Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 5, 1909, Page 1

Mr. loosevell goes to Alrica. So does Buster Brown. (o along with him in the Sun- day Bee, VOL. XXXVIII--NO. TARIFF DEBATE NEARS CLIMAX Much Speculati "ar Terms of the Some Predictions Early as We NOT LATER THAN Bufficient Votes to Adopt the Com- raittee Rule Reasonably Sure. SLIGHT SIGN OF DEFECTION Senate Has Nothing Except Census Bill te Censider Until Tarift Comes Over from the House. WASHINGTON, April 4. —The climax In the hov ‘s consideration of the Payne bill in all probabliity will be reached %00n after the house convenes tomorrow, when the committee on rules is expected to bring in an order fixing the time for for taking the final vote on the blll and providing regulations for the Introduc- tion and discussion of amendments. This rule, when adopted, will automatically put an end to the general debate which has been in progross for the last fort- night In view of the probability of the carly adoption of this order both sides are making preparations for the considera- tion of the bill in fts final stage: There is stlil a varlety of opinions as to the time that will be given for the presdnta- tion and consideratiof of amendments #nd the exact date probably will not be known until the order is reported to the house. The time will be fixed by the committee on rules, but that commitiee Wil be guided entirely by the wishes of the committee on ways and means, and its members are close-mouthed on that point. Some are advocating final action immediately on the presentation of the order, but the prevailing opinfon is that the ways and means committes will feel valled on to permit an opportunity to diseusse some, at least, of the large num- ber of changes which it will suggest and it is even contended that the vote will be postponed until Friday or Saturday. However, some of those who clalm to Ve closest to the leaders contend that Wedniesday has been definitely decided on as the date for the vote. No one doubts that the fate of the bill In the house will be known before the eénd of the wéek and there is just a little doubt that in some shape it will be passed. Close Vote on Rule. Under the roles of the house the order coyer amendments and fixing the time - fora- Vore <wiikbe subjace to dfscussion for forty minutes only. Much interest Wwill be céntered on this proceeding, as It 18 known that many republicans will cast elr votes with some hesitancy. There are few members who would not shange &bme, of its features if they, as indi- viduals, were making the bill, and with some of them the interests involved are sharp, That a sufficlent number to carry the order has been assured is generally accepted, but all appreciate the responsi- bility of belleve that the vote will be close. With the rule once adopted and a fair chance glven to vote upor some of the disputed | points, the vots for the bill be larger than that for the order. The senate will have nothing before it except the cemsus bill until the tariff bill comes over from the house and is reported by It is expected that the senate will ad- journ from Monday until Thursday, and it is probable that on the latter day the census bill will be reported and taken up for consideratlon. The finanee com- mittee will ¢ fmue the active considera- ton 6F Whie twe AF LI during the week. The hoye | 0 i 4ve the measure reported to the weaale f.¢ its consideration by Monday week. will WARRANTS ARE OUT FOR MANY | [ ‘wes of Illegnl Registration for Municipal Election St. Louls. ST. LOULS, April 4.—On Tuesday a new set of municipal officers Will be elected in St. Louls and tomorrow morning the police department will receivé from Clreuit Attorney Jones more than 500 informations ‘which have been issued inst falsely reglstered names now on the poll books. The election board furnished the names to the elrcuit attorney and arrests are to be made if the names are voted. At each voting place there will be at least one policeman on duty and at many, where It is belleved fraud will be at- tempted, from two to six patrolmen and a sergeant will be ready to make arrests and prevent riots. The campaign closed democrats and republicans holding blg meetings. Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagel presided at the republican meeting and Gavernor Hadley was the principal speaker. He urged his partisans to wte for Frederick H. Krelsmann, the republican mayoralty nominee. Willam P. Woerner heads the demo- cratle ticket, and an active campalsn has been made fn his behalf. TWO STORIES DO NOT TALLY t night with the WASHINGTON, April {-Charged with obtaining $60,000 under false pretenses, while engaged in business at Boise, Idaho, Roy M. Wright, aged 8, a rallway postal clerk, sald to be & member of & prominent Ken- tucky famlly, was arrested in this city today @t the request of the Bolse wuthori- ties. Wright, who elalms o be a first cousin to Representative Langley of Kentucky, suys the amount involved is only 36M. He has not learned the exact nature of the charges, but he Asserts that it was brought About by & man from whom he obtained §00ds valued st 3600 to be shipped to an- other party and for which he refused to PaY, because the parties to whom he #bipped the goods would not give him the money. He says he Is willing to return and stand trial, saying he would have re- turned voluniarily if be had known an in- lotment was out against him. unexpected defections and all | the committee on finance. | ‘THE OMAHA DAILY BEE WEATHER FORECAST For Nebraska—Rain and cooler For Towa—8howaers. For weather report #se page & =i 251. lPlne Tap Makers on the Increase in the South Passage of Prohibition Laws in that Section Incentive to Illicit Stills WASHINGTON, April 4.—Officlals of the internal revenue bureau of the Treasury department are of the spinlon that the temperance movement which has taken such strong hold of certain sections of the country, particularly fn the south, has resulted In Increasing the number of viola- tions of the Internal revenue laws in the distilation of illlcit whisky. The records up to the first of last year did not show any marked increase In the number of fllfeit distillerfes destroyed or in the num- ber of arrests made, but recent reports clearly Indicate that in inany of the south- ern states, especlally in Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina, there has been greater activity displayed on the part of the law less mountain elements, who always have heen troublesome to the revenus agents, | than In many years. This is accounted for by the fact that the legislatures of these three states have enacted laws prohibiting distilieries from operating within their borders. In Alabama the law went into effect on July 1, 1008, In Georgla on January 1, 1908, and In North Carolina on January 1, 190. Many of the legitimate distilleries have moved their plants to Florida and other border states, where the inhibition does not exist. Whisky being more difficult to get In a legitimate way, has greatly increased the profits of illieft Alstilling, with the result that the activities of the Internal revenue bureau at this time are largely directed toward the mountain sections of these three states. General Booth Sends Message [ Pursue Homor of God and Welfare of the Poor if They Would Enjoy Life. NEW YORK, April 4—General Willlam Booth, whose eightieth birthday s to be celebrated throughout the world next Sat- urday, has replied to the scores of con- gratulatory telegrams already received from state governors, mayors of leading American citles and other men of prom- | Inence, with a message to the American people. The message glven out at the | American headquarters of the Balvation Army here today, reads as follow: After spending eighty years in this world with almost countless opportunities for ob- serving the purposes for which men gen- erally live, and the disappointments they #0 commonly suffer, It seems reasonable that 1 should have formed some opinfon as 1o the course they ought to follow if they are to have any real success. 80, on this, my eightleth birthday, I tell the “American people this: It they wilf seek the honor of God, the reign of right- eousness, the welfare of the friendless poor, the riches that éndure forever, with the same self-sacrificing activity with which they seek wealth and pleasures of (his world, they will have a good chance of finding that life of satisfaction which now so often eludes them, and of bullding up a pattern nation for the world to imitate. WILLIAM BOOTH, General. Despite his 0ld age, General Booth shows no abatement of his activity as teacher, | public speaker and orsganizer. {Fire Destroys Historic House :thington Stopped There with Braddock on the Expedition to Fort Duquesne. WINCHBESTER, Va., April 4—Miss Vir- ginia Carter, young daughter of Reese B. Carter, was burned to death 4n the fire which destroyed their home today, “Yellow House,” at Rest, this county. Mr. and Mrs, Carter were badly burned In an effort to save their daughter. “Yellow House" was more than 20 years 0ld and was the scene of many notable pvents during the revolutionary and civil fwar times. General George Washington stopped there while on his way with Brad- dock to Fort Duquesne, and during the | conflict between the states it was the home of Mrs. Rachel Wright, whose information to General Sheridan was of such value to the federal army during his valley cam- palgn that congress voted her a gold medal in appreciation of her services. The origin of the fire is unknown. Mexican Attempts Suicide. CHICAGO, April 4 ndaleclo Alarcon, years old, said to be the son of a well-to- Qo plantation owner near Parral, Mexico tried to commit suicide today by stabbing himself twelve times in his left side, cut- ting his throat, swallowing a mixture of carbolic meld and port wine and throwing himself out of a third-story window. He was found lying In an alley under his bed- room window. The physiclans say he will probably die from los blood. 