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Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
President Taft
Begins Chic Trip
at Cleveland

CLEVELAND. o.. Jan. 2s.-Inyading q
hotbed of national politics. President
Taft crossed the line Into Ohio early. to-
day.
The party arrived at Ills a. m. and,
packed into automobiles, was taken
through siush-covered streets to a down.
town hotel. A committee of citizens was on
hand TO greet the president and an es-
cort consisting OF troop A., Ohio Ma
cort consisting OF troop A, Ohio Ma
tional Guard. and q detail Of mounted
After being met at the Euclid avenue
station by q committee 1t was planned
to escort the president to his hotel.
whence he later would go to the Cham
ber OF Commerce for an address to- its
members and to be the guest at a pri-
vste luncheon given by President Charles
L. Adams.
] The program thereafter included con-
ference OF nearly two hours between the
president and former Governor Myron n.
Herrick; a reception to old soldiers and
10 Tfppecanoe club members. this being
the only function open to the general pub
lie; an address TO students of the cleve-
land law school; the Tippecanoe club
banquet with an attendance OF more than
600 expected and the president as the last
speaker; thence an il O'Clock trip to a
dinner given by Hungarians and another
speech. the day to be concluded with cle
drive to the presidential car and depart
urs at 80 O'Clock in the morning for
Columbus
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
Iron Ore Companies
File Answers to the
Dissolution Suit

TRENTON, n. j.. Jan. %. kellogg q
Emery, counsel for the Minnesota group
OF land and iron mining companies named
rs party defendants in the suit Of the
government for the dissolution uf the
United states steel corporation, filed their
answers today TO the governments ale.
gatlons, There are three distinct an
swets. enc b. the West Missabe Land
company, limited. and seventeen other
land and Iron mining companies; the
second by !. H. Gruber, individually. and
the third by Louis W. Hlll, James n.
hin. Waiter ]. liin and Edward r. Mich.
olas, as trustees.
The answers are a general denial. 50
far as those defendants are concerned,
Of the governments allegations Of a plan
BY the steei corporation and the other
defendants TO conzplre TO restraint Of
competition.
Gruber and the other four individuals
are charged with being trustees In a
lease from the West Missabe Land com.
pany, limited, and other defendants OF
ore land to the Great Western Mining
company. the royalty on the ore to be
paid BY the Great Western company, the
latter being guaranteed by the United
States Steel corporation.
In his answer Gruher admits having
been named AS a trustee, but denies hav-
ing Joined in the lease
The other four individuals admit being
trustees and having Joined in the lease
Hs such, but they deny that they were a
party to the creation Of any monopoly In
iron or steel products or In the restrie-
ton OF the output Of ore.
The West Missahe Land company and
the other company defendants admit the
leases, but say they were made In good
faith for the benefit OF the stockholders
without any purpose OF restricting trade
or creating monopoly They also deny
having at any time combined or conspired
In restraint Of trade.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
President Begins
His Ohio Trip with
Talks in Cleveland

| CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 9.-Coming into
his native state for his first visit since
he voted in Cincinnati last fall President
Taft spoke this afternoon to the cleve-
land Chamber of Commerce OF Peace
and Arbitration" r..
1t was the presidents first speech OF
a three-day tour OF Ohio. His voice was
a bit husky, but apparently he vas able
TO reach every man in the crowd that
filled the auditorium Of the Chamber of
Commerce. and the applause his remarks
received were hearty and frequent
One OF the surprises OF his Cleveland
visit came just as the president entered
the Chamber OF Commerce building.
Former Secretary Of the Interior James
r. Garfield, close friend OF Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt and generally conceded to
be "anti-Taft," was there 10 greet him.
Hello, Jimmy, I'm glad to see you. y
said the president with a smile as their
hands met. Mr.. Garfield and former
Governor Myron T. Herrick sat on the
platform while the president spoke.
The president in his speech asked sup
port for the proposed arbitration treaties
with Great Britain and France. He said
he could see no force In the main objec-
tion to the proposed pacts which. he said,
seemed TO lie in the fact that all uues-
tions, even those including national
honor" are to be arbitrated.
Following his speech the president was
the guest of President Adams of the
| fFs.-
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
MAN KILLED IN COLLISION
OF TROLLEY CARS IN ST. PAUL

ST. PAUL. Jan. a.-George ID. Heath.
erington, assistant city assessor. died
this afternoon from injuries received in
the collision Of a runaway trolley car
with another car today here. Richard
q. Markgraf was probably fatally hurt
and score Of others we're less serious IS
injured.
A selby avenue car ran away on a grade
and crashed into another car filled with
passengers The yestibuie Of the runaway
car took fire from the stove and Motor
msf Swanson, whose leg was cut off as
e!eaHiy in tine accident as il IL had been
done By surgeons knife. for a time
was pinioned in the burning vreckage.
but was released before the flames
touched him.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
PALMER BLAKE PASSES over
Veteran Legislator and Pioneer Of
State Dies Near Tecumseh.
CAME TO NEBRASKA IN 1857
stsunoh supporter of Late W. d.
Hayward In Nebraska senm-
toriai smpmign-FuneraI
20 he Held Thursday.

