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VOL. XLU NO. 59.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 26, 1912-TEN PAGES.
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CHAOTIC SITUATION
BEFORE CONGRESS IN
ITS SESSION TODAY
Neither Senate Nor House Will Have
, Quorum When They Again Con
vene this Morning.
WILL RESUME TWO FILIBUSTERS
Session Lasts from Saturday Night
Far Into Sunday Morning.
LA FOLLETTE WILL NOT YIELD
Insists on Forcing Vote on Campaign
Contribution Inquiry.
DEFICIENCY BILL MAY GO OVER
Provision for Payment of State
Claims. Atached to Mewrart nd
tuuyivar 9 -
Cause. Deadlock. .
s ' WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-A few acore
weary members of congress and an Impa
tient president of the United States today
confronted an unprecedented govern
, mental situation, following last night's
prolonged and fruitless struggle to ad
iourn the session of congress. The out
look for tomorrow's sessions of house and
seriate prmised an even more chaotic leg
islative condition than obtained in the
fight that began Saturday morning and
continued until nearly church time today.
Disgusted with adjournment failure
many members of the senate took early
trains today ' for their homes. Senator
I Penrose predicted that there would be
'much less than a quorum in the senate
'when it meets at noon tomorrow and
' house leaders were satisfied that that
body would be nearly forty members
short of the number necessary to trans
act business. '
The double filibuster which compelled
the abandonment of the plan to end the
session of congress Is expected to be re
newed when the houses reconvene. Sna
tor La Follette made known to friends
today that he would Insist upon a record
vet's on the adoption of the Penrose reso
lution for an investigation of campaign
contributions of the Standard Oil company
in 1904, and of the correspondence be-
... . Tnh. T AvAfctwiM rianraA W "Ppr-
kins and members of congress.
No Compromise on Claims.
esenaior unamoeriain, nu iou un oui
senate filibuster, the object of which was
to force the house to agre to the pay
ment of $900,000 of old state ilaims, will
have the support of many senate demo
crats if he renews his Insistence to hold
congress until these claims are paid. The
house leaders are determined to fight the
claims "until December'; u necessary
Either of the senate filibuster bold
trouble f of any plan of adjournment.'' If
'Senator La Follete should Insist on a,
record vote, It would become necessaryl
to secure a quorum.. In such an went ne
could hold the senate Indefinitely, because
it would again be unable to make an
adjournment agreement with the house.
The general deficiency appropriation
bill Is agreed to on all points except the
ifi00,000 of claims demanded by Virginia,
Maryland, Oregon and Texas, and the exr
tra month's pay for employes of the
house and senate. Chairman Fitzgerald
of the house conferees, renewed taday
his declaration that in no circumstance
would the house cohsede ' the payment
of any of these.
" Measure MW Gs Over. -
"If the senate Insists on these Items In
the bill it will force the measure to go
over until the December session," be said.
"The house announced its attitude firmly
and sooner than see It yield on the items,
I will raise the point of no quorum.
Members know that It would be, almost
lmposlble to secure a quorum now, except
by the physical arrest of absent mem
bers." '.
Senat leaders were hopeful that the
senate might be Induced to yield on these
claims. , "
North Platte Forest
Eeserve to Be Opened
to Homestead Entry
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-SpecIal Tel
egram.) The secretary of agriculture has
advised Congressman Klnkald that it has
been decided to open for settlement under
the quarter-section act certain portion
of the North Platte forest reserve. It Is
probable that more than SOO.WO acres will
be available for entry.
The secretary of agriculture must first
classify the land to determine what is
to remain for forest purposes. This will
be done shortly. Mr. Klnkald Intends to
Introduce a measure in the house In the
fall to make the area to be opened avail,
able under the one-section act. At pres
ent it can be entered upon only In quar-ter-seetlon
tracts. When it is classified
it .Is believed that a considerable are
will be suitable for one-section purposes.
The North Platte unit in the national
forest In Nebraska baa been reserved for
about seven years. Much of it has been
used by cattlemen. It is said. There has
been a great desire on the part of people.
