The Omaha Daily
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VOI,. XXXVII XO. 248.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MOKNINV.,- APRIL 14, 1008 TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
ANSWER TO CANNON
Attorney General Eepliei to xt?qaest
for Facts About Paper Trust.
INQUIRY STILL IN PROGRESS
No Evidence Yet on Which to Bate
Prosecution.
CHARGES ARE NOT SUPPORTED
First Information Furnished Depart
ment Could Not Be Verified.
NOW WORKING ON OTHER LINES
It Might Defeat Bulla of Justice to
Make the Result of the Inves
tigation Public at Tkla
Time.
WASHINGTON. April 13. The attorney
general today sent to Speaker Cannon a
letter In reply lo the house resolution ask
ing what atepa have been taken by the
government to Investigate the alleged com
blnatinn of wood pulp or paper manufac
turers. The attorney general says an In
vestigation la In progress, but no evi
dence haa yet been obtained to secure
prosecution. When tha report thereon la
completed he will aubmlt It without de
lav If he can do an without affecting tho
Itit-rcata of Justice, but If the Investiga
tion ahould lead Co civil or criminal pro
redtngs It, may be expdedlent to tempor
ally withhold from the public the report.
The attorney general's letter followa:
'In response to resolution of the house
of representative No. S3), transmitted to
me under date of April . 190. I have
the honor to state that aeveral weeka ago
all evidence and Information relating to
Its subject matter In' the poasesalon of
thle department were referred to ' the
I'nlted States attorney of the appropriate
district with orders to make or have
If arte by a grand Jury of the said district
o thorough investigation of the matter
in question. The said United States at
torney was further Instructed. If suffi
cient evidence could he thus obtained, to In
stitute at once suitable proceedings In
the federal court having jurisdiction In
the premises with a view to punishing
any offending partlea and to aecure In fu
ture strict obedience In this respect to
the statute of the t'nited States generally
known as the 'Sherman anti-trust law.'
No Evidence Yet Fotnd,
"fp to thd present time no evidence has
been obtained by the officers of this
department sufficient to justify the In
stitution of legal proceedings, cither civil
or criminal, , against any alleged combi
nation of wood pulp or wood paper manu
facturers. The Investigation, however, Jus
tified further Investigation and such In
vestigation Is In progress.
,-.Tt would be Inexpedient at th present
state of this Investigation to disclose to
the public specifically what atepa have
been taken or what action Is content
, plated by this -government with., respect
to matters'tnienMuiied 'n the said resolu
tion. As abova stated, these rriatters have
been referred to a t'nited States attorney
for further Inquiry and possible action In
bis Judicial district and It would be. In
my opinion. Incompatible with the public
service to require him to suspend this
Inquiry so that the papera In his' posses
sion might he transmitted to the house
of representatives and Inadvisable In the
Interest of Justice to make public at thla
time the precise Information In the pos
session of snld prosecuting officer.
A Hear 4 Facta Nat Evidence.
"It Is proper for me io say In connection
with this matter that certain alleged facts
were submitted to this department when
tha above '. mentioned Investigation was
commenced which apparently authorised
the belief that serious and readily proven
offer ses against the laws of the United
Slates had been committed In the prem
ises and Immediate action by the appro
bate officer was thereupon promptly or
dered, but these orders disclosed that no
' lege V. proof could b secured of the alleged
off W the evidence relied upon to es
tabl. them turning out to be merely hear
say and the complainant himself, who had
furnialiod tha Information refusing to give
the nam of, g witness supposed to have
personal knowledge of the said facts. Be
fore taking action under the so-called anti-trust
law, it has been the unvarying
practice ot this department to thoroughly
sift the allegations of such complaints and
tha considerable proportion of successful
prosecutions under the said statute seems
to Justify the practice. In this Instance,
Information aa aforesaid furnished when
, so atfted showed an undoubted, general
anil considerable increase in the prices of
certain kinds of paper, but that such in
crease was due to any contract, combina
tion or conspiracy in restraint of trade,
was a matter of Conjecture and suspicion,
although It seemed probable that proof to
establish this might be found through a
searching judicial inquiry.
Not Heady to OIto Oat Farts.
"I regret that the public interest pre
vents . nic from fully and promptly com
plying with the request contained in the
' above-mentioned resolution. When IMs In
vestigation has been completed and the re
port of the I'nlted 8tates attorney en
trusted therewith is received, I may be In a
position to furnish las house of repre
sentatives with papers and information
called for without injuriously affecting the
Interests of Justice and I shall, In such
case, aubmlt them without delay. If,
however, the said Investigation should
lead to civil or criminal proceedings it may
continue expedient to temporarily withhold
from the public Inforroaliua obtained
bearing upon the sltuatton until such pro
ceedings shall have beuit finally deter
mined.",
STORE MANAGER ARRESTED
Henry Kerold Held a linnets
t Barge of Embeaslemebt front
Nebraska Here..
mnanajjans
JER8ETVILLE. 111. April li-Ilenry
Uerold. who has been employed in a de
partment, store here for two months, was
arrested today on a charge of embessel
ing 117,000 from William Coats, of Platts
mouth, Keb. Coats operates stores at
Plattsmouth and Omaha, Neb., and at Tou
lon. Wyo.. and Kewaner. III. Uerold was
superintendent of the atoiea for eln
month. He Is charged with embeuel.
nient of t.0m from the Wyoming store and
IU.0UO from tha other establishments.
