Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 20, 1910, Page 1

‘A A tREWS SEETION PAGES ONE TO NIGET. - E OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska-—Snow For lowa—S8now. For weather report see page 2 LAND HEARING Of Guggenheim-Morgan Syn- jate Testifies Before Senate Committee on Territories. INGHAM GROUP VALUABLE Woal Can Be Mined at Net Profit of Twenty-Five Millions. ‘ SYNDICATE - PRICE IS SMALL / P - Quarter Million Was to Be Paid for Half Interest. COPPER CLAIMS LOCATING Interesting Statement us to How Land Occupled by Bonansa Group Was Ob- tained, ) WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—For a few hours today the senate committees on ter- ritorfes furnished an attraction in the way of developments relative to Alaska coal lands which fairly entitled it to rival “n interest the Ballinger-Pinchot investi- kation. Manager Stephen Birch of the Guggen- heimeMorgan syndicate agaln was the witness and for a short time he reeled gff figures concerning the value of the coal In the Cunningham and the Alaska coal and copper mines that were quite calcu- lated to cause the heads of the members of the committee to swim, Placing the tonnage in the Cunningham mines at $60,000,000, he sald that the coal could | probably be taken out as to net a profit of 26,000,000, This statement taken in connection with the fact that the syndicate had agreed to pay only $250,000 for half of the prop- erty aroused much interest, Mr. Birch placed the probable output of the entire Behring river coal district, of which the Cunningham group Is a part, at 500,000,000 tons, with a net value oof $200,000,000 and a gross value of $900,~ 000,000, 0 Loeating Copper . there was another BilFcn's teatimony which attracted even more attention than that relating to the coal mines. It had deference o his efforts 10 extend the holdings of the Alaska Coal and Copper company in the Bonanza group of copper mines, before it was ac- quired by the Guggenhelm-Morgan syndl- cate. Responding to questions from Sen- ator Frazier, Mr. Birch sald that ‘some of the land now ebraced in that group had been located by himself turough the use ¢ his own name ard the names of other fitoelhohfln of the company. |“Did the company furnish the money to pay for the ‘clatms? Mr. Grazler. Mr. Birch responded that it had done so and mentioned some of the stockholders ‘whose names had been so used. “They were mere dummies, were (hey vot?’ asked the Tennessee senator. “No indeed,” responded thg witness, y were Interested In the property. I Inxud & claiin myself” . Was there an understanding with the company that these claims should be turned over?' Mr. Frasler was asked. / “There was no such understanding,” the reply, “I was there ax manager and I went ahead to make the locations to pro- tect the company. Land Was Desirable. Asked Jf he had recelved any compénsa- tlon for this service, Mr. Birch/replled that he had not except insofar as he had re- j celved pay for his geusril work for the < eampany. “The land was desirable and the law was complied ‘with in all our proceedings,” he sald. ] Testifying concerning the Guggenhelm- Morgan options on the Cunningham mines Mr. Birch sald that it qovered only a half interest, The Cunningham people retaining the remainder. The syndicate had agreed, he sald, to pay $250,000 and to furnish trans- portation. The company was to be capl- talized for $5,000,000. He estimated that it would cost $1.75 per ton to mine the coal Claims. portion of Mr. and way of the opinion that it could be | marketed at & profit of 50 cents per ton. k‘ iome of the veins in the Cunningham roup, he sald, were ten or twelve feet thiek, but still were not so large as fhe veins In wome of the other mines in the distriet. He denled emphatically that the syndicate had used any influence to have the patents to the mines lssued. ‘Interested? Of course we are,” he sald, “but we have not tried to Influence the government.” € No Lobbyist Employed. Nin emphatic terms Mr. Birch denled that the syndicate had ever employed a lobbyist 1o represent it In Washington and he made the denlal specific as to Governor Hoggart, Delegate Wickersham and Major Richard- won of the army, who has been stationed in the territory many years in charge of road work. He said that after he left the bench and before he was elected to con~ | gress Judge Wickersham had made applica- tlon 0 be employed