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OMAHA. II KSDAV MOWXIXi!. M'liW. 11, 1!M 1 -TWKLVK P.UJKS.
SlMili; COPY TWO CKNTN.
TOM L. JOHNSON
DIES IN HOME CITY
Clerel&nd'i Famous Chief Saccumbt
to Long Illness at S:45 O'Clock
Last Evening.
CAREER IS A ROMASTTC ONE
FORMER MAYOR OF CLEVELAND
WHO IS LEAD.
KAVORED NATION
CLAl!SKNOT HAH
Decision of Customs Court Holds in
Elfect, Reciprocity Agreement
is Not Restricted,
Who'd Have Thought It?
;LAWMAKi:i!S KNU
SKSSlOiN'S WOliK
Adjournment of Nebraska Legislature
Takes Flace at 3:42 O'Clock
Monday Afternoon.
, ONLY HANDFUL SEE THE FINISH
.Final Day Continues Four Days with
Stopped Clock.
NO ACTION YET ON BIG BILLS
i Governor Has Host of Measures to De
I cide Upon.
PHONE BILL CLOSELY SCANNED
iNxtMou t Indicate thnt II tonlntin
p Mnllcr Omaha I'cople l're
sent lili.icrtloiis to Meli.
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OPINION COMES IN SMALL CASE
Former Newsboy, Twice Congressman
and Four Times Mayor.
RISES VH TRACTION COMPANY
Point Raised by Protest of Importers j
of Liquors. j
SPECIAL CONCESSIONS UPHELD j
Boy Made Superintendent on His
Seventeenth Birthday.
QUICKLY SUCCEEDS Uf POLITICS
Equal Advantages Not Automatically I
Extended to Others. " j
f
F.lece Mayor nf Cleveland on Tkrrf.
Ont Fore" Isase and Rr-Klwlrd
Three More Time In
Fierce Rattle.
CT.KVKLAND. April lO.-Tom U Johnson,
twice congressman from the Twenty-flf-wt
Ohio district, four times mayor of Cleve
land, champion of 8-cent street railway
fare and leading advocate of the single tajc
theories of the late Henry George., died
here at :4r o'clock tonight after a long
illness. Ha was S7 years old.
Kketoh of Jnbnaon'a l ife.
At the rlone of the civil war. a dis
charged confederate soldier, with his wife
and family, trudged wearily over the foot
hills of Kentucky, from their little home
rtead In the village of Georgetown, to
Slmnt.in, Va., for protection. The family
consisted of two boys bright, cheerv fel
lows. One waa tired and sore from the !
continual tramp over the hard roadwavs.
but the other was helping him as best he
could
and urging: him on, to the place
mere rest awaited them. At the same
time, be was encouraging his down-hearted
father and molhcr with kind words. "Oon't
mind, ta." he esld; "t kin sell papera. an'
will give you all I make."
The ambitions younifster was Tom T..
Johnson, then It years old. In the five
weeks Immediately following T-ee'e sur
render, he proved that he had the head of
a financier. In that period he earned $SS.
Theie wss great thirst for news In Ptaun
1ort. but once a riav. only, wss It In com
munlratlnn with the outside world, and
then It was by railroad. Tom saw his
chance for a monopoly In papers, and
straightway cornered the market. He made
the friendship of the conductor of Staun
ton's dally train, who turned over to him
all the papers. For five weeks he held
this monopoly, selling dally papers for 15
cents each.
Three year later, he wen to work In a
rolling mil) al Iulsvllle. at a small sal
ary. In the aame office wtlh him waa an
other hov. Arthur Moxam. who later be.
tame 1,Ih business partner. For economical
reasons, the managers decided that one
of Ihe bo. had to go. When It cam to
a choice Moxam was retained, and John
son was turned out to begin over again.
T.wntaville ramshackle, broken down
str-el' TWI.id.-nil' qam of which Weie
drawn by mulea. when Tom Johnson ap
plied there for work. Recently he sold his
Interest In that railroad at a handsome
profit, after hein for fifteen years Its
largest stockholder1, and chieflv Instru
mental In rhatinina- It from mule to elec.
lite power.
