Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVII NO. 89.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1907.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
OFF FOR THE SOU III
Presidential PartyLeaves Washington
for an Extended Trip.
FIRST STOP AT CANTON, OHIO
Executive Will Participate in Dedica
k tion of McKinley Monument.
MANY DIGNITARIES TO ATT"
.Vice President, Several Governor
Many Congressmen to Be Prei
VISITS ST. LOUIS. WEDNJ
e
I'rrnldent Will Ntkf at Spce
Review the Mlnmrl rtava?
serves Trip from Krak
by Boat.
V. AfcUUNGTON, Sept. S.-ITesldent
I.oobevelt left here tonight ml 7:40 o'clock
over the Pennsylvania railroad on hla
western and aouthern trip.
Canton Expects ,l,nra-e Crowd.
CANTON, O., Sept. - Canton crpeets
5.ieu Visit ois tomorrow when the president
of the United States and many other dis
tinguished persons will be present to par
:l llute In and witness the dedication ef
trclsea at the McKinley monument. Ample
preparatlona have 'Men made to feed the
multitude and every opportunity In ac
cordance with the ceremony will be five
vUtltora to aee the parade.
The railroads operating lines In thla city
announce more than llfty special trains will
be run, carrying United States Infantry and
cavalry. Ohio National Guardsmen, civic
organizations and citizens who come In
group and singly from all parts of the
nation.
Word has been received thHt all the
trustees of the McKinley National Mem
orial association will be present. The vice
president, members of the president's cab
inet, United States senators, congressmen,
governors of states, representatives of for
eign governments and other notables will
ulso be present to accommodate the throng
of strangers. Numerous receiving stands
have been erected and abundant space free
to all will be uftorded along the line of
march.
The city Is elaborately decorated. There
will be a cordon of military drawn with
tight lines along tho line of msrch around
the reviewing stand occupied by the pres
ident and around the mousoleum on Mon-;
ument Hill. Tho line of march, has been
roped oft for several miles.
Exercises at St. l.oals.
8T. LOUIS, Mo.. Sept. 29. Bt. Louis Is
festooned and decorated and all Is in read)-,
ness for the beginning tomorrow of the
program ' for carnival weey, the principal
event of Which will be the short visit on
Wednesday of the president of the United
Stales, who will stop here for Ave hours
ou his voyage down the Mississippi river
from Keokuk, la., to Memphis, Tenn. Tho
-elty "will- -aleo- hawe-wKhtn-US gate -a
hundred gofts the governors of twenty
t'L states, the members of the Inland
terways commission, congreisment from
almost every state In the Louisiana Pur
chase and other dignitaries.
On Tuesday the visiting governors will
arrive. Thirteen of the governors will
assemble at Keokuk, Id., where the presi
dent will speak Tuesday morning. They
will be brought to St. Louis on a special
train, arriving about 6 p. m. Tueaday
evening they will view the Veiled Prophets
parade from the balcony of the Planters"
hotel, overlooking Fourth street. The
pagent this year will be on the same scale
of splendor and magnificence that has made
It famous. After the parado the governors
will attend the ball at the Merchants'
exchange.
Wednesday morning the river celebration
begins with the arrival of President Roose.
velt from Keokuk on the steamer Mississ
ippi. The president Is due to reach the
main harbor at the Bads bridge at 10
a. m. . The entire' decorated fleet of thirty
five steamboats and one hundred or more
power boats will escort him down the river
to the lending and afterward engage In a
parade along the water front for an hour.
Immediately after the landing of the
Mississippi a long line of carriages will
convey the -president, members of the com
mission and visiting governors to the Jat
Alal building, where the president is
scheduled to deliver an address at 11 a. m.
From the Jal Alal building the party of
distinguished guests will be taken to the
Jefferson hotel, where a luncheon will be
served to four hundred. At t o'clock tbe
president will review the Missouri naval
reserves.
The tributary fleet will escort the presi
dent's steamer as far as Jefferson bar
racks, where a parting salute will be fired.
Several of the steamers carrying dele
gations to the Lakes-to-the-Oulf Deep
waterways convention will continue In line
behind the Mississippi.
BALLOON RACE IN FRANCE
Aereaaats of Three Nations Leave
- Paris la Loag-Dtatauce .
Contest.
PARIS, Sept. 29. A long-distance balloon
ruce for the grand prise of the Aero club
of France wss started from the Tullerles
Gardens this afternoon under unfavorable
weather conditions. A drlssltng rain was
falling and the wind came out of the
southeast, which will take the balloons
toward the English coast and destroy the
chances of a icord unless It shifts. Tho
race lacks the International character of
that of last year for the James Oordou Ben
nct run, only France. Germany and Bel
gium titfrg represented, the Italian entrant
withdrawing at the last minute. Only . vet
eran aeronauts are participating In the
race, among them being Count Saint Vlc
tor, and Count Poultremont. who was a
companion of Count Detavaulx In his long-tiutsm-e
voyages, and Leon Barthou, head
if a department at the ministry of public
works.
