Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 8, 1909, Page 1

[P p rete EWS SECTION PAGES 1 TO 8. NO. VOL. XXXIX— 132. WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska—Fair. For lowa—TFalr in west. For weather report seo page 8 ONGRESS HEARS THE MESSAGE ¥ormality of Reading it Aloud Con- sumes Hour and a Half in Each House, ARE REPUBLICANS PLEASED Members of the Majority Regard it as a Satisfactory Document. COMMENT BY #Democnflc Leader Says Big Subjects are Reserved for Later Messages. HR. EITCHCOCK BRINGS IN BILL Webraskan Introduges Measure Physieal Valuatibn of Property Attected by Télephone-Tele- graph Merger, / P /. WASHINGTON, /Dec. 7.—Having assem- Bled and received the presiden’ts annual message, congress today found itselt liter- ally “out of work'" and in consequence h houses adjourned ever until Friday, 3;1, if some of the various committees fall to provide semething to do adjourn- ment will be taken until Monday next. The formalify of readin gthe message aloud eonsumed about an hour and a half # the time of each house today. When ine ceneluxion was reached the house im- medlately adjourned. Little fault was found with the message by republickns, who seemed to agree that X was as matisfactory a document as the president could prepare and remain tent with the party’s campaign pledge. The democrats approved of the président's etforts to economize but depre- eated his, suggestion that the Monros doc- trine had practically become obsolete. “The message is written in the presi- nt's customary terse, vigorous style, mmented Representative Payne, the m Jority leader In the house, while Represent- ative Clark, the minority leader, thought that about &ll that could be sald about the message was that It was comparatively brief, “as discussion of almost all impor- tant matters 1y relegated to special mes- sages.. In both houses the message was sub- Jected to fhe most careful scrutiny and | while the members pald little attention to the perfunctory reading of it by the clerks they buried their heads between its pages and digested as much of it as they could at one reading. Following the custom the message was to the committee of the whole by both branches, to be prepared for “‘vivi- section,” by the various committées whoso busihiess it is to deal wtih the various wubjects ‘by ‘tite-president In his message. The senats adjourned at 2:80 o'elock out ot | fo the memory of Represenia- tives DeArmond of Missourl and Lassiter of Virginia. The house adjourned at 1:45 o clock. ‘Bl by Mr., Hitehcoek. Btriking dlose upon the recent reports of the merger of the telegraph systems in the United States, a current resolution was todey introduced by Representative Mitchoock 6f Nebraska, directing the sec- yetary of gommerce and labor to have the bureau of ' corporations prepars for con- gress a statement of the phyisical valua- ston of the tisgraph, telophone and cable Mnes and other tangible property belong- ing to the Western Union Telegraph com- pany, the Postal Telegraph gompany and the American Telegraph and Telephene eompanies. The data s to be compiete to Deecember ' 1, to embrace the subsidiary eoncerns and to include the capital stock, ke, bonded debt of each of the three cor- perutions and approxifaately the market value of the stock and bonds. The resolu- Men aathoriges the bfireau to employ sur- wyeyors and appralsers for this work. Pureau Chififs May Taik. Beerstary Dickindon loosened the gag ywhieh President Taft put in the moutas of chiefs of bureglis last week by issulng ¢ ua interprew of the presidential or- der that allews the ohiefs te taik quite “ Musie to men, should they drop Around their For imeenn Meeretary Dickinson in- foruied the bu ohi in his aeparcmsent that Moy Teapond direetly to awy re- l Ut Trem tives or senators for suy eferma on ail erdinary routtne atiers pertaining exclusively to thelr re- speetive offices. Information, however, Mearing on guestions of pollcy or on impor- sent or unusual matiers or of & ch or ‘which soun@l judgment would indicate as eoming Properiy Wilpn the discreuion ol the head of lhe department showd not be #iven Out untll after consultation with the heaa the department. Kal Takes Wood Alcohol. Legisiatiof alnied st COrporalion iawyers in congress, parcculariy tiose represcniing raiirodds, i§ the object of & biil introduced today by benator Horah of ldano aud re- forred Lo the senate judiciary committee. Mr. Boran would