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The Omaha Daily ' Bee Our Magazine Features Wit, komor, flotioa and oomlo pictures - the 1mm of eotertsin xuent. Instruction, imiiraral WEATHER FORECAST. Fair; Warmer VOL. XLI NO. 97. OMAIIA, MONDAY MORXIKfl. OCTOBER 9. 1011 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. i TAFT VIEWS DRY FAEMSOF WEST Rides for Hours Through Fields of Wheat Stubble Where Crops Are Raised Without Irrigation... , GIVES VIEWS AS TO TRUSTS Railroads Already Realize They Must Obey Rules Laid Down. PEOPLE'S POWER RECOGNIZED """industrial Combinations Beginning 10 ieei nana or JLaw. TALKS ON CURRENCY REFORM . T Hopes to See Tlan So Arranged the Neither Wall Street Nor Poll t lea Wjll Control Na tion's Money. KPOiCAJNE. Wash.. Ort 7 Spokane caw the close, tonight of one of the most Interesting days of President Taft's trav els through the west. The I day was spent In northern Idaho and eastern Washington, the principal stopping; places being Walla Walla, Wash.; Lewiston and Moscow, Idaho. For many hours the presidential train wound Its way through the famous Snake river canon and from his car window the president saw some of the most unique farms in the entire United States. From the water's edge these farms rose in rolling; billows to the benches and hill tops on either side of the canon; at some places they seemed almost perpendicular, but everywhere was wheat stubble, indi cating that the last crop of the year had been safely harvested. All of the farms were In the dry farming district where the crops are raised without the aid of Irrigation. Governor Hay of Washington met the president at Walla Walla and accom r,anid him to this city tonight. The rovernor In his first Introductory speech of the day declared hlmbelf in favor of Mr. Taft's renomlnation. Speaks oil Big; Business. A second Interesting development was the repetition by President Taft at Lewiston of portions of his Waterloo utterances on the relation of the gov ernment to business. We have put the railroads under control, he said, "and they acquiesce in it. For a time they were defiant. Now, under the steady ac tion of congress in increasing the power of the Interstate Commerce commission they have realised that the whole people re greater than any part of the people. that the whole people, if they move in one direction and are determined to con trol and bring about a Just condition are likely to win in the end, however often they may be defeated in reaching that purpose. 8o, too, with respect to our trusts. The Industrial combinations that lisve controlled prices are now, under the anti-trust act and are beginning to feel the heavy weight of the hand of the law." "There axe trusts in process of prosecu tion." the president continued, "but my own hope is that they will all recognize that the Standard Oil and Tobacco dec! slons were epoch making decisions, that they are bound to change the course and tendency of bneiness. If they had not. gentlemen. I doTiot know where we would have gone. Everything would have been n a trust. The only rescue from that would have been state socialism." - On Currency II r form. Referring to the need of reform In the currency system of the country, Mr. Taft aid: "There baa been a plan devised by the monetary commission. The plan has not been agreed upon in detail, but it is hoped that It will be so arranged that neither Wall street nor th& political powers in the government will have influence in reepect to the issue of currency to meet the demands of the market. The president spoke of the prosperity of the farmers and tho hope of extending the usefulness of the Postoffice depart ment through a parcels post system. - "With the parcels post, with rural free delivery." he concluded, "with the tele phone, the farm prices doubling every ten years, apparently the farmers will be. come the millionaires and the mosey of the United States will be found in the country instead qi in wall street i Wealthr Woman Seeks Mater. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct.. 7. The police this afternoon was asked by letter from ci isa Aimira jarvis or Boston to search for ber Bister. Alms Julia Chabotte. whom she wishes to make heir to her $140,000 estate, jura. i;naDotte lert Nashua, N. H , in 1S85 and was last heard from In iww when she was living with her four chll- eren. The Weather Forecast for Monday: For Nebraska and South Dakota In creasing cloudiness, probably local rains In afternoon or at night. Fflr Tnu TTair U ,-rti a f in t.n ' 3 nettled In west portion In afternoon. For North Dakota Increasing cloudi ness. For Kansas Unsettled, probably rain in afternoon or at night. Local Record. 