The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVIII NO 93.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER
5.
1008.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
MILLIONS IN CROPS
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
WAR ON THE WHITE PLAGUE
TAFT GIVEN NO REST
Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
Hour. Deg.
0 a. m e-t
a. m 52
T a. m 61
5 a. in .... M
a. m 66
10 a. m M
11 a. m 7
II m 70
1 p. m '4
2 p. m 77
$ p. in 78
4 p. m 77
i p. m 7
6 p. m 73
7 P- m jl
s p. rn
p. m 68
Scientific Minds Bent on Finding- How
to Stop Its Ravages.
MILK AS A SOURCE OF INFECTION
Veterinarian Argaes that Government
Shoald Hav Fall Control of
Dairy Prod arts as Well
aa of Meat.
.Nebraska's Greatness as Show-"
Somo Cold Figures. 7-
Candidate Tries to Have a Quiet
Sunday, but Fails in Attempt.
i INTERESTING BULLETIN JUST &
TALKS ABOUT THE Y. M. C. A.
r o
Deputy Commissioner Ryder Makei a
Church is Crowded and He is Forced
to Speak to Overflow.
'Comprehensive Showing.
fjjft
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.VALUE OF THE SURPLUS PRODUCTS
Money Come in Steady Stream to Pay
for the Output.
MINOR CROPS MAKE BIO SHOWING
InrntBM Vnluej Discovered la Sources
that Have Been ?e;lerted
Part of the Statistical
HhonlDi Heretofore.
Lu'.letln No. 13 Issued by John J. Ryder
K.ijjr commissioner contains many new
l't ..lures of Interest to the people. The
Villi-lin contains statistic on the number
of milk cows, tho number of hand separ
ators, the relative number of owner anj
tenants of farms, and the farm.eensu. As
til Is the first time deputy .assessors have
Lc-n i iged to gut these 'statistics, Mr.
Kyriev bi-llevts they are not absolutely ae
i iiitti. but for the first attempt he Is well
fl,'a(il. Owing to the small appropriation
n ade f'r the maintenance of the statls.lcal
Viini:ui. only n limited number of bulletins
nrro pubil.-iKd. following are a few f lft
cres taken from the publication showing
the valuation of surplus products shipped
V it In 1907: Corn. $S2.210.JS7.IW; alfalfa. 10i,
1?.'; other hay. $1.CS5,1W; alfalfa seed. $943.
lifli: rattle. H.765,157.60; hog s, . $4!,R82.553.75;
InrffS end mules. $0,142,140; sheep. $2,125,175;
hu'ter.- H.3':.a7.M; eggs, $4,106,095.30; live
jr-ultry. $1.9t2.048.40.
M-, liyrter has made the following state
n eiit In nn nnnlyslj of the bulletin figures:
'.! ve i u-r copies of ths bulletin, like Us
p: -.-i! rr's ii, Xo. 12. hava met with some
ci-m l-r.-d in from those Interested In
F;c!' Il l pe. fp.uU'.ng frankly, however, i military dav and there will be a parade of
1; la not w'.iut can be called a finished thousands of United 8tates troops and regl
svcclini n of w.irk. as I view statistics, j ments of the Pennsylvania militia. Thurs
That is largely owing to the fact that this 'p.y has been set annrt as naval day and
tju:rau 1 ouri Mig too many handicaps. Our
simp Is not properly equipped, In sny sense,
to do the work laid out for It, and more s
the pity, for the beat Interests of the state.
"Bulletin No. 12, carrying our crop flg-
ures for 1M7. was exhausted long ago; and
If we had 60.000, Instead of 6,000, we could
have sold probably every copy, to people
Interested In getting a fair show for Ne
braska throughout the country. Letter on
file here will entirely substantiate this
seemingly strong statement, via: Prlvato
cltlsens would spend their own money to
buy a state publication, wrap It and pay
postage; but we could not take advantage
of their publlo spirit. Queer state of affaire.-
lan't It? I have no doubt thi last
bulletin. No 13, will be exhausted without ,
delay, and It Is ta be deeply regretted that
It Is not a", we. would J(ke It to be,
AhnutIJl"T"' tow-,- ...
