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The Omaha Daily Bee NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE TO TEN. THE WEATHER. Fair; Colder VOL. XL11-NO. US. 9 OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE COPY" TWO CENTS. PRESIDENT TAKES UP NEW TOPICS IN LUST IL Every Department of Government Except State Department is Touched Upon by Executive. SUPREME COURT IS PRAISED New Rules of Equity Proceedings Are Highly Commended. PHILIPPINE BILL IS OPPOSED People of Islands Are Not Ready for Self-Qovernment. WORK IS NOT YET COMPLETED I nHel States M Try-in ir to Kvolrc a HnmcnKcnenus People ivltk n XntlnnnI .Spirit that AVI 11 Ul timately SnrTlre. Recommendations in Message Tho plan of currency reform outlined by tho Monetary com mission. Amendment of the law to lessen tho penalty when corpora tions inadvertently disobey the corporation tax law. Congressional approval of plan of nrmy reorganization prepared by the War college last spring. Tho pasBago of the militia pay bill Increasing compensation to militia in the field. Citizenship, without statehood, for Porto Rico. Regulation of water power grants so that navigable streams might bo improved by water power companies. Elevation of Colonel Goethals, builder of the Panama canal, to a major generalship. A return to tho policy of two battleships a year by the appro priation for three battleships this year. ' Authority to tho United States supreme court to make rules of procedure In common law cases in federal court to expedite and lessen the cost of litigation. lie disapproved the following: Autonomy and Independence in eight years for tho Philippines. Amendment of the Sherman anti-trust law. The president made no recom mendations for tariff revision, stating ho would leave that sub ject to tho incoming congress. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Fresident Taft will make no further effort to liavo con Bress reduce thfc tariff. In a "general" message to congress submitted today the president clearly Indicated hln intention of leaving further tariff revision to Mr. Wilson and the congress just elected. "Now that a new congress has been lccted on a platform of tariff for revenue only rattier than a protective tariff and Is to revise the tariff on thut basis," nald the president, "It la needless for me In occupy the time of congress with urguments or rocommendations in favor of a protectlvo tariff." This message, the second submitted by tho president since tho present session began, will bo his last of a general char acter. It dealt with every department of the government except tho State de partment, recommended much of the leg islation which JIr. Taft previously had urged upon tho attention of congress, and took up and discussed nt length sev sml subjects comparatively new. Mr. Taft came out strongly against In dependence for the Philippines proposed, he said, In a bill now beforo congress. He deprecatedthe new policy of one battle ship a year Instead of two, anif endorsed (Continued on Page Two.) The Weather. For Nebraska Fair, warmer. For Iowa Fair, rising temperature. Temperature nt Ontulm Yesterday, Hours. Degrees. C a. m 14 a, m, 13 7 a. m 12 8 a. in 11 9 a. in 11 10 a. m., 1 11 a. m IS 12 m .. 19 1 p. m yO 2 P. m K 3 p. m 25 4 p. m 24 6 p. m 24 6 p. in 24 7 p. Ill 21 8 p. m 23 Conn? TJP Comparative I.ocnl Ilrcord. 1812. 1911.1910.1909. Highest yesterday 20 47 23 11 lowest yesterday 11 34 16 S Mean temperature IS 40 20 C reclpltatlon T .00 T .19 Temperature and precipitation depar tures from the normal; Normal temperature 30 Deficiency for tho day u Total excess since March 1 ,5 Normal precipitation 03 inches Deficiency for the day 03 inches -Total rainfall sine March 1... .24.89 Inches Deficiency since March 1 3.60 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1911.16.22 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1910.14.34 Inches Reports from Stations at 7 l, jf. Station and State Temp. High- Italn- fall. .