Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee.
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VOI. XL NO. 288.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1911 -TWENTY-FOUR PAUKS.
SINOLK COPY TWO CENTS.
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RAIL 10M1 LAI A 1 ,
Business Allege Discrimination on j
Part of Three Railroads Which
Enter City.
HFTY-THREE FIRMS CONCERNED
Charges Against the Rock Island,
Milwaukee and Burlington.
HIGH CHARGES FOR SHORT HAUIS
Interstate Commerce Commission
Urged to Adjust Differences.
PASSENGER RATES A FACTOR
Commission Inllmatri that Intrastate
Bad Interstate Fares Most Be
Alike (or Similar
Service.
WASHINGTON. May 19 Declaring that
the freight rates between Pea Moines, la.,
and Rock Island. Peoria and Chicago are
"rosy excessive, unreasonable and tile
gal." .fifty-three business concerns r,f Pes
Molneg complained today to the Interstate
Commerce commission nznlnst the Rock
Island, the Milwaukee and Hmllngton rHil
waya. '
It was averred thnt qreater charges for
ahlpmenta are exacted for shorter than for
longe. hauls over through routes from
Atlanye seuhoard potntM to Dea Moines
And Uie commission Is urged to adjust the
alleged differences In rates charged.
Distinction la Pasienser Affairs.
Railways operating In Central passenger
association territory. Including the states
of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan are
permitted, by an order Issued today by the
Interstate Commerce commission to exact
higher passenger fares for Interstate than
for Intrastate business where state legis
latures or state commissions have estab
lished a 2-cent a mile rate.
In the territory Indicated. Intrastate
fares are on a 2-cent basis, while Inter
state fares are made on a scale of Vh cents
a mile. The carriers asked for time in
which to prepare the necessnry data on the
Insufficiency bf the 2-cent rate and the
commission permits them therefore to
exact the higher rate until May 1, 1912.
The commission expresses the opinion,
however, that eventually there must be
established a distinction In quality be
tween intrastate and Interstate service, or
the two scales of fares must be made equal.
' Cheapest Available Roate.
Holding that "In the absence of routing
Instructions' the shipper is entitled to have
his shipment moved via the cheapest
available route," the Interstate Commerce
Commission today granted reparation to
Goodklnd Bros, of Helena, Mont., against
the Chicago, Indianapolis V Louisville
railway and other carriers. The prin
ciple Involved In the decision had been In
dispute for years, and now is determined
finally by the oommiBslon.
TELEGRAPH COMPANY
SETTLES WITH KANSAS
WMtera I a lea Pays Charter Fee
Based on A meant mt Prop,
rty la State.
TOFEKA, Kan., May 1. The difference
between the Western Union Telegraph
company and the state of Kan over
charter fees was amicably adjusted today.
The contest began six years ago, when the
state attempted to collect a charter fee
based upon the capital stock of the com
pany. The supreme court of the United
fltatea bald this to be unreasonable. The
compromise effected today Is on the basis
of the company property In Kansas, 12,000,-
eotn
STRIKE IN KANSAS CITY SHOP
Two Hundred Fifty Mlssoerl Pacific
Employes t'hsrge Vlolatloa at
Agreement.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. May 19. Two
hundred and fifty union machinists, boiler
makers, blacksmiths and plpemen em
ployed by the Missouri Paolflo railway
company in the east bottoms shops In this
city, went on strike this afternoon.
The men allege that the company violated
an agreement made In St. Louis December
21, with reference to the transferring of
strikebreakers from one point to another.
The Immediate couse waa the employ
ment In the shops hero of a man said to
have been a strikebreaker In St. Louis
last falL
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Two Men Accused by
AlleSed Camomsts
Deny gtory in Court
A,crittore. who Told Priest Cuoccoli
Had Been Killed by Two Crim
inals, Repeats Story.
V1TERBO. Italy. May 19. The two men
denounced by Glacomo Ascrittore as the
assassins of Oennaro Cuocoolo and his
wife were given a chance to face their
accusers and verbally defend themselves
at the trial of the Camorrlsts today.
After Enrico Alfano and other alleged
leaders of the Cemorra had been arrested
on suspicion, they were released on the
intercession of the priest. Clro Vltoxzl.
who ssld that he had learned of their
Innocence while performing his office of
confessor. It developed that Giacomo
Ascrittore had charged Tomasso de Angells
and Gastano Amedeo as the murderers.
