Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 16, 1909, Page 1

[ NEWS SECTION PAGES1 TO 8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE VOL. XXXIX—NO. 13¢ ). OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16, 1909-—SIXTEEN PAGES. —_— WEATHER FORECASY, For Nebraska—Fair For lowa—Fair. For weather report see page 4 SI;\’(H,E COPY TWO CENT QIVER OFFICER ARE RE-ELECTED President Bourke and Secretary- Treasurer Campbell are Chosen for Another Year. KANSAS CITY GETS NEXT SESSION Time Will be Set After Cities Inter- ested are Consulted. VICE-PRESIDENT IN EACH STATE Governors Shall Fill This Hereafter, Ex-Officio, STRONG NAVIGATION RESOLUTIONS Position Recommendnt Chan- a This are Opposed By Menry T. Clarke and White of South Dakota. Favor Deep nel Ge ror John Burke was re-elected pres- tden the Missour! River Navigation congress, and Willlam A. Campbell was ie- elected secrétary-treasurer of the congress, ate Wednesday afternoon. The report of the committee on nominations recommended his action, and there was no opposition. Kansas Olty will entertain the next con- vention, but the time for holding It will not be gt untll the Commercial club of that, eity has corresponded with all other commercial organizations in the Missour: valley. The cretary will also get '‘nio correspondence with these organizations and when thelr sentiment is learned t date will be fixed. It will be either In June or September next, fudging by the ex Dpressions of the delegates while the matter of date was under debate. The constitution and bylaws were revised by a committee, and the reviston provides for @ vice president in each state repre- sented in the organization, who shall be the governor of such state, ex-ofticlo. There is also provided a board of di- rectors of twenty members from each state, ten of whom shall be elected by the dele gates from the different states at any meet- ing, and the remaining ten shall be ap- pointed from each state annually by the president. It I thought that by this means | more interest will be aroused In the work | of the congress and a much larger attend- | ance secured at ita annual meotings. O1d Pllots Speak. | Major Bdward H, Schulz, Principal O. A. Thomas of the Kearney Normal school and | Bartlett Tripp, former chiet justice of the | South Dakota supreme court, were the, speakers at the VWednesday morning es- | slon. Major Sehulz told in brief what the gov- ernment had done for river Improvement ln; the last thirty years, Siuce 1876, he sald, | $,00,000 had been spent on ‘the Missouri| river gud he expiamed what this money | had been spent for. | “Thgre is" plenty of ‘Wate sald the a engineer, "but we must narrow and | co its flow.” He briefly sketched the outlines| of the plan now pending before congress, which aims to go at the improve- ment of the rivers systematically, at a cost of $50,00 & mile. “This work must be systematlc and con- tinyous,” sald Mayor Schulz, otherwise what is done this year will rot and decay | within & very fow years. It s not want of water that Is hindering this much de- sired development; the fault is In the peo. plo themselves. You must put boats on th river and operate them, carrying your pro- | ducts, to bring congress into the humor to| help you. You must improve your rivers by use, by establishing boat ‘lines ana by | bullding proper termin The river Is| very difficult to get at In most towns, as| here in Omaha, for instance. “Citios on the Rhine have spent as high as $4,000,000 for river terminals alone. It would be considered & wonderful thing it a city llke Omaha should ralse*$100,00 for such a purpose. Talk once a year, or all | the time, Is no good. You must get actidh and establish proper boat lines and good | wharves and terminals.” Great Eoowomic Proposition Prof. Thomas /'saié the development of | the waterways of the country is oue of the 4Teatest cCONOMIC Propositions betore the | people today, @8 tney are, perhaps, the | greatest resource unutllized at present. | e pointed gut that the ralsers of the | produce of the country are not the real| #nippers of that produce, but that the | uppIng is Feally done by men and cor- porations who are in most cases auxil- jaries of the railroads. River transporta- tion Was tou slow when the great ere of money uaking began and raiiroad pro- IOlers and IMANAKLFS LOOK the ROt cut, swring the fow of traffic along the way 0 beneflt them most. “we have & Comunon caus Thomas, “but we must get some ‘one leasible method Of procedure A Deginfing toward this must be made by eaucating the people, Who have remii