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 (111 heyenne. clear , 22 s Davenport, clear 24 , Denver, clear . xi lie Moines, riear 10 x Dodge City, clear SO as .under, clear it 11 hnalin. clear 34 . Pdeblo. clear 26 $( Slapld City, t. oloudy... SS 38 Salt Lake City, clear 38 32 Santa r'e. clear 11 aj gnerldan. pt. cloudy (0 u Sioux City, clear 18 jg A alentljte, clear 30 3t T ' Indicate truce of nrptMnltatim, T .U) 1 .00' .00 .a .00 .00 .00 U A, WELSH, Local iVrccuten mm MESSAGE I V7 v Tufts Annulment Suit Continued at Lawyer's Request CH1CAUO, Deo. . A continuance to December 17, was granted today In the suit of Mrs, Mary it. Tufts to have an nulled for alleged fraud the dtvorcw granted to her husband, Gorham Tufts, jr., former missionary, now In Jail at Los Angetes. The case was continued until December 17 by the court, when Attorney Francis H. Boland. counsel for Mrs. Jennie Scranton Hoe, Tufts' second wife. Informed Judge McKlnley that his brother had been assaulted In Seattle and sustained a fractured skull and that ho desired to leave Immediately for the western city. Mrs. Hoo win appear as a witness for Mrs. Tufts in her suit against the cult leader. Attorney Uoland Intimated that his brother might have been attacked by someone who had an Interest In the Tufts cajse. It Is said that tho Injured man wan in Seattle on an Investigation In connection wtlh tho Tufts case. "My brother has been working on this case undor my direction for some time," said Attorney Uoland. "I will Insist that a most searching Investigation b niadu In an effort to find his assailant. 1 liavu font telegrnpis to my office In Los An geles to learn the movements of a oor taln person. If this person In not in Los Angeles It will go far' toward confirming my suspicions as to what prompted the attack on my brother." SBATTLm Wash., Deo. 6.-John M. Boland of New York, paid to be a son of Detective John Uoland of Chicago and who was taken to the city hospital yes terday apparently dying from a frac tured skull, was restored to consciousness today, but was unable to explain how he camo to bo lying on tho floor of the lavatory of a cafe, where ho wis found. The physlslan who attended him said Boland was nufforlng from alcoholism. Boland also had suffered a heavy concus sion of the brain, he said, presumably from a fall and there had been a hem orrhage In the' lining of the eye socket. It Is said by the physician that he Is In no danger whatever. Boland Is about 35 years of age. The police say that ho was not the victim of an assault so far as they can learn. Asks Government to Deposit Fifty Millions in Banks WASHINGTON, Doc. 6. Tilers la no danger of a panlo, but the exorbitant price of money Is tightening up business, declared Representative Jefferson. Levy today beforo the house banking and cur rency committee, which took up Ms reso lution directing tho secretary of the treasury to deposit $30,000,000 of govern-. meht funds In national banks. Mr. Levy told the committee he had endeavored In vain to get Secretary Mm Veagh to mako more deposits. Meantime, he said, money had soared to 20 per cent. Mr. Levy said his measure was not pro posed as an old to bankers, but as an aid to business, and read letters endorsing It from farmers' exchanges and produce ex changes. Tho resolution was referred to a sub committee with instructions to report to the fult committee next Wednesday. Norris Introduces Bill for Publicity (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINQt6n, Deci 6.-(Speclal Telo-gram.)-CoIncWcnt with Attorney Gen eral "WickerBliam's report being made nubile IloDresentatlvo Norris Introduced hla bill requiring publicity in all hearings In sulta for violation of anti-trust laws where the government Is a party. Tho report of tho attorney gcnoral advocates such an ojnendment to tho 'federal stat utes. Mr. Norris said today that ho had mado the bill less comprehensive than It might properly be, as ho thought it would have more chance of passing than if it Included all tho reforms of that nature he had In mind. The bill is short and provides that in taking depositions for use in any suit In equity brought by the United States un- A .v. nnH.lm.t nft tinri In hearings be- ucr mo