Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 28, 1909, Page 1

‘, 1 _to support the program for free hides and THE OMAHA BEE goes to the homes—is read by the women—gells goods for advertisers. VOL. XXXIX—NO. 3 HE OMAHA DaAIlLy BEE OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY SINGLE HIDES AND O, | WILL BE FREE Gloves and H;:y Yo Carry In-: creased Duty as Fixed by the House. LOWER COAL, LUMBER AND ORE Lumber Lower Than Dingley Bill, but Above House Rate. TO CUT DOWN LEA Special Rule Will Be N that Purpose. WESTERN SENATORS They Ha Feel that Senator Done Everything Po: for Thelr Hide Propos | tion. | ~From the best | it WASHINGTON, July 27 information obtainable tonight that the house has won its tattles for free hides and ofl, and increased on gloves and hoslery, in return for a surrender to the senate on lumber, coal, fron ore and print paper. The rates on these schedules, as they have been fentatively arranged, pend- ing the acceptance by both houses of the program for & reduction in the duties on manufactures of leather below the fixed by the house, are as follows: Ofl, free; hides, .free; coal, 4 cents a ton; print paper, $.50 a ton; Iron ore, 15 cents a ton. Lumber, rough, $18 & thousand feet; one slde finished, $2; two sides finished, $2.%5; three sides finished, which may include tongueing and grooving, §2.62%; four sides finishea, 3. Gloves $4 per dozen pairs, not exceeding | fourteen inches in length, which Is the standard length. Exoeeding fourteen inches, % cents per dosen is added for each pair. This rate does not apply to the Schmaschen, or cheap glove, on which the senate rate of $1.235 per domen paire Is retained. The latter rate is a reduct{én trom the Dingley rates, but the house rates accepted on the higher grades of gloves represent heavy in- creases over existing duties. Increase on Hosiery. Hoslery valued at $1 orless per dozen pairs, 70 cents as against the senate and existing rates of 50 cents. On values up 10 §2 the rate I8 still in excess of existing dutfes and a shading below the rates fixed by the house. On the highest grades the senate and house rates were identical. Although new oaths of secrecy was taken by every mémber of the committee before today’s session adjourned, it is well under- stood that the foregoing rates represent the understanding that has been reached on all of the subjects, which engaged execu- tive attention during the last few weeks. ‘The chief vietory won by the sennte was the rétention OF (ts A0Mek on lumber. These represent reductions from Dingley rates, but are not nearly as low as l:\t house rates, which began with $1 on rough lum- ber. Likewlse a victory was won by the senate through the ucceptance by the con- ference commlttes of a rate of $3.50 a ton on print paper instedd of the $2 rate fixed by the house. The placing of ofl upon the free list was | a foregone conclusion by reason of the strong opposition in both branches of con- gress to making this article dutiable. There seems to be na doubt tonight that the house leaders will be able to put throug ha rule permitting the conferees to make reductions in the rates on manu- factures of leather. Senate is Danger Point. 1t there is any danger of the program failing the trouble is In the senate. Sen- ator Aldrich talked with a number of the westefn senators today, and some of them still oppose putting hides upon the free liet under any ciroumstances. It is generally understood, however, that the western sen- ators feel that Mr. Aldrich did all he could to continue protedtion for the cattle in- dustry, and that énough of them will vote appears | rates reductions from the house rates on leather and leather goods to insure its adoption by the senate. t The conferees will meet again at 10 a. m. tomorrow to wind up their labors. Every membet sald tonight that nore of the five big questions which engaged the attention of President Taft had beén closed. HOUSE HOLDS SHORT Champ Clark Deecla; He 1s Being “Deviled to th.” WASHINGTON, July f.