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Today More. War Seed. Let Your Widow Marry. Wall Street's “Getaway'* $1,000,000 by Steerage. By ARTHUR BRISBANE V__/ The Jewish Telegraph agency re ports street fights in Moscow be tween pious Jews and Jewish com munists, the latter caricaturing solemn Passover ceremonials. Arabs in Palestine forbid the Jews at Passover to approach the “Wailing Walls.” News dispatches from Warsaw tell of attacks on Jews by Poles, in revenge for the execution of the Roman Catholic vicar, General Butchkavitch by the soviet govern ment. One evil deed breeds another. 'As though there were not enough seeds of war in Europe, the worst of all, religious hatred, must be added. Lady Northcliffe, widow of the great British publisher, was mar ried yesterday to Sir Robert A. Hudson. Northcliffe, wise in newspapers and other respects, advised his wife to marry again, and even, it is said, picked out a man he thought she ought to marry. Picking out the man must have i been the difficult part of it. A man asking his wife not to j marry at his death, is not far re- I moved from the Hindoo that i would ask to have his young wife j burned alive with his ancient car . cass. Nothing reveals .character so much as the foolish statement in * man's will, “My wife cannot have anything if she marries again.” This is “Getaway Day” in Wall street, some of the wise specula tors tell you. And many gentle men who try to find prosperity in stock gambling believe it. “Getaway day” is the day in which, the racing being ovef, horses and jockeys move on-'to the next track. The wise man doesn’t gamble, he studies and invests He doesn’t take too seriously the predictions, pessimistic or otherwise, of those with their noses close to the tick er. Being too close makes you a bad judge of a ticker or a pic ture. When anything really big hap pens, like the panic of 1907, peo ple nearest to it know nothing of it uhtil it hits them on the head. Some day we shall start pay ing for our share in that big war. The process is going to be pain ful. Nobody can tell when the day will come. A million dollars came to this country in the steerage yesterday aboard the Scandinavlan-Ameri can steamer Frederick VIII. Four hundred farmers from Copen hagen brought it. XThey are efficient farmers. The , million dollars they brought is nothing compared w'ith their own value to the United States. They brought character, ambition, skill, patience—-the qualities that every country needs. A nation that passes laws, as this country has done, to keep out such men is in that respect not a wise country. Like a young spendthrift, squandering his father’s wealth, "so mankind scatters wealth slow ly piled up by nature. We are exhausting oil and coal that na ture spent millions of years build ing up for us. But occasionally we get wealth without waste or exhaustion. Har nessing Niagara was ontl instance. Taking nitrogen from the air by electric power is another. Now the government is sur veying the Grand canyon of Colo rado, to store water. That water . will be used for power first, irri gation afterwards, producing In wealth a sum almost incalculable. We have not yet scratched the surface of our natural resources. Four Standard Oil men carry ing money for a payroll were held up by bandits and robbed. You will find that news item various ly handled as you trace it from the front page to the comic page. A Japanese prince related to the mikado is killed In an auto mobile accident. And “court eti quette" forbids official announce ment of the killing. The mikado is supposed to be related to the gods above, to the sun itself. It wouldn’t do to admit officially that his relations could be killed like anybody else. The Italian Society for the Pre vention of Cruelty to Animals opposes the holding of bull fights in Rome. The days are gone . when the solemn announcement, “animals have no souls,” was sup posed to justify inflicting any horrible cruelty .upon them. - Animals have no -souls, perhaps, but men are supposed to have souls, and that fact ought to pre vent bull fights—also man fights. Lower House Passes Three Bills on /Third Reading Special Itlspateb to The Oqioha Bee. Llneoln, April 6.