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Omaha Daily Bee THE OliAIIA DEE a clean. retlabla nrwapaper that to admitted to each and every horn. WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska Fair. For Iowa Show rs. For weather report see pair S. VOL. XXXIX NO. 77. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1909-TEN TAGES. SINGLE COrY TWO CENTS. The ) PEARY NEARLY READY TO START Steamer Roosevelt Will Leave Battle Harbor for North Sydney Thurs day or Friday. WILL HURRY TO NEW YORK Cominander Hopes to Take Fart in Hudson-Fulton Fetei. 1 1 MORE ABOUT TRIP TO PO. Windap of' Journey North Made witi Relays of Men. LEADER AND AN ESKIMO AT GOAL Others Left at Varying Distances He hind Commander How the Mirth to Pole Was Ac complished. BATTLE HARBOR. Sept tt-The Asso rlated Press tug Thomas Douglas arrived here thle) afternoon. Commandar Peary's steamer Roosevelt will leave Battle Harbor on Thursday or Friday for North Sydney, from where It will proceed to New York tn time. If possible, to take part In the Hud eon-Fulton celebration. BATTLE HARBOR. Labrador. Sept. U Tlie following account of Commander 1'eary's Journey to the North pole have been gleaned from members of the expedi tion on board the steamer Roosevelt: The only men to reach the pole were Commander Peary and on Eskimo. Eglng Wan by name. The oher white members of the various parties that left Cape Co lumbia were sent back on by one as Peary draw nearer daily to his objective. Matthew Henson and three Eskimos, the only other members of the reduced party that made the final dash, were left one march south ot the pole. Captain Robert A. Bartlett and George Borup started February XT from Cap Co lumbia with a number of Eskimos and dofc-s on the maroh across the Ice, heading north. On March 1, Commander Peary left Cape Columbus with his party, consisting of seven white men, seventeen Eskimos and 138 dogs. On March 4 Peary came up with Bartlett, who had pitched bis camp at the side of a lead of water which it was impossible to cross. The combined parties had to wait until March 1L seven oaye, before further progress was pos sible. Observation March 5. I The sun was seen for the first time March ( and an observation showed that the ex plorers were a short way from the eighty fourth parallel. The supply of alcohol was running short and Borup returned to Cape Columbia for a fresh stock. Maroh 14 Borup overtook Peary again and brought a- supply of oil and alcohol. The division under Prof. Ross U. Marvin joined Peary tl.e kali. day.' ' At thla' point Prof., Ronald B. McMillan was sent baek, his feet having been badly frozen. Borup returned to land from K.26 with two Eskimos,. The party now consisted of twelve men, ten sledges and eightylfive dogs. BurUatt was still boating out the trail, two days ahead of Peary. Marvin took observations at SE.8 and then started on his return march. On the next maroh Bart lett made a record trip, covering twenty miles. This brought him to 86.SS The party hew consisted at Peary, Bart lett, Matthew Henson, the colored man who has been Peary's personal assistant on so many of his expeditions! the Eskimos, seven sledges and sixty dogs, and the jour ney northward was resumed. Io Perfectly Level. The loe was perfectly level aa tar as the eye could see. Bartlett took the observa tion on the elghty-Ughth parallel on April 2, and then reluctantly returned, leaving Peary, Henson and four Eskimos, -with provisions for forty days, to make the final ussh to the pole. This reduced party started the morning of April a The men walked that day for ten hours and made twenty miles. They than slept near the eighty-ninth parallel. While crossing a stretch of young Ice 300 yards wide the sledge broke through. It was saved, but two of the Eskimos had narrow escapes from drowning. The loe was still good and the dogs were tn great shape. They made aa high as twenty-five mile a day. The next observation was made at S3 IS. una next two marches were made In a dense fog. The sun was sighted on the third march and aa observation showed 69.57. 