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stand with manly self-reliance on a foot
ing of entire equality "with, all other cltl
sen. who howa to envy and Breed, who
erect til doctrine of claes hatred Into a
shibboleth, who substitutes loyally to men
(if a particular status, whether rich ' or
poor, for loyalty to those eternal and' lm
miJtahlc principles of righteousness which
hid us .treat iaih in an -on his worth as a
man without regard to his wealth or his
poverty. But evil "though the Influenco of
thfcxe demaggtieg and visionaries Is, It Is
no wovii Jn Its donsequorlces than the' ln
fluenee' elierciHd by (he man of great
wealth or tno man of power and position
In the Industrial world who by his lack of
sympathy with and lack of understanding
ef, wt ill more' by any exhibition of un
compromising hostility to, the millions of
ottr working people tend to unite them
selnst their fellow Americana who are
better off In this World goods. It ia a bad
thing to "teach, ir working people that
men of means,' that men ' who have th
largest proportion of the substantial com
fort of life, are necessarily greedy, grasp
ing and cold-heerted, and that they un
Jnntly demand and appropriate more than
their share of the substance of the money,
fttern condemnation should be visited upon
Jemagoguo and visionary who 'teach this
untruth, and even sterner upon those cap
italist, who are f In truth grasping . and
greedy arc! brutally disregirdfol, of the
rights hf .TJtliors, end who by thoir actions
teach the dreadful lesson far more effect
ively than any more . preacher of unjest.
A "class grievance" left too long without
remedy breed1! "class; consciousness", and
therefore cjun tesenlmcnt.
Ktrensthenlair , Anti-Trust I.atr.
The strengthening 'of the sntl-trusK law
Is demanded upon both moral and economic
grounds. Our purpose In strengthening It
Is .to secure more effective control by the
national a-ovfcrorbent' over the business use
of the vast tnatats el "individual, and espe
cially. -nf rorperato wealth which at the
presehtlltrie monopolize most of the. Inter
state business of the country; and we be
lieve the control can best be exercised by
preventing the growth' of abuses rather
than jrerely . by. , trrlrnr,' to. destroy them
when, they liave already grown. Tn the
highest sense of the word this movement
for thorough control of the business use
of this great wealth, is conservative, We
are -trying to .rtoer , it; ssfe middle? course,
which alone can -save us from a pluto
cratic class government on the one hand
or a socialistic class government on the
otlierv either of which would be fraught
wl(H dtnastr lo our free institutions, state
a d ..national. We are trying to avoid alike
the evils- which would flow from govern-nn-qt,
owu'rHhip of. the public . utilities by
whlcli interstate commerce Is chiefly cur
ried on and the evils which flow from the
riot and chaos of unrestricted Individual
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To Bond Holders of the Indc
' pendent Telephone Company
Another payment of interest xn the securities of;
. this Company will be payable April 15th.
The coupons attached to each bond are equivalent
'to" checks of the Company payable to bearer.
Cut off the coupons dated April 15, 1908, and pre
sent at our main of Tices, where they will be cashed
-on or after April 15th.
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ism. There Is grave danger to our free In
stitutions In the corrupting Influence exer
cised by great wealth suddenly concen
trated In the hands of the few. We should
In rsne manner try to remedy this danger
In spite of the sullen opposition of these
few very powerful men, and with the full
purpoRe to protect them In all -their rights
at the very time that we Require them to
deal rightfully with others.
When with steam and electricity modern
business conditions went through the as
tounding revolution which In this country
began over half a century ago there was at
first much hesitation aa to what partic
ular governmental agency should be used
to grapple with, the new conditions. At
almost the same time, about twenty years
sincev the effort WB mads to control com
binations by regulating them through the
Interstate Commerce commission and to
abolish them by means of the anti-trust
act, the two remedlea therefore being In
part mutually Incompatible, The inter
state commerce law has produced admirable
resulfs, especially since It was strength
ened by the Hepburn law two- year ago.
The anti-trust law, though It worked some
good, because anything Is better than an
archy and complete absence of regulation,
nevertheless has proved In majiy respects
not merely Inadequate, but mischievous.
