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1 The Omaha Daily Bee i , THE OMAHA DEE Is th most powerful buslncM getter In the west, because It goeg to the homes of pour and rich. LEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska Partly cloudy; cold. For Iowa Snow; cold wave. For wpathr report see pane 2. A- VOL. XXXIX-NO. 187. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 1910 TWELVE FAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. B1JUKETT JABS SENATOR RAYNEK New Rate on PACIFIC MERGER INQUIRYRESUMED Taking Testimony in Government Suit Against Harriman System Begins in New York. GOVERNOR'S MEN STAMPEDE FEAST State Appointees in Large Numben Responsible for Regulation of Democratic Applause. Dressed Meats Hurts Omaha Nebraskan Makes Vigorous Defense of Postal Savings Bank Bill Which ' Marylander Opposes. SHOWS' PLAN CONSTITUTIONAL Chicago Lines Flan Increase from Here that Will Not Affect the Kansas City Packers. STUBBS ON STAND ALL DAY Lstoric Arguments Recalled by the Defender of Carter Bill. POKES FUN AT ANTAGONIST Says He "Holds Vi?il Over Bead - Political Antiquities." PRINCIPLE BETTER THAN RULES Cloning Discussion of Authority for Under Constitution, Ilnrkett Irgn I'rllrr Kllleth, bat SplHt Glveth Mir. (From a Staff Correspondent.) V A S H I NQTON. Feb. 15.-(Speclal Tele gram.) Senator Burkett today made vigor ous reply to Senator REynor'i attack on tho constitutionality of pr.stal savings nks. While argumentative throughout In Support of the, Carter bill now pendlntr, Senator Burkntt cave his fp.ncy full sway at times and his allusions to the Maryland aerator convulsed not only his colleagues, but both the public and press gallnrice. In alluding to Senator Raynor, Mr. Burk ett said: "If the distinguished senator had been born a (treat musician instesd of a great lawyer he would have excelled In the dirge. If God had made him a scientist ha would undoubtedly have been a paloont olng!st and revelled In the fossils of pro historic tiKco .for ths dnlectatlon 'of men. If ho hud ber-ti ralWd to preach ho would probubly have (specialized on funerals and chanted rciiulemrt to the dend and Rune of his fellow men. But the i-atur Is none of these. As a great constitutional lawyer he holds vigil ever dead and buried political antiquities and denies himself to all tha splendors of contr Tiporary achievement. Old State night Cry Heard. 'Kite question tha tio7 a new one," s hat the senator raises Is sMd Mr. Burkett. "It is not wholly unexpected. It Is not new from the senator from Maryland, because we have heard It lo these many years. It Is not new to these halls, becauso It has been raised on every occasion during our na tional life when the American congress has undertaken to legislate upon a subject not specifically enumerated In tho eighth sec tion of article one of the constitution. It was raised by Jefferson and answered by' Hamilton. It was raised by Madison and Monroe and answered by John Qulncy Adama. It was raised by Jackson and an swered by Webster. It was raised by Maryland and answered by Chief Justice Marshall." ' ".- Speaking of the right of the government " to do certain things for the pople under tha constitution, a power which has been more or less subject of controversy since thfe adoption of lVffrltett suld: if the constitution. Senator i in the light of age and by the precedent and custom of all the world. It Is the legitimate function of tho postofflce and is. therefore, constitutional under the au thority to establish postofflces and pott roads. There arc Instrumflntnlltien of the postal service that the makers of the con stitution never dreamed of and there are function now In practice thnt thev never contemplated. If the object of this bill Is needed, or If it will be helpful In tho i opinion of congress to regulate and pro mote commerce among the- states, It is proper under the commerce clause of the ! constitution. If It will be useful to the government In borrowing money, It can be maintained under the clausa authoriz ing congrera to borrow money. If congress believes It would be beneficial In raining and supporting an army, It Is constitu tional." Precedent In Hunk Legislation. The speaker traced the various meavures of remedial legislation with especial refer ence to the development cf national banks and our currency system against which Vthe arguments of unconstitutionality had Wn urged. In closing he said: "I am one of those who believe there Is hope for the country not more In the de votion of constitutional lawyer than In the intrepid layman who measures his I astlbllitles by his needs and estimates (fee glory of republic by the gonitis, en ergy and patriotism of Its people. It Is well to learn rules, but It Is even better to know tho principle that underlies rules. iere Is a precept older than constltu Q.on Itself that the letter of the law klllerth, but the spirit glveth life." Woman Wins Over Senator Tillman Custody of Children Taken from the Grandfather and Awarded to Mother. COLUMBIA, 8. C, Feb. lS.