After yot,n-' Johnson had been connected
"Hh the taiiwav a few weekg. Its presl-
A . .. . r;.i ... , . ...
" " " '"l11 "rM n,m p,ck-
mi. nil piMiin put or rrar irrti n1 At.
malting- then, . . k... . '
the entrance , the " " "
"What an. o,i d , ,.r ,,.. '. ........
Mr. Dti ront, 'rather stetnH-.
"Whv. sir" ... i.l T,.,.. - ii....
rassed. "there Is no use we. tin.
Pieces of iron. The companv mav want to I
have them melted over, some dav "
Mr. I'U font went Into his office and
thought lie sent for Tom and said: "I !
mst think 1 have some work for a yonnq !
man like you. How would you like to j
tsv in the office and hae your salary
""rn " 'Pck. !
Then Tom t Johnson went up HUe- a '
rocket: but, unhke many rockers, he stilted'
up He rmlckly rose from po-lt'on tot
position- from off c hov to chief cashier; !
end. on Ma set c itnni h birthday, he was!
made superintendent of the road Then
lie began a avsteni that Improved the road '
and put It on rt pnitur basis He Improved
the passenger accommodations and reduced
the expenses Tlire yrars as superinten
dent of this road trade him long for wider
fields of action He told his emplojers
(Continued on Second Fane.)
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TOM L. JOHNSON.
Taft Squelches
Latest Japanese
War Scare Story
Through Senator Burton He Denies '
Treaty Has Bearing on Move
ment of Army.
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WASHINGTON, April 10. rreshlent !
Taft moved swiftly today to squelch the
Int-at Japanese war scare story. Inclden
tally a member of the senate committee
on foreign relations revealed some of the
reasons which the president has given that
committee and the house committee on lor-
elgn affairs for the mobilization of troopa
on the .Texas border.
Through Senator Hurton of Ohio, the
president mado an emphatic denial of the
report from Mexico City thnt a proposed
treaty between Japan and Mexico caused
the movement of troops to Texas.
"The president guthorixes me." said Sen
ator Hurton. "to deny in most emphatic
terms the story from Mexico City ahout a
secret treaty between Mexico and Japan.
There Is not one word of truth In It."
Senator Bacon of Georgia, ranking mi
nority member of the foreign relations
committee, after a talk with the president
declared that Mr. Taft was surprised and
indignant at the reports implicating Ja
pan and Mexico.
"You can put the whole story down as
absurd." said Senator ttacun. "The presi
dent has talked to me and to other mem
bers of the committee and explained the
reasons for sending the troops south. There
waa danger of widespread revolution, and
perhaps anarchy In Mexico. The president
acted quickly anddecisively. He believed
that the army should be on the border
ready for any contingency when congrena
met."
Hero of Minneapolis
Tribune Fire is Dead
C. A. Williams, Who Saved Lives of
Forty Men Dies of Injuries He
Sustained at Time.
(.KATTLK. Wash.. April lo.-Charles Alf.
.
Williams. acd 51 years, a.-s.-stant manag
l! editor of the Seattle Times, ditl today
as the result of Injuries received In the
Minneapolis Tribune fire on November SO,
MXS9. when eight persons weie killed and
the Uvea of forty were saved by the hero
lam of Williams, then menacing editor of
the Tribune
In his youth Wl'lians was a noted oars
man and wrestler and once wrestled with
Matvada SornM. hl for tne middleweight
Graeco Uotnan championship of the I'nited
stales.
vv)lrn frp hlnKo llt on ltl, eighth
fi,. 0f' the Tribune hulHlns. Panic aelzed j
i ,, .. ti.ree floors.
and men began to leap from windows,
Williams, In command and physical force,
got control of the struggling ni"n and mar
shalled them down n fire escape Hi whose
head he and bis brother stood. After the
Inst printer had passed to safety, the Wil
liams brothers followed Charles sus
tained S"ilois injuries and had been an In.
valid ever Kln-.e, but retained bla mental
vior.
