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maha Sunday Bee PART ONE NEWS SECTION TAGES ONE TO EIGIIT WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska Fair. For Iowa Fair. For weather report oe pane 2. VOL. XL-XO. 25. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1910-SEVEN SECTION'S nIJTV4X)Ull PAGES. SINGLE COPV FIVE CENTS. 1 HE O EMERY OUTLINES PLANS OP ACTION Chairman of the Tariff Commission Talks to Members of Chicago Association of Commerce. . URGE3 A PERMANENT BOARD Proposes an Organization Free from All Partisan Influence. DEFINES TH ESCOPE OF POWER Shows Necessity for Maintaining Some Sense in Handling Affairs. TELLS DIFFERENCE IN METHODS Fallest Pnbltrlty fhoold Be Ulven In OrArr that the People Mar Know W hat la Being pone at All Times. CHiCAGO, Pee. 1 Henry C. Kmery, hsirman of the tariff commission, tonigtit pavo the first official utterance regarding the definite alnm of that body. In an ad dress mada before members of tha Chicago Aisoriatlnn of Commerce, following a ban ru't at the Oongrers hotel He made a ntartilng plea for a permanent tariff board or commission, free from partisan Influence, to conduct an extended Invent! nation Into the industrial effects of tha tariff and then to ravine the various schedule without par tisan Interference. It may be asnimert that Chairman Emery apoka frr and with the approval of Presi dent Tart Tho main work of Investigating the in dustrial effects of our tariff had been divided Into three main part, he said, re quiring three sets of investigators of dif ferent types. The first part Is the collec tion of facts regarding each dutiable article, showing the character and localisa tion of Ita production at home and abroad, statistics of output. Imports and exports, rates of duty reduced to ad valorem term, and tha Ilka. (onimrlion of Costa Important. The second part of the work Is the col lection of data regarding costs of produc tion at tha mill. Tha third consists of ob taining Information from the best experts regarding homo and foreign prices, local variation In each Industry and the general conditions of competition at home and abroad. The first part of tha work, he said, can bo pushed rapidly, but tha second part and, to some extent, tha third must be con centrated for tha time being on a few main lines of Inquiry and carried out with caution. The speaker mentioned the different groups of Investigators In each flold and referred to the fact that experts on cost accounts would In a few weeks have th actual conversion costs at tha mill of every leading pulp and paper plant In tha coun try, taken directly from tha books, and would then be ready - to take up at one the next schedule. . Schedules o lie Considered First. "You can appreciate the necessity wa are under of concentrating our chief efforts at first on a lew main lines," said ' Mr. Emmy, "Naturally every one who - has om personal grievance thinks his par ticular schedule Is tha one that needa Im mediate revision, while we have had a vast amount of earnest and public spirited, but utterly conflicting advice as to what we ought to taka up first and exactly when we ought to have tha work com pleted. Whether wisely or unwisely wa de cided to concentrate for the moment on schedule M (pulp and paper), shedule K (wool and woolen?) and schedule O (farm products). Preliminary work Is being dona on schedule A (chemicals), schedule C (mctala and manufactures of) and sched ule I (cottons.) and the mora detailed work on these will be begun as soon as possible. Furthermore w are detaining many spe cial report from technical expert, both at home and abroad, covering a wide range of articles In other schedules, which will later form tha basis for mora detailed In vestigation. ' "At the moment, besides th members of the board, the statistician and tha strictly tdmtnibtratlva force, we have four chiefs af Investigation, eight trained Investigators employed on tha flrsV part of the work and about an equal number of clerk to inHiit them, about a dosen consulting or technical expert devoting a part of their lime to th third part of the work, or to report on special topic, ond twelve men In tha field getting actual cost figure from th books of Individual producers." "There has been." said Mr. Emory, "much misunderstanding about hearings before the board, and many manufacturers have wondered how wa can be Investigating their schedules without consulting them. The answer la that we consider It wast of time for all parties cor.cerned to have them appear before us in formal hearings until we have first made a thorough study of the Industry and know Just what we . are after. When this