Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 28, 1910, Page 1

THE OMAHA BEE Is the most powerfnl busibess getter In the west, because it goes to the homes of poor and rich. HE OMAHA DAILY BEE. 2 VOL. XXXIX—NO. CONGRESS MAKES | > SLOW PROGRESS Debate on Administration Measures is | Prolonged, but All Will Be ! Passed. } OF ADJOURNMENT i ooy | @ Three Months' Work Still Finds the| End Far Away. 50 TALK BUSY WEEK IN WASHINGTON | Senate Committee Will 1, e Inquiry Into Food = BALLINGER TO ANSWER Pln. Statement that Head Interior | Department Will Take Witness | Stand Attracts Attention Controversy. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2I.—Although con- gress has been in session nearly three months, mone of the leaders of either| party has come forward with a predicilon | of when final adjournment may be ex- pected. The uncertainty is due chiefly | to the opposition that has developed | againat some of the administration meas- ures and the fact that debate is lfkely to| continue formany weeks fn connection with | nearly every one of the president's bil Regardless of the fact that the discu sion probably will be extended over a long period on most of the bills on which the| president has his heart set, it is believed | they will ultimately be enacted Into law. | This fb trua as to the Interstate cofnmerce | bill, two of the conservation measure court infunction legislation and postal sa ings banks. Statehood bills, it 1s feared, will be made the objects of severe attack, but Senator Reverldge, who will report the | senate measure, expresses the opinion that | it will not fafl, Pinchot and Ballinger. The sensational testimony given by for-| mer Chlef Forester Pinchot before the se- lect investigating committee appointed to | sift the charges and countrcharges be- fween Mr. Pinchot and some of his asso- | chites and Becretary Balllnger and some of his assistantc in the Interior depart- | ment {5 attracting unusual attention. Mr. Pinchot will continue on the stand when | the committeo resumes Its sesston Tuesday. The committee will meet Tuesday, Friday and Baturday of this week and the indi- cations are no other witnesses will testify during that time. | An fssue as to veracity having been | ralsed between Mr. Pinchot and Mr. | Ballinger, the appearance of the secretary of the interfor on the witness stand ls be- ing awalted with eagerness. The latter has indicated that his statement will equal in Intensity that mads by his accuser. " Cost of Living Inguiry. The seénate cost of living Investigation committes has completed its working pro- gram and it is Wkely that day and night lons soon will be held. There is sl ‘minority vacancy on the committee, no demodtat having been found willing io succeed Senator Chambetlain. It has been suggested that Senator Percy may have this important task thurst upon him when he arrives this week to succeed Colonel James Gordon of Mississippl. Practically no business will be done in the senate ex- cépt the consideration of appropriation | Dills until after the vote on Thursday on| the postal savings bank ' bill. Sanators having charge of the administration meas ures do not care to bring them up until | the postal savings bank biil 1s out of the | way. Interstate Commerce Measure, The next blll of fmportance o be coh- sidered 1s the Interstate commerce measure. Already it has been reported from the com- mittee, but the report of the majority has | not been prepared. The fact that it will be | accompanied with the views of the minority forecas(s a bitter fight, Whether the demo- crats will join Senators Cummins and Glapp In opposition to the Taft-Wickersham bill is not yet clear. The democrats themselves says it probably will be necessary for them | 10 hold & yonterence before any party pro- gram can be announced. Attorney General Wickersham appears to- morrow betore the house committee on in- terstate commerce and he expects to com- Plete~his stateent in reference (o the bill a6 that time. The bill is opposed to many | ot the features of the biil introduced by | Representative Mann of Illinols, chalrman of the committee. There have been no | votes, however, on any phase of the subject and it cannot be stated what the result L will bg, | Representative, Townsend of Michigan, | ho I8 the special champlon f the yrest. | dent's measure, Is secking to have the bill | reported without amendment as was a com- | plished ini the