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VOLl XU-NO. 271.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL "JO, 1912-TEN PAGES.
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WEATHER FORECAST
Pair
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SIXTYKILLED IN
SOUTHERN STORM
Disajtrom Tornado Sweeps Corner
. of Texas Panhandle and Sonth
- western Oklahoma.
urnrazD list m huitdreds
(heat Devastation Follow Terrific
Blast of the Wind.
FIFTEEN ARE KILLED AT LTJGERT
Special Train Sashed to Scene on
Seport of Disaster.
DOZEN TOWNS SUFFER DAMAGE
Reports ( Htj Lose of Lite aad
Property Sot Verifies!, Ba
salt of Iatrrraptlea la
Wire Service-.
BILLETIX. .
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okl., April .-Th
death lit of the tornado that swept a
part of Oklahoma and Texas Saturday
afternoon la expected to reach sixty.
Fifty-four deaths have been reported.
The Injured Ust will run into the hun
dreds. OKLASOMA CITY. Okl.. April
Thirty-one persons are reported to have
been killed by a tornado that swept
southwestern Oklahoma and the south
eastern corner of the Texas panhandle
yesterday. doten towns were struck
and farming communities suffered.
The biggest loss of life reported Is at
Lugert, where It Is said fifteen persons
were killed.. A special train, sent from
Altus with physicians and nurses when
It was reported a passenger train had
been blown from the rails, picked up
ten injured persons and started back lor
Altua. Two or these, Mrs. Lee Btanaland
and alls Eva Btanaland. died on the
train. It was reported a Kansaa City.
Mexico as Orient train had been blown
from the trsck snd twenty persons
killed, but It developed that only two
cars had been derailed and no one was
hurt
Stores Starts la Texas.
Ths tornado started Just across the
Texas border and first killed seven per
sons at Klrkland. Tex., demolished thirty
buildings and blew a Rock Island work
train off the track.
Tearing on northward, ths storm struck
El Dorado, killing four; Calumet, killing
three, and Lugert; Rooky, where half
the town la in ruins; Yukon, Warren,
Martha, Blair and Lone Wolf. At each
of these places many persons were hurt
Beveral of these towns are cut off from
communication tonight. What Is be
lieved to be the worst of ths storm de
stroyed several buildings at Muhall, fifty
miles north of Oklahoma City, but so tar
as known there were no casualties there.
P. B. Thompson snd his wife were
caught under the falling timbers of their
borne st Calumet and crushed to death.
Beveral other buildings at Calumet were
demolished and two persons were Injured.
Aledo, a villsge In Dewey county. Is
reported to be In ruins.
Bishops Will Have
Most Unique Table
NASHVILLE. Tenn., April M.-The
bishops' table which will be used by the
HethcdUt Eplscot al bishops next Wednes
day In Minneapolis. Is declsred to be a
unique ailiile of furniture.
A college at Morrlstown, E.iat Tennes
see, will furnish the table, and every
Methodist conference and mission in the
world Is represented by a piece of wood,
The center of the mosaic top of the
table Is a piece of wood from West's
pulpit, and grouped about It are pieces
of wood from the rigging loft. John
Street church. New York, and ths Straw-
bridge meeting house, Baltimore. Olher
Pieces of wood are from the United
Htates ship Constitution, the Hancock
house, the First Asbury church west if
the Alleghenys; 6t. George's church,
Philadelphia, the oldest Methodist Epis
copal church In the world in which ser
vices have been held constantly.
Senator Millard
. Is Much Improved
I The condition of Senator J. H. Millard,
who ha been confined to his bed with
tonsllltls snd rheumatic fever fur some
time. Is greatly Improved. According to
the physician In attendance yesterday
Mr. Millard passed the best dsy vet since
his Illness. His recovery. It Is believed. Is
only ths mstter of a week or ten days.
Culled From the Wires
Texas university won a debate from
Missouri university.
Karh of the 4RS Incorporated towns of
Ksnsss hss been asked by the state board
of health to enact a drastic anti-fly
ordinance at town meetings to be held the
first week of May.
The Weather
FOR NEBRASKA Fair.
FOR IOWA-Falr.