These men, though known criminals,
established alibis and Vltozzl and Ascrit
tore were arrested, charged with con
spiracy against them and also with an
attempt to shield the alleged aasaaslne.
De Angells and Amedeo are now charged
with being active members of the Camorra
and Ascrittore as an accomplice In the
murder of Cuoccolo and conspiracy against
the other two.
Asyifftore today confirmed his earlier
testimony repeating the circumstances
which, he said had led him to believe that
the men he denounced were guilty. He de
clared that at one time De Angells had
shown him a dagger, saying: With this
Cuoccolo will be served." The accused
denied the allegations.
President Blanch! instructed Ie Angells
to bare his leg and show again to the jury
and to the medical experts the wound
which, according to Ascrittore, was re
ceived from Cuoccolo when the latter waa
fighting for his life. De Angells reiterated
that the scar was from an Injury In prison
In 11XH. the wound having re-opened In
1906.
Lumberman Says
Conservation Policy
Benefits the Trust
Heated Colloquy in Senate Committee
V Between Senator La Follette and
Leonard Bronson.
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WASHINGTON. May 1. There waa a
heated colloquy between Senator La Fol
lette and Leonard Bronson of the National
Lumber Manufacturers' association at to
day'! Canadian reciprocity hearing, "be
cause of a declaration by Bronson that the
conservation polloy of Theodore Roosevelt
and Qifford Plncbot worked for the bene
fit of the lumber trust and forced up the
price of lumber. Bronson had also de
clared that the withdrawal by the govern
ment of la rr trsu-ts of thnher lands waa I
the chief cause of the high prices of
lumber.
Senator La Follette demanded to know
what authority Mrv Bronson had" lor these
assertions. This Mr. Bronsott refused to
explain and after a series of questions by
Senator La Follette both the assertions and
the ensuing colloquy were expunged from
the record on motion of the senator. .
C. P. Potter of Elgin, . m., representing
the milk producers' associations of Illinois,
Indiana and Wisconsin, opposed the bill.
Proposal to Merge
Presbyterian Boards
Report Favoring Consolidation of
Missionary Bodies Meets with
Strong Opposition.
ATLANTIC CITT, N. J., May 19.-The
report of the executive commission recom
mending the consolidation of Important!
boards of eburch government, home mis-1
slons, church erection and missions for
freedmen was presented to the Presby
terian general assembly today and aroused
strong opposition. The Idea of consolida
tion Is by reducing the number of direc
tors and clerks to cut down expenses and
to facilitate the transaction of busraeea.
The reduction plan eliminates thirty
eight men, cutting the combined direc
torate from sixty-eight to thirty.
A committee on Christian life and work
reported that two-thirds of the Presby
teries and synods have given attention to
the recommendation of the last assembly
that they appoint committees on Inter
church federation.
The report called attention to aa Inves
tigation ntade by the secretary of the
committee which shows that throughout
the country as a whole the total number
of non-church members Is 90 per cent. It
was also set forth that the number of va
cant Preebylterlan churches has In creased
as between 1909 and 1910 from LSS to 2,132.
James Elliot is
. Mentally Deranged
Man Who Made Alleged Confession
Implicating Employer! in Dyna
miting ii Crazy.
PITTSBURG. Ph., May 19. James Elli
ott, who last night made an alleged con
fession In Which be charged what officers
of the National Erectors' association and
detectives employed by It were Implicated
ra the wrecking of buildings throughout
the country constructed by non-union la
bor, this afternoon was found to be men
tally deranged.
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED
FOR ALSACE-LORRAINE
t essmitte-e af Helvhstaa; Pavers Gov
erameat BUI for Proposed
Paadame-atal Law.
BERLIN. May 19 After prolonged bar
gaining the committee f of the Reichstag
today adopted the government's bill pro
viding a constitution for Alsace-Lorraine.
The support of fhe socialist was secured
by abolishing the proposed plural voting.
Tho original measure provided that the
lower chamber should be made up of mem
bers sleeted by universal suffrage of
those 2B years old, or over, and that voters
over 26 should have two votes, and these
more than 46 years old. throe votes.
The clericals were won aver toy conces
sions ra the matter of religious freedom
and an agreement by which tba French
language will be used officially, and ra the
schools of those districts of Alasta terrains
whers there la a French speaking population.
