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VOL XXXIX NO. 233.
OMAIIA, SATUItDAY MORNING, MAKCII 19, 1910-TWENTY PAGES.'
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LAYMEN HAVE
SPLENDID DAY
Put in Morning, Afternoon and Night
Deep in the Details of
Their Work.
HEAR PERSONALLY FROM ORIENT
Half a Dozen Missionaries Fresh from
Fields Speak.
BRING STORIES OF SOUL INTEREST
Tell of Cross in India, Korea, China,
Turkey, Africa.
ALL DAY SESSIONS AGAIN TODAY
Convention Mill Knil In the HI Maaa
Meeting; at the Auditorium Son
day A f ternoon Will foe
Oiien to All,
TODAY.
1 130 a. m. A Confsrenoe on Steward
Ship "Frayer Our Uoit Effective Method"
W. B. Anderson, India
V'The Principles of Stewardship"
O. W. Allen, Clnolnnatl
"The Practice of Btewardahlp"
B. B. Hough, Dayton, O.
"What Shall This Convention Under
take T"
.... Report of Co-opareting- Oonunittoa
"A Call to Stewardship"
Charles B. Bradt, Chloago
13:30 to 3 p. m. Conference by Com
amnions. 3:30 p. m. Mass meeting- for Woman,
Tonne Woman's Christian aasoolatlon
auditorium. Spsakarai President John E.
Merrill, Oantral Tnrkay college; Mrs.
Gaerge Sherwood Eddy, India.
7:30 p. m,
''A Call to a Oraat Advanoe"
Xomar C. Stunts, Hiw Tork City
"Tba Ownership and Ziordahip of
Christ" George Sherwood Eddy
DESOMXRrATIONAI, OOWFEE.ENCTE.
Baptist 3:00, Tonne; Man's Christian
aasoolatlon auditorium, Seventeenth and
Baruey streets.
Congregational 1330, Young; lien's
Christian association auditorium, Seven
teanth and Harney.
Christian 18:18, First Christian church,
Twenty-sixth and Xarnay streets.
Eplsoopal 3:30, Trinity cathedral, El-h-teenth
and Capitol avenue.
Lutheran 3:30, Xountae Memorial,
Twenty-sixth and rarnam streets.
Methodist 3:00, rirst Methodist chnroh,
leotnre room. Twentieth and Davenport.
Presbyterian :00, , rirst Presbyterian
chnroh. Seventeenth and Dodge streets.
Baiormsd 3:00, Xeformed ohnrch,
South Twenty-third , and Central' boule--
vard.
United Brethren 3:30, Harford Memor
ial ohnrch, corner tothrop a.nd Nineteenth
streets.
United Presbyterian 3 130, Central
TJnited FreebVvtrlan chnroh. Twentv-
fourth and Dodge streets.
SUKDAT. -.
10:30 a. mv Speakers in Churohas.
3 180 p. m. Mass Meeting, Auditorium
"World Triumphs of- tha Oospel": .'.-..
lamer O. Stunts
"Missions As an Investment"..
Oeorgs Sherwood Eddy
Yesterday was a grand day for the Lay
men's Missionary movement. Morning,
afternoon and night the convention was
In progress. Earnest, eloquent men and
women from all quarters of the globe,
representing half a dozen foreign lands,
lands where benighted heathenism calls for
the light of Christian civilization, told
their stories of the cross and Its Influence
upon these strange peoples. And they
were stories of amazing truth. The en
thusiasm of these missionaries Is some
thing wonderful and It Is as Infectious as
wonderful, for they simply fire their
uudleucea with the same zeal.
The meetings yesterday were held at
First Methodist church. The first order
of the day was a brief address from five
missionaries from as many of the oriental
countries. The meetings today will be held
at First Methodist and the grand climax
of tho convention will come Hunday after
noon in a big mans meeting at the Audl
jATlum. " Today denominational conferences will be
lipid at various churches Indicated above.
Afternoon Session.
