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VOL. XXXIX-NO. 79.
OMAIIA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 16, UXW-TWELVE PAGES.
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PRESIDENT TAPT
BEGINSJIIS TOUR
Special Train Bearing1 Executive and
Party Crosses Massachusetts
and New York.
DUE IN CHICAGO THIS MORNING
Number of Five Minute Speeches
Made from Train.
GOVERNOR HUGHES JOINS PARTY
New Yprk Executive Travels from
'Albany to Syracuse.
BIO CROWDS AT ALL
IS
Senator Crane and William
Cromwell Travel Across Bar "
with the President Tra.
on Blow Schedule.
SYRACUSE, N. Y., Sept. 15 After t.
versing today the two great states of Ma.
sachusetts and New York President Taf,
tonight la skirting the southern shores of
Lake Erie on his way to Chicago, where
he will arrive at 11:30 a. m. tomorrow to
make his first Important stop on a 13.000
mlle tour of the west and south. The
presidential train passed through here at
?:SS p. m.
Where the train stopped today on Its run
from Boston there were large crowds at
the railway stations and the president was
greeted with enthusiastic cheering. The
day waa typical of many that are to come
and the president was prevailed upon to
make a number of flve-mlnute speeches
on the platform of his car at points not
Included In the Itinerary. In Massachu
setts Mr. Taft spoke at Worcester, Spring
field and Plttsfleld. Entering New York
state he was greeted at Albany by Gov
ernor Charles E. Hughes and both made
little talks to the depot throng, which
cheered the state and federr executives
with equal enthusiasm. Governor Hughes
became the president's guest on the train
from Albany to Syracuse and had dinner
with htm on the car Mayflower.
la Rare xftood Hamor.
President Taft was In rare good humor
today. He aeemed thoroughly happy that
the Journey which he has been looking for
ward to for several months had at last
begun. He thanked those who came to
greet him In the different cities and said
he believed that the long and arduous trip
would bring him Into closer touch with
the people than any other plan which could
be d vised. Mr. Taft said that the more
he could see of the country and the people
during his term of office, the better presi
dent he would make. In behalf of the peo
ple of the state of New York, Governor
Hughes bade the president godspeed and
a safe return to his duties at Washington.
Mr. Taft and Governor Hughes are pro
nounced admirers of each other and their
meetings always are characterized by many
exchanges of graceful and earnest compli
ments. Today President Taft told of the
splendid work; Governor, Hugtles had done
for him and the governor replied that the
president could never call upon him In vain.
Trala Leaves Boston.
Starting from Boston a little after 10
o'clock this morning, the president headed
straight for the west. It waa his fifty
second birthday, and he received many
congratulations and messages of good
will. At Plttsfleld some enthusiastic ad
mirers fairly filled the president's car
with flowers. The throng which lined the
way from the hotel to the station In Bos
ton was but a forerunner of those en
countered along the way. Even at places
where the president's train did not stop
there were many to wave him a greet
ing, i
As guests out of Boston the president
had with him tils aunt. Miss Delia Torrey,
Senator W. Murray Crane of Massachu
setts and William Nelson Cromwell of
New York. Miss Torrey, of whom the
president Is very fond, went as far as
Worcester, leaving the train there to go
to her home at MUburn, where many of
Mr. Taft's ancestors lived. Senator Crane
went as far as-Plttsfleld, and Mr. Crom
well to Albany.
On Slow Scnedale.
The president set a precedent today for
the entire trip by electing to run on a
alow schedule. The New ork Central lines
surrounded the train with every precau
tion for tta safety. There always were
men on- the engine and prominent repre
sentatives of the traffio department were
also with them at the start.
Vice President Sherman made a vain at
tempt to see the president at Utlca, Mr.
Sherman's home city. It was not known
that the vice president was at home or
would be at the station. The train stopped
about thirty seconds for orders. Mr. Sher
man clambered aboard the rear end and
was making his way toward the presi
dent's room when the conductor, not know
ing the vice president was aboard gave the
signal to go ahead. Mr. Sherman shouted
to one of the attaches that he was not
able to go on to Syracuse and hopped off.