has been don we hall invite th testimony of all Interested laitirs. W shall lay our results openly on tb table for any one to criticise, amend, or disprove." Hnl Sanity la Needed.' The speaker then urged strongly th nne.lty for maintaining a can sense of proportion retarding the lnfluenoe, whether tor good or evil, of tariffs and of tariff investigation. "Just as titers are soma who give practi illy all the credit for prosperity to the tariff. aJ others who think the tariff the aue of ii. it misfortunes," lie said, "there ur those who think an Impartial liiY-MlK.u;. u ..f the tariff Is a menace to all busliit-.'s, nj others who think that null an Invr A it-atiuu will, by son, magic process, at o'ue nui ke every man Income adequate for his expenditure and solve the nx. -U'Htf problem ef making both end met i. Many economic theorlMa hav attempted to find the plilloopher'a stone by means of vlilcti prices cuulii -be made bttfh to all who wish them high, and low to all a h m. li t)'.. in low. it would be a fine thing If the fu.-iner coulj always get II a bushel for his wheat, and the worklngman pay only il a barrel tor his flour. Many people are Inclined to held a government respon sible which dues not accomplish such feat v? alchemy, and tliu work of any govoi a niiont agency is gieatly hampered by th absence of a tune understanding f what It can, and what it cannot do." Heme ul rr-tn MelhotSs llftr. Mr. t.inery showed the difference be tween fcurtiiiin ,1 American incihuda of tariff making. i.i primed out mat the reason why such e'eborai Investigations l ad not been necessary abroad was he iauk in those countries there ware bodies r- tc'uutlnued on Second Pay Aldrich Names His Appointees in Good Seaosn Governor-Elect Announces Fifteen Names He lias Decided Upon for State Offices. DAVID CITY, Neb. Dec. S. (Special.) Governor-elect Aldrich ha reached an early decision In the matter of some of hi principal appointment and this after noon gave out the following statement: "In the matter of appointments I have reached a decision upon the following and will at the proper time make them: "Chief deputy oil Inspector, William Husenetter of IJnwood, Neb. "Deputy oil Inspector for First district, Will B. Jay. Lincoln. "Deputy oil Inspector for Fourth dis trict. James Schoonover, Aurora. "Chief deputy game warden, Henry N. Miller of Wahoo, Neb. "Chief deputy state veterinarian, Dr. A. Bostrom of Mlnden, Neb., "Superintendent of Beatrice Institute for Feeble Minded, Dr. W. N. Thomas of Tlckrell. "Steward of Beatrice school, Amos Queln of Beatrice. "Chief deputy fire commissioner, Charles A. Randall of Newman Qrov. "Secretary to fir Commission, Miss Mamie Muldoon of Omaha. "Superintendent of Boys' Industrial schoo.l Kearney, C. B. Manuel. "Secretary to the governor, L. B. Fuller of David City. Chief clerk, governor' office. I S. Flcgenbaum of Geneva. "Record clerk, governor' office, C. C. Husted of Lincoln. "Warden of state penitentiary, James Delehanty of Clay Center. "Chief deputy labor commissioner, Louis V. Guy of Omaha." ' Population of United States Will Excee d Estimtae by Million Gain of Twenty Per Cent in States Already Received and Tabulated by Census Office. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 The population of tha United States should be 91.193,490, If the rate of Increase shown by states on which complete return have been re ceived and tabulated by tha census office la maintained. Counting New Mexico and Arlxona for present purpose as states, the full return of the enumeration hav been tabulated for thirty-three out of the fort nlne and the District of Columbia. They how a grand total of 86,856.178 as against BS.2S9.8M for tha same area in 1830. This la a gain of 20 per cent over tha 75, W4.576 Indicated by the census of 1900. A corresponding Increase for the sixteen re maining state would bring the figure for tha entire country up to th number stated. The states not yet. announced are Arkan sas. Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mon tana, New Jersey, oNrth Dakota. North Carolina, South Carolina, 8outh Dakota, Texas, Utah. Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Of these It 1 expected that Texas and Washington will show very lareg Increases. Georgia, New Jersey, Montana, Utah. Wyoming and the Dakotas will go beyond th average, so that there Is little doubt that the exact graid total will be even mora han tha present tabulation Ind'cates. It would not be surprising If the aggregate would be almost 81.600,000, which la a mil lion and a half mora than has been gerer ally estimated. The aggregate Increase ,ln the . thirty three grand- division accounted for la U, 0.M2. Oklahoma with 10J.7 per cent and Idaho with 101.8, per cent are 'the. only state whose Increases' have run over 100 per cent and Iowa Is tha only state which has shown a decrease. August Belmont is , to Have Chance to : Recite the Facts Before New York Legislative Com mittee This Week to Tell About Bribery in Last Legislature. NEW YORK. Dec. ..