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Tim BKK: OMAHA, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1013.
! FARM CREDITS AND ECONOMY
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SENATORS BYJDIREGT VOTE
Connecticut Legislature's Act Makes
Amendment Compnlsory.
HOW PAET OF CONSTITUTION
Kormnlltr ( Secretary of Hlnte Pro
claiming I'naanore Only Htep Lrft
Borah Snym It U Effec
tive Now.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-Dlrect eleo
tlon of United States senators by the
ptopio wag authorized and made com
pitUory today when .tho Connecticut leg
islature ratified the comtttutionni amend
mont submitted by congress less than a
year ago, Th$ situation that results
throustiqut the country, where, many
legislatures have ndjpurned- until 1915 Is
such as to leave confiutop. In the minds
of members of the senate ax to how
the early' "steps toward 'direct election
of senators, wilt be car-Jetd. out,
While the proclamation of tho secre
tary of state announcing; rinal ratifica
tion of Ilia arawulmeut by thlrtys.lx
states s required by law Senators Jirls
tow and Borah, leaders In" tho- direct
elections fight In congress, expressed
the opinion today that the amendment
for all practical Vufp'o.u.' iidw Is a' purt
of the constitution.
"Any man who may be elected to the
senate hereafter muni be elected di
rectly." said Senator Uorah.
lie'alala.are Prescribe-.
The new amendment -fives to tlie state
legislatures, however, thb rleht to pre
scribe the methods for electing sena
tors. Many legislatures have adjourned
and will not reconvene, until - sarly In
WE, a few weeks beforo the terms of
oyer thirty senators expire. It 1 ex
pected that In many states tho legis
latures will udopt ,th plan authorised
In the new Rjrwndnient and direct the
coventors to appoint senators tempo
rarily until the people can elect men at
regularly Called elections.
Special sessions will be urged in many
states so that the necessary laws may
be passed before tho general elections
of 1911, In some states action already
has been taken or will be before the
legislators end their sessions, authorising
the people to vote for senators at next
year's election.
The choice of a senator In Marylan-1
for the place now held by Senator Jack
son would have been made by the leg'.s
lature next year under the old -yet'in.
A special session of the Maryland legis
lature would be necessary to provide law
by which a, popular election could occur
next year. In the opinion of member
or. ine senate, no successor can be ap
pointed by the governor under the new
provision when Stnator Jackson's term
expires unless the legislature shall have
especially directed such action.
President Wilton Pleased.
Whe ntold that Connecticut had rati
fied the constitutional amendment pro
viding for election of senators by direct
vote, the president said:
T am sincerely glad that the amend
ment has been ratified so promptly and
a reform so long fought for at last ac
complished "
Charter Writers to
Hear Views on the
Civil Service Plan
Charter writers will give all cltlsons a
hearing on whether or not there shall
Lo written Into the new charter a pro
vision 'subjecting all city employes to civil
service requirements. Saturday night hus
been fixed as the date of hearinir, which
will be held In the city council chamber.
This motion was carried when mada by
Senator John 13. Ilcagan, whb alio moved
that one nlKht bo set aside for each de
partment of city government, when the
heud of that department and others In
terested will be heard on the needs of the
department. This motion Was lost by
a vote, of four for and nine against
K. M. Fairfield, discussing the ques
tion of more money for the administra
tion of city affairs, said the question
should be "greater efficiency," as It wig
probable the request of city commissioners
for moro money could not bo granted.
Member Carl Herring wanted tho pub
lic hearings discontinued and If such did
not meet with favor he suggested that
each committee get down to work at once,
write Its share of the charter and submit
It to the general committee, of which
Chairman rtosewater Is head, so that this
commlttco could' fit It Into tho &eneral
scheme nnd report to the whole conven
tion. A. J, Paddock, speaking for tho New-
port-IJclvldlre Improvement club, sug
gested that .the, commltte'o consider the
advisability of providing for the publica
tion of a municipal Journal. The com
munication was referred to the general
commlttco.
Woman's Suffrage
Hopelessly Lost
DKTnOlT. Mich., April 9. Woman suf
frago lit Michigan gorierally was con
ceded hopelessly defeated In yesterday's
election when scattering returns received
late today from the rural districts of the
state did not tend to materlully decrease
the big majority rollfd up against tho
amendment. Its opponents declared to
night tho amendment had failed by 25,000.
This afternoon's returns Incieasvd tho
confidence of the republicans that they
would carry the completo state ticket.
PHONE GIRLS TO GET
COMPANY REPLY TODAY
UOSTON, April 9. Tho reply of l'resl
dent Spalding of the New England Tele
phone and Telegraph company to the 2.W0
operators who demand Increased wages
Is promised at 2 p. in. tomorrow.
The arrival hero today of a special
train bringing COO trained telephone
operators from exchanges In New York,
Urooklyn, Philadelphia und other cltUs,
coupled jvlth the announcement that the
whole Dell organisation was behind the
subsidiary company, was a distinct dis
appointment to tho girls here.
