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he ' Omaha Daily Be FABT ONE NEWS SECTION PAGE 1 TO $ A PAPER FOR THE ItOUZ OMAHA DEE BEST IN THE WEST VOL. XXXVIII NO. 214. OMAIIA, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20, 1909 SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. TAFTSAYS FAREWELL Ireiident-elect Make Final Speech at Cincinnati Before Inauguration. SAYS . GOOD-BYE TO FBIXJTD3 Great Crowd Heart Address in Chamber of Commerce. BUSINESS AND THE TABUET Revival After New Law Passes Will ; Wipe Out Delcit. LOCK PLAN FOX PANAMA CANAL II flays Work Wilt Bo Completed Aloaar Prepoae Line Desplta i Ovril(!aa . of , h ' Minority. , CTNCJNN1ATI, CX, FVb. 1. Addi'wsing the mrmbcri of th Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce; in what wm really farewell to Mr home city before being Inaugurated president. William H. .Taft evoked the heartiest cheer and applause of the thou iindi of business men who stood on the "change" floor and the many women who occupied the naileries by Ms remarks of familiarity and frlendahlp for his towns men and neighbors. The brief speech was not ended, however, without a serious referenced to the ma terial proupertty of the city. This led Mr. Taft to a discussion of the improvement of the Ohio river. He said it should re ceive tits heartiest support as president; but he cautioned that patience be culti vated for ' the reason that congress, vsry properly, moved slowly. At the present time, he said, a deficit of lloo,0u0,0i confronted those responsible for the government., That h believed not to be, a serious situation, and as encouraging elans he spoke of the stagnation of bust nens due to a universal Inclination to .wait until the tariff had been revised before new business undertakings were launched or old ones pushed ahead. The normal re vision of bualness after ths tariff had been settled. Mr. Tii ft believed, would take care of the deficit. Referring to he Pan ama canal, Mr. Taft declared with a degree of poaltlveness that the type of canal had been determined upon and the minority which had oppoaed the pi ad adopted, might as well come In and bark up trie work. "But," he added, "whether they do come m or not. It is going to be built according to the present plana" Speaking of the good It would do to those on the inthmus who are engaged In the work to have ths American . people back ing up their efforts, Mr. Taft said: "1 know that the people of the United Sutra Intend to stand back of them., and I propoee. so far as in me lies, to assure them that while am president thoy will tiHve my backing to the iaat dollar neces- tiy. i tiidoi'ivking to say "goodiye" Mr.. Taft (tun J hlmaelf opposed by a generally ei-pi't-KMcd negative. - - " "Oh. well, let it be 'so long" then," h ejuu!iud with, a heatty .laugh, 't ' i Charles Nagtl, who la believed to ' be slated for the secretaryship' of Commerce and Labor In the, Taft cabinet, reached her lata today for an Interview with Mr. Taft. Mr. Nagel had no comment for pub lication. A. I. Vorys, Mr. Taffs state inmphlgn manager, was a caller on him today. AUTO MYSTERY IS SOLVED Folic . at Rtaa, Rasalav, Disease Traveling; Revolatloaarlr Print ing Oniftt. BT. PETERSBURG. Feb. 1. Th polio of Riga, today seised a mysterious auto mobile that frequently of lata ha been seen In the streets of that city. An examin ation showed It to contain a complete nutriment for printing revolutionary liter ature, Blx men connected with the plant were taken Into custody. , Tli preliminary investigation Into the case of M. !itpokine, a former director of pullca, who was arrested in this city last January on the technical charge that he was a member of tba revolutionary organ isation, came- to an end today. The prose cutor determined that there waa ample Incriminating evidence against Lupoklne tu juvtlfy his Indictment. The penalty for this offense is eight years' at -hard labor or e-xlle tu felberla. ' The ic yesterday revived the Investi gation into the plot against the life of Count Wtto. discovered the night of Feb ruary 11. IK?. As a preliminary they in terrogated M. Kotosoff, a prominent leader of the fighting legion of the Black Hun dred. On the night In quest frm an Infernal michlne, with, a clockwork attach taunt, was found tn an unllghted stove In Wltte's house. It was removed and no damage waus done. CUSAfJ , GAR T0 OUTSIDERS Sill t Proven Foreigner nolalog Pvoporty Wnll A feet Tel millions at Investments. ,BV TORK. Feb, 19.