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VOL. XXXIXNO. H4.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORXIXO, DECEMBER 22, 1 1 -TWELVE PAGES.
COOK BRANDED
AN I M POSTER
MOTIVE FOR FIGHT
v ON BALLLNGER
Pert f 2efinitly Organized Itore
r..rt ts Discredit Tsit Admin
i'tratien. Shobcr Lands
Federal Place
After Contest
Sonti Dakota Sena ten Strut Ccn
firxcitierii of Anditor for Interior
Department DTer Protest
FIERCE BATTLE
FOUGHTAT RAMA
Zelira Trocp Eented by IficMETa
EeTxxoiirU After SeTeril
I
rtirtrt-rT ef Crj'tthtpca Sayi Ex
I fucrer'a Faptra Ccrrict Eim of
! Bf-inf Similcr.
! CELLS ISK ATTEJCII TO CHEAT
CTTim f.I TEE SCTTTXE
rs0 STOLTES OF VICT02T
Ar.f-Jt tO l5TT tiat X&PtfTtU Pel
k:st" Are ir Unfriendly E.ands.
:
TE2E0TTGH
IRniT TO EE
EtHir. rtr Studs Letter to Senate
Iriitux? cn InvtstiratieiL
rznuayAXT actios
rtretilstiow Asa-tag fer Few
Clrvli tAr a 4 Ob Order-!
ra laeslry -f Ptwl
istly.
bclf fnvf cf ll.t Tfcf: admin I'troTKir.
'r both "f tl X'Vea.D'-d F.j-Tutitw-IlTicrm!
r; r-cn-e f-r m ?it-Hfl r
f ir a:ifl -:'1 of rtjrpr?r tri'.sr. Tb'-r
i w To c,u'nitr. tbat Prrs;flr.t Taft
V r. f- f ir .! arJ' fw fbf TnTcnr jwob-
r . (f th- T h .i)" niMtfr a klwto bf ba
jH't-n rrtitrtart t Am)t th tnrtty for It.
rnotrre intirn B;T than T-iTJnimrs
do ?uir tp -ci-taTT r-aTlinrfT 1p cribtf
to Trt-ftOtTtt Taft br wnauir. TfT'?"'"'t8
tr n and ctbrr ac:iT In T,"?rt.r. X' 7
vr arr in a ixMCtirm to Vno tb urnt.
irifnt of Mr. Taft fl.chvred to-iisrhl that
Ittr ha at 3 aft limtmr nrerurea nf the
tr-u:b of trttf bis frnia iiar V-Su H
l.im ffT triBT'T :. tn -atitt h baf I
lkitbTt iBUirtind at thai Ikwe Mtm bfhiid
the attack n Mr. PalHnrrr a tntir tir
fl"flniiT frjrai,irHl niwrawiil to
cr-fllt tbf Taft administration. -pp"Cial!T
iy f-prftafliriC the intyrmvnn that the mo--aTifd
Knrwrrrtt pa!lrl-F are in uti
lrwna:r Lar.d; that Mr. Eal!inyT -wai
made the tarjrrt cuIt on the th rirrr that
he iffrrfl far the ir-nerit the uEt t-ulnKr- j
al-lf pnirt in tb aCmlriittratioti. i
BTue he a ltm'.h tfl belk-re that mir.h
a Twr.pafrand a Kt,af-r n-r V.r. Tsft j
prKiwd rr fvrT ruirppitian frptn Mr. Bui- j
1jiFt ir Jiiii frtendf ttbt anact -nrrm the
itna office ahould e runt th a atermi- j
Tiatinn ta Tfr.b and ipnae thofte reKpoiiBt-
a
"'lilr for the atiaoka upon the twcretarT an
tithw officiaa tif the Imertw eirartTnen
and the funeral land offioe. Thcnpa titrw
to wrae la a dociJiioJi. It la knerwn that
Mr. Taft to turw locliwid to Im-i irre that
Uie crrt iciJiroB that lif t eroprwa out in
oiary w idery ax-para tud local It iea ere a pert
or a 0eifhf-ate -0'Ltnrmiaun o xnaaa
iron t iic vhica amount prcticI!y ta a
noTiepirary-
rtlB CmXim f- raaen.
Tne f irrt ttttip in pa vine the way far a
MD7cKBiana3 in-rcrtiaTStioxi w takes t
iy. Senator Flint tntradaoefl raaia-
tra in tha eai trecuii u mnormtar 4 ulertfte. in.; ra atdt tbre thia lrmrD
r'1" rJ tf"wa ts Che enate ali rf the zt to tnouerht tea ta aaato TmJt
aiapnr in iita fxwauKion thai relate ta roe lj frBi' Iat St. L.ui after the ItUur of a
Tb'. ae papera IncluCa the rrp'irt of ; too of E to reach tht tn earlier py
I R. It via. the divntiaeed rpeeiai xrffnt rtrett car.
of the yeiiBral land eiffice. irho jisttht Xa
eor-rct Mr. BaHitrer wrtn th Cm.nn-!
ham ttoal land eavttea in a manner ref te r-init
upon hla intecrity. Theee recoroa are ihe
rea on mhiclj the preRident Yiaaed hi
eioneration cf hi aocretary of the Jo
terior. The Flint renoltrtion fra adopted and
annie time later 5t a learned that it had
iieen drafted by Attorney General Wicksr
KliB.ro and thai tt vw one of the mattere
eonrlflered at the "STlirte House conferenoe
yterday. wtien the anorney peneral. Mr.
