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VOL. XXXVII NO. 3.
OilAIIA, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 7, 1907 SIX SECTIONS THIRTY-SIX PAGES.
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LETTER TOPOPE PIUS
Five Unknown Priests Address
Answer to Papal Allocution.
INCISIVE W0ED3 SENT TO ROME
Manifesto of Liberal Catholicism to
Head of Church.
WOULD NOT BAR OUT SCIENCE
This, with Democracy, Regarded as
Living Forces of Day.
CRITICISE ATTITUDE OF LEADER
Knds with Sot af raaaleuate laaict-
meat ( ftfetfceda Adapted
lapprru th New
Apologetic.
KOME, July 1 Special.) A remarkable
document haa Juat appeared here la the
form of an "open letter" addressed to Tlua
X by a group of priests. The letter which
la written In Italian Is not signed, but five
blank spaces at the end Indicate the num
ber of authors. It is a direct reply to the
papal allocution delivered by Plus X when
conferring the cardinal's hat on those re
cently promoted to the purple. On that
occasion the, pope called upon the bishops
to co-operate with him In driving- out those
who were "sowers of tares, apostles of
monstrous heresies and rebela who dreamed
of the re.iewal of dogma by a return of the
church and of theology." The writers of
the open letter felt themselves aimed at
In this call to arm and have not hesitated
to reply with Incisive vigor which Is re
garded as unusual to say the least In
members of the churoh to Its spiritual
head.
However, they begin by reminding the
pope of the burden of his first encyclical,
In which he Invited the co-operation of all
men of good will In the Christian restora
tion of society. It la because believing In
the sincerity and the clear Intelligence of
that call they set themselves to employ the
only means which could give It effect, that
fulminatlons are now launched against
them by the- authority they thought they
were obeying.
Praa-ram Was PToble One.
"Tour program. Holy Father, of restor
ing all things in Christ was a noble one.
But remember that pious wishes and
the holiest intentions are not enough to
give effect to It, and that the way that
you have chosen leads In an opposite di
rection. Tou have evinced as It were a.
horror of science and democracy which we
had a,lmed at leading baok into the church.
Tou have, closed the gates against them. -
"Tet science and democracy are the liv
ing forces of the time. They are the forooa
which ' the churoh must understand and
not ony conduct but Inspire if she would
fulfil) her mission. And It Is beoaus she
' has not tried to understand them that she
Is losing her kqld ucou' the people.. Mot
only have men withdrawn from the church,
but she herself has ootne to be. regarded
as an obscurantist parasite and the gospel
and Christianity to be treated as expres
sions of a civilisation which la obsolete be
cause It Is unable to respond to the Ideals
of liberty, Justice and knowledge which are
stirring the masses. This feeling has
filtered down from the university to the
workshop, from the great city population
to the Inhabitants of the country dlstrtot.
And even for the minority which haa le
malned faithful to the church Christianity
Is rather the mere cold observanoe of tra
ditional formulas and preoepts than the
directing force of their life.
"gome are already announcing the death
of Chrtatlnanlty. Others are bemoaning Ita
miserable oondltlon. The writers are not
of their number. They believe that Chris
tianity Is passing through one of those
crises which an organism haa sometimes to
endure. In which It purtflea Itself ef ele
ments hetrogeneoua and hostile to nature
and from which ft emerges) to a more vigor
ous life. It was In this belief that in
response to the caU of the pope they had
set themselves, to the work of renewal.
But such a task was not lightly to be
undertaken. There was necessary for Ita
accomplishment a frank recognition of the
causes of the crisis. It will not do to adopt
the usual clerical explanation that the
masses reject religion because of the duties
It Imposes upon them,- or of the rigorous
character of Its moral code, or even be
cause of the Intellectual difficulty of ac
cepting Its dogmas.
Reasons Faadamental.
"The real reasons are more fundamental.
They are that the church has adopted an
attitude towards democracy and science
which haa made her Justly suspected by
beth these forces. In France the church
has obstinately alUed Itself with the re
asins of monarchlal and arttstocratlo priv
flese In order to hamper, and If possible, te
tia throw the republic. In Italy it oon
gtdtently resisted the aspirations of the
people towards national unity, and since
their fulfillment has withdrawn Into a self
rent ered silence and inaction. If It is to
conciliate and Inspire the democracy It
must bring itself in-line with Its ideals.
It must not only abwndon Us alliance with
the shrunken remains of privilege among
democratic peoples, but also transform and
purify the form of Its own government so
tenaciously monarchlal and absolute, aban
don ar alleviate Its ancient coercive meth
ods, restore a measure of provincial au
tonomy among Its bishops, recognise more
freely the religious action of the laity, and
secure more equitable teats In the selection
of Its central executive body while pro
viding for a fuller representation of for
eign nations upon that body.