Twenty years sgo the misuse of corporate
power had produced almost every con
ceivable foyn of abuse and had worked
the 'gravest Injury to business morality
and 1ho public conscience. For a long time
federal regulation of Interstate oommerce
had been purely negative, the national
Judiciary merely acting In Isolated cases
10 restrain ine state irom exercising a
power which It was clearly unconstitutional
as well as unwise for them to exercise, but
which nevertheless the national govern
ment Itself failed to exercise. Thus the
corporations monopolising commerce made
the law for themselves, state power and
Common law being Inadequate to accom
plish any effective regulation and the na
tional power not yet having been put forth.
The 'result was mischievous In the ex
treme" and ' only short-sighted and 'utter
failure to appreciate the grossness of the
evils to Which the lack of regulation gave
rise can excuse the well-meaning persons
who -now desire to abolish the anti-trust
law outright or to amend It by simply
condemning "unreasonable" combinations.
Some) Combinations BeneBelat,
Power, should unquestionably be lodged
somewhere In the executive branch of the
government to permit combinations which
will further the public. Interest; but it ntust
always be remembered that, as regards the
great and wealthy combinations through
which most of the Interstate business of
today Is done, the burden of proof should
bo on them to show that they have a
right to exist. No Judicial tribunal has
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the knowledge or the experience to de
termine In the first place whether a given
combination Is advisable or necessary In
the Interest of the public. Somebody,
whether a commission, or a bureau under
the .Department of Commerce and .Labor,
should be given this power. My personal
belief Is that ultimately we shall have to
adopt a national Incorporation law, though
I am well aware that, this may be Impos
sible at present. Over the actions of the
executive body In which the power Is placed
the courts should possess merely a power
of review analogous to that obtaining In
connection with the work of the Interstate
Commerce commission at present. To con
fer this power would not be a leap In the
dark; It would merely be to carry still
further the theory of effective" govern
mental control of corporation which was
responsible for the creation of the Inter
state Commerce commission and -for the
enlargement of It ' power and
for the creation et the bureau
of corporations. The Interstate commerce
legislation has worked Udmlrably. It' lias
benefited the public; It has benefited hon
estly managed and wisely conducted rail
roads; and. In spite of the fact that the
business of the country has enormously
Increased, the value of this federal legis
lation has been shown by the way In which
It has enabled the federal government to
correct the most pronounced of the great
and varied abuses which existed In ,th
business world twenty years ago while the
many abuses that still, remain emphasises
the need of further and more thorough.
going legislation. Similarly, the bureau of
corporations has amply Justified Its crea
Hon. In other words. It Is clear tTiat the
principles employed to remedy he great
evils in the business world have worked
well, and they can now be employed to
correct the evils that further commercial
growth has brought more prominently to
the surface. The powers and scope- of the
Ii terstate Commerce commlssslon, and of
any similar body, such as the bureau of
corporations, wtyk-h has to deal (-with the
matter in hand, should be greatly V?7nSod
so aa to meet the requirements '6(the
present day. . .:''
ine oecisions or the supreme ourt In
the Minnesota and North Carolina cases
Illustrate how Impossible Is a dual.' con
trol of national commerce. The states can
not control It. All they con do Is to con
trol Intrastate commerce,, and this nos
forms but a small fraction of the com
merce carried by railroads through each
state. Actual experience has shown that
the effort at state control Is sure to.be
nullified in one way or another sooner or
later. The nation alone can act with ef
fectiveness and wisdom; It should havo the
control of both of the business and of the
agent by which the business is done,, for
any attempt to separate this control must
result li grotesque absurdity. This means
that we tnust rely upon national legislation
to prevent the commercial abuses that now
exist and the others thut are sure to arise
unless some efficient government body has
adequate control of power over them. At
present the failure of the congress to util
ise and exercise the great powers conferred
upon It . as regards Interstate commerce
leaves this commerce to be regulated, .not
by the state not yet by, the congress, but
by the occasional .and '.necessarily. Inade
quate and one-sided action of the federal
Judiciary. However iprlirht and able a
court Is. It can not act constructively; it
can . only act negatively or deatructively,
as an agency of . government : and this
meana that the courta are and must al
ways, be unable to deal effectively with a
problem like the present, which requires
constructive action. A court can decide
what Is faulty, but It has no power to
make better what it thus finds to h
faulty. There should be an efficient' ---
ecutive body created wtlh power enouugh
to correct abuses and scone enoueh r.t
work out complex problems that this great
country has developed. It Is not sulficient
objection to say that such a body may
be guilty of unwisdom or of abuses. Any
governmental body, whether a court or a
commission, whether executive, legislative
or juoicial, if given enough power to en
able it to do effective work for irood. miiKt
also Inevitably receive enough power to
make it possibly effective for evil.
