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PART ONE.
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The Omaha Daily Bee
WEATHER FORECAST.
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OL. XLI-NO. 213.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 21, 1912 TWENTY PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
CHARGE REBATES
TO ADVERTISING
f Zhi Accusation is Hade in Font
V Indictments Returned by Fed-
eral Jury in Chicago.
THREE RAILROADS ON LIST
Vanderbilt Lines Charged with Cnt-
TAKE SPACE IN PROGRAMS
Allegation that it is Paid for at
High Rates.
REBATE TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT
Illlla Specifically Charge Payaeent of
Nearly Thirty Taoasaad Dollars
o H. K. Hynlcka ana J. E.
Feaaeseey,
CHICAGO. Feb. SO.-Four Indictments
fur alleged rebating vera returned today
l y tha federal grand jury, the defendant
'being: three railroad companies, two
t'leatrical cuncerns and four Individuals.
'Kxcessive piyments for "advertising" la
leiurn for tke purchase of railroad tickets
Is declared to be the medium by which
the alleged rebating was accomplished.
Those indicted are:
Harry J. Khelm. general passenger
(.gents -ft the Cleveland. Cincinnati ft
M. LaiiIs railroad,
I William ruderwood, assistant general
passenger agent of the Michigan Central
railroad.
Rudolph K. Hynlcka of Cincinnati, di
rector of the Columbia Theatrical Amuse
ment company.
James K. Fennessy of Clnclnnstl. di
rector snd secretary of the Kinplre Ktto.lt
company.
The Columbia Thesiriesl Amusement
company of New York.
The Cleveland. Cincinnati. Chicago and
r. Louis Kallrosd company.
The Lakeshore & Michigan Southern
railway.
Tha Michigan Central P.allrosd com
jany. The Heuck Opera House company of
Cincinnati.
Praalty la Heavy.
The federal act which Is alleged to
have been violated provides a penalty of
a fin of not more than SMOO for a cor
poration and a tint of not mora than
li.OOO'or an imprisonment of not mora
than two years, or both, fur a person said
to hava been involved In the alleged re
bating. It la asserted that during the
theatrical season of liMB-l Hynlcka was
paid t.X by the roads and during the
lesson of MO-11, I9,7i. During the sea
son of IMt-10, allege federal investigators.
Fenneesy received .M. He Is sot ac
cused ot being a party to the alleged re
bating during tha season of 1S10-1V.
It Is charged, that the representatives
ot the railroads, all of which ara "Ven
der bilt lines," as 'a, inducement to se
cure th business 0 the theatrical com
panies, offered and gave them advertis
ing for ihtalar programs.
TW Columbia Theatrical Amusement
company and Empire Circuit company,
the headquarters of both of which wera
in New ,Vurk City, operate a chain ot
niirlesiiue theaters and control about
i-eventy-flve companies averaging thirty
people each. These companies are trans
ported each week front on city to an
other and the aggregato of their passen
ger fares Is very large.
It r bates Charged o AdvrrttelBaT.
Tha lawful rale waa : cents a, mile
for theatrical companies, but according
to the government It was agreed by rail
road officials that the Vanderbtlt lines
would refund to llyncka and Fennessy,
t for their respective corporations, per
vent of the lawful fares of their various
Companies 1n consideration for their In-
iience in aivina iu ilia utuuru iwinwia
the business.
; In order that the railroads could ac
count on their books for the S per cent,
the government says, it was decided 10
charge it to advertising. Hynlcka there
upon organised the Cincinnati Kallroad
Program Advertising company. This com
pany contracted for advertising space in
theater programs In Cleveland. Toledo,
inclnnatl. Indianapolis, St. Louis and
ihrr clll-s. and this space was used by
Jlynlcka to airplay an advertisement of
one of the Vanderbilt lines.
Ilrsai Jars Basy la rsaelaaati.
CINCINNATI. O., Feb. M.-Rumors that
the special L'nited 8tates grand Jury In
session bet this week Is considering the
affairs ot the National Cash Register
company to ascertain If It has violated
the Sherman anti-trust law, gained
ground her today.
Th visits of auorne)s who represented
the company at the time of the civil suits
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The Weather
For NebraskaGenerally fair; colder.
For Iowa Generally fair; colder.
leaseeralere at O-aaka Yesterday.
