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Phe Omaha Daily .Bee : VOL. -XXXVII NO. 2G5. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 22, 1008 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. iV IS ALL RIGHT British Expert Discusses Construction . of AinerJuan 8hips. EQUAL TO ' ANY IN WORLD Comparison Hade on Basil of Chip . for Ship. NAVAL ARCHITECTS CAPABLE ' Yards Equal to Those of Great Britain .in Every Respect BLUEJACKETS IN LOS,Aw" Elaborate Hoaxtt of for' Landing Portlek ehlpa Offierra B Redvado. " 1 ' o B6flTON, Arll IL-In lished her today, ir Wlllla. g ' "4 wss for Nearly twenty years', " ble designer of all British w t ments on rscent criticisms cf t, navy. After dec laying ihat th , " are", unfounded o- tact and autfmcntlng thin declaratioiTby a long and technical ex planation, Bir William eaya: "There 1a en thing more that I would Ilk to ray, and I thrnk It la vital. J have known th American, navy from th atart. It la not generally known that the modern American navy atartad with the purchase of twa or my- design from Armstrong'. That wax In 1R88. . From these designs the Charleston" and the 'Baltimore were built. "Toe first thing- I want to aay In thla con. nectloh la that you have naval architects a capable aa any,' In my Judgment, In the world. : ; . The second thing I want to say Is that your shipbuilding yard are quite equal to any we have 'In their equipment and man sgement and all that. 1 "And the result is that. In my opinion, you have a fleet- that; ship for ship, com paring the' MR designed at a given date and that Is . the only fair comparison Is equa to 'anything- the world contains. And next to the British navy, I think your navy la the beat ,in. the world." , t . - " ' Ultra Have Jolly Time. LOS ANQEL.ES. April I! Los Angole continued today its long- program of enter tainment for ' tha sailora and officers of the American battleship fleet. Thirty-five hundred bluejackets were .In the landing parties which came ashore mt the varioua ports where the four divisions cf the fleet ar Anchored, and they pitched right Into . the fun provided for them with the enthusi asm of boys out of school. Tha sailora again were the guests of the city, and the feature of the' day's entertainment were the same as on yesterday boxing bouts, barbecues, wild wesf; show, dancing, shooting- the .hoots and other forms of amuse- 'rnr-nt ere upying, .toe time .from early morn ing unill late ac- night. The sailors' frolics are really the most Interesting features of 1 the fleet's atay at Log Angeles. Thousands of people go each day to Chutes Park and Agricultural Parlt to see tttem at plaq. For the officers there were a number of social events, Including a luncheon to the higher offlrer by General Adnm R. Chaf fee at the California 'club. Tonight the Chamber of Commerc at Dedondo, where the ships of tha Fourth division the Ala bama. I!Uni!n. Kcarsarge and Kentucky are amtiorerl. gave a banquet at the Hotel Redourio In honor of Rear Admiral Charles P 8p; rry and other officers of the division. The i-nttre- city, overlooking the sea, wss I'.lxmlnatert. .', J ' . All f the port Cities where the ships ere- sl'tiplng' are carrying out elaborate en-t"-'ulnntrnt plane each day, and thousands of ncrisons' visited the beachea and the war hlppi ','..., CHINK SPOTS THE FORGERY Chtiytmnn la Too.fcnarp for Facetlaas , 1 ot-na; Man Vk Laada ' lit Cirt. Js SlroniCiis. thnrgl with passing ten foigif i-licck on as rtisJiy leading business trcn r tl'e fclty, HH arraigned In police ci'iai i i'u'rde v n t!it Vharge, waived pre-Ur.ii-4rv. iM-artr. Anl was bound over to tl-e niatrii't v.'ourt utirter ll.OoO bond. 8-rpiorS Is a facetious young man. Some one teiephonril to thJ police station Mon day tai fclmmops ed lilm a bill. The fart as a (.'ommuntratinn to th alleged cl-iV art in nnd he As asked If he wanted to pni II! ' , " f v.. sure,. I'll a rite a check for It." Ssld t r ; - " It ill an Int'Testlng fact that a China man iMtected the. tad brand .of checks which Blrhmtms was rlrsing while a doien 1i'klne men look lhm unhesitatingly. Tha Clilnuman rejoices ' Itt " the name Charlie Ping and rnmducts 4 restaurant ' over the r!ma!lit saidnn on 1'ouglas street. When Flmm'tris pr-ented one of the checks to C'hHrilo', the Mongolian' looked critically at It nj Hhe endorsrnictit, "Hri-m." fid Cliat-lie, ahaklng hta head. -Writing a!iee aanS front side, allee am-i Va-k side. No gdod." ; Thrn thc- diitiblied, for Simmons but the MelUin min' made hie escape only to be capnQi1)) jn littler latrr by the detectives. CItV ELECTION 1 SOl'TH DAKOTA Llrefcae or l.li-eoee the lasa la ; Meat Vaaea. LEAD, fl. V., April tl. (Special Telegram.) John At Bltt, sr., waa elected mayor of Lead today In a four cornered fight,, beat ing the socin:!t. Independent and alleged rvpuMlcan by good majority. A major ity of the other candidstea on the citicens' ticket were elected. .License won by large majority. . ataer Assaalt Casa I'm. WAT SK LOO. la... April il.