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May rains hare put the Nebraska
farmer beyond the danger line.
By grace of the weather man, Ne
braska hag been having a taste of the
water cure.
An occasional drouth is decidedly
preferable to a periodic downfall of
molten lava.
Old world nations seem to be willing
to let the United States lead In coming
to the relief of the volcano victims.
If the anthracite miners succeed In
(tying up all the railroads In Pennsyl
vania a tie pass over the Pennsylvania
railroad may be worth having.
Mr. Bryan will help to Inaugurate
the presldeut of the Cuban republic, but
It Is doubtful whether the president of
the Cuban republic will be able to
reciprocate.
Kind Edward need now have no
scruples about letting his coronation fes
tivities proceed. Our old friend, IMchnrd
Harding Davis, is to be there to tell us
all about It.
The ticket scalpers have had their
annual convention and no Injunction
from the federal courts was asked for
to prevent them fron engaging iu a com-munlty-of-lnterest
program.
To read the accounts of the various
expeditions of newspaper correspondents
sent to the scene of the Martinique dis
aster one cannot escape the conclusion
that every one of them was first upon
the spot after the Pelee eruption.
Not content with naming the candi
dates to be nominated on the republican
state ticket, the popocratlc World
Herald wants to write the platform to
be promulgated by the republican state
convention. Such disinterested selfish
ness ought to be rewarded.
, The measure pending in congress to
eonfer statehood oa Oklahoma, New
Mexico and Arizona Is referred to as
an "omnibus bill." To conform more
accurately with historical events In
the territory concerned, it should be
designated a "stage coach bill."
The Danish Parliament has concluded
to part with their West Indian posses
sions without further parleying. The
prospect of them being buried under a
layer of ashes by volcauic eruption was
altogether too imminent to warrant
.;theui lu holding on to their property in
the Caribbean sea.
4 Colonel Bryan's friends hereabouts ap-
gra4n kuow whether they should
rejoice or lafflatitjthe ext Si.jP!
many uoss .ixou iroiu me succession
to Boss Croker. Colonel Bryan should
send some word front Cuba that would
relieve them from this embarrassing
state of doubt
' The appalling consequences of the re
port of the committee of scientists who
after Investigation told the people of
Bt Pierre that no danger was to be ap
prehended from Mount Pelee is not
UkCf'7 to strengthen confidence of courts
and Juries iu expert testimony that is
almost invariably conflicting.
It Is worthy of note that no one ofll
dally connected with the Louisiana
Purchase exposition or with the United
States government exposition commis
sion entered any serious objection to
the postponement of the fair till 1004.
Another year on the salary roll has no
terror for any of the Individual
INFORMATION WAITED.
Now that the State Board of Equalisa
tion hns completed Its work of assess
ment of the pmpprty of the railroads of
Nebraska, the people are entitled to
know upon what the board has based Its
findings. The board makes no secret
of It that it hns assessed only the
tangible property of the corporations,
but as yet the people are completely in
the dark as to what the board consid
ers tangible property and what Value
has been placed uion It
To come to the point, the people of
Nebraska would like to know whether
the board appraised the right-of-way of
each road according to its dimension and
locatiou, or whether It appraised the
right-of-way in a lump regardless of its
length or breadth, or actual market
value. The people would like to know
at what rate the board assessed the
main tracks of the railroads and at what
rate It appraised the sidetracks. Were
the main tracks all appraised at the
same value for each and every road
whether the rails weigh fifty pounds to
the yard or eighty pounds to the yard,
or whether the trackage traversed
bridges, culverts and tunnels, or only
an ordinary roadbed ?
Did the board assess the sidetracks in
Omaha, Lincoln, Grand Island, Kearney,
Hastings and Beatrice at the same price
per mile as It did the sidetracks adja
cent to little hamlets and water tank
stations? Did the board classify the
engines Into first, second and third
classes, according to size and power, or
did they adopt one price for all classes
of engines passenger, freight, new, old,
mammoth, or pony engines?
Did it classify the passenger coaches
and fix a price upon each according to
its dimensions and standard, or were all
passenger coaches, whether they were
palatial passenger coaches or worn-out
emigrant cars, entered under tne one
head? Did It make a separate computa
tion of the value of the other equip
ments of the respective roads, or did
it Simply appraise all the railway equip
ments In bulk regardless of their rel
ative value?
