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OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1909.
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LEAVITT WILL FIGHT
Artist-Husband Brandt Charges of
Ruth as "Lies" and "Falsehoods."
SENT $2,500 TO HER JAMJAR Y 31
nris' Constitutes Six jC 'How-
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30MING TO . AMERICA A.
For Children'! Sake, Artist WUl A
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j DlTOrce On SUCh Charge.
BUT HE STANDS BY HIS WIFE
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Assert She Ha Been Induced to Act
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to Win Exrn Aaalnat
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. CHICAGO, Feb. T.-In a special cable
from Paris, the Chicago, Examiner Bays:
William H. LeavKt, the artist, hw for
tha flfst time today - tha charge made
aainsthlm by til wife, Ruth Bryan
Leavltt, In her suit for divorce aa outlined
In dispatches from Lincoln, Neb. Leavitt
therein la described aa an Improvident bo
liemian, and it Is anld that Bryan found
Ruth and the children. In absolute want
In Denver.
The description of Leavltt aa a bohemlan
amuses hi friends In Paris. Ever since
hli marriage ha has kept up a studio at
Newport, where his wife refused to live,
fearing that her residence In the city of
millionaires rnlgtit - Injure her father's po-
lltlcal chances for the presidency. In Paris
he moves 'In the best social and artistic
circles.
tall Her Charges Mrs.
. Ho said today: .,
"Every one of the charges given out
front; Lincoln la a lie, and Ruth's letters
to me and her father's prove It now. I
Intend to contest 'this suit and they may be
mire that I will fight to the end. One
thing I must say la that I don't think the
suit was brought by Ruth of her own free
will. There Is an undue Influence on the
part of others. I understand perfectly well
that ( am going Into a fight In which the
odds are against me, for the suit Is to
he brought In Nebraska.
" "For lawyer, Ruth has her uncle, Tom
Allen, who Is chairman of the democratic
state committee, and his partner, Talbot,
who holds a high position on the republi
can side. But I shall get Justice In the
end.
"I see that they have dropped the charge
of desertion. That Is well, for they knew
that It would not stand for a moment In
the face of the evidence I have. The charge
of non-support Is another baseless lie.
ays He Sent Money Rearalarly.
"It Is a He. too, that Mr. Bryan ever
found Ruth In want In Denver. She has
always had money from me, and on Janu
ary 31 I sent as usual her six months' al
lowance, a draft on the Franco-American
Batik -iJUJParls. for 2.f0tt... . ..The, - Lincoln
statement says they do not know my ad
dress, so they had to serve notice by pub
lication, .Thin Is another falsehood. Ruth
Wrote me weekly. Bryan wrote, and even
Allen had my address when he wrote me
asking to consent to a snapshot divorce.
My witnesses from Denver and New Or
gans will give a very different account
of this matter.
i "I say nothing against Ruth. Until I
spnke to the Sunday Examiner correspon
dent I have never said a word In reply
to all the rumars and allegations, but I
shall not stand for any more. For the
. sike of my son and daughter, and for my
own sake., I cannot permit thia unjust
divorce to be granted on grounds both
false and slanderous."
Starts for America Wednesday,
leavltt would have left Paris by Satur
day's steamer, had he not been forced to
stay over a few days to complete arrange
ments for the French salon In America,
of which lie Is president. Five hundred
pictures of leading French painters will
bo shipped next week and the French salon
In America opens March 4 In Washington.
In the meanwhile Leavltt's big canvas,
"The Iaat Supper," has been packed for
shipment to England. It will be exhibited
at tha Walker art gallery In Liverpool,
and afterward In the municipal gallerlea
at Glasgow. Belfast, Manchester. Dublin
and other cities before being taken to New
York.
leavitt will attend the opening of Ills
exhibition In Liverpool. Tuesday, and then
sail the next day for New York, where,
after a conference with his lawyers, he
will go direct to IJncoln, Neb.
Indian I n for Horse Stealing;.
STOUX FALLS. 8. D , Feb. 7. (Special.)
Buptise White F.agle, a member of the
Yankton tribe of Bioux Indians, has been
lodged In the Sioux Falls penitentiary to
serve a term of eight years for the crime
of horse stealing, committed In Charles
Mix county. The case Is an unusual one
and Illustrates the crude Ideas many of
the Indians have of right and wrong.
WhiH Eagle purchased a horse from a
white man. who was a professional horsa
desler, and, with hie wife, started to drive
the animal to his home on the reservation.
When he had proceeded about a mile the
animal lay down In the road and died.
At the suggestion of his wife. White Eagle,
who doubtless wanted something to show
for hi money, went back to the town
where he had bargained for the animal
and took possession of another horse. Tha
owner of the confiscated animal made
complaint to the authorities and White
Kagle was arrested on the charge of horse
stealing, with the result O at he will spend
the next eight years of Ills life behind
pr.son bars unless he Is pardoned.
