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TAFT WAHNSniGlI
PRICE ADVOCATES
Tieiident Sayi if Reciprocity ii
Defeated by Leaden Protection
Will Be Wiped Out
TARIFF OPPOSITION WILL GROW
OMAHA, SUNDAY MMliXIXCJ, FKM.TAIiY 1 1! Ml -SIX SUCTIONS TIIIWTY KMillT 1!KS.
sixuu: con vw ci:nts.
ARCHBISHOP KYAJi
DIES PEACEFULLY
Distinguished Prelate Passes Away
Breathing "God Bless You'' to
Those About Bedside.
ll-'HillT NAHMS IP
! OiN STOCK YAliDS
1 -
j House Committee with Ncasuie ia
j Charge Finds Convenient to
! Hold it Tight.
Coming and Going in Omaha
r
WEAK HEART AT LAST GIVES WAY
INTRODUCERS GROWING UNEA.Sk
First Date of Meeting Called Late
During Month.
Speaker Believe Members Are to See
Light Soon.
GREETED WITH MUCH APPLAUSE
Hopes tht Suffering Man Might
ver Are Dashed.
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..u)UR MOST IMPRESSIVE
'.
NOTED ARCHBISHOP IS
DEAD
2T. VALENTINE 3 DAY HO5- 7
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i Announcement of Theme Calls Forth
Crrwd's Cheers.
''GIVE AND TAKE" 18 PRINCIPLE
Chief KmecatlT Sara Oalr Blladaeea
Waal Oemea Rejeetloa af Oppor
taaltr ta Ada to treaerta.
af Nation.
gJTUNOriBLn, 111., Feb. U.-Prealdeat
Tft today took his mopt advanced posi
tion with regard to Canadian reciprocity,
la an address before a Joint session of the
Illinois state legislature be warned leaders
ct his party that If they should defeat the
concessions contained in the reciprocal
aarement now pending In congress and
ahould persist In retaining In these times
of high rrlces and gradually exhausting
food supply, a tariff not based suWIy on
tba difference In cost of production at
home and abroad, which will give a reason
able profit to the American producer, an
opposition will be aroused that will know
no moderation and will wipe from the
statute books the last trace of a protec
tive tariff.
This announcement came on the heels of
news from Washington that the recipro
city agreement had met with a favorable
report In the bouse committee on ways
and means only through the help of demo
cratic votes. President Taft feels keenly
the opposition to reciprocity from mem-'
bars of the republican party, but he Is
sanguine that they will see the light be
fore It ts too late.
Received with Applause.
He waa gratified by the manner in
which his reciprocity speeches were re
ceived today, especially by the legislature
lit the state capital. His first announce
ment there that bis theme was to be re
ciprocity, called out a burst of applause.
As he reached a summing up of the
situation the Interruptions of applause be
came more frequent and when he had con
cluded the plaudits were fairly deafening
and this despite the fact that Speaker
Cannon had sent s. message from Wash
ington strongly opposing any sort of re
ciprocity. The president cams to Springfield today
for a dual purpose. The first of these was
to place a wreath upon the tomb of Abra
ham Unooln and to pay a tribute to the
memory of "The Oreat Emancipator."
"lie was the greatest cltlsen of your
tate," said the president, "and with Wash
ington, the greatest ottlsen of the I'nlted
States."
Mr. Taft's second purpose was to drive
home additional arguments In favor of
reciprocity. His speech here came as
the sequel of a campaign .'Ugh tne fore
noon at Champaign, ilo, Decatur
and at MUliken university.
Representative McKlnley of the C'ham-palgn-lecatur
district was Mr. Taft'
guest from Washington to Decatur. From
Decatur to Bprlngfteld the president De
came Mr. MoKJnley's guest over iorty miles
of the latter's Interurban trolley system.
Trllins Point for Treat.
The presence of the Champaign congress
man In the party enabled the president to
make a telling point In one of his speeches.
