Looking Backward
This Day in Omaha
thirty Twenty T Tita Age
. In iumhu Page at each Ian
The Omaha Daily Bee
WEATHEK FORECAST.
Rain or Snow
VOL. XLI-XO. 207.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY U liU2-nl"RTEEX PACKS.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
COMPETITION YET
LIVES, SAYS HILL
Bailway Owner Proyide Interest
ing SeuioB for Steel Trust In
vestigating Committee.
SATISFIED WITH OWN POSITION
Would Be Angel with Pretty Wing
Before Starting Steel Business.
NO CEEPE FOB OBE LAND LEASES
Says He Has Already Done About
All His Hard Work.
GIVES ADVICE ON COBPOBATIONS
Weald Las- Dana Law at Right aaa
FM, Limit Fawer ( Cam
aaa Ira aed Prevent All
Valerias at Stork.
WASHINGTON. Feb. U James J. Hill
tulil the Stanley steel Investigating com
mit tea today that ha would ba a flrat
clasa angel with red and white winds
before he would 10 la tiie steel business,
and predicted that competition would be
the rule Ions after the present laws were
wiped off the statute woks.
Mr. Hill a last day of testimony a as re
plete with the epigrams and sage expres
sions for which he Is noted.
He said the stockholders ..f ha Greet
Northern railroad were not wearing any
crepe because the I'nlK-l mates Steel
corporation "In Its fighi" hid cancelled
the Great Northern oro 'c
"Tou will be In a comfortable position
no matter whether the lease Is cancelled
or nut. won't your' Chairman Stanley
suggested. "You could start a steel com
pany of your own with .. tons of
vre In the ground?''
Steel Baslaraa for Hill.
"1 will be a first-class angel with red:
tnd white feathers In my wings Ions be-
' e. 1 ever consiaer going imu
linens." Mr. lllll replied. "I'll be Jl
ars old my next birthday, ana 1 ooo i
wind telling you that I've done about all
the hard work I Intend to do in life."
"But you did, at one time contemplate
going Into the steel business, didn't yo'i7'
t'halrman Stanley asked. Intimating that
this was one of the reasons th-U led rhe
steel corporation to Insist upon lat!ng
the lllll ore lands.
"I never did." Mr. Hill said. "Any
reports of that kind were untrue."
Just before the railroad builder was
excused Representative Beall of Texas
called bla attention to the assertions of
E. H. Uary, chairman of the board of
the steel corporation, and other business
men to the effect that the day of com
! petition had passed In this country and
' that tha time was at hand when the
government must regulate maximum and
' minimum prices of commodities.
Sara Ce-etllea Will litre,
I think thai you will have to tame
human nature and eliminate all selfish
motive that rule human being and
every other form o fllte. before you will
eliminate competltlonr' Mr. lllll re
marked. "There will be competition Just
a long aa the doctrine of the survival
of the fittest Isms, and that will be
operating long after all our present
Matute have been wiped off the books."
"Do you think then It would be unwise
for th federal government! o assume
control of business?" Mr. Beall asked.
"I think when the federal government
does that it will be a short step until
there will be no federal government."
"You think that such a government
wouldn't be much like a republic?"
"It would be a monarchy."
Chairman Stanley asked If Mr. Hill
thought corporations, operating under a
new golden rule of business, aided by the
government in fixing prices and pre
venting them from hurting each other,
hut not preventing them rrm crushing
labor, would aid In holding eocie.y to
gether. "How long do you think tkdt govein
ment would last under such conditions?"
Mr. Stanley asked.
"Oh. we might last a week,'" Mr. I III
smilingly replied.
"Then yon don't believe that the United
States should undertake to regulate busi
ness?" Mr. Beall resumed.
Limit Caraoratloaa Pewere.
"I would lay down the law of right
and wrong." Mr. Hill said. "I would
limit the power of corporations.
"I would see that all corporatism that
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The Weather
Kor Nebraska Generally fair.
Fur Iowa Unsettled weather 1th prob
ably snow flumes.
Tram a raters at Omaha Yesterday.
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The National Capital
Taeada-. Fr-mry IS,
The Senate.
In sest-ion at S p. m.
Sit"! product manufacturer?! i-ontemlcd
for higher duties at steH tariff hearing.
