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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. XXXVII NO. 209. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 1, 1908.. SINGLE COrY TWO CENTS. 1 4 i It ."TTi V '4' T CROWDS MEET BM AN Delireri Two Addresses Sunday In a Bit: lent at Valentine. BOTH ON RELIGIOUS TOPICS Meetings Arc of an Entirely Hon partisan Character. CHURCHES UNITE IN SEE VICE Editor of Republican Paper Intro duces the Speaker. ANSWEK TO THE WORLD CHARGE3 Bryan Sayu it Ryan Contributed to Nrhraikt Campaign the Money Will Be Hefunded to Him. VALENTINE. Neb., May SI. There was little rest today for W. J. Bryan, on his week's tour of Nebraska. Notwithstand ing this trip Is within Ills own slate, Mr. Bryan Is meeting many people who are strangers to him, and his presence here today brought nearly i.000 persons to town to hear two addresses, both on re ligious themes, Valentine was crowded with people as It probably never was be fore. Ranchmen came from points sur rounding the town for a radius of nearly 100 miles, and many overland Journeys of from twenty to forty miles were made by farmers and stockmen, many of them cowboys and Indians, who came in all sorts of conveyances and made a day of It. Mr. Bryan arrived in Valentine long after midnight from a slxteen-hour trip along the northern boundary of the state, but was up' by I o'clock. He was the guest while here of A. M. Morrlssey, who Is a district delegate to the Denver con vention. Elaborate arrangements had been made fop his reception and largo crowd met him despite the lateness of the hour. Revs. J. Robert Beale of the Presby terian and C. E. Connell of the Metho dist church had arranged for a Joint service in a large tent erected for the purpose, and Mr. Bryan was the speaker both morning and afternoon. Speaks In Tent. At the former he delivered his well- known lecture on "The Prince of peace and in the afternoon spoke, on "Signs of the Times." . In introducing Mr. Bryan in the morn- ' Jng. Rev. Mr. Beale said: "This occasion brings to my mind great picture I once saw In a large east ern gallery. It depicted the Saviour. His face radiant. In the midst of a host of worshipers. They were all doing hom age to the Lord, bowing down before Him in humility. . It pleases me to introduce , to you today one well known and honored by alt the world for hla fame in politics, but who Is still willing to bow down to the Prim's trT Peace. " , , A ripple of applause greeted Mr. Bryan as he stepped to the front of the flat form, but he quickly waved the audience to silence. He apologised for not being able to. get his state trip into lx days and remarked: "But i have no apology to offer for following my usual custom of speaking on religious subjects on Sun day. As Is well known. I am greatly In terested li the science of government, but I want to say that I am much more In terested In i-eltgiun. and I am sure It Is not too much to say that I would rather make a religious than a political speech. I made religious speeches six year be fore I began to talk politics and I ex pect to make them for many years after I am out of politics." Mr. Bryan addressed himself particularly to young men and at times varied from the set , text of hla address to say a word of warning concerning unbelievers and scoffers at religion. ' One feature of the day's happenings was ih. rinft nf nsrtv nf traveling- men who fr.ni In thai tnn over Riiml&v. L. P. Bauderman, jr., was made spokesman tot " his fellow travelers, who greeted and were received by Mr. Bryan, following which they formed themselves Into a male chorus, under the leadership of J. W. Herman, and entertained the crowd with several cam paign songs. - Despite Mr. Bryan's efforts to pass the day In as dignified a manner as possible, he was greeted with applause whenever he appeared. Of the report printed in a New York paper to the effect that 'fhomai F. Ryan had given -,i0 to the Nebraska campaign fund four yeara ago, Mr. Bryan gave the Associated Press the following statement; Will Answer the World. "I shall reach home next Wednesday and will then read the text of the charge made by the New York Herald. If Ryan con tributed directly or Indirectly to the Ne braska campaign fund, I will see that every dollar Is returned to him. The meetings today were entirely non partisan, -the afternoon meeting being pre sided over by W. 8. Parker, editor of the oldest republican ajer In this part of the state, who Introduced Mr. Bryan as "A great platform orator. Nebraska's most favored sun. and 1 nmy say, the most dis tinguished cttiit-h In private life on this continent today." A large union clitilr of the two churches furnished mubic, which took on a semi national air tone. The Bryan party will leave Monday morn ing for a three days' trip through the west ern part of the state and will visit some points he has never before seen. Br. bryan was today notified that "Spuds" was tho popular name for potatoes and he remarked that he would at once master the word, in order to not appear unfamiliar with the language and manners of his own people. His first speech Monduy will be at Chadron at I o'clock. NOTED PAINTER MURDERED t Wife Accuse Model of Committing the Crime for Purpose of Robhvrr y PARIS. May 81. A sensation has been caused In the art nor Id by the double mur der of the distinguished painter. Adolph Stelnhelt. and his mother-in-law, who were found strangled this morning in tha former's residence In the Rue de