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Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06
HADLEY'S TAX BILL is DEAD
Missouri House Rejects Measure to
Assess InheritanceS-BiIIE Aimed
at Cigarette Habit.

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo, May 5-The
house today rejected Governor Hadley's in
heritance tax measure, which provided for
an assessment Of ? per cent on all in
herftapSte greater than $4,000.
The senate passed the house bill forbid
iinE oigsretIe smoking by minors in pub
nc places and providing penalties for the
sole OF gift " cigarettes to minors.
The senate killed the house bill phohibit-
ing fhe manufacture, sale or GIFT OF cigar
cites In The state.
The public utilities measure, prepared by
Governor Hadley. passed the house by a
strict party vote, The measure provides
for the creation " a commission to reEu-
late all public utility corporations. Its fate
in the democratic senate is problematicaL
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06
VENEZUELA MINISTER
PRESENTED TO TAFT
His Introduction Marks Re-EstabIIsh-
ment of Diplomatic Relations
W Nations.

WASHINGTON, May 6-Pedro Rojss. the
newly appointed minister from Venezuela.
was formally presented to President Taft
at the White House by Secretary Knox at
2:3O this afternoon. His recognition COM
pletes the formal re-establishment of diplo-
matte relations between Venezuela and the
United States, broksn off almost a year
ago as a result of the refusal of President
Castro to arbitrate disputes between the
two countries. The occasion was marked
by addresses OF highly felicitous character
and expressions OF sympathy and fraternity.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06
WANT HIGH STOCKING DUTY
Representatives of Hosiery Employees
Combat Petition OF Chi
caRO women.

WASHINGTON, May S.-As a counter
movement against the monster petition of
Chicago women opposed to a duty on
hosiery and gloves, a committee of ten
young women and five men arrived in
washington today to present to congress a
petition for a % per cent advance In the
present hosiery duties. The committee was
sent here by a convention OF employees in
holery establishments i9 Philadelphia last
week and claims TO represent 1000 persons.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06

Increased devotion to this cmmandlng cause
and such large support of it's active agen-
cies as shall strongly advance the great
measures which are to come before the
next Hague conference, and shall maintain
our nation in high and influential leader
ship in behalf Of nternationa justice aa5
order"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06
WELLMAN WILL TRY AGAIN
Chicago Journalist VIII Make a Dash
for North Pole in an
AirshiR.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-walter wellman
announced today that he will this summer
renew his effort to reach the north pole
by means of a dirigible balloon or airship.
All the preparations have been made and
Mr.. Wcllman will sail next week for Paris
and Norway. This expedition will he under
Mr.. Wellman's individual ownership and
responsibility. The capital has been sup
piled by Americans who are interested in
the enterprise solely on scientific and pa
trfotic grounds.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06
INDIANA STUDENT WINS
0RAT0RlCAL PRIZE
levi T. Pennington of Earlham Col
iege'iS First in ADnua In
terstate Contest.

CHICAGO, May 5.-LAvi T. Pennington,
a student at Earlham college of Indiana.
won the first prize in the third annual
interstate collegiate oratorical contest at
the University OF Chicago Tuesday. The
second prize was won by Herold p. Flint Of
Illinois Wesleyan university.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06
PROBE FOR CHURCH RAFFLES
West virginia Judge Orders Grand
Jury to Investigate Religious
Societies.

NEW MARTINsvILLE, W. Va, May 5.
Consideration was caused among church
workers here today when Judge NJ. III
Willis in delivering a charge to the grand
jury instructed It to indict all church
societies and church workers who obtain
money through the medium OF raffles.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06
SIX KILLED IN RANCH FIGHT
Harold San born of Chicago Clashes
with Mexicans with Fatal
Eject.

