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The Omaha Daily Bee. Omaha's 1010 Census $35 for the Answer WEATHER FORECAST. For obrnska Fair; cooler Friday. For Iowa - FBtr; cooler Friday. For weather report see Phkp Three. VOL XXXIX NO. 251 OMAHA, Fill DAY MORNING, APKIIj 8, .1910 TWELVK PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. (iUAFT SECRETS FOR THE VUBLIC Pittsburg People Arc InTit" to Tell What They Knt Hidden facts. V-. '4 EDITOR ASKED TO MA. OOD Requested By District Attornt 'ell Name of Accused Man LAWYER ACCEPTS OTHEvR'S Knocks Chip Off Shoued as S'gnal to Get Secrets. GRAND JURY KEPT ON ALERT Presentment Takes Mnch Tliif I- rtlrteit Banker In Tfew York (nntrrt nllh Hll Counsel. VTT8BinU, April 7-DItrlrt Attorney William A. Blakeley tonight Issued a gen eral Invitation for any one or all the resi dent of AUegheney county to appear be fore the grand Jury tomorrow to contribute liny secrets they may hold about grafting In Flttsburg. 1 he Invitation la especially directed toward Alexander P. Moore, editor of the Pittsburg Leader, which. In an editorial today charged that a prominent man, known to the writer of the editorial, atlll wax to be Implicated In the graft scandals as the real man "higher up." The district attorney tonight gave out the following statement: " Ihave received a great many anony mous communications charging that certain individuals are implicated In the graft scandal, and In addition to this I notice In an afternoon paper that there Is a definite charge against a man 'hlglier up.' I desire to Invito any individual of AUegheney county to coine before the grand Jury to morrow morning and I will guarantee am ple opportunity will he given any auch to testify. Accepts the Hare. 'This Invitation Is flirect'-d to Mr. A. P. Moure, editor of the Pittsburg Leader. In particular, lie has publicly dared me, upon mure than one occasion, to do certain thing. I now accept his challenge, with out cundltlons. and challenge him to pro duce all his evidence and testimony before the grand Jury. "I do thli in Justice to the people of Al hieryney county, who have the right to know the full and complete lengths to which municipal corruption has descended, and 1 li-UFt that Mr. M-jore can find no ex cuse to ri(c''.:ie. tills most urgent request." A letter to Mr. Moore to this effect, re questing his presence before the grand Jury t'onorrow. a n ai given out. OiMtVI Attorney, fjlakelry. In discussing his trip to Nw York City, said that while he ia 1,0 metropolis .he was- followed . lv atHt nlgWt-1ytpfect:vps. Tin urst.d Jury made no presentment to day, hu; that the Inquisitors were still busy with the hank ort'ltiame was evidenced by the presence of J. 8. Kulm. prca'dent of the Fits! National banh. and J. M. Young. cashier ef the Snond National ban If. Attorney V.'. U. lloiers, personal counsel for N. Hoffstot of New York. Indicted yesterday on the charge of bribery and conspiracy, left for New York tonight to take up with bis client the mutter of extra dition. It Is said that he promised the dis trict attorney to Inform him by wire to morrow of Mr. Hoffstot's derision. The ordered Indictment of Frank N. lloff slot, banker and manufacturer, now living In New York, la generally discussed today. Mr. lloff slot's extradition, according to the district attorney, will be asked for, but In the event of the failure of that procedure It la reported he will be tried In New York tat. The 'district attorney and his staff were busy today with the grand Jury, presenting what la believed to be the last evidence in the graft case, which has stirred this city. Tha presentment the Jurors are now en gaged on. It la thought, will occupy their time for several daya, and will, when finally handed to the courts, finish a labor of four weeks. To fill vacancies 'in councils caused by the resignation of Ha Indicted members, Mayor Magee haa called a apeclal election for April K. Ten daya before the proposed election the mayor will Issue a formul proclamation. I Ohio Legislator is Offered Bribe Ailea County Member Says Attempt Was Made to Buy Vote for Telephone Bill. COLl'MHl'S. April J. he ui?gest h:ifa tlon of the investigation Into tlu charged of brloery made regarding the passage ot ho Klson telephone bill was sprung toda efore the house legislative probe com mittee when