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V. ) '" Our Magazine Page wil! Interest .vvrywom.n who like good he&rt-toheftrt I.Ik. wi. oi.ior aympfcthotie wom.n I I' MAHA Daily THE WEATHEB. Fair VOL. XLLI-NO. 96. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 8, 1912 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. 1 FINDING OUT HOW rHE CAMPAIGN FUNDS T WERE DISPOSED OF Senate Committee Resumes Its Inves tigation, Calling Many Wit nesses to Testify. D" CRAKE CONTBIBUTES MUCH CASH Chicago Man Helps Out Both La Follette and Wilson with Money. MOOSERSARE ASKED TO PUT UP Pinchot and Number of Others Help to Sweeten the Pot : ; , ' SPRECKELS FOOTS SOME BELLS Reporter Welliver Called to Tell ot Rooaevelt Sending (or th Late Edward Harrlmaa to Come to Washington. of C fred WASHINGTON, Oct T.-Slx witnesses were ready to . testify when the Clapp committee Investigating- campaign funds resumed work today. They were Louis N. Hammerllng. Ogden Mills and Charles Edward Russell, New, York; Charles R Crane, Chicago; Matthew Hale, Boston, and former .' Senator Nathan B. Scott V An account of the receipts and expenses WSt Senator La Follette's campaign for the republican presidential " nomination was filed with the committee today, showing the senator collected $63,939.56 and spent , 163,961,58. ; , Charles r! Crane, as the largest con tributor. Is credited with 23,500, given In several Installments extending over the period from December "14, 1911, to June 17, 1912. Of this Glfford Pinchot, Amos Pinchot and Representative William Kent of California each contributed 110,000; Al fred L. Baker gave $2,000; Rudolps Spreck- $3,000; William Flinn of Pennsylvania. 11,000, and Senator 1 Follette himself $1,500. The account contains entries ' of two loans, one of $1,000 by Medill McCor mick and one of $500 by Senator Gronna of North Dakota. Both were marked "repaid." The accounts show $10,817.03 was paid for the Washington headquarters and Oil Chicago headquarters spent $10,450. La Follette expenses at the republican na tional convention were $1,658.13, and the progressive conference held in Chicago last October cost the La- Follette man agers $638.75. ',. Crane Helps Oat Wilson, ' Charles R. Crane of Chicago told the committee that he gave nearly $27,000 to Senator La Follette's campaign and $10,000 to Governor Wilson's, i ."' '-.. Treasurer Hooker of , the progressive st week that W. Crane . gave $76,(pto Wilson and La Follette at ' the same time. ,- 7 .y-:-.' ' ) Louis N, Hammerllng, president of the Association of Foreign Newspapers, testi- t fled concerning j an advertising contract of $5,500 by the Roosevelt managers, cov ering advertising in thirty foreign news papers for Roosevelt delegates in the New Tork primary fight The committee excused him after four minutes in the witness chair. .'-' ' ' ' ' John 'J. Hannan, secretary of. Senator LaFollette, referring to E. E Hooker's statement that Mr. Crane had given $70,000 to the LaFollette fund, said the only amount he knew of Mr. Crane giving, above that entered in the . account pre sented, was $3,184.40 Included In the state ment of the Chicago bureau and given to make up a deficit There were funds, he said, In states with which he had nothing to do. ," Mr. Hooker had testified that-Mr. Crane "had given $70,000 to the LaFollette fund at the same time he had given $70,000 to Governor Wilson's campaign, Mr. Hannan named men who handled funds in Ohio not reported to the La Follette national headquarters. H, . tf. Tucker of Coijrtney, N. D and A. B. Blake of Huron, S. D.,' were named as those who could account, for expenditures. In Oregon, Thomas McCuster, ; Portland, was In charge. , "1 ' . , " Sprecklea Foots the Bills. , "The expenses of the California cam paign," said the' witness, "were borne largely by Rudolph Spreckels, who made no accounting to me." -''" Senator' Pomerene' called attention to the statement by Hooker that Mr. Crane had" "Up to a certain date given $70,000 to the LaFollette campaign." . ; "There was no such arrangements, there was no such amount contributed." said Mr. Hannan He mentioned "per sonal ' contributions," made to Senator LaFollette, one of $2,500 by Mr. Spreckels. Charles R. Crane testified he gave $26, 84.40 to Senator La Follette's campaign and $10,000 to Governor Woodrow Wil son's fund before the Baltimore conven tion. Mr. Crane was appointed minister to China In 1909 and recalled by Presi dent Taft before he assumed the office. Are these all the contributions you made ' either to Senator La Follette or Governor Wilson fV asked Senator Clapp. Tea air. all.'