Comparative Loral Reeved.
isu. mi. mo. at.
Highest yesterday ST T M
.Lowest yesterday 41 S d 42
Mean temperature 2v M .as., .a;
Temperature and precipitation depart'
urea from the normal:
Norma) temperature SS
Denclrnry for toe day 4
Total deflrtenry since March 1 174
" Normal precipitation I! Inch
Excess for the day 7 inch
Tutsi rainfall since March 1.... la Inch
peflctenry since Marrh I inches
.Deficiency for rer. period. 1911. i.a Inches
Xeeficiesjcj tot cor. period, BMl S.M laches
Tessperatere at Oaaaast Teat mar.
IrttU It
l tL JT1'" a-l S P- m 4
Tib' t:::::::::::::S
Presidential Contest
Republican.
Instructed for or favorable to Taft:
Alabama (all but 1 dlst.) .
Alaska
Colorado (at large and 1 dlst.)
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia (all but 1 dlst.)
Hawaii -
Illinois (I dlst.)..
Indians (at large S dlst's.)
lows (at large i dlst's.)
Kansas (1 dlst.)
Kentucky (st large and 14 dlst's,)..
Ixmlsiana v....
Michigan (at large I dlst's.)
Missouri l dlst's.)..
Mississippi
New Hampshire
New Mexico
New York (at large and JSVi dlst's ).
Oklahoma (S dlst's.)
Pennsylvania. 4W dlst's.)
Philippines
Rhode island
Couth Carolina
Tennessee ( dlafa.)
Vermont (all but 1 dlst.)
Virginia
Total for Taft
Intsructed for or favorable to Roosevelt:
Illinois (all but l oiet
Indisna (i dlst's.) -
Kansss (4 dlst's.) "
Kentucky (1 dlst's.)
Maine "
Michigan ( dlst's)
Missouri (at Urge and S dlst s.) 14
Nebraska J
New Mexico J
ri.i.tiAm. (at km and 4 dlst's.)...... IS
... 1ft
iri.i;:",:u M.t a.) k
Vermont (I dlst.)
Total for Roosvelt
...ns
... 10
Instructed for Cummins:
Iowa is dlsl'a)
Instructed for La Follette:
North Dakota
Wisconsin , 1
. ' t -
... 1
... 31
TOUI ivr IM r
Uninitructed snd unclassified :
MISSOUn y '"" m-i
North Carolina '
Total unclassified
...
. .!.!
,. M
.. IE!
.. ra
.. rt
Total number of delegates.......
Needed to nomlneie t majority;.
Needed by Taft
Needed by Roosevelt
Yet to be selected
Democratic
Instructed for Clark:
Illinois
Iowa
Kansaa
Maine
Missouri
Nebraska (at large and 4
Oklahoma (half)
Pennsylvania ( 1 dlst.)
Wisconsin IS dlst's.)
Tai for Clsrk
dlst's)..
Instructed for Wilson:
Illinois
Maine '
Oklahoma (half) ...
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Total for Wilson
Instructed for or favorable to Harmon:
Mains T
Nebraska
Total for Harmon
Instructed for Marshall:
Indiana
Instructed for Burke:
North liekota
Instructed for. I'pdrrwood. -r- .
Alabama 4
I'nlntructed and unclassified:
Aisska , i s
Hawaii...,,....
Maine .'. v J
New York
Wisconsin 1
Totsl unclassified 106
Total number of delegates 1,0m
Needed to nominate (two-thirds) 13
First Appeal for Aid
of Transport Buford
Made by American
BAN FRANCISCO.' April JS.-The first
specific appeal to the transport Buford
for help on Its trip for west coast Mexi
can ports, beginning Monday noon, wss
received hers todsy from Psul F. Car
penter of Los Angeles.
Hs sska thst a searching party be sent
tor George Carpenter, an American civil
engineer hi charge of Irrigation works at j
Topolobampo. who was isst ncara irom
three weeks sgo st Ouassve. twenty miles
inlsnd from Topolobampo.
At that time George Carpenter sent
word that his csmp hsd been attacked
and swept clean of everything portable.
including firearms.
