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The Omaha Daily Bee Peailiartf m Home Paper THE BIZ Omaha's Model Newspaper THE BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 1, 1871. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOHNIXO, OCTOBER 25, 1903-TEN FAGES. SINGLE COPY THIiEE CENTS. v. v- DAWES IS NETTLED Formtr Comptroller Dislikea Wholeaale Denunciation of Corporation PLEADS FOR SANE CONSIDERATION Soma Oorporatieni Are Good ana Admits Some Are Hot BUSINESS MEN CAN CORRECT THE EVILS Teles ft Dig tt folitioiftni Whtm He Ceatlderi Inoapable. CITES SOME ILLUSTRATIONS IN LINCOLN f President Trnrr of Association. Advocate Statewide Clearing (loo to Enable Baaka to Protect Each Other. I From a Stuff Correspondent ) MXCOLN, Oct. 24-fSpeclal.) Charle O. Dwi, ex-eompt roller of the currency anil now president of tho Central Trust company of Chicago, who addressed the ( State Bankers' association, was hissed at the beginning of hla speech, though ap plauded frequently during Its delivery and at Ita close. Mr. Dawe followed the speech cf C. M. Brown of Cambridge, who tn a lengthy talk abused with every vitriolic word In his vocabulary every truat in the Vnlted State nd who made reference to the closing of the parking house In West Lincoln by the Beef trust. When he arose to apeak It li plainly evident that lie waa angry. . "A I llatened to Mr. Bhallenherger." he said,- "I felt uplifted and felt proud of Nebraska. I enjoyed hla speech, for In It there was good words for the state and something to encourage people. He did not look on the dark side of things. At the second speech I feel humiliated and ashamed. The speaker saw nothing but wrong In everything. This Is no time for such utterance." Hissed at Outset. At this a number of those present began to hiss, but the speaker at once launched Into a discussion of his subject and soon won the closest attention of his hearers. He said: I myself lost SSO.nno In that West Lincoln i lacking house. I don't blame the so-calld leef trust for It, either. The eastern pack ets put beef In here at a Ions price than we could s-U It for and make a profit and there wna nothing else to do but quit. How many of you are there In this hall who would be willing to pay a few cents more for vour goods In order to encourage the home merchant or the little merchant? 1 there a o:n of you who would make such it sacrlllce? Today ( th- dav of critics, and while 1 think the wuve of criticism which at this particular time Is going over the country la to a certain extent psychological, it is most useful and valuable that we have them. . They com as a ml during long periods of prosperity, for when w as a people get our nose to the arindton after a period of depression our first thought Is to poke that nose into somebody rise business, and Providence has fixed tUat rule in so cty fpr'f.ie trrjio of correcting the ex- 1 cesses and -e!H to which certain portlona of, -It art, addicted and let alone too long.. . Ho ga vs. hie definition of a corporation an a "device for the distribution of the risks,' profits, ownership and management ef.u business between Individuals; It then represents In a collective capacity these people tn their relation to the public." -Plead for Sana Consideration. Mr. Dawes pleaded for a sane considera tion of the trust and corporation ques tlona. ''There are good corporation and Ixid corporations," he said, "and It was tho duty of tho cltliens of the country to tudy the original contract which was liie basts of the corporation, and were this done there would be less stock bought and less people defrauded out of money.'' J fa called attention to the fact that In r.iuny Instance where the system wo right and proper Jt had been adminli--t"rtd by dishonest officers and there was no way to regulate against this. It ! not the time for politicians and offU-esetki'i-s to look Into these question, but the time for good, aane business men to take them up. It was not rant ind humih that got good freight ratee for Lincoln. It waa a good hard fight put up by business men, headed by I. M. Ray mond, who was manager of the West Lin coln packing house. The ranter had runted and denounced In general, but how quickly they slunk away In a corner whin a busintss man like Mr. Raymond took hold of the fight. The thing to do Is to prepare yourselves for this buttle to set tle these Industrial questions. Don't de nounce In general, but study some par ticular evil and then Unlit, and tight hard. Know your subject. Do like I. M. Ray mond did. He studied his subject and lie won a tight thai lias done mure for Lin coln than anything else ha ever done. You need freight rate revision In Nebraska. There 1 no question about that. 