-A bill prohibiting foreigners holding any property la Cuba, has bsen Introduced In the House at Havana, according to a cable dispatch te the Herald. Property of Americans, Eng !h, Spaniards. Oermans and French to the amount of nearly K,0GO.000,CU0 would be af fected by the passage of such a measure, ays the dispatch. Ths bill contain three Clauses as follows: ; That enly natural bora or naturalised eltl. sns i-aa acquire property.' That all bualnee transactions now under way for transfer ring properties to for eigners shell be suspended. This law will take effect from the date yf Us publication in the gasette. PASTOR'S ACCUSER KILLS SELF tMiead Mtesspt of Mr. PssM at t'almgo Hoapltal Prnvoa - gaoeraatat. CHICAGO. Feb. nX-Mr. V. C. Bosk nu-r, whe recently waa fined for aa aliased attempt to extort money from the Rev. perley Powers, and who accused bias before th trustees of his church, the Adama Street MiJliocJwt Episcopal, of making af fectionate adnce toward her, died at the lioai'lttil prison today of pouon auif-adnunle-tercd. Following her conviction a week agv Mrs. Fanner attempted to commit suicide by Inhaling ether, bfce was resuaoitated at the hospital, but later tn. the day aecured corrosive sufeacoaca tablets, which she wallowed' SUMMARY OF TOE DEE Sataraart Fobrwory SO, l&OB. 909 FEBRUARY 1909 SUN MON TUt WED THU fRI SAT 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2324252627 28 vn wiiTiia FOTt OMAHA. COUNCIL, BLTFF8 AND VICINITY Fair and warmer Saturday. FOR NKHRASKA generally fair and Warmer tonight. FOR IOWA Partly cloudy and warmer Saturday, Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Hour. . ueg. a. m 25 ( a. m W 1 a. m 34 8 a. m 24 a. m M 10 a. m 84 11 a. m 2 11 ra HO 1 d. m tt t p. m So I p. m 38 p. ra M I p. m 88 p. m 87 7 p. m M 8 p. m 33 p. m 84 WABXTJTOTOV. President-elect Taft mad a farewell ad dress to his Cincinnati neighbors yester dsy at th Chamber of Commerce. Pago 1 The select committee appointed to In vestigate th wood pulp and paper Situa tion recommended a reduction of th duty on print paper to tt a ton. aTBBBASKA, Norfolk JCewa says Shallenbarger and Hitchcock have combined to retire Bryan from th leadership of Nebraska democ racy. ' raf a R, Mead 8h urn way I grantad a etayiof execution until March t by th supreme court, the announcement being made while he waa preparing for th gallows. ' rag a MvrmMmrsn or oomam Fort. Arrive. ITBAjfgxxva, alia. La ProTvaea .Carenla. HU1 Olar. . lllanahaha. NltW TOBK WltW YORK NBW YORK SOUTHAMPTON. LONDON. . I , LONDON LONtXIN CHFRBOURO...,. NAHI.K.B QUEKNSTOWH... BT. JOHN'S HALIFAX HAVRB Mftarettnla..... P. r. Wllbelm.. Komisa LuIm. Mjiti MaMihuitts.. Minnesota. Sardinian.. . Kalaer Wllheln H. . Carman ta, . Adrlallo. Montcalm. . Kma at Britain. LouhUaaa. ...... BOND ISSUE BY HARRIMAN ROAD Preeda t aSSOO.OOO less Will B Veeal ta Cever laatktra Faelg Kxteastoas. NEW TORK, Feb. Directors of the Southern Paolflo company, which controls and operates th Southern Pacific railroad, today authorised an Issue of 11,000,000 twenty-year 4 , per cent bonds, which are convcrtibl Intfc common stock 'at tlW per ahar. ;' i At the same time th directors Increased the common eock of th Southern Pat'v company by tlOO.MO.OOt to provide for conversion of tha bonds. It was announced that t4e.KO.009 of this bond Issue will be offered to th share bolder and this ardouht hsa been under written by tha banking firm of Kuhn, Ioeb tt Co. . Holders of common or preferred stock will be allowed to subscribe for the new bonds on or before April 10. ISO, at M, with adjustment of Interest. The bonds will be convertible until Jon 1, 190. at JIM, or will be redeemable at JOS upon any semi-annual Interest dat after March 1, Ulfc It Is understood that th proceed of th bond lasu will be used to cover th South em Pacific's expenditures for the exten sion of subsidiary lines amounting to (103,- 000,000. . TARIFF AMENDMENT BEATEN Measara at teferwaere Killed parllasaeat by Vat at ' T