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    THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, MAY 25, ' 1906.
The Omaha Daily. Bee.
E. ROSE WATER. EDITOR.
PUBLISHED EVERT MORN I NO.
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class mail matter.
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THE BEE PUBL18HINO COMPANY.
STATEMENT OF PUBLICATION.
Btate of Nebraska. Doulas County, as:
C. C. Rosewater. general manager of The
P.ee Publishing Compsny, being duly aworn,
says that the actual number of full ana
complete copies of The Dally, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
the month of April, lung, was as follows:
i w,mo a 1300
I Sl.KIO 11....' 81,410
1 81,400 U 45,840
t 84.Tft)0 11 4OJI40
I &1.2MO 48,870
t 81, b 4,flO
T ....88,100 12 88,080
I ., 40, IOO tf 8890
...SLMM 14 81.3UO
W............. .8100 81,400
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14.... ...88,100 Z 88,200
U. ............ JH,10 M 81,000
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Less unsold pople..
taa7
Net total sales.. 1,08M.H8
Daily average S4e
v. ' C. C. RO8RWATER,
' General Manager.
. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before ma this JOth day of April, 1.
(Seal) -i M. B. Hl'NQATE,
' Notary Public.
WHF1 OCT OF TOWN. .
Sabsrrlbers learta tho city temporarily-
ahoald havo The Bee
".. thees. Address will be
rkid 11 oftea as reoaeated.
Testimony in Kansas ' City and at
Philadelphia la strong evidence that
the "game of graft" is not confined to
politics.
Tho "Iowa Idea", in base ball Is as
strenuous as in other fields,' but the
ball players do not .confine, their fight
ing to their own state.
In - -hesitating over fulfilling the
. promise of partial amnesty the cxar
shows signs of inheriting something of
Bourbonlsm without it magnificence
Secretary Taft has until December to
tJeclde a, to accepting a -place on the
upremo,befwhi.rBy that time the -type
of the Panama canal may possibly be
settled.
Princess Ena has started to Madrid
for the wedding ceremony, and she
will have to decide quickly . whether
she goes as a British subject or Ger
man princess.
Senator Burton says he will not re
signpot unless the senate stops his
salary the only thing left him of the
bright prospects ahead when he en
tered the senate.
, A,P!!Ucal. meeting addressed by
Hoke Smith was broken up by a duel.
Senator Money will have to look to his
laurels if the former cabinet member
returns to Washington.
With the Standard Oil company re
ceiving the private, messages of its
competitors the company ought to
have bad to difficulty In making divi
dends on watered stock.
Russian authorities seem to think
the easiest way out of the difficulty Is
. to assert that Turks killed Vice Consul
Stuart, aa a little more trouble on the
shoulders of the sultan cannot hurt
him. -
The fact that the Chicago Board of
Tilde says it cannot control ths grain
trade of the country under existing
freight schedules should make every
farmer and western grain dealer a
"stand patter."
Some are born great and others
have greatness thrust upon them.
Shakespeare must have had a
, JCQpbetlc vision, pf our councilman
from the Fourth ward sltUng in the
mayor's chair.
Omaha Jobbers and manufacturers
are said to be datfng better In bidding
successfully for Indian supply con
; tracta. Thero" Is no good reason why
materials for all the reservation sup-
Dlleja dtatrthntA4 fMni r . . . .
, r- ...... w vuia.ua uupoi
should not U bought right hero and
tn the course of a short time they will
be bought here.
The railroads are preparing to reap
aootner harvest from the land seekers
who Want tn t.ka nut tlnl.,. 1. .v. -
r - - .vi. U IUB
Shoshone land lottery. They are not
. to blame for taking advantage of tha
situation, but if the Bhoehone affair la
8 counterpart of the Rosebud reserva.
tlon opening, the disappointments are
sure to be many and the prises few
The World-Herrld has discovered
that fornier United States Senator
retugrow or South Dakota Is just I
kind of a maji for senator. It did
not make this discovery, however.
until altar Mr. Pettigrew flew the
track from tho republican party and
announced that he would make bit
fight aa an Independent acalnat whom
x soever tha republicans should present
TH CHICAGO ORAM TRAt)K.