Did the board endeavor to ascertain
and assess the value of depot grounds
according to their respective locality, or
did It pool all of the depot grounds on
each road and assess them at acre sand
hill land prices?
These questions are very pertinent be
cause they go to the very bedrock of
the whole mode of assessing the tangible
railroad property. A suspicion is abroad
that the board has absolutely ignored
the various elements in the tangible
property of the railroad? and simply
copied the assessments of last year with
a few variations, adding a bagatelle to
the general valuation in order to' make
it appear that it was an entirely new
assessment. That suspicion cannot be
dispelled unless the board favors the
public with a specific detailed state
ment of the exact figures at which the
various tangible railroad properties are
appraised.
According to the testimony of an ex
pert In valuations of railroad property
who testified on behalf of the Union
Pacific in the maximum rate case, the
terminal facilities of the Union Pacific
railroad at Omaha and South . Omaha,
exclusive of the bridge, were worth any
where from 10,000,000 to $10,000,000 five
years ago. That was before the new
union station was built Nobody will
dare contend that these terminals are
worth less this year than they were In
1807. But under the assessment just
completed by the State Board of
Equalization the amount Omaha will be
permitted to levy a city tax against will
bo $10,700. This will be one-tenth of
per cent on a valuation of $10,000,000
or one-fifth of 1 per cent on a valua
tion of $3,000,000. For county purposes
the thirty-three miles of the Union Pa
cific la Douglas county, including all
the terminal facilities and bridge, will
be assessed at $323,400. When It is
borne in mind that the thirty ihree miles
of roud alone are capitalized at $3,300,
000 and the terminals and bridge are
worth at least from $8,000,000 to $10,-
000,000, the rank injustice done to other
taxpayers is so apparent that it requires
no discussion.
PREPARING rOH MCW GOVtRtiMMNT.
Preparations for inaugurating the
Cuban government are nearly completed
and there appears to be nothlug now in
the way of carrying out the program
for the birth of the new republic on
May 20. President Palma has selected
bis cabinet, a minister to the United
States has been appointed and attention
is being given to other duties devolving
upon the executive. The congress is
already in session. It appears that a
great deal of factional contention is
going on which Palma is laboring to
conciliate, appealing to the people to
show their patriotism by curbing per
sonal ambitions. This is not an unex
pected situation, for the Cubans l-ive a
keen appetite for official position and
the emoluments, but it promises to give
the new government no little trouble,'!
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However. Presldeut Palma seems
have abundant courage and vigor
will doubtless deal with the conditions
KMnHng him wisely and flrfmly.
There lso doubt that a very largib ma
jority of ttepcopV"onfldenee in
him and if be shalNbegln Lis "Sdmluis
tratlon on broad and patriotic Hues,
with the single purpose of promoting
the progress and prosperity of the
country, protecting the rights of all and
preserving peace and order, he should
succeed in placing the government on a
stable and secure basis. In such a
course he will have the moral support
of the American government and peo
ple. The order just Issued by General
Wood, Incorporating in the laws of
Cuba ths immigration, exclusion and
contract labor laws of the United
States, Is probably the result of a very
recent decision by ths Washington
authorities, since there had been no
public Intimation that such an order
was to be Issued. Whether or not the
Cuban leaders were consulted in the
inauvr aoes uu appear, imi la any
TITE OMAHA DAILY BfiEt SUNDAY, MAY 18, 1902.
event the new condition imposed will
undoubtedly be respected.1 It Is In the
Interest of Cuban labor, as It will pre
vent the Importation into the island of
Chinese and other cheap labor, which
without such restriction would cer
tainly go there. The effect will be to
keep up the price of labor in Cuba,
which Is essential to the general pros
perity, and It will not necessarily re
tard industrial progress. If more labor
Is required for developing industries ana
carrying on public Improvements t cau
be obtained by inducing the Immi
gration of such people as may come to
the United States under our laws. It
is also very Important, If we are to
have commercial reciprocity with Cuba,
that our labor shall not have to com
pete with coolie and contract labor such
as we exclude. It would be a misfor
tune to Cuba, economically and so
cially, to have a flood of the cheapest
and most servile labor brought into the
island, which undoubtedly would be the
case if the planters were left free to
import it, and It is manifestly of the
greatest Importance that the new re
public shall start right In this respect
Cuba's population Is now homogeneous
and as far as possible it should be kept
so. At all events there should be In
troduced no element the tendency of
which would be to lower economic and
social conditions.
