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MSlG, .MARCH 14
SONORA STATE ARMY
MAKESASSAULTUPON
THE CITY OF NOGALES
krrison Which Has Been Prom
ised Relief by Nightfall Makes
Stubborn Defense.
BULLETS FLY ACROSS BORDER
Several Houses Are Hit and One
Mexican is Wounded.
CAVALRY WATCHES BATTLE
American Troopers Are Rushed
from Fort Hauchua.
SEVERAL KILLED AND WOUNDED
Vliout Ten O'clock Firing; UcconirN
Intermittent, with Defender
Still Holding Positions
Expect Another Attnck.
IlULLKTlN.
NOGALES, Ariz.. March 18,-Fedcrals i
have ceased firing and are retreating to
the American side, while state troops
are firing on fedcal right. Several Amer
ican soldiers have been hit by bullets
fom rinks of the Sonoa state troops.
General Tate, who has orders to "lire.
If fired upon," Is assembling his, men.
NOGALES, Ariz.. March 1,1. Encour
aged by federal defeats at Interior town
and the bloodless victory yesterday In
staking- the port of Agua Prleta, J ,000 So
nora state troops at daybreak today at
tacked Nogales, Sonora, opposite this
border town and customs port. With
promise of reinforcements from General
OJedos' 600 federals making a lorced
march from the border town, the 2oO men
of the Nogales federal garrison made a
determined defense against the onslaught
of the constitutionalist forces.
Bullets showered into' the Arizona town,
which la divided from the Mexican town
by a business- street. i,p to oon one
Mexican citizen had been wounded fn
the Arizona side and bullets entered the
homes of Americans In Nogales, An.
United States troops rushed from Fort
Huachuca were rpriad along tne Inter
national line, keeping back the curious.
The first charge of the insurgent troops
was repulsed with a loss of from firtee.i
to twenty, declared the federals, whils
the garrison defenders early in the day
lost at 1 jbI seventeen killed and eleven
wounded.
At 8:30 o'clock Dr. Gustetter, who had
crossed the International line to attend
U.e wounded, "reported that seventeen of
die aciequpr JMtf oee,n tuiiea ana eleven
hurt. Th"etffi)Vjcame scattering and
was moitiitcrejlupori the left flank.
jne until
AWIa patrolling the
;jwPmachlne guns on
bordar urill
Titcomb hill,
nulng the two towns.
Cavalry Gujkrd. .Border,
At the outbreak of the battle, Captain
C. C. Smith, In charge of the "Fifth
United States cavalry patrol here, de
ployed his men along the border and
pent word to "Fort Huachuta that the
hid been anticipated, and before day
. orcaK a train Dearing inree auamunai
. . m . . 1 , n n V. I n m I ti nln.
toon, under command of Major Tate,
was on the way from tho fort to tho
scene of hostilities.
The American troopers guarded the bor
der to- prevent cither party crossing the
line and warned residents of the Ameri
can town to keep Inside thelr houses to
avoid stray' ooiiei.vvcfllcI1 rciuCjinjr
nVthe resldericeiafstrlct.
Reinforcements from Fort Huachuca
brought the border patrol up to about, 400
men. Lieutenant Colonel Tate deployed
his men so as to keep spectators from
th? danger zona.
Man Wonnded on American Side
In the early fighting Tax Collector
Nunez of Agua Prleta was wounded in
thn arm while on the American side
Bullets pierced the walls of several
houses in Nogales, Ariz., damaging fur
niture.
A lull In the firing was taken to lndl-
cate that the first assault of the con
stitutionalists had been repulsed. A ail
atory fire continued, the federal retain
ing their position Jn the outlying houses
nf th town
rL Montague of Cananea, who acUd
as peace envoy in yesterday's negotla
tions. returned to Nogales today and re
ported that General Obregon's force
numbered 1.000, and that reinforcements
were expected today. It was stated "that
General OJeda and his federals could not
arrive from Agua Prleta before night
fall, and the garrison set Itself the task
of holding out until that time,
United States Consul Stmpeeh drove
nti automobile carrying a Bed Cross flag
and filled with nurses through a shower
of bullets to the aid of the wounded,
" Second Attnck Urfrtua.
bout 10 o'clock tho constitutionalists
luunohed a movement from the cdst and
west and directed a lively fire gainst
the defenders from three directions.
