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OMAHA, M A V MORNING, AUGUST 14, 1911-TEN PAGES.
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Pushing Them Out of the Nest
CHARGE RANCHER
SMOTHERS WIFE
Many Are Reported
Killed and Injured
in Wreck of Train
Eastboond Passeng-er on Pennsylvania
Herman Claussen and Sisterin-Law,
Augusta Vogeler, of Sheridan,
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wyo., Arretted.
WOMAN'S BODY WAS EXHUMED
K Traces of Typhoid, Declared
Came, to Be Found.
ABSENCE OF POISON ALSO NOTED
Peculiar Actions of Kan Lead to the
Accusation.
SAID WOULD WED MISS VOGELEH
Itaavd Woman of Arlstneratln German
Descent, Her Father flavin g
Had rtrt trt H awy Turd
at Kiel. '
SHERIDAN, Wyo., Aug. 13. Special Tel
egram.) Charged with the murder of his
wife, who died July 8 under mysterious cir
cumstances, Herman Clauaaen, a prominent
and wealthy Bliertran county rancher, was
placed under arrest late this afternoon upon
a warrant sworn out by the county and
prosecuting; attorney, D. L. Qogerty.
I Us sister-in-law, Miss Augusta Vogelar,
who has been visiting at the ranch, was
also arrested as an accessory.
International complications may ensue as
a result of the arrests, as the Vogeler
family, of which Mrs. Claussen was a mem
ber, la believed to be closely connected
with official circles In Germany.
At the time of Mrs. Claussen's death,
typhoid fever 'was given. as the causa. No
physician was called during her supposed
Illness, Claussen and Miss Vogelar being the
only attendants; but as nothing unusual de
veloped from an Interrogation by the health
officer and coroner, and as there appeared
to be no reason for doubting the veracity
inf their statements, no Inquest was held
I nnd only a cursory examination of the body
'was . made.
Interment was made on the ranch.
Husband's Actions Arouse Suspicion.
Claussen' peculiar actions when he called
at a local undertaking establishment for a
casket, his known eccentricities, the fact
that none of his neighbors had been aware
of his wife's Illness and rumors picked up
In the vicinity of the ranch later combined
rio arouse the suspicions of the authorities,
un July I the body was exhumed and a
post-mortem and Inquest held. Drs. W. A.
Bteffen and E. B. Ijevers of Sheridan made
the examination and found no evidence
of typhoid. A verdict of "cause unknown"
was returned by the coroner's Jury.
Portion of the anatomy were sent by
Coroner Halley to Prof. Knight of the
ttate university at Laramie for chemical
examination for poisons, but nothing de
veloped and a negative report was re
turned. The supposition now m that Mrs.
Claussen was stranded pi smothered to
' death. The police are sfd to Have one
witness who will swear he saw Mrs. Claus
sen at work In the garden four days be
fore her death and three who saw her sit
ting at the table w4th her sister and hus
band the evening of the same day. Others
are reported to have overheard Claussen
make the statement that Miss Vogeler was
his Intended second wife. It Is hoped to
obtain a confession from Miss Vogeler.
Claussen came to the United States from
Germany twenty years ago and has been
a resident of Sheridan county for the last
seventeen years, at the present time own
ing a ranch of 1.000 acres on Wolf creek,
eighteen miles northwest of Sheridan, In
the foothills of the Big Horn. During hla
residence In Wyoming he has become
widely known as a breeder of fine horses.
He Is a man 'of exceptional education, has j
traveled extensively and Is said to be well
connected In the- fatherland.
The ranchman was married April 14, 1910,
to Miss Elsie Vogeler of Kiel, Germany, a
young woman of arintocratlo descent, said
to number among her connections a brother
' who ranks as captain In the German army,
i an uncle who la an sdmiral in the navy
I and another brother connected with the
V official family In a secretarial capacity.
Her father la reported to have had charge
for a number of years prior to his death
of the great navy yards at Kiel.
