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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-23

In the matter Of the estate Of FRITZ SPER.
LICH, deceased.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-12-23
EIko Drug Comply
Dealers in

Dealers in
Pure Drugs. Chemicals. Patent
Medicines, Toilet Articles.
Perfumery. Liquors
and Cigars
Orders by Mail Given Prompt Attention
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded From
The Purest Drugs.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-10
TO ENLARGE MISSION FIELD
Host of Young People Meeting mt
Pittsburg 10 Consider Spread of
Religious Work.

PITTSBURG, Pa, March 9.-Five special
trains bringing delegates from Canada and
the north, east, south and west of this
country. arrived here today for the first
international convention of the Young Peo-
pies missionary movement, which convenes
here tomorrow morning for a three days
session. The delegates now in the city
number over 1000 and at least 500 additional
representatives of missionary societies will
arrive before night.
Some of the ablest speakers Of missionary
and educational themes in Great Britain,
Canada and the United States. Japan,
China and India will present the progress
and problems in the home and foreign mis-
sion fields
The purpose is to consider an immediate
advance movement in the mission fields at
home and broad; to realize the success Of
the present campaign of missionary educa-
ton and the necessity of more thorough
and far-reaching educational movement by
mission boards, societies and churches
composed Of 100000 young people ana
Sunday school members OF the United
States and Canada. and perhaps half that
number additional in Great Britain.
The immensity Of the preparations for
the convention makes it impossible to issue
a program. Daily bulletins will be printed
and distributed in the convention hall.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-10
LILLEY DESIRES WITNESSES
Connecticut Representative An
nOunces Names of witnesses I'm
Boat Bribery Hearing.

WASHINGTON, March 9-The special
committee of the house appointed by
Speaker Cannon, at the request of Repre-
sentative Lilley of Connecticut, "to in
vestigate the conduct of the Electric Boat
company of New Jersey and it's predeces-
sor. the Holland Boat company, respecting
the methods employed by said companies
in connection with past or proposed legisla-
tion before congress-" began its investiga-
ton today.
Representative Lilley submitted a list of
witnesses he desired and said he would
like 10 name the order in which they are
called. He also desired an attorney. Mr.
Lilley said he was being shadowed by de-
tectives constantly. An adjournment until
Thursday morning was taken
At the executive session of the committee
It was decided that Mr.. Lilley should be
the first witness called Thursday and sc-
tion on his request that other witnesses bs
called was deferred until an investigation
discloses the persons named are connected
In some way within the scope of the in
quiry. His request that his attorney be
allowed to examine and cross-examine wit
nesses was denied. The committee decided
that the examination should be conducted
by member of the committee and that all
questions to be asked the witness should
be submitted IN writing to this member.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-10
STEVENS KNOCKS ON CANAL
Former Engineer of UndertakinR De-
clares It's Completion WIN
he No BeneAt.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, March s.--John f.
Stevens, vice president Of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad and
former chief engineer OF the Panama canal.
has Issued a statement regarding the lati
ter enterprise in which he prophesies
failure of the undertaking. Mr.. Stevens
says that the canal will not help the
United States In its trade with South
America, as practically ali Of the inhabi-
tants Of the southern continent are on the
east of the Andes Mr. Stevens also says
that our commercial relations with the
islands OF the Pacific and the far east will
be little benefited. Our coal and wheat
centers are inland. Their products have
to be started on their way by rail. When
once loaded on cars 1t would not be cheaper
to ship to the Atlantic and then ship to
the east by the way of the canal than II
would be to send directly to the ports on
our Pacific coast and then get on board
ship Furthermore, Mr. Stevens believes
that our coal supply is fast diminishing
and that China will be the source of future
coal supply. siberla,N he says, will be the
wheat country Of the future. with India
as a close second.
Mr.. Stevens maintains that the Panama
canal will not meet expenses and will cost
more than is expected. The date of the
finishing Of the canal he fixes as jan
uary 1915.
The idea OF the canal being OF great
value to us in times OF warfare since our
naval forces can be quickly sent from one
coast TO the other. he says, is absurd. 1t
would take days for the ships to get around
and during that time hostile shells could
have done their work. Mr.. Stevens be-
lieves that It would be far wiser plan of
defense to put the money that the canal
will cost into a great navy.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-10
JEROME ANSWERS CHARGES
District Attorney of New York Gives
His Reasons for Not
Prosecuting.