F-aTHrnrer and PoptmajiteT Oeneral Hitcn
cock dieruRfefl ;H.n the president the a3
Ttoabt; ity of providlnc for a conrrecnional
IrTeptipadon. Thto icnoa-leare led te Uie
tbouM ty enBtom that fheae recorda
may be far more extansiva thaa penerally
mj!poed.
Mr. Jaatea i a ata lett-r.
Adotton of the Fiint reeolntion u fol-lo-aed
tiy the preeentatioa "by Senator
J-r-e of TTaKhrr.rton of a Setter from Mr.
F.a'llnr-r unrinr an mouirr of tti hroad-
h.iuhj. i iu '"" "
est scope ad etpresains the epnion that '
it would disclose that certain officers of
ttie torcrt serno neo t-een futiry or per-
. ....
T.icious activity
In inrpirins the charre
Mr. Jotie par notice that unless some
ether eenatiir d fl he would offer a resolu
tion cel'lns for a Joint conpressioniJ in- i
Vf-stirstton.
liavtie (ipf-nwd the channel for a cm
rnKhiotil it.c.iniry. tt-e eriection of th
ywiper trin,riTi to bear the e--iVnoe for
a-d srainm htth Mr F-alinper and Cht"f (
ro:-BUT Fiticl.ot lecoro a v ry important
oiiifn. Ast-ntJon wns fven 1o this sub
let todky H.i jicV.ic.tn leadcre tn th
einele have p-i.t-tlca.lly e.crfed that P -nator I
Xe'.Min. r hi:m:tn of the commine on !
tml-lic JurirtK. sho-.ild be at the heaS of the I
A an: -nmrn-.tTe of the senate and, loTe frtug Entebbe Colontl and Ker
t'm,,r to r.ri fvoid. pi the rnm that I r,,.!! had luncheon at the rovern
ti v e :ia he eumb rwtm, anfl a pcil mml touw r,a . p,hc reBt.,JuB.
e rr t're to .T-p:efl cae it -s f eared Thif . th Mill Hiii
ti.it there wnttld 1 PTecip't.itd a scramble i v, ,, xr1M ll-arl,
v have Tilcd thcri:poo rr-n wh(- ar
t'- J 'rirnd e'hr f r rr irittrt cue f
t'.i p-)teijisl n the eoETrov-reT. ?t ir
e-Tu-ifii-rvfi Mitri-, thereff-re, that th dc1
si'-r.. :f te MT.ste etrm:Ti'-s the seJec
ti it. will ft. 11 upon i",t senate eommitte
0- . puW 'isnin. Th eommitte i maSe
trr f wh imaiT:nd the pub'ie iands
t"- "- iti ill i's ;hkM-s and th rpul-
1- iEr. nn rut-- :i,c'udf adherents of h th
'.h parti" it- the CLtftroversv.
'eat mt atalllacer's Lifter.
3l'r Join p-e-ne.J t-e Iianirf.T letter,
lie f-3 Hit of w -jell fjllow:
-ty -rvoLratioe by ronrr-s of the
3't-riiC 6nnnvjiit r ef ir.r nf h j.ff.M i
a.ovild V nf-!ci. ,tty tn.ul t,, far-reach-1 ,ut " "n' ul At aX
itf ie .ut at ni the HiKinmm -ri-icls , For several year it ha bom th annual
tnd rv;.rxi tttmi: of ooirupt or tujirr.per i custom f the sun to take a trip south fur
p: art tee h-r. tof :irr -ha-rea apa-nvt he'tli ifiter. and durtns thai Sfcaaun sunelly
pr- SHtit ads.::.rij'stlor. tnereof and f urth I reduoe his Jsk .luiUtm tor Omaha to a
nrt, suit, in ii.t(tiiiiue liould moraee miiamum.
t-t fiireni a-.-.-vie.. an o 1 havs reason tf
behe .t.st ih pwiutuuu arrtvity of orr-
U in of it t'fit-ers has ttii the aou-ee cl
b in-'iti atliin of these rharr-a and in-
f Ivi i ir pi-tt the c-mmon ad;niiiist-at!u
i the public elumain.
T:i it si ititeit-sta if th In-erVe de-
I an -T.ii.t reouir a srriuj ard 1 : ..ruu b-
r :.'i:E temtituiiii and I atKiu-e T it
tt:ini he made t-..o hruad m it leoue lc
-ui aid ihi.e tinder rat vh av ,Awm - e ciotA m th soie-tung. ana wttn
i.ki1. e suffered UnLrnt . tt. U"t ttn- I -'"i mental rwrwiuu u mar i s-.ip-irr
k id dtthberaie n-isniiM seutati.-n 4! that he d.d. The ditt atrnwunetd
tkct ' ax plain.
