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Arizona republican., 1906-03-25

national convention which must ratify any action taken by the joint confer ence would not allow any district ;o sign a joint scale and to work with other districts .dle. even if such action were indOrsed b-- the national officers.
 The statement was made today by a national officer Of the United Mine workers that. according to the con structiOn by President Mitchell of the by laws, governing the central states agreement, no contract can be signed with less than fifty per cent Of the operators. This was explained to mean individual operators and not operatoFs controlling fifty per cent of the ton mage of the district involved in the con tract.
 It is stated that both operators and miners are playing waiting game as each side desires to throw upon the other the responsibility for strikc-
 When the joint scale committee re- ports disagreement to the joint con ference the fight will be renewed upon the floor and the finality viii then soon be reached Ts.e operators and miners of the southwestern district will determine their positions after the dis cussion in the central competitive dis trict has been concluded
Arizona republican., 1906-03-25
SEVEN WERE KILLED
 ENROUTE TO REUNION
Three Generations of One Family
 Included in the Slangbttr.

Sunbury, Pa. March 24.-Seven per sons, representing three generations of one family were killed today on the Philadelphia and Reading railway at Hass Crossing, one miles south of this place. The dead are: c. w. Neidig. aged 63 years; Clarence Neidig, aged H; Silas Neidig. aged 36, sons of the first named; Mrs. Clarence Neidig aged 90 and their three children, Mary aged f years. Blanche aged 6 years and Gil- bert, aged years.
 There was to be a family reunion to morrow at the home of c. w. Neidig at Augustaville, a small village near here and the latter had driven t0 c1le home of his sons to convey the party to Augustaville.
 The wagon containing the seven per sons was crossing the railroad tracks when an express train dashed into the vehicle. The occupants of the wagon were thrown or dragged many feet by the locomotive, and their bodies were terribly mangled.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-25

'Who is president oe the Standard Oil company of Indiana?"
 ID. A Moffatt, ' think
 Do -ron know Walter c. Teagle?"
 Yes"
 You said before that MT. TeagIe was in some foreign business. Is that in connection with tho Standard On?"
 'I understand so."
 Where IS MT Moffats officer"
 "I believe t $ at 2e Broadway"
 Did --ou never have conference with MT. Moffatt thcre?"
 q have"
 Was 3t on buisness connected with the bushes of the Standard oil com pany of Indiana, and did you meet him at 26 Broadway"
 '1 presume that it was, I don't recall now
 You know Of tie existence of the Waters-Pierce Oil company of Missouri do you nOt?"
 'I have heard of it." replied Mir Rogers.
 Mir Hadley then read a question ask ed at the previous hearing which charged that the Waters-Pierce com pany and the Republic Oil compan- and the Standard Oil company of In- diana, were doing business in Missouri in violation Of thct states antitrust law.
 "Is ;t not 9 fact that the stock of these three companies is held in the Standard oil company of New Jersey or by some person or persons in trust for it or 2 combination trust. confeder- ation or management" the attorney general asked.
 My Knowledge is extremely limited as to such details" answered MT. Rogers.
 Judge Johnson. one of the attorneys for the Standard oil company. then had it noted on the record that the Standard oil company would admit that the standard oil company stock of the Republic oil company and the Watcrs-Pierce company, and the Standard oil of Indiana was held in trust by the Standard Oil Of New ter sey.
 Judge Johnson admitted that the
Arizona republican., 1906-03-25
WILD WASTE
 IN PRINTING
House Undertakes COrreC-
 tiOn of Abuses
The Senate Bill Taking the Lid of at Annapolis Needs Only the Pres ident's Signature.

Washington, Mar 24.-Two joint resolutions designed to correct some of the most "glaring abuses and inc qualities in the present system of public printing and binding were in- troduced today by Representative Landis. of Indiana. and were accom- panied by a preliminary report of the printing Investigating committee ex- blaming the necessity for immediate reforms
 One resolution provides that public documents and reports printed for congress may be issued in numerous editions, instead of one edition, as 's the case at present and authorizes tj.e joint committee on printing to esta0- fish rules and regulations from time to time for the guidance of the public printer in the issuance of documents
 These resolutions, the report explains is necessary to cure the eXtravaGant printing of documents which are never distributed. The second resolution in troduced by MT. Landis provides complete change in the allotment of the expeditures for printing and bind
Arizona republican., 1906-03-25
FEDERATION
 IN POLITICS
Decisive Action Taken by
 GOmperS' Association
Working Men of All Parties are Urged to Get Together on Election Days.

