Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 22, 1909, Page 1

/ o / ” » - 4 . [ - [ ) _THE OMAHA BEE goes to the homes—is read by the women—sells goods for advertisers. P THE OMAHA DAILY BEE — VOL. XXXIX—NO. 84, TAFT TALKS ON INCOME TAXE Executive Discusses This Feature of the Tariff Bill in His Speech L& p in Denver. | an income-producing measure, thus minimising the effect of the tariff in pro- moting the {ndustries of the country. In other words, the passage of the income tax bill would have lent support probably to the proposition to have a tariff for revenus only and would with protective policy republican party is pledged Question of Constl “One further objection to which the ty. to the income | tax amendment was that it had been de- DEFENDS CORPORATION TAX ! it Contains Many of Ben‘ Features of English Law. ; WOULD CHANGE CON. , TION| -Bays BALLINGER JOIys N Prestdent Postpones His Add Conservation Poliey Until Reaches Salt Lake City or Spokane. ~Making his way sUll tarther west, President Taft arrived in Denivey this ufterncon and tonight in the Denfer Auditorium, where a year ago Mr. Bryan was nominated as his opponent {dn the presidential race, faced a crowd of thousands that In its nolsy welcome and continuous enthusiasm recalled some of the scenes of convention week. President Taft, switching from his pur- pos« 1o discuss the question of the con- Aservation of natural resources in his Den- ver speech, elected tonight to take up the corporation tax passed as a part of the tarlft blll and to defend it as gainst the proposition to impose a direct | income tax, which he acknowledged seemed likely to pass the senate when the corpora- | tion tax was devised as'a compromise. The | president strongly urged that all the states| | should adopt the propsed amendment to { the constitution, however, to make an in- come tax possible in time.of need. Balllnger Joins Party. GMr. Taft was joined here today by the steretary of the Interior, Mr. Ballinger, who will accompany him on a part of the trip through the far northwest. It is ¢ likely that the president desired a further conference with Mr. Ballinger, whose con- duct of the Interior depurtmlent he re- cently upheld in a long letter called out by the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy, .be- fore making & final exposition of the aims and objecls of this administration as to -the conservation of this service. Mr. Taft | | Probably will not take up the subject now | ' until he reaches Balt Lake City, where he spends Friday and Saturday, or he may wait until he arrives at Spokane, where, at the Irrigation congress, the Ballinger- Pinchot controversy really had its public aiuing. Best Form of lucome Tax. The president tonight declared that the corporation tax was in itself the best form of income tax that could be levied, and pointed out thgt It contained many of the best features of the income tax law ot tates to vate for e amenienifieisipe, aiamm: o ot per- mitting the levy of a direct income tax without apportioning the levy among the states according to their population, the president declared that it would be possi- ble 50 t6 amend the corporation tax so as to inelude within its seope every desired feature of an income tax except the levy upon incomes derived from actual salary nd professional services. The president d he opposed a difect income tax ex- Fept In cases of emergency, and he be- lMeved 1t to be a prime fault in the fed- eral constitution that no provision is made for a direct levy to meet war-time or other extrwordinary expenses. Mr. Taft declared that it was the supreme wourt decision declaring unconstitutional the fneome tax law passed by a demo- cratic congress some years ago that pre- vented the leaders in congress during the session recently closed from including in the corporation tax measure a provision for & levy upon bonds and bondholders. To tax bonds would result in the reduc- tion of the rate of interest and hence this “vesdited in & direct tax upon the individ- ual holders of the bonds and came in con- tact with the decision of the court that no direct tax could be levied by the na- . tional goverpment without the resuiting apportionment of the proceeds among the atates. Experience of England. +The president based his argument in favor of the corporation tax, as compared to the direct income tax, aimost entirely | upon the results of the income tax in| England. | He pointed out that the tax there is not & dirett levy, such as was recently de- feated in the senate only through a com-| pronilse, but that it laid the tax upon the income before it came Into the hands of the individual. The English tax is levied first on the declared dividends of corpora-| tions, secondly on rents before leaving the hands of tenants and third on the in-| dividual diréctly. It was found In England that @ direct income tax at 10 per cent| did not proguce as much revenue as the! present method of taxation at 6 per cent.