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VOL. XL III NO.
CALIFORNIA COUNTIES
PASS'BOliiALONG
IN .'SPECIAL1 TRAINS
Fares of More Than Thousand
"Bums" Enroute to Capital Paid
to Oct Rid of Them.
SHIPMENT MADE AT HUGE COST
Idle Horde Travel in State with
Free Grub Abounding.
ARMY IS INCREASING DAILY
Consists of Eleven Hundred and
Seventy-Two Persons Now.
HALF WILL GO THROUGH OMAHA
Foree of Vnrmplo)-ci Led hy "Gen
eral" Kelly Will Divide Into
Part on Rcnchlnc Snn
florvrr Stnte.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.-'Pass
them along" is the plan on which Cali
fornia communities nro dealing with
"Qcneral" Kcllcy's army of unemployed,
now on its way to Washington, D. C.,
nnd as a result the tourists aro travel
ing In state.
It cost Contra Costa county $703.60 in
railroad fares today to ship the army to
Benlrn, Solano county. Bcnira at once
made preparations to send It on to Yolo
and Sacramento counties. An appeal to
tho State Railroad commission brought
permission for tho Southern Pacific to
grant a reduced fare, but the railroad
company Itself refused to be a party to
any plan "for dumping a lot of unde
sirables onto unoffending communities,"
and the Solano county officials then
agreed to pay first class fares, as had
Contra Costa.
Special Trnln Made Up.
There was a hitch while the railroad
company rounded up cars to mako up
a special train, and the army camped at
Bcnira for tho night, with Adjutant Gen
eral FnrhpK nf the California National
Guard on hand to see If there would be
any need of calling out state troops to
preserve; order.
Contra Costa county was lavish In Us
hospitality today. It distributed to the
two camps of marchers 3,000 loaves of
broad, six quarters of beef, fifty sacks
of potatoes, twelve sacks of onions, a
wagon load of fish and tea, coffee and
rlco by the hundred weight.
Officer Deserts.
"Colonel" Louis LaPlace, attached to
the staff of "General" Kelley, deserted
last night nnd returned to San Fran
cisco today to resume his place as a po
lice, detective. When tho unemployed
first Invaded the city four weeks ' ago
LaPlace was detailed to Join Xhepr, and;
His identity ,was hidden so completely
that ho returned today with his head In
bandages as the result of a beating given
him by a deputy sheriff at Richmond
yesterday when the army engaged In a
rjot.
LaPlace says the army consists of 1,172
officers and privates, and Is growing In
number dally; that it plans to divide
Into two divisions on Teaching Kansas,
one continuing on toward Washington,
D. C, by way of Kansas City and the
other by way of Omaha.
REPORT THAT PONTIFF IS
SERIOUSLY ILL IS DENIED
HOME. March d Erroneous reports
wero current In Rome (today that tho
pope was 111 nnd had fainted shortly
after rising. The condition of his holi
ness was absolutely normal. Ho rose at
his usual hour and celebrated mass. Then
he conferred with Cardinals Merry del
Val and De Lai. Afterward he listened
to a Lenten sermon by Father Ludwlg
Tadova, the pontlffical preacher, and at
Its conclusion conversed with several
members of tho Sacred college.
Fnmoaa Stntae Sold nt Auction.
NEW YORK, March C Venus Ana
dyomene, an armless and footless Greek
statute of the third century, B. C, ex
cavated on the Island of Rhodes In 190.',
was sold for 11,200 lust night at tho dis
posal of tho collection of H. C. Hoskler in
the American art galleries. The purchaser
wss Richard Edcrhelmcr.
The Weather
For Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Fair Saturday; slightly colder.
Temperature 11 ohiu:in Yesterday.
Temperature nt
( 111 ah 11 Yesterday.
Hour. Deg.
6 a. m .' 33
7 a. tu 2i
s c. m.
8 a. m.
9 a. m.
10 a. m.
11 a. m.
12 m
1 P. m.
1
31
35 I
sa 1
p. m 3? : -
3 b. m . i,
4 p. m 37
I ! " 33
7 U' ""V 33 1
31
S p. m.
5 u. m.
31 1
33 1
Comparative Local Record.
,,, , 1!H. 1913. 1912. 1911.
