Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 5, 1910, Page 1

THE OMAHA BEE a clean, reliable newspaper that is admitted to each and every home. THE OMAHA DAILY BE VOL. XXXIX-NO. 15 1. OMAHA,; WED USDAY NEBRASKA PART OF NEW CIRCUIT Colorado Congressman Has Plan to Readjust Conditions Affecting Federal Practice. TO REDUCE COST TO LITIGANTS Takes in Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma, ABBOTT ON INDIAN QUESTION Assistant Commissioner Feels Omahas Will Agree. INQUIRY INTO COST OF LIVING Secretary Wilson to Conduct One that Will Be Thorough—Place for Prof. Phillips—Berth for Zalinski. (From w Staff Correspendent.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—Special Tele: gram.)-cRepresentative Tavior of Colorado has prepared and tomorrow will introduce i bill amending the federal statutes to reate & new judielal cirouit to be known 45 the tenth cireuit. The purpose of the act is to divide the present Eighth distriot In which Colorado is located, making a new district composed of the states of Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Kan- #sas and Oklahoma. To this proposed dis- triet, New Mexico will be attached when- aver It Is admitted to statehood. As Intended to be constituted the new Tenth district embraces an arca of 1,02,712 equarc miles with a population approxi- mateyl of 15,000,000 people. Sessions of the circhit court of appeals are now held at St. Loufs, 8t. Paul, Cheyenne and Denver. The litigation arising from the western part of this clrcult cannot all be attended to at Denver without great delay. To hasten cases and make oral arguments thereon, counsel frequently are called to St. Louls or St. Paul, whieh Is quite a burden of expense to litigants and a loss of time to counsel. Mr. Taylor is of the impression that this proposed division will meet with tho hearty endorsement of the bar throughout the entire clrcuit of the twelve states sought to be divided. Such a division is understood to t with the approval of Justice Brewer (§ whose control the Wighth clreuit in umx The creation of a new afrcuit will entail a most trifiing additional expense as there already exists in the present circuit four circuit judges, two bf whom have their residence in the proposed new circuit and the other two in the old Eighth. A em- braced in the proposed bill. no additional elrcult judges would be necessary at pre- sent, though In & short time one additional clreult judge in each circult may be re- quired. The only additional expense im- mediately called for, would be.one addi tional clevk " Wnd dtid! «dMdénar marshal. Omuhn Indian Question, Absistant Commissioher F. H. Abbott of (ndian affairs sald today that he has had 20 @dvices from the Omaha or Winnebago tgencles since the change made in their wdministration January 1. He infers from ‘his that things are running along smoothly ind that the so-called consolidation of wencles Is working out along the lines aoped for, It is his Impression that just aoped for. It Is his impression that just 18 soon as the Indians become acquainted with'the deelgn of the new movement they will glve the new administrative features ‘helr earnest support. Mr. Abbott cited as an instance of mis- unddrstanding of the purposes of the Indian office In bringing the agencles closed to- gether the presence of a representative of the Waithill Commercial club in Washing- ton to protest against the so-called con- sol'dation. After having explained to the representative the purpose of the depart- ment was to bring home to the Indians of the Omaha and Winnebago tribes the neces- sity for thelr training in practical pursuits, particularly that of farming and stock raising, the Walthill mun immediately with- drew his protest and became an earnest supporter of the project, As to the administration bill introduc by Senator Browd regarding taxing of the Omahns' lands, Mr. Abbott stated he was Informed#he chairmen of both the senate pud house committees on Indian affairs | \leved Jegislation along the lines proposed ke Brown DIl would be enacted during present session of congress, Job for University Man. ntaissioner Valentine and Assistant Commissioner Abbott of the lndian bureau today tendered a position In the Indian service to Prof. F. J. Phillips of the Uni- vorsity of Nebraska, his work being the diréction of care and use of timber on the 1cutrvations. The salary offered Prof. Phil- I8 s 82,000 a year. While in Washington last week, Prof. Phillips sald he approved the afforts of the Indian office in adopting methods of forest seryice 8o far as practicable and in mak- Ing every efort to conserve the forests for the beneflcial use of the indians. He asserted that handling forests on indian reservations is more difficult than forest work on the public domain, because of the industrial, soelal and economic problems