No audi person as William Coats
appears to be connected ' with any mer
' canttle establishment In Omaha, His name
docs not appear la the city directory.
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
Tsradsr. April 14, 1DM.
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For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Fair Tuesday; not mUch change In tem
perature. For Nebraska Partly cloudy Tuesday;
cooler Tuesday afternon.
For Iowa increasing cloudiness, wltn
probably showers Tuesday.
iiour. ieg.
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Secret eon urges appropriation for
the den jj. Jon of manufacture of de
natured 7 at the Omaha Cohn show.
i "i Page 1
Attornt "al Bonararte In his reply
to house . .rsoiutlon asking for Informs
tlon about the alleged paper trust says
the Investigation has not been completed
and to disclose the facts collected now
might defeat the ends of Justice. Fags 1
Insurance men ' place me loss by the
Chelsea fire at $3,600,000. Contributions
for relief will be accepted only from Mas
sachusetts. Page a
Representative Dalzell wins nomination
for congress, but Is not sent to the re
publican national convention. Page X
Ambassador Bryce speaks on Thomas
Jefferson on founders' day at University
of Virginia. . Page 1
Henry Arnold, accused of emberzling
money from William Coats of Plattsmouth
and other cities, arrested In Illinois.
Page 1
Mobile judge holds the Sunday observ
ance law void. Page 1
Court of Inquiry In the Electric Boat
company case held at New Orleans.
Page a
Secretary Garfield will send a strong
recommendation about coal lands to the
house committee on public lands and build
Ings today. Page 1
Senator Foraker proposes an amendment
to the railroad rate law that will give
roads the right to ship commodities they
owned at the time the law went Into
effect Page I
High water in Oklahoma delays through
traffic. Pass 1
Two thousand Chinese drowned In unex
pected floods at Hankow. Paf 1
United States supreme court sets date
for hearing on the extradition case of H.
Clay Pierce. Page 1
Vaionif Fhhade4phi.saprn .qu-tiai' a
day relief wage that is offered. Pag 1
Strike on Interurban line between Phila
delphia and Cheater ties up road. Page 1
Long delayed count of ballots in the
McClcllan contest case begins before Jury
In New York. Pa 1
XiOCAX.
Commercial club of Omaha is enjoying
the same period of prosperity which has
come to the city of Omaha and a cam
palgn Is on to secure several hundred
members this year. Page 5
Congressman Edgar C. Ellis of Missouri
writes to vice presidents, of the Missouri
Klver Navigation congress that the time
has come when the organization must
mean something and get some money to
gcther to be used In making a showing to
congress next year. Page a
Saturday, the 18th of April, Is to be
houaecleanlng day for the city of Omaha
according to a proclamation of Mayor
Dahlman issued Monday, in which the
chief executive of the city pleada for a
beautiful Omaha. Pag 10
New order of President Roosevelt In-
creasing the rations of soldiers after May
1 means that Omaha, one of the largest
supply depots for the army In the coun
try, will sell many more thousands ot
dollars worth of merchandise to the gov
ernment. Page 5
President Norrls O'Netl of the Western
league anticipated that 1908 will be one of
the very best base ball seasons In the
history of the great national game.
Pars
COMnTXBCLaX AJD UTBUSTBIAi.
I.lve stock markets. Page T
Grain markets. Pago T
Stocks and bonds. Page 7
lIOT$stEWTS OP OCXAJT BTBAJaSHIPS.
run. Arni.a mum.
NKW ORK New Vers
NEW YORK Manuel-CalTO
QIKRNSTOWN... aUuretanls.
LIVKKPOOL, Canauila Bohemian.
MILL OPERATIVES GET A CUT
Ten Per tent Redaction tioea Into
Effect In ew England and
New York.
BOSTON, Mass., April 13 .V wage re
duction, averaging 10 per cent, went Into
effect today In the cotton, cloth, yarn and
thread mills In New England and New
York state, employing a total of 13.000 Krxrr.
atlves. Since the beginning of the genera
wage reduction movement m March, the
pay of 153.&HO mill hands in the northern
atates have been cut. Of this number
ltt.000 are employed by New England mills
and S.SO0 In New York state factories.
The wage cut became effective today in
milla In New Bedford, employing 22.ftj0
operatives; Lawrence, V.f.'O: Methu.-n, 3x
Adams, 500; J. A P. Coales, limited,
thread mills. Pawtucket and Centra
Falls, R. I., .&); Vttca Steam and yffJ.
hawk Valley, New York milla. Shenandoah,
Oneida Knitting company, L'llca, N. Y
,'.X hands.
