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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. XXXVII XO. 281. OMAHA, MONDAY MOI.XIMJ, MAY 11, VMS. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. BIG SCHOOL OPEXS Large it Parochial Building in United States Dedicated in Chicago. FAIRBANKS GUEST OF HONOR Vice President Makes Principal Speech at the Banquet. ARMIES OF PEACE ARE PRAISED Money Invested for Schools and Col leges is Well Placed. DENUNCIATION OF SOCIALISM Speaker "ays It Is n "rt of Prnrrns tean Principle That Woild Pn ' a Handicap Vpon (iralna anU Ability. CHICAGO, May JO.-Vlce Fresldent Charles TV. Fairbanks i the guest of honor today at the dedication of the St. Stanislaus Polish Roman Catholic parochial iichool. the largest Inatltullon of Its kind In the Cnltcd State. The vice president arrived from ton in the morning, attended the exercises In the afternoon and In f.? ins wan the principal speaker at tiet commemorating the dedication?..; The vice prcsldrnt In his addre'- that he would rather see the people their money In building up more ch and schools than to see them spend 5 unduly expanding armle and navlps. referring to socialism the vice presit , o said that It Is a sort of procrustean pt' cfple of society and puts a handicap up' genius, ability and thrift. , In the new parochial school 4,500 pupils will receive Instruction from a staff of more than WO teachers. The vice president said: Speech of Vice President. "The evert we have met to celebrate Is evidence of the fa-t that while we are growing In wealth, In commercial and In dustrial power, wo are not losing sight of those finer things which are the crowning glory of the highest and best civilisation. "In the final analysis, ' the measure of our progress in the scale of the warld's estimation Is not our banks, mercantile houses, manuf acturles, railroads and steam ships, but our great churches, schools, col leges, universities, hospitals and charities. "The millions ire Is touched as never be fore by sympathetic appeals and la dedicat ing his fortune more and 'more to Increas ing the facilities for the Improvement of the condition of those who are less fortunate. People of all stations are sharing more and more In the widespread effort to uplift the community and advance the welfare of mankind according to their meana and op portunities. "We frequently ask ourselves the ques tion whether upon the whole we are grow ing better. "The vast cathedrals, the churches their missions and hoepjtals. schools, colleges -id unlwerTl1.-5clirVwe"lehold upon every band In city, village and hamlet, fur nish the conclusive answer to our, mind that wc are growing better. "We hear muen of tne needs of a large navy and a large army. We .all agree that we should provide adequately for the na tional defense. The money necessary to 'this end should be freely expended, but beyond our reasonable needs we should not go. Our national tranquility Is not menaced from without nor. Is our domestic peace threatened from within. I would rather see the people spend the money In building up great schools, colleges and uni versities, churches and cathedral than see them spend It In unduly expanding armies and navies. The armies of young men and , young women, who are trained In schools, college and universities are the armies, htoh shall most dignify and glorify American achievement. They are the armle of peace and In the filial analysis the armle of our ' enduring national security. I have faith to believe that Christian civilization la laying securely the foundation of domestic and international tranquility and that an appeal to reason ' among men will more and more render necessary an appeal to the aword. We must not Introduce Into our American civilis ation the pomp and pageantry of European military and naval establishments. Capital anil Labor. "We have frequently heard men under take to Justify an Increase of the army on the ground that the jrganliatlon source of danger. There Is, It seems to me, no possi ble Justification for such a suggestion. It , la art unwarranted Impeachment of the patriotism of the great body of the Ameri can people. The worklngmen of America are friends and not enemies of the govern ment and Will respond when there Is na tional peril a they have done In every emergendy which ha confronted us. "The relation of labor and capital to each other Is a matter of transcendent Import ance and It vii never more Important than no. In the presence of thla question other are essentially of minor concern. How to divide fairly the fruit of their Joint effort ha always been a perplexing prob lem. , "Political lawa do much to solve t of these problems, but they fall far short of satisfactory. Just and fii.al solution. W must look chiefly to the churches and the school for help. There the maxim of fair dealing are inculcated. Socialism la Denounced. "Teach the new generation the peril of undue centralization of power. Teach them the necessity of keeping the government close to the people, for power In the hands of the people will not be abused. Teach the new generation the pernicious efforts of socUliam. A propaganda is maintained to teach tt so-called virtuea. Socialism level down Instead of leveling up. It is subversive of the whole purpose of repub lican government. It la destructive of the most powerful factor in our progress, and that yls Individual initiative. It puts a ( handicap upon genius, ability and thrift. Be It said in honor of the