TECUMSEH. Neh.. Jan. 2s-tspecial
Telegram. l-PalIner Blake. one Of the
very early settlers of Johnson county,
died thisa fternoon at the home OF his
daughter Mrs. Cook Lamb, one mile east
OF Tecumseh. He had been in falling
health for number Of years and was
aged 10 years.
Palmer Blake was born at Brook field,
VI. June !. 1876. lie lived in the uree0
Mountain state until heswas aged lS. has-
Ing acquired good common school edu-
cation. In 1854 he located at Rock Island.
ILL.,, and IN 1866 he went to Decatur county.
Iowa. There ON October q. 1856. he was
married TO Miss Frances A. smith. who
survives him.
In the spring of lSS7 Mr.. Blake and his
wife made their way overland TO Ne.
ofsska, coming in an OK team, and To-
Gated In Helena precinct. This was in
the day Of many hardships, Of few set
tiers and numerous Indians here.
The deceased was an important factor
in the upbuilding OF this section OF the
state. He was representative in the
twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth sessions of
the Nebraska Legislature being from the
Fourth district. Mr.. Blake was lite-
long republican. having cast his first vote
for Lincoln.
During the Hayward senatorial cam
paign Mr.. Blake was stanch Hay
ward supporter. and when voting for his
choice seemed hopeless he was on hand
as well as when the victory was eele-
brated.
Twelve children were born TO Mr., aud
Mrs. Blake. six living and being Mrs.
+. J. Thompson Of White Pine. Wash. !;
Mrs. Alya Whitney Of Denver; Mrs
Henry Livingstone Of Cook. Neb.. Mrs.
Charles Il. lrsmastcr OF Long Pine. Neb, /:
Joseph 5. Blake and Mrs. Cook Lamb Of
Tecumseh.
The funeral viii be held at the Lamb
home Thursday afternoon. conducted by
Rev. Richard Pearson of Auburn, and
interment will be in the Tecumseh ceine-
terv
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
NORTH WOODS CALLING
FOR TIMBER CUTTERS

DULUTH, Mimi. Jan. 29.-The North
woods are ringing with the clatter OF
rush operations in getting out timber
and an appeal has been sent down for
I,s0o to 20oo additional men TO help catch
M with the work. The last month Of
extreme cold has had much to do with
the conditions Of operations having been
restricted. A local iumberman today
stated that the lumber cut for this dis
trict will run a little less than s51Ooo.o0
feet, few million less than last season.
The supply of low grade is said to be
nearly all sold.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
Strike Riots Break
Out at Lawrence

LAWRENCE. Mass. Jan. 2s.-serious
rioting accurred today when crowd Of
strikers attempted to prevent operatives
from entering the various textile mills
to resume work. In many cases the
strikers were successful and the mills
that reopened were able to operate only
on a greatly reduced scale. Several per-
sons were seriously injured during the
trouble.
The rioters held up some twenty of
more electric cars headed in the direction
Of the mills. forced the passengers to
leave the cars and then assaulted them
in the belief that they were strike
breakers. Bottles and Jumps Of Ice were
thrown into the car windows.
The rioting began an hour before the
time for the opening OF the mill gates.
The mob was composed mostly Of for
eigners and many were woman. who
cheered the men on 10 violence. The
police were powerles to end the disorders.
Entrance to the mill district By the
marehers was prevented by the militia
stationed In streets bordering the mills.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
Ohio Progressives
Against Harmon

COLUMBUS, o.. Jan. zs.--Ths Progress
sive Democratic league of Ohio today Is
sued statement. In which It declared
Governor Harmon out Of harmony with
the progressive movement and calls on
the democrats to nominate a progress
sive" for the presidency.
I'VE know enough about the tariff
questions says the statement. ito re-
member that 1t was Champ Clark's Lead
ership which aroused the entire country
against the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill and
carried Ohio and nearly all the eastern
states for US In the fall of 1910.
IF any man is TO be nominated for
president on the tariff question that man
should be Champ Clark. or some other
democrat who was in congress at the
time Of the successful fight on the Payne
AIdrieh tariff bill was made"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
Spectators Searched
for Weapons as They
Enter Court Room