Republic Proclaimed
in Southern Spain
People of Canillas Be Aceituno At
tack Civil Guard and Renounce
Allegiance to King.
MAOIUl'. April 10. An emhrvo republlo
has tveen proclaimed at Can. Has rie Acel
tcne!n the province of Malaga.
Th" p -i. i'aie of the town reh I'.ed against
t ie ro.nl authority und attacked t lie bar
racks cf I lie civil guard. Sc. eia! persons
wee woiin .I'd n the f'ifrtin ,' thnt followed.
It '.t fo c: niriiis of tioopa aro h, !ng hur
r to th sri n.
Ofii.:.:M ii ivic 'i ft om ';in:.la. de
Acit'.iie !-till- that a part of
'u' 0:1 of l!v town revolted .'
a republic. A crowd attacked i::
of t'i" CulK'oini atid fi.e p v
popu-
- , ."1:1. tiled
!):i:ra''kn
ons we:e
w ound.
it is officall-- anno'i'iccvl thai reinfoce
nunls of y i-ir'-iniir.; l a bc-t hastily ,mt
i t. the tow n to re-establish order.
(,j 1 Can'lias !e Acvit !! is a town nf shout
.vols. id inhabitants In the Vola- d-:.i'' In
thr K'jiith p.irt of th piovince of V.ii :;,t.
Ma'a-a to o nee Incdrrs on the Me It r
rariein. its capltsl. Maluua. bcui; thlrlv
fte mi'es northeast of f;ilral'er
GRANT PATENT IS HELD VALID
supreme tonrt 1 pholds Orner of I it -frlngement
t.alntl HiiHa4
Hnblier Conafiany.
WAfiHINintlN. A p.( I p. -Tt-.e smo-me
court of the I'nited Stat- toda. held to
be alld the so-called 'Hiant patent'- cov
erlng a sjstein of settini ruhht-r tlrea on'
caJTia.e wheels The point was brought 1
to the court by the Diamond Kubher coin-
pany of New Voik, wliich has b-n cn
Jolneil by the circuit court of the I'nited
States for the aouthem district cf New
York from infringing the (itant pateut.
Thhi action was approved today by the su- j
pram court. j
ENGLISH DUTIES SUSTAINED
Action of I n.tomi Aathorltles In It e
f using to K.itend I. of French
Doty to Import! from
F.naland I phrld.
WASHINGTON, April I'll The customa
court In a decision tndav held In effect
that the "favored nation'' el. nine In the
existing commercial treaties, with England,
France and Germany does not restrict
the I'nited State In effecting the proposed
reciprocity agreement with Canada,
jl'ht court's decision was brought out by
a comparatively unimportant contest over
ihe rate of duty, which should be Imposed
whiskey imported from Kngiand and
r rmice.
The point Involved la the same which was
raised In opposition to the proposed Cana-
dian reciprocity agreement by those who
claimed It was practically forbidden by the
"favored nations" clause.
A. I. Shaw and company, a firm of
New York Importers, protested payment of
duty on whiskey from Kngland at tho
rata of t2.2o a gallon, holding they were
entitled to a rate of 11.76. which Is im
posed on whiskey and other spirits from
Fiance.
The essence of their claim waa that
under the moat favored nation clause, Eng
lish lluuors are entitled to be entered at
the same rate of duty as Is levied on auch
merchandise, when Imported from France
and the other countries with which aimilar
treaties have been executed.
The treaty with England was negotiated
In IMS and indefinitely extended In ISL'i.
The treaties with F'rance, Italy and Ger
many, which formed the basis of the Im
porters' claim were put into effect by the
president under the tariff act of 1887.
Traty of Mntonl (oncfmlos.
fnder the last named treaty 'In view of
reciprocal and equivalent concession," the
rate on whisky from France waa fixed at
SI .7." a gallon. The court holds that by Its
terms the treaty Is one of mutual consid
eration and concession. The Importers
claim waa that the concession of the lower
rate of duty to France t a special favor
within the purview of the treaty with
England.