senate. If he succesds it is almost certain that a minority report wiil De tiled. Opposition to Moon Bl The statement made by President Gom- pers of the American Federation of Labor, in opposition to the Moon bill relating to court Injunctions, accounted one of the ad- ministration bills, indicates that this meas- | ure also will encounter rough spots in-its Journey (hrough congress. If hearings on the bill are granted by the-house judiclary committes opposition may be expected from plominent labor leaders. The senate com- mittee on Judiclary does not expect to take up this subject at all until some action is | had In the house on the Moon bill. If the | Moon bill is passed, doubtiess it will be re- | ported to the scpate without delay. | ‘The conservation bills undountedly will be | about the Jast 16 be taken up in congress, | A eption s that which provides for the | issuamnce of $%0,000000 In certificates of in- debtedness (o valse money for reclamatiom work, which Is already before the sonate. A4 200N as some agreement is reached as o't manner of retiring these securities, this Wl may be passed in the senate. TARIFF ISSUE, SAYS MACK | Demonratie Chairman Criticises Press | t Taft's New York Lingoln Day Speech. BUFFALO, Feb. 21.--Chairman Norman Mack of the democratic national commit- tee makes It evident in the March number )_r his, magisine,athe National Monthly, that he belleves’ the tariff and the high ©ust of living are to be two of the nrin- elpal issues of the democratic congressional campalgning of the present year. Mr. Maeck sharply criticises the tariff portn of President Taft's Lincoln day speech in New York and declares the pres. ident eannot now sustain his w’}on- speech Vithout repealing the address or vice verse- | vears trom 1807 to the present time. | nett, | coud be brought {Wright Brothers | tically worthless. The ditch cost $120,000, and [final payment on it was made at p joint Investigation, Committee Says, to Be Thorough It Provides for Inquiry Into All Factors that Have Influence Upon Prices. # WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—The Lodge cost ! of Itving committee Saturday prepared a plan of operation, The plan embraces ten | subjects for inquiry as follows: The price of food products The price of manufactured articles. The price of wool, hides, leather, lumber, coal, fron, steel, ofl, brick, cement and farming implements, The effect of combinations of commaodities. %egt of cold storage plants upon “their methods of doing busi- upon the 4ce and market price of ail im- PO dcles mentioned in, the taritf in Aprll;© 4, and corresponding prices at the present ‘time, Forelgn wholesale and retail prices. Wages and salaries at home and abroad The production of gold and the additions to the gold colnage by years since 1897, both in the Unfted States and In the world generally. The world's prices of commodities by Suit in Sight on Steel Combine Action of Government Will Probably Depend Upon Outcome of Tobacco Case. COLUMBUS, O., Feb. #1.—Frank 8. Mon- former attorney general of Ohlo, re- tained by the Amerlcan Federation of La- bor in Its fight against the Unitéd States Steel corporation, who, with President Gompers, called on Attorney General Wick- ersham, sald tonight that the latter h promised to proceed against the Steel cor- poration, if the government wins in . the | tobaceo case, now pending in the supreme court. The complaints pleaded in the | tobacco case were analogous to those whic against the Steel cor- | poration, Monnett says he told the attor- ney genmeral, and the latter, he says, seemed to agree wih him. | Enjoin Paulhan Frenchman Cannot Make Further Exhibitions Until After Hear- ing of Case. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okl Feb. 21.—Louts Paulhan, the aviator, iwho, was under con- tract to make flights with his airship here, received a telegram Saturday that the | Wright' brothers had secired an injunc- 4ion in the federal court in New York which prevents Paulhan “from making | further exhibitions. Paulhan says he will make no more flights until the matter is cleared up. He left for New York late| today. HAMMONDSPORT, N. Y., Feb. 26.—Ap- plication of counsel for Glenn M. Curtiss, the aviator, for a hearing In the Wright Brothers injunction case was granted here today by Judge Hazel in'the United States clreuit court. HANSON AUTO PARTY SAFE Tourints Reported Lost Reach Mecen, Cal, and Hungry. MECCA, Cal, Feb. 2.