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TORIES TALK OP ,
PHYSICAL FORCE
British Opposition Party Advocate
Indulge in Bitter Utterance! When
Commenting on Election.
IAXE THEIR DEFEAT VERY BADLY
Unionists Hoot at Idea of Coalitionists
Completing Program.
ASQUTTirS FOLLOWERS JUBILANT
Propose to "Sweep Away Vast Amount
of Anarchistic Rubbish."
AMERICAN DOLLAR AND THE IRISH
U(br On t karat on Tkli Pkaae of
British Polities Conr la tke
Wake of tke Elec
tion. lOKDON. Deo. IX (Special Telegram.)
Unexampled bitterness imim aure to sur
vive the vletory cf the coalition In the
pending elections. The torlea are taking
their defeat badly and talk vaguely of the
so-called "futility" of the present content.
They even suggest that "physical force may
be neoeesery to prevent the motley crew
of revolutionists from disrupting1 the em
pire and tearing down the social fabrics
f Britain."
The fact la that a vast number 'of the
torlea are willing to have democracy aa
long aa It submits to aristocratic rule, but
no longer. Borne of the tory editorial writers
have permitted their writings to degenerate
Into hysterical drivel. Their Indignation Is
almply too great for utterance. The liberals,
radicals, labor! tes, socialists and Irish na
tionalists are buoyant, and declare the tory
threats) are pure bluff. The new House of
Commons, thoy say, will sweep away "a
vast amount f t anachronistic rubbish, along
with the lords' veto power." They assert
that Ireland has practically won home rule
and that now England, Scotland and Wales
tan have the same thing whenever they
want It
Hoot at the Coalitionists.
Talking In private, the conservatives and
Bnlonlats hoot at the Idea that the coalition,
lata will ever be able to carry out their pro
gram. They aay that any necessary
measures whatever will be need to prevent
k "traitorous English party from delivering
the United Kingdom Into the hands of a
group of Irish politicians who live on
American dollars."
The question of the over-representation
f Ireland at Westminster Is again raised.
The torlea hold that if Ireland were not
ever-represented, five to one, the coalition
would he helpless In the coming Parlia
ment. , ' . ,
! you "suppose," they shout, "that we
are going to let these beggars have a free
hand with the destinies of England?"
Meanwhile Prumter AannHh mnt ht ml
ia.n.U.r nr.n.nn. tn- . ,v.i .
session) when the veto bill win be pushed!"1 mxlraum . reached. .. The
to its passage over the heads of the lords
If necessary.
Coalition Holds Its Lead. '
The first week of the general elections
ended with both political parties holding
'their own. Five hundred and two seats
have been filled and each aide gained
twenty-ono from the other. The complex
Ion of the new House of Commons up to
date Is aa follows.
. GOVERNMENT COALITION,
Liberals 183
Laburttea m
Nutlonalists 66
Independent Nationalists , 7
Total "rn
OPPOSITION.
I'nlonlsts '..225
The closeness of the election continues to
cause wonder, but with only 169 members
yet to be chosen and the certainty that
neither side will make Important gains,
the public Is fast losing Interest. The
country, which has been surfeited with
politics tor a month, is beginning to turn
Its attention to the neglected holiday
lesson. '
I.loyd-GeorBe He-Elected.
Thirteen constituencies polled today, but
Ibe resulta on only five of them are known
tonight. David Lloyd-George, chancellor
f the exchequer, who was the most bit-
sarly assailed by the peers of all the lib
trala, waa returned by his Welch conatltu
ncy, the Carnarvon district, with an In
creased majority.
Disorders are reported from aevcral dls
tricta Women engaged In electioneering
have been hit with mud and atonea and the
mashing of motor windows has become a
favor' te pastime. The postmaster general,
St. Tu. Samuel, narrowly escaped being hit
today.
Some of the peers on the stump are
furnishing great amusement for the liber
als, who bait them with embarrassing
questions and comments. Lord Ktveston
appeared In a meeting at Stanford last
night and announced sadly: "I am sorry
that I cannot make my speech tonight.
