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TARIFF OX LUMBER
Frrpesed Sew Schtizlt w.
Ictti; Duties One
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TT5CE0T C0M1AILS
Chief Ferester Prrptres FiTur
Show Ttst It Sheuii Be Free, t
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AEGTltEFIS OF IXXBLE
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sax Daly Is XecetuLTT t
Tisem to Coapete With Cutdi.
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FEEE LIST '
HIDES CS TEE
HMf lMtr - "! Will
raatai Dwr la Urk
"W'ASHlNGTtiV. M.ni I A rul mr-
ms -f In lrTnbT ia miuiro'at-
tur it lurober J prut ora 1o to ff
b r.rm frm-fld yq ibe orm tarifT
iri. ii('k 1 twine prtrt TttTJiaratory to
final fri'ltiM) 1) rfT-utoi"-"" 'T"T- :
rf ih puk way ana hmiti wminift
if. AnuLbrr rhuirf th.t baa bwii mad.
mfrtfin 1o irforraatkin fr-pni rlia.b ,
marnr. ti1 1.16 a tfT lr'fl cm
IJi ?rf l:m. Tbrr tiaa b"r inarb oon.
iittn vha flutlMi f thrwe two a.rt.1-
rurinf lb Yifarin-a of t.tie lurrlrr rhpfl
uie tt tiMBSmfWr ira of urh a rhtrurxrr
u t 3r la lb ?wiprit'ti U.at Jarubrr ,
"?m mrm'tt be rut m t frf Hat. 31 waa atfl
that th fnrtai f lh rrunrr coulfl onir
t fnaTTVti r aflmlTUnt; Inrrtrn IutuIwt
fr f ay. 5i ia t.'r4rwi rr1 that O.rTord
PiTK-hrt. rtlrf (mrmt. i prBrtTi firur
for th (:mm'Cf tn a further eflnrt 1r
hti luiTibtir at'.arwfl m ih frr Hat- Champ
Oa.'-k AeK-.la.rwa at th irtnr fhat th
T-f th lumbw hnr-l irr unflu
larT IV tmaimtlw FtirfluT of Mcrtrn.
a TTwinlH-r if Hi mmjTitttr. t.aa chain-pl,-il
it raua of tJif Jcmlm- mem .ia
Hit Janr .r m-ortinc -nrrrtSca.Ttr
IP jm-it lh fra rrtrr of of lumner. They
ormtrti that rar of nr ahulfl tn
m d ir cuirr li.at Aror B lnflinrtrr
iuy rairi( n-ttto th pT labor n
llt M ia Canada aa tcua of lb tt
tr ;riltiie f traxiaartanoB afforHJ la
ti rroiJTr.hr f tb Cuiadiu lonber
cannna ta
Tti t-fTort to obta. fp fci8 ta binc
KM 6 principal! th Na arSngflaxid ttmr
a icltiir tnajtata.tn m hi. ja to arrtnupl
orpnawl br tbc oati) me f tv -arrat. Ii -I
aaid thai tb tariff framrs bav mtw
t a vuornai rAufioB tcatbrr mua
lartor. An ttritmwmtm jiall that Tb Tlar to
u ia lb bA anl 1atbr ncbAu fiKd
Hi rtiTorrn kftcr the tu vloiia bar bm
nnrBHClilj tarrba ft rl th floor of tbr
Juum. ti t mate rknam oaratnltlo a4
t :s rtmnr of tbe Otaanp CtoJ'k.
lhf bouiw mrtif-lTy i a.-r a&4 fTi ractdnc
4' TU'it-t oa tti a- a.na moans ccnntixi",-
atrt oonaiArraiM tbm toflaT
Vtf-ciroaoirtaitH 1 i n wia in toyinc out th
.Waa Stah Wai 4tmimmA W Iba tr.fvwnotrr i '
fW em t ftoor. It to unr-tod that 1
th poller of tt Oemocrata win be to crtti
!hw th republican Mil and offer anDd
xnotite te M. Tbr -fll follow a tariff far
reroaae rather than a tro trad policy.
Weather Man
Makes Apology
for Big Blizzard
Chief Koore Asserts "Sighs" mi
"LowV JCerer Before Acted
j ea IraBTLTmtiOs Dsy.
WASHINGTON. Marc k J uat bow it
bappraed that there waa ouch a bLaaaid
ia Waahtetston c March ana la tb fare
f i.ls teXrama te Mr. Taft til tu atit
cf the Ad that tb atather would to clear.
as xj.lamd to th president today by
WHlls U Moore, chief of th Veiled fitatee
weatiivr bureau. Prof Moco-e admitted be
bad waited for several days in stm
timiOity bJor attampun. ta -pay bi.
reapects" te Mr. Taft. Mr. Moore bad aa I
as in snaitiiii wlticb b braucbt to a climax I
whk aB aorta of proof that aa sura iirhs"
and towa" ere- lefor produoed sack a
aiitiw aaorcn.
Tbe "tonrinal Booaeveti club." from Pt
la ul under the s uianc of Hufb T.
Halaert, af rty-fr Lroi4t. aroorded
a a arm recrptiDS by Mr. Taft is tb seat
rooaa.