He declared the picture of Canadian com
petition wtlli the American former for the
corn markets of the Inlted States had
been ridiculously overdrawn and that the
entire Dominion prodded no more corn
than was raised In the one Illinois congres
slonal district depresented by Mr. Me
;:!
Klnley.
The president also told the later's con
stituents that he w as sure of the con
gressman's support.
Governor Doneen. Lieutenant Governor
Oglcsby. fpeaker Adklns and a J ilnt com
mittee from tho legislature met the presi
dent at Decatur and helped etrort him Into 1
Springfield. Arriving here the president 1 WASHINGTON. Feb. 11. -Pressing troua
went direct to the capltol. From there lieers ls not a ,)ro,,er (llmtion (f the ttne
was driven In an automobile to tun old arts conimisslon. which was created by
JJnooln home, w here he spent nevly half j v,,nKress to lend an artistic tone to gov-
an hour going over Hie lristoricil tollectlon
maintained by the government.
Next the president proceeded to the Lin
coln club, where with head bared, he rev
erently placed a wreath on the sarcop
hagus. I'rotn 4 to 6 o'rluck Hie president
held a reception at the governor s man
sion
Mr. Tft is the first president who ever
addressed an Illinois legislature. The
atate senators and representatives were
in many esses accompanied by their wives
qt other members of their families.
Conditions Mmllar.
Speaker Adklna introduced the presl
' dent. Mr. Taft launched at onee Into hli
prepared address. He reviewed the tar- ;
iff provisions of the Chicago piriform of Bin Previously Passed by the House
190S and said the conditions of pn.duo- , Q Through Without Dis-
tion In Canada and the Inlted States are! 0
so neariy siiiillai that a tariff based oil j Senting Vote,
a difference of cost as between this snd WASHINGTON. Feb. 11 -The Jo'nt reso
other count lira would amount In the casejlullon naming San r"ran. Iiico as tlie place
of Canada to 'substantial free trade. j of holding the next exposition In IMS in
"A reciprocity agreement," said theU'elebratlon of the opening of the Panama
president. "Is ghe and take and my lni-!l'anal passed the nenate today without op
pression Is that when you examine closely j position.
the pending agreement you will congratu-j Having passed the house, the resolution
late yoiirselra that we ere ablxe to K on,v tn s'Knatiure of tlie president
make uun that coer so wide a range
ef subjects." j
Later tq,e president added : "We shall be
blind. Indeed. If e reject this golden op
portunity to add to ihe Ktrentgh and viril
ity of out country by thus increasing
our self-supporting capacities.'
Mr. Taft M 1 eugthenej his argument in I
favor of reciprocity by the statement that
he hoped the new tariff board's ork
would result In a further revision of tne j
schedules of Ihe Puviie-Aldrlclt law. :
licfiaillou of ProtertloH.
President Taft. In his address here. I
defined tha protection theory as one j
that should Impose a tariff not exceeding I
the difference in tlie cost of production in '
this country and abroad and allowing a fair
margin of profit for the borne producer.
He argued, therefore, that Inasmuch as '
the conditions of production from the j
Vnlted States and Canada "aer suhatan- j
dally the same, the widest latitude was j
given fecrotary Knox and the commission- 1
ers Mho represented the I tilted Pistes la
uffering Canada a reduction of duties on
good and products coming Into this coun-
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MOST REV. P. J. K Y AN. 1). D , l.L. D.,
Archbishop of Philadelphia.
Citizens of Buffalo
County Demand that
Mr. Bassett Resign
Western Nebraska Voters Aroused
Over Action of Representative
in Capital Removal.
KEARNEY, Neb., Feb. 11. (Special Tele
gram.) A petition asking Representative
8. C. Rassett to resign Is beliiK circulated
in Buffalo county, having been drafted
this afternoon. The petition is being signed
by all voters approached as the sentiment
against Mr. Bassett for his opposition to
the capital removal hill has started a
deluge of criticism. The Kearney Hub.
republican, published the following edi
torial this evening under the caption,
"Bassett Should Resign."
