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STRIFE DIES Oil!
Relations Between Irish Protestants
and Catholics Amicable.
ILL FEELING PASSES AWAY
Notable Statement Made By Arch
biihop of Dublin.
PROTESTANT CLERGYMAN TALKS
No Connection in Ireland Between
Church and State.
HALLWAYS ABE ANTIQUATED
Witnesses Before loramfwlit Testify
That Faellltlea Are Poor aad That
Titer Are Improperly
Handled.
DUBLIN. Oct. 23. (Speelsl.)Two notable
occurrence thin week furnished striking
evidence of th great change that haa
coma over the relation between Roman
Cathollca and Protestants In Ireland and
the growth ot the national sentiment
anion a; the Protestant. One was the
speech by the Catholic archbishop of Dub
lin, at the dcd'catlon of a new church
at Ennlskerry. Dr. Walsh seized the op
portunity to give a specific and Indignant
denial to a statement made some time
aim by one of . the extreme Protestant
party, that thera waa 111 feeling between
the Cathollca and Protestant In Ireland,
and he pointed to tho church which he
waa dedicating aa proof of what ho aald.
Tha subscription lint for the building of
the church waa headed by Lord Powers-
court, a Protestant, and several of the
largeat subscriptions were from Protest
anta. The site on which the church stood
waa given by a former Lord Powerscourt.
Thlis church took the place of the "Widow
Dlxon'a barn." In which mass was said
secretly during the days of the Catholic
persecution and which was used openly
as a church for many years.
Tlie other Incident was a speech by the
Ilev. J. O. Hanney, a well known Protes
tant clergyman, at the Church of Ireland
Young Men's Christian association ' confer
ence In Dublin. Mr. Hanney declared that
the theory that there was any connection
between religion and politics In Ireland
waa a most false and mischievous . one.
He dented that the Church of Ireland was
a Unionist church.
Praying; for Englishmen,
"We prayed for the Irish Parliament
when we had one," he said. "Now, we
pray, for the English Parliament and Clod
knows they need It, and I hope the time
will soon com when we will be praying
for the Irish Parliament again. It Is the
' duty of the people of Ireland, whether they
are Catholics or Protestants to think of
Ireland Irlshly, to love Ireland Irlshly and
to live In Ireland Irlshly. Let them drop
their attempts to ap English Ways and
live honestly, like the Irishmen they are
Wa Protestants were the "strongest p-
ponenta of the Union. Why should we
fight to retain the. accursed thing now 7"
.. Borne very bard things have been- said
about the Irish railways daring the last
few days by witnesses before the Irish
Railway commission. The witnesses are
unanimous In declaring that the lack .of
proper railway facilities and tho improper
working of those that exist, are causing
. great loss to the farmers and business
people of Ireland. One witness told of a
line from Attymon Junction to Loughren,
the working of which Is guaranteed by
the county council, and last year the
council had to make up a deficit of S&.240,
The lino is worked by an English com
pany under an agreement by which It
takes 53 per cent ot the gross receipts. "A
decent aas could go as fast as the trains,"
said one witness. Another witness de
scribed the third-class carriages on. the
Irish railways generally as plank beds on
Wheels, and declared that a journey In one
of them In winter was an experience that
It took two or three, daya to recover from.
Old reople la Workhouse,
Whatever may be the Inconvenience of
tha life of workhouse Inmates In Ireland
It la evident that they do not Interfere
with longevity. Twenty-one' centenarians
died In the Irish workhouses last year,
. according to the report of the local gov
errament board.' Sixteen of them were
women and five men. The oldest, who died
at . Armagh, was a woman W years old.
A womaln died at Lismore who was 30
years old when the Catholic emancipation
act was passed and who has seen O'Connell
and had frequently heard him speak. 8tra
bane. 6lio and Dungravan contributed
two centenarians each. The oldest man
died at Tullamore. He waa two years old
when Robert Emmet was bunged. There
are no figures given of the number of
living ccnttiiiarlans In the workhouses, but
I can say from personal experience that
It must be very large. I have visited many
workhouse and I do not remember one
where at least one old man or woman was
not pointed out to me as having passed
the century mark.
An Interesting relic of the past has just
been discovered at Dungannon. A portion
of tha wall of the barrack yard of the
Ulster Royal Garrison artillery collapsed
and the men who were clearing away the
wreckago discovered underneath it aa un
dergrtiund passage concerning the exist
ence of which there waa no record. It mas
traced and was found to extend for sixty
feet in the direction of the ruins of Owen
Roe O'Neill castle on Castle bill. At thli
point It was blocked by a fall of earth,
but thure la no doubt that It communicates
with the rsatWt, and rrobably formed
secret exit from it In the time when th
O'Neills were lords of Ulster and were a
war with tho English invaders. The pas.
sage is about five feet wide by eight fee
high and Is neatly paved with broad stone
Hags.
