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VOU XL NO. 207.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY M0HN1N(. FKimiTAIIY 15, IMl-TWELVK TAMES.
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The
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REPEATED VOTES
ARE UNCOVERED
i2lreet Evidence Shows, yny Queer
Paplkatiom of Nai i TMrd
Ward Book
ZLUZ2Z2 BAND DEVIO.
KED
; XffIlatiT Committee B yon
tration of Schemt,
I J3XCVJIIVE SESSION TAKEi E
'Joint Bodies Hold Conferee on
Evidence and Plant
WILL RESUME THE WORK TODAY
fafc B-rtdenre Befnr tnejnls-
Itara Showing: Alleged Affidavit
Irregnlnrttle and Re
peater Votes.
Dtracet evidence of "repeated" vote, in
spection of a voting machine operated with
a rubber band and general inquiry into
tha record of tha last election In tha Third
ward busied the Joint session of tha legis
lative eommltteea conducting the Investiga
tion yesUrday,
At tha clou of tha meeting the aenatorlal
committee, at tha Instance of Senator
lloagland. went Into an executive session.
Jt waa given outthAt their purpose kii
only to confer on the evidence adduced
nd outline a 'plan whereby tha work could
ha expedited. The aenatora are anxious
to get back to Lincoln to take up legislative
ma Mere.
Both eommltteea will reaume work thla
morning at 10 o'clock.
The voting machine for the Second pre
cinct of the Tlilril ward, was Inspected in
tha basement of the cltr hall by the roem
hera of both eommltteea in the afternoon.
A rubber band wna placed on the machine
for the piirpoae of showing how the votes
for any aaleoted eandldstea would be Influ
enced. That a band could he used on the machine
to affect the vote wa admitted by the in
vestigator after the demonstration. t
Today' session of the committee Is prob
ably to be occupied with a continuance of
the ln"lrjr Into the evldencea of trregularl
tlea of the Third ward.
J a dares and Clerks relied.
Following the Introduction of evidence
showing that according to tha poll books
persons voted more than once, or e!e there
had been soma remarkable "coincidences."
It waa derided to call titc Judges and clerks
of election In the Second precinct of the
Third ward to explnin the occurrences and
what they observed on election day.
The testimony of the hearing was again
largely concerned with the procanK of Issu
ance of affidavits to voters in the office of
the city clerk. - Harry Prtmrau, chief clerk
In the office of the city clerk, again testi
fied In absolute denial that blank affidavits
bearing notarial veal had been allowed to
leave the office on elihi'c election day or
primary day.
M. JAeh. !P4 X-ortii Fifteenth, utiw-t .t.
rla red ' that lie Vas not sworn tu the tfi-
davit on which hi- voted. Me uUo did not
know the two freeholders who signed this
affidavit.
fifr Paw Freeholders. ,
"Mad you ever seen these men before?" j
sked Senator tloagland, referring to the
freeholders signing Jensen's affidavit. I
"No. I had not," was the reply.
If l. Thorpe. 1,1a South Forty-second
treet. a collector. Jitde. of election, tertl- I
fled that Irregular nffidavita Im-klng proper
signatures appeared at his polling place !
and that on their rejection by the Judges ;
they were thken out und filled In to be
returned later. Thorpe waa one of those
emploved by John l-evvls In the Inveatlga-
tlon of the registration.
With the curds In hand hearing notations
made during this Inquiry he testified that
many persona registered from certain ad-I
dresses could not he found land were tin
known to pmsors living at the numbers'
given.
Among these registered mimes were sev
eral from the t'nlon Uosih'I mission on
Touglua street. The witnesses declared the
names In question were not registered on
the hooka at the mlavlnn and that the per
sona named were unknown to H. I. S.gler,
auperintendent of the Institution.
l'atrlrli Ford, forme? president of Cen
tral Labor union, who waa In the audi
ence gathered In the committee room, of
fered hla testimony and Bought to give
the location of several persona Thorpe
had failed t.v find.
O. E. Reynold, bookkeeper. S:3 North
Twenty-fourth atteet, told of the over
efflelotiencsa of a colored election official
In the Third ward. Me Insisted that the
election official forced his assistance on
the voters. Thla offli.Il was not Identl
' fieil by evidence.
