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TTO OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY. JANUARY 21, 1308."
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Commissioner Smith vs. The Standard Oil Co.
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JHUISGARIAN NATURAL
CHARLES EMORY SMITH DEAD
Formef Postmaiter General Diei Snd
denljr in Philadelphia Home.
ONCE MINISTER TO RUSSIA
vr. Smith Was . the Killlor "t the
Philadelphia Prr.. nnd Hit
Long; Rrr Prominent In
Political Mfe.
FHILADKLPFWA. .'Jsn. 21. - Charles
Kmnry Smith, editor of the Frens, former
minister to rtuiii!. and postmaster general,
died suddenly at hi home In thin city yes
terdsy, aged S years. Death was csused by
heart trouble Mrs. Smith, returning from
church, found her husband lifeless form
lying across hla bed.
Mr. Smith had been In poor hralth for
'about a month, but hla condition had not
been, regarded aa aerlout. Following a
dinner In New , York on1 November 30 he
Buffered an acute attack of Indication.
, which, according to hla physician, gave
Indications of heart trouble. Shortly before
Chrlatmae he attended a dinner of the
Kew Knglaml noity In this city, though
id vised by hla physician not to do o. He
toajtmastcr at the banquet and laugh
ingly. Referred to hla .lllncsa and his cm-barrasatrn-nt
at finding hlmaelf seated al
most, opposite ils phyalclan.
Before he had recovered from the effects
f hla first attack Mr. Smith contracted
the grip, which 'aggravated his heart trou
ble. One .' week ago he was ordered to
Atlantic City to recuperate. He was ac
companied by Mrs. Smith, and when he
returned to his home here on Saturday
night he appeared to be bright and cheer
ful,, except that he feft somewhat fatigued
by his Journey. -
Mrs. Smith attended church this morning
nd on her return to the housa Mr. Smith
was found dead, lying across the bed. He
waa partly clothed and had apparently
beer, atrlcken while on his way to the bath
room and thrown hlmaelf on the bed.
Sketch af Hla Life.
Mr. Smith waa born In Mansfield, Conn.,
on February IX, He received hla early
education at Albany,' N. Y., academy and
subsequently graduated from Union col
Inge. During the period when troops were
being organised at Albany In 1861 Mr. Smith
ae Appointed military secretary by Gen
eral John F. Rath bone. Later he was
made Judge advocate genra! T.lth the rank
of general. Subsequently he waa attached
to the office of adjutant general of the
stnte of New York until Horatio Seymour
became governor. He resigned and for a
, time was a teacher In the Albany academy,
a place which he left to accept an edi
torial position on the Albany Kx press.
In mo. Mr. Smith went to the Albany
Journal, of which' publication he later be
came editor-in-chief. In 1880 he was given
the post of editor of the Press,
nislanat bh J rkla Kffe.
As the result of his services rendered to
various administrations through his edl-
toflal (nd political labors he was appointed
mnlstsr to Russia In 1890. t
in tbe aprlna of 1SU8 he wasgiven tpe
portfolio otpoR$maMr general In the1 cam
nef of. President McKlnley, a post which
he- held through the period of the Spanish
American war and through part of Presi
dent Roosevelt's administration. ,
't'he practical establishment of rural de
livery and the creation of the mall service
In Cuba; Porto Rico and the Philippines
marked hla tenure of office as postmaster
general.
Mr. Bmith was twice married, his second
wife being Miss Henrietta Nichols of New
York, whom he married at the home of her
mother. Mrs. Washington Romalne Nichols,
St Elberon, N. J., on October 3 last. Be
st fts the widow, he Is survived by a brother
and sister.
Fnnernl ( Edmand C. Stedmaa.
NKW YORK, Jan. 19. Hundreds of
'telegrams of s sympathy and condolence
- have . been pouring Into the home of
' Kdmund Clarence Stedman,. the banker
'"and poet who- dled of heart disease last
" night. Throughout the day men of lt
Meta called to leave their carda and to
attest by that little attention some of
the high esteem In which they held Mr.
Stedman.
The funeral will be held at the
Church of the Messiah Tuesday after
noon. . Rev. Or. Collyer will conduct the
- services. " The pallbearers will Include
Harry E. I lowland, William Dean How
ells, Richard Watson Gilder and Wulte-
,' law Reld.
, Willie e Live, TVonr.
IIOI.DRkXlB, Neb.. Jan. aft. ISpecial Tel
egramsAugust Swanlund, a well-to-do
farmer living ten miles north of Holdrege,
attempted to commit suicide Saturday night
Vy cutting his throat with a raxor and al-
A Bold Step.
To overcome) the well-grounded and
reasonable objections of the more Intel
ligent to the use of secret, medicinal com
pounds, Ir. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N.
V., some time ago, decided to make a bold
departure from the usual course pursued
by the makers of put-tip medicines for do
mettle use, and. so has published broad-
to the whole world, a full
list of all the Ingredient
he com position of his widely
es. Thus he has taken
jmerd
irons and patients into
nee. in us too ne ass re
ediclnes from among secret
doubtful merits, and made
emfiic of Known Composition.
