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3 ! firry Daily Bej HE -cm Hi VOL. XXXVI-NO. 246. OMAIIA, MONDAY MOR NINO, ATRIL 1, 1907. SINGLE COPY TILKEE CENTS. Omaha J f 1 ? OIRECAST FOR WEEK Chieo Will Eoct Kew Way or and Put f?on Trootixin Ordinanoo Tuesday. FRcfyiDES MODIFIED MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP Jy Get Pot Cent of Earning and Hu licit to Buy Plant. iARRlMAN Case will be argued Eitht to lefiua to An&weT Qnestlons ii Before Govrt EDWARD AND ALFONSO WILL MEET Conference Btw Monnrebs at Cartagena Attract Atteattoa Tnronghont Europe War : ships to Assemble. NEW TORK, March StChlcago will hold Its municipal election on Tuesday. The isau betwsen Fred A. Busse, the post maeter and republican candidate t" mayor, and Mayor Edward F. Dunne ocratlo candidate for re-election, la co. "1; 4 by a referendum on the traction que. .f. -he trantinn ordinance, which waa passed by the city council over thv'v,'', of Mayor Dunne, prortdea for the laau the eltly ahall have the rtgnt of purchase on glvfing nouce or. such inienuon. ine ordinandi la to become effective only after it haa keen Indorsed by publlo referendum. The republican favor the adoption of the Ordinance, while the democrats oppoae aucn Indoraemant and advocate aaaertlon of the clty'a rights of eminent domain, the con demnation of the street car properties and municipal ownership. The campaign haa been a heated one. Michigan will elect five state officials on Monday, including two juatlcea of the au prems court, two regenta of the State uni versity and one member of the State Board of Education. ' Harrlman Case to Bo Argned. 1 ine xniernuKO uonunerue cuitunaimiuii will listen to arguments by counsel for E. II. Harrlman In Waabington on Monday on 1 the question whether or not the commie 1 alon ahall Appeal to the courts to compel Mr. Harrlman to answer certain questions I affecting hla management and control of Ithe Facifio rsilroada and the Chicago & Argument In the can of Benjamin Greene and John N. Gaynor, charged with oonspir- iacy against the United State government. twill be heard before the United State cir cuit court of appeal at New Orleans on onday. Greene and Gaynor are now in all at Macon, G A general strike of painter 1 antlcl- ted in New Tork City on Monday, Edward and Alfonso to Meet. King Edward will leave Biarrtti April 6 'or Toulon, wheno he will proceed the fol lowing day on board the royal yacht for approaching meeting between the two Si. arch haa created considerable oom ineiit throughout Europe. Every available Bplnlsh warship will assemble at Carta gena, to meet the British squadron of seven teen vessels. Secretary Taft will end hla tour of In spection of the Panama canal April S, when hla party, will go to Havana, Three daya will be apent tn Cuba, during which time the secretary will Investigate' the altuatlon with regard to the withdrawal of American troop from the Island. GRISCOM'S HOWE DAMAGED Palace Occupied by Ambassador to Italy Catches Flro While He ' la nt Cbarch. ROM 13, March SI. -While Lloyd a Grit- oom, the American ambassador, and Mrs Grl scorn , were returning from the Eaater aervloea at the American church today. they aaw smoke arising from the roof of their home, the Palaaso del Drago. Mr. Griacom hurriedly entered the build' tng and found the servants were unaware that the palace waa on fire. The am baa ador led the way to the attic. Flames burst forth aa be opened the doors and burned hla hand and alnged his eyebrows. Whe Ithe firemen arrived the beams, which , were put in place centuries ago, were bunt' lng briskly. The roof over the attic ool lapsed, causing the center portion of the celling of the magnificent ball room to fall. The furniture and paintings were quickly removed, but not before several of the latter, notably one of President Roosevelt, were lci(;d. After working twj hours the firemen suc ceeded In checkln; the blase. The loea Is estimated at tio.ouo and Is covered by In urance. THAW SPENDS QUIET EASTER anssst service la Morala and lUeelvwe Vlal from Wife la AftrVaooau NBJW TORK, MarAi KL-Easter Sunday for Harry K. Thawln ths Tombs waa made more cheerful Hy a visit from hla wife, to whom had ben granted a special permit to paa the afterWn with her hus band. Whan Mrs. Thaw lelt she spoke for the first time since the tragedy last June to reporters. . "Harry grows more cheeVul and satisfied with the wy nia affairs $r progressing every day." eiie aald. "U a all the rest ef ma, be Is perfectly confldent that the osanmlaalon will find him sane and that the trial will go on. He even talked today of being free next Sunday, and planned how we would dine together."- Tbaw attended the Easter itervlce con ducted by Rev. Dr. Sanderson in the morn ing. None of hla counsel visited him dur ing the day. Ha will consult with his lawyers tomorrow as to probafcie, develop . niants before the commission, which con venes at 10 o'clock. HARRIMAN BUYING LANDS Report that Extensive Deep Water Terminate Are to Be BaU nt ' Astoria. V ORTLAND. Ore., March 11 T l Ore flan today says that the sale of tV ween aud eiw orc ih wu vun ) m, ng--a If, near Aatorla, Ore.. Is being closf -iand e purchasers are believed to be th. tr- n 4ntrtlia. mm itnct to EM n Loroxlmately rd-COO. It la unds that the property la for deep watei f . ... t,ffln Hil . nimaia iv. - i cation company, now bulldlug from 1 tta ti v Mraaw sums w-"j SUMMARY OF THE BEE Monday, April 1, HH7. 