t: 10T. la LONDON, Feb. 1. -After a debate lasting two day the tariff reform amendment to tha address In reply to tha king's speech from th throne was defeated In th House of Commons today by 17 vo(es to 107. Th amendment was proposed by J. Austen Chamberlain, and he had all th backing of th opposition benches. Th debet fol lowed the old lines, th unionists advocating duties favorable to colonial produce a a means of securing th market of th em pire to British manufacturers. MOST STRINGENT LIQUOR BILL Kiaaai "eaate Paea Proalbttlea Maatar aa Geveraer Will "term It, TOPEKA,' Kan., Feb. 1t. Tti amate to day concurred In th hoas amendment to th absolute prohibition bill. Th bill wilt become a law when signed by the governor and published. It is th most drasllo pro hibition moaeura ever suggested, as it pro vide that physicians eannot prescribe liquor and that druggists cannot sell In toxicants for any purpose whatever. Gov ernor Btubba la known to be favorable to the new bill. You have to pay top prices when the dressmakers are rushed. It pays to have dressmaking done in tlje dull season. S You can hav your clothe mad better and tt will probably coat 70a leas, than If you wait UU the sprint rush la on. To find a good dressmaker for any class of work from tha very highest grade to the sewing woman who will come to your house look at the "Dressmakers" ads on the want ad page. Dressmakers know that everxhdy. reads the want ad pi FIREARM SALE U5DER BAN Hardware Men Ak Beitrictive Law fasted. HAYKUEST IS, NEW PEESEDE2TT Conveatloa Adjoarae After E!eflaar Ofllrer aad Adept las; Reeolatleas Which Iarlade Attack rpo , rareels Post. President E. 8. Ifsyhurst, Liup City. First Vic President W. C. Klein, Mil ford. Second Vice President A. A. Lawson, Hastings. Third Vic Presldent-C. B. Diehl, Btrat ton. 8vretary J. Frank Rarr, Uncola. Treasurer K. J. Mall. Lincoln. Executive Committee O. R. Wyeoff of Madtnnn, one year; M. A. Manrleroad of Hnletetn. two years; Albert Degner of Nor folk, three yeara Advisory Board Es-FYeeldente Daniel Kavanauirh of Falrbury. Frank Hocker of Friend and Frank Roberts of Omaha. Delegates to the National Convention M. D. Huesey of Omaha, B. 8. Hayhurat, J. Frank Rarr, Dan Kavanaugh, S. A. San derson and C. t Kelly. . Delegates to State Aasodlation Meeting Iowa: R. H. McAllister, Orand Island; Bouth Dakota; I 8. Holloway, Fremont; Minnesota: F. W. Amdt, Blair; Colorado: W. T. Bristol, Mitchell. Legislative action with regard to the In discriminate sale of firearm Is emphat ically favored by th Nebraska Retail Hardware association. In th closing hours of its convention yesterday th associa tion instructed Its legislative committee to confer with tha legislature with a view to th enacment of such a law. It Is felt by th delegates that with th men who make money selling firearms' favoring such a restriction th legislature will be likely to adopt tha desired law. Weald-Be leld Failed. 8. A. Sanderson of Lincoln, speaking in behalf of the motion, recounted how ha had refused to sell a revolver to a mer chant of the capital city on day because he seamed despondent and how,th man Immediately went to a competitor. San derson warned this man by telephone, but the purchase had already been mad. The second dealer, however, followed th would be suicide to th corner and wa just in tlm to save the man from killing himself. Th legislative committee of the associa tion consists of th last three past presi dent. The association closed a four days' con Tsntlon yestsrday afternoon after electing Officer for th coming year, delegate to tat and national conventions and passing resolutions touching sute and national legislation. . More than 408 attended. Th membership of th association was Increased by many new dealers, thus entitling the Nebraskans to afr delegates to th national convention, an Increase of two since a year ago and of four sine tha .convention was held In Omaha In 1905. Th meeting Friday afternoon was'chiefly aecuUv. Th old. and new officer de livered short addressee and th report of tb auditing, resoletlan' and nominating Jnaimttteoa war received, - Vne resolution ZWIOW: . Resolved, by the Nebraska Retail Hard ware association In convention assembled. That we