ALBANY, N. Y, March 9.--District At
torney Jerome filed today with Governor
Hughes his answer to the charges pre-
ferred against him by William F. King
former president of the New York Mer-
chants association, and committee of
minority stockholders of the Metropolitan
Street Railway company. in which the
governor is asked to remove Mr.. jerome
from office. The answer is a general
denial of the charges. The governor said
he would announce the procedure to be
followed after he had examined The docu-
ment.
The district attorneys answer declares
that the charges against him were based
on assumptions which are purely
gratuitious; that in each instance Of al
legged failure to prosecute, the matter did
not, as a matter of law, constitute a
crime, or, If crime had been committed,
it was by reason of some defect of evil
dence, such as the lack Of eorroboration
where the law forbade a prosecution un-
less there was cOrroboration: impossl-
bility to sustain a prosecution, and that
the law and the obligations of his oath
of office alike forbade him to institute
proceedings in the absence of evidence to
justify them.
Each Of the twenty-three charges
against him was taken up by Mr. Jerome
and answered in detail.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-10
TAFT NAILS THE VoRYS FAKE
story with Alleged OmciaI Backing
as to secretnry'S Policy il
Untrue.

WASHINGTON, March s-secretary
Taft today repudiated on behalf OF his
political manager, Arthur /. Vorys, the
story appearing in certain morning papers
today. credited to the Taft news bureau in
Ohio, which seems to be an effort to show
that should the secretary be elected presi-
dent he would be entirely independent of
the Roosevelt policies and influence. The
secretary, in commenting on the story,
said he had talk with Vorys over the
telephone. but that Vorys had repudiated
the whole thing and said he knew nothing
of its source.
After repudiating the authority of the
story. Secretary Taft was called on the
long distance telephone by Mr.. Vorys, who
said he had found that a subordinate in
his office had taken some excerpts from
Columbus newspaper and had sent them
out in the envelopes of the bureau.
1T was done wholly without authority"
added Secretary Taft, "and is repudiated
by Mr.. Vorys as strongly as by myself"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-10
Farmers Hold Fifty-six Million
Bushels More Than Last Year.
BELOW TEN YEARS AVERAGE
Quantity on Hand About Seven Mill
lion Bushels-Fgures for Decade.
CORN ALSO GOES TO MARKET
Farmers Hold aT.1 Per Cent of Last
Years Crop, Compared with 44.3
Per Cent Held by Them
a Year Ago.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The crop re
porting board OF the Department Of Agri
culture in a bulletin issued today places
the quantity OF wheat In farmers hands OF
March /, 1908. at about s9.5 per cent, equiv.
alent to 1871 600 bushels of last years
crop. as compared with PSI per cent of 2Os
$4,000 bushels of the 1906 crop on hand
March 1. 1907, and 46 per cent or 1929
600 bushels the average for the last ten
years OF the quantity of tho crop on hand
on March 1. 1t is estimated that about
$50 per cent of the crop will be shipped
out Of the county where grown, compared
with 5s.1 per cent of the 1906 crop.
The average for the quantity OF corn IN
farmers hands on March /. 1905, is es-
timated as 81 per cent, equivalent to CO.,
$4,000 bushels of last years crop, as com.
pared with 44.S per cent or 1,29S, 100000 BUSH
els of the 1906 crop on hand March l. 1907,
and S9.4 per cent or Ss2 707 900 bushels. the
average for the last ten years of the
quantity of the crop on hand March 1. 1t
is estimated that about 1870 per cent of the
crop will be shipped out of counties where
grown, as compared with 2S2 per cent OF
the 1906 crop and 1877 per cent the aver
age for the last ten years, so shipped out.
The proportion OF the total crop which Is
merchantable is estimated at III per cent
OF the 1907 crop. s9.1 per cent of the 1905
crop, and $40 as the average OF the last
ten years.
The quantity OF oats I'm farmers hands en-
March /, 1908. is estimated as s5.5 per cent.
equivalent to 267. $4,000 bushels, OF last
years crop, as compared with 1913 per cent
1884, ,461. 900 bushels). OF the 1906 crop on
hand March l. 1907, and S7S per cent (Sl1,-
625,OOo bushels), the average Of the last ten
years OF the quantity of the crop on hand
March /. 1t is estimated that about ESQ
per cent OF the crop will be shipped out of
the counties where grown, as compared
with 27.s per cent OF the 1906 crop. and IA
per cent. the average for the last ten years
so shipped out.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-10
CAR SITUATION IS IMPROVING
Fewer Idle Ones Than at Last CoIIec-
tiOn of Statistics by
Railroads.

