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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. XXXVII NO. 55. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNIN, AUGUST 21, 1907 TEN- PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. MAIL BAGS STOLEN Quarter Million Dollar Missing, fro Burlington Train. THB.EE BEOISTEBED SACKS GONE Taken from Car En Bout from Denver to Chicago. LOSS DISCOVERED AT OXFORD Thought at First Pouches Contained Only Ordinary Matter. CEICAGO BANK STABTS INQUIRY Theft Believed to Have Been Made During Transfer of the Bags from a Track to Postal Car. What Is liable to develop Into one of the meat extensive postal robberies in recent years Is engaging the attention of the postal authorities between Denver and Omaha. The amount Involved In the rob bery Is said to be very large, exceeding 1:50,000, which was shipped bjr registered mall from a Denver bank to Chicago on Uurllngton train No. 2. Three through registered mall pouches ore missing. The loss of tho pouc?s km first-discovered at Oxford. Neb., Thursday night by Postal Clerk Cole. The Indications are the pouches were stolen at the transfer station In Denver. Two of the pouches contained registered mail from tho Denver transfer potoffice and one was empty. The seven pouchei were known to be on the truck a moment before being placed In the' through mall car end were receipted for by the postal clerks. The theft of the pouches Is believed to have occurred during the transfer of them from the mall truck to the postal car. the night of August 15. These poucnes were due to reach Omaha over the Burlington Friday morning, but have never shown up. Delay Aroaaea Suspicion, The delay in the arrival of the pouches in Omaha was the cause of Immediate search being instituted and at first It was thought the two pouches contained but ordinary registered mall. However, an inquiry from one of the Chicago banks for an extremely valuable package of registered mall started the investigation going. Several of the best known post office inspectors and secret service men of the west were summoned to Omaha Sunday and Monday and the postal train crew having charge of the mail from which tho registered pouches are missing was in Omaha Monday night to see what light could be thrown upon the matter. One of the crew is Fred Howland, brother of Miss Grace Howland, secretary to Benator Norrla Brown. No suspicion la attached to the postal clerks and the con- W lualon is now reached that the ntlr three registered pouches were never put in the postal car at Denver, but were spirited away from the car door or from the transfer truck In the darkness at the Denver station Just before the departure of the train Thursday night. Could Not Gat Ont of Caff. That the pouches could not have been lost from the car or stolen from It is shown in the fact that the through registered pouohes for Chicago are plaoed In the back part of the car away from the car door and are not handled again until they reach Omaha. Two clerks are always In this car and these registered pouches are scarcely out of sight of on or the other of the clerks for a moment. Poatoffloe Inspector I A. Thompson and Henry 6. Qrogan of the eastern Nebraska dlstriot are working on the Nebraska part or the case and a force of Inspectors and secret service men from Kansas City, Bt. Ixiuis and Denver are working on the Colo rado end of the mystery. The impression prevails among some of the Inspectors that the robbery was per petrated by professionals, who were in col lusion with someone who knew that a large amount of money was to be sent by regis tered mail from Denver Thursday night and kept tn touch wtth It up to the mo ment the registered pouches were to be plaoed on the train. Statement ef Inspector. One experienced Inspector sold to a re porter for The Bee: "It would be a physical Impossibility for a thief to steal a matt pouch In the depot from the fact that these pouches are al ways under the eyes of the transfer clerks until they are turned over the postal clerks at the postal car and there they are re ceipted for. The only one chance in the world to steal so large a thing as a mall rack would be during the moment the pouches wers being transferred from the trucks Into the car. Some one In col lusion with the thief could accidentally drop one or two sacks, the registered sacks being less heavily laden than the ordinary mall sacks and It would be spirited away under th car during the confusion of de parting trains and a large accumulation of mall especially on the through mall trains. Neither could mall sack be stolen from a mall car where two or three postal clerks are constantly on duty day and night." Cheyenne Cane Cleared Vp. Th story of a number of packages re ported missing from a registered pouch at Cheyenne, appearing in Tuesday morn ings papers, was cleared up three or four days ago. A postal clerk had unintention ally picked up the wrong packages to place In th registered pouch and when It was opened at Cheyenne the contents did not correspond with the recoid of that par ticular pouch. The mistake was discovered Wore th departure of the succeeding mall train, the missing packages were found la another pouch and the mistake rectified. I'llOStBLY THROWN FROM CAR Superintendent Bntlera Tkeorr of tho