Introduction of business system and the
canvass of every member of the church
for a weekly subscription to missions the
whole year through was the subject of a
siroiiK and very entertaining preachment
at the Friday afternoon session of the con
vention, by Dr. M. D. Eubuik. Ha drove
Ms points home with loglo and Illuminated
them with a humor that was Irresistible.
He wanted a missionary committee In every
church, anil as a sample of what such a
committee could do showed some charts,
Klvhtg results under the old way of yearly
collections and the new methods of weekly
contributions.
Criticising some of these charts In Incisive
fashion, with a picturesque turn to his
language, rr. Eubank had his audience
laughing much of the time. Ones he
stopped to say.
"I'm glad you take this thing so good
humoredly, for you're laughing at your
selves. This circle here with more white
In It than a mule's eye, with A black
vcdne tuck down Into It, represents a
church that gave much more than the
ordinary congregation; and this other
circle with the little spllnttd of black In
It at one edge represents what your church
fiive, mon. I want you to laugh at your
selves. If by that means I can get you to
realUe that at least 80 per cent of the
church membership does not give a dollar
to missions."
' (llnrhn Point with Tkarta.
By his charts and his sharp remarks,
often very earnest. Dr. Eubank worked
his audience up to a sense of his meaning;
then he Iterated and reiterated his main
points more money needed, to be secured
In a business way every week in the year
until he made sure, by a aeries of ques
tions, that his points had gone home.
"So you see." he .concluded, "the speech
13 In the charts and what they show."
nr. Charles' E. Bradt of Chicago, Krm
jf i of tho Second Presbyterian church,
IVicoln. severely crlttcuted what he called
"the dreary round of church conventions."
lie was alluding to the dad splilt found In
so many congregation
"1'astora must ba missionary pastors to
get anywhere," said Dr. Bradt. "Our sem
inaries ought to be closed up unless they
eaa teach pastors to have the ratamlonaxy
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Roosevelt Gives
Out Itinerary
Through Europe
He Expects to Reach Home April 3
and Will Visit Paris, Berlin and
London in Order Named
ARDHAMED, Sudan, March 18. Colonel
Roosevelt's European Itinerary has been
definitely determined upon with as much
exactness as It Is possible to make in
advance and was first announced today.
The former president will arrive In Rome
on April J; In Paris April 21; In Berlin
May t, and In London on the following
16th or 17th.
He will spend a week In Paris, a week
In Berlin, four days In Rome, three days
each In Genoa, Vienna and Budapest; two
days In Brussels, The Hague and Chrle
tlanla, and a day In Rotterdam, Hamburg,
Copenhagen and Stockholm.
The special train bearing Colonel Roose
velt, Mrs. Roosevelt and Kermlt and Miss
Ethel and others of their Immediate party
Is due at Wady Haifa, 875 miles from
Khartum, late . tonight. Here a special
steamer, the Ibis, will be taken for Shellal.
A visit will be made to Assouan and
Luxor. At the latter place the train de
luxe on the government railway will be
taken for Cairo, where the party Is due
on Thursday.
Colonel Roosevelt and party arrived
here this forenoon In a special car over
the Sudan government railway.
Most of the trip thus far from Khar
tum was made In the night, but the.
early hours of today afforded a sight of
a considerable stretch.
Colonel Roosevelt expressed himself as
astonished at the luxury of railway trav
eling through a desert and spoke of the
railroad system as a monument to Brit
ish enterprise In colonization, which was
able to conquer all difficulties.
Jobbers Battle
For Lower Rates
From Southwest
Traders of Chicago and Missouri
Eiver Points Allege Unfair Bate
from Gulf States.
KANSAS CITT. March 18. Contending
that the present schedule of railroad
freight rates from the Gulf of Mexico to
Kansas, Oklahoma; Texaa.New Mex'co and
Colorado discriminates against the shippers
in that territory, tho Southwestern
Shippers' Traffic association today filed a
petition with the Interstate Commerce
Commission that those rates be reduced.
