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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-11
House May Abolish
Some More Jobs
Clark of Florida Starts Move to Make
Additional Cut in Pay Roll
Short Session of Senate.

WASHINGTON, April 10-Thst many Of
the committees OF the house are loaded
down with employees drawing immense sal
aries employees for which the committees
have no more use than "a hog has for a
side pocket" vas the declaration OF Rep
resentatlve Frank Clark Of Florida in a
resolution when he introduced into the
house today to abolish twenty-five more
positions with an annual pay rol Of about
SIS 900.
Mr. Underwood, democratic leader, OBJ
jeeted to the resolution until the situation
could be investigated. He said the house
pay roll already had been cut $4,000 and
that business of the house might be haudi-
capped by further reductions
The house adjourned al I'0 p. m until
tomorrow when h Is expected committees
viii be announced
The senate adjourned al 80 p. m. until
Thursday. Senator Rayner did not deliver
his speech concerning conditions In Mexico.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-11
Proclaimed
in Southern Spain
People of Csnillas De AceitunO At
tack Civil Guard and Renounce
Allegiance to King,

MADRID. April lO.-An embryo republic
has been proclaimed al Canillas de Acct
tune An the province of Malaga,
Tho popIace OF the town reballed against
the royal authority and attacked the bar
racks oc the civil guard. Several persons
were wounded n the fighting that followed.
Reinforc smeuts OF troops are being hur-
ried 20 the scene.
Aceituno state that a part Of the popu-
'a''on OF the town revoltod and proclaimed
q republic a crowd attacked the harrackn
OF the Culguard and five persons We're
wounded.
II Is officially announced that reinforce
ments OF cs1darmcs have been hastily sent
70 the town to rc-establish order
Cannlas de Acoiuune rs town ~ about
5CCO inhabitants IN the Nolay d.stIic. IN
tho south part Of the province OF Maie ga.
MALAGA province bordcrs on the Me-it r.
ranesn. it's capital Malaga being thirty
FIVE miles northeast OF Gibralter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-11
Point Raised by Protest of Importers
of Liquors.
SPECIAL CONCESSIONS UPHELD
Equal Advantages Not Automatically
Extended to Others.
GLISH DUTIES SUSTAINED
fusing to Extend Low French
Duty 10 Imports from
England Upheld.

WASHINGTON. April 10-The customs
court in a decision today held in effect
that the favored nation clause in the
existing commercial treaties. with England,
France and Germany does not restrict
the United States in effecting the proposed
reciprocity agreement with Canada,
The courts decision was brought out by
a comparatively unimportant contest over
the rate Of duty. which should be imposed
on whiskey imported from England and
France.
The point involved is the same which was
raised in opposition to the proposed Cana
dian reciprocity agreement by those who
claimed It was practically forbidden by the
favored nations" clause.
A. u. Shaw and company, a firm OF
New York importers, protested payment Of
duty on whskey from England at the
rate Of $225 a gallon, holding they were
entitled TO a rate of t1.75, which is i'm
posed on whiskey and other spirits from
France.
The essence of their claim was that
under the most favored nation clause, Eng
lish liquors are entitled 10 be entered AT
the same rate of duty as is levied on such
merchandise. when imported from France
and the other countries with which similar
treaties have been executed.
The treaty with England was negotiated
in 1915 and indefinitely extended in 1877
The treaties with France, Italy and Ger
many, which formed the basis Of the i'm
porters' claim were put into effect by tht
president under the tariff act of 1897.
Treaty of Mutual Concession.
Under the last named treaty in view Of
apd or1ti-aIapf concessions the
rate on whisky from France was fixed al
81 SO a gallon. The court holds that by itl
terms the treaty is one of mutual consid
Grafton and concession. The importers
claim was that the concession of the lower
rate Of duty TO France was a special favol
within the purview Of the treaty will
England.
Citing several germane decisions by tht
supreme court, the court held that the por
ton Of the tariff OF 1897 which gave th'
.pVesidepts Rluhpvity. n --pertists arGammes
cial reciprocity agreements with other ma
tions was not I'm conflict with the ia
vored nation" clause of the treaty Will
England This portion OF the decision
which was unanimous, is interpreted as re
moving one Of the greatest obstacles ye
raised against the proposed agreement with
Canada
The action of the customs authorities II
refusing to extend the low French duS
to imports from England was sustained.
The principle really involved was whethe
the favored nation clause in the treaty with
England automatically gave to the natior
the same advantages As we're extended t.
France by the reciprocity agreement o.
1898. The court decided that It did not.
The same principle is held to cover th'
situation which exists with regard to th'
proposed reciprocity agreement with Can
ada
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-11
sisetch OF Johnson'a Lie.


