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he Omaha: Daily Bee Women Best Buyers He piper tht is read br women jrlsjr? best returns to advertisers. FORECAST. r'or Nehriflki sp,ow. For low,i fno. For neither report ee page 2. Vol. .I NO. lOi. OMAHA TlirnsDAY MoKNIXli. 1K('EM BKIi l.UO-TAYKLYK rAitX SlNVtl.K 0l'Y TWO CKNTS. ANNUAL HEP T i Interstate Commerce ilembe. tfrcmineace to Eastirn . VTeitrra Freight Rates. TWO KVZ5IIGAII053 ARE MA1 Every Iffcrt is JLade to Expedite Proceeding. SEEK UNTFORH CLASSIFICATIOJr Riles and Regulations Reviewed, f"! - - ACVlSea AflCl tallica, ' . EIGHT HTTXDRED CASES SETTLED ; I DUi-rlnlaalloD y Knit of Partner-! hie wlta Carriers An IU Pne ! tlr4 Omika twt Hallway faae la C aaafde-rerf. "" ; books ami arr!"t'Ml Mar.Hxcr Br mk Mr .v A3HI.Vf.TON. D. Zl -Xn Its twanty- . p,a!fl, WM on , wa. , Britl!,h Coiumb.a, f-ji-nh animal raport sumbitted t j .-mgTea tnd ,t wai not ,int., ,hrw ,-ka later tuJy. tha lntertta Commenca cr.mml- thnt hr r-t'im1 vol-mtartly an.1 n-.rr-n.f-a.oa ! paxricuiar prominence to t.la himeolf to tha Unito-1 States marshal cunai.leratlon of tna aajtern and western K state on arrtvinr in Boston, that he freutiit rate caeea which are now pondin bef.)ie tin; rotiifnisian. The cases hva ( been assigned for argument on January S. j L'li. and succeeding days, Immediately foilowin tha passa cf th Mann-tkUna law the commission bevan to exei'i isa tne most far-reaching power cen ferted upon It. tlia authority to suspend propeed advanoea In ratna peiidina; Investi sailon. In the first haif of llo niirreoxis carriers had siven notice of general ad van a In rates. As a result of conferences between fuvernment and the carriers, tna dates of tha proposed advances were sus- i XEW YORK. Dec. 3. Papers in a civil ,ne ensrlneers and the mine manager were prndad pending t!i enactment of the law. ,ult instituted by tie sorernment ajtalnst : Prs'nt- Inspector lerrard issued a re Tliereupun t general Investigations were i fuveen Bros , dealers fn an'lques in Fifth , Prl a-f!"r making a descent Into the pit Instituted, one relating to the general, ad- avenue, were filed this afternoon In the ! ,n wn'ch he said It was impossible that vsn. es pn. pom-4 by eastern and the other Vnited ftates district court by Asststant j ny of the miners are still alive, to tiioae propored by est em carriers. ; t'ni'ed States rxstHct Attorney Wemnla ' Ha added that nothing could be done e- I Every effort haa been made to expedite the proceedings. X stupendous record Is now , the entire stock of the concern, approxi- i tn shaft. This rcnort was cora- bafore the eommfv-ion. The tanffs hare : mating In value SHOO.), because of alleged : niunicateil to the anxious crowds around been suspended unt: February 1, 1911. ' gross undervaluation of imports. 1 lha P' mouth, after which the bishop of Maa; faan Ulaswaeal Of. ! A force of expert customs men was today ! Manchester conducted a touching service Since ;ha last annual report the com-! working under Collector Loeb's direction j ln tn open air and the people slowly dis mission has announced decisions In 3e pro- i on the books and papers of the firm of j persed. cecd!ns a id 125 caaea have been disposed I Joseph Brooks Co.. the English woolen : explanation Is g.ven as to the cnuse of of. Thiiu XI? cases were removed from the commission's docket witiiln the year. 8J compl inta were filed and eieven proceed- ' Inns wire Inntitutcd by tha cumoiiaaion. in : addition, twenty-three pioceedlng Inyolv-' Uig suspension of tariffs were Instituted. Tl:a Bumoer of Informal enmptaunts taken ! feT trie examination of the document now up with tna commuuioa shows a consider-1 ,B hand, together with iaformatioa ob abla decrcaaa. Z.MU having been filed in i tained by special treasury agents, who MO a against tile previuua yelr. i ha been working on the case In Europe. Vkitiiin tha year 737 hearings and Invest.ga- j dome of tha importers affected by tha tiona respecting aUged ylolaUon of tha revelations have offered to settle with tha law were held In Washington and la .n. parts of tha country. in tha twaiva months ande Novambae IM0. m.