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The Omaha Sunday Bee NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE TO EIGHT. WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska Local showers. For Iowa Showers, VOL, XLI NO. 7. OMAHA SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 6, 1911 FIVE SECTIONS THIRTY-SIX PAGES. SINGLE COVY FIVE CENTS. DES MOINES CAR MEN TIE UP CITY BY STRIKE RIOTS Strikebreakers Routed Early in the Day by Striken Backed by Great Crowds of Citizens. ' THROW UP SPONGE AT THE START Coming and Go ing in Omaha ROOSEVELT GETS v INTO STEEL CASE WITH H!S STORY Former President Testifies Before Stanley Committee Regarding Transfer to Trust. ACTED FOR GOOD OF PUBLIC f Imported Nonunionists quickly Tire of Conditions Presented. NEXT PROBLEM IS TO ESCAPE Agree to Get Out and Problem Then is to Leave. MOBBED ON THEIR WAY TO DEPOT Policemen Injure din Effort to Pro tect Them. SYSTEM COMPLETELY TIED UP Not a Car Ri rrnrlna Dm nnd trlklnn- Carmen Ilnl IdTutiMI of First Day's Coate. -No Ap peal Made for Troops. PES MOINES, Aug. 5.-Btrlklng street car employe of the Des Molne City rail way required Just one day la which to rid the city of their ianclsnt, enemy, the strike-breakers. Tonight It was announced that every strike-breaker brought to this city from Chicago or Omaha, either had given up hla Job and had gone home or waa In jail to protect himself from violence to night, and would depart hence by the It'.-et train tomorrow morning. ) lllots. which at times threatened to prove ax rlous and to lead to the calling out the federal or state troops, wild hunt for strike-breakers, assaults and broken heads marked a day of Intense excitement at tendant on the strike. Traffic In the city was completely paralysed, not a .single -car having been moved alnce the men walked out at 1:16 O'clock this morning. ' The strike leaders predicted tonight that they would win. IThe company management which had prom- laud that the "cars would be run," had no statement to give . out ( System Easily Tied t p. . The tleup of the railway system was ac complished with ease. : A single attempt to get a car Into operation this 'morning was so quickly frustrated by union sym pathlsers that no further attempt was made. Tonight Des Moines walked, a it will do tomorrow and probably for " sev eral days, unless some settlement is reached. In anticipation of further riots tonight Mayor James it Hanna this afternoon rdered every saloon in the etty dosed. Tbey will remain closed Muring the strike, according to the order, whether this be for one week, one month or more. The police, contrary to the usual custom In such controversies, today were almost a unit in sympathy with the element which led . ths demonstrations in favor of the strikers and aalnet- the strikebreakers. By o'clock practically ail or too sinae- breakers had either len town, or were in lall for safe keeping until tomorrow. Hundreds of coal miners, taking advan tage of the weekly half holiday, Joined the crowds of union sympathisers today. Ifot a Car Moves. ' During the day not a car had been moved by the company's strikebreakers. Fifty strikebreakers who wars be sieged all day In a car barn without food or water, this afternoon offered to get out of town If allowed to leave. the place. Ths union sympathisers agreed to the proposition. Nearly seventy other . i. w,m nmaha snA Clave- : land asked to be allowed to return to their homes and Louis J. ' Christiansen, their leader, agreed' to pay their fares. Mob Dealesrea Strikebreakers. A mob surrounded the . Iowa hotel, in which nearly a hundred strikebreakers under guard of four platoons of polios and sn routs to the depot, were obliged to take refuge. The mob demanded that ths strikebreakers be turned over 'to them and ths police defended the hotel. At 4:18 o'olock the strikebreakers mads a seoond start from the Iowa hotel for ths train, with the polios guarding tnem. lot orowa vi ubwh j my inwwii waa greatly augmented and baa formed Itself into an aaoort for the strike breakers. .The seoond attempt to start the strike breakers from the Iowa hotel to the depot failed when the mob surged forward, hoot ing and Jeering the nun, and threatening to break through the ranks of the police. The strikebreakers were ' returned to the hotel and the polios strung ropes from the hotel to the depot a blook distant, te pro vide a passageway. The fire department waa called and the (Continued on Seoond Page.) The Weather For Nebraska Local showers. For Iowa Showers. Ttmsrratsra at Oaaaava Yesterday. Cwsxparatlve Loral rteoerd. UU. 1S1X UOs. lsOg. HUrheet yeeterdar 8 80 8T N lowest yeatertUiy 71 71 Mean temueralure... 