FORAKER PROPOSES A CHANGE
eeka to Amend Hate Law to Permit'
Bonds to larrr Commodities
Tsr Own.
WASHINGTON, April 13. 8nator For
aker today introduced an amendment lo
the railroad rat law passed June 39.
providing that the commodities clause ahull
not apply to properties owned by the rail
roads prior to the passage of the law. The
effect of the amendment would be to per
nilt Railroads to continue to transport ar
tides mined or manufactured by them
and which they own wholly or In part, if
that ownership existed at the time the rate
bill became a law. It would prevent rail
roads from acquiring additional mines and
transporting their outputs la th future.
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DALZELL WINS AND LOSES
Nominated for Congress, but Beaten
for Convention Delegate.
PENNSYLVANIA PRIMARY RESULTS
Only One Congressman Falls of Re-
notnlnutlon Democratic Dele
gation Will Be lain
atructed.
PITTSBURG. Ta., April 13.-"Whlle sev
eral days' time will be necessary to obtain
official Information and figures of Batur
day's primary election, conditions warrant
oe following brief general aummary:
Notwithstanding bitter factional fights
within the republican party a majority of
the regular republican candidates were
nominated; the leaders of both factions
were eliminated, and younger leaders are
now discussing harmony. All but one of
ten western Pennsylvania republican con
Brcsamen were renominated. Congressman
Achrson being defeated In the twenty-
rourth district by John La Tener, grand
exalted ruler of the Elks. Benator Penrose
will be supported for re-election by prac
tically all the assembly candidates; dele
gatea to the state convention will Instruct
for Senator Knox for the presidency, while
the delegates to the democratic state con
vention will probably be successful In
sending unlnstructed delegates to the Den
ver convention.
One of the surprises of the election Is the
defeat of Congressman John Dalzell as a
delegate to the republican national con
vention, notwithstanding the fact that he
ran ahead of his opponents In tha congres
sional fight.
BRYAN MEN LIKELY TO FAIL
Little Probability .New York Demo
crats Will Instruct.
NEW YORK, April 13. That the demo
rat Ic state convention, which will meet
here tomorrow, will vote to send an un
lnstructed delegation to the national con
vention at Denver In July Is probable. The
followers of William J. Bryan arc planning
to upset the organization program If pos
sible by the introduction of a resolution
endorsing Bryan, and while It Is not ex
pected that they will be successful their
action may precipitate a lively fight on
the floor of the convention. Chairman
William "J. Conners states that It Is un
likely the convention will adopt a platform,
leaving that to the national. A state con
vention without a platform' would be a
unique departure from customary proced
ure.
The state committee already has gone on
record as opposed to an Instructed delega
tion, and the organization Is expected to
have Its own way regardless of the Bryan
element In the convention. Among the
namca mentioned as delegates-at-large were
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany
Hall; Chairman Conners of the elate com
mittee, lieutenant Governor Btuyvesant
Chanler, Alton B. Parker, John B. Stanch-
field and I Mayor George B. McClellan.
Mayor Mnf'lellan, however, said today that
he had decided not to attend the national
convention. Tha mayor, said It would re
quire about two weeks to make the trip
arid that ha ta too Tnisy t nor the time.
Thomas Carmody of Pen n Yan will be
selected as temporary chairman and will
address the convention tomorrow. Com
mittees will be appointed at the opening
session and an adjournment will then be
taken, possibly until Wednesday. The re
election of Chairman Conners by the new
state committee Is predicted.
It was reported today that Lieutenant
Governor Chanler will not be a candidate
for dclegate-at-large to the national con
vention.
BILL- LIMITING INJUNCTIONS
Senate Jndlelnrr Committee Fnvor-
ably nenorts Measure Restricting
Federnl Jndce'a Power.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-Through Sena
tor Overman, the senate committee on the
Judiciary today favorably reported a bill
regulating the practice of granting Injunc
tions by United States courts restraining
the enforcement of state statutes. The bill
provides that no circuit or district court
shall Issue such temporary Injunctions on
the ground of unconstltlonality until testi
mony shall have been taken by three
Judges, at least two of whom shall be cir
cuit Judges. It requires five days' notice
of such proceeding to the governor and
attorney general of the state Involved, un
less In cases In which the loss of so much
time may work Irreparable diimage, when
a temporary order may be issued. The bill
alao providV-s for a direct appeal of such
cases to the supreme court of the United
States and gives them precedence there.
It Is Intended to meet conditions such as
have recently arisen In Minnesota, North
Carolina and other states.
LONG DELAYED COUNT BEGINS
W. It. Hearst's Effort to Become
Mayor of New York Be
fore Jnry.
NEW YORK, April U-The selection of
a Jury to sit In the New York mayoralty
recount directed in quo warranto proceed
ings Instituted by Attorney General Jack
son, was begun before Justice John 8.