appreciate and say a hearty thank you to the commercial Interests of tha city of Omaha for their cordial recep. tlon and magnificent entertainment during out stay. To th women of Omaha for con tributing to the comfort and pleasure of the visiting women. That we appreciate th more cordial feel ing developed during tha year between the Jobbers and retailer of our state, and In struct our representatives to th national association to work to the end that these harmonious relationships may become na tional. x Parcels Poet. That w look with disfavor on the agi'a tlon for a parcels post, and request our membership to personally disseminate in formation a to th results of passing auch a law, and Instruct our representatives to work again It. Several senate and bouse bills that appear to be detrimental to the best interests nf our state have been befor your committee, and we recommend That the two house rolls referring to amendments of garnishes law, house rolls Nos. m and 3 and senate files Nos. 71, 16. and MS, be called to the attention of our legislative committee, and that this com mittee be instructed to csll tha attention of our state railroad commissioner to sev eral recent advance in minimum weight of carload shipments, and endeavor to se cure a mora satisfactory adjustment of th am. That we appeal for a national law adjust ing what appear to be unjust charges, arbitrary rulings, disregard of specified routings, delays In transit, delays In settle ment of clsims, unreasonable restriction of free delivery limits, et on tha psrt of tb express companies. All of th a Dove la respectfully submitted; 1 8. A. SANDERSON, I F. HOLLOWAY, . V. C. KLEIN. VEILED CHApGE OF BRIBERY Attorney la Beath lavastla-attoa Refer ta Alleged Corraptloa of Ohio Official. CHICAGO. Feb. 1.-W1U Frederick jj. Bobbins, assistant treasurer of A Booth A Ox. on th stand today, a veiled charge that monay had been used to bribe an of ficial of th state of Ohio waa mad by Attorney Jacob Newman, representing th creditor bank. Mr. Newman produced a chack dated February X 1M, for 16.000, mad payable to Harry I Gordon, and at tached to a memorandum affirmed by W. T. Cochrane. Mr. Robbin said be did not know th Identity of Mr. Gordon. "A a matter of fact," insisted Attorney Newman, "do you not know that this moaey was usod to bribe a public official of tb state of Ohio and thst It was Irreg ularly and fraudulently abstracted from th treasury of A. Booth A Co?" "I know nothing about it,' reiterated th witness. Th hearmg adjourned till Thursday next. - CINCTNNATV, O., Petal U. Regarding th suggestion in th A. Booth a Co. bear ing at Chicago that a payment of 16,000 to lilm had been made for an Ohio official. Harry A. Gordon, who is a prominent at torney 1n thi city, said this afternoon: "The $5.r was paid to ma aa a part of my fe for services rendered to A. Booth A Co. In the case which waa brought by th attorney general to oust them from doing .business: In th state of Ohio. No part of tt aver wen to anybody but my J f." LIFE TERM FOR BURGLARY Eatress Iralrara lm. eg la Iwa far tha First Ttaae la Hletary. DES MOINICa. Feb. lt.-For tha first time la th Mstory of Iowa a man was sentenced to th penitentiary for life for robbing house. CharUa Davenport, a negro, la th Polk county district court, wa ordered today by Judge Miller to be tmprtsoaed for life at Fort Madison. He fobbed woman of a diamond ring while h waa asleep in her roonv . " .A IIMIIIIIU', M i j j J . . v . Mmrn a W rril I H M-; From the St. Paul Pioneer r. SUNDRY CIVIL BILL IN ' ' aaaBBSsai-w Home Committee Reports Measure Currying Big Appropriation. FDTTD TO ENT0ECE HEPBURN LAW Ataaaat Left at Sanaa Fig-are aa I.aet Year Provides 38,000,000 for Work aa the Panama, , . CnnaL,. . . . V WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.