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The Omaha- Daily Bee. New 'Phono Number Alt tJVjrtmini I Of BKC tyL;a:s.Viooo WEATHER FOBECAST. For Ncbrnska Fair. For Iowa Fair. For weather report see rase 2. VOL. ' L2': 'jy. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 21, 1910-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. ritESIDBNT lJt,f N K1LLEDJN HOME Head of Motion Railroad System Murdered Early Tuesday Morn Ing by Burglar. PROBABLY WOUNDED ASSAILANT Police Find Trail of Blood Near the House. EXPIRES ALMOST INSTANTLY Heard Noise and Had Gone to Investigate. TWO SHOTS IJT SUCCESSION When Members of Family Heach Foot of Stairway II Is Breathing Ilia Last Twenty Detectives at Vork. CHICAGO, July . Jra O. Rawn, presi dent of tlie Chicago, Indianapolis A. Louls Vllle ra'.lroad (The Monon), wit murdered In his home at Wlnnetka, a suburb of this city, today. The police are searching; for a wounded man as the murderer. While none In Mr. Kawn's home saw the rhootititr It la believed that Mr. Rawn shot hi assailant, aa the police discovered a trail of blood about 100 feet Ions a short dis tance east of the house. Two shots were hoard by Mr. Rawn's family, and his re volver was found with one discharged car tridge in It. While it Is origlnaly believed by the police that ' the Intruder entered the Rawn home to commit burglary, private detec tives working on the case, Intimate that there may have been another motive. The detectives say that the work of the man who broke Into the house was not that of an expert burglar. ' A screen door, through which he entered, hud been forced open by breaking off the latches. The detectives aswert that a burglar could easily have cut away the tcreen without making a noise, which may have been caused by the break ing of the latches. , ' SaMpeet la Released. One man has been arrested as a suspect. He Immediately was released. The police have Bearched al' the suburbs near Wln netka and several laborers' campa, besides closely watchtnK all trains. Mr. Rawn reccr tly wad a prominent wit liens In the Chicago & Indiana railroad caaea, In which the alleged real estate frauds, aggregating Isuu.OOu were charged abatiiNt former officials of the road. The case against one of the men still Is pending. fctutm Attorney Wynian said that he was satisfied that Mr. Rawn's testimony in the Chicago & Wester.n Indiana fraud pro ceedings had nothing to do with the mur der. Mr. Way man said he had looked over the testimony and he thought It contained nothing by which Mr. Rawn could have gained the enmity of anyone. Twenty private detectives are now work in on the case " "'' '" . ' atttfy of hootlns. " The story of the shooting of Mr. Rawri a told hy Ralph U. Coburn, a son-hi-law of the victim, this morning. "Mr. Raivn Was awakened .by . sounds on ' ths first Door Of the house," he Bald. "He Insisted upon going down to ascertain the came, although Mrs. Rawn tried to per euadu him not lo do It, '.'He descended the stairs and had barely reached the landing when everyone in the house was awakened by the roar of two hots fired In quick succession. i "1 rushed out, as did the others. We found Mr. Rawn lying In his night clothes. Wood was ttlckllng from his breast. "He' struggled, turned -over, tried to speak and could not. We sent In hurried calls fur a doctor. Mr. Rawn died within five or six minutes after the shut had been fired, tie did not regain conscious ness. "We Immediately summoned the Wln netka police, and It was they who found the mark on the door which established the fact that the crime had been com mitted by a burglar. Other than that we have no clue. - 'The house was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Rawn, their daughter, Mrs. Blgeiow, and my wife ahd myself and our two chil dren. There were also three servants In the house, the cook, Mrs. Rawn's maid and Mrs. Blgelow's maid. None of the reii of lis heard the burglar." Only one bullet look effect. Ths other , went wild. Career of Mr. lUns. Mr. Rawn ha three daughters, all mar ried. They are Mrs. Hubert C. Brinkley, Mrs. Ralph U. Coburn and Mrs. D. N. Btg low. ; Air, Rawn was 65 years old, having been born August to, 1856, at Delaware, O. He entered the railway service in 1S70. begin ning as a telegraph operator for the Big. fcur. After rising to be trainmaster with that road, he went to the Kentucky Central railway in 1&3T