He left behind, however, a five pound box
of candy as a birthday present.
Brings Mruu at Good Will.
In his address at Springfield the presi
dent said:
"I am very much pleased to be In Spring
field. You pride yourselves on a city of
homes. It Is also a city of traveling men
who (0 through the entire length and
breadth of the union selling their wares.
I like to talk to that class of men. I
am a sort of Itinerant preacher myself. I
am bringing a message of good will to all.
I am starting on a long journey. Whether
my throat and digestion will laat I do not
know,
"As ynu know, the people have voted
me 125.0U) tor traveling expenses. Con
gressman Glllett helped me get that It
is very hard to get anything from the
appropriation committee unless you have
a mighty good case."
The president then referred to the work
of the executive and concluded by saying:
"The bulwarks of the government are
the men you elect to con tree. Goodbye."
President Taft's rear platform speech at
Worcester was similar to that delivered
here.
"I feel very much at home in Worcester
county." he said. "All my ancestors have
come from Worcester county on both sides
way back. The first one who came here
was a housewrlght a carpenter. My
father, who was Interested In genealogy,
had a great deal to explain In telling how
It was that when he signed his will he
sinned it with eroaa. He always said
he had hurt his hand with a hatchet and
therefore could not use It with the pencil.
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More Census
Supervisors
Are Appointed
Guy Frankin of Fort Dodge Will
Have Charge of Work in Tenth
Iowa District.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-Addltlonal ap
pointments of census supervisors by Presi
dent Taft were announced today by Census
Director E. Pan Durand. Included In the
number are those who will have charge of
the enumeiatlon of population In the cities
of St. Louis, Guthrie, Okl., and Fort
Dodge, la.
Henry A. Baker will take charge of the
work In the Tenth district of Missouri,
which embraces the city of St. Louis. He
Is a graduate of Yale and a professor In
Washington university.
Benjamin F. nurkey, a real estate agent
of Guthrie, has been appointed supervisor
for the First Oklahoma district.
The Second Oklahoma district will be In
charge of J. O. Langston of Guymon,
Vxas county, Okl. Mr. Langston Is
utea Mates commissioner and county
k of Beaver county.
o supervisor of the Tenth Iowa district
;. V e Guy Frankin of Fort Dodge, former
if the court.
-erbert J. Balrd, a lawyer, has been
selected as supervisor for the Second Colo
rado district. He has had previous ex
perience In census work.
The Third Colorado district will be un
der the direction of Charles F. Hamlin of
Sallda, Colo., who Is registrar of the
United States land office at his home.
Foreigners Out
at McKees Rocks
New Labor Disturbance Inaugurated
at Pressed Steel Car Works Over
Retention of Bosses.
PITTSBURG, Pa.. Sept 15j-Another
strike developed at the Press Steel Car
company's plant at McKees Rocks today
when S.OOO foreigners employed by the com
pany refused to go to work and gathered
around the entrance. The strike. It Is
stated, la not organized and Is based upon
the demand that all the bosses employed
at the plant be discharged by the com
pany. The strike caused much excitement In
and about Schoenvllle, but there was no
demonstration aside from the foreigners
assembling about the gate. Most of the
American workmen went to work as usual.
About forty deputy sheriffs are still on
duty at the works. Later several hundred
Americana quit work. The absence of the
foreigners, they said, necessitated their
coming out. The main grievance. It Is
said, Is the employment of a large num
ber of mep. Imported during the late strike
in the capacity of bosses and sub-bosses.
The men claim one of the agreements by
which the laat trouble waa settled was
that all of the imported men should be
discharged.
The American workmen, who . left the
plant aay no work has been accomplished
in the mill. Instead the workmen gath
ered In a body and listened to addresses.