—After a session of forty-nine minutes the house today ad- | journed until Thursday, &t which time it Is expected that the much talked of resolu- tion authorlsing the tarift conferees to re- duce the rates on leather goods below. those of the Payne bill will be brought in and acted upon. When the proposition to adjourn over was submitted by Mr. Payne some laughter was created by Mr. Clark, the mironity leader, remarking that he was being “deviled to death” for information as to when the democratic confersss were to be called in. “If you cAn tell me I will tell you<" was the only consolation he got from the ways and means chairman. Mr. Tawney of Minfiesota orused the house to & high piteh of excitement when he denpunced Dr. Charles Richards Van Hise, president of the University of Wis- consin, for having, as Mr. Tawney sald, made false charges aghinst him regarding his attitude on the conservation of the ra- tlonal resources. INDIANS AS CHURCH WORKERS Convacation Declares that Women Edual White Sisters for Rais- ing M . SESSION \ "TERRE, 8 D, July 27.—(Special)—At ‘the resent ehurch comvecation of Indians held at Lowet Brule there was a large attendanee of Indlane from all the reser- vations in the state, and at the meeting the Indlan women that they have learned one of the features of church work from thelr Wwhite sisters, as they turned over for church extension work $2.40, Which they had accumulated for that purpose through the needlework of thelr women socteties. While the Indlans who take up church work appear to be as close attendints &t church service as do the white men, It appears that they also look 10 the feminine poftions of their con- gregations to get busy when there is money | assumea | lubricator pipe |over the head of United States | Jotf Davis, W. Y. Ellia, a resident of Pine L Express Rate Hearing is Held in South Dakota Wells Fargo Company Insists that Schedules of Other Companies Are Too Low. MITCHELL, 8. D., July #1.—(8pecial Tel- egram.)—This afternoon was held the hear- Ing between the Btate Rallroad commis- sion and A. J. Ludiow, the traffic manager of the Wells-Fargo Express company, the company being called upon to show why it should not comply with the state law | adopted by the last legislature requiirng it to reduce Ita rates 20 per cent. Mr. Ludlow the position that on January 1 the Wells-Fargo company was not doing business In the state and nad no rates to be adjusted under the state law, that it did not assume to recognize the rates of the United Btates Express company us being of a character high enough to make the business self sustaining. The rate question was discussed freely by both sides and & comparison of rates was made be- tween the Wells-Fargo and those of the American. Mr. that when his com. pany came Into the state it made its rates on the mileage basis, making them about three times as high as the first clas freight rates of the railroads in the state He was muech opposed to making the minimum rate of any package less than 5 cents, wh the other companies minimum rates was 8 cents. The result of the conference was a declaration on the part of the commis- sfon that while the present schedule of express rates established by the American and other companies aside from the Wells Fargo dning business in:the state were apparently in line with the law passed by the The Wells-Fargo company stood out against the compliance with the law. In order to force that company to adopt the same schedules in force in other lines it might be necessary for the railroad com- mission to make up and establish a tarift covering express rates based on distance and if so It might mean slight changes on the part of panies. If the Wells-Fargo company con- cedes to placing its rates under the 1909 law the case will be dropped. Commissioner Ness on behalf of the Com- mercial club made a statement to the commission asking for joint freight rates from Mitchell to the Black Hills country and also requiring the Milwaukee and the Omaha roads to connect their tracks in this city. A hearing on this matter will be held here on August 24, Glidden Cars at Hugo, Colo. Ludlow stated legislature, some White Steamer and American Simplex Draw Penalties for Delay and Repairs. . ‘ HUGO, Colo,, July 2.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—RIght out on the Colorado prairies, in a little settlement of perhaps 50 popul tion, the Glidden tourists are camping tonight. In the run today from Denver, 165 miles, two clean scores were lost, one in the Glidden ranks and the other the last score contender for the Detroit trophy. The former was the White Steamer, driven by Searles, which was delayed by sand In Its The penalty for this and for lateness was 18.2 polnts, and this leaves but #ix with records untouched in the tour- ing car division, Wwas to the American Simplex for labor in repairing the damage done to its steering| gear and radlator from hitting a gully at high speed. Its penalty is 1.4 points and this places