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OMAHA, TIiriJSDAY MORNING, JIWK
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SIXOLK COPY TWO CLXTS.
SEW CASHIER JI IHE C0R5 EX
CHANGE NATIONAL BAKX
MANY KILLED
CONSTRUCTIVE
STATESMANSHIP
EDITORS PROPOSE
TO REORGANIZE
Will Have Permanent Secretary oa
Salary !to Lock After
Association.
AGAINST G0YER5MEKT PBEfTiyO
QUAKE IN MEXK
Early Horning Shock Causes Death 01
Fifty Persons and Wrecks
Several Buildings.
Thii it Judge Oary'i Characvcriration ;
of Roosevelt's Act in Permit
ting Big Merger. ,
FOLLOWED BY EXPLOSION OF GAS
SAYS EXECUTIVE KNEW FACTS
City of Mexico and Vicinity Host :
Severely Shaken. j
FISSURES OPENED IN STREETS !
Bonds Paid for Tenneuee Company
Were ai Good at Cash.
Are Sot in Favor of Government
Frinting- Envelopes.
MCULLOUGH SAYS FAEEWELL
DOES EOT WAFT MONOPOLY
Street Railway Company's
Buildinj is Wrecked.
Power
The
Corporation Hai Always Consistently
Opposed Such Combination.
OLIVER RIVER STORY DESEED
Luncheon at Borne at Koon Given by
Supply Houses.
W0ME5 VISIT AST GALLERY
ARTILLERY BARRACKS WRECKED
HxtT to neventr-Flve Mesj Are Killed
ad Weoorfed amber at Prr-
aoaa Borled In Debrte
f lloesea.
TfCON, Arts. June 7 Today earth
cuake was not felt along the Southern Pa
cific down he west eosst of Mxioo. nor
e'sewhere in f-'onora and northern ltnaloa.
MEXICO CITT. June 7 An earthquake
at I o'clock thi morning wrecked several
buildings. Including the srtillery quarter,
when seventy srtdleis were buried In it
ruin The dead and wounded are esti
mated between fifty and seventy.
Several person were killed throuph the
street railway power plant. At Buena
Vista the railroad tracks were twined,
collapse of the building occupied by the
The shock wss followed by an explosion
of tas at the armory barracks, which
added horror to the fcene
Tha oscillation moved from north to
south and opened f.ssures In the streets.
The adoha bouses crumbled, but the dead
In these cannot be numbered at present.
Tha shock was most severely felt in the
westers pari. of city, though building In
tha central part of the capital were
rocked. Tha only foreigner killed was a
Chinese.
Warehouses at the central station col
lapsed aod an engineer was killed.
A private boarding school building was
wrecked, but Bona of the occupants wars
Injured.
Tha national palace bad one of Its walls
crack ad and, the keystone of one of tha
arches was displaced.
The ancient cathedral of Santo Domingo
was damaged.
Oeorrlptloa of Bmlldtwaw.
Tha artillery quarters wrecked by earth
quake this morning Is a long low build
lng. and is need chiefly aa a government
arsenal During the recent disturbance
throughout Mexico large forces of soldiers
bad been quartered la this building. It
la aa edifice of ancient construction and
design nod durlag the Spanish occupation.
It was used aa a storehouse for war
material. At Umea It baa been converted
Into a fortress aad more recently baa been
used as museum of artillery.
The Belera pit son is la the same locality
aad also house a large aumber of people,
Its orlgtoaJ tsmale reaching at times aa
rich aa several thousand.
The earthquake today corces at tha too-'
meet that the 'Mexican capital was about
to receive tha rev ol at Jo nary vV-tor, Fren
ctatoe X Madero. Jr. Cable dispatches an
nounced his arrival at the city and indi
cate that, despite the earthquake, aa ora
tion was glrem.
Ths national pa: ana, the walls ef which
were cracked by the earthquake, occupies
a large city block aad bouses many of
the government offices. Aa imposing facads
extends along the entire east aide ef the
plaa Major with a fronts of ITS feet.
The church ef Ban to Domingo, which was
damaged, waa completed In 1731 at a cost
ef S300,sO and was then considered tha
finest structure in the city. It is still re
garded as one ef the best examples of
Baroque architecture In Mexico.
