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SAYS TAFT CAN
CAKKY INDIANA
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Colonel H. S. New replies to State
ment Made by Chairman lee
of Hoosier Committee.
PAET OF PREARRANGED FLAN
Sayi He Knows Influences Respon
sible for Lee's Change of Mind.
TOLD PRESIDENT ABOUT IT
Chief Executive Informed Saturday
that it Was Coming.
TAFT IS LOGICAL CANDIDATE
If Partr Cannot Win with Htm as
Candidate It Certainly Can
not Win nilk Anyone
Klse.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 13.-Harry S. New
ot Indiana, chairman of the committee
on arrangements of the republican na
tlonal convention, today answered the
statement made by Chairman Lee of the
Indiana republican state central com
mittee. In which Mr. Lee declared that
President Taft could not carry Indiana
next year. Colonel New charges that Mr.
Iee Issued his statement as a part of
a prearranged plan and rays he knows
the influences that were bark of It.
If Ur. Taft cannot carry Indiana, no
other republican can," said Mr. New.
Mr. New said: "I had Information sev
eral days ago when Mr. I,ee was brought
to Washington by way of New York that
lie would lwsuo the statement that was
iven out yesterday. As early as last
Saturday I told the president that It was
forthcoming. I knew of the Influences
that are responsible for Mr. Lee's change
of sentiment. It Is part of a prearranged
plan and Is entitled to the usual discount
allowed In matters of this kind.
Taft Logical Candidate.
"I am still firm' in the conviction that
Mr. Taft is the logical candidate of the
republican party and I am just as firmly
of the opinion that the republicans of
Indiana believe in htin and are for him
without qualification and that the state
delegation to the national convention
will give him Its full support.
"If the republican party cannot win
with Mr. Taft, it certainly cannot win
with anyone else. I believe the electoral
vote of Indiana will be cast for Mr. Taft
.and that the attempt of the men who
have inspired Mr. Lee's statement will
fail- of their purposes."
Colonel Harry New today told Secre
tary Utiles at the White House that he
would call a preliminary meeting of Iijs
committee at Chicago the second week
in January. - - '
Koosevelt la I rog ressl ve .
BOSTON. Dec. 13. After conference
. today with political leaders calling them-
selves progressive :wpnoItca'hs,"Calflhcl
Theodore Koosevelt . permitted a state
ment to bo issued in which he admitted
'liavlnir urged Governor Robert P. Bass
'of New Hampshire to speak at the
progressive republican meeting here on
Saturday evening, apd expressed bin
pleasure that Kev. Samuel M. Crothers
of Cambridge would .preside.
tLMMI.8 IRtiKS ACTION U BILL
Wauta Mraaare Passed Providing;
Review of Tobacco Case. .
WASHINGTON. Dec. 13.-tfenator Cum
mins of Iowa in a. speech today urged
speedy action on his bill providing for a
Jevlaw by the supreme court of the United
States of the decree of the United States
'circuit court for the aouthern district of
New York approving the reorganisation
of the American Tobacco company.
He sutd that "the welfare of the peo
)le, the stability of business and the
wants of congress imperatively require
that this decree shall be reviewed by the
supreme court in order that we may know
whether this decree is all that the antl-
trust law will do for the people."
, Until this fact Is determined, he said
the present business uncertainty must
continue.
Big Kred la Under Arrest.
CHICAGO, Dec, 13. "Big Fred," one of
the trio suspected of the murder of Mrs
Kdiuund Kaufman a week ago, the police
believe. Is now in the custody of two
detective and on the way buck to this
city, xno suspect Is red Uoneham, ar
rested oo suspicion by the Paris, 111.,
ponoe.
The Weather
For Nebraska Cloudy and unsettled;
moderate temperature.
For Iowa Probably cloudy and unset
tled; warmer north central portion.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday
Hour.
6 a. ni.
6 a. m.
7 a. in.
8 a. in.
a. in.
10 a. m.
11 a. m.
12 in
1 p. m.
- Ip. in.
