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ENGINEERS BRING
CASE TOA CRISIS
Chief Stone Announces that Strike
on Eastern Eoads Will Go in
Effect
FIFTY BODIESARE PICKED UP
Cable Steamer JIackay-Bennett
Finds Corpses from Titanic.
PAST OF DUM ARE EMBALMED
FRANKLIN HOLDS
BACK THE NEWS
White Star Line Vice President
Tells Senate Committee He Was
Afraid of Alarming Public.
SENDS OUT HOPEFUL SEPORTS
That "Houn' Dawg" Curve
URGE PENSIONS
FOR EMPLOYES
Postoffice Clerks and Carriers of Ne
braska Hold Annual Convention
in Omaha.
Tkoar that Caaaut Be Preserved Are
B aried at Sea Heavy Sqaall
Interferes nltk tar
Operations.
CONSIDES AEBITBATION DIFFER
WHARTON WELCOMES VISTITORS
Joint Session Held and Members of
Association Listen to Addresses.
NATIONAL OFFICESS PRESENT
Labor Commissioner Neill and Jus
tice Knapp Tender Services.
UNION HEAD FAVORS PROPOSAL
Admits They Were Not Based on
Anything Tangible.
CANNOT GET TRACE OF TELEGRAM
OMAfil
Meeting of District Chairmen Called
to Discus flan.
MEN'S AlHtUDE NOT CERTAIN
Caalrssaa Stmrt f Cob fere Cona-
wjitte of Engineer Refuses to
1 Goesa BrT Railroads Will
Take Offer.
NEW YORK. April 2.-Chief Stone an
nounced late today that a strike of engi
neers on fifty railroads east of Chicago
and north of the Potomac river would go
into effect thirty-six hours hence.
Mr. Stone announced shortly after 7
o'clock that he had received a letter from
Labor Commissioner Neill and Justice
Knapp tendering their friendly offices in
the hope of averting a strike and he said
he would lay it before his committee of
engineers tonight. He said no reply would
be made tonight, however, and would not
comment on the probable attitude of the
committee.
Chief Stone said at s:J0 that he would
recommend to the committee of fifty dis
trict thai mien the proposal of Messrs.
Knapp and Neill to arbitrate the diffi
culties between the railroads and the
engineers. The committee will make pub
lic Its answer tomorrow. Ttte committee
will not leave here tonight.
J. C. Stuart, chairman of the confer
ence committee of railroad engineers an
nounced at 1:40 that he had called
meeting of the committee to be held to
morrow morning to consider the proposal
of dedlation submitted by Messrs. Knapp
and Neill. Mr. Stuart said he was not
In a position to state tonight what the
attitude of the railroads toward arbitra
tion would be.
Policical Orators
Flock to Bay State
in Large Numbers
BOSTON'. April 22. The political lit
uation In Massachusetts 1 becoming
mora animated and Interest In th presi
dential prlnwrlei on April 90 la growing
dally. Two preaidentlal aspirants are
coming to the state this week and rep
resentatives of two of the democratic
candidates are at work."
,-Tke entire Massachusetts congressional
delegation, republican and democratic,
except Senator Lodge, have come on to
take a hand In the oonteat.
President Tart will make three speeches
n Thursday, and Colonel Roosevelt will
be here-on Saturday. La Follette sup
porter are active.
Congressman Henry of Texas, chair
man ot the committee on rules with Sena
tor Williams of Mississippi snd Gore of
Oklahoma, will speak her for Woodrow
Wilson, while Congressman Curley, In
charge of Speaker Clark- campaign, ex
pects to have several national orators
In the state before the end of the week.
No Harmon nor Underwood headquar
tera have been oiiened, but Congressman
Peters has Identified himself with the
latter movement.
Campbell Answers
Roosevelt's Charge
With Two Questions
WASHINGTON, April 22. Representa
tive Campbell of .Kansas, republican,
made a bitter attack In the house today
on Colonel Roosevelt. The speech was
In reply to an attack made on him by
Colonel Roosevelt during the tatter's tour
through Kansas. Ills denunciation of the
coloned was vigorously applauded on the
democratic side of the house.
"He brands every man as an lmfamous
scoundrel who he cannot forte Into agree
ing with Mm," said Mr. Campbell.
"1 want to ask these two questions of
Mr. Roosevelt, said Mr. Campbell.
