T9
10
Tin: oi aha daily hi;.:: sati'tjpay. .tantakv no. mai,
URRENT
COUNCIL
Of'ice 15 Scott Street.
MIKOR MKNTIOX.
ttrl. drugs.
Utockert sells carpet.
Eo Roger. Tony Fault beer.
. Lwl Cutler, funeral director. Thon 7.
TPoodring Undertaking company. Tel. 3S3.
Majestic range. P. C. Da Vol Hdw. Co.
.Two. three or five room for rent, i.jl
t Broadway, upatatri.
Balrd, I,ongenecker Roland, under
taker. 'Phone lii 14 No. Main Bt.
ANNUAL 2 niWoi'NT ON FRAMES
MAPK UP FROM MOflJ!NGS. ALEX
ANDER'S, tZ3 BROADWAY.
At tha meeting of Council Bluff lodge,
Anelent Order of United Workmen, thin
evening representative to the triml lodae
will tm selected and all membera are re
quested to be- present.
During tha atorm last evening the rover
tit tha water tank on the roof of the Ornni
hotel vm blown off nnd on to the portico
of tha First avenue entrance. The cover in
It downward flight broke several windows
and mada a noise as If the roof of the hotel
waa being blown off.
Tha Woman'a Christian Temperance un
ion will give a reception Saturday after
noon at the residence of Mrs. Adelaide Og
den, 1004 Fifth avenue, for young peopl,
when Junior Ioyal Temperance legion
will be organised under the direction of
Mlaa Nellie Tclfer and Mra. ogden. A ban
quet will be served.
Mrs. Mary Agnes Wehrhah.in, wife of Q.
K Wehrhahan. 2006 South Thirteenth street,
died yesterday morning at her home after
an lllnee of one week, aged 19 year. Mrs.
vvehrhahan waa born In Council Bluff and
had lived here all har life. Dealdes her
husband ahe leaves a daughter. 2 months
old. Her parenta. Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Hall,
threa brothers and one sister, also survive
her. Arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed.
Mrs. Mary A. Rice, aged 74 year, died
yeaterday morning at her home, 311 Olen
avenue. She la eurvlved by three daughters,
Mrs. T. J. Bhugart, Mr. J. B. Shedd and
Mlaa Jennie O. Rice, a teacher In the high
school. Deceased was a member of the
First Christian church. Service will be
held at the residence on Hlen avenue this
afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. lOdgar Price,
paator of the First Christian church, offic
iating;, following which the bodv will be
taken to Iowa City for burial.
faying his name waa Fred Barnes and
that he Waa a deserter from CompHnv 1,
Kleventh United States Infantry, a stranger
walked Into police headquarters yesterrhty
afternoon and Informed Sergeant Nlcoll thu't
ne wished to surrender himself. According
to the men s story he deserted from Fort
Huiisell. Wyo.. In April of last year, but
'lie police have no record of such deserter
elng wanted by the military authorities,
altliOTig they have a Hat of over fifty de
fter on file. Barnes ad he had been
fotng tinder the name of Fred A. Hansen
lines deaertlng. He appeared to be com
pletely down and out He was locked up
tnd the military authorities will be notified.
ITOniW STOPS TWO MEETING
' aornm of Lincoln or I'ongreg.
tloaal thnrch Committers.
-The general meeting of the -committees
having In charge arrangements for tho
public celebration of Lincoln's birthday
anniversary failed last evening for lack
o,f a quorum. The weather conditions
proved too severe and only three mem-
bers, Colonel Tulleys, W. J. Leveret t and
William Arnd, braved the storm and put
in an appearance at the public library
building,
Mr. Arnd, who Is chairman of the com
mittee to which waa assigned the task
of securing a place for the celebration,
stated that the Auditorium could not be
secured for the evening of February 12,
a tha Flrat Congregational church haa
the building for an Indoor clrcua on that
night. The committees In charge of the
Indoor clrcua did not see tta way clear
to changing the date of the church enter
tainment. ' Chairman Arnd haa aa option on the
opera bouae for the evening of February
It and the public celebration probably
will be held there, although it haa been
suggested that the auditorium of the
Broadway Methodist church would pro
vide a larger seating capacity. It la
the Intention of Mr. Arnd to have the
place of holding the celebration deter
mined. If possible, today to that the
other arrangementa for the meeting ian
be proceeded with.