Deg
.... 32
.... 38
.... 30
.... 30
.... 30
.... 36
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44
2'p. in 45
4 i. tn 4S
6 p. m 43
p. ni 42
7 p. ni 41
S p. in So
Comparative I. or a I Heeord
1911. 1K10. 190. 190A
Highest yesterday 46 35 24 61
Lowest yesterday 3 "i
Precipitation 00 .00
Tempeiature and precipitation
tures from the normal:
Normal temperature
Kxcess for the day
Total excess since March 1
2.' S3
.(JS .UO
depar-
28
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.to
Normal precipitation I'Stnch
fliiency for the day OJ inh
Total rainfall since March 1.. .M.tti Ituhes
Jieflclency slnco March 1 14.10 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 11)10. 14. U Inches
Kxcess for cor. perlo.i, 1S09 ... 4. ui Inches
lOCltJRTH FROM STATIONS AT 7 P. M.
station and fetate Temp. High- Haiti.
of Weather. 7 p. ru. est. fall.
Cheyenne, clear 10
Davenport, clear 38
Jienver, part cloudy 2
Jes Moines, clear.; 40
Dudfrs City, clear M
I-ander, clear 13
North Platte, cloudy 3H
Omaha, clear.. 41
Pueblo snowing M
Rapid City, clear SO
Halt Lake City, (Hear
t-anta Fe, clear It
Sheridan, clear t
Sioux City, clear M
Valentine, part cloudy.... 10
V" N
ut .02
44 A0
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4 .00
4 .00
K .M
40 .08
4.. .V
U .02
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M .00
W . T
3 ' .Oil
44 .00
"T" Indicates trace of precipitation.
U A, WELSH. Local vrcaslr.
The National Capital
Wednesday, Dnrmlifr HI, 1011.
The Senate.
In session at 2 p. m.
Announced In Loiimer election hearing
that Senutor Lorlmer would testify be
fore end of this week. An early con
clusion of the Investigation seems as
sured. Oeorgo Y. Perkins urged before Inter
state commerce committee a plsn for a
federal commission for licensing corpor
ations. New York Jewish delegation urged abro
gation of Russian treaty at foreign re
lations committee hearing.
Parcels post project discussed before
postofflce commission.
Agreed with house for holiday recess
from pecember a to January 3.
Service pension bill referred to commit
tee. Eenator Cummins urged the pansHfie of
his bill for supreme court review of the
Tobacco trust case.
Adjourned at 3:30 p. m. until 2 p. ni.
Thursday.
The House.
Met at noon.
Miscellaneous business from committee
considered.
Steel committee continued hearings on
ore rates charged by railroads controlled
by steel corporation.
Sulier bill abrogating Russian treaty of
Ul passed, 300 to 1.
Adjourned at 6:47 p. m. until noon
Thursday.
Chinese Republic
Protests Against
Loans to Manchus
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. l?,.-Tho Chi
nese national association In America sent
dispatches today to the secretary of
state at Washington and to the mln
lsters of foreign affairs of Bngland,
Franco and Belgium, asking them to uso
their influence to prevent a loan by
financiers to the Imperial government at
Peking.
They stated that Manrhu rule was at
an end and such a loan would be con
strued as an unfriendly act toward the
new republic.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13. The revo
lutlonary army of 20,000 men lately en
gaged in the attack on Nanking, moved
today .northward to Hu Peh province.
in which Hankow, now In Imperial con
trot, is situated, according to a dls
patch received from Shanghai. Another
division of revolutionary troops has been
organised at Canton, It Is also stated.
with General Chang Ming In command.
and will be Bent north.
HANKOW, China, Dec. 13. A landing
party of bluejackets and marines from
the United States' gunboat Vlllalobos,
which was sent up the river to Tupg-Tlng
lake In order to protect the escaping
American missionaries from the attacks
J-et-Ptrateer reached -Ifd-Chow- without'
mishap. .
Boy Seeking Work
Killed Under Cars
Ivan Dchaven, aged 22, who with his
brother Fred was "beating his. way to
Omaha from Beach, Colo., was Instantly
killed about 7 o'clock lust night when
he Jumped from a "deadhead" baggage
car at Thirty-eighth street and the Union
Pacific tracks.