The probability that there will be need
of other Inland search parties and rescue
expeditions makes officers here anxious
that ths Buford should carry Y or more
armed men as well as provisions snd a
full hospital equipment Ns such orders
have yet been received. "
MEXICO CITY. April SR. A bill au
thorising the floating of treasury notes
to the amount of .M0.09t pesos to be
used to raise the fighting strength of ths
army to ss.rae men and to arm and pay
them during the - campaign passed ths
Chamber of Deputies today.
TUCSON, Aria.. April K-Cullaean prac
tically ruined and Teplc badly battered,
the west coast of Mexico todsy wss re
ported, at the offices of the Southern Pa
cific of Mexico, to be free from wsrtars
for the first time In several weeks. Topic
could not be beard from, the wires having
been cot at Presidio.
EL PASO. Tex.. April JS. Another
which If rigidly adhered to. will entail
serious consequences te sU Industries of
northern Mexico, hss been Issued by
President Madero and was served en
General Manager Ferris of the Mextcaa
Northwestern railroad today.
The order, which declares coal to be
contraband of war. and which demands
that the railroad decline to handle "a
single lump" of it. was received by the
Mexican consul. B. C. Llerente. and by
htm given to Mr. Ferris. It Is said that
President Msdero also has notified the
government at Washington.
ORGANIZED PLAY. FOR
BL00MINGT0N PUPILS
BLOOM INGTON. Neb, April IsWSpe-
clal.) Superintendent 1. E. Morgan has
Introduced a complete system of orga
nised play into the public school system
of the city. Twelve normal training
students under the direction of the super
IntendeM are kept oa the ground during
all Intermission periods. Apparatus snd
games are provided for all sees. In ths
lower grades a variety of folk games
Is used. In the upper grades volley ball.
Indoor base ban, base ball and other
games requiring skill are Introdured and
the spirit af the gaosa at developed.
TAFT DECLARES
COLONEL WRONG
President Shows by Records He Did
Not Approve Action on Har
vester Trust
NOT IN COUNTRY AT THE TDK
Could Not Have Given Sanction in
Cabinet Meeting-.
NEVER SAW MR, SMITH'S LE
Root and Wilson Back Him by Their
Personal Recollection.
NOT TALKED OP IN HIS PRESENCE
Executive Skews that Plea of Reer
aaleatloa af Treat Waa Dlsrassed
la Present Adaalalatratlaa, bat
Caald Rat Be Agreed Te.
WASHINGTON. April Ss.-Prestdent
Taft, before leaving the White House
today for his return to Massachusetts.
Issued a personal statement, denying
Colonel Roosevelt's allegation that he,
while secretary of war, had at a cabinet
maetlng approved Mr. Roosevelt's decis
ion not Immediately to prosecute the
International Harvester company.
President Taft s statement says he
never heard the International Harvester
company discussed at any cabinet meet
ing, snd that the records of the War
department will show that he waa out of
the country when the Incident referred
to by the colonel occurred.
President Taft s statement wss Issued
as follows:
"Mr. Roosevelt. In his speech at Wor
cester, as reported by the public press,
referring to the harvester trnst said:
" 'As a matter of fact Mr. Taft waa
a member of my cabinet when this
Identical case was fully dlarussed before
the cabinet, and ha cordially approved
the action taken; and. Indeed, as a matter
of fact, my memory Is thst he himself
made the motion that there should be
no prosecution of the hsrveater trust
pending ths Investigation Into ths trust
by ths bureau of corporations.'
Colonel's Memory at Faalt.
"Mr. Roosevelt's memory Is very much
st fault. I am authorised to say by
Mr. Root snd Secretary Wilson, both
of whom were members of the cabinet
at that lime, that they have no recol
lection whatever of hearing the perse
cution of the harvester trust matter dls
cused In the cabinet and Mr. Root la
very certain that he never saw or heard
of Mr. Herbert Knox Smith's letter to
Mr. Roosevelt under dsts of September
SI, IW1, on ths subject
"I sm able to say ths same thing.
So far as my recollection goes I never
heard ths harvester trust matter In any
cabinet meeting that I attended and I
cannot be mistakes In the statement that
I never saw or knew of Mr. Herbert
Knox Smith's ieter of September fc to
ths president till after my administra
tion had begun and the time when the
question of ths prosecution cams up In
IMS and WO. and I never saw or read
ths letter until two months ago.
nl In Wnahlaston at Time.
