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VOL. XLU NO. 229.
SON
NUT MODIFY
TAFT'S ORDER ABOUT
POSTOFFjCE JOBS
Postmaster General Burleson Has
Long Conference with President
About the Matter.
MAY REQUIRE MERIT TEST
Cabinet Officer Gives Some Hope to
Hungry Plum Hunters.
CABINET HAS LONG SESSION
President's Official Family Dis
cusses Routine Affairs.
ALL MEMBERS ARE RETICENT
(ntlmniion thnt Consideration of
Philippine Sltuntlun Will (io
Over Until Ilegulor Sci
ton of Congress.
WASHINGTON, March 11. Postmaster
General Burleson, who remained with
the president some time after the cabinet
meeting, later gave hla opinion of Mr.
Taft's order placing 35,000 third and
fourth class postmasters In the classified
sorvlco.
"The policy of the administration toward
that order has not been determined,"
said Mr. Burleson. Personally I am In
sympathy with It, but I don't believe tt
went far enough In that many men were
retained In offlco for political reasons
Instead of having to pass a test of merit
which should have been required. '
The postmaster general's utterance was
subject to some comment, as the third
and fourth class postmasters are tho
prizes sought by thousands of democrats
throughout tho country. Those who
heard him mako the statement were not
certain that he meant to convey the idea
that the Taft order would not be re
scinded and that a new order would be
promulgated which would require the
merit test
I.onK Session of Cnlilnct.
President Wilson held a two hours'
meeting with his cabinet today. In which
policies governing the organization of
tho various departments were outlined
and a few minor appointments discussed.
The president declared after the meet
ing that "merely routine" business had
hn taUm un. He added that he re
garded cabinet meetings as a "clearing
limiRp" for the handling of the details.
Members of the cabinet were reticent
as to what had taken place, intimating
that a general statement covering tne
hiiplnrn-. nf the meeting might bo pre
pared later. One of the cabinet officials
stated that the president had not. taaen
up with them the. question of what leg
islation he should recommend to con-
President'Wtrswr-had-iv busy twhesirs
tnflfiw hefnfa his meeting with ills cabi
net, Secretary Garretson of Uie War
department was on hand as soon as tne
nr(ilnt steDned into his private office
at ' 9 o'clook. From 10 o'clock on the
president had a series of short conier-
ences.
Senator Gore of Oklahoma was first
on the list of callers. Senators Stone,
Lodge and' Smoot, the latter being tho
first republican leaders to call, had an
.nnmnt immediately after. Repre
sentative Kennedy of Connecticut, former
Governor Campbell of Texas, Senator
Johnston and Representative Richards if
Alabama and Henry w. uooiey oi i-urw
Rico saw the president before the cab
inet meeting.
The president receives this evening the
Judges of the United States supreme
enur nf customs appeals, tho United
States commerce court and the court of
appeals of the District of coiumoia.
...!. of lhlllnntnc.
Secretary Garrison's conference with
President Wilson was to discuss nnuu
n.iinn. nffactlns tho Philippine Islands.
Although the secretary did not wish to
state the president's position, tho im
,..i Hhnut the White Houso today
was that the subject would be left over
until December,
vntintmi Committeeman IL W. Dooley
of Porto Rico, called to ask about the ad
ministrations policy for Porto Rico. we
om nftnr tt larccr measure of home rule
for Porto Rico," said he and Intimated
ho would have further conferences wun
ii nr-Rsldent and Secretary Garrison. The
president recently favored the idea of
granting citizenship to Porto Ricans.
Senator M. A. Smith of Arizona, talked
briefly with the president, urging the ap
pointment of II. W. Sawtelto of Tucson
us a federal Judge.
P. A. Stovall of Savannah, Ga., Is be
ing strongly urged for n diplomatic post
by Senators Bacon and Hoke Smith. He
hus been considered as likely to go to
Switzerland, though no post has been
definitely fixed on.
.ItiBtlce J. W. Gerard of New York con
tinues to bo prominently mentioned for an
ambassadorship.
