Nebraska Newspapers

    f he " Omaha Daily Bee
WEATHER FORECAST.
For Nebraska t'nurttlpd.
Kor Iowa -r'alr and warmer.
For weather report see page? 3.
Women Best Buyers
The paper trut it read by women
brings btt lewiuns to advtrtisers.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORXINU, MAKCH (5, 1011 TKN PAttKS.
SINGLE COl'V TWO CENTS.
VOL. Xli NO. 2J3.
BAKOJi PATERNO Farmers' Society
4di)lmi)o iveivr at Rockwell Makes
ALTMKb lAhAAhj Unusual Record
Murderer of Princess Tri&on
Ela Appears to be i
Delirium.
I nf
t.
MILL CITY FIRE
COSTS 81,000,000
Shares in Institution Worth Sixteen
Times Their alue Officer! Were
Were Elected Saturday.
PUBLIC HAS LITTLE SYMPA,
SorrowingC Crowds Bow on Street a.
Victim's Body Passes.
DEFENSE WILL BE SUICIDE
Authorities Make Light of it in View
of Nature of Wounds.
MURDERER'S CONDITION BETTER
Operation Will Re Performed Moon
TkoBh If la 'Mow Relieved te
De Entirely Oat of
Danger.
HOME. March S Baron Vlncenio Pa
terno. who will have to stand trial tor the
murder of Princess Trlgona dl Sant Ella
has been nctlng strangely for twenty-four
hours Tim nttendlnir physicians give It
a s the4r opinion, however, that he l
simulating Insanity.
At times he appear sane enough, but
when Interroasted pretends unconscious
ness, particularly If the question Is on
having any connection with the crime.
Now and then he mutters as though In
a delirium. Ocass onRlly he exclaims: "The
knife! Tlie knife! I must capture It! Khe
has taken It! She has wounded herself!"
Tlila seem to be Puterno's fixed formula,
varied with other exclamations, such as'
Illood! Help!"
According to the physicians, Paterno has
had his own defense in mind, and doubtless
will declare that Prlneeis Trlgona com
mitted suicide. The authorities consider
such a statement absurd. In view of the
fact that the princess. In addition to hav
ing a stab wound In the neck, received a
wound In the bach which In Itself would
have proved fatal.
The body of the murdered princess ar
rived at Palermo today. Great crowds
WKWEU,, Ta.. March 6 - Special )-
qnlzed for the avowed purpose of being
tst buster, the Rockwell Farmers' Co
ive society find that they are In a
' that for revenue producing
v .ais or even exceeds Standard Oil In Its
palmiest d ays. Twenty years ago aome
300 shares were placed In this Institution
by the farmers. Shares sold for tlO and
farmers hesitated putting a cent Into the
Institution. When It was shown to them
that they could save that $10 In one winter
In the purchase price of coal, they took
hold. Saturday at the annual meeting It
was figured out that each one of these
shares were worth llfil.15, and at any time
they could be cashed In at that price.
Several of the leaders and the founders
of the society when asked about the
secret of the success of this parent so
ciety were unanimously of the opinion
that It was their "maintenance" cause.
This provided for the payment of M cents
on every bushel of oats or Vt cent for
every bushel of corn sold to other than
the Rockwell co-operative society. A com
plete schedule was arranged. So completely
did this work that members were
requested to patronize other buyers when
they bid up on prices, and then they would
return to their own society and pay Into
the treasury their per cent. It worked
charmingly.
Seven years ago was when co-opera
tlon of this kind was nearly driven Into
a hole all over the grain producing states
Hon. N. Densmore, the founder of the
Rockwell society and of all successful co
operative societies, met the Issue squarely
and successfully. Commission men tn the
great grain marts of Chicago and other
Iowa shipping points, refused to handle
grain shipped to them by co-operative so
clettcs. Mr. Densmore called every co
operative man that he could find In the
state of Iowa to meet him at Rockwell
Some seventy came and the Iowa Farm
ers' Co-Operative Grain Dealers' assocla
tlon, now numbering 2,500 members. Is
Flames Destroy Big Business Block in
Heart of Retail District of
Minneapolis.