Tb British ambaaaadnr and Mra. Bryo
paid their rerpecta te th president and
Mrs. Taft today, as did Governor Id of ; te mnj,wer to A .ansr ct aaaault wltb in
h. Pbilippmea. ' lem t.
presiaect Taft as at his esk and oe- J ,
... . M V. , t k . A A., v M w t
in- iettera Imrai this tim tbs offic
bulMH was filled with callera
van Preaudaat Sherman and Fraaklia
MarVeacb. t latter with Postmaster
Oeneral Hitcbcock, were early callera at
the Whii Hkbk.
HELD CHILD ON HOT STOYE j
BECAUSE HE WAS UNRULY '
Haatkef
few Bey's ratber
DM Id I tea aa
Mart Hlaa.
NEW I C F.K. March A Marjurht Mil.
a BMMuarkeeper ror William iobnaun. a rab-
iiot maker ef wnbameburg. a held
l-.bout iiaii t swait th action of tbe
grai.d Jury by Magiolrate Haggle botbam
t Brookl' a teda; oa a cha-g i ijitii
caused ti. death of Johnsons S-year-eia
too-. Arthur, ly balding him ob a hot stove
Tt acruaed woman said in court tiiat tb
1 wa unrui aeo an r.aa tbreatwd
i art bim cat to stove, but bad xu ia- j
irnoed t injur tutu. j
COAL LAND CASE
.eeeaer-a Caaa praaaaaea lah la.
' t aiea Pactrw n n i Uea
ta Wiaaiaa.
WABHINGPON. March S A arttiemect
kas bees fferid by li secretary af tli
stiierior af tb go'rrasoeut euM agamat ta
raioai Facifir Rail an oosepajiy invalviag
eaal aaaaa ia Wyacaat aatnaated aa warth
SXAtak Tba lead as aaiared by lb
through a bat ar
eatnaa,"
Wheat Prices Drop
and Chicago Pit
is Wildly Excited
Jfcsy Detlir.es Suddealj to .US 1-2
After Ftklicatiea ef Xeserre
Export ef (rererrjuert.
T "HiCAGO. laarob pr.ce OTi
board of trade here t-tey dropped
- Vplv. Mn declmmg f-r to fi-lfi. uulR
- a - e'eo of turmoil ra-e even m tbf easi'y
extsied board. lTig sola iicavily on th
j finrJMnl rep1: 1 el imrxpecteaiy large
Im rat 'Jim
On ef the irr-. fr.rm fans- m th
I Villi campaign he been tr le:it m most i
1 cia.in that Tarro iwrri rt a low I
a t per of nt. The rnwinwinl n?n. I
,h r-eerv' 11 twt cm, bur j
t!a a botra ta th w'nrmi rt. May
-wtiirb a iA ara aria at rLS at oprd
' today at ts itron on th market
J :n lmiDona Quantirloa. tnac-b of It. mvmri
( iT4 le popular bJo. onm'Tig Jrma tN
I T-aA-r ! haa ruied th nsarb"t fur
i iponfha. At tl17 th flofltn -aae rhockod
on btiTrf i"T Jubiiant ihvrc. a-bo arr
apparent In the rVnainy q jotatlora. arlurti
hoo4 a rr:f of V on rtnai tradeai At i
lh cioa May vrtmat aa oumod as Si.14
to t Th ko-yoa roponor for ti
tirkr Irnnd It aH bvl tmpoaa.b to koop
trak of t.rta It vaa fv m)Bot aftr
tb rkT. r"t)8 had aotrndoa bofor h
ocuia ir.ato Lh eaact fia-uroa guoa at
th end.
Octopus Hard Hit
By Kansas Bill
BttinfTDt Keafcrti Proridtd for Cor-
por&iiozs Hat Befcse to Pro dace
Books in Court.
TOFEKA. Kan., Marrh S Th aonat
toflay laaaoa th t companion ami
traat liill prpara and ItiWod uooa pj- tb
aont jufiicsiarr r.ftnniifctot. Th firm of
thoa biila proviflf? that jf a corporation
on trial dooa not proa on rlUHMn ana
tiooka hem ordrra le dp ao by the court
Ita p)diTtT may b atrickra out ana
Juflffmont be rndrod hy default. The eec
ond bill. aaicialrr rooomtnonded by Gov
ornor Hii y pf MiBBuurt providea for o
vor puniahment for to tmata. bat nood
not McioaearQy rlv tiitre foots tb a'ate.
Steel Trust
Buys Island
Beport Asserts Oorporttioa Es Fur-
cussed we juyue is laxx
Stperior.
PETHOrr, K-r-b, Mart t -A aportaJ t
tb Tioara froia Iluucrbloa,' Virfeu. aaya:
Tb CbStod Btaloc 9tael oarparratlmi baa
botMCbt Ial Royal ta Ia Baftrtor.
Tt deal vaa ronduded ta Londoa by
T. W. NkiMila of Houcbton atifi Oactr 3
'" 01 V Tt arrat Iw
uif i cum ouuvs cin jw iii'u.