Masonry la Good shape.
The masonry Is In almost perfect preser-
vatlun and the arching would do credit to
a modern builde r. A narrow passage dl-
verging diagonally from the main tunnel
waa found about midway to the castle, but
it waa walled up about fifty feet from the
main tunnel. Local antiquarians are or
ient lug for a thorough exploration of these
underground passages, and It Is hoped that
some Interesting rell.s of tha Irish rulers
of Ulster may be found.
, A beautiful stained glass window haa
Just ben dedicated in the parish church
of Newlownhamllton. It is erected by
Archbishop Farley of New York, who waa
bora in NcwtownhamUton and often heard
raaaa aa a boy In this very church. The
window bears the Inscription, "In memory
f his beloved parents, Philip and Kathertne
Farley, late of Newtownhamilton, from
thulr affectionate son. tbe Moat Kev. John
Ivallaued on Second Page.
SUMMARY OF TUE DEE
aiday, orember 3, 100T.
1907 November 1007
SUM MON. TVI. WEB TNU r SAT
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Forroesr till 7 p. m. Sunday:
FOR "MAMA. COUNCIL BLUFFS AND
VK'I NIT V Fair nd warmer Sunday.
FOB KBBHAHKA Fair and warmer Bun-
day.
FOR IOWA Fair and warmer B-inday.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
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9 a. 111
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DOMESTIC.
Government Is determined to make the
Ute Indians work as a solution of their
condition. X, Fag 1
James -J.' Hill is In New York seeking
to secure some currency for the north
west with which to move the crops.
' X, Fag 1
Gold shipment from abroad now total
about $30,000,000. Ban Francisco . banks
have arranged to Increase their supply of
currency from the sub-treasury. Pitts
burg still feels the flurry because of Its
large payroll. X, Fag a
Wind and a cloudburst in lower Call
fornla do tremendous damage. X Fag 1
Guests of tho Plaxa hotel in Chicago
crowd fire escapes during early morning
fire alarm. X, Fay 1
1-ORXIQJT.
Chinese stone Scandinavian missionaries.
X, ?ag 1
Filipino assembly is discussing bill that
will admit Chinese without restrictions
X, Fag 1
French Tariff commission asks the gov
ernment not to make any new treaties be
fore the Parliament takes action on
new bill. X, Fog 1
English railroad men finally take ateps
to prevent a general strike. XX, Fag 1
HXBRASKA.
Secretary Itoyse of the State Banking
board declares in his opinion the Com
merclal State bank of Grand Island is
solvent and need never have closed.
X, Fag 1
Norrls Brown makes an address at Val
entine. X, Fags 3
Passenger earnings for the state show
an Increase In August over July. X, Fag 3
X.OCAX.
Banks of Omaha refuse to Join In St.
Joseph' appeal to president and secretary
of treasury for Immediate currency legls
latlon an ddeclde to continue one weak
the check system. X, Fag 1
Mamma bread I made at the Cotnmer.
clal club frdm flour from the Updike mills,
which are turning out 1,000 barrels a day.
TX, Fag
Commissioner Guild urges upon Omaha
the necessity of helping out on the move
ment for river transportation. XX, Fag 1
Luther league decide on campaign for
a thorough organisation throughout tho
state. x. Faa-a
Farmer from Cheyenne county, Nebraska.
displays a potato that measures up with
a head of cabbage. TX, Fag
Local campaign cloaes, with the repub.
ileans claiming brighter prospects than
they have faced for a long time.
XX, Fag 3
BEAX, SVTATa AJTD SUXLDUTGr.
Omaha lumber dealers call attention to
the fact that prices on material are lower
rather than higher and say now Is tho
time to build. XX. Faar a
Dr. Shepherd contemplates building an-
otner row of flat with eapeclal accommo
dation for men of moderate means.
XX, Fag1
IOU BBOTIOV. '
In the Home Section of this number will
be found Buster Brown; The Busy Bees
uwn rage; uarnard Girls and Their
Bchool Ways; Trip on Steamer Through
me Jana or Cush; Coats for the Winter
What the Women Are Doing; Gymkhana
Days at Country Clubs; Fluffy Ruffles.
Tlx Fags
MAaaSTJIg BOTXOsT.
In the M'.gaslne Section of tills number
will be found a short blograpmcal sketch
or ii. . 4i. Bpieirnan and wife, whose
half century of . life in Burt -county haa
been prosperoua; Menus That Are Cheap
anii uooo; uurious Adventures of John,
Mary and Beauty; Fuuotion of the Clear
in ilou.e; in lAe Field 'of Electricity
uoasip or Plays and Player; Musical
Note and Comment; Hammerstetn'a New
Opera Season.