Legislator Howard W. Pear, (ii'tlibcr of the house from Allen county, .stifled that he was offered a bribe of ll'U o vote for the HI sort bill. He refused to isme the briber and waa given until late oday to do so or be fined from $100 to ll.Ctfi. WOMAN GUILTY OF MURDER 4rs. Nancy Smith of Salphar, Okl., la Convicted of Killing; Her Hasbaad. SCLTHVn. Okl., April 7-Mrs. Nancy mith. cluuged Jointly with diaries Smith rlth murder of Albert Smith, the woman's jsband. In Murray county, was found . llty here tday She will be sentenced aturdey. Charles Smith had been convicted and t vn life entnce in prison for his part n the cim. At the tlnif of the murder the couple : t Ir lUK'il her,- for safe keeping. Charles iU)i Iv.duod Albert Smith to accompany vni "l a fi-hlug trip and -;ve:-;l . :':C 'm' In a l v lth a nur Jmlae Parker ft for Mewoiv. ST. PKTKRSUrRO. Vpril T.-Former luaiVe Alton H. Parker left today for Mos ow and the Crimea. During bin vNIt her ir. Parker callvd on Premier Slot) pin. i nil whom he discussed he possibility (,f ilor relations between Rusala and the JuUed Stau. Two Millon is Merc Bagatelle to Cotton King James A. Patton Says This Sum is no More to Him than Dime to Reporter. NEW YORK. April 7. -Although James A Patten of Chicago la quoted aa having said he waa here for a "fight to a finish' In the cotton market, the expected activity on the exchange waa not In evidence today I nthe early trading. Today waa what the traders call a "wait ing market" and the waiting seemed to be principally for Mr. Patten to begin hos tilities "la It true that you lost more than $1,000,000 In the recent slump?" Mr. Patten waa aaked. "Make It S2.000.00t) If you want to," he replied- "Losing 12,000,000 in thla sort' of a flgbt la no more to ma. than losing a dime would be to you. When a man has aa much cotton coming and going as' X have he haa not time to figure up how every fluctuation In the pike affecta his profits. It la not worth while, Mr. Patten did not go to the cotton ex change today. Eugene N. Foss is Sworn In Democratic Congressman Escorted to Bar of House by Repub lican Colleague. WASHINGTON, April 7. The democrats of the house today indulged In a noisy dem onstration whn Eugene N. Foss of Massa chusetts (dein.) waa escorted by his brother, Representative Foss of Illinois (rep.) to the speaker's deek In order that the oath of office might be administered to the new member, who succeeds the late Mr. Lover Ing (rep.). Republicans remained In their aeata quietly as the democrats arose en masse applauding and cheering. On the front row of the speaker's gallery a sweeit-faced old lady Joined In the applause. She was the mother of the two brothers who were the center of attraction. Her two daughters-in-law sat on either sldo of her and Joined In the demonstration. Almost every member of the houaa was In his seat when the two brothers marched down the central aisle. Representative OUIe James of Kentucky having made the point of no quorum aa soon aa the house assembled In order that a full attendance mfght greet a democrat who succeeded a republican congressman. In no other case -do brothers occupy aeata on the floor of the houae and never before have hrothera of opposite political faith been members at the same time. Boy Bankers Are Taken to Prison 'Three Youths Who Ran Mythical In- stitution in Kentucky Given Year Sentences. i j COVINGTON. Ky., April 7. Three youths j each less than 20 were taken to the federal prism at Atlanta, Ga., today to serve sen tences ot a year imposed by the United States district court here for a fraudulent banking scheme which they conducted In the little mountain town of Orr, Ky. A fourth was sentenced to four months In Ja. The boys profited about $2,300 by their scheme, which Included the establishment j of a mythical "bank." whloh gave whole- tale dealers glowing accounts of their crcuu. enaouni; mem 10 ooiain iar-e ship ments of merchandise. David Prince and Marlon and Richmond Sparks were sent to prison, George White received the Jail sentence. Receivers for Kansas City Firms Packing and Ice Companies Throw" Into Hands of Receiver by Dis agreement of Owners. KANSAS CITV. April 7.