! A He said he gave $10,000 for Governor Wilson to WIPllam F. McCombs, . his manager, In two installments, March 28 and April 30. 1912. - ; He denied having told Hooker he had contributed $70,000 to each; v "I Just wanted to have one, progressive succeed," said Mr. Crane, "I didn't cars which one it wa Mr. Crane said he had been attacked ; North and South Kailroad Men Are Now Held in Jail MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Oct 7Accused Of misusing the mails, John M. Wiley, Fred Beckley and A. I. Baell are sched uled to be arraigned In federal court According to federal authorities the men in promoting what was termed the North and South Railroad association, capital ized at $2,500,000, have been engaged In a "get-rich-quick" scheme which has taken approximately $100,000 from the farmers of the middle west - The federal grand Jury returned a secret indictment- against the three men last Friday and late yesterday they were ar rested and held in the Hennepin county Jail last night The North and South railroad was to have been built to connect Winnipeg and New Orleans. ' Its exact location, say government attorneys, shifted from time to time, according to the willingness or unwillingness of particular localities to buy stock. Death of Zellig Does Not Alter Any Plans NEW TORK. Oct 7.-The death of "Big Jack" Zellg. although a severe blow to the prosecution, caused no change In the plans for the opening day of the trial of Police Lieutenant Becker, charged with the murder of the gambler, Herman Rosenthal, - Two hundred and , fifty talesmen reported early at the criminal courts building and curioua crowds swarmed through the corridors, waiting to see Becker brought across the Bridge of Sighs from the Tombs. The roost rigid inquiry on the part of police and district attorney's office has brought to light nothing to indicate that Zellg was killed to defeat the ends of justice. Davidson, his slayer, appears to have been actuated solely by his desire for personal revenge on the man he says robbed Mm. However, it was a remark able coincidence, . for through Zellg the state hoped to show that his gang men, retained by "Bald Jack" Rose, shot Rosenthal at . Becker's bidding. Justice Goff denied Attorney Mclntyre's motion for a postponement of the Becker trial. ' Fifty ot those summoned having failed to appear, the grand Jury panel was ex hausted after twenty-one of the twenty Wee required had been selected. Jus tice Goff, however, declared this number sufficient and after swearing the Jurors In, dismissed them for two weeks. Almost without exception the Jurors are well-to-do business men. Among them were Jesse I Straus, son of Isador Straus, who perished on the Titanic and nephew of Oscar 8, StrauB, progressive candidate for governor of New Tork. , MAY YET SHINE riflOUGHWAR C! nns Powers of Europf !Wto Intervene a" A-nd in Settliy'" 1 S-.bubles. SIEEDY AttCtf IS LOOKED FOE Great Britain Accepts Proposition Suggested by France. NATIONS ABE NOW IN ACCORD Germany Satisfied with Amended Declaration Proposed. TURKEY TO MAKE CONCESSIONS "Oh, Look Who's Here!" High Court Warned ion m. 1 1 ri.rHH ni i nn mm vimjiu imi-i 1-1.1 1 . ... - 1 n nvn nrn ttn rai Tnw a WASHINGTON, Oct ?. Warnings against being ."bamboozled" by the bath tub trust figured prominently In the brief of the Department of Justice filed today in the supreme court of the United States for the guidance of the Justices In con sidering the question of whether the com bination shall be dissolved In accordance with court Attorney General Wlckersham sihd his special assistant Edwin P. Grovenor, in formed the court that the so-called license arrangement of the accused manufactur ers was merely the -"latest and therefore the most fashionable contrivance for evad ing the rules prescribed by the Sherman act in the conduct of Interstate com merce." "The arrangement referred to is a plan whereby the owner