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WEATHER FORECAST.
For Nebraska Cloudy and colder.
For Iowa Shomr-ra and cooler.
For weather report aee page 2.
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VOL. XXXIX NO. 41.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 27, 1910-SEVEN SECTIONS-FORT Y-EIOIIT PAGES.
SINGLE COrr FIVE CENTS.
BiLLINGER held
Ul AS GUILTLESS
Secretary of Interior Ha. Leal
Defender in Attorney John J.
Vertree Before Committee.
CABINET OFFICES NOT CALLED
Dark, Rainy
Easter After
All This Sun
Hard Lack for the Lilies and Bon
nets, According: to Colonel
Welsh.
CANNON PACING
MOREWARFARE
Speaker of House May Tet Have
Another Contest with Insurgents
and Democrats.
The House Insurgents
MAYOR D AMMAN
STATES POSITION
. i
Makes Publio Announcement of the
Platform on Which He. Will Run
for Governor This Fall.
IS " AGAINST COUNTY ' OPTION
Omaha
S
Bequest of Attorney Brandeii that He
Be Witness is Denied.
DEFENSE PRESENTS TESTIMONY
Lawyer Disclaims Any Unworthy
Acts by Mr. Ballinger.
SHOT AT PINCHOT AND GLAVIS
Fornlrr'a Rfclmt Called the "Itrlira
of Men" and that Whlcfc Fol
lowed After Termed
"Relita ot Law."
WASHINGTON. Mnrch K. After the Bal-llnger-Plnchot
Investigating commute had
twice declined to grant 'the request ot At
torney Brandela, representing Lou In R.
Olavls and othera. to compel the Immediate
A'endnce of Secretary Balllnger a. a wlt-ne-:
John J. Vertree lata today made the
opening' statement In Mr. Balllnger' be
half and began the presentation of teatl-J
mony. Mr. Vertreea declared that the testi
mony of Qlavla and others would be shown
to be "grossly false."
1'There la no act of Mr. BalUnger," as
serted tha attorney, "to which It la pos
sible ta ascribe an unworthy motive or Im
proper purpose otherwise than through 1e
suspicion of a perverted mind, or the n
aentmeht of a discharged public servant,
or the program of an unscrupulous palltl
cal Intrigue."
M'r. Vertreea' atatemcnt sparkled with
epigrams.
. "The evidence to, be aubmltted," he Bald,
"will make all things 'so plain and so clear
that tha committee will cast about to dis
cover how men who knew so much about
the. truth could have had the daring to
present themselvea aa sincere, honest har
borera of suspicion.
Takes Shot at Claris.
"Qlavla, suspicious by nature, became
perverted by detective aervlce until apparr.
ently he -was Incapable of fair Judgment.
Fmchot, vain and flattered, as chief of
the forest aervlce by hla own 'publicity
bureau, had come to regard himself aa the
moat ' Important personality In the De
partment of Agriculture."
The administration of Plnchot, the at
torney characterized aa the reign of meh.
On March 4. 1909, he declared, there' came
the reign of law,
"Mr. Bellinger conceived that his duty
was not to be expressed In the words: 'I
hereby direct and order,', but In the word!
'Be It enacted by tha striata -and house ot
representatives of . the ' United States of
America.' and he acted accordingly.
"By command of the law, he undid some
things whloh Mr. Garfield had done.. By
curnmand' of the law co-operative certifi
cate a .and .co-operative agreements ,and
ranger education at government expense
became thinga of the past.
' ' Balllaarer ' tha Martyr. ' -
"When they lost their vivid colorings and
took on a cold, dead gray there waa a
aubsldence In the proportions tf the for
esty chief he ceased "to be the Depart
ment of Agriculture. He waa exposed, .and
Mr. Balllnger had committed the unpardon
able ain of defeating the ambition of a
self-exaggerated man. Mr. Balllnger waa
now where Mr. Garfield waa not and Mr.
