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VOL. XXXIX NO. 42.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, AVIUL 3, 1910 SIX SECTIONS FORTY-EIGHT PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
SEHIOUS CHARGE
FAGESCOLLIER'S
Accusation Made in Pinchot-Ballin
ger Inquiry by Mr. Love Against
. Well Known Weekly Paper.
RAIDS MADE ON
BUCKET SHOPS
New Tariff Law
Docs the Work,
Says Official
Treasury Balance Increases Ssven
Million Dollars First Ten Days
in March.
NAPLES SMILES
ON HOOSEVELT
Italian City, Gay with American
Flags and National Colors, Wei
corns Yankee to Europe.
Federal Oficials Pounce Upon Brokers
of Six Citiese and Make Twenty
Nine Arrests.
CONSPIRACY INDICTMENTS MADE
HARBOR FLECKED WITH VESSELS
Fhe Omaha
7 ;5-tL
SECRETARY TO SUE FOR LIBEL
Declares He Will Go to Law Because
of Articles About Him.
LOVE SPRINGS BIG SENSATION
Witness in Ballmger Case Says Paper
.Offered Bribe to J, W. Dudley.
HE TELLS OF CONVERSATION
Says Attempt Was Made to rax For
mer Rrglatre of Land Office to
Testify Committee !-
Hen Subpoeaa.
WASHINGTON, April 2. -The activity of j
Collier's Weekly on behalf of former Chief
Forester Olfford Plnchot was brought
forcibly to the attention of the Balllhger
I'lnchot congressional committee today
when Mr. Love testified that John W. Dud
ley, former register of the land office at
Juneau. Alaska,, told him last February
In 'Juneau that Collier's had Intimated to
him that "It would be worth from Ili.OOO to
tlO.OuO to him to (to to Washington to
testify."
Incidental to" the hearing today It may
be stated that Secretary Balllnger has an
nounced that he will Institute proceedings
In law against Collier's Weekly aa an after
math of the publication In that paper con
cerning him.
Although Mr. Love told the committee
t day he had not previously mentioned the
convoraallon to anybody, because he feared
Dudley might have misconstrued what Col
lier' k uncut had suid to him, the committee
whs unanimous In tho opinion that 'the
iticlilert was of such importance that
Dudley should come here from Alaska to
ttll about It. A subpoenae will be Issued
for" him Hi once.
"Did you understand Collier's was trying
to bribe Dudley to testify?" Inqlred Repre
sentative Mndlron.
' 'i i -.nly understood they wanted
l.ii.i i : here to tell tho truth," an
vtr"l ' . :iei'!, explaining that Dudley
hud b . ' nit" aa register of the land
office, at d lii he had declared his inten
tion of golnm to Washington to clear his
record. He sold Dudley had told him he
wanted to go to Washington to testify for
"the other sid'" meaning for Balllnger.
and he had asked Love to convey that in
'formatlon to the secretary.
Love said he did not comply with this'
request.
Frank Spalding; Called.
Attorney Brandels concluded his cross
examination or Mr. .Love and Attorney
Vertrers called Frank L. Spalding, former
' disbursing officer In Olavls" office at Seat
tle, by whom he tried to show that Olavls
made an effort to get him to cut a SSS
Item out of Olavls' expense account on Ma
trip east to Heverley last lummeri This
was for typewriting done In Chicago on a
report to the president. Spalding said
Cilavls bad asked him to cut the Item out
and mako It appear as an error In ad
dition. Later, on cross-examination by Mr. Bran
dels, the witness ssld Glavla had explained
his Intention of reimbursing the govern
ment for the full amount In order that he
might keep for himself two of the three
copies of the report he had made against
Secretary Balllnger.
lie also admitted Olavls had made no at
tempt to have other Items Incident to his
trip to Beverley cut out and said he did
not believe Olavls had Intended to cheat
the government.
- When the committee met H. K. Love,
now a United . States marshal In Alaska,
but formerly a special agent of the land
office, continued on the stand on cross
examination by Attorney Brandels, repre
senting Louis R. Olavls and others.