The party managers have told me that my
apeechea are doing more harm than good.
They aay that the frivolous and the wor"-.-legmen
do not like tbem."
PERKINS IN
ANOTHER FIELD
Will Not Hetarn to Kaaltable Except
Possibly In an Advisory
Capacity.
NEW TORK. Dec. 11. tSpeolat Telegram.)
-The report that George W. Perklna la to
take the place of Grover Cleveland aa chair
man of the trustees of the Equitable Life,
led to many rumors In Wall street today
of a possible closer connection by Mr. Per
kins with that Institution, following hla
retirement from the firm of J. P. Morgan
4- Co.
Mr. Perkins, however, haa no Intention of
re-entering the insurance field actively.
This was learned from a reliable source.
If he ftecoraes chairman of the Equitable
voting trust it will be solely In an advisory
capacity I. as Mr. Cleveland waa.
It la stated that Mr. Perkins haa other
plana that will occupy his attention. They
are In the Industrial corporation field,
which he haa long regarded as the sphere
of greatest activity in this country for
many yeara to come.
For long time past it has been known
Mr Perkins aa giving inure and more
thought to the possibilities and problems
f the Industrial corporations, and the
knnounnement that he la hereafter to de
Vote himself to that work is therefore no
surprise to those associated with him.
rial Count
Amendments
a in South Dakota
Law Authorizing Leasing of State
Lands is Only One Approved
Vote on State Officers.
PIERRE, 8. D., Dee. 11. (Special.) The
official count of votes cast for state offi
cers below governor In the recent election
and that on the amendments and laws were
aa follows:
Lieutenant Governor Byrne. 63,497; Dav
enport, 31,857; Granstrom, 4,258; Goodfellow,
1,599.
Secretary of State Polley, 64,483; Cogan,
30,927; M In (rug, 4,127; J. F. Anderson, 1,675.
Auditor H. B. Anderson, 66,652; Flnnegan,
30.438; Newcomb, 4,076; Hlxson, 1.867.
Treasurer George O. Johnson, 65,807;
Boynton, .30,160; Wilson, 4.029; Rlngsdorf,
1.632.
Attorney General Royal C. Johnson, 65,
086; Lynch, 30.533; Cochrane, 1,859.
Superintendent of Instruction Lawrence,
4.814; Nolan, 30.416; Jolley. 1027; Pietila,
1,538.
Commissioner of Lands Brlnker, 64,761;
Raymond, 30,549; Hlnsvark, 1044; Rough,
1,577.
Ratfway Commissioner Smith, 64.125;
Toung, 31,511; Rowden, 4,036; Shutt, 1,607.
Supreme Court Judges (two elected) E.
G. Smith, 66.312; J. H. McCoy, 66.962.
Constitutional Amendments Renting of
public lands: Teg, 48,152; no, 44.220. Salary
of attorney general: Tea 88,932; no, 2,337,
Equal suffrage: Tea, 36,289; no, 67,709. Debt
limitation r Tea, 32,612; no, 52,233. General
tax amendment: Tea, . 29,836; no, 62,043.
Establishment of new state Institutions:
Tes, 16,128; no, '47,628.
Laws Local option: Tes, 42,416; no, 65,372.
t-iectno neadllghta: Tes, 37.914; no, 49.938.
Suspension from office: Tes, 82.160; no.
M.loZ. Embalmera: Tea, 84.660; no, 49,546.
Congreesional dlstricta: Tea, 26.918; no,
47,893. Mllltla: Tea, 17,852; no, 57,440.
The circuit judgea elected for the dif-
ferent clrculta In the order In which they
are named were: Robert B. Tripp, Joseph
W. Jones, C. X. Seward. Frank B. Smith
Frank McNulty, John F. Hughes, Levi Mc-
uee, William G. Rice. Alva E. Taylor and
josepn ti, Boftum.
It will be observed that the only amend
ment that went past the "vote no" cam.
palgn was that which authorizes the leas
ing of state lands for agricultural pur
poses, which won by a little Over 1,000 votes,
College Graduates
Have Chance to Make
Good on Knowledge
Consular Assistants Receive Thousand
First Year and More for Fol
lowing Year.