-In a decision handed down here today, tha supreme court took the two children of B. R. Tillman, jr., from their grandfather, senator Ben R. Tillman, and restored them to the cus tody of their mother. Tha Children were deeded to the elder Tillmana last Deceiv.ber by their father. Ulcglng that their mother was unfit to rlnf them up properly. The court holds that such a deed is Invalid without ths ignatures of both parents, If both bs ivlng. TIMBER THIEVES USE FIRE IN WILDERNESS OF INDIANA Drive Farmers A wars from tauahle Forests bjr Homing Homes nd Barns. INDIANAPOLIS, 1ml.. Feb. 15-Tiiuher theives in the wilderness of southern In diana have been driving away the farmers with fire, according to reports recelped to day from Nashville, the seat of Brown county. Into which, until lately, no raJI J'oad penetrated. Koiikes and burns on eighteen farms lately have been destroyed. C. M. Harbet and his family last night had to run from their b'ailng home. Miles south of Nashville the families have moved out and the timber thieves are cut ting siil hauling walnut and hickory logs by th(! undreds. On the edges of the thinly settle-rf trrrltoo. In which the bunds of depredators work, ths fsrmera, armed with hot funs, patrol ths roads at night. One more blow at Omaha Industries Is about to be delivered by the railroads running between this city and Chicago. Information frim a direct and t us worthy source Is to the effect that the Chicago l' . decided to advance the rate 7. beef from Omaha to the east I0O pounds, effective March 20. ill be enforced from Omaha .nsas City has the protection b line that will not consent Imposition. 'the dressed beef rate from Visas City to Chicago is the ts per hundred, while the tle Is 23 cent per hundred. 5 Tl on s v. of ' to I At Oma same rate t The nwtAf Twill put dressed beef and live cattle on a par as far as the Omaha market Is concerned. Tho new rate sheets have been printed In Chicago and are now on their way to Washington to be filed with the Interstate Commerce commission, so that within thirty days after that filing the new tariff will be effective. That tho rate will adversely affect the packing houses and the stock yards at South Onuha Is very easily seen. Putting the dressed beef on a parity with ltve cattle simply means that thellve cattle will be sent to Chicago without being stopped here for slaughter and dressing. The Chicago lines most Interested In this are the Northwestern and the Burlington, each of which would have a better chance at the long haul on cattle from the west. as 1 their lines run through to Chicago, with bridges at Blair and Plattsmouth. But the other lines have consented to the raise, and, so far as Is now known, none will enter objection. At Kansas City the Alton held out against the Increase, and later the Wabash Joined It, so the new rate will be put on down the river. Predicted Cold Wave at Hand Long Range Forecast of Government Weather Bureau Proves All Too True. The predicted cold wave arrived. The mercury did a slide for the bottom yes terday, which was fairly rapid and most persistent. It was 34 degrees above zero, when most' people found their way down town yesterday morning and by S p. m., the temperature had descended 29 degrees or to 6 above. There did not seem any likelihood that It would stop at the 5 mark. Five degrees above zero Is not an unbear able temperature, when one Is used to it. But the cold of yesterday afternoon and last evening seemed as severe to people as when the thermometer showed many degrees lower. There was a wind from the north, which simply sliced through every thickness of clothing and "cut to the boiie." It was colder out In ths state than In Omaha at the same hour last night, but not any great range of temperatures was recorded. The coldest place heard from waj Valentine 7 i in. - where It was minus 2 at Stubbs on Stand in Merger Suit Hearing, of Government Case to Die solve Combine of Southern and Union Pacific Resumed. NEW YORK, Feb. 15. After repeated Interruptions the hearings In the suit of the federal government to dissolve the t'nlon Pacific-Southern Pacific merger were resumed here today with John V. Stubbs, general traffic director of the Harriman lines, on the witness stand. Frank B. Kellogg and C. A. Severance acted as counsel for the government. HADLEY WANTS A RECOUNT Governor of Mlsaoarl Says He Will Appoint Polk If Stone Is Not Nominated. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., Feb. 16. Gov ernor Hadley challenged United States 8i a tor Stone today to consent to a re count of the ballots cast In the senatorial primary elections. He said If Senator Stone and former Governor Folk consent and the recount shows that Senator Stone was not nominated he will appoint Folk as Stone's successor. Governor Hadley In his statement said that he will then run against Senator Stone If ths former governor does not enter the contest. Governor Hadley has tele graphed to former Governor Folk for his consent to open the ballot boxes. Col. Fanning Has Climbed Pyramid with Dahlman Flag The latest word received from Colonel Dahlman Democracy floating from the Charles E. Fanning, now prowling about Egypt, comes In ths form of two, kodak pictures sent to Mayor Dahlman and Presi dent Flynn of the Dahlman club. One pic ture shows Colonel Fanning leading a brother or sister of Mlnnemascot up a steep aellvlty on one of the pyramids, lie is apparently having some trouble with tho donk, and In the rig ho sports In the way of clothes ro one la Omaha would recognise him. Behind Funning Louis Men has almott buried a second small donkey beneath his auhs an tial funn. SUI1 further back Mrs. John Mii'onaM Is pictured on a dlsiy looking camel, with her hu.sband holding thi bei.-t by tln hi-il in dutiful fashion. The woman apin-aif a tr'.fl ilut.lous us to the hecurlt. rr !ir pouion. Tue siconii t ttv.re si.ows the flig of the Union Pacific Handles All Asiatic Traffio from River to Portland. COMPETITION IS MINIMIZED System Practically Controls Oriental Business in Its Territory. i WATER ROUTE IMPRACTICAL Freight Cannot Profitably Be Sent from Omaha to San Francisco Via Boat from Portland. NEW YORK. Feb. 15-EvIdenee of minimized competition and practical con trol of the Astatic freight traffic moved west of the Missouri river to Portland and San Francisco, by ths Union Pacific Southern Pacific railway system, slnee the merger of ths two roads In 1901. was brought out today with the resumption of the hearing la.-the suit of the Federal government to dissolve tbs merger. John C. Stubbs, general traffic manager of the Harriman lines, occupied tha whole day as witness before Sylvester C. Williams, the special examiner by C A. Severance, counsel for the government that the Union Pacific, had stock ownership of ths Oregon Short Line, which gave ths former road a direct line from the Missouri rlvsr to Portland. ' "Yes, that is so," the witness replied. On request, Mr. Stubbs produced figures showing the decrease in New York freight over the Sunset Line from 79 per cent of the total In 1S91 to 89 per cent in 1901, the year of the merger. The government con tends tl duo to that only a small part of this was legitimate competition. Status of Southern Pacific. Mr. Stubbs described the Southern Pacific as an intermediary carrier, which depended very largely upon Its connections with the Central Psclfic. clfic to make a, rate to San Francisco by way of Portland was Impracticable and against the Interests of the company.' This was because the distance to Portland from Omaha was greater than that from Omaha to San Francisco and' for this reason water transportation from Portland to San Francisco would not serve o cheapen the haul and certainly would lengthen the time in transit. ' No shipper, he declared, would use this route, unless he got compensation in "re duced rates, which the .competitors of the Union Pacific would not permit. He had never known the Portland-Ban Francisco water route to be operated as a through route, he said, except possibly spasmodic ally. Part Water Route Impracticable. Mr. Stubbs declared the Central Pacific officers certainly would resent an effort of the Union Paclglc to. establish the Port land-San Francisco wafer route and If the Union Pacific did not stop would retaliate