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Temperature and
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Normal temperature 5
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Total exiess fine March 1, It'll 33
Normal precipitation inch
1 ficieney for the day 48 Inch '
Total rainfall since Man-h 1...K.7J Inches
lwflciency since March 1 13 7 Inches
I-ficieney for cor. period. 1910.. 13.64 inches
Excess tor cor. period, 4.7! inches
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Reports frees Statlews at T P. Jt.
State of Weather, f p. m. est. fall.
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The National Capital
Tart-alay, brrr SO, 1912.
' The Senate.
In RetMion M J p. m.
Idaho mine tnspwtor prottM n gainst
l?ad and lead ore tariff reduction at steel
bill hearing.
Keaolutiuu adopted authorising Agri
cultural department to participate In
national corn exposition. Columbia, S. C
Senator Lodge gave notice he won Id
peak on arbitration treaties February 9.
Reports on Stephenson election cases
under consideration.
The House.
Resumed consideration of chemical
tariff bit).
Hearing continued on resolution to arbi
trate Colombia's dispute in connection
frith Panama s ceding canal tone to
L'nited States.
Florida Drainage Knmineer Wricht tes
tified at Everglades land hearing that
he brought financial Irregularity charges
ajrainst agricultural officials as a matter
of sel f-protect! on-
Search for missing documents In case of
Major Ray caused postponement of War
department expenditures committee's In
vestigation. Rules committee ajred house should
take up for discussion Saturday the Pu)o
money trust Investigation resolution.
Foreign affairs committee reported bill
extending Burton Niagara Falls set of
Mar 1 to Permit prepartlon of legislation.
Lewis Nixon opposed admitting American-owned
foreign ships to American
registry at hearing of Rucker bill before
merchant marine committee.
Telephone Combine
Takes Over Missouri
Bell Company
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 50,-Th American
Telephon and Telegraph company as
sumed entire control of the Bell Tele
phon company of Missouri at the an
nual election of directors held today. The
flv "Insurgent" Bt. Louis directors did
not attend the meeting and were ousted
from h directorate. President C. f.
Oleed of the Bell voted the" entire stock
ot the parent company for the eleven
directors ohosen.
Th new directors elected are U. N
Bethel, vice president ot the American
Telephon and Telegraph company; K.
D. Nlros, vice president of the Missouri
ft Kansas Telephone company; H. J.
Pettlngill, president of th Southwestern
Telephone company of Texas; C. H. Wil
son, general manager of the American
Telephon and Tf It graph company and
F. H. Hamilton, ot bt. Louis, secretary
and treasurer of the Frisco railroad.
"It will be seen as a result of today's
election that steps have been takan to
ward tha unification of th mlddl west
ern states. Insofar as the telephone co
operation Is concerned," said. President
Gleed. "On the directorate are the presi
dents of telephone companies operating
In North Dakota. South Dakota, Minne
sota, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas."
Casper K. Tost, president of th Ne
braska, Iowa and Koreawostarw eU Ul-4
phon companies, last night sal dh knew
nothing of a rumored unification of bis
companies and tin others at the meeting
at 8t; Louis.
"There Is nothing to that so far as I
know." said Mr. Yost. "There has been
some talk of uniting th Missouri com
pany with th Southern company, which
covers Texas snd part of Arkansas, but
so tar as 1 know thera has been nothing
but talk. I don't know whether I was
re-elected a director at th Bt. Jxiuls
meeting of th Missouri company, but I
auppas I was. I have been a dlrectof for
several years."
TAFT URGES BILL
TO AID EMPLOYES
President Submit Report of Em
ployers' Liability Commission
and Proposed Law.
DfSUiES QUICK ADJUSTMHTC
Courts Would Be Believed ot Vas'
Amount of Detail Work.
TAXES ADVANCED STASDPOHn
Measure Deemed Great Step in Solv
ing labor Problem.
BILL IS HEEDED BY SOCIETY
Presldeat Meets tlbjeetloaa at tke
Oppoaeata af the Mrsasre aad
Shows the Beaeflts ef 4k
Proposed Law.
Ohio Supreme Court
Affirms Sentence of
Rodney J. Diegle
COLUMBUS, O., Feb. .-Rodny J.
Diegle. former seigeant-at-arma ot the
Ohio state senate, must serve three years
In th penitentiary for complicity In leg
islative briber'. The state supreme court
today confirmed the decision of the
lower courts, which convicted Diegle for
siding In th slleged bribery ot State
Senator L. R. Andrews.