A npw sensation was sprung soon after
the inquiry was resumed this morning.
Attorney Brandels at once launched Into
the cross-examination of Mr. Love, who
told of meeting John W. Dudley, former
register of the land office at Juneau.
Alaska, last February In a Juneau hotel.
Dudley, testified Mr. Love, said .he had
been "let out" of his office and that
Collier's Weekly had Intimated to " htm
that 'It would be worth from 16.000 to
$10,000" tor him to go to Washington to
testify.
Draws Vfae Distinction.
"Do you mean that the weekly meant to
bribe him?" asked Mr. Madison of the
committee.
"No, not to bribe Mm, but to pay him,"
replied the witness. .
"You draw a whole lot finer distinctions
than I have been able to do," retorted Mr.
Madison.
The committee betrayed great Interest
and pressed Mr. Love for details of the
meeting. The witness said he saw Mr.
Dudley for not more than three minutes,
and Dudley had said he wanted to go to
Washington to testify for the "other side."
He eald Dudley wanted him to tell Mr.
Balllnger of this offer and that ke had n.M
S'eepltd It. but that ho desired to testify
fur the "other side."
Vr. Love said he did not tell Mr. Bul
1! ilfer because he thought perhaps Mr. Dud
ley hail put the wrong construction on h
rtri'Urk of Collier's agent, lie said Mr.
Dudley did not tell him the name of the
K'nt.
Snhnorna for Dudley.
"Do tnu think the weekly wanted Dud
ley to come here to tell the truth?" asked
Mr. Craham (desnocrat).
"Most assuredly." replied the witness,
s Mr. Loye said Dudley had expressed the
Vntention of going to Washington to clear
Ik retold with the department since; he
ji d beeq dismissed. The committee de
i.j.ed by unanimous vote to subpoena Mr.
I 1!ey, who, the witness said, was en-
'"''wl I'. bllMinKa mt .Ittnean
Love said he did not think he had
""toned the conversation- with Mr. Dud
nec'' anyh.Ml). Me denied that Dudley
' Jnrtfd to try and Influence Mr. Kal
tlon oi hiiv ni hmi mention the Incident
soon iM,tai-v r the Interior.
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WASHINGTON. April 2 Assistant Sec
retary N'nrton of the Treasury department,
calling attention today to the Increase In
the treasury balance of about $7,000,000 dur
ing the last ten days of March, says It is
evident that the Payne-Aldrlch tariff law
Is an excellent producer of revenue, but.
he adds, certain considerations should be
borne In mind.
Mr. Norton says:
"It is more than probable that customs
revenues for the first part of this fiscal
year were largely affected by anticipatory
Importations and by considerations which
grew out of the maximum and minimum
feature of the Payne-Aldrlch law.
"Furthemore. the fact must not be over
looked that the legislation which resulted
In. giving to the Cherokee Indian tribe a
payment of approximately $.".,tXX).000 has now
passed through the court of claims, and this
payment must be made before the close of
the year."
Maryland House
Passes Digges Bill
Measure Which Disfranchises Ne
groes Will Soon Become
a Law.
ANNAPOLIS, April 2. The so-called
Dlgges bills for the disfranchisement of
the negro In all states and municipal elec
tions In Maryland were passed by the sen
ate at a late hour last night, following
their introduction earlier at the night ses
sion. They now go to the house, where
their passage Is assured because of the
large democratic majorities.
It is not proposed to attempt to prevent
negroes voting at congressional or presi
dential elections, the restriction applying
only to state and municipal balloting.
The original draft of the plan was
amended by the Insertion of a clause by
which negroes owning property assessed at
$00 may vote, provided they were possessed
of property thus valued two years In ad
vance of their registration.
It Is proposed to amend the present regis
tration laws; to have a new general regis
tration next year refusing registration to
negroes and to abolish spring elections in
Baltimore, carrying forward those elections
until the state election In the November
following. Being refused registration if
the bills are enacted, the negro will not.be
able to vote on the measures when they
come before the electors in November, 1911,
In the form of a constitutional amendment.
