Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 12, 1910, Page 1

4 4 ) V4 ] 8 Oma‘h's 1910 Census $25 for the Answer ‘THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. OMAHA, BIG TRUST CASES | TO BE RE-ARGUED 0il and Tobacco Appeals Are Again Placed on Docket Becanse of Death of Justice Brewer. | MAY MEAN YEAR'S DELAY Will Not Be Reached for l!onthll Unless They Are Advanced. P RUMORS OF COURTS STANDING Three on Each Side, with Judge Lurton's Opinion in Doubt. HISTORY OF OIL LITIGATION Prosecution Wa arted by Justice Moody, Who Was Then Attorney | General, Four Yenrs Ago—De- fense Loses im Two Courts. | \ i CHRONOLOGICAL NISTORY OF STANDARD OIL. 1968—John D. Rockefeller started in the oll business with $4,000. 1863—Rockefeller became the owner of a refinery in Cleveland. 1870—Organization of Standard Oil com- | pany of Ohio by Rockefeller and others. | 1871—8outh Improvement company Aar ranges for rebates from rallvoads. | 1879—Organization of “Vilas-Keith m-l ter Trust.” i 1883—Organization of so-called :‘Standard | company of New Jersey, compdny. | 1906—Piling of petition for dissolution of Standard. 1910—Circuit court at St. Louls decrees | dlssolution asked for by government. 1910—Appeal to supreme court of the | ‘ United States. 1910—Case argued befors supreme court and ordersd reargued because of death of Justice Brewer. | WASHINGTO! April 11.—The supreme | art_of the United States today reas-| signed for argument the cases of the United States against the American Tobacco com- | pany and the Standard Oil company. ‘ The reargument of these cases comes as | the direet result of the death of Justice | Brewer. This jurist died just a few days after the Standard Ofl case had been argued. | Justice Moody was unable to partici- pate in the consideration of these cases only seven justiccs were left to give a! decision. Attorney General Wickarsham was as| e much surprised as anyone at the suddem | tern in the fight agalost the corporations. He expressed.bis-dgnorance of any further sknowledge of the action of the court other than the announcement of Chlef Justice Fuller that “Nos. 316 and 317, the American Tobacco company ya. the United States; and the United States va the American Tobacco company. and No. #35. the Stand- ard Ol company of New Jersey ve. the| United States, are restored to their places| on the docket for reargument.” | May Postponed Year. ; Uniess & motion to advance the cases is | made they will not come up in the regular oider of business for nearly a year \ Rumors of how the court stood on the Big cases were to be heard about the apitol ! afterncon. These were based an} instances on the record of the members of the court, particularly in the \'nflhnl}l\ Securities case. Six members of the present bench sat in that case. Justices Harlan, McKenna and | were of the majority that ordered the| dissolution of the Northern Securities com- | pany. Chief Justice Fuller and Justices White and Holmes were opposed to the! action. Many of the rumors were that the jus-| ees had divided In the same way on the| Oil and the tobscco’ cases. As ice Lurton, the seventh mem- »ubi was expressed. s to be listory of Litigation. | For yeus “Standard Ol bhas been under the serutiny of state and federal goverh- ments, During the last four years the liti- | gation which resulted In today’s action hls' gaged the attention of the federal courts. | ce March 14 of this year the supreme | court has weighed the controversy of these ye Today came auother postponement. | Tiéd first great fight over the methods of (48 Standard Oil interests was directed | against the Standard Oil company of Ohio. | As & result of the litigation, this organi- | zation was dissolved. The stock drifted » the hands of trusts of one form and ther, and more litigation followed. Then the Standard Ofl company of New Jersey was reorganized in 180 With its capital stock of $110,000,000, it became the holding ‘company, that is, it acquired the stock of nineteen other oil companies, which m| turn controlled a still larger number of | companies engaged In various branches of the oll business. The task of fighting | andard O had outgrown the states. the federal govrwnment 100k up t cudgel. The burcau of corporations