of the indlap involved. To handle this dif- ficult work, Commissioner Valentine sceking highly trained men like Prot Phil- lips. Hxpert farmers wanted, $1,20 per annum, Tho Indlan servico is making ihis offer to mgricultural students, who are suffi- clently equipped to train the braves on indlan resetvations in ralsing farm pro- duets. The appeintments will be graduates of agrioulturai colleges. The suc- cesstul apphicants will designated | by indlan Commissioner Valentine to manage model demonstration farms on resepva- tions in arid and semi-arld regions of the weat. i 5 \ ‘\:«n in sympathy with the bill and he be- restricted be Inveatigute Cost of Living, ‘Phe Increased cost of living was the sub- et of & coneurrent resolution offergd in ‘he house today by Representaiive Hull of | Tennessee. It provides Afor & jolnt com- mittee of seven members of the house ana tive members of the senate to Investigute sonditions and report upon them and as to what remedies ‘may be affected through legislation. In consonance with the reso- lution Secretary Wilson of the Depart- ment of Agriculture hus ordered & sweep- ng Inquiry (oto the cost of Uving in the Inited States, “1 rdalixe,” said Secrelary Wilson, “that ~e have undertaken a big contract, but we can edrry It out. We have the men and we bave the money, to paraphrasc (Contifued on Second ) 14 is | to | /0ld Court House as Art Museum in Jefferson Square Cenfessions by Employes of Sugar Combine Evidence Secured from Them Will Result in Indictment of Prom- inent Personages. NEW YORK, Jan. 4.—Investigation of the | sugar underwelghing frauds was continued |today b the federal grand jury and it is |intima “at further indictments, possibly of * persons, might be expected | s0¢ 0 stories have been in the alr 1 ‘oday's report had it that not on srtant revelations been made by * the American Sugar Refining ¢ of whom were re- cently conviy iracy to defraud, but employes gar Importing tirms had becom of the advisa- hility of making a <ast of it. The grand jury an expected to take up shortly the Invectigation of alleged paper combinations, which the federal au- thorities have been looking Into following the action which led to the dissolution of the Manila fiber pool WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.~Following the in- vestigation which resulted in the discovery of underwelghing of sugar at the port of New York Inquiries are to be made at other ports where sugar Is brought in. The Treasury department gradually Is complet- ing the ascertainment of the true weights at New York and has succeeded in recover- ing a large amount in duties which had %, 'ty % 5 Y, %, Yp. A ment _with another company doing a large fmporting business is about to be made. Large quantities of sugar come into the United States at San Francisco and Boston and smaller amounts at various other ports. The effort to determine whether there had been underwelghing at other piaces than New York will be begun as soon as arrange- ments can be made. French Aviator Killed by Fall During Flight Leon Me La, Grange, Noted French- man Who Broke Many Records, Meets Death, BORDEAUX, Jan. 4-—Leon De La Grange, the noted French aeronaut, was kil'led while making a flight here today. Leon De La Grange, ranked among the first of the aviators of the world. On De- cember 30 last at Juvisy he broke all speed records. The occaslon was an attempt to win the Michelin cup. He did not succeed 1n Leating Henry Farman's record for dis- tance, but did establish a new distance record for monoplanes and a rew world's speed record. He covered 124 miles in two hours gnd thirty-two minutes, maintaining an average speed of approximately forty- nine miles am<hour- 4y , De La Grange had been’a 'wel: known automobilist and was one of the first ‘men In Burope to take up aviation. His feats soon attracted wide attention, and he is sald to have been offered a guarantee of $10.000 if he would visit the United States. October last De La Grange made a filght at Doncaster, England, establishing a speed record for one mile and $60 yards In one minute and forty-seven and one-fifth seconds. His first public fiight was made March 16, 1907, at Bagatelle, France, when he ascended in a biplane. The machine moved thirty feet in the air and descended. Some days ‘ater De La Grange made a flight of 43 feet carrying a passenger. Extreme Penalty 1s Assessed Two i!egroel Who Attacked White Woman at Kansas City Are Sentenced to Death, ik KANSAS CITY, Jan. 4—George Reyfolds and John Willlams, negroes, were found |gulity of assaulting Mrs. W. F. Jackson by a jury in the eriminal court here tonight and their sentence was fixed at death by hanging.» The verdict of gullty was returned on the first ballot. The jury was out but five and a half minutes. But two days were oocu- pled In selecting a jury, hearing the evi- dence and returning a verdict, Both men probably will be hanged the first week In February. Every precaution haw been taken during the trial to protect |the prisoners from violence, as the assauit |was of such a nature that Intense public teeling was aroused. The public was not |admitted to the trial. Mrs. Jackson swooned while testifying, Prisoners in the county jall raised a bedlam when the verdict became known. They had previously threatened to lynch the colored men In the exercise room of the Jall, but the officers removed the negroes to another part of the prison. | THREE ARE KILLED IN WRECK Milwaukee Work Train Collides with Extra Freight Near Gretna, South Dakota, ABERDEEN, D., Jan. 4.