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TTTE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY. APRIL 12, TDOn. I QUAINT CUSTOMS OF EASTER asa.nasnasssaa Ancient Beliefs Attached to the Peiti- ' rl of the Beunxrection. ,"WOBX OVtE PAGAff OBSERVANCES lftatfcw Ideas Adted te tkr f the MrKlla Early Chrle- ' Mmklt Feaat. Faeter is rlese second to Christmas religious festival ef world-wide obeerv anee. It has an equal abundance of quaint customs and superstitions. On a of tha old land moat firmly .rooted la that on Easter morning- the aun dance In the heavens. Kumeroua instances of the belief ta men tioned by ancient wrjters. One explanation offered, which will atrike modern similarly ' inclined aa reaaonable, la that the ancients celebrated too -roplouaiy 'throughout tha night or early morning, and tha unsteadi ness of their vlalon gave rlee to the super stition: K la certain, fcowever, that danc ing In 'connection with Easter la very old. ,In many parta of the unclvlllaed world i heathen people to thla day dance at Easter In honor of the aun, the given of light, heat and power. The symbolism about the. never ending rrlricle of the rebirth of life rune strongly through all the religious and pouter lore of tha east. In the eaet It la understood, but in the weat not, because lta origin haa ben obscured. Just aa each morning's rlelr g sun typifiea new light and life, ao the reawakening of nature in apring, after the death of winter, took on a sacred mean ing. The aeaaori of the vernal equinox thus came to be marked by apeclal religious fobMrvaccea. The custom of preaentlng col 1 ore egga to frlcnda aa aymbo'a of the sea- aon became widespread. Thla custom ap , peara to have originated among the Per sians, and It evidently bore reference to the mundane egg, for which Ormusd and (Ahrtman were to contend till the conaum )matlcn of all things. The egg waa auggeative of ro-creatlon for does It not contain the embryo of all Hint la to come after? Bo also the rabbit, us the symbol of fertility and prolific re production, waa adopted Into tha symbol Ham of the season. The Romans used both the egg and the raUblt In the rites attend ing their spring festival. We still use the same things but how msny are there who atop to think or Inquire why they use (tlicmT Among the Jews the paesover be Jcame the great apring festival; It waa a iklnd of thanksgiving day commemorating ' their deliverance when the angel of the I lord smote the flrat born of the Egyptlana I but "passed over" the Israelites. The Jews ate a lamb at Thanksgiving and Christmas, ' and In time the lamb became symbolical of Christ. They also ate ergs at this time. Easter Wai a Pa go a Uoddeaa. The early Christian- Church . found these ragon and other customs too deeply rooted among the people to be Ignored, and with characteristic tact and judgment tho church authorities adopted them and ap plied : to , them a new ' algnlflcance. In northern Europe the goddess called Eaater waa joyfully worshiped aa the deity of spring and the term "Eaater day" waa In accepted uae, whereas In the aouth the term "Faach," from the Hebrew word ap plied to the passover. was employed In the same connection. Numerous variationa of the Hebrew word, auch aa "pass." "pas chal,", "paque." etc., -are atlll commonly used a a aynonymoua with "Eaater." The eaatern and southern Christians In Europe regarded their pass aa equivalent to the Jewish passover and observed it on tha fourteenth day of the flrat lunar month of the Jewish year. This waa not necessarily . on a Sunday, of course. The northern Christians, on the other hand, gradually came to consider Eaater aa symbolical of the fining of Christ from the dead and therefore decided that It muat fall always on Sunday. For a long time there waa a fierce conflict In the church over thla ques tion. But the council ofyNlee In S2S A. D., pronounced the paas Idea a heresy and de clared that Easter must be arranged to fall on Sunday. rope Gregory's Cateadar. It should be remembered that the ancient custom waa to have the year begin In the apring. It la thla