was (|-"l!l-‘ ized, and as its tirst assignment, undertook | 2 lovestigation of the Standard Oil: “It reached into the very vitals of the cor- poration,” according to the description of thet inquiry given In court by the Stand- | ard’s counsel. Then in 19, Justice Moody, now of the supreme court, then aitorney general of o United States, directed the filing of a | petition In the federal circuit court for the eastern distriet of Missouri, for the dis- | solution of the ndard Oil company of New Jers:y, as a combination in restraint | of intefestate trade and & monopoly .u| in vielation of the Sherman anti-trust i The petition was loaded with the ammum-' ton coliected by the states and by the | burcan of corporations i Jobn D. Roekef:ller, William R'(uhller.i Menry H. Rogers, Heary M. Flagler, John D. Archbold. Oliver H. Payne and Chares | M. Pratt wire numed as individual defend.- | ants. The Standard Ol company of New | Jetsey hieaded a Nst of 114 companics desig- ' nated as “defendant corporations.”™ i First Heariug at St. Louls. ' The bearing finally came on. Only the | Waters- il compasy resident | tn the clreull” and the Standard denied the Tight of the court to cumpel the other de- fecdants, outside the eircult, to appear in | vt It losi tn this comtcntion. Tesv- | ony wes taken In Missowd and in York. Firally, carly fy this vear. over| (Oentinued on Second Page.) 1 'Dr. Miller and | slaughter for the killing of J. B. Sayler. | | slaughter. |sentatives of the South Omaha stook yards |the Western South Dakota Stock Growers' | Indians and white men |from the front of the fourth floor back- {Fur | Lincoln Goes Dry |[PINCHOT MEETS by One Thousand, (COL. ROOSEVELT Wets Concede It| e | Former Chief rorgl ryc @l Ex-Presi- s ort 1] Returns Not Fully Tabulated, but This | ittle Is Outcome of Contest on Liquor Issue. From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., April 1l.—(Special Tele- m.)—Lincoln went dry today by a mated at 1,000. While the full returns have not yet been tabulated, the wets concede the election to the prohi- sts by a majority of about §0. And heo prohibitk im the victory by a majority of from 1,00 to 1.200. University students, who contributed waterially to the victory of the prohi bitionists, are marching through the streets celebrating the outcome of the fight The total vote cast was 9,478, of which the wets cast ,271 and the drys 5207 Dry majority 936 The city is having a wild celebration tonight over the result. With Havelock dry, this will make a decided change in surface conditions for the Nebraska cap- ital the coming year. tial Interview Takes Place During Stroll Through Forest. CONSULTATION IS KEPT SECRET Nothing Given Out Regarding Matter Under Discussion. & majority bitio BULLOCK GOES TO LONDON mer President in British Capital Early in May—Will Not Talk of Trip. Roosevelt's widely heralded meeting with Gifford Pinchot, the deposed chief forester of the United States Department of Agri- culture, took place on the veranda of Miss Carew's villa at 9 o'clock this morning. The Interview proper took place later in the seclusion of the forest that skirts the town at the north. Mr. Pinchot came direet from Copen- hagen save for & six-hours stop at Basle, Switzeriand, and arrived at the hotel at | midnight. He sald he would have nothing R |10 say regarding his interview with “the man. | €hiet.” It was apparent, however, that Mr. Pin- chot expected to have not one, but a series viedersadya e Rpedhpg oty oo Pty o o by B M“"r.-'fl;”“u:c:’":”l -:d::*l‘: aes, | He said he would remaih here after Colonel Mrs, Sayler's sentence was three years. "T:;Y“:"u‘:";’ et e As the verdicts were returned u;. [ B o_c‘x‘m'k" :C:Qm”“m o o e ler wept, her head buried on Golda S ¥ >y ler's shoulder, Mrs. Miller threw her arms | Mr: Roosevelt's secretaries who had been around Dr. Miller and wept. John Grun-| Wat SE R him, Mr. Jinchot left the p Fotgparouts oy peomon et hotel and. walked to the Corew villa. A motion for a new trial for S DI WAE NS WOL his Gor- | respondence when his former chief forester 4Ny NS WA M W arrived. The greetings were ocxtremely fue Maettie | cordia). These over, Mr. Roosevelt returned to his letters while Mr. Pinchot visited South Omaha Men Mrs. Sayler Are | Found Guiltyi Former is Given Twelve Years and| the Latter Three Years—John Grunden is Acquitted. April 11.