72 "2 (1 4 0 00 .19 Temperature rf Uiuana lesterdny. sanBsaesr S a. m f N.v.,m!nd uA 1 a m I nw king will 1 ' 'n 40 1 mak. torn 1 S a. m 41 I parlup.. N I J a m , . -V ''' a- m 4 . ,r, ' i a . m 51 It I i m S7 - P " SI J P in l 4 p. in W S P- ra !SS '. p tn 57 7 p m 57 i p. m M V Highest yesterday. N Lowest yebterda.- I J Mean tempe: at:re. Precipitation . f Temperature and .00 precipitation depart- J psormai temperature jr Deficiency for the day A Total excess since March 1 , JJormal precipitation &s S 164 .0 Inch Tendency tor the aav 0 inch Total rainfall s.n -'e March 1 . .12.09 Inches Jjefielency binee ilarvn l 13 49 Inches Xeflclencv for oor. period 1910 11 ! lnch ttliutney for Our. perl ad r j.71 bichee Nemaha Bar Makes Statement on Charges Against Official AUBURN, Neb.. Oct S.-(Spe.-aJ 1-A meeting of the Nemaha ccinty bar was held this morning In the office of Kelll er & Ferneau to Investigate the charges made before the governor by Henry Mor garstem against Fred C. Hawxby. county attorney. It developed that the county attorney' hsd filed a precipe for a raplas for the arrest of William F. Semi on September 23. and that Morganstern had notice thereof on September S3, yet not withstanding said notice, he on October 3 sltntei and swore to the complaint. which was on October 4 filed with the governor. It also developed that Mor ganstern had previously been demanding the prosecution of Seaman, and that the county attorney took time to Investigate same, and ascertain whether the pres ence of the witnesses rould bo obtained, since the two most important witnesses lived In Iowa. It further appeared that when the In dictment was returned by tho gram Jury, Seaman was confined In the Kansas pen itentiary at Lansing, nnd was pcrvlng an Indeterminate sentence; that nbuut the time of the return of the Indictment the Board of Pardons had recommended the release of Seaman, but on account of the fact that he was wsnted In .Nebraska he could not be released so long as he was thus booked, n.nd could not be turned over to the Nebraska authorities until the end of his sentence: that as a conse quence he served two extra years In the Kansas penitentiary, and was released a little over a year ago with the consent of the county attorney of this vounty, who had investlcated the vinced that Seaman was rifprmed and was trying to live an honorable life, and considering the fact that i.n.i served two extra years, believed he !md been sufficiently punished, and that the ends of Justice did not domsnrf i.i cution. That II. A. Lambert during the year 1)10, as county attorney had asked the sheriff to return the capias against Seaman, and had rrfnsoH ,. -- "iviBu.jDirin fl demand to order a new capias, or to presecute Seaman tn the indictment. mat Dut recently he had advited Mr. Hawxby of his action anrf i.n ,,. i. would be next to Impossible to get the anenaance or the witnesses from Iowa to prosecute the case. rniH nhn,, i same It was not possible to convict, and that tho trial would be very expensive and would not In his opinion subserve the ends of Justice. All the members of th ki- nin.j . statement of the facts to the governor, and in addition the former county attor ney wrote an explanation of the matter It further developed at the meeting that Morganstern had laid other matters bo fore the county attorney, who on investi gation, determined was without merit, end that this was the motive for filing 1T3 I-Will' lOJII It Big Chiefs Want Lands Returned RAPID CITt. tt. n yw t-w . . o. iyruiBna. ing a return of the Black him and all of Rapid City, which they allege" were taken from them wrongfully by the treaty of 1874, famous chiefs of the Brule and Ogallala Sioux conferred with Con gressman Eben W. Martin yesterday. Congressman Martin explained that the treaty of 1876 was superseded by the 1889 treaty and Invited the chiefs to meot the great white father (President Taft) when he visits Ranld Cltv. o. tnK.r 91 Chiefs Crow Dog and Red Hawlc .M they have retained lawyers and will fight tneir case in court. SUPERIOR IS PREPARING FOR BIG CELEBRATION SUPERIOR. Neb.. Oct. 8. (Knrll 1 The interstate-aviation meet and foot ball festival, to be held at Superior. Ortoh.r 9 to 14, Inclusive, promises to be the big gest thing in southern Nebraska and northern Kansas this fall. Contracts have been made with Curtlss aviators foo tlights each day on Wednesday Thnrm- day and Friday, and with the many free streets attractions the people will be well entertained. Tuesday