LMtUtcnPL. rirrce hv shown
IaIlJUflaiif 8'irtjTtif ii';ntJ
r,t fT.x.,1 to subfSct them
bold tn Pr Pierre has shown
.Hsos ' lb ''Pper of every bottle
Of Dr. Pierce's Golden Mndical Discovery, the
famous medicine for weak stomsrb, torpid
liver or biliousness and all catarrhal diseases
wherever located, have printed upon It, rn
pvus fcesluA, a full and complete of all
(be Ingredients ooanpuMina: It, but a small
hook has been compiled from numerous
standard smhIm-sI works, of all the different
schools Of practice, containing very numer
ous extracts from the r riling of leading
rseUttooen of medicine, endorsing to Ih4
r'mnpMt puastbU (erau. eV'D and every ingre
dient contained la lr. Pierce's medicines.
Gas of theae little books will be mailed free
to enf eoe sending address on postal card or
by letter, to Dr. K. V. Vlerce, Buffalo, N. Y..
sad request eg tbe same. From this little
book It will be learned that I'r. Pierce's sned
tcUiee contain no eloobol. narcotics, mineral
acenuereiber poisonous or Injurious Menta
and that tbey are made from native. nuiU !-
il tuou of great vaJuei alM that some of
the bioat valuable Ingredleias contained In
n Pierce s Favorite Prescription for weak,
hervoua, over-worked. run-down." nervous
Sad debilitated women, were employed, long
seers aaxx by the Indians for similar ailments
SgecMtig their squaea In fact, one ef the
auoet valuable saedlclnal planu entering Into
U ootukMeliloo cf Dr. Pierce's Kavonte Pre-e-JiptK
i was known to the Indiana as
-auusw-WeeA" Our knowledge of the naas
. af but a f of our moot valuable native, me
icmal planu aaa sained from tbe Indiana.
At aaaUe up by Improved and ei art pro-
ree, tke i avoHte Precrtpiton la a smjes
esti lont remedy for rerulatln- all the worn'
enly funoUona. rurrectlng dUplaresMMita, as
SKulauaua, anteveralun and retorveralon.
ererojoiing painful rWxla, toning up Ue
rrT Jr,a briuetng shrHji a nrfe.-t atate wl
lamiia. bU br til deeiani U aseUtclBaa.
PURGATIVE WATER.
most succeeded. He Is a bachelor living
alone snd It has been noticed for some
time that he acted queerly, hut It was not
thought that he would try to kill himself.
Saturday night about 10 o'clock he went to
a garret In his house and wltn a rasor cut
around the back of his head from ear to
the other Just as deep as he could rut.
Then with hla right hand he started to cut
In front. He rut a gash s.bout three Inches
long, when he broke the handle to the
rasor and stopped. He wss found welter
ing In his own blood by neighbors about
noon Sunday and a physician was sum
moned, who sewed up the wounds, and
there la some hope that he may recover If
blood poison can be averted. He wanta to
live now. He owns a splendid farm, well
stocked, has money and no cause can bo
assigned for hla attempted suicide.
ALLEGED CLEW TO OI,Ot GIRL
Story That Missing- Child Is la Gypsy
Camp at A earns.
KfcLSON. Neo.. Jan. 30.-SheHff Jones,
who visited the gypsy camp at Angus, said
he waa not sure the child Is Lille Olsen,
but believes It Is possible. The gypslei
offered no objection when he had the little
girl's picture taken. While none of the
band was arrested, the sheriff will see
that they are not allowed to leave the
county until the girl's Identity Is definitely
known.
Llllle Olsen disappeared from her heme
near Rosalie, Neb., In the northern part
of the state more than a month ago. A
careful search of the whole country waa
made by posses, under the direction of law
officers, but without success and the con
clusion was reached that the girl died of
exposure, or hi J been murdered and the
body hidden.
Nebraska News Notes.
WE8T POINT The dates for the Cum
ing county farmers' Institute have been
definitely fixed for Tuesday and Wednes
day, February 23 ajid 26.
NEBRASKA CITY The Roysl Achetes
have elected the following officers: J. E.
Thomas, president; Mrs. Msbel Bader, vice
president; M. H. Collins, secretary, and H.
K Schadcn, treasurer.
PI ATTSMOUTH The Nenrsska City
athletic team came to this city and de
feated the Plattsmouth turners Saturday
evening by a score of 23 to 17 In a wcll
plsyed game of basket ball.
STANTON District court opened In spe
cial session here this afternoon and the
trial of Matthlaa Mueller was commenced
on the charge of threatening to shoot and
kill and of carrying concealed weapons.
REPUBLICAN CITY There are still
some wolves In this section of the country;
and of late there have been three well or
ganised and successful hunts. The results
were thirteen wolves and 2uu rabbits, be
sides much smaller game.
BTANTON Yesterday Ray, .Appleby, the
youngest son of R. Y. Appleby Of this city,
fell from a tall rottonwnod tree and broke
his leg In two places Just above the ankle.
He waa out north of town hunting squirrel
nests and a dead branch In the tree broke.