TWELVE RESCUED BY FTREMN
A Woman and a Clipped Paper
IIh.j V. . .nit HlMnUvrft the utmost)
Many of the wome n spectators ' "r ' - -
sympathy.
w-n't.
It Is probable that an operation will be
performed on Paterno later. Ills physical
condition la Improving steadily nad he Is
believed now to be entirely out of danger
from his wound. .
The people are loud In their denunciation
of the man because of the martyrdom ho
Is alleged to have, made h s victim suffer
before the murder.
Howard and Page Join
Taf t's Tariff Board
President Appoints Two Democrats,
Following; Appropriation of
$225,000.
WASHiNCjTbN, March S.-Presldent Taft
rial appointed former Representative
William M. Howard of Georgia and
Thomas W. Page, professor of political
economy of the University of Virginia,
members of the tariff board, thereby In
creasing It from three to five members.
This Increase was made possible by the
fact that 225,00O was allowed In the sun
dry civil bill tor continuing the work of
the board.
The three present members are repub
licans, the two new ones being democrats.
Mr. Howard has been a member of con
gress for fourteen years, but was defeated
at the last election. The other members
re Henry C. Emery, .lames 13. Reynolds
and Alvtn H. Sanders.
Although disappointed that the permanent
tnrlff commission bill was defeated, the
president said he thought the present
board, which he wanted to make as non
partisan at possible In Its work, would
the way fr a permanent body later.
the country is only too glad to get co
operative grain.
The death of President James H. Brown
made It necessary to choose a successor,
The following officers were chosen: Presi
dent, Mathlaa Johnson; vice president
Neil A. Ryburn; secretary, W. F. Doderer;
treasurer, C. T. Bruce; directors, B.
Browers, J. B. McGaheran, William Wil
liams, Fred Sharp, C. 8. Hanson, Frank
Dunn. Patrick Boyle, James Hogan and
Fred Stoltenberg.
Persons Marooned Above Taken Out
on Ladders.
POSSIBLE THAT TWO ARE DEAD
Young Women's Bodies Believed to
Be in Ruins.
SEVEN CONCERNS INB0LVED
Damaa-ee Divided Among Tenants
Covered by Insurance Orlln of
Illase taknowa Department
Has Hard F1ht.
3
Jjegal Battle for
Custody of Heiress
W. P. Gibson of Bloomfield, Neb., and
,Stepdanghter,-Mni. Frank Northam
of Marshalltown, la., Want Gold,
INDICTMENTS AR EF0UND
AGAINST GRAIN BROKERS
i
Three Men In Lincoln Must Answer la
t'oart Under Hanilall Anti-Market
Shop mil.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
I4NCOLN. March 5 -(.Special.) Three In
corporators of the Lincoln Commission
company, an alteKed bucket shop concern,
were Indicted by the grand Jury under the
Randall anti-bucket shop law. The Incor
porators are J. W. Mangan. M. J. Hyland
and R. O. McCIel'and. The Indictment
charges them with dealing unlawfully In
futures and and on margins.
It Is reported that Coronfer Jack Mat
thews Is Inclined to the belief that the
death Of John Fast wood, the blacksmith
tt'ho appeared to have fallen through the
floor cf his shop, was not entirely due to
Mcc'dtnt. and the Inquest may lead to a
mure thorough Investigation. It 1s not
known whether there Is foundation for a
belief In foul plsy or In suicide.
MARSHALLTOWN. la., March S.-(Spa-cial.)
A fight for the possession of a child.
the daughter of W. P. Gibson, a farmer
of near Bloomfield, Neb., and the half
sister of Mrs. Frank. Northam of this city,
which reached the exciting stage of gun
play, and threatened shooting, broke Into
justice court here today, when Gibson had
his step-daughter. Mrs. Northam, arrested
on the charge of threatening to shoot him.