WOMAN DIES AFTER SLEEP
OF THIRTY-FOUR DAYS
ROCK ISLAND, III.. March 11. Mrs.
Rose Havens. 43, died at her homo In
Maholsville today after a continuous sleep
or thirty-four days. Fourteen years ago
the woman slept 121 days.
The Weather
Forecast till 7 p. m. Wednesday:
For Omaha, Council Bluffs nnd Vicinity
Fair; not much change In temperature.
rer.'.ieratiirrH nt, Onialirt Vesternay.
TJ S a. m 36
tt 6 a. iti 34
LfW C J 7 n M
'rtM CftTr !i ,l- J
A ! i. in M
1 p. m 66
t- HI W
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Omaha Charter
Commission Election
Shows Light Vote
'Omaha vote! yesterday to elect fifteen
members of a commission to draft a new
charter for the city, under the homo rule
amendment to the constitution adopted
last fall. The total vote was but a little
heavier than that cast nt the primary
election last month. Thirty names were
on the ballot, the fifteen highest to be
elected. The vote of tho city, with three
precincts missing Is:
P. A. Barnett l.BSfi
Jerr w. Bedford 1.521
John 11. Bennett Z.i&o
Samuel Burns, Jr UV37
William N. Chambars l.JM
Kdmund M. Fairfield 2,bl3
Millard F. Funkhouser 1.S13
Louis V. Guye 1,"K3
Harry J.- Hnckett 2,tM
P. C. Heafey . 1.3U8
Carl K. Herring 3.
Dr. K. Holovtchlner .1,170
Dan Horrlgun 2.IW5
Alfred C. Kennedy S.S28
uvimain i. Kicrstcnu.'. s.uu
Jacob Kopp 1.999
V. F. Kuncl 3,010
Frank O. McCaffrey .2.801
John K McCague 1,782
Hurry W. McVca 95
Peter Mehrens...., 1.65S
James W. Metcalfe 3.:t
John 10. Reagan 2.720
Victor Rosewntor 3,95
Charles Rubensteln BS2
B. J. Scannell 917
J. K. Shafer 13
C. L. Shamp
Robert S. Wilcox 1723
Georgo B. Yager ISU
Mythen Says Police
Made Insulting
Remarks to Women
WASHINGTON, March ll.-Edwnrd S.
Droop, president of the Washington board
of state, was today's first witness. He
declared that half an hour before the
parade began he believed Pennsylvania
avenue was clear. Dr. James Mythen,
a clergyman of Baltimore, who marched
in the Maryland division, said the march
ers wore forced to walk In single file and
that they were greeted all along the ltno
by Jeers and shouts and obscene remarks
from the bystanders. He gave the num
bers of several police officers who, he
said, neglected the work of keeping tho
crowds back. One officer to whom ho.
complained ho said, told him to "Go to
hell." Dr. Mythen said that the police
generally had become part of the crowd
nnd did nothing to restrain those who
Insulted tho paradcrs. He testified that
he had-been told that Mary Melvin, a
blind girl, who marched in the parade,
had been pulled out of lino byv rowdies
and that her guide had difficulty In res
cuing her.
John A. Johnstone, commissioner of the
District of Columbia, who has charge of
tho police department, wns tho next wit
ness. He placed In the record all the
correspondence between his office and tho
suffrage, leaders relating to the Issuance
of the parade permits and the protection
of the parade.
Commissioner Johnson, made n general
defense of tho conduct of Superintendent
Sylvester and the police force lA the dis
orders during the parade. He raid the
superintendent of police framed compre
hensive orders embracing perfect nr
angements for protection of the march
ers. That the execution of the plans
failed he said could not well be explained,
nor could the "responsibility for the dis.
order accurately be placed."
The commissioner tdok occasion to laud
Major Sylvester as tho "most efficient
chief of police in tho United StutcH" in
the handling of large crowds.
Druesedow, Howell
and Lee, Omaha's
Great Reformers
LINCOLN, March 11. (Spcclnl.)-"Well,
well, well! Isn't that rich? Our great
reformer, Howell, saves the remnants of
his water bill in committee by the votes
of 'Bob' Druesedow and 'Mike' Lee," ex
claimed an Omaha visitor, looking up
from his paper.
