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The Omaha Daily Bee Wl-ATHLR lOKLCASl. For Nebraska Fair. For lown Fair. For weather report pK" NEWS SECTION PAGES 1 TO 8 VOL. XXXJX NO. 130. OMAILA, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16, 1909 SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COP1' TWO CENTS. 411YEU OFFICERS ARE RE-ELECTED President Eourke and Secretary Treasurer Campbell are Chosen for Another Year. Morgan's Hand Felt in Recent Telephone Deal New York Financier Said to be Pur chaser of Two Independents Bell Interests Involved. UNCLE SAM HAS NAYALTROBLEM Nicaragu&n Situation Causes P ity as to the AdvisabiK Marines on Battleships.; HALE HOLIDAY TOR CORN SHOW - - Business Houses and Railway Offioei Close at Noon that Workers may Sco Exposition. SOME SURPRISES ARE PROMISED .V' FEDERAL LAW IS INVOLV VTA KANSAS CITY GETS NEXT SESSION Time Will be Set After Cities Inter ested are Consulted. VICE-PRESIDENT IN EACH STATE Governors Shall Fill This Position Hereafter, Ex-Officio. STRONG NAVIGATION RESOLUTIONS Itecont mr nda t loas Favor Deep Chan li el unal for This are Opposed By Hrnrr T. Clarke and White of South Dakota. Ocvc.i.ur John Burko'was re elected pres Idem of tho Missouri River Navigation congims. and William A. Campbell wai le elecled secretary-treasurer of the congress. late Wednesdiiy afternoon. The report of the committee on nomination recommended Atils acti Kansas Ih action, and there was no opposition. lias City will entertain the next con- i ention, but the time for holding It will not be et until the Commercial club of that elty has correKponded with all other commercial organizations In the Missouri valley. The secretary will also get 'nio correspondence with these organisations, and when their sentiment la learned the date will be fixed. It will be either In June or September next. Judging by the ex pression! of the delegates while the matter of date waa under debate. The constitution and bylaws were revised by a committee, and the revision provides for a vloe president In each state repre sented In the organisation, who shall be the governor of such state, ex-offlclo. There Is also provided a board of di rectors of twenty members from each state, ten of whom shall be elected by the dele gates from the different states at any meet ing, ' and the remaining ten shall be ap pointed from each state annually by the president. It Is thought that by this means more Interest will be aroused In the work of t$a congress and a much larger attend ance secured at Its annual meetings. Old Pilots Speak. HJTalnw .... -A U Cnhi.l. T..-tt1 Ck A . . ., ' . ., . Thomas of the Kearney Normal school and , ... . , . .w xKriieu Anpji, former cniei justice ui wie South Dakota supreme court, were the speakers at the Wednesday morning ses nlon. Major Schuli told in brief what the gov ernment had done for river Improvement in the last thirty years. Since 1878, he said, V.Cfl ,000 had been spent on the ' Missouri river and ha explained what this money had been spent for. " "There ls plenty of " Water,"" said the arms? engineer, "but we must narrow and confute Its flow." ' Ha briefly sketched the outlines of tha plan now pending before congress, which alms to go at the Improve ment of the rivers . systematically, at a cost of f50,000 a mile. "Thjs work must bo systematic and con tinuous," said Mayor Sohulz, otherwise what la dona this year wiil rut and decay within a very fow years. It Is not want of water that Is hindering this much de sired development; the fault is in the peo ple themstlves. Tou must put boats on the river and operate them, carrying your pro ducts, to bring congress Into the humor to hel4i you. You must Improve your rivers by uso, by establishing boat lines and by building proper terminals, .' Tha river Is vtry difficult to get at In most towns, aa her in Omaha, for Instance. "Cities on tha lUilne have spent as high as 14,000,000 ' for river terminals alone. . It would be considered a wonderful thing if a city ilka Omaha should raise SlOO.OUo for such a purpose. Talk once a year, or all the time, la no good. You must get action and establish proper boat lines and good wharves and terminals." Great aueostoaiio Proposition, Prof. Thomas ,'sald the development of the waterways of lue country is one of the .lea teat economic propositions oetor the In opto today, is tney art), perhaps, the greatest ixuuurce unutilised at present. Hi pointed qui that the ralseis of the produce of ttie country are not the real shippers of that produce, but that tha hipping is