REPUBLICAN CITY The open winter
has been very favorable for farmers and
stock feeders on account of feed of all
kinds being high and acarce. Alfalfa Is
worth S10 Der ton In stack. Corn la now
selling for DO cents per bushel; hogs, $3.90
per hundred.
NEBRASKA CITY The T. P. A.'s had a
Jolly time here Saturday night The "fly
ing squadron." vas the officers call them
selves, werox here, and Initiated a number
of new members. After the work there
waa a smoker, followd by one of the grat
ly admired "badger, fights." . .. ,
WEST POINT Fire destroyed the barn
of Herns rd Lamrners, In the western part
of the city, Saturday evening. The flames
consumed a horse and a large amount of
personal property. Including the toola and
slock of Mr. Lamnien, who Is a painter
and decorator. Loas total, no Insurance.
WEST POINT The new directorate of
the West Point Electric Ught and Power
company Is as follows: W. A. Black, Wil
liam Stuefer, John Meier, J. T. Baumann
and Henry Hunker. The officers are;
President. W. A. Black; vice president,
John Meier; secretary-treasurer, J. T. Bau
mann. GIBBON Last night the Installation
of officers of Gibbon lodge No. 37, I.
O. O. F.. took place as follows: W. F.
Ixjonhardt. N. G.; F. 11. Miller, V. G.;
C P. Miller, secretary; C. C. Holloway.
treasurer; Ethan Stroud, retiring N. O.;
a B. Hayes, chaplain; W. L. Dandall, in
stalling officer.
PLATTSMOUTH - While Harry Tlgnor
was climbing down from a comsheller Sat
urday he slipped and throwing out his hand
It waa caught In the cog wheels of the ma
chine ejid the fingers wore so badly man
gled that they had to be ampuatated. The
arm waa badly bruised, but fortunately no
bones were broken.
PLATTSMOUTH Mrs. Kdwsrd Klaus
died at her home near Burlington, la., and
the remains were brought to the home of
tier father, J. L, W' ampler. In this city,
where the funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon and Interment was In Oak
Hill cemetery. She Is survived by her hus
band and two children, one 3 yeara old and
one 3 months old.
NEBRASKA CITY Following are the
newly elected officers of the Nebraska
City Street Car comrjanv: Fl D. Bartllnz.
president and general manager; John J.
Teten. vice president; Louis Rodenbrock,
treaaurer; J. C Watson, secretary; direc
tors. K. A. luff. 1). W. 8t;limlnk. Louts
Rodenbrock, E. U. Bartllng. John J. Teten
and John C Watson. The statement shows
that the company la In debt to the amount
Of im.876.
NEBRASKA CITY The McFarland
habeas corpus case, which waa to have
been heard In district court, has been set
tled. Grant McFarland brought ault to re
cover hie nephew, Clarence McFarland,
who had been kidnapped by his mother and
put In school at York. The mother relin
quished her right to the child and he was
adopted by Mr. McFarland and wife, the
only stipulation being that the boy shall
be sent to mtiool for the next six years.
Ha la now 13 years old.
WEST POINT The local lodge of the In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows Installed
new officers as follows: Noble grand, H.
II. Howarth; vice noble grand. A. U. Sex
ton; secretary. Dr. H. L. Wells; treasurer,
M. E. Kerl; right supporter to noble grand,
J. Schmela; left supporter to noble grand.
Otto Kerl; right aupporter to vice noble
grand, Otto wlchert; left supporter to
vice noble grand, Julius Gardela; warden
Robert Chrlttemen; Inner guardian, Charles
Csrsten; outer guardian. C. W. 8asa; chap
lain. F. l. Sharrar. The Installing officer
waa John Davis of Wiener, assisted by the
drill team from the Winner lodge.
HOMAN WILL ENLARGE HOUSE
Proposes to Add Two Stories e Strae-
ere at Klevealh and Dear
ies Streets.
W. R. Homtn, owner of the buildings
st the comer of Eleventh and Douglas
streets, occupied by the Marshall paper
company, will enlarge the two-story build
ing to a four-atdry structure, 44x132, when
the paper company will occupy both build
lugs, giving them floor space In a building
of four stories with basemen, SSxlS2.
The lease of the paper company expired
Monday, and Preatdent B. F. Marshall
made a ten-year lease with Mr. Homen
with the provision that the addition should
be built as soon aa possible. The company
came to Omaha ten years - ago from
Kearney, and has built up a large bustness,
recently reincorporating with a capital of
tieo.ono and requiring a larger warehouse
for the business. I
Ever Try The Bee Want Ad Columnar
If uot. do so, and get satisfactory results.
James B. rercsua Has Oris.
CHICAGO. Jsn. 30. At the heme ef
James B. Forgan. president ef the Flret
National bank, who had bees rertortad
to be critically 111 members ef the family
Stateo inn Mr. r organ la surrenng from
the grip, but that hla condition Is steadily
improving.
FULL WEEK FOR LOCAL WOMEN
C ovarii BlarTs Clabs Will He taeln
In Invitation to Meet Dlv
tlnsjalshee! Gnesf 'et
Week.