FORT WORTH, Tex, Jan. 2s.-As spec
tators entered the court room to hear
proceedings in the trial of John Beal
sneed. accused OF tho murder Of Captain
A. G. Boyce, today they were searched
for weapons. There was no disorder and
no weapons were found. 1t was an.
nounced several days ago that, specta.
tors would be searched.
sneed's trial did not proceed today.
on a technicallty counsel for the pris-
oner argued that the court lacked juris-
dictIon. The trial will be delayed at
least two days on this account.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
Coal Operators
Make Concession

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. s.-Bituminous
coal operators Of Indiana. Illinois. Ohio
and western Pennsylvania yielded slightly
TO the demands Of the miners today when
they submitted a statement to the joint
conference agreeing to return to the
wage scale Of Issi-lses. with the right Of
operators in Indiana TO ship mine run or
screen lump regardless Of which basis is
used in paying the miners"
The scale Of 1se4-1ss was 70 cents a ton
lower than the present scale in Ohio and
western PennsyIyaEis and S cents ton
lower than in Illinois and Indiana. while
the wages Of day labor were per cent
lower.
The plan will be rejected by the min
erS. II was announced
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
Mcfarland on Trial
for Murder of Wife

NEWARK, y. J.. Jan. 2a.-.llIlson Nc
Farland was placed on trial for his life
here today charged with the murder~of
his wife, Evelyn. who drank cyanide Of
potassium in the darkness at her home
on October II last. The state will at
tempt to prove that MacFariand placed
the poison in a bottle similar to one con-
tanning medicine used by Mrs. MacFar-
land for insomnia. The motive. the state
alleges, was his love for Florence Brom-
Icy of Philadelphia. his former stem
Ugraohsr. whom he wanted to marry.
A shesf Of letters exchanged between
the defendant and Miss Bromley will be
pleaded not guilty.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
Iowa Democrats Fix
Convention Dates

DEs MONIES, Ia, ian. s9.-rhe demo.
cratic state convention TO select dele.
Gatca TO the national convention at Bal.
timore viii be held May ?. the city to be
chosen this afternoon. The democratic
state committee made this announcement:
following morning session in which an
effort TO endorse presidential candidates
was defeated, The suggestion OF the ma.
tional committee for the primary eiec'
lion Of delegates to the convention was
turned down, the matter being left 10
the county organizations.
The second convention TO nominate
state officers will be held july .. N. T..
Healey OF Fort Dodge was chosen tenn
porary chairman for. the first and v. H.
McGinnis OF Leon temporary chairman
Of the second convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
RATE WRANGLE IN CHICAGO
Commissioners Of Six States Meet
Federal Examiner.
ASK SUSPENSION OF ORDER
Request Of states for Time TO In
vrstiEst~ Increase Affecting
Thousand. OF station.
is Denied.

CHICAGO, Jan. 9-A wrangle marked
the meeting OF railroad commissioners oi
seven states and chief Examiner George
n, Brown OF the suspension committee Of
the Interstate commeres commission hers
today whcn new tariff schedule created
by railroads In western states rame ur
for discussion, The railroad cpnmisslon.
ers finally left the meeting bscsuae, ac'
eofdlns 10 statement they issued later
the chsrf examinsr had 'preludieed th,
cese' OF the shippers -s~
Troubles started when consnlsslonsl
Clifford Thorne el ge Iowa board asked
Brown TO recommend 10 day suspenl
alon OF the new freight schedule Of the
roads. which Is to 20 Into effect February
u, pending the preparation Of the com.
mlsslonsrs attack on the new rates. In.
sufficient time had been given the com.
mIssloners to protest the new rates. Il
was said
Brown firmly refused 10 grant the re-
quest
Tho following commissioners are fight.
ing the freight mssslre; clifford Thorne
Iowa: George A. Henshew. Oklahoma; y
c, Robinson. South pakota; J. A. Little
North Dako.a, }. Hedlund. Texas; r. "
Smith. Kansas. and T. y. Bradbury, Mis-.
souri,.
Statement of Commissioners.
The statement says:
THE chief examiner has prejudiced ouI
case. We regret 10 find this situation and
wish he could have waited until he had
heard our reasons for asking the suspen.
sion Of the entire classification.
This classification the railroads havs
proposed raises the freight charges on
so subjects between all points In. Amer.
lea west Of the Missouri river. II ha,
been estimated that there are 2O,oo0 towns
in this territory. one-half Of them
probably are of minor Importance. That
means more than s.Ooo.0oO raises affecting
Chicago alone. Tho same is true of Kan
sas City. Des Moines, ST. Louis and
every other point west OF Chicago Think
OF the vast territory affected and the
millions OF rates involved. e..
I'VE received notice OF this change De.
eember 20 They go into effect February
i5. It would be a physical impossibllity
for any man or board Of men TO check
this thing over TO ascertain the actual
effect on traffic.
The result Is few men will present
a few grievances. The great shipping
public and tic consumers OF the country
VIII not be heard. All We ask is a sus.
pension of the whole schedule for ~
days as contemplated by the act TO reg.
uiate commerce"
Much objection has been made to the
new schedule because OF the raise on
agricultural implements. farm machinery
and accessories. .
The commissioners planned to hold an.
other meeting late today to decide on
their future course
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
kRMY APPROPRIATION
BILL Is REPORTED