78 TO 8S 84 freclpilaUon .0 jot .01 .00 Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal : Normal temperature 78 Kiwei fortlie day I Total exoesa since March 1 Cs) Normal prH-liltatton 11 Inch 1 ivfii l.ncv for the dav It Inch t'reciintatlou since March 1 8 73 Inches Wricl. ni y since March 1 10.18 liuhM l-r1'irncr for enr. period In lylO.lJ.8 Inehes ttoficjeocy fur for period In lw. . inoh U A, WJiOaiH. Local Foreuaeter. " esse en Hour. Deg. I m l'ini mt T t" ' I la. m ........ W ptil I f m aa VVlutaa U ee eeeeeeee W ' y S a. ra 7a - rr a. m. Tt W -,n rt JPTts 11 m ....,... 7 if'- 11 "1 "...84 lyi. w TXtiKfTj P. m 88 I tD J 'l p. m 84 eL T' ) J P- U M) ? It g ABOUT TIME f H j POPULAR MISS OMAHA QOOD ST. PLX7V1TJ3 SaSaSSasjSBasBBBaasvaBBJSSBBSJS WOOL TARIFF IS STILL UNDECIDED La Follette and Underwood Refer Whole Matter Back to Confer ence Committee. MEMBERS TALK MATTER OYER They The a Ask the Subcommittee to Coaalder the Measure Farther aid Try to Reach a Compromise. BIJTATXl Arlsona-sTew Mexloo statehood bill de bats, continued. Ilnal . vote Monday. Arbitration treaties with Oreat Britain and Prance, referred to foreign relations oommlttee. Cross-examination of Charles White re garding his bribery confession continued in ZiOiimer election investigation m Toilette and TJnderwood oonfer la an boom 1 1 Use on wool bill and reported failure to reach agreement, mil commit tee after unsuccessful attempt to adjust differences Itself, again referred bill with farmers' free Ust bill, to Ia Toilette and Underwood for further effort. " Finance oonualttee postpones action ' 'on cotton bill until aszt Wednesday, and will grant hearing's. ... - Venator Bourne spoke In favor of ths Initiative, referendum and recall provision ox Aruona constitution. arooMr ' ' State department's report en Day por trait voucher case before .onse for oia- ouawioa and notion. Jaemseu puns food board and tor. wn case hearings continued before lnveettgat- ing oonunmee. WA8HINOTON, Aug. . -Failure to reach O agreement was announced today by Senator La Follette and nnr..ntti. Underwood of Alabama, the subcommittee which undertook to adjust In conference the difference between the uniin u house on the wool tariff revision bill. Th rail conference committee has undertaken the task. The wool tariff revision hill shut tle today between the full con f err no. nm. mmee, representing the senate and house, ana tne subcommittee, Senator La Fol lette and Representative Underwood of Ala bams, ' who were charged with the task or adjusting the dirrerenoes between the two branches of cona-ress. The conference committee was mJImI - gether today, and Messrs. La Follette and i naerwooa reported that thev were un able to agree on a comDromlse and uki to be relieved of this responsibility. The run committee then made an effort to re port an agreement, and It failed also, it was wen decided to let Messrs. ITndor wod and La Follette try again, and the bill was again turned over to them. to. ether Wtlh the farmers fre Hat hill which there are also serious differences between the senate and tha house. It Will be same davs riarVn win be ready to report" said Mr. Underwnnd The full conference committee la niuni to reconvene Monday or Tuaadav. M. time the subcommittee will confer both the wool and free list bills, not only between themselves, but with their sena torial progressive republican colleagues end the demoaratla luiua imiu respeoUvely, with a view to harmonious woraing or the aillanoe. which brniurht about the passage of the bill in the unax after an agreement Is reached by the con- lerenoe and reported to the two houses. PREPARING FOR NATIONAL CONSERVATION CONGRESS Cos i ml tire Meets la Kavaaae Cttr aad AmstM for MeetlmaT Next Month. KANSAS CITT, Aug. . Officers of ths National Conservation congress to day established headquarters in this city and began ths preliminary arrangements for the meeting of the congress here Septrrnber II, If and ST. Henry Wal lace of Dee Moines, la., president of the oongreas. said today that ons of ths principal subjects to be considered will be the conservation of the fertility of the soil. NEW RAILWAY' MAIL CLERKS Saasei Have Beea Appelated to Serve la This Capaelty la Iowa aad loath Dakota. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. -(Special Tele gram.) The following railway mall elerks have been appointed la Iowat C. C. Wolfe of Council Bluffs,- George C. Anderson, E. J. Schmidt and U. T. Dreyer of Burling ton, Ford H. Bteuber of Cedar Rapids, O. P. Donneny of Ottumwa, W. J. Campbell of Preston, B. R. Bowmen of Victor, Otto P. Arduaea of Montlcello. In South Dakota: Gilbert J. Ruder, G. C. Roundy aad Bennie A. Smith of Aber deen. B. E. Sutherland of Flaadreau. Den. ale Turner- of Madtaoa, D. P. Shepherd of Meers, W. It Porter of Caristola. A. EL Cummlags of Alexandria, IL A. Mlchaelsoa of Hock ham. R. R. Park of While Lake. SAMSON ISSUES AN INVITATION Every Reputable Business Man in Omaha Can Join Ak-SarBen. DO NOT NEED TO BE ASKED Klaar's Chamberlain Fears that Some Think a Personal Reqaest to Join Neceasary. 'Every reputable business man In Omaha Is Invited to become a member of Ak-SarBen," such Is the invitation that has been Issued by Samson In the belief that there are a number of business men, especially the late-comers, who think that they have to be asked by some one In authority be fore they can become knights. "Ak-Sar-Ben has always been open," says Samson In explanation. "However, there are some who do not seem to be aware of the fact A short, time a pro the owner of one of the largeet department stores in Omaha was telling me of a case In point Conferring with a number of his department managers he found a few of them who were not members of Ak-SarBen. When asked the reason why they were not they replied that no one had asked them and that they supposed that a poraonal Invitation was necessary." Although the paid membership for this year is already as high as 1,411, the addresso- graph in Samson's office carries the names of 1,360 men in the city who were mem bers last year, but whose names do not appear In this year's roll. The directory also reveals many new business men, a trents and managers of local htanches of out-of-town enterprises, . who are not knights. The biggest group of oandldatea this sea son is counted upon for next Monday night when the National and State Sheriffs' as sociations, ths National Sheetmetal con tractors, the out-of-town participants In the ' national clay ' court tennis tourna ment, and the trapshooters of the western handicap meet will all be entertained at the Den. Several new features have been added to "The Oymkana" and the rhow, which has already proven Itself a winner, is bet ter than ever. The names of fifty-three tennis players from outside points have already been re ceived from those In charge of the tourna ment, u is expected that there will be at least 200 or SCO of the sheriffs, as both state and national conventions are assem bled here Monday. Little Girl's Pranks Annoying to Firemen Sends In Two False Alarms, Causing s Long Buns, and in the End She is Detected. Sleuth work of a high order enabled the city electrician, Waldemar Mlchaelsen, and Firs Chief Salter Friday to locate the sender of two false fire alarms which caused extra work and danger to the fire men and equipment The two alarms were sent in from a farm halt a mils south of McArdle's store on West Dodge street and from this remote country place a 14-year-old girl had called up "87". twice in one day, and sent the firemen on fruit less runs, once to Sixteenth and Howard and once to 2801 Sherman avenue. The calls were traced and when confronted by the chief and Mr. Mlchaelsen the little girl confessed to her mischief. The telephone operators have been warned to guard against such practice and It will bs possible to trace back any call that Is sent In. The city and state both have laws against misusing the telephone and the penalties ire heavy. The girl promised not to repeat her offense and was let off without prosecution. BIG BATTLE IN COLOMBIA Peruvian Force Said to Have Won Signal Victory la.Pro-vlaee of Cetqueta. GUAYAQUIL. Aug. 8 According to advices received here today a battle was fought between Colombian and Peruvian troops In Caqueta. a large unorganized territory In Colombia, and the Colom bians were defeated with great losses. Flltr-One Million Bash Is of Wheat. TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 6. Kansas raised 61.S8E.000 bushels of wheat this year and I the oorn crop condition Is 84.8, according- to a report issued touay Dy jr. u. Coburu. secretary of the State Board of Agricul ture. The