Nebraska Newspapers

    THE BKB: OMAHA, ' MfcNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 191o
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
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JANLABT cmCtJL.ATION.
49,528
Etate of Nebraska, County of Douglas, m:
Dwlght Williams, circulation manager
of The Bee Publishing company, being
duly sworn, says that the average dally
circulation for the month of January,
1313. was 49.&M. DWIOllT WILLIAMS,
Circulation Manager.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn
to before me this Sth drty of February.
1913. KOBEUT HtJNTKlt,
(SeaL) Notary Public
Subscriber leaving; the city
temporarily should linvc The lice
mailed to them. Address Trill lie
changed as often urn rcaneated.
BK-prc8ldont do not
Mexico.
last long In
Mexico is
prosldontB.
the land of provisional
Yet Mr. Wilson says
caro for cocked hats.
ho doen not
The new postmaster general
have some records to reach.
will
The rivors ahd harbors bill bpglna
to rcsomblo nn ocean In size.
Whore would tho couutry bo with
out Its congressional doorkeopors?
Governor Morehead apparently
doesn't worry over what tho legisla
ture may do. .
After Diaz, what? Madcro. After
Madcro, what? Huqrta. After Huorta,
what? Ad flnitum,
Doalcrs In nntlquo art must bo
groatly agitated over tho reports of
Mr. Morgan's 111 health. .
Tho Balkan-Turkish war Is no un
important now that it docs well to
land on tho want nd.page.
Tho clorgyman who said that Chi
cago was tho modorn Gardon of Eden
must havo seen tho snakes,
Women Storm Jersey Capital. Head
line. Sic tho mosquitoes on them.
Moxico is determined that Prosl-dcnb-oloct
Wilson shall not want for
something to do on entering office
tiioutenani uecKer lias any "now
facta" that will freo him, ho will let
them .out; that may bo depended on.
If things go on as they havo boon,
It may pay England to grant woman
the ballot just to rcduco fire nnd life
insurance rates.
Tho designer of tho now ntckel
lit. 1 a . . -
wim a uuiiaio on ono biuo ana an
Indian on the other must have been
& friend of Colonel C,ody'
pnowing close ort tho report ofi
his death, Bnver Boy eouds word
that ho .never' felt hotter. Trying to
get Into King Menolik'u class.
It seems to be against tho othics of
the medical profession for a reputable
doctor to Join a reputablo nowspaper
in fighting a disreputable quack.
If tho Illinois legislature fails to
redeem tho popular pledge to J. Ham
Lewis, ho might apply for tho presi
dency of Vnaaar college, soon to bo,
vacant
Tho railway firemen should have a
realizing senile of tho gravity or tho
situation. New York Post. .
Evidently thoy, as woll as the rail
way managers, have.
Speaking of tho rigid enforcement
of English law, Mrs. Pankburst 'ad
mits responsibility for dynamiting
Lloyd George's homo. What is Johnny
Bull going to do about it? ,
Americans who heard tho mild
""flrannered, cultured Mrs. Pankhurst.
would never have picked her as the
-woman to instigate destructive bomb
throwing, no matter what the stakes
were.
jou can give assurance to your
people that my future policy will bo
to protect American property and
citizens In Mexico," said young Diaz.
But his policy did not havo a future,
it ended in the present.
As things stand, the Hon. Madero
will not pause to question Senor
Diaz's explanation that tho deposed
president's brother was accidentally
shot, not while, incidents are 'flying
around so thick.
Kick Out the Lobbyists.
If legislators know of improper
conduct by lobbyists they cannot af
ford not to act upon their knowl
edge. Lawn against lobbying should
not be transgressed with Impunity.
Now that members of the houso nt
Lincoln have mud a open charges
against certain lobbyist chiefly
municipal offlco-holdors boosting
solflsh Interests they owe It to tho
8tnto to back up tho charges with
action. Anyono who has kopt up
with what Is going on nt tho legisla
ture must be prepared to bollovo
what thoso membors say with rognrd
to tho deflnuco of nil ' antlMobbylng
laws by n certain few, though It is
gratifying to know that tho majority
of the public utility corporation men
In Lincoln this winter aro rospect
ful of tho proprieties. Tho statement
ismadn that the authors of theso
charges will do nothing but talk.
Surely hot. Men engaged In tho
high and honorable sorvlco of mak
ing lawn for n great state must not
sit still wlille laws already mado aro
boldly violated 'or Ignored beiforo
tholr very oyos.