of a patented dredger, used In making unpatented bath tubs, licenses the dredger to the manu facturers on conditions regulating the prices at which the tubs are to be sold and resold. The government contends . throughout its brief that the patent laws give no one a ' right to violate the. other laws of ths United States, particularly the Sherman anti-trust law. A ' Draft of Agreement to Provide for Home Rale to Some Extent for the People ot Turkish Countries. PARIS, Oct. 7. The Europesn powers have decided to intervene at the Balkan capitals and atXonstantlnople as soon as it is possible to make arrangements to that effect. Great Britain - today signified its ac ceptance of the French proposals so that all the powers are now In accord. Germany Accepts Draft. BERLIN, Oct. 7. Germany today ac cepted the amended draft of the declar ation of the powers to Turkey and ths Balkan states. It now . embodies ths Austrian proposal for a. clearer definition of the intention of the powers, which ask for a larger measure of home rule for the European provinces of Turkey. The German foreign t flee . has ex. pressed its agreement with the view ol Serglus Sasonoff, the Russian foreign minister, as to tha inacceptabllity of the Bulgarian demand for foreign governors for Macedonia under control of the Bal kan states. Situation somewhat Chanted. CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct 7,-The Bal kan situation has been considerably changed by Turkey's eleventh-hour sur prise announcement of, its willingness to grant a greater measure of self-government to Ruxmella and Macedonia. It is argued here that in Introducing in those provinces reforms elaborated by representatives of Great Britain, France Germany, Austria, Italy and Russia, Turkey not merely desires to give ths powers an argument for bringing pres sure to bear In the Balkan capitals, but probably has In view the circumstance that . the decision Is , calculated to sow seeds of discord among the members of the Balkan alliance. The Greeks In particular are likely to be dissatisfied, for it Is regarded in diplo matlo circles as without doubt that they were counting on a general conflagration in order ta Mttla' vartotia-taifiW of intur standing.' .- These include, for tnutunna '1 the presence of Cretan deputies at Athens However, although the position has im proved, war cannot yet be said, to have been averted. Possible events In Turkey itself must not be lost sight of, especially ' typjpfl(sjjsjssjps From th Minneapolis Journal. . - ..! 1 i., . u- - -r 1 - 1 1 n . - L . . ' ' " EDWARD CLARK ADMITS GUILT Admits Having Had Hand in Dyna- . mite Conspiracy. ' ' UMBRELLA FURNISHES EVIDENCE Prisoners-Separated from Other De- fendBtrani :ra'ke'W"to Jail t'e'"" ' Await Sentence br the -'" , '. Judge. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.; Oct 7.-Edward Clark of Cincinnati today pleaded guilty to thu rnvAt-nmpnt'fl' oharmm , In th after the warlike fever lately encouraged .dynamite conspiracy. As soon as court among the people, In many quarters here the fear, is ex pressed that the excitement created by the war preparations of both sides , has conflict' to be avoided on the basis of any reform short of complete Macedonian autonomy, The Ottoman government has ordered the prohibition of the export of grain from Anatolia, Taft Continues on His Automobile Tour D ALTON, Mass., Oct 7. The president and Mrs. Taft after spending Sunday at the home here of United States Senator W. Murray Crane,, left today on the sec ond stage of their six-day automobile tour of New England. ' Mr. Taft made a short address In front of the town ball Just before his departure. He praised Senator Crane In high terms. Mr. Taft planned to spend the night as ths guest of Robert T. Lincoln, son of President Lincoln, In Manchester. Of ficers of Workmen Under Indictment PROVIDENCE, R. I Oct 7.-Indlct-ments were found by the grand Jury to day against Jacob Irving Davis and Alfred W. Qulgg in connection with the alleged embezzlement of $40,000 from the Ancient Order of United Workmen. The bills charge embezzlement against Davis, fhe state treasurer of 'the order. Quigg is charged with being accessory before the fact - -V : ' (Continued on Second Page.) The Weather For Nebraska Fair: warmer. For Iowa Fair; rising temperature. Temperature at Omaha ,. Yeaterday. Hour. Deg. 1 6 a. fat. a. m... 7 a, m.. a. m. ....... 