Commissioner Charles A. Prouty, presided
at the hearing. All the railroads entering
' the southwest "were represented by 'counsel
to' oppose- the -petition. Shippers .of Chi
cago. St. Louis and Missouri river cities
'were represented by attorneys supporting
the opposition. , - .-
John L. Powell, A merchant of Wichita,
Kan., and president of the association that
filed the petition, told the commissioner It
costs no more to ship freight from the
Gulf of Mexico to a city In the southwest
based on the cost on service, than from the
Atlantic seaboard to the Missouri river.'
Judge Prouly asked Mr. Powell If he
thought the commission would be justi
fied In reducing the Texas northbound to
such an extent was to be less than the
Texas southbound rate, which seems to be
satisfactory to the Texas railroad coin
mission. Mr. Powell replied he did not
ask the commission to make unreasonable
rates In favor of his territory, but desired
that the commission make Its decision
after a careful investigation of the merits
of his contention.
The witness would not admit the rail
roads were responsible for the develop
ment of the southwest. He said the portion
of Oklahoma that was not supplied with
railroad facilities for a long time, de
veloped as rapidly as the remainder of the
state. He said railroads merely facilitated
the development of a ntw country.
Alleged Big Oleo
Fraud in New York
Four Men Are Accused of Defrauding;
Government Oat of
$5,000 Daily.
NEW YORK, March IS. Accused of hav
ing defrauded the federal government out
of approximately tOOO dally for some time
past, four men connected with the Hudson
Butterlne company of Hoboken, N. J.,
were arrested today. The men arrested
were Frank O. Person, president; Harry J.
Brown, treasurer; Adam Tinhorn, chemist,
and Henry Larsen, assistant chemist. The
prisoners were taken before United States
Commissioner Row In Jersey City and held
for A hearing.
SENATOR DANIEL IS NO BETTER
He Una Restful Marat, bat Is TJn-
bl to Rcesslie Any
one. DATTONA, Fla.. March IS After pass
ing a fafrly -restful night. United States
Senator Daniel of Virginia U In practi
cally the. same, condition last night
and Is still unable to recognize anyone.
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Prod nee Kxchaaaje to Cloae.
NEW TORK. March M. The produce ex
change here will be closed March 25, Good
Friday.
Cigar Restores
Old Pipe
The war clouds which have been lowering
over Judge Seara' court room In district
court have been somewhat dissipated and
Judge Sears and his bailiff. Charles F. M.
Morgan, are once more on good terms.
The trouble came becauae Judge Sears
not a smoker for the last ten years put
an official kibosh on the bailiffs smoking
a pipe In the court room before and after
sesalona of the court.
Now Mr. Morgan haa beeu smoking a
pipe for a good many tears. Ha ts now
82 or St years of age and ha was smoking
a pipe when he went through Nebraska
with the John C. Fremont expeditions as
one of Fremont's scouts.
But hla pipe does make- a cloud of vil
lainous amoko and Judge Bears finally de
JURY WILL GET
MABRAY TODAY
merchants and Farmers of
About to Hare Their T"-
lows 1
the -.'.
., V'" , .M""-.
- At 2 P. M.
WILL BE GIV
Oratory of Passionate Kind Flowed
All of Friday.
IT CONSUMED TEN LONG HOTTCS
Defense Bases Its Arguments Entirely
on Law Points.
STICKS TO GRAND OLD TECHNIQUE
Mahray'a Counsel Admits He la Sorry
of Hla Conrae, But Deny He
Vaed the Malla to
Defraud.
The fate of John C. Mabray and his
twelve fellow defendants on trial in United
States' court at Council Bluffs will he given
to the Jury to determine this afternoon.
Judge Smith B. McPherson will deliver
his Instructions to the Jury at 2 o'clock.
The case will then Immediately be taken up
by the Jury.
