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The Omaha Daily Bee THE OMAHA DEE FT) to th homt Is read by th women eella goods for advertisers. WEATHER FORECAST For Nobrkii Fair. Fur loan fun and colder. For weathir rt-imit rf pes X. VOL. XXXVIII NO. 253. 0MA1L, WEDNESDAY MOKNIXO, A PHIL 7, 1909 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. LONG WRANGLE IN THE HOUSE Exciting Debate Over Changes in Lumber and Hide " "'jdules Occupies 's' ... HIDES STAY ON LIST Tornado Kills Two and Ruins Houses in Illinois Towns GOVERNOR SIGNS DAYLJGHT BILL Shallenberper Completes Law Closing All Saloons at Eight O'clock in Evening. GIVES HIS REASONS FOR DOING SO -ns-ajaBB Satisfied it Will Not Injure Business in Any Town. Twister Tears Buildings to Pieces and Wrecks Store Fronts at , Marion and Pittsburg. Large Majority Agai Duty at Ten Per . TAWNEY FOR FREE i voER Duty is Left at $1 a Thousand After Many Attempts to Change It. COUNTERVAILING DUTY OUT This flnnae of I. amber Srhednle U Dronped Hurley Injfr Conalri r ration When the Ilonee Artjonrna. WASHINGTON. April .. Wrangling, i i.rfuHiim, captious objection, pcrsonall I'im sml language bordering on vltupcra tlnn. marked the first day's discussion of the I'Hj-ne tariff bill for amendment In tht house of representatives today. With prac tically a full attendance the members were wrought up lo a high tension and were prepared to fight to the lnt ditch for those things which their constituencies were demanding. The entire day practically was consumed In discussing the lumber Bind hides sched ules. Led by Mr. Tawney (Minn.) the ad vocates of free lumber In the house went down to defeat by the narrow margin of six volts, following the striking out of the countervailing duty on lumber. An overwhelming mitjorlty was mustered ugi'insl an amendment by Mr. Scott (Kan.) taking hli from the free list and fixing a duly upon them of 10 per cent ad valorem. The hurley schedule came In for a lively dim inution and when (he bill was laid aside for the day there were pending two amend ments. on raising the rate In the Pa.yne bill from li cents to 25 cents a bushel, and the other fixing the rate at 10 per cent ad valorem. The sum total of the day's wot It. with the exception of the elimination of the countervail ng duty on lumber, which was a romnilttie amendment, was to leave the bill In hhnt cally the condition In which the co'nmlltej reported It. This grants free taw hides and a duty of 11 per thousand on awed lumber. Parliamentary Tangle at Opening. When the house opened today a, parlia mentary snarl was at once encountered as to whether or not amendments would be permitted under tho rule adopted yester day. The point was raised by Mr. Clark or Missouri, the minority leader. A number of members were Immediately on their feet endeavoring to put their construction Upon the- rule, and lo allay the Impending exclte inent. The nhotr.ha.4 Uiru4 d fgr In formation. Messrs. Fltxgerald of New York, Dalscll of Pennsylvania, both on the commute on rules, contended that Indivi dual amendments under the rule could be offered. The chair ruled that other amendments could be ofrered, but that the committee amendment offered by Mr. Fordney had precedence. The situation again became clouded by the offering of a substitute amendment by Mr. Clark, who desired to sieak on It, but the chair ruled that Mr. Fordney was entitled to the floor. Mr. Fordney said lie Introduced tils amendment with great regret, us the provision It sought to strike out was a meritorious one. "1 am offering tile amendment," he de clared, "and will ole for It, but It causes inn tn sweat blood hi iljlng so." Clark and Tawney Offer ttnliatltntes. Mr. Tawney of Minnesota opened up with a substitute. Mr. I lurk, who uIho claimed the lloor. was recognised. The Clark sub stitute, which was then read, provided for amending several sections by placing lum ber on the free list Mr. Tawney contended that two para graphs could not be covered In one amend ment mid offered an entire aubstitute for the lumber schedule, modifying, but re taining, tint duty. The chair ruled that the Kordney amend ment had precedence. Ag.ilost tho protects of Mr. Tawney. tho chair rcogiileJ Mr. De Armond of Missouri for an amendment as a siibsli tute to the countervailing proviso, provid ing tor the free admission from all parts of the western hemisphere. Mr. Tawney received another setback when Hie chair