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THE BKE: OMAHA. RATl'KDAV, .TANTAKV 21, lOll.
MORTON DEAD FROM APOPLEXY
mid ent of Equitable Life Succumbi
Suddenly to Attack.
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Former rhrmka Mb
Within an Hoar
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KRW TORK, Jan. 3V Pmil Morton presi
dent of the fccjuitable I.lfe Assurame so
ciety and s.Tftary of v.ie navy under
Theodore Iliviupvrlt. dl.-d of '-erebral
hemorrhage In the Mold Si-mour last night
He w rliken In a hallwsv "of the hotel
and rtlrfl an hour later without renaming
cnnsrlousness. Ilia cvlfn and his eldet
brother. .Tov. were suinni'-ned. hut he riled
few mlnutrs before thev arrived. Ilia close)
s..M It public confident e i lo pl-e hla 1
I sto. K In ti e hand of a voting triit. inn
fsi't.ng of Crover Cleveland. Morgan .1.
U'Hrlen and Georee Westinghotise. The
trust expired In June and the surviving
member derided lo t'irn mrr control t,
Mr. Monan.
It became known s.,. ar.er that Mr
M rgan was seeking a plan to mutuallze
th society and distribute iitiiiii the pnlli v.
holders In the form of deferred dividends
Its huge assets, which In the statement of
l:w were given at 7J 1H.VT.V, Kwn today,
before 1'resUlent Morton dl-d. the state in
surance department at Albany gave out
the correspondence between Mr. Morgan
and Superintendent llotthklss relating to
this plan, which, according to Mi. Morgan a
wirds. "can be carried into effect without
delay."
The last annual statement of the society
Rives the surplus at only .liK..7a5. while
the aum of lifl.SLti.yr, Is set aside for appor
tionment .n deferred dividend nolltdea.
Superintendent Ilotchklss wrote that he
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utea before Mr. Morton breathed his last,
but the stricken man was unconscious from
the moment of the stroke, and neither
recr.gnlr.cd those about him nor spoke.
The funeral will be held Saturday after
noon at St. Thomas' rrotustant Kplseopal
chun h and the Interment will lie at Wood
lawn cemetery, here.
The coronet's office Is satisfied that
death resulted from natural causea and
there will be no autopsy.
Condition Una Hern erlona.
Mr. Morton, himself, had no Idea that his
Ufa waa In danger, but his, family, hla
phyalclHns and a few close friends knew
that hla condition was precarious. Joy
Morton, before he left the room where the
body lay, gave a full account of his
brother's 111 health und sudden death.
"Paul and I took luncheon together at
noon today," he said. "I came from Chi
cago this morning- and I'aul met me at the
atatlon. We went to the l-.tiulta.ble building,
where, at Paul's request. I attended a meet
ing of the boHrd of directors, at which he
presided. Then we had luncheon together
In the building and sat together talking
until perhaps 2 30.
"I had other business and so did he. "Fee
jroti at the house at 6 or a little before. I
aid, and w parted. At 6 p'clock I dropped
Into hla office, thlnklngwe might go up
town together, but he had left. So I went
tip to the house, where 1 met Mra. Morton
amd w drank tea together.
Kails In Come Home,
'I told her Paul had promised to be
home at t and aa It grew late, she said:
Joy, lan't It odd that Paul's late? He's al
ways ao punctual.' The Words were hardly
Cut of her' mouth before the telephone rang.
The butler answered and then said: 'Mrs.
"Morton, the Hotel Seymour telephones that
Mr. Morton haa just fainted.'
"We jumped Into an automobile and were
aoon there. Edwin J. Berwlnd was there
before us. The hotel had telephoned to
the Metropolitan club, to Paul's office and
to several friends.
He waa stricken on the fifth floor, where
had an appolntme'nt with a lawyer,
hose name I am not sure of. They told
Va he had fainted In the hallway on hla
way to hla friend's room and that they
parried him Into a vacant apartment.
Itejerted by Physician.
