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Omaha Bee F?7. All THE 5Z.75 ZZ.kZ THE OMAHA BEE 3 EST IX THZ WIST. HE M AILY .t;:z3 fj"ica:t. jl K. - . for ctr. Vol XL Nu. nil. OMAHA FRIDAY M HIXING. DECKMBKU 11)10 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE OUT TWO CEXTS. (iOYEILNOli WABNS ;Four Hundred and l'liT. OK -. -R' Forty Members of Xebrasla Executive Says L A; Ma km;; KLstake in Ci za-OQ cf L-jisIatnre. SZIS FACTIONAL STHIFE Al v- " --hip nl is the :'t number nr Thinks Pmet Tactics Will Wind ' ..e census biirea.i method of anportii n in Grand Split. unit thmt will reaiit m not d-oreaMng the ' present numhr of represent ati vcs ff-in OPTION SOT ISSUE U STATE Believes Liquor Question Ifot Vital -, . . One to Seoraskans. PEDLARY ATD THE EJmATITE 1 1 orison mm Meat Be MM ky M-w-tno. iFmm a ?i:i.'f t""rrepori1ent.) I.IN't)I.X. Dc. ZZ. (rfec1a;.) lovenwr rh..Uen!-rKer lued a ..tatement tola, ex- prewur, i::e pm...n tnt tne a-morrat, , "f '',M",'-ir "h''u'"' not ,hraw ""! i their or;ortun;t! ana orsaniie that body j i a a:id ' dry' i-a-sj. He does not' l;e. eve c'intT or:;, n i :ie Tr'st irr.prt a'ld matter to come before t!i :estit.ature. j He iM,ien tV.e present jir.mary lair which he ipn . and enprenw! tiip omton U'.at a:tii'i)i!ment to the i-'r..ti:-ition Telactie tu a referendum form of letxt'l.tt un s:.ould 1 na.f ' ' ' " tatul . r- ft m a i- ti. :1 milfH of a f;..- as th Pten primary law. The fo::wln. is th. author.aed stale- ' n.e.u ,s..,-d rro, th. .o-rno-s office: j -..ovemor s:-.le..b-er. u.xm h,s re-I ,-- ' Mien the bill emerge fr m commi turn to his office, stated that he noted the ; interview wl'ii feen :tor OIUs in regard ti . e . y the raattar of vL or:tnization of the "'-1x611613.1 Xt3iV3.IT0 a:e. and a:i t rumors of various sorts I t peiTa'n n to Uie ornHnisailon of the. house! jcr ST! TTnil Tl fl Pfl well, a.011 lines druilr.g wilely with th 1 ll';uo- queaticn. The sivemnr does not ; uei.e that any bill dealing with the rea-u- j lut.on of tiie Hnuor traffic will b the 1 irr.;ortsnt feature of the coming sess;on. and that in any event th. option of the ; 01 anim;!in of th. house and senat. can- not hava any efre-t upon this matter, as , it is bour.d to come bef-ire the leifislature ' aim each member wi'.l have an oppoitun.ty' to vote upon it lnuiv.Uual views. in conformity with his (i-iiuc ta tick rosaaslttoew. "Ha blieves that th. house should 1 . left its commutes through a commtf.ea. j as tiie irevloua It g:slu tu.-es did and aa h , l.axi also suggested th democrats of th. ; national cniitr. -s should do. Th. governor: Is passed to note that Mr. Champ Clark ' ... 1 and t ungressinan Underwood. U. probable , chairman of the appropriation oommittee of tae neat boua.. have declarwd tn favor ; of taking ftxim th. spt-ker th. power orj"' appointment of oommluera. If this is' In Chihuahua no American caivw to have ool.. in the Nebraska legislature, th. quoa-i "m connection with war Hon of the select on of a speaker will ! because the suocom of hia basing . .h.-xn-rt i oePsJids upon the aovem meat s good wliL nave ''tlut tm aflact ten te oerriorno t , t- v . j. , . . . .L '- . .,,, . i. The Afflpriralrwho, JjrouxhC tbe n.wa Is In ..t th. ll4uor co-uon and. thftr H ; taike.i only nnder la unw.se to further weaken th. growing str,nath of the demm ratlc party m tm. St.... by rational stnfe upon thin queatiori. 1 making ot a saustactory - TZ'lZ ! - j . . . . ... .. umvthlntf that I more uny" v. 1 mil; com. before this session 01 in. iegi- j lat.ire. It amounts in effect to glvlug to J tn. people Uie power to change the funda- j m. ntal ia ut the slat, at will. This ; at care and delib matter wi:i re'iuire eration and careful action on the part .... it M.-n(t In a In as un a: -f-ct.trv and as dane-ous to theiKeelkoli Lose of l H.adred pub.ic welfare a" the present primary ta bas provrn to be. Prtatar H Im ports t. This latter question of tha making of sa.U'.Ii.ciory pmiiM-o ie ...mv ... ; chailrns-e thw besi Judgment and wisdom of ; the leg. stature, since it has been proven by j eiper enc that In siatea where two parties 1 are fighting for puuucal control a primary ; luw that iliiiil maite for the best tnterasts or the pec.. is a u' . - deed to achieve. The gove.T.or hel.eves redsj- Rapms t' at tae democratic party has got a great Ci-nterv, He opportunity In Nebra,-ka. In spite of th. . J.jJJ" C,tr;;.'