Citing several germane decisions by the
supreme court, the court held that the por
tion of the tariff of 1897 which gave the
j;-jldrk,vO VvLf--C'"'Vtiii..Hr(Oiiimr
c'lal icclproclty agreements with other na
tions was -not In conflict with the "fa
vored nation" clause of the treaty with
Kr.gland. This portion of the decision,
which was unanimous, Is Interpreted as re
moving one of the greatest obstacles yet
raised against the proposed agreement with
Canada.
The action of the customa authorities In
refusing to extend the low French duty
to Imports from F.nglard was sustained.
The principle really Involved waa whether
the favored nation clause In the treaty with
Kngland automatically gave to the nation
the name advantages Ha were extended to
France by the reciprocity agreement of
l.W. The court decided that It did not.
The same principle Is held to cover the
situation which exists with regard to the
proposed reciprocity agreement with Caji
ada. PROBE FOR MAIL SERVICE
Senator Davis Wants to Know Some
Thing! Abnst secon-C Iojis
Resnlatlons.
i WASHINGTON, April 10. The senate to
j day adopted a resolution offered by Sena
tor Jeff Davis calling on the Postofflce
! department to furnish Ita reaaons for re
! fusing to accept al second-class rates
j periodicals published In St. Iau1s and Den
ver when they have been paid for by
' others than the subscribers. A searching
i Inquiry Into the aeeond-claas regulations
, was Intimated as soon as the department's
j reply la forthcoming.
CANDIDATE GIVES CASH BOND
i Man Who Would Be Mayor of Alton
llepoaits Cosh as Rvldenre of
. - Kood Faith.
ALTON. III.. April lrt. Stephen Crawford,
candidate for mayor of .Alton, today de
posited $i4iX) In an Alton bank as a pledge
of good faith In rase nf election to tho'
office if he falls to close saloons on Sunday
as he declares in hia platform he will do.
Creighton Graduate Now
Deputy County Attorney
James M. Kilzgerald. appointed as
drpiity by County Attorney fcng
llsh last Sutuiday, took up the duties
of hia new position Monday.
Mr. English is enngrat 'listing him
self upon having fc'otten such an able
afsi?tant, for Mr. I'ltneiald la one
of the ounger and encigetlc ineni
l.rs of the Uouniais co..iuy bar, well
fitted for his work
hltxgriald g'ad-iated with honors
from 1 lie law fcchool of the I nlver
slty of Mil MiKan In :.' and has
bo n pra' tl' ing In omalia ever slni e.
Ilia law couii-e wan preceded by a
course In Creighton university, hav
ing graduated from there in lfotl.
Alumni and arthertnts of the blue
and whits will remember him wtrii
as the man. who as manager, piloted
the early tram of lKO and 1901 to
su.h great gridiron a.iciess. A
strsnge coincidence Is tha fact that
Iepuy Klllck. with whom he will
be associated, waa the captain of
"the varsity'" and worked hard for
irtorv along with Manager Ftti-gerald
From the Philadelphia North American.
NIPPON BEHIND THE SCREEN
Mexico Only the Shadow of Excuse in
the Military Demonstration.
INSURRECTOS MAKING BIG GUNS
I Cantorrd It all road Machine Shop
and Material to Torn On Ar
tillery for Their Own
I sea.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
El, PASO. Teg., April 6. (Special Corre
spondence.) "Mexico Is the shadow, and
not the substance, of the reason of the mo
bilisation of troops on the border," said a
prominent army man today, wio since his
graduation from West I'olnt has seen
many years of service. He was speaking
confidentially.
"I have It from the highest authority,"
he continued In a whisper, "that a few re
marks dropped at a recejit banquet to navy
men In Toklo, Japan, hail much to do with
us fellows being down here."