niivi-.. --- , fore any examiner or special master the proceedings shall be open to tne jiuduo as freely as are trials in open court The last clause of the bill provides that no order heretofore or hereafter mad ex cluding the public from attending tfholl bo valid or enforceable. This lias espe cial reference to tho case lh Massachu setts where Judge Putnam In the United Shoe Machinery case ordered eecre hear ings. The bill if passed would void that order. German Bank Robber Arrested in Canada WINNIPF.G, Man., Dec. . Detectives this afternoon arrested two men giving their names as Gustave Brunlng and Valentine Berman, the latter supposed to be Leon Searee, absconding bank mes sengers of Berlin, Germany. They are accused of having stolen 230,000 marks. Brunlng. It is said, ad mits his identity, but Berman refuses to talk. Both, It Is alleged, recently In vested heavily in western Canada real estate. Gustavo Brunlng Is said to be wanted In Berlin oil the charge of having stolen nhut rro.000. The allegation Is that on June 26 last whilo employed as a bank messenger, Brunlng took ISO.000 from the Imperial bank to the Dresden bank In the German capital and while th monev was being counted, walked out with $70,000 and disappeared. Nothing Is known concerning any ac complice Brunlng may have had In his alleged crime. Count Terauchi Will Form New Cabinet TOKIO, De. 6.-LIeutenant General Count Terajuehl, governor general of Korea, was today appointed premier of Japan In succession to Marquis Balonjl, according to tho Asobi. ARCHBALD WITNESS GIVES HEATED REPLY Manager of Erie Railroad Suba Telia Worthington Alleati! is a Lie. DENIES LETTERS FICTITIOUS Culm Bank Deal Not Galled Off to Save Judge, He Say. MAY APOLOGIZE FOR WORDS Told by Bacon Must Not Speak So in Presence of Senate. PROSECUTION SCORES POINT House Managers Allowed to Offer In Kvldrnce Deposition br Williams to Attornrr of Department of Jnstlce. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6,-The exclama tion by W. A. May of Scranton that "If that's the claim it's a He," Uirust Into the routine testimony In tho Impeach ment trial of Judge Itobert W. Archbald of the commerce court, gave tho senate a moment of excitement today and brought down upon Mr. May's head tho censure of Senator Bacon, the presiding officer. May's exclamation was directed toward the managers for the house, who aro con ducting the prosecution of Judge Arch bald for alleged misuse of his judicial power tor private ends. , Attorney A. S. Worthlngton for Judge Archbald wua cross-examining May, who Is goneral manager of tho Brio railroad's subsidiary, the Hillside Coal and Iron company, an to his motive for recalling a contract ofsale of the Katydid culm bank, which' had been sent to "a. prospec tive buyer secured' through E. J. Wil liams, tho business associate of Judge Archbald. May claimed ho recalled tho contract becauso ho received letters containing' no-' tlces of claims by others to an Interest in tfia bank. . Cnlls I.trrs Flutltloas. Worthlngton remarked to tlie witness that the claim had ben made that these letters wero fictitious and that the real reason for withdrawing the contract was a tip about a Washington Investigation into Judge Archbold'8 conduct. "If that claim is made It Is a He.," shouted May,, .Senator Bacon, presiding, cautioned him (hat such ..language should" not be used In the senate chamber and May apolpgliei.. George F. Brownl of Nw York, fn pral solicitor of the Erio railroad; George F. Connxif Scranton., caneraL manager of an ErlO subsidiary', the Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Electric railroad, and Charles' I?, Pryor-of Scranton were othe'r witnesses examined during the day. Brownell told of Judge Archbald's visit to him in his New York offices; Conn told of the efforts of Judge Archbald, to dls. pose of tho Archbold-Wllllams Interests In tho Katydid bank to the electric rail road and I'ryor testified to having been present when the "silent party" assign ment was drawn up and signed by E. J. Williams In Scranton. In this paper Williams purported to assign o-.one-thlrd interest