The child, Leila Gibson, aged Ifi. is an heir
of the late Martin Braddock, and the
father Is the child's guardian.
The child came here with her father
four months ago. but after the father re
turned to Nebraska he was unable to get
the child away from her step-sister and
have her return home. He came here anil
after being unsuccessful In an effort to
get a search warrant that would admit
him to the Northam home, he, accom
panied by a constable, went to the house.
It Is charged that Mrs. Northam shoved a
revolver In his face and ordered him off
the place. He then had her arrested.
Mrs. Northam alleges that Oltson has
squandered the. child a money and the
father alleges that It is because of the
child being an heir to the rich estate
that her step-sister desires to have control
of her. The child has disappeared from
the Northam home and Mrs. Northam al
leges she does not know where she is.
FAIR SALE OF. COTTON GOODS
Prices the Market Has
FORMER SLAVE DIES, AGED 104
Woman Who Helped to Cat and Haul
Ties for First Hallroad Into
Richmond Dies.
SEATTLE, Wash., March S.-Mrs. Mary
Wray, who was born a slave in Virginia In
February, 107, died here yesterday in her
one hundred fifth year. In her childhood
she was sold to John Lovell of Nashville,
Tenn.. on whose plantation she lived until
the close of the civil war. She helped to
cut and haul ties for the first railroad
built Into Nashville. She leaves two child
ren, aged S2 and ffl. In Nashville.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., March B.-One
of the most disastrous fires this city has
ever known destroyed today the Syndicate
block on Nicollet avenue between Fifth
and Stvth streets. The total loss la esti
mated at $1,000,000 and It is possible that
two lives were lost, although this has not
as yet been definitely determined.
Twelve persons were rescued from the
upper stories of the building while the
flames weer roaring around them. Pome
of these sustained slight injuries, but none
was seriously hurt.
The origin of the fire Is unknown. The
alarm was given by some passerby on
Nicollet avenue who saw the flames burst
ing out of the second story window. But
before the firemen arrived the tenants
of the building, who were asleep in the
upper rooms, began to appear at the
windows calling frantically for aid.
A strong southeast wind wos blowing
and In a very few minutes the west half
of the building was a roaring furnace.
The entire fire department of Minneapolis
was called out, but It was totally Inad
equate to check the flames. Later a call
was sent to St. Paul for help and this
was Immediately furnished.
Firemen to the Rescue.
The Instant the fire department arrived
men were rushed Into the building where
the entrances were not already choked
with flames and numerous ladders were
hastily extended to aid the people who
were hemmed in by' the fire on the second
adn third floors. '
On the second floor were Mrs. M. Buck
and Miss E. Buck, proprietors of a lunch
room. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fransen,
Elmer Fransen, aged 1; Herbert Franzen,
aged 25. and Mrs. Ingra Franzen; Mrs.
Etta Parsons. 22 years old; Miss Merlle
Downend, 18 years old, and Miss Marie
Heller were on the third floor.
On the fifth floor Mrs. Mary Hollster
and Miss Treler were hemmed In by the
flames.
The members of the Fransen family,
finding, alt exits by stairs and froht win
dows cut off, made for the fire escape
on the alley side of the building. Mr.
Franzon leaped to the fire escape through
a blast of wind driven flames past the
window, his only escape. Holding to the
hot irons of the fire escape, he aided his
mother to climb through the window and
step upon the platform beside him.
Caldwell a Hero.
As soon as her hands touched the rails
Mrs. Fransen uttered a shriek and would
have fallen to the ground had not Fireman
Caldwell leaped to her rescue from a ladder
perched against the New England building,
which adjoins the Syndicate building. Cald
well made a leap of fully ten feet and took
a chance of falling to the pavement, forty
feet below, If he missed the fire escape,
Fortunately he struck it right and reached
Mrs. Franzen's side not a second too soon.