"!n expressing this opinion the Hub does,
not feel any anjrer towards Representative
Bassett. but believing that any constitu
ency had better be represented than mis
represented. No representatives should de
liberately, persistently and In the face of
appeal and petition, set himself above lils
constituents. When he does that tepre
sentatlve government falls. Motives of
mis-representatives who 'misrepresent their
people are Immaterial.
"It Is the fart, It Is the issue, that
counts. In all other, rcspocts Mr. HassMt
may be the perfect man.' but It is the
representative, not the man, with which
wc have to do. The representative who
will not act for his people should resign
and this alternative Is clearly up to Mr.
iiaijett."
The petition being circulated says:
"Hon. S. C. Basset! - In view of the fact
that you have Ignored the wishes and :he
Interests of the people of Buffalo county,
central and western Nebraska. In that you
have worked and stood against the capital
removal bill, known as House Roll No. 2I,
we, the undersigned voters .if Buffalo
county, and especially those who voted for
you to represent the Interest of this county
In the legislature, hereby petition, request
an ddlrect that you rest.cn your office at
state representative from Buffalo count v,
that we may not further be misrepresented
and placed In a ridiculous light before the
public."
Pressing Trousers
is Not Fine Art
Comptroller of the Treasury Turns
Down Bill Sent in by Member of
New Commission.
eminent bulldlnKs and statuary. Comp
troller Tracrwell of the treasury su de
cided today anil I). II. Burnhaiti, a noted
Chicago arrhltect and chairman of Hie
conimisslon. must pay $4.75 out of his own
pocket.
Chairman Burnham came to ashing
ton recently to attend a meeting of the
commission snd charged an Item of U.li
. ln traveling expenses
for pressing
c,,,thes.
" "
SPTintP rJIdQPQ '"FtMQPA
Exposition Measure
! to make It law.
v
Dodge County Buys "Makins"
for Fremont Jail Prisoners
FKF.MONT. Neb.. Feb. 11 tSoccisl.t
Msktns ' all of a sudden have become as
precious to the prisoners of the ldge
county Jail as Is "yen see" and other
"dope" to long timers in the penitentiary.
The only difference being that while "dope"
la contraland at any time "makins" may
be bad now only if the jailers hand be
pressed with sliver. Herein lies the story.
Recently a probing member of the county
board discovered that a considerable item
of expense lay ln expenditures for tobacco
for county prisoners. Ho raked around
In the muck for a sru.rt time and found
that the prisoners were living In a too&cco
llned and tinted I topis A prisoner could
surfeit blmsclt with plug and siuuktng aud
i Wish to Be Dissolved and Be with
Christ.1'
CATHEDRAL BELLS TOLL SADLY
Death Cannes (irinlnr Sorrow Aniens;
All (lasses Wlthnnt Rearard to
Creed or Nationality For
Years l.radlna Figure.
PHlIADKI.riHA, Feb. U.-?erene and
prepared to meet his God, whom he had
served so well, the Most Rev. PRtriek John
Kyun. I). 1j L I,. !., archbishop of Phila
delphia and metropolitan of Pennsylvania
and one of the great archbishops on the
American continent, passed peacefully Into
eternity at 4:08 o'clock this afternoon st
the arch-Kpiscopal residence adjoining the
cathedral ln Logan suuare.
For weeks the distinguished prelate, who !
would have been 80 years old had he
lived till February 20, fought off death,
but a weak heart enfeebled by the ardous
duties of his 'office, could not stand the
strHn and he passed away breathing the
benediction, "God bless you," upon those
who stood about the bedside.
The venerable archbishop had been suf
fering since, last fall, but his condition
did not become alarming until two weeks
ago, when his physicians publicly admit
ted that he was slowly dying of a weak
heart. Occasionally he showed signs of
Improving and this week his condition was
such as to rekindle hope that he might
be about again. At dawn today, how
ever, the fatal change came and he slowly
lost ground. At noon It was thought he
was about to breath his last, but he ral
lied only to again lapse into a sinking
spell later.