-ReceJ-er were appointed here todnv for th im.r.n ! Dressed 13ef and Provlsiotia company and (the Interstate Ice. and Cold Storage cora ! pany. buth of which i-nneerna are cun- trolled by the same men. Arthur V. Morse . and E. S. McAivany were appointed, i The npplleatl ns for the receiverships ' were made because stockholders have di ' agreed over the management of the con- ce rns. The assess uf ihe beef company aie given i lin.out,'. ami the liabilities as lUO.OGo Toe ; as -eis of the ice company are JWC.GUI. and ! the l abilities JIOlXK). Carpenters Demand Raise; Threaten Strike on Mond Unlets the time Is extended In wh!'-. tne scale demanded by the Carpenter-' union goes into effect, a strike of all tne union carpenters of the city will p. '.:.Ny oe called Monday morning. The Carpenters' union Uenu... . . th minimum scale be raised to ." : .. per hour, the raise to take effc:'. .'.;... ;. T!: union attempted to hold a o.-.:-ro.ic-e iu adjust th differences Willi l:.c intruding carpenters shortly after li e demand . made, but could not get n,.i:,(r. At a meeting of com i j' carpenters held at the Builders' Kx l.:. rooms Wed nesday night, a commit' was appointed to formu ate plans for 'inference with a committee of the carpn:r's un'n, Thl committee will nvet this afternoon we- dc.de what concessions will be ir.ue. If any, and irv to gtt toethr with the union on tli3 situation. V The contracting carpenter say they an II Ins to make concessions If the car p r.ters will alu do so. The members of the union are not In favor of conceding anything In the matter of ' and will Insist upon the Increase ROOSEVELTS ON BRIDAL JOURNEY Former President and Wife Trarel Over HoneyMoon Trail of Years Ago. TRIP THROUGH LIGUftlAN .ALPS Couple Take Carriage Drive and Are Not Accompanied. DUE IN GENOA LATE SATURDAY Stops Will Be Made at Little Taverns Along the Way. LEAVE ROME IN TRIUMPH Prominent Catholic and Methodist Ch arch men Congratulate Him on His Eminently Falr'Attl fade In Controversy SPEZIA, Italy, April 7. Theodore Koose elt and Mrs. Roosevelt began today the carriage drive along the sunny slopes of ths Llgurlan Alps, the road they followed aa bride and bridegroom twenty-four years ago. The day was as beautiful aa could be wished. They expect to reach Genoa late Saturday. A carriage was In walling when the Roosevelts arrived here by train from Rome at S:30 o'clock this morning. Within a few minutes their baggage had been transferred and no time was lost In making the start. A little group of Italians who, with bared heads, watched the two from a respectful distance was rewarded with nods and smiles, and as they drove away Colonel Roosevelt looked back and waived hla hand In farewell. I Both Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt appeared in excellent health. Stops will be made at the little taverns in the old Roman towns that are perched plctureaquely on the summits of the foot hills. Mr. Roosevelt's request to the Italian aa well as the American corre spondents that he as well as Mrs. Roose velt be allowed to enjoy privacy was ob served. The evening of April 12 the Roosevelts will leave Maurlslo for Vienna, stopping at Venice for a day. Blame Placed on Merry Del Val. ROME, April 7. Some of the prominent eccelesastlcs who were received by the pope today managed to Introduce the sub ject of the Roosevelt Incident. To these the pontiff expressed the deepest regret that he had been prevented from meeting and speaking with the former president. but he gave no utterance to no opinion re garding the negotiations or the deadlock that followed. The Incident continues to be a live topic of popular discussion and is emphasized by what the liberal press calls the new mistake of Cardinal Merry Pel Val, who bad . before prevented th JL?horal jsoclety of Cologne being received by the pope be cause the society visited the qulrlnal and sang before the Italian sovereigns, in spite of the fact that every year hundreds of persons are received by King Victor Em manuel and . afterwards admitted to the presence of the pope. , The Mesaagero today says: "Within a few daya Cardinal Merry Del Val haa shown discourtesies to the most beloved American citizen and to a gather ing of the most beloved persons of Ger many and indirectly to the king of Italy. As long as this- young and audacious Spanish cardinal dominates the Leonine city, the Italian liberals must be on their guard." Abbott Call on Roosevelt. Before leaving Rome tonight. Colonel Roosevelt