WASHINGTON, Deo. ll.-Another oppor
tunity for college graduatea to enter the
consular service will be afforded on Janu
ary SO and SI next, when an examination
will be held at the State department of
candidates tosMpnspoJntoaent , aa consular
assistants or atudent Interpreters.
The consular ass' stents recive a salary
of SI. 000 per annum for the first three
J' and thereafter $200 a year more im
"k, , an-sgnca to duty In
a.ian ana i urney receive a ea.ln.rv
of S1.008 per annum with an allowance of
i lor tuition.
SHEPARD NOT AT DIX DINNER
skew aerie uurersor-FJert Will Not
Assoisee Appointments Until
Taesday or Wednesday.
NEW TORK, Deo. 1L (Special Tele
gram.) t-award m. Shepard did not at
tend the dinner of the Democratlo Mer
chants' association to Governor-elect John
A. Dlx last night In the Hotel Astor. The
gossip went the rounds of the dinner that
Mr. Shepard had decided to remain away
only after his friends had failed to get
him word of encouragement from Governor-elect
Dlx for the Shepard boom
When the matter was presented to him by
Shepard'a friends, the rumor went, Mr.
Dlx said the choice of a United States
senator waa the task of the legislature
and that he would not Interfere.
Governor-elect Dlx Saturday aaw and.
talked with Charles F. Murphy, Mayor
Gaynor and others prominent In the demo
cratic party. He announced no appoint
ments during the day, and It la thought
none will be announced until Tuesday or
Wednesday.
After leaving Mr. Dlx. Mr. Murphy de
clared again that he was not a candidate
for the senatorshlp. He said It aa em
phatically. Timers la something remark
ablo about the report that he Is a candi
date. When It was started originally he
denied It and the bonm died a speedy
death. It has been revived within the last
few days by Mr. Murphy's closest friends
and advisers and their activity la looked
upon as giving the boom much more Im
portance than It had originally.
EARTHQUAKE AT FLORENCE
Observatory la Italy Notes Tremors
tkat Moat Have Bern Grent
Distance Away.
FLORENCE. Dec. It. The observatory
here reports that from 11 o'clock this morn
ing until 1 o'clock this afternoon a aeries
of strong earthquake vibrations were re
corded on the Instruments. Apparently the
disturbance waa at a great distance.
Santa Claus' Whiskers Must
Be Fire-Proofed This Year
The officially approved and only genuine melting In texture but none the less effl
Santa Claus of the state of Nebraska will I dt. Most sweeping of all 1. Mr. John-
... I son's express order that children shall not
be fire proof, according to a bulletin on t touch h- Cnr,.tmM uee
Christmas fashions Issued by A. V. John- whUe u ablase with the splendor of the
son. chief deputy fire commissioner. j candles or other lights.
Mr. Johnson aperitifs that the good saint The circular Issued by the deputy state
shall wear a venerable beard constructed ' fir, commissioner cites statistics to show
entirely of mineral wool of approved qual- that the country needs a crusade for a safe
Hy and consistency. The soowfluke on anj ,ane chrlstmae tree,
his wonderful fussy robes are to be repre-j gc-lal precautions are advised for the
sented by a shower of mica flakes, tested decoration of atore windows and Christmas
to ever so many degrees Fahrenheit. , exhibits. Attention Is called to tts great
The old and familiar Santa Claus wig and annual loss of property and Ufa fom fire
whlakera like father used to make may be which Is started by defective eleccrlc wlr
used with the sanction of the stats If they In-. t
aie subjected to a fire-proof tng bath. Thisj The ban Is placed on the use of celluloid
Is said to render them less handsome and and tissue paper decorations.
APPROPRIATIONS
MAKINGAltEC01lD
Bills Passed in House with Speed
Heretofore Unprecedented Indi
cates Other Legislation.
ALL EYES TURN UPON TARIFF
Democrats Generally Introduce Bills
to Repeal Duties.