Washington, March 24.-The execu- tive council Of the federation of labor today reaffirmed its decision and the decision of the American Federation of Labor relative to political action as follows:
 We reaffirm as one of the cardinal principles Of the trade union move ment that the working people must unite and organize. irrespective of creed, color, sex, nationality Or politics.
 That the American Federation of Labor most firmly and unequivocaIly favors the independent use of the bal! lot by the trade unionists and work ing men. united, regardless of party that we may elect men from our own ranks to make new laws and admins ter them along the lines laid down in the legislative demands of the Ameri- can Federation os Labor, and at the same time secure an impartial jud. ciary that will not govern us by ar bitrary injunctions of the courts, not act as the Dliant tools of corporaca wealth.
 .'That as orr efforts are centered against all forms of industrial slavery and economic wrong, We must also di- rect our utmost energies to remove all forms of political servitude and party slavery ao the end that the working people may act as a unit at the polls at every election.
 The policy of questioning candidates for office on questions affecting the interests of labor and the people gen- orally it wcs decided. should be con tinued and more progressively pros . ecuted.
 Treasurer Lennon was authorized to visit Detroit to confer with the presi- dents of the International Association of Longshoremen ard the departments of the pilots association for the pur- pose of securing the co-OpeartiOn of ali of those for the support of the pilots.
 The counci! adjourned to meet on June IS. unless called together in spe- cial session h-- tl-o president.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-25
His Guarded Replies in the Missouri Oil
 Investigation
Attorney General Hadley Believes that Result of Yesterdays Questioning he has Established the Case of His State.

New York, March 24-Henry H. Rogers, vice president Of the Standard oil company, was the first witness to- day in the investigation conducted by Attorney General Hadley of Missouri, who is seeking to O-st the Standard Oil company of Indiana and companies alleged to be allied with it. from doing business in Missouri.
 Attorney General Hadley began by asking MT. Rogers if he is 9 stock holder in the Standard Oil company If Indiana, and MT. Rogers said he was. Do you know anything of the con- ditions of the sale of oil in Missouri?' he was asked.
 Not in detail"
 Do you know of any division of the business in Missouri relative to the sale of oil between the respondent compan- ies, the Waters Pierce and the Re public oil company
 II do not
 Do you own or control any stock Tn the Waters Pierce company yourself or through another person.
 'I do not"
 Do you know N. N. Van Buren,"
 "I have heard of him."
 He is d son-in-law of John D. Arch bald. is he not?''
 'So I have understood
 "Is II. M. Tilford 9 director of the Standard Oil company
 'I don't know. l don't think SO"
 Do you know what business he is in?7
 eI think ha is connected with the Continental company
 Has MT. Tiford an office at z6 Broadway"
 "I think he has"
 "Is the business of the Standard Oil company of Indiana controlled in Mis- souri by any trade committee with or fees at 2s Broadway"
 Not .o my knowledge.
 What business connection have yoI, if any. with the business of selling and refining petroleum in Missouri?'' - ..I have none"
 fYou swear that part of the business is controled and managed by others ?'
 fYes, the detail work is.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-25