The brothers boarded the Union Pacific
train at Hiss, Colo., about forty miles
from their home, and crawled Into the
empty baggage oar. They wcro on their
way to Omaha to get work. At Thirty
eighth street the train began to slow
down and the brother opened the bag
gage car door on the side and Jumped.
Fred Jumped first and alighted safely.
His brother followed Immediately after
ward. It Is believed his clothing was
caught and he was pitched under the
wheels of the fast moving train. The
victim's right arm was severed from his
body, his chest was crushed and his lower
Jlmbs were almost severed. The body
waa takep by the coroner.
Russia Will Wait
For Eight Days More
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 13. -The
Rossia, which generally reflects the In
tentions of the ministry, says -the Rus-
slan troops now concentrating at Kaubln,
In Persia, will not advance until another
eight days have elapsed, unless extraor
dinary events cause the Russian minister
to order them to march toward Teheran
at an earlier date.
Russia at the end of November dis
patched about 4.0UO troops to Hesht, In
Persia, by way of K until, on the Caspian
sea. When the Persian natlouul council,
on December 1, refused to comply wttli
the terms of the Russian ultimatum de
manding the dismissal of W. Morgan
Bhuster, the American acting us Persian
treasurer-general, und a cash Indemnity,
these troops were ordered to advance on
Teheran.
GENERAL REYES SAID
TO BE IN TWO PLACES
BAN ANTONIO, Tex., Le 13. It was
reported today from a reliable source at
Laredo Uiat General liernardo Reyes was
entrenched with an Insurrecto army In
the mountains near Galoana, Neuvo Leon
state, and expected to be In Monterey by
Sunday.
LAREDO, Tex.. Iec, 13. Mexican se
cret service agents here believe General
Reyes Is hiding near the American bor
der. They are searching at all these
border points.
SCHMIDT TO BE TRIED ON
INDICTMENT FOR BRIBERY
BAN FRANCISCO. Dec. U.-A revival
ef the graft trials which followed San
FYanclsoo'a great fire of 1M was indi
cated today when Eugene K. Schmidt,
deposed mayor, once under sentence for
extortion, but released by order of the
supreme court on technical grounds, was
ordered through his counsel to prepare
for trial on one of the truuiy bribery In
dlctmcaU aUU peudluaaiit him.
MYSTERY AT FORT
KILEi CLEARS UP
Private Quirk Confesses Blowing Up
Bridges, Cavalry Stable and
Water Main.
IMPLICATES FORMER CHAPLAIN
Says Crime Was Instigated by Rev.
C. N. Brewer, Now in Oklahoma.
MRS. ANNA JORDAN ALSO NAMED
Wife of Soldier Convicted of Theft
Said to Be Party to Crimes.
REVENGE WAS THE MOTIVE
Loss from Series of Incendliiry Fires
and Kxploslon Will Amount to
More Than llnlf Million
Dollars.
Ill I.I.KTl.
JUNCTION CITY. Kan., Dec. 13.-The
Rev. Charles M. Brewer, formerly a chap
lain In the United States army, now a
pastor of a Baptist church in Olustse,
Okl., was accused, It develolcd today.
In a confession last night by Private
Michael Quirk of implication In a mys
terious series of explosions winch have
baffled military authorities at Fort Rllcy
for six months.
United States Commissioner Chase here
today stated that Brewer had been ar
rested at Olustse and that he was being
held for United States marshals. Mrs.
Anna Jordan of Kansas City, also Im
plicated In Quirk'B confession, was ar
rested curly today In Kansas City follow
ing a telegram to the police of that city
from Commissioner Chase.
Illew Up llrldtte.
Quirk In his confession, whk'h was
made to Colonel Ell D. Hoyle, Sixth Field
artillery, commandant at Fort Riley, said
that he blew up the bridge across the
Kaw river June 24 last and that he blow
up the cavalry stable June .10, when
twenty-seven cavalry horses wero burned
to death. He also said he blew up the
water main which supplies the post with
water.