Ijunbert of Buffalo In the supreme qourt
today. Mr. Hearst has been contending for
this recount ever since the election of 1906,
and It has been opposed by Mayor Mc
Clellun in several legal conteats over pre
liminary questions. There are 1.1HM ballot
boxes, ull of which may be opened and
their contents counted. This task may ketp
the court busy for months. Mayor Me
ridians term expires in l'J"9.
SUNDAY LAW IS HELD VOID
Mobile Jadgo of Criminal Ceert Do
rides Ball 1'layinsT and Otker
Sports Legal.
MOBILE. Ala.. April ll-Judg E. 8. Al
ford. in the criminal court, today declared
the Alabama law against th playing of
base ball, lawn tennis, golf and other
gamea on Sunday to be unconstitutional.
Tha effect of the decision is that Sunday
base ball will be played in this city and
perhaps In Montgomery and Birmingham.
COURT OF INQUIRY IN SOUTH
.
Representative Bronwnrd ot Louisi
ana Commence Kleetrle Boat la.
o.nirr at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS. April 13.-In conform.
Itv with orders received from Washing
ton Representative Brouward of Louisiana
today opened in this city a court of In
vratlrstton in connection with the charges
relative to naval affair made by Con
gressman Ulley of Connectlcuf
MAY CLEAR MURDER MYSTERY
Arrest of Prank Mvlnto nt Hunting
ton, Ind., Maj Determine
1 tinlllr Slam.
NEW YORK. April ll-By the arrest of
Frank Monato, at Huntington, Ind., the
tmstery surrounding the murder ot Julius
Rosenhnimer at relham Manor, N. Y., on
June 18 laat may be solved. Mr. Rosen
helmer was secretary of the London Needle
company, and. resided An a handsome es
tate at Pelham Manor.; With his wife he
was strolling among the shrubbery of his
grounds at dusk when two unknown men
Jumped from behind si clump of bushes
and beat him to- death. Mrs. Rosenhclmer
fainted, but her husbanft's cries summoned
assistance. The murderers fled In haste
after stealing their victim's watch hearing
his Initials. No cause for the murderous
attack was ever made public. There were
several Italian ramps In the neighborhood
and many Italians were arrested, but soon
released. A reward of S5.A00 was offered
for the arrest of th murderers, but this
wss withdrawn because of indiscriminate
arrests. Private detectives worked on the
case for a long while without success.
Chief of Police Marks of Pelham Manor Is
said to be either In Fort Wayne or Hunting
ton, preparing to bring Monato to this
state.
FORT WAYNE. Ind., April 13. Police
Chief Marks of Pelham Manor,. N. Y.,
decided this afternoon to take the three
Italians under arrest at Huntington, Ind.,
back to New York on a charge of com
plicity In the murder ot Millionaire Julius
Rosenlfelmer last June. Two men and a
woman are under arrent, Frank Monnto
being charged by his wife with the murd.T
of the millionaire.
INTERURBAN JJNE TIED UP
"ixty Men on Trolley Road Between
Philadelphia and ( heater
Qnlt Work.
PHILADELPHIA, April 13-Slxty men
employed as motormen and conductors by
the Southwestern Traction company, which
operates a trolley road between this city
and Chester, Pa., a distance of thirty-Beven
miles, went on strike today because their
wages were recently reduced 10 per cent.
The strike tied up the road.
CHESTER, Pa., April J3.-The conductors
and motormen and other employes of the
Chester Traction company struck today bo-
cause their wages had been cut 10 per cent.
Shortly after the strike' was called, a car
was sent to the city hall for policemen.
On the way the car was stoned by a crowd
and very window waa broken. Traffic Is
tied up.
NEW YORK. April 13. Several hundred
men responded today to an advertisement
for non-union motormen and conductors to
be sent out of thla clty. Their destination
was not disclosed, but It was rumored they
were to be sent to Chester, Pa., where a
strike Is pending.
It was also reported that some of the
men were to be sent to Pensacnla, Fla.,
where a strike la In progress on street
railways.
So many applicants appeared at the
agent's office In West Fifty-fourth street
that the street was blocked until the police
cloared a passage way.
DEPARTMENTS CROWDED
sesatnr grott Criticises Lealslatlve
Economy that glints Money for
Actual Needs. -
WASHINGTON. April 13-The needs of
the government for more office room In
the District of Columbia was the subject
of a speech by Senator Scott of West Vlr
glnia, chairman of the committee on public
buildings and grounds, In the senate today,
Mr. Scott's remarks were addressed to the
bill authorizing the purchase of a large
tract of land on the south side of Penn
sylvania from the capitol to the White
House for sites for public buildings.
Ho severely arraigned the, legislative
economy which refused to make an appro
priatlon for the needs of the government
and salved their counsclence by claiming
to be "watchdogs of the treasury" and al
ways being on the alert to protect the In
terests of the people.
Senator Scott sliowed that In the last
ten years the rent paid for buildings used
for government purposes In the District of
Columbia had Increased nearly three times
from 176,0n0,ln 1807 to 418,000 In 1907. H
argued that jtlft.OOO represented a 2 per
cent rate of Interest on J3),00,o and that
this latter amount would build all the
departmental buildings needed by the gov
ernment.