"About the first of last December the
Xqultable got out what It
mas policy and when every
readiness It waa suggested that It would
be fitting to make out the first policy In
the name of the president of the company
yam waa examined and Dr. Wells, the
Chief examiner for the company, rejected
Of course It waa a ahock. but Paul
r dreamed how serious waa hla case,
aJ armed the lamny, however, and we
Stad hlra go to Chicago to be examined.
rtThat, I think, waa about December t. Paul
laughed at ua. They're only trying to
care me,' he said. Of course Dr. Billings
did not tall Paul, but he did tell me. 'Your
brother a blood pressure la too high. Ha
tiaa auto-lntoxlcatton.' And then ha ex-
plained that auto-Intoxication la
f3on in which the body doea not rid Itaelf
f the toxins It secretes and ao polaons lt-
fcclf. In addition he diagnosed cerebral
thrombosis. My father died of precisely
klmilar conditions on April 37, 1901
OlWara Camera la Illaamoala.
Then I came to New York to find out
hat they thought here. Dr. Isaao Adler,
I the family physician, told me that Paul
Uraa suffering from a kidney and arterial
I condition. Indicating Brlght'a disease. Dr.
'"WeJIe told ma that ha had rejected Paul
rfeecauee hla tests showed traces of albumen.
" 'Your brother,' ha said, ' la feeling the
, effects of what we call an unbalanced
( palion.'
"Paul waa a vary temperate man. He
,sVte sparingly, drank and amoked not at
JJ. For breukfaat ha would eat sometimes
a grape fruit, nothing more. Kor luncheon
be would aometlmaa eat a sliced orange
uid nibble at sweeta. . You see bis diet
jaa unbalanced and hla blood lacked some
pi me elements or strength seeded by a
tuan that did the work he did. Dr. Wells
told ma that ha would have to take the
greatest car of himself and ba ought to
put down on work
"It waa hla first Mines and he refused to
all hlinavJc sick, but we had persuaded him
to take 4 vacation as a theoretical Invalid
JJJa would have sailed for Kurope on Feb
ruary Zi.
"Thla la tragic," he ended abruptly. "He
was my younger brother, the last of us.
Treat him kindly, gentlemen."
In the anteroom of the Hotel Seymour
while Mr. Morton was talking, stood
Thomas Fortune Hyan, K. J. Berwlnd and
Theodore bhonta, all of whom bad been
Summoned by telephone.
Mrs. J. Hopkins Sndth, Jr., a daughter,
and her husband bad Joined Mrs. Morton
uputalra
Coroners Physician OH an Ion eald that
from the antecedent history and the symp
toina there was no doubt in hts mind that
death waa due to arterial sclerosis
haidenlhg of the walla of the arterlea, ter
minating In a cerebral leu lull. He thought
that Hrlght'a disease waa indicated, but
there would be no autopsy
A permit for the removal of the body to
Mr. Morton's house was granted almos
Immediately.
The death was reported by the coroner's
office In the usual stereotyped form aa fol
low a: "i'aul Mot ion. t3 years old, died
suddenly at the Hotel Seymour, 60 Wee
forty -fifth street; reported to coroner's
office by Dr. Pearson of 4 Weat Forty
fourth street; occupation, railroad man.
Few. if any. of the directors of the
Equitable bad news of the death until they
were Informed by the newapapera. Frank
8. Wllhertxe, a member of the executive
committee, said:
"I am lnexpreaatbly ahocked. I aaw Mr.
Morton us late as 4 o'clock this afternoon
after the regular monthly meeting of th
F.uuilabla diret tola. He complained of not
feeling well and 1 urged him to take a reat
and vacation, never dreaming, however
that his condition waa so serious."