President Taft withdrew nomination of
O. P. Swain as 1'nlted States marshal for
lMa.rare. against whom chars ..-a of
a. hu. Hmja.
I-rinw committee agreed to consider I cvc ttc urm iTPrTVrii
and vote Want. El upon a report to beiaAXO nL iU9 0n Ul.slli LU
presented to senate. j
Action of la Toilette Hen at the
YEISER GETS OUT
A CALLTO ARMS
Calls Boosevelt Convention to Meet
in Omaha on Thursday of
Next Week.
The House.
Met at noon.
Resumed consideration of army appro
priation bill.
James J. Mil said at steel trust hearing
he did not bother much about stocks and
bonds.
Investigation of Florida Kvergladef land
case resumed.
Missouri delegation in statement set
forth speaker Clark's public record and
urged him as randlitate for democratic
presidential nomination.
Shipments of Beef
Diminished When
Prices Are Lower
Lincoln Conference.
LA FOLLEITE LEADERS JEALOUS
Broken Pledges Denote This Frame
of Kind.
BOOSEVELT MEN MUST UNITE
Only thasve to tarry rbaaLa. for
the ( elnacl Lira la tirttlaa;
Mralgat Ticket la
Kleld.
CHICAGO. IVu. 13. Telegrams
Now uses the gentle soul of Colonel
nijohn O. Yelser In revolt, anil, his patience
from the Chicago office to Swift ami j exhausted, he declares for the nomlna
Companj'a eastern, representative in tlie.tion of Tin-odor KoJscveU for president
summer of 1910. which the government de- of ,he ,-nlwj states, regardlees of any or
dares .ho. that the selling prices or I a have sought to achieve the selec
drcssed beef were fixed by the test cost ..,, ' , .. . ..
and margin system and Indicate ,, Hon of Itobert Marlon !.. Kollette too tha,
position.
And especially does Colonel Yelser rebel
against the action of the la Follette co
borts who gathered, seventy-five strong,
at Lincoln on Monday night, there to
dash cold water on the colonel's fond
hope that perhaps the supporters of the
senator would be willing to come over
and Join with the supporters of the
colonel, and the two forces unite to make
common cause against the prealdent. But
the muxillng of Uovernor Aldrtrh at the
Instance of the general manager of the
La Follette boom; the squelching of such
reference as had been prepared In the
resolutions touching upon Colonel Roose
velt, and the generally smooth and fault
less working of the La Follette steam
roller as It Ironed out the Roosevelt
creases, has convinced Colonel Yelser that
he has little to hox for'from the I -a Fol
lettu organisation, and he has, therefore,
reluctantly consented to the declaration
of war against that body, holding the
same to be Inimical to the chances for
hla chosen candidate.
Yrlarr'a (all la Arms.
Hence this clarion call to all Roosevelt
supporters. Issued from Colonel Yelser's
headquarters on Tuesday:
"Having promised and announced that
a call for a Itooaeveit convention wouia
be made unless the La Follette meeting
conceded a fair division of delegates and
unless proper pledges were made to vote
for the candidate against tha administra
tion of President Taft who receives the
largest preferential vote and the friends
of Mr. Itooaeveit having trusted and re
lied upon me to do this, 1 am sow Issuing
such call.
la rnlletlr Vice Break fledge.
Thla is being dona In- pursuance of
numeroua letters and requests to lhat ef-r.-ct
ahnuld conditions arise Justifying the
trade. same. The ait of I .a Follette leaders not
The Farmers' Co-operatlv company . . . keeping with their pledges, and a
atarted a lumber yard at llemmuigford , ..... ,.. ot ,n ,erm, renders this
when prices were unsatisfactory ship
ments ere curtailed, were read to the
Jury In the packers' trial today. They
were deciphered and Identified by Lee M.
lister, assistant mansger for Swift's beef
denJirnent.
Among thl messages res J. all signed by
Swift and Company, were.
"Anticipate commencing Monday, morn
ing better demand for beef hams. Much Im
provement prices over this week. Take
full advantage conditions. Improve your
prices." .
"We have had cattle market higher this
week. Beef cost higher. Kxpect greatly
Improved prices. You should sell beef
prices requested or better."
'Have full advantage taken beef very
reasonable cost. We took conditions Jus
tify beef be sold prices requested."