"While down at Lincoln I have found
that every one here was onto Druesedow
and that his colleagues avoided him as n
rat would a belled cat. They all remem
ber what Omaha people have forgotten
that Druesedow used to bo a professional
lobbyist of the hold-up variety and was ,
kicked out of the lobby a few years ago i
ror being mixed up In a mess of bribery '
charges and everything he proposes or I
favors now is tainted witli suspicion, in j
l several Instances he has told people in- '
terested In bills that a little money would !
help out, and he declared to several that j
If he voted for the Howell bill It would '
be because there was a consideration. i
"In tho case of 'Mike' Leo the con
sideration was already chalked up In the
payroll Job Howell gave him Is 'Inspector'
right after election, which he doubtless
has a promise to get back after adjourn
ment. Lee's record wus to have been
made by putting through consolidation
of Omaha and South Omaha as his
crowning achievement, but he destroyed
whatever chances there were for this by
letting Howell trade him off to pull
chestnuts out of the fire. 'Mike' will
make another gallery play on St. Pat
rick's day, so the folks at home won't
forget him."
INJUNCTION AGAINST
TWO CHICAGO UNIONS
CHICAGO. March It. A temporary in
junction restraining locals No. 9 and
134, International Brotherhood of Bleo
trlcal Workers, from Interfering with tha
property of the Postal Telegraph and!
Cable company was granted today by
Judge Carpenter In the United States dis
trict court.
Officers and members of the two loca's
are warnad In the restraining older that
u,. violation of the decree will maan con
tempt of court. Tho unions,. through thelr
counsel, agreed to the entry of the de
cree after soveial changes had bce.l
made.
.Noted Stnsrer Dies.
LONDON. March 11. Prancls Alexan
der Korbay, siugxr and comlHMor, died
III london yutfterday He taught singing
In the Royal Academy of Music In l-on-don
for a time. In lsll-3 he lectured
and gave ong tecltals In NVw Vol I;.
Korbay. who was born ut Budupcrt in
i 1S.W. wuu a sodsun of Llv
OM A 1 1 A , WE DN KS DAY
REPUBLICANS OPPOSE
WILSON'S APPOINTEES
Minority Senators Want Appoint
ments Taken Up for Confirma
tionat Once.
NO APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED
Names Were Referred to Committee
Yesterday.
COMMITTEES NOT YET COMPLETE
Nine Senators on Job Find Many
Obstcales. '
TILMAN MAKES HARD FIGHT
Friends of Pitchfork Sfnntnr llnvc
Mntle Persistent Kfforts to In
duce lllm to Give Vi
Clnlin to Post.
WASHINGTON. March II. A hint nf
tPestllllotcgggggKggg Ks
opposition to President Wilson's appoint
ments enme In an executive session of
the senate today when republican sen
ators Insisted thnt uppolntmcnts bo ncted
upon by the senate committee before be
ing taken up for confirmation. As a re
suit no appointments were confirmed, al
though those of Daniel C. Hopor, Alex
ander M. Dockery and James I Ulakes
lec, appointed, respectively, hb tirs.
third nnd fourth assistant postmasters
general, were ready for action.
The appointments made by lrcsldcnt
Wilson were referred to committers ycR
terday. When tho senate went into ex
ecutive session today Senator BanUhead
offered tho Dockery appointment for
consideration, Senator Pearcc the Blake.1
lee appointment and Senator Smith of
South Carolina tho Roper alH'olntmont.
Senator Townsend of Michigan asked
whether the full committee on potoftlccs
had acted on the appointments. Demo
cratic leaders replied that the usual cus.
torn was being followed of malt'ng tho
appointments after the lapse of one day.
but without the formality of a commit
tee meeting. As the result of Senator
Townsend's objection the names were
withdrawn at once and arrangements
made for a committee meeting.
Want No 11 1 it Contest.