UNIONS SPURN LOW WAGES
laemployed In Philadelphia
Work nt Dollar a Day Is la.
salt to Men.
Sny
PHILADELPHIA. April lS.-The action
of the citizens' permanent relief committee
In appropriating $6,000 tothe city to be
usea to give municipal work to the un
employed at the rate of $1 a day, was de
nounced by a majority of those present at
yesterday's meeting of the unemployed con
ference of organized labor.
"They are trying to lower the atandard
of American worklngmen," said one dele
gate, "and we at least should Ignore such
a proposition. If we are going to be driven
to work for such a price, advantage will
be taken by employers in the future and
they will grind us down to the lowest pos
sible figure. How they can expect a man
to live a( these times on such a sum is
more than I can understand. The union
men at least should spurn such an offer."
Several of those present, however, held
opposite views and advised caution.
Despitethe suggestion of several conserva
tive members, a resolution waa finally
adopted condemning the recommendation
of the permanent relief committee and urg
ing union men not to take advantage of
the offer made.
WOMAN IS FOUND MURDERED
wife of Bronx Shirt Manufacturer
Dead with Throat Cut Hus
band Seseerted.
NEW YORK. April 11 Mrs. I. Lleber
man, the wlfeof a shirtwaist manufacturer
who has a small factory In the Bronx
borough, was found murdered In her apart
ments In Cortlandt avenue today. Her hus
band was taken into cusloday pending an
investigation by the police. Her throat was
cut and there wss a great cut In her left
side. Llebernian left hla home this morn
ing to go to his factory, but soon returned,
telling the Jan.itpr of the apartment house
that he had forgotten the keys to his facory.
A few minutes after lie went to his apart
ment the Janitor heard screams and found
IJeberman In the hall with a bloodstained
knife In his hand.
Saturday Lieberman had applied to a
lawyer to secure a summons for his wife,
accusing her of Uifidlit, but th summons
waa refusL
BRYCE TALKS ON JEFFERSON
British Ambassador Speaks on Found
ers' Day at Charlottesville, Va.
EDUCATION AJffD THE POLITICIAN
English Scholar Discusses Its F.fferts
and Comments l son Views of
the American States
men. CHARLOTTESVILLE, V.. April 13.-
The Jt)fth anniversary of the birthday of
Thomas Jefferson and the eighty-ninth an
niversary of the foundation of the Univer
sity of Virginia waa celebrated at that In
stitution todity. the chief addreas being de
livered by the British minister, James
Bryce.
President Alderman, In Introducing the
ambassador, referred to the fact that Tarlc
ton soldiers chased the general assembly ot
Virginia from the town of Charlottesville
and caused Mr. Jefferson himself to leave
Montioello somewhat hastily. "We are,
very fortunate today," said Dr. Alderman,
In having aa our guest a representative
of our great mother empire and of his
majesty, King Edward VII. Twenty-five
million people have come to this country
since the revolution from all quarters of
the world, and very few of them have been
Englishmen. It is perhaps fairly accurate
to say that ruraf England and the south
ern states are the most English parts of
the world today. Still this republic is an
English land."
Yalne of Knowledge.
Mr. Bryce then spoke In part as follows:
No one can stand here without thinking
much and wishing to say much about
Thomas Juftersun, the founder of this fam
ous univeislty, and next lo George Wash
ington, one of the two or three most rtv
markable men (hat Virgiivia has given to
me united states ana ty the worm.
lien one reada Jefferson and examines
hla conduct, considering on the one hand
his faith In the people and on the oilier
hand his high senso ot the value ot knowl
edge and the efforts he made to spread
university instruction, three questions aru
presented to our minds questions of perm
anent interest tor all studeiwls uf politics.
Tha first uf these are: How far is it truo
that the poople are sure to go right? As
you would express it here In familiar terms.
is tne average man the farmer or ine ar
tisan fit to run a democracy with success?
if freedom alone is enough If the Impulses
of man are preponderalingly goou, the
average man ought to be able to do so. Yet
Jefferson evidently had his misgivings.
Though he refrainwd from the condemnation
he ought to havo panned on the excesses
commuted by some of his French revolu
tionary friends, he knew well enough that
mon than the abolition of monarchy and
aristocracy was needed to secure good
government; and his own experiences In of-
lice was amply sufficient lo snow mm now
many knots there are mat the average man
cannot u lit la.
This uucstlon Is so large that I must not
attempt to discuss 11 here. I am content to
coTtimend It to your reflection as one of tho
most momentous that has ever occupied
men's minds.
Education and Politics.
A socond question suggested by Jefferson's
Ideas and efforts Is this: wnai win De me
effect of education on the highly educated
man so far aa politics sre corcerned? Will
knowledge and training give him a deeper
sympathy with tne people and a greater
fitness tor leading tne people, or will it
rather cut him oil from the masses, mak
ing hlin . detached, perhaps supercilious.
miHMthl avna suornful and cynical r ..
