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VOL. -XLI-XO. 173. OMAHA, MONMUV M01t.Nl.VO, JAN'UaUY s, hMTOWAllm ! SIKOI.E (WV TOO CKNTS.
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POWERS PROTECT
PEKING JU1LH0AD
lack of United States Troops Results
in British Soldiers Doing
Double Work.
MISUNDERSTANDING IS CAUSE
Mails Four Days Late Because of
Interruption of Traffic.
ARMY READY TO MEET DEMAND
At
Present Only Few legation
Guards in North China.
NO MESSAGE TO WASHINGTON
Stale Department t ' Awaits Word
from Minuter Calhoun "While lie
M Hr ported to Have Sent Tel
eyram .taking Troops,
PUKING, Jan. 7. The treaty powers
have undertaken the protection of the
railroad between Peking and the sea.
Interruption of traffic along this line,
which has prevented the passage of the
malls for four days, has resulted In -this
decision. Detachments of British, Ger
man, Japanese nnd French troops have
been stationed at Intervals between Pek
ing and Chlng Wang Tao, according to
the plan devised two months ago. A
Japanese general Is In command, as he
is the ranking officer.
The respective nations assume charge
of different sections of the road. Great
Britain taking care of the section be
tween Peking and Yang Tsun; France
between Tang Tsun and Tangku; Ger
many, Tangku to Tangshan; the United
States, Tangshan to Lunchow and Japan,
from Lanchow to Chin Wang Tao.
The United States has no troops in
north China except 300 legation guards,
and has been unable to assume respon
sibility for the section allotted to It. but
British troops are protecting that district
until Americans arrive.
Just when additional American troops
will reach China Is not known, although
Minister Calhoun cabled several days ago
to the State department at Washington
advising the dispatch of a regiment on a
peace footing. So far he has received no
reply.
o Word Received.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Although It
was expected yesterday that within
twenty-four hours the State department
would learn from Minister Calhoun at
Peking whether or not American troops
were required In China and what number,
tl.e minister was absolutely silent today.
It is assumed that he is consulting freely
with the other diplomatic representatives
in Peking and It may be that these In
turn feel called upon to await advices
from their home government.
The army stands ready to meet any de
mand upon It within reason and the of
ficers here are wondering why Ue word
dues not come from Peking, knowing
that other powers have been dispatching
troops Into the Interior of China along
the Chinese frontier from Peking to the
sea. On the whole there seems little
doubt that the ultimate decision will be
to dispatch troops, from Manila.
Eulogies Spoken
For Late Senator
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.-The late Sen
ator Stephen B. Elklns, as soldier, states
man, lawyer, friend and man, was eulog
ized In the house of representatives to
day. The five representatives from West
Virginia Davis; Brown, LI'.tlepage, Ham
ilton and Hughes pralsed his achieve
ments; Minority Leader James R. Mann
marvelled at his constructive statesman
ship and Representative Sulser charac
tered him as a wise counsel, a chain
nion of the good and a man of clean
thought and cl?an speech.
An assemblage of distinguished friends
of (Senator Elklns occupied the floor and
galleries of the house, among them be
Lig Former United States Senators
Henry G. Davis. Nathan B. Scott and
Charles J. Faulkner and Stephen B. Elk
lns, Jr., and Former Governor Atkins of
West Virginia.
OMAHA WOMAN SUES FOR
VALUE OF STOCK BOUGHT
COLL'MBCS, O.. Jau. 7.-(.pecial Telo-gram.)-tirtrude
H. Hoffhine of Omaha
filed a suit In federal court here yeater
ilay against J. U. Owens, president of the
Zanesvllle Tile company. She alleges that
he sold her 90 shares of company stock
t par through misrepresentation of Its
value. She avers Mr. Owens orpresented
to her that the stock was paying 7 per
reat dividends and that It was treasury
stock. Later, she says, she learned that
the stock belonged to Owens and that It
had tmt Pld dividends for some time,
"hhe sues for the amount paid.
The Weather
For Nebraska Snow.
For Iowa Unsettled.
Temperature at Oniafca Yesterday.
Hour. Deg.
C a. m IS
a. m 13
7 a. m U
H a. in 11
!t a. in 10
10 a. m
11 a. m C
12 in 6
I p. m S
I P. ro 4
3 p. m S
P- ui i
p. m l
6 p. ni i
1 P. ni l
Coinparatlre Io-a I Retard.
