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VOL. XXXVII NO. 221.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 1908
OPPOSE FULTON BILL
Interstate Commerce Commission
Against Proposed Rate Measure.
UNFAIR TO THE RAIli'
CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
FORECAST FOR. NEBRASKA Monday,
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
i-iour.
S a. m
Would Enable Any Shipper to 1
Un Ad" vane in (Tharves
f BITRART LIMITATION 1.NUTR1.
ib;ent Conditions Co Not Justify
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a ..hUSTS
STOCIMEN TO RAISE FUND I NEW phase of tobacco war
To Show Value of Protein Rations at
National Corn Exposition,
Members of Society of Equity Receive
Threatening; letter Slgaed
"Tenaat."
CORN ALONE TOO EXPENSIVE
Cora Hla'her and Hon Lower Caaaea
Farmers Bis; Loss and Lire Stock
laterests Propose to Take
Hand.
r MUCH WORK FOR COMMISSION
"aber of Caaea Might Canae Great
L'Delay la Aetloa aad
Work Injaatteo to the
Carrlera.
WASHINGTON, March l.-Respondlng to
a letter of Inquiry to the Interstate tcm
merre committee of the senate, the Inter-
atate Commerce commission has written a
letter taking; a position In opposition to
Benatfcr Fulton's bill prohibiting rarrod
companiea from advancing rates In the face
of a protest made by a shipper until the
commission shall have passed upon the
reasonableness of the Increase. "To give
to the protest of a single shipper the cf
feet of preventing the advance of any
rate until the reasonableness of that ad
vance waa affirmatively determined by the
commission," says the letter, "woud es
tablish a hard and fast rule of doubtful
fairness to the railroads and questionable
advantage 'to the public. Under existing
conditions we are of the opinion that It
would be unwise to adopt the arbitrary
limitation which this bill proposes, what
ever may be found desirable or necessary
In this regard In the future."
The commission also finds an objection to
he bill In a possibility of Increased bur
dens upon the commission. On thla point
they say: "If every proposed advance had
to be Investigated by the commission and
officially sanctioned before It could take
effect the number of cases to be consid
ered would presumably be ao great aa to
render their prompt disposition almost Im
possible. In Instances of Justifiable In
crease the necessity of delay resulting from
the probable volume of cases would work
injustice to the carriers. Until condition
become more stable and the substantiate
provisions of the act are more completely
observed in railroad tariffs and policies,
we entertain the belief that wider latitude
of discretion on the part of carriers than
thla measure allows should be permitted."
The commission also suggests at a pos
sible effect of the bill, the preventing of
voluntary reductions of rates. "If," they
ay, "the rate could be Increased without
the approval of the commission after af
firmative showing by the carrier. !t might
happen that many reductions now volun
tarily accorded would not ba made."
OHIO convention tomorrow
Republicans Will Probablr Declare
for Revision of Tariff Taft la
Fall Control.
COM-MDra, O., March l.-The republican
state convention, which will meet here on
Tuesday next, will declare for revision of
the tsrlff If recent plans are carried out.
The platform Is not yet entirely formulated
nd It Is, of course, entirely possible that
many changes will be made In it before
final adoption by the convention. The pres
ent understanding Is, however, that the
declaration will be for a revision of the
tariff along protective lines, at a special
meeting of the next congress.
The policies of President Roosevelt will
be upheld and Taft will be endorsed.
The advance guard of the convention com
menced to straggle Into the city today, but
the great number of delegates is not ex
pected before tomorrow. All of the candi
dates are on the ground and they are suffi
ciently numerous In themselves to constitute
a formidable array.
Ths convention will name candidates for
Governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of
state, atate treasurer, auditor of state, dairy
and fond commissioner, attorney . general,
commissioners of publlo works (two). Judges
af supreme court (two), clerk of the supreme
court and four delegates-at-large to the
republican national convention. Oovernor
Harris will be renominated by acclamation,
aa will, In all probability, the present secre
tary of state, Carml A. Thompson.
The four delegatea-at-large to the republi
can national convention will be Myron T.
Herrlck. Cleveland; Charles P. Taft, Cin
cinnati; A. I. A'orya, Lancaster, and Gov
ernor Andrew I Harrla of Eaton.
It la underatood that there will be no alate
prepared for the convention and that the
fight for all of the offices will be open.
Neither Senator Foraker nor Senator Dick
la expected to attend the convention.
ARE ARRESTED
I.os Angeles Mob Attempts to Hews
Two Men Charged with Obatrnet
In Streets.
ANJET.ES, Cal., March l.-Oeorge
M. Woodby, J. J. Hicks and Mrs. Josl
Shuck were arrested last night aa part of
m campaign being waged by the police
against socialists obstructing the streets.
Woodby Is a Pasadena negro. ' He and
hicks wiien taken Into custody were ad
dressing a meeting of several hundred by
standers. Upon' their arrest there was i
demonstration, the result of an appeal by
Mrs, Shuck to those present to resist the
officers. Placing herself at the head of
the mob. Mrs. Shuck raised a redsTlag and
marched her followers to the corner of
Fifth and 8an Pedro streets, a distance
or about a mile, the crowd singing th
Marseillaise." At Fifth and San Pedro
two police officers sought to suppress the
demonstration. When the crowd became
demonstrative and a riot call waa turned
into police headuartnrs, twenty officers
Hastened to the scene and succeeded
aispersing the mob and arresting Mrs.