Hrlatloas nllk laiaraart f onapaay
Paul Morton came to New York In 1S,
to a a u n m charge of the Kuullable Life
Assurance society, after Thomas Fortun
Ryan bad bought control from James
llaien 11 tie and was seeking an able man
of commanding reputation to repair th
rm
; accepted the agreement "us a preliminary
: anil seemlro-ly necessarv sten toward fix
ing the control of this Insurance corpora
tion where It belongs, namely, In Its policy
holders." No details of the plan could he obtained
today from the office of .1. p. .Morgan
Co.. but It was said ihat before they could!
be put Into effect It would be necessary to
go to the legislature for an empowering
act. It la not known whether the death of
Mr. Morton will affect the plans.
MORTON Aft 9ECHKTAHY OF NAVY
arrirltel Blar Salary at the Reqaeat
of Hooaevelt.
WASHINGTON. Jan. M.-Paul Morton
was secretary of the navy In President
Roosevelt's cabinet, serving from July 1.
1W4, until July 1. 11G. At the time he was
offered the cabinet post Mr. Morton was
vice president of the Atchison. Topeka &
Santa Fe railroad, and In accepting the
portfolio at a stipend of JS.onO he sacrificed
a munificent salary.
Coming directly Into the Navy depart
ment from a position that required business
acumen he apparently was well equipped to
rarry out the president's desire to place
the Navy department on a biiHlness basis
and eliminate the red tape that had par
alysed the navy.
Mr. Morton a affiliation Boon became a
source of great eobHrrasnment to himself
and President Rooaevelt. and severe crlt-
tclam directed against him on that score, It
Is said, had much to do with his early re
turn to civil life.
At the outset Mr. Morgan found hlmBelf
restrained at every point by a mass of
antique statutes and laws that prevented
htm from accomplishing the results he had
In mind. Hla corporation experience had
led him to use direct methods and he could
not submit to the curb of the statutes
and regulations whenever he sought to exe
cute a plan for the simplification of the
business of the Navy department.
lien's Underwear 35c
For men who wear rithrr 34 or 42 Shins
or 30 or "2 Drawers we have a splendid value
in gdi-rnentg that gold from $1.00 to $1.50,
at .5 5c a Barmt nt. Some cotton, some tottou
and wool, some all wool If you can wear
these sirs they are sure enough bargains -See
timer window.
Sweater Coats 58c
J not before inventory we find our Sweater
Coat lines a little heavy and to reduce them
promptly have made our $1.00 and $1.50
t'oai s
58c each
All of our $;? 00 Coats, now $2.00
(ireat Values.
Shirts Reduced
Our putire linos of Mjinhntt.in, Star
Mini K. k W. shirts market! down:
$1.f)0 ami $1.75 qualities now. . . .$1. ..
$LM0 qualities now $1.38
$-.i)0 qualities now $1.88
Fine range of patterns an J all sleeve
lengths.
Men!
Heres Your Chance
Every Full Dress and Tuxedo Suit
in the store goes on sale at Half Price
Saturday. Ahout 17 suits all told, in
regular, stout and slim, from 34 to 4S
size.
This is no fairy tale, but the real
goods so come and get a swell outfit
for the club, ball, theater or reception,
at an actual saving of
s17so s20 $22!?
Just half the former price. On dis
play in Douglas St. window.
We Are Selling
at
Sail
Price
The crcatcst line of cUthing on earth. Not an
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comnarc witli these suDero garments, vuanty, nt ant
ship the very best, and such extraordinary values at
thcr make can
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Boy's Tuxedo's
Half Price You Never Saw
but one look will do more tha all wc can say. But there's a Stilt
and Overcoat here to fit and please you.
SUITS AND OVERCOATS
$5 s6 $750 $9 s10 $126o $15 $175o s2o
Just Half the Regular Price
ROOSEVELT fiKIKVFU IIT OR ATI!
Colonel
Morton
Saya . at Inn Onn
lleht of GratltnuV.