At the close Of the civil war a dis
charged confederate soldier with his wife
and family, trudged YEARLY over the foot
nils OF Kentucky. from their little home
stead In the village Of Georgetown 10
stanton, Va, for protection The family
consisted OF two boys-bright. CHEEKY fel-
lows. One was tired and sore from the
continued tramp over the hard roadwavs.
but the other was helping him as best he
could and urging him on to the place
where rest awaited them At the same
time he was encouraging his down hearted
father and mother with kind words. Don't
mind pa he said 81 kin sell papers, an
VIII give you ali / make"
The ambitions youngster was Tom L.
Johnson then II years old In the five
weeks Immediately following Lees sur
re1der he proved that he had the head Of
a financier In that period he earned ssS
There was great thirst for news in Staun.
ton, hut once a dav. only. was Il in com,
munieation with the outside world. and
then II was by railroad. Tom saw his
chance for monopoly IN papers. and
straiEhtway cornered the market He made
the friendship Of the conductor Of Staun-
tons daily train, who turned over to hin,
all the papers. For five weeks he held
this monopoly, selling daily papers for 1F
cents each
Three Years later. he weuV 10 work in a
rolling min al Louisville. At a small aaI-
AIRY, In the same office with him was an
other boy Arthur Moxam. who later be.
came his business partner For economical
reasons the managers decided that one
OF the boss had to so. When II came "a
choice MuNam was retained and John.
son was turned out TO begin over again.
Begins Traction Career.
louisville bad q ramshaokle, broken down
strset T7fihoad. tho ears OF which wero
drawn by mules, when Tom Johnson APP
piled there for work Recently he sold his
interest In that railroad at handsome
profit after being for fifteen years Its
largest stockhoder. and chiefly instrI.
mental In changing # from mule to eIec,
trio power
After Young Johnson had been connected
with the railway few weeks its presi
dent, Biderman du Pont noticed him pick.
Ing up some pieces Of scrap iron and de.
Iositing them IN q barrel that stood nea,
the entrance 10 the car shops
What are YOU doing that forg' asked
Mr.. Du Pont. rather sternlv.
Why, sir said Tom little embar
rassed. there is no use wastinr 1hass
pieces OF iron. The company may want tc
have them melted over, some day"
AR, pu Pont went into his office and
thought He sent for Tom and said 'r
lust think ! have some work for a voun,
man Ike you. How would YOU like I,
stay IN the office and have your salar,
raised 81 week."
Then Tom l.. Johnson went up like &
rocket but, unlike many rockers. he STAYED
M He quickly rose from position {,
rositon- from office hos to chief cashier
and on his seventeenth birthday he wa,
made superintendent Of the road -rher
he began a system that improved the roa,
and put Il on q paying basis He improved
the passenger accommodations and reduced
the expenses Three years as superinten
dent Of this road made him long for wide
fields OF action he told his employers
Continued ON Second Page
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-11
PROBE FOR MAIL SERVICE
senator Davis Wants to Know some
Things About SecOnd-ClRHs
Regulations.

WASHINGTON, April 1O.--The senate to-
day adopted a resolution offered by Sena-
tor Jeff Davis calling on the PostoffiCe
department TO furnish its reasons for re-
fusing TO accept at second-class rates
periodicals published in St. Louis and DEN
yer when they have been paid for by
others than the subscribers. A searching
inquiry into the second-class regulations
was intimated as soon as the department s
reply is forthcoming
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-11
GRANT PATENT is HELD VALID
supreme Court Upholds order Of IH-
fringement Against Diamond
Rubber Company.