1 wlli not attempt to decide to which sldo
the preponderance of men distinguished In
llleraluiu ana science oeiongs, uui eui-u
men taken as a whole are more generally
conservative In temper and less heartily
democratic In opinion than men of Ilia
same type were in ltd. Why is this'.'
Partly because the liberty formerly sought
has how boen attained, while the evils
which then excited Indignation have now
been lurgely removed. Partly, also, be
cause experience has disclosed evils Inci
dent to popular government which were
not felt while arbitrary government held
the field, and because demands are now
made in the name of liberty for further
changes which are deemed to be danger
ous. Democracy has not brought witli It
all that was hoped, so there has been a
certain revulsion of feeling against democ
racy. Many of the moat powerful minds
are occupied In trying not to broaden and
deepen its channel, but to erect barriers
that may check or guide Its flow.
The finest kind of mind may be according
to the circumstances of his time, either a
liberal or conaervatlve, a man who cries
"Forward" or a man who cries "Go
warily.' But he will usually be one who
rises 'above the passions and prejudices of
the moment, who refuses to follow the
crowd, who is not moved by popular cries.
It Is well that this should be so provided
always that the detachment of the Inde
pendent thinker does not go so far aa to
put him out of touch with the sentiment
of his country and so prevent him from
serving It.
Doty of the Vnlveralty.
This brings us to the third question,
which reflection upon Jefferson and his
faith in university education suggests.
What should a university do for Its stud
ents In the way of fitting them for a life
of learning, or a life of public service?
That It ahould give them knowledge Is
obvious enough. But It should also give
them what Is better than knowledge, that
Is. wisdom the power to apply an Intelli
gent criticism to facts and Ideas tile
power uf getting principles out of facta
and of testing the worth of ideas by
their conformity to facts.
It should also teach them public spirit
and the love of truth. Still more evidently
is It the duty of a university to Instl.l a
devotion to truth. Knowledge snd wis
dom and shrewdness are needed In all
walks of practical life. Put for the work
that is to he done for the permanent bene
fit of mankind, be it for learning or
science be It for theology or politics;
and for all the highest kind of work that
the service of the church or the state de
mands, the one vital and supreme requis
ite la a desire to find the truth and a re
solve to follow It when found.
President Alderman followed Mr. Bryca
with an Interesting statement concerning
the life of the university for the present
year.
GRAY WILL HAVE DELAWARE
Saturday's Primaries . Settled All
Chance of Bryan Getting
Support There.
DOVER, Del., April 13. No doubt exists
that the democratic state convention to be
held here tomorrow will elect six delegates
to the democratic national convention
bound by positive Instructions to use all
honorable means In their power to bring
about the nomination of Judge Oeorgu
Gray of Delaware as the democratic can
didate for president. Thla was absolutely
assured by tho democratio primaries of
Saturday afternoon.
The personnel of the national delegates
will not be known until after the conven
tion tomorrow. Tonight the democratic
state committee will meet In Dover to ar
range convention details and to map out
the platform to be adopted.
WINTER WHEAT CROP GOOD
North DaVela Farmers Are Planning
to Sow Other Cereals as
Result.
FARGO. N. V.. April 13. -Spring work.
has progressed rapidly uunng trie past ten
days. The weather las been ideal and
the farmers have bad an opportunity to
prrpare their land and seed In better shape
than for many yeara. The winter wheat
outlook Is' so encouraging that some farm
ers are planning to sow less wheat than
I hey intended, and will grow mors of other
cereaJd
SAINTS START ON LIBRARY
fiood Prnareaa Being Mode Toward
Replacing; One Burned a
Year Ago.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo.. April lX-tSpe-
clal , Telegram.) At the afternoon business
session of the worlds conference of the
Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints,
President R. C. Evans of Ixmdon, presided.
A report was read from the ohurch librar
ian Indicating that a start at least had been
made on accumulating a library slnca the
fire, which totally destroyed the library a
year ago. The general library of tho church
Is now under a library commission ap
pointed by the church and Its iwo auxil
iary societies, the Sunday school associa
tion and the religious society. The librar
ian, Herman H. Smith, Is now In attend
ance at the I'nlverslty of Iowa.
A report was read from the first quorum
of seventy which contains recommendations
concerning the printing of the book of Mor
mon of large editions, suggesting that tho
board of publication get bids from outside
printing houses. This, lead to a somewhat
heated debate on the advisability of so
curing outside help for printing. The de
bate was carried Into the next matter bo-
fore the conference, namely the printing of
the additional conference resolutions to add
lo the present compilation. A committee
of three to compile these conference resolu
tions were appointed namely, R. S. PaJ
yards, Danief McOregor and F. B. Blair.
The table was'clcared early In the session
and the presidency announced the adjourn
ment for the day to permit tho quorums
lo get at the bualncss before them. The
various quorums of the church act as
standing committees to the conference,
to whom a largo per cent of the business
Is necessarily relegated. Tho pulpit In the
upper auditorium tonight was occupied
by Hyram R. Moler, Holden, Mo.