Therefore, tt In clear that unless a na.
tlonal Incorporation law can be forthwith
enacted) somebody or bodies in the execu
tive service should be given power to pass
upon anycommnatlon er agreement In re
lation to Interstate commerce, and every
such combination or agreement not thus
approved should be treated as in violation
of law and prosecuted accordingly. The
issuance of the securities of any combina
tion doing Interstate bualness should be
under the supervision of the national gov
ernment.
A strdng effort has been made to have
labor organisations completely exempted
from any of the operationa of this law,
whether or not their act are in restraint
of trade. Sucn exception would In all prob
ability make the bill unconstitutional, and
the legislature has no more right to pass
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Cool and Serve
THE DAINTY DESSEBT
flawed lst rlfifct
Sweetened s&st rlfjbt
Perfect la every way
. lh l 0OrM SUMUtaKS
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bill without r? gar' to. whet her It is-con-stlt
iitlnnal than the cmirt have lightly to
declare unconstitutional a law which the
legislature has solemnly, enacted. The re
sponsibility. Is as great on the one side as
on the other, and an abuse of power by
the. legislsture In one direction is equally
to-be condemned with ,sn abuse of power by
the courts in the other 'direction. It is not
possible whollr to sscent labor organisa
tions from thr work lrg of this law. atiA
they who Insist upon totally excepting them
are meiely providing that their status shall
be kept wholly, unchanged, and that they
shall continue to be exposed to the action
which they now dresd. Obviously, an or
ganisation not formed for profit should
not be required furnish statistic In any
may as complete aa those furnished by or
ganisation for profit. Moreover, so far
a a labor I engaged hi production only, Its
claims to be exempted from the anti-trust
law are sound. - This would substantially
cover the right of laborers to combine, to
strike peaceably, and to enter. Into trade
agreements with the employer. ' Hufwhen
labor undertakes In a wrongful manner to
prevent' the distribution and sals of the
products of labor, as by certain form of
the boycott, jt has left the field of produc
tion, and Its action may plainly be In re
straint of Interstate trade, and must neces
sarily be subject to 'Inquiry, exactly as In
the case of any other combination for the
same purpose, so a to-determlne whether
such action Is contrary to sound 'public
policy,. The heartiest encouragement should
be given to the wageworker to form labor
unions and to enter Into agreement with
their employers, and their right to strike,
so long as they act peaceably, must be pre
served. But we should sanction neither a
boycott nor a blacklist which would be
Illegal at common law.'-
The measures I advocate are In the In
terest both of decent corporations and of
law-abiding labor unions. They are, more
over, pre-eminently In the interest of the
public, for In jny Judgment the American
people have definitely -made up their minds
that the days of the reign of the great
law-defying and law-evading corporations
are over, and that from this time on the
mighty organization of capital, necessary
lor the transaction of business under mod
ern conditions, while encouraged so long
ss they act honestly and In the Interest of
the general public, are to be subjected to
careful supervision and regulation of a
kind so effective as to Insure their acting
In the Interest ot the people as a whole.
Allegations are often made to the effect
that there Is no real need for these laws
looking to the more effective control of the
great . corporations., uoon the .ground that
they will do their work well without such
control. I call your attention to the ac
companying copy of k report . just' -submitted
by Mr. Nathan Matthews, chairman
of the finance -commission, to the mayor
and city council of .Boston, relating to
certain evil practices of vsrlous corpora
tions which httvc ten bidder for furnish
ing to the city iron and steel. (This com
munication calls attention to "certain ad
ministrative practice under which, by
connivance between favored contractora
and the city authorities, the advantage ot
competition were lost, contracts were given
out by political favor Instead of the lowest
bidder, and the city sustained serious
financial loss.") This report shows that
there have been extensive combinations
formed among., the various corporations
wbl.-h have business with the cty of Bos
ton,.. Including, for Instance, a carefully,
planned combination embracing practically,
all the firms and corporations engaged In
structural steel work in New England. This
combination Included substantially, all the
local concerns andmany of the largest cor
porations In thq.Vnited States, engaged in
manufacturlng0,pr, furnishing structural
steel for use, ferity .part of New England;
it affected the sttesr the-cities and towns.
