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HIE BCE: OMAHA, MOXDAT, J A NTT ART 1T, u.11. wB S Visit the Borkaiik xhiMt 3 VcesticBiPini JLiSimdl - IP ip o SEES DANGER TO NEGRO VOTE1 Senator Depew Declare Move i on to Disfranchise. DIRECT VOTE IDEA IS MEANS Drpw Knows How Proposed Amend ment for Direct Vol. Wonld Knock On t Fourteenth ' Amendment. Washington. Jan. is. (Special Tele gram.) That the adoption of the amend ment to the constitution providing for the election of United Statea eenatora by direct vote of the people, as proposed In the res olution now befor.. congress, may annul the Fourteenth amendment and make con stitutional lawa In the south disfranchising the negro, la the statement made by Sen ator Chauncey M. Depew In an Interview today. "The Joint reaolutlon now before the senate." ald Senator liepew, "for the elec tion of United States (enatora by the peo ple, fixes the qualifications of electors to vote for United States senators In this law. Klectori in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of state legislators; In other words, the qualifications shall be fixed by the state legislators. State. is srloai Means. "The Fourteenth amendment guaranteed to the negroes the right to vote and slates by ' various devices have disfranchised them. Take Mississippi, for Instance. With J.SO0.000 people It casts on an average, I think, from 0000 to 80.000 votee. Under this resolution, allowing by constitutional amendment the state to fix the qualifica tions of electors. It repeals the Fourteenth amendment, which says that every citlsen II years of age, who has not engaged In the rebellion and lias not committed a cilnic, shall be entitled to vote. "My proposition Is that the qualifications of electors or United States senators and congressmen shall be uniform in all btaie and that congress shall make laws to fee that the voles ate properly registered and counted. When I offered this amendment to this same resolution to the committee ' on privileges and elections six years ago I. D adopted by unanimous vote of t lie re publicans. Then (he democratic senator v. ho had been Vigorously and with a goo; deal of temper advocating the Mann amendment, said that. If the negroes wen permitted to vote the) did not wunt t'cc eiectiun of United Slates senators by th people and Would not have It. They klllra the resolution. ttl lkt la Sentiment. "As an Indication of the change of pubhg entuuent n regard to this disfranchise ment of negroes In the south, I got only one ote beside my owa to my amendment In the coum)tte. the other duy. All tiie drnierrata and all the rest of the repub licans excepting this one were against it. "Now, It .becomes one of the most inter esting questions In our politics whether in six years public sentiment has so changed that republicans from northern states are tiling. In order to get the elec tion of senators by the pople. to practi islly repeal the Fourteenth amendment to the constitution and allow the slates by a constitutional provision to disfranchise forever the negro vote. ulk geeks HrM-l. The south has been endeavoring by var ious I'liH-riMn to repeal the Fourteenth amendment. Thev have nullified It. but Luey tiave always been afraid that the This will be the greatest opportunity you have had to see a collection of Luther Burbank's creations in Omaha. Whether or not you are interested in Floriculture, Agriculture or Horticulture, you should visit the exhibit and see a complete display of productions of this world famous man. This display will be a part of the exhibit of the I It will contain cherries, grapes, peas, beans, asparagus, flowers collection of spineless cacti which provides food for both AodiSoFlom9 Onmaha, Me1b9 January supreme court of the United States might declare that nullification expediencies were unconstitutional. . "Now, under h. gulre of securing the election of United States senators by the people, they virtually secure an amendment to the constitution under which In their states, one-half nr.ore of the people can be permanently disfranchised and denied the suffrage. In other words, the election of United States aenatora by the people means that one-half of the people shall not vote and they will be barred by constitu tional authority." Woodrow Wilson Supports Martine Governor-Elect Says White is Making Big Political Mistake in Opposing People's Will. NEWARK, N. J., Jan. 15. Before several thcusand people In the new auditorium to night Governor-elect