191?. TJ1L 1310 In.
Highest yes'ertlay 3 g, 1
iowext yesterday 16 3.",
Moan temperature 4.' 12 3
precipitation T . .Otf .00
Temperature an 1 precipitation depar
tures from the normal:
Normal temixvature ;1
Deficiency for the tlay :w
Total ceM since March 1 tTl
Normal precipitation ........... .ni Inch
TeActeiiey fir the day inch
Total rainfall strive March 1. .l.VW Inches
Iiefleiency since March 1 13.4? tnuhta
lfeflcirncy for cor. period. r14. J4.W inches
Kxeacia for epr. period, l'a. ... . bii h.-a
indicates
BISHOP BADLY INJURED IN FALL
AT HIS HOME.
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RT. REV. RICHARD SCAN NELL.
Man and Woman
Tortured to Death
in Terrible Way
NEW YORK. Jan. 7. A esse of double
murder found In an East side house is
one of the most allocking In details of
any since the Guldensuppe dismember
ment and the "Jack The Ripper" series
of crimes. Isaac Futtermnn, 80 yeans old
and his wife, Rachael, 72 years old, were
found dead In their looms,- their bodies
terribly mutilated. Tlpj police believe
the aged couple was practically tortured
to death and In the absence of any well
establIshedniotlve for such a crime, think
the Futtermani were victims of a religious
maniac.
Ftitterman was a retired manufacturer,
which had accumulated a small fortune,
but always had refused to leave the East
side neighborhood, where he had settled
when he came from Russia many years
ago. He was a zealous church worker
and aided in founding tho synagogue In
his district, which he and his wife at
tended. The couple lived alone. Their
three children dwelt in other parts of
the city. One of these, Aaron Fntterman,
superintendent of a brass factory, dis
covered tho bodies on his weekly visit
to his parents.
The father's body lay on a soft and the
mother's on a bed.' Euch was only par
tially dressed. There were deep gashes
scrota both faces and bodies and the eyes
of both were terribly mutilated, one of
the man's having been torn from Its
socket. Tho man's abdomen was terribly
slashed and there were cuts running
lengthwise from head to foot. The nature
of the mutilation led the police to believe
that It had been begun while the Futter
mana were alive and that death had
actually been caused by blows which
fractured both skulls.
The bodies bore finger prints of 'which
police experts took photographs. A small
neck . bag In which Mrs. Futterman Is
said to have carried money and Jewelry
could not be found. The police, however,
scout robbery as the motive for the "crime.
Militia Declines in
Numbers an Year
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-There were
1,672 less men In ' the "organized militia
last year than the year before, the total
for 1911 boing 9,172 officers and 108.S16 men.
Brigadier General It. K. Evans, chief of
the division of militia affairs, has called
attention In his annual report to the fault
and virtues of the militia and described
their needs.
General Evans wanted: Tederal pay for
adjutant generals of the states, speclul
financial aid by the government for the
field artillery and cavalry of the militia,
more sergeants In tho regular army who
may be detailed to duty as Instructors to
the militia, supply by the government of
a limited number of horses and forage
for the militia cavalry and federal pay
for mllttla service.
Nearly all of the seventy-four troops
of militia cavalry aro untrained in the
use of horses and aro In fact nothing
but infantry. Touching the proKsltlon of
pay for militia service General Evans
says It is believed the limit of sacrifice
that can be asked of the militia under
the present laws and without compensa
tion has about been reached As the
people of the United States are opposed
to conscription, he says, it would seem to
be only Just that those who are willing
to sacrifice their tlmo In military service
for the protection of the country should
be partly compensated.
Called Into active service the militia
would contain anly about 42 per cent of
the war strength to wnlc h It should be
raised, showing, In General Evans" opinion,
the need for a reserve. The United States,
of all the great powers of tho world, Is
the only one which provides no reserves
and General Bvans suggests a scheme
for the creation of one, raxed on an en
listment period of seven years, not lead
than two nor more than three of which
shall be served with the colors. Even as
organized, the general avers, the militia
Is so unbalanced In the proportion of
cavalry and artillery to Infantry as to be
Impossible of combination with the regu
lar army in time of need.
