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AT LINCOLN FARM
President Roosevelt Iats Cornerstone
of Memorial at Birthplace.
CABIN IS CENTER OF CEREMONY
Building Will Be Dedicated by Presi
dent Taft Thia FalL '
ALL SECTIONS REPRESENTED
Over Six Thousand Attend Exercises
Under Great Tent
EXECUTIVE CORDIALLY RECEIVED
llikrr Speakers Wer Secretary
Krlftl, Orarnl Wllsoa, Gov
ernor 'Will sow aad Frmer
GvvrruM Folk.
. u LhJ fcTS" VI LLE. Ky., Feb. li. limit
fnith the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln
Is to be marked by a pile of eton. Tlie
cmsnclpstor -of a rare and. more than
(hat. the liberator of the thought of a na
tion, builded hi own monument in the
liearta of the world, and appropriately
the thysbal structure which has now
found a ttcginnlg at the place where Lin
coln first i the light takes the simpler
name of a memorial. It la to be a sim
ple but clssahsl building of granite, and
It la hoped that It may be completed soma
lim urxl fall, when the then President
Taft will officiate tn dedicating It, as
the prevent president. Theodore Roose
velt, today officiated In laying Ha founda
tion stone.
Th cornel-stone laying took place after
appropriate forensic ceremonies. which
were participated in -by the president of
tlie United State. Governor Wlllson of
Kentucky, former "Governor Joseph W.
Folk of Missouri, president of the Lin
roln Farm association; Hon. Luke E.
W light, secretary, of war. who spoke as
an cx-eonfederate soldier; General James
Grant Wilson of New York, who repre
sented the union ttoldlera, and I. T. Mont
gomery of Mississippi, a negro and an ea
sts ve ' With one exception, the orators
represented not only the conflicting sldei
In the great struggle, but the present
generation as well; the two principal
parties and the white and black races as
well aa the different sections of tha coun
try spoke front " the same platform and
with the aame flag, a splendid new speci
men of the stars and stripes fluttering
over them.
Irisd la Coamooolltaa.
The ceremony was full of Interesting and
novel features apart from the occasion
which iniplted It, and not the least Inter
esting of which waa the character of the
crowd that composed the celebration. There
was probably C,a or ,0 people present..
Many cf them had come In on special trains
fiotn Ixiulsvtllc and other Kentucky ren
ters, and aome had been attractei to the
scene as far- away as Texas. The bulk sf
U, uaeembly was ontipoie; hewsew, of
tin- country folk from Laruo and adjacent
i-uutiiles. The ill e of the birthplace of the
g cat American la an out-of-the-way corner
cf Ux: world, but while thers was contrast
In (lie appearance of. tha countrymen and
the city-bred dignitaries .there -was Tie
m ik d difference tn der.or.ment. There wis
iA icM.tuie absence of negroes In the crowd
pirafit. trut those present . were wedged
in among tha whites, showing that none
had been kept away because of race prcju
okf. Among those who had been expected
to be present was Mrs. Ben Hardin Helm,
tht- only surviving sister of Mrs. Lincoln.
J t ears old. but she waa kept at her home
In loulnville much to the regret of all,
by her Infirmities. t
The exercises were conducted under a
wide-spreading open-sided tent, which had
been erected alongside tits cabin In which
Lincoln waa born, lut years ago today, and
whllt the weather might have been worse
It was sufficiently disagreeable to render
tn tent useful.
President Roosevelt and his party arrived
shortly before 1 o'clock, after a drive over
a heavy red clay road from Hodgenville
and five minutes afterward Governor Will
sou called the assemblage together) and In
troduced Rev. Dr. E. L. Powell of the First
Christian church 'of Louisville, who deliv
ered an extemporaneous prayer.
Program la Brief.
The speakers" platform was small and
accommodated few except the participants
in tha exercises and the president's Imme
diate patty. Including Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss
Roosevelt. Mrs. Augustus E. Wlllson. Cap
lain A. W. Bute, Dr. Rlxey and others.
Commencing with Governor Willeon's ad
dress, th apeaklag began at 1 o'clock, and,
not withstanding therv were six. act
speeches, out prayer and band music, to
say nothing of. Lbs laying of tha corner
stone, the esurs ceremony had been con
cluded by t:4s, and a few minutes aftei
wards tha visitors bad begun their rough
carriage rids back to Hodgenville.
The president was cordially 'received. He
was frequently Interrupted by applause, but
It waa always well timed, and never bo:a
teious enough to causa either1 a anoyance
or much delay. Other speakers were ap
plauded.. Mr. Roosevelt aroused especial
enthusiasm when he mounted a chair and
gave tha crowd a better opportunity te see
and hear him. In tha main, ha c In fined
himself closely to his manuscript, but at
tha beginning departed from It to make re
ply iot complimentary allusions to himself
by Governor Folk.