it second In the competition for its class honors. The Glide car will have its penalty for today announced to- mMOrrow. At present it has 131 points against it, 119.3 of.which were gotten in the run to Denver for lateness and time in working on its tront spring. The Brush | runabout, driven by Trinkle, turned upside down before reaching Colorado Springs and 1t was righted by other contestants, and after repairs gre made to its steering system, it will continue, This was one of the picturesque days of the contest, for the route led Into the foot- the other com- | The other penalizdtion | | | 1M JIM HILL COMING T0 CORN SHOW Great Northern Magnate Gets Behind National Corn Exposition with His Cash. GIVES TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED Donates Large Sum to Be Used for Special Prizes. GREAT NORTHERN TAKES SPACE Railroad Will Make Exhibit from Along Tts Lines, J. J. HILL WILL MAKE ADDRESS Promises to Be FPresent in Person and “Call a Spade a Spade” While the Exposition in On. St. Paul, Minn., July 27.—8pecial Tele- gram.)—James J. HUI today gave $2500 in zold be awarded as prizes for small rraine and grasses at the National Corn to be held in Omaha next De- to exposition cember. ‘Omaha has started something which deserves our support and we gladly con- tribute to the premium list, not only to intensify interest in small gralns, but we to offer some prizes for corn from the northern states, even Washington, where some people do not belleve corn will grow.” sald Mr. Hill, as he increased the contribution, which he at first contemplated and offered substantial cash prizes for northern corn, peas and spelz. The announcement that James J. Hill had become greatly Interested in the Na- tlonal Corn =xpomtion, followed a confer- ence between James J. and L. W. Hil, with T. F.” Sturgess, general manager of the corn show and Will A. Campbell of the Commercial elub of Omaha, who has charge of the publicity for the National Corn exposition HIIl is Deeply Interested. Both the cheirman of the board president of Great Northern met the Omahans by appointment at 11 o'clock Tuesday and spent three hours working out a plan by which the great rallroad bullder and hie son, could do the most effective work in behalf of the corn show and the great movement It represents. James J. Hill also accepted an invitation to 80 to Omaha in December and address the visitors at the corn show, saying: “You may put me on that program, no one knows where 1 will be. but T will go to Omaha if it he poseible, and make an effort to so arrange things that I can be with you.” Thig promise to attend the National Corn exposftion is an unusual one. Mr. Hill hos gone out of the public speaking busi- ness, according to L. W. Hill, and is com- pelled to decline three and four Invitations to address mectings every day. His in- terest in the corn show movement, Im- provement of grains, retaining and restor- 1Dg the fertility of the soll, together with his kindly fesling toward Omaha, are the argument which appeal to him, and he Accepted the Invitation to go on the pro- gram and call a spade a spade instead of an “agricultural implement,” which he says he will do when he comes to Omaha. Raflrond Will Exhib! In addition to the snug sum of gold given by Mr. Hill, the Great Northern rallroad contracted for space at the exposi- tion, where an exhibit will be made,”show- ing the agricultural resources of the em- pire through which the Great Northern rallroad passes. It will cost $5000. An agreement was also made whereby the road will route baggage cars from northwestern points to bring the exhibits of farmers to Omaha free of cost, which fs permitted under the interstate commerce w. “I feel confident the farmers of North Dakota, Washington and Montana will win many prizes” sald Mr. Hill. “In barley and oats Montana and Washington will furnish samples which will take your trophies far from the places where trophies want and hills of the Rocky mountains from Denver | to Colorado Springs. & stop of two hours was made and each car was required to stay that long while | the crews took advantage to visit Manitou and the Garden of the Gods. Up to the #prings the roads were generally fine and at all times good, but as soon as the ma- chines were turned eastward into the prai- ries the roads were of a varied and un- dependable nature. At times they were splendid, but there were sink holes, gullys and bumps which could hardly be seen far away. This was the cause of the penalization to the American Simplex, whose driver did not see the washout in time to save the car from going into It The damage was of a serious nature and may be mere s0 Inasmuch as the radiator was smashed and leaks badly BANDITS KILL TEN SOLDIERS Engagement Occurs Between Fremch Troops and Robbers in Cochin Chl SAIGON, French Cochin-China, July #.