(he railroads and street raHways, and gen
erally all peiaons having occasion, to use
Iron or steel for any purpose In that sec
tion ot the country. A regard the city of
Boston, the combination resulted in par
celing out the work by collusive bids.
plainly dishonest, and supported by false
affirmations. In It conclusion, the com
mission recommends a follows: 1
Comment on the moral meaning of these
meuiocts ana transactions would seem
superfluous: but as they were defended at
the public hearing of the commission and
asserted to be common and entirely proper
Incidents of business life, and ' as these
practices have been freely resorted to bv
some of the largest Industrial corporations
that the world 1(BS ever known, the com-
iiiininn ueems u proper 10 record lis own
opinion. V
The commission dislikes to believe that
these practices ere, aa alleged, established
by the general custom of the business com
munity; and this-defenss Itself, If unchal
lenged, amounts ' to a grave accusation
against the honesty of present business
methods.
To answer an, invitation ,for public or
private work by sending tn what purport
to be genuine bid, but what in reality are
celltmive figures purposely " made higher
than the. bid which .is known will be sub
mitted by one of the supposed competitor
ta an act of plain dishonesty
To support these misrepresentations by
fslse affirmation. in writing that the bids
are submitted in -good faith, and without
fraud, collusion or connection with any
other bidder. Is al positive and .deliberate
fraud; the successful bidder in the com
petition is guilty of obtaining money by
false prepenses; and the others have msde
themselves parties to a conspiracy clearly
uniawiui ai me common taw.
Where, as in tire caae of the "Boston
agreement," a number of the most Impor
tant manufacturer and dealers In - struc
tural steel in this, country. Including the
American Bridge company, one of the con
stituent members ot the United States
Steel corporations, -have combined together
for the purpose of -raising prices by means
of collusive bide and false representations,
their conduct is not only repugnant to
common honesty, but Is plainly obnoxious
to the federal atatute known as the Sher
man or anti-trust - law.
The commission believes thst an examnla
should be made, of these men. and that the
members of the "Roston sgreenient." or at
lesat all those who. In October and No
vember. 1906. entered In the fraudulent com
petitions for the Cove street draw span
and the Brookllne sireet bridge, should be
Drought Derore a federal grand iurv for
violation of the act-of congress of Julv 1
lttty. The three years' limitation for partic
ipation in these transactions ha not yet
elapsed, snd the evidence obtained by the
commission la so complete that there
should be no difficulty In the government's
securing a convk-tion in thia case.
I have submitted this report to the t.
partmtnt of Justice for thorough Investiga
tion and for action If action shall prove
practicable. i
Surely such a state of affairs as that
above set forth emphasises the need of
further federal legislation, not merely be
cuusa of the material benefit such legisla
tion will secure, but. above all, because th'fl
federal action ahould be part, and a large
part, of the campaign to waken our people
as a whole to- a lively and effective con
demnation of the low standard of morality
implied In such conduct on the part of
great business concerns. The first duty of
every man is to provide a livelihood for
himself and for those dependent upon him;
It I from every standpoint desirable that
each . of our ltlsens should endeavor ' by
hard work and honorable methods to se
cure for him and his such a competence
a will carry with it the opportunity to
enjoy In reasonable fashion: the comfort
and refinement of life, and, furthermore,
the man of great bualness ability who at
tains a fortune in upright fashion inevita
bly In so doing confers a benefit upon the
community as a whole and is entitled to
reward, to respect and to admiration. But
among the many kinds of evil, social. In
dustrial and political, which it Is our duty
as nation sternly to combat, there is
none at the same time more base snd more
dsngerous than the greed with treats the
plain and aimpt rules of honesty with
cynical contempt If they Interfere wltli
i .ikiia a cruriu aud aa a ntUni eAjiuot
The Klood Is The Ufo." .
ttclencw ha never gone beyond tbsr
above ii triple statement of scrtnturn. Rat
tt bS illuminated that statement and
given It meaning ever broadening wltli
the Increasing breadth of knowledge,
When the blood le "bad" or Impure It
is not alone the body which suffer
through disease. The brain Is -lo
clouded, Ste mind and Judgement ar
ted, gntrtnany an evil deed or Impur
thogbtVrJJrRrctly traced to the)
canJft irmrin rora J?? tliq H. vI.iAr,
fierce'i golden Jlediral JJlacoyery,, - JJ
-"Pvta "ntt rmril'u the Mood thereby
curing, pimplrs, blotches, eruptions and
other cutaneous affections, as eczema,
tetter, m salt-rheum, hives and other
manifestations ot Impure blood.