Itaierl; Placed n Ktand.
I M. Haveily. roumv rlerli. b'ing'ng the I
I poll hooks of the Third inl. was placed '
' on the stand to give evidence bearing on '
the discovery that the same men bad evl-j
gently been listed aa votlns more than i
nce. !
In reading through the poll lists of the j
Second precinct of the Third ward he Ravel
. the names as uetionrd by John Valuer.
The names under 'no rtitaion. which rp
tear aa having voted twice on election
lay are: J It. l'oer. 7jI South r?Utcenth
unci; J. 11. Collin. t-3 ouili Sixteenth
vrect;'Fred Kmllh. Mi 8outh M.vte.-nt.i
Mieet; William R. Harper. Oil South
!"ourteni h street; Andy Wilson. "01 Sou'h
1'hlrteenlh street! W. J. Thorrtm, "1
South Thirteenth street; (Seorge ugiinorsa
ind Oeoree p.opp,Hlnpol, S.iu.li Thirteenth
Itreet; Vancrrxau Rtretxelle. 7lH South
(Tourtefnth; J. I I'ouleon, .101 Sou:h Thli
nth treet. and Andy White. In thla
aar4 1o both ' Jl.it t klurru: ." and "M.
Morrsy" are listed aa having voted. A
Vtika Murray Is r-s stored In this pre -l.tct.
Fach of the nainra In thla list sopors
twice on the P"''! books. The committee
has geclerinj for a ssarciilng InquW . Into
ihe icason for tliii evident trregu'riritv.
Thai M la coincidental the invesiiicator?
are Inclined to oubi Nor do they hold
that all of the a narent diipll.-stiona be-a-eak
an Illegal act.
tetser (.lire Teallsneas.
R pesters worked at the last election.
Votes were cu.it by use of forged alfi
1aHs. lunids of a.'i.daxlti used by voters
r misilns.
Several affidavits on which the name of
Voters ere wnttea In lend 4'epcll, while
the signatures of fretholdtrs and notary
aritr In Ink. have Ikii found, indicating,
acxidin to wlturx-eK, that they tcuy not
have been stitird l Ihe &ain.- time, and
then fore are li regular.
This, in fchort. i the testimony of John
(Continued vii Second l'age.)
Madcro Leave3
El Paso to Avoid
Forced Detention
He Dictates Statement that Iniur
rectoi Are Making Square Fif,ht
for Principle.
FA PASO. Tex , Feb. 14. Admitting that
Franclaco I. Madero. the Insurrecto presl
lent of Mexico, waa In El Taso Bunday. and
In fact had been here for six weeks, and
only left last night, membera of the Junta
thla morning gave out an Interview which
they declare Madero dictated last night be
fore leaving. Madero says while he has
no desire to he an absconder from . Just
laws, there Is no limit to which the Mexican
government would resort to hold him In this
or any other country under frivolous and
trumped up charges If he were once to
surrender. He therefore waa forced to pro
tect hie person against the slightest possi
bility of forced detention, because of the
demoralising -effect It would have on hla
forces In the field.
"W have carried on thla war on ithe
highest basis of Justice and right," says
Madero. "And, while I would like to vin
dicate myself against any and all charges
of breaking the neutrality laws before
court of 'Justice, wltl leave my action to be
adjudged by that greatest of all Juries
publlo opinion.
"It will only be a short while before we
hope to be In possession of Cludad Juarea
or some other suitable capital and port of
entry, and my arrest at thla time would
hv bad effect upon my people."
Madero saya he la returning to Mexico,
"where our army Is capable of protecting
me against persecution." .
Madero axpreaaea gratitude for the moral
aupport he has received In thla country.
"I wish to particularly express my thanks
to the press of the fnlted Btatea for the
Intereat and apace It haa devoted to the
cause I represent."
PARIS. Feb. 14. General Bernado Reyes
haa completed the rirst part of hla military
mission from President Dlai of Mexico, and
today gave an outline of his conclusions.
They have to do with the establishment of
obligatory military service in Mexico. The
general said hla Ideal was a powerful army
baaed on his suggestions and that would
make possible a grand homeogonous re
public freed of revolution and anarchy.