1007 APRIL 1007 un mo tvi wto ran ri t 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 10 II 12 13 H 15 16 17 18 19 20, 21 22 23 24 25 26 27; 28 29 30 TXS WIATXCB. FORECAST FOR NKBRA8KA Fair and warmer Monday. Tuesday partly cloudy, warmer In north weat portion. FOR EC A ST FOR IOWA-Falr and warmer Monday and Tuesday. Temperature nt Omaha yesterday: Hour. Deg. Hour. Deg. 6 a. m 2 l p. m 4. 6 a. m 27 1 p. m 47 7 a. m 57 S p. m 4'J a. m 28 4 p. m 50 9 a. m 31) 5 p. m 61 10 a. m 86 6 p. m 60 11 a. m. 40 7 p. m 60 12 tn 44 8 p. m V 9 p. m 46 X.XOT9X.ATXVI. Nebraska legislature will devote lta time to keeping economy pledges In platform. Page 1 Auditor carrol of Iowa refuses to ac cept position at head of proposed Insur ance department and house committee votes to kill the bill. Fags 3 ZTXBRASXA. Jury finally secured In Kennlaon murder s 'se and taking testimony begins. ta damage to early fruit crop at ilnts In state. Fag 4 '. Howland of Plattsmouth acci V . dent, ' xtlls his 4-year-old son while clean!. his gun. Page a DOMESTIC. Pree'dnt Roosevelt writes letter to Congressman Pollard thanking him for voting for the ship subsidy blll. Pag 1 Railroads refuse to make any further concessions to trainmen and conductors. Chairman Knapp says progress has been made toward settlement, but admtta that nothing definite has been accomplished. Page 1 Report that Amenean syndicate haa ac quired large tract of land In Congo Free State raise question of right of King Leo pold to grant such concessions. Pag 8 J.O0AX. Dr. George !. Miller answers some questions about rabies and police regula tion, declaring the disease the rarest known to science, and that it never ex isted in Omaha since the white occupation. Pag 8 Easter, day of Christian hope and tri umph, celebrated In the churches of Omaha. Page 8 - BPOST. Pa'a new Western league championa made fine showing against Originals and 1907 season has an auspicious opening. Page 8 St. Louis Nationals win second game In contest for championship of Mound City. Page 8 FXXAjrcxAX sura comjceboiax. Grain market. . Pag T GRADE CROSSING ACCIDENT Two Men and Two Women Killed by Alton Train In Kansas City. KANSAS CITT, Mo., March 31 Four per. sons In a buggy two men and two women were Instantly killed late this afternoon at the Fifteenth street crossing of the Chi cago & Alton railroad, two miles east of this city, by the Alton's Red Flyer, west bound from St, Louis. The bodies were horribly mutilated. The dead: GEORGE HENRY, aged S3 and his wife, ageo. wj. t. H. MONNHR. aged 80, and his wife, aged 4a The men were salesmen for local mer cantile houses. Trainmen say that the carriage drove directly In front of the engine, although the elect rio bell at the crossing had been ringing several minutes. Two of the bodies, a man and a woman, were picked up by the cowcatcher of the locomotive and car ried some distance. The other two were thrown clear of the track. The horses escaped injury. It Is supposed. the four people were returning from an Easter picnic In the country. GALUSHA A. GROW IS DEAD Man Prominent tn Pnblle Life Over Fifty Tears Dies of Old Age. for BINGAMTON. N. T., March 81. lusha A. Grow, former congressman from Pennsylvania, died at hla home In Glen wood. Pa., this afternoon, as a result of a general breakdown attributed to old age Mr. Grow waa elected to congress from the Wllmot district of Pennsylvania aa the youngeat member of that body In 1S61, and after retirement from public life for nearly forty years he re-entered the house of representatives aa congressman-at-large from Pennsylvania fourteen years ago. When he retired four years ago his publlo service In the house extended over the longest period, although not continuous In service, of any roan who ever sat in that body. During the ante-bellum days he waa one of the best known men In the United States, and (n 1H64 he came within on vote of being nominated for vice president in place of Andrew Johnson, who became president on the death of Abraham Lincoln. He was the author of the homestead law. PREPARING TO WELCOME TAFT Governor Wlnthrep Arranging aa Elaborate Reception for Secre tary of War. SAN JUAN, P. R.. March Sl.-Governor Wlnthrep Is preparing a reception to Sec retary Taft In Porto Rico, second only to that extended to President Roosevelt. Mrs. Taft will precede the secretary to the Island, arriving here April U. The present program includes an Informal dinner on Secretary Taft's arrival here, April 14, a visit to historic polnta and an automobile trip to Ponoa and return over the same roada taken by President lUmeevelt. Praise for Amerteaa Cnthelles. ROME, March SL Cardinal Merry del Val, the papal secretary of state, has writ ten In the name of the pope a highly com mendatory letter to Archbishop Qulgley of Chicago, praising the progress of the CathoUo clergy and laymen In hla arch diocese and the splendid work done by them In the collection of Peter's pence, saying it Is beueOuial te) th universal ohurota, ROOSEVELT WRITES POLLARD President Thanis Nabraskan for Retina: fot Ehip fubtidy Bill. SAYS MEASURE IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE Peat area In other Bllla that 'Were Objectionable Have Been Fllm Innted Western Cuafrru. men Congrntnlnted. Congressman Ernest M. Pollard has re ceived a letter from President Roosevelt thanking him for his support of the ship subsidy bill and congratulating him and other western congressmen for taking a broad and patriotic view of the subject The letter follows: WASHINGTON. D. C March 19. 