1 li.K-ifi.r ecurt the wisest and fullest
ta autr' l cotiea nue thee mattur aad
oCet.tiuiitd o eecand Fage I
OTrwm a fsttTf Correspond -nt
'AfHI!!TO.V. lire. EL ,Sj.aaJ Tele
grams- Fres-ideM TaTt touay Kit to tb
senate the nomination of Harvey C Ehaber
couth Itakota to t auatar lor th in-
tenor drprtmnt vie Kohert 6. Person
f the .nam r.Ht, resigned. The senate.
in view of tb interest shown ia this case
by Rcnt'cr Ga.re.lu and Crawford, whe
stand behind Sooner, at one confirmed
the ir appoints without th fo-rnality
ttf nding th nomination te a committe
and aiiowitig th same to to ever, at It
tie usual rule. Sboler' nomination w
ught liitlw!j by te Kirireflge loroe in
th Iiakota and ly prtjsmietive Mar-
ii fl Burke. ha bejot.r to tb arti
5.'., and Crawford wins of tb rejmb
V arty in that Hate. Gamble and
hpn. kept pounding, with a
they Lrt finally landed their
r place.
-n- Craatci?4 ttf ScuUi I'akota todar
la jfluta a tiill t. r'5u.re candidal tn
ol-tnjon of jwt!i6f!tiLiaJ and rce ptmh
Af' i.ual kctora, nHinlmr of the r.r.iv
and Iiiium ol rt-nrcittiiitfcWveii and ocimnui
l In chuj-pt tiJ tbalr cariaidacis and
csji:jjf-nii to (frt a 'Btatpmriit of rnt
tribuUcina rrocsvnd and t.1 JCX'hJW in-rtuTf-fl
in ucb cairjfc.iitr.a.
The senate tinkcty rtiritlnw d tb nniliia
tKH of Karrj- Scl.mjdt of Nebraska te 1
xttoond lrt-uxti.aui In the marttxt ourjtK.
FitfirwieiiUitivi' Huithiir today inVu
ducwd a tuiJ )i viciiiif fur aj a')r4riatiOC
t'f tiHU.Mi to bu.v a s:t and to rct a
I'L t) jo tLuid:ric at Aurora. Nib. H
t'. r-f"TiTTiFn6d tt antoiitrotiTit of W-J-
linp - on f o4
postniustor at t!trom-
turt. Jve.ti, '"hone t-rm expire January 14
XXie flnhnc tiotaoffiota ta Kebrarka
v-iil leetinie eiitemiitirmai tmrnrj or6r of-
face on J at: nary 1:
Arcadia, Etithary. radBhaw. CampiIl, ! vf ren-oiuuaotoi can harflrj- be ms
Crofton. iKicatur. t'lller. Oiitnr, Grant. cerated.
Ktmlninsfora. Herrriaiv. Maya ood. liepua- Tw Reiwnt af Flat.
lieu City. ZUuac City, Sheiby. Si.'vr Tbe ljC.utKrm,Dt WUCCR oT
Oeek. Vtwa, IVaithiU. Wul Wlnalde, lbt a. canie . ctbiepram to
Wo.bach. lT ctr-Ila. tiie re.prenetitativ nere of
Tt Pttma- -raJ haa acoepted th. , tbf. j,rovlBjmiJ cn.mimet.t It aa enpned
jro:Ki:aJ of Mathea lnheider t ieaae '!,.. "
, ifr for the Pierce iNtib ) poa'.oTfiee
for the term of five yLxa from February 1.
Holding Strangers
in Belleville, 111.
lEig - hteeji Ken, Scposed to Be from
East St Louis Pined Un
der Arrest
ST. LOraS. Mb, Iec. n. Eirhwiem ar
iwFta tf atraseejra arlw me jtnahle ta o-
rit 1 asrfariiy tor tntr lumirr.9
Ienplle the developmenta of lant nifrht it
to not exacted tliat militia be needed. '
General "CTella of Dacatur, 111., irho arrived '
lxEt evnii.i;. said today that Sheriff Caenel I
neema to hare the ajtua'jan -aell in hand. '
The Mount Vernon and EffmEhain com- !
to entrain at a moment' nonce
paniea ill. ht ever, be kept In reui inesis
Mabray Suspect
Held in Des Moines
: sion irom a.e Zrftuiyan trmy. w hen 1 oommuifcitir poijta te the difficulty experl
Eudie Steele, lignttreight Priie .S" asaicated ana practically dicta:ed leuoed in oenaln eases here its orders are
rognter, Cnarged vri'ih Aid
ing S-BTindle.
rE MOIKES, la lee. a. Eddi Steele,
alia Eddie Murri. a aeH knoati iiht-
! 't prtoe f. shier, reached Ie Moine
-
y IroID aio a jocano up
i "e county jtiU here a warrant charf-
1 1 t, r TitTn v iu in in ii ir', n tti t n . 1 1 i
oompilQity is the allefed
mlc m ur uiaiim vi mr cnuxr 0-
I vj-llh,... .j
;ne oerjea i.m Biiui uioi-. tnwainc luai
he had not been this far west for nine
years.
KEET KING OF UGANDA TRIBE
Free deal Steesewelt
aad
K
It Held Reerptiaa at
KAMPALA. V panda. Iec. S.. The Amer
ican expedition arclved her today and sa
reoeived by Fub-commissiirtier F. A..
Knoales. Colonel liooeevill came by motor
car from Entebbe and the others arrived
Chew a at Vraxida.
Sun Falls Down on the
Shortest Day of the Year
7-ueedsr v slated t be th short -t
day in tlie year, scouro.11 10 mc scnticuie
of th sage ana tn ttme-nonorea ximuisc
' Oinaha woke vp is find th sun saving
j the city abaent treatiuent sa that eery
, of all days when h should hsrc done
h VLmoet in lew of tb few possible
j hours at his d.spoael. Meanwhile tb sun
! to dtoportins di-ww aecand th trepic of
j Capricorn and making merry snth the
' seuthem heausphere. carsfciy forretful
j f his duties m KeWraka.
