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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02
BRYAN ON SOUTH AMERICA
VIII Address PaIimPseSt Club In
Omaha Thursday at the
Omaha Club.

The next meeting aud dinner Of the Pal
lmpsest club win be held at the Omaha
club THURSDAY May 8. william Jennings
Bryan will be the guest Of honor and has
accepted an invitation to deliver an ad-
dress upon South America, based upon his
recent visit through that country.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02
FIGHT FOR Low FARE LAW
Nebraska Attorney General Leaves
for st. Paul ito Engage in Suit.
OKLAHOMA CASE IS IN ISSUE
Judge Hooks R1linE on Two-Ccnt
Passenger Rate There Sought to
BE Revcrsed--Affccts
This State.
Trom a staff Correspondent )

LINCOLN, May 1.-CSpecal) )-Attornev
General Thompson has gone to st. Paul,
where he appears with the attorneys gen.
eral of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri
In the circuit court of appeals in an effort
to have dissolved a temporary Injunction
secured by the railroads of Oklahoma
against the enforcement Of the rate laws
OF that state. Mr.. Thompson has prepared
brief on the subject of the division of
the revenue of the company between state
and interstate business. that question being
involved in the Nebraska suits In state
Inent he says of the case:
"On May the Oklahoma rate cases come
up for hearing in the circuit court OF an
peals at st. Paul. The tudgmtnt sought to
be reversed by the state of Oklahoma is
, the decision Of Judge Hook of the circuit
court, who found that the 2-cent passenger
fares established by the constitution Of
Oklahoma and the reductions for carriage
OF freight in the state of Oklahoma made
by the corporation commission were con-
fiscatory. In each of these cases Judge
Hook granted a temporary injunction. Ap-
peals were taken from the order granting
the injunction.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02
NEBRASKA IN PARTS GETS
GOOD SOAKING RAIN
Western section Gets Fine WettinE
and Moisture Extends to
Black Hil1s.

OGALLALA, Neb., May 1.-(SpeCial Tele
gram)-Another good rain in Keith county
fell today There was a steady fall for
twenty hours and it was raining late to-
night Corn planting is in full swing.
Small grain never looked better at this
season.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02

Telegraph offices in Omaha last night
reported soaking rain from Norfolk to the
Black Hills and rain or snow north of the
Hills. At Dallas, $. D., there was rain,
with high wind 1t was raining at Louis
vile, Neb., at midnight
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02
Cost of Intra-state Business.

The decision that the rates were con-
fiscatory was brought about by the use
OF the revenue method of apportionment Of
expenses between state and Interstate
business and tho assumption that it cost
from two TO eight times as much to do
the intra-state business as to do the inter-
state business. respectively in proportion
to the revenue received on account of the
one and the other
THE attorney general of THIS state and
the attorneys general OF the states of Mis-
souri, and Arkansas are equally interested
In this decision and each has prepared a
brief in opposition TO the revenue method
and will appear with the attorney general
OF the state of Oklahoma at St Paul for
the purpose of endeavorlng to prevent the
circuit court OF appeals from approving this
method of apportionIng expenses and Of
falling into Ther errors prejudicial to the
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02
WEATHER FORECAST

For Nebraska--Partly cloudy.
For lowa-Partly cloudy.
For weather report see page 2.
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-02
ConsuInr Reports Missed.

From all over tie J'aitod States com
plants are pouring into Washington over
the action OF Secretary Nagle. in ordering
the stoppage of the publication OF the
Consular report. For several years now
the Bureau OF Manutactateta OF the de-
pLrtmont OF Commerce and labor has pub
lished daily Information from America
consulates throughout the world, which
are OF particular interest 10 commercial
United states The particular points Of
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
NIGEL ON LI4BILITY
Would Not Make 1t C0mpul-
sory on EN- pIoyers.