QhliflU II- II . . . . .
-J"". uvuuy ana nicKS. Tney were
later releused on $100 ball each.
LIFE OF PRIEST THREATENED
Foreigner Demands Thousand Dollars
01 ikleago Catholic Clergyman
Threat Is Made.
CHICAGO, Mch. 1. The Rev. P. Neuall
pastor of St. Procoplus Roman Catholic
church, notified the police today that ha
had received a letter In which the write
demands 11,000, threatening death If It was
refused, me letter was written In the
Slav language.
PORTION OF SCALP MISPLACED
omaranaiiiawn Woman Submit, tn.
Lnaaual Operation.
MARSHALLTOWN, la.. March l.-SDe
clal.) A moat Interesting and very unusual
operation was performed In this crty today,
when local surgeons removed from the pel
vic region of Mr. Elmer Enfield a demoid
tumor of the sise of a cocoanut. The opera.
lion is a rare one and the first ever wr-
iormea in this city. The dermoid was
ireak of nature and was of congenital
"am. wr. cjuieia, wno is 28, was
In the embryonic state, some matrix of her
makeup became displaced and lodged In the
pelvic region. This matrix schould have
formed a portion' of the scalp, but being
misplaced in the pelvic region, nature en
closed It In a sack and It conttnued to grow
as though It had been a part of the scalp.
It produced about a square Inch of what
would have been scalp, and on this piece
or skin hair grew, of such density and
length that It formed a braid, after the
tumor was removed, four feet In length,
All these years this misplaced bit of Mrs.
Enfield's makeup haa been nurtured by
the oils and secretions that ordinarily nour
lsh the scalp and It has flourished. Re-
oently It has been growing very rapidly, and
R waa removed for fear that If left It would
soon assume enormous slxe and make the
operation still more difficult. A small wen
frequently found In scalps, had developed
on the piece of skin. The hair waa matted
and tangled In a mass. Mrs. Enfield shows
every Indication of recovering.
EMBRACERY CHARGE DROPPED
Na Attempt Was Made to Tamper
With Graft Jary at Harris
berg.
HARRISBURG. Pa.. Feb. :9.-As a re
sult of Investigating the circumstances sur
rounding the arrest of C. E. Humphreys on
the chargo of attempting to Influence A.
A. Polat, one of the Jurors In the capltol
conspiracy trial. Pistrlct Attorney Weiss
today ordered his release. The district at
torney had Jl.qutred Into the relations of
the men, taking the statements of both
parlies and declared that he was satisfied
mat ine relations were proper.
The detectives say that the man waa
taken Into custody because he waa over-
beard to be mentioning sums of money to
Potst, but the explanation la given that the
conversation was about the transfer of an
Intereat in a suspender patent. They also
claimed that the man' atatementa about
himself were so Indefinite as to cause
suspicion '
There are rumors tonight that the occur
rence may be made the occasion of a
motion for a retrial. The lawyers for the
defendants, who are here, refuse to speak
on the subject. The lawyers are engaged
In preparing law points to be submitted
to Judge Klnkei on Monday and In prepar
ing speeches, which will begin after the
points have been received by the court.
QUINTET STORY IS DENIED
Report that Ohio Woman Gave Birth
to Five Children Is
Not Tree.
STEUBEN VILLB. O.. Feb. .-The siory
sent from here Friday to the effect that
Mrs. George Campbell gavs birth to five
children. Is untrue, and the Associated
Press la requested to d.ny the story absolute
RIFLE ( RANGE! FOR YANKTOX
Local Company Plans Reg-alar Com
petitive "hoots and Parades.
YANKTON, 8. D., March 1. (Special.)
Company M. South Dakota National Guard,
will shortly commence the construction of a
rifle range to be used In competitive prac
tice by the companies of the First Battal
ion. The pit, which la to be constructed
entirely of cement, will have range stations
at 100, 200, 300, 600 and 1,000 yards, each
equipped with telephone connection to the
pit. It Is proposed that three companies
In the state will come to Yankton during
each month and apend a day In battalion
maneuvers, rifle practice and competitive
shooting, and only members of the various
companies will be entitled to participate In
the competitive shoots. However, It is the
Intention of Captain Ray to form an aux
iliary association, composed entirely of
civilians, and they will be permitted to
participate In competitive shoots with the
exception of the company shoots. Yankton
cltixens may be, able to witness regular
guard mount and dress parade, which will
take place In front of the federal building
with the Impressive ceremony of lowering
the flag.
PENSIONS
FOR
NEBRASKA!
Allowances for Veterans of Third and
Sixth Districts,
WASHINGTON, March 1. (Special.)
Congressman Boyd la advised that the fol
lowing pensions have been granted persons
residing in the Third district of Nebraska
for the week beginning with February JO:
wenara J. Koush. Wayne. 1121 John Buh.
low. Bloomfleld. SCO; William H. Williams
Schuyler, 113; Zalmer E. Peck, Palmer, $16;
Isaac W. Brltendall, Fremont, $15; August
H. Surber. Waterburg. $1J; Jacob W. Ab
bott. Chapman. $12; Jeremiah Mapes, Clear
water, $13.