wheat crop Is 8.000,000 bushels less than last year and one-third lees than ths average for the last tea years. Dooklovers' Gontcsf Awards Details will be found on first page of woman's section. TAFT MAY TRAVEL TO PACIFIC COAST President Probably Will Visit Cali fornia and Mountain States if Extends Fall Tour. TENTATIVE ITINERARY MADE Executive Expects to Spend Some Time In Nebraska aad Soath Da kota After Mle Speeck at Hutchinson, Kan. WASHINGTON. Aug. 6. The most im portant trip that President Taft has planned since he has been In the White House in the view of republican leaders, a trip during which he is expected to open the 1912 presidential campaign for his party, will begin September 11. It will last at least four, and should It later be decided to extend the outing to the Paciflo coast it will be stretched into six weeks, so that the president will not get back to Beverly or Washington until November. According to the plan so far drawn up at the White House, the president will visit most of the states In the middle west north of and including Missouri, and will make Incursions into practically all of the states which have progressive- congres sional ' delegations. The president so far has given almost no consideration to speechmaklng on this trip, but it has long been the Idea of republican leaders that he would make as many political addresses as possible west- of the Mississippi. - ' The president will open the Appalachian exposition at Khoxvllle, Tenn., September 18, and speak at the Kansas State fair at Hutchinson, Kan., September 28. He will speak at the National Grand Army of the Republic encampment on August 23. Itinerary Includes Nebraska. From Hutchinson, the president expects to travel in Nebraska, South Dakota, Min nesota and Wisconsin, where he may see Paulina Wayne, the White House cow, which Is to be on exhibit at the Interna tional Dairymen's exposition at Milwau kee. From this point the party may turn again Into Kansas and Iowa. If the trip is to end In four weeks, Mil waukee probably will be the last stopping place. If It should be extended, the presi dent will Journey to Denver, Colorado Springs, Salt Lake and the coast, taking in California, Oregon and Washington and re turning east over a northern route. "Brother Will" is Working Once More Postmaster Thomas' Favorite is Re duced to His Former Job as Clerk on Milwaukee. Around tha postofflce it has become known that notwithstanding the supposed "pull" of Postmaster "Ben" Thomas, his brother. Will G. Thomas, has been put baok Into the ranks In the railway mall service from the soft Job of traveling chief clerk. When "Brother Ben" got the post office -he prevailed on Senators Burkett and Brown to lend their aid for a promo tion for "Brother Will." who was then running as a clerk on the Milwaukee, and the position of traveling chief clerk, with a handsome raise of salary, was awarded him. Inspired by this success the Thomas' had been boosting tor the appointment of "Brother Will" to be superintendent of the new railway mall service division whose headquarters has Just been located at Omaha, but about July 1 came an order to resume sorting letters, and "Brother Will" started out last Sunday as a clerk in a crew on the Northwestern. Traction Employes in Brooklyn Strike NEW YORK. Aug. a There was a strike today of motormen and conductors on three trolley lines in Brooklyn operated by the Coney Island ft Brooklyn Street Railway company. The men struck for an Increase In wages, the trouble dating back for over a month. Ths company say It will hire strike breakera Police are guarding the power houses. On the three lines affected by the strike the employes are affiliated with the Amal gamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes of America. Employes of the Dekalb Avenue line, which Is oper ated by the same company are affiliated with ths Knights of Labor, and they are still at work. MANY SEEKING JUDGESHIP Fourteen Names Will Appear on the Official Primary Ballot INCUMBENTS ASK RE-ELECTION For Information of Voters The Bee Presents Brief Accounts of Pub lic Lives of Those Who Would Go to Supreme Boaek. Omaha -has been more or less overrun, and probably will continue to be until the primary election next week, by candidates for nomination for supreme Judge on the respective party tickets. These candidates are Introduced around as a rule by local members of the bar, who find occasion to put in a good