Plnchot ' waa confined to the foreat re
servea. Broad aa they are, they are too
small for him. Hare waa the birthplace
of that spirit of resentment and revenge
which blindly wrote 'mistakes' to the
present and utilised thla Qlavls of tha de
, tectlva aervlce to assassinate Mr. Balling
ar'a good name and thereby bring reproach
, upon the president who had not retained
: Mr. Garfield and had dismissed Mr.
Plnchot.
"Thla explanation will be made obvious
and apparent when the evidence now to
be offered la seen."
The Fireworks Begins.
AWney Brandela, representing Louis R.
GlrSri and others, made an unsuccessful
atttVnpt to have Secretary Balllnger called
as one of hla witnesses. The committee
ruled agalnat the attorney and called from
htm a protest which Mr. Balllnger1 law
yers later characterised aa "most malig
nant and leprous."
John N. Steele, counsel for tha Morgan
Ouggenhelm syndicate In Alaska, occupied
the atand throughout the morning. He
. declared the Quggenhetms had been un
justly abused ever alnce they went Into
Alaska and asserted that they had never
tried to use undue influence In any direc
tion or to ahut out competition.
The defense planned to proceed with Ita
case lata this afternoon. Mr. Balllnger
probably will not be called until near the
:loe of the Inquiry.
Brandela' Heqaeat Denied.
.The committee, after an exeoutlve session
today, unanimously decided to deny the
request of Attorney Braneeia, representing
Louie R. Olavla and others, that Secretary
of Interior Balllnger be called aa a wit
ness for the "prosecution" at thla time,
-w The decision brought out a protest from
the attorney which was stlnglngly de
nunciatory of the accused cabinet officer,
nd which was stopped by the committee.
In announcing the decision of tha com
mittee, Senator Nelson aald Secretary
Balllnger would appear aa a witness during
the presentation of hla aide of tha caae
and that ample opportunity would be given
all counsel for cross-examination.
Attorney Brandela waa on hla feet aa
soon as he caught the drift of the com
mittee's ruling,
"I desire to protest," ha fairly shouted,
"against the action of the committee which
seems to me to have the effect of denying
to the committee and those who are care
fully watching tha proceedings the best op
portunity to arrive at tha facta."
Proteat la Entered.
The attorney was Interrupted by Chair
man Kelson.
"Your protest
with fi.A cass."
' I 1 '-re to kr
come Vnj testl
protest will be' entered; proceed
know w hen Mr. Balllnger will
Htlfy before this commlttM.
Will he follow Mr. Steele on the atand?"
persisted Mr. Brandela.
"I will answer that," said Attorney Ver
treea. representing Mr. Balllnger. "Mr.
Balllnger will not come at the end of Mr.
"Continued on Second Page )
Talk about hard luck; after all this
beautiful summer weather. Easter la to be
cloudy and probably raJn and coldl
"Chance for thunder ahowera tonight or
tomorrow," aald Colonel Welsh. V. "Light
rains are reported at North Platte and
Ilapld City, with ecattertng rains In the
mountains. The disturbance la central over
Colorado and there is a atrong probability
of a rainy Easter for Omaha."
A peculiar condition exists all over the
country for thla season. About the only
snow left on the ground, except In the high
mountain districts. Is In northern Michigan
and Wlsoonaln, northern Maine and New
England.
The average date of the last killing frosts
for thla section of. the country Is AprH IS.
The weather bureau has no Information
that will Indicate any violent changes In
temperature for the remainder of the
month, so the likelihood la that March 1910
will take the record as the mildest March
ever known to this latitude.
WASHINGTON, March . Rain likely
will spoil some of the Easter fashion
parades, according to a weather bureau an
nouncement today.
The very fresh wave of spring which has
made it feci like spring all over the east
for, the laat few days la partly responsible,
aa now on Ita heels comes riding a dis
turbance of considerable intensity, which
started west of tjie Rocky Mountalna
and haa carried local rains In Its track to
the Mississippi river.
Today the dlsturbanoe was moving east
ward and waa expected to bring ratna to
night and Sunday In tha lake region, Ten
nessee and the Ohio valley.