— During an engagement today between French troops and Detham bandits Captain | offer to put up 32,500 Petthuls and twenty wounded. The bandits men killed and 100 wounded. lost fifty At this famous resort | are usually expected to go." Dividing Hill Prise Money. The matter of apportioning the $2,600 and arranging the classes was placed in the hands of Prof. S. P. Bull of the Minnesota Agricultural college and Prof. Thomas Shaw of the Dakota Farmer. Mr. Hill selected these men to arrange the prizes, Prof. Bull being the superintendent of the small grain section of the exposition. The suggestion as to the number of prizes was made by President L. W. Hill, who be- lieves about 200 will be cared for with the amount mentioned, but he gave Prof. Bull to understand that If $2,500 was not suffi- clent to give prizes as large as the exposi- tion had planned to offer, the Hill interests had some more money in another pocket The zone outlined from which the grains will be collected to compete for the Hill &0ld is figured by James J. Hill to com- | | prise 214,000,000 acres. 1 | Means Much to Show. | Mr. Sturgess sald after the long confer- ence with the heads of the Great Northern: “It is just ke James J. Hill to take hold of the National Corn exposition. He has been In advance of his time for years in| talking of the work and policy which the National Corn exposition represents. His in gold comes in| ten men were killed and | good, just as we are working to put on | (Continued on Third Page.) Client of éenator Jeff Davis Killed at His Side LITTLE ROCK, Ark, July 27.—Shooting Senator Bluff, fired & bullet into the heart of Nathaniel Parker Willis, owner of alliquor habit cure at Indianapolls, in the circult court room this afterncon. The shooting was the tragic ending of a law suit brought by Willls against his divorced wite, who had subsequently mar- ried Tills. The suit was for the posses- sion of Willis' child. Willis died in his “her's arms almost instantly after belng shot lllls yesterday secured an order from |effect. it Judge Fulk to take possession of { surrendered his pistol to Judge Fulk, and 0 raise just as do thalr white brethren.fihe child, and today the parties to the | was at once taken to jail | | suit met in the court reem to decide where the child was to be delivered. Ellis ap- peared for his wife, the former Mrs. Willls, and Senator Davis represented | Willts. Ellis suddenly drew a revolver and fired &t Willls, who was sated at a table. A court attache knocked up his arm, just as the weapon was discharged, and the bullet was embedded in the wall. Ellls ran around the table The latter rested his pistol against the door jamb, Just as Willis ran out, and fired a second time, this time with almost instantly fatal Sheriff Roberts selzed Ellis, who I From the New York American WRICHT MAKES NEW RECORD He Carries Passenger in Airship for Full Hour. GOES AT WONDERFUL SPEED Tent as that in Which Lieutenant Selfriuye Lost His Life Tem Mon Ago. WASHINGTON, July 2Z.~The world's aeroplane record for two men, both as to time and distance, was broken this even- ing In a beautitul flight of one hour, twelve minutes and forty second, upwards of fifty miles and at a speed averaging about forty miles an hour, by Orville Wright at Fort Myer, with Lieutenant Frank P. Lahm of the army signal corps as passenger. The former record was made last year {by his brother, Wilbur, joint inventor with him of the machine in which both flights were accomplished, at Lemans, France, with Prof. Palnleav of the French insti- tute as passenger. That flight was one hour, nine minutes and thirty-one seconds. Wilbur was an eager spectator of today's | flight by his brother. The cheering which heralded the setting of & new mark in the conquest of the air was led by President Taft in person, who had sat an intensely interested spectator throughout the flight, and who insisted at its conclusion upon personally congratu- lating the brothers upon their success. Meets Government Test. This success was all important to the Wrights in that it completed the first of Two cruclal tests of their machine imposed o0 nthem by the United States government— the