TAKEN AS INTENT FOR FUTURE
Ideas
Differ as to Outcome
Present Session.
of
REAPPORTIONMENT LOOMS UP
Mark Opposition Developing Against
Passage of Measure Based I'pos
Thirteenth Census Open
Field for Tafe.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 11. A week of con
gress has not cleared the atmosphere aa to
whether there will be any aerloua effort
at tariff tinkering. While many bills have
been Introduced for the repeal of dutiea
on lumber, food producta, coal and many
of the raw materials, they have come from
the - democratlo minority men and are re
garded as indicating the intentlona of in
dividuals next session, when the democrats
will be in the majority. i
In the senate the only tariff activity has
been in connection with the proposed
amendment of the rules presented by Sena
tor Cummins. The change suggested la
designed to permit revision by schedules
and prevent consideration of ameodmenta
to schedules other than those specifically
under discussion.
The opposition to the proposed change 4n
the rules Insists that It involvee cloture
in a form that baa been repugnant for a
hundred yeara. Friends of the Cummins
scheme point to President Taft'a endorse
ment of tariff revision by -achedulea and
declare such a rule la neceasary If the
president's plan Is to carry.
The passage through the house of two
of the large appropriation measures waa
an unheard of thing In the history of con
gressespecially when It waa considered
that they were the Indian and the rivers
and harbors bllla, both of which have pre
cipitated controverslea and long debates
heretofore. It is expected the pension bill
will be reported from the committee on
appropriations on Tuesday, and that the
legislative, executive and Judicial appro
priation bill will be brought In on Thurs
day. Chairman Tawney haa promised Speaker
Cannon and Republican Whip twight that
he can report othera of the big supply bills
aa rapidly as the houae can handle them.
The rush of theee meaaurea through the
house at the Instigation of the administra
tion to open the field for the president's
legislative program promises to break all
records. At the same time there aeema to
be an Impression among members that the
session will prove barren of resulta so far
as general legislation ls""'eeTiteTll"rT." '".!"
Much opposition la developing against
the pasaage of a bill to provide for a re
apportionment based upon the thirteenth
censua If this should go over until next
session, aa the situation would seem to
indicate, some Interesting debates would
result. Reapportionment legislation,- as a
rule, offers political advantagea to the
party In power, but next session the houso
will be democratlo and the senate repub
lican, and many membera think It would
be Impossible to pass a law under such
conditions unless It contained a large ele
ment of fairness to both parttea.
TO THE MEMORY OF HIS FIANCE
Olsja Mann Will Endow Five Scholar
Bh I pa In tko University of
Chicago.
CHICAGO, Dec. 11. (Special Telegram.)
Olga Menn, whoae propoaed marriage . to
Baron Osker Rothschild met with auch
obstaclea that the young baron killed him
self, will endow five scholarship In the
University of Chicago in memory of her
fiance. These scholarships are In - addi
tion to the endowment of a room at the
German Old Peoples' home at Forest park.
This room hereafter will be known as the
Baron Osker Rothschild room. A large
portrait of the late baron will be hung
in the room. '
BUSK IS BUSY OUT WEST
Operations of Swindler Here Recalled'
. to Police ky Oregon He
ports. The operations of James Busk In Omaha
several years ago were recalled yesterday
when the police came Into poasesslon of a
copy of the Danske Ren. a Danish paper,
reporting the man's operations recently in
Oregon. According to the report, Jamea
Busk la wanted at Eugene, Ore., on the
charge of, eteallng suitcases and forging
checks In the same manner that he Is
alleged to have operated In Omaha.
Busk Is said to have possessed a suit
case with a collapsible bottom that he
could slip over the top of another suitcase
and carry It off as plunder.
Plenty of Tfltrnte Akead.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 11. Cheering news
to the agriculturist Is contained In a report
to the State department from the American
legation at Santiago, Chile, which aaya that
on the basis of the present annual con
sumption of 200,000,000 tons, the nitrate de
posits of that country may be cqunted
upon to yield for 130 years.
