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THE OMAHA BEE & clean, reliable newspaper that is admit and every home VOL. XXXIX--NO. 143. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21 1909—TWELVE PAGE! JUDGE LURTON | IS CONFIRMED e r Taking this Action, Ad- carng for the Christmas Holidays. ERT RULE IN HOUSE us Comsent Concession Used for First Time to Pass Bill PRESIDENT SENDS NOMINATIORS Richard C. Kereas Named for Am- bascador to Austria-Hungary. ROBERT BACON FOR FRANCE Menry Lane Wilspn of Washington to David E. Thompson Mexico—Marshals and At- tormeys Numed. Socceed in 2 —The senate and -{ f the Americ ~me s nor of New Mexic the senate proceedings sden with optimism and good Christmas season by Senstor De- The addrems of the New Torker was whht be characterizsd as tic predictions in Semator La Follette's magagine and many news- papers and other periodicals relating to the Mfoct of the present tariff law upon prices e *or the pew »f mecessaries of life as we'l as in relation o dangers t ing xhaustion the people because of & po of mational rescurces For the first time since the Fitzgerald rule providing for a “um: Jus comsent talendar was adopted that rule was invoked today in the house and one joint resclution making available a smal’ appropriation for vement of the Tennessee river I of local interest were passed esentative Mondell of Wyom e at some length against the propos §iven by the federal government con- trol of dums and water power rights in the fifferent states, defending Secretary Ballin- ger in that connection and assal’sd the ac- tion of “certain government bureaus i at- temptig to usurp rights belonging to the people.” The District of Columbia bl carrying about §10.276.000 was passed without opposi- tion Representutive Hardy of Texas denounced the publication of stories charging mem- bers of congress with corruption in com- nection with proposed ship subsidy legis- Jetica. Diplomatic Appotntments. President Taft today went to the semate & | not Collector Says UNITED STATES | Million is High | TANDS FIRM for Deputy Parr| 3‘ iChnnge of Presidents in Nicaragua Makes no Change in Attitude of ! Uncle Sam. Loeb Thinks Assistant Will Not Get that Amount for Sugar Fraud Work. {N0 INTENTION TO DICTATE NEW YORK hard Pa exposure has e from the staien the Port W Parr's share in th WO.00 or any 3 Will Insist on Responsible Govern- ment for Little Nation. this por probabte ector of ¥ that e ZELAYA REGIME NMUST END |Estrada Says Peace Will Come Only with Elimination of President. he beMeve < t 5_‘5 e servi = was not rr bas o " |MADRIZ IS NOT ACCEPTABLE expended L1 bundred | Gemeral of Insurge ot | Pollowers Winl Ne hesicd | ome Named by President— | s Declares Hu Accept Any- Asks Recogmith r investiga wn out un that an indict ion here today fhicially led ment against a higher ug t be returned i o INGTON it be know government 30.—Secretary of »day that the tow ndividua = essdency resigned he is capab’e as Madrtz | pary's raigned T e bees littde have | consptracy the welighing under t SHINGTON, Dec willing Central Mberty W cinle Foces as 1 «d at the State department % was out- tsry Knox the & iz would be jus as the mote which Secr Mr Rodrigues. at that time| herge in this reveral ago. severing all diplomatic rela-| with Nicaragoa { his country stil. maintaine that until a| ent i set up and is in | t finite egotiatios e tions cennot be eeks |Water Power Trust | Myth, Says Mondell|™ Wyoming Congressman Attacks Fed- eral Control of Rivers and Scores Mann Bill t trying to coerce Nicaragua. tate department offitial th after & call at the White House nt it to settle fts own affairs and ting what shall be 4 ol as ible ess with WASHINGTON | $dea that and defending Ballinger eritictsm of zme of His “Five-Foot Book Shelf” we ask - EXSEVATOR !laws, Representative Monde! spoke today in favor of |to federal comtre! the derelopment | the water power,, pardcularly on the nav- | igable streams. | He said the phantom of s water power | |mopopoly which*certain persons had ai- | and-was sent by wireiess from Colen. In |temptea 1o conjure up, was indescribably | the same lelegram Estrada says that | grotesque and ridiculous. | change in the person of Zelaya's chief ex- Mr. Mondell spoke of the infiuepce of | ecutive selected by him or by the congress leertaln “powerful” buresus of the federal| be controls will be socepied by the major- of | This messag [ the head of the aragua, has been HARRIS DEAD Prominent Kansas Live Stock™Man Drops Dead im