Th ifcland ia the U.rret in freab ater
in the world '
In th copper country It to behoved thet
lh atoel corporatiim totnda to cut ti
timber from th ialand a8 probably to
npinit anew Ita abanfioriod ooppor wark
inc. theo latter beinr tb iRlasd tnlnea
if Biahc'it bay aud the Mmi'iif mm at
McCarr cov.
STEEL RATES TO COME DOWN
IS PREDICTION OF SCHWAB
fi oalaeat f Traat baya Srialrkna
raur Will Sm rat
f Ita
NEW
TORK. March S Cbarle M.
Bcfcaab. preaident cf the BethM-nosa Ir-""
I corporation, aad today that aliheucR t
j was his belief that ateeJ price would work
J lower before a thorwuyh adjustment of con-
anion waa reacbed tb Betblebem Steel
' corporation J amt propose to cut Ut
1 wares of its warrmen. iweeimiauy ocmoi-
tione wotaid sbo an improvemem. ne aaio.
i " ,
RYAN WILL NOT RETURN TO
rflllajril Rl !!PPv CflH TR11L
Allrged tester Held at lAtrte
strAv mm (Bars f la teat
Ta KilL.
HOT BFFJNG" Ark.
March Oeorg
D, allered member of a cans of
I foot raoera. rumH- ith wbdoeaJ awiBd
1 ration. 5 Mp Iowa ia ea-
,oaT of offioere at ti preaewt the Byac .
j .. ,at rii beri' by th county court.
1 Attorney Calls
Lobbyist
NASHAHJ-E. Terji.. March k-Whaaever
ha caused ueat te iag aurtxig
aat few days ia ba C-Mer-6iiar
; saurder trial thai cause "aa e lueii. y nw
I removaa today. Aa tmstsna tl.roLg gatb-
trmi aaxiy, a-nd tber waa 0 uite lb iu&
tim raah for nil wben tb ooors opened
j aa T cax.k, A lucai lawjer aaa that all
! ;aL, sunt ar either itrators or Joe
j pramry and tb only regret expressed was
j vtire uiawii on each ao
j ,ara t eptak. Fully baif li.B audiMnor
ccnp"ed of ad ma.ni cf
! j, M mall aa aoany of tb nx. breugi-t
j unr !-
i ih. .uAn uvw
Jacge
any
be
OisncaisiratiOB,
Kav beta told."
t'pir ha i beea
-thai
! braucbt ber to eapec-aa 4aro-al or -SETTLED
! appreai I caa ecarocly tliev ja. But 1
sranl to aay that any oa arba aeiiauea e
1 1 1 aa i a er cosBBaeaila vpoa tb arg-uaveat will
artoh i r aba bad sever dans tt
Moat of tb spectator maid tb bar
aer pdaaitiad ad tb reojeat af oaunael.
Tbeir auasbar fiaaBy drew a reotest from
the owui I H te&awed M artta aa arder
Lhat ee awwe beul4 b admitted, n anat
tex wba they ware.
Mra. Carsuack waa ta bar xtaual anal-a
huge Walker arai flr. wtlb her ens,
Ked. a Its araa. With tba esiaanta
vera Mra Burofc. Mra. WUaoa. Mra frs-
COURT VOIDS TWO
CENT FARE LAW
Juipe Snuli KcFlierson Held lks
tetri Statute Bedacmp Passem-tr
Tolls Is Confiscatory.
UnSHT BATES ALSO STLLUTID J
Extended Opinion Say Tbey Are Too
Low To Be Compensatory.
EFFECT KAY BE FAB EEACEI5S
Attorney Sari Decision 'Will LnnJi
date Lw in Other States.
JCSSOTEI UTLL COXTIXTX FIGHT j
ttimrr vaml WH1 Tab mm As-
J to avsrraBO Crf aw
latvr Will rui 1 Tbrt
Hi taa ToaiC
KA"S"BA C1TT. Xarcb .-JCFaourl a .
I-rral paaaerifeT and maximum parri-eT 1
and frei-tt lawa wore nuHtfiod by a dort- j
Firm handed dewn hare today in th -)ted i
State aw.TKt court by J udjrr Fmitb M.c-
nieratm of Bed Oak. la. A a reauH It la
b lt, ea tiiere wiC b a cuk-k ret urn In
Mioaourl to S-cent farea. and Frank Harr- j
man. for tb citea ootnpaiu tirroJved.
) aaaerta today'a decioloti ac'trnaa to oeam j
koeil of tb S-cent ra-a in T atal tn j
tt vnkm. '
Ju3p Mrrboraoti bo'id that botb tb eoro- (
modrty and the paaaenror law were con- J
fiacatoTy and unoonazit uuonal. and Mr.
Haaermas declared that it to not conceiv
able U.at If the J-cent rat ia confiacatory
in Mincmrl it can b compensatory te
ether atatea.
Th tal. on th otber band, flortared
nphtica!ly that 1C laaocrf a ftrht f or j
lower rate would contJuo.
Ellina "T. Major, tb pewry -elected at
torney jrerteal. who aucceeded Herbert B
HadV-y to that oftV-e and aa in corrrt to
day when tb deciBioti read, aaia aa
appeal would b taaea and that th I'-"
rrrt lea-ieiatBr would be arted to pa oew
rat lawa that would etaiid tli trat of th
courta Governor Hadkry tnad a alnular
atatrtnrtit at JefTerattn Ciry.
