Lncle Sam Faces Big Land Problem, Declares Howell Senator Speaks on His Obser vations From Panama to Alaska—Critizes Gov ernment Railroad. America’s colonial possessions pro vide a growing problem of govern ment, Senator It. B. Howell declared n an address before the Lions club it the Fontenelle hotel yesterday. He did not mention the Philippines or Hawaii, but spoke of the Caribbean legions and Alaska, both of which he has visited In the last year. "Porto Rico has a full grown movement which Is demanding Inde pendence,’’ he said. ‘‘But what they really are seeking is statehood. This ■land Is densely populated. If Ne braska were as thickly settled, this Hale would have 27,000,000 people, since their annexation their trade with the mainland has grown many tnes, and they could not afford as a business proposition to cut them 'd ves off, taking the risk of being ■ utside the tariff wall." “Cl^ba is on parole. Haytl and San Doini: ?o have been adopted temporar i'y at hast. The Virgin Islands have been acquired by purchase from Den , mark. I would not give 60 cents an acre for St. Jnhn-s. the isle of this group that l visited. It is without water, and is all on edge. ,\in,sK3 m erest limited "The United States holds also the Panama Canal zone and even runs 'he Republic of Panama. In Cen tal America 100 United States ma i ines behind the American minister, run tho state of Nicaragua.. Senator Howell in giving his obser vations of Alaska made it plain that rhls territory is not all its boosters have made it appear. The placer mine* have heen worked out, and only eight lode mines are being run. There is much excellent coal, but the cost of mining it is more than the cost of shipping Pochahontas coal from the Atlantic coast to Alaska by way of the canal. The high cost of ■ oal mining is due to the faults In the structure of the land. A fine vein will he discovered, hut will end sud denly where the earth has slipped, and will have to be sought many feet i hove, helow, or to one side. The cost of clearing land fop fann ing is $250 an acre. Hay sells at $70 1 ton and Is shipped In from the ,ates. This is because the native mass will not cure unless it is laid l poles or platforms. Kxposes Alaskan Railroad. The senator told of his Interest in he government owned railroad and mnounced his conclusion that this '•40-mile line waa built only that two -ours belonging to the great mining nterests might be sold to the nation. One of the private lines that was sold i the government was losing $21u day when bought, he declared, and he government line now Is losing '■ore than $1,0(10,000 a year. The tint r in Alaska is so poor that railroad ■s are brought in from the states at rest each of $2. ‘•f am an advocate of publiq owner atp as a. means, not as an end.” -onator Howel! concluded. "I believe that if it does not pay tho people to wn a utility, they should not consider ;king it over. You have not heard my great Interest objecting to govern ment ownership of the Alaska rail oad. That is because there is no profit in it, and htey consider it a -■ood place to demonstrate the failure of government ownership.” Man Shoots Self in Facing Arrest Cafe Owner May Die From Wounds Inflicted W liile Of ficer Vi ait? for Him. Crippled and In 111 health, Charles Richards, 48, 1909 Pacific street, shot md probably fatally wounded himself Monday night while an officer waited o take him to jail on a statutory ■.barge. Ernest Fee, who was given a war ant for Richards' arrest, found him it home with Mrs. Marie McCue, a boarder. Richards was given permis -:on to change clothes. He entered a droom and shot himself in the chest ■vlth a shotgun. Richards held the gun so tightly ■ gainst his body that Fee heard only slight report liko that made by a opgun. After shooting himself, Richards died to the officer, 'Tv® done It! nmc and get me.” He was taken to U; R F Wright, • ashier Livestock I w.tiona! hank; H, W. Potter, vie- presl I dent P«*ters Trust company; J S McOurk, vice president State Qunk of Omaha: V. • I If' cashier Union Store l■ ‘ nk J c Ki -imoliseb. assist ant -'ashler F-ruHty bank W. R Gameron. treasurer First Trust company. E. V Pet ti". \\ • s-r« ‘•-.dent Omaha Tru«» enmoany; If. 'r• • cUcr. vi; '• president United States Trust company- T. I,. Davis, v|c*> pre*i d* nt 1'irst National hank; S. S. Kent, cashier Merchant- National bonk G H. Vate*. c.-hlcr United States National bank; g. l Owen, iisvstant cashier Stockyard* Notional batik. L U. Tat*, caah’er G>rn Exchange Nitlonai bank, R. R Miller, assistant cashier Peter.* Na tional bank Sugar Price Increased. San Francisco, St-pt, 11.