Roosevelt Talks
to Americans and
Visits University
Former President, in Mock Gravity,
Says "Not a Lion Did His
Duty."
CAIRO, Egypt, . March Sfl. "Not a lion
did ' hla duty,'; with thla declaration,
reiterated In mock' gravity,- former -Preal-dent
Roosevelt continued his Informal re
mark at this morning's reception to fellow
citizens from America. The joke waa not
lost and cauaed a hearty laugh, in which
the speaker joined. .
The reception waa held In tie beautiful
gardens, adjoining Shepherd' r hotel, and
aa early aa S o'clock a crowd waa there. ; A
temporary platform! had -been- eretrtedj and
this.' waa decorated -w;lth . .American flags
and palms. When 'Mr. Roosevelt appeared
he received, a noisy ovation.' The cheers
were followed by ."My Country T1 of
Thee. '' ' .' ' : K -'
Colonel Roosevelt aald he would not
make a speech, but wished to say that he
was glad of the opportunity to meet fellow-countrymen,.
He , was, glad, he sal J, to
aee America In the east Then he assured
them 'that the lions In Africa 'had not ac
cepted the mission jokingly Imposed upon
them. , . , .
A line waa formed and, passing the plat
form, every .one of the crowd. In which
women predominated, shook hands with
Colonel Roosevelt' and received a personal
greeting. This over,- another cheer waa
given and once more "My Country 'Tla of
Thee" waa aung. Following the reception,
Mr. Roosevelt went to his apartments and
appeared for the visit to Alaahar univer
sity. , ,
In his vlatt to the Mosque Alaxhar. which
In 8?8 waa turned Into a university. Colonel
Roosevelt waa accompanied by Mrs. Roose
velt, Kermlt, Mlsa Ethel and a few others.
At the gate of the Barbers, the visitors
were detained until commodious colored
shoes could be tied over their boots, aa
the feet of Infidels are not permitted to
desecrate the Mohammedan floor. '
Colonel Roosevelt Inspected the Mosque,
being especially intereated la the "ancient
carving, the Korana which had been, the
personal property of post Khedives and
other celebrities, and the wealth of curious
object In the museum.
Passing through the court they found
oompartmenta at either aide filled with
hundreds of natives engaged. in prayer and
in me university, quarter a great numiier
of atudenta atudylng the Koran.
Fairfield Suicide
Had Two Wives
H. D. McDonald, Who Killed Bride
and Self Thursday, Leaves Fam-
ily in Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, O.. March 11 H. D. Mo
Donald, who shot and killed hla wife of
six weeka and then committed suicide at
Fairfield. Ia., Thursday night, had a wife
and children living In thla city. McDonald
waa known aa H. D. Ward. Ha waa a
freight claim clerk and up to three years
ago, .worked for tha Cincinnati, Hamilton
at Dayton in thla elty, then he' went to
Chicago with the Burlington road, remain
ing with them until a year ago, when he
went to the Illinois Central aa a traveling
auditor of freight accounts.
Pay-as-You-Enter Funerals
Excite Omaha Undertakers
Funerals on the pay-as-you-enter plan l
may soon be the rule In Omaha, aa they
are now In the east, and to some extent In
Chicago and San Francisco.
Under this plan, the rumored coming of
which haa thrown the local undertakers
Into a flurry, a man may order a Set
fureral, with all necessities found, or may
raise the limit according to hla own notion.
A $ funeral Is said to Include embalm
ing, a hearse, a casket, two carriages and
drivers. A 176 funeral will, of course, se
cure a better caaket and more carriages.
Success la reported to have rewarded the
efforts of the "bulk funeral" promoters
In the cltlea where the plan haa been In
auguarated. A Chicago promoter la aald
to be carefully looking over the ground In
MEMBERS "HEARING FROM HOME"
Statements Made by Several Leaders
Indicate Trouble in Store.