Trial ta1 Maatba.
Juur 6miLt McPiioraon. who rendered
t3aya eciScm. i preaidin iudgr of tb
V ailed Ptaie, circirit court for th aoutb
em Aiatrict of lewa. He oat tnrouarb lb
lenrthy trial of tb caa that baa oowrred
eo'cral moDtha' tiro and had worked on
bi opinion for a mootb paat. H left to-iii-bt
for Council BiaffE. la., to opea court
there.
Ther wa a notable array of corporation
attorneja in oonrt today. Tier nenram
Frank Hirermia, Kaaaaa City, uperfal
cotmael for ei-tjteen rallmads: Gardiner
Lathrop. Cbksaan. Atirfciaon. Topoka A
Santa Tt; Barton Hanaoo, 3iica. Oi
raco. MDaaukM 4t tU. ran); Oaorr F. B.
JarLxm. f Xxvto. and James Barsnau,
Bt. KiMlm, Xaar jarri. Kaaai AV Taaat; W.
P. Etwna. St. Lteta, St- Ixmto aV Aaa
Fraadaee: M. L Oardy. W- Ixiuia. Mla
aouri Pacific: J. I- Minnto. t- Louii. "Vra
baah; S. W. Moore, Kanaaa Oty. Kanaas
City Southern; EL L. Btarrltt. Kanaaa CSty.
Oiit-aa-a A AJton; John H. Lacu. Kanaaa
City. K-auBaa Ciry. Clirdcm A Kprtn-fJf Id .
O. M. Bpenoerr. Bt Joaepb. CMca-o. Btir
linrton St Wulncy; A. G. Briars. Ft. Faut
Chirac. Groat Wealera.
f
la 3Te tli maacm for auch conrl unions i . Tb eocnefl win have la-w orfll
ti decoa aaja: J nancr-makinc power, but m have so oun-
"lioet of lajmen and many lawyera be- trti over tb aaminiotraU buaaeaa of Uie
Iiv ttat tb ouoaxion ia whether tb ra3- city or er franchiae. It 'will hare ti.t.
way company aa a yaiem 1 aamlna; aufTv- J r-ftlt to veto apncilr appropriation in tie
dent reveij ua upon tb va.1 u of th prop- i butlret and w-Il mak th taa Jery. Alto
arty of tb ayatem. They belies that if j eibar a muds broader rant of Jortolalrre
th Burlmanob. Santa Ft, Wabaab. or any
other railroad ayau.m. to unbi such
money as will pay aJl cbarfes and expenaea.
includmc taxea aud in: ere t, wttb reaaon
abla Att-idaoda to tbe atockboidera. that
tat raias for rtat bualneaa acust snaad.
Of oaura na on brQerea tbto who baa
triren th alitrhteat artentioe ta tb eue-
j u, That precaa eueetian a before, and
j ,M decided by. 3 urn Jot Brewer, and af-
j f!rMa tl tba suprem court in th Ne-
j brukA (a.a of Bmytb aainat Amea. Tb
j queBtion is as to Mtooouri rates, lea
j xpriMt properly c.a-yeJ aralnet th
j UMstr And if into balaao 6otm not leeva
,uTricif.Trt t, pay reasonable return, tb
1 law is invalid. And if tb railroad system j
of any company to earning sort than a
i reasonable return by reaaoa of lnverstat
r-ie. a hlr Ji affect tb peopi many time
mere than local ratea and if uoii iniar-
siat rates ar tuo fc'h, eongreas, eit.her
amrig aion or throucb a cammiasion, must
, make tb correctiona.
I euprem court, daring tii present
year, in tb caa of City of New York
agalnat Consolidaied Gas Compar y of New
Tork. decided that Jr oent waa fair and
t- b riven to tb career vpon th
tu valuatjen. My opinion ia tbat whii
Cotoinued en Seaor.d Pa-
Col. Cooper
and Embezzler
ford and Mra. Sbarfe besides a arors ar j
more women frtenus ef tbe ladies sore- I
ticmed. i
Captaia
argument
Fttxbugt began fte opecung
ta tba Jury for tbs etata. He
"Colonel Ooeper met
bnalneas. but b pi usai
tbe aid and revealed
Mack baart. H ewe
Crag pa
tb
abac was is his
I Ito friead Craig
owed ail xUa frit na nmrf. abd
ha never barbered about money owed. This
did trot bother biav. But b brok oat aad
ssid: 'If try nam appears in cb Tecifiea
nr iaa agam. Qvi imi k mr I must Aie.'