General Reyes, who left Mexico more
than a year ago, said today that he had no
Idea of returning home now as his doing
no might be Intrepreted as a deuire on his
part to profit politically by the present
political chaos In Mexico.
To Connect Great Oil
Field of Wyoming and
Omaha by Pipe Line
Wyopo Pipe Line is Incorporated at
- Cheyenne with Ten Millions
of Capital.
CHEVKNNB. Wyo., Feb. 14.-i.Hpeo.lal
Telcgrmrt V -Wt, B .iVlui siocli Of lt,,
Djo -i)n Wjopo Jlpo Mtie wus today
Incorporated under the lana of Wyoming
by Colonel Udward U. Power, the oil king
of Wyoming, and hie atociatcs tor the pur
lose of extending Its present pipe lines
from tho central Wyoming oil fields to con
nections with tho Burlington und Chicago
& Northwestern railroads and aliso with
Cheyenne, Ocnver and Umahu. The first
line will be run from Wjsjinln!,', . where
hundreds sf wells are producing high grade
fuel oil, a distance of sixty-six miles,
to tionncvlllu, Wyo., on the Burlington
railroad. This will give the oil a direct out
let to the Pacific northwest. '
Another line will be built from the Bait
creek fleldn. a distance of fifty miles, to
1'iisper, to a connection with the Ilurllngton
and the northwestern roads, giving a
direct optlct to the eastern und southern
mai ketti. Later the s stem wil be extended
to .Cheyenne, Omaha and Denver. The
country to be tapped by this sytcm of plje
lines la known to contain sufficient oil to
supply the world for many years. At the
several terminals steel tanks capable of
storing 1,000,W0 barrel of oil will be con-,
vtructcd.
Bomb Exploded in New
York Tenement House
Windows in Building Occupied by an
Italian Fruit Wholesaler and
Family Broken.
NEW YORK, Fcl. 14. Kxploslon of what
Is believed to huvc been a Black Hand
bomb pitched the seven membera of Frank
Kama a family from their bed a in a Har
lem tenement today, wrecked the apart
ment, broke every window In the building
and drove the two score dwellers In the
building to the street in a panic. No one
waa badly Injured. Barna, an Italian
dealer In fruit on a large acale. denied
having received threatening letters, but the
polbe are investigating on the theory that
lilack Hand revengtf ulnesa is at the bot
tom of the outrage.
TAILORS OPEN STYLE SHOW
Natloaal Association ef Mercbaat
Tailors l Isairstlaa at
Washington.
WASHINGTON. ret 14 With prac-j
tlcally every city In the -country repre- I
. ...I n iha . CiV.IH.,n I )i. n.llnn.l mfvim'
show and convention of the National As
sociation of Merchants Tailors of America,
opened here today.
Number Thirteen Fastens
Itself Upon Andrew Murphy
It has finally been proven beyond all
semblance of a doubt that the mystic num.
btsr "U" bears nothing but the worst of 111.
fortune in Its train for Andrew Murphy
Murphy, ahoa addnss Is ii' whcr- In
particular, and who hus a decided penchant
fur playing the stellar role In police court
on divers petty charges, waa fully con
tloced of the aforemcm limed proposition
when he received a thirteen day sentence
ut the hands of Juilge Crawford Tueaday
morning' The sent nee came an a climax
to a tcrtes of vvents that were siartl'ni; in
their nature.
Murphy started the hall if fate rolling
on its w.y down when lis lo-k the la.it
one, which prund tu tie Juul una too uiany.
HOUSE 221 TO !)2
FOlt KEC1PJ10C1TY
McCall Bill Passed Through Support
of Almost Solid Democratic Vote
at Night Session.
REPUBLICANS DIVIDED IN TWO
Long and Bitter Debate Precedes the
Final Action.
AID OF CLOTURE RULE INVOKED
N
Unanimous Consent to Do Away with
Calendar Befused.