fealty dune by mea and our poiauous who are in most cases auxil iaries of the railroads. ' River transporta tion was too slow when the great sis, or money making began and railroad pro moters and managers loot ma snort cut. Sinning the flow of traffic along the way to benefit them most. " have a common causa," said Prof. Thomas, "but ws tuuot get togetner on some oimi leaalbia method ot procedure. A beginning toward Una must be made by educating tne people, who have reau,, n.acle aveiy trust that exists today. We ' must have patience and remain true to one ultimate aim through all difilcultie. and leinyauous to aiep aside. Tne peo ple ot iseorasaa pay evtry year noi M,u,M lor transporting out ot lue sutu tiieir auipius prouuet. un iinpiwvu waterways tuuen uiore thau half of Ioji tou.d be aaveu." J -Ida Tripp Speaks. Jud.e lrlpp, alter outlining the tremen dous extent of tue iinaud empire tnat Could be pruiiutbiy served and n.niy u velopea tt improved river transportation, looa up the story of me decline of that kind ol transportation on tne upper Mis sou. 1. K has ueeii a resident ot lank ton suite the very early days and is the tatiier wf North and South Dakota as separate status, and plcluied the buay scenes along the upper liver at aimost every town whan f.eeia of boats were pljU.g the water. Then came the disastrous Hood of the spring ot lal, alien whole tieets ol boats were swept Inland or wrecked and de stroyed, 'the few that survived went to tha lower river. There is beginning to be noted a recovery of river traffic t some eittnt. and the South D..kota Jurist drew tha lesson that there la no good reason why the atrwas of tha west should not become great highways of a rich, com merce if the men of the west will get to gether, agree on a definite plan, then dor ruand of congress that their request L acceded to. Tha auditing committee appointed by Prtaideut burke has prepared a report that reflects crulil on Secretary-Treasurer Catiipbell II is compllmentea on havtne. handled the funds available with care and feoonomy, often advancing money from hi. private funda. A recommendation Is mad (Continued an Secoid Page.) TOLEDO, O., Dec. 15. Announcement was made here today that J. 1'. Morgan & Co. are the purchasers of two of the In dependent telephone properties In which James 8. Bralley, Jr., of this city rently secured control. Details of the deal and future operation are not made known offi cially. On authority from Morgan A Co., the fol lowing statement was Issued this afternoon by Clarence Brown, general counsel for the United States (long distance) Telephone company, and the Cuyahoga Telephone company of Cleveland: "I am authorized by James 8. Bralley, jr., to announce that J. Plerpont Morgan & Co., have purchased for their own account about 4 er cent of the United States (long distance) and Cuyahosa Telephone corn panics." Furthei" than this no statment can be made at present. Mr. Bralley ad mitted today that he has perfected a deal for the Independent plants of Columbus, and Dayton, O. Announcement as to thisc companies and the long distance company of Indianapolis and the Toledo Home Tele phone company Is withheld for the present, but the unofficial Information that they have or will be acquired by Morgan & Co. Is credited. Control of the six companies Is said to represent a cash outlay of $8,000,000. The deal announced today Is said to be the first Investment or financial Interest of Morgan A Co. In independent telephone properties. The United States company Is the long distance service of the Independ ents In Ohio and Michigan, and the new long distance company of those In Indiana. The management will remain practically the same as now.. The Bralley-Brown Interests make no denial of thla and Mr, Bralley today gave out a statement declaring that the Conti nental company and- Its promoters, and not minority stockholders of the Independent properties In good faith, instigated the suits against the United States and Cuy ahoga companies, and Inspired the souroes from the much of the information con tained In recent newspaper publications concerning his telephone deals. In addition to the official statement In formation was given the new owners plans contemplated that Independent companies , . ,, , In smaller counties shall sodve their own problems, consolidating, If they desire, with the Bell where opposition plants are not profitable. Otherwise, the Bralley-Brown Interests declare, the Interests of all the Independent companlea will be protected. C. A. Solders, local 1 counsel for H. C. Stlfel, said tonight: "The official an nouncement does not say that the Bell In terests art not tha actual purchasers. It la not uncommon for mactk deals to be mad through banks which hold the property un til tha organisation to which the property la to be turned over, Is perfected." Old Age Aroucd Against Lurton Senate Committee, However, Votes ' Unanimously to Report Name Favorably. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. The senate com mittee on Judiciary voted unanimously to day to report favorably the nomination ot Judge Horace H. Lurton to be an associate Justice of the supreme court of tha United States. Some members of the committee express the opinion that It would have been better to name a younger man. Judge Lurton be ing In his sixty-sixth year, but there waa no general opposition to him or any criti cism except as to his age. The report will be made oil Thursday by Senator Bacon. M'COFWICK IS FIRST IN FARMERS' HALL OF FAME Portrait of Inventor of Reaper l'n velled at the Vnlverslty of Illinois. TJRBANA. III., Dec. U.-The Farmers' Hall of Fame at the University of Illinois was opened today with the unveiling of a portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Inventor of the reaper and with exercises In which many prominent men of Chicago and the state took part. Governor Deneen, the Rev. James Me Clure, president of the McCormick Theo logical Seminary, and L. W. Noyes, presi dent of the Illinois Manufacturers associa tion, were among the speakers. Miss Muriel McCormick, granddaughter ot tha Inventor, unveiled his portrait. J. Ogden Armour and John A. Spoor, president of the Union stock yards of Chi cago, were among those present. Mr. Ar mour and tha McCormick family had two ears of guests on the train that brought the Chicago party. Prisoner Challenges Fate and Luck Stands By Him Charles Htttle tried hard to get himself in position to be sent to tha penitentiary, but after Hittle had defeated the efforts of his attorney fate Intervened and he will emerge from a serious predicament better than anyone expected. Hittle cams before district court on a charge of robbery. He la the swain who uas charged with robbery of a watch from his sweetheart. Nellie Chambers, while ha was seeing her home. There was consid erable evidence against him and his attor ney, Amoa Thomas, laduced I. J. Plsttl, who was prosecuting, to accept a plea of guilty of grand larceny Instead of robbery. Judge Button practically agreed to parole the man. But Hittle higgled. He wanted a trial. He did not feel sura he would he convicted, snd though his lawyer did all that could ba dona, tha prisoner continued obstinate. So tha case went on. A Jury was . Im paneled. Then fate played bar stroke. It developed that Nellie Chambers was ab sent. It appears that Mlsa Chambers had been contemplating a little trip to Chicago and had a railroad pass. Tha pass waa due Recent Ruling: May Have to be Amended to Permit Double Duty. GUNBOAT PRINCETON SAILS SOUTH Will Join with Three Other Yankee Vessels at the Harbor of Corinto. KNOX HALTS THE ZELAYA PROBE Secretary Asks Committee to Post pone Investigation of Mirier Southern President Orders Many Cltlsena Sent to Prison. WASHINGTON, Dec. IB. The Nlcnr- ( guan situation has caused navy officials some perplexity as to the availability of marines on the abltleshlps for servlco In that country. The difficulty presents Itself by reason ot the provislo tacked to the navy appro priation bill of tha last session of con gress by which the money was to be available only on condition that the ma rines were restored to the duties hitherto assigned to them. This mado It obliga tory that the marines, who had been taken off the Vessels in the navy on which they were serving, be restored to the battle ships, x ' The qeustlon now arises ss to tha avll- ability of the marines on the vessels ot tho navy for duty on shore. There Is aid to be no doubt In the minds of naval officers that the marines might be landed for temporary duty. If the demand for service oontlnued, however, the naval officials are not so sure aa to how long they would ba Justified In keeping the marine ashore. One authority has taken tha position that the marines could be kept there, even after the vessel to which they had been as signed had sailed away. Others maintain that this would eb a plain violation ot the law. Approbating the feelings of eonsress on the subject of kerpna the marines on the vessels the department Is said to be de termined to go slow In trying to have the law amended, but It Is no sacret that It would be pelased If congress would change the law. xunkee) Vessel Hastens Soafh. The gunobat Princeton Is approaching Nicaragua territory and reported at the Navy .department as being at Acapulco, Mexico, yesterday. It la bound for Corinto, and Its arrival there will make four war vessels at that port of ' Nicaragua. .''" .