Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 21, 1910, Page 1

= { | L s, w THE OMAHA BEE goes to the homes—is read by the lls goods for advertisers. " VOL. XXXIX—NO. 212 ()?\i;\l}i\, WM({\'I):\Y {\i()R.\'lN(l, FEBRUARY f-l. 8 UNIQUE METHOD ¢ T0 ALLOT FARMS Secretary Ballinger Adopts Plan to Avoid Endurance Test at Yuma, California. MEN ALRFADY STAND IN LINE ’Dinribution Will Not Take Place Until March First. HARDSHIPS WILL BE AVOIDED All Wiil Gather at that Date at Los Angeles. FILIFGS WILL BE MADE LATER leet Same Where Two or More Farm, They Must Settle Cholce Among Selves or by Lot. 2 SHINGTON, Feb. 20.—Unwilling that a record breaking endurance test should be held with the approval of the government, Secretary Ballluger has adopted a novel plan for the allotment of the forty-acre farms at Yuma, Cal, during the first of ¥ Miren, The necessity for the plan arose from the | anxiety of claimants to be the firat on | the spot when the allotments were made. | The gecretary was informed yesterday by telegraph that more than 200 men and | womeén had already formed in ling before the land office in Los Areeles, so as to be the first on hand on March 1, when the | allciments were scheduled to be made. The haedships which would result from such an endurance test did not appeal to the | scerctary, 8o he wired the lhnd office that | a different plan has been adopted. | In accordance with the new arrangement, the secretary has ordered that @ hall or a | Lase ball park large enough to accommo- date all who desire to participate in the allotment, be engaged in Los Angeles for March 1. To those assembled in the hall on that day, cards or park by 9 a. m., v, | will be distributed by agents of the gov- ernment. On these the name, age, height ayd postoffice address of each homestead “\k must be written. ( any time between March 1 and March | 10, the applicant may appear at the land office in Los Angeles and upon belng iden- tfied by the card, may make application for any of the 172 farms that the govern- ment Is to glve away. An opportunity will | be give nto those who file on the same | farm to decide among themselves, which | shall have the land. If this is not done, the government officlals will decide the lucky person by lot. Amcricans USc\ . Home Made Silks/ Women More and More Are Wearing Product of Uncle Sam's Domain, WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—Her Imperial highness, the ""American Woman™ Is wear- ing more and more silks every ‘year, and more than ever is she wearing American mide silk in preference to the manufac- tures of forelgn lands, Certainly the women of Unele Sam's domain can successfully compete with thefr sisters of other nations ih the matter of being the best silken clad ple on earth for during the yast year it timated by the United States govern- ment officlals the statute of silk used by the country was approximately $165,000,000. Of this enormous sum, $132,000000 repre- sénts the volume of e manufactured silk used in the United States, the balance 83,000,000 being the volume of silk imported jnto the country during the year. Manufactured silk imports made their highest record In the history of the nation in 1909, their total having been $75,000,000, | against §73,000,000 in 1907, the previous high | value record, while the quantity imported in 1909 exceeded that of 1907 by over 40 per cent, ~ Remarkable has been ‘the growth of the American silk industry. Raw silk imported in 1570 amounted to 733,381 pounds. The figures for 1909 were 22,250,000 pounds. Meas- Nires by value to growth has been from $4,000,000 in 1570 to $74,000,000 in 1909. In the same perlod the average price per pound of raw silk decreased from $6.25 to $3.88 or #1 per cent. The rapid growth of importations in silk 15 in marked contrast with the almost stationary importations of slk manufac- ‘uma. In the period from 1510 to 159 the value of raw silk importations Increased 10,000,000, or more than sixteen fold, while the manufactured silk importations in- croased $5,000,000 or but 21 per cent. BOYS BETTER “FLUNKERS” THAN GIRLS AT UNIVERSITY List of Those Failing in Studles at Nebraska Institution Growing Smaller, (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. %.