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MISSIONARIES ARE
SEEKING SAFETY
LINCOLN MAN NAMED FBESIDENT
SIZER IS CHOSEN
"The Peace of Righteousness,
Bee.
ALDRICH PLEADS "
FOR STATES EIGHT
Governor of Nebraska Makes Address
on Rate Regulation at Spring
Lake Conference,
SANBORN DECISION OVER COALS
Criticism Pronounced on Doctrine
Therein Propounded.
COMMITTEE TO BRIEF THE CASE
Harmon, Aldrich and Hadley Are
Named Upon It.
MISSOURI EXECUTIVE SPEAKS
NATIONAL P0STMASTEBS.
TO LEAD NASBYS
Situation in the Chinese Empire it
Reported to Be Becoming; More
Critical at Time Tastes.
Postmasters Elect Officers and Name
Atlantic City as Next Meeting
Place.
TAOTAI OF CHUNG-KINO BEPOSTS
PRESIDENT SENDS GREETINGS
Assistant Postmaster General Reviews
' Work of Department.
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Daily Rice Supply Cut Off and Pro
visions Found to Be Short
RIOTERS GAINING EN STRENGTH
Disturbances in Sui-Fu and Fighting
Around City of Kisting.
JAP BOAT GOING TO WANH-SEEN
POSTAL CHANGES SUGGESTED
lUtloauln ot All of the Reltgrlo
Dno initiations. Fearing an Oat
break, Hastea to Nearest
Poiata of Safety.
PEKING. Kept- 11-Chenf Tu remain
Isolated. Th taotal of Chung-King report
that th situation at Cheng-Tu U aerlbu.
Tha Sally rlca supply ha been cut off and
b fear thst a shortage of provision will
precipitate disturbances lnslds tha walls.
All approaches to Cheng-Tu are held by
rioters, the number of whom Is being con
stantly augmented.
There are reports of disturbance at Bul
Fu, where the British refugees recently ar
rived, and of fighting at Kiating. near by.
Violent sntl-forelgn rumors come from
Wanh-Slen. east of Cheng-Tu on tha Yang-Tse-Klang
and a station of tha China In
land mission. This 1 a British mission.
The American Baptist Mission union has a
statloa at Kiating.
The missionaries generally are hastening
to the nearest points of safety.
A Japanese gunboat I proceeding to
Wanh-Slea. .
Premier Stolypin is v .
Wounded in Theater
Russian Chief Attacked During Per
formance by Assailant, Who
Affpmrarrt i CnntiireiL
KIEV. Russia, Sept. 14 Premier Stolypin
was attacked and seriously wounded during
a theater performance here tonight. His
assailant was arrested.
Beier Goes to Jail for
Stealing Two Chickens
Englewood Man1 Worth $100,000 Be
comes Too Familiar Around
Commission House.
CHICAGO, Sept. 14. William Beler. re
tired Englewood merchant said to be worth
SlOO.OOft, was today fined. 2S nd sentenced
to one month la Jail oa a charge of steal
ing two dressed chickens from a commis
sion house, but later the jail sentence was
suspended.
State Senator Carl Lundberg, a close
'friend of Governor penesn, Appeared a a
character witness for Beler.
Aged Bohemian
Dead After Quarrel
Valcav Herlak, living in Northwest
Part of Gage County, Killed
During Altercation.
BEATRICE. Neb., Sept. 14. (Special Tel
egram.) Following an altercation with bis
son while under the Influence of Uqoor,
Vselav Herlok, a Bohemian aged 62. living
six miles from Wllbec , in the northwest
part of Gsge county, was found deaVl to
day. TRAP SET ' FOR BLACKHANDER
Former City Employe of Dubaqae
Caught Trying to Reap Benefit
of Frtaeuae.
DUBUQUE, la , Sept. IS. Langdon F.
Taylor, a former city employe was arrested
today, charged with hav.ng sent "black
hand" letters la an attempt to extort money
from Jones county (Iowa) farmers. He was
taken to Anamosa this evening for a
preliminary hearing tomorrow.