'This correspondence shows that ths
subject matter of ths prosecution of ths
International Harvester company cam
before President Roosevelt on August
23. N07, which Is the dste of his letter
to Attorney Oenersl Bonaparte; that Mr.
Herbert Knox Smith's letter discussing
the question snd advising sgalnst suits
snd dated September 71. 197. and that
Mr. Smith's letter was forwsrdrd, by
direction of President Roosevelt usder
dsts of September 34, to the attorney gen
eral to bring the letter to ths president
that week to talk over the matter.
"The official records allow that Presi
dent Roosevelt left Waahlngton In June,
1W7, for Oyster Ray and returned to
Washington on September M: that on
September 2 he left Washing for a
trip down the Mississippi, returning to
Washington on October ZJ, 1M7; and that
he remained In Washington from thst
time on.
Qaotea Reewrds.
'The official records of ths Wsr de
partment show that I left Washington
In June of the same year and went to
Murray Ray, Canada, that I remained
there until August when I visited Oyster
Bsy on August 13, and then went to
Waahlngton on the 14th and left Wash
ington on August lsth for a western trip
through Oklahoma, Missouri, the Yellow
stone park, Oregon and Washington,
reaching Seattle September lith and sail
ing from Seattle for ths Philippines on
September Utb. I dl not return to the
I'nlted States until the SMb of DeeUnber,
1107.
"I have a letter from Herbert Knox
Smith, commissioner of the bureau of
corporations written at my request. In
which he uses the following language:
" YJn November 7th. 1W7. which data
I fig my from my personal diary. 1 tele
phoned Mr. Perkins at the president's
order that the president took the view
thst ths bureau's Investigation should
coma before ths suit'
Oat of f'oaatrr at Tlaae.
"This radicates with certainty the time
when them alter wsa decided snd shows
that af ths matter did not come before
the cabinet at all It must have been after
September 24th. and on en before Novem
ber 7th, 19P7, a period when I was out of
ths country and could not have been
present and certainly could not havs
made a morion or suggestion In the cani
ne that no suit be prosecuted until after
the Investigation.
"Mr. Roosevelt asks why suU has not
hern brought In this sdmlnlstration
sgalnst the harvester trust A report
made to me by the attorney general
shows thst shortly after the decision by
the supreme court of the Standard Oil
and and Tobacco cases the attorney gen
era! waa about to begin suit against the
International Harvester company, when
Its representatives requested an oppor
tunity. In apparent good faith, to aubnd.
a reasonable plan of reorganisation or
dissolution which would meet every Just
cause of complaint With my approval
the attorney general delayed bringing
salt pending the const deration of thi
proposition and during negotiations which
ensued looking to the srcomplishment of
'such result.
"These negotiations were delayed, firs,
by reason of the time required te nuke
sa examination of the books of the har-
tCasjUausd as) Second Psge.)
How Strange
From the Clevelsnd Plain Dealer.
THRONG SHOUTS FOR T. R.
Boston Gives Roosevelt Warmest
Demonstration of Campaign.
cetticises taft moke mildly
Celoarl Speaks Calmly and llevatea
mall Part of Addreea to Presl.
dear Brlaga la Mrreeaa
rise anal Mlaote Men.
BOSTON, April S.-Boston 'gave Comnel
Roosevelt lsat night his most demon
strstlvs welcome since beginning his
campaign for the presidential nomination.
Speaking In the Arena before a tumultu
ous throng, the former president again
criticised Mr. Taft. He, however, did not
repeat the severs denunciation which
marked his speech at Worcester laat
night. He spoke calmly and devoted only
a small part of hla address to President
Tsft .
