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Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
PLANT BREEDERS COMING
Corn Exposition Receives Gratifying
News from East.
PRESIDENT HAYES TELLS PLAN
Head OF Association, who is Also As
sistant Secretary of Agriculture,
Will Lead Army of Elk
Derts to omaha.
PRESIDENT HAYES TELLS PLAN

Corn exposition o~ffici3lE nave announced
that the annual meeting OF the American
Breeders association will be held this fall
In Omaha in connection with the corn
show. Definite word to this effect has
come from w. NJ. Hayes, who is president
Of the association and assistant secretary
Of agriculture.
The comlRg Of the association, which is
a plant breeding and research organization,
is a matter of the greatest moment to the
exposition" declared G. w. Wattles. 1T
means that we shall have here and on the
regular programs of the exposition, men
who are the highest authorities in the
country on the Improvement of grains and
plants. Mr.. Hayes himself will, of course,
be here to preside at the sessions of the
association and he and the other men who
make up the society will take part in the
educative work Of the exposition
Word from him and from Secretary
Wilson gives complete assurance that the
department of agriculture will bend every
efforts in its power to help the corn ex-
position this fall and Mr.. Hayes has a
number of highly valuable ideas in this
matter which have not yet been unfolded
because not complete.
The American Breeders association
meeting will bring here about 200 men who
are past masters Of plant life and develop
ment. Visitors listened to such Of them as
speak will hear the most authoritative pro-
nouncements on this phase Of agricultural
science. The educative side of the Corn
exposition could not have received a
greater advancement in any conceivable
way than that which will accrue from the
Breeders association coming here"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
MANY TRICKS RESoRTED TO
TO BEAT THE POOR HOTELS
One Man Buys Hat and Sends "a Up
10 Have the Clerk Pay
for II.

The ways OF defrauding hotels are numer-
GUS and willy. The latest attempt to beat
an Omaha hotel was made by a man who
registered at the Merchants as H. A. Ruth
OF New York. His scheme was clever. but
was frustrated by the wisdom OF Clerk
Stanton.
Ruth a been at the hotel two days
when one morning he notified Clerk Stan
ton that he had bought a straw hat which
would be brought TO the hotel In a short
while by the boy. He said il would come
c. o. d. and he told the clerk to pay the
charges and he would settle with the hotel.
The messenger boy arrived with the hat
all right. but he returned with It. too. The
charges pm the headgear Clerk Stanton
found to DO $50. He had an intimation
that Ruth was not good for that sum and
SO he refused to pay for the hat. The boy
took It back.
Ruth. instead OF coming TO the hotel tC
see whether the hat had been delivered
went around to the store and there found
that Il had been returned. He raved about
the little business on the part Of the
hotel people and said he would go out and
cash a check and then return to the stor,
20 pay for the hat himself.
He went. but he never returned to com
plete his purchase. Neither did he re
turn to the hotel. where he stll owes Z
bill Of IS.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
Saloon Men to
Start Test Of Law
on Closing sday
Proceedings Will Be Filed by
Weaver & Giller Then and
Hotel Men Wait.

Weaver & Giller, who have been def
nitely retained by the liquor dealers to
fight their case on the s o'clock closing law
say legal proceedings will be begun Tues
day.
In collecting a fund to fight the case the
saloon men have gone far enough to insure
carrying the matter through" said Mr..
Weaver, land we will begin our work
Tuesday. All three possible methods of
proceeding may be tried-an injunction
suit In an equity court, or a criminal case
to be directly appealed to the supreme
court or to be argued on a habeas corpus
proceeding. Our firm will have charge
Of all these suits If they are begun"
The hotel men have taken no steps to
fight the s o'clock law" said p. II. Philbin
of the schlitz hotel, and it is very prob
able now that nothing will be done by their
association. The law is being obeyed and
we will wait to see how the saloon fight
comes out"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
HuilaInn Permlta.

Mrs. Amanda Rhyn. 1Hi Emmett street
frame dwelling. 1850; MrA May Lytle. Sll
ing, u,40o; Mrs. May Lyle. 3a1S North
Twenty-seeond street frame dwelling, u,tOe
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
Big w arehouSe
for O'Brien
Fve-StOry Building Will Be Erected
by Candy Man at Eighth and
Douglas Streets.

