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WEATHER FORECAST.
For Nebraska Probably bower.
For Iowa Cloudy.
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VOL. XXXIX-XO. 82.
OMAIIA, MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1909 -TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
LIGHT ON POLE
CONTROVERSY
Boatswain Ma.. Mis About Vitit
of Dr. CooVk -es Camp
HAD TWO ESKIMOS, 0 DOGS
Nativei Told Him Thty' Been
Way North. '
HARRY WHITNEY WAS AT CAMP
Story of Hunter Will Have Important
. Bearing on Situation.
PEARY'S LETTER TO MTHLLAN
Kate Written April 8. Friends of
Dr. Took Say, Indicate that the
Commander Did Not
Bench the Pole.
SYDNEY. C. B., Sept. 19,-New light
was thrown on the controversy over the
discovery of the North pole today on the
arrival of the steamer Tyrlan from Battle
Harbor, where the correspondents learned
from two member of the Commander
Peary's expedition that Lr. Frederick A.
Cook had met thorn at Etah and had men
tioned nothing of discovering the pole.
When Harry Whitney, George Norton
end Lamed went to Etah on the Erik
Lto bring provision for Commander Peary,
Poth Norton and Lamed turned back and
Whitney obtained permlaalon from Com
mander Peary to remain at the Etah
atatlon. Commander Pear stationed John
Murphy, boatswain of the Roosevelt, and
William Prltchard, assistant cook of the
Roosevelt, at Etah to guard the store.
Murphy, telling of hla experience at Etah,
aid to the newspaper men:
Dr. Cook Reaches Etah.
"Commander Peary told me to go ashore
at Etah to guard the atorea which I saw
taken from the Roosevelt and the Erik.
Prltchard was with me. Sometime last
spring a white man came Into camp and
Mr. Whitney told me that It was Mr.
Cook. lie did Hot atay long in camp and
soon went away. Cook looked tired and
worn out and aald he was hungry. I had
an argument with him, as he claimed that
some of the atorea that we were guarding
belonged to him.
"He had only two Esklmoa , with him
and all his dogs were dead and the doctor
bad to pull hla own sled."
Prltchard aald these Eskimos told him
that they had been "way, way north."
Nona of the Peary party at Battle Har
bor would discus what information had
been learned from Harry Whitney as Com
mander Peary bad given ororrs that the
Couk controversy must not be mentioned.
It was commonly reported at Battle Har
bor, however, that Peary had some differ
ences with Whitney, who decided that In
stead of returning to Sydney un the Kooae
velt he would do some shooting in Green
land. r Fenry'e Note to McMillan.
Frleltda . of Dr. Cook here pointed out
that when Commander Peary, on his return
from the pole sunt for Fror. McMillan,
who had gone to establish a base of eup-
pUea at Cape Morris Jesup, he did not
ration in his letter to the processor any
thing of hla discovery of the pole. The
message which was made public by Pro
feaedr McMillan at Battle Harbor, read:
Steamship Roosevelt, April 28, WU9
My Dear McMillan: . Arrived on board
yesterday. Northern trip was entirely sat
isfactory. There is no need of Greenland
depot. Captain came on board the 2tth.
Concentrate ail your energlea on tidal ob
servations and line sounding north from
Cape Morris Jesup. I'se Intended supplies
for me for this purpose.
(Signed) COMMANDER PEART.
The adherents of Commander Peary as
sert that the words in the message,
"Northern trip entirely satisfactory," Indi
cate clearly that the expedition had ac
complished its purpose.
Prof. McMillan 14 at Battle Harbor
that he had seen Harry Whitney at Etah
and that Whitney did not tell any one of
Dr. Cook's reported discovery of the pole.
Dcs Moines Man
Runs' Amuck
DeteotiTe Frank Delmege Shot and
Instantly Killed by John
Schmelzer.
DES MOINES, la., Sept. 19 In a run
ning battle with John Schmelxer here to
night City Detective Frank Delmege, one
of the beat known detectives In the west,
was ahot and instantly killed. Schmelxer
received two bullets, but It is thought he
will recover.
According to the police Schmelxer had
. been running amuck with a shotgun, ter
rorising the neighborhood in the vicinity
of hlme home, when police aid was sent
for. Chief of Police Day aent Delmege
and Patrolman Sam Rosa to make the ar
rest Schmeltar eluded the officers for
several houra, the while flourishing his
gun.
When finally eornered Detective Del
mege proceeded to place Schmelxer under
arreat when the lattes opened fire, run
ning as he ahot At the flrat shot Del
mege fell dead with a charge of buckshot,
from both barrels, tn bis heart Roes
opened fire and subdued Schmelser. Del
mege leave a large family. He had a
reputation tor bravery.