made every trust that exists today. We must heve patience Wnd remain true to one uloute win through all difricuities teifpauons (o step aside. Tue peo- pie Of NeLraska Pay very Yyear now IO 1DF LTABSPOTLNE OUL Of Lue MiMly Uil surpius product. with improvea WalerWays Tuuch wore thad balf of taa coud be navea.” " sald Prot togetuer ou Judge Tripp Speaks. Judge Tripp, after outlining the tremen- dous exient of e iniand emplre taai cuuld be proiiwbly served and n.galy ue- velopea v, lLnproved river trausportation, touk up the story of e decline of that Kind ol transporiation on (ne upper Mis- souil. He has Leen a resident of Yankton slnce the very early days and is the father of North and South Dakola as separate states, and pictured the busy scenes along the upper river at almost every town when fieels of Loats were plylug the water. Then the disastrous %ood of the spring of 1881, when whole fieets ol Loats were swept inland or wrecked and de stroyed. The few that survived went to the lower river. There is Leginning to ve noted a recovery of river traffi¢ to some extent, and the South D.kota jurist drew the lesson that there is no good reason why the waterways of the west should not become great highways of a rieh com merce If the men of the west will get to gether, agree on a definite plab, then de- mand of congress that thelf request Lc acceded to. Ths auditing committes appofnted by President Burke has preparsd & report that reflects credit on Secretary-Treasurar Cempbell He is complimentea on having handled the funds avaliable with care and Jeconomy, often advaneing money from his private funds. A recommendation is made —_— (Continued on Secosd Page.) | many prominent men of Chicago and the | gical Seminary, and L. W. Noyes, presi- Morgan’s Hapd » Fzit in Recent Telephone Deal New York Financier 8aid to be Pur- chaser of Two Independents— Bell Interests Involved. TOLEDO, 0. Dec. 15.—Announcement was made here today that J. P. Morgan & Co. are the purchasers of two of the in- dependent telephone properties in which James 8. Bralley, jr., of this city rently secured control. Detalls of the deal and future operation are not made known offi- clally On authority from Morgan & Co., the fol- lowlng statement was fasued this afternoon by Clarence Brown, general counsel for the United States (long distance) Telephone company, and the Cuyahoga Telephone company of Cleveland: “I am authorized by James 8. Bralley, jr. to announce that J. Plerpont Morgan & Co., have purchased for their own account about 4 per cent of the United States (long distance) and Cuyahoga Telephone com- panies.”” Furtherf than this no statment can be made at present. Mr. Brailey ad- mitted today that he has perfected a deal | for the Independent plants of Columbus and Dayton, O. Announcement as to thcse | companles and the long distance company of Indlanapolis and the Toledo Home Tele- | phone company Is withheld for the present, | but the unofficlal information that they | have or will be acquired by Morgan & Co. 1s credited. Control of the six companies is sald to | represent a cash outlay of $3,00,000. The deal announced today fs said to be the first investment or financial iInterest of | Morgan & Co. In Independent telephone | properties. The United States company Is the long distance service of the independ- ents in Ohlo and Michigan, and the new long distance company of those in Indiane. The management will remain practically the same as now.. The Brall Brown Interests make no denial of this and Mr. Brailey today gave out a statement declaring that the Contl- nental company and. its promoters, and not | minority stockholders of the independent properties In good faith, instigated the sults againet the United States and Cuy-| ahoga companies, and Inspired the sources | from the much of the Information ocon-| tained In recent newspaper publications | concerning his telephone deal In addition to the official statement in- formation was given the new owners plans | contemplated that independent companies | in smaller counties shall sodve their own problems, consolidating, if they desire, with the Bell where opposition plants are not | profitable. Otherwise, the Brailey-Brown | interests declare, the Interests of all the independent companies will be protected. C. A. Seiders, local 'counsel for H. C. Stifel, sald tonight: “The official an- nouncement does not say that the Bell in- terests are not the actual purchasers. It is not uncommon for such deals to be made | Ve through banks which hold the property un- til the organization to which the