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Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-20
I'm GOD WE TRUST" TO STAY
House Committee on Coinage Votes
Against President ROOse-
VeIt's Ruling.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-President Roose-
welt was overridden today by the house
committee on coinage, weights and meas
ures, when by unanimous vote It was
agreed TO report favorably the Mckinley
lll) bill requiring the restoration TO gold
and silver coins Of the national motto In
God We Trust" During the discussion
Representative Knowland of California,
being in a facetious mood moved that the
committee further recommend the placing
upon all clearing house certificates the
biblical inscription Il know that my Re
deemer liYeth.'
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-20
JUDGES TAKE STOESSEL CASE
Evidence In and Members of Court
Retire to DeIiberate-Ver-
diet Thursday.

ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 19.-The court
which has been trying General Stoessel for
the surrender of Port Arthur to the Japan
ese retired for deliberation at noon today,
ordering General Stoeesel and the other
defendants in the courtmartial proceedings
Geuerals Fock and Reiss, to appear Febru-
afy 20 at IL o'clock in the morning, when
sentence is expected to be pronounced.
Sentries have been stationed at the doors
leading TO the judges room, which has been
provided with beds, et~fHlnd indicates the
judges anticipate struBaie in their efforts
TO reach a verdict ~
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-20
RlDeELY WILL GO OVER PLANS
Comptroller Persistently Says He Has
No Intention of Leaving
His Position.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb i9.-W. r.
Ridgely comptroller OF the currency. ar
rived here this morning from the east to
go over with the stockholders of the failed
National Bank OF Commerce their plans for
recognising that institution. Tomorrow
the stockholders of the National Bank of
Commerce are to hold an election to choose
directors, who subsequently viii elect a
new president Mr.. Ridgely has been asked
to assume the direction Of the rcorganlzed
bank. He has persistently said that he
has no intention Of leaving the office of
comptroller.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-20
BURLINGTON GAMBLERS TO GO
Attorney General of Iowa Continues
Campaign for Law Enforce
ment in state.

BURLINGTON, Ia, Feb. 19-Acting in
accordance with Attorney General Byers'
campaign for law enforcement in Iowa,
the Civic Federation has notified the mayor
and all other responsible officers that the
gamblers must be driven out of Burlington
at once. The president of the Civic FEEDER.
alton has received a Letter from Attornej
General Byers offering all the assistance
he can give in the enforcement OF the law
in this city. They propose to make the
campaign a strong one.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-20
THAW NOT TO ASK DIVORCE
DeRies RumOr that He COntemPlates
bringing Proceedings Against
His Wife.

MATTEAwAN. N. " Feb. 1S.-Harry X.
Thaw today denied the reports that be has
begun or is about TO begin proceedings to
secure a divorce from his wife, Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw. letter was sent to Thaw at
the state hospital for the insane asking
him to reply TO the following question:
Have you begun or are you about 10
begin divorce proceedings against Evelyn.
Thsw returned The answer; Mes
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-20
Dubouchet given Freedom.

ODESSA, Feb 19.-Dr. Dubouchet, the
American citizen who was arrested re-
Gently in this city on the charge Of being
connected with the revolutionary organ
ization, was released today, but he was
ordered to leave Russia within ten days.
He probably will join his wife in Switz-
erland. Mrs. Dubouchet is a Russian
woman of noble birth. 1t has been declared
that she spent a large part of her fortune
in aiding the Russian revolutionary move
ment.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-20
BRYAN GRATlFlED WITH OHIO
Meetings in Columbus Have Left Him
IN a Pleasant Frame of
Mind.

COLUMBUS. O., FeG. ls.-wnuam ].
Bryan left Columbus today for Hamilton,
O.. where he win make an address In the
evening. Mr.. Bryan breakfasted early at
the Southern hoteh where he retired after
his speech at Memorial hall last night.
Many OF his friends Joined him in his room
at the hotel today and bid him goodbye.
Mr. Dryah expressed himself as being very
much pleased with his reception in Colum-
blIS
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-20
FATHERS ARMS MISS CHILD
Baby and Neither Injured In Lean
from Third story Tene-
nNent.