ANTWERP, Sept. l.-Senator Theo
dore E. Burton, chairman of the National
Waterways commission of the United
States, accompanied by several of the
other commisaionera. spent today Inspect
ing the Wlllebroeck canal, which runa
fro Brussels to the River Rupel. Tomor
row they will visit the Charieroi canals
and on Tueaday Brugea and the new port,
Zebrugge. arriving In Paris Tueaday night.
The cummlnaton haa obtained valuable
data In Belgium, where the canal aystem
la very complete.
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. TECUMSEH. Neb.. Sept. 1. (Special.)
William Ramsey, a farmer living near
Graf In thia county. Is suffering from the
result of a runaway. He was engaged
In harrowing when bumblebee attacked
hla horses. The horses ran away and Mr.
Ranuiey wa run doan and over by the
harrow, deeo gaabea being cut In hla hau-k
r. Charlea Snail administered the proper
Lrglcel attention and Um man U aald to
' be geiucs aiom nice - u
ROUTE OF TAFT PARADE.
Leave t'nlon station 4:30.
North-on Tenth street to Howard,
East on Howard to Ninth,
North on Ninth to Farnam,
.West on Farnam to Twentieth,
North on Twentieth to Dodge,
Weat on Dodge to Twenty-second.
North on Twenty-second to Davenport,
East on Davenport to Nineteenth,
North on Nineteenth to Lake,
West on Lake to Twentieth,
South on Twentieth to Willis Avenue,
Eaet on Willis to Nineteenth,
South on Nineteenth to Clark. '
West on Clark to Twenty-fourth.
South on Twenty-fourth to Franklin,
Weat on Franklin to Twenty-sixth,
South on Twenty-sixth to Hamilton,
Wert on Hamilton to Thirty-fourth,
Southwest through Bemis park to
Thirty-sixth and Cuming,
South on Thirty-sixth to Burt,
West on Burt to Fortieth,
North on Fortieth to Cuming,
West on Cuming to Forty-first,
South on Forty-first to Davenport,
East on Davenport to Thirty-ninth,
South on Thirty-ninth to Farnam,
East on Farnam to Thirty-eighth,
South on Thirty-eighth to Jackson,
Eaat on Jackaon to Thirty-sixth,
North on Thirty-sixth to Harney,
Eaat on Harney to Thirtieth, or South
Central boulevard;
Bouth and weat on Boulevard to Wool-
worth avenue.
West on Woolworth to Thirty-second
avenue.
South on Thirty-second avenue to
Center,
Through Hanncnm park to Woolworth,
East on Woolworth to Georgia,
North on Georgia to Poppleton,
East on Poppleton to Twenty-fourth,
North on Twenty-fourth to Leaven
worth, East on Leavenworth to Sixteenth,
South on Sixteenth to Center,
East on Center to Fifteenth,
North on Fifteenth to William,
West on William to Sixteenth,
North on Sixteenth to Dodge,
West on Dodge to Twentieth, Omaha
Club.
CROWD MAKESJBIG MISTAKE
Thousands Ran Down Month Six
teenth on Supposed Riot Call,
bnt Are Badly Fooled.
George W. Vetter of 614 Seventeenth
street raised a disturbance at the home of
his slater-ln-Iaw, Mrs. J. Davis, at 12
South Seventeenth, and by calling out the
patrol auto led several thousand people
on a fruitless chase after ir..i .
Vetter accused his relatives of mi.
leading hla wife and when the patrol motor
went after him. It proceeded down Six
teenth street. The sidewalks were
crowded with the curious who Immediately
started south. Everybody can hi un h
cry that there was a riot and a
that bad to take to the street to move faat
enough hurried south until the auto, com
ing back met It at Howard street -
ZUEBLIN TO- LECTURE HERE
Professor of Sociology la Chicago
University Will Speak ladrr
Ansplrea of Woman's Clnb.
Charlea Zueblin. one of the foremost lec
turera on sociology In America and pro
fessor of aociology In the University of
Chicago will deliver a lecture In Omaha
October 13, under the auaplces of the Wo
man club. Hla aubject will be some
phase of the civic movement. Prof. Zueb
lin has been prominent in charity and
practical philanthropic work since 1K91.
when he founded the Northwestern Univer
sity settlement In Chicago. Since then he
haa held prominent placea In the faculty
of the University of Chicago and haa lec
tured widely In this country and Europe.
ADJVTASiT GENERAL GOES WEST
He Will Attend Convention of Na
tional Guard at i.om Angeles.
LINCOLN, -Sept. 19-(Speclal Adjutant
General Harrigao ' lef t last night for Los
Angeles, where he goes to attend a meet
ing of the National guard of the nation.
The adjutant came very near giving out
hla trip because of the strike of the Omaha
street railway employes, but instead left
instructions to be wired If there la any pos-
albllty of need for the calling out of the
state guard.