POIND EXTEH SEEXS REFORMS
Movement Has Just Begun, He Says,
Likewise Mr. Mar dock.
ASHER C. HINDS FOR THE PLACE
gone Quoted aa Wanting- Strict
Parliamentarian la Chair Shorn
of ' Power of r reseat
laeaatheat.
WASHINGTON. March 2. Many of the
Insurgent republicans of the houea who
last Saturday vot to retain Speaker Can
non In the chair are'hearlng from home."
according to reports In rlcculatlon about
the capltol. These advlcea are raid to be
not at all reaasuring.
Following . close on this Information
come atatementa from several that the
"war against Cannonlsm" Is to go on to
th eextent of ultimately caualng the de
thronement of Speaker Cannon, the elec
tion of hla successor and the complete
reformation of the rulea of the house.
The overthrow of the apeaker and the
taking away from the speakership of all
power to Influence legislation unduly are
aimed at.
Some of the Insurgent discussed these
subjects freely today.
"A proposition to remove Speaker Can
non by mean of the combined vote Of
democrata and Insurgent and substitute
In his place Asher C. Hinds, the parlla
memarlart' of ' the' house, is one of -the
plana which several Insurgent advocated
today.
"The Idea of placing In the speaker's
chair a pure parliamentarian not a' mem
ber of the house, who would be entirely
uninfluenced by . considerations of parti
sn advantage was jointed out by Repre
sentative Rolndexter of Washington and
othera aa tha logical and proper ceurae.
Under the constitution the house may
choose a apeaker who la not a member of
the body." ' . .
Reforms Jast Began.
Representative Polndexter, who I one
of the prominent member of the tnaurgent
body, aald: . t . . .
"Thla Initial reform which we have ac
compltshed must be followed by other
The whole trouble in which the house
finds 'itself I caused by the' Joining of the
power 'Of the 'speaker' with that of the
leader of the majority. ' . - .i u .
"The "English 'plan 'of Having an expert
parliamentarian instead of a politician as
a presiding, officer Is the only correct one.
As long as we select: a party leader" as
speaker just, so long will we bare' partisan
and unfair rulings, from the chair." ,
: VWheir th house adopted the Norrls res
olutlort the other day.it was, a vote of
'no confidence' In! Speaker-Cannon and he
should : have resigned.' -Aa he - did not do
o,i we should depose him.' With that ac
complished, . I thln(; we should eieot Mr.
Hinds." I: believe -a majority of , tha houae
would vpte fprv It. , Surely . the democrats
and the Insurgents who- voted i agalnat
Cannon last Saturday and I believe a large
number; of other Insurgents or so-called
hear lnaurgents will vote for It, when the
temper,- of .the . people of the country Is
accurately judged on thla question."
, Victor Murdock of Kansas, another in
surgent leader, said:
I "The movement to reform the procedure
Of 'the house haa Just begun. ' Before this
session adjourns we will have accomplished
a great many things. I hear radicals on
this side who never before were willing to
aimlt that the rulea or anything els ntoled
changing now discussing ways and means
of revising rulea and . making them better.
"Not in fifty years have such liberal Ideas
regarding the government of this house
prevailed among member I expect to see.
In a comparatively short time, the standing
committees of this house meeting la open
session Instead of secret session aa now.
Of course, the military ' and naval, and
perhaps other committees, 1 would have to
meet In secret occasionally, aa a matter of
public policy, f But secret waya of doing
business here are on the wane and will soon
be over. Many ' Interesting and perhaps
startling developments will result before
this houae adjourna alne die."
Other Insurgents expressed themselves
along similar lines. It is certain that a
number of tha leaders of the Insurgents
have In mind at least two things for this
session: First, the deposition of Speaker
Cannon unless he voluntarily retires; sec
ond, the establishment of a committee on
committees. All of the Insurgents expressed
themselves aa desiring to see the president's
legislation out of the way before hostllltlea
break out again.