will be agricultural dav arM a fine display of farm Droducta frnm hnth Kansas and Nebraska have been con tributed. Chase, a socialist speaker, win also speak here on that day. On Wednesday Hon. W. J. Rrvan hii speak and Champ Clark, O. M. Hitch cock and W. I). Oldham will alan arfrira. the people. This day. October 1L win ha democratlo day. Thursday. October 12 will La ranuhllran day and the eneakesr will be a ovarnor Aldrlch of Nebraska, Governor Stubba or Kansas and others. Friday. October 13. will bs Datriotlr. la Oenerai A. M. Trimble, department com mander. Senator Norris Brown and Con gressman Norris will spetk. Saturday will be the great colt show. Each day will be enlivened bv free strea attractions and each day Curtis axiators will make flights. Officers of H L. tlJio n .-- o mi Vice Preaidsai XI uncle. Ind, ' 1 'l'4'" - b ,, 1 I I I L------.- ' til.S?4L. -XSjSl..l mi 4 GRAIN DEALERS ARE GATHERING One Thousand Exchange Men Are Expected at Annual Convention in Omaha Today. V 1 1 1 COME FROM ALL OVER COUNTRY Committees Organized to Take Care of Many Visitors. GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS Matters of Importance to Grain Men Will Be Discussed. SOUTH OMAHA TO ENTERTAIN Special Trains Mill Be Ha4 Up at tales go to Brtiia- Delegations from All Parts of Kaat to Omaha Convention. According to the estimate of John F Courcler of Toledo the convention of the National Grain Dealers' association. which meets this morning, will bring to Omaha at least 1 W0 visitors from other American cities. Mr. Courcter is the sec retary-treasurer of the organisation s"d Its executive officer by virtue of his po Fltinn. Omaha was selected ss the place for holding this convention because of tti tremendous strides the local grain msr ket has been making since its establish ment a few years ago. The very heavy receipts of grain at this terminal point have been attracting the Interested atten tion of the grain dealers throughout the land, and the selection of Omaha as the place for their annual meeting signifies the local market Is now ranked among the best and most promising in the land. Many among those who are coming to this convention have never before set foot In Nebraska, and those who have been through this section of the west on business or pleasure have been telling tales of Its wonders that aroused a keen desire among their friends to see for themselves the wonderful development of which they have heard so much. All Promises la B Kept. F. S. Cowglll, who was mslnly Instru mental in landing the grain dealers' con vention for his home city, Is one msn who is going to see to it that all prom ises are made good. He has the active assistance of N. P. Updike, chairman of the committee; E. P. Peck. Sherman Saunders and F. P. Manchester, secre tary of the Omaha exchange. In its line, this Grain Dealers' associa tion la the greatest In the world, ail things considered. It takes In the men who own, run or manage the small ele vators along the railroad lines, as well as the heaviest dealers in grain on the various exchanges of the country. Its members actually buy or handle about all the grain that Is raised and shipped in the Untied ptatea. . They are body of men more than ordinarily well in formed as to the material conditions In the agricultural Industry at all times, from ocean to ocean; 'and naturally, too, they keep a sharp lookout as to the con ditions existing In the markets of the world. Not only are they keenly inter ested in the amount and the price of grain, but they take a very lively part In the settlement of all questions that arise between producers and shippers and the railroads of the land. On their pro gram at this, as well as at every con vention, place Is irlven to masters jd experts ' in the various phases of the ' trade. Thus, by attending the annual conventions, the members are enabled to gain Information that is, educational as well as informing. Will Talk Soilness. "We get down to brass tacks In our discussion," said one leading grain man. "The experience gained in buying, selling and shipping throughout the year is here given voice by the men who handle at a thousand different points the immense grain business of this country. Obstacles met and overcome are discussed in the most practical fashion, and mistakes"' are pointed out as freely as advances in the transaction of thia vast business are elucidated. Only those actively engaged In the- buying, shipping and selling of grain can appreciate the extent to which this business is involved In the general prosperity, - or otherwise, of the United States. State laws are not yet ail uni form In the details that directly affect the grain business, but great progress has been made along this line." One peculiarity of a great gathering of "grain men" is that It brings together so many men who are most excellent Judges of values. Aside from the men whe spend their business days in the "line" elevator, these delegates who are to assemble tn Omaha today have "a learned knowledge of monetary condi tions, Interest rates and all the varied Influences which bear directly and In- (Continued en Second Page.) Grain Dealers' E. SI wavni-;. I'tesideaL Daiavaa. 