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The Omaha 'Daily Bee Everybody reads weather forecast. The Bee Cloudy; Cooler OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOEXIXG, SEPTEMBER 27, TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. j -pon f V 1 0UISTOW MAKES HOT REJOINDER l Xsnsa Takes Up Gauntlet When Fislaer Point Out Taffs Supe riority u Progressive. r EECREIARY SCORES HYPOCRISY Sayi Ileal Accomplishment is Hin dered by Pretenders. t PRESIDENT PRAISES KANSAS Executive Speaks at Celebration of Golden Year of State. 6PETTD3 DAY IN HUTCHINSON Herlowa Blat rarade a ad Make e a.d iUmt at tee Fair rroeede Tribate to Coa arreeaaaea Madlaoa. 'J Kan.. Sept M. Near tin close of what had been a nonparti san celebration of the fiftieth: anni versary Of the birth of Kansas a a tale, with President Taft aa the prin cipal epeeJter here today, a political in cident flared up which gave a. thrill to the thousand- of Kansans who parked the grandstand at the state fair grounds. Waiter L. Fisher, secretary of the in terior la President Taft's cabinet. Just hack from Alaska, made a three-minute speech. In whirh he said some things lehout the difference between "real pro gressives, of the middle-of-the-road type lilt Mr. Taft" and "hypocritical, dema fcogjo progressives who opposed e1" practical progressive policy put forth " Senator Joseph L Brlstow. ranking second only to Senator La. Follette of Wisconsin among the progressives of tha senate, followed Secretary Fisher and, quickly caught up his challenge. Imtends to Have His StT. iVCn. in. Kansas." he aa 4 "are always JwiUinsT to grant that the 01 her fellow 1 honest In hla views, and we expect him to grant that we are honett ton oura. want to way to President Taft and to Secretary Fisher right now. that in work out the problems that confront us. we of Kansas will have our part and have our say to the end that there shall be equal Justice to a.1 and special privilege to sans." Both Secretary Fisher and Senator r vera widely applaudea. in( . . 1 . u- .-..hl rong eeeniea 10 appreciate ure se at arms and the practical serving cf notice by the Junior Kansas senator. while) ha waa participating ireeiy send, gladly to the welcome of President CaXt In this) state, there waa to be no Sat tip In tha factional fight, as soon aa ha had left tha borders of the common Stealth. Tha president himself had made anno tate! y no reference to politics. His ad dress waa purely historical and in it he fc4 taken occasion to pay a tribute to thai Independence In thought and action of tha Kf"" people, saying that no matter how much one might differ with their views, there could be nothing but admiration lor thera. Trlala aveH TrtlselatloeB. "Tha trials through which the state baa coma," be declared, "undoubtedly gives character to its Inhabitants, are bold and original in thought. ucagaoua In execution. One may differ ora them to tueir conclusions eitner politics or upon other Issues, but must respect the sincerity and the amexgy. Independence and courage with Which they support their conclusions and Carry them to their logical result. Tha president arrived In Hutchinson early this morning and will spend the en tire day here, leaving at midnight for Topeka. His program included the re view of a big parade, the address at tha state fair grounds and an inspection ct tha mora Important exhibits at tha s-v Show, tha laying of the cornerstone of the new convention hall here and a (Un ties at tha Country club. Trieete to Madison. la his address Mi. Taft referred at tome length to the late Congressman E. H. Madison, who died suddenly a week ago. It was at Mr. Madison's invitation hat tha president came to Hutchinson. His death was a great auock to me." Mid the president. "I had not known him long; nor can I say that I knew him Intimately, but I knew him well enough to know the strong qnaht.es of his mind and heart, his Judicial instinct, his in- f tense desire to be fair, and his clear ,i .......,., .v.