as master of transportation. Two years later he became division super intendent and superintendent of transporta- lion of the Chesapeake & Ohio. In lt.no ,e wan madd general superintendent of the Raltlmore & Ohio Southwestern. He be- J came general manager' of that system in laot and In I'Jul was made vice president In charge of operation of the Illinois Central lines. About 'a year ugo he was elected president of Uie Motion. AssailMut Probably Woaaded. A revolver with out empty cartridge was found near Mr. Rawn's body, it later de veloped. No trace of the second bullet Could be found and the police believe that Mr. Rawn wounded his assailant. Two shots were heard, but it Is impossible to deter mine whether Mr. Rami or the murderer fired first. Relict that the murderer was wounded by Mr. Rawn was strengthened when the police found a trail of blood about W) feet along a stone walk cast of the llawn residence. Investigation by the police showed that the burglar had forced open two front doors lit breaking into the house and that he was heard by Mr. Rawn before he had time to ransack any of ihe rooms. The burglar had apparently just entered the front hall when he was heard by Mr. Rawn. who carted down talrs with a revolver In his hand. Nothing had been disturbed by the intruder. 1 Coroner Hoffman postponed the Inquest entil July 8-, tar Talevs Sentenced. MASON CITY, la-, July 9V-(Spek'ial.) -Henry Krlckson and Owen MoCoi n.ack. car breakers, were picked up by Special Agent Rousman of the Great Western, and In their trial Tuekdsy both men pleaded guilty and were fined Fly arid costs. The former was picked up at Council bluffs after quite a long sesreh. while McCorroack was secured t Blue Keith. Several luoi arrests may nova follow . - . Eastern Lines Delay Advance in Freight Rates New Schedules to Be Effective No vember 1 Instead of August 1 Lints in West May Follow. WASHINGTON. July 20. Important ad vances In freight rates recently made by the railways In eastern classification terri tory will be suspended voluntarily by the railroads until November 1 next. This agreement was made by a committee repre senting the carriers and by Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce commis sion. Chairman Knapp authorised the follow ing announcement concerning the volun tary action taken by the railroads: "It being understood that the commission would exercise Its authority under the new laws and suspend all general important advances made to Increase rates, the prin cipal carriers in official classification ter ritory proposed today to postpone the ef fective date of such an advance rate until November 1 next. An arrangement to that effect was made. This will not delay de cision as to the reasonableness of the pro posed advances. "It Is not unlikely that a similar arrange ment may, be made between the commission and the carriers In the Western Trunk Line association territory. Such an agreement, It Is believed, will be reached before the end of the week." Murderer Makes Threat from Jail Isador Neuman of New York, Who Killed Wife and Baby, Writes to Mother-in-Law. NEW YORK. July 20.-Accordlng to state ments made in court when Isador' Neu man, a 30-year-old East Slder was sentenced today on his plea of guilty of murdering his wife and their Infant son, Neuman'a thirst for blood did not stop with the double killing. The mother and sister of the dead woman appeared to ask the court that the maximum aentence be Imposed upon the man. Mrs. Neuman's sister said that since he has been confined In the Tombs awaiting action on the murder charges against him he had written her letters . saying that some day he would kill her aa he did bia wife. Judge Foster in general sessions sen tenced Neuman to not less . than twenty years on the wife murder charge and is sued a bench warrant so that the prisoner, If he Uvea out his first term, may be re arrested on the charge of cutting bis child's throat. , President Taft Off for Bar Harbor Chkf Executive kam , Party"" leave Eastport on . the Mayflower at . Eight in Morning:. EASTPORT, Me., Juiy 20. -The May flower, having Preldent Taft and party on board, left Eastport at 8 o'clock this fore noon and la due In Bar Harbor late in the afternoon. Urgent - requests have been made for President Taft to deliver a short speech In Bar Harbor, and he Intimated that he might consent to do so Thursday. Mrs. Taft