.";.'.'.V.' fr.ct trat it lost the leadership of the state Onuncll Bluffs"....".". at this election It st.il has control of both ; Creston houses of th. legislature, showing the ap- j I'svenport lroal of the people of tr. action of the , r.ubuuue last Icglalaftre and tl.e r willingness to : Fort Dodge trust the democratic party w th f,,rtnr ,IC,jJn Mad'"on poaer. It will be disastrous Indeed to the,,'(li OH v"!.'!!i."!"!!H! future of tl.e party in this state if democ- icy shows a d;soranied front at the turning of the legislature and fails to take; ajK.nl.a l(f the or.pcrf.ir.ity before t anti ; move steadi y to the areompl shinant of j wrung upon the s.aiuie books of the state, the great fundamental principles of gov- I ernmrut to which It stands pledged .a ita ' t-iarlorm. lalltaflMe mm H efereoslass. ; ernor r'hallenberger has been giving cor..derabie ar.entlun and study to the ir.srter of the propose-1 nit arive and refer- eno'.iin rorsmutinnai amendment. Two . I fen:. ires are en-seuiial to a satisfactory law. j t i. is the determinauon aa to the ir ! c-n: of voieri that nhal! he required to a petttmn under the mlt atlve or ref- i eit't tl.tir. notc.er po nt is a to het..er oe not :i itasii'.ir te ite 1-riared adiit-.i H.i ! re-t i re a ma.'ontv of the voles cat ut 'h eiec:cu or oni. a ma.orty of those t c. ici .he .varf.cnla.- am n'irner.t A weak-n.-- :n :i:e ; oe-at'on -t ihe in t:a::v and; le'n'n.i iri mat las reri rec.ygr.lxeil liv j a'l ".'i t-n: of 'h" rrii'ter is tiuii many av aff irs y-i.i.setl lh.it nlfht b tier te lift for e .n -,derat on ant deliberation h :h.e (i ;:iia':e biitr.cn, and therebv th vo e: brcfinie corf .:sei vecause of nuit L.-r f .iu;.!n to 1- ...n-lt-r-d unu hv v,ry v l(f The bai .t und the mult-' l io of measun a nn n .-.tel. 1 "In gathering .r.format.on lioremor Thal ler berxer has ror-n; onded with the a"tor r.v K' -n.-ral of ire-oi 111 order thai he ' mi'f. learn the resu.ts of the exi-enence j l a J in fiai state, and a.so to secure the 1 ,ui.!-i..ent of in.- leai iteyarrment of Ore- ' roil as to demonstrated defects tn the'r !a' ti at ti.ey minht be au.ded by Ne braska. Lsttft Petltloaa. ' The gornor has te. :i uf the opinion ' n.aha ofilceri failed to fi.t l the ttme t. nt o otirr to pre!t a-i execaa of pet!- t pice. As ..n as he saa ItM-Ked in a ceil tun u; .ra t rs that the public mind Rivers secreted the atci on a near is not sufttcieni'v rry-ti. Urd upon, the the top of the ceil. When P.ivrs as re let! r-mriif aou.-i be to require a reasoa a' ien-.ni t.f tne v. t :s .f the state be-i.ir-: the inii-niTmi coit.U be sobiiatted and t: at betoi a .r-r.sare shoa.d he de- ; ia aitw4td uf all the votes i shoatd ha a majority j aut at tbe elas-iioa. since ' tContlnued on Seccnd Paga) House Possible Present Method of Apportioaxent Would Result in Increase witi Population. W MJHlX'iTON' W CI. A house m. m- nv state. This is inn unc-d in denied I u:ui:cl statement submitted to tne house nmiri't" on the cmipus today by ' j th! -- . jr-tio- ot Service Asserted ta Be i The statement was irniriKM to ihrnr lhe""l"'lf",'u ul ""c "t lu WJ j i Iact fIM.t under any pan i-uiar pmpor- Crime Agiinst People. j i t1"n of repreaen" atives m the population ; j j - - n I one les than the pr-ent six of the house. and ends with a max. mum of 41. r:i I " tat-re showing whether on mch a calc-uia- tlon a state's representation should be dj mlntthed or Increased. Chairman Cruntpacker of the committer will hare these tables printed, a.ong w.ta other data neceswary a. on the same Une and will call a meet.ng of lila committee , ,mmr,,.t(.ly af.r the r'a-wmblin of con - H(. npta th c.,mmute will be able to report a reapportionment biil at thl (.,f cont.r.sl It r.vliT1 , , . ., , and senators as w 11 as from various states hr groups of states who will be af- i fected by whatever basis of apportionment j .a planned, for much opposition naturaily j already has developed. Minority leader chair.p Clark of Mis- """ h'r dMnocr,-r '-'ler" k! l reu.tment, alwa. "nr' Vt .e threat ..f err, ma.