For several months Taylor had been
watched by the police who suspected hint
of having sent several letters to Dubuque
business men, demanding money. However,
he never fell Into the traps laid for him
when he was supposed to call for the pack
ages left for him. It is said by the police
vo man and two women are Implicated
with Taylor la the sending of the letters
and that they will be arrested later.
RECIPROCITY IS THE , ISSUE
rUHl rukt In Canada Stirs
Thlaga lp to a Fever
Heat.
TORONTO. Ont.. Sept. 14 Candidates all
aver the Dominion of Canada entered the
reciprocity contest which will be decided
one 'Week hence. The political fight In
Canada now at fever heat Is the most
keenly contested seen In the Dominion since
eoniedeiatlon. It is admitted by liberals
that the issue is doubtful, while conserva
tives already claim v.ctory.
Quebec, the stronghold of Sir Wilfrid
Laurler, is the only part of the country In
which reciprocity Is not the supreme issue.
To (ton Gambling.
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Sept 14 City
Prosecutor Guy Eddie hsa. decreed thsi
imb:in? at Washington ftn base ball
park, the home ot the CoaTTigue team,
shell stop, and stop todav,
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EDWARD R BIZER.
Lincoln, Neb.
New Biplane is to
Bring Fowler, the
Aviator, from West
Feels Confident of Making the Flight
Over the .Sierras and Will
Start Soon.
COLFAX, Cal.. Sept. 14 Aviator Robert
G. Fowler and his mechanicians began con
struction of a new biplane today from the
parts of the' machine wrecked Tuesday, the
second day of Fowler's flight from San
Francisco to New York. New parts arrived
today from .Ogden. Except for a slight
soreness of one leg, Fowler is uninjured.
The aviator Is the guest of Colfax. The
Colfax Gun club has contributed $250 snd
residents of the city another $250 to help
h(m defray the expense of reconstruct ng
his biplane. Excursions conducted by the
management of the narrow gauge railroad
running out of here will add to this fund.
Fowler said he would be ready to renew
his journey Saturday and that his mechanic
ians told him that possibly he would be
able to start esrlier. He said he was con
fident that he could make the trip over tne
Sierras. His experience Of Tuesday taught
them that In the high altitude it is neces
sary to increase the supply of air which
feeds with the gasonne. as the rare air
doe not feed fast enough through the or
dinary valve to make sufficient combustion.
The rebuilt machine will have a larger
valve than that ordinarily used.
PATER80N, N. J., Sept. 14.-James J.
Ward, the youthful aviator, resumed his
flight at 9:22 o'clock this morning toward
the Pacific coast. The first leg of his
journey in his flight from coast to coast
was mad yesterday when h flew from
Governor's Island against buffeting winds
to this, city. ' -
Ward Is flymg for r 'prise of jVW.OOft ' '"
MIDDL.ETOWN. T. T.. Sept. 14. After
descending near Tuxedo. Wxrd resumed his
flight and landed here at r)oon today. Six
thousand people were on hand to greet him.
The machine worked badly after leaving
paterson. compelling him to alight once
near Routhfleld, N. J, -
Ward said his engine wsa out of order
and he would have to have It repaired be
for preceedlng. leaving the work to
mechanicians, he went to bed in a hotel,
saying ha expected to leave by 3 p. m.
People Leave Homes
and Flee Before the
Flood of Molten Lava
Discharge from the Crater of Mount
Atna Increases in Volrfme and
New Fissures Open.
CATANIA. Sicily. Sept. 14--Th 30.000 In
habitants of Castiglion and . Francavilla
turned -their backs on their homes today,
fleeing before the advancing flood of molten
av from Mount Etna. Both towns are
threatened with destruction.
The discharge from the crater and new
fissures increases In volume. The main
stream, pouring down the northeastern side
of the Volcano has made its way sluggishly
about and over the foothills toward the
bate, crossed the railway and Invaded the
valley of the Alcantara.
Today the front, fifty feet high and one
third of a mile wide, broke, over long
declivity and. gathering velocity, forced the
peasant dwellers in Its' path to make a hur
ried1 retreat. It cut off the water supply
of several villages. When the stream was
within three miles of Castigllone and
Francavilla. the people collected their port
able property and made for the higher
place.