The commissioner of pensions has to
day notified Congressman Klnkald of the
allowance or reissue of the following pen
sions unaer me age act in his district:
uavia L,. Mossman, Chadron; Solomon
wails, uordon; Warren H. Werden. Trvnn-
John D. Todro. Ord; Lyman H. Smith. Lo-
max; James M. Jester. Dunning; Andrew
J. Bogart. Harrison, all at $11 per month;
Adam Ikenburg, Alnsworth, at $15. Also
the claim of Helen C, widow of William
M. Huntley, of Callaway, has been allowed
for $S per month from July 11. iwj.
Baaqaet for Wa Tlaa- Faag.
OAKLAND, Cal,. March l.-Chlnese
Minister Wu Ting Fang was th Yuest of
honor at a banquet given last night bv
the Oakland Chamber of Commerce.
MOTBhtXa-TS Or OCXA.IT !TiiM
MOUNT STERLING, Ky Feb. it. A
sensation was caused here today when It
became known that many members of
the Society of Equity In this. Montgomery
county, had received threatening letters
through the malls regarding tobacco rais
ing. The letters bear the postmark of
the local office. A copy of one of the
letters was secured today by the Asso
ciated Press correspondent, which had
been sent to J. M. Blgataff. president of
Plans are being made by th live stock the Traders' bank, the wealthiest man In
interests of South Omaha to subscribe a the county and a large land owner. He
special fund to be used In demonstrating was formerly on the Equity board of this
to farmers the value of protein rations county. The letter was written on a
when mixed with corn as a food for hog, typewriter and mailed In a white en-
believing that the time haa arrived when velope and In the envelope with the let
corn cannot be profitably fed as It was ter was a brown envelope of smaller slxe
In years gone by. The demonstration will which contained powder and matches,
be made one of the features of the Na- The notice read as follows:
tlonal Corn exposition, which Is to be held , npar Sir: This Is to notify you if there
In Omaha. vt. or a"y tobacco destroyed in
The necessity for th demonstration, you had better look out for vn,,! 7Z1T.'.
which will lead to greater profits for the Property. (Signed) TENANTS.
. . . . . .. . . . 1 Ci II , -. . . i
yruuucTB, in errown in me. inquinFs t.-.o wrru received oy otner new rules of the state organisation re
Which are made almost every day to those moers or tne society. and Hnrve quire credentials of delegates to be In
Interested In the corn show. The exrterl- PrPW,tt- Luclen Brldgewortb and other riv. in e th. nnir.nion
ence related to Prof. J. WIHces Jones at tobacco and cattle raisers received let- date, but there will be a few straggling
me P.enrasKa press association by ono "n me same way and written conventions Frinav n,l Kuturdnv nniwlth.
large reener ana nog grower, is sajfl tiy " l" same Kina or papers, saying
omun umana live stock dealers, to ne a " raise looacco, you can't Forty-nine counties have already chosen
common one. .n, mme. ome or these letters th.ir ri.ioirote. ri-iv.r,rt. -non
ine larmer mia me tnat ne ceean to .- over ro me postal author!- ties to come, but of those fortv-one. flf-
. . . . ..I r In a TK. . i. il. si. I w '
reea iwo cars or snoais last ran. saiu me nrsi instance of mem- teen are counties that have only one or
i-roi. jones. -me price or noys was a " oocieiy or tsqulty being, two delegates, while the forty-nine that
little off, but corn was bringing a good .l"rea!nfa' There " never been any have already acted Include most of the
price. Several years aeo. according 1o lri"io in this county, and It U rrnn..i Mn..kn.n .v.,.i. .... ,
. . .n I , , CI, DIIUIIRIIVIU It, HI lllUllb IUI
tne rarmer. the price of corn and porK i me members of the Equity most. While three delegations with a to-
went up ana aown togemer. nut recently y oner a large reward for the tal of sixty-six votes have given In
th. nrlna m. V... klohr. arrest and rnnvlntlnn U ..... . I . ...
........ v..,.. .. ,... " i . - v i illc, Buinor or I srmctlonM Tor Knoaev.lt ni-pinnr rtrnn-
hogs have gone lower. The farmer has autnora f the threatening letters. Lead- nects are that th. Trt m..wiv win h
fed the hogs all winter on corn be rals?d n Independent grower denounce the so bla that there will bo no division on
TAFT LEAD BIG IN NEBRASKA
Already One Hundred Delef atei More
Than Needed Majority.
DEMOCRATS MEET THIS WEEK
Popnllats Will Hold Convention, bat
Mill Have Only Few Connty
Organisations Reaalarly
Repre seated.
BEPUBI.ICAH IBTSTBUCTIOirS.
Total dlgats to state convention... .935
Total delegates already chosen 658
necessary to make majority 463
Delegates for Taft .561
Delegates for Boosevelt 66
Uninstracted scattering 31
A large majority of th delegates to the
coming republican state convention to be
held at Omaha Thursday of next week
have already been chosen and the re
mainder will be selected this week. The
himself, but from the amount consumed ho '"ter writer in bitter terms.
would have made enough to buy a ne
thla subject unless some of these dele
gates want to go on record In order to
- - - ' I Tnnnrnn gates want to go on record in o
automobile If he had sold the corn and I URPEDO BOATS AT CALLA0 crry the record home with them.
hnnt. lost tail ITn .ln.n1.r nU l W!1k.rtl
. . . ,, ... . I
i ' i u iu put corn inio porK turn sen ine nogs i uiiiia Hearnea Peravlnn Pnrl Aft..
i prewm maxKei prices. uneventrnl Vovasre from
According to Prof. Jones, hundreds of Teleahaano.
farmers are making the same expensive
blunder and he declares that straight corn CALLAO, March 1. The
Some counties have been Instructed not
only on presidential preference, but also
for the Individual delegates-at-large.