-v.K-nns. and ra,,rry rM'lmcal fleht ts In prospect by Insurrectos Position of Mexican Force at Peder- u precari0tt5reder- alS Sustain HeaTJ Losses. . Paso. Tea.. Dec. 21). Rumors of the last 1 threo days that 5eneral Navarro has been surrounded by the insurrectos were con firmed thin afternoon by an American who left Pedernaies. tn. scene of operations, on Monday afternoon. According to this ob-; server. Navarro personally ia uninjured and remains at th head of a dotaenment of Ms troops numberin,' ZA at th. villag. of Pad.maJea. H. described their position , .a. . . - - I tner. as so precarious. now.ver. mat j scarcely a soldier mild poke his head from , i l" nous-, wnuuui. su( , of Nvrr,, f p, lvYfA tht tne J of tSw omm. numbering in the neighbor- , posiuons. e receivea tne impress.on, now- ever that the federals had sustained heavy iomBtm n. w certain that they were aurroundod. pppni a-rin M f!P PITIP IM IOWA AND SOUTH DAKOTA mmmX TklrtT-Tkree -toei-eeea Makes Blsj Gala. (From a ?taff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. r Specinl 1 piej-nun. 1 ine airwci'ir 01 tne census to- 1 day announced the population of the fol-j lowing cities In Iowa having population In 1 excess of .): 1 1X. j "? ' j5 - I i.V Eoons mo. 10. or 24 .14 'C.Ml .:; iK-Z 377 S ; i i-J-t 4S.I..K . 3S 4:4 lX'-3 H rt -Vu'tK 1C tl 7 14 r.rt 11 11 16 Orjs H 4T..-J1 M M i.M8 Purllnglon eciar Kails. 4.CT XV 34 I tii i:s j l--l'-i ' 1 ' j 14 m I Keokuk Marshalltown .. MtiDa .""" , ,eiwln I skalwaa oux7ty Waterloo ..!!!"!! 14.,r-r 7 . .- j-.-; ; ri i; mi ! Webster City .:; j The census bureau also announced the populatlott of the following Iowa cities . ' falling below the 5 0 mark: lSin. . 4 .S i:i .4.'7'1 t!ant!e Pelle P'a n 4 r airr.eia SOUTH DAKOTA. The following cites 'n South Dakota have a population in excess of urn i: 4 : : 4 '15 10 i iw 1 .i-"l 2 ' 1'17 10 17 Z. Z Aberdeen Huron 1 ead M tchell -loux Fa. Is s atertown .10 ' .? . z ri i .' f..:r. it r . 1 ll I : e of haaee. Hec. .-t.-pectal Tei- Mure 4mm BEATRICE. Nb, egram. Mayor R ithee' .rd to.'.av Ifsue-i i sn order proiui iting ra.'f.ea and sj.hm of chance of a l kinds in this city. I 3 -Vl T " IT-! WClUllCLi lKJKJ L 111 Undoing hen Gus Rivers, a little b ack negro, i was arrested for a petty crime In r'outh ' Omaha ten ramths ago he recently itad come fc m Lnterprise. Iowa, a her. he had ribbed a house and secured a imi.l o!i watcn. ia searvtitng nan tr.e souta leased watch. be had no oj portun ty to get the The night of December !! tiie with Will Thomas a.' as Alien. another nero. heid up Emil Iair.g. aa aye-1 n.aa. ar.d rot bed him of 1 J worth of mir- cr.uii.a in uth i 'ma a Thy a.re ar- rested. Rivera was thrown into tc. same FRENCH SEEK TO j k"D ALL STRIKES i Conciliation Commission Composed of J Sepresentatires of Men and j companies. COM7ULSI05 MAY ALSO BE USED Enforced Arbitration Be Last I Besort to Secure Settlement. ! COB-POSAITOXS FOR PUBLIC GCOTJ ', YES" RIGHTS CONCEDED tat Dora 5et Waive Riarkt to I a tee ter. ! reared lag Pwblle -lce MoBepolles Irhlfratloo El e rlmf iti Hr Ttrwrd. j ' PARIS. Deo. 2. The text of the snv.rn- 1 mem measures formulated for tha purpose : of pr-ventina; general strike, with par-1 : Hcu.ar reference to Uie employes of public service enrporataona. as made public to- UB).. The mea.-ur-s constitute a compre- ' ., ,;.. . . , ... t..e ra.Jr'iails and in other public service , crrr.irations by means .if an oraamzed con- i iiation comniission cim:HFed of reiTesen- j tauves of tho men and companies. This' ; -ou.mu.sion wiil meet at resnt.ar intervals ' and when conciliation fails, ormpuirr i "rt,w'" 1- Pded for. the prtrtolple be- in tntro-i ,ce,i that where the arbitrai , -nteuce imros-d an aduitiouai char. the , corporation ran In.ftrate the method wnere- oy the railroad tan w ure compensation, -ither by ralwing the rates or by other I means. I The rennrf .rnmTa n i-f n th- j ' 1 " ' ...k. ..... 