"As for science the church has altogether
failed to appreciate the revolution whkll
has been wrought In oar conception, both
of the nature of truth and of the methods
necessary to Ita establishment The pro
gress of the positive and experimental
sciences haa demonstrated the Insufficiency
of every metaphysical explanation ef the
antveree. The historical and psychological
Methods "of establishing truth, partial as
they are and must be, have superseded
elaborate and , logically consistent deduc
tions from a reality antecedently given la
certain metaphysical abstractions.''
Manifest af Literal.
This letter, remarkable la many respects,
Is evidently Intended aa the manifesto ef
liberal CVholiinsm, and ends on a net ef
passionate Indictment of tb methods
adopted to suppress the new apologetic
It saysi "Today It la considered a crime
to utter a word of disapproval either of
the conduct of eoclt siastloal government or
the unworthy methods of those who rep
re' yu Tet meanwhile reviews and
Jvik..Js which breeuhe all tb fipatk-al
i spirit ef Islam are .Ulowed to beelow
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DOUXSTIO.
John D. Rockefeller In his testimony at
Chicago said hs had no active connection
with the bualness of the Standard Oil
company for about ten years. Secretary
Pratt said the earnings of the Standard
Oil company for three years was about
1200,000,000 and tht the corporation owns
the Standard Oil company of Indiana and
the Union Tank Line company. X, rage. 1
United States supreme court will soon
have to paas upon Question whether union
is a trust. X, Page 1
W. J. Bryan in address at Warsaw, ind.,
says that the Jailing of John D. Rocke
feller would settle the big questions of
the day. X, Page 1
Eight prominent people of St. Louis
indicted on land fraud charges at Denver.
X. Pag 1
John D. ' Rockefeller questioned by
Judge Land Is as to dealings of the
Standard Oil company declares he Is
only honorary head and knows nothing of
the details of the business. X, Fage 1
Japanese are anxious for a settlement
of the American question. Reports of
the transfer of the Atlantia fleet arouse
Intense exoltement In Manila. X, Fage 9
Defaulting Teller Chester R. Runyan
lands In Jail awaiting action of the grand
Jury on his case. X. Fage
Blxler opera house at McCook burns,
entailing loss of $20,000. X, Fage 1
Packers arrive at an agreement with
the Live Stock oommlaslon regarding the
Inspection of "she" stuff at the scalea.
X, Fage a
Attorney General Thompson In answer
to query of Attorney English of Douglos
county rules that under child labor law
children under 14 cannot work at certain
employments at any time and at no em
ployment when school is in session. State
Railway commission proposes to prose
out criminally express oompanles which
have refused to obey the new rate law.
X. Fag
IVOOAX
Brigadier General J. Franklin Bell, chief
of staff. U. 8. A., explains remarks at
tributed to him concerning the army, an1
says more officers and better pay for
officers and men are Imperatively needed
as the only mean for remedying condi
tion's that now exist - , X, Fage 1
Young Women's' Christian association
building fund Jumps td ever $17,000, and
those In charge ar vary much encouraged,
X, Fag 4
After many delays oar of asphalt Is re
ceived at repair plant and work will begin
repairing holes In street. XX, Fag
Railroads In a hurry to make S-cent fare
rate sheet, as state Una purchases swell
local receipts and knocks out calamity
cry. "
Omaha physicians advise people to
avoid overeating and drinking and the
use of fans during the hot weather.
X. Fag 4
MAXa BSTAXa AMD BTJTLSEf O.
Inquiry for property for homes in
Omaha still continues very active and
dealers see no sign of let up In business.
XX. Fag
Local builder ar paring more atten
tlon to the "good taste" movement, and
many old flats are being remodeled to
meet modern Idea of oonvanlenc and
appearance. XX, Fag
ICAOAaTXm XOTXObT
In the Magasine Section of this number
will e found a short sketch of "BUI"
Canada, the man who broke up train
robbing on the'Unlon Paclflo: Horn Some
Men Have Stumbled Onto Fortunes; Blind
Man Who Is to Be Senator from Okla
homa; Great War College Maintained at
Fort Omaha; Gossip of Plays and Play
ers: Musical Not and 'Comment; Glad
Raiment for Mere Man; Argentina's Na
tional Parks; Curious Capers of Cupid;
New York Landlord's Fight with Fakers.
Mix Fage
KObTO IXCTXOsT.
In the Home Section of this number
will be found Buster Brown; The Busy
Bees' Own Page; Priceless Choral Manu
script Stolen from Monastery; eighty
Miles Through Desert and Farms of
Tunisia; Wide Variety of Summer Hats
for Women; "Hiawatha" Interpreted by
Indians; Notes for the Women Folks;
Persistent Efforts to Disturb Shake
speare Bones; American Painter Por
trait of the Pope; Oosslp About Promi
nent ePople; Fluffy Ruffles. mix Page
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EIGHT INDICTED FOR FRAUD
Laala Mem aai Waatea Aewwaed (
La ad Iregnlarltle la Colo
rado Cart
ST. LOUIS. July 1 Information of the
Indictment of eight St. Louisana by the
federal grand Jury In Denver for alleged
participation in the fraudulent entry of ex
tensive coal lands in Colorado and Montana
has been received her by District Attorney
Blodgett and the name of Ave were made
public today.