The meeting of the committees In
charge of the indoor clrcua, which waa to
have been held last evening In the lec
ture room of the Flrat Congregational
church, waa postponed on account of the
bad weather until next Monday evening I
at the aame place
FIGHTING FOR PIERCE ASSETS
Creditors of Caanctl Blnffa Maa
Would Nalllfy Trade.
Harry F. Pierce of this city, who filed a
petition In bankruptcy about two months
ago, yesterday turned over to William Arnd,
the truatee elected by Pierce' creditors, a
note for 136,000 which had not been pre
viously Included In his assets. This note,
it Is said, waa mlalak), overlooked and for
gotten by Pierce at the time he filed hla
petition In bankruptcy.
The note Is signed by William Barker of
this city, who waa associated with Pierce
in several business ventures. It Is said, and
given to Idemnlfy Pierce for notea algned
by him and disposed of by Barker In con
nection with the purchase of horses. The
notea given to Barker by Pierce were In
cluded In the latter'a schedule of Indebted
ness, but tha Barker note to Pierce was not
listed among tha assets.
Pierce haa filed application for discharge
and February has been set by W. 8.
Mayne, referee In bankruptcy, as the laat
day on which objections to the discharge
f the bankrupt can be filed. Up to date
10 objection have been filed, but It la
listed that auch action la likely. Pierce's
:reditore are making an effort to have aet
aside the contract, .between Pierce and
George W. Hojdrege of Omaha under which
Pierce traded a, large quantity of land. In
cluding a ranch In Nebraska, for an Idaho
gold mine. The creditor prefer the ranch
property, despite the fact that It Is heavily
mortgaged. The contract. It la alleged by
the creditors, had not been fully executed
at the Urn Pierce filed hla petition in bank
ruptcy. Real Estate Transfers.
These transfer were reported to The Be
January 'X by the Pottawattamie Countv
Abstract company of Council Bluffa:
1. J. Browq, trustee, to W. A. Maurer
and W. 8. Keellne. lot I. in block i.
In Bayllaa' 1st add. to Council
Bluff, q. c. d S 1
Alfred Bmmot et al to Charles Hun
ter, lot 21, in block 6, In Twin City
Place add. to Council Bluffs, q. c. d.
Eamusl A. Jo(f and wife to Frank
Pike, part lot 2. Aud. sub. of ,
' nw'i of H-T6-40, w. d
Sarah Jan Golf, widow, to Frank
Ptk. ame. w. d
Nelly W hitney, unmarried to William
Whltaett, lot 4 and 5. in block 1.
In Arnold !dx add. to Oakland,
w. d
Council Bluffa Real Estate and Im
provement company to Cora F.
Splea, lot 15, In block . In Flem
ing ft Davla, add. to Council Bluffs,
w. d
10
l.'20
1
f.OMO
100
Total, l tranafer I 8.315
Marriage Hemei.
Licenses to wed wore lesued yesterday
to the following:
Name and Residence. Age.
I. Roy Sella. Logan, la
Edith Garrison. Logan, la M
Louta Freauf. Lincoln, Neb Jl
Marr Hermann. Lincoln, Neb W
Andrew Rlngenaerger. Peoria. Ill tt
issllie J. atearas. Peoria, 111 IT
NEWS
BLUFFS.
Both 'Phones 43.
IMPLEMENT HOUSE BURNS
Frame Structure Uitd at Storage for
Parti of Threshers Consumed.
START LAID TO DOOR OF TRAMPS
High Wind, ioanle4 with Character
of nalldlna. nengers Kffnrts nf
Firemen to Kstlnftalsh the
Blase Fntlle.
The fire, which was of unknown origin,
started ahortly before 7 o'clock, and the
wind, which waa blowing a gale at the
time, fanned the flames so that In a few
minutes after the alarm had been turned
In and by the time the firemen reached
the place, the entire structure waa ablaxe.