—(Special Telegram.)—In a head-on collision of a Milwaukee work train and an extra freight between Gretna and Hoscoe last night, three Bulgarian workmen were killed and five others injured. been withheld from the government. Setlle- | TAFT REVERTS TO ORIGINAL PLAN Message on Trusts and Railroad Regulation Will Be Sent to Congress Thursday Noon, CONSULTS CABINET OFFICERS It is Then Announced that First Pro- gram Will Be Adhered To. ANOTHER MESSAGE FRIDAY It Will Accompany Papers Concern- ing the Glavis Charges. LOAN FOR RECLAMATION WORK Speeial Message on Conservation Will Recommend that Govern- ment Advance Thirty Mil- llons to Service. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—Late today, after a conference with Senators Aldrich and Root and Attorney General Wickersham, President Taft decided to revert to his original plan of combining his views as to amendments to the interstate commerce and anti-trust laws in one message, which he will send to congress Thursday noon. On Friday President Tatt will send to the senate a brief message. transmitting all of the papers and the report of attorney gen- eral concerning the Glavis charges against Secretary Ballinger. The papers were called for by a senate resolution. Loan for Reclamation Service, The special message on the conservation of natural resources which the president had hoped to get ready by Monday next has been postponed until the latter part of next week. In the special message & loan |of $30,000,00 to complete the existing reclamation pro- Jects will be suggested. Western senators who have visited the president during the last few days have been given to understand that such a loan will be recommended in the message. The loan will probably be floated as whort term bonds or certificates of indebtedness. Senator Carter and some of the other western senators are inclined to favor the Issue of certificatce, vui Senator Borah, Who I8 the author of a bi for a $80,000,000 bond lssue, is opposed to fin issue of cer- tificates. He believes that an lssue of bonds would be taken up more readily. ARGUMENT FOR POSTAL BANKS Millions Sent Abroad Each Year by Foreigners Could Be Kept Here. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—The immigrant’s lack of confidence in the safety and se- curity of private finnancial instititlons of the United States is officlally declared to be probably respensible for the flood of millions of dollars which flows by pos- tal money orders from the United States| to_ forelgn countries each year. Auditor Chance of’the Postoffice depart- ment points to this condition as an fn- dication of what might be accomplished throught the establishment of postal sav- ings banks, The stupendous tota) of $640,640,817 repre- senting the surplus earnings of forelgn labor employed In the gigantic industrial and commercial enterprises of the United States, has beri sent abroad since 15%. A total of $76,662,620 was sent abroad by for- elghn workmen in 1909, The millions sent out of this country have steadily Increased each year in proportion to the Influx of toreign immigrants. Most of the amount sent abroad last vear found lodging In Austria, Great Brit- ain, Hungary, Norway, Italy and Russia Postal officlals declare that In the for- warding their money to forelgn countries, foreigners prefer money orders to checks and drafts on banks. Auditor Chance declares that probably a majority of the foreign element would rather patronize government banks with Interest pald on theif money. Thus a con- siderable share of the millions sent abroad would remain In the custody of the secre- | tary of the treasury. NO DANGER TO HONEST ROADS President Brown Says Administration B W Not Harm Investor: NEW YORK, Jan. 4—"I know pretty well what the bill will provide and I can say that it need not alarm the investor nor embairass any raliroad that wants to do busiress In a straightforward and orderly manner,” today declared by W, C. Brown, president of the New York Central lines. Mr. Brown was one of the six rallroad presidents who conferred with President Taft yestercay on railroad legislation, which the president will recommend