The Chicago board of trade will not
have so much trouble to show loss of
grain trade as to Induce the transporta
tion companies to restore It Origin
ally, when railroads were being ex
tended westwardly and northwest
wardly from Chicago, the grain trade
waa practically monopolized there, and
Chicago dominated Its movement with
a high hand. But that day has gone
by never to return.
The natural advantages And economy
ht new routes opened to the north
through the head of the great lakes
and to the south to gulf porta have di
rectly caused enormous decadence of
Chicago's grain trade,, most of the
grain in counties In Illinois within a
hundred miles now moving to market
over the latter route. Tho Indirect ef
fect has been hardly less serious, for
the competition of the new routes has
compelled the old east and west roads
connecting with Atlantic ports to make
continuous hauls from western eleva
tors through cut-offs from Chicago.
The real trouble with tbe Chicago
grain trade arises from manifest des
tiny. Following the line of least
economic resistancegrain is now be
ing more and more collected in primary
markets advantageously situated with
reference on one hand to the fields
where It Is grown and on the other
hand to seaports or milling centers,
where It is put In shape for final mar
ket. The conditions Inherently require
this result and grain trade and trans
portation the last few years have
simply been rapidly, conforming to
them.
Accordingly, we have the notable
development of Omaha as a grain
center of an immense region where
all the great grain carrying routes
north, east and south meet and over
lap. The elemental forces of the busi
ness world are back of the remarkable
adjustments going forward to make a
great assembling and dispatching point
here. ,
By no possibility can this tendency
to divert grain from Chicago be anni
hilated or overcome. The utmost ques
tion that could even be. raised would
be practically no more than an Issue
between Chicago and nearby cut-offs
with reference to grain moving east
ward to tidewater, and the volume of
t.hat, relatively to the total grain trade,
Is bound steadily to decline.
CRIME OF A MOB
The report of the special grand jury
at Springfield, Mo.. Is a fearful com
mentary on the work of the mob which
a few weeks ago took three negro pris
oners from Jail and hanged and burned
them, for the finding, after thorough
and dispassionate investigation, is not
only that no assault waa committed on
the white woman, but also that It was
absolutely Impossible tot two of the
three negro victims to have been In the
neighborhood, even If an assault had
been committed aa alleged. ..
The horrible blunder Is only a natural
consequence of mob violence. False
hood starts rumor, and mere rumor
sets race prejudice and dangerous pas
sions in a blaze, and thene forthwith
consume every lawful safeguard which
the wisdom and Interest of civilised
man have set up for getting at the
truth of such matters. Even the court
of Judge Lynch provides some forms
for testing guilt or Innocence. The
SDrinefield case was simply an outburst
of savagery as criminal as it was furi
ous. '
The murder by torture of Innocent
men wrenched by a bloodthirsty mob
from the law's custody where they
should have been safe Is, of course, be
yond reparation, but it remains for the
majesty of the law to be vindicated by
relentless prosecution of the large num
ber against whom Indictments nave
been found for activity and leadership
In the frightful crime. In no other
way can there be aecurlt,". in any com
munlty than by maintaining sentiment
for the Inviolability of law.
THE FBffS ALCOHOL PROSPECT.
The favorable report of the free de
naturtzed alcohol bill from the senate
finance committee, although some
amendments have been added to the
bill, should assure Its enactment in
satisfactory form.. . ,.5
The action of the senate .committee,
although delayed by an . unnecessary
hearing concerning matters 'previously
thoroughly Investigated by the houso,
la far better than the friends of the
measure had anticipated. For Senator
Aldrlch, chairman of the committee,
who la believed to be in close aympathy
with hostile corporation interests, was
known to be in position to hold it up
indefinitely, and his early maneuvers
Indicated a resolution to do so. Pres
sure for a measure of such obvious
benefit for the mass of the people has
Obviously been too. Imperious to be
further resisted, and the bill would not
be reported at this time from the com
mittee, whqre it could be far more
easily defeated, if there waa still pur
pose to resist IU enactment on the
floor of the senate.
It is within -a comparatively short
time that the immense advantage of
untaxed alcohol for light, heat and mo
tive power hat come to.be popularly
appreciated In this country, although
It has long been utilised in the indus
trial countries of Europe. Especially
will the measure promote the interests
of the middle west producers of grain
and other vegetable growths from
which alcohol can be abundantly pro
duced; these producers of the raw ma
terials being ag well consumers of the
finished product and also, in common
with the whole community, interested
in its cheapening effect in all the
mechanic arts.