Adams, Douglas and Washington are corn-
American mltted to Victor Rosewatcr for one of
cannot be fed tn hnirs with nroflt In tho tnrrterln hnol ei.m. .,... ... . I . . . . . . ...
. A " " . . ' ii "vu,,i,i "men lert Tslca- me aeiegaies. t,aas and several other
luiure ana some means must oe rouna or "uano on February 26. arrival h.r nnuntl. h.v. inHn... a.,i
iruuiuining in toons.
Glarose -. Hogs.
"In the earlier days most of the corn
"ay. ine commander of the flotilla, Lancaster and one or two others have
lieutenant if. I. Cone, declared that Indorsed Judge Allen W. Field and sev
mrougnout the voyage. J. 600 knots th eral counties have
crop was fed to live stock or mado Into V""" flne ant! condltlons such for Senator Norrls Brown. Washington
iki Peruvian port was county has gone so far as to name
possible. The destroyers arrived in comnlete slnte for oil r.t ih. hi
aia condition, not a hitch havlnir oeeorr expressing Itself for
..mr me passage. slstlng of Senators Brown and Burkett.
""-iioiii tone speaks hleMv r,f ti. Governor Sheldon anri vir.ir.i- i...n,o.
whisky," said Prof. Jones. "Today, only
a small per cent of the corn crap Is used
for making whisky. More than one-half
of the corn crop of the corn belt states Is
fed on the farms. There are but a few
malnlng states feed about all that Is grown
Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Indiana, Missouri
and Kansas are the principal corn pro
ducing states. These states are important
surplus com producing states. The re- r-hii received at the hands of the No othpr names than these five have been
V.i. particularly pleased Projected so far for delegates-at-large.
with the services rendered h r.i.....
Commander Raxos of the Chilean navy. The republican district conventions begin
wno acted In the capacity
live stock states, but the several glucose J , , "ner P888 from Punta Arenas to and Fourth districts being set for Wednes-
: day at Lincoln and Wilbur, respectively.
It is expected that the flntllln m I The First dUtrlnt rr,n.l.td
crop. The glucose Industry alone consumes !Tn,her untU March "lllng on that tles- of which four have Instructed for
-nama- Taft and one for Rnnwv.lt isimui,r.
The Panther did not leave with th. k- Rlehardann will hniri th.i, ,.,
tleshlps Which Bailed VPSt.nrl.u k.l.. 1 ventlnna tnrlnv Tn T.n r.
I - - j i "1,1,5 ur- 1 . . j . Mv 1 ' . . iiwm is 1 1 ' ' 1 1 1
reQ to remain at port for a number of the two district delegates the "antls" would
from 40.000,000 to 60.000,000 bushels of com
per annum. This Is equal to the surplus
crop sold out of the atate of Nebraska.
of New York furnished the raw material
for the great starch factories, bat later the
most of ( the , world's starch supply cam
from corn.
Raw starch was worth from $45 to $55
per ton. Science came Into partnership
have to carry both of these counties.
whereas it Is already practically certain
that they will both be for Taft. In that
case Taft will have elghty-elfht out of 142
delegates In the convention
In the Fourth district the only county
n th 7 e rnuslr-g at the. tlm
L. ' U expected
that these will have been rounded up,
as measures have been taken to make a
rennrt 1 eWatCh ' Wh 'ailed to
report for duty. As a .
with the corn growers and another entirely deserte t feW ana the number of Btl11 to S On record Is Saunders, which Is
new Industry was developed along with tn. r" ,a he varlous ports at which "al1 to be a Taft county. The Fourth dls-
rri . """"num. trlct consists of eleven couhtles, with 107
shin. 701 ., aeparture of the battle- lpgates. of which only Polk county, with
rivH " a8" whlcU had Jut ar- elnt vtes. Is standing out against Taft.
riea were put aboard th .1.1 Th. .,- ., .
ri.r,t tj. "nn. i-Tesi- '"" uoiisiiiuiing me tse;
mlrai. . h pj,reaented to each of the ad- ond dl8trlct have all acted and Instructed
- - "-"""onieiy pound book on Peru. ror Taft making it unanimous. The In
ei ppt nnr-.iT " .numon m umigia ior 01. L,. I.earne 1
oLtti BREAKS MANY WIRES and Arthur ' Smlth flxeB the p,rsona"ty
1 " r " BiiiiuuBn ine 1 urnifti cre-
negrapn and Telephone T raffle East tllB wlU not bo "lvt,n unt'l March 12.
i(o tm j Nearly
ARMY AUTO REACHES OMAH
left "lx Days Behind Globe Trotters
aad Arrived Ahead of
Them.
Its mud guards and wheels loaded with
mud and Its driver one animated mass of
mud, the automobile which Is making th
test run from New York to Iavenworth
Kan., arrived In Omaha at 5:25 Sunday aft
emoon. People wore first apprised of It
presence by the shrill shrieking of a man
It was the voice of the animated mass o
mud. who hadn't time to use hla horn an
used his voice to tell people to get out of
the way. The car swung from East Far
nam south on Sixteenth, cut In front of
rapidly mnvlng street car at Sixteenth an
Howard streets and brought up In front of
the Rome hotel, where several representa
tlves of the Studebaker company were
guests.