- ... . ....... .... Jrj lasavjevei-neaqeaness aa a legislator. J 1 remember a speech which he made 1 13 eongreaa on the subject of excepting lsvAeaa combinations of worklngmen from the application of an appro priation. It waa a noble, clear exposi tion of the necessity for making ail per sons equal before the law and an exhibl doa oX courage and indifference to con sequences In the support of a righteous Judgment His speech ir.ai ked him aa Vfs of the coming men of congress." Sin Taft sketched the history of Kansas 3 some detail, saying the state was the r.ftflrt of aa issue. He dwelt upon the trugtle that precedd the admission of IKsrmas Into the uni m as a free state, auutea the long fight between the slavery and anti-slavery forces. Keaeee Bora of a Straggle-. The history of the state." he con cluded. Ta one of intense interest. Th burning Issue of the two great contend ing parts of tha United States was dis tilled Into aa absence In the b.rth and growth of Kansas to a stale. It furnished tha battleground wiiere the contending 1 factions of the entue iia'lon 111 a guerilla war tried by wajer of battle to tnaisteia their respective cause. It waa "bom la a struggle and ua early ea.s were only those of suttenng and travail. 1 the half Century of ua life sj a state t! f , now reached great prosperity. ' J W tt always continue. ' y . Sfeeaee of Sruipaikr to France. Xoarning of the disaster nf the French war vessel Ubei t at r .t'm. I'reatdent Taft today aent the following ineesage: His EVxcellency. M Faiiieres. r"resi fent 0 the French Repuolic: I learn with heartfelt sorrow of the appalling disaster that has befallen the Jjberte at Toulon and I offer in the name I of my countrymen s'.nrere assurance ef I aymparhy for the afflicted French psaple. so long and so war-nly boiuid to the American people by the ties of amity ad tnunua regard." Two Hundred and Thirty-Five Dead, Eighty-Eight Hurt TOtTLON. France. Sept. 3d. A thin ships company was drawn up on the 4eck of the battleship Suffren this morn ing to answer to the nil call of the crew of the Ill-fated Liberte. which was de stroyed by an explosion and fire twenty four hours earlier. The survivors of the disaster, with the exception of thoee In the hospital, are temporarily quartered on the sister ship. When the name of an absent one was cailed some one of his comrades re sponded "dead, hospital" or "missing." An official statement clvlng the casual ties in the los of the Liberte places the dead at and the injured at eighty eibht. with one nan missing. The search of the wreckage of the bat tleship continued throughout the night with the aid of great torches. During the night f.fty bodies were recovered and eight wounded men were rescued from that part of the vessel that remained ex posed when the hull sank. These men had been pinned in the ruins from six teen to twenty-six hours. Most of them were insensible from pain and their rescuers lacked the assistance that their cries otherwise wouid have given in locating their exact position. The causes of the disaster continue to be discussed with animation among the officers and men of the fleet. Whatever may have started the uncontrollable fire aboard the Liberte. It waa pointed out. might equally well fire any ship in the French navy. If the Initial cause of the tragedy was the chemical change In the powder so that by the mere lapse of time It began to burn, not a life aboard any warship, it was argued, would be secure. The general discussion of this vital question w ill, it is believed, result in an investigation of the most searching and rigid nature, for French naval officers without distinction of rank are convinced that the time has arrived when the fleet should be brought up to a state of rea sonable safety. The opinion of experts is generally against the theory of spontaneous com bustion, yet no other adequate cause is put forward. Judgment, it is declared, should be suspended until the searching official Inquiry Is completed, and there is every confidence that this Inquiry will be thorough and Impartial. Sharp Slump in Wall ' Street is Followed by Quick Rebound NEW YORK. Sept. 28. Another out burst of selling on the Stock exchange when trading began today carried down prices swiftly. As the gong sounded the opening of business on the floor of the exchange there was a rush to sell. The crush was greatest at the poets at which Cnioa Pacific, the copper and the steel share are sold. The gains made yes terday afternoon in the recovery follow ing the early depression were largely swept away in a few minutes. The confusion in the crowd of strug gling brokers around the steel post was so great that for some time it waa im possible to determine the changes in prices. The first transaction was a block of 13,000 shares at 55 and 54. an ex treme loss of l. The price soon fell to 64. United States Steel preferred lost IV L'nion Pacific declined and other ac tive railroad shares a smaller amount. The copper stocks developed further weakness and American Cotton Oil de clined :h- After half an hour of excited selling the character of the market changed ab ruptly. Buying orders appeared in suffi cient volume to cause a quick upturn. United States Steel