TWO CONVICTED OF SENDING
LETTERS FOR BLACKMAILING
NEW YORK, Jan. T. Dr. Alfred Ol-
tert, a chemist, and Sarkts Ixvkmedjel,
an Armenian, wrre found guilty of at
tempting to extort money from tl. T.
and K. T. l'ushman, Armenian rug deal
ers, by means of black hand letters, by
a Jury In the United States d 'strict court
yesterday. Sentence was rervsd.
Oelbert's defense was that he sent the
letters to s If ha could not ocduvt
the demand cleverly croi.gh to outwit
the police and federal Investigator; hi
further purports he ;nM, was to write a
bock.
lie paid he bad no liica uf taking in
money to keep It, as be. had planned en
returning it to the rui d-aU-ri. Lv-cfc-medjei
etif14 that he was enill
by lha dovtur and knew nothing of the
tatter's mvtlvea.
An attempt by thw KvAmrihiMtt U uvhi
nevt the lw iibmi with prwVlcrtie demands
ua Chicago Axrawiaiaua laileU.
BISHOP SCANNELL
MEETSACCIDENT
Venerable Divine in Mishap that
Causes Much Anxiety to His
Farishoners.
FALLS DOWN STAIR FLIGHT
Was to Have Delivered Sermon at St
Cecilia's Church.
CONDITION IS NOT SERIOUS
Because of Advanced Age, Friends
Fearful for His Welfare.
IS OVERCOME BY DIZZINESS
City riiyalclnn Conneil Is tailed and
He (ilvra Out Statement that
lllshop In .t Hrrloaslr
I njurrd.
Rt. Rev. Richard Scanned, bishop of
tho Catholic diocese of Omaha, Ites at
his home In a serious condition from a
fall eurly Sunday morning when ho fell
the entire length of the flight of stairs
from, tho second to the first floor of the
bishop's residence. While his injuries are
not considered nt iill critical, 'hey are
most painful and consist of a bad bruise
on his head, bruises on the side of his
right leg and pnlnful bruises on his arm.
Bishop Scannell was to have preached
yesterday morning at St. Cecilia's church,
but the congregation was disappointed.
He attended 5 o'clock mass and returned
to his home at Thirty-sixth nnd Burt
streets. Tho bishop went to his room
until he was called for breakfast. He
started to descend when he was seized
with a dizziness und fell headlong down
the entire fll ;ht, where he was instantly
found by the housekeeper, Mrs. M.
Amalla, who called Monslgnor Colanorl
and r helper In the house, who carried
him to his room.
Dr. Ralph W. Conneil, city physician,
was called and attended the Injured man.
From his treatment at that time and his
visits later In the day Dr. Conneil states
that tho condition of the bishop Is not at
ail serious und aside from being painful
he looks for no permanent Injury.
Bishop Scanned is 67 years old and be-'
cause of his advanced age bis friends
were at first fearful for his welfare, but
after the examinations by thu physician
their fears were allayed and they look
for no complications, although tho bump
on the head was at first thought to bo
quite severe.
Assistance at Hand.
Mrs. Amelia heard the bishop fall and
rushed into the hall. Sho found him
lying on his back, and, asking him what
had happened, usslsted him to a Hitting
postuile. He was unconscious. After
other assistance, had arrived he was taken
into his office near tho foot of the stairs.
Ater several minutes lie revived, and in
quired "What lias happened?" He was
carried to his bedroom and a physician
about 9 o'clock.
Callers at the bishop's residence were
numerous throughout tho day. but none
were allowed to see the Injured man. A
heavy bruise on tho right temple gave
him greatest pain, and his hip was also
painfully hurt. Following tho shock of
the fall he suffered a nervous attack, but
this woro away during the tlay until ho
rested quietly during the night.
LORD KILLANIN ADVOCATES
GALWAY AS IMPORTANT PORT
4.0NDOX, Jan. 7. Tho establishment or
Galway, Ireland, as a Transatlantic port
Is advocated by Lord Klllanln In the
forthcoming issue of the Empire Review.
He predicts a revival of the trade of the
Irish port, which was at one tlmo second
only to London as a port of the United
Kingdom.
The writer argues that there are many
considerations of a patriotic and senti
mental nature imperial, national and lo
calfavoring the opening of a port there,
but ho contends that Its commercial
aspects are of primary importance. Ily
starting from such a terminal port a
"through-Ireland' route to New Found
land and Canada from Kiiglnud will
greatly shorten present routes, while for
travelers and mulls to the United States
the time will be cut down considerably.