The indictment ar against L. M. Rum
set of 4J78 Westminster Place, president of
the L. M. Ramsey manufacturing com
pany; Frank T. Fay. a promotor; Charles
H, Dodge and hla wife, Mrs. Anna Dodge,
and WUham Bear, an attorney, la diet
itian ts were returned against three ethers
whoa name war not mad public
District Attorney Blodgett ha notified
each of tho tndlctad to appear and give
bond before United State Commissioner
Mors for their appearanoe for trial lu
Denver at the next sitting of the federal
district court there.. The charge under
which, tndlctmonu were brought allege
they participated In the fraudulent entry
Of hand, thereby defrauding the govern
Jjfwtitttui of 4 acaouet f bmbj
PEACE TALK FUTILE
Hypocrisy of' The Hag-ne Declared
Apparent to Any Student
LDEATISTS ERECT FINE TEMPLES
Matter of Fact Conditions Follow
Unfurling: Battle Flag.
REBELLIONS CAUSE OF CONFLICT
Nations Often Embroiled in War
Through These Causes.
EUROPE'S COMPLICATED POJ'
Thrones of Many Coaatrler
Tie af Marriage Vmtr
Oeaias ta Aeo
Alllan
THE HAGUE; July -pecial.) The
hypocrisy of The Hague iutt be apparent
to 'any student of international politics
who looks beneath the surface of things.
Idealists Ilk Andrew Carnegie who found
temples of peace undoubtedly do have some
faith in the good time coming when the
battle flags of the world are furled at a
parliament of nations, but It will not soon
be forgotten by more practical men that
the first peace conference was suggested
by the Russian csar and that he has had
more trouble since the suggestion of the
conference than his ancestors before him.
From the time he first broached the peace
conference down to the present he appears
to have had the great lesson that "inter
national law Is only brute force" brought
home to his attention In a thousand ways,
foreign as well as domestic. He hss been
compelled to confront what was probably
the greatest war since the American civil
war In the - extent of It operation cer
tainly greater than the Franco-German
war of 1870, and he has had one continual
round of turmoil from one end of hla
dominions ever since he mentioned the
peace conference a number of years ago.
Rebellions and Revolotloas.
It la - of cours Impossible within the
limits of a modern press dispatch to trace
all the troubles In connection with the
various throne of Europe, but the Interest
ing question Is raised a question of far
greater Import than the question of arma
ment or disarmament the 'question of how
wars are really- to - be prevented In the
future unless the various nations club
together to suppress rebellions and revolu
tions. And If so the question Is naturally
suggested whether this would mean the
greatest good for the greatest number the
world over. Of course those most Inter
ested in these international Reace con
ference almost always declare that It is
not the Intent of the promoters of these
peace parliaments to Interfere with domes-
tie affairs. But these men forget how the
thrones of Europe are locked and Inter
laced like Intermarriage they forget the
thousand and one racial, religious and
family reasons which nr. likely to cause
one ruling family to Interfere In the event
of trouble tn an adjoining state.' Con
tinental Europe may best be described as
a field of cattle. And when the cattle
commence with the hooking It is difficult
to even venture a gues as to where the
hooking will stop. '
Leaving out of the question the fact that
the kaiser for Instance oppose - disarma
ment aa much on account of the social
ists aa because of the fact that he Is prac
tically aandwlched In between Russia,
Austria, Italy and France It la curious to
note what a revival there la Just now of
the activity of pretenders to certain
thronea. And all of these things suggest
serious problems far beyond the reach of
The Hague. For Instance Dora Miguel of
Biigansa has allowed himself to be Inter
viewed and haa Intimated that he would
not be disinclined to direct the destinies
of Portugal; a meeting of 1,500 Carlist
has Just been held at Madrid to consider
the Interests of the, Spanish pretender,
Count von Meyrenberg, who has put for
ward a claim to the throne of Luxemburg,
while the partisans of Comte d'Eu both in
Franc and South America are actively
agitating the restoration of the empire of
Brasil.
Origin ef Great Conflicts.
These are only a few of the many things
which might upset the. most carefully laid
plans for any peace parliament ever held.
For while It might be very pretty tn the
ory to say that one nation need not Inter
fere with another in the event of domestic
strife the history of the world shows that
most of the great conflicts between na
tions have had their origin in Just these
things.
In Portugal for Instance the rumor of a.
domestic crisis may have been exagger
ated, but there la trouble enough to aatlsfy
any person fond of Intrigue and trouble.
It Is true Senhor Joao Franco, the pre
mier, has against him the majority of the
peers, a strong minority of the Cor tea, the
council of state and the republicans. He
has cut a Gordlan knot by dissolving the
chamber and has been governing the coun
try In a fashion that suspiciously resembles
a dictatorship. All this would appear
dreadful In a constitutional state, but in
Latin oountiies such trifle are taken 'for
granted and do not trouble the party in
power very much. The opposition usually
shrieks treason until It gets Into power
and then It proceeds to do the same as the
others-o on to the end of the chapter
after the fashion of th end loss chain.