bounded up 3 points and Union Pacific nearly as much. Loaaea throughout the list were soon eliminated or reduced to small amounts. Photograph Used to Show Gambling Exists in Chicago CHICAGO. Sept. IS. A newspaper pho tograph offered a mute denial to the oft quoted police statement that there was no gambling in Chicago when presented today to the civil service commission in vestigating the alleged police collusion with gambling and vice. The photograph waa taken Just outside the Chicago American league ball park, prior to the Gotch-Hackenachraidt wres tling match on Labor day. and showed a crowd of men surrounding a table in the atreet and apparently placing money on the table. In the background was a po liceman. Bank of Egypt Will 60 Into Liquidation LONDON. Sept- 26. -The Bank of Egypt, limited, suspended pai ment today. In a notice to depositors the directors say that advices from Egypt make it apparent that the bank cannot provide sufficient cash to meet current obligations and t'ae company will file a liquidation petition. The suspension came as a big surprise, although at the last annual meeting of the bank 11 was announced that the profits had decreased because of the bad cotton crop aid keen competition. It is expected thai the Institution will be abie to meet irj liabilities The Ban: of Eg pt company was in corporaed 1n 15.' and registered aa lim ited in 11 The authorized capital ts il.ani'iV R. L. Barclay is chairman of the board of directors, which Includes Lord Grer.feil and Lord Rathmore. From 1SJ9 to 19W. Inclusive, the bank paid an nual dividends of from 12 to 13 per cant. In July U'lrt. t per cent waa piu on Uie account of that year. SIOUX CITY FIREMAN KILLED BY FALL THROUGH HOLE SIOCTC CITY. Ia.. Sept. . -4 Special. ) Henry Brow veteran fireman, at To 1 hoe house, died this morning as a result of falllni; through a slide hole while dressing Monday night He struck en his head after tailing twenty feet. KING'S HIGHWAY TO OPEN TODAY Gates to Swing Ajar at Noon for All Loyal Subjects of the King". ALL SHOWS ARE NOW IN PLACE; Samson Hires Fifty Special Officers to Preserve Order. MYRIADS OF LIGHTS TO FLASH I rrf;r.T rnnJ. TTTiTl Tie. Din of Lights for Ten Days. 1IANY BANDS ARE TO PLAY One Csatlannii Reaad ef Pleeaere Will Opea Oit la Fell Glory To day Maa r Visitors Are Ex pected to Enjoy the Fee. AX-SAB-BEN DATES. ept. 37 to Oct. 7, Inclusive. Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 3. staa afaoturers' parade. Wednesray night, Oct. 4, Elec trical parade. Thursday afternoon. Oct. S, SCil ltary parade. rrlday sight, Oct. , Coronation ball. King Ak-Sar-Ben's Highway will be thrown open to the public at noon today. Yesterday and all last night the High way was alive with workmen, building booths. pitching tents, setting up "fronts," stringing electric wires, paint ing signs, draping bunting, and doing a thousand and one things that must be done preparatory to the grand opening. This morning they will be at work again for a half day. When the noon whist'es are blown to day practically all the preliminary work will be out of the way and the work men will leave the Highway tn the hands of the reguar officials and the people who run the ahows. Late last night most of the twenty eight shows that will bid for favor along the Highway had reacr-ed the city. Many worked their men all night to catch up with those that had arrived earlier. Those that have had long- distances to travel from their last "stand" are ex pected some time this morning. They will be Instructed that they must hire extra men if necessary to get into shape to "open" by noon. The finishing touches were put on the main gateway at Eighteenth and Doug las streets and the columns of the court of honor, from Sixteenth to Eighteenth on Douglas streets, last night and the electric lighta were tried and found to be satisfactory. H. J Penfold. secretary of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben rubbed his hands In great glee and said: "Everything is all right. We are three hours ahead of - our preparations last year. Everything will be tn ship shape for tie opening. Give us good weather now and we will break all our records. "We have a better Highway than we ever had before. It ts better lighted. The shows are better and more varied. There is more reason than ever before why everybody should come and see us." The electric colums of the collonade will make the court of honor a brilliant pathway with the imposing gateway Itself an artistic triumph at the end. Since the colums have been put tn place they have drawn more favorable com ment than any other new