BOSTON, Feb. ls.-Mrs Mary Mcdonald
and her ls-months old baby were danger
ously injured in escaping a fire in their
tenement in fremont street today. The
husband, Patrick Mcdonald. juaiped to
the street from the third floor without
sustaining serious injury and the wife
threw her two babies to him. The first
4 months old, he caught IN his arms safely.
but the older one fell TO the street The
woman herself received 4 fractured skull
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-20
SANTA FE CUTS DOWN FORCE
Announcement Made that Eighteen
Per Cent of Men VIII he
Discharged.

TOPEKA. Kan. Feb. 1s-It is announced
here today that the Atchison. Topeka &
Santa Fe Railway company has ordered o
reduction Of Is per cent In the mechanical
department all over the system. Two
hundred were discharged this afternoon In
the Topeka shops Reductions were made
In other Kansas shops.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-20

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Feb. l9-The
Missouri state democratic committee met
here today and decided to hold the state
convention here on May %. Jefferson City
won the convention over Springfield by q
10 " vOtal
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-20
PRICES BRING The BUYERS
Wholesalers Of Omaha Are Securing
the Western Trade.
BUSINESS ON AN UP GRADE
Commissioner Guild signs Bunches of
Checks for Car Fare for Large
Number of Country
Merchants.

Evidence that Omaha will attract this
spring larger number of buyers than ever
before, regardless of financial conditions
which have prevailed in the country for
three months, was given by ]. NJ. Guild,
commissioner OF the Commercial club,
Wednesday, when he signed half hun
dred checks for the car fare of merchants
coming to Omaha to buy goods.
The season for buying goods is usually
from February to March 1, but It will be
late this year and the merchants meetings
are to be continued until April l, the whole
salers of Omaha agreeing to pay the car
fare OF their customers who come to the
city during that time. The uncertainty of
the weather has been about as much re-
sponsible for the late season as any other
reason. The merchants have waited for
the present snow storm. They knew it was
coming and when to buy spring goods has
been a matter of mystery to them. But
from the number who arrived Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of the present
week It is evident that the stream will be
continuous until the first OF April and will
probably reach its height about the first
week of March.
Car Fare to Tell story.
I'm view of the general conditions
throughout the country the trade conditions
are surprisingly good" said Mr. Guild "In
both wholesale and retail lines the leading
houses report a decided increase in bust
ness. 1t was generally supposed that the
first part Of February would show a de-
crease, while as a matter of fact the busl-
ness has been better than normal all along
the line. l believe the amount Of car fare
which will be paid by the Omaha whole
salers will tell the story at the end Of the
season. The spring trade will show as
large an increase over the trade of last
fall as the fall trade showed over the
spring trade of a year ago
Commissioner Guild calls attention to the
fact that Omaha is becoming known as
the market city Of the west where the
merchants Of the country secure as good
values as they would get on the eastern
markets and save the freight or better
Another factor which is bringing large
numbers OF merchants to Omaha is the re-
fund of car fare. But one other city on
the Missouri river is as generous to its
customers as the wholesalers of Omaha,
and the Omaha merchants deserve the
credit for starting the movement, all other
cities being "after it,"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-20
Boost for TeIephone Capital.

CHICAGO, Feb. l9-The state OF Illinois
has given the Chicago Telephone company
permission 10 increase the comDany's can't
tai Of S2o,o 900 TO t50s0OosO0o.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-20
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
Thursday, February 20, 1908.
THE wEArzER.

For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Fair Thursday; rising temperature.
For Nebraska-Fair Thursday; rising
temperature.
For Iowa-Fsir Thursday; rising temper
ature.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-20
Iowa OentraI TIed Up.