1 Thlrty-Twa Ritow at Pole. The pole was reached April . and a series of observations were taken at 90 de grees. Peary deposited his records and hoisted the American flag. The tempera ture was 11 degrees below aero Fahrenheit. The pole appeared as a frosen sea. Peary tried 10 take a sounding, but got ho bottom at 1.100 fathoms. Peary stayed at the pole for thirty-four hours and then started on his return journey April 7. On the return the marches were continu ous and Peary and the Eskimos suffered greatly from fatigue. They had their first sleep at the end of the eighth march from the pile In the Igloos left by Bartlett. Here there was a Violent snowstorm. On April St. the party reached the ver tical edge of the land Ice west ot Cape Columbia. The Eskimos were delighted to reach land and the party slept for two days. They repaired their sledges, rested their dogs, and resuming the journey, reached the Roosevelt April SO. Marvin left Peary on the way up on Friday, March 26. to return to the ship. He had with him two Eskimos and seventeen dogs. The story of the professor's death was obtained from one of the Eskimoa April 10, Mar vin was forty-five miles from Cape Col umbia He started tut that morning, walking ahead. The Eskimos were delayed In packing the sledges, a fact that per mitted Marvin to get a good start on them. Marvin's Body In Water. When the Eskimos arrived at an open lead they noticed that the young loe was broken about twenty-fire yards out. and they saw what looked like a man's body floating In the center of the lead. Owing to the treacherous condition of the loe the Eskimos could not venture out. They re 1 turned to the Roosevelt and reported. ' Captain Bartlett then Went back to the point they designated and recovered Prof. Marvin's spare boots, clothing and personal belongings, which were still on the Ice where the Eskimos had left them. The supeistltions of their race prevented the natives from bringing the dead man's af , testa with them. Prof. Marvin's records id observations were saved. President ot Trust Company Kills Himself John W. Castles, Head of One of Largest Financial Institutions 4ri New York, Cnts Throat. NEW YORK. Sept. 11-John W. Castles, president of the Union Trust company of this city, capitalized at 11,000.000, a director -ther well known cporatlons and prom pt In club and social life In thin city the south, cut hie throat from ear to f- -i n the Grand , Union hotel this after- " and was found dead stretched across tonight. He had been In 111 health ' le time and his suicide Is ascribed a nervous breakdown and not to ' troubles. '-, y was discovered about o'clock to V. ' "Is brother. Burton 8. Castles, wh V. tig become alarmed at Mr. Caa " ure to return home from the bank ;a search through the . hotels of th ..ty. Arriving at the Grand Union, he found that Mr. Castles had registered there under his own name at 4:20 o'clock this afternoon and had gone Immediately to the room assigned to him on the second floor. As his body was cold when found tonight. Indications are that he ended his life soon after closing the door behind -lm. The body, dressed only tn the under gar ments, was lying across the bed In the room, while on a table nearby was a bloody razor with which he had ended his life. According to his friends, Hr. Castles was broken In health by overwork and had lit tle connection with the Union Trust com pany since assuming the presidency of the Institution on January 1 last, when he succeeded Edward King. Mr. King had been president sinoe 187S, but In last No vember met with an accident which re sulted In his death ten days later. Not long ago Mr. Castle's condition be came so serious that he was sent to a sanitarium at Kerhonksen, N. T., In Uus ter county, where ha remained for three months under treatment First time dur ing his Illness he was allowed to go to the bank today, unattended. He was expected home early In the afternoon and his fail ure to return started the search which re vealed his tragic death tonight. Alexander S. Cochran, a director of the Union Trust company, speaking officially for that Institution tonight, said posltlvelpy that Mr. Castle's sulolde had no bearing whatever upon financial matters. He was simply .an overworked man was Mr. Cockran's explanation of his act In tact, he said, Mr. Castle's health bad been so poor that he had rarely been seen around the Union Trust company since he suc ceeded Mr. King. John V. B. Thayer, sec retary and vloe preslrent of the Trust com pany, made substantially the same state ment as did Mr.' Castle's brother. Mr. Castle's widow and. two children are In the Adlrondocks, where they have been spending the summer. She was notified of her husband's death tonight. The Union Trust company is one of the largest Institutions of Its kind In the city and Is situated at (0 Broadway tn the heart of the financial district.. Up to IMS it was paying dividends ot to per cent and ts now considered on tt the strongest banks In the country. Its surplus and profits amount to $8,139,770 and Its loans and dis counts to S39.1S4.690. while the deposits total nearly S60, 000,000. It maintains a branch at 425 Fifth avenue at the corner of Thirty-eighth street Operator