| This, he declared, lllustrated the premium that the direct tax places on perjury ana! concealment, 1t 18 & question, the president declared, whether incomes from earned salaries and from professional work should be taxed as beavily as Incomes derived from invest- meuts or not taxed at all The latter, he said, was the effect of the corporation tax. Reference to Tariff, At the auditorium tonight, after a few preliminary remgrks, Mr. Taft touched briefly on the tariff, saying that while & revision had been desmed essential,.there was also & deficlt In the tressury to be met. This partly will be met by & cut of forty million te fifty million in the appro- priations to be made by congress and pardy by the income from the new cor- poration tax law, Mr. Taft said he had favored &t first an inheritance tax, but the objection that the states had pre-empted , thar field, had sufficlent weight to defeat the proposition. The president continued: “A part of the republicans and all of the democrats of 'Ih. senate united in Pressing for consid- ‘eralion & general income tax on individ- uals throughout the United States. The . Jaw Was &8 newr as it could be made to that income tax law which had once been considered by the supreme court some ten years ago and which was held to be ug- constitutional by & vote of five to four. It was conceded that the tax would prob- ably raise §150,000,000 to $200,006,000, which was far in excess of the needs of the government If the tariff bill was to retain its general form, as proposed, and %0 to produce revenues which should be reasonably expected. Our friends, the democrats, favored the income tax with 51” to substitutiog it for the tasiff 4 | ston clared unconstitutional by the supreme court and to invoke a second decision upon | that issue was to question the uniformity of the decisions of the supreme court and to drag the court into a political discus- which, whatever its decision, could not make for its standing as an impartial tribunal ‘before the people. It indicated a diversity of view between congress and the court—two co-ordinate branches—with reference to the conmstitutionality ‘of the law which it seemed unwise to perpetuate in a formal statute. But the income tax amendment seemed quite likely to pass by vote of all the democrats and a sufficlent number of republicans. Therefore, those who were opposed to the income tax amendment looked about to see if a com- promise could not be proposed less ob- jectionable than the income tax amend- | ment, which would satisfy enough repub- licans who were inclined to favor the in- come tax to prevent the passage of that amendment. Such a compromise was found in the present corporation tax and also the joint resolution already referred to, proposing an amendment of the federal constitution to the states authorizing the general government to impose an Income | tax without imposing it as a direct taxa- tion according to the proposition of the states. Tax Upon Success. “The provisions for the corporation tax in the bill exempt all corporations whose net income does not exceed $5,000. It is, there- fore, in effect an income tax; that is ft taxes earnings actually made. It is a tax upon success and not failure, “The most objectionable feature of a direct Income tax Is the premium upon perjury whiéh it offers to those who are willing to conceal their income—a matter not at all difficylt to do—and who thus sub- ject to a much heavier proportionate bur- den those who are consclentious in making their returns and who pay their tax as the law intended. So great was this evil In the levy of an income tax in England that when that tax imposed directly upon in- dividuals as was proposed here In the so- called income tax amendment bill, it was found that the proceeds of the tax at 10, per cent were less than the proceeds of an income tax of 5 per cent Imposed as our corporation tax Is, not upon the individuals directly, but upon the income before it comes into their hands. This is a practical argument in favor of corporation income tax as agalnst an individual income tax, that is altogether unansyverable. “In England, after a hundred years of experience, the income tax is levied in only exceptional Instances on the Individual di- rectly. It is first levied on the declared dividends of, corporations; secondly, on Tents before they leave the hands of the tenants, and, finally, on the