The old frame building, but one story In
height, burned like tinder and the glare
In the sky from the flames could be seen
for miles.
First reports down town were that one
of the large Implement houses was on flic,
and a second report gave It that the Rock
Island freight depot was burntng. Hundreds
of persons braved the wind and enow to
go to tlte acene of the fire, and many were
visibly disappointed when they discovered
It waa only an old frame warehouse that
was burning.
The Clark Implement company used the
old structure for storage of extra parts
of threshing machines, straw stackers and
oilier machinery, and as a repair shop.
There were no complete machines In the
building.
The old wsrehouse has been a favorite
resort for tramna for several years, and
it Is thought likely tlist the. fire was
started, although probably unintentionally,
by some tramp, and the wind did the rest.
The Clark Implement company 1 an In
corporated branch of Russell & Co.. manu
facturer of threshing machines, traction
engines and other harvesting machinery nt
Masslllon, O. Councilman W. S. Rigdon Is
secretary and general manager of the com
pany. DEI.AV IS CROSSING GATE CASES
Great Western Promises to Art In
I :enr Future.
1 Th ill In II, a .lla,plf nA.t k.nlitfht klf
the city of Council Bluffs to compel the
Chicago Oreat Western Railway company
to Install gates at its crossings on South
Main and South Sixth streets will not bo
tried t this term. City Solicitor Kimball
hat assurance from' the officials now In
charge of the road that if the city would
refrain from pressing tho trial of the ae-
tlon at this term, funds for the installation
of the crossing gates would be provided
In connection with tho reorganization of
the railroad. The gates, Mr. Kimball, waa
assured, wotild be put in as aoon aa the
reorganization of the railroad was accom
plished. It had been the Intention of the receiver
of the Great Western to resist this suit,
Mr. Kimball said yesterday, chiefly on
account cf the luck of funds this time for
auch Improvements. On the strength of
the assurances given Itlm, City Solicitor
Kimball haa decided not to Insist on the
trial of the case now, believing" that the
promise of the officials of the railroad will
be fulfilled.
The suit brought by the city agalnat
the Illinois Central railroad to compel the
Installation of gatea at Avenue A and
Eighteenth atreet, has been removed from
the state to the United States court. A
motion to remand the case to the district
court will be argued before Judge Smith
McPhcrson ai the March term of federal
court. This arrangement waa made during
the vlait of Judge Mcpherson to Council
Bluffa Wednesday.
WILDING TRIAL
NEXT WEEK
Other Cnara Drag Bo It Cannot
Be
Reached Earlier.
The trial of C. A. Wilding, charged with
aendlng threatening letters to Charles A,
McKeown, a wealthy farmer of Crescent
township, In an attempt to extort money,
will not be commenced In dlatrict court
befoie next Monday and possibly not until
later In the week.
Trial of the suit of Hanna against the
Nebraska Telephone company, which was
concluded yesterday, occupied longer than
waa expected. The trial of the suit of the
Wells-Albertl company agalnat Talmadge
was begun yesterduy afterncon. This suit
Involves a claim for commission In a real
estate deal. It is expected to go to the
Jury some time today. Following It come
the trial of the personal Injury damage
suit of J. A. Gllllland against the Rock
Island Railway company.
Judge Thornell made an order modifying
the decree entered In the divorce autt of
Daisy A. Johnaon against Charles E. John
son in December, 1907. By the term of
the modification the plaintiff, now known
by the name of Daisy A. Houser, she hav
ing remarried, Is given the custody of tho
children by her marriage with Johnaon.
The father, however, I permitted to see
them at suitable Interval at the home of
their grandfather, A. Johnaon. who la
bailiff of the district court and deputy
sheriff at Avoca.
GRAND AND PETIT JURIES DRAWN
Mem Arc Chosen to Herve la C'onrt at
Avoca.