NEW YORK. March a-That the decline
in railroad traffic. which reached such
heavy proportions in January, was checked
early In February, is indicated by the most
recent reports OF the committee on car
efficiency OF the American Railway assn
citation. which shows that the number Of
idle cars in the United States and Canada
was smaller by over 5000 cars on Feb
ruary 70 than It had been two weeks ear
Her. That the number OF idle cars is still
80 large as TO give much concern to rail-
road managers cannot be gainsaid, but
some announcement. at least. Is found by
railroad men in the. fact that there are
fewer idle cars now. or were on February
10 than on February s. or at any date. IN
fact, since the beginning OF the year. The
net surplus Of cars on February is is
given as as. 94
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-10
EDEN VALLEY LAND OPENED
WyominE Irrigated District win he
Subject to Settlement First
OF June.

CHEYENNE. Wyo.. March s-Robert S.
Lemon has been appointed commissioner Of
deeds for Wyoming by Governor Brooks to
accept filings for entry under the Carey act
OF congress on the great tract OF irrigable
lands In Eden Valley, sweetwater county,
Wyoming, about TO be opened for settlement.
Mr.. Lemon will open a filing office at
Kansas City. Mo-. and will have charge of
what will be known as the middle west dis
tract.
In Eden valley a large portion of an ex-
tensive irrigation system has recently been
about completed and will furnish water
for the crop season OF 1sOs for about 5000
acres Of the tract already opened, praeti-
cally all Of which has been entered by peo-
pie from many parts OF the country. The
remainder of the tract, over 10000 acres,
will be ready for water during the season
Of 1909 and It is this large body OF land
which It is announced to be opened to pub
lie entry June 1 next. The entire cost of
the entrymen is SSO.5O an acre, including per-
petual water right. The first payment re-
quired is SS.8 an acre and the balance is to
be made in ten annual installments, 80 that
the settlers may pay for the land from the
crops.
This is public land irrigated from the pub
lie domain under the Carey act upon appli-
cation Of the state. Any person q years
old or over is entitled to 1eO acres or less
II he or she has never made use OF the
Carey act, right.
A person having exercised his homestead
right is still entitled to 1eO acres under the
Carey act, under which, unlike the general
homestead law, a person can make entry
for land without leaving home and without
having to go upon the land until after
water is turned on. Thirty days residence
upon the land is required in order to obtain
title The money for perpetual water rights
goes to pay for the construction of the
irrigation works, which are built under the
supervision OF the state and turned over
to the settlers upon completion and settle
ment Of the lands.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-10
METoALF DEFENDS THE BOATS
Secretary of Navy Declares Types Of
Vessels Compare Well.