so-called “endurance test,” which ro- | quirea them to remain one hour continu- ously In the air with one passenger. Orville did nearly thirteen minutes better than this |and could have kept on indefinitely—three | hours and & half, the limit imposed by the | gasoline capacity of the supply tank. The other test, that for speed, will be completed with tomorrow, when Orville is to take Lieutenant Benjamin Foulls of the signal corps on a cross-country flight to | Alexandria and return, a total of ten miles, |over a measured course and at a speed re- quired to average forty miles an hour. Or- | ville could have made that flight this even- |ing, but it was almost dark when at last he alighted, after @ flight which would have carried him almost twice across the English channel Polgnacy was added to today's achieve ment of Orville Wright by the realization Senator Stone Strikes Negro On Buffet Car Missouri Solon Arrested at Baltimore and Will Be Tried for Assault, BALTIMORE, July 27.—United States Senator Willlam J. Stone of Missouri was arrested here tonight, charged with assault- ing Lawrence J. Brown, negro porter on a buffet car. Police Lieutenant Cole telephoned Magis- trate Grannan,’ and on his authority, re- leased Benator Stone on his own 'recog- nizance, to appear for hearing tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock The senator said that when he ordered lunch on the car, Brown was offensive, and he rebuked him. Afterward, he de- clared, Brown failed to serve him with the lunch, and, when he again rebuked him, was impertinent. Senator Stone says that he then slapped Brown with his ope hand. Senator Stone had been to Philadelphia, and was returning to Washington when the incident occurred. Plot by Castro Comes to Light Had Revolution in Venezuela Cocked and Prime, but Arrests Interfere. CARACAS, Venezuela, July 27.—The op- portune imprisonment yesterday at Maral- | caibo of a German subject named Theo- dore Houer, who recently arrived here | I THAW BLUSHES WITH SHAME Evidence of His Beating Young Girls is Introduced. HUSH MONEY TO SUPPRESS IT More Than Twenty-Five Thousand Dellars Pald Out to Keep Faets Irom Being Divulged at His Trial. WHITE PLAINS, N K. Thaw sat in the supreme court here today and heard a woman's that made his pallld face flush. He saw a pearl-handled dog whip exhibited and he heard the witness swear that she had seen him wield it on the bare flesh of young girls. The prisoner's wife, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, heard most of the testimony, which was of such a nature that Justice Mills preceded its presentation with the warning Y., July 27.—Harry that “no woman should stay in the court | room unless she is willing to hear every- thing.” Two girls left the room. The witness was Miss Susan Morrill, a buxom, pink-cheeked woman of about 35 years, and she opened a new chapter in the life of Stanford White's slayer. She told of alleged acts of his in 1802 and 1905, | when he was a young bachelor about New York before the tragedy on the Madison Square roof garden. Her testimony was in marked contrast to that of two alienists who went on the stand and gave Thaw a clean bill of health, declaring that in their opinion he was sane. Summarized, her testimony was | that during the three years named she kept In succession two New York lodging houses, where Thaw rented rooms under assumed names, and to which he brought at various times more than 200 girls. Pald Girls for Silence. After Thaw's imprisonment, she said, trom Europe, and Raymond Porpacen, hisyshe paid these women at least $25,00 as Caracas lawyer, Castro revolutionary Gomez. Herr Hauer ostensibly represented Gen- eral Castro in an attempt to sell the for- mer's stock in various Venevuelan com- panies, but in reality he was organizing a Castro revolution. This has been proven by correspondence and secret codes seized on his person. Important arrests are expected soon and Cactro's adherents in congress are greatly disclosed a dangerous plot to overthrow | alarmed. by everybody present upon his last attempt | | to navigate the air with a passenger, ‘hat passenger. Lieutenant Selfridge. was killed and he himself terribly injured. His devoted sister, Miss Katherine (Continued on Third Page.) The accident of energy has made more millionaires than the accident of birth. Business energy shows itself in advertising. The man who adver- tises wants your trade and if he gets it, will do what he can to hold it. Many big and little firms advertise under the head of ‘‘ Announcements’’ on the first want ad page. These will give you valuable information. Read them every day Have you read the want ads, yet, today? = CIGAR MAKERS MAKE PROTEST Boston Union Objects to Admission of Smokes from Philippine Island BOSTON, makers' July 2.