Highest yesterday 37 40 28 4
Lowest vesterdnv at li 11 i
uieau lemjicraiuro z zi 10
M 1
jrccipnaiion T .03 .00 ,ti
Temperature and precipitation depar
tures from the normal:
iNormai temperature '. 31
excess ior me aav 'n
Total-excess since March ' i..::::.:"::;: 22 '
Normal precipitation 04 Inrh
jnciency smco March 1 23 Inch '
iJoflelencv for cor. period, 1913 23 Inch
ixccHS for cor. period, 1913 15 Inch '.
Itcporln from Stations Tt 7 V
Station and Stat Temp. High-
, M.
01 w earner 7 n. m.
Cheyenne, cloudy 22 23
Davenport, snowing 34 S6
Denver, cloudy 30 34
Des Moines, snowing. ... 30 31
Lander, cloudy J s
North Platte, clear 32 40
Omaha, cloudy 11 57
l'ueblo, cloudy 34 a
Rapid Clt). rloudv M tl
Halt Lske City, ctour 82
Santa t'e, nleur 41 40'
-heridan. clear 42 4
.-loux cltv, cloudy IS it
Valentine, snowing 24 34
T Indicates trace of uroiultation
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L. A. WELSH. Local Porecaaur,
191.
Will Propose Law
to Prevent Strikes
of Coal Diggers
DENVER. Colo., March 6.-A compul
sory arbitration law for the settlement of
disputes between coal operators and their
employes as one of the recommendations
of tho federal strike Investigating com
mittee was foreshadowed today by ques
tions put to E. L, Doyle, secretary and
treasurer of District No. 15, United Mlno
Workers of America, by Representative
Howard Sutherland of West Virginia.
In examination of Doyle Mr. Suther
land questioned tho witness closely on
the subject of arbitration, his questions i
Indicating that he would urge the enact
ment of a federal statute similar tu the
Canadian "dispute act," which Included
coal mining among tho Industries In
which controversies between labor and
capital must be submitted to beard of
meditation.
The method Is similar to that provided
In tho amended Erdman act for tha ret
tlcment of disputes between railroads
and their employes.
It Is Mr. Sutherland's theory that furl
Is a public necessity second only to trans
portation, and that the rights of the pub
lie should be protected through tho
power of the federal government to
regulate Interstate commerce. Under
his plan tho controversies would bo sub
mitted to a board of meditation em
powered to summon witnesses under oath,
whoso findings would be binding on oath
patties.
During the period of arbitration tho
miners would be compelled to remain nt
work. Thus tho public supply of coal
would be provided without Interruption.
Mr. Sutherland cited tho Increased price
of coal In Colorado last fall and a recent
coal famlno in British Columbia as
proving the right of tho public to enforco
a constant supply of coal.
DoyIe' testimony was resumed at tho
opening of tho day's session beforo the
congressional Investigating- commltteo
hearing testimony on tho Colorudo
coal strike. The witness was questioned
closely concerning purchase of arms. lie
said there was no record of money spent
for guns, but admitted that he had
given money to men who "carao to me
and said they needed protection for their
homes."
Wild Goose CHase
By Grand Island
Police Officers
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., March 6. Spe
cial Telerrnm.V Intntrri hv lirlnf rlo-
scrlptions of persons nnd places In Grand
Island given over the telephone by Mrs.
Boggs of Lcwcllcn, who laid claim to
ability as a scercss, a pesso of police
men and officers heavily armed made, a
trip eighteen miles Into the country south
of this city In search of Howard Meeker,
the young man whose mysterious disap
pearance from bis home in Lcwcllcn has
caused his father to' make an extended
search for him,
The party had been warned" that -the
ycung man ,was being kidnapped by a
band of men In a red automobile, who
.were supposedly a gang of gunmen, and
tho band went prepared to, meet a com
pany of desperadoes In a guerrilla cam
paign. Eighteen miles south of Grand Island
tho party became lodged in poor roads
and snow drifts between Doniphan nnd
Hansen and after floundering about
helplessly, the seeress being unable to
give further directions and in fact being
worn out by the trip, the party retraced
its steps and came home late this even
ing. Mrs Belmont Serves
Notice on Senators;
Must Not Vote Now
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Mrs. O. H.
P. Belmont served notlco on Senator
Ashhurst today that tho suffragists
would declare war on him If ho per
mitted the woman suffrage constitutional
amendment to go to a vote in tho sen
ate at this time, when there is doubt
that it might command tho necessary
two-thirds vote.
