Looking Backward Tms Day in Omaha J Twenty Tea Tun Agt mortei nn at cm km The Omaha Daily Bee WEATHER FORECAST. Gnerally Fair VOL. XLI-XO. 232. OMAHA, THURSDAY M0RX1XG,: MARCH 14, 1912-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. SENATE REFUSES ARMS TOREBELS Upper Chamber Passes Resolution to Close Loopholes in Neu trality Laws. PEESJDIST MAT CALL A HALT Empowers Taft to Prohibit Exporta tion of Munitions of War. HOUSE TO PASS BILL AT ONCE Americans Endangered in Mexico by Supplies Brought In. INCREASED PATHOL HECESSARY 1'ollcr of Valted State thaaacd frees that la Effect Cartas Re rent Madera Revocation la Saataera Republic. WASHINGTON. March li-Revolutions, filibustering expedition or the promotion of domestic violence In any country In nan-America hereafter may not hop for Mar supplies of any description from tb Vnlted State. This principle, proclaimed loiy in a concurrent resolution adopted by the n te at th instance of President Ttft, practically certain to be passed by the hours tomorrow. Though aimed primarily to meet the Inadequacies of the present neutrality laws, to which the Mexican government called the president's attention, the reso lution when put Into effect will empower president Taft to prohibit at bis discre tion, tin ouch the issuance of a proclaroa . Men. the exportation of munitions of war to any country with which the Unitcl (Stairs Is at peace. Anticipating summary action by the Iiouk tomorrow; where Representative rturleson of Texas Hill take charge of the measure, Treaeury and War department officials tonight Issued Instructions vir tually halting all shipments of arms Into .Mexico until the resolution Is declared effective. . Preaalere Evade Laws. loopholes for the violation of neutrality lawsadmlttedly are many., and profev rlonal promotres of revolutions In Latin America, through varying devices, have succeeded In evading the statute. To tho Mexican rebels who captured Juare recently with the sole purpose of possessing Port of entry through which they might Import arm unrestrictedly, the resolution will prove a stubborn ob-1 atacle. Today's action Is a departure from the policy of the United State dur ing the Madero revolution, when porta of entry held by the rebel received arms ttnd ammunition If regularly consigned to merchants. Senator Root used but one argument In favor of breaking the precedent- how ever, that thousand of Americana in Mex ico were fleeing from their homes there, .Imperilled by the very arm which .had ""fteen shipped Into that country"by initr. leans. Msjor General Wood, chief of slaft of the army, declared tonlgiit that probably j a larger border patrol would be required to enforce the letter of the new measure. The National Capital RISE IN COST OF LIVING GENERAL Wefiaiesdajr. Ste IS, . The Senate. Mt at noon and Immediately went into executive season. Foreign relations committee framed and reported a resolut ion proht hi t tab shipment of arms Into any country on American continent In a state of disorder. Fur seal treaty amended to provide tea year etched eeaaon, waa ordered favor ably reported by foretcn relations com mittee. uffragettes urged amendment to con stitution providing rotes for women bo fore Oman's suffrage committee. Considered in executive session nomi nation of it ail Ion Pitney as supreme court justice, with agreement to vote on confirmation at 4 p. m. Pitney confirmed. SO to M. Secretary Unison denounced before military affairs committee the army ap propriation bill, especially the h ml nation of five cavalry regiments. The House. Met at noon. Considered bills on rerular calendar. M ays and means committee was urged oy nonpitai and scientific institution rep resentatives to remit taxes on alcohol and whisky. Suffragette loaders were heard by Judi ciary cnnmUtee. Republicans In caucus declared free sugar and corporation tax extension bills were a democratic political plot for votes. Representative Smith of New York in troduced a bill to compel registration at the capiiol of all lobbyist and the filing of a detailed statement of their expenses after each session. Chairman Morrison announced patents committee would awsit probable