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Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
~TAINT OF sPolLS SYSTEM"
President Roo~rvelt a. special Mes
sage 60 Hopse Condemns Cen
sus Appointments.

WASHINGTON. jan Sir q message 70
the house Of representatives. today Prosi-
dent Roosevelt urged that IN preparing for
the work of taking the next census. the
four thousand or more additional en-
rloyes needed be appointed only after
competitive examination under the rules Of
civil service commission and strongly de-
nounced the patronage system Of max
inE the appointments. saying that the civil
service commission was fully capable Of
securing most efficisni force.
The non-competitire examinations used
in selecting the eFapluyes al Washington
for the last two oensuses, the president
said. served only ''as a cloak 10 hide the
rakedness Of the spoils system such
examinations. he declared. were useless az
checks upon patronsgs appointments.
They prevent he said. the most in
competent from being appointed. tut they
do not secure the appointment Of the most
competent and they afford no check upon
political appointments
The president said il is idle 10 say that
such examinations are fair. for the un-
fairness and faveritism corne in the choos-
ing Of the men who shall be allowed 10
Try them
The president declared that the great
majority OF the cter1cal employees OF the
last two censuses were far below the az
srsge ability. and that statistics show that
only about 70 per cent Of The applicants
who were employed in the last two cen
suses were able 10 pass The competitive
examinations under the civil service rules.
The taint OF the spoils system he said.
will not merely hamper and delay the
economical and efficient taking Of the cen
sus. but viii impair the belief Of the pub
lie in its honesty"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
OMAHA WOMAN SEEKS FATHER
south Dakota omcIaIs Reauested 20
Locate Albert Y. sanders In
that state.

TANkTON. Jan 6-tSpecislD- is
being made here. on request from omaha.
for some clue to the Whereabouts % Cap
tain Albert Powell Sandaes an old rio-
neer OF this section. and who has
daughter Mrs. Virginia Heenan. Of Omaha,
who has not seen rim since 1870 Born In
Virginia. Sanders went 20 California In
lSzs. and on the outbreak Of the civil War
enlisted with a California regiment Of cav
airy. He served through the war and later
went TO omaha where from 1863 10 1873 be
WAS captain OF police. he then went with
twelve pruspectors into The Black Hills.
lie discovered the Virginia mine, now part
Of the Homestake property, sold out and
on his return journey, was robbed by a
number Of white men, dressed as Indians,
This WAS the last has family heard Of Cap
tain Sanders untn recently, when an old
friend reported to the daughter in Omaha
that he had seen Sanders in Tanktuu. So
far no clue 10 the man has turned up and
If he lives here he Is evidently living under
an assumed name for some reason. He Is
now "A years Of age. The letter Of inquiry
unfolded quite bit Of history Of the early
days Of this country. when mines that la
ter were discovered 10 be worth millions
were sold for a mere SONG and often then
the seller never was allowed 10 reach
civilization with his money.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
WORKMAN VICTIM OF ASSAULT
EmpIoye I'm MOguI Mine Mil at
Pluma Dies fran Fracture
of Skull.

LEAD. S. d. Jan S-CSpecisl TeleEraIn.)
On New Years evening Harley shep-
perd, one OF the vorkmen In the Mogul
mill al Puma. a suburb OF Lead, WAS
found by another employe OF the company
In an unconscious condition IN the mill
building. Il was believed that he had been
caught in the betting and thrown against
the side OF the mill.
An exAminafion SAsclssrd that he Fuf
fe-eo from a fractured skulL For two days
be remained unconscious, and then an oper-
alton 10 relieve the pressure upon the brain
was performed.
He did not regain consciousness even
after the operation had been performed.
and this morning died from the effects
Of his injuries. II IS now believed that he
was not the victim OF an accident but Of an
assault by some enemy, and an investiEE-
ton is being made on that theory by the
officials OF the county.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
JUG OF WHISKY CAUSES Row
Five Members of Family Of Adam
SchaeHer Injured At Des
Mofnea.

