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VOL. XXXIX-NO. 1M0.
OMAHA, FlilbAY MORNING, MARCH 25, 11)10 TWELVE TAOES.
SINGLE COl'V TWO CENTS.
ARK'S HTT ATm rnn
City of Dcs Moines
Loses Fight for
Rate Reduction
Interstate Commerce Conunision Re
fuses to Order Lower Tariffs
PRAIRIE ABLAZE;
MAY GETRESERVE
PARTIES ELECT
llULESJMEMllERS
Republicans in Caucus Wedncsdaj
Evening Selected Six Regulars
Without Disccnsion.
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Sweeping Fire Starting Near Weir
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Threatens Great Loss in
Thomas County.
to Points in Dakota.
ALREADY RUNS NINETY MILES
FRIENDLY RIVALRY EVIDENT
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PUBLICHEALTII
Senator Owen, Makei Astounding
Declarationi in Supporting Bill
Aiming at New Department.
AMERICANS' LIVES ARE TOO SHORT
With Proper Sanitation Speaker Sayi
We Can Lire Much Longer.
IGNORANCE CAUSES BIO SACRIFICE
Six Hundred Thousand Deaths Each
Year Unnecessary, He Says.
WANTS THE BUREAUS COMBINED
IKtaanr Provides for m. Department
nith Cabinet Officer at Its Head
Calllna-er Retort that Fla-ore
Are All Imlnatlon.
WASHINGTON, March 2i.-That WO.OM
lives are sacrificed annually to the altar
of this country's Ignorance and negleot of
sanrtary health law was asserted by Sena
tor Owen in the course of a speech In the
senate today In support of his bill creating
a department of health with a cabinet
fflcer at Its head.
Mr. Owen's address was based on in
theory that the various health agencies of
the government should be consolidated.
He declared that with proper attention to
the nreventlon of contagion and to the
"protection of the people against the use
of polluted water and Impure and adulter
ated food human life could be greatly ex
tended and with all the safeguards applied
the average life might be Increased to the
extent of twenty-seven . years within the
century.
In addition to the 600,000 cases of fatal
illness annually. Mr. Owen asserted that
an average of 3.000,000 people were con
stantly sick In this country with prevent
able diseases.
Hook Worm Plague. ,
Mr. . Owen said h had been Informed by
n expert that 90 per cent of the children
of one of the southern states were affected
with the hook worm.
"1 don't care who the expert Is," re
irarked Mr. Money of Mississippi, "I don't
believe' a word he says."
Mr. Owens said the hook Worm could be
cured by two doses of thymol, at a cost
of 23 cents. Senator Heyburn suggested
that there waa 11,000.000 "now on tap" for
the eradication of hook worms.
1 Mr. OalUnger thought that sine It had
become known that there was ao much
money available for chasing the mysteri
ous hookworm there would be a corre
sponding Increase In the disease.
i Mr. Owan charged that there had been
nuppresslon of fact ' about the bubonic
plague In Ban Francisco a. few years ago
and he aaserted that such a course would
not have been pursued If the matter had
boen 'in charge of health department
and not of a mere health bureau. '
'"I'm afraid the senator Is drawing on his
Imagination for his facts," objected Mr.
Galllnger.
"I will give the senate the whole reoord,"
the Oklahoma senator retorted, "If the
senator invites it."
I do Invite It," Mr. Galllnger said. ,
"You shall have all the facta within two
days," said Mr. Owen.
In conclusion Mr. Owen spoke of Uii
prevalence of malaria In Oklahoma. He
declared that every school teacher should
be armed with a pamphlet instructing
against the ravages of poisonous flics and
mosqultos.
Replying to the Oklahoma senator, Mr.
OalUnger expressed the opinion that the
government should go slow in establishing
a department of health. He thought the
publla health, marine service hospital and
the health departments of the different
states were doing reasonably well. As foi
the contention that the period of life could
be materially lengthened, he regarded It'
"a dream, pur and simple."
Natural Resource vs. Life.