Ta1te the. Item of dairy cow. Oor fig
urea are" from lh deputy assessors of the
state, who are not mch Interested.' a a
rule, In the work the state law say they
shall do for this bureau, ven though th
supreme court ha held they must be paid
for this branch of their work the eame as
no " '"
for genaral assessing
The result of this
lack of Interest shows all through the as
sessors' return. Th number of dairy cows
In Nebraska I given a 684,646, whereaa the
government report of February laat cred
ited u with 870,000 milch cow. I am con
vinced that figure 1 much nearer correct
than th figure In the bulletin. Taking the
production of butter a ZOO pounds per cow
per year, on the government figure we
would get 177,100,000 pounds of butter. Al
lowing 11 cent a pound- very tow aver
age for Nebraska marketable butter we
get a ralu of $33,004,000; and If we take
20 cent, a much fairer figure, our contribu
tion to butter product value wilt be $35.
660,000. Bo In this on Item, aa will be read
ily seen, our stats returns would stand for
a large Injustice to Nebraska In statistics.
"Why do I say the government figure
are more nearly correct?
'Th main reason la that our farmer in
all too many Instances labor under the im
pression that In some way our figure may
be used for purposes of taxation, or for
board of trade purposes, which they never
are, and in some cases refuse to give the
assessors any information at all of a
statistical nature. Th assessor (a some
of them hav told me) then either make a
guess or pass ovr th case entirely. Be
sides, drovss of cow are kept by ones,
two and threes for family use, and for
neighborhood milk supply that are never
noted In any report. A the matter stand.
I do not fe Ilk blaming either the farmer
or th deputy assessors, because the state
doe not go about this buslnss In a bust
neaallk way. Hence, -' do not get really
accurate results, only approximate correct
peaa. Getting the rarus Ceaeu.
"In taking what I have called a 'farm
cenau, we hav hud a rather encouraging
result, for th first attempt. Th law has
always provided for a census of 'persons
over n rra of ate In townships or pre
clnefts. and thslr occupations.' This year
V tried to get thla Information, and with
a fair measure of auccess Still there In
much to be desired, beiause Initlead of set
ting down tlia number aged H or over,
In any glwn place assessors simply wrote
(yes). Next time we will make our In
struction specific to a dot. If we can.
"Strangely enough the poultry returns,
especially on chickens, come very tics te
an estimate we had previously made. This
, Item I decidedly Important, too, because
while pottering around laat ytar the barn-
ui'juic -au up tuny eio.uw.vm
ot th most wholesome kind of
wealth. That mean 100.0t.00 dosen
gg at It cent a dosen-and consider the
fine feeding still left for fries, stews, and
dellotpu pies. Hat off to th hena, m
aleura! -
"Definite Information a to th propor
tion of tennt to owner of farm in Ne
braska will be useful and enlightening, es
pecially when we get u the point where
w can aliow si soothe number cf farm
owner who rent and work extra land.
These thing will come eventuully. If we
follow an Intellectual course of lnvestiga
tlaa. Thl year w nierrly made a atari,
and th rtsult I, perhaps, a goud a
eotild be reasonably hoped for. although
f In many counties the question was la-ucrxl
by the :. There I a dojnand for
thl clats of statistic, and It must be nut
In Sum way.
Alfalfa a $re f Wealth.
"A healthy inrrea Is shown lik act rage
f alfalfa, yet I hav no doubt the figure
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QUA.xtR CITY CELEBRATION
Philadelphia Observes Its Two Hon
dredth 'Twenty-Fifth Anniversary.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 4.-From out the
historic old belfry of Independence hall,
where once the liberty bell of a new born
nation was proclaimed, there came today
the peals of a bell to signal the penlng of
the most unique and significant clvl! cele
bration the country has ever witnessed.
Bells and chimes In all of the city churches
Joined In the bronse-tongued chorus of the
advent of founders' week, the two hun
dred and twenty-fifth anniversary of the
founding of the city by William Penn. To
morrow and throughout the coming week
will be held a suocessof pageants. ' Not
since the famous Continental celebration
of 1878 have the cltlsens of Phlladelph'a
been aroused to such a spirit of enthusi
asm. The history of the city too. Is so
clnsely allied with the history of the Amer
ican poeple as to give national scope to the
romrrrmoratlve features of the celebration.
j The downtown streets tonight are thronged
with thousands of visitors, and the hulld
Inpr which by day had been a msss of
waving colors, are tonight brilliantly out
1'ned In th light of countless electric
bulbs. ,
The program will not be concluded until
next Saturday midnight. The attractions
have been arranged with the central Idea
of showing the progress of the city from
Its founding nearly a hundred yean be
fore the signing of the Declaration of In
dependence down to the present day. The
historical paeesnt of Friday next Is per
hnnn the most Interesting of the parades,'
which will he held dally. Tomorrow Is
there are now anchored In one harbor prac-
th-ally every American naval vessel In
commission on this side of the world. The
hattlerfhlps Mississippi, Idaho and New
Hampshire; the armored cruisers Montana
j and North Carolina; the dispatch boat
i Dolphin and a mosquito fleet made up of
I grim destroyers and barely visible sub-
marines make up one of the most Imposing
naval displays seen In year on the Dela
ware river. An outdoor historical drama.