ALL AMENDMENTS ABE SHUT OFF
Baaamarr Aetloa Only Takea Brraiat
Compromise Measures Fall Read
ing f Bill IHspeoaed with
mm Resell ( Rale.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Preeldent
Taffe reciprocity agreement with Canada
waa ratified in the house of representa
tives tonight through the aupport of an
almost aolld democratic Vote. The MoCall
bill carrying the agreement intofect, waa
passed. 121 to 92. '
A majority of the republicans present
voted agalnat tha measure, the division
being 78 ayes and 87 noes. The democratic
vote was 143 ayes, and only & noes. A ma
jority of the republican Insurgents present
voted for the bill.
The McCall bill now goes to the senate.
What Ha fate will be In that body Is
problematical. President Taft believes if
a filibuster can be avoided and a vote
taken, the bill will pass. He Is Insistent
that ihe senate shall act .one way or the
other and haa Indicated that he would calr
an extra session of congtfss If It doesnot
do so. '
Debate Long; and Bitter. -
The passage of the bill In the house
tame at the end of a long debate which
at times waa aa bitter aa haa been heard
on the floor of that chamber In years. The
fight was confined almost wholly to the
republican side. Democratic members
Joined In from time to time and taunted
the majority membera for the lack of
unity.
The democratic leaders also put In the
claim that the reciprocity agreement was
good democratic doctrine and declared they
were glad to welcome President Taft and
many of the house republicans Into the
democratic fold.
A final vote waa reached tonight only
through the application of a cloture rule
which shut off all amendments and even,
dispensed with the reading of the bill.
This proceedlire waa declifed nnnn nntu 1
after Mr. McCall. In rhanr f th i.ni !
had failed to get unanimous consent to do
away with the calendar tomorrow.
If that bad been secured he said he
would have been glad to lot the debate
continue for another legislative day. The
republicans opposed to the 4)111 fought the
villa a. ' J . .. ..,!. ... 1
.iinK-iage Mdtraiiou of h vLuiA'thut t;ilot: d
They directed their fire especially against ! POfJtt .,, -vldeaclnt '. Htata Senator Hoist-
the democrats and accused them on the
eve of going Into power of the house of
enforcing a "gug rule" aa drastic as any
thing against which they had eo eloquently
inveighed in the last.
f lark Itepllea.
Champ Clark took Representative Dalzell
of Pennsylvania sharply to task for com
plaining of the "undue haste" with which
tiie hause waa acting on the reciprocity
measure. ,
The speaker-to-be said the democrats had
aalr for years bound and gagged while the
gentleman from Pnensylvanla and his as
sociates hud brought In rule after rule and
had rushed legislation through without giv
ing an opportunity for amendment.
Under the cloture rule which was adopted
by an overwhelming ovte the only loophole
left to the opponents of the measure was
a motion to recommit the bill to the com
mittee of the whole house, with instructions
to report certain amendments. When the
time came to do this half a dosen members
were clamoring for recognition.
Mr. MaUcll was recognized by Speaker
Cannon. He proposed liat meat and meat
products, flour, prepared cereala, lumber
and several other artlcela be put on tho
free list. The democrats were not shaken
by this and the motion waa lost 114 to 191.
The colture rule had been agreed to pre
viously by a vote of 198 to 107. It has been
apparent for several days that, the reciproc
ity measure would have an overwhelming
majority In the house. The feeling dis
played In the house today waa so Intense
at times that It surprised members on both
sides of the house. Some of the "old
guard" republican leaders like Dalxell of
Pennsylvania and Fordney of Michigan
ellcd but thinly their predictions that the
republican party would be defeated by rea
son of whae they characterized a departure
from the principle of protection and the
espousal of free trade.
Debate on Measure.
When a quorum had ben aecured Repre
sentative Underwood of Alabama began a
debate iu favor of the measure. The recl
procley bill, Mr. Underwood declared, was
made necessary by toe failure of the maxi
mum and minimum provisions of the
Payne'-Aldrlch law. Thoae provlaiona, he
claimed, were wrong In principle. They
made the minimum rate the general scale
! and provided fur an Increased rate aa retal-
latlon for high ratea against this country
' The principle thus established was one of
coercion and not calculated to bring about
good feeling.
Mr. Underwood contended that In an Ideal
bill
the maximum should be the general
tContlnued on Second Page.)
and succumbed to the influence of the little
K0,)- Bacchus, on Monday, the l?tli day of
i the month. In the due course of events he
i was arrested by Officer J. B. Wilson.
whose number is "11" At Jlie station he
was "booked" as the thirteenth entry.