OFF FOR THE PHILIPPINES
Eighteenth lafaatrr Leaee Fort
Leavenworth for Three Yrars
stay la l.lasis.
LEAVENWORTH. Kan.. Sept. 3. -The
Eighteenth United Etatrs Infantry started
this afternoon for the Philippine, where It
a 111 be stationed three years. The regiment
Is c-pmmanded by Colonel E. F. Davis, Gen
eral Hall having been made commandant of
the schools at Fort Leavenworth. The
present trip of the regiment to the, Philip
pines la the third In nine years to the Isl
ands, and the Thirteenth Infuntry will ar
rive from the" Philippines shortly to take the
place of the Eighteenth at Fort Leaven
worth, i
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA Ruin and
cooler Monday In runt portion; fair In
fK portion.
FORECAST FOR IOWA Showers Mon
dny; warmer In east portion.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
Hour. Deg.
I SECRETARY
TOKIO
American Receives Call of Official
and Takes Drive Thronah
City.
TOKIO, Sept. 2.-Prellmlnary to three
days of social and diplomatic activity. Sec
retary of War Taft and his party spent
quiet Sunday, resting in the Palace of
Bhlba. an. ancient and picturesque resi
dence belonging to the imperial family.
During the day numerous Japanese dig
nitaries and officials called upon the sec
retary, many of thf-m accompanied by their
wives.
Charlie Taft organised a base ball game
on the famous lawn of the castle, with a
number of Japanese, youths. It was In
tended to play the game today, but his
father objected and caused a postponement
until tomorrow.
Among the more Important of the callers
today was Lieutenant General Tcrauchl,
the Imperial minister of war, who had a
lengthy conference with Mr. Taft.
Some Importance Is being attached to
the fact that there have been two confer
ences between the two war ministers, and
on account of the mutual admiration and
the Influence of lieutenant General Tarau
chl. It is believed In certain quarters that
the ground work Is being laid for an en
tente concerning Immigration which. It is
conceded, is the only point on which there
Is difference of opinion between the two
countries. '
m Another . of Mr. Tart's callers ,today
was Leveus Wilfley, representing Ameri
can commercial inteersls in cJhaughal,
who is anxious concerning, the attitude
of the United State In view of the talk
of the dismemberment of China, and who
came here to request that Mr. Taft make
a positive statement concerning this on
the occasion of the dinner to be given In
bis honor by the American Association of
Shanghai. It is understood that Mr. Wil
fley was Informed that Secretary Taft
would make no statement on the question.
Secretary Taft and his family took a
long drive in a special carriage this aft-,
ernoon. The route which, the , carriage
would take had not been announced, but
the crowds in the streets recognized the
American secretary . of war and greeted
ill in with cries of "Banzai" and bows and
smiles. , It was quite evident that tho en
thusiasm 'was spontaneous. The Japanese
believe Mr. Taft is a peace envoy.
ACCIDENT,,,. IN , AUTO RACE
Car Crashes Through Fence, Kills One
Man aad Injures Several
Persons.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19. L. W. Smelsey
of Newark, N. J., one of the drivers In
the 24-hour endurance automobile race at
Morris Park race track today received
Injuries from which later he. died at a
hospital, and several others were bruised,
when one of the contesting cars plunged
through a fence at the side of the track
and Into tho crowd of spectators. Ttw
car was a forty-horse-power machine
and was going at a speed ' of over sixty
miles an' hour. gmeluer was struck by
a heavy timber and thrown from the ma
chine. When picked up It was found
that his skull wan fractured and he was
taken to the Fordham hospital In a dyKiil
condition. John Clarke, a spectator, who
was standing near the fence when the
machine dashed through, was injured in
ternally, and a boy named Fred Tape
suffered a fracture of his right leg and
other Injuries.
Smelaer and his partner, Llnkrom, were
racing with another machine with which
they had been sprinting for half an hour.
Suddenly the tire on the front right wheel
of the machine burst and the car swerved
towards the fence at a point where abqut
200 persons were leaning over the rail
watching the face. The accident came
with such suddenness that they were un
able to get away, and fully twenty of
them were knocked down and painfully
hurt. Crowds rushed out on the track
and it was Impossible for the police to
hold them In check. Many hid narrow
escapes from being hit by cars that were
racing around the track, the race not hav
ing been Interrupted by the accident.
Driver Llnkrom, who was riding with
Smelser escaped Injury.
The car driven by Cedrln and Burke
won the twenty-four-hour race at Mor
ris park, covering 9S4 miles.
FIRE RECORD.
Verdlarro Merchants laffer Loss.
VERDIGRIS, Nib., Sept .-(Special. )
Fire Thursday wiped out or crippled nine
business establishments of Verdlgre. The
loss Is about tls.OOO. covered by about S10.
000 Insurance. The origin Is a mystery.
This Is the third Are In that bl d this sum
mer. The buildings destroyed were: Donat's
cigar factory, Dorst's dwelling, Dr. J. B.