"Philadelphia," la to be presented each
evening on Franklin field, while on Satur
day there will be a 200-mlle International
automobile race over th driveway of
Falrmount park. Regatta and celebra
tion are planned.
The bell which proclaimed the beginning
of the celebration today 1 a replica of Old
Liberty bell. . It swings wher Its historic
predecessor told of ths dawn ot liberty "m
1776... The- liberty bell Itself I now, en -caard
'in glass on the lower floor of Inde
pendence hall and Is to remain there per
manently now that the plan of exhibiting
the famous relic at world's fairs and ex
positions has been halted. The praise serv
Ivea In the churches today were supple-
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......e, aitiuwuiik pain hub HiiBrnnon.
! Military service were also held In some
of the religious edifices, while at a given
time the Sunday schools united In singing
"My Country 'TIs of Thee."
'KING'S ENTERTAINERS MOVE
(bow I.eavlnai Hlgrhway, Some Hav
ln Played for Last Time
This Year.
"Naw, I don't know where we are
goln'," said the beauteous Fatlm, dancer
at the TurklBh theater, when asked Sun
day where this troupe of near-Ottoman
dancers would next vie with Maud) Allen
and Adelaide Ovnee. Fatlma, who speaks
a remarkably jootl brand of bowery slsng
for a Turk, added that she "ain't got
no Idea where we go and I don't car,
neither."
The King' Highway wore a dissolute,
morning-after air Sunday. A alway hap
pen when a resoljte and vijorous mon
arch abdicates, something akin to anarchy
developed. The gleeful air of festivity hal
gone and prosaic looking carpi nters and
canvas men held the board Inst, ad of
courtk-r and carnlvalltes. Ftea!: and
fakirs sat around on telescopes and be
tween puffs of cigarette amok talked shop.
Exhibitors busied themselves with remov
ing their wares and only ,the horses
seemed unaffected by the break In the
wonted routine.
Most of the shows went from her to
fiedalla, Mo., some departing Saturday
night, for the "Show-Me" state fair. Oihrs
have no definite engagement for the car
nival sesson Is on Its last nether Units1,
particularly In the north. In battle be
tween old King Bores and th only liv
ing wild man, the monarch of the Medi
cine Ha alwaya come out on top.
For attache of the board of governors
Sunday was aa busy a day. If not busier,
than any of the ten preceding. Miny of
them were up to until 3 a, m. Sunday
morning and back on the Job again at 6.
In th off te concesDlonalres wer balng
settled with and the amount of other
clerical and financial work was large.
Winsome Wenona and other mem he is of
California Frank suit are still here and
these people took the first good rest they
bave seen In a loryr time. Nothing had
to be done save groom and feed the
horses, although Wenona spent some tlm
cleaning her beloved and. of course, trusty
rifle.
Passing pedestrians invariably peeped in
at ths gates of the highway, but the torn
up aspect was so melancholy that they
hurried on to church or other destination.
OsT far Trip Coaaty.
LEIGH. Neb., Oct. i-(8pecll Telegram.)
The rush to the registration points for
th Tripp county, South Dakota land draw
ing began today and forty-six tickets were
old at thl point for O'Neill, Neb.
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(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4. (Special.) If
every man and woman on eaith could
know and appreciate the work of the
Tuberculosis congress, now in session In
Washington, consumption would oon be
tramped out. Modern ranltary methods and
modern Ideas have eliminated from the
list of human 'U' many of th disss
which formerly ievanlat?d states, coun
tries and nations. The "plague" which de
populated .London some centuries ago Is
pr.ietli a.ly unknown today. Typhu fever
Is seldom heard of now, and "yellow
Jack." which was always present In San
tiago and Havana to the menace of the
t'nlted States,' has been almost eliminated
since those cities were cleaned up In
1899 a th results of American occupatlrn.
