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CAUCU8 8LATE PUT THROUGH
Senate and House Name Balllnger
Plrchot Committee.
Wnshluguu, Jan. 21. Tho Ropub
Hcans mustorcd tholr ontjro party
strength In tho house and forced
through tholr caucus program, elim
inating Mr. Kniuoy (Dom., 111.) from
the Bnlllngton-Plnchot Investigating
committee. The vote was 18G nyos,
145 noes and 18 voting "prosont."
Represent tivo Currlor, chairman ol
tho Republican caucus, at onco offered
the names or McCnll (Mass.), Olmsted
(Pa.), Denby (Mich.), Madison (Kan),
James (Kj .) nnd Lloyd (Mo.) as mom
hers of the committee, all of them Ito
publican caucus selections.
The house ilrst voted down on
amendment offered by Clnyton (Dom.,
Aln.), substituting Rnlnoy for Lloyd,
who nnnouncod ho would not servo.
Vice President Sherman announced
the following ns the senate momburs
of tho Unlllnger-Plnchot commlttoo:
Sonntors Nelson (Minn.), Flint (Cal.),
Sutherland (Utah), Root (N. Y.), Re
publicans, and Pay titer (Ky.) nnd
Fletcher (Fin.), Democrats.
BOARD OF TRADE MEET8.
National Commercial Organization Be
gins Session in Washington.
Washington, Jnn. 21. With a pro
gram which eovord practically cvory
important proposition ponding bofore
congress, the national board of trade
today began a two days' session In
this city, this bolng its fortieth an
nual meeting.
Tho business sessions will be fol
lowed by a banquet to bo attended by
President Taft, Secretaries Moyor,
Wilson and Nngol and promlnont rep
resentatives of tho diplomatic corps
stationed here. The nntlonal board of
trnde Is tho outgrowth of a commer
cial convention which met In Detroit
in 1865, and now ropreseuts all sec
tions of the United States.
For the past seventeen years It
has met annually in tho national cap
ital. It has Initiated much legislation
now upon the statute books, and It
was first to advocate a policy for tho
conservation of natural resources by
the federal government.
MORSE HAS RENEWED HOPE
Convicted Banker Scss Succor Id
Hcinzc Court Decision.
Now York, Jan. 24. A decision by
Judge Hough, In the United States
court, quashing the indictment against
F. Augustus llejnze, financier and pro
moter, has given renewed hopo to the
friends and counsel of Charles W.
Morse, tho banker now serving a term
of fifteen yirs la the federal prison
at Atlanta, Ga.
Martin W. Littleton, Morse's lawyer,
salj that the decision may apply equal
ly to tho case of Mr. Morse and if he
could establish similar facts ho would
move that no " valid indictment wns
found against his client. Hcinzc wns
indjeted on Oct. 21, 1909,' for violation
of the natlonnl banking law, but es
capes punishment, because the 'grand
jury questioned an expert accountant.
JOHNSON GIVES BAIL
Pugilist Faces Charge of Felonious
Assault on Another Negro.
New York, Jnn. 24. Besides his
pressing engagement with Jeffries on
July 4, Jack Johnson entered another
date In his notebook, this time with
the grand jury of New York county.
Johnson was required to put up a
"forfeit" of $1,000. When his ball
was accepted tho champion left for
Montreal.
Felonious assault Is charged against
the champion, who, the complaint ro
cites, last week strung hjs right to
the jaw of an undersized friend of his
own rnce and then stepped ungently
on his fallen friend's face.
WALSH BEGINS PRISON TERM
Aged Ex-Banker Rests Easily First
Night In Cell.
Leavenworth, Kan., Jan. 20. On a
little iron cot in a coll of tho federal
prison here John R. Walsh, who Is
serving a five-year sentonce for mis
applying tho funds of the Chicago Na
tional bank, spent his first night in
the penitentiary.
If the change from a luxurious
room in his Calumet avenue mansion
In Chicago to a small barred space
worked a hardship with the prisoner
he did not show it by his actions. He
has accepted his new sllvtion with
smiling good grace.
JUDGE L. L. WILLIAMS DEAD
Well Known Lawyer Passes Away
Suddenly at St. Lcuis.
St. Louis, Jau, 24. Louis L. Will
iams of Booneville, Mo., former judge
In Alaska during the Cleveland ad
ministration, was found dead in bod at
the American hotol hore. Heait dis
ease Is given by physicians as the
cause of death.
Mr. Williams wns fifty-six years
old. Ho was a brother of Walter Will
iams, dean of the Missouri university
school of journalism, and of VMIliam
L. Williams, former judge of thu Mis
souri suprome court.
TRIPLE NEW YORK MURDER
Man and Two Women Slain in Ob
scure Flat.
New York, Jan. 21. Triple murdor
wan revealed In nn obscuro Hat in the
heirt of New York's oast side. Two
a omen and a man are tho victims,
lugged with silk haudkorchlofK
fhffr heads crushed, they wore left
deeiijag and fully dressed on the floor
villi a whimpering bull terrier as a
ompanlon. Robbery wns the motive
r else It is another case of tho Black
iz. a.