-tSpeciaL)-Kdwaril anil Louis Stenbagen were today placed tn trial In trie Jltrlct court charged with the cri r.e f assault with lntvnt to kill F. A. Snder on the evening of Feb ruary S. 19. The case promise to attract atate i-le attention because cf tha bold ness o( tl9 attack. The young men ap pealed vbionierncd aa they sat In the court reint and atl try to defend thtlr actions by Strklng to prove an alibi. Ksraa Jelaao trVcda SEaalgr. arsitiiy MiiniJif it. i wonuin. wss rv.rii3 ttxre tunny lught last tu Kiwian Jtilit.S H irto of the trulsr Charltsstuu. Mli- IrniM ti.vnlved soma tirr.e go In a l:iiinna ,:(t e...(tin Albert 1H-. no Held m I i j f an. t cn time an oftl- in I fiO a Buiisequently Hie nioa ri t to bl. ILainii' su:,;:,my of the dee Wednesday, April 22, lOS. 1908 noffpivis STX yat TZZ. l Ufa 5 0 Z 8 9 42 13 14 15 ffi 1908 fPj. jSH 3 4 10 41 4Z 48 24 25 mm Mi 0 '10 24 22 23 k'Z 23 29 30 TUX W2ATHE. '(jP. UMAiiA, COUNCIL BLUFF8 AND V ii. INI I Y-Irot-ablr fair Wednesday, not nnirh nangf In temperature. I'OH NkBRABKA rartly cloudy Wednea dv. FOR IOWA Partly cloudy Wednesday. Tempera tar at Omaka I Hour. Deg. B a. m GO a. m it . T a. m 8 a. m 9 a. m 10 a. m 11 a. m.. 12 m 1 p. m 2 p. m S p. m D0XE8TX0. Publishers of the country enter extended protest against congress adjourning with out taking soma action to give relief from high prlcea exacted for print paper. The house passes the Cannon resolutions for the appointment of a committee for the Investigation of the paper company's transactions. Pagel Presldeat Rooaevelt will sign the em ployers' liability bill passed by congress. Fags a New Hampshire republicans decline t$ instruct the state delegation to the na tional convention. raga I Senator Warner of Mlbsouri makes ex tended address " In the senate on tha Brownsville Incident, condemning the negro aoldlers. Page 3 Otto Dolph of Story -county. Iowa, is bellved to have been murdered. ..Page 1 Washington government Opes not con template Immediate action against Ven esuela. f 1 Suit brought In Oklahoma agalnut news papers on the ground they violate prohibi tion law by publishing liquor notices. rag X Permanent federal Injunction given In Alabama agalnat operalon of rate law. rag 1 Bryan' grandson give Mm a scare by hiding on ateamer Minnehaha. rag 1 Little chance tor effective legislation exists now In congress, according to de cision of steering committee of repub licans. rar i ronxxair. Forty-two bodies were taken from the wreck of train In Australia. Par 1 Spread of bubonic plague In Venesuela causes Castro to close one port for fifteen day. " raff 1 Mo.r froop are sent to Persian fron tier,-but late news Indicates the brigands have been routed. ' f rag- 1 Prince Helie saya he will leav his future with God, as thlnga are happening too fast for human conoeptlon now. rag X STESX.ASXA. Express companies ask to hae supreme court order modified, asserting they do not know what Sibley law means.' rag a Stock of merchandise of John It. House of Pender damaged 120,000 to 125.009 by fire. rag a COKKSslCIAA AJTS XJrBVSTBXAb Live atock market. rag 7 .Grain makets. rag T Stock and bonda. rag T KOYSKSiraa Port. or ocxAjr srrBAKsxxra. ArrlTe4. Sallea. Olttornls N'w AmnUfOa, Florid. EeeUnd MIsnctMha K. P. Cectlte.... NEW YORK NEW YORK NEW YORK NEW YORK NEW YORK..... PLYMOUTH l'EF.N8TOWK.. GIBRALTAR .... BOKTON ( HERBOIRO ... riREMKS GLASGOW GLASGOW r.KNDA Luttunt . . Koaig Albert. Itomaslo . PhlUiolpMa. . GrooMr Kurfurst. Prrtortsa Columbia , Ltguria ... PoiMUia . PALERMO Llturw lUlit. ROTTERDAM BONDS . NEARLY ALL SOLD .adttorlana Aaserlatloai Mast Sell aS.OOO of the Deeosi Mortgage ! to Complete Balldlagr. Only S6.000 more of the second moi-is-sp- Auditorium bonds remain .j be aold to Omaha business men, whel It will be pos sible for th association to spend 140,000 for completing the building and putting It Into first class condition for the fall fes tivities. ; , According to F. A. Nasrt. thiB moftey will probably all be in before June J. and the "roof will be put on" at once. . The ex pression "putting on the roof" tas smu to Include all the work necessary to "rn!oh the building with th exception of the die oratlve columna designed by the. architect to beautify the exterior of the building. Th Inside Is unplastered. Wtrr lath can be seen In too many prominent places. TVi'ia will all have to be fixed soon. The Omaha real estate exchange has promised to raise SI. "00 of the 15.000 needed, but aa yet the money has not been suh seribtd.' Some progress Is reported on se curing' th amount .but there Is still some work to be done and President Nash of the Auditorium association Is counting on tho real estate dealers "maklns good." "We must not think of giving the corn show until the Auditorium Is completed," said. Mr. Nash. "I believe I am safe In saying there will be no corn show unless it is completed. I do not consider the build ing safe for such' a crowd as will attend the corn show and believe I would be do ing right If I refused to allow the Audi torium to be used by the corn show associa tion unleaa it la completed. It would be a disgvat-e to the city to have aa many vlxlt crs as will come tn the Nstlonal Corn Ex position, see the Auditorium of Omaha in such condition. The building Is a success In every