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D'ORAW IN FAVOR
0F TARCELS POST
J fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Speaks at Convention for
Hitchcock.
PLAN WOULD HELP MERCHANTS
Sizer of Lino4n Urges Delegates to
Fight for Sunday Closing.
EXTEND CIVIL SERVICE; RULE
Pennsylvania Speaker Would Include
All Presidential Appointees.
WOMEN ARE BEING ENTERTAINED
-Wr. and Mrs. Rome Miller Give- Them
Party at. the Orphcam While
the Men Are Betas Maa
Handled by damson.
"The Fostoffiee department under the
present administration, and during- the laat
year especially, has been In Its most
healthy condition, and from present signs
the coming year will prove even more
prosperous. Instead of showing- a deficit
at the end of the fiscal year, as Is , usually
the esse; a surplus of approximately S3,
Oor.,000 is found
In his address before the national con
vention of first class postmasters yester
day afternoon President. F. Q. Withoft of
Dayton made the sbove remarks and the
condition Is sttrlbuted to the administra
tion of Postmaster General Frank Hitch
cock. Following his address the president ap
pointed the committees on resolutions.
dominations and convention. ' and all of
thse committees will report on the last
d.-iy of the meeting. To the committee on
convention la given . the task of choosing
one of the fifteen cities that want the
convention, and this Is likely to prove to
be a perplexing problem, as all of the
representatives of each of the cities seem
determined to carry home the prise. The
election of officers will not furnish much
(excitement, as the present Incumbents
merely stup up one office and the presi
dent retires. A new fifth vice president
y
is elected.
De Grair States Position.
The address made by Fourth . Assistant
Postmaster General P. V. DeGraw. who Is
here to represent Postmaster General
Hitchcock, was. an Interesting Mf-
DeGraw advocated the parcels post, and
ssld that contrary to the prevailing belief,
parcels post would prove to be a boon to
the merchant who catered to the trade In
his territory, Instead of being a benefit
to the large mail order houses.
"The parcels post law. as proposed by
postmaster general," said Mr. DeGraW,
wlH'be bitterly fought by the mall order
"houses, for It will cut off a large part of
their trade. - In an interview with Mr.
k&ears, lata of the firm of Sears, Roebuck
& Co. Of Chicago, which Is recognised as
the largest mail order house in the world,
the said the parcels post as laid down by
Postmaster General Hitchcock would mean
great loss to the mall order business,
for It would Increase the rate of poatage
on all packages weighing over four pounds
until' the gross cost would be mors than
the price asked by the local merchant" ;
Mr. De Graw also asked that the post
masters try to educate the patrons of their
offies to use a return addreas on all of
their mal, and thereby remove some of
the burden which Is increasing every In
the dead letter department
The afternoon session came to a close
with talka by D. C. Owen of Milwaukee
ifH R. 61zer of Lincoln, who urged the
Ina- of the postofflce on Sunday. The
point that the government employee Is en
titled to his day of rest, as well as anyone
else, was strongly brought out
Extending- Civil Service.
"The Extension of Civil Service Rules
to Include All Presidential Postmasters"
waa the theme of the talka by J. N.
Dersasa of McKeesport. Pa., .and R.
Woods of Louisville, Ky., who argued that
the office of postmaster should not be a
political reward, but should be given for
mailt Civil service examinations and pro
motion were advocated to make the Ideal
first-class postofflce.
Last night the wives and daughters of
the visiting postmasters were taken to the
Orpheum theater as the guests of Rome
Miller, who has placed the burden of en
tertaining the .women accompanying the
visitors upon his own back.
The National Association cf Firsv-Class
Postmasters opened Its convention Tuesday
Postmasters opened its convention Tuesday
morning at the Rome hotel with nearly
two hundred postmasters and nearly a
hundred mall bosses of greater or less de
gree In attendance.
Edward Maggl of Lincoln opened the ses
sion with an address of welcome in be
half of the state of Nebraska. Mayor
Iman followed, and David Cole, presi
dent of the Commercial club, voiced the
desire of Omaha to entertain the post
masters next year.