Bates' drug store, telephone office, Modern
Woodmen of America hall, Queen restau
rant, owned by T. A. Tilalsky ; Tllalsky
real estate and law office, J. V. Jetjluka'a
meat market, Big Central hotel.
A deed of heroism was jierfornied by
Marshal Charles Bruce. A sick boy lay
in the burning dwelling of the Donat home.
A commercial traveler named H. J. Copplck
broke' the window glans and the marshal
entered the burning building, rescuing the
boy.
i DEATH RECORD.
i Joseph B. Barartt.
! BOONE. Is., Sept. .-SpeclMl Telegram.)
! Joseph B. Barnelt. former editor of the
j Booiko County Democrat and prominent In
i political and secret society circles, died
suddenly this morning. The funeral will be
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TAFT iN
CANNON IS ONLY CANDIDATE
No One to Oppoie "Uncle Joe" for
Re-election as Speaker.
BURTON IS OUT OF THE RACE
I'petsnastershlp la Oaly Office la Honse
OTer Which C'oateat Appears
Probable Caaeas Will
Be Tata.
(From a Btaff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 29,-(8peclal.)-Wlth
Theodore Burton of Ohio, republican
candidate for mayor of Cleveland, there Is
no candidate to oppose Mr. Csnnon for re
election as speaker. It was asserted some
time ago that the president had attempted
to Induce Mr. Burton to enter the lists
against "Uncle Joe," and that a vigorous
campaign was to be made In behalf of
the Ohio . man. But this story was never
authenticated and Mr. Burton himself de
nied that he had any Idea of entering the
race. Still the publication of the rumor
had the effect of stirring the speaker's
friends to great actlvley, with the result
that It soon became manifest he had the
support of at least To per cent of the re
publican members-elect of the sixtieth con
gress. The caucus which will be held on the
Saturday before the assembling of con
gress promises to be a tame affair. So
far no opposition whatever has material
ised to the re-election of either Major Mc
Dowell of Pennsylvania, as clerk of the
house, nor to .that of Frank B. Lyon of
New York, as doorkeeper. It Is possible
and even probable that Colonel Henry
Casson of Wisconsin, the sergeant-at-arms,
may And some one else in the field against
him. The retirement of Mr. Babcock from
the house leaves Mr. Casson without his
most formidable and active supporter.
Still, Mr. Babsock has a long list of friends
who may repay in part the activity which
Babcock exerted for them while chairman
of the congressional committee, by coming
to the aid of his friend Casson in the
caucus.
Many Keek Postmastershlp.
The only other office under the house
Is that of postmaster. This office Is now
vacant, through the death of the last In
cumbent, Joseph C. McElroy of Ohio. Al
ready a number of candidates have an
nounced themselves, among them being A.
D. Alderman of Marietta. O.; Congressman
Dawes' district: Assistant Postmaster John
D. Griffith of Delaware. O., Congressman
Ralph Cole's district, and Private Dalaell,
who is . also an Ohio man, and ex-Congressman
C." Q. Hlldebrant of Washing
ton, O.. Insisting that the place belongs to
the Buckeye state. Mr. Tawney , of Min
nesota, is understood to have a candidate
In Mr. Langum, formerly secretary of
the Minnesota senate, and Kansas.' which
has insisted upon ' having one of the offi
cers of the house for a number of years,
may. present a condidate, but In view of
the fact that there are seversl members
of- the Sunflower delegation after commit
tee chairmanships It may be deemed good
politics to keep the postoffice fight in the
background. ' Congressman- Alexander of
'the- WTfal6,"'N.' tV, district, a'M-Tufnorbdr.
will have a candidate, but thla Is looked
upon as a Joke. by the politicians already
In the city In view of the position of
doorkeeper, now beg held by New York
state. The, position of postmaster, how
ever. .Is of little political Importance, as
the patronage of the house Is dispensed
by the clerk, the doorkeeper and the sergeant-at-arms.-
It has been assumed, that because of his
election to the senate, John Sharp Williams
of Mississippi, will at once resign the lead
ership of the minority to some other demo
crat. But Mr. Williams will 'remain a
member of the house during the sixtieth
congress and he will doubtless hold his
position.. But should he conclude to retire
It is more than likely his place will. fall
to Mr. Camp Clark of Missouri, although
he will not win without a struggle, as
there are a half-doien or more bright
and active men on the minority aide who
are anxious for the honor.
Arlsona'a Kate.
A great deal of anxiety seems to be felt
over the fate of Arizona now that the peo
ple of the territory have vetoed the prop
position to Join Arizona and New Mexico
hi one state. A short time ago a states
man arose from some obscure corner of
the country Bnd promulgated a plan for
the absorption of Arlxona by Nevada. But
Immediately some of the spokesmen for
Nevada began to look up their bibles and
they found a story of a bunch of lean cat
tle who ate up a larger bunch of market
able steers and were still hungry.
"We don't propose to play fat klne to
Arizona's Mavericks," said these people
of Nevada. "If we try to ewallow Arl
sona Mark Smith and hla bunch will have
us sure," and In consequence the Alisons
Nevada plan was promptly knocked In the
head.