! Th Hht-heaned sur wa due ta ret up
i
j tliat n would r due t retire agin at
I 11 rsa. t p at tnr - :rJ
j poi a her lr. Coek, apparently, w asn't,
into tuidnight. and it eat be auorslng fur
Eejwrt frcra Inmrctit Aezt Styi
Defeat of G-OTtrnDeit Coapkte,
KES5AGE TO STATE DIPABTXEST
Ccti U K-cffatt Styi Virtcrj ii Pax
ta tn3 Banle "Kill Be iearwtd,
ITSOLGrJSTS AXE costtdest
H aB4rr4 Erlaraata
Hirr riftr Catrr-i
SmVrr f KII1 la 9t
Urra.
WAFHINQTOX. rec II., Zelaya troop
aere rouiod by tlie Kic&rafuac revoiut i'D-
itrjt today in a fierce nature at Kama, lain
ihp neieral hours, actardiri tt afinoer
ret'Biea bfre tiJf afternooii. Gfmeral
E.itrada. iri ewimana of tte revtiititionary
army. : wpf".-fl '.o have bf-po purowu::
all aloi.: the line. The baule to to fce re-;
14 tomorroa. tie adv'.oaa ieclaT.. anfl
the E-FiraSa army will betid l2 efTori.r ta
e:npti the unronaaitmaJ eurren6r of the
rrn eri.meTrt foroea. "
There i some doubt e ta the eact e
totit of Eiftrafla'i: Fuocema. Ttuxb rerolu
tiat ary atiurot tsc ori to art that the
tiOmtt over the Eelayan troop to "com
plete." The Sttate 4-partment haa rexielittd
frnm TticmM H M of fart, nailed
fia:f consul at !uefitidR. that Estrada
had partiai!y rou: efl and defeated tha fBrcaa
of Z,t,ieya.
Ina ie ew-retary f rtate of the pro
visional Fovemtneiit.
The -atit4:ram said: "Complete victory
to oura. Zcuaya a troopr are In retreat.'
Later tiiie eveuinc the Btate 4tipartnKnt
rave out the lolloaixic roeatiace from Con
aul Miillavt, ahiiuh had bexm ent by irtre
loac telegraph from Coion:
"Ertraaa a fta tt at Tatumbla and He
creo, near Bias, commanded y General
Mena at the former ptaoe and Otnaiai
Ciuusarra, Mai-tLtl and Fomo riac at the
latter place., partially rotneid and dfaid i
the tore of iiaya. after desjrtjrate riflit- !
lug of several hours. The teaayaa tarn
wire coBrmanded ty Cnera3 Gonzales. A 1
sr-U JDany ere WQed, the aamber tia'
unkawn. 3a -aare WBundofl an 3 136 prta-1
oner rre taken by tha revt.lu :1cmlitiv '
Tit ZalajAB troops at "Recj-eo have ec-
cupiea mhai tuid be ccmKidered a etrons 1 "L .u,
... . . , , . . , . , .offered In thia refKint. at i ttn that
poeittun. "Cvti-ada to oonfjdent of def oatmr ' r ,
. . Ui ooKuniatiitin. a a. bofiy, favor tbe p-anr
the enemy -a hem he remeaa tb attack to- . . . . .
. . , . , , ipropoaed by that omunltie; iut, aa a mat-
morrow and of forcin their mrrenfler.- ' CC(urtf,r, u , -rlL;I),a. r
Ckaah Vaeirertea. j port, from duaouafthria- the chaneea in a8-
The ciakh befaeen th rao arnuea aaa ;-atoe if the apocial mimaaire on the -aofc-nol
unexpected here. For dara on ond Ijct aiar PreniSeut Taft ha imlicated h
they heve been lyinc iractlcaT:y idle in j irin end to the ooncr as.
their tremr.hM around ELami.. f kirniihes j The comrrrsaton tprBe lte oocrjetiom
oi.ly mtrrinc the peaoe Uiat hroofied over ' that ctrtiLin junondmtnUi to present latr
that BBC-tion,. Enj-afia piaj t d a aJtit.e are necessary 'f. enatiie it f ully ta a.cetm
Ekjne In Uie hoj tiiai the Zeiayan com- p'.iBh th purposes of tb oohcreas. Briefly
muKjers aoulfi take lii lnlnjillve at- summarjaea, the proposea amendmects a:t
tempt the CMvmre f hif poeluon, txicb follBW-:
-ac rr;xrteJ to 1 toronc. Furihermore. 1 TaJmativa of Itailroa Aa.
witn the a anir.E of "frefsidota itiaj a t rtmt a ,,5 vUuauoh 1 made erf the
itar he expected a lurgr numbw of aoce- , ln1 ur-tat rallroia of th country. The
the eieotJon 03 it. ani-cria ae bia suooes-
! sor, Eetraca. AcoordihF to his diplomatic
I frnd here, dtttrmitied te strike. Accord-
I inciy he moved hi army forward early
j today and took tl-e Iid acjvely ara.inst
hi enemy. It. Castriilo and hi friend t,
look forward confioentiy to the receipt as-
, morrow itf word of a complete vlctorr and
' . . '
tae tf::im;iif of the Tnarch tif the victor-
. k Uie cpital. "
i - . . .w. .--. i . .
pamner.1 tonirht onid discus the re-
ported victcry of Estrada. It to known,
however, that the new was not unwel
come. Bad the Zeis van army won over
Ertrada thi ctu'emmetit would liive been
in a eom-.what emharrassins poKltioa, har
ir.F enpoused operJy the cause of the pro
visional fo-veromeBt.