NJ MARSHALLTOWN, Ia, Feb. 19-The
blizzard has completely tied up traffic on
the Iowa Central. In the drifts near Gif-
ford a passenger train is showed in. The
Chicago & Northwestern train with two
locomotives and double sections for through
trains is from four TO seven hours late.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-20
TraIna stIIl Delayed.

BEATRICE, Neb., Feb. l9.-tSpeclal Tele-
gram 1.-THE railroads have not yet recov-
cred from the effects of yesterdays storm
Burlington passenger No. 9s left Beatrice
last evening for Nebraska City and be-
came stalled I'm a snowdrift two miles east
Of town, where 1t remained all night
Roadmaster Wright Of Tecumseh and one
OF his men walked to town and this morn
ing secured an engine from Wymore to
pull the train out OF the drift. The pas
sengers suffered no III effects as a result
of the delay. The Rock Island has not had
a train through here for two days and
trains on the Burlington and Union Pacific
are badly delayed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19
TAFT ANNOUNCES
KNOCKS APPOINTMENT

Augusta, Ga, Dec. 1S.--President-
elect Taft tonight announced the a2-
pointment of United States Senator
Philander G. Knox of PENNSYLVANIA as
secretary of state in his cabinet.
The announcement followed the re-
Eceipt by MI. Taft of a telegram convey
ing the Information from Mr.. Knox that
he would accept the premiership of the
Taft cabinet.
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator II. g,
KncX, who will be secretary Of state In
+ President Tafts cabinet tonight dis
cussed his selection with the Associated
Press.
ct is true, as Mi Taft has an.
nounced," he said, that | have ac-
cepted his invitation TO enter his cab-
net as secretary of state. / have htLi
the offer under consideration for some
time, and have been persuaded by those
with whom ! have consulted, III and
out of the state of Pennsylvania, that
it is my clear duty to accept. | Viii
leave the senate with great regret, as
have enjoyed It's duties and associtL-
Will lay down the commission of the
people of Pennsylvania who nave 50.
splendidly supported me by their APP
prevail of my public service
When asked whether he would rather
remain in the senate than accept the
cabinet portfolio, Senator Knox replied
that never having served rs secretary
of state he could really make no COM
parson.
with me-" he added, public service
is duty which ] accept not because
of any honor which ] feel | may de-
rive therefrom, but because ] feel
owe 1t to my state and to my country.
have therefore accepted philosophic-
ally the offers which have come to NE.
being content to remain where l was,
serving as l felt that l was doing my
duty as a citizen thereby.
No man. he continued, should en-
ter public life for the sake of the honor
which he will receive or which he can
drawn therefrom Duty is the only
motive which should actuate any man
in accepting the responsibility"
Senator Knox's first appearance as
a public figure was when he entered
the cabinet of William Mckinley as at
torney-general in 1901. He WAS con-
tinued in the office by President Roose-
Welt and served until he resigned IN
1904 to accept the appointment of sen
ator from Pennsylvania.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19
PANAMA CANAL AFFAIRS,
senate Committee Ready TO Take U
ANY Sort of Investigation.

Washington, Dec ls.--.rhat the SEN
ate committe on interoceanic canals is
prepared to take up any sort OF an
investigation of canal affairs that may
be demanded by any member of the
committee was asserted today by Sena-
tor Httredge of South Dakota chair
man Of the committee. Thus far there
have been no demands upon the COM
mittee, and as there has not been a
meeting during the present session OF
Congress It cannot be ascertaIned what
action Will be taken. TT has been
the policy of the senate committee"
said Mr.. Kittredse today ITO call Wit
nesses at any time a demand is made by
any member of the committee, and I
purpose. to continue that policy.
will originate With Democratic mem
bers.
An Investigating resolution was Of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19
PRESIDENT PREPARING
EVIDENCE FOR CONGRESS