Then some one came to the front with a
project for the consolidation of Artsona
and Utah. The beauties of this plan were
discussed at some length and so far as the
eastern makers of western states were
concerned everything seemed lovely. Then
all at once a cartogrephlst arose to the
occasion and he has flung a Caltfornla
Arlsona plan to the public who are shout
ing for something for Artsona. None of
these people seem to take Into consideration
the physical conditions of the territory,
mountains, rivers, deserts and natural
boundaries do not enter Into the calcula
tions aparently, and no one has taken the
trouble to consult anyone In authority In
Nevada. Utah or California nor have the
people of Arlnona been heard from up to
the present time. The fact Is that Artsona
will remain a teritory for a year or two
at least, and it Is extremely unlikely It will
ever be Joined to, any other atate, certainly
not with Nevada under any clreumstances.
Jao Jlaajoes ftabdard.
Some wise man In Japan has come out
with a statement to the effect that the
Japanese on the Pacific coast have brought
upon themselves the antagonism of the
American and British cltlsene of the Cau
casian race throught their aggogance and
"general cussednesa." So long as It waa
the people of the Pacific coast of the
United Statea only who dtaplayed their an
tagonism to the Japs, the Jingoes pf Nipon
shouted aloud for war. But now the aub
Jecta of King Edward have arisen against
the yellow men, Just as the people of Cali
fornia and Oregon arose against the Chi
nese. The Japanese have evinced no ab
sorbing desire to resent the outbreak by
war against Great Britain, and there will
be no scrap.
Japs today, even those not in the coolie
class, sre puffed up with eelf-lmportance.
It Is the general teatlmony of American
army offlcere who fought with them during
the "Boxer" troubles that they are , "too
eocy." The Japauese have a great reputa
tion for politeness. But It Is of the Hp
serving variety principally.
Americana as a rule don't like the Chl-
(Continued on Second Page.)
You, Mr. Voter
Are You Registered?
If Not, Register
Tuesday. Oct. 1st
LETTERS READJN BORAH CASE
"teaaenbera; Writes Senator Foster
RelatlTe to Timber Claims
Holdup.
BOISE, Idaho., Sept' 29. Mention of the
Weyerhausers, the owners of vast timber
Xracts In the northwest, was made In the
trial of Senator Borah Saturday for the first
time. This was when Oeorge 8. Long of
Tacoma, Wash., took the stand and stated
that In response to a request from James
T. Barber of Eau Clnlre. Wis., he had al
lowed his name to b used as a dummy
trustee In the acquisition of Idaho timber
lands.- He produced a letter from Mr. Bar
ber, making .the proposition as follows:
Exigencies have arisen Which make It de
sirable to pane title to eertaln lands In
Idaho through some; party entirely re
moved from association with the Barber
Lumber company. The circumstances being
similar to those which rnndo It desirable
to use my name In connection with some of
the Weyerhauser Timber "p.-v's prop
erty, I have therefore tal.oi e responsi
bility of directing ' the placing of title to
certain lands In you.
Long said he had been a personal friend
of Barber's for seventeen years. He re
ceived no compensation for his services as
trustee; never saw any of the deeds; did
not employ Senator Borah as counsel, and,
in fact, never met tho senator until this
year. The attorneys for the defense asked
Long what the "exigencies", referred to by
Barber meant.
"I suppose," replied the witness, "they
were the same aa arose In Washington
when I was purchasing property for the
Weyerhausers and when I used Mr. Bar
ber's name. If we us4d the Weyerhausers"
I names In any looallt
price up and rrong!
it always sent the
competition."
to show Governor
n timber land specu
1 and read to the
More letters temllnl
! Stunenberg's interest
' latlon were introduci
Jury. '
A: B. Campbell of Spokane, Wash., a
wealthy mine ownert wil an Important
witness. Letters which Campbell received
' from Bteunenberg, bringing foTmer United
I States Senator- Foster of Washington Into
j the situation, were Identified by the wlt
' ness and put In - evidence. One of- these
fread; -. -. -a - .
j Senator Foster's lertef Sirs been forwarded
i to my eastern associates,- Tbe- tleup of
' twelve of the claims continues, hut 1 nave
'faith that through the work of yourself
and friends we can soon niiil o solution,
now thai we hove a pointer 'on the In
spector and those that are responsible for
his appointment.
' A second letter contains the following:
' Any time you can make an appointment
with Senator Foster, I can come. This
feature of the timber deal Is gottlnir Into
bad shape. Sharp, the Inspector, nnfl the
land office people have worked so quietly
and used so much deception, even with their
friends, that I have not been able to learn
the true situation, much less do sny work.
I think you had better ask Senator Foster
to hold Sharp off until I can see senator.
Campbell ald he visited Boise aoon after
this and' during his stay saw Senator
Borah two or three times. He thought
the conversation had to do with the timber
matter, but could not recall what It was.