-Two mora dis pjte between the president and congress were revived today when the bouse com mittee on appropriations reported the- sun dry civil appropriation bill. On waa In regard to th limitation of the use of the secret service of the Treasury department. Th other waa the appropriation for the examination of account of railroad under section JO of tba Hepburn rata law. The bill, the largest of all th general supply bills, carries an appropriation of H37.0ti2.0O7, or t, 000,000 les than the estimates. The committee Incorporated in th bill the aam limitation on the use of th secret servlc operatives aa was Included In tha bill which becam a law last winter. It waa this limitation that draw forth tha ever criticism of th president In his an nual message last December. For the en forcement of section SO of the Hepburn bill $360,000 I appropriated, th same aa last year. ' Tha sum of 1350,000 waa voted a year ago only after th president had written to th speaker and had called several mem ber to th Whit House to consult on th subject Testimony taken by the commit tee showed that during th sevtn months of the present year only 141,000 of ths fund had been expended and tn this amount was included th salary ot thirteen examiner for whom maintenance wa suggested by th committee a year ago from another fund. '1 To Reaaav Wreck of Mala. In the bill tha president is authorised with the consent of Cuba to Invite pro posals for removing the wrecked battle ahlp Main from Havana harbor and te communicate with congress sa anon aa may be practicable, estimate based upon the proposals received thereunder. ' Th bill carrlc authority for th con struction of a building at Washington at a cost of 1? ,600, OilO to accommodate th goologtcal survey, the reclamation service, th general land office and th Indian bureau. It I to be erected under tha su pervlsion of th superintendent of th capltol and to b under tha direction of the ecretsry of the Interior. The largest item In th bill I for con tinuation of work on th Panama canal. For this purpose $33.B,O09 is appropriated, or $,orK,080 mor thsn Is carried In the current sundry civil appropriation bill for that expenditure. There will b a de ficiency this year, however, of about' $5, OuO.OCn. The second largest Hera la $19,171. 614 fur rivers snd harbors construction work authorized by Isw. Another large item Js $1S.H1S.VM for the construction of public buildings. For the cost in main taining public buildings already erected there I appropriated $1,902,006 . for cus todian and janitors. Protection for Doaaaia. Tli bill also recommend, at th urgent request of th secretary of - the Interior, for the appropriation of $1,000. Ou for the protection of th public domain and th Investigation of entries of public lands, with a view of determining their validity. This amount wss Increased at th last ses sion from 20.000 to $600,000, During th hearings on th bill an, In vestigation wa mad of th coat to th government of granting holidays, half holi days and leave of absence to government employe In th District of Columbia. From data which was furnished by tha pubilo printer. R is estimated by tli committee that tht aura reachaa fully $3.00.0n an nually. Of th $C,tg2.3U appropriated for printing and binding $100,000 t to rpver th holidays granted to the 1,000 employe In tb government printing office. $100,000 cover the half holidays each week during July, August and September and $XX,Ou0 to cover tha annual leave which la granted to employe. On tba reoommandatloa ef th Depart- (Continued on Fifth Page.) Not Much Time Left COUNT THAT 0AY WHOSE LOW CESCErttiNS views rROJi thine hand . NO WORTHY ACTION DONE RACING BILL JECOMES A LAW Governor Gillette Sign Meaaare Soandlnsr Death Kaell of Pool . ' Selling la Callforala. 8ACRAMKNTO, Cal., Feb. 1$.-Govemor Glllett today signed th anti-race track gambling bill. 4 . The' bill will have th effect of closing the big track at Emeryville and Arcadia, The measure was sent to the governor on February 10, after having been passed by both houses with practically no opposition. The signing of the bill by -Governor G1I- Alalt todayitsounds th. death knelt- of roni selling at racfl fracas hi i.auiomra, as wen as wiping out th various pool room which have been operated openly and secretly In all parfi"of the state. Violation of th new law, which goes into effect sixty day from date, Is punishable by Imprisonment In th county jail or prison for a period of not lea than thirty days . and not exceeding on year. I SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19,-Th signing of th Walker-Otis anti-race track gambling bill by the governor at