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'ART I. HEWS SECTION 'Act i to a. Omaha Daily Bee THE OMAHA DEE Best ,t. West The i vol. xxxvn xo. io. OMAHA, .SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1908-SIXTEKX PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. 1 A n I I i I . iiRiPPin? rnn' snnw ' iMUl A VII VVilll WtAV r f Barkett Confident He Can Secure Appropriation from Senate. WATTS TO SEE WHAT IS WANTED Letter Expected Soon from the Pro moters of the Enterprise. ENGINEERS TO CONSTRUCT ROADS Pollard Secures Change in Methods of the Department. MANY INQUIRIES ON SUBJECT Omnibus rublle Building Rill to Be Presented and Several Nebraska Towns R tilren Appropriation. (From a Stiff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. April i.(Bpecll.( Sen ator Burkctt said today that Just ns noon as he was advised by those Interested In the corn exposition to be held next winter tn Omaha aa to their wishes so far as legislation Is concerned with refej-ence to the demonstration to be made by the de partment of Hgticulture he will Introduce an amendment to the agricultural appro priation bill and make every effort to se cure It passagi . "1 riii in hearty sympathy with the move ment for such an exposition," he siild, "and Im'I'ivvc It will be productive of groat good to the form Ina: sections of the west. 1 haven't the least doubt hut that we i.in (ret the senate to appropriate Jn.noii. which I undVrsland, Is desired by Secretary Wilson, to demonstrate the process of denaturing alcohol nnd for the Incalculable benefits tf. be derived fioni such a demon stration, with the attendant lecturers It will lo a sum wisely Invested. Of course be fore I tan proceed In the matter I must know wlint Is wanted and hope to have a letter from the corn exposition people within a tIhv or two that 1 may use with the agricultural committee." Cimgrrssmnn Pollard said before leav ing for his horn.- n Ncbtaska today that he had not the least doubt that the con- I'ereni n the agricultural bill from the hitUHO would favor any leKlslatlon giving Secretary Wilson authority to make a, . dem instratlon of denaturing alcohol II possible, lie stated he had received a telegram from C. C. Rosewater regarding the plan and scope of the forthcoming coin exposition, hut that It hail been re ceived ino late fur him to use In conjunc tion with his amendment to the agricul tural appropriation bill, vesting authority in the yv retarv of agriculture to make such (Icnuinsiialleii a to him seeim d t'nr best end which vi ni out on a point of order. Vevr Den I In Road Building-. The 7t : -;ilt itu(, appropriation bill, which pnKrd the lei'iie yesterduy, contains sn eMrcnv ).- hnporttnl provhdon with refer eree riflil rnndu ha r owes its-retention hi the hill to t'ongressnian Pollard. The rarastapli In question puts a stop to the postpone nominations and the Nebraska b'rbllim of sample macadam rosds en th delegation wa'kftd out of the hall. Tom part of the goods roada btircaij of the Agrl- j Watson was named for president and fc'am iullur.il ileiiartnunt and Instead anproprl- ucl W. Wllllaics for vice president, files moiu v for the purpose of sending ex- I Fag 1 pert cnnhicets ami mad builders through- FOstEIOK. out the country to take up with count? I Warm welcome to Ambassador Hill Is hoards the besl methods to he used In road I assured In Germany. Paffa 9 building nnd the materials best s ilted for I I'rulser Berwick cuts English torpedo their construction. Mr. Pollard srr'iie time ago suggested the tutrodiietlon of the sartil lay method In Nebraska and particularly In the Fit st district. Interest, however, has extended beyond his district and repre sentative farmers In the. Serond district have made Inquiries of the secretary of' ugrh uit nrc as to the Lest methods to be pursued In road building. Director I W. Taue of the bureau of good roads, writing To J. A. Sullivan, secretary of the fanners' . Institute, Valley, Ni b., who has Informed the secretary of agriculture that Iouglas county will spend SIMM) this year on good roads, said: "1 have been arranging our field i.U'Kiain mi Hint we may devote a Krcut deal of attention to this problem and 1 should therefore be very glad to favor ably i onslder an application for a sand-clay experiment In Douglas county." The director further suggests that an ap pHcut'en be made at tha earliest possible ii on ni for sui h experiments, and he pledccs himself to see to It that, such xpei lii'euls will be carried through to eout pVtlwi d nlng the prencnt season. Omnibus Rnllillnsi RIII. There will be an omnibus public building i bill passed duilng the present session of congress. In the opinion of Judge Norrls. chuirmun of tho subcommittee charged with the duty of making ip a tentative public building hill. The f ubcommitlee on post offices and post roads has been holding meetings for I ho last six weeks and could be ready to report In forty-eight hours if necessary. In the bill Nebraska, Iowa and Houth Dakota will be taken care of, although not t(, the extent which some of the representatives desire. Coiiar. Kinan Boyd wants a public build in;; at loi.imbiiK. the site for a public building at West Point