Campbell told of meeting Bteunenberg In
Washington, D. C, late in 1902. Bteunen
berg told Campbell that many of his tim
ber claims were being held up and wanted
Campbell to see Senator Spooner of Wis
consin and Mark Hanna. , ,
The witness did not see either. E, N.
3eale, an officer of the Exchange National
J bank of Spokane, Wash., took the witness
stand and Identified deposit slips for drafts
drawn for f4S.0uO, drawn by A. B. Palmer
on James E. Barber and Sumner G. Moon.
The prosecution says It will show that this
money was transferred to Bteunenberg and
given by htm to Wells and Klnkald, two
members of the alleged conspiracy.
Seale Identified a number of bank notes
In which the Palmer account was kept. He
said that very soon after each of the drafts
on Barber and Moon were deposited the
money was cheeked out by Palmer In
amounts from 15.000 to 110.000.
Former Senator A. O. Foster of Tacoma,
Wash., was on the stand for a few min
utes. He said Bteunenberg called at hla
office and asked him to see Sharp, the spe
cial Inspector, about certain claims that
were held Up. Foster said he sent Sharp
to aee Campbell, and that waa the last he
saw or beard of Bteunenberg.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
New Bask Aathorlsed for Cambrlds-e,
la- Jlew Raral Ron tea aad
Carriers.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
- WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-Speclal Tele
gram.) The application of E. P. Healy. C.
W. Erwln, T. P. Erwln and John A. Sen
net! to organize the First National bank of
Cambridge, la., with (25.000 .capital, haa
jbeen approved by the comptroller of the
i currency.
Rural free delivery rarrleTS appointed tor
Iowa routes: Dunlap, route t, John L. Bur
well, carrier; Harold Burwall, substitute.
Harlan, route t. Grant Murphy, carrier;
Jennie K. Murphy, substitute.
Rursl free delivery route No. 1 has been
ordered established December 2 at Swisher.
Johnson county. la., serving 300 people and
seventy-six families.
William J. Evans has been appointed
postmaster at Loomls. Phelps county. Neb.,
vice A. W. Bergstrom. resigned.
RIGHT OF SHIPS DURING WAR
Hacao Conference Committee Votes
to Let Ships Coal la Neatral
V Port.
THE HAGUE, Sept. 2. The committee
of the peace conference which has been
discussing the propositions regarding the
treatment of belligerent warships in neutral
waters, has voted unanimously In favor
of warships being flowed to take ou board
sufficient coal In neutral ports to enable
them to reach the Vearest belligerent port.
The committee was unable to agree on
the period which . belligerent warship
should be allowed to remain la heutral
FEDERAL 2-CENT FARE LAW
Congressman Hinshaw Will Introduce
Bill During Session.
MR. N0RRI3 ALSO HAS MEASURE
It Will Prohibit Railroads from
Chararlaa; More for Interstate
Trips Thaa for gam of
Local Rates.
fFrom a Btaff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Sept. 29.-(Speclal.) Tli J
cent fare agitation la not going to be con
fined within the different states, but Is to
be brought up before congress at the com
ing session. This Information comes by
way of the recent republican state conven
tion, held here from round-about sources,
which say that Congressman Hinshaw sent
a plank on this subject to be Incorporated
Into the state platform foreshadowing a
bill which he will father for a flat 2-cent
maximum fure for carrying . passengers
across state lines from any one point to
any othor point In the United -States.
The Hinshaw plank was committed to the
care of the delegate from Jefferson county,
which Is Mr. Hlnshaw's home, but failed
to receive favorable consideration, appar
ently because of disinclination to take up
national Issues before the national conven
tion shall have spoken next year. Opposi
tion Is also said to have developed on tha
ground that a flat 2-cent fare for Inter
state travel would make It much cheaper in
many states for through passengers than
for local passengers and would be unfair
to the railroads In states where conditions
are such that even the state legislatures
have not thought . It reasonable to reduce
the maximum charge below S and 4 cents
))er mile. ,
Announcement from Congressman Hin
shaw that he was to be sponsor for a 2
cent fare bill in congress elicited the In
formation from Congressman Norrls that
he. too, had been studying the questions
of reduced rates for carrying passenger
on Interstate roads. Ills attention was par
ticularly drawn by the peculiar result pro
duced by the Nebraska two-cent rate law,
during the first few weeks of Its operation,
when the Union Pacific continued to charge
a higher rote wherever the haul Included a
little Jog across the corner of Colorado,
where It cuts up Into the western boundary
of Nebraska. The remedy which Mr. Norrls
has devised Is In the form of an enactment
by congress prohibiting railroads carrying
Interstate passengers from charging any
more for the through hau) than the sum
nf the' locals between state Unas Included
In the haul. This would require the rail
roads to sell a. ticket to an Interstate pas
senger, charging him ho more than he
would pay if he cut his trip Up at state
lines and bought tickets at eael state line
Intersection.
