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L. XI. - NO. 1S1.
OMAHA. MONDAY MOliNINU, .lANUATiV 1C, 11)11 THN I 'A (IKS.
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XEITKAL CANAL.
SAY NOTED MEN
Statement Embodying Reatons
Ajaiait Fmtificatio:i cf the Bij
Ditch Made Public.
WOULD BE SAFER IN WAR TIME
Agreement Prev:ziU Bombardment of
Unprotected Coaft Places.
OIPCSED TO ORIGINAL INTENTION
Construction Asserted to Be Not Pri
marily Military Undertaking.
NATION NEVER BEEN ATTACKED
o ( iiualrt UdiiM Diirr to Hk
Neutralisation I'ledae with Com
bined I'oitiri and Fw
( ommf rrlal Mnla.
Hi isTOV. Jan. 15. A statement embody
ing reasnr.a why the I'nnimi canal
should be neutralized, bearing the signa
tures of mn and women, imminent In the
I nlted states and abroad. was made public
today, UK-hard Olney. former serretary of
stale; David Starr Jordan, president of
Inland Stanford, Jr.. university. William
lran Howell, autlior: diaries P. Ander
son. Protestant Kptscopal bishop of Chicago;
William II. P. Faurce, president of Brown
university; Jane Addam of Hull House,
ChhaKo; George B. Holt. Justice of the
I'nited States district court, and George
Foster Peabody. the New York banker are
e irong the sponsors of the document. The
statryte.nt follows:
"Why the Panama ranal should be neu
tralised, not fortified:
"Because the canal would be safer In
war time without fortification. According
. to tha agreement signed by The Hague
.conference In 1907. unfortified roast places
( cannot be hombardd. ,
"Because the, original Intention of our
government, aa distinctly expressed In 1900,
and previously, was to prohibit fortlflca
tlona on the canal. Though this prohibition
was omitted In the finally revised Hay
Pauncefote treaty slimed In 1902, this In
no wise Implies that we ought to fortify
, tt. nor was Its construction proposed as
primarily a military undertaking;.
"Because, though the Rues ranal was
built with Kngltsh money, England agreed
to lit neutralisation. The Straits of Magel
lan are also, neutralized and the Inter
parliamentary Cnlon in 1910, declared In
favor of neutralization of all Inter-oceanlc
watr rw a , '
"Because the 1'nitert Plates in all its
history has never ben attacked and began
every foreign war It ever bad, and It Is too
Important a customer for any great nation
at this late day to wantonly attack. Though
an enemy tiilKht. in stre.s of war, be
tempted to break Ita pledge to us, no na
tion would dare to break Its neutralisation
pled. with the; combined pom-era, aa the
ly nairv or non-Inlet coMrae, wlilcti could be
. included In" the' 'general treaty,, would In
volve Vommerclal ' ruin.
Hause, with the experience of nearly
n crntuiVH peace with Hngland. enaured
by our undefended Canadian border line,
until we have asked for complete arbitra
tion treaties with all possible future ene
mies and have been refused, we should be
Insincere in Increasing our war measure).
This l especially true, In view of the farts
that, since IwrJ. the nattona hav signed
H ) arbitration treaties and President Taft
hat made the Impressive declaration that
be sees no reason why any question what
ever should not be arbitrated; that the
second Hague conference in various ways
olmtnishrd the likelihood of war; that not
only the prtxe court, but the court of ar
Mrial Justice Is practically assured, and
that In the etimtner of 1910, congress unani
mously p.rd a resolution asking the
president to appoint a commission of five
to consider the utilization of existing agen-
!cs to limit the armaments of the world
hv in ul i e 1 agreement of the nations and to
constitute the world navies 'in Interna
llrnal force for the preservation of uni
versal (K-ace and to consider other means
t.) diminish expenditures for military pur
poses "Because, In tha words of Hon. David
.1. KoMor. chairman of the committee of
Foreign affairs In the house of representa
tion: 'The Initial expenses of the neces
sary fortifications would not be leas than
S2S.0flc.om: in all probability it would not be
less than SjO.OtiO.OiiO. The annual expense of
maintaining such fortifications f.000 miles
from home would probably amount to
.,.('.0ffl. With all the fortifications poa
slhle. it Is still apparent tha' In order that
the canal might be of military advantage
to
I lie l.nlted .Slates in time of war a
Kiiard of laltlelilps at each of ita en
trances would be an absolute necessity. It
Is equally apparent that with such a guard
tha fortification would be unnecessary, if
not entirely uselcta. We are bound by
oleum irtaty obligations to aee to It that
tha canal ahall be and forever remain open
to Bi-tu.sh aliipa In time of war aa well as
In time of peace, and while It is probably
line that no other nation could claim any
advantage by virtue of this treaty, it Is
aiho true that e have thereby placed our
selves uuder moral obligation to maintain
an open canal Tor the ehips of all nations
at all times. In war aa well as In peace.'"