and additions to th- present postofflce at Fremont. Con givvHiiHii Hinshsw has bills pending for tin addition at Usatrlee, a building at Fair- bury and a site and building at Wymote. Congressman Pollard desires a site and building ul Plattsmnuth. Judge Kinkald desires nn appropriation for both Chudron and North Platte, court being held at each place. JuUga Norrls has been exceedingly mod est In not Introducing a bill for the pur chase of a site or the erection of a public building In his district, but as he is chair man of the subcommittee charged with formulating the omnibus public building bill It Is a safe bet that the Fifth district will gel Its "har l of pork when the dis tributions are made. Pollard starts Howe. Congressman Pollurd left for Nebraska tonight "to get men started on the or chards," as he salj. There is no politic whatsoever attached to his visit and with the agricultural appropriation bill out of the-way he believes he can be spared from uoiigrcss for the next two weeks. !.aasi La4 Uflieo BUI Heported. Hepresentallye l'uiker of South Dakota today not only secured a favorable upon on the bill creating a new land district at Demon, but has secured permission from HiK'tikcr Cannon to call up this bill on April 17. . This iucs.ne has. through the efforts of Kciialor (tumble, passed the senate. Dakotaas tittlaa; im Contends. Congressmen Parker and Hall leave to morrow morning for Huron, 6. D to be present at th slata convent Ion. Congress auaa Parker ald tonight that the atat of ltABtiuu4 aa Hacond Pag.) SUMMARY OF THE BEE Saturday, April 4, lfo. 19QS &lPRILr 1908 iw ,m: ttz. "to W- 2X1 : - rr 12 3 4 5 g z sown 12 13 14 15 16 1Z 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 rQ g$ 29 30 - i THE WEATKZB KOH OMAHA. COUNCIL BUUFF8 AND VICINITY Fair and warmer Saturday. FOR NF. BR A SKA Partly cloudy, with probably allows m east portion Saturday. FOR IOWA Showers Saturday; rising temperature. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: J lour. Deg. 5 a. ni , 2X R a. ni 7 a. m a. rn A a. in 10 a. in 11 a. m 12 m , 1 p. m 2 p. m 1 p. tn 4 p. m 5 p. m ' p. in 7 p. m S p. m . ? . 31 . 34 41 M M . R7 t) , m 6.1 . tr, , 7 6T. .' . 6S p. m DOMESTIC. Henator Rurkett confident of securing nil appropriation for the Corn show when Informed what Is wanted. tlood chance for Nebraska public building bllU. Pag-a 1 Testimony is taken In the Vanderbllt divorce action In New York. Fag's 1 Ohio river Is again high at Cincinnati. Fag 1 F.mma Goldman cannot be deported, be cause she was born In this country, her father being a naturalised clttsen. Fag 9 Minority and majority In congress con tinue I liclr contest. Fags 1 Former President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers la offered a position by President Roosevelt, which he refuses. Fag 1 Railroad men enjoy banquet at Pitts burg. Fnga 1 National child labor conference Is held at Atlanta. Fag 1 Prominent Toledo, O., lumbermen given fines Instead jot Jail sentences. Fags 1 Assurances given that men and oper ators will hold conference over the wage question for the central competitive dis tricts. Faga 1 Mrs Offernian, who says she was swin dled out of $2,000, Identifies the man who did the work, held In Buffalo. Fag 1 Kansas City Brewing company ' has filed complaint against several expre(s companies that retused to carry beer Into prohibition states. Fag 1 po&rriCAih Kviry county In Nebraska will have representatives at the Taft banquet, April 6. Fag 1 Populists at St. Louis nominate Thomas K. Watson for president and Samuel W. Williams of Vlncennes, Ind., for vice president. Thi Nebraska and Minnesota dclevatiunir bolf'M th convention. Fag i Populist national convention refused to boat destroyer Tiger In two In night maneuvers, resulting In the drowning of thirty-eight men. ( Fag 9 Prussian loan comes us a surprise to LOngllsli financiers. Fag t KEBBABK1. Oovernor Sheldon decides upon new method of buying supplies for the atate. Fag 3 Comiuicsioner Winnett and Attorney Rose return from New York, where they took depositions In express case. Kx Uovcrnor Mickey on the road to .-eeovery. Fag 3 POUT. Inability of Omaha pitchers to control the ball gives the game to the Chicago White Sox. Fag 18 X.OCAX. Two Omaha girls will follow the Amer ican fleet around tho world. Fag 6 Chattel loan agent brings suit against a colored man to compel payment of usury on a small amount of money. Fag 8 Omaha National bank sues to recover note uf J23.000 from J. II. Pratt and the I sheriff attaches the colonel's farm. Fag COMKEXCIAL AHD IHDUSTKLAL. Live stock markets. Fag 13 tiraln markets. Fag 13 stocks and bonds Fag 13 MOTEMISTI OF OCEAJf STSAUIKIFB. Fort. Arrived. Oai'wi. NFW YORK Barturowa Ol'ic. I.HKRPiiot. Ivernls Biitle. bOMHiN MiDHttonkl. II A Mill PC Graf Wilder.. gt KKNSTOWK . Caronli. yt,KMToN . Tsutoaie. By Wireless. Siiblo Island I .a Provence 713 miles east it Sundy Hook at 4:18 p. m. PITTSBURG TRAFFIC CLUB ' Prominent Railroad Men Attend Ran. ; ne, Arriving from Hmmt on , (ieclal Train, PITTSBURG. Pa.. April 3.