"I do not wish this to be a campaign
of personalities between Mr. Tsft snd
myself." said Colonel Roosevelt. "Last
night I felt compelled to answer Mr. Taft
at length. Tonight I shall refer to hint
only as I feel that I must
"I am mors fortunats than Mr. Taft
In my friends. When Mr. Taft cams hers
Thursday ha cams hers laaxio laat IUI
nols. . I came here having lost New
Hampshire. Jn Illinois Mr. Taft's chief
lieutenant had been Mr. Lorlmer. In
New Hampshire my chief lieutenant was
Governor Bass Mr. Taft came hers to
explain that hs didn't like Mr. Lorlmer,
having kept his dislike private and confi
dential until after he lost Illinois. I
come hers and say that win or loss, I
sm with Governor Bass."
Holding up a sheet of paper, Clonal
Roosevelt ssld:
"l'vs got two parallel columns here:
In one srs my chief supporters. In 'the
other Mr. Taft's."
Among his own supporters ths colonel
mentioned ths western governors who
asked him to run and Gilford Pinchot
"Where's Perkins?" soma ens In the
crowd shouted.
"He's for me," the colonel called hack.
"Ton can't put a question to me that will
embarrass me for a moment. Tou can
search my record and you will find that
I never have dona and I never will do
for Mr. Perkins or any other human be
ing, one thing I won't tell you In detail."
As representing Mr. Taft's supporters,
ths colonel named, amid, hisses of the
crowd, Senators lorlmer, Penrose, Gug
genheim snd Oalllnger.
'Tou csn Judge for yourself on whose
side the bosses sre," he went on, "Mr.
Taft says I have accepted the support of
bosses. Ho I have, when they went my
way. But they bad to go my way or we
parted company."
Ths crowd gathered nesr ths Arena
wss so large that the police reinforce
ments had to be called to handle It.
Finally the doors of the Arena were
barred. Aa the crowd before the build.
Ing grow, several hundred men and
women attempted to storm the main en
trance and In the rush a number of win
down were shsttered. Fifty policemen
charged the crowd and finally forced
the people back.
The scene within the Arena waa a
tumultuous one. Before Colonel Roose
velt arrived a body of men In the middle
of ths hall began to chant "We want
Taft! Ws want Taft:" The peeole rose
to their feat wjth a shout snd for a few
moments the hall was In confusion.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke from a roped
enclosure which Is used as a prise ring.
It Is the platform from which President
Taft spoke two nights ago.
"It's a contest between the mercenaries
and the minute men." be said. "1 want
you to show thst In civic life you csn
do what your forefathers dd aa minute
men."
At the end of his speech Colonel Roose
velt called out:
"Now you have me. Am I preaching
anarchy 7"
"No," the crowd roared.
Later Colonel Roosevelt went to Me
chanics' hall, whrrs be addressed an
overflow meeting. .
4'arvtea Caaaty Prlasarlea.
MOSCOW, Idaho, April 2X.-(etums to
night from the Latah county republican
primary election, at which the voters ex
pressed their presidential preference, indi
cated that Roosevelt hsd carried the
county by a vote of five to one. The
delegates to the stats convention elected
todsy srs bound by the action of the
voters.
SEATTLE. April A preferential
primary held today In King county under
the direction of the republican and demo
cratic county committees did not arouse
much interrst. It is estimated that 1.M
votes were east, of which more then l.fflft
were republican. The republican ballot
were divided between Roosevelt and La
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This Weather Makes
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Young Man Admits
He Killed Father
to Save His Mother
PES MOINES. la.. April SS.-Proteatlng
thst hs killed his father to aavs his
mother, and that his sister, Mabel. IS
years old, knew nothing of ths orlms, A.
I. Wayman. 17 years old. confessed to
Sheriff Ness here lata today that John
Wayman met death at hla hands In their
home near Indianola, la., last night
Toung Wayman was taken to Indianola
this afternoon to face ths charge of mur
der. Wayman and his alter were taken Into
custody while the former wss arranging
to buy an automobile, Ths. girl waa rt
turned to Indianola with her brother,
blie said ahs knew nothing of ths crime,
except that her father waa dead, but
thai she did not believe her brother
killed him. She appears to bs younger
than the ago she gave to ths police.
"Somebody killed my papa," she said
to the sheriff, en route to ths Jail, and
then talked Incoherently of the murder,
while she was In a nearby pasture milk
ing cows.-
TIM sslf -con teased slayer, according to
Sheriff Ness, declared that hla father
hsd struck his mother, severely injuring
her, and threatened ts kill him. Ha
said brother of his mother gave him
the automatic rifle with which ths shoot
ing was done.
