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- OMAHA. MONDAY MOIfNINV,, JANUARY ('., 1908.
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PRES T ON NAVY
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Exccutm Letters Regarding
Fricti 'Department.
HOT SHOT?.. BROWNSON
Rear Admiral' l.-.gnation Called Act
' of Grow Impropriety.
OFFICERS SHOULD OBEY ORDERS
Service Cannot Be Maintained if Men
In Command Are Disloyal.
CLIQUES ROUNDLY DENOUNCED
Defects In Sny Will Always Exist,
hill Tlif) heuld Be r!iitel
Onl Ullbiial Mulirrnnn
I ntruthf nlnrss.
WAFHINtiTOX. D. C. Jan j. - lTc?lden"
linnreve It's attitude on !!-. question of the
cnmn-srd nf lweiiti:l ships In tho army,
. w 1 1 -! resulted In the restgmillon of Rear
Admiral WIHnrcl U. Hrownson and Inr
.'co's'ly rii.xrr mm caustic observations
on that Incident and II, at the cont'nverslcs
among 1 1 nsal officers aid their ndhcr
er.ts i t" details of naval ronatruction
and nrvUioila of tiitliilnc. wi re mado Known
todiy when Pttrcinry Mciculf Rave to Ihc
press two letters from the president, ad
dressed to Mm on these suhjerts.
In the flrsl of thee letters President
Roosevelt, without miming words, con
demns In measured Itrms the act of Ad
miral Vfrownson, tictiatiug U to be un
seemly and Improper. The question as It
which, Admiral Brownson took Issue with
the 'Navy department the president doc'arej
la one s to which, there cmi he entirely
legitimate dtffereni os of opinion, hut he
ddn "Uitre la no roo:n fur dlffereni-e of
opinion as to the gross Impropriety of tlie
admiral' conduct In resigning sooner than
curry out Hie orders of Ida superior offi
cers In such 8 matter. The offleera of
the navy must remember that It la not
merely childish, but In the highest degree
reprehensible to pi rmit either personal
pique, wounded vnnily or factional feeling
on behalf rf uome rarllcuhir bureau or or
giinlzatien to render them disloyal to the
Interests of the rwivj-. and therefore of
the country ag a whole."
n roni Methods rrltlelaed.
Uegutdlnn the c-ontroverslca In the navy,
the proildent admits there nlwaya are and
altvuya'wlll be defects to correct, both In
tlie yonal ruction of elilpa and In the or
Baniiatlnn of tha deprtment and In the
actual drill of the fleet. It la well, he
aayr. that these defect"! be pointed out,
but it1 Is also well that they should be
pointed out without hyaterlcal exonera
tion or malicious untruthfulness. He scath
ingly re',ukrs those guilty of exploiting
tbetn In grossly exaggerated form In the
fancied Interest of on Individual or clique
of Inrth (duala or for tlte sake of supplying
aentalional material- to newspapers. Bo
tauM of so much misrepresentation and
fa:gpratlnn the president haa asked Sec-
wbty ..MctiJiif tuswt- statement as- tath
eixai-l"fa'i.:ti' concerning which there have
been disputes, desiring particularly the
op'r.lon of Admiral Converse, formerly
Chief of thu navigation bureau, who, be
CBUB4 of Ids high professional attainments
and standard of conduit and duly tho presi
dent iimsldois peculiarly fitted to Rive
Judgment.
'Test of Letter.
The letter to Secretary Metcalf regard
ing the retirement of Admiral Brownson
and the controversies In the navy Is as
follow a:
TUB WH1TK HOI'SK. WASHINGTON,
Jan. H. . The Secretary of the Navy:
In accordance with our conversation of
loduy Ctiptnln Pillsbury will be appointed
V'hlef of the bureau of navigation.
The action of the late chief of the
bir mii. Admiral Brownaon, in tendering
hlaVsignatlon because he did not agree
with the president and the department re
garding an order, issued before he came
Into the bureau by the seeretsry of the
ni:vy, as to the control of the hospital
ships, was unseemly and Improper, and.
coupled with the various controversies
among the officers of the navy and their
adherents as to details of naval construc
tion and methods of training, has un
doubtedly been prejudicial to the Intereats
of the navy ana may seriously Impair the
confidence In the navy which Is essential
lo securing tho legislation so sorelv needed
by the siavy. The way In which these
controversies have been csrrled out la
highly injurious to the service, whether
the communications are made openly over
the signatures of the naval offleera or by
civilians who havo evidently grained their
Inforniuiton from naval officers. There
also were and always will be defects to
correct, both In the construction of ahlps
and In the organisation of the department
and in the actual drill of the Meet. It Is
Well that these defects should be pointed
out, but it Is always well thut tliev should
be pointed out without hysterical exaggera
tion or malicious untruthfulness. While
It Is of course reprehensible In the highest
degree to exploit them In crossly exagger
ated form In the fancied Interest of an
Individual or clique of Individuals, or for
the sake of supplying sensational material
to some service or non-service newspaper.
Ilie officers of the navy who are guilty
of such conduct deserve grave rebuke.
They cast discredit upon the service and
their conduct la deeply mortifying to every
American who believes In tim navy and
Is anxious to uphold its Interests and
honor. There has been so much mlsreme-
aentation and exaggeration that desire
you to make me a statement aa to the
exact facts concerning which there has
been dispute. ' In particular, t desire vou
to get the opinion of Admiral Converse.
who until last spring waa chief of the
oiireau or navigation and whose high pro
fessional standard of conduct and duty
and hlth mofessional knnwleilno and r.
talnmenia render him peculiarly fit to give
Judgment.
Objection ta Bad Precedent.
I would willingly pass over the conduct
of Adr.jlisl Brownaon becauae of his fine
aervlce la the past If It were not that at
a time when a new chief la chosen to suc
ceed him It becomes Imperative to stamp
with disapproval the behavior which. If
spread throughout the navy generally,
would literally ruin the navy's efficiency.