individual with respect to matters that are not cov- ered by rents and corporate Investments. Another distinction whigh i made In the English law, and which commends itself to everyone with a sense of justice, Is that the income tax on passive and perm- anent - investments, IUtka tha _stoel {I,‘ bonds in a corporation, should be : or than on earned incomes—that is, incomes earned by the services of the Individual as salary or as a professional income. Barned incomes thus deseribed are really the proceeds of an application of the cap- ital of individuals, whieh is being con- sumed and will be entirely used up at the end of his professional life of twenty or thirty years; whereas the income from corporate and business investments will continue permanently wifhout regard as to whether the owner lives or dies, and will pass on by succession of law undiminished and without increasing capital. This dis- tinction justifies making a Aifference be- tween a tax upon the income of corpor- ations and that of individuals where they earn their Income by services, either by making the rate less or by not taking the earned income at all. The latter is the ef- fect of the corporation tax.” No Tax on Corporation Bonds. “‘Another criticism of the corporation tax in the present bill is that only shares of stock in corporate enterprises are thus taxed and that those who own bonds se- cured by mortgages upon the entire prop- erty or plant of the corporation do not pay any tax at all. This Is true and the defect was fully recognized by those who drafted the corporation tax. They would have been glad if possible to impose a tax upon the bondholders who are only less Interested in the earnings and success of the corpora- tions than are stockholders, but the diffi- culty of including them and of collecting from the corperation before the payment of interest on the bonds, an income tax proportioned to & percentage of the interest to be paid on the bonds, was that congress could not force a corporation to recoup fit- self in the payment of such a tax from the interest to be pald, because thus to impose & tax upon the bondholder propor- tioned to the interest he received would be in violation of the constitution as inter- preted by the supreme court as an income tax not apportioned among the stafes. Chance for Change. “Now, if the proposed amendment to the constitution authorising the imposition of an income tax without apportioning It among the states according to population passes, It would be possible to add to our corporation tax the feature of imposing a {tax upon the bonded intetest In that cor- | poration by a percentage tax on interest to be pald, thus reducing the amount of in- | terest which the corporation would pay to the bondholders to the extent of the tax | collected. This would make the corporation |tax & more beneficial measure and one | reaching interests that ought to be reached, | because under modern systems of financing| corporations the bondholders and stock- holders are all of them in a sense jolnt investors and & corporation income tax ought to include them all. Under the con- ditions that existed with reference to the constitution it seeqs to me clear that the | corporation tax 1s an equitable burden, one reaching active business, not to heavy to retard it, but enough to collect a sub stantial revenue from those who are suc- cessful in business. Tax Easily Collected. “It fs & tax easily collected—one that no corporation can escape—one in which per- jury cannot play any lmportant part at all in an effort to escape. “Another feature of it is that incidently, it will give the federal government an opportunity to securs most valuable infor- mation in respect to the t of cor- porations, their actual conditions, which they are required to show In general terms in & public return. In addition, the iow provides the means, under proper limi tations, of investigating fully and in detall their course of business. “This is to be done only after the com- (Continued on Becond Page.) have interfered | OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER HURRICANE IS ON ITS WAY NORTH Great Storm Which Caused So Mach Damage in South is Central in Illinois. SPREADS OVER WIDE AREA Territory East of Rockies and South of Chicago Affected. FIVE DEAD IN NEW ORLEANS Two Men Killed at Jackson and Two Boats Sunk at Vicksburg. GREAT DAMAGE TO FORESTS - 1 Leveled—Many Gulf sull CHICAGO, Sept. 21.