TALK OF ILLEGAL ELECTION
South Dmnhn City Council Contem
plates n Contest Rnaeil on
Official Rlundera.
Tn session to canvas the vote of last
Tuesday's city election the city council of
South Omaha contemplates declaring the
election to lie illegal.
The thrco reasons suggested by the demo
cratic city council for declaring the elec
tion Illegal are nil because of "blunders"
made by democratic city officials, and
much amusement has already been cauaed
by the discusHion of tho remarkable care
lessness. Here are the rensnns:
1. Hours of the primaries were not strictly
obs rved.
2. Election notices were not properly Is
sued and advertised.
3. Property owners did .not properly
qualify as voters by showing tax receipts
at the polls aa required by law.
Just what will be the outcome of the
proposed contest Is a matter of conjecture.
Thomas Hoctor, democratic mayor, holds
the office, and If a successor has not -been
elected Hoctor may still hold, but the opin
ion prevails t hut Frank Koulsky, repub
lican, will be entitled to take charge of the
office until the matter Is settled by the
courts.
BIG TIME FOR LIVE STOCK MEN
Sherldnn Plnnnlna; a
' Visitors from
Rervntlon
South .
for
I Omaha.
PHERIDAN, Wyo., April 13. (Spcclal.)-
The Chamber of Commerce of this city has
completed arrangements for the reception
to be tendered the South Omaha live stock
boosters who will spend the entire day In
this city April Is. The delegation will be
Isken over the city and Into the surround
ing country In automobiles and given an
opportunity to see the coal mines, the fort
nd many fine Sheridan county stock
ranches. In the evening a public reception
ar.d banquet will be held at the Sheridan
Inn and Mayor Taylor and other local
speakers will make brief addresses. A call
has been issued to the live stock men In
the country to bo In the city on that date
and every effort will be made to give tho
visitors an opportunity to meet this class.
MAKES DATE WITH ROOSEVELT
Republican "Whip" to Dlsrnas Legls.
. latlve Program In Congress
Tuesday Night.
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 13.-After a
brief conference with President Roosevelt,
Representative Watson, tho republican
"whip" of the house, said that he had
made an appointment for tomorrow night
to discuss with the president the program
of legislation for the remainder of the ses
sion. Mr. Watson has in mind a plan for
adjourning May 9, understood to have been
formulated by republican leaders tn con
gress. Tho discussion tomorrow night will
embrace all of the features of this plan
and President RooBovelt will undoubtedly
make known his desires on this subject.
PIERCE'S EXTRADITION CASE
raited States Supreme Court - Fixes
Date for Hearing of Oil
Magnate.
WASHINGTON. April 13. -The extradition
case of Henry Clay Pierce, president of the
Waters-Pierce Oil company of Missouri
In whk'h Mr. Pierce seeks to avoid being
taken from St. Louis to Texas tor trial.
under an Indictment, returned by a grand
Jury In Travis county, Texas, last year for
false swearing, was today set for trial by
the supreme court on the United 8lates on
the 20th inst. Pierce contends thai the
indictment Is an Infringement of his rights
under the constitution In that the otfenae
charged against him is really not a crime.
HAMBURG MAN IS ARRESTED
Wanted by Iowa Officers to Face
Charge of Manslnughtrr and
Robbery.
PEDALIA, Mo.. April 13. tSpcclal Tele
gram.) John Reynolds of Hamburg, la.,
who has recently been residing at Topeka,
Kan., was arrested here today at the re
quest of Iowa officers. Reynolds Is wanted
at Hamburg for highway ruhbery and man
slaughter. The prisoner, who Is a married
man, Is also wanted at Eureka Springs,
Ark., for enticing a young girl to elope
with htm and It was through the girl his
arrest was made here.
GOES, BACK 0N BLUE LAWS
New England Mrtbodlat Conference
Recommends Change la tsiuir.
meat Rule of Discipline.
WORCESTER. Mass., April 13,-By s
vote of 107 to 4i, the New England Metho
dist Episcopal conference today adopted
a memorial to the general conference rec
ommending the repeal of the article for
bidding dancing, card playing and at
tending theaters.
STILL AT CORN SHOW
Secretary Wilson Believes Demon.
stration to Be of Great Value.
APntOPRIATION ONLY NEED El
Writes Senator Bnrkett Eight Thou,
sand Dollars is Required.
CHEMISTRY BUREAU MAKES STUDI
Treasurer of Modern Woodmen Wim
Suit on Banker's Bond.
PUBLICITY OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Congressman Norrls Is of . the
Opinion Rill Will Be' Reported
Along Lines of the Met all
ensure.