VERA CRUZ, Mexico. May 5.-Harold
sanborn. son of President Sanborn of the
Juuts Plantation company and the San
born Lumber company, is in Jail and six
Mexicans are dead as the result of a clash
between young Sanborn and the owner of
the La Tienda plantation on the one side
and "a number Of Mexicans on the other.
Vicente Espinosa, a prominent cattleman,
and one woman are among the. deed Both
President sanborn and hls son ara Chit
cagoans. s4t 'sV.'-. fET a.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06
GRAIN BROKER A SUICIDE
Prominent Politician DrOrns Him
self at Mount Vernon, H.,
hH D~espoud~nt. =

MOUNT VERNON Ill, May 6r-Robert
F. Pace, rather widely Known an a grain
broker and formerly prominent In DEM
ocratic politics. drowned himself here to-
day. He left a note saying that he was do
spondent. He formerly was editor of the
Mount Venom News. e"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06
big Requests for Charity.

CHICAGO. May 5.-More than $500 900 is
given TO charity in the will OF Ohio s. A.
sprague, late president of Sprague. Warner
& Co. of this city, who died in Pasadena,
Cal, February %. Under certain condi-
lions, this sum will be increased to 81 on, 0ON.
The rest OF the estate, which is values at
$, 100000, is left to his children
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06
Lynched Wrong Negro.

TYLER, Texas. May 5.-A force OF state
rangers arrived here today to investigate
the lynching here Saturday OF the negro.
Jim Hodge, accused OF attacking Miss Win
ME Harmon. Nineteen citizens have been
arrested. II is claimed Hodge was not
guilty.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06
shoe Company Fails.

BOSTON, Mass, May 1.-The Miller
Hapgood Shoe company OF Lynn announced
today an assignment for the benefit OF
creditors. The liabilities are estimated al
$50. 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06
DEATH RECORD.
Mrs. Mary McAuaIIy.

Mrs. Mary McAually. as years OF age,
died Wednesday morning at st. Joseph's
hospital. The body was taken to her
home, Imogene. Ia, Wednesday night for
burial r
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06

The funeral of Mrs. Mary e. Robert
son. who died Tuesdey. was held wednes-
day morning at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. j.. W. Tillson. 1929 South Thirty
sixth street. Interment was in Forest
Lawn cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06
Brokers' Secretary 10 Jail.

NEW YORK. MAJ 6-Addison :. Boards
ley. confidential secretary 10 Carpenter q
Co. real estate brokers. was today SEN
fenced TO prison for four years and five
months. He confessed TO peculations Of
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06
Tnft 10 Pre.eDt WrdaIs

WASHINGTON. May The gold medals
voted to wilbur and orviIle Wright by
the Aero club OF America are to Be pre-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06
Hartman ON Lake shore Board.

CLEVELAND, o., May Sc. II. Harri-
man was elected a director OF the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad
company today for a period of three years.
w. X. Vanderbilt. William Rockefeller and
Hamilton Twombly also we're elected for
three years.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06
Lennnx Rnnkruntcx Schedn

BOSTON, May 5.-The bankruptcy sched-
ules of II. Lennon & Co. OF Lynn, filed
here today, show liabilities OF 81, S46, $50 and
assets of A44,020.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06

Ksmper. Hsmphm a Buckingham,
All Kinds OF Plating.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06

scented by President Taft at the White
house on June 10
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-06
The Paxton Cafe
Ian and RArnam SITS,

"ThS popular oafs Of o1sh..
Prompt service. reasonable prices. ana
It's popularity. p"
BY ordering half portions A N.
dsItonr you get more variety without
"Hsst xOur Friends 81 the Paxtous
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-26
LOOKING FOR HALLEY's COMET
Astronomers the World Over Await
 Advent of This Heavenly Body

From the London Globe.
 Astronomers all the world over are eagerly awaiting the advent of Halley's 8 comet, which will be beautiful object in the sky during the spring and summer of 1910. The history of this comet forms one of the romantic chapters in the rec ords of astronomy, and is inseparably connected with the name of Edmund Haley who occupies a foremost place among the great English astronomers of the past.
 The great comet of 1882, says the University Recorder, engaged Haley s attention for several years. He collect ed the records of various conspicuous comets which had been previously ob. served, and was struck by certain re- semblances in appearance and rate of motion between the 1882 comet and a comet seen in 1707. Another record by Appian, of fine comet in 1881, led Hal
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-26
BIG TREES SAVED
Gigantic sequoias Acquired by the
 Government Foresters