Chicago, Feb. 1e.-Secretary Nagel of the
Department of Commerce and Labor. at the
dinner Of the Commercial Club tonight dis
cussed employers liability.
Il have no question: he said, about the
legislation up TO a certain point. The aues-
ton is, where shall the line be drawn To
put il broadly. shall the employer be COM
PEELED 10 pay for the recklessness of his
employer If that be the contention, We
abandon the basis upon which the employ
ers' la bility has so far stood. Such iesis-
lation would plainly declare for compulsory
charity. paternalisnl pure and simple.
Perhaps one of the most significant
changes in modern industrial life in our
country is the adoption of the pension
public carriers and manufacturing con-
Germs and their employees. TO my Inind
the adoption of so farreacIlng a measure
on so large scale is infinitely more sig
nificant and far more beneficial in its re
suits than similar arrangements would be
If forced upon parties by mandate of the
state
1t appears 10 me that for the present
the wiser course would be to have any
EeTmissive and not compulsory 1t Is al
ways we'll TO remember that every new
law is fraught with surprises. In any
event rules of action that go 10 secure
the fate. liberty and happiness Of the in
dividual man must in the main belong 70
the state"
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
BUSINESS OPEN DOOR
Wickersham Explains Leg1st0
tion TO Preserve 1t.

Philadelphia. Feb 19.-"No legisiaiioi'
on our statute books, under any so"hc
judicial construction. can be interpie'0"
as interfering with the normal prosi e''
and DEVELOPMENT of American ihou''
and commerce" said United states
fornev General Wickersham in speeoii
Tonight at the dinner of the Irahic
Club.
Mr. wickersllam, who Was the Piih
cipal speaker. said. in part;
The Industrial legislation SO much
discussed tust now has for its opjecs the
leyiti,nate object-the preservation OF
the open door policy for American IN
6ustrv and enterprise at home. as well
as abroad We have set our races
against the monopolies Of trade ana
commerce. against unjust rates OF trans
portatio,l and discriminatory practices,
because all history shows that While at
the outset they may seem to foster trade
and commerce. in the end always ana
inevitably they stifie and destroy il.
TO prevent the concentration in few
hands of the trade and commerce OF this
great country, the people cannot in1ur-
iously affect their real business interests,
despite all clamorous predictions of dis
aster from those whose special advan-
ages are challenged
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
IMPORTS INCREASE.
Failing off an Lururies, Ho1c-
erer. Under Nee Tariff.

Washington. Feb. f9.-Imports of the prin-
cipal articles Of merchandise into the United
States since. the new tariff bill became
effective. period of seven months ended
with January, 1910, aggregated in value
$50, 3oo.eeo, compared with S697, 800 600 for
the corresponding period of the previous
year. increase of s193,Sea000.
These figures are from official reports of
fhe Bureau of Statistics Of the Department
of Commerce and Labor, issued to-day.
Total imports for January. 1910 aggregated
N33, 100000. as against so3,s 900 in January.
1893. The heaviest importation for the seven
months ended in January, 1910, was of hides
and skins, the aggregate value being $40.
2oa."ro as against s21oo.eoo in the CORE
spending period of tho year before.
Imports Of silks silk dressgoods cham
pagnes and articles -classed as Iuxuries, on
which the tariff rates we're increased, show
a failing off. Raw silk jmportatons in the
period just closed aggregated $41 800 0oo, as
against SAC, 100000 for the period ended jan
uary, 1909. In January. 1899, the imports-
tons Of champagne into this country were
valued at $500 900 and those for January Of
the present year were S1eo0o0
The value of exports OF domestic mer-
chandise from the United States for the
seven months ended with January, 1870 was
81 .oSS. 800 otl, as compa red with exports for
the corresponding period of the previous
year valued al sl.ois, 100. an increase of
SJo,e0a.Geh. Cotton was the principal article
Of export, the total value for The seven
months being So. oo,ooo, as compared With
Ss3, 10000 in the corresponding period of
tie year before.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
LANDON WON'T TALK.
Nan Conger Named May
Tesfify for 1ltds.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune.I !

Auburn n. Y, Feb. 1a.-Eugene A. Lam
don, whose name was mentioned by Sen
ator Conger as the man who disbursed the
1903 Syracuse corruption fund, was seen
to-day and asked if he would tell 10 whom
he had distributed the money and the man
mer in which it was disposed of
Many people have got themselves into
trouble by talking, and I am not going TO
say a. thing now" Mr.. Landon replied.
ger, but I will not discuss anything. The
best thing for anybody mixed UP in this
( thing is not to say anything until he is
subpenaed. I will tell them all | know
then, and not before"
Inasmuch as people in Groton declare that
eraI said to-day that he would he hostile
witness. Landon was the first civi en-
gineer that ever worked for the Groton
Bridge Company, and was manager of the
bridge company until a year ago. when for
some reason he severed his connection
eral store
Senator Conger left here this morning for
his home in Groton. He declined to discuss
the alleged $1,000 Burnett distribution, but
after repeating that Senator Hewitt had
known of the Aids allegations, said:
Senator Hewitt breakfasted with me
this morning and admitted that he recalled
IT. In fact, lie recalled saying, I did not
think he (A1ids) was not straight. -
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
SEEKS EX-sEN. BROWNS CLERKS
Visitor at Watertown, NJ Y, Asks
About Adirondack Land Sale.
by Telegraph to The Tribune.I