—(Speclal)—A list of tailures In the various departments of the state university for the last semester shows that of the total number of “flunkers” 80 per cent are boys and only 2 per cent giris. Five boys falled to pass in one or mere studles during that semester for every co-ed that eould make a per cent of 60—the pass- ng grade—in her classes. I other years the fallures among the Boys have always outnumbered those of the ‘co-eds, but the variance has never been #0 startling as that revealed by the figures for the first semester of the present school year, The number of fallures in toto this year has been considerably smaller than in pre- vious terms, but the decrease of “flunkers" has been made among the girls. As yet there 1§ but & slight improvement of the study habit of the boys. The delinquent committee, which was es- tablished last fall, has effected the decrease of fallures among the girls, because the to-eds, fearing public exposure, have worked harder than their sisters did in other years, In sthe varlous sororities the older girls have forced the freshmen to do consclen- tious work in ordet to keep the Greek so- eletics from falllng nto disregard with the faeulty The report for the past semesters proves that there are not many fallures among the sororities; in fact, the record of the Greek better than that of the girls out- side sororitias. s “Raise Maine,” War Veterans’ Resolution g at New York, Attended by mer Captain of Warship, . Urges This Aoction. RK, Feb. 20.—Midway In its daine memorial service of the \h War Veterans, held this afternot Darnegie hall, turned iInto a demonst. woh to influence congress to raise the battleship Maine, By a rising vote an audience which filled the hall adopted a resolution condemning the “Spectacle of the rusted hulk of the ship and the rotten bones of the viotims abandoned without sepuleher in allen waters,” and urging that congress enact legislation for “‘the imme- diate removal of the wreck to our shores and the recovery of the remains of the unclaimed victims for interment in the na- tional cemetery at Arlington.” A copy of the resolution will be sent to the president and vice president, the secre- tary of the navy and the members of the senate and house of representatives. Representative Willlam Sulzer of New York, who has been trying to get a bill to' | raise the Main through the house for sev eral years, meeting. “Our derelection in this matter,” he sald, “is litte less than a natlonal disgrace. It is becoming a BYE black blot on our boasted patriotism. I have been often asked why congress refused to pass this bill. I can only say that 1 do not know. I have never been glven an adequate reason for the delay. Perhaps some peo- ple think it was blown up from the inside and by raising the wreck, If this should prove to be the case. we would stultify ourselves. But that argument is too pre- posterous for consideration. The board of inquiry that made the investigation at the time, certified that the Maine was blown up by an external explosion. But fn any event patriotic America is not afraid of the truth.” Among the other speakers were Joseph H. Choate, Rear Admiral Sigsbee, former captain of the Maine, and his chaplain at the time of the disaster, Father John P. Chidwick. was the chief speaker at the Fast Passenger Jumps from Track Making Up Time Pennsylvania Flyer, While Regaining Lost Half Hour, Loses Nearly Half Day. PITTSBURG, Pa., Feb. X.—As Pennsyl- vania train No. 3, which usually makes New York in twenty-four hours from St. Louls, was seeking to regain about thirty minutes lost time by a fast run over a level stretch of .the Panhandle division, five of its six cars jumped the track a mile west of Scio, 0., at 8 o'clock today. The twenty-nine passengers aboard, most of whom were asleep, were shaken from thelr berths and some suffered from shocks, but none was injured seriously enough to re- quire surgical attention. Two hours later they were transferred to a west-bound train, which ran back sev- | enty-five miles to Pittsburg, whence they took another train to New York. Traffic was delayed about three hours. The rallroad officials belleve that a broken rafl caused the wreck. Nelther the locomo- tive nor the mall car left the rails and the other cars fortunately remained upright after their plunge from the track. {FRATERNITIES BOOSTING HARD FOR SCHOOL SPIRIT Plans Laid to Hold Annual Banquet to Boost This Plan Alo: (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 20. — (Special.) — The fraternities of the state university have declded to hold an annual banquet‘ each year for_the purpose of creating a stronger bond of university spirit among them- selves. It is planned to have every fra- ternity man—active and alumni—of Lin- coln present at this annual dinner. Members of the Nebraska fraternities feel that the school lacks a true university spirit and they are Inaugurating the an- nual banquet scheme In order to bring the under classmen to feel & strong regard for the various Institutions of the big school. It is thought that the students by this plan will come to have such a love for their school that they will take a keen Interest in the institution after they are POLICE AT CAIRO Fever gut, Spark Only Needed for Tinder. MAN WANTED WAS WITH PRATT |1f Caught Effort May Be Made to Lynch Him, |NEGROES MAKE DEMONSTRATION | LHnrl Insults at Funeral Train of Alexander Halliday. MOURNERS INCENSED BY ACT Some Plan at Once Upon Reveng but Cooler Heads Preacher Encourages ‘“Dew- perzte Deeds.” Prevall— | CAIRO, TN, Feb, 20.