Major E. H. Phelpa, who la shortly to
I start out for the Inspection of the National
guard, la sick at his home with malarial
fever. The attending physician said with
careful ' nursing he believed the major
would be atralghtened up without a aerloua
spell. Major Phelpa apent alx weeks at the
camp at Ashland, then went to the national
ahoot at Camp Perry. It Is believed that
he contracted the fever at one of theae
plaoes.
Connty Fair In Saunders.
WAHOO, Neb., Sept 19. 8peclal.) The
twenty-fifth annual Saunders county fair
will begin here the Sat Inat and promises
to be the most successful fair yet held. A
large hall and three large tents will be
well filled with exhibits as entries are
coming in very faat. One enterprising
breeder of horaea and mulea ha engaged
eighteen double atalls to ahow hla well
bred stock. Substantial improvements have
been made.
Wilbur Wright May Fly
From, New York to Albany
NEW YORK. Sept 19.-Wilbur Wright
arrived here today from Dayton. O., and
Inspected the field at Governor'a Island,
from which he and Glenn H. Curtlss are
expected to attempt a series of flights over
the Skyscrapers of Manhattan during the
Hudson-Fulton celebration.
"This Is splendid." said Mr. Wright as
h viewed the ninety acres of sandy and
level mad land at the lower end of Gov
ernor's Island, a little more than a stones
throw from the battery.
"This 1 better than any aeredrorae I have
ever had.
"The machine I shall us here,", he aald.
"will probably arrive tomorrow.. It is a
eompoatte creature, made of parta of five
of Its predecessors. In the last six years
w have not advanced much lu the art
of dying and the biplane we used, Orvllle
and L In our first .experiments at Kitty
hawk, made some records that very few
of the machines) ow ytTtfitrn two ft broad.
KING READY TO
SHOWMR. TAFT
Ak-Sar-Ben Will Abdicate if President
Doesn't Admit This is Best of
' Kingdoms.
CITY AWAITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Prepared to Give Him Rousing
v Western Welcome Today.
SCHOOL CHILDREN ON TIP TOE
Determined to See President and Hear
His Every Word.
MANY COME FROM OTHER TOWNS
Nebrmakans In Various Portions of
State Will Be on Hand to
Hall the Head of the
Nation.
rmZSTDZITT TATT XX OMAJBA,
Arrives oa Book Island at Unioa station
little after 4 p. m.
Makes aatomoblle tour la olty, visiting
pnbllo and parochial Softools.
Attends baas.net at Omaha club, 6:15-
8:30.
Initiated at Sea, witnessing "Paprika
ohnltrsel" and becoming- subject of King
Ak Bar-Ban XIV.
Leaves oa stock islaad for Denver at
11 p. m.
President Taft will be greeted by thoua
anda of Omaha people on hla arrival at
Union atatlon a little after 4 o'clock this
afternoon, and not by Omahans only, but
by Nebraskans from towns and cities in
various parts of the state, for many have
come to Omaha for that purpose.
The Indications are that the president
will look upon a sea of faces aa great
In number and bright in spirit aa ever
greeted a chief executive in Omaha when
he steps from his train and thufenthuslaHm
bids fair to gain In volume aa the preal
dent passes along his circuitous route over
parts of the city.
Every plan made for Mr. Taft's reception
and entertainment la being sustained with
faultless precision and his host. King Ak-Sar-Ben,
through hla Lord High Chamber
lain, Samson, announces that If he doesn't
convice the president that thla la the moat
hospitable kingdom he ever struck, then
he'll doff his crown, abdicate his throne
and bid the .distinguished guest ascend
It and wield the acepter so long swayed
by the dynasty of Ak-Sar-Ben.
Kids Will Be Happy.
No class of Omaha people la rrlore exer
cised over the coming of the prealdent than
the achool children, from the kindergarten
to the senior high. Every one la deter
mined to be on 'hand where he may get
a good look at the great head of hla great
nation and hear all ha has to aay. This
Is -the .report ' that somas Into the offioa
of the city superintendent from the various
schools.
"We Took for no absences thia day,"
says Dr. Davidson.
But while Omaha will make the presi
dent forgot business cares ror the time
and Impress him with the fact that he la
not to work too hard, It will alao present
to him another, more serious side of life.
It will display to him a thnnng, growing
western metropolis, where energy Is restless
find ambition Indomitable He will see
industry and commerce sustained by an
unconquerable spirit of progress; he will
kee large bulldlnga rising In business cen
ters and a people busy and prosperous,
happy and contented. (He won't have
occasion to ride in atreet cars.)
Streets Cleaned for Hint.
And Mr. Taft will see streets repaired
and cleaned for his special benefit. Over
at least sixteen miles of these streets
and boulevards he will pass In hla ride.