The arguments vere clcsed bv Colonel
Marcellus L. Temple, dismct attorney, last
night, ending a day occupied entirely with
tho oratorical appeals cf tho trial. Ten
hours of argument devoted to the discus
sion of law and evidence in the case
marked the close.
The arguments bore largely on the tech
nical Issue of the case, whether or not
there was a conspiracy to defraud between
the members of the big store gang.
The Stars and Stripes, the Golden rule,
the decalogue, dark dungeons, deprivation
of human liberty and sundry other well
known staples of appeal were Invoked by
C. A. Irwin of Denver in making the open
ing address for the defense.
Documents of Mabray'a.
Irwin maintained that the documtnts
taken from the residence of Mabray could
be used as evidence against him alone in
the consideration of the case.
Elmer L. McCold Of Keokuk, la., closed
the argument for the defense. He, too,
discussed the evidence entirely on tchnlcal
grounds. He was proceeded by Emmett
Tnlley.
"No one recognizes better the mistakes
that he has made, the wrong of It all than
John C. Mabray, but, gentlemen, he did
npt at any time contemplate the use of
the United States malls," said Mr. Mc
Cold. "There Is no evidence In this case
to show that he did, by word or act him
self, know of any use 'of the malls that
may have taken place.
'The evidence in this case has shown
that . there was a direct avoidance of the
use of the mails; that the so-called show
letters were written on the spot by the
steerers as thy needed them."
At the close of McCold's address at 6
o'clock last night a recess was taken to
7:30, when Colonel Temple opened his clos
lng argument. ' ' '
The Instructions are under consideration
by Judge McPherson. He will devote this
morning to their preparation for delivery
at 2 o'clock.
Stewart Opens for Defenae.
George B. Stewart, assistant district at
torney, opened for the defense In an art
fully humorous review of the work of the
gang and Its operations as directly con
cemed with the use of the malls. Graphic
ally he unfolded the forces of the prize
fights, wrestling matches and races. He
threw In a word of sympathy for "Red
Leo," the Mabray horse, which never won
a race, thereby delivering upwards of
J250.0O0 to the "Millionaires."
A brigade of special officers, secret ser
vice men and policemen from many cities
is lingering for the close of the trial. Ar
rests are to be. made in the event of an
acquittal of certain of the defendants.
Scores of Indictments on state offenses
stand against the mlkers and are yet to be
satisfied in the numerous courts having
Jurisdiction.
Ed Rice, a race horse man whose radius
of gyration swings about Denver, took the
stand Friday morning as the third and last
of the alibi witnesses put on in behalf of
William Powell.
A cancelled race ticket, drawn on a book
maker at the "rabbit" races In Havana,
Cuba, held by Ed Rice and marked
"busted," denoting loss, was Introduced as
"Exhibit 00." Rice swears that Powell was
with him at Havana. The contention is
that the defendant race horse man was In
Havana at the time he la charged with
riding "big store" racee aa Tom Rogers.
Acconnta for the Scar.
Rice conveniently accounted for the scar
which Powell wears by an accident eight
years ago. John H. Sizer, miked at Los
Angeles, testified that Powell got the mark
when he threw a "big store race" which
cost SS.603.
"It seems to me to have been a combi
nation of all the different groups In the
cities where the stores operated. I do not
know whether or not It was a violation
of the Sherman anti-trust act," declared
Stewart, opening fire,
"Who do we find in this combination?
Ed. C. Moore, R. B. Harrlman, Frank
Brown, and Mabray Mabray, that gentle
man, who sat with twinkling eyes and
smiles as the mikes told their stories. His
face lighted up as ihelr testimony re
called to him the funny things that hap-
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Peace that
Had Destroyed
cided he could stand It no longer. He Is
sued a firmly worded order and the pipe
went out
But relations thereupon became strained.
No mora did the old bailiffs cheery "Good
morning, your honor," greet the court's
eara when he entered the court room.
Judge Sears liked thla as little as he did
tha smoke. It was a puxsling problem and
when a solution offered Itself the court
eagerly grasped at It. A friend, calling,
tendered Judge Sears a cigar.