prohibit senators, repre- seulatives and deicgates In congress from reptesenting As stiorney or otherwise, cot- peratiens, companies or persons doing & Lusiness wvsr Which the government exer- Glses regusiery eentrel. The MW woula ROt ke Besme penaity As Lhht Impowed BOw L Viemiess of the agl premimting . members o swngres frew represestiog ColMwGs M Baite (n Wiieh the gervernaen: 15 Glresuy o areelly lntefoeted—imprases- Jisbl Bet sxeeceing twe Fears and & fine Bl wvasdimg 40,08, Preesdonce fu Army. Represamrative Mull ehmirwan of the Bouse eemmittew on gmilitary affairs, has Ukdersmaen to settie fhe vexing probiom as W precvdence In rahk among officers of Whe ditierent branthes of (he militaiy Sarvies wonen thiowh logether by Introeduce g & bl todey whlch provides that under wuch eircu A ihe highest line of aihi bienct J azsume command. The MOASLTE APy e N0 army, the marine gorps, 16 volauwers aud to the organised miliie. Acesid g e the terins of the bli, efticers 6f pimib auilia called Into federas Service will rea awat afier all officers of the reguler ferve ke preced of ‘welunteers, aiaivee of the age of the P Many Puivate Pemsion Bills, |remarked Assistant Gas Commisstoner But- CHAMP CLARK| Falthf_uA‘.?-Yea. and Fidelity is Rewarded Farm Hand, Who Worked Without| Pay 18 Years, is Left Fortune by Mistress. “Cast your bred upon the waters and it will return unto you after many days." For eighteen years Carlysle B. Boyland worked as a farm laborer for Mre. Mary B. Briffen. He worked long hours. He worked hard. His mistress was not always atle to pay him the wages of $25 a month | which he earned several times over. When Mrs. Griffen was in financial straits he loaned her money. He was patient In all elrcumstances. He saved what money he recelved from her and he got a few dollars ahead with which he was recently able to marry. A little while ago Mrs. Griffen died leav- Ing a debt according to her own statement to Boyland of $2,000. But this was net all she left. She left a farm worth anywhere from $10,000 to $15,000 near Florence and she left it to Carlysle B. Boyland. Her will was offered for probate yes- terday In county court and after making & number of minor bequests she tells of Boylan4's service to her, of his lending her money when she was unable even to pAy | him for his work on the farm, and. she | Aavises the residue of her estate to him| “ingratitude for his ever faithful labor und service.” May Close Shop to End the Strike| This Method May Be Used by Own- ers of the Plant at Bridgeport. PITTSBURG, Dec. 7.—~An Important conference is being held at the general| office of the American Sheet and Tin Plate company here today in connection with the strike at the Aetna Standard Plate at Bridgeport, 0. Two propositions are being considered, as follows: The dismantling of the plant and tha placing of the orders of the compapy at some of the other plants. The importation, of strike breakers and the operation of the works permanently on a nonunion basis. The strikers have suggested the appoint- ment of a' committee of arbitration, the members to be riamed by President Taft or Governor Harmon of Ohio and the com- pany and strikers to ablde absolutely by the decision of, the committee. Newton Charges Will be Heard State Board of Public Lands and ‘Buildings Fixes Date in Asylum Case. (From a Staft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 7.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The State Board of Public Lands and Buildings fixed December 27 as the date for hearing charges preferred by Felix Newton against Dr. Woodard, super tendent of the Lincoln insane hospital Newton alleges Incompetgney and mis- mangement and the use of a small share of the public fufids for the superintend- ent's personal benefit. Newton was beokkeeper at the asylum. R 4 Lawyers in Congress. Mistaking wood alcohol for the less harmful grain product, Ralph Kabbaz, a Syrian rugmaker, took emough to kill him tofay. He had been .on a prelonged spree. BONI WAN'(S_T_UTOR FOR SON ay Who Shall to Also Asks Court te Escort Youngsters Scbool. PARIS, Dec. 7.