-(Special Telegram.) Aurruet Belmont showed deep annoyance today when his attention was called to the testimony given before the legislative com mission that 1 Investigating the bribery of the legislature to defeat tha anti-racing laws testimony regarding a so-called cor ruption .fund, aald to have been raised In Ide the Jockey club to defeat this legis lation. Earlier In tha waek he had scolded the counsel to th committee for calling him as a witness, saying he knew nothing whatever of tha matters at Issue. But to day his frame of mind had radically changed. "I will demand to be heard by tha com mittee," said Mr. Belmont with a show of heat. "There 1 a great deal of misin formation abroad regarding my connection with the Jockey club, and I mean to have an opportunity to put myself right, even though I have to create It myself." Mr. Belmont will hav hi wish when h Is called before tha committee next week and I questioned a second time. Frank K. Sturges. treasurer of tha Jockey club, ha testified that a large sum of money was aent to Albany In 19o and that Mr. Belmont had charge of a large portion of tha cash, and that it waa distributed On his "O. K." Isadora Kressell, assistant counsel for th commission, said today he bad trace of about i!,0u0 sent to Albany by the Jockey club. Thi amount has nothing to do with th sum subscribed by th Me tropolitan run association, the organisa tion of bookmakers. MRS. PAXTO?. DANGEROUSLY ILL Aged Oaisks Wsiass la Critical f. alt Ion at California Health Retort. Mr. William A." Paxton. sr., who itn been at Los Angelas. Ca!., v!"i hr daughter-in-law. Mrs. W. A, xton, Jr., sinre early autumn. Is seriously III. Mr, i'axion has teen in falling health fur sev eral months. She went to California with ber daughter-in-law In tha hope that the change of climate would prove beneficial. James Ware of Blair, brother of Mrs Paxton. sr., has started to Los Apxale on the receipt of a mesaaga telling of his sister' serious eonuiuua. ENGLAND PACING GBEATTK0UBLE Elections Begin and the Entire Country is Thoroughly Aroused as the Result is Predicted. HOUSE OF LORDS IS THREATENED Liberals Making a Stronj Fight to Secure Control. INTERESTING BATTLE IS WAGED Americans Playing an Important Part! in British Politics. WOMEN TAKE PART IN CAMPAIGN Adopt tba Plan of Tearing the Conn-, try In Aatomobltrt, Perkins to Secore Votes for Relatives and Friends. LONDON, Dec. 1 Returns from thirty two districts, representing thirty-four seats, show that the unionists have won sixteen seats, the liberals fourteen and tha labor party four. The results were as follows: Liberal, Bury. Stafford, Knlford (west), Manchester (southwest). Scarborough, Man chester (northwest), Manchester (north). Bhoredltch, Halifax (one seat liberal and on labor), Rochdale, Bhoredltch (Haggers town), Derby (two seats, 'one liberal and one labor), Lincoln and Bradford. The unionists won In Winchester, Sal ford (south), Birmingham. Ashtonunder Tyne, Stalybridge, Warrington, Camberwell, Wlgam, Darlington, Salisbury, Birmingham (east)' Hastings, Kings Lynn, Oxford, Dav enport (two seats) and Gravesend. The labor party won In Manchester (northeast), Manchester (east), Halifax and Derby. A compared with the last, election the liberal have lost five and gained only one, the unionist have won six and lost only one, while tha labor party ha lost one to the unionists. LONDON, Dec. S.-(8peclaI Cablegram.) The greatest struggle which Great Brit ain' has faoed since the passage of the re form bill. If Indeed not since th time of Cromwell, wa begun today when the first constituencies In which there are contests spoke In tha election which Is to decide for the time. If not for all time, whether the House of Lords Is to coninue a an ef fective part of the legislative machinery of the empire. The first round of the great fight ha been Indecisive and leaves both tha contestants determined to battle with renewed vigor for the final decision. If the liberals win to no man will more credit be due than to a son of an Ameri can mother, Winston Churchill, who Is to day, with the possible exception of David Lloyd-George, the most commanding figure In British publlo lit. He strikes a mora statesmanlike note than doe Lloyd-George. II ha not tha latter' power of remorse less raillery, , but