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he Omaha, Daily Bee I VOL. XXXVII NO. 246. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING MARCH 31, 190.8 TEN TAdES. SINGLE COPY TWO- CENTS. iRYAN IN RAW TOWN Nebraskan it Guest of Honor of Young; Men' i Democratic Club. WARM PRAISE FOR LA FOLLETTE He Sayi Wisconsin Man Represents Reform Republicans. FIVE GOVERNORS ARE PRESENT Eon. Joseph W. Folk and Four of His Predecessors Attend. SPEECn BY JUDSON HARMON Intimation that Party Haa lie In Store for Cincinnati Man Are Greeted with Applause. KAN'SAfl CITV. March 30.-Democrat ifrom all part of Mr,sourl to. tha numbet t 2,0(0 attendrd a banquet In Convention hall In thl city tonight under the auspices Of the. Young- Men's Democratic Club of' Missouri, at which William J. Bryan and ludson Harmon Were the guest of honor iid principal speakers and the recipient pf frequent ovation from tho 15,000 persons who thronged tlie great hall. Each ban queter paid II for the privilege of attend ing, rven the d'stliiRiilslicd guests Initiating upon the democratic rtcrofrstlve of raying; fr their places,, ii nd tlv Hffa'r was prob ably the inwst rlnlMjra'e political feast ever ptlr-rtpivrr In 'lie slate, Democratic clubs In St. f.ou'g. fit. .ToM-pli and other cities of the elate a-nt representative dele gation tA .th" dinner. Among the guest were four ex-govcrnors vof Missouri T. T. Crittenden. David ft. Francis. Senator Wil liam J. Bton and Alexander M. Dockery together with tho present governor. Joseph W. Folk. All of tho cundidatea for state office were present. The meeting was essentially a Bryan af fair, spontaneous cnthtilam marking every mention of hi candidacy for the prcal , dency. The reception accorded Mr. Har mon was no less cordial, and suggestions promlalng him hish honor from hi party were enthusiastically received. . Pralae for l.o Kollette. Mr. Bryan' opening tateiiient tliat "we Lave nirt to begin the campaign of 1908 and ta present, those principle and poll cie which ought, to appeal to progressive republicans aa well a to traditional dem ocrat," Kit the keynote of hi apeecb and allowed the Important aignlflcance be and hi follower attached to the meeting to night, A feature Of Mr. Bryan'a speech was up approval or Senator 1- Follette a th republican candidate for president -lie aald: - ' "If the president had picked oat Senator I.oFollett, a real ' reformer. If the repub lican party had rallied to Senator La Follcttc'e support, It could have cnmpalled tfiW confidence of reform republican. Sena tor VeFollette ban a record a a reformer, h t 4 'tVftr: fnfVrihfmllhat'Wt 'in hi - Tho speaker said that without the sup- yti vi mo anuunimrauon secretary left would scarcely have a elate In the con- vention. and with tho president' support he Is having an Uphill fight. Mr. Bryan aald that Mr. Tart may be the best man the president could find among his cabi net officer, but that Secretary Taft'a su periority over his colleague I due not to hi positive, virtues, but to the fact that ohe of the rest of them haa any reform tendencies whatever. Mr. Bryan aald tha Rooaevelt sentiment Is strong In the Mis laslppt and Missouri valley and argued that the democratic ticket la entitled to the Support of thl sentiment In the.comlni campaign. Harmon on Swollen ForJane. Mr. - Harmon wua greeted with tremen dous applause when he rose to apeak. The democrat had almost unbroken control of the government during the first aeventy year, while the population and wealth of the country increaaed tenfold. Did anybody during all that time ever hear or "swollen" fortunes, "predatory" wealth or trusUT The Americana are a just people, and tny are game. If there has' been a fair chance for all fend no favor they will abide th result, all those, and they are the great majority, who have not thrived tliey feel they should. They cannot he stirred against those who have done better. Perhaps, after ail. wealth might not have proved a blessing to them or to their children. But let there be no unfairness, especially on the part of the fovernment which is maintained by all or the common benefit, but which hag Increaaed th gains of some at the cost of the others, and then'you have a condi tion which drives the unsteady to social ism and spreads discontent among the lienple creating the risk of hasty and in- ,'iiFi fllilm. I. it. .film We know now what an enormous fund th republican committee had twelve yet is ago. It wae charged that the trouble of the times were due to the re peal of the McKlnley tariff, though they began undyr It and It waa replaced by one so little 6wr that the president refused to sign t. Most of that fund came from Inlerejla which demanded greater support from tha government. The election waa proclaimed aa a mandate for higher tariff, . though th money question was para- ' mount. So the interest were promptly Invited to com and write thulr own schedule, which aa everybody known, they proceeded to do and with no stingy nanus. Careful estimate how that for every dollar the government get on good lm- j ported the men favored by ' the DingU-y law rt $1 Ui iwcllen profit on their product.' to make to Injustice worse the cardinal principles tt tariff taxes which the demo. crats hftxt always followed have been dls- p 'regr rded; that the amount of the tax . 