In Central American dlj.lomatic circle,
th word tiroufht Joy and there wa a
yeneral celebration ton!rhl Tlie diplomats
3 jin in tht prediction that this first -
tory is the "iieginntr of the end" of Z-e-ia.vaitina
Jid that the next step will be to
foroe the retirement of Freeident Miirto
on the (round that he to a tool of Zeiaa
and not the real choice of the country. .
atan (vaipatssrF Liei-les,
LOKI'OK. Iiec H.-The House of Lords.
i-IFT- ilBllllI.U 1IIIU1 I VI I1WI ID UMP CL-UT1-
inn ixuLive ccnipuirutr y ifinn sjjh.d jl riimj-
ar-i . xai t lur A val J AJaW i isfcl I iTIli UaW J
rrj.rfcimiLfc ti v.
several months yet. Fitting Almost eharj
taiue ef th sun te draw the curtain o?
darkness ver th center of so much un
happy fusa-Dg. It has bees ioosung dark
for Cook lor a good while, anyway.
The sun will give aom light the
Koi-Lh pels en 3 un B. which to his one
kibAKSS dar tu thto war. If ti.i m.mm
1 JvunA F-ola. granr;rg that there to cine.
did not insist on standing at an angle with
referenc te the plan of th earth s orbit
to tb giddy spin about the sen. w
wonidnt have these wonderfully variable
daye. Elut ta. Juet mi happens that this
angle to pointed away from the sun tunr.
That to the sad and serious Lory that the
actxtul geography tsud.
6e arter ail It icAybe the earth's fa It
and not the sun 's that Tnaeday waa the
Bbarteat day ef ail the aS rauired fer that
annual lap aheut the eowr which was laid
out a th ether dust ao lcmg age.
Tti sua. tt to pronaeed, will persist ia
his to.: rising trtufl Jaiwary t, he sriD
fret k ia evidence before '54
near etough te I e'cloca te nuee hr i i
1 in moat Omaha t-oarduig ho
I
?
rVoin the "Watftimrtrm Star.
UOUE POWER TO CURB ROIDS!
IntTta.te Coruirerce Coratisaion Aski
YigrroBi Change ta LaT.
EOS VALTJATIOS CP. ALL USES
CaJla ArteatiM f latrremakac la
pwlaatt mt CialiIllaa- Caatal-
laatla mt ailraa
rattoat tmr Crtaa.
"PT ASHUT GTOX. "Dec XL fiFrwua recom
tMadaTjoti fuj ciainsea In s iie prevent lav.
refulatine tranapurLatioii companJa ar
5,
contained in the twenty-tt 4 4 annual reytorJ
of the lnterptnte Cnam-ce oramitnon
tranrmlted today to conr-sa.
Xot jtitttand-nf tha aeorraneaidaaonf
iwwen.-er. ibe repwtj ta tnto nespeut,
ratier for hal tl ea Boa. (bat
Tnr wht n '
iTtit made by th -a omjairree
. aelcicted y rresiaeaM Taft to 'Craft arhanrer
. stacked In court in meetinc the testimon
: to pfcytrcal value ofTtrea liy the carriers. :
and saya that if its rate ar to he ce-4
1 fended, some method mum lie furnished ty
wtlch a value can be established whicih
ehali he bindinc on the court and th
;emmiasK.ii.
1 he commiasion again sunFest thai it he
... . . m .
i1 i .bhuh m j-a.er
!" reruiau.ms or prarace to
1 -
i Ln a amu t uiiulcc -u . . , t niiuninr. ueiuinw
1TUu.OTJiri u.
l'r chaase. It to stated that where
a raie jiar utivzi ui 42.icil:i liu ;cnTfe n if
presumably reasonable and that thtre would
be st hanarihip os the fi-rri r in civir.s the
cotnmisaioa autx.0r.1j' to r3Ul;e c:mt nuance
.of the ratt umil opiHirt unity had been aJ
forded to jnvestisat the propud advance.
Th com rti melon authority to estahlisn
a -5 j Jit rate and through route to limited to
case where no such route exists, and the
commission recommend liiat thia limrta-
turn be etneaen out .of the law. so that it
may ertaldiah a thiouph route w her ever,
'jiciu invefucation. it a founa that me pub-
iic neoesaity aad cot-vemenc. require such
i action. A further recasnmeudation to to the
effect that in certain instance the shipper
I be penmned to direct the intermediate
routnr of las traffic. It to further re-
; ruem.d that the law be so amet.6ed a to
' . . . .
tCortticued on Second Page.)
The want ad pages
are particularly in
teresting to Christ
mas shoppers
Before toti start out on tout
hopping torn look over the
dassifi cation "Christmas
Hints," on the first nrxt ad
There roa will find a
pag.
large nnmber of Omaha rxier
cliants, who are offering smg
getions of things, which they
Lave, which z.re appropriiti!
for CJ-rUtrrif.a presents. Many
little things, out of the ortii
nary, are mentioned there.