—Police officers are searching the city tonight for a negro sus- pected of purse-snatching, and another clash between the authorities and the elti- zens Is feared If the man is caught. Feeling Is still running high against the negroes and intensity was added to this is charged, made Insulting gestures at per- sons in the funeral procession that was following the body of Alexander Halliday, killed Thursday night in an attack on the {Jail, to the cemetery. Neaply 600 persons attended Halllday's funeral and accompanied the body to Mounds, Ill. in a speclal train. train was passing through the negro district of Cairo, negroes collected on the streets to watch its passage. At Thirfy-first strect members of the funeral party charge an insulting demonstration was made. An effort was made to organize a party | on the train during the return trip to,Cairo i to wreak summary revenge on the wegroes, | but no disturbance resulted. An unidentified man croated a dlsturb- ance at the.cemtery by demanding permis- slon to make a speech over the grave, but | he was hurried away. He said he was a friend of Halllday and that he had been run out of town by the police. Negro Friend of Pratt, The negro the police are after tonight is believed to have been assoclated with John Pratt, the negro who escaped lynching when Sheritf Nellls defended the jall at th cost of one life and the injury of several others in the attacking party. If he is caught an effort may be made to take him away from the police before the militia has an opportupity to Interfere. The militia continue to patrol the streets tonight at regular intervals. Several small crowds were dispersed during the day, but no dem- onstration took place of any moment. The bitterness of féeling against negro element Is manifested In threats and rumors of future demonstrattons:” Women generafly are carrying revolvers ‘and are urged by their husbands and male refa- tives to #hoot to kil it attacked. The speclal grand jury, which has been instructed to Investigate /the riot, prob- ably will be dissolved tomorrow morning when it reconvenes. Judge William Butler, who -instructed the jury, conferred with Bheriff Nellis this afternoon and later announced that he would decide whether a new jury is necessary. There are four negroes on the jury. The home of Sheriff Nellis is guarded by the militia and he is given a military escort when he leaves the court house. Popular feeling is against him for negroe deputies and allowing Halliday's body to lle In front of the jall for three hours. Adjutant General Dickson, Deneen's personal representative, declared this afternoon that Sheriff Nellls was not ordered by the governor to permit Halli- day’s body to lle on the ground until the militla arrived. Mrs. Nellls, wife of the sheriff, col- lapsed this afternoon under the strain and is now under a physician's care. one of the women who are carrying volvers. The ministers in their pulpits for the most part today united in urging the ejti- zers to support the law. Rev. Frank Thompson of the First Christian church sald in part: “No American whose heart is filled with pirsion for the commonwealth can approve of mob law, yet thitgs have occurred in Cairo which If they had not moved Cairo's men to deeds—daring and desperate deeds— ard Cairo's fair women to tears, would have lowered them to the level of the un- re- fecling ox which calmly feeds as his com- | rade suffers or dies.” HUNT FOR NEGRO Public Feeling at Illinois City at | sentiment this afternoon when negroes, it As the | the using | Governor | She 1s | 1: | \ | ! | From the Washington Star. 4 HERE 'S 5 LSRR, TH E m (S-GUILTY Al Fixing the Blame. MOB STOPS ALL CAR SERVICE Riotous Attacks Are | Philadelphia. General in |POLICE RESERVES . CALLED 0UT Unlon Sympathizers Burn Cars and Attack Offices of Rapld Transit Company—Mnany Are Prisoners. of rioting In every sectlon of the eity, all street and electric cars were withdrawn from servide shortly after 5 o’clock this alternoon. Mobs of uplen sympathlgers de- ratled_and K ned. | atl the general offices of 't delphia” ikapld Transit company at Eighfh and Dauphin streets. Squads of mounted police and a half dozen automobliés loaded w&ih re- serves were used to stop the rioting. In Weet, Philadeiphta a fire hose was played on the mob to make It disperse. More than a hundred prisoners were taken to the Central police station and {locked up on the charge of rioting. Many' of the men arrested showed the marks of the riot sticks which were wielded by the police. Among the prisoners were | many boys and the house of detention was {tilled to its utmost capactiy early in the day. Several women were arrested for rloting and others were removed to hos- pitals, injured by flylng missiles. Iowa Democrats Call Pewwow | | | Thursday's Session at Des Moines May Be for Selection of Candidates. { | DES MOINES, Feb. 20.