Senhor Franco, however, haa taken ran
to put himself technically In th right so
tar as th constitution la concerned. His
adversaries declared that he Intended to
govern without a parliament for the next
three years, but he haa given them the He
by fixing the elections for November next,
ti is true tnat this is the latest date al- China, which Japan has consistently re
lowed by the constitution and that in the ! garded as the basis of IU Chinese policy,
six months that will elapse before hi cab- I also recognised In It. These provision
Inet is under control ft good deal may be are In reality the kernel of the Franco-
uone oy a man wno to practically In th
position or a dictator. It must also be ad
mitted that the changes which have been
mad In th Franco cabinet are not calcu
lated to add to Ita prestige, ror Instance
in th selection of the minister of finance j
ius mw mi ponan i portfolio af all when
It come to th running of a country with.
I out a budget the choice of Senhor Franco
' fell' on Senhor Martina de Carvalho. a dep.
! uty whoa property had to be aeiaad In
March last for th exaggerated dilate rinaea j that the Toklo exhibition will open In 1US
he shewed In paying hi tasea. ,1 on April 1, when the world-famous cherry
tkangrev fraaa Austria, s tree of Japan will be in full bloom, and
This somewhat earvsjtar fashion of treat- ' wfll clod on October ST. when th see
ing public opinion haa roused th fury ef B chrysanthemums will have Juat set
th apposition to such aa extent that a , ,n- Tb h'l'lU,n la the undertaking of
deputation rushed off to Beebensteln, in th Japanese government Itself and will
Austria, t aak Don Miguel of Braganaa to lnte"tlunal ope and equipment
accept th crown of Portugal. Dom Miguel Tht around s will cover an area of 26o acre.
promptly signified hi wtlllngneas to do so.
It oannot b said that th bluff but good-
fCwUftuo ? FlfU Fa-)
REFORM IN LAW FOR DEBT
II a man I tart a a Lea go Ceadaete Agi
tation In Favor of Chang la
Exlatlag etatat.
l iDtTBLaN, JWy 8pecial. The Hu
manitarian league la conducting an agita
tion throughout the United Kingdom In
favor of reforms In the existing law regu
lating Imprisonment for debt. Mr.
O'Shaughneaay, recorder for Dublin, la
quoted, as saying:
"The order for payment can and ought
only to be made on satisfactory evidence
of real ability to pay the debt, and the
order of committal should only be made
on neglect or refusal to do what the debtor
could and ought to have done. The true
nature of the Jurisdiction is the enforcing
of honesty from a man who with power
to pay contumaciously neglects or refuses
obey an order directing him to pay.
e" ? ' v orders under this act are not mere
jdela of execution and were never In
' -.'ended aa a sort of proxpectlve security
for the payment of debts allowed to be
contracted with a view to their use,"
Mr. Dillon Is quoted by the Humanitarian
society upon this Important subject as
follows:.
"No man who was not guilty of a crime
ought to be kept In prison and a failure
to pay a debt was not a crime. If a man
were guilty of the fraud of not paying a
debt which he was able to pay he ought
to be proceeded against for fraud; but a
man ought not to be snnt to prison slmrly
for his failure to pay a debt which the
court thought he was able to pay There
could be no doubt that under the . new
prison rules persons In prison had to be
reduced to the status of criminals; and
therefore a most retrograde step la the
treatment of prisoners had been taken
under an act which was passed for the
purpose of ameliorating the condition of
the prisoners.
WILL TUNNEL THE STRAITS
American Company Haa Concession to
Build Railway Connecting: with
Raaslan Continent.
ST. PETERSBURG, July . (Special.)
The company having the concession for
the construction of a railway from the
station at Kansk, Siberia, to Behrlng
Straits and the construction of a sub
marine tunnel under the straits to the
American continent, the resolution of the
Council of Ministers for which has Just
been ratified by the ciar Is an American
corporation. It was organized In New
Jersey last October for the purpose of
constructing this railway. It is announced
that the railway will be S.760 miles long,
exclusive of 8,000 miles for proposed
branches. The actual tunnel under Behrlng
Straits .from Northeast Cape to Cook's
Inlet In Alaska would be thirty-eight
miles In length. The total cost of the
project Is estimated at about tCOO.OOO.ooa
The scheme was originally put forward by
M. Ixlcq de Lobel on behalf of an Ameri
can syndicate, with which a man named
rAddrlcka Is said to be connected. Doubts
are expressed here In view of the fact that
the British government and people op
Dosed so bitterly the recent agitation for
k tunnel under th channel between Franc
and England a to whether the American
people would ever consent to the tunnel
t' Alaska. Th tunnel under . the -channel
from France to -England last spring failed
to meet with popular approval because
the military strategists of England and
France were opposed to It though it was
regarded at the time -as a project more
feasible ' from th point of view of . the
engineer and the financier than the tunnel
now proposed under Behrlng Strait.