Other Nlgnrrs of the statement are:
Henry Wade Kngera. drun of the Yale law
school; John Graham Brooks, lecturer on
economics; Francis I.ynde stetson, attor
ney of New York; Ida Tarbell. historian:
N. O. Nelson, manufacturer. Ht. Iiuls; F.
V. Wheeler, attorney of New York; Samuel
IV Capen. president of the American Board
.f Commissioners for Foreign Missions
Boston: Marcua AI. Marks, and Thomas
Molt Oslxirne. manufacturer, Auburn. N. Y.
ItOHCHt O I.AM) CAKr'.ft HIMK p
Three Xehra.kaa. Defead.nl. I.
Isscfl I'atenla.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. Jan. 15-iSpecial i
- Further leatlmony In what are known at
ihe Rusebnd land case will be taken n
s oux Falls, commencing on Monday he
rie William Wallace of Aberdeen, who
was apkointd soecial examiner by Judae
Carlar.d of the federal court for the pur
Pose. Tins cases were Instituted by the
federal government and are detlgmd to
lim about the cancellation of certain
I uuni to government land on the Rose
bud Indian reservation, which it is tl
Bed were secured from tiie Indiana hy
fraudulent nuans. The defendant In tin
action are K J. DcbfH if Ws. Po n N b ;
D. Huttetfi-ld of NorfulK. Neb; W. .
L' nn of Dallas S. D.. Hti.l two residents
i"f Li Mara. la . named Moritx and John
on. I he exMinl'.ier aome time ago scurnl
li e testimony f ih drfenie. It is urdsr.
r te dcf'iifce wl'l offer Ihe lef lliutmy
cf fifteen or taeut wunes.
l v, Dakota Has
uliar Problem
-A of Conservation
i Presert -r, i,
i Grea
of Water Supply in
'an Basin Muit Be
considered.
I 8IOIX FALLS. P. D.. Jan. 1.-fpec!al.)
-South Dakota lias a conservation prob
i lem of Its own to solve, the problem being
'the preservation of the supply of water In
the great artesian basin which underlies
! the greater part of the state, and which
j is greater In extent and volume of water
contained therein than any other artesian
. basin In the world.
There are in outh I'akota several arte-
slan wells, varying In size from two to
! eight and ten inches In diameter. They
j flow steadily all the year around, day and
night, the waste water being permitted
j to flow unhampered Into nearby streams
I or lake-beds. With these spouting wells
(flowing steadily every minute during the
year, the waste of water Is something
I enormous and could not be expressed In
: anything less than millions if not billions
: of gallons.
Those who have investigated the matter
; present evidence to show that about 9S
j per cent of the water which flowa con
jatantly from these wells now goes to
j waste, only 2 per cent being utilized by
the owners of the wells,
j Dean E. C. Perisho of the 8outh Dakota
university at Vermilion and also state
geologist of Mouth Dakota baa recently
been endeavoring to arouse the people of
tho state to the importance of something
being done to stop this wanton waste of
water As the result of the agitation In
augurated by him It Is believed the state
legislature, which now Is In session, will
take some action before It adjourns looking
to the conservation of the supply of water
In the great artesian basin, so the basin
will not be exhausted.
Dean Perisho proposes as a remedy that
artesian wells should be Inspected by some
competent official acting under state au
thority, and that those who drill other
artesian wells in future i lould ba required
to procure a license, and also furnish a
bond requiring them to have the bottom of
tha piping securely set in the cap rock,
which lies Immediately over the great ar
tesian basin, acting aa a roof to the baaln.
, If the piping were securely driven Into
this cap rock at the bottom of artesian
wells It would be possible by putting a
cap on the top of the piping to control
the flow of water which ceuld be used
only when needed and the flow shut off
and the waste stopped when the owner of
the spouter was not using the water.
Many of the present artesian wella could
not b thus controlled, for the reason that
the, Iron piping through which the water
passes from the artesian basin to a point
above the surface of the ground has not
been securely set In the cap rock, and to
shut off the flow at tha top of the pipe
when the water was not In use would re
sult In the well filling up with aand at the
bottom and being ruined.