WASHINGTON, April lo.-The supreme
court ~ the United States toda, held to
be valid the so-called Grant patent" GOV,
ering a system Of setting rubber tires on
carriage wheels The point was brought
to the court by the Diamond Rubber com
pany of New York. which has been en-
Joined by the circuit court Of the United
States for the southern district Of New
York from infringing the Grant patent
This action was approved today by the su-
preme court.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-11
CANDIDATE GIVES Cash BOND
Deposits Cash as Evidence of
Good Faith.

ALTON. H.. April lO.-stephen Crawford
candidate for mayor OF Alton, today de-
posted S2,4O0 in an Alton bank as a pledge
of good faith in case OF election to tho
office II he fails to close saloons on Sunday
as he declares in his platform he will do
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-11
NIPPON BEHIND THE SCREEN
Mexico Only the Shadow of Excuse in
the Military Demonstration.
NSURRECTos MAKING BIG GUNS
Use Captured Railroad Machine shop
and Material TO Turn out Ar
tiIIery for Their own
Tscs.
CFrom a staff Correspondent.

Ell PASO. Tex, April 5.-CSpecial Core
spondence - Mexico is the shadow, and
not the substance, of the reason OF the mo-
bilization of troops on the border" said a
prominent army man today r-lo since his
graduation from West Point has seen
many years Of service. He was speaking
confidenuany.
II have II from the highest authority"
he continued in a whisper, that a few re-
marks dropped at receilt banquet to navy
men in Toxic, Japan, had much to do with
us fellows being down here"
THE wine was flowing and many were
the impassioned speeches Of brothery love
and eternal friendship The speeches were
interpreted en R2ih ssIla .afs ~ +ba rropi-
nent Japapese officers took occGsion to
interpolate a few sighting remarks about
America and Americans and to say what
Japan would do to the United States army
II It ever got a chance at II. It happened
that two American officers could under
stand what was said. The remarks made
on this occasion were rushed at once to
the state department at Washington and
placed before President Taft. A short time
later, when # was learned that Japan was
dickering for Magdelena bay. for use os-
tensibly as a mail coaling station. Presi-
dent Taft took matters into his own hands
and rushed one-fourth of the standing army
to the border"
''YeIIOw PerlI'' Plans.
Army men generally, while they say they
are not Hobsons, are Apprehenslve of the
Japanese situation and declare they viii
not be reassured by mere words one very
prominent officer declared yesterday. in
all seriousness that there are enough Jap
anese generals and trained soldiers work
ing in railroad camps and as cooks and
menials all along the Pacific coast to iso-
late the entire coast country from the rest
Of the nation in one day. Asked how he
said with a concerted movement they could
hopelessly wreck every transcontinental
line, by blowing tunnels and bridges. Then
he added. confidentialy. of course, We
would enter, but IL would take time. OF
course, he said this would not be done
until an army was off the coast ready to
invade the country. Then almost with emo
ton he declared that II an army OF 1O0O 900
did enter the country, not one OF them
would ever leave
Word comes from Mexico that parties Of
Japs for the lest seven months have been
crossing the mountains and hill passes
presumably laborers, but supplied with
gold to pay guides. II is asserted that
some wonderful maps have been the result
OF the expeditions II is also said that the
Japs nave maps of all or our western
country. There are no emigration exclusion
laws in Mexico and Jsps and Chinese have
flocked into the country in hordes
Rebels Making Cannon.
Artillery for the rebel army is being
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-11
Former NewsbOy, Twice Congressman
and Four Times Mayor.
RISES IN TRACTION COMPANY
Boy Made Superintendent on His
Seventeenth Birthday.
QUICKLY SUCCEEDS IN POLITICS
Elected Mayor of Cleveland on Three
Cent Fare Issue aud Reelected
Three More Times In
Fierce Battles.