Original American a RcnUAmerica.
IO, tho poor Indian, 1h a national
character in tho prnctlcal Bonsp that
ho Is a resident In every stato In the
union, according to our 1010 consus.
Bight Htntcs Arizonn, California,
Mlnno&ota, Montana, Now Moxico,
Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wis
consin havo 10,000 or more each
and twenty-six states havo 200 or
nioro each. This distribution Is par
tially duo to tho fact that tho Indian,
nlnco solzlng tho opportunity to lenvo
Ills nntlvo heath, has becotno odu
catod and trained In tho artH and
trades of tho white man and has set
down with him In nil lines of busi
ness nnd social activity. Tho original
American, it has boon snld nnd vory
truly, Is becoming a real American.
Besides tho social and industrial ad
vantages given him, ho Is ndmitted
to tho full rights of cltlzonshlp nnd
one-half of all 'our Indian's wero per
mitted to voto at the Inst presidential
election. Undo Sam ban douo woll
in Into years by tho Indian nnd tho
Indian is doing well by himself, de
veloping a capacity for tho larger
liberties and rights, which augurs
much for tho future
British Grit and Grace.
British grit is admirable. Not ono
nor two nor threo defeats daunted
Sir Thomas Upton In his doterralna-J
tlon to win tho oup from, Amorlcnn
boatmen. Tho old sailor Is ovon now
preparing- for n fourth race, as in
domltnblo na it ho hnd won nil tho
others,
Nor havo our sovcral Olympic tri
umphs over, England' and tho nations
of Ihowprld damporod tho ardor of
tho British in-athletics, nor hllgbtodi
th,clr hopes of surpassing Americans.
Somewhat lute, they havo como to see
that what thoy chiefly lack Is Ameri
can training, which, of courso, means
a ( superior knowledge In tho tech
nique of athlotlcs". So thoy aro nego
tiating npw for exports to go over
nnd train tholr men, in tho hopo of
plucking tho laurels from us by 1916.
This is both a high compliment to
American supremacy and tho Briton's
graco to ncknowle'dgo It. It also em
phasizes tho significance of athletics
in national forums, portending great
things for tho Olympics of ,tho fu
ture But if what England noods to
match us is Amorlcnn training, can
It over hopo io oellpso us Ameri
cans trained by Americans with
Englishmen trained by Americans?
Theoretically, at least, that still
loaves tho advantngo with us.
Impersonal Journalism.
Tho managing editor of tho New
York Sun. Chester S. Lord, retires
after forty yonrs In various capaci
ties with that paper. Another Now
York nowspaper obsorvoB that "Mr.
Lord haB long been known ns ono of
tho most skilled and successful man
aging editors.' It would bo Initios
slble to approximato tho power of his
paper In thoBo forty years, but It was
vory great anu in later yearB espe
cially, Mr. Lord must have had a
vital part In It, for managing editors
or metropolitan nowspapers cannot
avoid tho oxorclso of far-reaching in
fluence.
Yet outside of a restricted clrclo of
acquaintances, whoovor heard of
Chester S. Lord? The congressman,
ho governor, tho ward polltlolan,
the base ball hero, jtha champion
wrestler, tho merchant prlnco all
theso may becomo national charac
ters, but who knows this man sitting
with his finger upon tho pulse of tho
world behind the walls of a nows
paper office, making and unmaking
congressmen, governors, If not presi
dents? Charles A. Dana, the lata
illustrious editor or the Sun. bo
longod to tho day or personal jour
nalism, and there aro a compar
atively few conspicuous figures In
the field of .Impersonal Journalism,
but not many. Personalities aro
sunn not lost in tho newspaper
today and, as a rule, outside of tho
sport writers,, very fow editors over
us much, as get their names in,thoir
own papers. But thoy get' tholr In
fluence there and extend It far Into
the domain of public life, much fur
ther than that of most men can "hope
to reach.
Tho newspaper man, who adheres
closely t'othe task of nowspapdr-Jmak'
Ing, must look for his rewards in
something beside persRuajl fttuiu for
which, naturally, ho comos to caro
very little.
Looking BackWard
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COMPILED "TROM
DEE. riLCS
jgggJi FMIIKUAKV 24. f oaD
Thirty Vwirs Afro
Approach of spring ele Uons Is sprout
ing political buds, six candidates being
already mentioned for mayor, as follows:
.lames R Hoyd, Charles Kauffman, C.