. On November 29, leas than eight months
after marriage, twins were born to Mr.
and Mrs. Claussen. They lived but a few
days and were burltd on the ranch near
the spot selected for his wife, Grace.
Claussen and Miss Vogeler will be con
fined In the county Jail pending a pre
liminary hearing, when further develop
ments of a sensational nature are expected.
POLITICAL UNREST IN SPAIN
MADRID, Aug. IS. Recent events. Includ-
ins tne mutiny on tne sparusn Beitiesnip
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Numanlra and strikes and republican
demonstration' at Cadis and Barcelona, In
dicate clearly the political unrest In Spain
and the serious difficulties met by the
government In Its attempt to maintain
order. Agitation against the ministry and
the monarchy Increases and censorship
ver press and telegraph is severe.
' The Weather.
For Nebraska Unsettled, probably show
ers and cooler in west portion and by night
In asst portion.
For Iowa Fair, except showers and cooler
In the afternoon or night In northwest por
tion. Temperature at Omaha Yesterday.
Comparative Local Reeord.
1911. mO. -MO. 1301.
Highest yesterday W 74 M M
lowest yesterday 77 9 7 til
Mean temperature M 74 K
Precipitation w l.tM .IM .uj
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha.
Normal temperature 74
Normal rainfall IS Inch
Keflcleiicy for the day 12 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 S. inches
Deficiency since March 1 lo.KO inches
rfioliwy for cor, period. 1910. .UH Inches
rnfVnlTU -tut ear. parted, DM.. U looses
"mumuI I a. m 77
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w nwm a I a. m 80
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Lines Goes Into Ditch Near
Fort Wayne, Ind.
BILLETI.
FORT WATNE. Ind.. Aug. U-Psn-ger
train No. 2ft. east hound, of the Penn
sylvania lines was wrecked here about 7
o'clock tonight. Many persons are re
ported killed and Injured. Every available
ambulance In the city has been called to
the scene of the wreck In the western part
of the city. Many' passengers, slightly In
jured, have been brought to hotels.
Miners Imprisoned
By Fallen Roof Are
Sought by Rescuers
Faint Tapping Indicates Men Are
Alive When Comrades Start to
Dig Out Bodies.
POTTSVILX.B,' Pa., Aug. 18--Worklng by
relays and urged on by constant faint
tapping, a large party of rescuers Is dig
ging frantically tonight Into a mountain
of coal and rock to reach three entombed
anthracite mine workers, who were caught
behind a heavy fall of roof at S o'clock
Friday afternoon In the Best colliery near
Ashland.
When the fall occurred It was believed
the men had been crushed to death and
the mine officials set about In the ordinary
way to dig out the bodies. While this
work was In progress loud tapping was
heard on the tracks over which mine cars
are hauled. Investigation convinced the
officials that It came from the men caught
in the fall and extra help was quickly
summoned.
Whether only one or all three men are
alive cannot be determined. Mine officials
late tonight said they hoped to reach the
men alive tomorrow morning.
The three Imprisoned men are John
Delan, a miner, married, with five chil
dren, and Antony Thomas Sanner and
Peter Zebeluskie, laborers. They had com
pleted their day's work and were on their
way out of the mine, when the roof over
the gangway fell without warning.
The work of digging Into the coal and
rock Is slow, because of the danger of
further falls. As the debris Is thrown baok
tlmbermen step In anl timber the gang
way sufficiently to permit the rescuers to
continue their, work.
Throughout the afternoon and night the
tapping continued, and "he taps were
answered by hammering on the rails to
give courage and hope to the men behind
the fall Physicians and a first aid corps
are on hand to take charge of the men as
soon as they are reached.
Harman Sends Reply"
to Harrington's Last
Holdrege Candidate Winds Up by
Asking O'Neill Man Where Are
"Eggs and. Shells."
HOLDREGE, Neb., Aug. 12. (Special
Telegram.) Clarence E. Harman of this
olty, who Is a candidate on the democratic
and people's Independent parties' ticket
for the nomination for railway commis
sioner, gave out the following statement
here tonight:
After the concluding statement of M. F.
