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Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22
In Toilette Leads,

In Toilette Leads,
The continuous talking record Of the SEN
ate now stands:
May % ana 80. 1905. Senator La. Toilette
Of Wisconsin, IS hours, ~ minutes.
March 3, 1901, Senator Carter of Mon
tana- 9 hours, 20 minutes.
October IL, 1893. Senator Allen of Ne
braska. IA hours. 3 minutes
January %. 1891 Senator wolcott Of
Colorado, hours.
The winning of the championship by
Senator La Toilette was a notable feat,
though a fruitless one He attempted to
prevent the adoption Of the conference
report on the compromise currency bill
and spoke from Il 80 Friday afternoon
until 7;02 Saturday morning, his flow OF
words broken only by roll call, a parlia-
mentary rule which failed entirely dur
ing the last half Of his performance. The
senator sustained himself by nibbling a
chicken sandwich and drinking frequent
glasses of milk brought to his seat from
the senate restaurant. To save his
strength he sat perched on the arm of his
chair and talked for the most part In a
conversational tone, breaking now and
then into. full-throated utterance that
made his words audible in the remotest
parts of the senate chamber. When it is
borne in mind that he talked absolutely
without the sympathy of his party, his
task is all the more remarkable. The
senator's score was placed at $1,000 words
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

Nebraska democrats do not seem
to be jumping with any great avidity
at the suggestion that they commits
sion Mr. Bryan for delegate-at-large
to the next democratic national con-
vention without compelling him first
to tell whom he is for. Those thir-
teen questions which he has pro-
pounded to democratic presidential
aspirants resolve themselves in his
own case to just this one, Whom do
you favor for 1912?
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

Tom Carriers Endurance Test.
With the death Of former Senator
Thomas n Carter Of Montana, the third
member Of a modern group Of long-qis-
lance takers considered worthy OF a
place In the record. In the order Of rank
the group consists Of the late Senator
Morgan Of Alabama, the most prodigious
in senatorial annals Senator La Toilette,
the champion long distance speaker
closely followed By former Senator Allen
Of Nebraska Senator Carter the late
Senator wolcott of Colorado. Senator
Stone Of Missouri and Senator Gore OF
oklahoma Senator Carriers achievement
differed from the others in the fact that
it was a talk against time, the object
being to prevent consideration Of the con-
ference report OF the rivers and harbor
bill during the closing hours of congress,
March and s. 1901. The congressional
pork barrel measure was uncommonly
fat that year and particularly obnoxious
to the Mckinley administration Defeat
in congress was more desirable than a
veto and Senator Carter. an enthusiastic
administration man, undertook the Job
of killing the bill Parliamentary tactics
and the pressure Of other business kept
the measure steaming in the background
until the evening of the Sd, when the
Montana senator had 70 take the floor
for the time killing talk. The fillibuster
began at 1890 p. m Mr.. Carter talked
whenever talking was necessary, waiv-
ing his privilege for the transaction Of
other business. When breach occurred.
however, he was on his feet, and when
the clock indicated that the term had ex-
pired by law he had been talking for
nine hours and twenty minutes, a record
that gives him third rank in the orator..
cal endurance record Of the senate.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22
Making Headway.

The people Of Detroit, even more
than their street railway company
and its employees, are to be congrau-
lated on the early termination of the
street car strike there by the arbitra-
ton route. Having suffered incon-
venience- and loss by cessation of
street, railway traffic for only one
day, Detroit folks do not know what a
real street car strike means, and are
therefore not in position to appreciate
their good fortune as are inhabitants
of other cities, like Omaha, that have
gone through an experience with a
street car strike extending over weeks
and months. Detroit did not ap-
parently go so far as judicial inter
vention after the example of Des
Moines, but the procedure was very
similar in referring the disputed
points to the decision of a Judge
called down from the bench to act as
arbitrator
It seems to us that we are at least
making Roadway in this country for
the solution Of labor controversies
without resorting to destructive in
dustrial warfare
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

The fake populist state committee
is tagging along with the democrats
in the matter of nominating to fill
the vacancy. on the ticket for the
Third congressional district. The
purpose, of course, is to perpetuate
anew that old fraud of putting the
populist label on the democratic
nominee in order to get votes by de-
liberate deception that could not
otherwise be polled.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

II the present city comptroller is
correct when he says that on his last
junket he gathered information for
standardizing accounts that has re-
suited in saving the taxpayers $1,000
a month in the city engineers de-
partment alone, pray what was his
predecessor in the comptroller's
office doing when be was iunketing?
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22
sueared Hope in the West.