lBy 1eiesrsph to The Tribune
WatertoWn, n. Y, Feb ia man. who
refused to state who he was acting for,
was here to-day making inquiries OF Allyn
T.. Scott, who was a clerk in the employ
of Elon r. Brown, OF this city. when the
latter was State Senator and attorney for
the Forest, Fish and Game Commission, OF
which d. c. Littleton was then the head.
He wished TO find out about transactions
in lands in the Adirondacks. The visitor
said that he sought Charles NJ. Morris.
who was a clerk under Mr.. Brown at AL
bany. He also inquired for Leroy l.. Lu-
ther, formerly a student in Mr. Browns s
office. but now in the office of the Sec
retary of State at Albany
II is said that III 1906 Francis NJ Hugo.
then a partner of Mr.. Brown, now Mayor
Of this city, went to Albany and purchased
something like 5000 acres OF Adirondack
lands at a tax sale, which he subsequently
turned over to Mr.. Luther. The greater
part of it is held by him. but some of it
has been redeemed Mayor Hugo said to-
night that the transaction referred to was
perfectly legitimate and above board and
that there was nothing to be concealed
about It,
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
MORGAN HIS P4TRON.
Paintings Figure in Charges
4gai;nst Hollmder.

Paintings and tapestries OF great value
were handled for j. Pisrpont Morgan by
Alexander Hollander. the importing agent
for whom the government Secret Service
agents are looking in connection with the
frauds committed I'm the handling of the
automobile imported by Henry Clews. 1t
was learned yesterday that the wealthy
patrons of HoIlander included dwellers in
many cities. and that. according to the
books examined so far, these patrons paid
the full duties always. but the government
received only limited part of the amounts
collected.
It was also shown that the differences IN
the collections from the patrons OF Hol-
lander & Co. and the payments to the
government were not always effected by
erasures OF letters and figures in the GER
tificates Of appraisement, as occurred IN
the first instances discovered False IN
voices were submitted to the customs au-
thorities, with false consular maulfeSts.
1t was said yesterday that while there
was an accidental discovery OF a changed
certificate of appraisement, the actual eA-
tent of the operations. which show that the
government lost more than 100000 in duties
was learned only through confession OF an
inforrner. He placed in the hands or the
customs authorities sufficient evidence 10
cause the thorough investigation which Is
now under: way:
7TtoliaBder & Co. the government agents
said yesterday. were not the only import
ing agents under Investigation, and that
+ there would soon be revelations of sys-
tematic deception of the customs authori-
ties. other indictments Will be found soon,
and it is expected that there will then be
immediate arrests.
The government is now in possession OF
the contents of the officers of Hollander
& Co. at No So Wall street. as the result
of the attachment of Friday. Other drastic
measures are in contemplation in this case
as soon as the necessary legal action has
been taken. 1t was reported yesterday that
the Secret Service agents of the govern
n4ent. had found up to that time no trace
of Hollander since his flight from Montreal.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20

c,Itor stated that he intended proceeding
Immediately after the indictment was pre-
sented to have the accused brought to
court to plead. He is prepared to fight II
there Is any attempt made to keep the in
dicted men from being brought to Jersey
City on rcquisition.
The indictments for conspiracy may be
followed by others for q transgression Of
the health laws. tie Prosecutor said. He
expressed the hope that the State Health
Board would get active at once and investi-
gate the food products stored In the cold
storage plants.
Dr. George Mclaughlin. OF Jersey City.
the bacteriologist, has made a microscopic
examina ton Of fowl and other articles OF
food taken from the cold storage plants,
and has discovered, It was said, that the
freezing process had not stayed decompo-
sitop and that the food stuffs he exam
,,ed we're not fit to be used. DR.. McLauSh-
lin In his endeavor to arouse the health
authorities of the state and Washington,
has devoted his time exclusively to the
matter for several weeks. He was at inc
national capital yesterday to CONFER Will
DR.. Wyl1e.
With him was Assistant Prosecutor WICK
arg Of Hudson County, who has TAKEN up
This feature of the inquiry, not alone wiz.
.ho exnectatton OF securing indictments anu
or,-ic.ions but to arouse public sehtiineh'
I'D through the State Health Board secure
-or,sdiaI legislation that will insure iIe-
- termination of the foodstuhs IN the
~, storaee warehouses and the oestfuc-
.;or or such as are not wholesome.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
SEEK JERSEY NEWS.
Packers attorney Busy-Dl-
rcctOrs' Cold ReceptiOn.