Consul Simpich telegraphed an appeal
for Ued Croes funds to the State depart
ment at Washington. Many automobiles
of Nogales residents were put In com
mission, bringing the wounded to hos
ltalo here.
Desultory firing continued until noon,
.vlth the defenders holding thejr positions.
, Kosterlltsky at noon expressed fear of
tn assault directly from the front, which
' x-uuld greatly endanger residents on tho
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Colder Friday.
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GIRL KILLS FAITHLESS LOYER
Diluca Shot Five Times When He
Laughs at Sortina Sebistiana.
YOUNG WOMAN SAYS SHE IS GLAD
Kmployr of Smelting Company, lit
lenard on Ilnniln on Serlons
ChnrKp Made Ut (ilrl, Killed
on Lourr Donjrln.
. A love nffalr that had Its beginning In ,
siciiy culminated in a tragedy ut 6:10 !
o'clock last night near Tenth and Doug-l
las stricts when pretty 21-ycaV-old Sor- I
tlna Sebistiana, 111! South Eelghth street, i
snoi rsinio Diiuca, za, wno lives at :f743
South Twelfth street, five times, killing
him Instantly.
Officer William Herald, who was off
duty and a block away from the scene of
tho tragedy, seized the girl and placed
her under arrest. She Is locked up In
the city jnll with a charge of murder'
against her.
The man uhe killed lay In the middle of
the street where he fell nearly an hour
and a half, awaiting the arrival of the
coroner.
The girl, through an. Interpreter, ad
mitted that she killed Dlluca. She said
she was glad. A month ago she had him
arrested on a serious charge. The case
was continued at the time and the man
was released upon bonds of $1,000.
When she met him last night as he was
going to work at the American Smelting1
and Refining company, she asked hlm If
he Intended to keep his promise to her.
lie laughed In her face and then she
started shootiugi
Federal Officers
to Confer Further
With Dr. Friedmann
WASHINGTON, March 13.-Dlrector J.
F. Anderson of the government's hy
gienic laboratory, who has begun tho
test for the public health service of Dr.
F. F. Frledmann's tuberculosis culture,
will leave tonight for New York to con
fer again with the doctor upon his re
turn from Canada.
Dr. Anderson will Join Dr. Adamson of
the public health service, who Is watch
ing the development In patients treated
In New York hospital by Dr. Friedmann,
and another effort will be made to pro
cure the method of preparing the vaccine,
which Dr. Friedmann haB wltheld, mak
ing the condition that 'the government
must recognize him, In the condition
of patients already treated, .before he
teveals the secret of his mixing method
and the dose.
The public health service today pro
cured reasonable verification of the re
port that Dr. Friedmann aS far back as
last July, applied to this government for
a patent on his remedy. Though sych
applications are in the secret archives
of the patent office, Information relat
ing to Dr. Frledrnann's intention Is said
to have come through a foreign hource.
No Tatent," Tjowever, has been issued.
It was pointed out also that no com
mercial firm could lntroduco any such
vaccine Into the country without the ap
proval of the public health service, which
approval could only come after thorough
tests.
Thus far tho government authorities
have received a culture from Dr. Fried
mann and they have begun the making
of sub-culture through various culture
media. When these sub-cultures are
growing they will be tested on laboratory
ahlmals, such as monkeys, rabbits, to toe,
and guinea pigs. The government will'
use the vaccine on no human beings, uut
will keep constant watch of the patients
already treated by Dr. Friedmann.
The public health service is dally Do
ing besieged by tuberculosis suuereia
seeking Dr. Friedmann'a treatment. Mem
bers of congress also are receiving ap
peals from persons In all sections of tho
country, but the government can do noth
ing at this time and can make no recom
mendations until a fair test has been
made.
Woman Partner of
Gentleman Burglar
Said to Be in Omaha
niiCAoO. larch li The five llttls
children of Rev. Nestor W, Clarkson,
who were loft motherless whin Mrs.
Clarkson ran away with Owen Conn, U13
"gentleman" burglar now under arreit
at San Fianclsco, were eagerly await
ing the return of "mama" today, Clarx
son haying stated that he would 'TorgtVtj
and forget" If she would return 10 him
In repentance.
Mrs. Mabel Clarkson Is' at present In
Omaha, her husband, the Rev. Nestor
K Clarkson, said today. Efforts of the
police to find the woman wero unavail
ing. They ran down a clue that seemed
certain would result in her hclng found
at the home of a nurse on the north
west side, but though there was evi
dence she recently had been in the neigh
borhood, there was no further trace or
her.