Tuesday morning he came up In police
court before Police Judge Crawford, -for
the thirteenth time by actual count. The
Judge simply could not overlook the dra
matic possibilities of the situation, and aa a
result Murphy will languish in jail for a
period of thirteen days.
Capla'n Iiempsey tried to bring out the
fact as evidence that the "last one" taken
by the d.Mjmed prisoner was numht-r thir
teen. However, thla fact could not be
definitely ascertained.
From tho
Philadelphia Inquirer.
BAILEY CHARGES FORGERY
Texan's Argument for Lorimer Takes
Sensational Turn.
BRINGS IN DENEEN'S NAME
He fays Ireposlt Slip In Bank In
Which (ioifrmr la latercsted
Was Taaiperrd With
Reply of Mr. Boot.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. Senator Bailey
was prompt today In resuming his argu
ment In the senate in support of the report
of the committee on privileges and elec
tions, exonerating Senator Lortmcr of Illi
nois from the charge of bribery In connec
tion with hla election to the senate. He
quickly entered on sensational grounds by
practically charging forgery against the
Illinois State bank of Cucao, in htch, he
said, Uovernyr lcneeny is Interested.
I 1 lie Texaa hrjialnr ..lft.'Meft in the cm.
. .
law's deposit In tha State bank of Chicago
had been a forgury. He referred to t lie
fact that yesterday Senator Cummins had
sought to introduce the original slip, which
It was claimed had been made out by Chief
Clerk Newton of the bank.
Mr. Cummins, Mr. Bailey said, had per
mitted him to take the paper and added
that hla examination of Jt had only had
the effect of confirming his theory that
the slip had been a forgery. He was sure
that the handwriting shown In Newton's
ulgnature was not the same s that on the
sill). '
What he admitted was a delicate branch
of his Investigation was then entered on
by Mr. Pailey. lxpreHilng surprise that
the slip only and not the books of the
bank had been introduced in the testimony,
the senator said that the slip was the only
paper on the bank's files that could have
been forged.
He appreciated, he aald, the serioutme.ia
of auch a charge as this, but he seemed
to find a posHtble explanation In Governor
Dencen's connection with the bank.
"His friends control the Institution, or at
least he la a stockholder In It." he said,
tiaestlon by t'amaaina.
When Senator Cummins made inquiry as
to why. If there had been suspicion of for
gery, the investigating committee had not
investigated the matter, Mr. Hailey ex
plained that at the time of the Inquiry the
suspicion had not existed. There had been
no ground for auch a theory until the
briefs of the prosecution had made their
appearance.
Taking up the legal phases of the case,
Mr. Bailey proceeded to reply to the
speeches of Senators Root, Cummins and
Borah.
Mr. Beverldge sought to obtain unan
imous consent to fix a day foi voting on
the Lorimer case, but Mr. Burrows, chair
man of the committee on pj-tvllngcs and
elections, objected. Mr. Burrows aald, bow
ever, that there would be a vote' on tha
lorimer case.
HAZING CADETS TO STAY OUT
President Taft Vetoes Kesolatlon
Aathorlsing Hint to Reinstate
Discharge Men.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-President Taft
today aent to rongreaa a message vetoing
a tolnt resolution authorizing him in r-ln.
(state nine former cadets of the West Point
Military academy, who were discharged on
conviction of having violated the law pro
hibiting hazing.
The Bee can rent
every vacant rOom
that you have.
It can do it quick-
ly.
There no reason why
every one of yours should not
be paying you.
Call Tyler 1000 and tell the
ad taker what you have and
she will tell you how they may
be routed this week.
Don't wait.
Don't hesitate.
Tyler 1C00.
The Public Guardian-"Hcy,
, .
Man Wanted for
Burglary Walks Into
Jail at Parker, S. D.
Alleged Pal of Man Arrested for Rob
bing Store Comes to Aid Him Es
cape and is Detained.
SIOUX F.M.l.S. S. l.. Feb. 14. -(Special.)
Sheriff Bailey of Turner county has Just
enjoyed the novelty of having a fugitive,
for whom he had been looking since last
fall, voluntarily walk Into the county Jail
under his charge and unwittingly place
himself In the clutches of the law.