News Steetehee Larea.
LAREDO. Tx-. June 7. Seventy-five or
mere persona are reported to have lost
their Uvea ta the City of Mexico as a result
ef the earthquake early today and serious
damage is said te have been done south of
the capital, according to messages received
ea railroad wires here this afternoon.
Cbaotto conditions are said te prevail
throughout a large section of the republic
Heaaee ef Asserleaats Wrecked.
EL FARO. Tex.. June T. A telegram re
ceived here Indicates that many of the
fine homes In the American colony la Mex
ico City were wrecked. E. N. Brown,
president of the Mexican National rail
way, telegraphed:
"Big earthquake at 4 a. m Several
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The Weather
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L, A. WL5H. Locai Fixecastcr.
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C. W. ER WIN.
Nat Wants Edna
to Return Property
Actor Says He Wu Husband of Max-
ine Elliott When Deed
' Was Made.
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. June 7. -Just be
fore the files of the superior court docket j
closed today, attorneys, representing Nat
Goodwin, the actor, filed suit to recover
from EJr.a tioarich, hn divorced wife,
stocks, bonds and real estste valued at
mure than tXiO.W.
Tlie amount sought represents the sum
transferred to Mits Goodrich In a rre
nuptial arrangement signed in May. 1908,
six months prior to the marriage of the
two, which occurred In November of the
same year.
Goodwin avers tnat when the arrange
ment was made he was tha husband of
Maxine Elliott and that It Is therefore
void.
Lorimer Committee
Will Go to Work
Senate Approves Appointment of Sub
committee and Clothes it with
Full Authority.
WASHINGTON. June 7. By unanimous
vote the senate today approved the action
of the committee on privileges and elec
tions In naming a subcommittee of eight
to conduct the new Lorimer Investigation.
The subcommittee, which under the reso
lution adopted really becomes a separate
committee, la clothed with authority and
will begin Its work Immediately.
Two amendments were made to the reso
lution, the principal one striking out the
authorization to the aemipilteo to Inveea
gate whether Mr. Lorimer was "view en
tilled te retain Us seat." -
Another amendment describes the new
committee "as of the United States sea
ate." This latter modification was made at the
instance of Senator Reed of Missouri.
Large Steamer on
Fire Off Netherlands
Vessel Supposed to Be the Oxonian of
the Leyland Line is Burning
Hear Waajdeu.
FLUSHING, Holland, June 7. A large
steamer Is afire off Waerdea. The vessel
has four masts and a yellow funnel and is
reported to be the liner Oxonian.
The Oxonian sailed from New Orleans
for Antwerp by way of London on May 4.
It was last reported a arriving at Ant
warp on June L It Is a vessel of 4,072 tons
net. and was built at Glasgow In 1MB. It
is 64 feet In length. . 53.1 feet beam and
thirty-one feet deep. The steamer is owned
by F. Leyland A Co., Ltd., Liverpool.
Waarden is a seaport In the West Es
tuary of the Schelde river In tbe south
west Netherlands, about midway between
Antwerp and Flushing.
WEDDING IN BRYAN HOME
Mle
Grace Bryan la Married te
Richard Har srrea ea at
Fair-view.
LINCOLN. June 7 Special Telegram.)
With unpretentious ceremony. Miss Grace
Bryan, youngest daughter of W. J. Bryan,
was married at Falrvlew at S o'clock to
night to Richard Hargreaves of Lincoln.
Tbe ceremony took place In the presence
of only the relstlvns and a few Invited
g-uests who era close friends of the Bryan
family. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Harry Huntington of Crete,
After tha marriage a reception was given
in the Bryan home, to which LOGO Invita
tions had been Issued.
Tha bridegroom is the son of the late A.
E. Hargreaves of Lincoln.
Tbe bride waa attended by Mlaa Lily
Tyler of East Bradford, Vs.. daughter of
former Govtrnor Tyler of Virginia, and
Miss Helen Schwlnd of Lincoln. William
J. Bryan, Jr.. was best man. The bride
was given away by her father. Her gown
was of white satin, with an embroidery
design of rosea and lilies of ths valley.