-'lBBjs.Bjaj
From tha Indianapolis
- News.
Or Maybe lie
FINGER PRINTS AND BUTTON
These Form Clues with Which Detec
tives Are Hunting Murderer.
REVENGE, NOT ROBBERY, MOTIVE
Suspicion In Bernnnrd Farm Case
Rests First on Any One of Six .
Men Emoloynd on Place
la Kansas.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Dec. II. Revenge
and not robbery is now believed to have
been the motive of the murder of four
persons on the Bernhard farm In Kansas,
south of here.
The bodies which were discovered were
examined closely rda-and It was found
tnat .MnL Emellne IHtaijurd-and her son,
George, had been terribly beaten ' about
the head, while 'Tom Moigan and the
hired man believed to be named Worth,
had evidently been killed by one or two
blows.
Edward P. Doyle, head of the' Kansas
City detective bureau ,was sent to the
scene of the crime by ' Chief of Police
Griffin today. He assun.ed charge of the
hunt for the man or men, who committed
the crime and Its expected that an arrest
will be made here within a few days.
During the Inspection of the premises to
day, Inspector Boyle found the body Im
prints of four fingers and a thumb of
a man's left hand upon the whitewashed
wall of the closet, In which it is believed
Mrs. nornhard was murdered. This sec
tion of the wall was sut cut and brought
to Kansas City.
Inspector Boyle also found the handle of
.a pickax, hidden under, the manger. In
which the three men were found. This
was covered with blood and hair and evi
dently was used by the murderers. The
clock weight, which was found ire the
house, also covered with blood, is thought
to have been used only to slay Mrs. Bern
hard aa the hair which is stuck to It,
is gray.
Large Wklte Botton.
A large white button, of the kind us
ually worn on blue shirts was found be
side the manger in which the bodies were
hidden. ,
Aa no buttons were missing from the
clothing of the murdered men, this is being
saved by the police, who believe it la off
the shirt of the slayer. Inspector Boyle
said tonight he would assign four detec
tives and use the entire police force fu the
hunt for the slayer.
The first step will be to locate six men,
all of whom found the Imprints of their
left hand will be taken and compared
wrth the bloody finger-prints found on the
white wall of the closet.
Another search was made of the house
today and a strong box In which valuable
papers and soma money had been placed,
waa found. In this box a deed convey
ing all of Mrs. Bernhard'a ' property to her
son, George, was found. From this the
officers believe she intended to leave all
of her property to him and cut off her
other children. The deed was drawn
November 9, 1909, but never had been filed.
A bank book found shows that Mrs.
Bernhard opened an account with a bank
about a year ago and had more than $3,000
on deposit.
The Identity of the hired man slain haa
not been definitely established. It was
at first believed hla name was Worth, but
papers found In his pocket bear the name
Glenn Cotner of Green Valley, Mo. In
vestigation haa fulled to prove the latter
name to be correct.
The coroner's Jury will be impanelled to
morrow and the inquest held at Olatbe,
Kan., Tuesday. The funeral of the four
persons will bs held Wednesday at the
farm and burial will be made in Forest
Hill cemetery here.
MODERN GUNS FOR AIRSHIP
Aviator Neale nf Knslaad Proposes
Something New In the v'r of
n Dlrlcible.
LONDON. Dec. 11. (Special Cablegram.)
Plans for a' dirigible, which will travel at
100 miles an hour, and carry, quick-firing
guns and searchlights, long range wire
less equipment, telephotographlc apparatus
and other up-to-date accessories for use
in war, have been made by E. Neal. a
young English aviator, who Is about to
appeal for the sum of t225,(u to build the
airship.
Mr.' Neale haa made a few gocd aeroplane
flights in England, but he Is not In the
front rank of flying men.
Another Question to Settle
'11 Open the Canal "Without an
One Italian Dying,
While Four of His
Fellows Are Jailed
Louis Mareanio is Shot and Stabbed
For Sake of the Cause, He
Savs.