—Following are bills passed on third reading by the lower house: House roll 189, requiring school boards in districts with more than 150 pupils to publish nil action taken on financial transactions. House roll 398. placing on file for disposal of public standard prices of road and bridge material, same to be kept by state department ot public works. House roll 5»2, putting burden of proof on householder that liquor In “ his home was not purchased, acquired or us#f1 Illegally by him Owsley fo Visit Strottsbluff Sped*! ni*|M(rb to Bn Oniska fire, •cottsbluf. Neb.. April 5 — Legion nairas ore planning a rsceptlon for ''Alvin Owsley, r.atlopgl commander ot the American LfrgKw. who has an nounced he will be here May 23, Mathers Key Bill j Killed in Senate bv Committee j j Similar Measure Is Reported Out—Promises of Bryan Before Election Pos sible Under Bill. Special Dispatch to The Omaha Be*. Lincoln, April 5.—The senate mis cellaneous subjects committee killed the Mathers key bill tonight by a vote of 4 to 2 and voted to put sen ate tile No. 2 on general file for con sideration. It provides for keeping all of the six present dcpaitments of state government intact and makes It optional with the governor whether he appoints secretaries to handle these positions and submit their names to the senate for confirmation. If the governor declines to make such appointments, the constitutional officers automatically become secre taries of the following departments without extra remuneration, except ing the lieutenant governor: Governor, secretary of finance; lieutenant gover nor, secretary of agriculture; secre tary of state, secretary of labor; state treasurer, secretary trade and com merce: superintendent of public in struction. secretary of public welfare: commissioner of public lands a [id building*, secretary of department of public work*. Increase in P»,v.’ The lieutenant governor shall re ceive $2,500 a year. Senate File 2 is similar to the Ma thers bill in that, if the governor de sires, he may have exactly tvhat he said he wanted before election, the placing of state activities under con stitutional officers. Since that time, after he discovered a majority of state officers were republicans, be pro posed the executive council plan un der which he would have power to appoint every employe In the stite. However, under the. Mathers bill, three departments are grouped into one, agriculture, labor and public welfare. This met objections that thera were too many inspectors running ovgr the state because all Inspector*, excepting bank and Insurance, wore In these departments and their work could be consolidated. Power of Governor. The Mathers bill also made it pos sible for the governor, if he found any constitutional officers unsatisfactory to him, to remove his activities from him and place these activities under a secretary’ appointed by him. Senator O. B. Hastings of Grant, chairman of thg_commltteo, who with Senator Charles Warner of Lancaster voted against killing the Mathers bill, expressed regret that the remainder of the committee didn't see (It to keep the Mathers bill in committee so in event the house refused to accept Senate File No. 2, the Mathers bill could be considered by the senste later. "t may endeavor to get the com mittee to Reconsider its action in kill ing the Mathers bill," 8enator Hast ings asserted. The bill may be considered by the senate in committee of the whole to morrow. McKelvie Testifies in Capitol Investigation (Continued from Fags Ono.) morning, when two stone contractors will testify concerning the walls. Governor Springs Surprise. • A number of surprise* were sprung by the former governor. The matter of the stone contract and the reduc tion of $13,000 In the cost of the first unit was brought up. Chairman Wilts asked if this did not Indicate that the contract has been violated. “Frankly,” the ex-governor replied, “the reduction In price was a matter of expediency. The stones in the wall are of the same sort as the samples. It the commission had adhered strictly to the contract, there would have been no reduction.” He declared that the contractor had almost $100,001) duo him ftom the state, and rather than so Into costly court proceedings to forefe collection. ! sacrificed a part of his profit in order to receive payment. ' n was h 'very hard bargain." he said. "Sttuble Brothers had never ■ specified a price per cubic foot in i l heir contract, but wore engaged for f a lump sum to secure the stone and 1 lay It in the