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Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-05
INCREASED REVENUE FOR
THE MILWAUKEE ROAD
Annual Report Indicates Four Per
Cent Advance in Earnings from
Freight Traffic.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept 4.-The forty
fifth annual report of the Chicago, Mil
waukee q ST. Paul Railway company,
given out today by Secretary e. w. Adams
In this city, and which is for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1909. shows the total
operating revenues of the company for
The year to have been $6s Ss7, 46S 4s; total
operating expenses, $SS 7S1, ,2SS.6O, which ex-
sludes taxes, leaving the net operating
revenue, $21,166, 2l4S9.
The total fixed charges, interests on
bonds, ETC. paid during the year ending
June 30, 1909, amounted to S. S55, ,717.50, leav-
ing on that date a balance of S12, ,SS1 S31. rs
as the clear profit for the year, as against
S11.547529,67 as the balance >fOr the year
ending June 30 1905 after paying fixed
charges amounting to $5,9l6,76O.
The total revenue from freight traffic
last year was A2,Sil 90, as against S4O
S26S79.6i for 1905 an increase OF S1,914 no. .sS,
or 4.7i per cent; the revenue from passen-
ger traffic was sl2 IA, ,S51.53, as against ST.
$50 S94.G6 for 1908, an increase of $S9l 497. q.
CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-Increasing Industrial,
Agricultural and mining activity is indi-
Gated by advance sheets OF the fortnightly
statement of car surpluses and shortages
compiled by President Hale OF the Ameri-
can Railway association.
The statement shows that on September
/ the surplus Of cars had been reduced
more than 10000. bringing the surplus
down to a little more than 10000 cars OF
all kinds.
This Is the smallest surplus since last
October.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-05
Death Pact
Is Executed
In Cemetery
Hoboken Man Kills Wife and Self at
Grave of Woman's First
Husband.

NEW YORK Sept. 4.-Charles A. Orla-
munder, a musician, 65 years old shot his
crippled wife dead tonight and then killed
himself with the same revolver at the grave
Of the woman's first husband The bodies
were found in the Hoboken cemetery in
such a position that It is thought the wife
must have been leaning forward on her
crutches over the grave when her husband
shot her After she fell he evidently wiped
the blood from her head, as a handkerchief
stir wet with blood was found in his coat
pocket.
At the sound Of the two shots the super
intendent Of the cemetery hurried toward
the direction Of the reports. He found the
woman dead at the feet Of the man, who
was sitting on a bench. stin breathing
family He died before he could be taken
to a hospital
curt letter to an undertaken found iri
Mrs Orlamunder's handbag pointed straight
to an agreement between wife and husband
to die together.
Bury as and whatever the expense you
will be paid" IT declared.
A card in Orlamunder's pocket gave the
name of a friend who, an endorsement
stated, would provide money for the
funeral
Orlamunder had married the widow of
his employer, the owner OF a Jersey CITY
beer garden, where for many years he had
led the orchestra. A deed of title from thJ
first husband to the burial plot where the
two chose to die was found i'm the wife's
handbag
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-05
Good Government VS..
Special Privileges"

Los ANGELES, Cal, Sept An an
address before the City club today, Glf-
ford Pinchot. chief Of the forestry bu-
reau, said he did not desire to talk about
conservation OF natural resources, which,
he said. was one of the greatest move
ments OF the times.
"The lines in this country are being
pretty closely drawn between those who
stand for good government and those
who stand for special privileges" he
said. "The square deal is what we seek
as a weapon in the controversy between
the people and the money interests.
feel that the time has come for men to
stand up and be counted
There is a big fight coming up in
the next congress and IL will be on the
question OF water power rights. The
men who control water power in the end
unless the government controls them
viii control industry.
"We shall como 10 see that this con-
servatiOn movements not entirely con-
cerned with the monopoly on resources
The men who control the natural re-
sources OF the country should be con-
trolled by the whole people,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-05
Clyde Fitch
Dies in France
Playwright Passes Away
Following an Operation for
Appendicitis.