'Freight Is shipped through the state at a low rate and at a high rale In the state. The way to remedy the vil 1 not through ranting and scattering your shot, but a determined tight after you know your subject. You banker and you business men are the people to settle such things; not ranters and politicians running for office. I think the worst thing the people can do I to create sentiment over the Sherman anti trust law. Suppose you do put those pack ers lit Jail, what will happen? They will merely sell out, and then comes the small packers again and a repetition of your YVki Lincoln experience. Here Is the proposition: You people In the west are d-'irm ndlng hlaher prices for your cuttle. In liie east they are clamoring for luwor price on beef. Both Jump up and howl that the packer are the cause of the low price here and the high prices there. None .f you try to Investigate and ttnd out what is the cause of these thing. The yellow Journals of the country are denouncing th Garfield report of the in x amigatioii of the lleef trust. I am here to say theie is no keener coippetltion any where than there is among the packers ar.d I know the profits are the lowest pos sible. The thing to do Is to study these Industrial questions with good, common si nc uod not rant and hurrah for reform. Discriminate between the honest corpora tion and the dishonest corporation. - Pub licity ia the beat thing fur the regulation of corporations. Why do you buy slock in a connmny which never publishes a but anes shelT mop the buying. tiet the luisincss men to study these questions and oon i oe siampeauu uy ramtiaates for pu lltical offices who denounce In general. Mr. Brown stood by his gun and came back with a statement In which he aaid when Iiawes was a resident of Nebraska lie w.i an anti-railroad and anti-corpora- Hon wait but aince going to Washington and afterward securing a fat position with a trust company a change hud come over hi li. Th w hole analr was a decidedly unexpected bit of (pica injected Into the prveceding. President Trnerya Address. Tin banker begun their meeting this morning, at whiuh session the feature wa tlc annual addrva of President Trunry. before the aftenvrau aesalon had ad Joined about 1&0 banker had registered. In ills address President Trenery said: Caring for th earning and savings of an lntulligeiit and Indubtriou people u a trust tmne oucrtui than mauy ut ua realise. Tho grtest aatiH't of bankiug is confidem-; dostioy II or in any way weaken it and tn whoJd ftnc in a measure suffers. It Cwutiuucd mi aWcvod Page.j GROWERS CONTROL REFINERY ftnarar Planter of Ha trail to Operate Pfnnt In California Compet ing with "preekles. CAN FRANCISCO. Oct. !4.-The Chronicle say today that the relations hitherto ex isting between the Western Sugar re finery, controlled by the Spreckcls' Inter est, and the sugar planters of the Hawaiian Islands, have been ruptured. The planter have acquired a controlling Interest In the refinery at Crockett, Cal., which for some years has been closed under payment by the trust of " ' - indemnity, and are mak ing prepar " "to operate the plnnt In competitor the Western Sugar re finery. Tl r- .11 refine there the sugar which. If 4 Id contract hsd been re. newed, w nave been sold to the Spreckels" I: rn. This product amount to about tons for the season. To keep Its going the Western Sugar refinery 1 w hp compelled to buy raw sugar In md elsewhere. For o( nths negotiations have been In progr tween the Spreckels' Inter ests and - , .sland growers looking to a renewal of the agreement. The rock on which these negotiation has split Is the deduction made on the price of sugar landed In San Francisco, compared with the selling price In New York. The old contract expired on September 1. The Crockett refinery cannot be opened by the planters before March 1, lflftS. Fot the last three years the Western Sugar re finery has been paying $200,000 a year to the California ft Hawaiian Sugar Refinery company to keep the Crockett plan shut down, and the contract covering this ar rangement Is In force until next March. It Is presumed that the planters will oper ate the plnnt under the old name of the California & Hawaiian Sugar Refining company. The growers are now making arrangements to open the .refinery as soon ufU-r March 1 as possible. IROQUOIS FIRE DAMAGE SUIT Trial of Case of INI Hnnter. who Demand f2ft,nno Damage from Theater Proprietor. CHICAGO. Oct. 24-The first damage suit against the proprietors of the Iroquois theater, which was burned December 30, 190.1, will he commenced tomorrow morning In the United States circuit court before Judge Landls. Edna 8. Hunter, who was badly Injured in the fire, has brought suit for $3,000 against the theater company and the George A. Fuller Construction com pany, which erected the building. Two weeks have been occupied In securing a Jury. It was completed late this afternoon and Attorney Charles C. Spencer made the opening statement for the plaintiff. He de clared to the Jury that he would show by the evidence that the building ordinances were grossly violated by the theater pro prletor. There waa, he declared he would show, no flue pipe In the roof over the sta?e; that the exits were not properly marked; that there was no automatlo sprinkler and that the appliance for ex tinguishing fire were grossly Inadequate. Attorney Spencer announced that hla first witneas will bo tho plaintiff. Mis Hunter. She waa with a party of six young women In the gallery. When the flames burst out he ran toward the exit, through which lie had entered the theater. .She was knocked down, .trampled on,- bruised ahd burned, but finally escaped with her life. Two of her companion were "burned to death while the other escaped. Thl ult Is considered by lawyer to be of great Importance. Hundred of other suits aggregating million of dollar In damage, have been brought and the evidence given and tho verdict to be rendered In this first trial Is of momentous consequence to all concerned. SWIFT'S REQUESJ IS REFUSED Packer Mitt Answer C harge of Sell ing; Adalterated Sausages In Pennsylvania. HARRISBfRO, Pa.. Oct. 24. -Governor Pennypacker today declined to Interfere In tho suit brought by State Dairy and Food Commissioner Warren against William J Hall, agent for Swift and Company in Phil adelphia, last July on the charge of selling sausages