She wore a long train and ve'.L. A diamond
creacent, an heirloom of tbe Hargreaves
family, was the only Jewel. The brides
maids were gowned hi pale lsvender.
Mr. and Mra. Hargreaves left shortly
after tbe ceremony tor a wedding trip
which wlU occupy a month. Their home
for the summer and fail will be at Fair
view. MITCHELL'S CLAIMS DENIED
atiaaal Coaaaalaelon Rales that Dee
Malar Flayer UXtt Ka tit led
to Mere Fay.
CINCINNATI. O., June 7. R. P. Mitchell,
a player cf tbe Pea Moines team of the
Weetern league, was denied a claim
against the club by tbe N a Moral Bass Bail
commission today. 1'e claimed that a con
tract with the Chicago American league
dub, which released him to Des Moines.
as of such a nature that he was entitled
to a higher salary than Des Moines offered
him.
Players Ga still and French, fonnely i.f
the Chiram Americans, were denied a re
bearu.g of a recent dedsioa which refused
them additional pay for the season of Uio.
Resort that Steel teas pa ay Is Seeking
Control of the Ohio Taraifk
teal Cosnsvaates, He Pars,
la False.
WASHINGTON. D. C. June 7-Judge E.
H. Gary, executive bead of the United
Plates Steel corporation, apain a wltnea
before the house Meel trust Inveetlpatlng
committee, today declared thst President
Roosevelt's action In acquiescing in the deal
by which tbe steel corporation bought out
the Tennessee Co.il and Iron company,
"was a piece of real constructive states
manship." Mr. Gary, cross-examined by Representa
tive Littleton of New Tork. elaborated his
views ss to government supervision of
corporations and pleaded for greater co
operation between government officials and
the directing forces of big business com
binations. Mr. Gary' insisted thst the gov
ernment wss Just ss likely to go too far
In one direction 4s the corporations In an
other. Mr. Gary denied charges, attributed
to Senator Oliver of Pennsylvania, that
tbe steel corporation was endeavoring to
gain control over Ohle river transporta
tion lines, so as to cut out water competi
tion In the shipment of coaL
Mr. Gary declared the steel corporation
never wanted a monopoly of the Iron and
steel Industry of the country and had con
sistently opposed such a combination as
tha very worst thing thst could happen to
the corporation.
President Roosevelt, he thought had been
given to understand that the acquisition of
the Tennessee Coal and Iron company
would bring the corporation's property
above w per cent of the country's total.
Tbe bonds paid for tbe Tennessee Coal
company came from the steel corporation's
treasury, he said, and were as valuable as
cash, being amply secured. This method
of payment was adopted in order not te
disturb tha financial situation of the
country.
Control of Ohio River.
Charges alleged te have been made by
Senator Oliver of Pennsylvania that the
United States Steel corporation is endeavor
ing to get control of water transportation
on the Ohio river through absorption of the
Pittsburg Coal and Coke company and the
Monongahela river company were presented
to the committee today by Robert C. Hall,
of Pittsburg. Mr. Gary, replying to ques
tion by Chairman Stanley, denied that the
steel ' corporation bad any such plans In
mind. : -
"Statements have been made by a senator
of the United States who has a personal
interest in the Pittsburg Cost and Coke
company," said Chairman. Stanley, "that
the Monongahela River company Is now
under the control of the Pittsburg Coal and
Coke company and that there Is now pend
ing propositions to change the securities
of those two companies for the bonds of
the United States Steel corporation, with
the inevitable result that tbe Ohio river
will cease to be the medium cf traffic for
the carriage of this tonnage of coal."
Members of the committee and attorneys
for Mr. Gary asked Chairman Stanley to
name the senator. Mr. -Stanley responded
by calling Mr. Hall to the stand. The
witness said be was a former president of
the Pittsburg Stock exchange. He related
the history of the two companies and said
the steel . corporation has a twenty-five-
year contract for coal at a price that
represented a loss to the mining com
panies. A deal la pending, he said, for the
transfer to the steel corporation of a
large acreage of coal, to be paid for in
bonds guaranteed by the steel corporation.