Quirk declared in his confession that
ho committed these crimes at the insti
gation of Brewer, who sought revenge
because he-had been court-'martlaleu and
dismissed from the service for conduct
unbecoming an officer and a gentleman,
Mrs. Anna Jordan, Implicated by Quirk,
Is the wife of a convict in tlio federal
penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth. She
was arrested hern several months ago for
aiding her husband to escape from the
guardhouse, where he was confined on
the charge of stealing. He was recap
tured and sent to the federal penitentiary
Mrs. Jordan wag released. Quirk al
leged In till confession that he met the
ex-chaplain and Mrs,. Jordan J n ,aa au
tomobllo on the road between Junction
City ' and Fort P.lley.' He said Brewer
told him they were on the way to blow
up the biidge and asked him to go along.
Quirk said he placed the explosive that
blew up. the bridge.
Quirk has been In the guardhouse under
suspicion of connection with the explo
slons for nearly a month. Lust night he
sent for Colonel Hoyle and made the con
tension
Loss Half Million Dollars.
Kxploslons and fires hero within six
months have destroyed government prop.
erty totaling a value of V00,000. A big
storehouse on the maneuver grounds
burned with a loss of $200,000. Investlga
tlons at the time convinced the author!
ties that all the fires were of Incendiary
origin. Since Quirk's arrest there bave
been no fires.
Both Brewer and Mrs. Jordan will be
brought here for arraignment before the
United States commissioner.
It was said at the post today that others
have been implicated and that more ar
rests will follow.
Brewer was chaplain of the ixth Field
artillery, stationed at Fort Riley, until he
was dismissed from the army June 21,
last, after conviction by court-martial on
charges of having been Intoxicated at an
enlisted men's dance at the fort and with
behaving In an ungentlemanly manner In
the presence of enlisted men and their
wives March 31, last.
Brewer Is a native of Alabama. He is
34 years old. He became a chaplain In the
United Htates army In 17. Ho !s mar
ried and has several children.
Mrs. Jordan Arretted.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 13.-Mr. Anna
Jordan was arrested here early today
upon receipt of a niessuge from the
United States commissioner at Junction
City, Kan., and Is being held pending the
arrival of officers. The charge against
her was not stated In the menace mid
sho declines to talk.
Rescuers Lose Hope
of Rescuing Miners
BIUCEV1LLK. Tenu...Uec. U-YVith the
parsing of another day without the dis
covery of any more live meu In t'roxs
Mountain mine hope for the rescue $f
the fifty odd men still unaccounted tor
has reached Its lowest ebb. I.utu today
the report spread tlnounh the vllluge that
three more survivors hud been found and
practically the whole population flocked
to the mine for news, only to be disap
pointed by finding that It was untrue.
progrens In the search was obstructed
by a smouldering fire whli h raged from
early morning until 3 o'clock this after
noon, requiring the efforts of half the
government helmet crew to extinguish It
Thirty-seven bodies had been brought
out of the mine up to nightfall and sev
eral more had been located. Tim owners
officially announced that there were
eighty-five men In the mine when the
explosion occurred.
WRONG MRS. KIRK MENTIONED
IN DISPATCH FROM FARGO
CHICAGO. Deo. 13.-A Fargo, N. D.,
dispatch, Iect ruber t, announced that
Mrs. J. H. Kirk of Chicago was engaged
to J. P. Williamson of Hargent county.
This waa an error as concerning Mrs.
Kirk. The Mrs. Kirk who Is engaged to
wed J. P. Williamson is Mrs. John H.
Kirk and not Mrs. J. g. Kirk, as the
t'age report saJd,
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
TAFT INITIATES INQUIRY
Federal Investigation Into Dynamit
ing Cases Ordered by Him.
HAS LONG TALK WITH LAWLER
Action Taken llcrause California
Authorities Were 1 nable to
Rears Witnesses and Evi
dence In Other Stales.
LOS ANG ELKS, lie.'. 13. -President
Taft personally Initiated the govern
ment's present Investigation both here
and at Indianapolis Into the dynamiting
conspiracy In which the McNamara
brothers figured.