One Insurgent, who would not allow the
use of his name, said:
"Unless Speaker Cannon resigns, we will
depose him before this session ends. He Is
a part of thla system and must go. If It
does not happen before I look for It to
come about the laat day of the session. '
The proposal to elect Asher C. Hlnds as
speaker elicited much comment from those
who were made aware of it.
Mr. Hlnda (a a republican and Is a candi
date for nomination for congreas from New
England. Hla present duty Is to formulate
rulinga for Speaker Cannon. '
Omaha, with a view of tntereetlng the
Omaha Casket company. It is said tbat the
work la generally done through the casket
companies, but the manager of tha local
cOneern aald thla morning hla company
knew nothing about It. He admitted they
had heard the rumor, however.
Thla new development In the conduct
of funerals haa resulted from agitation car
ried on In the east and In Chicago against
tha growing expenaa of burlala In cer
tain .sections, priests and minister have
preached aermona on the extravagance ot
modern funerals, quoting Instanosa where
families have been plunged Into debt by,
their dcalre to bury their dead In aa sty
llsh and elaborate a manner as those much
better able to slaod th expense.
From the St. Louis Times.
REMEDY FOR TRADING EVILS
Federal Guard - Over Speculation
' Urjed' by Cotton Leader. 1
QUESTION OF BIGHT AND WRONG
1 4 .....:
W. B.. Tkemyaoa e( New Orleana Saya
. There Is .No Wroasr In Fntnrea,
'- bat that. Thera .hoald,
:..'. "i .... Be fcavra.'. . ' I '
' ' ' fl ' ' ' '
v-NBWTORK. March, 26, federal super
vision of speculative exchanges , was recom
mended tonight by W. B. Thompson, presi
dent of the New Orleans Cotton exohange,
in- a. address before the Republican club of
the city of New York. .
Mr. Thompson's subject, was, "How Can
the Econdmlc Features of the Speculative
Exchanges' Be Preserved . and ' the Ethical
Evils' Eliminated?" ' "In' suggesting hi
remedies, he said: . , . '
"There, 1 no wrong In future trade nor
Is there any' evil" In a fairly , and equitably
admired system of future trading. The
speculative ' feature Is adjunctive to the
trading in the actual commodity. The spec
ulative medium Is regulated by the value
of the actual commodity for which the
medium atand. ' On the contrary, futai e
trading la aa ethical aa present trading,
and a properly regulated system of forward
commltmenta la an Indispensable factor In
modern trade. Remedial efforts, therefore,
should not have for their object the aboli
tion of the future trading ' system, but
should be directed towards the codes and
rulea of the exchanges which occur In the
system as operated.
Obligations to' Pabllo.
"The first atep In the remedial endeavor
is to bring the exchanges to a Just appre
ciation of their responelbilftles and obliga
tions to the public, and the aecond step Is
to compel a fair response to this responsi
bility and this obligation.' I know of no
effectual method by which these results
may be accomplished except by the action
of the people themselves enforced through
their strong governmental arms.
"It I snot feasible or' wise for congress to
undertake to make books of rules for the
government of the exchanges, but It ' ta
feasible that it la wise and necessary that
the observance of a few plain principles of
right anil wrong shall be' commanded by
national legislation and that ' a special
executive agency shall be charged with the
duty of seeing that these mandate are
obeyed.
"I take this atand with no' misgivings.
The active Interference by the government
with the operatlona of powerful organised j
Interests which have hitherto enjoyed Im
munity from compulsion Involves conse
quences worth serious condition; but that
far-reaohtng nature of the wrongs and the
increasing discontent and rentlvehess of
the millions who are touched thereby make
wise remedial action Imperative."
Water Main Barsts la Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, March 21. Michael Reuas,
a grocer, was drowned and thousands of
dollars worth . of damage caused by tha
bursting of a twenty-Inch water main under
Fli.dlay street, between Lynn and Bay
miller streets, early today.
The first thing
that many will do
today will be to
read the want ads
of The Bee.
There are many of these lit
tle treasures. They are get
ting homes for people posi
tions for people money for
people.