Harrington, I have come to the conclusion
that the public must be getting tired of
the controversy and I will make my reply
as briefly as powslble. Mr. Harrington
seems to have been shooting in the air and
now resorts to a general rehash of his
first statement and still otters neither J
nothing new or substantial proof of ac
cusation in any way, shape or form. I
am willing to let the -men of our parties
decide the question on primary day.
I make the statement that all his talk
Is based on supposition and suspicion from
Hart to finish. In his Ilury at Fremont
the wish with him was the father to the
thought. Every one who has read the
statements of Mr. Harrington admits that
he has overshot the mark, when he makes
char sua and then falls to accept a chance
td prove them before the highest tribunal
in parly politics In his state. If he has
had the proots that he talks and raves
about, why then all the witnesses he
talks about that won't come to any place
but court T
In regard to myself and my candidacy, I
desire here and now to ansure all men
that I owe no aliegance to any man or
set of men for my political activities. 1
have neither accepted or have ever been
offered In any way, shape ot form, rail
road passes or railroad money of any de
scription for any purpose, whatsoever, at
any time in .my lit, neither have 1 re
ceived and favors from suoh a source for
myself or anyone elite for political pur
pose or any other purpose or each.
I recognise at my superior officers In
the democratic and populist parties the
members and officers of the central com
mittees who are In charge ot the two or
ganisations and I am willing to be guided
by the Instructions 1 may receive from
them at all times. I have received not the
slightest word from either committee that
my oandldacy was not proper, but I did
ask the chairmen of the two committees
to take charge of the controversy. I did
this In my statement to the press and
afterwards took the matter up personally
with the chairman of the democratic com
mittee and my advice there was received
to the extent thst If Mr. Harrington would
agree It was easily attended to.
Mr. Harrington backed water. My po
litical record stands for itself as a fight
ing democrat, and 1 am proud of It to the
extent that 1 would rather have the nom
ination without Mike Harrington's endorse
ment than with It. I am ready and willing
at any time to go before the state com
mittee and with Mr. Harrington let hlin
come across with all the things he says
are so. whether I am nominated or not. If
1 do receive the nomination at the hands
of the voters I will make a demand that
the state committee demand Harring
ton that he show conclusive evidence that
IWMMl lie . v. -' f
Mr. Harrington says someone has been
. rucking eggs and hiJIng the shells. Well,
I the eggs and shells are both gone and Mike
1 Harrington likes eggs.
WOLF BOUNTY FUND SHORT
Holders of Certificates la Boat
Dakota Will Get III tie. Over
Half Their Kaeo Valae.
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PIERRE. 8. D.. Aug. 13. (Special. ) The
holders of wolf bounty certificates tfela year
will, get only K cents on the dollar of their
face value. While the appropriation Is
IIS, 000, the claims amount to I3.S66. and as
the law provides that all claims must be
prorated out of the total amount appro
priated, the face value must be scaled. For
several year he appropriation has paid
about 70 cents on the dollar, and several
speculators have been purchasing certi
ficates on an estimate of such a baaia
Those who have been trying to make a few
dollars this year will Oiid that there Is
"nothing la It." unleos they were wise
enough, to make their scale rather low.
HDSBAND DAfcoES;'
BRIDELOOKS ON
Injured Foot Makes Mrs. Geraghty
Wall Flower, but She Allows New
Spouse to Enjoy Himself.
SHE BUYS SOME NEW CLOTHES
Spend Part of Day Biding About
City in Taii. .
NO WORRY ABOUT THE FUTURE
Lawyers Say No Danger of an Abduc
tion Charge.
HONEYMOON GAY AND HAPPY ONI
Father of Groom Asks Permission ef
Police to Carry Revolver to Pro
tect Himself from News
paper SI en.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass.. Aug. IS. A.
honeymoon of automobile tides, sightsee
ing and dancing In pleasure parks Is being
passed In this city by Mr. and Mrs. John
Edward Paul Geraghty, who eloped from
Newport last Wednesday. The romance of
the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amos
Tuck French of Tuxedo and Newport and
the Newport chauffeur has attracted much
attention from the residents of this city,
and already the young couple have made
many friends.
