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Minimum Registration List.

To whatever cause it may be due, the
fact which is startling politicians here
abouts is that there are fewer than one
fourth of the voters who have paid their
poll taxes and are qualified to vote
There has been little agitation of the
matter for some months, and there is a
growing apprehension that there is some
movement which has prevented agitation
of the subject of registration.
Here in Richmond there are $4,000 men
who are assessed for taxes. and by the
paying of this and registering they would
be eligible for voting They have not
paid up The small vote qualified leaves
the city completely at the dictation of the
corps of employees, and were they organ
lied and all of one mind they could
easily name every official in the city.
The voters. are required under the con-
sttution to pay their poll taxes at least
six months prior to the date of the gen.
eral election in which they shall offer to
vote. and there is time enough left for
the fall election, but there are many who
will have to be forced to settle.
Scant Courtesy to Governor.
The American Issue, a publication de-
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Lansburgh Furniture Co., 512 Min

Jones, and it is to have the local candi-
dates for the legislature placed in the
field to arouse enthusiasm generally
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ternity throughout the state and the.
lawyers set to work and raised "a sum-
OF money ample to erect a shaft over hfss
last resting place. He died several monthS
ago. the funeral being attended by somes
OF the judges of the supreme court andr
many prominent citizens.
Penalties for Speeders. "a
Simply because the imposition of a fines
of $50 and costs has not deferred autos
mobile drivers and owners from exceed
ing the speed limit of the city, Justices
Crutchfield has announced from the benclfe
that hereafter, unless there is a cessation.
of the practice, he will raise the price foPs
such yiolators of the law to 500 for EACH
and every offense. y
The streets of the city afford a splendid
chance for the owners of machines to let
them go at top speed. and the bicycle'
squad is kept on the jump to get closes
enough to the drivers TO get their num-s
berS. 1t has frequently occurred that the
motor cycle men have been unable To
catch the drivers. and the use of tho
police signals by telegraph have been en-
ployed To get officers to arrest the drivers
when the cars stop There have been-
numerous accidents here because of reck-.
less driving, but the two most recent
deaths from auto accidents have been i'm
cases where the cars were not moving
more than eight miles hour.
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GO TO LEGISLATURE
City Revenue Commissioner
Will Ask Change in Law.
PLAN OF THE new LEAGUE
Expects to Put Forward Candidates
Who Favor Principles.
REGISTERED VOTERS SCARCE
So Few Have Paid Poll Tax in Rich
mond That Oficeholders Could
Control City.
REGISTERED VOTERS SCARCE
Special Correspondence of The Star.

RICHMOND, Va, March IS. 1911.
The commissioners of the revenue in the
, cities failed to receive a majority vote
in the state when the amendment to the
constitution was voted on last fall,
though the voters thought so we'll of the
amendment affecting the county commits
sioners of the revenue that they ratified
that proposition and the county officers
can be elected by the people and succeed
themselves.
But the city officers have their trump
card yet to play. The matter as to them
stands precisely as before the people
voted. The law directs that these officers
shall be chosen by the people, and if
elected, as the law stands at this time,
can succeed themselves. The commits
sioners in the cities will go to the next
general assembly and have the existing
laws restored SO that the judges of the
courts in the cities can reappoint the
present officers. BY this means they will
be retained in Office along with the
county commissioners
When the vote was first announced.
showing that the city officials had been
defeated, there was movement to test
the validity OF the election on certain
constitutional grounds. After the matter
had been gone over, however. the con-
to pursue was to appeal to the legisla-
ture for relief, and this will be done.
League Will Make Fight.
From gentleman who is conversant
with the plans and intentions of the new
ly formed Virginia Democratic League,
that body intends to become a militant
force in the politics Of the Old Dominion.
The organization is making some prog
ress, it is understood, and there is con-
siderable interest being shown in va
rious parts of the state.
The latest reports concerning the league
are that candidates who stand for the
leagues principles and ideas are to be
put forward in each district in the state,
the avowed purpose being to resort to this
in order that local interest may be aroused
and every possible voter brought to the
polls. The announced purpose OF the
league is to lend its energies to the nomi-
nation of Representatives Glass and
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Scant Courtesy to Governor.