property 18 to be turned over, is perfected.” Old Age Argued Against Lurton Senate Committce, However, Votes Unanimously to Report Name Favorably. |t the provisio tacked to the n UNCLE SAM HAS NAVAL PROBLEM Nicaraguan Situation Causes P ity as to the Advisabik Marines on Battleship: | FEDERAL LAW IS INVOLV Recent Ruling May Have to be Amended to Permit Double Duty. GUNBOAT PRINCETON SAILS SOUTH Will Join with Three Other Yankee Vessels at the Harbor of Corinto. KNOX HALTS THE ZELAYA PROBE Secretary Asks pone Investigation of Murder— Southern President Orders Many Citizens Sent to Prisom, Committee to Post- WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The Nicar- fguan situation has caused navy officlals some perplexity as to ‘the avallability of marines on the abttleships for service in that country. The difficulty presents Itself by reason priation bill of the last session of con- gress by which the money was to be available only on conditign that the ma- rines were restored to the dutles hitherto assigned to them. This mado it obliga- tory that the marines, who had been taken off the vessels In the navy on which they were serving, be restored to the battle- ships. 1 The qeustion now arises as to tha avil- abllity of the marines on the vessels of the navy for duty on shore. There Is sald to be no doubt In the minds of naval officers that the marines might be landed service continued, however, the naval officials are not so sure as to how long they would be justified in keeping the marines ashore. One authority has taken the position that the marines could be kept there, even after the vessel to which they had been as- signed had sajled away. Others maintain that this would eb a plain ylolation ot the law, Apprecating the feelings of conzress on | the subject of keepng the marines on the vessels the department is sald to be de- termined to go slow In trying to have the law amended, but it §s no secret that it would be pelased if congress would change | the law. | Munkee Vessel Hastens South., | The gunobat Princeton is approaching Nicaragua territory and reported at the Navy department as being at Acapulco, Mexleo, yesterday. It {s bound for Corinto, And its arrival there will make four war ¥ at that port of Nicaragua. On its way from Seattle it will achleve the undesirable record of belng the first | of the American vessels scurmying off to- | ward Nicarague to run aground. The crulser Prairie, by attempting to take a short cut to Pandma across Pea Patch | island In the Delaware river, now sharos honors with the Princeton. It was officlally denie¢ at the Navy department that the battleship Missourl | was making ready to go to Nicaragua, as had been reported. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—Secretary of State Knox has requested the senate com- for temporary duty. If the demand for | | v¥ appro- | From the New ‘York World. ~ The Long Road. AFFAIRS OF OMAHA INDIANS White Men's Committee from Thur- ston County at Washington. RESERVATION 'WITHOUT ROADS Only One. ject to Taxation—FPropositio Expedii Patents is Sub. mitted. 1xth of County is Now Sub. tor » . (F'rom a Staft Cgrresporident.) WASHINGTON, Deg. 16.~(Speciel” Tele- gram.)—Messrs. Gannon and Keefe, repre- senting the Omaha Indians' Reservation Improvement assoclation, were accorded an extended hearing today by Indlan Commis- sloner Valentine on needs of the Omaha Indians, looking to holding of their lands in fee simple. In conjunction with Com- missioner Vaientine there were halt a score of law clerks, who followed teh hea: ing closely, asking many questions as rep- resentatives of white men told of the situ- ation in Thurston county. The first question taken up was that of mittee on foreign rtlations to postpone the | WASHINGTON, Dec, 16.~The senate com- | mittee on judiclary voted unanimously to- | day to report favorably the nomina:ion of | suggésted Investigation of the Nicaraguan | situation until such time as he s able | to give the committee a clear understand- | ing of Central American affairs. | roads. Gannon and Keefe showed how the Indians could not get their crops to town on account of lack of roads; that the county commissioners of Thurston county were incompetent to lay out roads in the Judge Horace H. Lurton to be an assoclate| The committee was called together today [Indian reservation, which was solely un- Justice of the supreme court of the United | With the Idea of having Secretary Knox |der the jurisdiction of the federal govern- States. | make some statement which would ac- ment. They showed the necessity for ronds Some members of the committes express QUAInt the members with the exact situs- | In order to open up the resefvation, and the opinion that it would have been beiter | to name a younger man, Judge Lurton be- ing In his sixty-sixth year, but there was no general opposition to him or any eriu- clsm except as to his age. The report will be made vu Thursday by Senator Bacon. M’CORMICK IS FIRST IN FARMERS’ HALL OF FAME Portrait of Inventor of Reaper Un- d at the University of Illinots. URBANA, T, Dec. 15.