"The wine waa flowing and many were
the Impassioned speeches of brotherly love
and eternal friendship. Tho speeches were
Interpreted ghyb liL." iiW lf Vi proml
neut Japanese officers look ' ocrr.Hion to
Interpolate a few slighting remarks ahout
America and Americans and to say what
Japan would do to the Vnited States army
If It ever got a chance at It. It happened
tht two American officers could under
stand what was said. The remarks made
on this occasion were rushed at once to
the State department at Washington and
placed before President Taft. A short time
later, when It was learned that Japan was
dickering for Magdelena bay. for use os
tensibly as a mall coaling station, Presi
dent Taft took matters Into his own hands
and rushed one-fourth of the standing army
to tha border."
"Yellow Peril" Pinna.
Army man generally, while they say they
are not Iiobsoos, are apprehensive of the
Japanese situation and declare they will
not be reassured by mere words. One very
prominent officer declared yesterday. In
all aerlousness, that there are enough Jap
anese generals and trained soldiers work
ing In railroad camps and as cooks and
menials all along the Pacific coast to Iso
late the entire coast country from the rest
of tha nation In one day. Asked how. he
said with a concerted movement they could
hopelessly wreck every transcontinental
line, by blowing tunnels and bridges. Then
hs added, confidentially, of course, we
would enter, but It would take time. Of
course, he said, this would not be dona
until an army waa off tha coast ready to
rnvada tha country. Then, almost with emo.
tion, he declared that If an army of 100.000
did enter the country, not on of them
would ever leave.
Word comes from Mexico that parties of
Japa for the lest seven months have been
crossing tha mountains and hill passes,
presumably laborers, but supplied with
gold to pay guides. It la asserted that
soma wonderful maps have been tha reault
of the expedltlona. It Is also said that the
Japs have maps of all of our weatern
country. There are no emigration exclusion
laws in Mexico and Japs and Chinese have
flocked Into tha country In hordes.
Kehels Slaking? Cannon.
Artillery for tha rebel army Is being
Continued on Third Page )
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riTZOtKALM.
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Suit for Estate
of Long Missing
B0St0n NurSe Girl
Claimi of Cousins of Woman Who Bis
appeared Years Ago for Money
Due Her Before Court.
WASHINGTON, April 10 The monoton
ous situation of one dry legal question after
another was varied today In the supreme
court of the United States when the
Justices gave their attention to tha story
of a Boston nurse girl who disappeared
from the city of Chicago during the
World's Fair and who has never been
heard from since. A modest fortune awaits
her return, but because of her long absence
relatives claim it should be distributed
among them.
Tha girl was Miss Mabel Allen. Her
mother and her father died, leaving her
the last of her family. About the time of
the World's Fair In Chicago she called one
day on a cousin. .George Nelson of West
Pullman, 111. From that day to this neither
relative nor friend has heard from her.
Ih 18s she heearrie entitled as Tielr-at-law,
under the will of Jonathan Merry, who
died In Boston In 1S38, to a portion of
$27.ono paid to tha Merry estate by the gov
ernment In settlement of a "French spolia
tion claim.'!
I'ndcr a statute In Massachusetts five
cousins, George Nelson. Robert J. Fisher
of Chicago.' Emma E. Thomas of Mnndac,
I.a.: Blanche M. Umhach and John T.
Sherburne of New Orleans, claim Miss
Allen's share. The court receiver having
the money In custody claims the law Is un
constitutional. Mrs. Harriet Heller
Recovering Nicely
Severely Injured in Automobile Acci
dent at Minneapolis Last
Saturday.
Mrs. Harriett Heller, who was severely
Injured In an automobile collision In Min
neapolis Friday evening, la now at her
home In IJncoln and recovering both from
the shock and the Injuries of tho accident.
As ono of the speakers at tha meeting of
the National Tlayground association Mrs.
Heller waa a special guest of the Minne
apolis Playground association and had been
attending tha banquet which closed the
convention. In order to catch her train
back to IJncoln. where she Is now? chap
erone of the girls st the university dormi
tory. Mrs. Heller took a tsxlcab and had
about reached the nation when an ob
struction In tha street made it Impossible
for tha driver of her car to turn out and
escapo a touring car coming from the op
posite direction. Tha Impact of tha colli
sion throw Mrs. Heller from the seat, and,
it would Mm from the nature- of tha cuts,
against and through the front glass. Bhe
was badly cut over each eye and across
the forehead. Her right hand sustained
the most painful and possibly the most
serious Injury, as the ligament of one fin
ger waa eut. In aplte of tho fact that an
operation waa necessary Mrs. Heller in
sisted upon returning to IJncoln and left
Saturday evening, spending Sunday in
Omaha with Mrs. Draper Smith.