had reason to believe that a great triumph tabs his, because both the attitude of the Vatican towards nim and the statements of the Methodtsts he had condemned were repudiated by the leading adherents of those two Institutions, Abbot Lawrence Jannoena, one of the most learned benedletlnes and secretary of the affairs of rellg.on, cal ed on Mr. Koose velt this evening, and not finding him, left his card, on which he wrote In French that he desired to congratulate him for the con stant support given to his order and the Catholic church in general In America dur ing Mr. Roosevelt's "glorious career" as president, which he hoped would soon be resumed. Contemporaneously Mr. Roosvelt received letters from relatives of high prelates and cardinals, condemning what they styled "the personal attitude of Cardinal Merry Del Val, for which neither the pope nor the Catholic church was responsible." London Hoard of Trade Statement. LONDON. April 7. The March atatement of the iSoara of Trod'3 shows increases ol ! )C.i:;4.jOU m imports and $12.4:i4,O0O In ex I port. The principal Increases in imports Luoupiuii. ami rw material and in ex ports in manufactured uoods. Ker-' .liHlrr. n. ..K'il.ii -m. V'a.. April 6 The IN.-.tlonal Association of Klectrleal Knpply dealer vonchided Its rr.erilng here touav. re-electing Franklin Overbauieh of tihleago as pifsldfnt. The time and place of the next convntion have not yet been determined ay from .- cents to M cents p. r hour. They will, however extend the time tiiat the Increase shall go Into effect. According to officials of the Carp liters' tin M.,iea the io committee.-, can t:ei ;ogeinc, the lime the scale shi: Into effect, a strike Ix liable , oe calld Binlne" ger.t ,troe.er of tha (-... peuters' union In d.scuaing the situation said: "We Irlrd to get a conference whh the eontrm-it:,:- r- p.-i.. -, .i,,.rtiy ,f,er B(, n'M" -.' (leiiianda for a 6 per c:t Increase ,n wages, but they Ignored us arid ru,:Mn. as done. We were going to ask for a 10 cent per hour increase, but we were given to undei stand that If we asked 6 cents we vould gt it and we felt like being fslr am meeting the contractors half way. We ne'l - it, m the carpenters ehould have SO cents sn hour when we compare the wages received by them with tnoae of the brick layers. "We cannot concede anything In the way of wages, but we probaDly will be willing to extend the time the Increase will take efffct. If the contractors cannot agree on t 111" extension of t'me there is liable to be trouble. We cannot recede from our de mand for 6 cent per hour more." mm M if J , , l .i V I M JIVTC .'KSN-v1ViVN,f.''ir s from the New' York Herald. BELIEF COURT HAS ERRED Senator Brown Says Former Ruling in Railroad Case Overlooked. HOPE T 0RE0PEN ELEVATOR SUIT Military Affairs Committee Favors Aid for Crawford on Water works Fr- Protection of Itlver Banks. From a Staff , Correspondent 1 WASHINGTON, April 7 (Special Tel egram.) The attorneys for the state of Nebraska are nowj' formulating a motion to be submitted $o ' th esupreme court for a rehearing in the so-called elevator cases which were decided against the state last Monday In an opinion by Js tlce Holmes. ' In sneaking of ,t he ' case today Senator Norrls Brown said: ;On examination of the opinion of the court It Is fair to con clude that the court -overlooked Its former decision as to the poer of the BtAte to compel railroads to construct switches and sidetracks tp connect with elevators built off their right-of-way. The leading opinion of the supreme codrt formerly announced In a Minnesota case Is clearly but not expressly overlooked In the Ne braska case. I do not believe the court Intended to overlook the Minnesota case. However, a motion for rehearing will bh' presented at this term and It Is hoped It may bring the question up for reargu ment." The senate committee on Indian af faire today made favorable reports on I the bill introduced by Senator Gamble authorizing the sale and disposition of surplus and unallotted lands In the Stand ing Rock Indian reservation In the Da kotas, which lands belong to the Cheyenne River Indians. x Rural Carriers. Senator Brown was today authorized by the military affairs committee to pre pare a favorable report on a ball ap propriating $l'u,000 to the city of Craw ford, Neb., In completing Its water works, or