as attorney by the syndicate, but that as his application had not been favorably acted upon. Mr, Wickersham, who was present read his letter, requesting ‘employment, In it he stated merely that having Aeft the bench he was in position to represent the company If his services should be desired. He stated (hat he had read the letter for the purpose of making it plain that he had not tried to hold up the combination. Delegate Wickersham had demanded the right to cross-examine Mr. Birch, but the committee held that he could ask his questions only through the committee self. After the explanations concerning his application for employment he aid not press his request HENRY M. HOYT ON STAND Attorney General for Called to Corroborate Glavis. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-The case for the prosecution in the Ballinger-Pinchot inquiry has practically been closed: When the committee adjourned this afternoon untll Friday next, Mr. Brandefs stated there was some corroborative evidence yet to be produced, and that Gitford Pinchot prob- ably would want to make & statement be- Tore he could announce that his case was ehded. Mr. Pinchot was to have taken the -k this afternoon, but could not be found ng the luncheon recess. The day’s proceedings begyn with the un- expected announcement that the cross- examination of Louls B. Glavis was ended. Henry M, Hoyt, attorney general for Porto Rico, Wit called to the stand to corroborate that portion of Glavis' testimony in which Porte Rico OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20, 1910—-SEVEN SECTIONS—FIFTY-EIGHT Four'Tatt Bnll; Sure of Passage President Certain of Commerce, Postal Banks, Anti-Injunction and Statehood Measures. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—Four adminis- tration measures are assured of passage at this session of congress. President Taft told callers today that he felt certain the amendments to the Interstate commerce act, the postal savings bank bill, the anti- Injunction propositions and the statehood bill will gp through, The situbtion now seems to portend that the Alaska legislative council bill, the fed- eral incorporation bill and several other measures desired by the president elther fall by the wayside or be laid upon the shelf for another time, ~ Some senators are inclined to view the statehood bill from a partisan standpoint. They fear they will be making four dem- ocratic senators and some democratic rep- resentatives in passing the bill. The presi- dent, however, wishes to stand by the re- publican national platform of two years ago, which guaranteed statehood to Ari- zona and New Mexico. 1 Roosevelt Visits in Paris First Will Reach the French Capital in April and Go to Berlin in May. BERLIN, Feb. 19.—Former President Roosevelt, replying to an official inquiry telegraphed to the Gondokoro today that he expected to be in Berlin between May 1 and May 11, coming here from Paris, which city, con- trary to expectations here, he will visit first. He will be in the French capital during the last few days of April. Mr. Roosevelt has an engagement in London for May 15 and so will be obliged to leave Berlin a day or two before that date. Nothing has been decided as yet regarding the manner in which. the dis- tinguished American will be entertained here. GONDOKORO, Feb. 19.—Colonel Roose- velt and his son, Kermit, started out this morning on the steamer Redjaf for a week's shooting along the banks of the Bar-El-Jabel. This trip was interrupted yesterday by the Redjaf running on & sandbank. iCarmen Strike in Philadelphia Men Are Turning I- Cars and Refus- ing to Take Them Out Again. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19.—A street car strike was suddenly declared here foday by the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electrio Rallway Employes. The strike followed the discharge last night and today by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company of several hundred men “for the good of the service." . Q. Pratt, national organizer of the Amalgamated association, claimed that 700 men had been dismissed, but this was de- nied by the officlals of the company, who declared that not one-fifth of that num- ber had been discharged. Negotiations for a new agreement to take the place of the one now in force on June 1 had been In progress for some time, but were broken off this week when the com- pany refused to agree to treat with the Amalgamated association, but reserved the right to meet committees from a rival or- ganization, '6UN DROPS FROM POCKET AND | KILLS A COLORED MINER Fatal BOONE, Ia., Feb. 18.