JVO ZIONISTS iy ZION.
The visionary character of the Zionist
movement attested by its failure to en
list the co-operation of Jews throughout
the civilized world according to the ex
pectations of Its promoters, Is verified
again by its failure to make the colo
nists who have been re-established in
Palestine satisfied with the conditions
that surround them In the Promised
Land. An Interesting letter from Wil
liam E. Curtis, the well known news
paper correspondent relating his obser
vations on a recent visit to one of the
twenty Jewish colonies planted by
Baron Rothschild and given over to the
direction of the London Jewish Colo
nization society, describes the life led by
the modern Inhabitants of what con
stituted the ancient Jewish state and
draws pertinent conclusions as follows:
The appearance of things at Sammarln
suggests that Baron Rothschild overdid
things and pampered his colonists too
much. The houses are too fine for such a
purpose. They axe not suitable for farm
ers and are so much better than anything
in the villages around as to furnish a dis
agreeable contrast. The colonists are gen
erally discontented. Some who could
scraps together sufficient money have gone
sway, and quite a number of the houses
are empty. Others who still remain, un
able to secure funds to pay their passage
to any other place, are occupying their
time abusing the management, while all of
them are opposed to the Zionist movement
of which they are a part, because they
say there are altogether too many Jews In
Palestine today.
If the Jews in Palestine today are all
opposed to the Zionist movement how
can the Jews In other countries be ex
pected to favor and support it? Why
should the Jews, who have nothing in
common, except their creed, and even
In that differ as much as Protestant
does from Roman Catholic, expatriate
themselves and move from-the countries
of their birth or adoption to a barren,
desolate region in which at best they
would be subjects of the Turkish auto
crat? Why should the Jews, who enjoy
the privilege of citizenship among na
tions under republican forms of govern
ment abandon the countries to which
they have voluntarily sworn allegiance
to colonize a country to which they
have no other attachment than, that of
tradition? If the Zionist movement
were to be carried on with renewed
vigor, what reason is there to believe
that new colonies would fare any better
than those already established, which
are gladly abandoned by their members
at every favorable opportunity.
Zionism presents an alluring picture,
but rests on impractical foundations. As
The Bee has often pointed out the
amelioration of the condition of down
trodden and oppressed Jews, wherever
they may be, la to be accomplished not
by returning them to Palestine, but by
assisting them to become useful anj
self-supporting citizens of the country
to which they prefer to attach them
selves. The salvation of the twtleth
century Jew is not to be soughtln Zion,
but within himself by conduct that will
earn for him the respect ajfid confidence
of the people among wbfem he moves
and Uvea. .
OVa PHlLirPirt UBU1QA.T10XS.
Perhaps the strongest speech that has
been made,tu support of the govern
ment's poftcy In the Philippines Is that
of Senator Foroker, who discussed the
subject chiefly with regard to our ob
llgaf.ons created by the treaty with
Spal.a. lie pointed out that In the first
plf.ee we are bound by the stipulations
ofVhe treaty to remain in tne islands,
asertlng our governmental authority
tiere for the protection of every Suan-
'lsh subject there remaining in the en
joyment of his property rights. In the
second place, we are so bound as to his
personal or civil rights, and, in the
third place, "we are obligated by the
stipulations of that treaty to protect all
the Inhabitants of the Philippine islands
in the enjoyment of their religious
rights and privileges." Another specific
obligation which this government is
honorably bound to observe Is that the
vessels and the merchandise of Spain
shall have an open door with us In the
Philippines for the stated period of ten
years.
Furthermore, in taking possession of
the Islands the Ohio senator declared
that we bound ourselves to the subjects
there residing of every other civilized
power, by the mere operation of inter
national law, to protect them in their
property and civil rights. There can
b no doubt respecting our duty In this
regard and it Is recognized by every
nation having subjects in the Philip
pines. The United States Is looked to by
those governments to protect the inter
ests and rights of their citizens in the
Philippines and it would 'clearly be dis-
bonorabWpn tha part cf the United
States not to do so. Still another obliga
tion Is to the friendly Filipinos, the large
number of natives who have co-operated
In the work of establishing and main
taining American authority. There are
many such and Senator Foraker urged
that we have no right to desert them,
unless we propose to act the poltroon.