word for them. Altogether fourteen names will appear on the official primary ballots for the repub lican and democratic nominations eight republicans and six democrats or populists. As only three places on the supreme bench are to be filled. It goes without saying that eight of the candidates will have to be knocked out on the first round and the re mainder contest It out at the election. On the republican side the three Judges now sitting, whose terms expire next Jan uary, all want to be re-elected. They are Charles B. Letton of Falrbury. William B. Rose of Lincoln and Jesse L. Root of Plattsmouth. The general opinion prevails that If any of these are retired the place will go to Judge Francis G. Hamer of Kearney, who came no close to nomina tion two yeais ago. Ths other republican aspirants are; Joseph E. Cobbey of Bea trice, John M. Macfarland, Omaha; Am brose C. Epperson, Clay Center; Samuel P. Davidson, Tecumseh. Democratic and populist candidates are: I. L. Albert, Columbus; James R. Dean, Broken Bow; Willis D. Oldham, Kearney; William L. Stark, Aurora; -Joel F, West, Omaha; John Everson, Alma. Who They All Are. Because of the Importance of the office of supreme Judge and the inability of the candidates to become acquainted with more than a small percentage of the voters, The Bee herewith presents briefly some infor mation telling who they are: Judge Charles Blair Letton has been on the supreme bench since 1906, and for two years before that was a commissioner of the same court. Judge Letton was born at Edinburgh in October. 1853. He attended the public schools hVhls native city and in Glasgow before coming to the United States. In 187 he was graduated at ths Nebraska State Normal school, and two years later was admitted to practice law. He located at Falrbury and formed a part nership with former Congressman Hln shaw.. From 1888 to 1890 he was county attorney and from 1896 to 1903 Judge of the First Judicial district He has been presi dent of the Nebraska Bar association, in 1904, a member of the American Bar asso ciation and a delegate to the lawyers' con gress at St. Louis in 1904. Judge William B. Ross went to the supreme bench by appointment of Gov ernor Sheldon, December 1, 10S, when the membership was increased from three to seven. He Is a Pennsylvantan, born In January, 1862; his father being a double cousin of Wllllafn McKlnley, sr., father of President McKlnley. Educated In the public schools of Orove City, Ps-, ho after ward attended Grove City college. Ad mitted to the Pennsylvania bar In 18S8, Judge Roee came to Nebraska the follow ing year and soon became assistant state librarian,' which position he held from 1889 to 1901. Then, for seven years, he was an assistant In the office of the attorney general. .Always taking an ao tlce Interest in politics, he was made chairman of the state republican com mlttee In 190, and managed the cam paign that year. In recognition of which Senatpr Norris Brown tried to make him United States collector of Internal rev enue, in place of that, however, Governor Sheldon gave him a Judicial appointment This is his first campaign before the people for elective honors. Ju.lKe Jesse L. Root is also an ap pointed member ef the court going to ths supreme bench by commission of Governor Sheldon, at the same time as Judge Rosa lie was born In Taxewell county, VU, In November, 1180. and after going through the publlo schools took a course In busi ness college- He studied law and1 was ad mitted to the bar In 188 at Plattsmouth, where he practiced for ten years; in 189 he was elected county attorney for Cass county, holding that office continuously until 1905. He was sent to the state sen ate for the session of 1907 and had an active part in the paesage of the numer ous reform laws passed at that session. He ran for district Judge In 1?7, but was defeated. For a year preceding his appointment as associate Justice he served as a commissioner of the court Only Hepnblleaa from West Section. Judge Francis O. Hamer, of Kearney, came within reach of the coveted nomina tion two years ago. He is an Ohio man, born In Seneca county, In February, 184J. Ten' years later the family moved to Indiana where by Industrious hustling young Hamer had acquired education enough to entitle him to a teacher's first class certificate. Two years later he took up the study ef law in Indlanapolla After (Continued on Seoond Paga) BRYAN'S FRIENDS MUTE AS0YSTERS No Voice Raised to Defend Peerlesr Leader When Underwood De nounces Him in Congress, EVEN MAGULRE HOLDS TONGUE Member from First Nebraska stta Silent While His Great Constituent Is Flayed on Floor of the Honse. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. (Speclal.)-Now that the smoke of battle has lifted from the field of carnage, and the sorely wounded William Jennings Bryan has been removed from the theater of war, growing out of the charges made by the peerless leader against Representative Oscar Un derwood, chairman of the ways and means committee, that he had sidetracked the steel and iron schedule for financial rea sons, there comes a time for sober reflec tion. Not in recent years have there been en acted more dramatic scenes than those surrounding Oscar Underwood's denuncia tion of .the distinguished Nebraakan. So pronounced was the applause at the end of each sentence that the onlookers were nonplussed over the complete dethrone ment of the one "Idol of the democracy." Ths demonstration which followed Under wood's scathing denunciation of Mr. Bryan, when hs said that he was willing to leave to the country whether he was a better re visionist than Mr. Bryan, will not soon be forgotten by those who witnessed a re markable scene. Has Underwood Wont And yet, has Mr. Underwood the power to take from the pnee acknowledged "Trib une of the People" the laurels he as won In a quarter century's battMng for his principles? The sober Judgment of political observers Is that the inevitable effect of the occurrences of Wednesday will be to give marked Impetus to the Harmon presi dential boom, thereby creating a cr.asm between the followers of Eryan and the followers of Harmon wHTrTI must, In the very nature of things, prove irreconcon cllable. While the demonstration over the vitriolic speech of Mr. Underwood was re markable, and undoubtedly showed the housa in entire sympathy with the utter ances of the chairman of the ways and means committee, it waa - even more re markable that not one voice was raised In defense or even explanation of the position taken by Bryan. Even Representative Claude Kltchln of North Carolina, lie man mentioned in Bryan's Interview, as able to substantiate his attack on Under wood, repuHaTeffthe Interview entirely, and this, from one of Bryan's warmest - ad jT'evs and a man who has followed him through thick and thin "without fear and without reproach." There may be excuse for Mr. Kltchln's failure to come to the rescue of his erstwhile chief, 5ut can there be any excuse for the failure of Mr. Ma gut re of the First Nebraska district to come to the rescue of his distinguished constituent Magalre Missed a Chance. Here waa an opportunity which seldom comes to a legislator and had he taken advantage of the occasion even to the ex tent of asking for a suspension of Judg ment until all the facts were known he could have at least brought a pause to the proceedings, noisy and almost riotous as they were. Tou undoubtedly recall those lines of Lowell from his poem, "A Glance Behind the Curtain": The busy word shoves angrily aside The man who stands with arms akimbo set Until occasion tells him what to do; And he who waits to have his task marked out Shall die and leave his errand unfllflUed. Throughout the entire proceeding, un usual as It was, Magulre sat mute and more than ever meriting the title of "the silent one," for he has not raised his voice, except to rote with his party, for many months. In behalf of the "liberties of the dear people." And yet Bryan's strength in the First Nebraska district made it possible for Magulre to win over Pollard! Truly here Is shown the Ingrati tude of which Dryden speaks: Deserted at his utmost need By those his former bounty fed; On the bare earth exposed he lies With not a friend to close his eyes. Taft's Growing; Popularity. President Taft's growing popularity throughout the country is the Inspiring message whioh comes from members of congress who have been In their home districts and are returning to Washing ton to be present at the close of the first session of the Sixty-second con gresa "Uncle George" Malby of the Ogdensburg, N. Y district who has been In publlo life for a third of a cen tury, said today that Taft would carry Now York by 100,000 plurality. This estimate of Taft's growing strength Is corroborated by many of the old time New York politicians. Indiana, too, Is showing signs of a growing "Taft senti ment according