great Catholic church that it has no sympathy with social ism and that It Inculcates wholesome re . spect for American Institutions and that II stands with Inflexible resolution for the supremacy for the law of the land. "There ha been transplanted to our soil an enemy to our institutions. It is a pro test against republican government. Tea, It 1 a challenge to all government estab lished by ihe virtue and patriotism of men. Anarchy 1 un-American and, un-Christlan. The church and the chol must fill the in I mis of men with a true conception of the object of this arch enemy of our most cherished Idea of liberty and law. We have no hospitality for thoao who seek to ralta the rod flag above the cross and the fcannar OX Ui rtpubUasf CODITION OF JHE WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEBRASKA Monday, fair. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: MORE PAY FOR ARMY AND NAVY Joint Committee Agree t'pon Equal ised grhednle for Both Arms of Service. WASHINGTON. May 10 Conferees on naval appropriation bill today reached an agreement on the provision of the bill fix ing the pay of officers and enlisted men, and will report to the senate and house on Monday; The bill will state the psy to be received by officers of every grsde, equal izing the' amounts with the comparative grades in the army In accordance with th In rease In that branch of the service au thorized by the army bill Just passed by gress. t'nder this ugreement the pay vlatlve ranks In botn arms of the rerv V 1 1 1 be as follows: W- Navv. Pay. ipl Admiral S13.3H) fiant general Vice admiral ll,flin Hear admiral, Veneral first nine ., g.onr) . 1 Rear admiral, a T general... second nine S.rti V Captnln 4. "00 t colonel. Commander 8.500 l ieutenant Com... 3. . Lieutenant 2.400 Lieutenant. , t ant Junior grade 2.oo nant.. Ensign 1.700 ., , military. ...Cadets, naval ft") As regards the longevity pay of colonel In the army and captain In the navy, it la stipulated that it shall not exceed 15,000 a year, and that the longevity pay of lieu tenant colonels and commanders shall not exceed $4,500. and of majors and lieutenant commanders, H.noo. Allowances now provided by existing law are not to be changed. The army bill Increased the pay of en listed men ;io per cent, and an Increase has been authorized for the enlisted men of the navy to equalize the two branches of the service. The actual Increase In the pay of enlisted mrm of tho navy, therefore, will amount to hetween 10 and 15 per cent. Tod MrPbrrsnn Disappear. SIOCX FALLS. S. I).. May 10.-(Pp-cial.) Tho residents of the Missouri river region In the southern part of the state fear that Tod McPherson, a well known resident of the region, has been the victim of foul play. Mcpherson mysteriously disappeared several days ago and not the slightest trace of him can be found. A number of search ers have Just returned from an unsuccess ful search along the railroad line ast and west of Niobrara, Neb., cTii the west side of the Missouri river. McPhoison was a well known resident and farmer of Bon Homme county. South Dakota, living near the river at the point where It forms the boundary line between South Dakota and Nebraska. He left home for the purpose of croeslngthe Missouri river to Niobrara to look after some cattle. He was last soen In Niobrara, and since that time no trac; of him can he found. The missing man was In cheerful spirits when ,he left home. His family relations had always been of the most pleasant character, and as he was In good financial circumstances his mys terious disappearance has caused alarm among his friends, who fear he was way laid and robbed and then killed and his body hidden or thrown into the river In or der to cover up the crime. ( ran ford Leave far Rait, HURON. 8. D., May 10. (Special. Gov ernor Coo I. Crawford departed Saturday morning for Washington, where he will attend a conference of governor of tho states called by President Roosevelt to consider ways and means to conserve the natural resources of the country. On. Tues day, President Roosevelt will serve dinner to the entire gathering at the White House and on the following three day the con ference will be In session. It is understood that at the same time, a meeting of the Inland Waterways commission will be had and the two gatherings will compare notes directly bearing upon the Improvement of navigation of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. At a late meeting in Memphis, Tenn., the address delivered by Governor Crawford before the Deep Waterways com mission, attracted national attention and It la probable that he will be heard f r m at the approaching conference. Court In Session at Fremont. FREMONT. Neb., May 10. (Special.) Judge Hollenbeck held a serslon of the dis trict court here this rnornmg and called the docket of the Jury case for the May term of court, which meets May 25. There were eight cases put down for trial, one or two of which may go over. The most Important was that of Langdon against Dodge county, in which the plaintiff, wants $5,010 damages on account of Injuries re ceived by the collapse of the North Bend bridge across the Platte in April, 1907. Another case brought by her husband was tried at tile last term of the district cqurt aud resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for a smaller amount, however, than he could have eettled for with th county board. A d. voice granted Mrs. Joseph Zuher. The parties only lived together about two month. They were married last fall. The plaintiff s petition alleged about ull the statutory causes. Banquet for Dr. Dillon. Al'BCRN, Neb.. May Id. (Special.) A banquet In honor of Dr. Ira Hugh Dillon was given at the Drexel Ktlday cv.ning by his brother physicians, the newp4l-r men, the demists and city officii'. if tl.li city. The banquet was one of II. e most elaborate that has every been given in this city. Those who took part in the evenlnj program were: Mayor J. S. McCarty, IV. H. F. Irfirance. Dr. K. M. Tyler. 