—The Farmers' Hall of Fame at the University of Illinols was opened today with the unvelling of portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Inventor of the reaper and with exercises in which state took part. Governor Deneen, the Rev. James Mc- Clure, president ‘of the McCormick Theo- dent of the Ilinols Manufacturers assocl tion, were among the speakers. M Murlel McCormick, granddaughter of the inventor, unvelled his portrait. J. Ogden Armour and John A. Spoor, | president of the Union stock yards of Chi- cago, were among those present. Mr. Ar-| mour and the McCormick family had two cars of guests on the train that brought | the lcago party. ] | ragua In favor of Madriz, who, as Zelaya's tion in Nicaragua, but the committee ac- | qulesced in his request for a postpone- | ment. | Published Interviews with Senor Bnrique | C. Creel hdve represented him as coming | with a view to acting as a wsort of | medlator in any trouble between the United | States apd Nicaragua. The opinion was | expressed by the committeemen that Senor Creel should be recelved as the ambas- | sador of President Diaz, but that he could | not be recelved In the capacity of & medi- | ator between Nicaragua and the United States. Yesterday's dispatches contalning an ac- count of the anti-Zeiayan demonstration in Managua were confirmed by a telegram re- celved by the State department from Vice Consul Caldera. From this, which was | dated yesterday morning, it appears that some of the demonstrants were arrested by government authorities, but who the pris- oners were Is not indicated. The dispatch also says Zelaya has published a statement promising to resign the presidency of Nica- candidate, is not the choice of the people there. Cheer United States. Mr. Caldera, In speaking of the demon- stration the night before, says that large crowds surrounded the American legation, cheering the government and people of the United States. In the absence of any specific Informa- held that the secretary of the interior had authority to author! roads established across the reservation, to be take nout of Indian lands. The Omaha Indlan Reservation Tmprove- ment association has formulated a system of roads. on paper, to furnish proper In- | Bress and egress to various towns on the reservation, The committee from the Improvement as- sociation alko took up the question of taxation. They showed to the department that Thurston county was running behind every year, notwithstanding that citizens are taxed to the limit. They stated that but one-sixth of the county was subject to taxation, while five-sixths was exempt on account of being included in the reserva- tion, Proposition is Presented. Messrs, Gannon and Keefe presented the tollowing proposition: “That the special commission now in- vestigating the competency of the Omahas to have patents issued to them, be author- ized to make a preliminary report of thelr findings, and upon those findings, patents he issued at once so that lands so patented may be included in 1910 taxes.” 1t this is not done another year will o by before the county can levy taxes on these Indlan lands as the commission will not be able to make its final report before April 1 next 3 It is the judgment of the white men's (Continued on Second Page.) (Continued on Second Page.) i;risoncr Challenges Fate and Luck Stands By Him Charles Hittle tried hard to get himself in position to be sent to the penitentiary, but after Hittle had defeated the efforts of his attorney fate intervened and he will from a serious predicament better than anyone expected. Hittle came before district court on a| harge of robbery. He is the swain who| was charged with robbery of a watch from | his sweetheart, Nellle Chambers, while he was seeing her home. There was consid- erable evidence against him and his attor- ney, Amos Thomas, induced L. J. Platti, | who was prosecuting, to accept a plea of | sullty of grand larceny instead of robbery. Judge Sutton practically agreed to parole the wan. But Hitte higgled. He wanted a trial He did not feel sure he would be