—(Special Telegram.) —~Willlam Sweet, a colored miner at Scan- dia, while stooping over to shovel up a pail of coal, accidentally shot himself, causing instant. death. He carried a - and as he stooped this fell to the ground and its discharge followed, the bullet sev- ering an artery. HOG PRICES FALLING OFF Chicage Market ix Five to Ten Cents ower Than the Day Before. CHICAGO, Feb. 19.—Prices for live hogs fell off from 6 to 10 cents at the stock yards today, the top notch being $.37% per hundredweight, still figures pald in the open market for hogs since 1870, when the $10 hog was reached. By This Congress| wil | Forelgn office from | caliber revolver in his inside vest pocket, | exceeding any | “T'to ‘use foree against victorfous and popular STORMY SCENE IN REICHSTAG Socialist Speakers Interpellate Chan- cellor on Effect of His Anti- Suffrage Speech. RIOTS GROW OUT OF PROTEST Government is Blamed for the Use of Force. L DEMONSTRATORS NOT ARMED Speaker Says Bloodshed Clings to Fingers of Ohancellor. | HINT AT STRONGER METHODS | 1t Ministry Co: to Univers Iution | tinues Its flppollilon‘ Sutfrawe fevo- . | t© | | | ix Sure Co BERLIN, Feb. 19.—Today's session of the Relchstag opened with a stormy scene, growing out of an interpellation by the soclalists asking Chancelior Bethmann-von Hollweg what had induced him in his Prussian suffrage speech in the Diet to attack universal suffrage as guaranteed by | the imperial constitution. \Dr. Frank, socliallst, referring to the chancellor's remark that a demoeratic tranchise exercised an evil and degenerat- ing Influence upon political motals, in- quired whether the Reichstag was willing to hear such a criticism of universal suf- frage trom the chancellor. Vice President Spahn called order. Chancellor Dethmann-von Hollweg as- gured the house that the unlv ersal suffrage of the empire was secure from any at- tacks by the imperlal government or the Bundesrath, Deputy Lebbous, socialist, alluded to the recent strect demonstrations and said that the soclalists meant to continue the pro- test and that they were not to blame, lo;‘ the rioting at Halle, Neumensten, as Frankfort, but rather that the peliée m responsible because they ha ‘ed aith peaceably disposed crowds.. Fhe po- lice, he sald, had used arms ageinst un- armed péople, wounding and massacreing women and children and aged persons. 'he fault,” he added, “is with the ruling powers and the blood shed at Frankfort and Neumenster clings to the fingers of the chancellor. The soclalists will con- tinue making demonstrations in the streets, and perhaps, will use stronger methods. We will bring it to pass that the Prussian people obtained universal suffrage against the opposition of the government and the parties supporting it. “If that results, in violence as is prob- able ,then a revolution of the people would be justified. The English Stuarts and the French Bourbons perished in an attempt Fronk to movements and precisely so will any such movement be crushed by the powers of the people. If you let matters proceed so tar the people will be ready.” The speéch caused a prolonged common throughout the house. Vice President Spahn, as Herr Lebebour concluded, called | him to order for his statement that the | blood shed- In the rloting was upon (hel‘ hapds of chancellor. HEBRON MAN DIES ON TRAIN Lewis B. Hughes Expires Near | La Junta, Colo.—Valuables | Taken trom Parson. ! Dr. e DENVER, Feb. 19.—(Special —Dr. Lewis B. Hughes of Hebron died today on a Santa Fe train near La Junta, Colo., while enroute from Los An-| geles to his Nebraska home. Hardly had the physiclan's body become relaxed In death when the Pullman comductor was | seen to take rings and other valuables | from the dead man. The conductor Is un- | arrest at La Junta, | The body of Dr. Hughes was taken from | the train at La Junta and Is belng pre- | pared to send east for burial. ./The doctor went west in quest of health, but, finding that death was Inevitable, he was return- ing home to straighten up some buslfiess affairs and see his family before the end. MACVEAGH WILL NOT QuIT Dental of Story Secretary of Treasury Will Resign Beeause of 111 Health. | Telegram.) | WASHINGTON, Feb, 19.