rather In purifying Its present water supply, said to be polluted by sewage from the military post. Senator Brown was today heard before the committee on commerce on his prop osition to authorize the secretary of war to make practical experiments and test of cable and aand with which to protoct the channel of the Missouri river between Omaha and the mouth f the Platte. Sen ator Brown, after the hearing-, expressed the belief the committee would report favorably upon the proposition. Representative and Mrs. Latta last night entertained at dinner In honor of their guests. Lieutenant Governor M. R. Hopewell and wife. Senators Burkett and Brown, Representatives Norrls and Hitchcock were among the guests. Rural carriers appointed are aa follows: Nebraska Amherst, route 2, John F . Fel lows carrier. C. N. Staton substitute; Cral. route 2. P. O. Carlson carrier, no substi tute; Klgin, route 1, James R. Carr carrier, Lucy A. Carr substitute; Kearney, route fi, Thomas R. Calhoun carrier, no substi tute; Wlsner. route S, John Jacobs carrier, in. substitute. Iowa Batavla, route S, Samuel H. Cavi ncss carrier, Albert S. Cavlnem substitute: Biadleyvllle, route I, Harry V. Northup carrier, no substitute; Homestead, route 1, Mrttn J .Newklrk carrier, no substitute. South Dakota Planklnton, route 4, Chris- (Continued on Second Page.) About all that is required to sell a useless thing about the home is to in vest 20 cents in a Bee Want Ad. It generally does the work. If you can't come dowu town to the office call Douglas 238 and describe the article. A cheerful staff will write the ad Tor you and see that it gets proper classification. Everybody Heads - -lite Wain I.' Tortrait of Old "Hy" Trice. Taft is Making Effort to Change Plan of His Trip Executive Will Visit Indianapolis if He Can Postpone Engagements Politics not Feature. WASHINGTON, April 7 President Taft has not yet replied to telegrams from In dianapolis urging him to reconsider his decision not to visit that city on May 6. The president has been Informed that other telegrams and letters are on their way to Washington and he will make no answer until all are reoelved. To the callers at the White House today President Taft declared politics hod nothing to do with hla decision. He said he had read Senator Beverldge's speech some time ago before he acotpted the Invitation. While the president had the opportunity to read Senator Beverldge's speech it was nol sub mitted te him by the Indiana senator, nor waa it submitted with any idea of execu tive approval or disapproval. If the president can arrange to postpone engagements he has made in Washington on May 6, 7 and it. It Is more tuau likeiy that he will visit Indianapolis and that he v. ill also spend two extra days In Cincin nati. Crusade Against Candy Easter Eggs Food Commissioners in Pennsylvania . Order Arrests in Number of Counties. MARRISBCnO. ra., April 7. As a re sult of a general-sampling of candy eg?a Sold in the state during the Easter sea son, a crusade against the sain of adulter ated candy has been Btnrtcd by Dairy and Food Commissioner James Foust. Reports of analysis of eggs are beginning to arrive at the capital and arrests have been or dered In several counties. Two were made today In Allegheny county by agents of the department. Columbus Carmen ' Will Not Strike COLt'MBCS, O. April 7. The newly formed union of the motormen and con ductors of the Columbua Street Car com pany voted early today to accept the of fer of the company and thus the threat ened strike was averted. The compromise waa brought about by Joseph Bishop of the State Board of Arbitration. The com promise given, the men a cent an hour in crease, being based on the time that the men have been employed by the company. An additional half cent an hour will be given the men after January, 1911. How Big is Omaha? $25 for those who hit the mark 102,555 in 1900. How many in 1910? Ilirtlis and Death DEATHS 1&U0. , 1901 . , 1902. 1903. 1904. , 1905. 1906. . 1907. 1908. 1909. .1,790 .1,079 . 