B. R. Monfort of Cincinnati responded to
the addresses made by remarking that If
the postmasters receive anyyilng like the
treatment during the rest of fne convention
that they already had been given. Omaha
would certainly hold a warm spot In the
hearts of all of the- visitors. ,
The afternoon session was opened by an
address by President Wlthoft of Dayton,
O., who also appointed the temporary
committees for choosing the next meeting
place, for drafting resolutions and on nomi
nations. Last night all of the visitors were the
guests of Samson at the den, and while the
men were being entertained the woman ac
companying them were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Rome Miller at a theater
party at the Orpheum. Mr. Miller as
sisted by his wife has taken almost all the
task of entertaining the wives and daugh
tors Of the visitors off the shoulders of
the Commercial cluh and haa arranged for
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Rebellion Breaks Out
in the Heart of
Western China
Soldiers Refuse to Obey Instructions,
Schools Closed and Business
is Suspended.
. CHENG KIANG. Western ChinaPept. U.
A serious rebellion hss occurred In the
district of Cheng Tu. The soldiers refuse
to obey Instructions and are trying to bring
force agalnft the government control of
the railway. The schools srs closed In con
sequence. Business has been suspended
and unless the uprising Is stopped It msy
lead to a general rebellion.
Conditions are precarious. The mission
aries are concentrating here. Four foreign
gunboats provide sHl protection. Cheng Tu
is quiet. The uprising Is not at present
directed against foreigners.
PEKING. Sept. 12 The British legation
received a telegram today stating that the
first prfrty of refuges from Cheng Tu had
arrived In safety at 8ul-Fu. Evidently
these refugees, all of whom the dispatch
says sere British citlsens came down the
river by Junk and were met by a British
gunboat.
This Is the first direct cable dispatch
from Cheng Klang m the heart of western
China since the recent alarming reports of
a native uprising and the danger to a large
number of American missionaries located
In that remote section of China.
For many days all communication has
been cut off from the disturbed district
much as It was at the time of the boxer
uprising. The American government has
sent three warships under Admiral Mur
dock up the Yang Tse Klang to the vicinity
of the disturbance. Widespread alarm has
been caused smong the friends of mission
ary organizations having large representa
tion -at Cheng Tu, Cheng Klang and other
points in the province of Sze Chuen. The
cablegram is responsive to cable Inquiries
sent Saturday and gives reassurance that
the missionaries who have sought refuge
at Cheng Klang are not In Immediate dan
ger although their situation continues to
be serious as a result of the rebellion now
in progress.
Men of Hunnewell
Actually Rude to
the Woman'Mayor
Councilmen of Town Adjourn Meet
ing, Refusing to Confirm Ap
, pointments of Executive.
,' HUNNEWELL. Kan., Sept. 11. "We
don't want any more women In office,"
declared the city council of Hunnewell to
night, and adjourned after rejecting the
names of the mayor's appointees for city
clerk, city treasurer and to fill the va
cancy In the council.
Mrs. Ella Wilson, the mayor, determined
to get the government of Hunnewell In
working order, sent in the names of three
women for city clerk. The council rejected
each of them. The mayor then .sent in the
namM two wom,a for treasurer. ah
In Its turn wis rejected. Then the mayor
tried to fill the vacancy with twamascu-
une aympatmsers, DUt tne council wouia
not have It and adjourned.
"I guess I'll have to call in the state
officials yet," said Mrs. Wlls6n, after the
meeting. "The councilmen were actually
rude tonight. They won't be. however,
after the state officers get after them.
Then they'll be glad to hold, down their
Jobs as councilmen and submit to the
wishes of the mayor."
Navy of Uncle Sam
. Gets in Front Ranks
Two New Dreadnoughts Now Looked
Upon as the Monarchs of
the Sea.
NEW T0RJC, Sept. 12.-The arrival here
of the new American dreadnought Utah to
Join the slstershlp, . the dreadnought
Florida, now nearlng completion at the
Brooklyn navy yard again sets the scales
in motion for relative positions of the
American sea fighters as compared with
the navies of other great powers.