10 a. m 11 a. m 12 ro... 1 V. Ul. ...a..,...., I s. ra .., 3 .). m , 4 p. m 5 9. m t i y. m..... 7 p. m " t. m.... t. Wilson Says Steel is Behind Mobsers PUEBLO, Colo.. Oct. 7.-That the United States Steel corporation "Is behind the third party program in regard to the regulation of the trusts" was the charge made by Governor Woodrow Wilson in a speech here today. Corroborative evi dence of that assertion, the governor said, was coming to him every day. v AD0LPHUS HOiEL AT DALLAS IS NOW OPEN DALLAS, Tex., Oct 7. The new Adol phus hotel Is now open, to the gratifica tion of the entire traveling public throughout the southwest This beautiful new. hotel Is heralded far and wide by all who have viewed the structure during the course of its con struction In the last fifteen months. A prominent citizen of Dallas, making a tour around , the world, was surprised at Yokohama, Japan, by the hotel man ager telling him that the fame of the new Adolphus had readied Japan, and 53 "that they were thoroughly , conversant with the .principal features of the build fd 1 ing. 68 Chicago travelers remark in amazement j that this building Is far more ; beautiful 5g than the much-talked-of Blackstone of 66 Chicagoi WILSON'S DISLIKE OF UNIONS : POINTED OUT BY JOHNSON NEW TORK, Oct 7.-Governor John son of California Invaded Long Island on behalf of the national progressive party tonight and proclaimed it his In tention In future addresses to discuss Woodrow WilssVs attitude toward trad unionism. He added that he would Show the democratic presidential candidate was formerly hoBtlle to union laboi Governor Johnson tonight dealt with a letter Governor Wilson wrote to Presl dent Joline of the' Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad In 1907. The letter con tained acknowledgment of a' copy of an address Mr. Joline had made in which he attacked labor unions and "political demagogues." Governor Wilson wrote re garding the speech: , I have read It with relish end entire agreement", ; THREE HEAVY GARRISONS IN MIDDLE WEST SAYSW00D SPOKANE, Wash.. Oct 7.-MaJor Gen eral Leonard Wood, chief of staff of the army, inspected Fort George Wright to day and departed for Seattle tonight. "One of the three great centers con templated 1 nthe concentrated army plan will be located on Puget ' sound," General Wood said. "The plan calls for a heavy garrison there, another at San Francisco and perhaps a third near Los Angeles. There will be three more heavy garrisons down the middle west and three along the Atlantic coast when the system Is In full operation." ' opened, District Attorney Charles F. Miller addressed Federal Judge A. B. Anderson.' . - .-,- "If it please the court the defendant, Clark of Cincinnati, wishes to change his plead rfrom 'Not guilty' to guilty." . Clark then stepped forward. "Do you plead, guilty?" asked Judge Anderson. . ,"I plead gllty," said Clark. The prisoner was separated from the other forty-five defendants and taken to Jail to await the Imposing of sentence. Clark pleaded guilty to all the charges five counts of conspiracy and' fifty counts of being a principal to the actual Illegal ' interstate shipment of dynamite and nitroglycerin. , . . :. : Clark- was buslnesa agent and president of local utoon No. 44 of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron . Workers from January, 1908,-. to July, 1911. '.i His activities in promoting explosions, Miller asserted, were carried on through letters written by Frank M. Ryan, president of the union and the Mc- Namaras. An ivory-handled . umbrella bearing the Initials "E. C." found in the wreckage of a dynamited bridge at Day ton, O., Miller said, led to the disclosure that Clark '. actually had caused the ex plosion, having used the umbrella to protect the dynamite from the rain and then leaving it behind. Clark was also charged with carrying out plots against employes of nonunion labor. . ' ' 7 In connection with a scheme to blow up the Harrison avenue viaduct, Miller al leged, Clark wrote to Ryan: "It would ba dangerous for me to" buy explosives, dpwn here. Tou had better send a stranger. I have gotten one man