—(Special Tele- | gram.)—The democratic state central com- | mittee has been called to meet here next | Thursday, and also a general conference of | democratic leaders, with a view to plan- | ning an aggressive compaign in Towa. The | place ana date for the next convention will {be named and Ottoumwa and Couneil Blutfs are both after this. It is expected also that {1t will be decided who shall be the candi- | dates for governor and’ other state officers |and for congressional nominations. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20.—After a day | graduated and will do more than the pres- [ Tiis, in a way, is the feeling in Cairo |PRESIDENT IN QUAKER CHURCH S50 Shial; (NG IRINAL LA Segts | ATIOR (D8 [pevers | Executive Attends Meeting There to Cornhusker interests. V| e e it B \ \ Winners at Gordon Debate, | s 4 o GORDON, Neb., Feb. 20.—(Special)—The | g 4 P CENTRAL CITY, Neb., Feb. 20.—(Spe-[local debate was held here last Tuesday | A clal)—In the distriet court this week |evening to determine who would enter the| WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—For the first Lillle May Darnell has started sult against her husband, Jeremiah Darnell, for an absolute divords on statutory grounds. In the district court this week divorce was granted to Lille E. Farl, who brought suit against her husband on the grounds of non-support and abandonment. The Commercial National bank of Columbus ‘was granted a decree of foreclosure against Andrew C. Lease et al. and a few minor matters were disposed of by Judge Thomas during the brief session. The jury was dispensed with during the February term, there belng not a single case demanding jury trial, and the equity docket was so light that less than a day was occupied in dsposing of matters demanding hear- Ing at this time, contest with Rushville to be held at the Swigert Opera house at this place Friday evening, February 2. The successful con- testants were Helen Jacobson, Hazel.Rey- nolds and Ross Rash and ranked in the order named. This Is the first year for both Gordon and Rushville In the State league, and the final result is awalted with great antlelpation on the part of the com- munity and fear on the part of the de- baters Taft Will V ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. § — Governor Hughes has been advised that Presk Taft has decided dofinitely to visty & ieeiy t Hughes, Iban: on March 19. He will attend n dinher ar the University club in the evening ana will be the guest of the governor at the execu- tive mansion during his stay. Revenue Officers Protect WASHINGTON, Feb, 20.—An estimated value of §U2,470 is placed by Captain W. V. E. Jacobs of the revenue cutter Thetis on the bird features and wings selzed by him in Janudry on the Hawallan islands of Laysan and Lisiansky, where they had been gathered and stored by Japanese, in violation of President Rooseveit's proclama- tion designating the Islands as a rserve and breeding ground for birds of plummage. Twenty-three Japanes= were arrested at trial From statements made by Captain Jacobs Iln & report to the Treasury department the | within the rserve, depredations had been in progress since early last year. A large quantity of the teathers and wings were shipped away he- fore he arrived on’ the scene. In all the captain thinks that about 300,000 birds were killed by the plumage hunters. They In- clude the terf, the petrol and the albatross. The Japanese produced documents pur- porting to give them the privilege of zather- ing fertilizer and brids of plumage, but when the officers from the vessel landed |the time and have been turned over to|and showed their suthority the offenders |the Unit:a States marshal at Honolwlu for | surrendercd without resistance. I Coples ot | the president's proclamation weer posted on {Laysan and Listansky and on other islands ‘ time since he was electod chief executive of the nation President Taft today attended meeting at the Friends church on I street, northwest. Some time ago he promised to |Join members of the Friends soclety at | weekly worship in thelr modest church, |ana when it was learnea that Henry W. | Wilbur of Swarthmore, Pa.. was to speak |today the president was urged particularly | to-come over from the White House, | , DEATH RECORD. Henry J. Moyer. HURON, 8. D., Feb. 20.