Today's decision means that severs!
members of the general assembly under
Indictment will have to stand trial. At
torney General Hog an and E. C. Turner,
prosecuting attorney of Franklin county,
says the other esses will be pushed with
out delsy.
Diegle's conviction was due principally
to evidence secured by a phonographic
device which recorded conversations be
tween the alleged bribegivers and takers.
Third White Brought
Into Kimmel Case
ST. LOUM, Feb. .-Al H. White of
Hannibal, Mo., a witness for the defense
In tho Kimmel indentlty mystery, tes
tified todsy thst he had been called
"Turkey" White, th defense Introduced
him In sn effort to show he wss the
Turkey" White that Bruce L. Cosner
testified to having known In Arkansas
City. Kan.. In 1896. shortly befor
Georg A. Kimmel disappeared.
Cosner testified that the claimant.
Andrew J. White, was known as Tur
key In Arkansas City. Al H. White
In his testimony said he had never been
In AiLsnsas City and that he never
knew Cosner. He does not resemble the
claimant In any respect ear th lack
of a thumb.
Al H. Whifef presence tn the ease has
tended to add confusion to the already
complicated situation, in which four
personalities hav e been introduced. In
addition to Al White, they are Kimmel,
Andrew J. White, the claimant, and
Melvtn "Turkey" Whit of Parsons,
Kan, who was also mentioned by Cos
ner. Th witness todsy said that any rail
road man, who changed iobs frequently,
waa known as Turkey."
WOMAN GIVEN JUDGMENT
AGAINST SALOON KEEPER
SIOUX FALLS, T8. D.. Fab. -(Special
I A Jury In th state circuit
court ot Day county awarded damages
In the awn ot CO to Mrs. Greta Lehns
for the death ot br husband. Een Lehna,
whose body waa found oa a highway after
he bad left the toan ot Crandall In an
Intoxicated condition. The defendant In
th action was IL Boetcner. a saloon
man of Crandall, who baa given notle
ot appeal from tha vexdict ot th Jury.
WASHINGTON". D. C. Feb. .-Prs1-dent
Taft today submitted to congress
the report of the employers' liability com
mission snd the proposed employers
liability and workmen's compensation bill,
accompanied by a message urging th
enactment of the measure, which Is the
most advsnced pieco of liability legisla
tion yet presented. Th president sets
forth that the proposed law not only
would Insure to employes of railroads
engaged In Interstate commerce quick
adjustment of their claims for damages,
but also wouUl relieve the courts of a
vast amount of work and enable them to
administer Judicial affairs with grester
dispatch.
"I sincerely hope that the act will pass,"
says the president. "I deem It one of the
great steps of progress toward a satisfac
tory solution of sn Important phase of
the controversies between employer and
employe that has been proposed within
the Ian two or three decades."
Arganaeat for the Measare,
Th main provisions of the measure are
sketched in the message and then Mr.
Taft takes up and disposes of three ob
jections that have been advanced by Its
opponents. '"' '
In the first place." asys th presi
dent, "the question s rises whether upder
the provisions of the commerce clause
the bill could be considered to be a reg
ulation ot Interstate snd foreign com
merce. Thst seems to be already settled
by the decision of the supreme court In
the employers' liability esse.
"The second question Is whether the
making of these remedies axclustv and
the compelling of th railroad companies
to meet obllgstlons arising from injuries,
for which th railroad would not be Ta
ble under th common law, I a denial
of th du process of law which Is en
joined upon congress by th fifth amend
ment to th constitution la dealing with
the property rights. This question the
report lakes up and In an exhaustive re
view of the authorities make clear, a
It seems to me, th validity of th act
It Is sufficient to say that tile argu
ment of tlw commission m most Con
vincing to show thst th police power
of the s-overmnt exercised in ths regit
Istlou of Interstate eomms-c Is o'l
sufficient lo Justify ths Imposition upon
th Inlnvtv.s railroad companies of th
liability :or th Injuries to its employes
on an Insurant basis.
"Ths third objection I that tin right
of trial by Jury, guaranteed by th sev
enth amendment. Is denied. A a matter
ot fact the right la preserved in this act
by -srmlillnt a Jury to pass on ih tsstt
when duly demanded. In accjnlaiic witn
the llmitatio.is ot the act."
Why tke Lanr la deeded.