SUIT AGAINST
LUMBER TRUST
Attorney General VVickersham Files
First of Series of Bills Against
Combines at New lork.
TEN TRADE BODIES ARE NAM!
Hundred and Filty Individuals Are
Also Defendants.
CHARGES AGAINST RETAILERS
Consumers Country Over Are at Mercy
of Local Organizations.
BILL DRAWN ALONG NEW LINES
Conforms with Rnllns; and Alleges
Cndee Restraint of Trade to
Both Coasamers aad
Mannfartnrcrs.
NEW TORK, May 19 Sweeping chargea
of a gigantic conspiracy to maintain hteh
prices, to blacklist concerns not regarded
as "proper" trade, and to violate generally
the Sherman anti-trust law are made In a
government suit filed by Attorney General
Wlckersham In the United States court
here today against the so-called Lumber
trust.
Ten trade organizations and more than
lf0 Individuals are named as defendants in
this suit, which may be the first of several
planned by the Department of Justice
against combinations of retailers In staple
commodities and the necessaries of life to
prevent the ultimate consumer from buying
snywhere except from local retailers.
The government's suit is replete with
sensational allegations snd It asserted that
builders snd consumers of lumber the coun
try over are at the mercy of the retailers'
organisations In different sections of the
United States.
The suit filed today Is sgalnst the East
ern States Retail Lumber Dealers' associa
tion, which Is the central body of 'nine
local organisations covering five states, the
Distriot of Columbia and the cities of Balti
more and Philadelphia.
Alleaea I'ndne Restraint.
This Is the government's first anti-trust
suit conforming to the supreme court's
Standard Oil decision In that It alleges
"undue" and "unreasonable" restraint of
trade of the consumer and the manufac
turer. It la the evident purpose of the
plea to confine the charge largely to that
feature, small stress being placed on the
restraint of trade among the conspirators
themselves.
Attorney General Wickershham and his
special assistant, Clark McKercher, have
devoted more than a year gathering the
evidence on which today s suit is based.
This evidence Includes copies of the al
leged agreements, black lists and reports
of the various organisations, branding
wholesalers and retailers who have dared
to violate the rules of the association as
"poachers," "mavericks,", "scalpers" .and
"Illegitimate dealers,' . to whom 'short
shrift' must be applied.
- e, Retailers Have Monopoly. '
The government charges In brief that by
an elaborate system of blacklisting not
only individual consumers, but some of the
largest Industrial corporations have been
prevented from dealing- directly with
wholesalers. By alleged-unlawful agree
ments and acts it is charged that all com
petition for the trade 'of the contractor,
the builders, the manufacturers of finished
limber products and the Individual con
sumer has been thrown entirely Into the
hands of the retailers. In the eastern states
by retail lumber dealers' associations and
its constituent organizations.
The government's bill alleges that In some
localities the wholesaler selling to a con
sumer has either been heavily fined or ex
pelled from the organisation.
Officials of the Department of Justice
regard the suit as the most Important, in
principle of any yet undertaken by the gov
ernment against alleged conspiracies said
to affect the cost of living. It Is believed
that should the courts uphold the govern
ment's contention that It Is a violation of
the Sherman anti-trust law to prevent ihe
ultimate consumer from buying direct from
the producer, other suits will be started
against combinations of retailers alleged
to be in control of the marketing of many
of tho commodities of life.
List of Defendants,
The defendants named In the suit and
who are alleged to have conspired among
themselves and with the assistance of the
National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' as
sociation have prevented wholesalers from
selling directly or Indirectly to consumers
are:
The Eastern States Retail Lumber Deal-
era' association, a New York corporation
wtth offices at No. in Broadway.
The New York Lumber Trade associa
tion of New Tork City.
The Building Material Men's association
of West cii eater county, New Tork.
The Lumber Dealers' association of Con
necticut. The Massachusetts Retail Lumber Deal
ers' association.
The I Aim bar Dealers' association of
Rhode Island.
The Retail Lumber Men's association of
Baltimore.
The officers and directors, trustees and
members of the above are named as in
dividual defendants as well as ths officers
and directors and members of three follow
ing voluntary organizations:
The New Jersey Lumber Men's Protective
association.
The Retatl Lumber Men's association of
Philadelphia.
Calls It Rldlcaloas.