Senator Owen declared that, while he was'
in favor of the conservation of natural
resources of the nation, "the conservation
of the life of our people Is of far greater
importance, and the conservation of the
vitality of our people is a problem of the
Jet magnitude, demanding Immediate In
digent attention."
He spoke against the bureau system of
jklng out for the public health, insert
ing that the question waa of such treat
importance that it could not be handled
trtfleluntly except by a separate depart
ment with powers aa great as those now
enjoyed by a,, of (he other departments of
the govarnruei...
"We have bureaus for 100 years,"
he said. '"J i are scattered la eight de
partments, have been disconnected
and without -o-ordlnatlon. They ever have
been jealous of each other, the one nullify
ing and hampering the work of the other.
They have been without a responsible
head because of this subdivision and be
cause the chief of the public health and
marine hospital aervlce cannot express an
opinion or give Information unttl he has
Consulted the secretary of the treasury.".
' The secretary of the treasury waa selected
as 'a cabinet officer, he added, "not be
vuute of bis knowledge of the public health,
but because he was an expert on finance."
yhls government officer, ha thought, should
I. u. direct government activities in flghl
.. a Olefase. He declared that In the case
v ...Ia.ii reports on the bubonic plague
i. pacific coast "the bureau dealing
, . nil. lie health was easily suppressed
..merciallam and Its supposed inter
ests, yu'ttlng in Jeopardy the natlouaj
Inalth, the national Interests and the na
tion's! wealth and waa required to with
held and suppress the truth In violation of
t.ctlon 4 ot into quarantine laws."
Cam bat Against DlMue.
I'nder a subordinate bureau co-operation
lit the fight against disease is impractic
able, he declared. The bureau has not
lufficlent. dignity or power in an emerg
ency, he continued. It' has no national
landing. It cannot take the initiative, but
tnust always star.d subject to the order
of a secretary too greatly Influenced by
mere apparent commercial and fiscal lu-
terest. 1
The ' bll Introduced by (Senator Owen
woald co-ordinate Into one working body
all yf the various health agencies of the
go- ( anient! It proposes no new officers,
tx'!.x the secretary and his assistant, and
cells for no new appropriation as. do from
the salaries of the secretaries. It wlil pro
vide a number of efficiencies, aald i.ialor
Owen, 'by preventing duplication.
A Commercial nation, he said, "should
i Continued on Second Page.)
WASHINGTON, March W.-The city of
De Moines today lost lta fight for a
readjustment of freight rates from that
city to points In western Minnesota and
North and South Dakota, when the Inter
state Commerce commission announced
lta decision on the complaint of the
grfater Des Moines committee.
Tb
te.
que.
Pav
ilttee contended that because
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was nearer the territory In
c j ' Chicago, Bt. IjouIs, Dubuque,
' Linton. Muscatine and Bur
n advantage In rates. Com
'e In twenty-two tarirfs of
"U lng the territory.
"L Ion," says the opinion
1 Ingle
plaint
rallroa
"This
announc
rell, "In ,
ter Is bo.
when sucr,
undertaken
if i by Commissioner Cock
. ion so Important a mat
:' insider the whole field
' " . al rate adjustment Is
-nought to be made by
the complal . and must carefully con
eider what probably would be the effect
upon other points not Involved In the spe
cific complaint under consideration."
VUpon full consideration," continues the
opinion, "eur conclusions are that this
complaint has not been sustained and that
there have not been shown facts sufficient
to Justify this commission in ordering a
change in the present rate adjustment and
In attempting to establish a new rate ad
justment which would be In consonance
with the basis sought by the complainant."
Commissioner Lane dissented from the
finding on the ground that the committee
"had made out a case" and because he
thought the rates unfair. '
DISS MOINES, March 24. (Special Tele
gram.) There was much disappointment
here today over the news from Washing
ton that the rate case brought by Des
Moines Jobbers for a readjustment of rates
to the northwest had been lost. This Is the
proceeding In which, since the filing of
tbe complaint, the railroads have toy
amendments reduced the rates Into Minne
sota and the Dakotas.