to congress next week In a message on inter- state commerce. Wall street and the railroad world have been keenly interested in the coming rafi- road legisletion and President Brown's dec- laration allayed In & great measures the fears that the message would prove em- barrassing to the present control of the country's carriers, FIRE AT CASTLEWOOD, S. D. Department at Watertown is Called to Help Extinguish Big Blase. WATERTOWN, 8. D., Jan. 4—The fire department here has been called to the towh of Castlewcod. It is reported the town Is being destroyed by fire. Let the clty buy the old court house, move it to Jefferson square and convert it into public art museum. This proposition is advocated by the Homeward Improvement club, which meets at 171 North Twenty-fourth street and Whose territory extends from Twenty- fourth (o Thirtleth street and Decatur street to Patrick avenue. It is belleved the idea orlginated with Henry, Ostrom, clerk of the Board of County Cimmission- ers. Mr. Ostrom is & member of this club and at its meeting Monday night, was appointed chalrman of & committee, the other members of which are not yet nomed, (o take up the matter with the board This project dogs not contemplate the removal of the building intact, but rather its dismantling and removel. The streets are not wide enough to permit of bodily transportation even If the building would stand It Lawyers In the club maintain that the law limiting the use of Jefferson square to park purposes would not conflict with this proposition, as this would be, but im- proving the park property. The Homeward club thinks that after the museum was established a bath house adjunction, perhaps In the basement, with & gymnasium, rest room and other such accommodations might be provided. The Homeward club, will ask the co- operation of other improvement clubs * this proposition. MORNING, JANUARY 5, 1910—-TEN PAGES. WEATHER FORECAST. Nebraska—Snow; probably heavy. lowa—Snow; probably heavy For weather report see page 2 L 1 From the Cleveland Plain Detler. WILLIAKD SUCCEEDS MURRAY Burlington Man is Elected President of Baltimore & Ohio. DUE TO HARRIMAN INFLUENCE New Executive Formerly Assistant General Manager of Line When F. D. Underwood Was Presldent. NEW YORK, Jan. 4—Oscar G. Muiray, for the last six years, president of the Baltimore & Ohlo Railroad company, tendered his resignation today as a special meeting of the board of directors of the road held in this city. Danfel L. Williard, vice president of the. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad, was elected his suc- cessor. Mr. Murray'siresigmation, which has for some weeks, merely awaited formal ac- ceptance, will take effect on January 14 and. Mr. Willlard will assume office the tollewing day. Mr. Murray will, however, maintain his connection with the Baltl- more & Ohio, as chaifman of the board of directors, to which office he was clected today, filling a place in the direc- torate held by George S. Randolph, who resigned. ‘While no officlal announcemeht was made as to the reasons for 4™ Change: in the management of the road ‘It is-understood 1h Wall street andraliroad circles that It was mainly due to so-called Harriman influence in the Baltimore & Ohlo, & large block of whose stock is held by the Union Pacific and which for all practical pur- poses amounts to a controlling Interest. Mr. Murray. is 63 years of age and it Is said the Unlon Pacific interests felt a younger and more aggressive man was needed for the position. Mr. Willlard, who s 49 vears old, is a railroad man of wide experience. He'is regarded as particularly efficlent as an operating official. In view of the fact that the Baltimore & Ohlo is in close compe- tition with the Chesapeake & Ohlo, one of the rising Hawley roads, this ability es- pecially commended him, it is said to the Union Pacific interests. Mr. Williard be- gen his career as a track laborer on. the Central Vermont in 1579, He will go to the Baltimore & Ohio familiar with the ground as he formerly served the road as assistant genéral manager under Fred- erick D. Underwood, now president of the Erle. UNIVERSITY ASSISTANT PROFESSORS ARE HARD UP Report Shows Salaries Are Not Suf- ficlent to Support Their Families. | MADISON, Wis., Jan. 4—Pighty per cent of the assistant professors in American { universities must supplement their salaries by outside work in order to “make beth ends meet,” they are on an average just enough to suffice for an unmarried man, vet seventy-four per cent of them are mar- ried and have families to support. These and other statistics were contained {In & paper by Prof. Guido Marx of the | Engineering college of Leland Stanford university, which was read before the as- sociation of American Universities conven- | tion at the University of Wisconsin mgny. |In the absence of Prof. Marx, the pape | was read by Prof. C. P. Stanford Law school. ““The rapld increase in the cost of living has made the situation of the assistant | protessor acute,” concluded the paper. ' Huberich of the i ptomp—— Raucher Robbed of Large Sum. | @ACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. 