- On Its way from Seattle It 'will achieve the undesirable record of. being tha first of the American vessels scurSylng off to ward Nicaragua to run aground. The cruiser Prairie, by attempting to take a short cut to Panama across Pea Patch island in the Delaware river, now shares honors with tha Princeton. It was officially denied at the Navy department that the battleship Missouri was making ready to go to Nicaragua, as had been reported. WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. Secretary of State Knox has requested the senate com mittee on foreign relations to postpone the suggested investigation of the Nicaraguan situation until such time as he is able to give the committee a clear understand ing of Central American affairs. The committee waa called together today with the Idea of having Secretary Knox make some statement which would ac quaint the members with tha exact situa tion in Nicaragua, but the committee ac quiesced in his request for a postpone ment. Published interviews with Senor Enrique C. Creel have' represented him as coming with a view to acting as a sort of mediator in any trouble between the United States and Nicaragua. The opinion was expressed by the committeemen that Senor Creel should be received aa the ambas sador of President Dlas, but that he oould not be received In the capacity of a medi ator between Nicaragua and tha United States. Yesterday's dispatcher co-italnina; an ao oount of the antl-Zeiayan demonstration in Managua were confirmed by a telegram re ceived by tha Stale department from Vloe Consul Caldera. From this, which waa dated yesterday morning, it appears that some of the demonstrants were arrested by government authorities, but who the pris oners were is not Indicated. The dispatch also says Zelaya has published a statement promising to resign tha presidency of Nica ragua In favor of Madrls, who, as Zelaya's candidate, la not tha choice of the people there. Cheer United States. Mr. Caldera, In speaking of the demon stration the night before, says that large crowds surrounded the American legation, cheering the government and people of tha United States. In the absence of any specific tnforma- (Continued on Second Page.) to expire Monday, go without notifying tha office of the county attorney Miss Cham bers shook the dust of Omaha fretn her small shoes. Then tha case went back to tha question of parole. Hittle had been growing a bit more nervous and a little more sensible. He now hearkened to his counsel and It was announced that at the afternoon ses sion he would plead guilty and be paroled. Foes of the demon rum could draw a les son from Hlttls's oasa. After tha alleged robbery and the pawning of the watch Hit tle thought ha would like Minneapolis a little better than Omaha and took a cab to Union station. But he stopped at a saloon for a drink and when ha returned to the cab found a detective inside. Htttle'a attorney discovering that the state's mainstay In evidence was sby, oould have Insisted on a trial and probably freed hla client Pat It seemed best to Thomas that Hittle should ba paroled as being likely to behave himself in the future. Tha parole was accordingly made out at tha afternoon session of court. Judge Sut ton appointing Probation Offloar J. B. Car- ver, as his aponao From tha New "York World. ' AFFAIRS OF OMAHA INDIANS White Men's Committee from Thur ston County at Washington. RESERVATION 'WITHOUT ROADS Only Ona-Slxth of Connty Is Now Sub ject to Taxation Proposition for Expedition- Patents Is Sub rait ted. ' . VfFrom a Staff CynBsporiflenr.) 