The Americas ships have a displacement
of Z2. 000 as against the original dreadnought
of 1S.000 tons. They also taxe the lead over
the Delaware and North Dakota, 20,000 tons
tach. which have heretofore held the lead
of big gun ships In the American navy.
The two new American dreadnoughts be
sides leading the ships of all the great
powers In point of size, also bring Ger
many and the United States nearer together
for second place among naval powers.
Among naval experts the original dread
noughts have become the accepted unit of
fighting efficiency. ' Counting the dread
nought as a unit of 100, the American bat
tleshlp Delaware and its slstershlp. North
Dakota,- have a ratio of efficiency of 110
each, while the Florida 'and Utah have a
ratio of 125 each. These ratios for -Amerl
can dreadnoughts aggregate 670 as against
an aggrabate of about 700 for Germany.
So that Germany and the United Statea are
septrated by only a few points for posv
tlon , of second place among the . naval
powers, based on dreadnought aa the unit
or fighting strength. However, on ships
below the dreadnought unit, naval experts
maintain that . the scales are turned in
favor of the United States as second
rank among the naval powers.
In
Rajnona is Wrecked
on Alaskan Coast
Passengers and Crew Are Saved, but
the Vessel is a Total'
Loss.
SEATTIJS, Wash.. Sept. U.-The wooden
Bteamshlp Ramooa of the Paclfio Coast
Steamship company, bound for Skagway
from Seattle, with pasaengers and freight,
went ashore ou one of the Spanish islands,
opposite cape decision. Alaska, at 8.30 a.
ra. Sunday And Is a total loss. I
The passengers of the Ramona. who
barely escaped with their Uvea, so speedily
did the ship sink, saved nothing but the
clothes they wore. Thirty of the pas
sengers and crew were picked up by the
fishing' steamer Grant The remainder
landed on Spanish Island, which la Um
bered, but uninhabited, and remained there
a day ana a night The freight steamer
Delhi came along and the ship wrecked
voyagers rowed out to the Delhi and were
taken aboard. Subsequently the North
western took the passengers from both the
Grant and the Delhi, and all are on their
way to Seaitia.
EDDT ESTATE
STILL IN COURT
New Hamphire Judge Rules on the
Question at Issue in the Case
Involving Fortune.
RESIDUE CLAUSE IS BROUGHT UT
Contention that Bequest is Invalid
Because of Statutory Provisions.
GRANTS PETITION OF DEFENDANTS
Two Million Dollars is the Amount of
Property Involved.
LITIGATION IS STILL UNSETTLED
George Glover, Boa, asd Dr. Kddr,
an Adopted Son, Reek to Have
the Residue Divided He
tweea Them.
CONCORD, N. H., Sept U. The petition
of the defendants In the litigation over the
will of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, founder
of the Christian Science church, that the
supreme court of New Hampshire should
be askod to rule on the questions of law
at issue In the case before a trial ,1s held
In the superior court waa granted by
Chief Justice Wallace of the superior court
today.
The chief question of law Is whether the
residue clause of the will, leaving about
K.OOO.ono of the estate to the First Church
of Christ, Scientist, of Boston, Is Invalid
because of the New Hampshire and Massa
chusetts statutes forbidding a bequest of
more than a stipulated amount far below
the value of this residue, to any single
church, Is valid.
George W. Glover of Lead, 6. D.. Mrs.
Eddy's son, and Dr. E. J. Foster Eddy of
Waterbury, Vt., her adopted son, seek to
have the residuary clause declared Illegal
and the residue divided between them as
next of kin.
Body of Congressman
Latta is Coming Home
Funeral is to Be Held at Tekamah
Friday, with Masons and Knights
Templar in Charge.
ROCHESTER. Minn., Sept. 12. (Special
Telegram.) The remains of Congressman
P. Latta accompanied by the relatives.
left Rochester at 9:07 o'clock tonight and
will arrive at the home at Tekamah, Neb.,
Wednesday morning at 10:30.
According to the present arrangements
made by the family, the funeral will be held
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the
residence with the Episcopal service. The
Masons and Knights Templar wll .have
charge. .
WASHINGTON, Sept. IZ.-Sergeant-at-
Arms Jackson of the house of representa
tives today, appointed . a delegation from
that' body to. attend the funeral of Repre
sentative J. X. Latta to . Tekamah. Jec.