-Promlnent railroad men from all parts of the t'nltsd tftates arrived here today to attend the banquet tonight of the Pittsburg Traffic club. The eastern guests. Including Dr. Woodrow Wilson, president of Princeton university, came In a special train over tho Pennsylvania railroad and the western guests arrived In a special over the Pitts burg & I.ako Erie railroad. Following th banquet at the Hotel Hchenley a special train was run over the Pittsburg terminal on a sightseeing trip. The new Pennsylvania statn commission ers are the honored guests of the club. CONFERENCE ON CHILD LABOR First Baslaesa Aeaaioa .( Annual Meeting- National Committee Held at Atlanta. " v ATI4ANT.A, tia.. April 3. The first busi ness session of. the annual meeting of the National Child 1-abor committee loddy waa followed by a discussion covering the subject "What Is a Hood Child' Labor Law?" A. B. Roberta of Pennsylvania, Kverett W, Iid. .secretary for New Kng land of the National Child Labor commu te and Dr. A. J.McKelway, secretary for southern stales, mere th principal speak er at the morning session of tne commit tee. "Child Iabor and Education," was ta subject for th afiernoou lutclujj. TUG OF WAR ON IN CONGRESS Minority Will Exert Every Effort to Gftin Advantage. REPUBLICAN LEADERS ON GUa Ther Will ot I'se Powerful Wnp of Committee on Rale 1 nless Keceesnrr as a Last Resort. WASHINGTON, April 3. Leader of the two parties In the house agreo that yes terday's engagement on the floor wss but a skirmish preliminary to an extended battle In which the democratic minority expects to Ight out to a flnlBh its program of endeavoring to secure by coercion cer tain legislation demanded by them, and In part recommended by tho president, and tho republican majority will abandon Its defensive attltudn and carry the war across thn border. For the struggle both force will strip for action, and all such Impedi ments as private bills and minor legisla tion in general will be cast aside and tram pled under foot. Five of the big appropriations bills Dis trict of Columbia, naval, naval academy, sundry civil and general deficiency arc yet to be disposed of, and as the fighting order of the minority is to compel action on selected measures by blocking all action, neither minor bills nor debates of any length must be allowed to consume the time remaining. Mr. Williams, the leader of the democrats In thn fray, said It was not In the nature of a fillibuster. H declared today that the democrats were not filibustering, but "are Intent upon a serious and highly com mendable effort to forco the republicans to do one of two things: Klther pass cer tain measures which most of them are per sanally In favor of and which a republi can president has championed, or suffer themselves to bo recorded openly as op posed to them." Rales Committee In Reserve. The understanding from the direct sources Is that the republicans are prepared to bear up against the warfare of the minority for a limited time without recourse to "the deadly weapon of the majority tho rules committee;" but that the democrats will not be permitted to Imperil by delay the big appropriation bills. In other words, recourse will not be had until th sands of the session run low In (lie tills, to the expedient of bringing In from the commit tee on rules the "without Intervention" rule, nor will the speaker Invoke the "dila tory motion" decision unless forced to do so. There was a slim attendance of mem bers when tho house convened today, duo to tho strenuous session of yesterday, which ran far Into the night. Both Messrs. Payne and Williams, the majority and the minority leaders, however, were on hand prepared for the further parliamentary struggle, which was soon under way. It was precipitated by a motion by Mr. Payne for the approval of the Journal of yester day's proceedings. On that motion, usually treated as a formality, roll call was forced by Mr. Williams. The call served to bring out the full strength of both parties. The partisans on both sides were evidently de termined to conduct the fight to a finish. AMKVDIMi I.IAHII.ITl MF..I8 1 It K House Judiciary Committee Further .1 ' ,,, WASHINGTON, April 3. Tho Sterling employers' liability bill, to which In an amended form the house Judiciary com mittee agreed last Wednesday by a vote of 10 to 7, was reamended today, that com mittee by a vote of 11 to 6 reversing itself. It was not a party vote. Seven democrats combined with four republicans to make up tho majority ballot. ( The clause amended today is that relating to contributory negligence. Irfist Wednes day tho committee amended the clause so as to conform with the Ia Follctte bill in its original form. Today the committee changed tho section so as to read that "contributory negligence (Instead of 'slight' contributory negligence) shall-iiot be a bar to recovery, but the Jury shall apportion the negligence of the employer and of the employes and allow to the employe such sum of money as shall be in proportion to the ratio which his negllgenco bears to th negligence of the employer." Representatives Llttlefleld (Me.), Bannon (O.) and Parker (N. J.) will file a minority report declaring the section as amended to day to be unconstitutional. TO rUSPKXD COMMODITY CI.AISIC Senate Committee Vote Unanimously to This End. WASHINGTON, April 3 The senat com