It is noteworthy that distillers are
reported to be already making prepara
tions in anticipation of the action of
congress to tufcAufactare denaturUed
alcohol In large quantities, and that
capital will be available In western
cities for new establishments to pro
duce that kind of alcohol exclusively,
provided revenue regulations shall be
such as to permit It. Such practical
arrangements clearly show the"ub
Rtantlal character of free alcohol legislation.
A JOB FOR THE XEXT LEGISLATURE.
The requests filed with the gov
ernor asking Investigation into charges
of maladministration in two Nebraska
Insane asylums will justify the next
legislature in instituting a thorough
inquiry into the management of all
our state Institutions. Whether these
particular charges are well founded or
not, there Is no question but that Im
proved methods can be inaugurated In
the various institutions In which the
state cares for Its delinquents and de
pendents, and that the lessons learned
In one and the other can be made, use
ful for all.
Nebraska has up to this time con
ducted these state Institutions alto
gether too much on the haphazard
plan without any co-ordination' be
tween them. As a result the largest
drafts upon the state's revenues come
fiom these institutions and their requi
sitions are honored as a matter of
course, with only cursory examination
as to theirjiecesslty and as to the man
ner In which the money is spent. If
the legislature should decide to look
Into the management of all the state
Institutions the purpose should be not
only to corroct abuses and Insure
proper treatment of Inmates, but to
systematize the finances and stop the
leaks at every point.
In all probability the prerequisite
to reform will be found to be a re
vision of tho laws relating to commit
ment to these institutions and to their
organization and management. A
comprehensive statute governing all
the state Institutions, not only out
lining their management, but also cen
tering responsibility to a greater de
gree, would go a great way toward
stopping periodic complaints from the
inside and putting the business on a
business basis from the outside.
Members of the Real Estate ex
change suggest that the removal of old
buildings from one part of the city to
another should be restricted so as to
give the new neighbors some sort of
veto power. There Is no question but
that the character of every building
erected affects the neighborhood, but
this applies as well to new buildings
as to old. To give the owners of ad
jacent property power to say whether
a building can be located near them
or not would provide a club which
might not always be used legitimately.
This power, if lodged anywhere, should
be placed with a public authority, who
could be held responsible for its exer
cise in a reasonable manner.
Judge Troup's firm stand against
collusive divorces sought on frivolous
pretenses unquestionably reflects the
growing sentiment of this community.
The divorce evil,, in the proportions It
has reached here, requires close re
strictions on the part of the courts to
see that the spirit as well as the letter
of the law is enforced.
The contract for printing the su
preme court reports comes to an
Omaha printing establishment for the
first time in many years. Although it
Is on a .purely competitive bid, this
will doubtless furnish another griev
ance for a Lincoln newspaper organ,
which lets no occasion pass for an
tagonizing this city.
It having been established to the
satisfaction of a Missouri grand jury
that the alleged victims of two negroes
hanged by a mob had never been as
saulted, it will be "up to" Missouri to
discover a penalty to fit the crime of
the person who started such a false
report
Two nominations made by Mayor
Zimman for membership ou the Park
board and on the Library board have
gone over to the new mayor by failure
of confirmation. Just as if the new
mayor did not have enough troubles
to bother him without those.
Now that the house of representa
tives has begun to play politics while
conference committees attend to legis
lation, members of that body have an
opportunity to show their constituents
what they would do "If the speaker
would give them a chance."
The latest deadlock la In the State
Board of Education, which, 'although
it is made, up of only five members,
cannot come to any agreement as io
which should serve aa secretary. The
deadlock fad seems to be contagious.
Krleaaly Rerlraelty.
Chicago News.
The generous gifts from corporations to
railroads of Cigars, eaaes of wine, jewels,
stocks and 'dividends refutes tha cynical
theory that there la no sentiment In busi
ness and no brotherhood In man.
rstllBtloaal Mat Atr.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
At the present ee salon of congress there
has been some able expounding of the con
stitution, but there has been a good deal
of language that the makers of the const!,
tutlon are understood never to have used.
The Sitnci Pulley.
Boston Transcript.
There are two things that Senator
Bulkeley of Connecticut firmly bellevea.
One la that It la all right to buy votes,
and the other that It is entirely proper
to pay for them vllh other people's
money.
Irreaalar Metaaas Fall.