1,1 mi uiruum I a remarkable document. ;t qaotes the declaration of th. riahts of man to prove that public !ervHe corporations have keen instituted for the public good, not for tfae beenr.t of those to whjm they have been confided, from which It deduces the con clusion embodied In the bills that the ln- tet rupuon of public service is a crime. At the same time it admits that public sen-1c. employes, like other workers, have a riuht to amellomiion of wrona-ful situations, and m conciliation and arbifation it is vro-! culs' bench, were accorded a most cratify (xwed to give them a weapon "aa powerful J reception today by President Taft as the strike." j For half an hour the president, who seemed j Stato Does Xot Waive atarkt. 1 Ti companies must accede, the report" ! deciares, "because it ia now conceded as a i principle of Jurisprudence that th. state, j i tn conceding public aerxlr. moeor-ii not waive Its right to Interfere and cotnoei ay uie concessionaires to grant ameliorations in the interest of public good and the pret-rvarion of pubUo order The report reviews arbitration ezpert- menta abroad, especially commending those carried on In the United States and Aug- tl"al iaa Tt stmnhaaa - K . . h. . . "" . i iuna out. snax -ino mora ten aencies of th. wrld are aaalnst violence mamfsted by th, widespread growth of the movement for the peaceful settle-!." m" of internauonal disputes, and It artrue, ! I"! mark, the j omiuon as tne solution of both int.-i- 1... 1 - naionaj and social war. Mystery of Body in Barrel Solved : corpse Snipped from Jarvis, Out. ta Montreal Was Stolen from Grave Yard. JARVIS, Ont.. Dec 2-The myste"v of t'ku iniro nere in a bArrel i flr"t to Toronto and then to MontrtsJ i turtl ut to be a case of body snatching. ! rrovinciai omcia.s arrested John McSor- t tJOPias county bar emphasized the action !ey. the oonMgner of the barrel. The bvdy i whlcn th8 Dar association has taken in is believed to be that of a man named!"" ca"" ot i,r Larnel, a-hich they urged Johnson, a no died on November is, two I ount to have considei-able a-eignt with before the body was shipped. the president. Mr. Kennedy suggested 1 that he had been intimately associated UiMIOP. PACIFIC CHANGES TIME ! Coiorooo Wpevial Takea Off mm A Time I Carol Revlsaeel on Other -r-jl mB ; I Tn' Colorado Special disappears from the I du''"' attainments of a high order to live j timetable of the Union Pacific trains in the'',n nl" Soo,cn fnend (Mr. Kenned) for 1 change that was announced t-,.. r-. .' that length of time without mussing ! " J,Psc-fle headquarters yesterday. Through i vrana isiana local n-eomcs th- ! fnlumhii. I.. - . i . . . - Jocoin-ncairics local oecomes tne Stromsbura local . The departing time of the Denver spec al ' la changed from 47 a. m. and the North Platte local from s ! S 15 a. m. The arriv ing time of the traana ' are correspondingly changed. I Da eld Coartsiey la Worse. TAXKTON. S. D.. Dec L-.3oecisl A change for the worse is reported In the ' i condlt-on of Daniel Coufney. shot ten ,lav i hy Gec.rge Rosst. is.-her. w;o ' was afterwards snot while resisting arrest i or committed suiriv'e. as the cor- ner t I Jury returned a vedict. The oonuit on of Mr. Courtney la now considered ir-rical, ' "rl-!l slender chances for recovery. 1 . tOee namett at I'leaaa a ton. i ...... iu . i'ec. r.-i-iii TVe- gram. .-The general store of Wji .am Pat- terson was burned ea.-'v ih.. loss on buii iir.g and contents, which were toiaiiy destroyed, is D.Htu. Insurance f - . ). To 1 1 1 O J Clll lO of Young Negro cell he had occup.ed neai 'y a year before. ne reit Tor the ar.tc.1 on tie ledge, and nur. enough, there it was. A Jail attendant ; surprised the man with Ihe atcb and as i a resjit wring from Pavers tae c.r ,n that be was a tranrk-:ess,.r o i,, owa. li;-. -rrs ar.d Thomas were arrait,ad be- i re J udiie Eat i:e .a district court Thurw. lay " oiT-.ir.g. rie.ded guilty to a rharita ' of hi'ha- robbery, and were senience-1 to serve sev.n ears m il ,n the pen. ten- ( 'tary at lar.co.n. In oonsideratioji of ti.e iact tint the m. n otea.ted g-iilty, mat ,;.e. w.e ara.aie j w .en the f.rJ Ud l..n. Jui(e fiateiie f rono'Uiced a wnienct t.