convicted, and though his lawyer did all that could be | done, the prisoner continued obstinate. So the case went on. A jury was im- paneled. Then fate played her stroke. It developed that Nelle Chambers was ab- nt. It appears that Miss Chambers had been contemplating a little trip to Chicago and had & rallroad pass. The pass was due emer | Thomas that Hittle should be paroled 8o without notifying the of the county attorney Miss Cham- bers shook the dust of Omaha frepm her | small shoes. | Then the case went back to the question of parole. Hittle had been growing a bit more nervous and a little more sensible. He now hearkened to his counsel und it was announced that at the afternoon ses- slon he would plead gullty and be paroied. | Foes of the demon rum could draw a les- | son from Hittie's case. After the alleged | robbery and the pawning of the watch Hit- tle thought he would like Minneapolis a little better than Omaha and took a cab to Uniori station, But he stopped at a waloc for a drink and when he returned to the cab found a detective inside. to expire Monday. oftic mainstay in evidence was shy, could insisted on & trial and probably his client. But It seemed best to have freed | being likely to behave himself in the future, The parole was accordingly made out | the afternoon session of court, Judge Sut- The want ad pages are particularly in- teresting to Christ- mas shoppers Before you start out on your shopping tour look over the classification ‘““Christmas Hints,”’ on the first want ad. page. Th‘nre you will find a large number of Omaha mer- chants, who are offering sug- gestions of things, which they have, which are appropriate for Christmas presents. Many little things, out of the ordi- nary, are mentioned there. B ton appointing Probation Officer J. B. Car- ver, as his sponsor Have you read the want ads, yet, today? | raliway Arbuckle Firm Pays Government for Sugar Fraud Big Refiners Cover Shortage Amount- ing w $695,573 in Cus- toms Duty. NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—Speclal Assistant Attorney General Stimson announced today I thet a8 & revdit of e federal investigation as to welghts on which duties were paid on sugar landed here by. the Arbuckle Bros,, sugar refiners, it 'was ascertained there had been a shortage in duty pay- ments by that firm amounting to $696,58. Mr. Stimson stated this sum had been re- paid In cash to the United States treasury by the Arbuckle Bros. Mr. Stiméon said the shortage In- the payment of dutles covered a period be- tween 1388 when the Arbuckle refinery com- menced operations and November, 1907. The shortage was reported to the Ar- buckle firm, sald Mr. Stimson, and they voluntarily offered to pay the shortage to the government without suit. Mr. Stimson sald thin payment has been accepted by the government in full satisfaction of all civil claims against the firm, but that it in no way affects criminal prosecution which may develop later. Governor Haskell is Seriously 11l Attacked by Indigestion, Due to Gall Stones, and Operation May Be Necessary. GUTHRIE, Okl, Déc. 16.—Although Gov- ernor C. N. Haskell, who was stricken with acute Indigestion last night, showed some improvement early today, he still was In a serious gondition. The governor suffered intense pain during the night and It was necessary to administer oplates. Phys clans today sald gall stones are the source of the governor's trouble and that an op- eration may be necessary. He has been indisposed for several days, a milder at- tack of Indigestion two days ago having caused him concern, although it was too slight to interfere with his officlal duties. RAILROADS CALLED TO TIME Lower House Passes Esch Bill Re- garding Accidents and Equipment. , PANAMA CANAL BILL ON DECK i Mann of Tlinois, Introduces Measure . Which Becomes Immedinte Sub- jeot of Attack—Postponed Un- il After Holldays. or—r— WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—-Sitting until atter nightfall, the house buckled down to business today. passing the Bsch bill re- quifing raflroads to make full monthly reports to the Interstate Commerce Com- mission of all accidents and a measure glving the commission power to compel rallroads to provide uniform equipment for thelr cars, and then took for consider- ation the Mann cshal bill, on which gen- eral debate was concluded before adjourn- mont. Considerable opposition developed to sec- tion 4 of the Esch bill, prohiblting the admission & sevidence or the use in any action for damages of the reports fur- nished by the railroads or the revorts of the Interstate Commerce