Stenographer, Made
Stool for Big Deal,
Now Under Arrest
N10W YORK, April 9. A S a week
stenographer, who acted as a "dummy."
It Is alleged, for Anthony N. Brady nnd
the late Aldcn M. Young, In financing a
$2,000,000 rehabilitation of the Dayton, O.,
Power and Ughtlng company. Is defend
ant In n suit brought today by Urady
and Thomas F. Wood, jr., ns nsslgnco
of Young, to get possession of securities
worth $100,000 that remained after the
deal was ended.
The stenographer, Joseph F. Kelly, fig
ured that his employers stood to mako n
million dollars In the transaction and
decided that his services were worth
more thiin $25 a week. Brady and Youns
thought otherwise and Kelly quit his
job, taking' tho securities.
Turkish Soldiers
Dying of Disease
LONDON, April 9. Hundreds of Turk
ish soldiers who survived the siege of
Adrlanople are dying of exhaustion,
dysontcry and cholora In the concentra
tion camp in that city, according to tho
correspondent of the Dally Telegraph.
The battle having ceased, says tho
correspondent, death continues In its
work and is cruelly piling up corpoes.
Yoakum Tcll Conference Waste is
Largest Factor.
MARKETING UNSCIENTIFIC
Rn I Iron it Mnirnnte Says Problem of
Transportation nnd Distribution
Reqnlrr Inlrlllajent Con
sideration. CHICAGO. April 9.-Rallroad and .col
lege men were tho principal speakers In
the second day's session of the first
national conference on marketing and
farm credits, which Is being held here.
B. F. Yoakum of New York City, chair
man of tho board of directors of the
San Francisco lines; President Harry
Pratt Judson of the University 6f Chi
cago, C. W. Thompson of ' Minneapolis,
director of the bureau of ccdnotnlo re
search of the University of Mlnnoaot.tr
and Congressman Hatton, with Sum'ners
of Texas, were among the more promi
nent on the program.'
Speaking on "relations-. of the govern
ment, agriculture and the railroads and
their bearing on better marketing," Mr.
Yoakum, whose address was read to the
conference, said In part:
"Agriculture and transportation has
laid the foundation which has made this
the- greatest and most powerful nation
of the world. They are the biggest fac
tors In America's growth. Since 1905 our
population has Increased IS per .cent.
The value of farm products was 61 per
cent more In 1912 than In 1906, while rail
road construction was 40 per cent less.
More Itnllronds Needed.
"Thero are now not more than l.OW
miles of new railroad under construction
It would require the construction of 16j,00J
miles of additional railroad to furnish
the same transportation facilities west of
the Mississippi river that there are cast
of it on the basis of area. That greir
area of rich country cannot grow as it
should on 1,000 miles per annum of newly
built railroads.
"Our public men as a rule have not
realized what confronts us In the way of
agricultural development. The production
of farm food supply and Its movement to
the market and Its relation to the con
sumer require as much scientific and In
telligent consideration as do raw material
to the manufacturer and Its relations to
the consumer in readjusting our prcsenl
tariff schedules."
Waste ! Too Grent.
Mr. Yoakum said he belloved In the
readjustment of the tariff, but declared
If congress should wipe out the entire
tariff on every article that Is brought
Into this country, on last year's collec
tions It would only amount to $326,000,000,
while tho waste which falls upon thj
farmers of the nation means an annual
loss of over five times the entire amount
collected by our reVenUo collectors.
The speaker gave figures which showed
that $35,000,000 worth of fruit and vegeta
bles rot In the fields every year, $250,
(00,000 loss from cornstalks, rice, flax
and other grain straw burned In the
field and $1,600,000,000 additional which the
farmers could sell, if they knew when and
where to sell their products to the best
advantage, bringing the total loss up to
$1,783,000,000.
President Judson presided at the round
tablo discission and luncheon at noon,
while the subject, "Why Is the Farmer
Not Effectively Organized," was dis
cussed. J. H. Page of Arkansas and B.
Youngblood,' director of the Texas Ex
periment station, discussed the subject
from various standpoints. A paper on
this subject by Arthur Calker of Topeka,
Kan., was read.
"What May Be Expected from the Fed
oral Government," was the subject taken
up during the afternoon by W. J. Spill-
man, special representative of David F.
Houston, Washington, D. C, secretary
of the Department of Agriculture. Mr.
Splllman said in part:
"It is becoming more and more ap
parent that Increased production will not
of Itself meet the needs either ,ot the
farmer or of the city consumer. It Is
now generall recognized that the prob-
OUR wonderful values force
this comparison "As good as
the Nebraska's" is the way
clothes are compared elsewhere today.
There's just one best. Our success is
thc result of the public's grueling test.