overruled hts point that the De Armond amendment not In order brcauso It transferred to the free Hat ui item on which duty was Imposed. An amendment by Mr. Hardy of Texas, designed to meet the objections to the De Armond amendment was voted down. The veto then recurring to the De ArmonJ amendment It was likewise lost, 131 to 17. thirty democrats voting with the republl ans. The Fordney amendment waa overwhelm ingly adopted by a viva voce vote. Mr. Tawney at once reoffered his amend Hunt, which he aald would lake the duty off of all lumber Included tn paragraph 1!) of the bill except finished lumber, the duty en which would be materially reduced. He would later, ha said, offer an amend ment placing rough lumber on the free list. The Tawney amendment was lost on division, l&l to 173, party alignments being badly broken. A vote by tellers on Ids demand also resulted In being lost, 170 to n. A motion by Mr. Clark of Missouri to strike out alt of paragraph 197 of the hi in her schedule was also defeat ed, LS to 157 Further amendmenta by Mr. Tawney add ing to the tree list the lumber described In paragraph 196 were likewise lost. Previsions of Fordney Amendment The amendment to the lumber schedulo t the Payne tariff bill, which was offered by Mr. Fordney and adopted by the house strikes out the proviso In paragraph ID of ihe Payne bill- The paragraph fixes the duty on saard lumber at SI per thousand -el and also fixes the duty on other clssses cf lumber. Tha proviso required that the maximum rate provided for in section J and 4 of the b lls ahall be Imposed ucon lumber coming from any country which fixes an export duty on lumber shipped to the 'idled States, or which In any other way dlw rhntuatea against or restricts the exportation of lumber cr other forest products to this country. Tha paragraph was direct-! eevlall jj'uuUiiud oa oecvnd Pa.) MARION, III., April l.-Tw per wins were killed, many others were hurt and consid erable property was damaged by a tornado which struck this city and Ita vicinity early today. The deaths occurred In Pitts burg, a village six miles northeast of here, the victims being crushed In the collapse of their homes. Bo far as can be learned these were the only fatalities. The storm came from the southwest and waa preceded and followed by heavy rains. It was 6:30 o'clock when the "twister" struck here and few persons were on the J streets. In the business section, several store buildings were partly demolished and In the residence section many of the small homes occupied by miners and their fami lies were unroofed. As the storm passed across the country It ripped open barns and other farm buildings and then apparently spent Us force on Pittsburg. Flying debris wrecked stora fronts there and uprooted trees, crashed upon dwelling, one of which collapsed and caused the two deaths. The monentary loss occasioned by the term Is estimated at $160,000. In Marlon the Kd wards mill waa un roofed, the ice plant damaged and the A. F. White Business college, Marlon State and Trust bank, Holllday grocery building and a number of offices were partly blown down. The African Methodist church and hall were wrecked and the Methodist church. South, Copeland greenhouse, A. H. Joseph Clothing company and W. It Buny's drug store, were badly damaged. At Pittsburg the Methodist church was blown down. May Be Slayer of Petrosini Palermo Police Believe They Have Man Who Killed New York Detective. PALEIiMO, April 6. The police of tills city believe they have In custody the real murderer of Joseph Petrosini, the chler of the Italian bureau of the New York police force, who was killed in this city the night of March 12. The man Is Carlo Constantino and he comes from Partlnlce, a town four teen miles from here. Antonio Passanante of the same town, and Victor Caseloferro of Blsacqutno are regarded as accomplices. Constantino and Passanante returned to Blclly from Brooklyn, February 26. The former Immigrated to America, two years ago. He Is an Illiterate man, but he re turned well off and deposited $,0U in the Bank rt Sicily. In an examination at the hands of the, bonce' he" contradicted him self frequently. After the murder of Pe trosini he sent cipher cablegrams to Amer ica, but lie refuses to explain what they mean. NEW YORK, April 6. Lieutenant Gloua- ter. In charge of the Italian detective bu reau here, said that Carlo Constantino, un der arrest at Palermo for murdering Lieu tenant Petrosini. kept a store In Beventy flrst street. In February Constantino with drew tti.OUO from a bank and departed for Italy. Constantino had been under sur veillance as a Black Hand suspect. Auto Driver Held for Manslaughter Lawton WycoS of Sioux City Arrested Following Death of Six-Year-Old Boy. SIOUX CITY, la., April .