WANT CROSS, NOT CRESCENT
Red Cross Society Does Not Listen ta
Suggestion of Mehaname
dan Officer.
LONDON. July fc (Special.) A curious
point of religious susceptibility was raised
at the final sitting of the' International Red
Cross conference In this city when Besstm
Omar Pasha urged that the crescent should
be substituted for th cross In Mohamme
dan countries.
He declared that although during their
last war the Turks were grateful for the
organisation, they were opposed to its em
blem, which was the symbol of a religion
opposed to their own. He urged that the
susceptibilities of dying - Mohammedans
ought to be respected and the work of or
ganization among them should be identified
by the red crescent and not with the red
cross. M. Ador explained that the cross
waa th sole symbol adopted by the Geneva
convention; that It was a fundamental
matter and that they could not modify the
emblem to meet a special case. The pasha
declared that he was there In no fanatical
spirit, but he still urged that while in other
countries the red cross, might be adhered
to, not as a religious symbol, but as a
humanitarian Institution, the red crescent
should be substituted In Turkey. The feel
ing of the conference was against th sug
gestion of the pasha and the matter waa
dropped.
ASIATIC MONROE DOCTRINE
New Jaaaaese-Freaeh Agreement
Practically Amonnta to This
In Far East.
TOKIO, July a (Special.) The Japanese
newspapers announce that the agreement
between France and Japan In regard to the
far east practically amounta to a declara
tion on the part of Japan of a kind of
Aslatlo Monroe doctrine over a vaat re
gion which not long ago threatened to be
come one of the storm centers of world
policy. In general scope and tenor the new
agreement between France and Japan
guarantees the Integrity of China and the
j territorial rights of th contracting parties
I 'n eastern Asia. The duty of securing as
far possible equal opportunities for the
'commerce and the Industry of all nations In
Japanese agreement.
JAPS TO HOLD EXPOSITION
Will Be Intrrmatlaaal In Scoi
-Ta
Be Held In 1012 at
Toklo.
TOKIO. July S. (Special.) Even the
: dates have been selected for the opening
! and closing ' of the next great, world's
1 fair. Th Japanese government announce
, the exniDition nuiiaings tnemselve extend
ing over thirty ear. The government U
espedalry anxious to In rite foreign, visitors
ties every (UarUf la world.
WHAT AILS TME AttMY
Chief of Staff Bell Illuminates His
Leavenworth Remarks
OFFICERS AND MEN SUFFER ALIKE
Overwork and Underpay Detract from
the Service at Present
MARKED CHANGES IN SERVICE
New Conditions that Bring: About the
General Hardship.
MANY MORE OFFICERS NEEDED
Saggeetloa aa ta Remedy that May Be
Applied by Con areas Alone and
Appears ta B Part af
Wisdom.
Brigadier eGneral J. Franklin Bell, chief
of staff of the United States army, was In
Omaha Saturday on a tour of Inspection
of the military departments of the west,
and spent several hours at Department of
the Missouri headquarters. General Boli
Is probably the foremost mllltaryauthorlty
In the country today, and, occupying tho
prominent position he does, anything that
he might aay upon the status of the
United States army of today Is of the
most Importsnt Interest. General Bell on
Saturday afternoon, gave his views on the
general army situation in great fullness.
He said:
"There seems to be some misapprehension
In the newspaper world as to the real
character of some remarks made by me
In addressing a recent graduating class at
Fort Leavenworth. I have never said
there was something radically wrong with
the army. That Is not true, and no man
would say it who has regard for the truth.
The pay of officers and soldiers was fixed
by congress about forty years ago. Ex
cept in a few Isolated and unimportant
cases, it has not been Increased since. Tho
expense of living, as every one knows, has
very materially increased and both officers
and men, especially those who are mar
ried, find considerable difficulty meeting
their obligations at times. Ordinary ex
penses of living, which affect all classes
of society as well as military men, have
not only greatly Increased, but changed
condition In military service since the
Spanish-American war Impose additional
expense upon ocers and soldiers.
Some Chanareel Condition.
They no sooner get themselves well set
tled at some station before they are likely
to be called upon to move somewhere else,
rrior to the Spanish-American war the
staff departments were permanent. .Now
they are constituted by detail from the
army at large, and as there, are a great
many of these details to be made, and
must be changed every four year, officers
are liable to much more frequent change
of station On thl account.
"Prior to the Spanish-American war, the
entire army was nerving In the continental
limits of the United States. Now very
considerable portion of It Is serving In the
Philippine Islands, China, Cuba, Porto
Rico, In the Hawaiian Islands, Panama
and Alaska. It Is very expensive living In
some of these places, but the main ex
pense Is Involved In getting there and beck.