Iast fall a store waa robbed at Monroe,
a small town In Turner., county, and a
nian named Austin was placed under ar
rest and charged with the crime. It waa
known that another man waa Implicated,
but he managed to make his escape. The
other day a stranger applied to Sheriff
Hailey and City Marshal Wendt of Parker
foi hKlcrtng la th Jail over nlTlit. p-iUitf
up a smooth .story as to bring financially
stranded and with no. place to lay his
weary head.
The officers permitted him to enter the
Jail on the understanding that he would
remain only until the next morning. Tho
officers were stiHpicious of the stranger,
however, and that night, after the stranger
had ben admitted, Sheriff Ballcy put two
more men In Jail, apparently ua prisoners,
but in reality aa spies. The two spies In
due time pretended to fall asleep, and
when they had commenced to snore the
stranger moved cautiouely over to Austin
and engaged him In conversation In a sub
dued tone.
Enough was. heard by the two spies to
prove that the stranger and Austin were
pale, and that tho stranger had awilsted
Austin In the burglary at Monroe and had
sold the goods stolen there to a "fence."
State's Attorney Rogue, upon being In
formed of what tho spies had learned,
lodged a charge against the stranger, and
he will remain in Jail and be tried with
Austin at a term of state circuit court,
which convened at Parker thla week.
It Is believed to have been the plan of
the atranger, had others not been placed
In the Jail with himself and Austin, to
have assisted Austin to make his escape.
Summer Hotel is .
Falling Into Sea
Half of Big Structure at Hoquiara is
Oone Remaining Wing May
Go at Iligh Tide.
HOQU1AM. Wash., Feb. 14.-The summer
hotel at Modi pa, containing 325 rooms, one
half of which waa washed Into the sea
yesterday, probably will have to be aban
doned as a large part of the remaining
wing Is hanging over the water today and
may fall with this afternoon'a high tlde.
The sea wall has collapsed and the ocean
has cut away more than 100 feet of the land
behind the wall and Is taking long strips
five or ten feet wide at every tide.
Alleged Dynamiter
of Times Identified
Detectire Brown Says DaTid Caplan,
Arrested in Oklahoma, is Man
Wanted in Los Angeles.
TDAHEM Okl.. Feb. 14. Detective
Brown of 1m Angeles today Identified as
one of the men wanted In connection with
the dynamiting of the L,os Angeles Times,
David Caplan, prisoner In the local Jail.
The capture Is said to carry a reward of
Iu.OjO.
'"'lit ii 'v i r a
Whole Parish Fasts Because
of Order Transferring Priest
TSARITSYN. Government of Saratov,
Russia, Feb. 14. Fanatical acenea are wit
nessed here, where the whole Creek Catho
lic parish la suffering self-lmpoaed de
prlvatlona In protest against the transfer
to another parish of the Priest Hellodurus,
the reactionary leader.
Recently the holy synod announced the
tranafertme of the priest from Tsarttujn
to the diocese of Tula. Tha announcement
threw the parishioners Into a religious
fn nay and. with Hellodoi us. they tuuk a
solemn vuw nut to sleep, eat or Uitnk until
There!"
BROWN ON DIRECT ELECTIONS
Nebraska Senator Replies to Argu
ments of Depew and Lodge.
SAYS PEOPLE ARE IN EARNEST
They Want Representative Uovern
meat and Cannot De Joked or
Driven from Their Po
sition. WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Support1ng the
resolution providing for the election of
United Stutes senators by direct vote of
the people Morris Brown of Nebraska made
reply In the senate today to the recent
speeches of Senators Ixxlge and Depew
opposing the amendment
Mr. Brown said that while the New Tork
senator had been facetious and Interesting
lite Massachusetts senator had beer) sar
castic. "The American people," he said, "cannot
be Joked or amlled or driven from their
determination to naee a direct voice in
public affairs. Reprt aentatlve government
is dear to them. They would preserve and
perpetuate It. They would oppose aa a
publlo enemy any attempt to Impair or Im
peril Its institutions. They would aave
them all.
Proposed ( hange l.ealeal.