Republican senutors said that there
was no purpose on their party to con
duct any geneinl opposition to the Wilson
appointments such as the democrats hud
displayed against the Taft appointments
1st session. Today's development, how
ever, gave concern to the democrats.
Senator Kern, tho democratic leader,
announced today that the "steering com
mittee expectid to complete its work on
the new sennte committees so that tlcy
might bo presented In full on Thursday.
Tho senate was In scsbIoii but a half
hour and adjourned until Thursday ut 2
o'clock1. Jt Is expected thatotflcors will
Reelected, then and all committees rmnifd
and that the senate will be prepared
to bring tho special session to nn end.
The democratic committee of nine,
worked throughout the day In ni at
tempt to complete the committee assign
ments but many obstacles wero encount
ered, particularly In tho organization of
tho new committee on banking and eur
mnnv whlrch is to tnko 'from the finance
i tho problems of currency reform. Tho
hard right that Is being made by senator
Tillman for the chalimanshlp or tho ap
propriations committee also has been an
Important ractor In delaying the comple
tion of tho steering committee's work.
Perselstont efforts have been made to
Induce Senator Tillman to give up his
claim to the post. It Is declared to
night that no definite conclusion had been
i inched us to whether or not ho should
havo the chairmanship.
Bucket Shop Men
Plead Guilty and
Pay Their Fines
WASHINGTON, March 11. Joseph
Gatlns of New York and Virgil P. Ran
dolph of Keene.Va., were fined J9.000
each; William ft. Price of Baltimore w.is
fined 1,0(X. Fdward Kverett Taylor of
Washington was fined $500 and Edward
Wcldon and James A. Anderson wero
fined $250 each III tho district supreme
court today after pleading guilty to In
dictments charging conspiracy against
the United States In operation of buckct
rhops. This was the last chapter In tli'e
government's nation-wide bucket-shop
crusade begun in 1910, which has resulted
In total fines of $78,100 being imposed on
vuilous defendants. Indictments against
II. M. Randolph, Thomas Morehead,
Thomas Kcmbln and John P. Altberger
fur the same offense were dismissed.
Wild Asses of Desert
Break Into Green Corn
WASHINGTON, March ll.-Senator
Tillman of South Carolina today evinced
his displeasure at the persistency of hun
dreds of office seek err who have flocked
to the capital since the Inauguration.
With characteristic vigor of languago the
senator condemned the scramble for
Jobs. He said the situation reminded
him of a Bible text.
"I have forgotten Just where In Holy
Writ I read It," he said, "but It fits the
caso exactly and runs something as fol
lows: " 'The wild asses of the desert are
athlrst and hungry. They have broken
Into the green corn.' "
The senator recalled that tho text con
tained a reference to tho "wild asses"
trampling down the corn, but he said he
would leave that out. He added that he
had full faith In President Wilson as a
herdsman "who would keep the wild
beasts from doing any damage."
LAST SURVIVOR OF JOHN
BROWN'S RAIDERS IS DEAD
WINONA. Minn.. March M.-WJllluin
Gallic, said to be the last surviving
member of the original John Brown's
raiders. lld hero suddenly this morning,
aged 75. He attended the seml-eonten-nlat
rrlebrution held recently ut Ossa
watomk. Kan.
MORNING, MAKOiI 12, lOK? SLTKlgfcGKS. KINCIIjIQ
JuspHere Again
Drawn for Tho Bee by Powell.
AGUA PRIETA SURROUNDED
General Ojeda Unable to Obey Order
to Eva.ou.ate It.
ATTACK SEEMS IMMINENT
Small Federal Gnrrlsnn In Noifnles,
JVnoo anil Cnnnnen Are Also
llnrd Pressed ljr Snnorn
Ntnte Troops.
DOUGLAS. Arli., March 11. With or
ders In his pocket from the secretary of
war to evacuate Agua Prlcta and move
west toward Nognles tp Join other federal
commands, General Ojeda today finds
himself bottled up beyond the chance of
obeying wjthout an encounter with In
surgenl.stato troops.
Constitutionalist forces much superior
to'to the federal garrison sUrround Agua
Prleta, demanding OJcda's Immediate sur
render. Ojeda belleyes that It wolild bo
suicidal to attempt to move hiK troops.