way and this winter, even In th fsce of adverse conditions, his done what It lias for two yers or more, paid all. expenaea and the Interest on the bonda with something left over. Since It wss built the real estate owned by the com pany haa Increased in value until It la con eldered by the best Judge to be worth aa much or more than fM.OOO first mort gage bonda and the ItO.ftoo seroud mortgage bonds put together." ' Mr. Nash expects to give considerable of his own time to finishing tha sal of the second mortgage bonds during th next two seeks and some corporations which are building up Immense business enterprises In Omaha, will b given an opportunity ta Invest in th bonds which pay a good rate of Interest a&4 wh'ch. aj CAiusldured gjcd security, . . . t LOEB DENIES WRONGDOING Secretary to President Explains Own ership of Traction Stock. TAKES NO PAST TN LEGISLATION Senatar Referred ta r Mr. Sim Is Mr. Kewlaads. Who Hold 1,000 Shares as Trastee at Iksras Eatat. WASHINGTON, April 21. Th references to Mr. Loeb, secretary to the president In the house yesterday by Mr. 81ms 1 in con nection with his ownership of 4,700 shares of stock in the Washington Railway & Electric company called forth today a letter from Mr. Loeb to that gentleman explain ing how the stock came Into his possession and suggesting to Mr. Sims that he should be most scrupulous In dealing with men's characters and reputatlona. Mr. 81ms read the letter. Explaining his possession of the stock Mr. Loeb says: Forty-seven hundred 'shores of the capital stock of the Washington Railway- & Elec tric company stand In my name on the book of the company. One hundred of these shares,' enough to enable me to qualify as director, are mine; 4.Ht are holdings on friends of mine, for whom I simply acted as representative at the last annual meet ing of the stockholders of the company at which I was selected a director with the view of my possible election n president of the company If I decided to take up that line or work arter leaving oiticiai uie. This record has been snd still is open to you or any other honest man at any time and It clearly demonstrates that any In ainuatlon tha tie any mysterious or un worthy way or In any way whatever I have accumulated such a considerable forutne as your speech Implies., Is as un fair to me as It Is unworthy of you. Speaking of what he calls Mr. Sims "in timation that I have Improperly Interfered with traction legislation," Mr. Loeb says: Immediately after my . election ss a di rector of the company the chairman of the house district committee, Mr. Smith, called upon me and started to ask my ad vice as to certain hilla affecting the trac tion companies pending before th commit tee. I st once Informed him that while I occupied th position of secretsry to the president, I could and would not discuss with any member of congress sny matters of legislation affecting the local public aervlca corporations. I have seen Chair man Smith, who will verify this statement and I cite this instsnce to show how scrup ulously careful I have ben to observe the proprieties in the case. No senator- mong my int mate frlsnds has ben lther directly or Indirectly approached by me on any phase of the traction legislation. After reodlng the letter Mr. Sims aald that he was the last person to take ad vantage of any congressional privilege to say anything derogatory of any man and therefore he felt that th letter should be read as In a public msnner aa he had made his atatement. Mr. Sims declared, how ever, that he had baaed his statement on an official communication to the apeaker wherein It waa shown that Mr. Loeb had 4,709 shares of the stock In his name. Later Mr. Slma .without mentioning the name of the senator to whom h yester day referred, but who It waa learned through the aenator himself. wa Mr. New lands of Nevada, aa owning over 1,000 shares of Capital Traction stock, read a atatement f rom . the aenator. -saying that the atack, came.. Into, his possession ,as trus tee' of the Sharon estate long before his entry Into public life and that since he controlled It he had not participated in any legislation on street railway matters. Senator Newlanda himself gave out a atatement In which he aald when the legis lation regarding . the street railways In connection with, the Union station came be fore the district committee he Informed the members of tha committee of hla interest In the stock and announced that he would not participate tn their deliberations and that he has since taken no part In the dellberatlona or action of the district com mute or of the aenate on this subjec. MANILA PAPER AND TRUST MMM. I New Yark Aatborltlea Will Begin la-veslla-atlaa af Method la Tata Line. NEW TORK. April 11. It became known today that a federal grand Jury Is about to begin an Investigation of sev eral of th largest concerns manufactur ing manllla wrapping paper in this state. The purpose of the inquiry Is to ascertain whether or not the manufacturers are conducting their business under, an agree ment In restraint of trad and In violation of th Sherman anti-trust law. The offi cers of some manufacturers who are