Tha cornerstone remained Supeaded In
the air In tha grasp of a big derrick erected
bocide the lent while the oratory was in
progress, and immediately afterward was
lowered Into Its place at a signal from the
president, who applied tha first trewelful
cf tha mortar that will hold It In lis place
during tha comlag centuries.
ear Deposits Froelamatleo.
Skillfully concealed under tha stuns was
laid a metallic box containing copies of
tne constitution of tha t'nlted States and
other historic documents, some of which
were plated la It by the president and
others by other members of tha party.
Among the contributors to this treasure
were lis re ace Marker. Robert J. CuilWr
and Richard Lloyd Jones of Kew York,
all of whom bars participated la tha move
ment which Is about to result hi the
memorial building. la thia part of tb cere
mony an aged negro took a leading part.
He s Isaac T. Montgomery of Mound
Bay. Mia, who Is said to hate bean a
slate of Jefferson Davis, president of tha
tsu.teder scy. To Montgomery was assigned
the appropriate task of depositing In the
bx a ropy f Lincoln's emancipation proc
lamation, aud la so doing he made a brief
speech Ut which he referrol tw himself
(Ccnilauall tmrirua&La .Peg.)
SUMMARY OF THE DEE
atordar, Febraary IS,
1909 FEBRUARY 1909
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FOR OMAHA. COUNCIL BLUFFS AND
VICINITY PrjbaMy snow Saturday; con
tinued cold Saturday.
FOR NEBRASKA Probably snow Satur
day. FOR lOWA-Unsettled with probably
snow Faturday; colder In east and central
portions Saturday.
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BOMxamc.
Log cabin In which Lincoln waa born
waa dedicated by a large crowd and Pres
ident Roosevelt lays the cornerstone for
the Lincoln memorial at Hodgenville, Ky.
Fags I
Alderman Joseph F. Kohout of Chicago,
dlsappointed'because his wsrd 'club re
fused to endorse him, committed suicide.
rags 5
Robert T. Lincoln waa honored guest at
Springfield, Abraham Lincoln's old home.
and William J. Bryan delivered the prin
cipal address. Pare 1
Wireless messsges received at New Yoik
Indicate the Atlantic fleet may reach
Hampton Roads two or three days ahead
of schedule time. Faara a
uoxs&ATrrE.
Democratic legislature proposes to re
peal terminal tax law and distribute all
values. Including shops, on a mileage
bails. Much dissatisfaction expressed with
the bank guaranty bill. Pags 1
State senate holda short session and ad
journs out of respect for the day, school
of cltlxenshlp bill. Miller's divorce bill
and bill against high achool fraternities
being recommended for passage. Page t
Judge Sears asks the legislature to re
open the Steufer Investigation of 10.
charging the original Invcatigation was a
whitewash. Pags S
nsauu.
Herman Sorey stabs and kills Mike
Baffley at Bloom field. . Page
Young Men's Republican club of Lincoln
holds banquet and listens to address com
meliorative, of Lincoln. Bryan's birth
day, February 19, to be the occasion of a
big dollar banquet.' page a
wAsmnroTOw.
Representative levering . yesterday
charged In the house that tha charges of
corruption against President-elect . Taft,
Wlllisni Nelson Cromwell and others sre
the result of blackmailing plot by which
It waa hoped to extort large sum from
Mr. Cromwell. Page a
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MORE LAND FOR TARGET RANGE
Modern RIMea Toe Pwwerfal far the
Raasa Wave Aewllable at Fart
Raaaell.
( From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (Special Tele
gram. H-Quartermaster General Aleshlre,
through the secretary of war, submitted to
congress a request for an appropriation of
$18,000 for the purchssa of 1.SJ0 acres of land
adjoining Fort D. A. Russell. In Wyoming,
as an addition to the target range.
General Aleshlre, in explanation of this
request, says this additional land la needed
because of the Increased range of modern
rifles. It Is found that projectiles fired on
the present range frequently strike on pri
vate property lying beyond the range, mak
ing It dangeroua to persons and animals.
Considerable friction has arisen with own
ers of such property, and In more than one
case the government has had to pay dam
ages for animals killed or Injured during
target practice.
FORTY GIRLSJSCAPE FLAMES
Fire Discovered la Faeklag Plaat
Wn.ll Employee Are at
Lsark.
KANSAS CTTT. Mo., Fib. It Forty
young women employed In the laundry de
partment of Mortis A Co. 'a packing plant
In Kansas City, Kan., narrowly escaped
with their Uvea when fire broke out in tha
second floor of this plant early this after
noon. The girls were at lunch on tha third
floor and before they were aware of the
fire tha lunch room waa filled with smoke.
The company's firs drill wss useless and
tha employes rushed out In a panic All.
however, escaped In safety. The fire prac
tically destroyed tha interior of the entire
building. No estimate of the loss has been
made.
FORMER NEBRASKAN ARRESTED
Ckarlee O. rharlrataa. Later af Chi.
eaaTt Cherajed with Fargery
at Dearer.