HELD ON SWINDLING CHARGE
Man Arrested la ev York Charged
with Dtlrsadlag Missouri
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NEW YORK, Feb. 7. John R. Dobbins,
arrested Saturday on a charge that he was
a fugitive from Justice and was wanted In
Princeton, Mo., m connection with the
alleged larceny of 13.000 In cash and jewels,
was held In K.uno ball today for further
hearing Tuesday.
Dobbin' wife and a man named James
I.ampklns, who wer arrested with Dob
bins, were discharged, the Missouri authori
ties wiring that there wa no charge
agnlnst them.
The detectives said they had learned the
prisoner Is alleged to have swindled T. W.
Ballew, a Princeton banker, by Inducing
him to bet on a fake race.
Deataralaad ot lajared.
NEW YORK. Feb. 7. -Uninjured by a
tw-hour atay on a North river shoal on
which It ran Its prow shortly after leaving
Its dock late veeterday. the Hamburg
A murk-en liner Deutschland resumed Its
Journey to Mediterranean ports early today.
CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
Tempernture at Omaha yesterday:
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2 p. m 38
9 p. m 39
4 p. m 39
6 p. m 34
ft p. m 37
7 p. m 36
STATEMENT ON OIL OUSTER
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orney (itarnl of Missouri St
Modification of Derrre for
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Coart to Dfrldr,
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo Feb. 7.-Attorney
General Major, In a lengthy statement Is
sued tonight relative to the motive for
modification of Judgment of ouster filed
by the Standard Oil company, said he does
not deem It necessary to file any additional
replies with the supreme court to the sug
gestions of the Standard Oil attorneys. The
motion of the oil attorneys, he said, simply
ask for clemency In the modification of
the decree. The statement In part says:
The proposed modification Is not an
offer to do business in partnership with
the state, hut that the judgment of ouster
be modified nnd the matter be held In
abeyance and In the meantlmo permit the
company to do business under th t.v r
the courts of the state. If the court de
sired, it could, under the modification, pro
ceed at any time to render a Judgment of
final ouster.
Under the modifications as proposed the
state could control the price of the products
and prevent the company from recouping
Its louses In fines from off of the people.
In the last analysis it presents a ques
tion of whether or not the welfare of the
state. Its business and its citizen would be
benefited to an extent warranting a court
of chancery to undertake the supervision.
The interests of the Standard Oil company
Itself Is not a matter of consideration. It
Is a procedure unique and new because
the conditions presented are unique and
new. Should the modification be favorably
considered then It would In that event ask
that the fine be greatly increased.
These, however, are question purely for
the supreme court. It Is for the court alone
to consider whether or not the modification
would protect the Interests of the people
and the commonwealth better than the
judgment of ouster. Should the court modi
fy Its decree along the line suggested In
the motion, the new corporation, of course,
would organize under the statutes.
MANY ARRESTS IN ROSEN CASE
No Definite Cine to Connect Any
of Them with Her
Murder.
OTTUMVVA, la.. Feb. 7.-Twelve men
have been arrested In connection with the
murder of Mis Clara Rosen, who wa
found yesterday s short distance from her
home with her skull crushed. Ten were
questioned here today, and two In Oska
loosa. The police say that of this number, Joseph
Hopkins, a negro government meat In
spector, I the principal suspect. He did
not Work Saturday, and the detectives who
questioned him declare he did not give a
satisfactory account of his movement.
Miss .Rosen had reported to her employer.
It is ld, that- negro had followed lier a
number of time and had annoyed her by
staring. Hopkins will be held pending de
velopments, and an effort will be made to
find the dead girl' rings and brooch, stolen
after the murder.
None of those detained a suspects could
have been Jilted suitors of Miss Rosen and
thl tends to weaken the theory that one
of the young woman's former admirers
killed her. A portion of the police, how
ever, declare this latter theory Is the correct
one, and promise sensational developments.
Witnesses declared at the coroner's In
quest today that they saw a man Friday
night In the vicinity of the crime, but could
not tell whether or not he was a negro.
ITe was seen hurriedly crossing to the oppo
site side of the street to keep from being
recognlted.
The inquest wa continued.
LINCOLN DAY OBSERVANCES
Some Notable (lathering; to Be Held
in Varlons Part of the
Country.