his speeches display deeper thought and -mots rAaCly Adapta bility to varying surroundings. They are alike in being fearlesa and devoid of rev erence (or Institutions because they are pi - Premier Asquith Is almost lost behind tha commanding personalities of hi two Irre pressible lieutenant. Tha American Mother. Winston's mother. Lady Randolph Churchill (who was Jennie Jerome of New York), accompanies him to most of his meetings, being anxious lest tha suffra gettes may carry out their threat to dis able him. . Churchill Infuriate the suffragettes by the contemptuous coolness with which he receive their assaults and they have sworn to malm Mm, although ha Is favor able to woman suffrage. Never at any prevloua election have there been so many candidate for Parlia ment With American affiliations, either through their wives or their mothers. Paget, .who married a daughter of W. C Whitney of New ork, who carried Cam bridge county In January, a a unionist, Is now opposed by one, of th ablest legal men on tha liberal eld-,' O. S. Buck master, the' king's counsel, who I making a hard fight Mrs." Annie Langhorne Astor I working Indefatlgably In Plymouth for her hus band, Waldorf Ator.. whose chances of success are said to hav Improved. Mr. Astor I trralstlbl when she aeta about cajoling a dlffloult voter. Ph deals with all such cases herself and almost Invari ably succeed In getting the desired prom ise. She I mora active than her husband, who ha been warned not to over-exert himself, ii belt still delicate. Should ha win th victory will be her. Oat In th Field. Mrs. Rareourt spends each day motoring through tha principal districts. Interview ing her hueband' leading supporters. She has a remarkable manner and In her own way . Is cult a much a canvasser a 1 Mm, Astor. - ' John Burns' opponent I Rtr John Har rington, whos wife is a daughter of th lata . Senator MacMlllan. She i working day and night for her husband, whose at tacks on tha liberal about American dol lar have been countered In several very frank leaflet by th United Irish league, telling how Harrington wa only enabled to give up a .diplomatic career and spend money fighting for aeata for the tcry party by American dollar got with hi wife. Major Archer Shee, who married Ellxa beth Pell of New York, i having a tougn fight to retain central Finsbury. Captain Arthur Lee, Colonel Roosevelt's host when th latter wa here, who mar ried a Mis Moore of New Tork. talk all th time about th enormity of utilising Atneriran dollar In English election, though hi position In that respect 1 iden tical with Harrington's. He sits for next Farnham dlvlalon of Hampshire, with a big tory majority, and is certain to be ra ".'V)irt. d. Peers In a Sew Hole. IM Vumon 1 delivering occasional Ipotioee, but wisely refralna from descend ing to t.v American dollar argument. I)rd i -erhurt, who married Virginia Fonytis. 1 Us discreet. Hi reches ar one of th features of the election bo cauM of their airy responsibility and chser ful artlessness. He take tb rough chaff i his audience In th beat part Nothing uffles t.lni. but hi party 1 not th gainer by having him. This is the first time In neariy 84 years that peers have been allowed to take part in parliamentary elections. The liberals have no reason to regret this action aa the peers get helplessly rattled and tbelr meet ings break up In confusion. I aloalst labile; Hard. Early ti-1 afternoon forty unoni.ued re turns had been made, which, with th flt- tCvaUnuod ua occvnd Pags.) I "' fl W 1 .,,-1 . (- -v -rv ' THAI tit:Lr or JUT- . -Z- " - TUKAMfVAl. rZA.ff jffiteL TSip Dolls TOY MxiM MT0C -v YEGGMEN WIN IN LONG RACE Robbers Loot Inavale and Hanover Banks with Impunity. , TRAILED OVER DUSTY ROADS Offlner and Desperadoes, Doth la Motor Cara pod Over Frnirle, Caaao Given T'p VIIlRge a terrorised. INAVALE, Neb., Deo. t (Special Tele gram.) Five yeggmen blew open the safe of the Inavale State bank at I o'clock this morning, kept the cltlxens In helpless terror by a fusillade of shots, escaped to the south and at Hanover, Kan., robbed the Taft State bank of S3.D00 before day light. Pursuit by a posse of deputy sheriffs, headed by Sheriff O. D. Hedge of Red Cloud began at sunrise and continued until late in the day. Tonlniit the officers have given up hope of capture. Th chase of today was aa a chapter of scout life of the early day brought down to date. For twelve mile across the prai rie and through th alkali dust the offi cer followed the trail of footprint left by th robbers, reading the "sign" as they bowled along in a big touring car. Where the trail was at last lost there was Indication that the yeggmen had