Resigned to Death.
The four attending physicians who had
been resorting to artificial means to keep
their patient alive, shook their heads at
S o'clock and whispered that tiie end was
not far of. About this time the stricken
metropolitan roused himself and mur
mured the dying words of St. Paul: "I
wish to be dissolved and be with Christ." 1
An hour later the final struggle came. I
All present were warned and messengers i
hurried to summon priests who were hear,
ing confessions In the cathedral. As they
entered the sick room. Father Charles F.
Kavanagh, the -archbishop's secretary, be
gan the prapers for the dying and the
priests, kneeling about the death bed In
toned the responses.
The archbishop's nilnd for a moment
cleared sufficiently to comprehend the
significance of the scene and with the
words "God bless you," on his Hps sank
back. His breathing became fainter and
Dr. J. R. Devereaux of Washington, D. C.
one of his nephews, who had been ln
constant attendance leaned over the
prelate and then held up his hand.
"It ls over." was all he said.
Those about the bedside when the end
came, besides the priests and Dr. Devereaux
were his sister-in-law, Mrs. Gleason of St.
Ixmls. Ashton Devereaux of this city, a
nephew, and the latter's wife, Mrs. Kd
ward Bowen. one of Ills slaters, and
several Intimate friends.
Cathedral Bell Tolls.
A few minutes after the prelate had
passed away the deep-toned bell of the
cathedral began tolling off seventy-nine
strokes, one for each year of the arch
bishop's Hie. and the people of the neigh
borhood readily understood what had taken
place. The news of the archblsnop's death
was flushed to all parts of the city and
In every parish the bells of the Iiuinan
Catholic churches were tolled.
His death created genuine sorrow among
all classes, without regard to crctd or
nationality. For years he had Deca a lead
ing figure ln the life of Cue city and his
death, atlhough not unexpected, came witn
a shock to even those who cTd not cornj In
contact with him In a religious way.
Tho funeral wll be held on Thursday and
It ls expected to be attended by pi a .''lei. ly
alt Ihe leading clergy in ihe America
hlearchy who can reach Philadelphia in
lime for the obsequies. The body will lie
in state at the cathedral and will be en
tombed back of the altar of the great
church beside those of Bishop iSian, Bishop
Con a el I and Archbishop Wood, hj were
hsl predecessors. This was nls w!-i. The
diocesan consulters met tonight and began
arrranging the details of the funeral.
Sketch of Prelate's Life.
Arrhtblshop Ryan was considered th
greatest of the line of bishops and arch
bishops that have occupied the Fplscopal
see of Philadelphia since Its erection ln
ISO. His reputation was national and In
his home city he was accorded a popular
recognition that far surpassed that of any
of his predecessors, he having been on the
friendliest terms with men of all religious
denominations. He was one of the fore
most orators in the Catholic church In this
country.
The archbishop was born in Thurles,
county of Tlpperary, Ireland, on February
JO. 18,11. His ancestors on the paternal side
were originally the O'Ryans, a ho figure In
Irish history. His parents died when he
(Continued on Second Page.)
j the county would pay the bill A prison
I sentence was a long, sweet, nicotine dream.
He was shocked, too, to learn that many
I young lads were becoming cigarette fiends,
'receiving tuition free at county expense,
j lie found that one lean-jowlcd prisoner
j consumed as much as to cents worth of
the weed dally. He railed the natter
, to the attention of the other members of
; the board and pleaded his cause with such
logic that this Item was struck out at the
, meeting last night. The ultimatum when
I delivered to the prisoners caused much
walling and gnashing of teeth and the lean-
jowled prisoner says a katiKaiisj luiirt
will at once be Instituted and each in
i coining prisoner relieved of his tobacco to
jkatisfy the common craving.