(From' s Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. April 13. tSpcclal Tele,
gram.) Secretary Wilson In a letter to Sen
ator Burkett with reference to the amend
ment offered by the senator to the axil,
cultural appropriation bill authorising the
department to make a demonstration as lo
how alcohol may bo denatured at the com
ing corn exposition to be held tn Omaha
and appropriating tS.tmo. for same, says:
"Hie bureau of chemistry has Invest!
gated very carefully the problem of manu
facturing small distilling apparatus such
aa could be useful to a farmer or an as
sociation of farmers. At my request the
secretary of thn treasury baa Issued per
mission to this department to build and op
erate such a still for demonstrating pur
poses. Ho has approved and will soon Issuo
regulations which will permit various sta
tions to build and opcrats stills for similar
purposes. (.
"I have authorised the bureau of chem
istry to niako a practical study ot thla sub
ject for the purpose of inviting young men
from the agricultural experiment stations
to learn the process and take part therein,
it Is hoped this demonstration may be
made the coming autumn, and to this end
I am endeavoring to secure bids for tha
erection of a small still to be operated as
above outlined. If a special appropriation
should be given for the purpose you men
tion this might Isi transferred to Omaha
and operated during the continuance of the"
National Corn exposition. To do this It
would be necessary for the authorities of
the exposition to have everything prepared
for the erection of the apparatus on Its ar
rival, as any delay In putting It In place
would defeat the purpose of the experi
ment. Without tlfe appropriation of I5.0U)
which you mention 1 would not lie able lo
transport this apparatus to Omaha, have
It erected, operated and returned to Ihe
department.
"I believe that the practical operation of
a small distillery of this kind would be the
means of giving Instruction tn a very Im
portant matter to a largo number of peopl-.
This Instruction would not .be of a char
acter which would enable, them to erect
and operate a still, but It' wouUl be ijf a
character to Interest farmers and other
in the process snd secure a more careful
study thereof with a view to the utilisation
of audi apparatus by farmers."
In closing his Utter lo Senator Burkett.
Secretary Wilson makes the suggestion that
I8.0HO be appropriated on the recommenda
tion of Dr. Wiley.
Bondsmen Must Answer.
Chief Justice Fuller In the supreme court
today denied thn petition for a writ of
certiorari requiring the circuit court of ap
peals for the Eighth circuit to certify to
the supremo court for Its review snd de
termination the case of A. N. Bort. plaintiff
In error, against E. H. McCutcheon ft Co., '
et al, defendants In error and originating
In Iowa. The caac grew out of a suit In
stituted by Bort to recover $1,0(K) and
accrued Interest upon a bond signed by E.
H. McCutcheon & Co., as principal and
twenty-one other persons as sureties, con
ditionally for thn performance of certain
acts by . the principal obligor as deposi
tor of funds of tho Modern Woodmegi of
America, Bort was head banker of Ihe
society when the bond was given, but hla
term of office having expired he never
theless sought to recover upon the bond In
his own Individual right. The trial Court
sustained the demurrer of the defendants,
holding that Bort, individually, was not a
party to the bond. The circuit court of
appeals reversed this ruling, holding that
the bond was Intended to secure Bort In
dividually. Defendants by writ of certior
ari sought to bave the supreme court re
view the case, but the latter today In deny--Ing
the writ sustains the circuit court of -appeals.
McCutcheon & Co., are bankers
at Holslein, Idaho county, la.
Publicity for Campaign Fands.
Representative Norrls said today that he
though there was a possibility that the
committee on election of president, vice
president and representatives In congress,
which has had under consideration for
several weeks a number of bills provid
ing that all contributions hereafter made
to political committees for campaign
purposes shall be made public, will report
some one of the measures this week.
The committee hss been struggling with
this question off and on for severul months.
Msny men of prominence have been heard
on this proposition to 'give thorough pub
licity to all sums obtained for campaign
purposes. Among those who have ap
peared before the committee are William
J. Bryan, August Belmont, the latter be
ing the author of the movement; Ex
Senator Chandler, Bourke Cochran, Rep
resentative Norrls and a number of others.
I just week Representative Norrls ad
dressed the committee upon the consti
tutional phase of the proposed legislation.
Mr. Norrls Is of the opinion that a bill
closely following that of Representative
McCall of Maasachustts will be reported
to the house. This bill, be said, In Its re
quirements would be constitutional, prac
tically compelling political committees to
send the clerk of the house a statement
tit the cost of congressional 'elections and
where the money wss obtained and how
expended.
Waiae Wanta f'anaoa.
Commander W. O. Gamble of Casey post
No. 6. Grand Army of the Republic, of
Wayne, Neb., has requested Benstor Bur
kett to procure a condemned cannon and
cannon balls for the city of Wayne. This
request Is the outgrowth of a successful
effort on the part of the senior senator to
secure a cannon for the campus of Wayne
college.
Minor Matters at Capital.
Congre&sniMii lloyd hus had a pension
booid established ut Crclglituii. Neb., with
Dr. W. K. Clark of Niobrara snd Dr. W.
II. Brllt rnd Dr. R. II. Hurrett of Creigh
ton ss examining surgeons.
Senator W. A. Meserve of Knox county,
Nelraska, la the gust Of Congressman