-Thi mas. who is a setf-euxifesard snav
bytot fur a railroad: tb auaa. wba
rha a'd by reputable xaa nj nai-mg
eeaaazaled nosey Int-mrand e bis care;
tbia saaa, alius aame bad been hwadied
about Cb atair; tbta mas. aiciai dark and
Aevaous ways bee pear baas mn erred,
eared ta seed ! aa baoeak and laprurbt
axuraaliat tba Cereal that af toAt 1 ap
is tba Ttifitisasiaa aaus. tmm ot
"and a In a tba tiagicy wwa
fimd atits bagan to laafc far a
eacusa And wbat aid uva ttng Tbat
Carsaac fcea lafanad so 'tnat Ucxto baaS
I ad i.d ajayei Iubc Cooper. sad saked.
did tba ssgal "eoe freca a bee ar below T
and aa tber tb asaail od sulphar pa bat
. B
ffVom tb Daily Paoaoor Praea.
KEWCH1RIIR FOR SEWIORk
FrepoasJ to Increase Salary of K&yor
to Twestj-fiTc TLo&MLTid.
BOABD OF AT.HT3trn. ABOLISHED
Mow BSUatlbao taw
Mj i M t Hav
Cttr r Tea
w orrte
JHTW TORi. Marcb S Tb report of t he
New Tark ebuvr oeattiniiaaioa made puhlr
tesi;M f rtumma few Tandameotal fana
In t-b old cbartec baft parbape am tbe
tpoat ratereaita' tetba roenmeadallcm that
n fan adaaS b aOato tor ti tiTtnt
of tnayor vnteaa tt an-fi "been a rml
Oemt of tbe city for at 1m at tea year pr
codiba: bta aiootloa." and ttat ttx salary
be aaaroaaed o S3MW a year." Tbe iwi-totam
cmnmilaoe (nwrhSea for a uniformed auper
int&deat tt police, appointed frrm th
raxaa of th fore and tb aaw HtnJt for
ontartnar tb poller department ia ratoea
to 2 yeara
It la proaoaed t aboliab tha Buard ef
Aldermen and te ita plao create a oouncj
f tbirtr-BUi roen.bera to aarre without
pcrwer ia vested in tb oovncll than thr
board of Aldermen eooyed. A rood cYal
will be acoompUabed. tb canttnisaiua
rhinka. waard empUfyina; th oomplex
finaix tai aystem of tbe city and do away
wttb mac b extra vacant aud anneoeaaary
expendrtur by makins the Board of EtJ-
trate and appomonment tbe areat busineaa
executive committee of tbe city wash oom-
1 pjete control of th city's financial affairs,
j The board a-iil oontaaua ta be made np
J with the earn official membera as befort..
j laeludiiiC a borousb president to be alerted
j fro each borouch, but a marked chab- tn
lib erartlm sjatere la mad by withdraw-
cm SMati
a eapj-araaer
AowUaateA.
ln from tbe boroufb presideais aU aS- '-a"1 raie ir.ia ciiy were io-
mmlstraUv funcuuna ' oerently unreaaonablt and ordering re-
Tbe departnwtit oT street cleaning will aona Tt.e theory i adtanoed that re
be abolished and tbe enOr control of fit j n'lJ" 3-anded cm exoeaa chargef
, atreela and sewer and street cleajiina.
. will b vested in a department of street
I eontrol. for which taa mayor -tC b
i reepou-bie. Tb Board cf Kducatiua a il!
j ceaae to be a separate corporation and wCl
' be refluod ta ftfteeb member. Th offic
j of ooruner i aboliabed. and all tb cutle
i be performs now turned over Y tb 3e-
, panjpenl of baa. Lb.
USBON. March ' The Sterule atatea
viat th pretender, Ixm Muruel. has de
clared r.ia intention of renouncing all claim
t tb throne or Portugal out of sympathy
for King Manuel, who bad been ao tragi
cally called upon to aaautne tb erowa. It
to understood, aocorfiaig to tbe r-Ir. that
tKia Miguel will reaid ia Prrugal and
take part ia the work of res-eceratuia- tb
country.
Bargains bargains,
bargains! The best
bargains in the pa
per are on the Want
Ad pages. Look
under the heading
"Offered ForSale."
It yon don't find what you
want today, it will I there to
morrow orlfce next day. In
.the course of a month, most
everything under the sun is
"offered for Bale' there.
Poor te 4cn1 export b'j prices for
tb til tga Lbey aazt ta a!l. rag
all j ft 1b nose; foubd s-ad tbej- 11
at aatosviahjtr low prior.
Kara yoa looked at ILm vaxt Ada
Ft t4sjt
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SPBIXG STYLES IN AFRICA.
Two Men Found
Dying in Pools
of Own Blood
Thachirred Baiiroad Emrjloye at i
De Til's LsJke Bolls Statisa Afeat
txd Tbea Eimsell.
DEtH-B LAKE, X. El. Ma-ch 8 O. J.
Hoepner. atatioa acent ef tb Groat Nona
era railway bers. and former Caehler E.
S. Bryant were found uaranackma in pool
of ntood in Uie frearht rutton by Ticket
Aaent Martro today. Hotipner on tb ifcot! B Xrw Turk, j M liberty, bavlec
a W t ti bof-pitaJ and Bryant id at J pothin and cisamliic notbiac caT tii i-e-im.
- A jraleT. aaid to be lt prnperly 'ward.
f Bry aart. w aa Inni . lyinr on a tabie f
near tb vnoouacloue men and tbe tbeory
ia that BTtrr eoot Htietroer and then
IJmaelt. Fryant waa iachar-ed from tb
position of caabier at the otatlon Saturday
nitrirt.