—Growing fears in Dewert Thirsty | NUMBER that “the meffibers of the Hanson trans- continental * automobile party had lost their lives in a desert sandstorm were dls- sipated tonight, when the travelers ar- rived here weary, thirsty and hungry, but none the worse for thaln expétience. NEW ORLEANS, #eb. 2%.—Mr. and Mrs, Walter Hanson, reported lost in the desert near Mecea, Cal, passed through New Orleans’ about a month ago on a transcontinental automobile tour. They registered at a local hotel, giving thelr address as Sardtoga Springs, N, Y. Mr Hanson told acquaintances here” that he was then interested in several deals in- Basket Ferry Over Riyer. PIERRE, S. D, Feb! 21.—(Spacial)—On | account of the White river being the linc | between organized counties ahd an Indlan reservation for most of Its length, it is a hard proposition to secure the bullding of bridges across the stream. One of the plans provided for crosaing hear Kedoka, 18 a trong steel cable tied to trees on each bank of the stream, with a large- basket framo swung from it on/pulleys, The rope attached to the basket’is an endless one,y and operates on a windlass on one shore, by which the “ferry” is operated. The | basket wil] hold séveral passengers; and | is swung at a high enough elevation to carry it above flood water of the stream. Second Drainage Project. YANKTON, 8. D., Web. 2I.—(Special.)— This county will agaln g0 in with Clay county on ditch construction. the last ditch, completed last year. haying proved prac sessfon of the county coramissloners here Thursday and Friday. The last payment was §14,000. It was also decided to bulld aonther ditch seventeen miles long. mostly in Clay county, at a cost of §120,000, the same figures as for the first ditch. The contract on this will probabl® be let in April. WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska-—Fair and warmer, For lowa—Fair. For weather report see page 2. — — OMAHA, MO. GENERAL STRIKE IN PHILADBLPHIA Central Labor Union Votes to Call, Out All Men Affiliated with | Organization Saturday. | DEBATE LASTS FOR SIX HOU’I.!. Delegates State that 125,000 Men Will Respond to Call. ™ OF SMALL RIOTS' Several Cars Are Damaged nnd1 Seventy-Five Arrests Made. ALLEGED DYNAMITERS HELD Striking by Cpnductor Detectives Hi in Arrested | with Bomb 1 in Possen- BULLETIN. PHILADELPHIA; Feh. 27.—After a- ses- flon of, more ‘than six hours the Central Labor unfon delegates tonight voted to| ¢all a sympathetic strike of the' 10 trade unions in the organigdtion beginning next Saturday. The dejegates claim 125,00 men will respond to fhe eafl. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2i.—Cars wore stoned, motormen and. conductors and many passengers were struck by flying | missiles in the rioting which was renewed { here this atternoon, after several days of | comparative quioiness. Nearly & dozen riot | calls were recvived at police headquarters but in most instances the mobs were dis- persed with the use of riot sticks alone. Beventy-five arrets were made. Crowds of men and boys who usually fill the streets on Sunday in many sections of the olty | were responsible for’most of the attacks. The orders of the director of public safety that wagons and buses must not be used to convey passengers also resulted in many Qisturbances. Driven at a high rate of speed to escape from a mob tthat was pelting It with bricks and stones, a trolley car struck an obstruction, let the tragks and plunged | into a brick house. The car demol- | ished, the motorman, conductor and police- man on guard, were injured. Mob Wreeks Car. When a policeman on a car fired a shot from his revolver over the heads of a threatening mob In another quarter, every window In the car was shattered by a hail | of stohes. The frightened the motorman sought protection In a nearby store. The mob endeavored to demolish the car, but state police arrived on the scene and drove the rioters back. H Officers were.obliged to-shoot hefore they succeéded’ fri dispersing a niob of 2,000 per- sons which had gathered at a corner where & policeman had forced the driver ¢f a huckster wagon, converted into a “bus,{ to unload his passengers. This had Infuri- ated the crowd and they started to wreck a passing trolley car. Other thoroughtares were the scenes of almost conspicuous disorders during the late afternoon hour, Alleged Dynamiters Held. Charged with being implicated in a plot to blow up