NEW YORK. Feb. f.-The progress at
Washington of the bill to make February
12 a national holiday has stimulated Intereat
In the centenary anniversary of Lincoln's
birth, which will be observed next Friday
throughout the country. Strictly speaking
there can be no national holiday, for In
thi matter states enact their own constitu
tions. Eight states have made February
13 a holiday, but the observance this year
will not be limited to these states. In many
cltle and towns, churches, schools and
societies will make much of the day, and
some legislatures will officially recognise
It. The most notable gatherings on that
day will be at Hodgenville, Ky., where
President Roosevelt will lay the corner
stone of a memorial hall on the old "Lin
coln farm." At Springfield. 111., there will
be addresses by Ambassador Bryce and
Ambassador Jusserand. President-elect
Taft will speak at a banquet at New Or
leans, and Vice-president Sherman will
make an address at the Chamebr of Com
merce at Pittsburg. Senator Lodge will
address the Massachusetts legislature at
Boston. In New York City there will be
several notable Lincoln dinners.
DEATH RECORD.
Mrs. V. V. Freeman.
PIERRE, 8. D Feb. 7.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Mrs. V. V. Freeman, a Dakota
pioneer, first at Grand Forks and for a
number of years at this city, died last night
from a complication of diseases.
Wool tiro were on Tariff.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Feb. 7.-(8peeial.)
It wa announced at the headquarter of
the National Wool Grower' association
here todsy that ex-Governor cfrosvenur of
Ohio will represent the association In
Washington from now on In tariff matters.
A little later the association will establish
an antl-tarlff-reductlon bureau In Washing
ton, and Secretary Walker will probably
conduct same. In the meantime Governor
Grosvenor will have charge of wool tariff
matters for the association, and will pre
sent arguments, oral and written, statistics,
etc., to the way and mean committee In
opposition to any reduction In the present
wool schedule. Governor Grosvenor was
for twelve year a member of the way
and mean committee, and Is also a wool
tariff expert, having assisted In framing
the present Dingier laws.
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LINCOLN DAY CELEBRATION
Entire Country Planning to Pay
Tribute to Martyred President.
MANY NOTABLE GATHERINGS
Chicago and Springfield, Illinois, and
Birthplace in Kentucky Prin
cipal Centers of Public
Interest.
CHICAGO, Feb. 7.-By the authority of
the city council tomorrow will Inaugurate
Lincoln week In Chicago to celebrate the
looth. anniversary of the martyred presi
dent. While every city and village in the
state, especially Springfield, will celebrate,
Interest Is centered In Chicago because of
the unusually elaborate progrum. Displays
of Lincoln portraits, some of them twenty
five feet square, exhibitions of civil war
relics, and patriotic band concerts will en
liven the events. The chief celebration will
be on Friday, when more than fifty meet
ings arc scheduled. At a demonstration at
the Auditorium in the morning, Woodrow
Wilson, president of Princeton university,
will be the orator. A chorus of 260 boy
and girls from the high schools will furnish
the music. The naval militia near the Lin
coln monument In Lincoln paik will fire a
presidential salute. The climax of the day
will be at Dexter park pavilion, where a
chorus of 1,000 voices and the formation
of a "living" flag will be features.
Kentucky's Tribute to Lincoln.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 7. -Simple and
yet splendid with the presence of the first
citizens of the United States will be the
homage paid the old homestead of Abra
ham Lincoln In La Rue county, Ky., on
the occasion of his centenary, February 12.
The plans for dedicating the marble mem
orial by President Roosevelt have been
fully arranged. .
It has been determined that the-five
trains that will be run to Hodgenville
from Louisville on February 12 shall bear
the various delegations and that the rep
resentatives of the republican and demo
cratic committeo of Kentucky be given a
place of prominence In the ceremonies.
Mrs. Roosevelt artd Miss Ethel Roosevelt
will be members of the president's party.
This announcement has proved of great
Interest to the Kentucky women. The
first train will leave this city at 7:30 a.
m. February 12, and will carry all who
desire to reach the farm early and roam
over the acres where the child Lincoln
played. The second train, at 7:45, will
carry a band, sixty, volunteer militia
men, eighteen cavalrymen and fifty news
paper men; the third, at 8:15, will bear
the federal and confederate veterans who
are to act aa cscorta to the president, tho
veterans . of the Spanish-American war
and Governor Augustus E. Wlllson und
his military staff; the fourth, at 8:35,
will carry Louisville business men in
charge of the celebration, and the fifth
train, at 9:35, will bear the president,
Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Roosevelt. Secretary
Loeb and Secretary of War Luke E.
Wright. The people of Washington
county, Larue's neighborhood, have pro
tested against holding the exercises' two
miles from Hodgenville on the farm
where Lincoln was a child They declare
he was born on Valley creek. In Washing
ton county, and that Washington county
la being cheated of Its rights.
The program for the day include ad
dresses by President Roosevelt, ex-Governor
Joseph Folk of Missouri, Governor
Augustus E. Wlllson of Kentucky, Gen
eral James Wilson, for the Grand Army
of the Republic, and General Luke E.
Wright, for the confederates.