1U. Jri' fiJpilM?f 1 I Iffllwli life From the Washington Evening Star. ROAD'S DIVIDENDS INCREASE Northwestern Earnings for Current Year More Than Year Preceding. INCOME IS FROM NEW SOURCE Balaore Sheet Shows Road's 1 u- ereased learning from, from In terest Money Loaned to Proprietary Companies. With the operating Income of the road about JOOO.OOO less than In lniO, with oper ating expenses nearly W .000,000 more, and with taxes Increased 4.00 per cent, the Noreswestern railroad has earnet 8 20 per cent on Its $162,512,334 outstanding pre ferred and common stocks during the last year, against 9.08 per cent for the previous year. While the expenses of the roafl have increased so as to preclude a sur plus of this proportion from that sou ice the gain Is placed under the head of "lntertst on other secorltles and loans." The Wall Street Journal believes tho dividends have come from subsidiary companies and that it does not neces sarily follow that they will produce thlb year. The Journal says: "There was no change In the com pany's equity in the Omaha and Union Pacifgio properties, but dividends from other sources showed an Increase of SI 16, -971, or 7.33 per cent. Although the' details are not given in the report, these divi dends evidently came from subsidiary companies which have no stated period for making disbursements. Hence It does not follow that lsst year's gains in reenue from these sources will be main tained, for these receipts have shown wide fluctuations from yar to year. Hark ing back only to l'.'lO. there was a de crease of $291 942 from 1306's figures." An Incerastd dividend of .30 per rent was paid on common stock, being 8 30 per cent on the 1,H!.M vemraon stock out standing. The total Increase In revenues for the year was more than tSOO.oM, and the dividends paid were 2.S per cent greater. Freight revenue ran behind that of 1910 by nearly SiOJ.nOO, while passenger, other transportation and non transportation revenues increased $1354,381, passenger service alone contributing $687,806 of this amount. The greatest raving was affected in fContlnued on Becond Pags.) Association JOHN JA COL c'IKh. ta reUry-'ireasurer, That Persistent Pup Holdrege Prepares Welcome for State Club Women HOLDREGE, Neb.. Oct. . (Bpecll) Judging from the number of delegates who have sent In cards asking for en tertainment, there will be an excellent attendance at the bi-annual convention of the State Federation of Woman's clubs, which will be In session In this city tomorrow, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Two hundred and fifty dele gates had sent in their names up until Saturday evening and a few more were expected. Realising that It is not often that this big convention Is hvld in a place the size of Hcldrego the local Woman's club Is making special effora to play the psrt of hostess with credit to Itself and to the entire satlsfsctlon of the federation. Automobiles will be used extensively in conveying the delegates from the tralne and In taking them to the homes in which they are to be entertained. There will also be an automobile trip for the visitor on Wednesday If the weather la favorable. An expert decorator has been engaged to decorate the Baptist church, In which the sessions will be held, and the merchants snd business men will hsve tholr windows and store fronts especially decorated in honor of the convention. The opening reception will be held to morrow evening at ;30 o'clock. Mayor O W. MoConaughy will welcome the delegates on behalf of the city, President E. A. Roth on behalf of the Commercial club and President Mrs. C. L. Dunham for the Holdrege Woman's club. De sponses will be made by Mrs. T. J. GiHt, president of the federation, and by Mrs. B. O. Hostetlitr of Kearnwy. The first business session will be held at S o'clock Tuesday morning. Officers Elected at Wise Memorial Hospital Meeting At the annual meeting of the Wise Memorial Hospital association, held Pun- day afternoon, Mrs. J. Sonnenberg, Mrs. C. Schlank