-(Speelal Tele gram.) On the allegation that ha was driv ing his automobile at an unlawful rate of speed when he struck and fatally Injured Joseph O'Leary, the (-year-old son of Mrs. Ellen O'Leary. Lawton Wyckoff, eon of Charles M. Wyckoff, an auto dealer, was arrested at noon today on a charge of manslaughter. The Information was signed by Chief of Police John Dtneen and was drawn by County Attorney U. Q. Whitney. The young man waa released on a, $6,000 bond. JUDGE TRIPP'S FIRST COURT Kew Judge Mentenera Two Mrs to the Penitentiary for Forgery. , YANKTON. B. D.. April . (Special Tele gram.) In special term of court Judge R. H. Tripp, today sentenced John Martin and Roy Dunlap to eighteen months in the state penitentiary frr forgery. This was Judge Tripp's first court since he succeeded K. G. Smith, who was elected to the supreme bench. Judge Tripp held regular court ot Vermillion. Not So Sleepy an Easy Aslule old Bleepy. Hewitt was fined SS and costs by Judgu Leslie In county court Tueaday moinlng for fishing with a seine. "Sleepy" there upon filed, througli his attorney, a cati appeal bond to the district court tuid went out to earn the money to pay the fine when the appeal will be pulled down. A friend haa provided the wherewithal for tha bond and meantime no cruel Jull ia detaining the sleepy one. Sleepy has slipped up once or twice and ome landed behind the bars of the peni tentiary, but on the whole he keeps 'em gutsslng. Meantime he has another cliarge to face In district court, having been bound over by Judge Altstadt Monday night on a charge of threatening to kill. Hewitt waa up for trial before Judge Leslie on the charge of Ueputy Game War den J. J. Boehier of Lincoln. Frank Brown who with Boehier arrested Healtt for a few minutes the niKht of March 25, waa the first witness for the slue. Deputy C'oiMity Attorney Maguey prosecuting and j. M Macfarland defending. Brown tod of the turu-Ubl effect ' which "tlUepy" PAYNE DEFENDS DUTY ON GLOVES Large Department Stores Accused of Instituting Opposition to Pro posed Tax. MANY ARE LARGE IMPORTERS Big Firms Are Interested in Stocking and Glove Factories Abroad. WORKING OF DINGLEY LAW Its Tax on Men's Gloves Increases Production at Home, NEARLY ALL NOW MADE HERE Before Ita Pannage Orer Ninety Per Cent of Men's Ulovea Were Ira ' ported, Against Ten Per ('at at Present. WASHINGTON. April .-Accusing the large department stores of having Insti tuted the opposition of many women and "hysterical men" against the Increased duties provided by the Payne tariff bill, on women's gloves and hosiery, Represen tative Sereno K. Payne, chairman of the house ways and means committee, today. In a statement which will be printed In the congressional record, asserted that the Importers who oppose the duty were In terested In firms abroad which . make gloves and hosiery. He presented various figures in an effort - to Justify the In creased rates from the republican stand point of protection, contending that the difference In cost of labor In the L'nlted States and abroad was not covered by the duties levied by the Dlngley law. Claiming that the new tariff Increases the duty from 1 cents per pair to 2Vi cents per raJr, Mr. Payne declared that there waa no truth tn the assertion that the price of hosiery to the consumer would be Increased 26 cents per pair to the con sumer. He ridiculed the suggestion that the increased duties will result In the formation of a hosiery trust, a claim which had been advanced by the Importers. Methods of Big: Firms. Mr. Payne quoted from a statement, the name of the author which he did not give, In which It was asserted that Marshall Field & Co., Chicago; Brown, Durnell & Co., Boston: Lord ft Taylor, New York; Henry Bchlff ft Co., New York; Weenen donck, Lorens ft Co., New York; Arnold, Constable ft Co., 'New York: Rubens ft Meyer. New York; C arson, Ptrie. Scott ft Co., Chicago; F. Victor Acheils, New York, and other American concerns, main tain large establishments tn Chemnlts, Germany, with a full force of help to buy and obtain foreign hosiery at the least possible cost. "By