From the New York Sun.
 In the rush of businss in the house of representatives last Saturday the Calaveras big trees national forest bill, which originated in the senate and was drawn by MT. Perkins of California, four years ago, was finally passed. The incident seems to have attracted little or no notice, and yet. as the president will undoubtedly sign the bill, grove of the most majestic sequoia trees in the country has been saved from des- truction. The Minnesota Humber king" who owned the trees, had spared them in the hope that congress would take the grove of his hands, but being a practical man he would not have wait cd much longer. Under the terms of the bill he will receive timber of equal value, to be allotted to him from the "unappropriated public domain"
 Secretary Garfield in a letter to Rep resentative Swager Sherley, of Ken lucky, who was perplexed by doubt whether the United States could secure land situated in state for show pur- poses, described the Calaveras giants as
 'one of the wonders of the world and declared that ''it would be practi. cally national calamity to allow their destruction The largest standing tree on the tract is Louis Agassiz which had au estimated "gross volume" of 124,- 1e3 board feet before the base was hol- lowed out by fire. Old Goliath, now prostrate, contained enough timber to afford 127,892 feet. Visitors ride on horseback through Father of the Forest as he lies prone. These curiosities and scores of mighty trees that tower sky ward are no longer threatened by fire or the vandal's s saw. The government foresters will keep ward in the grove. Perhaps 1t stands a better chance of preservation than the Con stitution, the grandest Sequoia among political creations :.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-26

In political circles antagonistic to the governor the opinion prevails that MT. Kibbey will fail of confirmation and that President Taft, to whom the mat ter will be passed, will name some other man for chief executive of Arizona. In the limelight just at present are Sur ges, Adams and Young. If 1t is the program to terminate Governor Kib- bey's career, and observers must ad- init that there is ground for the rumors, the Silver Belt believes that MT. Sur ges will land the plum. The gentleman from Pima stands close to the people of the territory, has few, if any enemies among the politicians and is strong with the republican national committee and men of prominence and influence at Washingon. The appointment of stur- ges would harmonize the republican party and line it up strongly for the first battle under statehood. From a purely democratic political standpoint the Silver Belt might suggest some other man. But until VIC have statehood a republican governor is inevitable and no man would please the people as a whole better than Dad" Sturges.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-26
CONN FOR COMMISSIONER

Douglas Dispatch.
 For membership on the proposed new railroad commission in Arizona there are many names springing up, some of them suggested and urged solely by their friends on the score of capability and party service and others otherwise. Among the former is that of A. I. Cohn, editor of the Bisbee Evening Miner.
 Editor Cohn is said to have strong backing for an appointment on the com mission. One thing is certain: Cochise county is entitled to representation on the commission. Editor Cohn is capable and has done much for the success of his party in Cochise county and the territory. His appointment would also be recognition of the younger element in the republican party which had con- siderable to do with the success of the territorial and county tickets last fall.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-26

ley in 1705 to the conclusion that these were three successive appearances of ono and the same comet and that this body is member of the solar system, moving tilke planet) along an elipti- cal path round the sun once in about seventy-six years, but in an opposite direction to that of the planets and with a large orbit of much greater eccen- tricity.
 He predicted that the comet would next appear in 1757 or 1758. It actu- ally appeared on Christmas Day, 1758, and was closest to the sun on March 12, 1759. Halley's comet appeared last in 1885, and was carefully observed by Sir John Herschell. As 1t approached the sun it's long spreading tail, as well as it's head (coma), diminished i'll size, and the comet was less brilliant than in 1759. It is now well established that the comets lose part of their substance at every approach to the sun, owing to their throwing out long tails, and in the case of short period comets the time of perihelion Q. e., of nearest approach to the sun) is retarded by several hours at each successive return. The tails ap- pear to consist of minute particules re- pelled from the sun-perhaps by the light and heat waves.
 Of all comets which have been ob- served more than once, Halley's has the largest orbit and the longest period of revolution-many comets have been seen once only, and in some cases the calculation of the orbit gives period of hundreds of thousands of years. Hal ley's comet has been recorded twenty five times, the earliest reliable record being B. c. II. Its appearance in l0S6 is piously registered in the Norman Chronicles as evidence of William s di- vine right to invade England, and 1t is depicted in the Bayeux tapestry.
 According to Prof. Wilson, the condi- tons attending it's next visit will be similar to those obtaining in 1066, so that an unusually fine display is expect cd. At it's farthest the comet is over 5000, ,o00.0oo miles from the sun, but it will approach to within 30,0o0,ooo miles. At present 1t is outside the or bit of Jupiter. There is no doubt that, with the improved methods of spectre photography now at the disposal of as- tronomers, a rich harvest of observa- tions will be reaped in 1910, which will clear up many disputed points concern ing the constitution and origin ofcomets.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-26
PANAMA CANAL PLANS
Gatun Dam No More Impracticable
 Than One at Gamboa