out of a lot of trouble already. I m afraid I can't do much more, for the police Judge said 'For God's sake don't bring this bunch before me again, or I'll have to do something..' " Clark Poorly Paid. Herbert S. Hockln, aotlng secretary treasurer of the union, was charged by MUler with "double dealing" with Clark. "The executive board of - the Iron Workers' union agreed upon a fixed price of $200 for each Job," said Miller to the Jury. "For the blowing up of the bridge over the Miami, river at Dayton, Msy $, 1908, Hockln paid Clark only $122.50, thus holding out part of the fee." Pointing toward Eugene A. Clancy and Olaf A. Tvletmoe of San Francisco, Miller said it would be shown that they helped in promoting the Los Angeles Times wrecking, and that "Jack" Bright, known as J, E. Munsey, for two weeks after the explosion harbored J. B. McNamars at Salt Lake City. Utah. Fortune is Cash is Stolen from the , Mails in Cuba NEW, TORK. Oct. WPost of ties au. thorltles of the United States and Cuba as engaged In a hunt for a registered mall package - containing $200,000, tki to have disappeared mysteriously be tween Havana and New Torlt some tim last week. The money was consigned to one of the big down town banks here by a correspondent in the Cuban, capital. It was In bills of ! large denominations, , The loss was discovered last Thursday. The postbffloe inspector and the bank officials decline to give out any, Informa tion beyond the bare announcement of ths loss of the pouch. Militia to Leave Vv: Coal Strike Zone CHARLESTON, W. Va!, Oct. 7.-Tliree more companies were withdrawn from the martial law sons this morning, leaving 700 men still on duty In the coal strike country. Miners who have returned to work are still carefully guarded, but by steadily decreasing forces of militia men.. ; ...... -:, .: ... It was stated here today: that Governor Glasscock - andNbJa advisers' are working on a plan that Is expected to result . in the withdrawal of, alt the militia' by the end of the week. It is proposed to guard the mines with watchmen, who must be residents of the county, acting under di rection of the sheriff. If the plan Is car ried . out it will eliminate the foreign mine guard .system, ' against which the striking mineis protested.'' ' 1 ' ii. ' - Chicago Men Are . Called Into Court CHICAGO,' Oct. 7.-Harrism B.' Wile and Juitta M. Dall, president and secre tary of the Chicago Title and Trust com pany, respectively, who were charged, as-a result of the state's attorney's "war on vice," with renting property -for Immoral purposes, surrendered In municipal court today and were released on bonds. Their hearing waa set for October 15. ' v : - ' , - State's Attorney, Wayman announced that tie expected to bring several other wealthy and prominent Chtcagoana Into court on similar charges. . '.There will be a lot of embarrassment for somebody before I get through with this vice cleanup," Mr. Wayman said. "I Intend to bring all persons' connected with vice Into court and punish them." THIEVES KNOCK MAN- DOWN; ESCAPE WITH GRIPAND $1,20 CHICAGO. Oct., 7.-Two thieves knocked ! F. q. Miller, superintendent of a manu facturing concern,' unconscious today, seizing a grip containing $1,200 he was taking to a bank, and escaped. The rob bery occurred as Miller was ascending the ' Eight Men Injured When Shell Explodes WASHINGTON. Oct. 7.-Elght Privates of Battery F, Third United States field Former Senator Pef f er is Dead TOPEKA, Kan., Oct 7.-Willlam A. Peffer, elected to the United States sen ate by the first populist legislature, of Kansas, died of apoplexy at Grenola, Kan., today, aged 81 years.' He had suf fered from shock following the amputa tion of a leg. ROBBERS BLOW THE SAFE, BUT FAIL T0GET THE CASH ENID, Okl., Oct 7.Three robbers KINKAID LEAVES THE MCE Republican Nominee in Sixth An- . nounces His Retirement ' Hi ' HEALTH GIVEN AS CAUSE Will Withdraw from Political Lite After Fourth i March Next Chosen by. Pro(TesiTrs . , ..'.at Atkinson ' . .. i O'NEILL, Neb.. Oct 7.(SpeciaJ- Tele-gtam.)