1 J. W. Bourne. Attorney William G. Rutled.'fe. Editor John H. Kearnes, F.dtu..- J. H. Dun das. Dr. D. L. Redfern, .T. B. Fraser and C. R. Hacker. Blerling Mut and Guy Souders furnished the music. Dr. Dlil n leave thla city the first part of next week. KOTXXEHTS OT OCEAH STEAMSHIPS, Port. KW YORK ... ht HK ... SEW YOKri ... MOW lilKK ... KKW KllKK ... KKW YOKK ... NKW YHK ... PIAMOITH .... LOMN rxiv kh . 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The discussion of the bill to regulate the employment of child labor in the District of Columbia occupied the entire time of the senate on Wednesday and It brought out many interesting facts concerning tho early life of the members of the upper house of congress. It was noticeable, too. that the advocates of the measure are sen ators, who as a rule may be said to have been born to the purple. Senator Lodge, who Is recognised as one of the best edu cated men In the senate was particularly strenuous In his advocacy of a law to prevent a boy from earning his own sup port before reaching the age of 14. But there are, senators who have been through the rustling stage and they were the ad vocates of the opportunity for a youngster to start early In life to carve out a career. Senator Nelson of Minneapolis told of his early struggle: He said: "I speak from my own experience, Mr. President. From the time I was 11 year old I was obliged to work for my living. When I was 12 years old I walked behind a plow and yoke of cattle and held the plow, and t want to say to senators it was the proudest moment of my life, when I was able to guide that plow and drive those oxen. I have always felt that what ever success I have had lr life Is owing to the fact that from the time I was a little boy I was obliged to work for my living; and I have always felt that the best part of my education was the education that taught me how to work and labor and earn my own living In my younger days." Senator Beverldge tried to pin him down to an admission that all his early work for a living was performed In the open air, but the sturdy Neirweglan added: "1 worked In a blacksmith shop. I worked In a paint shop. I worked in a store. In other words I boxed the compass when I was a boy In the way of employment." Mr." Tellers! Early Eaperleneea. Senator Teller of Colorado, who was born on a faim in western New York, and who did all sorts of farm work before he reached his teens, while supporting the general provisions of the bill thought that the boys of this generation should not be deprived of the opportunities, which were enjoyed by the youngsters of half a cen tury ago. And the senator knows some thing of those opportunities, for when he entered the senate upon the admission of Colorado in 1876 he had aa colleagues five other boys," who had worked with r lm In the harvest fields of the valley of ihe Genesee river before he had ever heard of the Cnlted States senate.. Senator Pile of Waatilngten, said J.n4 the greater portion of his life had been spent on the plains and among the moun tains of the west, where men have had to make their way In the world and he In sisted that the boy of 12 or 14 should not be deprived of the opportunity to earn a few dollars for himself during the vacation, and before and after school. The bill as originally drawn would ore- vent any boy in the District of Columbia, under the age of 14, from carrying a news paper route on a winter morning, nor would he be permitted to deliver evening news papers after sundown. It was designed to keep children of tender ages out of factories and (workshops, but like many other meas ures of an altruistic nature it would go much farther than ' Its sponsors originally intended and would doubtless result in great hardship to many worthy families. But numerous lamendments were adopted be fore the bill came to a final vote. It Is probable that still other amendment will be Incorporated before It passes the house and that some months will elapse before the law can be fully tested In the District of Columbia. It Is admitted to be the most drastic measure of the kind upon the stat utes of any state or territory of the union. Statue of Senator Shoo. Within the next year another statue will be added to the collection of marble and bronze reprodi ctlons of the sta.etmen, patri ots and soldiers of the republic who have been honored by the states which they served. The latest addition to the Amerl can valhalla is to be the statue of Senator George L. Shoup of Idaho. The model of the work has Just been completed by the sculptor, Frederick E. Triebel of New York, and a soon as congress adjourns It will te Inspected by the commission appointed for the purpose. Cnder the term of the contract with the sculptor It must be com pleted and delivered by the first of Feb ruary next and the dedication ceremonies will probably attract a greater gathering of the citizens of Idaho to Washington than Has ever been seen here before. The statue of Senator Shoup will