Vessels Compare Well.
WASHINGTON. March e.-Before the
senate committee on naval affairs in con-
nectIon with the investigation now in
progress, a letter was read today from
Secretary Metealf In which he said;
"OuT ships are not inferior. type for type
in their own period of construction, to ves-
sells OF other navies. On the contrary.
concur in opinions expressed abroad that
our ships are superior"
The secretary stated In the letter that
the Delaware and North Dakota are 70
be equipped with the two stage holsts and
said that there was no longer ground for
contentin as to the location Of the armor
belt.
Rear Admiral Remey said in giving testi-
mony before the committee that he would
locate the armor belt with reference to
the proper load water line when the ship
is equipped to go into battle He also said
that he had never believed in the open
turret
Lieutenant Richard Dwight expressed the
opinion that the armor belt would be about
right II il were possible for ships to get
into action at the designed coal draft bat
II was difficult for them to do so.
Rear Admiral Goodrich testified that
years ago he had called the attention Of
the department TO the defects now COM
plained OF by Mr.. Reuterdahl. He believed
American Dattleships to be good, but said
they could be made better.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-10
BISHOP OF L0ND0N'S APPEAL
English Divine Requests Money and
influence I'm Regeneration of
Metropolis.

LONDON, March 9.-Inspired by the sue
cess OF his experience In Wall street last
October. the Right Rev. Arthur f. W.
Ingram, bishop OF London. made an appeal
in the city this afternoon which he hopes
will largely augment his fund for the
spiritual regeneration OF the metropolis.
The meeting, which was very well at
tended, was held In 81. Mlchaels church,
CornhilL Among those present were the
lord mayor OF London the sheriff and the
most prominent bankers and business men
OF the city IN large numbers, and the edi-
flee was so crowded that not even standing
room could be had.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-10
UNIDENTIFIED DEAD BURIED
Funeral of Children Who Lost Their
Lives in Destruction of Lake.
view school.

CLEVELAND o., March 9.-Twenty-one
little white caskets were placed beneath
the ground in the cemetery IN Collinwood
today. OF these seventeen contained bod
les of the unidentified children who lost
their lives in the burning OF the Lakeview
school last Wednesday. The other four
caskets contained the bodies of identified
children, but were Included in the public
funeral as the expense viii be borne by the
village.
In connection with the public funeral
services will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow
in eight churches of various denominations
in memory of the missing ones.
Following this a public memorial service
was held at the temporary morgue where
the twenty-one caskets lay in a long row.
For this service a large number OF per-
sons had collected sndkY was with great
difficulty that the cr0Rs was handled by
the large Gordon of police from Cleveland
that had been loaned to Collinwood for the
occasion.
When Coroner Burke resumed his inquest
today, for the purpose of attempting to fix
the responsibility for the great loss Of life
in the Collinwood school fire. Mrs. Julius
Deitrech testified that Fritz Herter, a few
minutes before smoke began issuing from
the LdheVleW school pullulhB' was on tne
back porch Of his home. few minutes
later she said Herter came from the rear of
the school building, and, with poker, broke
the glass in the front doors.
City Fire Chief Wallace stated that the
janitor had told him that he was in the
school building at the time the fire was
discovered.
Mrs. Deitrech's daughter. who was saved,
testified she first attempted to escape
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Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-10
SOLDIERS GET HOUSEWIVES
New Order of War Department Adds
20 Equipment of EnIfsted
Msn Of Array.

WARRINGTON. March s-The recent
order which supplies TO an army recruit
upon his enlistment a fun Kit OF toilet
articles. has run the gauntlet OF judicial
construction and has been sustained. As
result this Is what the enlisted man gets IN
addition 70 his regular outfit: Razor.
brushes for hair, teeth. shaving and shoes,
comb, polish for black and tan shoes. two
towels. toilet soap, whiskbroOm and last.
but not least, 'one housewife" The house
wife is explained to be a neat little case
containing thread, needle. buttons ana
patches
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-10
FIFTH DISTRICT FOR TAFT
Republicans I'm Oklahoma Declare in
Favor of His Nomination
Ramp Convention.