—Dr. found gulity WATSE Miller was A, T today W of Dr. Judge Miller Bell today, the eighteenth annual mecting of assoclation started off with a.bang. There are twenty-five commission men in the party. under the lendership of Secretary Stryker. Stoux City sends in an equal number and Chicago, Kansas Ciiy and Minneapolis are represented. The frolic began béfore the arrival of the visitors and all sorts of athletic cvents were participated in by finally plunged Into the forest. Telegram.)—With' the arrival of the repre-{ o yuo. vegrs' fight againat’ municipal tion. The races were| receved by mall an invitation to join the with Mrs. Rooseveit. Roosevelt, Mr. Pinchot, Mre. Ruosevelt 2 + and her sister, Miss Carew, started out for Arve at Rapid City | e i R s e v o —— two men fell into a swinging stiide and Eighteenth Annual Stock Show Brings | ir. Rooseveit's mail continues to be very Big Crowd to the South beavy. Today's included a letter from H. D. W, Engiish, president of the Pittsburg Dakota Town. Civil ‘commission, transmitting. the first RAPID CITY, 8. D, April l].qipfl:lllllma jury presentment . resuiting from graft. T writer m the uitimate exposures to Mr. eit's action In sending Bank Examiner Nesbit tp examine Pittsbuyg banks suspected of handling funds that were used to influence legisia- Bullock Will Meet Roosevelt. DEADWOOD, 5. D. April 1L—(Special Telegran:.)--Urit:d States Marshal Seth Bullock of this city, for many years an intimats friend of Theodore Rooseveit, has run off on the main street. ex-President In England before he returns In his address of welcome to the visitors | to this country. Mr. Bullock, when seen Mayor Chauncey L. Wood referred to the | about the letter was reticent as to its con- fact that the couniry is fast settling up | tents, but admitted that he will meet Mr. with smal] landed proprietors. Taking a | Roosevelt in London about May 2 He de- look into the future, he made the prophesy that within the next decade the Siberian steepes would be given up t6 American cattiemen Tonight the eity was brilliant with an elecirical display and Indians are dancing. Big Turich, sr.. and Big Turich. jr, Sioux Indians, won pony races, while Carrfe Spotted Horse and Lizzie White Shield were winning squaws in the wheelbarrow and foot races. Tomorrow the annual meeting of the assoctation will be held. with presentation of reports by Secretary Stewart. Statisties in the secretary’'s report show that among cattle shipped from South Dakota estrays were detected and the funds from th sale were distributed through the associa- tion as follow Chicago 5.9 $416012.39; South Omaha w109, value $23.- 9%62.72; Sioux City 1542, value $52,968. 15,593, value $872.964.67. New Catholic Bishops Contirmed| whether politics would be discussed. Mr. Bulicek left here last might for Sioux Falls. Cured Hog Products Take Another Drop Pork Prices Off Dollar a Barrel on Chicago Market Because of Lower Corn. CHICAGO, April 11.—Cured hog products, which declined $1 last week, repeated the performance today on the Board of Trade. The latest decline is attributed to the bear- government's report showing the number of brood sows on the farms to be far in ex- cess of what had been expected by the trade. Pope Ratifies Appointments in North | Chief ot Police and South Dakota and H Minnesota. for Sioux City ROME, April 11.—The pole today ratified —_— the pominations of the consistory as pre- | Chief of Detectives John B. Richards | sented to him by Cardinal De Lal, appoint- A 2 ing Abbot Vincent Wehrla of the monas-| is Appointed to Succeed | John Dineen. | tery of Mary, bishop of the new CITY, st @locese of Bismarek. D.; Rev. T. Cor- bett, rector of the cathedral of Duluth, as| g§IOUX Ia, April IL—(Special | bishop of the new diocese of Crookston.| Telegram.)—R. S. Whitney, councilman in Minn., and Rev. Joseph F. Blusch of Ex-|charge of the Department of Public celslor, Minn., as bishop of Lead, 8. D. Safety, this afternoon announced the ap- pointment of Johm B. (Dick) Richard as chief of police to succeed John Dineen, who has served six years. Richard has been hief of detectives and is a veteran of th | toree. Caused by Spontancous Comb: - DES MOINES, Ia, April 1L.