trolley cars—fied with passen- gers and to destroy other property of the company, Charles R. Copeland, a striking cgnductor, and Willlam C. Field, a station- ary fireman, formerly of New York, were held in $2,500 bail today by Magisttate Hes- ton in the central police station. The men were arrested early today by H. 8. Sfcox, chief detective of the com- pany, and Detective O'Conner of the Cen- tral office. The detectives stated at the hearing that a plot had been hatched “at | a recent meeting of the trolley men to| blow up cars. Early today they said they saw Copeland pick up something from a track in West Philadelphia. ABNoTed. Copeland and placed him under arrest, a bomb was found in his possesion. | Members—of the Amalgamated Associ- ation of Street & Electric rallway em- ployes, awhile admitting that Copeland is a member of their union deny any knowledge of the alleged plot and say the detectives have framed up the dynamiting plot in order to discredit the union. ; VERSATILE BANDIT HAS SEVERAL SIDE LINES Holdup Man Taken in Chicago Had | Burglar’s Kit and Blackmailing Letters to Prominent Men. When they | | | i CHICAGO, Feb. 27.—A man who had pre- | pared from Chicago's “blue book” a long | list of wealthy people from whem, the police assert, he intended to extort money by threatening them with death, was ar- rested tenight after he had held up and robbed Dr. B. H. Chamberlain. Later the robber was Mentifed as Edwin English. | In his possession were found a burglar's kit and letters addressed to wealthy Chi- cagoans, One letter demanded $37,000 from Dr. D. K. Pearson, benefactor of many small colleges. Other letters in his posses- | sion were addressed to Potter Palmer, jr.; | Hobart Chatfield Taylor, Harold McCor- mick, Joseph Medill Patterson and Samuel M. Felton. According to the pollce; Eng- lish said he had been arrested in Cincin- natl in connection with the sendi anonymous letters to Cornelfus Vanderbilt in New York, but was released. After sery- DAY MORNING, FEBRUA From the Chicagd Examiner. 1;1' 2‘%, 1910. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. Neptune’s -Prey ANSWER TO THE PUBLISHE Statement by Periodical Makers. Re- ( garding Postal s Wisleading. - MISSTATE DfiARTMEIT METHODS' Wilder's Argument Before the/Postal Committee In Bane of Erroncous A tonn. WASHINGTON, Feb, 2T.—The Periodical Publishers' ‘Association of America, re- cently appeared, by its representative, G. W. Wilder, before the committee on the postoffico and postroads gf the house of representatives and subniltted a printed pamphlet entitled, “An Argument on Sec- ond-Class Postal Rates from the Business Standpoint Alone.” The evident purpose of the pamphlet is to discredit the esti- mate made by the Postoffice department as to the cost of transporting and hand- ling second-class mail matter. A careful analysis of the contentl made shows them to be erroncous or misfeading. Every material prefise on which the argument is based proves to be faulty, and conse- | auently every important conclusion reached is fallacious. 'he pamphlet not only discloses asur- prising igrorance of the postal service, but, avhat is still more: unfortunate, it show: the lack of essential Information readily obtainable. So far as the assertions mafle in the pamphlet have been given credence, the people have been misied, and the Periodical Publishers’ assoclation owes (t to the department, to the public, and to itself to make proper correetlon. Department’s Methods Misstated. “In the course of his argument the rep- resentative of the assoclation asserts that in arriving at the amount of transporta- tion expenses to be charged against sec- | ond-glasg matter the department used the figures 651 as the percentagé of weight of second-class matter to_the total welght of mall carried. This statement is abso- lutely untrue. The apportionment of trans- portation charges to second-class matter was made on the basis of 5299 per cent, which was computed from the amount of mail and equipment actually hauled and the length of the hauls “The assoclation’s representative makes a mistake also In assuming that the en- tire amount of second-class mall is hauled on raflroads, which is not the fact. Length of Haul Factor. “He also persistently refuses to recog- nize the obvious effect of length of haul, which is the principal element-In deter- mining the average cost of transporting a pound of mail. Possibly the reason for this is found in the fact that the average haul of magazines has been shown to be 1,043 ing a term in the pepitentiary at Columbus, | > ©O.. he'sald he went to Baltimore, Md. He | was caught while attempting to steal-§25,000 worth of jewelry from a store. ‘ Dalai Lama Will Go to Peking to Plead Cause DARJILING, Br., India, Feb. 26.