DIES MONIES, Jan S.-Five members of
the family Of Adam Schseffer are injured
two perhaps fatally. as result of the
overturninE Of milk pail Sunday even
ing Alec Schaeffer drove COW behind
a COW being MIXED by his brother Levi
The COW kicked The trouble started
Knives were used
The injured.
Adam schaeffer. hip eislocated; may
die.
Alec. stabbed in neck within oDe-ouarter
inch Of juKular vein: also cut on mouth
and forehead, may die.
Levi. bruised over hack and ,hips with
club and cut over eye; will 1--we
James, stabbed with pocket knife IN left
side; left elbow shattered.
Mrs SchReffer. hands and arms cut.
NeiEhbors stopped the row and sum
moned physicisnE
The Schaeffer family is said TO be peace
ful usually, but Saturday night Levi and
Alec brought home jug OF whisky. spend
ing Sunday drinking.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
SPECIALIST FOR SCHOOLS
Eye and Throat Doctor TO BE Recon-
mended by Health Com
missioner.

city Health Commissioner Conneu viii
recommend 10 The Board 81 Education a.
lis meeting tonight that an eye and throat
specIzlis1 be appointed 10 examine al chill
dren IA the public schools with . v3ew to
detecting all inoipicnt diseases OF sbnur-
mslities IN the children. These abnormali-
ties are 10 be reported 10 the parents and
srhpol authorizes and steps taken 10 have
them corrected
he Viii also recommend the employment
Of physician TO devote All ms time 10
examining the pupils Of the nigh and other
schools 10 discover Infectious and oents-
gious and skin diseases and having those
corrected in their inCipienCy.
Dr Connen Viii recommend also that the
board call special meeting and invite q
number of physicians 10 be present and
give their views on this proposed action
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
JANlToRS FORM ORGANIZATION
New York Keeper Of Buildings viii
Ask LegfSIation for Liz
Law.

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Jsnitors cf NsN
YORK a. a meeting held last night, unsni-
mouslv decided to advocate the passage
by the legislature Of a bill licensing jani-
lots and preventing the employment as
janitors of anyone not furnished with
license Examinations are 70 be required
and no one may receive a license who
cannot show good knowledge Of sanita-
tion. conduct IN case Of fire and other
things which every good ianitor should
know. A committee VIII attempt 70 Sc
cure passage of the law. More than 700
men and women 5snIJors attended the
meeting.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
MoHLER WITH WOOL GROWERS
Vice President OF Union Pacific VIII
Attend BfE Meeting At
Laramie.

LARAMIE, .Hyo., Jan. k-tSpec'sL,--It Is
now practically certain that General Man
ager and Nee President Mohlsr OF the
Union Psbific Wfn attend the fourth an
nusl meeting % the Wyoming Wool Grow
ers' association. which is 10 meet here Jan
uary 20 ana IL Mr.. Mohler is expected 10
read a paper. II is expected by Vice PresI-
dent Bel Of the association that some of
the higher officials OF the Rock Islsnd and
Burlington and Northwestern lines viii also
he present. That the meeting will be
lively one - indicated By resolutions 20 be
presented by the Albany county delegation,
which condemn the PiBchot forest policy
% the government and take radical steps
along the line o. the public range question.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07