NEBRASKA NEWS
Wiiedon Takes Formal Step to
Enter Senate Race,
ACCEPTS THE FILING,
Attorney General Is of the Opinion
That Primary Law Prohibits Nomi
nation of Candidates for Senate, but
Secretary of State Saya Names of
Those Who Pay Fee Will Go on
Ballot Unless Enjoined.
Lincoln, Neb., Jnn. 24. Clmrlos O.
Whedon litis filed his application to
have his name placed on tho primary
election ballot us a candidate for tho
Republican nomination for United
States senator. Mr. Whedon paid his
$G0 to the county treasurer and
brought his receipt to tho ofllco of tho
socretnry of state. Secretary of Stnto
Junkin accepted the filing nnd unless
Eomeona enjoins him the naino will
go on Ulo ballot to be voted for Aug.
10, tho onto of the state primary.
Somo time ago Attorney Thomp
son gave un off-hand opinion that tho
primary law prohibited tho nomination
of cnndidntoB for tho senate nt tho
coming stuto primary.
In tho law which fixed, tho filing foo
to bo paid by candidates, tho candi
date for tho Bcnate must pay $50, so
Socretnry of State Junkin decidod that
ho would accept filings from any can
didate who produced a receipt showing
he had pnld to a county treasurer tho
$50 filing fee.
MAKES MONEY ON HOGS
Thlessen Realizes Profit of $1,108.41
on Twenty-two Animals.
Fnlrbury, Nob., Jnn. 24. A profit
of $1,108.11 on twenty-two sows in one
yenr seems almost like a fairy tale,
yet that Is n record that Representa
tive John P. Thlessen of Jansen Is pro
pared to substantiate. Mr. Thlessen Is
a methodical farmer nnd carefully
keeps a debit and credit account on
nil tho stock he handles. Following
are his figures, which will certainly
be intei ostlng, nt lenst to those who
arc engaged in tho hog business: In
November, 1908, he bought twenty-two
old brood sows. He had unusually
good luck with the offspilng of these
animals, which contributed very mate
rially to the profits of the venture.
In April they had 170 pigs and of these
153 survived, or an average of nearly
seven pigs to a sow. Recently he
shipped n carload containing 102 of
the young hogs to the St. Joseph mar
ket. Those hogs wolghed on un aver
age of 193M- pounds each and brought
$8.40 per hundred, or $1,608.05 over
nnd above tho cost of transporntion
and other expenses connected' with tho
shipment.
VALUABLE CURIOS BURNED
Relic of Boston Tea Party Destroyed
at Broken Bow.
Broken Bow, Nob., Jan. 24. Ono of
the finest private stamp and curjo col
lections in tho state wob destroyed
when tho court house hero burned.
The collection belonged to Clerk of
the D.strlct Court George Malr, nnd
wns worth $1,500. Ho says ho would
not have taken $800 for the general
collection of Btamps, as they can never
be replaced at this late day. Other
curios that wont vith the ill fated
building were valuable Indian relics,
autograph letters, political badges
and tickets from the time of Lincoln,
and the most vnluablo of all, ono of
the original sheetiron ten chests thnt
was dumped Into Boston harbor dur
ing revolutionary days.
The board of supervisors went Into
cession for the purpose of taking Im
mediate action on a new court houso
Chaliman Morris snyB the board will
make a suggestion of a 5-mill levy,
hen put jt up to the people of the
county at a special election. This
ought to Insure about $35,000, and
that, together with tho Insurance,
would probnbly build a $50,000 court
house.
Last Chamberlain Case.
Tecumseh, Neb., Jan. 24. Word
comes from Beatrice that the case In
the district court thero ngatnst
Charles M. Chamberlain, ex-banker of
Tecumseh, has been dismissed. Tp.'b
Is n case wherein Chamberlain Is nc
cusod of having accepted a deposit
from C. H. Donnjs after ho knew his
bank to be insolvent, and la tho only
pending case aga'.ist the accused.
County Attorney Lamaster says tho
report is not correct. The charge still
hangs over Chamberlain nnd the at
torney says It is his prosont .Intention
to prosecute tho case. It is rcportod
that Chamberlain will locate at Pull
man, Wash., whoro he has employ
ment with a collection agency.
Act as Peacemakers.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 24. Railway
Commissioner Clnrke has roturnod
from Elgin, whero he settled a dls
pute hotwpon tho Antolopo County
Telephone company and its patrons
to the satisfaction of both partleB.
This action saved n hearing and long
drawn out litigation. Comusaioiutr
Cowgltl ha also returned from Bust is,
whore he, too, played tho part of um
pire in a dispute between the ownor
and the patron of a telophono com
pany and got that settled up without
any hearing or trouble.
Farmers'Fatally Hurt.
Beatrice, .Neb., Jan. 20. Yates Ad
ams, a farmer living south of Pickrell,
was probably fatally hurt while chop
ping wood noar his home. A tree fell
en Mm. fracturing his skull.
SN3URGENT8 HOLD MEETINQ
Lincoln Attorney Utters Wish That
Roosevelt was Back In White House.