the employment of a larger organi zation and maintaining much enpjlat and credtr In Gitrsnary they at (una ableo. obtain foreign hosiery at prlcea consider ably lower than It Is possible for a concern of less magnitude and rapllal to obtain them," continue the statement. The pos sibility of borrowing nvonry more cheaply abroad and the encouragement given by the German goven ment to exporatton of merchandise are also cited as an advantage under which these concerns work. Means Real Protection. Mr. Payne asserted II. at scores of peti tions have been received by the commit tee asking that the Increased duties might be retained In order that the working people of the country may make the slock Irgs used In tht- United States. Mr. Payne argued I that tho Increased duties on women's gloves were made Justifiable for the purposes of protection and revenues. Ho cited the conditions resulting from the protection afforded the manufacturers of men's gloves by he Dlngley Mil. "Prior to ISM they were making 5 or 10 per cent of the men's gloves," he said, "but he said that the duty wsa so low that they were being driven out of business, and statistics seemed to back up their as sertions. Today they demonstrate to us that they are making over 90 per cent of the men's gloves worn In this country, hav ing amply redeemed their promise and that the cost to the consumer Is much less than It was prior to 1897. They came before the committee early In the hearing and proved to us that It cost no more and required no more skill to make a woman's glove than a man's and claimed that If the same rate of duty was given them, In time they would make the same percentage of women's gloves and that this Industry would employ at least Ew.OOO people." TWO MILLION-DOLLAR DEPOT Birmingham Dedicates New Strac tare with Monater Parade and Meeting. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April . Birming ham's S2.ono.OiO terminal station waa dedi cated today. A monster parade was held shortly after 3 o'clock and addresses were made In the watting room of the station, which accommodated several thousand peo ple. The business men of Birmingham will tender a banquet to the visiting railroad men tonight. as to Be Catch is Hewitt pulled off that memorable night on the lake. "Sleepy went to get his coat, I supposed, but instead he picked up a shotgun. 'You move and you're a dead man,' said he. " 'You won't see me moving,' suld I In return. The he toU! Boehier to unchain the other two men." Boehier was also a witness and the state rested. The defense Introduced no wit nesses and Judge Leslie pronounced sen tence. The cases against Sleapy'a pala were dismissed. HECEIVER F0R 0ICKINS0N Sasueaar Chicago Broker Lands la the Baakrnntey ( eart la Men York. NEW YORK. April t-An Involuntary petition In bankruptcy was filed todsy against John Dickinson, the broker, the failure of whose firm. John Dickinson ft Co., waa announced here and in Chicago en fcalurday, last. Edward IL Thompson was appointed receiver. From the Washington Evening Star. ROOSEVELT RESUMES TRIP Steamer Admiral Leaves Naples for Messina. WILL VISIT EARTHQUAKE RUINS nip la Dne In Mombasa April 2 1 Ovation Tendered Ex-Presldeat by the Population ol Aspic . BILLETIM. MT0SSINA, Italy. April . King Emanuel and Theodore Roosevelt met this afternoon on board tha Italian batikvhlp Re Uraberto In Measina harho,-. ,. 2Y ' .... . . The Re Umberto came down to the strait of Messina with the king and the queen of Italy on board. It left Anslo yesterday and arrived here this morning. Mr. Roosevelt came from Naples on board the steamer Admiral. The Admiral arrived at Messina at NAPLES, April 6. After spending yester day afternoon and evening ashore In Naples, where he was given an enthus iastic welcome by the people of the city, Theodore Roosevelt began the second stage of his Journey to the East African pro tectorate and Uganda ahortly after mid night last night on board the steamer Ad miral. He Is due at Mombasa April 21. Before going on board the Admiral last night. Mr. Roosevelt thanked the head of the Neapolitan police. Chevalier Calabresl, for the excellent protection afforded him during his stay on shore. Mr. Roosevelt waa accompanied everywhere by the chief. During an audience yesterday with the mayor of Naples this official conveyed to Mr. Roosevelt a special vote of the munic ipal council thanking the former president and the American