Congressman BOYD has introduced q
bill authorizing the payment to the Win
nihago Indians Of trust funds due them
and also to permit them to sen their
lands. Page
Report Of Interstate Commerce com
mission shows work Of board greatly
increased and a number Of problems
needing solution. Page !
Secretary OF War Taft in his report Of
the military department TO congress Cd
vises increased pay to soldiers in view
Of scarcity Of enlisted meH and officers
Page 1
Harry Thaws second trial begins at
New York and three jurors are secured
Professionally. Pare /
Supreme court Of Pennsylvania refuses
70 take any further jurisdiction OF the
Hart5e divorce suit. Page i
Burglar alarm at Maitland, Mo saves
bank from robbery. Page !
No known notve has been found for
the throwing Of = bomb in the basement
Of the First National bank Of Kansas
City. Pags !
President Roosevelt in q special mes
sage 70 the house Of representatives de-
clares the census should be taken by en-
uloyes who are selected in competitive
examinations free Of the ''taint Of the
Epoils system" Page 2
The Hughes club Of New York has been
incorporated and will further the interests
Of the governor for the presidential nomi-
nation. Page !
Representative John Sharp Williams
has introduced in congress a bin to pro-
tcet the reserves Of National banks.
Page 2
Standard oil company seeks to intar-
vene in litigation in supreme court that
h.
rebstinE prosecution. Page
President Roosevelt makes public the
letter Of Admiral BroWnson resigning
fraga -ths efEins of ollisf ef bUrsaE Of
navigation in the navy, Page !
Employers liability law has been de-
clsred unconstitutional by the United
States supreme court Pare !
Former Congressman Williamson Of
oregon has been freed from the charge
Of conspiracy by The United States su-
preme court Page
The tariff agreement between France
and the United States has been finished
Page ]
France is mulch disturbed over reports
that she would like 10 see Japan and
United States al war. Page
HEHRAsKA
state Railroad commission ~ lslncplL
orders suits filed against Postal and
Western Union Telegraph companies <ol
collection Of PENALTIES because Of DIS
Z regard Of railroad commission law.
Page !
MOVEMENTS or OCEAN STEAMSHIPS
. Pu-- Arrived. Sailed.
NEW YORK Ia GssuoEns ..-- X. A Victoria.
| LIVERPOOL Baltic ...- Ca -mEniH-
. NONIl4l4E ...... rEled7 MA ...-.-
I SOUTH AMPTON- New Tork- .....-.
BY WIRELESS
. Brow HFad-PnHEident Grant. from New
York 10 Plymouth Cherbourg and Ham
burg was l50 miles southwest Al 2.l5 ?. IN.
The LiEard-Zeeland, New York for Ant.
weTp, was g miles west 81 $40 2. m, viii
reach Antwerp a. m Tuesday.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
BRIEF SESSION OF CONGRESS
Both senate and House AdJOarn Out
of Respect 10 Late Sena-
Ter Mallory.

WASHINGTON, Jan. s-Ths senate was
IN session only four minutes today, ad-
jouruing upon the adoption of resolutions
IN respect 70 the death of the late ssnator
Mallory Of Florida
With itE organisation compIstsd the
house q representatives reoonvsned a. noon
today. Almost the fun quorum Of repre-
ssntEttTes was present TIE galleries were
unusually vel filled After a half hour
session the house sdj0nEnsd until tpuoy-
FgW 90 q EeGpsOt foT ths HHapER af Hs
- e4gesS AEE q Yls
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
OPERATORS RETURN TO WORK
Eastern Mills Resume and Many Men
who Were Laid on are
Back.

PITTSBCRG, Pa, Jan S-According 10
information received here the plants Of
the Republic Iron and Steel company and
the Youngstown Tube company at Youngs-
town, Ohio, resumed operations today. CIV
ing employment to $500 men
BRISTOL r. l., Jan. 6Operstions were
resumed today at the plant Of The Nation
al Rubber company. after a shutdown of
one month. More than 1850 operatives
were given work.
NORTHAMPTON, Mass Jan 6-More
than 800 mill operatives who have been
ont of work since Christmas, returned 10
their work today when the Belding Broth
eTs silk mill and the Northampton Cut
lery compsuy resumed operations
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
NO MOTIVE FOR CRIME FOUND
Omeers at Kansas City at Loss 90 LO-
cate Cause for Placing
BOmb in Bank.

KANSAS CITY, No. Jan. s.-No motive
for dynamiting the First National hank
bun6inE, In the basement of which an
explosion occurred Saturday noon. had been
found Up 20 this morning The matter
may always remain q mystery. Several
experts SIN insist that the explosion re-
suited from some high explosive being st
off while others incline 10 the belief that
81 was from natural causes probably so-
cumulstsd gas No arrests have been
made and the police are without any
definite clue upon p hich 10 work None
of the injured Is In q serious condition.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
TARIFF AGREEMENT FINISHED
Franco American Negotiations Reach
Successful TerminutiOn Ia wash
tuEtoh-SiERAture. soon.