'President Taft then allude to the al
leged Iniquities attending personal injury
litigation. Ho declares that perjured tes
timony, emotions! Juries and badly con
structed laws limiting liability have
tended to hamper th administration of
exact Justice wnne th heavy expense of
litigation has rendered It almost Impos
sible for th poor man to command bis
rights. In referring to the condition ot
the courts because of this form of litiga
tion, the president says:
"The administration ot Justice today Is
clogged In every court by the great num
ber of suits for damage for personal
injur)'. The settlement of such cases by
this system will serve to reduce th bur.
den of our courts one-half by taking th
cases out of court and disposing; ot them
by this short-cut." ,
Th message conclude with th reiter
ated hope that th bill may be passed
before the adjournment of th present
session of congress.
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A Recruit
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From the Cleveland Leader,
Snow Storm Raging
Throughout Colorado
DENVER, Colo., Feb. M-Wlth snow
from on Inch to several feet covering
practically the entire state, the movement
of trains, especially on lines that traverse
the mountain districts, hss been severely
hampered. Every train that has reachet
Denver from the west since o'clock last
night baa been from one to five hours
late.
Hnow began falling yesterday forenoon
over practically the entire stste and con
tinued to fall this morning. A driving
wind accompanied the snow storm, though
in most sections a comparativer mild
temperature prevailed.
Little damage to crops Is believed to
have resulted. The heavy snow will pre
vent the rattle from grastng.
In the mountain regions along th rail
road rights of wsy the snow has drifted
in place ss high ss railroad coaches.
Several tnowslldes have been reported,
one on Ituby mountain, near West Ar
gentine, which destroyed four transmis
sion towers of the Central Colorsdo
Power company.
DALHART. Tex.. Feb. .-One of the
worst billiards of the year, following
two weeks of summer weather, closed th
public schools today and sent the tenw
peratur 12 degrees below freest na.
MEXICO AGREES TO PAY
INDEMNITY TO CHINA
PAN FRAXCISro. Feb. Jn.-The Mexi
can government las agreed to pay an
indemnity of B.ia.M to the Chinese re
public for the death of the Chinese ax
Torreon, Mexico, during the revolution
last July, according to a cablegram re
ceived by the Chee Kong Tong Ui Chi
nese Free Masons) from former Presi
dent Sua Tat Sen.
WRIGHT LATEJITH CHARGE
Drainage Engineer Sari He Knew
of lmg-ularitiei Yean Ag-o. ,
WILSON DENIES WBJTINQ LETTER
Secretary Say He Never Save Cess
asaalratlea Boasslag Kvrr
gladeiLaede Attrlkated
WASHINGTON-. Feb. .-Tli inquiry
Into th Department of Agriculture's
connection with the K vers lades was re
sumed today. J. O. Wright, chief drain
age engineer of Florida, admitted he
know In IT) of the alleged irregularities
on which C. a. Elliott and A. J. More
house recently were dismissed from th
department, but he did not make th
charges until a month ago.
Wright said he toKd th fact to th
agricultural department after news
paper articles had appeared In which C.
a. KlUotl criticised him lor part ot th
delay In publishing th Kvargladea re
port, jf
"Didn't you think H your duty to re
port thost Irregularities wheg you learned
of them In Wosr' asked Henry K. Davis,
attorney for Elliott and Morehouse.
"I was In th government service then
and did not want to msk ; charges
against a. superior officer," said MX
Wright.
Wlleea Denies teller.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson toddy
denied authorship of a letter which has
been widely circulated by on ot the
companiea exploiting lands In th Florida
Kvargladea.
CHICAGO BANKER LOCATES HEBE
WITH THE CITY NATIONAL
a ,' "
WALTh'K O. SILVER.
Schiff Insists that
All Facts in Brandt
Case Be Brought Out
NEW YOHK. Feb. -' Italher than see
aspersions cast upon the nam of a
woman, my client would prefer to suffer
In sllenc In prison."
Mlrbau L. Towns, counsel for Folks K.
Brandt, former valet for Mortimer L.
Schiff. made this statement befor Com
missioner Hand today at the opening of
the hearing to ascertain whether Hrandt
waa sent to prison for thirty years as
th result of a conspiracy.
Delancey Nlcoll, representing Mr. Schiff,
contended that the scope of th Inquiry
should not be limited. "W propose toj
show that all of Brandt's contentions
which would entitle to clemency, are
false," b said, "and without going thor
oughly Into th case how caa w get at
the Issues?"
Mr. Klcoll made an Impassioned appeal
that Brandt's application to the governor
for a pardon be produced.