been picked up by. an .automobile. This conclu sion was Justified when It wa learned from the Kansas officers that tha robber appeared at Hanover with a motor car. Following th robbery at Hanover the Kansas officer took up the chase. Discovered br Cltlaea. Shortly before 2 o'clock this morning John Osborne and James Heaton, cltlxens of Inavale, discovered the robber at work on th bank. They were across the street when the robbers opened flra on them. The window before which they were standing wa shattered. They fled to a position of safety. Th whole population of Inavale, a hamlet of 300 persons, was aroused by th ahooting. The robbers kept the towns people at a safe distance by continuous shooting unSll tha safe wa looted. The five men then disappeared, withdrawing to tha country, firing behind them to dis courage pursuit, t ' While this gang was working along th Nebraska-Kansas lln another attempted to rob th State bank at Stark, a mining camp in southeastern Kansas. At this place tha safe blower were frightened away after having placed a charge o dynamite in the vault door. During the last few' months th bank of several small towns around Hastings. Neb., hav been robbed and in nearly every cas th robber have escaped In automobiles. In cases when they were pursued by offi cer they outdistanced the machines of the trailer. . CHAMP CLARK CALLS ON TAFT N amber ol Others 8tos mt th Whit House, hut All Avoid "tint Dock." Alley. WASHINGTON, Dec a The White House executive office were crowded to day with senators and representatives who called to pay their respects to tha presi dent Among tha early callers wa Champ Clark of Missouri, who Is slatad as th next speaker of the house. "Lama Duck Alley" waa shown to many of, the vUKIng congressmen at tha execu tive office today, but none was willing to sit in the comfortable chali and sofa. ROOT WILL SUCCEED FULLER New York Senator Is Appointed Member of Th Hagn Trlbsasl, WASHINGTON. Dec. I. Senator Ellhu Root of New York today waa appointed permanent arbitrator representing America at Trie Hague, succeeding th lata Chief Justice Fuller of th supreme court, who held that honor. The appointment was an nounced at tb Whit Houso by President Tart. Coming and Going in Omaha i Events of the Week, as Viewed by The Bee's Artist, Shot Getting Better of Armor in the Great ; Race for Supremacy Projectile Makers Succeed in Produc ing Shells that Will Pierce Plates - - ef Lattst Patteriw - - WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-Th' hot ap pear to be getting the better of the armor In tha never-ending content for supremacy between the two, according to Rear Ad miral N. EX Mason, chief of the naval ord nance bureau. In his annual report he says that th condition and outlook with regard to armor-piercing projectile, form erly unsatisfactory, have improved very much during th year; the quality of the shells supplied by certain firm Is better und the outlook is more satisfactory than for several year past, though the lack of an adequate aupply of large calibre shells continue to be a matter of serious con cern. On the other hand, the advance In armor has not been entirely satisfactory so far a thick plates are concerned, and certain new processes, while giving promise of ultimate improvement, have failed to lend themselves to th Installation of tha armor on shipboard. In Ui meantime the older proceasea are being left behind by tha Improvement in projectiles. . . But thin platea have shown marked Im provement and tha hardening methods formerly limited to two-inch platea have gradually been extended to plates up to four Inches, and it Is possible they may be indefinitely extended, and thus solve the problem existing with regard to thick plate. Notwithstanding some adverse foreign criticisms the ordnance bureau is well sat isfied with tha present smokeless powder. A new "stabiliser" ha been Introduced wTth great success. - Flood Situation in . ' France Grows Serious Hundreds of Villages Are Surrounded : by Water and Are Being Provi- ; sioned from Boats. PARIS Deo. I Torrential downpour continued throughout France today and the flood situation Is growing more serious. Hundreds of villages are surrounded by water and are being provisioned by sol diers In boats. Immense damag has been caused In th valley of tha Loire by the breaking of tha dike near Nantes. The water flooded farm and village lying below th level of the embankment to a depth of six feet. The floods also Invaded the lower quarters of Nantes, rising to th top of ths lamp posts. Practically every stream In Franc wit out of It bank. Man Identified as Dead - Murderer is Found-Alive PHILADELPHIA. Dee. I.