Commission of investigations as provided for in the meas- ure. Chalrman Mann urged that it be al- lowed to remain in the bill unamended, in order to encourage rallroad companies to glve the commission the benefit of their fullest information of accidents. Several amendments calculated to modify or destroy the scctlon were defeated. The bill becomes effective immediately. ‘When the Panama canal bill was re- ported by the committee on interstate and forelgn commerce the house Immediately reolved itself Into the committce of the whole for its consideration. Its author, Representative Mann of Illinols, explained its provisions, after which general debae: was bezun. The abolishment of the Iechmian canal committee and the centralization of re- sponeibllity and authority for the construc- tion of the canal and the government of the canal zone, under the president in a di- rector general were bitterly opposed by several representativs. It was contndd that congress had no power to delegate legisla- tive or judicial authority to the president, and Representative Harrison (N. Y.) charged that President Roosevelt had as- RADFORD HELD NOT GUILTY | sumed the roll of “dictator” and usurped authority. in the canal zone he did not pos- sens, Representative Olmstead (Pa.) rushed to HALF HOLIDAY FOR CORN SHOW Business Houses and Railway Offices Close at Noon that Workers may See Exposition. |SOME SURPRISES AKRE PROMISED b Novel Features Will be Introduced to Entertain Omaha Folks. TWO0 GOVERNORS ON PROGRAM Burke and Vessey Both to Deliver Messages of Import, SHALLENBERGER MAKES SPEECH Preachies Sermon of Good RNoads and Good Heart Government Figures on Highways, to Nebraskans—Some OMANA DAY. Lecture Mall No. 1— 110130 a. m.—IHired Man Question on the Farm.” 1130 p. m.—Concert by Mexican National band. 2100 p. m.—Addressos by Governor Burke of North Dakota and Governor Vessey of South Dakots. “Wow to Avold Agriculture Bank- ruptoy,” by President J, K. Worst of North Dakota Agricultural college, 4100 p. m.—Conocert by Mexioan Natioasl band. 8:00 p. m.—Conoert by Mexiosn National band, Blograph Hall—Moving plotures. 111116 &, m.—+Apple Industry,” by B. OC. Leedy. 1130 p. m.—“Mog Cholers Serum,” by Dr, J. W, Coni 2:16 p. m.—“Irrigation,” by B, O. Buf. fum. 8100 p. m.—“Hendling South Omaha Live Stook,” by J. A. Shoemaker. 3:45 p. m.—'Sugar from the Plantation to the Table” by N. C. Crawford of Louisiana. 4:30 p. m.—Moving piotures, 7130 p. m.—“Live Btock from the Moof to the Market,” by J. A. Shoomaker. 8116 p. m.—Cute of Moat,” with cutting demonstration, by Miss Jeasios Besack. 9:00 p. m.—“Tho Conservation of Our by D. O. Eliis of Washingtoa. 9148 p. m.—Uncle Sam and the Parmer," by Prof. P. L. Sotibuer, 10130 p. m.—Moving piotures. This is Omaha day at the National Corn exposition. X The banks, raiway offices and many of the stores and wholesale houses will close | this afternoon, giving thelr employes a haif holiday in which to visit the show. The management of the exposition prom- {kes soie novel entertamments for Omal day, bui declines to make announcement except on the bulletin boards at the expo- sition grounds todny. 'The officers of the exposition have urged that Omaha people should show by their prescnce at the show | that they appreciate this, the biggest affair |of the kind this year held In the city. | An extra effort is belng-put forth to have | thousands of Omaha people turn out today to swell the attendance. While the attend- | ance at the corn show this year has beén greater than last year the increase has come from out-of-town visitors and the Omaha people have not patronised the show as they should. The management says that Omaha must turn out Strong and give the show good backing if the show Is to be brought to Gmaha next year. Everybody says it is a great show and still | the Omaha attendance has not been up to last year. | Two governors will speak in the music hall this afternoon. Governor John Burke of North Dakota and Governor R. 8. Ves- sey of South Dakota speak at 2 o'slock. Both are Interesting talkers and come with They are sure to have large & message. audience In response to @ speclal request, Miss Besack, superintendent of the department of domestic science, will deliver an {llus- trated lecture this evening at 8:15 o'clock in Blograph hall on meat cuts. This lec- ! ture is Intended for housewives and Miss Besack will demofistrate her lecturs with sections of meat, showing the way to tell £00d meat. Friday the school children of Omaha will be admitted to the Corn Bhow for 10 cents and a special lecture