Prizes Awarded
- to Butter Makers
Holstein Bull ii Won by P. A. Koenif
of Magnolia, with Score of
Ninety-Seven.
AMLS. la., Jan. W.-(Speclal.)-A number
of valuable prizes were awraded to the
men who did the best work In the dairy
department during tha abort course. In
the farm dairy course the first prize, a
Holstein .bull offered by McKay Bros, of
Buckingham, waa Won by F. Koenlg of
Magnolia, with a score of 9i. C. o. Moun
tain of West Liberty won second ,1th a
grade of 94, winning an Ayrshire bull.
I In the buttermakers' course F. Kellv of
Fairfield won first, Uuy Batchelder of
Woodbine second, and li. J. Krb of Mason
villa third.
In the educational butter scoring contest.
which baa Juat been completed after run
jtiliuf for four montha. W. K. Mlttclstadt
oi Aiancneater won first In the whole milk
division, hla butter acoring IV n. W.
Chadwlck of Waterloo won second. In
the gathered cream class A. F. Matson of
Volga won first, and O, J. (iudknecht of
Ixna Rock second. The prises In thin con
test were gold and silver medals.
A
aa one of the features of the dairy ahort
courae work this year. Another new line
of work was Instruction In the use nt
j powdered starter In the place of starter
made with malk.
HITCHCOCK WANTS PRESTIGE
OF AN UNOPPOSED ELECTION
Candidate for Kenutnr Keeks lirpab
1 1 can aa Well as Democratic
otra In l.eallsla t are.
I (From a Staff Correspondent.!
! LINCOLN. Jan. 15. (Special Telegram. I
(Congressman Gilbert M. Hitchcock said to
i night he desires republicans as well as
; democrats to vote for him In the legisla
ture for I'nited Statea senator,
i Mr. Hitchcock gav aa his reason thai
! the eyes of ail states which are consider
1 Ing the Oregon plan for the election of
senators are upon Nebraska and that if
jthe republicans of this state demonstrate
their approval, it will assist the Oregon
plnn.
i The candidate for senator alo asserted
the de? tea the additional prestige which an
! i:nopposed election would give aim.
Hitchcock arrived a day befo:e he tvm
j expected and will remain here till after
' tho election.
Chinese Prevent
Bodies of
PEKING. Jan. 15. Iteiorla from liar
b'n say the Chine there are v inouslv
opposing ihe summary disposition of th
bnllfs of '.ln.se whil bar died from tlK
bubonic plauue. The authorities do nd
dare lo burn them, the people deflrlnj tlmi
,hv rema n Intact to tiiM Cicir ancestor
' may recognize them In the future life.
Tnev alo oppose the burrinq of the
hocses. aome of which contained the
d"nd bodies of Die entirf f ilnilv. Koine
corixM-s have remained In the city for dava
but they are now being akn to the op n
country here trenclia (or their huria,
have been prrpaitd
It is reported lhat the- ll'i:an Harbin
aie nn; nimi rrini; th-m'!ves w It h . ih
Ch.nnsi section, although t' ev at dcalm-:
Jorasui'all with tha Chinese aithin the j
AMERICAN GIRLS
IN PAR1SGET AID
Mrs. Ida Leigh Lewis Warns Young
Women of Many PitfalU in Study
of Art Abroad.
MUST NOT ACCEPT COURTESY
Danger Lurks at Every Turn and
Girls Are Sadly Surprised.
LIVING COST HIGH IN PARIS
Girls Must Have Health, Education,
Strong Morals and Money.
AMERICANS IN PARIS INTERESTED
Mrs. Lents a Head of Movement to
Rnlld Homes for American and
Kngllsh Glrla la French
Art Center.
NEW TOrtK. Jan. IB. I Special Tele
gram. 1-Mrs. Ida I,elgh Lewla. founder of
a chain of homes In Paris for American
and English girl students and workers, is
In the city for the purpose of dismissing
with several prominent American women
plans for the guidance and protection of
young American girls who go to Paris for
the purpose of studying music and art.
It is understood that Mrs. Colls p. Hunt
ington, Princess De Sngan and a number
of other noted American women living In
Paris are actively interrstc.i in this work
and others here, including women like
Mlts Helen Gould and .Miss Anne Morgan,
are also dlspoacd to give It assistance.
Mrs. Iwls said today: "A young girl
should be possessed of health, a good edu
cation, a strong moral sense, and an as
sured Income of at least ST.0 a month If
Bhe wishes to study in Parla.