Suicide Theory
Fully Sustained
Autopsy Discloses Nothing in Sutton
Case Inconsistent with Attitude
of Naval Court. '
WASHINGTON, Sept. l&.-Although the
report of Surgeon Speare of the navy,
who made the autopsy at Arlington Mon
day on the body of Lieutenant Sutton
has not been submitted to the Navy de
partment. It Is known that the autopsy
disclosed nothing inconsistent with the
theory that the lieutenant shot himself,
either accidentally or with suicidal intent.
In fact the tendency of the surgeon's
report is to support the original verdict
that Lieutenant Sutton shot himself. The
bruise on the side of his face did not
extend below the skin. The hole made
by the bullet. In the cranium showed dis
tinct traces of powder marks, and the
bruise extending from the bullet wound
outward was such as might have been
made by the gas generated by the pow
der at very close range. Moreover, the
report will show that the wound was of
a character that could have been Inflicted
by Lieutenant Sutton himself without his
arm being In an abnormal position.
WID0V OF REVJjEWMAN DEAD
Had Been in Jerusalem, E a caged In
Betiding Vp Missionary
School.
SARATOGA. N. Y., Sept 166. A cable
gram today from Consul Wallace at Jer
usalem announces the death there of Mrs.
Angelina E. Newman, widow of the late
Bishop John P. Newman. After her hus
band's death ten years ago Mrs. Newman
became deeply Interested in foreign mis
sionary work, and two years ago went to
Jerusalem tor the purpose of organising
a school for kindergarten missionary work.
Although 80 years old she had been ac
tively engaged In this effort until recently.
Central Takes No Aetloa.
NEW YORK. Sept 15-No successor to
E. II. Harriman as a director of the New
York Central railroad was chosen at
today's meeting of the board of directors.
Pay-as-You-Enter Cars on
Farnam and Harney Lines
Hurray, the Farnam box cars will soon
be gone.
Five of the ten new street cars being
built by the American Car company of St.
Louis for use on the Farnam line are ex
pected to arrive In Omaha today and the
others will follow soon. The fifteen simi
lar car being built In the company's shops
in Omaha are also hearing completion.
These cars are of the pay-as-you-enter
type and will be put on the Dundee and
the Harney lines.
The rear platform of these cars Is divided
into an entrance and exit and the conductor
remains on the back platform all the while.
The passengers pay the conduotor as they
enter and receive their transfers at the
same Ume. so they ha Ye uq further bother
FUNCTIONS OP
TRUSTCOMrANY
Bankers Discuss the' Relation of This
Class of Fiduciary Corpora
tions to Public
UNIFORMITY IS IMPRACTICABLE
Laws of States Differ Widely as to
Regulation of Business.
CLEARING HOUSE SECTION MEETS
President Endorses Gold as Only Safe
Reserve for Banks.
BAN PLACED ON "NOTE KITING"
Trnst Organisations Reported to Have
Stood Strain of the Recent
Paale In m Most Remark'
able Manner.
CHICAGO, Sept. 15.-Two great divisions
of the banking business, the trust company
and the clearing house, occupied the at
tention of the delegates to the convention
of the American Bankers' association here
today. Separate meetings of the trust
company section and the clearing house
section of the association were held and
the problems peculiar to each were dis
cussed. Before the trust company section, which
was welcomed to Chicago by E. A- Potter
of the American Trust and Savings bank,
the principal address was voiced by Daniel
S. Remser of the New York bar, who
spoke 1 on the "Post Mortem Administra
tion of Wealth."
Strong endorsement of gold as the only
safe reserve fund for a bank was the
burden of the annual address of E. C.
McDougal, president of the clearing house
section. 8ol Wexler of the Whitney-Central
National bank. New Orleans, urged
that the members consider in the coming
year the Idea of adopting a uniform rate
of charges for all Items of business
transacted by one bank for another bank
and also suggested that action be planned
looking to the establishment of uniform
ity in settling dally clearances.