"The commissioners stopped us when we
had put on nineteen witnesses, and I have
hope that they will permit us to complete
the case we were making when we were
Interrupted," said E. G. Wylle, for Des
Moines. "There is no appeal, but I am
hopeful that Lane's dissenting opinion will
permit us to reopen the case."
Hoosicrs Give
Glad Hand to
Mr. Fairbanks
Indiana State Welcomes Home Former
z, Vice President from Trip V
V, ' V' - Around World.
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INDIANAPOLIS, March S4. Indianapolis
and Indiana today welcomed former Vice
President Charles W. Fairbanks and Mr.
Fairbanks home from a year's trip around
the world. ' '
The demonstration In honor of Mr. and
Mrs. Fairbanks was a notable ope. They
were met at the Union station this after
noon by the committee in charge of the
reception and escorted to the Soldiers' and
Sailors' monument by soldiers from Fort
Benjamin Harrison and by many citizens
in automobiles. ' There were great crowds
alon gthe line of march and at the post
office building were gathered thousands of
school chl'dren.
The former vloe president spoke to these
briefly and proceeded to Monument place,
where the formal address of welcome was
delivered by Governor Thomas R. Mar
shall. "For one full year this distinguished cit
izen of Indiana has been encircling the
globe," said the governor. "He has visited
all lands and everywhere he has ma'.ntained
the dignity of American 'citizenship. He
comes back to us, marvelously, as It may
seem, without the blood of man or beast
upon his hands."
Mr. Fairbanks spoke feelingly of the re
ception which had been tendered him. He
dwelt patrlcu'arly on hla pleasure on re
turning to his home and only once did
he refer to conditions which he had found
abroad, especially In the east, when he
aid: '
"America Is at peace with the world.
There is nothing that can mar the peace
ful -relations of the United States to the
other nation of the world except our own
inconceivable folly."
A reception at the Fairbanks home Imme
diately after the public reception and a
Uieiter party tonight closed the demon
stration for Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks.
BETHEA PROBABLY INSANE
Han Who Killed Two Men at Wl.
sulnsrton Visited John Hopkins
Hospital.
BALTIMORE. March 21. J. II. Bethea,
the south Carolinian who shot to death a
conductor and porter on a Baltimore
Ohio passenger trait) and for an hour kept
at bay a posse of policemen and armed
citizens at Wllmli.gton, Del., last evening,
passed some time at the Johns Hopkins
hospital here yesterday morning. Hla ac
tions convinc-d the hospital officials that
he was mentally unbalanced. He left and
nothing more waa heard of him by the
hospital attache until 'his morning when
they read the account of his tragic end.
Brother of Ed P. Smith on
the House Rules Committee
Sylvester C. Smith, chosen by thu repub
Ucan caucus as a member of the new com
mittee on rule In the national hous pf
representative, I a brother ot Ed P. Smith
of Omaha. He ha visited In Omaha sev
eral times and ts quite well known to a
good many Omaha people. Mr. Smjth In
now serving hi third term In. congress.
Ed P. Smith waa asked what he thought
of the election of his br.nher by the rpu
lar republicans.
"1 am Koing'to write him a I'n tfuloy."
eald the Omahu Jacksonlaii. "tel'.lng him
that since the election In M ae-arhuiett
and his appointment on the rules commit
tee, democratic supremacy Is assured, after
the next genoral election."
Government Officers Call on People
for Help.
TRALNLOAD OF FIGHT EES GOES
Entire Region Responds to Stamp Oat
Leaping Flames.
FIRE FRONT OF FIFTEEN MILES
Klgrii Wind Drive Biasing; Destruc
tion and Blase Is Now Entering;
n Thickly Populated Dis
trict of Stat.
HECLA, Neb., March 24. (Special Tele
gram.) A prairie fire that had Its origin
four miles west of here yesterday morning
In the vicinity of the district school near
Melr, was still burning fiercely at a lata
hour tonight In and around Dunning, nearly
ninety miles distant.
The forest reserve officers at Halsey to
day called for help from the Burlington
railway company. An eaatbound train
picked up volunteers at Thedford and took
them to Halsey, where they relieved the
worn out fire fighters, who were protect
ing the reserve, and who had been working
all through the night and day.