"There is no doubt In my mind," Mr.
Hall declared, "that the deal means the
ultimate shipment of all coal in our district
by rail and the eradication of water com
petition. Senator Oliver agreea with this
new."
Contract Better Than Owneerhlst.
"Mr. Hall has offered no evidence that
we are getting control of these companies,"
said Mr. Gary.
"Tour contract is better than ownership
would be." replied Mr. Hall. "It is cheaper
to get ths coal at your price than to own
the companies."
Mr. Hall testified that the Pittsburg
Coal and Coke company, known as the
rail company In the Pittsburg coal fields,
controls the Monongahela River company,
which ships by river.
"We have no thought of 'acquiring con
trol or an interest in either one ef these
companies." said Mr. Gary. We have no
in t treat In them except this contract for
the purchase of a certain amount of steam
coaL"
Judge Gary again today declared that
President Roosevelt and Secretary of Stats
Root not only sanctioned the absorption of
the Tennessee Coal and Iron company by
the steel corporation, but held It to be
necessary to avert widespread financial
disaster.
Mr. Gary declared anew that financial
conditions in XV. were such thst something
hsd to be done to prevent a panic The
conference at the White House, he de
clared, waa the final step in the cam
paign of prevention, and he added that if
the administration had declined to permit
the combination of the two big steel prop
erties he would hsvs opposed it In the
ted corporation. He Insisted thst the Im
pression made on his mind and the minds
of those with him was that both Mr.
Roosevelt and Mr. Root fully recognised
the necessity for the merger, and accepted
It as Imperative if a financial catastrophe
was to be averted.
"If President Roosevelt and Mr. Root,
then secretary of state, had objected to
this transaction." suggested Repreeenta
tlve Bartlett of Georgia, "would the United
Mates Steel corporation still have pur
chased the Tennetsee Coal and Iron com
pany?" "1 think I surely would have voted
against the purchase." Mr. Gary replied.
"You were at tbe White House then?"
Mr. Littleton said, "seeking the approval
of the administration of the proposed ac
quisition by the steel company of the Ten
nesee Coal and Iron stock."
"That Is not quits rightly put." ansaered
Mr. Gary- "It Is hardly accurate. We
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From tne Minneapolis ouriui.
MADERO IN. Ql OF MEXICO
Liberator is Given Xarnificent Wel
come to Capital.
KOBE PLOTS AGAINST HIS LIFE
Fersaer Chief of Felice Is Under Ar
rest and Officers Are Watchlasr
K amber of Members of Ckvasa
bee of Depntiea.
MEXICO CITY. June 7 Amid the wild
est enthusiasm, Francisco I. Madero, Jr.,
today entered the seat of government
which be overturned.
The demonstration was the greatest
which the capital has shown in a genera
tion. Business was practically suspended
and the streets through which the revolu
tionary leader made his triumphal way
were gay with flags, bunting and flower,
while from the throats of tens of thou
sands came roars of acclaim.
The noisy welcoms began when the great
crowd at the railway station first caught
sight of the bearded face and stocky figure
as Msdero emerged from his private car
and stepped quickly into a waiting car
riage. Shouts of "Viva Madero" swelled
into a great chorus as the cry was taken
up along the streets leading from the rail
way station throughout ths city.
Madero Bows and Ssslleo.
Bowing and smiling right and left, Ma
dero was driven from the station to the na
tional palace and then to the home of his
father at Berlin and Liverpool streets.
Throngs that lined the way fell In behind
as tbe carriage paaaed, until a great, noisy
but friendly procession had formed. Scores
of civilian societies, political organizations,
women la carriages and soldiers in parade
uniform moved on to lbs Quick-step music
of the military bands. It was a spectacle
stirring and unusual, but aoiid the popular
rejoicing could be seen an undercurrent
of resentment on the part of unreconciled
aristocracy, that looked on client though
not unmoved.
Foraaer Chief of Pel lee Arrested.
Rumors of plots against tbe life of ths
hero of the day were rife, as were reports
that secret arrests bad been made.