Trnst Company Section.
In the trust company section the after
noon was spent In discussing problems
relative to trust companies, among which
were "The Limitations of the Functions
of a Trust Company," "The Duties and
Responsibilities of Trustees Under Cor
porate Mortgages" and "Mortgages as
Investments for Savings Funds of a Trust
Company."
Members from -different parts of the
country took different views on most of
the problems, explaining that the laws of
the several states on the questions differed
so greatly that uniformity in practice would
not be practicable.
At the close of the session H. H. Mcin
tosh, president of the Guardian Savings
and. Deposit company of Cleveland, O.. waa
elected president of the section and Oliver
C. Duller, president of the Wisconsin Trust
company of Milwaukee, Wis., was elected
first vice president
The following were elected to places on
the executive committee of the section:
E. . K. Bolsot, vice president of the First
Trust and Savings bank, Chicago; John D.
McKee, president of the Merchants Trust
company, San Francisco; Charles J. Bell,
president of the - American Security and
Trust company, Washington, D. C. ; F. H.
Goff. president of the Cleveland Trust com-
i pany, Cleveland, O., and Edwin Chamber-
lin, vice president of the San Antonio Loan
and Trust company, San Antonio, Tex.
Many of the delegates in the afternoon
visited Gary, Ind., and Inspected the steel
works ther Tomorrow will be devoted to
sessions of the savings bank section and
the annual meeting of the secretaries of the
bankers' associations.
A reception and ball tomorrow night will
be the chief social feature of the conven
tion. Clearing; Honae Examiners.
At the clearing house section meeting
the report of the secretary of this branch
of the American Banking association, which
is carrying on a vigorous campaign advo
cating the appointment of clearing house
examiners, was read.
"The advantages of this plan," the re
port ran, "have been clearly set forth In
many ways. It is conceded that the adop
tion of the plan would put banking on a
higher plane and would be of lasting bene
fit to the public. The campaign carried on
by the section has certainly created senti
ment In favor of this movement and It Is
developing day by day.
"The clearing house cities In which ex
aminers are now in vogue are as follows:
Chicago, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San
Francisco, Minneapolis, St Paul, Kansas
City and St. Joseph, Mo., the cities of
Philadelphia and St ' Joseph having lately
fallen Into Hue.
"The section has now under considera
tion the working out of a plan for a uni
form method of reporting the weekly ex
changes by all the associations of the
country and feels confident some system
of accounting may be evolved which will
be generally put into force.
"The section has also started to do all
in Its power to suppress the business
known as 'note kiting1 by giving publicity
to this business, carried on by so-called
brokers."
Trnst Companies Firm.
Trenchant paragraphs from the sd dress
of Edward T. Perine. president of ih.
Audit Company of New York, held the at-
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from the conductor. The front door is
used as an exit only.
This style of car has been In successful
operation In New York, Chicago, St Louis,
Cleveland. Detroit and nearly all the larger
cities. Among the advantages of the car
are the fact that the conductor Is always
en the rear platform, making It possible for
him to see whether the paaaengers are
safely on and off the cars before signaling
the car to go ahead. The conductor Is not
compelled to force his way through a
crowded car to the discomfiture of the pas
en gers. who may peruse their nowun.r,..-.
or continue conversation undisturbed.
ray-as-you-enter cars have been Im
mensely popular wherever they have been
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From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
ROUTE FOR TAFT IS FIXED
Several Corrections in the Course by
Scouting Party.
FOURTEEN MILES IN LENGTH
That Distance Will Be Covered by
the President In His Automobile
Tonr Aronnd the City
Next Monday.
The official route over which President
Taft will be driven when in Omaha next
Monday was finally decide
afternoon, when C. H. Piekenn niH.ni
of the Board of Governors went over the
route with Hugh B. Mills, in charge of the
oecrei oervice department in this district
Several changes were suggested and
adopted.