Kansas Doctor Kills
Wife, Mother-in-Law
'and Then Shoots Self
Couple Had Separated and Mrs. Payne
and Children Stayed at Home
of Friend.
LAWHENTE. Kan., Sept. 14 Dr. C. C
Payne of Eudora. Kan., here at noon to
day shot snd killed his wife and his
mother-in-law, Mrs. M. E. Smith, and- then
committed suicide.
The couple had separated and Mrs. Payn
had taken her two children to the home of
Mrs. M. Rodgers in this city, where the
shooting occurred.
Assailant of Miss
Price Still at Large
Man Belived to Be the One Wanted
Shoots Saloon Keeper Adams
in Leg.
WINNIPEG. Manitoba. Sept. 14 Search
ing for the abductor ot Miss Eleanor GUdy
Price, 500 men beat the bushes all last
night, while a cordon of armed men, seven
miles long; was drawn along tha border.
This morning a man believed to be the
on wanted broke into the bar of a hotel
at Snowflak. The proprietor, William
Adam, aroused by the noise hastened down
stair, armed. A 'rapid Interchange of
shot followed. Adams being shot In th
leg and badly injured. Hi assailant f
cpe4.
Resolutions Committee Favors Higher
Pay for Assistants.
OMAHA HOSPITALITY PRAISED
Retiring; President of National Asso
ciation I Presented with Gavel
Which Will Sonnd Rraom
Inallon of Tart.
First class po8tmaters of the United
States closed the most successful con
vention of their organization Thursday
afternoon after electing Edward R. Sixer
of Lincoln president and choosing At
lantic City as the raeetihg place for
1311 The election of Mr. Slzer came a
a matter of courts it being customary
to advance the first vice president
to the highest position in the association.
The other officers were moved up one step,
as follows: Isador Sobel. Erie, Pa., first
vico president; R. E. Woods. Louisville,
second; George W. Bean, Tampa, third,
and E. C. Mansfield, Boston, fourth. To
fill the vacated position of fifth vice presi
dent N. A. Merrltt of Washington pas
unanimously chosen. The treasurer, D. C.
Owen of Milwaukee holds over.
When It came to . choosing a place for
next year's meeting the committee had
most of the lmportantcities of th United
States to choose from. Cincinnati and
Louisville were particularly strong con
tenders for the honor, but the especial ad
vantages of Atlantic In hot weather pre
vailed with the committee. Portland made
a strong bid for the . 1912 convention and
telegram were read from most of the busi
ness organizations In that city and many
in surrounding towns.
Attendance Records Broken.
The convention Is declared by all the
visitors to have been the most successful
and happy In years and one of . the best
ever held. There were more first class
postmasters present than at any gathering.
Including the visiting women 25S people sat
down to the banquet Wednesday night. .'
"I have been to thirteen conventions,'
said Postmaster Montfort of Cincinnati,
"and this is one of the best. The biggest
we ever had was at Erie and at that one
w had fewer first class men than were
here this year."
W. Hail Harris, Baltimore said, "As far
a this one postmaster Is concerned we
had a bully good time. Nothing more
could possibly have been done by your com
mercial club or-your reception committee
to make our stay In your flourishing city
a -happy onat" .'....'..-';.
edwardrM.' Morgan. potn$te Jw
Tork City said, "Wa have bad a splendid
time. I bad a beautiful automobile ride
dowa toward Lincoln and everything ha
beea dona to make. my stay enjoyable." -
F.- G. Withof t. retiring president, of Day
ton, O., said, r You. certainly gave us a
good time. This city ha a llv commercial
club, a real one and that' what helps the
city's, progress."
T. J. Akin, postmaster Of St. Louis said,
"Everything has been done to make, us
happy and' the convention was an unusual
success." v
Hitchcock Is Admired.
Compliments and congratulation mad up
th most of the" program of tha post
masters' convention Thursday morning.
Chailes P. Grandfleld, first assistant post
master general, wa the principal speaker
and he expressed not only the admiration
the men In the service have for Postmaster
General Hitchcock, but also the confideno
he has In the postmasters In the field.