-Kollowlng last night' revelation of mistaken identity, the poiic of this city today were com pelled to make a fresh start In their ef forts to Identify tha man who shot and fatally wounded George W. Barnrtt, a special policeman, and was in turn killed by Barneft, who was looking for burglars In West Philadelphia last Monday night. The body of the stranger, whl.a had been positively Identified by I.eon W:ner of Boston as that of his son, Hyman, has been returned to the dty morgue, after having been taken last nig lit l'rom the train that was about to start for Boston. Hyman Wiener, the supposed dead man, who was found In a tenderloin saloon last night. Is SU4 detained at city halL CENSUS OF WESTERN STATES Population of Colorado is Nearly Eight Hundred Thousand. IDAHO , MAKES GREATEST GAIN Iaree for tho Deesd la Ksre That . One Jt and red er Coat .FIgfnnoa . (or tho Intra of Oregon and Nevada. WASHINGTON. Dec. I. Population tat Istlea of the thirteenth census were Issued today for the following state: Colorado, 799.02-1, an Increase of S59.3S4, or 48 per cents over 639,700 In 1900, when tha Increase over 1890 was 127,602, or 30 per cent. The population of the countlea contain ing the principal cities waa announced as follows: Denver , XI8.S1 Pueblo 62.223 El Paso 43.821 Idaho, S26.694, an Increase of 1(3, il, or 101.8 per cent over 141,772 In 1900, when the Increase over 1890 was 77.3S5, or 91.T per cent. I Nevada, 81.875, an Increase of 39,640. or 83.4 per cent over 42,836 In 1900, when the pop ulation showed a decrease of 8,426, or 7.S per cent from that of 1890. Oregon. 671,766, an Increase of 859,329, or (2.7 per cent over 413.63s Jn 1900. when th Increase of 1890 wa 08.769, or 41.8 per cent. Queer Premonition of Death is Realized New Tork Lad Who Expected to Die ; Soon Beoanse Sister and Brother . Did Falls Down Shaft. nsnnsaiann-w NEW YORK, Dec. 8. For th reason that both his brother and hi sister had died Just as each wa approaching th age . of 17, John Smyth, a young resident of the upper east side, had frequently ex pressed a fear that ba would never live to celebata his own 17th birthday. Ha was nearinj what h considered thi crucial age, when today h fell ' alght stories through tha elevator shaft In a new building at , Broadway and Ninety second street and died as tha last lite of th church was being administered to him. UNION PACIFIC AGENT KILLED B. SC.- Tnrner, Who Was In Chargr of Station at Devil's tilde, I'tah, Mnrdered hy Bandits. OGDEN, t tah. Dec. a (Special Tele gram.) S. E. Turner, Union Pacific sta tion agent at Devil' Slide station, some miles east of here, was shot and killed by bandits last nlgbt. Tha money In tha aafa of that station and aoma valuable of Turner' were taken. 8. E. Turner horn and residence were unknown by th Union Pacific office In Omaha. The elder Wieher waa dumbfounded and at the sam tlm overjoyed when last night h was summoned from the train as h was about to leave for Boston and coctronted by bis ton at police headquar ters. It was a dramatic moment when the ton wa brought Into the father's presence. The detectives looked for an affecting scene, but Hyman. tha Instant he saw his parol t. became angered and said: "So I'm a dope fiend and no good, am IT" The father, grief-stricken since he thought ha had Identified tha body a .hat if hi son and almost speechless with the subsequent developments, simply said: "I only told t truth when I waa asked! I aw (lad that you are ail re." PRESIDENT TAFT SEEKSJIAltMONY Chief Executive Summons Regular and Progressive Leaders to White House for Conferences. CONCILIATION THE WATCHWORD j Unity of Action in Party is Greatly Desired. dtsuhqents said to hol dalooi Preliminary Meeting Gives No Definit Promise of Success. ME. CUMMINS' ATTITUDE IS C00I Senator aya His Presence Is Die Only to Invitation, Which Is Ho. reived Only aa Part of Definite Pino. WASHINGTON. Dee. S.-(9peclal 1. gram .)-Senator Cummins, the leader of the progressives In the senate, as Invited today to the Whi.e House by Becretary Noron. Senator Cummin, responding to the Invitation, called at the White Houe this afternoon, and he and tho president held a conference, the details of which are not disclosed, but the general Import of which In nowhere queHtlnncd. President Taft has made his first big move slnoa the elections, November 8, to placate the progressive forces. The ball has been set trolling, beyond any question, to bring about the nomina tion and election of President Taft In 1I2 The first great step to be taken to achieve this result Is fo smooth over the relation between the president and tho Insurgents. It has been forecasted for