WASHINGTON. Jan. z.-The army ap-
propriatioH bin carrying Sss.s3i.fol. an
the agricultural appropriation bill. u.;I
a total of sI5.sss.s7e. were today reported
to the house. TIE pension appropriation
bill also will be reported. It carries about
t51e0.0oo. The army bill shows a reduc-
tion Of s. fa.0eo from the Appropriation Of
last year. The agricultural bill is N,.sSaol
below lat year appropriation
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
Bills Allege Paid Money to Jurors
Balm and Lockwood.
RUMoRs LONG FoRETELL MOVE
Attorney Comes to Los Angeles Pre-.
Dared for Action.
HAD BAIL ALREADY ARRANGED
Repeats Statement that Knew Moth
ing of Attempts to nribe or In
fluence Juror and Expects
to Re Acquitted.

LES ANGELES. Cal. Jan. .. Two In,
dictnwnts each containing counts of hrib
cry and attempted corruption we're re-.
turned today by the county grand jury
against Clarence :. Darrow Of Chicago
formerly chief counsel for the McNa,
mara brothers.
Thehills al lege that he furnished tn,
money for the Mcnamara defense fund
and bribed Robert Balm. juror svorr
10 try James r. Mcnamara, the confessed
dynamiter and murderer, and George n
Lockwood. a venireman.
Attorney Lecompte Davis. one Of Clar-
ence Darrow's assistants In the defense
of the Mcnamara brothers, was called
today as witness. Davis said he had
not been subpoenaed. but merely re,
ouested 10 tell what he knew OF the op-
eratlons Of Bert II. Franklin, the detee.
tive. who Is now awaiting trial on the
charge of having bribed Juror Robert
Balm and attempting TO bribe venireman
George n. Lockwood. ..s.
Indicted Man I'm Los Angeles.
Darrow arrived here today and went
directly to the office OF Earl Rodgers,
whom he had retained TO represent him,
III need be-" All rnmors of indictments
have centered about Darrow, who had
supervision over the disbursement of the
$4,000 said to have been raised for the
defense of the confessed dynamlters.
Il am expecting 10 be indicted" said
Darrow today, ''and | might as well be
prepared for It. All I'll say In regard
to the Indictment is this: I've repeatedly
said that knew nothing about any at
tempts TO bribe or influence juror. |
repeat that steadily. confidently hope
and expect to be acquitted
Darrow told of having arranged for
bail and his decision to remain in Los
Angeles until the case was finished.
or all those whose names have been
connected in any way with the aliega-
tons that the Mcnamara defense sys.
tematieally sought 10 corrupt jurors and
witnesses only Darrow was omitted
from the list OF witnesses called by ths
county grand jury.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
Kurds and Russians
Fighting in Persia

ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 9.-skir.
mishes between the Kurds and the Rus
SLAMS, occupying the northern provinces
Of Persia. are reported in a dispatch re-
ceiyed here from Khoi, sixty-GIve miles
northwest of Tsbrix. The Russian
patrols on the fifty-mile stretch between
Urumiah and Dilman have been fired al
repeatedly during the last few days. sev-
erai Kurds have been killed by the Rus
SLAMS.
Armed parties of kurds and ArmenIanz
have been observed in the neighborhood
Of Urumish, which is occupied by the
Turks.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
Norris Revises His
Postal Service Bill