Mrs. Decker's visit to Omslia next week
will be one of the conspicuous events of
the club year. In arid it Ion to her office
sa president of the General Federation her
wide Interest In other matters to which
club women are now devoting their ener
glea makes her a national figure and she
will be among the most prominent speak
ers on the progress or the State Confer
ence of Charities and Corrections.
A luncheon has been arranged at the
Rome hotel for Monday noon, when the
officers of the Nebraska Federation of
Women's nubs, the officers of the second
district, the presidents of the federated
clubs of the second district and the club
presidents of federated clubs of Council
Bluffs will dine with Mrs. Decker. The
club women of Council Bluffs had hoped
to entertain Mrs. Decker when she visited
Omaha, but her crowded program here will
make that Impossible and the luncheon
Monday will be the one opportunity af
forded.
While It Is not yet definitely known how
msny of the State Federation officers will
attend the second district meeting and the
conference of Charities and Corrections
next week. It Is expected that at least
part of them will be here. Mrs. H. L.
Keefe of Walthill, state president, Is a
member of the state child labor committee,
and will also be here for the annual meet
ing of that organization, Monday after
noon. It is expected that all the nine clubs
of the second district will be well repre
sented at the conference.
Proa-ram at Woman's Cab.
The program was the feature of Mon
day afternoon's meeting of the Woman's
club, and It drew out one of the big audi
ences of the winter. It was presented by
the art department . and consisted of
series of tabkaux vlvant. During the year
the department has been studying Flor
ence and for Its program eight prominent
Florentine women, the wives or sweet
hearts of noted Florentine gentlemen, gave
sketches of their distinguished friends. All
were in costume. A piano solo by Miss
Elisabeth Anderson and a vocal solo by
Miss Hilda Barrows completed the pro
gram.
There was little business aside from rou
tine. Announcement was made of the re
ception 'to bo tendered Mrs. Sarah Piatt
Decker of Denver, president of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs, Monday
evening. This will take the place of the
annual New Year's reception. It will be
held In the club rooms and all club women
and their escorts are Invited.
Claba af the Canal Zone.
In a recent address before one of the
New York clubs, Miss Helen V. Boswell,
who has recently returned from Panama,
where she organised women's clubs, gave
the following account of her work In the
south;
"Too much credit cannot be given Amer
ican women for contributing to the success
of the work In the Canal Zone," declared
Miss Boswell. "My mission to the canal,"
she continued, "was purely a construc
tive one in the establishment of closer
social ties between and among the women
residing there with, tjielr Jiusbandsi who
are employed In the construction of the
canal. The principal object of the trip
"waa. ,taf organise women's clubs, and
through them to bring the women tor
gether in mutual Interests, establishing
closer relations socially and giving to the
women Interests in common In literature
entertainment, domestic economy and
other subjects that would displace the
large element of discontentment. It wss
felt that with contentment In a large
measure among the women the dissatis
faction among the men, so many of whom
are returning to the states, would be re
moved. This was accomplished through
the organization of eight women's clubs
In eight of the largest towns of the Canal
Zone. The clubs were organized in the
following towns: Cristobal, Gatum, Gor
gona. Empire, Culebra, Pedro Miguel,
Parasol and Ancon. The social conditions
on the canal are admirable, and the do
mestic life there is in a high state of de
velopment." "White Slave" Conference.
A conference to consider the suppression
of the "white slave" traffic .will be held
in Philadelphia January 31 to February 1
under the auspices of the Social Purity
Alliance of Philadelphia. That an organ
ised trade of thla character exists there
Is abundant evidence and to cope with It
and stop It another organization has "been
formed called the National Vigilance com
mittee. All persons having come In con
tact with this traffic are Invited to at
tend this meeting and present their ex
periences so that by comparing notea ef
fective methods may be devlaed for cop
ing with It. Club women have taken an
active Interest In this work and many
clubs will be representd at the meeting In
Philadelphia.
A Boody Affair
Js lung hemorrhage. .Stop It, and cure weak
lungs, coughs and colds, with Dr. King's
New Discovery. 60c and 11.00. Sold by
Beaton Drug Co. '
GAMBLING RESORTS RAIDED
Police Commissioner at Memphis
Leeds Attarht on ne
sorts. uvupui.4 Tenn.. Jan. 80. When the
docket Is called In the city court tomorrow
ventv one prisoners, practl-
Jlltl! lll.'Bt
cally ell of them negroes, will answer to
the charge of either gamming or conauci
. . ..mhiins house, the result of sev
eral raids during last night and early to
day. The ralda were made under the
supervision of Police Commissioner E. H.
Crump, nd wltnout me "
nn. Janartmint.