Robbery. LINCOLN, Neb.. Aug. 20. Three regis, tered mall sacks containing about S2X.0C0 disappeared from the Burlington train b; tween Denver and Oxford. Neb., last Bun day night and the postofflce officials have Jurt made the theft public Th train left Denver with seven sacks and but four re mained when it reached Oxford. De tectives and postofflce officials are at work on the case. Superintendent J. U. Butler of th sixth division of railway snail clerks believes th robbery took place Just west of the Ie brsska line. Both mall clerks were asleep while lb train was passing over long stmtches t track with few stations. But ler believes some one slipped Into the mall cox and threw sack out of th window. (Continued on Second Page.) SUMMARY OF THE BEE VeiiNdtr, Aorost at, 1BOT. "1- V. August iso? vi. rut. wio rsu ri. sat 1" I 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 II A 14 15 16 17 18 ' 21 22 23 24 25 k.-27 28 29 30 31 TKB WEATESB. FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA Fair and warmer. Temperatures at Omaha yesterday: Hour. Deg. Hour. Deg. f a. m oft 1 p. m 69 J a. m 68 ip, m 71 " a. m, . 67 3 p. in 72 a. m 68 4 p. m 73 a. m 60 S p. m 73 1 m S3 p. m 72 H a, m 86 7 p. m 70 13 m 69 8 p. m 63 p. m 66 DOMXBTIO. President Roosevelt, in his speech at the laying of the corner stone of the Brovlncetown (Mass.) memorial monu ment to the rilgrlm Fathers, took oc casion to commend the sturdy race and to urge present day people to live up to their precepts. He said no lawabldlng person or corporation of the present need fear the Roosevelt administration. Pag 1 New York Journal of Commerce says that Attorney ftenera.1 Unnanrt. ha. A(a pleased the president and that he may be removed. Page 1 Governor Glenn suggests that the Southern Railway obey the new rate law and place it on trial, trusting to the next legislature to make It right if it should prove non-compensatory. Pag 1 A reduction In ocean steamship rates Is likely In the near future. Pag 1 No casualties reported In the wreck of the Iron Mountain fast passenger at Alicia, Ark. Page 1 Evidence being taken in the Lost Bul lion Spanish mining case in Denver. Page 1 XTE2BA9XA. Judge Frost of Lincoln essays the role of political dictator, and result is a spilt In the ranks of the "reformers." Railway dommlssloners inspecting Missouri Pa cifies tracks. Creamery agent at O'Neill to be arrested for violation of pure food law. Faff 3 Governor Sheldon declined to grant a stay of execution to Harrison Clarke, holding this to be in the Jurisdiction of the supreme court. Pag S Postmaster H. E. palmer of Omaha wins his fight to secure the next national meeting of the postmasters in Omaha. Pag X Tramp arrested at Nebraska City and held as suspected Council Bluffs mur derer, rag a FIGHT ON JJNFAIR LISTS Bait rile Against Labor Leaders to Determine Legality of Boycotts. v WASHINGTON. Aug. J0.-A significant legal action was begun In the supreme court of th District of Columbia today by James W. Van Cleave, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, to enjoin Samuel Oompers, John Mitchell and other officers of the American Federa tion of Labor and several of Its subsidiary organisations from using the boycott and so-called "unfair list." Mr. Van Cleave Institutes the suit In his own Individual capacity as head of a large manufacturing company of St. Louis of which he Is presi dent, whose products are alleged to have been declared unfair by labor unions, but the significance of the action lies In its being a test case wherein Mr. Van Cleave as head of the Manufacturers' association seeks to enjoin organised labor from using ths "unfair" or "W don't patronise" lists in their federation fight against Arms and Individuals. The papers were filed hem In order that personal service might be Immediately obtained against a large num ber of th labor leaders named In the com plaint, who are in 'Washington in attend ance upon a general conference. MORE CANDIDATES ARE NEEDED Howard County People Cajs Make , More Money In Private Baelneas. .Tiut- .Tma X7 T..1 i S cf t v j and his son, Leanard, who is county sur veyor of Howard county, are guests at the Henshaw. "Everyone is so prosperous In our county," said Judge Paul, "that we actually had an exhWon this fall of the office seeking the man, and In many cases It was mighty hard to find a suitable man who could afford to give up his private business to run for office. The republicans have a candidate for county treasurer and all the other places on the republican ticket will be without candidates." TWO WOMENJiRE MURDERED Doable Crime of Negro at Camden, N. J., Prompted by Robbery. CAMDEN, N. J., Aug. SO. The wife of Edward Horner, a farmer near Merchants vllle, and their servant, Mr. Victoria Na poll, were murdered by a negro today, the , purpose being robbery. The assassin first t set fire to the barn In order to distract the ' attention of the household. Charles Gibson, a negro, was arrested in Philadelphia this afternoon and on him were found two pawntickets for watches, one of which was found to contain the inscription, "Horner.'' STORM AT LA CROSSE, WIS. Railroad Trnfllc , Is Tted Up for Fonrth Tim la a Month. LA CROSSES. Wis., Aug. . The fourth ; severe rain and windstorm of th month completely tied up traffic on th main line of the Milwaukee