Chicago. of state. The telegram is dated Bluefields | no the nominetion ¢f Fichar@ C. Kerems of |goyernment in bullding up ands fosterinz| ity of the Nicaraguan peeple allied io the Mimour! to be ambassador to Austria- | “superficial” public semtiment He re- | revolutionist cause Hurgary. {ferred 10 what he iermed the “loose talk” | This telegram contains the first authorita- President Taft also sent to the senate to- |about “giving away pawer of the public tive siatement that the revelutionary party day the folowing other nominations of ambassadors and ministers Robert Bacon of New York, ambasssdor (bl on federal pentrol of dam and Power | Zelgya to France. Henry Lane Wilson of Washington, am- bassador to Mexico. Charles Page Bryan of Illinols, minister 1o Belgium. William James Calhoun of Iiinois, min- ister to China. Henry P. Fletcher of Pennsylvania, min- ter to Chile. Henry T. Gage of California, minister to uEal - S. Reynolds Hitt of Dlinols, minister to Panama. John B. Jackson of New Jersey, minister to Cuba. Featon R. McCreery of Michigan ister to Hondaras. Béwin V. Morgan of New York. minister to Paragusy. Charles W. Russell of the Columbia. minister to Persis. Lauretes 8. Swenson of Minnesota, min- ister to Switseriand Horsce G. Knowles of Delaware, minister and comsul general to the Dominmican re- putlic [ The presiSest also sent in the mames of L. following secretaries of ambassies Philip M. Brown of the District of Co- City of Mexico. Jane of Wisconsin, Constanti- District of Laughlin of Pennsylvanie, at of New York st Rio de Schuyler, jr., of New York. corge Post Wheed St Petersburg Lewis Einstein of Paxton Hivben of lands and Luxend Charles Dunning White of New ¢ Christiania, Norway. Belkan Schoyer of Pesnsylvania. at Colombia. be agent and con Augustus Jur ek of Washington, at New York it at na, at Peking Netner general at Cairo Perer of Rbode Is Attormeywa ud Marsnals. a7 to the senste today the following United the eastern he southern Arta § Van western dis 3 Rovert T. Deviin, of Californin wr ia Robert Whitehouse, for Xaine 1 P. French, for Massachusetts Cochran, for Seuth Ca n 3 win, for the southern tates mar- teh, for the casern distriet of Tincs William Henkel for the southern district + ot New York Creighten M. Foraker. for New Mexioo Pope M. Long. for the morthern district of Alubmme Walter H. Johnson, for the northern din wtet of Georgia Night Rider Jury Scill Out UNION CITY. Teon. Dec 30.—The Jury the uight rider case reported lste today ey mere unabie to agree on & ver- dict. Judge Jones, however, sent them back | domain "~ ete. | Representative Mann, then defended his| {sites aguinet whai be termed was unwar- ramted construction of its language by Mr Mondell. | A colioguy ensued betwen the two ge tiemen, in which Mr. Mann exhibited c |sigeratie impatience and i | claimea | “Anbody on earth except g man from Wyoming cap ses the me: of my Bl The trouble is that he is wrought up over this tubject that the actios | {of any member from eas: of the Rocky mountains in introducing & bill having & bearing on 1t is like waving a red flag at & dul | ASKS SPEEDY TRIAL FOR CO0K | State Department Acts in Bebalf of Conductor Imprisomed in Mexico. n ex | WASHINGTON, Dec. %.—“Trge upon Mexico the importance of hurrying the trial of James A. Cook.” was substanoes the message telegraphed by the te de- partment today to the American ambassa- dor at the City of Mexico. The a lowed & o Ass retary of State W and R Scott of Kansas. Cook is & oo Mr. Scott Cook was arrested some D the Mexican govern it as the Tobbery of & freight train in the coun- try. He protested his imnocence. cording to advices here, was held resp bie for the affair because he was in charge ) e train. Soett advised ve the department th osd men Texas were threatening | reprisals Mexico by makimg it uscom- | fortable for Mexican railroad wmen entering | Texas if some act was not speedily taken. | | will not @cospt as president of ..icaragus anyone whe has aay afffiation with The selaction of eitber Madriz Irias for this post, therefore, means & continuance of the revolution with all the emergy at the mand of the Estrada party. or Zelays Directs Assembly. Late telegrams received ai the department vonal asse State regarded as a as the dominant A telegram B ins exprese is 10 be given the presiden ment, bowever, is generally Managua telegram received states that Zelaya i making active mill- tary preparations, and is putt ull the principal ¢ '€ Managua, Leon snd Grenada, known