admission was made for the purpose of the present litigation
 Judge Priest, also counsel for the Standard Oil company, said the stock showing in the stock book of the Wa ters- Pierce company is standing in the name of M. M. Van Buren was held in the interests of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey, and that they made that admission for the pur- pose of this litigation.
 It is expected that when tne hearing is resumed next week Attorney Gener- al Hadley will commence his efforts to prove the second portion of his case, namely, that the management of the Waters-Pierce company and Re public Oil company, as well as the Standard oil company of Indiana, is directed from 26 Broadway in thIs city under the supervision of the officers of the Standard oil company
 At the conclusion of today's nearing Assistant Attorney General Lake serv- ed upon Lawyer Hagerman, repre- senting the defense, an order requiring his clients to produce on Monday next ever a hundred letters that are said to have passed between the respU1G- ent companies in the west and 26 Broadway. In each instance the order ClltS tlle iilllc OL DOln WIlleI anu ..E- cipient as well as the date the letter was mailed.
 These letters it is understood, are expected to disclose the control of the two companies operating in Missouri by the Standard Oil, and show that even the detail Of the management is directed from 26 Broadway Attorney General Hadley expects a contest over the admission os this evidence.
 Lawyer Hagerman of the Standard oil company said at the conclusion ot the hearing today that he felt rather pleased at the result of the days work Speaking of the admissions made as to the stock ownership Of the two com panies. he called attention to the fact that they had been made subject to exceptions as to their materiality, a point for the higher courts yet to pass upon. He said he had no doubt that these admissions ultimately would O. thrown out by the higher court while Attorney General Hadley seemed 70 think that he had practically proved his case.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-25
POLISH DISORDER.

Warsaw. Mar 24.-The paymaster of the Vistula railroad was today shot by robbers, who seized $3,500 from him.
 Owing to continual robberies. the authorities are placing sentries at the doors of private banks. Thirty-four girls working in Kindler's mills at Pabianice, ten miles southwest of Lodz. on refusing to join a strike to- day were poisoned by a powder that was strewn upon the floor of the mill. One of the girls died from the effects of the poison and the remainder are seriously i'll. ten of them not being eX- pected to recover.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-25

ing with a view to making heads of departments and chiefs of bureaus re- spOnsible for the amounts expended with their authorization. In the last fiscal year the appropriation for print ing and binding for congress and the executive departments was $5.GS1 ,395. Of this sum, $2,745,75O was allotted to the departments and $3,336,645 tC con- gress.
 Under this statement congress stands charged with more money for printing than was expended f., all the government departments and inde- pendent offices.
 Hazing at the Annapolis naval acad- emy was dealt with by the house in tne passage of the senate bill with a fouse substitute The action was taken after a protracted debate. which placed on record the impressions Of the special committee, which investi- gated the subject recently and a se- we're criticism of the efforts to con- done hazing by MT. Hepburn, of Iowa.
 Several amendments were proposed to the measure, but all were rejected, save one, making it the duty Of cadet officers to report infractions of the rules as well as other academy au- thorities.
 The bill repeals that portion of the existing law which makes it compul- sorry to dismiss midshipmen guilty of hazing in any degree and substitutes punishment according to the nature of the offense. Cruel and brutal hazing may be punished by. dismissal
 Previous to the hazing bill consider ation, 235 pension bills were passed.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-25

Any girl who boasts 2 beauN
 From Beatrice to Mandy Should have at least box a week
 Of Dorofrio's Cactus Candy.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-25
A SEASON OF FUNERALS.
The Burial of the Dead of the Gen.
 tury Mine.

Philippi. w. Va. Mar. 24.-One body was recovered from the Century mine today and another is known to be still buried under the fall of slate. This increases the number killed by Thurs days explosion 5o twenty The funerals of several of the victims were leld today and the others will be bur jed tomorrow.
 An exhaustive examination of the mine is being made by State Mine In spector J. A. Paul and Coroner ChenO- weth, and as soon as the results of the investigation are known the inquest of the coroner will be held. The explo sion is believed to have been caused by "blOwn-Out shot
 An official of the Century Coal com pany says the actual damage to the mine will not exceed $200, and opera tions will be resumed immediately af- ter the report of the mine inspectors has been receiv l.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-25
IT MAY END TOMORROW

Washington. March 24.-The statc departments advices today from Am bassador White at Algeciras relative to the progress of the Moroccan confer ence at that place were very encour- aging. Details of the communication were not to be had. but il IS stated that they indicate that the conference is approaching a successful termination and this may occur even as early as the next meeting on Monday.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-25
FOR SALE

Ten acre ranch, 3 miles east, in al- faIfa and garden, good house, water in Salt canal, $500.
 Four room brick dwelling with acre of ground. suburban, near car line, $500. Very cheap.
 Three lots with stone warehouse, First avenue and Madison street, S6.000. Snap.
 Seven room frame dwelling near car line, suburban, $17OO. Snap. Bargains in beet, orange and desert land. Large and small tracts.
 E. J. BENNITT Real Estate. Loans and Insurance,
 Surety Bonds.
 is and 1S North Center St.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-25
WEATHER TODAY.