"Deficiency in any one of these re
quisites means inevitable failure and per
haps death.
Coat nt l.lvlns ItlKh.
"It costs more to live well, to live, that
la, aa most English and American girls are
accustomed to living, In Parla than In New
York.
"The girls there are very different, physic
ally and temperamentally, from ours.
They are content with dry bread and coffee
and a bit of meat from which all the
strength has been boiled, all served In a
little dark, unventilated dining room. Such
living la In-expensive but so It would be
here. Our vigorous healthy, hungry girls
will not accept It anywhere.
"Another thing about which many girls
have an Illusion Is the practical Impossi
bility of obtaining work In Parla In con
nection with one's studies. No girl should
ever go to Paris alone unless she la ex
ceptionally well and strong. The Frenc'h
know little about either ventilation or
sanitation, and the climate Is damp and
unhealthy. Then there Is alwaya thd shock
of tha rhangs due to different food and
water served at different hours. It all
requires a fugged constitution."
Moral Temptations Severe.
"And are tha moral temptations really
so severe?"
"They are, and the test comes In two
ways," explained Mrs. Iewis. "There Is
the outward and the Inward thing.
"What would seem the wildcat melo
drama In New York la of common oc
currence in Parts. It Is no exaggeration
to say that a girl cannot enter a shop or
restaurant alone. If she la pretty, without
running the risk of being drugged. She
cannot safely accept a seat from a gentle
man In a public conveyance or the loan of
a program from another woman at an art
exhibit.
"It la never safe for her alone on the
streets after dark and she muat exercise
great care In her daytime walks. She can
not xaunter along looking Into ehup
windows as the girls do here. She must
know where alie'a going and proceed there
directly and return. And she muat never
permit herself to accept the smallest
civility from a stranger.
Lonesome ueaa la Peril.
"But even more subtle la the peril with
in herself. One never knows what loneli
ness really Is until one is a stranger In
strange city. And glrla have such a
I natural InHtincttvi. nMnlnn fnf nUauiM
and happiness. They come to
, Paris with all aorta of brave resolves
about burying themselves In their work,
I but the loneliness Is bound to reach them
sooner or later and unless they find legal
j diversion . they must be strong Indeed to
Insist what offers.
! "That a why I think the better aducatlon
a girl haa the better her chances of keep
ing out of danger, for her opportunities of
proper enjoyment are so much wider. Bhe
Is particularly fortunate If she understands
and speaks French even with an accent."
JUDGE ISSUES INJUNCTION
AGAINST MONONA SALOONS
I lunnr Dealer Defied La it In Iowa
i'oaaty, and He. alt Is Stiff
I n lunrtlon.
ON A WA. la.. Jan. IB. (Special Telegram, i
By order of Judge David Mould yesterday i
temporary Injunction was Issued agu'nsi
every saloon In Monona county, with the
exception of one at Mapletun. and this
matter hss been taken undr advisement
until Monday. This la another chapter in
the wet and dry fight beinir waited In Mon
ona county. Saloon men defied the 'an
by kcfplrg the a.iloons open after th filing
of a remonstrance petition, which the
drys claim ia sufficient.
Burning of
Plague Victims
lluiaii city. The Chinese newt-papers are'
raisin'; an outcry and bringing forward '
"ciiuu cuarpes or persecution and burial
alive. Members of the legations, who con
stantly recommend tueusures lo the govern
ment, are suggesting a censorship of the
press
The piasue Is of a verv virulent tvpe
Death usually occurs within forty-eight
hours and not more than 1 ptr cunt of tae
casts have e' ded In ru-m-irr. Dr. G. K
Mesny. French physician, who save htm-
j self up to the work of uiuhat'ing the
disease, died heroically. Wnen he r-llr-u
, Ilia l he Was a'tack .1 hv it,- plague lie Iso
lated llris.K ,u his rui m In a ho'el. draft d
Irs will anJ rote I'aivwttl hit -is Jl
hraStrd Ins friends not to nutifv his wife
of his Illness aud died alona. '
Does
sv ss. s
From the Washington Herald
DANDY WELL KNOWN HERE
Death is Mourned by Large Number
of Omaha Friends.
WIFE IS BURIED IN OMAHA
Daunhlrr Was Married litre (o Lieu
tenant Dean, Since Promoted
Waa Veteran of the Mex
ican War.