4 OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1909, SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. GRAND RUSH ON FOR PIE COUNTER Just Beginning to Dawn on the L..thful the Extent of the Jobs in Sight, ALL IN HANDS OF GOVERNOR Opportunity for the Greatest Political Machine Ever. BUSY NOW WITH LIQUOR BILL When that is Out of the Way Work on the Machine Begins. EXPECTED TO BE DONE IN HURRY All. Who Desire Places at the Ple Connter Must Get in Early or the Pru Wi An Distributed. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, April 4.-~(Speécial.)—And now comen the rush for the ple counter. Faithful constituents of Nebraska's first democratic legislature will now follow in the wake of their servants to pick up the crumbs which have fallen In the way of Jobs. Under the direction of Arthur Mullen, state ofl inspector, acting for the governor, the legislature created jobs for . enough democrats to bulld up the biggest political machine Nebraska ever had, composed en- tirely of state paid persons. The leglslature passed bills, most of which are still in the hands of the governor unacted upom, which gives (o the chief executive all of the appointing power in the state, save the office help of the other constitutional officers, and except In the case of the ap- pointment of expert engineers to carry out the provisions of the bogus physical valua- tion bill, the Rallway commission appoints with the consent of the governor. Already the governor has been bombarded with telegrams, letters and messages In person from candidates for some of the jobs, but the real ple counter rush will not be on for a few days, because it has not vet soaked in on the entire state the extent of this job legislation. The list of jobs now watting for faithtul democrats at the disposal of the governor inclu es the follo ing Secretary of the State Printing board. Five members of the board of secretaries of the State Board of Health. Lawyer and physiclan to compose the board to pass on paroles under indetermin- ate sentence act. Three members board of control for Home for the Friendless. Three deputy fire commissioners. Two members Board of Public Account- ents. Experts to carry out provisions of physi- cal valuation bill. One extra oll_inspector. Secretary of State Banking board. Clerk of the Btate Ba board . - Countless and numberless examfners to carry out provisions of alleged guaranty bill, Five members of a board of osteopathy. Quick Action Expected. Members of the State Normal board have already been appointed and the quick ac- tion on these appointments may be taken 18 an indication of the governor’s intention regarding the others. Before beginning on the political machine, however, the governor will get rid of the 5 o'clock closing bill, which will be aired it 11 o'clock today by its friends and op- ponents. It Is probable all bills will be disposed of early in the week, If not Monday. Arthur Mullen has gone over most of them, If not all, and those he wants signed have been marked with his o k.. so0 there is little left for the governor to do except to attach his signature, Among the visitors to Lincoln during the closing hours of the session was John Donovan of Madison, the newspaper man who is now enforcing the game laws in his part of the state as a deputy game warden. Mr. Donovan has fought shy of the legislature and came down only to see the chief deputy game warden, make a report and see what the town looks like. Owing to the lilness of his wife, Mr. Dono- van fafled to attend the democratic press meeting here some time ago. Jerry Howard s still here and will remain until he can get some one to take him home. Judge Shoemaker said he in- tended to go in the back door when he reached the city limits. Holmes was here last night Among the members who went away feel- Ing good was John W. Sink of Hall county. Mr. Sink did what no other member could have done. He secured favorable action on the bill to regulate hotels and provide ninety-nine-inch bed sheets and Individual towels. Ho also came out in good shape with his bill relating to the soldier's home of his beloved Grand Island. His other hotel regulation blll which he Introduced for the hotel men also came through