Ak-ar-Ben feature. The man. woman or child, who can gaze upon that pathway and not turn In and follow it to the good things beyond will be an odd one. Thirty special policemen to keep order on the Highway were hired and sworn in by Samson yesterday. Twenty more will be employed today. These will co operate with the police department to see that no pleasure seeker on the High way finds anything else. "That's a lot more than we need." said Mr. Penfold. "We very seldom have trouble and then Its not serious: but we want to be sure and be on the safe side. We want everyone to go away with a good taate In his mouth a taste that wtll make him come back. We are not going to leave undone anything that might help make evervone s visit pleasant." Factory at Sloes City Boreed. SIOUX CITT, la.. Sept. IS. (Special Telegram.) Fire early this morning wtped out the plant of the National Wood works. Spontaneous combustion in slack coal near the building started tt. Tha loss Is t-V.0)0. with Insurance of $13,000. J. J. Keefe Is president of the company. From Clerk in to Head of With "square deal" for a motto and plenty of pluck and perse verance to back him up. Morris Levy, who began a successful business career as a humble clerk in a tiny clothing shop in Oieao. New York, haa arrived at his twenty-fifth year aa the head of one of the largest clothing houses in Nebraska the Nebraska Cloth ing company. At the age of 20, Mr. Levy, a new arrival in this country from Germany, entered the employ of a small clothing merchant In Olean. Flvs years later, by dint of hard work, honesty and common sense. Mr Levy found himself in the position of proprietor of the store in which he began as clerk. His store prospered, for Mr. Levy waa a man with original ideas and good business acumen and twelve years later he started clothing stores at Trinidad, Colo, and Boulder, la the same state Mr. M. Strassburg. who died a few years ago. waa placed in charge of the atore at Boulder, and Herman Cobn was made manager ot the Trinidad enter prise. Both of these were successful and Trinidad were sold and Messrs. Portland. Ore., where the three In INS the Portland store was sold Levy's career. Here the Nebraska the "square deal" policy that marked letter here. " .0 fystf&j From the Indianapolis News. DOUBLE TRAGEDY IS SUICIDE Coroner's Jury Makes Inquiry Into Death of Jenkins Couple. HINT OF INSANITY IS MADE Woman Haa Rela-ttves In Omaha ead Wee Daughter of Ex-Governor Richards, Who Is Yet Ig aorant of the Tragedy. BASIN, Wyo.. Sept. :X (.Special Tele gram.) Suicide is the burden ot tiie ver dict returned following the coroner g in quiry into the death of Thomas V. Jen kins and his young wife. Edna May Jenkins, daughter of ex-Governor Rich ards and cousin of Mrs. Thomas II Leslie, iL22 Burt street, Omaha. The wife waa found in the j aid of the Richards home at Redbank with the body leaning asaonst a tree and a revolver clutched in her left haniL She bad been shot twice in the lungs and once through the brain. Evidently trouble had taken place in the house, and after being shot the wife raa out into the yard and then killed herself. Aa far aa known the couple had lived happily together and no cause can be advanced for the crime except temporary insanity. The coroner s Jury returned a verdict that the husband came to his death by his own hand and the wife in the game manner after having been shot twice through the lungs by the husband. Ia a Secleed Spot. The Richards name ia situated in a canyon of a mountain stream and is very secluded, which accounts for the fact the bodies were not discovered sooner. The Richards family Is one of the most prom inent in the west. The young couple had wealth and everything seemingly necessary to happiness. Governor Rich ards ia 250 miles In the wilderness on a hunting trip and the bodies will be kept until he can be found by runners who have started with the news. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins had been mar ried but four montha, meeting her hus band at Ogden while keeping houee for her father while he was away on a hunting trip. The bodies were found two or three days after the crime was com mitted. The body of the man was found on tha mattress in the living room of the house with a bullet through his heart. Bank at Priest River, Idaho, is Robbed SPOKANE. Wash.. Sept. as.