PHILADELPHIA, May 19. William H.
MscBrtde, president of the Lumber Men's
exchange of this city, and also head of
the Retatl Lumber Men's association of
Philadelphia, refused to believe this after
noon that the government had entered
suit in New Tork against the Eastern
States Retail Lumber Dealers' association
charging it with restraint of trade In vio
lation of the Sherman anti-trust law.
"It seems Impossible for me to believe
that the government makes such serious
land ridiculous allegations," he said.
BOSTON, May 19.-The Massachusetts
Retail Lumber Dealers' association, men
tioned In the conspiracy charges made
by the government, has Its headquarters
la Worcester. Many of the Boston retail
firms are allied with the association, but
nons of the dealers cared to discuss the
action of Attorney General Wlckersham
until they had consulted their attorneys.
BALTIMORE. May- 19. -George H.
Pohlman, secretary of ths Retail Lum
bermen's sssoclstion of Baltimore, made
a sweeping denial of the government's
charges so far as the Baltimore dealers
were concerned.
PROVIDENCE. R, I , May 19-Waher
Pariiott, secretary and treasurer of the
Lumber Dealers' association of Rhode
Island, whsa Informed of the government's
action this afternoon said:
"Bo far aa a lumber trust Is concerned.
I sever heard of any."
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From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
LUMBER PROBE IN THIS STATE
Action of Attorney General Will In
, volve Nebraska Retailers.
WHOLESALERS ARE INFORMANTS
Fats Tending; to Show Agreement on
Price Forwarded to Headquar
ters and Thence to the
Government.
Government Investigation of the retail
lumber business as outlined In the suit
filed In New Tork by Attorney General
Wlckersham, will reach Nebraska. That
Is the declaration of a wholesale lumber
man in touch with the trade of the terri
tory of Omaha.
"It will, In all probability, be shown
that retail dealers out through the state
have held up wholesalers for supplying
goods to the so-called 'poachers' firms who
sell below the prices made by the retailer's
agreement.
"Not lees than four Omaha concerns sell
ing lumber to the general trade have felt
the strength of the combination which cuts
both ways, against tho wholesaler and the
retailer.
"Other instances can . be shown where
retailers have made contracts with whole
salers on the stipulation that ths whole
saler would not sell to firms in tho terri
tory which did not sell under the terms of
the retailing agreement." ' .
- The effect of exposure th rough Tfrs Bes
of ths exorbitant prices asked by retail
ers for common grades of lumber has been
to temporarily at least disrupt ths retail
agreement. Reductions in prices have
l been made by murty retail dealers.
. Figures on ordinary shlplap and scant
ling, published In The Bee, showed a profit
to the retailer of from 0 to 100 per cent
Meetings held by retail lumbermen in a
downtown hotel have been discontinued.
according to the statements of a member
of the clique.
Information bearing on the retail situation
In Omaha has been forwarded to. the head
quarters of the manufacturers' associations.
It Is said that the evidence collected by
theso associations is In turn being de
livered to the attorney general.
ODD FELLOWS OF SOUTH
DAKOTA ELECT OFFICERS
K. B. Raymond of Nllaa Is Chosen
Grand Master and 8. K. Wll
son Wardea.
SIOUX KALLS, K. D., May 19 (Special.)
At a business, session of the grand lodge
of outh Dakota Odd Fellows, which hn
been in session in loux Falls since Tues
day, the following officers were elected for
the coming year:
Grand master, F. B. Raymond, Vilas;
deputy grand master, J. M. I'atton, Sioux
Falls: warden, K. E. Wilson, Hot Springs.
Harvey J. Rice of Huron and George V.
Know of Springfield were re-elected secre
tary and treasurer without opposition.
There waa a hot fight for warden be
tween Mr, Wilson and Mr. Barrett, the
latter being a resident of Madison.
The attendance at ths grand lodge meet
ing has been the largest for some years
and the local Odd Fellows and citizens In
general spsred no pains to make the stay
of the visitors pleasant by entertaining
them In a royal fashion during the time
they were not engaged in transacting lodge
business.
Y.W.C.A.is the
Town for the
By Mrs. C.