Police believe Mrs. Clarkson can. per
haps, give valuable hints about some
mVBterlous robberies of the last few
years, now attributed to Conn, who is
under arrest at San Francisco.
.
CHINESE T0NG GUN
FIGHTERS TO BE DEPORTED
. SAN FRANCISCO. March 13.-The do
portatlon of Chinese tong warriors as
"professional murderers ' will ?e unaer
taken by United States authorities hera
In a renewed effort to check Chinatown
feuds. Four Chinese arrested 'ut night
in connection with the latest killing grow.
Ing out of the Suey Slng-Blng Kong tong
war now In progress in several cities f
the state were taken to the Immigration
station today to face Investigation tf
5 a. m ,....4S their rlgnt 10 remain in una wounirjr.
6 a. m..., &: "We shall contend," said United mates
S t! m.':'.'.""!;""9i n-Utrlct Attorneyl McNab. "ttut these
a! m!!!!!'.!!!.....U) professional murderers are in the country
10 a. m W megally and obtained their certificate
13 m.Aliii'.o'ilir.i'.M fraudulently because they came to en
1 p."ni!!!!".'".'"!!w gage In crime, not trade. While It may
-3 difficult to prove that a particular
Chinese Is guilty of a particular murdei
Mlt Is cpmparatlvely easy to show that he
Sp'. m!!".'...".".".;.ju ft troublesome character, not ihe mer
I p. m"!"ii."'."'.'9'ehDt he wa uPP,eI to be."
WILL BE 0ISS0LVE0
Southern Pacific and Union Pacific
Will Obey Supreme Court's
Dissolution Ruling.
A NEW PLAN IS CONSIDERED
Tr,-.i,nr T..i A. f TVff,-o
Kruttschnitt provides for Traffio
Agreement. ,
UNION PACIFIC TO USE CUT-OFF
Announcement Causes Flurry
Wall Street.
in
WANTED
199-YEAR LEASE
Nrtr I'Inn Will lie Considered by
Federal Court nnd Cullfornln
Commlimloii'M Failure ' to
Accept font llcnvlly.
NEW YORK, March 13. Tho southern
Pacific company, with tho ooncurrcnej
of the Union Pacific Railroad company
today announced a modified plan or
dissolution under ho United States J
nrcmo court decreo In place of tho
original plan which recently met with
serious opposition on the part of tho Cat
ifornla Railroad commission.
KrnttKchnltt linn Nph I'Inn.
Tho new plan, as outlined by Jullua
Kruttschnltt, chairman of the Southern
Pacific company, substantially provides
for a trafflce agreement without track
age privileges to the Union Parlflc and
Central Pacific.
In brief, the Southern Pacific Is willing
to carry Union Paclftc-Central Pacltlo
traffic over Benlcla cut-off and its Can
fornla terminals Instead, of allowing thofe
rouds direct use of this cutoff aivl
Southern Pacific terminals.
Incidentally, although this was not re
fcrred to by Chairman Kruttschnltt, no
ceptance oy the federal authorities and
tho California committee of the provisions
effectually
out the Southern
Pacific roi
sorted lty'right
to the us,
and
Southern,'
Will Ilu ')lvil
"The modlffj
Kruttschnltt, '
ubmltted; toithe
circuit court in the SAT Louis dlsmc on
Saturday and complete details haviT been
telegraphed to tho California commis
sion."
Chairman Kruttschnltt's announcement
followed a day of unusual activity at lo
cal headqiiur'rm ot tho Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific lines. Some Intl
motion of lis Imuort became known In
stock market citcleb shortly before the
close and wat followed by a spurt In the
so-called Hnvrimt-.i shares, especially
Union Pacific,
Union Paciflo directors held two meet
ing, a special conference to act oil the
new agreement being called for the late
uftertiwjnrand laatliJfrwell Into.'lhe een-
Robert S. Lovett, chairman of tho
umun 1 .tun. T, " . 7: ! .
on the ne wplan, bt Itwas Intltmated
that a. statement dealing with the latest
developments probably Would be issued
after another meeting of the Union Pa
cific directors, scheduled for tomorrow.
Involve litirfce KorfoMure.
Failure of the federal court and tho
California commission to accept the new
plan by Saturday midnight will Involve
fthe forfeiture ot 11,250,000, whlcji tho
Union Pacific agreed to pay an Interna
tional banking syndicate organized by
Kuhn, Loeb & Co. to finance the sale
of its Southern Pacific holdings, amount
ing to 3123.000.000.