-Two rob bers broke Into the National hank of Priest River. Idaho, early today, dyna mited the large safe and stole money and warrants amounting to $9.0m. The prop erty stolen constats of J7.000 in county warrants. H.OW 1n currency, Ifjo In gold and tlO in silver. Small Store Giant Concern ' - - - rVsiv:: MORRIS LEVY. In IS: the stores at Olean. Boulder Levy. Straa.burg and Cohn left for opened a first class clothing emporium. and Omaha was the next scene in Mr Clothing company bad Its inception, and ail the Levy stores was followed to the Hee-Haw I Mrs. Patterson Fears Arrest May Spoil Sister's Wedding DEXTER. Colo.. Sept. :6. How the publicity attending the killing of her husband. Charles A. Patterson, may af fect the wedding plans of her sister, who Is to marry a wealthy St. Louis man Thanksgiving day. today appeared to be the greatest worry of Mrs. Gertrude Gib son Patterson as she walked Jaunt ily into the matron's room at the jail after a refreshing night's sleep. .Mrs. Patterson told the police that white walking with her husband yester day the latter handed her a revolver, with the words. "There, go blow your head off." She said what followed ia a blank to her. ST. LOUIS. Sept. X. Mrs. Gibson, mother of Mrs. Patterson, waa reached by a long distance telephone message this afternoon at her home near Sando val, III. She said that none of her family lived or had ever lived in St. Louts. A daughter, Mrs. Judge, was reported to be a resident of St. Louis, but Mrs. Gib son said she lived In Ohio. "I have not heard from my daughter since this happened," ahe said. ."I knew Parterson, my son-in-law, but I never knew Strouss and I have not known much about ray daughter's troubles with her husband. CHICAGO, Sept. ?. Suit for against Emil W. Strouss. who waa charged with alienating the affections of Mrs. Charles A. Patterson, who shot and killed her husband in Denver, was ordered stricken from the records of the superior court today. At the offices of Mr. Strouss it as said he left his desk soon after learning of the shooting in Denver and had not returned today Steel Combine Has Orders to Keep Mills Busy for Months NEW YORiv. Sept. its. Judge Gary, chairman of the United States Steel cor poration, following a meeting of the di rect era and finance committee of the cor poration this afternoon, issued the follow ing statement: "Existing conditions are affecting busi ness to the extent, that instead of con tracting bookings for forward delivery, customers axe buying only for immediate requirements. Nevertheless, strange as it may seem, the volume of prompt business .s larger than usual, specifications run ning upwards of M,tVi tons per day. Of the i.jOU.OiiO tons on the books, of which 9J0.(V tons is inter-coa.pany business. It may he said from the standpoint it mill operations it Is better buslnees than an old-time contract order book of double tonnage, inasmuch as it represents active business capable of specifications in suffi cient volume aa required to operate our mills on the present basis for some months to come " The statement waa read at tha board meeting. Two Union Printers Held in Connection With Murder Charge CHICAGO. Se.pt. MWilliam J. Boener. an organizer of Typograpnical unjon No. 14. and Samuel Olsen. a union printer, were held to the grand jury today, charged with instigating the murder of Rush V. EVnon, a nonunion printer. Janu ary is. mi. The men were hela on the testimony of John Dab, a former pugiiist. who said he, had been hired by Boener and Olsen to 1 "do up ' Denon. He testified that he had been piven jlt and that he had employed j Samuel Cassidy, a former organ. ier ot I the union, for (10. to attack Denon. Cas&idy, in court, admitted sinking the bloms that caused Denon'a death. ' SECRETARY WILSON BACK IN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON. Sept. 3s. Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture returned today from a month's trip through the west, a part of which time he spent at his Iowa home. Mr. W 1100 had no further comment to make on President Taft'a disposition of 1 the charges against Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, i chief of the bureau of chemistry. He said he had not discussed the subject w in ; the president and had not even read in full the president's letter to him in which the latter exonerated Dr. Wiley. STEPHENS GETS NOMINATION Fremont Man Put Up for Congress in Third by Democrats. HAS BIG MAJORITY OF VOTES Resolottona Passed Commend Mr. Bryan ead Aetioe of Democrats in Leet Create of Covarresa. NORFOLK. Neb.. Sept. 35. i.-pecial Tel egram. 