WASHINGTON. Jan. "a ten-year
term for the postmaster general. the
elimination Of the entire PoStoffIce de-
pa-tment from politics and the appoint
ment Of all postmasiers by the head ut
the department instead OF b. the presi-
dent was proposed in bill introduced to-
day by Representative Norris Of No
braska- The measure Is revision Of a
previous bill by Mr.. Norris
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
OMAHA TRANSFER CASE
SET BY SUPREME COURT

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2s.--tspecial Tsle-
grarn.t-Chief Justice White today an
nounced that the case Of the Omaha 4
Council Bluffs Street Railway company
against the Interstate Commerce commits
sion is assigned for hearing February 70.
This is the case involving the fare across
the Douglas street bridge and the matter
of transfers 10 and from the Council
Bluffs line
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
PART OF M'NAMARA'S
CHECK BOOKS DESTROYED

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 2s.-Many check
looks showing TO whom J. J. Mcnamara
paid money to carry on dynamiting. It was
learned today. have been destroyed, or.
at least put beyond reach OF the federal
grand jury which is investigating the
dynamite conspiracy. Leo NJ. Rappsport,
counsel for the International Association
of Bridge and Iron Workers. was able TO
tell the jury Of the whereabouts OF only
. part OF the accounts.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
The Last Three
Weeks Last Month

Bee-24,94I inches Local Dis
play.
Next paper - 23,074 inches
Local Display.
About 500 inches indecent
medical" advertising refused
by The Bee were run by the
Next paper"
The third paper" also. has
started taking this class
again.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
STUDENTS CHARGED WITH
SETTING FIRE TO COLLEGE

- - "ue. Ian. a.-Five stu
denis were arrested this afternoon on 4
80, ssm IN connection with
lu- destructioa By fire today Of Holy
Nrc college near Farnham. 1t is
charged that because some Of the boys
were refused permission to go home for
a holiday they reyenged themselves by
firing the school The damage was s,s5,-
osa
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
Again Last Week

Bee, 16s inches Display.
Next paper-4,956 inches Dis
play.
Third paper-4,145 inches Dis
play.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
The Weather

For Nebraska-Fair: moderate tempera-
turs.
For Iowa-Fair. with warmer in west
portion.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
The House.

Steel tariff revision bill passed 80 10
100 Twenty insurgent republicans voted
with the democrats
Steel trust hearing resumed with an
inquiry into labor conditions al steel
plants.
economy program.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-30
The National Capital
The Senate.
Monday. january 20, 1919.

The Senate.
In session at D. m.
Resuming Senator Lorimer's eross-ex-
animation, the investigating committee
hoped 10 conclude testimony this week.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
WALL STREET NEWS
Business in State of Suspense, Wait
ing for Industrial and Politi-
cal Skies to Clear.

New York, March 2--Business men
here ana abroad are resting-not quite
comfortably. The wonder Is not that In
dustry Is as quiet as It Is, but that # is
not worse.
A serious view Of the coal situation in
Britain has been taken consistently In
these articles. Ncr is the end yet. ANY
one having sounded personally and or
the spot sentiment in Britain could not
have failed to be impressed by the UNI
rest. the discontent-one might almost
say arrogance--there.
The United States Is peculiarly inter-
ested IN the British struggle, for Sim
liar problem exists here. Both anthra-
cite and bltuminous miners in this coun-
try have served notices that they will
stop work on March 81 unless certain
demands are met As in Britain, the
government has no machinery devised
for settling such disputes.
Some tribunal must be set up in Amer
ics as well as in European countries for
meeting such situations. Without ways
and means for handling these problems
tlfs difficulties Will. increase rather than
diminish in the future.
When individuals or two firms fail out.
resort is had 10 the properly constituted
courts to thave the dispute adjudicated-
Cannot the ingenuity of the best states
men in the world devise some workable
method for settling disputes between en-
pioyers- and employees?
To return 10 hard facts. the prospects
nre that the American producers will be
obliged TO meet the men more than half
way. It Is true that the unions comprise
Cnly q small percentage of the total num-
Ter Of miners, yet IN view of the high
cost OF living Il Is more than probable
that nonuplou miners win agree to hold
out for more liberal treatment Ny un-
Outstanding Is that the principal mine
owners win not refuse in the end TO con-
cede better wages, but they are not pre-
pared 10 take the steps asl-ed TO build up
the Union through the deduction of dues
from the weekly wage bill.
Stocks were dull but firm throughout
TIE session to-day.
The state OF trade has not undergone
notable change during the week. The
passing OF the preferred dividend by the
Republic Iron and Steel Company drew
attention afresh 10 the poor condition OF
the steel trade, Srt there is nothing new
in this
Money continues superabundant, and We
are again loaning TO Berlin in moderate
volume.