It la Interesting reading. It is
the pulse) of the people.
Read them today.
Stream ot Lava
Pouring, Down
Mount Etna
It is Now Twenty-Five Miles Long
; and is Fifteen Feet Deep .
y.:,'-; to Places.; ' ' , '
! CATANIA; Shjtly, Maroh i.Tha erup-tkns-
from thk aide era sera t Mount Aetna
continued today and th fiery river formed
at the foot of Mount Caatellaszo moved
slowly toward Borrello and .Belpasso, con
suming everything in Its' path. : .' ."''
, 'the stream of lava winding In and out
over the uneven - si.rfac at the mountain
base has covered ' probably . twenty-five
mlresY though tts head is not more than ten
miles'" from -the sources ' In' an 1 air lint.
Throughout the' night the summit of Mount
Aetna appeared to be ablase, but today a
cloud of black smoke enveloped the peak.
Prolonged rumblings , from the central
crater and frequent explosions from the
aide fissures - served as effectually as the
flood Itnelf to hold In terror the populace
for miles around.
An early morning Visit Into the threat
ened region afforded spectacle magnifi
cent beyond description, which - could be
thoroughly enjoyed by the hundreds of
sightseers flocking there but for-the other
side of the picture. The terror and real
distress of the peasant In the vicinity, la
depressing. A panic has seized them and
though- they clung to their little homes
until the flood waa almost upon them, 'they
have now abandoned all but their portable
property and, driving before them their
donkeys and pigs, the former loaded with
household goods, they are wandering about
with - the single aim ' of preaervlng what
little has been left to them. - On the hill
tops little groups of men, women and chil
dren could be seen looking back sadly. to
the sltea of their foimer homes, now cov
ered with lava to a height of perhaps fif
teen feet ' .
THREE ARRESTS MAY CLEAR
UP BIG JEWELRY. ROBBERY
apposed Pushcart Teddlers Captured
ta New York with . Stolen
Watches la Poasessloa.
NEW YORK,. March . Three arrests
which may clear up a recent $111,000 diamond
Jewelry robbery In Boston were made here
today. . .. .i .. ;
After a rough and tumble struggle on the
street, central office detectives took Into
custody Jacob and Joseph Goldberg, broth
ers, and Harris Rothsteln. who eald they
were pushcart peddlers, but whom the
police felt Justified In retaining after com
paring them with descriptions sent from
Ronton of men sought In connection with
the Allien Jewelry store robbery In that
city on the night of February M.
Five watches and a number of rings and
plrs were found on the prisoners and the
police gave-out tha information that the
number on the watches corresponded with
thst of a watch taken from the store o
the night of the robbery.
Automobiles Are Used to
Round Up Horse Thieves
HIAWATHA.. Kan.. March M.-Members
of the Antl-Horsethlef association, who
atarted out last night from Hiawatha and
half a dosrn different towns surrounding.
In motor cars to capture a band of horse
thieves, were reported to have aurrounded
one of the men In the hills near Reserve,
Kan., close to the Nebraska line. The man
refused to surrender, and as he was well
armed, a fight waa expected.
Some of the pursuers returned tox Hia
watha during the night, after a trace of
the thlevea had been found. EaMy today
they again Joined their companions, taking
up the chase with renewed vigor and soon
one' of th men had been run fq cover. As
the newa spread, doaena of farmer and
othera reinforced the original posse, which
wa headed by Sheriff Herman of Brown
ALLEGED GRAFTERS WATCHED
Pittsburg Councilmanio Conspirators
' Under Detectives' Eyes.
ANOTHER RINGLEADER INVOLVED
Man la Believed to Have Weakened
- aad Told Hla . Story to . District . .
' v A ttoraey Bank. Dlree '
tore Active.
PITTSBURG. March 26. Another of the
councilman charged with being one of the
ringleaders is believed to have , weakened
today aW to have ohThl tOry vof the
graft 'eonlarcy to the district attorney.