—The st em Sugar refinery announced an in crease of 15c a hundred today In the basic price of all grades of refined cane sugar, effective tomorrow. Tho new price will be IS.35 a hundred. Other companies arc malting a simi lar advance. It IS the Truth If your garments need cleaning and you do not hat c it done, you pay for it any- ; way. Scientists have proven that dirt and grit cut the fibre of the cloth and cause it to wear out quicker. Itry Cleaning removes ill dirt, grease ami germs, ami when carefully pressed yout garments will wear enough longer to more than pay the cleaning charges. no IT NOW •Send in your fall clothes NOW and have them pul in shape to wear, you may need them any Jay. The Pantorium “Good Cleaner* and Oyer*" 1815 Jonci S». AT 4383 S. Side, 24th and L. MA 1283 N. H.: We pay return charges on all out-of-town orders. Send by parcel post. Former Nebraska Cityans to Attend Homecoming Day More than 30 former Nebraska citizens were present in Robert C. Druesdow's office Monday night at a meeting to organize fog Homecoming day. According to Mr. Druesdow, more than a hundred individuals have signified their intention of going to Nebraska City on the special train September 7. Another meeting will be held in Mr. Druesdow's office Monday eve ning. H. W. Burkett Dies. H. W. Burkett, 82. died Monday night at the home of his son, Wil liam H. Burkett, 5003 Davenport street. He is survived by two other sons, R. E. Burkett of Los Angeles and E. J. Burkett of Lincoln, and by four daughters, Mrs. Anna Reeve* of Los Angeles; Mrs. J. H. Fclthnm, Springfield, 111.; Mrs. Charles Ed monds, Springfield. 111.; and Mrs. E. R. Herick of Glenwood, la. Funeral services will b« held Thursday morning at Glenwood, ra. r> Die in Dresden Riots. Dresden, Germany, Sept. 11.—Five persons were killed ami many injured In unemployment riots here today. Looters Prey Are Decapitated With Knives on Bamboo Poles Harrowing Experiences Are Related by Foreigners in Japan Who Journey Miles Amid Desolation and Deat hin Earthquake’s Path. B.r Associated Press. Shanghai, Sept. 11.—All of the rcgugees relate harrowing experiences in the quake. The most graphic of the tales are those told by Miss Esther Kobertson, a Shanghai stenographer: .Miss Hilly Coutts and Mrs. WilNam Mcltain. Mrs. Mcltain is prominent in the orient and wealthy, Miss Coutts is one nf flic most widelv known liorso women in China. Miss Robertson said she was sitting in her room at a hotel In Kamakura knitting when the building suddenly started to vibrate. Her chair was upset and she was thrown to the floor. "I scrambled to my feet,” Miss Robertson said, "and rushed outside. The ground shook with great vio lence and I was forced grequently to seize the trunk of a tree to avoid being thrown down. My ppermost thought was to remain in the open to escape being crushed by the fall ing buidings. First Nlglit In Woods. "I spent the first night in the woods and started the following morning to walk In the general di rection of Yokohama, 18 miles away. I was scantily dressed and my feet were covered only with thin slippers. My feet were bleeding, ut. I realized the impossibility of remaining In a country that woe the sen of dath desolation. "All houses that T saw were flat tened and the bodies of men. women and children were strewn everywhere along the roadway. Bodies filled fis sures along the wqy. Home of the Assures were five feet wide and 10 feet deep. “I finally reached the seashore and beckoned to a fisherman, who placed me in his boat and rowed four hours, eventually putting mo down at a small village which was destitute of humans, except the dead. There was no sign of llge except for prowling dogs. I spent the night In a small thatched hut and drank water from a well with fear and trembling. < Groping in Ruins. "When 1 resumed my Journey I saw Japanese country folk groping In the ruins of their homes and carrying their wounded in their arms as though they could love them back to strength and health. I found roads torn up and railroad lints bent and twisted. “I reached Yokohama late Monday, having traveled since Saturday noon before. Tho whole place was deso late and in ruins. I scrambled over tho debris and the bodies of the dead. I was sickened by the moans of the Injured whom I was unable to help. At last I reached the water front and was taken in a fainting con dition aboard a Sampan which con veyed me to the steamer Empress of Australia, where I found tem porary refuge and good.” Miss Robertson's home formerly was In I.ndon. She says she has no relatives. The stories told by Miss Coutts and Mrs. McBaln are similar in many respects to that told by Miss Robert son. They were stopping at Dzushl, a summer resort five miles from Kamakura. They were both In their rooms when the quake occurred. They rushed outside with their servants. Mrs. McBaln was caring for her niece, Jean Curry, 17 months old. They all started to walk to Yoko hama, going two days without food and With little water. Pass Scores of Bodies. The party, Mrs. McBaln said, finally reached a small village-, where they obtained Jinriklshas. but these were of little use, as the roadway was filled with huge fissures. “We passed scores of bodies,” Mrs. McBaln said, “and In one place wc saw a slightly burned street car with •all the occupants sitting dead In their natural attitudes. They had been electrocuted. Some had smiles on their faces and one woman held a coin In her outstretched hand. She apparently was killed while tendering her fare to the conductor. "In one vil'age we found all the Japanese terrorized with fear. 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