Agua Prlota was strongly entrenched
nnd fortified some days ago, but If he
does not move, as ordered from Mexico
City, the. general admits that an attack
Is Imminent. The constitutionalist lead
ers. Miguel Snmanlcgo and M. M. Dlqucz.
with their forces located within striking
distance, has each demanded OJcda's sur
render. E. Calles, former comlssarlo of
Agua Prlota. ejected by Ojeda today. Is
on his way from ColonJa Morelos to Join
In the expected attack on tho border
town.
Tho only federal garrisons in the north
ern part of tho stato are at Agua Prleta,
Nogalcs, Naco and Cananea. With de
pleted ranks and no one point containing
more than BOO men, each Is hard pressed
today. Ojeda today dispatched a message
to Mexico City explaining his and tho
other commanders' predicament.
Federals Hum Itrliljfrs.
Below Nogales Colonel Kosterllzky to-da-
Is sending but soldiers with orders to
burn bridges on the Honor railway. This
Is done to prevent the stnte troops under
General Obrcgon from moving north from
Mngdalcna against the border towns.
Obrcgon has moro than 1.000 Insurgents.
Nows of tho defeats Sunday ut Nais
cozarl and HI Tigre have greatly dlM
couraged Hucrta soldiers along tho bor
der, who now realize the extent of tho
Sonora stato uprising. The census of state
troop leaders who have answered tho
call of the provisional governor to oust
all federal troops from Sonora shows
thut nearly every petty orflcer lias Al
tered the field. The majority of them
are men educated In American private
schools. General Obregon's state troops
at Magdalena were Joined today by M0
men disciplined by the Cananea prefect.
Rebels Advance on .Votrnles.
MAGDALBNA, Sonora, Mex., March H.
With the major portion of the state
troops returning to Hermoslllo, Colonel
Juan Cabral, with COO constitutionalists,
today Is moving on Nogales. Ho Is ex
pected to arrive shortly after noon at a
point Just south of the border town,
where Colonel Kosterlltzky Is fortllied
with his federal rural police.
Three hundred federals and a machine
gUn are stationed In hastily dug trenches
a half mile below Nogales. Cabral car
ries a railway repair outfit, as tho fed
erals have destroyed the Honorn railway
some distance below the border to pre
vent the movement against Nogales. Ob.
regon's state troops have returned from
this place to Hermoslllo, It being leporttj
Indirectly thut a strong force of lluerti
soldiers Is moving against the state capi
tal from' the vicinity of Guayumas, the
California gulf port.
(HAIKii: AtJAIMHT AMBIUCA.NH
Deputy Ways H-iullente Is FliianrliiK
Honorn neltelllon.
MEXICO CITV. March II. Charges
that an American syndicate Is financially
supporting the revolt of formor Governor
Jose Mayortena In the state of Sonora
created a sensation hero todiv. The
i charges were formally made In the
1 Chamber of Deputies last night by Dep
I Ity Querido Mnheua.
; .. plot to bring about Intervention n
Mexico is .said to have been frustrated
by the siippiesMlon three days ago of
j (Continued on Page Two.)
Stefanssen Party
Will Start for Home
of Blonde Eskimos
SAN lMtANCISCO. March it. - The
steum whaling bark Karluk is moored
at Its pier today ready to sail tomorrow
for ICHtiulmault, B. C on the voyage of
Arctic exploration to be undertaken un
der the auspices of the Canadian gov
ernment by Dr. Vllhjnltnnr Stitanssen,
discoverer of tlm blonde Usklmos.
On board will be Captain C. Thoonore
Pedcrsen, un. American citizen In coin
mund nn navigator, and Dr. It. M. As
dcrsen, at the head of a 'party of ten
scientists. Dr. StcfulisHcn. who Is now
abroad. Will Join the expedition, CaPta'..l
Pederscn said today, ut Usnulmuult witn
it wireless outfit and a motion picture
equipment,
Under the terms of the Canadian sub
vcntlon the crew and unvigatlng officers
of the Knrliik must be Canadians. Cap
tain Pcdcraen was still hoping today that
lie could come to nn agreement troin
which he will not be required to forfeit
his American allegiance.