C. Chase. John A. McHliane, W. 1.
Beehpl and Kdward Walsh.
It Is lenrned that Charles A. Foster,
formerly clerk nt the Millard, Is mw
ehlef clerk of tho Nlcholettn house in St.
Paul.
A regular old-fashioned house wannll-g
signalized tho advent of It. II. Walker
to his elegant new residence on Nine
teenth nnd Paul,
Mnrltz Meyer Is brick from the east with
his bride.
Superintendent 13. M. Morseman of the
Pacific Hxpress company has returned
from St. IjoiiIk.
Lucius M. Wnkeley has been promo'0,1
in the Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy
service.
Ktl Itlley Is back from 'his trip on the
road.
Mnjor J. V. Kurny has been called east
by tho serious Illness of his mother.
Hon. John C. Cowln delivered a lecture
on "American Medical Jurisprudence" to
tho Omaha Medical college.
William Neve Is lamenting the loss of
a witter spaniel pup, whioh he would like
returned to his Tonth street Jowelry
store
Twenty Votirn Ago
ICdwurd Hoscwater left for the east on
a business trip to be gone about a -veck.
M. J. Buckley, manager for ModJcsKa,
was In the city making arrangements fur
her coming nppcurunce.
Congressman-elect Dave Mercer writes
to a friend that ho is enjoying his stay
In Washington and ha been accorded a
warm reception. Ho expressed the belllf
Unit President Cleveland would call an
extra session In September.
A team belonging to James Stephenson
ran awuy on North Hlxtoenth street,
smashing tho buggy, tenrlng tho harness
nnd hurting the occupants of the rig,
Mrs. James K. Clark and Mrs. Lease.
Mrs. Clark was tho most seriously In
jured. General John It. Brooke, accompnnled
by his aids, Lieutenants Quay and Dean,
left for Washington to attend the in
augural ceremonies March 4.
City Klcctrlclun Cowglll made his first
examination of tho electric wires and
found them In first class order.
A letter from F. A. Nash, who was
nt Hot Springs, Ark., told of Improve
ment In his health.
A lively contest was anticipated amonff
contractors for tho superstructure work
of the now federal building. Supervising
Architect Kdbrook sent Mr. Bclndorf flvo
sets of plans complete, and they havo
all been taken' out by contractors who
desire to bid on the work.
Ten Yenrf Ako -
Four peoplo shot down threo stories In
tho Pabcton building elevator. Thoy were:
H. H. Bhe.wnn, blight shock; Miss Anna
Mack, Internal injuries; 13. A. Dworak,
slight bruises; Axel Lund, elevator boy,)
head injured and possibly Internal In
juries. Mm. Harriett M. 'Long, a well known
Otnliha printer. ' died at her home,; 1203
North Twenty-sixth street,. .'BiteiyxBDme,
ivipks' (nines. Hho was'' for a number
uT-Vears employed on Tho Bee. Bhe 'left
oitif1 daughter, U years of ago.
Tho will of J. L. Brnndels was admitted
to probate, tho widow being named aa
vxocutress.
Kuneral services of W. H. Johnson
wero held at S p. in., llev. John Williams
officiating.
TlJo sale of tho bankrupt stock of tho
W, B. Bennett company to J. K. Daum
was confirmed by Judge, Munger of tho
United States district court, which meant
that the big department store nt Six
teenth and Harney Btreets was to be
continued by a company to be incorpor
ated by Mr. Baum.
Hlchnrd Penrxon Holison lectured at
tho Kouutzn Memorial church', advocat
ing a bigger navy. Ho wan Introduced
by J. M. Olllon and spoke under the
ausplccH.ot the Young Men's Clirlstlan
association lecture bureau.
People Talked About
A giddy boozer In Kansas City enjoyed
himself breaking grocery store windows,
crawling through the openings and pay
ing the damage.
Nover say that London, newspapers are
not enterprising! Tho London Chronicle
of February 1 published a sketch of Will
iam J. Bryan, "America's new secretary
of state," which sketch was based on the
president-elect a "announcement."