-M. P. Klnkald, republican nom inee for congress in, the Sixth district today transmitted to the secretary . of state his resignation as a candidate for congress. Ilk health Is the reason as signed by Judge Klnkald for his with drawal from the ticket. This announce ment comes as a great surprise and dis appointment to his many friends through out the district Notwithstanding the .division In the party. Congressman Klnkald's personal following seemed larger from reports re ceived from all parts of the district than in previous campaigns and his election seemeed certain,; but owing to his Impaired-health he did not feel, In Justice to himself and the party, like making the campaign. He 'has (announced his retirement from politics after March 4 nxt." , '',""'.' The congressional committee, of whloh O. O. Snyder Is chairman and S. J. Weeks is' secretary, will call a meeting of the district committee at the earliest possible date to fill the vacancy on the ticket ''.-.. Favored hv Procresslvea. JudjB M. P. Klnkald was nominated by. the progressive congressional conven tion held at Atkinson last Saturday. This nomination came to Congressman Klnkald entirely unsolicited and without his knowl. edge that such action waa contemplated by the progressives participating In the preconventlon arrangements, 4 , ; . From the most reliable information obtainable, the progressives, as well as the republican In the sixth district, are practically unanimous for the re-election of Congressman Klnkald. The progressives do not take much stock in the so-called congressional con venuon recenuy neid at Kearney, at which - F.' I , Armstrong of Elm Creek was nominated and at which conven tion there were but three out of the thirty-six counties represented and but two delegates participating outside of Buffalo county. SE NATOR BUR T OMAHA THE TARIFF ISSUE Member of Rivers and Harbors Com mittee Addresses Commercial Club and South Omaha Men. WATER POWER IS DISCUSSED He Asserts that He Ibes Not Believe Rights Should Be Given Away. FOLLOWING WOODROW WILSON Trailing After New Jersey Governor - in Interest of President Taft. FAVORS RIVER IMPROVEMENTS Sara He la Heartily la raver of Them ' So Far as They Will Better Kacll . ' ittes, Water Power and River Channela, Senator Theodore Burton of the riven and harbors committee of the senate, an for many years chairman of the similar committee in the house, was given an Informal reception at the Com mercial club yesterday noon. Owing to Indefinite plans f he didn't make a speech,- but in Informal talks he told of his stand regarding Improvements of the'rlver. Senator Burton la follow ing Governor Woodrow Wilson in ' the interests of President Taft Taft'a Chancre Are Good. He doularea that . President Tart's pos sibilities for re-election are excellent. The sent-ment. he says, Is turning back to the president and that all the meetings at which he has spoken on the present tour have been pleasurably large and ths crowds greatly enthusiastic He vd not speak In Omaha, Warren O. 'Harding having been scheduled for a speech at the Lyrto theater. ' 1 ' As for river improvements, Senator Burton declares he Is heartily In favor ot them so far as they will better facilities for water power, water consumption and river channels. He does not beiieve In large appropriations for improvements for benefitting navigation. Benefits Insufficient. "I think that large appropriations for river Improvement for purposes of navi gation are wrong," sold he. "The bene fits will not be returned. The great ex penditures ' will never be paid back in savings from river navigation. The whole matter Is for the Joint consideration ot nation, stats ane, oUy. X da not believe, and neither does the present administra tion', In giving water power rights td cor poratlonaA Water power rights have chances of more quickly becoming mo nopolies than any other thing with which the people have to cope, Their paylmi money, to the federal government for the rights. Is not the question; it Is a ques- tlon for the people of the various munici palities and states.", i Henry T. Clarke, a pioneer advocate ol river Improvement, got out. of his sick bed to see Senator Burton. The senator left In the afternoon for Lincoln. Pfanschmidt is Charged With Murder QUINCT, I1L, Oct f.