Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVIII NO. 101.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOIiNING, OCTOBER 14, 1008. TEN PAOES.
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CLUB WOMEN MEET
Nebraska Federation Represented by
Delegates from Hundred Towni.
SECRET AST REPORTS 121 CLUBS
Thirty-Three Aff"
and Membei
V with General
C 6,000.
DUTY OF WOMAN Di , 'NMENT
Mits Anna L. Clark Say
Real Work to Do.
v'Has
JOHN J. RYDER ON CHILD LABOR
Mate Communion Makes Interest
Ins; Addre, ft Dp Dr. Jonas
on Merit Sytem In Fnh
lle Affairs.
With 123 delegates and several score of
visiting women, representing nearly l' f
towns. the Nebraska Federation of .
Women's clubs opened its fourteenth an- j
nual convention Tuesdsy afternoon at the ,
room of the hostess organization, the
Omaha Woman's club. In the First Con
gregational church. Committees of local
women have been meeting the afternoon
trains and It I anticipated that by Wednes
day morning the majority of the 250 dele
gates expected will have arrived. The con
vention will continue - through Thursday,
concluding with banquet at' the Rome
hotel Thursday evening.
The executive officers, speakers and com
mittee chairmen are being entertained at
the Rome to facilitate conference work and
tlut district vice presidents and delegates
are being entertained In the homes of the
city. Through the courteay of local mer
chants the club parlors have been con
verted Into the most Inviting reception
and rest rooms with comfortable chairs
and rugs and a fins collection of pictures
on the walls. Mere the delegates are be
ing received and assigned to places of en
tertainment as they arrive.
Opening; of Proarrara.
An Invocation by Rev. F. T. Rouse
opened the program, Mrs. H. L Keefe of
Walthlll, president of the federation, pre
siding. Mayor Dahlman, speaking for the
city, and Mrs. Edward Johnson for the
women's clubs, extended cordial welcome
to the visiting women, which was responded
to by Mrs. Carrie M. Peterson of Aurora
on behalf of the state.
Reports of officers and committee chair
men and a vocal solo by Mrs. W. F.
Conyn of Warren. Ill,, followed. At 3.S0
the civil service program opened, Mr. Mar
garet Carnrs of Lincoln, chairman of the
committee presiding. "The Merit System
In Our Publlo Affairs" was discussed by
Dr. A. F. Jonas, chief surgeon of the
Union Pacific Railroad company, and was
followed by an address "Practical Patriot
IsmWoman's Place In Creation Develop
ment," by Miss Anna L. Clark of Boone
vllle. Mo., vice chalman of the civil ser
vice committee of the General Federation
r of Women' 4ubs.-s - j
The corresponding secretary reported 121
clubs In the state organisation, with a total
membership of about 6,000. Thirty-three
clubs are affiliated wltth the General Fed
eration. The constitution committee reported a
proposed amendment to the bylaws that
will make the president of the state feder
ation a delegate to the biennial convention
of the General Federation by virtue of her
office.
Woman's Duty to Government.
Mis Clark called upon the women to do
their duty In the preservation of the gov
ernment. She assured them that It is as
much their duty to use their influence for
better government as It was the duty of
the revolutionary mothers to do what they
did.
"We have plenty of patriotism," she said,
"but too few patriots,"
She assured them that It Is not "pol
itics to Interest themselves In civil service
and that It is their duty to be "the woman
behind the man" and bring up their sons
and daughters to do their share for better
government.
Dr. Jonas said that the average Amer
ican man was too much engaged with his
private affairs to concern himself with the
affairs of the state even to the extent of
knowing whether candidates are fit for
the offioe they would fill and much less
to the extent of assuming such work him
self. And not being Informed regarding the
candidates he faithfully votes the straight
ticket and tlisn forgets all about public
affair until the next election or the time
for paying taxea. With such Indiffer
ence existing he pictured the conditions
that might arise from the spoils system
whereby th chief qualification of an office
holder la his ability to carry a certain
ward or Influence so many votes. It Is
the public Institution that suffer espe
cially from such management under which
extravagance and wastefulness are certain
to exist, and he regretted that Nebraska
Institutions were not under civil service
regulation.