supporters of Irias, who, it was believed, would power of commander- government military foroes. An official dispaich 1 that coneiderabie he played against there by Zelaya's follo nt real Managua is being the erica. ers. Pe thyeats, are violence pred constant time has occurrence. b been a1- n wp Leon Troops Guard Madris. The lntest telegram from Managus, dated last night, states U 3% troops reached there the night before from Leon, the home the raf earis was exps ¢ o otel by t lowers w ed with rifies (Continued on Fifth Page) Friends Help Dahlmans Observe Silver Wedding Members of the Daliman Democracy crowded the mayor's office Monday morn: ing In such large numbers that by 1 c'clock there was 5o reom for any more At that hour Co i Pan John Jefferson Mahoney vate office and brought the mayor and Mrs. Dahiman into the public room. Then Big Chief Tom Fiynn, of the Dahl- man club took the floor, and, In & grace- ful lte specch recalled the fact that this was ihe twenty-fIfth snniversary of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs Dahlman these days, when the marriage tie is beld so lightly,” sald Mr. Fiyza, it is a pleasure indeed 10 find that there are Lhose in high place who still regard that e as sacred and binding. for better or for worse, untll the end of hfe It is with most sin- cere Pleasure, then, that we take this oo- | casion to tender 1o you, Mr. Mayor, and [to Mrs Dadiman a siight token of our | regasd and friendahip. We fecl that this Hitle present will be cherished by you and by your children as 3 wemento from ap- | preciative friends on your twenty-fifth an e hope you will both lve | | many years In enjoyment of bealth and | | nappiness. | | The token alluded to by Mr. Fiymn was | beautifa. solld sliver tes et of three! peces, the Appearabioe of which brought | in smiles of pleased gratificats o the faces his wife When he had present the mayer faced his of the mayor and e be kept as a nappy event to be hilaren “Coming as it does from the fie of organization that everything 1 stand for,” said man, “we cherish it all the and our bhearts w §0 OuUl to every one of with sincere feelings of appreciation. | We have dved together for & quarter of & century with & fair degree of happiness and expect 10 continue 80 to the end In the same spirit in which it 18 offered we | Socept your present. In the years 10 come its presence in our home will recall this day, asd we thamk you most sincerely for | your thoughtfulness and good wiil ™ | After the pressutation the mayor and| Mrs. Dahiman shook hands with all pres- | ent, and each man extended persomal con- | gratulations. Then cigars were passed around, and the mayor and his good wife| spent & few minutes in ‘aughing u-\"nei | | reminder of a transmitted to most their rank an stands Mayor Dahi- more fondly an with thelr visttors. “We will stast towhrd the golden wedding anniversary with strengthened faith in ail things mow,” Jocal Semocracy. BREEDER OF mmwrm He Was a Director of ghe Interma- tional Live Stoek Exposition and Prominest in Public Life. CHICAGO. Dee: %.—Form Senator W. A. Harris of denly here today at the b tive. Heart disease was give United States died sud- of a the cause nsas as Harris was 1908 He died st law, Mrs. Lydia M M bad beem in Chichg come here to aitend the Stock exposition, n Wk ested. He had not been cor bealth and was apparenty tion when suddemly stricke the floor at his sister-in djed within a few minutes was born in Loudoun October 2, 1M1 He was graduated from Columbia college, Washington. in 189 and the Virginia Militas W6 He served with hoenor in the for thre and ordna aw's home and Senator Harris Virginia county a division of the In 188 he became r the sale of the Delaware reserva- tion and other lands. Since 1676 he had been prominent throughout the United’ States es a farmer and breeder P bred Shorthorn cattle sdentified him with the live stock and brought him ™ ingustry was idemtified wi th and be served as & populist member of congress in 1880-36. Mrs Harris was with her husband be taken Jexzling 3641000 while ) the Big Four railroad T mext Wednesday The want ad pages are particularly in- teresting to Christ- mas shoppers Before you start out on your shopping tour lock over the classification ““Christmas Hints,”” on the first want ad. page. There you will find a large number of Omaha mer- chants, who are offering sug- gestions of things, which they have, which are appropriate for Christmnas presents. Many little things, out of the ordi- nary, are mentioned there. Have you read ibe want ads, yet, today? A { { Whose was Voice H T. CLARKE BALRS MERCER 5 3 on Phonc Bcgglng IPoudq of Bellevue Serves Restrain- for Governor?