In his culm bank property to a silent party," alleged to have been Judge Archbald. Prosecution Wins, l'ulut. Little evidence appeared today that hud not beep given at th Investigation last sumnwr by the house judiciary com mittee. The house managers won a point when Senator Bacon ruled that they could of- fcr In evidence the deposition given by Ei. J. Williams to Attorney Wrisley, Brown of the Department of Justice last April to contradict evidence Williams haB given to thu senate. Attorneys for Judge Archbald fought the point stubbornly. Iron Mountain I Train is Robbed; Passenger Shot MALVERN, Arlf., Dec. 6, Passengers on southbound St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern train No. 92 were held up by two young bandits late last night be tween Malvern and Traskwood. Itobert Younger, a passenger of Denlson, Tex,, was shot three times and probably fa tally wounded. All the passengers were forced to Jump from the moving train aftr"being relieved of their valuables. Joe Willis, aged 23, who claims Kort Smith, Ark., as his home, was arrested by Sheriff Worley near the scene of the robben, and today nan identified as one of the bandits. Tho other escaped. It Is not known how much loot the ban dits got. Mrs, Minnie La Duque is Found Not Guilty DALLAS, Tex.. Dec. .-Mrs, Minnie La Duque was acquitted today of the charge of murdering her husband. A. La Duque on the "unwritten law" plea. She testified that the day before the killing a minister's daughter, rival for her husband's affection, met her on the street -here and boldly challenged her place In La Duque's regard, TAYLOR IS STRICKEN. WITH APPENDICITIS DBNVKTt, Dec,, Congressman EL T. Taylor was stricken with appendicitis yesterday and la now in a hospital In a grave conditions. In an adjoining room bis wife lies dangerously ill, though recover ing from an operation performed last Sat urday. Ills daughter, Ktta, 11 years old, has just recovered from an operation for appendicitis perf6nned about two month ago. Congressman Taylor declared to Jils physician that he would not submit to an operation until the recovery of his wife had been assured. The physicians have agreed to postpone the operation as long- u possible. Krem the IndlRimiKilli News. REPUDIATES TALK OF BLEASE Conference of Governors Demands Orderly Law Enforcement. HALL THROWN INTO AN UPROAR South Carolina Ilepeats His Srnn tlimal Utterances of Thursday and Sonps Fingers at ills Collpajenes. "RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 6i-A sweeping resolution repudiating the remarlci of Governor Blenso of South Carolina In support of lynch law won adopted by. the governor' conference today by 11 vote Governor Bleue, defending himself, snapped his fingers in the faces of the other governors and declared that he cared not otto wbit what the conference did or left undone, , "Four times tills morning has my life been1 threatened for my utterances," de clared Governor Blease. "I was quoted yesterday as saying, "To hell with the constitution.' I ifay now to all the gov ernors of all the states, and to all the people of' the United Statts what T said then." Conference In Uproar, The conference' hall was thrown into an uproar. Governors of Alabama, Wyoming, Mis. souti, New York. Maryland and WIb consln denounced the Bout It Curollntiu In strong tenns for his utterances. Gov ernor of North Carolina, Arkansas, Con nectlcut and Idaho voted agulnst tho resolution. The' resolution adopted was offered by Governor Mann of Virginia as un amend ment to one offered by Governor ONeil of Alabama. It reads as follows: Resolved, That It Is tho sentiment or the governors' conference In sesslvt. at Itlohmond, Va., today that the whole power of the severul states should be used whenever necessary to prote-it ner sons acoused of crimes on womr.hood, ugalnst the violence of mobs und to pro vide for speedy, orderly and impartial trials by courts of competent Jurisdic tion to the end that the laws for the protection of life und property be duly eniorcej and respected by all the people, I'lau Clinln of Banks, The governors cohferenco today ap