Plays Queer Prank Plugs TelegTaph Wires and Laughs at Official Who Remonstrate with Him. SHERIDAN, Wyo., Sept. U-8pecial Tel egram.) After drinking a liberal quantity of whisky, Arlvlna Papa, a telegraph operator employed by the Burlington at Arvada, a small town a few miles east of Sheridan, conceived an Idea last night of having a little fun at the expense of the publlo and Incidentally of the big corpor ation from which he has been drawing a salary for a month. " He changed the wires on the switchboard and stopped practically all Burlington trains on the Wyoming division for several hours. Pope only laughed at those who called him up over the telephone from this city. At first he refused to deliver the United States mall to passenger train No. 43, coming from the east He was finally arrested and brought to Sheridan where he was fined and given a severe lecture by Judge Charles P. Story. Pope Is unmarried and Is 23 years old. He has been summarily discharged by the Burlington company. Some Sailors Save Their Pay Records of Paymaster's Department Reveals They Are Not So Impro vident as is Believed. WASHINGTON, Bept IS The popular Impression that sailors spend all the money they receive from Uncle Sam Is dissipated by statistics oomplled by Paymaster Jere Maupin. His record shows that 7,700 men are saving and (.300 are helping to support their families, almost S2.000.UU0 being as signed tor the former purpose and SI. 600.000 for the latter. One case which came to the notice of Paymaster Maupin was that of a man who wished to exchange a navy check for SLIM In cash which he wanted to Invest la land In the west WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Postmaster at Conacll Blntfe Allowed Tws Additional Letter Carriers. I (From a Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Sept 1. (Special.) The poet master at Council Bluffs will be allowed two additional letter carriers, ef fective October L M. M. Maxwell of South Omaha haa been appointed Inspector's assistant In connec tion with the Bureau of Annual Industry Ethel Ji. Field of Lincoln baa been ap pointed scientific assistant in the . Agri cultural department Lo J. Glennon has been appointed rural free delivery carrier for route 1 at Cotton, 8. D. JUDGE LOVETT IS CHAIRMAN Personal Counsel of Harriman Be comes Head of Executive Com mittee of Union Facifio. - "HARRIMAN IDEA" DOMINATES J. H. Schiff and William Rockefeller Elected Directors. L0REE SLATED FOR PRESIDENT Annual Meeting of Company Will Be Held October 12. SOUTHERN PACIFIC MEETS TODAY J edge Lovett Will Probably Be Elected Head of Rxentlvo Com. . mlttee and Sehlff and hooke feller Will Be Dlrectore. NEW TORK, Sept 13. The continuance of the Harriman policies tn the manage ment of Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and the chain of allied railroads was made certain today, temporarily at least when Robert S. Lovett E. H. Harrlman's per sonal counsel and close friend, was elected to succeed Mr. Harriman at the head of the executive committee ot the Union Pa cific railroad. To strengthen further the dominance of the "Harriman Idea," Jacob H. Schiff and William Rockefeller, both heavily Inter ested In the Harriman enterprises, were elected directors in place of Mr. Harriman and the late H. H. Rogers, and also were chosen to places on the executive commit tee. Loree (or President. The Union Padflo still remains without a president, as Mr. Harriman occupied this position also. It is understood, however, that an operating man probably L. F. Loree, president of the Delaware ft Hud son, will be elected for the place at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on October 13. Proxies for this meeting already In the hands of Judge Lovett and Alexander Millar, secretary of the Union Pacific, seem to guarantee that the selec tion will be dominated by the Harriman Interests. The office which Judge Lovett assumed today Is the most Important In the manage ment and financial supervision of the Union Pacific Judge Lovett's close associations with Mr Harriman, particularly during the last weeks of the latter's life, make him. In the opinion of the Harriman lieutenants, peculiarly fitted to assume the responsi bilities of the position. He and Lores, the slated candidate for the presidency, share the honor of a close familiarity with Mr. Harrlman's plans and dreams for the un developed territory Over which he hoped to push the asoendanoy ' of his railroad sys tems. (. J ioethern Paelfle Meetlagr Today. The directors of the Southern Pacific will naaat tomorrow. It ! taken fur granta that their action 1s fully forecasted by to day's meeting and, that