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    The Omaha Sunday
PART OirE.
NEWS SECTION
PAGES ONE TO TTvLVT.
THE WEATHER.
Snow Warmer a
VOL. XL1I NO. 4tt.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1M3-S1X SI
XS V l'TV-FOU R PAGES.
SlNGLli COl'Y FIVE CENTS.
AUSTRIA IS READY TO
ENFORCE ULTIMATUM
SENTTO MONTENEGRO
Large Squadron is Maneuvering Off
the Coast Prepared to Take
i
POWERS ARE TAKING ALARM!
All Ambassadors Are Hastily Re-
called to London.
CLASH SEEMS TO 1 CERTAIN
If it Comes France LxpCOts Russia ! newspaper and both candidate and pub
, , 1 I Usher are subject to fine If it Is violated,
to Interfere. ; Ti)0 oul makes the secretary of stato-the
I general advertising medium for all ean-
OPPOSITE HELD AT BERLIN I dldates. When "the candidate files hid
. j naimi he submits with It a statement
There It '! Ilcllevfil HiinxIu lias showing why tho dear people should elect
Advlseil Ittnn I'.l.r tu Ylelil
A nutria's Independent Ae
tluu In Cuiiileluiieil.
v. HKHLI.V. March 22. The German -For-lgn
office learned today that armed
' operation against Montenegro by the
Austrian navy may be expected soon. An
Austrian ;quadron Is now maneuvering
off the Montenegrin and Albanian coast.
The officials of the German Foreign of
fico siite that Austria will send ono fur
ther note to Montenegro, so as to ex
haust the possibilities of diplomacy, be
fore the character of the activity of the
warshios changes from ,a demonstration
into offcnslvo action,
it Is understood here that Russia has
counselc-a tne Montenegrins ro yield.
Austria Sends Ultimatum.
VIENNA, March 22. The Austro-Hun-garlan
government today addressed a
strongly worded note to Montenegro,
which was In the nature of an ultima
tum. Beyond promising that the future bom
bardment of Scutari will be directed
against the fortifications and not against fixes am annual occupation tax upon cor
the town, Montenegro's reply to Austria's I poratlons and places tho sending -out of
remonstrances, is a refusal to comply
with the Austrian demands.
The note declares that for military
reasons Montenegro must refuse to per
mit civilians to leave ScutarJ and that
it cannot allow the Austro-Hungarlan
consul in Scutari to take part In the
Inquiry into tho death of the Priest Palle
or the alleged coercive conversion of
Catholics, declaring that such an Inves
tigation by u, foreign official would be
Inbpmpatlblo with the sovereign rights
ot the king of lontenegro.
Finally, the reply contains some evaslvo
remarks concerning the alleged molesta
tion of the Austrian steamer, Skodra, at
T?an Giovanni Dl Medua. Austria de-mnnded-tlio
punishment of the military
afldjfjyll authorities responsible for or
dering Captain Dlaslch to assist In land-
Ing Sen-Ian troops and war munitions. I
and to help rescue drowning men from t
transports which the Turkish crutscr.
Hamldieh, had sunk. I
Kxpedt Ttn.la to Interfere. '
PARIS. March 22.-Austria-Hungarya
Isolated action against Montenegro Is
lnnkpn iinon with considerable nnxletV
here. It Is believed that a naval demon
stration off the Montenegrin coast will
In the present temper of the Montene
grins result ln an armed collision. Should
such a clash occur, Russia, it Is believed,
certainly would Intervene.
Louis Brunet, the Montenegrin1 consul
general at Paris, commenting upon Aus
tria's note to Montenegro, today said;
"It Is clear that Austria seeks a fresh
quarrel with Montenegro and it recatu
the incident at Prlsrend, in whlo'n the
Austrian consul. Prochaska, was the
principal. On this occasion Austria se
lects the moment when the fortress of
Scutari Is about to fall to act.
"The pretext it uses Is trivial. The
Austrian government knows that to al
low the civil population of Scutari to
leave the citadel would be to paralyze
the Servian and Montenegrin military
operations, for the reason that tho
greater part of the civilian Inhabitants
have been armed and are. defending tho
city."
rower necnl! Ainhasandors.