The question to whk-h, Admiral Brownson
took fssiio with the department I will deal
with in a separate letter. It Is one aa to
whit h there can be entirely legitimate dif
ferences of opinion, although In my Judg
ment, the considerations In favor of the
course de ified upon are overwhelming. But
there Is no room for difference of opinion
as to the gross Impropriety of the admiral's
conduct ill resigning eooner than carry out
the (vrders of his superior officers In such
a matter. The officers of the navy must
remember that It Is not merely childish
but In Hie higheet degree reprehensible to
permit their personal pique, wounded van
ity or fm lions! feeling on behalf of some
pHi-llt-iiUr bureau or organisation to render
tliem disloyal to the Intereate of the navy
and therefore of the country as a whol.
The question whether one officer or another
shall oomniand a ship la of little conse
quence compared with the weakening of all
command and discipline which would result
If oMiccra were lo refuse to serve whenever
their tempera are rutfled by adverse de
risions on the part of their superiors. TheJr
sole conceirn should Imp the good of the
service, and Save only lack of courage In
actual warfare, uhoillence and loval; are
the most essential qualities In keeping the
service up to the highest K.andard. The
different bureaus of the department. Iho
different branches of the service must act
in .-o -ordinal ion and the questions that ansa
betweeu them must b. aextlmi by the au
thority of the secretary of the Davy and of
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THAW CASE
JMFL
NEW MOVE IN
Me port that Mr. Jerome Will attempt'
to Bar Testimony of J)e
feadaat'a Wife.
NKW VORK. Jan. 6. On the ere of the
second trial of Harry K. Thaw, whlrh will
begin tomorrow before Judge Victor Bow
ling of the supreme court, comes the repot t
that District Attorney Jerome may nttett.pt
tills time to bar the testimony of Mrs.
Kvelyn Thaw, wife of the a-ccuscd num.
At the first trial Ihc testimony was allowed
to go before the Jury with thn consent Of
the district attorney, who said the pre
cedent set In the case of the state against
Wood seemed to cover the matter.
Several crltnlnnl lawyers of prominence
In their profession have argued the point
Willi Mr. Jerome since the c1ne of the first
hearing and have urged him lo oppose this
lino of testimony at the trial about to
begin. These attorneys declare a vital
pr!nclpln of law 1s Involved and that It
should go to the highest courts for deter
mination. Mr. Jerome has given no definite
answer to his fellow members of the bar
and he may feel Impelled to consent to an
other recital of Mrs. Thaw's stovy to pre
vent an appearance of Inconsistency with
his course of a year ago. But the repre
sentatinna made to him aa to tho importance
to the community at larg of testing the
legality of such testimony, have been un
usually strong and many of the prosecuting
offlcc-r'a closest friends would not be sur
prised If he uhould rise In his place when
Mrs. Thaw Is called as a witness and con
tend against the admissibility of her testi
mony. Young Mrs. Thaw was allowed to tCBtify
at the first trial upon the theory that It
waa her story, told to Thaw In Paris, In
19(0, two years before their marriage, that
planted the seeds of temporary Insanity In
his brain. The prosecution was not allowed
to test the truth or falsity of the story,
the court rule being that regatdless of Its
truth, the Issue had to do solely with the
effect upon the defendant's mind. Mr.
Jerome offered witnesses, who, he declared,
would contradict certain of the glrl-wlfe's
statements, but they were not allowed to
be heard. The prosecution had Us only
recourse In a severe cross-examination, but
even this was allowed only on the ground
of teatlng the credibility of the witness
tr a general way.
LOTTERY IN LOWER HOUSE
Congressman Will Draw' for Rooms In
Xfw order Bntldlna
ThrasH.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-An unique fea
ture of the week's proceedings In the house
of representatives will be the assignment
to members by lottery of rooms In the
J9.0CO.0uo 'house office building, now about
completed. The drawing will be held . on
Thursday, January 9, 'mmedlately after
the reading of the Journal. Three hundred
and thirty-three marbles, consecutively
numbered from one up, will be placed In
a box and us each In turn Is drawn out by
a blindfolded page and handed to the read
ing clerk Ha number will be announced.
The member whose number on n prepared
list corresponds with that on the marblo
will come forward to tho desk and aelect
by diagram a room from among the 397
offices Into which the first, second and
third floors of the building are principally
divided.
That only 337 of the 398 members of the
house will participate In the drawing Is
chiefly accounted for by the fact that
chairmen of committees are not entitled
to private offices In the new building, but
Instead will use the rooms set aside for
their respective committees.
About a tlozon of th fifty odd commit
tees, including those on banking und cur
rency, claims and elections No. 1. already
have vacated the capltol and taken quar
ters , In the office building. How many
more will follow suit Is undetermined.
Provision has been made for the rehousing
of fourteen. Among several of the more
Important committees there Is a decided
disinclination l move, for Instance, the
committee on ways and means, the premier
committee of the house, Is adverse to giv
ing up its rooms on the house corridor,
but a step from the hall of representatives.
Chairman Payna feels that Inasmuch as
the committee embraces In Its membership
a number of the leaders, both of the ma
jority and of the) minority, the committee's
meeting place should be where It Is rather
than in tho office building on B street,
so that Its members When In conference
may be within Instant tall If they are re
quired on the floor of the house during
sessions of that body, especially when a
vote Is about to be taken.
WIDTH OF CANAL LOCKS
Commission R room an ends that Present
Plan for 10O Keet Be
Adhered To.
WASHINGTON, Jan. By unanimous
decision the Isttuulan Canal commission
will recommend to the secretary of war
that the locks on the canal be constructed
at their present projected width, namely,
100 feet, holding that this will be ample
for all commercial shipping for years to
oome. If. however. It. Is the judgment of
the Navy department and of the presi
dent that the proposed width be In
creased to 11S feet, this can be done at
reasonable cost and it is believed with
out danger of structural weakness. The
suggestion for Increased width originated
with the navy, where, among; aoma ef the
officials, the opinion prevails that this
may be necessary to meet naval develop
ments in increased beam of war vessels
of the future.