—A severe storm reached this city at nightfall and has steadily increased in violence. According to the local weather bureau it is the fore- runner of the storm which wrought such havoc In the south last night and today. It is expected to reach its height here early tomorrow morning, and a steady precipi- tation is promised until tomorrow after- {noon. The center of the storm at 9 o'clock was in southern Illinols and Missouri, and it is advancing steadily northward. The local forecaster sald that the pres- ent storm spreads over a tremendous ter- ritory and s almost a record-breaker for |the area covered. It extends practically from the Atlantic ocean to the Rocky | mountains and from Chicago to New Or- leans tonight. Storm wsignals were dis- played all over the Great Lakes today. Enormous Losses in South. MEMPHIS, Sept. 21.—Central last night in Mississippi and sweeping north at the rate of 200 miles a day, the hurricane which devastated the gulf coast and left a trail of vxr-\c? and ruin through four states, {continued on its course with unabated fury. Of the ruln it has wrought no one can give an estimate. In New Orleans alone five are known to be dead, and $1,000,000 will not repair the damage to the beautiful Crescent City. It s said that plate glass alone will cost $100,000 to replace. From the little summer colonies on the Loulsiana and Mississippl gulf coast come tales of frightful devastation and fears that many lives have been lost. The wealthy summer’tourists, who own pleas- ure craft, are wont to spend much time on them, and It is possible that many have been Jost. Bilox!, the Mecca of. the wealthy, is still without communication, and its fate is unknown. Jackson Is still cut off from the coast points. The dome of the capitol at Jackson was wrecked and the old capitol unroofed. The streets were a tangle of live wires and the fall of and debris made the highways At two vessels were sunk and A7third was ariven uihbYe. Thetr passen- Eers were rescued. One vessel lies across the channel and has blocked navigation. In the pretty harbors of Pascagoula and Bayou St. Louls many slips are empty and the torn moorings tell of the fury of the wind and waves. Bath houses, pa- villons, yacht slips and pleasure resorts that were nightly brilliantly illuminated and the rendezvous for those who sought relaxation and amusement on the famous Rulf coast are washed away and not a timber’ remains to mark thelr locations. And the story has not yet been completed Five Dead at New O NEW ORLEANS, La., Sept. 21 (Via Hat- tlesburg, Miss) — The troplcal hurricane which yesterday swept the gulf coast of Loulslana and Mississippi caused the death of at least five persons and a property loss of perhaps more than $1,000,00. New Orleans was practically shut out from communication with the outside world for twenty-four hours. The arrangement of raliroad schedules has not yet been righted and it is problematic when arrive on anything like regular time. actual property damage to New Orleans | will exceed $250,000. | Detalls of the reported inundated sections of Placquemine and St. Bernard parishes are still lacking. Fifteen young men who were among passengers on the Louisville and Nashville train which has been tied up at Chef Mentur, La., since yesterday morning, left that place at daybresk this morning and started for New Orleans along the track of the rallroad. For seven miles they fought their way against heavy odds and were forced to wade ans swim across several washouts. They were finally | relief train that was unable to get any farther out than a point about one milc this side of Mechaud station. The party 'upon thelr arrival here reported that over 400 passengers, inculding many women and children, are still tied up ata Chef Men- teur, without anything to eat. train and & small steamboat sent to the scene. have been Twoe Dead at Jackson. ward from the Mississippl coast last night carrying death and destruction In its wake. | placed In the rotunda, where it will lie in and prop- | erty damage to the extent of several my-|missioned officers of the National Guard, Several lives have been lost lon dollars. incurred. Charles Clayton and Karl Wooster, black- smiths, were caught beneath falling walls and killed. Hundreds of bulldings were unroofed. The east dome of the capitol buliding was crushed in and daamage caused amounting to severaal thousand dollars. . Several sections of the old capitol build- ing roof were carried hundreds of yards The stables at the faair grounds were demolished and several exhibit bulldings badly damaged. Viigin forests of yellow pine, represent- ing one-third of the wealth of the state, were laid low and it is believed thaat the timber destruction will equal, If it does not exceed, that of four years ago when more than 5,000,000 worth of timber was felled Up Lo 6 o'clock tonight it had been im- possible to form an idea of the extent of the storm, MOBILE, La., Sept. 2.