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Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15
Passenger-Loaded
Steamers IcebOund

CHICAGO. Jan. M-Fffty-fiye passen-
gers remained icetaund on two lake pas
senger steamers five miles out OF the
Chicago harbor tonight, seventy-two
hours after they ran afoul of floating
ice, which made further progress impos-
slble.
Neither immediate danger nor immedi-
ate escape from their position appeared
likely when tugs gave up tonight efforts
to reach the imprisoned boats with lines.
Wireless reports from the Indiana. one
Of the boats, indicated there was enough
food and fuel aboard that craft and the
other, the Kansas, 10 last a week and
that the lack Of wind had robbed the
situation OF discomfort, but the approach
Of wind, either off shore or on shore
meant great danger and possible disaster.
A smoth sea has given the ice blocks
an opportunity to freeze together and
clog the screws Of both vessels.
EUREKA. Cal, Jan. i2-A crew Of
seven men and a woman are threatened
with death aboard the American schooner
c. A. Thayer. which lies tonight twenty
miles off Humboldt bar. leaking badly
and momentarily in danger Of sinking.
owing to the roughness Of the Humboldt
bar the schooner's calls for help have
not been answered and 1t Is too far
distant for life savers TO render aid.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15
Warm Words Nearly j..
Cause Fight in House

WASHINGTON. Jan. IA battle OF
words between Representatives Ben
johnson Of Kentucky and Martin B.
Madden Of Illinois in the house yester-
day while the District OF Columbia ap-
proprlation bill was under discussion.
nearly resulted In blows.
Mr. johnson had objected 10 $500 for a
motorcycle for elevator inspectors, and
Mr.. Madden Immediately accused him
Of endsngering the lives OF people who
might ride on elevators which inspectors
had been unable to examine in their ex-
tensive work 80.
The other day the gentleman from
Illinois" replied Representative johnson,
undertook to prevent giving protection
to women and children In crossing street
car tracks in order to save money for a
corporation"
THE gentleman is mistaken. I am here
to defend no corporation" rejoined Mr..
Madden.
IF this were a corporation whose as
sets we're sssailed.' pursued the Ken
tuckian, excitedly. Il doubt not that the
gentleman from Illinois would come in
here now and ask for its protection"
Il take exception to the statement Of
the gentleman from Kentucky" shouted
Mr.. Madden.
Take exception 10 my statements out
side" answered MIR. johnson, advancing
10 the middle aisle.
Il am no prizefighter." snapped Mr.
Madden.
Come out there now" insisted John
son. a coward can cit down and
laugh"
Friends intervened and later the two
men were brought together outside the
chamber through the efforts OF Repre-
sentative Hsrdwick of Georgia They ex-
changed apologies. The motorcycle sp-
preparation got through, but the passage
Of the bill was deferred until Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15
Brandeis Declares
Monopoly Failure

NEW YORK, Jan. 1i-Monopolistic
trusts In this country have failed OF
success both in economic and social eff
cheney, Louis ID. Brandeis. the Boston
antitrust lawyer, declared today in a
speech before the Republican club OF this
city in which he denounced the steel
trust as a typical example OF this fall
ure, and made plea for regulated COM
petition as against regulated monopoly"
Economically the steel trust has
failed to keep pace with the demands Of
the times" Mr.. Brsndeis declared. ut
has failed TO hold Americas proportion of
the foreign steel markets as the great
growth OF Germanys and England's ex-
port trade proves. II has failed TO hold
its own proportion OF the domestic mar
kets in spite OF its additional purchases
OF competing plants. 1t has failed to
maintain its own percentage OF earlier
years OF profit on capital invested.
Socially its record has been even
worse. While II has accumulated for or
disbursed to its stockholders in ten years
more than ss50ooo,eo in excess of fair
return upon capital and has enriched pro-
moters. II has subjected the laborer to
grossly excessive toll and deprived him
of Industrial liberty. Having driven out
unionism, II has taught the American
worker what an iron master really is.
To work men twelve hours a day seven
days a week-with an occasional twenty
four hour work day makes not only old
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15
Husband Kills Aged
Father Of Man Who
Runs off with Wife