DENVER, Feb. li -Charles O. Charleston,
said to be a former member of the Ne
braska legislature, and of tha Chicago
Board of Aldermen, waa arrested here to
day, charged with numerous forgeries of
checks. Charleston eight or tea years ago
is said to have been a prosperous contractor
la Chicago. He cam to Denver about three
years ago.
allraad Cealeaiai Twaalt.
LA NT) tit. Wye-. Feb. li (SeeciaJ
Suit baa been started la tha district court
her to condemn lbs tawwafl ef Waahaba
for the purpose of securing a itght-of-way
northwestward from that place and It Is
reported tha company is endearoting to
lease SB CeO acres of coal land m that vie la
ity. Washaba Is tha geographioal canter
of tha atata and Is located a short distance
south of the bead of Big Hora canaa.
through which tha Burttag-ioa propose te
bulla ins
EXERCISES AT OLD HOME
Spring-field Uass of Color and Pic
tures of Emancipator.
ROBERT LINCOLN HONORED GUXST
Ambassador Bryee, William J. Bryaa
aad Mrs. Bryaa Amaa the
Speakers Fifty Meetings
at Chicago,
SPRINGFIELD, 111.. Feb. li. A visit pJ
by Robert T. Lincoln to the old Lincoln
home which he had not vialted since boy
hood marked the Informal but real begin
ning of the memorial celebration of the
looth annlveissry of Abrsham Lincoln's
birth held in Springfield today. Every buai
neas house and ne ly every residence In
ths city Is decorated with flags and bunting
and with pictures of the great emancipator.
Ambassador Jusserand of France and the
English ambassador. James Brjce, were en
tertained at the governor's mansion and
went from there at noon to the Country
club, accompanied by William J. Bryan
and Senator Jonathan P. Dolllver, where
they were guests at a luncheon. A recep
tion waa tendered Ambassador Bryce by
the British-American association. A con
spicuous part In the celebration was taken
by the Daughters of the American Revo
lution, whose national president, Mrs. Don
ald McLean, participated.
The city entertained as Its guests French
Ambassador Jussersnd, British Ambassa
dor Bryce, Hon. William Jennings Bryan.
Robert T. Lincoln, Senator Dolllver of
Iowa, Federal Judges Grosscup snd Landis
of Chicago. Seaman of Milwaukee and And
erson of Indianapolis. Hon. Jsmes Haflan.
Interstate commerce commissioner; Oenersl
John W. Noble, Judges Clarke and Klein,
Colonel W. H. Blodgett and Hon. David
R. Francis of Su Louis and many others
prominent In public and business life in
Illinois and neighboring stales.
Address of Mr. Bryan.
Mr. Bryan in his address said:
IJnc In s fame ss a statesman and as
the nation's chief executive during lis moet
crucial period has so o-.'ershauowed his
fsme aa an orator that his merits as a
public speaker have not been sufficiently
emphasised. When It Is remembered that
his nomination wss directly due to the
prominence which he won upon the stumi;
that In a remarkable aeries of de
bates he held his own against one
of the most brilliant orators America
has produced; snd thst to his speeches,
more than to the arguments of any
other one man. or. In fact, of all other
public men combined, was due the suc
cess of his party when ill these facts are
borne In mind. It will spnear plstn, even to
the casual observer, that too little atten
tion has been given to the extraordinary
power which he exercised as a speaker.
That his nomination was due to the effect
that his speeoliea produced cannot be dis
puted. When he beaaii his fiaht against
slavery in IBM he was but little known
outside of the counties in which lie at
tended court. It Is true thst he had been
a member of congress some years lie fore,
but at that time he waa not stirred by
any great emotion or connected wttli the
discussion of any important theme, and he
made but little Impression upon national
politics. The threatened extension of
slavery, however, aroused him, and with a
cause which justified his best eft oris be
threw his whole soul Into the fight. The
debates with Douglas have never had a
parallel hi this or, no far mm hUlorV tw,
In any other country.
Brevity is the kouI of wit and a part of
Lincoln's reputation for wit lies in his
ability to condense a great deal Into a few
words, He was epigrammatic. A moulder
of thought Is not necessarily an originator
of the thought moulded. . Just as lead
moulded into the form of bullets lias Its
effectiveness Increased, so thought may
have Its propagating power enormously In
creased by being moulded Into a form that
the eye catchea and the memory holds, lin
coin was the spokesman of his party: lis
gave felicitous expression to the thoughts
of his followers.
His Gettysburg Seech is not surpassed
If equalled, in beauty, simplicity, force
and appropriations by any speech of the
aame length of any language. It is the
world's model In eloquence, elegance and
condensation. He might safely rest his
reputation as an orator on that speech
alone.
He waa apt In Illustration no one more
so. A simple story or simile drawn from
every-day life flashed before his hearers
the argument that he wanted to present.
He did not spesk over the heads of his
hearers, and yet his language waa never
commonplace. There is strength in sim
plicity, and Lincoln'a style was simplicity
itself.
He understood the power of the Inter
rogatory, for some of tils most powerful
arguments were condensed Into questions.