&a tariff puhjlnatlons wera filed ' W1U tna Ounmiieslaau. ap-mtef-ll.Wf!I-x tuary. tpitnorroes. less than tha preceding twelve months. That urr.bar of sahedules Bled was) consider-1 fifTi rrTpOCJ ArlinTITTIC! ably neraae4i by tha f.Ung of sunolamente COO XXUjU LU iiO x)Mtpuu.ng the effective dates of tariffs which contained advanced rates now under investigation by the commission. In tha same pen.nl Usa number of special permis sions granted to make tar f f a affective oa less tnan' statutory notice was sub stantially tha same as -U tha previous twelve months. Special reference is made to the work of the comrr.;;:a:on for the establishment of a unifirm freight classification, practically j s 11 tha rules and regulations of separata ; classifications haia been reviewed, revised ! ar..i unified. The. carriers, tha report says, are making a aacr effort to harmonise tha conflict ing features of the various classifications, but It a ll be necessary to apply the atimu lus af requirement unleea satisfactory re sults are obtained soon. Farty-Pas) laatictaeeata. Since December L law. forty-four lndict- " ' , " to nMPilata oommerc. have bam returned, j r vi y j-iuitw V -"'"u uw ra con- , siuui win mm "u uiiriji piej as 01 ....., a--.- ". penalties ss.ee.ed was ShS.uk). Two verdicts of acquittal were rendered f )f tha rorty-rour indictments returned tarr-ers and nineteen against shippers or pa.-aengvrs. Of tha forty-three prosecu tions concluded, twenty-one were against j earners and twenty-two against shippers J or passengers Concerning tha matter of j proaeeutk-n the report says: "The f.ght against discrimination Is by u Ruan won. practice iLll remaining which ar mure Insidious and more diffi cult af extirpation Dan open rebating, by reason ot the tact that they are hidden In con tract oai arrangements entirely lagal except for tho effect produced. To speak t generally, these arrangements depend for the.r vice upon some unification of shipper j and carrier, by which shippers secure an Intertst tn carriers' profits' Uaaks sag Irwrflaaa Cnae. 1 A ran of the report Is devoted to a con-! si.ieration of certain suits, notably the j coal car disti-lDutmn ease, the Burnham- Hanr.a-M ur.ger cae, the Portland data- ay caae. the Cmalia street railway case ! ar.d var.ouo cavxa list of theaa have ; been decided by tha higher courts In favor j or ti-.e cnainilawtion. By the act of June 11 UiJ. teirgraph and telephone companies doing an interstate business were piaced ur.der i.'ie juiiitdiction of the commission, steps have already been taken for tne fonnulatiun of a system of operating tantfs and It la expected that this system u-.il become effective Juiy L 191 1. bacerning the application of the law as to teiegrapli and te.eplicna empantcs. the report aaya. There j-a from S OW to :o.4 telephone c-i:.paii!rs mfcich make provision for lnter dtata coinoianicatiun and the commission n doubt as to whether It is the intent cf cochlea M pla.e a.I these companies auiier its supervision and control. No . nuon is tiiifi.nl at this time a to the j .ouRiHuuva interpretation which should i.e placed uytn tna law ;n this regard- t aatrel af I aaiaallaaciaa. " wiadoui and urgent need of proper i i!rijn p.r the c-ntrol cf railway cap-I .'.aiiiactun are urvjed uKn cvngreaa Ada-1 q-at piuvisioa tor tna valuation of rail- n a ppitwty Is pointed aut as abaoiutely Leceat at y. Inquiry into railway accidents within the ! ear ended J in w. lie. snows that the n nuter of pa-aergers ku'lrd In train aca !.rt was as c-'mpared anh l.;i ma pievious !'r Tie number of employes d. lied in cm.piir.g acc dvn's Increavied from vCoannued on second Page Rev. Norman K.Plass Charged with Misuse of United States Mails "ormer President of Washburn Col . Topeka. Kan., i Indicted .by Grand Jnrv at Boston. iivSTON. Dec. 11. Rev Norman K Vajr. f. mer president of th mabie Investment company: Char'M H. F rook. ; manager, and John F Trappha.len. h I nt of the company, were indicted todav i , b- the federal (rand Jurv on the chart o ussng t'ie nails In a cheme to 1ofra-.nl I Plwi and Prook" were arrest-d after the! i eompany wu raided by the federal author!