Sacramento today will result In curtailing the present season at Emeryville by about a month. At Santa Anita the season's end will have been reached before the bill become a law. There Is no provision In tha bill relating to the tlm ot its going Into affect. It will therefor become operative within sixty day from today. Deducting from thi Sun days and holidays the new law will become effective about May L Tha racing at Em eryville waa to have continued until about June 1, whllo at Santa Anita th season closea officially about April 15. PLOT TO DETHRONE NICHOLAS t Pvtereharar Story Says Reaction arlaa Wero Plan alas; Regrency . . Under Grand Duke Vladimir. ' ST. - PETERSBURG. Feb. 19. A sensa tional story of reactionary' plot to de throne Emperor Nicholas and proclaim a regency In Russia is being related In St. Petersburg today In connection with the recent death of Grand Duke Vladimir, the emperor's oldest uncle. The authority for the stoty Is a high judicial official of St. Petersburg. According to this Individual th affair waa uncovered In connection with th revelations concerning the Asef and Lopunklne case. While investigating th relation between Asef and the re actionary organization (Asef la th man who ha been condemned to death by th organisation becaua of hi alleged treachery) tb prosecuting department cf tha government found Indications that th organisation, dissatisfied with th present moderate policy of th government, dealred to substitute a strong-handed reactionary regime, and had formed a plan to estab lish a regency under Grand Duke Vladimir. How far th grand duke was cognisant of this scheme Is not set forth, but th of ficial in question said today that a search of the documents In Vladimir' palace wa about to be undertaken, when the grand duke suddenly died. This put an end to the project. . , SWORE OVER PHONE. ARRESTED Operator Switches North Dakota) Adjataat General Folia When Laagua- Gets Fiery. BISMARCK, N. D.. Feb. M.-Bx-Adjutant General T. H. Poole Is under arrest, charged with using Improper language while talking over the telephone. . It is alleged that b called up th wive of several men whom h dislikes and abused their husbands, aud because tha telephone operator switched him to tha chief ot police, ho turned his abuse on tba girl, using words uuknown to polite society. STORM VICTIM FOUND, DEAD Promlaewt Attorney of Raelae, Miss ing; glace Moaday, Foaad Froaea la Food. RACING Wis., Feb? 1.-Tlia body of George Klholra. a prominent youug attorney ot Racine, was found in a quarry, fifty feet below a ledge, three mite north of th city late laat night Th body w froaea In a pond of to. 3bUa had boas missing ainoo Monday. It la thought he loot hi bearings in th storm, tumbled La to th aood aad drowned ? n3v n1 LOST SUN BIG CUT IN PRIMING BILL Federal Commission Reports Saving of Half Million Yearly. BILLIONS OF USELESS PAGES Kaownrh Boolca Fonad la Storage to flU Freleht Train Thro. Mile . Long . Chan gee la Law '' Suggested. V. ' WASHINGTON. Feb. 19. Constant and uninterrupted growth of the cost of public printing has increased this Item of pubilo exnenso from $1)00,000 In 1M0 to mor than $7,000,000 In 1906. according to tha report of the printing investigation commission created four year ag-o, which oubroitted today to congress a report covering its ex tensive inquiry. The commission consists of ths two committee on printing of th two houses of congress, and Senator Piatt I Ha chairman. Savings of more than $600,000 a year are being effected, according to th report, aa th result of legislation recommended from Urn to time, giving the joint committee on printing certain powers ot supervision. It statea that under recent legislation 279," 538,887 printed 'pages. Including auch ex pensive publications as th congressional record, th publication of th geological survey and the year book of th Depart ment of Agriculture were eliminated from th surplus printing which had formerly been piled up In warehouses to be finally condemned and sold as wast. Billions of TJseless Pages. The report make it clear that this print ing waa entirely an undistributed surplus, these surplus coplea being equivalent to 569.1M volumes of S0O page each for th year 1907. The