1 " WASHINGTON, De 15. (SpecTs.rTele g ram.) Messrs. Gannon and Keefe, repre senting the Omaha Indiana' Reservation Improvement association, were acoorded an extended hearing today by Indian Commis sioner Valentine on needs of tha Omaha Indians, looking to holding of their lands In fee simple. In conjunction with Com missioner Vailentlne there were half a score of law clerks, who followed teh hear ing closely, asking many questions as rep resentatives of white men told of tho situ ation In Thurston county. The first question taken up was that of roads. Gannon and Keefe showed how the Indians could not get their crops to town on account of lack of roads; that the county commissioners of Thurston county were Incompetent to lay out roads In the Indian reservation, which was solely un der the Jurisdiction of tha federal govern- ment. They showed the necessity for roitds In order to open up the reservation and hold that the secretary of the interior had authority to authorise roads established across the reservation, to be take nout of Indian lands. The Omaha Indian Reservation Improve ment association has formulated a system of roads, on paper, to furnish proper In gress and egress to various towns on '.he reservation. , The committee from the Improvement as sociation also took up the question of taxation. They showed to the department that Thurston county was running behind every year, notwithstanding that cltliens are taxed to the limit. They stated that but one-sixth of the county was subject to taxation, while five-sixths was exempt on account of being Included In tha reserva tion. Proposition Is Presented. Messrs. Gannon and Keefa presented the following proposition: "That the special oommlsslon now In vestigating the competency of the Omahas to have patents Issued to them, be author ised to make a preliminary report of their findings, and upon those findings, patents ha Issued at once so that lands so patented may ba Included In 1310 taxes." If this Is not done another year will go by before the county can levy taxes on these Indian lands as the commission will not be able to make Its final report before April 1 next. It Is tha Judgment of the white men's (Continued on Second Page.) The want ad pages are particularly in teresting to Christ mas shoppers Before you start out on your shopping tour look over the classification "Christmas Hints," on the first want ad. page. There you will find a large number of Omaha mer ' chants, who are offering sug gestions of things, which they have, which are appropriate for Christmas presents. Many little things, out of the ordi nary, are mentioned there. Ha? you read tha want ada, yat. today? ' -s. . t. -,- a. tj . 1 ' The Long Road. Arbucklc Firm Pays Government for Sugar Fraud Big Refiners Cover Shortage Amount ing io $695,573 in Cus toms Duty. ,. NEW YORK, Deo. 16. Special Assistant Attorney General Stlmson announced today that as' a restffr oT a- federal investigation as to weights on which duties were paid on sugar landed here by. tha Arbuckle Bros., sugar refiners, It - was ascertained there had been a shortage In duty pay ments by that firm amounting to $896,61. Mr. Stlmson stated this sum had been ra pe 1 9 in cash to the United States treasury by the Arbuckle Bros. Mr. Stlmson' said the shortage in the payment of duties covered a period be tween 1S98 when the Arbuckle refinery com menced operations and November, 1907. The shortage was reported to the Ar buckle firm, said Mr. Stlmson, and thuy voluntarily offered to pay the shortage to the government without suit. Mr. Stlmson said this payment has been ' accepted by the government in full satisfaction of all civil claims against the firm, but that It in no way affects criminal prosecution which may develop later. i Governor Haskell is Seriously 111 Attacked by Indigestion, Due to Gall Stones, and Operation Hay Be Necessary. GUTHRIE, Okl., Dec. 15. Although Gov ernor C. N. Haskell, who was stricken with acute Indigestion last night, showed tome Improvement early today, he still waa In a serious oondltlon. The governor suffered intense pain during the night and It was necessary, to administer opiates. Physi cians today said gall stones are the source of the governor's trouble and that an op eration may bs necessary. He has been Indisposed for several days, a milder at tack of Indigestion two days ago having caused him concern, although it was loo slight to interfere with his official duties. RADFORD HELD NOT GUILTY Man Charged with Mnrder at Slonx Falls Is Acqnvtted by the Jsrr. N '. 6IOITX FALLS. 8. D., Dec. 15.-A verdict ot not guilty was returned by a Jury this morning in ths case of Charles Radford, a young man from Sterling, III.; who was tried pn the charge ot having murdered George Hurd of Sioux Falls on the night of September 6-T last during a fight result ing from Hurd forcibly objecting to Rad ford and his brother keeping his daughter and sister out too late at night. George Gould Ten Killed on REID8V1LLE. N. C, tec. 1&.