be the first one erected by any of the states west of the mountains In honor of one of their sons, although each state in the union ha the right to be represented by two such pre sentments. Should all of them avail them selves of the privilege it would soon become necessary to make an addition to Statuary hall, which wa formally the hall of the house oX representative. The total nuin ler authorized is ninety-two," and up tu the present time there are only thirty-five statues In place. Tensions for Nebraska. Pension secured for person residing ii thx Third congressional district of Ne braska, through the aasistance of R-p.e-sentative Boyd, for the two week enjing May 6, IVi: Henry Blackbird, Decatur, $12: Analey De White. Macy, $S; Mary J. Tr!ggs, Dakota, $12 : Daniel B. Wesson, Fre mont, ."); David H. Johnson, Central City, $12; Bayliss 8. Campbell, Monroe, $15; Hen derson Walker, Fremont, $16; John Parr. Howell, $21). James De. Wlnnebag ), $K; F.dwin R. Hasklns. Mars, $12; Henry Al en, Albion, $12; Henry J. Honey, Carroll, Mi; Luther R. BralnarJ, Oakdale, $15; Marcut 1C. Phelps. St. Edward. $15; Samuel w. I-ackey, Stanton, $12; Robert C. Montgom ery, Laurel, $12. . Senator Burkett has secured passage of pension Mils as follows: Stephen Prior. Falls City, $24; Richard It Shapland, Bartlett, l-i; Oliver Burch, Lin coln. $24; Tabitha Evaline Dumond, Lin coln, $1. Congressman Hlnshaw has been advlacd of the following pension allowances: At $12. Normal Hill, Seward; Henry I Watson. Adams; John H. Miller. Fr:nJ; William Lrdf ird, McCool Junction. At $15, John W. Cadwsllader, Milfo.d. At $17, William M. Taylor, Blue Springs. At $20. Hopewell P. Shore, Osceola; Allan Wood, Ulysess; John P. Harris, Fairbury; Sam uel S. Hart, Beatrice- , - SURE MRS. GUNNESS IS DEAD Statement from Doe tors Contrdlrts the Theorr That She la Alive. LA PORTE, Ind., May 1". The dissensions nhlch have been growing between the offi cials of the county i:nd town of J.aPorte Interested In the solving of the dimness mystery broke out Saturday. It Is openly charged that the political affiliations of some of the men concerned had murh to do with their attitude toward the labors of the sheriff and tho prosecuting attorney and a factional fight In the party to which the latter belongs Is blamed also. The widespread reports that evidence had been found tending to prove that the corpse supposed to be that of Mrs. Bella Gunness Is In reality the body of another woman are said to have fctd their origin In the camp of the defense, 'he members of which are of opposite political faith to the sheriff and of the faction or posing the prosecutor. These reports had their origin in a state ment said to have b-en gum out by Dr. H. P. Long, a former coroner of the county and one of the four physicians who per formed the autopsies on the bodies found in the rulna of the Gunness home. Lr. Long, however, said '-rtsv that he had not Issued such a statement, but had merely expressed a personal opinion that he was not satisfied as to the identity of the corpse In question. Dr. J. L. Gray and Dr. F. T. Wilcox, two other members of the board, refused to be drawn Into the controversy, but Dr. J. H. William Meyer, the fourth member of the board, said he had no doubt but that the corpse was that of Mrs. Gunness. He, too, however, refused to revral the findings of tho phjslelatt. The attitude of the coroner as between the two factions has not been manifest. At the prorecutlng attorney's office, however. It was asserted that Dr. Mack, the coroner, had changed the . first report as to the Identity of the Gunness body, and an Inspection of the document showed this to be the case. All four doctors were unanimous as to the facts and conditions surrounding the bodies taken from the Gunness home. "There was absolutely no differences atnong us," said one of the doctors, and this was confirmed by other members of the board. There Is absolutely no Indication that the skull of any of the bodies of the three children bore penetrating wounds. It had been asserted that fractures by some blunt Instrument had been found on these skulls. Neither was there any kind of brain hemmhorages and the heart and lungs of at least two of the children revealed the same conditions found in these organs in the body of their mother. The hearts were all dilated and full of clots and the lungs had collapsed. This condition Is found In the cases of persons who have died from suffocation and the circumstance Is taken as atnother evidence that the theory re garding Mrs. Gunness having killed the children, substituted another woman's body for her own and thpn escaped after setting fire to Ihe house la not tenable. Ona of the alleged circumstances .upon which that theory 1 based Is the' fact that the body of the woman Is much smaller than Mrs. Guinness was. The In tense heat to which thi corpses , were sub jected, according to Dr. i. .4 r. would, how ever, fully account for this circumstance. Mrs. Guinness was an abnormally ' large woman in everyj particular. When the corpse was cut open a layer of fat two Inches thick still existed over the abdomen. The upper part of the body was lying In a bed of coals when discovered and shows evidence of having gone through the hottest part of the fire. An arm was crooked about the body of the youngest child, and It, too, was particularly badly burned. All the corpses were almost Incinerated so far as the backs were concerned, the spines be ing exposed and the shoulder blades