Even the opponents of the Philippine
policy are not wholly blind to these obli
gations, as shown by the terms of their
proposed substitute for the pending bllL
That provides for the relinquishment by
the United States of all claims of sov
ereignty over and title to the Philip
pines, but the United States shall con
tinue to occupy and govern the archi
pelago "until the people thereof have
established a government," which gov
ernment must agree to certain condi
tions, among them "to carry Into effect
the treaty obligations of the United
States with the kingdom of Spain and
for the maintenance and protection of
ail rights and property acquired under
the authority of the United States."
Thus our obligations are recognized by
the opponents of the government's
Philippine policy, but they would com
mit their fulfillment to a people who
could not be depended upon to keep
their agreement and who In all prob
ability would be unable to maintain a
stable government or keep peace and
order among themselves.
Senator Foraker has shown most con
clusively the weakness and the utterly
untenable and unreasonable character
of the democratic position, a clear under
standing of which will insure its over
whelming repudiation by the American
people.
A A' VMSAF HVVTC.
The supporters of the Nicaragua ca
nal bill express confidence that the
senate will act affirmatively upon the
house measure, apparently quite unim
pressed by the volcanic and seismic
disturbances that have recently occurred
in the region through which the pro
posed canal would pass, warning of 1he
danger that would constantly menace a
waterway there.
Referring to this ths Philadelphia
Press says that "in the light of recent
ghastly experience, what folly it would
be to spend $200,000,000 in carrying a
canal across a lake with a smoking
volcano in it" and the New Tori; Sun
points out various forms of danger that
a Nlcaraguaa canal would Ik subject
to. These are direct destruction of the
canal, or a part of it, or its works, by
a volcanic eruption or explosion; de
struction of the dam or the locks by a
heavy earthquake during one of the
frequent periods of subterranean Insta
bility; structural damage to tho canal
works by the lesser but almost con
stant earth tremors; destruction or dam
age by a tidal wave in the lako of Nic
aragua; a permanent change in the to
pography of the region by some great
natural convulsion. There are other
forms of danger, but these are ' qulto
enough. It would seem, to show the folly
of constructing a canal through a region
covered with volcanoes and where
earthquake disturbances are frequent
and so we are inclined to believe the
senate will think. .
THE ANTHRACITE COAX. STRIKE.
The strike of the anthracite coal
miners is formidable in its present pro
portions, but there is danger that it
will not be confined to the men now
out There is a proposition to Involve
the miners of bituminous coal in the
contest and it Is not Impossible that
this will be done. It Is to be presumed
that there is a general sympathy bujif
organized miners with the antsraclte
strikers, mainly for the reasa that the
vital point in the contest' is for the
preservation of the anthfaclte organiza
tion. Other miners. rIl see that if that
is destroyed It Ol mean the end of all
organization ?and this will be very likely
to induce taem to assist in the contest
If they Should so decide it is easy to
understand that the result might be
mos damaging to the business Interests
of, the country. It is apprehended that
4 prolonged struggle between the an
thracite operators and miners, which
seems to be expected by both, will
work great injury to business, and If
there should be a stoppage of coal min
ing throughout the country for any con
siderable length of time tho conse
quences would certainly be disastrous.
The operators, so far as appears, are
entirely satisfied with' the situation.
Indeed, some of them practically de
clared a lockout before the strike was
formally ordered and none of them has
at any time since tho controversy began
shown any disposition or desire to treat
with the miners. It has been evident
from the first that the operators were
not only willing that the strike should
come, but really wanted a test ot
strength at this time, as being the
most favorable season for such a con
test The preparations which the op
erators have mude for carrying on the
fight show this.
Meanwhile the situation in the anthra
cite region is receiving attention at
Washington, with a view to ascertain
ing whether there is a combination
there amenable to the anti-trust law.
The subject has been discussed by tbe
president and cabinet and the attorney
general received instructions to make a
thorough inquiry as to whether ther
is a coal combine. It Is stated that the
Department of Justice has received from
the United States attorneyflu tho coal
regions evidence tending to show that
the coul combination is fully as much
in restraint of trade as tho Beef trust
or any other combination In this coun
try. It appears that the capitalists of
tho five largest railroads which pene
tiate the coal regions control the greater
portion of the coal fields, and their
methods are declared to be most auto
cratic. ' They determine each month
what tho output for tbe ensuing month
shall be and the amount that each op
erator .shall produce. There Is no doubt
whatever of tbe existence of a hard
coal combination, but whether It can bo
reached under tho anti-trust law is a
question, though If tho meat combina
tion Is contrary to law certainly the
coal combination must be. The result of
Attorney General Knox's Investigation
will be regarded with general Interest
Announcements from tbe seats of our
colleges and universities seem to Indi
cate that tbe summer school habit is
assuming constantly greater proportions
aud that few of our more Important
Institutions of higher education will bo
without a summer session this year.