—Count Bonl de Castellane instituted & new court action today In ecnnectien with the education of his shil- dren. He asked the court to order his tormer wife, the present Princess de Sagan, te appoint a tuter for the youngest of their three sons, Jay, with the stipulation they the tutor shall make periedical re- ports of the bey's progress. ! The plaintiff also asks a determination of the rights of the parents in the matter of escorting the two eldest sons to and from school and prays that the defendant be condemned to pay the cost of the present action. JOHN DREW IS BADLY HURT Actor Thrown from Horse and Trampled on New York Bridle Path. NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—John Drew, the actor, was thrown from his horse while riding with his daughter on the bridle path | in Central park today” and seriously in-| jured. The horse trampled on the actor as he lay on the ground. A passing auto- moblle stopped and Mr, Drew was picked up and hurried to the Presbyterian hos- pital. Mr. Drew is at present appearing in & play in this efty. DOXEYS ARE ™ 1) Woman from Columbus ) Charged with Poisoning . .0 Erder at 8t. Lom ¥ HUSBAND AN ACCESSORY Jury Accuses Him of Having Guilty Knowledge of Crime. | |MBS. DOXEY NOT AT INQUEST | Witness Taken to Jail Identifies Her as Mrs, Erder. DIAD MAN'S MOTHER TESTIFIES She Says Her Son Was Taken Il After Beating Blackberry Ple Made by His Wife—Dr. Doxey in Jail ST. LOUIS, Dee. 7.—Dr. Loren H. Doxey | of Columbus, Neb., and his wife, Mrs.| Dora H. Doxey, who have been in jal hers sines Saturday on an Information | charging murder, were held ‘to awalt the action of the grand jury tomorrow by a coroner's jury late today. Dr. Doxey wea arreated at the door of Jall as he wag seeking mdmission to his Wite and ledged in the holdover. Fourteen witnesses identified Mrs, Dcoxey as the weman who llved with Willlam J. Erder, the man she is accused of psisoning, as his wife, Dr. W H. Warren's report showing arsenic had been found In the body of Erder was submitted. Rest of Verdict. The jury returned the verdict as fol- low! “The jury finds that Willlam J. Frder came to his death on July 10 by arsenic poisoning, administered by his wife, Dora E. Brder, alias Dora B. Doxey, alias Dora E. Fuller, and that Loren B. Doxey had suilty knowledge of the fact. Verdict, homicide.” Mrs Doxey did not attend the inquest, but the witnesses were taken to the jal. Her sole reply to her identification was: ket for futures closed steady, net —un- “They are most certalnly mistaken.” Dr. Doxey dld not testify. The coroner arked him two questions, to which ne ré- fused to reply. He was not sworn as a witness. Mrs. Katherine Erder, mother of the man Mrs. Doxey is accused of kil- ling, testified her son became ill after eating a blackberry ple which his wife hed made. All witnesses before. the coroner's jury were, subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury tomorrow. . Witneas Taken to Jal Mra. L. P. Doxey of Columbus, Neb., WHO s accused ot causing Erder's deathis was not present at the coro Proceea. ings. Dr. Watson, the jafl physician, decided that because of the cpld weather and her weakened condition it would be unsafe to take her, to the coroner's office. Because of Mrs. Doxey's absence the wit- nesses who were depended on to ldemtify her as Mrs. Erder were taken to the women's quarters In the city jall. There four other women were placed on cots like that occupled by Mrs. Doxey. With one exception all the witnesses identitied, Mrs. Doxey as having been known 10 them as Mrs. W. J. Erder. The’ {dentifications were made by nine men and five women. Among the latter was Miss Kate Bréer, sister of the dead man, but Mrs. Doxey save no sign that she recognized the woman whose efforts to clear up Erder's death resulted in her im- prisonment. After five of the witnesses had pro- nounced her to be the Mrs. Erder, Mrs. Doxey was asked: “Are these witnesses mistaken as to your identity?" “They most emphatically are,”” was the reply with considerable vigor. Then as another witness was escorted into the reom Mrs. Dexey sank back on her piliow, ap- parently in a stuper. KILLED IN FREIGHT WRECK | Engineer Meets Denth in Collision on the Nerthwestern Near ure HURON, 8. D., Dec. 7.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Orrie N. Celdren of this oity, a Chicago & Northwestern engineer, was killed in a head-on collision between twe freight trains on Arlington hill last night. No others were hurt. Coldren’s train was a westbound extra; the other was also an extra, eastbound. Both engines and sev- eral box cars were wrecked. Engineer Coldren was a prominent Odd Fellow and & member of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Engineers. He leaves a wife and three children, COUNCIL OF CHURCHES MEETS Members Represent 17,000,000 Com- municants of Protestant Or- &anizations. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 7.—Representing 17,000,000 Protestants, the executive mittee of the Federal Council of the Churches of America began its annual meeting at the Warren Memorial (Presby- terian) chureh in this eity teday. Abeut fifty members of the cemmittee of whien Dr. Willlam F. Roberts of Philadeiphla, Pa., is chairman are in attendance. com- Dargaszcwski Vainly Tries to Yoke Nick Dargaszewski came near to creats Ing & riot in a corridor of the city halll Tuesday morning. Nick is the famous one-time mayor of Sheelytown, who has now moved into the Second ward as a more promising fleld for operations. To a group of politicians and cusual loi- terers Nick was holding forth on a plan he has concelved to make the cond ward | and all surrounding territory democratic in (he near future. “Billy Bryan and Jim Dablman are the wane for this countree” sald Nick, with aa sccompanying flow of italie sloguence that was later transiated by Charley Shalata. “Tha & hot combination just new, nit,” e "It You try to ride thowe twe herses, Nick, you'll spread frem Sheelytown to the dey after sternity. You oan’t ride that way and stay in (his band wagon." Jim and Bryan Which set Dargaszewskl off again at a rate that brought the rivets from the raili- ngs, and everybody from the offices, The peaceful John Grant Pegg tried to cool things off, and Charles Shabata threat- ened to feed Nick on hausenpfeffer and kartafel salid it he didn't let go. But each plea served only to mix Bryan and Dahl- man partisans all the more in the argu. ment. Nick has control of words that & ‘|receipts for the current year aggresate unknewn to even Judge Shoemaker Representative Kraus, and the way used them was & caution. Finally, Tom Davis of the street com- missiener's offies managed to sidetrack the viliage blacksmith long enough to say & few words in his ear. “What @id yeu say te him, Tom?' asked Campaign Manager Woelfe, when the ex- eitement subsided. “T told him Mike Lee is laying wires for him to trip en In the Second ward, snd he started off wl' SWAY te see abeut 11" From the Philadelphia North American. SINGLE ECONOMY IS THE KEYNOTE Secretary McVeagh’s Estimate for 1910 Show Big Decrease. DEFICIT OVER SEVENTY MILLIONS Estimntes for Next Year Show Sur- plus of Nearly One Million—Tax on Bank Notes and Dond Insuen is Discussed. WASHINGTON. Dec. 8—Retrenchment is the keynote In the estimates of expendi- tures for the executive Aepartments of ths government. for the fiscal year 1911, em- bodied in the annual report of Franklin MacVeagh, ag secretary of the treasury, made public 1oday. This s in lne with President Taft's declared policy of greater egonomy in administering the affalrs of the #overnment. B, ny bk ‘total estimates tor W1 are 671,28 6' which are less by $53®.001 than the ap- propriations for 1910 and $04,011.438 less than the estimates for 1910, The total estimated $648,0%0,000 and for 1911 about $672,000,000, leav- Ing ‘an ordinary deficit for the current year of $34,075,620 and for 1911 a surplus of 675,40, Adding the payments on ac- counts of the Panama canal and the public debt, the total deficit of the present year becomes §73.075,620 and for 1011 a surpiur | of $71L9%. Revenue System Too Rigld. Secretary MacVeagh, emphasizing the | “hard rigldity of the present revenue sys tem, with its recurrent economical agi- tations and its long intervals of fixity,' s it will be necessary to meet these deficits to sell either bonds or certificates of indebtedness. “In due course,” he adds, “It would seem that it must be made practicable to both estimate receipts, with & close approximation to the actual, and to provide for thelr annual rise or fall by some flexable factors in our annual taxa tien." Reductions in the present estimates, Mr. MacVeagh declares, result from improved handling of the government work and the postponement of expenditures which can be delayed in an effort to adjust immedi- ate expenses and receipts. He xounds a warning, however, that the reductions in | apprepriations will be disappointing uniess equal sttention is glven to other important savings. Secretary MacVeagh reviews the organ- isation, or rather lack of organieation, of | the fiscal responsibilities of the executive and legislative hranches of the govern- ment and the reorganization thereof now in progress. He voloes the