Plans have been drawn by Architect
John Latenser for a new five-story and
basement warehouse to be located at
Eighth and Douglas streets. adjoining the
Council Bluffs viaduct. The building.
which will cost $4,000. is to be put up by
G.. A. Hoagland for d. ]. O'Brien, the
candy manufacturer. Mr.. O'Brien will use
the new building. rs a warehouse.
The building will face east on Eighth
street and north on Douglas. II will rise
Immediately adjacent TO the viaduct and
permission will be asked that the building
may Civ onto this structure. The building
will be OF solid warehouse construction.
Mr.. Hoagland. who owns the lot ada
cent, is ready to build another warehouse
there for any tenant,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
LET LOVE, NOT COLOR, RULE
Jap Consul'S Answer to Question Of
Races Intermarrying.
WILL NOT DISCUSS sIGEL CASE
X. Matsubara, Miksao's RePresenta-
tive In Chicago, Spends Day In
Omaha, with which he
f. Much Impressed.

X. Matsubara, consul Of the japanese
government In Chicago. stopped in Omaha
for q few hours on a return trip from
Denver, where he visited friends for Ten
days.
This is the first time Mr.. Matsubars has
ever been In Omaha and he expressed
himself as impressed by the city and its
INDUSTRIES During the morning he was
driven around this city and South Omaha
IN an automobile. He was much impressed
with the magnitude Of the packing bus
mess. ~
The consul would talk but little regard
ing the Chinese and the recent sigel MUIR
der case in New York.
II have no business with the Chinese
and will not discuss the problem" he
said when he was asked for his opinion
in the Slgel case.
II am a representative OF the Japanese
government and II / talked for puhlica-
ton on matters OF that nature today,
tomorrow I would have TO resign. / must
only say that / am not in q position to
make any comment on that case"
When asked II he thought American
girls ought to marry japanese or Chinese
he gave a laconic reply.
Love f. Love.
Love is love- were his words, and
there is no need OF outside influence. J.
myself, am against discrimination and
don't like to discuss any countrymen, not
even my own. II a girl loves a man, nc
matter whether he be Italian or German
or Chinese, she ought to be allowed tC
DO her own judging and not be bothered
by outsiders
Mr.. Matsubura was asked about the re
Iations existing between the United states
and his country.
There is no danger of war with Japan,
he said. The relations with your country
are very cordial"
''wil Japan ever go to war with Russi'
AGAIN." he was asked.
Certainly not: certainly not" he an
swered. Just ask Russia; ask Russian
Mr.. Matsubura was asked II he had
read Frank G.. Carpenters letters. pub
Ilshed in The Omaha Bee and the Chicag'
Record-Herald during June, telling Of thu
cruelty of the Japanese toward thu
Koreans and of the trouble his government
was having in pacifying the new colony
Japan is having no more trouble oil
doing no worse things in Korea than thu
United states did in the Philippines" III
said.
Mr.. Matsubura is a graduate Of the I'm
Der OF the class Of 1899. He spent twenty.
seven years In going to school. He has
been in Chicago as consul OF Japan fol
five years. having received his appoint,
ment in 1901.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
DOGS DIE ON FOURTH OF JULY
Forty of Them Forfeit Life on Day
Observed ~ Independence
Anniversary.
File on your Wanted freedoml

Forty dogs will be executed at the city
pound on In~depepdenoe day unless they
are claimed by their owners before that
date: A b Wasgoner, the new city
poundmaster, says he has fed the dogs
four lays and that is as long as they can
be kept at the pound. To be redeemed he
must pay 81 per dog. in addition to
paying the tax and securing a tag
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04

Persistent Advertising Ia the road to Bis
nsturnA
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
D~isEraeefuI Conduct

OF liver and bowels In refusing to act, Is
quickly remedied with Or Kings New
Life Pills. sc. Sold by Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-04
A cruel Mistake

Il to neglect q cold or cough. DR.. Kings
New Discovery cures them and prevents
consumption. Soc and pOo. Sold by Beaton
Drug Co.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-15

Reports that the Department OF JUS
tice is looking into the Chicago wheat
corner are positively denied at the de-
partment today. 1t has been reported
that the President, as a result OF num-
erous complaints reaching him concern
ing the high price TO which the Patten
deal has forced wheat. has asked the
Attorney General to make inquiry
whether there Is any way of smashing
the deal by procedure under the Sher-
man law or otherwise.
Attorney General Wickersham is in
Philadelphia today on department bust
ness, but It was said at the department
that no such move had been made, and
no consideration he'd been given to the
wheat deal. Nobody in authority would
discuss the legal or economic aspects of
the wheat corner. or the question, which
has BEEN discussed with a good deal of
interest for several days, whether there
is any chance of getting at the Patten
procedure under the Sherman law. The
impression among public men is that
the Sherman statute would not prove
an effective instrument for assault on
such a transaction. This question Of
dealing with trar sactions in futures has
been much In the Congressional mind
for three or four years, and the
Southern members especially have tried
manipulation of prices of cotton, wheat
and provisions. But they have invari-
ably confronted, early in the inquiry,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-15

Take Advantage of Bargain
Prices Listed at Gold
enberg's.