ELK5 -SILVlT? .JDBLLEE GROUP
A "WORD TO THE,
Events
RECIPROCITY BILL REPORTED
House Ways and Means Committee
Approves Measure, 12 to 7.
SIX BEPUBLICAHS AGAINST IT
Onlr Democrat Voting; "r,
Hronssnrd of Louisiana Pnlu
"and Paper- Mans Is
Amended,
BXHzriTs or mBcrpmociTT.
Rriefly stated the economic advant
ages of the reciprocal duties and free
lists proposed by the bill are, accord
ing to the Mct'all report, likely to be:
First That they will act at regu- J
lators of the prices of very many
necessary articles generally consumed
by our peqple, and In time of scarcity
in particular, articles will tend to keep
the prices down.
Second By augmenting the prosper
ity of Canada, which, according' to her
population is by for the best foreign
customer we have, they will Increase
their purchasing power and thus in
crease our own trade.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. -The McCall
bill, carrying out the terms of the Cana
dian reciprocal agreement, was reported to
the house today by . Mr. McCall of Mas
sachusetts, acting chairman of the com
mittee on ways and means. It came In
with the favorable report of twelve of the
nineteen members of that committee, who
urge Its passage as "a measure ln the
Interest of the great mass of the people
of the country."
The seven members of tlm committee
who opposed the bill at the final session
were given permission to file a minority
report next week. Representative Gaines
of West Virginia asked for specific per
mission to file that statement next Wednes
day. -While the house agreed to this. Mr.
McCall said he would not be bound by
such action to delay the bill.
A motion will be made Monday afternoon,
said Mr. McCall, to take up the measure for
Immediate discussion and final action.
I'nless the house, by a majority vote, re
fuse to consider Ihe bill then It ls likely
to be finally acted upon before the day
Is over.
Analysis of Measnre.
The McCall report Is an Important
analysis not only of the pending recip
rocity agreement, but of the trade situa
tion between the two countries, the devel
opment that may be expected on each
side of the line and the Influence that
tariff barriers have had on the develop
ment of both countries.
'ihe agricultural interests, the fishing In
terests and the lumber Industry from whom
the principal protests against the measure
have come are' handled at great length In
the report. The opinion Is expressed that
the fish Industry In Gloucester will not be
Injured by the free admission of Canadian
fish, while the fish packing industry and
the consumers will be benefited.
As to wheat, the final benefit to the
corumer was placed paramount to the
interests of the wheat raisers. The. 25
cent duty against Canadian wheat cannot
greatly aid American farmers, It is claimed,
(Continued on Second Psge.)
Quick results.
This is the distinguishing fea
ture of Bp? Want Ads.
They go to the right place.
Thfy tell the right story.
They are reliable.
And whether you want a gervant,
Or a iiosltlon.
Or a loan.
Or whether )ou wiKh to buy or
gi'll or rent.
H'g all the game.
The result is quick.
Tler 1001) U the number 10 tail.
A WOMAN '-3 "W AY
FOUNDERS' DAY
WML
RAILSPL1TTER ' DAX
of the Week, as Viewed by Ihe Bee's
Goethals Says Canal
Rates Should Be Made
Public at Early Date
He Declares Big Ditch Will Be Ready
for Business by September,
1913.
" , -
AVASHINGTON. Keb. 11 Ihe reed for
Immediate uction by congress tjward fixing I
the rates that shall be charged vessels ;
using the Panama canal was impressed
upon the house committee on Interstate
commerce today by Colonel George W,
Coethals. chief engineer of the canal.
Colonel Goethals supported 'he Mann
bill recently Introduced which presents the
administration Ideas of whst the tolls
should be. He said that the canal would
be completed by September, 1913; that it
would practically put the Tchuantepeo rail
road out of business, and that the shlp-
ping interests of the world must have at
j least eighteen months to reconstruct their
j ocean rates upon the basis of ':ha.-goa Im
j posed by the canal.