with flying colors. He lost out only in his bill to increase the license of peddlers and his bill to Mmit the number of freight cars “(Continued on Second Page) WASHINGTON, April 4—Statistics of the relation of the charity rellef to wage earnings, based on the cases of several thousand persons who eought rellef in this city, are made to tell an interesting soctal problem Mory In a bulletin just prepared by the bureau of labor. Sickness, lack of employment, insuffi- cient wages, accident and old age consti- tuted 94 per cent of the direct causes of appeal for help, the thbee first named causes, in the order given, being the causes of the most appeals. The figures reveal the fact that in the {1188 familles studied consisting of 4,3 | persons, the average size of the families was 37 persons, as agalnst 49 persons for all families in Washington. The number of children was 3.9 per cent of the charity population, as compared with 168 per cent for the total population of the city. Delinquencies were reported In one- third of the familles, nearly one-third of these delinquencies being Intomperances. An annual saving of more than lives, represeating & reduction in the con- sumption death rate from 2.2 per 1,00 to 15 per thousand would result from intelk- gent methods of ventilation and dust re- moval in the United States. This opinion 22,000 Relation of Wage Earnings | to Applications for Charity Is expressed in a bulletin {ssued today by the bureau of labor which says mortality from consumption among workers in dusty trades is from 3 to 3 times as great as the goneral death rate from disease Of deaths from all causes among males over 16 yoars of age In the United States 148 per cent are from consumption, while according to reliable figures the death rate from the disease ariong men engaged fn dusty occupations ranges from 248 per cent, from those eirosed fo vegetable fiber dust to 3.9 per cent, for those ex- posed to metallic dust. The occupation showing the higt sumption mortally was grinders, whom 4.2 per cent of all from that disease. END OF SENSATIONAL TRIAL Jerry J Gullty of R st con- among deaths were DEADWOOD, 8. D., April 4—After a sensational trial in the eglreult court here & jury today acquitted Jerry Johnson and his wife of robbing & safe in a department store here in broad daylight. Johnson was tormerly & politictan in Denver, . From the Waskngton Herald, OFFICIALS MIX IN POLITICS Special Civil Service Commission Reports on Investigation. CLASSIFIED SERVICE IS CLEAR Committee unot Say as Much for Others Whose Position in Large Mensure Deépend on Polit- leal Activity, —h— 3 WASHINGTON, April 4-—The special committee of the Civil Service commission charged with investigating the political activities of federal officials has made its | report, Following is & summary of fts| findin, ¥ Reports of undue.political activity on the part of federal oifce-holders in the press of the cowntry were gathered to- gether through the aid of an efficlent clip- Ping bureau. Thy examined and the persons men il m tHem wers w ten to with requests for full information, | correction or denfal. The: replies were care- | fully inspected and the most important of these cases were followed up by an investiyation by an assistant secretary of | the league, on the spot. Final drafts of | our conclusions were submitted to all of- tice-holders and political leaders who were unfavorably involved. Charges of coerclon of office-holders by the president to secure the . nomination of a particular candidate have been in- quired into, but evidence to sustain these | charges is wholly lacking. President Roose- velt's appointment list for a considerable period were, with his permission, examined. | From these lists it would appear that presidential appointments prior to the ocon- vention were made in the usual manner on the recommendation of semators, con- gressmen and others claiming the patron- age of the offices involved. President Roosevelt took a decided step in advance toward checking the evils re- sulting from the wottvity of office-holders by his order of June 3, 1907, amending the civil service rules by forbidding employes in the competitive service from taking part In poltcal management or n political campalgns. This order was enforced in the last campalgn Ofclals One i Ten. The official roll of delegates to the republican nationa! convention at Chicago was compared with the latest government blue book. Tt was found that of the dele- gates to the Chicago convention federal oftice-holders constituted one in ten and of the delegations from the southern states nearly one in three, and of some southern states more than half. These office-holders were political, that is, outside of the jurisdiction of the