judge Lovett will be seated- as chairman of the executive committee also In Mr. Harrlman's place, with Jacob Schlft or some other partner in the firm of-. Kuhn, Loeb Co. at his right hand as director and member of the executive committee. Wall street manifested more than usual Interest In today's election, In view of the rumors which went the rounds last week to the effect that a member of J. P. Mor gan & Co. would be elected to the Union Pacific board. No such change developed and as it stands today the executive com mittee remains tn the parlance of the street "A Kuhn-Loeb-Standard Oil board." For, besides Judge Lovett, Jaoob H. Schiff and Wllllanl Rockefeller, the members are H. C. Frlck of Pittsburg; Marvin Hughltt, president of the Chicago & Northwestern, and Frank A. Vanderllp of the National City bank. New York. Morsjan Not Represented. The failure of the Morgan interests to gain a place on the reconstructed board was a surprise to Wall street, where last week's rumors had been given credence. If was pointed out tonight, however, that possibly the Morgan Interests, fear ing disastrous results from any radical changes at this time, may have purposely postponed the selection of a representative until the regular annual election In Oc tober. Of the two new members elected today the election of Jacob H. Schiff attracted the widest comment In financial circles, for the reason that the firm of Kuhn, Loeb A Co. formally withdrew a few years ago from active participation in the man agement of all the railroads for which they acted aa bankers, . with the declara tion that It was their policy as a bank ing house to assume this attltuds. - No statement could be obtained from Mr. Schiff as to the apparent change, but It was authoritatively stated that the In terests of Kuhn, Loeb A Co. and that of their powerful foreign connections had be come so Interested In Union Pacific that It was believed unwise for the firm to longer remain aloof from participation In the government of the road, Judge Lovett's Career. Judge Lovett who, In view of his new offices, becomes for the moment one of the most prominent railroad men In the public eye, came to New York city in laot. Born In Texas, forty-nine years ago, he entered the railroad business while a boy as a 340-a-month freight clerk for the Houston, East and West Texas railroad, at Houston. While serving as a freight olerk, he studied law at njght and event ually became a country counsel for the railroad. Journeying from village to village and devoting his talents principally to the settlement of cattle claim cases. Later the receivers of ths road made him a dis trict counsel and his success in straight ening out the affairs of the bankrupt com pany won htm promotion to the position ot general counsel. His next step was a membership In a firm which represented the Southern Pacific. He became so val uable to this system under Mr. Harriman that he was made general counsel with offices at Austin. Three years ago Mr. Harclman brought him to this city. Crnleer Dee Melnee In Collision. NEW YORK. Sept U-The United States cruiser Dee Molnoe collided wlm the two-masted schooner E. F. Mead to day while entering the narrows off New York harbor. A hole waa stove in the schooner anildshlp, and she began to fill with water. The cruiser was uninjured. Contract for New Shin. WiSUlNnTnul r c sj.,. arm, Cramps. Sons Co. were today formally awarded the contracts for constructing one each of the new Ameiii-an dreadnoughts of 36O0O tuns to be officially known as th Wyoming and the Arkansas. . , . el nt.tl tt.ift'Y a a "V .7 ."a . ftj From the Philadelphia Inquirer. EDITORS, EAGLES AND OPREY Samson Welcomes Great Crowd at His Famous Stronghold. NIGHT OF SONG, MIRTH, SPEECH Performance la Splendid and Visitors Eeetatle la Their . Words of Praise tor the Beaatlea f the Realm. Editors were pushed aside fcy shear force of numbers of the Eagles and by the size of their badges at the den Monday night. when the beautiful oprey of "Paprika Schnitzel" was rendered with great feeling to a happy throng of thousands. Country editors took notets'V. . the Tarts of the wonderful performance they- would write about and the Eagles had-to, hold on to their pit feathers to keep from' shaking them all out from laughter. The night was billed as 'Editors' night but th) advanoe guard of the Eagles', con vention turned out In such profusion that the editors ware almost lost In the crowd, although T. W. McCullough and O. M. Hitchcock held up the scribes' end of the proceedings. No more enthuslastlo bunch of "undesir able citizens" waa ever taken on board the pirate ship than last night, and so anxious were all to take the oath of alle giance to King Ak-Sar-Bcn that Grand Worthy Chancellor B. F.