adulterated with boraclo acid. rresioent Swift, accompanied bv hla t torney, Dwlght M. Lowry of Philadelphia. appeared before the governor tod asked for the withdrawal of the prosecu- i.uii. Mr. Bwin said that hi firm had no Intention of violating the law of Pennsyl vania and promised that hereafter the firm wuuia muKe special effort to comply with the law. Commissioner Warren, who was present with Secretary of Agriculture Critchfleld. declared that the adulterated sausages had been sold to contractors fur nlbhlng meats "to the national government and the suit against Hall waa brought at the instance of Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte. The case will b tried in Phil adelphia on November 1. BREWERS CLOSE THE JOINTS Saloon In Kansas City, Kan., Argeu. tine, Armonrdale and Hosedale V Suspend Bnslne. KANSAS C1TT. Mo., Oct. 24.-Th brew er have ordered Joint-keeper in Kansas City, Kan., and the auburb of Argentine, Armourdale and Rosedale to close and to day most of the !00 saloons In those place respected the order. What the Hate and county official have not done in years, the brewer have themselves accomplished within twenty-four hour time. Most of the Joint are owned by th brewer. The other can secure ro more beer and their supply is almost exhausted, The city officials who levied monthly fines upon the Joints, had suld that they were powerleita to close them and yeterday, at the Instigation of Governor Hoch. W. H. McCamtsh was appointed assistant attor ney general of Wyandotte county to see that the plaoe stopped doing business. "8o long as the Joints are closed." aaid Mr. McCamish, "there will be uothlng for me to do. I am here to see that they stay closed." 1 EMBEZZLER ! MAY GO FREE Victim of Minnesota Man later Arrest In lAudon Decline tn Presenile Him. ST. PAUL Oct. 21-Peter August Eck land. In jail in London. England, on his own confession that he embessled fll.OU) while secretary of the Clay County Land com pany, may go free because of the refusal of his victims to prosecute him. Secretary Eilhu Root today telegraphed Governor Johnson asking If Ecklund extradition to Minnesota wa desired. Communication was at one hld with the Clay county authori ties and the authorities answered that no complaint had been made nor hi arrest Hked for. The money the man confenaei to taking lmloncd to loaa parti a im la- trutud buu itti it to make farm Wua HABR1MAN IS SPEEDING EAST Special Train Vaies a Becord Trip a Far ai Or, den. KEEPING UP SAME GAIT INTO CHEYENNE With the Mountains Behind Some Record Time I Anticipated from that Point Into Omalia, Arriv ing; Early In the Morning. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct- 24.-8pec!al Tel egramsThe Harrlman flyer left Ogden at 11:30 a. m. The seventy-six mile to Evan ton wa covered In slow time, owing to heavy grade In Echo and Weber canons. From Evanston to Green River better time was made. The train frequently made a speed of sixty-five and seventy mile an hour. From Green River to Rawlins the best time of the trip wa made, the 134 mile bring covered In 158 minutes. In cluding (tops. ' The train left Rawlins at 6:30 tonight, after a stop of ten minutes, during which engines were changed and President Harrlman conferred with Gen eral Manager Mohler, who 1 en route west, regarding extensions In Wyoming. Between Ogden and Rawlins the train fell slightly below an average speed of forty five mile an hour. Including stops, and It Is not expected that average will be ex ceeded from Ogden to Cheyenne. Perfect weather has obtained and the night ride tonight will be a beautiful one. The road bed and track are In perfect condition and Mr. Harrlman could, if he desired, do bet ter than sixty miles an hour from Cheyenne to Omaha. The Harrlman special arrived here at 10:30. mountain time, and started east with a delay of a few minutes. It Is anticipated some great time will be made between here and Omaha. Its Chanare In Plan. A rumor found it way from Chicago to Ome-ha last night to the effect that after elaborate arrangements all along the line the Harrlman record-breaker had been abandoned. The Bee called upon Mr. T. M. Orr. assistant to Vice President Mohler of the Union Pacific, Mr. Orr being caught over the telephone at his office, receiving messages from the special, which wa still whirling through the country like a phan tom. He said: "I don't know where such an Idea could have originated. Certainly we know noth ing of It at the Union Pacific headquarter. We are till getting telegram from the pedal, which I making faater time right along and we are proceeding with all plan for a continuation of the run across the country. The train haa long Since passed over the difficult portion of the Journey and I could see no reason for abandoning the project now. As late as 8:S0. our time, the train wa clipping along a lively gait. It Dassed Hanna, Wyo.. at 7:25, Wyoming time, which would be 8:. our time. It 4s , exnected in Omaha between and 9 In the morning. It will top but a few minute her." Fast Time to Ogden. E. H. Harrlman and family and party. Including Mis Alice Roosevelt, are speed ing aero a the continent to make a record on transcontinental train. The party wa cheduled to be at Ogden at 10:50 Tuesday morning and Is billed to reach Omaha between 8 and this morning. Mr. Kruf schnltt, director of maintenance and opera tion, 1 with Mr. Harrlman. ' The train will be given good clearance all of the way through, although this will be hard work at thl end of the Union Pacific, where the freight