civil service act, and In most cases their ap- mointment was subject to confirmation by the United States senate The office-holders in the south practically control the republican party organization | in their respective states and frequently resort to unfair means In order to retain their power. Thelr support is a tremendous political asset to any candidate for nomination. As the southern democratic states have as many votes in the republican national con- vention as the repyblican states of equal population, under ordinary clrcumstances (Continued on Becond Page.) The little fellow | in business has to | sell on a clpse mar- gin of profit. He has notthe capitalto in- vest in big ads—so he uses The Bee want ads. They are cheap—every body reads them-—line for line and word for word. The small merchant who carries his want ad is the eater- prising fellow who has something | general protest among womens EPWHICH SHALL t‘ 1 = o L x h\ ) “s/. \ Arguments in Standard Case Over Seven Million Words of Tes! mony to Be Reviewed by the Court. 8T. LOUIS, April 4.—~Commencing tomor- row the full bench of four judges, compris- ing the United States clrcuit court of this district, will hear arguments in the jm- portant cases In which the United States £overnment seeks the dissolution of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey, in- volving an Interpretation of many of the phases of the Sherman act. The arguments In behalf of the govern- ment will be made by Frank B. Kellogg of Bt. Paul and former United States Attorney Miller of Chicago. The oil corporation will bo represented by John G. Milburn of New York, Morltz Reshenthal and John 8. Miller of Chicago, David T. Watson of Pittsburg and John G. Johnson of Philadelphia. Seldom has such a mass of evidence been complled In a single case. The record, in- cluding the exhibits, already exceeds 7,000, 000 words, all taken by one stenographer, Robert B. Taylor of St. Paul. Printed, the evidence Is more voluminous by several volumes than a set of the Encyclopedia Britannica. The major portion of the testi- mony was taken In New York City, John D. Rocketeller and John D. Archbold hav- fiig been among the many notable witnesses called to the stand. 80 large is the record that even a perusal of its digest by the court is impossible and much will depend on the summaries pro- sented by the attorneys of the respective sldes. It is expected the court will grant each side about five days for final argument, which far exceeds the usual time allowed. WABHINGTON, April 4.—The hearing in the case of the United States against the Standard Oll company of New Jersey, which begins before the United States cir- cult court In St. Louls tomorrow, s one of the most important and far-reaching civil actions that has ever been tried in this country. The bill of complaint on behalf of the United States, charging a violation pf the Sherman anti-trust laws was filed In the clrcnit court of the United States for the eastern division of the eastern judicial district of Missour! In November, 1906, The Standard Oil company of New Jersey, the parent organization, together with its va- rious subsidiary corporations and seven in- dividuals (John D. Rockefeller, Willlam Rockefeller, Harry M. Flagler, Henry H. Rogers, John D. Archbold, Oliver H. Payne and Charles M. Pratt) are charged with having entered into an agreement, combina- tion and conspiracy with one another to restrain trade and commerce umong these several states. The United States seeks perpetually to enjoin the defendants from doing any act looking to the carrylog out of the alleged combination or conspiracy or to dissolve the Standard Oil combination. DENVER, April 4~In keeping with the clubs over the United States against an inprease in the tariff on women's wear, committees have been appointed by various Denver womens clubs to urge managers of de- partment stores to enter a protest against | the increased schedules. On Monday every big store in will install “signing stations” at which women may sign petitions which, when completed, will be sent to Washington. It I8 anticipated that the Denver petitions will contain more than 80,000 names. Cost of Making Stockings. WASHINGTON, April 4-Statements made before the ways and means commit- tee of the house by the National Associa- tion of Hoslery and Underwear manufac- turers, touching the relative cost of produc- tion In their lines of manfacture in Ger- many and this country are contraverted strongly in the reports furnished o Am- the city to sel! and can sell at a small profit. Watch the want ads if you want your doliar to buy the most. Have yon read the want ads yet, today 1 bassador Hill by the German Forelgn of- fice, which made it & point to secure