| ing Order on Trastees. v WILL FIGHT IT TO LAST DITCH Tonpey Allen Appears and Storkan | : Fails to Come Across for Felix |7t Stmply-Bulke Progeedings,” Sare Newton. Dr. E. H. Jenks, One of the Col- lege Board that is En- ! Soimed The plot the | - { | seems the charges against I for' the and the deposition for the law office of for Monday fatied to It bad been arranged tion of Louls Storkax thicken around the 1 st Xe-| When the trustees of Bellevue ool sembled at the Young Mer ege zs- tian As- Monday 1t Hastings restraining fon of the two & : bie take | the proposed merges | board en: > 8 | the plane with members and supporters of arke's move in raining order was to prev of the moment | indicated that he wowid fight last ditch Restraining orders | following: B H hn T. Beard the definite members of ral discuss of the faculty the school uring the ent any & Mr any act and ne would be against Newt thickened when Ton . Bryan and Shallen- brother-in-faw to Bryan, ap bly - &s representative aintained tha aia lenberger even if he &id t b berger 238 peared. ostent Woosard. He represent Govers While both Mr euser and his law pertner, H. 8. Fleharty, were out of their {fices » telephone message was by & clerk I fice. The sud over the ‘phone t was from Governor | gen B R Stautfer, C ia Rgm bpe gy oy thet it |y, pragen, W. A. Cotton wanted Mr. Ambeuser o see that D Hasxell, M. P. M came © the hearing which could used against Governor Shallenberger Mr. Storkan 4id pot ap and the hear- | ng was not held { e rved were ® H Hal Gibbs F. Max R M 3 rece ks 5 e office ¥ M The Advertising Record Display advertising last week .....56,840 inches Nearest competitor. . ..6,648 inches EEE LEAD .. Dec. 1. 1909, to Dec. 20, 1909 Bee a8 ....20,575 inches Nearest competitor. . .19,630 inches 945 inches January 1, 1903, to Dec. 20, 1909 Bed ............... 370303 inches Nearest competitor. 254,212 inches 16,141 inches Remember: That the above record gives the competitor credit for space occupied by indecent and other advertising refused by The Bee; and for slathers of space traded for pianos, automobiles, jewelry and merchandise. That merchants, who buy for cash so much more space in The Bee, do so because they have learned the value of a clean paper that goes to the homes in every part of the city and state—a paper that tries to print only facts and has the confidence of its readers. istrain or enjoin any WEATHER FORECAST. N ska lowa For For ¥ ¢ weath SINGLE COPY ENTRYMEN TO ASSIGN LANDS Senetor Burkett Introduces Bill G ef to Dwellers on Re- clamation Projects. PATENTS GIVEN IN FIVE YEARS Delay of Government on “Big Ditch™ Cause of Hardship. ANOTHER IKJUNCIION NEASURE Conflist Between State Federal Courts. INDIAN TAX BILL GOES IN Congressman Kinksid Has Platte Postoffice Serap o No Relief for Charles provisions of the such entries exists in the Wwest, partic et are along atil the are tied the n get no pates anding they Barkett he people project tired of de Injuncti r Bu also duced a bill ng foderal injunctions in the en- of s.ate laws and amending chap- statutes-si-large by ad- Sen int preve nt ever, that no cireuit court tes mor any judge exer- cising powers of such cirewit court or judge s2ll have juriediction In any case to Te- officers of state or administrative board of siate from tituting i & Slale COUIt &uYy Suit or any other appropriste procesdings g enforoe statnie or etatutes of such staie or to enforce sny onder made by such admfils- trative boird: nor shull they have jurisdioc- tion in amy suit insttuted by persons in- such corporation of COTPOTA- sckholder otberwise, 10 re- such corporstion or cor- ying the statute er in which they are an ! & movement evs genersi of & foot race nand o the of taking wouid the carrying out the ex- we statutes. This, how- the case ‘with the at- Nebraska He bas gen- the rallrosds by going 1 the ral- enjoin the enjoining the state officers. By purpose prevent Goes In. ofuced the bill the Ind ffice tn Nebr be- the O trive patente made and assessment for ct to taxation for the rosd at unty as the ka ses ovided by ol and shail n { the mecretary tify t fact certificate elease and discharge of 2ds be rer, which tte Postoffice. nkaid has o ters for the survey Representative - which ta, and ments on their to settiers vutid during inued ou Fifth Page) be required