—\Vhen the | fire in the Hotel Julian at Dubugue was | announced under control, the damage was estimated at about $30,000. The fire was confined mainiy o the front of the bulld- ing. which was ruined, but other sections were unharmed and meals were served In the diniag room in the rear at noon. Chief Reinfried gave it as his bellef that the fire | was caused by spontaneous combustion. No additional Injured have been discovered. A traveling man from Minneapolls named Bolton, who was thought to have fallen Twenty-Seveuth Trolley Deat PHILADELPHIA, Aprfl 11L.—With the death here today of Edgar Tanmehill, the number of persons killed by street cars since the trolley strike began eight weeks ago has reached tweat LOUISVILLE. Ky, April 1L tonal committee. had a conference today with Henry Watterson, at which the gen- eral political situation was discussed. Swains Know Not Name of Maidens They Would Marry ward into the flames, was later rescued with an serial ladder. He was not injured. United States Marshal Will See For-| PORTO MAURIZIO, Italy, April 1L.—Mr. { After luncheon Mr. | clined to state the mission of his trip or | ish corn market and in particular to the | E. Mack. chairman of the democratic na- | TUESDAY MORNING, | | From the Clsveland Leader. PANIC IN DUBUQUE HOTEL Fire Breaks Out in the Julien While 200 Guests Are Asieep. MANY JUMP FROM WINDOWS Sam Levy of Chicage is Probably Fa- tally Injured—Bursing Stalrway DUBUQUE, Ia., April il.—Fire broke out in the Hotel Julien early today, while 200 guests were asleep. A panic followed and A number of persons were injured. Sam Levy of Chicago wes fatally burt by Jumping from a third-story window. Charles Evans of Philadelphia suffered internal in- juries. Firemen rescued the other guests. The loss is $50.000. not develop into s hdlocaust. Frantic guests screamed pitecusly for ail from the Tescued in many instances by herolc fire- the fire escapes, tumbled headfirst to the pavement when they reached the bottom. Mrs. Edward Engler of Dubuque was descending & burning stairway when it gave way and she fell several feet. She may be badly hurt, but it is thought she will live. Darley Glasser of Des Moines | jumped from the baicony and received sev- | eral broken bones, besides severe bLrulses The origin of the fire fs not known. It | was discovered at 2 o'clock when the smoke {bezan to fill the corridors and the flames were seen to burst from the barber shop in the entrance. It was but a short time { until the fire department was on the scene, but the fire had made rapid headway and it was impossible to save the structure. { B. M. Maguire, manager of the Jullen, was formerly msnager of the Rome in Omaha. 1;Commlssion ‘ Not Unanimous | Pullman Company Will Make Division 1 Basis for Contesting Rate Reduction in Court. | WASHINGTON. April 1i—it deveioped today that Chairman Knapp and Commis- sioner Harland did mnot agree with the Interstats Cemmerce commission's de- cision given yesterday reducing Pullman rates and ordering differential charges be- tween upper and lower berths. It is said the dissension of the chairman and one of the commissioners from the mijority report is one of the hopes om whieh the company will fight the decision n the [ courts. |Cudahy Back i in Kansas City |Wife of Packer Who Attacked Lillis | othing of | KANBAS CITY, April 11.—John P. Cud- lany, the packer who attacked Jere 8. | Lilits, president of the Western Exchange bank at the Cudahy home in t month, returred to Kansas City from |the west today. Mrs. Cudahy ‘sald =he knew nothing of her husband's return _—————#————— You have done your, best when you use a Bee want ad. Bee want ads are treasures. They bring buyer ana seller face to face. They find homes for people. Positions for people. Her name was rea ber sweetheart, Arthur G. Wessos, had al-| “Guess I know how her name is spell ways calied her Eva, 8o it was portectiy | HAVEa't I beea going with her for severd! | eatural that he should take out a mar- TR e’ castd | s riage license ia that name. Their acqaint- | o'Riley some days ago when Mr. h-:-y anceship Lnproved somewhat after (he is- | asserted that the bride-to-be's