"Last night sfter my father, my slater
and myself hsd eaten supper. I went out
to milk the rows." said Wayman. "When
I had finished this f returned to the
house and shot at my father through ths
kitchen door. He fell at the first shot and
died Instantly. My sister and I hitched up
a team and drove to Pes Moines Site
hsd nothing to do with ths killing."
Hupp Demonstrators
Capture Washington
WASHINGTON, April !S. - (Special
Telegram.) Ths Initial week of the
Washington demonstrations of the Hupp
automatic mall exrhsnge system rlosed
todsy with a fins series of tests before
a large and Interested audience of rep
resentative people. Karh of ths various
tests received msrked attention and en
listed applause. The final teat of lock
ing the empty car and exchanging ths
mall without the presence of a mall clerk
or other occupant In order definitely to
provs the complete automatic action of
the Hupp mechanism, was a splendid
demonstration, bringing out the possibili
ties of the new Invention strongly.
The Interest which one short week of
demonstrations has brought about even
In the absence of advance notice to the
public, was evinced, by the presence of
the omnipresent Washltigtonlaa photo
grapher, ills seeming duty to the
masses lies In attending all functions of
Interest, obtslnlng sundry views of the
occasion and later vending his warer to
the public. By him the Hupp mechanism
waa snapped from every angle and his
views are now before the public
tl Is fair to state thst the series of
demonstrations have Incited much inur
est and will cause Isrge attend lrr-e at
future exhibitions which are to continue
through the session of congress. The fact
that the Hupp automatic mail exchange
system Is largely an Omaha product ts
becoming well known In WashlnV-ua and
will gvs the city much admirable com
ment GENEVA JUNIORS TO GIVE
COMEDY ATHIGH SCHOOL
GENEVA, Neb.. April Is. -(Special. )
The Juniors will give their class play, the
four-act comedy-drama, "Cupid st Yas
sar." in the high school sudltorium oa
Friday evening. May t Cast of charac
ters:
John Wlllett Robert Waring: Amos
North. Ilrk Dormvan: KMnv. Versli
Bentley: Hank Gubbln. William Houston;
Mrs. t'arroll. Kllaa Nicholas; Kate New
ton. Vivian Pierce; Wanda t'arroll. Fern
Houston: Mlas Page. Kathleen Staler,
Selli" Wehb. Bonnie Paris: M.t tie Hart
Ixirene Iempter: Alice North, Marion
Woods; Pattle Fnow. Km ma Manning:
Helen Conway, Eva Houston: groups of
college girls.
Besev Jaalor ejraBSl.
GENEVA. Neb.. April a.-gpecial.)
Ths Geneva Junior normal Is to open
June X The first week will be the teach
ers' institute. Normal will cloas July X.
Ths faculty will be composed of J. E.
Delsell. ststa superintendent: R. W.
Eaton, principal and superintendent of
the Geneva schools; R. V. Clark, Har
vard: B. E. bill. Wllber; J. A. Woodard,
llarelork; B. M. Cllne, Lincoln: Miss
lone Chappell. Omaha; Fillmore county
superintendent: Miae Alice Jen net t Ge
neva; Miss Edyth Owens, secretary,
Geneva.
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MARTIN FIGHTS GOEKE BILL
Sooth Dakotan Would Hare Koads
Handle Express Business.