Ul-V " '
Mr. Crump was recently elected to the
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
i.j..nMni ticket. Amou nis nre-
on id mucins"-"" -
niedves were that the- anti-gam-
wict.uvu W
bling law and the eunaay closing taw
should be rigidly enforced, even should It
be necessary for him to personally par
ticipate In the actual work of the enforce
ment
Saves the day for
many a dis
couragal dyspeptic
Grape-Nut
s
"There's ReMon"
Mr. Herbert Knot 8mlth, whose teal In the
cause of economic reform has own In no wise
abated by the panic which he and his kind did
so much to bring on. Is out with an answer to
Presidnent Moffett, of rhe Standard OH Com
pany of Indiana. The publication of this answer,
it Is officially Riven out, was delayed several
wefks "for business reasons," because It was not
deemed advisable to further excite the
which was profoundly disturbed by the
tnat the storm clouds have rolled by,
Commissioner rushes again Into the
fray
Our readers remember that the chief points in
the defence of the Standard OH Company, as pre
sented by President Moffett, were, (1) that the
rate of six cents on oil from Whiting to East St.
Louis had been issued to the Standard Oil Company
as the lawful rate by employes of the Alton, (2)
that the 18-cent rate on file with the Interstate
Commerce Commission was a class and not a com
modity rate, never being Intended to apply to oil,
(3) that oil was shipped in large quantities be
tween Whiting and East St. Louis over the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois at six and one-fourth cents
per hundred pounds, which has been filed with the
Interstate Commerce Commission aa the lawful rate,
and (4) that the 18-cent rateon oil was entirely
out of proportion to lawful rates on other commod
ities between these points of a similar character,
and of greater ralue, such, for example, as linseed
oil, the lawful rate on which was eight cents.
President Moffett also stated that thousands of tons
of freight had been sent by other shippers between
these points nnder substantially the same conditions
as governed the shipments of . the Standard Oil
Company.
The defence of the Standard Oil Company was
widely quoted and has undoubtedly exerted a power
ful influence upon the public mind. Naturally the
Administration, which has staked the success of its
campaign against the "trusts" upon the result of
its attack upon this company, endeavors to offset
this influence,, and hence the sew deliverence
of Commissioner Smith. , ,
We need hardly to point out that his rebuttal
argument is extremely weak, although as atrong
no doubt as the circumstances would warrant. He
answers the points made by President Moffett sub
stantially as follows: (1) The Standard Oil Com
pany had a traffic department, and should have
known that the six-cent rate had not been filed, ( 2 )
no answer, (3) the Chicago and Eastern Illinois
rate was a secret rate because it read, not from
Whiting, but from Dolton, which is described as
"a village of about 1.600 population Just outside
of Chicago. Its only claim to note is Uiat it has
been for many years the point of origin for this
and similar secret rates." The Commissioner ad
mits in describing this rate that there was a note
attached stating that the rate could also be used
from Whiting.
Th t.. aa v,,,
H". win uelc- lne commissioner or Corporations discusses only
ment of the Commissioner of Corporations as a with the remark that "the 'reasonableness' of this
Y.ii. C.A, HAS BUSY SABBTAH
Four Hundred Hen Attend Exercises
at Associ&tlda; Building.'
MANY NEW MEMBERS ADDED
One-Foarth of the One Thoasand Have
Now Been Secured Since the Cam-
palen Opened a Short
Time Ago.
Four hundred men of all ages, but
largely young men, attended the fortieth
anniversary exercises of the Young Men's
Christian association In the gymnasium of
the association building Sunday afternoon.
The meeting was opened with a half
hour's song service in which Mrs. Turner
satis a soprsno solo, "Oh God, Be Merci
ful," with Mr. Duffleld as piano accom
panist. A surprise was the presence of
Lieon Louis Rice, the noted tenor, who
sang two solos, "Come Unto Me" and
Give All Tour Hearts."
The devotional part of the program
opened with a acrlpture reading by Arthur
Dale of Illinois, a former director of the
Omaha association. Prayer then followed
by William Fleming, one of the first mem
bers of the board of directors.
Charles A. Goss, United States district
attorney, was the first speaker of the
afternoon. His subject was: "What Does
the Young Men's Christian Association
tand Fort"
"In my Judgment, the Toung Men's
Christian association stands for the pres
ervation and development of high ideals,"
he said. "The real things of life are the
Invisible things.
"The Young Men's Christian association
stands for the propagation of ideals of a
Christian life. If this association did noth
ing more in one year than produce ruth a
lovable Christian character aa our friend
the late Charles E. Morgan, it was effort
well and nobly expended.
"The country boy who comes to the city
with hla wealth of physical and mental
attainments Is here shown the merit of
good living, of good life. The association
seeks to reach all around the young man
and bring out In him that which Is the best
In his life, and succeeds In doing it. That
la what the Young Men's Christian asso
ciation stands fo, and it will be enduring
for that reason alone."
'. W'eldeasall an World Work.
The new male chorus of the dissocia
tion then sang, and the veteran Robert
Weldensall, senior secretary of the
Young Men's International committee,
spoke briefly on "A World Wide Bro
therhood." He told of the growth of the
association's work throughout the world,
based . upon his personal observations
through frequent trips Into every land,
and from the world-circling trip from
which he has but recently returned. He
spoke of the forty-two years ho had
spent In association work, which he re
garded as a work of love, and that the
spirit of the world-wide brotherhood of
the Young Men's Christian association
was nernfeatlng every corner of the
earth. "Kings, emperors, raesars, presi
dents and every character of monarch
and ruler of the civilised world are giving
to this association every possible en
couragement," he said.