FORT WORTH, Tex. Jan. IA. ID.
Boyce. father os the man who was re-
Gently arrested in Winnipeg, Man,
charged with abducting Mrs. J. B. snead
from a hospital in Fort Worth. tonight
was killed by ], B. Snead. a banker OF
Amarillo, Tex, husband of the woman
with whom young Boyce is said to have
eloped.
Boyce, who vas 70 years old, was sit
ting in the lobby Of local hotel when
snead walked In. According TO witnesses,
snead walked up TO the elder man. The
old man turned and looked at Snead and
then asked him. bystanders declared:
We'll, what are you going to do about
it,"
Snesd muttered something in reply, and
then drawing his revolver. fired two
shots quickly. He hesltated an instant
as the older man fell forward and then
fired three shots into Boyce's side.
Boyce was dying when others In the
lobby, which was filled with people at
the time Of the tragedy. reached him.
snead Immediately left the hotel, but
was arrested a short time later as he
was returning TO the scene Of the shoot
ing.
Before he died Boyce made state
ment declaring that he saw snead once
before today in the lobby Of the hotel
and avoided him.
The younger Boyce was arrested sew
eral weeks ago in Winnipeg. Mrs. snead,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15
Sub Committee on
Arrangements Does
Organization Work

CHICAGO. Jan. 1.-THE Subcommittee
on arrangements Of the republican ma.
tional committee held It's fret meeting
yesterday organized and transacted some
routine business.
William Hayward of Nebraska was
chosen secretary OF tho committee and
Franklin Murphy OF New Jersey treas
urer. Hayward also is secretary Of the
national COMMITTEES.
The architect who is 10 have charge
Of the preparing OF the coliseum for the
to seat about 12oo persons. OF this
number 1.cSo are delegates. Ninety less
than this number attended the last re-
publican convention.
Fred w. upham. representing the local
committee that brought the convention
here, made a payment OF S.ooo to 20
toward defraylng tho expenses OF the
meeting. More money would be forth
coming as II was needed. he said.
All day the hallway outside the CON-
mittes room was crowded with salesman
representing button and badge manufHe-
turers and men seeking convention con.
cessions. No contracts were entersd
into with any OF these men. Tho prop
ositions will be considered at the next
meeting OF the committee, five weeks
hence.
In order TO facilitate the seating Of
newspaper mon the press committee hav-
Ing charge Of the seating of correspond
ents waS appointed TO dispose Of this
work.
The following members Of the commit
tee were present: t...r -....
Colonel Harry s. New, chairman; Ar
thur. l. vorys Of Ohio. Franklin Murphy
Of New Jersey, L. s. Williams Of Ore.
gon, L. q. Duncan Of North Carolina
and Victor Rosewater and william Hay
ward Of Nebraska.
David Mulvane OF Kansas was the only
committeeman absent. All of those pres
ent expressed themselves as favorable
to the candidacy Of President Taft.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15
S0LICITUDE OF NElGHB0RS
GIVES POLICE LONG RUN

When sympathetic neighbors called the
police last night and asked for medical
attention for 12-yesr-old Ethel Hall. 5el4
North Fortieth street, who had cracked
her shin" in the collision Of her sled
with a bobsled, Sergeant Marshalrs ex-
perience prompted him to tell them TO get
9 acctor IN the neighborhood.
But the neighbors were Obdurate and
called Mayor Dahlman, who In turn called
ihe police and told them to send a
surgeon out there. After a ride estimated
.st-el9 "wear and tear on the police
Emergency automobile the surgeons were
met at the door OF the Hall home by
Ethel
nelghbors just thought / was"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15
3RYANs CHANGE IS ACCEPTED
Nebraskan Previously Ascribed Per.
sonal Motives to Underwood.
TRIPLE TRUST PROBE STARTS
Investigation of Financial Control
of Business Planned.
sENATE HEARINGS TO CLOSE
Panama Canal Control and Manage
ment Will Figure In Hearing by
House Committee ON Commerce
Tolls to BE Arranged.

WASHINGTON. Jan. IA caucus OF
the house democrats on the iron and steel
tariff schedule is likely before the end
Of this week. The ways and means COM
mittee, as soon as the already completed
pension appropriation bill is passed by the
house, will be ready to report the iron
and steel schedule revision 10 the caucus
for approval, particularly with a view to
giving steel the right Of way In the tariff
proceedings in the house.
Even the chemical schedule bids fair
10 precede the wool tariff revision, for
wool has been switched TO let steel re-
vision proceed This is a virtual ac-
ceptanee OF the change Of William ].
Bryan, who during the extra session
ascribed to Democratic Leader Underwood
personal motives in putting other re-
visions ahead Of steel. Fr
Three Trusts to he Probed.
A three-fold probe into gigantic trusts
win be started by the house committee
on rules tomorrow. when the fist of a
|series OF hearings lasting several days
4 will cover the activities Of the money
trust" shipping combine and the In
International Harvester company. The
three are to be considered together with
respect to the rules committees consider
alton Of tho question Of reporting reso-
lutlons looking TO thorough congressional
Investigation of these trusts"
The financial interests Of New York
are largely Interested In the matter. At
torney General wickersham. Secretary
Of Commerce and Labor Nagel and SAM
uel Untermyer of New York have teen
asked to appear before the committee to-
morrow for explanation regarding the
alleged shipping combination which l.
claimed to control trans-ooeanic traffic.
Most of tho democrats and several OF
the republicans on the committee Rave
expressed themselves in favor Of a
sweeping Investigation OF the financial
control of American industries and COM
mercial affairs.
In the meantime the senate committee
on interstate commerce expects TO wind
up this isveek It's series Of hearings Of
trust problems, without any certainty
as TO the reporting OF a bill on the sub
jcct.
All this week Panama canal eU:ltrol
and management will figure IN hearings
by the house committee on Interests and
foreign commerce, which is 10 report leg
islation at this session fixing tolls and
regulations.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15
GILBERT PARKER'S ENGLISH
BLOOD BRINGS HIM REBUFF