Major J. C. Hemphill, tor many years
editor, of 'the Charleston (8. C.) News and
Courier! and more recently connected
with the New York Times, Is tho Wash
ington correspondent of the Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
Prof. Louis Hlrscli, who Recently was
appointed f extend rat catcher, a now post
tlon, by the way, Is a chemist, a graduate
of Heidelberg, nnd has grown wealthy
through his ability to rid whole districts
of - the disease-carrying rodents, ,
Augusta Is to havo a monument, the
gift of Mrs. B. W. Cole of Nashville,
Tenn., to the four Georgia poets, James
XI. Randall, Father Uyan, Sidney Lanier,
and Paul Haynen, all of whom in vary
lng decrees are known to th country at
large. r
Sevon years ago the late K. H. Harrl
man resisted an automobile, repair bill of
h.SW nut-In by a New York shop. The
repair man kept the, machine. Harrlman
executors foiifrht the case In the courts
and have Just been awnrded tho machine
and a Judgment for J 1.676.
Tho troubles, of General Daniel E
Sickles aro not diminishing and money Is
not coming in. New York's sheriff, hav
ing failed to make good, has boon Ordered
to sell the general's personal belongings
on the Sth to satisfy two Judgments of
long standing, one calling for JS.015,
An Indiana, city has recently utilized a
special street lighting system that has
been installed for ornamental illumina
tion to assist the pollco In case of an
alarm after the UghU have been turned
off at night. A controlling switch In the
office of the chtef of police enables the
lights to-be flashed on while officers are
scouring the streets.
Morton Corman of Lock Haven, Pa.,
I probably Is the young zoologist of record
juwiuutii uuv a ) ruia ui ukv, na is ever
busy' collecting specimens. His h,pbby n
the summer Is bumblo bees, wasps, 'hor
nets, crtokets and mosquitoes. These he
keeps in glass jars, and, after learning
what they thrive on; gives thetn regular
meals of food. Just now he Is Interested
In wild mice,
Twice Told Tales
Mntnrnl Suspicion.
The kindly old man stepped to watch
a wee tot who wan dljlgently searching
the sidewalk for something and at the.
same time sobbing loudly.
"What have you lost, little girl?" he
finally ventured.
"Boo, hoo!" came the reply , between
sniffles, "I've lost my nickel."
Touched by the child's grief, Hhe old
man extracted a S-rent piece- from his
pocket, pressed It In-the little, tot's palm
and said:
"There, there, little girl, here's your
nickel. Now stop crying."
To his surprise, the child flashed on
him a look of bitter contempt,
"Why, .you wicked qjd man," she said,
stamping her tiny foot, "you had my
nickel all the tlmct"-St. Louis Post-Dls-patch.
The Caddy's Heliukr.
Mrs. B. H. Barlow, the golf champion,
was telling golf stories at a luncheon In
Philadelphia.
"I onco attended a feast," she said,
"that a golf club gave in honor of Its
caddies. The caddies enjoyed the feast,
and most of them displayed excellent
table manners, but there was one lad,
Charlie, who fed himself, exclusively with
his knife.
"Fish, peas, chicken, mashed potatoes,
sauce-everythlng was conveyed to
Charlie's young mouth on a knife blade.
But when the lco cream came on, and
tho lad actually began to shovel In Ice
cream upon n knife, a caddy nt the other
end of tho table shouted In amazement:
"Holy smoke! Look at Charlie. Usln'
his Iron all the way round!"-WashIngton
Star.
I'rlciiil of o. Washington.
Booker T. Washington, discussing
negro longevity, said to a correspondent
In Tuskegee:
"A good many of these old mammies
and uncles honestly think they're 112 or
187, but their minds have softened with
the years, and, though thoy don't really
Intend to prevaricate, yet It Isn't safe to
rely on them too implicitly.
"I once knew an old uncle who claimed
to bo 169. He said he had known George
Washington, so I asked:
" 'Do you knowi anything about Wash
ington crossing the Delaware?"
" 'Oh, lawdy, yes,' he answered. 'Why,
I done steered tho boat!'
" 'And do yoii remember, 1 continued,
'do you remember the hack Washington
took at the cherry tree?'
" 'Why, lawdy,' ho replied, 'I done
drove dat hack mahse'fl' "
Vetoed Alien Bill
A Good Dny'N WorU.
New York Sun.
The house of representatives did a
good piece of work by sustaining Presi
dent Tnft's veto of tho immigration bill
on account of the proscrlptlve, narrow,
and morally, economically and politi
cally Indefensible "literacy" test.