saving on these thre classes ot publication was about $100,000. These publications had been plied up until there were more than - 1,500 tons In storage, enough to fill an ordlnsry railroad train mor than three mile long. Rent for that portion of these publications stored outside of th government buildings waa mor than $13,500 a year. Many department reports hav been re duced In volume . and other hav been recommended for discontinuance aa a re sult of discovery, by .th eommlealon that tha various executive departments and bureaus were submitting their reports to congress and had them put In type at congressional xpense, after which th de partment used th plate for It own pub lication. The growth of ex pen dlt urea, it la shown ha been driven backward until th expenditure for th last thre years, compared with 1906, show an average an nual reduction of 10 per cent. Th commission holds that revision of th printing law, which Is the growth of seventy years. Is necessary, citing the fact that, while the printing statutes cover probably fifty pages, the decision of the comptroller and treasury and the opinion of the attorney general In relation thereto, would fill a large volume. Plans for Printing Lavr.' Tb roport says that the commission's policy has been to build a printing law by distinct parts which could later be Intel ligently codified and that tt has laid th groundwork for thi revision by securing In advance legislation which would enable a commute representing both house of congress to protect th printing service from th effect of errors or oversights which might result from the numerous specific repeals necessary to an Intelligent revision and, codification. Buckram Instead sheepskin Is to be used in future in binding the book for th of ficial file of th government deposited In slat and territorial libraries and th de signated depositories of each congres sional district Recommendations era mad for a dis continuance of "bulk" appropriation and providing' for report from th public printer showing th product of th office. Th commission Is composed of Senator Piatt, Klklns and Milton and Represents lives Lo-ndis, Perkins and Finley. Looso to Be Klectroeated. NEW TORK. Feb. .-Cerl Loose, the baker who shot and killed his 1-year-old H 1 1 r ), t a r an1 utMinilA him ,- u . k.i ,.r Lonee of Tale, 8. D.. last November tn this city, was today sentenced to b electro cuted at Bine Silif durlri th w . SENATE STANDS PAT Eefutei to Keoonsider Tote for a Constitutional Convention. DOUGLAS MEMBERS LEAD FIGHT Howell and Hansom Both Declare Convention Unnecessary. TJ5A3LE TO C0NYHTCE . SENATE Final Tote Overwhelmingly Ag-ainit Beconsideration. FRETTING OF THE BANK BILLS Senate Order It Done, hat Coat mitt re Mar Not Comply, ' aa It Hal Heretofore Disregard Sarh Orders. (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN, Feb. 19. (Speclal.)-An effort of th Douglas county senator to recall B. F. 16S, by King ot Polk, providing for th calling of a constitutional convention on vote of the people by the next legisla ture, failed In tha senate today by a vote of I to 21. Senator Howell moved that tha bill, which had been passed by a large majority yes terday, bo recalled from the house for further consideration. II urged that a con stitutional convention was an expensive proposition and would cost tha state be tween $100,000 and $300,000, which th state did not need to spend, aa there waa no need for It at present, and tha present method of adopting amendments was sufficient for th need of tha state. Th republican legislature two yeara ago, he said, had re fused to take auch action and had turned down a bill to this effect. Now th re publican were ready and willing to saddle such a procedure upon tb democrats, which they before refused to swallow. Senator King defended his bill by saying that two yeara ago th proposition did not come up In th enate, but waa discussed in tha house. Ha went over th argument In favor ot a convention that h haf mado when th bill waa discussed in committee of th whole. It waa not a patty Issue, Th matter would merely b submitted to th people of th state. '. At present It waa Impossible to adopt an amendment to tha constitution that waa hot agreed to by th two dominant parties. Miller Opposes RevalL Senator Miller of Lancaster opposed re calling th bill and said li hoped there would be no party talk about th measure. Everyone, he aald, admitted there should bo amendments to th constitution and h thought it waa a general belief th atata had grown to such proportions a conven tion wa necessary. All talk of party In connection with tha measure h asked to be dropped. 