Few peopl. In this or sny other
community where there Is located a
well organized, fully equipped Toung
Women a Christian association, ap
preciate the assistance, protection,
educational and social opport unties
It offers, especially to the young
woman, who comes, a stranger, to
the city, compelled by necessity to
seek employment
In carrying forward the varied
work of the association, the help of
many women is ' needed, and too
often these women shrink from iden
tifying themselves with the organi
sation fearing they will be asked to
solicit money from the public, which
work Is the hard set and most dis
tasteful a woman can do.
Considering that the association Is
the church at work down town,
where all denominations co-operate
In doing f-jr the young women of
Omaha what no one denomination
Is equipped to do, and considering
what the association has accom
plished In the past also its beautiful
and well equipped building. Its
strong organization for service In
the future, do the oUsens of Omaha
not owe It to the women of their
city to free ths association from debt that
may 1s thslr tlms, strength and energy
gooa in tne community.
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Hobson Proposes to
Create Council of
National Defense
Alabama Man Wants Board Composed
of Executive Officers and Heads of
Congressional Committees.
WASHINGTON. May 19.-Th proposed
council of national defense, the establish
ment of which is provided for In a bill in
troduced by Representative Hobson of Ala
bama, was under discussion today before
the house committee on naval affairs.
The object of national defense Is re
garded favorably by military leaders, offi
cials. The council would consist of the
secretary of war as president, the secre
tary of the navy, chairman of the senate
and house committees on appropriations,
foreign relations, military and naval af
fairs, the chief of the general staff of the
army, the aide for operations of the navy
and the presidents of the war and navy
colleges.
The chief function of the council would
be to determine a general policy of na
tional defense and recommend to the pres
ident for transmission to congress meas
ures relating thereto.
Paper Carrier is
Taken by Spinal
Meningitis Friday
Henry Brehl Dies Twenty -Four Honrs
After He is Taken
. ' . Sick. ' ; '
After an Illness of less than twenty
four hours Henry Boehl, 12-year-old son
of C. N. Boehl, 609 South Twenty-fifth
street, died at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing of spinal meningitis. The body will
be sent to Grand Island this morning for
burial.
. Boehl on Wednesday afternoon was In
good health and carried a paper route for
a local paper. On his way home he
bought an ice cream cone. On Thursday
morning he was too sick to go to school.
His condition became worse as the day
grew longer. Medical assistance was
called, but too late to save the boy. He
is survived by his parents, three brothers
and four sisters.
Actor Pleads Guilty .
to Series of Crimes
Harold Enfield, Who Committed Sev
eral Burglaries in Pittsburg,
' Goes Up for Ten Tears.
PITTSBURG. Pa., May 19.-Harold En
feld, an English vaudeville actor, who con
fessed to a series of burglaries In Pitts
burg, and whom the New York police au
thorities charge committed robbery In their
city, today entered a plea of guilty - in
criminal court and was sentenced to serve
an indeterminate term of from seven and
ona-hnlf to ten years In the western peni
tentiary. Rex Hunter, an accomplice, also
pleaded guilty and received a sentence of
from fhrs to twenty years.
Church Down
Young Women
C. George.
MRS. C. C. GEORGE.
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MADERO WILL GO TO CAPITAL
Insurgent Leader Not Affected by the
Threats to Kill Him.
SAYS REPORT hAs NO REAL BASIS
Telegram from lit) of Mexico Karly
In Day Said Conspiracy Had
Been Formed to Assas
sinate Madero.
JUAREZ, Mexico. May 19. "I am going
to Mexico City. I have confidence In the
federal government. Rumors that someone
my do me personal harm are to me of no
consequence."
In this manner Francisco I. Madero, Jr.,
dslmissed the repoit from Mexico City this
morning that rumors were in circulation
that an attempt would be made on his life
when he arrived at the capital and urging
that precautions be taken.
When an Associated Tress representa
tive informed him of the receipt of the
message by a member of the El Paso Junta,
Mr. Madero smiled and shrugged his shoul
ders. "I have received hundreds of rumors all
through the revolution and It has been
my task to sift the reliable from the un
reliable," he added. "This one Is utterly
discredited. The federal government wants
to make peace with me."
- The face of the successful leader became
serious and he paced the floor of his of
fice with a quick, nervous stride.
Piaas Will Not haasjed.