- i ! ie. Tmprhii'ien taken into custody j .todav. The PeernaJ.le. Investment crm- panv was orvfnizf thr yen.ni by! Rv. Mr P'as. formerly pr-s.rierit of f TV I. V. , . sr. I '. t. e -4 K, I ' mpn. It ik stated In the literature nf t'ie romr-any that H controlled as holding c-m Pny. mining, farm and timber .properties ; In the northwest and Btiti!"h Columbia. ! When the federal offlcfrs visited the ! offio-ii on Orf-foer IX acd cnrrl-d off th r(.,nnt aH preMid. nt of tho conpany tw ui.jnjh befo-e T 1 O t W n ' Uncle Sam May Seize II UCie Oil III M3iV OeiZG ! Big Stock of Curios' 1 1 . , .... .' Sait Brought Against Dareea Broth- J ers Because of Alleged Gross Underralnations. The action Is brought to forfeit practically ' Importing comrany. of which documents tha collector recently obtained possession, following the bringing of charges of gross undervaluauon of imports made against tn "rm. Transactions of other big New fork importers are expected to be revealed government and It is said a time limit will soon be set within which other firms af- J i ,c,ed wtil Uv sora f11""1"'1 th set-1 I.. i tlement oflers or stand the chance of legal .... ...... 1 ... for the Holidays Neither House Transacts JUach Busi ness on Account of Difficulty in Keeping- Qaorum. WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 21. Congress has adjourned for tha holiday recess until ' January S. Little business was done In either houae today, owing to the difficulty , of keeping enough members in their seats to Insure a quorum. In a jep lal message to congress Presi dent Taft today advised the) adoption of a Joint resolution authorizing the annulment of a portion of tha constitution of the new state of New Mexico, attempting to change tha boundary lines between New Mexico and Texaa. Within a short time after President Tart w occurred in the Wellington colliery In Cum- adopted a joint resolution aurhorlsin, theL.,and on May m whlcn mln(r. annulment oc a portion or me constitution or tro propoaen new state ot Mas Mexico, as ouuineu in tne mesaage. i j The rf90lutlon also provides for the re-1 .marking of tho boundary, as aatahlishe.1 kv ! , - j the Clarke survey made in- 1.'-. The ! house has not acted on tha resolution. DIFFERENTIAL ON FREIGHT TO LINCOLN IS RESTORED arasaa-Haaaa.Vasstr SLate faae Aaaeaalaa at lteaaeat af aatital ritjr Sktppere. CHICAGO, Dec. IL Lincoln. Neb. was placed on equal footing today with other cities tn It freight territory by a ruling of ' r"me-.- zr.T ' E Clark, with the consent of the railroads involved. Its complaint was that the I Burnham-Hanna-Munger decision estab- ! h.ki.. fmnht n.tia in the M ...r ' river district worked to the hardship of Lincoln. In that It required It to pay ' cats per l' pounds more thsn before on j crtaln freight. instead of enjoying lower rates as did otner cities. laneoln't previous differentia! rmta with Omaha was S cents per 1 pounda This was raised to 14 cents by the new rates The cent dlrrerential was re established. Death Overtakes Daughter a Rev. Charles Hear Savi.lge. "7 years old. and h 1 daughter. Mrs Sarnh H. to.lMll. t d ed at Auburn. Neb.. Monday afternoon. vaih came to father nd daughter botn tthin five mtnutes. rtev. i ru raviage waJ father of Rev. Charles V. Savldge i f Omaha. rator f t.ie Peopie cnurch. Tha death of the farrier was caused hv old age. The daihtrr was taken ill w in pneumonia wniie caring lor ner lamer. The climatic chanr nc .lent to ner j .urr.ey from her hon.e in Los Angvles to the ick bed of her father 's held to havt been the cause of her fatal '..inesa. The f ineral Is to be held at Aiiburn the Merhud'.st church Th'irscav m-irmng at li o'ctora. Rev. C. W Savn'ge ut Omaha and his family left for Auburn late last night. i The father w II ba bur ed bede his wife ' ax Hiawatha Kan., and the daughter in j F.jr st Lawn crmeterv Omaha fLav, Ciiariea iteory Savtde was bora la MINE EXPLOSION ENTOMBS -500 MEN Rescue Parties Are Freyented by Fire from Penetrating Into the Workings. LOWER PASSAGES ARE BLOCKED InsBeCtOf SaVS None Cm Be Left Alire at Present. TWENTY BODIES DISCOVERED Bishop Conducts Servi:e and People Tir,er "Relnctsntl- CAUSE ENTIRELY rNEZPLAETED Emplasloa (tirin Early la tlarilii, After Miner) Kateraal fit ta Rrariai Wark Fairf la Terrifla. BOLTON. Knitland. Ps Jl.