1 Dan V. Stephens, four times campaign manager for other democratic congressional candidates in the Third Ne braska district, was nominated late this afternoon to succeed the late James P. Latta. Mr. Stephens was twice campaign man ager for Mr. Latta in winning campaigns and it Is claimed that Mr. Latta had said he would retire at tha end of his term tn favor of Stephens. On the Informal ballot Stephens received 115 out of 177 votes. Then Fred H. Free of Plainvlew, who had been a candidate, moved that Steph ens be named by acclamation. The mo tion was seconded by State Senator Brady of Albion, another rival candidate, and Edgar Howard of Columbus, who wrote mean things about Stephens when How ard ran against Latta for the nomination. Other Candida tea on the Informal ballot stood: Free. 11; Rose, 19; Grady, 11. O'Gara, 15; Gruenther, 2. After he had been nominated Mr. Steph ens thanked the convention very briefly. The resolution contained a compliment for Mr. Bryan, whose name was enthus iastically cheered. The Resolutions. Following were the resolutions. We. the democrats of the Third con gressional district, in convention as sembled, heartily endorse the lust demo cratic national and state platforms and insofar aa they touch questions of Impor tance in the pending congressional cam paign we adopt them literally and make them part and parcel of this declaration of principles; we especially commend the democratic majority in tha present house of congress for the constructive ability disp.ayed in the late special aession and for the honest effort to relieve the coun try from many of the oppressive and the unjust provisions of the republican tariff schedules and we regret that a republican president saw fit to destroy with his veto so much legislation in the interest of the whole people. We are opposed to the secret political caucus. Politics n the interest of the people does nut fear the light nor seek the shades of secrecy. We pledge the nominee of this convention in his capacity as a member of congress to earnest and faithful effort for the enactment of legis lation in harmony with the best progres sive thought of the country, no matter from what source such proponed legisla tion may reach the ha. Is of congress. We send a message of greeting and good cheer to Nebraska s first citisen and dem ocrat. William J. Brvan. and bid him god speed in his noble work of carrying to the uttermost parts of our nation the true principles of democracy aa thev were first prot lalmed bv Thomas Jefferson and later exemplified by Andrew Jackson, and In this day so sofely applied by the demo cratic maioritv In congress in effort to enact legislation which will work the greatest good to the greatest number. Coea-reealoaal Cemaaltee. The following congressional committee was named: Antelope. H. F. Palmer: Hoone. James F Bradley; Burt. Thomas Plumber: Col fax. N. A Mapes: Cedar. Z. M Baird i-uming. H L. Wells; Dakota. Charles Holworth: Dixon. J. M. Hurlev: Dodae. N. W. Preston. Knox. D. C. Laird; Madi son. J. B. Donovan; Merrick. E. H. Bishop; Nanare. John Weens: Pierce. W. E. powers. Platte. Fred J. Pratt; Stan ton. W. P Cowan: Thurston. 8. L. Gal lagher; Wayne, Walter Jabler. State Chairman Byrnes called the con vention to order, State Secretary Mathews read the call, F. D. Hunker of Weat Point waa made chairman and F. E. Martin of Battle Creek secretary. OMAHA MAN FALLS DOWN IN CONTRACT AT ATLANTIC ATLANTIC. Ia., Sept. 26 1 Special Telegram. (Contractor J. E. Bortcn lan?er. who ia erecting the city electric light and water plant, east oday locked out of the old light ilant. Ha haa thrown up his Job and declares he is unable to finish it- The city has notified the Bankers' Surety company of Cleve land and the bonding company baa sent word that it believes the city has held back sufficient funds so that the plant can be finished wtlhout loss. Bortenlanger admitted In open session of the city council that he Is badly in ovlved and wired the bonding company to come to hia rescue. It la said that SlO.omi worth of machinery which be purchased and put In the plant la unpaid for. Ha la a resident of Omaha. His contract called for 4,0O0. and he has drawn CI. 9 from the city. arOTBxxsTTsi or oc&ajr TXAicxmi. Port All Ull. sal 14 BOS TOM rsrtslu M'INTREaL. Grampian BREMEN . rjw. WtsainToa. THIETS fauaoaia Bol LCXiNE aa.N nxscmzo WORK FOR STATE UNIVERSITIES Chancellor Avery Discusses Mission of Public Institutions of Learn ing at Convocation. POSITION OF NEBRASKA rjNIQUE Has Largest Percentage of Students From Its Own State. TOO MITCH SOCIAL DRINKING American Schools Compare Favor ably with Those of Europe. WORK FACTOR IN ALL PROBLEMS (ebraska Is Ma4e CoMerratl-ve err Its Hlatery ead Its Srealeat or Is Sober la Thovsjht seal Aetioe. LINCOLN. Neb.. Sept. 36. Deervlng the abuse of intoxicants at university social functions. Chancellor Samuel