LONDON, March 22. The new crlsla In
the Balkans led today to the instant re
call from their Easter vacations of ths
ambassadors In London of the European
powers. They radt In conference this aft
ernoon to alecuss the situation.
GrcrkN S.cUe German Ship.
BREMEN, Germany, March 22. UreeK
warships today seized the German
steamer Irmlnsard off tho Island ot
Lemnos in the Aegean sea. It sailed from
Barry, Wnlei!, on February 28 for Uenoa.
No details of tho reason for Its capture
are given lu tht telegram received by the
owneis.
Uptliulkiu III Adrlnnople.
ADRIANOPLE, March 2l.-lBy Wire
less to Constantinople.) Shukrl Pasha,
the commander ot this fortress, and his
troops, are determlnedto continue iJie
defense they have now carried on for
five months, and all reports as to of
'fers made by them to surrender may ie
dismissed as pure Inventions.
Only starvation ran force the capltJ
latlon of tho beleagured garrison. Food
Is still regularly distributed among tin
population by the mllttury authorities
und thoro are considerable supplies.
Perfect order prevails within Jhe city.
The Bulgarian besiegers arc making no
progress and their occasional assaults
have been futile. The Intermittent bom
bard mint has done no harm to the de
fending forts.
Discord Is said to piovatl among the
Hilled ni'mled. ' 'The Servians brought up
to assist the Bulgarians in the siege re
main idle In their lines and are not car
llulputlng In any ot the active opera
tions. The report from Sofia that Shukrl
Pasha hud ordered the Greek and Amen
ta n bishope to be hanged beeause thev
luul drawn attention to tha alleged miser
ies of the population is groundless. It
luis aroused much Indignation here, the
two prelates themselves being the most
inergotlc In protesting against the story
The extol the courtesy of the rotn
man-It. ' ra!-!nsr his I'eltude f.ir thr
J J i. mi ir j imi.uitivK it,, xjix
Uob for state secrecy
Qustafson Bill Provides Plan of
Political Advertising.
I PAMPHLET ISSUED BY STATE
To Coiitnlu All Stntemeutn nntl Ar
Knmenti for nnil Aimlnat Anpl
rnnta (o Office, llnrrlnsr Ont
the wimptfi
uiNBTOia isjutemmt Governor Makes Plea on
very evident some members of the house; Visit There.
i were criticised by tliclr local newspapers
In tho late campaign or they forced the
cunuianies to pay ior space useu in jiru
motlng their candidacy '
Gustafson has a mensure pending which
mnken It n violation of ldv for a eandl
I date to ndvertlse his candidacy In a
Uhlm If an enemy comes along he Is
! givtn the privilege of fillnc a statement
' why the dear people should not elect him.
When alt the statements, are tiled It Is
the rtunty of the secretary to publish a
neat little pamphlet containing tho vari
ous statements. Theso hie to be dls-
trlbuted by expross to the county" clerks,
who In turn are to seo to It that every
voter Is supplied with a copy.
To get In the "Who's Who pamphlet,
the candidates for United States senator (
and for congress plank down J100, whilo
candidates for supremo court and statov
office get In for $30 each. For this money
each candidate gets a page In , this
pamphlet, and where a poke Is taken at ,
uie huiuiuuw uu in e,. .ci. a w ....
same rate,
Should this and three other measures
become a law, the' secretary of . state
figures that he will be swamped unless
additional appropriations is given mm appointment of stnto commissions slml
for more help. j iai. to that from Illinois, to conduct ln-
Kxtcnstve 1'ropontHon. qulrles Into tho wage situation and Into
Ho figures it will require 270,000 copies organised-vlco conditions In the various
of the pamphlet to cover the stato and I states. AF the "White House conferenco
It will cost 2.700 to print them. To get
them out It will take one man six months
at a salary of $450 for that time.
Houso roll 751, by Potts of Pawnee,
blanks for that purnoso and registering
of tho same In the hands of tho secretary
state. This will require extra help In
the office of the secretary of state of one
man for six "months at $450. Printing of
the necessary papers $250 and postage $200.
Preparing of the work on'the code bill
for the statutes will probably cost in
help about $10p.