The president when he visited Los
Angeles on October iti, was apprised by
Oscar Lawlcr, then an assistant of Dis
trict Attorney John V. Fredericks of the
strong case built up by the latter against
the McNamaraa.
The president's action tn the matter
after his conference with Mr. Lawler,
was taken forty-eight hours after he left
here. The McNamara trial was then but
five dsys old, but the president was
convinced, It Is said, of the array of facts
gathered by the state and waa told that
the MoNamara brother were not the
nnlu vulltv tuna.
. Ieta41s of .alleged' tanrperlng with -wit
nesses and evidence In various parts of
the country and the Inability of the state
authorities here to bring all offenders to
Justice were related to the president.
California Authorities Dnlkcd.
It was a final move of the people here
to ask thooatlun'a chief executive to
asslrt thorn in a matter In which they
were being balked on many sides. The
local federal authorities had declined to
take any steps In the matter pending
orders from Washington, and District At
torney Fredericks was unable to go to
Washington to present the facts. It waj
thought Mr. Lawler, a friend of the presi
dent, that the federal action was insti
tuted. "I cannot discuss any conversations I
have had with the president," declared
Mr. Lawler today. "Nor can I talk about
any of the present phases of the. govern
ment's Investigation."
It can be stated positively, however,
by the Associated Press that the presi
dent was approached by Mr. Iawler after
District Attorney Fredericks vainly
sought some other way to bring the fed
eral authorities Into the case. Fredericks
knew, he said, that federal statutes had
been violated. Ha knew that there was
evidence In Indianapolis which waa not
accessible to the state authorities here
except by the intervention of the federal
government. He had heard of the will
ingness of the United States District At
torney Charles 11. Miller at IndlunapoltH
to tako Immediate action, but authurlza
tlon was needed from someone higher up.
Not Afraid of Political ftffert
Mr. Iawler saw the president and told
him the circumstances. According to
persons who silico have learned the de
tails of that conference, Mr. Luwler
pointed out the number of labor leaders
who were Involved.
The possibility of political injury to the
president waa taken Into consideration.
With union lubor lined up on the side of
the McNamaraa at that time, which was
long before the confessions of guilt were
dreamed of. It was Indicated to the presl
dent by many persons that an unfavor
able political effect might result with the
lubor element in the country If ho took
a definite stand In the McNamura cate.
The preKident, it is suld, told Mr. Lawler
that he would proceed regardless of that
The president was In favor of beginning
the federal prosecution here, but It was
pointed out that on account of the pen
dency of the slate's se a cumbnrsome
situation might arle. The Indianapolis
federul authorities he was told, however,
were anxious to go ahead If he would
say the word. rue piesiueni saia ne
would give his answer In a day or two.
Immediately after leaving here the
(Continued oi) Heron! Page.)
New Deal on Taffydils
Home (irown Uaffydll Con
tent on Ulgger aud Uroader
Scale.
Nineteen Valuable Prizes
Aanled Kaih Week.
Look for' the DafiydU Con
test Page Nejtt Sunday,
(Jet In the game everyone
eligible. Yoti can win one or
more valuable prizes by a little
thought. ,
Look for Announce,
ment of Rules and
Prizes Next Sunday
Dr, Taft's Family Remedy
Cr D
Keep Riffht on Giving Him This, Auntie.
Stockmen Propose
Farm Products as
Basis for Currency
DENVKK, Dec, 13 The Issue of na
tional cuiTcncy on wheat, corn and cot
ton as collateral wss recommended today
by the resolutions committee of the
American National Live Stork associa
tion. The recommendation was made In
the form of proposed amendments to the
Aldrlch plan. Advocates of thfi proposi
tion urged lis Importance to farmers and
declared that H would strengthen the
proposed emergency currency, which un
der the Aldrlch plan In to be Issued
largely on commercial paper.