The American Issue, a publication de-
voted to the temperance cause, makes
somewhat lengthy report of the proceed
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To do the club justice. the skipper takes
this opportunity TO air notice that APP
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Hereafter the rehearsals for the MIN
strel show will be held at Fosters Hall,
G street between 18th and 14th both for
the sake of convenience TO downtown
participants and because Of better facili-
ties musically speaking.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
Rate Increases i'm
East Not Justified,
Saws Frank Lyon
ltorney for interstate Commerce
Commission Files Briei-values
" Of Stocks increase

ts.NGrO~ r.. the railroads
n ~ .ass.Nc1to1 territory are
scat = o-tiHad n D1.r demands for i'm
.resst fr.Ieht rates n tho opinion OF
FRANK ftnn aDtorns for the interstate
Commerce. commission This he indicated
r r. brief flied WITH the commission TODAY
n Ihe case now under Investigation u
t.Ietae t1 Nfe pronoa,d advances in class
reirrt rates In eastern territory
Ne tE7u discusses tho subject from a
Iatatical vIevpoint IIe presents tables
ravue the cost of materials last year
and n several of Tine YEARS Within the dec-
a1e Nteordre to these prices of approxi-
msftiy one third NJ the materials have sd-
tarttd vhue the remainder have either
decreased 0f remained stationary
tu discussion OF STOCKS and bonds Mr..
iNon ssts me rate of interest on railroad
bonds bas rlsen from about o. V per cent
ae compared with over t6 per cent on
funds loaned IN Massachusetts and IN tho
Diqtrirt ~ Columbia flc points out that
w four Instances the rate of return on
railroad bonds has actually decreased since
iHi " 10 suggested also that the values
~ the stocks IN 1910 of many " the east
tru carriers SHOW an Increase over the
values of the same stocks in 1901 and
almost universally an advance over the
values of Junc no. 1904"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
Kuhl and Quaokenbush Represent the
Opposing Divisions.
NEMAHA CANDIDATE MAY BALK
Supporters Consider Refusing to Enter
Caucus with Purpose.
CEDAR COUNTY MEMBER LEADS
indications Are that kubl WIN Win
qusckenbush Counts On Union
with Republicans to secure
T'Ince

LINCOLN. Jan About one-half Of the
members elect Of the Nebraska legislature,
which opens Tuesday. had arrived in Lin
coin tonight. but practically nothing has
been done thus far toward the organization
OF the two houses, and no formal caucus
calls by either party have been issued, but
there is a general understanding that meet
night by both senate and house members.
Democrats control both branches of the
legislature and It is foregone conclusion
that the senate will be organized along
party limos.
The situation in the house is complex,
brought about by the division OF the ma
iority party on the question Of county
option. There are two avowed democratic
candidates for the speakership, Representa-
tive John Kehl of Cedar county and Repre-
sentative f. b. Quackenbush Of Nemaha
county. Quackenbush represents the
county option element and Kuhl the anti
optionists. If all the democrats enter the
caucus Kuhls selection is regarded as GER
tain. The Quackenbush followers may re-
fuse to enter the caucus, acting on the
theory that enough republicans would join
with them to elect their man. Indications
tonight were, however that Kuhl would
win
The election OF United states senator,
usually OF foremost Importance, is lost
sight Of. the popular vote of November,
under the Oregon plan, having decided that
issue and Representative G. NJ. Hitch
cock. democrat, of Omaha, will be selected
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
PIERRE TO OFFER BIG PRIZES
city Announces it viii Award Large
Hall Clocks at Conservation
Meeting SOOn.

PIERRE. s. D., Jan. l-(Special)-The
Board OF Trade OF this city has decided
to offer three prizes for attendance by
counties at the conservation and dry
farming meeting 20 be held In this city
the last OF January. The prizes are all
the same, large hall clocks. suitable for
court house purposes. one OF these VIII
be given to the county within sixty miles
OF Pierre with the largest representation,
the second TO the county outside Of sixty
miles and within l25 miles Of this city,
and the third to any county OF the state
outside the l25-mlle limit. The local com
mittees are buslly az work getting mat
ters in shape for the meeting and Il is
proposed TO make this a more representa-
live meeting. n possible. than that of the
conservation meeting here last June. The
program committees are busy on the work
OF securing speake.s OF note for the ocea-
sion. and when the names Of the different
speakers are announced the Hist IL expected
to contain the names ~ men Of national
prominence who are interested In the work
of conservation and dry farming
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
Man Burned to Death
and Girl Killed in
Fall at Bad Fire
In Effort to Save Blind Child, Parent
Drops Child from Window on
Fence.