Of all those who discussed the evils of
separation and the advantages to be do
rived from the preservation of the union,
no one ever put the matter more forcibly
than IJncoln did when, referring to the
possibility of war and the certainty of
peace some time, even if the union was
divided, he called sttention to ihe fact
that the same question would have to be
dealt with, and then asked. "Can enemies
make treatiea easier than friends can make
lawsf
He made frequent use of Bible language
and of illustrations drawn from holy writ.
It is said that when he was preparing his
Springfield speech In ISfts ha spent hours
trying to find language that would express
the idea that dominated his entire career,
namely, that a republic could not per
manently endure half free and half slave,
and that finally a Bible passage flashed
through his mind, and he exclaimed, I
have found it "A house divided against
itself cannot stand." and probably no other
Bible passage ever exerted as much In
fluence aa U ls one in ths settlement of a
great controversy.
1 have enumerated some, not all but the
mora lmortant of his characteristics as an
orator, and on thia day 1 venture for the
moment to turn the thoughts of this audi
ence away from tha great work that he
accomplished as a patriot, away from his
achievements In the line of statecraft, to
the means employed by him to bring be
fore the public the Ideas which attracted
attention to him. His power aa a public
speaker waa the foundation cf his suc
cess, and while it Is obscured by the super
structure that waa reared upon It, it can
not be entirely overlooked aa the return
ing anniversary of his birth csiis Increas
ing attention to the widening influence of
bia work. With no military career to das
ale the eye or excite tha imagination; with
no publlo service to make h's name fa
miliar to the reading public, his elevation
to the presidency would have hen Im
possible without his oratory. The elo
quence of Demosthenes and Cicero were
no more necessary to their work, and Lin
coln deserves to have his name written on
tha scroll with theirs.
Baao.net la Evening.
Ths crowning event of ths celebration was
tonight's banquet, 7U plates for which were
engaged at S3 each. Addresses were de
livered by Senator Dolllver, W. J. Bryan,
and Ambassadors Bryce and Jusserand.
Declaring that hsigllshmon honor tha
memory of Lincoln as Americana do, and
that tt waa fitting that one who waa
privileged to represent ths land from whicji
his forefathers cam should bring on be
half of England a tribute of admiration
for him. Hon. James Bryce, British am
bassador te th Cn! ted 8tata. delivered a
aotabi address at tb Lincoln celebration
here today.
"Three ' points should not bo for rot ten
which, tf they do not add to laaooln's
greatness, inaks It more attractive, said
Mr. Bryce. "One Is that fact that he
roe, all otiaided, to the pinnacle of power
and responsibility. Rarely Indeed has it
happened In history, hardly at all could
It have happened tn th last century out
side America that oca bore la poverty, with
no help throughout his youth froo, inter-
(Continued oa Fifteenth Page.)
KING EDWARD LEAVP BERLIN
Klases Kaiser W'' Throe
Tlsao as V..V V' ...
BEIU"" V King Edward and
Quee '.'"!,. ,vtt r"' for lwidon at
I o'cKv
afternoon, sfter a visit of
four da , the German capital. They were
accompanied to the railroad station by the
emperor and empress and their military
suites and Frince Henry of Prussia. The
leave taking was affect innate, his majesty
kissing the emperor three times on the
cheek.
Intense curlouslty Is being displayed by
the German people concerning Sir Charles
Hardlnge's conference with Chancellor von
Buelow last night
The authorities, however, maintain the
strictest retkence, except to stale that
every subject was touched upon In which
the policy of both nations Is interested,
and In which the result most satisfactory.
It is understood that before the departure
of King Edward, Sir Charles will have a
further conference with the chancellor.
The earl of Crewe, British colonial secre
tary, had an extended conference with
Chancellor von Buelow snd Colonial f?cre
tary Dernburg yesterday, at which It Is
supposed various colonial matters. Includ
ing that of occupation of Allflsch bay, wore
discussed.
PLOT TO DEPOSE SULTAN
Change la Ministry Dae to Discovery
of I'lea to Seat Prince
Yaaeof.
BERLIN, Feb. 12. The recent changes In
the Turkish ministry are due to a discovery
of a plot against the sultan that had for its
object his deposition, according to the Con
stantinople correspondent of the Frank
furter Zcitung. The plan was to dethrone
the sultan today while he was riding to th
selamllk celebration and proclaim as sultan
Prince Yussof Ixxedln. the eldest son of the
late sultan. The publication of the corre
spondence with Prince Tussof Is expected
In a few days, and this undoubtedly will
clear up the Incldent.,
The grand vizier, K is mil Pasha, was fully
Informed of this conspiracy last week and
he consequently wanted the sultau to at
once appoint Naxlm Pasha to the post of
minister of war. The sultan, however, was
opposed to this becsuse years ago he had
degraded Nazim Pasha and made htm serve
ten years as a common soldier. Owing to
the threatened danger the sultan' finally
yielded and made the appointment.