rehear ing of the supreme court's patent monop oly decision before framing the new law. Wilson and Clark Are Claiming Control of Kansas Convention President Taft Sends to Congress Data on Price Collected by United States Coninls. WAGES SHOW SOME ADVANCE Incrtue is Much Lets Than in Prices for Foci and Clothes. CO-OPERATION IS BIG FEATURE Associations of Consumers Secure Practical Results. SERVE MEMBERS AT LOWER COST This la Heeled by Retailer, bat Fl area Da Nat Bear Oat Their lea teatlaa Dorter Par Cwsa aalealea ta Associativa. Squash Center Talks Over the Political Situation MRS. EDDY'S WILL REACHES -COURT OF LAST RESORT CONCORD, N. II., March lt-Tlie con troversy over the will af Mrs, Mary Uaker O. Eddy, the founder of the Chris tian Science church, reached the tribunal of last resort of New Hampshire today, v. hen final arguments which will extend o-cr three days were begun before the supreme court on the construction of various clauses in the will. The proceedings opened wtlh the presen tation of a brief. In which it Is alleged the provisions of the will bequeathing the arcater part of the property to the i rectors of the Christian Science church in Boston is a violation of the statute limlllng bequests to churches. HUTCHINSON. Kan., March 13-That tumorrow democratic state convention. when it meet her to name four dele- gates-al-large to the Baltimore con vention and a national committeeman from Kansas will be controlled by the thirty unlnstructed delegate therein, seems certain today. While Clark supporter claim the ma jority of these unlnstructed delegate. the Wilson men were by no means ccat- i ceding them to Clark. In fact, the Wtt- upporters were worklnf quietly among the delegate already here, urs ine that party harmony In Kansas de manded an unlnstructed delegation to Baltimore. The congressional district conventions to elect two delegates each to Baltimore will meet tomorrow morning. Indica tions today were that Wilson and Clark would divide thee. B. J. Sherldsn, of Psola, Clarke man ager was confident of Clerk Instruction. "Our figure (how w bar a ma jority of ninety-one rotes on the con vention floor." Sheridan said. "Ths op position Is beaten and now they are try ing to ret delegations already Instructed for Clark, to bolt their Instructions." The four delegatea-at-larg probably will be B. J. .Sheridan, Paola: A. M. Jackson. Wlnfleld; W. L. Brown, King man, and c, F, Foley, Lyons. Contest Between Hill " :'- Line 'and Carmen's Union is Acute CHOOKSTOX. Minn.. March lt-The struggle between the Great Northern Railway and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen reached a sensational slags here today when warrant were issued for the arrest of Superintendent Knebel and Mu ter Mechanic W. J. Smith on complaint of J. II. Walter, grand lodge deputy, the charge being that union carmen her were discharged because they would not quit the union. At a hearing conducted by Deputy Labor Commissioner Albright today union men testified that officials of the road had given them the option of quitting the union or of being discharged. Knebel and Smith both refused to tes tify at the hearing on the plea that their evidence might tend to Incriminate them. ten suffragettes are -Republicans Will given longer stNTENctsj Fight Free Sugar LONDON". March 11 Ten suffragette charged with (mashing window during the demonstration of March I were sen tenced today at the London sessions court to term ranging from four to six months in prison. The Weather For, Nebraska Snow or rain; colder. For Iowa Snow or, rain; colder In northwest portion. Trsspcrataree at Omaha Yesterday. Hour. Deg. mm? Cass vara live WASHINGTON. March li-The presi- j dent today. In a special message to con gress, transmitted the first Installment of the Information collected by the De partment of State In regard to co-opera tion and the cost of living In various European countries. The department, by direction of the president. Instructed the consuls r offk-ers to make the Investiga tion. The results of the Inquiry are sum med up In a letter from Acting Scecretary of state Huntington Wilson, which Is submitted with the consular