Indianapolis New.
No wonder the atetmpt to loot the San
Francisco subtreasury failed. It was an
Impulsive, poorly planned and conse
quently coarse piece of work. The ap
proved method of going after government
funds is by means of an appropriation UT
by the judicious letting of a couuact.
opposition rur.M o sr-nATon.
( for WbMewash.
Mlnden Courier (dem ).
If It must be a republican the Courier
freely fftvea the preference to Rosewater
Instesd of Norris Brown or any other
candidate heretofore mentioned. He holds
to reform Idea and has got the nerve to
plead for therrt. He has no use for white
wash qr apologies.
Weal Be Credit.
Plattsmouth Journal (dem ).
Mr. Rosewater would be a moving spirit
at the national rapltal and would represent
the state of Nebraska much more credit
ably than It has been In the t'nlted States
senate for the Inst six years.
Measures t ta tha Place.
Beatrice Sun (dem.).
Say what you plesse, throw dorntrks or
bouquets, the fact remains that Edward
Rosewater comes nearer measuring up to
the required mental stature of a t'nlted
States senator than any man yet men
tioned as a republican candidate. Ills
record, too. Is one of life-long antagonism
to corporate greed and monopoly. He has
waged fearless and unrelenting warfare
against corruption In men and measures,
and as a consequence hsa many bitter foes.
It will be found, however, we predict, that
he has a mighty big following among the
people when the real test comes.
' His Ability laqaestloaed.
Bcrlbner News (dem.).
During all his turbulent political career
Mr. Rosewater'a great ability has never
been questioned, even by his worst enemies,
Cha.ee for Nebraska Repabllcane.
Springfield Monitor (dem.).
With the prospects decidedly In favor of
our next United Statea senator being
chosen from the republican ranks, that
party or that part of It that has been
clamoring for a man who will look after
the masses of the people Instead of fha
corporations certainly has an Ideal can
didate In the person of Editor Roaewater,
whom Tha Bee has announced as a can
didate for that high office. The Monitor
believes that if the people of Nebraska
could have their say there would be no
question but that Rosewater would be
our next sepator. But then the politicians
and corporations and other Influences
have a big say-so when It comes to
electing a senator and they prefer a man
more pliable than the editor of The Bee.
Then again such plums rarely fall to the
lot of a newspaper man. Rosewater has
been preaching political reforms so many
years that the people .would like to see
him put them In practice, and the aenate
would be the place for htm to do it. Here
Is a chance for Nebraska republicans to
redeem themselves.
Very Polatee) Praise.
Stanton Register (dem.).
Editor Rosewater Is the ablest republi
can In the state.
Woald Be OS the Map.
Oretna Breese (dem.).
Editor Rosewater, editor of The Bee,
has shied his caater Into the ring for
senatorial honors, and he will put up a
strong and vigorous campaign for that
honorable position. If a republican
should have to .have that office, then we
are for Mr. Rosewater. He Is heed and
shoulders above anybody the republicans
have sent there In recent years, and would
be an honor and oredlt to the great state
of Nebraska. - Rosewater Is a giant in
Intellect, Is always alive to the exigencies
of the occasion, and would without doubt
show the United States that Nebraska
was on the , map. Mr. Rosewar would
make a aple,ud(d sepator.
'-- Woald, Be at Real Senator.
-Creighton Liberal (dem.).
The republican party could not find a
stronger man In the west, not strong In
popularity, for the very forceful bitterness
of some of the masterful fights he has
waged within and without his party has
left some festering sores, but If Edwnrd
Rosewater were sent to Washington he
would not be a painted signpost he would
be a senator. We have never let an op
portunity pass to listen to the fighting
editor. Whether It waa debating with Joe
Edgerton before laboring organisations on
the money question; with Bryan on some
pf the leading questions of the day, which
later eventa proved Mr. Rosewater In the
wrong; whether on the stump In opposition
to prohibition or the advocacy of some of
the problems In economic administration,
no student could listen to the versatility of
this little human machine as It flitted from
the facts and statistics garnered from
nearly every avenue of trade to a concrete
analysis of our form of government with
out being lost In wonder and admiration.
Sapertor la Ability.
Albion Argus (pop.).
Why wouldn't you as soon see Edwsrd
Rosewater elected United States senator
as any other republican? In ability and
Influence he Is head and shoulders above
Norris Brown.