PRESCOTT. Ariz., Jan. 1I-Sir Gilbert
Parker. the English novelist and member
Of Parliament. who has been visiting
here. met with a unique rebuff today at
the Arizona Pioneer home.
All the inmates Of the home. many Of
them old survivors OF the exciting early
days Of Arizona. had been presented TO
the novelist excepting James oDonneIl.
a veteran and one Of the earliest settlers
Of the new state. when o'DonneIl was
introduced he asked:
Are you Engiish?"
Yes" replied the visitor.
Then l won't shake hands" announced
o'DonneIl. Il am Irish
'Rut ! am half Irish." protested Sir
Gilbert. shake hands"
u will never shake hands as long as
there is a drop OF English blood in your
veins" roared the pioneer
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15
TWO MEN ENT0MBED BY
DUST EXPLOSION IN MINE

SEDALIA. No. Jan. H-Fred Butcher
and Donald Macarthur, shot firers, were
entombed in the Bowen Coal companys
coal mine at Windsor. twenty miles from
Sedalia, following an explosion Of mine
dust late today. The mine caught fire
and efforts 20 sabdue the flames were
unsuccessful up to late hour tonight.
Mine officials say the Bowen plant was
equipped with safety devices and are at
a loss TO account for the accident. Thirty
minutes before the explosion 30 miners
finished their work and left the mine.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15
rwenty-Three Injured.
Burlington Engine
Explodes and the
Train is Wrecked

SEWARD, Neb., Jan. M--(special Tel
esram)- Burlington passenger train No.
sos running seven hours behind schedule.
was wrecked eight miles west OF here
this afternoon when the boiler exploded
and the engine. a baggage and two pas
senger coaches were hurled from the
track. The conductor was seriously in
jured, but none OF the passengers nor
other trsinmen were hurt. The accident
occurred between 4 and s o'clock, shortly
after the train had left Tamora, bound
west for Seward. Few details Of the ac-
cident can be secured at this time.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15
SETS HERSELF ON FIRE TO
WARM LOVERS COLD HEART

DOUGLAS, Ariz-. Jan. 1+-By way Of
attracting the notice Of reeresnt lover.
Guadalupe Bremeat, a young girl
poured kerosene over her clothing and
set herself on fire. She died here today
in great agony after explaining TO her
mother that she expected &c kS rescued
before she was severely burned. The
excitement of the affair. she said, she
expected would attract the notice Of a
sweetheart grown indifferent
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15
MOVEMENT ON FOOT FOR
RECALL OF TAC0MA'S MAYOR

TACOMA, wash, Jan. M-Recall
charges against Mayor W. W. Seymour
we're filed TODAY. The filing Of the
charges has been timed 90 the recall
election may be held at the same time
as the primaries Of the general municipal
election on April ;. Among other things
/; Is alleged the executive deyoies his
time to private business and has placed
the city under the OLD spoils system and
that his election was Illegal
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15
WERE ON THE WAY TO CHURe
Women Servants in Fashionable
Homes Near Philadelphia.
CROSSING wATCHMAN ABSENT
Regular Man Away and Substitute
Not Yet on the Job.
FAILS TO SEE COMING TRAIN
Driver Waits for Freight to Pass,
but Does Not Observe the Fast
Approaching, Express
In Time.