—(Speclal.)~Henry J. Moyer, a resident of this city for more than a quarter of a century, dled yesterday, aged 63 years. Kjersten Trulson, aged 83 years, and a resident of Beadle county since 1884, died Thursday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. D. Hanson. The growth of Bee Want Ads, shows what the people think of things. The Bee brings business-—the peo- ple know it. When it makes an effort, it generplly succeeds. If you can’t come down to the office and pay rent on a phone, call Douglas 238 for whatever you \\‘13:K | | Cold Weather Will Prevail Generally ‘Washington Forecast is for Continua- tion of Low Temperature East from Rockies. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—Heavy over- coats and warm furs will be in demand all over the country during the present week, according to the forecast made tonight by the weather bureau. Unusually stormy and cold weather Is the indication in practically all of the districts from the Rockies to the- Atlantic coast and from the Rockles over the North Bagific atates.. . . . <A low area tomorrow and Tuesday wil cross .the central valleys, attended by heavy snow In the northern, rain or snow in the middle and rain in the southern parts of the country. Clear, cold weather will follow tne storm, overspreading the Mississippi valley and the upper lakes Mon- day. A second storm, also to be followed by a cold wave, will appear in the extreme west about Tuesday and cross the plains and central valley states Wednesday. Student Wounds Egyptian Premier Five Shots Fired Into Body at Cairo, the Motive Being of Political Nature. CATRO, Feb. 20.—Boutros Pacha Ghali, the Egyptian premier and minister of for- elgn affairs, was. shot and seriously wounded today by a student, who was ar- rested after the shooting. The student fired five shots, three of the bullets lodg- ingein the premier's body. Two of them, however, inflicted only superficial wounds. The bullets were extracted and It s prac- tically certain the préfhier will recover, The crime was entirely of a political na- ture, the would-be assassin being a na- tionallst. He declared that his motive was the desire to avenge varlous acts of the government, which the hatlonalists at- tribute personally to Boutrous Pacha. Fewer Wolt Claims. PIERRE, 8. D.. Feb. 20.—(Special)—The state auditor ‘reports fewer wolf bounty claims filed up to the present date this year than for the same date\last year. Up to February 18 last year 'the total amount of claims filed had reached $4,981, but up to the corresponding date in this year the claims have only reached $,022. 1f the ratio does not change later in the soason the holders of wolf bounty cer- tificates will probably come nearer getting face value for the same than they have at any time since the bounty law went into effect. | AUTO SHOW OPENS TONICHT Carpenters and Deoorators Put in a Busy Day at Auditorium. SIXTY EXHIBITORS HAVE SPACE! | Electric Illnmination Will Be Notable Feature, Showing Up Kvery Point of Handsome Exhibits in Brilliant Style. | All was hustle and bustle in the big| Auditorium yesterday in preparation for | the fifth annual automoblle show, which opens its doors at this evenlng., with | about sixty dealers showing cars and ac- | ceygories, _{arpentora were busy preparing the booth#, efectrielans were installing the clectric lights, which bld fair to be the! most extensive ever placed in the Audito- rium; decorators were at work beautifying the big bullding and the automobile men | were moying in thelr cars and other dis- plays. That the automobils Industry Is a grow- ing and prosperous one was shown by the | wonderfu) display which the dealers made | in The Bee Sunday, when they used 2 inches of advertising space and made the | greatest showing ever recorded In the west, “'We look for the biggest Influx of country | of conflicting amendments i before it is put on fts passage. | the way, _— WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska—&now: cold wave. For lowa—8now: colder For weather report see page 3 I FOUR MEASURES FORM PROGRAM Administration Bills to This Number .Seem Certain of Passage at This Session, FOSTAL BANK BILL THIS WEex Senate in Mood to Send This Through Soon, . OTHERS COME FROM COMMITTEE3 Leaders Will Bring Them Out at Early Date. DIVISION ON COMMERCE COURT Creation Win l"':l:ll‘lll)' In fe Throws 0 Conference—\7 Ithilrawal of Lands, Statchood and Injunctio; WASHINGTON, Feb. #.