The following grand and petit Juries for
the district court at Avoca were drawn
yesterday:
Grand Jury-E. C. Kopplng. Pleasant; C
It. Jacobeon. Belknap; J. W. Clasna, ly-
ton: John Sievera, Knox: John HiuKiiik
hain. Grove; Henry Nlcolal. Janus; W. E.
Maxwell. Center; J. W. Alston. Carson;
11 WtlHon. Wavelaml; A. M. Miller. Mace
donia: Marion Palmer, Valley; Ben Glass,
Lincoln.
Trial Jurv William Rainbow, Macedonia:
Ed L. Pml'h, Knox: Albeit Peterson, Val
l,.y Jaoii-A Tyler. Carson; Charles Talbot,
Grove; 1'cti Oaler. Grove: Chailea Dunham,
Knox: J tt. Ifloan. Carson: John Foley.
f!el'tivp; 8 J. Wilson, Valley; Willluin
Mo-lin, Wrifttii; Sam M.CulUi..gli. Ijiytim;
K. C. 'J''J Wright; Herman 1 1 robe, Val-
kv; H'v.ry Nrfiiianny. I-ayton: F. . Het
sel, K.iox: A. Al. Batea. Center; J. 8. EUle,
tViiter; O. 8. Kennedy. Macedonia: C. E.
Putnam. Center; Oival Davis. Belknap;
John Jackson. Knox: U. M. Urn. e, Ijiyton;
K. W. Roe, Carson; I I Hansen. Laylon;
t'harle Holze, Carson; Noble Fletcher. Val
ley; M. E. Ia, Pleasant; Clay McKenzle,
Grove; I re McCoy, l-ayton: George Gallup,
Grove; E. A. Co.inainaii, Knox: Ed Wine,
laud. Knox: Otio Repeen. Layton; K. J.
Gumbert, Layton; D. S. Plenk, Belknap.
The grajid Jury will serve for the entire
year and will report at the opening of the
term on February 3. Tho petit Jury is for
service at the February term.
Testimony la Water Work Case.
The taking of testimony before the ape
en I examiner appointed by Judge Smith
McPhereaon of the United States court In
action brought by the C. R. Nash com
pany of Omaha to restrain the city of Coun
cil Bluff from proceeding further In the
matter of Issuing ttfti.WO In bonds for the
proponed municipal water work plant.
OF IOWA
! will be begun tomorrow. Arrangements to
I imp rueci nrrr
hearing, for the
I hold In the office
this effect were made yesterday and the
present at least, will be
fflce of City Clerk Caaady In
the city hall. In order that access to the
municipal records may be had. The testi
mony will be taken by J. J. Ferguson,
district court reporter, who wis appointed
special examiner for this purpose by Judge
McPherson.
Bnrglar A tails Two Homes.
A burglar nmile his way Into the resi
dence of John II. Walsh, .121 Sherman ave
nue, Wednesday night by opening an un
fastened window. He took Mr. Walsh's
trousers from the bedroom occupied by the
owner, and after turning the pockets Inside
out and failing to find any money, threw
them on the table in the dining room.
Nothing was missing.
The same Individual is believed to have
visited the residence of Jacob Simon, at
319 Mill street, the same night. C. H. Pill,
who was stopping for the night there,
awoke yesterday morning and discovered
that hla trousers' pockets had been turned
Inside out and 15 stolen. The other contents
of the pockets were laid carefully on the
chair beside the trousers. Mr. Pill Is the
man who discovered Walter Goodwin, the
boy burglar, under his bed In the rooming
hnuae on Fourth street.
Potta Hatlamle "County Mortaaaea.
Mortgages given on real estate In Pot
tawattamie county during l!m. according
to the books In the office of the county
recorder, aggregated In value' $S,977.13P. A
tabulation of the mortgages on real prop
erty for Wflg waa mada yesterday by
County Recorder Barghauaen. In compli
ance with a request from John C. Brlnd
ley of the state historical department, who
In hla letter stated the (I. a a had been asked
for by the stnlc legislature, now In ses
sion. The mortgages by month were aa
follows:
January
February
March . .
April ....
May
June
t IBUIS'Julv
, 6.219.771 Allans! ....