4 Should depend on the need of the govern- " . .... ...... .re it n i economically aaminiaterea; mat tne thief burdena ahould be laid on luxuriea; that duties hould be according to value only gnd not so much for each article which make tha poor pay the same for cheaper grades a the rich pay for the higher grade. In short, the amount taken from the people for established and successful man ufacture by virtue of these i excessive tariffs aie simply graft. Protection haa become a false pretense. The history of the republican party since slavery was abolished and the Interest which have alway controlled It belle ths expectation of any relief from It. Now la the lima to put the democrats In commis sion. They alone ran and will, with fair ness to all. with wisdom and car for th Interests of the entire country, set tight what is wrong and afford the full measure ct rell.-f. Let ua not, by lack of harmony or wisdom, show, ourselves unequal to the opportunity or unworthy of the confidence of the people. Hank Hubarry Kail. in v iv.-c-n. ., niaren u-An un reanful attempt to rob the bank of B nsue- uck- rub- bera Hew off the outer door of the with nitroglycerin, but were unb4 A IU. IXa il.n jI.mv anil J vault to Uiiog. SUMMARY OF HIE BEE Tuesday, March SI, 10. 1908 -JIarcii toos sry- ffltC JTZ. Htn Ttil JSt 1 2 3 4 5 0 Z 8 9 101 12 13 U 15 16 1Z 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 26 2Z 28 29 30 31 - TH WIAIHSg, Temperature at Omaha: For Omaha, Council Blrnffs and Vicinity Tuesday fair and cooler. For Nebraska Partly cloudy. For Iowa Tuesday partly cloudy and colder. Temperaturaat Omaha yesterday: Hour. Deg. i a. m w 8 a. m 41 ft a. m 42 10 a. m 38 11 a. m 40 II m 40 1 p. m 41 ; p. m 42 8 p. m 43 4 p. m 43 5 p. m. 4R A p. m 47 7 p. m 49 8 p. m 40 9 p. m 46 x - n. ei tli SOMXATZO. ! of million of soft coal miner work thla evening because of of contracts. Work will con .jntral Pennsylvania and Indiana block districts, where contract have been renewed. Fag- 1 Death list in the Hanna mine Disaster Is reduced with later figures. rag a Chester Gillette die in the electric chair at Auburn prison. Pas; 3 Police of New York made an arrest In the bomb throwing case, but fall to find evidence of anarchist plot. , Pag; a Indiana republicans -are ' gathering In Indianapolis for the state convention. Paa-a 8 Poatofflce at -Valley waa robbed Sun day night for the fifth time. Pag- 3 Big rewards have been offered for dy namiters In Tellurlde. ' Par 1 Japanese government haa bestowed the highest order upon D. W. Stevens. Page 1 Montana gives a silver aervlce to the crulaer'of the state's name. Pag 1 X'nlon men of Oould line are likely to stand by the striking machinists of the Rio Grande system. - Pag 1 .Aldrlch bill haa reached the house. Page a Depositors are ready with cash to de posit in the National Bank of Commerce In Kansaa City. Pag-e 1 English make few comments upon the Dr. Hill case. Page 1 Sentence of A. W. Tldd la suspended at Cincinnati pending appeal of his case. Pag 1 Special session o f supreme court has been called at Lincoln to try the express cases. Pag 3 Governor Guild and Senator Penrose are holding their own in their fights with sickness. . Paga 1 . ,Th Chapman :& Lywer Lumber com pany baa entered a plea, of guilty ta ac cepting rebates and haa paid , Its fine. Pag-a X POLITIC AX. William J. Bryan and Judson Harmon were the guests of honor at the banquet of the Missouri Young Men's Democratic club at Kansas City. Faf 1 Senator Gamble gets bill through senate creating new land district In South Da kota over opposition of Senator Nelson acting for Senator Klttredge. PaT 1 1TEBBASXA. Special federal grand Jury to meet at Lincoln to clear up an accumulation of old business. Pag 3 comtBaciAXf AMD pnrAarczAZ Live stock markets. Pag 7 Grain markets. Paga T Stocks and bonds. Par 7 Omahans have an Epidemic of "wan derlust" and the sun never aeta on the cltixens of this city, who tour the world at all times of the year. Pafa t X.OOAZ.. Mayor "Jim" Dahlman advise certain member of the Commercial ' club of Omaha that if they want to run the city the thing to do Is to be elected mayor, and Incidentally says that none of the bunch of "knockers" could be elected to a public office. rag f Application for an injunction to pre' vent the city from making a contract with the gas company at $28 per lamp for atreet lighting will come up befor Judge Kennedy Tuesday raornlng. Pag a KOYSMEirTS OP OCZAaT gTaAaHXIPS. roTi. Arrived. Balled. NKW YORK.... Philadelphia NKW YORK. ...Algeria NKW YORK.. ..Leghorn ENGLISH HAVEJUTTLE TO SAY Numerous Contradiction In Hill Caao Hare Completely Mystified the Newspapers. LONDON. March 30. Th newspaper of London hav been very chary of comment ing on the matter of the acceptance by Berlin of Dr. David Jay n. Hill a Amer ican ambassador, largely because th nu merous contradictory official, semi-official and alleged Inspired statements from the German foreign office during the past week have perplexed and mystified them. Almost all the English correspondents at Berlin accepted the foreign office state ments that "th government" had not ob