Woodrow Wilson de clared It was the duty of the democratic legislators to send to the United States senate James E. Martine. who waa the choice of the people at the primary election last fall. Pr. Wilson said James Smith, Jr., who was opposing Martine In the fight for the aenatorshlp. was ruaklng a colossal political blunder. Mention of the names of Assemblymen Mylod, Boettner and Balen tlne of Essex county, who had asked Mr. Smith to become a candidate for the aena torshlp, but afterward repudiated their choice, was greeted with prolonged ap plause. Dr. Wilson praised these legisla tors, who. he said, aaw their error when the people rose up In their might and de manded that they come out for Martine. REVENUE COMMISSION BUSY Bod? anted by Oovernor Vessey Has Meeting; to llealn Appointed Work. iMKRRiW S. !., Jan. 15.-iSpe.lal Tele gram.) The commission appointed hy Gov ernor Vessey to prepare a revenue commls- shin met yesterday. It is composed of three members with six-year terms, to be In con i nnous session to pass upon matters of assessment and taxation, with extended powers, each of the commissioners to re ceive a salary of $1,800 a year. The commission to Investigate the state soldiers' home met today and organised by the selection of Senator Wyman as chair man and Repreisentalve Cranston as secre tary. They will gu to Hot Springs Thurs day of next week to take up the work of investigation. The signers of the recent "night utter" to Governor Veasey making complaint of conditions wllL all be railed up to substantiate charges. In the house today tiledt presented a bill to repeal the anti-treatlng law enacted two years ago on the ground that It Is a dead letter and a bill by Jones to abolish the office of state surveyor. In the senate bartlne presented his maximum freight rate bill, which will be one of the contesting points of the session. A bill by Brack tt provides thai when an acquittal la secured on a plea of Insanity it becomes the duty of the circuit court to l- minlt the defendant to the slate Insane asylum. The fedcial Judgeship is receiving the at tention of a number of the legislative mem bers, msnv of thorn tonight signing a peti tion asking for the ai'polntnienl of Judge Whiting to the place. The petition will be forwarded to !-Viitor Ci en ford at Wash ington tonisshl with a lequist that it be prtsculvd to the president. Standard Road of the West NURSE AGAINST MRS. SGHENK Woman Detective Tells of Thousand Dollar Offer by Wife. WANTED HER HUSBAND POISONED "I Will Never Be Happy Till that Man la Dead," Raid Wife to apposed Accomplice of posir, WHEELING. W. Va., Jan. 18-Testl-mony that Mrs. Laura Karnsworth Schenk had offered her $1,000 to administer a poisonous pill to John O. Schenk while he lay 111 at the North Wheeling hospital last November, waa given yeBterday by Eleanor Zoeckler, a detective-nurse, who had here tofore been known aa "Mrs. Klein, a pro fessional nurse." The attempt to Induce the "nurse" to give the poison to Schenk, the witness said, waa made while the two were riding In Mrs. Bchenk's automobile. Mrs. Schenk, Miss Zoeckler testified, said to her: "John treats me like a dog. When Miss Evans (another nurse in the Schenk case) calls up from the hospital and tells me that my husband la dead, I will be the happiest person In the world. I feel at times like I could kill that man." " "Why don't you?' I asked, She turned around and said: 'Will you do It for me.' " "That Is another thing.' I told her. " 'What will you take to give him a pill?' she asked. " 'I will take 15,000,' I replied. I need money awful bad. I have my mother and a child to keep.' " "Good Lord,' replied Mrs. Schenk, 'I haven't 15,000, but I will give you $1,000, if you will make it that.' "I told her that this was a very rlnky, business for that small amount, but I finally agreed If she would give me a paper In writing showing that she was to pay me the money when she came Into her wldow'a rights. Objected to Written Promise. "Mrs. Schenk promised to give me the money, but objected to giving me any- written promise. She said that would be dangerous. She also said she would get the 'stuff and would bring It to the hospi tal the next morning. She wanted me to either give it to Mr. Schenk or to put It In his medicine which would be placed be side his bed, so he could take it himself. " 'How could you stand anything like that?' 1 asked her. 'You would know that ou and I killed him.' " 'I will never be happy until that man Is dead.' she. said. 