—The ecircumstances surrounding the flight from L'Hassa of the now deposed Dalal Lama, the nominal head of the Tibetan govern- ment, are as follows: & " The Dalai Lama protested to the Chinese amban, In charge of the military affairs because Chinese troops on the Sze Chuen trontier were sacking monasteries and killing monks. The amban declared that it was a Chinese province and sald lx: he would deal with the rebels as it him to do.” Other questions of authority arose, hd finally the amban ordered into L'Hassa 2500 Chinese troops. The Dalai| Lama's followers were hastily enrolled under the ngme of “‘Golden Soldfer: They opposed the Chinese troops, but, be- ing Indifferently armed were shot down with much bloodshed. Meantime, the Dalal Lama and his party fled through & xate at the rear of the palace enclosure and were fired upon as they escapad the city. The Dalai Lama does not inténd to ap- peal to the Indi government, his wo- tive in coming.to India, instead of pro- ceeding to Western Tibet, where he would be perfectly safe, was because this way offers the shortest route to Peking, where he can personally lay his grievances be- fore the Chinese thre® - " (Contlnued on Second "Page.) The thousands up- on thousands, and thousands, who dive into the sea of Bee Want Ads. this morning from early candle light until -late at night represent every cl They want something. They will find it in The Bee, most likely. If you have an ad and can't get down to The Bee office, and have a 'phone, call Douglas 238 and it will be all right. But do it early. / RS | {Room for More Stock to Graze ; on:Forest Range: Secretary Wilson Authorizes Placing of Seven Hundred Thousand Head More Than Last Yéar. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—The amount of stock which will be authorized to graze |on the national forests during the season { of 1910, in accordance with the decision of Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, shows an increase in the total number, as compared with last year, of approximately 200,000 cat- tle and horses and 500,000 sheep and goats. The total allowance for the coming grazing season is 1,857,000 cattle and horses and 8,323,000 sheep and goats. The most Important Nevada, Colorado, increases are In Montana, Utah and Washington. Cxcept In Nevada, where 1,000,000 acres have been added to the na- tional forest area through the creation of | the Nevada forest, the increases are at- ! tribued to improved range conditions due | to regulated grazing. The secretary is solicitous to secure the greatest possible utilization of the range resources of the national forests in order that the forests might contribute as far as consistent with protection with forest growth to the marMet supply of beef and muttdn. / PEAGEFUL CITIZEN FREED OF MURDER FORCED ON HIM Jury Acquits Sherman Cline at Alton, | Mo., of Orime He Could Not™ Avold. BOONE, Ta., Feb. 27.—(Special Telegram.) Sherman Cline, formerly of Boone county, a wealthy citizen of Alton, Mo, this morn- ing was aequitted of the erime of murder, On December 27 Cline shot and ki led aln | Instantly Bert Warren at a telephone meet- ing. Warren had repeatedly threatened | Cline, and the latter being of a retiring disposition, refused to quarrel. Finally at {the meeting Warren made for Cline with a | revolver, .when the latter whipped out a gun and fied twice. The whole country was with Cline, and the jury took only a few minutes to acquit. BRYAN ON THE WAY HOME’E Nebraskan es Buenos Ayres for | United States by Way of England. BUENOS AYRES, Feb. 21.—Willlam Jen- nings Bryan left here today for the United the | States by way of England. OMAA INDIANS TO BE FREE Two Hundred and Fifty Out of .