4.—Frank ia, & San Jose rancher, who had drawn | the money from a local bank to pay for {a ranch, was held up last night by three | maskea highwaymen and robbed of $,433. When you were a youngster did you ever start out with a pocket full of old things and see what you could “‘swap ’em for?” Lots of fun—wasn't it? And you got something you wanted, too. ““Swaps’’ is a head on the second want-ad page. Through a little ad under this head you can make most any kind of a trade. Try it; it don’t cost much and it will surorise you what you can do. ‘Why not do it now? All in for the Winter. Cook’s Records to Washington for Next Probe University of Copenhagen Has Sent Documents to National Geo- graphic Society. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—Dr. Frederick A. Cook's polar records are enroute to {Washington to be examined by the Na- tional Geographic society. According to in- formation sent to Prof. Gore, the docu- ments were started from Copenhagen on December 11, which would get them to Washington about the end of this week. Prof. Gore, Rear Admiral Pllisbury and Dr. W. M. Hayes of the Geological Survey will examine' the papers and make a re- port early this month. Yesterday President Willis T. Moore of the soclety let it be known that he will ot be a candidate for re-election. Some see 1 this one of the re- flections of the polar controversy. Prof. Moore has been President of the National Geographic soclety for several terms. His letter declining a further election expresses the hope that a successor would be chosen before the polar fight became an influence in the politics of the society, 1Hours of Service Decision Reversed Court Holds Relief of Three Hours at Middle of Day is Sufficient. CHICAGO, Jan. 4—The United States cir- cuit court of appeals today reversed the judgment of the district court in the case of the Atchlson, Topeka & Santa Fe rail- road against the United States. The rail- road s charged with violation of the hours of service act. The judgment of the lower court is reversed ard the case remanded with instructions to grant a new trial. The suit was started by District At- torney Sims, who charged that the raflroad was keeping telegraph operators on duty for a longer period than the hours allowed by the hours of service act. In the lower court a judgment of $100 was entered against the railroad. Attorneys for the raflroad showed that operators appeared to have been on duty from 6:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m,, but that they had been relleved from noon until 3 p. m. The court held as the men had only nine hours of actual time‘on duty, it was no violation of the hours of service act. Omaha Indians Called in Council Seven Hundred Members Voice . Pro- test Against Proposed Merger with Winnebagoes. WALTHILL, Neb.,, Jan. 4—Seven hun- dred membere of the Omaha tribe of In- dians are holding council today to voice a protest against the government's proposal to unite them In a common agency with the Winnebago tribe. Walthill business men also object to the transfer of the agency to the Winnebagoes. The Omahas, who feel superior to thelr neighbor tribe, have asked Ross L. Hammond of Fremont, internal revenue collector, to Intercede for them at Washington, STORM COVERS WHOLE STATE Train Service Demoralized and Street Cars Tied Up. CATTLE SUFFERING IN WEST lowa Threatened with Coal Famine, Dealers Bel Unable to Get Shipments—Stock Suffers ‘While in Transit. LINCOLN, Neb.,, Jan. 4—Drifting snow impeded railway tratfic tnroughout south- ern Nebraska today. Trains were belated on all railroads. Telephone and telegraph companies encountered persistent troubles. In Lincoln the street car service was com- pletely paralyzed. The lines to the subur- ban points were snowed In and it will be some time before the schedules are re- stored. NORFOLK, Neb.,, Jan. 4—Another snow amounting to half & foot fell In northern Nebraska and southern South Dakota to- day, adding new handicaps to train service, which has been more seriously demoralized by weather corditions 'this winter than ever before during so protracted a perlod. The temperature is 5 below zero, but there is no wind. The condition is not blizzardy. Blg Cattle Herds Suffer. ALLIANCE, Neb., Jan. t.