Parties discussing this subject here de
clare that the Hinshaw scheme would force
l!-cent fare laws upon every state In the
union, because the legislatures of each
state would without question Insist that the
local passengers have ss good treatment In
the way of chargea exacted aa other pas
sengers. The Norrls plan, on the other'
hand,-would ot directly affect tbe Intra
state rates, but It would make it all the
I more Important to the railroads to prevent
reductions within the- states which would
carry with them reductions on the through
rates. ..Whether either of the two Nebraska
congressmen have their, bills already formu
lated was not disclosed, but it Is presumed
that they will bo ready for introduction
shortly after the session convenes.
CALHCUN DENIES. CHARGE
'Frisco Trartloa Maanate flays He
Was Not a Party to Arrest of
F.dltor Older. '
. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 29.-Patrlck Cal
houn of the United railroads, said today
that the alleged attempt to kidnap Fre
mont Older could not truthfully be made
to appear to have been undertaken by
those defending themselves from charges
of bribery. ,
"The facts are," said Mr. Calhoun, "that
Luther Brown, who is a lawyer of Los
Angeles, and of the associate rounnel of
my defense, was attacked a few e,venlngs
ago by the Bulletin, which printed an In
famous story concerning him. In connec
tion with an alleged attempt to kidnap
former Supervisor Lonergan.
- "Under the state constitution there are
but two places that a man accused of
criminal libel can be arraigned, one is In
the county of the person libeled, the other
Is In the county where the libel Is pub
lished. "Mr. Brown swore out a warrant in Los
Angeles county and had the warrant ap
proved In this county by Judge Cook.
Older was then arrested and an attempt
was made to take him to Los Angeles.
It was' but an ordinary arrest."
It la further pointed out by Brown's
frlenda 'hat It la perfectly obvloua that it
would have been futile to have attempted
the arraignment of Older In San Fran
cisco .county, owing to the relations , ex
isting between Older and the prosecuting
officials of San Francisco.
BODY EXHUMED AFTER AGE
Remains of Nebraska Barled Slxteea
Years Ago Removed from Wash
ington to Old Home.
SPOKANE. Wash., Sept. 29.-Speclal.)
J. R. Holm of Hampton, Neb., has come
to the Palouse country, south of Spokane,
i to exhume the body of hla brother, J. P.
Holm, drowned while bathing In the
Palouse liver sixteen years ago last July.
The body will be sent to Hampton for
interment in the family burial ground.
The reason given by Mr. Holm for re
moving the body after all these years was
that his mother Is growing old and de
sired that the remains of her son be
brought home and burled In the home
cemetery with other members of the
family. He said, If It would give his aged
mother pesce of mind, he felt that he
could do no less than make tbe trip west
and have the body exhumed and sent east.
FUNERAL OF HENRY KOLB
Services t'oadacted at Homo aad
Barlal at Forest Lawa
Cemetery.
Funeral services for Henry Kolb, who
died at his home Friday, September 27,
were held at the family residence, 4201
Cuming street, at t o'clock Sunday after
noon. Rev. U. E. .Hosman of the Walnut
Hill Methodist church delivering the fu
neral sermon and conducting the service. '
The pallbearers who conducted the body
to Forest Lawa cemetery were C. B. Wil
son. C. W. Miller. G. T. Llndley, F. M.
Bllah. W. B. Vest and M. W. Ryerson. The
funeral was attended by. a large number of
friends and floral offerings were profuse.
LEVI A. CLARK
Aaed Man Dies
of Safferlna frotw rnlmoaarr
Troabte.
Levi A. Clark, father of Dr. Martha E.
Clark, died at 1 p. m. yesterday at the
' family residence, tins Lafayette avenue.
The funeral Service will be held Tuesday
at S p. m. at the residence of Charles
Jacobs. 4110 Lafayette avenue, Mrs. Jacob
being a daughter of Mr. Clark.
Mr. Clark waa born In New England
aeventy-four years ago. He had . been a
resident of Omaha for many years. Ho,
his venerable wife who survives ' htm, and.
bis daughter. Dr. Clark, made their home
together. For some years he had been
an Invalid from pulmonary disease, being
confined most of the time to his house.
He was given the most Constant and de
voted watch-care of hla daughter, whose
skill and attention counted for much In
the comfort of his declining yeara.
The death of Mr. Clark Is particularly
distressing at this time because of the
serious Illness of Dr. Clark. For many
weeks she haa been struggling with a
I stubborn case of typhoid fever and the
j blow of her father's death falls with crush
: lng force upon her. She has made some
Improvement, but Is still very sick and the
anxiety over her condition Is only helght
: ened by the death of her father.
I Mr. Clark, with his family, was a life
, long member of the Baptist church. Their
j membership Is with Calvary church and
nev. k. k. currie. pastor, will have charge
of the funeral services.
IDAHO TRADES IN OMAHA
Twin Falls Merchants Bay Their
Goods of Wholesaler la tho
Gate City.
8. A. Robinson, a banker of Oconto, la
a guest at the Her Grand. Mr. Robinson
has just returned from a trip to southern
Idaho. He spent several weeks In and
around Twin Falls Investigating the sys
tem of irrigation there.