) The officer said the canal would be com
j pleted well within the limit of cost of
j $r..000.000-probably S15.000.0ii0 under this
j amount. This will Include the coal sta-
tlons, machine shops and supply stations
I and probably the dry dock.
He said the government, by operating
government controlled coal stations, must
prevent private Interests from monopoliz
ing the coal supply at ihe canal. Cnder
any other system, said Colonel Goethals,
the danger would exist of the prlvato coal
Interests Indirectly controlling the opera
tion of the canal.
LAND FRAUD JURY STILL OUT
After l.nsf Metre Jnrr Iteiiinlns I nde
rlded on Verdict In lleiiel
'ouni- Case.
After a full day and night in delibera
tions, the Jury In the Deuel county land
fraud case was still out at a late hour last
night. The defendants. Henjatnln Kox,
(itorge K. Townsend and William P. Miles,
are charged with having conspired to de
fraud the .government out of a vast area
of homestead land In Deuel county.
Attorneys for the defense set up the con
tention throughout their arguments that the
defendants did not at any time know that
certain contracts alleged to have been made
by them were Illegal, and that further
more the alleged contracts had been writ
ten after the time the alleged conspiracy
existed.
Hussion Consul Drowned In Well.
TEHERAN, Persia, Feb. ll.-The body
of T. Bogojavlensky, Russian consul gen
eral at Aspahan since 1!0K, was discovered
In a well on the grounds of the consulate
today. The official had been drowned and
foul play ls suggested, though there ls no
evidence of a crime.
Rumor that Miss Arnold Will
Be Found Within Few Hours
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. Feb II. -George
S. Grlscom. Jr.. who has achieved notoriety
In connection with the disappearance of
Miss Dorothy Arnold of New York, and
who came to this city last night, declared
this afternoon that he hoped to he able to
marry Miss Arnold. He added that he be
lieved 'he young lady waa alive, but said
he did not know her w hereabouts.
Young Mr. Grlscom, when pressed for a
reason for his hurried trip to Atlantic City,
admitted that he came here for the purpose
of meeting Mi Arnold if she reappe&r
ivith her mother.
B fore the interview the elder Mr. Grl
eom fald Ills son had nothing to conceal.
The son aid: "I rtallv heheve 1 should
not tax anything about 10 telutions with
MUs Arnold, but I am willing to sav that
I am deep!) In lovt with the oung U'Jj
V.
Artist.
FUTS IT UP TO THE PRESIDENT
Secretary MacVeagh Accepts Endorse
ments of Cadet Taylor.
TO REPORT FAVORABLY ON CASE
ion ureas Starts In vestlaatlon to Nhon
for Henrflt of Investors V ''"flier
Overland Wireless 'lc
Is Commercial ATI
(Prom a Staff Correspoiun in i
WASHINGTON. D. C Keb. 11. 1 Special
Telegram.) Secretary MacVeagh announced
today In the matter of Cadet Taylor and
the Omaha surveyorshlp that he would re
port favorably to the president, notwith
standing the protest which had been filed
against him by Victor Ilosewater.
The secretary admitted that he was In
duced to accept TayJor'a explanation of his
bank failure and bankruptcy by the various
irttr of endorsement and petitions that
had oeen filed for him. lie disclaimed any
Intent ii,n to pass rn political claims of Mr.
Ta.v lor. sav ing t hat was something for the
senators to decide.
It Is being put up to congress to de
termine whether or no wireless telegraphy
has yet reached a degree of efficiency to be
of commercial valiie when attempted over
land. Representative Rucker of Colorado a
week ago introduced a resolution to In
vestigate these "wireless" companies and
today Senator McCumber of South Dakota
Introduced practically a similar resolution
In the senate.
The Investigation of these companies is
to bo made by the secretary of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor and a report
made to congress. Tne point of this Investi
gation ls to ascertain, If possible, whether
"wireless" has reached a sufficient stage
of development to be commercially valu
able, at least so as to warrant companies
or corporations endeavoring to gain sub
scribers to their bonds throiigli advertise
ments sent through the United States mail.