PATTERSON, n. j.. Jan. Especial Tel
gram.)-A man was burned to death, a
blind child dangerously hurt. impaled on
a picket fence, a woman fatally hurt and
another was scorched in a fire that fol-
lowed an explosion in their home here to-
day. Though the police and firemen have
made an investigation. they have been
unable to learn the cause of the explosion.
and they now suspect that it might have
been a black hand attack,
The house was occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Speer on the ground floor and Mrs Clark
and her daughter on the top floor. They
had as boarders Edward Hammond and
his sister, Mary and Charles Boshall, an
employe in silk mill.
Fire followed quickly on the explosion
which is believed to have taken place
under a rear stairway. But Boshall could
not manage to get out He was found dead
when the firemen entered after the flames
had been subdued.
Mrs Clark tried 70 lead her blind
daughter, Florence, to the stairway, but
found the girl could not grope her way
down. and they returned to their rooms.
There they found Hammond, who with
Mrs Clark took the hands OF the girl
and told her to climb out of the window,
while they lowered her as near the ground
as possible. But the blind girl dropped
on the picket fence just at the side OF
the house, killing her. Mrs. Clark jumped
and received fatal injuries.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
AMONG THE HOME MAKERS
Satisfactory showing of the Years
Progress In Home Owner
ship.

The progressive uplift of Omaha during
1910 reflected i'm nearly all statistics Of the
years business is further emphasized in
marked gains in home ownership. The re-
-port Of the Nebraska Savings and Loan
association shows a gain in assets Of s116,-
asa during the year. the total being SS95,O71
With the exception Of a cash balance of
t7,7s6, all the assets OF the association rep
resent the thrift of home getters cooper
ating In securing homes. How well they
are sticking to the task is shown I'm the
fact that only $40 Of unpaid interest is
charged against borrowers. Since the as
sociation adopted the permanent plan of
business in October, 1907. its assets have
grown from ti7S.55O to S3s2O7L over 100 mem
bers became home owners during the year
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
Gotham Pays Cool Million
to Welcome 1911 Joyfully

NEW YORK. Jan Especial Tele-
ann. LII cost New Workers a cool million
and an immeasurable volume OF noise TO
ie, lsIl know how glad the metropolis was
60 welcome a.
The expenditures may be broadly divided
between driuEahles. ca -ables and cowbells
r1rns and other implements for producin g
ear splitting noises.
From ca E In tle evening until after
midnight broadway. particularly those
b.. tIuus o. i- chou. Trinity church and
Long Acre Square. was jammed with people
each one Of whom was making "a different
kind of noise Police regulations 20 the
contrary confetti filled the air as mid
uIgrt approached ami ticklers were not
wanting
More vine was absorbed. mo-e food
eaten. more money spent and more n,lse
produced on greeting 1917 Than ever before,
which Is soing very fast and then some,
soineW here near lgoo10 men and women
we're az the tables OF the various hotels
AMI restaurants when the racket began.
The addition OF four biz new restaurants
since aat NeW Tear did not relieve the
pressure at other places. All had about
az they could accommodate
Az some OF ths hotels BE- b. reported that
hundreds % strangers are here just 20 see
Pa Enlckerbockers celebrated way oi
ushering IN the youngster
Ths demand Cor sishS Of his sx-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02

hilarating demonstration has became so
sreat that men we're speculating in supper
table reservations
Many OF the eating places gave away
handsome souvenirs. imported for tAe oc-
Cason
ot course there was noise all night. but
the official ticket began at n o. m. Long
before midnight merry men and lively
women. wearing funny things on their
heads and jangling cowbels. tambourines
and cinking glasses disported themselves
with no thought OF the headache OF the
morrow.
AZ h;o5. 10 the popping OF countless
corks. the lights IN all the gilded palaces
were Out Some sang a tr'ne unsteadilv.
AUD Lang syne"
Others shouted Good bye. Old wear
good bye. and few tried 20 recits "nung
out the Old, ring in the new."-and there
was plenty Of ringing all right
The liquids flowed freely for those who
had the price. There was no disposition
on the part % the city officials 10 inter-
fere with anyone's pleasure IN extending
whatever Kind Of greeting he ohoss. pro
vided he did not violate the law
To set around the excise restrictIon-
all orders Tor drinks were Eiven before
midnight. but the pVrchassrs we're a no
erty % drink them Whenever they pleased
Il Vas a great night
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
CAUCUS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY
One-HaIf of Members Are ON Hand at
Pierre, y. ID.