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CAPTAIN MOUNTED OFFICER
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Recommendation President Asks Con
gress to Act On Now.
BETTER HORSES AND RIDERS
Keeks In I in pro e r'.ltlclcncy In the
Horsemanship monst the ol
alters of the lotted
Slates Army.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. (Special Corre- j
sponrienee.t-The president has taken steps
to nsk congress for legislation making In- j
rantry captains In the I nlted states army
mounted officers and for the estsbllshment
of an many remount depots as may be
m i essary to furnish remounts for the
army.
His chief purpose Ir. to rnise the standard
of efficiency of horsemanship In tho army
sml to Improve Ihc service throughout. He
directed a communication to the secretary
of war tinder date of December 'J3. request
ing him to cull this matier to the attention
nf the military committees of the house
anil senate for Iho earllesi possible con
sideration and has also ' himself sent com
munications under date of January 4. to
these chairmen, pointing out the need for
such legirlatlon. He Includes in his letters
lo the chairman a lonjr communication
from .Major General J. K. Bell, chief of
staff of the-army, compiled at tho request
of tlie. president, showing the conditions
In foreign armies as compared with those
In the American army, wtlli the odds In
favor of the foreigners. He points out the
superior horsemanship In Kuropean armies
and urges that proper measures be taken
to Improve those In the troops of the
I'nlted I Sates.,
Test of the Correspondence.
Here are the communications exchanged:
THK WHITK HOI SK. WASHINGTON.
Pee. J3, l!)(l7.-'i'n the Secretary of War: I
wish you would lake audi measures as
may be necessary to bring to tlie attention
of the military committee of the senata
and house tlie desirabilty of HglBlatlon for,
tho purpose nf making Infantry captains .
mounted offleera. and for the establish-
ment of as many remount depots as may i
be necessary to furnish remounts for the j
army. Both of these measures are essential
to the Improvement of horsemanship In tho ;
army. i
(Signed) THICOOORE ROOSEVICLT.
V riles to Both t'hlrmen. I
THK WHITK HOI'SK. WASHINGTON, i
Jan. 4, 1. 8lr: I transmit herewith a
report from the chief of staff, which Is
self explanatory."
The field officers of our army cannot
be held exclusively responsible for the poor
riding which has been frequently observed
among them. The quality of our horses
does not equal that of mounts used In fov
eign armies. Furthermore, though all In
fantry captains In European armies are
mounted, an Infantry officer In our ser
vice has little opportunity to practice rid
ing until he becomes a field officer.
The only practicable way in which wo
can Improve our military mounts la to pur
sue the method adopted in foreign armies
In obtaining remounts. They purchase
young horses, send them to remount sta
tions, where they are trained for about a
year and finally assigned to the service,
well broken and trained for military use.
This has nroven to be cheaper In the end.
by making the horses last much longer in
tho service.
I have Instructed the secretary of war
to lake aueh steps as may be necessary to
bring to the attention of your committee
the dealrabillty of legislation for mounting
infantry captains and for tlie establish
ment of remount depots. It Is hoped that
the military committee-ff hoth-lietTsos of
congress will give favorable consideration
to these two measures which sre essential
to' Improving the horsemanship In our
army, and In raising the standard of effici
ency throughout the service. Sincerely
yU7signed) I'll RODORE ROOSEVELT.
Chairman, committee on military affairs,
house of representatives.
General Hell Makes Statement.
WAR 'DEPARTMENT. OFFICE ' OF
CHIEF OF STAFF, WASHINGTON'. Nov.
at. My Dear Mr. President: I havo tho
honor to acknowledge the receipt of your
note of September SI, in which you say:
"My .recent order requiring a test of the
riding ability of the field officers of oi:r
army has brought forth a number of press
comments apparently Inspired by the im
pression that such a test was something
extraordinary or unheard of. I think thrt
requirements in this line In foreign armies
cannot be very genera.- known.
"Won't you be kind enough to prepare
for me, at your earliest convenience, a re
port showing how our own requirements
compare with those prevailing in some of
tlie armies of Europe? I would he glad if
you could get photographs showing what
is done In a', tual tests of the horsemunship
of field officers in foreign armies."
The general rule prevailing In European
armies requires all mounted officers of every
grade to keep both themselves and mounts
in fit condition for war. The French,
German. Austrian and Italian armies
all maintain military schools and Institutes
(including schools of equitation) for the
Instruction of officers, and In all of them,
as a rule, student officers are Instructed
In riding and horsemanship. Their condi
tions of service are so different from ours,
and their organisation and system of train
ing such, that the dally work of nearly all
mounted officers affords ample opportunity
for practical tests In r.orsemanship, l tie
European Idea appears to be that daily
.rvlc Is a daily examination, that as an
officer Is constantly under the orders anil
observation of his superiors a special tesi
would be superfluous, for his efficiency
report, showing the opinion of his superiors
as to his military capacity and iptltude
in t.neial. and horsemanship In particular.
completely states the case. Division, bri
gade, regimental and battalion command
ers are all present at drills, each observing
the performance or their respective sun
ordinutea. as reDorts are reuulred of all
commanders each year upon the efficiency
of suboidlnates In all respects, uivision
commanders, whose reports upon an officer
largely determine the views of the War
department as to his merits, generally base
their opinions upon their own Impressions,
Supplemented by those of brigade, regi
meutai and other commanding officers.
The great maneuvers are the practical
testing fields of all officers. Efficiency re
ports are usually made after the maneu
vers each year. Should a division con
mander report a field officer deficient In
horsemanship at any time he Is either as
signed to some kind of duty not requiring
physical activity practically shelved or
becomes subject to transfer to the retired
list without any further examination or
tests.