The damage to range fences and hay
will be heavy, as the fire front extends
nearly fifteen miles and Is driven by a
very high wind. Unless the wind goes down
tonight the damage will be very great, as
It Is now entering a more thickly populated
country.
Conalderable hay was destroyed In the
vlcnity of Hecla and It Is reported that
the entire form Improvements on the
Gordon place, four miles south of Seneca,
were destroyed.
The territory covered Is so large and 'the
call for relief so demanding that it is
difficult to get much Information as to
damage.
Halsey, the center station of the Dismal
river forest reserve, Is In Thomas county.
eighteen miles southeast of Thedford. The
government for Beveral years has been
making experiments to proove that pine
tree when once started will flourish In
the sand hill region. Tbe work Is success
fully under way and should tho growth
of young tree that haB boen 'started with
ueh dlffloulty, almost with hqttiouse earn.
be destroyed, the loss would be keenly fait.
PRAIRIE TIRES IN KANSAS
Many Farm Are Darned Over In the
Vicinity of Abilene and
Oajallah.
ABILINE. Kan., March 24. A prairie fire
that started yesterday afternoon near the
railroad tracks four miles west of Ablllue
and bunned north was checked by farmers
early today, but not till nine farms had
been swept clean and much small stiok
killed. The loss will reach .$60,000. The
farmers In the burned area are left without
tools or seed for spring work and with
orchards and gardens destroyed.
OGALLAH. Kan., March 24.-A terrific
prairie fire raged for several hours In
Trego county lasrt night, burning over fifty
square miles and destroying thousands of
dollars' worth of farm property.
Ogullah and several other small towns
were endangered and were saved only after
a large force of fire fighters had made a
heroic fight against tho flames, which were
fanned by a high wind.
HOUSE COMMITTEE CHANGES
Mr. Foster of Vermont Succeeds Late
Mr. Perkins Chairman of
Foreign Affair.
WASHINGTON, March 24.-Speaker Can
non announced the appointment of Repre
sentative Foster (republican, Vermont), to
succeed the late Representative Perkins
of New York as chairman of the commit
tee on foreign affairs.
The chairmanship of the committee on
expenditures In the Department of Com
merce and Labor, made vacant by promo
tion of Mr. Foster, waa given to Mr.
Gardner of Michigan, a staunch regular.
Both Mr. Foster and Mr. Gardner were
entitled by reason of seniority to the re
spective chairmanships.
Mr. Bennett of New York was appointed
a member of the committee of foreign af
fairs to fill the vacancy created by the
death of Mr. Levering of Massachusetts.
CALL FOR CATTLE RAISERS
Senate Committee on Food Price
Will Take Testimony of I.lve
Stock Men.
WASHINGTON, March 24. Having
heard retailers and packers of meat in an
effort to fix the responsibility for the pre
vailing high prices, the senate committee
making an Investigation of this subject
has arranged to take the testimony of cat-
cle raisers at a hearing next Tuesday.
Congressman Smith Is the editor nr., I
owner of the Bakersfield Echo, a lively
morning paper, published at the metropolis
of the great Kern river valley. In which
the most prollflo petroleum oil wells of
California are located. His Is the largest
district In the United States, save one la
Texas. In' order to reach the eastern part
of his . district, In Inyo county, where
Death valley lies, he must lev ih i,i.
of California and go by train out Into
Nevada and then approach his eastern con
stltuents on horseback, or burro.
Another unique feature about Congress
man bmttn Is that he Is the only republican
In a large family of boys.
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From the New York Herold
ENTRIES WILL BE ALLOWED
Commissioner Dennett Makes Ruling
Where Protest Is Lacking.
BIG BOON TO PEOPLE IN WEST
Calling; In of Special Field Agent
Left Many Matter Pending
Which Thl Will'
Settle.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, March 4. (8peclal Tele
gram.) A decision 'of ' much Interest and
importance .to entrymen under the i Ne
braska one-section homestead act, known
as the Klnkald act, was made this morning
by Mr. Dennett, commissioner of the gen
eral land office.