Vau glrard, which adjoins the studio of Bey-n-our Thomas, the American portrait jvalnter. The house was ransacked of everything of value. M. Stetnhelt's wife, who was found gsgged and bound to bed. declares that the crime was committed by two men and a woman. The latter she believes ahe recognised as a model who was em ployed by her husband. CURRENCY COMMISSION BUSY Holds Meeting for Organisation nnd Roughly On tllnlna; Its Work. WASHINGTON". May 31. The currency commission appointed yesterday by Vice President Fairbanks and Speaker Canrjon under the terms of the Aldrleh-Vreeland bill, held its first meeting today, and while the meeting was only for the purpose of organisation, there was a general discussion of plans, and It can be stated that If the outline submitted by Senator Aldrich is perfected by the work of the commission the country will be given the benefit of such a thorough Investigation and complete an exposition of currency and banking aa It haa never before received. The committee organised by electing Sen ator Aldrich chairman and Representative Vreeland vice chairman, thus recognising In the two executive officers the co-euthors i',of the law under which the commission was appointed. Arthur Hheltcn. cierx or me senate committee on finance, was chosen secretary of the commission, and It was greed that the house members should be permitted to designate an assistant secre tary, but he was not named today. The meetlne- was held today because of the m pit by some of the members of gel y from the city tomorrow. It toot t Senator Aldrlch's commlt- tee roo jr 'A itinued for about two hours, me there was an Informal he work that should be tldrlch, who becomes the e commission, expressed the country would expect tlon a very complete pre flnanclal subject, based during 5 2. dlscussl o done. 1 chalrma. & the opln i from the, sentatlon V". upon Invo the United centers of u .. was heard In I to be made not only lr. but also in the financial .pe.'and no dissenting voice the entire membership of eighteen representatives and senators. It was the general opinion of the commis sion would continue Its existence for at least three or four years, and the opinion was expressed that the Investigation would prove as Important for this country as did that of the old bullion commission for Great Britain. The discussion today resulted in the ap pointment of a committee of six to formu late a plan of action, and as first appointed the committee consisted of Senators Aid- rich, Hale and Teller and Representatives Vreelund. Burton and Padgett. Senator Teller subsequently declined the office and Senator Bailey was substituted in his place. The committee will meet In New Tork about the middle of June and will prepare Its plans to be presented to a meeting of the full commission to be held at some seaside resort In New England about the loth of July. THOUSANDS RETURN TO WORK Concerted H Movement at St. a n Beneficial Effect. Louis ST. LOUIS, May 31. During the last week of May the National Prosperity asso ciation carried on a canvass with employers to have June 1 recognised as "Employment day" by the restoration of employees who were laid off because of the recent de pression. As the Vesult of that canvass favorable answers have been received by the association from several hundred em ployers in thin vicinity and It Is estimated that 17.5'0 names have been added to the payrolls In St. Louis and on the east side of the Mississippi, Including Last St. Louis and Granite City, comparison having been made between the number employed May 1 and the showing of the payrolls beginning June 1. In a number of Instances employera Im mediately increased their working forces without waiting for the advent of "em ployment day." Information gathered by the officers of the National Prosperity association, it is announced, Justifies the estimate that orders for over $5,000,000 worth of goods have been sent from St. Louis houses to muiiufiK'turcrs scattered throughout the country during the past two weeks. SAMUEL WHITLOW GOES FREE Jury Believes Plea of Defense that the Girl Committed Suicide. IOLA. Kan.. May 81. The Jury In the case of Samuel Whitlow, charged with the murder of May Sapp, September 27, 190T, brought In a verdict of not guilty today. The Jury was out thirty-six hours. The first votes were 9 to 8 for acquittal. The negro on the Jury was the last man who was won over for acquittal. Miss May tapp mi the daughter of J. N. Sapp, a wealthy and highly respected farmer of Moran. Kan., and a .ilece of Colonel Wlliiam Sapp. the widely-known democratic politician. Whitlow had been the schoolmaster at Moran, and after Miss Sapp entered the little school an affec tion sprang up between the two. Even after Whitlow's marriage their relations continued. On the night of September 27, 1907. Miss Sapp left the home of her father at Moran. saying that she was go ing for a walk. A few minutes later her mother heard a cry from the backyard of the Sapp residence and then the voice of her daughter calling In a distressed tone: "Oh; mother, mother!" The stale alleged that Whitlow became tired of Miss Sapp and, making an ap pointment with her as had been his cus tom, murdered her. Whitlow set up the plea that he had met Miss Sapp, but that the girl had killed herself. CLEVELAND GOES TO HIS HOME Former President Leaves Hotel Where He Has Been 111 for Some Time. LAKEWOOD. N. J.. May 31 Former President Grover Cleveland, who has been ill at a hotel