Pointing out the system by which men
are advanced according to merit In private
business he contrasted the utter lneffl
ency that exists among many public offi
cials to whom are entrusted Interests far
greater than thosw of private concerns th.it
are so carefully guarded.
Dlsenlon Over Bylaws.
At a meeting of the executive board held
nt th home of Mr. Edward Johnson Mon
day evening two amendments to the feder
ations bylaw occasioned chief discussion.
One tends to uniformity in the club year,
providing that all dues shall be paid by
May 1&, Instead of September 16, the chang')
going Into effect In May. 1910. There was
also discussion of establishing a definite
time for all clubs to hold the election of
off Iter.- These changes would greatly fa
cilitate the work cf getting out the year
book, as well a organising committees tor
the next year's work.
Th second amendment provides that
clubs two years In arrears may be rein
stated after a laps of two year. Th
two years' suspension 1 intended as a
penally. Many of th officers and others
feel that one year would be a sufficient
penalty, and that two years, added to the
two year already lapsed, would tend to
niak the club lose Interest Th same
matters cam up for discussion In the
conference of officer sud director Tues
day morning, but no recommendation was
mad-.
A successor to Mrs. H. L. Keefe as presi
dent of th federation I occasioning much
Interest, Mrs. Keefe being Ineligible to r.
election, having served two ears. Mr.
F. H. Col of Omaha, who had perhaps
(Continued on SUoond Page.)
SUMMARY OF TUE BEE
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THE WEATHE1.
FOR OMAHA, COCNCIL BLUFFS AND
VICINITV-Falr Wednesday.
FOR NEBRASKA Ue.ierally f Or Wednes
day. FOR IOWA Fair and warmer In central
portions Wednesday.
Temperature at Ormiha yesterdny:
Hour. Deg.
a a. m. b-
6 a. m . 61
7 a. m 62
8 a. m 51
9 a. m 61
10 n. m h0
11 a. m -i
12 m 71
1 p. m 73
2 p. m 76
3 p. m 77
4 p. m 77
5 p. m 76
ti p. m 75
7 p. m 73
ft p. m 71
9 p. m 69
DOMESTIC
Merrlam Holmqulst company complain
to the Interstate Commerce commission
of alleged discrimination on elevation al
lowances by the Union Pacific road.
rag 1
The presentation of old dray a (re tickets
by eastern shippers cause trouble In thj
adoption of the now bills of lading.
rag 1
Colonel Tucker was arrested yeeterday
at Decatur. 111., on a charge of dexortiin,'
his wife and family. rag i
The work of foreign missionaries was
the theme at a general meeting of board
members in New York. rag a
rox.rn.OAX..
United States Treasurer Treat will
stump New York. Pag a
Governor Haskell gave out a letter to
President Roosevelt referring to the Osage
Indian oil land grunt. rag a
Judge Taft's trip through Ohio brought
out great crowds of farmers, who were
glad to hear the republican doctrine. A
derailment of tho car at Sterling. O.,
caused delay early in the day. rag 1
W. J. Bryan yesterday began his trip
through northwest Nebraska. He wound
up the day at Wahoo. rag a
Governor Haskell of Oklahoma consulted
with his attorneys at Kansas City and
will bring suit against W. K. Hearst for
libel at an early date. ragta
roBEiair.
Aeronauts of an American balloon fell
In the North sea yesterday and were
rescued by a schooner. rag X
A woman suffragist Invaded the House
of Commons yesterday and shouted before
the bar of the house before she was dis
covered, rag 1
An earthquake was recorded at Salt
Lake City by the Instrument of the Uni
versity of Utah. rag 1
X.OOAX.
Past record reviewed, to ahow.how the
Jacks and Jims love each other. Pag
Delegates to the Unitarian conference
regret the attitude of other churches to
ward their organisation. rag 3
Tony Blazl, the Italian who was to de
liver the vote of his countrymen to
Bryan, but who skipped out. one day
ahead of the arrlvul of a Denver de
tective, also left a woman behind, who
sayr she Is his wife. rag g
State Federation of Women' Clubs
meets with a large attendance. rag 1
POST.