The North Platte district land office
called called the attention of Congressman
Klnkald to the fact that the field agents
of the general land office, for the want
of funds to pay their salaries, had been
called in and that there were 300 proofs in
that office awaiting the examination, of
these agents, thus resulting In much dis
satisfaction, . trtonvVnlence and probable
sacrifice to those who bad offered their
final proof. Besides, there are five United
.States district land office In western Ne
braska in the Sixth Cpntresnional district,
and it Is presumed tfia'efS similar coudltien--to
that described at North latta xirts in
each of the other offices. To relieve this
situation, Congressman Klnkald urged upon
the commissioner that the final certificates
be Issued to entrymen except where com
plaint or protest Is made, and Commls
doner Dennett has concluded to adopt
such recommendation.
Subsistence for Clerk.
Following hi proposed amendment to
grant a thirty-day leave of absence with
pay to employes of postofflces of the coun
try enjoying city delivery, Senator Burkett
today Introduced an amendment to the
postofflce appropriation bill, which pro
vides, all railway mall clerks shall be re
imbursed for all necessary expenses ' In
curred by them while away from home
on duty.
A year ago Senator Burkett endeavored
to have railway postal clerks given their
expenses while awy from home on duty,
and he, made one of the most Interesting
speeches on thl subject heard in the
Sixtieth congTcss. At that time Senator
Penrose, chairman of the postofflce and
pest roads committee, practically said that
mall clerks sould be reimbursed for all
necessary expenses Incurred by them while
on duty. But Senator Burkett, not willing'
to take any chances as to promises of a
year ago, introduced the amendment so it
may be . brought to the attention of the
postofflce and post road committee when
the postofflce appropriation bill is pending.
Strange as It seems, ft Is a fact railway
mail clerks have to provide their own sub
sistence while away from -home and on
duty, although every other employe of the
government who is detailed on business for
the government has subslHtar.ee provided
for him.
Appropriation Bill raises.
Sei.ator Burkott, who with Senator War
ren of Wyoming, virtually prepared the
legislative, executive and Judicial bill, had
the pleasure of seeing tho bill with which
he had been intimately connncted as a
nember of the appropriation committee
pass the senate today without serious trou
ble.
Indian Resolution.
The senate today passed a Joint resolu
tion amending a resolution approved Janu
ary 10, 1010, which authorized the secretary
of the Interior to pay to the Wlnncbaso
tubo of Indians Interest accrued since June
13, 1909, so as to authorise the secretary
of the Interior to reserve from the interest
of the Wlnnebagoes In Nebraska a suffi
cient amount to pay their proportion of the
necessary expenses uf the Omaha and
Winnebago agency.
Balldlns; Permit.
Edward Schlelter. 3102 Smith Flirhnh
frame dwelling. $2,400; Frank U. Williams,
llii spring, lrame nweiling. fl.TUO; A. t.
Hasp. 3036 Fowler, frame dwelling. 12.000:
Christian Hufinger. 2410 South Fifth, frame
dwelling, J 1,000.
This is moving and
house cleaning sea
son. You are Interested In it in one
way or another. It is made easy
by those dealers in that line. Read
the column today. Moving and
House Cleaning. It will help you
to do what you are thinking of
doing.
Phyne Douglas 233 and an
accommodating staff will at
tend tq you in a jiffy.
Gotten You Beaten To a Frazzle,
Bribe Taker
Faints While
l Confessing
Indictment of Men Who Supplied the
Money for Corruption in Pitts
burg .Delayed Another Day.
PITTSBURG. March 24.-Flve former
councllmen faced Judge Frazer in the com
mitting court today and confessed to hav
ing received graft money. All were given
suspended sentences. While telling his part
In the receiving of bribes one of tho former
councllmen fainted and was carried from
the court room. Several former and pres
ent councllmen indicted Monday gave ball
for their appearance later.
Uncompleted statements on the part of
several former councllmen yesterday re
sulted In the grand Jury holding over In
dictments until today. These indictments
are reported to bear the names of some
fit Pittsburg's represenatlve bankers and
men of affairs.