reports and with a summary of their contents. The president in Ms message says that the popular demand for information of this character apparently wa based on the belief that some remedy might be found for the high cost of living. The Immediate result of the Inquiries insti tuted by ths Department of State through the consular officer as to ocntuate the fact that the Increase In the prices of the common necessities of life Is world-wide, and that It la an absorbing question with the v co-operative associa tions. Intelligence presented by the co operative societies shows that even where there has been an advance In wages the percentsge hss not kept psc with the rise In the cost of food supplies. The president say that ths Information col lected by the Department of State I permanent contribution to the history of the efforts of producer and consumers to solve for themselves the economic problems of production, distribution and consumption. It the co-operative elation which hav been In ulstenc for half a century hare not been able to de termine the fundamental cause of the Increased cost of living or to setsrd ths advance, th student of aoclal progress may at least derive Instruction from the account ef the associations and their Influence on the well-being of Ihelr member. Saaseala lateraatlaaal Caesaslaelan. Th president also calls attention to his message of February J. in wnicn no recommended an international commis si en to look Into th cans for th high prices of "ili SeTnstrrew"f lltr god t posstble remedies. Should such a com mission be authorised by congress, he save, th relation of the co-operative o- cletle to thl (ubject would be of great Interest. Acting Secretary Wilson In the letter to the president describing th activities of th Department of State in carrying out the president's Instructions say that while the consular officer were engageo In their Investigation their attention wa drawn to th fact given by th co-opera-tlvs societies concerning th edvance In the prices of the most necessary articles of food. Th report on this phase of th subject were uniform in showing that the member of tho co-opertlv asso-' Bacon, elation were feeling th universal in- Bryan crease In the cost of staple commodities. The consul-general at London for warded a tshle prepared by the co-operative wholesale societies which exhibited the increased cost of certain article In th rnlted Kingdom since MS. From a sum mary of rates of Wsgm It wsa developed that the per cent of Increase In certain trades from IMS to 110 was 11.1 and In food prices IM. Th wge of railway em I ploye during thl period had Increased jonly t.J per cent The consul at South ampton reported that during the last I five year there bad been an advance of M per cent In the purchase trtce uf tresn y I - I 5 i f f"T ltT TMtCi Vjjk k e J . sf jt ViT'. sueicit XJu Front the Washington Star. SENATE CONFIRMS PITNEY Nomination of New Jersey Jurist for Supreme Bench is Approved. VOTE IS FIFTY TO TWENTY-SIX Vlre Fight Against Chaaerller M" i f' Jetlea I Bonus Till Last Masaeat. WASUINUTO.V. March . U-Mahlon Pitney, chancellor of the state of New Jersey, President Taft'a nominee ta suc ceed the. lata Justioe Harlan en the su preme court bench, was finally confirmed today by th sensts by a vote of M to M. Justice Pitney wll came to Washington Monday. These republican senators voted against Mr. Pltney's confirmation: Bourne, Kenyoh. Polodeater. BrlatoK, Cummins. The democrat voted against him: . Wickersham Has No Evidence that There is Smelter Trust WASHINGTON. Msreh tt-Attorney General Wickersham will advise the house In replying to lis resolution that h has no avldence of lite exMonce of "smelter trust." The Department of j Justice Investigation, he id, hsvs rs- vesled no indication uf a combination In thla Industry. There are five large smelter companies, he any, which seem to bo In active competition. t From a Staff Correspondent.) ' WASHINGTON, March 11-tSpedaI Telegram.) Th three republican mem ber of the house from Nebraska will. It la understood, oppose tiie plan of the democrat to place sugar on the free list. An Informal conference was held by all the