PARIS, Jan 6-Ths government has been
advised by n Jlss=raRd, the French am
bssszdor al Washington, that the Franco
American Tariff negotiations al washing
ton. have been successfully terminated and
that the agrse-lent probs bly, vii be EiEned
m that ciry today OF tomorrow
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
YOUNG WOMAN BADLY BURNED
Daughter of Secretary 10 wisconsin
Governor Fatally Injured by
Planes of Furnace.

VIROQEA. Wis, Jan E-AIiss Helen
Nunson, aged y 3 daughter Of Colonel o
G. Gunson, private secretary 70 Governor
Davidson s1ate senator, and one q the
best known public officials IN Wisconsin.
was fatally burned while starting fire
IN The turnEos st her home here yesterday
Ths lover part q The girls body vas
burned 70 = hiiErsE Nu. Aunson was
pAilfunY bzrnsd whils tTyizE to eE1ilsuish
sa htAet
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
HARTJE MEETS WITH REBUFF
P~nnsyIvaniA Supreme Court Refuses
10 Listen 70 Appeal In nj
vOrce Action.

PHILADELPHIA Jan. 6.-Ths PsnnEyi-
vsnis supreme couft today refused 20 per
NIT an appeal 70 BE- taken 20 that tribunaI
from the superior court IN the famous
Hsrtjs divorce case. AUGUSTUS HsrJe wAS
refused . divorce from his wife b. ths
Pittsburg courts and the decision was A.
firmed by the superior court The highs
court IN the state having refused 70 hsas
the case Il Is said Mr. Hart3e may tsks
his case 70 the United States supreme
court
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07

NEW YORK Jan. s-The IriEh Pair,
for which great prepsrstions have been
made VII open Al Madison square Gar
der tomorrow and viii continue for three
weeks The Garden has been decorated
and there are over so exhibits a large
number o. makers Of lace. liner and other
prosacts AZ IrelGnd having bssa brought
1yer especially % show thsi- ~-=sl-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
LITTLE EGYPT TURNS ON GAS
Gotham DAhseHEe Pound Dead in Her
apartments. Having Breathed
the FumeA.

NEW YORK, Jan 6-Cstherlne Devins,
known as .Iluls Egypl' the dancer. who
was found dead I'm her apartment yester-
day, died from gas asphyKialion- according
TO q report submitted 20 the coroner today
by q physician who performed an autopsy.
Several marks on the body had caused the
coroner 10 believe she had been q victim
of foul play. The autopsy. however. dis
closed that The marks were due 20 post
mortem tissue changes
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
BURGLAR ALARM SAVES BANK
UnsueeessfuI Attempt Made 20 Rob
Farmer InstitutiOh at
Maitland, No.

ST. JOSEPH No, Jan. "a SPECIAL 70
TIE NsEs-Press from Maitland no. SAYS
that an unsuccessful Ertemps UHs made
early this Enorrtng 70 rob the Fsruers'
bank. Ths bGrRlar alarm VAS sounded
ana two ~ ~ h~4 tAs bAhk ard
-A
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07

CHICAGO. ian. s-Hram -. saEeF Vas
Es-e,eosea president Of the Chicago Bosrs
of Trade To-Day.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
PEARSON CONTROLS THE TIMES
LOadOn Newspaper Gees IntO New
Hands After Hundred Years in
one Family.

LONDON. Jan. s-Ths London Times hss
passed from the control o. the Woltsr
family Which has owned ana oonducted n
for three EsnsrationE ever sBoe ID was
nrst established {. 1Nhur Pearson. one
Of the Two 3oErnsnstsD Asnatss q Lon
soa has secured eouf
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
.. ProctoF Knoft M,

, LoE5sv!LILE7 ky JsA: S-Iornss
sszsI = O: -. aSsT -
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Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
Advances in Rates.