not affiliated with the international company have been subpoenaed to appear before the federal grand Jury In thla city tomorrow. This Investigation la believed to hav no connection with the government's Inquiry Into th affairs of th ao-called paper truat and It la understood does not Involve thoisa companies which make a specialty of whit print paper for newspaper. WIGHT BE COSTLY JOURNEY L.OK Aaareles Wtmii Sacs Otaahaa ' r..T f 0,000 aa Resalt of HI Visit to Callforala. Vis. Lovona W. Wheeler of Los Angeles, j foi-nierty of Omaha, has begun suit in dis trict court against josepn a. Connor or Ommfia for .V.000, charging assault and 11)742. March SO. 1907, at Los Angeles She aya Connor assaulted her and struck her. causing a nervous shock thst severely In jured her health. For thla she asks S2S,00. Th libl portion of th suit for which she asks an additional IJ6.0UO la based on the contents of" two letters In which Con nors la alleged to hav discussed her Omaha record to her detriment. Bh de clares th statements he road were un true and were both humiliating to her and Injurious to her standing and reputation In Los Angeles. ROUTINE WORK BY DAUGHTERS Beeoad Day's geasloa Devoid of later. eat Mrs. MseLtss Aaaeaaees Coasaslttaea. WASHINGTON. April H.-At the seoond day'a Beasion of tha national society of tha Daughters of the American Revolution, consideration waa given to th routine business-befor the congress. Today waa de void of any social features, and th dele gates devoted the time to discussing th re ports of officers which waa made after the announcement of cpmmltteea by Mrs. Donr aid MacLean. 1 BOND RUMOR IS UNCONFIRMED "-Rwr rr.ni nti la nsuroaa 4a to Issaa Lara Block of Paper less, PHILADELPHIA. April H. The rumog that th Pennsylvania railroad la about to lsau tte.000.000 tn bonds could sot bo confirmed at tha offices of that company In thla city. Ther waa no meeting of the board of directors todsy, notwithstsndlng rumors to that effect. Tomorrow is th rog j'ar weekljr myelins' daf t HELIE'S FUTURE WITH GOD It Hastens loiiaetrd to Meet Mas. Goald After Msktsg This Stateaieat. PARIS, April 2t.-Princ Helle de Pagan gave an Interview to a representative of the Journal at the house of a friend last night before he left for Naples, In which he admitted that he was goinit. to Italy to meet Mme. Anna Gould", formerly Countesa de Caatcllane, to wlom he Is reported to be engaged, but he refused to give any In timation aa to when and where the mar riage would take place, saying, "The fu ture Is in the hands of Ocd." The prince described hta experiences In America aa "torture." He said he waa everywhere besieged by a legion of re porters snd a horde of photographers and that the most odious and ridiculous things were printed' about him and Madame Gould. ! "They even announced that our mar riage bad occurred secretly ' in. New Jer sey." he said, "which was as false as the reported family dinner at which my, fat waa discussed." He declared also that even a high prelate of She Catholic church took notice of his 'presence by Issuing a manifesto against divorce and this In duced the clergy each Sunday to preach violent sermons against him and Madame Gould. " GIBRALTAR, April '.SI.' The steamer Friederlch der (Jrosse arrived here today from New York on Its Way to Naples. Among ita passengers are Mme. Gould, formerly Countes de Castellans, who will leave' the vessel at Naples and travel through Italy before returning to Parla. The ateamer probably will be a day late In getting Into Naples, arriving there the 21th Instead of the ST4. MORE MEN - SENJ TO PERSIA Relaforeemeat Harted to Rasslaa Frontier to Aid- Troops, la Contest. TIFLIS, April Jt-On account of the threatening situation on the Persian fron tier and the urgent demand for reinforce ments received from the commanders of the Ruslsan forces In that district S.000 men have been sent from here Into the disturbed territory. These reinforcements will take several daya to reach the scene of hostility, which Is sixty miles from the nearest rail road point through a difficult country. . No further news from the .commanders of the detachments at Bcleusvar and Shlrin, which are menaced by the Kurdish brl ganda, has been received here, but Informa tion has com In that communication along an Important trade route running south ward from the Caspian sea to Tcrsla has been Interrupted by an uprising of the ban dit population. Aa a result caravans are afraid to venture out of Lenkoran. CASTRO CL0SES LA GUAIARA Aetloa Takea to Prevent Spread of Disease 8 apposed to Be Plaaae. CARACAS, Venezuela, April JS.-Vla WU lemstad. Island of Curacao, April SI. Prea idiutt. Caatro- yuer Jfoftreatordaj ti the following effect: 'vv "The port of La Gualara will be closed for fifteen daya pending a report of the sanitary board because there have been three death and twelve cases of an un known tubercular fever. , Importation and exportation will be allowed only through Puerto Cabello. Nine of the present caaes. with their families, have been removed to the Cabo Blanco hospital. The governor haa ordered that measures of sanitation be applied to La Gualara." IRISH WILL BACK CHURCHILL Nationalist Satladed with Hla Pledgee and Ther Will Vote for Hint. DUBLIN. April O.