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Omaha’s 1910 Census $25 for the Answer THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. VOL. XXXIX-NO. 250. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY WEST SLIGHTED, SAYS HEYBURN 3reat Country ;fASemng Sun Has Difficulty in Getting Justice, Declares Idaho Senator. MORNING, AFRIL Cotton Trades in Futures Hit in Option Bill NEBRASKA TOWNS | VOTE ON LICENSE Wet and Dry Issue Generally Up for Settlement in Municipalities Dealings Over Wires or by Mail Pro- = L of State. hibited by Measure Now in Lower House. DISCUSSES IRRIGATION MATTERS , - §NGTON. Ay A FEW CHANGES IN EARLY RETURNS Jpposes Bill Authorizing Sale of Sur- plus Waters by Government. [ oxnaasdve Straight Fight Presented in Many Places Over Question. weeks exe: estrict) i ' SILVER CREEK PROBABLY DRY EAST, HE SAYS, GETS MONEY Plans for Western Good, However, LA S A Are Greeted Only with Smile. nt b Tight Contest in Merrick County City with this Result. TALKS ABOUT RAILROAD RULES | fiiowe substantiaiis the hnes of tne o principal of applicat CONTEST BITTER IN HERMAN Haunl Provision Little Town Stays Dry After Battle—Larger Cltles Wet ~ Long and Short Sharp « Not Enforced and that Ronds Stay Have Strangle Hold in Trafile Cotumn. “wWet.” Grand Island. | wanoo. Wileox. Columbus. | Bixnorn. Blne mil. Millard, Plattsmouth. Premont. Norfolk. Bigin. Oreighton *Xearney. “Dry. Central City Minden. Axtell. Herman. Broken Bow. Franklin. *Sliver Creex Oaxland. Callaway. Davia City. Gen: Tecumsel. He eventing a uthorizing the nment irrigat on of his speech his bill providi g o proposed discussion was railroad b change of subject K f the power rangers, he de-| ipon the coun he the a. ¢ through the enter hase or sale hout intendir ctually delive e penakty prese.ibed $1000 and impris six months. Eich separate offense. Bon of cot s of Success. 1 be a there would be a against the land coum desp: It was subject it cotton that not senate uM to ess was In evident he declared that attention scrappy He t the states of the 1 to seaboard im a et to any wers CREIGHTON gram.)—The high license n relat a big majorit i making prope t son for mayor. The tow " n OAKLAND, Neb.. April e drys won over the wets here a majority of twelve votes. The seventy seventy-one Apr wanted legraph consider ent wet ). He e su Speci ading ng m of =ix b ward was against license m South ward for lcense ward, against lcénse, fifty-sever ard for license, forty-elght. The ticket was the only ticket in the s to avold t any ‘person making a such affidavit is mals $1,000 to $5.000 receive :ntoa wan- | e held evide bl e it unlawf golng to do indue there?™ he with that asked because growr Bough wreak vengeance upon s pent of from has not April 5.—(Speclal Tele- question In Kearn T the new | wae settled at a special election on March | there | 15, the city going wet by sixteen votes. To- day's election results: W. S. Freeman, dry ds and Dr. Charles Smith, wet Bartz, wet. Preferences only sssed the dry majority is fifty-eight . From the Washingtes Neb. er or saloon suld be He hoped that when the west does come | nto it surely will, it will not cast ring 1o the scant attendance of sen- would not be deterred b hix duty to the people power, s on the de ) makes { was no intent tc The bill al graph, telep! transmit knowingiy e o Liave prohibited mes I voting the hundreds { o mave vor vy (George J. Gould Testifies in the of millions necessary but N £ Neb., April Spe e e e e e e EDITOR CHARCEBS¥ATH LIBEL be etecteq, | Representative Steenerson Causes Ar- PN Hckew) d rest of John A. Penton. m when o€ jpstice. M requeet ¥ ve- | said and added urt messur ny land ¢ huld ¢ Gets Amather Sapporter. s point Mr. Br New hana should come four rd of Fducation, three to 7d &n expression of the iding of -more w i w M ane vote." Tw eja e tated thank ve ii¢ to enforce the of peclared t his Mr was as betwe g GROWS OUT OF SUBSIDY BILL Says Harriman Was Afraid North- 'O CXP's berd western or Burlington Might Control Southe Pacific. ng was t buna ext ng om b e Fo extend the ward seho coms 1o the Second ward the 0, Former Congressman MecCleary Ap- ma can vo ars Before Co Investi- for the and Southern d today George J alled as ness for the n rebuttal. Mr. Gould t to acquire the Southern tition with E. Whe hear- the a $90.00 grade tion was formu gating Story of Alleged Bribery. d and erecting the the p ated the board secur tions and none of b ceived a majority. T tion and the high license school. Sinc propos WASHINC Ap party ag that