Two important subjects are discussed al
length in the report, the one beng the
matter Of advances in rates. which the
commission is wholly unable TO prevent.
and the other. dreadful destruction Of life
in railway accidents, which are not nov
the subject Of official investigation under
federal authority"
Concerning the advance in rates which
rests entirely. with the railway" under
the law, the commission suggests that
when such advance is attached to a normal
complaint the commission is given aus
thorty by legislation 10 suspend the oper-
alton Of the advanced rate until the mat
ter shah have been heard and determined
finally.
Respecting the important subjects Of con
gested traffic and car shortage, the com
mission says the whole problem may be
said to be due TO the fact that the facilities
of the carriers have not kept pace with
the commercial growth Of the country.
one eminent railroad president has csti-
mated that during The period from 1895 10
1906 the traffic offered for carriage in the
United states increased 10 per cent. while
during the same period the instrumental
ties for handling this traffic increased only
. per cent
II may be cOnservsriVsly stated that the
/ insdequsCy q transportation facilities rs
little less than alarming thai Hs continue
tion may place an arbitrary limit upon the
future productivity q the land. and that
the solution of the difficult financial sud
physical problems involved IS worthy thy
most earnest thought and effort of all
who believe in the full development of our
county and the largest opportunity FOR its
people.
The Wurk Of tn commission has in
creased enormously IN the last year Dur
ing the year g7s hearings we're held IN va
rious parts Of the country, against q in
1906 and al the hearings ss.0Je folius Of
7 testimony were taken.
This indicates an increase or about 80
/ per cent The hearings consumed the time
OF the commission Of special examiners
from two hours 10 eighteen days. snd
several of the hearings consumed little
short OF q week each. In the course Of
] the year the commission received 4SG2 In
/ formal complaints, a. increase Of over 40
per cent over the previous year. Rspsrs-
tion was awarded informally 10 shippers
in So cases, the aggregate amount Of the
claims being SOs 710. The increase in the
/ correspondence Of the commission during
the year was about 80 per cent
Under an act OF congress, the conmiE-
sion has awarded eight bronze medals o.
honor 70 persons who, al grave peril 20
themselves, saved, or attempted 70 save
lives on the lines Of interstate csrrisTs
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
HEH.

TH WER.
Fair Tuesday.
For NehraEks-Fair Tuesday.
For Iowa-Fair Tuesday.
Temperature AZ Omaha YESTERDAY.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
LIABILITY ACT VOID

Supreme Court Rules Ont Law
Intended 70 Protect Trsinmen.
DIVISION AMONG The JUDGES
Five Decide Against Statute and -Four
for It.
HOLD THAT IT Is TOO BROAD
II Gives Congress Too Much Power
Over Local Affairs.
oPWIoE BY JUSTICE WHITE
He says Under Act All Parties
Engagfns N Inter-tsts Commerce
subJected All Acts 60
FEDERAL ControI.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.

Brow Head President Grant. from New
York 10 Plymouth, Cherbourg and Ham
burg was l5o miles southwest Al 2:l5 ?, IN.
The LiZard-Zeeland, New York for Ant
werp. was G miles west 81 g10 2. IN. will
reach Antwerp a. m Tuesday.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
Military Department i'm Need.

A profound conviction Of the importance
Of the subject leads the secretary TO ear.
nestly sdJure congress TO give heed to the
pressing needs Of the military department.
which i has overlooked, notwithstanding
attention having been repeatedly causd
to it. 49,
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-27
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Opposes Fields Policy.