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BfOTZMXlTTa OF OCX AX STXAMgXXra
Port. Arrtwl. Sal led.
NEW YORK Ptnoarlvtnla
NEW YORK Alio
New YORK La Proveno
MW YORK l'lrle
NEW YORK Oallls
41 KltNSTOWN., Arabia Osltlc.
Bol ljKiNK Nieuw Amalerd'ai
SoinHAMPTON. Aro.rlka.
UBAl" fmarsboif.
STORK BRINGS P0ST0FFICE
God Ugscea of This Bird Extend
Into Wide Field at Reeb
llaa;, X. J.
ROE B LI NO. N. J . Nov. 1-Preldnt
Roosevelt has granted this place a post
office on account of the wfnderful activity
of the stork hereabouts. A delegation of
rltisen called at the White House and
told htm that there had been births I
nine-tenths of the 3no families since th
place waa established as a monufacturln
center two years ago.
Before the delegation got back home Mr,
Roosevelt had abolished rural free dellv
cry In Roebliug by appointing A. L Major
postmaster. Forty-two births In the last
week brings the town to the front as th
champion stork community of New Jersey.
NEW YORK LINES TO ANSWE
Kr.llnay fannluloa Waaia ta K-o
Why Mlleaare Hook Are .
Nat l'a.
ALBANY. N. Y. Nov. i.-Every railroad
operating In this state will be summoned to
show why they shouldn't be directed by
the commission to Issue Interchangeable
mileage books of 1.000 and BOO miles at uni
form rate of I cents and without many oi
'.he restrict ions now placed upon the sale of
nlleage books by some of the larger com
Mnl. m '
IA1 AVERT STRIKE
English Roads Are Not Beady to Fre
cipitate Labor Struggle.
WORKING FOR A
COMPROMISE
oard of Trade Arranges to Confer
ence to Be Held Wednesday.
PLAN FOR CONCILIATION BOARD
Question Whether Union Men Will
Accept Partial Recognition.
PUBLIC FEELING AGAINST STRIKE
Men Will tie lowly aa Losg as the
Companies Khon Any Dis
position to Se
gotlate.
LONDON, Nov. 2 The prospects that the
president of the Board of Trsde, Mr. recently these complaint had been fewer In
Lloyd-George, may be able to avert the number and' no new complaints had been
general railroad strike by arranging a filed during the last few rtava. All the rase
compromise were brighter today. A full were closed by the lioard dur'ng the meet
meeting of the executive committee of the , ing which has Jut been held, as the In
Amalgamated society was held this morn- . formation received by the board was to the
In and it was rieelried to nostnone all ac- 1
tion on yesterday s resolution in fsvor of :
strike until after the conference, which i
i. ho'heM Km-hr s m which Mr. .
Lloyd-George has Invited tho secretary of
the union. The leader of the strike move
ment will "probably head the delegation.
A meeting of the parliamentary commit
tee Was to have taken place next Monday
nd a meeting between the railroads and
the representatives of the union, but Mr.
Bell has written to the secretary of the
first orglnaxatlon suggestion suggesting
that the meetings be postponed, adding:
'Owing to a change of circumstances, I
do not think it will be necessary to call
them tdgether at this stage.".
This Is regarded as a significant step, be
cause tbe two meetings were to have con
sidered what action to take In order to
upport the railway men If they walked
out on strike. The circumstances to which
Mr. Bell referred, of course, are Mr. Lloyd
George's Invitation to tho conference of
November 6.
gnaaretlon for Solution.
The plan of the president of the Board
of Trade Is to form a permanent board of
conciliation, with an equal number of rep
resentatives of the companies and of men,
and having an Independent chairman. The
railroad directors are aparently willing to
adopt the plan, but the question arises
whether the men, having demanded com
plete recognition of their unions and direct
dealings between the manager of the roads
and the unions, will accept such a substi
tute. Th railways refer to yesterday's
resolutloft as being a bluff, Intended to
frighten the railroad magantes and the
supporter of the unions say the society
ha cleared for action, and that while It
has not actually declared war. It has given
Its executive a mandate for war.
Public foellng - against" fi strike is so
strong that the men are bound to go slow
so long as the companies show any disposi
tion to arrive at a compromise arrange
ment. Tlie railroad men will hold a mass meet
ing at Albert hall her on Sunday night
and deputation from alt parts of the
United Kingdom will be present.
FRENCH ACTION ON" TARIFF
Committee That la Drafting BUI Asks
Government 5iot to Begin
Treaties.