LINCOLN
LIVES
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HEARTS
Criticised by Preacher for Not Join
ing; the C'horch.
Eulogizing Lincoln, whose memory would
live forever In the hearts of his country
men. Rev. J. Narver Gortner criticised the
martyred emancipator for not having
joined some church at the McCabe Metho
dist, Fortieth and Farnam streets, Sunday
morning. Ho said: -
Text "When he stood among the people,
he was higher than any of the people from
his shoulders and upward." 1st Sam. 10:23.
"Saul, the son of Kish, is the person who
Is here spoken of. He was a splendid
specimen of physical humanity. He was
fitted physically, Intellectually and morally
tc occupy the throne of Israel, but it was
hi' j physical fitness that appealed to the
people In that semi-barbarous age. It was
hi physical superiority to all the other
that elicited the enthusiastic approval of
the divine choice at the time of his cor
onation. "A century ago one of America's most
distinguished sons was born. His name
wa Abraham Lincoln. At a time when
the country was upon the verge of being
rent asunder he wa elevated to the high
est office within the gift of the American
people. It was not his physical fitness for
the presidential chair that impressed the
people; It wa hi Intellectual and moral
fltnes. Lincoln Impressed thfe world aa a
man who possessed those qualities of In
tellect and heart, those qualities of char
acter that make him stand out as a giant
among his contemporaries, a a peer among
the great ones of earth, and his memory
will be cherished and his fame wilj endure
until the earth shall dissolve and the stars
shall vanish and the sun ahall fade.
"What were lomt of the commendable
element In the character of thl great
and good man?
"One of the element of hi character
was honesty. Sincerity and sympathy were
elements In his character that endeared
him to the people. And he wa fearless.
When he knew that he was right he per
sisted In hi course, even tho It sometimes
seemed that the whole world was against
him. Another element was perseverance.
Without this element what could Lincoln,
with the other element that I have men
tioned, have accomplished?
"One of the reasons why Satan achieves
such success in the world. If his achieve
ment may be called successes, is because
he 1 persevering. In a good character
perseverance i one of the greatest among
tha virtues.
"Lincoln bad a firm and unflinching be
lief in God. He wa a student of the
Bible. He was a man of prayer. During
the dark days of the great struggle that
so orely tried the hearts of men, Abraham
Lincoln learned to rely upon the strength
that comes from God. He prayed for the
ultimate succa of the cause In which his
oul was interested, and he believed that
God would hear and answer. And God
did. The union was saved In answer to
Lincoln's prayers. V.
"The great mistake of Lincoln's life was
that he never Identified himself with any
branch of the Christian church. If every
Christian were to do as Lincoln did In this
respect there would be no ohurch. A ma-
(Continued on Second PagO
TAFT SETS SAIL FOR HOME
Expects to Make an Extended State
meat When Rnalneers Make
Formal Report.
COLON. Feb. 7.-Presldent-elect William
H. Taft and party left here this evening
at 6 o'clock on board the cruiser North
Carolina for New Orleans, accompanied by
the cruiser Montana. Previous to em
barking Mr. Taft gave out the following:
"I am not prepared now to make a state
ment as to the results of the trip to the
isthmus, except to say that we have found
the work progressing In a most satisfac
tory way, the organisation better than
ever, the esprit de corps excellent and the
determination of all, even the humblest
laborer, directed to the hulldlng of the
canal. I am sure this has Impressed it
self upon every one of the bourd of visit
ing engineers as it ha upon me.
"With reference to the type of the canal
and the continuance of the present plans,
the engineer promts that they will be
able to hand me their report by the time
we land at New Orleans."
Mr. Taft and party reached Colon from
Panama at 3:15 this afternoon. Governor
Melendes and a large ' gathering of the
Panama railroad and the Isthmian Canal
commission employes were present to bid
him farewell Lieutenant Colonel Goethals,
chief engineer of the canal, accompanied
Mr. Taft on the North Carolina. He will
proceed to Washington to discuss the mat
ter of appropriations necessary for the
completion of the work.
A the tug which conveyed the visitors
to the cruisers moved away, the crowds
cheered lustily. Mr. Taft, looking the pic
ture of health, bowed and called out laugh
ingly, "Keep your eye on that subterranean
lake at Gatun."
During his visit, which lasted ten days,
Mr. Taft, accompanied on many occasions
by the special engineers who came to the
Isthmus with him, visited every section of
the canal. His Influence was exerted also.
In bringing about a better feeling between
various factions that have been opposing
each other since the last election.
JOBS TOO FAR FROM LABORERS
No Money to Go 'from Congested
Centers to Place Where Work
Is to Be Had.