—-The union today sent telegram to President Taft: “Two thousand cigarmakers of Boston respectfully petition against the admission of 160,000,000 cigars from the Philippines free of duty.” Boston Cigar- the following the price of their silence, and to ‘“keep them from bothering Thaw's wife or his mother.” One of the girls, who, she sald, passed as Thaw's wife, received $7,00. The money came from Thaw. After telling of Thaw's engaging rooms, the bearing of evidence upon the question of the prisoner's mental condition became apparent. For at this point the mysterious package, which was brought to court yes- terday by Clifford W. Hartridge, Thaw's former counsel, was unwrapped and a pearl-handied whip, about three feet long, was brought into view. With this before the eyes of court and spectators the woman | related a series of stories about finding Thaw on several occasions lashing the girls upon thelr bare arms and bodles. “Thaw,” she sald, “had posed as & theat- rical agent and had lured the girls to his rooms with promises of engagements When she remonstrated with him,” she testified, his excuse was that the girls “wer'nt smart enough and couldn't fill their positions, and deserved a beating.” She testitied further that Thaw had fre- (Continued on Third Pege.) Blfi(r)ody Riots in Spain In Protest Against Wa BARCELONA, July 21.—Barcelona is now earfes of life are almost prohibitive. under occurred martial law, Berious rioting has following the declaration of a Beneral strike yesterday in protest against the military operations In Moroeco, and the dispatch to that country of large bodies of troops. Several been killed and a large number wounded. iolent the last few days and the general strike followed. There has been much fighting in the streets, and practically all com- munications have been destroyed. The food supplies have been cut off, resulting in great hardship and suffering. especially among the poor. The prices of the neces- persons have | The strikers cheer the soldiers, attacked the police of suburbs. Several serlous have occurred between the police and the rioters and the former have not hesitated 10 use thelr pistols freely. As & result many innocent pedestrians have been shot Barcelona and meetings have been held during| as well as rioters All commercial activities are prostrated and service on the tramways and rallroads, as well as cab and carriage service, has ceased. There s great uneasiness here and fear of much more serious disorders Trouble s also reported from the laterior town ccnata— testimony | but have| engagements | WEATHER FORECAST, For Nebraska For lowa—Thunder showers For weather report see page 8 Showers. COPY TWO CENT NEBRASKA LEADS FOR TAFT AGAIN Republicans of State Line Up in Support of the President’s Policy. STATE CONVENTION UNEQUIVOCAL ’Platfom Pledges the Party in Terms Most Emphatic, INCOME TAX SPECIALLY NAMED Brown Resolution for Constitutional Amendment Endorsed. NO FRICTION AT ANY POINT Large and Ing of the State's 1t Representative . at Lincoln. rom a Staff Correspondent.) NCOLN, Neh, July 2.—(Special Tele- gram.)—It was a remarkable convention that assembled the Auditorfum in Lin- ecoln, Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock; re- markable in that it was so largely attended |at this time of the year by busy business men, crop-making farmers and hustling artisans from every section of Nebraska. There were upward of 800 delegates in thelr seats when the convention was called to order, somewhat remarkable in itselt when nothing of a startling or a national tinge was anticipated, aside from the adoption of a platform which it was expected would be devoted merely to a dlsoussiin in a skeleton form of lssues suitable for judi- clal and university governing candidates to stand on. The convention was remark- able, too, for an abiding, solid enthusiasm, and for the freedom of speech Indulged in by the chairman and other party leaders toching matters usually considered too delicate to he broached out loud in publia talks In a party convention. Douglas County Organises. Previous to the meeting of the conven- tion the Douglas county delegation, which was on hand almost to a man, met in the ordinary of