- Thomas had to hustle to beat them to It on the adminis tration of the oath. They simply gloomed the words of wisdom given forth by Grand Worthy Counsellor George S. Powell. The "bull pen" was crowded to overflowing when Grand Mufti McCullough called the guests to order that the. oath might be administered, and all were more than ready for the fun. Oprey ' Want la Gotham. Since the news has gone broadcast over the land that President Taft Is to Join Ak-Sar-Ben and Is to bear the oprey, "Paprika Schnitzel," the board of govern ors have been ' getting all kinds of offers, but one arrived last' night-during the per formance which the directors are seriously considering accenting. The New York Hippodrome has offered to give "Paprika" the run of that famous. playhouse for a week or a month during January. Men, men, men that Is the cry. Men for the floats and men to ride the horses In the big electrical parade. Men must be had, and all who would like to ride through the streets amidst the gaze of ad miring thousands on the biggest night of the year need only to report to Charles Karbach and they will be fitted out After announcing that there were now 1,224 paid members of the order, Grand Mufti McCullough welcomed the Eagles to Omaha on behalf of King Ak-Sar-Ben. "All Omaha Is busy, but you will find nobody too busy to give you a glad hand and a courteous smile," said Colonel Mc Cullough. "We want you to return to your homes with the recollection that you had (Continued on Second Put.) One man's meat is another man's - poison. You may wantwhat the other man is glad to sell for a song. Under the head of "Offered for Sale" is most everything you can think of. Make it a practice to read these ads. You will find it will be more than worth you time. You will find real .bargains every day on the want ad. pages, that will save you money. Have you read th want ada yet today T The Only Way V A . 2 'y? I--. iX It Waa Very Careless of Dr. Cook to Overlook This Simple Means of Proof. Boiler Bursts, Blowing Women from Bath House Ten Persons Seriously Injured in San Francisco by Aocident Building Wrecked. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept It-Half a score of persons were , Injured, several probably fatally, when a boiler tn the Lurllne baths at 2183 Geary street ex ploded today. Woman patrons were blown through the windows of . their eompart menta Into the street and the building was almost completely wrecked. The boiler was UvrowtroML it& founda tion and h 1 ir)mA ItiniiDh V, . ,.9 1. 1 bito the middle of Geary street From the second floor of the structure men and women were blown throueh arrest a-nn. in the walls and the windows! Mrs. Eliza Elchler of H Saltoit avenue was an occupant of one of the compart ments. She shot through a window and ta.r Into the street where she landed In an un conscious heap. Mrs. Elchler is not ex pected to survive. Mrs. Joseph Obenshaw-Pholte, sister of Mrs. Elchler, was In the same room and was more or less severely hurt. Eight men were also severely hurt. Inventor of New Flying Omnibus Asks for Patent French Engineer Claims to Have Ma chine that Will Transport Pas sengers and Merchandise. PARIS, Sept. 11 Francis Laur. a French engineer and inventor, announces the In vention of a flying omnibus capable of transporting merchandise and passengers, and he has officially asked the council to grant him a franchise for the city of Pitrls. He claims to French patents, but explains he Is unable 10 reveal the details of the machine pend ing acquirement of foreign patents. HIDES ARE BEING RUSHED FROM FRANCE TO AMERICA Foreign Maanfactarers Are Alarmed at Condition Blne Passage of Sw Tariff Act. PARIS, Sept. IS. French exports to the United States, instead of diminishing, have increased rapidly under the new tariff. Tie total for the month of August shows an increase of 74 per cent over that of August 1S08. The greatest Increase was in hides, which are being rushed over to America In snch quantities as to alarm French manu facturers, who foresee tha America may monopolize the tanning Industry and oblige them to import their leather. Chicago Rustles Big Chair for Taft in Base Ball Stand CHICAQO, Sept IS. In anticipation of a great influx of country visitors on the occa sion of President Taft's visit to Chicago next Thursday Chief of Detectives Wood today prepared to free, the city of eonfl- denre men, pickpockets and "police char acters'' generally. Captain Wood called flftv itotr.tlva h. fore him and instructed them to sweep the streets clean of