9 & 9 9 9
In the cure of scrofulous swellings, en
larged glands, open eating ulcers, or old
ores, the "Golden Medical Dlscovery"hss
performed the most marvelous cures. Ia
cases of old sores, or open eating ulcers,
it is well to apply to the open sores Dr.
Pierce's All-Healing Salve, which pos
sesses wonderful healing potency when
ued as an application to the sores In con
junction with the use of "Golden Medical
Discovery " as a blood cleansing consti
tutional treatment. If your druggist
don't happen to have the "All-Healing
Salve" In stock, you ran easily procure It
by Inclosing flfty-fonr cents In postaga
st!tmps to Dr. R. V, Pierce, a Main St,
luffslo, N. Y., and it will come to yon by
Mum- post. Most druggists keep It aa
tell as the "Golden Medical Discovery."
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Yon can't afford to accept any medicine)
of nnJtnoifn fompostilon. as a substitute
for "Golden Medical Discovery," which Is
a medicine of knowm coMPoemojr,
having a complete list of Ingredients la
plain English on Its bottle-wrapper, the;
same being attested as correct under oath.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowela.
be held guiltless If we condone such action.
The man who preaches hatred of wealth
honestly acquired, who Inculcates envy and
Jealousy and slanderous III will towur
those of his fellow who by thrift, energy
and Industry have. become men of means.
Is a menace to the community.-- But hi
counterpart In evil Is to be found In that
particular kind of multimillionaire who is
almost the least enviable, and is certainly
one of the least admirable, of alt our -eltl-sens,
a man of whom It has been well said
that hla face has grow,, hard and cruel
White his body has grown soft, whoso, son
I a foot and hla daughter a foreign- prln
cess, whose nominal pleasures are at best
those of a tasteless and extravagant lux
ury and whose real delight, whose real life
work, I the accumulation and use of power
In Its most sordid and least elevating form.
In the chaos of an absolutely unrestricted
commercial Individualism under modern
conditions, this Is -a type that become
prominent aa inevitably as the marauder
baron became prominent In the physical
chaos of the dark age. We are striving
for legislation to minimise, the abuse
which give this type it flourishing promi
nence, partly for the take of what can be
accomplished by the legislation Itself and
partly because-the legislation marks our
participation In a great and stern moral
movement to bring our' Ideals and our con
duct Into measurable accord.
THEODORE ROOSKVJXT.
The White House, April 27, 1908.
SUMMER MILLINERY AND SNOW
Rllssarda Do Not F,f feet the. Sale
Ladles Ifats vi hea Ilnraaias
Are Offered.
Of all kinds of bad lurk To the milliner,
nothing can equal a snowstorm at this
time of the year. So far the season haa
been backward anyway, and for snow to
put In Its appearsnce at this late day would
appear aa temporary disaster to this busi
ness. However, yeseterday the women of
Omaha displayed their keenness for bar
gain sales by going directly opposite to
any such Idea as that.
Anticipating an Immense trade for this
season, the Riley Bister, S17 South Six
teenth street, purchased the largest and
choicest line of exclusive millinery ;for
spring and summer wear- that they have
vcr carried. They were lucky, too, In
being able to buy unusually cheap for
cash large stocks from manufacturers and
Importers who still felt the effects .of the
recent financial disturbance and "needed
the money."
The season' business was backward, on
account of the cold and disagreeable
weather, while Easter trade, upon which
so much depends, was practically entirely
killed by the extensive building operations!
In effect on the adjoining buildings. The
street and sidewalk haa been blockaded for
weeks, and traffic has decreased on the
east aide of the street. Business has
stopped, but expenses have gone on Juat
the same. Rent, help, . advertising, etc.,
cost them Just as much. And right here it
may be stated that they brought out from
New York this season, to trim and design,
one' of the highest salaried trimmers who
ha ever worked In Omaha still the public
would not pa the fence built by the
contractor and the beautiful stock re
mained in the store.
These condition kept up and the season
has far advanced. Realising how abso
lutely necessary it waa that money should
be raised to meet bills coming In, yesterday
a ten day' money raising sacrificing sale
was Inaugurated. I'shered ;n with it was
an April snowstorm and light bllxxard. A
millinery cut price sale In April la rarer
than a blizzard during that month, and
when everything in the store was offered
at one-third to one-half off for ten daya,
a surprisingly largo number braved the
winter weather to purchase a summer hat
at one-half its value.
