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: VOL. -XXXVII NO. 2G5.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 22, 1008 TEN PAGES.
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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.
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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-
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'(jP. UMAiiA, COUNCIL BLUFF8 AND
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nnirh nangf In temperature.
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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
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NEW YORK
NEW YORK
NEW YORK
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NEW YORK.....
PLYMOUTH
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GIBRALTAR ....
BOKTON
( HERBOIRO ...
riREMKS
GLASGOW
GLASGOW
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Luttunt .
. Koaig Albert.
Itomaslo
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. 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