At tho Imperial conference held this
year it wus resolved that a more direct
mute to Canada ahd Newfoundland are
necessary, and the only practicable
shortening of tho route is by way of
Ireland. .-'teaiiie! s leaving Galway could
get under way at full speed .with the
minimum loss of time, escaping the delay
Incident to tho fog and traffic In the
Irish sea. No less an authority than
Admiral Mahan has borne testimony to
the strategic value uf a great naval and
supply base In west Ireland.
The writer then pleads for the assist
ance of all patrlotlo Irishmen In further
ing the plan, contending that it Is not
merely a Galwsy question but an all- j
Ireland Issue.
The harbor at Galway Is wide, deep and
free from obstructions, with two feasi
ble channels leading to the sea and the
surrounding hills j.rovide splendid shelter
trom storms.
CARNEGIE STEEL COMPANY
OFFICIALS HOLD REUNION
l'lTTSBURtill, Jan. 7.Th annual din
ner and reunion of prenent and former
orriilals of the Carnegie Steel company
was drill h. re. last inglu at tho Kuqueaiie
club. Among those present were James
A. Farrell. president of the United States
Steel corporation, and Charles M. rk hwah,
president tf the Bethlehem Steel oom
pauy and former bead tf the steel cor
poration. Both Mr. rarrell and Mr. Mehwab ax
preaaed lha opinion today that future
prospects fv,r the steel Industry were
tM-lght.
DEFECTIVE SHELLS ARE
THROWN INTO THE SEA
itKi-VT, Frame, Jan. 7 - ( in,- .,f i,
cruiser attacheil )u t r. jH jjrt sailed out
to sea today and threw ovei board in deep
water si.t) -n en tons of iiietluiie shells.
Tho sheila were coudeiujied after the ex
plosion (rn the battleahip Libert at
Touiuti hist fteptemeer. wltara mvo
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TRAFFIC QUESTIONS COME UP
United States Supreme Court Will
Consider Them This Week.
INDICTMENT OF SHIPPERS LEADS
Arguments Will lie Heard on (loca
tion Whether They May lie Held
for Accept Ins; llebatea I nlraa
Hates Are I'oateri.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. "Interstate
Commerce week" will be observed In tho
supremo court of tho United States be
ginning Monday. I'ractlcally all of tjio
questions to be argued that week tire con
nected with ruilroad or steamship traffic.
The first case to lie considered Involves
whether shippers may bo indicted for ac
cepting rebates unless it is shown that
the railroad concerns hud posted the
regular rates nt the railroad station nt
point of origin. It whs held by Judge
Speer of Georgia that tho posting of tho
regular rates In the community In which
the shipper lived was such an Important
means of Information (hat the shipper
could not be Indicted, unless R was al
leged the rates had been posted. This
ruling occurred In tho Indictments of
Marvey C. Miller and Morris F. Miller of
Philadelphia, on charges of accepting
concessions for shipments over tlm Mer
chants' & Miners' Transportation com
pany, Jointly with the Seaboard Air Lino
and with the Atlantic Coast line.
(Incliiuatl Shippers' liulit.
Another caso Is the quarter-century
fight of Cincinnati shipper for lower
rates to Chattanooga and tho soulli. In
Wt shippers Induced the Iuter.stuto Com
merce commission to order a sharp reduc
tion of rates over tho Cincinnati,- New
Orleans & Texas I'aclfic road from Cin
cinnati to Chattanooga. Courts held that
the commission could not fix a future
rate. Later when this power 'wus con
ferred upon It the commission reduced
first class rates to 70 cents, nnd held (hat
whllo a demand for a tK-ceiit rato mlmit
lo reasonable on a road direct to Chat
tanooga it would not bo so on tho Louis
ville & Nashville and connecting lines.
Furthermore, t lie commission held that
to reduce tho rate to fiO cents might make
hiequltublo certain rates from Memphis
to CliattauooKa and to Atlanta. Llrinlug.
ham, Montgomery and other soul hern
cities. Tho Cincinnati shippers made an
unsuccessful attempt In the commerce
Court to have the 70-C( nt rate, declared
unjust and unreasonable.
Iiilioluratlou l.una.