pointed a- committee of five to draft unt (Continued ,on Page Two.) Woman Has Skull Fractured by Fall " on tlte Vicksburg VALLBJO, Cal., Dec. 6. Taken uncon sclous from1 the 'gunboat Vicksburg last midnight Mrs. Andrew Muller of this city was found at a hospital today to be suf fering from a fractured skull. .The Vallejo police were told at Mare Island navy yards, where the Vicksburg Is stationed, that Mrs. Muller In mounting to the upper deck preparatory to 'going to shore had leaned on the man rope of the gangway and fell down when the ropa broke. Krom other sources the police learned thut Mrs. Muller went aboard the Vicks burg last night with Miss Jessie GlbbonV, employed at a' candy irtore, as dinner guests of two officers. Who the officers were Is not known. Mrs. Muller was not able to make a statement today. SON DISCOVERS BODY OF MOTHER AFTER SEARCH IOWA CITY, la., Dec. 0.-(Spec!a! Tel egram.) University of low hospital cir cles wero thrown Into a sensation this afterpoon when Frank Konchny of North Uberty, la.. &fter a two days' warcli, found tho dead body of Ills mother, lately .removed to a local embalming es tablishment from the Iowa university hospital, opened In tho region of the abdomen and the vlscora removed. The ghastly hole wok filled with sawdust and excelsior and the knlfn wound noatly Mwed and partially covered. Medical science Is the defense of the officials im plicated, but action Ls threatened. Does She Really Mean The National Capital I'Vhlny, December (I, 11)1 a. The .Senate. Convened nt noon. Ursumed consideration of omnibus claims bill. Shipping Interests voiced vigorous oppo sition to Bcamcn's Involuntary servitude bill bnforn commerce subcommittee. Court of Impcuchmcnt resumed trial of Judgo Archbald, Senator Johnson, Alabama, obtained agreement for printing as public ducu ment Proslilont Taft's speech at Daugh ters of Confederacy convention, 'Die llouae. Convened at noon. Hosumed oomrlderatlon of legislative, executive and Judicial appropriation bill. Nuvnl affairs committed began framing naval appropriation Mil, which Chairman I'adgett eatlmatcH will carry JISO.OW.OOO to I1S0.O0O.OW Progressive party's campaign fund statement was filed, showing contribu tions of 7S,C72. Banking and currency committee began framing diplomatic and consular appro priation bill, which Chalrmun Siilser.es. tlmates will carry 3,000,000 to Jt.ouo.odo. Preslden's message on general affairs whs rod. Western delegates advocated appropria tions for river anil harbor Improvements before rivers and harbors committee. MllltAry affairs committee began hear ings on military appropriation bill. PASSEHGERSOHEASTOH SAFE Wireless Message from Stranded Ship Says All Are Well. CHRISTMAS TREES COME ASHORE Alt Hope for Safety nf I.ontr Overdue Nclionuer Itouae Simmons Is Abandoned Steam nature Arlsuna la Safe, DULUTH, Minn., Dec 6.-A wireless message received at 9:3) by the Associ ated Press from the operator aboard the slcumer Kaston, which Is Mramled near Port Arthur, says: "All abourd safe. Tho steam pipes not (imaged, ntul everybody worm, Wo could walk ushore, but there Is nothing there but rocks and Know." Htenm llnrge Dvrriloe. CHICAGO, Dec. e. Tho steam barge Arizona, with a cargo of lumber con signed from Midland, Ontario, to Chicago, was forty-eight hours overdue today. At the United States barge office It was stated that such delays were not un usual at this season and that there waa no Tiecesslty for present apprehension. The plan of sending out tugs to search for tho schooner House Simmons, as con templated last night, was abandoned to day, the consensus of opinion being that If members of the crew survived tho wreck they have long since perished from exhaustion and exposure. Seven hundred Christmas trees, doubt less from the wreck of the House Him mons, floated ashore at Kewaunee, Two IUvers and Sturgeon Hay, Wis., today. They are being offered for sole by tne finders. I Five Men Killed by Expjosion of Boiler HUNTINGTON. W. Va . Dec. .