"Have had high cattle market this week
especially natives. Make 13 rents low
good steer beef. Beef must be sold
higher. Oct results asked."
Lester said he knew of no system by
which the packers' eastern representatives
dally exchanged figures on the selling
prices, 'margins and shipments.
Lumber Employe
Indicted for Taking
Books from County
ALLIANCE. Neb., Feb. lt-(!pecial.)-
One, Brown, first and real name unknown
to the authorities of Box Butte county,
was indicted on the charge of obstructing
Justice at the recent session of the grand
Jury. The Central Lupiber company of
Denver, which has lumber yards at Hcm
mlngtord. Box Bulte county and Ruali-
vtlle. Sheridan county, was indicted on Ih
charge of conspiracy In restraint of
"(Hi! Won't He Ever Get Tired?"
and It la alleged the Iwnver concern cut
the price of lumber below cost In some
Instances, and In general below the profit
point lo run the co-operative concern out
of business.
An Indictment was sought and to make
the case the sales books of the company
at Hemming ford and Kushvllle were
wanted by the authorities to prove lhat
different prices were chsrged at the two
places for the same kinds of lumber under
substantially the same conditions.
Brown, who Is an employe of the com
pany In tha head offices at Denver, is
alleged to have taken the books of the
company outside the Jurisdiction of the
court to prevent the state procuring this
evidence, and It is for this that he is In
dieted.
First Arrest Made in
namiting Cases
at Rochester, N. Y.
Dyi
ROCHESTER, N. Y.. Feb. IS. -Clarence
Dowd of Mansfield, O., alleged to be Im
plicated in the McNamara dynamite con
spiracy, was arrested here thta afternoon
by Deputy I'nlted Statea Marshal Vtea
mann. Dowd was taken to Jail awaiting
hearing.
CHICAGO, Feb. li-Warrams for the
arrest of Chicago labor men Indicted by
the Indianapolis federal grand Jury in
the dynamiting Investigation Were re
ceived today by l.'nlted States Commis
sioner Foote. but the identity of the per
sons named waa not revealed. At least
two men high In labor councils are de
clared to be among thoso for whom war-
ants have been made out.
It tut said that the Clarence Dowd
irreetcd at Rochester. Jf. Y.. this after
noon was C. E. Dowd. organiser of the
.nternational Machinists' union, and that
je represented one of three unions in
volved in the dynamite conspiracy.
romssiratlve Loral Hecard.
i9ii. im una.
Highest yesterday a S 4J l
lowest yesterday ST. 34 IS :
Mn temperature Ti
Precipitation 2 i .
Temperature and precipitation depar
tures from the normal:
Normal temperature 22
Kxeees for the day i
Total excess since March 1 2tS
Normal precipitation ftt inch
Excess for the day S Inch
Total rainfall since March 1...M 73 Inches
leflcfency since March 1..! U.C Inches
lXIclency for cor. period. 1910.. U. 7? Inches
Excess for cor. period. 1W i. Inches
travels frm Statins at T P. ji.
Station and Temp. High- Rain-
State of Weather. p. m. est. fall.
Free Lunches in
the Denver Schools
DENVER, Colo., teb. 1J.-A movemcat
has been started by leading educators
here to install free lunch counters In the
city schools, since a recent investigation
by school authorities showed than many
Denver school children are underfed and
are suffering from a lack of proper
nutrition. At one school reports showed
S per cent of the pupils underfed. A
free lunch counter already haa been es
tablished there.
Cheyenne, cloudy 3$
lwvenport. snowing ft
1-eflTer. pt. cloudy 44
Has Moines, cloudy 3t
l-odae City, cl-ar
lender, cloudy U
North Platte, clear Jf
Omaha, cloudy Jl
-ueelo. pt. cfoodv
Rapid City. pt. cloudy.... S
Salt Laka City, clear s
Santa Fe, clear
Sheridan, cloorty XI
Mioax City, rioody 2
alenaoe. clear
m
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44
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L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster.