here, left today for his home at Princeton. The trip to Princeton was made in an automobile. YOUNG AERONAUT IS DROWNED Drops Two Thonsnnd Feet from Balloon Into the Passale River. NEW YORK. May 31-Fredertck L. Woods, an 18-year old aeronaut, who was giving an exhibition at Hillside park near Passlac. N. J. today dropped 2.000 feet Into the Passaic river, where he nas drowned. UOTKaTSsTTS OT OCXAJT ITltHUTfl, Port, srw YOFK Amv4. eu4 ciftpcuiia riniftdvipnls. Calmtocta. . w . , Pmta. Oral kiltnH. Minnhah stew Turk NEW YORK MW YORK NEW YOKK .... sei iohk KKW OKK .... SKW YoKK .... FlYMorTH .... LONDON .... SOUTHAMPTON. HAVRE MAVKB NAPl.Ki Ql-KENSTOWN . LIBAU v UvgHrooL Krooalana. itrmnlt. Koeuifta llta. MisnonkA. . New Yark. rkic(o. . La Lorrelsa. Ctnopte . Etran .. VlctarlAS CAS ENGINE AS COAL SAVER Geological Survey Makes Discoveries of Much Value. GREAT ECONOMY IN FUEL Testa Show Low Grade Lignites of West Prodoce Power aad De velop Power Equal to Beet Bltnmlnone. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. Msy 31 (Special I. The startling facts recently detslled at the White House conference with the governors of the states concerning the tremendous waste In the use of the natural resources of the country and the dire prediction of their early exhaustion have not only been realised for a number of years by the gov ernment experts, but a systematic' effort has been going on to stop these drains on the future prosperity of the country. The geological survey has oeen an Im portant factor In this movement for many years, and while Us work has been to a certain extent altruistic In that the Im mense benefits will come to the generations of the future, It has already saved millions of dollars worth of resources for the people of today. The survey's geologic and topo graphic work have resulted In an Inventory of the natural resources, a stock-taking such as a prudent manufacturer takes once a year. This has disclosed the waste that haa been going on and led directly to the conference of the governors. The study and classification of the coal deposits of the I'nlted Statea and especially those on tho public domain have established the value or these coals and nave prevented me thoughtless disposal of the 60,000,000 acres of government coal lands. The values of the mineral deposits on government land have been approximated to such an extent that It will now be Impossible to dispose of them without getting a fair return. While there have been many Immediate benefits from the topographic work and a study of the water resources of the country, their value to the people will be many, fold greater In the near future. Without an accurate topographic survey of the land and water, the contemplated Improvement of the waterways, the drainage of swamps and the great Irrigation projecta would be Impossible. Tlie work already done along these lines will push these big Improve ments forward several years and result in the saving of much money. In Its endeavors to check the great waste of the natural resources, the survey a few years ago extended its field by taking up the subject of the utilization of the fuels of the country, and so fruitful have been these investigations that there Is every promise of a (saving of millions of dollars within a short period. These Investigations sppeal directly to the manufacturer, the business man and the consumer, for they show him how to realize Immediate econ omies he never dreamed of before. Gas Engine vs. Steam Engine. Authorized to test the fuels owned by or for the use of tho government Itself, the survey has made number of discoveries of the greatest importance to the entire people. At the government's fuel-testing plant. It has been shown that the gas en gine Is capable of generating from two and half to three times as much power, using a given amount of coal, as can be obtained from a steam engine. This means, it Is declared, that a 600 horse-power gas engine will save $5,000 a year in Its coal bill over the same power steam engine and that the saving on a 6.000 horse-power gas engine ought to amount to 72,000 a year. The gas engine has also opened the way for the use of millions of tons of low-grade fuel, much of which has heretofore been thrown away as useless. The tests have shown that coals, practically valueless under steam hollers because of their high percentages of Impurities, have generated sufficient power In the gas engine to ren der them of high commercjal value. Coals as high in' ash aa 4S per cent have been used successfully In the gas engine. In the west, where the supply of high- grade coal Is Inadequate, the low-grade lignites (the poorest form of coal) of North Dakota developed aa much power when converted Into producer gas as did the best Weot Virginia bituminous coals when used umier the boiler of a steam engine. To the west this discovery of the govern ment scientists Is of the utmost impor tance. It makes possible the introduction of cheap power, and therefore, the estab lishment of an industrial empire of im mense proportions. There are many mil lion acres of lignites In the west, an almost Inexhaustible supply of fuel that has so far been practically useless, the people being compelled to send a great distance for their coal and pay big freight charges on what they did use. Third of Coal Consumption Saved. In the average steam engine today, but 5 per cent of the coal energy Is .ransformed Into work. In the gas engine, this per centage of efficiency Is 