-The four rear cars of train No. 11 of -the Southern rail's ay were, dashed down a fifty-foot embankment from the Reedy creek trestle. ten miles from here, euriy today and ten persons were killed and thirty-five in jured. The cars that left the track landed In the small creek. The names of those reported killed are: JOHN A. bllOAONAX. Ureensboro, N. C V. U. HAU-OUB, laaytr, Mount Airy, N C knVVAHD BfcJXTON. Denton, N. C. FRANK W. K1LBY. formerly of Ports mouth. Va. . A. P. CuNK. superintendent of the Hloh niood division of the Soutnern railway. L. C. LOLLAND, conductor ot Pullman car. C. H WHITE, traveling auditor for the Southern railway. A FLAGMAN, name unknown. RAILROADS CALLED TO TIME Lower House Passes Esch Bill Re garding Accidents and Equipment. , PANAMA CANAL BILL ON DECK Mann ot Illinois, Introduces Mraiart Which Becomes Immediate Sub ject of Attack Postponed Un til After Holidays. Washington, Dec. .-sitting until after nightfall, the house buckled down to day, buj. declines to make- announcement business today, passing the Esch bill re- .except on the bulletin boards at the expo quiring railroads to make full monthly sltion grounds today. The officers ot the reports to the Interstate Commerce Com- exposition have urged that Omaha people mission of all accidents and a measure ' should show by their presoncs at ths show giving the commission power to compel railroads to provide ' uniform equipment for their cars, and then took for .-consider-atlon the Mann calial bill, on which gen eral debate was concluded before adjourn ment, r Considerable opposition developed to sec- tlon 4 of the Esch bill, prohibiting the admission a sevidence or the use In any action for damages of the reports fur- nlshed by the railroads or the resorts of the Interstate Commerce Commission of Investigations as provided for In the meas ure. Chairman Mann urged that It be al lowed to remain In the bill unamended, In order to encourage railroad oompanles to . last year. give the commission the benefit of their i Two governors will speak In the muslo fullest Information of accidenta. hull this afternoon. Governor John Burke Several amendments calculated to modify ' of North Dakota and Governor R. 8. Vea or destroy the section were defeated. The ! sey of South Dakota speak at i o'clock. bill beoomes effective Immediately. Both are Interesting talkers and come with When ' the Panama canal bill was re- ' a mussage. They are sure to have large ported by the committee on Interstate and audiences. foreign commerce the house immediately 1 In response to a special request, Miss resolved Itself Into the committee of the : Hosack, superintendent of the department whole for Its consideration. Its author, of domestic science, will deliver an lllus Represcntatlve Mann of Illinois, explained ' trated lecture this evening at 8:14 o'clock Its provisions, after which general deba ! In Blograuh hall on meat cuts. This lec was bezun. ture Is Intended for housewives and. Mlsa Isthmian Canal Committee. Besaok will demonstrate her lecture with The abolishment of the Iechmlan canal sections of meat, showing the way to tell commltteo and the centralisation of re- aponslblllty and authority for the construe- tlon ot the canal and the government of the canal sons, under the president In a di rector general were bitterly opposed by several representative. It was contndd that congress had no power to delegate legisla tive or Judicial authority to the president, and Representative Harrison (N. T) charged that President Roosevelt had as sured the roll of "dictator" and usurped authority in the canal a one he did not pos sess. Representative Olmstead (Pa.) rushed to the ex-presldent's defense and Insisted that Mr. Roosevelt had not exceeded his au thority. Mr. Mann also declared that In acts pf congress and in the treaty between the United states and Panama would be found Justification for Mr. Roosevtlt'a ac tions. Before the house rose from the committee of the whole the reading of the bill had begun with the understanding that It would be taken up again soon after the holiday recess. The house adjourned at 6:35 o'clock until tomorrow. is Injured; Southern Road The names of the other two reported kllled ara unknown. Qcorge Oould. the New York millionaire. and his son were passengers in one of the sleeping cars bound for Norfo k to Thmcas- villa, N. C. Both Mr. Oould and hie son were slightly Injured. Tha wrecked train was opera.ed locally between Richmond and Atlanta, Oa., aud carried sleepers from Richmond to Char lotte and from Norfolk to Charlotte. . At the Reedy creek trestle, after the engine and the mail and three baggage cars had passed over In safety, the two coaches and two sleepers wre derailed. The Injured passengers and 'tralnoit-n were taken to St. Luke's hospital, Greens boro. N. C, where they were cared for. Flagman Bagby of Richmond was proba bly fatally Injured, while Conductor O. H. Ooble of Richmond had a narrow escape from drowning, ' Novel Features Will be Introduced to Entertain Omaha Folks. TWO GOVERNORS ON PROGRAM Burke and Vesaey Both to Deliver Messages of Import. SHALLENBERGER MAKES SPEECH Preaches Sermon of Uood Roads and tiood Heart to .N-brnWen Some . Government Figures on lllajhwara. OMAHA DAT. I.ectnre KaU Mo. 1 10t30 a. m. 