! The Echo does not agree with Mr..
Field in his attack on the policy of
| the administration with regard to
the national forest. Mr.. Field stated
| to reporter that the Withholding of
land from entry was retarding the
development of the country. 1t ap-
pears that the greatest number of
complaints, SO far as we are inform
ed come from the vicinity of Mr.
| Fields home, in the Methow Valley
and in the region of Lake Chelan.
The writer has made some investiga-
ton of this matter, and finds that in
almost every instance when applica-
ton has been made for agricultural
land within the forest reserve and
the application has been turned down
there was sufficient cause for doin e
so. In some instances, when appli-
cation was made for 100 acres, the
land, while suitable for agricultural
purposes when cleared, was so heav-
| lily timbered that it was evident that
the applicant wanted it for the tim
Der that was on the land, which was
shown by his applying for $50 acres.
| If eight applicantes had each ap-
piled for 20 acres of this same 100
| they would in all likelihood have
| been given permission to go on the
land, clear, improve, and cultivate
the same, and in every way comply
with the letter and spirit of the law
Recently man applied for 40
acres of land in the forest reserve
near this place. His application was
turned down, and he was informed,
so we are told, that if he would ap-
| ply for 10 or 20 acres his applica-
| tiOn would be considered. Now the
| man who applied for the 40 acres
probably wanted to speculate on 20
or 80 acres of the land, perhaps all
| of it. No man in this country wants
more than five or ten acres for his
own use. No one man can by him
| self cultivate even ten acres. Now
| the interior department has gotten
wise to the land hogs, and prefers to
| divide all the good agricultural land
| within the forest reserve into small
tracts, yet amply large for one IA
mily, and see it go into the hands
of actual, bonafide settlers rather
| than give it to some shark in 100
acre tracts, who will cut the timber
off it, and keep out eight or ten oc-
cupants who would be a benefit to
the forest reserve and aid in the de-
velopment of the country.
There has been too much land
gobbling already. There is not much
good agricultural land left, and we
earnestly hope that some such con-
sentative man as Clifford Pinchot
will always be on hand to curb the
rapacity of that odious individual,
the land grabber.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-27
Eclipse of the Sum Tomorrow.

Chicago, June 26.-Astronomers
are interested in an eclipse Of the
sun June %. The eclipse, which
will last from 8 40 till nearly noon
in Chicago, will be visible in many
portions of the United States. 1t
will be an annular. the center of the
sun being obscured, and ring OF
light left around the circumference.
Interest Of astronomers centers in
an unusual cluster of planetz near
the sun.
It Ii said that Mercury. Venus,
Mars. Neptune and Jupiter will be
visible, nestled closely together in
the west shortly after sunset. This
phenomenon, 1t IL declared. will not
occur again possibly in hundreds OF
years.
AMONG the observations to be
made will be that of the star Arctu-
rus. which has been coming directly
toward the earth for ages at the rate
Of more than 100000 miles a second.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-27
Navarro Gains Strength.

The candidacy of Judge I. A. Ma
varre of Wenatchee for state land
commissioner, is gaining in strength
every day. Indications from the
press all over the state point out that
he is the most likely of all the as
he having all the necessary qualifi-
cations to discharge the duties OF the
Office as well as being man whom
the people can depend upon for alb
solute honesty. Chelan county has
been faithfully and efficiently served
by Mr.. Navarro and they take pride
il, putting him before the people as
a candidate for this office.-Cashmere
Record.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-27
Anent the Orientals.

Wenatchee is threatened with the
yellow peril" the Japanese assault
Ing positions and acquiring business
propositions in town to such IN ca
tent that causes much alarm. Siren
uous efforts should be made at once
to nip in the bud what viii ultimaEe-
ly become one of the greatest evils
in the history of that fair city ii al
lowed to exist. We firmly believe
that the little yellow man has place
of his own in this world, and that
he should neither. ba alI0Had 0r
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-07-27
COMING EVENTS.

City Council of Wenatchee meets
every Tuesday night at the city hall.
Public Concert every Friday night
In the Park. Wenatchee Military
Ritzville horse show. June q.
Celebration at Leavenworth July
3 and 4.
Celebration at Southside July 4.
State Normal Summer School,
Cheney. Wash, June 9-July II
Lincoln County Pioneers picnic,
Crab Creek, June 1926.
Race meet and horse show, Wilbur,
WASH, July ITO.