In our own army we annually make effi
ciency reports on all officers (except gen
erals), but It Is Impossible to establish con
ditions of service such as exist in the large
standing armies of Europe, or to apply
their methods under our law.
Cross-country riding to hounds is common
In all European armies, and all mounted
officers participate. In at least two Eu
ropean armies (those of Germany and
France) special courses of training in equi
tation and horesmansbtp have been estab
lished for field officers, with a view to
keeping them under observation sufficiently
long to test and select them for promotion
to active commands.
In the French army there are no exami
nations for promotion whatever. In the
Italian army a portion of the captains onlv
are examined, but in both of these armies
ample facilities and opportunities exist for
determining the knowledge and practical
efficiency of officers at all times. As a
rule, the degree of efficiency in riding and
horsemanship of officers Is as well known
to everybody as their personality, and at all
Inspections and maneuvers officers deficient
In riding are reported. In the French, Ger
man and American armies only lieutenants
of font troops of the line are not required
to ride, aa all captains are mounted
officers.
To come now to a few particulars as to
teats of horsemanship which actually occur
In European armies, the following data
lias been found in reports made by ob
servers from our army relating lo work
which came under their own observation:
FRANCE.
At the French Cavalry school at Saumur
a course in equltatiou exists for Held offl
eera of the French cavairv. The object of
the course, as officially stated, is tu give
general Instruction in equitation, to deter-
(.Continued on Bououd i'agw.)
PENSIONS FOR NEBRASKANS
Hlsj 1. 1st of Allowance or Itelsanea In
Three of the Conarrsslnnnl
District.
i From n Slaff Correspondent. I
WASHINGTON. Jan. S. -tSpi cial l-Thc
commissioner of pensions has notified Con
gressman HinshaW of the allowance or re
Issue of pensions lo. the following persons
In bis district:
George Crumrlne. Phillips. SI 2 : William
K. Garlow. David City. $1.'; William Blair.
Hrainard. Si'-'; John V. Hmirom, Seward.
112; Julian Bolles. Mllfonl, ti; John Benson.
Silver Creek. 115; Adam C. Wilson. Hub
bell. -M; Newton U Ktnndlsh, Western. $12;
Owen 1). Wilson. Geneva. SJO; l.evl F.
Bowlshv, Adams. SIS; Milton Cox, Dewltt.
JU'; John W. Woods. Aurora. Henry K.
Hilckley. Friend. 115: Stephen R. Easlcy,
Alexandria, 1L': Edward Mahoiid. l.llierty,
SI-; Francis M. Whllakr-r. Geneva. $1-;
Charles Vanberg. Auroi a.. JI2; John I.lnlon,
Wllh.r, 112: Daniel Wheeler, Crete. 112;
Henry ft. Burteii, Waco ' lift; Benjamin F.
Perrv, Tamoru. 112; Kllas W. Wheeler,
Pleasant Dale. 12; Calvin F. Steele. Fair
bury. 12; Charles S. Mttlhews. Waco. 20;
Elijah McKenxie, Friend. $16: George Fos
ler. Milford, $12; Joha . Wilson, Morse
Hlurf. $12; Joel C. S.tt. York. $12; Claus
Bosholm, Cedar Bluffs? $15; James Pluck-m-tt.
Dewltt. $15; Blchanl It. Kiddle, Friend,
$12: Nathan Fellows, Slromsburg. $15; Will
iam Kllgore, Bralnard, $; John A. Larson,
Hrainard, $12.
Congressman Klnkaid Is advised of Issu
ance of pensions to tho following of his
constituents:
Mahlor J. Smith. Inman. $12; William R.
Akei-s. Scott's Bluff. $12: Mark Taoley. An-
selmn, $12; .al lianiel '. Austin, liilon, $12:1
John F. Howard. Whitney, $12; Franc-is 8.
Clay, Darr, $15; Clark W. Eaton, Litchfield,
$12; Edward A. Tollman. Marslatid. $12;
William C. Haworth. Andrews. $12: Solomon
O. Klnkaid. Ord, $12; 1-oamml Lawer, Gor
don, $12; James E. Palmer. Sidney. $12:
GeoiRo W. Wood. Johiislown, $15; Oliver
G. floss. North Platte, $16; Silas 8. Wells.
Dannehrog, $15; Willis Record. Paxton, $15;
Simon Ritchie. Hull. I.'U: Emanuel Yonke
lev. Adella. $2": Christopher C. Wright,
Haleev $16: Alonao W. Throckmorton.
Homestead, $12: .lames. C. Taylor. Bingham.
$12: Elliali Toinnhson. O'Neill, $lo; I'sher
J. Stalcup. Sprlngvlew. $2(: Ell S. Rlcker,
Chadron. $12; Rufus .S. Jones, Alnsworth,
$12; Oliver J. Hyde, Sprlngvlew, $20; Silas
Rohr, Dustin, $12; Emerson E. Bellamy.
O'Neill, $12; John Gununere. Hershey, $15;
Daniel A. Larkin. Lexington. $15; William
Young, Boelus. $15; Asa lancoln. North
Plalte. $20; Charles Bishop, Kearney, $20;
James L. McElderry, Wood !-ake. $12;
Davhl Green, Norden, $12; Thomas Duncan,
Republican City, $12: Thomas Triplet!. Sum
ner, $20; Hezekiah Hlvely, Comstock, $20;
Thomas A. Guthrie, Hay Springs, $12; Will
iam M. Fosket. Ilemmingford, $12; Warren
lamphrcy. Rpdtngton, $15; George W. Day,
alias Oporge Johnson, Rlverdale, $12. Mag
gie, widow of John C. Werber, of Sargent,
has been allowed a pension of $8 and $2
additional for her minor child.