and Burlington road to day. The Milwaukee track between La Crosse and Bt. Paul In places Was covered with fifteen feet of mud. There have been no trains Into La Crosse sine Sunday on th Milwaukee road, and trains on th Bur lington run no further than this city. ICE MAGNATES .IN COURT Ponr Member of Lo Angeles Combla Mast Answer Charge of Conspiracy, LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Au- M.Th. t corporate members of the so-called Los Angeles Ice Trust were today summoned Ihrto court to answer a charge of conspiracy In restraint of trade tn violation of th Cartwright anti-trust law. STANDARD OIL STATEMENT Federal Authorities Are Accused of Conspiracy Against Company. IT DEITIES ALL WRONG DOING Official Bay Oil Octopns Has Been Cnrefal to Keep Within tho Letter and Spirit of Law. NEW YORK. Aug. 20. The directors of the Standard Oil company Issued a pam phlet to Us employes and stockholders relative to the fine of $29,240,000 Imposed on the Standard Oil company of Indiana. The pamphlet contains a statement from Presi dent Moffltt of the Standard Oil company of Indiana and a number of editorial ar ticles favorable to the company, taken from various American newspapers. Tho note worthy feature of the pamphlet is as fol lows: The directors of the Stsndard Oil com pany desire to emphasise the assurance of the company's absolute Innocence of wrongdoing in any of the prosecutions lately Instituted against It In the federal courts. Particularly U this so In the Chi cago A Alton railroad case, made no torious by the sensational fine of $3,240,000. It should be known as widely as possible that this is no case of rebate or discrimi nation, but simply of the legality of a freight rate. It should be known that the verdict was obtained by the government upon the most hair-splitting technicality, aided by the rigorous exclusion of evi dence that would have removed all pre sumption of guilt If tho Judgment be allowed to stand the company will be forced to pay fifty times the value of the oil for every carload carried over the Alton road during the two years at an open 6-cent rate a rate used over three competing railroads, for from ten to fourteen years. The trial Judge refused to allow proof that the 6-cent rate was a legal rate. He Insisted that 18 cents was the only legal rate for oil when no on had ever paid It, and when It was author tatively sworn that it did not apply to oil. To the higher courts we must look for that calm Judgment which will rescue the rights of the cltlzon from the fleir.vf pub lic clamor and from the domain of vindica tive politics. Charge of Collusion. So persistent and adroit has been the warfare waged with all the overpowering authority of the federal administration against the Standard Oil company that It has been manifestly difficult to get a fair hearing before the public or In a large portion of the press, the latter, to Ha great harm, swayed alike by socialistic outcry from below and political pressure from above. As proof of the latter It may be noted that in the president's message of Msy i. 190ft, attack was made on the Standard Oil company for the purpose of forcing the passage of the bill remitting the duty on denatured alcohol a measure In which the company was not Interested. On May 17, 1906, the Issue of Commissioner Garfield's report on petroleum transportation, a tis sue of old misrepresentations, was timed to Influence the Hepburn rate bill then be fore congress. On May 20, while Judge Landis had still under consideration the Judgment In the Chicago A Alton case. Commissioner Smith's Illogical and partisan report on pipe lines was maUo public. The commissioner s second report on petroleum prices and profits a wholly false deduction from Incomplete facts was sent In advance to the press for publication on August 6 In the knowledge that Judge Landis would fironounce Judgment August 3. Here surely s evidence o fa combination Influencing all sources of public opinion, disturbing the orderly disposition of Justice, sanctioning In advance and supporting when made the sensational opinions and Judgments hostile to the company. What motive Underlies th campaign of defamation need not here be discussed, but for all. friends and foes, and It Is reiter ated that the Standard Oil oompany Is car rying on a widespread business of great moment to the prosperity of the American people In absolute obedience to the sound est principles of business and to the spirit and letter of the law. Attacks upon it of the kind described are aimed at the na tion's industrial and mercantile life. BONAPARTE OFFENDS CHIEF Attorney General Reported to Have Displeased President No Im mediate Action Likely. NEW TORK, Aug. 10. The Journal of Commerce today publishes a story regard ing the possible retirement of Attorney Oeneral Bonaparte from the cabinet. It i says: "According to Important Interests in this city, very close to the administration, the usefulness of Attorney Oeneral Bonaparte as a member of the president' cabinet has culminated. It Is not expected that Immediate retirement will result, for such action might be construed as a sign of weakening In the president' anti-trust policy, a construction particularly distaste ful to Mr. Roosevelt, slnco not the slight est Justification exists Jor It. "But there is no