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Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
Freight Bureaus
Intervene in the
Rate Hearing
Omaha, St, Joseph, St. Louis and
Quincy File Petitions in South
western Case.

KANSAS CITY, March 19.-Much addl-
tional evidence was presented here today
to Judge Charles A. Prouty, member of
the Interstate Commerce commission,
touching on the petition of the shippers Of
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado
who are demanding lower railroad rates
from New York by rail and water via Gal
weston.
Judge Prouty will leave for San Fran
cisco tonight to preside at a rate hearing
there and he had urged those interested to
place before him as quickly as possible all
the facts available.
Besides the representatives Of the St.
Joseph Omaha, ST. Louis, Quincy, Chicago
and Kansas City freight bureaus who are
present and who have filed intervening
petitions, the following railway representa-
tives attended today's session:
f. C, Woods, st. Louis & San Francisco
railway; J. c. Jeffries, Missouri Pacific and
Iron Mountain Il Southern; James Keontz
general freight agent of the Santa Fe; F.
A Leland, chairman of the Southwest
Lines Traffic committee; f. c. billiard, at
torney for Hartman lines; ]. c. Christian
Houston & Texas Central railroad; S. H.
Johnson and M. L. Bell, Chicago & Pacific
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
Fire Insurance Scandal
May Rival Life Revelations

NEW YORK. March 19,-with every in
dication that further astonishing revela-
tions would be forthcoming, the inquiry
begun yesterday into methods employed in
influencing legislation at Albany affecting
fire insurance companies was resumed by
Superintendent OF Insurance Hotchkiss here
today
II a bombshell had been dropped into
the state legislative camp the shock could
have hardly been more startling in It's ef-
fects than was the explosion at the first
session Of the hearing. There was no
warning that anything was about to de-
velop and the revelations that Immediately
began to crop out took everybody by sur
prise.
Today there was general expectation that
the inquiry might rival that Of the Arm
strong investigation Of life insurance af-
fairs IN 1866"
Testimony already has been presented TO
show that the New York Board OF Fire
Underwriters, composed Of officers Of the
fire insurance companies doing business in
New York spent considerable sums for
legislative purposes and for many years
the legislative agent Of the Insurance com
paries had been Elijah r. Kennedy, an
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
Iowa Chairman
Forced from Place
Crisis Reached in Affairs of State
Institutions When John Cownie
Resigns.
CFrom a staff Correspondent.l !


DES MONIES, Ia, March 19.-CSpeciaI
Telegram.)- crisis in affairs of the
state institutions was reached today when
Chairman John Cownle OF the Board OF
Control rendered to Governor Corrull his
resignation to take effect April next, when
he shall have completed twelve years on
the board. The immediate cause was the
trouble at the Mitchellvlle Girls school
A riot broke out and Miss Garrison, the
superintendent, told the governor the fault
was with Chairman Cownie, who had not
approved the methods OF discipline and re-
straint at the chool. The governor took the
matter in hand and the resolution for rigid
rules was adopted.
AS result the other two members Of
the board, one of whom was appointed by
Governor Carroll, and the other, whose
term will expire under Carrolrs admins
tration, ordered that Mr.. Cownie should not
go to the Mitchellvile school. Mr.. Cownie
could not approve of their position nor
continue to work with his associates and so
resigned. In fact the fight to oust Cownie
had been going for more than a year and a
great effort was made in the Legislature
to lay foundation for oustfnK him. There
were no charges against Cownie other than
his methods we're too lenieut With the
states wards 1t is regarded as probable
that Forrest Treat, present secretary of the
board will be appointed.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

elderly and wealthy Brooklyn man.
II was brought out that during the 100,
session Of the legislature, the one during
which the Allds-Conger affair developed.
the Insurance companies had a bill pre-
pared providing that their reinsurance
funds be considered liabilities and conse-
quently not subject to taxation, contrary
to decision Of the court OF appeals under
the law as 1t had stood. The bill passed
but was not signed Dy Governor OdelI until
just before the expiration OF the thirty
day period following legislative adjourn
ment
Other testimony was given TO the effect
that about 5000 had been disbursed as pres-
ents to various persons with political in
fuence to get the bill through the leRls-
lature, including $500 to George w. Aldridge
Of Rochester. member OF the republican
state committee and a contribution OF IS 600
had been made to the republican state com
mittee from funds In Mr.. Kennedy's hands.
Also, that Governor Odell was opposed
to the bill and had decided 10 veto II, but.
according to Mr.. Kennedy's testimony. had,
after much urgent presentation OF the
case by Kennedy, reversed his position and
finally signed the bill.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