—Some loss of life 18 reported in the vicinity of Chef Menteur, La. The hurricane was severe ata Guit- port, Miss, waves coming ever the mam- moth pier and water going into the city, doing considerable damage. At Bllloxi, Miss. the big bridge over the bay, used by the Louisville & Nash- ville, s out of commission and some ship- ping has been damaged Nothing south of Guifport has been heard from and in this locality the hurri- cane is supposed 1o bave centered, traina Wil |the cortege passed down the street leading | picked up In an exhausted condition by a | JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 3— An equinoci- | escort, {tial hurricane of great intensity swept up- | people. | | i l | b 22, 1909—TEN PAGES WEATHER FORECAST, For Nebraska—Warmer. For lowa-—Cooler For weather report see page 3 (GLE COP HE ESMIMO Poc WHO MADE THE DISEOVERY OF THE NORTH Pob POSSIBLE MUTE TR From the Cleveland Leader. IBUTE—The Dog World Has Its Heroes, Too. GOVERNOR JOHNSON IS. DEAD Minnesota's Chief Executive Expires Early Tuesday Morning. ARRANGEMENTS FOR FUNERAL Prominent Figure in Weatern Poll- tics and Regarded by Many as a Probable Presidential Candidate, ROCHESTER, Minn., Sept 21.—Governor John A. Johnson, +hree times elected governor of Minnesota, a candidate for the democratic nomination for president of the United States in 18, and looked upon many throughout the country as the probable national standard bearer in 1912, dled at St. Mary's hospital here at 3.5 o'clock this morning, following an opera- tion last Wednesday. After battling against death for almost a week the governor's life had a peaceful ending. Grouped about his bedside when the end came were Mrs. Johnson, Miss Sullivan, her personal friend; the attending physicians and two nurses The last thing Governor Johnson did be- fore lapsing into unconsciousness one and u half hours before his death, was to take his Wife's hand and weakly whisper: “Well, Nora, I made a good fight, but I guess I've got to go."" Then as the last gleam of intelligence began to f1 Be pressed her hand gently « to his k 1n. a parung caress. Mayor Thompson then issued a proclama- tion declaring the town to be in a state of public mourning and flags were flying at hulf mast from the city buildings, school houses and many private buildings. Bdy Taken to St. Paul BT. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 21.—One of the most remarkable tributes ever paid to the | |memory of a public man in Minnesota was accorded the late Governor Johnson todaay. From the hour that the governor's death was first publicly announced by the tolling of a school bell in Rochester, all usual public activity was abandoned. All banks, stores and offices were closed and the bull®ings draaped In black and purple crepe. Governor Johnson's body was escorted to the special Chicago, Great Western train by a throng of citizens from every walk of life. On the train were Mrs. Johnson, a few of her personal friends, state offi- cers and friends of the late Rovernor. As to the station, the escort lined upon on either side with bared heads and the hun- dreds ‘of people around the depot showed 2 like respect. Mayor Thompson had pro- claimed it a day of public mounrning. The mayor and councilmen acted gs pail ers. ] All the way along the route to St. Paul flags were at half-mast and the bulldings draped with crepe. At Zombrota the entire population of the town appeared to be at| the station. A touching feature was the appearance of a large number of school children lined up along the platform, each provided with the ‘national colors, which were pointed downward. Similar receptions ‘were accorded the special train at other points along the route. Arrangements for Funer, Upon its arrival in St. Paul the train was met by detachments of all the local com- A reliet | Panies of the National Guard and an escort of police. In.spite of a hemvy downpour of rain, & multitude of people swarmed around the train and the procession to the state capitol, with the~militia acting as was witnessed by thousands of Upon arrival at the capitol the body was state until tomorrow afternoon. Four com- four sergeants, four corporals and four (Continued on Ninth Page.) Many a woman makes herspending money by using Bee WantAds. Are | you one of them? Don't let old things accumulate —sell them. Don't buy something new when you can find a bargain in one for which some one has no further use. It mekes no differ- ence what it is—a laundry stove, or a plano. Everybody reads the Bee | | | | want ad pages. They are the | Fifty Jurors Discharged in States Attorney Wayman's Action Results in Order Given by Judge McEwen, CHICAGO, Sept. 2L—State's