"Don't smoke," said Judge Sears. Then
ba added In a hurry: "Hold on; give me
that cigar after all!"
The cigar has now been tendered as a
peace offering to the bailiff and all la
onoe mora sunny and serene In tho court
room.
VV ' 1. twin
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From the Washington Herald.
CUMMINS CLOSES PROUST
Iowa Senator Completes Four-Day
Speech Against Railroad Bill.
SENA'TS THEN ADJOURNS IN PEACE
Many Members Conajratolote llavrk
eye Man on Attitude Main Com
plaint on Railway Consolida
tion Clanae.
WASHINGTON, March 19. After holding
the floor for four days Senator Cummins
today completed his speech In opposition
to the administration railroad bill and tho
senate adjourned until Monday next.
The Iowa senator's discussion today
dealt principally with the provision ..regu
lating the consolidation of railroads . and
with this provision he found much fault.
Pointing out that the . regulation extends
to 'railroads alone, he declared that In the
omission or water lines there was possi
bility of great abuse. He referred to tho
prospective completion of the Panama canal
and said It would be Impossible to pre
vent the transcontinental railroads from
acquiring the water lines, thus cutting out
all competition.
He also called attention to the fact that
electric lines were specifically excluded
from the provision and declared it would
be possible for an electric line to gain con
trol of all the railroads In the country.
Klcka on Many Feotorea.
Mr. Cummins also criticised the words
"directly competitive" as defining the lines
which may consolidate. Ho said such
language would afford much margin and it
was doubtful whether many lines would be
found to come within the elastic prohibi
tion. Mr. Cummins engaged In a colloquy with
Senator Elklns during which he declared:
"I want to prevent competing lines from
consolidating."
"That Is what wo all want." responded
Mr. Elklns. "I am glad to see that the
senator from Iowa Is bringing himself Into
substantial accord with his committee."
"You mean that the committee is being
driven gradually to accept my position,"
retorted Mr. Cummins.
Mr. Aldrlch Interpreted this statement
as an" ultimatum and remarked that It
seemed to be one of several ultimatums
which that senator had undertaken to lay
down. Mr. Cummins disavowed any such
purpose.
Senator Nelson suggested the striking
out of the entire provision regarding rail
road merpers, leaving the anti-trust law to
control In such cases. "If we adopt this
section It will be folly to carry on further
the prosecution of the Union Pacific
merger," he said.
New Court of Commerce.
Mr. Cummins took up the provision plac
ing the approval or disapproval of con
solidation agreements In the discretion of
the proposed court of commerce and de
clared It to be extraordinary and uncon
stitutional, because, as he contended. It
delegated legislative authority to the court.
Senator Borah Inquired who was the author
of the provision.
"Search us," replied Senator Clapp.
Mr. Cummins suggested the attorney gen
eral as the real author and intimated that
he believed the president to be responsible
for the original suggestion.
"It is plain," Interjected Senator Nelson,
"that the bill Is an orphan."
Mr. Overman did not agree with him In
view of Senator Cummins statement and
Senator Elklns thought Its "paternity" un
important. ' .
"It is here," he said, "and the question is
whether It Is right and whether we ought
to vote for it regardless of Its origin."
Senator Borah said he did not believe
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It Is worth money to some one.
Some one will .be glad to get It.
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Half Million
Dollars Paid
tor Painting
Picture of Family by Franz Hals is
Sold to Otto Kahn for Rec
ord Price.
NEW TORK, March 18. Half a million
dollars a record price for a palntlng-was
paid today for the celebrated portrait of
Franz Hals, the Dutch painter, and his
family, painted by himself. The purchaser
was Otto Kahn, the banker, who secured
the portrait from the Duvcen brojhers. J.
P. Morgan bid between $360,000 and $400,00)
for the pioturo.