PARIS, Nov. 2. The tariff commissions
of the senate and tha- chamber which are
drafting a bill for the revision of the tariff
of 1892 at a conference With Premier Clem
euceau and members of his cabinet today
formally requested the government to agree
not to commence any further commercial
treaties. The cabinet practically gave the
promise demanded provided that the Cana
dian-French treaty be ratified.
This promise is a virtual decision to sus
pend tariff negotiation with all countries
pending a revision of the tariff, which la
not expected to be accomplished during the
present session.
The basis of the proposed revision of the
tariff is an extension of the double system
of rates to all countries making the lowest
maximum rates 50 per cent higher than
the minimum rate. As the proposed re
vision Is being engineered by high tariff
advocate the minimum rates In the case
of many schedules Will probably be realised.
If the high tariff people have their way
tbe proposvd law wilt compel France to be
gin tariff wars against all countries refus
ing to conclude reciprocity treaties.
VETERANS ENTERTAIN TAFT
Program of Social Engagements Will
Continue AH Through
Coming ' Week.
MANILA, Nov. X Secretary Tsft Is being
entertained by the veterans of the late war.
The program of social engagements wilt
continue throughout next week, but several
days will be devoted to the discussion of
Important Insular affairs with Governor
n.n-r.l Smith and Phllinnln. ,nn,mi..,.
PLAN TO LET DOWN THE BARS
rillplno Assembly Disc asses Bill to
Permit Chinese to Enter
- I'wrestrtcted.
MANILA, Nov. 2. The assembly Is dis
cussing a bill providing for the removal
of restriction on Chinese Immigration.
Th radicals favor the measure on th
ground that th immigration tax will re
lieve the burden of the people.
Falllerea to Visit Snala.
PARIS, Nov. 2. President rallleres, it is
announced, has decided to SLccent th In.
vltatlon of King Alfonso to visit him in
Madrid and will start for Spain early In
April next.
. Mora Geld from England.
LONDON, Nov. t The Bank of England a
stock of gold was further depleted today
by 23)000 In bar gold and 10.OtM in
American eagle which were withdrawn for
shipment to the United State.
BRYAN NOW IN FAN CLASS
President Murphy ot Natloaal Lens?.
Sends Annual Pass to
Xesrsakss.
LINCOLN, Nov. t-William J. Bryan to
day received an annual pas from Presi
dent Murphy of the National leagb. Mr.
Bryan devotod a forcible editorial to th
boosting of base ball aeveral week ago.
SOUTH DAK0TAJB0ARD MEETS
Various Matter Art Co- 'dered by
Hallway tnmmlnlnp rth-
rrn cf"'"
SIOUX FALLS. S
Vsrlous matters
upon by the St-
d and acted
rtallroad Corn
held Its regular
misslonrr. w
monthly r- oi-'
.o headquarters of
jloux Falls. Several
the comm. .,
complaints I. , ,i made to the board In
reference to t rates from the coal fields
of Wyoming to towns west of the Missouri
river In South Dacota. Since the filing of
np1alnl reduced schedule of coal
rates nss neen put into erfect ny uia ran
N roads which do the hauling, and this new
Ia,e appears fairly satisfactory to the res
idents or wesi Bourn i.aa:oia wno secure
their supplies of coal from Wyoming.
The board decided to call a hearing In
the matter of the application of Steel
Brothers, formerly of Tale, for the granfa
! lug of an elevator site on the right-of-way
of the Grest Northern Railroad company at
BhenleM, north of Huron. The hearing will
be held at Sheffield on November 12 at
10 o'clock In the forenoon.
During tho last month numerous com
plaints In reference to the shortago of cars
at various points In South Dakota had been
filed with the railroad commlHsloners, but
effect that an amnle number or curs now
wero being sunnlled to keen moving- tbe
auanuty or aram wmrn is neing marea
dur'ng tlie nnnnciai stringency.
Some weeks aso comrdalnt was made to
the board In reference to tbe aliened In
security of the roadbed of tbe Missouri
River & Northwestern railroad, belter
known as the "Crouch line," extending
from Rapid City to Mvstlc, In the Black
Hills. It bein alleired tht the road was
unsafe for tho transportation of passen
gers and frelaht,
WMlo In the Black Hills recently the
members of the Board of Ra'lroad Com
mlslnners made a personal Insnect'on of
the Crouch line and as a result of the In
SDectlon C. D. Cmurh. pres'dent of the
roRd, lias been offlclsllv advised bv the
board to tbe effect that the work already
done Is sufficiently securo for all ordinary
transportation purposes.