on It. Mr. Stubbs said he did not think there was enough business to Justify the Great Northern, the Northern Pacific and the Canadian Pacific In organizing sep arate lines of steamships to get to San Francisco by water. There was a senti mental reason, declared Mr. Stubbs, why these water routes were Impracticable and that was because of the . regard In which the people of California held the Southern Pacific. "The Southern Pacific," said Mr. Stubbs. "Is California's baby. It pets that baby more than anyone else and it spanks It, too, sometimes." INDICTMENTS RETURNED IN INSURANCE SCANDAL Three Agents and Two Doctors Are Charged with Conspiracy at Louisville, Kr. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. .15. -The county grand Jury today returned Indictments against T. T. O'Leary, J. J. Keane, P. J. Needham, Dr. J. C. Ropers and Dr. C. O. Schott on the charge of criminal conspiracy t-y defraud In the alleged graveyard In surance cases recently brought to light here. All the defendants furnished bond within a short time after their arrest. The In dictments cite a long list of graveyard risks taken out In this manner, the face value of the policies totaling $100,000. FORTY THOUSAND MEN VOTE TO GO OUT ON STRIKE Trouble Mar Tie Up the Entire riulld Ing Trades of New York Cltr. NEW YORK, Feb. 15. A building trades strike which will call out thousands of local workmen Is threatened. Forty thous and union men have voted to quit work this sfternoon and thousands of others are voting on ths question of striking In sym pathy with the striking steam fitters. Should the workmen In ths building trades go out In sympathy with ths steam fitters, the employers say they will declare an open shop. apex of one of the pyramids, while the Omaha travelers are waving their asms In ridiculous fashion at the foot of the ancient pile. Apparently they all slid down after the daring colonel who never wore his uniform had scaled the height and fixed the flag "or had some agile Egyptian fix it for him," as Tom Flynn remarked. "Th.t statue In the front there seems to hiive been the center of g political riot." also observed Mr. Flynn. Indicating the Sphinx. "It looks just Hks Governor Bhallenberger may be expected to ljofc after the primaries next August." On a card to City Clerk Butler Louie Mets writes: "I am now 7,000 ullea from home and get lonesomer every day. Fan ning is fating lushecsh and dreaming bug- j house i jain; tl.lngs Fears ho haj lost lomi contracts." From the Minneapolis Journal. CLAVIS STILL ON STANDI Admits "Clear List Order" Was Sus pended When He Protested by Wire. WILL LOOK INTO "FRAME-UP" Witnesses Who Have Knowledge of Finding; Letter In Gin vis' Effects Are Somnistt from Seattle. i WASHINGTON, Febf 15. The Balllnger Plnchot Inquiry dragged wearily along through two sessions today without any of the striking Incidents or features that marked the Interesting sessions yesterday. Louis R. Glavls continued on ths stand under cross examination by John J. Ver trees, attorney for Secretary Ballinger. Mr. VertfeeB examined the witness al most wholly upon the documentary evi dence and It was necessary to read much of this anew In order that he might prop erly frame his questions. This required much time and made the proceedings de cidedly dull. Mr. Glavls continued his tactis of yester day of always coupling his answers with long explanations. Counsel for Mr. Bal linger, protested once against this dlscus stveness of the witness, but Glavis appealed to ths committee and it was decided that heeould make his explanations, however, he desired whether they were relevant or not. Glavls speaks with a decided drawl and some hesitation, and his long statements seem greatly to irritate Mr. Vertrees, while Attorney Brandels, representing the prose cution sat by with a contented grin the whole day long. Suppoenaes were Issued today for a num ber of witnesses, announced, would give testimony as to the finding of twenty-four official letters, which had been missing in boxes left by Mr. Glavls in the grand Jury room of the federal building at Seattle. Mr. Vertrees devoted a large part of the day to bringing out the fact that when Ulavls protested against the clear listing of the Cunningham claims by ttlegram on January 22, 1908, the order for clear listing was Immediately revoked without waiting further explanation from Glavls and that this state of affairs has continued down to the present