' Many changes and Improvements in the
postal department are planned for the
coming yeai Periodical ot a certain class
are to be sent by freight Thl will uit
the publisher. The postmaster general ha
recommended to congress change in the
rate for carrying mall o that a eavlng
of t3,0CO,0u0 a' year will be mad.
"The widespread reform of Sunday clos
ing, which has reached nearly every first
class offic In the country, was a difficult
thing to accomplish. It could never hav
been done If the postmaster were less
tactful, considerate and efficient The
change which affected the methods of do
ing business which have been In vogue for
years went ' through with remarkable
smoothness, and I congratulate you post-
masters on the way In which you ac
complished It."
Touching briefly upon the parcel post
question, Mr. Grandfield remarked that It
wa not the Intention of th department
to take over the express business of th
country- Rural, routes would coma first,
than local service and finally national.
Mr. Grandfield spoke of the improvements
and reforms that hav come from Secretary
Hitchcock's administration and hi deslr
that postmaster' be put an th classified
civil service list.
Greetings from White House.
Telegrams were received from President
Taft and postmaster general with great en
thusiasm. The president read:
' I greatly appreciate your telegram of
greetings. Pleas express my warm thanks
and good wishes to tha member of th a-'
oclatlon WILLIAM H. TAFT."
Th postmaster general said:
"H. D. Hemmens. Committeeman Tour
telegram conveying th greetings and good
wishes from th postmasters' convention
1 greatly appreciated. Am exceedingly
sorry it was Impassible for me to be pres
ent. Success to your meetings-
"FRANK H. HITCHCOCK."
Henry T Clark of Omaha presented to
th president, F. G. yithoft. a woodeu
gavel made from the wood of th old ost
at Bellevue established ..by John Jacob
Astor In 1S10. Mr. Wlthoft in receiving it
expressed a desire that ha have th privi
lege of handing It, on to the chairman of
th next republican national convention
which should nominate President Taft for
re-election.
Other addresses of th morning wr on
th uses of general delivery In first class
office by Sloan Simpson of Dallas and
W. Hall Harrl of Baltimore. George W.
Bean of Tampa had a paper on Increasing
tha rate on second da matter, but
merely filed It with th eeretary.
Picture Post Cards.
Postmaster Cook's autombtle. which he
brought with him from Hiair, has increased
hi popularity mightily.
Henry T. Clarke, who gav th" historic
(Continued on fcwcond Pago.l
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I'rom the iew York Wor.u
POLITICS STIRS DP CANADA
Opposing Forces Lined Up in Battle
Formation in Most Counties.
LAURLER'S MINISTER NOMINATED
Csnrsign In Nova Scotia Is a Warm
On, Both Side ClalmlnK to
Be Somewhat In tha
Majority.
HALIFAX; N. S.. Sept H.-'Tpe opposing
rmliHft.l SareAs asa formally and legally
lind ud'Iii battle array on the hustings 04
every parliamentary constituency la Can
ada today, barring A 'few countie where
polling will be held a week or more after
th - day Of general elections, . inursaayi
siitrtihr .2L Parliament ha a member
ship Of 221, of whom 132 were supporters
of Sir Wilfred LSurier. and eignty-nine op
posed, as follows: '
Lib- Conser
Arfllft vatlves.
Ontario 85 , .
Quebec :. M 12
Nova Seotia 13
New Brunswick 11 2
British Columbia o
Manitoba 2 '
Saskatchewan 1
Alhrtft .... .. 4 S
Prince Edward Island S" 1
Yukon ' 1 ,.
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No Unopposed Nominations.
There were no unopposed nominations In
Nova Scotia today. Robert Laird Vorden,
th conservative leader, was renominated
for on of the two Halifax seat. ' HI
cousin. Sir Frederick Borden, Sir Wilfred
Laurler' minister of militia eand defense,
was renominated . In Kings county, and
Finance Minister Fielding was again th
standard bearer of his party in Queens
Shelburns. The campaign In Nova Scotia In an ani
mated one and many rallies will' be held
between now and next Wednesday night,
the ev of th polling.'-Both sides claim
they will improve their standing . In the
delegation to the House of Commons. In
the last election 56.5SS voters In Nov Scotia
supported the candidate of Sir Wilfrled
Laurler and 54,5rwere conservatives. Jn
Canada at large, the liberal polled a vot
of 5, 533 and th conservatives 579,571.