mittee on interstate commerce today voted unanimously to report th Elkins resolu tion to suspend the commodity clause of the present Interstate commerce law, but the extended time when the clause will take effect was changed to January 1, 1909, making the extension twenty month In stead tof two years. The effect of th res olution If It becomes a law will bo to sus pend the penalties under the provision of law prohibiting any railroad company to engage In Interstate transportation of any article or commodity other than timber and its manufactured products, which has been mined, manufactured or produced by the railroad or In which the railroad baa an Intereat. The penalties under the present provision of law would go Into ef fect May 1, next, and it Is argued that the railroads have not had time to divorce themselves from their holdings. The com mittee today received a letter from the Interstate commerce commission approving Iih resolution. Ill I.F.S (OMIHITTKK II AS PROGRAM A arret- Upon Met bod by Which to Break. Filibuster. WASHINGTON, April 3.-The house com mittee on rules today agreed to a program to break the existing filibuster. It provides for the passage of the deficiency appropria tion bill now before the house, without Intermediate motion and for dispensing with the first reading of the District of Columbia appropriation bill, which Is to follow tho deficiency bill. It also limits general debate on the District of Columbia bill to two hours. MRS. 0FFERMAN IS CERTAIN tula Omaha Wnniau Positively ladratiaea Man Under A r reat at Buffalo. BUFFAIX), N, Y.. April J.-(8pecial Tele gram. 1 Mrs. Anna tKfcrman and Detec tive Shields of South Omaha positively Identify here Clarence Pearl, alias Hester, as the man who is accused of taking ?.0u from her. U wiU b taken bvk for prosecution SAILORS GET DOUBLE SALARY Testimony In llff I a Teat I sal Ion Bn ..-vjyA raid It ta Men. 3. Representative Ithor of the reso- kVranl ipcclal committee lusting charges ' Itont company, .Mtmce an affidavit dated .i and signed by Samuel Ferguson, -.esiding In Bridgeport, Conn., who swore that during the fall and winter of 1902 he served In tho t'nlted States navy In tho capacity of chief electrician and that during that time he served upon several submarine torpedo boats owned by either tho Holland Torpedo Pont company or Its successor, the F.leiirlc Boat company, and nono of which were owned by the United States g-overnmetit. and that many of the crew of these submarine torpedo boats were sailors in the United States navy receiving pay from tha T'nlted States gov ernment and In addition thereto received wsges from the Holland Torpedo Boat company. This statement was offered In suhstantion of Mr. Lllley's charges that tho Electric Boat company had paid money to enlist men. Mr. Dllley also presented on affidavit from John C. Dnke, vice president of the Lake Torpedo Boat company, dated Bridge port, Conn., March M, to the effect that about two years ago he had an interview with Charles Ferry, a representative of the Bridgeport Brass company. In which Ferry told him that President Bowles of the Fore River Shipbuilding nnd Engine company had asked him (Ferry) to use all influence possible upon a Connecticut congressman to induce him not to use hi Influence In favor of the I-ike company and to use It In favor of the Electric Boat company. If he was successful In this Ihe Fore River company would make contracts with tho Bridgeport Brass company for goods to tho value of about lltn.onn. Mr. Ferry in his testimony before the committee Wednesday denied that tho pres ident had made him any such proposition or that he had ever promised him an order for seeing anyone. VANDERBILT HEARING BEGINS Referee McClare Takes Testimony In Proceeding for Divorce In rir York. NEW YORK, April 3. David McClure, the referee appointed to hear the case of Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbllt, who has brought an action .believed to be for abso lute divorce, has begun taking the evidence. The first witness called before the referee Was Howard Kempster, who was the valet of Cornelius Vanderbllt and who became valet for Alfred G. Vanderbllt wen the latter became the head of the family upon his father's death. Ho testified at some length yesterday and was expected to be on the witness stand again today, but as the hearings are conducted behind closed doors tho nature of his evidence Is a mat ter of conjecture. The custody of the t-jear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbllt Is expected to be one of tho questions which the referee will have to decide. It is understood Mrs. Vanderbllt Insists the child be left In her charge subject to suelj restrictions In the matter of psternal vlshs as the court may see fit to Impose The principal question at Issue Is said to be the amount of alimony to be paid by Mr. Vanderbllt. It Is reported that Mr. Vanderbllt has consented to tha payment nf a lnitin ailtn rf tl UUlAflA !... i . ',, . l " I Is accepted as satisfactory the defense win ob 01 k puB.