Washington. Dec. ts.-President
Roosevelt has begun preparing for
submission to Congress u mass of evil
t!cnce upon Which he based the state
ments In his annual message regard
ing the secret service and for which
the Perkins resolution passed yester-
day In the house called upon the pres
ident to produce. The amount of work
necessary to put this evidence in shape
for presentation to Congress, is 50
great that it will not be ready to
send 10 the house until after the
Christmas recess.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19
PHILIPPINE JUDGE RESIGNS.

washington, Dec. 1S.-James +.
Tracey of Albany, N. Y, an associate
justice Of the supreme court of the
Philippines, has resigned. and the res
ignation has been accepted by the
president. Judge Tracey desires to fc-
turn to law practise. Several months
ago he declined an appointment to
membership on the Philippine commits
sion.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19
WE!ssER-LOW COMPANY.
Involuntary Petition in Bankruptcy
Filed Against Pittsburg Concern.

ffalw!9Ddh-g YearssYhH.....a. Sc
Pittsburg, Dec. 1S.--An involuntary
petition in bankruptcy against the
Weisser-Low company, operating a
large department store in this city, has
been filed in the United States court,
and Thos. H. Sheppard has been APP
pointed receiver. His bond was
placed at 100000.
The proceedings were brought by
Fl. B. Claflin company, Tafft-Weller
company. and H. L. Judd company, all
OF New York City
The receiver has been given author
ity to continue the business until at
ter the holiday season.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19
INDEPENDENTS CAUTIOUS.

That may be true as far as steel
rails are concerned replied Judge
Gary. but qualified his answer by say
ing he did not mean that the steel
corporation had hold on the indus
try, but that tho independents recog
nized the advlsability OF maintaining
one price.
Suppose the United states Steel
corporation put the price UP to $50 q
ton, do you think there is an inde-
pendent manufacturer who would not
mark his price up to $50 ton because
you had marked yours up?"
81 cannot say was the reply. Tex
cept that I think they would mark the
price up
Judge Gary admitted that the steel
corporation could drive the independ-
cnts out of business in a competition
because the steel corporation can pro-
duce rails cheaper than the indepcnd-
.cnts.
{ Judge Gary SAID that Rthe steel cor
5poration could not survive In the tin
plate industry without a tariff possibly
less than the present duty on this ar
3ticle.
STEEL, TRUST PROFITS.
Representative Clarke wanted to
know how much profit the United
I
Judge Gary said that the interest paid
8out amounted to s1S0.T1l 900; the divi-,
fdends paid out s262, 1894 900; that sur
plus of $97, $4,000 has been accumulat-
ed and that sl63.694,O00 has been paid
out for construction. He said that the
total profits on the capitalization APP
proXimated 731 per cent. The United
States Steel corporation. according to
Judge Gary, is capitalized at $3.50, PSI 900
t., Mt ,ty nd In,
common stock, and the bonds of the
corporation amounted to s4S0199,000, on
which the rate Of interest Is 5 per
cent. The subsidiary companies have
Il total bond issue Of S125,346,000, he
said.
Representative Underwood asked
Judge Gary il he agreed with Mr..
Schwab, who testified that the cost of
labor on a ton of pig iron in this coun-
try and England is about the same
and that the increase cost of labor In
this country is due to increased effici-
ency and improved methods.
This is probably correct In regard
10 the pig iron. but it is not so Of
,ot.lcr steel products, he replied. THE
corporation manufactures annually 10
to II million tons of pig iron and
the same quantity OF finished steel. in
GLIDING steel rails, structural steel, steel
WIRE products, Sucn as lldliS. Ience anu
piano wire, tubes and tin plate"
What percentage of the iron produce
ton is turned out by your company"
asked Chairman Payne.
Last year ALL per cent of all.
''Would you be adverse to our secur-
ing the figures that you originally fur
nished to the bureau of corporations
as confidential information?" asked Mr..
ayPne.
II would be willing that the COM
mittee should have that data for it's
own information" replied Judge Gary.
Chairman Payne said he could not
promise that the newspaper men would
not get hold of the figures, as the COM
mittee believed the public should have
the benefit of all Information presented
to the committee.
"Well," said Judge Gary, 81 will an
sswer in the negative; we are not adj
verse to the committee having those
figures"
It was announced by the committee
today that Andrew Carnegie will APP
pear before it Monday.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19

There are a few tables left at the
Louvre, for Christmas eve and New
Years eve, but If you wish to reserve
one, you must telephone today. Adj
mission by card only on those nights.
Walter Vesant was so long connected"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19
a rooTBALn VICTIM.