Question, according to j the excellent information obtained last j evening, that the president Is not only not in sympathy with the recent flippant and ! undignified attitude and the at least doubt ful legal procedure displayed by the at torney general, but is in all respects op posed to them." The attorney general's policy, the Journal of Commerce says, It Is understood, la I uucuiitoy mn mo prcBiaeni s most trusted advisers, and, it adds, there is ex cellent reason to believe some important changes In the cabinet would constitute a protest against executive endorsement of Mr. Bonaparte's program. Secretary Root, for instance, the paper declares, Is known to have expressed strong criticism of it, while Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon Is also entirely out of sympathy with the attorney general policy. It is not expected. It Is ajated, that any official consideration will be given the cur rent strained situation until the president returns to Washington from Oyster Bay. GOMPERS ON BOYCOTT SUIT Labor Leaders Will Appeal to Saprem Conrt If First Decision la Vu favorable. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-Commentlng on the wuit of James W. VanCleave. pres ident of the National Association of Man ufacturers irain.t TmaMn rsAmn. - - - uuiiivi. MU ' other general officers of the American Fed i eratlon of Labor which suit seeks tn join boycotting and "unfair lists," Mr.. Oompers said today that he would give the action the utmost publicity In the publica tions of the federation. He stated that If necessary the case would be carried to the supreme court of th United State and that the federation would make its fight constitutional ground of freedom of speech 1 and press. I The suit was discussed at today's meet ing of the executive council of the federa tion. It was decided to contest the case, if necessary, to the highest tribunal. Absconder Ponnd Dead. EVAN8TON, Wyo., Aug. JO. (Special.) The remains of the man found near Smoot some time ago have been Identified as those of Alexander White, the Jackson Hoi Justice of th peace who absconded last fall with about K.M0 of the funds of th county. Whit bad evidently attemntarf tn reach the railroad on foot. and. overtaken ' by a storm, perished la. th open, I NASBYS COMJNG TO OMAHA Postmaster Palmer Wins Oat In Hie Fight for .-the National Convention. ERIE, Pa., Aug. M. (Special Telegram.) Omaha Is to get the next national con vention of postmaster. Postmaster II. E. Palmer of Omaha won in his fight for the western city, after a hard fought cam paign. Several days ago Captain Henry E. Palmer Indicated to The Bee that he was going to Erie, Pa., to attend the national convention of postmasters of the first class, with the view to getting the next national convention for Omaha. In this Postmaster Palmer, assisted by Postmaster Ed R. Slier of Lincoln, has most eminently succeeded, and the announcement is made from Erie, by telegraph, that Omaha la to get the con vention for 1908. This convention Is th most Important of the postmasters' 'conventions held in th country, and comprises the postmasters ot all the leading cities of the country, in cluding New York, iChlcago, Washington, Philadelphia, Boston! Baltimore, San Fran cisco, Milwaukee, Iftrolt, St. Paul, Min neapolis Kansas Cltf, Bt. Louis, New Or leans and such metropolitan cities. It Is expected thra Postmaster Oeneral Meyer will be presrlt at the Omaha con vention next year, aid a strong effort will be made to secure thl presence of President Roosevelt. I PUTT DENIES, ALL CHARGES Head of United State Express Com. psay Issnen s Statement to Shareholders. NEW TORK. Aug. SO.-Charge made by certain shareholder of the United States Express company that there has been mal administration of the company's affairs are absolutely denied by Senator Piatt, whose reply as president of the company was made publlo today, together with the state ment of accountants who examined tht books. A letter addressed by Benator Piatt to the stockholders three days ago and made pub lic today, states that the earnings in the last six months show a large falling off and that an Increase In the dividend Is unwarranted. Lynde Stetson, a director In the United States company, said today that the Wells Fargo and American Express companies had obtained their holdings n tho United States company In the open market and not by purchase from the company, as charged by the complaining shareholders. BRULE LANDS Of GOOD QUALITY Said to Be Pnllyj tp to the Stand- nrd of THose In th Ho Abud. PIERRE, S. D., Mig. 20-(Speclal Tele gramsFormer Congressman Burke, who Introduced the bill vililch -places the Lower Brule lands in the narket, which are to be opened In October, has returned from a trip over the lands, '. In which he was accompanied by Register Wheelon of the land office 'and John. I. Newell. They re- port the tract, with'' the exception of a few bluff clalmn aloi ; rbe river, to be of A a good a quality as the Rosebud land and no Indians hold Ids; allotments upon It. j BLACK HILLS CONFERENCE CLOSES Effort to Be Made to Redeem Old Colleare Bulldlna-a. HOT SPRINGS, S. D.. Aug. 3)-(Speclal.) The twenty-eighth annual conference of the Black Hills mission closed its session this morning. The education . committee submitted its report In regard to the loca