1 . . , . ' Senators Donohoo of Holt, Tlbbcta of -Adams and JUngon4 tt Scott'a Bluff fa vored ' tha iltl 'and- opposed recalling tha. measure. Senator Tlbbtts waa outspoken.. In his opposition to recall, saying It waa not a party measure and waa a mov to ward better government. v Senator Ransom of Douglas thought tha intent behind th measure waa to plac more sumptuary lawn upon the statutes, while there, were enough of thcao meas ures on th books at present. He aald the officer of th state government were in complete control of tha corporations now and there waa no need to change the con stitution to th end of securing different regulation. . Raneona Fenra Corporation. ( Senator (Ransom during the course ot bis appeal to th senators appealed to th mem bers ot the majority party asklrjr them to stand against th bill. Ha aald if the atata ordered a constitutional convention it would open th possibility of corporation control of the government by giving the big cor poration tb power to mold the tunda-' mental law of tha commonwealth. This, ho told tli senate, would b '1 serious thing and on devoutly to be shunned. If this were to result ths people would turn down tha democratic party at Jlie next electiou and would do It in no uncertain maimer. Senator Tibbeta almost laughed In the face of th Douglas county statesman at his remarks about corporation control and dented that he had anyone dictating to him and thought that anything tha people or dered would bo accomplished in decency and with honesty and that ther waa nothing whatever to fear and that the Douglas rounly senator was raising a hua and cry about something that did not exist. The motion to recall waa lost by a vot of 8 to xl. those voting for it belnjg: Besse, Fuller, Howell, Ketchum. Kioln, Itaoaom, Tanner and Volpp. Thoee absent at the time were: Banning. Barton Hatfield and Buhrman, Compromise on Seath Omaha Charter. Senator Tanner Is of th opinion he will bo able to chang th South Omaha charter In such a way that it will go through th house without bringing a protest from any- . body save Jerry Howard', who ''m fight for his own charter until th laat ditch la reached. ' He has been In consultation with a num ber of South Omaha people and it ha been suggested that th bill be changed ao that tha cost of paving be assessed, one-third to the abutting property owners and two thirds to tha city Instead of half and half as the measure now provides. He will also consent to an amendment paying members of the Park board $10 a year Instead of J'O a monm ae is now in me mil. runner than this he la willing to Incorporate a provision paying th members of th coun cil mi a month Instead of $60 a month, which they now receive, lie baa not com mitted himself to this, but If the taxpayers consent he will not object. An opportunity will be given for a hearing befor th commute en cities and towna to all cltlsens of South Omaha who dealt. In the near future, th data being aa yet not definitely fixed. Priatlagr Bask Bills. 1 Tha senste today ordered the printing ot 1,000 copies of the joint committee guaranty bank bill, or II. It. iza. and also XOov coplea of th Myers guaranty bill, 8. F. 20. Aa the matter was rehired to ths committee on printing, which ' severs., weeks ordered tu print 1,000 copied jaf the Volpp bill, which was not done, there Is r. possibility the extra printing all) not bu ordered. There Is a si-ntlmetit against t'-.ilr which may 'prevail. The fact that the 'J1 Is not in tlie form noma of the senators would like to see adopted is ne reason fr this attitude. They aV1re more pf a ;in Ished product to go out a the officii) measure, and are unwilling to say yet that' th joint committee bill represents this. Bartoa aa lasaraaco Bill. Ralativ to th, bill Introduced, which will requir stock, accident and mutual In-