-uve enaracier, uut that if It be rejected the case will be actively contested. The ground upon which Mrs. Vanderbllt suit lias been brought lias not been made public. In that connection It is said that Mrs. Vanderbllt might have brought ac tion for divorce In Bliode Island, where she was living, upon any one of, several grounds. Any action for divorce In New York must be based on the statutory cause, MEN AND OPERATORS TO MEET President I. en Is Say Positively There Will Be Conference for Cen tral Fields. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. April 3.-Presldent Thomas I Lewis of the United Mine1 Workers of America stated today positively that there would bo a Joint convention be tween the miners and operators of the dis tricts of western Pennsylvania. Ohio. In diana and Illinois for the purpose of re habilitating the Interstate wage agreements In the central competitive fields. It Is upon the wage scale In this field that the other scales are basi d. President Iwls said he had assurances that the Joint conference to be field In this city next Monday will result In 1 he call being Issued for a Joint convention. He ha received acceptances to his Invitation for the meeting next Monday In sufficient numbers to Justify his stating today that there will be a full representation of both the miners and operators of western Penn sylvania, Ohio and Indiana. In addition tho miners of Illinois will have their represen tation, and while the Illinois operators hav not as yet taken action, he believes they will be here also to complete the eight units which compose the Joint movement In the central eompetatlve field. "The ob ject of the conference," said President Iwls, "will bo to issue a call for an Inter slate Joint convention and If necessary to agree upon a general resumption of mining operations pending the settlement of a wage scale by the Interstate Joint convention." OHIO RIVER AGAIN IS HIGH Reaches Flood Stage at Cincinnati from I. ocnl Rains I. It tie Da Diane Done, CINCINNATI. O., April 3.-For the third time in six weeks the Ohio river at this point has gone above flood stage. The rise, which Is limited practically to the territory south of Point Pleasant, came from heavy rains along the Kanawha, Wyandotte, Big Sandy and Licking rivers. However, the limited area of thes rains was considered as evidence that th flood would speedily recede. The nater reached 53.T this morning, a stage which ordinarily compels abandonment of the Grand Cen tral passenger station, but the railroads are still able to use ti e tracks. POODLE DOG CAUSES SUICIDE New Jersey Wanian Broods Over Ills Death Until She Jumps lulu I'ond. MILLVH.LE. if. J.. April :;.-Brooding over the death of a pet dog, Mrs. Hannah Willis threw herself Into the Richmond mill pond near her home early today and was drowned. Several weeks ago, while Mrs. Willis was crossing the railroad track an electric train struck and killed her pet. Th shock so unnerved her tout her p.'iy siclau feared for her r.a WHOLE STATE AT TAFT FEAST Every County Will Be Represented at the Big- Banquet. MANY FARMERS SECURE SEATS state Officers nnd Candidate Will A t trnd Large nereptlon Commit tee of Prominent Omaha Baalnesa Men, Representative from practically every county In Nebraska will greet Secretary Taft at the Auditorium next Monday night. This Information Is secured from the large number of applications for seats at the banquet table received by the com mittee from out in the state. State of ficers will be here In a body and candi dates for state officers have signified their Intention to get In touch with sen timent over the state by rubbing elbows with the visitors at the banquet table. Secretary Taft will be met at the depot when he reaches Omaha by a reception committee composed of somo of the best known business and professional men of Omaha. This committee has been named from the membership of the McKinley club. The brilliant Illumination of the Audi torium will not be confined to the Inter ior, but the big war secretary will be greeted when ho comes In sight of tho auditorium by a mammouth electric ban ner with the words: "WELCOME TAFT," blazing thereon. In addition to an immense red, jrhite and bluo electric shield which will occupy a conspicuous place In the auditorium there will be several electric banners upon one of which will be spelled out with in candescent lights. "WELCOME, OUR NEXT PRESIDENT." Reports from the committee having In charge the sale of tickets are to t lie ef fects there will be no vacant chairs st the banquet table. The reports show de mands for tickets from out In the state are coming largely from fanners, the ag reculturists outnumbering any other class of people. McKinley flab Committer. The reception committee appointed by tho McKinley club Is composed of the following: Hairy S. Byrne, M J. Kennard. uuaii iiikii. II. II. Baldrige. K. M. Bartlett. H. C. Brome. .1. L. Kennedy. F. P. Klrkendall. M. L. Learned. Ed Leeder. Charles Leslie. James C Lindsay. 1 1. P. I.eavilt. (Seorgo Lyon, jr. Koine Miller. Charles F. Mandersot J. If. Millard. C. K. Black. I. J. Baright. Vac. Buresch. BenJ. F. Baker. Kd Black. J. L. Baker. J. K. Bauin. Rev. J. A. Blngaman v M. McKmv. K. K. Bryson. C. (i. McDonald. K. F. Bralley. Frank Handle. E. G. Mc.Gilton. Harry B. Zlnniian. H. E. Palmer. Joseph Polcar. John J. Ryder. Dan J. Riley. Victor Rosewater. J. D. Ringer. W. E. Rhoades. S. It. Rush. W. A. Redlek. W. G. Shrlver. N. I'. Swanson. Arthur C. Smith. tinefe L. Saunders. 