time. The Inquiry will be continued tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Witnesses from Seattle. SEATTLE. Feb. 15. A. Chrlstensen, chief of ths field division of the land office; United States District Attorney Elmer E. Todd, and Assistant Custodian G. W. O'Nell of the federal building, who are alleged to have discovered Important Glavls documents In a store room In the building, refuse to discuss the discovery except to say that they have seen the papers. Chrls tensen and O'Nell will be called to testify in Washington. Miss Ella M. Shartell, who also has been subpoenaed, la stenographer In Christen sen's Seattle office. W. W. Barr, also sub poenaed, la a lumberman, who Is said to have ben a friend of Olavls, when the lat ter had headquarters- here. Yesterday a lady on Davenport street rented a room that had been vacant three weeks. Fifteen boarders bad tried and couldn't find an occupant for it. A little Bee want ad found the roomer and might as well have found him three1 weeks earlier. Don't hesitate know that Tha Dee's 42,000 subscribers want things and must have things. If you par rent on a phone it will be all right to call Douglas 238 Want Ad Dept. "Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder." Graft Charges at Albany Will Be Fully Probed Disclosures in Allds-Conger Scandal Will Lead to Complete Legis lative Investigation. ALBANY. N. Y.. Feb. IS. Investigation of legislative corruption in every possible form and at any time since the organiza tion of the New York state government Is the program of the republican leaders to satisfy the public demand arising from ths Conger-Allds bribery scandal. A resolution Introduced la the senate to day by Senator Walnwrlght of Westchester county provides for the appointment of a Joint committee of three eenatcrs and five assemblymen, who shall be given an ample appropriation and practically unlimited powers. Ths measure Is supposed to repre sent the views of Governor Hughes and his advisers and Its sweeping provisions reveal how desperate these men consider the situation. When Senator Conger returned to the stand today he Identified the stub of the f 3, 500 -check which originally represented the alleged bribe fund. It was dated April 22, 1901. He said his brother Frank's check book was delivered to him In 1902 by Hiram G. Moe after Frank's death. The stub, he said, was In Moe's hand writing. The presiding officer ruled that the Identification would have to be proved by Moe and the admission of the check book evidence was postponed. Conger testified that the two unnamed legislators who Conger and Moe say shared with Allds In the 16,000 corruption fund are not now officeholders under Nthe state government. Mrs. Roosevelt on Way to Khartoum jShe and Daughter Ethel Will Meet the Ex-President There March 14. NEW YORK, Feb. 15. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and daughter, Miss Ethel, sailed today on the Hamburg-American line steamer Hamburg for Naples enrouts to Khartoum, where on March 14 they will meet Colonel Roosevelt and return with him to Europe on' his way back to the United States from his African hunting trip. Colonel RooBevelt will reach the United States between June 1 and June 15. Alderman Johnson today .Introduced , a resolution in tho Board of Aldermen' pro viding to set apart the day on which former President Roosevelt arrives In this city from his Journeylngs as "a day of rejoicing for his safe return." The resolution also asks that ths governor of the state desig nate the day as a state holiday. The resolution was referred to the committee cm rules. I Third Parliament Opens; -Members Are Taking Oath LONDON, Feb. 15.-Ths third Parliament of King Edward assembled this afternoon. The ceremony was of the simplest char acter, all ths royal pageantry connected with the state opening being postponed to February tl and the interim devoted to the swearing In of members and the clearing away, if possible, of the difficulties con fronting the government. These difficulties are due not only to ths divergent Interests actuating ths various parties which constitute the coalatlon ma jority , but to tha divisions within ths par ties themselves over ths best means of grapllng with ths great issues brought about in the recent appeal to the country. PRESS FOE TO IGNORANCE Victor Rosewater Gives Charter Day Address at University. PART OF MODERN NEWSPAPER Speaker Dlseasses Influence of Pob ' Ilcltr