The Chicago Nationals defeated the De
troit Americans yesterday for the third
time In the world's series of champion
ship games by a score of 3 to 0. rag
COMMEXCXAX. AITS XHDT7BTBIAX..
Live stock markets. Pag 7
Grain markets. Pag 7
Stocks and bonds. rag 7
HOTIMIITI Or OCX AIT STIAMSKlrS.
Part. ArrlrM. Sailed.
NEW YORK Minnehaha
lHRI8TIAN8'D..UnlUKl Btltea
CHERBOl'RO Oroaacr Kurturtt.
HAVRK Parttlas
NAPLES Prlnc Pladmonta
LONDON Mlnnotonka
GIBRALTAR tanoptc
DISTRIBUTION OF IMMIGRANTS
Department of rorameree and Labor
Will Devote Attentlou to
This Branch.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 13 Th fullest
measure of asalstar.ee to the bureau of In
formation of the Department of Commerce
and Labor In promoting a beneficial di.trl
I utlon of alien who come to the United
States will be expected and required of the
entire Immigration service, according to a
communication sent out today by direction
of (Secretary Straus to commissioners of
Immigration. The division of Itvfrrmatlon
was created by congress for the purpose of
promoting the distribution of admitted
aliens and other person seeking employ
ment. It Is directed that the same measure of
attention be given to the work of th di
vision cf information at Is accorded other
Immigration work. In carrying out this
scheme. Secretary Straus dlrecta that one
employe be detailed to take, chnrge of
lijforniatlon and distribution work at each
Immigration station, who will receive and
distribute documents and send to the di
vision of Information a comprehensive rec
ord of all appltranta for Information and
those who are directed to employment.
The bureau of Information nlso started
today the enormous task of getting Into
touch with farmers, manufacturer and all
other pervs throughout the south to
learn at fir. hand if they are In need of
help, particularly farm laborers, common
laborers, mechanics, etc. This work will
require the sending out of 8u6.0uO leturn
postal cards for distribution by rural de
livery csrrlers In the states of Virginia,
West Virginia, North Carolina, South Car
olina, Kentucky, Qvorgla, Alabama, Mis
sissippi and other southern states. On the
card that are returned will be Indicated
the kind of labor needed and the bureau
of Information will assist In securing the
desired help.
EARTHQUAKE AT SALT LAKE
Sever Tremor Recorded hr Instru
ments of the University
of Utah.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Oct. 13. -A
rather sever earthquake shock was re
corded by the Instruments at the Univer
sity of Utah here last night. The first
shock occurred at 10.12 p. m. and was
violent for about twenty seconds. A sec
ondary shock occurred an hour and a half
later. From th fact that ther were a
few preliminary wave th shock 1 be
lieved to have been cloa at band. No
damage ha been reported.
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BALLOON LOST IN NORTH SEA
American Aeronauts Arnold
Hewitt Art Rescued.
and
MESSAGE FROM HELIGOLAND
Katlre Equipment of St. Loul Kntrr
Is Lost- America II, Carrying; Mc
Coy nnil Voaleman, Lands
Near Coahaven.
BF.RLIN. Oct. 13. A wireless " message
received from Arnold, the conductor of
the St. Louis balloon In the Gordon Ben
nett rare, says:
Tost everything In the North sa last
night.
Ar.othor dispatch received here says that
the St. Louis sank In the North sea and
that Its occupants were rescued by a
schooner. It Is believed here that the fcg
prevented Mr. Arnold and Mr. Hewitt, who
accompanied him, from seeing the water
and thut they were blown out to sea with
out knowing where they were going.
Tho Belgian balloon Utopia landed at 9
o'clock yesterday evening rpr Cuxhaven
within 5"0 yards of the beach.
The German Koelln landed at 4 o'clock
this morning on the Island of Norrstrand,
and the German Pegnlts came down nt
dawn . today about 200 yards from th
water near Rremerhaverj. These airships
left Berlin yesterday In the endurance con
test, fourth class. Half a dosen otheis
have come down closs to the sea.
The balloon St. Louis. In chnrge of M.