ar o numerous, and everything will be done to facilitate a fast run. A record run also wa made across the Pacific, so the record will be counted not only acros the United State, but alo from th Orient to New York. No top probably will be made at any point except uch a may be required for coal and water and to change engine and crew. The Associated Press say the Harrlman pedal train arrived at Ogden at 11:23 a. m. today ana aepnneu. iui i"v .. .. the Union Pacific railway after a change of engine, which wa accomplished In the record time of two minute. The run from San Francisco wa made at an average speed of forty-five mile an hour. When it 1 taken into consiuerauon ! that the trip from San Francisco to Ogden Involves crossing the Sierra Nevada moun tain and Great Salt lake, the significance of an average speed of forty-five mile an hour becomes more apparent. Getting over the divide of the lofty and rugged old Blerra mean a run through forty-one mllf'S of mow sheds, which never can be made aa rapidly a In the open. The grades up these mountain, of course, are pre cipitous for travel. The Lucin-Ogden cut off, which spans the lake, is iuu nine ana a fraction in length, nearly thirty mile of which is on water. Tho Associated Pre aay Mr. Harrlman refused to be Interviewed. Hi train wa guardod by detective and secret service men Th Harrlman special train, .which left Oakland at S:Z1 p. m. Monday, made the fastest run on record between San Fran aisco and Ogden. The Overland Limited makes the run In twenty-elx hour, five min ute, while the Harriman train covered the distance in nineteen hours, four minute, beating the Limited by seven hour and one minute. HARRIMAN WINS BIG WAGER - Gives Two Thousand Dollar Won front Robert Goelet to Crew of the aiberin. SAN FRANCI8CO, Oct. 34 Two thou- I an'1 do'W wa awarded th crew of the P'flc Mal1 ,lner Slberl for bringing the vessel into purl from Yokohama In record breaking time. E. II. Harrlman. the rail road magnate, who wa a paasenger on the steamer, waa the donor. He won the money from Robert Goelet. the New York millionaire, on a wager on the time the steamer would make from Yokohama to this port. Harriman bet that the Siberia would break the recent record established by the Korea. H won by thirty-seven minutes. W. J. BRYAN AND TOGO MEET Distinguished Nebraaknn and Vlc. torloas Japanese Admiral Ei hang Greeting at Toklo. TOKIO. Oct. J4.-Wllllatn J. Bryan wa present at the reception today in honor of Admiral Togo. The mayor Introduced Mr. Bryan to the admiral. An exchange of cor dial sentiments followed. The admiral wa delighted at the unexpected presence of Mr. Bryan. .It transpired today that Admiral Togo did not anchor even orr In five month from the time of the big naval battle of August 10, im, until the Russian battleship i Sevastopol was torpedod In th last day 4 of Deceiubec WESTERN INDEMNITY AFFAIRS Clash Retweew Lawyer la Hearing; of Contempt Proceedings In Chicago. CHICAGO, Oct. 24.-E. I. Rosenfeld. gen eral manager of' tha Western Life In demnity company, now under Investiga tion by tli court, wa on the stand this afternoon before Judgw Kohlsaat In the United IState circuit court. Roenfeld and President Oeors M. Moulton of the In demnity company were present to answer a rule to show cause why they should not be adjudged In contempt of court for pur chasing stock of, the company despite an oral order of th court against such an action. The argument lasted all day and late In the afternoon Judge Kohlsaat asked Rosenfeld IX he waa willing to testify con cerning the purchase of stock In the Se curity Life and Annuity company, the con cern which wa to reinsure the policyhold ers In the Indemnity company. The court suld that he wished to Inquire concerning Rosenfeld' Interest In the Security and Annuity stock purchased by Mm and which purchase wa held a a contempt of court by the complainant. "Who owned that stock?" asked Judge Kohlsaat. The witness replied: "A near as I can remember It waa J. K. Kenncr, Charlerol. Pa. : E. L. Neman. Woodstock, Va. ; George Kenner. Charlerol. Fa., and other men whose names I cannot recall." "Have you any Interest Individually In those stocks?" "No. sir; not any." v "DV1 you derive Any money from the purchase from them?" "No, sir; I have no more financial In terest In them than the court has." Attorney Levlnson. for the complainants, asked permission to put some question to the witness through the court. "What relation haw the men you named to the company?" ws the first question. "Newman waa president. George Kenner a director. J. K. Kenner director and I now president." ' "What relation have they now to the company?" "J. K. Kenner I still director and the other are not lntereted." "Waa It part of the plan for them to re sign?" "Yes, that wa agreed on In August." "Mr. Rosenfeld, did you profit In this transaction?" "No. not one penny." Attorney Levlnson exclaimed: "Oh. of course the witness would aay that. He would not tell, anyway." Rosenfeld Jumped, to hi feet, muttering curse at Levlnson. and all the lawyer at once raised their voice demanding apol ogies, refusing them and accusing each other of all kinds of double dealing. When quiet waa finally restored the court rebuked Mr. Levlnson for his re marks and then ordered that Rosenfeld produce data In the morning covering the ale of the stock and all other matter concerning the deal. STAND BY CLOSED SHOP Kew York Tcnmstere , Vote to Ask Employer to sign Old Agree ment Which Has Expired. NEW YORK. Oct."U. At. inetlr..rflmDtt;M the