"Did you or did you not send a note
to the iJepartment of Justice asking that
further steps for the prosecution of the
Harvester trust be suspended?"
"IMd you or did you not flay the 'male
factors of great wealth' and then, in
the night time, in pilvate conference with
the heads of the steel trust and the Ten
nessee Coal and Iron company, agree
that they should be united for their own
benefitr
COUNTY JUDGE REFUSES
TO SERVE AS DELEGATE
CHICAGO. April li County Judge
John M. Owens, who was selected ss a
delegate to the democratic national con
vention by the Harrison-Hearst faction In
their state convention at Peoria last Fri
day, announced today that he would not
serve.
"I was selected without my permission
e.nd without consultation," said Judge
I ra ens. "I consider that it would be ex
tremely Improper for me to aci in such
a capacity In view of my position.''
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NEW YORK. April E.-The White Star
line announced this afternoon thst it
had received the following wireles mes
sage from the cable ship, Mackay Ben
nett: "Heavy southwest squall has interfered
with operations. Fifty bodies recovered.
All not embalmed will be burled at sea
at 8 p. m. with divine services. Can only
bring embalmed bodies to port."
That many of the lifeboats of the Ti
tanic were sent away only half filled .id
that if Captain Smith's orders hud been
obeyed, many more lives would have
been saved, has been disclosed by Peter
O. Daly of Lima, Peru, a first cabin rur
vivor. Daly states that he saw the cap
tain rush to the railing after the boats
had bvan put out from the sinklnK ship
and call: "Bring those boats hack, they
are, only half full." How many boat?
obeyed the captain's orders to return Mr.
Daly was unable to tell.
Oat to Beat All Maldea Records.
John Thompson, a fireman on the Ti
tanic suffering with a broken arm at
St. Vincent's hospital, may be an im
portant witness in the senatorial Inves
tigation lno the wreck. Thompson comes
from Liverpool, and he asserts that the
Titanic was out "to beat all records on
maiden trips."
"From Queenstown out," Thompson Is
quoted as saying, "all the firemen had
been talking of the orders we had to
fire It up as hard as we possibly could.
We were to make as quick a passage as
possible, the orders ran. I heard that
these orders came from the engineering
department.
"We were carrying full pressure. Vrom
the time we left ytieenstown until the
moment of the shock, we never erased
to make 74 to 77 revolutions. During that
whole Sunday we had been arouuu the
17."
May Refaae lo Pay IsiaraarF,
BERLIN, April 22.-A proposal is now
being discussed In circles in Germany
Interested In the reinsurance of the Ti
tanic Jointly to refuse payment on the
ground that the White Star line waa re
sponsible for the accident.
HAMBURG, April 22.-The National Ma
rine association today forwarded an ap
peal to the foreign office In Berlin to
convoke an International conference to
draft regulations regarding the life-saving
equipment of ocean-going vessels.
Stilson Hutchins.
Millionaire and
Journalist, Dead
WASHINGTON; Split milaunsHut
chins, millionaire philanthropist and re
tired journalist, died at his horn liar
today after a lingering Illness with par
alysis. He was born In Whltrfield, N. II.
In ISM. Mr. Hutchins began Ufa as a
reporter In Boston and' later went to
Iowa where h had charge of paper In
Des Moines and Dubuque.
Soon after the civil war he established
tha fit. Louis Times, which lie sold for
what was regarded as a record price.
In the early '70s he went to Washington
and with Prank Holton. once owner of
tha Burlington Hawkeye and later post
master general, established the Washing
ton. Post.
Nines Mr. Hutchins was forced by III
neaa to relinquish control of his business
affairs soma months ago, a contest over
the estate between his wife, Mrs. Rose
Keeling Hutchins, and his two sous by
a former marriage, Walter Stilson and
Lee Hutchins, has attracted much atten
tion. Patient Dies While
Doctor is Delayed
by Holdup Men
CHICAGO. April 21 -While hurrying to
visit a dying patient. Dr. E. W. Hervev,
301 West Chicago avenue, was held up by
highwaymen near his home early today
and robbed of a case of medicine, a small
tank of oxygen, his watch and chain and
his purse con tain in a $12.
The robbers struck the physician on
the head with an empty bottle and he
sank to the ground dated, but recovered
an the men were running away and
shouted to them. "I am a physician and
on by way to attend a dying woman;
please give me back my medicine and
that tank of oxygen."