Henry Arnold, left Berlin on Sunday In
the International cup contest. It was
sighted Monday morning nt 10:50 o'clock
from Calnii, moving In a southwesterly di
rection. It was the second American bal
loon to meet with an accident. The Con
queror blew up at an altitude of 4. COO feet
Immediately nfter the start and the two
occupants had a miraculous escape from
death. The Spanish balloon Mentes, an
other contestant, came to grief yesterday
morning over Saxony, but the pilot and
his assistant reached the ground without
sustaining Injuries.
The wireless message from Arnold was,
sent from the lightship off Heligoland. The
schoorier that picked up the balloonlsts Is
the pilot boat Wangerocg. So far as Is
known the two men have not yet been
landed.
The America II, with Captain McCoy
and Mr. Voghmann on board, landed safely
near Cuxhaven this afternoon.
The Princess Victoria's German balloon
dropped In the harbor of Ottermdorf at 4
o'clock this morning. The occupants,
M. lurch and Von Roedert, swam ashore.
Cablegram from Hewitt.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass., Oct. 13. A cable
gram was received In this city this after
noon by relatives of Harry J. Hewitt, -who
accompanied Aeronaut N. Henry Arnold
of this city In his balloon ascent from
Berlin. Mr. Hewitt simply sent this mes
sage: "Rescued at sea."
Mr. Arnold, who Is a local newspaper
man, became Interested In aeronautic last
year and made his first ascent on Septem
ber 1, 1907. He has made seventeen flights
In this country and became a qualified
balloon pilot In July last. He waa active
in the formation of the North Adams
Aero club, of which he Is secretary. When
Lieutenant Frank P. Lahm' announced he
could not go to Berlin Mr. Arnold was
chosen as his substitute.
CASTRO WILL NOT BE FORCED
Note of Netherlands In Shape of Ulti
ma turn and 1 Not
Liked.
CARACAS, Tuesday, Sept. 29. "Tho revo
cation cf the decree of May 14 la demanded
In the most energetic manner the govern
ment of Venemela must from this moment
and without delay fulfill the protocol of
1894 and not prolong the intolerable state
of affairs which It has created by the de
cree of May 14."
This Is the gist of the statement of the
minister of foreign affairs of the Nether
lands In his note of August 20, In which he
answered Venisuela' communication tell
ing of the summary dismissal of Minister
De Rue from Caracas.
Although Tho Nethelands note aaks for
the "immediate revocation," of the trans
shipment decree. It has been reported that
the second note fixes th date of Novem
ber 1 as the time when this must be done,
thus giving the note the nature of an ulti
matum. Nobody who knows General Castro
believes that this demand will have any
other effect than still further to Incense
Venezuela's executive against Caracao, and
nobody would be' at all surprised If his
answer was more vigorous and determined
than The Netherlands government expects
or will lllce. That Venexuola Is being pre
pared to resist Invasion and that the big
coast defense guns have been made ready
for an emergency la common knowledge
down here.
WRIGHT TO BE HIGH FLYER
Aviator Says lie Will Soon Try Ma
chine at Mark Greater .
Elevation.
PARIS, Oct. IS. According to the Paris
newspapers, Wilbur Wright, the aviator,
has told Lazare Weiller, head of the Syn
dicate that had purchased th French
rights to the Wright Brothers machine,
that as soon as be has completed his con
tract with the syndicate by Instructing
three pilots In the workings of the aero
plane, he will attempt soma flights for
height There is no reason, he Is reported
to have said, why he should not go up to
a height of 3.000 feet. He also spoke of
trying som flight without the motor and
without the derrick which Is now required
to start the aeroplane.
Rain of Aaae Fall.
BASSB TERRE. Island of Ouadeloupe,
Oct. IS. A rain of ashes from volcanoes on
Martinique or St. Vincent's Islands Is fall
ing over Oaudeloupe. Mount Soufrlere, the
largest volcano on St. Vincent, la calm, and
the ashes must come from some other
crater.
HELD FOR ASSAULTING HIS WIFE
Empty Revolver Only Reason It 1
Not Charge of Mnrder ,
Ajialast Him.