' "Horn- natural and logical, then, la their
desire to become closer and more directly
Identified with their servanta and repre
sentatives, whether In the national con
gress or In state legislatures, and to have
a more direct voice In the laws of the land
Is theirs. The movement toward pppular
government will not destroy privilege. It
will save It."
Declaring that the ninety-two men In the
senate have not the right to deprive tha
92.000,000 people In the United States of the
tight to express their own wishes In the
matter of senatorial elections, Mr. Brown
supported the proposed change as In the
line of popular demand. He also supported
the principle of direct primaries and pre
dicted that "the time Is not more than six
years distant when every delegate to every
national convention will be chosen by the
direct vote of those who send them and
they will be Instructed to carry out the will
of thoae for whom they are to act."
Mr. Brown advocated the control of sen
atorial elections by congreaa and said the
direct vote proposition should not have been
encumbered by the provision for state con
trol. CHAMP CLARK NOT CANDIDATE
Prospective tseaker sas lie muera tic
Nomination fer President la
Not Worrying; Hiss.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 14 In the debate
on the Canadian reciprocity bill In the
house today Representative Clark of Mis
souri made a few remarks with referenoe
to hla position on the democratic presiden
tial nomination. Mr. Clark waa being
quizzed as to the similarity of his vlewa
and thoae of President Taft on reciprocity
with the whole world, when Kepreaentatlve
Norrla of Nebraska auggeated that there
might be rivalry between Mr. Taft and
Mr. Clark for the democratic nomination.
Mr. Clark, amid shouts of laughter, aald
that In such a contest he would get the
nomination "hands down."
"And while we are on that subieot."
added Mr. Clark, "I might just as well
make my position clear. I'm not running
for preeident. I'm not courting Insomnia
or sitting up nights pestering my head
about Clark delegates to the democratic
convention, but I'm not fool enough to
run away from a nomination that has not
been offered to ma..
"In the meantime it's sort of pleasant
to have the newapapera refer to you In
that connection."
the order ut the holy synod has bean re
scinded. Thousands of eraons are cooped
up In the church, where a servlue, with
lighted candles, continues uninterruptedly
day and night. Many of the worshipers
are on the point of suffocation, and the
suffering of all Is distressing to witness.
Hellodurus la a peculiar character. In
17 he was credited
with leading the
lilack Hundreds," the lower stratum of
the reactionary urrts. In Vorlone prov
line. He la bitterly anti-aemeltc and
patriotic to a degrae that has been de
scribed aa Insanity,
SENATORS FAVOK
INITIATIVE BILL
Measure on Final Passage Goes
Through Upper Home Without
Dissenting- Vote.
TEN PER CENT VOTERS' PETITION
Republicans Put No Obstacle in Way
of the New Act
0LLIS PRODS RAILROAD BODY
Gets Resolution Through that Will
Push Stock Yards Bill.
GOOD ROADS MEN IN SESSION
No ni her, larlndlnaj Men train Omaha.
Ask for State tl lab way f !
alon Antl-Trarflasx Stamp
Hill Favored.
From a Staff Oorreepondent.
I-tNCOl.V X.h . Vh 11 IKnaolal Tel..
gram.) The Initiative and referendum bill
passed the senate this innrotnr without a
dissenting vote. Senators Jansen of Gage
and rmr of Nemaha, both republicans.
explained their votes and stated that they
thought the bill was loo looxe In Ita tetnis
and would allow too much unneccaaary
law making, but that the parties ware
pledged to some aurh meaaure, and this
seemed to be the onlv una that rmiM ha
obtained and so they would support It.
J tie absent ones were the member of the
Omaha Investigation committee Albert,
Hoagland, lee and Tlbbeta-and two oth
ers lleynolds and riaeek.
The bill as 'It passed rrovldea for a 1
per cent petition of tne voters of the state
so distributed aa to represent a strong sen
timent In a majority of counties' for tha
Initiative and 6 per cent petitions for the
referendum. No measure Is to ba declared
passed unless the majority of votes which
It receives represents at least S3 per cent of
all the votes cast at the eleotlon and the
propoaltlona are all to be aubmltted In a
nonpartisan manner without a party circle
on the ballott
Kaulanntluus of Votes.