-iat . he .'aid Jtnter than he wauirf h.v given ia otiier ctreumsranceo. S i XJ ee HOT SMArtT eou&N rem. a From the Cleveland Flam Dealer. .p TIT nriTrrti rtlll fifT RF.ITVF (litf MFN UliWji I Lj UJ1AI1A fflLil President Talks Qrer Judgeship with Nebraska Visitors CLAIMS OF GA1E CITY ARE URGED Kee1ve Remisids Tlrn tkat Terri tory to fi.iw from U Larte Xotkioar Will Be Dose I at 11 Cosiissroso Meets tcais. FYora a Staff Correepondent.) WASHINGTON", Dec r. Special Tele gram.) Elx-RepresenLarive John L. Ken- , nedy and Howard H. Da!drie. representing the Douaiaa County Bar assodarlon. fur- i thertns; the interests of Myron I Learned ', to the Vandevanter vacancy on the cir- I rmi-iaiy gracious in view or tne I fai V. . t linn mi m itm h. k V. .4 .. dT"' V " cr"ful "nsideraUon to " th SlUemen B"d to to Mr. Larneds quaJICcatlona for the plaoe. Th. I "PrBntmUv" ot t!w baJ" association of ! rmiltrtaia All niw .siss f sl i . T i Douglas county were led to Infer from the presidents talk that It waa his theory to promote district Judges to the circuit bench srhere qualifications warranted such pro motion, the ag ST the Judge being In closed In these oinj fl cations, aa the presi dent desires to fill Jvaoan cleat In the courts n who will have e bench. rears of UBtfurSess While It is undoubtedly the purpose of ' th th. president .to make promotions from ths lower to the higher courts, this is not 1 controllable. With Mr. Kennedy and Mr BaJdr-ire the Dreident whole 0" an" mt went over the mentioned rrulte a J number of names that have been recom j mended to him from the Eighth circuit. which, he stated, extended from the Mis ! slHsippi river to the Rocky Mountains, and from the north line of the nation to Okla homa, which, he suggested, was suffl- ciently lartje to contain a number of strong men. OsaaJia. Hu ever H4 Jaosre. The Omaha men bur. down on the fact that Omaha has never had a Judge, the members on the district bench having come ' from other sections of the state. Judge M Jiifci chujiuhs r (nuuiu ta uin home, while Judge T. C. Manger hauls from Lincoln. The representatives of the wlttl Mr- t in th" nrctJce ot tne Ul w mr arms i weiux j nmti n. miu utai tiler, had been no words of di.-areejiu nt or contention in ail that time which led ' the president facetiouhiy to remark that j Mr. Learned must certainly possess Ju- ; S!"ln" up som'That- , the conference with the nr-sl (ten f Its hud - , . . " usne iu eim ineui i without I ,tlnt- Tn' presld nt talked about Oman a ( . and many of its people, going so far aa ! to say that he had spent many delightful ttour 'n the city and in companionship with Its citizens. Cne Impression the gen- : tlemen from Omaha red e- ed from the talk of the president was that a republican w.il I be appointed ti the vacancy caused by the promoCon of Judge Vandevanter to the I supreme bench. I M.-. Taft gave no intimation as to the ap- pointment. but stated that nothing would be done until afttr the holidays and the assembling of cor.grefs. Mr. Kennedy and Mr PaMrtge ieft the White House we!; satisfied. Mr BiJdnce left Washington after the m tt,.o i,nfor.n. f.e Pal.tnoe- Oibufins tit !uncl:'n. Fr.-ra th-r h seuu , to I innjty!vinia to spv-nti the luiLdii; Mr. K-nnHlv it ave fur Omai.a The Bee fjams all the time. It printing tiIay V more coluirnti of want ails than it printed this Iay a year ngro. Anil this is more than two ctilmnns jrreater ixiun tlnin it nearest curaiif titor i icakir.a: to-lay. Call Tyler 1000 and tt;i ua -hai year mnu are. Tue eheerfl tLa!; will prepare your ad so tb.a: it will br-n reauitg aaj relieve yea of ail worry 3 I t3 M TOO Oi-0 FOR Oe 5CAT Grace Competing for Baron Deforest Aviation Prize Englishman Crosses Channel from Dover to Belgian Frontier and Starts on Return Trip. DOVER. England. Dec 2. Cecil Grao. competina- for th. DeForest prica. flew over th. English cbannel from Dover in a thick, 'oa- this morning and waa re ported aa passing over Calais, France, at in o t-inw 10.45 o'clock Baron DeForest has offered a prise of CXt.ui.ti for the longest Tight, including the crossing of the English channel, made in 1910 by an Englishman in an Eogl.ah-built machine. Several aviators had been awaiting fa vorable opportunity to compete for the trophy, gopmith has already set a mark of liw miles. On last Sunday be left East