The phthisis experts, who are now In
Washington In attendance upon the ccn
gres., sre arreed upon one point at lusc.
Tl.ey are practically unanimous In Oeclar
ing that plenty of fresh air, proper food
and ample rest will result In the cure
of ivin obstinate cus: of consumption.
They are a. so agreed, apparently, that It
la net necessary, to "change climate." The
patktit with symptoms of tul.erculosis need
no: leave Chicago, or Waslilngtan, New
York or Omaha If he, or she, will observe
the rules of health. Absolute rest during
the continuance of the fever, which is a
ertwin symptom of the disease, plenty of
lure air and absence of worry are the
prime requisites. The very ablest prao
t.tloners, who make tuberculosis their spe
cialty, are all ugr-ed upon this, and the
results of such treatment In Pennsylvania
and New York particularly, bear out their
claims.
Cause to Be Eliminated.
Yet there still remains an open question
aa to the best method of stamping out the
cause of the prevalence and spread of "the
great white plague."
Among the delegates to the congress now
In session here Is Dr. C. B. Dyson of Chi
cago, who is one of the most eminent veter
inary surgeons in the country, and who has
devoted much of his time to human as well
as bovine tuberculosis. Dr. Dyson Is firmly
of th belief that the United State can
and should stamp out consumption.
"Twenty year ago," he said today,
"pleuro-pneumonia and th foot and
mouth' disease among cattle were common
in every section of the country. The causes
of those diseases were unknown. But the
remedy was easily ascertained. It con
sisted solely In the slaughter of every herd
affected, and, under authority vested in It
by the congress of the United States, the
bureau of animal Industry of the Depart
ment of Agriculture proceedod to kill and
pay for every affected animal. The result?
Today there is sot a known case of either
of ;thi3( corWBr' dlseaao-ln any herd
of cattle In America,
"On the other hand. It ta known positively
that 17 per cent of all the dairy cattle
from which the milk supply of the city of
New York la obtained are cows suffering
from tuberculosis. Many cities have
adopted ordinances which assure the con
sumer of milk -against the cow with tuber
culosis But there la no guarantee backed
by federal authority that th consumptive
cow of Iowa or Illinois does not furnish
the butter or milk for Milwaukee or New
York. The federal laws protect the con
sumer of meat and meat products from the
danger of consuming the flesh of diseased
animals, provided, oi course, that the ani
mal Is slaughtered In an establishment
which Is under government supervision. But
the report made to the bureau of animal
Industry show that-of all the carcasses of
beef cattle inspected DO per cent of those
condemned are cows. As less than 30 per
cent of cattle slaughtered In the establish
ments under federal Inspection are cows, It
follows that the greater number of cow
are probably killed for food by local butch
era and are tainted with the baclllu of the
dread disease.
Hon Also Salter.
"The same la true of hogs, especially
those which are bred and fed on dairy,
farm. It has never been demonstrated
that a human being contracted consump
tion from eating the meat of an animal
affected by tuberculosis. There are two
prlmereuaons for this. In the first place
a degree of heat sufficiently to properly
cook pork or beef will certainly destroy
the bacilli of consumption. Again the dis
ease attacks the lymphatic glands and the
viscera and those are parts not usually
eaten But, on the other hand, the hogs
slaughtered by the packers of Chicago,
Omaha, Kansas City. Buffalo and other
poir.ts which are condemned by the federal
Inspectors are almost always traced back
to dairy farms and frequently to the ex
periment stations. The natural Inference
Is that these hogs contract the disease
from Infected cattle. Now If a hog can con
tract consumption from drinking thf milk
of a cow Infected with tuberculosU, it
follows that an Infar.t may be. and un
doubtedly la. equally suaceptlble to con
tract the disease from a like source. Con
sequently It would appear to be the duty
of the federal government to step In and
absolutely prohibit th traffic in- milk and
dairy product, butter and cheese, from
one tate.to another without federal in
spection of the herds which supply the
dairy products.
Oaa Great Dlfflealty.
"It has been demonstrated, beyond the
shadow of a doubt, that an animal Buffering
from tuberculosis csn be picked out. But
the trouble lies in the fact that the dis
ease is most prevalent among th high
grade 'pampered' animals. The owner re
sent the idea of federal interference, and
up to the present tlm they hav fought
against federal, state and municipal in
pecjion. A cow suffering from pleuro
pneumonia or foot and mouth disease soon
die. But an animal infected with tubercu
losis may continue to produce milk for
year, with no outward ymptom of dis
ease. When she Is worn out she Is still
salable for beef to th local butcher, and
the owner suffer no loss. Th result is
that the owner, through Ignorance, stupid
ity or both, resists any Inspection proper
sitlon which might affect hi pocket.