"We will show," he declared, "that this
man asked for clemency on V. y ground
that he bad never committed burglary
in the Schiff home, but had gone there
at the Invitation ot Mrs. Schiff. W will
lay bar all th details ot th foul con
spiracy to blacken th nam ot a
woman."
Notwithstanding Mr. Nlcoll's offer to
walv Immunity for Messrs. Hchlft and
dsns If they should be allowed to testify.
Commissioner Hand said that In view of
tli district attorney'a statement h de
clined to take th responsibility without
referring the matter to the governor. Ac
cordingly he adjourned the bearing until
Tuesday next In order that Governor
Dix may pass oa th question.
Woodmen Insurgents
.FlocktoMill City
M IN N EAPOLJ 3. FH. 8pi-chi1 Tel-
cram.)- Prof. Nathan ftHTutten uf
Oroaha waa amont; the early arrivai f-r
tha morurter imurg-ent Woodnin coatrii
tion which b?ctn here Thursday. Il twill
epeak at th baiiquct Thurday nivnt.
Six state are now mitrtmenial and funiI-
ara comlnar In every ma I. 1 m u net n t
Leader L. J. hundean predict tha be.
oXfioera mill hava to muAJf nuiicai rate
laglalatloa put through recently at Ou-cao.
High Court Hears,
Attorneys Argue in
Trolley Rate Case
WASHINGTON. b, -Claim to
puwr to rfiiulaie Intrrvlala com in tree
on rtrr-H railways rrosaliif plate Hues
was made tinluy Irefor the supreme court
uf the L'nitil Htales by the InteiPtat
(.'omuMTce lummiMiiii.
This i.w wan piemnted In a ca In
volving tho Ka t uf the (.-ummiMlon to
r (.litre a reduk-tlun In fare on the rail
Hays from Omaha to Council Bluff !..
fruni 10 to & ccnti.
Indirectly ttorVa of dtle i.f.r slate
lines will te afiVWfd by the decision.
AnHNtaiit Attorney lateral Denlson and
Holif Itor Nenrihiun Vir t)in Interstate
Common'e commifi'lnn aripicd that con
Rrera had givfn to the cummlsiiloa power
over all clrvtrle railways doing Interstate
buHlm!"-".
John Uee Welmtrr, for the rallwas con
cerne), dc tared that while the commls
ion might havn power over Interurhan
raliroada, a distlm llon must bo made be
tween these and street car lines.
In a temporary Injunction Judges San
born. I look and Adams of the frerat
circuit court In Nebraska held the com
mission to be without such power, while
the commerce court decided that tha
cotnmlsstou possestMd U.
Ryan Says Bomb
Resolution Was Joke
INWAAIoUS. Jnd.. Feb. 30.-1 r'
crack its in the hull, not dynamite under
nonunion steel ")ohs," were referred to
in a resolution submitted to the conven
tion uf the International Association of
HrlriK) and fcrrurtural iron Workers at
Hiwh.ster. N. Y.. in pteintKT, according
to a s(ttm-nt by Krank M. It van, pres
ident of I lie association today.
It) an flrntft the authenticity of th?
nsolutluii. the orlKnal copy of which
tha fJeridl officials ime-Miicatins the dy
namite conoptrary assert they have, but
today hv rejalled, he said, that the
measure proposing that "no more bombs
or explosives of any kind be exploded
while this convention Is In srsston.' was
introduced.
"It waa just a Juke." said Ran, "and
came about because P. J- Morln of 8t.
Louis had put bunchra of ftrscrarkers
unticr tl.e cl sirs ot the delegates and
rrl them off."'
FARMER'S TELEPHONE AIDS
IN PREVENTING WRECK
ACi:itlEK.V. 8. I . reb. .-ap(!cial.)
The telephone facilities of South
Dakota farmers everted what might
have been a disastrous wreck on
th Milwaukee railroad between Webster
snd Waubey. Operator Harris at Web
ster had gven a freight train orders to
leave for the east, and the train had
lust got out of sight when word came
from Weubay thst tho operator there,
thrmirh an error, had pernittt'd a pas
xrticer train to go by that station. et
Uooti'l. Tho V Iwter operator Immediately
.-It, .1 up a i.un.bcr of farute:s living
mar l!e line of tb raod. and one of
missal of th Indictment acainst Ituef , them reached the track with a lantern
while other Indictments of a imiUr in time to flag one of the trains, the
nature, all relating to the so-called 'graft ! eree of which flagged th ether in time
in mini lion.- were pen-ding. I to atert to threatened accident.