In that section to have It opened for en
try. .,
An item In the sundry civil bill sets
aside an appropriation to continue re
surveys In the Sixth district
Thousands Turned
From Hall Where
Booth's Body Lies
LONDON, Aug. 25. Thousands of
mourners bent on paying homage to the
late commander-in-chief of the Salvation
army, General William Booth, were
turned away tonight from Congress hall
In Clapton, being unable to view the body
of the late evangelist, which has been
lying in state for two days. It has been
decided, therefore, to continue the lying
In state on Monday. The body will be
transferred to another room on Sunday
when the hall will be used for the Sal
vation army services.
A wreath sent by queen mother Alexan
dra was laid on General Booth's bier to
day. ' The Inscription read:
"To the memory of "General' Booth, to
whom this whole nation owes an eternal
debt of gratitude for the services he ren
dered to suffering humanity. v- .... '
, "ALEXANDRA."
Olympia hall, Where the funeral service
Is to be held, ,1s so vast that it has been
decided to throw the words of the
prayers and hymns used during the cere
mony on a screen. ,
REDUCE TAX LEVY
OVER JE MILLS
Anthes and Shriver Present Tangle
Which County Commissioners
Cannot Unravel.
BOARD LISTENS TO DEBATE
Differ on the Value of Taxable
Properity.
SHSIVER'S FIGURES ADOPTED
Comparison is Made Between This
Year and Last
COUNTY CUTS DOWN TWO MILLS
-- . .iii,
City Levy Reduced 0.04 Mills ill
'State Two Mills, While "Levy
for School Purposes Goes
Up Three Mills. .
DOUGLAS COUKTT IEYIZ3
191S 1913
State .a .
County ; 17.0
City 49.8'
School ......18.0 '
Totals
.88.0
Two Injuries at Fairfield
F AIRFIELD, Neb., Aug. .-speciai.;
A horse driven by Charles Spear's son
became frightened at a motorcycle stand
ing by the roadside and ran away, throw
ing the occupants of the buggy out,
breaking the arm of his youngest daugh
ter. Mrs. Rennie Cook was thrown from a
carriage as the team crossed the railroad
track, breaking her collar bone. ir.
Cook was seriously injured. .
Eight-Year-Old Boy
Dies of Bullet Wound
YANKTON, Neb.. Aug. 26,-The au
thorities are Investigating the death of
an 8-year-old son of R. H. Bennet, a
farmer of Beaver Creek. The little boy
was found- shot , through. , the . .heart Jn
the' farm Momer. 'Four children were In
the house alone and It la thought a
young brother shot the boy accidentally
in play, as a loaded revolver was found
with one shot fired, replaced where Mr.
Bennet always kept it The boy denies
any knowledge of how his brother was
killed. '
Tom Steckler, a pioneer farmer, was
found dead on a load of corn near Tank
ton on Friday. Death la supposed to have
been duo to natural. causes.
Before an Immense throng of people
Francis Barlow of New York made two
fine flights- in an aeroplane Friday. On
one trip the bird man went to the stat)
hospital, stayed for supper and returned.
On alighting the machine was badly dam
aged owing to the field being too small
and the airship charged Into a fence.
with terrific force. Barlow and his as
sistant weVe slightly Injured.
County tax levy for 1913 was reduced
2 mills from the 191J levy, city levy was
reduced 9.04 mills, and state levy was re
duced 1 mill by the Board of County
Commissioners yesterday afternoon. Levy
for the school district of maha was In
creased 3 mills over that of 1312. The
net reduction lsS.04 mills.
The Board of County Commissioners Is
creditable only for the reduction of the
county levy. While the board under the
law makes the other levies, it is by la
obliged to make them as ordered by the
city council for the city, the Board V
Education for the school district, and the
State Board of Equalization for the state,;
The levies were made yesterday after
noon after the board for hours had
listened to County Assessor W. G.
Shriver and George 4r".thes, chief clerk
of the county audit'ng department, who
differed as to the values of property tax
able for municipal and school purposes.
The board finally adopted Shrlvers
figures and with them as a basis Anthes
arrived at the city levy. Anthes de
clared that if Shriver's figures prove
erroneous the city next year will f all
$66,546.98 short of its estimate of funds
necessary for; support of the municipal
government. If Anthes' rejected figures
had been adopted and should prove erro
neous, the-chief clerk said, , the dty
would be only fSW.42 over the estimates.
The levies made yesterday compared
with those for 1912 are given above.
The subdivision of county and city
levies for the two years are as follows:
-'-.V County, a
- 1912.