Colonel George B. Dandy. V. S. A., re
tired, who died at New York Saturday
night, waa well known in Omaha, as he was
stationed here for some time, and after his
retirement In 1894 ha moved to Omaha to
live with his family. Colonel Dandy waa
In the Indian wara of the weat and helped
to construct the forts which were built for
protection against tha Indians.
His daughter. Miss Mazle Dandy, was
married In Omaha In 1SH to Lieutenant
Dcn of the army and his son, George
Dandy. Jr., waa for lomc time house physi
cian at the Paxton ,'Vel.ln Omaha and
later moved to Philadelphia.
Colonel Dandy was first stationed In
Omaha from 1863 to J886, when he waa chief
quartermaster. He moved from here to
Washington and thence to San Antonio
and came back to Omaha In 1R5KI as chief
quartermaster of the Dcjartment of the
Piatte. He was' put on the retired tint the
aamo year and lived In Omaha five years,
until his wife died. !She4s burled In Pros
pect Hill cemetery.
Colonel Dandy was born at Macon. Ga.,
February 11. 18.10, the son of Kcv. J. II. I
and Charlotte Temple Dandy, who moved
lo New Jersey the same year. He was
educated in private schools in New Jersey
and In 1S73 wai married at Grand Forks,
Minn., to Miss Anne Eliza Slaughter.
Colonel Dandy enlisted In the Tenth In
fantry in April, 1847. This was tt regiment
raised for service In the Mexican war, and
he served until the close of the war. lie
began the study of medicine, but quit In
IM'i to accept the appointment of a cadct
shlp at West Point; waa made second lieu
tenant of the Third artillery. He served
In the Spokane Indian expedition and tho
Snake river expedition; was made cuptaln
In March, 18ti2, and assigned to Major Mc
Clelland'a headquarters; was appointed
colonel of the One Hundredth New York
volunteers; captured Folly Island, S. C. ;
took part in the assault and capture of
Moris Island and Fort Wagner, S. C, and
other battlea.
He waa In command of a brigade at Ap
pomattox, the laat battle of the civil war.
At the close of the war he entered the
quartermaster's department and built Fort
I'h 1 1 Kearney at the base of the Big Horn
mountains In 1M and Fort Abraham Lin
coln, North Dakota. 1873-5. He was in
charge of the general depot quartermaster a
and subsistence department at Yuma, Ariz.,
in 18'iS. and later at various other cities of
the lulted States. He was retired aa a
colonel, I'nited Statea army, February 11,
18M, and made his home at Omaha for
aome time.
FIRE DESTROYS COURT HOUSE
Tripp (oust), Suath Dakota, nnlld
Ina Burned at Winner Origin
of I'lnmea Not l earned.
DALLAS. 8. D.. Jan. 13. The Tripp
! rounty court house at Winner burned this
morning. The building is a total loss.
There s but little insurance. The origin
nf the flames has not been learned.
Ths Ehe s
Junior Birthday Bock
Wiiose birthday today?
During t lie year Just closed
have ansvAeied lhat JntereMtog
question with information about uo
lahlea and near not.ihles for whom
It was natal day.
Dull ig til coining year we slirtll
answer that sjme interesting ues
jioti with the names of the li.-lntj
generation of-buys anil air's iio
will ha the future notables.
"Ihlils hi Day Wi Calibrate"
l " nil. i- this heading The Bee will
tell aiiat youngsters ate having
birthday Hnnlvers jrlet each day of
the eur
Whose younaHtMS?
Why. vour youngsters and u.ir
neighbors' all the ciilhluii in
Omaha old enoiiKli to " t ;m
1 o n i v thousand of iieoi.
Our 111 Birtntay Book is Ulus.
Tlai It on Children's Page la Xous
fcold faction.
I
r -
it Portend Calm or Storm?
& 1
J r t- XviwLj?rjfe
Omaha is Second to
St. Louis in Number
of Men at Harvard
Gate City Has Delegation of Nine,
with Eight in Academic or Under
graduate Department.
BOSTON, Jan. 15. (Special.) With a dele
gation of nine men at Harvard university,
eight of whom are In the academic or
undergraduate department, Omaha haa the
largest representation of any city west of
the Mississippi river, barring only Pt.
Louis. The total enrollment from Nebraska
la an even score and of that number eleven
are pursuing courses of study In the vari
ous graduate departments, all of them hav
ing previously received one degree In west
ern institutions before coming east. The
total enrollment In all departments of Har
vard this year Is 4.12J, or slightly In ad
vance of the 4.0fi0 figures for a year ago.