The government transports an officer free
and also a certain allowance of pounds of
baggage, but the allowance seldom equals
the number of pounds possessed by the
officer. He must pay the cost of transport
ing the surplus. The government furnishes
no transportation except on army trans
ports for the families of officers or soldiers.
These expenses must be paid by the Indi
vidual. It is the expense Incident to stern
ally packing up and moving and settling
again which keeps the noses of officers and
soldiers on the grindstone. When they ob
serve that the compensation of nearly
everybody else, either In or out of the pub
lic service haa been Influenced for the bet
ter by the great prosperity of the country,
they cannot but feel under the circum
stances that . there are other callings In
which they could earn a larger recompense
for the same amount of work than In the
army, A sound and able bodied boy, who
can earn S3 per day In the harvest field,
naturally does not Jump at the chance of
earning SIS a month In the army, notwith
standing there are many advantages fci
addition to this small amount of money,
which a country boy would enjoy during
the three years of service in the army.
Extra Work; for Army Men.
Numerous laws of congress have bon
passed requiring the detail of army officers
for four years at a time away from their
regiments. For example, tho law requires
the detailing of such officers to teach mil
itary science and tactics In agricultural
and mechanical colleges and In military
schools situated In every state of the Union,
They are detailed with the militia of the
several states to asalst In their Instruction.
They are detailed on duty away from their
command In connection with the govern
ment of the Philippine Islands, Cuba,
Porto Rico, Panama and Alaska. There
are numerous other duties whlc harmy
officers are detailed to perform away from
their regiments which are not of a strictly
military character, but with their peculiar
training renders them especially qualified
to perform. In fact, they have proved
themselves so valuable and reliable in such
a variety of administrative work that a
custom has been steadily growing of ask
ing th eWar department for an officer every
time any department of the government
needs a well qualified man, but has no
appropriation available to hire one. An
army officer can be detailed without any
extra cost to the government, as his pay
goes on all the time.
Other Cans for Detachment.
"In addition to the above causes for the
detachment of officers from their com
mands, we must keep large number de
tached all the tlrae for purely military
reasons. For Instance, It haa become so
difficult to get sufficient recruits for the
army that four or fire tlmea as many
recruiting office ar nuw conaatntly main
tained on recruiting dufy than there were
prior to the Spanish-American war, and
notwithstanding this fact he army Is sev
eral thousand men short f It authorised
allowance, and probably - will remain so
as long as the present prosperity con
tinue. ' -
"In time of peace the army to nothing but
a school of education. We bare a dosen
or more different kinds of school which ar
maintained In th army In tlmtl of peace
In addition to West Point, In vhlch offi
cer and men are taught and tftatned In
their duties In war. The malntatnaoce of
all these military educational establish
ments necessitate detaching a large nam-
V'euUuued mm Bacn4 FagaJ
HAYWOOD Wi-LBE A WITNESS
He mm Meyer Will Be Plaeed mm
B-taad Whea Trial Is Re
sumed Moaday,
BOISE, Ids no. July S.-A beginning of the
end of the Haywood trial was reached
today. Counsel for ths defense announced
that, with the exception of three or four
witnesses, their cane In direct Is before
the Jury. Charles H. Moyer, the accused
president of the Western Federation of
Miners, will be called as a witness on
Monday, next. He will be followed by
William D. Haywood, the defendant. Judge
Fremont Wood has asked counsel on 'both
sides to submit their requests for- Instruc
tions to the Jury. He haa notified coun
sel that he will consider these requests
snd will agree with counsel as to what his
Instructions shall be In order that the ar
guments on both sides may be limited to
what the Jury wtll be allowed to consider
as evidence. In adjourning court this aft
ernoon until next Monday morning at It
o'clock. Judge Wood said that he hoped the
Interval would be utilised by counsel In
preparations that would prevent further
delay and bring the case to aa speedy a
close as possible.
It Is now expected that the rebuttal evi
dence In behalf of the state will commence
on Wednesday, and possibly on Tuesday,
much depending on the extent of the cross
examination of Moyer and Haywood. Coun
sel for the defense and prosecution, after
the adjournment this afternoon, were will
ing to admit the possibility of a verdict or
disagreement tn two weeks.
Some uneasiness on the part of the Jury
men, as a result of their long confinement,
developed this afternoon. Just before the
adjournment of court. Juror 8. F. Russell,
who occupied seat No. 11, turned to the
bench and asked If the Jury would be al
lowed to exercise during the two days
adjournment. He complained that some
of the Jury were disinclined to taking
walks and that for this reason the other
Jurymen were unable to take exercise to
which they were accustomed and without
which there was danger of sickness.
O. V. Sebern, the sixth Juryman, ad
dressed the J ud go In support of this state
ment and asked that the Jury be allowed
to take exercise according to their In
clinations. Judge Wood and counsel for both sides
agreed to arrange anything within the law
for the Improvement of conditions.