8IOUX FALLS. 8. D.. Oct It (Special
Telegram.) John Adams, a well known
citizen of Sioux Falls, waa today held for
appearance In th state circuit court to
answer to th serious charge of assault
with Intent to kill his wife, who weighs
only eighty-five pounds. After severely
beating her h pushed her arounud with a
revolver, with th muzzle agalnat her body,
meanwhile pulling th trigger. Fortunately
th cartridge had dropped out of tha
weapon a minute or two before, or he
might now be facing th charge of wife
murder. In default of bond In th sum ef
tl.OtiO b baa been lodged In jail.
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THOUGHT I2 g-UA lr""P
AND TO THINK THEY ONCE WERE
From the Des Moines Register and Leader.
WOMEN STORM PARLIAMENT
Enormous Crowd Stops All Traffic in
Vicinity of Westminster.
MRS. SIMONS " IS EJECTED
Honae of Commons Passe Order that
Women Are Mot to Be Per
mitted to Enter the
Building;.
LONDON, Oct 13 The climax of the
uffragette campaign was reached to
night when an enormous mob hemmed la
Parliament and stopped traffic in all
streets leading to Westminster. For more
than three hours the crowds scuffled good-
naturedly with the police, Interfered with
theatergoers, broke window and disor
ganized things generally in the center of
London.
The heroine of the day was Mrs. Travers
Syinons, formerly secretary to James Keir
Hardle, the socialist and Independent
member of Parliament, who reached tht
door of the House of Commons by strat
egy. The house was solemnly debating .
bill to prevent children from clgaretu
smoking when the woman dashed pjl
the doorkeeper to a position In rront oi
the speaker's chair and shouted shrilly.
"Leave off discussing children and tal:.
about women."
Three official seized Mrs. Symons aiu
carried her out bodily. She was then led
to the outer door and dismissed. As a
result of the coup an order was Issued
that hereafter women shall not be - ad
mitted to the building on any pretext
whatever and In the future the historic
grille will not screen feminine spectators.
House In State of Siege.
The appeal Issued by the suffragettes
a feV days ago for 50,000 persons to help
them "rush" Parliament at 7:30 thin even
ing was the most successful stroke yet.
Not less than twice thut number re
sponded to the call and nine-tenths of
these were young persons who came to
see the fun. There were aluo a few hun
dred of the unemployed and their sympa- (
tliizers.
Parliament waa In a stage of siege. A
cloe triple Una of police was drawn
around the three sides of the square In
front of the building. The yard within
the gates swarmed with police and 200
guarded the terrace In the rear against
assault by water, which the women twice
attempted. A small fleet of police boats
also patrolled the Thame approaches.
All the mounted police In London and
suburbs had been mobilized at this center
and loads of hay were stacked In the
streets for the horses. The whole police
force, together with cavalry, infantry and
marines, numbering more than 6,000, was
kept busy in restraining the pushing, strug
gling masses, especially about Trafalgar
square.
The crowds cheered, sang songs and
hooted In a semi-good natured manner at
the suffragettes, who, distinguished by
their orange sashes swarmed everywhere
distributing tracts.
Saff ragettts Are Repulsed.
A delegation of thirteen auffragettes,
which approaches the police cordon and
was formally refused admission to Par
liament, attempted a foot ball rush, but
the police chivalrously repulsed the women
with the least possible roughness. The
police were pelted with vegetable and some
stone In a few minor skirmishes that oc
curred, but nobody was seriously hurt.
Twenty-four suffragettes and twelve of
the unemployed were placed under arrest.
Many person fainted In the crush, a few
were trampled upon and taken to ttje hos
pital. Mrs. Pankhurst, Miss Chrlstabel
Pankhurst and Mrs. Lawrence were sum
moned to court yesterday fgor Inciting a
breach of th peace; this morning they
coolly refused to obey the summons, but
agreed to surrender themselves at 6 o'clock
in th evening, which they did, spending
the night in the Bow street station.
Th suffragette and unemployed have
kept practically the whole police force on
duty continuously for forty-eight hours.
WiUea at Sola. Kaa.
I OLA. Kan.. Oct 12. James H. Wilson,
secretary of agriculture, addressed a larg
crowd her today.