Sure evidence that Washington women
are quick to see a good thing and
proof that they are just as nasty in
taking advantage of it, was afforded
this morning when the sale Of the
stock Of ready-tO-wear apparel OF the
J. g. Pattee Company began at Golden
berg's, Seventh and K streets.
The crowd came early. 1t was APP
parent that not only the women Of the
Capital itself, but that many from
suburbs and from surrounding towns
were there, and that they bad come TO
buy something from the Pattee stock
That part Of the second floor Of the
big store which had been given up to
the Pattee sale, with its tables covered
with dresses and suits and other
women's apparel was as busy as It
could comfortably be. There were old
women and middIe-aged women, and
young married women. and Just orJiin-
airy girls in the crowd. The remarks BILE
reductions of 30 per cent or more, and
the high charact of the stocks were
counted upon by Goldenberg to draw a
big crowd, and they were certainly cor
rect In their expectations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-15
GAS INVESTIGATION
BEGINS SATURDAY
Chamber of Commerce In
quiry May Continue
Until November.

The Chamber Of Commerce gas in
quiry, which is expected to be the
longest and most thorough investiga-
ton ever made by that body. will COM
mence Saturday night. Letters have
been SEM TO all members of the
chamber, ind II is expected that a
large number of them will be in at
tendance at the formal opening Of the
inquiry.
The committee on public utilities,
which is to investigate the question.
will consider the bill recently passed
by the House of Representatives, re-
ducing the price of gas in the District
10 IS cents, and also the GallingeT
bill, which is a proposed amendment
TO the measure passed by the House
Practically all of the testimony
given at the hearings. which VIII con-
tinue until November 1, VIII be re-
corded geographically. The com
mittee will then report tc the cham
Der and that body, in a. probability
will forward the result 4 it's findings
TO Congress at its nexJ session.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-15

WON'T TAKE ACTION
IN PATTEN CORNER
Report That Department of Justice Will Investigate
Wheat Deal Denied by Officials-Point Out
Difficulty of Governmental Regulation.
By ]. c. WELLIvER.

the fact that immense amounts of
these articles must of necessity be
bought under present industrial con-
ditions, for future delivery, and that
prices must be made on the future de-
livery.
''The trouble with handling such
things by law explained one public
man. lis that it is impossible to de-
termine what is legitimate and what is
merely gambling operation. The cotton
manufacturer in Manchester sells his
cloth all over the world. He has 10
sell it for delivery after Il is made.
To be assured of the material with
which TO make il, he places an order
with New York or New Orleans cot
ton broker for a years supply of cotton,
contracting to take a certain amount
each month, and agreeing on the price
That is dealing in futures. OF course,
but the manufacturer must be assured
in advance that he will have the cot
ton; and he must know what IL will
cost him, in order that he may know
the prices he will put on the goods
made from II. This is the situation
Throughout a wide range of industries.
IL is not easy to draw the line between
the operation OF the cotton manufac-
turer who buys 100000 bales or cotton
and wants the real cotton, and the spec
uiator who buys 2,000,0O0 bales, and as
sumes to stand ready to take the actual
Patten deals in real wheat; the way a
corner is broken Is by the delivery or
physical wheat in such quantities as to
swamp the operator. There is difficulty
about framing a law TO prevent a man
buying up all the Whea. in the country
If he wants IL; there might be means OF
preventing him manipulating the price
after he gets il all; but the processes
OF nature ordinarily end the trouble
quicker than those Of law could do it,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-15
GIANT LEAD TRUST
IS BEING FORMED
manufacturer Protests
Schedule Says Guggen-
helms Head Combine.