the Lincoln hotel and elected Francls A. Brogan chalrman. Victor Rose- water was selected for member of the com- mittee on resolutions, and Myron L. Learned, Charles L. Saunders and Otto Leptin were named for presentation as members of the state central committee from Douglas county. Governor Sheldon started off his brief talk by saying: “I assure you that I would rather be defeated, as I was, and recelve this recognition, than to have been elected by trickery and deception.” He assured the delegates that at no time since his defeat had there been a desire In his breast for vindication. ‘“There is vindication enough,’” he said, with emphasis, “in the knowledge | that the pledges of the national republican platform are to be redeemed as were the pledges of the Nebraska state platform of 1907. “This country can adapt itself to any sort of tariff, If it has to, but what we want is a settled proposition, and a settle- ment that will win the approval of the American people, 50 that they can take nd- vantage of the great prosperity sure to come as soon as this bill shall be passed in proper shape.” Secretary Hayward of the natfonal com- mittce made the assemblage sit up and take notice when he asserted in his open- ing sentence almost that “Nebraska was lost to the republicans in state and nation the practice of decelt, fraud, chicanery and dishono And In the next breath he burst out with: “All the devils in hell and all the angels In heaven seemed to have joined hands in a Virginia reel of political | abandon. I am tired of having the re- | publican party In this state dominated by Bryanized near-republicans. We must | stand squarely behind the national plat- | torm of our party, for its pledges are to | be redeemed by the congress, with Presi- | dent Taft strongly in the game with his | 300-norse power brain and personality. | The national platform Is good enough for | any state and any community." Mr. Hayward and others won the most enthusiastic applause when they hotly de- nounced the bank guaranty as framed up ¢ the democrats as & fraud and a delu- slon, In the same class with free silver and raflroad ownership and other fsms sprung by the democratic leader zs vote catchers. Chairman Whedon's Sentiment, Chairman Whedon got some applause for | his advocacy of the bank guaranty propo- sitfon, but he won the most generous ap- plause when he disclaimed any leaning toward democracy by saying: ‘“The title to the republican party is in the party it- | self. The title to the democratic party is in the individual, with all its reversions and reminders. And the individual, once In four years, gives out a new password, fssues a new halling sign of distress. There {8 no hope in the democratic party. The action of democratic senators on the tariff oill shows that their opposition to trusts is purely vocal.” Most of the delegations had caucused before the meeting of the convention, and a common understanding had been reached that the matter of county local option should be barred absolutely, together with any and all allusions to temperance legis- |lation. It had also become the general understanding that President Taf! po- |sition on the tariff revision bill should | be definitely endorsed, and Nebraska thus |lined up with the progressive notions of |the president now, as it had been in his campalgn for the presidency. Applause tor Platform. This sentiment of the delegates was given voice In the unmistakeable pronouncement lof the platform committee, when it was later read to the convention. And while Chairman Victor Rosewater was reading the report of the platform committee there | was keen and concentrated tnterest evinced in every word. It was ctually true that |a pin could almost be heard to drop dur- ing the reading, except where sincere and joyous applause greeted the paragraphs as they were put forth. | Adjournment came at a labout 6:30, with every man and satistied frame of mind oirillar of men of many differing 1dens general political subjects ever walked out of a convention hall. They were completely at ease; with a very ap- | parent sense of duty well discharged showing on every face. ‘ w the ivention was called to ordtr and prayer had been offered by Dr. Lud- |den, there was a quick announcement of the Whedon of Lin-oln |as temporary chairman and J. M. O'Nefll of Lincoln as temporury secretary. Later this organiaetion was maede permanent, | with Cliaton Brome of Douglas county as seemly hour, in & happy Perhaps no bunch selection of C. O,