jected to Dr. Hill, and they advanced the mistaken theory that Ambassador Tower wa scheming to retain his position. Th comment thua far display a considerable Ignorance of th facts. Th .Globe revise the old accusation of "shirt sleeve diplomacy," against the United Statea and says in thl connection: "They quite forget tnat the older nations sometimes take offense at their casual way of conducting affairs. If Emperor William does withdraw hi objection, he will have made a mistake, for U International mat ters, it does not do to play fast and loose." BERLIN, March 30. In Its communica tion to Baron Von Bternburg, the German ambassador at Washington, regarding the acceptance of Dr. David Jayne Hill aa American embassador to Germany In suc cession to Charlemagne Tower, the foreign office directed Baron Von Bternburg to gay to President Roosevelt, among other things, that Emperor William hoped th president would consider the message forwarded through Mr. Tower and Lloyd C. Grlseom. the American ambassador to Italy, a not sent. . New Senator Iwsra In. WASHINGTON. March aO.-John W. Stewart, appointed by the governor of Ver mont aa th successor of th lata Senator Redfleld Proctor, waa today. sworn in as a member of th eoata, BRYAN TO BE TOLD AT HOME Peerless Leader Decidei on Receiring Notification at Faimew. JAUNT AWAY NEEDLESS EXPENSE C. M. Grnenther of Calnmhna Hna at Last DlaeoTere-d Cnuso of Demo cratic Failure to Be Leek. . ( Organisation. William J. Bryan, who T.lll have him self nominated for president at Denver July 7, will be notified that his wishe have been carried out at hi home in Lincoln. Thla much ha been decided on. Mr. Bryan' friend have discovered that a Journey to the enemy's country doe not pay and therefore there will be no more Jaunt of thl character a there have been In the past. The fact that the quadrennial notification meeting I to be held at Fair view this year, I known to some of the business men of Lincoln and there la cor respondingly a good feeling at the capital. Great preparations are going to be made to take care of the crowds and incidentally th home Interests, because many of the business men of Lincoln believe thl may be tho last time tha "Great Commoner" can be used aa a candidate. Mayor Brown Is now trying to get the business men, both republican and demo crats, to contribute to a fund of about 17,500 to pay for a standing band to be used on all occasions. The mayor put it up that it will be a good thing for the city to have thl band on hand when delegates go through the city, to give them a concert at the station. Not only democratic delega tion, but any kind of delegations he said should be given a send off. If the republi can hold meeting In Lincoln during the summer the band can play at these meet ing for the band will be nonpartisan. Mr. Bryan has not himself announced of flally that he will force hla convention to report to him at Falrview, but those who know what Mr. Bryan'a Intentions are have said it I so. Mr. Bryan haa not yet set the date when tha committee shall break the news to him. "Weak organisation has been wholly re sponsible for democratic defeats in the past and weak organisation can only defeat us this year,'' says C. M. Gruenther of Colum bus, editor of the Platte Center Pilot and president of the Bryan Volunteer movement in Nebraska. Mr. Gruenther passed through Omaha Monday morning on his way to Lincoln to attend the banquet to be ten dered democratic editors by Mr. Bryan In that city Tuesday evening. . v Dlsceve-red at Last. "Just as the Jewish trait to be successful in financial affair I born and bred In them, just aa the military spirit among the Germans la taught the German youth from the cradle days, so la tho spirit of political organisation Instilled Into every republican and it Is organization, machine. If you please, which wins. But democrats are al ways weak on organisation." Mr. Gruenther confessed that hla party's organization waa weak; that there ia much vacctlatlon, and that It la doubtful if Bryan will run ahead of hla ticket , in hla home state, but made tha assertion that ha be lieved ha could go Into Ohio with as much help a he has in Nebraska and capture that state from Taft. He say the favored on theory does not' hold good at the polls. As regards the running mate for the Nebraakan. Mr. Gruenther thinks former Governor Douglas, the shoe man of Massa chusetts, Is the strongest possibility, show ing no friendship for the "presumptuous" Governor Johnson of Minnesota. While In Omaha, Mr. Gruenther pre sented the mayor with a gold and red chromo certifying that he la of good moral character and a member in good atandlng of the Bryan Volunteers of America. I.obeck Ckasei Hla Be. Comptroller Lobeck of the crty of Omaha haa begun hla chase after the will o' the wisp of all politicians who once receive the sting the gubernatorial bee. His first chase took him out to Harlan and Phelpa coun ties where he "happened" to attend a farmers' institute, strange coincidence that the people of the countryside should be gathered In convention the same day the gubernatorial candidate ahould chance to go to Alma on "a little business matter," but nevertheless so. Of course Mr. Lobeck aid nothing