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Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-14
Bryan Asks Taft
for Chance to
Vote for Senator
Nebraskan Writes to President Ask
ing that Amendment for Popular
Election Be Submitted.

LINCOLN Neb July 1S-wiliam J..
Bryan today addressed a letter to Presl-
dent Taft asking him to allow the people
to vote on popular election of senator's
Mr.. Bryan says:
ITO President Taft.-Now that the states
are going to vote on the ratification OF
an amendment specifically authorizing an
income tax. why not give them a chance
to vote on an amendment providing for the
election Of United States senators by popu-
lar voter In your speech of acceptance
you said that you were personally inclined
to favor such a change in the constitu-
ton Would this not be an opportune time
to present the subject to congress? Two
constitutional amendments, one authorizing
an income tax and the other providing for
the popular election of senators would
make your administration memorable and
I pledge you whatever assistance l can
render in securing the ratification of these
! amendments. With great respect, 1 am
Yours Truly,
w. ]. BRYAN"
KANSAS CITY July 1a-"This tariff
is a bad bill-a bad bad BILL" said William
]. Bryan in the course of an interview
at the Union Station here today on his
way to Springfield, Mo- But 1 am wcit-
ing to see what is the republican dol.h!-
tion OF the word revision 1 know what
the dictionary says about 1t. 1 suppose |
shall not have long to wait. But 1t is
important to know"
Mr.. Bryan said he believed there would
be no new party because OF the tariff
situation. III the people want tariff re-
FORM" said he they can get it through the
democratic party. Some democrats are
now misrepresenting the majority sent-
ment Of their party, but they will not be
able to control the party's action.
Then it must be remembered that the
rates for which the democrats voted were
very low rates and not at all to be COM
pared with the high rates the republican
leaders have voted for or have supported
The democrats did wrong, 1 think, in not
voting for every reduction proposed"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-14
SAMNIS IS EXALTED RULER
Iowa Man, After Bitter Contest,
Chosen Head of Elks.
DETROIT FOR MEETING PLACE
Much AcrimOny Develops I'm SeIec-
ttOR of Grand OFFICERS, aud
Charges of Unfairness
Are Made.

LOS ANGELES, July 13-The Grand
Lodge of Elks today elected the following
officers:
Exalted Ruler-James U. sammis, Le-
Leading Knight-warren G. sayre Wa
Lecturing Knight. d. Jones, scran-
ton. Pa.
Treasurer-Edwin r. Leach, New York.
Trustee-Perry A. Clay, Denver.
Tyler-Charles l.. Dicker, Bemidji, Minn.
Inner Guard-A. NJ. Taylor, St Au-
gustine, Fla.
The balloting for grand exalted loyal
knight resculted in no election, four candi-
dates being voted for and no one receiving
a majority. ]. L. Preston OF Wyoming re-
ceived S25 votes. Another ballot will be
taken tomorrow.
The vote for grand exalted ruler was
extremely close, Sammis receiving 592 votes
and Hermann 629.
The fight of the session OF the grand
lodge was over the election of a grand
exalted ruler. During the last hour the
struggle for votes, led by the Iowa delega-
ton for Sammis and the Ohio delegation
for Hermann grew into bitter one, and
into this final struggle many prominent
Elks, including Rush l.. Holland, the pres
ent grand exalted ruler, was drawn.
| In a statement regarding the publication
of letter he had written to Sammis, Mr.
Holland complained that unfairness haC
been shown in not giving out the entire
contents of the letter, but only such por
tions as made it appear he had endorsed
the candidacy OF sammis.
The only other contest was over tn
office OF grand exalted lecturing knight
Harry Walter OF Philadelphia and ]. D
Jones Of Scranton Pa, were nominated.
Detroit was selected as the place 70
| holding the reunion in 1910.
In the annual report of Grand Exalte,
Ruler Holland the matter Of establishing
an orphanage for children of decease'
Elks is submitted to the grand lodge with
! out recommendation.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-14
Women Break Jail
Rules for Silence
Suffragettes Refuse to Eat and Also
Ignore Prison Regula-
tions.