A crowd gathered at onoe to view the
strange animal concealed beneath tho mu
and to wonder what the small smokestack
In front of the driver wis for.
The car Is making a run from New York
to Leavenworth, Kan., to test the power of
the automobile In carrying military dis
patches in time of war. It carries a dls
patch from General Frederick Grant to the
commandant at Fort Leaven worth. It left
New York six days after the New York
Paris cars, which are now somewhere In
th vicinity of Chicago.
The car was driven Into Omaha by Jack
Huge. He will be relieved at Lincoln. Neb,
by another driver, who will take the oar
the rest of the way to Leavenworth.
After a three hours' rest In tho Kimball
garage, the chauffeur gave a premonitory
shriek to the crowd gathering around and
the car shot west on Farnam street.
"We have been driving night and day
wkh relay drivers Is the reason we have
distanced the New York to Paris cars," said
Huge. "They have been driving merely In
the daytime. Our average drive has been
between fourteen and fifteen miles an hour,
We made 104 miles Sunday, the awful, even
terrible Iowa mud being the reason why
we did not make better time."
The army car was put In the Kimball
garage and cleaned up, the bath taking
nearly three hours. This was the first time
the mud had been removed since the car
left New York, and before the hese was
turned on It, It was a sight. Heavy planks
were strapped on the sides of the car to be
used for bridging streams and prying the
machine out of the mud when it became
stuck. Three sets of tires were used In the
run from New York to Omaha, the fourth
set being put on here.
Huge stated that they had but one excit
ing experience enrouto, that being near
Cedar Rapids two days ago. A runaway
team charged down the road towards them
and to escape collision the driver sent the
automobile Into the ditch. A bent axle
which required six hours to straighten, was
all the damage resulting.
CEDAR RAPIDS, la., March 1. The
American car In the New York to Paris
automobile endurance contest arrived In
Cedar Rapids at 11:30 a. m. today and
left for the west at 1 p. m.
CLINTON, la., March 1. The , French
car No. 1 stopped here a moment this
afternoon to take on a pilot and left lor
the west at 3:30 p. m. The Italian car
passed through Clinton at 4:08 p. m.,
stopping only to take on a pilot.
starch making. A machine was perfected
that would seperate the germ from the
grit portion of the kernel.
"The germ or heart of the kernel con
tains considerable oil. By proper process-
Ing this germ yields a liberal amount of
oil about two pounds of oil from each
bushel of corn, valued at about 6 cents per
pound or $100 per ton, as compared with
starch at half that value. Ten cents per
ousnel on corn amounts to a considerable
sum, especially with a great factory con
suming 30,000 bushels per day, and the in
teresting part of the whole affair is that
this oil was formerly even worse than a
by-product. Cornmeal or hominy or corn
flour, If .made from the whole kernel of
corn, would soon turn "strong," The oil
would' become rancid. The country miller
The Third district has several counties
Suspended. ypt to hear from, 'but more than a ma
Jorlty of the 189 delegates are already In
me tart column.
The same Is true with reference to the
Fifth district, which has 144 votes in Its
notes I ... ..linn mure man nnir are
1 nnur I n ut t ,1 tn n-k.
- 1. .liU . . . Q.,. , ., ., ....... . ...
miles .a.t I """" "'" uiiiiricc in wnieh
In
CHICAOn vr v.
' -...lull 1, lU'fnrfl.hr.al,l .1 ..
er ; and te,one Prop-
B: : . loaay oy a narrow mar
..... mar covered wires and
--..iyMive 10 nrty miles north
south of Chicago and 100 to 150
t.i ., 1 .. ' " " " was melted during the h - . majority of the delegates are vet to h,
v rrequent in- temn,r., .. ... 7 rmo ,n chosen Tt h. thir..h .
tervals or his customers will complain of L' , , in8 nlcK r time. Ice- hi' t . Vi w"
"strong" bread. ' 01 coated lines, sagging heavily, had alresHv dppates- Mne counties have selected
, . wun to nup to pieces or to tonnle tn ih r a,'1Patlona. of which eight are re-
Protela Foods Needed. ground lon ii.. . J . Pp,e t0 tho corded for Taft. although not n .mH.-
"The oil does not turn rancid so readily weighted poles. 'ening, over- tructlons. These nine counties have sev
enty out of the 162 delegates.
Th democratic organizations throughout
Nebraska have also been busy choos n
delegates to their state convention, which
meets at Omaha Thursday of this week,
ew The populists are supposed to hold a state
before the kernel Is crushed while th. nil Th.
Is yet sealed up In nature's cells. Now that and w..t e or ,h cltv
a process is found for removing ths serm on the T.k. hv, . . Trunk
remnvlnrr th. ..r nn lk T ... ' systems
hich contains almost all nf th. mi th. r.iiw.... " " "iicnigan Central
. " . " "cuiany. m one In-
ts,
former objection is overcome and a very stance a stretch of neaHv . ., -"e ''
valuable product Is now manufactured. bearing doxen. 0, important Crcu.