Whether a loophole really exists in the
Immigration laws such as would allow
steamship companies to shift the respon
sibility fur bringing In Immigrants of the
excluded classes, will bo argued before
the court. A New 'York court held that
while the purpose of congress seemingly
was to make the ateamshlp companies
pay the cost of returning such Immigrants
as are denied entrance, there was noth
ing In the law to prevent the companies
from circumventing the law by requiring
these Immigrants to put up security u
foreign ports to cover the cot of return
ing them If rejected.
Another question will be whether a spe
cial rate on coal may 1 given railroads.
Hill oth-n- cases Involving conflicts of
jurisdiction between the Interstate Com
merce commission and the commerce
court will be heard.
Wireless Call Comes
From Torpedo Boat
NKVV TijKK, Jau. 7.- V lrelcss menxu:e
indistinctly received here tonight re
ported ti e United States tiirp.1i. bf at ilr.
stix.tr Tviry in trouble. The vessel's
position was glyeu as latitude M.T1 north,
longitude (,( west, which Is a hltle nortb-ea-st
of Cape Ha.uru. The vasaal was
in communication with the steamer Tagus
and tha battlaanlp Bouth Caronna, Nu
other details wr reeirlvtd hara
Crowding the Candidates' Bench
La Follette Meets
Bryan; the Two Hold
Long Conference
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Colonel Wll
Hum Jennings Hryun of Nebraska and
Senator Hubert M. La Folletto of Wis
consin had a conference at the Union sta
tion tonight upon their Joint arrival In
the city, the former from the rTTTTi and
tli latter from thu west. Tho ineeJJng
Tiefueen tlVo three-tinie presicTiiiilla I can
didate of tho democratic party and - ths
progre:mive republican who la soeklnc to
wrest tho republican nomination front
President Tart was said to bo accidental.
No sooner was It known t hat tho pro
gressive leaders of the two parties bad
come together than tongues began to wag
and third party talk flew t luck and fast
about the hotel corridors. 'It was not
wholly confined to members of the demo
crat lo national committee, who were gath
ering for tho meeting tomorrow. Uepub
licans, too, allowed a lively interest.
All day the democratic committeemen
hud been seeking methods of dealing
with the sevei-al perplexing questions
scheduled to conic up at tomorrow's
meeting, but nearly every possible koIu
tU'U udvanced seemed to depend upon
the probable attitude of the Nebraska
leader. Progress was slow because of
the general desire to consult Mr. Ilryan
and his arrival, scheduled for t p. m.,
was awaited with Impatience. Finally
It was learned that Ills train had been
blockaded by a wreck nnd was two hours
late.
Hhortiy before C o'clock the Nchraskan's
ttaiu arrived. Many prominent iliiiiu
cratlc leaders wire at the station. After
hnmlshakltiMH all around Mr. Kh-ysn
sighted Senator La Follette, or to he
exact, they seemed to .ilht each other
at ubout the same time. They rushed
toward each other and shook hands, and
then lost no time In withdrawing a short
distance from the crowd. They sat
down on a bench and conversed with
evident earnestness for several minute;.,
ROBBER GETS WORST OF
ENCOUNTER WIlH GIRL
CI IK. 'Alio, Jan. 7. -A rubber attempted
to seize t lie handbag of Miss May
O'Kourke, aged PI years, near her home
on itacluo avenue tonight. When he
escaped from her, he went minus his
hat, coat, a neck scarf, shirt and ono
shoe. He Ktiugglcd with her for pos
session of the bag for some time. rihe
Is athletic and between them they broke
the handbag handle. The rubber fcllpped
and fill to the Icy walk and Miss
O'ltourke Jumped on him, shouting for
aid.
When he finally wriggled from her
grasp, she was clinging to his rack coat
and within It was a neck scarf and the
loose, collarless soft shirt which she had
pulled over hla tif Sd. Ills hat lay on the
walk and as he sMrtrd to run away,
one of his low shoes fell off.
H'i escaped the crowd that rami to
Ms O'ltourke's aid.
BRIDE ACCUSED OF PUTTING
ULASS AfMU HUISON IN PIES
AI.LK.NTOWN. Pu., Jan. 7 Mrs. John
Kulp of F.gypt, a bride of three months,
who la accused by her husband of at
tempting to kill him by ptitt ng strychnine
and crushed glass In plea, at a hearing
yva.eiuay as held In fsw bull for further
examination Wednesday.