"This expedition," ho said, "menus the
hopes of twenty years to me. I was
with Stefanssen when he discovered tho
blonde ICsktmos, and I feel euro there are
moro of them to bo found even more re
mote from known territory. I believe,
too, that there are rich copper deposit.
In the country for which wo are headed,
but' If the Cannolan government Is rig
orous I shull turn back. 1 won't glvo up
my American citizenship."
The expedition expects to be gone threa
yenrs. It probably will touch at Banks
Iand, but moro particularly Is pointeu
for the unknown stretches of Prlnco Pat
rick Land and Prince Albert !a.id. Thcro
Is hope that It muy find relics of the lost
McClure expedition of 18.11-3 and tlm
abandoned bark Investigator.
Crusade Started to
Exclude Plumage
of All Wild Birds
CHICAGO, March 11. Led by the Au
dubon society bird lovers of the United
States have organized n nation-wide cru.
snde for the amendment of the tnrlff law
to, prevent tho Importation of the plum
age of wild birds. Under the present
law there Is a duty of 0 per cent on
dressed and 20 per cent on indressc.l
pliminKC. Tho crusaders fuvor the shut
ting out entirely or all such plumage
The women or America are suld to uso
more plumes than the women" of any
other country In the world. It Is con
tended that unless the United States
takes the lead In prohibiting the traffic
In the plumago of wild birds It will only
be a short time until a dozen or morn of
the most beautiful species of birds will
havo become extinct.
Former Secretary
Wilson at Ames
AM US, In., Maroh 11. -(Special Tele-grum.l-Jamcs
Wilson, retiring secretary
of Agriculture, arrived at Ames this
morning fiom Washington after the last
day of his sixteen yoars In the cabinet,
lie spent the day at thp Iowa Stato col
Ifcge, meeting President Pearson, deans,
old friends and new collcgo people. Col
lege and Commercial clubs committed
today are settling on all details for to.
morrow's welcome-home reception.
NINE HORSES BURNED TO
DEATH AT C0NDE, S. D.
MITCHKLL, S. D., March U.-(Speolnl.)
The livery barn belonging to Georrfo
Bhrler of Conde wus burned Sunday
night and destroyed nine head of hor'tm.
aside from the buggies, hearse and har
ness, totaling a losb of 117,000, with an In
suianru or about $12,000. The fire, starting
shortly after midnight, had gained utich
htadway that the fire department could
not cope with It. Tho Utile wind thut
wac blowing saVcd a good portion of the
business section.
REFUSES TO CONFIRM BOARD
Senate Throw's Morehead's Appoint
ments Over Transom.
STRICT PARTY VOTE ON GERDES
Vote on ir-Kif Is Dlvlilrd All lie
publicans nnil Three Democrats
Are AKnlnst Gruff New
.Names Alust He Sent In.
(Krom iv Start Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March ll.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Tho political transom was wide
open today when the senate met to con
sider tlio appointments made by Governor
Morehead on tho Board or Control. It Uld
not take many minutes before alt the
appointees wor thrown over,
On Henry Oordes It was a strict urty
voto, the democrats standing with tho
governor, whlln tho republicans, accord
ing to the program lined out In caucus
last night, voted solidly against tho :on
flnimtlon. Throe detnocrutH voted
against Graff, assisted by the republican
vote. The vote on Uregg wns divided, it
few democrats nnd sono republicans
voting not to confirm the republican ap
pointee. The senate rulo In the case provides
thnt any appointment mnde by the gov
ernor for tho board which Is not con
firmed by tho Bcnato cannot again bo
sent In unless on request of tho senate.
Iloll Call on Nnnie.
Tho roll cull disclosed the following:
Kor Gerdes: Hurtling. Brookley, Cox,
Grace, Grossman, Klechel, Klein, Kohl,
Kruinbuch, Ollls Placek, Robertson,
Smith, Splrk, Talcott, West. Wlnk-17.