General fund....... 84S
Tina ris i Ji 2.4
Omaha Greets the Bankers
SJSf! IWANTY0V
to meet zrr
WIFZ
.
ALDRIGH AWAITS AN ANSWER
Governor Says He Has Not Heard
from Morhead Up-to-Date. :
WANTS M00SERS OF FTICKET
Bridges'. : X
Emergency bridge.
Bond sinking...
BoldiersV relief.
Total
General fund....
Water
Judgment
Bond sinking....
City.
.. 1725
... .21
...17.
....31.75
3.15
.... 7.
.... 7.9
19R
8.
in
.4
' i, ;-,
.2
"W"
28.51
2.85
2.28
7.12
58.76
Total .8
The levies for "the villages for 1913 as
made" by the .county board yesterday
compared with those for 1912 are as fol-
Nearly Smothered' to Death.
FALLS CITY, Neb., Aug. 26.-(SpedaD
Paul Fisher, who works for L. Knicker
bocker on a farm southeast of Falls
City, met with an accident one night the
last week that nearly cost him his life
A wagon loaded! with manure overturned.
The manure fell onto him and the team
ran awiiy. Later two Rulo men driving
along the road dragged him from his po
sition. He was Unconscious ana nearly
mothered to death when found.
Klremnn Killed at Rock River.
RAWLINS, Wyo., Aug. 25.-(Special.)
-Albert C. Wallace of Cheyenne, fireman
on No. 4, the Atlantic express, was in
stantly kil'.ed at Rock Rivr-r, on tho
Union Pacific, today, when he stepped In
front of No. 3, the westbound fast mail
train. His body was ground to pieces.
The Weather
Forecast for Monday: ,
For Nebraska and South Dakota Local
showers and cooler.
For Iowa Unsettled, probably, followed
by showers and cooler.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday.
I v,Y"l Hour. Deg.
VrX rrvv 6 . &
VYTTSrtA' - m-J
Vvti vwUTk I ' m
rVKjJ!jf g a. m. 80
XiCtJa Cfcl TO ' a. m. 85
V rXjL4$ J w a- m.... 89
V CnT 11 m 92
vi 'vr''ijPA 12 m 95
ttAiTrvw 1 p- ra 97
it X4AviOKli 2 p. m... 98
IvJnW 4 m" 96
7jl--HHa e p' m M
HiScSsnffinK; p. m. 91
Sam Blythe Sunday's
With Omaha Friends
Sam Blythe, the , well known political
writer and minister plenipotentiary of the
Saturday Evening Post, blew Into Omaha
and . out again yesterday, staying long
enough to lok up some old friends and
get a line on the presidential puzsle. After
the Chicago and Baltimore conventions
Mr. Blythe retired to his ranch In Mon
tana for an outing, landing In San Fran
cisco two weeks ago, from which place
he is making a transcontinental excursion
headed for Boston, with short stops at
the high points. Mr. Blythe says he has
stopped making gueses on the election
outcome, and Is convinced no one can
figure It out any better than he ean.
lows: ' '
' . 1912. 1913.
Benson ...-8 3.8
Dundee 2.1 8.
Klkhorn -1.5 3-
Florence 2.4 8.
Millard - ..1. 1.
Valley 2.2 2.2
Waterloo 1. L
RELIEF FROM HEAT TO COME
BY MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 25.-Warm
weather will be the rule over the greater
part of the country east of the Msslsslppl
river for the next several days and dur
ing the first of the coming week will pre
vail over the middle Mississippi valley
and the southern states, according to the
weather bureau tonight
- "A change to considerably cooler
weather," says the bulletin, -."will over
spread the northwestern states during
the next two days, the mlddlewest by
Wednesday and the eastern and southern
states the latter part of the week. The
first half of the week wll.be generally
fair In the western and southern states,
and unsetled with ' local rains In the
northwestern districts and the Rocky
mountain region the latter part of the
week will be showery over much of the
country from the great central valleys
eastward and In the west gulf states.
There are no Idlcations at the present
time of a disturbance In the West Indies."
New Notes of Alliance.
ALLIANCE, Neb., Aug. 25.-(Spc!al.-Mrs.
Lottie Wells, waiter in the Becker
A Yockey cafe, in a fit of despondency
attempted suicide by taking laudanum.
The prompt arrival of a physician saved
her life.