Ho Deal to Protect.
Pender Times (dem.).
Edward Rosewater has entered the field
as a candidate for United States senator.
If the Tlmee man was a republican, and
didn't have a knife up his sleeve or a deal
to protect, he would be for Edward Rose
water for senator. He I by far the ablest
man seeking the nomination on the g. o. p.
side in Nebraska. (
Btroaar with tho Voters.
Howells Journal (dem.).
Rosewater la an avowed candidate for
United States senator and The Omaha Bee,
whose founder he Is, has commenced an
active campaign In his behalf. Let no one
underestimate the strength of Edward
Rosewater. In point of ability he Is the
peer of any man In his party who seeks
the place. More, he. has been a resident
of Nebraska for more than a third of a
century and during every hour of that time
he has been doing his utmost to advance
Its Interests. Politically he has. In our
opinion, made many mistakes, but, ws be
lieve, with the best cf Intentions. He has
a hard fight to secure the endorsement of
a republican state convention, aa all the
other candidates will pool against hlrn.
H- eer, he Is strong with the voters and
If the rank and file of his party will turn
out at the primaries he will win the day.
We would rather see him In the senate
than any other republican from Nebraska,
and would prefer him to some democrats.
Free (roas C.oratlea Mtrlaae.
Cailoway Couiler-Trlbune (dem.). .
We are frank to say that If It must be
a republican, which It seems Is the logical
conclusion at this time, we are for Rose
water every time agilnst any other re
publican In 'the state. The cornoretlons
have less strings on htm than any other
man and he has a faculty of stirring the
anlmil up and at least giving publicity
to matters. 1
Daag-er Slgaals Disregarded.
Baltimore American.
With the warm weather the swimming
fatalitiea will begin. Season after season
the warnings about tie treacherous ele
ment which Is so alluring In the hot spells
are reiterated, but aa a. rule they are dis
regarded and the temptations of the sport
overcome the restraints prudence luggttts
In Its Indulgence.
OlKO ABOtT KIW YORK.
Rlpplea oa the tarreat of Lite la the
Metropolis.
Those who have tried to forget their ex
periences In the western rest estate boom
of the eighties and later years should sit
up and take notice, smiling the while,
that Greater New Tork has a boom said
to outclass anything ever happened, in
that section at least. During th next
three weeks 2,000 lots In Manhattan, Brook
lyn and the Bronx will be put up at auc
tion. Free transportation, music and re
freshments are furnished the crowds at
auction sales. Many buyers sell out their
holdings at a profit In a few hours, but
the majority of the purchasers are home
seekers. According to an estimate based
on current values, real estate In the New
Tork suburbs promises to Increase IJfiO.OOO,
000 In value during the present year. A
Urge part of these millions will swell the
profits of speculstors and Investors. A
small part will represent capital used to
erect new buildings and for general Im
provements. On the passage of the law compellng
the gas monopoly of New York to reduce
its price from tl to 80 cents per 1.000 feet
of gss, the people of this city began .o
mile at each other and to count up the
amount of money they would save be
cause of the act of the state legislature.
The gas combination Immediately took
the stand that this act was In effect a
confiscation of their property and an
nounced their Intention to fight It to the
courts of Isst resort.
The beginning has been made and a
Judge of the federal court has designated
June 4 as the date when the fight will
really begin. A preliminary order has
been Issued restraining everybody from
putting the new law Into effect.
Meanwhile the gas combination is per
mitted to collect st the rste of tl per 1.000
feet, on the understanding that all moneys
received In excess of the 90 cents shall
be paid Into the court, where It will be
deposited In the banks and draw 2 per
cent Interest.
This 20 cents per 1,000. with the Interest,
will be eventually paid back to the con
sumers of gas In esse they win their fight,
and to the gas company It they do not.
The probability Is that years will pass
during which this money will be drawing
Interest, and meanwhile the public will be
paying $1 and the lawyers will be getting
rich out of the fight.
Ex-Ambassador Joseph H. Choate will
be leading counsel for the New Tork City
gas monopoly In testing the constitutional
ity of the law and Charles E. Hughes of
Insurance Inquisition fame will be leading
counsel for the people.