It is reported, the correspondent adds,
that the ministers of foreign affairs and
justice resigned last night-
WOULD STOP JAP IMMIGRATION
California Coagreasmaa Qsslet Pres
ident as Favoring; Restriction
Agreement.
KALAMAZOO. Mich., Feb. 11-In his
address before the Lincoln club last night.
Congressman Duncan E. McKlnlay of
California quoted President Roosevelt as
being distrustful of the Japanese. Con
gressman McKlnlay said "the president
said to th California ongressmsn that
we mm-it preservo -wur HiT for the whlla
man and that he was wfth us In our fight
to bar Asiatic labor.
" 'Rut. said the president. 'Japan is a
powerful nation and we don't know what
attitude her statesmen will assume toward
us. If the difficulty were with FJhgland I
would have 100 years of precedent to guide
my srtinn. Nor would the kaiser strike
us In the back, but would meet us on level
ground and on even terms. But we cannot
tell what this new nation will do. Tou
must be patient and I will endeavor to
negotiate a treaty with Japan under which
Japan will herself hold back her people
from our continent." "
TOKIO REJOICES AT NEWS
Officials aad Newspaper alsed at
Rejection of A t l-Japaarse
Leglalatloa.
TOKIO, Feb. It. Lengthy cables convey,
ing from correspondents In America news
of the rejectment of sntl-Japanese legisla
tion by the California legislature have Been
received Jiere with Intense satisfaction In
official and business circlrs and publication
of this information, together with expres
sions of favorable opinion by President
Roosevelt and the governors of several
states has greatly Improved ths sltustion.
Resolutions adopted by ths New York leg
islature and in other parts of ths T'nlted
States were received with similar appre
ciation. The leading Japanese papers today printed
editorials on the outcome of th affair and
' ln'irli.aTia r-ti ,i jl I ti r In th. mnir. ,ri m . ... V.
relieved.
MURDERS TEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Vsoaa- Raaalaa Laborer Shoot Yoota
fal Iwretlfart aad Taea
Kills Himself.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 11-Dorothy
Mankanoff, the 10-year-old daughter of
Russian pexsants. was shot and Instantly
killed today by Eraetry Broughousea. a
young laborer, who had been driven from
the Mankanoff household because be per
sisted in paying attention to tha child.
Broughousen then shot himself through
the brain and will die.
Broughousen. who la a Russian 3 years
of age, lay in wait for th girl and as she
passed on her way to school, he drew a
revolver snd fired twice, killing her In
stantly. Tl murderer then turned the
weapon on himself, sending a bullet
through his brain.
AGAINST REPEAL OF EXCLUSION
Bfataaa Legislator Intro aces
Messorlal to fesgress Opooaiagt
Repeal of Freoeat Law.
HELENA, ilont . Feb. li A memorial to
eongress prsying against tha repeal of ths
Asiatic exclusion act was introduced la the
house today by Representative Norton, who
moved that It be referred to the committee
on labor. Tliia waa done, but not until a
democratic member from Madison county
had read a pseudo-telegram signed T. B,-
dated Washington. Inveighing against ac
tion on this and ether measure on th
ground that it might precipitate war with
Japan.
MAY REFUSE UQUOR SERYICE
Coassacrco Cosasslosloa Hold Fisrsas
Cossaaaleo Sot Compelled to
Hake C. O. U. Colleetioaa.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. That Si press
companies cannot be compelled to perform
C. O. li." service for the liquor traffic
was held by th Interstate Ctmnvsros eom
m union yesterday In th eaa of th RoyaJ
Brewing company against tb Adams Sa
preea company.
v I
I Vs ' i J
the facta of the case. What bas occurred In this case must ever recur In
similar case. Human nature will not change. In any future great national
trial, compared with the men of this, we shall have aa weak and as strong,
as silly and as wise, as bad and as good. Let us, therefore, study the Incident
of this, as philosophy to learn wisdom from, and none of them as wrong to
be revenged. But the election, along with lis Incidents and .undesirable strife,
haa done good. too. It has demonstrated that a people's government can sus
tain a national election in the midst of a great civil war. Speech in reply
to a serenade upon his re-election November 10, 1864. by republican Clubs
of the District of Columbia.
HELPING THE RAILROADS OUT
Terminal lax Bill to Be Repealed and
All Value to Be Distributed.
SHOPS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS
Bank tiaaraaty Bill Contlane to Be
a Bob of Content loa aad Misf
C'oafereaee Are Betas;
Held.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Feb. 12.-SpeclaU In addi
tion to the bill providing for the repeal of
the terminal tax law, which was enscted by
the last legislature after years of opposition
on the part of the railroads, the democrats
of the legislature Intend to dip Into Ihe as
sessment of this class of property a little
further.