house republicans today on the sub ject, and while no rote wa taken It wa practically agreed that th vote would be a party one, the democrats for and ft Si a Ha,naiKI(aetfki an lrat James F. Carson of Irwin Is In the city j Increased cost of living In ItM waa B.M on business at th Interior department. I P" cent. Congressman Klnkaid Introduced him to! few Price la Fraae StUr. beef, mutton, bacon, hams, butter, eggs, fruit, lea. dried fruits, sugar, coffee, fuel, tin goods, women's apparel, foot wear, clothing, cotton gooda bedding, furniture and underwear. A series of fig ure relating to general groceries com piled by the Co-operative Wholesale Society of Manchester gave an Instruc tive example of what the rise In the cost of provisions meant to an ordinary family. Taking th taW aa a whol It appeared that aa compared with 1M the Johnson, Rayner, Kern, Reed. I'hamuerlaln. lee, Mhively, Culberson, Myers. ' Smith. 3a. . Gardner, Newlands. Smith, 8. C Cure. OOorman, . Taylor. Hitchcock. Pomerene. William The senate's consideration of Jus lies Pitney today wa In the fourth eaecu. the session It ha had on bis nomina tion and th vigorous fight against him because of his decision In a glass blow, era- strike case did not abate until the hurt moment. The session lasted two hours. Senator Reed, who ha been prominent in th fight against th Jurist' con firmation, declared that former Senator Trial of Alleged Dynamiters is Set for October First WOMEN INYADETHE CAPITOL Delegations Arfoe Before Commit- , tees for Rifht to Vote. SR. ANNA .SHAW IS LEASER Saeea'kr Are Made by Mrs, Laldlaw, Mis O'Helllr. Mtaa Aastasa Mrs. Harper Ask t'aasllla- loaal issradsaeat. WASHINGTON. March ll-Loadsif of ths campaign fur 'vole for women In vaded tlx capltol In force today and presented their arguments to the nation's legislators In advocacy of an mendmnt to the constitution to enfranchise women. Hearings were given by a Joint committee uf the women' suffrage committee or the house. The committee room where ths hearings acre held wore crowded to thslr limit by women from various cities. Dr. Anna Shaw marshalled the suf- INUIANAPOUS, March I3.-AII the de-1 fendatifa IndldtMt fur violation Af fed. eral statutes governing transportation of I fretls forces at th sensts hearing. e plosives must go to trial ia on cause I Mrs. Laldlaw assured the seven listening ! on October L according to the final ruling of Judge A. B. Anderson today after he had heaid arguments of attorney for the defense on motion for separate trials. Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday . Mean temperature Precipitation Temperature and tBres from the normal: Normal temperature iH-ftcleiK-y for the day....... fieflelency since March L vorma precipitation Kxcese for the day i a. m.... S a. m..... 7 a. m -la. m.... a. m.... 1 a. m.... 11 a. m.... 1J m I p. m ... I p. m ... S p. m.... 4 p. m.... ; p. m.... t u. m.... p. m 5 p. m Lewal Ueee4. MS. VII. Kit. . .... 3i ii it a .... 33 B .... t 41 js ' - - M ' . precipitation depar- the eeretary that morning. Th senate today confirmed the ap pointment of John L. Burke a register of the land office at Rapid City, 8. D.. vie Loomls Cull. . SI Oil Laden Ship Burns in New York Harbor The consul at Havre, Franc, reported food prices In November, 11L All the, with the exception of sugar, showed beary Increases. To consul at Lyon transmitted a table prepared by th Worklngman's exchange giving the aver age price of various food commodities in ISO and Ull. Fish wss th only com modity that had not soared ia price. With reference tu Germany, th consul general at Berlin reported that living conditions were seriously affected by the continued rite la the price af food products, many of the comraodltle hav- llurphy ef New Jersey was one of those backing th nomination. II aesalted Mr. Murphy severely and charged that Jus tice Pitney had been Indorsed by two member of counsel for the steel corpora tion. Senator Briggs challenged Senator Reed to divulge the source of hi Information, but he declined to do so. Justice Pltney's commission was signed as soon a the senate had confirmed htm. 51 1 ... .ineh .Uincli Precipitation since March 1.... l ot loche Kxcesa since March I .Cinch lieSctet-ey cor. period In 111.. .11 Inch Deficiency cor. period In Ol.. .Winch departs free atatlaae at T P. M. Station and But Temp. High- Rala- XEW YORK, March li.