SHAWNEE Okl., March 9.-The repub-
licans OF the Fifth congressional district
here today selected James Kirkwood Of
Kiowa county and Frank V. Wright Of
Commanche county delegates to the ma
tional convention and instructed them to
vote for the nomination OF Taft.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, March S-The
Eighth congressional district republicans
in convention here today adopted resoiu-
tions instructing the delegates to vote for
any candidate for president who will carry
out President Roosevelt's policies.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-10
MILWAUKEE SCHOOLS CLOSED
Mayor Orders Third Floors of sixteen
buildings shut for Lack of
Fire Escapes.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis., March 9.-The third
floors of sixteen of Milwaukee's public
schools were ordered vacated today by
Building Inspector Edward V. Koch, be-
cause OF the absence OF fire escapes. The
order was served on President A. 8. IAnde-
mann Of the school board and was issued
by direction of Mayor Becker. Inspector
Koch today investigated the condition OF
private and parochial schools, and II any
are found wanting in fire escape equipment
they will be required to close until they
conform to the law.
WELLSVILLE. o.. March 9.-The large
public school at Empire, eight miles from
here has been closed by direction Of Mayor
Griffith until the Board OF Education has
made alterations necessary for the safety
OF the school children
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-10
PROcEnDrNGs OF CONGRESS
Senator Bailey Makes an Extended
address on Currency BIlI.

A0uFeHH ON currency nhAAs
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Jo-
seph M. Bailey of Texas, a member Of the
finance committee which reported the AL
drich currency bill. today held the atten-
ton of his colleagues and visitors who
crowded the galleries of the senate for
over two hours with a speech in opposi-
ton to that measure. When he concluded
his address he was greeted by a storm of
applause and senators from both sides of
the chamber as we'll as many members
of the house crowded around him to ex-
tend their congratulations. The senate
spent over an hour in debating the Frye
bill providing that supplies and msterialE
shipped from the United States for the
Panama canal shall only be transported
in American vessels.
Resolutions of sorrow upon the announce
ment of the death of Representative ,Adolpl
Meyer of Louisiana were adopted and AZ
4:3O o'clock the senate adjourned as a fur.
ther mark OF respect to his memory.
The house was in session but few min
utes adjouning at 1912 upon announce
ment Of Mr.. Meyers death.
Senator Aldrich viii endeavor TO get {
vote on his currency bill on Friday or SAT-
urday The last speech to be made in thu
to the present understanding. will be on
Thursday, when Senator La Toilette is Ia
speak. There are so many amendments
pending that II is likely two days will be
required 10 reach the final vote after de.
bate has ceased. Senator Aldrich will
speak briefly before the debate Is closed.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-10
OHIO RISING AT GALLlPOLIS
Heavy Rainfall Causes Rivers 10 over
nOw, Doing Much Damage
to Property.

GALLIPoLIs o.. March s.-heavy rain
fall has again started all the rivers in this
section to rise and the indications today
are for a disastrous flood The great
Kanawha and Poca rivers are booming
and thousands Of dollars worth OF timber
has been lost near Spencer. w. Va. The
-four mill situated on Milliere was washed
away. Many houses are flooded and many
people have had narrow escapes. The Ohio
river is forty-six feet here and rising over
one inche an hour Heavy rain and sieet
has fallen for the past twenty-fOur hours
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-10
Bis Rumpus over librarian.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 9.-(Special)
The Federated Women's clubs beld a
meeting this afternoon with the trustees
OF the Carnegie public library and pre-
sented a petition, signed by over 100 club
women of the city, requesting the reinstate-
ment OF Miss Rose Martin. librarian OF the
institution, who was removed recently
The only reason that has been assigned for
Miss Martins removal is that she Is a
democrat and a Catholic. other petitions
containing hundreds Of signatures, will be
presented IN a few days. Miss Martin Is
one OF the handsomest and most popular
young women in the city.