Tho Immunity process Instituted by the
district attorney has been extended an
other twenty-four hours. The promise of
a suspended sentence upon confession of
municipal wrongdoing will not. however.
aonlv to the men who "aunnlted the tnonev
for civic, corruption." -VBribe ' glvera-.ar
barred,", saldi the district attorney.
Out of! the present exposure' a political
upheaval Is predicted. Agitation yesterday
has already been started for the formation
of a commission form of government such
as have proven a success in western cities
and Is now in partial usage In Boston.
Dozen Indicted
For Attacking
the Cairo Jail
Twelve Men, Many Prominent, Held
for Rioting During Race Troubles
in Illinois.
CAIRO, 111., March 24 Twelve Indict
menu for rioting were returned this after
noon by a special grand Jury that has been
Investigating the attack on the Alexander
county Jail. February 17, during which one
man in the mob was killed and several
Injured by the sheriff special deputies.
Those Indicted are: George P. Walker,
newspaper man; Frank Gorman, an alder
man; James Davldge, a constable; C. O.
Foster, former deputy circuit clerk; Lee
Watson, stock dealer; Samuel Wesslnger,
special agent of the Big Four railroad
and deputy sheriff; W. H. Simpson,, man
ager of a lumber company; James Casey,
former policeman; J. B. Scott, blacksmith;
W. C. Charles, liveryman; O. P. Hurd,
Jr., president of a lumber company, and
John Maloney, wagon manufacturer.
The twelve were Immediately arrested
and released on bonds. Their trial has
been set for May 9, and funds for their
defense will be raised by popular subscrip
tion. The Indictments caused a sensation, a no
such drastlo action was anticipated. A
fine of $500 and six months' Imprisonment
is possible in cases of conviction. The mob
was repulsed while trying to take John
Pratt, a negro purse snatcher, from Jail
to lynch him.
The grand Jury Is not through with Its
Investigation and further Indictments may
be returned.
BIG FIRE IN WEST VIRGINIA
Ouly Foir Bnlldlns; Left In Moint
Hope Damage Quarter Mil
lion Dollars.
CHARLESTON, W. Va., March 24. Only
four buildings are left standing In Mount
Hope, forty-five mile southwest of here
In Fayette county, as the result of a fire
which practically wiped out the town
early today. The loss Is roughly estimated
at $250,000.
Provisions of Employers'
Liability Law in Spain
WASHINGTON, March 4. In Spain when
a laborer Is Injured while doing his work
and temporarily incapacitated hla employer
(ays an Indemnity equal to half the dally
wage. In case the Incapacity ts permanent
the employer pays two years' salary and
pays also for drugs and medicines. If the
man dies the employer is liable tor IIS
funeral expenses and an Indemnity to the
relatives, fixed upon a set scale.
' Those are Um practical provisloua of
n
Andy."
FLAMES LICK UP PROPERTY
Three Fires Start at Same Time iny
Widely Separated Sections.
NEBRASKA ELECTRIC SUFFERS
Damnce to Extent of f 20,000 Done at
liiOT Harney Lumber Yard Los
1 $2,000 and Dry Cleaner's
Fire Cost 3,000 More.
Three fflrem broke out almost simul
taneously yesterday afternoon between the
hours of 1 and I o'clock In as many sec
tions of the city, and so widely apart that
the fire department had all it could do -to
respond to the calls and quench the flames
threatening thousand of dollars' worth of
property.
An alarm was turned In from Twelfth and
Harney street at 2:45. The Nebraska Elec
tric company, which occupied the four
floor at 1207 Harney, was found ablaze.
The fire had originated on the fourth floor
of the building, and by the time the de
partment arrived threatened the whole
structure. Quick action on the part of the
department. wTlch responded to a general
alarm, soon got the flames under control
and the adjoining "building were saved.
The ca-u1 f the fdre i unknown. On the
floor on which it started waa stored a
quantity of electrical supplies, such an In-
sulaited wtro, yardarms, brackets and other
fixtures, but there wa nothing In the room
as far as Ma.na.ger A. J. Munroe of the
company knows, that could have caused the
blaze. -
Mr. Munro of the Nebraska Electric com
pany expressed himself as puzzled.