-The steamer Joe of the. United Fruit company, laden 1th ULdne Mu. a oil M.irht Am fhla morning while at It. pier at the foot of ! " vanced far above all pr.vtou.reo re t Maiden Lane. Fifteen men caught In ' The average reii price prevailing the steamer's hold barely cacaped sad ''"y-vne oi ioe onncpai cue. . uw the burnlne teamer after beina smiled many were given. out Into to East river sank. Shipping I 'n Holland the consul at Amsterdam along the water front was endangered ; Quoted sn official agricultural report cot- by the) blaae. lering such article aa beer. pork. egg. The Jose waa taking on oil for Kincs- I butter, ham and wheat, which showed ton. Jamaica, and a cue of guotln be ing lowered Into the hold fell from th lift and brok open Bear a lighted lamp. Ia aa Instant flame swept the Jose from Mem to CIMMIM FOR TARIFF REVIfHO! t'rs (haagea la Waal, Cettea, agar aad teel gekedalee. WAKH1.NOTON. March 11-At an In formal conference of republican member of th senate finance committee today Senator Cummins of Iowa urged that the republican member of the senate enact legislation revising ' the wool, cotton, sugar and steel schedule of the present i tariff Its. Senator Cummins favored free Iron ore and a reasonable reduction of the duties on the other schedule. He said be be lieved this revision should be made with out waiting for the report of the tariff board, and gave notice to hi colleagues that he would act independently if they Insisted on waiting for such reports. The reguuu republican member are La Toilette Gives Out senator that th phalanx of women wa out militant, but only "Insistent and per sistant." Miss O'Hellly far Mage Kararrs, Probably the moot determined speaker was Miss Leonora O'Hellly of New Yurk, representing the wage-earners. U o PnHfinnl n-nnnA "We don't . went to bluff you, JUO J. UU blUCM Ul CCU ,!,. MADISON, Wis.. March U-The politi cal creed of Senator Robert M. La Kol lette was given .out here- today, declar ing his belief In the Initiative, referen dum, recall, direct nominations and gov ernment ownership and operation of ex press companies, and his opposition to ship subsidy. Ilia Aidrich currency plan and Canadian reciprocity. Aceompaylng hi platform. Senator La Follrtte makes the statement: "When Roosevelt became president the total amount of the stock a ltd bond Issue of all combinations and trust. Including the rallwaye then In combination, was only l3.7HOJO.aou. When he turned the country over to Taft whom he had se lected as his successor, the total capi talisation of the trusts and combinations amounted to th enormoue sum of gSl.tT&fcA.ono. more than 19 per rent of which wsa water. Prices were put up on transportation and on the producta of the mines and tartaric to pay Interval and dividends on this fraudulent capitalisation" of Weather. Cheyenne, anowmg g Davenport, clear 34 Denver, snowing 14 Dee Moines, cloudy..... X 1( a. L tail. a 34 a x a 3t 94 14 Dodge City, cloudy M Lander, snowing 12 North Platte, snowing, js Omaha, snowing 4 Pueblo, enoering J2 Bapid City, snowing... M .-wit Lake, snowing ... it 4 Santa F. part cloudy. 8 Sheridan, snowing IS 11 Sioux City, snowing.... S St Valentine, snowing .... IS IS T Indicate, trace or precipitation. U A. WELSH. Local forecaster. Two Aeroplanes in Collision Near Berlin BERLIN. Mini U.-A collkstoa took . place today between two aeroplanes fry--jjS'lng around the aerodrome, at Joahan 02 i nialtisl. a machine drive by Senile, who t ems carrying a paasenge aasaed Bad .! j owky. atrial ng vi jleatly soother aera j plane driven by Rltttager. Both the aero- j ptanea were smsshid aad fell, tb pas- seiajt 1 nasf ujwrww wmie M iss aia- mea escaped anhurt. that the Increase In price had ranged from M to si per cent la the twelve year following xm. Report from eonsaiar officers In other countries showed atmUar advance. Referring t the general sub.