Have tow read as. aa, yet,
to jt
Cacgiit With the Goods.
Millers Demand
Court to Permit
Flour Shipments
Ttpeka Concern "Wo-dd Bestrain
federal Aratiorities from Seimre
of Blettiei Prodnct in Icrtra,
fFrnm a Staff CtTroBponaent.ti
PES MOTXES, la.. Iec. EL Special T1- ,
eirram.r-Tb Shannoe Millinit company of
Topka haa tefrun u!t in federal court tc
mure an order reatrainine the "Cnitfi
State marshal and attorney Tor the nouth-
ern CV.tr ict of I own from BiaiJnc eeliuret
t)f dour hipied by the company into lo-a
The company admit thai it to eng&eed in '
ahipprof Jtileatbe flour into lotra, or would
like to A ao. not leers the flour wUl be
seised. It ttalm to iie the elartrte proc
ess tor KeaohiiiE. -a hirtn tt to eiara4 haa
toitn iadlrially eetierjninea . JiarmraaB t
flour. a4 thxreiur juskB Jia&ee Mcpherwia
imroediauly to reoofmiae tfaia fact and per
mit flour bjpmeHis ia: lie iate pendinc
the dfittg-mmaTton otf all blatdhd fiovir
caaea,
ConcreBeman Hull, tome from "STaahinf
ton for the nolidaya. dtiartid tnday that a
bill- would le JiLnwd in the preeent nes
Fion cf congress cy winch excess military
prison labor otuld be need in improvina ttje
roads. The bill provide that th work
murt be done on roads between a.'litary
punts and railway stations.
Eight Burned in
Big London Store
Canialty LiEt Kay Be Enlarged Ij
pTj-jier Searci of tie
Enins.
)
i LOFTON. Xw. ZLTivf hofiie were re
! oovered th. forenoon from the run of th-.
vorj ' svore 01 a.ii m i.j..ju
:Cknnha.m euarter. Tl.c known oead numbet
jt- ...r,mI, ,b.
. -
cay, ui waa rieoKarily slow, and it may
te a day or two before the casualty list
can he determitied.
It appiar that all the emtilzye hBTe
been accounted for. but there t. ere hun
creciii of Christmas liorrer on toe
KtiiLCktuF floor when the lire broke out
jeBterfiEr.
j C.iiinw for insuratice, which seem to fall
exclusively on Kriiihh companiea. i.h: it thai
tn addition te the diy sond store, some
, twentj-five huKines and residence places
! adjainlne w ere burned out cr damaged.
'
I f AM1LY BURNED IN "OME
Father. Metfcer aad Three Cavtidrca
Pel-tea la Flaases ta Sew
V rk CltT.
vrtr rnnr ti tn y i re Tiersnn were
I .,.-,,.. ,-.,1, tn .
frame dwelling house in Sber-
wood Furk. Toi.kers. Ail the dead were
mem tiers of the family if Theo6or Fred
enctti. wiio lost la life in tb fir to
gether with hi wife and their three ciai -
f
Said So Three
Ago," is Peary's Comment
"WAFHINGTON. Ime. S.. "Three montli
' ass from th Li-tractor ooua I sounded an
sxpJcJt and deiiben-tely worded wamir.s
I teethe worid. based tpon complete and ac
j curat information in regard to tlie Cook
1 claims. In doing ao 1 accepted tl-e respon-
i sihiiity deouving upon me and fu-fiiied my
' fluT ' mr"a to th w uria "
I Wltb tht word Commatider Iiulrt E.
i Peary todcy pointed:.! expressed hi setiti-
1 merit rerardlnc the Sai.oi-e of the niver-
s-.ty of d-pet-hagen to fnd any proof of th
diacovery tif the North Pol -y It. Cook
la his apartment ctn C-utimbia road
(.UOlHULUVi 1 l-i i-;i- irj m we
IT represeiiiAtlvA whs apprised him ef
the decision hy tlie lienmark eclentist
Agamst lv. Cook. Not si much aa a sua-
pjciun xif a smil illumined his stern face,
i but hi eye igtted up wita th weiooru j t e-her courts of acthortty. I Her rept-rt ttiat Cook sal.ed from New
lanealafig of a vindication wtilch had come 'My friend iiiay consider thi decteioB ' Viak fur a Med,ti rraaean purt.
i te hint after diffu ult trials. i a compiet rindication of their attitude oa V V Ui this time It tie tieec ImposswA
J "1 have knewn th ottix of thi sun c j thi whole sut jert, but a fur me I don't i for the ur.neralty authnrrj to r-tAb-1
week before 1 reached Oil country en my tAte te corrjiiit,' eaid Mr. Peary te os- fish oomniuriicatioa with fir. Coo, watch
I return from tit pole " he said- "It waa
LORD PRESIDENT OF MEDICS
Chosen Ke.d of Western Surgical and
r- . .
C-jnccolopcal Asioaaticn.
TO i; Vt'T TT CHICAGO Ik t .T T
Eleexlea Held te (luw Thee ak
lill Tsieaatetea ia rTaalaatlet,
(,1 Silsitket ftrsas
Vesr s mttoa.