SUR MARINE, Sept. 4.-Clyde
Fitch, the American playwright, died at
go this evening. He had been unconscious
since o'clock in the afternoon. The doc
tors and his friend, Eugene Gauthier,
were present at the bedside
Death was due to appendicitis, following
an operation. Mr.. Fitch was stricken with
an acute attack while travelling from Ger
many, and upon his arrival here under
went an operation at the hands of DR..
Alquier. The patient rallied somewhat
after the operation, and yesterday showed
some signs of improvement. He suffered
relapse last night, however and al
though he was fully conscious during the
early hours today the Improvement in his
condition was not maintained. After
marked delerium ne lapsed into uncon-
sciousness about 3 o'clock in the afternoon,
at which time the attending physicians
gave up hope of his recovery.
NEW YORK, Sept, 4.-Clyde Fitch, easily
the most prolific of younger American dra-
matlsts, was born at Elmira, N. Y, in 1856
of English ancerters, who settled in Con-
necticut early in the seventeenth century
and left descendants who have been prom
inent in the religious and political life OF
the country ever since. After an early
euuCduoH uhuer private lhstTuctlon al
home, he was fitted for college at Holder
ness. N. H., and was graduated from Am
herst in 1886.
Among the best known of his plays are;
Nathan Hale the Cowboy and the Lady
Barbara Frietschie, Sappho (from the
French), the Climbers, The Girl and the
Judge, The Last of the Dandies, The Girl
With the Green Eyes. Her own Way, Her
Great Match and latterly The Girl Who
Has Everything, Girls, The Blue Mouse
tfrom the GERMANY, and The Happy Mar
riage.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-05
Success is Due to Intelligent Effort
and Wonderful Endurance.
KEEN INTEREST IN DISCOVERY
Minister Egan's Message to State
Department Regarded as Official.
NO COMMENT UNTIL SATURDAY
President Had Nothing to Say
Regarding Discovery Until He
Received Personal Cable
gram from DIR. Cook.

BEVERLY, Mass, Sept 4.-President
Taft today made his first official comment
upon the reported discovery of the
North pole by DR. Frederick A. Cook. In
answering a cablegram sent to him by DR..
Cook. reporting that he had reached the
coveted point. Mr.. Taft cabed back his
warmest congratulations, declaring that the
pride Of all Americans had been stirred
by the news and the report that the world
battling feat had been accomplished by an
American citizen. The exchange of cable
grams was as follows:
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 4, 19O9-President
the White House, Washington: 1 have the
honor to report to the cher magistrate Of
the United States that have returned after
having reached the North pole.
FREDERICK A. COOK"
''BEVERLY, Mass, Sept. L. 19O9-Fred-
erick A. Cook, Copenhagen, Denmark: Your
dispatch received. Your report that you have
reached the North pole calls for my heart
lest congratulations and stirs the pride Of
all Americans that this feat, which has
so long baffled the world, has been ac-
complshed by the intelligent energy and
wonderful endurance Of fellow country
man. WILLIAM II. TAFT"
President Taft has taken the keenest
interest in the news regarding the discovery
ever since the brief bulletin was received
on Wednesday afternoon Always great
newspaper reader, he has taken deep
interest in the controversy which Dr.
Cooks feat has aroused among the Arctic
experts.
Minister Egan's cabegram Of last Thurs
day to the State department announcing
that DR. Cooks accomplishment had been
confirmed by the Danish commissioner for
Greenland was repeated to the president
but he withheld any comment until re-
celving today the personal cabegram which
DR.. Cook evidently filed as soon as he
reached the Danish capital.
The secretary OF the interior. Mr. Ball
niger. is expected in Beverly on Monday
and doubtless will bring with him the
reports called for by the president from
various officials of the Interior depart
ment. Mr.. Ballinger after scanning these
reports in Washington, yesterday an
nounced that the department had nothing
to fear as to the course of any of its
officials
President Taft's slight attack of sciatica
had so far disappeared today tnat he re-
sumed his golf playing on the links of the
Myopia club
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-05
Japanese Entertainment
in Truly Oriental Style

SEATTLE Wash, Sept 4-The entertain
ment of the japanese commercial commits
sioners today was largely in the hands Of
local Japanese, who for months had been
preparing for the celebration OF Japan day
at the Alaska Yukon-Pa exposition. All
Japanese in the Pacific northwest who
could conveniently come to Seattle to see
lhe commissions S AM the exposition did so
The thoroughfares OF the exposition were
hung with 200 japanese lanterns and the
Japanese being granted free hand in the
matter Of arranging flowers, etc, gave the
fair a -senuine oriental aspect The day
began with a parade led by a picturesque
Samurai horseman In armoF. Then fol-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-05
BRYAN LABOR DAY ORATOR
Peerless Leader Will Make Address
at Courtland Beach.
MANY OUTINGS FOR TOMORROW
Sons of Toll VIII Have Big
Time on Their Annual Day Set
Apart to Honor Honest
Labor.