The democrats did not Insert the property
qualification In the registration bill because,
they say, they will conduct the election
under the state constitution, from i ' wulcb.
they claim, the - word "white" -has never
been expunged by any act of the state.
UNION STATION FOR CHEYENNE
Litigation Over Klght-ol-War Results
In Agreement .tmoiia Three
Roads fur Sew rnctaree.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 2.-(Speclal.)-The
condemnation suits of the Colorado &
Southern Railway company against Tim
othy Dyer, Henry C. Becker and the Coors
Brewing company were heard In the dis
trict court today and Judge Matson will
appoint a board of appraisers to appraise
the value of property owned by the defend
ants, and which property Is In the line of
the proposed right-of-way of the Colorado
Ac Southern across the city from Capitol
avenue to Bent street to a connection with
its Cheyenne & Northern tracks. All other
property holders settled with the railway
company, and many of the buildings have
been removed.
It Ms state on good authority that the
Union Pacific, Colorado Southern and
Burlington roads have an agreement for
the Joint use of each other's tracks In this
city, and that a new union station Is to be
built in the near future, probably on the
site of the present Burlington station. This
would be much more convenient for all
roads and would do away with the neces
sity of the traveling public crossing the
tracks of the, Burlington and the Colorado
& Southern to reach the Union Pacific
trains.
EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY .
BILL BECOMES A LAW
Hons Aarrees to Senate Amendments
and Htsiare la Sent to Presi
dent for Slanatare.
WASHINGTON. April 2-The senate
amendments to the bill to amend the em
ployers liability law were agreed to by
the house today. The measure will at once
be engrossed and sent to the president for
his signature.
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Girl Meld by Kldaners.
NEW YORK, April 2 Kidnapers are be
lieved to be holding Mildred Rudd. the 1S
S ear-old daughter of George Rudd, a
wealthy merchant, strangely missing from
ner Bronx home since last Thursday. Mr.
Rudd received a letter today saying his
daughter was being detained pending his
offer to per a runaum for her return.
Carrier Plareea In Mid renn.
NEW YORK, April 2. -A carrier pigeon
fell exhausted to the rlKging of the liner
I Campania, which reached here today, when
the ship was 000 miles from New Found-
land, the nearest land, on Wednesday
morning. A ring on the pigeon's foot bears
thu"words "I -afayette, Bordeux."
Balloons Will
Fort Omaha
Thtre la a strong prospect that the ml.i
tary ballooning experiments will be re
sumed at Fort Omaha early In May, and
continue for a greater part of the sum
mer. The Baldwin dirigible, known as United
K(ts army dirigible No. 1, has been thor
oughly overhsuK'd and repaired since Iti
return from Los Angeles, and will be In
good shape for experimental flights. I
Srhrrlral ballooning wll be anothtr fea- i
tuie during the season. The sl.'nul vervlce '
baa received a duplicate of the balloon
from France that as destroyed early last '
Federal Grand Jury Makes Returns
Involving Wealthy Men.
ATTACK CAREFULLY PLANNED
Secret Plans Carried Out to
Offices at Same Time.
Visit
GAMBLING IN STOCKS ALLEGED
Indictments Handed Down, by Wash
laaton Urand Jury Charge Con
spiracy to Relieve People
of Their Money.
. WASHINGTON. Anil 2. Armed with
bench warranta issued by the supreme
court of the District of Columbia, special
agents of the Department of .lustlce this
morning at 11 o'clock (eaatern time) sim
ultaneously raided brokers' offices In New
York, Philadelphia, Jersey City, Baltimore.
Cincinnati and St. Louis.
Conspiracy Indictments In which twenty-
nine persons are named, five of them said
to be millionaires and all interested In
brokers' offices In large cities of the United
States, were returned late yesterday by
the federal grand Jury of the District of
Columbia on evidence which agents of the
Department of Justice have been gathering
for more than a year.