-The nationalists ar satisfied with the assurances given by Win ston Epeheer Churchill at Mancheater last night with regard to the attitude of the liberal party In the matter of Irish self government, and John F. Redmond an nounced at a meeting of the United Irish league this afternoon that It had been de cided to support Mr. Churchill, and that recommendatlona to- this effect would be sent to" the Irish voters at Manchester. Mr. Churchill Is seeking re-election to Par llsment on hla recent appointment to the presidency of th Board of Trade In the new cabinet. Captain Sarbottle Short. WINNIPEG. Man., April 21. Th Alberta government last night issued a warrant for the arrest of Captain Sarbottle, promi nent In social circles and who Is collector of Inland revenne for that province. Ten daya ago he myaterlously disappeared and it la alleged he Is S7,000 short in his ac counts. It Is believed he has escaped into Montana. LOUISIANA STATE ELECTIONS Repabllraas Km pert to Make Record flhowlaa; la Flaht for Lleaten- ' ant Go vara or. NEW ORLEANS, April ' Jl.-State elec tions are being held throughout Louisiana today. J. T. Sanders is tha democratic candidate for governor and H. N. Pharr la hla republican opponent. Although th democrats claim they have their usual overwhelming majority and will elect their ticket throughout, the republicans expect to make one of tha best showings in the history of the party In this state. Th re publican hav made an especially hard fight agalnat P. M. Lambrement. demo cratic candidate for lieutenant governor, because of charges of extensive frauds In th primary which chose ilm aa a candi date. Prohibition will be on In two parishes, St. Lam dry and Acadia, th combined pop ulation of which Is. about 75,0iO. Acadia parish Is commonly known as the "Evange lln country." THINK YOUNG MAN MURDERED Otto Dolph, la Story Coanty, DioraT' ered oa Hla Farm with Head ghat On. MARSH ALLTOWN, la., April 21.-r(8pec-lal Telegram.) Otto Dolph a young fanner living near Collins, Story county, wss found tn an outbuilding of hla farm late Mon day afternoon dead. Tha body waa discov ered by a posa which, at th instance of Dolph' sweetheart, Mlaa Hauls Cooper, was Induced to maks a search. Dolph had an engagement to take Mia Cooper to church Sunday. When ha did not keep It. sh became anxious. Dolph'a head was Mown off anj a shotgun waa found near him. Oa close Investigation It was found that hla akuli had hrm fractured with some sharp Instrument. Coroner Hansen declares It to U t casa of murdur. Thar la no . . I . JC . - - . PUBLISHERS ENTER PROTEST Address Sent to Congress Asking- Be lief from Paper Trust EXACTIONS CALLED EXCESSIVE Stem hers of Associated Proa Polat to' Dilatory Tactic Vsed Ceasas Flgare Called ta Qaestloa. NEW TORK, April 21. The following ad dress wss adopted at th annual meeting of the Associated Presa today : "Repreaentatlve of 774 dally newspapers gathered at the anuual meeting of the Aa aociated Press, respectfully aak the presi dent and congress to grant Immediate re lief from the exactions of combinations of paper makers. In September, 1907, and again In November, 1907. the attention of the authorities was directed- to th exces sive prices then demanded by the paper combination. Immediately upon the as-1 sembllng of congress, twenty or more bills, aiming to correct these conditions and to put paper and pulp on the free Hat were Introduced and referred to the ways and meana committee. Persistent efforts to obtain a hearing have been refused. Dilatory tactics have been employed to prolong present conditions and to carry over to another session of congresa every proposition designed for relief. All news papers her represented proteat against de lay. "Attention is also directed to the false reports of news print paper prices which wer recently furnished to congress by th director of the census bureatlx' The newa paper her represented use approximately SO per cent -of the news print paper con sumed In th United State. We denounoe the quotations submitted to congress as misleading and unworthy of credence. The reiteration of the accuracy of these figures of tha director after the error had been called to public attention tends to shake public confidence and respect for statistics thus compiled." ' ' HOUSE WILL INVESTIGATE TRUST Sneaker Cannon's Resolatloa I Put Throigh by Members. WASHINGTON. April 21. Th house to day adopted Speaker Canon's resolution authorising the appointment of a committee to Investigate the so-called paper trust and the general subject of wood pulp and the manufacture of printing paper. The vote on th resolution stood 184 to 110 and was strictly on party lines. ' Th resolution provides for a select com mittee of six and waa passed under suspen sion of the rule. In explanation of the rule Mr. Dalxell of Pennsylvania said It was a matter of pub lic notoriety that there had been a large increase In the price of paper. Never, he declared, had there been such an agitation as had been aroused by the newspapers th