that explains the ap parent anomaly of our months of Septem ber to' December being ao named, for In those daya September, for Instance, waa the "seventh month," aa the name in Latin Implies No doubt the . church authorities would have had the year begin at Eaater had It not been that Easter was a mov able and not a fixed feast, being founded on the lunar calendar. The date January 1 for tha beginning of the year waa purely arbitrary and It waa only accepted after centuries of experiment with other dates. As it waa, tha reckoning of the year from Eaater was in uae. In Europe down to aa late aa 1800 in aorae places In spite of the Inconvenience of this system, while In other sections . the new - year was begun at Christmas. The church authorities, who were nesrly all-powerful In matters effecting the calen dar, would likewise have made Eaater a fixed festival, aa It . logically should have been. to. commemorate the Savior's rising, but the . idea of the day as being con nected with the Jewish paschal moon could not be eradicated front the popular mind. It . waa to remove all uncertainty about Eaater that Pope Gregory XIII revised the Julian calendar. He tried to devise some plan that would never allow Easter and the Jewish paasover to fall - on the same date,, but they do coincide once In a long while. Eaater day waa fixed a the flrat Sunday after the paschal full moon, that i la In a general way the first Sunclsy after the first full moon occurring on or after March a.'. The church calculations, how ever, are founded on the very old moon Cure for (he Grip Beat, warmth and quiet are the tares sot rsijre ressedies fet thisdinaia, aatd the best . preventive ef its saeondary eossplieations, Oo bed and remain in bed until well on the way toward recovery. Two er three dart in bed ha yeu tret contract the diaeaaa is better than twe er tares weeks later on. Aleo take a eeaele dose of Ckamberlaia ' Conch Kenedy to begin witk and then the regular dose ever hour. If it should nau seate, discontinue it until the nausea subsides ' and then take it ia smaller doses er less fre qasntly. Before going to bed take two of Chamberlain's Stoma h and Liver Tablets sad bathe the feet ia water as warm a ran eonfortabl bo borne. Do wot venture oil natil fulij lecoToreeV Go A. Lindquest Co. i 235-35 Pixlon Block. makers ef good clothes. A nice line ot spring patterns en hand and our pries are right. A liberal discount on two or mora sulks. We- row bay Oal Modal riea eosw Is ta Waakssrs-Crsskr's Gold MeeWl rioor. , Tkl as ta per teat. tables, and It la for this reason that Eaater fall sometimes a . week earlier or later than It would If regulated by the ectual moon. It can com aa early ae March 21 or aa late as April , and various other church festivals are determined by It. Heathen lams Aojosted. ' It took but little resdjustment to give the pagan Eaater a Christian algnlflcance, though the fixing of the festival by the moon had to be conceded. The association Of Easter with the rising of the sun, the dawn of day, the rebirth of life after win ter and joy at the hope of a rich gamer for the season was readily engrafted Into the Christian sym oology. Christ represented the aun, the light, and Easter his resurrec tion; the thanksgiving for the past, the joy of the preaent and the hope for the future were all beautifully appropriate to the new interpretation of the festival. Singularly enough, while northern na tions are celebrating the return of apring tropical countries are offering thanksgiving for the harvest. That event had to be celebrated with immediate and appropriate ritual. The Semites of Asia Minor, upon gathering In the grain, without any delay for the alow process of leavening, grind some of the newly cut grain and make It up Into a thank offering bread. This un leavened bread of tha fresh grain became In time the symbol of the solemn observ ances of the harvest season, with which the Pascal Iamb after the Pascal fast became associated. PARENTS FIND DAUGHTER AND NEW GRIEF AT SAME TIME Girl Is Peat to Detention Home aad Harry Bloom, Aeeased la Coart. Mr. and