"If you allow the woman suffrage
amendment to go to a voto now," Mrs,
Belmont telegraphed, "I shall consider
you false to our interests and shall not
hesitate to make the fact known in Im
portant places. Those who have asked
you to push the amendment to a voto
now aro not genuinely Interested In Its
immediate success. They are progres
sives and are using you. Beware of their
advice. We expect you to represent us.
not them."
"Mrs. Belmont Is one of the leaders.
If not tho leader, of tho whole move
ment." volunteered Senator Ulllo James.
Senator Ashurst added she was a very
excellent woman.
VV. G. CONRAD, MONTANA
MILLIONAIRE. IS DEAD
31 'WINCHESTER, Va., March 6.-Wllllam
21'Tg. Conrad, a wealthy Montana man and
lonncny
a political opponent of Senator
Clark of that state, died here today.
Conrad owned large properties In
Helena and Great Falls and wis reputed
tn he wnrtli iT. ftffil OAA If wn oal.l V,.
owned land In every county in Montana.
He was interested in railroad building
and mines and was urged to run as vice
president with Bryan in IPCS, but refused.
I Hs home was In Virginia and he had
gone west after serving In tho confeder
ate army.
Death was due to Bright's disease and
came after an illness of several months.
,. i
VERDICT AGAINST DOCTOR
GRAND ISLAND, Nob.. March t.-(Spe-clal
Telegram,) After ftelng out fourteen
hours, the Jury in the cae against Dr.
Kllppln brought In a verdict of 11.000 In
favor of Mrs. Mclntyre. This Is half the
amount asked. At no time was any Juror
for a no-damaee verdict, but balloting
continued all night as to the amount.
'several being for the full amount from '
the outset Unsanitary and n,glec,f ;
prattler I.-, a can of obstetrics was ,
ohargert. During the trial there was a 1 ..
harp tilt between Dr. Sutherland,
nr.. f,,r the nlnlntlrr
and Attora
Prince, defending Fllprf
OMA1LA, SATURDAY
CHARGED MILWAUKEE
JUGGLED FIGURES TO
MISLEAOTRE PUBLIC
Book Account of 0., M. & St
Company and Subsidiat
ulatcd.
REPORT
Done
to OTeate More Favorable
Market for Securities.
COMPANY VALUABLE PROPERTY
Commissioner Says System Achiev
ins Results Anticipated.
IRREGULARITIS ARE SERIOUS
Officer" Ktplnln Tliej- Reunited
from NVbIIkciicp nnd t'lifnnill
larlty of Requirement on
Pnrt of Comptroller.
WASHINGTON, March 6. Charges that
tho book accounts of tho Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul Railway company
and of Its subMdlary, tho Chicago, Mil
waukee & Puget Sound Railway com
pany, have been so manipulated as to
mislead the public and tend to create a
moro favwrablo market for tho securities
of the roads wero contained In a report
made public today by the Interstate
Commerce commission after an exhaust
ive investigation of the flnanclul affairs
of tho roads.
While criticising and condemning the
accounting methods followed by tho com
panies, however, Commissioner Harlan,
who prepared tho report, said:
"Wo do not mean to bo understood by
anything here said as Intimating that
the St. Paul company Is not a valuable
property and is not achieving the re
oults reasonably anticipated from the ex
tension of Us lines to the Pacific coast."
"Serloim IrrcKnlnrltles."
The disclosures by the Investigation of
what Commissioner Harlan described In
tho report as "serious Irregularities" in
the accounting system of the roads wens
regarded by tho commission as lndofcns
Iblc, although the officers of the St. Paut
company explained that they "resulted
from negligence In attention and a lack
of familiarity on the part of the com
pany's comptroller and those under him
with the requirements of the Commis
sion." "There Is no sufficient basis of record,"
says tho commissioner's report, "to en
able us to condemn or acquit the comp
troller; either of full responsibility or of
his share of responsibility for the condi
tion of the accounts of these companies,
but there are' grounds for thinking that
his- responsibility was materially quali
fied and minimized; by the Instructions
and directions given him by tho execu
tive and othor -officials, Whatever may
be the fact In thatregard the commission
now fedls that a more careful observance
of our rules and- regulations Is promised
for the future. This wo confidently an
ticipate wllj i'e realized."