II don't know what to do haven't the
slightest recollection Of committing the
theft"
He then collapsed into a state OF violent
nervous agitation by being deprived of
stimulsnts since placed in jail a day or
two ago.
Friends OF Harrison who have known him
Tor many years were present at the pre-
hminary' hearing and recommended 10
Commissioner Anderson that the man be
placed under the charge Of a physician for
few days until hiS condition can be de-
termined
Upon the recommendation OF United
States Attorney Howell, the case was con.
unued for one week and Harrison was
placed under $500 bonds. and In the Gus
tody OF the United States marshal. with
the advice that Harrison be given as com
Portable quarters In the county jail as
could be procured and that he be cared
for by DR.. George Tildsn. physician for
the United States courts until such time as
he may be able to be taken care OF by his
friends
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
Mayor Miles Put
Up for Governor
By Elis Friends
Executive Of Hastings Suggested for
Office at Banquet of Grand Island
and Hastings Clubs.

HASTINGS, Neb.. March 19.-(Special
Telegram lover 100 visitors from towns
on the st. Joseph & Grand Island railroad
from Alexandria to Grand Island, we're
guests OF the Commercial club last night
at the organizations fourth annual trade
boosting banquet.
Notable among the speeches were those
by Mayor Schuff and w A. Prince OF
Grand Island who digressed from things
commercial to propose Mayor Miles Of
Hastings for governor. Politics was not
part OF the program. btu the mention
brought forth the applause and at the close
OF the banquet Toastmaster Turner intro
duced Mayor Miles as the next chief ex-
ecutive, reference which Mr. Miles needed
by saying he could think Of no greater am
bition than to live happily in Hastings
dozen officials OF the St Joseph &
Grand island road from st. Joseph were
among the guests.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
WILL NOT RESIGN
Speaker Tells House Why He Declines
to Voluntarily Quit.
MAJORITY MAY ELECT, HE SAYS
"UncIe Joe" Notifies House that He
VIII Entertain Motion at Any
Time to Put Another in
His Place.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-In his ad-
dress to the house this afternoon following
his removal from the committee on rules,
Speaker Cannon indicated that he would
not resign from the chair for two reasons
that "he declines to precipltate a contest
upon the house in the election OF a new
speaker that might greatly endanger the
final passage of legislation" and because
in the judgment Of the speaker reslgna-
tion is confession of weakness or mis-
take or an apology for past actions" His
address follows:
Geitlement of the house of representa-
tives: Actions. not words determine the
conduct and the sincerity Of men in the
affairs of life. This is a government by
the people acting through the representa-
tives of a majority of the people. Results
cannot be had except by majority, and
in the house of representatives a majority.
being responsible, should have full power
and should exercise that power; otherwise
the majority is inefficient and does not per-
form the function.
The office of the minority is to put the
majority on its good behavior, advocating
in good faith the policies which it pro-
fesses, ever ready to take advantage Of the
mistakes of the majority party, and appeal
to the country for its vndicaton.
Where the Majority Rules.
From time to time heretofore, the ma
Jorlty has become the minority as in the
present case and from time to time here
after the majority will become the minor
ity. The country believes that the repub-
lican party has a majority of forty-four
in the house of representatives. at this time.
yet suvh is not the case.
The present speaker OF the house has,
to the best of his ability and judgment.
co-operated with the republican party and
so far in the history Of this congress the
republican party in the house has been
enabled by very small majority when
the test came, to legislate I'm conformity
with the policies and the platform of the
republican party. Such action, of course
begot criticism-which the speaker does not
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Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
Dope Wreck, Once Lawyer,
Pitiful Picture Before Bar

A man of 50 years, gray-haired. lawyer
former clerk OF a judiciary committee
Of the Nebraska legislature, with a pc
culiarly intelligent cast Of features, weep
ing like broken-hesrted woman. his hands
twitching with nervousness, was the pic
ture that l. F. Parker presented before
United states Commissioner Anderson
when arralgned on the charge OF petty
larceny OF a small clock from the office
OF Judge w. H. Munger.
Parker is slmplN an alias. The mans
real name is Fred Harrison. a lawyer OF
Lincoln, and well known throughout, not
only Nebraska, but elsewhere In the cOun-
try.
For many years Harrison has been a vic
tim to the morphine habit and has wan
dered all over the United States, fire.
quently in trouble; not as an intentional
malefactor, but the helpless slave Of
opiates.
When asked by Commissioner Anderson
II he wished to plead to the charge OF
petty larceny in stealing the clock he said.
his voice choking with emotion
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
More Strikers
Return to Work
Sympathy Movement in Philadelphia
Now Seems to Be Wearing
Itself Out.