WASHINGTON, Feb., 7.-For lack of
funds of funds for transportation many
thousand aliens who today are living in
the congested sections of the country and
appeal for work are deprived of obtaining
renumeratlve employment, according to an
announcement made today. From al parts
of the country the cry comes for efflcent
help, but the laborer In many instances
has not the means to go to the work.
An official of the 'Bureau of Information
of the Department of Commerce and Labor
said today that within the last ten weeks
15,000 laborers could have been sent out
to different parts of the country if they
had had the means to travel. Thousands
of applications are being; received for work
from the unemployed, 'j
Some consideration ha been given by of
ficials of the department as to the wisdom
of legislation for olvlf&tbe question....
One question that ha been put forward
is that some fund be set aside by congress
for the use of the division on transporting
laborers, with the understanding that the
money shall be repaid. It Is probable that
the matter soon will be presented to con
gress for action.
PLANS FOR RIVER CONGRESS
Ellis Name Committee to Arrange
for the Meeting; at
Yankton.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 7.-(Speclal Tel
egaii.) Reprtsentatlve E. C. Ellis, presi
dent of the Missouri River Navigation con
gress, ha appointed a committee of twenty
one, three from each of the Missouri river
states, to make arrangements for the next
gathering of the congress. The meeting Is
to be held in Yankton, 8. D., and the date
will be about Junt 1. The first meeting
was held In Sioux City January 22 and 23,
1908.
The Improvement project for the Missouri
has now been made up and It Is the purpose
of the congress to give It a strong endorse
ment. The Missouri members of the com
mittee to make the arrangements for the
meeting are Mr. Ellis, E. M. Clendemng,
secretary of the Commercial club, and
Louis Benecke of Brunswick.
THEFT INVOLVES THOUSANDS
I. arse Quantities of Property Stolen
from Northern Paclflo Train
Found at Llvlnsjaton.
HELENA, Mont., Feb. 7.-A special to
the Record from Livingston, Mont., says
that a thqft, said to Involve $50,000, has been
discovered In that city, and a large num
ber of conductors, brakemen, engineers and
firemen of the Northern Pacific are alleged
to be involved. A great quantity of the al
leged stolen goods ha been found In a
cellar. The operation have been going on
for some time and the Northern Paclfio
has had a large force of detective at work
on the case with the result that many ar
rests are expected in the near future.
GIRL IS ACCUSED OF THEFT
Miss Pearl Mooney of Minneapolis
Charged with Steallnst Money
from Hotel Room.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Feb. 7.-Mlss Pearl
Mooney of Minneapolis, a pretty young
woman, fashionably dressed, was arrested
today on a charge of burglary. E. J. Kin
ney, a guest In the apartment house where
Miss Mooney Is living, complained to the
police that money had been missing from
his room at different times, in all amount
ing to $100. Two marked $5 bills were later
found in Miss Mooney's possession and she
was arrested.
FLEET PASSES ST. VINCENT
Slgaal "All Well" as tt Proceeds
on It Journey Home
ward. CAPE VINCENT, Portugal, Feb. 7.-The
American fleet, under command of Rear
Admiral Bperry, homeward bound from
Gibraltar, passed thl point at 10 o'clock
thl morning. The flagship signalled, "All
well,"
Ore Goes Over Uurllagtoa.
HARTVILLE. Wyo.. Feb. 7.-(Speclal.)-The
acquisition of the Colorado sc Southern
railroad by tha Burlington Is ths cause for
an order Just Issued which will send ship
ments of iron ore from thl district over
the Burlington railroad to ths smelters of
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company at
Pueblo. Hereafter about 1,100 tons of ore
will be sent over the Colorado at Southern
dally, and abojit 1,500 tons over t Jl'jr-
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within that relation. A few men own capital, and that few avoid labor them
selves, and with their capital hire or buy another few to labor for them. A
large majority belong to neither class neither work for others nor have
others working for them. The prudent penniless beginner In the world
labors for wages awhile, saves a surplus with which to buy tools or land for
himself, then labors on his own account another while, and at length hires
another new beginner to help him. ThlB Is the Just and generous and pros
perous syBtem. which opens the way to all, gives hope to all, and consequent
energy and progress and Improvement of condition to all. No men living are
more worthy to be trusted than those who toll up from poverty; none leas
Inclined to take or touch aught which they have not honestly earned. Let
them beware of surrendering a political power which they already possess,
and which If surrendered will surely be used to close the door of advance
ment against such as they and to fix new disabilities and burdens upon them,
till all of liberty be lost. (From Lincoln's First Message to the Congress.)
CHANGES IN FRENCH TARIFF
Proposed Revision May Affect United
States Adversely.