and others of the party were guests at Campobello Tuesday afternoon and H. M. Merrlman took the visitors in his launch for a deep sea fishing trip this morning. They returned shortly before the Mayflower was pointed out of the harbor, EAR HARBOR, Me.. July 20. The yacht Mayflower, with President Taft and party on board, arrived In the harbor here at 2:35 p. m. Senator Hale came down from his home at Ellsworth this afternoon and was taken aboard. President Taft will be Senator Hale's guest at his home Saturday even ing. The president will remain here threo days, leaving Saturday for Bangor. WILL ASK TAFT TO OPEN CONSERVATION CONGRESS Meeting; at at. Pan I Will Open Day Uarller Than Anauaaced Extra Day for Uovernors. CHICAGO, July 20. President Taft will be Invited to open the national conserva tion congress at St. Paul September 5, according to a decision reached today at a conference between tbevexecutlve com mittee of the congress and representatives of the twin cities board of managers. It was also decided to open the oongresa on September S. Instead of September 8, the original date. The extra day will be known as "Uovernors day" and all governors in the country will be Invited. JACK JOHNSON IS ARRESTED Pugilist Flued Fifteen Uoliara for Speed I nit Hie Antomoblle lu ,ew York. NEW YORK. July 20. John A. Johnson, the champion heavyweight pugilist, aa he described himself" In an affidavit In police court today, was fined Slo for recklessly driving his big automobile around the con gested spaces near Forty-second street and Seventh Avenue yesterday afternoon. John sun had an excuse ready. "I have to go the way I did to dodge the hoodlums who call me names and throw stones at me," said he. Loses His Clothes and is Stabbed When He Squeals Harold Duff, who'clalms the Metropolitan hotel as his abiding place, s out one com plete outfit, of wearing apparel and ahead one choice collection of cuts and bruises. At a late hour Tuesday night Duff, In order to take advantage of the cool even ing breezes deserted e doWny bed which he claims was his at the Metropolitan and hied himself to an empty boxcar at the corner of Fourteenth and Nicholas streets where he proceeded to sleep the sleep of the just. During the night he was rudely awakened by two dark-complected gentle men, who demanded of him the contents of big wallet and, Uxat favor being refused STRIKE WILL BE OVEft IN FEW DAYS Vice President of Grand Trunk Says Backbone Will Be Broken by Saturday. RECRUITS COMING IN RAPIDLY Says New Men Are Applying Faster Than Can Be Taken. FIGHT TO THE FINISH Union Official Says Road Must Pay Same Scale as Competitors. PERISHABLE GOODS ON SIDINGS Property Loss Will Be Lares Valeaa Wheels Begin to Tars Sees rnsseagrer and Mall Trains Ara on Time. MONTREAL, Can.. July 20. "The back bone of the strike will be broken by Sat urday." This was the assertion today of Vice President Fltshugh of the Grand Trunk railroad In regard to the strike of its conductors and trainmen. "This afternoon," he continued, "we re sumed part of our surburban service out of Montreal. We are Just setting In motion a number of freight tralnB. Recruits' are coming In to take the strikers' places faster than we can take care of them. No dis turbances of consequence are reported any where. All important passenger trains are moving without Interruption. By Saturday or earlier our service will be resumed In Its full capacity." Vcle President Murdock of the Brother hood of Railway Trainmen and his assist ants devoted several hours to negotiations with President Shaughnessy of the Cana dian Pacific Railroad, regarding final ad justment of the statu of the conductors and trainmen employed on that road. It was reported that a setlement of disputed points was near. With the Canadian Pacific railway' situa tion cleared up It Is expected the union of ficials will turn their attention to the Grand Trunk and inaugurate an active campaign. Moch Perishable Freight. Carloads of perishable freight are stand ing on sidings far and near, and unless It la possible to begin to turn tbe wheels soon the property loss will be large. Food supply and crop transportation are vitally Involved, It la stated. ' A generally expressed opinion at many Important points on the Grand Trunk is that the strikers will be able to continue the freight train holdup two or three days longer at least. Conductors and