A bill Is, now In course of construction
which will provide that railroad property
shall be assessed and distributed under the
unit system. That Is, the Stste Board of
Assessment will be required to find tne
value of each railroad system. Then this
valuation will be divided by the number of
miles In the system In Nebraska, and to
each county there will be certified a valu
ation based on the milesge. This will mean
a mile of railroad In one community Is
worth Just as much as a mile In another
on the same road. Under the provisions of
the proposed lew Ihe Immense railroad
terminals In Omaha and the terminals In
other cities will be lumped in on the mile
sge basis. If they do not escape taxation
altogether.
It is the Intention of those who are pre
paring the measure to so fix It that the
local assessor will have nothing to do with
the valuation of railroad property, but every
building, every chop and all other railroad
properUulisH t lumped In together snd
Valued bv the" 'state' board,-and then dis
tributed over tKe system.
When the bill providing for the repeal
of the terminal tax law wss tslked about.
Its object was to force the Omaha senator
to get busy on ihe measure, but Istely
these same men have begun to wonder
whether the Omaha senators will exert
themselves to kill It If they do not the
bill. In all probability, will pass.
fonfrreaee oa Baoklaar Bill.
Members of the subcommittee on bank
ing, which, with Judge Albert, drafted the
new banking bill, held several more con
ferences with Governor Shallenberger'thla
morning, while Graff and Donohoe both
went to their homes.
So much opposition to the bill aa drafted
J has developed that even members of the
committee are becoming dissatisfied with
their work and insist on holding out the
bill until a majority of the democrats agree
upon it.
Sine the subcommittee completed the bill
Its members have gone over the bill again
very carefully and it remains practically
In the same shape aa originally drawn and
published In The Bee. If Judge Albert
dictated the measure as the subcommittee
instructed him to do and In accordance with
memorandums filed with him, the bill will
go to the joint committee with th sanction
of every member of the subcommittee.
Judge Albert was sent for today and upon
his arrival at the state housa he was Imme
diately brought upon the carpet by the
members of the subcommittee to give testi
mony that the bill he prepared was In strict
accordance with the copy O. K.d by the
subcommittee In every detail. Including all
Interlineations.
Uoalldeatloaa ef Directors.
The bill provides that ths board of direct
ors of any banking Institution transacting
business under ths provisions of this act
must be residents of th county wherein
such bank Is located, or of th counties
adjacent thereto and every director of a
bank having a capital of less than S5,0U
must be the owner and holder of at least
one-twentieth of the paid up capital stock
In his owa name and right and in a bank
with a capital of mors than U.& said
director must own and hold In his own
name and light not less than $3,000 of th
paid up capital stock.
Following are some of th other impor
tant sections of tha bill, mention Of which
haa previously been made In Th Bee:
Section le-S's officer or employ of any
corporation transacting a banking business
In this slate shall be permitted to borrow
any of the funds of the bank upon his own
note or obligation, or upon any not or
obligation made to him for accommodation,
and po director of bank shall be permitted
to borrow aoy of the funds of the bank
wilhojt first having secured the approval
of a majority of Hie board of directors in
active session, the record of which shsll
be made and kept as part of the records of
said bank. And any officer, director or em
ploye of a corporation who shall violate
the provisions of this section shsll be
deemed guilty of a felony and on conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine not ex
ceeding fl.OuO or Imprisonment m the peni
tentiary not to exceed f.ve years, or both,
at Ilia discretion of the court.
Limitation oa Least.
Section SS No corporation transacting a
banking buaineas tn this ststa shall loan to
any single corporation, firm or individual,
including in such loan all loana made to
the several members or shareholders of
such firm or corporation, for tha use and
benefit of such Arm, corporation or Indi
vidual, more than 10 per cent of the paid
up capital cf such bank, but tb discounting
of bills -of exchange drewn la good fa I in
against actually existing valuea and the dis
count of commercial paper actually owned
by tha persons negotiating the same shall
not be considered aa money borrowed. Any
officer, director or employe of any cor
poration transacting a 'asking buslneaa
under the laws of this state who shall vio
late or knowingly permit a violation of the
provisions of this section shsll be deemed
guilty of a felony and upon conwctiou
thereof ahall be puulaned Ly a fine not
esceeting tut or by Imprisonment not to
e it ted three years In tne state peniten
tiary, or botb, at the diacretiou of the court.
Section a No corporatioa traasactug a
(CUnued oa SuUa Po-j
T HAS lotif ben a grave question whether
any government, not too strong for the lib
riles of its people, ran be trong enough
to mantain lu own existence In great emergen
cleg e -e cannot have free gov
ernment without elections; and if the rebellion
could force us to forego or postpone a national
election It might fairly claim to hare already
conquered and ruined us. The strife of the elec
tion is but human nature practically applied to
OBJECT TO CONFEDERATE FLAG
Indianapolis Veteraae Reqolre Re
meval of Emblem at Lincoln
Maaa Meeting.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. It-After vig
orous protests were msde.by veterans of
th civil war that a confederate flag was
Included In the Tomllnson hall decorations
for the Lincoln mass meeting this after
noon. Mayor Bookwaller ordered the em
blem removed from the hall. The decora
tions In ihe l.all were made for the con
vention of the United Mine Workers of
America and were allowed to remain for
the celebration today. 1
The laglslature this sftemoon observed
the anniversary by appropriate exercises.