In- formation on this subject at the request of this government. The data gathered in Germany under official auspices is now before the senate committes on finance, S Which ia looking into it carefully during STRUCTURAL STEEL ACTIVE Demand ia the Line Most Prominent Feature of the Trade. RAILROADS HEAVY On the Other Hand They Are Holding Back Orders for Steel Ralls Im Anticipation of Lower Prices. NEW YORK, April 4. nent features In the iron continue to be the actlvity In structural steel, contracts for which have been placed during the last week calling for 35,000 tons of steel shapes, and orders pending for 110,000 tons additional, 75,000 tons being for rallroad bridges and tunnels. The largest railroad orders booked were 11,000 tons for the Florida & East” Coast rafiroad, 5,000 toms for the Loulsville & Nashviile, 2,30 tons fof ths Chesapeake & Ohlo and 2,500 tons for the Carolina, Clinchfield & Gult railroad. The principal butlding contract to be closed Is 15,00 tons for the Curtls Pub- lshing company at Philadelphia. The most important new fnquiry is for 10,600 tons for the New York Edison Power company. Record low prices are still being made for fabricated steel shapes under continued ac- tive and keen competition among fabricat- ing shops and structural mills, but it Is more difficult for manufacturers to obtain concessions on plain material Orders and specifications for sheets and tin plates have increased, permitting sheet mills to operate about 6 per cent and tin plate mills about % per cent of their ca- pacity. The steel wire season is waning and active mill capacity is reduced from 76% per cent to 77% per cent, but specifica- tions recelved by the American Steel and Wire company during March averaged 5,000 tons. Ralls remained quiet, rallroads withhold- ing large contracts in anticipation of lower prices, but mill orders during March ag- ted 130,000 tons. The total operations the steel corporations have been in- creased to 64 per cent and independent steel companies have slowly gained On the other hand, merchant iron fur- nNaces are preparing to hank or blow out because active capacity is far beyond con- sumptive requirements. More pressure to sell by producers north and south has caused a decline of 50 cents per ton. Ala- bama foundry iron has aropped to $10.50 for No. 2 at Birmingham, and northern forge has sold at $14 to pipe works. geneval situation fs still trade spasmodic. unsettied and VERMILION ELEVATOR BURNS | Fire that Destroys 10,000 Bushels of Grain Was Evidently of In- cendiary Origin, VERMILION, 8. D., April ¢.-—(Special Telegram.)—The farmers’ elevator here, filled with 10,000 bushels of grain, burned this morning. The fire was evidently of an Incendlary nature as s large pile of kindling had been placed under the elér vator and soaked with kerosen Denver Women Push Fight Against Tax on Clothes the consideration of the house tariff bill A member of the committee today pointed out from the information furnished by Germany, some of the inconsistencies made In the statement on the respective sides. He calls particular attention to the statement of the Assoclation of Knit Goods manu- facturers of Chemnits, which took up in detall, four classes of men and women's lisle and cotton hose, showing in each case the amount of protection which the Ger. mans assert the American manufacturer enjoys over the landing costs of imports. The German assoclation asserts that the figures by the Natlonal assoclation regard Ing German costs of production are wrong n every particular, and partly misrepre- sented In & grossly unscrupulous manner. The selling prices, quoted for every one of the four specimens, the German asso- clation says. are too low and consequently the advalorem duties levied upon them are stated much too low also. The Ger mans are absolutely wrong and lacking all foundation are the quotations of Saxon wages. They have simply been entered at ® per cent of the American rates. A pro- cedure so entirely lacking any kind of foundation cannot be taken serfously and condemns itselt, BUYERS | | ler. “There s nothing to sa: The | OMAHA WILL ASK GOVERNOR'S VETO “Daylight Saloon Bill Direct Viola tion of Party's Policy,” Says |, Senator Howell, h BUSINESS MEN GO TO LINCOLN Party Will Be Asked to Keep Faith with People of Omaha. COMMERCIAL CLUB JOINS IN Special Train Leaves at 8:30 to Carry ' Omaha Protestants, SENATORS FILED Both Howell and Tann Illrlipll d Work Hard- abhip on Omaha. Thousands are holding their breath for & scratch of Governor Shallenberger's pen. Telegraph and telephone services be- tween Omaha and Lincoln will be at a premium all day and wireless may even be resorted to in an emergenoy. The ears are all to the ground for the first bit of news as