The men held a whlspeded conversation
and a moment later walked back, helped
the physician to his feet and gave htm
back the medicine and oxygen.
When Dr. Hervey arrived at the home
of hU patient he found her dead.
HILLSVILLE ASSASSINS ARE
TAKEN TO CARROLL FOR TRIAL
ROANOKE. Va. April S.-lnder strong
guard the seven Hlllsville prisoners who
have been In jail here since their arrest
for connection with the assassinations in
the Carroll county court, started for
Hlllsville today. At the little court room
where the shooting of Judge Maasie. At
torney Foster, Sheriff Webb and Miss
Betty Ayrs occurred the, men will be
placed od trial tomorrow.
Floyd Allen, the first man arrested,
rtlll Is suffering from a broken leg, but
was taken bark to face the charge
against him. With Victor Allen, tits son:
Byrd Marion. 8i'ina Edwards. Claude 8.
Allen and Friel Allen, he la under Indict
ment for murder. John Moore, the sev
enth prisoner. Is under Indictment for
felony, the charge being that he assisted
tha Aliens to escape.
Eidna Allen and Wesley Edwards still
are at large.
AGED WOMAN BURNED TO
DEATH AT VERMILLION, S.D.
VERMILLION, f. D.. April fi-Mr.
8. B. Shurtleff. aged SO. pioneer resident,
waa burned to death In a fire in her home
early this morning.
Sender of Message Saying All Are
Safe Unidentified.
IS SURPRISED AT REPORTERS
Saya Xrs Unshed to Tclephnae
Wars Me Told These that the
Titanic Had Wank la the
Ocean.
WASHINGTON. April i'.-Vice Presi
dent P. A. S. Franklin of the Interna
tional .Mercantile Marine company told
the senate Investigating committee today
how he had asked to have the earlier
reports of the Titanic disaster held up to
avoid unnecessary alarm. He denied any
knowledge of the message addressed ' to
Representative Hughes of West Virginia
about the ship's being towed to Halifax
and gave other details. Senator William
Alden Smith of Michigan presided.
After denying that offllcals of the
White Star line hsd any knowledge of a
miseladlng telegram to Mr. Hughes It
was acknowledged by. Mr. Franklin that
he had iasued reasaurlng statements when
he had no facta on which to base them.
Mr. Franklin denied that the White
Star company had any Intention to
spirit awsy from the ruuntry any Titanic
officers or crew or that the plans to re
turn the survivors of the crew were
prompted by any desire to suppress the
facts. He said that nothing that the
officera or crew could tell could affect
what might be told by surviving pas
sengers. Heads Wireless Telegram.
The witness read from a great sheaf of
wireless telegrams received Monday
morning. None of them contained any In
formation of value, but It was on this
data that the line Issued Its statements
In an effort, slid Mr. Franklin, to reas
sure Inquirers. I.ater when the news
came, he said, he sent Immediately for
the reporters and proceeded to begin read
ing to them the long Marronlgram from
the Carpal hla. giving the grew some new
In considerable detail.
"I began to read: 'Titanic went down
this morning at i:aV and then I looked
up." said Mr. Franklin. 'There wasn't
a reporter in the room. They wer all
racing for phones to get ths new out t
the world," ....
Committee Room Crawded. '
Hour before the resumption of ths
Inquiry great crowd swarmed to the
senate office building nd mad a rush
for the crystal lighted caucua room.
Hundreds of them were women, and as
in the Titanic disaster, It waa "women
first." who were admitted to the hearing.
Capitol police took charge of the ar
rangements and by N o'clock there were
no available seats and standing room was
exhausted. Even senator and repre
sentatives who sought lo get places of
vantage for members of their families
wer unable to do so.
When Third Officer Boxhall. who was
summoned aa the first witness entered
the room. Senator Smith asked blm to
step aside and called P. A. 8. Franklin,
vice president of the International Mer
cantile Marine company. He began to
question Mr. Franklin as to the com
panies comprising the corporation, its
connections and Its capitalisation.
Fraaklla la teatrol.
"You are the real representative In this
country of the White War line?" Senator
Smith asked Mr. Franklin.
"Tea. sir."
"Does anyone share the responsibility
with you?"
"I am mainly responsible," answered
Franklin. "There are directors In this
country and meeting are held frequently."
"So far as you know did you or any
of your subordinate officer have any
communication with Captain Smith on bis
last voyage'.'"
"None at all."