I said.-
rr. J. P. Lord ef Omaha was elected 1 ""Cook's claim that The made the obsnr-va-preBidfnt
of the Vrcutem Surjrical and "ti " deprees mirtr.ee f. seoono sear
Gyneoojorical asaociation at the ar.nual : the pole proved immediately that ha waa
meeine held at the Rome Tuesday. Ir. I bad observer, b-ul tiothina; Trodjcate that
Ilarry M. Sherman -of Kan Francisco waa 1 ' swindler. Kew his papers eoa
eiecied firm vie president. I. "t-rwis L. J vicl 1'llB n a swladler. W exam-
MeArth-ur it Chictco second vice presid'.-nt
and Arthur T. Mans of Minneapolis eeorc-
tary and treasvrer. Chioa was decided
ttptm as m toeaT- pkaos of neaUnar. the
diu ta he ibe Monday and Tueafiay of the
wee for Christmaa.
Tb membership ef the association to Jim-
ited and the XollcWint were elected yester-
day te fill vacancies to the membership:
I Xstham Allis'm f St lonia. tT. A.
MflCai.dlese ef St Louis, Cart E. Black of
Jacksonville, John I Tales of Milwaukee.
WaJter Courtney of Eralnard. Minn., and
Charle H. Lit rncm of Milwauket
Th xnembtrs pronountxd th Omaha
meeting one ef the most eaccestful the
kfceuciation ht.s ei er h id and a vote
0j
her. for the wsy in which they entermined
the ristuira.
Jcriet'al practitioner from All over the
irniiscuou u.te of anaesthetic by the
I .-it-Tober of the WesLtru SarC'Ctl and
1 Tn second
day' mmtinp ieveloped
some splendid tec.t.hi! ptjr, but the one;,. 4
i which brourht fonk the creitest discus-
, , vl, - T ,, ..
Hioa was that of Ijt. llcnaoe G, Wetherill
of Denrer. Ttie suije-t wa the use of
LJiien Luetic and tb discuuaion wti V-d
by Chario H. Mu.vo of Rochester.
Minn., one tif the mom noted Furreoh in
the 1'n.ited Ptatea.
The dootors agreed on ndvliung tpair.Kt
too seneral us of anaesth-tic and a.so
urced lAvitig a upeclalim In each hospital
to administer the sleeping potion before
each ojieration. 3t wa nontended thut no
mtr.er how etilled a Furf eon m:ght l-t in
handling an operation thtre should l-e an
expm to rrepar the patietit.
j j rt.-Boiuxiim w a unanimous. y aa.iptea
thtt th JournsJ of American Mffl;il
Science be asAed to publish the paper as
the most interesting and instructive of ttie
tow-ting.
Tuesday afternoon w gtren over to
tlie discussion of tlie goitre and a ptper
wa read hy tr. Mayo on "Intrrthoracic
Goitre with P.eport of C.aes "
Zn. Mayo is recogntred as the leadi-g
specialist on goitre in the i'tiilt-d Ptsiea.
being second -in the world ta trie fkmou
?witxerlarid surgeon, wlio hn ip.rat d
on ever S.(i casn
T.sy MiikT. son of rtome MU'er. End who Jnent:
has been confined to his W far ovt 1 "The docununta handed th univen ity
four yesrs, when he learned tliat Zr. Jfor examiimtic-n do not cot tain observa
Ciiarie MAyo u in c-maht, as.k(,d that ' tion and it.f ormation which ran he re
he might see him. Tn. Mayo, in comnaTij rarOed as prncf that It. Cook reatched
'with It. Lord, granted hla reQuest Tuea -
day afternoon.
Months
, not a matter of belief whh me, hut of ah-
soluto Ant-wledge. 1 of the Eskimo when they All said that
-Hbaever. I shall not discus tri matter ! he had miid the trip frcmi Ca; Spar
In detail for publication. It is not neoea- . horu in Etah. and such a trip during the
I kry.
j 'Tlie warring which I sent to tb ooun-
; try before I landed to still sufficient
Tou
bor. Her to the ei.act aordihc of !t:
Coot has not ten to ttie ptile April ri.
1 1MKL ur anv ether date. He ),
simply
1 handed the public a gold brick."
j With this Command-"- Pery d.elined
. further to diM-usa It Cook or hi tf.'nn
j buu ifc r . IW 1. 1 ItW iriiTDfO trie
j controversy aa ended He declined to sr
, shether he ooj sidered It poss i fur In
j Cook te aroreed further in prteetui.t ad-
i dluatial evidence or n sutitnitting hi data
I dual"
Abore it XaTigittr Exsd aKLaea'a
Lstimate tt Dit Stbiitttd.
ALL DEKXAEX E5 C3AG2En3
Dortor'a Eidirp Ttkta Vt Pi pen c
Evidence of Gzilry C5Zcjet:e.
OZIGEtAL EXCQS.D ICT CmXED
Brother Cialcrrr aa Be la S
at (liritlliaual. 9t-m r
Kirkrn mr la ew
1 nk Dias-atKtedL.