Gross Inconsistency.
Philadelphia llulletln.
There 1b gross Inconsistency In oblect-
Ing to tho ndmlsstons of an alien Into this
country because he Is unable to n.id tha
constitution of the United States, whllo
iiiu uuiiui m pm into me nanus or any
man ,who happens to havo been born In
this country, regardless . of his llteracv
or lack of It.
nuost for Greater America.
Washington Post
The country will not suffer from th.
failure of- tho Immigration bill, with
its literacy test. It might havo been
pleasant to know that old lnhnrom
could sit In the ditches or on tho beams
or newly risen buildings reading some
immoral epio In their own InnemurA
but tho country can forego such
lightful spectacle In the interest of a
greater America.
Why tho Mtcrnry Test Foiled.
ino failure of the friends of th, hin
override the executive disapproval In the
popular cnambor indicates trt the lit
crncy test finds fowcr advocates the
nearer ono gets to tho Deonle. w n
penrdtted to doubt that tho measure will
have better success with the next presl
dent and congress. There were sixteen
years between the Cleveland and the Taft
veioes, ana mere may bo sixteen
'(rs before another bill of this character
will again reach tho executive.
emigration in the Knat.
Indianapolis News.
Perhaps half tho evils of underslrable
ImmlcrmHnti n.t.n .
" cungemon1 in
great cities or In a few manufacturing
States. Wo neort lahr... I., il. a '
. . w in ma weal,
and at times need them badly, and if
uuuuie io ao tno work, and If
they are lnw-abldlng and industrious
what does It matter if the father or the
head of n family group was so unfortu
nate In tho "old country" as to havo
been deprived of educational opportun
ltleaT An Opeiiliur for Murder Testa.
Now York World.
If thla reading test Bhould be adopted
It would open the. way for Imposing
other and harder tests having ho rela
tion to tho fitness or desirability of the
Immigrant, n was tho ontering-wedge
of those who would end this country as
a wldo-open asylum for tho oppressed
of the world, and Russlanlxe it. They
have been beaten In a hold-over con
gress but only through a presidential
veto, it remains to be seen that this
revival of the Know-Nothlng spirit is
kept down without a voto In a congress
fresher from the people.
Around the Cities
St. Louis policemen are demanding an
eight-hour day.
8t. Paul laundries are utilizing parcels
post for deliveries.
Population of Cleveland now exceeds
61S.200 the official cesuns figure.
St. Paul's water department In 1912 took
In M25.645.64 and expended It all.
Chicago man has been compelled by
loan sharks to pay In four years J47T
on a loan of J100.'
Paris plans to spend S3,OOO.ooo n dis
mantling Its fortifications, pulling down
walls, filling up moats and laying out the
aveuuea bordered by sites that wll be
sold for building purposes.
Guests of a burning hotel In Winnipeg
had much difficulty In leaving by the fire
escapes, but theV manage things better
in aieaiunn nat. 'mere the flremm
a stream of water Into the air, and when I
It irecres, tne desperatp victims of the i
flames slide down to safety"
HioBeGsMeri
ox
Doctors nnd Illsrnses.
NORTH PLATTB, Neb., Feb. 3E.-TO
the Bdltor of The Bee: Your work In re
gard to "fake doctor" Is all right, but
how about the "specialist" we have lo
cated In all our cities and that are spring
ing up In the smaller towns to experiment
on poor devils, trying to gain an easy
living from mercury "and "fifti." This Is
the greatest graft In the world today, nnd
whllo there are other remedies which will
bring relief we never hear of them
through our physicians.
A doctor receives from $16 to J30 per
month from each patient, claiming to
cure In two to threo years, and. there
Is only one way to get this practice down
fine, and that Is to experiment on poor
wretches. There aro thousands who could
tell woeful tales of suffering and money
wasted. There Is no confidence to bp
placed In any doctor. They are money
mad and think If they don't graft somi
other one will, nnd they seem to b?
absolutely devoid of human sympathy.
What we need are institutions similar
to tho Keeley for the purpose of reliev
ing syphilis and put these fakers out of
business. Wo all know there is such n
thing as syphilis and wo also know 01
per cent of people havo It, so I nay
"shamo the devil" and protect the pcopla
You havo a Job from "A to Z" when you
tackle tho doctors. A READER.
About Hotel Itntrs.