Church, Sheppey Island, at 8: IS o'clock in the morning, crossed from Dover to Calais and descended at Beaumont. Belgium Claude Grahame-White planned to try for the prise on the same date, but In a try out spin he met with an accident which wrecked hia machine. Grace is reported to have landed Bear Deal, England. The aviator Is a son of the late J. A. Grace and a nepbew of M. P. Grace of New York. CAIAljj, Dae. & Grane flew aa far as tho Belgian frontier, where, meeting- a.l verse winds, he turned back without de scending, and later arrived at the aviation grounds at Les Barques, to the west of Calais. He started on the return trip to Dover at 2:lu o clock. PARIS. Dee. 2. Today Lieutenant Cam erman established a new world's record for the longest cross-country flight with a pas senger, cover ng 147 miles In fonr hours and two minutes, thereby winning the ptixe offered by Lazara Welller. The Weiller prize Is COOu. Mile. Helen Dutrleu. who Increased the woman a cross-country record from Ssxty five to WT kilometers 1 104 70 miles I will be awarded the coupe fenr.na- - This afternoon M. Laurens won the Deper L'unsin cup by Tying 10 kilometers miles) in sevnty-iiix minutes. -HONEY GROVE KID" IS HELD Attested: MeJkrmr Geosr Mess Her Ar rewleel ia w York Asked to Uive Five Tsuamsa Boad. .NEW YORK. Dec. .Lucius E. Hind man, who is known to the police aa the "Honey Grove Kid" and who is aliened to have been the chief assistant of John C. ' Mabray. under indictment by the federal grand Jury at Council Bluffs, Ia., was ar- raigned before United Stales Commissioner S.ueids today and held tn S5.wu ball for examination on January X . ' Two t ferem-es slik Mewlatoe Fail ' Pi odawo 4 y Reaalt is Wage Dispete. CHICAGO. Dec. E No agreement be tween the Brotherhood of Locomotive En gineers and the western railroads over the w dispute wss reached at today's two ; j conferences with United S'ates Commis- I ; hloner Charles P. N. i!l. mediator. te-nter svnna la I'roHeitlv Lmet. ' ; r - -, r.. -rv . ,, u . 1 I 1 K -o LI .......... . . ... . .cmutirnitT.i 'o-t rnum lo.I.O.OH. TIlo Duna.ng bem; avona. owned by Soman A Co of this "x" feet, ar.d s e.;'.:!pn4 with all m..d city, is believe-! .0 have been lost, with ; its crew of twenty-one. wr.i.e Sound from this po-T ,0 Na;,es. "he Savona 1. a sis- ; ter ship of ,h. Palermo, which w re- ! C":;r !""- j ; Titled British Spies Are (- . , -1-, - e bent to Pnson in Germany J LEIPSIC. tier any. f-c 22. Captain ' Remard Fr.denck 1 r'-nrii of the Pntisn j r-.o--a jiann- iniinio ano u euienani VI v an H. Prandon of the ni li navy w -r. t .'wiav foami i'r.iv of espionage on th G. rTiar. for . fJ atlons at Pork'im and s-n- inctd each to four years .mr-r,s.urnent in I a fortr-as. The British spies were arrested st Enr kum on August ZZ and ZZ Hramion is a Lr.ther-in-ia - of W lllam Bull. M. P Trench is a n: a nrtson of Ird Ashduwn and a deseenilan: of Are hfcirt'iop Trent. I When arrettt-ti L,tn adtnitted frar.K. they I l"ad come to Gerttiany to e-ji!e.t tn.'or-na- ! t:on ahicn they !ntrm!-d to t'iac at ihe i i sjsa. of the Prt.sh government aim s&ion was rieatisl at me tr al . as 'ster- I da-. ! T uav's irwv! itm were not p-;hll- 'rtd they e-n-. -ted chiefiv if tn.- in;r duc-..i,n -f e;er military tetlm.nv The Untinh re; r sen auve. the ctmrul at Hamburg. M. E. 1. 1 ver, was among those etctudett amo too rooNc rOR a SU.K. HAT Oh sktVwsj. 00. t; NEW UNION STATION LIKELY Julius Kruttichnitt Gircs Counte nance to Persistent Report. TO SUP PLANT OLD STRUCTURE Dlrst.r of M.l.tefaa.eo of t .loo Pari fie Declare Rallroods Are rniMrHK AtlvlMbillty of Kalorsriaa; Fartllttes. A new Union Pasener station may be 'started in Omaha In th. r.ear future. Julius "" .-.. .. , uini me aeau nouia number twenty-rour. operation of the Harritr.an system, returned j consiMlng of F'.re Marshal James Horan. to Omaha Thursday afternoon after a trip Second Assistant Fire Marshal William of twenty-three dars over the lines of the Burroughs, nineteen dty firemen, two prl- .. .. ti .i-iMj.k.