COFEXHAGEX. "Dec. E Th report of
the special commit ee of aciettirt. which
the t'nlver ty f CojH-r.hsren appointed te
.crultn:e It. Fro3eiiCii A. Cock's maim
thct be haa t iscoverea the Porth pole, was
submitted tc th corilFtorj rf th tir.lrer
sitr this morhir.a. indorsed ry Uat body
and fi"en la ttie putilic
The report shattnr coc-jpistely, almnsl
eoriemjitooualy. tl.t A.mericun expiorer s
titie to such disocrery and fills th offi
cial and people of iHinmark with chagrin
at tlie figure renmark to mafi to assuror
in the ej-e .f the sCHintJtc world. Th
public w as pr'pa-ed for a i-erdict f "not
' prover.." -rt di3 Tit-t xict its recent bers
; te be branded a an tmpoe'er. Many still
flinc ta the ie!ief that Cook Acted in rood
j "htrt fcrte41 a delusion. "Cxplorers
j and scientist almost entirely "have lowt
j faith in Cook' boneKty. wtrie err Of hi
warm1 stipnortera. JCnud F-anm uswrn.
Ij:
heljied 1c frame the report. The evenlni:
apers attack Cook and severely reproach
j nim for hiditif:, ahich they ref krd aa a
I fiifm f a fuilty cm.ecienc.
i The rector of the cnircrsity. "Cr. fialo-
imonsen, when cuertioned aa to tb poawt-
W!lty thr mivt!rtiTT t 6r.
; frree which it conferred on rr. Cook, said
: 1hfct 110 decision had been rearbad. but he
tboucht tliat the depre eoulfl l witn-
i drawn in the same way a a-pverament
I eonld deprive a person of as order b
j tainea t;ndtr false preteneea.
1 iUmillM Ar 'Tea-tTkleae,
Commodore GuFtar Holm, th aretie ex
plorer and a member of the 00 tn mi .tee.
J C.ok's oheerv-atitins first and acreed
nnanineiBly that thr were worthleaa. It
Drt siiave!y that loose made th beef '
r vAtios.- He as -rer Biaiti. uat the eert
j Cos could nse.r "' '"'
J1- Olcfeon. secrets tt T the DaTtfli
OwFrephkraJ ee--ty. erifi:
I "3t tYre todest ntr.t In y Ufa. As aa
: TJ,larrr- tbne seem to be 1 doubt that
CcK Ahsalutelr trareltoblt.-
The KationaJ Tdende wlOie derAorinc
that the university cor.f erred the decree rn
; a mon-ient of enthuslum, finds oonsolction
I in the fart that iither honored Cook when
be returned to civilization.
"The president of his own country and
' 1 ' ' 1 i viiinaiiittTiu, Nil i-i. c jmpw,
er te F-artaaors lor him. I'enmark
T J I 0uT
now leave tUs std AffUr te America and
Cook"
In hi letter to Frof. Torp. Coo state
that not only were hi instrument left
at Ftah a inditiated in hi cthle 1 the
university of Onol-er I. hut most ef hi
astronomical obeervatjon tls were left
M the THirthun jmint and he adds without
:,. . , .. . . '
pass a final Judpmfait tipon hi erpedrtion.
Teat e-f Fiadiaa
After obtaining til avaiiahle information
the committee lind a lo .o :
'First: The report of th exieditiaa aeait
10 the -university ty In-. Cook to the same
a that printed in the New Tork Herald,
during the months of St'iaeroper And Ot-tol-er
lLt.
"Stcoiid: The copy of Cork's notebooks
j:its not cot.tain any priginal astruniumcsl
obsei-k-atitins iiateoever, ci on raault-
"Third: The documtat presented are i-
j excusabiy lackltig m miermttion whach
1 - ' - - - vir.i mr-
' ti": "1T('S W " ruD' nmSe;
knd tto contain no detaito regarding tha
practic-J work of the eipedrrlna and the
ieFe journry wiiltk would enable the
committee to determine their reliatoliity.
The commine thers-lir to of the rptnlim
the naatorial trarisnnt-ea for exammatian
contain no iiroof that It. Cook reached
tlie pole.
j Tli repc-tt i siimed hy ail six member
1 of tle c.mimiite w ha w t re a.t-ud In their
' liiyuiry by Kiiud F-aimiu-n. th expiorer.
I The university council ixeued thto state-
: tirt North pole on his recent exrieflition.
j Bildia Attempt ts Cbeat.
t In an interview totir.t Ltiud UkkBius-
sen sal. :
"Tht ti.ier:ry wouid nxrt caN Bie at
f.rtt Ix-cauHe X sas one of In. Cook
sjvt.pes'. supptirlerA Later, howfver, I
as miited 10 ti e icrei tlf aliati atid whea
sn tie ookervatiuiis t realised it was a
scandal.
1
j
5Jy c:r.fiCe'ic in Cook has hea baaed
1 on )t-n.oiial iti.;ir:s.ai.-ins. rm rfpt"- that
I had TtoaveJ inu also on the teMiiDor.y
1 oJt of inter would ruffio to make a
'ran famous. lut th tikne; which Cook
.sent to Copetihasea trrJvt rs.ty ar mtrt lm-
t ali ui!k.ir. It to a most cMidtoh ai-
tenjrt at cbua.'iiit."
Ctu.-ieJt.re Kduuii. tl;e explorer said:
"Ja.oui.ii it ha nut been ) -roved that
Cook did not re-ch ttie pe ls. I tag only
rfr-.r urfl liiik i.i.u x r. nrtnifir-1
1
j Weed fraia oi.
There wa prudJCid tit.fors the c.rr-.mlil
ht er from C.n.k pot tn.rsd KaraeiJ ,
I Icmber 14 Thi li-nd color to the ear-
j was euupe.ridttd aom time age. The eg-