Crete Has Sensation
in Young Man's Arrest
CRKTK. Neb., Deo. 13.-tSpeclal.)-The
arrest aSturilny of Otto Keekln has
brought to light an alleged crime whloh
has set the townspeople In a riotous
frame of mind, wbtc't Involves two girls
and tho Innooence or guilt ot two well
known and socially Inclined oung men.
The nariics of prominent persons ot Crete
have been .brought Into the ease aM it'll
said news of a sensational ctasn Will'
be brought out In the Invet tlJRtlon of
the alleged crime
Although- the matter happened a week
ago oMnday night the efforts ot prom
inent men and women of Crtte have kept
the facts In the case from going outside
o fthot town. Pressure was brought to
bear on tho newspapers o fthat city and
tho story wus hushed up to a certain
extent and very lltllo news of the mat
ter has been printed.
A week ago last Monday night, Klva
Blauvelt, 16 years old, and India Hmlth,
aged 17 years, both employes of the Fair
mont Creamery company, are said to
have left the homo ot Miss Blauvelt's
sister, Mrs. Charles Uuxall, where they
lived, to do some shopping. While on the
way downtown the two girls were met by
Ada Garten, . who It Is asserted, asked
them to go to a moving picture show with
her, which they did. After the shpw the
Garten girl Is alleged to have under false
pretenses enticed the two Innocent girls
to go to a distant part of the city. When
the trio arrived at a building which was
occupied by a millinery store, Ida Garten
managed to get her friends to g upstairs
with her. On the second floor of the
building the girls were taken to a room
which is said to have been littered with
empty wine bottles. The two girls then
tried to get out of the place, but It Is said
were forced Into another room, where it
Is alleged Otto Pet kin was located. After
the girls entered tho room Keekln Is al
leged to have locked them in and then
gone to another building and gotten Klvln
Talley. son of Councilman Perry Talley.
and taken Mm from a poker game over
Elvln Talley's pool hall through a back
alley to the. rear door of the girls' prison.
Charles Iluxall became anxious when
his slster-ln-Iaw and her roommate did
not come home about midnight, lie went
out In search of them and heard scream
IfeHulng from a window over the millinery
store. The night watchman. Cam Hlne.
It is alleged, refused to let liuxall Into the
building and refused to go up and arrest
the men. Mr. lluxull then went to get
an officer and when he returned found
that tho girls had been taken home, It
Is said by Keekln, who Is supposed to
have been tipped off that lluxull wus
looking for the girls.
Hoth Keekln and Talley then disap
peared from the city and wurranls were
iHHiied for their arroM. Keekln was ar
rested in Lincoln and taken back to Crete
Sunday. Talley has not yet leen located.
Keekln's hearing was set for today.
It Is raid the Garten girt attempted to
commit sululde since the episode, but
fulled to kill herself owing (o tho timely
arrival of ducturs. Hhn bus iKriund the
statement that If she Is placed on the
stand she will tell things that will shake
Crete to its foundations and will involve
some of the mout proiiiliu ut families In
the city.
OFFICIAL STATUS OF ST.
PATRICK'S DAY CHANGED
IIOMK,, Dec. 11-As a reh.ult of u decree
of the pope Issued In July in reference to
holy days, Bt. Patrick's day was struck
off the list of obligatory holy days on
which Catholics are culled on to hear
mass and abstuln from unnecessary work.
On the request of the Irish Catholic
hierarchy, Ihowever, the holy see has Just
Issued another decree, which Is most Im
portant for Irish people throughout the
world. According to this the feust of
Patrick will continue to be a holy day
without however, being subject to the
law of fating or abstinence.
SHEEP SHOWOPEN TO PUBLIC
Annual Mid-Winter Exhibition Be
gins with Details Complete.
JUDGES ARE READY FOR WORK
Arrivals Come from Ocean to Ocenn
and from ' Canada Nebraska
nnd Ions Represented by -Kshlblta.