1.61 A .1,773 .1,835 .1.922 .2,105 .2,380 .2,343 .3,369 Fill In, cut out and mall to The Bee Census Dept. April 8 tants in Omaha according to 1910 census. "Name ., , Address S10.01 for beat estimate. S3 far aic oTthrei nx bait. In cat of tla first antwfr has preference. Award on official count. BANK ROBBERS CAPTURED Three Men Who Blew Safe at Coal City, 111., Wounded. TWO MAKE THEIR ESCAPE Bandits Made Getaway on Frrla-ht Train nnd Are Met by Posse at First Station, When a Fight Knsnra. CHICAGO. April 7. Five masked bandits, escaping with 12,000 stolen from the Bank of Coal City at Coal City, III., exchanged shots with a posse todnv, three of the rob bers being wounded and captured. Coal City Is thirty-six miles southwest of Chicago. The population was aroused by the explosion In the hank. The maratiders entered the town on a freight train and began operations by capturing Barney Ghetto, thenleht watchman, and Washington Frye, the night engineer ot the plant. , '. The men entered the bank, blew open the safe and with the money they found fled to the raljroad, where they leaped on a Santa Fe freight train. Part of the plun der consisted of stamps. Three hours later three men, suffering from shot wounds, were arrested at Mor ris, 111. The wounds were received. It Is reported, when a posse, formed along the line of the Santa Fo, came up with the fugitives. Posse Fish (a nandlts. As the train carrying the bandits pulled out of the town, Ghetto succeeded in cut ting his bonds and rushed to the tele phone, notifying the night watchman at Mason, seven miles south of Coal City, and he. with Dr. E. D. Watts, lay In wait foi the robbers. Watts was armed with a re peating shotgun and Miller carried a re volver. At Mason the freight train stopped to switch cars. The bandits leaped from the train and hid' In a clump of shrubbery neHr the track. Miller and the physician discovered their hiding place and opened fire, which was promptly returned, twenty-five or more shots being exchanged. When the train started the bandits leaped aboard and again escaped. Immediately the sheriff at Morris was notified. Several automobiles were pressed Into service and the pursuit began, the machines following a road along the Santa Fe right-of-way. Fo- a time the motor cars sped directly alongside the freight train, members of the posse occasionally firing at dark objects which were thought to be the bandits. When the train came to a stop at Veron, near Morris, the cars were searched by the sheriff and his men. Three of the fugitives were found. All were wounded. The other two had fled. It is believed they leaped off the train from the side opposite the pursuers and es caped with the booty. The prisoners were taken to Morris, where they refused to give their names. Search for Pittsburg Bandits. PITTSBURG. April 7. The hunt for the bandits who killed Samuel Friedman and Ignatz Schwarts, general manager and (Continued on Second Page.) Kcordel iu Omaha BIRTHS 1900. 1901 . 1902. 1903. 1 904. 1905. 1900. 1 907. 1908. 1909. . 999 . 993 . 1,050 . 967 . t.ios .1,024 .1,239 . 1,44 I .1,541 . 1,806 is my auesB of the number of inhabi TO LIMIT USE OF C0LDST0UAGE Senator Lodge Introduces . Measure signed to Prevent Artificial Prices, TO AMEND PURE FOOD ACT Articles in Storage One Year to Be Deemed Adulterated. PENALTY FOR MISBRANDING Inquiry Committee Asks for Further Instructions. UNDER SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION r'unil 4Uel for Complete orU A Ion a ( oiiiirrhrnlll I. lnr Mat ter Will tome I i for Ion alteration Monday. WASHINGTON. April 7 A limit should be put on the use of cold storage for the purposn of advancing prices ai Ilflcial!) . This is the Judgment of the senate cost of living committee and chairman Iodgo to day Introduced In the senate a bill to meet the recommendation. In presenting the bill Senator lodge made the following statement: "L'nder the resolution of the senate, the senatorial commission propose to Inquire Into nages and prices of commodities and was given authority to make recommenda tion". In pursuance of that authority the committee desires to recommend to the senate that legislation limiting the time (luring which perishable articles of food may be held In cold storage. From such In vestigations as the committee has thus far been able to make, it 1' satisfied that some limit ought to be put on the use of cold storage for the purpose of advancing prices artificially. Its members arc of the opinion that this limit of time will tend to an equalisation of prices and In some cases to a reduction. "The Investigation of this subject Is not romplete, but it has proceeded far