes and Remedies. " Fridav
morning , ' 'ATrinity of Aims" is
the topic chosen by Superinten
dent Davidson for his address.
The Wagner quartet and chorus
will sing at many of the session * .
These are made up entirely of the
teaching force of the Omaha city
schooland the
- * are outiriowth of
the oriifinal quartet and chorus
organu < ' < l by Miss Fanriiernold ,
the a-able , supervisor ol'm. . . jg JQ J
the Omaha schools in 1903 , to il
lustrate a series of lectures given
by her on Richard Wagner and
liis music dramas. The quartet is
now composed of Miss Fannie My-
ler , 1st soprano ; Miss Macy Stap-
enhorst , 2nd soprano ; Mrs. Cora
Anderson , 1st alto , and Miss Car
rie Fairchild , 2nd alto. Miss Ida
Blackmorc is the present pianist.
The Wagner chorus , which was
originally composed of 35 voices ,
now numbers 75 , which meets once
a month for the study of the best
compositions.
Omaha is well represented in
the programs prepared for the
various sections. In the mathe
matics section for Wednesday
morning J. F. Woolery of Omaha
will discuss with J. M. Pile , presi
dent of the Wayne normal college ,
"Remedies for the Inability of Pu
pils to Apply their mathematics to
Practical Affairs. " In the child
study section Wednesday afternoon
Mrs. Harriett Heller of Omaha
will speak on "Social Life of the
Adolescent. "
The literature section , meeting
Wednesday afternoon , has booked
t vo Omaha teachers. Miss Kate
Me Hugh of the High school will
speak on "Wider Culture for Eng
lish Teachers" and Miss Mima
Doyle of Omaha has the topic ,
"Language and Literature in the
Primary school. " H. A. Sen tor
will use twenty minutes of the time
of the physical science section the
same afternoon in showing experi
ments with carbon dioxide.
Thursday afternoon in the irram-
nrir section , the paper of J. W.
Crabtree , president of the Peru
State Normal school , on "The
Special Qulifications of Grammar
School Teachers , " will be discuss-
el by Miss Martha Reed of South
Omaha and C. C. Gilbert of Du-
bois. In the primary section
Tnur-day afternoon Mrs. Chitten-
den of Omaha will show "What
the Kindergartens Are Doing for
t ie Primary Schools. "
"Debating in the High School- ; "
is the subject of C. M. Bracelen of
Omaha at the meeting of the Hi h
school ection Friday afternoon.
Mi s Sara Vbre Taylor of South
Omaha will address the High
school section on "English in Ne
braska High Schools. " ' At the
primary section Friday afternoon
Miss Clara B. Mason of Omaha
will speak on "Discipline in the
Primary Grades. " Mrs. Rich
mond of South Omaha will give a
vocal solo.
The citizens of Omaha will ten
der the visiting teachers a recep
tion in the Auditorium Thursday
evening , immediately after Gen.
Sweeney's lecture. The reception
will be followed by two banquets ,
one given at the P.ixton hotel by
the alumni of the Peru State Nor
mal school , the other at the Mil-
lard hotel by the alumni of the
Fremont Normal school.VorM -
Ilerald.
How many Cherry county teach
ers will be able to attend the > t-ite
teachers' association at Omaha this
year , Dec. 28 , 29 and 30 ? It will
be a great treat tor those who can
attend. It will be worth your
time and money , teachers , if yon
can go. It will brighten your
thoughts and put life into your
school work to see something of
the teacher's life and duties ex
plained by men and women who
have made "foot prints on the
sands" in the teacher's profession.
For the benefit of those intere tu > i
in school work we copy from the
World-Herald some of the feat
ures of this association. Those
who wish to see fuller particulars
may find the complete article in
Monday's World-Herald , Dec. 5 ,
on page 5.
Special rates have been secured
it hotels and for railroad fare.
< : < ' * y i t''t -
nml T * "cho s.
Via the North-western Lme. Ex-
cur > ion tickets will be Bold at low
TMtert on presentation of proper cer
tificates issusd by the educational
institution. For full particulars as j
to dates of sale , limits , e'c. ' , sipply j
to agents Chicago & Norih-western '
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