POOR L0 MUST BE A TOILER
Washington Ofnelnls Order This Plan
Followed In Vte Indian
Matter.
. WASHINGTON. Nov. 2 As a result of
a conference at the White House last
j night between the president. Secretary Gar
field, Assistant secretary onver or tne
War department ..nd Commissioner of In
dian Affairs Lrupp regarding tho renegade
Ute Indians on tho Cheyenne River reser
vation In North Dakota, a decision was
reached to continue the policy of furnishing
the Indians opportunity to work, and in
case of their failure to take advantage of
the opportunity to return them to their
own reservation. Mr. Leupp pointed out
that two opportunities had been given to
the Indians for employment In railroad
grading, both of which hud been con
tcmpluously declined by th.:m. .
WOMEN TO USHER THIS YEAR
Manaaremeut of Manhattan Operu
House C'banars In Interest of
flood Service.
NEW TORK, Nov. 2. There are to be
women ushers In the Manhattan opera
house this season. Last winter there was
considerable trouble with some of the men
who were employed In this capacity and
many changes had to be made In the corps
of seat pilots before the season was dver.
Mr. Hammerstein and hla son Arthur
have studied out the cause and effect of
last year's petty troubles and they have
decided that If women ushers, who are
employed In many of the large opera
houses In Europe, are successful, the plan
should work In the Manhattan, and It will
be tried. TJie women will be In uniform
and easily recognized even In a crowded
aisle.
TWO NEGROES HANGED TO TREE
Mob Planned to Burn Them at
Make and Then Decided
on Hanging.
MOBILE, Ala., Nov. 2. Abe Sumroll and
Hank Lucas, negroes, were lynched early
today at Vinegar Bend, Ala., near here.
Suuiroll killed Julio Boai, a young Cuban,
Monday night last while he waa trying to
arrest him for burglary. Lucas' crime was
the protecting of Sumroll from the officer
of the law and a posse of citlxens. The
bodies were found hanging to a telegrsph
pole north of town. SumroU's body was a
mile away from that of Lucas. It was at
first decided to burn the negroes at the
stake, but wiser heads prevailed.
TORPEDO MAGAZINE EXPLODES
Several Persons Injured and Property
Loss 1 Henry at Butler,
Pennsylvania.
BUTLER, Pa., Nov. 2 Several person
sustained cuts and bruises and a property
loss of 13,000 resulted early today when
the magaslne of the Petroleum Torpedo
company, sixteen miles from here, ex-
! Ploded. There were 600 quarts or nlt.ro
the explosion la unknown. Within a radius
of two miles houses were shattered and
wall plaster shaken down.
MITCHELL MUCH WEAKENED
Fourth Operation In Two Week
Taxes Mine Workers' Chief
to I t moat.
ST. LOU1B, Nov. 2.-A long distance tele
phone message from Lasalle, 111., today
conveyed the Information that John Mitch
ell, president of the Mine Workers' union,
Is In a weakened condition following an
operation for abscess at St. Mary'a hospital
last night. This made the fourth operation
performed In the last two week. It waa
. ,utw1 th,t he U not yet considered out of
' aner-
INVESTIGATION UNDER WAY
Senatorial Committee Beglna Indian
Inquiry at Eagle Pass,
Texas.
EAGLE PASS. Tex., Nov. 2.-The sen
atorlal investigation ot the alleged frauds
with r'gard to transfers of lands of the
K,ckp, in'n h.gun ust mgut by
Senator Toller of Colorado and Curtis of
Kansas, members of the subcommittee of
th senate committee on Indian affairs.
Kin Foreigners Injured.
PITTSBURG. Nov. 3--Nlne foreigners
wero seriously injured In a stabbing af
fray this morning on tha south side. One
will probably die. All bad been drinking
and a tree for all fight started. Eight
of the men were arriej after medical at
tention bad bven given tbuut.
President Asked to Hare Congress
Seal With Financial Situation.
REQUEST FROM CONSERVATIVES
They Think Legislation is Needed to
Retore Confidence.
ROOSEVELT DOES NOT AGREE
Executiye Thinks Proposed Action
Would Add to Uneasiness.
CONDITION IS NOT ALARMING
Reajnest for a. Public statement from
White Hoase aa to soundness of
Pnbllc Credits Under Ad
visement. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-U was learned
here today from undoubted sources that j
President Roosevelt Is now being urged to
call an extra session of congress to deal ,
with the financial situation. The request
comes from nd represents the Judgment
of the conservative leaders in the financial
world, who have represented the present
situation as ono compelling action of a
chararter which will afllrmatlvely eradi
cate all ground for suspicion ot American
Industrial methods.