Mr. Franklin said he had received no
communication from Mr. lsmay exoe.pt
one by cable Jrom Southampton, an
nouncing the success of the Tltanlc's
trial trip.
"This is the only attempt at communica
tion and so far aa you know, any at
tempt from officers, crew or passengers
to communicate with you after they left
Southampton?" the senator continued.
"Vee."
Senator Smith then sebowed Mr. Frank
lin the telegram received by Congress
man Hughes ot West Virginia from the
Whit JMar line, dated New York, April
15, and addressed to J. A. Hughes, Hunt
ington, W. Vs., a follows:
'Titanic proceeding to Halifax, l'aa
sengers probably land on Wednesday. All
safe.
"(Signed.) WHITE STAJf' LINK."
"I ask you," continued the senator,
"whether you know about the sending ot
that telegram, by whom it waa authorised
and from whom It was sent?"
"I do not. sir."-said Franklin, "fine
it was mentioned at the Waldorf Satur
day we have bad the entire passenger
staff examined and we cannot find out."
r-tret Direct Sena HsaSar.
Asked when be first knew that the Ti
tanic had sunk Mr. Franklin aaid be first
knew It at SfT.p. m. Monday.
"About twenty minutes of Z on Monday
morning." said Mr. Franklin, "a reporter
telephoned me that the Titanic had met
with an accident and was sinking. The
information he told me had come by wire
less from the Steamship V:rgtolaa. which
bad been appealed ta by the Titanic for
aid."
Mr. Franklin said the White Star dorks
bad no information and be then appeal
to toe Associated Press and there waa
read to htm a dispatch from Cape Rare
advising of the accident
"I asked the Associated Press," said
Mr. Franklin, "not to send out the die
patch until we had more detailed Infor
mation in order to avoid causing unner-
IContinued on Second Page.)
From the Denver Republican.
THIRTY-FIYEJIE IN STORM
Tornado Devastates Parts of Illinois
and Indiana.
EIGHTEEN DEAD AT BUSH, ILL
Kite Dead at Wlllsvllle, Three at
Campas and 3lne at Morneeo,
lad Wires Doss la
All lllreelloas.
CHICAGO, April C-Ths tornado, which
lato yesterday swept over Central and
southern Illinois and northwestern Indi
ana killled at least thirty-five persons
and Injured nearly 300 otheis, according
to advicea received bere early today.
Miles of telegraph and telephone wires
were blown down, farm houses were de
molished and It is probable that tne
death list will be Increased when com
munication Is restored with all points
over which the tornado passed.
While there Is no means of estimating
the damage by the storm It la certain
to run Into hundreds of thousands of
dollars.
At Bush, a village In Williamson county,
the greatest loss of life occurred, eighteen
persons having been killed and more than
forty Injured. Nearly every dwelling In
the village was either destroyed ot
dsmaasd. . '
' Stoat Of til, dead war foreigner who
worked In the coal mine near Bush.
At Morocco, lnd., nine persons lost
their lives by being crushed la the col
lapse of Ihelr houses.
At Grant Park. III. half a dosen per
sons were Injured and damage amount
ing to more than IIOO.OOv was caused by
the tornado.
The family of Nelson Ifulse, at Cam
pus, a village near Reddlrk was almost
wied out Hulse, his wife and oldest
daughter were killed and two other chil
dren severely Injured.
Trolley line throughout the storm swept
district suffered heavy damage on ac
count of the destruction of the poles.
The loss of life In the towns which
sr in communication with the outslds
world follows:
Bush. Til., eighteen dead, forty Injured.
Wllllsvlll. III., five dead, forty Injured.
Campus. III., three dead, six Injured.
Morocco, lnd., nine dead, twelve Injured.
Death l ist tonlluaea to (iron.
8T. LOl'IS. Mo.. April It-The death
list caused by high wlmietunns In south
ern Illinois continued to grow today in
tha meager telegraphic and telephone
reporta received here. At Murphyaboro.
III.. George Meade, who lived two miles
north of the city, died because ot in
Jnrtra One woman and two children of
the forty-one persons brought here last
night from Rush, died today In a hos
pital. Two men were reported dead at Free
man. III. The second relief train which
Was started from Uusli for Murphyaboro
waa sent lo anotlu-r town beraue of the
crowded condition of the Miirphysbom
hospital.