"W ar today on the eve of a revolu
tion In our sanitary methods, and I believe
that before th tuberculosis congress ad
journs it will tak step toward calling the
attention of th country md of th world
to the necessity for legislation which will
protect th consumer from danger through
the use of Infected milk aad buvger. Th
time whan such legislation w11 be enacted
(Continued on aWcond Page.)
The camel is officially initiated
From the Minneapolis Journal. .
CHEAl WELCOME FOR FLEET
Japan Proposes to Outdo All Other
Countries Visited.
EVERYTHING FREE FOR SAILORS
Officers to Be Quartered la Imperial
Palace aad Comfort and Pleasure
of the Men to Be Amply
Provided For.
TOKIO, Oct. 4. Japan to planning to give
tlia. Anglican batueaulpfrj a. welcome
Chat shall eclipse In spleaa.V vfltuus
laera any of the previous recepllona -Tims-arrival
of the fleet at -Manila haa given a
stimulus to the Interest In tnelr forthcom
ing visit to Japan and the preparations for
the conntant entertainment of the American
officers and men are now completed. The
vessels are due here October 17 and will
remain a week.
When the sixteen vessels, under the com
mand of Admiral Sperry, steam Into Yo
kohama harbor, the salutes of their guns
will be answered In kind from sixteen bat
tleships of the Japaneae navy. These vesr
sels already are at anchor off Yokohama.
The Japanese government will outdo all
lta previous effort at foreign entertain
ment and the occasion la regarded In Toklo
as Inaugurating a new page In the history
of the relations between the two countries.
Tho International and political slghlflcance
of the visit has not been lost sight of here,
and the fact that it was at one time re
ported that American vessels could not
visit Jupanese waters with safety has only
stirred the government to disprove these
rumors. The entertainments and recep
tions will begin at Yokohama and continue
ther for two day before the scene of hospi
tality is removed to Toklo. At the special
wish of the emperor. Admiral Sperry Is to
be entertained and will reside for four
days at one of the Imperial palace at the
capital. The program provide for the con
stant entertainment of the officers and men
and everything will be free.
There Is to be telephonlo connection be
tween the shore and the flagship; all tel
egrams for the American officers will, be
delivered on board the ships; three special
boat landings have been erected for the
exclusive use of the visitors; five Informa
tion bureaus will be established on shore
at Yokohama; suites of rooms have been
engaged by the Japanese authorities at th
principal hotel In Toklo for the visiting of
ficers, and there Is to be a special train
service for both officers and men between
Yokohama and Toklo. No American In
uniform will have to spend his own money
for a railroad ticket and the various trol
ley companies have expressed their deter
mination to carry any member of the fleet
free of charge. In addition to the special
program there Is to be a vast amount of
private entertainment. Th only American
function of the week wljl be a garden party
at the American embassy.
Admiral Sperry and the fleet officers of
high rank will be received In audience
October 20 by the emperor of Japan.
BATTLESHIP FLEET IN STORM
Xoa of th Ihlpa Injured, but
Much Damage 1 Done
Ashore,
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MANILA, Oct. 5. Manila by ha been
swept by a hurricane the past twelve
hours. There wa much damage ashore.
The battleship fleet safely outrode th
storm.
MOTEL WEDDING AT SIOUX CITY
ladlaa Couple Combine White aad
Indian Costume.
SIOUX City, la., Oct. . (Special Tele
gram.) Betrothed tven year befor either
of them was born, according to the Indian
custom, Andrew Y. Solomon and Jennie
Merrick, prominent members of the Omaha
tribe of Indiana, came to Sioux City yester
day and tn th office of the county clerk
were married In accordance with the law
laid down by the paleface. Th ceremony
was performed by Rer. George L. Search
of th Helping Hand mission. Becaus h
la a minor th consent to hi marriage
wa given by his mother, Mrs. Nettie F.
Solomon. The young couple wer married
tn th full regalia of th tribe and at
tracted a great deal of attention on the
Street after th wedding.
THE NEW ARRIVAL.