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Gov. Haskell
Is Exonerated
GUTHRIE. Okl., March 18 Governor
Charles N. Haskell was exonerated of the
charge of misappropriation and misman
agement of state funds in a report filed in
the legislature here today by the house
committee composed of five democrats and
two republicans.
The committee held In each Instance that j
there had been no misappropriation. Inas-
v. .u. k.. u
much aa the services paid for by each dif
ferent individual by the governor had ac
tually been performed and there could be
no misappropriation in the absence of theft.
BALLINGER-PINCHOT
INQUIRY GOES OVER
Committee Is Unable to Seeare at
Quorum Brraste of Condition
Prevalllnir In the Honae.
WASHINGTON. March 18.-Owlnfr to the
conditions prevailing In the house it was
Impossible to secure a quorum of the Bal-Hncer-rinchot
Investigating committee this
morning and adjournment was taken until
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
With a singular devotion to duty that
challenged a demonstration, Representa
tive Madison of Kansas, the "Insurgent"
member dragged his weary feet from, the
house end of the rapltol over to the senate
office building and pokrd his head Into
the room where the committee was In
conference with the lawyers, Just as both
had given up hope of obtaining a quorum.
"I haven't had any aleep, but I guess I
can stay a little while," announced Mr.
Madison.
Afur a further conference It was decided
that Inasmuch as it would be practically
impossible for Madison to remain In the
hearing an adjournment until tomorrow
would be advisable.
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THREE MEN KILLED IN MINE
Death from Illark Damp Follows Ex
plosion In Workings nt
Plttsbnrsr, Kan.
PITTSBURG, Kan., March 18. Three
men were killed today In an explosion In
mine No. 2, Wear Coal company, near here.
The dead:
GEOItrtK STVKFORD.
JOHN OVERMAN.
CHAKLKS DlUKIiN.
Uefcurers hurried to the mine an!
brought out all the other men uninjured.
The victims were not burned, but smoth
ered by black damp.
President Taft
News of
ASHTABULA. O, March 18 On his
way from Chicago to Rochester, where he
Is to speak before the Chamber of Com
merce tonight, President Taft made a
brief stop here early today.
I'p to the time of leaving Chicago last
night the president had reeolved but
meager news of the fight against Speaker
Cannon. This had come partly in cipher
dispatches from the White House and
partly from newspaper bulletins that were
given to Mr. Taft.
The president read the morning papers
put aboard his train at Cleveland, but
would not comment on the matter In any
nay. He felt that his Information was not
complete enough for thla, but It was doubt
ful that he would say anything under the
circumstances even If ha were In Washing
ton. At any rate, it was said the develop
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GOVERNOR WILLTAIiE OPTION
Nebraska Executive Says H,e Will be
for It if Party is.
PLAYING FOR BRYAN SUPPORT
Previous Declarations Were Alwaya
Against It, bnt He Hne Experi
enced C'hnnae of Heart W.
II. Thompson Also.
(From a Staff Corerspondent.)
LINCOLN, March 18. (Special.) Gov
ernor Shallenberger Is for county option
I ftho democratic party Is for It. He la
against county option If the democratic
party Is opposed to It. Governor Shal
lenberger will make the race if nomi
nated oh any old platform the democratic
convention fixes up for him.
In this connection this morning he said:
"I am opposed to county option, but If
the,vdemocratic party In Its platform de
claJJ for It I shall abide by that plat-
foilf.. Whatever the party does will suit
me."
This la . considered by soma democrats
here as making It almost a certainty that
the democratic party will in Its platform
convention declare for county option. The
only democratic candidate so far an
nounced who Is opposed to county option
Is Mayor Dahlman of Omaha, but even
his moat ardent supporters doubt that
' tunlro1 Blal convention witn
'William J. Bryan atclvely asalnst his
prlnciplees and Governor Shullenberger
willing to stand on any platform.