PHILADELPHIA, March ls.-Thls Is the
twenty-ninth day OF the street car strike
and the fifteenth of the general walk out
There have been few desertions from the
ranks Of the trolley men, but there is a
slow movement toward return to work
on the part of the general strikers. The
return is not, general, but each day finds
few more men returning.
President Grenawalt Of the state fedora
tion of labor, is still determined to put the
statewide strike into effect on Monday.
The dynamiting Of three cars in different
parts Of the city last night are the first
serious acts Of violence reported in nearly
week and the police are making a rigid
investigation OF the affairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
REACHES ALBANY
Taft Welcomed at Empire State Cap
ital by Governor Hughes.
TARIFF CONFERENCE DUE TODAY
Chief Executive to Confer with Earl
Grey, Governor General of Canada,
and others on Excise
Measures.

ALBANY, N. Y, March 19-Presdent
Taft, Earl Grey, general governor of
Canada, and Governor Hughes OF New York
met here today and formed a notable trio
of guests at the banquet OF the University
club of this city tonight. The presid.n
arrived from Rochester during the early
afternoon to be the guest of Governor
Hughes at the executive mansion until Mon
day morning.
Rumors that Mr.. Taft was to have i'm
portant political conferences during his stay
proved today to be without foundation. The
president announced that he had made no
engagements of a political character
Mr.. Taft greeted at the depot by Governor
Hughes and the mayor the latter a school
mate Of the presidents at Yale. The ex-
change of solutions between the governor
and the president was most cordial The
president declared that he was feeling "flt
and ready for the issue"
"Well, we have plenty of those, Mr.. Presi-
dent" remarked the governor.
Makes One Speech.
The president was escorted to the gov
6rpcr's mansion and from there, was driven
soon afterward to the tuberculosis con-
gress, where both he and Governor Hughes
n ade addresses. Following this the presl-
dent and Governor Hughes motored to the
watervliet arsenal and big gun shops
Earl Grey arrived about a hour after
the president had reached here He was
met at the local station by the local militia
and escorted to his hotel.
The Canadian tariff conference will not
be held until tomorrow afternoon when
w. S. Fielding, the Canadian minister of
fir ance will reach Albany. Officials of tho
State and Commerce and Labor depart
ments at Washington also will lie here. Earl
Grey will not it is understood, take any
part in the negotiations
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
Victims Of Mob
Commit Suicide
This is Verdict of Coroner in Case of
Two Men Hanged in Public
Square at Marion, Ark.

MARION, Ark March 19.-According to
the verdict Of the coroner, Bob Austin and
Charley Richardson, the negroes lunched
here yesterday in the court house square
are charged with aiding and abettng a re-
cent jail delivery came to their death by
suicide"
Preceding the lynching, the town of
Marion was reported to be threatened with
a race riot. Later it developed that the
rioting was confined mainly to the stoning
of negroes houses by boys
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
Mother Selects
Bride for Son
North Dakota Cowboy Weds Girl from
Across the Seas on Chinese
Plan,

NEW YORK, March 19.-John Ditmer,
cowboy of Halnes, N. D., visited Ellis
island today and identified his fiancee,
who he had never seen before. by a pho
tograph which Ditmer's mother had sent
from Hamburg. The girl. Rosa Hamke of
Hamburg. and the cowboy were married
this afternoon and left for their home
tonight
Ditmer recently wrote his mother at
Hamburg that there were no eligible girls
where he lived and asked her to pick out
a bride for him. She sent Rosa's picture
A correspondence and later the engage
ment followed.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
SAFE IN BLOOMFIELD
P0ST0MFiCE IS BLOWN
Building Is Badly Damaged by the
Three ExpIOsiOnE--Only Small
sum IL Taken.