Mrs. George Ledrand a year ago sold their farm near Fremont and moved Into that city hoping to enjoy In peace and quiet the remaining yeara of their life. Two months sgo their daughter, Florence LeOrand, 16 year of age, left them with out a word, and not until Thursday could they get trace of her. They found her In the matron'a department of the Omaha po lice station. Meantime they had spent nearly all their aavlnga. The girl after running away came to Omaha and went to work aa a domeatlc. She left her place of employment. It Is charged, at the Instigation of Harry Bloom, clerk and salesman for the Goodyear Rub ber company. Sixteenth and Chicago atreeta. 'Bloom Is alleged to. have taken the girl to 2007 Caaa atreet, where they lived under the name of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis. . , ' Detectives visited the house seeking In formation on another matter and becoming suspicious took the pair Into custody. Bloom was released on bond and the girl held. Then came her father and mother aeeklng the aid of the police In locating their daughter. A charge of aiding and abetting a de linquent waa lodged against Bloom In dis trict court Saturday and he waa taken be fore Judge Sears, where bond In the aum of tfiOO was arranged for him. Bloom Id 30 yeara of age and well dressed. The police Investigated him once before on another charge brought by a Brooklyn woman regarding money. The girl has been sent to the Detention Home. People past middle life usually have some kidney or bladder disorder that ssps tho vitality, which Is naturally lower In old age. Foley's Kidney Remedy corrects urinary troubles, stimulates the kidneys, and restores, strength and vigor. It cures uric acid troubles by strengthening the kid neys so they will strain out the urib acid that settles In the muscles and joints, caus ing rheumatism. Ejld by all druggists. ECHOES OF THE ANTE ROOM Mason Will Hold Solemn Ceremony at Tkelr Temple Tkls Afternoon., The ancient ceremony of "extinguishing the lights" and the celebration of the "mystic banquet" were observed at Ma sonic hall Maunday Thuraday, from 6:30 to 7:80 p. m. Thuraday evening by Sem per Fidelia chapter, Roae Croix No. 1, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Ma sonry. The ceremony preceded "Good Friday" and la later followed by the ceremony of "relighting," which will be observed with all the solemnltee of the craft Masonry at S o'clock this afternoon. Clan Gordon No. 3, Order of Scottish Clans, initiated one new member at its meeting Tuesday evening and transacted various other matters of important busi ness. The election of a delegate to the royal clan convention, to be held In Manches ter, N. H., in August, was postponed until the flrat meeting In May. There was aoine good natured criticisms on certain articlea In the Western Scot regarding the reigning monarch of Great Britain. The chief gave an account of hla stew ardship fur the last fifteen months, showing that very few Scots had occasion to call upon him for any financial aid. Ben aon camp. Woodmen of tho World, held a ahort aeaalon last Monday evening, when three applicant for membership were elected members. This camp, while or ganised but sixty daya, haa more than doubled Its membership and la puahing rap idly to the front. In order properly to place the objects of woodcraft before the cltlsens of Benson, a free entertainment was given In Eagles' auditorium on April 6, which was quite well attended. The production of "Tennyson's Princess" will be given Friday evening for the bene fit of Seymour Guard of Camp No. 18. Tue production will be under the aupervia ion of Good wall Dlckerman. Special m usic haa been written for the play by Miss Jane Ogden Hunter of Chicago. - Royal Aekatea. Arrangements are under way. for a large, joint claaa initiation by Omaha lodge No. 1 and Union lodge No. 110 on May 7. Thess lodges will give a free musical and literary entertainment in Barlght hall Tuesday evening to their members and friends. Cards of admission may he ob tained from membera, and friends may be vouched for by members Inviting them. Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Omaha lodge No. J had two candidates for the Initiatory degree Friday evening. The flrat degree will be conferred on them Friday evening. Beacon lodge No. 20 will do work in the first decree Tuesday evening. Hesperian encampment No. i will con fer the royal purple degree on five can didatea Saturday evening. Dannebrog lodge No. 21 hss four can didates for the first degree Friday even ing. Miscellaneous. Minnehaha Council No. 2, Degree of Pocahontas, will entertain lta frienda with a dancing party in Woodman hall. Fif teenth and Douglas streets Saturday eve ning. Garfield circle No. U. Ladles of the Orand Army of the Republio held Its reg ular meeting Friday evening. Several new honorary membera were initiated. Alpha Grove No. s, Woodmen circle will give an open meeting to lta membera and frienda next Wedneaday In Barlght hall. St. Peier'a Court Women'a Catholic Order of Forester will give a dance April K at the Rome hotel. P At a regular meeting Friday night Beech ramp No. 14M, Modern Woodmen of Amtr ",! """d 3 to build a tent cottage at the Colorado Sanitarium. Alpha grove No. i. Woodmen Circle, will hold an open meeting Wedneadav. The program will be followed by dancing and refreshment. A Itrian Breakdown occurs frow chronic constipation. Dr. King's New Life Pills cure headache, torpid liver and bowel trouble. 16c. For aaio by Beaton Drug Co. THREE LOSERS FOR RECOUNT Schtmel, Behm and Canan Consider Aiking for Contest. IT THEY ACT MUST DO SO MONDAY All Hlat at Some Irregularity and Are Mot Satisfied Qnlt Fight on sark Small Margin. Three defeated candidate Fred 8chamel, John Fred Behm and C. J. Canan are con sidering asking a recount of the votes cast for them and their successful competitors In the late primary election. If they decide to demand a recount their applications must be filed Monday, the last day for' fil ing such notice according to law. Mr. Schamel waa defeated by Fred Schroeder for the republican nomination for the council from the Seventh ward, Mr. , Behm waa defeated by A. C. Kugel for the republican nomination for the council from the Second ward and C. J. Canan was de feated by Alma Jackaon Tor the demo cratic nomination for the council from the Seventh ward. All of them profess to be lieve that there waa Irregularity In count ing the votea, while Mr. Behm adda the additional charge of Illegal voting In the polling place In his home precinct. According to tho official returns. Bchsmel was detested by but seven votes through out the clty-wlde election, while he carried the Seventh ward overwhelmingly against the successful candidate, Fred Schroeder. Behm would have to overcome a majority vote of 230 caat for A. C. Kugel to win the nomination on a recount. Mr. Behm haa lived In the Second precinct of the Tenth ward ten yeara, and was credited with but one vote there to 130 for Mr. Kugel. Caaaa After Jaekina's Scalp. C. J. Canan, Jackocrat, assorts that Alma Jackson, Jlmocrat, was not rightfully nom inated In the Seventh ward and Is consid ering asking for a recount, despite the fact that Jackson received nearly 1,000 more votee than he. Canan'S contention is this: The correct, pronounclatlon of his name places the emphaais on the laat syllable, but many people place It on the first. Im mediately preceding hla name on the poll-' books waa that of Dan W. Canon, demo cratic candidate in the Sixth ward. Canan believes that In many ward the judges In calling off the returns pronounced his name so It sounded like Canon, and therefore he lost out In the shuffle. The Canvassing board finished its work Friday. The law says that all applications for a recount must be made within three days after the canvass Is completed. The third day la Monday. None of them are as yet talking court proceedings except Canan, who says that he would "stand no more show In a con test than In a trial In hell with tha devil for judge." JIMOCRATS SUCCEED DEMOCRATS No Party by Latter Name la O rank a Today. The democrat! o party In Omaha has of ficially disappeared, succeeded by