people for the succor sent from the United States to the earth quake suffferers. Mr. Roosevelt ex pressed his gratitude for this communica tion. He satd there should be no question of gratitude. The earthquake gave the American people an opportunity to show their aympathy In this unparalleled dis aster which had niade Italy at once the creditor of the whole world. Kteamer l.eavea Port. Mr. Roosevelt hoarded the Admiral at 10 o'clock last night. He spent some time In the smoking room conversing with hts fellow passengers. The departure of the Admiral was delayed by waiting for the arrival of the German mails for South Aifrlca. The train arrived at midnight. the malls were hurried on board the Ad miral and the steamer left port at onre, Mr. Rooaevelt will leave the Admiral for a short visit to the ruins of Messina. He found on board the steamer Slgnor Tulnch eri, the perfect of Measina, who by order of Premier Glolottl, came up to Nsplea to (Continued on Second Page.) Spring is almost here. How about new gowns? Is your springsewingdone? Now is the time to be looking for a dressmaker. You can find the one you want most easily by looking over their ads on the want ad page under the head of Dress makers." Tbey each tU tha kind of work they do. To tie are tha one wfc want your work, and people who how they want yxxor trad are tha one who will take car of It after they get It. These ara tha ones who ar euterprtslng and up to date. They are bullae people. That'a th kind who will satisfy yeo. Have yu re4 tfe wait ads rat io da 1 Sheep Herders Are Murdered Near Basin Masked Raiders Attack Camp at Mouth of Spring; Creek and Kill Three Men. BASIN. Wyo., April a Three sheep herd rrs, Joe Emge, Allcmande Emge and Joe Lazier, were murdered and the bodies of the two latter cremated by a band of fif teen masked raiders wlilch attacked a camp at the mouth of Spring Creek In the Tensleep ipountry en tho night of April 2. After tht murder tno raiders. Cutr the telegraph wires to prevent news of the crime from being spread. The news of the shoartlng was brought here by sheep herd ers who escaped. Deputy Sheriffs who have visited the scene of the crlmo confirm the report. License Carries in Huron, S. D. Over Two Hundred Majority for Proposition in City Election in that City. HURON, 8. D., April . (Special Tele gram.) Llcenne carrlod by over 2"0 ma jority In today's city election. C. A. Kel ley was elected mayor; Martin Schoenert, clerk: George L. Anderson, treasurer; J. T. Ohlwelne, assessor; J. C. Hatfield, Jus tice; aldermen. James McWeeney, First ward; A. G White, Second ward; R. D. Whorton, Third ward; John Madsou and George W. Robinson, Fourth ward. Only an average vote was polled. CRAP GAME COSTS PRINCIPALS OVER HUNDRED DOLLARS Omaha galeaman Stark for Twenty Five Uollnrs on Complaint of Mayor of Alma. ALMA. Neb., April 6. (Special.) Fines amounting to JX snd costs In the neigh borhood of 110 were assessed here as the result of a crap game pulled off Sunday afternoon in the city park. The grand stand in which the game was played was crowded with men and boys when Mayor Hardin filed a complaint against the prin cipals. Harry Cheese, a saleaman of the Mar shall Paper company of Omaha wss ar rested, pleaded guilty and was fined $26 and coats amounting to Jfi.flo. Later I.ew Gasklll was fined tno. It being his second offense; Charles Artln, Jr., . 17-years-old. was fined t1S and Joe Rnwle J25. 8. T. Hutchinson, Jess Beechler and Klmer need, n!so named In the complaint, have left town and Sheriff Carroll Is mak li.g an effort to find them. Castro Will Not Be Allowed to Disembark at Trinidad PORT OF SPAIN, Trmidad, April S.-At the urgent request of the State department at Washington, communicated to the lxm d"ii Foreign office, the British government has decided iot to permit Ciprlano CaMro, former president of Vencxucla, to land at Trinidad. Clpriano Castro is returning to the West Indies from Europe with the avowed pur pose of recovering the presidency of Venezuela. He left France March 3lh on board the steamer Ouadeloupe. Where he proposes to land In the West Indlea ia not definitely known. His original Intention naa to leave the steamer at Ia CKialra, the port of Caracas, but the Venexulean government at first refused Its permission. Subsequently this refusal was withdrawn and it was intimated that Castro could land on Venezuelan soli, but at hla own peril. It vas then said that Castro