Labor's annual holiday will be celebrated
tomorrow at a number of picnics to be
held around about Omaha. There will be
no parade in other years, the working
men being allowed to go to the various
amusement parks and resorts without first
being tired out by a long march through
the streets
Picnics will be held at Courtland Beach,
Seymour Lake, Prizes Lake, Falrmont park
in Council Bluffs, Nielsen's park at Forty
ninth and Leavenworth street; Lake Man
ava, Benson Hibbler's park and at Ben
nington The Courtland Beach and Ben
nington picnics will take front rank, that
at Courtland Beach to be for all laboring
men who care to attend and that at Ben
nington being for employees for Swift and
Company
The Courtand Beach picnic will be under
the auspices of the Central Labor union
and big time is planned. This picnic is to
last three days, beginning on Labor day
and continuing through Tuesday and
Wednesday
William Jennings Bryan will be the lead
ing attraction at the Beach, the three-time
presidential candidate having accepted an
invitation to address the laboring men dur
ing the afternoon. The speaking program
will begin at o'clock with an address of
welcome by Mayor Dahlman United
States Senator Norris Brown and Constan-
tine j. Smyth are also on the program for
addresses during the afternoon.
Long Program of sports.
Following the speaking a long program of
sports will be given The sports will begin
at O'Clock and the following is the list
of events
One hundred yard dash (union men only
Prize, case Blue Ribbon beer donated by
Misses race Cunder IS years.; Cash prize
of 50.
wives Of union men only: Prize, pair union
made shoes,
one hundred-yard dash. free for all:
Prize, box union made cigars.
Boys race, under u years: Prize, base
ball mask
Fat mems race, 200 pounds: Prize, union
made hat
Standing broad jump Prize, pair union
made shoes.
Prize waltz, o'clock sharp Best Woman
waltzer, prize silk UMBRELLA; best gentle
man waltzer, prize gold cuff buttons.
The committee having charge Of arrange
ments for the picnic is composed OF A. j.
Donahue, William Britton, Ray Dougherty,
]. j. Ferron, A. H, Schroeder ]. ]. Kerri-
gan, Louis v. Guye, ]. J, Lannihan and p,
]. Ford In addition there will also be a
reception committee on the grounds, con-
sisting of thirty-six members, one from
each Of the affiliated labor organizations
swift's Men at Bennington.
The third annual outing Of the Swift &
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-05
Run from San Francisco to Be Made
at Eighteen Knots.
OVER TRIP TO ADMIRALTY
After Coaling, Fast Schedule Will Be
Resumed to Manila.
EXPECT TO MAKE RECORDS
Vessels Are TO Be Tested from
Every Naval standpOInt-Month'
Battle Practice OFF the
Philippines.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Sept. Am fun
war paint, dull grey. the first squadron
OF tho Pacific fleet, comprising eight OF
the fastest armored cruisers In the Ameri-
can navy will steam through the Goldeus
Gate tomorrow on the first leg of six
months cruise to the far east.
with two exceptions each warship is
equipped with eighteen guns, and is Of
l36sO tons burden. Two, the Tennessee
and the Washington, have twenty guns
each and are Of 1850 tons burden Every
ship has 2SOOO horsepower.
The object Of the voyage is to test the
efficiency Of the vessels.
According TO Rear Admiral Uriel Seberee,
who will command the squadron, the
cruisers will steam to Honolulu at eighteen
knots an hour. After remaining at the
islands for three weeks they will proceed
to the Admiralty islands at twelve and
one-half knots, take on 1000 tons Of
coal. and resume the eighteen-knot
speed to Manila.
Months Battle Practice.
They are due in the Philippines Novem-
Der 1, when they will begin a month =
battle practice
The third squadron of five protected
cruisers and seven gunboats, in command
of Rear Admiral Giles b. Harbor, will join
them there,
on December 1 the first squadron will be
separated into four parts. The Tennessee
(Sebree's flagship and the Washington
Will go to Shanghai. and two each OF the
others to Kobe, Hong Kong and Yoko-
hama. At the end of two weeks the ves-
sells will exchange positions remaining in
Chinese and Japanese waters until Janu-
AIRY, when they viii reassemble at Manila
for the return trip.
After New Steaming Record.
An effort will he made to establish new
long distance steaming records and the
squadron will be tested from every naval
standpoint,
Excluding the North Carolina, the Mon
tana. the Brooklyn, the squadron under Sc
bree's command represents the entire ar
mored cruiser strength of the navy and is
the fleet that would be assembled for a
swift service cruise in case OF war. Conse-
quenty it's achievements ON the coming
voyage viii be watched with great interest
by the naval experts.
The vessels are the Tennessee, Washing
ton. California, South Dakota, West Vir.
ginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Colo
rado.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-05
JIMS SPURN SHALLENBERCER
Refuse to Adopt Report Commencing
Governors Administration.
JEFFERSON STILL PATRON SAINT
Founder of Democracy wins by a
Nose in Race with DRhIman Rs
the Greatest Man of the
Party.