It was found Impossible to pass Crelghton
university because of the condition of the
streets and many other schools which the
Board of Governors would like to have
the president pass couH not be reached
because of a lack of time. Instead of
driving west on Cuming street after leaving
Bemls park the party will continue south
and pass the Sacred Heart academy and
the residence of Bishop Scannell.
While the trip last evening was made In
an hour, It la estimated that the trip with
the president will consu'tne an hour ahf "a
quarter. The trip will cove 197 blocks,
about fourteen miles, and' will give thous
ands of children an opportunity to see the
president, who will ride in aa open auto
mobile. He has given orders that rain or
shine the top must be down . while he
dives through the streets of Omaha.
After the banquet at the Omaha club
the president will be taken to the den to
witness the oprey Paprika Schnitzel and
from the den he will go direct to the depot
to leave on a special train for Denver.
Roate la Detail.
Arriving at Union station, the presiden
tial party will be driven north on Tenth
street to Howard street, east on Howard to
isintn street, north on Ninth through the
wholesale district to Farnam street, and
then west on this principal business street
to Twentieth street. From Twentieth
street the route lies north two blocks to
Dodge street and then west on Dodge past
the High and Central school buildings to
Twenty-second street, thence north on
Twenty-second street to Davenport street
and east on that street to Nineteenth
street.
From Nineteenth and Davenport streets
the automobiles will make a long run
straight north on Nineteenth to Lake
street, one block west on Lake to Twen
tieth street, one block south on Twentlnth
to Willis avenue, another block back east
on Willis avenue to Nineteenth street
thence south on Nineteenth to Clark, west
on Clark to Twenty-fourth street south on
Twenty-fourth to Franklin street and then
west on Franklin street past the two build
ings belonging to the Long school to
Twenty-sixth street. The party will here
turn south on Twenty-sixth street to Hani.
llton, thence west to Thirty-fourth street
and then southwest through Bemls park
to Thirty-sixth and Cuming streets. They
will continue south to Burt street and
west past Sacred Heart academy and the
residence of Bishop Scannell. The party
will log back to Cumins on Fortieth wat
to Forty-first, south to Davenport, east to
Thirty-ninth, south on Thirty-ninth to
Farnam, east one block to Thirty-eighth,
south to Jackson and east on Jackson to
Thirty-sixth street. A Jog of a couple of
blocks will be taken north to Harney and
then east to Thirtieth street, or the South
Central boulevard. On the boulevard the
party will go south and west to Woolworth
avenue. On Woolworth avenue the party
will Journey east to Thirty-second avenue
and south on this avenue, the western
boundary of Hanscom park, to Center
street.
A special dispensation has been made In
regard to Hanscom park and automobiles
will be allowed to go through with the
presidential party. The autos will move
east on Woolworth avenue Daat th Park
school to Georgia avenue, north on Georgia
avenue to Poppleton avenue, east to Twen
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Call Douglas 238.
the "Want-ad
Number."
Ask for the Want-ad Depart
ment and your ad will be tak
en carefully and will appear
in the next edition.
Probably you have something you
should advertise a room or housti
for rent need help (something to
sell something you want to buy.
Do it now while you ha.e it
i 1 m It e .
EVERY HORSE HAS HIS.
McCann to Show
He Was Merely
Obeying Orders
Chicago Inspector Will Claim He Put
Lid Down Because These Were
His Instructions.
CHICAGO, Sept. 15.-When the defense
in the "graft" trial of Police Inspector
Edward McCann began today an impos
ing array of character witnesses were
present, including Mrs. Charles Henrotln,
former president of the General Federation
of Womens' clubs; Mrs. Gertrude Britton
of the Hull house social settlement. Dean
Walter T. Sumner and Miss Minnie Low,
superintendent of the social service.
"We will show." said Judge Neely,
"that the defendant when he took charge
of the Des Plalnes street district was or
dered by his superiors to curtail the vice
of the dlstriot. He received speclflo in
structions concerning some of Louis
Frank'a houses where young girls were
kept
"He put the lid down with a severity
never known before and a howl went up.