Will lie Held to Account.
A goneral admonition contained In th
report made It clear that the commission
hereafter will hold to strict accountable
lty all common carriers for the accuracy
and thoroughness of statements contained
In their reports of financial operations.
Sentences of Three
Inspectors Upheld:
Fourth is Reversed
NEW YORK, March 6. Tho appellate
division of tho supreme court today un
animously affirmed the conviction of for
mor Police Inspectors Murthn, Thompson
and Sweeney, found guljty of having con
spired to obstruct Justice. In tho case of
tho fourth convicted, Inspector Hussey,
the court reversed tho conviction and di
rected Husscy's discharge from tho Black
well Island penitentiary.
The decision comes too late to be of
material benefit to Hussey, In that his
term of a year expires on Monday next.
On that date also the other.i are to be
released, provided they meet fines of $0.
Tho four wero convicted of spiriting wit
ncsses out of the country.
Alleged Embezzler
Wanted in Denver
Found in Calgary
WINNIPEG, Man.. March C-A dis
patch from Calgary. Alia., states that
Harmon C. Snyder,' who Is said to havo
embezzled J8.000 from his employers, the
United States Portland Cement company
of Denver, was arrested there, also Mrs.
Bonnie Bello Sutherland, a young woman
who disappeared from Denver about tho
time that Snyder took his departure; TI13
pair were living In a cottage at Calgary.
Snyder will be taken back to Denver for
trial.
The National Capital
Friday, March O, 11)11.
The Senate.
Met nt nnnn.
Senator Polndexter Introduced a reso
lution calling on President Wilson to ex.
plain certain phrases in his Panama
is uuui res,
Senator Full conferred with Diaz, who
wants a hourlng on Mexican affulra be
fore the foreign relations committee..
Mrs. O II. p. Belmont warned Senator
Ashurst not to press for a vote now 011
the woman suffrage constitutional amend
inent. Immigration rommltte completed Its
work on thu Burnett bill with a literacy
The House. ,
Met at noon. ' ,
Interstate 'commerce cnmmlit
ported a bill to repeal the Panama canal
'"J!", ""i"P",ftr. . . ..."
JrrMffoSbl
T I
- - r riirir wr
was , wiiwi vi i MHi-innua goois.
as a1. ,'Pr.t,tj,c Aswell of IuUiana
"M "iiiTOl the civil Nervlre committee to scgro
. Wit- gate white and negro government clerk,
torney Representatives of the CIiI'-iko Board
pnrtatlon of prison-mado goods.
"T5M,W ' Aswrtl of IuUiana
of Trade rePMed to charccm Hint
I "lei alln.fi as an Illegal monopoly.
MOKNING,
From tho St, Louis Ropubllc.
WILL PROBE FUTURE TRADING
House Rules Committee Agrees on a
General Inquiry. ,
GRAIN AND COTTON DEALS
President of the Chicago Hoard of
Trade Snj Wheat Pit la Only
Market Plnce nnd There
In No Monopoly.
WASHINGTON, March C.-Coneres-slonal
Investigation of tho entire subject
of trading in futures, grain and cotton,
has been agreed on. Chairman Henry of
tho. house rules committee today so told
Hojary S. Robblns, counsel for the Chl
eftgo Board of Trade, nt the hearing on
ReprtQUJa)lve Mannhan's .resolution to
investigate tho grain exchanges of -Du-luth,
Chicago ahd Minneapolis.'
Mr, Robblns Mid if an Investigation of
the grain exchanges wero ordered, tho
Chicago Board of Trade favorod a sweep
ing inquiry into the whole BiibJect. Chair-
man Henry replied that It wtia planned J
to do that and carry out tho platform
pledges of tho democratic party. Whothor
legislation to regulate cotton futures trad
ing will bo coupled with laws for grain
exchanges, has not been decided.
Mr. Robblns said ho favored a commis
sion of senators, representatives nnd men
from private life. Ho mentioned Presi
dent Hadlay of Yalo university ns tho
typo of man ho had In mind.
"Tho Chicago Board of Trado has noth
ing to conceal," ho declared. "Wo favor
the fullest nnd most comprehensive Inves
tigation posslblo It you decide that any
investigation Is necessary or advisable,"
Defense of the practices of wheat pits
was made today by C. II. Canhy, presl
dent of the Chicago Board of Trade. The
Chicago board, he said, was merely a
market place; monopoly through Its In
strumentality was .impossible. . .