the Jlmo cratlo party. The consumption of the old organisation by the mayor's . crowd has finally been effected, and the Jacks are wiped off the map, aa far as the Jims are concerned. The transformation took place at a meet ing of the clans at tho Paxton yesterday afternoon and Mayor Jim. Tom Flynn, John E. Reagan, Louis-J. Ptattl and a few other patriots cracked the wihlp. The meeting was supposed to be that of the old olty committee, but the old officers would not be Identified with It and the Jims saw to It that the Jacks had no finger In the pie. The mayor himself made the motion to strike the name of Colonel Ed P. Berryman from .the rolls and all other Jacks found to be member of the committee met a like fate. The old of ficers graciously resigned. Fred H. Cosgrove, at one time a promi nent Jack, was made a member of the executive committee, but thia was done because he Is understood to have cut loose from the old "safe and sane" organisa tion last fall when certain leaders of that club prevented him from winning out In the water board election. Tho Jims, there Big Increase Building operation are wonderfully active in all parts ot the country and show an enormous Increase over the corresponding period a year ago. Permits were taken out In fifty leading cities in March, according to official reports to Construction News, for the construction of 15,351 buildings. In volving a total -cost of 263,972,934, against 13.111 buildings, aggregating In cost $31,909, 172 for the corresponding month a year ago, an Increase of 2,240 buildings and 132,063,742. The compelling conclusion, after a glance at the figures, Is the remarkable activity In the big citlea and the marveloua recupera City New York (including Bronx) Chicago Philadelphia San Francisco St. Louis Washington Newark Spokane Cleveland Los Angeles Milwaukee Plttaburg Denver Detroit Cincinnati Portland Mlnneapolla St. Paul Indianapolis Buffalo , Baltimore Columbus Omaha Rochester Salt Lake City , Atlanta Dallas Oakland Memphis New Orlt-ana Tacoma Worcester San Antonio Pater son Toledo Sacramento Grand Rapids South Bend Harrisburg Lincoln Pueblo Birmingham Wilkeabarre San Diego Cedar Rapids San Jose Stockton Davenport Terre Haute Mobile Totala Of the group of fifty cities, forty show increases, tha greater number of which are enormous, reflecting a remarkable growth In population, it would seem, further, thst it Is a healthy growth, as all classes of buildings are fully occupied, with no re ported slump In rents In any section. New York City leads, with an Increase of 7i4 per cent; Chicago, 6; Philadelphia. 65; Plttaburg. 85; St. Louis, X; Cincinnati. 113; Cleveland, 56; St. Paul, Kg; Minneapolis. 32; Omaha, 176; Spokane, lu), Portland, t fore, believe that the Jscks will bo unable to claim any consolation by having Mr. Cosgrove on the committee. Tom Flynn waa made chairman of the committee, that being a foregone con clusion long before the prlmsrles were hld. Mr. Flynn Is also chairman of the county committee, prealdent of the Jim club, one of tho vice presidents of the old Bryan volunteer organltatlnn, onranlier cf the Dahlman volunteers, and. Incidentally, street commissioner. The Jltns all how the knee to Tom and It was an easy matter for him to land as simple a thing at another chairmanship, especially as he la credited with csrrylng to a uccefut con clusion tho county campaign last fall. Wil liam P. Lynch, a young attorney, was made secretary and John A. Rlne. assistant city attorney, was chosen tressurer. But two other committees were appointed at the meeting, both by Chairman Flynn. The executive committee la one of these. This Is composed of George Rogers, Fred H. Cosgrove, Iouls J. Plsttl and Ieo Hoffman. The other committee appointed Is to Investlgste and report tlve advisability of endorsing candidates for membership on the Board of Fire and Police commis sioners and for city engineer. F. 1 Weaver. Louis J. Plattl and John T. Moriarty compose this committee. All vacancies have not been filled, but this will be done Monday when a complete list will be had. It was decided