M4.:stl September
i:f.54 October ...
VM.4Vi November
6H,K69 December
Jin.vsn;
n.4W
SS.787
5!:t.ti:
172,432
See Sperling A Trlplett Co. for gasoline
engines, farm Implements of all kinds,
wagona, carriages and buggies. 327 Broad
way.
WIDOW
1I)KTIFIKS
WIXTKHS
Mra, Trimble Goea Into Hysterics
When She Sees Accused Man.
MARSHA ULTOWN, la.. Jan. 29.-(Spe
clal.) William Winters of Tltonka, la.,
who la under arrest in Eldora for the
murder of "Linn" Trimble of Union, was
arraigned before a special grand Jury In
Eldora. When arraigned he waa positively
Identified by the widow and son of tho
murdered man. Mrs. Trimble was so over
come by the sight of Winters and the
recollections of the tragedy that she had
to be carried from the room and placed In
the care of friends. Winters immediately
asked for a preacher to visit him.
Mrs. Trimble was not aware that Winters
was to appear before the grand Jury. When
he entered the court room, which was
packed, Bhe saw him and screamed, "Oh
that man, that awful man. That's him,"
Then she swooned. Dean, the 11 year-old
boy positively identified the prisoner, aa
did also Leonard Templeton, who saw him
in Union before the murder was committed.
Paid to Go to Jail.
MARSHALLTOWN, la., Jan. 29-(Spe-
clal.) That he got wages while serving a
Jail acntence and that he was but tho
prison tool of the real 'nlprlt is the claim
of a liquor sellers of Fonda, in a state
ment made public In Pocahontas. lie al
lege that a peculiar system of saloon oper
ation has developed in that country, by
which the real miscreant escape and his
employe serves the penalty, usually Jail
sentences at "so much" a day.
Iowa .New .Notes.
MARSHALLTOWN Within foilv davs
tho old Cmcago at Not tn western river
bridge, which has spanned the river at
Clinton for more than forty years, will be
rased. The new bridge has been opened
and is being used, mid the work of tearing
the old bridge down lias been begun.
MARSHALLTOWN Thirty third and
fourth da mm uostmastera of the Fifth' con
gressional district of Iowa meet In conven
tion at Cedar Rapids toilav. A second
gathering of the pustmasters Is to be held
in ceoar Kapius in July. H. A. Burns of
Van Home waa elected aeeretarv of thu
association.
MARSHALLTOWN Misa Grace Michaels.
a handsome blonde 17 years of age, and
Fred Sheldon, an express messenger for
the Wells-Fargo company, eloped from this
city today, secured a license In Dea Moines
mis afternoon, where they were married.
In securing the license Miss Michaels gave
her age aa 18.
ESTHER VI LLE Clifton W. Bradbury,
who laat July lost hla right arm by acci
dentally falling ftoni a freight train at
Graettinger, la., while employed aa brake
man, has sued the Rock Island for 126.0U0
damagea. He claims the accident was
caused by negligence of the company In
not keeping ita cars Inspected and re
paired. MARSH A LI. TOWN The unusually mild
weather conditions t In ouahout the inldUlo
west have brought ducks and blackbirds,
and In at least one section of Illinois farm
operations have begun. Yesterday pas
sengers on an Iowa Central tialu suw two
farmers plowing near Middle Grove, 111.
The sight was so unusual for January that
It attracted the attention of all the trav
eler. CRESTOX Fred Pavey. an Iowa Central
engineer, waa playing with a pel dog a few
day agu when the animal plavfullv aet his
teeth into Mr. Pavey' hand, which In a
abort time began Itching, and blood poison
set in, which has been communicated to all
parts of the body, and he now Ilea In a very
critical condition at the Abbott hospital In
Oskaloosa, his life having been dea
paired of.
CRESTON-J. C. Harrison, one of Osce
ola'a most prominent citizens and oldest
business men. has been obliged to submit
to the amputation of both feet, the result
of an attack of Illness shout a week ago,
when, without the knowledge of hla fam
ily, he went out of doors st night and, los
ing conaciousness, fell and lay on the
ground for some lime before discovered.