With 00 sheep on exhibit, coming from
ocean to ocean, and also wool, collies,
English bobtail sheep dogs and sheep
herders' equipment, the Mld-Wlnter
Bheep ahow held In connection with the
annual convention cf the National Woll
Growers' association waa opened to the
publlo In the Auditorium yesterday morn
ing. It will continue through Saturday and
anyone who is willing to pay the price
at the door Is welcome to see It. The
ahow was well attended yesterday, even
during the morning hours. It waa Cora.
merclal club and Ad club day, and mern.
bera of both organisation Were out In
force. The Ad olub went with eheep bells
and Dutch hand. Each evening there
will be a concert by Ureen'e band of
thirty pieces and moving picture jviU be-1
shown by the V'nlyn Stock Yards com
pafi'.
fully half the animals of the ahow
have been awarded ribbons at state and
dlrtrlct shows all over the country and
the recent International Llvt Stock show '
at Chicago; In fact, the cream ot the
Chicago show Is now In the Auditorium.
Among the Chicago prUe winner on ex
hibition Is the champion ram of the In
ternational show, who also enjoys the
distinction of being the biggest animal
In the show, weighing 41T. pounds. He Is
an Oxford.' There Is also the highest
priced mutton ram ever sold In the Uni
ted Stated, a Shropshire, which has been
sold to the millionaire Connecticut ship
builder, Morton P. Plant, for WOO. Both
ot these animals are In the exhibit of
George McKerrow & Sons of Pewaukee,
Wis.
Award Prises Today
E. I.. Shaw of Washington, D. C, and
H. I Compton and 8. M. Cleaver of
Ohio, the judges of the show, will be
gin awarding cash prises and ribbons
this morning and their work probably
will be finished by Saturday morning. .
Kxhlblts of thirty-three separate ex
hibitors are at the show, hailing from
Nebraska, Iowa, Canada, Wisconsin, Ver
moiit, Illinois, Minnesota, Kentucky,
Oregon, New York, Wyoming, Ohio,
Michigan, District of Columbia, Penn
sylvania and Indiana. The Nebraska ex
hibitors are Ilobert Taylor of Abbott, the
University of Nebraska and Charlus
Ixmly of Rising City. The Iowa exUlblt
Is that of Frank ltalnler of Logan.
Wyoming Is represented by tho K. 8. King
Bros, company of Darainle, the Quealsy
Peterson company of Cokevill and the
University of Wyoming. The furthest
west exhibit Is that of M. H. Woodcock
of Corvallls, Ore., and the farthest east
that of K. M. Blssell of Kast Bhorcham,
Vt. There tire thrco exhibitors from On
tario, Canada.
The entries,, which the Judges will be
asked to separate for the prises. Include
a flock of five Persians, which arrived
Tuesday afternoon from Kl Paso, Tex.
This flock has been In tho country but
a short time and Is attracting much fa
vorable comment among -the sheep fan
ciers who are in the city. The ten Dart
moors, which come all the way from Kor
ea!. Out., la also demanding much time
of tho sheepmon. This Is the only flock
of this breed either In the United States
ur Cunuda.
Papal Delegate to
Philippines is Dead
MANILA. Dec. U Mgr. Ambrose Aglus,
pupal delegate In the Philippines, died
suddenly this morning. He had been re
railed to Home and It was believed here
thut he was to succeed Cardinal Kalconlo
as pupal delebute at Washington.
Mgr. Aglub' death waa due to periton
itis. Ho hud been the guest of honor at
a furewell banquet and was to return to
Home on January ?, under Instructions of
the pupal secretary of state.
Mr. Aglus was archbishop of Palmyrla.
lie was nominated papal delegate to the
1'hlllpplne islands In imx.
Special Train is
Wrecked in Maine
I-ORTLAND. Me., Dec IS.-A special
train on the Grand Trunk, bringing sev
eral hundred Immigrants to sail tor
Liverpool tomorrow wss wrecked toda.
at West Parish, Ma Several passenger.
ere hurt," bu no cue waj killed.
WOOL GROWERS
CONVENE TODAY
National Association Begins Its
Forty-Eighth. Annual Session
at the Auditorium.
WILL LAST THROUGH SATURDAY
Tariff and United States Grazing
Policy to Be Discussed.
SCHEDULE K ABSORBING TOPIC
President Gooding Will Deliver His
Annual Address Today.