partly consumed. The front of the bodies, how ever, were In a better state of preservation, and It was argued from these facta that the heat must have been all around them and was sufficient to have caused the ut ter destruction of Mrs. Guinness' head. On this latter point It Is also pointed out that the shovels of the Investigators had been driven Into the spot where Mrs. Guinness' head must have laid only a moment before her body was uncovered. The destruction of the head, It is said, was perhaps ac complished in this manner. Still further evidence that the body was that of Mrs. Guinness was found In the fact that the remains of a finger ring which she is known to have worn were found In the ashes several days lajer. The buckle of a money belt, such as the woman is known to have used, was also picked up and later still a key which corresponds to the lock on her safety deposit box was dis covered In the basement. For the first time since Sheriff Smutzer began work on the farm he failed today to discover at lepst one additional bod Excavations were made at several parts of the barnyard, but In none of them was there indications of human bones or flesh. The search for bodies Is to be abandoned for a few days at least, the sheriff an nouncing that he will endeavor to secure additional evidence regarding the identity of the corpse - found In the basement. With this object In' view he has employed Louis Schultz, who was formerly a miner, to sluice the ashes in the cellar In tho hope that additional metallic relics of Mrs. Guin ness will be found. The gold filling which she is said to have had In several of her teeth is to be an especial object of this search. The sheriff la not convinced that he has found all of the bodies which have ben buried, but he has not fully determine:! j the methods by which he will conduct I further explorations. One plan which he ! is said to be considering is to have the top I layer of earth removed from the barnyard In order that furrows may be run thiougn the ground in all directions. The sheriff received today several in quiries from outside points regarding miss ing persons who may have been among the vlrtlm of Mr. Guinness. None of these was connected directly with the farm, tl.e fears of their relatives b Ing based upon circumstantial evidence. New witnesses regarding Lamphere's al leged connection with the death nt the farm were also discovered. The more Im portant of these were William Sl.iter and John Rye. The latter asserts that on the day when Helgeleln 14 supposed to have been killed he and I.auiphere drove to Michigan City. They returned about 8 o'clock at night and Lamphere alighted when they reached a point opposite the Guinness farm and cut across the fields toward it, remarking that there wuuld he "something doing there" that night. Rya'a recollections were strengthened by the fact that there were three inches of snow and that Lamphere bad to walk a half mile before reselling the farm. Kagar lluviartl ( asaliUIr, COLI MBL S, Neb., May ID. (3. ri Ul.j Edgar Howard thU week announced he would be a candidate for the democratic and populuit nomination for cungreaa In the Third district. BRYAN ADDRESSES EAGLES Is Orator at Impressive Memorial Day , Services of the Order. LODGE DEVELOPS HEART VIRTUE Fraternal Orders Are rralard by the Commoner Being Oraranlsnt Ion Which Forget Wealth and Bring- Men Together. Tn memory of the 110 members of the order who have passed away, the four aeries of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Ir. Omaha and suburbs, with Impressive cere monies, observed the annual memorial day yesterday. The ceremonies were held at the Burwood theater In the presence of a largo audience. The fact that Wllllnm J. Bryan was to deliver the principal address for the occasion drew scores of people who were not members of the order. The exercises were Impressive both in the ritualistic part and In the themes of the addresses, as well as In the spirit of the special music which breathed a hopefulness that added greatly to the beauty of the services. The stage was decorated with a center piece In the form of an eagle made of flowers and green foliage. On each side were the' figures of eagles with wings spread and along the front of the stage potted flowers were tastily arranged. Ban ners of the various aeries and the American flag formed the Important features of the decoration. At the right of the stage was a large candelabra containing lighted candles for each of the departed" members. These were extinguished during the service, adding to the Impresslveness of the occasion. The service was opened with a selection by the orchestra and a song, "The Vacant Chair," by the Elks' quartet, which also rendered a selection later In the program. Rev. Robert L. Wheeler of South Omaha offered the prayer and Miss Gwendolyn Oarlow sang two solos, which were greatly appre ciated. At tho close of the service the audience stood and sang, "Nearer My God to Thee." Mothers' day wss recognized before the services, white carnations being passed to all the members of the order and their guests. Name Are Read. The Impressive feature of the service was the reading of the names of the departed members by the secretaries of the Omaha, South Omaha and Benson lodges. Florence lodge having no deceased members. As each name was called a hidden bell tolled and the stage was lighted by a momentary flash of light. The death rolls of the three aeries are as follows: OMAHA AERIE NO. SS. J. W. Arnold. Thomas Kirkland, William Aspclmen, J. p. Kellv. D. P. Baldwin, , C. H. Lauer, Charles Bennett, Emll Lund. Harry Brant, William Manning, C. A. Bonne vlr, Morris Moore, Julius A. Burster, Hurry V. Martin, J. W. Bacon, Ixiuls Machal. Fred Burllngame, J. ,A. Murphy. J. Eoardmsn. Carl Mvers, Beth T. Colo. P. W. P.,Harry C. Miller, Jrfbn CWIeiul. T. B. Murphy, David Calhoun. Frank E. Moores, Nat C. Coulter, William McGee, Pert Campbell, Mattie McVicker, 8. 