'If he dies I will wear a double veil so they ran t see me laugh ing behind It.' "We agreed on the plan and she said: 'As aoon as John Is dead call me before you do the Schenks. If Albert Schenk knew about It he would be up to the hos pital before I could cross the bridge, and see that you get John's kes for me.' "Mrs. Schenk did not come to the hos pitaf the next morning, which was Novem ber 2. at the time she said she would. 1 called her up and asked her why she did not bring the 'stuff.' .She said she did not care lo talk about il over the telephone and that she would be up later. "When she came we went Into a vacant room. 1 axked her why she had not brought the pill and she said she wan afraid to. That she bad tried to get the 'vtuff thnuMli. but could not. She said she wax afraid because If John died sud denly Albert Schenk mid IT HusiklllS. Johns brother-in-law, would have the Try) 11 stomach examined right s away. Then J would be suspected." " PnUnn Plain Dropped. The plan to poison Schenk, the witness said, waa then dropped; by Mrs. Schenk, whom she did not aee for some time. The next time they took an automobile rids to gether, Mlsa Zoeckler testified, she tried to learn from Mrs. Schenk If aha had not already administered the arsenlo. "I said to her, 'I am going to ask you a personal question and you need not answer unless you want to. My experience as a trained nurse teaches me that there Is something wrong with John. It looks like poisoning to me. Haven't you been giving him arsenic? She did not say anything to that. She only tossed her head and said 'poo.' " The witness freely admitted that aha had been brought her. and put on as a nurse In order to trap Mrs. Schenk Into an at tempt to take the life of her husband, or to secure an admission that such was her purpose. The morning session of court adjourned without further testimony from the witness, and as no sessions are held on Saturday afternoons, the direct examination of the witness will be resumed Monday morning. Aside from the testimony of the detective nurse little was brought out at the trial today. American Citizen is Abused by Mexicans Mining Engineer Reported Confined in Vile Cell on False Charge of Murder. MEXICO C1TT, Jan. 15,-AJIeged In human treatment by the authorities of Zacatecas of J. A. Farrell, an American mining engineer, Is being Investigated by the American embassy, following a protest signed by eight foreign residents of El Kio. Farrell Is under arrest In Quadaloupe, Zacatecas, charged with being an acces sory to the murder of a Mexican miner. Reports on the case, secured by Ambas sador Wilson, Indicate that the killing was done last November by Amello Langlot, stor keeper of the mining concern by which Karrell was employed, with n pistol be longing to Farrell. Langlot was Immed iately arrested. He told the authorities that the shooting was done In self-defense, and that the miner, a discharged employe, had frequently made threats against the lives of himself and Farrell. Two week later Farrell was arrested and for ton days was kept In solitary confinement In a dark and vile cell. He was later i r moved to more sanitary quarters, but h.is been denied release on ball. Karell alleges that he permitted the store keeper to take his pistol only after the storekeeper had repeatedly complained th.it the discharged man had abused and threat ened him. Fairell formerly was a resident of El Hlo. He came to Mexico from Missouri. You are probably aware that pneumonia I always results from a cold, but you i.cw-i 1 heard of a cold resulting In pneumoni i ! when Chamberlain's Cough Remedy us, Ubed. Why take the risk when this remedy i may be had for a trifle Fur wale by all dealeia. kotemebttb or ociak teavst: 'o-l A i rl . J SilJ Ron KliOAM . .. SOI'THAMPT N. Hot Un.NF. I.IVFKPmH I.IVKIi POOL, loMxiN SKW KIRK... NKW YORK ... Mi. VuKU ... . . Mtnn.innk i .. N. Aliikl0..,w .. an):!!! . Laurt-ntl- . . . Mtnn.J: i.i.. .. Mrg.rui.