Great Urswlk Shewn.
"In 18(8 the association owned less
than a acore of small buildings In this
country. Todsy It ha $44,00,000 In
vested In buildings such as this we are
in this afternoon. No organisation you
can loin can help you better than this.
By Joining with us you have all Omaha
back of you."
Brief addreases followed by Charles
Harding of Omaha, and by Charles M.
Mayne, general secretary of the Lincoln
association. Dr. W. J. Leary played a
comet solo.
As the result of Mr. Mayne's addn
Ffm the Railway
conclusive refutation of what is evidently recog
nized as the strongest rebuttal argument advanced
by the Standard.
In fact, it Is as weak and inconclusive as the
remainder of his argument. The lines of the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois do not run Into
Chicago. They terminate at Dalton, from which
point entrance is made
public mind, .Ing, where the oil freight
crisis. Now lines of the Chicago and
however, the reives Its Whiting freight
Dalton. The former practice, now discontinued, in
filing tariffs was to make them read from a point
on the line of the filing road, and it was also gen
eral to state on the same sheet, that the tariff
would apply to other points, e. g., Whiting. The
Chicago and Eastern Illinois followed this practice
in filing Its rate from Dolton, and making a note
on the sheet that it applied to Whiting. This was
in 1895 when this method of filing tariffs was in
common use.
Now let us see in what way the intending shipper
of oil could be misled and deceived by the fact that
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois had not filed a
rate reading from Whiting. Commissioner Smith
contends that "concealment Is the only motive for
such a circuitous arrangement," i. e., that this
method of filing the rate was intended to mislead
competitors of tho Standard OH Company. Suppose
such a prospective oil refiner had applied to the
Interstate Commerce Commission for the rate from
Chicago to East St. Louis over the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois, he would have been Informed that
the only rate fired with the commission by this
company was 6V4 cents from Dolton, and he would
have been further informed, if Indeed he did not
know this already, that this rate applied through
out Chicago territory. So that whether he wished
to locate bis plant at Whiting, or anywhere else
about Chicago, under an arrangement of long stand
ing, and which applies to all the industrial towns
in the neighborhood of Chicago, he could have his
freight delivered over the Belt Line to the Chicago
and Eeastern Illinois at polton and transported to
East St. Louis at a rate jbf 6 cents. Where then
is the concealment which the Commissioner of
Corporations makes so much of it? Any rate from
'Dolton on the Eastern Illinois or Chappell on the
Alttn, or Harvey on the Illinois Central, or Blue
Island on the Rock Island, applies throughout
Chicago territory to shipments from Whiting, as
to shipments from any other point in the district.
So far from the Eastern Illinois filing its rate from
Dolton in order to 'deceive the shipper, it is the
Commissioner of Corporations who either betrays
his gross ignorance of transportation customs in
Chicago territory or relies on the. public ignorance
of these customs to deceive the public too apt to
accept unquestlonlngly every statement made by a
Government official as necessarily true, although,
as in the present Instance, a careful examination
shows these statements to be false.
The final point made by President Moffett that
other commodities of a character similar to oil
.u,. ..... -ere carried at much
about forty new members were added dur
ing the meeting.
The announcement was made at the
close of the meeting that the Member
ahlp Boosters' corps would meet at S
o'clock Monday evening for conference,
to- Rich all piembers are urged to at
tend. Another meeting of the boosters will
be held Tuesday noon with the board of
directors, at which time luncheon will
be served, and to which all boosters are
welcome.
Boys Hold Meeting:.
An enthusiastic meeting of the boys'
branch of the Young Men's Christian
association was held in the assembly
room at S:30 Sunday afternoon, pre
sided over by Superintendent E. F. Den
nlson. Addresses were delivered by W.
S. Sheldon, Lee D. Mitchell and B. M.
Cherrlngton, the latter of the State uni
versity at Lincoln, and one or two oth
ers. Among the boys who spoke were
Edward Burdlck, Lyle Roberts and Will
Wentworth. A song service added in
terest to the meeting, and the boys all
gave assurances that they were going to
get out and hustle for new members
Monday and Tueaday and see what they
could do toward reaching that 1,000
mark. TEARS SHOW MORAL, EARNEST ESS
Rev. J. W. Coaler Tells Why Panl
Wept In Ills Strength.
"Serve the Lord with all humility and
many, fears." These words of Paul were
tsken as the text for a sermon on "Hu
mility," by Kev. J. W. Conley at the First
Baptist church Sunday morning.
"Wo see Paul greatly burdened, so that
aaln and again we find him In tears, and
the question naturally arises, why do peo
ple weep and why did Paut weep? Many
causes produce tears. Some weep because
they are worn out and there Is a giving
away of the forces of restraint, but Paul
wept In the midst of his moat earnest work.
He seemed to have a frame of wonderful
endurance. Some weep because they are
naturally intensely emotional and are
easily affected by a book or play.
"But Paul was not an effeminate senti
mentalist, but was a man of stalwart
character. The tears were the Index of
great moral earnestness, for he had a clear
vision of the consequences of sin and the
errors of mankind. He saw how sin per
verts the human character Into a coward.