He assisted her to the ground, while Elmer
Franzen followed, shouting "There are two
women back there In the flames. I saw
them fall." The firemen made every effort
to break into the building at this place,
but the heat was too great and they were
repulBed. All of the other members of
the Franzen family were assisted down
the firescape. The firemen had little diffi
culty In rescuing persons on the second
and fifth floors. Twelve In all were taken
out by the firemen.
As fast as the Inmates were rescued they
were hurried to the central police station,
where they were placed In charge of
Matron Sehafer. Norfe rec?lved Injuries
which necessitated a visit to the hospital
and all of the occupants of the upper floors
were accounted for. It is believed by the
firemen and police that young Franzen
was mistaken when he said he saw two
people In the building as he left the fire
esca pe.
Explosion Tears Pavement.
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EXTHA SESSION
U1IEATSUKPR1SE
Senators Especially, Dis Not Look for
President to Issue Call
When He Did.
PRESSURE IS BROUGHT TO BEAR
Members Did Not Think Executive
Meant What He Said.
MIGHT HAVE PASSED RECIPROCITY
Call Meets Scant Welcome at Hands
of the Members.
DEMOCRATS CAUGHT UNPREPARED
rrom the Chicago Evening Post.
INSURANCE BILLS OPPOSED
Two of Koutouc's Measures in House
Likely to Meet Defeat.
SECURITIES JAKEN TO LINCOLN
No Abeolate Provision for Their
Safety Made Bill for I nlform
Rates Mar Raise Rates In
Different Localities.
(From Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. March 5. (Special.)-At least
two of the bills Introduced by Kotouc at
the Instance of the Insurance department
of the state are meeting with opposition
that perhaps means their defeat. Cer
tainly, as their provisions are better under
stood, their chance for passage seems to
be lessened. One of, these, H. R. I7S. has
for its object the. placing of the reserve
funds of Nebraska Insurance companies
In the hands of tne state auditor. The
Bill Barlow's Widow
Sues Brother-in-Law
for an Accounting
She Alleges that He Secured Manu
scripts of Her Late Husband and
Published Them.
TECl'MSEH, Neb.. March 5. (Special.)
Frank H. Barrow, formerly In the news
paper business at Bennet, Neb., at
Bherldan, Wyo., and Metetesee, Wyo., was
made the defendant In a case In the district
supreme court of Washington, D. C, the
plaintiff being his hlster-ln-law, Mrs. Bar
row, wife of Merrls Barrow, familiarly
known as "Bill Barlow," deceased, of
Douglas, Wyo.
In his answer filed, to the suit Mr. Bar
row admitted that he had Infringed the
copyright on his brother's writings. Bar
row had publMied a book entitled "Sec
ond Book of Proverbs by Bill Barlow," in
which -ala 8l.ter-in-Jew claimed he bad In-
first effect of this weuld be to dra
to Lincoln from Omaha, more than S20. 000,000 j corporated portions of the writings of her
nf -nrUi held as reserve by insurance deceased husband, which Barrow had
secured while visiting the widow shortly
after her husband's death at Douglas. "
Mrs. Barrow claimed that the defendant
had advised her to take a short visit to
Denver to recuperate and that In her
absence he had gone to Washington with
a list of subscribers to her husband's publications.
The defendant, in his answer, admiat all
the averments of the widow's complaint
except the charge of fraudulent appro,
prlatlon. lie says that while he took the
article and things complained of from his
sister-in-law's office at Douglas, he did so
without concealment and In the belief that
she would not object. He says he left
a note for her telling what he had done.
He informed the court he had surrendered
to the United States marshal dies and other
properties secured at Douglas. It Is thought
that Mrs. Barrow will now dismiss the
case against her brother-in-law, though
this is not definitely.