OYSTER BAT. I., Jan. aO-Theoclore
KoimcTelt, on being told last nlftht of Paul
Morton's sudden death In New Torlc, is
sued the following statement:
VI am greatly grieved and shocked at
Mr. Morton's death. He was a staunch
and loyal friend and an absolutely square
man In every relation. I was exceedingly
fond of him personally and I found him
an admirable cabinet officer. It waa to
him more than to any other one man that
we owed the Information that enabled the
government definitely to break the practice
of giving rebates by the railroads. Thin
service was one which he alone among
the railroad men was willing at no small
cost to himself to render to the public
and for It he la entitled to the grateful re
membrance of all men who deem It of
prime Importance to see the law rigidly
and justly enforced. For private and pub-
condl- " on ""th I deeply regret his death
KWS RECEIVED AT OLD HOME
nl Morton's Annt Only Near Hrla-
tlve la Nebraska Vtif.
NEBRASKA CITY. Neb.. Jan. 20 -Infor
nation waa secured here last night by rela
tives and friends In this city, his old home,
of th sudden death of Paul Morton. Mr.
Morton, though born in Michigan, came
here at a tender age, and was reared at
Arbor Lodge, Just on the outskirts of Ne
braska City. His aunt, Miss Dora Morton,
sinter of his father, the late J. Sterling
Morton, occupies the family homestead and
the only near relative at present In the
Ity, Paul Morton and hla two brothers
were occasional visitors here, where they
all started their business careers, and
members of the family retain property Interests.
19 TO It YZAS9
HALF PRICE
$18.00 Suits, nt $9.00
$10.00 Suits, at $7.50
$12.00 Suits, at $6.00
We Make
Uniforms of Every
Description
Dynamite in Church
Explodes, Giving
Victory to Rebels
CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 20 Dynamite
stored In a church In Daqulraihlc. in south
ern Chlhunhua. exploded during Tuesday s
battle between rebels and federal cavalry,
spreading death and confusion among the
rebels and giving the government forces
a victory after four hours of hard fighting.
War department reports Indicate that the
rebels fortified themselves In the church
tid surrounding buildings ana maae a
desperate resistance when attacked by the
soldiers.
The dynamite was exploded by the de
tonations of heavy firing. The church and
several houses near It were demolished
The rebels fled in confusion and were pur
sued by a portion of the federal cavalry
The explosion killed thirteen insurrectos
y or commanding repuiaiion 10 repair u
; damage clone by the dlifClosures of the Am
J VsW strong investigation.
JV J PtflTiM.nt Morgan. In turn, bought col
Tar trol from llr lt an In December. 10. u
tslnlng V' out of the total of l.uuo uhar
itarea
f-r a pru that has never been disclosed
uue of lU lirsl uiuvrs at Mr. Ryaa to
Wickersham Objects
to Abuse of Parties
Attorney Sounds Warning: Against
Tendency to Distrust Branches
of Government.
SL.RACU8E. N. T.. Jan. SO.-Attorney
General George VV. Wickersham sounded
warning tonight against the popular ten
dency to distrust various branches of the
government. He spoke before an audience
of 400 Jurists and lawyers at the annual
meeting of the New York State Bar asso
ciation. Senator Ellhu Root presided.
In opening his address the attorney genr
eral said that "abuse of the power of polit
ical organisations In the past lias re
sulted In a popular distrust of them and
of those In authority in them." and that
"these tendencies give rise to the Inquiry
whether there Is not danger that the
movement towards better government may
not ignore the constitutional channel into
which It should be directed and through
which it may accomplish Its laudable alms
and legitimate purposes, without damage
to the structure of our government."
Senator Hoot waa the principal speaker
at the afternoon session.
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Boy Found Dead in
Play House After
a "Gang" Quarrel
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. . Foster
Campbell, 9 years old, was found dead to
night hanging from a rafter of the shack
which the boys of the neighborhood haa
built for a playhouse. The position of the
body indicated that he had been murdered.
The body was In a kneeling position, with
the legs resting on the ground. The roof
of the shack was so high that it would
have been difficult for the boy to have fas
tened the rope and hanged himself.
For several days, It is said, the boys had
been quarreling among themselves as to the
question of precedence in the "gang," and
finally it was decided to tear down the
little building. Coming from school this
afternoon the Campbell boy and a younger
companion went, to the shack to remove
such parts of It as they had contributed.