The president has been assured from
most reliable sources that there will be no
opposition on the part of tha great In-
dustrles of the country to the enactment
of the necessary laws to carry out his
Ideas of federal control to tho extent to
which he has expounded them In his
recent public utterances. These assurances
are made at this tlmo to avert what has
been represented as the most dangerous
situation which has confronted the chuntry'
during an extended historic period; that
Is. the seeming growing lack of confidence
based oh known Irregularities In business
methods in some quarters and no sure
and speedy means of separating the good
from the uhsound.
Remedies Suggested.
To this end It Is suggested that the
president set congress to the task, first,
of making such amendments to the finan
cial laws as will result In the maximum
of flexibility with the minimum of basic
change In our system. Next, and perhaps
most In Importance, that the president
embody his suggestions on corporation con
trol Into succinct recommendations for
enactment Into law. In this connection the
president has been directed to what bo
said at Provlncetown, Mass., on August 20
lastl
"X believe In a national Incorporation law
for corporations engaged in Interstate busi
ness. I believe, furthermore, that th need
for action Islnost pressing as regards those
corporations which, because they are com
mon carriers, exercised a quasi public func
tion, and which can bo completely con
trolled. In all respects, by the federal gov
ernment, by the exercise of the powcj con
ferred under the Interstate commerce
clause, and, If necessary, under the post
road clause of the constitution.
The national government should exercise
over them a similar control to that It
exercises over national banks. We can
do this only- byproceedlng farther along
the lines marked out by tlie recent legis
lation. "
'Almost every big business concern Is en
gaged in interstate commerce and such a
concern must not bo allowed, by a dex
terous shifting of position, as has been
too often the case In the past, to escape
thereby all. responsibility either to state or
to nation."
Amendments to Sherman Lan.
To meet his views, the president then
suggested amendments to the Sherman
anti-trust law and the addition of a crimi
nal clause to that and the Interstate com
merce law. The benefit ot having federal
legal machinery to detect and eradicate
unwholesome business methods at this time
was said to be the desirable end to be
accomplished. Tills would mean. It Is
pointed out, a practical wiping off of th
slate and a starting afresh under business
condition which would have and which
could bear the closest publio scrutiny.
That the president has given the request
for an extra session careful consideration
is Indicated by those who have been asked
to lend their advloe In the matter.' That
the Information as to existing conditions
Is not alurmlng has been tho continuing
assurance which has come from the gov
ernment's careful observations. With this
In view the president has been told that
the call for an extra session of congress
might have the reverse effect from that of
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HOW TO VOTE Oil
QUESTION 1
hall th citle f Omah and South
Omaaa he oaaeUdat4T
....CD
YEG...IJ MO
QUESTION 2
hall Douglas cenaty arpead I6,000
for sit and cgastructloa of a astsn
ttou fcOJBSI
...O NO....H
YEO
QUO OTIOM 3
hall Doaglaa eoomty spsna SS.00O
far a tubexeiUoala wax at th coaaty
hoapUalt
yeo. ...no no....n
QUESTION 4
hall th atty f Omaha lara
S&O.OOO hoaaa for partag street tater
UoaT YEO. ...El NO. ...I I
QUEOTION 5
Shall th dty f Omaha 1m a g-iV
COO head for svwsr oatretleaT
YEO....IXJ NO
HITCHCOCK IS STILL MISSING
Many Reports Concerning; Hlns R e
retted, hut None linn Vet
Been V prilled.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2 Nol withstanding
the active efforts of detectives from tile
district attorney's office and th" p'ce de
partment, no trace has yst been found of
Raymond Hitchcock, the missing actor.
Witnesses are being held In custody to
testify ' concerning tlie charges made
against him by several young girls. In
numerable advices that Hitchcock is on
Ills way to Europe, in Montreal or New
York In disguise have been Investigated to
no effect.
The mystery hns been Increased by the
sudden dlsappearsnco also of the actor's
valet, Herman Ranke, who played a minor
psrt in "Tho Yankee Tourist." and who
was ono of tlie witnesses summoned before
the grand Jury which Indicted Hitchcock.
A detective was unable to find Ranke last
night at the theater and his place In the
plav was filled by a substitute. . Hitch
cock's wife again declared today that she
believed him to be. Innocent of the charges
niHiW), and has suffered some kind of foul
play. If her husband were found, she said,
she would Join him at onoe. She said also
that she had been greatly annoyed by do
tectlve with search warrants to examine
her trunks, by defamatory letters and re
ceipts of misleading telegrams signed by
her husband's name. Mr. Hitchcock's
counsel said Hint Belle MacKenzle called
at his office to deny the reports that she
had left town with Hitchcock. The girl,
he said, declared she had not seen Hitch
cock since he disappeared, and that she
had no Idea of his whereabouts. The law
yer said the girl was hiding, fearing to fco
home and face her parents.