12H per cent. The coal used in generating power In the United Statea laff year amounted to about 300.000, 000 tons. With the universsl use of the a-as engine, it Is estimated that at least 100, OOO.OUO tons of this coal could be saved. In testing the efficiency of coals under the boiler of a stesm engine, the survey engineers suggest still another way to save the fuel. Recent experiments indicate that boilers ought to perform two or three times the work they do now. In New York City, ascertain large corporation has almost doubled the capacity of its power plant by placing furnaces In the resr of Its boilers as well as the front. This was done at a saving of several hundred thou sand dollars, ss It would have been neces sary to purchase additional land, held at a high figure, to carry on the work. The tests of different coals under the steam boiler at the government plant have also showed the possibility of Increasing the genersl efficiency of hand-fired boilers 10 to 15 per cent over ordinary commercial results. Bin Savins; In I'ncle Sam's Coal Bill. The survey Is also engaged In a gen eral analysis of the coals of the coun try. These analyses have resulted In the government purchasing cosl on dtflnlu specifications based upon its heating value. V rider this system a better grade of coal and coal better adapted to the types of furnaces In the government buildings has been obtained without any increase In cost, which In Itself Is a sav ing to the government. These investiga tions, by suggesting changes In equip, ment and methods, are also indicating the practicability of the government's purchasing cheaper fuels, such as bltu. mlnou coal and the smaller sizes of anthracite. Instead of the more ex pensive sizes. With new boilers In tho heating plant of the state, war and navy building in Washington 116.000 is now being saved each year In the coal bill for this building alone. Many power plants are now buying fuel on specifica tions and have obtained increased effl- (Continued oa Second Page.) BRIEF OF NEW CURRENCY BILL What the Measure Passed hy Cos gress Durlna Last Days Pro vides For. 1 WASHINGTON. Msy 81. The provisions of the currency bill as passed by congress during Its closing hours, are. In brief: National banking associations having an unimpaired capital and surplus of not less thsn twenty per cent and not less than ten In number, having an aggregate capi tal and surplue of at least 8i,000,000. may form voluntary associations to be known as national currency associations. Such asnoelations shall, through the offi cers of the banks, make and file with the secretary of the treasury a certificate set ting forth the members, the place of busi ness and the name of the association, which name shall be subject to the appro val of the secretary, t'pon accepinee of the certificate the association shall become a body corporate, which may sue and be sued. There shall not be more than one such association In any one city and the several members of such an association shall be taken from contiguous territory. Any Individual bank, upon application to and approval of the secretary of the treasury shall be admitted to full mem bership In such an association, and no bank shall belong to more than one such association. The dissolution of any bank in such association shall not affect the corporate existence of the association un less there shall remain less than ten banks, but the reduction of the member ship below ten shall not affect the exist ence of the corporation with respect to the assertion of all rights both for and against It. Such an association shall have and exer cise any and all the powers necessary to carry out the purpose of the act, namely, to render available, under the direction and control of the secretary of the treasury, as a basis for additional circula tion any securities Including commercial paper, held by a national banking associa tion. For the purpose of obtaining such circu lation any bank belonging to such an as sociation, having United States bond-secured notes outstanding to an amount not less than 40 per cent of Its capital stock and which has Its capital unimpaired and a surplus of not less than 20 per cent. may deposit and transfer to the associa tion, In trust for the United States, such of the securities above mentioned, as may be satisfactory to the corporation. On behalf of the bank the officers of the corporation may thereupon make applica tion to the comptroller of the currency for an Issue of additional circulating notes to an amount not exceeding 76 per cent - of the cash value of the securities deposited. The controller shall transmit the appli cation to the secretary of the treasury with his recommendation, and the secre tary at his discretion may direct the Issue of such notes in an amount not exceeding 75 per cent of the cash value of the securities deposited. If, however, state, city, town or municipal bonds of a charac ter later, described shall be offered as se curity they shall be accepted at 90 per cent of their market value. In no case shall any bank be authorized to lsue circulating notea, based on com mrrcial paper ln.exeWs of 30 per cent of Its unimpaired capital end surplus. "The term commercial papers shall be held to Include only notes representing actual commercial transactiona, which when accepted by the association, shall bear the namea of 'at least two responsible parties and have not exceeding four months to run." , I he banks and the assets of all the