God made man for high Ideals, but aln
comes In and brings failure to their lives.
Paul saw this and his soul was dumb
founded, for he realized early the awful
ness of sin. We must have a Just apprecia
tion of our relationship to others love for
humanity to make life worth living.
"If we hre to have a heart In sympathy
with those in need It must be In touch
with the spirit and love of Jesus Christ.
Paul wept beoSuse Jesus wept. There Is
great occasion In this world for moral
earnestness. I believe In a religion of
gladness and Joy, but let us also believe tn
a religion of tears. Christian science says
sin is not a reality, but Jesus wept over
the suffering of humanity and Hla heart
broke because of the curse of sin. What
we need Is not a diminution of the streams
of human sympathy, but more moral earn
estness. We have to come closer to the
valleys of hunuui distress, not to deny
these things, but to face then. When we
face the awfulness of sin we can then fsce
the splendor of redemption."
Christ on Streets ef City.
"If Christ Should Walk the Streets of
Omaha" was the subject of Rev. Newmsn
Hsll Burdick's sermon at the Second
Presbyterian church yesterday morning. He
took his text from Mark 7 X1, "And again
He went out from the borders of Tyre
and came through Bldon unto the Sea of
Galilee through the midst of the borders
of Decapolis."
"The thing that this somewhat unpromis
ing text suggests to my mind Is s. supposi
tion of a slmllsr case In the present dsy,
Imagine the Lord Jesus Christ, a 'divine
tramp,' aa one has not Irreverently called
Him, Journeying afoot through the land
World, Jmnumry 3, 1908.
over the Belt Lino. Whlt-
orlgfnates, is not on the
Eastern Illinois, which re-
from the Belt Line at
lower rates than 18 cents,
He passes through Omaha, as he passed
through the towns and cities of Decapolls.
With His eyes open to every detail of His
environments, with a mind that nothing
escapes, with a penetration that discovers
Jhe ytmost heart of man, so that no thought
or motive can be so sooret but-what it la
as open to Him aa the noonday sun is to
a man that can see, what sort of an im
pression would Omaha make upon Him?
"I have no sympathy with any attempt
to make Omaha the chlefest among the sin
ners of the lend, nor with what has been
termed 'blackwashing the city. But I
would like to mako things as vivid as pos
sible and because we of Omaha are not
responsible for the sins of Des Moines or
Lincoln or Kansaa City, thougb they may
be far worse thart we, but for our own, I
would like to give ' Imagination a little
latitude.
"The people He would meet on our streets
would be His first interests. He would
meet and mingle with the careworn, sorrow-laden,
sinning crowd. He would, aa
of old, look upon them with compassion, as
sheep without a shepherd. His heart would
melt with love and His eyes would run
with tears, as once they did at a similar
spectacle. But suppose that He should
meet you, suppose Ills eyes should search
you out from all the crowd, suppose that
Ills marvelous power of penetration ahould
strip off all your disguises, what would
He discover? Would you be obliged to
hide your face? Would you be dumb with
chagrin at what He would bring forth?
Or would He discover In you one of His
own?
"What would He think of the business
of Omaha? Of course He would discover L
magnificent buildings. He could not fall
to see compact organization. He would
recognize commercial machinery of the
most approved twentieth century pattern.
But what taould He think of the spirit
underneath it all? Could Jesus Christ be
Invited to the banquets and club gather
ingsall of them that are held In the
Interests of business? Could He approve
of all the plans that are entertained for
the gathering of the dollar? Would He be
satisfied that enly tho highest, purest mo
tives underlay all that was done, and
would He feel that all our -business men
were making the most out of their im
mortal lives that can be made? I do not
mean that there ore not many who would
pass successfully such an examination as
he would make. There are aucb men.
"What would He think of the social life
of our city? II a would discover chivalrous
men and fair women. He would find mod
ern culture and refinement. But would
He at the same time find that In the main
the lives of these men and women of
fashion were unselfish lives, consecrated
to the love of God and the service of
men? Would He be satisfied to own them
unchanged?
"It Is well to put such questions as
these to ourselves, for often they serve to
show us how Inconsistent we become
through custom and Indifference. And,
moreover, God Is present with us day by
day, and He is weighing us In Just this
way. In a very real, though not a final
sense, every day in s Judgment day."
WOODSON SAYS IT'S BECKHAM
Kentnrklan Deelnrea Former Gov
erner Will Certainly Go te
the Senate.
Speaking of the senatorial deadlock In
Kentucky, Ury Woodson, a member of the
Tsggart party who passed through Omaha,
said Sunday:
"Ejt-Oovernor Beckham will undoubtedly
be elected. Some eight or nine In the
legislature are atandlng out against him.
He needs but three or four ta ratify his
election.
"The ex-governor received the endorse
ment of the voters at a primary election.