PIERRE. S. D.. Jan. 1.-(Special Tele-
gram 1.-THE worst blizzard of the season
is on here today, with a low temperature
and a high wind keeping the members
closely housed at their hotels. The indi-
cations at present are for caucus Mon
day evening, but as only about one-half
the members are here 1t may go over till
Tuesday morning.
Morris stiH claims the speakership, but
Issenhuth comedies nothing and says he
s in It to the end of the caucus with just
as good a chance as Morris.
The candidates for places are pushing
their claims, but many who thought they
wanted clerkshps are dropping out since
learning Of the conditions under the new
law. While the house committee selections
will await the action OF the caucus, it ap-
pears today that in the senate Curtis and
Brown will head the judiciary, and Nor
beck of Sphinx the state affairs or rail-
roads committee. Bartine of Lyman is
also a possibility for railroads. Carroll of
Hand may head the appropriation com
mittee
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
Blizzard Claims One
Victim at PlattsmOuth
o. E, Wonderholm Run Over by Train
While Walking on Track
Against Wind.

PbATTSMOUTH. Ncb., Jan. Especial
T6oEramJ-O. E. Wonderholm water works
pump man, was found about $50 o'clock
this morning one-half mile north Of the
depot. The mans head was crushed and
his neck and both legs broken.
Train No. IS Is supposed to have struck
him as he was walking on the track
against the blizzard. The body was car
cired 100 feet from the place where
Wonderholm was struck.
Sheriff Qunton cmpanelled a jury which
viewed the body and adjourned. A hearing
was postponed until tomorrow to get evil
dence from the crew OF No 10. The de-
ceased leaves a wife and one daughter.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
Army Man Uses Alum
to Aid Test; No Test
Friend Advises Captain Russell to Use
Alum and Alcohol on Feet-He
Can't Walk.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-(Special Tele-
gram)-Captain Robert l.. Russell judge
advocate general of the navy, is confined
to his home with a pair of very sore feet,
but when he is able to be about there is
likely TO be trouble for that obliging friend
who prescribed an easy means of making
the fifty-mile physical test prescribed by
navy regulations an agreeable one.
by the simple application of a little
alum and alcohol to the feet" this friend
told him, ''the feet become hardened, so
that Il is the rarest pleasure to walk and
walk. When you have Travelled fifty miles
you want to start over again and walk
another fifty miles. Alum and alcohol are
the walkers delight"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
sToCKMEN HAVE FINE WEATHER
Though BIE Range Herds Are Csa-
sidernbiy nrokcn, Hatscrs ttnd
Nature IIind in south Dak"ta.

PIERRE s. a.. Jan. Especial D.
While the blE RANGE herds have been
broken up iu this state except in the on
trcme northwest corner ~ the state and
90 the reservation pastures. those who
continue 60 hold small bunches ~ 1.-Two
stock are feeling that nature b. certainly
Kind 20 them Eo far this scar. Eariy Ia
December a Hight snow Zen and piled in
drifts icuvug tho prainr clear for grar-
ing and che mercury has mot gone az Low
a. zero but once thir winter making thc
conditions ideal for me graElng of live
stock without winter fecding
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
SWIMMING EXPERT ARRIVES
All Members of the y. VI. c. 4. Are
Privileged to Benefit of His
Instruction.

". A. Corsan. the swimming expert who
was to teach the Young Mems Christian
association members OF Omaha to swim
during the second week Of February, Will
also be here the first week During the
initial week he will teach business men
only. all the men belonging TO the business
departments Of the Young Mems Christian
association membership list having the
privilege Of his instructions. Mr.. Corsan
viii give an exhibition at the Young Mems
Christian association tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
MARRIED AS YEAR is BORN
GeOrEe ~. COIlinGwOOd and Miss
Nancy Morgan United Mid
night Chimes sound.