Congressman Boyd has been notified by
the commissioner of pensions that the fol
lowing persons In the Third district have
been allowed pensions:
Simpson Allen. $12: William H. Austin.
$12; Itenlamln Barnica. $12; John Buchanan,
Hr; Herman Barney, $12; Michael Beaconi,
$12; John Beebe. $12; Janus P. Brewster,
$12, James W. Burtlitt, $12; William Bes
wlck, $12; Jared O. Blodgett. $12; Horatio
Itrannt. $12; John C. Biiggs, $12; Jonas
Bowder. $15; Joseph H. Barker, $20; James
Baker, $12; John W. Closson. $': Moses
Cromhle, $12; George W. Csnnady. $12;
George I'. Criss, $12; Ellas It. Countryman,
$12; William C. liapmun. $15; James W.
Campbell, $15: James Claytom $12; William
H. Clapp. $12; Samuel J, Caldwell. $15;
George Carver, $20v John H7 Camptiell, 2;
William Dermit, $12; William Dixon, $12;
Jeremiah Dodd. $lb: Peter Demoss, $12; Al
bert C Darling. $12. David Dikeman, $20;
John H. Fulton, $12: Benjamin Edwards.
$20; Charles W. Kdgsr, $12; William M.
Fletcher. $20; Willaid P. l'oete, $12; Mat
thew Farrell, $10; George Franks, $12:
Iaitra 11 Forrest, $12 ond $2 for minor
heir; Elnorm A Evan.". $; Isaac Glaze. $15;
8tpnn W Orai.JJJi' Philip Uentsler. U2,;
Horace H. Groswnor, $20; William E. Glea
aon, $12; Smith H. Grant. $12; William H.
George, $12; Edward A. Gerrard, $15; Fred
erick Gllyer, $12; John D. King, $U: Horace
Kronkrlght. $J2; Hiram Iwis, $12; John
B. McKown, $12; Andrew Kratz, $12; Henry
G. Lueschen. $15: Henry I-effler, $20; Henry
Ionev, $12; George K. Kearnes. $12; Iw
Mavis. $15; Daniel E. Morley. $12: William
W.- Manlngton, $12; Daniel Mock. $15; Isaac
N. Montgomery. $15; James P. Morris, $15;
John Martin, $30; Robert McKlbbon, $12;
David Moler, $12; Thomas A. Moore, $12;
Samuel H. McCIure $12; William H. Mun
ger, $12: Albeitlna F. Matzen, $12: Clark
Newcomer. $15; Jacob Paniska. $12: William
F. Paup. $12; Charles Porter, $12: Simon
Payer, $12; Martin Patterson. $12; Isaac
Place. $12; Fruncis K. Ruff. $12: William
H. Rlsor, $12; John Roach, $12; Albert C.
Randall. $12; Isiah Resler, $12; John A.
Ratip. $12: James Ross. $15; Frederick L.
S. Schlaubusch. $15; Frederick 8chult. $12;
Spear S Smith. $12; Lyman Sparling, $12;
Luther Slater, $15; John B. Shattuck. $12:
Robert Siitlles. $12; William Smith. $12:
Frederick Steffins. $15; Siras W. Slders,
$12; Thomas D. Smith, $20: Levi N. Thorn
d'ke, $12; Robert L. Veach. $12: John I'r
win. $12; Pratt J. Van Dusen, $12; Noah B.
Whitt. $12; R. Wngner, $12; William C.
Wllkev, $15; Hanson Wiseman, $20; Charles
H. Wlndchester. $12: William M. Wright,
$12; William Wady. $12.
MURDER AT EASTON, PA.
on of tllr Controller Smith Il11s
His Wife and Attempts
Soiclde.
EASTON, Pa., Jan. 6. Frank Smith, a
son of City Comptroller Chester Smith,
today murdered his wife and then at
tempted to commit suicide. Smith and his
wife had been separated for some time.
This morning the husband forced an en
trance to the house occupied by his wife
and her sister. After securing a carving
knife Smith stole to the room occupied
fcy the two womn and plunged the
weapon Into his wife's heart, killing her
instantly. He left the house and, going
to his father's residence several blocks
away, told him of the crime he had com
mitted. The startling Information un
nerved the father and before he could
regain his composure the son attempted
to kill himself by gashing his throat and
abdomen. The physicians tonight say
that Smith will recover. He charged his
wife with infldehty.
DEATH RECORD.
fieorge Woolglngrrr.
HARVARD. Neb., Jan. 6-(Special.)-At
his home in this city, about S o'clock Sat
urday evening, occurred the death of
George. AVpolflinger, aged about 73 years.
Mr. Woolfllnger did not take to his bed
until a day or two previous to his
death, but had not been feeling well for
two or three days, but had been down
town Tuesday. Death resulted from a se
vere cold, terminating In grippe and pneu
monia conditions. During the war of 1861
io deceased was in the service in a Wis
consin battery, and had been a resident
of this locality for the last twenty-five
years, removing from his farm to this city
two years ago. Several grown children and
one brother reside here.
Joha Mack.
MARSHAX.LTOWN. la.. Jan. 5.-iBpe-clal.)
John Mack, formerly trainmaster of
the Iowa Central, with headquarters in
this city, died this morning at his home In
Glendlve, Mont., according to a telegram
received today by Mrs. Mack's sister. Mrs.
W. I Place. Disease of the kidneys was
the causa. For the last seventeen years,
Mr. Mack had been a passenger conductor
on the northern Paciflo out of Glendlve.
t'hlraco Banker to Speak.
MARSHALLTOWN, la.. Jan. 5-Spe-c
ial. - Geoi ge K. Roberts, president of tlie
Commercial Naii nal bank of Chicago, and
formerly director of the I'niled States
mint, will speak in this city before an or
ganization of business men, known aa tho
Searchlight club, cext Tuesday night,
NEBRASKA POLITICS MOVING
Republican State Committee Will
Meet Wednesday Next.