A child of Thomas Taylor whs killed
and many persona were Injured when the
storm swept a path In Hamilton county,
Illinois. Fourteen house were demol
ished. At Bush five persons were killed in the
home of Section Foreman Campbell of
the Iron Mountain. Seventy -five houses,
the hotel, postoffice. mining company'a
office and store and the roundhouse were
destroyed. Seventy-five families are des
titute and the state has been asked lor
assistance.
Ten" of the Iron Mountain's employes
of Rush are enroute here for treatment.
It is thought they cannot live. W. K.
Morrifleld of Chester lil., division super-
(Continued ctt Second Page.)
The National Capital
MM.ir. April 23, Hl 2.
The Senate.
Mn at 11 a. in.
Conaidrid Cumin I nil' hill tn permit ap-tM-al
lo upr-m' court from dere in the
TottM'Vo trust dlftawlutton.
CommHtw inrmUntUi3 Titanic ii
atr rouTTrd tv-ann begun In N
York, Vhe Hrettident K ran kiln t-itfvtnic.
Senator Mart In introdurtHl rMnhitlon
to send revenue cutttra to rnB of Titanlr
diaaster to rmain a month In hope of
finding bodl-.
Judfrtary subrniniitt' unanlmouily
favomi nomination of Rls-hard dloan for
Arizona dipt riot Judge after Investigating
charges against him.
The House,
Mt at noon.
Renjmd rn. deration of postoffice
appropriation bi.l. p
RepresntHtiv Campbell attacked fol
onl Hooev t as one tv ho "assai I-1
every man ho ventured to diaagrre with
btm on any q jeatton."
Naval affplr commlftee agreed to
authorise ll.OOMna for wortd-wids wire
ieaa system fur navy.
St. Louis Terminal
Association is
Declared a Trust
WASHINGTON, April S.-The Termi
nal Itatlniad aam-littton of St. Louis and
fourteen railroads entering that city and
owning llw Terminal ronipatiy were to
day held by I lie supreme court of th-
I'nltrd Slates In be a combination oper
ated In violation of the Sherman anti
trust law to control transportation across
fjte Mississippi river at St. Louis.
Justice !,urton announced the derision.
He said It was not contended that every
terminnl company in every city wan a
violation of the Sherman law. It might
be a faculty Instead of a restraint on
Interstate commerce.
FRENCH IN FEZ MASSACRED
Native Troopers Revolt and Slay all
They Find in Street.
TELEGRAPH OFFICE ATTACKED
Krearh Legation Read O.t Relief
Part lea aad Many Prrsaas Are
MreearsV Artillery tinea
aa Hehela. s
FEZ. Morocco, April 11 - Delayed In
Transmission.) The revolt of the ppulsc
nd the Moorish soldiery began at mid
day yesterday utter a delegation of na
tive troops had obtained admlaslon tn
the palace anil complained to the sultan
of the new military regulations In con
nection with the French protectorate.
Aa ths military delegation came out from
the iialaee the soldiers comxUig It
elird and killed a French captain. This
was the algnal for general pillage and
maeeacre throughout the city.
The native soldiers, urged on by
shrieking Moorish women rushed
through the streets of th city, slaying
all the French they could find and In
citing the population to violence by the
falsa ery of 'The sultan Is a prisoner
of the Frencii and must be liberated."
The French telegiaphers were attacked
by a howling crowd and made a heroic
stand, defending their offl.-e f.r four
hours. In the meantime sendlug messagei
to headgiiarters at Taruflera. Finally
Die office was broken Into and the teleg
raphers were killed and their bodies
were mutilsted and burned.
The heads of all the Europeans slain
by the native troops were paraded
I1 through the strees on pikes.
The French legation sent out relief
siiusds of troops und hroissht In mauv
foreigners snd afterwards the French
artillery opened fire on the rebels, who
were grouptl In the northern guarlers.
Alleged Rioters Are
Indicted by Grand
Jury at Rock Island
ROCK ISLAND. III.. April 22.-liid.it.
ment rimming assault with Intent to
murder against K. If. Gardner, a socialist
editor: Harry McCaskcrln. republican
nomin for Mtate's attorney, and Phil
H. Wells, a juHtlce of tha peace, were re
turned todit)- by the special grand jury
hl h Investigated the recent rl t that
resulted In th killing of two and the
wounding of nine persona.