-eot mat ter of the consular . reports th acting secretary of state aay that much Inter est attache to th co-operative asso ciation in th United Kingdom because England may be said to be the nursery of these societies- The consular officers describe the Inception and growth aad th organisation and operation of the co-opera live association, both distribu tive and productive. The eoilecttve growth of ca-operatlv societies In the United Kingdom as a whole is shown by a sta tistical summary In 1K3 there were 4a societies, with a) member Th value Three Are Killed N in Santa Fe Wreck ALBlQlERgi.C. X. M.. March IS. Three are dead, five missing and a score or mote Injured as a result of a rear-end Instating that no legislation affecting the , collision this afternoon between a west- tariff should be made other than that bound extra freight and a work train based upon th tariff board report. on Die Kama Fe Coaet line at McCarty', The committee will report adversely the pending house steel tariff revision bill probably on Friday. N. M., sixty mile wst of here. FORMER SENA10R PEFFER IS CRITICALLY ILL tContinued on Second Page.) TOPEKA, Kan.. March U.-W. A. pef ter. former I'ntted Statea senator from Kansas, is critically ill at a hospital her. HI right leg ass amputated a ber th knee today to check the progress of gangrene, which affected hi foot. Mr. Peffer wa tb first populist sea star from K ansae, being elected ha lSfL H remained In Washington after hi term expired to make an Index for the Congressional Record and returned to Topeka upon Its completion tut sum mer. He Is SI year eed. State Senator Guilty of Accepting Bribe COLCMB18. O., March li-The Jury tonight returned a verdict of guilty In th raw. git tHrnlm Bnatn V. K charged with having accepted a bribe i"""1 m connection with the insurance legla Wa want the ballot for our own sued. We don't get half enough to live on and yet ere neve got to keep decent. You men make the laws su that when you do wrong you get off, but when we women do wrong we go to th gutter and prison. Vi's have heard the tommyrot given u by legislators. W know the game. You men went thl nation to get rich. You don't' know-that lichee. 11 In human live." Dr. Shaw asked th senate committee lo recommend In case It did not report tho constitutional amendment an Investi gation of woman suffrage la the slates which had granted H. A full attendance of the house Judiciary committee and th proponent of six dif ferent congressional resolutions giving them vote marked th boua welcome to the suffragettes. Although representa tives Raker (Cal.l, Lafferty (Ore), Taylor tColo.). Mondell (Wy.). Rucker (Colo.) and Berger (Wi.). author of suffrugett resolutions, were there to show their gallantry. It remained fur llepresentatlv Oarland Dupre of Louisi ana, to go to the limit of consideration for the fair sex. Mr. Dupre Is a member .of the committee. A suffragette pre empted his seat and be had standing room only. Mtmm Jane Addasae Talka. Mlas Jane Addaraa ef Hull House. Chi cago, waa the first of nine speakers. 8b argued that women, th Inspiration and active agent In many Institution of phllsthroptc reform, should have a voice In th government She said the care of the child and It protection was rapidly becoming more a matter of government control and that woman, the mother, should have a part la It. Miss O'Reilly, addressing the bouse committee, said: We of the triangle fire In New York know that after w were burned allv for gain w went to the courts for Justice and felled to get it. "We went the ballot." she added, "so that we can stand before the legislature court on an equal footing with BANDITS KILLED M EXPRESSMAN Two Ken Who Attempted to Rob Southern Pacific Train ia. Texas Are Dead. , HE BRAINS ONE WITH af at.ttt ! Then Takes Robber's Don and Shoot His Companion. ' ALL THE LOOT IS RECOVERED Contents of Express Boxes Restored and Train Proceeds. POSSE HUKTTNG THIRD KAN Ms la (epsaaed a Have Bora Walt tng ta Help Rah Pnssf wgera aad Escaped Asald la Ceafealea. SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March U.