1907. My Dear Mr. Pollard: I feel that It is duo not only to you but to the other western congiessmen, the congressmen from the In terior wno voted (or the snip auDsiay uin, that I should express to you, not omy (or you, but for all of them also, the reasons why I think you have rendered a great and patrlotlo service. At the outset lat ma ernrth&nlza the fact that the present proposed ship subsidy bill haa nothing whatever in common with cer tain previous measures of the aame name. mere were well founded objections to cer tain features of these previous measures; but In the oresent measure all these ob- ieotlonable features have been eliminated, should heartily favor the present meas ure in any event; nut the experiences oi Secretary Root on his trip to South Amer ica, and the course of events on the Pa cific, seem to me to render it of the ut most consequence to pass the proposed bill. Aa a matter of fact, my only objection to It is that it does not go rar enough. I personally, for Instance, would like to see a line to South America from one of our gulf porta l reel that you men from the west wno stood by the cause of American shipping In suDDorttne the shin subsidy bill deserve the same praise that should be accorded to i none men of the seacoast regions wno voted for. and by their votes suoceeded In establishing, our present system of national irrigation in me stales irom ivansas, no braska and the Dakotas westward to Cali fornia, Oregon and Washington. At that time the argument was made to me by many men representing the oountry east ox the Mississippi that It was not fair to ask their support for a measure purely to oeneni tne states o( the Ureat fiains ana the Rockies. My answer to them was that anything that benefited a part of this coun try ultimately benented an or it, ana mi we were In honor bound to support any such measure even if our particular lo cality waa not affected. The same argu ment applies now In reference to this ship ping bill. It is deeply discreditable to us as a nation that our shipping should be driven from the high seas, and it has thus been driven partly because our steamship lines are quite unsble to compete with foreign steamship lines, English, German, Japanese, French, which are heavily sub sidized by their governments, and partly because the high standard of wages and of living which we exact for our seamen puts our shipmasters and shipowners at a disadvantage when forced to compete even with unsubsldlied ships of foreign powers. This difference In standards, and the aub aldlzatlon of our foreign competitors, taken together, have created an obstacle to the development of our shipping which Is In surmountable except by a subsidy, snd this obstacle must be cleared away as we would clear away a bar from the mouth of a river. . Real Blow to Country. I felt that the loss of the ship subsidy bill at the last session of congress was a real blow to our country, and that It was particularly to be regretted because it haa tended to dampen some of the enthusiasm for closer relations with this country which Secretary .Root's visit aroused .!,. South A nnjXica. r. T ton iw cable front fur minister to Uruguay ahowr how the failure to pass this bill la regretted in some of the most prosperous and progressive of the great commonwealths of South America: "MONTEVIDEO, March 12. 1907. Root Washington: Great disappointment felt In River Plate countries over failuro of ship ping bill to become a law. The desire is to great for a direct communication with Tnlted States that I believe agreement could be made In advance which would In sure substantial co-oporatlon on the part of River Plate countries. O'BRIEN." In my message at the opening of the last session of congress I spoke on this matter aa fallows'. "Let me once again call the attention of the congress to two subjects concerning which I have frequently before communi cated with them. One is the question of developing American shipping. I trust that a law embodying In substance the views, or a major part of the views, expressed In the report on this subject made before the house at lta last session will be passed. I am well aware that In former years ob jectionable measures have been proposed In reference to the encouragement of Amer ican shipping; but it seems to me that the proposed measure Is aa nearly unobjection able as any can be. It will, of course, benefit primarily our seaboard states, such as Maine. Ioulsiana and Washington, but what benefits part of our people In the end benefits all; Just aa government aid to Irrigation and forestry In the west is reallv of benefit, not only to the Rocky mountain states, Dut to atl our country, it it prove Impracticable to enact a law for the en couragement of shipping generally, then at least provision should be made for com munication with South America, notably for fast mall lines to the chief South Amer ican ports. It Is discreditable to us that our business people, for lack of direct communication In the shape of lines of steamers with South America, should In that great sister continent be at a dis advantage compared to the buslnea people of Europe." Second Message to Congress. On January 28 X followed this up with a special message running as follows: 'To the Senate and House of Representa tives: 1 call your attention to the great desirability of enacting legislation to help American shipping and American trade by encouraging the building and running