URGE KOSET FOR REVETMENTS
Slaac Clly Mea Seekiaa; Appropria
tion with Which Cess bat Mis
souri, Which Threatens
Ckaaae Chaaael. ,
(From a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON. April K.-(Pperls Tel
egram.) Representative Martin of south
Dakota, as a member of the houss Inter
state commerce ooramittss, addressed ths
houss In opposition to ths Ooeke bill to
have the express compantoa condemned
by the government and operated by the
Postofflce department, and urged the
passsgs of hla bill to havs ths railroads
do ths express business. A feature of
hla argument was thst ths railroads did
not oppose the ooeke bin, because It
contemplated ths assumption by ths gov
srnmsnt of ths contracts for carrying
express packages, and thess, Mr. Martin
declared, yielded a far larger return than
they should hsve for that class of busi
ness. Ths only way to secure a reduc
tion of the rates, he maintained, was to
have ths ralrroada do the express busi
ness, andsr ths regulation of the inter
stats commerce) committee, and thus
eliminate the "express compeuy para
sits." ,
' 'Ths present contracts between ths
railroads snd ths express companies,"
declared Mr. Martin, "give IS per cent of
the express charges psld by ths public
to ths railroads, leaving a large margin
of profit lo the express companies, should
ths government sssums those contracts
no' adequate reduction of express rates
would result. As a matter of fact the
government pays ths railroads mora now
for carrying ths malls than Ihs express
companies do for carrying packages. Ths
only remedy. In my Judgment, Is to hsvs
express business conducted, not by ths
express companies, not by ths Postofflce
department, but by lha railroads them
selves." ...
Bridge Across gaake.
The houss committee on Irrigation to
dsy agreed to report favorably ths Mil
of Representative Mondell of Wyoming to
hsvs ths reclamation service construct a
bridge across ths Snsks river near Jack
son Hole, Wyo. The location of ths
bridge hss been used aa a ford and bs
cause of ths construction of a iec tarna
tion dam the helghth of the water has
destroyed the ford. It la therefore urged
that the reclamation service should build
a bridge. . .
Appeal for ftalck Actios.
The speedy appropiiatton of an emer
gency of StaVW to protect Sioux Clly, la.,
and South Sloug City, Neb., from ths
ravages of the Missouri river, waa urged
upon the house rivers snd harbors com
mutes by Representatives Stephens of
Nebraska and Hubbard of Iowa. Ths
Joint committee of dtlsens from the
vicinity, heeded by E. A. Burgess. W.
II. Berk and Secretary Holmes of Ihs
Sioux City, Is., Commercial club, and
Judge R. K. Evens of Dakota City, Neb.,
also tastllled to the committee. From
their statements there Is dsnger that ths
two bridges st that point, the combina
tion highway and electric railway bridge
and ths Northwestern railway bridge, may
auffer damage, and that thousands
of dollars' worth of Nebraska land may
be destroyed by the action of the water.
The liver, R is alleged, is threatening
to surround South Sioux City, and Im
mediate action Is necessary. Measures
wsrs Introduced In the house and sensts
recently calling for this appropriation.
Western Matters.
Jstnes Burleigh snd wife of Lincoln
called on Congressman McGuIrs today.
They are osrthelr way to New Tork and
Boston In connection with Burleigh's busi
ness, Interests.
W. r. Ferrell of Hills boru. Clyde W.
Lsthrop of Manning. Omar W. House
o( Slgourney, H. V. Granger of Dea
Moines. II. M. Perkins of Wsterloo. Is.,
have been appointed railway mail clerka.
clerks.
Dr. P. L. Hall of Lincoln, member of
the democratic national committee, and
serving on the committee oa arrange
ments, has been In WesMngUm for a day
or two. He went to Baltimore today to
attend to ths affairs of ths committee
there la arranging details as to the com
ing convention.
O. R. 8. Elects Offerers.
DAVID CITY, Neb-. April 2l-(Speeial.)
At the regular meeting of Alma chap
ter. Order of the Eastern star No, 3s.
Friday eves' ng. Mrs. M. Sous! wss
elected worthy matron: Mrs E. Oi Bang
hart associate worthy matron J. M.
Zintr. worihv setrsa.
TWOERRORSHELP
DESTROYTITANIC
Captain Moore of Steamer Mount
Temple Criticises Actions of
Men in Responsibility.'
WRONG POSITION GIVEN OUT
iescue Ships Unable to Find Loca
' tion with Accuracy.
TESTIMONY OF CAPTAIN MOORE
Lack of Caution Criticised by Other
Ship Commander.
RUSHED SWIFTLY THROUGH ICE
Other Captaiaa, fader arh Clrcass-
Staares, glowed Down aa As.se
jateiy necessary rrwrajatiem
far Safety.