POP AND DEMOCRAT WEEK LATER
Indications of Fight In l.anrnater to
Keep Senator Rarkelt Home and
to Send Jadce field lo
Chicago.
The calls for the meetings of the different
state committees to arrange for selecting
natlorial convention delegates seem all to
have come sooner than was figured on by
the politicians. The republican state com
mittee will meet at Lincoln next Wednes
day and both the democratic and the popu
list committees will hold meetings at the
same place the following Wednesday. The
democrats and populists have selected the
same day as the Bryan dinner, to be pulled
off at the state capital, and have extended
Invitations generally to county chairmen
and democratic, war horses to be present
with advice and enthusiasm.
Tho real Interest, however, centers In the
meeting of the republican state committee,
which Is expected to lay out the llnea for
the preliminary campaign that will deter
mine who will represent Nebraska at Chi
cago and whether It will be a solid Taft
delegation or whether a few disturbing fac
tors will succeed In Injecting themselves
Into It.
There Is likely lo be a friendly contest
between Omaha and Lincoln fop tho loca
tion of the republican convention, and there
may he some difference of opinion aa to tho
date, although the consensus seema to be
so far as expressed. In favor of reason'
ably early action. In order that Nebraska
may be a real help to Its preferred candi
date, rather than a late arrival In a band
wagon.
What method the committee will pre
scribe for the selection of state convention
delegates Is stilt up In the air and will
probably await the actual vote of the com
mittee. While a debate has been going on
as between a state-wide primary for presi
dential preferences and the old caucus sys
tem, no great excitement has been raised
by It. except among a few wirepullers who
have tried hard to work themselves up
Into a frenzy. The fact remains that on the
subject of primary or no primary the re
publican press of the state has been very
chary about taking sides, and apparently
willing to leave It to the Judgment of the
committeemen.
It Is worthy of note that on the demo
cratic and populist sides of the fence there
Is no talk whatever about holding a primary,
either to select delegates to the state con
vention or to select delegates to the Den
ver convention, notwithstanding tho fact
that the Nebraska primary law Is sup
posed to govern all political parties and to
apply to them all alike.
I Talk about the personnel of the repub
lican delegation Is steadily Increasing. In
formation comes from Lincoln on no less
authority than the Journal that Senator
Burkett. Is not to have smooth sailing- at
homo In hls deslra to.be one of the big
four who are" to constitute tho delegates-at-large.
Tlie statement hnjiade that if
Senator Burkett wants to have this honor
he will he.ve to come home and fight for
It, because his political enemies In Lan
caster county are determined that he shall
be relegated to the rear and propose to
bring out Judge Allen W. Field to make
the race against him. If the Journal's
account Is correct the lineup against Sena
tor Burkett, which It characterizes as "a
curious conglomeration," includes about
everything that Is active In .politics at the
state capital, with the exception of the
senator's personal friends and political re
tainers. All this, of course, may be a
tempest in a teapot, and then again It
may be the brewing of a real storm, but
In the Interval It will warrant the marking
of Lancaster county as an area of low
barometer on the political weather map of
Nebraska. 1
Just what the populists propose to do
toward having Nebraska represented at
St, Louis Is an enigma even to the old
guard. Tlie veteran, T. W. Tibbies.' who
ran In second place on the last populist
presidential ticket, says he doesn't know
anything about it and does not propose to
take any hand in It, unless conditions
change materially.
"Not many of the Nebraska populists,"
says Mr. Tibbies, "are In sympathy with
the call that has been Issued for a na
tional convention at St. Louis In April.
We are very much a minority party and
ought to let the old parties take the lead.
I think most of the populists are still
friendly to Bryan, but at that they would
not follow Bryan if to do so they would
have to swallow with him some rank gold
bug Parker democrat hitched to him on
the same ticket. The populist party Is a
party of principle and It cannot afford to
be used as trading stock.
"Here In Nebraska our organization has
been badly shattered of late, but we have
forty counties In which populist organlca
tions are still maintained and I would
place the number of populists In Nebraska
at 30,000. Twenty thousand of them voted
for me four years ago and 10,000 voted for
Roosevelt. They do not care so much for
party names as they do for results, but
they are not to bo Ignored as an Important
element in Nebraska politics."
The two-to-one victory of the Taft men
In the Ohio state committee hss con
tributed still further to strengthen the
position of tho war secretary In Nebraska,
as proving conclusively the correctness of
the claims of his managers that the vast
majority of Ohio republicans are for Taft.
Aa expressed by an officer of the Ne
braska Taft league, "Taft must have Ohio
pretty solid or Foraker would not be
hollering so loud."
MR. FORAKER CALLED DOWN
Senator's Cincinnati Organ as There
Can Be o Valid Objection to
Convention tall,
CINCINNATI. Jan. 5.-(Special Tele
gram.) In Its leading editorial to
day the Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune,
which has been ' heretofore Senator
Foraker s organ, declines . to fol
low the senator In his avowed purpose to
disregard the Ohio republican state com
mittee's call for a direct primary to de
termine whether Foraker or Secretary
Taft Is the choice of Ohio republicans fur
the presidency. The Commercial-Tribune
declares that no valid objection can llo
against the state committee's action and
say that Foraker has been given just w -hat
he asked. The desertion of Senator For
aker by the newspaper which has been
his yl.lef supporter lias created a greater
sensation than the senator's declining tu
abide by the direct primary tH .
CHICAGO CLEANING HOUSE
Police, Aronsed hj- Mardrr of Two
Patrolmen. Brain to Arrest Sns
plrlons t hnrncters.
CHICAGO, Jan. 5 -Roused by the deaths
yesterday of Policemen William Mooney
and Michael Callaghan. both of whom were
shot by thugs, the police of the West side
districts started at 1 o'clock this morning
to arrest all suspicious characters m that
section of the city. A general raid was
begun on questionable saloons and resrtrts
at that hour and scores of arrests were
made.