-.,,. i vate firemen of Sl.irrls & Co. and Stephen system and practically admitted the founds. , , v J I Leen. i yejirs old. yard clerk of the Chi- tion for the rumor of a new station build- caifo junction Railroad company. In- j i-'laoies t ailrr l uulrsL The new station. It Is understood, would I The fire now la confined to the two ware oost three or four mi'llon dollars, and at j houses, the tailow house and the minor present Mr. Krulschnit and other offlriaji buildings and the danger to tha stock, are admitting no more than the possibility j yards as a whole practically baa been re of such a terminal for passenger trains In ' moved. It ia not believed possible that any tlie Indefinite future. When he started on ! ber.eu.ii the crumbled wail are alive. his trip November SO. he made a thorough Inspection of the terminal In Omaha, wttii a number of the local officials. In-iiimg Chief Engineer HunrJey su.d acting General Manager Charlta Ware. "Wheo you were here before, waa there not some talk of a new station In Omaha?" Mr. Krottacbnitt was asked.. "Well, I may have dropped a hint that In the Indefinite future a station would be built bore, but there are no definite plana here yer. We are building consid erable tn and around Omaha at preae.it." he replied. The Inspection trip of the head of the operation department of the Harriman lines covered all their road north of Los Angeles. rVe declared that he had never seen the line in better condition, and thought that the Improvement since last season was very marked. "In regard to our plana for building new work during the next year. I can state that at present no definite plans have been made." he said. "It Is very early yet to plan for next year and we have considera ble work of this past season to finish. "Were you surprised by the appointment of Charles H. Markham as president of the Illinois Central?" waa asked. "No. not since I knew It almost two months ago." he replied. laughing wth glee at the surprised look of the newspaper men. "President Lovett admitted that the gov ernment had a right to control the rates of railroads, but objected to governmental control of the stocks and bonds of a road. Mr. Kruttschnitt. Do you think Ihe same "Well." he replied, with another laugh. a-uexa I had better believe the snme way, hadn't 1 7" ' Mr. Kruttschnitt remained In Omaha only a few m nutes between trains before i he left for his headquarters In Chicago a IPa rMl interest r1 in rh r.trwaa. being mads n the new Union P.cifc head- ... quarters here, asking after th m. snd d- dared that he was watching the building as It went up. 1'w Hotel at Imperial. IMPERIAL. Neb.. Dee. 2.-4 special ) The new Coloninl hotel was opened on Monday evening to the public mtth a grand banquet, there being 12 guests seated to rne of the most io.iot'iil .1 . " o. iu was ever taid In this canty . i.e oionia: two-story brick w.t Basement un - ,i . v. . , 1 ... ..... em .mrrovemerta: aii r. oms have outsiue windows and ;,- fr, in a br. ad court In the center. Th- , -oionia! I, under- the rr.anagement of A ".aburg. ..ne of ,i.e .iners of th. bunding. When apprehende.1 t is a.le;red that men wr- taking fasn iirhr ti.M.ir.. ..r Ior-ir.cat ons at BorKim and tiiat : a.Kc. had btuten photoura; 'tis of ihe b tenses (n cou; se of eons-ruction n -he is:a.id of Wgngero..g. tn the North sea near the entrance to Judo ha ,-. The tpies made a favorabl- tm.ression by the r candid adm sslons. tuid i; had be. n anttclratrd that -.n the event of ip,-,r r. rtetion they wou.d reeel e iiuht sen tence Lieutenant Zief: u-1 H,.un f... German army offcer w o . arrest.-.! chars ed with ha.- eg tnale sKt wI . .... lint h fortIf!cat..r.s n P Ttsmo nh h..rh.-.e pi...i.ii l guutj N . emb. r II and Lv th- .u.-t at P".r-m..uiii j.:a.-ed and.r iv.nds of fire li' t t.i re , m 0i - . . Decern iu-r 1 ' -e s r m c , r- .n .. , 'if s.rlerj?rr to 1 ..... , . r , to years and fx n, ;....s ..n.d ji. '. it eeptcna'. i n tn- unm d . . Kren-'h otfoer. C(.tain Lax. was j-resi.