WATERWAYS CONFERENCE NEXT
Friends of Oeneral Movement to
Gather In Washington
Next Month.
LAKE1 PROVIDENCE. La., Nov. 2
Congressman Joseph E. Ramsdell, presi
dent of th" national rivers and harbort
congress, which meets In Washington next
month, today gave out the following state
ment; "Friends of waterway are earnestly
urged to co-operate until this great policy
Is safely Inaugurated and the water sys
tems of the United States are placed or
a parity with those of Holland, Belgium
Franco and Germany.
"The coming convention will impress
upon congress the necessity for a broad
liberal policy of waterway Imp.-ovemen
and make provisions for the exeeutior
of a comprehensive plan, so that all out
waters on seaboard, lake and tnterloi
may be properly improved within the nexi
ten years on the continuous contract
method. If tills Is done, It will result In
greatly diminishing thu freight congestion
and cheapenng freight rates."
AIRSHIP FACTORY PLANNED
Company Incorporated In New Jersey
to Manufacture I in proved
Flying Machines.
NEW YORK. Nov. 2. The incorporation
of another airship company Is reported
In New Jersey,. Hyman Laserua. Wllllurr.
Shaptero and Julius W. De Uheroca, the
last named, a titled Austrian with a bent
toward Invention, have Incorporated the1
Bayonne , Aerial Navigation company,
Bayonne is a New Jersey suburb of New
York. The company Is to manufactur
and sell airships. It Is capitalized at
$100,000 and will begin turning out alrshpt
next February, possbly In or near Bayontu
If Its plana carry. According to speci
fications filed prior to incorporation tht
airships are to bo propelled by wings
measuring twenty-four feet from tip to
tip. A twenty-four horsepower gasollnr
engine will supply the power and the
whole contrivance Is to weigh 269 pounds
Mr. Dc Uherocz Is the Inventor of the
machine.
GUESTS CROWD FIRE ESCAPES
Five Hundred Persona lu Night Ar
ray Climb Doirn. Ladders of
Chicago Hotel.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2. More than 500 guests
of the Plaza hotel, an eight-story building
at North Avenue and Clark street, fled
from their rooms In confusion early today
when a fire broke out In the laundry lo
cated in the basement of the hostelry.
Borne of the Inmate were affected by the
smoke, which quickly tilled the building,
When the firemen arrived the fire escapes
were crowded with thlnjy clad men and
women.
Some of them Jumped from the second
floor. Several were sverely bruised). More
than 150 rescues were made by policemen
and firemen. There were no fatalities. Tho
firemen confined the fire to the laundry.
The property loss was only 1500.
D. W. Raymond of Lincoln was among
the guests who escaped.
D0I3D PROPORTIONS
QUEOTION 6
hall th city of Omaha tn S3 a,,
too bond t build tw w fir aagta
houses?
YEO.. ..(El NO....!""!
QUESTION 7
hall th elty of Omaha Issu $60,.
000 bonds to buy uw park aa tsu-
prev urai
YEO
NO.
QUESTION 8
hall th olty of Omaha lsau
g3,00.000 beads t buy th ga
works t
YEO....O NO ...E
QUESTION 9
hall th school district f Omaha
Issue SaOO.OOO bead for aoheol alt
aad haUolagsT
YEO.... LEI NO. ...I I
Questtoa 1 1 voted a la Omaha
aad heuia Omaha.
Qatstloaa S aad S ar vet A a all
evr tit coaaty. .
Qusst.sas 4, S, , T, a aad S are
fev oa la Omaha only.
Quastloa 1 t S ar ea th voting
aaaofcla, wall sasauoa 1 a ta
cheel hoard bauut.
BANKS MAKE KO CRY
Omaha Financiers Will Not Appeal
for Immediate Currency Laws.
REJECT PLAN FROM ST. JOSEPH
No Time to B Calling on President
, and Secretary of Treasury.
RECAUTIONARY POLICY OBTAINS
Cashier's' Check System Will Remain
in Operation.
SITUATION CONTINUES BRIGHTER
Just aa goon as ew xork una mner
l.nracr Center Resume Normal
raymeuta Omaha Banker
Will Follow Salt.
t
Omaha banks will continue until furth
notice tho precautionary measures adopte
o rctnln cash In the vaults, but will nol
Join In any petition to the president and
secretary of tho treasury for Immediate
currency legislation. These two declslont
wero uindo definite and final yesterday aft
ernoon. As to the proposition of requesting th
administration to urge Immediate currency
legislation the bankers will notify tho
Commercial club Monday that If the club
endorses the St. Joseph telegram It will
be against tbe wishes of the banker.