Friday afternoon. The delegation Includes
all of Representative Latta' s colleagues in
the house from Nebraska, Kansas and
Colorado, besides Representative Pepper
of Iowa, Booher. of Missouri, Floyd of
Arkansas,,. . Davenport. Ferris and : Carter
of Oklahoma, i
The senate will be represented -y a dele
gation, which probably will be appointed
tomorrow.
Native of Ohio.
Mr. Latta was born near Ashland, O.,
October 81, 184, and two years later his
parents moved to eastern Iowa, where
they engaged In farming, being among the
earlier pioneers In that territory. Here
he grew - to manhood, working on his
father's farm In summer and attending
school during the winter months, thus
making most of the opportunities afforded
him of getting an education.
In 1S63 be walked across the state of
Iowa, crossed the Missouri ani took up a
homestead in the territory of Nebraska,
locating In Burt county, where he had
since made his home. On December 29,
1870, he was married at Tekamah to Miss
Llbble Jonas of Jackson county, Iowa.
As one of the early pioneers, Mr. Latta
was lndentlfled with the early development
and activities of eastern Nebraska and
during his long residence In Burt county
he had been engaged in farming and stock
raising, at the time of his death, owning
and operating large stock farms north of
Tekamah. He was also' president of the
First National bank of that city.
In 1887, Mr. Latta represented his dis
trict in the lower house of the state legis
lature and at the time of his election to
congress three years ago was a member of
the Nebraska state senate.
Mr. Latta was elected' from the Third
congressional district of Nebraska, to the
sixty-first congress and was re-elected to
the sixty-second congress.
Mr. Latta Is survived by his widow and
his two sons, Edward Latta, cashlef of
the First National bank of Tekamah, of
which Congressman Latta was practically
tne owner, and Burr Latta, manager of
his father's stock ranch.
One brother, George Lata of the Plateau
State bank, Uvea at Herman. A
cousin, W. W. Latta, lives In Tekamah
and at the present time Is very 111.
itepreseniaive Latta was active in the
laat congress, but because of 111 health did
not figure to any extent In the recent ex
tra session.
He was particularly Interested In bank
ing affairs snd wss placed on the bank
ing and currency committee of the house.
He took much Interest In Indian legislation.
Brown and Clopton
Arrested as Suspects
Chicago Detectives Continue Search
for Murderers of Chauffeur
Wennerstrom.
CHICAGO, Sept. 11 Continuing the
search for the alleged murderers of Fred
erick Wennerstrom, the chauffeur whose
body waa found In the Fox river at Cary,
111., Chicago detectives today arrested
Oscar E. Brown, said to have been released
recently from the penitentiary, and a man
who gave the name of John Clopton. The
Information which led to the arrest of
the suspects was furnished the police by
a mysterious woman, said to live near
Woodstock. III.
The police theory Is that the man may
have knowledge of recent holdups In which
chauffeurs were the victims Brown had
$30 in his pockets and wore a large dia
mond pin when takes Into custody.
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Father: 'iYes, I'll be there-
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
POLICE ARE HOLDING NEPHEW
Edgar Eobler Held as Witness After
Searching Examination.
INQUEST IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY
Sheriffs Who Are Conducting Thor
ough Invent lgation Declare that
Relative Is the Last Person
Been with W. . CVvertnii.
After a searching and unsparing exami
nation of Edgar Kobler of near Springfield,
held In the county Jail In connection with
the supposed murder of his wealthy uncle.
WUllam 8. Overton, County Attorney James
P. English Tuesday nmrning ordered that
young Kobler be krfpt In Jail until after
the Inquest.
Coroner Willis C Crosby. ordered an In
quest for Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the coroner's morgue. Tuesday after-
coon he and deputy sheriffs went In a
automobile to Springfield and Millard to
subpoena witnesses. There will be at least
a score.
Young Kobler spent nearly two hours
answering the county attorney's questions.
When the examination was over Mr. Eng
lish said the sheriff certainly was war
ranted In bringing . the young man to
Omaha and holding him.