Joint conference ror-.Greater New York j floor, for there I no floor to stand on un of the International Brotherhood of jeM they come 1n person. ' It-1 apparent Teamster held tonight no action wa th,t but fw mrn Who have money enough taken which would lead to a general i Btrike. Th meeting was attended by about cattle will come here and endure the' hard 200 delegates, who dlacUsaed the strike now ships of Ihls frontier life. They do not be- existing Detween local P.O. tw ana Thomas Orr, truckman at 55 White street. It was unanimously decided to stand by the "closed shop" section of the agreement which the bosses will be asked to sign, the old agreement between the Team Own era' association . and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters having expired, and a statement was Issued to the effect that a settlement of the Orr strike was expected some time this week. Vice President Edward Gould of the In ternational Teamster presided at the meeting and directed Its action. There were disturbance during the day In the region affected by the strike which called for an Increase of the police on duty, but no arrests were mode. The Merchants' association today Issued an appeal to the commercial member of the organization for the upholding of the principle Involved in this strike of the right of every man to transact his own business without dictation, provided he does it In a legal way. OMAHA FIRM THE0NLY BIDDER Probably Will Be Awarded Big Grad ing Contract In tw t Mexico. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Oct. :'4.-(Special Tele gram.) Wood, Bancroft & Doty of Omaha was the only firm which submitted a pro posal for the construction and completion of the earth embankments In connection with the Aroyo Hondo Irrigation project In New Mexico. The bid submitted by the Omaha firm was 17 cents on embankment and Wt cent on overhaul. The work in volves about 200.0UO cubic yards of earth work and 150.000 cubic yards of overhaul. The Omaha firm will doubtless be awarded the contract. Rural carriers appointed: Iowa: Ana- mow, route 1, Porter S. Wilkinson, carrier, Clarence J. Byeily, substitute; Lacona, rout 1, Fred Newman, carrier. David New man, substitute; Lost Nation, route 2, Mrs, Belle D. Kiel, carrier. John B. Kiel, sub stitute; Tama, route 'i, Benjamin Dicken son, carrier, Miss Mary Dickenson, substi tute. South Dakota: Standburg, route 1, Matt Abrahamson, carrier, R. C. Berqulst, substitute; Tripp, route 1, Gottlieb J. Klandt, carrier, Ferdinand Klandt, substi tute; Vienna, route 1, George Vlereck, car rier, Elwood J. Crane, substitute. William J. Arthurs has beeu appointed postmaster at Bouton. Dallas county, low, vice Miss TUlie 8chnoor, resigned. LIVENS UP JNDIANA TOWN Farmer Steal a Locomotive on m Bet and Ran It. Into Bos Car Filled with Italians. CHICAGO, Oct. Z4.-The effort of Pat rick McGrath. a farmer of Chesterton. Ind., to "liven things up a bll" proved a glitter ing success In that town today. MoQrath, noticing an engine standing on the tracks of the Lake Shore road, an nounced that he would bet anybody 2S cents that he would wake up the town Inside of ten minutes. The wager wa taken and Mc. Grath. finding that the train crew wa ab aent, climbed aboard th engine and pulled out th throttle to the last notch. The en glne darted down the track and tore Into a train of freight cars, in which a number of Italian were eating their dinners. Four of the rar and tlin engine were smashed and four of the Italians seriously but not fatally hurt. J McGrath escaped with but a few in luxie and was taken to JaU. ' CRASS, BUT NOT THE HERDS Hay Spring Joiai Other Townt in Flag for tha Cattla Baiatr. CHANGE IN LAND LAW IS NOW NEEDIO Rancher Shoold Be Klven n Chance to Boy These Acre and Pnt Ilnslnca on Solid Basis. (From a Staff Correspondent.) HAT SPRINGS. Neb.. Oct. 24. (8perlal.) The same unsettled conditions exist here a are noticeable In the country south of Alnsworth, Gordon nd Rushvllle. Those engaged In the cattle Industry, nd five out of six persons living here are more or less In the cattle business, are uneasy and do not know Just what to look for and expect in the future. Kinkald home steaders came Into thl county by the doi en last year, and those who could bring money enough with them to buy a bunch of. cattle are doing well, but many who pent considerable money to come here and look up homesteads and did not want to go back home without filing on 640 acres had but little conception of what the coun try Is really good for. and a large per centage of them have not returned to es tablish their residence. Tn nearly every case where they came here without means to purchase cattle or did not bring stock with them, the outlook Is so discouraging that many well meaning men have been forced by dire necessity to leave their homes anct go to work for someone else In order to get money to live on. Many of these sturdy cltliens could get stock to rslse on shares, or could borrow money now Idle in the bank If they had any assurance of Improved conditions, but when these pioneers go to a bank to borrow money they are met with the proposition that they cannot mortgage their home stead, as It I against the law. and are reminded that they must nave lno worth of improvements on their land before they can prove up and get a patent to the land. If these pioneers could have an oppor tunity te buy adjoining land so a to round up a ranch large enough to take good care of about 200 head of cattle, those that are deserving, and many are deserving, would