—At the Treas-| ury department today the positive state-| ment was made that there was no basls for the report that Secretary MacVeagh was contemplating retiring from office be- | cause of {Il health. { A cold in the throat has kept the secre- | tary Indoors for more than a week, but he Is keeping in close touch with depart- | ment matters. He is gradually recovering his strength. The world has moved through its cycle 101 times, the revolution that sought to make the Czech people free -has taken its beginning, fallen and been forgotten; the maps of many nations have been changed since September 9, 1809, the day {that Mrs. Mary Svacina was born In the little hamlet of Zuhorany in Bohemta. Uunregretful of the years that have gone, she is today sitting in her home at M7 South Fourteenth street, reading the Bible | that she brought to Omaha with her forty years ago from Bohemia. It is within a few years of a century since she as a #irl first turned its pages. Alone and refusing assistance or the care of others she maintains her house- hold. Since her husband, Martin Svacina, ar., dled here thirty-five years past, has lived alone and she will be alone to the end. Her sons and her grandchildren live nearby and she welcomes them to her home as visitors. But she will live alone and be mistress of her own home. When one has her wn home for three-quarters of a century or more it gets to be a habit. Five of her eleven chfldren are living. | Her eldest mon, John, jr., a mere strip- pling youth of 5 years, who lives in South Omaha, is & frequent visitor. Often he has lwu(m to persuade her to live at his home she | is Still Hale and Happy | of 101 years where he might watch over her, but she declines. “I'll stay here at home. I've been here a long time and I'll stay here close to the good church of St. Wencelaus,” she | answers to the patols of the Czech that!| they spoke In Bohemia a- hundred years | ago when she was young. | Then there is Peter, the G6-year-old | baby of the family, who runs a grocery | nearby, and Jacob, a retired grocer of 62, Who lives & few squares away, and she gets letters from her eldest son, Martin, jr, who is spending the 75th year of his boyhood up Seattle way on the coast. 8o It 1sn't so lonely after all for this widow A few days ago Mrs, Svacina became slightly 1ll. Her daughter-in-law, Mrs Peter Svacina, called, inquiring about her health and insisting that & physiclan should be called. The aged woman refused and is recovering on her 6wn strength. In the days when Mis. Svacine was young they spoke a different dialect in Bohemla. It was the heritage. of the Cuech’s, the predominant *strain. Today she stands in the unique position of having come near to outgrowing her language, and now she understands only the mem- bers of her own famlly with complete clearness. | under | Fitagerald, ‘with a desire to Imprvcoe |end of a | York, Bartroldt of St. Mrs. Mary Svacina, at 101, ey Trauy You ‘ WIS 70 Loox ALLTME € j ACAR Thar WiLL TANE ANY ML ON MiGH GEY THIS OVER SAND. Wow DONT MAnE A ML TAKE AND GET A GAvOLING CAR Gft GUm FRIGHY SCAFAMER' VT Which Illustrates From Motor Topics. i At the ;‘\uto Sw “Yes we MEARO A LOT BONT LET ANY ONE TALK YOU INTO BUVING A WiGH car) MoK ! ELERY! TooT Yoot LOW GEAR- 5PF KO 360TY SAARK PLUGS. MONK DIFFERENTIAL ! PAGES. NINGT — COPY FIVE CENTS. the Fallacy of Getting a Prospective Buyer Excited. INDIAY BILL 1N THE HOUSE Three Hours' Debate on Amendment to Abolish Warehouses. o\ : FITZGERALD LEADS FIGHT New Yorker Says Proposed Change Would Prevent Proper Inspec- tion of Supplies and Open Door to Graft. WASHINGTON, b. 19.—The Indian appropriation bill occupied the attention of the house during six hours today. Most of the debate was upon an amendment for the abolition of Indlan warehouses in New York, Chicago, St. Louls, Omaha and San Franclsco. The house adjourned until Mon- | day without taking action on that question. “At a time when the Department of the Interior is under the gravest charges and a cloud these recommendations shouM not have welght here,” declared Representative Fitzgerald of New York In opposing the amendment for the abolition of Indian warehouses. Burke Proposes Amendment. The proposed change in the method of making purchases for the Indian office had the approval of the secretary of the in- terfor. The amendment was proposed by | Chalrman Burke of the committee, who ported the