Taking a large piece of tin from the place
the too boys went to a hill and coasted for
a while, Koster Campbell returned alone
to the shanty. That was the last time he
was Si-en alive by friends. When he didn't
return home his mother and elder brother
started out with a lantern to find him.
The boys of the neighborhood deny any
knowledge of the crime.
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STRIKING MAIL CLERKS ,
HAVE PUBLIC SYMPATHY
Soldiers' Home Inquiry
Begins at Hot Springs
Resignation of Commandant Geddis
Will Make No Difference with
the Committee.
riERRE. 8. D., Jan. . (Special Tele
gram.) The special committee of legisla
tive members appointed to Investigate con
ditions at the State Boldlers' home this
afternoon began their work at the home
and exnect to be out a week or more. They
were Joined this morning by Captain N. M
Kingman of Selby, commander of the state
Orand Army of the Republic, who will re
main at Hot Springs through the work of
investigation. The resignation of Com
mandant Geddis has In no way changed the
situation ao far as the committee is con
cerned. They will make their examination
as thoroui. as possible.
The ritate Railway commission closed the
three-day session here this evening, in
which the railroads have through their rep
resentatives been kept busy answering the
j numerous complaints In regard to freight
rates. At the close of the bearing Chair
man Hire announced that the commission
would take the case under advisement for
a week or ten daa before announcing any
derision.
allway Mall service Between Tracy
and Pierre Crippled by Kslat
laa Conditions.
Hl'RON. S. V.. Jan. M-iSpecial Tele
gram.) The railway mall service in this
portion of the state Is in a critical condi
tion aa a result of the suspension of the
regular clerks whose plarea are being
filled with new men w holly unfamiliar with
the geography of the state. Some from
Wisconsin and Illinois on their arrival here,
refused to enter the mall cars after learn
ing the conditions that prompted the strike.
The eighteen regulars on the Northwest
ern between Tracy and Pierre all are out,
but seven. Similar conditions prevail be
tween lis warden and Oaken.
Numerous messages from business men
and citizens together with a petition bear
ing socrea of signatures were wired to
Snnator Crawford this afternoon asking
him to intercede for the reinstatement of
the regular clerks at once and assuring
him that the strikers have the sympathy
of the public.
Volunteer Firemen
Meet at Alliance
A Guarantee of Business Prosperity
The Persistent and Wise Patronage cf
Tha Bee AdverUaixg Columns.
Prominent Men Arrested and Fined
After Mock Trials, Following
Adjournment of Session.
AIXIANCE. Neb . Jan. S. .Special Tele
gram. )-The third session of the Nebraska
State Volunteer Firemen's association waa
opened in the opera house this morning,
the principal business being the reports of
committees. J. C. Cleland. father of the
stale association, whose picture haa been
adopted hy the Alliance department for
their badi;e. was chosen to head the or
ganisation After adjournment there waa a parade,
when the t.ivcn was at;ain surrendered to
the visitors. The principal amusement con
sisted of arresting prominent citizens,
putting them In a cage, and taking them
to the court house, where they were tried
and fined The day was ended by a banquet
given by the women of the Presbyterian
church.
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The Irrigated Farm n 1 1 K
A Most Beautiful 7V i )
Scenic Panorama mS, '
Land Show U?'A
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The Omaha
January Eighteen to Twenty-Eight
This beautiful exhibit shows a miniature range of mountain" in the background
sending down snow water to a reservoir in the foreground; in turn, this real running
water flows to miniature fruit farms in tbe valley.
This exhibit will also show miniature power plants in operation, showing
methods used in raising water to higher levels for irrigating purposes. This exhibit
will be lighted by an ingenious arrangements of electric lights.
The Dry Farm Exhibit
is n revelation on methods used to raise crops on arid soil and is the same that was fea
tured strongly at the Pueblo Irrigation congress last year.
These are only two of a number of features
that will interest you at the show, and there will
be plenty of Good Music
Admission Price 25 Cents
Takes You to Every Show, Lecture and Exhibit.
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