to have a spectacular platform prepared In a spectacular way. Five Jims from each of the fifty-four pre cincts, to be appointed by the committee, together wtlh the fifty-four members of that committee, will meet In Ctelghton hall Friday evening and draw up the platform, an operation which will be public to all. The candidates will have no voice In mak ing the platform and each one has bound himself to stand by It, 1 whether he likes It or not. This committee will be composed of 224 men, and each man will be allowed to prepare at least one plank, though the rejection of any or all planks Is reserved by the committee. Republicanism Was Family Religion Little Girl Tells the Judge That Wat Church She Used To Go To. Marie Nek (pronounced something like Nach), a little Bohemian girl of 10 years, waa In juvenile court with her parents Sat urday morning because Marie haa been aadly truant from school. Judge Estelle tried to find out something about the fam ily. "What church do you go to?" he asked. "We don't go to none now," was the an swer. . "'' "What church did you belong to," pur sued the court. "Well, we used to be republicans." said the child. ARMY CALLS FOR IMMENSE AMOUNT OF SUPPLIES Want One Hnndred a ad Foarteea Million Pounds of Bltamla ons Coal Alone. Bids will be opened at the office of Major D. E. McCarthy, ohlef quartermaster. De partment ot the Missouri, April 15, for the annual supplies of fuel for the ports of this department for the, fiscal year ending June 0. 1910. The estimates call for 114,000,000 pounds of bituminous coal, 15,000,000 'pounds of anthracite coal, 530,000 pounds of smithing coal, 8,060 cords of. soft wood, 350 cords of hard wood, 216 corda of kindling wood, 0 bushels of charcoal. . Of these amounts 760 pounds of anthracite, 1,100,000 pounds of bituminous snd 130,000 pounds of smithing coal and too bushels of charcoal are for the Omaha quartermaster depot; 2.BO.O00 pounds of anthracite, (.370,000 pounds of bituminous and (,000 pounds of smithing coal are for Fort Crook, and 50 cords of hard wood, 1,600,000 pounds of anthracite, 2.500.000 pounds of bituminous and V2.000 pounds of smithing coal are for Fort Omaha. in Building tive power of thla country. A year ago the country waa still feeling the effects of the blow which came with the panic ot October, 1907, while a glance at the totals shows distinctly that this country, insofar as building construction is concerned, has not only returned to a normal condition, but is even surpassing the high records pre viously established, the beat and most con venient illustration being the record of building in Chicago for March, which was far ahead of any previous corresponding month in the history of the city. The figures, In detail, are as follows: No. of No. of . PerCent Bldga. Cost. 1909. Bldgs. Coat, 1908. Gain. Lubb. ihattan and 4i6 r.52,loO ' ITS $ 2..ltm 73 l:'&4 ,145.80 1,104 4.8J9.3O0 69 1.84S 3.W7.840 1.269 2.4.!40 66 3..13.li9 2,6;6.90 :, 1,1 2.jj.OS7 4ii 1.SM.41W 36 474 1.140.861 531 1,1.9 i'l 1.278,0:6 212 49,7o7 156 " .. 615 1,177. SVi 6K7.8W) 100 741 1.165.9S3 73S . 746.9S6 b " 1.1u4, TM 765 l.U06.4ti3 IS 469 1.073.746 469 743.5. 44 4M 1.048.13S SS9 567.(t! S.1 835 1.04O,7.Vt 313 901.850 15 3J4 S34.UO0 321 667.450 39 474 914,675 S91 48.340 113 449 h85.:iK5 Mt 851.845 4 4U 752.33W 4 413.200 82 319 V2,bi 20 370,8W m 615 693.275 46ii 927.3SH .. "5 306 664.0U0 2lti 440.010 51 -90 73J.2! 24i ,356 79 ' 636.768 anl 3ii.',i0 111 149 611.245 130 221,620 175 -t'J 598,930 118 333.008 79 K Mrt.unn 141 3W.331 33 '- 4M),428 403 284.737 hi I' 424.014 130 109.702 366 --''9 3.6y IKS 469.514 ... J.j 21. 3i6.76 241 375.584 341.559 ... 1.8.(3.776 ... HI 21 296,132 218 3SU.191 2 HI 2S.24 83 60.800 333 '4 279.585 278 142,390 96 'Ot 265.274 49 322.499 jg U2 , 261 490 73 131.490 09 8 ' 249,886 7 3.550 (.913 14" 2ol. 84 9i,7S6 121 37 2i,865 26 37.650 4i4 S 188 226 2 4 69.460 171 172.100 76 161,837 .I .la 153.365 26 30,226 658 1 1.S8.847 104 128, 6B2 23 &9 146.593 . O2.O10 M 1C9.865 lis 175.216 37 ' 106.O0H 16 75.160 41 ' 80.626 45 87,2 .. g 3.2 34 W.443 .. -7 '5 25,240 17 46.6UO .. 