Part of yesterday the bride spent In buy
ing clothes and In riding about the city
and Its suburbs In a taxlcab, sightseeing.
Last night the couple took a trip to Moun
tain park, a nearby pleasure resort. Mrs.
Qeraghty, who wanted to dance, was un
able to do so because of an Injured foot,
but allowed the groom to enjoy himself,
so he danced five times.
Neither of the young people appears to
be worrying about the future.
Qeraghty consulted lawyers here this
afternoon and was told that there was no
danger of the French family charging htm
with abduction. Mrs. Geraghty admitted
today that she had told the minister who
married them In Central Village, Conn.,
that she was 21 years old. This, It Is
asserted, relieves the groom of the liability
of arrest
Plans for Future Vague.
No dedjnite plans for the future have
been formulated by the couple. They said
tonight that they expected to remain In
the home of Geraghty's cousin, Mrs. Joseph
Harris, for about two weeks, and then
they may return to Newport and engage
a cottage.
No word has yet been received directly
from Mra Geraghty's family and It was
said tonight none was expected. The
young husband Is keeping In touch through
friends with affairs In Newport. Some of
these friends, It was learned from Ger
aghty tonight, had advised htm that his
brother-in-law and another young man, a
friend of the bride's family, had expressed
displeasure with the match and had Inti
mated that there may be trouble.
Geraghty, who Is six feet tall, broad
shouldered and athletic, did not appear
worried over the prospect.
"Let them start something," he said. "I
can take care of myself."
Father Wants to Carry On.
NEWPORT, R. I., Aug. lS.-John 8.
Geraghty, father , of the eloping bride
groom, John Geraghty, applied to the po
lice today for a permit to carry a revolver,
saying he Is founded by newspaper men
asking his views, morning, noon and night.
He declared he was In danger of bodily
Injury, and his wife was prostrated. The
police did not grant the permit, but prom
ised Mr. Geraghty protection If It became
necessary.
Will Make Ideal Husband."
BROCKTON, Mass., Aug. Ur-John E P.
Geraghty, who eloped with Miss Julia
French of Newport, lived In this city for
about six months, beginning with October
last.
He first obtained employment here as a
book agent, but did not meet with success.
Next he worked for a few weeks In a
livery stable. In the last month of his
residence here he was employed as a line
man by a telephone company.
All of his local employers say he did not
appear satisfied with his work, apparently
feeling that he was qualified for a higher
class of - employment. He made many
friends while here, and Mrs. Hugh M. Mo
Donald, with whom he boarded, spoke en
thusiastically of her former lodger today,
declaring that "he was a perfect gentle
man and will make an ideal husband."
ANOTHER ROAD FOR CALLAWAY
Ranter that Branch from Pleasantoo
Is to lie Extended Ip too
Loop Valley,
fALLAWAT, Neb., Aug. 13.-Speclal.)-A
rumor Is now current to the effect that
the Union Pacific Railroad company Is
contemplating the extension ot Its branch
from Pleasanton to Callaway up the Loup
valley. Some twenty-five years ago a grade
was made from Pleasanton up the South
Loup valley to a point one mile north
west of Callaway, .where It formed a Junc
tion with the Kearney & Black Hills line.
Thla grade still stands, though no work
has been done upon it since It was made.
The extension of the' Pleasanton branch to
Callaway would , pass through one of the
richest ' agriculture and stock ' countries
in central Nebraska, and there would be
no trouble to secure right-of-way In case
and change should be made from the old
grade. It Is stated that one ranchman of
fers a right-of-way for eleven miles across
his ranch, and will donate wo townsltes
upon the ranch, besides r ng (30,000 In
cash. This extension, forming a Junction
with the Kearney & Black Hills branch at
Callaway, would give the patrons a much-
desired outlet for the east, and would
shorten the distance to Omaha and eastern
markets many hours.