Attorney ‘Wayman's sensational charges of jury tam- pering resulted today in the discharge of another venire of fifty men. This action {was taken by Judge McHwan at the in- | stance of counsel for the defense in the | case of Gustav Meyers, charged with per- | ury. Al Mr. Whitman learned today that certain members “drawn” today for the Otcober grand jury were close friends to certain others who were membérs of the Septem- ber inquisitorial body. In fact, it is declared that successive grand jurles were bound each to each by a mobile clique, some members of, which were always to be found in the grand jury room. It was declared today that representa- tives of interests belleved to have been at the bottom of the alleged manipulation have disappeared. Mr. Wayman is known to have obtained at least one confession: touching the scan- dal and it is believed he has secured one or two In addition toda Aberdeen Ready for Land Seckers | Superintendent Whitten Expected | Soon, When Details of Registr: tion Will Be Fixed. ABERDEEN, 8. D., Sept. 21.—(Special.)— James W. Witten, superintendent of the registration and drawing for the lands on the Chevenne River and Standing Rock | reservatigns, is expected to arrive in Ab- erdeen 02 the morning of Thursday, Sep- tember 23, for the purpose of establishing | his headquarters here, to remain until | atter the drawing takes place, beginning October 2. Upon his arrival he will confer | with the members of the Brown County Notarial assoclation. He will also discuss with the mayor and the city authorities the best methods for preserving order dur- |ing the registration The people of Aberdeen ate showing a disposition ® meet Superintendent Witten more than half way in the way of com- plying with his suggestions regarding pro- viding food and lodging for the thousands of visitors at reasonable rates. Aberdeen entertalned a great many thousand people at the Dakota homecoming In June, and | much of the machinery of management used at that time will be brought {pll) during the registration. | A central secretary will difect the regis- |tration crowds to places where they can | procure lodging, and the price will be im- |parted so they will know just what the | charge will be. The restaurants are em- ploying extra forces to care for the hungry | hordes expeditiously, one restaurant alone |advertising for forty extra waiters and | cooks for that purpose. In addition there vill be eating stands at every vacarf space {In the business section of town. One Min- neapolly man has rented a vaeant block, | which he will cover with tents. Others are placing tents on smaller areas, in which cheap, but cemfortable, lodging can be procured. There will be no lack of amu | ments to entertain the crowds. The South Dakota State band will play all during the registration, there will be shows at the opera house, two numbers of a celebrated lecture course will be given and there will be many other attraction WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Major Davison Relieved of Duty at Own Request with Nebraska Milieh (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 21»—(Special Tele- gram.)—Major Lorenzo P. Davison, re- tired, at his own request is relieved from duty with the organized militla of Ne-/ braska. [ D. R. Doty of Webster City, Clark Me- Chicago Case| into | VOTE CHANGE TN DELEGATES Take Important Action. E. Next President, with Willlam Koch of Des Moines Vice President. a upanimous vote the Fraternities of America decided afternoon to change the constitution that the larger societies will have five dele. By cording to the number of members. The action of the society Is ternities by the Royal Modern Woodmen was contingent thereon The Wuestion of a change in dues also discussed at length. E. J. Donovan of Detroit is slated to be- tion. van now holds, Moines is on the slate. Koch of [} Willlam J. made a member of the executive council any fight in the convention over honors. Mr. Donovan s president of the Tdeal the Yeomen. The convention heard addresses’ by Sen- ator Burkett and former Governor Sheldon, and then got down to amending the constitution. Both Burkett and Sheldon had kindly words to say of fraternal insurance. Sen- ator Burkett urged Insistence on the fr ternal spirit in these societies as distin- guished from the insurance end. He urged emphaticaily the carrying out of ail prom- ises made by mocieties at their inception. Senator Burkett, in conclusion, told how glad he is that he is an American, and declared that “this is the greatest country on earth.' Governor Sheldon paid a tribute to J. C. sociological effect of fraternal organiza- [tlons, declaring that “every community