-Klve men were killed by tho oxplosloln of a- boiler at a sawmill near Wilsondale, Wayne county, West Virginia, last night. The dead : LKONAHD MAYNAHD, Portsmouth, O. JACOB MAYNAHD, Portsmouth, O, A LB HI IT H. PINTHY, Naugatuck. W. Va. Two unidentified workmen. EIGHTY-TWO PORTUGUESE SAILORSRE DROWNED LISBON, Portugal. Dee. ft-Klghty-two Portugueoe fishermen lost their Hives during a storm tills wsek on tho coast of Portugal. The survlvuls suffered severe prlvatluns. bolng without food or water for three days, while heavy and cold winds (irevullnl. four men became In sano, jumped overboard und were drowned. Six bodies have been wMbod ashore on tht northern coaab It? PENNELL SENDSJOR H0GK1N Appearanoe of Secretary Fojlowcd by Explosion on -Nonunion Job. BEAUM ALSO KNOWS NOTHING Former .Member of Ironworkers Na tional Hoard Says lie Knows Notlilnir 11 f I'nynients nt Ills; Hums to MoS'niunrn. INDIANAPOLIS, Iml., Dec. 6,-Vlolent mothods of fighting non-union work. In whlah Herbert B, Ilouxln acted as; an "adyanoo agent" of McNaniara's "dynu,' ml ting sqitad," were charged by 'the. gov' eminent In tho cross-examination of Mur ray L. Pnnnnll, Bptingflcld, HI., a. defend ant at tho trial of tha auoused "bomb plotters" today. Tho government ullrged that the In ability of tho local unl'on official.-! to unionize a Job wun followed by un nppcul or ma una that a visit of JIocKIn to n particular locality was followed by an ox- plosion. Pound! testified after he fulled to union lie Jobs In sprlngfleld ho wrote to Beoro tary McNnmara "Send. Ilockln" as soon as possible,' but ho asserted ha wanted Ilockln as a national organizer and not for dynamite purposes. Ho said Ilockln failed to appear and on February 15, 1911, ha again uppculrd by letter for Ilockln. McNamary replied to "hope and wait," cautlolng Pennell- "to bo more cureful what you write to headquarters, for thu Iord only knows who reads the mail that comes Into this office," Tho witness said Ilockln later arrived In Springfield. On March 8 an explosion there caused 113,009 damage. What did Hookln's visit havo to do with that explosion?" asked District At torney Miller. . "Nothing whatever, so far as I know," answered Pennell. "I 'know nothing of tho explosion." "Well, It was tho Job you had been trying to unionize, wasn't It?" "Yes." Chewing gum caused a. brief interrup (Contlnucdon PaBeTwo) Money Invested by Fitzgerald Came from His Family CHICAGO, Dec. 6.-NearIy 2,000, which eventually readied a corse W. Fitzgerald abode for yeurs In the upholstering of a chair and for moro years In u mnttress. This homa-mado banking system was testified to today by Mrs. Mary Barker, a sister of Fitzgerald, who Is beliig tried on a chargo of stealing 1173,000 frohi ,4he local subtreasury. Mra, Barker, In explaining tho source of Fitzgerald's Income and his Invest ments after the subtreasury theft, said that her mother on her deathbed dis closed the hiding placo of tha money, $1,950, in the chulr. For five years there after Mrs, Barker kopt It In a muttress, but two years ofter Fitzgerald left the subtreasury she turnod the money over to him for Investment. Iowan Pardoned By Prudent Taft WASHINGTON, Dec, .-Oeorge Dlnnle, who, In Ignorance of tho law, furnlshpil liquor to an Indian at Cedar Itaplds, la., And then voluntarily laid baro his un witting offense, for'whtch he was sen tenced to Imprisonment atid fined, wxuj purdoned unconditionally by President! n. . I inn. Dlnnle, who liad been away from Cedar Itaplds for many years, recently re turned and mist an Indian on tho street who pleaded for a "drink." Dlnnlo pur. chased It. A fow lioura afterward ho told t a policeman friend of tho experience andi waa astounded by thu information that he had violated tho law. Tho policeman) said ten tne marshal. The marshul sold tell tho court. The coux aJd sixty days. I HQ and costs, MRS. DRAPER SMITH IS CHOSEN TO LEAD STATE SUFFRAGISTS After Slight Skirmish She is Unan imously Eleoted as.Prcsidcnt of the Nebraska Association. HARD TASK TO FIX A SLATE Temperance Workers Promise to Lay Aside Everything for Suffrage. ENTIRE ELECTION IS UNANIMOUS For President Mrs. Smith's Name is Only One Officially Offered. DELEGATES ARE ALL UNITED Flnnl