to ex-Coiuvreesman Charles B. Landls, one of yie stars of the ohautauqua circuit since an unap- r- Transfer Had the Effect of Stopping Financial Panic QUICK DECISION NECESSARY Deal Had to Be Accomplished Before Market Opened. , PRAISE FROM BIRMINGHAM Community Most Effected by Change Heartily Approved It PEOPLE GIVEN BENEFIT OF DOUBT It Seemed that Pnttlns; Power of Blar Corporation on Flrlns; I.lne Waa Necessary to Prevent Wide spread Disaster. NEW TORK, Aug. 6. Theodore Roose velt took the stand today ln the congres sional inquiry Into the steel corporation to tell what he knew regarding the absorp tion of the Tennessee Coal and Iron com pany by the steel corporation during the panic of 1907. ; Mr. Roosevelt reached the city hall at 10:80. His Intention to appear had been kept t secret, but a few moments before his ar rival police officers were stationed In the aldermalnlc chamber and Its approaches. The former president appeared In exceed ingly good humor and greeted Chairman Stanley and other members of the commit tee with enthusiasm. "I'm glad to see you all," he declared as he stood In the center of a group of committeemen. I'm very delighted to see you Indeed, sir," he said to Representative Young ot Michigan, a republican member of the committee. Heads Written Statement. 'Mr. Roosevelt took the stand at once. He caid: "After you had courteously said I should come at 10 o'clock, Mr. Chairman, I wrote out the statement I should like to make," said the former president, after Mr. Stan ley had asked him to explain what knowl edge he had of the Tennessee Coal ana Iron absorption by the United States Steel corporation. Mr. Roosevelt than, began reading, in treauolne: his subject by a description of- the financial panic conditions In the fall of 1907. 'It was the utmost duty of the adminis tration." he read, "to prevent oy ail means the spread of the panic before it became a disaster. The secretary of the treasury and him self, he said, were constantly In touch with the situation. During that time he learned that two members of the United States Steel corporation wished to see him one morning. At breakfast next day he was Informed that Judge Gary and H. C. Frlck were waiting to see him. Mr. Bonaparte, then attorney general, he con tinued, had not yet arrived from Balti more. Consults Roqt nnd Bonnpnrte. "I sent a note to Secretary Root to come over," the former president read, "and he arrived at the White House." The conference was brief, Mr. Roosevelt explained, and later he wrote a note to Mr. Bonaparte stating all the facts of the conference. He theu read to the committee the let ter afterwards published In the senate records of the hearing on the Tennessee Coal and Iron case in 1909. The letter set ' forth how Mr. Frlck and Mr. Gary tiad submitted the proposition for the sale of the Tennessee company and how he had expressed the opinion that he did not wish to stand in the way of saving a financial panic. The firm that was in trouble, Mr. Roosevelt said, had net been mentioned. Mr. Roosevelt then went on. to read his statement, going Into details about the serious financial conditions in New York and told how he had taken the re sponsibility to permit the transfer mt the steel company and did It on his own Initiative. "It was a matter of general knowledge," he said, referring to banks and trust com panies in danger in New York, "that they held securities of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company, which had no market value." Prompt Action Necessary. "The proposition of Messrs. Gary and Frlck was," he continued, "that the United States Steel corporation should take over the Tennessee Coal and Iron company at once. "It was necessary for me to act at once," said the former president "to act at ones. It is all right to say that newspaper advertising is the best kind of advertis ing, but people want to know why. An advertisement, to bo effective MUST REACH THE SAME PEOPLE DAY AFTER DAY. Stop and measure up any, kind of advertising- by this standard: "REACHES THE SAME PEOPLE DAY AFTER DAY." The billboard doesn't; the street car doesn't; tha monthly magazine doesn't; the weekly magazine doesn't; the electric sign doesn't; the circu lar doesn't. THE NEWSPA PER IS THE ONLY MEDIUM TO REACH THE SAME PEO PLE DAY AFTER DAY. Inridentally, The JW-e Is the only paper in Omaha with which you can reach four-fifths of the Oinaha homes day after day. 1 (Continued en Seoond Paga)