They avoid, however, the stumbling
block In the path of the first proposalH
namely,' an exclusive lease by the South
ern' Pacific to the Central Pacific or tho
Benecla Short Line between Oakland and
Sacramento, the western tormlnus of tho
Central Paciflo system, which another
clause of the agreement provided was to
be acquired by sale by the Union Pacific,
thus giving the last named system a di
rect outlet on San Francisco bay for its
transcontinental traffic.
Had Joint I.ense Planned.
The proposed lease was to run 939 years
and. gave, tho Central and Southern Pa
cific joint use of the short line and tho
Important terminal facilities of the South
ern Pacific to the bay, which cannot now
be duplicated. The Western Pacific con
tended that such a contract would be a
continuance of the monopoly held by the
Union Pacific and which the supreme
court had ordered abated in Its decree of
dissolution.
Howard Thankful
to Many Friends
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March 13. (Special. State
Auditor Howard Is again on deck, having
returned from .Omaha yesterday, where
he had the misfortune to meet consider
able loss, from a fire which completely
gutted his fine residence In that city
Sunday,
"I tell you." said he this morning to u
Bee representative, "you never know
how many eral friends you have until
you meet with misfortune of some Klni
which calls for assistance. I supposo
that over fifty friends came to me and
offered myself and family a home while
we were recovering from the effects of
the fire and could find a home of. our
own.
"I want to express my appreciation
through The Bee to them and the many
others who came forward with proffers
of kindness, and cspedall yto the fire
men who worked so hard to save Mie
property. I tell you I feel deeply now
much I owe them."
JOHN W. BOYLE EXPIRES
WHILE RIDING IN AUTO
DENVER, Colo., March 1. (Special
Telegram.) John W, Boyle, a wealth
cattleman of Bcott's Bluff, Neb., died In
an auto today while out riding. E. L.
Griffith of Kimball was In the party.
1"v "r-ni'ti AvMtnrii Injured. j
T7fTl.MMft Wranrf turnh 12 .Ttvn anr- i
geants nf the armv aviation corps were
fninllv In lured today In a calllslnn be.
- itween 'llrmcnl1e"'n "j!r!ttJr;f Tn'J,,?,?
jverB by a "flotilla" of five aeroplanes.
SPJffflaSK,
rktf tiHlsidellC cutsCf
mm
Drawn for Tho Bee by Powell,
SERYIAN SHIPS ATTACKED
1
Transports Bearing Troops for Scu
tari Shelled by Warship.
MAMY KILLED AND WOUNDED
Rumor thnt Attnck Was Made lr
Austrlnn Ilnttleahlp Cnmei
Moat Intense Kxcltement
In Cettliije.
CETTINJK. Montenegrp, March 13.
News reached here today that four Ser
vian transports loaded with troops wera
yesterday riddled with shells fired by
an unidentified war vessel. Accounts of
the -engagement' from 'two' different
sources declare that .the attacking Vessel
flew tho Austro-llungarJan fag.
The transports wero conveying Btrong
detachment of Servian troops to nsslet
,,, h ,in r thn
the Montenegrins In their slego ot tho
fortress of Scutari. The attack on tho
four boats occurred off San Giovanni Dl
Medua. .
Two of the transports wero set on fire.
The number of killed and Injured has
not been reported.
No official account of tho engagement
was available this monrug and the un
official dlsputches from San Giovanni Di
Medua varied considerably.
According to one account tho attacking
ship wan the Turkish cruiser. Hnmldlch,
which Is alleged to have been flying the
colors otAustvo. Hungary.
Another, report doubts the war vessel
was the Hnmldlch and says the cruiser
resembled an Austrian Katserln clam.
The feeling against Austria has been high
here since Tuesday, when tho Austrian
minister to Servla announced that his
government objected to Servian troops
assisting In the siege of Scutari.
Today's attack on tho Servian trans
ports therefore created a tremendous
sensation here. In official circles, how
ever, no credence was given to the part
of the press dispatches relating to the
Austrian flag.
Officers said the ship was undoubtedly
the Hamldteh, which was reported In tho
vicinity a few hours before, and added,
that the Turkish cruiser would have no
reason for hoisting false colors.