OMAHA, Feb. 2.-To the Editor of
Tho Bee: In reply to the letter from one
who says ho "has been there," regard
ing hotel rates during conventions In
Omaha, allow me to say that I do not
think tho party In question is very well
acquainted with tho hotel business.
In the first place, a hotel of 300 rooms
could not very well entertain 00 or 700
guests giving each one n room to them
selves, therefore tho hotels In order to
accommodate the crowd generally chargo
capacity rate. That Is, a room that will
hold two people or four, as the ense may
be, one person occupying that alone pays
tho capacity rate. ' For Instance, for a
t2 room nlngle, It Is the rulo to charge 3;
Tor ti, J3 room, Hi, for a $4 room, J3 two
persons' allowed to occupy tho room at
that price, which, when divided between
two persons, makes It less than tho usual
rate.
A hotel man would only be foolish to
give out a large room with a bath,
capable of holding four beds enabling
eight persons to occupy tho same for
the usual rate, when there are hundreds
of people walking tho streets looking
for accommodations and are unablo to
find them, simply becauso one person is
occupying a room all by himself, which
Is capable of holding eight times that
number.
In other words, how would the people
bo tnken caro of7 They would simply
have to walk the streets and keep on
walking until they found a place to rest.
WILLIAM ANDERSON,
Chief Clerk, Hotel Rome.
Cost of Lnylnir Mnlii.
OMAHA, Feb. 21. To tho Editor of The
Bee: In the Evening Ree of Fabrunry
20, I noto an account of tho action taken
by the Real Estate exchungo at Its noon
day meeting, Wednesday, February 19,
with respect to a committee report in
voring the policy of .the Water Board as
to tho 60 cents chargo per front foot
for tho laying of wate mains. After
a discussion of the proposition, the ex
change on a closely divided vote 'urned
down the recommendation of the com
mittee (which committee was a special
commltto and not the public service com
mittee), And the question Involved had
nothing to do with the so-called Howell
water bill. I mention theso facts 13
keep the record straight.
Your reporter evidently failed to ap
preciate or comprehend the real bane
of contention. Those who opposed the
report were not concerned so much about
tho B0 cents charge as they were to havo
a policy adopted that would permit prop
erty owners to escape the cost of main
oxtenslons and shift it on to the should
ers of the consumer of wnter. One re'il
estate promoter was generous enough to
propose a plan, whereby the owner or
promoter of an addition would be per
mitted to lay mains at his own cost and
as soon as tho lots were sold and reve
nues were coming from that source to
the water plant, the city would refund
to tho promoter and purchasers of the
lots the cost of the extensions. Of
course, he did not suggest any rule of
equitable division. If he had suggested
that the purchasers of tho lots should
be refunded, the plan might havo been
worthy of serious consideration. The
purchasers usually reimburse the pro
moter when they pay for lots, and It was
not opparent that ' th"e promoter would
be entitled to any part of a refund. A
promoter ofan addition, If he were In
his right m'nd. would Include In his sell
ing price all development charges. The
purchasers would pay the bill and event
ually become consumers of water.
In the debate of the question, my con
tention was that most of tho cost of
the water plant Is being paid by the con
sumers of water, and that property Is
being taxed very little, the tax being
for hydrant rentals and main extensions,
In other words, tho interest on the bonds,
the sinking fund eventually to retire tha
bonds and all the operating expenses of
the plant are paid from the revenues of
the plant, and as the consumers of water
are supplying the bulk of the revenues
they are practically paying for the plant.
Now, consumers of water are of two
classes, namely, property owners and
renters; therefore, when a policy !s ad
vocated to benefit the property owners
at the expense of all the consumers, the
rental class Is entitled to a hearing, and
has a Just right to object to the saddling
on to It the great expense of main ex
tensions Into corn fields and remote dis
tricts of the city. An Indiscriminate
extension of water mains would bo detri
mental to the healthy growth of our city
and add unnecessary burdens to the ca
pacity of the plant. If the cost of exten
sions be paid by the promoter, he will
be governed by the legitimate demands
of our growing city rather than take any
chances of loss in his enterprise
Mr, Editor. I did not say that water
hydrants only should be taxed, as re
ported. The gist of what I said was this:
That property was taxed to pay hydrant
rentals, and all other revenues of the
plant came from tho consumers of water.