tion of an academy In the Black Hills, which was unanimously adopted. They aid they believed the time had com to open an academy in the Black Hills In affiliation with the Dakota Wesleyan. uni versity at Mitchell In accordance with the plan previously agreed upon, approved by he board of directors of the university. The committee believed it best to try to redeem the property ot the old Black Hills college here. It can be bought for 413,000, and Hot Springs has raised its bonus to 17,000. The appointments as read by the bishop were as follows: Belle Fourche, A. L. Baker; Buffalo Gap and Cascade, to be supplied; Custer, J. W. Lucas of Dakota conference; Dead wood First, Thomas Andrews; Trinity, D. W. Tracy; Edgomont, K. R. Gilmer; Hot Springs, E. S. Chappell; Lead, John Hall of Dbkola conference; Washta, 8. M. Davis; Nashville, J. M. Gardner; Ransom, M. C. Roberts; Rapid City, F. F. Case: Keystone, B. T. Chamberlain; Rubaix and Oalena, to be supplied; Spearfish, W. R. Jeffreys, Jr.; Sturgls and Piedmont. G. M. Carter; Sundance, Terry. Whltewood and Vail, to be supplied; Robert Tltmarsh, D. B. Murray, J. L. Dlmmett, W. J.- Getty, William Mason, return to own conference. M. C. Roberts was secretary; W. R, Jef frey, statistical secretary, and John Hall, treasurer. Rev. R. II- Dolliver, pastor of the largest church In Jollet. 111., in the Rock River conference, who twenty-seven years ago came to Deadwood as the first home mis sionary of th Methodist church, was ap pointed superintendent of the Black Hills mission, succeeding Dr. C. B. Clark, who, the first of the month, becomes chaplain of the Battle Mountain National Sani tarium. Dr. Dolliver la a brother of Sena tor Dolliver of Iowa, and la universally loved and resoected. -v. Conference meets next year at Custer, a D. i A very touching Incident of the closjng hours of tho meeting was the presentation to Dr. C. B. Clark, who retires as super intendent after six year of faithful, hard service, ot an oak writing desk. Rev. John Hall making the presentation speech in be half of the ministers who have served under Dr. Clark's administration. Dr. Clark accepted the gift with a heartfelt response, bringing tears to many eyes. Improvements In South Dakota. MITCHELL, S. D.. Aug. 20.-(Speelal.)-The town of Salem will have an election on August 30 for the purpose of voting the Issuance of 18,000 sewer bonds, an Improve ment that the leading clttsens feel the town needs. The many new houses that are being erected there are being built on a plan where sewerage connections are de sirable. Many towns In the state are now getting ready to put in sewer systems. Planklngton recently voted W.000 for this purpose and a few months ago Ashton voted S5.000 bonds for the same end and work has Just commenced. For a good many years Ashton has had trouble with leaking water mains and as a result the town people have had trouble with water In their cellars, and they figure that a ewer system will relieve the unpleasant conditions. Trainmaster Foaad Dead. CHICAGO. Aug. 20.-W. F. Anderaon, trainmaster for th Missouri Pacific rail road at Bt. Louis, was found in k,i today in a hotel on West Madison street. All tho Indications point to suicide. EACH SIDE CLAIMS CAINS Strikers and Telegraph Companies Make Contrary Statement. BOTH ARE WINNING THE FIGHT Operator Are Whipping; Their Em ployers and Employers Are Lick Ins; Their Men, According; to Announcements. Manager W. W. fmstead of the local office of the Western Union Telegraph company says the office did the heavy day's work of Monday with comparative ease, and Manager Williams for the Postal says conditions in his office are better than they have been since the strlko began. Th strikers declare the handicap on the tele graph companies Is Increasing each day. The striking telegraphers claim the crisis has come with the telegraph companies. For the last week the public has been conalderste, they say, and refrained from showering telegrams on the big companies, but It hss now come to a show down. "The business delivered to the companies Monday for transmission began to In crease rapidly," said a striker, "with the result that last night found the local offi ces flooded with business. At the Postal office every available man was cslled In to assist in clearing up the great pile of business that had accumulated. Clerks were asked to take a hand and part of the men worked nearly all night trans mitting business that ordinarily Is cleared up by 9 p. m. Much was left over for to day." Worse nt Western I'nlon. . The strikers deolare conditions were even worse at the Western Union office. They say the men who have attempted to take care of the business there sre about worked out and that Instead of relief com ing In the way of additional operators tho available- workmen are decreasing, white the business Is piling up. At strike headquarters It was said thus far not a single desertion had occurred. The telegraphers' ball team Is arrang ing for a tour of eastern Nebraska and games are being scheduled with managers of various teams. That part of the pro ceeds which comes to the operators will be placed in the strike benefit fund. The ball players are practicing daily at Flor i ence and will be ready to announce the lineup of the team In a day or two. P. D. Sutler, vice president of