There were no wrtneaae to the shooting,
but Tlckn Arent Martin waa attracted
to the freia-ht rtxiloa by beartng- abota in
that bulldlne.
Hoepner dlacharfed Bryan! yealerday
and when the latter arrived at lh ofTioe
thi moraine h found Auditor W. W. How
ard of tii Great Northern there to check
iitn out.
Bryant, on awing th auditor,
seised a revolver from hi desk drawer j
drawer
ano iirea at noepner, wno oroppeo to tn
floor.
Both men were married and leave larr
famitiea.
SPOKANE KEN WANT REBATES
rtaaalai e stall
far aarter Mfllaea ef Alleaea
Ot errkarr.
EPOKANE. Tuh.. March k Plana are
tiett.(- considered here for a sylt ty Bpokarif
Joiibers to secure rebates on freirtit charsex
a Lira, it ia thourfat. may aceretate tSO.nm. j
Th claim to baaed on tbe recent rulinf
of the lirwrstai Commerce oon-imiseioc de-
S10 A11" lI " two year a-o
i
Council Has No Use for
Occupation Tax Ordinance
"Too r.H a politics, but 1 rtl ttil youT
What I ar!U do to abow joo that it Is not
poliUca If you counciimea will vote for
lb passage of these occupation tax ordi
nanoea I a-ill aitbdraw from IM race for
mayor.
Ttia propna:ritrn aaa made by Harry B
Zunmax. tbe republican member of the city
ceuocu and on of tre candidates for
1 mayor, in tb meetir of th enmnunee of
the e'bole Monday aeieraoca-t, butt be eoun
1 cil would sol bates to htm and adjourned
j whl.e be aae anempttrig to talk aa the
propoaiUoti.
Couscllmaa Bridges made a moricrn that
th shelved ordinances be brjrht us and
some aouen taken one wa or tb otber.
Mr. Zimmaa arounded tb motion abd then
Counciimea. Fuxikbonser and jelmaen talked
on tnenx both against briiitig if, tbe
QuftioB l:re election- Mr. iPtkbouaer
eon-tended that actios abould be delayed
until ta aupreme court ca tehee up with
Its work and hands oiti aa ontmon oa a
similar eaa taken up from L.nctsler
county. Mr. Zidibu then arose to eptaa,
but before be oouid address tb chair Coun
cilman Brurker nwed ta adjourn arid
Councilman MoGeeera, aocaij mg th chair,
acorided lb taouoa. Hoaerer. Mr'Zim
SLkh managed to aptak a few nunutes bo
Jor tb chair put the mouiw t adjourn.
"Tou are fanad ta vote oa this Question
brfor eiecaon," said Mr. Zanin.es. "and
yon thmk yon bats secured repma from
otber cities that oorupatioB laxtw are gTca
taiyiistirea But I prepared to anew yea
tbat twecty-fjv ctttas tn twenty-ftes states
sava siieaaures ef this runitrr to fwre
asd that they bave arweo goad thmgs
for these cutata urtbanaor. I istend i
bring tela up at aeery BBnaUiig ustil you
bat t vote as way ar aba aaser.
Tbe oowsc.imaa tbea suads tua prepaajuosj
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EEBZES GET THE PEARLS
Xew Yorkers Becorer Becklsce sxd
Tcra Gioei Free.
E2E0LX ASD POLICE BIWABUED
Aeweler tLarirr Iramti, Umt tl-a-Mea
Wllk Pwlarw ul Cmm
trlbatre to BVellef Tmm4
ml
Tb Ho'na (earl nocklao i reciored
to Ita oauer. the rem ard paid to ALfr-id
E-fibuim. and tbe Greek. John Bavia. wbajtti
fuutrd tbe -eV in tbe Knacker looker
Tli
lieoe were th e elef tnenta i4 aiao-
dy. Mr. and Mra. Heuiae aeudinj tbe
neukian to teJr burn by expreas and
levin en an evening- trajn, both beinc
ertra nnt In their praj of ti t.a
treaunent afforded tliem by th Cmaba
police and actboritica.
Wlien tbe quearioa of tt rew-ard waa
brought to Mr. Heinae's alter U an. ct de
cided at once that tbe money belonged
to Mr. E-flholm -jthout oueation. who
found tbe nacklaoc the Greek bad found '
aitd evidently fiid not intend to return it
for ao email a reward aa Sf-M. if b really
knew a reward was offered for it.
Tb Si-CD waa aocorflins;iy pad te Mr.
tdhotm. who promptly paid SL6 to the!" rwor mere stiouia ne no Otwr thmj
police rtlief fund, aent Caj.taiB Bavidi-e j r ! property. tantlbia and m
a cherk for Slfco, retcUv Murphy one tanribla, miTht aaausaed.
J f ct tfc and Patrolman fnyer reaiiaed a!
rimilar amount
from Mr. Edholna and
Mr. Mertire.