—(Special Tale- gram.,)~The weaiher couditions have set- tled somewhat. It Is snowing in several places in western Nebraska at present and the thermometer is slowly pushing upward. It ranges now from about 6 above at Ans- ley to 24 above at the extreme western part of the state. The Black Hills reports zero weather and there is a flat average of about 5 above over northern and eastern Wyoming. There Is much loss and suffering among stock throughout the: west, as this, con- tinued cold has not been experiended in years. The big cattle men are suffering greater loss than the small men, the latter being In better shape to care for smaller herds Towa Hard Hit. DES MOINES, Jan. 4—(Special Tele- gram.)—The storm today practically par- alyzed rail tratfic in lowa, and locally business was nearly suspended. All trains were off schedule. This morning a Rock Island passenger train ran into a Wabash freight in the eastern part of the city and three freight cars were thrown from the track, but no passengers were injured. The snowfall continued all day, but ceased in the evening, A Rock Island trainload of cattle headed eastward was lald out at Valley Junction and the eompany planned to get permission to use the state fair barns for housing the stock Instead of trylng to send them on. At Cedar Raplds twenty head of cattle went out on the ice to escape the fury of the storm and the ice broke, #0 that all were drowned. The danger of a famine in coal caused the local dealers to ralse the price to 34 a ton today, but there was very little deliv- ered and hundreds of familles are short of tuel. that the rallroads were confiscating his ise to make any deliveries. All the mines are running with full equipment, but coal stocks are very low. BOONE, Ia., Jau. 4—(Special Telegram.) ~The Northwestern rallway in lowa was completely tied up by the siorm today. All freight trains have been annulled and the complete equipment of motive power Is press tralns however, late. through on schedule. This, is Impossible and all trains are MANAGUA, Jan. 4—General Medina today made public letters and telegrams in substantiation of the clalm that General Toledo and he did all in their power prevent the execution of Groce and Can- non, the Americans decreed President Zelaya. One of the letters received by General Medina from Groee on the day of the executions Is as follows: “As & last favor, 1 beg and implore you to delay the execution of the death sen- tences until an answer Is received from Zelaya to our plea for mercy. For God's sake let us live until you can hope no longer as & brother Mason to be proven a friend magnanimous and kind. 1 beseech you to continue doing everything possible to save us. Words are inadequate 0 express our gratitude for ali that you have already done for our welfare." General Medina, who was commanded to see that the will of Zelaya was obeyed, declares he delayed the execution pur- posely in the hope that the reprieve would be recelved. He produces tha original copy of two telegrams which he received from the president on the day preceding to Groce and Cannon Barred from Wiring U. S. ConsuL to die by | (the exeeution, In which he w | specifically to proceed with th ment of the death penalty | Another telogram received by him from Zelaya on the day after Groce and Cannon | had been shot, reads: “I acknowledge your notification of the execution and rejoice that the require ents Jof the law have been complied with." The following telesram was sent by Gen eral Toledo to Medina the day before the | condemned men were killea ‘Am telegraphing president asking that lives of Cannon and Groce be pared. Sup- |pose you have already done so. 1 await | tinal decision of the president betore pro- ceeding With the executlons. General Medina makes public a telegram recelved by him from the director of the telegraphs and which indicates that Ze laya attempted to prevent (iroce and C non communicating with the United States consul. The director of telegraphs wired: “President disapproved your order per- mitting transmission of telegrams from Groce and Cannon to American consul He Will not permit such concessions, as they are liable to place the govermment in aitticulties.” s ordered enforce their | One of the leading dealers reported | coal by the carload and he would not prom- | being used to get passenger, mail and ex- | Snow drifting badly may compel the | TERRIFIC STORM SMOTHERS CITY Omaha and Large Part of County Shiver Because of Low Temper- atures and Heavy Snow. TRAFFIC COMES TO STANDSTILL Street Cars Out of Commission for Time on Many Lines. TRAINS LATE AT DESTINATIONS Suburbanites Worst Sufferers from Snow and Cold. MANY WALK MILES TO BUSINESS Street Car Company Uses Every Available Man on Work of Clean- ing Tracks, and Makes Some Progress. Warmer weather and a cessation—for a thne at least—of snowfall made Omahans think last night that the worst of the big storm must be over. The temperature had risen to 4 by 9 o'clock last evening and the snow ceased falling for some hours, although it seemed possible_that it would begin again, for there was ® prediction to that effect, 4 A little