of the people. would issug might meet morec = Represéntative he su; 5t the fall of 190, he sa » Mr. Harriman that in case should not care to purchase E Pacific stock then held by the Huntington estate, that he to purchase { Mr. Harriman had no objection. After| urchase by Mr. Harriman of the stock. he sought to obtain a haif |t ne i owed his before the Pe 1814 | partisan - said it satd No Issue at Ceutral City. Neb the bill e its suits three that you are treading Make a law because e tells you nade d Marc appe the American I e Merchant Marir b s to g . - would like “turne al which a 1ed wet " | Mr. Gould aid t your oath of off nt but faile Mr. H When he sought . gl g Mr. Gould said, Mr. Harri- | majority et man asked him to sell a half interest to|q nim, but Mr. Gould declined On cross-examination Mr. Harriman had told him he w est the N . ne from control of the Denver|“dry is no longer alleged er brought v voted up an issue réih sy ? » Grande. € hance If Cengras solicitude v 18 no I thing to The and the Union Bank of Lrovu.lyn Closed 1d said Mr appreh two old pa square 4 year and put up a independent party put a ticket in perder and as there and He was fie Black to Ogden e Southern Pacific he gain contr f‘,,”.‘ :\:«; ‘-1‘ 13t State Superintendent Takes Charge of ) iets Institution with Seven Branches. YORK, April 6.—7T of B e b formed ites re bable that sh candidates be BLUE HILL, Neb. April At an election heid I icket was elected caucus which with aoing w fise, it is p independen » was secretary of th the stat P. H estified that he eard of any negotiations initiated by nge definite relations between the Unior and for o Niles thei rt Wha e doors of the were closed this has seven branches. superintendent of n of the bank f the bank have Harriman to arr Huntington and the Southern Pacific ase of the Central Pacific as a But he said he con possible in view of the testi- ¢ Otto Kahn of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., Harriman might have conducted s without his knowledge. intimately acquainted | yicxer in the Mr. Huntington ot Bank nk state n posse: A llabi e known ent Cheney has statement toda town cted went wet. Three trustees were el property Same Policy at Wahoo. WAHOQO, Neb., April wet will continue ssued the bt egard to the closing - o polic hereto without epposition field and the head of “citizens was ¢ with the affa Klyn anking & meeting of Its directors was evening at the office of this usider ticket Hamilto by the following were elec GEORGE RYAN UNDER ARREST wa.or 3 4 Alleged Swindler Wanted | ha Holtz Bluffs, Captured Third ward Little Rock. . ple of Fduca Ark, Ar Mart «d here today on wate Federal 1 the epas Linent 4 Monda: epartment fu ¢ Kireh enton Asks for Delay. engineer o whether the bank dition because of har nt is not re isafe « - ts I ter of SP¥ oard should not - ttle . b ard a reached the A Bee want ad 1s a mighty big thing. Turn to them. electric car was light the estab ased ? Bluffs bray fake ordingly take pos- and the - ‘Rooster Leads Detectives to Roost of Stolen Fowls superi to st races (Continued on Second Page.) banking law, the super- the cor the ba Edward comptr The b 000,000 w the « a th deposits of 1f you want a servant it will bring one to your door If you want a position it will find for you York t 8 than §.000,00 COPPER STOCKS SELL OFF Nu one If you have something to sell, it will sell it for you 1f you have lost something it will find it for you If you have found something it will be the frst to tell you who lost it Shadowing the ts of & ops of Mr. Wolt & nigh elghteen from the about [ kens: had dropped out of sigh Haggarty Following the filing of complaints on the affalr, the detectives visited the scene of e Wolf loss and found Mr. Wolf's prize rooster cackling forlornly about the place. | The chanticleer had apparently escaped the fate of the other chickens and had returned to The detectives, | followed the rooster. In the end they led to the Walnut street address, | hod of criminal the ram: by De. sized rooster is a new m her of Roston averite Seeurl- Lowest Point of Yea BOSTON, A 8L opper urttics detection which was established ties Dirop 1 home. tectives Dunn and McDonald Monday even according to the evidence advanced in arite police court Tuesday As the re- sult of the shadowing by the detectives forty-three chickens were recovered and [ | two suspects were brought to the bar of Justice Laura Teague and Ollie Wimmer Walnut strect, were the defendants. Fred | where they discovered the Jost fouis Woll of €8 Bancroft strect and H G. Hag-| Tia case was set aver for hearing at garty of 55 Pine strect, appeared as Piain- | Wedneaday's session of court, when seve titte additional prisoners, according to the po It was fine Lex-[lice. will be arralgned under the same chickens suddenly | charge. | lled Lake morning mmered on the heavy losses were B were bad exchange toda) rcorded In the first three hours. Indlana and N Lake fell streadily before heavy blocks of stock the the market while Calumet and Hecla. the “Gild Edged” stock on the list ned thirty points to M7, the lowest for . Other less active lake prog s wers also weak, but the general list nd Bee Want Ads are treasures. You have done your hest when you use one. Everybody reads Bee Want Ads v aurg his home. from that | oint of €| were shown (hat tweaty-five beld firm had disappeared o 'Phone Douglas ged | by AN EASTER SYMPHONY Alleged Grafters in Pittsburg Attack Bills Contention of Indicted Aldermen that Foreman of Grand Jury is Non- resident is Overruled. age ' sit ounsel covering the eligi- Nesbit man of the ing of Harri nd jur of Pennsylv an 10 el as a state The defense in the alder sprung when a o quash all graft indictments o that the grand jury fo is & resident of the District of and not a qualified thority to proceed in his Morris Einstein, indicted on charges of conspiracy in solicliing a bribe of $20.00 f the Workmen's Savings and Trust company, appeared before the grand today and, according to report, named man who hand~4 him the bank money, an also made a clean breast of his connection with th SOCIAL Juro: nia manic stion basis a sensation the Mr. Columbia Foreman m ged city council corruption DEMOCRA TNAMED Returns te Emil Wil Be Mayor of Milwaukee. Early Setdnl LWAUKEE mu; ate that M1 2000 plurality. |STREET CAR STRIKE BROKEN | Walkout in Philadelphia Ended, Say OLD RULES DECLARED IN EFFECT Leaders of Union Say Endurance Con- er’/?fi/ Traction Company Officials. On and that Old Men Will Be Granted Con- PHILADELPHIA added tha applied fo s | hana 2] The ¢ ng th ee pract pan nt © ndurance nd and will be concessions take back a pr oday post vpany t ment of its mer The the sam made s made of t sed on Second Page.) forced d rules gove as contained How Big is Omaha? Everybody Guess $25 for those who hit the mark .= 102,555 in 1900. How many in 19107 Average Daily Attendance in Omaha Public Schools: 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897. 1898 1899 9,094 9,742 10,379 10,786 11,573 .12,238 12,630 tants in Omaha 1900 1901. 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907. 1908 1909 14,664 DRI 25 sct s is i sranatlriv o ts o n s $10.00 for best estimate. $5 for each of thres nex! best In case of tie first answer has preference. Award on officlal count. ..+.i8 my guess of the number of inhabi- according to 1910 census. | WEATHER FORECAST. For ‘V - For we agh ather r SINGLE COPY TWO C VATICAN AFFAIR ANNOYS COLONEL Roosevelt Not Pleased Over Incident Which He Ignores as Personal and Not Public DROPS RECEPTION TO AMERICANS Function Called Off as Resuit Methodist Pastor's Action of ATTACK EMBARRASSES GUEST Former President Displeased with Statement Adverse to Catholies DECLARES INCIDENT PERSONAL Speak Church, ich opport on the Koma ot prope disparag; Roosevelt does an attack ised by any one to the nent £ any ¢ Rev. Mr terda mude public 1 episod ¥ nd gave it a world-wide signifi of the Incompatible with bit Amer ow many doses ca to ose for patriot wallow. 1 this sort before liney revolt rica to be Americ sh, then every d crush it, licism is the uncompro: he we patriotic American ise for goni o p. advances, but the Vatican never The statement in full was shown (o Mr, Rousevelt today, when he said: 4 made o arrangements to chuieh or beforc any al or- gaiization in Rome. 1 recelved a number of gentiemen of all reiglous faiths who hase ¢y Peak cler have Ameriean emba Under he stances 1 quested iUt wr At Ui have ssador ad intes that It Mr. Leis anged an embas, rican ambassador, reception at the Ameri- in order that Mr. Roosevelt ne in Rome faith, on The Tipple's had a Americans religlous embassy Mr. abandoning reception, if t zation represe; Th asked Mr Le This was done presen matte on Unabated, caused by the determina- not to be recélved 4 ns made by Cardina niimate downta on Wedne eding p ad b ted a spitality which depre ) xper magnificer ded th it the at R : American schoo studles Brake LAKE B brake riding one pilot local yards thi westerr of morning trach died this aftes recovering from ampulation