Mr. Canhy Insisted ho hud personal
knowledge that "sharp and oven bitter
competition" existed between the eleva
tor companies In" Chicago. An exception
was mado In 1003, he said, when a pool
lasted for three months and collapsed of
Its own weight. That, ho said, was a
porfod when the Sherman net was a dead
lettor on the statute books and business
morals were at -a low ebb. Ho refuted
charges that the Chicago board partici
pated In monopolistic operations.
Charges that growers wero damnirnd
decreV"sor.wom,pBra
?..-.
uMauui,iui; 111 inn Jiunuin inspection.
Bandits Get Fourteen
Thousand by Holdup
ST. LOUIS, March 6,-Two robbers,
armed with revolvers, held up John
Lucas, paymaster of the Brown Shoe
company, hero this afternoon and robbed
him of about H.X. The theft took place
In front of a factory of tho company,
after which the bandits leaped into
Lucas' automobile and escaped. They
commanded the chauffeur to drive them
to a street car hound for tho northern
limits of the elty. They boarded lilo car
and told the chauffeur not to follow
them.
Paymaster Lucbb went to a bank this
afternoon and drew the money with
which to pay tho factory employes. Later
he wont In an nutomobllo to tho factory,
stepped from tho oar and turned to take
two vallsej, containing the money from
the automobile. As his back was turned
the robbers rushed towards him and cov
ered him with revolvers. Lucas escaped
into the factory, but left the money in
the machine. I
Later two men supposed to be the ban- J
dlts got off a car in tho south part of
the city, each one carrying a valise. '
Apparently, they had left tho north bound
car soon after boarding It and took one
in tho opposite direction.
Fire nt Syrncnue, .V. V,
HYRACrilK. N. Y.. March C Fire In I
the Cook block at Clifford and Yt '
Qu idago lrelf early (!ay threatene 1
the business section of Hyracusa and
causd' a iamt -at more than HWMfO. The 1
plant of the Syracuse Pros miffeml W - I
000 damage j
1914 FOURTEEN- PAGES.
"Nice Horsiel"
Commission Will Not
Go to Chihuahua to
Examine Benton Body
WASHINGTON, March B.-From the
British point of view, which will doubt
less bo adopted by tho State department,
no useful purpose can now be served by
dispatching to Chihuahua tho American
British commission to exhume tho body
of William S, Benton to discover the
manner In which tho man mot his death
at the hands of General Villa. Time
probably has destroyed any physical
uvldonco for tho legal case that will ul
timately be presented for settlement by
tho British government In accordance
with tho pledge of Sir Edward Grey and
reliance 'will be placed entirely on testi
mony olrea'dy collected. -
It U expected that British Consul Per
ceval, who went to Kl Paso In the early
stages of tho case to co-operate with tho
American commissioners, wilt soon re
turn to Galveston.
NACO, Sonora, Mexico. March 6. Gen
eral Carrnnza, accompanied by about 500
troops, loft hero today upon his cross
country march into Chihuahua. He
probably will touch tomorrow at Agus
Prlcta, opposite Douglas, Ariz, Thero
more troops will Join his scort.
The constitutionalist commander-in-chief
had sent his automobiles to
Juarez through tho United States. H
rode on horseback at tho head of his
personal guard of 100 men, which was
followed by the Fourth Infantry of
Sonora state troops.
Mitchell Telephone
Corporation Will
Appeal Ouster Suit
MITCHELL, S. D..' March 6.-(Srclat.)
Attorney T. II. Null of Huron, counsel
for Mr. Spangler of UiIa city, In tho In
Junction suit over the Dakota Central
Telephone case In Mitchell, today served
notice or intention to appeal tlici case
upon Laurltz Miller, city attorney. This
Is tho caso In which the city of Mitchell
Is trying to oust tho Dakota Central
Telephone company nnd Install a munic
ipally owned and operated system.
An Injunction suit was brought by'T.
J. Rnnnclee inut nrtnim.. , ........i.. ,v'
J. bpangicr last October1 to restrain tho
- -r:
iof u,0 citV" w ZI
ewivcu mi wuen in circuu court uy judgo vico preslflent Is W. W. Knight of In
Robert U. Tripp of Yankton. 'dlunnpolls.