Into the political circles as the repre
BIG CROWDS, HEAD FOR LANDS
All Railroads Leadlnsr to Registration
Points Ar Taxed to Handle
Traffic.
MITCHELL, S. P., Oct 4. (Special.)
Over f.000 people were In Mitchell today
enroute to Chamberlain to make their
filings for the Rosebud land. Many ar
rived ou the late trains last nferht and on
the morning trains today. The Milwaukee
road sent out Its panscnger train In two
sections carrying twtnty-flve coaches, not
being able to accommodate the excited
crush which wa anxious to get on the
ground for the dny of registration. Among
the crowds were hundreds of women tak
ing th.;lr chances among the vost crowd.
Alany af.them we carrying an-outflt for
furnishing their' own sleeping quarter,
renllxlnf, that It wculd' be Impossible to
secure hotel accomodations.
The Milwaukee road expects to run spe
cial trains back to Mitchell every evening
In order to give the people a ' chance to
secure a place t hleep. Beginning Wednes
day night the Milwaukee will run a nlgbt
special from Mitchell to Chamberlain,
both ways, to accomodate the onrush cf
those desiring to file. It is stated that
Immediately after midnight tonight Mie
notary public offleea will be opened for
! the making of affidavits and there aro
several hundreds of these offices to hurry
this part of the preliminary.
BRYAN'S PLANS FOR THE WEEK
Hear Report that Rooaerelt la to
Take the Stump..
LINCOLN. Neb., Oct. 4. That Presi
dent Roosevelt fully Intends to take the
stump In favor of tho candidacy of Mr.
Taft wa th Information received at
Falrvlew today from the east. It was
said that the advices came from per
son upon whom reliance could be placed,
and were to the effect that Mr. Roose
velt la planning to make at least six
speeches in the course of a trip from the
Atlantic to tne raciric. ine concluding
speech to be delivered at San Kranclaro,
with numerous short speeche enroute.
Mr, Bryan,- however, absolutely refused
to make any comment upon the subject.
In order to devote still further atten
tion to the stute of Iowa, the democratic
candidate tonight announced a change
in hi plana In connection with his trip
to Chicago, where on the night of Octo
ber 7 he la to meet Mr. Taft at a ban
quet. Instead of leaving here Tuesday
afternoon and going direct to Chicago,
as had been arranged, Mr. Bryan will
start tomorrow night for Dea Moines,
from which point ha will on Tuesday
proceed to Perry, Tama and Cedar Rapid
and deliver set speeches, while from th
rear platform of the train enroute he
probably will make several short talk.
The journey to Chicago will be made
Tuesday night. Although It haa not
been definitely' settled. It now Is planned
that Mr. Bryan shall speak In Bt. Louis
Frlady evening and then re-enter Kan
sas on Saturday for a full day in that
state, returning to Lincoln Sunday, it
also la likely that before making hi
final trip Into the middle weat and tho
east he will spend a day or two In cam
lalgnlng in his home state.
The day at Falrvlew today was a quiet
one. In the afternoon Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan drove to the homes of several
sick friends and later the democratic can
didate called at the Hotel Lincoln and
held a brief conference with Senator
Oore, who was about leaving for St.
Joseph, Mo. ,
Tomorrow evening Mr. Bryan will go out
to Havelock, where are located th shop
of the Burlington railroad, and address
the laboring men. Mr. Taft a few days
ago spoke at the same place.
Verdict Anraluat Railroad.
GLEN WOOD, la.. Oct. 4.-(Speclal.) In
th case of L. C. Adums against th Bur
lington Railroad company, after a trial
lasting since September 29, the Jury brought
In a verdict for Adama, with damage In
th amount of $3,260.00. $1,000 less than the
amount sued for. The case ha been bard
fought, as behind thl case ar other
aggregating about $40,000.
Borah to Talk at Hires,
HURON. S. D.. Oct. 4.-Speelal.)Th
first republican rally of the campaign will
be held In thla city Monday, October 12.
at which time. United State Senator Borah
of Idaho will speak. Governor Crawford,
together with, a number of statu officer
and prominent republican, will be present
and take part In th meeting, arrangement
for which ar now being mad.
sentative of the prohibition party
TWO CANDIDATES COMPARED
Taft Leaves His Hearers with Some
thins to Think About.
BRYAN SIMPLY ENTERTAINS
Lona; List of Date la Nebraska for
Republican Speakers Given Out at
Headquarter Indicate Cam
paign I on In Earnest.