regarding hla candidacy, but talked hogs and corn and farm and ad vised the youths of the rural districts not to come to the "wicked city" for a career. On his way to the institute and hi "busi ness affairs" which needed attention there, Mr. Lobeck stopped at Lincoln and had a look at tha governor' shoes, which, he as sert, are Just hi also. While Mr. Lobeck wa on thla little Junketing tour after the gubernatorial bee, hi opponent. Mayor Jim, wa In Illinois, where he cannot pos sibly hope or any votes. It is understood that the comptroller is planning to mak a Jaunt, to another part of the atate to look, after other business matters the middle of next month when Mayor Jim goes to Wyoming on hla bear hunt. Politician at thla time of the year seem to have matters of business scattered widely over th state, all of which need their personal attention. CHARGES AGAINST PINCHOT California Congressman Kays Cnlted Statea Forester la Favoring Los Angeles. WASHINGTON, March SO.-In the house today Representative Smith pf California charged United State Forester Pinchot with manipulating the forest reservation. Including Owwi river in California, la the Interest of the city of Lo Angeles against the holder of prior water right. While he waa speaking Mr. Pollard of Nebraska consulted Mr. Pinchot over the telephone, and when he returned to th chamber aald that Mr. Pinchot had told him that all th members of the California delegation, in cluding Mr. Smith, had requested him to create the reservation in tha Interest of Los Angelea. This statement Mr. Smith vehemently denied, as did also Messrs. Kahn, Knowland, Needham and Englo brlght. Following heated remarks by Mr. Gaines of Tennessee agalnaf tha Lumber trust, Mr. Mondell of Wyoming, sarcastically said to that gentleman, that "tor on who had so rarely attended a meeting of th commit tee on publle lands." he seemed to be well versed on tha aubject. . This remark nettled Mr. Gainea con siderably. Shaking hla finger at Mr. Mon dell, Mr. Gainea declared that he never thcleaa, cloaely followed tha legislation th people were demanding. "Its enough," he aid, "to wear any man out to keep up with those land fraud." Th clause waa stricken out on a point of order by Mr. Mondtll. who contended that it waa new legialatlon la an appropria tion bllf to provide for the extentlon of forest reserve by th purchase of land or rlghta therein found. TICKETS TO TAFT BANQUET i While tho demand has been brisk for tickets to the McKln ley club's annual . dinner, at which ' Secretary of War Wil liam H Taft will be the princi pal guest, to take place at the Auditorium Monday, April 6 next, accommodations may yet be had by prompt application to Harry B. Zlmman, chairman ot the invitation committee, .Bran dels Building, Omaha. No per sonal invitation is necessary, but remittance at the rate of $2 per plate should accompany order. DEPOSITORS READY WITH CASH President RldaresV at Helm of tlonal Bank pf Commerce at KsasM City. KANSAS CITY, organised National March 30. The re Bank of Commerce, with William B. Hidgley, former comp troller of the currency aa Its president, reopened this morning, Faith In' this, one of the largest banking institutions in the country, was evidenced by, the fact that long before the receiving tellers' windows were opened persona stood In line awaiting an opportunity to deposit their money. President Ridgely, Edward ' Rldgely, caWhler, and Geo rare T. Cutts, ' the newly elected vice president, together With the other officials, were on hand early, and were the recipients of many congratula tion. The bank for the time will occupy temporary quarter until their 11,000,000 building, at Tenth and Walnut street ha been completed. Thla will be 'within an other month. President Rldgely, In a statement to the Associated Press made after- the bank opened this morning, said: The National Bank of Commerce of Kan sas City opened this morning under the most favorable auspices with a. capital of I2.00fi.0fl0. surplu tao.ooo, asset all clean, liquid and unimpaired. Thla ha been broinrht abont by the pay ment Into the bank by the old .shareholder and those interested In the reorganization of the bank the um of 2.KTfl.00n, removing questionable assets and putting the bank In an absolutely sound condition.. The response on the part of the public this morning ha strikingly confirmed what ha been said In retard to the sentiment In favor of reopen ng. the bank. Before the tellers' window were atandtnc In lit were opened crowds 1 eager to make the first deposits. Therri seemed to be but little disposition on the part of any one to make withdrawals. Iarce remittances were re- ceived rrom almost very one of the old customers of the baitV and hundreds of let. tera and telegrams Iwere sent to the of ficials assuring hety support and con tinuation of all busfhess. . INDIANA MEN; COME NEXT Prominent Ftepaqlleaas .Gather - for State Convention Contest for Governor. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 30. United 8tatea Senators Beverldge. and Hemenway, Representatives Overatreet, Brick and Cnaney. and a lerj .., -epbfcr ef candidate and ' leading republicans' from the atate have arrived for the republican atate con vention, which will hold it first session Wednesday afternoon and be in session two days. Vice President Fairbanks will not be here, but will send a letter to be read to tho convention. The contest be tween the four candidates for the guberna torial nomination Is very spirited and is occupying the most of the attention of the early arrivals. Representative Overstreet. who will be temporary chairman of the convention, will deliver the keynote ad dress Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. This speech will be followed by Senator Beverldge, Senator Hemenway and Gov ernor Hanley. In addition to adopting plat form and nominating the state ticket, the convention will select four delegatea-at-large to the national convention at Chi cago, who will be Instructed to vote for Vice President Fairbanks for president. The nominations will be made Thursday. MONTANA'S SILVER SERVICE atlutaar State . Sends plft of Native Ore to Cruiser Named After It. NEW YORK, March 30.-Partly In recog nition of tha compliment paid to Montana by the Navy department in naming one of Its lateest armored cruisers after that atate and partly to enable the offtcera of the vessel to entertain official visitors in a manner befitting the dignity of the state whose name It bears, the people of Mon tana, through a committee headed by Gov ernor Joseph K. Toole, some months ago ordered sufficient silver ore sent from a Montana mine to mak a allver service to be presented to the Montana when it la put in commission. The service, now com plete. Is on exhibition here .and Is attract ing much attention. The silver, service, which consists of a large and a smalt punch bowl, an pair of candelebra, a couple of aandwich dishes, a pair of fruit dishes, a pair of serving traya, a bottle holder, a coffee um and a cigar box, I to be (hipped In a few day to Dillon, county seat of Beaver Head county, Montana, where the people of the atate may have an opportunity ta Inspect it until such time aa the officer of tha Mon tana are ready to receive It. ALDRICH BILL IN THE HOUSE Financial Measure Referred ok Com mittee on Ranking; and Will Bo Respected ." WASHINGTON. March -The Aldrlch financial bill reached the house today. After lying on the table for a few minutes the speaker referred it to the committee on banking and currency. Soon after the bill waa referred Chair man Fowler of the committee on banking and currency said that he had called a meeting for Wednesday "and," said Mr. Fowler, "the bill will be treated with all th respect that is due ta a measure com ing from so great and distinguished a leg islative body aa th United Statea senate. " SICK ARE HOLDING THEIR OWN Governor Guild and Senator Penrose Show No Raekset la Con dition. BOSTON, March M.-A bulletin issued from tha state house today announced no marked change In Governor Guild condi tion. PHILADELPHIA, March .-Th phyl clana attending United Statea Senator Pen rose, who 1 seriously 111. said today that they noted an Improvement In his condi tion. The senator passed a comfortable night.' Thla la the most encouraging state ment made by the physicians In ten days. GAMBLE GETS BILL THROUGH Senate Favors Creation of New Land District in South Dakota. HAS BEEN BONE Of CONTENTION Klttredare Had Meaaare Held Va and Nelson Objects to 'Consideration During; Absence of the Former. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, March, V-( Special Tele gram.) Senator Gamble's bill creating what Is to be known as the Lemon land district In South Dakota passed the senate today, notwithstanding the objections made to Its consideration by Senator Nelson ot Minne sota, who privately admitted that he was acting on behalf of Senator Klttredge dur ing the latter' abeenoe from the senate. When the bill wa reached on the calendar Senator Gamble took occasion to give some official history in connection therewith. The bill was favorably reported from the committee on public lands on February K, but waa held up at Klttredge'a request for time to consult with the North Dakota senators with relation to the inclusion of certain lands In that state In the proposed Lemon district. , Senator Gamble told the senate that he had consulted ' with Senators Hansbrough and McCumber of North Dakota, and that they were emphatic In their support of the measure as It stood. In view of this situation he asked for consideration of the bill Immediately. Senator Nelson, as stated above, objected, and on a vote be ing taken the senate decided to take up the measure and after an explanation of Its terms the bill was passed. The bill In question creating the Lemon land district will' cover about 3,000,000 acres In the northern part of Butte county and about 260.000 acres In the northern part of Schnaas county and part of Boreman county. The bill has been changed only In one particular, placing the lands Included within the Standing Rock Indian reserva tion, which ia shortly to be opened for settlement and adjacent to the Milwaukee railroad within thla newly created land dis trict, which will embrace all told about 3.600,000 acres. Senator Gamble felt con siderably elated tonight over the passage of the bill. Bill for Mineral Leases. The bill of Senator Clark of Wyoming, providing that