of lines of large snd swift steamers, to South America and the orient. "The urgent need of our country's mak ing an effort to do somethln.r like lta share of lta own carrying trade on the ocean haa been called to our attention In striking faahlon by the experiences of Sec retary Root on hla recent South Amer ican tour. The result of these experiences he haa set forth In his address before the Tranatnlasisslppl Commercial congress at Kansas City, Mo., on November 20 last, an address so Important that It deserves the careful study of ail public men. "The facts set forth by Mr. Root are striking, and they cannot but arrest the attention of our people. The great conti nent to the south of us, which should be knit to us by the closest commercial ties, la hardly In direct commercial communica tion with ua at all, lta commercial relatione being almost exclusively with Europe. Be tween all the" principal South American ports and Europe lines of swift and com modious steamers, subsidised by their home governments, ply regularly. There Is no such line of steamers between these ports and the United Statea "In consequence, our shipping In South American ports Is almost a negligible quan tity; for Instance, In the year ending June So, lfluo, there entered the port of Rio de Janeiro over 8.000 steamers and sailing vessels from Europe, but from the United States no steamers snd only seven sailing vessels, two of Which were In distress. One prime reason for this state of things Is the fact that those who now do business on the sea do buslneaa in a world not of natural competition, but of aubaldlsed com petition. State aid to steamship lines la aa much a part of the commercial system of today aa state employment of conaula to promote business. Our commercial com petitors in Europe pay In the aggregate some $J6.uu0,00O a year to their steamship flues Great Britain paying nearly S7,CnO.OuO. Japan pays between U.(X.Oju and H,J.t. fry the proposed legislation the United Statee will still pay relatively less than any ooe of lis competitor paya Three years ago the Tranamisslssippl congress formally aet forth as axiomatic the state ment tha,t every ship Is a missionary of trade, that steamship lines work for their own countries Just as railroad lines work for their terminal polnta, and that It la as absurd for the United States to depend upon foreign ships to distribute lta prod ucts as It would be for a department score to depend upon wagons or a competing house to deliver Its goods. This statement is the literal truth. . qsMtlsa of ''acts Important. "Moreover, It must be remembered that Amerloan ship do not have to contend niMeiy against the subsidisation of tbelr (CtsutlAued va aVsoood -l STOLEN ARTICLES TRACED French Architect Appropriated to Hla Own I'ae Mnny Articles of Talno, TARIS, March S1- (Speclal.r-Extraordl-nary revelations are dally being made In connection with the late M. Thomas, the well known and much respected architect of the Ecolo des Beaux-Arts. The value ff the old books and works of art which he misappropriated and which have been traced amounts to $100,000, and It Is certain that many other priceless articles were stolen by him. It la believed that for the last twenty years of his1 life M. Thomas Systematically pillaged every publlo building to which he could gain access. Iavaotlgations are pro ceeding and more revelations are antici pated. A woman admits that she received $30,000 from M. Thomas annually. . His official salary and Income did not amount to more than one-third of that sum, and at the same time he waa obliged to provide for the maintenance of hit own home and his wife. . In 1904 he built himself a oountry mansion and on Saturday a lestJ commissioner was sent down to examine! It and see whether it contained any purloined - works of art. A number of balconies f wrought Iron were found, which It Is believed came from the ancient historic mansion known aa Soubise. The scandal haa atbiined great dimen sions since the widow' of M. Thomas un wittingly proved her d'-ad husband a thief by trying to raise money from the sale of some of the treasures of his library. The volumes, some of them priceless, were found to belong to the.Ecole des Beaux Arts library. That exposure proved merely the first of the series. M. Thomas was ene of the best known figures In Paris society. He entertained lavishly, : had a box at the opera and was generally reputed to to wealthy. In his profession he waa very popular and had a high reputation. He was an officer of the Legion of Honor. ' . THIEF POSES AS OFFICIAL Soldiers Robbed at Paris After Visit from Ostensible Secretary of War. PARIS, March (Special.) An Ingeni ous thief has done a little quiet "Koepen nicking" at the Chateau d'Eau Barracks here. He called at the barracks and explained that he was M. Cheroti, under secretary of stats for. war; and as M. Cheron Is tn the habit of making surpflse visits to the bar racks at any hour tie sentry readily let the man In. " '; The bogus under secretary went through all the dormitories, going to the bed of each man In turn and asking him if the beds were comfortable, the pillows good, and the food to his satisfaction. Most of the men were asleep, and they woks up just sufficiently to answer, the questions, and then went to sleep agttfn. The men were loud In their praise of the good under secretary of state, who went no thoroughly Into the ; matter of their creature comforts; but next morning one man after r-thr,.hef 