ond I Kahn were re-elected president, vice president and secretary, respectively. I. Hommers wss elected treasurer and the following trustees for the three-year term: A D. Brandels, M. Meyer, H May and J. Kline. Reports submitted showed the hospital to be In tho best of flnanclsl condition and having all the business It can handle. It was stated that the new wing will he completed and ready for occupancy by the first of next year, that It will contain sixteen rooms and liave capacity for from twenty to twenty-two beds. Rabbi Frederirk Cohn spoke of the great amount of charity work being done st the howpital and expressed the opinion thst with the completion of the new wing, the Institution will be in a posiion tn greatly Increase Its facilities for treating people who are unable to l ay their, expeusus at a hospital. It wss estimated that daring the last year, the hospital has given not less than V. '- worth of free treatment. WOODROi7 WILSON ENDORSED BY NEW JERSEY. DEMOCRATS TRENTOIN. N J. Oct I Representa tives of V New Jersey democratic clubs at the annual convention of the Federa tion of Democratic rtuha of New Jersey hre today endorsed Governor Woodrow Wllooii fur the democratic nomination for the presidency. All the progressive policies advocated by the governor also I received endorsement. COST OF PAY1NGC0MES DOWN Omaha is Getting Work Done at Lowest Figure in History. SAVING TO PROPERTY OWNERS At Least fTB.OOO Will Be Cat Off the Bill for the Cnrnnt Year as Resalt of Cempetl. lon. n Here's a paradox: With everything else going up in price Omaha Is getting Its paving dons cheaper than ever. The last contracts let for paving, in September, were at the rate of $1.70 per yard for asphalt and $1.95 for vitrified brick. When you contrast this with the good old prices of $2.60 to $3 per yard for asphalt and $2.76 to $3 per yard for brick, you will note a difference, a sav ing to the publlo that amounts to some thing. Of course, these extreme prices have not prevailed of recent years, but paving is still In service in Oinsha that was put down at those figures. Redaction Came la Maree. Real reduction In the cost of psvlng to the consumer began with the letting of contracts In March of this year, and It Is now figured that on the work done in 1011 a saving to ths property owners of at least $75,000 on the figures of 1910 has been effected. Here is a little show ing that will support the proposition thst it is a good thing, to have competition even in the matter Of paving: ABPHALT. Yards Price for Yard. Year 1i.... 1KI0,... mi.... I-sld. 41 ,ono Sl.OnO $ 1 90 2.00 1. 898170 BRICK. 104.000 164.000 1!..... 110 1311 2 1S2.36 :.L4i.fc .Season not yet finished Navlnsj for the Year, The city engineer estimates thst the paving to be finished yet this year will amount to more than was Is id last sea son. If only an equal amount is laid, the saving to property owners, based on the average reduction In price per yard, is $68,345. But the larger proportion of the paving was let at the minimum price, which brings the saving still higher, so that the estimate of $7b.0W is not far out of the way. M. Ford of Cedar Rapids, la., who in troduced the Buffalo paving brick In competition with the Purtngton brick, for which Charles E. Fanning has the monopoly, started the cost of paving on the down grade in Omaha, He also went after Hugh Murphy on ths asphalt work, and brought down prices on that material also. However, no division of work amung contractors has been possible this st-afun. for the competition has destroyed that form of combine most effectively. CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYES HOLD ANNUAL MEETING The Omaha branch of the United States Civil fkrvlce Retirement associa tion held its annual meeting at Washing ton hall Sunday. Altout 800 representa tives of all branches of the federal serv ice were tn attendance. Senstor Hitch cock made the opening address, followed bv Representative Lobeck. The object of the meeting was to endorse the Hamlll bill now pending, which provides a straight pension. Graduating a scale ef vi per cent snd opposing other measures relative to retirement on the eontrlbutary plan . Delegates were also named to at tend the meeting of the national associa tion tn Washington next Janary. The usame delegatea who attended last year wars unanimously ejected : George J. K luff sr. president, employe of postoffice department, T. J. McGrath. secretary, quartfcrmajtler'g dqparUiianl, United Statna Aruy. GERMANY WINS AVIATION PEIZE Lieutenant Hans Gericke Tempora. rily Lost for Third Time