enough to confirm by the renulta thus far ob tained the evidence that was taken by the committee. "The question of public health Is not within the Jurisdiction of your committee charged with the investigation into the wages and prices. The committee ban no doubt, however, that a limitation of the time during which perishable article of food, and more especially meat prod ucts, may be retained In cold storage would be hyglenlcally of very great value and would tend to check many physical troubles which arc brought by those who have examined the question to be at tributable to the practice of keeping meats, particularly in storage for a Tery long time. y "The committee, therefore, recommend legislation In tW direction at the earliest possible miment." Provisions of the BUI. Mr. Ixidge's bill will provide that food kept In cold storage for more than one year should be considered as adulterated and that any food taken out of cold stor age a Jul erroneously marked as to the time it has been In storage should be regarded as lnlsbrandid by violation of the pure food law. The committee, through Mr. IOdge, also asked the senate for instruction In t lie matter of continuing the Investigation lnt'j the cost of living. It was estimated that four months would h required to complete the work and that It would necessitate an expenditure of $ti5,000. The outline of the suggested plan was given in great detail. It calls for state ments to be obtained from forty buyers in selected localities, covering the price paid to the producers on January. Februarj , March, April, May and June of each year from 1!K to 1910. Inclusive, for all grains, live stock and other farm products. It contemplates also the procuring of wholesale prices by the bureau of labor on 26 Ocommoditlfs for 190 and the first four months of 1910, In order to bring down to date the statements already given since the year IH0. The bureau of labor would be called on to obtain wholesale prices from 1S97 to 1910 on all kinds of agricultural imple ments. Prices to Containers. rietall prices paid by the consumer on seventy-one articles would be obtained covering the same periods as were pre scribed for producers' prices. This list Is Intended to Include all articles covered by the senate resolution, providing for the In vestigation excepting rent, for which the committee says It seems practically Impos sible to obtain reliable comparative figure. L'nder the head of retail prices the com mittee says the prices should be obtained from four establishments In each of twenty selected cities and thatthe stores should be those patron I aed by wage earners." An Investigation would be made of wages, salaries and hours of labor from payrolls for a stated period In each of the two years. I'M) and 1610, from at least ten es tablishments In a long list of manufac turers and In at least ten cities covering department stores, street railways, tele graph and telephone companies and In tea cltlee the union scale and the nonunion wage for building trades, cumpowitore, dorlc hands. Iron moulders and machinists. It is suggested also that the prevailing wages of agricultural labor In lSOu and 1910 should be obtained. tnestlous Meet I s at Home. Senator Kodge told the senate it prob ably would be Impossible to gather the duslred data within time Ins than four montliH and lit response to a question from Senator Hale lie staled that prob ably It would be Inipoxstlile to present a complete report during the present se-i-slon of congress Mr. Hale spoke In appreciation uf I bo fart that there was h likelihood of eou a partikl report during the pffvient ses sion. ''These questions will meet us at home," lie said, and they will be agi tated In connection with the congressional election. "I trust." lie added, "Ihrft we may count on the committee supplying us with much valuable material such as all of us may find desirable between now ami next November." Kenatir Hacon of Georgia deprecated the huggestlon of the Maine senator. He had not supposed the information was to be elicited merely for the purpose of supply ing election muterlal. Mr. Lodge raid that If there was politics in the cost of living Inn.utry he had not discovered the fact. Mr. Clarke of ArkaiiKdS, one of the demo- Irratiu members, objected to a request mud by Mr. lodge for fixing tomoriow aa a