The complete list of Nebraska men en
rolled Is as follows:
fndergraduate Department Senior class:
Albert Perley Brogan, Omaha. Junior
class: George Howard Itushton, Omaha;
William Francis Williams. Omaha, fopho
more class: Harry William Druckcr.
Beemer; Alan McDonald, Omaha. Fresh
man class: Morton Miller, Omaha; Rich
ardson Morris, Omaha. Special students:
George Clayton Flack, Omaha; L.yle Jay
Roberta, Omaha.
Law School Third year: Edward Ray
mond Burke. Chadron (A. B. Belolt college.
1908); William Boss King, Osceola (A
B.
university of Nebraska. 1908); Thomas
Harold Matters, jr., Omaha (A. B. lTn
veislty of Nebraska, 190ti). Second year:
Harry Oscar Palmer, Ixiulsvllla (A. B. Wes
leyan university, 190S). First year: F.nor
K Matson, Newman Grove (A. ii. Wes
leyan university, 1909); Arthur !,undln
Palmer, Louisville (A. B. Inlversltv of
Nebraska, 1910); Sanriel ,Mayo Rlnaker,
Beatrice (A. B. Oxford. F.ngland, 19101.
Special student: Alfonso John Sturzeneg
ner. South Bend (LL. B. University of Ne
braska, 1910).
Medical School-Third class: Carl Ar
thus Hedblom. Aurora (A: M. Colorado col
lege. 1908); Karl. Edwin Farnsworth, Grand
Island (A. B. Cornell university. 1900)
Divinity Fchool-Melvln Chauncey Hunt
Lincoln S. T. B. Boston university, 1910). '
Christian Science
Lawyers Confer
Meeting in Boston Prepares to Defend
Will of Mrs. Eddy When it is
Probated Tuesday.
BOSTON Mass.. Jan. ,;., anticipation
of the probating of the will of Mra Marv
Pakcr G. Eddy at Concord next Tuesday
and to consider the legal questions that
i nave ai .sen in connection with the dls
I position of the residuary estate, there was
a ','et conference here today of the
Jdiie -toia of the Christian Science church
and several of the attorneys. Among those
! Present were General Frank Streeter of
I Concord. N. H.. for many v.ars the ....
annul counsel of Mra. Eddy. William Mois.
the executive counsel for the church and
general Henry M. Baker of Bow, N. H,
the executor of the will.
New Democratic Members of
Congress Bother Old Ones
WASHINGTON. Jan 13.-(Ppeclal Tele
giam.) Democratic congressional leaders
are finding that the majority rose is not
without Its, thorns. One difficulty ab ml the
house organization Is h:-nllv out of the
way b fore another crops up.
Kor example, after much d'scussion,' .he
Uaileis had about straightened out the j
memberi-hlp In the next waa and means'
committee to their (atlafacttcn in a man- ',
ner which thty are confident will meet!
with the approval of the caucus: which Is
to he held next week, when the announce- j
ment l.i mad.: thai the now members of
the Iioush In the Sixty-second conreks pro- I
pose to make a (Inht for feood repres.-nta- i
lion, not only in the membership of the!
cuir.mHtK not m the w ay of chairman
ships as well. They jaint out thai the I
seniority rule in making up I lie i-jtnniltteea
lujy he all rivht under ordinary In- .
I stances. Imt lrcu mta 111 c ihix time
are '
rut oi cmai'v . and t !
! let all Hi- tto .d ili'n
li.uc hei n fortunate enough to be in ii.n
ii.:. for sevcial ears. .They point out
mat almost half of tb democratic uiem-
MANY POSTAL FRAUDS ENDED
Mabray Case One of Most Important
During Year.
TRAIN ROBBERIES IN THE WEST
Details of Fraada and Robberies Are
Tnld In Report of Chief Inspector
of the Poatofflee Depart
' ment.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lo.-Interestlng de
tails of frauds are) told In the report of
Robert S. Sharp, chief Inspector of the
Postoffice department, to the postmaster
general, for the fiscal year ended June 30,
1910.
Within the year 1.880 pnstnfflces were
robbed, as compared with 1.9R9 In the
previous year. There were 2.363 arrests of
which 417 were postofflce burglars, aa com
pared with 2,3:m arrests the previous year,
of which 416 were postoffica burglars. '
Of those arrested, lfla wye poatmasters,
thlrty-i(v a . assistant postmasters, ninety
five clerks In postof floes; twenty-five rail
way postal clerks, thirty-six letter carriers,
thirty-seven rural letter carriers and nine
teen were mall carriers.