A. P. Bums complained that the bailiffs
In charge of the Jury were too strict and
that a Juryman who exceeded some trivial
rule was summarily called to order. Juror
J. A. Robertson, the good humored Scotch
man occupying the ninth chair, defended
the bailiffs and said laughingly:
"Well, I don't know about being too
strict. I know I never had a better time
In my life."
The announcement was received with
roar of merriment and Judge Wood, who
seldom Join In any demonstration, leaned
back In hla chair and laughed heartily.
SPOKANE OPENS UP FIGHT
Renew Complaint that Portland
Receives Lower Rate from
Kaatem Shipping; Points.
WASHINGTON, July 1 Among' the
twenty-one petitions filed with the Inter
state Commerce commission today were
three of the city of Spokane, Wash.,
against the Oregon Railroad and Navigation
company, the Northern Faolflc Railway
company and the Great Northern railway
setting out substantially th aame state of
facts. In the construction of Us system of
waterworks, the city of Spokan used an
Immense amount of steel and rivet which
had to be shipped from Pittsburg, Pa., to
Spokane. It la alleged In th complaints
that the defendant railroads charged more
for the shipment of the material from
Pittsburg to Spokane than their tariff ratea
Indicated they would have charged on ship
ments of the same material from Pitts
burg to Portland, Ore., although Spokane
la 800 miles nearer to Pittsburg than It Is
to Portland. Th city demands reparation
from the Oregon Railroad and Navigation
company tn the sum of S4.S19 with $750 at
torneys' fees and from the Great Northern
railway, $12,813 reparation and $1,300 attornoy
fees.
The filing of this complaint Is a renewal
of the old fight between the cities of Bpo
kane and Portland, which recently was
heard by the Interstate Commerce commis
sion in what Is known as the Spokane
case. It hss been maintained for several
years by the city of Spokane that It was
discriminated against by the railroads In
favor of Portland and Seattle. The Spo
kane case ha not been decided yet by th
commission, and the probabilities are that
the final determination of that case by the
committee the complaints filed today will
rest. .
BRYAN WOULD JAIL JOHN D.
In Speech at Warsaw, lad.. He Bays
Thl Would Settle Vital
lease.
CHICAGO, July . A dispatch to th
Record-Herald from Warsaw, Ind., aays:
Send John D. Rockefeller and a doien
other trust magnates to prison for a lona
term of yeara and one of the most vital
questions before the people of this country
will be solved." declared William Jennings
Bryan yesterday at a banquet In his honor
by Dr. Sol C. Dickey, president of the
Wtnnna T li iu,mKr. V
"President Rooseevelt and others are now
bringing to a succeaafut Issue the prin
ciples and Ideas 1 advocated seventeen
years ago," continued Mr. Bryan. "This
I particularly true as regards the tariff.
The president la compiling my future
sneeches for me."
Mr. Bryan took a fling at the president's
cabinet, saying that there waa not a man
in it who agreed with Mr.' Roosevelt. Re
ferring to the controversy betwen the
United States and Japan Mr. Bryan, who
during his trip around the world visited
the eastern empire, aald a little more back
bone at Washington would settle the dif
ferences for all time to .-ome without a
conflict between the two nations.
"Japan will follow In the path of Brain
and other nations once powerful, unless
there Is a religious awakening In that
country." he said. "There's one thins- that
can aave Japan, and that Is th spread of
f 'k...ll.nll..
PRESIDENT GOES ON PICNIC
With His Family He Departs
Pleasar Trip Share
of lesad.
OT8TER BAT, July a President Rooeje.
vtit abandoned official duty today and
Wth his family he attended a plonks on
the ahorea of Long Island sound In th
vicinity of Lloyd' Neck. The president's
yacht. Sylph, was utilised by some of the
family to convey the paraphernalia. In
cluding luncheon, a tent, fishing tackle,
balls and bats, ete. The president, as Is
his custom on thee occasions, preferred
to row, and embarked with some ef th
children In a row boat. On stwral pre
vious 'picnics . the enjoyment ha been so
keen that th family have remained out
all night on the shore. Should th fancy
so strike them today It i peaalhl they
will A return until taounenv
JOHN D. ON STAND
Head of Standard Oil Company Teiti
fles in Chicago Hearing.
KNOWS LITTLE OF. BUSINESS
Has Had No Active Connection with
it for Ten Tears.
PRATT TELLS OF EARNINGS
Standard of New Jersey Makes Two
Hundred Million' in Three Tears.
OWNS INDIANA CORPORATION
It Ala Own I' a Ion Tuk Lima Com
pany William Rockefeller Jtat
Asked to Teettf y Conrt
Roam Crawdedl.
CHICAGO. Julv a John D. Rockefeller,
president of the Standard Oil company of
New Jersey, occupied the witness stand in
the United States district court today
while Judge Landls piled him with ques
tions regarding the financial strength and
the business methods of the corporation
of which he Is the head.