last few weeka. .While there was a consensus of opinion, he said, as to . the Increase; there waa no consensus as to th cause of that Increase. It waa.. he said. capable, of. mathematical . demortstra'.ton hit"tr) Increase was-riot due- to the- tariff and he contended that it would not .be changed by a removal of the tariff. How ever that may be, he aald. ther were those who believed that the Increase waa due to a combination or trust, and It was necessary to get the facta upon which to base a bill to meet the case. In th opinion of Mr. Williams the rise In price was due "both to the tariff and the combination, and the combination Is due to the tariff." If, he said. It had been Intended to kill the combination It could have been done by putting wood pulp and print paper on th free list. Mr. DeArmond of Missouri declared that the resolution waa but another attempt of the republicans to delude th people "and make them believe there la an attempt to do aomethlng when ' the direct atterapt is to do nothing." Th reporter announced the following as members of the committee to make th proposed Investigation! Mann of Illinois, Miller of Kansas, Staf ford of Wisconsin, Bsnnon of Ohio, 61ms of Tennessee, Ryan of New York. LITTLE CHANCE! FOR LEGISLATION Measarea Pending; Before- Coo areas Likely to Be SldTracked. WASHINGTON, April '. At a meeting of the republican steering committee of the senate today the legislative program was discussed, but 'no decision was reached to sdd any Important 'measures to thoae destined for enactment at the present bps alon of congresa In regard to the currency legislation It was stated that If the house passed a bill providing for a commission to investigate financial matters the senate would Immediately upon . receipt of the measure vote to adopt the Aldrlch currency bill with a view of putting the whole sub ject Into conference. . Senator Aldrlch. made It clear that If there was to be financial legislation of any character at thla session It would be along the line of what already had been done tn the senate, with concurrence In the provi sion for a commission to bit during' the recess of congress to - consider currency matters. Senator Hale told his colleagues on the commltte that tha sentiment of the sen ata waa agalnat the four battleships scheme advocated by the president and that It would be useless to try t get an approprla tlon for mora than two battleships at this session. It appeared from th discussion that there were tew measures in addition to tha ap propriation bills that have any prospect for passage at tha present session. PIBLFCITV BILL IS REPORTED MeCall Meaaaro Go vera I aa; Cam pa I a C'oatrlbatloa Oat of Coaasslttee. WASHINGTON. April IL-The McCail campaign publicity bill waa today unanl mously recommended to the houaa for pas sage by tha committee on election of presi dent, vice president and representatives In congress. Though Introduced by a repub llcan, the report had the undivided support of the democratic members of the commit tee. and of th National Publicity Law or gunlsatlon. It waa the subject of much spirited discussion In th committee and today' action In recommending th bill for passage cauaed Jubilation among the ml norlty In the house and soma surprise on th -republican aide, the republican chair man of th committee. Mr. Gaines (W. Va ) having recently expressed himself aa op posed to som of th provisions of the measure. Th bill provides that "all con ttibuttoAS hereafter mad to political cam paigns, engaged In promotion of th elec tlon of reprvsentatiyea or delegatea to the congress of ths United Slates, or of presi dential electors, st any election at which representatives or delegates shall be voted for, shall bo reported by auch committees to BRYAN PLAYS HIDE AND SEEK Little Grandson of Nebraska Loader Give All BIk Scar oa Steamer Minnehaha. NEW TORK, April . . William 'J. Bryan's grandson, little Bryan Leavltt. gave the democratic leader a bad scar today. Mr. Eryan had gone to the pier to meet th ateamer Minnehaha, upon which Mra. Bryan, her daughter. Mrs. Ruth Lea vltt, and Mrs. Lesvltt's two children Wer returning from Europe. When th steamer swung In at th pier, Mr. Bryan waa one of the first on board. He found ' Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Leavltt on th upper deck. His grandaiighter Ruth waa alao there, but little Bryan waa nowhere to be aeen. A search which extended over the ship. from one end to the other, was not suc cessful. Finally his mother found htm where he had hidden himself, under a berth In his mother' state room. When he waa drawn out of hta hiding place little Bryan threw himself Into his grandfather's arms and th big crowd which had gathered on the deck watched th meeting with en thusiastic appreciation. From the pier the family went at one to ' the Hoffman house. ; Mr. Bryan was obliged to leave them at one to fill an engagement In -Trenton, N. J. He will re turn to New Tork this evening, however, to -remain with his family until they leav for Nebraaka tomorrow. Mr. Bryan and Mrs. Leavltt said they had a delightful trip abroad. They traveled extensively throughout southern Europe, visiting Italy, Greece, Turkey, and other countries.' TERRIBLE SCENES AT WRECK Forty-Two Bodies Removed from De bris of Collision on Aastrallaa Railroad. MELBOURNE, Australia, April 21.