Llucoln, Nob., Jnn. 22. Sovoral
hundred Insurgent Republicans from
uonrly nil sections of tho stnto, repro
scntlng, ns they said, tho militant sec
tion of tho party in Nebrntika, held
tholr initial rally In Llncolt. In
spired orlgjnnlly by .i movomont in
opposition to United Stntos Senatoi
Elmer J. Burkett, the moating took
no formal action antagonistic to the
senator and the speeches contained
only mild criticisms of him.
President Tuft wub declared to be
tho victim of conditions Burroundlng
him In congress, but tho speakers de
clared tholr faith In tho president,
saying that in tho moro than three
yoarB ho has yot to servo, thero was
reason to bollovo ho would provo him
self true to tho ctiuso or tho people.
Denunciation of tho now tariff law
was tho keynote of tho speeches, Sen
ator Aldrlch and Speaker Cnnnon
coming In for tho chief criticism.
Cheers followed tho leferonco to
former Prosldont Roosovelt jy City
Attorney Flnnsburg of Lincoln, who
said:
"It would bo worth while Just now
to have tho African Hon hunter In
tho places furnished with tho oppor
tunity of Piosidont Taft. Can anyone
doubt what would be tho outcome of
CnnnonlBin If President Roosovelt
woro In Washington, armed with his
big stick? It would bo a- fight to tho
finish. Cnnnonlsm would bo beaten to
n pulp nnd the champion of tho peoplo
would come out triumphant and ready
for further controversy."
Tho othor Bpenkora woro Mayor
Lovo of Lincoln and Attornoy General
F. II. Jackson of Kunsns. No reso
lutions were adopted.
INTENSIVE WORK BY FARMERS
Secretary Mellor Says This Is Nebras
ka's Need.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 20. At tho meet
ing of the stato board of agriculture
Secretary W. R. Mellor made his an
nual roport, In which he reviewed all
the work done by tho association, the
stnto farm, the farmerB' clubs nnd nil
associated bodies which have for their
object tho Increase In tho production
of tho Nobrnskn farm, At this time,
Mr, Mellor fnjd, the land of NobrnBka
which Is avallablo Is practically all
under cultivation, and for thnt reason
It 1ms become a necessity for nn in
crease In tho production per acre. A
financial loport of the stato fair shows
a balance of $20,000 on band.
Mr. Mellor recommended thnt at
every poor farm In the, state there bo
established an experimental farm and
that tho various schools each hovo at
least five acres upon which expeil-
ments should be mndo for tho benefit
of the students. Ho nrgued that tho
farmer who Is too busy to attend .In
stitutes or schools of agriculture mny
lenrn from tho boys and glibj who get
tholr now ideas ench day from the
school fnrm.
Tho state board of ngrlculturo elect
ed tho following ofilcors: O. P. Hen
dcnli2t of Hebron, president; I. W.
Haws of Mlnden, vico president;
Charles McLcod of Stanton, second
vice president; George F. Dlckman of
Seward, treasurer; W. R. Mellor, sec
retary.
SOCIETY FOLK BAR LIQUOR
Omaha Fashionables Refuse to Permit
Daughters to Attend Wine Dinners.
Omahn, Jan. 24. Without any nt
tempt to start a crusade, the Nebras
ka temperance lid is being clamped
down in mnny plnces It had been al
lowed perfect nnd unlimited freeaom.
Anion l; the society folk ot Omaha It
has been considered quite the thing to
give "honiK" suppers, to which young
men and women were invited and at
which champagne and oven beer was
served. However, during tho present
season, a chango has come over the
ideas of a largo number of tho moth
ers and fathers belonging to that set
that takes pleasure In designating
Itself as tho "400."
Time wns, and It was not long ago,
when many of the aristocratic moth
ers considered it just the thing to
have, their daughters, when nt home
and entertaining guests, serve cham
pagne, beer, ann occasionally whisky.
During the last few weeks a decreo
has gone out placing the lid upon tho
drinking of intoxicating liquors. The
mothers have gone so far as to give
notice that If liquors are to be sened,
tholr daughters cannot attend func
tions. ALLEN WILL HEAD REGENTS
Lincoln Man Elected President by
University Board.
Lincoln, Jan. 21. The board of re
gents of the state university reorgan
ized by the election of C. S. Allen,
president.
It was voted to approve the recom
mendation of tho faculty of the agri
cultural college that the school of
agriculture be extended to comprise
four years' study. Professor F. M.
Fling was glvon leavo of absence of
one bomeator in order to work on his
"Life of Mlrabeati."
The coming summer and semester
wjll be spent by Profossor Fling in
France. Profossor Guernsoy Jones
was given permission to lenve .ho uni
versity June 3 in order to begin re
search work for the summer in the
Loudon archives.
Omaha Workmen to Quit Eating Meat.
Omaha, Jan. 21. The ranks of tho
army of abstainers from meat eating
recruits by the action of 500 Omaha
workmen, who pledged themselves to
a vegetable diet. The matter was laid
before tho Central Labor union an I Jt
is expected that several tho -tnd
workmen will Join the arr, a non
meat eators.
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