Turning down minority report which
commended the administration of Governor
Shallenberger and passing resolution TO
insist upon each nominee signing the plat
FORM the Jimocrats, Saturday ofternoon
held a stormy meeting and ended in adopt
ing county platform over the protest
of an appointee of the governor. The
mayor was not present
Tom O'Connor, deputy state oil inspcc-
tor, objected to the platform as presented
and voted against 1t, but no attention was
paid to his objection and 1t was adopted
with a whoop and a cheer for Mayor Dahl
man.
Joe Butler, who at a previous meeting
wished to substitute the name of the
mayor for that Of this man Jefferson
was not present, and the patron saint of
the democracy was given the credit for
being the promulgator of the foundation
principles of the party.
Text of Platform.
The PLATFORM as adopted, is as follows:
we declare our devotion to all the es-
sential principles OF human liberty enun,
ciated by Thomas jefferson and approved
by democracy since the formation OF our
national government.
Ne denounce the Aldrich tariff bill as
not esponsive to party pledges or the
demands of the people for relief from un-
just burdens.
We Teiterate our demand for the regu-
latlon of the liquor traffic by local author
tiles as has been the rule under the Slo-
cumb law for twenty-eight years as against
the impracticable experiment OF prohlpltlon
which has proved dismal failure where
ever tried in this country, for more than
fifty years; we are likewise opposed Il
county option and regard 1t as the first
step towards prohibition.
We disapprove the governors action IN
signing the spurious so-called daylight bill
IN he namncratiC
for home rule on which he was elected,
and contrary to his repeated assurances
given our home people during the cam
We endorse the splendid business ad.
ministration of the Honorable James G.
Dahlman mayor Of Omaha.
We are opposed to life tenure in public
office. The majority of the candidates on
the republican ticket named by Rosewatel
have been feeding at the public crib dur
ing their residence in Douglas county.
Chairman Reagan made an impassoned
speech TO the crowd OF the faithful in
which he scored Governor Shallenbergel
as traitor TO his party and declared that
"the only safe way to get democratic
candidates to stand by their promises IA
TO make them sign those promises before
they are elected" He counselled the party
to take issue this fall on the liquor ques
tion and not 10 wait until next year, telling
his hearers that the Anti-Saloon league
/ backed by 95 per cent Of the republican
party" is now organizing the county.
The chairman appointed as members OF
the executive committee: Thomas J. Flynn
Jeff w, Bedford, Charles A. Tracy, c
NJ. Blum, W. T. Canada, Frank Riha
Charles e. Tanning, Maurice Yost and j. J
Ryan. To this committee was delegated
the authority to FIJI vacancies In the ticket
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-05
Twenty-Five Men
Buried by Cave-in
Two Killed and Six Badly Hurt by
Accident in Sewer at East
Chicago.

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-Two men were killed
and six injured at East Chicago, Ind, to-
day when the walls of sewer ditch ten
feet high caved in on twenty-five work.
men. one hundred men Immediately
formed rescuing party, but at first it ap-
peared as If it would be impossible to reach
the buried men before they would be suf-
focated. The first two bodies taken out
were those of the dead men. After another
hour of digging 1t was found that all the
others were alive. The boards at the end
Of the ditch had fallen over them in such
manner that they were protected from
the crushing sand and given enough air to
keep them alive.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-05
Place Asked
for Sadilek
Bohemian Societies Request Wilbur
Man Be Given a Foreign
Mission.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 4-(Special
Telegram)-The National Association of
Bohemian -Slavonian Benevolent Societies
wants one Of the Representatives Of
that race honored by the United
States government The association In
this city, which closed its session
today, voted by large majority as
the president to send f. ]. Sadilek Of
wilbur, Neb., to some foreign country as
the American minister. The resolution
prefers that he be sent to some country
in southern Europe and urges strongly
that Bohemian-Americans be given this
recognition for they are of the belief that
their people have always been given the
butt of ridcule. rather than that of re-
spectful recognition at the hands of
America.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-05