Mrs. Heller is prominent in sociological
work and until recently was superintendent
of tho Omaha Detention home.
House May Abolish
Some More Jobs
Clark of Florida Starts More to Make
Additional Cut in Pay Roll
Short Session of Senate.
WASHINGTON. April 10 -That many of
the committees of the house are loaded
down with emploes drawing Immense sal
aries, employes for which the committees
have no mors use than "a hog has for a
side pocket," was the declaration of Rep
re ntatlve Frank Clark of Florida In a
resolution whicn he Introduced Into the
house today to abolish twenty-five more
positions with an annual pay roll of about
Mr. I'nderwood. democratic leader, ob
jected to the resolution until the situation
could be Investigated. He said the house
pay roll already bad been cut $'M)0n0. and 1
that b'lainess of the house might'lie hand!
caped bv further reductions
The house adjourned at 1 07 p. m. until
tomorrow, when It is expected committees
will be announced
The senate adjourned at J '.D p ni. until
Thursday. Senator lta ner did not deliver'
his speech concerning conditions In Mexico.
COMMITTEE PLACES DECIDED
I Minority Leader Mann Makes Airrn.
I ment of Republican Members.
NORRIS ASSIGNED TO JUDICIARY
IXnmerons Candidates Apply for Pi
aitlon on Board of Mannaera of
Homes for Disabled Yolnn
teer Soldiers.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. April 10.-(Ppeclal Tele
gram.) Minlrlty Leader James R. Man, has
completed his assignment of committee
places and the list will be made public
tomorrow. From reliable sources It Is
learned that Judge G. W. Norrls will get
a place on Judiciary, an assignment, which
he did not ask for, being willing lo take
any place, which the minority leader might
give him. Judge M. P. Klnkaid will re
main on his present committee on the
irrigation of arid lands. Representative C.
H. Hloan will probably be given a place
on one of the minor committees, aa undor
the rule of the house giving to republicans,
hot ' aevan members on Important com
mittees there are not enough committee
places to go around. Mr. Hloan said today
that his position as to committee places
reminded him of position of an ancient
king, who was given his choice of death,
war or pestilence and he replied:
"I will take my chances with the hands
of Gods and not at the hands of man."
Congressman Mondell will become rank
ing member on the committee on puhllc
lands, the chairmanship of which ho has
Just relinquished and will also have a
place on committee expenditure In the
Interior department, which, it Is said may
indicate that republicans are expecting
series of Investigations and desire their
strong men on departmental committees.
Representative Burke of South Dakota
will be ranking member on Indian affairs,
while his colleague, Martin, will probably
be assigned to Interstate and foreign com
merce. Mr. Martin has been a student
on Interstate matters pratlcalarly with
reference to railroad affairs, and realizing
that there will be considerable legislation
along these lines he requested assignment
upon this committee.
Want Position on Board.
A number of candidates In addition to
General J. if. Culver of Mtlford have ap
plied for the vacancy on the bonrd of
managers of homes for disabled volunteer
soldiers caused by the doath of Captain
Henry K. Palmar, among them being Dr.
S. K. Spalding' of Omaha. 1-VI ward A.
Churoh of Lincoln, Jonolhan Kd wards of
Omaha and Colonel I C. Pace of IJncoln.
Members of this board are appointed by
Joint resolution of house and senate, the
practice beinc to have the Joint resolution
originate In tba mlUtary affairs committee
of tha house.
Tha hoard aa constituted at present Is
composed wholly of republicans, as follows:
Major James W. Wadaworth, president.