When asked by a reporter ' for a stater
rtient as to What he thought of the case
Mr. English shook his head and said he
would rather nc-t - talk. "It doesn't look
very good," was ay he said. -
Testimony it the inquest Into the death
of the late William S .Overton At Coroner
Crosby's morgue this afternoon Is expected
to bring oi'it trie following points against
and1- In favor 6t Edgar Kobler, Overton's
23-yeafr-old nephew, who by the authorities,
Is suspected and Is being held aa a "ma
terial witness," pending - the coroner's
Jury's verdict
Against Kobler Overton- and Kobler told
Chris Cook. ; Millard - liveryman, they were
going to Waterloo and drove away. Sev
eral." persons say they saw the two In a
buggy after the time at which Kobler says
they parted. Kobler would have had to
drive Inordinately slow In order to con
sume as much time as he says he con
sumed in driving from Millard to Spring-
field after he parted from his uncle. Tracks
of a buggy and a peculiarly galted horse
such as one of . Koblers are supposed to
have been seen near the spot where Over
ton's body was found. Since August 11
the date his uncle disappeared with over
K.0O0, Kobler may have spent money In
amount large enough to create suspicion
Hole In Overton s breast may Indicate
murder.
, For Kobler Always has borne good
reputation. Can account for having alPthe
money he haa spent. Drove slowly because
his team was worn out Overton's body
when found was so decomposed that it Is
Impossible to say whether or not he was
wounded. When body was found legs of
trousers were rolled up. Indicating he had
started out to walk to Waterloo. Kobler
would not have thought of rolling them up
Employes of Dayton
Road Ask Arbitration
Propose an Increase in Wages and a
Work Day of Ten
Hours.
CINCINNATI, O., Sept. 11 Following- the
presentation of demands for a 10 per cent
Increase In wages and a ten-hour day a
grievance committee representing 700 main
tenance of the way employes on the Cin
cinnati. Hsmllton & Dayton railroad wrote
a letter today to General Manager W. C.
Loree asking arbitration of differences.
Letters also were sent to Governor Har
mon of Ohio, Governor Marshall of In
diana and Governor Deneen of Illinois ask
ing state aid in bringing about a peace
able adjustment of differences.
ONE POINT WON BY SHIPPERS
Carriers Held to Be Liable for Dam
ages Where the Consignments
Are MUroated.
WASHINGTON. 6ept 11 Interstate car
riers are responsible in damages to ship
pers for loss to the latter through the mis
routing of shipments.
This principle was laid down today by
the Interstate Commerce commission In de
ciding the case of W. C. Sterling ds Son
company of Monroe, Mich-, against the
Michigan Central railroad and other car
riers. The decision practically reverses a
previous holding of the commission that if
the shipper accepted a shipment that had
been mlsrouted In violation of his specific
Instructions he would be obliged to stand
any loss thereby sustained.
In the case decided today the carriers
by mlsroutlng the shipment forced the
shipper to pay drayege charges which
would not have accrued If the shipment
had been made as directed. The commis
sion directs that the drayege must be paid
by the carriers.
And at that Moment
soon as I ask this young man what
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Union Bakers Propose
to Fight the Bread
, Trust to a Finish
Bakeries Will Be Established and
Consumers Supplied with the
Union Made Goods.
KANSAS CITT, Mo.. Sept. 12. The In
ternational Union of Bakery and Confec
tionary Workers which oswoed Us triennial
convention here yesterday will fight the
alleged "Bread trust," which refuses . to
recognize the union by going Into the bak
ing business Itself. ,At least it will launch
its own bakeries In cities where' the trust
refuses to recognize the union if the recom
mendation made to the convention today
by Otto E. Fisher of Chicago, International
secretary of the union In his annual report
is followed. ,
The "Bread trust" made up of three of
America's greatest bakery companies Is the
real enemy of the bakers and confectionery
workers, according to Mr. Fischer.
"The fight against the Bread trust Is the
most Important one we have ever entered,"
said Mr. Fischer In his report "Upon the
victorious outoome of the same depends
our future success. Thousands of people
live In localities where they ' cannot but
union labelled bread. We must supply the
market where such a condition exists.