WASHINGTON, April M.-Fallure to
glvs Its exact position, a great field of
floating lee that offered a frigid barrier
to ships hurrying to ths rescue snd the
mtstaks of Its own captain In rushing
at top speed through an loe-covsred sea.
combined to send the Tttaale and ita
I SO) victims to their watery grave In
ths north Atlsnttc sccordlng to testimony
yesterdsy before the ssnata committee In
vestigating ths ocean tragedy.
Captain James H. Moors of the steamer
Mount Temple, which was hurried to ths
Titan lo in response to wireless calls tor
help, told of ths great stretch of field
toe which held blm off. Within hla view
from the bridge he discerned, he said,
another at range steamer, probably a
"tramp.' and a schooner which waa
making Ita way . out of ths Ice. ' Ths
lights of this schooner, he thought prob
ably were those ssen by ths anxious
survivors of ths Tttsnlo and which they
wsrs frantically trying to reach.
(rlt Irises Lack af Caatlem.
Captain Moors denounced aa "most un
wise" ths action of ths Tltank's eora
msnder In rushing at twenty-ona knots
through ths night when he had been
advised of ths proximity of lea. The
Mount Temple's commander testified that
he hsd spent twenty-seven years In the
north Atlantic. Whenever lea wsa
around, he said, ha doubled hla watch
and reduced spaed, and If ha happened
to get caught In an Ice pack he stopped
his engines snd drifted until hs wss
clear.
The witness also was emphatic Sa U
declaration that the position sent out
by ths Tltsnlo was wrong. Hs said ths
ship was sight miles farther eastward
than Its operators reported. This, hs
declsred, hs proved by observstlons tsken
the first thing on ths dsy following the
disaster.
With wftat virtually was a fleet .of
tee mars within a radius of fifty miles
of ths Titanic ths officer said that this
mistake' In- fixing accurately the position,
st ths doomed ship wsa a falsa one. with
Icebergs and . floating too covering ths
northern sea, a ship of svso the sum of
ths Titanic might well bs overlooked
through such a variance.
Testimony Fevers Isssay.
J. Bruce Ismey, managing dlrsctor of
ths International Mercantile Marina com
pany, was much cheered by ths testimony
of ths afternoon. Throughout ths weak
hs has had a troubled look and during
ths long dally sessions ns has sat silent,
seldom spesklng Is his associates whs ac
companied him. Today, however, hs lis
tened eagerly lo the accounts of hla eon
duct at ths lifeboats as told by ths
stewards snd seamen who came In con
tact with him the night of ths disaster.
His ayes fairly beamed when Steward
Crawford told how hs hsd called for
women to go In one of ths lifeboats sad
had said to a woman who told htm aha
was a stewardess, "Tou are a woman,
take your place In the boat"
lamay listened intently too, as Steward
Bright testified that hs hsd not left the
ship until after the large lifeboats had
gons snd only one of two collapsible
hosts waa left oa deck.
Bright had seen lamsy working with
ths others on the starboard boat the last
to leave the ship from that side. Bright,
who left on ths very last boat the port
collapsible, said hs knew lainay had not
left the ship until Just before ths sort
collapsible boat was lowered Into the
water In time to get only HO yards from
the Titanic before U went down.
Sailers Are) Paid.
After the session' waa over the corridor
In lha senate office building near the
committee room wss crowded with anx
ious sailors of ths Titanic, who have
been at ths call of the committee since
ths rescue ship Carpsthia brought them
to Now Tork. They were a nervous lot.
In fact they were broke. Not bring per
mitted to leave, they faced the prospect
of a Saturday night and Sunday without
funds. Most of them srs men of families
deal roue of sending word borne. Mr.
Iiraay know of their circumstances snd
(Continued on Second Page.)
In the spring is the
time to advertise
rooms and houses
that are (or rent The
Bee i the one paper in
which the best ads ap
pear. People who have
the most desirable rooms
and houses for rent or
sale use the ads in the
classified columns of
this paper and the re
sults, they are amaz
ingly good.
There are many rooms and
houses) for rent Id Omaha,
and people are dally scan
ning the columns of this
paper to see where they can -get
the beet locations). Too
wish to get the best ten
ants pat jeer ad la Tne
' Bee. And do it fight now.
Tyler 1000