-More than ' .Wft colliers lost their lives totlav In an explosion :n tho Little Hulton colliery of the HulT'n ''oiiiry company, loata! a short distance from this city. The expio- ' 1 "'"n """"" early in the morninj, nxm 'after tht miners had entered the pit to bcirn work. Its force was terrrfic and later Investurat on showed that the low. paseatf(--s h.ii been blockeil. Heroic efforts were made by rescue parties all day. but a Tre which followed he eTplonion prevented the rescuers from penetratlna bevond 400 yards Into the work- ini!,. ) At S 30 toniuht the rescuers were called out of the mine and a conference was held, at which Oovernrm-nt Inypector Ocrrard. c'nt to br n "P twenty bodies for-nd Ijrngl the explosion. wh:ch completely wrecked the mine. teetalla af F.xaloaloa. The first rescuing party , to- reach the scene succeeded in bringing seven men and a boy to safety and later recovered the bodies of five victims who harino chance of escape). At the moment of tha explosion flames spread through the affected passage and smoke and poisonous gas filled the mine The plight of the miners was rendered more dangerous by a mishap to the may- ehlnrry ' the shafts, where tha cages re fuJ" to mo" "r t'm- Preventing nil It lr Mfan nH l-fgefarHng -4U a "-"J" "?Pt. V akn 1 1 1ft uTIsbL. 1 and Interfering with tha ventlla' jnsv Tha rising gases w e becked I by obstructions and driven back upon too entombed men. Meantime, tha fire raged i fiercely and It Is supposed that many who were not killed by noxious fume were I burned to death. Tte rescuers were unable to go direct to the spot where the miners wera entombed and there was soma delay while they sought access to tha place through adjoin ing leads. Word of tha accident was carried quickly to tha homes of the miners and presently thousands of persons surrounded the mouth of the colliery. As always on the occasion ot such disasters, the anxious throng, ln- eluding haif crazed wives and children and the pitiable scenes familiar to coal mining districts wera enacted. The work of rescue continued amid dis couraging conditions. Tha rescuers, wear- ! ing helmets, went Into the pit and stic : ceeded In extinguishing the flames in an j area 150 feet ln length, but encountered ! heavy falls of coal and slack. ise-e-oaa Disaster In Year. This Is the second great mine disaster i In England this year, an explosion having wwre ttjj'tftj The explosion today resulted tn tha temporary disablement of the ma- chinery whereby the cages were lowered d drawn to the surface and it was some ., v.t .v.. rt-., ' . . . ... tha bottom of the pit. In all, they brought out eight men. still living, but the ma jority of these were In a serious condition fiom the n xicus gases. Ten bodies were a.so removed, and twenty additional bodies v -re I'ound partly covered by heavy falls of coul. Manhattan Flyer Hits Switch Engine ir 2 VJ-.V- n l -M T : i vr t. "iuuu ui. xiga. -ICU-, is Among" Injured in Wreck in Chicago. CHICAGO. Dee. n.-A dozen persons i,i.ie4 n urhaca faraiiv in . eni i iislon ti day between the Manhattan Fryer i on the Pennsylvania railroad and a switch j engine on the elevate.! structure at West 1 Fifty-seventh street in the city limit The locomotive of the Pyer was thrown off the tra.k. finally crashing aaaint a viaduct girder. afTien the holier exploded and sat fire to the baxgage car and mail coach. Among the Injured waa Miss Bertha Pcnrud .if Leigh. Neb., cut and bru.sed. Father and the Same Time AHentown. N. J.. Cvcember 34. 13. He became a convert to the Methodist church Ul February. ls3. and was licensed to exhort in New Jersey at the aav of a years. In ls4. He removed to "!inton -""unty. Ohio in the follow-ng year in No- 1 vember . 1S, he married Miss J.ii. Moyers. with whom he lived f(r sixty-five years. Thev had thirteen eftiidren H- i was licensed to preach In H I'.shnroii, ' O . in Ix&T. He moved to M.nn sola ln 1. He became a member of Minnesota conference in apoiia. He volunteered f. '."l at Minne r the armv mt ; Fort Snel'.irg. September 1. 1-14. and went ' south at once into a.