House roll 742, by- Richardson of Lan
caster, provides for manner of .lnttldtlvo
and referendum vote, methods of so
ouring petitions, filing same and sub
mitting to vote. This will wpulre the
work of two men three months at a coBt
of $900. It will cost to send out the 270,
000 copies required fpr. allthp voters In
postage, about- $5,400.
This will require for help, postage, etc.,
about $8,000, outsldo of tho printing which
9 ln the nands of the Printing board
anrt whlch wl" 1,avo to be Provided for
ln tho aamo way-
,
W aSfllllfftOIl Sttlte
r "OUUUU WUCDUU
A "K'nll oil OC! llA "HoQ'T'll
UJJ.W JLUbVUU
Penalty for Murder
OLYMPIA, "Wash., March 22, Murderls
no longer a capital offense ln the state
of Washington, but treason Is.
Governor Lister signed today a bill
abolishing capital punishment as the pen
alty for first degree murder. A com
panion measure modifying the penalty
for treason was lost lu the house.
Benches Replace
Chairs in the House
WASHINGTON, March 22. When
Elliott Woods, superintendent of the
capltol, ran his eye over the house today
and noted the transformation that hud
been wrought ln the historic chamber,
he did not attempt'to disguise his satis
faction. "Bring on the tariff session," he ex
claimed, "everything's ready."
The house wears a strange aspect, for
the old desks and revolving chairs have
disappeared and In their place prim
rows of benches have been substituted.
The new benches will provide seats
for 450 personB. or fifteen more than the
present membership of the house. These
extra seats will be occupied, however,
If congress adopts the plan of permitting
cabinet members to appear on the floor
and engage In the dobates on bills af
fecting their departments.
Sydney Ferries Are
Tied Upby Strike
SYDNEY, New South Wales, March 22-
Wltji the metropolis crowded for tha
Easier racing show carnival, deck hands
and engineers of the Sydney ferries,
which tap practically every crowded
suburb of the city, struck today, throw
lug the public Into Indescrlbablo confu
sion and tying up traffic. The men de
mand a working week of forty-eight
hours ami all the efforts to effect a set
tlement have.proved futile, Bmall craft
of all descriptions have been pressed
Into service, but are unable to oope with'
tho situation. Dangerous overcrowding
lui a resulted.
BYSTANDER IS SHOT
DURING PISTOL DUEL
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. March 22.-A
pistol duel between Policeman Joseph
Vermette and a man said by tho police
to be James Dermedy, on a downtown
street, resulted In an Innocent bystander
being shot in the leg. The police had
orders to arrest Dermedy following a
quarrel with his brother, and he was
seen by Vermette, who attempted to
take him Into custody. In a fight be
tween the officer and Dermedy, several
thots were fired, one of them' taking of-
ft in the leg of Gilbert Berdslng, who
I as .uassiiuz along the street at the tlme.J
ASK WILSON TO AID
ANTI-VICE CROSAOE
Illinois Commission Suggests Call
ing of National Confer
ence.
O'HARA GOES TO WASHINGTON
CONFERENCE AT WHITE HOUSE
Question of Federal Inquiry Into
White Slavery Comes Up.
RICH WOMEN ARE QUESTIONED
One Advocates IIoIiik Amir with
Society Column of Newspaper
Snya They Give Olrla
I 'nine Ideals.
WASHINGTON, March 22. Illinois vloo
crusaders, the senatorial commission
headed by IJeutenant Governor llarrett
O'Hara, Is In Washington today seeking
to nationalize the scope of their inquiry-
To that end the commission first sought
tho aid of President Wilson, with whom
they conferred at the White House. After
outlining to the president tho results' of
th lninlirV.n iiinoig. WMlch revealed In
many In8tatlceg tnat yowg g,rla and
yol1)g worl,lntc wqmen woro pnl(i ie8S
than a lwlng. wngei nnd Umt many of
thcm J(jd doubIe ,lveSi tno commisaocrs
,.cnuestcd the president to call a national
conference of stato governors to start
n svstematlc nnil stntn PAmn.a rn tn
better working
conditions of women
throughout tho
nation. Federal co-
0,,or,ion .. snei,t In tlm mnmont
aIrendy. bcRtJn ,n muny statos f6r tho
j the question of. federal Inquiry through
tho Department of Justice Into the white
slave traffic also wa& discussed.