Two pies, aliened to hate b.Ml baked by
Mix Kulp, Were offered In evidence as
exlilbltt They have t-ru analysed to
uncertain the pr.-seis-e of poison, but It
kus shown that in the pastry w
i overed with ei ash, it i-la s, sum,. ,,f ihe
pi'-cirh helm al;ie..-l as laifce as a lo-cent
pi .
.Mis. Kulp denies she llaced the glass
ill thu pien and declare the whole affaJr
Is a plot to get rlii of her, there having
been mjum ilffureticwa between her and
her h'Jabamf s family.
CONFIDENCE JMTHE MARKET
Hopefulness Pervades Business in
All Lines.
MONEY MARKETS ARE RELAXED
Digest of Controller'a Heporle of
Condition of National Hanka
Nkona timall Loan Increase
and More In vrstmenta,
NKW YORK. Jan. 7. The opening of
t'fi rieV year in the tock market was
tlio occasion for formulating views of
the coming year In published expressions
from a large body of well Informed per
sons. The average opinion thus outlined, how
ever, proved unusually difficult to deter
mine, so varying were the Individual
views. The halting action of the stock
market Itself was a reflection of this con
dition. A feeling of hopefulness and con
fidence on tho whole was the rule. In
the market Itself It was evident that such
a feeling had been counted upon by some
previous specula! Ivo buying, and the
realising sales from such sources bur
dened the market to some extent. The
movement in congress to Investigate the
charge of a community of Interests
amongst tho great banks and the taking
up of the steel schedules by the ways and
means committee .dlew the attention of
the financial community.
The feature of tho week was the gen
eral relaxation of money markets all-over
tho world. Call money In New York went
lower day by day und foreign markets
reported n steady decline In discounts,
Small I, nana Increaac.
The digest of the controller's report of
the condition of national banks for De
cember !i threw Interesting light on the
movement of credits and made a sur
prising allowing of chatigos In banking
investments iu securities. The decrease
of 1.:C'I.IK) in louus and t;2,M.Kli) ,i cash
since the preceedlng call on September 1
v-UH morn than accounted for by these
Items in tho banks in New York City
alone. The light demand for commercial
funds is the ea.sily understood explana
tion of the showing. Tho baino condition
Is shown in tho yearly comparison, the
IL'iW.tiW.ww loan IncreuHo In tliut period
being the smallest fur the corresponding
pcrlisl since l'.Min. Here, again, moderation
Is with the New York banks, their loan
increase over November P, Isp), being but
Jl'.'.TW.OO.
More In test men t Holding..
Thu singularity of tho allowing lie s In
the Item of "bonds, securities, etc.," In
which I lie moderate Influence of the New
York banks also appears, although the
Mack, commercial demand Is given to
explain the enormous expansion of In
vestment holdings by the national banket
a a whole. The controller's call shows
an Increase of such holdings from Hep.
tetnber 1 to December 5, this year of
im&SOOuu. although the New York banks
gain for that time was but S712,ut. of the
year's gain by all the hanks of 1370, 381 ,W
the New York banks account for but
T.7.;iM.0u0.
The slock market puzxlo is how far this
growth may represent securities current
in the New York stock market and how
far securities of local enterprises con
fined to different section of the country.
The fact that attempts at Important new
financing are expected at an early date
In (he New York market adds interest
to the question. Hoth tha item of
security holdings and of Individual
deposits In the December return to the '
controller establish new record figures. I
Kxplratlon of the time limit on many I
questions at the low hauls was held re- j
sponsible for some of the plating of or-
di rs for rteel pr oduet before the end
of tho e;'r. The ted of the demand at 1
adtanced price Is felt to be before the I
uiarknt. Copper also fairs tha provpwet
of sliiuuiatiug production iu cousa4Uiict
of tha rtsw vf rvflnwd ippvr. The sea
satiable wmlhr was couaidierad good foi
(Continued a estuvnd lstj
MEMBERS TAKE
01 CANAL RULES
House Committee on Interstate Com
merce Will Work on Bill to
Fix Regulation.
CHAIRMAN RETURNS FROM ZONE
He and Committee Back from Con
ference with Goethals.
TOLLS AND RIGHTS UNDECIDED
Sherwood Pension Measure Will Bo
Considered in Senate.