-JCX-nea Meeasnawr Trousdale balked the robbery of a Southern Pacific trala Bear Sanderson today when ha trapped tw highwaymen whs held up the trala. and killed them. The robber boarded the train. No. . westbound, a taw mils east of Banter- son. Th mail and express cam and the locomotive were detached from tb pas sngr eoache. Then th engineer, cov ered by the bandit' runs, wsa com pelled to run the two or three eoache head of th remainder of the train. One of the robber took Trousdal back ta the trala and kept him under guard, while the other robber covered th craw In th car ahead and st tried to rlfl the safe and press boxes. Trousdal Is said to hav employed th 1 old ruse of signalling to an Imaginary , person back of hla captor. When the rob- I bar turned Trousdal grasped a mallst and , before the highwayman could ahoot dashed eut hla brain. Then, arming himself with the dead rubber's gun, Trousdale waited for the. return uf the other bandit. After he had rifled th exprese boxes th second man returned to the eoache. Stepping from oover Trousdal killed hits. All of th stolen property wss recovered end the trsln proceeded. Trousdale I a young nutn recently pro moted to the express run. Hs Uvea la San Antonio. , llewtlag far Third Mea. EL' PASO. Ttx.. March ll-When Southern Pacific passenger train No. s reached Sanderson, Sheriff Allen was In formed of the holdup and Immediately started g search for a third maa believed t have -eon member of th gang. Th unsuspected bandit boarded th train at Dryden, and It Is believed planned to join hit comrade In robbing th passengers bad . they succeeded In looting the express ear. The suspect W thought to hsvs disappeared la th oltoment Incident la th holdup. Both th dead bandits war Americana. A book found In possession of ana son la! ned ham of persons In Oklahoma and Kansas. The wer telegraphed to the authorities In those state. CONFESSED TRAIN ROBBER SURRENDERS IN MINNESOTA FERGUS FALLS, Minn., March li ft. Ia Coptland, from whom last Satur day a letter waa received from South rasadena, Csl., confessing that he had held up and robbed a trala la this county In ISM, Instead of George Lyon, who a as convicted of th erim and then committed suicide, walked Into th eounty attorney's office her today, and sur rendered. C'opeland says he waa "con verted" in a revival meeting reoently. II also ha confessed to holding up a bank at Moonhead, Minn. Th county attorney I uncertain what to do In the case. Copeland declares that he Is not anxious to- return to prison, but feels that bs should acknowledge tb crime. AURORA, ILL. EMBEZZLER ARRESTED IN SEATTLE 8 BATTLE, Wash.. March UL-A . well dressed man who said be was Elmer M. Croenoe, SI year eld, formerly g so eral manager of the Alexander Lumbar com pany of Aurora, IIL. walked Into police headquarter today and said ha waa an tmbeulor and wished to surrender, Hs was locked up. AURORA. III.. March U-Crosno was manager for the Alexander Lumber com pany at Maple Park, III. He disappeared nine month ago and an examination of his books showed a shortage of nearty S3.0M. Chief of Police Frank Michaels af Aurora will leave for Seattle tonight to bring Croenoe back. X STANDARD OF NEBRASKA DECLARES STOCK DIVIDEND """"""""" NEW YORK.. March ll-The Standard OI company of Nebraska today declared a stock dividend of XSM shares, or SP per cent r adahy Children Nat In C hires'. CHICAGO. Msrrh 1 -.-Friends of the Cudahy family denied today that tb three children of Mrs. "Jack" Cudahy were In Chicago. According to report from Puadena Mrs. Cudahy said the children had been brought here without ber knoa ledge. Mra. Ida Harper recalled Colonel Roose velt's quotation from Lincoln In hie Co lumbus speech and urged it aa a reason for giving the traocblrc to women. Lin coln said: "Thla country with its institullona be longs to the people who Inhabit It. When they grow weary they can exerciee their constitutional right and amend the constitution," Before this snow melts hundreds of peo ple will be looking for new rooms and housea. They are going to move; every April and May Omuha has a "moving'" K?riod. If you have rooms ( or houses for rent or if you are look ing for a new house or rooui use a Bee want nd. The Bee will get you a desirable tenant or will find you au excellent home. Tyler 1000