Just as The whistles blew on New Year. 2
eve rnarSing the transition from the old
year TO thu new. two young people were
takipg the VOWS Of marriage from the
officiating clergyman. Rev. Ralph ri.
Houseman These were George n. Colling-
wood Of Omaha and Miss Nancy Morgan
Of Fremont. Attending as a friend and
witness was Eendrick NJ TIendee Of this
city Mr. Collingwood and his bride Will
live at l0i North Eighteenth street
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02

The lnfantlIe parnIysIs cases were by
counties. Brule, 2; Codington, 9; Faux, l;
Lake, ?; Miner /; Roberts 1; Union, /;
Yankton. l.
Superintendent Hoyt calls attention TO
the fact that IN the last national report
on contagious diseases there are fifty-one
times more deaths from measles than
from smallpox, and while all agree that
smallpox should be quarantined many
states principally in the south, do not
quarantine for measles
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
HoYT ISSUES HIS STATEMENT
Superintendent of heard of Health
Gives Out FfEures-DiphtheriR
Biggest Cause of Death.

PIERRE. S. D., Jan. Especial )-su-
perintendent Hoyt OF the State Board of
Health gives his November report on con-
tagious diseases in the following showing:
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
Psn-NmrFiean Coaisrsnes.

A Pan American commercial C1nfsrsurr
more practical and comprehensive than any
trade EathsrinE ever assembled in tht De
tional capital viii b. hsid during ths eseE
81 February 1lA 1914 under tha auspicra
81 the pan-Ameflcah onion. formerly
known AZ tHe bureau ~ American Repub
Dies. iu the auditorium ~ thr nru building
of ths union Washington. d. e.. its rur.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02

tContinusd on second raEsl
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-02
WEATHER FORECAST

For Nebraska SNOW nurficf
tut Iowa Rain uf snow
For Weather report see pugc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08
All In the View Point.

The Indianapolis Star says editor
tally:
THE ardent admiration of Lincoln
expressed by the Russian dancer,
Mordldn at the martyred presidents
grave was a tribute from an unex-
pected source. Americans hardly real
ize how great Lincoln looms in other
lands until foreigners pay honor to
his memory with more feeling than
they are themselves accustomed to
display"
whereat the Springfield Register
replies:
"The State Register doesn't like
to fade this pretty flower OF editorial
sentiment, but it has been tipped
. Off to us than an enterprising press
agent arranged the Mordkin tribute
to Lincoln as a clever advertisement
to be circulated as news
For spelling such pleasing situa
I ton we humbly apologize"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08
Reduction in Cable Rates

Ours is not deferred company.
Ninety-nine per cent of cablegrams
call for immediate delivery. Here
too, there is no public demand for
such service.
"Fourth-Plain language cable
grams at half rates. This is not a
Western Union move. 1t was pro-
posed by the postmaster general Of
Great Britain over two years ago. He
communicated with the Commercial
Cable company in regard to it at that
time. We shall adopt it in accordance
with our understanding with the post
master general of Great Britain, en-
tered into long ago. This was before
the Bell Telephone company acquir-
ed the Western Union Telegraph
company. The Western Union now
seeks to give the impression that II
originated this plain word cablegram
at half rates. The fact that ii is not
to go into effect until Jan. /, while
the other reductions go into effect al
once, shows who originated 1t.
would add that the Postal Telegraph
company has today appointed su
perintendent of telephone service"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08

New York, Dec. George G.
Ward, vice-president and general
manager of the Commercial Cable
company, being asked in regard to
the cuts in cable rates announced by
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany, said there are four reductions
involved, as follows:
"First-A week end letter, to be
received Saturday and delivered the
following Tuesday. This will in
volve Sunday work. We prefer to
give our cable operators a rest on
Sunday. We confine our Sunday
business to public necessity, like Sun
day railroad trains. We shall not
adopt it. There is no demand for a
service of this kind.
"Second-A newspaper rate of 5
cents a word. This is a heavy cut
of SO per cent. The purpose Is OBJ.
vious. We think the spectre at
Washington is responsible for it. We
shall make the same cut.
"Third-A deferred cable letter
This is to be delivered two days after
1t is handed in. We shall not adopt
it, so long as it remains deferred