The monotonous regularity with which
the market reports state that sugar ad-
vanced 5, 10 or Is points lends interest
TO the announcement from the Philip
pines that only a couple Of months ago
the warehouses at noilo were near the
bursting point With the raw material,
with an enormously increased production
in sight
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22
Greed's shameIesa Reach.
Chicago Record Herald.

BY October, possibly, the public Is
told. the price will come down again.
The housewife will read such statements
with suspicion. What does she care what
the price viii be IN October, so long as
preserves and jellies must be made now ?
To the sugar trust" we can only say:
Bewarel-the women Will Eet you ''ef you
doa't watch out"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22
President raft's Policies.

President TAFT is a candidate for an
other term. but he is something more.
He is president. he is an experienced
statesman, and he Is man 20 whom
nothing in the great human movement
Is necessarily alien because IL is not
political" His program as
reshAped Is a good one, and the people
should hear him and Judge him with
sympathy and appreciation.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

The street car strike in Detroit
was promptly settled by arbitration,
with only one days stoppage of
traffic: When Omaha's street car
strike was on we stood tamely by for
weeks of turmoil and tumult while
both sides insisted there was nothing
to arbitrate.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

Now that It has a foot ball team.
nobody has a right TO throw any
further aspersions upon the standing
of the University of Omaha as an in
stitution OF higher education.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

John Hays Hammond is i'll. We
are sorry, but not surprised. II was
very imprudent for John Hays to go
about at the coronation in those knee
breeches and lace "wescuts"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

Nashville complains at impolite
chauffeurs who splash mud on pc
dastrians not able to own autos. It
has evidently been raining down
south.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

One Of the leading southern news
papers runs its theatrical announce
ments and comments in medicine-ad
type and form. Probably trying to
cheer the sick.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

The man who fears to return from a
honeymoon evidently prefers Pullman
to a flat.-Boston Herald
or is afraid he might wake up
and find It all a dream.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22
AIrer-sT CALCULATIONS,
47,543

state Of Nebraska. County Of Douglas, IS:
Dwight williams. circulation manager
If Tbe Bee Publishing company, being
diilv sworn says that the average daily
circulation. less spoiled, unused ana re
turned copies for the month OF August
''1-' DWIGHT WILLIAMS,
Circulation Manager.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn o., 70
before me this 4th day OF Septem per, lSiL
ISeaI1 ROBERT HUNTER,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

Andrew Carnegie probably is talk
ing peace so loudly in the hope of
drowning out those war notes in va
rious European and eastern coun-
tries.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

It is to be hoped they elect the
right man mayor of Philadelphia; for
life in that town with the wrong
mayor-weI, what would It be?
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

Subscribers leaving the city
mporariIy should have The
Bee mailed to them. Address
will be changed as often ms
requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

Omaha people are getting to be
such globe-trotters that it is hard to
pull off even a steamship accident on
the other side of the pond without
having some of them right on the
spot.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

An exchange has found that Frank
Gotch is a rampant insurgent. Pos
slbly, but to Hack he appears the
most consummate standpatter.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

When President Taft proposes to
discuss the divorce evil on his present
tour he means domestic infelicity, not
POLITICAL
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

Let's see. wasn't Michigan, where
Mr.. Taft received such ovations, sup
posed to be one of the red-hot in
surgent sections?.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

Judge Grosscup issues a rather
stiff challenge to his critics who may
have any objections to his resigning
from the bench. Front.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

Correspondents who wired their papers
that a woman of 80 swan for one hour
in the Mississippi river should have
changed the locale Of their story II they
expected to have Il credited. There isn't
enough water in the Mississippi 10 per
init OF an hours swim.-PhiladelphiA In
auirer.
And still steamboats, are plying
regularly up and down that stream.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

mess world, fs something more than
ordinary What a proud, inspiring
effect It surely will have on the old
friends and the new
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

The passing of former Senator
Carter leaves Uncle Joe almost alone
with his cninners.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