The indictments were withheld yester
day on the request of Attorney General
Wlckersham, so that the Department of
Justice detectives mtgnt make tho raids
simultaneously on the places suspected
of being "bucket shops."
List of Accused Men.
The men Indicted are said to be those
financially Interested In the corporations
known as E. S. Boggs St Co., which has
offices in New York and Philadelphia;
Price ft Co., which has offices In Baltimore
and. New York, and the Standard Stock
and Grain Dealers, which have offices In
Jersey City, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and
St. Louis.'
As being interested in Boggs & Co. the
following are Indicted: Richard E. Preus
ser, Lee Mayer, George Turner, William
M. THUS, Oliver J. Robinson, Edward S.
Boggs, Harry Owens, Robert A. Guy, all of
New York, and Al Ford and Marshall F.
Parish of Philadelphia. Named in connec
tion with them as alleged co-consplrators
are Edward Everett Taylor of Washington,
D. C, ,and his telegraph operator, Harry
Johnson.
In the Indictments ggalnst Price St Co.
the following are named: William B.
Price, Virgil P. Randplph. Harry M, Ran,
dolph, Charles T. Morehead, Edward Wel
lon, Joseph Gaskins and James A. Ander
son, all of Baltimore; Thomas 11. Campbell
and. Edward B. .Taylor of Philadelphia.
In the Standard Stock and Grain . Deal
ers are named: Edward Altemus, Daniel
Raymond, Oscar J. Raphel and Robert
Hall of Jersey City, N. J.; Louis Cella of
St. Louis, Henry C. Stumpt of Philadel
phia and Henry R. Duyies and his tele
graph operator, Charles R. Allen.
Plaa Carefully Prepared.
This, the United States government's
first attack on stock gambling, has been
prepared with the greatest secrecy. Its
scope principally covering the United States
from the Missouri river to the Atlantlo
The three concerns indicted maintain more
than 250 offloes and branch offices located
from New England to Oklahoma.
With the aid of United States Attorney
Baker of the District of Columbia, Special
Assistant Attorney General A. Bruce R.
Claskl and Chief Flnoh of Attorney Gen
eral Wlckersham's bureau of Investigation
have been presenting the evidence to the
grand jury for several daya.
The theory of the conspiracy indictments
is that every man connected in any way
with . the operation of the three firms
which do business In the district had en
tered Into a conspiracy to relieve people
of their money. The government main
tains that every alleged bucketing tran
saction of the local brokers named was the
act of each and every person charged Jn
the Indictment.
Statement by Wlrkerihani,
Attorney General Wlckersham did not
comment on the raids today further than
to issue a statement of which the fol
lowing Is the' substance:
"In the first Indictment against Preus
ser, Mayer, Turner, etc., the defendants
are charged with conspiracy to commit
an offense against the United States In
violation of section 5440 of the revised
statutes, which makes unlawful the keep.
Ing of bucket shops In the District of
Columbia. Edward E. Taylor, mentioned
in the indictment maintained two offices in
Washington, and was correspondent for
Boggs & Co, of 47 Broadway, New York.
"This firm," the attorney general's state
ment continues, "as well as those Involved
In the other two Indictments, alleges that
It buys and sells securities through the
Consolidated Stqck Exchange of Philadel
phia and that rd A Parrlsh are their
representatives on that exchange.
"The evidence before the grand Jury tended
to show that tbis exchange was simply
a cover maintained to enable operators of
bucket shops to conceal the real nature
of their operations.
"Pressuer hj reported to be a notorious
gambler, who was convicted of murder of
one Myles McDonald some years ago, as
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Sail Over
Again in May
summer In the remarkable flight made by
Captain D. F. Chandler and Lieutenant
J. E. Ware. Thla new balloon is one of the
finest now owned by the United States
government, and will be used at Fort
Omaha frequently during the summer for
practical Instruction and demonstrations In
ba loonlng. Experiments will also be made
with captive balloons as well as with the
free flights.