As I understand It, there are two kinds
of service rendered by the water plant,
namely, fire protection and water for
domeatlo and industrial use. Fire pro
tection directly benefits property, and It
seems perfectly fair to ma that property
should pay In the form of taxes for that
service and relieve the consumers to that
extent. To adopt a policy wherein con
sumers of water would pay for service i
that directly benefits property, making
It mofe valuable and useful, would be
clearly unjust and would heap upon their
shoulders additional debt, and postpone
Indefinitely the relief Uiey have sought
and are entitled to reduced water
rentals. Therefore. I maintain, that the
cost of extending mains ehould be paid
by specinl assessments against the prop
erty directly benefited; service for fire
protection should be paid from general
taxes, and the cost of new trunk mains
should be paid, out of revenues of the
plant. When water rentals are reduced,
all consumers will share the benefits,
nnd If property has been taxed for n
service that Increases tho value of the
property, tho owner will be reimbursed
In due course by lower water rentals.
Tho success of municipal ownership of
the water plant will depend upon a policy
of special favors to none nnd equality
to nil. FRED W. SHOTWELL.
. THESE GIRLS OF OURS.
"Charley dear." said young Mrs. Tor
kins, "what Is a four-flush?"'
"Why do you ask?"
"Mother used the term In conversation
this afternoon nnd I couldn't make sure
whether sho wns talking nbotit you or .a
game of cards." Washington Star.
Mrs. Knlcker Did your husband take
you to the bull game?
Mrs. Bocker Yes, and I wonder why
I can't ever mnke him talk to the cook
like he docs to the umpire. New York
Times.
"Father, did mother accept you the first
time you proposed to lier'7" .
"Yes, may dear; but since thcrrany pro
posal that I have ever mado she has
scornfully rejected.'- Detroit Free Press
Mrs. Youngwedd (proudly) This is my
first pie.
Youngwedd Er don't you think, love,
It would be nicer to keep it than to eat
it? Boston Transcript
"Tastes niter ns we grow older and
moro experienced," remarked the old lady
en route for Reno.
"Yes," responded the fair ono In the
next chair, "I used to marry men that
I wouldn't exchange photographs with
now." Washington Herald.
"Did you nptlce that woman who Just
passed?'' inquired he.
"The one," responded she, "with the
gray hat, the white feather, the red
velvet roses, the mauve Jacket, tho
black skirt, the mink furs and the
lavender spats7"
"Yes." .
"Not particularly." Kansas City Jour
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delphtn Telegraph.
"I fancy this experience will stop you
frn.n ..mitiitr ittia v tnim t m1 matter
through the malls," said the Judge who
had Just Imposed a fine.
"Not necessarily." replied the scan
dalous publisher. "I can always have
anything in that line set to ragtime
mulr and shipped along as usual,
Washington Star.
"The cook threatens to leave tomor
row." "We must Interest her. '.
"How can "we Interest her?"
"I'll have n new set of china sent
home." IjquIsvIHq Courl'.r.Journal.
RESTRAINT OF TRADE.
S. E. Keser In Record-Herald.
"Oh, what's our country coining to?' the
trade restralncr cried; -"What
may a man horeaftcr do to bring,
him wealth nnd prldo?
They're sending millionaires, to Jail and
fining them because
They happen now and then to fall to keep
within tho laws;
It's awful, simply ;twful!
Have the Judges gone insane?
Once a thing was always lawful
If It brought sufficient-gain;
But they're ncoldlng men of millions, for
tho methods they pursue..
And they're sending them to prison
what's tho country coming to?
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"We keep attorneys who shomlld knuw
how far we mapjrocecd
How far It may be snfe to go In satisfy
ing greed;
They point the loopholes out; they find
the technicalities.
And yet tho courts uro not Inclined to
listen to our pleus!
It's frightful, simply frightful!
Have the Judges lost their wits?
Have they suddpnly grown spiteful.
That they wish to give us fits?
They are fining men of millions that
would bother very few
But they're sending us to prison! What's
the country coming to?
'We've got to havo another dcul. that's
getting very plain:
Why, even, now, when we nppcal it
sometimes is in vnln;
This can't go on tho thing must cease!
If courts aro pitiless
How can we . rapidly Increase the mil
lions we possess?
They pain us, deeply pain us!
What has mado tho Judges sore
That they wish to thus restrain us?
Never was tho like before!
Once they merely lightly fined us and
we paid without ado;
Now they threaten us with prison what's
the country coming to?"
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