some time that Prcaldent Taft would undertake this win ter a radically different policy from the one he pursued last winter, when he cut off the progressive from patronage and otherwise showed his displeasure toward them. The ummonlng of Senator Cummins to the White House bears out what has been forecasted In striking and emphatlo fash Ion. Senator Cummins ha not been a White House visitor until today since last December. Just' about a year has gon by since he entered the White House. Senator Cummins today discussed the out. look as to the progressive course In con gress and various matter related to It. He had no comment to make on his visit to the White Houne. He made It plain that the progressives In the senate wer going straight ahead on the lines which they have followed In the past. Cummins' Visit Notable. The presence of a number of regulars, who dropped In singly and' In pairs, at tracted little attention, but political Wash ington began to sit up and. take notlct when Senator - Cummins ' appeared. H was quickly followed by Senator William . H. Borah of Idaho, progressive. Later came the Information that Benatoi Bristow of K auras had been invited, but had failed to put In an . appearance. ,Th president did not attempt to bring tha gen ate leaders together In one big conference. There were never more than two In hit private office at the aame tlm. Ha saw Senators Cummins and Borah together ana then had a private word with each alone In Insurance rlrclea It waa said the pre liminary conference with the president had given no definite promise of success. Th president waa reported aa concllatory erne. 1 said to have declared ha was anxious to do all In his power to bring about unity of action in the party. A leading member of the progressive wing In tha aenate waa asked for an expression as to the outlook for bringing tha regular and Insurgents together. ; ; He shook his head. "Such a thing la po. slhle," he, declared, "but It certainly la not probable.' This was echoed by other. Taft Maklngr Mperlal Effort. ' At the WMte Housa It was not admitted that President Taft waa making a special effort to bring the Insurgent . or pro gressives Into lino. It was . declared, with a great deal., of emphasis, that Messrs. Cummins, Borah and Bristow had been In. vlted to call only as a part of tho presi dents plan to consult as many aa poaetbl of tho senators and congressmen concern ing recommendation In hi message, and th legislative program for tha coming aea. sion. It was pointed out that tho president had consulted with Senators Lodge, Root, Nelson, McCumber of North Dakota, Cur tis of Kansas, fcmoot of Utah and repro senUUve from varlou sections of th country. It also waa raid that several of the house Insurgent wer to b Invited to oonferencea next week. Senator Cum nuns' call, was the first he has mada la over a year. Ho mada no effort to conceal the fact that his presence at th executive offices wa due entirely to the president's invitation. As he wa departing with a copy of thi president's message in his hand, tha sen a. tor remarked on tha fact that It had bees a long time since he had virlted the execu. tlve office. "But you probably will come oftener li the ft'ureT" waa suggested. "I wouldn't predict that too strongly," replied the progressive leader with I smile. "I am always glad to come, how ever. "Your conference with the president was a pleasant one?" ha was asked. "This conference with you gentlemen Is very pleasant," the senator answered and said good-bye. declaring ha could not discuss his visit. Senator Borah said ha would havo a further conference with the president next week. Like Benator Cummins lis bad little to ssy. Iteport of the conference spresd quickly through tha city, however, and It be came known that tha president prac tlcally had offered tha olive branch t progressives, with many of whom he hac not been on most cordial terms. The Insurgents of both houses probablj will hold a caucus before deciding or. any course of action. Their tone tonighi was hardly conciliatory. , "The fact that this Is the short ses sion of congress, with the time for leg Islstlvo action limited, will not prevent the bringing of Important legislative pro posals to the attention of the country and congress," said Senator Cummins shortly after leaving the White House. Progressive Pros ram. j The senator gave tha first outline of tha program that la to ba followed by tha ao-called progressives In tha aesaion that opens Monday. It Is planned by these members to urge tha further con slderatton of a tariff commission law similar to that embodied In tha Beverldg bill, aud to draw attention again to