It is time now for Ak-Sar-Ben's
loyal subjects to begin specializing
on who is to be queen of the ball.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

DR. Cook may try to climb poles,
but no one ever heard of his chasing
a greasy pig.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

Spanish Revolt Put down. That
Is, for the moment
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

II is Acting Mayor Berka: this time
during Mayor "Jim's" absence from
the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

Next registration day comes Tues
day. october 8. If you have not reg
istered this year mark 1t down on
your calendar.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

For an organization that has been
dissolved the Standard OIL possesses
an unusual element of solidarity.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

Is the Taggart democrats have
nominated for congress in the Second
Kansas district any relation to Tom?
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22
Long Talk Records

Senator Tom Carriers Achiete-
ment OutcIassed by senator
La Toilette and senator Allen
Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-22

why a style show? Aren't we
style all the while, all the whileT
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-10
TELEPHONES HE SIS SHOT.
chicaBo Found In a Dying Con
dition In Saloon. H.. TX,

"I'm shot, shot, Centrali' = These
words we're heard over the. telephone
wire by an operator in the Monroe
Street exchange of the Chicago Tele-
phone company about midnight h She,
then heard the sound Of falling body
and several crashes, indicating the
banging Of the receiver against the
wall as it fell from the hand of the
wounded man. She atfonee notified
the police station that someone had
been shot at one of two addresses
where there were. telephones on same
party line. r,g 5... 6{.F.4 e.,5..s, ).
One of these addresses was that OF
Matthew Strong's saloon, and there
the police found John 'DolzalL The
bartender, lying unconscious upon the
floor near the floor aud apparently in
a dying condition. The cash register
had been broken open and its conteits
taken away. 84s sgl4 n 5gEsb 5si1 b.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-10
Summer Wild owers Dine,

A summer widowers' dinner for
those unfortunates. whose wives have
gone to the country or elsewhere to
spend the summer was given at the
Dallas Golf and Country club It was
one of the most novel affairs ever
taking place in Texas and largely at.
tended. The official announcement OF
the melancholy (2l feast was, as fell
lows: Tremendous sensationi Sum
mer widowersi dinner, Saturday Aug.
s. Dallas Golf and Country club. Feed
the canary: put the cat out; write J. ottf
wife and come around to the club at
O'Clock and join the lonesome bunch
for dinner. bachelors and sgrnpa'
thizers not excluesed.1 AN attempt a
cheertulness is expected seags
,oke and cigarette will be furnished
| free with each course. aaalo4
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-10
GOVERNOR HAS
OFFERED REWARD
Special Message Sent to Makers
of the Laws. sHA
FIFTY DOLLARS AMOUNT
He Also Urges the Legislature 10
Make an Appropriation For the
Purpose of Apprehending Elee.
ton Law vioiators.

Governor Colquitt has issueda pro-
clamation Offering a reward OF sou Tor
the ARREST and conviction of any per.
son or persons found guilty of fraud
ulent Irregularities in the. recent pro-
hibition amendment election. moss.
At the same time he sent q special
message to the legislature urging 1t to
inc ease the appropriation annually
set aside for rewards to s27, 500. The
appropriation made by the Thirty
first legislature for this purpose was
ST, 500. OF this s5.sl5, 10 still remains
unexpended, accorping to the message.
In his message the governor says:
1.-The constitution of this state
mnkes it the duty of the governor to
see that all laws are faithfully execut-
ed. I am determined to employ al
means and agencies at the dispotal o.
the governor to investigate the alleged
frauds and prosecute all offenders.
Further along he tags: sit has beer
suggested that I recommend to thu
legislature an extra appropriation
for the purpose of Investigating vic
1 lations of the poll tax and election
laws and the enforcement OF the sam
against offenders, and that If woul'
do so an effort would be made to rails
I an additional sum of $40, 600 iron
prom prohibitionists for the purpos
\ of securing an enforcement OF thes
laws. / do not believe that we shout
rely upon such public contributions
but if the law has been violated it
the duty of The governor to see that
is enforced. 1t is equally the duty G
the legislature to furnish me with tn
means to enforce the same.
A cspy of the reward proclamatio
was attached to the message.
The senate election investigated
committee has secured the services {
l Hons. w. E. Hawkins and Guile
Thomas to assist without compens;
ton in the inquiry.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-10
TEXAS FARM STATISTICS.
Interesting Agricultural Figures
of the State.