"If, by any unfortunate occurrence, my
life should bo taken, anarchy would follow
In Mexico. I cannot for a moment taks
such a report seriously. My plans will not
be changed." - ' ''
Mr. Madero said present plans contem
plated the departur of himself and party
for the capital tomorrow, but added that
this might be changed after he had con
ferred with Dr. Vasoues Gomes this after
noon. Some of - Madero's advisers believe it
would be more advisable and courteous to
those who are about to step down If ths
rebel leader and his party were to post
pone their entrance to the capital until
the resignation of President Diaz hsd actu
ally gone Into effect. This point will be
definitely decided at this afternoon's con
ference. The trip will be made as unosten
tiously as possible.
Judge Carbajal today said It was neces
sary for the revolutionists to draw up In
blanket form the substance of what will be
their ultimate demands, these to be trans
mitted by telegraph to Mexico City Imme
diately with the object of securing the pas
sage If possible of certain measures desired
by the revolutionists before the Chamber
of Deputies adjourns at the end of the
present month.
Diss Telegraph to Madero.
It came out In the conversation between
Provisional President Madero and the As
sociated Press representative this morning
that for the first time since the revolution
started President Dies has held direct com
munication with the revolutionary leader.
Broken In spirit, sick and seeing before
him his native country convulsed with re
bellion, President' Diaz last night wired his
personal assurance to Mr. Madero of his
Intention to retire.
"Theother points can be settled by you
and Judge Carbajal," the mweaage said.
The message mads a desp Impression
about revolutionary headquarters. Wben
the fact of President Diss's direct com
munication became known and a feeling
was shown that Mexico, their beloved
country, torn and devastated by the long
struggle, would at last know peace.
Reason af Conspiracy.
Plans for the dopsrturs to Mexico City
within a few days of Provisional Pres
ident Francisco ' I. Madero, Jr., re
ceived a temporary setback this morn
ing when a member of the El Paso revolu
tionary junta received a telegram from the
capital stating that persistent rumors were
In circulation from the capital stating that
peisistent rumors a ere In circulation there
cf the existence .of a plot to attempt the
life of Madero . upon his arrival.
Beyond this bare statement, the message
gave no details, but the matter was con
sidered seriously enough to result in a
hurried consultation of Insurrecto leaders
as to the advisability of postponing the
trip of Madero until such time ss the re
ports were disapproved or affairs In the
capital were In a more settled condition.
A definite announcement as to this will
probably be made later In the day.
Outside of this suddtn unfavorable phase,
there were r.o development In the situation
this morning.
Mr. Madero and his advisers are still
awaiting an answer from Mexico City as
to the immediate naming of the four
provisional governors, the remainder to he
nominated later snd until s reply to this
la received the progress of peacs negotia
tions are practically at a standstill. No
doubt Is expressed, however, that the an
swer will be favorable.
Every officer on the staff of the pro
visional president. It was announced today
las donated six months' salary aa a fund
for the widows and children of lnsurrertj
sc'.dlers killed during the revolution.
Ranter of Plot Discredited.
MEXICO CITY. May 19-The govern-
(Continued on Page Two.)
GRAN D ARMY MEN
ELECTMFICEHS
CaptAin A. M. Trimble of Lincoln
wade department Commander
of Organization.
SUCCESSOR TO JOHN F. DIENER
Member of Fost No. 25 of Lincoln
Gets Chief Place.
NEXT ENCAMPMENT AT BEATRICE
Unanimous Decision Reached
Choice of Place.
on
MOVE FOR SULLOWAY BILL
(eaernl .1. II. t slier Arts as lastall.
Ina Officer When Newly Fleeted
Officials of Varlnna ".note,
lies Take Places.
KEARNEY. Nctv. May 1.-(Sperlsl Te!
grsm.) At a business sesrlon of the Grand
A nny of the Republic here today A. SI,
Trimble- post No. Di of Lincoln, wss
elected department commander to succeed
John F. I'lener of post No. 21 of Syracuse,
oer J. f. HoagUiid of North Platte. O. II.
luiiand pnFt No. 77. Falrbury, was chosen
senior Ice commander by a vote of Mil
npalnst IS for E. A. W arner of York. For
Junior vice commander, Frenian Merrlman
of Kearney was selected by acclamation.
The following rounril of administration,
was elected: L. O. I'avne, post No. 13,
HaJ-tliiKs; V. J. UlyrUint. post No. 14,
Lincoln; M. T. KlnK. post No. 12, Geneva;
John Fl. M.'Clay. post No. 114. Lincoln; A.