walla.” Not Quarry Trices. His contention that, although there were throe different grains of stone | in the wall, they were all of the same grade, was challenged by Mr. John Ison and by Chairman 'W'iltse. They called attention to the fact that the contractor was securing some of the stone from the quarries at a much lower price than the rest. Mr. Me Kcjvle stuck to his statement that the contract was not based on quarry prices, but on stone laid in the wall. ‘‘Mr. Goodhue sent his manager to the quarry after the contract was let and ordered three different grades.” Mr. Johnson declared. "And man that will allow that is incompetent." When asked if the stone in the walls corresponded willi the samples, he said that the samples had nothing to do With the contract. Jn response to questioning, Mr. Johnson said that lie suspected the stone was not nil of one kind from the time it first arrived on the ground, in November. He said he did not take jt up with anyone until a month later. “I am. not one of the kind that stirs up a disturbance until I am ab solutely sure,” he explained. Trip Kept Sorrel. In February he took a trip tn the quarries in Indiana. Mr. Thompson asked him If he informed Governor Bryan or anyortn else of this, or re ported on his return. Ho said he had not. Mr. Goodhue's examination did not deal with the stone. This was due to the fact that the committee had previously announced thut the capitol commission had settled this satis factorily. He devoted most of his time to taking up the technical points lalsed by his accuser. ^ "Don't you think your specifica tions for hardware would place local dealers at a disadvantage,” Mr. John son asked him. ■‘Local hardware wholesalers make no hardware," Mr. Goodhue replied. “They are only middlemen. I hope th« state will buy from manufacturers and save the middlemen's profit. There is something In the contract about preference l)eing shown Nebraska firms. 1 didn't know it went that far however." In answering charges that a cer tain kind of plumbing connections for radiators was barred out before the commission changed his specifica tions. Mr. Goodhue repeated a eon versalion with the successful bidder, who was quoted as saying that Mr. Johnson had Induced him to use a certain make. "T think Mr; Johnson should give an explanation In regard to his action In forcing the state to use United States radiators,” Mr. Goodhue said. Claim Is Challenged. This olaim was immediately chal lenged by Mr. Johnson, who asked that Mr. Eiehholz of the Robert Parks Heating and Plumbing com pany of Omaha, whom Mr. Goodhue quoted, be subpoenaed to testify. Mr. Johnson stated that it was Mr. Elch hol*. who first complained that the specifications were closed to him. J. P. Williams of Sunderland Brothets, Omaha, took the witness stand to testify concerning a letter which he addressed to Mr. Goodhue, and which was raturned to him by Mr. Johnson. This letter contained a price of $24,970. w hich had never been seen by Mr. Goodhue, who had be lieved from "earlier correspondence that he could not get the marble for such a figure, which was within the 'limit of the allowance. This matter of allowances for spe cial work In which artistic consider ations are Involved Is held by Mr. Johnson to be In violation of the stale law'. He objected on this ground to the letting of the contract for carving the bas-relief work of Lee Lowrie, the famous sculptor, and said that the commission had a bid of $26,000 ! less. __ 2 Pant Suits_ The finest values in Omaha We have never coneidered it necessary to sell TWO pairs of pants with our lines of Clothes. Experience has, proven. that Wilcox Clothes are made of such fine materials and so perfectly tailored that they give many EXTRA months of service. However, we have had calls for TWO-PANT SUITS. We have* arranged with our maker* for EXTRA pants. Tlrese are of the same materials and tailored to meet the strict requirements of our specifications. Look where you will, you will NOT find other TWO PANT suite to measure up to the VALUE you will find in this special showing of Wilcox Clothes two pairs of pants to the suit at $45 WILCOX CLS%HPES Fitters of Fine Clothes % 17th aid Harney Street* Caa Take Ordara far Prompt Delivery aa Our High Orada Colorado Lump Coal HAND PICKED—HlOH GRADE SMOKELESS |f> g\ FE* TON SPOTLESS PELIVEWEP Ramriabor—Tlita Caal IS NOT FULL OF SLACK when DELIVERED, and daaa NOT CRUMBLE ar alack Ilka aa many chaapar gradaa being raid. Wa are THE EXCLUSIVE DEALERS la Omaha far thta hardar. CLEANER AND HIGHER GRADE Celarade Caal. Consumers Coal & Supply Co. AT Uatl. •!