Mr Rnrkefeller was a very willing and
an equally unsatisfactory witness. He was
ready to tell all that he knew, but ho. said
that he knew practically nothing. . Th
net result of his examination waa, that h
believed that during the years 1903, 1R04 and
1UVi l ha nerlnil covered bv th Indictment
on which tho Standard Oil company of In-
dlana waa recently convicted, the not prof.
Ita of the Standard Oil company or new
Jersey was approximately forty per cent
of an outstanding capitalisation of $100,
CC0.000. The Investigation held i today by
Juds-e Landls was Instituted by him. for
the express purpose of determining whether
or not the Standard OH company of Indiana
which was convicted of violation of the law
was. really owned by the Standard OH com.
peny of New Jersey, whether the Union
Tank Line, whose cars were used for th
shlDments made In violation of th law wa
similarly owned, and also to obtain an Idea
of the financial resources of th convicted
corporation In order to Inflict a fine propor
tioned to the defense and th assets oi
the convicted company. . - ;
It waa stated by officer of th Standard
CH enmnsnv of New Jersey that It owned
the greater part of ,the stock of both the
Union Tank Line and the Btandard qu
company of Indiana. Speciflo figures aa
tn the earnlnara of the parent corporation
were given by Charles M. Pratt, Its sec
retary., and they were close to th tl
mat given by Mr. Rockefeller.
- Conrt Room I Packed.
, The prospective appearance In court of
the man reputed to be th richest In th
, v. . Yi. tlW, fit
worm. uiuuKii. m - .. - ,
which haa ' never been witnessed In th
vicinity of the Chicago court room. Th
hour set for the appearance of Mr. Rocke
feller was 10 o'clock and an hour bofor
that time the low-celled hallway outside .
the court room door wa densely packed
bv a crowd, all of whom were anxious to
obtain seats and hear the testimony. A
large squad of deputy marshals unaer- in
direction of United State Marshal Hoy
and a number of police wer on hand,, but
even they were unable, at tlmea, to control
the crowd. The people pushed and shoved
and at time bv sheer weight actually nor
th police and deputies down th halL
The crowd waa so dense that frequent
cries for assistance were heard and peopl
frantically begged for release from th
pressure to which they were subjected, .
John D. Rockefeller and William Rocke
feller arrived at the federal building In th
automobile of Harold F. McCormlok, th
son-in-law of Mr. Rockefeller, at :
o'clock. The party crossed the street t
the offices of the Standard Oil company In
the Commercial National bank building and
after remaining there a short time went
to the federal building, where a larg
rnd had collected. So curlou wer th
people to see Mr- Rockefeller that It was
necessary for twenty policemen to use fore
in pushing bsck the crowd to mak a path
way for him. On th steps of th federal
building th party waa compelled to halt
while the police fought with the crowd.
Five local detectives and a number of
secret aervice men gathered closely around
Mr. Rockefeller to protect him from th
crush or from possibly Injury t the hand
of soma crank.
Mr. Rockefeller did not seem at all dis
turbed by the sensation h excited and
after the road had been cleared he an
William Rockefeller, closely attended br
the officers, entered the building and made
their, way to the elevators on the noith side.
Here a car, devoid of lights, was under
the special guard of the police, and enter
ing It Mr. Rockefeller waa quickly taken
to the sixth floor of the building and t
the court room. He was shown a seat ta
the left of the Judge desk and was well
up Into th room befor hi arrival wa
noticed. Ther wa consider stt
-mnnr the crowd and some confusion
resulted from th effort made by all th
spectator to obtain a quick view of him.
He looked around with some ourioslty for
a moment and then commenced whispered
conversation with one of hla attorney.
ttauadar Oil Cass CaJleo. - '
When th Standard Oil Investigation waa'
called th attorney for th company, to
gether with those of the company, stepped,
to th front of Judge Landl' desk. Her
Attorneys Miller and Rosenthal, counsel for
the company, made an earnest plea that Mr,
Rockefeller be excused from th stand.
They explained to th Judg that h could
give , no Information which could not b
better obtained from some other ourco.
They declared they could, in fact, tell
nothing of what th Judg deaired to know.
Th Judge, however, refused to vacat th
subpoena and Insisted that Mr. Rockefeller
should take th stand and testify to th '
best of hla ability. Attorney Miller for
the company offered th objection to th
Impending proceedings that tney -were aa
Urely out of th Jurisdiction of th court.
Judg Landls overruled tb motion.
Mr. Miner then declared that the dfnt)
objected to every question put to vry
witness during th proceedings, Th judg
replied:
"Each and every objection U overruled
gnd an exception allowed-""
Alton A neat CaJled Ftmt.
Frederick A. Wann. th former general
freight agent of th Chicago Alton rail
road, waa then called and questioned re
gardlng the rate at which oil should hav
been shipped from Whiting. InL, te Eat
St. Loui. .
The witness replied that he had fasued
Instructions for a 10 cent rate. After some
further queries relating to tariffs and tariff
beets, the wltnes Was excused and Harry
E Ferten, president of th Colon Tank
Lin, took th stand.
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