banks in each asociation are made Jointly and aeverally liable for the redemption of such additional circulation; and to secure such liability the lien created by section 6-30 of the revised ststutes shall extend to and cover all the assets of all banks be longing to the association and to the se curities deposlten by them with the corpor ate association, but each bank shall be liable qnly In the proportion that Its capi tal and surplus bears to the aggregate capital and surplus of all such banks. W henever oy ukiik snail rail to make Uu u leucmpnon tuna in the treasury of the United Statas the treasurer shall " " ...e na.ionai currency association to ii ucMiiiga io mane good, and upon its failure so to do the treasurer may, In his own discretion, apply the redemption funds of the other banks belonging to the corporation to make up the deficiency, and the corporation may then, after five days' notice sell the securities of such bank which have been deposited with the asso ciation at public sale and turn the pro ceeds Into the United States treasury for purposes of redemption. Any Individual bank which has a United States bond secured circulation not less man 40 per cent of Its capital stock and a surplus of not leas than 20 per cent may mane application to the comptroller of the currency for authority to issue additional circulating notea to be secured by the de- posit of bonds other than bonds of the United States. When approved the bank shall deposit with the treasurer or any as sistant treasurer approved bonds and shall be enttiled to receive circulating notes to the amount of 90 per cent of the market value of the bonds, but not In excess of their par value. All circulating notea under this act shall be given the same consideration In all re spects sa Is accorded to the present bond secured national bar.k note, except aa mod ified In this bill. The total amount of out standing notes of any bank, including bond secured and additional notes, nhall not ex ceed the amount of the unimpaired capi tal anl surplus of the bank, and not more than toflO.OOO.OiiO of such additional circula ting notea shall be outstanding at any one time. Banks having any additional notea outstanding shall keep on deposit In tho United Statea treasury a redemeptlon fund of 10 per cent. National banking associations having on deposit bonds of the United States bear ing Interest at 2 per cent per annum. In cluding Panama bcr-ds, shall pay the treasurer of the United States in January and July a tax of one-quarter of 1 per cent eacn half year upon the average amount of notes In circulation baaed on these binds; and sm-h associations depositing borU drawing in exces of 2 per cent shall pay a Ui of one-half of 1 per cent each half vear. Banks having circulating notea secured otherwise than by bonds of the United States shall pay for the first month a tax of 6 per cent per anr.um upon the aver age amount of their notes In circulation based upon such deposit, and afterward an additional tax of 1 per cent per annum for each month until a tax of 10 per cent per annum is reached, which tax slisll re main until the notra are redeemed. Human fatally Hart. CEDAR FA U.S. Ia.. May SI. (Special Telegram.) Miss Mary Roinhtld. aged SO. was struck by a freight train on the Illinois Central this mornlns and fatally inturad. She was walking on the track, wan At fc .iT v!. , al and did not hear the whistle. TERMINAL TAX COMES NEXT Board in Doubt Juit Wien it Will Take the Queition Up. PRESENT A DUTICULT PROBLEM State Railway Commission Will Nob Commence Sifting; of Evidence on Rates Preparatory to Making; Decision. tfrom a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN. May II. (Special.) The fact that the Slate Board of Assessment finished the valuation of railroad property, except under the provisions of the terminal tax law, last week was rather a surprise not only to the representatives of the railroads but to others who were watching the pro ceedings. The board has learned that the longer the end Is put off, the harder it Is to reach a decision. This year the railroads had very little to say, and their repre sentatives were given only a few shots at the board and the work was hustled to completion. The board has not decided whether to at once proceed with the assessment of property under the terminal tax law or delay this work until some time later. The most difficult feature of this work will be the separation of the franchise value from the tolal value of the road, so the same can be apportioned to the various towns and cities. The local assessor, un der the terminal tax law, places a value only on the physical property, and the board must apportion the franchise and the value of the rolling stock according to mileage. Sifting; Evidence on Ratee. The State Railway commission will now get busy and go over all the evidence It has in its possession relating to freight rates In Nebraska, with a view to promulgating a new schedule of rates. The commission was impressed with the hard luck stories of the railroad employes, but It has found no good explanation why the operating ex penses of the roads should have been so materially Increased during the last year when so many employes were let out. The strong point made by the Railway Employes' Protestlve association represen tatives was that even If a little reduction should be ordered on certain commodities the saving to the people generally would be small, while they firmly believed the re duction