Fifty Men Killed,
BKLGRADE, Servlu, March IS.-A11
official report today says: "About fifty
Servian soldiers wero killed on the Scrv'
tan transports at San Giovanni Dl Medua
,on the Adriatic coast yesterday by shells
from the Turkish cruiser Ilamldleli.
Muc hot the ammunition of the trans
ports exploded.
Kort Iiodiie Greeks Killed.
, FORT DODGE, la., Murch 13. (Special.)
Nick Pletas, a local Greek, who answered
tho call of his mother country and went
back to fight against the Turku last fall,
has been killed In battle, according to u
messago that has Just reached his friends
here. Two other Greeks who worked at
the Illinois Central roundhouso ' with
Pletas were wounded. Word has also
been received of the death In battle of
till 'another local Greek, Several of lie
Fort Dodge Greeks have sent photo
graphs pf themselves In uniforms lo
friends In the city and write that ihuy
are eager for battle.
MODERN JOAN OF ARC GIVES
REASONS OF IMMORALITY
CHICAGO, March 13.-llls Virginia
Brooks, the "Joan of Arc" of West Hnm
moml. III., in addressing the Hamilton
club today, enumerated the following
causes of Immorality
The public dance hall; the loneliness of
small-town girls In big cities; tho con
gestion of boarding houses, which do jiot
provide parlors, the discharge of girt
employes without advance notice; tin
ostracism of fallen" women; low wagis;
suggestive songs; a limited and rather
hopelexs future.
Miss Brooks, whose reform ticket at
West Hammond has Just cdrod a victory
at a municipal election, laid atnvw on the
loneliness of girls 'who come to tho cltM
I from tho farms and , Hugos an a ohuso
nf Immnralltv. In their lonolinoss. ihd
aal1' thf' aro more len to t,le cleVfl'
and apparently friendly advice of men.
Two Strings to the Bow
Henry F, Hollis is
Elected Senator in
New Hampshire
CONCORD, N. H., March IB. -Hi-nry K.
Hollls, democrat, was elected Unlto'J
States senator today by tho legliluture,
The deadlock which has continued since
the dally balloting began on January Hi
was broken by three democratic mem
bers from Manchester, who said they had
hitherto "opposed" tho candidacy on
principle, but now felt that It would ho
wrong to contlnuo longer as obstruction
ists. Two republican members and all
but two democrats supported tho suc
cessful candidate.
The newly elected'. senator Is a lawyer
nnd a Harvard graduate, He Is years
of age. He was an unsuccessful candlt
dntn for governor nnd for congress on
several occasions. He received 19a volts,
three moro than the necessary majority.
WASHINGTON, March 13. The election
of Senator Hollls aroused enthuslnatu
In democratic circles. The election makes
the political complexion of the senate at
present as follows:
Democrats, CO; republicans, 42; progres
sives, 2.
Two , vacancies exist In the state "f
Illinois.
Arrangements were mado today by the
democratic steering committee to award
tha new senator his quota of committer
places. 1
'Good," was President Wilsons ex-
clamatlou when told of the election ot
Mr. Hollls.
Posse of Citizens
Warns Haywood to
Be Discreet in Talk
a . .
AKRON, O.. March 13.-Wllllum D.
Haywood, leader of the Industrial Work
ers of tho World, arrived In Akron this
morning. Ho was met at tho Union
depot by 2,000 Akron cltlscns, who have
been sworn In as deputies, headed by
Police Captain Quillet.
Captain Quillet told Huywood that the
authorities would countenance no incen
diary speeches nnd thut any attempt on
his part to Incite violence would be met
with Immediate nrresUwind deportation
from the city.
Haywood promised to do nothing which
would Incite his followers nnd he was
permitted to proccd' to Industrial Work
ere ot the World local headquarters. He
announced thut he would muke a speech
at Grace park .this afternoon.
There was no disorder at any of tho
local rubber plants at noon, and l( Is
believed that the 2,000 citizen deputies
now have the situation well in hund.
Wright Brothers Win
Their Patent Fight
PARIS, March 12. The Wright uro-
plane patents wore fully upheld by u
decision toduy In tho fourth division of
the court of appcnls, confirming u ' pre
vious Judgment rendered In the third
division after reports from a technical
commission. Tho hearing and arguments
lasted seven days.
Tho suit wns brought by tho Wright
brothers against several French aero
plane manufacturer for un infringement
of patents, particularly the warping
wing pilnalple.