CANNON YIELDS TO PRESSURE
Permits Falp Qaestloa Com
VP
Before the Republlcaa
Csstsa,
WASHINGTON. April 27. -A a result of
the representations of the American News
paper Publishers' association, Spesker Can
non has agreed that the subject of the
removal of duty on wood pulp and the
pries of print paper In the United States
shall be discussed at the caucua of the
republicans to be held this week, provided
a reasonable numbed of republican mem
bers make a request to that effect.
W4- -y-jMm" ) ) Hi T N woman can be hi
Vfl I M U il K IVS t without children; it w
' .Hnaturetolovethemasn
must pass is so fraught with dread that the very thfcujht fills her wtth
prehension. There is no necessity for the reproduction of life to be
t'.T'X very painful or dangerous. The use of Mother's Friend pre
pares the system for the coming event, and it is passed without any
danger. This remedy is applied externally, and has carried thousands
or women through the crisis T"T
with but little suffering L
Wriu for book eoataiaing laforaaatioa j
vi vHia m ail vxpcii nuun.
BAAOriCLO ttCOUlATQA CO.
DEATH LIST FOUR HUNDRED
Full Exports Indicate Extent of the
Southern Storm. ,
PROPESTY DA1IAQE IS IMMENSE i
iAU'Wl iyaiimu i
Georgia Set Doafcle Deae, t wt
I era Least ot the Stave that
Are VUIe4 by e
Disaster.
ATLANTA. Ga.. April 27.-Condltlon In
the districts stricken by the storm f Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday show no Im
provement, according' to , report up to
p. m.' today.
The death list may reach 450. The list ot
Injured stsnds at U77. Apparently aus
alaslppl and Louisiana wer the chief uf
ferer nd report from these sections this
fternoon ehow that a number of small
towns have from one to terf dead.
The .report of the weather bureau moi-
ratlng frost for tonight nas
preparation for the relief of the nomeies.
The financial los Will aggregate severs!
million dollars In Mississippi. Louisiana,
Alabama and Georgia.
ATLANTA, Oa.. April S.-AU report to--
day Indicate that the wind torm, wnicn
rolled up a death list of neirly W and a
list of Injured of about l.JOO during last
Friday and Saturday ha passed nortn. a
careful canvas seem to make the death
list 87 for the tate ef Louisiana, .Mis
sissippi, Alabama and Georgia, wim
Georgia the least sufferer.-The oeaa in
this state will number not more than tniriy.
The property dmag 1 large.
The storm was peculiar In that It traveled
In circles. It struck Georgia with terrific
force for a second time.
Flood condition prevail In most of the
rlvrn In this section. Columbus. Ga., I
suffering from a serious flood. This cOndi
tion extends io Alabama, where the rain
of yesterday waa the heaviest In years.
NEW ORLEANS, La.. April 27.-Belated
report from Cathoula parish, Louisiana,
tell of the death of several persons and of
great destruction of property. From Rich
ton, Miss., the doath of fifteen person and
the Injury ot many more I reported. Re
port from the territory between Piirvl,
Miss., and the Gulf Sc Ship island railroad
also add to the death list.
At a meeting of representative of all
business organisation In New Orlean to
day aid was pledged to the aufferera in
Louisiana and Mississippi.
AID FOR THE STORM SITFEBBRI
Red Cross
and the Arvar to Take
Charge of It. -
WASHINGTON, April Z!. The official ot
the Red Cross announced today that the or
ganiyatlon stood ready to assist In any way
It could In extcnd'ng help to the sufferer
from the tornado In Mississippi and other
States. The governor of Mississippi tele
graphed directly to the president. The presl
dent referred the telegram to the army and
navy and these branches took up the que,
tlon with the Red Cros.
By vnnmous consent the house today,
on motion of Mr. Bartlett of Georgia,
authorised the secretary of war to render
such other aid its he may deem necessary
tor the storm ufferer of the south,
Th president, after conferring with Sec
retary Metcalf today telegraphed Governor
Noel stating that .tbe War and Navy de
partmenti, the Marine Hospital service and
the Red Cross stood ready to give aid when
It I Indicated wherever the aid Is needed,
It AIL STORM FOLLOWS. THR WIND
AH . Wires Doss la the Vicinity
, . Mobile. . . ,
.MOBILE, Ala., April 27. Reports coming
Inti. Alabama from aUjacent territory today
tell of the wdrst . hall storm In recent
years last night and at noon all wires 'ta I
Ing Into Mobile are tied up, aith little hope
of traffic being resumed before night.