In freight rates caused their num bers to be reduced. The employes also placed great stress on the profits made by the middleman, showing that in many cases the freight rates had little to do with the enormous chargea made by the local dealers for such things as stoves, shoes and clothing On the other hand, the commission can see no reason why Nebraska people should pay higher freight rates than the people of Iowa, or other adjoining statea, which the evidence shows to be a fact. . Anti-Saloon Leaarue Meeting. The Nebraska Anti-Saloon league has called a meeting for June 4 and S at Hast ings, to discuss the temperance situation in Nebraska, and plans to offset the work being done by the saloon men Of the state. In a letter sent out tiy Rev. Samuel Z. Batten, It Is set out that the liquor men have organized to offset the work of the temperance organizations, and therefore it Is necessary for all who are Interested In the cause of temperance to be represented at the Hastings meetings. He asks that each club whose object is opposition to the liquor traffic, send three representatives to that meeting. Supreme Court Tuesday. The supreme court will meet Tuesday in the first regular session for June. Among the cases still in the hands of the court of considerable Interest to Omaha, ia that of Howell, convicted in the "Coal trust" cases, on appeal. Filipino BIU" Americanised. "Filipino BIU" has become thoroughly Americanized. The finishing touches were put upon him yesterday when he was dressed In the uniform of an Amerlrin , soldier and placed In the parade to the I cemetery. The Filipino came to Lincoln as the mascot of the First Nebraska from Manila and he has been rapidly assimilating the ways of his white brothers since that time, having gone one round in police court, taken unto himself a sweetheart, stopped the smoking of cigarettes and adopted the corn cob. Since coming to Lincoln he has worked practically every day and has made his own way, serving as a fireman and Janitor for several of the large apartment houses. It Is only fair to the new American to say that his police court experience was due wholly to a misunderstanding of the way things are done over here. It was brought out at that hearing that Bill had become enamored of a girl at Havelock and to her he had presented a skirt and a few other thlnga as a preliminary to taking hf r unto himself as his very own. Before the day rolled around, however, the girl flew the track or something happened to change her mind, so Mr. Bill calmly walks In and takes back hla present, the skirt, without getting her permission. For this she had him arrested, but Bill explained the entire case to the court and he went his way rejoicing, resulting finally in him becoming a full-fledged soldier for the time at least. Wlllnrd Banquet. UNIVERSITY PLACE. Neb., May a. (Speclal.) Last night In Lincoln at the LlndeU hotel, the annual banquet of the Wlllard aoclety of the Wesleyan university was held. The society affair was largely attended by visiting Wlllarda. Miss Laura Ryons acted as toaatmlstress. Miss Dora Johnson, 'U. responded to "The Sunflower;" Miss Charlotte, ex-'07, "The English Vio let;" Miss Luclle Stanley, '11,, "Narcissus;" Miss Pansy Coffin, '09, "Iris;" Miss Nita Beck, '03, "Orange Blossoms;" Miss Nan Carr-ey, ex-'OT, "Rose," and Miss Ethel Newell. '08, "Smllax." Breakfast for College Graduates. UN1VEJR6ITY PLACE. Neb.. May 31 (Speclal.) Yesterday morning Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Johnaor, prominent as a member of the board of trustees of Nebraska Wes leyan university, gave a (Ive-courae break fast to the graduating class of the College of Liberal Arts. The event was In honor of their son, R. H. Johnson, who will graduate with the class. Covers were laid for thirty-six and the guests were serve.! on the large porch that surrounda the home of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson. The porch deco rations consisted of flags and bunting and the color scheme was also carried out In the menu and place cards. fait Thought to Be Murder. ALTON. 111., May tl -The belief was ex pressed by Coroner Streeper today that the unidentified Woman, whuH body waa found floating In tha Mississippi river near here Thursday, waa niurderrd. A post mortem examination established the absence of I "f I evidently been In the, water for several 1 week, a4 IM neca waa eroaetv. DAHLMAN TAKES ALL BLAME I Reply to fhara-ea nf New York Paper. Mayor Says He fiot flB." OOO, Not Mr. Bryan. Charscterlzing the charges of the New Tork World that either Ryan of Rheehan paid money Into Nebraska to secure the support of Bryan for Parker In the national campaign of four years ago aa "damnable lies of the blackest sort." Mayor Jsmes C. Dahlman, who Is nstlonal committeeman for Nebraska, shoulders all the blame, If blame there be. and says that Bryan krw nothing of the payment of the money. The mayor says that as nstlonal committeeman he secured JlS.flort, not I30.ono. from the na tional committee, snd that all of It was used In the state rampslgn In a fruitless effort to elect George Washington Berge governor. 