Speaker Appoints
Sifting Committee
(From u Stuff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN'. March 13 (Special Tele
gram.) Speuker Kelly this afternoon
appointed the sifting ooimnllter out
lined hy the caucus Monday nlxht. It
will take charge of the seneral file Muiii
dy. It follows: Frlw. Norton, Outes,
Palmer. Korff, Gustafson, Hel'lKer. Hur
din. K.iuffmanu. dtebbliui. Duiu-lb. Au
ders.on ot Douglas, Nichols, liuffmetstir
i ml QulBB'e.
Unas.
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ggft zATtnu:
V. IV
M'COMBS WILL REFUSE POST
Chairman Says He Does Not Wish
to Qo Abroad.
PRESIDENT ' WILSON INSISTS
General Relief thnt Mr. McComlis
Will Not Itecnnslder Illchnril
Olnry Will AUo Decline
to flo to London,
WASHINGTON, Murch lS.-Chalrmivn
William F. McCombs ot the democratic lntr0lJuced a freight rate bill. rals-.
national committee told President 'H,n)f rRte8 3, per ccnt ,nBtCad of lowering
the White House that ho preferred not
T lt.iaoi.iii.. .-....... .1 mil .-.
10 'accep; me posi' TJt lunuassauor
France, that ho might remain In private
life and probably retain the chairman
ship of tho democratic national commit
toe. -President Wilson urged Chairman
,....
, . ... a n.. ,v..
... 1.. j a i ....hor
v.. 4m h, nrn.tdi.nt that
1,1. r'rrnn h,.n i.on from the stnrt
.w...u..w.
i ,.. ,.,ii nrrim Mr. wiimin
Imd told him that ho was earneotly do-
limn, nf him necpiit a for un
n-f Ina.mllrh n. h had doC InCd tO
hln.t. Thn
president asked Mr. McCombs to hold
his mind open until at least April 1. Mr.
McCombs said later to Inquirers he ras
so strongly urgrd by the president that
he felt It his duty to glvo the question
more serious and careful consideration.
Wj.nl th Not (lunllfientlnn
Mr. McCombs declared the president
had determined to Pick out diplomatic
representatives solely on ft basis of nbll
lty rather than wealth. It Is tho prl
dent's wish to have tho United Stattfc
. . . ... r. .... 1
represented noroan oy
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' , o T .oM Vn .hnucl, he no-
M,r-, m T f ? Lha-aador S France
S - n.nmiWtDi) fiM htt
. . 7 fi-i, h. IiH T .tav Abroad for
Z Zl'rSASi
f. friinda of Mr. McCombs. wno
(Continued on Page Two.)
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TTw fn (i ntJTn CV
UU UU uu.viuvi,
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March 13. (Special.) In re-
fusing to grant clemency In the appllca-
tlon of Albert Prince, convicted for the cussed for a while, but tho commltteo
mdrdcr of Deputy Warden Davis at tho ftroge without taking action on it. Mock
uenltcntlary last winter, Mr. Mnggl of ett objected to having the railway comn
the board says that the reasons for doing
set us far as ho waH concerned wero thnt
"the applicant was found guilty by an
Impartial Jury and that the Judgment of
the district court was affirmed by the
supreme court; nothing was presented to
tho bourd ut tho time of the hearing
which had not been considered by the
Jury, except an affidavit Bubscribed to by
the mother of Prince that the latter was
the lllegitlmnto offspring of u prominent
white attorney, who through drink was
committed to an Insane asylum, whero
ho died; that the crord shows that
Prlnco lij not a criminal by accident or
circumstances, but designedly so."
Dr. Ilutler, another member of the
board, Joined Mr. Maggl In thy dental of
clemency, while John O. Yelser favored
granting the request.
Tho matter Is now up to Governor
Moreheud, and It lays within the power
of the executive to delay or htop the ex
ecution, which Ib set for Friday, March lit
WEALTHY RANCHMAN
KILLED IN RUNAWAY
LEMMON, S. D., March ll-(Hpeclal.) -Kd
Haas, ono of the largest ranchers
and wealthiest men In this soetlou of
South Dakota, was Inntantly killed whon
he was tin own from his wugon. his nccn
being broken. Haus was driving a pair
of bronohos to a light spring wagon when
Uhe ring came off the neckyoke, causing
runawuy. In whlih tho wagon was
tipped over
ground.
and Haas thrown tu the
E
RECOMMENDS
KECKLEY'S BILL FOR
FREIGHTJiATE CUT
Provides Reduction of Twenty Pci;
Cent in Present Tariff of
Nebraska Roads.