J. R. Barb and Miss Ethel Drake, well
known and popular young people of Al
liance, were married at the home of the
bride's parents Friday.
James H. Hedge, a bachelor living on a
claim north of Alliance, died of heart
failure In a rooming house .here Thurs
day night He was 67 yean old. . .
A levy of 1 'mill was made for the new
village of Ralston.
Shrlrer Give Figures. ,
' Several days ago County Assessor
Shriver certified to the Board of County
Commissioners his figures on the assess
able property for municipal and school
purposes and the figures were given to
Anthes to be checked. .Anthes report
questioned the ' figures ot the assessor.
The two agreed that 'the value of prop
erty taxable for county revenue Is 844,
251,794, but as to the property taxable for
city and , school district revenues they
differed. ,
Anthes placed the value of property
taxable for the city at 233,440,686, while
Bhriver's figure was $35,064,988. Anthes
figured that the property taxable for
school" revenues totals $32,67,893; Shriver
put it at $32,808,023.
.The differences between Anthes and
Shriver result from difference! Jn their
Interpretations of the statutes governing
taxation of railroad and insurance com
pany properties. Anthes holds that under
the terminal taxation law certain rail
road properties are not taxable for munic
ipal revenue, while Shriver contends that
they are. ' ':. '
Aathea System.
Anthes reached his figure of $33,440,686
as the total of property, taxable for city
revenue by the following method: , :
Take the whole value of railroad term!
nalfl In Omaha, as fixed by the state
board of equalization, and deduct there
from the value of all personal property
of the roads within the city limits, all
railroad lands and buildings within the
dty limits and outside the right-of-way,
and all mileage within the city limits,
8l.4S9.170. This leaves a remainder of $2,
392,095, the total of railroad property
assessable for municipal revenue.
Now add the total of railroad property
assessable for municipal revenue, $2,332,
095, and the total of all property in the
city except railroad property, $31,048,591,
giving a total of $33,440,686.
Anthes arrived at his total of valuation
of property, assessable for school purposes
as follows; '
Railroad property taxable ' for school
purposes only, $1,489,170.
Insurance property taxable for school
purposes only,- $135,132.
Total property In the city except rail
road property, $31,048,591. '
Total, $32,672,893.
Shriver reached his figure of $35,064,988
as the taxable property for municipal pur
poses by the following addition:
Total property In the city except rail
road and . insurance company property.
$31,048,591.
Railroad property In the city except
personalty, lands and buildings, outside
the right-of-way and mileage, $2,392,095.
Railroad property which Anrhes says Is
taxable for schools only, $1,489,170.
Republican Executive Committee to
Meet at Lincoln Today to Select (
' Chairman and Secretary and
Select Headquarters.
(Continued on Second Page.)
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Aug. 25.-(Speclal.)-Polltlcs
has ' been exceptionally quiet during tho
week Just past, the only thing that at
tracted more than passing attention in
state circles being .the open letter ot
GeternoiT Aldrlfth- o Jta demrcratie-oo--
ponent, J. H. M.orehead,-challenging him
to a joint debate on recoroV When asked
if he had received any answer to his
letter from Mr. Morehead, the governor
smiled and said that he had received
none and expected none. "I shall keep
on after- him though and If I get a
chance will slug him one right "on the
point of the chin. "
"Then you do not propose to 'slug him
Over the ropes,' " was asked. -
"I'll give him all he wants before this
campaign is over," replied the governor,
while a look came over his face similar
to that when he wielded the big steel
hammer In the state convention. "If this
governorship Is going to be fought out
on the record made by Mr.' Morehead and
myself In the Nebraska negislature, or
on my record as governor of the state, I
want nothing better than a chance to
meet the gentleman, but I would like to
meet him on the platform, face to face,
and where the people who hear the dis
cussion will have a chance to size us both
up and the arguments we bring out I
have nothing to fear In an assault upon
my record by the democratic candidate."
, Governor Not Worrleed.
The governor Is not worried very much
over the rumor that the bull moosers
would put up an entirely new ticket when
they hold their convention. It Is true
that some of the old populist members of
tho party, who law the cause of the death
ofthe populist party to Its fusion with
democracy, do not look with favor on
fusion relations with any of the old par
ties, but they do not seem to be fight
lng the movement for an entirely new
state ticket very hard.