Merrls Barrow, "Bill Barlow," published
a paper. "Bill Barlow's Budget," at Doug
las, and did a great deal of magazine writ
Ing, issuing a magazine, "Sage Brush
Philosophy," from his own office. FYank
H. Barrow, who was once In the ministry
In Nebraska. Is now a senate employ in
the national capital. Both are sons of the
late Rev. R. C. Barrow, a well known
preacher of Tecumseh.
organizations having their headquarters
there. If, for no other reason, the Insur
ance companies object because no provi
sion has been made for the safe keeping
of this large amount of valuable assets.
The tumble-down state house does not
provide anything like security for the
safety of the bonds, mortgages and other
securities, and so- far as Is known the
auditor has no place to put them.
Auditor Not Made Responsible.
Equally serious, from the viewpoint of
the insurance men, is the fact that the
law does not contemplate the auditor's
giving any surety for the safekeeping of
the funds. His official bond does not con
template such responsibility, and the pro
posed law does not require It. In brief,
no protection Is offered axalnst theft,
accident, fire or other loss by the state.
Other very serious objections against the j
plan are raised by the insurance com
pares, who point out how the plan will
Interfere with the administration of the
affairs of the organizations, without bring
ing any additional benefit to the policy
holders. The fact that outside insurance
companies are not affected by the law
gives color to the assertion that It Is a
plan to hamper the state companies, in
stead of to foster and encourage hem.
t'nlform Rates In State.
Another hill, Iff R. 403. also Introduced
by Kotouc at the insta"ce of the Insurance
department, has for its purpose the estab
lishment of uniform fire Insurance rates Association of Western Boosters
throughout the state. Its provisions have i Called Into Session March 20
been discussed considerably, and much op- I in I'tnh.
position has arisen since It has been placed . . "
before the body. Auditor Barton derends .
this measure In a lengthy statement gtven
DEVELOPERS TO SALT LAKE
During the progress of the fire there were
sevtrsl explosions at the west end of the
building which lifted the heavy stone side
walks high in the air and scattered huge
pieces of rock about the street. The ex-
(Continued on Second Page.)
I, ewer
known Considerable
ArtlTlty.
NEW YORK, Mnrch I At lower prices
on grv cotton for printing and converting
purposes there was a fair sale last week
tin branded, bleached and brown cotton
open quotations rrii) unchanced. bul
any reasonable offer Is accepted as a busts I
on which to trade In small lots. Buyers
are pursuing a conservative course and
Is Increasing stesd'ly. The jobbing trale
reliefs of dume't f s'e not prompted at
this time lo make pri-e changes to move
merchandise.
Curtailment of production In cloth mills
is doing a moderate hand to mouth busi
ness and because of the falling off In at
tendance of retail bueis is prepared Tr
s short house season. The business dune
on the road Is steady, but not large.
Oinghams. print In siap'es and fancy
effects, wash fabrics, tickings and napiel
cotton are under order for some time to
come and mills making them find lets
difficulty than others.
I's'l River sates of print clothes exceeded
'.'fl.an pieces. Duck rules quiet, with nulls
regulating their mills la accordance with
t.-.e sales. Export trade continues modcr
r ely steady, with miscellaneous ports, but
('oil with far eastern port.
Mrs. Belmont's Farmerettes
Get Busy Down on the Farm'"-a
I thsn
Will a Campbell, secretary of the West
out naturnay, .an.,. ; ca fop meptlng to b ne,d m SaU
Ike City March 20. Mr. Campbell not!
fled the members by wire Sunday morning
on Instruction by Governor Brady of Idaho
M1NEOI.A. L. I., March 6. (Special Tel
egram.) Mr. O. II. P. Belmont's farmer
ettes, who are to make the Brockholt es
tate blossom and produce like the vale of
Kashmir, without the help of mere man.
got down to brass tacks Saturday.