-Ray Pfanschmidt was' today arrested for murder In connec tion with the Pfanschmidt quadruple murder case. . . the formal charge Is that of the mur der of Blanche Pfanschmidt, sister of the accused young man, Toung Pfanschmidt Is 23 years of age. OMAHA MAN PARTICIPATES IN HARVESTER HEARINGS CHICAGO, ' Oct 7. Hearings In 'the civil prosecution by the government of the International Harvester company will be resumed tomorrow before Robert 8. Tay- . tlT CM J - , i a . . . . W . eievmwj Hiauon. jh Hounchell. Fred F. McNamee. Fred Lin was found unconscious by patrons of the than and Corporal John Harsch were hurt, but not badly.. early today blew the safe in the State 'lor of Duluth, sitting as a special bank of Kremlin, twelve miles north of examiner. Former Judge William D. artillery, were Injured by a premature I nere- an1 wrecked the bank fixtures, but McHugh of Omaha will take the place explosion of a shell today at Tobybanna, Pa." ...' . ' .. William E. Erbeck was most seriously hurt. Privates Andrew Miller, Peter Marlon, Nelson D. Blosse, Charles A, were frightened away before they ob-jof Attorney Edgar M. Bancroft of Chi- tained any loot Two hours later three cago, In charge of the defense. Attorney men, believed to be the same trio, entered Bancroft is ill. Douglas, eighteen miles southeast, on a handcar, blew the safe of the State bank of Douglas and again escaped empty handed. A posse organised here started In pursuit 1 , The hearings 1n Chicago, it is expected, wilt continue for several days. Then evi dence will be taken In New Tork and several other cities not yet designated by the prosecution. ; ' - BURTON TALKS IN MAGIC CITY Takes Exception te Speeches of the Democratic Campaign Orators. Taking direct Issue with the recent statement of the democratic compaign orators that prices had not risen In the last ten years In Great Britain, a tree trade country, Senator Theodore Burton ot Ohio adduced facts and figures to the contrary before a gathering of live stock men at the Live Stock exchange yester day noon. Tha senator In company with W. G. Harding of Ohio and Isaac M. Meeklns 'of North Carolina, all of the tariff special, made three weighty speeches at' the Live Stock exchange, Cudahy's and Armour's packing houses at noon. Although' there was a heavy run of sheep at the yards a crowd gathered hurriedly In the rotunda of the Exchange building when It was learned that 'mem bers of the tariff special were to discuss the campaign issues. High prices and their connection with the cost of meat was the subject ot the senator's . talk after he had been Introduced by Presi dent Henry C. Murphy ot the South Omaha club. High prices are , due to causes beyond the control ot any political policy said Senator Burton; Wherever there was a pressure on. the land In the way ot Increased population and an In creased supply of gold Senator Burton said the price of meat . rose. In meat this is especially apparent because of the fact that cattle, hogs and live stock gen erally are not the finished product ot one season or year, but of two, three and four years. Senator Burton was rollowed by Isaac M. Meeklns of North Carolina, ;who lo an eloquent and fiery campaign speech recalled the dark days of former demo cratic rule and deprecated the attitude of the men who would hurry the country from unsurpassed prosperity ; Into what must entail business depression and want for the worktngman. When the party left the exchange build ing Senator Burton and Mr. Meeklns to gether, with Mr. Murphy whirled away to address : the employes of Cudahy's Packing house. Here more than 600 la- hnrAra atnrul In tha t-nftf flat ah .a ,v. -- - - H.ICU W UIO two speakers. Both men were received cordially and their words listened - to wun eren.1 auenuun. ceware Ol tne un tried policies of Bryan was the Insistent note of the address. - At Armours about 300 men interrupted who said he had come not as one seeking office, but as a fellow American and one who knew) what it was to work side by side with the. laboring man. Mr, Harding from the start won the approval of the crowd by his democratic manner jana gooa nature. : He provoked queries from, the audience and answered them without hesitation. No party spirit was evident In his words and his whole tone was one adopted to win his 'audience to consider that Governor Wilson and the democratic platform offered -nothing but the threat of closed mills and silent pack ing houses . 1