His feet were frozen, and despite of the
best medical atientlun gangrene set in.
MA RSI I A LLTOWN Harrv Jones, flie al
leged murderer of the Van Winkle and Tu
man families of near Muscatine, more than
a year ago, who was carture.i In Welling
ton, Kan., arrived at Muscatine today in
charge of Sheriff Reulmm. A large crowd
was at the station, but (he ir!otier was
not molested, lie haa lieen nonhitolv i.i..,,-
tlfled. In an Interview be aid ht he had
Intended to stay at the 'Van Winkle home
on the night of the murder, hut ho rtld not
do so. J linen nmv be trlj .1 at the present
term of court.
REBATES TO OMAHA SHIPPERS
Bnrllngton Official Trutlgrs thrt Prac
tice Was Common and Records
' Were Destroyed.
CHICGO, Jsn. 29. Testimony in regard
to tho payment of rehatea to shippers In
Omaba, Kantati City aiuf St. Joseph, Mo ,
waa an important feature today in the
hearing In the Missouri river late case be
fore Special Examiner H imett
George R. Crosby, freight traffic manager
of the Burlingluh road, stated that prior
to the enactment of the Hepburn law per
haps 10 per cent of the rate on shipments
from the Atlantic sealioard tu the Missauri
river cities was refunded to the shipper.
Mr. Crosby said all records of rebating
had been destroyed and it would be liiipoa
sible for hint to say how the payments had
been made. He declared there had been no
agreement between the roads to pool tha
business. The hearing soou will be ad
journed to St. Louis, it 1 thought
MINERS DISCUSS TARIFF
Protest Againit Removing: Duty on
Coal is Voted Down.
SOCIALISTS HOLD BALANCE
Resolutions Declnrln for PaMIe
Ownership of Pabllo Itllltlrs
and Favoring Waanan Snf
rage Are Passed.
1NDIANAPOLI", Jan. 29.-A resolution j
protesting to congress against repealing
the tariff on coal was defeated by the
United Mine Workers' convention after a
lively debate yesterday.
Much bad feeling developed during the
discussion. This was shown by Delegitta
James Mooney of Missouri, who said In a
speech opposing the resolution:
"The other day you committed this con
vention to populism when you recom
mended the issue of currency Instead of
bonds for payment of the expense of
deepening water ways. Now ycu have com
mitted it to socialism by adopting a reso
lution declaring for public ownership of
public utilities. If you protest against the
removal of the duty on coal you commit ua
to republicanism and If this happens, 1
shall Introduce something that shall com
mit you to Bryanlsm."
The delegates from the northwest wanted
the resolution passed, declaring the tariff
affords them local protection. Those from
many other sections, however, opposed It.
Women Snlfraare FaTored.
A resolution was adopted advocating
woman' suffrage and calling upon con
gress to amend the constitution, "prohibit
ing the disfranchisement of United States
citizens on account of sex."
Effort to amend a resolution recom
mending state boards of examination and
registration of miner so that only miners
actually working "In the pit" should be
eligible as miners, failed, though President
lewls and John Walker both spoke In
favor of such a qualification.
The convention will continue In session
until the latter part of next week.
Though the tellers of the ballot cast for
national officers are using six counting
machines In tabulating, It Is not ex
pected that they can announce the re
sult of tho count before Saturday.
A statement, said by President Lewi'
friend? to bo authoritative, was given
out that the court had proceeded far
enough to show that Lewis' majority over
his opponent, John Walker, would be
from 18,000 to 20,000. The Walker party
1 preparing, to contest the election on
chargee of Irregularity.
Socialist Hold Balance of POTrer.
After a ten years' struggle the socialists
among the membership of the United
Mine Workers of America have at last
obtained the balance of power in the an
nual national convention, now in session
here. It is estimated that 300 of the
1,400 delegates are either active social
ists or have engaged to support meas
ures, of socialistic tendency In the con
vention. A resolution for the "public ownership
of public utilities," was adopted by the
convention without a dissenting vote. In
the past the leaders have been able to
prevent the national organization from
committing Itself to socialistic doctrines,
but that time Is past, and President Lewis
finds a rival for hi office In John Walker
of Illinois, who Is a professed socialist.