COURT REFUSES TO DISMISS
BILLS AGAINST RUEF
SAN FRANC1BCO, Feb. Jl.-A motion
to dismiss e-tfUty Imlfctmenta of btitcr
against Abraham Ruef. former potitHai
boss of San Krancisro. was denied tlMv
by Supreme Judge 1'rank Iunne. J j-teii
Dunne said he waa opposed to the dif-
BANDIT ROBS PASSENGERS
Masked Han Ooei Through Sleeping
Car in Maryland.
MONEY AND WATCHES TAKEN
lasarrt Wile tilvra Nasa af F. A.
Rrckrr Is I ader arrest at Alt
assent, W, Va fer ths
t rltaae.
WIIKKUNO. W. Va., Keh. 10.-Ra(l-rosd
detecllve and couuly authorities
tnlay ar scouring tha country between
Piedmont. W. Vs., and Altamoht. M('d
lii search of the young bsndlt who last
nlglit held up and robbed th New York
and t. Uiuls en nrets on th Baltlmar
awl Ohm railroad on what Is known as
th seventeen-mile grade between these
points. '
The robber wss masked and the only
description th authortllea bav of hlrn
Is his general appearance, gleaned by
frightened trainmen and passenger a
he robbed them leisurely of their valu
ables. " ., .
Th young Irian' boarded th train Al
Keyser or Piedmont and whll the train
was slowly climbing th grad made his
sppesranc In th rear sleeper. Draw
ing a revolver, , he covered th Pullman
conductor, th negra porter snd the
flagman. Ma compelled the flsgmsn to
wslk In front ot him and arouss the
lee ping passengers b( whom-then were
fourteen. Quietly he demanded their Tal
usblss. Those who hesttsted ' were
politely reminded that time was short.
When he hsd gs! tiered loot to the value
of about f th train had reached th
top of th hill at Altaniont. Then the
robber dsshed to th rar ot th train
and leaped to the ground. .
Kvsry Inwn along th line and In that
section ot Wast Virginia and Maryland
was notified to be on th lookout for
th bandit, but no tangible clus hsd
been found early today.
The man worked quietly, but with what
appeared to th passengers, who took
time enough to observe him, without
haste. II hsd flrsd his revolver when
he entered Ihe train, and a number of
women feinted when h approached them,
but he robbed them aa quietly aa he did
Ihe men, and gave no heed to their con
dition. Raspers l aser Arrest.
RALTIMORE. Md., Feb. -A man
giving his nam as F. A. Becker was
arrested near Altamont. W. Va., early
today In connection with the robbery of
the Pullman car Passengers on the New
York and Ht Louie express on th Balti
more Ohio railroad laat night.
The man had IUB.I7 In money, four
watches, said to correspond with those
taken from passengers, and two revol
vers. lie was plsced In Jail at Keyser, W.
Vs.
Th suspect claimed that another man
gav him th money and other valuable
found on him.
According to Information received at
th executive offices ot the Baltimor
Ohio here, the bandit secured til In
cash, a check for log and flv watches
valued at about (COO.
Taft Gets to His
Off iceToo Early
WASHINGTON. Keb. A-Presldent Taft
hsd an unusual experience today. He
had an early breakfast in th White
House and went to the executive offices
befor t o'clock. 11 strolled into his
privets office, sat down In his favorite
chair and pressed a buxser to call one of
the assistant secretaries. Kobody came.
Th president became worried. He
walked into the lobby and sighted la a
re-note comer a shorthand man who bad
suffered from Indigestion or Insomnia or
something Ilka that and who had come to
wurk early.
"Come with me," aaid th president,
and he took him into hi prlvaia office
and dictated tor an hour and a halt.
Nobody la Washington la supposed to do
anything befor la a.
HOUSE COMMITTEE WILL
CALL GENERAL BUSS
WASHINGTON., Feb. N.-TIM boose
committee on expenditures In th War
departmcMV which will Inquire Into
charges against Major B. B. Ray,
today dechkdto summon General Taa
ker Bliss. In coirnnand at Fort Tot tern.
New York, to appear next Monday la
connection 1th tb case. In the mean
time the investigation and search tor evi
dent e in tb case will contlaoe, but the
tint bearing will b Monday.