Illinium Session Held, with Forces I, Inn! Hit for llrRlnnlns CnnipnlK" to Initiate .SnffriiRe. I President Mrs, Brapsr Smith, Omaha. Vies Prtildent Mrs. Anna Xov ands, Table Rook, re-slsoted. Recording Secretary Mln Daisy Dosne, Omaha. Corresponding Btcrttary MUs Mary H. WlllUius, Xsnssaw, x elsotod. Trsasuror Mrs. K. W. Hardy, Zilnooln. Auditors Mrs. K. K. Whscler, Un co In; Mrs. J. r.. OlaffUn. Mrs. Draper Smith of Omaha was elected president of tho Nebraska Woman's Suffrage association at tho clos ing business session In the city ball yes terday morning. On an Informal ballot tho voto stood; Mrs. Drnper Smith, S3; Mrs. J. L. Ctaflln, 9; Mrs. It. H. Wheeler, f, and Mrs. Charles Kotintze, 1. Names other than that of Mrs. Smith' were merely written on tho ballots, as Mrs. Smith's natuo wan tho only ono pre sentcd by tho nominating committee, Oi motion tho secretary was Instructed to ciiHt tho tinnnltnoua vote of the conven tion for Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Anna Kovonda of Table Rock waa elected vlco president. Tho Informal bal lot giivo her 61 votes and ono each for Mrs. Frank Harrison, Mr. II. II. Wheeler, Mrs. Charles Kountzo and Mrs, G. W. Covell, Tho society was again Instructed to cant tho unanlmoua voto for Mrs. Ko vanda. Dellberntn Korty-KlKht Honrs. Although tho nominating committee wa.i appointed forty-eight hours beforo It re ported, with tho understanding that It was to report twenty-four hours beforo tha candidates wore to be voted upon, the committee , did not report until 11 o'clock yesterday morning. After deliberating forty-eight hours tha committee had reached Its conclusions, hut lnstpad of calling for tho report In order to glvo tho members time to think over tho nominations, President Phllbrlcla calmly procnedea with other buninees until 11 o'clock. Then sho called for the report of tho nominating committee and at onco proceeded with the balloting. Mrs. Frank Harrison of Lincoln, chair man of tho nominating committee, In am nounclng tho report said that It waa wltlt considerable reluctanoo that nho madn the report, oa It had been a very hard, matter to decide In vlow of tho fact than they had wanted to got officers that! would bo satlsfactoryUo all parties ana officers who wero willing to accopt tho offices. "If thero wero any considerable numbotl of women," she mild, "who wanted theso offices, as has been reported on tho out side, they havo not mude tholr wants known to tho nominating committee, aa we had a hard time to got a list of thoso who would agree even to allow thelu names to bo presented." Nlntn as Presented, The nameH presented for tho rarlous offices ure as follows: Mrs. Draper Smith, Omaha, president! Mrs. Anna Ko- vanda, Tublo nock, vlco president; Miss Daisy Donne, Oniulta, recording seoro-, tary; Miss Mary IT. Williams, Kcncsaw, corresponding secretnryf Mru. William E. Hardy, Uncoln; treasurer; Mrs, II. II. Wheeler, JCenesaw, and Mrs, Mamie Clar Hn. University place, auditors. Francos Jj. Hald of Fremont, president of the Woman's Christian Temperancn union, announced white the counting oi the ballots was in progress that tho Worn ati's Christian Temperanco union of tha statu would gtvo its undivided service to the suffrage association aud the suffraga causa during tho coming campaign and would lay aside everything olso to work: with an eyo tluglo to tho securing of woman suffrage. (,'lmrles I'nue Ili-ynn HI. N1SW YOHK, Due. .-Charles Page, Bryan, former' American ambassador to Japan, Is here In a hospital under treat, ment for a somewhat serious Injury re celved in Toklo. ills carriage fell over) the side of a bridge on a dark night and he sustained Internal Injuries which conn yelled his resignation. While he will bo under treatment for some tithe, his re covery ls assured. To get a position or to find a person to fili a position nso Bee want nds. The power of theso little mediums in getting n thing done ie wonderful, .Get your ad into The Sunday Bee aud you will find the best re sults coiniug to you, Telephone Tyler 1001 after G o'clock and on Sunday. Other timos, call Tyler 1000. J