LONDON, July 13-The suffragettes who
yesterday were sent to Holloway jail on
charges of disorderly conduct while at
tempting TO present petition to Premier
Asquith are making it lively for. the jail
authorities. According to information
given out today by the Women's Political
union, the latest batch of martyrs are
following up the tactics inaugurated by
Miss Dunlop, and in addition to refusing
10 eat, declined persistsntly to change their
clothes for the prison garb. The rules of
silence also are ignored and there is a
general revolt against the attempts to treat
them as ordinary criminals.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-14

key or wine when they are returning from
Omaha.
Down at Lincoln they closed us out Of
our saloons and We have to take some OF
the wet goods there from this city. We
don't like TO carry or ship all the goods and
the railroads ought TO be forced to check
a little brown jug for "a
You people here probably have noticed
that the Omaha raloons are doing a big
jug business from Lincoln now. 1 have
several friends wnO come up here often
and return with faW quarts or a gallon
II the railroads could sAip the stuff into
Lincoln as they should, We would take a
whole lot more from Omaha"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-14
Raiders Murder
Lone Sheep Man
Albert Gordon Found Shot Near Edg-
mont, s. D., and Wagon is
Burned.

EDGEMONT. s. D., July 18.-(special
Telegram )-Alberte Gordon, herder for
Ross Lambert, a sheepman, was found
dead with his sheep wagon burned. The
herder was shot through the heart and
arm. Trouble over the grazing OF sheep is
responsible for the killing. He was not
armed ana the body laid 25O yards from
the burned wagon. The theory Is that the
raiders were burning the wagon, and the
herder. who was stranger, came up
from the bottom of the draw to see what
was the matter with the wagon and was
killed to prevent his giving away evidence.
The inquest is now being held and every
thing points to murder.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-14
Lincoln Men Sore When
Road Won't Check Jug

G. f. Wilson ana A. Crouty of Lincoln
were two mad men at the Burlington sta
ton. They wanted to check jug Of
whiskey to Lincoln and the baggageman
would not allow them to, SO they had to
carry it home They said a few things
about the railroads running the whole
state and made some statements as TO
what they were going to 60 to the cor
porStiOns.
I'VE win petition the railroad commits
siOn," said Wilson. TO make the railroads
check jugs and such other apparatus, In
which people want to carry q little whis-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-14
PRIMARY LAW NOT TOUCHED
In No Way Affected by Courts Ruling
on Nonpartisan Statute.
ONE BALLOT WILL BE USED
Several Party Candidates Will Have
Their Names I'm Parallel Col
umns ON the County Ticket
in August.

The decision OF the supreme court hold
ing the nonpartisan judiciary law to be
unconstitutional does not affect the pri-
mary law in any way and the primary
will be held under the amended law on
August II, as Il would have been, the only
difference being that there must be ad-
ded the names of candidates for offices
that would otherwise have been excluded
from party nominations
There is popular confusion of the nonpar-
tisan Judiciary law with the new primary
law which changes the form of the pri-
mary ballot, and instead of having a sep,
arate primary ballot there will be but one
ballot with the several party candidate.
in parallel columns, leaving the voter tC
select his party instead of declaring his
party in advance.
Under the amended primary law a voter
must either vote a straight republican
democrat, socialist or prohibition ticket
or not vote at all. even though the primary
is called ''non-partisan."
Deputy County Attorney Magney places
this Interpretation on the law and his
ruling is the same as that made by the
attorney general OF the state. Mr.. Mag
ney said:
The amended primary law is not al
open as it looks. IL is open as far al
allowing a registered republican to vot,
for democrats in the primary. and vic,
versa. But that is as far as it goes
Scratching of tickets will not be allowed
The voter must vote a straight ticke
and he can not vote for some republican,
and some democrats. for II he does hi
ballot will be thrown out and not counted
Case in Hand.
Take for an instance a republican VIII,
has a friend running for the nomination
on the democratic ticket. Under the new
law he can vote for his democratic friend
even though he is a registered republican
But II he votes for his democratic frien
he must vote the entire democratic ticket
If he casts one vote in the other column
the entire ballot will be thrown out an
not counted. The rule will work the sam
way. of course, with a democrat VIII
might wish to vote for republican"
Thirty-three candidates have so far ha
the temerity to file in the big primary
twenty of these being republicans an
thirteen democrats. The last two to III
are John A. Scott. republican. and Arthu
lC. Malley, democrat, for county commits
sioner from the First district. Saturda
is the last day for filing.
! Another feature Of the new law boost
the framing of the platform ahead Of tn
primary Heretofore party platforms hav
been made after the primary election, Tn
state committee will designate the appor
tionment and place for the platform con
vention. which will be the last Tuesday 1
July. The county committees will have t
meet soon and arranSs for selecting dele
gates to be sent to me state convention I
select the new state committee and part
make the platform.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-14
MORE MONEY FOR SIOUX FALLS
VIII BE Increased to
100000,
From a staff Correspondent.) }

WASHINGTON. July la-(Special Tele-
gram .)-senator Gamble has secured an in
crease in the cost OF enlargement OF pub
lie buildings at Sioux Falls, S. D.. of
$4,000. The secretary OF the treasury has
awarded the contract for the construction
Of public buildings at Clsrinda. Ia, TO the
King Lumber company OF Charlottesville,
Va, at ta,SO0
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-14
LocKJAW VICTIM is DEAD
Joseph r. Pop of Weston, Neb., Dies
a. Result of Fourth of July
Accident.