(From I a Staff Correspondent.)
LXJfCf.'W, Oct" t 8pecal.r-r'fn visit
oC'juiCi Taft being fresh in the minds of
the pecple, the audience which heard Mr.
Bryan laat night . had an opportunity to
size up tho two candidates. From the
Bryan meeting the people carried home the
remembrance of a nice entertainment; some
good stories; a pleasing speech thst was
all. From the Taft meeting the people car
ried home with them a definite Idea of
what Mr. Taft would do If elected presi
dent; an Idea of the great problems which
will have to be met by the head of the
American government; an Idea of the great
responsibility which rests upon that Indi
vidual. That speech Is still being discussed
In Lincoln. C. O. Whedon remarked that it
was the most able address he. ever heard.
' Not a person who heard Mr. Bryan talk
lust night can today recall a single state
ment he made which would mark him a a
statesman.
Reports are still being received at the re
publican state headquarters that Mr. Taft
made a most remarkable Impression upon
the people In that portion of the state
through 'which he traveled. He Impressed
them as being a real atatesman. His clear
cut, definite statements were convincing,
these reports say.
Governor Sheldon mnde the statement
yesterday that In his opinion Judge Taft
would carry the state by 30,000 majority.
Bryan and Gore Meeting;.
Benator Gore and Mr. Bryan had a splen
did meeting at the Auditorium last night,
there being many republicans In the audi
ence who laughed at the funny stories they
told. Here are a few of the arguments
Senator Gore used to convince the people
of Lincoln that they should vote the dem
ocratic ticket:
"I am not sure whether Lincoln I In Ne
braska or whether Nebraska Is In Lincoln."
(Prolonged cheers.) "I hope you people
will get everything on earth you want, a
president, a United State senator, a con
gressman." (More prolonged cheers.)
"I hope you will get an asylum and a
penitentiary." At this the audience hesi
tated for a moment and then burst Into a
wild shout and kept up cheering hntll the
applause of the Denver convention floated
through the minds of many.
"I can t tell until after the election which
you will need moat, the penitentiary or the
asylum." (More applause.)
"If the vote la democratic then we will
tear down ull your public buildings, and
erect ructurea whose spires will puncture
the axurt nkles," (or words to that effect),
"But If It goes the other way then wo will
build the penitentiary and the asylum right
down In the heart of your city." (More
cheers.)
"We polled the Wyoming penitentiary
and found it republican." (Loud cheering
and yells for Bryan.)
As a reaso.i why republicans should vote
for John Magulre for congress th United
States senator from Oklahoma offered this
unanswerable argument:
"Maulre is a hard man to follow (Ma
gulre had Introduced him). The other day
I met him In Chicago, where he had gon
down to headquarter to get soma literature
for tils district. The secretary of th com
mittee, or I should say the stenographer
to the secretary, la a beautiful widow of
about 30 summers. Now.' had occasion to
visit her office frequently. (Loud applause.)
Each time I discovered that Magulre had
also h.ad business to call frequently. Now,
thla widow has a daughter of 6 or sum
mers. I concluded the way to touch the
heart strings of the mother was through
the daughter. 8o I gave the daughter some
chewing gum.
" 'Mr. Magulr gave me om gum, too,'
he said.
"Then I gave her a dime. I found Ma
gulr had given her a quarter that morn
ing. "Then I reached down and kissed the II U
(Contlnued oa Second PfA
COLORED CHURCH ASKS SPEECH
Request is Granted and He Points
Way to Progress of Race.
AUDIENCE IN ENTIRE SYMPATHY
Proa-ram for Today Embrace Number
of Speeches In Kansas nnd Mis
souri, Wlndtna tp at
Maren. Mo.
KANSAS CITY. Oct. 4. It has been defi
nitely decided that Judge Taft shall close
his campaign on the night of November
2 at Youngstown, O. Tho national ram
piilgn of the ) arty was rpend at that pine
with Governor Hughe a th principal
spctikiT. nnd it has been deemed fitting
that the national candidate should mnk
his closlnr? addrep there.
The announcement was regarded as tn
ternstir.ft from the Indication It points to
that th" randidtt will be occupied actively
rlpht up to tho last. After the Youngs
town meeting Mr. Taft will leave at once
for Cincinnati to cast hi vote the fol
lowing day.
The details of .the Itinerary of the can
didate after he closes his western tour In
Chicago. Wednesday night, have not been
finally worked out, but will be completed.