Shoots Self While
Hunting Burglar
MONTGOMERY. Ala,. Feb. It -Searching
for a burglar in hi house early today
Major Albert C. fexton. one of the motn
prominent public men fn Alabama, ac
cidentally shot and killed himself. His
frot slipped on a rug. he fell and liia
revolver vis dlshargM. He died al
most instantly. Major Sexton mas for
merly deputy state Insurance commissioner-
asT m V" aVA ; .ill
I i 49 Wmk
3 .
YUAN SHI KAI
ASSUMES TITLE
Premier Announce! that He is the
Fully Empowered Organizer
of the Republic.
IS. fENDS H0IE 10 F0WESS
I He Asks Becognition as President
Plenipotentiary. .
MUTINY AH0NG TIEN TSDI TH00P
Imperial Kejinient Bevolts, bat is
Disarmed Quickly.
EDICT BY PRESIDENT SUH
From the Cleveland Leader.
INTERVENTION STORY DENIED
State Dtpartment Sends Cir:ular to
Consular Officers in Mexico.
ENDANGER AMERICAS CITIZENS
foolish sad Kalae Itraorls Itraard
lag Intratloaa or I alted '
Nlste. 4'aaae . I'reja.llec
Aaalast Tarsi,
AVASHIN'tlTON. Keb. 13-HeHllxlng the
danger to American residents In Mexh-o
from the clreiiiHtlon of erroneous press
dispatches telling of proposed lnter'en
tlon on the part of Ihe I'nlted Slates,
the Hlate department today Issued another
circulation to Its diplomatic and consular
representatives In Mexico, denying "all
foolish stories" about American Inter
vention and expressing the good will and
slncerest friendship of the I'nlted States
government for Mexico.
During the Madero revolution the Slate
department issued a almllar circular.
Since the present trouble assumed seri
ous proportions the department has made
every effort to slop the stories of Inter-
! vrntiou by nuking plain Its policy toward
tha sister republic.
The Amerlrsn representatives la Mexico
have been Instructed to circulate the note
In the local press and to use every means
to get the denial of Intervention before
the populace.
House Committee
Drops Allowances
for Army Posts
W.SI1IXUTON, Kb. 11-Thf twenty,
flvo army posts whirl rsnvrta of the
ar department sdvoraio aboM-thliia; will
not he provided for In the srmy an
iirdprtHtlon bill now before tho houne.
Uy a vote today of GJ to 13, money for
their maintenance or repair was with
drawn. A redurtlon of $IO".4m. In the
fund for hairnt-kit and quarters alxo i
nmur.
The UaitrrlnR of trijotin directly in
the taritcr cities innlad of at the prcnent
army noM was urtitMi lH-fnre the Iniuw
commit too on war deitartmrnt eentll
tures tolay by ilnjor Worice II. Hhel
ton of the bureau of Insular affairs,
He MUd a radical change would effect an
Immfitnc saving of money for army up
keep, that Ihe tmops would be more avail
able when tii-dvd and that It would min
im I to desertions.
Moving Picture Will
Be Taken of Signing
of Proclamation
W.XSIIIXUTON. Keb. Il-Kor the first
time In the history of the White House
, -T" " , , moving pictures of an event of national
Mexico auu uiv hcjuibii 'umc m
pressed with Ihe hope that the blessings
of peace will soon return to them.
' Mexico's Internal political affairs are
not a iolnt of concern to thla govern
ment, according to the note and the
American government demands nothing
but respect and protection of American
life ar property. The Mexican govern
ment has withdrawn Us request to send
Mexican fi-deral soldiers through Ameri
can' territory from Kaglu Pass to :i
Paso, Tex.
Klgelerata lataalry at P.I I 'aaa.
Kl. l'AKO. Tex., Keb. 13.-A battalion
of the Kighteeiith Infantry, acoompanlefl
by a machine gun platoon, arrived at
Port Bliss this morning from Whipple
Barracks, Arlx., to relieve the Fourth
cavalry, which will resume border guard
duty.
The rebels still hold the rountry west
of Chihuahua and south of Juarez, but
appear Inactive aside from raiding
ranches to replenish their supply of
horses, food and ammunition.
In the vicinity of Torrran almost the
whole country Is in arms against the
government Rebels there are raid to
outnumber the troops.
Hatlle Sear Tsrreas.
TORRBON, Mex.. Feb. I3.-A batt e is
reported to hsve been fought between
federal troops and Vasqulstas on the
Naaas river in the neighborhood of l,a
redo. state of Uurango.