Fourteen of them, ail from the Bronx,
Manhattan, came dn to Hempstead to
day with hopes hlrh and dress suitcases
filled with farm clothes. Those farm
puffed at the shoulders to be absolutely
out of style, but. nevertheless, qualifying
with a modish suggestlveness.
But the skirts!
The farmerettes looked down at them
and smoothed them out with evidences of
conscious pride. They are near-harem
skirts. Mrs. Belmont decided the skirts
could not be the real thing In harems, as
there must b plenty of leg room In work-
The meeting will be held In the rooms
of the Commercial club in Salt Lake City.
Mr. Campbell of the Commercial club, W.
H. Mellor, Nebraska's secretary of agri
culture, and W. O. Paisley of the Omaha
Land show, will attend.
The Western Development association
was organized during the Omaha Lend
show. Its membership Is composed of
western governors and men of prominence
for the exploitation of the west.
ruled higher, the re!Kne In Hie ilolh and
; arns markets has been In the direction
vi better demand. In fact. arns have d"-
ned on limited salts and cloths are iulet
ii several quarters where it is deem-d Pred a blouse ox nine, tun, out cute,
wise to after out apot merchandise J with comfortable sleeves, but not too much
clothes are very important features of ing about the farm, and for this same rea
son hobbles were also eliminated.
As a matter of course, the skirts are di
vided, but not Just on the lines of the
ordinary divided skirt. One might say
they more closely suggest the smart riding
skirt Ufed by equeKtrlennes. They are
short, but not too short, coming Just to the
tops of the high boys' shoes that finish
the farmerettes' uniform.
And yet. unlike the harem, one would
know at first tslance that the farmerette
has on something bifurcated. It is a per
fectly candid divided skirt, as well adapted
to the tedding down of rows as to the
picking of bugs from potato vines or the
training of string beans.
Now, here's a secret:
Mrs. Belmont I nothing If not consistent.
It is said she lll wear the real farmerette
get-up, divld.-d skirls, slouch hat, stogie
shoes and all when she goes about the
farm to see how the girls are getting on.
Mrs. Belmont s farm project lor sui
frugettes. Mrs. Belmont designed tltem herself af'er
much thought and several conferences
with persons ho are Hying to lift
i femininity from the thraiiduiu . or tne
present and place it upon a perfectly In
I dependent plane, even when It comes to
I (arming.
j As soon as the fourteen new farmerettes
Joined Nix others at their new headqusr
! vers oitie of the comfoi table farm hvoes
ion the 1.1'W-acre Hiockholt estate at
I Hempstead ', making twenty farmerettes
in all. thy unpacked their die.- suitcases
A'lhough the raw material markets have ' "1 in,, ,h"' f"rm u- TUrn
they ineryea, me ;iri typical iarmer-rUis-to
blurt t the top: Each wore a
hi oad-bi mimed rloiirh hat. that looked odd
bt 1st ling with hatpins. Next below ap-
FREE
THEATER
for wanting the bill that It win nnng
about a uniform rate In all parts of the
state. He says if adopted tne law win so
regulate the business of fire Insurance
that the owner of a small piece of property
will pay no higher rate for his insurance
than the owner of large property, and
that there will be no dlffereno In rates
between sections of the state. He admits
thnt It will raise the rates In some parts
of Nebraska and on some classes of prop
erty, but Insists that It w'll reduce others
as to establish a level. He docs not
whether the new level will be higher
the present, but contents himself
with the statement that the rate will he
uniform. To prevent discrimination is his
sole object In asking that the bill be
passed.