45 69.615 86 135.630 ., 66 33,130 33 38.575 .. 14 I63.972.V34 13,111 1, 909, 193 "luO while a group of interior smaller cltiea have tremendous galna, including Pueblo, 668 per cent; HarrUburg, 454; Worceater! 333; Dallas. 3S6; Rocheater, 175; Columbus. (Ohio) 111. The decreases are In enterprising, but small cities, in which one building may cut considerable figure In the matter of percentage one way or the other, these cities being so remote from each other that, taken as f group, they have no little beating upon the whole situation. GOOD MEN CREATEST ASSET Faithful Employe! Boon of Railroad, Sayi W. L Park. UNION PACIFIC TAKES THAT VIEW Uenerat naerlateadeat F.splalns rblrasro Speech aad Talks ef Clans and Pabllelty of Aeeldents. "Good men are the best oeset a railroad can have." said W. I Park, superintend ent of the I'nlon Pacific, In speaking of the new club house the company la build ing for lta men at Green River, Wyo. "We have Just completed a club house costing 320,000 to be turned over to the men for their comfort and recreation. It will con tain rest rooms, billiard and pool lablew, baths, lockers and will be Just as nice as sny club for business men. "I am afraid my speech at Chicago was misunderstood by many becauae It was not reported more fully. The Union Pacific believes In publicity for railroad accidents. The plan of cluba la not. a blow at the different organisations of our service, but to bring the men to a higher moral plane and1 to bring them to a realization of their responsibilities and thus to assist In keep ing them out of trouble. "Any practice which will reduce the num ber of avoidable accidents Is esgrrly sought and the placing of the responsibility where It belongs in esse they d" occur Is only Just to those who suffer thereby, physically, financially or mentally. "Statistics show that while there Is ap parently a marked diminution In the cas ualties, we, aa railroad men, know that it is In proportion to the lessened volume of business, and that accidents Increase in greater ratto than an Increase In business for many reasons. We believe that the so lution lies in taking the public Into our con fidence for publicity, placing the same re sponsibility upon those who violate the rules of safety as is now placed upon these who in other ways do a public harm. This will certainly bring about a very different conception of duty." Some of That Speech. . That the fault Is not entirely with the rank and file. In the opinion of Mr. Park, Is shown in the following extract from his speech, which caused comment all over the country: The responsibility Is not, by any means, entirely with the rank and file. Ktn- floyes In self-defense have been forced nto co-operation for mutual protection against petty persecutions and dlHcrlm Inatlons on the psrt of railroad officials. The organizations are expensive to main tain and, at times, exact from the mem bers sacrifices not in accord with the apirlt of Independence bequeathed Ihein In the Declaration of Independence. Tne yoke Is galling, but must be worn until such time as officials are so surrrounded with established methods of discipline aa will do away with the Iniuatlce and vln dictlveness in fixing penalties. Our pres ent system Is primitive and barbarous; It insults the intelligence of employee and forcea them into alliances for self-protection. Once having the power, they naturally exercise It In directions not originally intended. While I may be telling a family secret. It is a fact that not a few railroad ac rldents are whltwashed In the Investiga tion to the extent that the officials even deceive themselves. The evidence Is often made to substantiate a preconceived on eluslon as to how the incident occurred. The dominant influence of one In au thority frequently asserts ltnelf to the extent that the Interrogating or giving of testimony Is shaped to meet the well known views of a superior. This influ ence may be unconsciously exerted or ab sorbed, t There never was a truer saying or greater reflection on railroad men than that "the science of railroading Is the