8. Dresl er, sr., P. A. MeKenna, S. 8. DrciT-my, George Nelson, N. Enrlght, G. T. Nicholson, J. B. Foley, Dennis O'Neil. John Frey, Samuel Olwen, Patrick Ford, sr.. Axel Plerson, Charles J. Price, Arthur Peterson, Sol Frank, A. M. Potter. W. N. Faulkner, G. H. Richards, W. F. Garrety, O. L. Sparling, Walter Goff. H. W. Snyder, Adolph Kruza. James Sebron, A. H. Heniilngs. Joseph M. Smith, Frank Hamburg, l.ee N. Trultt, John W. Hrack, O. A. Cnderhlll. John Irwin, H. B. Van Camp, James Johnson, E. J. Vanhill, Carl Jenks, I. T. Walters. Gant Keith, Roe Williams. William J. Kroltzsch.H. B. Ward. H. H. Kllngensmlth, John H. Ward. SOUTH OMAHA AERIE NO. 1C4. Ckarles Akofer. J. Kowalskl. Charles Nordlenberg, C. H. Lutz, Charles Maynard, J. W. Taylor, Ed Belelt, ,C. S. Nieklrk. C. A. Molcer. William H. Wright, Patrick Rowley, Harry W. Sachra, N. W. Petersen, James J. McGuire, John Begley, C. M. Carson, C. M. Raff, A. J. Anderson, Dr. J. A. Kelly, Joseph Hogan, Albert H. Jann, Martin Fitzgerald, James Koyce. John MeKenna, Daniel Crowley, James T. Ross, K. Hansen, George Gottschalk, P. A. Davidson, Ed Lutzlnger, W. A. Weiss, Carl Jensen, Ben David. J. C. Rabb. BENSON AERIE NO. 1202. Bert Chllds, Dan Murphy, William Chadwell, Chris Jorgensen. H. B. Fleharty of South Omaha delivered the first address. In which he poke feel ingly of the departed ones and their vir tues and held out hope to their friends of a meeting In the next world. Mr. tfrian's Address. William J. Bryan was given a cordial reception as he rose to speak. His address was marked by no oratorical flights, but It held the closest attention from beginning to the end. "We cannot meet on a memorial day like this," he said, "without thinking of death, and when we think of the length of ftirever, when we try to thinR of the ages that have gone and of the ages that are to follow our minds are lost in the great mystery of death. "Our life here is but a flash, but much depends on the way we spend the moment allowed us here. We belong to an endless chain, fjr thousands of years generations have preceded us. Just a flash and then lifu Is gone. But though they are brief, how mucli a lifetime means. The child before it can lixp a word has the conscious neks of a mother's love. Before Its hands have the strength to lift a feather it has linked two hearts more closely together. It enables a woman to show, that iralt of motherhood in honor of which each one of us Is wearing a flower today. "On an occasion of this kind our minds dwell on those virtues that are held In common by the departed ones. Fraterni ties represent heart virtues. They speak of libei ty. truth, Justice, equality. These are heart characteristics. Did yoj ever know of a lodge discussing In the lodge room such subjects as pedigree, wealth, the importance of education? These are Dot the things which draw us together. I do not disparage pride in pedigree, but it has a tendency to separate us. Even education may hHve a tendency sometimes to draw us away from those less fortu nate. I have nothing to say against wealth honestly acquired, for where wealth is an evidence of merit, large wealth is an evidence of a large contribution to man kind. Heart Virtues lout First. "I believe In education. God Intended alt mankind to think. If he did not he Would not have given u all brains, but would have given brains to the few and brocd backs to bear the burdens to thti many. "But the who have passed from us (Continued on Second Page.) ELECTRICAL SHOW A WINNER Promoters and KahlMtors Roth Satis fled with the Result of First Effort. As the last Mg switch flashed ss pulled ouf, throwing the Auditorium into dark ness Saturday night, marking the close of Omaha's first electrical show, which was a success beyond thelreams of Its most enthusiastic promoter, it mails an Indelible Impression on the minds of spec tators and exhibitors alike, that the affair should be an annual one. Saturday night's crowd was even larger than any previous one. swelling the at tendance for the week nearly to the 20.0t0 inaik. From the Interest manifested. In the first show by tho general public it was the unanimous opinion of the manage ment and exhibitors that the electrical show would be given annually. E. J. Sullivan, president of the Nebraska Electrical Trades association, wa exceed ingly enthusiastic over the project of hav ing an annual electrical show and said con cerning the exhibition Just closed: "The results of our first attempt have been ex ceedingly gratifying to exhibitors and the management, and from the Interest mani fested by the general public who visited the Auditorium during the pest. week, every one Ir n favor of a larger and greater electrical show to be given next yrar." General Managers Belt and Mathews of the Nebraska and Independent Telephone companies, were both In favor of an annual show. The former said: "An electrical show next year would be even a greater success than this first one. and although our exhibit was prepared In a hurry, and we were unable to show some