The majority party tn the legislature Is
beginning to feel that the principal prob
lems of the session are overcome and that
the party pledges have been for the mont j . m . ,
part redeemed. As soon as the sifting,'' I " T A Y? ' I "O
committee Is appointed Wednesday the fate j XvATs-J 4 JL O
of all pending legislation will remain In
the hands of these seven men chosen for
the work of sorting out the remaining
bills and little can be done by the am
bitious senator who meets with a rebuff
from that committee. The houne will ap
point Its sifting committee probably dur
ing the week and dozens of measures (hut
were Introduced with some hope of suc
cess will go by the board.
in the most Important things, however,
the work of the legislature Is outlined In
the bills that are well along toward a
final settlement. The two houses have
not yet agreed upon their Initiative and
referendum taw. but each house has come
to an agreement upon Its own measure
and a compromise will probably not be dif
ficult. ouuty Uptloa Lost.
In liquor legislation the county option
bill is admittedly shelved. The Kvans
anti-treat bill Is up fur a discussion n
INSURGENCY IN THE CAMPS
Daughters of American Revolution
Will Declare Themselves.
GROWING TIRED OF CZAR RULE
Faction Gathered by Mrs. l.eroy to
Clash with the Followers of Mrs,
Storr Over Amendments to
the Constltatlon.
WASHINGTON. March B.-Ope'-lal Tele
gram.) Insurgency in many camps and a
fight on what Is termed czar rule In the
National Daughters of the American Rev
olution Indicates that the women of this
patrlotio organisation are developing Inde
pendence of thought and action and greater
capacity for the right of suffrage, for
which they are now battling in several
states.
One of tie most heated battles of the
coming Daughters of the American Revo
lution congress will center around the pro
posed amendments to the constitution.
which, according to the bylaws of the so
ciety, were offered for consideration at
the last congress, to be taken up at the
coming session.
The more conservative of the leaders
have been very reserved about sanction
ing a movement looking to a change of
the constitution, either by amendment or
by repeal. In the constitution, by which
they hold their charter from the govern
ment, are the rules and bylaws by which
the society Is supposed to be run.
Many of the nntl-admlnlHtrationlsts
claim that constitutional procedure of the
Daughters of the American Revolution has
been violated for some time, especially In
the appolntrr ent of non-members of the
national board of management to im
portant positions on committees that un
der the constitution they claim should be
composed solely of members of the na
tional board of management, and not taken
from the rank and file of the society, even
If the women thus appointed have often
times been termer national officers.
Plsrht Aaalnst Faction.
The faction of the organization led by
Mrs. Iroy Is opposing certain proposed
amendments to the constitution, which
seek, R is said, to place the order in the
hands of an all-powerful executive com
mittee of nine members of the national
board, who must not, according to the
amendments, with the one exception of
the president general, be general officers
of the organization.
It Is said that these amendments will not
be voted on until after the election of na
tional officers, which will take place
Wednesday or Thursday of the congress
It Is evident that when I lie matter comes
up In the congress this will be a strong
fight, and factional differences among the
70.000 members which seems to be de
veloping to such an extent over the pro
posed changes that the fight will far over
shadow the conteit for president general,
which has for several years been waKed
with vigor In the meetings. Indications
are that the coming congress will be at
tended by an unusually large number of
members and delegates of the organization,
brlnjring together one of the largest as
semblies of patriotic women that have
gathered at the capital in many years.
Have Had no Time for Consultation
and Are'Pnt Fare to Fa with
Promnluatlnc roller on
Tariff at Oalart.
WASHINGTON, March S.-Notwlthstand.
Ing the posit Iveness with which President
Taft had repeatedly said. In all but direct
and official language, that unless congress
should enact legislation to put Into op
eration the Canadian reciprocity agreement.
he would summon iui extra session to re
resume consideration of the subject, his
fulfillment of that threat within two hours
of adjournment was an actual surprise to
many members of that body.
It wns especially so in the senate. As
late as an hour before final adjournment
yesterday, leading senators and others
about the capltol made bets there would
be no extra session.
Pressure nothing less than tremendous
had been brought to bear upon the ad
ministration and upon members of con
gress to prevent the calling of the extra
session. Vntll the last moment rumors
were Incessant that a way would be found
to avoid It.