Antonio Vlllicencta, former chief of po
lice, was taken Into custody lsst night. Im
munity as members of ths house of depu
ties Is said to have stayed tbe arm of ths
lsw against others alleged to have been
Implicated In a plot, the discovery of wlilch
wss followed by the arrest of W. L. Dunn,
an American, at Monterey, and Daniel De
Vllliers, a former police head.
These two men are accused of being at
the heed of the plotters.
Madera's special train was preceded to
the capital by a score of other trains which
went up the line yesterday to participate
In the demonstration enroute and escort
the msurrecto general to the city. The
occupants of these trains, filled the plat
forms of the stations a here stops were
made, but the general public remained out
side, held In restraint by a cordon of police.
Naay Shops Are Closed.
Banners bearing Madero's likeness were
everywhere mingled with the national col
ors and slogans of the revolution. Loom
ing larger than all others were banners
bearing the slngls word "order." These
were Intended to Influence the populers
to restrain the more turbulent impulse.
Shopkeepers ss a rule were inclined to be
on the safe side and generally the windows
of their places were shuttered.
From the railway station the proceeeioa
moved into Calles Del Puente de Alvarado,
through ths Avrnids de Los Hombres
Uustres and Into tbe park at the national
palace and thence beik through the Aven-
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ijk Dresses and .
Stockings Buried
Thousand Dollars Worth of Stolen
Goods Found Buried Near House
Occupied by Alleged Thief.
PITTSBURG. Pa.. June 7. Digging in
the yard of a house rented by Howard E.
Hall of Columus, O., arrested here Satur
day and charged with many burglaries,
detectives today uncovered silk dresses,
stockings and other wearing apparel to
the value of over l.n. This is In addition
to $10,010 north of clothing and Jewelry
found when the house wss searched a few
days sgo. Hall and Michael Csnnon cf ths
city are awaiting trial in court.
Roosevelt Has
No Candidate
Former President Says He Eu Ifot
Agreed to Support Any Mjlu
for President.
S PRfNG FIELD, Mas.. June 7 Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt said today with refer
ence to a published story that he wou'd
support Taft In the next presidential cam
palm:
"There Is no truth In the report thst I
have sgreed support any man for presi
dent in 1911. I hsve neither made any such
statement nr even discussed the matter."
Six Thousand Union
Garment Workers Out
Employes of Cleveland Factories
Strike to Enforce Recognition
of OrganixatioiL
CLK.T ELAND. June 7. Six thousand
union garment workers went out on a
strike todsp to enforce a demand for rec
ognition of the onion.
The strike order was issued by tbe strike
committee because the msufacturers re
fused to meet with the garment workers
to talk of a settlement, the members of
the committee said.
There were no disorders.
KNOX BEFORE FINANCE
COMMITTEE OF SENATE
secretary ars lesatan Caa Jwdsre aa
Well aa He of Effect of Root
ABneodsaeat.
WASHINGTON. June 7 The senate
finance ommlttee C'n'ld'red the Canad'sn
reciprocity bill In executive srsMon for four
hours tiday snd then adiouraed until to
morrow without reaching a decialon ss Is
a report or as to ths Root or other amen 1
ments. Senator Lodes moved thst the bill be
reported favorably. Senator Heyburn
moved thst it be reported alverrely. Then
the discussion began.
Secretary of Stats Knox, summoned In
person to answer questions regarding the
F.oct amendment to the paper and wood
pulp section. Insisted thst ths c mm Km
could Judice as well as he what the effect
of the amendment would be.
Coatraboad Oplosa Seised.
NKW TORK. June 7 In seising more
thsn tl.AM worth of contraband opium to
day three customs inspectors and three
delrtivee battled with fourteen members
cf the Chinese crew of the steamer Roserie
at a Brooklyn wharf and finally arrested
three orientsls.
NATIONAL BUYS COLUMBIA
Omaha District Headquarters of New
Columbia Fire Underwriters.
BIG PREMIUM FOR THE STOCK
C. O. Talsaaajo Will lie Maaagrr of
This District. larlodlnsj "Is Big
Weetern States Securities
Change Haads.