COL W. F. TUCKER ARRESTED
Taken Off Train on Chara-e of Desert
ing; Wife, a Daua-hter of
John A. Logan,
DECATUR, 111., Oct. 13.-Colonel William
F. Tucker of the United States army was
arrested here on a 'Wabash train at 3.06
a. m. today charged with deserting his wife,
a daughter of the late General John A.
Logan. Colonel Tucker, who was 111 and
could not be taken off the train, agreed to
return without requisition papers. He went
on to St. Louis to b taken buck to Chicago
iater In the day.
The arrest was made by Sergeant Walter
O'Brien of the Chicago' police department.
Colonel Tucker was accompanied by a
woman for whom he is alleged to have
deserted his wife, by a woman nurse, who
was taking care of him and by two men
servants.
Colonel Tucker was too sick to talk when
Sergeant O'Brien read the warrant. The
coloitd seemed much less concerned than
the woman of his party.
8T. LOUIS, Oct. 13. Colonel William F.
Tucker was found at the Southern hotel
here today, but he refused to be Inter
viewed and his attendants allowed no visi
tors to see him. "I am here with my sis
ter and my valet," was the only word
which the officer would send down In re
sponse to messages asking for a statement
regarding his alleged arrest this morning at
Decatur. It waa stated that Colonel
Tucker Is too 111 to leave his bed and
doubt Is expressed that he would be able
to make a return trip to Chicago at this
time.
CHICAGO, Oct. 13. -Colonel Tucker Is
chief paymaster of the Department of the
Lakes and has been granted leave of
absence from his duties. Many of his
friends supposed that he was at Mount
Clemens, Mich., because of the state of his
health.
The domestic troubles of the Tuckers
have been commented on In different quar
ters for several years and last year were
given prominence through a request to
the War department from Mrs. John A.
Logan that a court-martial be ordered for
Colonel Tucker. An Investigation of the
allegations against Odonel Tucker was
made by the department and he was ex
onerated. When Colonel Tucker relin
quished his post 1n the federal building
two months ago 111 health was given as
the reason for his leaving.
MISSIONS TO BE THE TOPIC
Record Attendance at Annnal Meet
ing of Commissioners for
Forelarn Work.
NEW YORK, Oct. 13. Lacking only one
year of being the centennial convention,
the annual meeting of the Board of Com
missioners for Foreign Missions, which
begins in Brooklyn today, will be dis
tinguished by what promises to be a record
attendance. Delegates and other here to
take part in the four-day deliberations
have come from the furthermost end of
the earthlnr.d and many are the countries
which w.ll be represented by American
missionaries and native clergymen In the
notable gathering. The ways and means
of keeping the churches of America In
terested In their foreign work and the re
sults of that work achieved under the di
rection of the Board of Foreign Mlsilona
will be expounded and discussed and new
plan will be laid for the new year.
INSURANCE MEN RESTRAINED
Illinois Circuit Judge Order Maay
Companies to Cease Dolus;
' Business.
BELLEVILLE,' 111., Oct.; 13. -Judge Moqre
In the circuit court here today. Issued a
permanent injunction restraining 110 fire
Insurance companies doing business in Illi
nois from fixing rates and maintaining a
Joint agent at East 'St. Louis. The suit was
begun In June, 19u2, by H- J. Hamlin, then
attorney general of Illinois. .. .
Indian School Threatened.
SI8SETON. . S. Oct. 13. -Th prairie
near the Good Will Mission Indian school,
eight mtl'.. west of here I on fire. The
horn of t)' superintendent of th school
burned from th prairie, fir. Two hun
dred men hav gone to tight the flamea
RICH.
JUNES' MEMORY IS FAILING
Starts Out Sure He Was Democratic
Treasurer Eight Years Ago.
LATER HE IS NOT SO CERTAIN
Tom Allen Files a Statement Which
Bays It Bear Jones' Signature,
bnt th rilarnatora
la Mlsalsna;.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Oct. 13. (Special.) T. S. Allen,
chairman of Mr. Bryan's state committee,
has affixed his notarial seal to a statement
filed In the office of the county clerk show
ing the receipts and expenditures of the
Lancaster county fusion committee during
the campaign of 1900, which the treasurer
of the committee did not sign.