A plan for cooling and ventilating the
subway has been adopted by the Rapid
Transit commission. By an ingenious ar
rsngement the moving trains will be made
to do part of the ventilating work. Re
newal of air rather than cooling Is the
first thing aimed at. Such renewal. It
Is believed, can best be effec'.ed by ex
hausting the air at points midway be
tween the stations, thereby causing fresh
air to flow In through the station open
ings. Two devices will be used, automatic
valves and electric fans The valves will
be operated by the trains themselves.
These valves open outward only .under
the Increased pressure of air "lused by
passing trains. An outrush of the heated
a.'r between stations Is thus produced,
which, of course. Induces an Inflow of
surface air at the stations. The greater
the number of trains passing the greater
becomes the volume of air removed. The
valves and fans together will be shir to
effect a complete removal of air through
out the subway once every thirty min
utes, It Is' said. ' They would provide ef.
ficlent means for dispelling smoke from
the tunnels In case of fire.
If the fans and louvres are to work at
their highest efficiency more openings for
Inflowing air will have to be provided
at the stations. To Increase these open
ings it Is proposed to cut nut 8,000 squire
feet nf vaulting at various stations and
substitute gratings, with copper pans un
derneath for drainage. The sum of $300,000
will be expended In the Improvements.
In New Tork there have been, of late,
a number of severe explosions, the mys
tery of which puxxled the authorities no
little until careful Inspection disclosed the
cause. The conclusion was reached that
gasoline wss the explosive substance to
which the trouble was due, but It re
quired some time to solve the question
fully and to account for tha presence of
the gasoline In aewers. Finally it was
discovered that It came from the auto
mobile garages, at which the employes
cleaned the vehicles with gasoline, the re
fuse of which went through the drains
Into the sewers. It was found that there
were thirty or more garages within the
explosion belt. Hereafter no gasoline will
be allowed to escape Into the house
drains and thence Into the sewers. The
garages are to be Inspected frequently
and when gasoline Is found In the drains
the person responsible will be arrested.
The mystery of the explosions had caused
much uneasiness lest they were the de
Ubersta act of evilly disposed persons
and Its satisfactory solution affords de
cided relief.
"If you are a Mason you will keep your
word, and I want your word that you
will not leave your bed or make a sound
until I am out of your house," said a
burglar as he stood at the foot of the bed
on the aecond floor of 1ST Balnbrldge street,
Brooklyn, with a revolver leveled at Mr.
and Mrs. George E. Oale.
''How long will It ttke ycu to get out?"
Inquired Mr. Cale.
'Three minutes, and, being brother Ma
sons, I assure you I shsll remove nothing
from the house."
He did not keep his word, however, as
sbout JIM worth of sllverwsre was taken,
besides Mr. Gsle's overcoat and hat. As
soon aa the burglar had departed Mr. Gale
notified the police.
When the stork flapped Its wings snd
departed from the home of John Kos
slnger, 148 Frost street. Rrooklvn, four gl
babies greeted him. but two of the Infants
died soon after their arrival. This re
markable Increase In his family over
whelmed Kosslnger, who Is an Ice dealer.
In humble circumstance, and he was kept
busy receiving the congratulations of his
neighbors.
Mrs. Kosslnaer. mother of the four be.
bles that sveraged a little more than a
pound and a half each. Is years old.
Until the stork's srrlval there were onlv
three children In the Kosslnger family.
They are all strong snd healthy youngsters
and proud of their hew sisters.
Kosslnger saya he will communicate with
President Roovelt concerning the event
when he gets time.
What the fmrrn Probe Coat.
New Tork World.
The Insurance tnvestlratlin cost the state
a little more than HOO.OfO. The members of
the committee sat without pay. other thn
their regular legislative salaries. Mr.
Hughes is to receive I2.fl". which Is far
less than a rich corporation pays for so
much service of S'jeh high quality. Of he
appropriation af llOO.ono more than It.')
goes bark to the state, one printing bill
hevtng b-en paid by special appropriation.
The conduct of the Investlgstlon. no leas
than Ha result, la creditable to ail concerned.
Kleire You Jhvel
IT YOU WANT LUMBER CHEAP.
A BIO STOCK AT OUR OLD YARD,
Thirteenth and California Streets.
Must be sold by June 1. Everything
goes. Building for sale. Don't miss
this clearing sale. We can't move it
to our new yard.
C. fJ. DIETZ
1214 Famam St.
PERSONAL JIOTES.