~ Eesading Strings. VALENTINE ISSUES A STATEMENT An| Additional Two Hundred and Fifty Will Be Allowed to Lease Their Lands and Handle Thelr Own Money, (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—(Special. sistant commissioner of Indian affairs at Valentine today gave out the following statement relative to negotiations, which have been going on to pass upon the competency of the Omaha Indians to man- age their own affairs: As a result of the recent partial report of the competency commission appointed last July to pass upon the competency of the Omaha Indians, nearly 2%0 Indians will recelvg their patents In fee and become full and unrestricted citizens of Nebraska, free from all supervision of the government. An equal number will be permitted tol ease their lands and handle thelr money Wwith- out departmental supervision, the restric- tion upon allenation of their lands being the only one retained. Such adult Indians as are in either of these two ciasses will also be permitted to handle the affairs of thelr minor children. Class 3 will contain such Indlans as are Incompetent from old age or mental or physical Infirmity, but €ven In the case of the Indians In this class, the handliog of their affairs will be left to the discretion of the superintendent. This will cure all the evils suffered in the past from delays occasioned by the neces- sity of heving business transactions on the reservation supervised from Washington. Trust Funds to Come Went. Trust funds in the treasury to the credit of Omaha Indians will be tfansferred to Thurston county banks, to be pald over immediately to all competent Indlans, the funds deposited to the credit of incom- petent Indlans to be paid out on the ap- proval of the superintendent. The farmers provided by the department will be on the on the ground to advise the Indlans in the matter of mathods of farming, and to give such help and advice as the Indians need in making thelr leases or exchanging their interests In Inherited lands, so as to get all their land holdings in a compact body so far as possible. The many leases and subleases that have had to be can- celled because of various frregularities will be replaced in a very few weeks by leases made in accordance with the new unre- stricted leasing regulations. The Indians will very soon have the funds to which they are entitled to settle past Indebted- (Continued on Second WASH&NGTON, Feb. 2I.—Gitford Pin- chot's opening statement to the Ballinger- Pinchot inquiry Saturday afterncon wad read by Secretary Ballinger In his office late today. In response to Inquiries as to whether he intended to make any reply at this time, M:. Ballinger indicated/he might have something to say later in'the evening. Last night he wrote out the following statement for the Assoclated Pféss “In view of the f that I will pres- ently have an opporturity to appear before the committee and acquaint them with the truth I shall not reply through the press to the mendacious aspersions which My Pinchot secks to cast upon me. He at- Ballinger Will Answer When He Takes Stand tempted, without success, president. He will find equally difficult for him committee. “‘Obviously the only deception in which he hopes to succeed is & temporary deception of the publie through the press. This he has endeavored to do by giving out In ad- nee the introductory statement which has appeared and which has been malig- nant enough to present, but not quite reckless enough to state upon oath, “Fortunately, as already stated, I will soon have an opportunity to give to the cominittee and through the committee the public, the facts and the truth and for that reason 1 have no statement at present to make.* to deceive the that it will be to decelve the FIGHT INJUSTICE, SAYS LOUIS HILL President of Great Northern Road Talks Bluntly on Proposed Raise in Beef Rate, GOOD GROUND FOR PROTESTING Omaha and Sioux City Should Not Submit Meekly., HILL BELIEVES IN REASONING {If New Rate is Proven Discrimina. tory, it Must Fail, EQUALITY MUST BE MAINTAINED Railrond Managers Are Sensible Argument the as Other Men, Savs M. HINL Open ¢ Same That Omaha and Sioux City packing in terests have grounds for grievance against the raliroads for increasing the charges on dressed beef shipments to Chlcago, which results In alscrimination favoring Kansas City and St. Joseph, I8 freely ad- mitted by Louls W. Hill, president of the Great Northern rallroad This was the essence of an Interview with the Great Northern chleftain held In his private car Sunday morning in tho Council Bluffs yards. President Hill and his family were enroute from St. Paul to Kansas City and their stop here was for only a few hours, “Omaha does not need to stand for ralse in rates,” sald Mr. Hill. sas City has a better rate on meat or other commodities, your people are cer tainly