'tio, toWa wet'bes, money and other i.iinv f mall size which the sham under secretary has abstracted as he felt if the pillows were unduly hard. There were loud threats against the unfor tunate sentry who permitted the marauder to enter and the sentry haa since been placed under arrest ARMENIANS IN AFGHANISTAN Visit of Amee May Bring to Light Manuscripts of Early - Church. CALCUTTA, March 81. (Special.) It la just possible that a very interesting dis covery of ancient manuscripts will be made In the near future. As one. result of the visit of the ameer to Calcutta attention has been directed to a small community, of Christiana from Ar menia who have been living in Cabul for very many generations. These people In the time of the late Ameer Abdur Rahman had dwindled down to ten families. They were for reasons unknown banished to Peshawar, and brought down with them a collection of manuscripts said to be of Immense value and 'antiquity. Indeed, they are so old that none of the families pos sessing them are able to read them. It ap pears that ths priesthood had died out amongst these Christians la Cabul and th community was too remote to be able to get priests from elsewhere. Hence the neglect of the sacred writings. In ths traditional history of Armenia reference Is made to an "Afghan" country where the early Christians found a refuge from per secution. It has hitherto been thought that by "Afghan" country was meant the mountainous regions tn the vicinity of Georgia. KING IS LOU BET'S FRIEND. Former French President Rejoices In Mark of Fnvor of British Ruler. PARIS, March 81. (Special.) According to reports widely circulated, M. Loubet, former president of the French republic, la a prey to the deepest melancholy. Un bosoming himself to a friend recently he complained that ministers, journalists and acqualntancea had alike forgotten him and had neglected him since ho retired ' from office. "Only one consolation haa been left me," he added. "Only one of the frienda of President Loubet has not forgotten citlaen Loubet. I had a kindly visit from him a little while ago and we chatted for a long time. That ia he," and M. Loubet pointed to a signed. photograph of King Edward of England which stood upon ths mantlepiece, MORGAN BUYS DUTCH CURIOS j Financier Aeqnlres I'nlqno Collection of Jnles Vnn Den Poreboom - for 81 ,100,000." BRUSSELS. March 81,-It is currently re ported that J. Plerpont Morgan of New Tork has acquired for 81,200.000 the unique collection of Jules Van Den Poreboom, I which comprises furniture, pictures, arms, brasses, ancient engravings and chimney pieces. The collection Is Installed In a ; sixteenth century Dutch house at Ander lelcht. a replica of which will be con structed In New Tork state under ths su perintendence of Francois Mailfal, the architect Perfect Calm at Ondjn. OUDJA. Morocco, March 81. Perfect calm reigns tn the town of Oudja'and Its vkMnlty. The work of cleaning the streets Is progressing. A native hospital and dlHientiary and heliograph and telegraph offices have been opened. A battery from Oran and a squadron of Spahls from Bldl Bel Abde. Algeria, have left for Marnla, whar UiV will soma In unUl furUittr ordera. RAILROADS STANDING PAT Hanaren Bsfnaa to Mak Fnnhsr Conces sion! to Otndaotcrs and Irainmsn. EMPLOYES MAY MAKE CONCESSIONS Chairman Knnpn Says Progress Haa Been Mnde bnt Admlte thnt nothing Definite Haa Been Accomplished. CHICAGO, March 81. Martin A. Knapp, chairman of the Interstate Commerce com mission, and Charles P. Nelll, commissioner of labor, who came to Chicago yesterday to try to settle the controversy between the conductors' and trainmen's organisa tions and the. railroad managers, held a series of conferences today and tonight . Mr. Knapp said after the conferences that progress waa being made, but that nothing definite had been accomplished. It was said that the labor chiefs had intimated to the commissioners that they were willing to concede something from their original demands In the Interests of peace, but the nature of the proposed concessions waa not disclosed. The railroad managers, on the other hand, are aald to have declared they would grant nothing mmre than already offered. They declared most of the passenger con ductors were willing to accept the advance offered and voted to, reject the terms against their own better Judgment Grand Chiefs Morrlssey snd Garretson of ths trainmen's organizations denied that any influence was exercised among the men in order to secure a vote favorable to a strike. A conference of the managers and the union leaders may be held tomorrow. Operators Threaten to Strike. WHEELING, W. Va., March Sl.-Tele-graph operators In West Virginia threaten to strike If their wages are reduced when the new eight-hour law, enacted by the legislature, goes Into effect. The railroad companies have given notice that there will be a proportionate reduction In wages as soon aa the act takes effect. May 9. At a meeting today the operators representing every division . In West Virginia adopted resolution to accept nothing less than they receive now for twelve hours. PLANS OF THE SOCIALISTS Chairman Berger Snya Disclosures Concerning Corpornte Abuses Help the Cnnse, i MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 81. Victor L. Berger, founder of the social democratic party and the man who converted Eugene V. Debs to socialism, tonight announced the plans of the national executive board, of which he Is a member, for