'Hlred Man Question oa tho rarm." 130 p. m. Concert by Mexican national band. g tOO p. m. Addresses by Governor" Barks of Worth Dakota aad Governor Yessey of South Dakota. "Bow to Avoid Ajrrloulture Bank ruptcy," by President J. X. Worst of Worth Dakota Agrlooltttral oollege. 4:00 p. m. Conoert by atsaioan national band. 8:00 p. nu Conosrt by Btexioan national band. Blograph BaU Moving plotnres. 11:15 a.m. "Apple Industry," by B. O. Xissdy. Ii30 p. m. "Kor Cholera erum," by Dr. J. W. Oonaway. 8 US p. ni. "Irrigation," by B. O. But- f am. 3:O0 p. m. "Handling south Omaha Live Stock," by J. A. Shoemaker. 3 145 p. m. Sugar from tha Plantation to tha Table," by V. O. Crawford of Louisiana, 4:30 p. ni. Moving pictures. 7:30 p. m. "Live Stock from tha Xoof to the Market," by J. A. Shoemaker. 8H5 p. m. "Outs of Meat," with cutting demonstration, by Miss Jessioa Besaok. 9:00 p. m. "The Conservation of Our Forests," by D. O. BUls of Washlnrtoa. 9 145 p. m. "Unole Sam and tha Tanner," by Prof. F. Xi. Bortbnsr. 10:30 p. m. Moving piotures. This Is Omaha day at tho National Corn I exposition. ' The banks, railway orricea ana many oi the stores and wholesale houses will close this afternoon, giving their . employee half holiday In which to visit the show. The management of the exposition prom ises somo novel entertainments for Omahl that they appreciate this, the biggest arratr of the kind this year held In the city. An extra effort Is being-put forth to have thousands of Omaha people turn out today to swell the attendance.- While the attend ance at the corn show this year haa been greater than last -year the Increase has come from out-of-town visitors and the ' Omaha people have not patronised the i show as they should. The management says that Omaha must turn out strong and give the show good backing if the show Is to be brought to Omaha next year. Everybody says it Is a great show and still the Omaha attendanoe has not been up to i good meat. Friday the school children of Omaha will he admitted to the Corn Show for 10 cents and a special lecture on forestry has been prepared for their especial benefit. Don Carlos Ellis of the Department of Agriculture will glvo the Illustrated lec ture at S o'clock in music hall. Governor Sballenbersjer Speaks. At the good roads meeting Wednesday afternoon. Governor Bhallenberger spoke briefly on the great benefits to be derived from having good roads by which the farm ers could more easily get the products of their farm to market. He told of the won derful revouces of Nebraska and told of the greater returna they would yield to the farmers If the good roads movement pre vails. I "We have the best start of any state for good roads," said Governor 8hal1enbergVt "and we want to put to use the advantage nature has given us. "I am deeply interested In agriculture and all this Corn Show stands for. Lent year we produced liJSO.000,000 ot products In Nebraska. , The people of Nebraska living In the sunshine of the Nebraska fields should be the most happy people on esrth. "When tha gold mines of Alaska are dug away they are gone forever, when the mines of Butte are worn away they era gone forever, when the foiesta of the north- I west are cut away they are gone forever. but when Nebraska ylells up one of Its golden crops It Is but one of a series and lu so on forever. The people of the MIs- sourl valley have the greatest future be- fore them of any people that ever lived on earth, )erause they are la the middle of the corn belt, which Is limited by metes and hounds. "I wsnt to congratulate the people who built this KTtrit show. It stands for the material advancement ot this great coun try." . Whet the Census Shews. M. O. Eldrldge, who took the census for the government. i:ave out some Interesting f'Kure on good roads on what ths csnaus shows, demonstrating that the average cost to the farmer of ha iling his grain lo the railroad over poor road was mors than the cost of shipping the grain from the station to Liverpool. While tl river congress Is In session to work for better waterways, these road experts tried to t