hope that there will be ‘“constant progress away from the extreme dlsorganization of the past” and observes that “even If our country Is rich it eannot afford t in its appropriationt Tax on Sank Notew Probably the most important recom- mendation made by the secretary is that the tax on bank circulation secured by | United States bonds hereafter deposited| bearing interest higher than 2 per cent shall be increased in cxact proportion to the increase in the rate of interest above @ wholly unscientific | (Continued on Second Page.) t s 2 Salt Lake City on his trip to catch a Corn Exposmon steamer for Europe, where a brother is dying. visitors will find The Bee advertis- ing pages a handy guide for theirshop- ping while in the city. Do not overlook the adver- tisements on the want ad pages under the-classification of ‘‘Christmas Hints’’. Our Omaha merchants are offer- ing many suggestions to ‘help you with the problem of what to buy. You will always find something worth while if you read the want ad pages of The Bee. H;vo ¥ today? read the want ads, yet, swearing, returned a verdict here today of net gullty. jury, Pierce's lawyers that he was immune from sel for the state sought to use testimouy | glven by Mr. Pierce on the witness stand in Missourl with the intention, if possible, of securing his conviction. TRAIN BREAKS ALL RECORDS Special Carrying Salt Lake Man Low- {ords between New York and Chicago on| the New York Central raliroad for trains carring passengers were broken today by the speclal carrylng Samuel Newhouse of tance minutes as against elghteen hours which the Twentieth train Chieako to Albany was made in £30 min- utes. was that between Rochester and Syracuse, the eighty-five miles being covered Winter Wheat Area is Greater Than Last Year Report of Board Shows Almost 2,500,- 000 Acres More is Newly Seeded. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—The crop re- porting board of the Department of Agri- culture tbéday estimated the new'y seedd | area of winter wheat at 7.9 per cent greater than revised estimated area sown in the| fall of 1908, equivalent to an Increase of 2,449,000 acres, the Indicated total area be- ing 88,488,600 acres. The condition of winter wheat on De- cember 1 Was 9.5, against 8.3 on that day a year ago. ng newly _gepded, area of rye is_estl- | ted at between 1.2 per cent greater thah the revised estimated arca sown in the fall of 1908, equivalert to an Increase of 25,00 acres, the ndicated total being 2,155,000 acres. The condition of rye on December 1 was M1, as compared with §7. last year. The preliminary estimate of area sown to winter wheat this autumn and the con- aition December 1, by states, are as fol- lowa: Area Sown, SPRING GUN KILLS CODY MAN Popular Druggist Shot in Mysterious Waw as He Euters Bedroom. INQUEST MAY BE SENSATION Evidence to Indicate Character Man Who Laid Trap—Efforts to Locate the Mur- aerer, of CODY, Wyo., Dec. \,.—(Special Telegram,) ~F. A. Ash, manager of the Western Drug company here, was shot last night at mid- night by a trap gun .set In his sleeping room. The shotgun was so arranged that it exploded when he opened the door. He was carried to a hospital and lived for two | hours, the charge having passed through his stomach. COPY TWO CENTS. SHAFROTH URGES BETTER FARMING Colorado Governor Delivers Fervent Plea at Corn Exposition for Improvement of Agriculture. TODAY CORN ASSOCIATION D2. Uncle Henry Wallace Will be in Charge of General Program. MANY WILL TELL OF PROGRESS Staee Vice Presidents of Organiza- tion Testify as to Results. MEXICAN BAND PROVES MAGNET Thousands Hear Two Delightful Con- certs Yesterday Afternoon an Evening— J. J. Hill Prize Winners ase Xunounced, LIVE STOCK DAY, Thursday, Decomber 8—N. O. A. Mall, Frof, Thomas Relation of the Native Grasses to the ‘West and DLive Stock Show at Denver.” 1:30 p. m.—Mexiean National Band. 2100 p. m.—Music hall. @. W. Wattles, president of the Na- tlonal Oorn Bxpositon, presiding. Address, James J. Hill, chatrman of the Great Northern rail ©:00 p. m.—Tllustrated lecture, “Iive Stock and Agricultnre in Argentina,” Herbert W. Mux:ford, professor of auimal indus- try, University of Illinols, 4100 p, m.—Concert by Mexican Matlonal band, 8:00 p. m.