With the charge that the lead pro
ducing business of the United States is
now controlled by the Guggenheim Ex
ploration Company and that steps have
been taken for the formation Of world
trust in lead, Milton L. L.issberger, Of
New York, is here making determined
protest against the lead schedule in the
Aldrlch bill.
The Payne committee reduced the
duty from 21s to IL cents. The manu-
facturers were willing to allow a l cent
duty, which they showed would be
equivalent to about 80 per cent. They
were not by any means satisfied with
the action of the Payne committee; but
when the AIdrich committee restored
the present duty of 2ls cents per pound
they INDUCED in some language which
is not to be printed.
Mr.. Lissberger doesn't mince language
in his charge that the Guggenheim in
terest is the one which viii benefit by
this duty. and which has been back Of
the movement TO prevent reduction. The
House committee, he says, became con-
WINGED that the present duty was too
high and calculated to serve as a shell
ter to a monopoly which was extorting
unreasonable prices. Bus the Senate
body was determined to have the duty
prohibitive.
One of the members Of the Finance
Committee" said Mr.. Lissberger, told
us that they didn't read the documents,
briefs. and arguments which we had
forwarded 10 them; they just made UP
their schedule without 1t; but he said
he hoped to get time, now that the bill
has been reported, to read up on il.
Mr.. Lissberger makes a most inter
esting statement of the intercorporate
relations of the concerns which Q says
constitute the Lead trust. He mas set
these all out in Il brief which is being
furnished TO members of Congress. The
Guggenheim Exploration Company, with
$50, 600, 0o0 capital, said to pay regular
" 10 per cent dividends, and I'm the
single year 1907, added 81. $4,000 TO its
surplus. It's directors include five OF
the seven Guggenheim brothers. Sena-
tor Guggenheim Of Colorado is of this
family. though not now on the director
ate
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-15
FALLS CHURCH LINE
SCORED BY PATRONS
AS Result, District Electric Railway
Commission May Investi-
gate Service.

An investigation into the service pro-
vided the patrons Of the Washington,
Arlington and Falls Church line viii
probably be made by the District EIec-
trio Railway Commission
At a meeting of the commission yes
terday, protest regarding the service
was read, which declared that the con-
ductors on this line are frequently with
out tickets and force passengers to pay
cash for fares. The complaint also stat
&c that there are not enough cars in
operation to satisfy the demands of
travel. The protest occupied the princi-
pal part of the entire consideration OF
the board at yesterdays meeting
The pay-as-you-enter type of car was
also brought to the attention of the
board in the form of a complaint This
complaint was drawn up under two
heads, namely the advantages and dis
advantages TO the company and patrons
which are effected by the use of the car
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-15
NEGRO PRISONER
TO Be RELEASED
Darker Mystery Than Ever
Surrounds Murder of
John Reid.

Darker mystery than ever surrounds
the identity Of the murderer Of Henry
w. Reid. the saloonkeeper who was
brutslly killed on January %. 1908.
Charles Phillips, the negro porter OF
Reds saloon. will be liberated tomoT-
row from the District jail, where fo-
fifteen months he has been neld first as
a Government witness and then as the
accused slayer OF Reid.
The Government admittedly has no
case. The release Of Phillips is request
ed by District Attorney Baker, and the
Governments only hope OF apprehend-
ing the murderer lays in the slight
Chance Of recovering the watch, which
was taken from the dead body of Reid
on the night he was literally hacked 20
pieces in front OF one Of the negro
novels on + street, near North Capitol.
With this clue at present unobtainable
Il is likely that the killing Of Reid will
take its place among the local category
OF unsolved crime and undetected crimi-
nails, Of which the murder OF Ada Gil
bert Dennis furnishes an example.
The oody Of Reid was found shortly
after midnight on January ., 1908, lying
IN the snow in front of the + street
howell. Life was practically extinct and
he died without regaining consciousness
and before medical aid could reach
him. Near the body were scattered a
few pennies, and in the snow nearby
was found a blOOd-stained oyster knife.
the weapon with which the murderer
hacked tho life from his victim. Reid
had left his saloon at the corner but a
short time before his body was found,
and Phillips, who worked at the saloon,
knew that he carried money home with
him at night and had been seen IN
conversation with two strange negroes
q short time before the saloon closed.
After an investigation by the Police
Department. Phillips was held as 4
Government witness. and awaited the
action Of the grand jury, which re-
turned an Indictment against him last
July upon testimony given by his wife.
who was brought back from New Jer-
sey q few days ago 10 appear against
her husband when he was placed on
trial
In speaking OF the case today, District
Attorney Baker said:
In the ordinary course OF business
this case came on for investigation In
December last, and AT that time was
taken up by this office. Upon making
further Investigation OF the matter 1
had at that time some doubt as 70 the
edvisability Of placing Phillips on trial.
Thereupon / referred the case to Mr..
Harvey Given and Mr. Turner for spe-
cial investigation. They took the mat
Ter up with the detectives. and for the
last two months every clue connected
with the charge and the Indictment has
been run down, thoroughly sifted, and
reported 70 me; and ] am Of the opinion
that the case is not at this time in a
condition 70 submit TO a jury.
I'm view Of the fact, however, that
other circumstances may develop that
win warrant a trial Of Phillips, / do
not desire to dispose Of the case BY a
mol pros. but viii ask the court 10 take
his personal bond IN order that he may
be liberated from confinement.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-15
President and Ambassador
Bryce Expected to Give
Addresses.
Sc EKING A HALL
FOR EXHIBITION
Washington to Furnish Interesting
Portion of the Dis
play.