** “Dealer, la Good Coal” AT Untie 914B Ten Bills Passed by State Senate [Four Measures Are Killed— i Change in Primary to April Is Favored. Mortal Dispatch to The Omaha Be*. Lincoln, April 5.—Ten bills wtfre passed by the upper legislative branch Thursday, as follows: H. n. 351—Requiring dealers to designate tires which are “seconds." II. R. 619—Groups series of embez zlements for prosecution purposes. H. R. 137—Forbids second election for county internal improvement bonds within six months. If. R. 133—Same bill relating to cities of the second class. H. R. 123—Relates to qualifications of judges to hear certain cases. H. R. 163—Allows railway » em ployes more latitude in collecting re lief benefits. H. R. 426—Prevents boys being held in industrial school over age of 21. If. R. 328—Reduces price of su preme court reports to $1.50. H. R. 263—Changes bushel meas urements to conform to federal stand ard H. R. 247—Changes primary to April. The following bills were killfU: 8. F. 184, RUss—Transfers bank examination fees to banking bureau. g. F. 160, Bliss—Reduces bank loan limit from 20 to 15 per cent of paid up capital and surplus. 8. F. 161, Bliss—Makes certificates j of deposit non negotiable. Covered iu , banking bill, It. R. -72. S. F. 61, Good—Provides clearances j fsr railroad construction. Senators, Cooper and Rickard unsuccessfully attempted to override the adverse | committee report holding that the, bill is in the interest of tbo safety of ' railway employes. . ... V Free Railroad Passes and Electric Bill Are Signed Special Dispatch »o The Omaha Her. Lincoln. April 5.—Free railroad passes for Nebraska ministers, social workers, railway Y. M. C. A. workers and patients of charitable institu tion* will become effective) three months after the legislature adjourns, Governor Bryan having (signed B. F. 69 Thursday. The governor ha* also signed H. R) 515. which compels power companies to furnish ‘‘juice” to farmers and others who live adja cent to the transmission lines, if the latter pay for installing the connec 1 tions. Majorities of One and Three j Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Franklin, Neb., April 5—At the city and achool election Karl Austin. \V. S. Yates and William Courton ; were chosen councilmcn. For full ; term on the school board W. A. Butler and Mrs. J. IT. Beltel won. In the First ward the majority was | three and in the,, Kecond ward the majority was only one. House Refuses to Cut Normal School Funds in ordering slaughter of cattle found afflicted, forcing owners to pay for t lie Josh. ■'ll Is about as practical as Jacoby * plan of yesterday for getting a der rick and placing the tower of the old state house on top of the new one," osterman said. Oppose New Cell House. A motion by ilallagher to add $-10. 000 for a new cell house at the state penitent liny, was voted down. Members of the 'finance committee didn't deny the need of a now cell house, but asserted that in the next two years the old State house would tie torn down und materials from it could be used in/^ipctlng the cell house.' Autrn made a. motion to reduce the Veru state normal appropriation from *301).00ft to *250.000. lie asserted lie had proof that Col. Tern Majors of Peru, for years a member and pres ident of tho state normal hoard, had used school material for improve ment* on his own property. Kegnn took strenuous exceptions to the statements, which ho declared ‘‘were a slur on one of the pioneer citizen* of Nebraska.” A motion by Orr, democrat, to dis * ontinue use of mileage books by stale officers and permit no state official lo go out of tho stale on busi ness without permission of tho gov ernor, was vAtod down by an over whelming cote of republicans and democrats. It. was pointed out that every lug business house in tho coun try purchased mileage books for em ployes, because- of a recent order of the Interstate Commerce commission w hlch calls for sale of mileage books at. a 20 per cent discount. I.iiicolu Prices High. The fight, on <Ji« normal school ap propriations occupied nearly the en tire dag. The expense of maintaining children In the state