15. 3. Solomon. Robert Smith. , W. G. Sears. A. L. Sutton. S. A.- Sea lie. John A. Scott. Franklin Shotwell. T. F. Sturgess. B. F. Thomas. George If Thumtnet A. C. Troup. John L. Webster. N. O. Ware. William P. Warner. W. It. Wall. Charles F. Weller. C. M. Wllhelni. V. H. Wood hind. Arthur P. Onion. Thomas A. Fry. A. D. Brandels. K. A. Benson. T. W. Blackburn. W. J. Cnnnell. Robert Cowell. John C. Cowin. W. B. Christie. Luther Drake. N. P. Dodge, jr. Harrv B. Davis. Lee S. Estelle. O. S Erwln. C W. Erwln. Frank Furs v. Robert O. Fink. K. S. Fisher. Harrv A. Foster. Charles E. Foster. William Glass. William F. Gurley. Charles A. Onss. E. C. Hnddcr. Robert Houghton. Rows 1'. Hammond. D. M Haverlv, Thomas Holllster. A. W. Jefferls. Alvln F. Johnson. Samuel Katz. Ben Koa-nn. J. C. Klnsler. Howard Kennedy. L. L. Kountze. TOLEDO LUMBER MEN FINED Prominent Dealers Before Court In Anti-Trust . Case One Cre ate Sensation. TOLEDO. O., April 3. The twenty wealthy lumber men of Toledo, found guilty of conspiracy In restraint of trade under the Valentine anti-trust law, were re sentenced today by Judge Kumler in the common pleas court. Tho sentences were fines ranging from SoOO to Sl.OtiO and ln.no Instance was a Jail sentence given. There was a dramatic scene today when the defendants appeared in court Their attorney asked for a stay In proceedings to give him time to file a petition in error in the supreme court. When he had fin ished his argument John Puck, one of the. defendants, arose and declared the condi tion of his health made it Imperative that the case against him be ended Immediately and threw himself upon the mercy of tho court. Puck Is one of the most prominent citizen of Toledo and the prosecution has brought him near the gTave. Mr. Tuck's attorney expressed surprise at tho action of his client and declared it amounted to the attorney being dropped from' ihe case. The Judge fined Puck 1600. The other de fendant asked for and were given sen tence. BREWERS FORCE THE FIGHT Suit Filed to Compel Express Com. panlea to Carry Liquor Int Dry" State. WASHINGTON. April 8-Refusal of ex press companies to accept shipments of beer and other liquors destined to points In prohibition states has resulted in 11 complaint to the Interstato Commerce com mission. The Royal Brewing company of Kansas City, Mo., has Institute.) a com plaint against the Adams, American, Pa cific and United States express companies and Wells, Fargo & Co., alleging that they refuse to accept shipments nf beer at Kansas City to points in Kans.is, Iowa and Oklahoma. The complainant says that it has been sending for thirty years con signments of malt liquors into those states marked "C. O. D." Now, the compluiivant alleges, the express companies refuse to carry so-called "intoxicating liquors" with th understanding that the purchase price is to bo paid on delivery. The complainant maintains this action of the express com panies is In violation of the Interstate commerce act. THREATENED STRIKE AVERTED w York, ew Haven Jt Hartford Road Abandon lis Plan to Enforce Piece Work. I NEW HAVEN. Conn., April S. Thn New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad company will not enforce its order of March 10 extending the piece work plan now in oeratlon in Its shops uiid the threatened strike of several thousand workmen is thus averted. BUFF.MX3. N. Y., April 3 -The Lacka wanna Steel company will put 2,0(0 men to work ou Monday uexu MONEY FOR PARTY PURPOSES Testimony Before Grand Jury F, lalnlna lion- Metropolitan Made l.nrae Gift. NEW YORK. April 3.-Tlie sum of ap proximately tToo.orni. involve in the Wall and Cortland Street Ferries Railway com pany deal, which has been under Investi gation by tho grand Jury, Included a political contribution of n,non, with Inter est. mado by the Metropolitan Street Hall way company In the presidential campaign of 19(10. according to an explanation said to have been given to the grand Jury by Thomas F. Ryan. Mr. Ryan has been a witness before the grand Jury and It was learned today that the Jury will hand up a presentment con taining an outline of Mr. Ryan's explana tion of the deal. Mr. Ryan said Hint when It was decided that the Metropolitan Street Railway company should make a big con tribution to the lJflrt campaign fund a further suggestion was made to make It through Mr. Ryan, W. C. Whitney, Thomas Dolan. P. A. 11. Wldencr'and William I. Elkins. There was a further understanding that they were to lie reimbursed by Ihe Metro politan for their contributions, with Inter est at 5 per cent. Consequently the five men sent their personal checks for llOti.oitu each to George If. Kuhn & Sons of Phila delphia, by whom the money was paid over to the campaign committee. It Is said that no mention Is made In Mr. Ryan's testi mony as to which political pnrly received the money. H was two years after the contribution whs made, according to Mr. Ryan, before an opportunity was afforded to repay Mr. Ryan and his associates the sums they advanced. Then came the opportunity to purchase the Wall and Cortland Street company. In making the payment to Anthony Brady, by the simple method of adding five times llVw.otw, with Interest thereon at 5 per cent for a little over two years, Ryan, Elkins, Wledener, Dolnn nnd Whitney were handed back their campaign contributions made in 19c0. The amount each received, according to Mr. Ryan's ex planation, was $111.