One of the most persistant was that there
were In progress negotiations between the
president and the Canadian government
looking to the withdrawal of the agree
ment by one party or the other so as to
give excuse for withholding the special call.
Many Rnmora Fir.
Another rumor was that there was an
understanding between the president and
the republican leaders In congress that one
or more of the appropriation bills, prefer
ably the general deflnlcncy bill, was to be
"lost In thu shuffle" so that the special
session would be unavoidable.
Still another was that the leaders had
determined to hold up some appropriation
In which the White House was especially
intereated, and nt the last moment make
its passage conditional upon the abandon
ment of the extra session projects. The
blockade of the appropriation bills In tha
filibusters In both houses yesterday tended
to give color to these stories. '
Some got so far as to say that If certain
senators had believed the president would
actually make good his threat they would
have made strenuous efforts to pass the 1
reciprocity bill. .WhUever may be tha de,
gree or absence of truth in any of these
stories, there can be.no doubt that the
issue of the president's extra session
proclamation met scant welcome at the
hands of those members 6f congress who
after the stress of the past session will
barely have time to go home for a brief
respite and to adjust their affairs for
another session, which many think will ex
tend far Into the summer. There are those
who believe It will be so long- as to leave
only a constructive recess," before the
regular session begins In December.
May He Long Session.
At the present time any prediction of
the length of the special session must be
sheer speculation. The democrats of the
house, who will Initiate tariff legislation,
have had no time to inaugurate plans.
Any proKiam prepared now or at another
time within the next several weeks would
be subject to sweeping changes, dictated
by contingencies which the administration,
the democratic house or the republican
senate could neither foresee nor control.
The best informed leaders of both parties
who are familiar with tariff questions
realize that, whatever may be the senti
ment throughout the country, there can
be no sudden redaction of Customs duties.
It Is conceded that even a democratic
house, which Immediately will be bom
barded with demands for the radical mod
ification of the tariff, or even the destruc
tion of the protective policy, must of
necisslty proceed with caution.
Democratic leaders of the house will
have many conferences in the oomlng ses
sion with rnemhers of their party in the
senate. This fact became known today
when it was announced unofficially that
expenditures will be considered In connec
tion with revenues.
It was suKgested that work will be given
to the committees on expenditures In the
various departm nls, which in the psst
have been empty assignments. Intended
only lo give to the chairmen thereof extra
allowances for clerk hire and similar
perquisites In the gift of the party which
happened to be In the majority of the
house. The same condition of affairs has
existed in the serate.'
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ARRESTED BECAUSE HIS
MESSENGER HAS CHANGE
l.aneh Wnaon Mnn Is Jailed When
Ills Manner Refnsed ls Come
llnek nltk Moner.
Joseph Clark, waiter In a lilneh wagon.
MO DoiiKlas street. Is a prisoner at the
police station because be Intrusted the
money of a customer to a stranger to get
changed.
It. Jacobs of Council Hluffs caused the
arrest of Chirk, complaining that he gave
the man a J."i bill and the latter turned It
over to another man to have changed.
The third man never relumed. Clark .vnn
unable at Hie station lo tell who the inun
was who held the $r bill.
GRAFTERS PAD THE PAY ROLL
Mute i:aiuliM-io l-'lud thnt Half Mil.
Hon Hits ll.'c-n Stolen from
II of Toledo.
TOI.KDO. (.. M'l'ih t. Holders were
reckless with ity funds, avordlng to the
repot t of three state examiners who have
been nt work nearly three years, filed
Imlav. Tho total of findings for recovery
by t lie prosecuting attorney Is VM6.fii.I.uO,
from Janu.irv 1. 19M, to Novemler 1. 19m.
I's- of fl -tit ions names on city payrolls,
P . i - (.' i payment of police and flie
men and paying for thliiKS repeatedly are
among the charges made. Members of the
I park commission, city auditor, solicitor
land two clerks of council are among
aaiut whom finding were ret rued.