Importance will be taken tomorrow when
President Taft signs the proclamation ad
mitting Arlsona to the tinlr.n.
The pictures will be taken by an am
ploe of the Treasurv department and
presented to the president. Another set
may be made a part of the official records.
act Imperative. These men at Lincoln
have set at naught all the good work
done, rendering It probably necessary to
ignore the wholo La Follette official
machinery, which appears to be manip
ulated through some head by Taft In
fluences. It s regrettable that thla rtep
becomes necessary, and I shall still have
a slender lioiw that the agreement will
be carried out In this convention if not
before, provided the executive committee
of the La Follette organization have the
inclination and power to adjust matters,
but we shall not wall for any negotiations
and will proceed to arrange details under
this call.
toatralloa la Omaha.
To this end and for above reasons 1
now announce for and on behalf of the
many friends of Colonel Roosevelt who
have entrusted me with thla duty that
a convention will be held In Omaha on
February 23 at a o'clock p. m., at the
Rome hotel for the purpose of ratifying
or modifying Ihe work previously done,
and to the further end that a ticket of
legal votera shall be selected of alt
delegates and alternates to the repub
lican national convention at Chicago and
of presidential electors and a national
committeeman; to provide for circulating
petitions for such men who will vote for
the choice of the people of thla state for
president, whether Itooaeveit or any
other candidate ho receives the highest
preferential vote catt against the ad
ministration of President Taft, or even
for Mr. Taft. If he receives a majority
of sueh voles. Any citizen of Nebraska,
man or woman, shall be entitled to a
seat who favors this call for said pur
poses, and presents a petition recom
mending the seating of auch person
signed by twenty-five or more voters or
women qualified to vfite. excepting by
sex. who pledge themselves to vote or
a-ork for Roosevelt If nominated and
ho state therein that they are con
tributing ten cents' or more as necessary
for the expense of sending such delegate
plus $1. tiie delegate's contribution for
convention and postage expenses.
aelras for Ormwalaatloa.
"Tlte.-e names will form the nucleus of
a state and of local Roosevelt clubs to
be organized and will also be arranged
in alphabetical order according to post
office address, and neatly bound and
sent to Colonel Roosevelt as a souvenir
of his original Nebraska supporters.
Notify me at onre of your intention to
eotne in order t arranre mnv hanM i ... . . .... .... . .1
otnciai report 01 tne oaitie 01 utign. : n. m t
of hall that may be necessary, followed J Th are not alven. I TVUCi I !h 311 TPS MflfiP
F. E. Brandt is
Granted New Trial
NKW YORK, Keb. 11 -Koike K. Brandt,
former valet to Mortimer U fkhlff, sen
tenced to thirty years' Imprisonment for
burglary in the first degree, waa granted
a new trial this afternoon by Judge Ko
saisky. who sentenced him originally.
During the proceedings Brandt said
nothing. He sij represented by a for
midable "array of counsel retained bv
newspapera which claim that Brandt
pleaded guilty to an Indictment of which
he was ignorant and received what they
considered an excessive sentence for a
first offense.
The court room was crowded. Among
the spectators were Mrs. W. K. Vander
bllt. Axel Jose prison, counsel for the Swed
ish Chamber of Commerce, appeared a
additional counsel for Mr. Brandt. Mr.
Josepheon raid he had received m letter
from Senator Nelson of Minnesota saying
Twenty-six Vasqulstas were killed and nat he believed Brandt to I
forty-six taken prisoners, according to the :
Innocent.
by credentials, an I expect no other reply
than through the press of all parties
which we rely upon as reasonably fair
and liberal In all public matters of such
Importance. Local papers please copy
or abridge this notice. Resnecttjvely.
"JOHN O. YEISER."
BOURQUIS NOMINATED
FOR DISTRICT JUDGE
"WASHINGTON. Feb. 1J -President
Taft today sent to the senate the nomina
tions of Oeorge M. Bourqula to be I'nlted
Btates district Judge of Montana and of
Lorkwell J. Flint to be I'nlted States
marshal for the western district of Wisconsin,
As the result of repeated holdups ra
road traffic to the south of this city lias l
been stopped, cutting off rail communlca- i
tion entirely except to Uurango, Scores !
of foreigners are ready to leave on the j
first train for Ciud Porflrlo iJiaz.