(I. ANOTHER ANONYMOUS LETTER Further Alleared Evidence of Attempt of Roat Company to Coerce Con a; ress 111 a n WASHINGTON, April 3.-The most in teresting development of the day before the special submarine boat investigating committee was the production of another anonymous letter charging that an attor ney of the Electric Boat company had been brought out as a candidate for congress man against Congressman I,oud, but had been withdrawn upon Mr. Ixiud's promise to vote for submarines. The letter was mailed from this city to the Detroit Free Press and was produced by Jesse Cat mlchael, Its Washington correspondent, who received it. Benjamin Mic.ou. attorney for the Berger Submarine Torpedo Boat onmpuny. and F. R. Pemberton of New York, i16 assisted in bringing the claim of that company before the Navy department and testi fied as to the methods used, which they did not consider to he, reprehensible. The committee adjourned until Monday. KANSAS MAN KILLED ABROAD R, Warkentln, Prominent Ranker of ewtoii. Shot by Syrian Xenr Damascus. WASHINGTON. April .1,-The State de partment today received a dispatch from Ambassador Iclchn:an at Constnntlnoplo reporting the deatli of an American citizen, supposed to be a Kansan. The man was shot by a Syrian while on the train travel ing from Damascus. The Syrian was ar rested and explained that the shooting was purely accidental. NEWTON, Kan., April 3.-The man killed at Constantinople Is B. Warkentln, a pio neer business man of Newton, now on a trip abroad, accompanied by his wife, acJ cording to a cablegram received here. Warkcnlin was president of the Kansas State bank at Newton. WHY ROADSRENEW 'FIGHT Decision of United Stntes Supreme Court Lends 'III em Cournae Against l.n, JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.. April 3.-Attor-ney General Hadley. when asked today concerning the report that the railway companies expected to lenew their fight on the 2-cent law, said: "I have been unofficially advised that this fight will be renewed on account of the decision of the supreme court In the Minne sota case. Irrespective of the question of Jursidietion, the investigations that I have conducted Justify the contention on th basis of the railroads' own figures that the I-cent passenger rate law is not uu; reasonably low." MITCHELL 0FFERED POSITION Former President of Mine Worker Turn Down In vestlaatlon of Panama Conditions. WASHINGTON, April 3.-J0I111 Mitchell, former president of the United Mine Work era of America, ailed oil President Roose velt today and on leaving the White House said thn president had offered him the po sition of special commissioner to study and report upon labor conditions on the Pan ama canal zone. Mr. Mitchell said he was unable to accept the offer, as it was neces sary for him lo n cover his health before he could take up work of any kind, lie said he had no settled plana, everything being dependent upon his health. MACDIARMID OUT ON BOND Council Rluft'a Men Surely fur Ilia Appearance in District Court. MARSHALLTOWN, la., April .1. (Special Telegram.) Dr. Btuait B. MacDiarmid. president of the Green Mountain Savings bank, who has been in Jail here since Febru ary 4. charged with fraudulent hanking, embezzlement and perjury. aa released late this afternoon on three bonds aggre gating r..nn0. Wallace and Verne Benjamin, prominent real estate men and attorneys of Council Bluffs, are sureties on the bonds. MarDiarmid left Ihe city early tills evening for Omaha. Weal train la Dislriet for Taft. CHAR LESION. W. Va.. A pill 3.-.M llin ton late yesterday the 1 , uhlii-uiia of the Third district unanimously r noiuhiated Jofci ph Hojt Gaines fur his fifth ti nn in congress. C. C. Beury of Fuyi-Ue county and William S. KdAardd of ChHiieaion were elected district delegate- to the Chi cago convention and instructed to suppoit the iionilnuilon of Taft for president. BRi'AN MEN WALK OUT Nebraska Delegation to Populist National Convention Bolts. FIGHT FOR DELAY IS LOST Delegates Vote Down Motion to Postpone Nominations. WATSON NAMED FOR PRESIDENT Samuel W. Williams of Indiana is Selected for Tail of Ticket. MINNESOTA JOINS BOLTERS One I. one Delegate from Gopher State Follows Nebraskans from the Hall Platform Denonarea All Fusion Deals. ror President of th TJalttd Btatts . Thoma S. Watson of Osorgia. Tor Vic President of th Vnltd Stat Sunntl W. William of Indiana. ST. LOUIS, April 3.TThe above ticket wai nominated today by the People's party con vention, after two stormy sessions, through out which the Nebraska and Minnesota delegations, working In the Interest of Will iam J. Bryan, strove desperately to bring about an adjournment of the convention until after nominations had been made by tho .democratic and republican parties. Hopelessly outnumbered and without any chance whatever of gaining, their