SLATE ADOPTED
BY CONVENTION
Missouri Democrat! Put Through
Program After Ball Make. Fight
'Against Gag Eule.
VOTE FOE CLARK EVERY BALLOT
Eight Delegatei-at-Large Elected to
Baltimore Meeting.
GOLTBA AGAIN COMMITTEEMAN
Move Againat Millionaire Dropped
for Harmony i Sake, v
REPUBLICANS ARE ATTACKED
Platform (barges Party wit Is Msk.
las; History et Broke Preaslses,
Violated Keiths aad Be
trayal et Trast.
JOPIJN, Mo.. Feb. 30. After an all
afternoon fight on the floor ot the con
vention, causra cy tne errort or David
A. Ball of Bowling Green, a candidate
for the gubernatorial nomination, to op
pose the slat agreed on by party lead
era, the dsmoc ratio atate convention late
today elected eight delegatea-at-larg to
the Baltimor convention, each with a
halt vote
Ball's tight to stop what h termed
"gag rul and Cannonlam" waa unsuc
cessful and the prearranged program
went through. Th makeup et th dele-gstee-at-larg
follows:
United Htate senator U C. Ron.
United Stales Senator James A. Reed,
former Oovernora A. M. Dockerr of Gal
latin. Lon A. Htavtna ot St. Louis and
David K. Francis et Rt. Louia. William
T. Kemper ot Kansas City, Gilbert 8.
Barb of Joplln and Judg Virgil Rule
of St. Louis.
Th delegation waa Instructed to vol
for Champ Clark tor president on every
ballot taken la th Baltimor convention,
Edward F. Goltra, th St. I-euls mil
lionaire, who waa nominated by former
Secretary of Stat Samuel B. Cook, his
most talked of rival, for national com
mitteeman from Missouri, waa re-eleoted
by acclamation. In a speech accepting
th nomination Mr. Goltra pledged htf
allegiance to Mr. Clark's candidacy and
assured th oonvsnllon that ha would
exert all his power to secure th aiiesk-
f nomination.
Th plan to supplant Mr. Goltra was
dropped a a measure of harmony, fol
lowing th near split In th convention
this morning when Chairman Shannon
and Delegate O'Donnell engaged tn a
Controversy following Bhannon's crltl
aunu of tha democratl organisation In
St. Louis,. i
Th platform adept ssys In part:
"Th history ot In republican party la , .
a tal ot broken promises, violated faith
and betrayal at trust. It destroyed popu
lar government In th hous ot repre
sentative by a syatsm of rules Which
vested arbitrary Power in th speaker.
This power It employed In th servlc of
th great special Interests.
"It Inaugurated a system ot wasteful
xtravaganeas unparalleled In history. It
created, a tariff law which Impose a tax
upon the neresaltis et lit for th benefit
ot favered Institutions, it allowed th
agents ot thoss Interests to dictate the
very terms ot the statute under which
they plundered th people.
."it not only permitted tha .establish
ment ot monopoly, but gav xecutlv
sanction to ths destruction by the great
est trust on earth of It last potential
rival. It promised In advance legal Inv
munlty to those who consummated the
criminal conspiracy.
"Th republican party cam befor th
peopl at th laat national election a polo- '
glxlng for It errors and promising- to re
form It own Iniquities. It especlslly
promised a reduction of the tariff taxa
tion. In violation ot the pledge It enacted
the Payne-Aklrlch Iniquity.
"Declaring the most Important schedule
of this bill to be utterly indefensible, the
president nevertheless signed th measure
Dd gave It th fore of law. In this, as
In all other matters, the republican party
utterly failed to fulfill Its promise or
keep faith with lb people.
Th democratl party under the splen
did leadership of Champ Clark overthrew
Cannonlsra and .restored th representa
tive government of th popular branch ot
congress aloo Clark has keen speaker."
CHALONER'S WIFE SAYS
HE WAS PERFECTLY SANE
NfcW YORK, Feb. 1B.-A deposition ot
the Princess Troubetxkoy. formes!
Amelle Rives, and once the wlfo of John
Armstrong Chaloner, will be Introduced
In Chaloner suit for th control ot per
sonal property In this stale, according to
n declaration by his counsel at th begin
ning ot th trial today.
Chaloner has been adjudged a lunatla
In New Tork and will not be present.
Chaloner estimate th valu of hi eelste
at approximately dOO.M.
Princes Troubetxkoy declares that In
the six years she lived with Chaloner be'
was perfectly sane.
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