Joseph Pop Of Weston, Neb., who has
been under treatment at a local hospital
for tetanus, following a Fourth Of July
accident. died at 4:SO o'clock Tuesday after
noon. His wife and brother were with him
and will take the body to Weston today,
where the funeral and burial viii take
placI
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-14
Rothschild's Son
Commits Suicide
Member of Austrian Branch OF Fam
lily Kills Himself Because
of Love Affair.

VIENNA. July l1-Baron oskAr ROM
child the youngest son of Albert hoth-
child, head OF the Austrian branch OF the
Rothehiid house, died suddenly In this city
last night
lie committed suicide because OF an un-
fortunate love affair, Baron oskar was Il
wears old He returned to Nienna two days
$50 after eight months spent in travel
AnrinE which he visited the United States
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-14
Frank l.. Henry
is Bound Over
Man Accused of Killing His Wife is
Held for Trial in Dis
trict Court.

Frank L. Henry the alleged murderer OF
his wife was bound over to the district
court for trial without ball by Police Judge
crawford. Henry VIII be oOTr'ttei to the
county JAIN to await tho next session OF
sha district eOuH
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-14
DENVER MAN TRIES SUICIDE
Found in Room of Chicago Hotel
Suffering from Strychnine
Poisoning.

CHICAGO, July 1S.-Clarence Ruggles, 40
years old, and believed from papers in his
pockets to be a school teacher OF Denver,
Colo, was found unconscious in bed at
the Chicago hotel today, supposedly from
the effects OF strychnine. Ruggles had been
living at the hotel for more than a week.
The police are of the opinion that the man
attempted to commit suicide and are max
ing an investigation Ruggles condition is
said to be serious.
DENVER, July 13-Ciarence Ruggles
who attempted TO commit suicide in Chi
cago today, was teacher in the G. w
Clayton school here. His standing is high
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-14

WesteEners in New England.
BOSTON, Mass, July 3-(Special.)-
Among Westerners at New England summer
resorts are the following: Breton, Woods
N H., Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harding
Carolyn Harding, Ruth Harding, j. N.
Harding, Omaha; Quonochoutug, r. l.
w. H. Rothwell Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-14
Three Hundred Fifty Thousand for
Its Own Uses Alone.
ENERAL FUND ALSO EXPANDS
Expenses Under New
Charter Take Cash.
THE BEE MADE OFFICIAL PAPER
Contract for Publishing City Adver-
tisins Awarded Unanimously After
Committee Makes Its Report
on Bids.

Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars
was voted the Omaha Water board by the
city council last night, 100000 for a fund
for 1910 and S2J0,OOO for judgments in hy-
drant rentals, The money was voted on
the request of the board and will be raised
by adding that amount to the general levy
in the city.
In communication TO the council the
board set out that hydrant rental tudg-
ments had been confessed in the sum OF
$1l5, ,S67.67, SIS, 263.79 OF this being for the
second half of the year of 1904 and $751;
603SS for the first half Of the year of
1905. When the Water Board was created
it was given a working fund but this has
been exhausted and more money was de-
clared by 1t to be necessity. This
is the first money voted the board since
the appropriation of the additional fund
More Money for CttS Funds.
Another resolution passed by the council
fixes the total amount TO be raised by taxa
ton for the general sinking fund purposes
for the city for 1910 at 81, 25O,0OO The sink
ing fund, for the payment of interest on
bonded Indebtedness, is the same as last
year-$25O, 900, but the general fund is in
creased by $1Oo,O 200. Last year the amount
raised for this fund was $4,000 but the
amount to be certified this week to the
county authorities as needed for 1910 is
$780, 200 The increas is due to increases
in departmental funds made by the new
charter The fund for the fire department
is increased by $4,000. the police. park and
street cleaning funds each by $4,000 and
the public library fund by 5000.
] The levy for school purposes Is yet to
be made.
City's Cash Balance.
City Comptroller Lobeck reported that
the city had on hand at the beginning
of business on July 1 the sum Of S1,6s2, ,7Ss77.
The condition of the city's finances. ac-
cording TO the comptroller's statement. is
as follows
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-14
New MinIster at GrinneII.