Agulnit: Bushe, Cordeul. Dodge, Haar
tnalin, Heiisley, Houglaud of I tineas tor,
Houglund of Lincoln, Hummel, Kemp,
MusKarlund, uMrsliall, Reynolds, Shum
way. Sounders. Wolz 15,
Kor Gregg: Hurtling, Cox, Grace,
Grossman, Klechel, Klein, Krumbach,
Dills. Placek. Robertson, Saunders,
Smith. Bplik, Talcott. West. Wlnk-16.
Against: Brookley, Bushe, Curdeal,
Dodge, Haarmiinn, Heasly, Hoa-land of
Lancaster, Hougland of Lincoln, Hum
mel. Kemp, Kohl, MncKarlund, Marshall,
Reynolds, Bhumway, Wolz 10.
Kor Graff: Cox, Urace, Grussmunn,
Klein, Krumbach, Ollls, Robertson,
Shumwny, Smith, Talcott, West, Wink
-12.
Against: Hurtling, Bushe, Brookley,
Cordeul, Dodge, lluurmnun, llcunley,
Hougland of Luucustcr, Hougland or
Lincoln, Hummel, Kemp, Klechel, Kohl,
MacKurland, Marshall, Placek, Reynolds,
Saunders, Splrk, Wolz SO.
SI IS 31 IIMHS AUK UP IN THIS AIH
Aetlon of .Semite Throws Personnel
of Hoard In Doubt.
(From u Stalf Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. '.March ll.-(8peolul,)-There I
Is u decided "up In the ulr" condition or
things around the stato housfi today fol
lowing tho nctlon of the senate this
morning In refusing to confirm the ap-
polntment of Henry eGrdes, C. H. Gregg'
und Charles Graff to membership on the I
Board of Control ns sent In by Governor!
Morehead. Whut the outcomo will bo no '
one ventures a suggestion, although I
there Is a rumor thut the slate may be!
made up entirely new with either or the ;
following uutned republicans as one '
member of the board, Theso men are:
Dr. eKrn, until recently superintendent
of the Hastings Insane asylum: L. G.
Brian, deputy Insurance commissioner,
und ut ono time state treasurer, and
George Coupland of the Board of State
Regents. .
Who tlwi democratic members are who '
will get In under tho wire Is not known, j
thought It Is not among tho Imposslblll-'
ties that Henry Ourdes may yet be the!
lucky man. Of coUrso the solid repub- j
llcun vote was east against hltn In the .
executive session this morning, but that!
was not bepauso of any objection to Mr.
Gerdes, but more especially because or I
the combination or circumstances sur-1
rounding the whole deul.
The law provides that any appointment
sent In by the governor which rails of
confirmation by the senate, that the
name cannot again be considered except
upon request or inensenate. There Is
little doubt but 'that the senate would i
confirm tho appointment or Mr. eGrdes '
under most any circumstances other than
tlioi arising which brought about the'
action or the senate this morning In turn-!
lug down all three or tho upolutments.
On the appointment or the other two
" (Continued on Page Two.)
COPY TWO CENTS.
WATER BOARD BILL
RECEIVED BY HOUSE
Minority Report Submitted Cdling
for Vote of People Before It
Goes in Effect
RAISES STORM PROM MAJORITY
Member Lee Tells How Majority Had
Been Brow Beaten.
TWO REPORTS ARE RECEIVED
Both Will Be Considered When the
House Takes Up Measure.
GET READY FOR A FL0P0VER
Commissioner Unwell Mali! to t'on
template Double Cross of Mtock
Vnrd by tiettluir .Members to
Put It llnek In Hill.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN. Neb., March ll.-tSpeilat
Telegram.) Tho majority und a minority
report of the water district bill, scnato
file 17, was made to the house this after
noon nnd, after a short debate, the hill
went to tho general file and both re
ports will be considered In committee of
the whole when tho bill comes up.
The minority report provides tho water
district shall not be croated until a ma
jority of tho voters of the district voto
In favor or It.
The majority report recommends thl
bill ror the general rile to pass with nn
amendment eliminating the stock yards
from the Jurisdiction of tho Water board.