The summer school varies In character
In different places, being designed to
satisfy the needs of different classes of
students or to supplement work pursued
at home or In other institutions. That
there is a real demand for the summer
courses goes without saying or they
would not enjoy the patronage that war
rants their continuance and expansion.
The summer school work of our colleges
aud universities Is destined to grow
and keep on growing at least for some
time to come.
In the report of the year's work read
a week ago by the secretary at the
meeting of the National Municipal
league at Boston, Omuha was included
In the enumeration of cities where
signal victories for reform had been
won through the Intervention of a local
municipal league organization. By
going all the way to Boston we are
able to learn that five members of tho
Omaha school board and the city police
judge were elected last fall by the
Municipal league, for which achieve
ment due credit is now claimed.
Clrlaaj the Snap Away.
Washington Post.
There were 6,000 women at the Los An
geles convention. Think of how the night
key was overworked by the loved ones who
remained at home.
Cheering; Welcome Hone,
Baltimore American.
Cuba is doing honor to its new president
in a way to convince the world that the
first man chosen to this office will be re
spected by the people of the island.
How Watch the Ermlae Fly.
Philadelphia Press.
It is understood that when King Edward
gets through with the coronation he is go
ing to tackle J. Plerpont Morgan and the
shipping combine. This sounds very inter
esting, but what it likely to happen is that
the king will keep on sawing wood at tbe
old stand In Windsor and will let J. P. se
verely alone, or elae ask to be let In on the
ground floor.
Oar Moralng Tipple.
Philadelphia Record.
The quantity ot coffee consumed In the
Usited States Is so large in comparison
with other beverages that it easily holds
first place. The visible supply ot coffee
in the markets is now unusually Urge
and there Is assurance for a year to come
of low prices. Cheap coffee will go a
little way toward easing the drain upon
the householder's purse consequent upon
the high prices of other foodstuffs. ,
' the abolition or adam.
Protest Aaalaat the Attempt to Efface
Btm from First Plaae.
Atlanta Constitution.
There Is evident need for some enter
prising party to organize a grand order of
the defenders of Adam. The theologians
of the country, are getting all at sevens
and sixes again over the question whether
Adam was a sure enough man or only a
myth of the superstitious creation ex
pounders of tho first eras of doubt and
debate. ,
Possibly It l. T.O part of the privileges ot
a layman to cut Into the discussion. Nev
ertheless the distinction between theolo
gian and layman being an afterthought
and purely professional, we venture our
p rotes' - against any endeavor to efface
4dm from the first place In the gene
alogy of the human race. Evidently, the
race had to have a beginning somehow
and somewhere, and we are of the opinion
that most people are satisfied to have
Adam stand godfather for the tribe. He
Is certainly a better sort of federal head
than any anthropoidal chimpanzee that
Darwin or any other scientist has ever
advertised to us. Even if he did make
that alleged mistake about the apple In
Eden he did his best afterward, as far as
anybody knows, to make things right by
working hard and doing his best to keep
the commandments.
Unless somebody can get back of Adam
aad find some person who In all points Is
better credentlaled to become the father
of the human race, there will not appear
to most people any good reason to push
him off the front seat and consider that
all of us, like Topsy, "Just growed."
The truth Is that, so far as human
knowledge goes and so far as science has
been able to acquire trustworthy data,
there is as much authority for believing
that Mopes told the truth about the crea
tion of Adsm as to believe that mankind
evoluted from a ring-tailed baboon In
some primal forest of prehistoric times.
We stand for Adam, let who will take
the part of the monkeys!
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE).
Reports of the strikers doings In the
anthracite region may be classed as Idle
speculation.
The pre-eminence of Indiana as a liter
ary foundry receives a fresh boost by the
discovery that one noted author is an ex
pert la fabricating doughnuts.
Whatever reform may be necessary in
certain measures, there Is no danger of ths
bottom dropping out of the strawberry box.
That will be found always sear the top.
Critics of all parties agree that a few
Swift Philander Knox directed at the
anthracite coal trust would provoke an
eruption of popular applause from Maine
to Oregon.