The activity of the police was not directed
especially towards the slayers of the two
policemen hut waa the beginning of what
they declare will he a thorough cleansing
of the city of suspicious characters. Men
are already under arrest charged with the
murder of the two policemen and In the
case of one. David Anderson, accused of
the death of Callaghan. a confession hss
been secured. Anderson had been accused
of the crime by Bert McCagg. a companion
who was shot and probably fatally
wounded by Callaghan In the fight In
which the policemen met death. Two other
men who had been In his company also
gave damaging statements against Ander
son and late last night he confessed to
Police Captain Stephen K. Healy that he
fired two shots at the officer. He also
told where he had hidden the revolver and
tho weapon was found with several of
It cartridges exploded.
Mooney's assailant Is believed to have
been J. P. McLean. 22 years old. who was
arrested shortly after the shooting Thurs-
day night and Identified by the dying
officer yesterday. Eugene Buckley and
John Walsh, who were McClean's compan
ions at the time of the shooting are also
under arrest.
GOPHER DEMOCRATS LINE UP
Minsewits Friends of W. J. Bryan get
Forth Their He-asons for Sup
porting Him.
DL'LTJTH. Minn., Jan. 5. Democrats of
Minnesota who favor the nomination of
W. J. Bryan for president tonight gave
out an address to the democrats of Minne
sota retting forth their reasons for
supporting Mr. Bryan. The address is
signed by T. T. Hudson, democratic na
tional committeeman for Minnesota, and
more than 100 other prominent democrats,
Of the state.
Tho address, In part, says:
Pllvlng that it in essential in the
contest of 1908 that the democracy of Hie
nation Khali continue on advanced ground,
that there shall be no retreat, that what
has been already so dearly won shall not
be lost, It Is our firm conviction that tho
best interests of the American people de
mand the nomination and election of W.
J. Bryan to tlie presidency an tlie chief
exponent of the reforms needed In our
nation, and to that end we ask the co
operation of the dpmocrats of Minnesota.
The conflict Is between reaction and
progress. The Influence with sellish In
fluences behind them, which have always
been Inimical to pure democracy, are still
at wo'k. Let no true democrat be de
ceived. In the present situation no man
can be seriously considered In place of
Mr. Bryan, If those Influences are oe
hlnd him. We know what Bryan stands
for; he is no experiment. If we win with
him it will be a victory worth the win
ning a triumph of the principles we hold
dear.
BIG FOUR FROM NEW YORK
Root Cortelyon, Black sad Woodruff
to Represent Umpire (ttato
at Chicago.
NEW VORK. Jan. 6. The Tribune tomor
row will say: "While the list Is subject to
change, like other political slates, the plan
of the organization leaders Is that the "Big
Four" elected by the republican state con
vention will bo Ellhti Root, secretary of
state; George B. Cortelyou, secretary of
the treasury: ex-Governor Frank B. Black
and Timothy L. Woodruff, chairman of
the state committee.
"The state convention Is likely to be held
on Tuesday, April 14.
"If this slate stands, obviously It leaves
'outside the breastworks' those national
convention veterans, Senator Thomas Col
lier Piatt and Chauncey Mitchell Depcw.
The ten or a dozen men who control the
republican organization In this state are
chary of saying why ttje slate leaves Sen
ators Piatt and Depew off the list, but
when pressed they admit that neither sen
ator Is likely to go as delegate-at-large."
MRS. NANNIE G. HOAGLAND DEAD
Mother of George A. Ifoagland Passed
Away la Si. Joseph Saturday
Mg-ht.
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Hoagland were
called to St. Joseph Sunday morning by a
telegram announcing the death of Mr.
Hoagland's mother at her home In that
city. Mrs. Nannie G. Hoagland was 92
years of age and her husband. Mr. Hoag
land's father, was George T. Hoagland,
the millionaire founder of Boonevllle, Mo.
Mr. Hoagland died In St. Joseph three
years ago.
Mrs. Hoagland was born In Massachu
setts, and from her early youth took an
active Interest In church work. When Mr.
Hoagland made his fortune both he and
his wife gave liberally to church and char
itable work. Mrs. Hoagland's children liv
ing are: George A. Hoagland of Omaha;
Theodore Hoagland and Mrs. D. R. Vine
yard of St. Joseph.
ROCHESTER IS TO BE DRY
Now Commissioner Says He
Will
En force I.lqaor Laws
Today
ROCHESTER. N. T.. Jan. 6 Rochester
la to be "dry" tomorrow, if the order of
the new commissioner of public safety,
Charles 9. Owen, Is carried out. The com
missioner says In his order that it has come
to his attention that "on Sunday last there
were frequent violations of the excise law
and he declares that he Intends to enforce
the laws as they stand on the bonks.
The brewers of the city are said to be In
sympathy with excise law enforcement, and
It Is reported that the New York State
Brewers' association, which will meet hsr
January 13, will take measures to bring
about regard for the laws In the liquor
trade. -
DURANGO BANKERS ARRESTED
Officials of Defonct Concern Arrstrd
of Accepting: Or posits After It
Was Insolvent.
Dl'RANGO. Colo., Jan. 5 Following
the report of Owen F. Boyle, receiver for
the defunct Colorado State bank, which
was filed In the district court today, war
rants were sworn out charging Benjamin
M. Freeman, president, and Frank
Eldredge, Evan Hampton and W. C. Chap
man, directors, with having received de
posits when they knew the bank to be
Insolvent. They were arrested and gave
bonds for appearance for trial. Accord
ing lo Receiver Boyle's report the St.tte
bank will be uble to pay depositors ouly
26 cents on the dollar at th outside estimate.