Friends of the executive who oppose
county option had an Idea that Governor
Shallenberper would refuse to accept a
nomination at the hands of the demo
cratic party If the convention declared
for county optlo. but Instead would
work for the nomination of Mayor Pahl
man and the fact that he has come out
in an interview that he will run on any
platform the party promulgates has
caused a new lineup of forces In Lincoln
and among a lot of working democrats
Dahlman stock has gone up materially.
Little Giant Following; Snlt.
Governor Shallenberger's present posi
tion Is taken as the first answer to the
program of C. W. Bryan published somo
time ago. It is told on the most reliable
authority that W. H. Thompson, candidate
date for tho democratic nomination for
United States senator, Is also erady to
come Into the Bryan camp at the first
opportunity on a county option platform.
Former Mayor F. W. Brown of Lincoln,
who has been solicited to run for lieu
tenant governor to boost the Shallen
berger campaign, Is opposed to county
option and ht.-i friends believe It will not
be possible for Mr. Bryan o rany other
democrat to get him to take the same
stand as Governor Shallenberger.
It has been the general belief here that
Mr. Brown felt very kindly to the candi
dacy of the governor, btu there Is evi
dence at hand to show that he will never
make a combination wtih the present ex
ecutive on the platform proposed. Mr.
Brown has always, whenever a candidate
for office, say his friends, made his plat
form and stood on It regardles of crltl
clsm or endorsement. For that reason It
Is talked arcund Lincoln that if the for
mer mayor doe? get busy In this campaign
he and Mayor Lalilinan will be closer to
gether than will he and the governor.
Three Persona Burn to Death,
WILSON. Kan.. March 18. Mrs. Lewis
Poran, aged 3S. the wife of a liveryman,
and her two young sons, died early today
from burns received last night v, hen an
oil lamp exulodfd. setting fire to their
home. The mother was burned trying to
save tho children.
Reads
Fight in House
ments in the house would In no way alter
the president's plans for his trip.
The president all along has let it be
known that he would not Interfere with
any fight the insurgents might make on
the speaker or on the rules of the house.
He has Insisted, however, that the insur
gents give the administration's bills loyal
support If they are still to be regarded aa
republicans and desire to share in the pat
ronage that a republican president can
give.
So far the Insurgency in the house has
not extended to any of the president's
measures recommended In fulfillment of
party pledges. In fact, many of tha In
surgents have pledged him their support
and until they show some disposition to
break this plodge the president will keep
"hands off."
CANNON FIGHT
STANDSAT DRAW
nouse Adjourns Until Today, Neither
Side Willing to Concede
Advantage.
COMMITTEES PLAN. COMPROMISE
Suggestion of Change in Bules Body
With Speaker Eliminated.
PSESIDINO OFFICES STAYS FIRM
Speaker Cannon Refuses to Accept
His Elimination.
MEMBERS STOP FROM EXHAUSTION
Proposition Considered by Heaolara
to Name Champ (lark Speaker
Ilnther than Klert Defiant
Republican.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, March 18.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Shall Speaker Cannon hold hjs
place on the committee of rules is the ques
tion which still faces the house of .repre
sentatives. For thirty hours, In one of tho
most extraordinary sessions of the body's
history, members of the lower branch of
i the national legislature debated the ques
tion, finally at 4:48 p. m. adjourning until,
tomorrow at 11 o'clock out of sheer physical
exhaustion.
During the day's fight, when It became
Apparent the strtigRle was to be to the
finish, some of the regular republicans
perlously considered electing Champ t'lurk,
minority leader, speaker, on tho theory
they would rather follow a democrat In
preference to a republican who defies the
majority of his party; this, of course, con
tingent on the defeat of tho organisation.
Speaker Cannon let It be known he would
not accept elimination from the committee.
Klttbt One to Finish.
When Representative Norris of Nebraska
Introduced his resolution of yesterday,
creating a rules committee of fifteen, he
proposed a plan which In the judgment of
a dispassionate lookeron can have but one
result the elimination of Speaker Cannon.