Mr. Lewi arid hla supiorters, the conserv
ative party In the convention, on the eve
of factional strife that threatens their re
gime, seem to have decided that it now
would be "bad politics" to antagonize s
strong an Influence as the socialist now
wield.
Demand Release of Ponren.
A resolution waa adopted demanding re
lease of Jan Pouren, in addition to Chris
tian Rudowlcg, Russian refugees In this
country, whose case have been considered
lately, on extradition proceedings on the
part of tho Russian government. The
miners demand the releaso of uch prison
ers "because political refugees 'jf all other
countrle cast their eye upon .'.his a an
aalum for the oppressed."
TI.e resolutions further "dtmand the
abrogation of the treaty which provides
for the extradition of persons charged with
offenses against a nation where persona
ro charged are not to be tried by a Jury
of their peers."
RATE BILL IISUNDER FIRE
Sonth Dakota Honse Apparently Not
Dlstarbed by Appeal Now
Sent In.
PIERRE. 8. D.. Jan. M.-fSpeclal Tele
gram.) The legislative mill la grinding re
morselessly on with the 2-cent rate bill
with the emergency clause attached, and
the railroad or some other power Is be
ginning to take active notice of the situa
tion, member being deluged with resolu
tion from commercial clubs and councils
over the state, asking them to strike out
I he emergency clause, or provide lighter
penalties for violation. Those on the house
membera are wasted effort, and while the
senate haa yet to act. It is a fairly cer
tain prediction that the bill with the
emergency clause attached will be passed
before the end of the week.
The senat had little business today and
started several bills, one of which pro
vides for a state bee inspector.
The house passed bills smendiiig the
manner of redemption of property sold on
mortgage foreclosures, providing method
of getting roads to Isolated tract of land
and prohibiting the us of irofane and
abusive language; and Joint resolutions
calling upon congress to call a constitu
tional convention for amending the na
tional legislation on the subject of uni
versities, of states, senators and polyg
amy; and memorializing congress to make
Fort Meade a brigade post.
A long Hat nf house bills started, princi
pal among them being bill authorizing
cltlea to create park .commlaslons; provid
ing for a state department of immigra
tion, i prcprlatlng ?2G,000 for two and a
half years; appropriation bill for $70,000 for
new buildings si the Madlsjn normal; and
putting telephone ' companies under con
trol of the railway commission.
GOLDEN RULE FOR LUMBERMEN
Code ol Ethics Oernnle Time nf tha
tionth western Ilealrr at
Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., Jan. .-Tb "cod
of ethlca" which henceforth will bind It
member to treat the consumer according
to the golden rule, again occupied th at
tention of the kiouthweetern lumbermen'
association when It convened today. The
code alao provide th basis of settlements
of disputes and claim between the manu
facturer of lumber and th retailer. It
probably will be accepted by the conven
tion till afternoon.
Th election of officer will take plac
today. W. D. Frant. a brother of ex
territorial Governor Frant of Oklahoma,
will be named president, and Harry A.
Qorscuali of Kansas City secretary.
At its final session this afternoon the
convention decided to ind two delegates
to the national tariff commission conven
tion, to be held in Indians polls February
11 This sugBoation was embodied U tht
report cf the commit le on resolutions,
which also declared in favor of good road
deep water ways. forst conservation snd
spprovlng the parcels post. W. D. Frantz,
Enid, Okl., was elected president; C. K.
Matthews, Webb City, Mo., and Andrew
Altken, St. Johns, Kan. vice ptesidents
John Reheis of St. Louis and James Cos.
tello of Liberty, Mo., were elected dlrec-tor.
ROBINSON FILES AN AFFIDAVIT
President' Rrother-ln-t.n w Charges
Hew York. World with
Libel.
NEW TORK, Jan. 29 -Uncertainty as
to whet action would be taken on the
suggestion of District Attorney Jerome
on tho government suit against the New
York World for libel, that the federal
authorities permit him to proceed In
their stead was In a measure removed to
day by the signing of an affidavit by
Douglas Robinson, brother-in-law of the
president.