Ia Porte. Ind. Dec. 1s.---Frark Han
nm of this city. died today at Seattle.
wash of injuries received in Q foot
ball game. He was rs years old.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19
AN AWFUL MOMENT.

On Christmas Eve at the Crescent
Theater. All this week. phe greatest
picture ever turned out by the Bio
graph.---A. Judge MAYBE.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19
TRUST AGREEMENT

isn't it true that you have such a
control that If you fixed the price none
of the independent manufacturers
would dare to set a price below yours?"
asked MI. Clark
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19

The other items which go to make up
the $3.50, he said, are: Coke. SLID;
limestone, 1896, scrap, 16c. cinder and
scale $11c: labor, material and operat-E
ing cost. $1.35, and depreciation, Acc.
An important declaration made by the
steel rnagnate was that the ore Is now
poorer in quality than formerly, and
that the cost of production Is there
fore Increased. 81
FAIR RETURNS.
No railroad that is able to pay SIS
a ton for rails has gore without them
because they cost $2S said Judge.
Gary. II think this question should
be approached from different stand-
point. / don't think a manufacturer,
on account of the tariff or anything
else, should get more than a fair return
on his Investment. If he does not
charge a fair price he ought to be
compelled to sell for less
Mr.. Clark inquired how Judge Gary
proposed to prevent the manufacture
ers from charging q price that gave
them more than fair return on their
investment.
"By publicity and government con-
troll of the manufacturers" he re-
sponded.
Tho price of steel rails was fixed
in 1899 at conference of steel manu-
facturers and with tho advice Of pos
sibly few railroad commissioners as
to what would be a fair price for rails.
Since that time the steel nanufactur-
ers have adhered to that price and I
doubt IL any would change 1t without
the Others They have no
agreement and do not have any meet
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19

Piles Cured in to ID Days.
s PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any case of Itching. Blind. Bleed
ing or Protruding Piles In to IA days.
or money refunded soc.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19
9 .
Humphreys seventy-seven
breaks up Grip and
COL )
STARTS TIE BLOOD, Etc

fered In the house by Representative
Rainey of Illinois. which Is said To have
been offered at the suggestion Of the
Democratic national committee follow
ing the publication in certain Demo-
cratic and independent newspapers OF II
by the sale OF the canal property to the
United States. Senator Culbcrson,
chairman OF the minority caucus of the
senate, was intimately connected with
tional campaign and is member of
the senate canal committee, but las not
yet taken cognizance of the house rcso-
luton
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-14
Modern Farm Methods
AS Applied in the South
Notes of Interest to Planter
Fruit Grower and Stockman

tba;r use or improvident their waste
is hardly alarming; not so, however
with potash.
Bear in mind that the exhaustion
Of potash is twice as fast as with
the other two essentials combined'
then the further fact that there IS
bnt one known source of commercial
potash supply in the world-the pot
ash salts of Germany.
The point of this whole matter is
here: There is no need for the con-
tinuation of the condition which now
exists. Erosion of soils must always
continue so long as water falls on
the earth, but the present enormous
and alarming waste Of fertility Is
needless.
The grass covered virgin prairies
and forest covered hills gave up COM
paratively little of their stored UP
fertility to the waters percolating
through them. Mans improvidence
is responsible for present conditions
Reforesting our denuded timber
lands, and the practice of rational
cultural methods will conserve the
national heritage Of fertile lands
H. E. Stockbridge. j..