Louie Mareanio. living at 1028 South
Twentieth street. Ilea at the point of death
with a bullet hole through his right lung,
and four other Italians are held at the
police station aa the result of a fight at
1920 South Nineteenth street yesterday
nftomoon. Frank Tannegorra, who re
ceived a serious knife wound on the left
shoulder and la suspected of having shot
Mareanio, In broken Kngliah told the po
lice a mysterious story.,- ,f ....
He denied the shooting, but declared that
Mareanio and several other Italians had
attacked him for "the cause." The police
were unable to learn, what the cause he
referred to was, but understood he meant
his enemies repreaented a secret society
which waa aeeklng to work vengeance upon
him. He explained that he was attacked
On the nldewalk and that during the fracas
some one fired a shot through the window
of the house at 1020 South' Nineteenth
atreet. Policemen Dillon, Hell and Moss
arrtveu quickly on the scene and arrested
Nick Davero, Joe Weda and Frank Weda,
besides the Injured men. Mareanio Wat
taken to St. Joseph's hospital and waa re
ported In a serious condition. None of the
witnesses waa able or willing to talk in
telligible English.
Found Unconscious
From Escaping Gas
Man Found on Floor of Room Near to
Death Thought to Be J. E.
Kelley.
A man whose name Is thought to be 3.
K. Kelley, residence unknown to the police,
vi as overcome by gas in a room at 1115
Douglaa street yesterday morning. Kelley
had enKnftcd hla room In the house Satur
day nUht and retired about midnight. He
was found lying unconscious on the floor
about 11:30 q'clock the next morning by
Mrs. Mary Zenor, who conducts the room
ing house.
The gas Jet was wide open, the light ap
parently having been blown out The vic
tim recovered consciousness for a moment
and said his name was Kelley. A milk
ticket found In his clothes bore the name
Mrs. J. F.. Kolley. Poltce Surgeon Harris,
who attended him, said the man would re
cover. MRS. W. A. PAXTQN IS BURIED
Simple Services Held In Private at
Home nf J. C. sharp Bnrlal
at Forest I. awn.
All members of the family and a few
friends attended the funeral of Mrs. W.
A. Paxton, sr., wMch waa held with a
simple service at the home of J. C. Sharp,
311 North Forty-first street, at 2:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Rev. T. J. Mackay
read the service. Burial was In Forest
Lawn cemetery. ,
Nolan Sounds Alarm While
Depot Safe is Being Robbed
NEW YORK, Dec. 11. (Special Telegram.;
A dispatcher, named Gltlner, was sending
train orders this morning in the West
Shore terminals in Weehawken when over
another wire came clicking a call which
made him Jump to answer.
"This Is Nolan, operator at Highland,
N. Y.." waa the message he got, "I am
being held up. I was sitting here a few
minutes ago whi-n a young man wearing
a llgjit overcoat came in. He had a re
volver. Held me up. Said he wanted money
and would kill mo If I resisted. He's hold
ing gun at my head now."
"My friend still here," he clicked to
Gltlbiier. across seventy miles of snow. "He
had no Idea that I railed you up."
"I'm sending help," flashed Glelsner,
"what's ha-jpenlng now?"
"I ail still at work," Nolan answered.
Exposition.
POSTAL DEFICIT IS REDUCED
Annual Report of Postmaster General
Hitchcock Made Public.
FACILITIES HAVE BEEN IMPROVED
Poller of tke Present Administration
to Wipe Ont Losses by Increasing
Business Along Profit
able Lines.
WASHINGTON. Dec 11. In the space of
twelve months a reduction has been made
In the deficit of the PostoJflc department
of Sll.800.000, according to the annual re
port of Postmaster General Frank II.
Hltchcook, made pubUo today.
While a year ago the fiscal records of
the postal service disclosed a deficit of
Stf.&OO.COO. the 'largest in the history of the
country, . the excess of expenditures over
receipts for the year ended-June last
amounted to only tt.MS.lM. In commenting
upon tbla reduction. Postmaster General
Hitchcock says In his report;
"It la most gratifying to report that this
unprecedented , reduction haa been made
without any curtailment of postal facili
ties. . On the contrary, the service has been
largely extended.