DUTIES TO EXCLUDE AMERICANS
Consul General Mason Report to
State Department at Washington
Some Enormnm Proposed In
creases In Import.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 7. (Special. )-Con-sul
General Frank H. Mason, who Is lo
cated In France, sends a report to the State
department upon the proposed revision of
the French tariffs. He says "that tho re
vision is, frankly, to Increase the maximum
rates of duty as prescribed by the general
tariff schedule on a large number of arti
cles which are thought to be Insufficiently
protected by the present import duties."
Consul General Mason cites a number of
items on which increases are proposed. The
present rate of the French tariff upon pat
ent calfskins, for Instance, Is 199 francs per
100 kilograms, and the proposed rate Is 255
francs. The present rate on divers' boots,
carried Into France, is 2 francs, the pro
posed rate is 8 franc.
In the metal schedules. In which tha
United States Is very deeply interested,
some marked change are proposed to the
detriment of the manufacturer of this
country. For Instance, manganese metal
over So per cent lav at present subjected to a
duty of 4i fiancs per 100 kilograms: under
the proposed rate the tariff will be 75 francs
per 100 kilograms.
Motor car axle of the ordinary steel In
the rough at present pay 10 francs; the
proposition is to make It 37. The same
axles "worked" now pay 15 francs, but
should the new schedule be adopted by tha
French government the rate will be 42
francs. If made of special steel, the pres
ent rate In the rough Is 10 francs, and the
proposed rate I 67V4 franco, while the spe
cial steel axles "worked" will be Increased
to 75 francs. The present duty on type
writers Is 75 francs for 100 kilograms, or 2Z0
pounds avoirdupois. The proposed rate
make the tariff 75 franc on each machine,
or something like 400 per cent Increase.
These heavy Increases In the French tar
iff on articles of American manufacture
will undoubtedly be used as powerful argu
ments against any reduction In the Ameri
can tariff duties, especially upon articles
Imported from France.
Dlarnltarles and Corns.
The president-elect of the United States
1 troubled with corns. This Is not a unique
experience for a president of the United
States. The other day a member of con
gress from western New York had occa
sion to visit one of these foot surgeon
and he Incidentally remarked that on the
last occasion when he had to invoke the
professional aid of one of these gentlemen
he had had his toes treated by a Buffalo
specialist In this line, who told him that
Secretary Taft wa one of Ills patients.
The Washington wlelder of the cornknlfe
promptly answered that he too had been
honored by visits from Secretary Taft to
his Jtudio or abbatolr, whichever may be
the proper designation, and then he went,
on to say that every president since the
days of Lincoln hod had his feet treated In
this establishment, which was first opened
In 1S66. To prove his assertion he produced
a register In which for more than thirty
years the patients or victims of the chiropo
dist's skill had registered their names. This
register was opened In 1866 and the first to
place his autograph on the book was a
gentleman appropriately named Foote. The
second was a Presbyterian minister and the
third was Robert G. Ingersoll. Glancing
through that volume of autographs there
were found the names of U. 8. Grant, R.
B. Hayes. James A. Garfield, Chester A.
Arthur, Grqver Cleveland, Benjamin Harri
son and William McKinley. The autograph
of President Roosevelt was not there, be
cause the record was closed before he
placed himself in the hands of the operator
during his term of office as assistant secre
tary of the r.avy. Beside these men are
thousands of others who recorded their
visit or visit to the office that Included
Justices of the supreme court, generals of
the army, admirals of the navy, member
of cabinets, ambassadors and ministers and
senators and congressmen by the score.
Honors for Ambassadors.
Represtative James Breck Perkins of New
York, who will. In all probability, be
come chairman of the comittee on foreign
affairs in the next house, and who is at
present a member of that committee, is very
much Interested in the solution of the
problem of furnishing suitable buildings
for residences of American representatives
at foreign courts.
"The house committee has again pro
vided In the diplomatic bill for the erec
tion of the Tirat residential buildings for
our ambassadors." said Mr. Perkins, "and
I think there la no provision of that bill
which should receive more cordial sup
port than this. It is essential that an
American ambassador In Peking, London,
8C Petersburg, Paris, Berlin and Vienna
should maintain tho dignity of the country
which he represents. This I Impossible
for a poor man as matters now stand be
cause the salary and allowance are not
sufficient to warrant him in securing suit-
(Continued on Second Page.)
1
feahaniMncolnSail
ABOR is prior to and Independent of cap
ital. Capital Is only the fxutt of labor,
and could never have existed If labor had
not first existed. Labor Is the superior of cap
ital and deserves much the higher considera
tion. Capital has Its rights, which are as worthy
of protection as any other rights. Nor Is it
denied that there is, and probably always will
be, a relation between labor snd capital pro
ducing mutual benefits. The error Is In assurn
ine that the whole labor of community exists
ANNOUNCING ELECTORAL VOTE
Simple and Impressive Oremonle
to Be Held tn the House
Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-The formal rati
fication of the election of William H. Taft
and James S. Sherman to be president and
vice president, respectively, to be hold In
the hall of the house of representatives
next Wednesday, will be one of the most
ceremonial events attending tho political life
of America. Simplicity end dignity will
mark every feature of this function, which
will be witnessed by tho two house of
congress, by member of the diplomatic
corps, by leading official of the govern
ment and by a brilliant assemblage. The
enate and house will assemble at noon as
usual. After being called to order tho sen
ate will proceed to the house, where a Joint
meeting will be held to count the vote.