Details for the National Conference
on City Planning to be held in Wash
ington in May were threshed out this
morning by the local committee on ar
engagements at a meeting in the rooms
OF the Chamber OF Commerce
It was announced that President Taft
and Ambassador James Bryce would
address the opening session of the con-
ference. and that probably $50 delegates
from cities in every part of the United
States would be in attendance.
The question of securing a halI for
the municipal exhibit was discussed at
length. All members of the committee
expressed themselves in favor of hold
Ing the exhibit in room over which
the Chamber of Commerce or Board of
Trade has jurisdiction.
II was finally decided to postpone a
1ecision until the question of securing
satisfactory exhibit room can be
thoroughly investigated. A decision
probably will be reached at q meeting
OF the committee to be held Saturday.
City's Representation.
That Washington Will be well repre-
scented in the exhibit was made appar-
ent this morning, when il was stated
that, in addition to the Marsh exhibit
President Roosevelt's Homes Commits
sion's exhibit on housing conditions, a
portion Of the engineering exhibit of the
District government, and the plans of
the Park Commissioners will also be
displayed So much space will be re-
CURED Tor the combined exhibits that
doubt exists whether the room of the
chamber will be sufficient TO accomnlo-
date the persons attending the confer
ence.
The opening session of the conference
viii be on Friday. May u, when ad~
dresses will be delivered by President
Taft and Ambassador Bryce. On Satur-
cay there will be morning and afternoon
day night. The exhibit will then con-
tinue from Sunday. May %, to the fol-
lowing Sunday, inclusive.
During the day guides Will be in con-
slant attendance explaining the maps,
drawings, and other featuTesg connected
with the exhibit, while the evenings will
be devoted to lectures delivered on
topics dealing with civic conditions
VIII Send Invitations.
Benjamin c. Marsh, who will brine
TIE Marsh exhibit to Washington from
New York. stated today that the invi-
tation TO be sent throughout the United
States to cities. asking that they be
represented at the conference by dele
gates. will probably be mailed mex
week The invitations will be signed b.
number of the most prominent mer
b. the country.
Besides Mr.. Marsh, there were present
at the meeting of the committee this
morning DR.. George M. Kober, Glenr
Brown secretary of the American In.
stitute of Architects; Walter s. Ufford
secretary of the Associated Charities
Myron j. Jones, secretary of the YOUNG
Mems Christian Association anS
Thomas Grant. secretary of the Cham
Der of Commerce. The meeting wa
presided over by Chairman Allen ID
Albert, jr-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-15
WEDDING OF BOWEN
SET FOR SATURDAY
Ceremony Willie Take Place at
Church of the Holy
Comforter.
Comforter.

The marriage of Miss Alice G. Far
rell and John NJ. Bowen will take
place next Saturday morning at 10
o'clock. at the Church OF the Holy
Comforter, corner Fourteenth and
East Capitol streets.
Mr.. Bowen has been the private sec
rotary of Representative John A.
Keliher of Massachusetts,, for five
years, and IS one Of Mr.. Keliher's val
liable lieutenants in every political
campaign in Boston. Miss Farrell is
the daughter of the late Edward q.
Farrell, a prominent attoT ney of
Washington, who died two years ago.
After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs.
Bowen will go to Atlantic CITY for
two weeks They will then return to
Washington and remain here until
Congress adjourns, after which they
will travel in New England.