lowed 100 or more automobiles, carrying the
commissioners and the Seattle business
men. The four japanese women with the
visitors wore native dress.
At the exposition gate a national pageant
was formed which absorbed the sutomo-
biles. Fifty Sumarai in ancient armor were
followed by 100 flower girls in native dress.
Then came 200 merchants in native costume
and after them 500 japanese representing
the various trades and professions OF Japan
with the garb appropriate to each. Two
beautiful girls, riding on a temple float
and representing the Goddesses OF Wealth
and Beauty, threw 5000 japanese coSas 10
the crowds as they passed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-05
LABoR'S RIGHTS PUT TO TEST
PennsyIvania Town Authorities Issue
Order TO Prevent Celebration
on Monday.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-The labor
authorities purpose testing the right Of
the municipality of Vandergrift. Pa, to
forbid their holding of Labor day serv-
ices in that town.
Vandergrift is the seat of strike by
the iron and steel workers. They de-
cided a week ago to have a Labor day
meeting Monday next but Secretary
Morrison Of the American Federation of
Labor was notified today that the af-
fair had been prohibited by the town au-
thorities.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-05
MORE PAY OR WILL STRIKE
Window Glass Workers Ordered 90
stop Work Unless Increase
- Granted.

PITTSBURG. Sept A strike Of win
dow glass cutters and flatteners OF the
country has been ordered by President
Shinn OF the National union, effective today
unless the new scale advancing wages 20
per cent is accepted by the American
window glass company. Six plants In diff
ferent parts Of the country. employing 5000
men when in fun operation viii be af-
fected by the order but It is understood
that only about l,4OO men are at work at
present
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-05
w. Bryan Has
Narrow Escape
Motor Car Almost Goes Over Steep
Embankment at Springfield,
Due to Broken Brake.

SPRINGFIELD, Sept. 4.-Wiliam ].
Bryan narrowly escaped injury here last
night when a motor car in which he was
being taken to Doling park to make an
address got beyond control going down
steep hill in the park. The brake broke,
but the car was stopped just on the edge
OF an embankment by r. p. Dickerson,
the driver.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-05
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
secretary of the Interior Decides
Two Nebraska Land
CnseA.
(From a staff Correspondent)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4-(speciaL) THE
secretary OF the interior has affirmed the
decision OF tine land office In the appeal
OF william w. Armstrong in holding for
cancellation his homestead entry upon the
contest of Elsie Surber in the Alliance
district In Nebraska. He also rejected the
appeal OF Phillip B. Dunn TO make a
soldier additional homestead entry In the
lincoln land district
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-05
VOIiva Must stay in Jail.

Voliva who succeeded the late John
Alexander Dowie as head of the re-
ligious cult at Zion City and who has
been serving a six months jail sentence
for failure to pay a $4,000 judgment OBJ
tained by a former parishioner on a libel
charge, was denied his freedom on a
writ Of habeas corpus here today.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-05
MRS. ROOSEVELT TO AWAIT
HUSBAND IN KHART0UM
Has Engaged House There where She
VIII Stay UntiI Early
Coming Year.

BERLIN, Sept Adolf Mayer kins-
man Of King Menelik OF Abyssinia, who
is in Berlin with a commission from the
Abyssinian government to purchase sup
plies, said today that Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt had engaged a house at Khar-
toum, where she would meet her hus-
band when he came out of the jungle
Mrs Roosevelt intends to spend a couple
Of months in Khartoum early I'm 1910.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-05

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Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-05
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nehraska-Fair and warmer.
For Iowa-Fair.
For weather report see page 8.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-23
ASKS COUNCIL TO
LICENSE POOL
TABLES
SMITH SAYS PLAN
WOULD GIVE POLICE MUCH
NEEDED SUPERVISION OVER
PLACES WHERE GAMES PLAYED

A plan expected to act as a curb on
poolrooms, and prevent the numerous
cases OF harboring OF young boys. will
be submitted tonight to the common
council by Police Commissioner Smith.
The commissioner recommends that
every pool table In the city be licensed
at the rate OF So per year for each
table Pool tables are now untaxed,
while billiard tables are taxed at s.
each
IF billiard tables are 80 licensed, |
see no reason In the world why pool
tables should not be licensed also. "
says the commissioner AS far as
being a menace TO the morals OF the
munity Is concerned, the pool
table Is a more serious proposition
Billiards is mans game while all OF
these youngsters play pool
A system of licenses would give us
better control OF the pool rooms. II
would also allow us TO keep track OF
them. And the power To revoke "A II
cense would go great deal farther
toward suppressing the practice oil
harboring small boys than ordinance
complaints will ever do"