Senator Janacn aent un ihl nnlanitlnn
of his vote on Initiative and referendum.
While thla measure doea not mae with
my full approval, openlna- In mv nnlnlnn
the flood gates for ohnoxlmia and 'unneces
sary lawmaking, still obeying the demand
of my constituents and tha nlalfnrm nf h.
grand old republican party. I vote aye."
senator Varner a explanation waa;
"While this bill haa been much Improved
by the last amendment by lta author I am
still oppoaed to. the provision of the hill
and believe that Its enactment a a part
of the constitution In It present form will
prove of greater burden than benefit to
the great masses of the people of the state;
but having failed In every honorable effort
to secure amendment which. In my Judg
ment, would remov t least some of the
objectionable feat area, yet believing that '
Mi. rciple of right hourt, b tie.rmttted to
express themselves on matter of grtkV.'
Importance, and trusting !n their good
Judgment (a reject or adopt the same at
the election. I vote aya."
To Harry Stock Yards Hill.
An evident move to hurry the tock yard
legislation waa made by Senator olll.
author of the senate gtock yards bill and
chairman of the live stock and erasing
committee, when he offered a resolution
requiring that all railroad hills when put
on general file take precedence of other
kinds of bills. It I understood that stock
yards bills will come under thl general
head and can be brought to a settlement
out of their regular order now, as the
resolution was passed. The senate passed
H. R. a, which appropriate S1.M0 for lm
proving the southwest basement of the
state house. Buhrnam of Howard was
the only senator to vote against It.
H. ' R. Nos. 70, 69. 28 and 111, providing
for library appropriations from the state
normal auhool fund for the normal school
at Peru, Chadron, Wayne and Kearney,
were passed without dissent.
Reciprocity Itrawlatton I'nt Over.
The resolution offered yesterday by Sen
ator Jansen of (3 age on reciprocity, which
wa pu over once, was delayed again on
the objection of Henator Tanner. Senator
Jansen declare that he Is very certain
of being able to get the resolution through
and la willing to wait until all the men who
care to speak upon It Can be heard.
, i us anernoon session of the senate wa
adjourned without the transaction of busi
ness because of absences.'
Absentees In Jlonsr.
The absence of forty membera ' made
the aeHNlon of the house more or lea un
eventful today, but In committee of the
whole aeveral Important bills were recom
mended for puaxage. Clarke of Cherry had
a fight on hi hands over hi aproprlatlon
of S4.000 to make up the deficiency In' the
fund for paying the traveling expenses
of Judge of Ihe district court. Tha com
mlttee of the whole turned the bill down
and decided to recommend It for Indefi
nite postponement. Clarke moved, after the
committee rose, to refuse to concur and
finally carried bis point by a vot of Z:
to ZS.
Anti-Trading Stamp mil.
Housh of Aritcleop succeeded in gelling
hi anti-stamp bill engrossed for thlid
read. The bill. H. rt 1T7, piohiblta gift
enterprises of all sort whether they be
the clemosynary undertaking of church,
ladles' aid societies or street corner raffles.
Taylor of Merrick and several other news
paper owners objected to the bill because
It would prevent voting contest and the
giving away of piano and trip to Ku
rope to the popular iiool teacher and
similar schemes.
Uandy of Custer rose to remark that II
the bill would pi event the public from be
ing continually badgered Into subscribing
for newspapers In the hope of getting
something for nothing, he was strong for
II. It. :, by JlHrdln of Harlan, was ec
omniended for iwssaee and will If passed
make neeersary In testing grain for sale
by wagonload to have the (napettlon ruudx
t-y vertical aeetlon. In testing grain now
In cars a vertical section Is taken of the
gialn clear to the bottom of th car so
that all the different weights will be taken
up. From wagon, however, the Inspectors
usually scoop up a meaaurcful from any
part of the wagon und this law win muu
the vertical section necessary In tha smaller
guantitiK.
Itoad nniuttUre Meet.
The Joint committee on good roads con
sisting of three senators and five meinl.tr
of tiie house, met at the t.lmolu houl this
afternoon und heard the argniiieula of tin
memhers ,jf the Cod Roads rorlallii
fur lealied ley nnUtion. 1h good road