, "The policy of the present administration
has been to wipe out losses by increasing
the postal business along profitable lines,
and while thus enlarging the department's
income to reduce as far aa possible the rate
of expenditure by cutting out wasteful
processes, by simplifying and rendering
more effective the methods of handling
pot-tal business, and by raising to the high
est possible standard the efficiency of offi
cers and employes.
"The more quickly mail matter can be
handled the less expensive the process.
The department accordingly has devoted It
self with great earnestness to the work of
Increasing the efficiency of the mall serv
ice, considering this the surest method of
making the postal establishment self
supporting." Extending Service.
. The department's policy Is to extend the
service as rapidly as is warranted by In
creasing population. In furtherance of this
policy, l.fiOO new postofflces were estab
lished during the last year and Bit new
rural delivery routes, traversing altogether
12,239 miles, were Instituted. Nearly J. COO
new! employes of various classes were
placed upon the rolls of the department.
Whose aggregate salaries were more than
$2,000,000 annually. In addition to this sum,
11,750,000 was added to the salaries of post-
office clerks, tl.226,000 to the salaries of let
ter carriers and 1250,000 to the salaries of
railway mall clerka. All Increases la
salary were based upon efficiency ratings.
In the discussion of second-class mail,
Postmaster General Hitchcock points out
the constant growth of this clots of matter.
It ia carried at a loas, Ind lie urges that
a remedy should be promptly applied by
charging more postage.
"In levying the higher rate," ths report
suggests, "it Is believed that a distinction
should be made between advertising matter
ar.d what la termed legitimate reading
matter.
"Under present conditions an increase In
the postage on reading matter la not rec
ommended. Such an Increase would place
a special burden oa a large number of sec
ond class publications, Including educa-
(Contlnued on Second Page.)
"So la highwayman. He tella me to keep
sending messages. Has his gun pointed at
me. He Is now going toward the safe. It
Is unlocked. Now he opens safe. Gun still
pointed at me. I watch him over my
shoulder."
Soon Glelsner had every operator on the
line listening. At the end of five minutes
Nolan called again.
"He's gone for good," said Nolan. "Went
down the tracks. Took 1170, all there was
in the tafe, and a bunch of tickets."
The posse arrived first from Cornwall.
In the little railroad station at Highland,
they found a whltefaced young operator In
a state of semi-collapse, for the reaction
had set in, but still talking to Glelsner.
With the strain over, Nolan went to pieces
and had to be relieved from duty. First,
though, he gave a good and complete de
scription of the robber.
LAND BARONS HAD
PINE PLANS LAID
Were Getting Ready for Pleasant Stay
While Serving Jail Term at
Hastings.
CELLS SPECIALLY PREPARED
New Furniture and Fittings Ordered
to Accommodate "Guests."
PUBLICITY SPOILS THE LAYOUT
Newspaper Stories Put an End to the
Proposed Luxury.
ADAM BREEDE REVIEWS AFFAIR
Bdltor of Hastings Trlbnne Tells t lr
canislantial Story In Iteaard to
ICaterlor Kvldeace In Sen
port of tkc lleporta.
That some reason existed for the outcry
against the special privileges granted the
convicted land barons who are confined
In the Adams county jail Is becoming more
and more apparent. The report of the In
vestigation made by the federal court au
thorities last week has been given to the
public, with the avirwice thnt the prison
ers are subject to the ordinary Jail rules
and discipline. Adam Breedn, editor of
the Hastings Tribune, Is sufficiently fa
miliar with the facts to be able to give
some Information that haa hitherto been
withheld. In hla Issue of Friday he re
views the whole proceedings at length.