in Cap. turing Bennett Trophy. PLANNED TO SEARCH LAKES Life-Saving Stations Had Been Asked to Keep Watch. BUCKEYE GETS SECOND PRIZE Lahm Lands Near La Crosse, Wis., and Has Thrilling Experience. AMERICA FALLS TO TCT.TVP CUP ext Bare Will Be Held In nennanr. While Trophy Wonld Has-e Re mained Here Bnt for Berlin 11. KAN8A8 CITT, Mo., Oct. &. In win ning the James Gordon Bennett troj-hy in the International balloon race which started from this city Thursday, Lieu tenant Hans Gericke. pilot of the Berlin 11, was lost to the world for the third time. The Berlin 11 landed in the wilderness near Holcoinb, Wis., at 7 o'clock Satur day morning, thereby traveling aavanty flve nillta further than Its competitors In the rare. Last night, after all the entries in ths race had been htard from, a telegram was sent by the Aero club of Kansas City, to FYed C. Alnsworth. adjutant gen eral of Jhe United States army, asking that all life-saving stations, signal corps and others In the government service in the Great Lakes region bt requested to look for the German balloon. Shortly after this telegram was sent a mcssitge wss received from Lieutenant Gericke telling of his landing at Lady smith, Wis., at 7 o'clock yesterday morn ing, having traveled 4K8 miles. Gericke and his aide. F. O. Duncker, who came from Germany with the pilot, landed In a wilderness, uninjured, but were unable to reach a telegraph station before mid night. Three Times Lost. Lieutenant Gericke waa also given up as lost last year In the international race which started from Bt. Louie In the German balloon, Dusseldorf II, he was in the air forty-two hours, traveling 1,100 miles and landing In the wlldernecs of Canada, from which he and his aide emerged four days later after a narrow escape from starvation. Oericke's second time to be given, up for lost waa lsst summer, when he went up from Berlin in the German elmlnation race. He drifted out over the North sea. He was sighted in England, but was again lost from view over the North sea. He finally landed in Franc. : Backer geeossd, X t-, The nearest rival ef the German balloon In this year's race waa the Buckeye, piloted by Lieutenant Frank Lahm of the United States array. It landed near La Crosse. Wis., 370 miles from Kansas City. Lieutenant Lahm and his side, J. H. Wade, landed tn a awamp suffering greatly from the cold. . They had encountered a severe storm after passing over Chicago and drifting out over Lake Michigan. They met a south ward current which completely changed their course. They tried to rise above thlN, but succeeded only In finding a current which carried them westward. They were both worn out and exhausted with their nine-hour vigilant and decided that they land. The French balloon, Condor II, Emll Dubonnet, pilot, and Pierre Dupont, aide, after swinging over Lake Michigan an hour or more Friday drifted back to within twenty miles of Dcs Moines, la., and b miles from Kansas City. In winning this year's race Germany has taken the Bennett cup from America, into whose possession tt would have permanently fallen if this country had been victorious. Amotica had won the championship for two successive years and a victory this year would haye ended this international series. The next race will be held In Germany. Roosevelt Addresses Oyster Bay Citizens OYSTER BAY. N. T., Oct. I.-Theodore Roosevelt gave bis fellow townsmen some advice sbout their civic duties last night wben he addressed a public meeting ef the village Improvement association. Within the past few months Oyster Bay has had three murders and none of the culprits has been arrested. Colonel Roosevelt made tbts his theme and declared that In such eases It was ths duty of every man In town to get out and help run down the murderers. Aa the result of the ea-presldent's urging the town la considering the appointment of a regular police force In place of the two constables who now do duty only on special occasions. While Colonel Roosevelt waa speaking some one outside of a window shouted "fire" and In a Jiffy the ball waa almost deserted. It proved a false alarm and after a fruitless search fur the joker the townspeople returned, to hear Colonel Roonevelt finish his talk. Boxes of O'Brien 1 Candy. Dalzell 'b Ice Cream Bricjia, Base Bail Tickets. 11 are given ay free u tLoae wuo und tueir names La Ul want ads. Head tlie want ad every day, your naiue will appear aoma Um. Biaytx mora than once. No puzzles to solve nor sub scriptions to get Just read ui want ads Tura to the want ad pages, there you will find nearly ery business bouse La tUe city feeentad. 7 (I