- dl tui d tt s EIhiSlbSti COLONEL IN SENATORIAL FIGHT Roosevelt Says Congressman Ames Deliberately Misrepresented. DENIES CRITICISING LODGE Object of Attack Wats H. Is Mot Snr prised at Invitation to Join Ananlna Club Praise for Senator. BOSTON, Mass., Jan. UB. Former Presi dent Theodore Roosevelt took a leap Into the Massachusetts senatorial contest last night when in a telegram addreBaed to Joseph Walker, speaker of the Massachu setts house of representatives, he vigor ously championed the cause of Senator Cabot Lodge and charged Congressman Butler Ames with deliberately misrepre senting facta. The telegram, sent from Oyster Bay, was called forth by the publication today of an alleged atatement by Congressman Ames, who is active in opposition to the candi dacy of Senator Lodge for re-election. It reads aa follows: "Story told by Butler Ames, reported In newspapers as to the alleged conversa tion between me. Lodge and Newberry about purchase of colliers la a deliberate and outrageous falsehood. I never made any such remark and no such conversation ever took place. "During the twenty-six years I have known Senator Lodge he haa acted on all occasions, and especially on every oc casion when he haa dealt with public mat ters or matters having any connection with the government's behalf, not merely with absolute honesty, but the highest and most delicate sense of propriety. I never had talk with him about these colliers at all. "11 is shocking to think that Mr. Ames should invent such an outrageous false hood about a public man of such rigid Integrity and probity, a falsehood for which there is not even the smallest foun uutlon in facts." Snlri l.odae Was Reprimanded. Congressman Ames was quoted as say In:; that Mr. Roosevelt when president reprimanded Senator llinry Cabot Lodge In the presence, of former Assistant Secre tary of the Navy Truman L. Newberry, lor on alleged attempt to force the pur chase of two colliers by the Navy depart ment at a cost ot Sl.ouo.ou). According to the pul.ilshcd statement . i edited lo Congressman Ames, I'reslrtent Koosevelt, after listening to Assistant Kec-i.-tury Newberry's explanation turned to ciiutoi Lodge and said: "Cabot. I told u not to monkey with these things. Sec. .ctjiy New beri y is absolutely right.'" Mr. .Nines said his inforiuution came from Mr. New berry. After learning of M. Roosevelt's rom nicni tonight Coiim cs.-uim n Aims tuid: ' 1 am neither surprised nor dlaturlied a any initiation into tin- celebrated rlub. I have invented nothliu. and have not !.nowiugl overstated or misstated the a: e. 1 he fact tiial I should be Initiated into the veU'biated club ht fore pains were Itahen to gel an accurate btatetiient from me, was to lie expe led. I 'I have Kiveii to I lie press Ibis after noon what 1 believe to be a true statement i of the fails in tonneitlo.t with those col I liei. i was lo some extent Incorrectly ijuolfd In the morning papers." The latest sin lenient t which Mr. Ames j let -is dciiica that he ivei mentioned the j particular woids "calling down ' or "cailea Tpp nee and a complete man and beast. 18 - 2S, 1911 dawn," In reference to Mr. Roosevelt's conversation with Senator Lodge. Other wise the statement does not differ essen tially from hla previous one. Frightened Into Fits by fear of 'appendicitis, take Dr. King's New Life Fills, and away goes bowel trouble. Guaranteed. 2fic. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. 1 Washington Affairs WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. (Special Tele gramsArmy orders. The following of ficers ot the medical reserve corps were relieved from duty and will sail from Manila about May 15 for San Francisco, and report to the adjutant general for further orders: First Lieutenant Walter H. Dade, First Lieutenant Kdwln W. Pat terson, Majors William II. Wilson. William F. Lewis, Captain Louis C. Duncan, medi cal corps, and First Lleutenanta Isaac W. Brewer and Herbert H. Smith, medical reserve corps, are relieved from duty In the Philippines division In time to sail from Manila about July 16 for San Francisco, where they will report for further orders. Major Thomas J. Klrkpatrlck, Captain Jacob M. Coffin and First Lieutenant Arnold D. Tuttle, medical corpa, are re lieved from duty In the Philippines In time to sail from Manila about August 15 for San Francisco, where they will report for further orders. The following named 'officers were re lieved from duty at stations designated after their respective names and will aail from San Francisco for Manila on dales specified for duty In the Philippines division: June 6, Major Charles Lynch, medical corps office of surgeon general; Major William M. Roberts, medical corps, Fort Thomas, Ky.; First Lieutenant Joseph K. liasilon, medical corps, Walter Reed hospital. Washington, I). C. ; First Lleu tenunt Thomaa C. Austin, medical corpa, general hospital, Presidio, San Francisco; First Lieutenant J. Marchal Wheat, medi cal reserve oorps. Fort