Asher Hinds, parliamentary clerk In the
house of representatives, who keeps the
speaker straight and who Is the greatest
parliamentary sharp In the country, comes
from Maine.
L. B. Abrahama, head master of the
Jews' free school at Spltaflelds, England,
has retired after fifty-three years of service.
He Is 87 years old and Israel Zangwlll
was once his pupil.
Dr. Frank J. Toussalnt of Milwaukee Is
making an effort to educate a Yaqul Indian
boy, this being the first attempt ever made
to bring one of this race under the Influ
ence of civilisation.
Prof. L. Gaurrlgue, a prominent French
physician, who has recently made some
Important discoveries In the treatment of
tuberculosis, wilt shortly visit New Tork
for demonstration purposes. His antitoxin
Is the Juice of a certain kind of ant.
Prince Khllkoff, who was formely minis
ter of railroads In Russia and who con
structed the Transslbeiian railway, Intends
to make a tour of Inspection of the chief
railways of the oontlnent In the United
Kingdom and the United States and Can
ada. When ex-Senator William E. Chandler
waa making the fight of his life for
re-election In New Hampshire the
Washington correspondents, were quite
generally for him. . It was as
sumed In some quarters that this was be
cause of their respect for his ability and
a liking for his personality, but Mr. Chand
ler had a theory of his own on the subject.
"No, the newspaper men don't like me for
that," he said. "I know why It Is. It s be
cause I am always raising Cain and sup
plying them with good copy."
REAL TAINTED MOSEY.
Right eons Demand for Cleaa Paper
Carreaey,
New York Tribune,
There Is one kind of money which is
really "tainted," and against which there
Is on that account a general and well
founded prejudice. That Is the paper cur
rency which Is not morally, but ma
terially, tainted, through long use, much
handling and storage In a variety of places
of more or less uncleanllness. We do not
know that anybody ever positively refuses
to accept such money, though it Is always
In order to protest against a bill that is
too tattered and reeking for respectability.
We are not convinced, either, that every
body that accepts a worn and soiled bill
Is In Imminent danger of dying forthwith
from a complication of tetanus, tubercu
losis and bubonic plague, though we have
no doubt that diseases are occasionally
conveyed through such a medium.- '
But from the point of view of health, of
cleanliness. Of decency and of tha looks
of the thing, there ought to be a reform
of our currency on the lines of the pending
legislation in congreas and of the report
which the treasurer of the United States
has Just made upon the subject. The
treasurer, we observe, does not altogether
approve of any of the three pending bills,
but thinks the good features of all should
be incorporated In one. That may be,
though there are many who will not agree
with him In thinking it too drastic to
order that all bills returned to the treas
ury for redemption shsll be destroyed and
replaced with new ones. Such a system
might cause the destruction of many bills
which were scarcely soiled, but, on the
other hand, a leas stringent measure might
keep In circulation many which were phy
sically vile.
The credit of the country requires that
our circulating medium shall be such that
nobody will feel that it should be handled
with tongs. It Is our boast that our money
Is always and everywhere worth Its full
face value. We ought also to be able to
boast that It Is kept as clean, physically,
as it Is possible to do. Dirty money Is
not so bad as depreciated money, but It la
too bad for a self-respecting nation to
tolerate. Congress will do Itself and the
country credit by enacting a good, strong
law on this subject.
Health as e) Bnalnesa Asset.
St. Louis Republic.
The average man Is rot accustomed to re
gard his health as his very best asset, yet
that Is precisely what it Is. Tho man who
will accord due regard to his health, from
a strictly business standpoint, will go
further, last longer and accomplish more In
the end than one who makes health an
after-conslderatlon. Success which Is at
tained at the expense of health is worth
absolutely nothing to the man who attains
It. There Is no pleasure, either, In the
process or In the Anal result.
1 '
Pale, Thin,
Nervous?
Then your blood must be in a very
bad condition. You certainly know
what to take, then why not take it?
Ayer's Sarsaparilla. If you doubt,
then consult your doctor. We know
what "he will say about this grand old
family medicine. Sold for 60 years.
We have no secrets We publish
the formulas of all our medicines.
suae by the C. Ay. Oe.. LeweU, BUM.
Alao awuiutttNri ef
ATTB't I A nt TICOt Fer the kali. ATBeVS PILLS Fof eoastlpation.