Three EKpIOsiOnE--Only Small
sum is Taken.
BLOOMFIELD, Neb, March 19.-(Speclal
Telegram 1.-The large safe in the postoffice
at Bloomfield was blown open at about 4
o'clock this morning. The three explosions
were distinctly heard at considerable dis
tance from the scene of the robbery, but
no alarm was given until after the JOB
was completed. The outer door of the safe
was blown half way across the office, win
dows were shattered and some slight dam
age was done TO the ceiling in the base
ment, which is occupied by the Bloomfield
Monitor. Postmaster Needham has notified
the postal authorities. The amount of the
loss, according to statement of the post
master, represents only small sum. There
is no question but what the job was the
work Of experts. OF whom every clue is
missing,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
About the house
is something you
do not use.

II is worth money to some one
Some one will be glad to get it,
They are reading The Bee every
day to find 1t.
What is it7
Write a description of it
and phone 23S and you will
find a cheerful staff to take
your order.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
Each Denomination Has Made Pledge
for Foreign Fields.
ANNOUNCED AT MASS MEETING
Climax of Big Convention Comes al
the Auditorium.
FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYBODY
ieOrEe Sherwood Eddy of India and
Homer {. stuntz of New York
VIII he the Chief
Speakers,
vIsrToRs IN LOCAL CHURCHES.

VISITORS IN LOCAL CHURCHES.
These assignments Of visiting ministers
End laymen for preaching in local
churches have boen madei
rev. Homer stuntz, FIRST Methodist,
1880 a. m.
Fred n. Fisher, Hansoom Park AGetho-
aist, 1880 a. m, and trinity Methodist
In the evening.
Rev. h. D. Dixon, Grace baptist, lo;4S
4. m.
new. George n. Dys, First Baptist, 1880
4. m.
Rev. Thomas Moody, Calvary Baptist,
1890 o. m.
John q. Merrill, Plymouth Congrsga-
tional, 1880 q. m.
George Sherwood Eddy, FIRST Congrega-
honal, 1890 q. m.
DR.. John Eberly, Kountzs Memorial
Lutheran, 1880 a. m.
DR.. John Aberly, Grace Lutheran, 7;5o
p. m.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebrasko--Fair and warm.
For lowa-Fair and warm.
For weather report see page (
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
House of Representatives Forces
Speaker from Place Officer Has
Held for Years.
INSURGENTS AND DEMOCRATS WIN
Bitterest Battle in Many Terms Ends
in leaders Fall.
MOTION CALLS FOR RESIGNATION
Representative Burleson of Texas
Pushes it to Vote.

IEMBERS REVOLT AND BEAT IT
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The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1910-07-01

The objection has been raised by that county option
is not practical because it might be the Of forcing
saloons out Of city against the will of the of such
city and because Of this the ldo could not and coud not be
enforced In other words that enforcement Of law
successful must from Within backed by local public
sentiment and from without.
In to this argument may remind these OBJ
ectors that the city part of the county, that the farmer
has much interest both moral and financial involved
in its welfare though he lived within it's corporate limits
Whatever the farmer misses in payment of purely city
he than compensaes in the support he gives the
try city village 1t practically lives off the farmer
No will dispute the fact that the farmer is directly
affected by the morals that maintain in his home city If
saloons exist their influence recognizes arbitrary
poraton line but reach out for miles beyond and touch the
farmers home life The city part Of the county, her
citizens citizens Of the county and are under
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1910-07-01
Poor Business Policy

Galena has 5000 inhabitants The city with
out saloons She has at the present time hirytwo These
hirytwo saloons pay total of about $4,000 annually to
the city treasury. That looks fine By conservative
who is in position to know the estimated average sales
for these trytwo saloons $15 per day each total
of $3.50 day And the fact is that these saloons about
365 days year, giving nice little Of 200
year that paid the bars of Galena for than
no hing And all this that the city may collect the
of $4,000 Looks fine, doesn't it?
The county has furnish about $1250O0 of this money
The county also has to anticipate taxes for months before
they collected The average workng-man in Gaena
lives in home that is not worth than $780, Now if
Gaena would stop drinking she could build home every
day.
Then the license money brings in about $50
day the city and costs her only $3.50 per day. leaving
balance of $3.50 day the losing side of the ledger
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1910-07-01
With the County as Unit

the jurisdiction of the Of the county, and under the
local option law if violations of that law committed
offenders would all be amenable the law whether these
offenders lived side the other of imaginary line
which marks cy's limits In view Of these facts the
forcemen of law ,ooud from Within backed by the
sentiment of the entire county.
Then there those DIRECTORS found county
option will vote their particular township wet and for that
not favor of the county being made the unit
This entirely idea Under this proposed law
the work of destroying the saloon forward
backwards it holds fast all get and loses nothing by
having the larger unit wet in smaller unit
previously gone dry. If the county, unit desires rid
itself of the Saloons it is given the opportunity under the
county option law If it dry this makes the entire
county dry If fails unit defeat license the smaller
unit the township is unaffected by the result IF dry it
remains dry if wet it remains wet until it unit changes
the conditions by vote at the township election.
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1910-07-01
'sMOdel" Law Broken