Washington. Mar. 24.-FOrecast for Arizona: Occasional showers Sunday. Monday fair.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-25
NOBODY TO BLAME.
For the Death of Tenny the Prize
 fighter.

San Francisco, Mar. 24.-Polico Judge Cabannis today dismissed the charges of manslaugnter filed against Frankie Neil. Mark Shaughn essy, Spi- der Kelly, John Frayne, Timothy Me Grath. Thomas Burke, and Billy Roche growing out of the death of Harry Tenny after his glove contest with Neil.
 The judge held that there was no evidence to sustain the charges.
Arizona republican., 1906-03-25

FOR SALE-A siX-room. new, mod ern brick dwelling on North Second avenue with bath, screen room, toilet electric lights and gas. E. E. Pascoe 110 North Cente- St.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-03
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
Automobiles in Auditorium Arena
VIII BE Worth This Amount When
All Ready for the Big show.

Tomorrow the first automobile show ever
given in Omaha. or west Of Chicago will
open to the public. Scores of handsome
machines will occupy the big arena before
10 o'clock tonight. The exhibits will occupy
three sides of hollow square, leaving
space about thirty feet wide and $50 feet
long for the spectators. The lighting of the
building has been increased by the run
ming of several strings OF incandesceut
lamps around the arena directly over the
exhibits, insuring the best possible effect
for observation and close inspection of the
machines
The big moving picture show will be in
stalled early Wednesday morning. The
screen will be thirty feet square and will
be stretched just behind the footlights on
the stage The machine will be operated
from the west end of the balcony. Specta-
tors may occupy seats in boxes or in the
balcony during the picture show, or they
may be seated in the automobiles on the
arena floor. The moving pictures will be
shown at $50 and $50. The famous Gordon
Bennett races, the Vanderbilt cup races, a
hazardous automobile trip, an automobile
holdup and many other intensely interesting
and startling feats by expert drivers will
be presented
One Of the most interesting machines in
the building will be mountain climbing
REQ, In which Percy McGarigle has crossed
the continent: Mr.. McGarigle arrived to-
day from the west, on the homeward trip
and his mnchiLe has the soil of every state
between here and California clinging to Il;
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-03
HARD FIGHT FOR NORTHWEST
Rivalry Between Hartman and Hill for
Dominion is Keener ThanEver,
TIME AND DISTANCE ARE ANNlHlLATED
Hartman Meets Hin's North Bank
Project with Plan for
short Cut of His
own.