This -etep and the" unusual activity of
county detectives, eervlng to indlcatt oo
council men that any auddent departure
from town would be hasardous, were the
only developments of the day In the graft
cases. .
Charles Stewart, with. hi attorney, forme '
, Governor W. A. Stone, . called on District
Attorney Blakely in his office today. Three
hours later, when they emerged, Blakely
would blve out no definite statement.
The district attorney, however, haa re
peatedly announced that Stewart held the
key to some of the "big ones" implicated in
the graft conspiracy. If Stewart has made
a clean breast of it, Indlotments against
certain bankers are assured, It Is thought.
The grand Jury yesterday, in Ita present
ment, raid Stewart was the man who was
paid $45,00 In llotel Imperial, New York.
The name of the man who paid It is known,
and Stewart's evidence would be in the line
of corroboration. "
Intei-cl today centered about the meet
ings of the directorates of banks named by
the grand Jury yesterday. The subject of a
reply, to the district attorney's demands
waa not taken up at the Columbia National
bank jar the German National ot Pittsburg,
while the Farmers National Deposit bank
announced that it would readly comply. The
Second National directorate prepared a
statement, aigned and cer'',"'1 aa ordered,
and forwarded It to Hiri estut, fore
man of the grand Jury. V. Merman Na
tional bank of Allegheny huu . .. statement
to make, and the Working Man's Savings
and Trust company held no meo-ting.
That the graft crusade Is at last reaching
the men "hlgher up" la shown by on an
nouncement by the district attorney today
that If certain bankers did not appear and
tell .what they knew of the graft proceed
ings mentioned in the Indictments of yester
day, ybench warranta would be tesued for
them.
It Is expected several of Pittsburg's best
known ' financiers will be caught In the
dragnet of next week's investigation.
The strain Is wearing on those under
fire. - This is shown by the fact that Wil
liam Brand, who waa committed to the
penlfent'ary because he refused to make
a satisfactory statement to the district
attorney has broken down and Is a nervous
arec'' -''-r the care of prison physicians.
r Wardlaw Trial Is Postponed. '
....... .i ..ti. Tne trial of the
'tr-i for the murder of
C" -cad, the East Oranne bam tu.i
postponed today from April 11
to May 11. y ; , .'. J ' I ,l
county and Deputy Griffith of Doniphan
county.
The chase opened last night, after the
thlevea had atolen two fine animals from
the barns of County Assessor Thomas,
himself a member of the Antl-Horsethlef
aesoclatlon, and aoon telephone calls were
arousing other members of the association
In nearby towna.
In Kanraa thla association numbera some
of the most prominent men In the state
among ita members and It waa a short
time after they heard the call before all
the members were speeding In automobiles
armed with rifles and shotguns for the
hills, the direction taken by the thieves.
The thieves are believed to number half
a dosen, but It la thought all save the
man cornered near Reserve have escaped.
Says it is Only a Forerunner of Prohi
bition, Which He Does Not Want.
WOULD MOVE THE CAPITAL
Dahlman Thinks More Centrally
Located City Would Be Better.
BELIEVES IN ARBITRATION
Favors a Constitutional Amendment
Which Woald Permit Cltlea ta
Slake Their Own Charters
to Gofers Themselves.
Mayor bahlman declares himself in favor
of removing the seat of state government
In Nebraska to some more central loca
tion than Lincoln. He also put himself '
on record for aa fuil a measure of clvl
strvlce aa the women's clubs of the state
demand. He leans very strongly toward
a state board of control to direct, manage
and buy supplies for all state Institutions.
The mayor la as blunt as usual In his op
position to county local option, and takes
his stand on the republican Slooumb law.
He pronounces in favor of a movement for
. state constitutional convention, and
takes direct issue with Mr. Bryan on the
personal liberty question, saying "let us
have a platform of constructive character
and not one based on sumptuary . legisla
tion." He favors an constitutional amendment
permitting cities to make their own char
ters. The national guard haa won the mayor,
and so has the good roads movement. He
will stand for conciliation and arbitration
before strikes are declared, and favors the
extension of agricultural education to all
rural schools above the primary grade. Ho
wants free state employment offices In the
larger cities.