Likewise this conspiracy waa formed . to
'put away the inspector. The Inspector
stopped the sale of liquor In all disorderly
houses and those ' ho suffered thereby
arose against him. Inmates of these
houses -were 'fined r aggregate of $59,300,
a record unequaled anywhere.'
"We will prove, as to women released,
that this waa done at the Intercession of
representatives of socletltfc interested in
rescue work."
Riding Test is
Far Too Rigorous
General Albert L. Myer of Depart
ment of Texas Says Roosevelt
Plan is Severe.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-In his annual
report General Albert L. Myer, command
ing the Department of Texas, character
ised the Roosevelt riding test for army
officers as a detriment rather than an aid
to increased efficiency.
"There are many very efficient and val
uable field officers," he says, "particularly
in the staff and supply department, who
should never under any circumstances be
required to make any such rides." Gen
eral Myer favors' yearly physical examina
tions of all officers to ascertain their fit
ness. NEW DEPOT FOB DETROIT
Connell Adopts Ordinance Embody.
Arreement Already Made
with Mlchiexan Central.
DETROIT. Mich., Sept. 15.-The common
council last night adopted an ordinance
embodying the terms of agreement be
tween the city and the Michigan Central
railroad In regard to the erection by the
latter of a new depot and terminals to
cost $2,000,000. The rallyad Is given sixty
days in which to accept. As the com
pany's officials have already approved
most of the agreement the erection of the
depot Is expected to begin soon.
Peary, Leaves Flag Given
Him by Wife at the Pole
BATTLE HARBOR, Labrador, Sept. 16
Via Wireless to Cape Ray, N. F. Com
mander Robert E. Peary, who is still at
Battle Harbor on board the steamer Roose
velt, conversed further today with the As
sociated Press representatives regarding
his journey to the North pole. He spoke
particularly of the flag he raised at the
pole and the records he left there, and he
touched again on some of the assertions
credited to Dr. Frederick A. Cook.
Commander Peary said the first flag
thrown to the breeze was a silken Ameri
can emblem presented to him by his wife
fifteen years ago. He had carried thu
flag on all his expeditions to the north,
leaving a piece of It at the highest point
he attained. The last remnants were
raised and left at the pole. The explorer
then raised the navy ensign, the flag of
the navy league, then the flag of the Delta
Kappa Epsllon fraternity and finally a flag
of peace. Tent polea and snow lances were
used as flagstaff, and when all had been
raised the commander took several photo
graphs of the group.
After this ceremony Peary enclosed rec
ords of his trip and other documents and
personal papers In a box and burled It In
the Ice. The documents were placed in
water-tight coverings and the box itself
was water tight so it would float if the
tUXUcg or melting Ice brought It to
DAY.
PARADE BIG EAGLE EVENT
Delegates to Pass in Review Before
Public and Officers.
VISITORS WILL THRONG CITY
Special Train Coming from Lincoln
and Connell Blnffs and Sioux
City Will Be Oat In
Force.
This Is the day the Eagle promises to
emit the big scream for the benefit of
Omahans.
Today is the day of the monster parade,
when all the delegates will line up In uni
form and show off before the public. The
long procession will start at 1 o'clock at
the corner of Fifteenth and Howard streets.
From a stand located near the Paxton hotel
the officers of the grand aerie will review
the marchers.
Towns surrounding Omaha promise to
pour In Eagles, Eaglesses and Eaglets by
the thousand. In fact It is given out that
the cities close to Omaha have been wait
ing for this very day to show their enthusi
asm and they promise to make up for what
ever they may have neglected to do here
tofore. Lincoln baa sent word down, that a spe
cial, train will bear 150 marchers and a
band from the capital city. Sioux City has
promised 200 automobiles loaded with sight
seers. Council Bluffs will also send from
400 to 600 people across the river and other
nearby towns with Eagle lodges will turn
out In proportion.