have no trouble ' In enlisting capital to give them stock to graxe. Growth of Cattle Valnes. It is estimated that the value of a year' growth to each head of cattle will aver age something near $10. That ia a year ling kept one year on the natural grass will be worth 110 more at the end of the year when It Is a 2-year-old, than It was at a yearling, and likewise a 2-year-old kept a year will be worth an additional $10 more when It become a 3-year-old. At least M per cent of the cow kept for raising calves will each year raise a calf worth $10 or more. From this basis It can readily be seen that with a bunch of J00 cattle a nice profit can be made each , year out of the natural grass that Is now going to waste. There would be no trouble to get settler for all of these land if capital would also come In and furnish the settler with stock to start with. .. Under present ' conditions to buy from fifty to an hundred head of com1 interested under existing conditions for the reason that they cannot acquire title to land without residence, and thus tt appears plain that the solution of the prob lem,, which is vital to Nebraska, rests In some method whereby the man with money who will not come here to live, can co operate with the man who has no money, tut Is willing to come here and bear the hardships that all must bear with a hope of later becoming Independent and owning a home and herd of stock, of his own. Omaha'a Interest I Direct. It is not Intended to convey the Idea that there Is nothing In . this country at present. On the contrary, thousand of head of as pretty, well-fed cattle are grac ing on the prairie as can be seen anywhere in the country, and the Improvement on the grade of cattle is simply wonderful when compared with the cattle raised here only a few year ago. But the fact remain that there I not one-tenth enough cattle in tha country to eat the grass that grows each year and therefore the waste is enormous. Train load after train load of cattle posses down the Northwestern line to market every day, but if the country was stocked as tt should be. the stock trains would be far more numerous and likewise the trains coming up from Omaha would be thicker and more frequent, loaded with goods from Omaha Jobbers and wholesalers. It at once becomes plain that the Interests of Omaha business men Is also the Interests of the cattle raisers. It would be far better for the Omaha business men to have this country dotted with small producers, say with from fifty to 500 head of cattle each than to have tl. country in the hands of the large concerns. -The large concerns buy - most of their supplies by wholesale and quite a percentage they buy in Chi cago, while the small producer patronise the local merchant, along this line, who largely buy in Omaha. One thing can be depended upon as settled, and that I that the cattlemen of western Nebraska will never go back to the day of cowboy to herd their stock on the public land no more than will the people of Omaha go back to th old horse car for street railway trans portation. It can also be safely said that if present conditions are continued, the immense waste of beef producing material will go on from year to year. The country simply cannot be settled unless condition are audi that capital can come hand in hand Into this country with labor. No one supposes that the nw buslnea blocks could have been built In Omaha by the worklngmen In Omaha alone. They had to have the co-operation of men with money in order to build the splendid buildings In Omaha. Likewise the men who are ready and willing to come her and work, taking car of tock and making us of th grass now going to waste, must have the co operation of men with money or failure stare them In the face, and they cannot get thl necessary help from men of money unless the conditions are changed so that the cattle business can have a solid basis to rest upon. This means land in fee simple, a a basis for the herd. Several ranchmen have stated that they have friends In eatern Nebraska or other suites who would gladly furnish them means to buy cattle, U the business rested on more solid basis. Other ay that If th land could be purchased In limited tracts they hsve friends who would go Into part nership with them furnishing the necessary money to carry on the business of produ cing beef for the market. Possibilities for Dairying. The possibilities of cream production In we.tern Nebraska I. an Industry that." It,,Sonft,ed Anglian for Boston. Continued on Second pag7 NEBRASKA WEATHER FORECAST Fair Wednesday and Colder In K.nst Portion. Fnlr and Warmer Thursday. Temaeratnre nt Omaha llrdt Rear. m Hen. Hoar, 1 t. P- .1 p. 4 p. 5 p. P. T P. it p. t p. nest. ) 47 4T 4.1 n 4M tin a. at r a. m a. m 9 a. in 10 a. m 11 a. ...,.. BT T RT Ml n:l 1V4 4t 4T IS PROBING ALLEGHENY FAILURE Department of Jnstlre Begin Investi gation with View to Criminal Proceed Inns. PITTRBl'RO. Oct. J4.