W. George, post No. OS, Broken now.
Following Is a lift of the delegates chosen
to the national rncumpmrnt In Rochester.
X. Y., in August: James McKelvey, post
No. 81. Juniata: P. J. Ruch, post No. 32.
York; R. J. Culllne. post No. 40, Ord; W. O.
Dungan. post No. 91, Mlnden; Frederick
Myers, post No. 2,1, Lincoln; E. C. Calkins.
Post No. 1, Kearney; N. W. George, post
No. W, Broken Bow; M. H. Hlnman. post
No. 4. Fremont; C. H. Warren, poht No. K,
Edgar.
ext- Camp to Beatrice.
The order given Is In ratio to the votes
received. After a brl,-f discussion on the
floor of the house as to the next encamp
ment city, all other towns withdrew and
Bentrlce was unanimously declared the
proper place.
John E. Olllman of Boston, enmmandor-in-chief
of the Grand Army of the Repub
lic, was present at the meeting and die
cue ed at length the hiulloway pension bill,
and expresied a determination at head
quarters to put up a strong fight In the
next congress to serine the passage of ths
bill, which will then be known as the
Anderson bill.
Woald Have Park at Fort Kearny.
The committee on resolutions, headed by
J. H. Culver of Mllford, presented the
following, which waa unanimously adopted:
Whereas. In searching history for the
-5.,,.'Ht..r,?,pUoe " Nraska ths reader
finds that the annals of Fort Kearny
powess more of Interest than sny other
place In tho state. It was the great way
station across the plains In the earlr
flighting days. Officers and men who.
afterward became famous In union and
confederate armies served here prior to
the wtrr, and this was the strategic point
In early Indian troubles and during war-,
as war ever directed toward it from the
time It was located by the secretary of
war and the spiking of the guns bv Can
tain Dick Taylor until It was ordered aban
doned hy General Sherman because of the
disloyal sentiments of doby town; there
fore, be It
Resolved,- That we reouost our senators
and congressmen to unite on some plan
that will eventually lead to the establish
ment of a public nark including the sight
of old Fort Kearny.
A resolution thanking the citizens of
Kearney for their Intertalnment of ths vis
iting veterans was also passed.
Joint Installation.
Joint Installation of officers of ths Grand
Army of the Republic, Women's Relief
corps and Ladies of the Grand Army of
the Republic was held. this afternoon at
the Methodist church. General John H.
Culver, past department commander, was
the Grand Army installing officer. Mrs.
Pattle M. Vaughn of Lincoln Installed the
officers of the I-adies of the Grand Army
of the Republic, who had been elected, as
follows: Caroline Putnam. lLncoln, presi
dent; Nora R. Kidder, Scrlbner, senior vice
president; Louisa Dlener, Hyracuse, Junior
vice president: Boh pi a C. Bliss, Junlana,
sentry; Flora Nelson, Ord, treasurer.
The officers of the Women's Relief corps,
who were Installed by Mrs. Mary R, Mor
gan of Alma, were chosen as follows; Lil
lian P. Eddy. Omaha, president; Clara Hef
tier. Kearney, senior vice president; Nettie
Johnson, Fullerton, Junior vice president;
Frances Thrall, Grand Island, chaplain J
Josle C. Bennett, Harvard, treasurer; '
board of exerutlvea, Minnie D. Bill, Lin
coin; Beulah C. Davis, Omaha; Olive BaU
lard. Dlller; Mary Elder, North Plattei
Augusta Taylor, Broken Bow.
W. R. C. UeJesates.
Women Relief corps delegates to ths
national ocnventlon are: Delegate-at-large,
Esther Horth, Hhelton: alternate-at-large,
Mattle Rhoades, Grand Island;' Jennie
Tramor. Omaha; Mrs McMorrls, Lyons;
Anna Wyckoff, Juniata; Mrs. Green, Un.
coin; Julia Heine. Hooper; alternates, Jen
nie Klrkpatrtck, e,.irney; Alice Bchleh,
Omaha; Mrs. Clemmons. Norfolk; Ruby
Marlon and Mrs. Armstrong.
The Women Relief corps officers are
Harriet E. Wilcox, counselor; Addle B.
Hough, secretary; I. and I. officer, Etta
Stone, Nellfc'h; inspector, Ada I. Heine,
Hooper; patriotic Instructor. Mary R, Mor
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