The first bugle call for the parade will
sound at 12:30 o ock, the second at 12;6J
and the command to march will be given as
nearly at 1 o'clock aa possible.
Competition promises to be strong in the
contest for the prizes offered for the best
floats in the line. South Omaha will have
four and expects to carry off the palm.
Council Bluffs will also be represented on
wheels and Louisville, Ky., will do some
tall advertising for the convention of 1910
by means of a float or two. Omaha is
barred from the competition, but this- will
not prevent local lodges of Eagles from
getting in from purely patriotic motives.
Kansas City to Be In Line.
Sig. SpagetU's Royal Band of Umphs
will lead the Walking club of Aerie No.
47 of Kansas City in the grand parade to
day. The degree team will be in line and
the Kansas Cltyans will number at least
200.
The marching club consists of about 150
members. They will be uniformed in white
pleated shirts, blue trousers with belts
and blue hats with red, white and blue
ribbons around the band. The degree team
won first prise in the competitive drill at
Milwaukee in lSOf and at Norfolk in 1!K)7.
It will compete in the competitive drill
before the grand lodge, during the session
and expects to win first money. The
team has been working hard for the.
prise.
The winners of the competitive drilling
content will be awarded 1400, the second,
(2.0 and the third, 1150.
The delegation and in fact the entire
Missouri contingent rallied to the support
of St Louis for the 1910 convention and
are working hard to help the St. Louts
delegation get the plum.
The Kansa City delegation does not
ask for the convention. The National
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water. Commander Peary has not devel
oped the films he took at the pole.
Referring to the weather conditions at
the apex of the world, Commander Peary
said he found nothing like the revolving
wind referred to by the antarctic ex
plorers. The weather conditions varied
fro time to time, although there waa prob
ably considerable uniformity. He would
not say whether or not he found currents
at the pffle.
Commander Peary today received a
cablegram asking verification of a report
from a Danish source that he had posted
a notice on the Greenland coast that Dr.
Cook was dead, making this notice a 'pre
text for the appropriation of Dr. Cook's
supplies. The explorer declared he knew
nothing of this; that It evidently waa a
newspaper publication.
Commander Peary has said already
what he Intends to say in regard to Dr.
Cook. His statement dictated to the As
sociated Press covers this subject fully
for the present
Peary did not see the beginning or the
ending of the solar cllpne; the part he did
see waa obscured by clouds. He said he
had experienced no earthquakes In the
polar regions, explaining at the same time
that It would be difficult to recognise
such occurrences because of the movement
of the Ice and the continual grinding noise
resulting Iherstrou,
GRADY HAS A
CLEAR TRACK
New York Man is as Good as Elected
Vice President of Eagles' j
National Aerie. j
PARRY AND CLINE DRAW Off
St Louis Leads for Getting the Con
vention Next Year.
CALIFORNIA WON'T HAVE IT
Pacific Coast's Action Helps the
Metropolis of Missouri.
LOUISVILLE STILL IN THE RACE
Second Dai'i Session of the Conven
tlon la Taken Ip with Eloqnent
Speeches of the Nominat
ing Oratora.
Eas;le Convention Program.
TKVBSSAY.
10:00 A, M. Trolley trips for visiting
ladles.
1 p, H. Grand parade and review by
judges who will award the prises.
8.-00 P. at. Exemplification of the new
ritual by the grand officers at Auditor
ium. Open to all Eagles In rood stand
ing. 8:00 P. M. Theater party for visiting
ladlsa and trolley trips to the lakes.
HOMIHATIOHS.
Grand Worthy Vlos President Thomas
P. Grady of Hew fork.
Grand Worthy Chaplain. P. K. Oole of
Englewood, HI,
Grand Worthy Secretary Conrad K.
Mann of Kansas City.
Grand Worthy Treasurer Plnle Mo
Bae of Helena, Mont.
Grand Worthy Conduotor W. A. Bison
of Parsons, Kan.