—~The announce ment from the White House that Presl dent Taft had by his own motion cut down to four the number of administr measures he would demand at the pr sesslon of congress s recelved by rep Tican Jeaders with unmixed feellngs of re- lef. tion The administration program was so formidable that members warmly support- ing the Taft policles hardly knew whern to beglin. A schedule, including only- the bilis to amend 'the interstate commerce laws, pro vide for the regulation of the lssuanco of injunctions, start Arizona and New Mexico on the road to statehood and vall date the withdrawals of public lands for conservation purposes, Is regarded as quito possible of atthinment. Most of thesn measures, it is belleved, can be put through the senate while the house In still wrest lng with appropriation bills. When it was reported at the capitol yes terday that the president would be satis fied with the enactment of the four meas ures named, steps were taken to brimg all of these matters out of committees at the oarliest possible date. The postal sa ings bank bill already is before the senaty and an agreement between the supporter: is assured. I Is regarded as practically certain that tha bill can he passed during the coming week Bill for Commerce Court. | Hearings have becn called by the senato committee on interstate commerce on thy Bill. to create a commerce court ané strengthen the existing laws for the regu lation of common carrier corporations. Tho committee will meet tomorrow and at thar time an effort will be made to report tha bill at once. There is some prospect thar this may be done. Although the senate could not be ready to take up the railroad bili untit late in the week, it i§ being argued by memberu |of the committes that the bill should bu reported. so.n8 to ve it printed and glvo senafors o fow d. $o etudy 1ts provision: As 500N as the postal savings bank bill is out of the ratiroad bill will be madu the order of business and probably will by held before the senate constantly until passed, except for the limited time that must be given to the consideration of gp- propriation bills. No decision has been reached in tho house committee on Interstate commerco on the proposition to eliminate from thn administration bill the provision for thy creation of a court of commerce. Even dealers In the history of (he industry,” | {1t this is o, 8 i o v sald J. J. Deright, president of the Omaha | ”m" m: ‘::3:‘: :1;:.‘:—.‘“:;:‘“!“” beatioh Automobile Show association, the corpora- RO Tothiaii tion putting on the show, and which is com- | posed practically all the dealers of Omaha. | “Dealers are fast learning this business, | which Is practically new, and the Omaha dealers have fortified themselves with the most splendid line of cars ever shown in | the west. Omaha dealers have learned | what the people in this section of the coun- try want in the way of cars and they have laid in a goodly supply, which they will be | able 1o Job to the dealers of the cities and | towns of Nebraska and western Towa, | Dealers Show Good Spirit, i “We have given to each dealer every inch | of space we possibly could and some of the | older dealers have given up some of the| space they have had In the past that the| newcomers might be accommodated.” ““There is nothing new and practical in | the automoblle world which will not be| shown at the show,” sald Clark G. Powell | ot the Powell Supply company, who Is sec- retary of the association, ‘“Dealers have | made numerous trips to the manufacturing centers and will see that visitors to Omaha | have ah opportunity to see all there is to be seen In automobiles. The five supply houses In Omaha have more than doubled their stock since the last show and have all the accessories which will stand the test, “Omaha's position on the map is a most important factor in the automobile busi- ness, and especlally in m'celuof‘:) as coun- try dealers and owners havk long since learned of the great saving of time they can make by buying the needed parts in| Omaha. A day or two more from Chicago on a shipment of a broken part means a (Continued on Second Page.) Employers’ | CHICAGO, Feb. 2.