"We should at once establish our bakeries
In such cities where is-seems impossible
far our organisation to get a foothold, ct
where-the trust, concerns are controlling
the bread market to such an extent that ro
competing bakery would dare to recognize
our organisation er-uee the label. Our in
ternational ' union should "have control of
all bakeries thus established."
Entire Proposition
' Likely to Be Put Up
to the Employes
Strike Situation Relative to Illinois
Central Takes New Turn and
Conference Proposed.
CHICAGO. Sept 12. Following refusal of
the International Association of Machinists
to back financially the proposed strike of
Illinois' Central railroad - shopmen In sup
port of the system of federation Interna
tional officers' in Chicago In charge of the
situation prepared to hold another confer
ence at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon with a
view of putting the entire controversy up
to the employes.
Alleged Dealer in
Gold Bricks Arrested
Potter, Alias Post, Found Operating a
Card Game and Taken Into
Custody.
CHICAGO, Sept 12. S. A. Potter, alias
George W. Post, said by federal officials
to be one of the bes. known gold brick and
green goods men in the world, was arrested
today by C. F. De woody, division superln
tendent of the Department of Justice, on
a charge of operating a card game.
Pot.ter . and two companions, for whom
federal officials are searching, are said to
have netted $1,500,000 In the last five years
by the operation of their schemes.
Potter offered a cash bond of $50,000 for
his release, but it was refused by the fed
era! officers, who declared that nothing less
than a cash bond of $150,000 would be ac
cepted.
Eleven Years Old and
is a Safe Robber
Chicago Lad, Still in Hilts, Starts Out
on a Wild Career of Crime in
the Windy City.
CHICAGO. Sept. 13 Max Moasbaum, U
years old, a pupil In the public schools,
tonight confessed to the police that he bad
been robbing safes for year. He ex
plained how he could work the combina
tions by listening to the falling tumblers of
the locks.
Young Mossbaum was srrested early to
day kneeling before a safe he had Just
opened In a wholesale millinery establish
ment He admitted he had rofcbed the
tame safe a dozn times during the year.
DEAF AND DUMB BOY
WITNESS IN MURDERJCASE
SOMERSET, Ky.. Sept. 13. Testimony
by a deaf and dumb bay, to be given in the
sign language for the first time In ths
history of Kentucky courts, will be a fea
ture of the trial of Fount Helter and
James Ellis, charged with the murder of
Magistrate A. J Beally and Constable W.
F. Heath St Burnslde, Ky. The boy Is
slleged to have seen the killing of the two
naen,
the score was today 1"
WILL NOT TOLERATE HOOKEY
Federation of Labor to Punish All
Delegates Who Are Absent.
CHRISMAN ADVOCATES LOW TAX
Preslileat Manpln and Other Promin
ent Members of Nebraska Organi
sation Address Delegates on
OpenlnsT Day.
Delegates to the Nebraska Federation of
Labor's convention, now in session here,
who do not report in convention hall at
the time set for each session will be re
ported to their respective unions, with the
recommendation . that their "pay be
docked." Definite action to this effect was
taken at Tuesday afternoon's sf asslon.
And the delegates believe in getting to
work early In the morning. '.lght o'clock
is the hour set for starting business- today.
After addresses of welcome by Mayor
Dahlman, H. E. Wilson of the Central
Labor union and C M. Folder, a response
by President Maupln and addresses by
State Senator Keagan and State Repre-
sensatlve Grossmann on last winter's labor
legislation at Lincoln, Tuesday afternoon
was occupied with President Maupln's ad
dress, reports of officers and appointment
Uf committees. '
Secretary-Treasurer Chris man - reported
thirty-nine unions affiliated with the fed
eration, a gain of seven for the year, nd
a balance ot $2M.t& On hand 0 September
10, 191L - He said the legislative committee
paid out $491.26 in the interest of labor
legislation at the last session of the State
legislature. .
Mr. Chrism an recommended that the) per
capita tax of affiliated unions bo lowered
that more mlg-ht be induced to affiliate;
also that the American Federation of La
bor be requested to pay. half the expenses
of a six months' campaign' to recruit more
locals to the standard of the state federa
tion and to strengthen weak locals, the
state federation to pay the balance.