When the state capital la removed to
tome more central point, the Omaha candi
date for governor would turn the present
state house over to the State university.
Following Is the opening gun fired by
Mayor Dahlman In his campaign for tha
democratic gubernatorial nomination.
Dahlman'a Platform.
"To the Voters of Nebraska:
"Having announced mystelt as a candi
date for nomination for the office of gover
nor of Nebraska, at the hands of the demo
cratic elcctora, in the primary to be held
on Thursday, August 18, (I feel that my po
sition oh public questions should be made
clear. ' ( -
"I am opposed to the adoption by th
state of Nebraska of the policy of county
local option, which it In admitted means
eventual, rohibltkin,. Jf .eleated, I will us
611 of hiy influence' tb .defeat each a- meas
ure, and pledge myself, to veto such a law
if It should be passed by the legislature.
I do not believe that those, who would by
law seek to enforce their . own Ideas . on
othera, and make unlawful habits in them
selves Innocent, should be permitted to
make thla a 'one-Idea' campaign. :
"Nebraska has many real interests to be
considered, cared for and advanced of
vastly more Importance than the munhroom
notion that the legislature should by law
set a measure of conduct for Its cltlxens
In the matter of drinking. On this question
I hoid that the present laws of Nebraska
are entirely adequate to govern and control
the liquor traffic, or even to sunn it
j entirely If any community so desires.
,lhe fathers of the republic never made
a cout.ty the unit of rule, and on the wise
foundation laid by them has been reared
our present successful governmental struc
ture. Our thoughtful people should never
forget that the success of fanaticism In
any one direction inevitably leads to ' an
extension of a worse fanaticism In other
directions. The history of tne world amply
proves this statement. 1 .
' The measure of lreedom of life and con
duct enjoyed In our country today Is tha
outgrowth of many fights by liberty-loving-generations
that have pasted away, Tne
hour of real danger to the republic will be
at hand when wo begin to bend and bow tj
every demand that unreasoning prejudice
may bring forward. Iet us atand solid for
what we have and work toward batter ends
through proper education' and' training of
the rising generation, in the home even
more than In the school. '
"In matters affecting the personal liber
ties of the general citizenship, I believe and
maintain that every man should be per
mitted the fullest freedom of action not
Inconsistent with a decent respect for tha
law of the land and the rlghta of his neigh
bor. The only strong unions on the eaitti
are those wherein thu kind of personal
liberty prevails. The democrats party
through all its history hus been the pany
of personal liberty. Therein has been it
strength with the people. 1 am unalteiabiy
oppobed to any departure from this time
honored principle by the party in Nebraska,
tixtend Aavrlcaltural KUat-utlon.
"I felmll favor, tr elected . uover.icr. a
steady extension of agricultural education.
This Is an aurlcultuial state, holding a
j proud position for its wonderful productiv
i Ity. Yet all who have given tho subject any
j study know that we have but begun to
i scrr.tch the surface: that there are possi-
fcllltles untouched wlilclf, when fully de
veloped, will amaze the world.
"My long residence in western Nebraska
aad a fair degree of knowledge of It
achievements, aspirations and nf da should
give assuiance that every .legitimate power
at the command of tho governor would be
used by me to develop and forward the
interests of this empire which la so full of
pottnttal promise for the future. Western
Nebraska Is our one great rt-SLrve garden.
"We have In our Slate Agricultural col
lege a powerful center which can and
ahould be developed so that Its curriculum
and its influence may be extended prao
ticMly Into every rural rural school In
Nebraska above the primary grade. To aid
In the accomplishment of thla end so much
to be desired I commit myself unreserv
edly. In the conservation of present re
sources and the development of those now
lying dormant, the same school can be
used as a mighty working force and what
tvir the expense involved it will be re
paid many fold to the present and succeed
ing generations.
"I favor a constitutional amendment em
powering cities of every