UPPER HOUSE FOR ECONOMY
Measare that Has Panned the Ilonse
llaa Fstt Frlenda In Upper Cham
ber I.orlmer in Testify
Under Oath.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.-Legls1attv
machinery to provide for operation of thn
Panama cane,! and control of tho cannl
son will be started Tuesday, when tho
house committee on Interstate commerce
will hold Its first meeting to frame a
program for hearing and other prelim
inary work as a basis of the bill which
will lie reported out to the house later
In the session.
Chairman Adamson and his committee
have Just returned from a trip to Panama,
where they conferred with Chief L'nglnecr
Onethnls and other officials who ate
working to put the great Isthmian ditch
Into active operation by January 1, 1S1.'..
and perhaps, as they say. a year earlier.
Mr. Adamson has voiced the opinion
that the progress and the quality of tho
work done there Is entirely satisfactory.
Thu Intention of the committee Is to
seek as much light as possible. Mr.
Adamson said Colonel Unethals might be
summoned to Washington and that If the
secretary of war or the secretary of the
navy could give the committee any In
formation they would be asked to appear.
To Consider Canal Hates.
Th question of 'he treatment to be
accorded shipping, whether to give rrsft
flying the American flag, either coast
wise, or to foreign ports, preferential
raten In connection with the paaaag
through the canal, etc., and the problem
whether to vest wide discretion In the
rase as to the amount of tolls or to make
specific legislative provisions for th
rates In th bill, will ba fought out In
the rommlttee. The senate committee
on Intaroreanln canals has made no plans,
being disposed to wait upon the house. '
Two appropriation bills are about ready
to emerge from the committee of the
house. The district of Columbia bill
which lsst year carried 112,000,000 will be
completed and reported to the house early
this week, and It will be followed quickly
by the pension appropriation bill, which
runs, usually, close to SlfiO.000,000.
Even with this big pension supply meas
ure, a formidable supplement to the pen
sion expenditures, tha Hhorwood so-called
dollar-a-day hill will be considered In thu
senate committee on pensions tomorrow.
The Hherwood bill, which already has
passed the house, hns few friends In the
senate, and the disposition la to cut any
expenditure along that lino to at least
$25,000,l)0 or $30,000,000.
McCaruhrr to I rue BUI.
Chairman McCumbcr of the senate com
mittee on pensions has a bill of his own
embodying both age and service features
which he will urge an a substitute. His
estimate of the annual cost under bis bill
Is approximately 17,0u0.0o0, while tho
Hherwond bill Is estimated at about $7i.
000,000. Action thus far has been delayed
to await revised cost and estimates from
the pension bureau.
The arbitration treaties with Great
ftrltaln probably will bo called up In open
session of the senate within a fortnight.
Friends of tho treaties have held up
setlon pending a marshalling of thu
Strength necessary for their ratification.
This strength has not developed suffi
ciently yet, but there are Indications of
a gain 'among the detnocratlo nenatori
and a sentiment Increasingly favorably
to Senator Hoot's proposal to provide di
rectly that nothing In the treaties shall
be construed to bind the I'nlted States,
to arbitrate such questions us the Motiroo
doctrine or control of immigration.
I.orliuer to Testify.
Henator Lorlincr tomorrow will testify
under oath for tho first time since tho
senuta ordered an Investigation of his
e.ectiou. Judgn llaneey, his counsel, in
tends to let the senator tell his own story
In his own way. He may take two days t
do so. Then tho cross-examination will
begin. Home senators on this Investigating
committee, Intend to question Mr. Lorlincr
at length. Following ills testimony, tho
committee Is "expected to begin work ori
Its rcort to tlio senate, where tho ftnul
fight will come.
The house sugar trust investigating
committees are scheduled to resume hear
ings tomorrow and tho national monetary
commission will make Its final report to
cungress on Tuesday. Senator Dupont
will i speak In the senate Tuesday on a
bill To ralso volunteer military forces hi
time of actual or threatened war and the
house foreign affairs committee thu samo
clay will act on the bill making effective
the international protection of fur ceul
and otter In the north 1'aclfic. ,
Andrew Carnegie is expected to testify
before the house steel committee on
Wednesday,
Boxes of
O'Brien's Candy
and
Dalzell's Ice
Cream Brickt
Given away each day la
tha want ads to those finding '
their names.
Read the want ads each
day, it you don't get a prize
you will probably find some
thing advertised that appeal 4
to you.
Each day these prizes ar
offered, no puzzles to solve n
I subscriptions to get nothing
but finding your name. It will
appear some time.
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