Washington Cor. to New York Tribune.
 There will be no change in the plan of the Panama canal. It will be com pleted according to the lock plan, with in six years and possibly in less time. The total cost, including the original purchase of the French title and the lease of the Canal Zone, will be consid- erably under s40o, 100000. The cost of a sea~level canal would be. something over 50 per cent more than the lock type. The engineering difficulties in the way of sealevel canal, chief of which would be the construction of a dam TO feet high, to control the Chag. res river, as opposed to the Gatun dam, which will be only eighty-fve feet high, will, in the opinion of all who have ser iously investigated conditions in the Canal Zone, prevent any change from the lock plan. These facts and various others became known to high official of the administration here.
 The consulting engineers declined to talk for publication, saying that, as they were busily engaged in completing their report for the president, 1t would not be proper for them to make prelimi. nary report through the press. The en- gineers discussed the situation, however, with their superiors, although the discus sion was informal. All the engineers agree with regard to the general plan of the canal, and 1t is doubtful if their report will contain single recommends. ton in favor of the sea-level plan.
 The engineers regard as almost too obvious for explanation the proposition that the Chagres dam, which would be made necessary by the adoption of the sea-level plan, would be as much more difficult to construct with safety as the proportion of ITO to 85, although the novice may need to be reminded that only the height of body of water con trols the pressure of the dam with which 1t is sought to restrain it, and that the pressure on the Gatun dam, despite the fact that 1t constitutes the retaining wall of lake twenty three miles long, will be no greater than if the lake were only mile or half mile long. The result is that the pressure against the Gatun dam would be 5,312.5 pounds lineal square foot, as against 8 pressure on the Chagres dam, which would be made necessary by sea-level canal, of l0,625 pounds hneal foot.
 The argument that an earthquake may destroy the Gatun dam or other works of the lock type, while not re- garded as particularly forceful by the engineers, becomes, 1t is pointed out by them, of increased force when applied to a sea-level canal which would involve the construction of masonry dam ITO feet high
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-26
THE COURTS AND sAMMY's PANTS

THE COURTS AND sAMMY's PANTS
 Right now, while Roosevelt and others are brazenly criticising the courts, let the spotlight fall on the sturdy figure of Judge Forker of the children s court, Brooklyn, New York, and fellow citizens, cheer up.
 Judge Forker is man of safe under standing and wise decision, and living, breathing refutation of any charge that all's wrong with our system of justice.
 Before Judge Fcrker. the other day, came Sammy Green, fourteen years of age, very fat and bouncing, and five feet eight inches in height Sammy 8 father had caught Sammy on the street late at night selling candy. Father thought Sammy ought to be in bed. Sam my differed with the father, and the difference of opinion landed Sammy be- fore Judge Yorker.
 Look at 'em,'' Sammy said to the judge. Look at 'em---they caused all tho trouble" Sammy raised his coat tail slightly and exhibited pair of knickerbockers which stretched like a lady's glove over the boys ample southern extremit.es.
 ''These pants are too small and I ought to have long pants" walled Sam my. My mother won't let me have them, so tried to earn enough money to buy pair myself
 The sympathetic and appreciative judge took in the situation at a glance. What pain had this child suffered. At school the kids called him .Fat," and the faculty lived in constant dread of the consequences should Sammy sneeze. Sammy loves good meal. but eating much was to risk much. And then, what sort boy of five feet eight will tol- crate knee pants even to gratify the wish of a dot.ng mother?
 Judge Forker did not take down any of the big leather bound books from the court library. He consulted no author ity. He merely ordered sammy's fath- CT to take Sammy to clothing store, being careful that he did not slip on the icy pavement en route, and buy for the lad pair of loose-fitting, baggy trous- CTS.
 Criticise the courts if ye must, ye muckrakers, but spare such common sense heroes as rorker.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-26
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Victory for reminists in the Swedish
 Legislature