PHIL HELPHIA. Pa, Jan, N-F1y,
women and a man were killed when sr
express train on the Pennsylvania rail
road dashed into a light station wagon
at a grade crossing in Torresdale. n sub
urb, today. The dead are:
CHARLES DAVIDSON. 90 years old.
NELLIE o'coNNoR, 10 years otd.
BRIDGET MALLoY. ~ years old.
AGNES GARRITY. q years old
ROSE GALLAGHER, Is years old.
MARY RoDDY. 30 years old.
The dead women were servants in fash
ionable houses In Torresdaie, and were
being conveyed to church when the acci-
dent occurred. Davidson was driver for
q local liveryman and had been making
the trip every Sunday for the last two
years. The crossing usually is guarded BY
a watchman. but the regular man was or
leave of absence and his substitute had
not appeared when the coach reached the
crossing. Davidson waited for a freight
train 20 pass, and then drove directly in
front OF the approaching express.
The horses cleared the track. but the
engine struck the wagon sauarely on the
side Davidson and Agnes Garrity on tho
front seat. were tossed TO the side OF the
track, but the other women were thrown
directly usder the wheels OF the train
and when their bodies were recovered
were so mutilated that 1t was, necessary
to identify them by their clothing. Agnes
Garrity was alive when picked up, but
died while being conveyed to Torresdsls
station.
Twenty-Three injured.
KENToN. o., Jan. dt-Twenty-three
persons were injured In Big Four wreck
near Carey. o.. today. Eleven Of those
injured are in local hospitals.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15
Avalanche in Idaho.

WALLACE. Idaho. Jan. M-An ava
ianche OF snow and debris LOO feet long
and several hundred feet wide moved
down the canyon above the town Of Mace
early today. following the path OF the
great slide Of March /. 1919. in which
eighteen persons lost their lives. Today $
slide moved slowly, and owing TO the
position In which 4 settled is expected
10 afford protection 10 the town from
further slides. No one was injured and
no rnsterial-damage resulted.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15
BUSINESS BLOCK IN HURON
IS DESTROYED BY FLAMES

HURON. S. D.. Jan. M-(Special-) 1.-The
World building. one Of the largest busl-
ness blocks in the city, was DESTROYED
last night by fire. causing loss Of s9o.oo.
The loss is partially covered by insurance.
The origin OF the fire is not determined.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15
COY. HASKELL LOSES 100000
Demurrer Sustained to One Cause Of
Action Against Hearst.
BASED ON SPEECH AT MEMPHIS
Jadse Munger Also Rules that Has
keiI Must Set out Nsme 81 Each
Paper Pubiishinx the
Speeches.

Former Governor Charles n. Haskell
Of Oklahoma has lost sioo.coo OF his half
milllon-dollar slander and libel damage
suit against William r. Hearst. owner Of
the Hearst newspapers" by ruling
made by Judge W. II. Munger OF the
United States district court here satur-
day. Judge Munger sustained Hesrsts
demurrer 20 Haskeli's first cause OF go
tion, which was for 10000 and was based
on a speech delivered by Mr.. Hearst at
Memphis. Tenn. on September 10. 1908.
during the heat Of the campaign for the
national presidency. From this ruling
an appeal will be taken. but this viii not
delay trial on the four other counts.
Judge Munger also sustained Hearst's
motion TO require Haskell 10 amend his
original petition for damages By set
ting out tho Individual names OF the
newspapers In which the alleged llbcious
articles were published. c. J. sniyth Of
snlyth. Smith & schall, Haskeips Omaha
counsel. viii comply with this order. John
w. Battin, who Is representing Mr..
Hearst, then will file his answer. The
filing OF this answer viii complete the
making up Of issues in the case. which
then will be ready for trial. II is ex.
pested to reach hearing on its merits
within two months.
History OF Care.
The Haskell-Hcarst suit resulted from
Mr.. Hesrst's campaign in tie interest
Of the independence league and Thomas
l.. Hisgen. the leagues candidate against
Bryan and Taft. Hearst stumped the
country. arraisning tho old parties and
their leaders. including Haskell and
Roosevelt and the Standard Oh CON-
psny.
Haskell had prepared petitions for $780,
90 damages and sent them to attorneys
In several cities with instructions to file
them IL service on Hearst could be se-
cured. when Hearst came to Omaha
suit was filed and deputies broke down
the door OF Hearsts stlteroom TO secure
service upon Hearst.
Damages were asked on five causes Of
for slander for a speech
at Memphis, $4,000 for slander for a
speech ut Columbus. o., and $4,000 each
for three newspaper articles published
in all OF the seven Hearst papers"
Two Of the articles were reports Of the
Memphis and Columbus speeches and the
third was based upon them.
The demurrer to the first count Of the
petition was on the ground that II did
not sllege facts sufficient to constitute .
cause Of action. the remarks charged TO
Mr.. Hearst not being slanderous. even
IL mado as charged.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15
The Weather

Forecast for today:
FOR NEBRASKA-UnsettIed.
FOR IoWA-w2rmer.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15
Boxes of
O'Brien' sCandy
and
Dalzell's Ice
Cream Bricks

Given away each day In
the want ads TO those finding
their names.
Read the want ads escA
day, II you don't get q prizs
you will probably find soms-
thing advertised that Appeals
10 you.
Each day these prizes are
offered, no puarles to soiye-no
..-arrintinns to xef--nafhf.~
but finding your name. II VIII
appear some time
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15
EIgstter Opposes Report.