"It meitna th.t r.r,r .. ... t- ,. . . ""Purianr circuits to Ne'
nut uo proiu- 1 ion ana other eastern cities I ouri.-u 10 noia a state
ably fed In a haphazard fashion, as was In a tangled mass of wreck!, xvi f"" convpnll(ln simultaneously and a hall has
the case In earlier days. The experiment mercury Rscnrii.,. ..' Ith ,he b hired to accommodate them, but so far
. . . . " I - " .nia cs II I I I ft Iha IT.. . I
eiauon nas plainly demonstrated that the sleet iHm.,.,i .1 . ' ,"" ot a reports are at hand, only a ridiculously
feeder needa alfalfa or clover for a protein Tonight telegraph of fi M l h i ma8'c' 8ma" number of counties have lakn any
ration to properly balance the oil content in the facilities to a basis .1 restored formal action to secure representation In
corn. The best types of com that are grown dav night traffic and h .qUa te for Sun- the populist state convention. 1
louay contain more oil than did the corn care for brokerage and nth " u,e lo ln democratic slate for delegates-at-ten
years ago. when we received only 18 morrow monilna- withnV.t i ' bU8lne8 to- ,are to Denver promises to go through
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35 to 60 cents per bushel today.'
UILDING AND LOAN LEAGUE
ext Assail Convention Will Re Held
la f-niladelpala Aetloa oa
Resolutions.
NEW ORLEANS. March 1. PhUadelDhia
wss today chosen as the meeting place fot cl,y and numbering 2,ono m
BOYCOTT IS DECLARED OFF
Troable Hetween Rherlda. Mine. d
rr vtaier Napply Ami.
cably Adjusted.
SHERIDAN, Wyo.. Mamh 1 ,a
The min.r.- r. .". " '
Rhrtd.n V. V "' 'K'rtlng the
Sheridan Coal company's mines near this
without hitch. This slate was made at the
democratic love feast at Lincoln In Janu
ary and claims to have Mr. Bryan's ap
proval. It bears the names of William
H. Thompson of Grand Island. Mayor
Frank Brown of Lincoln, Dan V. Stephms
or t remont and Ig. J. Dunn of Omaba.
Kach one of these men would have serious
opposition If running by himself. Ex-Judae
Oldham of Kearney wants to break In and
one or two other patriots have b:en men
the mm , . 'T -P'acerot na numherlng 2.000 members, has re- tinned, but without receiving encourage-
the 1909 annual convention of the United called It. boycott against ' Sheridan mer- "t from the democratic oracle at Fair-
State. League of Local Building and Loan ""ts. after the order having exEd vl.w.
associations. twentv-four h,,.. t. , . g Elated
A rennlutlnn .... j ,, . " me coal com- unnu-p r.n.niuon will tit pulled off
resolution was adopted askina local Pany was ODDosrd tn th. ., . .,..,.1 i.. .u.t...
association, to wnrv tn. th. ..r,.m..., .: ..7 J,c -" wa" m- . - - -"-"" every-
st.t law. im. Vh , 01 ,h uing a reconsideration of one wno "' ticket to either the big
?nt .JdT ' 8 , .1 prrt"" 10 'no f,no ot 2-50 lmposl upon member. tent T the little tent will b invit.d
d".tribu,lonof Te "? nk" ,h" f?,Un? ,trad'nK WUh the -"t "oTml o n to a flow of oratory fro!., Mr
and , , , ? f fa"ed banl" " "ated here tlla' the question B,Tan at th Auditorium In the evening
exiled .n i.JTP. e"' .Another rolutlon of a water supply for the coal camps, over w,,hout tra chr'- Mayor Dahlman aet
called on legislature, to enact Into law which the trouble arose. Is practically ad- out to ralBe to dray local txpnss
more simple methods for real estate title Justed, and the mnnW 1 ' .. although he h.d nniv n.,.n,iuj '
ersmln.llnn A. v, . . Oh. ' " "Om Ut ., " - . ui
" report was 'iiiuiin mains as soon as the $350000 e
made on a resolution advocating postal tension Is completed this summer '
savings bank. Introduced by T. J. Fltxmor- '
rls of Omaha. TVAfl UCM nr r. nrr-.. .
W. Q. Week, of New Iberia. La., act..,. " m-' MnC aUrfUUA I ED
!!de"! ' ! "''O". was elected Employe, of Chicago Brewer,
y Fames of Ammonia from
Barsted Pipe.
nine ne perauaaea tne committee to fix
upon Omaha aa the convention place, ao no
democrat should stay away for fear ',f
poor entertainment.
XAXCE
COIXTY
president for the enautng year,
81XTKEV
FOR
TAFT
ELEVATORS ARB BOLD
McCaall-Webater. Compear Bays la.
tereats of Bleaklroa Bros.
SIOCX CITY. Ia.. March l.-OSpeetal Tel
egram.) Papers formally transferrins: the
string of sixteen elevators In Nebraska of
uienmron Brothers of Btoux City to the
MoCaull-W ebster Elevator company ot
Minneapolis have been passed. The deal
was elated by D. Webster, vie president of
the. Minnesota concern, and Joseph tHenk-
iron. The purchasers will probably establish.
heaoquarters In Sioux City and minau the
elevators from here. Th purchase price
was not made public. The Webster people
weexs ago bought the elevators in
South Dakota owned by the Terwllllger In.
tereats and now control about fifty eleva
tors In South Dakota and Noraj
f
CHICAGO, March l.-Charles S.hr.it
and Emil DeUraat were killed In a local
brewery today by the buratlna of a ni.
mea wun ammonia,
State aad Federal Aduilnl.ir.n
A re Endorsed.