Another rumor Is however afloat , of
an attempt at the third party state con
vention to endorse only Roosevelt can
dldates. This would knock In the head
all efforts to bring about a harmonious
condition of things in the republican
nartv and threaten the whole state
ticket The muddle on the electoral ticket
aeems to tand about this shape: Gqver-
Want Moosers to Withdraw.
nor Aldrlch wants the six Roosevelt
electors on the republican ticket to with
draw. Chairman Epperson feels the
same way. but Will leave It to the Can
didates themselves to do as they please,
The Taft men Insist that the Roosevelt
men shall aet out. of the way and let
men who will supbort Taft be put in
their places. The 'progressives" also It
ds said want an entirely separate set of
electors. But Congressman Norrls wants
them to remain on the republican ticket,
and also be endorsed by the bull mooser-
ites.
Speaking of "leaders," it looks as If
tbe new party was going to be able to
have things attended to without the rank
and file of the party having to bother
very much about it So - far J. L. Cc
Brten, who has had the front part of
his anatomy pushed up to the republican
Ile counter for many years, sems to be
the whole thing in the formation of the
new -party. While some things may
puzzle Mr. McBrien to pull off success
fully, it must not be forgotten that he
has the advice and assistance of such
powerful political advisors as . Nels P.
Hansen, Governor Aldrlch's pure food
commissioner; Frank P. Corrlck, who
made the Roosevelt campa!gn In Ne
braska the success it xvas; Senator
Spreckler of Schuyler, the tall Sycamore
of the Platte, and Nathan Mertiamn of
Omaha who knows a few things about
politics himself. Thn why it Is asked
Gov. Aldrich Will '
Not Call an Extra'
Sessionat Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 25.-Siedal.)-Governor
Aldrich says that there will
be "nothing doing" on the demand of
Mike Harrington for a special session of
the legislature, so that a law can be
passed enabling the bul moose conven
tion to get a ticket Jn the field. "Noth
ing short of war, pestilence , or famine
will cause me to call an extra session
of the legislature;', said the governor
this morning. t
MROKniHIRLANDmr
'v..'-.'-. A-..-' .J-
TAFT AND HIS PUBLIC WORK
What the President Has Acomplished
During His Term.
MISSION OF REPUBLICAN PARTY
Springfield in Danger of Repetition
of Race Riots.
SALE OF FIREARMS FORBIDDEN
Chauffeur Kills Young- Woman Im
Household of Employer and
Leaves Note that She Had
Driven Him Mad.
(Continued on Second Page.)
SPRINGFIELD. Ill, Aug. 25.-Prospects
of a repetition of the bloody race riots of
four years ago this month, when a nuin
ber of persons were killed and hundreds
of thousands of dollars' worth of property
was destroyed, were bright In Springfield
today, as a result of the murder by a
negro chauffeur of Ruth Powers, a young
woman employed at the home of O. B.
Caldwell, a prominent citizen.
i The report that the deed had been com
mitted by Arthur Johnson, a negro chauf
feur In the employ of Caldwell, quickly
spread about the city, and half an hour
after the body of the young woman was
found In a rear hallway of the Caldwell
residence, sinister rumors of Impending
trouble were heard on every hand.
It was late In the afternoon when the
body of Johnson, who had ended his own
life, was found li. a barn at the rear of
the Caldwell home. Clutched In one hand
of the negro was the revolver with which
he had killed the girl and himself, and
lying nearby was an unaddressed envel
ope, containing a note, as follows:
"To the home folks and friends: Good
bye all. This girl, Ruth Powers, has
drove me to this. I hope God will have
mercy upon me. Bye bye all.
"ARTHUR JOHNSON."
NEITHER DOCTOR OR WARDEN
WANTS FAINTING BERTHA
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Aug. 25.-(Speclal.)-Neither
Dr. Kern of the Hastings asylum nor
Warden Mellck of the state penitentiary
seems to be very much of a woman's
man. They are now quarrelling, not who
shall have charge of that very popular
little patent "Fainting Bertha," but who
shall not take her and protect her from
the outside world. They are pulling off
the Gaston-Alphonse stunt
Bertha was sent to the penitentiary for
plucking a diamond from the shirt front
of a gentleman who caught her very
gallantly in his arms when Bertha had
one of the "fainting" spells for which she
Is noted.- Soon after arriving at the pen
she began making things lively for the
warden and she was finally adjudged In
sane and sent to the ' Hastings asylum.