-t:.in. He wis ap- i r-Mnte.1 cr.ap'am of tfce Fourth Minnesota. bat'ie at Aitovna Pasa when Genet . liixl'i men aouisat to take fxissesaic-i f , Sherman's stores. la that tattle his I: fa w.i saved by a Testament carried over his heart Tha book was cut through by the bullet. j Old Andy It s . c From the Philadelphia Inquirer. FISH HATCHED AT LAND SHOW Trout of All Tarietiea to Be Incubated Before Visitors' Eyes. EXHIBIT FROjI SIATE Ta flaw Waal Stat af Xfkruka la Doisc ta Half) Oat tfca gettleiw la Wester Part of tka ftata with Game Flak. Fish are rer-orn:il as among tho great resources of tho west and they will be exhibited st the coming '.and shew to be held ln Omaha next month. Fish are a great asset to any country and tho western plains abound with large supplies of thaae of tha best variety known tT- man. When the doors of the Western Land Products Exhibit are thrown open the public will be able to see as fine a Csh exhibit as can ba found anywhere. This wfll cuma .a boat tfcrrt rM J-rsgenent made by tho manages- nf taa snow with W. J. O'Brien, deputy state fish commis sioner of Nebraska Mr. C Brian will bring a large and varied exhibit of Sail to tha land show to illustrate tho work which he is now doing ta stocking the streams of Nebraska with different kinds of trout and cat f.sh. The land show comes at a most oppor tune time for tho exhibition of the fish, for that Is tho time of the year when trout are hatching. I-arge troughs will be used to show the trout In the different stages of Incubation and lecturers will ex plain the methods used for the artificial hatching of trout and black bass. For this large tanks with fresh running water are required and tho water will be filtered so j that all may see the splendid exhibits which Mr. O'Brien will bring to the land show. Fish will be hatched at tho land show just as they are at the state fisheries, where hundreds of thousands are hatched each year for distribution over tha state In the various trout streams. The arti ficial fertilisation will be shown and the various processes through which tna eggs are talon before they become full fledged fry. ' All Kinds ( Flak Skawa. Huge rat fit, h will also ba exhibited as well as the smallest gold fish, which are also grewn at the hatcheries, making the exhibit most complete. Lecturers will ex plain how the black bass breed and what precautions must ba taken to preserve these gams fish. The management of the land show has been to a great expense to secure this re markable exhibit as tha tanks owned by the stata are placed in a permanent brick building at the stata fair grounds at Lin coin and new tanks must be secured. The exhibit will be placed along tha west wall of tha basement of the Auditorium where tha show Is to be held. Commissioner O'Brien was in Omaha Wednesday to help arrange for the exhibit, lie was moat enthusiastic over the proposi tion of showing the fish at the coming land show, for ha said It was a real educational feature and would give the vliturs an opportunity to sea tne work tnat b"tn d,m Vl "t"' the streams ot Nebraska with food priKiucing fish. j The streams ' of northwestern Nebraska I ar especially adapted to trout, while "reams m ln. .aairia ,-ari are .auen J with catfish. There are aiso many laaes i i ln Nebraska act.-h are natural spots for ' bla-k bas. t artcr lake ut an example of I theaa as has been sLown by tha way the fish Mr. O Erien has planted from year to year have groan and accumulated. Lovett for Federal Railroad Regulation j President of Harriman Cnmnratinns ... , . I iesuiies .oeiore tae Railway Securities CoTrmittee. ! NEW YORK. Dec. L! Walker D Hlne. chairman of tiie exe.-ut.ve committee and general couiu-el or tr.e .tcniscn. i.;p.n -11 Santa Fe ral'roatl. told the memh-rs of the Raileavs oun:ies c nimitteee that it was his belief that congress had the power to resruiate the operat'on of railn ads en- i fh-tsa.te.1 .n Interstate c.mnieree. Robert S Lovett. president of tna Cn.on Pacific and Southern Pactf o railroad, i rathe '.fled that he was in tav-r or re'.cra:. I miner (ran eiaie a,: 5.u"n. i M" Lovett said cmres shoui.1 have the i would strenuously otiact to fed -rai rin- lation at ail. Mr. Lovet: adde-t that he ba- lleved tha th-ory of valuing a ra.iroa.i i proferty bv trv ,ng to determ.ne the coai j of its reproduction as utterly liupraotic- alf.a i Claus Arrives Away Ahead of Time . :Va-",t : v, - .i Charles H. Markham Heads the Illinois Central Railroad - . t r t i w - - . I i-nxsoarg- uu -ngnaie ana x ormer Traffic Manager of Southern Pa cific Succeeds Harahan. NEW YORK, Dec a. Charles H. Mark ham, recently Identified with oil Interests In Pittsburg, was today elected president of tho Illinois Central railroad by the board of directors to succeed President James T. Harahan. Mr. Markham was formerly a rice president and general traf fic manager cf tha