FULLERTON, Neb., March l.-(SDecial
Telegram.) The Nance county republican
convention elected the following delegate
V ...
ma nuif convention: j. h. Kemp, A
an open door.
1 IhlsJ . I
kiiiiu iwaii t-'aM'ai rwi 1 tvahsxI et d -
the fume, by crawl.n. along ,h. floor to o.Z n ' Arthur And!. T 1 tu1.A"
., . . uuinai.
To the congressional convention: John
Porterfteld, W. F. Prowett. H. Row-ncrani.
C. J. Stoikwell, Wood Smith, John McAfee
Ben Plerson and C. A. Rice.
Strong resolution, were passed endor.ln.
Taft for president and endorsing the Pres
ent administrations, both federal and slate
BATTLE CREEK. Neb., Mch. l.-lSoeelHl
Telegram. )-Tbe Madison county republican
convention held here was largely attended
snd very enthusiastic. It was organised
with (J. A. Randall of New m Jan nvi...
FIRE RECORD.
Jacob Koa-.Cs Realdeare.
RED OAK, Is,. March 1. (Special.)
The home of Jacob Roast, southweft of
town, was completely destroyed last night
by fire. Mr. Roast and family were at
tending a social about a mile and a 1 a'f
from their home. A neighbor saw the fire
but the roof fell in Just as he got there,"
Insurance $00, which doean t near cov.r
the loss.
'ontinud on Second Pag'
GIRL SWALLOWS TURPENTINE
Police Surgeon Summoned and Suc
ceed. In Savins; Young;
Woman's Life.
Having been given a half pint bottle of
terpentine for application upon a dog bite
Miss Dot Sterns, a 17-year-old girl, drank
the entire contents of the bottle with sui
cidal Intent about 8:30 Saturday night in
her room at 1803 Mason street, upstairs.
The swallowing of the turpentine followed
frequent declarations on her part that she
would commit suicide, because her step
father. Warren Blake, objected to her em
ployment as a waiter In the Bon Ton res
taurant, 203 South Thirteenth street.
Sh was taken out of the nuiminr,. i
Saturday morning by Mrs. William Backus,
a neighbor of the family, but on the way
home she eluded Mrs. Backus, who re
turned to the restaurant and found the girl
In the kitchen with a large knife in her
hand with which she said she waa going
to take her own life. She nas again per
suaded to eccompany Mrs. Backus, but
upon nearlng the residence the two women
were attacked by a bull dog. who pinched
the Sterns girl s arm with his teeth. Upon
going In the house the Sterns girl was
given the bottle of turpentine, part of
which she was Instructed to apply on the
brulBe, but Instead she drank the entlr
contents. Police Surgeon Fltxglbbon was
called and succeeded In alleviating the girl's
suffering and pulling her out of danger. t
GOOD LUNGS PREVENT CRIME
F. Koa.hla Brings Officers to Scene
of Holdon by One
Yell.
F. Kozshla, a Russian laborer, was held
up at an early hour Sunday morning at the
corner of Eleventh street and Capitol ave
nue by two negroes. Tlie facts that the
scene of the holdup Is only on block from
the police station and that Kosshla has
Gargantuan lung powers, which he exerted
at the proper lme, are responsible for the
robbers being captured and Koxshla still
has his $33.65.
When the shriek pierced the morning air
Detective. Ferris anJ Dllrm , . Officer
Good, who wore In the station, leaped to
their feet and ran In the direction of the
cry. They arrived In time to see Mathew
Lourtney holding a big revolver fi Koxsh
la'i face with one hand and with the other
extracting a watch from hla victim.
The other highwayman escaped, but waa
armrtod a few Momenta later In Courtney's
room, 114 North Eleventh street. He gave
his name as Leo Allaln.
In Courtney's room was found a billiard
ball wrapped In a silk handkerchief In such
a manner aa to make it a most admirable
thing with which to hit a man on the head.
On Kosahlu'a head was found a bump,
which In all probablll'y was produced by
that same billiard ball.
HEADY FOR SEW LAW
Railroads Will Observe Statute Re.
ducinjr Hours of Telegraphers.
BASIS OF FIRST OBJECTIONS
Allegation that Decrease in Trafflo
Makes it a Burden.
PANIC 13 BLAMED FOR THIS
With Normal Conditions in Money
Market Rush is Expected.
THREE HUNDRED CARS IDLE
One Road Sara It r
Movlnc Because It Mas Not
Sufficient Yards to Store
Them.
WASHINGTON, March l.-Amerlcan rail.
ways have made arrangements to roniplj
with the provisions of the "nine-hour law
The operation of the law will mran lh
employment by railroad companiea of sev
eral thousand additional operstors and the
closing of a large number of .mall stations
on the principal systems. Dlscontlnulmi of
railway service at many points. It la
thought, will Induce at least temnorarv in
convenience to the traveling and shipping
public In order to reduce operating ex
penses, which now seems necessary, the
operating officials of the railways believe
that this is the only way that they r"
lbly can meet the situation with which
thry are Confronted.