surname was suance of the license, so Monday morning Layton. Mr. Wessos calied at the office of Charles| “If's Lation,” repeated O'Riley, and 30 it . marriage Ligense clerk. at the county | . marriage lisgnae. i Danarey g goinnsiondoy ::u“:nd:l o ek Ppair came from Northfield. Minn. The haste of the springtime season gave New comes {o hapd (he return made by Rev. Father Charies Mugen, who married the couple, and he spells it “Layton.” { Servants for people. They find what is lost. Give value to things grown old- fashioned, and vigor to whatever is lifeless. If you can't come down to the office, call Douglas 238, and a cheerful staff will write your ad and take care of it. APRIL this city | 12, 1910—-TWELVE The famished fan: G “‘Saved!”’ razing Cattle Within Limits of Yosemite Park Supreme Court to Decide on Validity of Regulations Prescribed by Treasury Department. WASHINGTON, April IL—An unusua question of law, arising out of the grazing of cattle within the limits of Yosemite N: tional park was argued today in the su- preme court of the United States. In 196 J. B. Curtin was the owner of a large tract within the limits of the park. At that time Major P. C. Benson was su- perintendent of the wark. Major Benson forcibly prevented Curtin from using the public tolliroads leading to his lands and Hotel Julien is one of the famous hostei- | from using the lands to graze cattle until | One, according to press reports, preached erfes of Iowa. It was well filled and it is | Curtin had complied with regulations of | the disciplining of the insurgent, the other considered miraculous thut. the fire did |the Interior department requiring him to}saw no insurgency, but & clear case of dif- fence in his lands. Curtin came to the supreme court to windows in the uppur-etegks and were |argue that the reg¥iations seve invalid on| canism from different points of view. the ground thai the secrelary of the in- men. Other guesis dasied madlv down |terior had no right to enforce reguvlations | night is regarded as one of the most tactful impairing or restricting the right of per- sons owning patented lands within the Yosemite National park. The Department of Justice defends the segulations as necessary to prevent the reservation from being overrun by herds of | cattle. It claims that Curtin's cattle have | been straying over the park for years. The argument Is presented that, uniike an individual, the federal government is not required to look 10 the state to punish trespassers on its property, but may inflict punishment for. such infringement itself. Federal Officials for Nebraska William Gifford Appointed Receiver of Public Moneys and C. F. Shedd Register of Land Office. | | (From a Staff Corresposdent ) WASHINGTON, April 1L—(Special Tele- gram.)—-On recommendation of Congress- man Kinkaid Dr. J. G. Simons has been appointed to the position of examining sur- geon at Sidney, Neb., vice Dr. A. D Stowith, deceased. The contract for construction of a public bullding at Estherville, Ia, has been awarded to J. N. Salyers of Estherville at 57,428 | The president sent to senate today nom!- | nations of Willlam M. Gifford of Nebrask {as receiver and Charles F. Shedd of Ne- braska, as register of land office at Lin- coln, Neb., both reappointments. The pominations of the following post- masters alfo were sent to the senate to- day Nebraska -Butte, Charles A. South; Crete, Horace M. Wells; Campbell, John Parker; Fairfield, George M. Prentice; North Bend John Cusack. South Dakota—Oscoma, John Fulford; Emma Roy was appointed postmaster at Moorland, Webster county, lowa, vice A E. Moore, resigned. PAGES. WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska—Partly Cloudy For lowa—Probable Showers For weather report see page 2 SINGLE COPY, ONE CENT SPEAKER CANNON AGAIN REBUKED “Uncle Joe" Refused Expenses for Automobile by Rejection of ’ Conference Report, ECONOMY FEATURE CONSIDERED \' | l i |Fight Led by Champ Clark, Who s States Purposes. | | INSURGENTS AGAIN ARE DEFIED | e l‘Sucnuc Speech Aimed at Men by | Cannon on Floor, { APPLAUSE FOLLOWS ADDRESS I Remain Speaker U “Unlens Mareh 1," rgents Have Courage to Join Solid Mimority.” He Say SHINGTON, April 1L.