art of shifting responsibility. From track to the tender, from the engine to the coal, from the dispatcher to the con ductor, from the trainmaster to the call boy, from one departement to another, and so on ad Infinitum. The cure of dlaease ta dependent upon an Intelligent diagnosis of the trouble. So the prevention of accidents lies In a thorough, Intelligent and unbiased in vestigation as to tho cause applying the remedy Is not so difficult. To get to the true cause of the de ficiencies of which the public accuse the railroad men and apply the remedy must be the first step in obtaining a cessation of the meddlesome public Interference in operating affairs with which we are now threatened. While we have spread on our statute books laws punishing those who are criminally careless, their application to railroad men is almost nil, for the reason that the public appreciate that railroad men should be, and are (as their organiza tion la) peculiarly gifted in unraveling the Intricacies of the written and unwrit ten law governing the management of railroads. Thie confidence in our Integ rity la worthy of a higher conception of duty. Unlesa railroad managers merit auch confidence by an Impartial and thorough investigation of such accidents to disturb the public welfare, such power will be taken from them. The general public' is satisfied with Justness a fair and impartial official can retain the re spect and confidence of the public and his employes even If severe; one who discriminates cannot, although seemingly popular. SPANISH WAR VETERANS MEET Will Try to Form a Mate Orgailu. tlon Inrludlnif All Vets. Monday, April 26, Is the eleventh anni versary of the day President McKinley is sued his call for volunteers to enlist in the war against Spain, and the anniversary has been designated aa "Reunion Day" by the veterans of that struggle. Spanish mar veterans from all over Nebraska will meet in Omaha that day and form a per manent organization, similar to the Grand Army of the Republic, and the day to them will be something on the order of an old time campfire. Between 3n0 and 500 "old soldiers" are expected. . There will be a business meeting in the morning, an Informal amoker and regi mental meetings In the afternoon and a banquet at the Millard hotel In the even ing. The Millard wllf be headquarters for the reunion. Four camps of the United Spanish, War veterans have been organized, a sufficient number to warrant the forming of a state association, and it is the expectation to organize the Department of Nebraska. United Spanlah War veterans. Major E. 11. Phelpa of Lincoln haa been appointed provisional commander of the department. The four camps are located at Omaha, Lincoln, Falrbury and Columbua. The of ficers are aa follows: Lee Korby No. 1. Omaha Brower K. Mc Cague. C; Howard W. Havens. S. V. C; O. W. Auch Moedy. J. V. C; H. M. Class, Q. M.; John G. Likjs, Adj.; Perry Miller, O. D. ; J. J. Carroll, O. O. ; Frank Whlp ixrrman, C; E. W. Crook. I). O. Barnell and A. D. Fetterman, trusteea. William Iewla No. 2, Lincoln Otto W. Meier. -'.: Otto Barth, B. V. C: J. A. Mixe. J. V. C. ; George Ludden, O. D. ; C. W. Fritz, u. u.; j. v. tsaker, c; F. H. Tucker, 8. Guy Lodge No. I, Falrbury R, E. Riley. C; W. F. Sohultz. 8. V. C; P. J. Walsh. J. V. C; J. P. Thornton, Q. M.; G. A. W hite, Adj.; C. C. Colllne. . U. ; Lester Chllders. O. G. ; J. W. French. C. Columbus No. 4. Columbus John B. Ral lou. C; Frank H. Thomas. S. V. C; Isaao Brock. J. V. C; Harry Thuma, Adj.: K. O. Albaugh, Q. M.; August Wagner, O. D. ; Otto G. Btaab, O. U.; A. U Itollln. C; Martin Burke. John Brock and Fred Lants, truateto; D. Burr Jones, delegate. The anniversary day will be the second annual reunion of the Spanish war veterans and the affair Is In charge of the execu tive committee of the general committee, composed of Major E. H. Phelpa, Lincoln; E. W. Crook, Omaha, and Colonel A. D. Fetterman, Omaha. Whoa yea bar Gold Mad! s-i.. so oaro It la Wash barn -Croabr's Gold at Cat near. This la laaoortaati GROOM EIGHTEEN. 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