Of the total number 1,679 were persons
not connected with the postal service.
Train robberies In the west occurred with
alarming freouency. Since March. 1908.
nine mall tralna have been hold up and
robbed and a large amount of registered
mall has bern stolen and rifled.
In all nine men have been arrested and
convicted for theao train robberies, one
being sentenced to fifteen years In the
penitentiary and a fine of $3,000. one to
forty-three years and a fine of S3,0n0; two
to serve forty-five years each and five were
sentenced to life Imprisonment. i
An important case recently handled by
jiostoffice Inspectors covered the operations
of the so-called Mabray gann. The scheme
y.as worked by an organisation of confi
dence men by means of fake horse races,
athletic contests, etc. Victims In all parts
of the country were robbed and It Is esti
mated the promoters secured approximately
U..0O0.0O0. John C. Mabray, the principal of
tha organization and eighty-nine of his as
sistants were indicted and many convicted.
A scheme to defraud. International In Its
scope, known as the "Gold Brick" swindle,
by which It Is berteved. the swindlers se
cured over $1,000,000, had been In operation
several years.
The promoters of this swindle, Cameron
Rostetter, E. A. Starkloff and George W.
Poat. were arrested. Hostetter was con
victed, sentenced to serve four and one
half years In the penitentiary at Atlanta,
Ga., and to pay a fine of ll.&oo and Stark
loff and Post forfeited their ball of JJ3,0tk'..
Every effort Is being made to recaptura
them.
Hoy Killed Uhtlr llnntlna.
SIOI.-X FALLS, S. D.. Jan. 13.-(.SpeciaI )
Clarence Thayer, aged 12 years, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Thayer, residents of
Marshall county, waa the victim of a fatal
jhootlnn accident, which occurred while Ie
was hunting with his cousin. Fred Thaver
Jr., aged 13 years. The two hoys were
passing through a depression in the prairie
with Clarence In the lend, when his cousin!
wlio was following closely behind him
stumbled and fell, dlscharRinc the gun he
was earning. The charge struck Clarence
In the thigh, severing the fetriorul artery
death resulting in a short time from the
loss of blood.
b LIP hi the next hour, arr n. ,,,.
n ability and expH.lence !, a majority of
.... ..... oie,oe, ).,.,,
iii'ist he
i m.-Kicrrd in o,e . ommitt. e
"Slglllll'-llts
even lo the extent of nulllr, .i - .
nice chairmanships
As practically every . halrmaiishlp worth
while, .heady has he.,, appointed. In his
""i. oy one or
more of il,,. ..i i
timers.
his stand on the na-1 ,,r .i,..
.... n.l, ...... - . ...
,rI in naeiy in f.M,,,
trouhle when
Kets to work.
tho committee on committers
TO DO AWAY WITH RE-TRIALS
House I iimiiilltrr
Favura Hill
Aliollth Kr-'lrlnl, n Nonessen
tial lechnlrsllllra.
W.sHHINOTON. Jlin. 3.-(rt.. la I Tele-
Brain. I The house committer on Judiciary
do not propose (o i reisirted favorably yeM-rdav a hili provid
g" to t,e m,!, who t here shall he no retrials tfraT.t 1 a
civil or I'-'ni.nal cases nn technic &l,ti,-.
unless they are such aa. hi the opinion of
the trial judge, would change the verdict.
LAND SHOW WORK
WELL UNDER WAY
Installation of Exhibits Begins, with
All Necessary Materials on
Ground and Ready.
! MONTANA MAN IS IN FIRST
Pettibonc on Job with His Display
Early in Day.
;REN2E PLAYS WITH MOUNTAINS
Whole Range of Rockies Moved Into
Auditorium.
j HEADQUARTERS MOVED TODAY
Offices to Be established In Rnlldla
Private '1'honrs la Kxrhanae
I ndrr Installation Work
Int Ont Decorations.
The Ijnd rIiow will open Wednesday
nlaht e completed exhibit. All save t.
I of the tmoortsnt displays for the show are
in iinmlia and the others are on the way.
The Installation of the show began In earn
est o-trday and tho end of the day found
the work far advanced.
The good roads display, one of the most
malve in the show, was put In place
yesterday under the direction of John H.
Mullen, assistant chief engineer for tha
Minnesota state highway commission.