Avery at tha convocation of the Uni versity of Nebraska today declared he agreed with a recent newspaper article by R. T. Crane of Chicago as to Intem perance in educational Institutions. "It Is true." said Chancellor Avery, "that student life ts everywhere charac terized by some undesirable features and always will be, since education cannot well be deferred until the student has become aa staid as hia parent. In Rus sian universities we see exhibitions of the highest form of idealism, mingled with out-and-out materialism and per vaded by a spirit of anarchy. In the German Institutions respect for law ana order reign supreme, but tt Is coupled with an abused, personal liberty which too often degenerates into the grossest forms of living. "The great institutions of the east which Mr. Crane ao fiercely attacked are far superior In point of morals to many institutions on the other side of the Atlantic, and I believe that even a hostile critic would be obliged to con cede that Nebraska and ethers which I might mention would hold a relatively high place In the moral scale. "The abuse of intoxicants at social functions has been denounced by the kaiser himself and tn the native country of Gambrlnus at that and by David Starr Jordan of California." "Every institution of higher education must recognise two obligations. The first must be a devotion to knowledge with out regard to local limitations. It must be limited by neither time nor space. It must recognise the universal brother hood of scholars, and regard the mass of knowledge which has accumulated through the ages as the common prop erty of the race. In this sense, then, there are no stats or national univer sities, no denominational institutions; but the activities ef all are limited only by the aum total of human knowledge and their ability to communicate with Intelligent beings. "On the other hand, the direct and special service of any Institution must be more or less localized. An institution like the University of the City of New York may in the narrower sense serve its city only; In fact, it may give real also practical service to few outside of limited classes of people within that city. Other institutions may serve a limited class scattered over a number of states, the restriction being social rather than geographical. Some of tne smaller New England colleges are now becoming very largely devoted to the education of children of certain sects or denominations. The University of Nebraska is a unique Institution, tn that a larger per cent of the students of the state attend it than in tha case uf any other state university. It is probably closer to its constituents than any othor state institution. It ts in the strictest sense a state university, and is there fore more able to receive impressions from the state and give impressions to the state than most other institutions. I wish to talk to you this moiuing, thu, on this second phase of the university's function namely that of serving the state and contributing to the formation of certain Ideals within the state. -Nebraska ia losarriitlvp. "Nebraska, compared with most of ita ueighbors, is a conservative stale. We have had radicalism, to be sure, but to a less degree than most of the surrounding states. Political innovations have com monly come later, and often receded earlier, than In many of the common wealths about ua. In legislation w have been wiser or slower, according to one s way of looking at it than many of our neighbors. We have not fought, and bled, and died, so frequently; but we have nevertheless made very substantial progress mlth very few backsets. This attitude, or mental habit, has been re flected In the development of the uni versity. For example, we are still among the most conservative of state Institu tions In the number of fixed subjects re quired for admission, but we are gradu ally changing. Our temperament keeps us moving steadily along the path of progress without those sudden advances snd retreats that have characterized sis ter states and sister institutions. "This sobriety of feeling and expres sion shows Itself in the student body. This university has never had to face acute student situations such as liave Boxes of O'Brien s Candy. iialzeil 's Ice Cream Bricka. Base Ball Ticket. All are given away free to those, who find their uaaiee. La tne want ads. Head the want ads every da, your name will appear soma-' time, maybe more than once. .No puzzlea to solve nor gu in scriptions to get Just read tn want ads Turn to the want ad page there you will rind nearly every business house la the city rep. resented.