yardmen In the employ of the Wabash on the tracks that road leases from the Grand Trunk, between Ni agara Falls, Ont and Windsor. Ont., op posite Detroit, have gone out and as a, result the Wabash la having considerable trouble in moving its passenger train over that division. No attempt is being made to touch the freight. . . No Serious Disorder. Freedom from serious disorder continues to characterise conditions. . Only at two points has trouble been re ported. Strike sympathisers roughly handled two railroad employes at Niagara Falls, Ontario, and late last night at Sherbrooke an acting conductor of a Montreal bound .train was attacked by a crowd. Two policemen and the station agent finally got him to his train, which then proceeded. , Both the Grand Trunk and the Wabash are recruiting men. Vice President Fits hugh, who is in charge for the company, said today he expected partial resumption of freight operations before night, but that any widespread movement could not be expected for a few days. Vessels With Half Cargoes. The congestion' of west-bound freight on the docks at Montreal harbor is increasing, while shipping companies say that sue ocean going steamers which leave this port Friday and Saturday for Europe will go out with no more than half loads because of the delays to freight from the west. The strikers admit the company's present ability to keep a majority of Its' passenger trains moving, but say that if the pressure of the freight tie up on which they have relied proves insufficient to force some satisfactory settlement within a day or two, a strong effort will be made to get the railroad telegraphers to quit. Leaders on both sides say all thought pf arbitration or compromise baa been aban doned. The postoffice officials report the mall service practically uninterrupted. , Wabash Trains Interrapted. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July SO.-Vlce President and General Manager Henry Miller of the Wabash received a telegram today from union officials that the ' Wabash service will not be Interrupted with to any extent by reason of the strike en the Grand Trunk. The Wabash operates Its trains from Detroit to Buffalo over the Grand nun raiis auu n wm noi accept cr de - liver any traffic, passenger or freight be - tween Detroit and Buffalo during ' the strike. BOY STARTS SEVERAL FIRES Chicago l.ad Wanted to "Get Kirn" with 111k Fireman Who Chased Him. CHICAGO. July 20. Because a "big fire man" chased him away from a fire engine house, Leroy Holsener, 13 years old, today admitted that he set fire to seven build ings. The fires caused several thousand dollars damage. The boy said he set the buildings on fire In orrtir to "get even" with the fireman who chased him. them, showed no hesitation in making away with his clothing, which he had doffed on retiring. Realizing the embarrassing position which would be his lot when day dawned. Duff txtended his vocal powers to the utmost In an attempt to secure help from the res idents thereabouts, but the only persons hose attention he attracted were the col ored men, who returned and manifested their disapproval of his actions by bruising and severely cutting him ia several places about the face and body. The cuts win not. it Is thought, prove fatal, but Duff will be on the hospital list for gtvarai daya, From the Minneapolis Journal. CANNON TALKS OF KANSAS Speaker Says Insurgent Movement is Insignificant DELEGATION WILL BE RENAMED Ha Says He Is Peetina; Better and f .Wttl Tnh-rACf2,Hnt fsfcam- .; palaTn In '"'Illinois aad Other States. ' KANSAS CITY, Mo.. July 20.-Speaker Joseph G. Cannon arrived In Kansas City at 7 o'clock this morning from Marlon, Kan., where last night he closed his Kan sas stumping tour In behalf of "standpat" republican congressmen who are seeking renomlnatlon. Speaker Cannon left for St. Louis on the Chicago & Alton road at 9:30 a. 