—Concert by Mexican National and and motlon pict “President Taft at Live Stock Lxposition, Seattl OTHER MEETINGS. Breeders' Assoclation, American Rome, Hotel TODAY'S PROGBAM. Wednesday—Musio Hall. Henry Wallace, editor of Wal- prosiding. “Progress of Organized Agriculturej” testinony ae offersd by tho various state vice presidents of thie National Corn soclation, regarding the development and work of organizations promoting corn and gmall graln improvement fn thelr respective ntates, 1180 p. m.—Music hall, “Conservation of Our Soil,” Oyril A. Hoplin, professor of agronomy, Univer- sity of Ilinols. 8100 p. m.—'Soll Fertllity and Live Stook,” Joseph B, Wing of the Breeders' Gasotte. 4:00 p. m.—Concert by Mexican National band. 8100 p. m.—Concert by Moxioan National band. He was o member of the Knights of Pythias lodge and had no enemies, as far as 15 known. He was very popular here. A brother is employed in®the dispensary department in the Panama canal zone, | and a sister is a music teacher in Boston. | New clues in the murder of 8. A.. Ash| have led the officors' to make the state-| ment that after the second Inguest a| surprise for the town will be sprung. It is obvious that the person who arranged he shotgun understood the setting of bear . |iraps and the tying of knots snd siip HRRois1ss at | nooses. The murderer wes In nowise a Wisconsin . novice in’ the western ways. The gun '\‘;";:m"_‘» 2 S| was set as trappers arrange a gun for A H | bears around a bait. Tracks left in the ansas . 8. |gnow outside the smal window, from Oklahoma. 1, | o By states the area of condition December 1 were: Area Sown, Condition. | State. Acres. Per Ct. | Wisconsin 600 o1 Minnesota 9 Nebraska ” Pierce Not Guilty is Jury’s Verdict Texas 0il Magnate is Acquitted of ( False Swearing at Aus- tin, Tex. AUSTIN, Tex., Dec. 7.—The jury in the case of [ Clay Plerce, charged with false Judge Calhoun, in a special charge to tho sustained the contention of Mr. trial under the laws of Texas as the coun- ers Time from Chicago to New York. NEW ORK, Dec. 7.—All east bound rec- Approximately the train traveled the dis- in seventeen hours and forty-six Century limited makes. indicating the great speed of the today, the run of 82 miles from As An especlally fast bit of running | el which the screen was torn, are those of a man with & small foot, one who toed in as a man toes In who is much in the saddle. The track alse might have been | made by & cowpuncher boot, high heeled #nd rather narrow in the toes. It is pretty | established that two persons wers prosent, although one only Ald the actual work. | Mrs. E. Foster, a neighbor, heard two men getting over her back fence. She! 41d not look out, but heard one say to| the other: “Is it all right?" The reply | wal ‘Yes. Bl Bloodhounds have been sent for and are expected tonight, 'The county , officers, | Dprosecuting attorney and sheriff are hot on the trail. A thousand dollars reward hes been offered by the county and business | ien of Cody. The murdered man was consclous only | long enough to express the wish that his property should go to Miss Dorothy New- ton, his fianoee. Mr. Ash has & brother identified with the work upon the Panama caval, and it is hoped that his whereabouts | may be learned through the Associated Press, as his address is unknown in Cody. Nothing since the holdup of the First National bank and the killing of the cashier has so shocked the community. Th¢ muffled gurshot, the groans of agony from the dying man &s he crawled toward ghe hos- pital in the bitter cold, leaving a trail of streaming blood behind him upon the snow, | his body literally riddled with shot, have made an impression upon the minds of those who heard and saw the ghastly sight which will not easily be effaced. Rumors identifylng a well known man with the crinfe are rife, but whether the officers have discovered anything tangible by which fo connect him with the murder is as yet not puble property. LAST MOVE OF JOHN R. WALSH | | Chicago Banker Writ of Files Petition feor CHICAGO, Dee. 1.