During the hearing of applications for an
extension of the nine-hour law bv the In
terstate Commerce commission some aston
ishing statements were made bv th nn.r.
atlng officials of Important railways. A
good many lines, owing to a reduction In
their revenues and to the'r Inability 10
command the cash necessary to meet th. lr
pay rolls, hove been forced, during tho
last four months, almost to the point of
asking for receivers. In the nnininn nf
railway officials, expressed at the hearing
"..uer oam ana In private conversation,
this condition does not seem to hav h .n
due to the enforcement of regulative lawa
or to the Incapacity of railway manage
ment, most or the railway offlcla's at
tribute the difficulty to the unfnrtnn.t.
banking situation, which develorel la.u
September. The railways did not feel the
stringency In-money until about the first
of November. In fact, the month of Oc
tober was one of the best In the history
of the business of American railroading.
"Then, without the slightest warning - ..
H. U. Mudge, vice president and general
manager of the Rock Island system ex
pressed It. "we were plunged from nros.
perity to adversity. A year aa-o nor -v..
tern could not handle the traffic offered ...
Today we have 11,000 Idle car.. Five month.
go we .uttered from a congestion of
freight, now we .uffer from a congestion of
empty cars."
What Is true of the Rock Island 1. ,.
also of scores of other railroads. One rail
way official ventured the statement that
In the country today there were 3.10.000 Idle
freight cars, and one line which he In-
rancea waa declared to be haullne .mnt
cars backward and forward because It had
not yard room or aiding, to accommodate
them.
Not a .Ingle official of a single rallw.v
n who appeared before the comml..inn
however, expre.sed tho belief that the pres
ent Industrial depression would be lasting.
In the testimony of nearly every witness
before the commission there wa. a not nf
confidence, because nearly every one of
mem practically believed that the strin
gency In the money market from which
e country nas suffered 1. not due to fun.
damental cause. They point out that the
crops last year were good; that prices wer
excellent; that Industrial enterprises
mrougnout the country were flourishing.
It was merely the Inability to command
ready cash ard the hoarding of money by
panic-stricken Individuals which produced
o suddenly the remarkable depression from
which all have suffered. They practically
uniformly exprea. confidence that the re
turn of prosperity will be almost a sudden
as was the coming of adversity and In their
arguments as to th enforcement of the
nine-hour law, they polntea out to the com
mission that such a return of prosperity
might seriously embarrass them In comply.
Ing with the law. because It would render
It difficult to command the services of com
petent eperators In sufficient numbers to
meet th eneeds of prosperous conditions.
With four or five exceptions, no Important
railroads In the country have Indicated
an Intention to reduce the wages of their
employes. As Chairman Knupp of th
Interstate Commerce commission expressed
it: "So far aa I am Informed there is no
conceited action on the part of American
railway companies to reduce wages. In
stances of an Intention to change the scale
of wages have been given, but they can be
said to be In no sense general."
MEDICAL SOCIETY BANQUET
rhl Rao Sigma Fraternity of Crelgh.
ton Medical College Haa Faac.
tloa at the Rome,
Peventy-flv members, Including sixteen
Initiates, wer present at the Rom hotel
Saturday night at the eighth annual ban
quet given by the Phi Rho Sigma fra
ternity. Eta chapter, of th Crvighton
Medical college. Previous to the banquet
and fcllowlng th active Initiation of the
Initiates in the morning the new members
wer given the ritual of th society.
Dr. Chsrles O'Neill Rich was the toast
master of the evening and the following re
sponses were given: "The Surgeon," Dr.
H. B. Jennings; "The Doctor. " Dr. F. E.
Coulter; "Th Consultant." Dr. A. D.
Dunn; "Th Student," Lr. p. c. Bryant.
BANKER BARTON GOES FREE
Perjury Caa I. Nolle Prossed by
Coanty Attorney Moore,
TECl.'MSEH, Neb., Marcli l.-County At
torney J. C. Moor ha. nolle pros.d th
ibe against W. R. Barton of Tetarneeli
In the district court.' Mr. Barton, who was
president of Uie tailed Chamberlain bank
ing houre of I this city, w as accused of
giving contradictory evidence In cases
hinging on the hank failure and wa. pros
ecuted for perjury. At a trial the jury
w hung. This wtek a similar case, that
of the state against F. A. Taylor, who
was vice president of the bank, resulted in
a verdict of acquittal. 1 he similarity of
the cases entered Into Mr. Mouro's action.
Democrat. Admit Reformed Pop.
O'NEILL. Neb., Mch. 1. (Special Tele
gram.) The democratic county convention
was held in this city Saturday and wa. n
tei mining and interesting. Ueorge A.
Mills, who has edited a populist
paper here the last flv years,
but who In the last Issues announced hi.
conversion to democracy, was a delegate
and upon a profession of faitn wa. elected
a delegate to th .tat convention. Reso
lutions were adopted endorsing Bryan and
A. F. Mullen for the demociatlc nomination
for congress In the "Big Sixth." A resolu
tion Instructing for Andrew Morresey cf
Cherry county fcr national delegate brought
on such a wrap that It was left to th
delegation, but they were instructed to
vote as a unit on Sixth district delegates.
Delegates to slate and congressional con
ventions: T J. Wilber, E. 8. Eve. C. II.
Scott. J. A. Cowperlhwaile, A. F. Mullen
O. A. Mills. William Fallon. D. A. Voyto,
E. H. Wht-lan. J. P. McNlchoIa. T. V.
Qo!dn, L. V, Vanvulkenbcig aad WUllaxd
Wheeler.