"Five years ago I passed through that
section of Idaho and It was a desolate and
barren waste," safl he. "As far as the
eye could see there was only desert and
sage brush. Two years ago about 600.no)
acres of land there waa put under Irriga.
tlon, and sold under the Cary act to actual
settlers for $36 per acre on payments ex
tending over ten years' time. No specula
tion Is permitted In the land and the buyer
must actually, occupy It. The result has
been that in the midst of the great Idaho
desert there has grown up a rich oasis
that is going to support a large popula
tion. The land is the most productive In
the world when the water strikea It. Twin
Falls Is a substantial, thriving town of
3.000. It has Just completed a 1100,000 hotel
and there are many good stores there.
Other towns are springing up in the irri
gated district. , Upon inquiry among the
merchante of Twin Falls I learned that
most of them patronise Omaha wholesale
houses. The development of that country
means much to Omaha jobbers, as far dis
tant as It Is."
MANEUVERS OF BRITISH FLEET
Naval Attache and -JowruaJlsts Will
Not "Accompany Hhlpa to
' North Sea.
LONDON, Sept. .-.Under the supreme
, command of Lord Charles Bereaford the
combined home Atlantic and channel fleets
will leave Portland about October 4 for the
autumn maneuvers, which this year are
being conducted In the North Sea, and
will be somewhat similar to thoae held In
( the spring off the coast of Portugal. While
the usual fleet maneuvers and exercises
will be carried out the main object Ik be-
lieved to be stragetlcal, to teach tho offi- '
cere whnt the admlraly would expect of
mem in case oi war wun uermany. ine
program is being kept a strict secret and
It Is announced that on this occasion jour
nalists will not be Invited to accompany the
ships.
Neither have the naval attaches been
given any Information and will not be
present, with the exception of the Japan
ese, who, as representatives of England's
ally.' have In recent years been the guests
of the officer In command on occasions ot
the kind.
Lord Charles Beresford will be accom
panied by no less than nine admirals, and
the big ship of his fleet will Include twenty-five
battleships, fourteen armored eruls
ei s and ten protected' cruisers, with a fleet
J of smaller vessels, Including torpedo boats
and destroyers, numbering sixty or more.
JAPS RAID ALASKAN VILLAGE
Crew of Keallnst . Schooner Loot
Houses In Small Town of
Lltak Bay.
SEATTLE. Wash.. . Sept. S.-A report
was made to United States Consul
Smith of Vancouver yesterday by Captain
Muro of the Schooner Casec of the pi
rating of the Alaakan village of Lltak Bay,
on Southwest Kodlak Island, by the crew
of a Japanese sealing schooner operating
In Behrlng sea this season.
The Caseo called at Lltak Bay for water,
and . the Russian priests asked Captain
Munro to Inform the UnltedStates authori
ties of the outrage. The Japanese landed
from the schooner and broke open the
houses and looted right and left. AH man
ner of things were dragged from tbe
houses. '
Another report was received that the
Japanese sealers had landed on Bhellkoff
Island and killed cattle running on ranges
there.
New Bath Hooso for Hot gprlasjs.
HOT SPRINGS, 8. D., Sept. (Special)
An up-to-date bath house costing $10,000
will be built by H. L. Braun, who bought
the Evans Mud Bath property two years
ago, and haajseea Improving It alnce, hav
ing wonderful success in his treatment of
all diseases. The new bath bouse will be
of pink sandstone and Its cost la estimated
at 110,000. The rooms will be heated with
an Improved system ot hot water and
equipped to give too baths aday. All kinds
of baths will be given the year round,
especial attention being given to winter
bathers, who will have a dining room and
comfortable living rooms furnished them
In the same building. Mr. and Mrs. Brauq
have spent the past few winters at Hot
Springs. Ark., but believe there Is a big
future for thla town, because of Its heal
ing watera and have decided to Improve
their own property here.
Rev, . 11. Smith Ordained.
OARRETSON. S. D.. Sept. . Special.)
Ordination services for Rev. B. H. Smith
were conducted here Friday night at the
Congregational church, of which Rev.
Smith la pastor. Many prominent ministers
from various parts of the state were pres
ent. Including Rev. Fox of Boo Falls. Rev.
Smith came to this city from England
about three months ago.
'KING HAS GOOD REST
Ak-Sar-Ben and All His Subject.
Observe the Sabbath.
ENERGIES REDOUBLED FOR TODAY
Festivities Will Burst Forth with
Surpassing Attraction.
GREATER CROWDS THAN EVER
Imperial City Makes Every Arrange
ment for Their Comfort.
BUREAU OF INFORMATION READY
Commercial rlah Is Place Where
ntranaera May fleenre Aid and
Direction as to Eatlasi aad
l.lvlac quarters.
Attendance
at
Carnival.
1907. 19M.
Wednesday
Thursday .
Friday ....
Saturday .
... 2.rs
S.M7
.M1
13.4SI'
... ,t;7
6 47n
23,1(0 i;,7!
Tuesday night, October 1, auto parade.
Wednesday night, October t, electrla
pageant.