CLEVELAND. April 1O.-Tom L. Johnson,
twice congressman from the Twenty first
Ohio district, four times mayor Of Cleve-
land. champion Of Scent street railway
fare and leading advocate Of the single tax
theories Of the late Henry George died
here at S45 o'clock tonight after a long
illness He was 81 years old
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-11
THE WEATHER.

Fur Nebraska cloudy: cooler.
For Iowa - nsetued, warmer.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-11


Omaha, Neb,, March 10, 1911.
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I'tons at : p. IA.


7TIIINI 70 T|N0" UI ITUITHWU0.
l.. A. WELSH. Local Forecaster.
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temperature ana precipitation depart-
UrCs from the normal:
Normal tompcrature. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. tS
Excess for The day ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Total excess since March l............. l6s
Normal precipitation. ........... 40 inch
DencicncA Tor the day ,............. 10 inch
tutul raipiau since March l,...lsS inches
Deficiency si'Ae March l.......... 2s inch
Deficiency tor nW. period In 1910. . y inches
Deficiency for Fur period In 1919. .l.3S inches
menorts Prom alntlnns ~ Z NJ M
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-11

The papsr that is read by women
brings best returns to advertisers
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-11

For Nebraska CLOUDY.
For Iowa Cloudy
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-29
FOOT WEDGED IN
TRACK: COOL HEAD
SAVES LIFE
PatrOlman Uppleger Throws Self on
COwcatcher as Locomotive Bears
Down on Him and Escapes With
Only Wrenched Ankle.
Engineer, Jumping From Cab Ex.
pecting To Pick Up Mangled Body,
Given Glad Surprise.

Win rare presence Of mind, Patrol
man Emil G. Upplegsr. living AZ No.
$40 Van Dyke-ave.. saved himself from
being ground to death under the
wheels OF ponderous switch ENGINE
on me Grand Trunk tracks at Frank
nm and Dequindre-sts., at 6:20 q. m.
Friday. AS he was crossing the tracks
Few feet In front OF the engine. his
left foot got wedged In between the
rail- and a plank. which formed part
OF the walk between the tracks. He
tugged desperately to release himself,
but the more he pulled the tighter his
foot seemed to get gripped. Seeing
he was unable TO get free, ne threw
himself on the cowcatcher when the
engine came upon him. As he did 90,
the pilot OF the engine struck the calf
OF his imprisoned leg. freeing the foot.
The foot dragged along over the ties,
under the cowcatcher, before Uppleger
was able to draw II up on the pilot.
The engineer stopped the engine
soon after Uppleger was struck. He
expected to find the officer cut to
pieces and was pleasantly surprised
to find him able to jump on the cow
catcher and limp TO one side.
The engine was moving slowly n
the time OF the accident. otherwise
Uppleger thinks he might have Jared
worse than he did. AS II was, the
skin was scraped on the leg where the
engine struck Il. and his ankle was
badly wrenched. He was given tenn
porary surgical attention by Driver
Auberlin OF the auto patrol, in which
he was removed to his home.
II don't know Just what prompted
me to throw myself on the cowcatch
err" said the patrolman to The Times
when seen at his home during the
morning. II knew that I couldn't gel
my foot free. thought II would bt
crushed, so determined the nex'
best thing to do was to try TO save
my body. AS I threw my body or
the cowcatcher,s grabbed hold OF al
iron bar, to which held fast l didn''
know what was going to become o.
my foot, but, I tell you, was glac
when I felt II swinging free under the
cowcatcher. felt Il scrape over q
couple OF ties before I was able 70
draw II up"
Uppleger was unable to jerk his
foot from his boot, which was a long
rubber one, because II was strapped
to his leg. He was patroling the ais
trict at the time OF the accident. be-
ing on the night watch, from IL mid
night to s a. m. He saw that the
engine was close to him when ne
started to cross In front OF 1t. but
figured he could get over In plenty
OF time. He would have cleared the
tracks all right, had not his foot got
caught. He has been on the force
four years, and Is now attached 70
the Elmwood station.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-29
SMALL CROWD
GREETS TAFT
Thousands Welcomed Him To Des
Moines Before, But Only hundreds
Are Present Today.