on forestry has | been prepared for their especial benefit. {Don Carlos Eliis of the Department of | Agriculture will glve the lllustrated lec- | ture at 3 o'clock in music hall Governor Sballenberger ke At the good roads meeting Wednesday afternoon, Governor Shallenberger spoke briefly on the great benefits to be derived from having good roads by which the farm- with Marder at $10ux |{},o ox-president's defense and insisted that | ers could more easily get the products of is Acauitted by | the Jury. | thority. Mr. Roosevelt had not excteded Mr, his au- Mann dlso declared that in their farm to market. He told of the won- | dertul resouces of Nebraska and told of the |acts of congress and In the treaty between | kreater returns they would yleld to the SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Dec. 15.—A verdict |the United Etates and Panama would be |farmers if the good roads movement pre- of not gullty was returned by a jury this [found justification for Mr, Roosevelt’s ac- | morning in the case of Charles Radford a young man from Sterling, Ill, who was tions, Before the house rose from the committee vatls. “We have good roads, 1e best start of any state for sald Governor Shallenberges, tried on the charge of having murdered |of the whole the reading of the bill had | "and we want to put to use the advantage George Hurd of Sloux Falls on the night [begun with the understanding that it would | neture has given us. of September 6-7 last during a fight result- ing from Hurd forcibly objecting to Rad- | ford and his brother keeping his daughter | and sister out too late at night. be taken up again soon after the holiday recess. The hous tomorrow. adjourned at 5:35 o'clock until George Gould Ten Killed on N. C., 'Dec. 16.—The four | rear cars of train No. 11 of .the Southern | dashed down a fifty-foot embankment from the Reedy creek trestle ten miles from here, eariy today and ten killed and tairty-five in- REIDSVILLE, were persons were Jured. The cars that left the track landed in the small creek. The names of those reported killed are: JOHN A. BROADNAX, Greensboro, N. C. V. K. HALCOMB, lawyer, Mount Airy, N, C. EDWARD SEXTON, Denton, N. C. FRANK W. KILBY, formerly of Ports: mouth, Va. A. P. CONE, superintendent of the Rich- mond division of the Southern railwa D. C. LOLLAND, conductor of Pullman car. is Injured; Southern Road The names of the other two reported kilied are unknown. George Gould, the New York milllonalre and his son were passengers in one of the sleeping cars bound for Norfolk to Thomas- ville, N were slightly injured. The wrecked train was opera.ed locally between Richmond and Atianta, Ga., aud carried sleepers from Richmond to lotte and from Norfolk to Charlotte, At the Reedy creek trestle, after the engine and the mail and three baggzuge cars had passed over In safety, the two coaches and two sleepers were deralled The Injured passengers and |trainmen were taken to 8t. Luke's hospital, Greens- boro, N. C., where they were cared for, Flagman Bagby of Richmond was proba- C. H. WHITE, traveling auditor for the Southern railway. A FLAGMAN, name unknown. bly fatally injured, while Conductor G. M. | Goble of Richmond had & narrow escape from drowning. X Both Mr. Gould and his son | har- | | %I am deeply interested in agriculture {and all this Corn Show stands for. Last | year we produced $880,000,000 of products in | Nebraska. | “The people of Nebraska living In the sunshine of the Nebraska fields should be | the most happy people on earth, | “When the gold mines of Alaska are dug away they kone forever, when the | mines of Butte ere worn away they are gone forever, when the forests of the north- west are cut away they are gone foreve | but when Nebraska ylelds up one of its | golden crops it is but one of a series and | will go on forever. The people of the Mis- Isourl valley have the greatest future be- | tore them of any people that ever lived on carth, because they are in the middle of the cdrn belt, which is limited by metes and bounds. “I want to congratulate the people who [hlllll this great show It' stands for the | material advancement of this great coun- e What the M. O. Eldridge, who ook the census for the government, gave out some Interesting { tigures on good roads on what the census | shows, demonstrating that the average | cost to the farmer of hauling his grain 1o the rallroad over poor roads was more than the cost of shipping the graip from the station to Liverpool. While the river congress s In session to work for better waterways, these Toad experts tried to Cenwus Shows,