For hours the leglhlators debated, some sit
ting sullenly by watching the insurgents
and democrats make ready to take away
from the speaker the right he has had
under the rules for a century and a quar
terto be a member of the rules commlltea
and therefore one of the steering commlt-
I tee, for that, after all, Is what the rules
: committee is.
After a Una; fight spent in fruitless har-,
j rangulugs, in which now and then soine
j thing ludicrous, something pathetic or a
, flash of oratorical brilliancy made the
j sleepy legislators clt up and rub their
j eyes, the night brought ng solution of tho
j contest.
Today there was a measure of cornpro
1 mlsa In the air nr.d a rccees wus tiken
j from t until 4 o'clock. The Insurgents, rep-
J resented by a committee led by Messru.
1 Norris of Nebraska,, Hayes of California,
Gardner, of Massachusetts and Lenroot of
Wisconsin, met a self-constituted commit
i tee of regulars Fayno of New York, I"al
I sell of Pennsylvania, Mann of Illinois and
Walter I, Smith of Iowa to arrange a
compromise, If possible. While there were
1 bitter feelings In evidence, these members
j met In conference with bitterness burled
i as much as possible, and as a result they
virtually agreed to a suKsestlon of Repre
sentative Martin of South Dakota, that
the rules committee shall consist of ten
members, six republicans and four demo-
i crats, to be chosen by the house, but that
the speaker shall not be eligible to a place
I thereon.
I Heeulara Make Concession.
The regulars, realizing they were up
I against the flKht of their lives, conceded
the former proposition, but could not agree
that the speaker should be completely elim
inated, and that his right as a representee
tlve In congress should be abrogated by
reason of his speakership. That Is where
they stand tonight.
It Is possible that these representatives
of the regulars and Insurgents may have a
meeting later further to consider the situ
ation, but Judge Smith and Representative
j Daliell, and even Representative Norris,
tired and exhausted as they were. Insisted
I that a night's rest might clear their braina
'and In the light of another day the appar
ently Impossible agreement might become
porslble.
When Judge Norris left the chamber at
the 6 o'clock hour, the house had ad
journed until noon tomorrow. On the vote
to adjourn, there was a number of changes,
Hlnshaw and Kinkald - voting for both
recess and adjournment, seeing the fultlllty
pf longer strain upon physical endurance.
Some of the members of the Iowa dele
gation who are classed among the insur
gents also voted to terminate the struggle
for a few hours, for It looks as If It will
be a real struggle, should the committees
fall to reach an agreement. Judge Norris,
leader of the Insurgents, was not par
ticularly hopeful tonight that such an
agreement could be reached.
The result is nuthlng more nor less than
a drawn battle. When the final roll call
came 131 republicans voted to postpone
further action on the Norris amendment
until tomorrow and 150 democrats and In
surgents republicans voted to continue.
With tho renular republicans voted, four
teen of the insurgent following of Norris
cf Nebraska, who left him and sldnd with
the majority for a postponement. The re
sult,' they said conveyed no rlgnlf leunea
and meant anything else than that they
had deserted the insurgent cause.
The lull in the long battlo came with ap
parent welcome to both sides, although
there was not a cheer of victory from
lither. When the speaker put the motion
to adjourn a general chorus of ayes cams
from the republican side. The democrats
mddo no protest and there was no answer
to the call for the nayes.
Almost Full Membership,
The houso for the first time In the pres
ent session had almost Its full membership
on the floor. When the speakers gave tint
eount the members rose wearily from the
seats and passed out through the litnrated
aisles and in five minutes the scene of thn
record-breaking enduranco struggle was
cleared of its 400 principles, the galleries
were emptied of the hundreds of spectators
who have occupied them constantly for
nearly thirty hours and only a score or so
of janitors moved about cleaning up the
evidence of the fray.
No such series of scenes have been wit
nessed In a congress In recent years. The
performance embraced every element from
the serious tragic effort to wrest from the
speaker the chief source of his power to
the songs, Jokes and ribald Jest that the
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