FALLS CITY TRIBUNE QUITS
Paper Started Few Years lio ay
Company of Local Politicians
Suspends Publication.
FALLS CITT, Netf, Aug. U.-The Falls
City Tribune and the presses and material
are now offered for sale. The Tribune was
founded seven or eight years ago by a
stock company of local politicians, who
wished to boost their owu .nterests. The
suspension of the Tribune leaves Fails City
alth only two papers. The Falls City Daily
Journal and the Semi-Weekly News. The
Journal was founded nearly forty-five years
Net
ago. The News was founded thirty-eight
years ago by H. C. Davis, who la still at
the bead oX the paper.
0" 1 'ipifip i fin j
From the Chicago News.
CORN WORTH TALKING ABOUT
Traveling Han Tells of the Sights He
Has Seen in Nebraska.
INDIAN ON HOW TO KEEP COOL
Another Traveling- Man Bays Omaha
Is the Banner Barf When It
Comes to Counting the -Automobiles.
'Speaking of corn," said Barney Hutch
inson, a traveling salesman for a Chicago
hardware house, "the best that I have
ever ketoo. at 'this season of the Year, and
I have been on tha road better than twenty
years, most of the time making the agri
cultural sections of the country, was out
In Butler county, near David City last
week. This corn was growing' on the
farm of Peter Th union, and he has a
field of eighty acres. Right at this time
the corn Is out of the milk and Is beginning
to harden. I was out In the field, going
on an Invitation, and after getting In a
dosen rows from the edge of the field,
It was like being In a forest.
"The stalks In the Thurston field are all
the way from ten to fifteen feet high, some
of the ears coming out at points so far up
that In order to get them, they will have
to furnish the huskers with shot guns to
bring them down. Many of the stalks
carry two and three perfect ears, while
In some Instances there are four and five. '
I think this corn will easily run sTxty
bushels to the acre and there are many
fields In the vicinity that are almost as
good.
'If anybody tells you Nebraska is not
going to have a corn crop this fall. Just
remark In reply that they don't know
what they are talking about. On the
whole. It may not be a bumper, but It
is going to be close to the annual average."
He was one of the Sioux Indians con
nected with the Buffalo Bill show and was
sitting In the shade of a telephone pole
on the show grounds, wrapped closely In
heavy blanket, fanning himself with an
eagle feather. This Indian was Flying
Hawk, and was the center 'of attraction.
While the white men and women, who
j' about him were perspiring freely.
Flying Hawk seemed to be as cool as the
proverbial cucumber.
Asked how he managed to keep cool with
the mercury flirting with the . century
point. Flying Hawk anawered In the best
English language that he could command,
saying:
"What keeps out the cold keeps out the
heat This Is an axiom that I think was
coined by my granfather, Hlta-the-Pipe,
who eighty years ago was living upon the
Missouri liver at the mouth of the Cannon
ball. In winter the old man had no darfl
cutly In keeping warm, but those Dakota
summers were a fright. Ftnnalfy he com
menced wearing buffalo robes, hair-aide
out all the year. After that he had no
difficulty In keeping cool In summer. This
covering, you see, kept out the heat."
George Wilkinson Is at , tha Merchants,
having come down from the extreme north
western portion of South Dakota, bringing
a load of feeders. Wilkinson says the
range proposition In the section ot South
Dakota where he resides Is a problem. He
adds that all of the cattlemen west of the
Missouri liver and north of the Black Hills
are face to face with the same kind of a
problem.