The following committees were appointed
by President Maupin:
Resolutions Locker. Lincoln; Stephens,
Omaha; Smith, Havelock.
President's Report Mason, Alliance;
Warman. Fairbury; White, Omaha; Elss
ler, Lincoln.
Secretary's Report Nealley, Lincoln;
Wilson, Omaha; Ryan, South Omaha;
Coutts, South Omaha.
Legislation Guye, Lincoln; Peate. Lin
coln; Witzel, Omaha; Fluhr, Omaha.
Grievances Jones, Omaha; Ambos, Fre
mont; Larson, Omaha.
Laws Parker. Lincoln; Till, Fremont;
Menzie. Omaha.
Co-Opera tion-OacLaughlln. Omaha; Har
maan. Omaha; Schule. Lincoln; Mui-phy,
Omaha.
Organization Schank. Lincoln; Lynn,
South Omaha; English, Lincoln.
Union Shop Cards To)liver. Lincoln;
Light, Omaha; Betebender, Omaha; Wang
berg, Omaha.
Finance Wangbergr, Omaha; Stiner, Lin
coln; Coutts, Omaha.
Credentials Parker. Lincoln: Menzles,
Omaha; Smith, Havelock.
"If the Omaha barbers want us to pass
resolutions upholding them In their fight
for the Sunday closing of shops, It is
probable we shall do so," said President
Maupin.
"Not that we wantshops of any kind
closed on Sunday particularly, but we want
one day of the week set aside for realtor
ths laboring man." " v
C. M. Fleder, organizer of the Barbers'
union, says a committee of barbers will
present resolutions and ask their passage.
Owing to. the fact that the city council
decided not to discuss the barbers' closing
Monday night the federation did not attend
the council meeting.
The convention will continue until Thurs
day noon, with a street car ride about the
city Wednesday afternoon and a banquet at
the Wellington Wednesday evening.
German Balloonists
Held in France
Claim to Be Pleasure Seekers, but
Have Newly Taken Photographs
in Their Possession.
VERDUN, France, Sept. 12. A balloon
carrying three Germans qressed the fron
tier and came down today Is the village of
Rouvree. The balloonists is being detained
and the French military authorities noti
fied. It appears that the strangers ascended
at Frankfort-On-The-Maln ' for a purely
pleasure trip, but the discovery of numer
ous freshly taken photographs In their
possession led the authorities to hold them.
JOHNSON OUT WITH A DENIAL
Aecued Man Maintains He Knows
Nothing; of Death of the Lrm
bersjer Girl.
MADISON, Wis.. Sept U. John A. John
son, a neighbor of Martin Lemberger, In
a cell at the police station. Is awaiting sum
mons to appear in court and tell what he
knows of the death ot Annie Lemberger,
the 7-year-old girl whose nude body was
found Saturday In Lake Monona, a mile
from here.
Lemberger testified at the Inquest yes
terday that he had had a little trouble with
Johnson about three years ago and that
Johnson had Invited him to fight It out
Johnson denies knowledge! of the circum
stances of Annie Lemberger s death.
RESULT IN MAINE
STILL DOUBTFUL
Drys Apparently Leading by Majority
of 465 Votes with All Towns
Reported.
196 CITIES NOT YET VERIFIED
Earlj Forecasts of Wet Victory Over
thrown by Later Keturns.
STATE-WIDE PRIMARY FAVORED
Proposition to Make Augusta Per
petual Capital Probably Defeated.
BIO INTEREST IN THE ELECTION
Pools la Msir Cities Crowded DarlasT
Marls of the Time, Bat Crowds
Give Officials hmt Little -
Troable.
PORTLAND, Me.. Sept. 1J. - With all
cities, towns and plantations reported and
all but 199 verified by clerks' returns a ma
Jorlty against repeal of 466 votes Is shown,
v
PORTLAND, Me., Sept. 12 Returns from
M9 of the f21 cities, towns and plantations
of the state, of which 250 are furnished
by town clerks, on the repeal of constitu
tional prohibition, had been received to
night and gave the following vote:
For repeal, 0,278; against repeal, 90.4S7.