In brluf, something will be doing right
along In the balloon line at Fort Omaha,
as soon as the settled late sprg and early
summer weathtr and wind currents ate
aesuied.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
PUZZLE OYER CONSERVATION
How to Conserve Nature's Gifts,
Problem Before Congress.
is
HARMONY ABSENT FROM MEETING
Members Agree that Steps Should be
Taken to Preserve Coal, Oil and
Water Tower, Bnt Dis
agree on Method.
WASHINGTON, April 8-Members of both
the house and the senate are struggling
with the question of framing laws to
further the case of conservation. During
the last two or three days,- however, both
house, of congress have been to occupied
that little attention has been paid to the
subject. Since Friday efforts have been
made to get some of , t lie administration
measures, dealing wth conservation, into
shape for presentation.
The. public lands' commutes of the house
has gone to pieces on the proposed law to-
authorize the president to make with
drawal and classifications of public lands
and the members are now divided into sev
eral groups, each pulling in a different
direction.
The chief questions which the legislature
have to deal with In connection With con
servation are embodied in bills on the fol
lowing subjects.
Withdrawal and classification of public
lands.
Conservation of coal lands.
Conservation of water power.
Conservation of oil lands.
Conservation of phosphate lands.
Are Serious Questions.
The first four will receive serious and
earnest consideration. The bills on the last
named one are likely to be lost In the gen
eral fight on the others. There are any
number of bills pending In congress upon
all of these subjects and how best to
harmonize them and arrive at some mutual
basis is the question. President Taft will
be drawn Into the fight and today he In
formed some of the members of the com
mittoe he desired to talk with them next
week in the Interests of harmony.
In the committee the republican mem
bers are split upon the question of
whether to validate all past withdrawals
of public lands, about which there Is a
doubt of legality, or to yeave that to a
future determination by the courts.
Representatives Pickett of Iowa, Par
sons of New York and Oronna of North
Dakota, all republicans, are standing
firm for a validation of all past with
drawals. Chairman Mondell of the . com
mittee and Representatives Smith of Cal
ifornia, Morgan of Oklahoma and Pray
of Montana are oposlng the effort to
validate past withdrawals.
Their objection, they say. Is that thou
sands of people have taken up coal and
oil lands and expended large sums In de
velopment In the belief that the govern
ment withdrawals were Illegal. Unless
these claimants are cared for they will
oppose a validation of the withdrawals.
The democratic members of the commit
tee say the republican members who
want to qualify the validation are not
for real coiia.-rvi.tlon at all, but are
merely aiming at a ''whitewashing" of
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A Bee want ad is
a mighty big thing.
Turn to them.
If you want a servant It will bring
one to your door.
If you want a position it will find
one for you.
If you have something to sell, it
will sell It for yqu.
If you have lost BOsr-ethlng it will
find it for you.
If you have found somethlJ it
will be the frst to tffifles lho
lost it. i 7
I?ee Want Ads are treJ wfes.
You have done your best ftien
you use one.
Everybody read
I?ee Want Ads.
Thone Douglas 238.
THE ANNUAL SURPRISE
Operators and
Miners Renew
Negotiations
Debate in Three States Will Be Pro
longed, bat in Others Adjustments
Will Be Made Speedily.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. April S. Operators
and miners In the bituminous coal fields
of. the United 6tatea began with renewed
activity today their negotiations looking
to signing a new two-year wage contract
that will bring a resumption of work in the
mines. ,
' Similar conferences have been appointed
for next week in' the districts of Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, western Pennsylvania and
through the west.
-. Debut d In Illinois, central Pennsylvania
and the southwest probably will be pro
longed,' but In the other districts the
miners expect their demands will be
granted With little delay. : '
Thomas L. Uewls, president of the United
Mine Workers, was expected to return to
day to this city from' his visit to the Illi
nois mining 'centers. He Is to leave here
tonight to confer with the miners, district
officials In Ohio, Pennsylvania and West
Virginia. ' ' .