The Columbia Fire insurance company
has been sbsorbed by the National Fire
of Hartford, Conn. Thst the deal will
mean a boon to Omaha as an Insurance
center Is the opinion of insurance men.
With a paid up capita of 1300,(00, the
Columbia has had a prosperous record
since it was organised on February L
lSOi). With the exception of the first
eleven months after It was formed, the
company has paid dividends of from S to i
per cent annually.
Control of the entire stock was obtained
by C D. Mullen and E. G. Bochanan,
who has been connected with the com
pany In its Lincoln office. Stockholders
received a premium of 140 per cent from
the buyers, bringing the shsres up to S240.
With the transfer Is included some $.0tt0
In securities, which are mostly Nebraska
term loans.
Tbe National assumes all the liabilities
of the Columbia, but in the future the
business will be conducted under the name
of the "Columbia Fire Underwriters." Tbe
establishment of this office will make
Omaha a center for a larger field In the
Insurance world than It ever has been be
fore. C. O. Talmage. who has been as
sistant secretary of the Columbia since
It was organised, becomes manager of
the Columbia Underwriters. The territory
over which the Omaha office will have
Jurisdiction comprises North and South
Dakota, Iowa. Nebraska and Oklahoma.
Two Men Are Oat.
Poor health will cause Mr. Bohanan to
cease active Interest in lnsurancs work
for a time, but he plans to take ths work
up again In the future. Mr. Mullen will
resign from active business life because
of ill health.
Fred 8. James, general western agent
at Chicago, for the National, represented
that company In the negotiallona. The
National is one of the big companies of
the country. It has assets of nearly
111 000,000.
"While Chicago Is the home office of but
a few companies. It is tha big Insurance
center of the country. This deal Indicates
that a similar situation may result In
Omaha," Mr. Talmage declared. "It con
tinues every thing that existed m the In
surance line up to date, and brings one
of the largest companies in tbe country In
the closest touch with Omaha and its
territory. This undoubtedly will man the
upbuilding of very large Insurance inter
ests here. Tbe transfer of tbe large
quantity of securities places the National
In a position to advance tbe horns patron
age argument to advantage In seeking
business In Nebraska."
I). E. Thompson of Lincoln, and C. E.
Tost of Omaha, were the president and
vice president, respectively, of the com
pany that nas absorbed by tbe National
Xaahvllle Waats Kobert Taft.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.. June 7. Tbe Nash
ville industrial bureau tolay telegrapl.ed
Robert I Alphonao Taft. son of President
Taft. to come tc Nahvllle to take tf.e t'e
bar ei am nation ar:d establlab himself here
for practice. Toung Taft was denied ex
amination in Ohio txceuee he had not reg
istered when be began to study lsw.
Visitor re the Carats of The Hew
la the Kiralaa at a Raffrt
Luncheon at tbe Rnsae
Hotel.
The svft-m of nrsanisation pi-opo "A
Vdnrsdav m.tnlng by F O. E'recomle
for the Nibraska Press ss-sncisi:on ws
pnvisionsHy sdnpwd St the afternoon sea
son The p'sn provides for s permanent
secretary, who shall be the present encum
bent. O. C. Johns cf Crand Island. The
m-n liship Is to be dMied Into two
clashes. All mrmbers wlo want the bnef t
of the work cf the pad secretary erall
sutscrlbe to a fund to maintain the of f re
in towns under l'10 pecrle they shdll psy
16 s yesr: In towns tip to 4 0 IZ. and In
lerper fwns than 4 0t, FA
A comrnittee to reorganise on this sys
tem consins of W. A. Campbell, Omaha;
F. O. Wtcoml. Geneva, and Ross Ham
mond. Frmrnt.
The niiniuiui committee repotted r so
lutions of sorrow fir the death of H. C.
Wells ft Crete, Ro Hudnorth of Stuart,
Mrs. P. H. Cronln of O'Neill snd Mia.
C. C. Johns of Grand llsnd.
C, C. Johns, who has breun Ms fou t!i
term ss secretary, was given a handsome
gold watch as a token of appreciation. A
resolution was adopted atalnst the print
In of envelopes by the government in
competitions with iccsl effoes, and !
lutlons of thanks wrre pasted for all the
people who have contribuled to the enter
tainment of the ctnventlon.