-Forty- two bodies have been' taken out of the wreckage cauaed by th collision April IS of two trains, from Ballarat and Bendlgo, respectively at Braybrook Junctions about eight milea from Melbourne. It is believed that several other are atlll burled under th debris. The number of persons Injured Is placed at eighty-eight. Many of th victims had entered th Ballarat train at Braybrook and wer Juat about settling In their seats when th crash came. ; The conductor had signalled to the engineer to start the train and waa In the act of stepping Into the car when he saw the approaching Bendlgo train. He sprang aside tn time to save himself. The station waa In darknesa and a acene of Indescribable horror followed the collision. Three of th oars caught fir. Many of th victims were burned beyond recognition. A member of tha fire brigade found th bodies of his .two sisters buried In the wreckage. Several of the victim died As they wer being lifted from. the wreckage The driver of the Bendlgo train aays tha he saw th signal and when the brake failed to act ho reversed the engine but waa unable to check th train. YELLOW JACK NOT A TERROR Dr. Johsi N. Thomas Saya Commaatty . that Finds Caao , Need . Not : , B Frightened. ' . NEW ORLEANS, April 21. Th precau tion taken to safeguard th United State from yellow fever Infection from Cuba were described In an Interview today by Dr. John N. Thomas, assistant surgeon of the Marine hospital service, who arrived here yesterday from Havana. He aald that the namea and destinations of all passengers for the United States are taken and for warded with the vessel on which they sail to the port physicians of southern- ports in tha .United Slates and these offi cer keep, auch psssengers under surveil lance for six days after arrival, so that If sickness occurs It la quickly detected, and If It la of an Infectious nature the proper measures can be taken to prevent it spread. Dr. Thomaa added: With our preent knowledge of how to stamp out and prevent tne spread of yel low fever there Is no necessity for any hysterics or panics should a caae of the disease be discovered in any community. The proper measures vigorously and quickly applied will stamp out and control the disease. LIGHT RAINS OVER NEBRASKA Precipitation for Week Exceeds lack , Oaly la Few Coaatlea of State. LINCOLN. April, 21. (Speclal'.)-The weekly weather bulletin tor the week end ing April 20 Is as follows: The first three weeks of April Were warm, with less than the normal amount of rain fall. The mean dally temperature averaged 6 degrees above I he normal. Low tempera tures, accompanied dulte generally by frost, occurred on the morning of Saturday, the 11th. The last ten daya were uniformly warm. , Light ' showirs ' occurred quite generally on the 7th. while fairly heavy showers oc. rurred In most of the state on the Itlth and 17th. In most cf the ssstern couunties the rainfall exceeded half an Inch and In a few central and northeastern counties exceeded an Inch. In western tounttea the rainfall was less thsn half an Inch at nearlv all place. C. A. LOVELAND. Section Director, Lincoln, Neb. AMIDON RELEASES hTTTtUCKER Federal Jartae Frea Secretary of Vncle Sam Oil Company front ladlrtmeat. TOPEKA. Kan.. April 21. H. H. Tucker, Jr., formerly secretary of th Uncle Bsm Oil company and Its promoter, who has been Indicted for using th mails to de fraud in connection with th promotion of the oil company, aecured the quashing of a second Indictment today. The demurrer asked that th indictment be quashed be cause It was t66 ' Vague ' and indefinite. Judge Amldon of North Dakota, who waa presiding la the federal court, sustained the demurrer. HOLIDAY IN HONOR OF FLEET Visitor Throng; Decks of Battleship and All - Los Angeles I - on Parade. LOS ANGELES. Cal.," April 21.-By order of Mal-or Harper today was a general holldaylln Los Angeles In honor of the visit of th Atlantic fleet. Practically all business house closed, work of all kind was suspended . and many thousand of people went to the beachea and aboard the toattleahlpa for the first time. FEDERAL INJUNCTION GIVEN Formal Order Issaed ' RestralalasT Oporatloa of New Alabama Rata Law. MONTGOMERY. Ala., April 21. A formal order permanently restraining operation of th railroad rate law of Alabama until their accuraey and Juatlcs could be inquired into, wa Issued today by the federal CHECK ON ELECTIONS Bill Beported to House for Publioitj of Campaign Contributions. t EXPENSES ALSO TO BE PUBLISHED Norrii of Nebraska to Write' Beport of the Committee. JUSTICE ON SLENDER THREAD Residence in Canada Only Thing Which Gets Widow a Pension. SENATOR DOLLtVER MISQUOTED Denies Holdlngr Oplalnn that the Employers LlaKlltty Bill ' a Passed by Coagreaa t raconstttatlonal. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, April 21. (Special Tele gram.) The house committee On election of president, vice president and representa tive In congress at lta meeting thla morn ing decided to make a favorable report on the MeCall bill which require the publi cation of contributions made to national and congressional campaign committee In the future. Repreaentatlve Norrla of Nebraska, a member of thl committee, has been a rlgned by hi colleague to write a report on the bill. ' Pension for Aired Widow. Although eh lived for fifty yrara Wih ' her husband a hi legal wife, Mr. Mary Jane Allen of 8Z1S Pratt street,' Omaha, widow of Lieutenant Robert I.' Allen ' of the Seventeenth Kentucky volunteer, has been unable to secure a pension because of varioua state law prohibiting mlscengena lion, for Mrs. Allen I a nrgro and her late husband was a whit man. Senator Brown of Nebraska haa Just succeeded In getting a pension of SIS per month from April 1:1, 1907, for Mrs. Allen and he wa able to do this only because Mr. and Mra. Allen had at one tlm lived In North Buxton, Ontario, Canadi, where the ststute law had not made marriages between whites and ne groes Illegal. After the pension depsrtment had been shown thst the Allen's had been domiciled In Canada, their common law marriage thua being vindicated, relief was speedily granted to the needy widow. Mr. and Mra. Allen lived for year In Kearney, the home of Senator Brown, and he knew them personally. They alao lived In Omaha' and the . widow ha resided In that. city since ft death of her husband. Upon motion oC enator Brown, Fred K. Nielsen of Omaha was today admitted to practice In the supreme court of th United States. Mr.. Nielsen Is a graduate of tha academy and law school of th University of Nebraska and also practiced law at lie Cook before, accepting a position In tha state department, where he Is now chief of division. Dolltvor Is-MUaaoted..- "' - .Senator Dolilrer haa been Incorrectly quoted as believing the employer liability bill to be unconstitutional. He wa at the White house both today and yesterday, but each time to Introduce visitors, and said he did not discuss the bill Jn any form with th president. "A far aa I am concerned," said the Iowa senator, "I think the bill la all right and will atand the teat. Although I would have preferred the senate to th house bill, I believe . either would prov constitutional. "It haa been said by some that th bill will not stand the test of the courts for the reason that It applies to railroads alona and not to other employera of labor. The answer to this objection Is that th United Statea supreme court decided. In the case of th Union Psclflc railroad - against Mackey, that the employera liability act of the state of Kansas waa perfectly Bound, although (t applied to railroad and not to other classes of employers." Mlaor Matters at Capital. Mark W. Wood and Major Wolcott of Lincoln are In Washington and today wer among those who called upon Senator Burkett. The postmaster at Clinton, la., will be al lowed one additional letter carrier from Ma L Tha treasury department ha aent out advertisement for bids for the construc tion of tha public building at Grand Island, Neb., bid to be opened June L NEWSPAPERS COME UNDER BAN Salt la Oklahoma Avalnst Then la Pabllahlag) . Llqnor Notices. GUTHIE. Okt.. April 21.XSt. Loufa, Dal las, Guthrie and Fort Worth newspapers, together wltK numerous Ksnsaa City, Chi cago, Dallas and other wholesale liquor house, brewing companies ' and distilling companies and- local newa atand agents and newsboy are mad defendant tn a ault filed her today In th district court by Attorney General West In behalf of th stat under th direction of Governor Haskell, to restrain the nea-apaporg from publishing advertisement soliciting th sal of Intoxicating liquors In thl state, restraining ths breweries, wholesale house and distilleries from soliciting In th stat and restraining th new dealer front sell ing or placing of newspapers or magi tine containing the advertisement In th view of the public. Ths stat in It petition allege that tha newspaper defendants ar guilty of violat ing th prohibition law of th stat on April IS. by printing th advertisement on that flat In each of th paper, which wer contracted for by brewing, distilling and wholesale compsnles. Th case Is 19 be tried th first week of th May Urra. TEACHERS WILL TAKE A TOUR from Large Title of Coaatry Will Pay Visit to School la Europe. i NEW TORK, April r.'.-Announcsment t md by th Nsttonal Civic Federation tl rough Roland P. Faulkrer that among tha cities which hav decided to send Bom of their school teachers In next winter' trip to Europe which the federation la planning for them, to give them an op portunity to study the English school sys tem, ar New York, which had Intended to send twenty tsachera, but la now con sidering doubling that number; Pittsburg, ten; Seattle, five; Detroit, four; Newark, N. J., three, and several other cities two eacli. Transportation haa been offered tin teachers at on'y 125, to cover the cost of the food on th round trip. Th tekchers will he given leave dt absence with psy, and the federation has planned so that tlx total expenae of th trip, Including tlx tc eight weeks,' will be no mor than tht teacher' livU.f .pnea U bom WouK