-At a late hour to. night tt was learned that Bank F.xaminer John B. Cunningham, while making an ex amination of the Bank of Pittsburg. North Allegheny, found a discrepancy between the reports made to Comptroller of th Cur rency Rldgeley by the Bank of Pittsburg. North Allegheny, and the Enterprise Na tional Bank of Allegheny, which led to the closing of the latter Institution. Acting Attorney Oeneral Hoyt ha directed I'nlted States District Attorney John Denkel to make a thorough investiga tion Into the affairs of the Enterprise Na tional bank, with a view to criminal pro ceeding, If the evidence warrants such a course. Mr. Hoyt's order mean that all the paper and other evidence In the pos session of Bank Commissioner Cunningham will be turned over St once to t'nlted State District Attorney Denkel, and from now on the legal representatives of the federal gov ernment will have charge of the case. Comptroller Rldgeley haa not arrived In the city, but Is expected soon. The directors of the bank, all of whom re wealthy, ere In favor of re-opening should the shortage not prove too great, and the Indication are that Receiver Cun ningham' report will show the bank's loss to be considerably less than $1,000,000, as wa first reported. ACTION OF EQUITABLE TRUSTEE Policyholder Asked to Exptess Pref erences for Thirteen Trnstees to Re Elected December 6. NEW YORK, Oct. 24. drover CleveUnd, Morgan J. O'Brien and George Westing house, the stock voting trustees in the Equitable Life Assurance society, today sent out through tha secretary. George F. Parker, circular letter to all the policy holders of the society asking for sugges tions a to the selection of the thirteen directors to be chosen by the board. The circular announces that the next an nual election of director will bn held at the office of the society In New Tork at noon Wednesday. December ft. when the trustee will 111 vote for thirteen director, of whom vin will be taken from the policyholder. evi Fallowing thl announcement the circular say: Policyholder receiving thl notice will not overlook the fact that If they prefer they may leave the choice of uch ivoltcy holdlng directors to the Judgment and dis cretion of the trustees. They should also bear In mind that If they elect to present names of persons for whom ihey Ajelre ix to vote. It I of the -utmost Importance that those should be presented who not only have business knowledge and experience, nut whose residences and oc cupations will allow them to attend direc tors' meetings. HOLDUPS STRIKE WRONG MAN Former Nebraaknn Torn the Table on Five Pennsylvania v Toughs. PITTSBURG, Oct. 24. (Special Telegram.) Fred , Turner, formerly a cowboy from near Liberty, Neb., now a civil engineer working at Greensburg, Pa., wa held up last night near Trotter by five negro high waymen. Turner had been making a call and was walking home, when accosted. The negroes leveled a flashy nlckle-plated revolver, but Turner pulled a .44 and shot Frank Jones, a negro with a bad reputation, tn the arm. At the first shot Jones screamed and Tur ner quit shooting. The others held up their hands , at Turner's command without firing a shot, while he searched them and took five guas from them. He had no plac to take th captive, so he examined their face well and turned them loose and re ported the affair to the officer, who have made two arrests. . Turner wa raised In Arlsona, lived on a Nebraska ranch, herding cattle nine year, and Is very popular here. FIVE YEARS FOR HARROUN St. Joseph Elevator Man Is Foand Gnllty of Forging Bill of Lading;. ST. JOSEPH, Oct. 24.-W. H. Harroun. charged with having forged $700,000 worth of bill of lading and obtaining money on them, waa found guilty by a Jury at 1:40 o'clock tonight and th penalty fixed at five year In the penitentiary. Tho forgeries were committed about a year ago and were principally on Burling ton route bills of lading. Six more similar Indictments stand against Harroun. He formerly was a prominent grain mer chant operating large elevators and offices In St. Joseph, Kansas City and St. Louis. It Is said that Harroun borrowed money on the forged ladings tq tide over speculative loiuiea and then endeavored to take up the loans before the forgeries were discovered. He ha been managing hi business In tha Interest of his creditors for several months. UPTON TO AGAIN CHALLENGE British Sportsman Will Make Try for America's Cap Year After Next. i LONDON. Oct. 14 Sir Thoina Lipton expect to again challenge for the Amer ica' cup In 1907. Asked today concerning th reports from America that he had given up the Idea of making further effort th owner of the Shamrock declared that he wa a keen a aver and that while too late to chal lenge for 1SX. If all went well h would, be at Bandy Hook with a new challenger th following year. Movement of Ocean easel Oct. 34. At New York Arrived: Astoria from Glasgow; Kaiser Wllhelm Der Grosse from Bremen; Oceanic from Liverpool; Caronia from Liverpool. Sailed: Kron Prlns Wll helm for Bremen; Georglc for Liverpool. At Glasgow Arrived: Furnessla, from New York; Pretorlan from Montreal; Nu mldlun. from New Tork. At Nnplea Arrived: Prlns Oscar from New York. Bailed: SlollUan Prince fur New York. . At Genua Llguria. from New York. At Chrtnttanl-8it.tled: t'nlted States, for 'I At I.lerpool. banco: eaxonia tor 4, iJualou. DAY IX ALABAMA fresidaot Bpenda a Strenuous Twaha Houri in tha Cotton Etata. VISIT TO SCHOOL OF BOOKER WASHINGTON Industrial Panda Showing Work of Imti tut Feature of the Beception. ADDRESS TO STUDENTS AND FACULTY Preiideat Emphuiiei the Valae of Proper Industrial Training. TWO HOURS' STAY IN MONTGOMERY Party Welcomed to tha First CnpttaJ of Confederacy by Mayor Jelk. BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Oct. 54.