the local union, was passing the cigars around Tuesday morning. A baby boy had ar rived at his house. Miss Elizabeth Vanderhoof has gone to Madison, S. D., to visit relatives until the strike is ended. OMAHA THE HOME OF BIG MEN Theater In Which Prominent Actor Learned Their Lesson of -Greatness. Omaha I famous as a theater in which that stirring drama of a man' rise from a lowly station to fame has been enacted over and over. In no field Is yiis "more true than In that of telegraphy. An examina tion of the-reoorda eema Jto. indicate that when the big companies wanted .a man ihnv look d to Omaha for him, and now several of these men are In the limelight more than ever as a result of tho present operators' strike. Colonel Robert C. dowry, who is now president of the Western t'nlon company, Is remembered by some of the earliest set tler In Omaha. He came here In 1K1 and remained until 1863 at which time he leu to accept a position In the army telegraph service. At that time he was one of the best operators in tho United States and It was at the special request of President Lincoln that he took up this work. He was breveted colonel at tho close of the war for meritorious service and devotion to duty. Since then he held positions stead ily rising in grade to the presidency of tho entire system. Henry D. Estabrook. pioneer of Omaha, now holds the portion of assistant general solicitor for the Western Union, with offices In New York. J. Levin, who was manager of the Omana office of the Western Union In 1888, was promoted from here to be assslstant super intendent of the Eighth district, with office in Minneapolis, and from there, was taken two years ago to be general superintend ent of the southern division, with head quarters at Atlanta. The present general superintendent of the eastern division. Bclvldere Brooks, re ceived his early training here. Sixteen years ago he ws manager at Denver. Later he became assistant superintendent of the dis trict In which Omah is located. The present general superintendent of the company's Interests In Ban Francl.oo I. Adolph H. May. who was a clerk In the superintendent', office In Omaha ten years ago He rose from that position through a series of managerships to his present high office. TEA FREES JHE COLONISTS Drink Enables American to Conquer Britons, gay Iowa Phil l osopher. B. R. Cook of Cedar Rapids, la., auditor for the Union Pacific Tea company is in the city. Mr. Cook is deeply devoted to the tea business. "Everybody ought to drink tea," he ay. "Look at the British, the greatest tea drinkers on the 'footstool.' What Is the re sult They are the. most powerful nation for their site on earth. About 30.000,000 of them rule half the world. I say this with out prejudice because I'm not an English man myself." "How about the Americans that dumped the tea overboard in Boston harborT" asked a friend of Mr. Cook. The question was a poser and for a time he was wrapped in deep cogitation. Then he brightened. "Ah, that was a mere ruse, a piece of strategy worthy of the king of strategists. The colonists disseminated abroad the im pression that they had refrained from drinking tea. Britain thinking they had thus been shorn of their pristine strength sent her hirelings to conquer them and bind yet more securely her galling yoke upon their necks. "But the wily colonists had a vast store of tea hidden away somewhere and the fighting men were drinking it at break fast, dinner and supper to say nothing of night lunchea. They were drinking more than tho red coats. "Result, we whlppud 'em. All because of tea." Mother and Danarhtrr are Held. EVANSTON. Wyo., Aug. 20.-(Speclal.) Mrs. Annie L. Bruce and her daughter have been bound over to th district court on th charge of murdering their husband i and father, James Bruce, who died of j strychnine poisoning near his ranch at Smoot, this county, on day last March. IOWA IN NEED OF LABORERS Men to Work on the Karma the Most In Demand In That Mate. tFrom a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-(Special Tele gram.) A letter was received today by T. V. Powderly, chief of the Information bureau, IVpartment of Commerce and Labor, from State Labor Commissioner Brlgham of Iowa, In response to queries which has been spnt out by the depart ment to gather certain statistics as to the class of lnbor required In various sections of the country. State Commissioner Prig ham states that Iowa Is most greatly In need of farm labor. He says that at least 2,009 agriculturists, unmarried men, could find steady work at good wages, and that there are opportunities for at least &00 mar ried men to settle In Iowa and till the soil. There is also need throughout the state for a large number of mechanics In almost every branch of trade, and common labor ers can find abundant work at good wages. A. F. Dawson, representative In congress from the Second Iowa district, arrived In Washington today. He Joins seven of his colleagues of the committee on naval af fairs, of which Mr. Fobs of Illinois Is chair man, Tho will leave the Washington navy yard tomorrow rooming aboard the Dolphin for an extended tour of the navy yards along the Atlantic seaboard. They will first visit Norfolk, thence League Island, from there to New York, thence up tho coast to Newport, Boston and other New England navy yards