Lincoln, N. l. ; First Lieutenant Fred 11. Mills, medical reserve corps, h'ort Missoula, Mont. On July 6, Major George V). Deahon, medical corps. general hospital. Hot Springs, Ark.; First Lieutenant Charles W, liavei kamapf, medical corps, Fort 1. A. Itussell, Wyo. ; First Lieutenant Royal Keynolds, medical corps. Presidio, Sun Francisco; First Lieutenant Leonard P. Hell, medical reserve corps, Fort Riley, Kan. On August E, Major Alexander Stark, medical corps. Fort Adams, R. I.; Major Kdwln P. Wolfe, medical corps, New York; Major (ieoi Ke 11. R. Gosman, medical corps. Fort Barrancas. Fla.; First Lieutenant V. K. Cooper, medical corps. Fort li. A. Rus sell, Wyo., and First Lieutenant Polk D. Hrown, medical reserve corps, Fort San Houston Tex. First Lieutenant Adam K. Schlanser. medical corps. Is relieved with hospital col is. Walter Reed general hospital, and will sail from San Francisco about July 6 for Hawaii for duly. First Lieutenant William 11. Smith, medi cal corps. Is relieved from duty st Fort shatter, Hawaii, and will Ball from Hono lulu about August 15 for Han Francisco and report for further orders. First IJeutenant John S. I.ainble. Jr., medical corps. Is relieved from duty on "Sherman." on arrival at San Francisco and will report to the adjutant general for further 4rdcra. First Lieutenant Charles L. Raker and hirst Lieutenant Thomas H Mc ('own. medical corps, are relieved from duty at 1'restdlo, Han Francisco, and Fort Bar rancas. Fla., respectively, ' -and will pro ceed to San Francisco In time to sail about May 5 for the Philippines for duty. First Lieutenant Vernon W. Holer. Sec ond infantry, now on leave, is relieved from duty at Whipple Barracks, Aris., and will sail from San Francisco about March ti for Honolulu for duty. By direction of president Major General William P. Duval Is retired from active service from January 13. Lieutenant Colonel Frank R. Keefer. medical corps, will proceed to Hot Springs tor treatment. leaves of ah' nee: First lieutenant Na thaniel I". Koaers. lr.. coast artllery corps ten days; Captain A. I.arue Christie. KlKhth Infantry, extended ten days; Second lieu tenant Heibert iii-irv, coast artillery, fifteen davn: Flist iJeuteuant Joseph H.I Laniard, Fifth cavalry, two months. CUSTOMS FRAUDS UNEARTHED Conspiracy by Which Oriental Im ports Are Undervalued Discovered. TWO ARRESTS AT SAN FRANCISCO dwindle Covera I.onsc Period and Los. to Government la Estimated at Two Hundred Thousand Dollars Annually. SAN1 FRANCISCO, Cal Jan. 15 Serious rharges of attempting to defraud th. United States customs hy undervaluations of Imports occasioned the arrest laat night of two prominent merchants of Oriental goods in this city. The prisoners are Carl J. Cutting, who has a store In this city. and W. A. Wilson of Oakland, who operates between this port and Yokohama as an Importer and tea expert. A secret agent sent to Japan by th. Customs department last year Is said to have laid the foundation of the present prosecution. Upon his advice that Imports were being marked far below their value, shipments of Oriental art goods to Cut ting's store were held at tne local customa house. Recently one of the Japanese Wr9k shipped goods to Cutting arrived here. Ha was closely questioned by the customs men' and Is said to have admitted that the goods were undervalued by at least half. The Jananese is said to have accused th. second prisoner, Wilson, of acting aa Cut ting's agents In Japan and swearing to th. valuation that appeared on the Invoices. Shipments valued by the Importer st $20,000 are Involved In the present pro ceedings, but customs officials express th. belief that wholesale frauds In the under valuation of Imports from the Orient hav. been perpetrated In lie last few years. They estimate the government's loss by these operations at $200,000 a year. They ar. planning a vigorous campaign. NEPHEW OF COUNT TOLSTOI NEGOTIATES SALE OF ESTATE Michael Kouainlnsky Recrlves Offer from C. H. Flint, After Carnegie Heritors to flld. NEW YORK, Jan. lo.-(Sperial Tele gramsMichael KouBinlnsky. a nephew of the late Count Tolstoi, who came Iter, from Russia to try to find a purchaser for his uncle's estate, announced todav that Charles R. Flint proposed to tnke the property, under certain conditions. Nego tiations had been begun with Andrew Car negie, but Mr. Carnegie declined to buy the land, on the ground that Russia was a long way from New York. 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