is Ibetter, every home happier, the lives of ll men made contented In a community Wwhen a fiaternity has been established there. So that men are not then living only for themselves and their families, but Jiving to be a benefit to their fellow men.” The convention at the aftérnoon session resumed the discussion of delegate attend- ance and dues. 2 The convention may hold an open meet- iing at the Young Men's Christlan associa- tion Thursday night, when John J. Lentz of Ohlo, an eloquent speaker and former |congressman, will make an address. The |meeting has not been absolutely settled upon. Vanderbilts Agree to Part Wiliam K., Jr, and His Wife Come to Terms and Will Hereafter Live Apart. NEW YORK, Sept. 21 signed a separation agreement, to an afternoon newspaper. Mrs. Vander biit 18 now returning from Europe her two children, Mauriel and William K Vandprbiit IIL It is expected the separa- | tion will be announced formally as soon as | Mrs. Vanderbilt reaches New York. kbt forts were made by Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, mother of M:. Vanderblit, and Mrs. Her- man Oelrichs, sister of Mrs. Vanderbilt, to avert the separation. {Anti-Jewish Riets Begin Twenty-Five Persons Reported Killed as Result of Demonstration Gilver of Albia, George T. Perringer ‘of Chariton, Ralph B. Dodd of Emerson lnd; Warren P. Pulse of Sigourney, Ia., have| been appointed railway mall clerks. Nebraska postmasters appointed: La- vaca, Cherry county, Willlam H. Turner vice J. Fairhead, resigned; Pine Camp, Keya Paha county, Oliver P. Hollenbeck. vice N. F. Bruce, resigned. J. Frank Boston has been appointed rur carrier for route 1 at Oskaloosa, Ia. The land office today issued a statement regarding money it had received from the bargain hunter’s best hunting ground. Buy or sell—the cheap little want ads certainly sale of public lands In various states dur- Ing the fiscal year, which closed June 3 The public land sold in Nebraska during that year brought into the United States treasury $173,18; Iowa, $34; South Dakota, L01%4; and Wyoming, #6630 at Kiev. LONDON, Sept. 21.—A speclal dispatch | received from Klev, Russia, says that anti Jewish rioting broke out in that city today and that as a result twenty persons have been killed and several hundred injured, many of the latter fatally SAPULPA, Okl, Sept. ilL.—Tom Tiger, the ownar of much Oklahoma oil land whose trial on & charge of murder was set for today, was shot early today by snother Indian named “Bkeeter’ wnd mor- tally wounded. Pat Crowe a Bankrupt. CHICAGO, Sept. . —(Spectal Telegram.) —-Pub.(z:r--‘- qnlu:;u lled an involun- tary petition. Assets wre placed at §850 2,000, Associated Fraternities of America LARGER SOCIETIES GET MORE MEN J. Donovan of Detroit Slated for Assoclated vesterday | 50 gates and the smaller from five down, ac- important because the joining of the Associated Fra- Neighbors and the was come the.next president of the organiza- For vice president, the position Dono- Des Root, whose years as president expires with this con- vention, will probably be honored by being There is little likelihood that there will be these Reserve and Koch ts grand foreman of the question of Willlam K. Van- derbilt, jr., donor, of the Vaaderbilt cup| unless he wants to; the men'Have the pick tor awomoblle races, and his wife, formerly Miss Virginia Fair of S8an Francisco, have according | with | arbitration CITY DADS TRY TO END STRIKE Both Sides Present Case to Mayor and Council in Effort to Settle. CONFERENCE IN VAIN S0 FAR | Strikers Offer to Arbitrate, Wattles Says He Won't, i“WE'VE NOTHING TO ARBITRATE" | Council Hears Report of Special Com- | mittee at Night Session, DAY SERVICE IS ALMOST NORMAL it on, bat After 7 O'clock, Company Fearing Disorder After Dark. Are No Efforts put forth by the mayor and the city 1l to bring about a settiement of the street car strike have already begun to bear fruit and members of the council stated lust evening that* they believed the atmosphere is clearing and that a settie- ment !s not far off This is the result of all-day held yesterday by the council w' h repre- sentatives of both sides in the fight, private conferences by the mayor with both sides, then an executive meeting of the council with the mayor, and finally anotlier con- ference with President Wattles of the street |car company. This last conference was held between the president and Councilmen Burmester, Berka and Funkhouser, mem- | bers of a spe 1 committee appointed by the whole body to walit on the head of the company with a proposal for settle- ment. cour conferences Ittee Has Faith, This special committee reported to the whole council in regular session last even- ing