of our most Interesting mechanisms owing to lack of time and space, we are greatly pleased with the success of the show." Mr Mathews said: "As far as the In dependent company is concerned, the re sults of the first show have been pleas ing, and If another electrical show Is to be given. In which I am In favor, we will be one of the first exhibitors and want more space." The above expressions voiced the senti ments of all the exhibitors, large and small alike. Including the J. R. Lehmer company. Western Electrlal company, Kimball Bros., Council Bluffs; Wolfe Electrical company and many others. "From the success attained by this first electrical show," said Manager Glllan of the Auditorium, "steps will Immediately be taken for the arrangement for the sec ond annual show, which will be of larger scope snd upon a much greater plan. For the coming Corn hhow the boxes and stage will be removed and made Into portable affairs, thus giving us one-third again as much space for exhibits." A feature of the vaudeville entertain ment on the last night was a "ruoa wrestling match," given by the "Teddy Bros," athletes, which scored a great hit. MEM MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEAR Farmhand Kara Room In Cannes Iloone Was Foil of Trnnk. OKLAHOMA CITT. Ok!.. May 10. An Im portant chapter In the La Porte murder story' developed here Saturday when Emll Greening, a carpenter, and his brother, Fred, a painter, both of whom worked last summer On the Indiana' farm, gave circum stantial details of the mysterious visits of a dozen men to the home of Mrs. Bella Guinness and of their mysterious disappear ance. The Greenings live In Oklahoma City, having come here recently from the east, and have been engaged at their trades. Jen nie Olsen, 17 years old and pretty, the adopted daughter of Mrs. Guinness, was Emll Greening's sweetheart. She Is among the missing and today, grieving because he could not hear of her, gave It as his belief that the girl had been murdered. He de clared that her body had not yet been found and that her name must he added to the already long list of victims. "Jennie and I were good friends and she told me a good deal about herself when we were alone," said Emll Greening here to day In the course of an Interview. "When her mother decided to send her away to California with a professor who was reported to have come after her, but whom I never saw, Jennie came to me and declared that she would never go. "In the morning I did not see Jennie and her mother told me that she had been awake almost all night and that she wa still asleep and did not want to be dis turbed. I was smt on an errand In the aft ernoon and when I got back I was told that Jennie was gone. I wrote her, but I gave the two letters to Mrs. Guinness. I never received any answer. Finally I got so tired working around the place without seeing Jennie that I left. I don't believe there warf ever a professor, for I slept in the room next to Jennie's snd I did not hear any man's voice. lurs. Guinness told me later that Jennie had left at 4 o'clook that same morning, hut re one saw her leave and no one about the place ever saw the professor. '"All the day following the disappearance Mrs. Guinness was very nervous. "Mrs. Guinness received men visitors all the time. A deferent man came nearly every wek and they always stayed at the house. tN introduced them as her cousins and they came from Kansas, South Dakota, Wisconsin and many from Chicago. Sev eral were never seen to acjjve the place. "Most of the men that came brought their trunks with . them, but they rarely took the trunks away. We never knew when to expect these fellows, but they almost always had money. "Mrs. Guinness kept them with her all the time in the parlors and her room. She was always careful to make the children stay away from her cousins, who rarely tried to show tliem any affection. "After Jennie left .the visitors were sup posed to occupy her room, which was nxt to mine, but I was never able to hear them at' night. I never knew of Mrs. Gunness bVitowing her affections upon any of her hired hands except Ray I-amphere. So many nien came and I saw so little of them that I can't remember many of them, but I distinctly remember Mr. Moo, mho came from Chicago the day before Christmas, Ism. He was with Mrs. Gunness almost constantly. "When h left his trunks stayed leh'nd ahd i.u ulle ru hint go. it. w aevrml days before Mrs. Gunness admitted that he mas gone. "In about two meeks I mas again sent to Michigan City and still there mas no horse, bu,t when I got back another cousin was missing and no one around the place had seen fclm leave. "In the light of what has happened re cently I can see that many bloody and mysterious things mero going on right under my nose. Mrs. GIinnK had a little plrre fenced off Just s utii of the kitchen. She never allomed any of tne hands to go n.r It tr.d ln would fly Into a rate if a man looked that may when he net passing. Two sides of it mere barricaded witn barrels and Ixaes, shutting off the viem-, but from the other two sides you could see that It looked like a gaideo In spjts." BUSY WEEK FOR FLEET San Francisco Has Elaborate Program of Entertainments. BREAKFAST FOR NEWS WRITERS Elaborate Affair at Fairmount Hotel Sundaj Morning. BALL FOR THE ENLISTED MEN Two Thousand Jackies Will Attend Dance Tuesday Evening. SPERRY TO SUCCEED THOMAS accessor to Admiral Evan Will Tarn Over the Command Friday, After Holding It for (la Dai. SAN FRANCISCO, May 10.