TOBACCO WAR ACUTi
Situation in Western Kentnokj Gocf
from Bad to Wono, j
TRUST IS STANDING JT,
Refusal to. Raise Prico AcgerJ
Planters in Association." ,jj
HISTORY OP THE CONTUCt1
Effort to Hold Crops Has Not Ltforetj
Factory Combine, ;
SMALL GROWERS SUITES JtfJSj'
Mans- of Them Most MortsaMrei
Before It la Oat axndl CmrsA 4
Part of Two Crop ana t -
Hand.
LOinsvrLLF,. Ky, Jan. 8. Th ralfl on
Russellvtlle. Kjr., early Ftidar mornlnit
by "night riders." which resulted. In UK
destruction of nearly $100,000 wortlt OS
property and the wounding of three pnr
sons; the refusal yesterday of tho tH .
bacco growers to accept tho pro post tlnrt
of the American Tobacoo company for thsJ ;
purchase of tobacco and tho ajinounooci
intention of the grower to proceed
against the American Tobacco Oompany ;
In the courts, following Governor Will .
son's statement that the lawless elcnwnfl
will be severely dealt with, havo broujrn
to an acute stage a condition whloh has)
existed In Kentucky and Tennessee for
two years. Conferences for tho laat two
days at Frankfort between a roprenta .
tlve of the American Tobacco comparrjf,
and the tobacoo growers has resulted onl
In transferring the matter to tho heads)
of the company for consideration. The)
cause of the fight of the frrownrs of to
bncco against the American Tobaooo com'
pany and other purchasers and the oonrr
plications are beet explained by tho fol
lowing recounted sentence of oventa 44
chronological order:
Cannes of tho War. -
1. The apparent passing of tho leaf toe
bacco market in Kentucky ajid Tenneoneo!
Into the control of tho Amorlcan Tobacco)
company, with the consequent ellmlnatloij
of nearly all the middle-men or Indo
pendent tobacco buyers and rehandlern. '
2. The awakening of tho farmers; to th)
situation and the formation by them 08
the American Society of Kqutty and twtf
subsidiary organizations, the Burley (light
colored leaf) Tobacco association and the)
Dark Tobacco association, with tho pur
pose of holding their crops until the
could obtain what they claimed would bo
a fair price from the American Tobacco
company and affiliated concern.
3. The failure of the attempt by tho
farmers' societies to win over a snffl
clent majority of the growers of tobaocO
to their pooling plan to enable thorn to
Immediately compel the company to pa
the price demanded.
4. Ostracism and nettv persecution dim
rected against so-called "Independents
the farmers who were unwtlUiuT or wnabla)
to pool and hold their crops of tobacco
and who sold to the "trust."
6. Whipping of tobacco buyers and farm
ers who sold their crops, destruction of
beds of young tobacco plants, burning of
tobacco barns containing the harvested
crops of Independents, shooting Into homes)
snd the wounding of Innocent persona,
among them being women, and the warn
ing of refractory Independents to leave tho
country.
6. The culmination of a mob spirit Id
bold attacks on Princeton, HrrpkinoVUM
and Russellvillo, towns of from -tOOft tl
10,000 Inhabitants, which raids resulted In
the dynamiting and burning of tobaooa
warehouses controlled Try the American
Tobacco company, the killing of several
of the raiders and the wounding of m
number of citizens and the destruction of
property owned by Innooent neutral bos
cause the raldera refused to allow tho flro)
departments to work.
Trust PnlTor) Little,
As to the Tobacco trust, so-called, W
has suffered lesa than the men who have
sold their leaf tobacco to It and If ths
anil-trust societies' claims bo true lees
monetary loss than the men "who hawa
pooled their crops. Offloers of the Ameri
can Tobacco company have during tho laat
few days declared under oath at a Nesf
Tork hearing that the company and lta
allied and subsidiary conoorns do not con
trol the tobacco trade of America. What
two years ago, the company put buyers
Into the Kentucky and Tennessee fields
to deal directly with the producers, afte
It had made arrangements dispensing wltM
the system of buying; from rehaadters and
Independent middlemen, it also dented that
It controlled the raw material of that
markets of Tennessee and Kentucky. The
anti-trust growers vehemently deny thl
and claim that It does control the mart
In the two states. 1
As to the claim that the trust fotroew thsj '
growers t'o accept an unfair prloa natthef i
side has produced any figures aa to coat
of production and farm values ta tho ;
tobacco district whloh would bear out tiro
statements pro or con. The "trust' baa)
suffered the loss of a number of ware-
houses and their contents, the estimate
on the direct gross loss running" fronv
$125,000 to t2&0.OUO. Fourteen of their wares i
houses have been closed. This loss, bow .
ever, undoubtedly falls below the aggro. I
gate damage sustained by the men Who '
have refused to Join the fanners' assocta '
tlons or pool their cropa Soma of thorn i
were too Independent to be coeroed. whlla ;
most are financially unable to hold tholt
crops had they so desired.
Poorer Growers Bailor. '
On this latter, class of independents thC,
pooling movement ha had a most dlsaa
trous effect. A large number of them axe
renting farmers and are compelled to mar
kt each crop promptly hi order to provld
sustenance until the following one la raised.
Some of them are often compelled to mort
gage a crop before It la cut and cured. The)
soclolies ha "e during the last five month
made arrangements to advance two-third
of the value of crops to growers who need
them money, but there la doubt aa ta
whether they would be able to finance all
the Independents, oven If the latter could
accept the arrangement and escape ruin.
But there is, as stated, a numerou clasa
of independents who must market thelt"
crops Immediately after cutting and carina.
These men, therefore, must accept a society
loan on their crop and in case the 'trust"
wins, drop so far behind that In thro year
they will be ruined or els they must sell
to the "trust" and run a strung risk of
having their barns burned or their next
year's crop ruined, to say nothing of tho
chance of suffering peisonal violence,
The pooling soi hi It a now have on hand
part of the I'Vi crop and ail f their iWi
,CH -V" '"tr.
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