A Becker (M la Slabt. j rion in tb present ctuirtM ution whlob per-
When tt la llttl tfjatrihution of the niita tb lmtmsitKrn of an occupation, lax
Heirae aeaJth bad taken place, tli arm- J He cited the experieaoe of tii Doufia
tleman from New Turk City aa re- ( county ejefation already upon th occupa
minded that be offered another reward ( tion Ul and as wiHuia to let well tmu-h
of lavS ts tii Jewelers of New York and
other title for th necklace He aaid
that thi was up for a short time and a aa
ttken doan after several months iiasaad
1 without finding tbe peckiace. during
which time Mr. and Mra. Heinac had on
or two exciting tutoe wben mord cam
from a cuatctm bouse in Euroj that th
neckiace had been found. Bo thoroughly
did tb detective agemie look for the
CoriUciMas on fivczmd Ftfe
aa i wubcraaing hi fiing a a candidal
ff mayor if the coubcU wou&d paaa th
oreiiianoes. but the democrat k- men-.hera
rt .' -d i take any acuoe either way and
ad Kiurr.eA
Orflaaaen Ip Teaigtot.
CoutwniinaB Johnaun. charnian of tbe )u-
dciary committee in rharge of tbe propoaed
pocunauoa tax OTdtt.ano. later
promised
Mr. Zimman that b would report
at to-
tight s meeting of the council, but
tlial he would ask for more time.
added
Zlmman aiao c alled up b.c ordmanoe
irrtw Jonea street betaees Eie-htJi
to narrtw
and Ninth
and Ninth streeta but it aa piac-d on
file. Councilman Johnson
voung againat
It for ar. After h nad voted. Mr. John- i
son seated tbat be did sot know whether
O. W. Butts, e he wish to erect a large j lap at beastaa.
warebouae acijoai tt, street if it is car- " If thta bill beoenie a part ef tb en
roaed. eona the abur.mg property, and i eutuuim." said Senator Mailer, w wont
aaa forced to cornea tt.a; he had made ' have tbe upeolacl of tbe m st isBportant
t effcrt to find out. Mr. But".a tana tbe : county in tt rial sot paving sour tbaa
ruaity. Miafver. ( a, -ti.im on Ui diUar on its peraoriaity."
Tt ecimmHte reoommefided tbe adop- ' "The couniy a-or of Iugia oouot
tioB of an ordn asc orderu the construe- ! aj'peared U f ore ti aiaie hoard." continued
tins of a viaduct ever me Bf j )m t Mr Milrer an4 admitxi-d tb largat ewnrts
Ijoag sr.-at. from Tiiirt -eifh lu Forty-' of jiroj-rty wet aweaaed at cer.i en
seooTid sireeta J. W (tt, xuorney ofr trie i ttlie ooliar and tht s-ate biard raised tnera
Missouri PacTic, wtiith oana lb Ben Siw, er.hy to i ocnLa ' be ooatmued.
kPpared before tb otiunoll in an effort I'noer thi las. th would be permia
to poatpoir actum- He ootitesded tbat but s.'ti if iHiugiaa c-(Huty wanted it. but K
twenty-tw trsJta a day oa an average J aould not aefeci lh rest of tb atate."
paaa aiutig tb mats track of tt line and I Senator IK tig sucgeaned an amendment 1
tiiat a liaduct is t aa neoeaaary at todg I th bill t& ouviai ai:y pcriMDb.lny of am-
atreet aa at auena otber piecea. H atoe cor
tended that tb stneat car eomiany should
b compelled ta be p pay for ti oc-rj-at
ruction aad fnalnirnajioe of th a-iaduca
aa A uses lb lktf.K-1 taor tbaa aay m
burduaX Tb eacastuttac votea Hak experts aaeney
tor tat oaacilnaaa and tba a-iaac ours
saiasamv to ga ta kanaaa ctty and ax
Ism s ta hbspacx sua at cjoaumg saacit lim
DOUGLAS COUNTY
3IADE A TARGET
jLsjitwter Covrty Keaber lUtei Tp
! Old Cry of ASeowj Ttx
i Shirkirf.
j FBOPOSLD BXV13UE LAV CHAJTGE
j Jtotica ta B-rcctaider Atti-Trtst Bdl
Is Defeated.
LOCK H0BJT5 Clf FBXJtABT BILL
Hotse Bolls Seziste Xensnre, But Ess
One of Its Owa,
corm opTioj tlbatx todat
SrTorml Aaaoadaaeaia likely Ta I
r""w . A aaaaa; Tkm Osp w
Ketch aaa. tb Frraoater
Trtrrr, a Biafr CorreKjwmdert 1
ll.vrr-UV, Wan-n (Biwrtai -Tbe taia-
1 ltr friti T rot .-f-i- u 4. .