No Advance in Freight
Rates on Soft Coal
Commission Prevents Railroad from
Boosting Prices on Shipments
Into Nebraska.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 11 Propeaed ad
vance In freight rate oa soft coal, filed
with the Interstate Commerce commission,
to become effective September 1, were
suspended by the commission today until
January IS, 1912. The rate suspended wer
to be applied to shipments from Spring
field and south Illinois mines to points in
Kansas and Nebraska. Th advances wer
proposed for fh railway In western
trunk lUte territory. .
TWO ARRESTED AS SUSPECTS
Johnson and Wold May Know Some
thing" About the Weaneretrom
Murder.
WACTKEGAN, Til.. Sept. 14. -Sixteen Chi
cago detective today raided three cottage
at Round lake, west of her, and arrested
two unidentified men who are said to be
suspects In tha Wennerstrom murder mys
tery. Th man arrested wer placed la
automobile and started for Chicago,
Later th detective announced the men
wer arreated in-annct!oB with the mys
terious disappearance of John ' Remter,
state's witness in the Chicago labor "slug
ger" trials. The police believe Remter wa
murdered.
Th prisoner gav the names of Peter
Johnson and Walter W. Wold.
Boston Now Geo Milk.
BOSTON. 6ept. It. With their uaJon
buttons consplcious in their csps, the 174
striking milk wagon drivers returned to
work today, ending the three days' strike
in which three large companies wer In
volved. Although the demands Of th men
who went out on strike will b considered
by the state board of arbitration for final
settlement, the drivers declared the have
or practically couplet victor.
President Kline is
En Route to Omaha
From Pacific Coast
Tonight Head of Railroad Black-
smiths Will Meet Members of
S ' Local Order.
SALT LAKE CITT, Utah, Sept U.-J. W.
Kline, International president of the black
smith' union, passed through this city, to
day en rout to Omaha, where ha will meet
local labor leader tomorrow night. From
Omaha Mr. Klin will go to Chicago.
When asked If he would seek another
conference with the Harriman system offi
cial's, he said that he thought it would be
useless to do so, owing to their 'stand on
the recognition of the Federation of shop
Employe.
"I cannot say," he said, "whether there
will be a strike of the. shop men. The
matter will be further discussed by the
leaders and men. We still Insist on recogni
tion of the federation."
One Hundred Dogs.
Attend the Funeral
of Two Other Dogs
Miss Jennie Crocker, in Real Egyptian
Style, Lays Two of Her Ter-
riers Away.
SAN. FRANCISCO. Sept. 14.-One hundred
dogs,' valued at $100,000, attended a funeral
yesterday afternoon, following their mis
tress, Miss Jenni Crocker, behind the bier
oa which was borne two of their kennel
mates, Boston terriers, valued at 15,000
each.
Th funeral 'took place on th Crocker
estate, the deceased prize winners being
placed In concrete coffins fashioned in
Egyptian style.
. The dogs, classed ss among th most
perfect animals of ther breed In the world,
were Dick Dazzler and Wonderland Duch
ess. Death was caused by a disease known
to dog fanciers a "Little Johnny Flea."
Eastern States Get a
- Touch of Real Winter
Temperatures of Below Freezing
Prevail Throughout Maine and
Vermont.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-The cold wave
continued today In the east, with tempera
tures of 26 degrees at Greenville, Me., and
Northtleld. Vt., the lowest points. At many
points In New England and the middle At
lantic states the mercury hovered' within
a few degress of the record for September.
A warm wave Is in the wake of this ab
normal weather and will, it is expected
by th weather experts, spread over tha
northern and central states east of th
Mississippi river by tomorrow night. Mean
time the hot wave continued today In Kan
sas and la the western plains states and
gulf states, where almost the hot weather
record for thst section was scored.
Father and Son Meet
After Twenty Years
Younger Berry in Jail in Pennsyl
vania Charged with the Crime 9
of Murder.