'' v'- Pettibone. representing the Board
of Commerce, of Greet Falls. Mont., was
the first to Install a nexhlblt In tha Audi
torium yesterday. His display was put In
Place early In the duy. The Big Horn Basin
exhibits of grains and grasses probably
will he Installed by tonight. The prelimin
ary work for the Installation of the Big
Horn and Great Northern dlsplaya. was
completed yesterday.
I'tahs display and the Nehraaka fish
hatchery display will reach Omaha today.
They soon will be In place. The fisheries
exhibit Is In take a place In the baaement
of the Auditorium.
The general decorative schema of tha
show Is beginning to take form aa prepara
tions proceed. Tho overhead design was
hoisted Into place last night. The Southern
smilax to be used In festoon decorations
suspended from tha ceiling, haa arrived
and will be put up the day before tha
opening of the show.
Gus Renie, who haa charge of the Install
ation of the decorations and many of tha
dlsplaya. yesterday appeared In the rola of
"Titan." In the supervision of the mov
ing of a whole range of mountains Into
the land show. The mountains will form
the background of the picturesque Irriga
tion display of Colorado.
Land show headquarters todav will be
transferred from The Be annex to tha
Auditorium. The offices will be on the aee
ond floor, adjoining the office of tha mana
ger. The private telephone exchange of tha
show was Installed yeatrrday and prob
ably win ba In operation today.
The movement of the land ahow dlsplaya
has been accomplished with the utmost
facility by the railroads despite the ham
pering conditions of weather which have
tied up trafflo In many . sections of tha
northwest, from which ao many of tha dis
plays are being shipped.
"The I,and show will be completa and all
In readiness for the crowds when It opens
Wednesday." said T. F. Sturgess of lha
Twentieth Century Farmer last night, after
a survey of the preliminary Work In pro
gress .t the Auditorium. "So many auch
affairs have been Incomplete when first
turned over to the public for Inapectlon
that we have made a special effort to get
the Land show Into presentable shape for
Ihe first day. Tho exhibits are all In tha
city with the exception of aome that are
In transit and aure to arrive on time. Noth
ing remains to be d.ne, but to put tha
show Into shape. This work Is being per
formed rapidly with a large force of eg.
perlenced workmen."
Contract for County
Printing in Custer
Board Rejects Bid of Paper Offering
to' Do it for One-Tenth of
Leg-al Rate.
BROKEN BOW. Neb.. Jan. l3.-(8pecial.)
-Before adjourning at tho end of the week,
tha hoard of supervisors took up the mat
ter of county printing and received bid
from the different papers. The Broken
Bcw Republican and the Queen of Callo
way filed bids offering to do the printing
for one-half legal rates, while the Broken
Bow Chief made an offer of one-tenth of
the legal ratea. The lesal rates of county
printing amounts to $l.a or $1,400 a year
and the Job Is sometimes divided between
two or more papers. The board finally de
cided on the Republican and Queen and
awarded them the contract at one-half of
the legal rates.
The board also appointed a snerisl niih
officer to guard the record vault of the
county, which now stands in tho mlddl
of t lie street In front of the temnorarv
court house. This waa done at the earnest
solicitation of many property holders
tin o'lhout the county.
Several architects have been on band
dttting the week to solicit the attention of
the hoard In regard to plans and specifica
tions for Ihe new court house, but no
definite action will be taken In the matter
t until later.
IOWA GRAIN IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION ELECTION
II. . HnynioiMl la ( hoaeu President
I'uue l imuly W Ina Bo;' anal
t.lrls' Contra.
AMI:.-', la. Jan. t.V-i Spei lal.) - The fol
lowing officers wire elected at the an
n. j.il mei'tlir,' of tiic lov.a Grain Improve
ment association In ro last night: H. A.
Davini.nd. I.al'orte City, president; Fred
McCtilbn li. Ilartwick. vhr president, and
L. C. Itui in tt, Ames, secretary-treasurer.
The proceeds df the corn and grain sale
were $Ho. with about $luO worth unsold for
lack of tlm". The proceeds of the Junior
sahv wen; t-"'l-
1'ane county won the boys' judging con
test with a score of ;'31.77 points. In the
individual ratings Wane Whltinore of
l oin. I'aue eouniv. won first; L. C. Hhivera
of Kiioxvillc. Muriun cuuntv. kecoud; Ivan
.'nicnlus of I'ojinil Bluffs. Pottawattamie
count , t Ini d.
In trie (.-Iris oi.Mnti contest I'snc county
won fit I and Story county second. Oi a
Tompkins ..I I'aK" 'tnler vvon lilxii Indi
vidual hoimis and Lulu Kegly of Amaa
second place.