While the exercises were going on In this
city the school children of Indlaiispolls,
through the pupils of ths school st Lincoln
City, were decorating the grave of the
woman who gave Lincoln birth. Their
wreath, purchased by 1-cent contributions
by the 1.500 eight grsde pupils In the Indian
spoils schools, was placed on th grave of
Nancy Hanks Lincoln, which crowns a
little knoll Just outside of IJncoln City, Ind.
WOOD PULP. ON FREE LIST
Select Committee Will Probably
Make This Recommeadatlea
to Congress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. li-With the sp
proach of the special session of congress
for the consideration of a revised tariff,
activities In regard to the investigation of
wood pulp and print paper are being re
newed. The select committee on pulp and
paper Investigation met today.
It Is understood the committee will rec
ommend a considerable reduction In th
duty on cheap print paper and probably the
removal of the tariff on ground wood, un
der such conditions ss would secure the
free Importstion. of both pulp wood and
ground wood pulp from Canada.
COLLEGE IS STILL CLOSED
Twenty Additional rosea of Smallpox
Appear at William Jewell
Dormitories.
LTBERTT, Mo!. Feb. 12. Twenty sd
ditlonal cases of smsllpox developed be
tween yesterday noon and the same time
today at William Jewell college, bringing
the total casea now at the college up to
thirty-five. All of the students In the dorm
itories have been quarantined and there is
little prospect of the school reopening soon.
The disease Is said to be in a mild form,
but very contagious.
TRIES SUICIDE THREE TIMES
Lass of f 100,000 la Nebraska Land
SaoealatloB Makes Chicago
Maa Dosooadeat. .
CHICAGO. Feb. U. Three time today
Benjamin Martin, a -farmer of Hopedale.
III., essayed to end his life In tha frigid
waters of the Chicago river. Twice he
swam ashore, and the third time would
have sunk bad not a policeman thrown
him a rope. He said ha had grown des
pondent because of the loss of 1100,000 In
land speculation In Nebraska two years
ago and because there Is now a mortgage
of 110.000 on his farm.
TO REPRESENT UNITED STATES
Bsess, Garfleld aad Placket Will
Attend rtk Amerleaa Con
servation Conference.
WASHINGTON, Feb. li Th names of
th commissioners to represent the United
States, Canada and Mexico at th confer
ence on th conservation of th national
resources of North America, which meets
hers next Thursday, were announced at the
Whit House today. Tb United States will
be represented by Secretary of Stat Bacon,
Secretary of the Interior Garfield aad
Gifford Plnchot, government forester.
DANES TO INCREASE NAVY
Bills Providing for Better Sea aad
Laad Defease Art Before
Folkethlag.
COPENHAGEN. Feb. li-Billa providing
for better sea and land defense for Copen
hagen and the coast of Zeeland were In
troduced In the Foikething today by the
minister of, national defense. The contem
plated fortifications Involve an expenditure
of something over lll.OMJ.OOO, and ths con
struction of a score ef torpedo boats and
half a dosen submarines slso Is contem
plated. SAYS WORLD BACKS RAINEY
Repreocatatlvo Lovorlaa; Dorlaro
CBa"rosmaa Got Hla laforma
tloa from Kew York Paper.
WASHINGTON, Feb. li A sensation waa
created In the house today when Mr. Lov
ering of Massachusetts charged that Mr.
Rainey's allegations regarding the Panama
canal sale were baaed upon " New Tork
World Information, derived from ex-coo-vlct
and blackmailers. Mr. Levering was
called to order.
LAND OWNERS ATTACK BILL
Irish Landlords Demand Rejeetloa of
Blrrell' Meaaar by Par
I la meat.
DUBLIN. Feb. U-The Irish land owners'
convention In session today attacked viru
lently Chief Secretary tar Ireland Blrrell's
proposed land bill aad adopted a resolution
demanding It rcjectloa by Parliament.
LINCOLN LIVES, YES
1
Alire to Every Freeman, One Hun
dred Years Old Friday.
OMAHA PAYS PBOUD TRIBUTE
Twenty Thousand School Children
Be cite Great Speech,
BLUE AND CBAY HONOR HIM
Confederate Join Grand Army in Big
Demonstration.
NO CREED, NO RACE THIS BAY
Celebration la Omaha Calmlaatea la
Pablte teremony at th
Aadltorlam ai Fight
O'clock.
Abraham Lincoln, 100 jesrs ef age today!
Living? Yes, and living he will be to
Americans, In American hearts. In th
hearts of freemen everywhere who love
freedom and th cause of freedom, 10
yeers from today.
Euloglxed by fifty speakers at th pubiia
and parochial schools; honored by a salute
of twenty-one guns at noon; his story told
by no less than 1.000 school children In
recitation and declamation; before an audi
ence of 8.000 In the afternoon and another
audience equally aa large In the evening,
was the tribute paid to Abraham Lincoln
by Omahans yesterday, and he was char
acterised as the tallest msn In the world
this side of the cross of Calvary.