and stations. Tho Inspection of the nnvy yards Is an annual occurrence made for the purpose of gain ing Inside information as to their need to be used when tht- yearly naval appro priation Is made up and giving the Inland representative an opportunity to acquaint Anemselves with the vessels and their means of locomotion. GLENN SUGGESTS OBEDIENCE Propose tnnt Southern Rallwny Make Test of Law Till Next Lcirlalature. NEW TORK, Aug. 20. Governor Glenn of North Carolina Just previous to his de parture for home last night had a confer ence with A. H. Thorn, tho general coun sel of the Southern railway. In speaking of tho conference Governor Glenn said! I made two suggestions to Mr. Thorn, the first of which was that we stop the taking of testimony until the two suits, one from the United States circuit couot and the other from the state court, are ap pealed, so that the supreme court of the United States can pass on the Jurlsdlsalon of the two courts, and that after thllVas done each party could decide what course to take. My second suggestion was that the rail roads stop their suits and try and live un der the 2V4-cent rate, and If after giving the law a trial they ilnd that they cannot Continue under It and live then they should apural to the justice ani the fair-mindedness of the people In the state of North Carolina to right the wrong, and It should uo uone. Mr. Thorn told Governor Glenn that he would bring his suggestions to the atten tion of the Southern railway officials and let him know as soon as possible. SUSPECT IN IOWA MURDER Tramp, Arrested Who la Thonscht to ' Bo Slayer of Council Bluffs Officer. . . NEBRASKA CITY, Nek, Aug. 20. (Spe cial.) Saturday evening a tramp drifted Into this city and. begging some money, proceeded to get drunk. It required two policemen to get him to Jail and that was only accomplished after they had struck him a number of times. He refused to tell where heAame from, where he was going, I and claims to have been an actor. He Alls I the description of the man who killed tho two policemen In Council Bluffs. Tho au thorities there have been notified of the arrest. The man gave the name of Charles i Berger. The Council Bluffs police have received no notification of such an arrest being made and think It improbable the man Is the assailant of Officers Wilson and Rich ardson. CUT IN OCEAN RATES LIKELY All Agreements at an End and Lower Fare May Be Looked For. NEW TORK. Aug. 20. The general staemshlp situation, It is stated In ship ping circles, is at the moment, In a nerv ous condition. Practically all agree ments are at an end, and conferences looking to the establishment of new ones have thus far proven unsuccessful. The modern steamers have, as a matter of fact, outgrown the old agreements, and the situation may, as a rule, be described a an armistice, with all lines prepared to do some pretty severe cutting if they , are compelled to now that the active sea ; son is virtually over. The only real warfare, however, is that between the Russian volunteer fleet and the confer ence lines. Both side recently cut steer age rates heavily. NO CASUALTIES IN WRECK Officials of Iron Monntnln Rond Say No One Wa Iajnred nt Alicia, Ark. BT. LOUIS. Aug. 20.-An official state ment from the office of the general manager of the Iron Mountain railroad system this I morning is to the effect that nobody was even injured In the wreck of the fast pas senger train near Alicia, Ark., last night. The engine and a deadhead mall car and a deadhead passenger car, neither contain ing any persons, left the track. The en gineer and fireman escaped injury. Traffic 1 temporarily delayed. It Is announced ' that final reports of the accident were greatly exaggerated. EVIDENCE IN MINING CASE Testimony In Conrt to "how Whether Lost Bullion Property Was Real. DENVER, Colo., Aug. 31). la the case of the Lost Bullion Spanish mines com pany, charged with using the malls to defraud, the defense continued-today to examine witnesses to prove their claim that the property located near Sliver City, N. M., Is a real mine and not a natural limestone cave as contended by th wit nesses for the government. Expert testi mony of a diametrically opposite nature has beon introduced by both sides on this point. Planning Fall Amneement. MITCHELL, 8. D., Aug. 20. -(Special. ) Throughout the state this fall there will be any amount of amusement for the people. In nearly every weekly paper dates are already announced either for a county fair, a street carnival or an old settlers' reunion most anything which will offer an excuse for a towa to get on th map of amuaemt ; PROBLEMS OF TODAY President Roosevelt Speaks at Puritan Anniversary at Provincetown. NATION AND STATE'S EIGHTS Changed Conditions Makes Changes in Laws Necessary. FAVORS NATIONAL INCORPORATION Need of Regulation of Interstate Business is Apparent. HONEST MEN NEED NOT FEAR No Corporation ao Powerful That It Is Above Pnnlnhment -Man Who Acts Decently Is Pro tectrd. TROVINCETOWN, Mass., Aug. 20.