As aa Incident showing the progress of
ths dear girls in political science It is re
lated than 206 delegates at a 'woman's
convention In Illinois cast S64 votes In a
contest for officers. It wasn't s good day
for voting, either.
Age does not wither nor repetition stale
the charm of the story that a telephone
girl at Baa Francisco who responded to a
call In low, sweet tones bewitched a mil
lionaire at tbe other end ot the line, and
Is now enjoying the hooeymooa in Europe.
Ten p. m. Is the curfew hour for married
women la Long Island City, according to
the dictum ot a local court. After that
hour a .dutiful husband may, with s clear
conscience, retire to his snoosery and
Isgve his better half to rustle along with
the night key. Justice may he slow In
catching on, but It la getting there in
spots.
St. Louis is still undecided whether to put
off tbe fair another year, move down on
Mexico and kidnap Councilman Krats.
Mr. Krats Is one of the expert reformers
of tbe towa whose marvilous industry aa
s franchise Dsomoter enables him to en
joy the kalyeoa kiss of Mexico's chaste
auroral sephyrs. He Is too great a wonder
to he omlttea from the coaUnc show.
BLASTS FROM RAM'S HORN.
Purity opens the wsy to a world of glad
ness. Memory makes many payments for a
sood deed.
Tbe firm and ths garden are tbe best
gold diggings.
Learn to be contented, and you will know
how to be rich.
Loving deeds are the best seeds; they
bear la all soils.
Care is the stumbling-block La the path
way of happiness.
The merry-hearted have a fortune that
thieves cannot steal.
The weakest saint on his knees Is too
strong for the devil.
Do your best today and you will he able
to do better tomorrow.
The happiest people in this world are
those who are at rest from themselves and
at work for others.
The devil Is not worrying over the
preacher who puts more rhetoric than
Christianity Into his sermons.
SECULAR SHOTS AT THK PIXPIT.
Chicago Tribune: A committee on the re
vision of a church erred can do more work
and less revising than any similar body of
which we have any knowledge.
Chicago Record-Herald: A Cleveland
preacher has discovered that the recently
developed love for sports here In America
Is a sign of degeneracy. Down with the
muddled oafs!
Washington Post: A proposition to In
troduce a vested choir has split a Philadel
phia Methodist church In twain. It Is a
very easy matter to guess which way the
younger members of the congregation went.
Boston Transcript: With the vivid de
scription of the cloud of fire descending on
the Lesser Antilles fresh in mind. It re
quires no great amount of imagination to
encompass tbe horrors of the old-fanhloned
orthodox Judgment day.
Minneapolis Journal: Governor Taft's
mission to the Vatican Is sensible and
proper In every way. and It Is humiliating
that the administration should feel it nec
essary to explain the errand In apologetic
terms. We are living In the twentieth cen
tury, but superstition Is not dead.
Chicago Chronicle: Another somewhat
well known clergyman wba has ceased to
believe or to teach the tenets of the creed
to which he Is a nominal subscriber Is go
ing to put his church to the trouble ot a
heresy trial Instead of acting like an hon
est man and severing his connection volun
tarily. The wonder grows that a man
should wait to be kicked out of an organi
sation whose dogmas he rejects and whose
teachings he ridicules, and the worst of It
Is that It seems to be true almost entirely
of preachers. The layman who undergoes
a change of religious faith does not wait
to be told to quit. He seeks another com
munion, or none at all, and that la the end
of It. The clergyman alone has to be served
with a writ of ejectment.
CAPITALIZING THE FLTIRE.
People Who Pay the Freight Also Pay
for the Water.
Philadelphia North American.
It Is admitted by "financial authorities"
that the $37,600,000 of stock retained by Mr.
Morgan for promoting the new Ocean trust
Is nothing but water, since it approximately
represents the difference between the
nominal capitalization of the ship combine
and the .actual value of the 1120,000,000
worth of stock. That is to say. In order
to provide for Mr. Morgan's .commission
one-third water.' was added to tbe capi
talization. It is sot expected, these same
expert "authorities" explain, to make this
added and wholly artificial value out of
higher freight rates. That is to be ac
complished by economies of administra
tion and operation and the developments of
the years.
A similar announcement was made when
Mr. Morgan organized .his Anthracite Coal
trust a year ago. At that time much
was said about the economies to be effected
by consolidation. These .economics. It has
already been demonstrated, have not served
to make coal cheaper to the consumer or
wages higher to the miner. The entire
savings have been absorbed by the trust
people for their own exclusive use.