WESTCHESTER. Pa.. SPt It-Aa af
fecting seen occurred in the county Jail
today when, after having been parted for
twenty years. Captain John A. Berry of St.
Loul greeted hi son, E. C. Berry, who is
charged with being Implicated in the burn
ing of Walker, the negro, at Coatesvlll
August 13.
The elder Berry said today h located
hi son through newspaper accounts of hi
arrest. He will engsge counsel te defend
his son. The younger Berry la accused of
murder.
NOW THEY SAY MflNE IS WET
Another Change in Figures on Elec
tion of Tuesday Announced.
SIX OF THE TOWNS STILL MISSING
Report Given Out that it Will Re
quire the Official Count to Cor
rectly Determine th '
Result.
PORTLAND. Me. Sept. 14. Return re
ceived, at th atfle of th secretary of
state up to noon today, with only si towns
missings and 'these lx supplied , by re
turn received la Portland, howed:
-For .repeal of prohibition,; SO. S17.- ,
Against repeal, 80,3Si.
Majority for repeal, 134.
If th. figure received In Portland from
the towns of Limestone, Matlnlcus Isle
and Topsfleld, which have been hown to
be' reversed, as . compared with those re
ceived in Augusta, are allowed., they will
show a majority of 3S6 against the repeal
An official recount will probably be
necessary to determine the reeult of the
balloting.
Miss WatfeontCurns
Over a New Leaf
Chicago Woman, While Employed as
Nurse, Gathers In a Fine
Lot of Valuables.
NEW TORK. Sept. 14.-Helen Watson, a
trained nurse from Chicago, 24 years old
and unusually prepost etslng, will be asked
to explain the presence in her room of
Jewelry, silverware and silk dresses, valued
st (5.000.
Miss Watson wat srrested yesterday,
charged with shoplifting. The Brooklyn
police say they searched her room and
found a great quantity of valuables when
Walter B. Devereaux, a wealthy mining
operator, informed them that silk gowns
and Jewelry valued at 13,500 has been stolen
from hi house t Mamaroneck, N. Y.,
which Miss Watson left Monday, after
nursing bis mother. Mrs. Devereaux died
Sunday and goods found In Miss Watson's
room were Identified by the son as having
belonged to hi mofKer.
On the shoplifting charge Miss Watson
was held In S300 ball. She said that she
cam her from Chicago ambitious to be
come a professional violinist. She studied
her art while earning her living as a trained
nurse .
Street Railway Men
Pass Up the Cars
To Rebuke the Street Railway Com
pany Wagons Are Brought
Into Service.
ST JOSEPH. Mo . Sept. 14 As a re
buke to th St. Joseph Street Railway
company, which does not recognize their
organization, the delegates and visitors to
the International conveation of th Amal
gamated Association of Street and Electri
cal Railway Employes of America todsy
drove to Lake Contrary In tally-hos, where
they were entertained at a fieh fry. the
main social feature of th,e week. Afaocla
tion officers will be elected Friday.
Fowler Packing Plant
is Damaged by Fire
Seventy-Five . Thousand Dollars Loss
When Blaze Starts from Causes
, ' Unknown.
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KANSAS CTTT. Mo., Sept. 14 -Fire. that
for a time threatened the entire Fowler
Packing company plant in Ka,nsas .City,
Kan., wa controlled after It had de
stroyed the fertilizer and damaged the hog
killing ' plant. ' The loss Is estimated at
I75.0U).
It required th combined efforts of the
fir department of Kansas City. Mo , and
Kansas City, Kan., to overcome the flame,
which started from aa unknown, causa.
Derlare Regulation of Transporta
tion Rests with State, and Set
with National Government
and Is VH.il Problem.
SPRING LAKE. Vt. V , Sept. 14.-Tha
governor' conference dopted this after
noon a resolution appointing Governors
Harmon of Ohio., Hadlev of Missouri and
Aldrich of Nebraska a committee to file a
brief of protest, on behalf of the governors
of the United States with the federal su
preme court against affirmation of Judge
Sanborn's decision in the so-called Ne-.
braska esse. '
The hall was crowded with th wives,
daughters and female friends of the execu
tives of the various rtstes. It wa an oc
casion when the advocates of suffrage held
the stage.