The three mentioned are held re
sponsible for aiding In bringing about the
fatal elash between the police and the
mob that attacked the city hall. The
bond of each was fixed at $?.-' Wells
and McCaskerln arranged to furnish
bonds, but Gardner went to jail. Gardner
Is at the head of a movement to recall
Mayor H. -V Schrlver and Polite Com
mirstntter Hart.
There are twenty -Mi Indictments not
yet made public.
CREWS OF TWO TRAINS HELD
PENDING WRECK INQUIRY
IOWA FALLS. la.. April S. -(Special
Telegram.) Xels Jourgenson of Anthon,
la., who was fatally Injured In the Il
linois Central wreck here yesterday, died
at Ellsworth hospital last night. Both
crews of the stork trains were arrested
last night pending an Invcetlgation.
BUSINESS BLOCK IN
KIRKW00D, ILL.. BURNED
OALKSMTH;, III . April 2.-One block
of the bufUK-iW dlitrtct of Kirkwcod. III.,
was w.ped out by f.re, early this nwrn-ng
which was thought to have been of in
cendiary origin. The loss la estimated at
LEAGUE HOLDS WITH BLACK
Session at Lincoln Orders Payment
of Full Amount of Claim.
AGAINST NATIONAL COMMISSION
ftehrdnle Ratified talllaa far 11
Uaaiea, the First ta Re Played
a Foarteeath of May
Three t,aars Dally.
(From a Rlaff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, April a.--lSpeclal Telegram.)
Rather stormy scenes marked th meet
ing of. the Nebraska Stat league officials
In this city this afternoon at the Llndell
hotel, when the question of the claim of
Plark. manager of the Kearney team last
year, rams up for consideration. The
league finally passed a resolution which
lakra a stand directly opposed to that ot
the National Base Hall commission, to
whom (he matter waa referred. Th
league came to the support of President
Selvers ot (Jrand Island and by motion
declared that It was the sense ot th
meeting thst Kearney owed Manager
Hlark 1120. th full amount of the claim
which h made fir salary. Th matter
date hack to last summer, when Black
left Kearney, .with flat owing him a
; manager The dlrerlora took tha amount
from the guarantee (und and deposited II
lo Hlark credit in the bank where he
had been doing business as manager.
Part of thla waa retained by the bank,'
however, and Hlark filed a claim for hi
salary. The Pluh refused lo pay the
claim and the matter came up tn Presi
dent Slevera. who directed that the Black
claim waa vaalld, and ordered lie pay
ment. The matter went to the national
board of arbitration and finally th na
tional commiHMloii, where the claim wa
rejected and the finding was In favor of
I e club.
Since then th matter haa been hanging
fire, but the action o ftlie league official
this afternoon finally dlspoeea of It
During the course of the meeting Vic
President Nichols of Ihe eKarney club
left the meeting and wouid not return
until Its conclusion.
Tiie league ratified the schedule which
has lieen prepared and which calls for 112
gamrs. lieglnnliiK May II snd ending
Seiitemhi r 9. The schedule provide for
three-game aerlea and each club meets
the other tnree times.
Senator Bourne of
Oregon Loses Race
for Renomination
PORTLAND, tire.. April C.-Delayed
returns from the direct primary election
of Iat Friday night do not alter the
standing of candidate. Thoedorc Roose
velt was chosen a the presidential
nominee of Oregun republicans by a ma
jority of approximately 1.000 over Presi
dent Tafl, whllt Wood row Wilson re
ceived the democratic endorsement by a
margin of votes over Champ Clark.
Many precincts In the mountains are still
to be heard from.
The vote on the republican candidates
for prevldent, so far aa reiwrted. Is:
Tnft. 1K.21; Roosevelt, 5..M; I.a Fo
lette. SUM.
The returns on tha democratic ticket
are very Incomplete with Wllnon far In
the lead.
lien Selling a Portland merchant, de
feated Senator Jonathan Bourne by $.009
votrs. and Dr. Harry Lane, democratic
nominee for I'nlted Mates senator has a
plurality of nearly Z.fOO over other as
pirants. '
For const-reps, first district, W, C.
Hawley ia the republican nominee. The
democratic nominee has nut been named.
In the second district. N. J. iSlnnott de
feated W. R Kills for the republican
nomination. whl!e James H. Graham
defeated Claud C. Covey, his democratic
opponent.
In the third district A. W. Lafferty.
Incumbent, defeated C. I". Gen ten belli,
while M. O. Munly, the democratic can
didate had no opposition.