-d a. j Frtsirivhi stia as a t i!.i t4 pv. 24 FIREillEf DIE ill STOCK YARDS FIRE Chief Horan and Captainj Doyle and Collins Are Amon; Victims of Stock Yards Fire. ! STARTS Ef LICRRIS BEEF HOUSE Spreads Rapidly to Several Other Buildings and All Are Destroyed. WATER SUPPLY IS IXSUFFTCLEXT ;Damafe Up to Late Hour Exceedi Xillion and Half. DIES WHILE LTADIXG HIS MES Chief Fire Marshal Directing Fisjht ia Person Whn Killed. FIFTY MEN ARE DrjURED Mast f Vlrllmi W r l asler Woodest rsiit, Which Was Crnabed fcy tbe Fall of m Brick Wall. CHICAGO. Tec. r F're Marshal Jsmea H..ran an.l tpnty-thre. of his firemen were killed ear!y tot'.ay in a Tre which ' 'a'"Md " '3"'u damas t. the warehouses i and sto k of Mortis & Co.. packers, ami for I j0'""" '!'",'-n the whole stock yard. 1 aistrtrt. j The injured will number mors than fifty, j Hst nK bom difficult because they wrrs rushcl :n ambulances and private automo j biles to honlt.iia and homes in many sc- j 'he t bo.!l h.v. bea , ', . . l-ate In the day announcement was mad Tho following are the known dead: J..VES HORAN. fire marshal. WILLIAM J. BL'RJ'aJV.-i, assistant mat BhaJ. r-ATRICK F. COLLINS, engine captaia, DKNNIS IYLE. engine captain. JOSEPH MAtiAWKfeiil. plpcmaa. CHAiU.ES MOORK. truckman. The misalagt . Thomas o Connor," pfpetnaa. James Foster, plpeman. Joseph Osborne, driver. J H. Bhrins. driver. Nicholas t'rsne. truckman. Frank Waters, pipe man Two entire Cre companies, the names of the members not previously counted la the dead, missing or injured, being: Charles, Borkery, lieutenant. t hai iea .Swet nle. WlWiam J. l'ailey. Pet it J. Kill. Vtiljiiim T. Weber John F. I'uhaeii, lieutenant. Charles Coney. John G. LinK. Joseph P. il ajhem. Fmncls P. Ijimn. John J. iiifliiry. James J Bunnun. Joiin Helfei-t. William T. Murphy. The lncomplrte list of Injured lncjuu. John P. Kaaaenback. plpeman, poaaibli fatally. ' til.vard Oehler. pineman. fatally. J'hn Lear', rlpeman, fataily. Man In J Kitxgera.d. plpeman. fatally. Ant one Heiiaad. foreman, not fataliy. John Carlo y, plpeman. seriously. A. D. Lannon, captain engina company, sll-'htly. Joseph Mackey. driver, leg broken. James M.-iratn. captain engine company, leg broken. John Miller, plpeman. seriously. William Waisli, pioeman. seriously. Lieutenant Al. Goitman. crushed. Kugene M tiler, plfemaa. crushed. M. J. sars. policeman, overcome by fumes. James Hen.lrichs, policeman, overcome by hemp fumes. Fire start, la Bssetsfst. The blaze was discovered at about 4 o'ciock by a watchman in the Morria beef house at Forty-third and Looms streeta. An ammonia pipe, bursting, started com hurt. on that spread so Quickly the watch man barely had tujT.el la the alarm before the iiamea begaa bursting f.-uia the build ing. Fire Chief Horan. at his home on th. vest side, heard th. second call for ap paratus and went to th. stock yards In his a-iuimobilo. By th. t.me of his ar rival bis assistants had abandoned th. ef. I . .... " "n" cftvonnt to cead orr the rush of ei , towards other buildings. F'.rm com- , m f.om several structure! r.ear by. Tha awn.og w!:ich later became the da trover of a score of Uvea seemed to off-. ! g snei.er from the f.ames. Under this Vol .. fled for shelter, led by Horan B.1 and Fltzgera d ' ; . top of the canopy another group of f rn , slrMIn, of . . r ' i.ea.t or ttie i. re s.i.iier.,y Lieiiieriant Jo. ei h 11a. ki ; . leader of tne l and aoove. feu the ao g-i.ng and sho n.d warning to thie below ite Jumped w:tn his men . " " - "'". tne canopy " , M.ai i:ile. firemen who kn.Mv nothing of tt; ti deatn. nut beioa'. the thii. vera a iument-j by constant;;- arrtv ,i.g ut.is. -A-ie tiand.ng in tt.e path of th.' f.ames. Th. t'o.j tlieir givjur.d at build- r. 4 s.t -r b.ii.dtnii onlv to b driven back .-!,:; tant ilatsiai .--evfernch, tin now a., n c n.ntand. ra:;i;ng tr.e futtiity of .-a. ng r ;-er.y then atiaxe. drew all tb ni a ! ac The asMe-ant marshal acknoa b-dged at 10 lj tuat tne who.e ftoeK at is diatr-ci a ti danger We p,i mi sau-r here and we can do n-.tii ng eff. ti . h. ' he a i The thing rea.iy is be.' .in.i our conirol rlst'ii now " 'a; lain li H f r .a (,f eume comj any : u tm !iu . J let le.'- iiaisitai Horan wii oic.ets : ,i tne con.pany. aa.k.d out from ui der , e . an i y -uat as it ruai.ed oat tflo land hirii. ef " i" to d the assistanr r. r-ei Iu tlim a fa. lior the i.nij Ulan lef: ,ji !uj t-iri a. 'tis . 'iini.e. .y f .ar-r from one ho. fir, -r., poared on the fatal u a-'-'l l-ad cKj.od it to extent WUwA