Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-22
OMAHA SUPPLY DEPOT WAITS
Secretary Taft Too Busy with Other Matters
to Take Up the Question,
PROMISES TO DO so AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Representative Kennedy Appears
Before House Committee 60 Advo-
cate BiII for Medals for
Philippine Soldiers.
,From a stan correspondent

WASHINGTON. April 81. -- Especial
Telegram. Senator Willard and Con-
gresham Kennedy had an interview with
the secretary of war this morning in re-
lation TO bills nov pending to establish
at Omaha a general supply depot for the
duartermaster's department This inter-
view had been arranged before the San
Francisco catastrophe and In consequence
Secretary Taft was not in a position 20
talk of improvements OF the army es
Adjustments when thousands needed help
in the stricken cities of California, AL
though the secretary was a busy man, so
busy that he asked both gentlemen TO ac-
Company him to the White House and
thence to the capitol, he had time enough
to say that he would take M The matter
lust as soon as there was a let-up In the
sending of supplies and taking care of the
homeless on the Pacific coast
Medals Asked for soIdierA.
Representative Kennedy this morning
appeared before the subcommittee of the
house committee on military affairs to adj
vocate the passage Of bill providing
bronze medals for officers and enlisted
men in the volunteer forces who remained
in the Philippines 20 help suppress in
surrectior after their terms of enlistment
had expired. and were afterwards honor
ably discharged The First Nebraska vol
unteers are interested in the measure as
being among the first to reach the theater
of war and al the same time help 20 put
down instruction.
Nebraska Delegates Entertained.
Mrs. John Rose Key, formerly Miss
| Ellinor butcher Of Omaha, gave a lunch
con at the New Willard today in honor
Of the Nebraska delegation and Mrs.
| Donald Mclean, president general Of the
! Daughters Of the American Revolution. In
addition to Mrs. Mclean there we're pres
ent Mrs. Langworthy, state regent of
! Nebraska; Mrs Edison Rich, omaha; Mrs.
| J. Elwood circuit, Lincoln; Mrs. ]. F.
| Tissoit. Seward; Mrs. Wallace Delafeld,
| state regent Of Missouri. Mrs Mary Wood
/ Swift vice president general of California,
| had also accepted the invitation but was
unable to be present owing TO the calamity
which has befallen California In homer
j of the grandson of Francis Scott Key the
orchestra played the Star Spangled Ban
! ner,' and throughout the luncheon dis
coursed patriotic airs. During the lunch
con Mrs. Mclean accepted an invitation 70
visit Nebraska and will be the guest while
I'm Omaha OF Mrs. Edison Rich. Mrs Key
IL the designer OF an emblem for daily
use for the Daughters which has been
designated as the official emblem of the
society and through its sale has contribu-
ted over $500 to the building fund of the
| Continental hotel.
south Dakotans Busy.
South Dakota is having periodical visits
from its representatives I'm congress. Sen
ator Gamble is now in that state looking
after his fences Representative Burke wa,
I'm the state last week, but arrived in Wash
ington today at 1910 At ii 10 Representa.
tive Martin Of Deadwood who is Gambie't
| chief opponent, left for the Black Hills e
continue the woTK Of spiking CANDLES guns
Bill 10 Benent Nebraskans.
Senator Burkett today introduced a bill
to establish the status Of the Nebrask,
state militia. In 1854 the governor Of In,
then territory OF Nebraska was requested
by the federal government 10 organize Z