PITTSBURG, April 2. According to re
.lable authority, the Iron and ateel industry
is proof against serious disturbance from
the suspension of coal mining In the cen
tral competitive districts, as It has accumu
lated some stock, depends largely upon non
union districts and has the other fields to
fall back on In a pinch.
The Pittsburg Coal Operators association,
in Its meeting with .President Francis
Feehan of District No. 5, United Mine
Workers of America, Is reported today to
have stated flatly that It would resist any
Increase in the cost of mining, but would
grant tkie miners the demanded 6.66 per
cent wage Increase at once.
It Is reported that the operators have
tentatively agreed to furnish the new ex
plosives 'in mines where It is required at
the same cost as black powder, but will
not agree to a run of mine basis. A forma
Joint wage scale conference has been called
tor Monday. . . . ,
TAFT TO SOUND ; KEY NOTE
President Will Open Congressional
Campalam at Washlnarton,
April O.
WASHINGTON. April !. The president Is
expected to announce the keynote for the
congressional campaign next fall at the
banquet to be given here-at the Arlington
on April t by the League of Republican
Clubs. .
Wanta LaFollette's Seat.
MILWAUKEE, April 2. Samuel R. Cook
of Necnha. former conRressman, today an
nounced himself a candidate for the United
States senate to succeed Robert M. La
Kollette.
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Rain for Kansas aai Bllseourl.
KANSAS CITY, April 2 A drouth of
several weeks' duration In western Mis
souri and Kansas was broken today when u
steady ral nbegan falling.
Body of Justice Brewer Laid
to Rest in Leavenworth
LEAVENWORTH. Kan., April t With
simple services the body of Justice David
J. Brewer of tho supreme court was burled
In Mount Muncle cemetery here this after
norm. Previously hundreds of persons had
viewed the features of the dead Jurist in
the First Congregational church, where the
body luy In rtate for four hours. Business
generally via suspended In response to a
proclamation of tha mayor. Many houses
were draped In mourning, while all flags
a ere at half mast.
Just prior to the beginning of the serv
ices the members of the Leavenworth
County Bar association, of which the
decedent was a member, assembled In the
court house and marched to the church In
a body.
Services in tie church were conducted by
Rev. Brewer Eddy of Boston,. Mass., n
tinted by Rev. William F. Harding, pastor
of tha Congregational c heron. Rev. Mly
Is a son of one of the deed Justice's early
friends.
A choir rendered some of Justice Brew
er's favorite hymns and Revs. Eddy and
Harding paid tributes to his memory.
Justice Brewer aaa one tf the founders of
tha church.
JOHN ROSICKY PASSES AWAY
Well Known Bohemian Editor Suc
cumbs After Four Months' Illness.
THIRTY YEARS IN OMAHA
Had Been Active Until the Slekness
Overtook Him Which Reunited
In Ills Death Saturday
' Evening.
John Roslcky, editor of the , Osveta
Amerika, one of the prominent Bohemian
publications of this city and state, died
yeaterday evening- at 6:30 at his home,
1015 William street. He had been ailing
for about four months. His medical at
tendant was Dr. Slmanek and Drs. Coul
ter and Dunn were called in consultation.
Mr. Rosloky was 04 years of ago and had
been a prominent figure In Bohemian cir
cles In . Nebraska for over thirty yer
He was an ardent believer and advocHle
o f healthful physical exercise and early
took a conspicuous part in the organisa
tion of the Bohemian athletic associa
tions of Nebraska and the transmlseouri
country, and the success of these organ
izations tqday Is due very largely to his
genius and enthusiasm.
He was a man of broad and liberal tem
perament and did not hesitate to express
himself on great public topics, not merely
through the newspapers with which he was
associated, but on the stump as well. Prior
to his connection wtth the Osveta Amerika
he was the proprietor of the Pokrok
Zapudu, the weekly republican periodical
that was established In Omaha in 1S71 by
the late Edward Rosewater, and whlgh
publication has today the largest circula
tion, probably, of any Bohemian paper In
the United States.