After the motion TO accept and approve
the report had been made by Clinton
Bronze and had been seconded, Mr.. FL
gutter secured the floor and objected TO
the approval.
The report is not detailed" said Mr.
ElEutter in part. If the committee has
assurance from the street railway com
psny that the alleged improper practices
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15

CContinued on Second Page.)
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-15

KhirH-rwenty-Ten Ysars Are
--Sss Editoril Page Of each irsas
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-05-11

which surround the two little Midway
Islands. These islands are 3,6O8 miles
from San Francisco and 4,237 miles
from the Philippines, each consisting
OF strip of land Of only a few acres
In area, one being known as Sand Is
land, or Western Island, and the other
Eastern Island, the cable station be-
ing located on the former.
. In laying trans-oceanic cable,
every possible precaution is taken to
keep the line free from "trouble'' and
to this end the right of way, if we
might apply such a term to the bot
tom of the sea, must contain no ele-
ments which will cause undue de-
terioration of the cable. In this in
stance, an unforeseen factor has
arisen in the shape of coral reef.
The motion of the water swaying the
great cable to and fro over the rough
coral surface chafed the Insulation
and wires sufficiently to cause the
break, the cost Of repairing which will
amount to approximately 100000.
The population of Sand Island, the
nome OF the cable station, consists OF
% persons, namely, the superintendent
of the cable company and his wife,
one chief operator and his wife, a
physician, cable operators and few
laborers, with two COWS, two donkeys,
and some poultry. There is no gov
ernor, no mayor; not even a con-
stable. 1t is a law-abiding community
and has no need of any machinery to
enforce the law. At one time the
United States had few troops there,
but they were withdrawn In the in
terest OF economy, since their pres.
ence served no practical purpose.
Before the coming Of the cable sta
ton, the island was totally uninhab-
tied. AS the result of turning loose
two canary birds quite some time ago,
the island now has wild feathered
family OF over five hundred songsters.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-05-11

6ear.Hunting-6y stradanus.
Arno and the harbor town on the North Sea did
not interfere in more dscouraging manner be-
tween artist and engraver.
For more than half century that studio In
Florence of which Stradanus gives us in one OF
his "arts and crafts" SERIES called the Nova Re-
perta. characteristic picture SENS to have gone
on supplying busy hands in distant Antwerp with
material OF the most heterogeneous kind Saints
and devils, popes and emperors holy legends and
scenes from purgatory, wars and sieges, land bat
ties and naval engagements. royal progresses and
peasant fetes, hunting, fishing and fowling scenes
galore, the horses of all nations 1.-The crafts and
trades OF the civilized world, the discoveries of
Columbus and Vespucci, scientific inventions of
the day, the working of the silkworm and scores
of other subjects of the most diverse nature were
one and all depicted with a realism and with a
power of imagination that really amaze one It
shows what extraordinary demand for illus
4trations had suddenly sprung up in the second
half of the sixteenth century among the nations
OF northern Europe, as they awoke from the intel
lectual stupor that had enchanted them during
medieval times.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1912-05-11

Chinese Family Fishing Party.
of them have earrings in their ears,
circles of gold from which queer green
stones hang pendant. Yonder you re.
mark an old man, washing dishes, out
on the tumbly veranda to his house.
Then, too, you note how several OF
the homes have on their exterior Just
next the door, little shelf, with some
old tin cans. In these they burn the
joss sticks, even as you pass a fat old
woman is fixing such. It Is the heart
of Cathay here and she pays no heed
to you. ....s ....
Cross the rocks of the beach as you
come to this now. Their skiffs are
drawn up. Those punts are square
set at each end. From the middle a
low mast rises up, across which then
there is an iron bar, at an angle. From
the upper end of that there hangs
what appears to be an iron net. AS
a matter Of fact this device is ar.
ranged for holding pieces OF wood
which are light, to attract the fish at
night.
You pause, just moment, to drink
In the typical Chinese life here, to
survey houses, boats and all.
The fishermen, you learn, are wont
to go out as early as two in the morn.
Ing for the fish, and return perhaps
at two In the afternoon. Usually two
men go out to a boat and these take
no lunch along. For the work they
employ either hook and line, or net,
and the fishing ground will lie some
60 fathoms from shore.