—Almost the an- ire insurgent ngth of the house was joined with the democrats today in what was generally acknowledged to be an ad- ditional rebuke to Speaker Cannon. A conference report on the legislative, ex- ecutive and judicial appropriation bill tained an agreement to the expenses of automobd vided for | dent Comment Marks It at Same Time Most Comprehensive, MAKES FRIENDS BY UTTERANCES Congress Norris Wil Speech Saturday Night at U ’ . N. Y., Home of Vice Deliver President. Gy (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, April 11.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Reverberations of the Saturday night dinner of the League of Republican clubs are being heard on all sides toda: with particular reference to Attorney Gen- eral Wickersham's speech at Chicago and President Taft's speech in this city, being almost the antithesis of the other. con- previously pro- peaker Cannon and Vice Presi- | dsapproval of these expenditures, and by a vote of 111 to 132 refused (o agree to the SPEECH OF TAFT TACTFUL |moocs, wndine i bac | After this action had been taken, Mr. publican side of the house and there deliv- ered a speech that contained much of sar- | Insurgents and intimated that they lacked | courage to join with the wolid minority in colleagues and admonishing the democrats, {he declared he believed a republican ma- tions Minority Leader Clark made a speech in tunity, the democrats would endeavor to realize the suggestion of Senator Aldrich, be curtalled to the extent of §300,000,000 an- nually. appropriate for Sherman. The house reiterated Its report, sending it back to the conferees for | Cannon, leaving the ck » went to the re- casm and invective. He again defied the deposing him. Encouraging his republican jority would be returned in the coming elec- which he insisted th: it given an oppor- that the expenses of the government might cle Joe” in the Chal Soon after the conference report was | placed before the house it was seen that |but one item of that report excited the interest of members. Speaker Cannon was in the chair. Mr. Hitehcock of Nebraska wanted to know whether the speaker and vice presi- dent were permitted to take the machines away with them during recesses of cons Eress. With intense interest the. call of the rooll was listened to In order to deter- mine how the insurgents were voting, as it was realized their attitude on that subject would determine the re was not long before the result w seen and its apnouncement provoked a scene on the democratic side. Then Mr. Mann of Illinois arose and in sarcastic tones declared that “this is {mere child's play » The republicans voting with the demo- crats were of Wisconsin, Davis of Minnesota, Michael E. Driscoll of New York, Haugen of lowa, Hubbard of lowa, Hubbard of West Virginia, Kendall of lowa, incaid of Nebraska, Lenroot of | Wisconsin, Lindbergh of Minnesota, Me- {Laughlin of Michigan, Madison of Kan- Miller of Minnesota, Morse of Wi consin, Murdock of neas, Nelson of | Wisconsin, Norris of Nebraska, Smith of |California, Stenerson of Minnesota, Town- send of Miculgan and oVistead of Min- sota. Pujo oof Loulsian, democrat, voted with the republicans. Clark for Econmy. Minority Leader Clark gave the house a statement of his purpose to work for economy, whether that was denominated will have a banquet next week in his honse | ¢H11d's play” or anything eise. He was lin favor of taking away all automobiies and from thess two closely reiated ban- |’ e tn Wash he sald. H e b e " | trom officias in Washington, he sa o que! anticipated & good deal ofte- | 14 ggree, thaugh, to make the salaries st Bl v {of these officials nough to com- Railrond Amends ¢ at. pensate them wi isites as Senator Brown offered a.. amendment|gyutomobiles. ) this afternoon to the railroad rate bill, giv-| “If we ever get possession of the gov- ing the shipper the right to appear in the |ernment,” he sald, “I purpose to make court of commerce to defend the order of |good Senator Aldrich's declaration that the Interstate Commerce commission and |this government can be run for $300,- explain the scope of his amendment and | 000,000 less a year than it now costs. the necessity for the same. Senator El-| Speaker Cannon then descended to the kins, chairman of the Interstate and