The directors OF the National Packing
Company apparently anxious about the
action of the Hudson County IN. j Grand
Jury, Prosecutor Pierre Garven, who has
personally directed the Investigation, ar
rived early Yesterday at his office in the
courthouse at Jersey City to ascertain that
there had been numerous calls for him over
the telephone from two prominent corpora
ton lawyers Of New jersey. When they
got him finally they asked that copies be
made and transmitted of any indictments,
which would indicate that they are to be
carefully studied for defects, and an early
motion TO quash is predicted.
Kenneth McLaren, the resident director.
who was not indicted because he is merely
a director in name, being identified with the
Corpora tions' Trust Agency, of Jersey City,
where the annual meetings of the packing
company are held. was visitor a the
Prosecutors Office yesterday His mission
was to ascertain in detail what had actual
" been done. He entered the private office
unbidden. The Prosecutor. incensed at the
intrusion, informed the. caller that 1t was
the rule of the office that visitors must send
in their names from the outer office Mr..
McLaren offered a Seni-apo1ogY and forth
with proceeded to state the object of his
risit-to find out what foundation there was
for the report that indictments had been
voted against the trust. The Prosecutor
firmly replied that he had no information to
fmpart and Mr.. McLaren went away,
The Prosecutor was asked If there was.
not a possibility of the grand jury changing
its mind before Wednesday next the day
set for handing in the indictment and re
considering its action. Not the remotest,
he replied The inference vas that the bill
Of Indictment had been drawn and signed
by Foreman Throckmortor. The Prose
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
PACKERS SERENE
DOUBT JERSEY NEWS.
Think Federal Investigation of
Primary Importance.
IBy Telegraph ia TIL. r

Chicago, Feb. 19.-Chicago hackers as
serted to-day that they did not believe in
dictments had been voted against them in
New Jersey. They said they had ,nforma-
ton from trusted sources that the reoort
of action against them was, at least nre-
mature.
The report, true or untrue however. was
regarded as the first rumble Of q brealsinr
storm, of which Chicago will be tho centre
The New Jersey investigation is considered
a trihe in comparison with the federal in
quiry.
Under the instructions OF Judge lands,
District Attorney Edwin w Sims. his as
sistants James II. Wilkerson, Elwood Cod
man and oliver T.. Pagin, and tweutv-two
business men. farmers and professional
men assembled az the federal grand Jury.
have spent four weeks in an exhaustive In
vestigation of the relations and business
methods of Armour & Co, Swift e. Co. and
Morris 6, Co. The investigation has been
directed particularly toward the National
Packing Company.
The packers are serene. uncommunicative
and apparently unafraid OF being indicted
or, If indicted of being convicted Sims
and Wilkerson are serene unconmunI-
cative and obviously confident that they
Will fndict and convict the big packers.
Neither side seemed inclined to consider
the reported New Jersey indictments as OF
much Importance. All the packers who
were seen expressed the opinion that the
story sent out from New York was inac-
curate.
None Of the packers would talk. They
authorized statements, however. that they
not only had received no official notice Of
3sott1 tl,of
the grand jury had taken no action Re
ports that Il meeting Of the board of di-
rectors of the National company had been
called were without foundation. Edward
,Tiiden, president of the National, consid-
cred the matter of SO little Importance
that lie left Chicago in the morning for
his place at Delavan Lake, Wis, instead
of remaining at his Office. District Attor-
ney Sims declared that even If indictments
were voted they would not affect the Chi
cago investigation.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
TENSE At CAIRO.
Negro Deputies Marked NC"
Troops Guard City.