John Roslcky and the late Edward Rose
water were always ardent friends, and
men who possessed a peculiar unanimity
of views. During the famous anti-prohibition
campaign of 18M Mr. Roslcky stumped
the state against prohibition, speaking in
practically every Bohemian community In
the state. The effect of bis eloquence was
manifest in these communities when the
returns came in. ' He was In no sense a
radical in his views or expressions, and
'even In the stronger prohibition localities
where he Bpoke he was given credit for
slncrlty and a broadness of view that was
accorded few other speakers representing
that side of the question.
Juhn Roslcky wus born In Bohemia in
1846. He came to Omaha In 18S0, and at
once entered into Its business activities, in
which 'he thereafter continued until, like
his friend, Kdward Rosewater, he died
1 In the harness.
Few men in Omaha were more widely
known and esteemed than John Roslcky.
He was a member of the Bohemian lodge
of the Western Fraternal union, and was
also a member of the Bohemian Turners, of
which latter organization he was the vir
tual founder.
He Is survived by his widow and two
sons. Of the latter, Walter has been as
sociated with his father In the newspaper
business for many years. John O. Is con
nected with the Nebraska Telephone com
pany, aa electrician.
At the conclusion of the church services
the body was taken to Mount Muncle and
laid to rest. On hla last visit to Leaven
worth Justice Brewer went to the cemetery
and with the sexton, visited the graves of
his loved ones. After a few moments con
templation he turned to the sexton and
pointing to a spot by the side of his wife,
said:
"Sexton, lay me there"; and It was in
this spot that the grave was dug.
The men selected for active pallbearers
were Judge William C. Hook, Judge Wil
liam Dill, Mayor Omar Abernathy, Lea
Bond, Hon. Edward Carroll and William
Heed.
The honorary pallbearers were Paul Ha
vens, Judge H. W. Ids, Arthur Simmons.
William Booth, O. B. Taylor, W. N. Todd,
A. B. Havens, George Hharrltt, Dr. W. W.
Walter, Edgar Hopkins, Thomas p. Fenlon,
Eugene Lysle and W. T. Hewitt.
When the funeral party arrived from the
east the relatives of Justice Brewer re
quested that no display be attempted and
the plan to escort the body to the church
was abandoned.
The relatives also requested that the ser
vices at tha grave be private.
Cruising Parties of Tourists Shout
Greetings from Steamers..
RECEIVING PARTY BOARDS SHIP
Former President Welcomed by Local
and American Officials.
BANQUET AT ROME WEDNESDAY
Accepts Invitation to llecome l.nest
of the Municipality lief ucs
to Talk to the He
porters. .
NAPLES. April 2. The blue bay of
Na lea never was more beiutlful than h n
the steamer I'rinz Helm I. h. n itli t lie Roose
velt family aboard, steamed into the harbor
at 8:20 o'clock this morning.
Notwithstanding the early hour the watr
front was lined with thousands who wished
to share in the welcome to Mr. Itooevelt.
Only American Ambassador Lelslmian with
the other members of the ambassy; Ameri
can Consul Cornlshleld. Marquis De Sota.
the perfect of Naples; official representa
tives of the municipality; the commander
of the fort and ft group of foreign corre
spondents were admitted to the slip where
the vessel docked, but outside the gates.
a surging mass of excited persons, Including
hundreds of Americans, cranned their neckw
to get an early glimpse of the distinguished
American.
As soon as the gangplank had been low
ered the official party of welcome boarded
the steamer and was conducted aloft to tin
bridge, where the Rooevelts were bidding
goodbye to tho csptaln.
Cordial greetings were exchanged. Mr.
Roosevelt, attired in a grey sack suit snd
wearing a soft black hat, appeared In
splendid health and spirits. He spoke with
pleasure of setting his foot again upon
European soil and of feeling that at last
he was homeward bound.