New York; Thomas J. Henderson, Illinois;
John M Holley, Wisconsin: William
War.ier, Missouri: Colonel Markham. Cali
fornia; Lieutenant Franklin Murphv, New
Jersey; Colonel Edwin P. Hammond, In-
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MNClll.N. April 10. tSpcrl'l I --The Tl.il-
tv-stiond I. gislalurr of Nebraska canie to
Its formal cose at ;!.(.' o'clock this sficr-uoi-n
when a motion to adjoin n sine die
was made In the liioi.e Py ijnm ki'i.l'ii-H
and In tic remite P KMIi At a maitec
of fact tii.u Uci Posh was not even in I lie
Hate house when his motion was read but
lie loid been gien the honor Httd his
written motion had been in the clerk's
hands nil day.
This morning II was agreed that the for
mal hour for adjournment dhntild be IIiTkI
o'clock 1 hurstla.v , April il. Th" Sklles mo
tion reada as follows;
"The hour of 11 0 having now arrived
anil the senatn and house having hereto
fore. .-Jui ced upon final ad inurnment at
thlj hour, to-wlt. April fl. l!M1. L Il .'sl p.
m.. I now move thai we adjourn hlnp die."
The clock stood at HVli as It hair stood
I since th.' recess was taken Thursday night
and Ihe records and Journals hhow only
ono long day from that time to today.
Those In at the Heath.
In the house the audience entertaining
the final motion and watching the laM hills
signed consisted of Members Sink. Liver,
Kgenherger. Harrington. W. 7.. Tailor.
Moikett. McKleelck, Crossman and the
speaker.
1 !n the senate President Morehead was in
the chair and Senators Talcott. MoGrrw,
Smith of Fillmore. Sol lock, Bklles and Jan
sen were In their seats. The hearty and
vociferous ayes which were shouted when
the motion to adjourn was put came from
a weary group of stenographer", clerks,
employes and newspaper men who hunt?
around watching tha final obsequies with
morbid interest. Two resolutions were
passed by the senate hl afternoon.
Last Artnal Work.
The last actual work was done yesterday
when tho conference committees on the
general maintenance hill and the McArdle
motor vehicle bill reported their agree
ment. The offlres of the clerk of tho
house and the aucrelary of the senate will
be busy for several weeks yet until the
preliminary work of printing the Journals
is finished.
Oloe Wants Forester Krhool.
Senator Hartling during the last hours
Introduced a resolution, which passed, call
ing attention to the failure In congress of
the Burkett measure to appropriate fjoOOXi
for a forester school at Nebraska City
and asking the state delegation In Wash
ington to continue efforts to honor the
memory of J. Sterling Morton by securing
the establishment of such a school.
The senate also panned resolutions of
thanks to Secretary Smith and his staff.
Rltr Hills In Balance.
The governor was notified this morning
by a committee of Representatives Gross,
man, Mockett and Gerdes and Senators
Reynolds, Selleck and Tanner, that the
session was about lo close. In the last few
days the governor has been signing bills
at the rate of two or three an hour and his
off'.ca force Is exhausted with the strenuous
pace at which he is working them In try
ing to dispose of the mass of legislation
which lie must finish within a few daya
The bills signed were minor for the most
part and he has failed as set lo dispose,
of any of the measures whirh he mav
possibly veto. The telephone bill, the
Omaha appropriation bill, and Ihe olhnr
measures In doubt are still hanging in
tho balance.
Ilearlna on Medical Rill.
Another delegation of Omaha clllzcns was
heard thla afternoon In a final considera
tion of tho Omaha medical school appro
priation. Among them were business and
u ofemlonal men who came to protest
against the expenditure of H0.() f,,r tn
establishment of a medic-1 department of
the state university in Omaha. The dangers
of one part of the university removed
from tho general campus and tha real lack
of hospital facilities which ara not already
controlled by Creighton university were
presented aa arguments.
Tho delegation Included Harry Burkley,
T. J. Mahoney. Dr. Crowley, Ed Blmeral.
Dr. Langdnn, Dr. Hippie, John Power, Dave
Shanahan, Judge Bartlett Paul Martin and
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