for-|fioor and made a speech. “This whole elgn commerce committee. in charge of the | controversy, touching the automobile in bill. intimated to Senator Brown that so|connection with the offices of speaker of far as he was concerned the amendment | the house and vice president of the United would be acceptable, but in view of the|States, has not been inspired from begin- absence of some of his colleagues from | ming to end or encouraged ar approved of the floor he asked that the amendment|by the present occupant of the epeaker's #0 over untll tomorrow, which was ac-|chair,” he said ceeded to. | Mr. Cannon explained Rellef of W. W. Al sition for automobiies had originated Representative Kinkaid's bill for reliet|th® senate. Then the speaker recalled to of Willard W. Alt of Hyannis, appro-|the sitention of the members the differrnc =2 5 that bas always existed in the salary the speaker and other members. ference of opinion between men who are republicans at heart, but 1ook at republi- President Taft's speech of . Saturday and yet most comprehensive speeches he has made since the passage of the Payne- Aldrich bill and insurgents so-called, who were present at the dinnmer of the league, were today voicing thelr praise of the president and the manner in which he met. not only thé Indiana situation, but con- ditions generally in the middle west, and he made friends by his utterance that the republican party néver reads men out of the party, but keeps them within the party if possible. If men are read out of the party they read themselves out of it by their own actions and not by actions of the party. Cooper Norris Speaks at Utiea. Appropos of Mr. Wickersham's speech at the Hamilton club banquet last Saturday | night, Congressman Norris will deliver an address to the Oneida county, New York, Republican league tomorrow night at Utica, the home of Vice President Sherman. Mr. Norris will talk progressive republicanism and it is expected that he will give some kind of an auswer to Attorney General Wickersham's speech in Chicago. Viee President Sherman, who is at the head of | | the regular organization of Onleda county. sas, such that the prepo- (Continued on Second Page) 1890.... 1891.... 1892, .. 24,520 tants $10.00 lor best estimate. $3 for e In case of tie first answer has prefereace. Award on official count. How Big is Omaha? 29 for those who hit the mark 102,555 in 1900. How many in 19107 Omaha’s School Census of Population Between Ages of 5 and 21. Fillin, cut out and matl to The Bee Census Dept.—April 12 is my guess of the number of inhabi- in Omaha according to 1910 census. “It is true,” he added, looking streignt {into the eves of Champ Clark. whe oc- cupled & seat just across the aisle, “that & desive to preside over this se when different party be in the ma- Sority—" *Looking the eves of the gentle- man from Missourl,” saidUncle Joe, when he was allowede to continue, I know that If he becomes speaker he will be the same Mr. Champ Clark that be i3 now by Wis Job. “f am quite content. but you that unless the re- la may into Then he added 30,765 I want to notify 0,150 | publicans on this side who do not approve .30,561 lot personality of their speaker h .30,873 the courage 1o join a solid minority In de .31,763 |posing Plm, 1 reman speaker unul .29,330 | Maren 1. ..29,108 | Then amid alternate applause and L27,144 | laughter, Mr. Cannon (old & story of “Blue .26,102 Jeans” Wilson of Indians, who had 6,774 launched into a campaign for economy in the house by opposing on the floar the | tree distribution of B-cent palm leaf fans |during ove of the hotiest summers Mr, | Cannon had ever remembered. | "Not only palm leat fans, but siso iced | lemonade had calied forih the lndignatio lot “Biue Jeans” Wiison, satd “Uncle Joe." | “Hie then entered into & defense of the new tariff law, declaring to the apparent de. {1ight of the republicans, that the govern- {ment bad enjoyed greatly increaned | revenuc since the passage of the Payne- { Aldrich law | Referring sarcastically to “headlines of | newspapers that rutely tell (he truth aad | trequently give the lie to the divpatebes junder whem, Me. Cempon esured e 1900 1901 1902 1903 1804 1905. . 1906. 1907 1908 1909 the e 2a alchires naxt batt