In th body of the instrument It Is set
out that C. S. Jones Is treasurer of the
Lancaster county committee, and It was to
his signature which does not appear, that
Mr. Allen certified had been made In his
presence.
C. S. Jones this morning over the tele
phone said lie was treasurer of the demo
cratic state committee In 1900, and that he
had filed a report as such officer In 1904
He was told that uch report could not be
found, but that a statement which set out
that he was treasurer of the county cum'
mlttee was filed, though It did not bear his
signature.
"I did not file anything that I did not
sign," said Mr. Jones.
Mr. Jones agreed to go to the court house
in the afternoon and examine the instru
ment and see If it was the one he had made
as treasurer of the state committee or one
that had been substituted.
In the afternoon Mr. Jones "recollected"
that possibly he had not been the treasurer
of the 1900 state committee and might have
been treasurer of the fusion county com
mittee. "Bince talking to you this morning," se
said, "I believe I have a faint recollection
that when I filed that statement the clerk
called me up and said It did not contain
my signature and I promised to bring him
aown one with my name attached."
"in you examine the statement filed
and see If it rfally Is the one you Intended
to file, or whether It Is one that has been
substituted for the statement you made?'
"No," he replied, "I haven't time to look
at it now."
"If you were treasurer cf the state com
mittee in 1900, why is it there Is no report
on rue snowing the expenditures and re
ceipts or the campaign of 1900?" he was
asked.
"I don't know. May be I did not file one,
though I thought I did." was his reply,
"If It Isn't there I guess I didn't file it"
Memorr Is Bad.
Then Mr. Jones recalled that possibly he
was not treasurer of the state committee
In 1900.
"May be I was treasurer of the state
committee In 1902 Instead of 1000," he said
Both yesterday and this morning, how
ever, Mr. Jones was positive he was treas
urer of the 19U6 state committee.
Mr. Jones was first asked about his con
nection with the democratic state com
mlttee yesterday, and at that time he was
asked If It were possible he was treasurer
of the county committee Instead of the
state committee, and he was positive he
could not be mistaken. He waa treasurer
of the stat committee In 1900.
When he was inquired fur at his home
Just before noon, it was announced that
Mr. Jones could be found, probably at the
Commoner office, as he had said he was
going there. Whether Mr. Jonea called at
the Commoner office wa not ascertained,
but it was after his aupposed visit, and
he was seen coming from that direction
that he was not sure he was the treasurer
of the 1900 democratic state committee.
Report are on file In Lancaster county
for the 1900 campaign from A. H. Gleason
treasurer of the "silver republican commit
tee; from J. H. Edmusten, treasurer of the
executive commute of the mtlonal peo
ple' Independent party; from Dr. J. T.
Myrryrnan, treasurer of the prohibition
stat committee. But there I no report on
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TAFT CAR OFF TRACK
Special Train of Jndsre Delayed Half
Hour by Accident.
FIRST SPEECH AT STERLING, 0.
Governor Harris Joins Party Before it
Leaves Akron.
GREAT CROWD AT BARGERT0N
Two Addresses Made So All of Great
Audience Could Hear.
TALKS TARIFF AND LABOR
Other Stops Ari Made at Grafton,
Wadsnorth, Lorain and Cleve
land Barton and Raker
Join Party.
STERLING. O.. Oct. 13-Th first acci
dent to the Taft special In all It travel
occurred at 10:30 this morning as the
train pulled onto a siding at this place.
The front truck of Judge Taft's car and
the rear truck of a Pullman Just ahead of
It left the track. Th train wa coming to
a stop and the car of th candidate did not
move a length after th accident On of
the Journals of the truck wa cracked,
but wa pronounced safe. Th delay on
account of the derailment wa Just thirty
minutes, but this, added to the time which
had been previously lost, put tho special
an hour behind In leaving Sterling. Th
cause of the accident was a spreading
rail of the tracks on which th special
waa moving from Its transfer from th
Erie to the Baltimore & Ohio road. Mr.
Taft made his speech to the people of
Sterling while the railroad men wer put
ting his car on th track.
Governor Harris Joined the special befor
It left Akron this morning to participate
In the meetings until Grafton I reached
at noon. So great was the crowd at Bar
gerton. the first stop of the day. that Mr.