City Attorney Miller will also file a ! "odolpho Lemlux, former postmaster
suit against tho telephone company ask- general of Canada, was the chief sneaker
Ing for W.328.2! as the city's share of the !t tho closing session. He said
gross earnjngs of the company from June any appeal wero made now to the
I. 1912, to May U. 1913. At this tlmo tha Canadian peoplo there would be an over
franchise of the telephone company ex- whelming majority In favor of the reel.
plrc! and an attempt will be .made by.prodty past. Tho defVmr nf h.
tho city to make tho company nav for
: . 1
this breach of privileges.
Inventor Block
Signals Retires
BAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. March 6.-W.
W. Slater, known as tho dean of signal
engineers, has rctlrod on a pension after
fifty years' scrvlro with tho Southern
Paclflo railroad. Slator is credited with
the discovery of tho principle of the auto
matic block signal, which he Invented.
He began work as a newsboy on the Co
lumbus, PIqua & Indiana lino.
Tomorrow the Best
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Comics
with
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WILSON MAKESHIT IN LONDON
British Papers Praise His Message
on Canal Tolls.
EXAMPLE OF STRAIGHT DEALING
Westminster Gnaette Commends Ills
Attitude to the Consideration
of the DIplmnnlN of the
(lid World.
LONDON, March fl. Laudatory com
ments on President Wilson's message to
congress aro published In most of the
newspapers of this country today. The
government organ, the Westminster Oa
zotte pays tho highest compliments to
President Wilson for Jils attitude In re.,
R"JC4.t, the question of Panama tolls, uj
I '"It Ifl hot alwnv m.ivnnlJ ' J ll.tl' l!
statesman of another country as' a 'Just
juugq wncn ho advocatcn .your eAUee
against 1
We CAn
a section-of Ills ori. cquntrylneri. 'resolution today calling on-Presldeht Wll
not rofrnltt, however, frdrp ex- son to explain what" rhatters "of even
pressing respectful admiration 6f the
courage ahd manliness, with which Presi
dent WlUon handles tlip Panama tolls
qtiestlnn.
"The president of the United States seta
,ttv f"!!! tralRht deollni which
...... w ...wviiiiiiciiucu iu Mipiumais or tno
old world. Other statesmen In other coun
tries are capable of doing the thing he
has done, but moat of them would search
"ibout for diplomatic phrases or mako-bo-lleve
arguments to savo the faces of their
governments or to conceal frcm their own
public that they aro proposing a chango
of policy,
"It Is a great example. If the people of
tho United States respond to It, as we
feel confident they will do. they will havn
done much more than adjust tho differ
ence between them and us with regard to
me iiay-i'auncefoto treaty. They will
have set a precedent of profound Import
ance to tho whole world."
Referring to President Wilson's mcn
tlon of "other matters of even greater
(Continued on Page .Two.)
Canadian. Lumberman
Says Reciprocity
Would Carry Now
n . ..
uozvz iS'i:
! SdwaX TZTrTJ:
, I'nvb in
Septembsr, 1911, was wronir. T...t
C6 per cent of Cnnada's business was with
the United States and 54 per cent of tho
foreign trade of the United States was
with Canada, Tha Is .not based on sentl
mont; It pays you and it pays us. We
hope that It will go on Increasing every
year. Trado Is tho forerunner of peace
and tho vanguard of progress, "
C W. HARTRIDGE, THAW
LAWYER IS DISBARRED
NEW YORK. March C.-Cl.fford W.
Hartrldge, counsel for Harry K. Thaw at
his first trial for the killing of Stanford 1
I White, was disbarred from the practice
01 law ny me appellate division of tho
supreme court. The court found that
Hartrldge had spent ,000 to Induce
women witnesses who might have testl-i
fled ngulnst Thaw to leave the city, I
uaniei o'ltellly, another of the Thaw
lawyers, died not long ago nfter serving
a term on Blackwcll's Island for recelv
Ing stolon property.
Art Dealer Insnlveut.
1 CHICAGO, arch 6.-LlabiIltles of. more
than ll.OfiO.ftVi aro said to be Involved in
the receivership established here today
for Moulton & nickots, dealers In paint.