measure to the house. By its terms five Indlan warehouses at New York, St. Louts, Chicago, Omaha and San Fran- clsco would not be maintained unless the secretary of the Interfor should deem it advisable to do so. Now thies new secretary,” contined Mr, he public service in so. many ways, while he is being investigated under charges, from | which 1 hope he will be exonerated, but which up to this time are a cloud upon him, should not be cited here upon pro- posed legislation, the only effect of which would be to Introduce to the In- dlan seryi¢e ‘the most extensive system of graft and fraud which the country has | ever experienced.” Debate Lasts Three Hours. 1 Mr. Fitzgerald's reference to the sec- retary of the interior was made near the three-hours' debate, during which Representatives Parsons oof New Louls Hitcheock of Nebraska, Kahn of California upheld the existing warehouse system; while Burke of South Dakotta, Miller of Minne- sota and Saunders of Virginia were prom- inent in advocating their abolition. Rep- resentative Mann of Illinols joined the an- tagonists of the warehouse system, The burden of Mr. Fitsgerald's opposi- tion to the smendment was that by ship- ping supplies direct to reservations the present effective system of Inspection would be destroyed and In that way ex- tensive frauds would be made possible, Chairman Burke, preferring to defer ac- tion on the amendment until Monday, sought am adjournment Which was only reached after a roll call of the house had | demontsrated the absence of a quorum. The thousands up- on thousands, and thousands, who dive into the sea of Bee Want Ads. tomorrow morning from early candle light until late at night, represent every class. They want sométhing. They will find it in The Bee, most likely.- | | the National [latter that he cowld give him no informa- Bank President, Former Convict, Kills Himself Body of John F. Johnson, Who Em- bezzled $550,000, Found in River. LOGANSPORT, Ind., Feb. 19.—The body of John F. Johnson, former president of the State National bank of this city was found floating in the Wabash river today. Johnson served six years in prison fol- lowing & confession that he had embeszled $550,000. It is presumed that he committed 4Packcrs Will Be Taken to Jersey Prosecutor at Jersey City Says Capias Will Be Issued When Bills Are Returned. NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—"If the National Packing company and its direetors are in- dicted, caplases will be issued for the in- dicted men and they will -be brought to New Jersey for trial,”” declared Assistant Prosecutor McCarthy of Hudson county, today. “I have heard it sald,”” added Mr. Me- Carthy, “that J. Ogden Armaur, one of the company direetors sald if we want him we will have to come after him. Well, whether he sald that or not, If he Is Indicted we will go after him all right. He may be sure of that.” Kenneth K. McLaren, resident director of Packing company called at the county court house In Jersey City today and put point blank to Prosecutor Garven the question whether or not the officers of the company had been or were to be fn- dicted. The prosecutor appeared annoyed at Mr. McLaren's call and informed the tion, whatever, on the subject. SHIP AND CREW ARE LOST Italian Boat Goes Down Off English Const with Twenty on Board. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 19.—The Italian ship F. 8. Clampa, with all of its crew, was lost In a gale off Dunwredy bay. The wreckage came ashore today. It is und PACKERSYET HOPE FOR PEACE Believe Railroads Will See Injustice of Raising Beef Rates, RELY MUCH ON GREAT WESTERN Claim that'if This Popular Rallroad TWiIL® Stand, Pat on Present Rates They and Omahn Wil Yet Win. The packers of Omaha are yet hopeful that the raliroads will see the “error of their way” and reseind the order to In- crease the freight rate on dressed beef from Omaha to Chicago. But if the rall- roads do not fome to this view of the question then, the packers admit, they will have to take what steps they may to pro- tect thelr business and defeat the effort of the rallroads to securé a greater rate, Th packers are counting strongly on the Great Western In this crisis. They belleve that in the event of the other roads refus- ing to yleld, they can ultimately win out it the Great Westérn will stand by Its guns and rot jon its competitors, They are relylng much on this resource and