'Pile It onto me as hsrd as you wsnt to. I am the arch criminal In this, and Mr. Bryan Is absolutely blsmeless," said Dahlman. "Mr. Bryan supported Parker during the whole campaign, took the stump for him months before the money was paid, and never knew of its payment." The mayor eald: "The deal started Im mediately after the national convention In St. LjouIs. After the convention adjourned the national committee met to select Its chairman. Taggart was a candidate, but the easterners were for Sheehan or some other from the east. Taggart had no strings' on the west and the west was not bound to him In any way. but believing that a western msn would make a better head for the national committee he took up and lead the fight for him. The committee adjourned, however, without electing Its chairman, but upon meeting In New Tork a few weeks later, Taggart was elected. "On account of my winning fight for him I was brought Into some prominence, and Sheehan came to me and, telling me he wanted to get acquainted, asked what the chances were for carrying Nebraska for Parker. I told him that no man living could tell what Nebraska would do until after Its state convention had made Its nominations. I came straight from New York te the state convention in this state, and saw that there was absolutely no hope of carrying the state for Parker. I there fore wrote Sheehan that money and speak ers sent here would be wasted and to spend their energies where there was some hope of winning out. "Later In the year, in October, I saw that we stood a good show of electing Berge and I sent Allen, this same T. 8, Allen, to New York to see if we could get some financial help for the state ticket. We got 116.000, not 120.000, In three pay ments, and It was all turned over to me and I spent it all In the state campaign not one penny of It going Into the national campaign or to Mr. Bryan. The money did good, and while Roosevelt carried Re state by something like 83,000 majority, Berge lost it by less than 10,000 votes. If we had had 116,000 more we would have carried the state for Berge. "I think that ia all there is to say about these trumped-up charges of the New York paper. Mr. 'Bryan never say the money. never knew of It; I got it all and spent It all. It came from the national commit tee, whether from Sheehan or Ryan I eVon't know and don't care, and no money was used to Influence Bryan, as he worked for Parker from the very start." HOLM'S SCHEME WORKS AGAIN Police Officer Sees thadovri Strange Thlnga In Dry City. Doing Policeman Bitter observed an interesting pantomime as he stood on the corner of Eleventh and Howard streeta Sunday morn ing. It was so strange that, Sherlock holmesltke, he followed It up and arrested Herman Heitzhausen on the charge of sell ing liquor on Sunday. The officer saw a man go to the door of Heilzhauscn's saloon, 603 South Eleventh street, and knock on the door several times. He saw Heltzhauaer. come to the door, look out and shake hands with the stranger. Now it Is not customary for sa'oonkeepera to be called to the doors of their places of business merely to exchange cordialities on Sunday morning. So the officer kept watch. He saw Heitzhausen disappear Into the saloon, he saw the stranger wait and he saw Heitzhausen eemerge and haivd a pack age to the stranger after which the stranger hurried away. Then Officer Bitter inquired what the stranger had in the package, the reply being that he had nothing. The officer Investi gated and found a healthy, life size bottle of whisky. Then he arrested the stranger and Heitzhausen. FUNERAL OF DR. W. H. CHRISTIE Physician Who Died Suddenly on Rests In Forest Lawn Cemetery. Funeral services for Dr. William H. Christie were held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock In the First Baptist church. Rev. J. W. Conley offlcating. Interment waa in Forest Lawn. The active pallbearers were the following past masters In Covert lodge No. 11, An cient Free and Accepted Mason: J. W. Maynsrd, C. L. Porter. Jeff W. Bedford, Fremont Prague, John N. West berg and George F. West. The honorary pallbearers were: W. M. Davidson. Major R. S. Wilcox. W. H. Uatev F. J. Kennard. Dr. Paul Luddington. Dr. Qeorgo TUden, Bernard Robertson, E. E. Bruce, Dr. John E. Summers, Jr., and Dr. B. N. Torrey. SWEDISH KING VISITS BERLIN Welcomed by Imperial Family aad a Hrrmt Crowd of People. BERLIN. May 1. King Onstav nf Sweden and the queen arrived here this afternoon and aere met by the emreror and other menibrs of the royal family. The route to the castle was lined with troops and the royal vlaltora were greeted enthu siastically all along the way. SHEEPMEN HELD FOR THEFT Under Heavy Bonds, Charged with Stealing Neighbor's Sheep. SHERIDAN. Wyo.. May SI. (Special.) fj. W. and O. C. Walsner, prominent aheep men of this county, must snswer to the charge of stealing forty-seven head of sheep belonging to R. R. Selway and A. E. Upton, alao big sheep owners of this se tlon. The Information was filed by County Attorney Kutcher. snd the trial Is set for Juns 24. Both gave a I'.'.Ctt bond. The Walsnere run the Wsisner V Bon sheep outfit and were recently spewed out of the local woolgrowers' sssocistlon for slleged thefts of stray sheep and for In fringing upon the range rights of others. The Walsner outfits have been twice raidod within the last yesr and several hundred head of sheep killed each time. BOOSTERS ARE HOME Sunburned and Wearing Cowboy Hats, Friends Scarcely Knew Them. CROWDS WELCOMED WORKERS Siren Whittle Announces Approach of Train, Which Was on Time. 