The same end is obviously aimed at by
Mr. Morgan in the promotion of his ocean
trust The economies ot administration
and Increase In business will not be suffi
cient for years to come to Justify divi
dends on the immensely Inflated capitali
sation ot the combine, so that no matter
how prosperous the conditions may be In
tbe ocean carrying business the trust will
always have a plausible pretext for keep
ing up rates. The scheme works excel
lently from ths financier's standpoint, but
It leaves the rights ot the publlo entirely
out of consideration.
Special ' Clothing
Sale Monday
Boys' $2.50 Suits and 25 Cent
All Wool Knee Pants
They were not all sold at our Saturday sale and we
are anxious to dispose of them. Maybe you could not
attend on account of the rain. We hope such is the
case, because we feel assured you are letting one of tbe.
best bargains offered in a long time slip by if you fail to
come and see what we offer at
Juvenile Suits
3 to 8 years
$2.50
2-Garment Jacket
and Pants Suits
sizes 13, 14, 15, 10
$2,50
NO CLOTUING FITS LIKE OURS.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers,
He B. Wilcox, Manager.
DOMESTIC PI.F.ASANTRIRS.
Broc-klvn Life: "So she Jilted the sou
and married the father."
"Yes. Khe thought an Income better than
an allowance."
Pultlmore Herald: "Remember, my dear -brethren,"
said the minister, "thitt charity
rovereth a multitude of sins. I hnp you'll
be unusually generous In your offering this
morning."
IVtrolt Free Press: Miss Oldglrl (worth
a million) No, sir, I will never marry you.
Now. I trust I've made myself p'o'n-
Cutting Hints Its entirely unnecessary!
I assure you.
New Tork Weekly: Young Husband
Seems to me It Is costing us a great deal
to live.
Young Wife I know It Is. but I can't
Imagine why. I always buy everything in
very small quantities.
Harper's Bnsaar: Albert Why, don't
you recollect that glrlT That's the girl you
used to rave over last summer called her a
"poem" and all that.
Kdward By Jove! so it 1st I never could
commit a "poem" to memory.
Brooklyn Life: Rhe You wouldn't mind
savin this over again tomorrow, would
you. dearie? I am a member of the M. 1.
1). C. club.
"Why. what does that meanT"
"Moonlight proposals don't count."
Philadelphia Press: The Maid Do yoit
think It's unlucky to set married on a,
Friday?
The Pachclor Of course. Why should
Friday be an exception?
Baltimore American: "Your new offlce
boy may be all right, but he stammers
so.
"That's the beauty of It. If a client
calls when I've stepped out for a moment
I have time- to gtt back before the boy
gets through explaining where Tve gone
and when I'm expected to return."
Cleveland Plain Dealer; "Where In the.
world did she ever get that ugly, little,
lopsided husband of hers?"
"That's one of her finds. '
"One of her finds."
"Why, yes. Didn't you know she was a
bargain fiend?"
MAKK ROOM KOH THE KICKER.
S. E. Klser In Leslie's Weekly.
The man who Is willing to thankfully take
What the world Is willing to tender
Will leave no such record as men who win
make
His mark will bo shallow and slender.
The world passes by
The timid and shy,
Though they may be deserving, and sticks
Very glad that It may
Its must gorgeous boquet
In the coat of the fellow who kicks.
Columbus was not of the satisfied lot
Who took what tho world kindly sent
them:
What he wanted he boldly went after and
col
Whe
ox
en the fates stood oDDOslna- he bent
tnem. v
Had he asked for no more
Than men laid at his door
His name In Time's mists would be hid.
Unhonored, one day.
They'd have stored him away
But Columbus could kick and he did. -
wild shore,
Bhe bore from disgraceful oppression
Mon who kicked and who won the soul
freedom, therefore.
That we hold as a sacred possession.
And Washington, too,
And his followers, knew
That they who ask only what tyrants will
lve
May expect to be fed
On the crusts of the bread
And In pitiful slavery live.
Ah, pity the man who, with fear In his
breast
Goes tolling and never complaining;
They will add to his burden and grant him
no rest.
While the one who goes kicking keeps
gaining.
The world may approve
Of the timid who move
Complacently on, but it picks
Foe Its favors the man
Vho exacts all he can
Oh,' the winner's the fellow who kicks.
20 Per Cent Discount
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