At present It Is the belief of the Postofflce
department that highly colored circulars,
sent hroadrast by some of these "wire
less" companies, are of such a character
as to be rated with "gold brick" and other
"get-i ieh-quiek" propositions, and they are
skeptical as to the real commercial value
of "wireless" telegraphy overland and de
sire to be shown, hence the investigation
which Representative Rucker of Colorado
has started In the house and Senator Mo
Cumber of North Dakota duplicated today
in the senate.
F. A. Bldwell and wife of Mitchell, 8. D.,
arrived In Washington today. Mr. and Mrs.
Bldwell will leave for New Tork In few-
days havlnr engaged passage upon the
steamer Avon, which leaves New Vork
the lMh for a cruise among the West
Indies and other points. The party will
touch at Colon permitting passengers some
twenty-four hours to look over operations
In digging the big canal across the isthmus
Mr. Uldwell and wife expect to be away a
couple of months. ,
and hope to wed her if f-he Is alive.
might add an expression of hope that she
Is alive and safe and that she will consent
to marry me. I am prepared to meet Mrs
Arnold, if she comes to Atlantic City. I
shall conceal nothing from her concerning
my acquaintance with Miss Dorothy."
"Do you expect to be sble to tell Mrs.
Arnold anything about the present where
abouts of Miss Arnold?" he was asked
"l can sav nothing along that line until
1 nave talked with Mrs. Arnold, waa hU
reply.
Mr. (iriscorn's father appeared much dls
lurbed. He said: "I would, of course
consent to the mairiiige of my sou to Miss
Arnold, but I hope to be able to Inipi,-.-the
pub'ic with the fact that mvseif and
niv uile are not In any wnv serUiug an 1
llai.ee with the family of Mlf Arnold fot
any pi rsoual itason."
I TOO LATE THEN FOR NEW 3ILi
t
Senate Bill by O.lis Has Most Rigor
' Provisions.
j LIQUOR BILLS bl TO C0J1E
1
neirrHl Mcnsnrrs li'l I Hnu in
llolh It ranches "f l.eatstn lurr
Mnt tlnmtlc In 'lln-lr
Intention.
1 From a Stuff Coinr. 'ident 1
1,1 NCt il. N. Veli. II.--(Spei la I ) Th : 1-U
si'ds bill In the hoi. sc. which ,v as IntiO
dm ed l.v Taylor "f Hitchcock and Dole el
of Sncinlcis, sllmixr to the on- which was
defeated In tne scn.iU hist ession. has
Seen In the commitlc foi n.eial vvecl.s
and lis author Is t hli 1111 nlni: to tuU the
same dreilc n tlon h took last sc.-sion to
bring H out befoie I he l ouse. The legisla
tion against the stock vuvds nsoc-e more
inwrest than anv .it'.ici resulator.v legisla
tion anil alwa.vs develops strong cuiitni
veislcs I.hsI session Taylor's bill vvns kept
in the committee on Ihe stock aud (lazing
until he dcniunded upon Ihe floor In 11
scathtns speech llial It be brought out- it
was passed then, but defeated 111 the
senate, largely through the efforts o! a
denioci ulic .senator who :00k the floor l
fore his committee as an attorney for the
corporation.
t om ml I (cc Not in l.lklna.
This year tlie bill was planned by Taylor
(rum the start He wnf a member of the
house loniniltlre on committees and he
thought that he was careful to gel men
upon it who would favor Ills bill, b it now
he s.iy.s that the committee hus changed
its color ti ml will probably stand against
him. Taylor has openly stated that James
11. Unlla. South Omaha representative,
slated In the committee of committees that
he warned to he chairman of the live stock
and grafting committee so that he could
defeat the stock yards bill, and Taylor told
him that he would beat him out of hla
chance. Hulls Is a member of the com
mittee, however, and seems to have brought
several other members to his way of think
ing. Two members of this year's commit
tee. Harrington and Moore, are on th
( ommltteo again this year, but they voted
for the bill in 1!'9 and may possibly be
expected to supiiert it again. The other
members are Skeen. chairman; Ilndsey,
Melzger, Bulla. Krecht, Anderson and Nuts
man. ,
Meetlac Tlaia Uclartl.