"I cannot understand how the fire origi
nated," he said. '"Someone from the street
came running Into the office shortly after
2 o'clock and told us that smoke was pour
'ing out of the windows on the fourth floor.
About the time we got out on the street to
see for ourselves the fire; department was
at hand. I would estimate the loss at
about $20,000, for everything ir the building
Is ruined by either smoke or water. The
toss Is fully covered by insurance."
While the firemen were fighting the
flames in the rear of the building the smoke
became so dense that two of tho .firemen
were nearly overcome and had to grope
their way to the window) and breathe deep
draughts of fresh air before they could re
sume tholr work. .
Lumber Yard Blase Start.
While most of the fire department from
the downtown district was at work subdu
ing, the flames at Twelfth and Harney
streets, a second alarm was sent in from
1501 Military avenue, and when those com
panies that could be spared reached the
place It was found that the Keys-Bullard
lumber yard was on fire.
Several streams were played upon the
flames and they were soon chocked. The
fire !" thought to have resulted from a
spark from a locomotive which passed
shortly before on the Belt Line tracks and
Ignited dry . gras and rubbish. The little
tongue of flame spread, reaching the
lumber yard and threatened the whole
place. Two carloads of lumber and a car
loaO of posts were burned. The loss Is
placed at about $2,000.
While the fire department was divided
and fighting fire In the extreme ends
of the city a third alarm was sounded.
This call came from Twenty-fourth and
Davenport and when two companies ar
rived it was fourtd that the building at
213. 215 and 217 North Twenty-fourth street
waa In flame. Tbe building was occupied
by tho Elephant Faultless Cleaners' and
Dyers knd the portion at No. 21S was com
pletely destroyed.
Sam Bobatiky, tho proprietor, was badly
burned on the hands when he attempted
to extinguish the flames.
Benslne for Cleaning; Explode.
How the fire started 1 not known. The
proprietor and a helper wero at work clean
ing clothes, using benzine. They can only
account for an explosion from the fact
that a pile of rubbish wa burning several
feet from the open door of the building.
Suddenly an explosion occurred and al
most Immediately the entire Interior of the
place was a mass of flames. It Is estl-
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the. employers' liability law a It 1 re
ported to the bureau of manufacturers by
Conaul. General Hill at Barcelona. There
is very little litigation about it, the consul
y. ,
The question of what effect such a law
ha on the wage scale seem to have
solved itself in Spain, for the secretary of
the Association for the Encouragement of
National Induatry declared to Consul Hill
that the payment of Indemnities ha had
no effect on. the wage paid.,
Dalzell, Lawrence. Fassett, Boutell
and the Two Smiths Chosen.
CANNON VOTED WITH OTHERS
Speaker, However, Not Present Dur
ing Early Part of Evening.
DEMOCRATS TO MEET TONIGHT
Clerk of MlMoarl, 1'nderrrond of Ala.
bama, Fltisrerald of ew York
and IMvon of Indiana Will
neprraent Minority.
I7XW COMMITTEE Oil B XT 1,18.
Bnlxell of Pennsylvania, Chairman.
Bn lth of Iowa,
lawrrro of Mmrachusitts,
rcssett of Hew York.
Smith of California.
Boutell cf nitsol.
Clark cf Missouri.
Underwood cf .Alabama,
ritijrcrald of Now York.
Dixon of : vidian a.
WASHINGTON. March S4.-The rulea
committee of the house, enlarged under th
terms cf the Norrls resolution, will, if lait
nlKht'a republlran caucus selections are
ratified and expectations of minority trad
ers at tonight's democratic caucus are ful
flllrd consist of the above alate.
The Interest of the house membership
today centered on the final makeup of
the committee. Leaders on both sides ex
pect great things of the committee. Hegti
lnr republicans somo of thom at least con
cede that the augmentation ot th mem
bers of the committee la a step In the
risht direction and already there la talk
of Increasing the numbe- of members to
eleven so as to provide in odd number to
avoid tie votes.
Dalseli Ve.ternn on Ilnlea.