Acting Census Director Falkner has
issued the first official statement from
the census bureau relative to the agri-
cultural statistics of Texas collected
at the th:rteeath decennial United
States census, April Is, 1911.
Figures are subject to revision.
as number of farms, whose returns
are incomplete, viii be included in the
final tables.
Total value OF farm land and build
ings was given in 1910 as 81, 522, 713.-
600, as against s691t774, 900 lie 1900, an
increase of I63 per cent.
Total value of all farm land alone
was reported in 1910 as 81, 613, 513, 600,
as compared with 1891, 81, oo0 in 1900,
an increase of 173 per cent. es@
The total value of all farm baildings
alone was given in 1910 as $209, 200, coo
as against slI0, Do, 600 in 1900, increase
lsof 100 per cent. SIS aAe5
In 1910 the value of the farm land
alone so per cent of the total value OF
| land and buildings, as compared with
i Sc per cent in 1900. ,t~ .sx4
Reported value Of farm implements
i and machinery was CSC, $50. 900 in191o,
as against $50, 126, 900 IN 1900, q gain
i oil IS per cent. exs ssssxs4
The total acreage reported in 1910
was loo, 224, 600 acres, as compared
with I25, 807. 600 in 1900 q decrease Of
13 per cent.
i Improved acreage was returned II
1910 as amounting to 81, 100, 600 acres,
as against 10, SIG, 600 in 1900, increase
of 80 per cent. ...-...-.-.-.
Improved acreage formed Is per cen
j of the totul acreage in 1910 and f6' pei
cent in 1890
Average acres reported per farm n
: 1910 were 262, as against 81 In 1910, ;
decrease. OF IS acres or y per cent i
| ten years. This decrease is caused
i largely by the subdivision of a mum
/ Der of large ranches and Withdrawal
Ilfrom active use of the 20 oOo, 600 acre
: of land TO which attedtion was called
81 Average value per acre of farm lam
LAND and buildings in 1010is stated q
!, GIG. SO. as against IS. so in 1900. ris
OF ga per cent.
q Average value per acre of farm Ian
t alone in 1910 was reported as S14. Y
l while in 1900 it was "a. 10. the gain bs
: ing PA per cent
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-10
onieial journal Of caddo Parish.
coon ROADS CONVENTION.

In Shreveport today have gath
cred large numbers of good roads
boosters from East Texas with a
large delegation from LongvieW ana
representative from Dallas. All OIL
these gentlemen are welcomed.
These gentlemen have come TO
talk good roads. In attendance Win
the Visitors are members OF the
Chamber of Commerce and the Po-
lice Jury or Caddo Parish, and OIL
Gals of this city 80 aAl 1.@'.
The subject of good roads IS al
ways Of interest. The aim and the
purpose of the gentlemen concerned
in the present movement is to pro-
mote the construction OF great high
ways, but such roads are not built II
a day, and their construction III
wolves great sums of money. What
ever are the betterments OF condl-
tons result from agitation lntelll.
gently directed.
IL Is ttOb dll1ioo W oaS
tation the roadways of Gaddo parlsl
have been improved beyond tn
realization OF the citizens who hav
not travelled over the parish. 1t
true such roads are not as the mac
adamizedsor stone and gravel road
of Tennessee and kentucky, Wher
such material is obtainable in album
dance and at little cost, but tn
highways of Gaddo parish will com
pare, faporably. if they are not bet
ter, than the roadways OF Tennessee
and Kentucky where there is n
gravel or stone to make them int
niacadam.
The present movement should }
encouraged. 1t is an agitation in tn
right direction from which goo
may be derived. os4sa ssait
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-10
YOUNG COUPLE DROWN.
Roland Fl. Stokey and Miss Nc
David Lose Lives.