Vasqulstas are reported to have robbed
the American Smelter Pecurtlies com
pany at Terneras and the Penoles com
pany at Matimi in the state of Durangu.
Germany Mar Make Pra-tret.
BERLIN. Keb. 12. The reported murder
of E.' Hans Angleman. a prominent Ger
man ranch owner at El Proventr In Mex
ico, has attracted the attention of news
papers here to the condition prevailing
In Mexico. The general impression Is
in British Cabinet
(.Continued on -Second Page.)
LONDON". Feb. . 1J.-Earl Carting-ion
today resigned the office of lord of the
privy seal and the marrjuls of (Yewe wav
appointed to succeed him. Lord Pent
land resigned aa aecretary of state for
Scotland, and Thomas McKlnneon Wood,
under secretary for fo renin affairs, has
been appointed to the office.
The changes In the cabinet were offi
cially announced this evening and caused
some surprl'-e, although the offices are
not Important ones.
The marquis of Crewe has dec ided to
retain his portfolio as secretary of state
for India
ROOSEYELT WILL REPLY SOON
Colonel Says He Hai Reccjved Let
- ter from Eight Governor!.
WILt ANSWER WITHIN A WEEK
Will ile Matter Ilia nretel tea.
aldrralloa, hat la the Mraatlme
II Will Have Nothing la
ar aa Subject.
NKW YOHK, Keb. Ii-"l have received
a letter from the eight governor, sent
me from Chicago." aald Colonel Theodore
Ituoeevell today, "and am giving It my
careful consideration. 1 shall reply to
It within a short time, probably within
a week, l'nlll that time I can say nolh
tut,' on the subject."
Kcth Bullock, who was appointed I'nlted
Htatra marshal of South Imkota by Mr.
itooaeveit when he was president, called
on Cnlonal Roosevelt to lay.
Mr. Bullock aald that lie had come tu
New York from Lxadwood to Invite
Colonel Roosevelt lo hunt buffalo on a
new preserve III South takota.
Colonel n. C. Collier of Han Meg. Cal.,
called on Colonel Itooaeveit lo urge him
lo declare himself. Colonel Collier said
that he would place before folifflel Itooae
veit the result of an Investigation of po
litical sentiment whk'h he had made in
thirty-five statea. ' - "
Hallnrk'a lasltalloa llecllaed.
Mr. Roosevelt said later thai he had de
clined Mr. Bullock's Imitation to hunt
buffjlo. '
"1 have nothing to.ssy on any sub
ject. Mr. Roosevelt declared to the
newspapermen. When asked If ' he
washed to reply to a stutcmrnt regarding
the renomlnstlon of President Taft by
the Chicago convention, made by Repre
sentative McKlnley. Colonel Rooeevelt
said: ' . ' j
"Nothing to say except lhat llrpre
sentstlve McKlnler Is not my spokes
Ceaalar Offices la I ailed Metre
'Are Directed la Adapt Amerl-
Remain at Pasta.
PEKING. 'b. 15.-A manifesto was
Issued this evening by Yuan hi Kal la j
which Ihe premier asaumea the title j
"the fully empowered organlter of the!
republic." The manlfceto politely com-
mands the officials of the army and thej
police to continue their duties and tu '
maintain order.
The Chinese newspapers which printed ,
In red Ink the three edicts proclaiming I
abdication, dealing with the establish
ment ot Ihe republic and urging the main
tenance of peace, comment on Ihe
achievement of the quick establishment
of a republic with a small loss of life.
LONDON, Feb. ll-Prcmler Yuan Shi '
Kal hss requested the powers to reiog-1
nlze him as president plenipotentiary ot '
the Celestial republic In accordance with I
the power vested In him by Ihe Manru j
government, according to a special dls-j
patch received here today from Tien ,
Tsln. ,i
A regiment of Imperial troops mutinied t
at Tien Tain today. According to a news '
agency dispatch from that city tha
soldiers have been disarmed and the ot-'
flelala are ai ranging lo send 111 mutin
eers to Peking.
.tidies Ur aaa tat Sra.