Report Just received from the lower bay
ay tho storm of this morning was fierce
and many ships at anchor were 'dragged
some distance.
SELMA, Ala.. April 27. A terrific storm
struck this city last night, resulting In the
death ot four negroes and a heavy property
damage.
FREEZING WEATHER OVER IOWA
Snaday Night' Cold Snap Dee Mark
Damage t Fralt. '
DES ' MOINES, . Ia.; April 27. Report
from the' northern' part of the slate indi
cate that the temperature fell below frees
Ing at a number of town. Sioux City re
port the lowest temperature 3. The min
imum In De Moines was just at the freck
Ing point. Several times during the morn
ing today a few flakes of snow were blown j
about by th heavy wind. It ia fesred the ,
cold spell may prove a very damaging onu
tonight.
SIOX-'X C1TT. !., April 7.-Snow fell
in this section toaay. Thin ice formed
last night, , ..
LOGAN, la., Aprol 27.-(8peclal Tele
gram.) Light snow and rain ha been fall
lug her alnc Sunday evening. At 7 o'clock
Sunday evening, the government thermome
ter here showed a temperature of J9, but
had risen to 30 at 7 o'clock thl morning.
Fruit grower decline to give an estimate
of the damage.. Orchard are in. bloom. v
flLL10 LOM IV COLORADO
r'rialt Terrible Damaged There aa la
Nebraska Some.
LINCOLN. April 27.-A light frost was re
ported in southern Nebraska last night. At
o'clock thi morning the mercury dropped j
to 2 degreea below freeilng. Peaches have
been slightly hurt. It wss reported. Gar- 1
dena escaped with little damage owing to
the high wind and cloudy wealher.
DENVER, April 27.-The damage by fros.
during the last two nights to the orchards
in the Arkansas and Grand valleya and
oilier fruit-growing regions of Colorado Is
estimated at l,O0u.O0O. The cold was coin
bstted with smudge firesi and It Is' believed
thst the loss, though heavy, is lees than
that caused by the April frosts last year.
BEDALIA. Mo., April 27.-Thero waa a
light fall ef snow her and In the centrsl
part .of Missouri early today.
HEAVY JSOWI FALL IS NORTH
WU4 Aeeowrxinle It and Street Car
Trams I Retarded.
SUPERIOR. Wis., April 27.-Thls city
and vicinity are today experiencing one
ot the heavieat snowstorms of the year.
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so as it is the beautiful and
pure. The ordeal through
which the expectant mother
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The fact thst the snow la dsmp,and the
wind riot high, however, prevents It from
Interfering wtth traffic.
8T. TAI I,. Minn.. April rr.'-A rorthweat
gale whlrh blew from 4h!rty-twni tn thirty
five miles an hour all night brought with
It a snowstorm which covered everything
with a wet. slimy anew today PI rent tar!
l"rvlr ir" ariJr11 n Tn!,ch. ,nnv'n,-
enee wss csuaed. The snow In town melted
nearly a fast ai It fell, but In the out
lying district and In the country the
ground waa covered with several inches of,
snow.
CHILD KII-IF.I) FROM TUB Hvn'
Crashed hy Fall f Chimney aad
Other Are Hart.,
BUFFALO, N. Y.. April 27.-Whlle School'
children were plsying In the, yard of pub
lic school No. 35 on Swan street a tall
chimney on an adjoining building wos
blown ovei by a heavy gust of wind.
William Plnsel, 14 years of age, was caught
under the debris and crushed ta death.
Hugh Doherty, aged 18 years, received a
fractured skull and Leroy Hodges, aged
14 years sustained, many lacerations and
la Internally Injured. Several other child
ren received minor bruises and cut.
. A. R. Follow Daaahtera. "
WASHINGTON. April 27.-Vlth the con- '
ventlon of the Panshter of the American
Revolution Just ad.1ourr.ed, the annual con
vention of the Son of the American Revo
lution began In this city todny. No busi
ness wss transacted, the delegates taking'
erclse were held. Including a special drill
by the naval cadets and an addres bv
Governor Crother of Maryland. The busi
ness sessions will begin tomorrow.
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