Majority against repeal, lf.
PORTLAND. Ma , Sept 13. Little change
In the apparent result was shown today
by a revision of the returns of the vote
cast at yesterday's special election on the
question of taking prohibition out of the
state constitution. Early today four
teen town had not been heard from and
without these towns the vote stood:
For repeal, 60,721; against repeal, 59.M&
This gave a majority of "6S for the repeal
of the prohibitory amendment to the state
constitution.
Former Mayor Adam P. Leigh ton ot
Portland, president of the No License
league, announced this morning that steps
would be taken for a recount of the vote
unless the official returns should materially
Increase the majority for the repeal of the
amendment Official returns had been re
ceived this morning from fifty-six towns.
One hundred and twenty thousand voters
cast ballots on the liquor question.
As had been predicted, the cities were
the chief strongholds of the repeal faction.
Much Interest Aroused.
Although the vote did not equal that
of a year ago, when the democrats swept
the state, which for years had been a
republican stronghold, the election was an
Interesting contest. There was not a home
in any part of the. state which was not
flooded with literature by both sides, while
the voters were waited on by personal
workers and harangued at publio gather
ings to cast their ballota for or against
repeal. The result was that hundreds or
voters who had not vlsltsd the polls for
years were recorded today. . .
Little excitement marked the voting.
Although the polls In some of the cities
were crowded during much of the time, it
was an orderly crowd and gave the offi
cials little or no trouble.
, . .
History of Movement.
Since 1857 Maine has had a statute pro
hibiting the sale of Intoxicants' and since
18S4 prohibition hai been a part of the con
stitution. In ISM the question of placing
prohibition In the constitution was put be
fore the people and prohibition won by a
majority of 45,988, carrying every county
in the state. Following this the attacks
of the anti-prohibitionlsts ceased for a
time, only to be renewed In later years.
The democratic party last year made the
question of resubmission of the constitu
tional amendment to the people a plank
of Its platform. The democrats swept the
state In the election and the legislature,
aided by some republicans, voted to put the
question before the people.
State-Wide Prlmarr Wins.
Next In Interest to the prohibition ques
tion was that of the adoption or rejection
of a state wide primary act Returns thus
far received Indicate its adoption by a good
margin. The official vote from seventy
cities and towns at hand this morning show
23,780 favorable and 6,362 opposing votes, a
majority In favor of 17.418.
Oi. '.he question of making Augusta for
ever the seat of government the up-state
voters very generally voted In favor of
Cumberland county, but York county and
other counties nearer Portland were strong
on the other side and the defeat of the
proposition was early indicated.
PLEADS FOR OKLAHOMA CITY
Well They Do, and They Like to
Have Their Back Tickled
tientlr,
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okl., Sept U-In
the Interstate Commerce commission hear
ing today Involving a petition for readjust
ment of the rates of about 140 railroads,
and also, representatives of the looal pack
ers assert, the very life of the Oklahoma
City packing houses,- Judge Cowan,- rep
resenting two cattle 'associations who ap
peared as a witness today, described the
fight which, ha said, had been made for
several years by cattle raisers for equitable
railroad rates. He declared the rate to
Oklahoma City from Texas points with the
exception of the Texaa panhandle and
other territory adjacent to Oklahoma City
should be approximately 15 cents lower
than rates from the same points to Kansas
City.
Expected to Make Confession.
COLUMBUS, O., 6ept. 13. Rodney J.
Dtegle, convicted sergeant at arms of the
Ohio enaie. who Is expected to make a
confession thai may result in further atay
of execution of hit) sentence to thre yean
in the penitentiary and who disappeared
from Columbus veaaterday, is in French
Lick Springs, Ind.
Base Ball Tickets
Boxes of O'Brien's Candy.
All ax given away Iran to moss
who fUid their names la th warn
aua.
Read the want adg ovary day,
your name will appear aouietlma,
msy be nor than one.
No puizles to solve nor sab.,
scrlptlons to get Just read U
want ads.
T'tro to the want ad pages
tbets you will find nearly every
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sealed. t! 1