all lands allotted to Indians In severalty may be leased for mining pur pose for such term of years aa may be deemed advisable by the secretary of the interior, passed the senate today. The secretary is empowered under the bill to per form any and all acta and make such rules and regulations aa may be necessary for the purpose of carrying the provisions 6f the act into effect. i Minor. Matters at Capital. The bill to pay Richard A. Proctor $300 for tho use of lands near Fort D. .A. Rue sell, Wyo., as part of a target range dur ing the season of 1906 and 1907 passed the senate today. , Representative Hull today Introduced a bill carrying an appropriation ot 135.830 to enable the secretary war to purchase a tract of land of net lesa than 3S84 acres adjacent to tha rifle range at Fort Des Moines, Ia., the purchase being necessary for the extension of the rifle range. Mrs. William Edward Annin, daughter of the late Major J. W. Paddock of Omaha and widow of the late "Billy" Annln, at an Informal reception to her old friends announced on Sunday the engagement of her daughter, Miss Susie Annin: to Mr. R. L. Paddock of Denver. The wedding, how ever, will not take place until after Miss Annln's graduation from Wellesley next year. Mr. Paddock Is one of the leading young business men of Denver. On the recommendation of Congressman Kinkald, Dr. C. E. Slagle haa been ap pointed pension examining surgeon at Al liance, Neb., vloe Dr. H. H. Bell wood, re signed. Postal Matter. The postmaster at York, Neb., ha been allowed one additional carrier from April IB. . Rural route No. 2 haa been ordered es tablished Juno 1 at Huron, Beadle county, 8. D., serving 300 people and eighty-three families. Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes: Mason City, route 3, Maurice L. Palmer carrier, Clarence E. Palmer substitute; Mlnburn, route 3, H. H. Tuttle carrier, no substitute; Weldon, route 8, Will M. Mit chell carrier Lewis A. Mitchell substi tute. Postmasters appointed: Iowa Fifield, Marion county. Garret Carver, vice Avis Gllland, resigned. South Dakota Lents, Lawrence county, M. Watson, vice Bert Al llngton, resigned; Meckllng, Clay county, Lincoln Leves, vloe R. A. Groves, re signed. UNION MEN WILL MAKE TEST Western Machine Worker "Will Aid Brothers la Effort to Seen re , Recognition. DENVER. March 30.-Unles it Is officially announced today that union labor will be recognized in the shops of the Denver A Rio Grande railway, the strike of the machinists, bollermaker and black smiths, which haa been in force since March 14, will spread to the shops of all the other lines In the Gould system west of the Missouri river, according to a state ment today by J. J. J. Mockler, second vice president of the International Brother hood of Blacksmiths. Mockler aald a strike vote was taken In the shops of the Mis souri Pacific, the Wabash, west of the Mis souri river, the Iron Mountain and the Texas & Pacific, before the shopmen on the Rio Grande walked out, and It was only owing to continuous efforts on the part of th union officer that the men had been restrained until now from going on a strike. , The engineer, firemen and trainmen on the Denver at Rio Grande alao have taken a sympathetic strike under consideration. CULTURED WOMAN IN JAIL Gradaato of Law Departmeat of Min nesota I'nlverslty Guilty of Forgery. CHICAGO, March 80. Eatelle Taylor of Galeaburg, 111., who . was arrested some montha ago on thd charge of passing forged check, today pleaded guilty to ob taining money by false pretenses and was sentenced to ten daya in the county Jail. The sentence was Imposed by Judge Ker sten In spite of the request of the seven complaining witnesses that she be released. Miss Taylor graduated front the law de partment of the University ef Minnesota. Bha passed a number of forged checks last winter while attending Northwestern university at Evauston CELLULOSE ISJGREAT FACTOR Matter of .Which Cottoa la Made Eater Into Many Materials. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, March 10. (Special.) "Cellulose I the foundation of our mod ern civilisation," lw the rather startling statement made by one of Uncle Ham's experts In the section of wood chemistry In the United Statea forest service. Not until one begin to figure Just how In timately our dally life la bound up with cellulose can he appreciate the truth of this statement. Just What Is cellulose? Cellulose,' as the name Implies. Is a constituent of the cell, that vital unit of all vegetable life. Cellu lose Is the framework of the vegetable cell and Is therefore necessary to all plant and life growth. It Is, however, not only In thla Indirect manner that cellulose Is so Important, but also di rectly in the practical' application which Is found for so many plant products which are mostly or partly composed of cellulose. What Is wood? Mostly cellulose. What Is paper? Merely a purer form of cellulose. If cotton is king, cellulose la the power behind the throne, because cot ton Is almost pure cellulose. Tour fine linen n cellulose; thread, twine and rope are all cellulose. The most powerful form of cellulose la gun cotton or nltro-cellulose. Celluloid Is a combination of nltro-cellulose with camphor. An artificial