Ings, etchings and art obJectH. Ono of the
largest creditor Is Arthur Tooth & Co.,
of London and New York, whose claim
Is eald to amount to moro than 2W,eco.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
BILL FOR REPEAL OF
TOLLS EXEMPTION
REPORTED TO HOUSE
Only Four Members of Committee on
Commerce Go on Record as
Against Proposition.
BILL IS SHORT AND TO THE POINT
It Strikes Out Single Sentence in
Original Measure.
ADMINISTRATION IS ACTIVE
Every Effort Being Made to Push
Bill Through in Jig Time.
QUESTION FOR THE PRESIDENT
Senator Polndexter Introduces Itri
olullnn Ask'lnir Uxecatlrc Menn
Inir of Reference to Mntter
of (Irenter Hellene?'.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The t!lmi
bill to repeal the Panama tolls exemption
was favornbly reported by tho house com
merce committee today by a vote of 17
to 4. Representatives Dorcmus of Michi
gan (democrat), Knowland of California
(republican), O'S'naughnessy of Michigan
(democrat) and I.afo.rty of, Washington
(progressive), opposed it.
Tho bill as reported by the commltteo
la brief and to the point. It simply pro
vfdes that tho sentence In the Panama,
canal act reading: "No tolls shall bo
levied on vessels engaged in the coastwise
trado of the United Stales!' shall bq re
pealed. Members who voted against it
pointed out that another provision rein.
Ing to minimum tolls also must be re
pealed or tho whole question will ho
open nnd tho United Stntes may In Its
discretion allow American vessels free
use of tho canal.
Chairman Adamson Immediately began
work on a report to tho house and do
dared ho would pi ess the repeal Just as
rapidly as possible. Thu committee also
voted to nsk for a special rule to cxpedtto
the repeal. With three days allowed for
the minority report it Is probable no
effort will bo mado to take up the bill In
the houso before next Thursday.
At the White House thero was oven
evidence the administration was pushing
for action.
Later today Chairman Adamson filed
tho committee's report. It was a lengthy
defonso for a repeal and emphatically
denied that tiny Influences other than
those jOf national honor and good faith
wero working for a change In the law.
aUKSTKIN FOR. TUB EYEjCUTlVK
Resolution AaVW far 3ennkiiar of n
VXiiia? Iti oil eMastV
WASHINdTON. March fl.-snntnr
Polndexter. Drocresilt-.
greater delicacy arid hearer consequence"
ho referred to In his address to congress
yesterday as depending on the repeal of
tho Panama tolls exemption.
The resolution, with a similar one by
, Senator Jones, republican, of Washington
went over for a day tinder tho rules.
At tho Whllo House yesterday tho
president when questioned about that
fcaturo of his address, explained tljat he
n n-ant to say that It was very awkward
to deal with foreign nations which took
the position that tho United States did
not live Up to Its treaty obligations. That
purlcular phraso of tho address, however,
was widely discussed in official and con-'
grctslonal circles and many constructions
wee applied to It.
W. POST WINS HIS
RACE AGAINST DEATH
s ROCHESTER, Minn., March 1-C. W.
.Post won his raco with death half across
the continent when his special' train ar
rived at the Great Western depot In this
city at 9:2S o'clock this morning, Just
three and one-halt hours ahead of sched
ule time.
V
Waking up .
the retailtr
Not many r e t a 1 1 e r a aro
asleep, but many slumber. That
is, many retailers are so used
to their bualneaB that they are
not nlwnya as wide awako to
their opportunities as they
might be.
This is not sermonizing
just a frank statoment of fact.
There aro perhaps retailers
who have in their stores many
kinds of merchandise that the
people want.
There aro othor retailers
whose stocks might bo cleaned
up undesirable merchandise
might be eliminated a n d a
fresh stock of the kind peoplo
ask for substituted.
This results in a bigger busi
ness, makes more pleased cus
tomers, and requires loss capi
tal than tha old-fashioned way.
Manufacturers are tolling
the people what's what. Live
retailers are co-operating with
them and putting now life Into
their business.
It!s JiiBt as Important for a
retailer to keep his finger on
the pulse of newspaper Adver
tising as it is for the manufac
turer to keep posted on the.
prjees of raw materials.
The reading public today is
a "llvo wire" public. It is in
formed. It knows what It
wants and gets it.
The retailer who won't rec
ognize this movement and
make himself a part of it, miss
es an opportunity.