spreading socialism into twenty-six states of the union where Interest is ,now lukewarm. Mr. Berger, who la one of the most thoughtful atudents in the party, also makes the remarkable statement that Pres ldent Roosevelt haa stolen many of his Ideas from the socialists. "All this recent agitation, and unrest," said Mr. Berger, "aVid the showing up of ow pjvpreratijl,s rusf thlmrs la making vote for ua and swelling ou. .membership. The peoplo are awakeni.i. They are becoming more liberal and beginning to understand social conditions better. Why, look at President Roosevelt His agitations and exposures ars helping us Immensely He Is paving the way for socialism. WMle he is not of our faith, neverthless he Is helping us. Every time he shows up the corporations he makes votes for us. The more he agitates the better we like It. He Is convincing the people that we know what we are taking about. Why, he has even stolen some of our Ideas. He Is using them In fact, he admits they are ours." CONVENTION 0F MUSEUMS Directors from All Parts of the World Are to Meet In Pitts burg In Jane. PITTSBURG, March 81. Following the dedication of the Carnegie institute this month the aecond convention of the Amerl can Convention of Museums will be held at the Carnegie museum on June 4, 6 and 6. Dr. Holland, director of the Carnegie museum and founder and second vice presi dent of the national association, is making preparations for the gathering, which will comprise the heads of museums of world wide fame in this country. The object of the association ia to promote the welfare of museums, to diffuse knowledge of all matters relating to them and to encourage helpful relations among the museums and those Interested In them. It la proposed to ally the organisation with the National Educational association which matter Is now under consideration by the counall The council is considering a proposal that a special committee of three be appointed by the chair to consult with the proper authorities to secure fourth class postal rates upon the publication of museums snd other educational institutions in oases where such publications are distributed gratuitously, but cannot be Issued at stated Intervals of time. All these matters will be reported on by the council of the Pitts burg meeting. CLOWRY ON TELEGRAPH RATES President of Western Union Snys Only Few Tariffs that Were In pro St able Were Raised. NEW TORK, Maroh 81. Concerning the recently announced advance in the rates charged by ths company Colonel R. C Clowry, president of the Western Union Telegraph company, tonight said: Thara haa been nothing Ilka a general Increase In rates by the telegraph com panies. A number or special ana unprint able rates have been increased to the stand ard schedule rates. These special rates were discriminative agaUist a large num ber of placaa and were originally estab lished by competing companies, which by reason thereof went into bankruptcy. Most of the rates Increased were 26 cents for ten-word rates. It coats st least Su cents each to handle such messages for short distances at the present time. The Increase In the cost of telegraph materials has been from 26 to 100 per cent within the last few years. In. addition to the recent horlsontal Increase In the salaries of all managers and operators, there has been for years past a constant and large Increase In the wages of all classes of individual employes from month to month. There Is no Increase In the extra word rate, consequently the newspaper rates remain the same. oelety of Kqnlty Orgnnlsed. YANKTON, 8. D., March 8L (Special)- State Organiser Theron Fish of Sioux Fmlla organised a local union of the American Huntington and a beneficiary under his will Society of Equity on Saturday. This is a 1 WM m""1.1' k"id operating , ' , , . . i , an automobile. Mm. Loveland was thrown farmers' union organised to fix the prices , from the car when It plunged over an em at which farm products are to be sold, and ' bankment and her neck was broken. which organisation Is spreading rapidly i everywhere. The offioers selected were as 1 follows, all representative farmers: Thomas Inch, president; W. L. Nlnland, vtoe pres ident and count r organiser; P. J. Coukiin, eojotary; Jufea Nolan, treasure. SENTIMENT IN CITY HALL Mottoes and Photogrnpha Which Hang Over the Desks of Officials. It Is quite a fsd among officials and clerks In the city hall to have printed sentiments hung over desks or within close range of vision. These sentiments are from two words to a paragraph and cover a wide variety of subjects. In ths place of senti ments some prefer photographs or other objects of the kind. Mayor Dahlman has a penchant for photographs. Over his desk are photographs rff W. J. Bryan, Mayor Becker of Milwaukee and othera. Fred Cosgrove, deputy comptroller, has a 'Cheer Up" sign on his desk. When per sona call for warrants hot yet prepared Mr. Cosgrove points to this sign to stothe their feelings. Miss Marks of the legal department be lieves this sentiment of Ella Wheeler Wil cox one of the best she has yet read: Bo many gods, so many creeds; Bo many ways that wind and wind; ' While Just the art of being kind Is all the sad world needs. Miss Gerardet of ths city clerk's offlos believes she haa found the guldepost to Happiness In her placard, which reads, "Keep Smiling." "What If the roof does leak, or the cow steps on your foot. Jurft keep smiling," says Miss G. "Even If It does rain and the stove smokes, just keep