WYOMING DELEGATION ARRIVES
Thr ar Convention Will lie lien.
In lllator yof Association and
Want the 1012 Merlins
In Cheyenne,
The National Wool Growers' annoeiatioi)
will begin its forty-eighth annual con.
ventlrm at the Auditorium this morning
to continue through Saturday.
Dean 3. A, Tanoock will pronounce th
Invocation and President David Cole of
the Commercial club, Mayjr Dahliuan ami
President T. B. McPherson ot the Boittlt
Omaha Live Btook exchange will wel
come the visitors. Dr. J. M. Wilson ot
Douglas, Wyo., will respond. r'ormef
Governor Gooding of Idaho, president of
the association, will deliver hla annual
address and A. J. Knolltn of Chicago,
eastern vice president of the association,
will apeak on "What the Sheep Industry
Means to the East." After the annual
report of Treasurer F. ' D. Miracle of
Helena. Mont., and that of Secretary 8.
W. McClure of Ooodlng, Idaho., A. W.
Jefferls ot Omaha will address the con
vention on "Omaha, the Market Town."
There will he a vocal solo by Mrs. Fred
N. Hess, and songs by Prof. W. li.
Graham's quartet.
The delegates will Inspect the show In
the afternoon and In the evening will be
guests of the Commercial club at a re
ception and .theater party at the Bran
dels theater.
Wyomlnsf Men Arrive.
The Wyoming delegation, two cars full
of them, arrived laat night, headed by
John M. Guild of the Omaha Commercial
olub, who went to Vasnrenne to attend tho
state convention and escort them to
Omaha. They were met at the Union sta
tion by members ot the South Omaha,
Live Stock exchange and taken to their
hotel and later to the Sheep sliow,
"We expect the Omaha convention to he
the best In the history of the assocla-.
tlon," said J. A. Delfelder ot Woltou,
Wyo., president of the Wyoming Wool
Grower' association and an officer ot the
Omaha Wool and Storage company. "It
Is so situated between the east and the
west thut we should have delegates here
from a great number ot tates."
The Wyoming bunch I the first big
delegation on the ground and they have
already unfurled the banner of "Chey
enne next year." They had no sooner
landed In Omaha tVian they began work
ing to land the next convention for Chey
enne, The Wyomlngltes expect Omaha to
help them In their campaign, the relatione
between Omaha and the Wyoming sheep- '
men being very friendly, because of the
fact that many of the wool growers store
their fleeces In their co-operative wool
warehouse In Omaha, i
Hehedole K Dl- Topic.
The big topic of the convention wilt be
the tariff and tho eyes of the sheepmen
of the entire country will bo turned to
ward Omaha for the next three days. The
subject Is likely to come up' at the very
first session, and "Schedule K" and "Free
Meat" will be subjects of carefully pre
pared addresses by men well versed In
the sheep Industry. . The attitude of thn
government toward graxlng sheep in the
national forests will also be a matter
for consideration.
BURLINGTON WOMAN ,
KIDNAPS HER DAUGHTERS
CHICAGO, Dec. 13. Marlon and Mar
guerlte Holmes, the 9 and 17-year-old,
daughter of II. J. Holmes, 'were Inter
cepted on their way to school 'today lu
the village of Downer's Grove, a suburb,
and carried away by a man who li untied
them Into an automobile. I
Later the police of Aurora.-III., arrested
a woman who with the Bill waa wait
ing for a train to Burlington, la. The
woman admitted she was Mrs. Holmes
and said sho had taken her children be
cause she "could not live . without them."
She was held by tho jxillco on a war
rant sworn out by her husband.
BRIDE WHO DISAPPEARED
RETURNS AND', IS MARRIED
LONDON, Dec. 13. Lydy Constance
Koljambe, a half sister' of the earl of
IJverpooI. comptroller of th king's
hounehuld, who created , a sensation In
IiOndon on July 3. by failing to appear at
church at tho time appointed for her
marriage to ltev. A. II. K. Hawkins, ha
again astonished society and her friends
by quietly marrying Mr. Hawkins today.
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