'm. ' He will go from St. Louis to his home In Dan ville, III., either tonight or tomorrow morn ing. He was pretty well worn out last night, but when he reached Kansas City he said he was feeling well. Despite his 74 years and his temporary collapse at Wlnfleld last Saturday, the speaker la determined to get into the fall campaign. Speaker Cannon will stay in Danville a few days, but before the end of the month will go to Mackinac, Mich., for a rest of a week or ten days. Campaign In Illinois. "The Illinois primaries will not take place until September 15," said Mr. Cannon today, "and as far aa I know there Is no opposi tion to my renomlnatlon. .1 expect to spend about two weeks campaigning In my district, but I shall probably do it before the primaries In order to get the matter out of the way before the heavy work of the fall begins. "When the regular congressional cam paign opens, I shall be at the service of the national republican congressional com mittee. . "I feel able to go through the campaign. I always dislike to enter on a campaign, but after I am into It I like it, because It ia a thing to be done. After I have been at it a week, my nerve hardens to the work." Most of Speaker Cannon's tour was In the Fourth congressional - district, where the hottest primary contest in the state is j iMu;i,r waged. This district Is the home of 1 vaiWtt A. White, the Emporia edl.tor, ' vv,v t a way. Is the campaign manager for Kansas Insurgents, and Attorney Gemi.'i J i" -ed S. Jackson Is making a vigor out c)Uf;tlgn against the renomlnatlon of Corifjr mi-nan J. M. Miller, a member of (Continued on Second Page.) The wants Wade through them today. You will find an interesting batch ot all sorts of things. Everything from a lost stick pin to a thousand acres of land. Homes for all. Jobs for all. Places to borrow. Places to buy. Bargains of every description. Tbe bee's want section furnishes reading for a half hour pleasant reading and profitable. Call Tyler 1000, when you aro In hurrj'. These Can "Come Back" Aeroplane Struck by Lightning During Flight Machine of Aviator Ehrmann De - stroyed by Bolt in Spain, but V Ee.JEscapM Unhurt , .!-. . V. .. I. 4. . MMMftM 1 ' BARCELONA. July 20. While he was making a cross-oountry flight today Aviator Ehrmann's aeroplane was struck by light ning and fell blazing to the ground. The aviator escaped uninjured. There has never been a more startling aerial exhibition than that which Ehrmann unwillingly afforded. He was sailing along at a '-moderate height when he got In the path of a sky bolt. Instantly the aero plane was enveloped In flames, its canvas wings shriveled up and clinging to the skel eton of his craft Ehrmann came down with a thud. ' ' . British Railroad Strike is Growing Ten Thousand Men Quit Work Tues day Night and Each Hour Adds , to Number Out. NEWCASTLE, England, July ,20.-The strike movement against the Northeastern Railroad was strengthened today. Ten thousand men had quit work last night. Every hour since has brought reports of further desertions. . Along the River Tyne, scores of coal ships are tied by unable to obtain cargoes. Many factories in the vicinity have shut down. The strike Is founded upon dissatisfac tion In the conditions of employment. HOLE Irs FENCE BECOMES. . DIPLOMATIC INCIDENT Amerlcaa Cltlsen la Jail in . Mexico Charged with Cutting; Boun dary Barrier. i WASHINGTON. July 20. A hole cut In a wire fence threatens to become an Inter national Incident between the United States and Mexico. Protests have reached the State depart ment from California against the arrest In Mexico of D. W. MacKay ott the charge of havlnK cut the hole. It Is alleged he placed a gate on a boundary fence near Tijuana, a little town just across the In ternational border In Mexico. The reports are that MacKay not only was arrested. but had been refused bail pending his trial. The State department today cabled the American embassy at Mexico City for a full investigation of the incident. What! City Editor is Robbed of $140 in Real Hard Money How any city editor, or any running mate of a city editor, ever Individually or col lectively acquired S140 at one time. Is a mystery thus far unexplained, but it Is re lated from the Paxtun hotel that Leroy Boughner, city editor of the . Unnespolis Tribune and Mac Martin, a Minneapolis publicity man. were robbed last night. The theft occurred in a room at the Pax ton jointly occupied by Messrs Boughner and Martin. Being ot accommodating dis position, they left their uoor unlocked so that other ad club delegates might be ad mitted, without ceremouy to the private bath adjoining. Clothes were doffed late In the evening, and two tired boosters did the now-l-lay.me act with a buoyancy of conscience well befitting Innocent children. DOBBS AND BOSTON WIN OUT Ad Club Convention Adjourns After Spirited Meeting;. SAWYER WITHDRAWS NAME St. Loalslan Moves Vnanlmons