university, dice to high rentals, high prices of food and cloth ing in Lincoln and costly bocIh! re quirements due to fraternity and so rority life, wero favorite arguments of normal school backer In their fight. The university was branded as a "rich man's’ school and the normal school as the "poor man's" school. Tho house will continue considera tion of the blanket appropriation bill ■tomorrow. Vote on Reduction. Following are those voting in fa vor of thn Jo per cent leduction' In normal school appropriations: Auten, Auxier. Axtel, Bock, Brown, Holman, Denrsnore.' Donnelly, Dutch • r, Jigger. Elsasser, <*allaglior, Uar her, Hardin, Hueftle, Jacoby. John son. Johnston, Keck. Keifer, Kemjrer, Dundy, Mitchell. Nelson, Orr, Oster nian, Pollard, Quinn, Raasch, Smith, strehlow. Svoboda, Timme, White h«n| and Wingrtt. Aliscnt or not voting: Ball, Barber, Beushausen. I*nvl» of Fillmore, Den nis. Ernst. Oliinore. Hall, Hancock, Kendall, McCain. O'Hara. Otteman, Parkinson and Smiley. Women’s Shoes on Special Sale Friday Those shoes arc not to l>o confused* with the usual offers of sale lots. They are “BAKERS’’—a badge of refinement and quality. Low Shoes • Pumps Oxfords ' in the season's shades as well as black Every pair from regular stock. No rejects. No delects. Possessing the fashion features of the season in sh|pe and shade and model. These numbers are removed from our $10 and $P2 lines and offered Friday, the pair, 5 ... HJ^oPrkK). ftitfjotiicKj 3 LoweBrothers t Paints - Varnishes SOLO IN OMAHA BY C. O. Ilurd. Banaon North Su|# Hard.aro Co., William*.Youn* Hardwaro Co., 41 |( N#r||l #4tb j, 2(0 South 24th 5t. M. J. Simon, Mayor Hardwor# In., .... .. 201S Laavonworlh St. 1,102 Sm,,h J0,h »' BSchooninff Hardware Co., Ctt • 706 Wm( Broadway, Council Bluff*, ta. kV Kemper, Kendall and McCain, who have been marked absent and not voting on appropriation bills, were {unable to vote because they are (members of the capltol commission (Investigation committee now in ses | Rion. Regents Authorized to Pay Widows Salaries Special Dispatch to Th« Onialia B'e. • Dincoln, April 6.—After having been | killed Wednesday, the bill authorizing ; the university regents to pay the wid ows of Prof. W. F. Darin and Charles E. Cbewins $2,000 and $.',83.31!, respe. tively, was approved for final pas sage In ihe state senate Thursday. The motion to rescind the action of the precious day was made by Ban ning, #n,l his request was backed by Anderson, Him ha and Robbins. Defending Ihe I,ill, Senator Ander son said: "The legislature lias nreer before refused to pay ratal ie* to the end of the year, w^ien instructors of long and faithful service haco ijps^»d away. This, however, has only curred twice, in the cases of Dr. Bps spy and Dr. Davis.” Senator Smiha pointed out to iiis colleagues that the money is already j appropriated and the other^instruc tors, by doing extra work, carried on thb duties without extra expense. Ihlelcn and Reed opposed the meas ure on the ground that It violates ! good business principles and estate | hshes t bad precedent for the state. ^ First Hearing Held on Dysart-Mathers Bill Lincoln, April 5.—The senate com mittee on miscellaneous subjects held Its first hearing Thursday on the Dy I sart-Mathers key bills, H. It. 537 and I ! ,"S8. regrouping the six code depart i incnts under constitutional ollieera. ! Messrs, pysart and Mathers urged the adoption of their program and the necessity of early action because of Its bearing on appropriation bills "Let'a try the state officers before we throw the code away," pleaded J Speaker Mathers. He told the coni' ; mittee that the regrouping plan will | eliminate much duplication and that the present method of appointing se - ctaries to head the code departments has not worked out successfully. The committee in charge of the bills is composed of Heed. Cooper, Saun ders, Itohbins and Warner. Sexagenarians Wed Beatrice. Neb., April 6.—William j St swart, 6<». and Mrs. Martha Smith, 62, both of Beatrice, were married at the home of the latter in this city. Both are old residents of Gage county. rNOS FOR RENT per month and up. Free tuning sad insurance. Liberal amount of rent allowed if you decide to purchase. Telephone your order to AT. 1856. SCNMOLLER & MUELLER IS14-I6-18 BlaHA ft A Phone Dodse St. rlWIIU VV. 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