The minority report wns signed by Mc
Klsslck, Trumble, Foster, Banks, Scarle
and Snider.
As soon as the reports were sent to tha
desk nnd the majority report was read,
Norton moved that It be ndoptcd. Mo
Klsslck moved as a substitute that 'he
minority report be read and both reports
ndoptcd.
This started Leo on the warpath anil
ho told tho house how the uwful mi
nority uf the committee had tried to
choku tho majority and kill the bill, and
was simply pursuing Its tactics on tne
floor of tho house. Rclscho suggested,
thnt tho two reports should bo considered
together, but Norton, tho progresslvq
democrat, Bald this could not be done,
Wnnt People to Vote.
Richardson raised several points oC
order, nnd Simon Informed tho houso
that the majority of tho commlttco elm-,
ply desired to have tho pcoplo of Omaha,
voto on tho proposition bcroro tho dis
trict Is created, nnd ho waa sure thosa
favoring the Initiative and referendum.
would favor that. Fuller, another pro
gressive member, who objects to gag
rule but insists that tho people must rule,
said, when UlchurdBon raised bit point
of order, ""That Is well taken."
This referred particularly to Richard
son's ubjectlon to members of the com
mlttco telling what occurred. In the com
mittee room.
In the midst of tho talk. Anderson ol
Kearney moved to adjourn. This was
held Up, however, until Mockett moved
that both reports be considered with the.
bill when It comes .before the committee
of tho whole. McKlssIck seconded the
motion and It was nil over and no blood
spilled.
The house spent most of the day in
committee or the whola on the board ot
control bill which Is practically tho samo
as the senate bill passed this morning
though It carries Speaker Kelley'ji name.
The bill was amended so that the mem
bers of the board should bo paid $2.Wfl
a year Instead or $3,000. Most or tha
minor amendments tncked on to the
senate bill wore adopted. The committer
ulso cut out the visiting board to tlus
state Institutions.
II 10 A I) V WITH noUIILB CROSS
Howell I'repnres Senators to Mnko
Hill Apply to Ynrds.
(From a StaK Correspondent)
LINCOLN, Neb.. March 12.-(Speclal )-
The complete surrender or tho Omaha
Water board lobby to the stock yards oC
South Omaha has occasioned so much,
talk around the house today that In all
probability Mr. Howell and his hench
man may try to havo tho bill amended,
on the floor of the house to cut oht tho
amendment by tho committee, which,
eliminated the stock yards from the pro
visions of the bill. In othev words, tha
Water board may give th stock yards
tho double cross,
win, ii stock yards removed front
the Jurisdiction of tho Water board, tha
chlerargumcnt for tho bill by the Water
board lobby Is gone. Kvcry day for
wetks the stock yards has been held up
us the one big concern fighting municipal
ownership and trying to "Junk" tho
South Omaha end of the Omaha water
plant. Mr. Howell hlmsclt "prepared tho
amendment which his man.
introduced eliminating thjg, stock yards
from the provisions ot the act.
This amendment, according to Mr.
(Continued on Page Two.)
1
Gale Causes Many-
Fatalities in Sydney
SYDNEY, New bodtTi Wales, March 1L
A slxty-mllt iah swept this city today
causing saverafutlltles and doing great
damage -ashore and afloat. Sixty streec
cars wero derailed by the wind, several
yachts .wrecked .at their moorings and
chimney toppled over throughout tho
city. A deluge of rain accompanied th
gale. . ' One man was electrocuted and
ten horses killed .by a fallen wire and
thr.ee men were drowned in the harbor
Suburban traffic was. brought to tC
standstill until the storm abated. A
number of buildings wer,e wrecked and
trees uprooted. Many accidents were re
ported In which people were Injured and
in one cave death may result.
The storm came from tho south.
Thunder and lightning added to Its ter
rors and a full record of fatalities has:
not been compiled as yet. Seyeral or tho
finest yachts ,ln the harbor had not been
moved to winter quarters as early aa
usual and felt the full force ot the (ale.
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