Taft had to make two speeches, one to
a part of his audience, after which tha
train moved up and he 'then addressed
those who could not see or hear him make
his first address.
Wadsworth produced another big audi
ence which cheered for both Taft and Har
ris. At both places as" well as at this, tha
third meeting "f the day, which was also a
large one, Mr. Taft talked of th tariff and
of labor conditions. He spoke of the beauti
ful October morning and of the delight It
gave him to campaign under all the favor
able circumstance which present them
selves In his home state. His vole wa
again In excellent condition.
CLEVELAND. Oct. 13 William H. Taft
reached Cleveland this afternoon and mado
an address In a tent. He left Akron early
this morning and after a number of stop
In northern Ohio arrived at Lorsln in th
early afternoon, where Congressman Bur
ton and CounAy Chairman Baker Joined th
Taft party. ,
Bn VAN IS TOVRINU NKBllASK.V
Democratic Candidate Makes Twenty-
One Speerhe for the Day.
WAHOO, Neb., Oct 13. Accompanied by
all the democratic candidates lor tata
offices, with tho exception of one or two,
William J. Bryan today campaigned In his
own suite and tonight at this plac com
pleted the first of hi three day' Nebraska
tour. Big crowd greeted Mm at every
point, and when his day' work wa over
he had delivered twenty-one speeche, vary
ing In length from five minutes to an hour.
His arguments were confined mostly to
answering the statements of Mr. Taft and
Governor Hughes, who but recently visited
Nebraska. The auditors were mostly farm
ers and the democratlo candidate fiequently
moved them to loud applause.
The route traversed was through numer
ous republican strongholds. A carload of
speakers was brought along out of Omaha,
and at each place visited by Mr. Bryan one
was dropped off to complete the work of
expounding democratic dootrlne. Mr.
Bryan accused Mr. Taft of not making tha
speech In Nebraska that he had been mak
ing in other part of th country, .
'H did not discus the guarantee of
bank deposits," he ald, "doubtles because
he was Informed that th pec-P'" vl! Ne
braska are In favor of the guarantying of
depositors. HI appeal waa to th i't , nier
and It was based upon the faot thut the
farmers have had good crops and fair
prices, but did th republican party giv
you good crops? All who think the re
publican party Is responsible kfor good
crop should thank the republican party.
Those who believe as we do, that the good
crops are due to the fertility of the toll, to
seasonable rains and to th warmth of
the sunshine should thank the Almighty.
He asked his audience If th republican 1
had given them high prloe. "Ar not ag
ricultural price as high In Canada as they
are here? Are not agricultural prices aa
high in England as they are here? Have
not valuea Increased In Europe a well aa
In America? Vou must find som caua
that is as extended a th result which
you are trying to account for, and th in
fluence of the republican party I con
fined to the United State. Tha farmer
should not be deceived by th argument
now addressed to them for a similar argu
ment was addressed to laboring men eight
year ago.''
lie then spoke of the empty dinner pall
because, as he said, of th bottom having
dropped out of it and that th farmer
were now being told that th republicans
are to gtve them a full basket.
TEKAMAH, Neb.. Oct 11 In a feetle
of speeches niade on the first day of his
campaign In Nebraska which will Olid
Thursday night, William J. Bryan appealed
directly for the farming and laboring vote
on the ground that lie Is the lijlcal candi
date of the producer and wage-earner. He
opened In this lln with hi first speech
at Blair and has continued It throughout
the day. The candidate also appealed for
votes for the state ticket.
In his remarks at Blair Mr. Bryan told
his hearers that the democratic party this
year wa being supported by a largar num
ber of laboring men than for forty yara,
and h said there disappointment ha been
embittered by the fact that they wer de
ceived eight years ago.
Mr. Bryan ridiculed the republicans for
as he said, taking credit for good crops,
sunshine, fertility of the Soil gnd rains.
It I a sacrilege, he said, for th republi
cans to claim credit for the bounties of tha
Almighty, and every farmer know that.
There wa not, he said, a single policy
that the republican party stood for, that
was good for the American farmer.
The train In which the democratlo can
didate is traveling was especially chartered
by tb Bryan volunteers, au4 toft Omaha