It Is paid, this week.
Candidate Taft had an exceedingly hard
time to carry out what he tllslred and hnd
planned, a program of rest tonight. II
reached the city at T o'clock thla morning
from Topeka and wa met by a local
welcoming coirn lltee, consisting of Bena
tor William I. Warner. Representative F.
C. Ellis and Stat Chairman Walter 8.
Dickey. They escorted him to the Bnltl
mcre hotel where a private breal:fast party
occupied an hour or more, and demands of
local politicians for "Just a handshake"
consumed the time until the ch'i -' hnnr.
With Mr. Ellis, th Candida -ded
ervlces at the Beacon IMI ''on
church, and from there lun h
residence cf Mr. Dickey.
Talk of Y, M. C.
An automobile ride over the ...i. rou
boulevard of which Kansas City is proud
wa taken, after which th real work ot
the day for the tired campaigns began.
Mr. Taft had ome time ago consented to
talk of the work of th,a Young Men' Chris
tian association to an audience of men at
the Independence Avenue Methodist Episco
pal church. The audience completely filled
the church and the crowd outside which
demanded admission wa twice th number
inside. Window In the eUltlis Wr broken, -a.
great wa the eagern c tb crowd to
get a glimpse ef the candidate, and 1t wa '
only after It had been ghnounced that Mr.
Tift would address the overflow that the
Inside meeting wa allowed to prooeed In
quiet.
Mr. Taft delivered th ame speech he
delivered last eunday In St. Paul. He
gave his strongest endorsement to the work
the association Is doing, particularly tn the
Philippines, the orient and In Panama, to
say nothing of the work In thl country.
He recalled that he had participated In
dedication ceremonies over a number of
Young Men' Christian association building
In the last few years and had given the
work all the encouragement of whloh he
was capable. His speech was received with
Interest and enthusiasm. He mad no
reference In any manner to politic.
Talks r.t Negro Church.
When the outdoor meeting had alo been
addressed Judge Taft wo Informed by a
committee which had been waiting for him
that a large meeting of negro men and
women had assembled In the Independence
Baptist church with the full expectation
that he would com there and say just a
word.
A Mr. Taft put 4t when he stood befor
the negro audience:
"I'm Just looking In on you a moment
a I go by." He then told his hearer
that he wa a friend of the race, had
always been one and had strong belief
regarding their condition and future.
They fuced, he aald, a problem whlia
the roc itself must solve. He said the
negroes of the United State would olv
the problem and solve It right.
"You must make yourselves useful "
member of the body politic," he aald,
"and to do thl you must educate your
selves Industrially and thoroughly. You
must learn to be frugal and husband
your resources. Your development along
these line has been great, ana thre I
but on prediction that can be mad, and
that Is a bright future." ,
What Mr. Taft said moved th audi
ence to great enthusiasm, and th speak
er of the .race who followed htm mada
no pretense of concealing their political
sentiments. Ulie candidate was roundly
cheered when he left the meeting, which
continued with speeches strongly endors
ing Taft. It was dusk when the candi
date found himself in his rooms, when
orders were ibaued to give th utmost
quiet porthlble. Mr. Taft admitted that
he fell fatlaiued, but expressed th be
lief that a long night' rcsst would put
him in trim fur the work In Missouri,
which Is to beKln early tomorrow.
An added meeting was placed on th
Itinerary today, to be held at Kansas
City, Kan., at i.ZO in the morning. The
route then lies through Leavenworth,
Kan.; St. Joaeph, Mo.; Marys vllle. Chilli
coth and Brookfleld, with an veulug
meeting at Macon, Mo.
FIRE RECORD.
Glass aad Palat Warehouse.
ST. IXU13. Oct. 4.-Flr her thl after
noon destroyed the warehouse of the St.
Louis Glass and Paint company at Main
and Gratiot streets, entailing a loss bt $150,.
000. 'fhre firemen were overcome by th
poisonous gases front th burning paint
and oils, but they wer soon resucltatsuV
For three hour the firemen fought ta
save th plant of tit Qranden-Martla
Woodenware company to th south of the
burning building. A sudden shift of the
wind finally came to their aid, putting an
end to the danger In that direction. Thous
sands of spectators watched the fir, and
o Intense was the heat that they wer
driven back a block from the burning
building. The flames shot up to a height of
sixty feet and a dense cloud of amok hung
over the entire south ld of th clt all
af UruttWk .