the gentry who prey on the unwary and unsophisticated. Every minute of the DreaMnnt'a at has been mapped out and Leroy T. Steward, tne ehlef of police, has arranged for the closest police guard at every nnint. Th. chief has scouted over every foot of ground wiucn me president win cover from the moment he steps from the Lake Shore train at Fifty-fifth street at 11 :U a. m. untU he departs at 1:46 a. m. Friday tor Milwaukee. ini preotaeui is expected to speak in STATEHOME FOR SICKEAGLES Sanitarium for Tuberculosis Members of Nebraska Aerie. VOTES TO MAZE APPROPRIATION Action Taken at Anaaal Convention Being Held at Benson State Physician Proposed, bnt la Held la Abeyance. Although they worked In opposition to the preparations for the national conven tion as a counter attraction and In the face of Inclement weather aa a reducer ot attendance, the Eagle delegates to the fourth annual Nebraska aerie succeeded inv opening the convention- at Benson Um. day In the Eagle auditorium and hnMin two sessions, not . record breakers for at tendance, but very enthusiastic meetings, considering the size of the delegations. Seventeen Nebraska towns and cities,, with more han fifty delegates, were rep resented at' each of the meetings. These owns were Omaha, South Omaha. Flor ence, McCook, North Bend, Plattsmouth, Hartlngton. Fremont, Norfolk. Blair. Lin coln, Elkhorn, Chadron, North Platte, Benson and Beatrloe. The national gathering at Omnha rut down the attendance from this cltv nrt kept State President Ryder away from tne Benson aerie with his labor In taking care of the needs of the delegates to the grand aerie. He was able to snend r.u, minutes at the opening session, being there to call the meeting to order and to make a short speech. But after that he left the convention In charge of Vice President Jule Althaus of Omaha, who presided at the afternoon meeting. Krauk Ileriagr Speaks. At the morning; meeting the most Im portant part of the program waa an ad dress by Orand Worthy Vice President Frank E. Herring of South Bend, Ind., who becomes the next president of the grand aerie. His talk dealt with the future of the fraternity and the part that Ne braska and its local aeries had to play n k,ePjng the order on an upward path. State President Ryder and Mayor Charles Tracy, who welcomed the Eagles to Ben son, each made short talks at the opening session. The delegates went Into erntlv ..i.. in the afternoon and excluded all but mem bers of the Nebraska aerie from their assembly room. At this session two rather Important resolutions were presented ask ing xor action ty the grand aerie. One, introduced by F. XL Jones of H.mih rm,.k. recommended that the grand aerie appro priate money to build a home for Eagles afflicted with tuberculosis. The other was presented by Dr. A. J. Ames of North Platte and recommended that h aerie create the office of grand physician. The first resolution was adopted and the second one will be passed at the fii-nt mol ing today. The afternoon meeting was opened by Vice President Althaus at 1 nvi.oiv i;-- eral of the state officers hin- .i.,.. appointed the following officers for tsm. porary service: Vice president, Ir. A Ames (Continued on Second Page.) formally at a luncheon given him by the Commercial club and to make an Important address at Orchestra hall In the evening. The greatest Interest centers In the latter event, as the president 1 expected to deal with the recent session of congress which revised the tariff. The spectacular feature of his visit will be the review of 160.000 school children. Mr. Taft occupying an automobile win k. driven through miles of boulevards lined with white-clad school children maii small American flags. The box which the president and party will occupy at the National league base ball park when the Chicago and New York clubs meet is balna refitted with chair. t ample comfort The box Is back ot first case near the Chicago players' bench and is considered by the malorltv of uiihn.i. asta to ba the most advantageous position In the stands. CONVENTION OPENS TODAY National Gathering of Eagles Holds First Session at the Auditorium This Morning. ONLY ONE ADMITTING THE PUBLIC Large Supply of Oratory Will Be Uncorked at the Start. LOCAL AND VISITING TALENT Mayor Dahlman Will Throw Open City to Its Guests, JEFFERIS FOR COMMERCIAL CLUB Visitors Will Not Want tor Weloama or Felicitations Political Pot la Kept Stirring Among the Delegates. BAoz.a coTtirriow rmoa&AX. TUTJSOAT. At 10 a. m. the grand aerie will as semble at the Auditorium for optnlag session.' Invocation by ftoberk X Wheeler, X. of South Omaha. Address of welcome by Mayor Varna & Dahlman. Address on behalf of the Omaha Com mercial club by A, W. Jefferla, Tsllcitations by Worthy President George T. West of Omaha aerie and Chairman Bobart 7. Baoon of the con vention committee. Xespoases by Orand Worthy President Konaghan and other grand officers. All members of the local committee will have ssats oa platform. This fuao tloa In the Auditorium will be open to the publlo. K f. U. Automobile rides for visit ing ladles. Assemble at Bee building. 