'BELL RINGERS" ARE BORN Permanent Orraniiation of Commer cial Club Members to Boost. TO ABSORB THE AM0CATS Final Obllaatton to Work for Omaha to Be f.lven nt Den of Klasr AkSar.Ben on June Eight. "The Bell Ringers" yesterday absorbed the "Amocats," the booster organisation of the Commercial club, when th 100 busi ness men srrlved at the Union station after vltitlng seventy-eight towns In western Nebraska. Wyoming and Colorado. All those on the trip have been Initialed Into tho "Bell Ringers' " order, but the finishing touchea are to be put on Monday evening, June S, when the entire party will appear at the Ak-Sar-Ben uen to take the obligation of that order. Freah from the west, sunbaked and In good health. It Is somewhat doubtful whether the working team of King Ak-Sar-Ben can give the Bell Ringers the Initiation without assist ance from one nr more of the militia com panies. The eowboy hats worn by the excursion ists, will be worn all week and will be the oflclal regalia at the den next Monday evening. Children hardly knew their fathers, wives looked several times before recognising their husbands, while strangers were at a loss to know whether Colonel Cody's In dians or a band of cowboys had arrived In Omaha Just to give the west a rest, when the business men alighted from the train Just at 1 o'clock. Crowd Gathers at Signal. But they were met by a crowd aa large as that which told them farewell a week ago. The siren whistle had done Its work,' while others had planned on meeting the train for a week. Automobiles snd car-' rlages stood In waiting and soon the cow boy looking boosters were driven toward their homes In every direction and attract ing much attention, as they will for a week with the white hats, some with wide leather and others with Indian bead bands. Just before reaching Omaha A. W. Jef. ferls. the orator for the "Bell Ringers," ad dressed the entire party which assembled in the car "Harlequin," and thanked the railroad men and others for the courtesies and assistance they gave the business men. "It Is said that trade follows the Ameri can flag," said Mr. Jef ferls, "but It might better be said that trade follows the rail- 'oads. Thene great r.tllroo 1, which hs s been doing so much' for us (ha last week are the arteries which makes the com mercial empire of Omaha possible. "We started out on the Burlington and we were looked after by O, L. DIckeson. the assistant manager of transportation. After our trip over the Burlington lines we thought that there was no other road In the United States which could handle our train and give such service. But when we began traveling over the Northwestern lines, we had not spent many hours on Its lines until' we realized that there was an other line which runs from Omaha out Into the Big Horn snd Rocky mountains, "So miles from Omaha, which Is second to none In the United States. Boqnets and Souvenirs. "More than that, we have been looked after by a man who came to Omuha but a few years ago unknown to us, but on this trip ha& won everyone In the parly Frank Walters, the general manager of the Northwestern lines west of the river, has honored us with his presence and at tention, and It is the first time a general manager of a raj 1 road company has ac companied an Otndtnr trade excursion and personally looked after the comfort of the party. "Thlb trip ha been a magnificent and successful one. It has shown what Omaha can do when the men get into the harness with that thought given u last year by 'Bob' Drade, 'Uno Anlmo' of one mind, unanimous, all together to make this city one which will mke any city in America envious of Its com mercial supremacy. "Now, let ua keep thla good work up don't let it drag. We muat get Into everything we do the same way we have into this trade extension trip and we must get into things now." For the trade extension committee of the club Mr. Jefferla thanked the Pull man employes and the band; Louis Boel. wick, the photographer, who took SU2 plctures of the party; C. W. Martin, who gave five moving picture shows which were Invsiuahle to Omaha and the Omaha business houses. Three cheers were proposed and given for Mr. Jefferla and' for Commissioner J. M. Guild. Mr. Guild was in charge of the train from the time It pulled out until It arrived five minute ahead of time. Every detail waa so arranged by Mr. Guild und his assistants In uch a wsy that everything went off a scheduled, and the train and all the work on board, from the distribution of um brellas to the Issuing of a dally bulletin for the Information of the party, was hand:ed In a way which did not causa Inconvenience to anyone. To Much to Remember. "There la so much In Omaha that I cannot remember It all; one man's brain cannot even think of all the things ou this trip," ssld Mr. Jefferla when he for got the Nebraska Telephone company lu handing out the compliments. "The com pany haa given u excellent train tele phone service as well as toll line service and saved ua walking many mi:ea from the baggage and dining can to the ob servation car on the rear of the train. No one thing has been mors appreciated thsn the telephone service." As a material compliment to the Pull man conductors. waiters, porters and cooks, each member of the party con tributed at least ft to their fund and about ihOO was distributed among the fifty wervanta. The trip wu an exceptionally clean one, as it laln.-d almost every night or tha train followed a rain. Crossing the plains in t lie trade excursion special was :lttle like what it waa a few years ago when the trip i3 male to Lander by wagon. There .i not that aenav of alwaya moving uiih some Indefinite purpose, but of always returning at night to ths same place, alth tha iimt surroundings and tlie urns slack canopy