Hundreds Marooned
in North Mississippi
NEW ORLEANS. La., April 21-Huo-dreds
of persons still are marooned on
floating house topa and rafts lo the
flooded sections of northwestern Missis
sippi, accord. ng to official reporta re
reived here today, ltes.'ue parties have
employed motor boats and launches to
scour the inundated country for refugees.
There has been Intense suffering among;
the flood s prisoners.
Senators and Congresimeii to Be Ap
pealed to for Belief Sought
FACTS ON HAH SYSTEM GROWTH
speakers Favar the Patvela Pact aasl
Kaplala that the Pesetas Service
lis Be Jlade a Reveaae
1 f rod wee r. ...
At the Joint weslon of th Nshrasa
State Association of Fostofflc Clerks and
the Nebraska State Association of Mall
farrtera yesterday afternoon th greater
portion of the I'm waa given over to
oratory.' The meeting waa presided over
by George J. Kleffner of th Omaha car
rier force, who Introduced Poet master
Wharton aa th first speaker and tha
party who would deliver tha address ot
welcome.
In referring to the present postmaster,
Mr. Kleffner pointed to him aa an official
who word I a good a hi bond and
an official who says "yea" and "no" when
the occasion demand and then stand by
what he aay. Although ha ha held tha
office but a short time, lir. Klsffnsr aaid
that clerk and carrier had learned to
respect him and look upon Mm a a man
who 1 In sympathy with thsra and on
who has an Interest In building up tit
office.
When be aros to speak Postmaster
Wharton waa accorded a hearty recep
tion and his address was considered of
such worth that It waa ordered published
In It entirety In th official paper of th
organisation.
Fost master Wharton In extending
welcome to the visiting clerk and ear.
tier said that h did not attempt ta
speak aa a veteran, but as on who was
In perfect accord with th men v and
women about him. and that In doing so
extended a welcome to ail of th clerk
and mall carrier who were In attend
ance upon th convention. He referred
to Ihe occupation as on of th most hon
orable line of calling, an occupation
that had continued sine before th found
ing of th republic,
IB Per feat Haaeet.
In paying a tribute to the people who
handle the malls. Postmaster Wharton
declared that N per rent of those em
ployed are honest, temperate and Indua
Uloua th. dopartmenj not (olsraling
th shltirawa, th lussards or those wha
are. dishonest, and for this reason th
buslnas men of the country aad all oth
ers havw com to re pert th mall men
aa among tha best cltltens, not only In
th cities but In th town and In th
country all over the union.
Figure relative to th Omaha Post
offlr wer given, showing th growth
during the years sine It establishment.
Th speaker also put himself on record
a favoring better pay for employe and
a pension for year of service,
Ed. J. Oaynor, vie president of th
National Association of Latter Carrier,
dwelt upon th cost of aervlc. th wall
being of th employe and efficiency.
He scouted tlx Idea that th Postofflc
department cannot ha made a paying In
stitution If parties and concerns us'.ig
th mall pay their Just proportion of tha
cost of operation. He contended that
annually seeds snd speeches of rnator.
congressmen end department head are
franked and If they paid postage aa they
should, tb revenue derived would aggre
gate S2t.IXKI.UI0. while S1OOO00.0W at lost
lo the government annually by reason
of the fact that newspaper, magaaln
nd other periodicals do not pay postage
rate equal tn that exacted when almllar,
matter I sent by Individual.
Favare Pareela Peat.
Th speaker contended for the parcel
post, taking the position that ther I nor
reason why a pound of butter, a doxerl
egg or a package of merchandise should
not go through the mail If a reasonabl
rate of postage I paid.
Of the treatment of employes, Mr.
Gaynor talked for shorter hvuii: and eo
operation between emrioye . and head
of departments, that in th end a model
Institution may be built up and main
tained. ' .
W. H. Canavan. secretary and treas
urer of the National Clerk' association,
talked In favor of the parcel post, pre
dicting that the time I not far distant
when It will be In general operation.
He favored the holding of Joint meetings,
but opposed the amalgamation af th
two organizations, contending that by
working separately, they would be abl to
accomplish mora good for each and both.
However, he urged that they get together
and work for the civil service pension
bill that superannuated employe would
have something to look forward to after
being dropped from the service.
Vrsrea Co-Oavratlaa.
Captain Schol -of tb army retire
ment board urged co-operation and a bat-
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