Dalzell's selection as chairman, is ex
pected because of his seniority of servlco
on the committee. Whllo i.r.o of the moit
Intimate friends and stauru-l supporters
of Speaker Cannon, he a nrlulnaliy
appointed to the committee i.y Mr. Can
non. He was on inheritance of Speaker
Cannon on the committee, his selection dat
ing back to Speaker Reed. Mr. Dalzell la
credited with being the best parliament
arian on the republican side, next to Ui j
speaker, himself.
"The rules committee," suggested a r i
publlcan member today, "will have no b.d
of roses.."
The elctlon of an Insurgent republican
member would have made Its work mors
difficult. Many members would time ac
counted their inclusion on the t o .ilttee
as a-direct bid for' a defeat UL l.ui polls .
because of tho atftt-rules feeUnu' i.i their
districts, ar.d an insurgent member of the
committee while at times holding the
balance of power between tlu othor five
republicans and the four dem-rats, would
be held accountable for whatever action
the committee mlitht take.
Next Move by Haagren.
Representative Huugen of Iowa may
make the next move on the insurgent
checker board. Haugen was the one who
placed Norrls of Nebraska, the author , of
the rules committee enlargement resolu
tion in nomination ut last night's caucus.
Norrls however, received only seven votes,
the insurgent vote going almost altogether
to Gardner of Massachusetts.
Haugen Is strongly In favor of party
harmony, but he 1b determined to pi em
his resolution for a committee on com
mittees at the first opportunity.
The rules committee will now for tho
first, time have to get a committee room.
For years past, with the speaker a mem
ber, the committee has hud no quarters
of Its own, but has met in the speaker's
sanctum. Furthermore, it has bad no
regular attaches, and the speaker's secre
tary has served as its ex-offlclo clerk,
keeping tho docket and the minutes of Its
meetings.
Canons of Republicans.
With only the friendliest sort of rivalry.
although arousing keen Interest, the repub
lican caucus last night seleoted tho six
members of the rules committee appor
tioned to tho republican majority of the
house. All are members of th "regular"
wing of the party.
The vote was as follows: Smith of Iowa,
168 votes; Dalzell, 140; Lawrence, 12U; Fas
sett, 113; Smith of California, 136; Boutell,
108.
Two ballots were taken, the four first
named receiving a majority of the votes
cast on the first ballot and th two last
named being chosen on the second ballot.
The six members named represent a slate
prepared by Representative Tawney ot
Minnesota during the day, after numerous
conferences with both "regulars' and "In
surgents." The vote in the caucus tonight was taken
by written ballot, each member writing the
names of six men for whom he desired to
vote. There were nineteen names placed
in nomination and a large number besides
these received complimentary votes. Repre
sentative Gardner of Massachusetts re
ceived thirty-three votes, the highest num
ber cast for any "insurgent.'
Iowa Insurgent Object.
The only Incident to produce anything
approaching excitement was when Repre
sentative Tawney arose, soon after tho
meeting began, and offered a resolution
piopuslng the list of six men, as named.
Immediately there waa objection from an
"insurgent" from Iowa to the restricted
nominations and an Informal nominating
ballot was proposed.
To this Mr. 'Tawney demurred, and Rep
resentative McCall of Massachusetts, told
the former that In New England, when
a slate was brought into a convention, that
It was generally considered not a very
democratic way ot doing thing. He be
lieved there should be an open ballot. Rep
resentative Payne of New York, the ma
jority leader, settled the controversy by
declurlng, amid applause. In favor of an
Informal ballot. Mr. Tawney withdrew hla
resolution and list. His slate nevertheless
proved successful on tho ballots which fol
lowed. Following was the first vote: Bmlth of
Iowa, ICS; Dalzell, 146; Lawrence, 126; Fas
sett, 113; Smith of California, 2; liouteil,
85; Kahn, 56; Longworth, 23; Gardner, 33;
Gaines, 29; Stevens of Minnesota, 16; Mc
Call, )6; Malby, 16; Lowden, 14; Hamilton,
12; Parsons, 12; Den by, 12; Martin, i, and
a number of scattering votes. Murclock
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