la Combat Against fSrror and In Aid of Belenee. (Ftom a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb.. Feb. 15 (Special.) Victor Rosewater, editor of The Bee, de livered the Charter day address to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln laat evening. He took for his suhect "The Combat with Ignol-ance." with special reference to the part of the modren news paper. Mr. Rosewater opened by saying that It as hardly necessary to fortify the declar ation that a world-wide combat with Ignor ance is constantly ' waging around us, and that the progress of society is marked by the Bteadlly advancing outposts of know ledge and truth. Continuing, he said in part: "In this great combat many forces are actively enlisted to dispel ignorance, to correct error and to uncover and pene trate atlll unknown realms. Foremost among those forces are the great educa tional phalanxefe made Up of our schools, colleges and universities, Closely supported by the huge Institution whose capstone la the modern newspaper. "If the establishment of a language had stopped with the production of Intelligible speech, humanity could never have gotten out of its swaddling clothes, and all our efforts to fathom the wdrklngs of nature, o teach law and .morality, to inculcate religion, to extend the bounds of science would hsve been so handicapped as to re tard our progress to ths proverbial snail's pace. By word of mouth primitive man could learn to communicate with his fel lows, but only In one another's actual presence. The thought, or Idea, could be made to span neither time nor distance without the help of a, living messenger to transmit it The art of writing was needed to give permanence to spoken language. If, as Max Muller aptly says, 'language is our Rubicon which no brute will dare to cross,' the art of printing Is the bridge which invites humanity to pass over the abyss of ignorance In safety. Printing Preservative of Knowledge. "We know almost nothing of the life or activities of ths human race up to the time of recorded written language, and nothing of human thoughts and aspirations beyond what may be Inferred from the physical environment and gleaned from meager reirnanu of archalo handiwork. Since the Invention of printing little that would be a positive, contribution to the progress of mankind has been lost to those to whom printing has been available and the roady accessibility of the results previously achieved has enabled each new expedition against Ignorance to start out from the (Continued on Second Page.) Not for many years has such Intense Interest attached to tbs opening of the legislature and seldom have ths problems Involving the success or failure of the mnv. I ernment threatened to be so difficult of solution even to the most capable of ths members of Parliament. Ths result of reoent eleotlon is so con fused that sven ths staunchest press sup porters of the government admit that proof that ths government will have a majority to act. drastically upon ths dominant is sues and be established only after the House of Commons has settled down to work and the nationalists snd laborites show their hands in the course of the de bate upon ths speech from the throne. CAUSE OF CHAUTAU0.UA SALUTE List of Shallenberger's Empoyes at Valentine Party. 0PTI0NISTS LOOK FOR CANDIDATE J. E. Miller or G. W. Berge Mentioned in This Light. GREAT DIVISION OF SENTIMENT Prohibition Crowd Cowed Into Sub mission, but They Are Kicking After It la All Over Bryan's Position, (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. IS. (Sppclal.)-Now that the smoke of the banquet has been dif fused, democrats friendly to the candidacy of Governor Siiallenberger have awakened to the fact that a body blow was dealt the Alma man by tho announcement of Mr. Bryan for county option. The gov ernor lost his chance Inst night to be the Bryan candidate for rr rotr Inatlon when he failed to endorse county option, and It Is generally accepted that Mr. Bryan will have a candidate. J. E. Miller and George W. Berge, both of Lincoln, and Victor Wilson of Polk county stand ready to erdorse the stand taken by tho peerless leadtr and make the fight ns his preferred candidate. Such, at ltast, is the word that ocmes from those who pretend to know. Mr. Miller Would prefer to run for governor nfter the execi tlve" had announced his candidacy for th,e sennte, but there Is no doubt that pressure from the Bryan faction, for it