smiling," she also saya. Mra. Towle for Kindness. "Kindness" Is the little sentiment seen over the desk of Mrs. Towle of the Juvenile court department. Mrs. Towle, In her work probation officer, cornea Into contact with many children. She heara many atorlea that make her heart ache and aeea many homea that are not fit for the occupancy of children. She believes tn being kind to the children, although discipline must be exercised as well. She knows that the children themselves are but creatures of circumstances and usually are susceptible to kindness. Superintendent Davidson of the public schools has thess lines of James Russell Lowell over his desk: The longer on this earth w live And weigh the various qualities of men The more we feel the high, stern-featured beauty Of plain devotedness to duty. , Steadfast and still, nor paid with mortal pra ise. But finding amplest recompense For life's ungarlanded expense In work done squarely and unwasted days. Mr. Davidson believes there is a splendid lesson In these lines. Mrs. Jewett, clerk of the Park board. haa "Talk Happiness" over her desk. Maynard Wilson of the mayor's office has within easy reach and sight a list of the presidents of the United States from Washington to Roosevelt Thla list glvea agea, terms of office and other presidential data, and it is one of Mr. Wilson's ambi tions to become familiar with the presi dents of these United States. MOLDAVIA BECOMES QUIET Peasant Are Repairing Dnmage to Property nnd Returning Stolen Goods to Owners. BUCHAREST, March 31. It la smel- offichilly sta'ed that in many districts the peasants are repairing the damage done to property and restoring stolen goods to their owners. Disturbances -are reported from Putna, In Moldavia, and many cases ofplunderlng, incendiarism and armed con Diet In Wallaohla, ; A number of peasants have been killed or wounded by troops at Langa and Patu lele. At Gallcea, In the center of the dls turbed area, all the ringleaders have been captured. The communes of Huerezanl and Pegoni axe In full revolt and troops have been dispatched there. All Is quiet at Vlascha, Covurll and Roman. According to today's official report there waa no fresh rioting anywhere In the districts tn which there were outbreaks, murder, pillage and in cendiarism by peasants last week. The disorders were vigorously suppressed and the revolt stopped at all points and troops are now following up bands of plunderers who, the report declares, will soon be cap tured. In the districts In which the peasants have been quieted the prefects are exam ining Into their demands and . arranging terms with land owners with the" object of pacifying' the oountry. The situation throughout Roumanla, the report concludes, is greatly Improved. ARTHUR HELM DIES OF FALL Lincoln Man nnd Hot Samuel Atherby Who Is Victim of Accident. Arthur Helm, the young man who fell from the window of his room on the sec ond floor at 609 North Sixteenth street Tuesday night, receiving a fracture of the skull and other injuries, died early Sunday at the Omaha General hospital, where he waa taken by the police. Hla name was at first given a Samuel Atherby, but Atherby presented himself at the hospital and said the Injured man was,aHelm. For a day or two after the accident Helm appeared to be doing well, but later be came unconscious and at ttmea dellrioua. He had been employed by Christian Jen sen, housewrecker, coming to Omaha from Lincoln, wher his parents reside. Cor oner Bralley took charge of the body, but no inquest Is deemed necessary. Helm's injuries appeared to the hospital surgeons to be too varied for mere con tact with the sidewalk In a fall, but no evi dence could be secured to show he had been hurt In any other way also. DEATH RECORD. Andrew J. Morehend. ONAWA. Ia., March 81. (Special.) An drew J. Morehead, an old resident of On awa, died Saturday at a hospital in Sioux City, where he had been taken for treat ment He had lived in Onawa nearly forty ! years, coming from Mercer county, Illinois, j He served during the civil war aa corporal of Company II. Eighty-fourth Illinois ln rfantry, and was a member of Han scorn post No. 97, Grand Army of the Republic, at Onawa. He leave a widow. William B. Thayer. KANSAS CITT. March 81 .-William B. Thayer, a member of the Emery, Bird, Thayer Dry Goods company, conducting a large department atore here, died tonight, aged 6S years. He was born In Covington, Ky. Woman Killed hy Anttmoblle. AVrntllTl M V &fB.h n - n . Loveland.' a niece of the late Coins v Cold Day la Plttsbarg. t PITTSBURG, March $1 This city ex perienced the coldt-et Easier day In many years. After hovering around 26 dtgreea all day, the mercury la rapidly falling to olsht. The Unurature haa iaiUa M da. SINGLE PLEDGE LEF Lecislaturs Hu Vtt All Flatform Promises Except Ono, STILL WRESTLING WITH ICONOMY PROBLEM Senate is Coins' Over Approp lation Bills la Contemtiyo Mtnnor. i INSTITUTION LOBBY HARD AT WORK Llnoolu Trjlnc to Get $25,000 fot CtaU Historical Society Bulletins:. . FRICTION BETWEEN HOUSE AND SENATE I'pper Hons Refnsea to Consider Adjournment Beennae So Mnny of lta Bllla Ar Tet on Honso Files. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, March 81. (Special.) The ler lslature has still to wrestle with the econ omy pledge tn the republican stats platform and that practically Is all. While the house ran wild with appropriations In order to get the bllla out of the way ta take up other Important matters, the sen ate Is going at the appropriation measures In a conservative manner, which no doubt will result In even this pledge being kept This will leave a clean slate for this re publican legislature. Of course, a powerful lobby is at work and many combination are getting busy to keep the appropria tions where 'ine house left them, but in asmuch as there is just so much mpney to spend, the senate is working on the theory no more will be appropriated. Th greatest lobby, of course, is located right here tn the city of Lincoln, which want all kinds of appropriations, not only to boost the state Institutions, but to help out the municipality as well. Ono Lincoln Grnft. A graft pure and simple which the Lin coln lobby Is trying to work is the $26,009 for the first story and basement of a building for the State Historical society. To review past history leading up to this request Is to recite one of the biggest piece of unadulterated brasennesa ever pulled off. Way back when the state capital waa lo cated here a block known now aa Hajr market square was donated to the Stat Historical society. A few years later by one vote a bill was Juggled through the legislature to give this block of ground to the city of Lincoln to be held as long as the city used It for municipal purposes, and when It ceased to be used ss city property It was to revert to the state. Now then the city of Lincoln no longer uses thla ground, which Is worth anywhere from $30,OC9 to $60,000, for city purpose and by all right and Justice It should be deeded back to the state without ques tion. Bu the public spirited people of Lincoln instead of doing this served notlo on the legislature if it would appropriate I2H.0OO to make a start nn a historical ' building. It would either, deed this ground -back or other ground equally as valuable. This bill Is on general file In the senate. It Is state fair history being repeated. When the fair was located permanently In Lincoln the citizens pledged themselves that the town would donate the ground. The next legislature appropriated the money to pay for the ground which Lin coln was to donate. Fend Between Honses. There la a small-slied feud on between the house and the senate that will prob ably complicate mattera during the laat few days of the aesslon. Because of it the senate has repeatedly refused to ap point a committee to confer with the house committee to fix a time for final adjourn ment, though the house requested such a committee a week ago. It will also un doubtedly crop out In the final conference on appropriations and In the last struggle over th pure food bill. The cause of the feud as has been Indi cated before is the refusal of the house to consider senate files to any extent until the last two or three days. Instead of tak. , lng up bills that had passed th upper branch the house continued to pour new bills over onto the ' senate by the dosens. The unsophisticated senators took up U.a. house measures and considered them as fast as they came over. The result was that the number of house bills that have been enacted Into laws la clear out of pro portion to the number of aenate (Ilea aent to the governor. A little over a week ago the senators woks up to the fact they were being worked and then they got mad. Fuel was added to the flame when they learned that In a list of twenty-four measures acted on by the governor In the last two days only one was a senats bill and that waa the King anti-pass law. It waa only within the laat few days that the house haa been taking up any large number of senate bllla and th senator who have pet measures buried on the house general 01 ar In a mood to do some scrapping. The senate has com on some of th house appropriation bills and It is hinted that some of these may be used as a club to get the house to pay more at tention to the senate bllla The fight will also crop out when the senate gets hold of the amendments made by th house to the senate pur food bill. Prom threats made tn debate on the floor of th senate It Is probable that there will be consider able difficulty In the two bodies getting to gether on the bill. Some of th, leader la the fight for the bill In the senate deolar they cannot support th measure with th house amendments attached to It. An at tempt was made to sdd ths same amend ment when the bill was up m the senate. I but it failed. For the reasons th fat of the bill Is In doubt Newspapers Fight Barns. The closing alsys of th session ar en livened by a scrap between Senator Jo Burns and a couple of Lincoln newspapers. I The trouble arose over the lndeVite post ponement in tne senate or the bill carrying an appropriation of $180,000 for the state farm. Burns has always uaed aa on of bla principal campaign argument h: ability to pull big approprtatlona for th state university. Consequently when this bill was killed the Lincoln papers jumped all over him and by one he was dubbed "Back Number Joe." The senator la never happier than when fighting and he cam back with a vitriolic letter. In which he charged the failure of the bill up to the State journal lor continually discrediting him. The Evening News took up th battle i Suturday and fired thla shot at th senior senator rrom Lancaster: lnated him. lie has sought, as a member of the senate, to strike from th. iusaaitfM Uteir meat sStUv muIM He (Burna) haa persistently and consist ently fought against the redemption of practically all of the measures plfdged not cmy in ine state Diatform hut i O INt ( 1 I