—Secretary Nagel of the Department of Commerce and Labor was the guest of honor last night at the banquet of the Commercial club at the Con- gress hotel and discussed the question of employers’ lability. After reviewing what has been done in | the past toward establishing iegal labil- ity of the employer and the conditions | which have led to much legislation, Mr. | Nagel sald " “1 have mo question about the right, the propriety, the wisdom of such legislation up to a certain point. Th question s, ‘whera shall the line be drawn?, to put it broadly, ‘shall the employer be compelled to pay for the recklessness of his emp- ploye? . Such legislation would plainly de- clare for compulsory charity, paternalism, pure apd simple. So far the liability of an employer has been based upon the idea of his responsibility, his part in the act out of which the injury arises. We have not traveled beyond that rule. Shall we do it? For we must remember that as soon as we abandon the old foundation, we embark on an entirely new principle Nagel and Mitchell Talk of—_ | Mitchell today, Liability Laws of government. “Contemplation of this field for new leg- islation ought in itself answer the common | fear that the federal government may en- | croach upon state authofity. The control and protection of, the material Interests of this country may fall to the national | government, because interests are assuming proportions which carry them be- yond the boundary and authority of any | “But'rules of action that go 10 secure the | fate, liberty and happiness of the individ- | ual man, must in the main belong to the | stae.” - NEW YORK, Feb. %0.—"“The sentiment among workmen everywhere,” said John | is that the United States | lags far behind Europe in dealing humanely and justly with the claims of killed and Injured workmen.'' My, Mitchell was speaking before the Republican club at & discussion of the new employers’ llabllity legislation, “We should be able to say we lead in legislation of this nature, 1 he. "Our| workmen deserve Jjustice because they | work harder than the workmen of any | other country under the sun.” these by the senate’ and the question of estab lishing & new tribunal to try cases ap pealed from. decisions of the Interstati Commerce commission would thus bn thrown into conference. Withdrawal of Lands. The one conservation bill that President Taft {s determined shall be passed is that which gives the president the unrestricted power to withdraw public lands from set- tlement and place them in reserves thas will continue in force. until restored by him or by congress to the portion of tho public domain that shall be open to settle ment. In the meantime an effort will bo made by a speclal committee of westeri senators to perfect other conservation measures so that they will be ready for consideratlon at the next session. Hearlngs are now In progress on tho statehood biH, but it Is unlikely that the measure will be brought out of the senato committeg on territories until the postal savings bank and rallroad bills are out of the way. The fourth measure to be pressed for | passage Is that relating to the lssuance of injunctions. Several bills on this subject [have been prepared, but they have not | been considered by committees. That in- |troduced in the house by Representative | Moon of Pennsylvania has been endorsed by the president as meeting his views, and there are others that are thought would prove satlsfactory to the president. Tho senate committee on judiclary will consider | the question tomorrow. Ship subsidy legislation is unpopular in 80 many sections of the country that some members are distinctly relleved at the pros- pect that the Humphrey bill, reported from the house committes on merchant marine and fisheries, may not be taken up at this sesslon. No More for Rivers. There is feeling in the senate committes on commerce that the rivers and harbors bill as passed by the house ocarries about as heavy appropriations now as can ba hoped for at this session. It Is freely charged that the house “gobbled up about |all of the ple” available for present ais. tribution, and in consequence much dissat- isfaction s heard. Some members of tho commerce committes went so far as to argue that the whole bill should be killed in committee, but they were overruled, The poliey of the senate committee wil) be to scale down the house appropriation. wherever possible and make room for pe( projects favored by senators without greatly swelllng the ageregate sum to be carried by the bill. Inevitably this will lead to long and bitter controversy in confer- ence and the rivers and harbork bill prob- ably will be one of the last measures to bd adjusted Tariff revision democrats and Insurgent republicens appear to be not at all satis- fled with the complexion of the kpeclal sen- ate committee appointed to Inquire Into the high cost of the necessities of life. All of the republican members are regarded as stand-patters excopt Senator Crawford Senators Simmons and Clarke (Ark.) are the two democratic members who have ae- cepted appointment, and there Is one va- cancy because of Senator Chamberlain refusal to serve. It has been announced; that the fooa %