Is a faotlon now, could Induce Mr. Miller to get in tha race against the governor. Sentiment this morning was divided ns to who was the stronger last night, Governor Siiallenberger or Mayor Dahlman, with these attending the barquet, but It is not divided In the belief that thoso who created tho most noise for the governor, aside from his own appointees, would very gladly get behind the candidacy of a man who would agree to stand on ths Bryan county option platform. Appointees As Claqners. But as a matter of fact the governor had enough appointees present to account for all of his applause. He and his backers had worked faithfully all day to smother any attempt on the part of friends of the Omaha -mayor to get any kind of an en dorsement, and to carry out their plans, the governor's appointees were on hand bright and early. i ' .., -There was Dr. Batter '-'of Hhe Hastings' asylum, also Dr. Woodard of tha Lincoln asylum, and there was Steward Horace Bishop of the same Institution, besidesun dcrllngs; there was C. B. Manual of the Kearney Industrial school, and there was Leather Lunged Dave Rowden of ths Mll ford soldiers' home, and there was Adju tant General Hartlgan with his staff, his whole office staff, and also Bill Maupln, the labor commissioner; Dan Gullls, the game warden; W. J. O'Brien from the fish hatchery; Joe Boehler, a game warden, with a voice like a fog horn and a born rooter; Colonel Furse, the private secre tary, dtgnl'led of course; Leo Matthews, chief clerk to the governor and secretary to the Stale committee, entitled to great credit for pulling off the banquet; and there was Tom Smith, the warden of the state penitentiary; A. V. Johnson, the fire commissioner; and Andy Gallagher, his deputy; and John H. Bennett, an Inspector; and More of the Palthfol. Further glance along tha tables dis closes James McLeod, another lnapsctor; C. L. Mains, the pure fopd commissioner; E. C. Simmons, secretary of tha Irrigation board; Colonel Berry man and Colonel Mar shall of Omaha, both on the staff of the executive and subject to court martial; Steward Carlln of the penitentiary and Dr. Rove of ths Institute for the feeble minded at eBatrlce. There were many others, including- Dr. E. Arthur Carr, who occupied a big chair on the platform and whistled at every men tion of the name of the executive. Then there was Superintendent Peclval of the Norfolk asyum and practically all of the employes of the state penitentiary. The guests also Included M. Miner, fire man at the Lincoln asylum; Henry Tracsy, furmer at Lincoln asylum; W. A. Camp bell, cook at Lincoln asylum; B. F. Bwlg art, charge of word four Lincoln asylum; H. E. Austin, supervisor; H. E. Austin's son, J. M. Rymer, gardener at Lincoln asylum. In fact at ths Lincoln asylum there are forty male employes, including specials, and one who is acquainted said practically all of them were present root ing for his excellency. Others who were added to the gsvernor's claquers were members of the legislature who voted for the 8 o'clock closing bill and had to stand up for it. With them were officers, of ths senate and house, Secre tary Smith of the snate and BpeaJter Pool. They all had to boost. Optlenlsts Cornered. That prohibition crowd was the crowd that followed the lead of ths appointees In the applause for the governor was shown when a large number of ths ban queters Jumped to their feet and gave the chautauqua salute to Shallenberger whan Mayor Dahlman mentioned that he had signed ths S o'clock closing bllU This chautauqut salute is an unusual perform ance in a democratlo banquet, but It was given to Governor Shallenberger with a right good will. Democrats profess to be lieve It would have been given with muob, more vigor to a man like J. E. Miller or to George W. Berge. The fact that Mr. Miller, Mr. Berge or Victor Wilson Is liable to Come out squarely on the Bryan platform has caused considerable worry to the supporters and appointees of the state executive. It was shown last night that should Mr. Bryan attend the next democratlo state convention and demand that it Include In Its platform an endorsement of count option a big fight would result between ths leuders and ths voters of ths party, t . I HYMENEAL. Frltchof f-Bergstron. Miss Agnes Bergstrom of Anoka, Neb., daughter of John Bergstrom, and C. Will, lam Fritrhoff of Atkinson were married by Rev. Charles W. Savldga at hla real, dtnee Monday afternoon at ( o'clock. i t