Southern Pacific rail road. Mr. Markharn will enter Into the dutlee of his office on January IX Mr. Markham started out as a railroad day laborer and reached a high placa In the serviee of the Southern Pacific railroad, which he resigned in Tonber.. DO, to accept the. position of general rnsuuure of an oil company 1n Texas. Mr. Harahan's resignation was formally accepted today. Snowstorm Starts in Western Territory Portions of Nebraska Well Covered and Deeper Precipitation in States Farther West With snow falling heavily at I o'clock last night, snow or rain and colder weather forecasted and the mercury slowly drop- ping, a Christmas storm was Indicated. The first Takes fell in Omaha at about 5 SB o'clock. Telegraphic reports from Denver carried the news that In tl.e early evening, five and one-half inches ot snow had fallen there and there was no sign of cessation. The same reports stated that snow was falling heavily In L'tah. western and central Colo rade and Arizona. The storm was work ing southeastward, said the dispatches. A dispatch from Kansas ICty, said that a mixture of rain, sleet, and snow fell over Kansas yesterday afternoon, break ing a drouth of several weeks. Snow to the depth of three Inches was re ported from Beatrice. Neb., yesterday af ternoon. At o'clock snow was still fail ing and , the temperature was growing lower. The highest temperature In Omaha yes terday was 40: the lowest up to S o'clock in the evening. iTi. On th same day ladt year tha figures were 77 and 2. Yesterday's mean temperature was 30. that of tha same day last year. 10. In 1308 It was E and ln UffT. 3. Low temperatures, most of which were near or below freezing wera reported front fourteen weather conservation stations ln western states at T o'clock last night. SOUTH OMAHA BANK AUTHORIZED TO START From a Staff Correspondent ) WASHINGTON. Dec. n. tSpecial Tele gram.) The Stock Tarda National bank of1 , South Omaha has been authorized to begin , tiurtiness witn .. ".' capital, rl. t.. Boat- i Wick is rrsident; El F. Folds and F. W. v,c(, prfc!.jaenta: J C. French caviller Sun Stands Still Preparing y..t. rdav was the shortest day in the year. The eartn in Its annual circuit ro"nd the un rt-aciied tne uoint where by its inclination to It ax'.e it s north pile is lipped to its extremes point nortn At the poie the sun made it circuit jum 3 decrees. T. minute and fifteen second- !.el w the hcriion m aii direct mns, Ju.-t tiie rr,.Mt:te extreme from its altitude on Jure n. If It rrttL- h ed Cook or Lie j tenant Peary ha.1 tha p. le on June '.'1. they wou.J hav. n the sun s'n aroi.nd through j ist 3 denrees. T. minute and lj abuve tr.e horizon without r.mni th sky seconds or declining a ua.-ttc.e. for the whole period of t-ni) -four hours. j-e pie u . ng ' nier".aj ai ;i oenre. . wiu.ir" - vuu... ..... mn - ti e son for tre on v day in the ear d;- .-.Lracge as 1: mav em very few peop'e know mat it in the tnci. nation ' f the earin to its axis and not the arbitrary dispi at- tin of geographers that fixes the bound- anea of tr.o arctic sor.es. Measure the iioii didtaiica both waya from the eiuatu i a - it--- -. BIG BLAZE IN CINCINNATI Eight Factory Boildinjrs Burned, Causing Loss of Two Millions. FIREMAN AND BOY ARE tttttti Xamaer af Ufa taatat ay Falling Wall aad Baaly lajarea Wtael Adda ta Traaale af Firemen. CINCINNATI. O.. Dec 2L Flra In the mcdern factory district ot tnia city early today caused damage estimated at CUun. W8. the death of a fireman and an uniden tified white boy and the injury of six other fire men. Tha Qra. which started at I o'clock, was one of the most disastrous that the local fire department has had to battle wlUi for many years. At tha lime the fire broke out, a high, wind was blowing. When tho flu ma a aim finally armtght ander control, ten. firms had keen burned out and eight largo bulld.ngs destroyed. The dead. rivrSERT D. GREAR. plpeman. engine company No. 4. W.VLTEK MORRIS, abont IS years old. The Injured: Cap'an W. T. Tlnley. englna company No. 4. Frank Humphreys plpeman. company No. 4. v ileiger Morgan, plpeman. company No. 4. Fire Marshal Philip Hurley. John Luhm. fireman. William Hall, treman.' List mt Ballatasns Baraed. An enure block frcm Ninth and Sycamore street to Broadway waa swept by the flames. The firms burned aut are: Krtppendorf O'Neal ihoe Co, south east corner Ninth and Pvcamore streeta Taylor-Poole Leather company, norilieaal corner Ninth and Sycamore streets. Cahill Shoe company, adjoining Taylor Pooie company. Twlnlock company, adjoining Krtppen dorf A u Ne&i Sai-e Co., on the soutn. Sycamore street Stable cumpany barn. Giies-Pf!eger Leather company. Victor Safe and Lock company, northwest corner Ninth street and Broadway. Warehouse of the A. at J. Nurre Co., picture frames and mouldings, Broadway, opposite Ninth. E. O. Luncan Paper Box Factory, ad joining the Nurre warehouse. Wildberg Box factory, in tne rear of the Nurre plant. The fire, it Is believed, stsrted in the engine room of the plant of the Kreppen dorf O'Neal Co. Hardly had the fire been discovered when the Tames leaped from every window from cellar to nof When the fire apparatus arrived, it wai seen that the shoe factory was doomed, and the firemen turned to the work o trying to save adjoining building. They practically surrounded the fire with water but it had too much of a start and, aideii by the wind. It continued to spread from building to building. Ftreaaew Caagat by Wall. While the fire was at Its height a wall of the Krtppendorf building fell and burled Robert Greer. His body was recovered Three other firemen. Humphreys. Morgan i and Captain Tinley. were also caught by the failing wall and ail badiy Injured. Shortly afterward the list of injured Tie men were added to by the names of Luhr. and Hail. Luhn was at work la a stab e In the rear of the Griees-Pfieifer comnan.- wh,n h. ateppKd jmo a hatchWay an, t,l two atorle breaking several nbs am. (Continued on Second p'ai,'e I While to Return North and you locate exactiy the boundar..-s f the torrid zone. The two temperate zones lie hern " n the first and second rma.-urem-nm Ti'i earth s inclination to lt ort it is 2 de g-ree. minutes and 1.1 aeoniis but it I c l-tj-tly c hans. ns at tne rate of f rty seconds f a deree in a .ei' irv. Jt , n w appronching :ti ertr- me n.iirt towa'4 the pec.ien '.i.iuiar When tnr :s reached I. will .. wiy swing back a -'am to its extreme point tow ard the h. rtz.in'ui ix.hit'oi, wit -a difference of to der . s ar.d tlurty-i-even minutes between the extremes, rqu.r ing th,--ormous cycl.. of a years to i-oiiipiele tt.efn ovement. The earth id r.ow mo-Inn at nearly higiiei't peed. nineteen nus a !c r.d and cor.-oqu ntly it req ures the n--st la.cu.a'icn to d'ttrmine the exact seconi wn.-n the earh reaches t:,a exa t spoot m its Ions Journey ;n relation to !t. ir.riir.j- ijun where it began to retrace its coume It is that moment that det-rm.nex the j tthortest day in tna m riwn heminpr er The calculation fixea It at 1 il yesterda norniag. LOIMMEU REPORT FILED IN SENATE IDocnrnent Assert. Title of Senator to Seat Has Not Been Shawn to Be LiT&lid. ;FRAZIER H.3 L EFFERENT FTTDI53 Asserts Tainted Vot?s Redaced Vot Below Needed ilajonty. ! STATELIEST HAS SO SIGNATURE saaaasaaaaaaa i Minority Report Hay Be Made at i Later Time. j BEVERIDGE ASKS FOR DELAY Hareslee Kaata Time ta HI gee t Sf. ard af F.videare Krlere'lks Its sert la Taken 1 Sir the Saaate. WASHINGTOV. 1 1. C, Dec. II. Senator Furrow", chairman of tha committee on. j priviiea-es and e;.t!ons, tixlay presented to j the '.-nste the report of the Investigation j cf the charaes cf brioere made In onnneo- j tion with t.ie e;.-ctl.in of William Lortmar I as senator frm I'.lnola. T?ie conclusion reuched by the commirtee was as follows: That In their opinion tha title rf Mr. I-.rimer to a seat in (he senate had not ben snown to be invalid by tha usa or employment of corrupt methods or prae tmts. Charges that four members of the Il linois Ieiiature wera bribed and that three other members paid bribes; are not Ign ired by the committee. Tho report de clares that th'Me who confessed to receiv ing bribes sl'.ouid not be believed and that tiie votes of those who were charged with paying bribes should be eounted. In rela tion to the charges that there was a cor ruption fund used in tho Illinois legislature an.1 that It waa disbursed by ono Robert ; n Wilson, the report says there ta no evl- vdence that it was used for the Benefit of Mr. Lorlmer. The committee suggests that any investigation of tha usa ot such a f ind should be made by authorities ot tho state of