cajro Ill, Feb. 19.-Stateliieh'"
fo,,r negro deputy sheriffs 10 coioiio'
,,rv to-day. that they fired seFefai eho'9
each on Thursday night when AieAanuoi
u.,,idav WAS killed while leading nioo
attack on the county jail. resuiteo w.
night in a renewal of antl-nesro asi'"
ton. The situation is acute.
Three hundred militlameh pesa'
natrolIiny the streets tonight In ahticl-
nation of demonstrations against nesfoe"
or attacks on their property. Cdho was
virtually under martial law, aithoush
Adiutant General Dickson sald to-hish'
the civil authorities would remain III
CONTROL unless there was new out
break The courthouse has been turned
into sleeping quarters for the Ioui
militia companies on duty.
The negro deputies who fired on the
moh are said to be marked men, no"
that their names have become PUBIC.
The killing Of one white man ana the
vounding of several others by negroes
although legally deputized, has brought
ont protests from even those opposed to
the mob.
that he used negro deputies because he
could not find his regular deputies, nor
the local militia company officers, nor
white men who would answer his call for
help.
Tears ran down the sheriff's cheeks
as he told of his frantic efforts to -f1nd
men to assist him in protecting his pris-
oners He declared that the Cairo MILL
tia company was ordered by the Gov
ernor before 10 O'Clock Thursday night
to report to him Immediately to protect
the jail The company did not appear
until six hours later
George Jackson. Charles Hudson,
Henry Douglas and I. A. Head are the
negro deputies who admitted firing into
the mob They testified that the leaders
of the mob wore gunny sacks over their
ads, with holeS cut through lol tHe
eyes
Mrs. Rose Maloney, whose poclteteook
was snatched by John Pratt, the negro
the mob was after Thursday night, had
q second encounter with q. negro to-day
She lost a diamond brooch and later
heard that a negro had found H. she
went TO his home and recovered the
Jewels. The negro insisted that he did
not intend to steal II.
Drawing a revolver from her mum
Mrs MalOney placed the muzzle against
the negros stomach and said:
You knew it was mine when you
found it. didn't you? Say you did, quick,
or I'll shoot.
The negro quickly admitted that he
had recognized the brooch and Mrs
MaIoney, apparently satisfied. went
home. ------
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
A s6,oO0,000 BREAD COMPANY.
Shuts Bakery and Confectionery Busi-
ness Incorporated.

Albany. Feb. 1s.-The Shuts Bread Com
pany OF New York was Incorporated to-
day with a capital of ss.ooo,o0o, to carry on
e. bakery and confectionery business.
The directors are: tt Elicit IIodgskin,
George A. Wingate. Conrad S. Keyes. Lau-
renee II. Doerly, Clarence S. Woodman,
Herman ". Schmitz. Joseph B. Uniacke,
Arthur F. Hansl and Joseph r. Walsh, OF
New York; James A. Flanagan. c. S.
Julien, Frederick de Figaniere. J. B.
Hodgskin. J. Frank Birdsell and Henry
Clayton. OF Brooklyn. and Charles G. Win
gate OF Amtyvile
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
PLAYHOUSE IN TWO CITIES.
New York and Yonkers Puzzled How to
Enforce RuiIding Rules

Because of its peculiar termination on
the city line between New York and
Yo,.kers,. the nine apartment ffathouSe of
Thomas Doyle, at the corner of 24ed street
and Mclean avenue, alleged to lack proper
fire exit facilities has so far proved i'm
mune from the law. The building depart
fnents of the two cities can't agree as TO
which has jurisdiction. - Should either de
partment attempt TO force the occupants
to move. it would be confronted with "a for
midabla obstacle An attack from the
tenants stepping into their rear rooms.
Should Yonkers try to force the occupants
out they could walk into their sitting room
OF -earior and give the city the laugh
Buildings Inspector j. Sims Bartley. of
Yonkers. said last night he intended 10
take up the matter with Mayor Gaynor on
Monday
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
NEW INDIAN SCHOOL POLICY.
Offices of Supervisors Abolished-Sys-
tenn To Be Reorganized.

Washington. Feb. 1o.-The offices Of su-
perintendent OF Indian schools of the Five
Civilized Tribes and Of supervisors of the
Choctaw. ChickasaW and Creek Nation
schools were abolished to-day by order of
Secretary Ballinger.
This decision was reached in disposng
of charges made several weeks ago against
John D. Benedict superintendent of the
Five Civilized Tribes schools. and Super
visors Calvin Ballard, Of the Choctaw
schools; Frederick II. Umholtz, OF the
Chickasaw schools, and Walter Farwell. of
the Creek Nation schools. all in Oklahoma
The suspended officials were charged
with activities in connection with their
work which were considered improper for
government emploves