justitied in complaining. Ifthe move of the rallroads is unjust it should | be spolled.” Mr. Hill was informed of the resolutlon directed to the Burlington, Northwestern and Rock Island lines by the South Omaha Live Stock exchange requesting that the rallroads refrain from putting into effeot the new rate, which would mean a charge per 100 pounds § cents higher than the Kansas City tarift. “It Is an appeal to the reason of the railroads,” continued Mr. Hill. “I know that it will be carefully considered. If jt Is just I am_sure the rate matter will be adjusted so that all Missourl river points will be on a basls of equality.” Hill's Position Encouraging. In President HIll's attitude there is seen a brikht spark of hope. The big businiss interests of Omaha, South Omaha and Sloux Clty want to be on a parity with Kansas City and St. Joseph, but with the higher rate here the southern points would have a decided advantage. 5 ““The rallroad ,managers, ave busihess men,"” said Mr. Hill, “Ifethey are wrong they will see the error of thelr ways just a¥ quickly as others. The packers and the raliroad men should get together. “We are all human,” he continued. And as the great railroad magnate sald this he unconsclously emphasized his statement by clasping his little daughter in his arms and fondly caressingher, “Maybe the rallroads are justified raising the rates on meat,”” he s “Maybe the rate I8 a falr one. Howeve that is neither here nor there; if Owaha is discriminated against the Omaha pack- ers have grounds forcomplaint.” “What is the remedy for the complaint?" he“was asked. “If the Interstate Commerce Commission were appealed to It might order the old rate in effect. On the other hand, it might sustajn the new rate as being fair and reasonable, In tha latter case the roads in Kansas City that maintain the [low rate (the Wabash and Alton) would be compelled to charge the same as the other roads on the ground that the low rate was u‘t al, lpasmuch as it discrim- Inated agaimst Omaha.” To Be Fought to Fixish. Omaha packers will fight the discrimina- tion to the limit, In addressing their com- munication to the railroads they have thken the first step. A second step will be taken and a thfrd, If need be. Pr dent Hill's words give the assurance that the packers' requests will be considered. | The packing interests point out the fn- justice of the boost In rates and appeal to | the reason of the rafiroad men. President Hill's private car Is his home” on wheels. With his wite and four little children he is taking & vacation. The party will go west from Kansas City to southern California points, “I'm just off with the kids," railroad king. Two of them clung to his hands as he talked, asking all manner of children's questions. He answered them h tender interest as any fond father would. The observation compartment of the oar ‘bas been transformed into an automobile garage. A big Packard touring ear is car- rled by Mr. Hill for the use of his family, The end section of the car was knocked out and reconstructed so as to be portable, About the auto the chiliren romped and played, sounding the horn and playing chauffeur. “I had expected to have another glimpse of Oraha this morning,” said Mr, Hil, he peered from the window off toward the river. * My car was brought down from St Paul on the Northwestern and was to have be switched to the Burlington depot, but the extra trip scross the river was not deemed necessary. My father and I spent a happy day in Omaha at the time of the last corn show.” DEATH RECORD. Jueob J. HARLAN, Ia., Feb. 2I.—(Speclal)—Jacob J. Miller, a ploneer resident of Shelby county, died at his home I Center town- ship yesterday morning at the age of 53 vears. He came to America with his parents in 1528 and lived In Maryland until 1857, when he came to Jows, He was a leading member of the democratic party and was a member of the Board of Super- visors from 1562 to 1564, Mrs, Martks A, Woodwind. AUBURN, Neb, Feb. #.—(Special)— Mrs. Martha A. Woodward, wife of Frank L. Woodward, & prominent eltizen of Ne- maha, died at her home in Nemaha Sat- wrday, Mrs. Woodward Was about years of age, and was prominent in tem- perance, church and charitable work, and has for the last ten years devoted much of her fime thereto, Besides her husband #he is survived by two sons, Charles Wood- ward and Leater Woodward, both busines: men of Kansas Ciy, Ms the “It Kan- in smiled the I 2 Jasd Miller.