Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-13
Big Exchanges Close in Observance of
the Occasion.
GENERAL HOLIDAY IN CHICAGO
Senator LOrimer Sits at Speakers
Table at Banquet.
ROOSEVELT PRAISES CATHOLICS
BE-President is Guest of knights Oi
Columbus in PeOria-FavOrs
the BrOndest Religious
Federation.
NEW YORK HAS TWO PARADEs

bOSION, oct. h.-Columbus day was
observed for the first time In Massachu-
setts today. The presidents party entered
Boston where a parade Of $1,000 men was
reviewed by President TAFT Governor ORA
per, Mayor Fitzgerald and Archbishop
O'ConneH
Although legally a public holiday, the
principal observances were almost entirely
Roman Catholic. The paraders were mem
bers Of Catholic societies. except the mill
tary Knights OF Columbus, the Ancient
order Of Hibernians Polish and Portuguese
societies and the Holy Name society, COM
posed the six divisions Of the long line
which required several hours to pass
given point and was more than an hour
on the line of march
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-TWO big parades
In which Italian societies were prominent
participants featured New York City's cell
ebration Of Columbus day and, with other
functions in commemoration Of the 4lSth
anniversary OF the discovery Of America
by Christopher Columbus, made the day
one generally observed in the city and
throughout the street The day was pro-
claimed legal holiday by the legislature
two years ago.
Fifteen states now observe the day: Cali
fornia, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois
Kentucky. Maryland, Massachusetts, Mich
igan Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Rhode Is
land
The big exchanges, including the New
York Stock exchange omitted their sessions
today. review OF school children by
Cardinal Vannutelli at the Greensboro
bridge was a feature OF the day.
old ships Brought out.
CHICAGO Oct. l2.-CoIumbus day was
generally observed in Chicago today.
Banks, the Board Of Trade and the courts
as weH ~ many business places we're
oloBed Twenty thousand Italian Amerl-
can marched In parade. An immense
crowd viewed q pageant illustrating the
land OF Columbus. In this the three
worlds Fair Caravals, replicas of the
Pinta, Nina and Santa Maria, were utilized
with realistic effect
At the Discovery Day banquet of the
knights Of Columbus tonight addresses
made by Charues Murphy, Nj. r. secretary
OF state for Canada; Vice President Sher-
man and Judge Peter s Grosscup OF the
United States circuit court Political and
economic subjects were avoided by Mr.
Murphy and the vice president.
Senator Lormer, while not on the pro-
gram for an address, was a guest at the
speakers table. 1t was in the same room
that the Hamilton club banquet, where
Colonel Roosevelt refused to speak II SEN
ator Lorimer was a guest, was held
month ago
ROOSEVELT Guest OF Catholics.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Oct. y. - Ex-President
Roosevelt came up from the south into NIL
nois today, denounced corrupt legislatures
and commended work which the Roman
Catholic church is doing. Leaving st. Louis
early In the day he Travelled across the
southern end Of Illinois speaking at sew
eral places on the way. In Peoria he was
the guest OF the knights OF Columbus to
whom he made a speech at a dinner to-
night. II WAS Colonel Roosevelt's first pub
lie utteTanee 10 Roman Catholics since the
Vatican incident last spring. He said he
favored the broadest measure Of religious
federation.
In brief speech TO the crowd at the
railway station Colonel Roosevelt made
what was construed as a reference to the
allegations OF corrupung in the Illinois
LEGISLATURE. Hardly had he begun to speak
when man in the crowd called out:
Give Il 20 the jaclpotters, Colonel q"
The others in the crowd, to whom the
expression had become a familiar one
since the confession OF the Illinois legIs-
laturo that they had shared in a corrup-
tion fund which was called the ''jackpOtg'
applauded.
Colonel Roosevelt took It up, attacked
the men involved in the legislative scandal
as vigorously as he did in his speech last
month at the Hamilton club banquet In
Chicago, from which Senator Lorimer was
excluded after the colonel had refused to
attend the dinner unless the invitation TO
the senator was withdrawn.
To Drive Out Corruntion.
Good. my friend 1 am glad TO hear
you say that, he said. "No man who is
worth his salt viii have anything to do
with any one of the creatures who was
tainted IN that scandal The most inn
portant thing before us as a people is
to drive from public life the corruptionlst.
the brihe-taker the brihe-giver. The men
whom you speak OF as jackpotters are
traitors 10 the American people, traitors
OF the hasest Kind, ana IL is Infamous I'm
anyone to condonc their iniquiy or 10
support them and stand behind them, di-
reotly or indirectly. The presence In pub
lie life OF such men Is a shame and
scandal and do not care a rap whether
they belong 10 my party or 20 some other
party. i hold IL my bounden' duty 70 be
equally hostile to them In either"
When Colonel Roosevelt arrived IN ccrIa
he went TO the Country club for luncheon
and then visited the home oe Archbishop
spaldinE. A public reception followed. Long
before the time set for the reception. tao
club house in which Il was TO be held
was crowded with people who wanted 10
shake hands with the colonel BY the
time he got there the street outside was
blocked. After he had spent an hour In
shaking hands with hundreds OF people.
the crowd IN front OF the building was
larger than when he began. The people
outside were told that the colonel couldn't
shake hands with an Of them but they