WS Krt.VNClsX'O, Keb. 13-Chlneee
consular officials in Ihe I'nlted Statesi
were ordered In adopt American stylo of'
dress by an edict here today from Preal-
:ent Xun Yal Hen of the new republic,
containing the formal announcement of
the abdlrtatlon. Consuls were Instructed
to remain at their ,ot!s until their auc
eeasnrs were appointed.
NKW YORK, VA,. 13-A committee,
representing HfiK Chinese students In the
t'nlted Htatra announced today that a
petition had hewn dcldressed to Preal
dent Teft urglnt,- ihe Immedutts recognl
llnn of I lie first rupntilia In As a lb new
government of Clilnn.
Persia Detains
. Twelve Americans
nVPIiTEHSlit'RU. Kru. li-The Per
:an govemmrni lias tiicgiaphed orders
to the municipal officials at Knsell and
Resht. Instructing them lo detain F. K.
Cairns mid the eleven other Americana
who formerly composed the staff of W. .
Morgan Hhuster, Ihe ex-treasurer general
of Persia, according to a dispatch re
ceived by the Evening Vrrmya from Te
heran. Mr. Cairns and his former o-sts lales la
the Persian treasury department will ba
required, the newspaper dispatch says, to
j answer for Irregularities which the Per
l alan officials allege have been discovered
in the account of Mr. Shusier while ha
ailed as treasurer general.
Speyer Charged with
Embezzling Big Sum
LKMNOTON. K. Keb. li-rHlgmund
H. Speyer. for years confidential clerk
in Ihe employ of his cousins, ipf-yer 4c
Son, merchants h-re and who planned to
rait from New York for Kurofe today.
wl!l be detslned at the pier, charged
with grand larceny. If the plans of the
firm carry. Jat.b Speyer, head of the
firm, left today wtlh a warrant f-r his
rous ti who. It A charged, hutl rm
bf saled sums amounting to V'KX) during
the lat several years. The HMyers are
among the leading merchants of Ken
tucky. NKW YOHK. Keb. 13.-"tmund H.
Speyer of Lexington was detained by
the lloboken police today when he at
tempted to board a sl-amer about to
.tall for Europe.
MISSOURI CONGRESSMEN
ISSUE APPEAL FOR CLARK
WASHINGTON. Keb. 13, The Missouri
delegation in congress Issued a statement
today setting foath tha public record of
Hiwaker champ Clark and urging him
as a candidate fur the democratic nomina
tion for president. The statement de.
dares lhat the united democracy ot Mis
souri la behind the speaker.
"Champ Clark," declared Ihe statement,
"occupies the foremost place In our party
and In the legislative branch of ihe gov
ernment. Ills understanding of national
legislation and great national and inter
national problems Is probably equaled
by few men living, lie has alwaya been
a progressive democrat."
The statement recited how as a leader
of hopeless minority Mr. Clark brought
about democratic unity, how "hla com
manding genius" gained the support of
the republican Insurgents and how to this
fight, which, with other democrats, he
carried before the country, "w. must In
part ascribe the democratic victory In
lkV
It declared lhat Clark waa the logical
candidate, "a seasoned statesman ot
twenty-five years' patraitio public service."
COMMITTEE WILL DRAFT -L0RIMER
REPORT IN MARCH
WASHINGTON. Feb. 11-Th senate
committee Investigating the election of
Senator Lorlmar today agreed to take up
on March 23 eonsidrratloh of a report to
he made to thr senate. The committee
hopes to dispose of the matter that day.
Senate consideration of the case will be
prolonged.
Th comn-lttee decided to proceed no
further cgalnst M. W. Blumnberg. the
of ff Hat I committee stenographer, who was
dlFintssed for his conduct In the presence
of the committee near the close of Its
hearings.
WIDOWS GET BENEFIT OF
NEWJLIABILITY LAW
LA CROSSE. Vila.. Feb. 11-Mrs. John
Mackey and Mrs. Oscar Nelson, widows
of two carpenters who met death by
slipping from an Icy roof which they
were repairing on the La Cro?se county
Agricultural acl.ool at Onalsska. were
awarded the sums of CCtt and 12, HH, re
spectively, by State Industrial Commis
sioner t. II. Crownhart, under the new
employers' liability act. The two men
died within twenty-four boors after tho
law waa passed.
Tyler 1000
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