According to Wilkinson, the northwest
portion of South and the south and west
portion of North Dakota have experienced
a mighty dry season. "It's like this," he
said. "We failed to get our usual spring
rains and the grass on the range never
got a good start. What dto grow was
thin, short and spindling. Cattle soon fed
this down and then the dry weather came
on and since the middle of May there has
not been enough rain to lay the dust. The
water holes have gone dry., as have most
of the small streams. In the larger rivers
there Is some water and cattle are driven
for miles to them, but the trouble la there
Is no grass. Frank Johnson, a cattleman
from Oakesdale, Wash., was In our lo
cality a few weeks ago and bought up 4.000
fine steers, paying en an average 110 per
head for two-year-olds that In ordinary
seasons would be cheap at T0 to S per
bead. He shipped them home, where he
will range them on his own ranch and
(Continued on Beoond Page.)
Mrs. Goodley Brucker
Dies of Peritonitis at
Local Hospital
Wife of City Councilman Passes Away
After Being at St. Joseph's
Hospital for a Week.
Mrs. Goodley Brucker, wife of Council
man Goodley F. Brucker died Sundny af
ternoon at St. Joseph's hospital after an
illness of a week. The cause of her death
was given as peritonitis by the attending
physicians, Drs. Dunn and Allison.
Had Mrs.'' Brucker. lived until .Tuesday
she wound have been 75 years old. She was
born in New York City where she was
married to Mr. Brucker, and came to
Omaha twenty years 'ago. She has no Im
mediate relatives In Omaha except Mr.
Brucker. I
Six days ago Mrs. Brucker was taken
from her residence at 1607 Burdette street
to St. Joseph hospital, but the doctorse were
not able to save her.
While the funeral arrangements are not
yet complete It is announced the funeral will
be held Tuesday morning.
Central City Ministers
Serve Short Terms
Resignation of Rev. Schlaman Calls
Attention to Fact Oldest Pastor
Has Been There Three Years.
CENTRAL CITY, Neb., Aug. 13. (Spe
cial.) The epidemic for resigning among
Central City ministers seems to be un
abatod, for Rev. E. A. Schlamon, pastor
of the Baptist church, has presentated
his resignation, It has been accepted, and
today he preached his farewell sermon.
His successor has not yet been chosen.
Rev. Schlaman has a good parish offered
him In this state, and also has been ten
dered two or three places In North Da
kota, but has not yet decided where he
will locate. He Intends traveling In North
Dakota for several weeks, and will prob
ably not move his family from here until
next spring. The oldest resident pastor
In this city Is Father William O'Connor, of
the Catholic church, he having been here
for about three years. Although there are
ten churches In the city npne of the other
pastors have been resident for more than
a year. The Presbyterian church has been
without a permanent pastor, since the de
parture of Rev. Mr. Wllllans, for Denver
this spring. The Episcopal church Is also
without a pastor, as Rev. F. C. Taylor
resigned this summer, and la now located
at Norfolk, as general missionary for the
northern half of the Episcopal dlocess of
Nebraska. Rev. Sawyer relinquished the
pastorate of the Free Methodist church
about a year ago and was succeeded by
Rev. Anderson. Rev. Shirley came here
last fall to succeed as pastor of the Chris
tian church, Rev. YouUey, who resigned
the winter before. Rev. John Hadley came
here last winter to take up the work of
Friend's pastor, succeeding Frank W. Dell,
who was made yearly meeting superin
tendent. Rev. R. J. McKenxle resigned last
winter, and was succeeded by Rev. M. K.
Holmes, as pastor of the Methodist church.
The Swedish and German churches are
served by non-resident ministers.
ALIMONY FOR MRS. PAGE
Court Grants Wife of Sioux Falls
Dentist S75 a Month While
Divorce la Pending,
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Aug. 13. (Special.)
On a showing made by W. G. Porter of
this city, attorney for Mrs. George T.
Page, wife of a prominent local dentist,
who recently was made the defendant In
a divorce action Instituted by his wife.
Judge Frank B. Smith of the state circuit
court 'of the fourth circuit, has granted
Mrs. Page temporary alimony in the sum
of ITS' per month for the support of her
self and child, pending the determination
of the divorce actissn. Judge Smith also
granted her 2d) attorney fees and fi0 costs
and expenses. In addition to suing her
husband for a divorce Mrs. Page also has
Instituted an action seeking to have set
aside the deeds by which Dr. Page recently
transferred to his brother property to the
value of about claiming It was done
to defraud her of her portion of his property.