less than a year ago Omaha suf- fered the most severe storm of last season and barring the heavy wind, Tuesday was a repitition of that storm. Traffic was paralysed, street car service came almost to a standstill for hours and trains again were put way late. The snow began falling early in the morning and immediately the street ecar company put out its seven big sweapers. They were of little avail, however, as the wind filled the tracks with drifts of snow within five minutes after the cars passed. It was no uncommon sight to see two, three and four cars coupled together trying to buck their way through the heavy arifts. People living In the suburbs were the worst sufferers, as the company was un- able to get cars to Benson until nearly noon, and but one car was sent over the West Leavenworth line. A few ocars were sent to Florence. Running the Blockade. “We are not very proud of our service, but we are doing the best we can and are hiring every avallable man to assist in clearing the tracks,” sald R. A. Leussler, assistant gencral manager of the Omaha & Councll Bluffs Street Rallway company. “All the teams of Omaha which are on the streets are unconsclously working lagainst us. It Is natural for the feams to scek the car tracks, where there s less snow, but the wheels crowd the snow onto the tracks and make it almost impossible for the cars to get through.'* The bl sweepers Huve been equipped with scoops which crowd the snow away from the tracks as well as doing the sweep- ing. Salt cars were sent out ms the tracks are In the worst condition this season! The sugar snow, with a temperature of zero, makes the track like glass and this was the cause of so many lines being blocked by strings of cars. The wheels Would not stick to the tracks when the cars were bucking the snow, The Dodge street line was opened about {11 o'clock. The Farnam line was open in the morning, but betweer 9 and 10 o'clock the cars were all stall’) for & time, but sweepers and salt cars opened the way. Extra effort was made to keep the South Omaha and Twenty-fourth &treet lines open with some success. At one time dur- ing the forenoon there were sixteen west- bound cars stalled on Leavenworth street between Sixteenth and ‘Twenty-ninth | street. Workers Tramp to Town. Many people walked to work, and, in the two-mile walk to the center of the city, not @ car passed them. The Harney line was blocked by, cars getting stuck near Creighton university, putting the line out of commission for a considerable time, Telegraph and telephone lines were not bothered much by the snow and wind and the snow was of such a character and the wires o cold that the snow did not stick {to the wires. The car doing service on the stub line on Twenty-fourth street from Leavenworth to Cass was stalled and abandoned in the snow just south of Farnam stréet, Chri Anderson, an old time conductor on the Farnam line, viewed the strunded car and {mused: “That reminds me of the time 1 drove a stub horse car on that Hue in 1389, 1 was caught in about the same place and we did not get the track cleared and the car out for nine days. It took all the men the company could get to keep the main lines open.” Florence residents employed In Omaha were four hours late in reporting for work. Learning that the street car service in ih carly morning was demoralized a large | number flocked to the Northwestern depot, hoping to catch a train for the clty. Their bopes faded away when the station agent | reported the morning trailn hours behin time. Undaunted, however, the little army | of workers faced the storm and huofed it to town OVERLAND TRAINS SNOWBOUND New San Omah Snow-capped | trains slippea |during the | fiyers arc schedules, Omaha storm The Union Pacific's recently christened 1 Francisco Limited fell /down on its New Yeir's resolutions and rolled into the | eity just twelve hours late. This train en countered heavy drifts In the west and was out in the severest kind of weather Union Pacitic train No. 6 from the west was nine hours late | On the other lines trains are reported from two to five hours late. Although the tall of snov has been general and heavy Ir most localities, the rallway reports show litle driftiig, and, as the snow iy of the dry character, It has little effect on trat tic The Burlington | agents in Nebraska weather In the state is 4 below. ridan, low, Sioux City la Fraucisco Limited Reaches Twelve Hours Late, and ice-ciad passcnger into local rallway stations year. Although the Overland eported hours behind in ther me of the roads centering in report tie-ups on account of the reports from indicate the' coldest at Ashland, where it Wyo., reports 12 be- 12 below, and Blllings, Mont., 10 below. Nine inches snowfall wa reported during the night at Hills City 8. D, with heavy snowfall in the westea part of Nebraska. statior,