Grand Worthy Inside Guard Idward
B. Puller of Richmond, Ta.
Grand Worthy Trustee (tout to ha
eleotsd)
H. J. Xea of Seattle.
Theodore A. BeU of Bapa, Cal.
James P. Cheatham of San Pranoleoo,
Cal.
John A. Tnthill of Omaha.
Owen Bane of Cleveland, O.
William P. Gartland of Boston, Mass.
Daniel C. Belly of Book Island, 111.
Charles B. MoDonald of Buffalo, M. Y.
Convention In 1810
Spokane.
St. Iiouls.
Xioulsvllle.
Saratoga.
These were formally placed in nomina
tion at the session of the grand aerie ol
Eagles Wednesday morning and during th
session all contests except two were elim
inated. John S. Parry and John A. Cllne, aspir
ants for grand worthy vice ' president,
dropped out of the raoe 'Wednesday morn.
Ing and threw their support to Senatot
Thomas F. Grady of New Tork, insuring
Grady's election without a contest.
There still remain eight candidates foi
the four vacancies on the board of trus
tees to be filled and four cities are In the
race for the convention In 1810. These will
be the only contests to be settled by the
delegates today when the polls open.
Nominating speeches took up practically
all of the time Wednesday morning and It
was 1:30 before the convention adjourned.
Twenty car loads of delegates and visitors
were hurried off to South Omaha where
they spent the afternoon as guests of the
South Omaha aerie. The packing houses
were visited first and then the Eagles were
taken to the rooms of the aerie where re
freshments were served. The South
Omahans spared no pains to make the
visit of their out of town brothers a suc
cess, over 12,000 being expended for the
entertainment. i
No Show of Fireworks,
It became evident before the session of
the grand aerie began Wednesday morning
that the contest for grand worthy vice
president, which promised to be the speo-
tacular one of the session, Was over with
out tven a show of fireworks. Parry and
Cllno both announced their withdrawal
and their action left Grady alone in the
field. Parry s boom interfered with the
aspiration of Past Worthy President Theo
dore A. Hell of California for trustee and
of his home city, San Franclsoo for the
convention 111 11)11 and he decided to with
draw, though his state delegation had Just
given him a re-endorsement for the place.
"It narrowed down to a situation where
the interest of the state seemed to con
flict with nt candidacy at this convention,"
said Mr. Parry, "and consequently I with
drew my name."
San Francisco also got balky when the
easterners tried to make them change their
request for the convention In ltU to U10.
President Kennealy of the San Frailclace
aerie announced In very positive language
that his city did not want the convention
In 1910 and would not take It under any
conditions. He said, however, it was ready
to show them the Ume of their lives la
191L
'Frleoo Helps St. Loals.
This action on tho part of the Callfor
nians is helping out the boom pf 8t Louis
and It is now believed the contest will lie
between Louisville and St. Louis with the
conditions favoring the latter. Buffalo's
ambition to get the convention in 1911
practically eliminates all eastern oitlos
from the race for the 1910 meeting and
San Francisco's desire to get the conven
tion tho same year also puts a damper on
the western cities fur next year. This
makes it highly probable that a middle
continent town will be selected and so far
St. Louis and Louisville have put up by
far the best flht. The arrival of a train
load of Kansas Cltyans who organized
them .elves Into St. Louis boosters will give
added impetus to the Mound City boom.
The close of the morning session waa
varied somewhat by a series of raps at
Omaha hotels for alleged "rate" boosting
during thu convention. The matter was
brought up during the nominating speeches
for the vurlotis cities aspiring to enter
tain the next convention. Theodora A
Bell of California led off with the charge
that the delegates had been charged ex
orbitant prices for accommodations and
demanded that before the next conven
tion should be located the favored city
ought to give a guarantee that prices
would l.ot go up. The Indiana delegation
was aUo "sore" and several others took
side shots at the local boatelrles.
The nomination of Thomas F. Grady (or
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