Taylor's present complaint Is over the
fact that this committee vlll not meet un
til February 20, and If It defeats the bill
then there will probably be no chance to
Introduce a new bill. The principal reason
given for the delay over a bill which has
been before the committee since January
IS ts that Harrington Is chairman of the
Omaha Investigating committee and so has
been absent much of the time.
The senate rommlttee on live stock and
grating has a still more severe measure to
consider, offered by Senator (Jills of Vel
ley. S. F. 115 provides a penalty of from
one to ten years Imprisonment In the peni
tentiary for any stock yards keeper who
falls to carry nut the provisions of the
act snd offers no alternative fine. The
bill specifies for a physical valuation of the
stock yards property and the basing of
rates upon that Instead of upon Int.ated
values. The regulations of the yard
specify even that no stock shall be un
loaded from more than an hour and a half
and such details are all taken care of with
the penitentiary penalty to enforce them.
The senate committee consisting of Ollls,
chairman; Tanner, Buhrman, Cox of Ham
ilton, and Cox of Kearney, .will hold a
public meeting Tuesday and discuss with
those interested the provisions of the bill.
It Is related that Penator Garmlll. who
represented Frontier county last session,
was defeated In the primaries this time be
cause he voted to postpone Indefinitely the
stock yards regulation.
stains of I.lqoor Hills.
The defeat of county option ln the senate
has not by any means ended the liquor
legislation that Is to come before this ses
sion of the legislature. The house has Its
county option bill Introduced by Norton
Identical In terms with the bill which was
defeated in the senate, tl will be pished
through to a vote to get every me;nbj
upon record as to his stand as wet or dry.
There are other bills now up before th
house, however, which are considered much
more drastic measures than the county
option bill and much more directly re
strictive of the liquor traffic. The most
Important are the amendments to the
"anti-treat" law, H. R. 149, and H. R. 2H.
both Introduced by Kvans of Adams. These
bills amend the antl-treat law now on the
books to make the saloon keeper or his
barkeeper responsible for liable to tho pen
alty of $100 fine when he gives away liquor
or treats bis customers. II Is to he con
strued to mesn that If one man treats a:v
other In a saloon the barkeeper Is liable
for the offense as much as the contracting
parties and the second conviction means a
revoking of hlslirense.
Many members of the house consider this
antl-treating law a more restrictive meas
ure and more of a blow against Ihe liquor
traffic than any county option bill, how
ever drastic It could !e.
Notice Considered gale.
Another bill calculated to facilitate tba
enforcement of all liquor regulation Is II.
R. 1W by H O. Taylor of Merrick snd
Colton of York. This Mil nisk-s the hold
ing of a government license, or a notice of
any kind advertising the sale of liquor,
prima facia evidence of the sale of 'iqu-r.
The keeping of liquor In any room or budd
ing Is to be considered prima facte tvldenre
that It la kept for sale. The law is di
rected at those who keep a government
license, but evade the local regulations.
A limitation upon the number of saloons
which any city shall have Is set by It. n.
1S1. which has been offered by liatf.id of
Lancaster. It provides that no village
under 1 lA shall have more than one sa
loon and that In larger places they thai!
I. I mlted to one saloon for evi rv 1 )
Inhabitants. This would cut the nunilrr of
saloons In Omaha at-out In half ami 1,
number of othe- cities would !oi a lai);,
khare of their licenses.
II. It IP l a bill by tehh-;n, .., 1 ;, , ,
which makes It puskiple thnij lice-
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