Now she Is getting to be a live proposition
for that institution and Dr. Kern, the
superintendent says that Bertha Is her
self again and should be taken under
the care of Warden Mellck. The warden
enters a plea, of .exemptions and Insists
that tho doctor should continue as the
protector.
Western Fruit Cro BI.
DENVER. Aua. 25. Th rfninr.H-4T.u
1912 fruit crop will be at least twice as
largo as that of any previous year. It is
estimated that on the ltne of the Denver
A Rio Grande railroad In western Coin,
rado, there will be between 9.000 and 10 0M
cars of fruit, consisting of peaches, pears
apricots, plums, cantaloup ftnd apples
w "iv.cu vcinceu oepiemDer i and
the end of the season. In Trtah th
will approximate 3,000 cars.
Thomas W. Blackburn Replies to a
Bull Moose Who Insults, His
Intelligence In Political
Debate.
Thomas W. Blackburn had a short con
versation with a bull moose last week,
and It set him thinking. Later he met up
with a reporter and outlined to him what
he had told, the bull tnooser. This Is
,wh Mr. .Blackburn said: 4 ..j
"A"bull moose politician ' challenged
my intelligence the other day when I
announced . to his that I was for Taft
and the republican party. Realizing that
wisdom la likely to die next November
when the bull moose disease has run Its
course, nevertheless I' Intended to vindi
cate my political Intelligence, by recit
ing a few reasons why any genuine
republican can proudly stand by his
party and enthusiastically support Its
nominations.' ,
"The history of the republican party
Is a chronicle of peace, prosperity, prog
ress and constructive statesmanship. No
party in political history ever approxi
mated the republican party in achieve
ment and no political party in the world
has so little In its records to regret and
so proud a score of victories won for the
people.
"The republican party is a constructive
organization of unusual intellectual,
moral and political power. It has been
an emergency meeting Institution; a tri
umphant foe to industrial as well as
African slavery; a militant force for
order, honesty and continuity of political
principle; a promotion of lntelllgense, ,
commerce, prosperity and morality; a
successful political organization actuated
by high motives for the common wel
fare and a potent partisan Institution,
standing for those things wbdeh have
made America great; her people the
best housed, best clothed and wealthiest
per capita and in grass on the face of
the earth and the equals of any In the
world In Intelligence and morals.
"In the past three and a half years
the president of the United States, the
republican standard bearer In this cam
paign, has stood as adamant against
the menacing attacts of democrats, so
calists, dlz - politicians, self-seeking
publicists and that army of muckrakers
developed out of greed for money, ap
petite for notortety and opportunities
for spendlngdssfph awor
forpanderlng to .an unrest begotten
largely out of our unexampled pros
perity. '
"Rallying to the course of the people,
and knowing the political consequences,
he made an alliance with his partisan en
emies to secure a hope of Canadian re
ciprocity a statesmanlike conception- He
was right and history will extol him
for undertakng to establish a 'free inter
change of commerce between two conn
alike in productions, alike In Institutions,
alike In populaton and dvded only by an
maglnary arbitrary line. Canada and the
United tSeea missed a great opportunity
when Canad rejected ehe overtures of
Presidetn Tft and congress. '
"President Taft Mew, fr he was
warned, that the democratic party
would not fall to seize the opportunity
to embarrass him with tariff legisla
tion. He knew also that such legisla
tion would, of necessity, be of the half
baked variety and the veto would be
necessary. For the welfare of the
country, for the maintenance of the
principle of protection, and for the de
velopment of a tariff commission which
should remove schedule making from
the realm of partisan politics and local
selfishness to the broad plane of com
mon . sense ' and business honesty, ne
exercised his high constitutional right
to refuse to approve of the democratic
measures.
"President Taft , Is recognized as the
soul of public honesty. His enemies
In their wildest shrieks of contumeby, do
not assal his personal integrity. The
worst charge this Is made by his fellow
partisans and his political enemies. Is
COMMITTEE DEIS
COLONEL'S
REQUEST
T
0 APPEAR AT ONCE
Roosevelt Will Not Answer Charge
of Archbold on Stand Till Late '
in September.
UNABLE TO GET TOGETHER NOW
Lea Resigns and Senator Pomerene
Takes His Place.