Last Wednesday Robert E. Horneman the first Rock
ford mode saloonst to be nabbed the charge of sell
ing liquor to intoxicated The story that Axel
Erickson made zigzag way up the Hornman saloon and
procured flask of whisky Officer Nelson him
as he emerged and took him in tow
He is also said to have had drink the bar Erck
escorted to the station and the whisky in the bottle
will be used against the saloonkeeper.
One of the specific things agreed by the saoonsts of
Rockford is not to sell liquor to intoxicated person 1t
begins to look though Rockfords ex-saoonkeeper was
right when he declared that saoonkeeper earth could
abide by the "model'' license and make living,
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1910-07-01
Nothing Doing

The proprietor of the PanAmercan saloon saloon To-
Gated the street from the Arsenal Springfield in an
interview with some newspaper June 7h the day of
the State County Option Convention sorrowuly confessed
nothing doing 1t unique experience for the Pan
American Over 1000 men, delegates to great convention
marched right past the door of the Arsenal saloon and didn't
even stop to howdy 1t porends the thing for
every saloon in Illinois, 'tnothing DOING
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1910-07-01
Organize for War

We commend to various township organizations
throughout the state Of Illinois the following resolutions
adopted by the township league Of Loran Township Stephen
County We would also call attention to the German
names at the bottom of the resolutions:
Pearl City, Ill., June 10, 1910
RESOLVED That again affirm our open and
untring hostility to the licensed saloon and every
form of the liquor traffic and it's kindred vices.
That we pledge our loyalty to and the support
of the Anti-Saloon League.
That rally the voters of Loran Township to
urgent duty of eecting legislators who will only
support county option legislation but will resist and
condemn every effort to corrupt the body polite
Attest: w H. Elz
Rev D. v Bennett. Aug. Schafer
Lawrence W. Sheffey. Ed Koemmerhoff
Rev. w. T. Schlein. Edw. Schules
>. s. Baumgartner. A. c. Baumgartner
W. IL. kuhlemeyer. F. P Bender.
Henry Wise c. j. Kuhemier
VIM. Krkemer Jacob Kaufman
L. A. Herbruck. J B. Barnes
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-21
HAPPENINGS AT THE
COUNTY SEAT
FREE CLINICS
ARE URGED
BY DENTISTS

Asbury Park, July 21:-Although
the session of the State Dental AS
ISOLATION which opened here yester-
day is principally for business, yes.
terdaY afternoon many members OF
the society took a jaunt to Pleasure
Bay, where a dinner was served
They returned to. this city last might
in time for the evening session, al
which DR.. David Russell Lyman, oil
the Gaylord Farm Sanatorium. read
a paper on "The Danger of Tuber.
culosis Infection in the Dental Pro.
fession."
The keynotes of the convention IL
free dental clinics in this State, and
this bids fair to occupy a great par
of the discussions.
Or. Charles H. Diltz, of Trenton
president Of the society, in his ad
dress praised Governor Fort for pas
sage of the bill granting any city In
the state the sum Of $1,000 for main.
tenance of free dental clinics. Re.
ference was made to the model free
clinic which Is a feature of the con.
vention and which is being conduct.
ed by Thomas Weeks, of PhiladeI.
phia. The president recommended
that these clinics be placed In the
hospitals of the state, and thought
that young men graduates would be
glad to conduct them for six months
OF the year In order to fit themselves
for private practice.
President Diltz warmly praised
the action taken by the New Jersey
board In the case against George P
Saxenmeyer for Illegal practice oil
dentistry in New Jersey, and he re,
commended that the society give
$500 for the prosecution of such
cases. He also said that in his opin-
ion the state board should receive
applications for examination from
none but.the graduates of highly re.
putable schools.
DR.. c. S. stockton, of Newark, the
only remaining active charter mem.
Der of the society, made a spirited
speech In which he referred to the
New Jersey society as one Of the
leading dental societies in the world