-Th. laying of the cornerstone of the Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial monument In the pres ence of Tresldent Roosevelt, Governor Guild and distinguished guests completed today the foundation of one of the most imposing structures along the Atlantlo coast commemorating the first landing within a few feet of Its base of the pilgrim fathers. The Mecca of the day was Town hill, on top of which Is perched a wooden amphi theater, the seats of which rise up above the cement base of the monument. Over the northeast corner of the foundation rested the cornerstone. As the Mayflower entered the harbor a salute of welcome boomed forth. Passing the lino of eight warships, the many yachts and other craft, the Mayflower re turned the salute. Previous to litas'lng th president re celved the comrrrender of all the war ships. A carriage conveyed the president to the scene of the exercises, preceded by a band. The passage through the town's main thoroughfare was a continuous ova tion. The exercises at the monument alt be gan with prayer led by Rev. Samuel A. Elliot of Eoston, president of the American Unitarian association. The Maaonio cere monies of laying th cornerstone wer conducted by J. Albert Blake, grand master of Masons of Massachusetts. Governor Guild Introduced President Roosevelt. When repeated and prolonged bursts of applause from the thousands assembled had ceasod, the president spoke as follows: Full Teat of Speech. It Is not too much to say that the event commemorated by tho monument which we have come here to dedicate was one of those rare event which can In good faith be called of world importance. The com ing hither of the Puritan, three centuries ago, shaped the destinies of this continent, and therefore profoundly affected the dee tiny of the whole world. Men of other races, the Frenchman and the Spaniard, the Dutchman, the German, the Scotchman, and the Swede, made settlement within what Is now tho United States, during the colonial period of our history and befor the Declaration of Independence, and since then there has been an ever-swelling Im migration from Ireland and from the main land of Europe, but It was the Englishman who settled In Virginia and th English man who settled in Massachusetts, who did most in shaping the line of our na tional development. We cannot as a nation be too profoundly grateful for tho fact that the Puritan has tamped his Influence so deeply on our national life. We need hav but scant pa tience with the men who now rail at the Puritan's faults. They were evident, of course, for It is a quality of strong na tures that their fallings, like their vlr tues, should stand out In bold relief, but their Is nothing easier than to belittle the great men of the past by dwelling only on the points where they come short of th universally recognised standard of th present. Men must be Judged with refer ence to the age In which they dwell, and the work they have to do. The Puritan' task was to conquer a continent, not merely to overrun it, but to settle It, to till it, to build upon it a high Industrial and social life, and. while engaged tn th rough work of taming the shaggy wilder ness, at that very time also to lay deep the immovable foundations of our whole American system of civil, political and re ligious liberty achieved through th or derly process of law. This wa th work allotted him to do; thl Is th work he did. and only a master spirit among roan could have done It. Shrine of Puritanism. W have traveled far since hi day. That liberty of conscience which h demanded of himself, we now realise must be as freely accorded to other a it 1 resolutely In sisted upon for ourselve. Th splendid qualities which h left to hi children, wo other American who ar not at Puritan blood also cjalm as our heritage. You, sons of the Puritans, and w. who ar descended from races whom the Puritans would hav deemed alien wa are all American to gether." We all feel th sam prld In th genesis, In the history, of our peopl; and therefore this shrine of Puritanism is on at which we all gather to pay Homage, no matter from what country our ancestor prang. We have gained som things that tl Puritan had not we of thl generation, wo of the twentieth century, here in thl great republic; but we are also in danger of losing certain things which th Puritan had and which we can by no manner of means afford to lose. We have gained a Joy of living which he had not, and whloh, It la a good thing for every people to hav and to develop. Let us see to It that w do not lose what Is more Important till; that we do not lose the Puritan's Iron sent of duty, his unbending, unflinching will to do the right as It was given him to see th right. It Is a good thing that life should gain in sweetness, but only provided that It does not lose in strength. Ease and rest and pleasure are good things, but only If they come as the reward of work well done, of a good fight well won, of strong effort resolutely made and crowned by high achievement. The life of mere pleasure, of mere effortless ease. Is a Ignoble for a nation of for an Individual. Ease Not Mala Aim In Life. The man Is but a poor father who teaches his sons that ease and pleasure should be thtlr chief objects in life; the woman Who Is a mere p tted toy, Incapable of serious purpose, shrinking from effort and duty,. Is more pitiable 'than the veriest over worked drudge. So he Is but a poor leader of the people, but a poor national advisor, who seeks to make the nation In anyway subordinate to ease, who would teach th people not to prize a th greatest blessing the chance to 4e ujr work, no natter hw