Vote .' for Hie Opponent After Aon . Inattona Had Been Made. President Samuel O, Dobbs, Atlanta. Vice President X. B. Sawyer, St. Xiouis. Secretary P. S. Flora, Indianapolis, Treasurer Mao Martin, Minneapolis. Samuel C. Dobbs was re-elected by ac clamation president of the Associated Ad vertising Clubs of America and after a gruelling fight Boston was awarded the next convention, in the last session of the convention here yesterday. The executive committee was chosen as follows: F. E. Scotford, San Francisco; J. Osborn, St. Paul; H. S. Houston, New York; R. E. Sunderland, Omaha; J. Montgomery 'wn. Fort Worth, and L. E. Pratt, Coshocton. ts. r iorea, Indianapolis, shared the for tune' of President Dobbs in being unani mously re-elected to his office. Mao Martin of Minneapolis was elected treasurer. In the voting for convention place, Bos ton received 204 votes and Milwaukee got 110. - I.. H. Sawyer was chosen vice president by acclamation after Dobbs had been elected, both votes being unanimous. Mr. Sawyer's naino had gone before tho con vention and many seconding speeches made for each. It was plain that the Atlanta man would win re-election in a walk and the other man pulled down his name. He was then rewarded with the second office. Warm Flaht for ftext Convention. The sensations of the day were those cropping out of the fight for the conven tion town. Fiery bpeechea from both fac tions, and a third, Denver, which quickly withdrew, put up stirring fights for their respective towns. Boston's plea was that the east had been overlooked In the choos lng of conventions In the past, and there fore It was for the interest of the associa lion to travel Into that section. The hold ing of tho convention in that city, it was argued, would do more to make the or sanitation national than anything else. Milwaukee contended that it was more nearly In the center of the largest mem bership sone than Boston. Kx-Governor Harper of Colorado made a talk for Denver, which he turned Into a polite withdrawal of the town from the race and announcd that It would make a big fight 'for the year after next conven tion. All the resolutions of the convention were (Continued on Second Page.) At some time In the night, while they slept, there came the thief. He ransacked the clothing of the sleeping young nien and carried away 140. A few dollars In silver was left for breakfast money. Along In the forenoon telegraphic communlratlon between Omaha and Minneapolis was opened, and the loss of the !4o will not necessarily break up the aa men's conven tion. , "Why," said Curtis Masher of St. Paul, a little tli ii g like the the.'t of a few hun dred dollars i nothing when you consider that moiiey actually grows" But just then one of the Bt. Joseph mules set up such a nee-haw that the remainder of the Mosher utterance was wufted away In the direction of the river bluffs. Thus far there Isg no clue to the thief. BIG SAENGEIiFEST HAS PINE START First Concert of Biennial Meet Heard by Thousands at Audi torium Last Evening.' WELCOME SPEECHES MADE Robert Strehlow" and Mayor Dahlman Submit Remarks. BUND PRESIDENT ANSWERS Otto Rohland of St. Paul Thanks Local Men for Work. THOUSANDS HERE TO SING Trntnlnnd After Tralnload of German Vocalists Vnlnnd at t'nlon and BurllnKton Stations Dar ing; Morning. The great Saengerfcst Is on. Throughout tho Auditorium there sounded lant night tho harmonies of a mixed chorus of men and wimen, all Omahans. These will be r"plared tonight by the 2,000 male singers who arrived yes terday from all oer the middle west. The opening concert, vocally a great sue cess, was opened by two orchestral num bers and then the Omaha male chorus saiiK the "Welcome," written by Moehrlng. Followed three addresses. Robert Streh low, president of the Omaha Saengprfest association, welcomed the visitors in be half of the association which Is their host Mayor Dahlman followed In behalf of the city and 6tto Rohland of St. Paul made response as president of the National Saengcrbund. The musical program then proceeded. Between 1.000 and 6.000 peoplo filled the great building. Sinners Pour In. Hours before the twenty-fourth biennial of the Saengerbund of the Northwest began Its sessions, the delegates had captured Omaha. These singers began pouring Into Union station at an early hour, special train after special train discharging hun dreds of singers. Among the first