Mr. Roosevelt said that the voyage from
Alexandria had been without special In
cident and had been accomplished In perfect
weather. A few moments later he descended
the gangplank and the crowd catching sight
of him, greeted him with cheers. Many
Americans had provided themselves with
flags and these were waived frantically.. i
The Roosevelta, with those who had come
to formally receive them, were soon
whisked away In automobiles . to the Ex
celsior hotel. As the motor cara made their
way through the crowd, Mr. Roosevelt
raised his hat and. smiling, bowed right
and left In acknowledgment of repeated
cheers. '
Itefusrs to Talk to Reporters.
No sooner bad he reached, his hotel than
the former president wn besieged by trot
newspaper men. Promptly and flrmlv be
reiterated his refusal to discuss an;.- phae
of American politics or other affairs, add
ing that he would slick to his announced
policy throughout his European tour.
Any statements purporting to have come
from him would be unauthorised, he said.
The expected arrival of Mr. Rnoseve't
had created considerable excitement amonn
Neapolitans, who, since his brief sojourn
here in April of last year. hBd promised to
give him a hearty welcome on his return.
The Prinr. llelnrich arrived earlier than
Its usual hour, but the crowds hnd dis
counted this possibility and were not taken
by surprise.
At his hotel, Mr. Roosevelt found awnlt
lng him a messenger from Mayor Nathan
of Rome, bearing an Invitation from the
municipal authorities, who wished to Rive
a dinner and reception In his honor.
The former president accepted the In
vitation and fixed the date for Wednesday
evening next. Following this reception, he
will leave for Spezla. Otherwise there will
be no change In the program arranged for
his visit at Rome.
Great Crowd on Docks.
When the Prlnz Helnrlch was Righted th's
morning the docks of Pan Vlncenxn and
the ImmaeoIaUlla. the arsenal and the
Promenade Chlala, along tho Via Carac
clolo, were crowded, and on many house
the Italian colors waved alongside the
Stars and Stripes. A large number of
boats, flying the American nnd Italian
flags and carrying citizens of both coun
tries, went out to meet the steamer.
The morning wss matchless and Mr.
Roosevelt had a splendid view of the bay
as the vessel drew In between the promon
tory of Poslllppo and the Sorrento penin
sula. In the near distance were Cnptl,
Ischla and Proclda. while Vesuvius, threat
ening and majestic, towered over all.
As was the case when the former presi
dent stopped hero on his way to Africa,
the police took extraordinary measures not
only to protect his person, but to avoid
any unpleasant Incident during his stay In
the city.
American Colors Freer where.
As tho steamer moved !owlv Into the
harbor the crowds on shore burst Into cries
of "Long live Roosevelt."
The excitement grew when the statesman
could be dlHt'nrrulshid on deck. From a'l
kldes came salutes and cheers, while hati
and handkerchiefs and flarrx were waved.
It muni have seemed like a homopomlng
to Mr. Roosevelt, for the American ft.ilin s
could be seen from the hay of Santa Lucia
to the heights of the Vnmero.
The formal reception was carried out as
planned. Mr. Roosevelt receiving first his
countrymen, then representatives of the
municipality of Naples, after which he
acknowledged the popular welcome. The
landing and drive to the ExceUlor hof,
where apsrtmentH for the family had been
reserved by Mrs. Roosevelt during her ear
lier visit to Naples, were achieved without
any untoward happening.
NEWSPAPERS REPORT
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
Mississippi senate Is Maklaar Kffort
fo Ascertain Sanrres
of Information.
JACKSON, Miss., April t Keveral sub
poenaes were served on local newspaper
men today to appear before the senate and
explain where they have been getting their
reports of the testimony given In ev-ciitlva
session in the B'lbo-Percy brlb ry lnve dic
tion. The newMpaper men h-ld a c infer
ence and agreed they would dec'lne te
answer. Word came from the sonata
chamber that some of the members would
demand that the newspaper men be sanf
to Jail If they refused to testify,
V.