Strife between Hill and Hartman for the
immense business to the northwest IL be-
coming so animated that railroads are eX-
erting every force to have and maintain
the best line from this section to the
Puget Sound country. Hartman and Hill
are hghtng IL out and the latest move IL
the announcement that Hartman will meet
the North Bank project OF the Hill com
panies with a plan to build cut Oft from
Malad City to Mountain Home, in Idaho,
reducing the Oregon Short Line by l34
miles and also to reduce the running time
of the Chicago Portland special from sew
enty-five to seventy hours.
Two surveying parties have been placed
in the field. one working from Malad City
and the other from Burnley TO find a posi-
bic route
Malad City is the present terminus of the
branch running from ogden northward
along the Malad river. The proposed line
would run nearly due west from Malad
City and intersect the Twin Falls branch
that swings south and west from the pres
ent main line at Mnindoka, Idaho, and
follows the Snake river westward through
a rich country that is becoming the center
Of large and growing irrigation region.
New Country Fast Settling.
q. w. Holdrege, general manager OF the
Burlington has returned from a trip over
the new line which the Burlington is build
ing from Frannie south to Worland. He
was accompanied on his trip by ID. Willard,
vice president of the Burlington. Mi Hol-
drege says the influx of settlers into that
country is remarkable and the present pros
poets were that all available irrigated
land, either under government bitches or
bitches being constructed by private en-
terprise, would soon be taken up.
People in that section are enthusiastic
over the great advance in the price of land
since the coming of the railroads." said
Mr.. Holdrege, "and they are justified in
their ardor, for land under those bitches
is surely worth the price. The owners of
Gil properties are all preparing to work
as soon as springs opens
THE Huntley project on the Yellowstone
cast of Billings will be thrown open 20
settlers this summer This comprises
about 1900 acres and is watered by water
taken from the Yellowstone All con-
tractors are al work on the irrigation
projects in Wyoming, both government and
farming, and that section will be one of
the greatest condensed area farming sec
lions on earth.
March was quite severe in wyoming and
the railroad work did not progress very
fast but we expect to have the line COM
pleted to Worland by the time of the OPEN
ing. The time OF filing is July Is and the
opening is set for August 10"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-03
OMAHA WANTS DRAKE PLANT
Commercial Club Urges Standard
Bridge Company TO Move
Manufactory Here.

The Omaha Commercial club is making
effort TO induce Robert u. Drake TO
move his Standard Bridge company's plant
from Red Oak. Ia, to Omaha, his official
headquarters Red Oak is also making
strenuous effort to have the concern, which
is such big thing for the little town. re-
main there. An effort is being made by
the merchants of Red Oak. to have the
railroads so adjust rates on the shipments
of this concern that IL will be to it's adj
vantage to remain in Red Oak. As the
rates now stand Omaha would he a much
more acceptable place for the locat ton of
the plant, Il is said. besides the many
other inducements offered by a large city.
Last fall Mr. Drake bought a number Of
lots in the Wilcox addition on the Bur
'lington tracks on South Twenty fourth
street. and IL was then understood to nc
his intention Of some day moving his plant
there. At present Mr.. Drake is out OF the
city and could not be seen regarding this
matter
Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-03
FUNDS NOR An STANpsIILL
Subscriptions sun Coming In to y.
w. c. A.-MIss Minard sends
a Contribution.

The hands OF the Young Womens Chris
tian association building fund clock still
stand At &Ss.1ss, the same as Saturday, hut
the subscriptions are not at a standstil
Few OF the solicitors are out Mondays.
but the mails have brought in several en-
couraeing subscriptions. Among them was
one from Miss Jessie Willard daughter of
Senator Willard, and with II came a letter
OF good wishes. Two travelling men. one
from Gleuwood and another from Daven-
port, dropped in at headquarters to express
interest and leave subscriptions class
of young men at the First Presbyterian
Sunday school made up a collection OF Sb
Sunday and an interested member of Han
soon Park Methodist Sunday school gave
$780, Two small daughters Of two members
OF the Young Mems Christian association
board are industriously hemming tea towels
and dish cloths and selling them for the
benefit Of the building fund. while some
high school girls are making fudge and
other homemade candies for sale I'm the
interest Of the cause.
Miss Mary Dunn OF the American COM
mittee, who is one Of the national work.
ers here, goes TO Des Moines Monday even
Ing to organize a committee Of business
men for the raising of $4,000 I'm that city.
This is new plan in connection with the
women's building campaigns. Miss Elnora
Weldy OF Lincoln. state secretary of the
Nebraska Young Women's Christian asso-
citation, arrived Monday to help I'm the
local campaign, and Miss M. Belle Jeffrey.
secretary of the Minneapolis association.
is n guest for the day
The association year closed Saturday
with 1884 members, the largest paid up
membership in the history OF the oiganiza-
ton, 3Ol new names having been added in
addition to renewals OF former members.
The annual meeting will he held Monday
evening April 9. and will he a rally Of all
interested in the building and the associa-
ton.
Several of the women who have given
their entire time to the soliciting are Civ
ing out under the continued work and the
board asks that all having Carriages or
automobiles and willing to lend them place
them at the disposal of these women for a
part of the day.