would leave the Guadeloupe at Trinidad to await developments and watch hla opportunity from that port. It waa also said that he j might continue on tu Colon for Ilia aame WETS AND DRYS WAGE WAR License Issue Occupies Attention of Voters in Many Cities. GOVERNOR'S HOME GOES WET Haatlnga Probably Wet, bat Pender la Dry Blair Remalna Dry Albion Taken by the Wets. Wat. Alma, Banoroft, Beemer, limerson, r.ustls, Albion, Arltng-ton, Blastings, Calnoun, Bhelton, Wayne, Waterloo, Wast Joint, Wtsnsr. OlUead, Desaler, Brunlcg, Dry. Ashland, Blair, Decatur, Fender, Craig, Krman, ' ItC Vlysses, Banner (t, Bellwood, Oakdale, Oakland, Minden, Beatrice, DeWltt. Tskamah, David Clt, Wood Blvar, Beoron, WIDDOn, Towns with have changed from vole of last year. WAYNE. Neb., April 6-Spcclal Tele gram.) As there wss but one ticket, namely, the citizens, placed on nomination for the city election, Henry Ivy waa re elected mayor. Martin Ringer, city clerk; 11. 8. Ringland, treasurer; police Judge, James Brltton; councllmen. First ward, W. W. Kingsbury; Second ward, F. L. Neely; Thrld ward, A. M. Jacobs. Members of school board, D. C. Main and F. L. Neely. The question of license or no license was toted upon In the form of voting to orn ot to repeal the present license ordinance, the vote resulting In a majority of twenty-six for high license. OIBHON. Neb., April 6.-(8neclal Tele gram.) Not only the saloons, but by vole of the people the billiard, pool and card tables are banished from Gibbon by a vote of almost two to one. On tho saloon question 103 voted dry and 61 wet. while on the question of pool, card and billiard tables t7 voted for the amusements and SJ against. D. A. Lynch and Charles L. Wal lace are the members of the board elected. Rlalr Remains Dry. MjAIR, Nnb., April (Special Telegram.) This city remains dry, the experiment of running the town without saloons proving satisfactory. V. R. Williams, editor of the Tribune, was elected mayor ovct Ir. G It. Mead by votes. Just four years sgo Williams' twin brother. L. A. Wil liams, was mayor of Blair, and the town was wet. The councllmen elected are: Dr. O. D. Wilson, First wsrd; 8. H. Chambers. Second ward; Crr-orge Von I.ankln, Third ward, and C A. Hoff. Fourth ward. It Is a dry council. Will K. Strone waa re elected city clerk snd G A. Schmidt, treasurer. Joseph S. Cook and F. W. Kenny were fleeted members of the Board of Kd ucatlon. Wet at Waterloo. WATKR1XJO. Neb., April . (Special Tel egram.) The question of saloon or no (Continued on Second Page.) purpose. The Guadeloupe Is due at Trini dad April 10 and at Colon April 16. The latest advices from Caracas Inti mated that Juan Vicente Unmci. the presi dent of Venezuela contemplated resigning in favor of one of the vice presidents of the republic. JACKSON HEADS ROCK ISLAND Chicago Man Maereeda Robert Mather aa Prealdent of the Rail road. NEW YORK. April 6.-R. A. Jackson of Chkago was today elected president of the Hock Island company to succeed Robert Mather, who resigned to become chuir man of the board of directors of the Wesl Inghouae Electric company. CHICAUO. April l-Mr. Jackson became connected with the Rock Island system of I'm, when tie was appointed aeneral i tortiey. After holding this pusiiiun for thro years he was elected flrel vice preal- dtnt and general ce unset SAYS IT WORKS WELL IN LINCOLN Dahlman Asserts "He Has Killed the Democratic Party." GREAT INTEREST IN THIS CITY Mnrh Disappointment at the Aetton, bat Temperance People Will Cele brate at the Andltorlnm Soon aa Poaelble. I From a Staff Correspondent.) ' LINCOLN. April . (Special.) Govei nor Shallenbergor has signed the S o'clock clon ing hill and on and after July'l It will be unlawful for any person to keep a saloon open between the hours of S o'clock tn th evening and 7 o'clock In the morning, or to sell liquor between these hours. Be catise the bill did not carry the emergency clause It does not become effective until three months after the adjournment of the legislature, which will be July 1. The governor announced hit decision on the bill at 1:45 o'clock,' immediately after lie signed It. With the exception of his office force and two newspaper reporters no one was at the office at the time, the general Impression prevailing that he would do nothing until after the funeral of Gov ernor Poynter. The news spread1 over town rapidly and numerous Inquiries were tele phoned to the office of the executive