HOMESTEADS PRODUCE CROPS
Representative Xinkaid Tells Con
gress, Nebraska in Good Shape.
NO FATXUIIES IN THIS STATE
Law Allowing; Homesteaders Leave of
Absence Because of Drouth Will
Not Be Much Needed by
Nebraska Farmers.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 13. (Special Tele
gram.) During the course of the debate In
the house ye-terdajr while the bill granting
leave of absence to homesteaders In cer
tain sections of the west where this year's
drouth has caused failure of crops, Repre
sentative Klnkald, while approving the bill,
clearly Indicated that Nebraska districts
which were finally Incorporated in the
measure were not all supplicants and, al
though within some rather limited area
crops had failed. In general Nebraska
would turn up with a miscellaneous crop
almost equal to the average year.
Representative Klnkald said: "While
only a very small percentage of my con
stituents will find It profitable to avail
themselves of relief afforded by the bill, I
feel warranted In having the Nebraska dis
tricts Included In Its provisions and I rest
my position upon the proposition that the
good fortune of those who have good crops
should not be permitted to stand In the
way of relief from misfortune the misfor
tune of those who have suffered crop
failures.
"In my district, the Sixth Nebraska,"
continued Mr. Klnkald. "only a small per
centage of people will be affected by the
bill. To start with, it Is only a small per
centage of lands that have not been
patented, and. again, it will be only a small
percentage of homestead entrymen who
have yet to secure their patents who will
find it necessary or desirable to take ad
vantage of the provisions of thla bill.
None of them can afford to take advantage
unless they have suffered crop failures.
Majority Will Not Need It.
"If the vote had been taken by the
electors in my district, every one deter
mining his vote upon the question of
whether he himself needs the relief pro
vided, an overwhelming majority would
have voted against the bill, and at the
start, when publicity was being given to
pendency of the bill In the senate, pre
dilection of the people of my district was
against being Included In the bill. It is
perfectly plain that to afford relief to a
few who actually need It can not possibly
be of any llsadvantage to those who do
not need It. And it Is also a very reason
able proposition that many who do not
need -relief should not be permitted to
stand In the way of relief for the few who
have suffered crop failures to such an
extent and whose property and financial
means are so limited that they can not re
main during the fall and winter months
upon their claims to an advantage. In
Nebraska employment Is to be had for all
who have suffered failure of crops, and
In many cases, If not In most cases, In the
same counties where their claims are sit
uated. Plenty of employment can be
found in the state and good wages will be
paid them. Unfortunate entrymen ought
to be allowed to avail themselves of the
opportunity thus to be afforded,
"I think the sand hills have probably
produced the largest potato yield this year
of any part of the state In any event,
they produce best quality potatoes and
produce Just as good quality of potatoes
as is produced anywhere on earth. I will
say that no better potatoes are raised any
where In the union than In the Nebraska
sand hills, and this much has already been
established by prices paid In prlnclpf mar
kets where the brand 'the NebKika Sand
Hill Potato' has become wU known.
"Our Nebraska w-eat crop." said Judge
Klnkald, In conclusion, "will come nearly
up to average and our corn crop, usually
a very great crop, and Nebraska's most
valuable crop, may be considerably above
i average.
fcloan Roosts for Xew Buildings.
Representative Sloan has presented bills
to pro Ide $100,000 ea-h for the construction
of public buildings In Wahoo and Aurora.
Sites are now owned by the government
In these Nebraska cities and Representa
tive Sloan's bill call for an appropriation
TREATY CHANGED
OVER TAFT'S WISH
Committee Disregards Request from
President by Reporting Amend"
ment to Arbitration Pacts.
SENATE RESENTS BRYCE'S WORDS
Attack on Upper Chamber in Book is
Brought Into Debate.