CALLS COMMISSIONERS TO TALK
Member
Clarke and Rate
Powell Appear.
Clerk
SAY SANBORN DECISION DELAYS
Explain Reason Why No Order Has
Been Promulgated.
MUCH THAT IS VITAL AT STAKE
Stntr Ilonrd HnM Order In Mnktngj
but Court Devlnlon Is cenrr
lief ore it Is Snfe to Pro- M
mulccnte It. ETJ
(Fro ma Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLNi March 13.-(Spcclal Tele
gram.) Tho house today in committee ot
the whole recommended for paesago th
Keckloy freight rate bill after another
day's dlscunlon of it, during which the
State Railway commission Was Invited,
beforo the house to express Itself upon
this measure, as well as to educate tha
members on what it had done. Chairman
Clarko and Rate Clerk Powell did tho
talking tor the commission.
Tho most exciting feature of this dls
cusslon wa the reforenco by Powell to
a statement by Kcckley as being1 false.
This occurred after Keckley had said
that his rate figures recently published
and later proven incorrect had been fur
nished him by Mr, Powell, who had
failed to come to his rescue when tho
railroad representatives were driving him
against the wall at a recent moetting ot
the railroad committee.
Powell explained that Mr. Keckley re-
eelved his figures from a clerk In tha
offlco of tho railway commission .and ho
saw them for tho first time at the com
mittee meeting when they were proven
incorrect. He did not know then whether
inoy wer correct or noi.
Invltntlon to Commission.
The Invitation to tho railway commls.
slon to appear before tho house cumo
Just beforo noon, after the house had
spent moi ot tho morning in a discus
slon of the bill. Tho discussion In the
greater part was simply an ijttack on
the railway commission by members who
asknowledged they knew not the first
principles of rate-making. They reminded
one of a statesman ot "a fow "years ago
them, and wlio knew not t)ie meaning
ofV'-ULoivttyfjUfpr.nc between
a freight car nnd a frelgm rate,
In his talk Mr. Clarke told now tuo
commlBslon before promulgating a rate
secured evidence which would Justify
1 . . , 11..
1 its orders ann sustain mom m m
Hhou d the Keckloy bill become a law,
he said. It might bo enjoined by the rail
roads, as somo of tho companies may
I . . . .. OA nA,. inn rm.
not no auio 10 siu u v v..
In answer to a question ho said tho
Union Pacltlo ana uurunmon uuo
CBmlng PTOUaUiy o IO IV per tc.ll. u
their investment
Mr. Clarke was frequently Interrupted
by the statesmen and went into age neral
discussion of rate-making as weli as tha
Sanborn decision. Should this decision
be uphold, he said, our 2-cent fare law
and Aldrlch freight rato law ana ine ies
Islatlve express rate law now in effect
would be nullified.
Ilnte Order at StuUe.
He explained that the commission had
promulgated a schedule of rajes after a
thorough investigation, but tho order
rffact unt, ftfUr the
supreme court ot the United States had
passed on the Sanborn decision. Any
ke" t0 the f6deral C0Urt
would be decided by the minor federal
UCClBlOIls
Mr. Powell explained In answer to,
nuestlon the wherefore of certain local
rates, while Chairman Clarko in answer
to a question by Mike Lee wiiy commoa
ty rate)I were 80 mUch higher on carload
lots said this was due to the greater
terminal expenso of handling small
frelghtB and ne quotcd thB flBUrei lhow.
1 Ing the cost of handling car lots and less
than car lots,
Finally Schaupp moved that tho debato
close, and It did. The committee then
recommended tho bill for passage
The commlttee blue sky bill was dls
mission endorse a proposition to sell out
B,je and and then being compelled to
I write on the certificate "the commission
n no wtty endorses this proposition." Ha
said thirty years ago tho bankers ot New
York told their depositors who wanted to
buy land In Nebraska that they wero
buying blue sky and therefore to keep
A buyer will probably
be found for that prop
erty if you advertise in
The Omaha Bee.
Perhaps not tho first
fow days may bo you
didn't buy it tho first
time you saw it adver
tised but it won't take
long there aro too
many buyers looking for
city and country prop
erties and investments.
Bettor order tho adver
tisements started at
onco.
Tyler 1000.
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