silk Is made from cellulose which Is said to be superior to the real article in many renpecls. Coal used to be cellulose way back in the middle ages of this globe's history, so the geologists tell ua. By charring celiulore charcoal Is formed. These are some of the way In which cellulose has been. Is and may be useful to man. What do you (think now In regard to the debt owed to cellu lose by modern civilization? May cellulose always be with ua, may the present sup ply be conserved and future supplies pro vided for. ROOT DISAVOWS INTERVIEW Secretary of State Disposes of the Sensational Vienna News- paper. Fake. Bohemians of Omaha, who were con siderably wrought up' by the publication In the Omaha World-Herald of an alleged Interview, purporting to have been had with Secretary of State Root by a Wash ington correspondent of the Die Ziet of Vienna, now have the answer of the sec retary transmitted to them by the editor of the World-Herald from Washington. Mr. Root says no such interview ever occurred aa was reported. Mr. Hitch cock's letter Is addressed to Mr. C. H. Kubat of Omaha, and reads: WASHINGTON. March 28. Mr. C. H. Kubat. Omaha: I have received from Hon. Elihu Root, secretary of state, a reply to my Inquiry at your request as to an interview purporting to be from htm in Die Zelt of Vienna, Following Is a copy of Mr. Root's letter: - "My 'dear Mr. Hitchcock: I have your letter of the 20th instant Jn regard to the inquiry made by Mr. C. H. Kubat con cerning an alleged Interview with ma aald to have been published in the Vienna paper Die Zelt. "Of course it is quite impossible for a public officer to undertake to correct all the misstatements which find their way Into tha press, even in his own country, and t ha. accordingly pjiki no-attetitiun to the alleged interview. "There never waa such an Interviewi I do not recallever meeting any corre spondent of that newspaper. I may have done ho, but 1 certainly .never gave him an Interview and I never aald to anyone at any time the things reported In the Interview as having been - said by me. Very sincerely yours, , "ELIHU ROOT." ' I regret the delay In securing this dis avowal and trust It may be - what you want. Very truly yours, G. M. HITCHCOCK. BLOOD OF mJSBAND FAILS Operation of Transfusion for Mrs. De Laao t'aajle to Save Her I Life. NEW YORK, March 30. With the hope of saving the life of hi wife, Emilia, Dr. Lui De Laso, consul general of Honduras In New York, gave of his blood, submit ting to the rare operation of transfusion. Lbut the desperate expedient failed, and the woman, who was 29 years old, died yester day In the French hospital. Her husband is seriously 111 both from the effect of the operation and the ahock of hi wife' death. Despite her youth, Mrs. Do" Imzo was the mother of five children and her health had not been robust tor a long time. Following the operation there waa an apparent improvement in Mr. Do Lazo'a condition and It wa thought that the ex periment bad proved successful, but an unlooked for complication arose when pneu monia aet In and she gradually aank until death came. The body will be taken to Guatemala for burial. H0RNE IS TAKEN TO ST. JOE Thl Will Re Punishment Meted Out to tha Slayer of H. J. Groves. KANSA8 CITY, March 30,-General Richard C. Home, who was acquitted last week of the charge of murdering H. J. Groves, managing editor of the Kansas City Post, an evening newspaper, was taken to St.-doseph today. General Home will enter tha state asylum for the Insane. Home was acquitted of the murder of Groves on the plea that he , waa Insane at the time of the shooting. Another charge pending against Home, that of assault with Intent to kill O. D. Woodward, a theatrical manager, formerly of Omaha, waa dismissed. SUSPECTS IN ROBBERY CASE Three Mea Held Who Admit They Were oa Train that Was Held Up. WICHITA, Kan., March 30. No more ar rents were made here today In connection with the murder of Express Messenger Bailey on a Santa Fe train between Flor ence and Newton yesterday. Yesterday afternoon and last night fifteen men were taken Into custody. Ernest Ineer, Alfred Skinner and Jack Marshall are being held. They admit being on the train on which Bailey waa murdered. They rode the "blind baggage." The men boarded the train at Ottawa. From Newton they came to Wichita. All of them are well dressed. KILLED IN EFFORT TO ESCAPE Charles Ronton, Believed to Be Mem ber of Band of Forgers, Meets Death. ENID, Okl., March 30. Charles Bunton was shot and killed here early today by Sheriff Campbell of Garfield county. Bun ton wa under arrest charged wHh forging a check on the Garfield county bank and while being taken to . Jail attempted to escape from the ahtriff. Bunton Is aald to have been a member of a gang of forgers who hav been operating in Missouri, Kan saa and Oklahoma. MINERS f IT WORK Quarter Million Coal Diggers Lay Down Their Tools Tonight CONTRACTS EXPIRE AT MID NIGHT Central Pennsylvania and Indiana Block Only Benewals. THESE MINES TO CONTINUE Conferences in Progress in Three Other Districts. MITCHELL PREPARES TO RETIRE Hla "aeeeaaor Will Take Office on Wednesday and Will Announce Number of Appoint meat. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. March 80. Th union miners In most of the coal field of the countr ywlll lay down their picks and shovels tomorrow night. Almost 250,000 of them will atop work In Ohio, western Pennsylvania. Missouri,' Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and probably In Indiana. Illinois, Michigan, West Virginia and Kentucky. The mining contracts under which they are now work ing expires at midnight tomorrow niht, and except In central Pennsylvania and In the Indiana block district no contract have been made nor bave th miners and operators entered Into a district agree ment providing for the operation of the mlnea after April 1 pending- agreement. The Indiana ' bituminous coal district, western Pennsylvania and Illinois miner and operators are In Joint session at Tcrre Haute, Pittsburg and Springfield. John Mitchell returned today and la pre paring to atep out of office. ' Congressman W, B. Wilson ia back from Central Pennsyl vania where ha scored the first big success In the present situation by getting the con tra! Pennsylvania operators and miner Into an agreement. The district will continue work. Vive President Lewis who will succeed President Mitchell, Wednesday, will an nounce hi appointments when he take of fice. It Is understood that Samuel Sexton, editor of the United Mine Worker's Jour nal, I to be retired and that possibly Chris Evans, the offtclsl statistician, may be succeeded by a new appointee. Mr. Lewis, however, haa not given out any In formation concerning these changes. ' Mr. Ryan, the nw secretary-treasurer, will bring with him from Illinois aa hla right-hand man, Frank Hays of Belleville. Sltaatloa la Iowa. DES MOINES, March SO.-The Joint con ference -of the Iowa operators and miners win be resumed tomorrow. With the disap pearance of all doubt aa to a complete shut down of the Iowa coal 'mines Wednesday, the minora will now make. every effort to obtain a new agreement as soon aa possible. Operations will be suspended at the close, of work tomorrow ' It' Is declared by rer- " reeenUUvca ct ntf.tk f hs ntratre : and miners that fully a fnonttt wilt elapse be fore an agreement Is reached and opera tions resumed. PITTSBURG, PS.. March .-The coal operators of this filstrlct at a meeting here today decided that until a full and final settlement Is made of 4ll matters entering Into the wage scale and working agreement the mines will be closed. Owing to tha length of time required to adjust many of the local scales It I believed a general suspension will result In the Pittsburg dis trict April 1. . Contentions ot Botk Parties. Coal mlnera of Kansas, Missouri, Arkan sas, Oklahoma and Texa called a big strike for Wednesday and It is estimated that between 13,000 and J&.000 mea will re- . fuse to go to work at that time In tho southwest. The strike Was ordered-by Alex ander Howatt, president of the Kansas dis trict, George Covllle for th Missouri dis trict and John Mass, president for Ar kansas, Oklahoma and that part of Texas which remains organised in union mines. The contract between tha operators and the unions will expuirs today and the miners proposed that they should continue working at the old schedule while fixing a new one. The bperatora answered that they would not negotiate a new contract until all the mine involved would live up to the term of existing contracts. ' Under the contract which expires today when there. ia trouble at the mine the work is to go on and the subject matter In dis pute is to be referred to arbitration. The operators have been complaining for two years that when the men working In the mines became dissatisfied they simply walked out and forced tha operator -to come to terms or the miner got tired. The de mand I said to b how 40 per cent leas than a year ago and for that reason tho operators have decided that no now eon tract will be made unell the mlnera now on atrlke indicate they will work according to contract. The miners claim the operator have re fused to meet with the operators today when the present contract expirea. They say that If the operatora had agreed to meet and formulate a new contract tha miners of the three districts now striking would have been advised to continue work ing. ANDREWS RESIGNS HIS TASK Commissioner to Take Testimony la Jerome Iaaulry Does Net Relish Teak. ' ALBANY, N. T., March 30. -Charles An drews, former chief Judge ot tha court of ' appeals, haa resigned as commissioner to take testimony for tha governor In the matter of charges against District Attorney Jeroma. Judge Andrews giving a hla reason that he had arranged to go abroad In June and that the progress of the hearing thus far Indicated that the Investigation cannot be completed In time to enable hint to mak his report before th dal et for the de parture. LUMBER COMPANY PAYS FINE Chapman at Dewey Organisation En ters Plea ef entity te Taking- Rebates. ST. LOUIS, March S0.Th Chapman Dewey Lumber company of Kansaa City entered a plea of guilty today in the United State district court to the charge of having accepted rebate from the 'Frtace railroad on lumber shipments front point in Arkansaa to St. Louis. Judg Dyer im posed a fine of IU.OuO and a check for th full amount was promptly fcande te tha clerk of th court. I ' 7