The ceremony will begin at 1 o'clock.
Shortly before that time Vice President
Fairbanks will leave hi chair as presiding
officer of the senato and will proceed to
the east door preparatory to leading tho
procession of senators to the south wing
of the capltol. He will be accompanied by
the secretary of the senate and a squad of
capltol police. Colonel Daniel M. Ransdell,
sergeant-at-arms of the senate, will immedi
ately precede the vice president, senators
falling in line, two by two. The assistant
doorkeepers of the senate, carrying two
boxes containing the electoral votes, previ
ously received by Mr. Fairbanks, will
closely follow tho vice president. . The pro
cession will move slowly through the capl
tol building; and, , through statuary hall.
Speaker Cannon will be" Informed of th'o
coming of tho senale and representatives
occupying seats on his right hand will
vacate them In order to make room for
the ninety-two senators.
The vice president will take a seat pro
vided for him at the right of the speaker
and will be presented with the gavel. Mr.
Fairbanks will then unlock the wooden
boxes, and announcing the purpose of the
gathering, will open the boxes In alpha
betical order, handing the certificates to
the four tellers, Senators Burrows of Mlchl-o-nn
anit Ttailev of Texas having been ap
pointed on the part of tho senate and Rep
resentatives Gaines of West Virginia and
Russell of Texas on the part of the house.
When the counting has been concluded
showing that Taft and Sherman have re
ceived 321 votes and Bryan and Kern 163,
the vice president will Inquire whether any
one dealres to file a protest against the
result as announced, and In absence of such
protest, he will declare the successful can
didates duly elected.
a nnnn as this function has been per
formed the senate will return to Its cham
ber and both bodies will resume their
ordinary proceedings.
DRESS SUITS AND HIGH HATS
That Is the Edict of Committee
Having; the Taft Banquet
in Change.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 7. Every man
who attends the Taft reception here
Thursday must wear the conventional
high silk hat and frock coat, whether lie
wants to or not. Thi 1 the official dic
tum given out tonight by those In charge
of the affair. Those who will attend are
not greatly pleased. It is rather warm
here for that sort of apparel, and the
stores have not nearly enough of it in
stock to meet this sudden demand. As a
consequence there are several hundred
committeemen who find the day set for
Mr. Taft's arrival fast approaching while
their wardborbes are still minus the art
icles, with little prospect of securing
them.
The president-elect Is expected to reach
the mouth of the river late Wednesday
night or Thursday morning, on the
cruiser North Carolina. The scout cruiser
Birmingham will bring him In sight of
New Orleans, where he will be put aboard
the steamer General Newton and brought
to the landing. Mr. Taft will be formally
welcomed to New Orleans by Mayor
Behrman, and will respond briefly.
Thursday evening the president-elect
and Mrs. Taft will attend the ball of the
Elves of Oberon, one of the carnival or
ganizations, at the old French opera
house.
The Colored Young Men's Christian as
sociation will entertain Mr. Taft Friday
morning, and the festivities will close
with a banquet Friday evening. Cardinal
Gibbons will give the invocation at the
banquet.
HARRIMAN MERGER HEARING
Taking; of Testimony to Be Com
menced Taesday at Cin
cinnati. CINCINNATI. O.. Feb. 7.-The case of
the government against the Union Pacific
railway company, E. 11. Harriman and
others, called a yenr ago In the United
state court to break up what I claimed
to be a merger of the Harriman lines,
will be heard her next Tuesday, having
been transferred to Cincinnati recently.
Thirty-five witnesses will be examined!
1 la said. These Include prominent rail
road men, receivers and shippers from Cin
cinnati, Hamilton. Springfield, Columbu.
and other Ohio cltie. The action la one
In equity against E. II. Harriman and his
associate In the alleged merger of the
Union Paclflo and Southern Paclfio railway
SESSION THIRD GONE
Legislature Has Little to Show So Far
for the Time Spent.
POLITICS HOLDS FULL SWAY
Principal Work to Date Laying Plans
to Capture the Offices.
JERRY HOWARD HAS HARD TIME
Tells His Troubles with Charter to
All Who Will Listen.
ANTI-JAP BILL IS COMING UP
Proposes to Introduce Meniere to
SenreRate Japanese Laborer
from Others In Packing;
Honar.