-Aftr four days of Indulgence in all the varied forms of hospitality provided by Fan Francisco m-hlch has worn m-ell night every one to the point of phylslcal exhaustion, the officers and men ot the Faciflc and Atlantic fl;s spent a Sunday of recuperation and rest. Function has followed function in sucit rapid succession since the fleet's arrival that they have hardly had time to finish wltho one before beginning another. Par ades and revlem-s during the day followed by automobile rides, receptions and Innu merable social events, hav occupUd almost every hour of time. ' Admiral Thomas remained at the Fair- njont hotel all day. Ist night he con tracted a slight cold at the banquet which he attended In Oakland Which prevents him leaving his apartments today. To night, however, he attended the alumni dinner of the graduates of Anspolts given at the Fairmont hotl. This dinner was attended by about 150 officers from the conblned fleets snd many civilians mno are graduates of the naval academy. Toe affair m-as less informal than most of the previous functions. There mere Improm'.u addresses by Admiral Thomas and o.he s upon topics pertaining to the navy. A breakfast was given at 11 o'clock today at the Fairmont to the representatives of the press with the fleet. It was one of the most elaborata entertainments which had been provided for the newspaper men on the cruise. Mayor Edward R. Taylor -was one of the principal speakers, among whom were also ex-Mayor James D. Philun, Gavin McNabe and representatives of brth the visiting and local press. One of the Interesting speeches was mad by Henry Reuterdahl, who spoke upon (he navy needs Kand the necessity of more artten Inn to the affairs of the navy by the press of the country. Bl Pro ram for Week. The program for the coming week I filled with a variety of event In the different, cite around the bay.. The festivities In th'. city will oontinv Vithntit Interruption, the entertainment of tlw enlisted men with ' automobile and trolley ride being a feature. An automobile ride for officers of the fleet Is on the program for tomor row morning. Many athletic events, In which mep from the fleet will participate, are also scheduled. There will be ex cursions for both officers and men to San Jose, Vallejo, Barkeley and other nearby cities. Tripe to Mount Tamalpals and the big trees will be 'made on. different days. The official program of entertainments mill not end until next Saturday night. The enlisted men are to be given a spe cial entertainment on Tuesdsy evening, when the California club, an exclusive women's organization will tender a recep tion to be followed by a grand ball tn their honor at the Auditorium. It is expected that more than z.ftOO sailors will attend. They will be prpvided with dancing partners from among the hundred of young yoomen, who have volunteered to assist at the enter tainment. Sperry to Succeed Thomaa, Rear Admiral Charles M. Sperry will succeed Rear Admiral Thomas on May 16. The Pacific fleet, commanded by Ad miral Dayton, will depart from San Fran, clsco about the same date for a short cruise down the coast following Admiral Sperry's succession to command. Ad-' mlral Dayton ranks Admiral Sperry, but the former's departure will relUv tin situation of any complication. A notable feature In connection with the fleet' presence St San Francisco Is the uniformly excellent conduct of the enlibted men ashore. The peace officer have not the least difficulty in controlling the situation at all times, although thou sands of the sailor are given shor leavs dally. The fleet patrol, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Cole, has also ac complished excellent results In restrain ing any tendency toward disorder. FINN HANDY WITH A KNIFE lnfllrt Nina Stab Woands .Toss Liawleaa All on Aeconnt of Joalonsy. - Because he wa paying too much atten tion to Blanche Finn, Tom Lawless wa tabbed nine time about midnight Sa tur ds y by Tom Finn, husband of tha woman. All three are well known police character. Ill feeling between the two men commenced when Finn waa serving a ninety fly Jail sentence. During his incarceration Lawlosi paid close attention to th Finn woman, also buying her a few article of wearing apparel which Finn cut to piece after kit release from Jail. Saturday night the two men met with crowd in a room at H3H North Sixteenth street, and in the fight which started Finn stabbed lawless witli a pocket knife, mak ing eight wounds under th right shoulder and one under the left snoulder. Lawless waa attended by Dr. Harris and removed to the Omaha General hospital. His con dition i not considered serious. Finn and bis wife were placed under arrest. l.ibel hmit Omt of Harder Case. SIOL'X FALLS, S. D.. May 10.-(8peclal.) A case instituted some months ago by Jo Kirby, an attorney of this city, against W. T. LaFolbtte. editor of til Mitchell Gazette, Is being tried in th slate circuit court in this city. When court Adjourned Saturday afternoon until Monday only a, part of the evidence had been Submitted, and it is thought that all of Monday and perhaps a part of Tuesday m ill he taken u in completing the case and turning It over to the Jury. Editor laFollette Is charged nllii criminal libel by tbe Sioux Falls at torney. The libel suit Is an outgrowth of the Kaufmann murder rase, th alleged II. bellous statements having been printef by Editor LaFollette after Attorney Kirby had erased his connection with th esse S the upocial prosecutor of Mrs. Kautmauj.