Commissioner Guild of the Commercial
club received a communication from th
Commercial club ot St. Joseph Friday
afternoon asking permission to sign th
namo of tho Omaha club to a telegram,
which was being sent to the secretary of
the treasury, signed by the clubs' of St.
Louis, Kansas City and St. Joseph. Conv
mlssloner Guild withheld the permission
and referred the matter to President Yate
of the Clearing House association.
Tho telegram which the Omaha club is
asked to sign Is as follows:
Believing that prompt legislative meas-;
ures should be. adopted to prevent a repett.
tion of existing financial conditions. w
he underslmied organisations, respectf uli ;
and earnestly urge that currency leglsla-
tion be the first matter to be considered
at the December session of congress.
Yntea at Once Frowns on It.
President Yates at once replied that h
could not speak for the clearing house, but
personally, did not favor tho sending or
such a telegram, as opinion varied widely
as to whether currency legislation of any
kind was noeded or not. President Yates
presented the communication to tha
Clearing House association for action. A
copy of the telegram was also sent by Com
missioner Guild to , W. L. Yetler. chair
man of the executive committee of tha
club. Who will bring the matter before th
committee Tuesday, when the regular meet.
Ing will be held.
The. Clearing House association consid
ered tho advlslbillty of sending such a
telegram and Instructed Victor Caldwell
to reply to the communication , received
from tho commissioner.
'If such legislation Is ' contemplate! : K
should bo the subject of deepest study," .
said Mr. Caldwell. "W do not bellev
this Is tho tlmo to be sending telegrams
to the secretary of the treasury or the
president, demanding currency legislation
be the first thing considered by congress.
If there la to be such legislation It Is
to be hoped It will not be presented until
after more study than can bo, given the
subject between now and the ttme congress
convenes."
Mr. Caldwell said bo did not know that
any leglslstlon would be necessary to
avoid the repetition of the present situa
tion; at least along currency lines. Leg
islation In other lines might make the
reoccureuce Impossible.
Employer Help the Banks.
Co-operation of employers wlw pay large
rolls on Saturday ha enabled the bank of
Omaha to retain a largo amount of ninnf
In their vaults, which would have other
wise been paid out Saturday to those draw
.ng salaries weekly.
The Clearing House association held a
meeting late Saturday afternoon and gav
formal notice that the practice of holding
back the cash and extending tho check
ay stem will be continued, for another Week
at least, or until the New York banks re
sume the payment of "all money."
It waa decided at the regular meeting 'of
the clearing house Friday afternoon it
would be necessary to continue the rule In
force the lust week and that no charge
would be made Monday morning.
"Just as soon as New York, Chicago and
8t. Louis resume payment, Omaha will
cut off the distribution of cashier's
checks," said Henry T. Yates, president
of the Omaha Clearing House association
"It would not do for Omaha batiks to us
pend the rule now enforced throughout th
country ,aa the money in tbe bank lie-re
would be drained out by requisition from
th east and from country banks. The rule
will bo continued."
O. W. Wattles, vie - president of th
United States National bank, left Ust,
evening for New York City, where he
will keep In close touch with the situation
at the financial center ot th country and
keep the Omaha bankers Informed.
Payrolls Met with Cash. '
Payrolls Saturday were met with cash
and with cash and checks, at th option
of the employers and different banks.
"Some of our customers have been kind
enough to request that we send the money
to . their places of business In cash and
checks," aald Luther Drake, president of
the Merchant National bank. "Tbe pro
portion of cash and checas has varied,
dome have taken half and. soma two-third
in checks. Thos who have Insisted have
secured cash for their rolls. Th smaller
talarle have been paid la cash, I believe."
At other bank the proportion ha been
about the same. One or two of the banks
have made a rule to pay large payrolls In
one-third ' check and two-third cash.
Othsra have paid half cash and half checks.
Where personal checks have been used
to meet pay rolls, employers have stamped
them "payable through the clearing bout:,
in clearing house funds,"
President Flack of the City Saving bank
wrote checks practically all day Saturday.
i for those who wished money for the week.
Instead of enforcing the sixty ray rule, Mr.
Flack ha issued the checks ot the City
Havings bank, which are equivalent to
th cashier' checks Issued by th national
bank. At the stores, wher large amounts
ot money are received during th week,
tha pay rolls hav been made up In money,
the larger amount being paid In cash and
check. ;
"Thse checks will be great souvenirs
when the financial sky Is clear again," said
W. 11. Bucholz, cashier of th Omaha Na
tional bank, as he looked over a full fifty -even
varieties of checks. "This peiiud Is