INQUIRY NOT TO BE DROPPED
Will Be Continued Regardless of
Astion of Senate.
CLAPP TELEGRAMS TO T. R.
9
Chairman of Subcommittee Before
Which Stand Oil Chief Tells Tela
. Story, Notifies Roserelto f ...
Final Decision.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-Colonel .
Roosevelt will not have an opportunity
to answer John D. Arohbold'a statements
before the senate committee Investigat
ing campaign expenditures until late In
September,"
Senator Clapp, chairman of the sub
committee before which Mr. Archbold
told his story of having contributed "
$100,000 to the Roosevelt fund In 1904,
telegraphed Colonel Roosevelt at 4 o'clock
this morning that the committee would
not be able to hear him Monday as the
colonel desired.
Late tonight Senator Clapp received a j
telegram from Senator Dillingham
Vermont, chairman of the committee -oA
privileges and elections, announcing that
Senator Pomerene of Ohio would be ap
pointed to take the place of Senator
Luke Lea of Tennessee, who has .re
signed. Senator Pomerene Is now In OhV),
however, and Senator Clapp said It ap.
peared Impossible to bring the sub-com-
mlttee of five together before the end
of September. . V
Following th receipt of Colono Roose- J
velt'a telegram last night, Senator Clapp (
made efforts to arrange for a commit-
tee meeting Monday. Senatr Lea In
sisted upon resigning at once, however,
the Illness of his wife's child making it
Imperative that he should leave Wash
Ingotn. Senators Oliver and Pomerene
already had left. Senator Jones left too
flay for the PaclMo coast The commit
tee undoubtedly wilt proceed late in Sep
tember with Its Investigation, even
though the Penrose resolution for addi
tional authority should not , be .passed
by the senate tomorrow.
SEVENTY-ONE BUSELS OF
-A-. , WH EAT -IB JHEJUSRE-
CENTRAL CITT, Neb., Aug. 25.-KSpe-cial.)
Seventy-one and one-half bushels
of wheat to the aore la the new record
established by Merrick county. All esti
mates were surpassed yesterday when J.
E. Plank threshed at Will McCullough's
farm, three and one-half miles southwest
of this city. Two acres of the very best
stand in the field were reserved for the
test, and from this tract were secured
143 bushels of wheat.
The continued wet weather, which
came as a stimulant to the com crop,
has not acted . without deteriorating ei
fects. A number of complaints have
come in from farmers, who had decided
to thresh from the shock, for much of
the wheat has begun to sprout Previ
ous to the rain the Farmers' elevator re
ceived 40,000 bushels ot wheat In seven
teen days, all of a fine quality.
RIGHT-OF-WAY LAND SUIT
DOES TO FEDERAL COURT
CENTRAL CITY. Au. 2S.-Jiir rin-
rad Hollenbeck has granted the petition
or tne Union Pacific Railroad; company
asking that the case filed in the docket
as Hanah Aurand. plaintiff, against M.
J. Harry, et al., defendant, be removed
from the district to the federal court.
This suit Involves the controversy arising
over the opening of the road along the
Union Pacific tracks between Cbapoaaa
and Grand Island, and the parties con
cerned have taken a deep interest in the
proceedings. Some time ago the Union
Pacific asked to be made a party to the
suit, being listed with the defendants, and
Its petition in that instance was granted.
Firemen Compete at Harvard.
HARVARD, Neb., Aug. 25.-(Speclal.)-
Ideal weather conditions, a large crowd
and the best ofgoodfeellng between con
testants, united In making the second
Clay county firemen's tournament, which
closed Friday evening, successful. Har.
vard won first and second place to all
contests where two or more men were
entered, except the fifty-yard dash, which
went to Clay Center by a margin of
about ten seconds, and the 400-yard dash
and coupling race was a tie between Clay.
Center and Harvard.
Last year at Clay Centers Harvard
brought away the silver cup, which they
continue to hold by victories gained this
year. ,
(Continued on Second Page.)
Fall business is begin
ning to awaken. Mer
chants are thinking of
doing heavy advertis
ing. People vwho use want
ad space are now also be
ginning, to increase ; their
allowance for this kind of
expenditure.
The Bee classified pages are
the best good result getters in
Nebraska. If you are to adver
tise you cannot afford to do
without Tbe Bee. Think It
over. '
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