GRINNELL, Ia, July IS.-(Special.)-T
First Baptist church OF this city is making
preparations for the ordination and in
stallation Of the pastor whom they have
recently selected, L. d. Weyand, on Thurs
day afternoon and evening OF this week.
All the churches and ministers Of the
Central Baptist district have been invited.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-14
The pulling power
of a want ad de-
pends as much on
the way it is writ
ten as the big dis
play ad.

You must tell enough to the
reader so he will want what
you have to offer whether it
is a home for sale or a posi-
ton. Make it as attractive
as the facts warrant. Most
everyone reads the want ads
every day, so it depends
largely on what you say and
how you say it.
Have you read the want ads yet
tOdayI
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-14
THE OMAHA BEE

q clean. reliable newspaper that is
admitted to each and every home.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-14

Continued on Second Page.)
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-14
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebraska-Fair.
For Iowa-Fair.
For weather report see page 8.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-14

COnEressmen 10 Play Ball.
Republican ana democrat members will
meet In a base ball game Friday after
,oon. The democrat team will be cap
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-08
LOCAL BILLS SCRUTIN|zED
WEEKLY MEETING OF HOUSE
DISTRICT COMMITTEE.
Favorable Action Authorized in Two
observation-disclosures Wearing
of Medals Discussed.

The House District committee held its
regular weekly meeting yesterday. IA
vorable report was authorized on the
bill introduced by Representative Gill or
Maryland allowing the 9Th Maryland
Regiment the use of the corridors of the
courthouse of the District during the in
augural. 1t is probable that this bill will
pass the House next Monday, which will
he District day Under it's terms the
Maryland soldiers will be permitted 10
use the courthouse from the evening of
March until the night of March 4.
The committee also authorized ia
yorable report on the BILL introduced by
Representative J. Hampton Moore OF
Philadelphia, to regulate laundries in the
District of Columbia. Last year Mr..
Moore kicked up some dust and created
some little amusement by making
speech on the floor about shirts and
what happened to them after they had
been washed few times in one of the
another speech on the same thought next
Monday.
Mr. Moore's bill provides that the Dis
trict Commissioners shall inspect each
laundry in the District at least three
times year, ascertaining the number OF
employees and the methods used in the
work, and forbids the issuance of a Ii
cense to any laundry which uses acids or
other chemicals or machinery (which
tends to destroy the articles of apparel
accepted for cleansing or which other
wise subjects such articles of apparel to
reckless and destructive treatment" The
measure further provides that any laun-
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LINCOLN'S CENTENARY.
District Churches to Unite in an
Appropriate Memorial.

Believing that the coming Lincoln S
centenary presents most welcome OPP
portunity for the churches to utilize in an
appreciation Of the life and activities of
Abraham Lincoln, and at the same time
accentuate religions preachment of civic
pride and righteousness, number of
prominent local clergymen have arranged
for a mass meeting of the clergy to be
held at the Y. M. c. A. Monday after
noon.
The list of pastors composing the COM
mittee in charge of the meeting includes:
Revs J. G. Butler, Luther Place Me-
mortal Church; John Van Schaick, jr.,
Church of Our Father, Universalist; Abb
ram Simon, Washington Hebrew COngre-
cation; Wallace Radcliffe, New York Aye
nue. Presbyterian Church; ]. Howard
Wells. NJ f. Church South; John Reid
Shannon, Metropolitan NJ f. Church
Samuel II. Woodrow, First Congregational
Church.: Alfred Harding. st. PauTs p. f.
Church; Frank Sewall Church of the New
Jerusalem; J. NJ. Schick, Grace Reformed
Church; Samuel II. Greene, Calvary Bap-
fist Church; William T. Russell, ST. Pat
rick's Catholic Church; L. G. B. Pierce,
All Souls Unitarian Church; Frederick
ID. Power, Vermont Avenue Christian
Church
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-08

Superintendent of Police Tells Bust.
ness Men of Swindler.