for a verification of the reports. Immediately after signing the bill the governor dictated a statement to hH stenographer and then when that had been written he, with Private Secretary Furse, wont at once to the Poynter funerrtl. Governor Shnllcnbergnr's statement was as follows: Cites History of Resralatlon. "Senate File No. 2S3 Is a regulatory amendment to tho present Blocumb law. which has stood for twenty-five years upon our statute bonks aa an example of reason able liquor legislation for tho state. The Hlorumh law was passed at a tlmo when public opinion was excited upon the liquor question much as at present, and because of the fact that It was a decided step In advance of anything before enacted, It has remained Intact through the years past as a model pf regulatory legislation. The tide of further limitation and re striction of the liquor traffic lias racently rlsen so high, that a great many states have lately taken action upon it, some enacting coiinty and others state wide, pro hibition. Nebraska through this amend ment has elected to apply further reetrlc tlnn lo the liquor traffic by limiting the time that liquor may be sold to those hours universally admitted to me the least objectionable of the twenty-four. The plan proposed In this amendment for the entire state has been tried In the rapl tal city of Lincoln, and both "wets" and "drys" alike ctimmcnd Us effect. Business thrives In this city and the hotels and places of amusement claimed most to be effected are being continually Improved and constantly crowded with patrons. It Is admitted upon all aides that In this city It has had tho effect of eliminating much of public rancor from the liquor question. HlaT fit lee Will et Benefit. "This amendment has much ppposltlon In the two Omahas, because business men are fearful that It will affect trade and com merce adversely, and for the further rea son that It limits to a certain extent the policy of "home rule" upon this matter. I believe, however, that experience will Justify the law, and that our large cities will find that their prosperity doea not depend in any way upon two or three ex tra hours for the snlo of liquor. "If the law Is as wholesome in Its ef fect as I believe It will be, It will give solid standing ground for those who believe In strict regulation as the beet way to handle this question." Iiurlng tho irlnrning several parties ailed upon the governor to discuss the merits of the bill. Mayor Brown spent some time with the governor snd told him of the op eration of the T o'clock closing law in Lin coln. Br ause the Isw was conslnederd sat isfactory lu re, though, ho said, was no In dlcstion of how It would work In Omaha. The two cities sre hot In the same class, and (lie mayor refused to express an opin ion of what effect Ihe law would have In Omaha. Omahana Do Not Nee Executive. W. J. funnel! and Will Herdman wera In the reception room of the governor's office, but neither got an word with the chief executive. Both denied that they had any Intention of discussing any bills or talking about legislation, hut had merely called to pay their resiects while attend ing supreme court. Both left without eas ing tho executive. At no time this morning was there a crowd In the state house and only a very limited number called about the hilt. The action of the governor in approving the measure haa sorely split tha demo cratic party and several prominent dem ocrats predict that the governor will be defeated for a ri nomination by Mayor Dahl man of Omaha. "Dahlman said Shallenhergcr was a four fluslier." remarked a prominent democrat, "and Dahlman is right. Th governor should have gone up or down with his friends. He should have stayed with the people who elected him. No man can lioltl his stmcgtli who throws his friends." HOT II. MKN Ctl.MI.Y BOW TO IT olblng for I s to Da bnl Obey th Law. They gay. Hi-veral of the prominent hotel men made brief statements on the governor s action. Il re are some of them: Home Miller of the Rome Hotel We put up the best fight we could to induce the governor to veto the bill, but we have lost. At a good cltliiMi of Omaha I propose to obey the law rcgardlcsx of Its effects on my bustneKS. Ralph Kitchen of the Pax ton We hsv no other lecotirae than to obey the law, and shall do so. We hsd hoped that It would not be tttgned until Wednesday and believed that It would not be until wa could La heard again. W be!4 a brief