Ilomen for (SlrlH Proposed.
After Lieutenant Governor O'Hara had
urged President Wilson to call a confer
ence of governors and' representatives of
various state vice commissions, Senator
Juul urged an appropriation by congress
for homes for girls ln six or seven great
IndUBtrful centers where women travel
ing from state to state, could bo cared
for while seeking employment.
"The government takes excellent care
of every pouAd of tobacco that Is shipped
from Kentucky,' said Senator Juul, "and,
it .Keeps a careful WRtcbV over eycry,
pound of'butterlne. Surely It can devote,
some money and attention to tho Ameri
can glrj who Is forced to travel In search
of employment."
Senators Juul and Bcall outlined to
the 'presldentjjffefly some of the revela
tions of the Illinois commission's Investi
gation ln that state.
"If wo vere but to begin to outline all
ilie conditions wo found," said Senator
Juul, "they' would, Mr. President, be al-
(Continued on Page Two.)
Wilson Takes Question
About China Policy
Under Advisement
WASHINGTON. March 22.-Presldcnt
Wilson took under consideration today
a lurther development of the adminis
tration's policy toward China when he
was asked what might bo the attitude
of this government toward business en
terprises In China by American capital
ists ln hopo of governmental aid.
George Bronson Ilea, confidential ad
viser of Sun Yat Sen and technical sec
retary of the Chinese Railway commis
sion, arranging for 10,000 miles of trunk
railways ln China, had a conference with
the president today U which he gave Mr.
Wilson details of the project, and told
him that American capital would partici
pate! In the railway construction,
Mr. Rea was particularly Interested to
know Just how far this government
would, go In supporting contracts between
American Interests' and the government
of China, and he learned that the presi
dent was not ready to make any an
nouncement and was asked to prepare a
memorandum on the situation.
Will of Millionaire
Scott is Broken
FORT WORTH, Tex., March 22.-The
court of civil affairs today affirmed the
breaking ot the will of Wlnfield Scott by
his daughter, Mrs. Georgia Townsend of
Denver. The contest was directed against
the second Mrs. Scott and her 10-year-old
son.
With the will broken, Mrs. Townsend
will get $1,000,000 and Mrs. Scott $2,000,000
with the remaining $1,000,000 going to the
boy.
The estate, while officially given as
$3,000,000, when Scott died, Is now con'
sldered worth $4,000,000.
EXPERT THINKS NORFOLK
C,TY WARRANTS RAISED
NORFOLK, 4leb March 22.-(Speclal
Telegram.) Accountant Melville Thomas
of Omaha, who Is auditing the books of
the city, reported to the city count!! he
had discovered city warrants that appar
ently had been raised In various, sums.
A temporary city clurk Is to be employed
Until the return of Clerk Harter who Is
In Illinois recovering from his fifteenth
surgical operation and whose help In ex
plaining the records Is sought
RUMOR THAT REMSEN
BOARD IS TO BE DISSOLVED
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Conferences
today between Dr. Ira E. Remsen, presl.
dent jf the so-called "Remsen pure food
board Secretary Houston of the De
partment of Agrloulture. and President
Wilson, led to reports that the Remsen
hoard soon would be dissolved. Nelthei
Secretary Houston nor Ir Remsen would
make Dosltlve statements.
rtjiet;hing Missing
Drawn for Tho Bee by Powell
ANOTHER BATTLE IN
oiaie iroops Aavunce on iny ana ,
Ojeda Takes Steps to Meet
Them.
MOVE TOWARD HERM0SILL0
Federals nt Guarniaa Cnptnre Train
arid Threaten Hate of ttlis, Con
stKutlonnllats Located
nt Orlts.
NACO, Arli., March 22. Combined state
troop forces nt noon today began moving
In against Naco, Bonora. Following hfc
precedent of last' week. General OJcda at
once left the Mexican border town and set
out to meet the enemy. His ranks are
depleted by desertions and tho Huerta
commander hos no more than 350 men,
while four groups of the state troopa ag
gregate 1,600 men.