object, the Nebraska men founght desperately to the last, and when Jay W. Forrest of Albans, N. y mounted the platform to place Wat son In nomination they withdrew from the convention, attended by tho Minnesota delegation, which consisted, however, of only one man T. J. Wrlghan. If Bryan Is nominated at Denver Hit- men who wqlked out of today's convention will support him and they declare that the populist of Ne braska, will do so to a man. At the morning session the Nebraska nun made decided headway. They filibustered cleverly and with a knowledge of parlia mentary procedure that several times threw ' tho convention into fearful snarls. They fought long and hard to havo Temporary Chairman Jacob 8. Coxey of Ohio made permanent chairman, not because of any affection they boro him, but because the) believe I that they could tangle him up ami in that way stand off the nomination Coxey, who Is a genlul, easy-going presid ing officer, begged them to allow him lo withdraw, but they fought for him against his will. They were beaten, however, anil George A. Honnecker of Jersey City was made permanent chairman. Tibbies la Called Down. Honnecker was not In sympathy with the Bryan element, u'nd he was not a chairman of tho Coxey brand. He Is a big man wll.i a bigger voice, and ho fights. His rulings were fair, but he would not be bluffed or bullied and ho "talked hack" in vigorous stylo to the Nebraska men when tiny at tacked him. The tartest dialogue of the convention took place at the close of the morning ses sion between HonneiJer ami T. II. Tibbies, the white haired dean of the Nebraska delegation. The latter was speaking upon a question connected with the adoption of the platform. The chairman declared that ho could not exactly understand whether Tibbies was speaking upon a motion or a substitute, to a motion. "If somo people can't understand thing", I can't help It." snapped Tibbies. "The rhair cannot furnish you with the English to express yourself," retorted the chuirmun. , "Nor can I fun ish you with brains to run the convention." stormed Tibbies. "The chair Is fully aware that the gen tleman cannot furnish brains.' roared Hon necker, oml the conversation council be cause Imtoli men were so angry they could do nothing but breathe hard and glare at eeuch ntolier. Later they shook luind and were reconciled. Downfall of .Nebraska. Tho downfall of Nebraska cume swiftly. In the afternoon, and Into a pit they them selves had digged, the delegation from 'Nebraska tumbled. Tney wero filibustering along In cheerful fashion when Joe Parker of Ioulsvllle begged leave to "usk a couple of quest ions" of Nebraska. lie desired to know If they were workliis for tho nomination of Bryan. They said they were not. He then read from Mr. Bryan's paper a plank from the Nebraska populist state convention endorsing Bryin and wanted to know If they stood by It ' or by their statement Just mude. The Ne braska men were backed into a corner. They could f'ght, but tlr y could not escape. Parker insisted upon a categorical answer, which Nebraska would not give. One dele gate lnsinted that "A reporter on Bryan's pa per had made a mistake, Just like re porters are always doing," but the conven tion jeered ut his attack upon Journalistic accuracy and preferred to believe "the re porter 011 Bryan's paper." From that In stant Bryan's cause In the convention ma lost, anil it whs only u few minutes Iwforo the delegates from his slate had bolted the convention. The debate on the proposition to postpone the convention and Ihe discussion of the phraseology or the money plunk of the platform consumed the greater part of the day. It e nn d as though evcrv ib-legat ha I a money plank of his own and a huge asMirlii'cnt of critical cxpres.simis alio jt all Ihe other planks. The discussion was I ng. huj all the oratory went for naught and the plank adopted was that recommended by the resolutions coinniHlee at t lie open ing of Hie debate. 'lest vt Ihe Platform. The. following ia Hie p .pullst platform: Tho peoples party of the United Slates, In convention assembled til Ki. Louis, Mo . this third day of Apnl. IH"S. with liu iea'd confidence in Ita contentions, reaffirm the. declaration made by the national conven tion ut Omutia. The admonitions of Washington's fare well address; tho state papers of Jeffer son and the words of Lincoln are the (.cachings nt our greatest apostles of hu man riflits uud isiltiicxl liberty. Them Iihh lice. 1 u departure Hum Ihe tcachlm. of then, greui pHiiiiita dining recent ad hiinif.li.ili. 111.-. The gocernmeiit hus lecn cont lolled so us lo place I lie lights of projM'iiy nleiv Hie riulit 01 huniaidtv, and has brought the country to a condi tion lltrtl Is (11:1 of danger In our national nell-l), inK. Financial l uiuhiiiatioiis hai r hud loo much power over congres sund (00 much hif'ucnce with ine Hdniinistrat 1011 of Die government. Prerogatives of govi rn ineui have been iiiiwiM-ly. and oft 11 cor ruptlv sui rendered li corporate monopoly and aggregations of pred.iloiy wealth. iiie issuing of money is a function of government anil should not he delegated lo corporal ion or ludlvtdi si. The constitu tion gives to congress alone th power lo 1 1