3i30 to B V. M. Band oonoert at Sana oom park. Pennsylvania plonlo. 7i48 P. M. Theater party tor TurtsU; ladles. 8:00 P. BtV Bag-les program at "Sen," of Ak-Bar-Bea. WXDBTBBOAT. 10:00 A. M. Tlslt to packing houses at South Omaha and luncheon under aus ploes of South Omaha aerie. & too T. at. Tour through retail stores by visiting ladles. Every store In parade drsss. 8:30 P. af Visit to wholesale dlstriot nnder escort of home exourslon eom mlttee of Omaha Oommeroial oluh. Only One Pnbllo Session. Omaha will have Its first and only op- portulnty to see a real Eagles' convention In full working order this morning at 10 o'clock. At that time the session of the grand aerie will be called to order by Robert F. Bacon, and to this session and to thla one alone the general public la Invited. All other meetings ot the high rulers ot the order will be held secret' , Eagle oratory will be above par at' the first seaslon. From . the time the gavel raps order until the session closes at noon speakers of local and national reputation will be sounding the praises of Eagiedom and Omaha. After Mr. Bacon calls the convention to order Rev. Robert li. Wheeler, D. D., of South Omaha will offer the Invocation. Mr. Bacon will then welcome the delegates to the city and will turn the chair over to George F. West, president of the local aerie, who will be the presiding officer for the day. On behalf of the city Mayor Dahlman will then extend a welcome to the visitors and, figuratively, will turn the city over to them. John J. Ryder, presi dent of the state aerie, will extend felicita tions. A. W. Jefferla will addrem the con vention as a representative of the Omaha Commercial club and the grand officers will respond. Individually, on behalf of the order to the welcoming addresses. Th seeslon will cIobs with Invocation by Rev. T. J. Mackay. Big; Crowd Expected. The opening meeting of the grand aerie Is usually made the occasion for a big turnout by visiting Eagles and local peo ple, and It Is expected the Auditorium will be crowded Tuesday morning .when the gavel falls. Tho serious business of the convention will be taken up at the afternoon session. Committee reports and reports of officers will be the principal order of business. All these will be offered in exeoutltve ses sion. The judiciary committee, which will handle the principal questions tn regard to a change of the laws of ths order,1 will submit Its report Friday morning. The report will be awaited with consid erable Interest on account of the prob lems 1( will present for solution. To aid Mrs. George Rogers In providing entertainment for the large number of women who will arrive Tuesday, ths local committee Is scouring the city for a re ception committee. It announces It heeds fifty local women to act as a reoeptlon committee and makes the request that all women who are willing to assist reg ister at the committee room at ths fraeV ton hotel. Two More Want Convention. Two new aspirants for the next conven tion appeared Monday afternoon in the Reading, Pv, and Saratoga, N. T., dele gation. The delegates announce they are out for the plum and were doing some electioneering during the afternoon. - E. W. ('snip of Knoxville, Tenn., is boosting for the largest territory ot any one at the con.ventlon. Mr. Camp repre sents all that area south of the Mason and Dixon line. "I am out to get any old offlos for the south," he announced. "I don't cars much what It Is. All I want Is to get something for the south." Several hundred delegates from aperies located south of the Ohio will aid Mr. Camp In getting something for Dixie land. The Knights of Columbus have planned a stag party for members ot that order among the visiting delegates. The party will be held Tuesday evening at the rooms of the order In the Board of Trade building. ' Politics Get Warm. With the arrival of big delegations from east, west, north and aouth, the politicians around the lobby of the Paxton hoUsl be gan to warm up yesterday, and prac tically all the new arrivals had pinned to the lapels of their coats flashing ribbons of various colors, announcing their prefer ence fur grand worthy vice president or (Continued on Third Paae