Here's a new way in
clothes selling no extra
charge for tho beautiful
weaves, exclusive styles, spe
cialized tailoring prices
here are based on actual
value in the goods. A great
object lesBon in value giving
men's nnd"', young men's
spring suits at
$15, $20, $25
An amazing range . tp choose from
nothing like itelsewhere. All sizes, stouts, longs,
short stouts, stubs, extra sizes, up to 52-in. chest.
Serges, worsteds, fancy f a. (ROtT
weaves; supreme values at. ) J-U LO tJ)OD
"T 1GHT overcoat is
- better than a heavy
cold," thoy say. Cravon
ettos, too, $10 to $20; slip
ons, gabardines,
$5 to $20
NJOBFOLKS the
l real thing;, not mero
"belted JackctB" like tho
usual run -snappy, classy
weaves
$10 to $25
CORRECT APPAREL. FOR MEN AND WOMEN
lems relating to marketing are quite as
Important as those relating to produc
tion, if, indeed, they are not more so.
The present movement for cheapening
distribution is therefore timely. I am
of the opinion that It will have vastly
more effect on the cost of living than
any other movement relating to agriculture."
Distribution of
Power Planned by
Democratic Caucus
WASIIUNVJTOK, April 9.-Senate demo
crats today agreed upon a policy de
signed to prevent control of senate af
fairs by a few members and to dtstrinilte
powers lodged In committee 'ch.'i'rmon.
Resolutions accepted by the caucus give
to the majority members of any 'csmmt.
tee the right to call a meeting and t
designate members of conference commit
tees and subcommittees.
Democratic senators cxprasicd the,
opinion In the caucus that the now uo'.
Icleji would prevent the burying, if legis
lation In a committee through alio actlpn
of a chairman who might be oppc&ed to
It. A further change, advocated by Sen
ator Lea, giving committees the power
to elect their own chairmen, will be
taken up later at a party .conference.
Key to the Situation Bee Advertising.
Inheritance Tax
Bill Takes Half
of Big Fortunes
WASHINGTON, April 9. All Inherit
ance tax that would run as i)l?n as M
per cent on fortunes over J15.O0O.00O was
proposed In a bill Introduced In the sen
ate today by Senator Jones of Washing
ton. The measure would Impose an ln
herltance tax on all estates except) where
the bequest Is to members of the immu-
dlatc family. In which case there voulJ
be an exemption of' $25,000 and a reduced
tax rate.
3IKT7, HOCK II 15 It.
Guaranteed to vu tho only genulno
BOCK BEKIl brewed in Omaha.
On draught and in bottle on and. after
April Uth.
Order a caso of this delicious beer sent
to your home.
Wm. J. Boekhoff, retail dealer. -Thone
Douglas 119.
"Watch Repairing
Also Jewelry
By experts.,
All work guaranteed,
DHOLM
16th ana Harney
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Hear the Victrola
v..
You're missing a lot of pleasure every
without this wonderful instrument in your
day you
home.
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VOTERS OF CASS COUNTY
STAND FOR NEW JAIL
riATTSMOUTH. Neb., April .-Spe-clat
Telegram.) A IU.0W levy to build a
new jail In Cass county carried today by
about 1W majority. PUttimouth cast the
heaviest vote today It has In several
years.
In Weeping Water the vote was ISO
against the proposition with six for It
Other villages in the west end voted
similarly. Greenwood and the precincts
along the north line of the county gave
majorities for the jal!.
In Platlsraouth a vigorous campaign
was kept up all day. each voter beln
tagged after casting his ballot with "I
have voted for' the jail, have youT" It is
believed by many the Jail question hav
ing been settled, the removal matter
win die.
A Sudden Coltaps
4 stomach, livr. kidneys and bowels Is
siost surely prevented with Electric Bit
,tjr, the safe regulator- C0c For sale by
tteaeton Drug- Co. Advertisement.
. Persistent AdmUstag Is jhJ flood to
91 .upturns.
i.
Tke ftlltwing Omaha mi Council Bluffs
dealers carry complete lines of VICTOR
VICTR01AS, and all of tke late Victor
Reeirds as fast as issued, You are cor
dially infitei to inspect the stoeks at
aiy of these establishments:
Any Victor dealer in
any city in the world
will gladly play any
music you wish to hear.
Victor-Victrol as
$15 to $200
Victors, $10 to $100
Victor Talking Machine Company
Camden, N. J.
Nebraska
Brunch at
334 BROADWAY
Council Bluffs
Car. 15th and p f
Harney, Omaha LVClC LO-
Geo. E. nickel. Mgr.
Brandeis Stores
Talking Machine Department
in the Pampeian Room
A. Hospe Co.
1513-15 Douglas St., Omaha, and
417 West Broadway, .... Couacil Bluffs
Orkin Bros.
Victor Department
Third Floor
Cor. 16tn and ftarney Sts.
' 1 Hm
Victor-Vfctre!aX,$75
Mabdgany or oak