AYaJt'tCUaaKi tiXWILXLt ceata. AXKa'S AQUA CURS Fat aiaUrta aaJ
All clean, nice stock.
LUMBER CO.,
Tel. Douglas-35.
RIGHT! OP THE BEtCH.
ladlana Pot.ll.her PaalsWa for Crlt
- lei. lag tbe Coort.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
An Indiana Judge hat fined a newspaper
publisher 1360 and sentenced him to Im
prisonment In Jail for three months for
contempt of court. The "contempt" con
sisted of an editorial criticism of the
Judge's course In a criminal proceeding.
The case has given rise to a good deal of
Interesting comment and criticism. It
brings out again a not unfamiliar argu.
ment that a Judge tn a proceeding for con
tempt of his own court In effect, of his
own person wields a tremendous power
more than ought to be placed In one
man's hands; but the question as to how
the proper limitation should M placed Is
not settled, and probably never will be.
Nem'snenera and lnriv. art Knth human
I ' ' - - -
and both go wrong occasionally. They err
in luagment, or allow their passions and
prejudices to govern them in public mat
ters. In 1904 a United States district Judge is
sued an order affecting a railroad in which
the state of North Carolina waa a stock
holder. It was severely criticised by a
Raleigh paper aa an order which would do
great injury to the state. The editor waa
arrested for contempt and sentenced to
pay a line of 12.000. Cltlsens promptly sub
scribed the money to pay the fine. The
defendant refused the money, and had
himself taken by habeas corpus before
Judge Prltchard of the United States cir
cuit court, who ordered his discharge, say
lnar: "That newspapers sometimes engage in
unwarrantable criticism of courts cannot
be denied. In some Instances they con
strue the liberty of the press as a license
to authorise them to engage In wholesale
abuse of the court, but these Instances
are rare and do not warrant a departure
from the well settled principles of the law
as declared' by congress and construed by
the courts. If judges charged with the
administration of tho law are not to be
criticised on account of their own conduct,
the liberty of the press Is abridged and
mo ngms or individuals Imperiled.".
MIRTHFUL
IFUIi REMARKS.
t the bottom of that flght
and Jones?"
"What was at
h.t..n Qml.K
hi'J?mi!i i"l Bpow PUe Jones off
him.' Cleveland Leader.
.your congressman do much work?"
dmi t expect him to work." said
Farmer Corntoasel. "We Jest hire him to
take the blame when things don't go to
suit us. "-Washington Star.
"Authors are Ilk criminals In on re
spect." "What la that?"
""They are often doomed to hard lahor
In working out-, their sentences." Balti
more Amerloan.
The eminent social reformer had never
seen Bubbly creek before.
"Whet gives Its surface that peculiar
lookT" she asked.
"That," they explained, "Is caused by
the escape of gases."
"Dear me!" she exclaimed. "What an
economic waste!" Chicago Tribune.
"Yes, he's a cigar manufacturer and yet
he never smokes."
"O! yes he does."
"Why, he told me some time ago that
he never amoked In his Ufa."
'That was before he began to advertise.
He found his own advertisement so allur
ing that he Just started In." Philadelphia
Press.
"I've got you skinned to death for size
and beauty," boasted the Luther Burbank
rose.
The English primrose sniffed dlsdsln-
runy. -you re a bloomln' graft, you are,
he aald. Cleveland Leader.
"What's the matter with tha stuff?" de
manded the new reporter.
"What's the matter with It?" snorted;
the city editor; "well, for one thing you're
inconsistent, xour opening sentence reads:
'No pen can describe the scene.' ThenJ
you go on and deacrlbe It to the extent oq
a column; I
"Well, you will observe that after thJ
opening sentence I . used a lead pencil."-
rnuaaeipnia I'reas.
THE SERENADE.
Washington Star.
No more the youth with light gultaW
Awaits the evening shade
To tune beneath the twinkling star
L
a unwr serenaae.
No more beneath her casement there
Out In the moonlight's glow,
Of eyes so bright anil golden hair
He sings full sweet and- low
The old guitar Is laid aside,
The casement's closed for keeps.
And Cupid, humbled in his bride,
Out In the stsrlight Weeps.
The vouth W.Ik. In th. vlrl wouM lanK
Should he all bashful wslt.
They listen to the phonograph
And aay: "Oeet Ain't that great!" . ,
IS
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