they belleve, in view of the splendid victories the Great Western has won for the people in the past, that it will prove true fo its colors in this fight. They ~declare the Great Western cannot afford at this late day to go Into any such move. Any railroad that can jump into Omaha against the tremendous odds that con- fronted the Great Western and establish a grain market certainly can withstand the attacks of competing lines in such an emergency as the present one, is the way the packers put It. They recall, also, how the Great Western stood out against the former increases in meat rates and gained by it. Break it with Revenue? “But,” sald & packing man, who has much to do with rates, “it is something of an anomaly when you come to talk of putting & road out of business by loading onto it all the dressed beef traffic out of & packing center like Omaha. Why, the records show that the Great Western's rev- | enues on this class of frelght are greater per ton per mile than the general average revenue. This is the most profitable sort of traffic, How, then, are you golng to bankrupt a road by feeding it with such traffic, if the road can care for the ton- nage, as [ belleve it can?" The packers admit that The Bee hit the nall on the head in its original story of this situation when it sald that it was stood that the crew numbered twenty. Some of the bodles have been recovered. (Continued on Second Page.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—~The condition | of Senator Ben R. Tillman of South Caro- | lina, who lies {ll with paralysis, continues extremely grave. He passed a falrly quiet night and the only unfavorable symptom which developed was the loss of consclous- ness shortly before midnight. No change In his condition {n this respect occurred with the break of day. He was unable Lo recog- nize any one this morning, and this in- creased the sorrowful burden of the loved ones surrounding him. Dr. Pickford said today that the senator had a chance of recovery, but that was about all. It Is not belleved there is any immediate danger of a fatal turn In his illness. But even should he recover, the inability to articulate will be the saddest teature of his iliness. In all probability, it is said, he will not compietely regain the power of speech and will never again be able to voice his honest convictions by the .filif;lan May Get Well; b;lt Will Lose Power of Speech vitriolie invective for which he has be- come noted throughout the land, Henry C. and Ballie May Tiliman, son and daughter of the senator, reached their father's bedside early today. They were summoned by telegraph yesterday after- noon from Greenwood, 8. C. The senator's wife and their eldest son, Benjamin R. Tiliman, jr., have both been with him since the Inception of his iliness. The apartments of the popular southerner are being beseiged by Inquiries delivered in person and by telephone, from his countiess ’ friends throughout the country. No sooner had word of the senator's serlous condition gone forth than messages of sympathy be- ®an to arrive. Always worthy opponent, he possessed the happy facuity of maintain- ing the respect and love of a throng who differed with him in political faith and republicans and democrats alike are among the snxious inquirers. HONK! HONK! FOR BIG AUTO SHOW Exhibition of Horseless Vehicles Opens Monday Night at the Auditorium, AEROPLANE TO SOAR ABOVE ALL Two Aerial Ships Will Be Speoi ) Scenic Wonders, CARS OF EVERY MAKE.AND COLOR Be;voe,n Two and Three Hundred Samples to Feast Eyes Upon. EXPOSITION OPEN ENTIRE WEEK South Omaha ——Soclety to Reign Thureday ~=Daily Band Concerts When the buglers stationed in the top- most gallery of the Auditorium blow thelr calls. at 7:30 Monday evening to announce the opening of the fifth annual auto- moblle show the management promises everything will be in readiness and that the show will be the most beautiful and complete of any similar exr\llllon ever held in the w This year there are fifty-one exhibitors and some of these heve two or three different makes of cars, and as each booth will hold on an averageof five cars, there will be about 200 cars at the show. In the basement are ten com- cerns showing ‘motor truck On the arena floor will be thirty-one dealers and five miscellaneous concerns and on the stage five accessory men will exhibit thelr wares. ' No money or time has been spared in preparation