While Roland r.. Stokey and Miss
Bessie Marie McDavid we're boating
in Oak Lawn Park lake, a pleasure
resort at Dallas, they started to ex-
change seats, causing the boat to tilt.
Miss McDavid lost her balance and
fell into the water. Mr.. Stokey leaped
after her. Neither could swim and
both drowned.
Mr.. Stokey was formerly member
/ of the News reportorial force. He
resigned over two years ago to enter
the Cumberland Law school at Leb.
anon, Tenn, where he graduated with
high honors. He recently returned to
Dallas and was practicing law wher
he died hero's death. /
Miss McDavid was talented reader
and elocutionist and q resident o
Lancaster, Dallas county. .,es...
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-10
PRO ACCOUNT FILED -"
BY the Superintendent of Anti
Saloon League. -

r
DIR. J. H. Gambrell, superintendent
of the Texas Anti Saloon league has
fled with County Judge Young OF D va /.
las comfy statement showing All
the receipts of that organization Tor
the period between Jan, | of this year
and July p, the date OF the recent
prohibition election. In a. letter that
accompanies the report the doctor says
that he does not know that the law
requires the organization to file such
, a report, inasmueh as the league was
not charged with handling the recent
campaign. :. s...s..,..s.,sss s..,s..4 s5-.}e,E,
| The report shows that the grand to:
tai receipts between the dates above
mentioned were SO, 637.2 and that the
expenditures in the same length O
time were SIS, 4o7. SO, leaving a balance
on hand of So, 229 81 The report IL
made in quarterly form and shows q
the beginning of the present year Il
the bank there was S493,28. at raiat5
Expenditures were as follows Sal
aries, 81, 430. 60; commissions, s., sol, bS
Home and State, 500, p; postage, 1866
miscellaneous, $40; rent, $3.50, banl
exchange, Sill Is; general printing
S545. IS; refunds, 500 SIS: Office supplies
fs31. IS; expense. s274sl9: American
Anti Saloon league, 5000. slesiR az
Balance was expenditures for gari
Gus items. fat hq4ag.4ai. = Al biol
} Those who received the, larger par
of the salaries were DR., Gambrel
$3.50, 10; D, Jones, s257; VI. Wells
1921, and J. Dixon, 1892. so,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-10

At the prohibition conference in the
city OF Austin. attended by about 500
persons, resolutions were adopted de-
manding . thorough investigation OF
the relations of the liquor interests 70
the politics and elections OF Texas
Senators Vaughan and Collins and
Representative Rogers and othcre said
they felt justified in stating the wishes
OF the conference would be carried out
by the legislature. Attorney General
riahtfoot favored ali investigations
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-10
LAWMAKERS ARE
AGAIN At AUSTIN
Called to Transact Certain Un-
finished Business.
NEW MEMBERS SWORN In
Governor In His Message Urges
That an Appropriation Measure
BE Promptly Passed and Figures
Are Submitted. &&b -@E-k5

Pursuant to proeIamatioE of Gov
Colvitt the Thirty second legislature
assembled at Austin in extraordinary
session.
House lost time in formal opening
proceedings. In his prayer the chap
lain expressed the hope that the Bit
terness of recent political strife would
be forgotten and the representatives
bury personal and political differ
ences.
Representative Boehmer, Murray
and Wilcher, elected to fill vacancies,
we're sworn in,
Baker of Hood introduced the first
resolution, which was adopted. 1t pro-
yides a private secretary and steno-
grapher for the speaker at So per day
each, clerk for the sergeant alarms
at s3 day, four general clerks at u
day. twenty stenpgraphers at "a
day, twenty-five pages at 81 day, one
page at 50. 25 q day to get mail and te
carry papers to-the Confederate home
one assistant sergeant alarms at y
a day, twelve porters at 81 day ant
one laundress at 81 day.
Following the introduction OF a gen
eral appropriation bill, mileage ant
per diem bill and contingent expense
bill the governors message was read
1t urged the passage of an approprla
ton; said the states financial cendl
ton was anything but encouraging
urged prompt action; statedmore asy
lum room was needed; asked that i
reapportioning the senatorial and reE
resentative districts it be done IN 3
spirit of fairness. 4 Sc
J The appropriation bill is identica
iy the same as that considered by To
j legislature for six weeks at the wine
!. up of the last regular session. LIZ wa
referred to the committee on apprt
tions.
Charles P. Burkes of Bell count
was elected sergeant at arms. Ill
In the senate Senator Terrell
: Wise county was elected president pl
!: tenn. Clyde D. Smith was re-eiect'
a secretary and w. h Harris OF Ell
Governor Colquiat's message vi
. read in the senate. ar