Although the state troops suddenly
abandoned their avowed plan of first at
tacking Cananea, Ojeda was not caught
napping. At once his small army set out
In two columns, thn rapid fire pieces to
the east and the mortars and cannon to
the west.
The state troops also advanced ln two
groups. Colonels Bracamonte and Col
les, who were defeated previously below
Naco, moved ln from the east with four
machine guns. From the west Generul
Obregon and Colonel Cabral advanced
with a battery of field pieces.
Federals Threaten Hermoalllo.
NOG A LES, Ariz., March 22,-Constltu-tlonallst
leaders In this vicinity were dis
turbed today by reports: that federals at
Guaymas had 'made a daring sally from
tho town and captured a train bound for
Orltx, tho Btate troop base,
Leaders of the state troops In northern
Sonora are preparing to rush their forces
to Hermoslllo and Orttr. to repel the
threatened Invasion by Huerta's army
from the southwest.
Cnrrausa Seeka Amnesty.
MONTEItHV". Mex.. March 22,-Cft-
ranza. rebel governor oi uoaiiuna, is
seeking an opportunity to treat for Peace,
Hrnnrdlnir to advices received here. He
! said to have made known, his willing
t maae Known ms wiuhikji
.mi...H nf h fHderaM
ness to meet
government.
A detachment of 200 rebels today sent a
communication to General Lojero, com
mander of the U ooV. he fVerlng .
manner ui i "my
surrender If they are given assurances
of amnesty.
Foreign consuls have been assured by
General Lojero that ample protection will
be offered to their people In the event
of an attack by rebels on this city.
California Hen
Lays Record Egg
POMONA. Cal., March 22.-An Kaater
egg six Inches long and eight Inches In
circumference was laid by a Rhode Is
land Red hsit belonging to Dr. A. J.
Farley, who Dcgun looking up egg rec
ords today, rio far as tho poultry ranches
In this valley ure concerned, tha Farley
hen has the record.
JURY IN FALSE TEETH
MURDER CASE DISCHARGED
TOPHKA, Kan., March 22. The Jury In
tho case ot Rev. W. L. Beers, a Methodist
minister charged with slaying his wife
by forcing her false teeth down her
throat, reported disagreement this, after
noon and was discharged. The final
ballot was eight for acquittal, four for
conviction. Barly today the Jury stood
seven tot conviction, five for acquittal,
Prof, Willis Moore,
Chief of Weather
Bureau, Resigns
Moore, chief of the weather burcai. re
signed today. Secretary .ilouHton ac
cepted ihe 'resignation after, a talk with
President Wilson, to becomo effective
July 31, Prof. Moore la a democrat; and
was a candidate for appointment as sec
retary of agriculture.
Secretary Houston explained that the
office df clilfif of the weather bureau
Was not, covered by civil service and was
a presidential appointment.
"We have no one In mind now," suld
the secretary, "but will try to get the
best man we can of scientific) ability u.-il
administrative talent."
Retailers Want Lower
Tariff on Cattle
8Af FRANCISCO, March 22.-A plea
for a reduction In the tariff on meat and
cuttle Imports has been sent to President
Wilson and the California congressional
delegation by the retail butchers ot this
city and Alameda county. ,
"Our association has concluded," reads
the message, "that only wholesale butch
ers of this state aro receiving the bene
fits accruing from prices which we find
are exorbitant. Although the margin of
profit on which the retailer operates has
been considerably narrowed, this unjust
enrichment of tho wholesaler Is ulti
mately borne by tho consume?."
Tho communication states that rthe
signers, the Sun Francisco Retail Butch
ers' association and tho Alameda County
Butchers' exchange, are prepared to fur
nish tho government with schedules of
costs, freight tariffs and market prices
on Australian nnd Mexican meat and
cattle showing the conditions they de
Clare to exist.
Italian Art Dealers
Besiege Morgan
NEW YORK, Marcli 22,-There Is not
an art dealer or antiquary In Romo who
is noi Besieging ino noiei wnere j. rier-
uont Morcan Is stavlmr. uccordlnir to
- - -- --
Rome dispatches. I-rom all parts of Italy
also nuiiurcua ui loucrn, ill" majority
containing photographs and pictures of
statues, aio arriving for Mr. Morgan by
""V?" n,Mt " ""l
signed to a huge waste paper basket.