DIES MONIES. Iowa, Sept D.--Sen-
ator A. b. Cummins and former Sena-
tor Lafe Young headed the reception
committee of notables who met Presi-
dent Taft's special train when It
reached here this morning from Wa
terloo. They escorted him to waiting
automobiles through a crowd or sew
eral hundred, and with police escort,
followed by scores OF prominent citi-
zens. he was whirled through the dec
GRATED streets TO the Grant club. where
he partook OF q breakfast with 200
business men and editors from Iowa
towns.
This 10 President Taft's third visit
to Des Moines. The first time he came
as q candidate backed by Roosevelt
and never before had Des Moines seen
such crowds. The second time he
came as the untried president and his
welcome was hearty. but today there
were only hundreds to greet him
where there were thousands before.
Seated between Senator Cummins
and ex-senator LATE Young at break.
fast the president was In a hotbed OF
opposing political factions. He was
introduced by Lafe Young, IT., who
COMMUNICATED his courage In vetoine
the tariff bills.
II am glad to find Des Moines
peaceful" said the president. There
is an impression abroad that here
you are in state Of constant ebul-
lition.
IT am glad you know that this Is
not true and TO find gathered about
the board those elements which when
mixed are supposed to induce dan
gerous political effervescence."
The president discussed his trip,
declaring that he found that the crid-
cism that ''Is always the lot OF the
president Is diverted into different
channels when he travels; you find
that you are many-sided blunderer,"
he said. But we are going along.
still alive and holding our heads up
After the breakfast the president
was taken for an automobile ride
which ended at the Coliseum where
the president delivered his principal
address before $500 people. Gov. Car
roll introduced him. The governor
expressed appreciation OF the work
of the Taft administration and drew
a round of cheers.
II hope before the president leaves
the state" Carol concluded. he will
have discussed every question now
before the people"
The president again discussed the
arbitration treaties pending before
the senate, repeating the arguments
he has made throughout the trip.
Leaving Des Moines at noon, the
president prepared for three more
stops in Iowa, at Knoxville, Abba and
Ottumwa.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-29
vOLkSBLATT AND
ABEND POST MERGE
Latter Paper Buys Out It's Competi
tor m German Field and Plans
improvements.

With the Saturday edition, the Mich
igan yolksblatt, founded Sc years ago.
will go out OF existence, and the
Abend-Post will become the sole
owner OF the subscription list, the
good will and printing plant of the
paper and of the lease of the building
at Brush and Congress-st. east, which
has four years yet to run. The con
sideration Is private.
The Michigan Volksblatt was found
ed In 1855 by Matthias and Philip
Kramer and conducted by them until
about 20 years ago, when IL was pur-
chased by Mrs. Christine Noecker and
Englebert Andres, who have since
published the paper. daily, Sunday
and semi-weekly, including a Toledo
edition-under the name OF the Mich
igan volksblatt Publishing Co. The
paper, like the Abend-Post, is print
ell in German and has appealed d.
rectly to the G&fman population of
the city for support. In politics the
volksblatt was Independent, while
the Abend-Post Is Republican.
Just what disposition will be made
of the Volksblatt plant and working
stats 1t is yet too early for me to
say in detail" August Marxhausen.
owner of the Abend- Post, told The
Times. I'VE intend to enlarge the
Abend- Post and will make use of the
best of the Volksblatt plant to add
to our own facilities. Max Cohen.
managing editor OF the Volksblatt,
will be made editor of the Sunday edl-
ton OF the Abend-Post and We will
get out a bigger and better Sunday
paper For a long time the Germans
of Detroit have felt that one German
paper could better serve their inter-
ests than two. so We decided to pur-
chase the Volksblatt and combine It's
resources with our own to publish
the biggest and best German paper
west of New York"
Mr.. Marxhausen stated that the
lease OF the volksblatt building would
In al likelihood be Immediately
transferred. Subscribers to the
Volksblatt will hereafter receive the
Abend-Post.