that they believed thelr mission had not been vain and that it is probable that nc conditions will soon be re- sumed. suggestions were made to President Wattles and he agreed to take them up with his directors this morning. Anoih cial meeting of the committee { will be held some time during the day and at this meeting Mr. Watties will report the action of his directors. The president promised the council com- mittee, according to Mr. Funkhouser, that | the company would not import any maore men to run its cars and that if affairs could be amicably wsettled all old em- ployes, excepting those who may have committed depredations, will be taken back. He made promises rogarding pay at | this time, but in the meeting of the coun- |eil in the morning he said that the com- | pany would raise the pay of its employes | the minute it was able so to do and that lit would be only too glad to change its runs any way the street car men might | themselves suggest. Council Hears Both Sides. Mayor Dahiman has held several com- ferences hoth with - Mr. ‘Wattles and of- Iicials representing the stifkers, but failing in accomplishing any desired result he asked the councll to take a hand in the hope It could do something. The council invited officials of the company and a committee from the employes to meet with jit, and this meeting was held in the coun- |ell chamber this morning. It was attended | by hundreds of sympathizers of both sides. | Mayor Dahlman was present and opened ,lht' but the councilmen took {little part other than to Inject an occa- | slonal question. | The side of the street car men was heard | first, a committee composed of Charles O. | Lear, dent of the local union, Dave | Turney and P. J. Lenihan being the spokes- They told of the conterences held be- Com in mal discussion, men. Root in beginning and then discussed the | o tne strike and thelr effort to do every- | thing possible 1o avert a strike, asking not so much for pay as for more agreeable runs and saying that the whole question is that of humane treatment, Lear and Lenihan both declared they would take their oath that President Wat- ues said, “Had it not been for the hounds and grafters in the city hall I would have sed the pay of the men and would have |dividea with them the $60.000 assessed by the city against the company by the new ocoupation tax.” This statement was de- nied in toto by Wattles. Rely on Published Record. In his argument before the council, Wat. tles referred repeniedly to the record of the conference meeting, published in the daily vress, and when his turn came to talk C. O. Pratt, at the head of the strikers’ movement, also urged people to read this published record. Wattles referred to & number of other cities where the pay of street car men 15 less than that In Omaha, the maximum pay in these cities being, per hour, as fol- lows: Kansas City, 23 cents; St. Joseph, 23 |cents; Des Moines, 24 cents; the Twin ' Citles, 2 cents waukes, 24 cents, and | 8t, Louis, « The maximum in Omahu 8 26 cent “No employe has to take & ‘swing’ run more of the runs, and the company will ac- | cept any changé in-the runs the men can suggest,” said Mr. Wattles, “The company owes the people of the city good and con- tinued service and {he authorities owe pro- |tection to property and to employes. We | may have to come to a tragedy to settle this matter right, but even though that tragedy occurs &nd I wake up on the other shore, 1 can feel happy that I did what was right | Mr. Prau replied to Mr. Wattles and | askea wi is afraid to arbitrate if he wants to be fair. “We court arbitration,” he said and read an extract from President Taft's speech in Chicago, whers he went |on record as beieg In sympathy with or- ized labor. "I came to Omahs on & misslon of pe and not untll after the { men had voted to strike did I counsel or- ganization,” said the head of the strikers. No Arbitration, Says Wattles, In his talk to the councll in this first meeting President Wattles sald that he | would not consent to arbitrate becauss the | company had nothing to arbitrate, and, | further, advised the mayor and eeunciimen | that they wasting time in talking about the situation, as they could do noth- !ing. On the other side, the committes rep- resenting the strikers said they wanted that they were for peace and he no violence. This last statement was in reply to & | statement by Mr. Wattles that his lfe had been frequently threatened “I am here to tell you that there will be serious difficuity this afternoon, and that there will be serious trouble If some action 18 not taken before then,” Mr. Wattles told the councilmen In s first weeling The conference lasted all forsucon, bt