Engraved on the minds of more than S0,
000 school children of Omaha are the slm
plo words of Abrshsm Lincoln defining ths
principles on which the republic of th
United States wss founded, and the
"world" must long remember not only th
man's life and works, devotion and faith
In the government, but words of the Gettys
burg oration, fsmous In the world as con
taining the essence of American civil gov
ernment. This Impression was made Friday, when
as a part of the Lincoln centennial pro
gram In Omaha children and young people,
representing at least three distinct ages,
who must live In two generations to come,
repeated at high noon the Gettysburg
speech of th martyred president, who pre
dicted at the time that tlie world would
little not nor long remember th words
uttered by himself and others on th ssrrel
ground he was dedicating to th union dead.
Moat TTalaae Feat a re.
The reciting of the brief address waa per
haps the most remarkable feature of the
day's program. Tots In the kindergarten
lisped "Four score and seven years sgo
our fathers brought forth upon this conti
nent a new nation conceived In liberty and
dedicated to the proposition that all men
are created equal." On up through the
grades In fifty different schools went the
words, those Just lesrnlng to read from
a printed page aaylng "It U Tor its. "tr
living, rather, to be dedicated to th un
finished work which they who fought here
have thus far so nobly advanced."
Boys and girls just coming Into th
estate of young man and young womanhood
and reallxing for the first Urn th Benll
ment of pstrlotism said, "ws her highly
resolve that the dead shsll not have died
in vain," while the young men and young
women of tha high school In th splendor
and strength which Is theirs, arose aad
said over the words In firm, resolute tones,
"governments of the people, by the people
snd for the people shall not perish from
the earth."
In some schools the words were repealed
by little tongues not yet trained to speak
th English language, by children whose
fathers and mothers have become cltisens
of the United States sine Abraham Lin
eoln defended the principles which he ex
pounded t Gettysburg and who have
realized to the fullest th privileges for
which the president fought with his armies
to free on race that all race under th
American flag might be free.
Krllpse Colambas Day.
Not since ths day In April. IMS, thst
school children all over the land celebrated
the "Columbua day" a day which none
will ever see again, have th publlo schools
of Omaha participated In exercises so well
planned to give each child words and
pictures of an event which must, linger
In even the poorest memory for many
years to come.
The recitation began Just at II o'clock,
when the first guns of the salute were
fired from the cannon on the high school
grounds, after which ths schools were
dismissed for the day.
Fifty citixens of Omaha, most of thorn
trained speakers and those familiar with
American history, addressed the students
in th public and parochial schools be
tween th hours of 10J& and U o'clock,
these addresses being remarkahl fn th.
spirit of patriotism which they breathed
ana tne keen appreciation of the ai. .r
cltlxenshlp which they Inspired. They were
remarkable . also because they cam alike
and with equal fervency from men of all
political beliefs and religious creeds, there
being absolutely no line. Dartiaaa
aectarlan. but only praise for th lofty man
wnom ail admit preserved th American
nation,
Wher They Book.
Th following were the speaker at th
various public and parochial schools:
High School General Charles V vt-.,
UIL "
Bancroft School John A. Rennewltg.
1 tea la School Rev. Kdwln . Jenka.
Cass School Paul Martin.
Caslalisr School C. J. Smvth.
Central School T. J. Mahoney
Cential Park School Kev. John B. Hum.
aion.
Columbian School H. H. Baldrlge
Clifton Hill School Dr. C. H. Jensssa.
Comenlus School F. If. Guinea.
lrui1 liiil School C. W. DeLamatrs.
Lupont School n. ('. Pratt.
Dundee A. W. Jefferuk
Faroani School-Rabbi Frederick Coba.
Forrest S hooi Rev. btambsugh.
Frsnklin School W, A. t'ebord.
Kellom School Rev. W. Slensonl
Lake School Edasid P. Smith.
Lesveuwortb Street School John p
Breen.
Lincoln School Father Gleeson.
Long School Frsnk Crawford.
Lothrop School Dean ti. A. Beecber.
Mason BcIkxiI F. A. Brogan.
Monmouth Park School H. P. Leavitt
Omaha View School Rev. J. A. Bpyaer
Pacific School Father Gannon.
Park School Rev. H. Scott Hyda
Saratoga School Father Mortality.
Sherman School E. P. Leary.
Saunders School W. O. Detweiler.
Walnut Mill School C. C. Wright
Train School Rev. W. . Fulton.
Vinton S luoi Dr. Newton Mann,
Webster fcVhool 1 V. t'rofoot.
Wiudaur School Rev. R. B. A. McBrldt,
In the. downtown district many nags wen
displayed and tho day was observed to some
extent as a holiday, buaineas bouses regret,
ting that th movement to mak it an abao.
iute holiday la honor of tha Lincoln eata
taaJ was not atarud sooner that la da