-Presldent Roosevelt concluded a strenuous day in Alabama by a two hours' visit to Birming ham, where his reception. In keeping with those given him at Montgomery and Tuske gee, were hearty and soul-stlrrlng. His day began at 7 o'clock, when th special train left Montgomery for Tuskegee. Visit to the Tuskegee Normal and Indutrlal In stitute and to the Methodist Female col lege were crowded Into a little less than two hours and the noon hour had Just ar rived when the executive stepped from his car In Montgomery. Her he spoke to a great throng under th shadow of the con federacy' first capital and wa on hla way again sharply at 2 o'clock. A few minute before S the president was th guest of Blrmlnghsm and until his train left at :45 p. m. on the ntgfit run to Little Rock tha president was cheered at every turn. Tha day was unmarked by any special incident save at Birmingham. Here at the corner of Fifth avenue and Twentieth sireet an In toxicated man, in hi excitement, dropped a pistol from hi pocket on the pavement. The president saw the Incident and called the attention of officers to the man, who was Immediately arrested. The president train arrived In Birming ham promptly on time. Mayor George B. Ward, surrounded hy a reception commit tee, delivered th formal addres of wel come at the station and Immediately after ward the party entered carriage and began the march to Capitol park, eight squares distant. The parade wa along North' Twentieth street and the entire line of march wa packed with humanity. "Rows of incan descent light, th full length of tha street. made the cene all the more brilliant as evening came on. The ovation of the presi dent was continuous and h stood in his carriage the whole way acknowledging tha outburst of enthusiasm. At Capitol park, under the glamor of thousands of electrio lights, the party en tered tho speakers' stand. General Rufus N. Rhodes, editor of the Birmingham News, welcomed the president In behalf of tha cltlsens of Birmingham. i i. - ... , . - Great applause greeted the president he a roue to naK..-:'v .Following th president's "speech" which' was along the usual lines, ex-Governor James F. Johnston Bpoke In behalf of Camp Hardee. Vnlted Confederate Veteran, and presented to th president several young ladles, descendants of confederate soldiers . and sponsors and maids , of honor, who presented to the president a badge from the camp. Governor Johnston said: tuAo thl?J Pr' to you our respect for the president of the United States. Our confidence in the courage, unsectlonal patriotism and generous Impulses of Theo dore Roosevelt, and in appreciation of your many kindnesses to confederate veterans, and especially for the unsought honor re cently conferred upon the members of th camp. We present this too, sir. because you come nearer standing for the ldeala that have Inspired our lives than any president that we have had since tha war. Had we been born north of Mason's and Dixon line. Mr. President, many of us in the war between the states, might followed the fing of our fathers, the star and stripe, hut we are sura that had you been born twenty years earlier and In Georgia, where you should have been born, you would have been a gallant leader of a brigade under Forrest or Stuart. From Capitol park the party went to Third avenue and Twentieth, street and boarded a special electrio train and pro ceeded to the Alabama state fair grounds. At the grounds th president was Intro duced by T. II. Molton, president of th Birmingham Commercial club. The crowd at the fair was also enormous and greeted the . president enthusiastically, as h rose to (peak. Welcome to Tnskege. TCSKEGEE, Ala.. Oct. tt.-Prestdent Roosevelt reached the grounds of the Tus kegee normal and Industrial Institute afur a brief stop in the town of Tutkeg, where ha was received by the mayor and othur distinguished cttlsen of Alabama. Tha president's train was brought directly into the grounds of the Institute over It pri vate tracks. From midnight until this morning great crowds of country people, white and black, were arriving from ail sections surrounding Tuskcgee. A motley assortment of vehicle brought hundred of person and thy were allowed to com Into the Institute grounds, where the presi dent saw th collection and seemed amused by the sight. The president was received by Principal Booker T. Washington and mem bers of the board of trustees and faculty. He then entered a carriage mad by th students of the school, drawn by horses raised at the school and driven by a stu dent in the school uniform. Four other carriages, also made by th students. In which were seated other members Of th president' party, followed. View Industrial Parade. The president proceeded Immediately fen an elaborately decorated stand In front of the office building, surmounted by tha president's flag. From thl point he viewed the educational and Industrial parade, upou the preparation of which the students and faculty have been at work for several weeks. Thl parade wa headed by th Institute band, led by Bandmaster Elmer B. Williams, of the Ninth t'nlted State cavalry, who bad been detailed in Tusk gee by the War department. . Then cam 1.500 students of th school In two division: the young men uniformed in blue suits, with brass buttons, whit gloves and cadet caps. The young women, wearing blue dresses, trimmed with red braid and wear ing blue straw braid hat, followed, each bearing a stalk of sugar rana topped with a cotton boll.' all raised ia the school' agricultural experiment station. Immediately behind tha student body came sixty-one floats, representing the various phases of work of the acadainy de partment and the thirty-seven Industrial division of the school. After the parade had paaaed, and Stu dents, faculty and visitor war) repairing to tie chapel, th presidential party raa driven hurriedly about the city and Waa town th extent of tn work erria4 s