J aa AS dS- WAB, PrPUftl b-
, . . "-7-a-'-r't JL i IL
county at the atinual f-in- pf aaanervB
crt j-pra out t.dy in th renal wben that
bt(5y conaiderit B F. S. by Mdtbr
cf Lm-ame., prcn-dir,e for an entirely new
W!m of lui:,t fnr t,. Ull
lh pronoa uon waa embodied ia a n.
atitut,.,! jtBTTirtmetit that -ouid rhij
tavation by aJue to tasarjon ly epecial
ataa of tbe lrrtalatnr on aU claaaec of
p-rjerty th lTif:latur ra't oeeie to
tax. taneJhl tud intanftbie FinaJ'y.
rrttor M:IlfT declared, after th toux-lae
c-unty oenatora had etror.rly oppoaod tl
Mil. tiiat i! tl meaaure were enautad into
law fa ould preoeat tb tarpayera of th
mc: ttr porta tit county in tb atat troin
neyiu- pereotiaJ taia on a valuation of
SC'Kiru upon the dollar whl.e the rctna'naet
of Hie nate or aoine pniona f it were
IJ-iiiT on a cafh valuation, or If ft prr
rrjitva thi !.ur a county aJnn aoold be
arTt-ted. The b.U aaa not d'fintie'y acted
ujwvti nd a-ill corr up aain arKm.
Thr eew ryatera prcprwed H curtamfa
in the fculowius eajun of the toil I:
BetUtai J ATI proptrty. eacept aa berein
after iwvlded ahal) be teaed: all ta
a-nether ataie. lrw-! or mueidpaL ahall
b uniffrm upon th aatn ffaaa of eut
)ect within the tcrriu rial limtta of th
antoritee lerfmi tt tax. and nhall be
je-ied and collected under a-eneral lawa.
In ewcuaairic tb moat-ur Senator Mn'tc
declared th exJattnr a rat em f liuun
-aa a faaiurc, rnaatnuct aa naoncr. wort.
tae. note. Vw m.nd bartk Oepoafa
were adrr.rttedly pt aaaeaat-d wrth any vn -formity
throurhout tb state. H declared
tbe wan tn th mena-ar huslnea evadea
the tax at present, while the widow and
howwt cnaa makea hit ecla ration
ondw th iienaS-.y of perjury and par th
coat of tb atata snacbine. He urcad ti
aenaie to iiw th fetoafiod raa and
Bubetitute a method that woala lv th
mate a ri-bi to aorur Ira reveeo a H
misrht fit and wllob would pertntt e-a
county to derive Ha rewr?u amdor its own
valnatkma eo ther would no furrher
oontwrion a to teequaX'tie as bctaeen
counties. Kf urf.-d tb WE aa a atei al
ready taken in Minnesota, Pennrylvania,
New Turk and AS"lB(!tinain. Many t'aa.,
of propurtj , h tboucht. should jy more
taxes than other property.
Deaavlaa IraUan Oppaa.
Betators Howell and Ransom otxoaed ,
j Mil and Senator Kins; waa m dined to be-
' Fw,nl a rnoOird
Senator Herri! cf Xknurlas bjerted
' atrepuously, becauae he thourht th ajceod-
meet w uld take the plao cf that torovi-
' alone without courting f urtiier trouble by
Lryii-g to change ti taxing j siraa. H
! dec lared tbert- a a "a fiie-grs- ia tb wood
; pile." He advocated submitting H to th
: corstit utional ct nventioa ben it eh curd
I be called.
j B.nat'c P.aniK.m dtiared th bin was
i ont of la most radiraj departures trora
: the prtaetii system of prooadar on erne
'of 1 tie most v.'ta) questions ta tbe peopi
pf tbe sr-at that has yet ocmie before tlj
IVepiBiature IrPte.! it was lnveeided to g'-
tl "jiolitlftian elected to oome Aoa-o to
tle legislature" tb ngbt to fix tiro taxes
ei ery two yars anarh should be raiarged
tie people of N'-brarka. He defended tax
atita by valuauoa aa the only equtUib'.
system and' b thought th spirit rf th
time a as to bejg public bod'e a bo at Is
preent tbt-m from eecuriiig aaore poe-fr.
s tiiey w:rc graspii for ail they could
get anyway. I'nder tire law the legrisiatur
oould s'ure all its taxation from land
or it ecu Id eecur it all from oorjui a te t
J tereata. deptac'tng on th ten". per meet cf
1 uie itoey ootng me laanig ana u oysiem
aould to eeo te revision sed dJsatirbanc
i rvrry two years. He could see so gtd
I ir it and merely an im-oJt io tbe p-ople
j m aJt:ng tlierr t gv auA anllmiied
1 newer to their lerialatli tod) .
j n aa here, after Seeatflr ftane-im had
declared tl oieaaur niequltabl, that the
H,rfcl 1E ,Vl4. ,a made t hai. ty
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1 OliJ a OHIO ptmu u'wiiif ia ueh ii
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sucb BiiiitHir aa tt miht see fit.
btguKy and ttt further outiaiderauaa of tu
b'ii aas lii jcmd. Bet.ator iCilig a amend-aut-nl
wa as fXuwa:
Aft taxes shall W uriifurm aa tb aam
ciaeaea of sub.ws aritt.u. ti lerrtt.r"ial
ImiTis ut It a j.birBM te ng th shbti
sua anal, be imed aud otmecaad mder
guuerai iaa
Aaf i-rraal tlU He 4 AVgeaAau
One aaia tn hiiuaa kiiiad tba Or er;
au-ltaa; um un afsrtiois, I b bu sag)