Dealers in Rome and a number of private
collectors are carrying nil sorts of odds
and ends, pictures, china, lacn and
curios tu the hotel, thinking they can
dispose of tholr goods and return home
with a bundle of bunk notes. All of tho
visitors are reputable dealers notwith
standing the desperate efforts to IP
proach the financier.
Blackmail Letter
Demands. $10,000
KT. PAITU Minn., March 2S. Threats
against the lives of Koo line officials nnd
detectives, and threats to destroy with
dynamite a "dozen passenger trains'' If
their demands for 110.00) In gold were not
grunted, wnru contained In a letter r
eolved today at the Sou line offices und
( turned over to tho police. The writer of
the unsigned note, which Is ln a crudci
hand, sayti he luus five accomplices, und
takes credit for the three wreaks within,
the last six weeks of passenger trains
No. 4 In North Ht. Paul.
None was Injured In the wrecks. At the
first wreck, however, members of the
train orew exchanged shots with two
men who ran away when the train wus
ditched.
Police and postal Inspectors ar Investigating,
LOWER HOUSE TAKES
SIOE OF THE PEOPLE
Action on Anderson Water Board
Measure Indicates This View
of the Situation.
HOWELL URGES PQ0R LOGIC
Seeks to .Make Legislators Hell eve
. the4 LniTiunkliiir Body la Respon
sible for Contest Now
On
- Over-Wwier Works.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March 22,-(Speclal.)-Tho
action ot the house In committee, of the
whole yesterday In recommending for
passage tha hill to permit the people of
Omulm to voto on tho question whether
thoy dcslro to nbllsh the Water board
and place the water works under the
Jurisdiction o ftlio city commission In
dicates tho houso will refuse to pass
tho Omaha water district bill without
giving the people an opportunity to vote
upon It. This latter measure gives the
Water hoard of Omaha authority over
water questions not only In Omaha, but
Ih Florence, Dundee and South Omaha,
regardless of what the people may think
of It. Originally the bill refused to per
mit a private concern or corporation to
sink a well and furnish wutr for Its
own use, but this was cut out by the
house committee.
Before this amendment wns adopted the
engineer of tho Water board who has
been on the ground tho entire session
Inflated the stock yards was fighting the
bill nnd If Its contention to refuse to
buy water from Omaha wns sustained,
It would seriously cripple the Omaha
plant and be a terrible blow to municipal
ownersmp. ror some reason, nowever i-promlor boagt; that the sun never sets
ho prepared nu nmendment to the bill j upon American philanthropy. One of tha
which eliminated the stock yards from I largest works our country can do is to
thn Jurisdiction of the Water board. j carry our ideas to other nations."
HnmeHteniler Itejeel Norfolk fJIrl. ' The, speaker hero was talking of thai
Mr. Howell nnd his associates had the American schools, colleges and mission
audacity to argue before the house com-'arles In other countries and of the de
mlttoe that the legislature of Nebraska! mand for American teachers. "Those
(Continued on Page Two.)
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rx&w iuuxuuiiiuui uui
r '
Mrs. Bryan Bought
Dishes from Burns
, ,.
Are you the Mr- Burns whose crockery
, . , . ,, the Policy of tho last administration Is
Farnam street?" asked Mrs, Bryan, wiful""1
at the now secretary of state, as Samuel! (.Continued on Page Eight.)
Burns, one of Omahn's pioneer business i
men, now retired, wus presented to her at 1 1 "
the Commercial club. j
'I remember vou verv wall. I bouirht a
- - - - -
set of dishes of you some time after we
set up housekeeping In Nebraska. They
were good dishes, too."
And Mr. Burns was moved along out of
hearing by the pressure ot the crowd be
hind him.
Hum! School Consolidated.
MARHHALLTOWN, la., March 22.(Spe
ola'l.) Following the consolidation of four
purely rural school districts Into a con
solidated district, three other townships,
each containing a number of Independent
districts, havo launched schemes for .'on
solldatlon. Seven districts In one town
ship havo called an election for March
30 to vote on consolidation and build v
building In a central location Uirgo
enough to accommodate eight grades and
teach domestla science and agriculture.