Juat aa your Nebraska senators must when
they become candidates, but the legislature
Is refusing to ratify the election. It will
be a discouraging blow to the primary
election law or people's choice for senator
provisions If the Kentucky legislature falls
to elect a senator and to elect Beckhsm.
rate ts not in question. The question -Is whether
this rate constituted a discrimination as against
other shippers of oil." and he also makes much of
the failure of President Moffett to produce before
the grand jury evidence of the alleged Illegal acts
of which the Standard Oil officials said that other
large shippers In the territory had been guilty.
Considering the fact that these shippers include
the packers and elevator men of Chicago the action
of the grand Jury in tailing upon President Mof
fett to furnish evidence of their wrong-doing may
be interpreted as a demand fer an elaboration of
the obvious; but the fact that a rate-book con
taining theses freight rates for other shippers was
offered in evidence during the trial and ruled out
by Judge Iandls was kept out of sight. President
Moffett would not, of courss, accept the invita
tion of the grand Jury although he might have
been pardoned if he had referred them to various '
official Investigations by the Interstate Commerce
Commission and other departments of the Govern- .
ment.
We come back, therefore, to the conclusion of i
the whole matter, which is that the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana was fined an amount equal to
seven or eight times the value of Its entire property,
because its traffic department did not Verify the
statement of the Alton rate clerk, that the six-cent
commodity rate on oil had been properly filed with,
the Interstate Commerce Commission. There la
no evidence, none was introduced at the trial, that
any shipper of oil from Chicago territory hd been
interferred with by the elghteen-cen J rata nor that
the failure of the Alton to file Its six-cent rate
had resulted in any discrimination against any In- I
dependent shipper, we must take this on the word
of the Commissioner of Corporations and of Judge
Landls. Neither Is it denied even by .Mr. Smith
that the "Independent" shipper of oil, whom he
pictures aa being driven out of business by this dis
crimination of tbe Alton, could have shipped all
the oil he desired to ship from Whiting via Dolton
over the lines of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois
to East Stt Louis. In short, President Mof fett's
defense is still good, and we predict will be so de
clared by the higher court.
The Standard Oil Company has been charged
with all manner of crimes and misdemeanors. Be-'
ginning with the famous Rice of Marietta, passing
down to the apostle of popular liberties, Henry
Demarset Lloyd, with his Wealth Against the Com.
mon wealth, descending by easy stages to Miss Tar
bell's offensive personalities, we finally reach the
nether depths of unfair and baseless misrepresenta
tion In the report of the Commissioner of Corpora
tions. The Standard has been charged with every
form of commercial piracy and with most of the
crimes on the corporation calandar. After long
years of strenuous attack, nnder the leadership
of the President of the United States, the corpora
tion Is at last dragged to the bar of Justice to
answer to its misdoings. The whole strength of the
Government Is directed against it, and at last, we
are told, the Standard Oil Company is to pay the
penal ty of Its crimes, and it is finally convicted of
having failed to verify the statement of a rate clerk
and is forthwith fined a prodigious sura, measured
by the car. Under the old criminal law, the theft
of property worth more than a shilling, was punish
able by death. Under the interpretation of the
Interstate Commerce law by Theodore Roosevelt
and Judge Kenesaw Landis, a technical error of a
traffic official Is made the excuse for the confisca
tion of a vast amount of property. Adv.
I am sure they will never allow this to
happen. They will ratify the man who
has secured the votes of the people."
ELOQUENCE WON THREE CENTS.
Plea of Street "weeper Wins Advance
fer All Fellow
Werkers. ,
The city council In committee of thd
whole Monday afternoon ratified the ac
tion of the special committee on bids foe
city supplies, awarding , the contracts for
supplies and giving- each Item separately
to the lowest and beat bidder on tint i-,
tlcular Item. Provision waa made for all
things needed except the books for the
license Inspector. The committee found
the lowest bid on these books to be con
siderably higher than the bid last year and,
recommended that another advertisement
bo made for bid. Tne blda asked for
were on lithographed books. Tbe readver
tisement will be for printed nooks, which
are cheaper. Councilman Johnson, who
was on the committee, stated that the city ,
will save between 1,600 and $3,000 on print-
ing over last year.
Thomas Keen headed a delegation of
atreet cleaners and' made a plea to the '
council In support of the request ef these
workers for an Increase ' in ' wages from
22 to 26 cents an hour. Councilman Zlm- '
man opposed raising the wages, declaring
that they were ample for the work doni
and good In comparison with whet other
cities are' paying. Mr. Keen then arosj
aqd delivered such an eloquent plea for
the street sweepers as surptitel thosa who
heard Mm, and the council voted altnott
unanimously to grant the Increase askfd.
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HEIRS OPPOSE GIRLS' HOME
Crclsthtea Beaedelsvrtee Resist Be"
, nest of Fifty Thoasand Dollars,
for This Pnrpese.
The Crelghton heirs began an argument
In probate court Monday to set aside the
bequest by the late Count Crelghton af
SS6.OQ0 for a Vorkuta. alrn'. horn. Judge
w. v. Mcriugn represents tne estate and
W. H. DeFrance A. C. Wakeley and
Charles B. Keller represent the heirs. The
lstter allege the bequest wss too indefinite.
no time, place nor ether particulars being
named in the will for the establishment
of the home. .
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