to whether the gov- ernor of Nebraska will sign a bill which will close all saloons in the state at § o'clock each evening. At 9:30 o'clock this morning & special train will leave the Burlington station to take Omaha business men to the capl- tol where they have been promised a hear- Ing before the governor to present reasons why the saloons should not be closed at 8 oclock Several meetings were held Bunday to discuss the situation. The list of those who will go on the “home rule epecial,” as the train has been jestingly valled, will not be made known. “It s simply a business proposition for business men to discuss,”” sald Rome Mil- except that we believe a large delegation will go and It will be thoroughly representative of the business Interests of Omaha. Commercial Olub Join: Th action of the Commercial club re- mains a secret. A member of the executive committee sald last evenin “The Commercial club has nothing to do with the special train. It {s understood those who represent the club will have an audience with Governor Shallenberger some time Monday. There will be no noise nor no great number to represent the Commer- clal club. We are simply doing what we belleve to be the right tling and for the best interests of the city. After all our hard work to boost Omaha and put the city on the map by bringing thousands. of. strangers to (he alty’ fo conventions and meetings. who may be attracted to clty by eome of its great advantages become residents of the city, citizens and property owners in\ Nebraska later, we do not like to see Tadical action turn us back a few places. “Dry” Means “Dead.” “Some way the impression goes out and nothing can stop It that a city is dead, very dead, when the saloons are dealt with radically and closed at an hour which fs unusual, and not the custom in other citles of equal size, and the bill now before the governor will proclaim Omaha a dead one all over the country.' The Omaha Real Estate exchange has taken ‘no action In the matter, though real estate men may the signing of the bill will affect their business as mueh as any business in Omaha. President J. H. Robbins said last evening that no one had even suggested action by the exchange, that no meeting had been held of any kind and the exchange would take no part in the presenting of the businessmen's side before the governor today. Senator J. M. Tanner returned home from Lincoln Baturday evening. He sald he went home “pretty straight,” as soon as he arrived, but did see some of his con- stituents and then telephoned Governor Shallenberger, making some things he told the governor Saturday afternoon still stronger. Tanner Says They Were Sore, “T will not go to Lincoln with the dele- gation Monday,” said Senator Tanner. I took occasion to tell the governor just how T felt about the daylight saloon measure before 1 left Lincoln. I tpld him it would work a hardship on a city like Omaha” and turn us back & (ew notches. 1 ex- plained my position thoroughly, and when 1 reached Omaha 1 talked with same peo- ple here, and telephoned the govermor again “There is no doubt but what the day- light saloon bill was put through by fraud —simply bulldozed through.” Asked If the bill was passed by the legis- lators from the state in retaliation for the action of Douglas county senators, Senator Tanner said: “No, 1 cannot say that I think it was in retallation, but of course, some of them were pretty sore because they had failed to secure county option, the Initiative and referendum, and they also wanted woman's suffrage. “When they failed on these three things they were bound to slide something through. They held a caucus on the day- light saloon proposition and it went through by bulidozing and fraud. “Violation of Home Rule Pledge.” Senator E. E. Howell arrived at 7 o'clock Sunday evening. He said, directly from the shoulder, without hesitation; “The deylight saloon bill is in direct vie- lation of the pledges of the demoerailc party to give the people in the cities such as Omaha home rule “I told Governor Shallenberger this very thing before I left Lincoln Saturday after- noon to spend Sunday in the country with my family It is against the policy of the democratic party and If the governor signs the bill today, the party will have to take the consequences in the future, when pledges are made. “But 1 hope he will not sign it. 1 hope he has more regard for the piedges of U party than that Both Senstor Howell and Senator Tannes sald they did not have any positive knowls edge a4s to what the governor would de, “He 18 right up in the wir,” was the re- mark of Benator Tanner when asked for a torecast us to the governor's action. Mayor Dahlman went to Lincoln Bundsy morning and will meet the delegation there tog