His story follows: , 1
"There Is no questioning the fact that
the Investigation by the Department of
Justice Into the condition of affairs rela
tive to the manner In whloh the wealthy
land barons were to serve their time In
the Adama county Jail Is dlreotly due to
the exposures made by the Tribune. When
the prisoners were brought to Hastings
the Tribune waa the first paper to tell of
the plans for the installation of electtia
lights, telephone, new beds, rugs, etc., for
the benefit and convenience of the newly
arrived prisoners. Some of these plans
have been carried out, and there appears
to be no doubt that all of them would
have been put Into execution had it not
been for the timely exposure of the Trib
une. "The Tribune having seoured a beat on
this story, Its evening contemporary Im
mediately began to fake up something con
cerning the case and. as usual, made a
horrible botch of It. '
"Not only haa our contemporary printed
Innumerable accounts of the privileges and
comforts enjoyed by the ranchmen, but
It, or Its employes, have supplied the same
Information to newspapers elsewhere.
Selection of tke Prison.
"The Important question la connection
with , the incarceration ct these prisoners
lathe Adams county Jail Is whether they
were permitted, to select ihe-.laee of their
imprisonment. The Tribune's first author
ity that the -ranchmen, had gone on a
'home-hunting', expedition . was the publi
cation of an 'assertion to that effect by
the Omaha newspapers on Tuesday, No
vember 29, which assertions these papers
have not slnoe retracted or corrected, so
far as the Tribune has discerned. : On the
same day our esteemed contemporary,
without qualification or the disclosure of
ita source of Information, declared: 'The
"hoir.e-hunting" expedition of the con
victed men haa been In progreea for aev
eral weeka. The Jails Of many counties
have been considered by the men under
sentence as possible places of residence
for the coming term of Imprisonment
The report made by the officials who in
vestigated the Jail this week la silent on
this point.
"On the morning of the day when
three of the . prlaoners were brought to
Hastings a representative of the Tribune
waa admitted to the Adams county Jail.
Preparations for the arrival of the ranch
men were then In progress. The gilded
bedsteads were there. One box of bed
elothing was being opened. Mattresses,
apparently Just from the store, were on
the floor. Fresh blue paint was on the
wall. A general oleanltig up process waa
In progress, the character of which was
not such as Indleate preparationa for
ordinary prisoner.. At that time the
representative of the Tribune waa In
formed by the Jail officials that the
prisoners would have ruga on the floor.
No ruga were then In evidence for the
county prisoners. The further Information
waa vouchsafed by the Officials that the
ranchmen had been given the selection
Of the Jail, exception being made In the
caae of Grand Island on account of the
fact that the government was not pleased
with the treatment of federal prisoners that
had been sent to that place. Fremont waa
mentioned as One Of the places that had
been visited: or oonsldered by the ranch
men. The Tribune was still further In
formed that; the ranchmen would bo per
mitted to have electric llghta In their
cells and that a telephone might be In
stalled. ,...-
"Hherlff McCleery Informed the Trlbunt
representative that Mr. COmstock and Mr.
Jameson had visited him about two weeks
previous to their Incarceration and In
formed him lhat they and Messrs. Trlplett
and Richards, would serve their sentences
here. Some daya later Mr. McCleery
declared that only Mr. Comstock had
visited him. He insists now that he sup
poses that when Mr. Comstock was here
on his visit of inspection that the order
committing the men to Hastings had
already beep made by the Judiciary depart
ment. - sheriff Closes I'd.
"The Tribune lias bo desire to misrep
resent anyone In this matter. It wants
the truth. In Justice to both the prisoner
and the publto. Assuming that the Infor
mation given by the sheriff and published
by the Omaha papers and by our evening
contemporary was correct thst the ranch
men selected th. Adams cOunty jail aa the
place for their Imprisonment It endeavored
to get the truth In relation to the other
reports. With this object 111 view It applied
to Sheriff McCleery on Thursday, Decem
ber 1. the second day after the men were
incarcerated, for permission to have a
photograph ttken of the cells occupied by
the ranchmen. The sheriff waa informed
that a photograph would ahow better than
words just how ths cells ere furnished
there could be no exaggeration, no 'yellow
Journalism' in a photograph of tne actual
conditions. The request was refused. On
the same day a representative of the Kan
sas City Btar who was set it here to get
ths facts' made a similar request and was
refused. On Friday, the following tla.