Words of Farewell.
Colonel T. W. McC'jllough of the Omaha
Bee delivered the farewell address, which
he sold was no farewell, but a paaflne
greeting until the next occasion. He told
of his own ar;y printing experlencrs, hn
he wsa foreman in an office In which ex
President Wood was the "devil." Senator
J. M. Tanner, the if president, responded.
The afternoon program contained the
following papers: "Consolidations." F. O.
Elgccombe. Geneva Sentinel; "Clubbnt
Our Papers," Don C. Van Dusen. Blsir
Pilot; "The Solicitor." R. B. Welqulst.
Hastings Democrat: "Departments Possi
ble for I he Country Paper." Edgar How.
srd. Columbus Telegram.
The addresses of trie morning were br
Willis E. Red of Madlebn. who spoke upcm
"The Country Editor and tbe Country
Lawyer." A. L. Gste f jUmsaus spoke on
"Personal Service cf the Advertiser. W. N.
Hue of Norfolk, whose paper was read
by his son. on "AdvertIs1nT Ourselves,"
and by J. W."Th"maa of the A! lis nee Her
ald on "Advertising Rates." A. W. Ladd
of the Albion News conducted a round
table. At noon the delegates were enter
tained at luncheon by the printers' rupily
crimps n! a of Omaha,
I -a st night at the Rome The Omaha Bee
pive a buffet supper and the Ad club
pave a prcgram with an addre-s by Ceo t
lsnd Smith cf New Tork. grnsral manager
of the American Prefs association.
Haae I raee Advertising of Papers.
In his paper on "Advertising Ourselves."
N. H. Huse of the Norfolk News, urged
thst editors and managers of country and
city papers make their merits known
through the advertlttng of their own ex
cellence as advtticlng mediuma
Ha id Mr. Huse.
Evry newspsper should advertise "Ad
vertising lie owes that to the cause
pf advertising in general, but he benefits
by educating bis readers to believe lu sd
vertising, to understand that advertised
articles are better than those not adver
tised. By educating his resders skmg these
lines he increases his sdvertising patronage
by Increasing results for his sdverusers.
Every country newfcsper should adver
tise every other country newapaper. be
cause our field it. the same, our readers are
fh.rn.ers and thore people living In ths
small towns and when advertisers and
agents realise the vastness of this field
snd Its buying power, we will all bene
fit. We should advertise our respective com
munities because if a commuatty Is alive
and growing, and local conditions sre In
good shape, that territory appeals to an
advertiser as a good field to enter.
We country newspaper publishers should
unite our tJ forts kn sdvertising. by oorre
spundVnce, trade journal advertising and
otherwise, what la known io tbe small
town fieid, the field thst Is covered by
country- newspapers. We would Impress
upon advertisers snd agents such facts aa
these, thst 65 per cent of the people In tbe
United States live In the small towns, that
people In the amsll towns are not huddled
up In flats living from hand to mouth
on wages that barely allow one to exist,
that the average small town family is
better off financially than ths big city
family. People In the small towns buy
the best things to eat, the latest things to
wesr and the percentage of home owners
in the small town Is greater than In a city.
By advertising the small town field In this
way we are advertising ourselves.
"We country newspaper publishers hsve
the greatest advertising mediums on earth.
Ths intimate relationship thst exists be
tween the country newspsr publisher and
his readers makea thla go. Most of us
realise the value and Importance of our
papers as sdvertising mediums, but unless
we advertise ourselves jut as our adver
tisers advertise themselves and their goods.
play square with the agent, do business la
a. buaineaslike way, be truthful about our
Round trip tick
ets to Lake Man
awa. Cans of FctrreU'g Syrup.
Boxes of O'Brifcn' Candy.
Quart Bricks of Daizeil'i
Ice Cream.
All riven away free tt those
who find Utalr namaa ta tha
want ads.
Read tha want ads vary day,
rour nam win appear aomeUtxa
e. ay bo mora itan.eaCw.
No pu.jles to solve nor subaerlp.
Uona to set Just read tta wacl
aa.
Turn to tta want ad pago
avow.