From the New York World.
 The favorable vote of the Swedish Diet on woman suffrage, by l20 to 88 in the upper house, and by 134 to 98 in the lower, is much the greatest vic tory the movement has gained.
 Australia and New Zealand have full woman suffrage, but the latter has only a small population, and the former lives under colonial conditions, which largely exclude international problems from consideration. Too much has been made of woman suffrage in Finland and the twenty-five women members of its parli- ament. Finland is only dependent duchy, and the bills in which the women members were most interested have been vetoed by the czar.
 But Sweden is a factor in world pol itics quit out of proportion to its five million and odd inhabitants, though these are the greatest number yet ad- mitted to equal suffrage under one flag. She is wholly independent, highly edu- cated. perplexed by all the problems of modern industrial life, and--most important of all-she is the vanguard and champion of the Morse race against Russia.
 As New Zealand is the worlds prov ing ground for woman suffrage in ad- vanced social legislation, 50 Sweden and Norway may become in international re- lations. Will it prove true, as many have said, that to arm a woman with the ballot is to disarm man of his rife against foreign aggression?
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-26
CLIPPING RAILROAD INCOME
Protest Against Mir. Madden's s Scheme
 for a Dead Line

From the Baltimore Sun.
 Representative Madden, of Illinois, speaking in congress on Saturday, called the Hepburn rate law forest of leg islative exotics and tangled wilder ness of words" That looks likely. In trying to find trail through the law, doubtless seeking the light, Mir. Madden has lost his ideas in the woods.
 He would save shippers, little and heavy, money in lower freight rates by drawing headline upon railroad in come. Four per cent, net, he thinks, satisfying return upon railroad own CTS investment. He would allow the roads to draw from freight patrons a gross income that would pay running expenses and maintenance, and leave 4 per cent to compensate them for the risk of their money but to them he would say: Beyond that you shall not go." All now paid the roads above the limit, he thinks would thereafter remain in the pockets of shippers and their custo- mers, we should never more pay heavy tribute to an extortionate railroad mo- nopoly,'' and should revei in prosper ous happiness.
 Mir. Madden does or should grasp the truth that dead line at an income less than the return from a hundred other is also a dead line upon railroad enterprise. The business novel ty may impress MT. Madden, but he has little company in the wilderness.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-26
SPENDING MILLIONS LIKE HOT
 CAKES

measure carrying appropriations amounting to sl37 ,ooo, ,ooo cannot intel ligently be considered in an hour.
 This statement would seem to carry It's own argument.
 Yet Senator Hale brought in the na- val appropriation bill at o'clock in the afternoon of the 11th of February. and asked the senate to pass it that after noon.
 Senator La Toilette objected
 The committee on naval affairs had received the bil fifteen days previously from the house. Presumably it had taken fifteen days for Senator Hale committee to examine the bulky budget. Yet the senator from Maine asked the senate to make 1t a law "unsight, un- seen.''
 On Senator La Toilette protesting, the senator from Maine complained that ten other big appropriation bills were still coming up. And there remained less than fifteen legislative days of the congress.
 If there were any good excuse for this congestion, there might be reason in complaining of interference which caused delay. But there is 10 good ex- cuse.
 The congestion is what the senate leaders have planned to bring about. Senator Hale could have told to day last December when the naval appro- priation bill would be reported and put on passage.
 The same thing happens in every con gross.
 Why? There are two reasons. Tn the first place, this system is conducive to legislation by committee. It is frank ly the purpose and intention of men like Hale to prevent and avoid discus sion of appropriation bills in open ses- sions of the senate. That would let in too much light. It would show up those practices which result in the use of ap- propriations for the construction of po- htical fences instead of battleships. It would tend to stop the creation of use less yards aud docks in the senatorial districts where men like Hale, Tillman and others on the naval committee live. It would not do to discuss the items openly, or have them subjected to ques- ton and debate.
 So these bills are thrown in at the