—The petition of John R. Walsh, convicted banker, for a writ of review from the United Ktates upreme court will ba flled in Washington, Decem ber 20. This action marks the last at-| tempt of the former financier to escspe | in seventy-five minute the penalty of five years' imprisonment in'| the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan. Taft Spending Question,“W WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—President Taft ) {8 putting in all his spare time these days struggling with the question of “What is | s living again the life of a federal Judge | when he takes to his private whisky?" | By succeeding appeals the question has | been carried through the food and drink | experts of the Department of Agrieulture | charged with the administration of the pure food and dr act, to the selieitor neral of the United States and te the | president himeelf. The printed evidence and the briefs of the distinguished attorneys who have sp- peared In the controversy form & recerd equal to that of many of the cases which Nights o; | hat is Whisky?” the supreme court of the United States is called upon to determine and the president | | librery in the evening, tha volumes of testimony and argument which he pursues in the hope of reaching & strietly legsl decision. ‘The whele contréversy hinges on the question of whether whisky artifically aged and highly rectified, is whisky or imi- tation whisky, “when compared with whisky which Is aged and keyed by the ©ld fashioned method of sterage In white oak barrels which have first Been ennul on the inside.” o | position went forward with a vim yeste | duy, although outeide of the Shatroth ac |E Governor Shafroth of Colorado left ne doubt in the minds of Corn exposition itors last evering as to where he stands n the question of agriculture. He was thie principal speaker In the eveuing and his address teemed with enthusiasm for ad- vanced agricultural ideas. Governor Shafroth has been Corn exposition a { boomer from the start and His enthusiasm bas since increased. Prgeding Governor Shafroth's remarks, the Mexican National band delighted attending thousands by Its renditions. The second portion of the evening's pra- gram consisted mainly of a travelogis lecture by Dr. Charles A. Payne of Mil- waukee, who teok ‘Mexico” for his sub- ject. Dr. Payne told of the Montezuman country, its people and customs in a most entertaining manner. The Mexican band Is making as great a hit as its predscessor in Omaha (en yoars ago when that band took the eutire Trans- Misslasipp! country by storm. ANl the musical selections are most pleasing and while the snow storms have kept down the crowds at the show, many have been at hand to listen to the entire programa. The band is especially sirong in tha brass and when the ieader turns on the full latent force of the instruments hack of him, he is able to make the walls of the big Auditorium vibrate. Thé wood wind section Is also good and (he reeds have not been found wanting in any of the numbers played. The general sclentific side of the - dress the women folk heid the center of the stage. In rewpect to arousing meneral interest this year's exposition is far ahead of that of last year and this is making for increased atteridance. This will be Natlonal Corn assoclation day at the exposition with Henry Wallace of Des Moines presiding. . The geenral theme is “Progress of Organized Agrl- culture,” and testimony will be given by the various state presidents of the Na- tional Corn association. Cyril A. Hopkins of the Unlversity of Iliinois and Joseph B. Wing of the Breeder's Gazette will de- liver addresses. MINNESOTA AND KANSAS WINNERS Awaords Made to North Star and Sun- flower Stnte: ‘This is the list of winners of prizes in Minnesota fer best corn, wheal, oals and sarley grown by Minnesota farmers only: Best ten sars yellow dent corn: Jehm Conrad, Luverns, firet, $; H Hanson, t ‘Loa, secoid, §18; Thore Olsen, Fru' third, #. Liest Len esrs white dent corn: arit, Anmiret, first, §8; Cokato, second, $i¢; third, Heal len ears dent cory ow or white V eckman, E first, 380. Herm Harti, Amiret, sec.nd, %.W; John DeGraff, wdens, ihird, $5. Hest ten ears flint corn, any color: E. Wichelman, Lake Eimo, firs;, A. Burtman, Lester P.alrle, recond, 36,00, Herman HArti, Amirel, third, . Lest single eAr dent corn, any color: B. Hanson, Albert Le t Bekken, Albert Lea, second, milds Camby, third, $3. Best peck fife wheat: Amiret, first, $16; C. A stead, second, $; third, . fest peck blue stem wheat Plerce Ci tirst > P, ham, 5 don, third, #. et peck wheéat other stem: 4 ol Alfred Bec Herman ; John ilenderson, A" Bather, Hilla, other , th rat, $5; A, O. $4; James Bry- Herman Hartt, i Buttertield,” Hal* Michael Fiasikey, Fisher, E. e ras Newhouse, 'Bran- than fife or blue Cokato, first, $10; second, $; J. A 4 George Poor, durym wosai first, &m; Faul Burtziaff, Stili- Later econd, F4 Morgan, Preaton, thirs Test peck White omts Wasren, first [¢ e g AkA. "A‘:IICL-L . uree, arren, 2. W, Gelfiiter, Waterville, Georgs Poor, (Continued on Fourth Page)