A warning has been sent to real estate
brokers and builders in the District by
Maj. Sylvester. to look out for a man Civ
ing the name Of James II. King, alias
Robert C. Watson, alias George w.
Wright alias James Ward, alias ]. c..
Martin. thirty-eight years of age. who
represents himself to be the eastern man
ager of the General Electric Company or
some similar corporation. and by fraud
ulent method. it is declared, secured money
from different persons.
The police say the individual operated
in Baltimore recently. His method is to
call on real estate broker or builder
for the purpose of purchasing a house.
When the deal is about to be closed he
will by some pretense drop his pocket
book or bank book and when the same is
returned to him he claims to have lost
his money. and then, in part payment on
the deal, he will give check or draft for
81 900 or more, after which he states that
1t will be necessary for him to leave the
city Tor a few days. Owing to the loss
of his cash. he requests loan on a
check or draft.
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WEEDS MODEL OF MARBLE men
KATHERINE VILSACK ADMIRED
STRENGTH" AND POWER"
John ]. F. Mulcahey Posed for Them
and Now Is Husband of
Rich Heiress

PITTSBURG. January S.-When Miss
Katherine Vilsack saw the heroic statues
of Power and Strength" at the
worlds fair at st. Louis she was thrilled
by their expression of manly beauty.
Later she met John ]. F. Mulcahey, the
and a romance had its beginning.
Yesterday in st. Paul's Cathedral Miss
Vilsack became Mrs John j. f. Mulca-
hey.
Miss Melva Beatrice Wilson, a sculptures
of this city, is credited with Cupids role
in the romance. 1t was she who nodded
the statues for which Mr.. Mulcahey posed
for spandrels of the mechanical building
at ST. Louis. Later, when Miss Vilsack
admired the man in marble 1t was she
who introduced her to Power and
Strength in real life.
The wedding was the most important
social event for months past in Pittsburg
Miss Vilsack is the daughter of the late
Leopold Vilsack wealthy brewer, bank
and real estate owner. 1t is estimated
that Miss Vilsacks portion of her fathers
estate will approximate $6,O00000.
She has not appeared much I'm society
lately, owing to the recent death of her
father.
The wedding ceremony was performed
i'm ST. Pauls Cathedral, as stated, Bishop
]. F. Regis Canevin of the Pittsburg do
cese officiating, assisted by Bishop Kenne-
dy of the Catholic University at Wash
ington.
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Marine Sent to Jail.

John Sinterback. marine, who last
night attempted to thrash a policeman of
the first precinct, was sent to jail for
three M -Shs this morning in default of
81 fine by Judge Mullowny of the Po-
lice Court Sinterback. so Policemen Cav
anaugh and Price said, started a rumpus
near 18th and n streets with soldier
from Fort Myer, then turned his atten-
ton TO several lunChroom men. He was
having things all his own way when
Price, fanked by Cavanaugh, appea red
and attempted TO quiet matters, resulting
in SinterbackS arrest.
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inspector, to ascertain the applicant best
fitted for the position, where a vacancy
occurs in office the compensation of
which is less than $500. This will go into
effect Immediately. 1t will require two
or three weeks to put the whole plan into
operation, it will take that much time
to print and distribute the necessary
form blanks.
The scheme embraces 15,4SS of the "a,
81 fourth-class post offices now in opera
ton and brings that number of positions
into the classified civil service, distributed
follows: Maine, S33: New hampshire,
414: Vermont, 800: Massachusetts,, 800:
Rhode Island, 100; Connecticut, 2s7 New
York, 2.301; New Jersey, 636; Pennsyl-
vania, 3,3SS; Ohio, 1.63: Indiana, 1,0S4 !;
Illinois, 1,5O3: Wisconsin, 1,OOS, and
Michigan, l. 234.
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PLAN APPROVED BY MEYER
EXAMINATION FOR FOURTH
CLASS POSTMASTERS.
Where the Compensation Is $500 OF
More the One With the Best
Standing Will Be Selected.

Postmaster General Meyer has an
nounced that regulations have been
adopted for conducting examinations
which will be necessary to carry out the
order issued by the President several
weeks ago classifying postmasters at
fo,lrth-class offices in certain states.
Whenever vacancy occurs at an OF
flee where the salary is less than 5000
simple examination will be held by the
civil service commission at the nearest
post office and the rating of the applicants
will be fixed by the commission. The pa
pers, including vouchers showing the
standing of all the applicants and a state
ment as to where they propose to locate
the Office will then be forwarded TO the
department. The department may select
any one of the eligibles, without regard
to his relative standing on the eligible
list, where il can be shown TO the sat1s-
faction OF the civil service commission
that 1t is to the best interests OF lne
poStal service do
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BURGLARS Clean Out Store.

CUMBERLAND. Md, January s.
Burglars carried off N Wagons almost the
entire stock OF Jesse Brant's grocery
store. at Iavelle, four miles from Cum
berland, even taking a fresh supply OF
canned goods still in the cases. Another
gang of burglars visited the general store
of Mr. Armstrong, at Alaska. w. Va, and
carried away a large stock of goods.