Mrs. Van Winkle read a petition to tS
governors. Representing the militant wing
of the party, she demsnded that each state
executive. Including Governor Woodrow
Wilson, come Into the open with his views
and "In the light of pitiless publicity"
align himself with one side or the other
of the question. .,-
No formal action was taken and Mr.
Van Winkle sat down amid applause.
Governor Shafroth of Colorado announced
that Dr. Shaw had been detained and prob
ably would not reach Spring Lake 1n time
to address the gathering.
Nevada's divorce laws need revision and
Improvement according to Its governor
TaRker . Oddle, who Is 111 of appendicitis
and unable to attend the meeting, but who
sent a telegram to Secretary Jordan voicing
his view.
Governor Aldrich Speak.
Governor Herbert S. Hadley of Missouri
spoke on "The Right of the State' to Fix
Interstate Tratfic Rates." He was followed
by Governor Aldrich of Nebraska.
Governor Aldrich made a plea for stats
authority In the regulation of public util
ities, and gave the results of the operation
of the Nebraska rate law to illustrate his
argument.
"We have Just read In a recent decision
of nation-wide importance." satd h,
"where our supreme court ha gone Into
th legislative business. It is now becom
ing quite the thing for federal courts ot
Inferior Jurisdiction to the supreme court
of the United State, to invade th province
"and right of these sovereign" state by
subterfuge, cunning device, and fallacious
tie. up generally the government of the
fate,: depriving them of their tight to
control their own Internal commerce.
Power of the Legislature.
"The right to enact statutes and regulate
such corporation to the end that only
Just and reasonable charges may be made,
is inherent in a state legislature for that
commerce which lies wholly within Its
borders, and the power and duty to say
what is reasonable and Just when such an
issue is tendered, devolves not upon the
legislature, but upon the courts of tins
land.
"In other words, the Idea that courts caa
legislate either directly or indirectly is
repugnant to our entire scheme of govern-
ment. When a court. In an Issue tendered,
has said that a certain rate or fixed charge
is un.iust and unreasonable, then It has
ut-ed lt power to Its fullest extent, and the
overwhelming weight of authority estab
lishes these propositions, and whenever a
court steps outside of this particular
province, It is no)t only autocratic, but may
ba accused Justly of arrogating power and
authority that belongs to another depart
ment of our government.
"I nv here to say tht the legislation of
today, ss carried on and regulated by th
everal states of this union is, in the main.
Just and equitable and fair and that rail
road companies doing business today under
these regulations are prosperous.
Flierlt'uce in Nebraska.
"As a notable instance of this I call your
sttentlon to mv own state in its regulation
of the common carriers therein. I here
make the assertion that under the regula
tion through the freight vat law, th
passenger rste law and the railway coin
mission the railroads of the state of Ne
braska are on a better business basis and
on better terms with the people of the
state and do business with them more
satisfactorily than they hav ever don
before in the history of their existence.
"Under the J-cent fare law th followln;
figure, for the month of January, Febru
ary. March and April, will how that the
business of thl atat In passenger traffic
has greatly Increased:
STATE.
Ticket Conductors'
Sales Collections,
VS 1,348.1Z7.63 ST1.6SI.M
1W 1.578,812 57 .VS. 37 2 .V.
l'10 1.621.816 71 fti.SnSK
UU 1. '.. Stti5.03 fiii. Mb .la
"Th summary for th ama months In
the same years on all road in th tate
shows the following interstate ticket sa'es
and cash fares collected by conductors -
INTERSTATE.
Ticket Conductors'
Sales Collection
1908
1714 Ml 47 10.7f3.47
Boxes of O'Brien's
Candy.
Dalzell's Ice Cream Bricks.
Base Ball Tickets, ,
All are given away free to those
who find their names In tne want
ads.
Read the want ads every day.
your nama will appear sometlma, .
maybe more than once.
No puzzles to solve nor sub
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want ad. -
Turn to the want ad pagee
there you will find nearly every
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