FEAR OLD WORLD'S DOMINANCE
Will Get Little More Consideration
During This Session.
YELLOW PERIL ISSUE RAISED
Senators Point Out Strong- Probability
f Btiaidnar Japan and China
Within Circle President's
Speech Quoted.
WASHINGTON. Aug. U.-rtHsregardlng
telegraphed request from President Taft.
the senate committee on foreign relations
yesterday agreed upon an amendment to tha
British and French arbitration treaties,
eliminating the provision conferring spe
cial powers on the proposed Joint high
commission. In this form the treaties were
reported to the senate, the president's
wishes that action be postponed until next
December being sot at naught.
The senate almost Immediately gave two
hours to consideration of the treaties, dur
ing which the danger of old world dom
inance on any Joint high commission was
discussed. Incidentally there waa much
talk about criticism of the senate con
tained In "The American Common
wealth," written by Ambassador Bryce
long before he ever thought of coming to
this country on a diplomatic mission. In
that work Mr. Bryce attacked the senate
upon the ground that it kept dlplomatio ,
troubles alive so long as thers was any
political advantage to be gained by so do
ing. Sidetracked for This Session. -
The general opinion among senators
seemed to be that the treaties would re
ceive very little. If any, further considera
tion In this session of congress.
The telegram from President Taft to the
committee requested that If the treaties
were to be amended that action be post
poned until December. Before leaving)
Washington President Taft made strong
representations to Individual members of
the committee, urging as vttally important
the retention of the provision giving to
the Joint high commission the right to
determine disputed questions without
reference to the senate.
The president gave senators to tinder
stand that he would not yield without a
severe struggle ,and his friends expressed
doubt whether he would not prefer the
failure of the treaties rather than rati
fication with the paragraph eliminated. The
suggestion has been made that the presi
dent may even go so far as to. withdraw
the treaties, but some of his closest friend
are authority for the statement that In
stead he will undertake to defeat the sug
gested amendment.
Mystery About Bryce'a Book.
There Is much mystery about the manner
In which the views of Ambassador Bryce,
as expressed In his book were brought Into
the controversy. Each member of the
foreign relations committee reoelved In to
day's mall a neatly printed two-page
pamphlet quoting an extract from "The
Amercan Commonwealth," In which the
opinion was expressed that a minority in
the senate may control the action of that
body adversely to the will of the majority
In "a narrow electioneering spirit." In this
connection was a reference to the fact that
under the constitution a two-thirds majority
of the senate Is necessary to the ratification
of treaties with foreign powers.
Both In committee and In the senate the
characterisation ot the senate In Mr.
Bryce's work was referred to as Indicat
ing a hostile disposition on the part of the
ambassador towards tha senate's exercise
of Its function of ratification. The opinion
waa expressed by several that M. Bryce's
views had bad an undue Influence In the
formulation of the treaty. It became
evident during the discussion that this
criticism of the senate, notwithstanding
that It was written without any possible
reference to the present contingency, would
be used against favorable action upon the
treaty by the senate.
Some of the opponents ot the treaty in
the form In which It was presented went
so far as to suggest that tha circular had
been distributed among senators by friends
of the treaties with a view to sustaining
the president's own position.
The question of the Urillsh ambassador's
former attitude was referred to at some
length In the senate by Mr, O'Gorman, the
new senator from New York, who pointed
out the possible danger that might arlss
through yielding to the views of an Old
world diplomat. Mr. O'Gorman did not
Indicate positive opposition to the treaties
written report ordered."
To meet the desire for more Information,
Senator Bourne entered a motion, which
the senate adopted, directing the commit
tee on foreign relations to prepare a writ
ten report giving the fullest possible infor
mation. Both In committee and In the senate fear
was expressed that the ratification of tho
treaties would have the effect of throwing
or en the doors of arbitration to all the
questions Involved In dealing with China
and Japan and Involving Immigration and
edmtsHlon to the public schools.
Senator Borah and other western sena
tors pointed out to the foreign relations
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