Thursday afternoon, October I, women'!
float parade.
Friday night, October 4, coronation ball.
Saturday night, October 5, carnival closes.
Saturday, children's dsy.
Monday, South Omaha day.
Tuesday, Iowa day.
Wednesday, Douglas couuty day.
Thursday, Lincoln day,
Friday, Nebraska day.
Saturday, Council Bluffs day.
Attractions oa King's Hlghwa).
Slide for Llfe-S p. in. and S p. m.
High Dive-4:30 p. m. and t:3Q p. m.
The Bagdad show, which Is not free, wui
occur at 1:30, 8:1J and 1:39 p. m.
Tou can't keep a good king down any
more than you can keep a good man down.
Just exactly 247 more persons visited
King's Highway during the first four day
of the carnival this year than durUjstho
nrst rour days last year. This Is not re
markable except when regarded in the llgbt
of the fact that one day tMs year was
practically lost because of rain; Friday
only 906 persons passed through the gates
which means substantially nothing of a
crowd. It all goea to ahow that with
bright weather, such as Colofhel Welsh la
bound to give. King's Highway will hv
unprecedented crowds this yeW and th
reign of Ak-Sar-Ben XIII will go down m
history aa the arealeat relvli of that
dynasty.
For thirty hours the king haa
i been rest-
lng In hla den, keeping warm I
iy the lm-
perlal furnace which tha court
Mierlcqulne
started Sunday morning with a
of Roman candles and rocketav.'
h arm load
Ihlch Aisled t
and screamed. . , .
sua nesiiair, Tool.
IK
-Not even the ttbadovr of thr numeral HaV",
could be seen on the sun, the geat bail of.
energy saving Its ,-ays for the great week
ahead pf Samson and his crewJ when the
bright rays will hdd to the BpleLdor of tho
festival. Bands ceased their, playing;
spielers doped upon 'throat ease;" "Sam."
the great airship, layed on one side In his
tent, the great wound in his yellow sides
being stitched and filled with varnish.
Mile LeBlance spent a day without risk
ing her life, and atended the theater fpr
both matinee and evening, the wild woman
dressed her own hair,, and the detail of
police on the grounds had nothing to do
but check each othor up and play "fox and
geese" In the booth assigned to them.
It was a day of rest on the carnival
grounds and never was Sunday more com
pletely observed In the city. Not a lid
slipped out of place, and except for a little
r.ecessary construction work at the carni
val grounds everything was quiet. '
But hundreds ot people applied at tha
gates for admission and had the king not .
forbidden it - In his proclamation, thous
ands would have visited the grounds and
made It a day of merry-making. . . t
Rain early Sunday morning faded soma
of the decorations, which have been re
placed with new bunting and bright flags
for the week of the king's great glory. Tha
highways were washed again and a stream
of confetti was carried off In the storm
sewers, leaving the cobblestone white to
glisten In the sunlight predicted for Mon-'
day, the same being a day of great ex
pectations. ' -
New Things at Coaaty Fair.
When the carnival grounds open early
this morning, new curiosities will greet tha
visitors. They will . not be double-headed
women nor cannibals; but big corpulent,
Poland China. Jersey, Chester White and
Yorkshire swine from the farms of Doug
las county, and pumpkhia ready 'to burst
In tbe autumn sun, long green Georgia
watermelons; potatoes which make Irri
gated lands seem a failure, and spples Id)
all colora from the bluahes of early spring
to those which ripen with the colors of
sutumn eavea. i
Exhibits of the Douglas county fair
were 'completed . Saturday afternoon' and
sventng, while the swine division was ar
ranged Sunday, the sheds being erected
on Eighteenth street to the left of the
main gate. The management haa Invited
Douglaa county farmers to bring in tho
hogs, and they will be shown side by side
with the long ears of yellow corn which
fattens them. The fair this year present
complete exblblts( the woman's depart
ment being of special interest, while an
apiary exhibit will attract the attention
of bee keepers who visit tha carnival
from Iowa and Nebraska.
When the attendance Saturday evening
of 23,100 was reported to the manage
ment President Wattles and Secretary
Penfold declared the Increase of 1.00J
over the attendance on a corresponding
day last year, to be evidence Of how much
more extravagant the entire festival of
King Ak-Sar-Ben will be tills year than
any previous' year. i
, Bareaa of Information.
With the promise of so many thousands
coming to the city. Commissioner GUI of
the Commercial club began arrangements
Saturday evening to establish a first-class
Information bureau In the big reception
hall of the Commercial club rooms ad to
secure a large list of rooms rloss to car
lines, which will be rented to. visitors.
An experienced clerk was secured to lie
vote her entire time to the "rooms" de
partment of the information bureau, anj
by using the telephones a large Indexed
list was secured by Sunday evening. Al
most all tha rooms are modern and well
located. VUltors may secure reserva
tions by calling at the elub rooms or
telephoning tbe Information bureau, a
apeclal telephone service having been In
stalled for the service. - All advantages
af? tfat Information bureau and -other serv-