It I believed this mean that Mr. Rob
inson has accepted Mr. Jerome' preposi
tion to appear as a complaining witness
and that the county grand jury I pre
paring to take the matter in hand.
Mr. Jerome declared, however, he had
received no reply from either Attorney
General Bonaparte or District Attorney
Henry L. Stlmson as to what course the
government proposed to take. Until he.
received assurance that such right-of-way
would be given him he said he could
do nothing.
Aliother visitor received by Mr. Jerome
today was Jonas Whitley, a representa
tive of William Nelson Cromwell. He
left after signing a deposition. This
Is understood to recite the fact that the
day before the publication of the alleged
libelous article Mr. Whitley called at the
office of the World and notified those
In charge of the paper that allegations
in the article were untrue. No light as
to the present status of the case as It
affect the federal authorities could be
had from the government attorney.
Bla; Petition for Iifrage,
Slips for signature distributed by the
National Suffrage association which will
he pasted together to form a monster
petition In behalf of the votes for women
are being returned by the signer mi J
will be recorded at national headquarters
In Wuslilngton. Each of the smaller pe
titions or slips contains twenty-one
names and the suffragists hope to get
1,000,000 of these signature.4. Judging
from tho return received so far, it Is
predicted that several millions will be
procured. The petition when completed
will bo presented to congress.
Damage by High Wind.
High winds which prevailed today played
havoc with new construction In various
parts of the city. In the Bronx tho dam
age was particularly heavy. A three-story
frame structure was blown from Its founda
tion and the walls of a half finished three-
story brick dwelling collapsed. Nearby
structures were damaged by flying debris.
Many suburban buildings had their roofs
ripped off. In the harbor numbers of small ,
craft were torn from their moorings and
sent adrift.
Bodies of Cheney Arrive.
The bodies of the two American victims
of the convulsion of nature at Messina,
Italy, Just a month ago today, United
States Consul Arthur S. Cheney and Mrs.
Cheney, arrived in the harbor tonight. To
morrow the bodies will be escorted by reg
ular troops to the Grand Central station,
and thero embarked for New Haven, Conn.,
the home of the Cheneys, where Interment
will take place.
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ROOT TO NEW YORK ASSEMBLY
Senator-elect Addresses l.rglBlntor In
Presence of Crowded
Galleries.
ALBANY, N. V Jan. 29 United Slates
Benator-elect Kllhu Hoot today addressed
tho senate and assembly. In Joint session.
The great chamber to the galleries was
filled with spectator?, and Mr. Root was
greeted with rounda of applause. After h
had thanked the legislature for the great
opportunity to represent the state of tils
birth and of his life, Mr. Root said:
"I shall do my best to justify your selec
tion, with not too much confidence In the
result, because I do not think, as a rule,
lawyers who have been many years at the
bar and whose habits have become fixed,
ordinarily make very good legislators, when
they are not caught young, and I have Ik
rather uncomfoi table sense that it will be
quite Impossible for m to livo up to tho
many kindly and delightful things that
have been said about ine by my friends in
the state of New Ycrk during the last few
months."
Mr. Root endorsed the parcels-post propo
sition and spoke of what he believed to be
its good features. He said he was a firm
believer in it.
Mr. Root pointed out what he believed
were two danger due to the development
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shall, and would be construed In him to
day. But I believe the founders nf the re
public bullded more wisely llnm (ley k.i.'w
when they set the limits between the exer
cise of the national power mid lo" e x -rcV;
of local powers by the atatcf.
"Kurthcr than that, I believe tiir-t Hi"
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found in tho observance by n' pubic of
fleers of the limitations set hy ln u; i
their powers.
"I am opposed to the dire-l ciecrimi of
senators as I nm opposed to i:i- lnii'a:!'o
and referendum," said Mr. Root, "ln-nuw
these things are based on Ihe idea tTia t lit;
people cannot elect lcglslatiis '... u t :-..-trust."
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