Blind Mini Commits Suicide.
PLEASANT OHOVK. I'tah. March 22.-
BUnd and 111 with pneumonia, Andrew C.
Thompson, 77 years ot age, committed I
suicide by slashing his throat with his
grandson's pocket knife. His son. who i
was wntchlnr bv the bedside, fell asleeo.
to be aroused by the groans of the blind
man, who died, soon after,
in
n nu mi r-nritno mu
Dl ortnuo uhi
AS GUEST OF OMAHA'
AT SEVERAL AFFAIRS
Mrs. Bryan Accompanies Him, and
Women Join in the Enter
tainment Plans. '
SPEAKS AT COMMERCIAL CLUB
Is Facetious, as Well as Serious
in His Remarks.
POKES SOME FUN AT HIMSELF,
Says He is in Aocord with Wilson
on Foreign Policies.
QUEST OF UNIVERSITY CLUB
Meets with Yonnir Men's Christina
Association Directors Daring
the Afternoon. 1
4
t havo boen so busy, since I was ap
pointed to the cabinet that I have '.lot
jjhad time to ask the president why ha
nppoinioa m,v ueciareu wiuiam .itnnum
Bryan, secretary ' .of state, before ths
largest crowd that has ever gathered at
the Commercial club. It was one ot manyi
remarks In his speech, vrhlch were re-4
cnlvnd by the audience with much laugh-
ter and applause. In fact, his speech con
talned lines of humor and good will all
the way through.
Joseph Millard, former United states
senator from .Nebraska, acted 'as chair-
man and ln tlntroduclng the speaker,
complimented the president, on hs cholc
ot Mr, Bryan to head the cabinet. Other
sentences In his Introductory remarks at
forded thoughts i -which the secretary
ot stato humorously elaborated. Mr,
Bryan said tho club had done him honor1
by making Senator Millard the toast
master "Senator Millard, who has not
always. votedthe same and who Is one
of those In tho opposite party broad
enough, liberal enough and generous
enough to let his Interest run across party
lines occasionally.'"
Close to llelnic Prealdent.
"As the toastmattcr has tuggected," h(
continued, "tho president probably se
lected me because of all th. people in th9
country I had cuuc most irequently oloso
to becoming president."
In explaining some ot the duties ot thf
secretary of state the chairman had said
tho president made no mistake In ap
pointing Mr. Bryan because Mr. Bryan
knows tho troubles or public life and
"will know, better In a year from upW,
especially nftfcr handling the many gen
tlemcn who want to be sent abroad.1,
"I don't suppose," declared Mr. Bryan,
rather as a rtnly to tils,. ''that there s
any man In the country who knows mora
people 'who ought to be sent to foreign
lands, ilt Is mjvregret that 12,506 mileu
away Is the greatest distance they can
be sent. This globe Js too, small for send
Ing some of the people to distances i
would like to send them. But If ihe preu,
Idont will give me a free hand I'll send
as many republicans abroad as 1 can
before the next election."
Mr. Bryan dealt at somo length on tha
policies of the present administration la
relations with foreign countries, and la
words evidently calculated to mako his
audlenco believe the administration will
adppt more a .policy of friendship ana
exnraple for other nations than endeav
ors to transcend them. t
KpochOIuklnir Decision.
"I shall enjoy making just as cordial
relations between our country and the
other nations as possible," sold he. "Tha
president could not have found one mora
In symjxUhy with his specific intentions
In regard to relations with foreign coun
tries than I. I desire to make It plain,
that this country lias no enemies abroad.
"The old Idea that the Individual can
rise by putting other down Is obnoxious
This Is the philosophy of the president ln
which T hartlly concur. The bible say
much will be required of those .to who
much Is given, and this nation must give
more than all other nations because It
has 'been given more. It must make tta
disinterestedness and altruism under-
stood abroad.
'Wo cannot boast that the sun never
j iet8 upo our possesions, but We have n.
who go to them to give," said he, "aro
making this nation more loved than thosa
who go to gut. It Is not the products
of our farms and factories, but theso
Ideas of ours which bring us Into respect
and tho love of other nation."
Howell Htnrted Tronbla,
Mr. Bryan declared that tho statement
President Wilson relative to the six pow-
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