for the show. Before the openlng of the year Clarke G. Powell, member of the executive committee of the association, made & round of the factories in fhe east to Interest the manufacturers in the show. The item of decorations amounts to almost double that used last year, and even then it was a most beauti- tul show. The committee on decorations has changed the color scheme to gréen and white from the purple and white which has been used for some years, s it was found the green will show up better under the glare of the electric lights. As usual a great number of small lights wWill be ustd and all exhibits will be in the full lght. Atrships’ Sall Above Automohiles. Two aeroplanes will be exhibited, being suspended from the ceiling, and a special lghting effect will be used to show these off to the best advantage. The lights will be used to a large extent during the day also. In the matter of floor decorations it is the purpose. of the committee to follow the general plan of the last few shows. This year there will be a center aisle, and this will glve & better chance to decorate and will glve a better impression to the visitor entering for the first time. A liberal use of palms will help to set off the scheme of decoration, After the opening day the Auditorium will be open all day as well as in the evening, | but on Monday the show will not open until {7:30 in the evening. Mayor Dahlman will | deltver an address for the opening of the | show and a band concert will follow from {8 to 10:0. For the balance of the week each day has been given a special sig | nificance as follows: Tuesday—Council Biuffs night, band con- i cert. . Wednesday—South Omaha night, band concert. Thursday Night—Society night, band con- cert. Friday Night—Lincoln night, band con- cert. Saturday Night—Band concert; show, Reports from traveling men been making the state are to the effect that there will be a great movement of | country dealers to Omaha all week. Nearly | every town In the state has one or more | automoblle dealers, and they will seize this opportunity to secure their cars for the season. Omaha Keeps Up Fast Pace. | No industry of recent years has seen such glants strides as that of the automo- bile industry and Omaha has kept pace | with the rest of the country. From a start | of one Mttle second-hand cur twelve years | ago the number has increased until today [{Omaha has about 700 self-propelling ve- | hicles of different kinds with the number | increasing every d Automobiles have had a great influence {on the ity lite of the Gate City and many improvements in streets are credited to {tis automobiles. Many people did not | realize the way the streets of Omaha were | running down some years ago until they | bogan to ride around in the benzine bug- | gles and then they became actlvi The | automoblle owners as a rule are an in- | fluential class of citizens and when they | ot busy they forced many tmprovements which might otherwise have waited many years. Broken streets, where paving had | been neglected were connected up and | many streets were resurfaced. ‘ While Omaha has\been a little backward In the matter of buying large numbers of | motor trucks for commerclal purposes, still |some of the experimental vehicles have been bought. The manufacturers of these ‘ulmm they are now past the experimental | tage and are ready to sell machines which | will stand the hard wear and tear of city {life. 1t such be the case Omahs whole- | salers and. jobbers will soon be in line and the number will Increase rapidly, {GRAND JURY FAILS TO INDICT ACCUSED COUNTY ATTORNEY | Political Opponents of Fgermayée | May Now Ask for His Removal | from Office. | MARSHALLTOWN, Ia, Feb, 19.—(Spe- | cial Telgram.)—After being in session ten | days, the special grand jury, led by At- | torney General H. W. Byers, which has | been Investigating the charges made | sainst County Attorney J. H. Egermayer that he accepted money from saloon keep- ers for promised Immunity In lquor cuse prosecutions, reported to the distriet court this morning that It has nothing to report. Fallure of the grand jury to return indict- ments is considered & vindication of county attorney by his friends. His politieal op- ponents are threatening to start proceed- ings to remove him from offic L i close of who have Zelayn to Madr VIGO, Spaln, Feb. 19.—Former Presides Zolays ot Nicarugua. let here today {o6 \