Illinois. Report t laed. The report as presented was not signed by members ot the committee, although it did not appear that there was any minority. On the floor of tho senate, however. Mr. Bevertdge made tha state ment lb at he had not bean able to concur with, or disaent from tho findings because of the voluminous character of tha testi mony. He said he would digest' tha pro ceedings of the Investigating committee) during the holidays. Ho asked that a specific time be named tor acting on tho report, but objection was made by Senator Gal linger on the ground that tho matter waa privileged and could ba called trass the table at any time by any senator. The statement of views sent to tho com mittee by Senator Fraaler, who waa member of tho ub-coramrrteo which con sidered the ca--e- Hot fttew wWrxno re port. It was stated that Mr. f raster had asked that It ba withheld and that bo should be permitted to file a minority re port If bo should desire to da so later. Afcatrae-t af airport. Tha report recites that tho memorial Clod June 7. 1310. by Clifford W. Barnes, presi dent of the Legislative Voters' league of Chicago, charged that "tha election of William Larimer, senator from tha state of Illinois was brought about by bribery." Then follows the Instructions of tho senate given June 3n. directing tho committee on privileges and elections to Investigate tho charges, and the fact that a subcommittee was appointed composed of Senators Bur rows, Gamble. Hey burn. Buikeley, Frailer, Paynter and Johnston. Tha committee set forth as a statement of the fact that Mr. Lo rimer waa elected on May 3B. liW. receiving 10S votes out of .112 cast on tha joint ballot ot tha Illinois assembly. These votes Wera set out aa follows i Hopkins. 70; Lortmer, loft, and Stringer, 34. The report Is divided Into chapters, each carrying a subhead. Definition af Brtkery. Cnder the head of "Bribery" tho commit tee says: "In a number ot cases that have been before the senate of tho United States It has been held that to Invalidate the elec tion of a senator on account of bribery. It must be made to appear, either: "First That tho purson elected partici pated in one or more acts cf bribery or attempted bribery or sanctioned or encour aged the same, or, "Second That by bribery or corrupt prac tices enough votes were obtained for him to change the result ot tho legtion." Testimony was quoted by tha report to show that at the outset of tha investiga tion counsel for the Chicago Tribune (who conducted the inquiry against Senauir Lor imer) announced that ha did not expect to connect Senator Lortmer with any bribery. Attention la made to tho denial made oy Senator Lorimer in the open senate of any act of bribery on his part In connection with his elec tion and to hia demand for an investigation. In that connection the ra- .rt ijuotvs the reso.'ition. of which tha ."oilowing in set forth: Krlne-Takrrs niacredtted. "It should further- bo stated that there w.i i no t -stlmony i ff.red d iiing the In- t st . --st ion. tv hu h would tend In tha re .r.ot st to irii'l'i ate Sa-nator Lnrimer ln i-iy personal act of bribery, or attempted 'H-.herv. or corrupt trattitrea of any na ture." TI. reoort says the Investigation was n:.r- d.rerted to the claim tnat several ni.m' .rs of ti-.e 1 gislat Jra were bribed to v.. te for Mr. Lorimer ar. 1 whether If these rhar: i a ere et ihlirhed. "A sufficient n-imi er ere bribed t.i vote fr Senator Lorimer t- rtn.l-r his election to that ft i e in.a.id." The report "Four meir.bire of the general assembly which e'e. ted Mr. Lorimer testified to ra--eivin mon.-y as a ons.dera'ion for th"4r votes. The members who thus confessed their own inJarny were Chfir'es A Wh.te. Michael Link. H. J ". Tire, kemeyer and t'uniel W. lioletlaw- The report named Charles A. White as the "chief of tnose self-accusers and tha . ne on wh'e testimony tha wf.o.e fad no of the a.Caaatlon large' depended." ami n'l iiMn hl.n l:re't!y of corruption through out his le illative career. It is stated thut White "appears to have c-neelved the plan of c!aming to ha.-a (been bribed In eonne. tton wlin the sena ' tonal election, as a basis for extorting ! money from .-onator Lortmer " ' it may Le raid that after seeing, ub- serving and hearing this witness. It was toe opinion of a majority of tna suo