to arrive were the men of the United Singing societies of St Paul and Minneapolis, headed by Otto Rohland, president of the Saengerbund of the North west. He and all the other visitors were whisked away to the Auditorium, where In the great basement room on the north east side breakfast was served.' Women of tho Omaha singing societies and the Omaha Saengerbund association were the hosts at this continuous breakfast, which lasted from 8 to 12, nearly 1,000 men and women being served. The Omaha Maennerchor was also a host at the affair, "The outlook la for the greatest fest In the history of the saengerbund," de clared Presdent Rohland, "and this is fitting, for this fest celebrates our semi centennial, you know. ,Thia great bho- ' olatUm Is firtyiyw. BltLand J twtting bigger ana better every two years. An, Immense amount ot preparatory work Is gone through wlln. You know how all the societies rehearse the music they will sing for' two years before we all come together in a grand fostlval of song, un der direction of each bund'a own director and then under the fest director who travels from city to city." President Rohland complimented Vice President Peter juoux of Omaha on the preparations which the Omaha Saenger bund association haa made for vhls meet' lng. An immense amount of detail work has had to be carried out. In Gain Attire. Omaha during the day finished the work of putting on gay attire for the visitors and the city Is being decorated as it has not been since the Eagles were hare last Sep tember. Thousands of pennants and ban ners were hung out In the breeze and the German trl-color, red, white and black, mingled with the red, white and blue of the United States flag. The early arriving delegates wasted no time in bursting Into song. Little groups of them would slug In the corridors of whatever hotel they happened to be as signed to. Tho big delegation .marched to the Rome hotel looking for Governor GUerhart, whom they Intended to sere nade. Although disappointed at finding him gone home) they gave their songs any how, 200 singing with muJesUa volume. The Rome was a cosmopolitan place at this hour. In the convention hail Arthur Brisbane wa addressing the ad men's convention, the Germans were singing In the lobby, while .'n the women's dining room a reception was being held for the Right Rev. H. O. von Scheele, bishop of Sweden, and Lady von Scheele. Meantime, in the Auditorium, the Omaha women's chorus was having final rehearsal with the orchestra and several hundred sweet-voiced girls and young matrons were singing for dear life. The front part of the building was as animated aa the basement breakfast room and the stage. In the several offices In- , coming delegates were registering and re ceiving tickets and badges. Also hun dreds of people were in line at the boa office. Societies fiom all the points of the middle west came Into the Oniahu stations In one continuous stream. Both stations were aceiita of excitement and on Tenth street one or more groups of the singers were to b3 seen any time marching along or bolng welcomed by Omaha friends. Uuvrnport Is Present. Davenport, la., sent a number on thi Rock liiiand cany TueaUay morning, fol lowed hy delegations on the Northwestern from Peoiia, 111.; Milwaukee. St. Paul, all on tpecial trams. Chicago and Mil waukee sent a combination special on the Chicago, Milwaukee & al. Paul and the (JicaL Weaicin iiad a train from Dul)uu,ud. on thu Burlington road, Burlington, ia., and Ke.v.inee, 111., and Lincoln, Neb., tucii sent fiom forty members, the largi-st number - coming from Burlington. The singers ot Denver were expected in at t p. rn, this afternoon with two tars. The firs', concert will be given thin even ing. It Is the "reception concert" for the visitors, and Omaha choruseu and soloists will be heard, 'ilia program Is as follows; St. Paul litis sent a delegation of 180 iingeis and boosters and Minneapolis a ninny more. Part of them are at Hotel Rome, where the Concordia Singing society hr.s e:Ubl)shed headquarters, and the real are at the Millard. St. Paul now has the president of the Haengerbund, In the persun of Alderman Otto Rohland, and Is after the f-st for next year. The Minnesota capital city Iial always been one of the leaders In bund af fairs and wjiim years ago had the fest. Hesdquurlers have been opened by the is i. Paul bunch at room ( la Labor Temple,