(From a Ptaff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 7.-(Speclal.)-One month
of the three usually devoted to the legisla
tive session has gone by and the members
are only around the first bond In tho track,
with the quarter-polo In sight, so far aa
actual work is concerned. Hosts and host
of bills continue to pour in upon tho printer
and tho helpless committees, among which
are numerous measures of a purely political
character, which tho managers hope to
force through toward the end under the
weight of accumulated business and tho
power of alleged party need.
Tho week Just ended has marked tho In
troduction of numerous measure calculated
to reward Nebraska democrats for their
twelve years of unceasing toll In vain en
deaor lo make the people of the nation
believe In the principles of a defeated
leader.
Later the members are expected to give
the sign of their approval to a mcasuio
that will still further fasten his grip upon
the state and permit him to walk from Ne
braska Into the United States senate. All
this is being done In pursuance of a care
fully laid out plan to dcepoil Nebraska's
institutions for the benefit of the majority
party. One by one the political bills have
been Introduced and each one has been fol
lowed by another that la a little farther
Teaching. If the plot of the Bryan men
succeeds, every available institution or
board In the state that is now even In
directly controlled by a constitutional offi
cer will be turned over Into the hands of
an elective or appointive one of the domo
cratio faith and all for the reward of the
Bryan democrats.
With few exceptions the bills looking to
theee ends havo been first Introduced In
the house, composed In the main of men
of less analytical minds and more amenable
to blind partisan spirit. If the measures
are forced through there, the senate, where
there are somj democrats of Independent
thought, will scarcely be able to withstand
the pressure, and the whole program -f
spoliation will be complete, , , ...
Nebraska must now pay Mr. Bi-yan'S
political debts of thirteen years' standing.
Jerry Howard's Fight.
Whether Jerry Howard, who says ho
"represhents" the people of South Omaha,
will win out In his fight against tho bal
ance of his delegation, I to be one of the
Interesting developments of tho session.
The honorabln Jerry is making a one-man
fight on his South Omaha charter and Is
trusting to luck and a tireless energy to
block tho deals of his mates In tha house,
and also In the senate. He wanders about
the hall with the printed record of some
of the offlceseekers of Paoklngtown In his
pocket and whenever he can find a willing
listener he discourse on what the other
bunch Is trying to do and why they should
not be allowed to do it. He say Senator
Tanner is putting his charter through to
put In the office of fire and police com
missioner such men aa Queenan, the tax
comlssloner.
It Is safe to say that Howard will be
satisfied if he kills the Tanner charter In
the house when It come over, having lit
tle hoie of making more than a record
with the one he 1 pushing. The legislature
will never turn down the United Douglas
delegation on the Omaha charter and It
will take some herculean work to bring
opposition to the Tanner South Omaha
charter in the house sufficient to kill it,
for the nine votes of the Douglas delegation
count something on any measure in the
lower body and Howard has not gathered
any following that he may offer in return
for support to offset the united forces of
the metropolis.
Look at Douglas and Wonder.
However this may be, some of the mem
bers occasionally take a look over to the
corner where the Douglas members sit In
the house and wonder It they must stand
for everything proposed by them In the
name of home rule. The house killed
Jerry's bill to Immortalize St. Patrick by
making his day In Nebraska a holiday
along with the birthday of Abraham IJn
coln, but since then he has been rustling
about in a lively manner, seeking to ex
pose South Omaha democratic methods.
He has a lonesome time of it, but there
are member who lend car occasionally,
but to what purpose it will be difficult to
tell until a definite test comes.
Howard's Anti-Japanese Bill.
Howard made his campaign on securing
paving between the street csr tracks in his
home city, the double shift for firemen
and segregation of the Japanese la the
packing houses. He say he Intends to In
troduce a bill tho coming week to carry
out his pledge about the Japanese, against
whom some of his constituents have made
complaint on the ground they, while work
ing in the same department with Ameri
can, have committed offense against
them and particu.orly against the young
women employed there which ha created
a demand that they be employed in a de
partment by theniselve.
Whenever the name of Howard la men
tioned in the presence of Senator Tanner, a
look of weariness come over hi face that
is inexpressible.
enate to Get Canvas BUI.
Senator Ransom called a meeting of the
committee on privileges and elections last
week to set on Representative Taylor's
bill placing the power to canvas vote on
constitutional amendments in tho hands of
the state canvausing board, a bill directly
In opposition to the position taken by the
Joint assembly earlier In the session when
the legislature attempted to canvas the
vote on the supreme Judge amennmcnt;
some democratic member were absent and
republican controlled. Just what the sen
ate will do with the bill if Senator Ran
som as chairman permits it to go before
the upper house with this recommendation,
is a matter of conjecture, but It Is thought
the Douglas county boss has the) demo
crat yet sufficiently In band U stick ths