Two crewa of the city engineering de
partment spent the last ten daya In repair
ing the atreeta over which the president
will ride and all little bumps have been
leveled off and all hollows filled In. Brick
and asphalt pavement alike has been re
paired and the sixteen miles of pavement,
which will greet the presidential eye Is not
supposed to be the bent In the city.
Sixteen street, between Farnam and
Douglas streeta torn up by the street rail
way company, will be ready. The paving
crew worked all day Sunday finishing the
aaphalt and by the time the president ar
rive the pavement will have "net" long
enough to allow trafflo over It.
It ia the Intention of Mr. Flynn this
afternoon to sprinkle the streets over
which the presidential party will move.
Hear Ye, Banqueters.
Samson has a nice little surprise party
to spring on those gentlemen who will
attend the banquet at the Omaha, that la
thoae Omaha and Nebraska gentlemen. It
la thla: Each one will have to provide
hi own way of getting from the club to
the den.
"We announced that special cars would
be waiting at Twentieth and Douglas
streets to carry the banqueters straight to
the den," aald Samson, "but since we made
that atatement the street car strike ha
come about, and we are unable now to
control the altuatlon, so that every man
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could hope to equal. However, there is no
theoretical limit to actual performance, ex
cept that imposed by human endurance
and the reliability of the motor. The ma
chine I ahall use here could carry gasoline
sufficient for a Tight of between 400 and
500 miles."
Mr. Wright declined to say whether he
would attempt to fly to Albany during
the celebration.
"The public demand 'for new sensations
la debauching the science of aviation," he
said. "Too many of the men flying now
are being led astray by the desire for noto
riety. What we want now is not so much
longer flights, but more instructive flights.
Any attempt on my part to fly to Albany
will depend on condition the weather,
how the engine ia running and my Judg
ment" Two Turkish envcya to the Hudaon-Ful-ton
celebration arrived todsy by the Celtic
from Liverpool, to swell the rapidly round
las number of tlx Already bare.
Villi1 sSPPsfyiS!iKGS?cii '
Off for another year of "Science, Literature
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. ,
JOHNSON HOLDING HIS OWN
Evening Bulletin Says Governor of
Minnesota is Making No Gain.
RESPIRATION A LITTLE FASTER
He Slept a Great Deal Durlnar the
Day, bnt Brraaiie Hestleaa Along;"
Toward Six O'clock In the'
Evenlngr.
ROCHESTER. Minn.. 8-pt. 19 Governor
Johnson' condition, m-hlch promised Im
provement early this morning, haa, with
a few minor variations of temperature and
pulse, remained practically the same to
day apd tonight he Is still in a very crit
ical condition, with the chances only even
for his ultimate recovery.
At ( p. m. the following bulletin wa la
sued on Governor Johnson's condition:
"Pulse, 102; temperature, lflO.4; respira
tion little faster. He ha been reatlen the
last hour and a quarter; slept two and
one-fourth hours since 12 o'clock noon.
Accumulations of gas are beginning to
bother him. On the whole he haa had a
pretty good day up to an hour and a half
ago. He ha taken about two quarts of
nourishment In the form of carbonated
water since 7 o'clock this morning. The
champagne which was given him thla
morning did not alt on his atomach as It
should so we have not given him any
more. He haa held his wn today, but
there la no gwtn. HI tality Is about the
ante as tt was at' this time yesterday.
The sleep that he has had today haa kept
him up. The longer he lives the better
grow hi chances.
"CHARLES M'NEVIN, M. D."
Dr. McNevin denied absolutely tonight
that the governor has any form of sep
ticaemia. He aald that the drains are
working well and are ejecting nothing but
the serum which should be present.
Measagre from President.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 19 Before leav
ing here tonight for Des Moines, Prealdent
Taft sent the following letter to Governor
Johnson:
"My Dear Governor Johnaon I am
very much delighted to hear of your
improvement today and I earnestly hope
that your recovery will be rapid. As
I leave the state I thank you again for
the cordial welcome of yourself and the
people of Minnesota.
"Very sincerely yours.
"WILLIAM H. TAFT."
The 10 o'clock bulletin reads:
"The governor Is resting better. He
slept thirty . or thirty-five minutes since
the last bulletin, which left him consider
ably refreshed. Pulse, 102; temperature
not taken. Dr. Mayo looked at the wound
and dreased It and waa well pleased with
Its condition. Dr. Mayo expressed an
opinion that the governor would pass an
easy night. His pain has decreased. He
can change hla position without assistance.
"CHARLES F. M'NEVIN."
WARING WILL BE SECRETARY
He la Selected by M. L. Learned,
Chairman of Republican Connty
Committee.
Myron L. Learned, chairman of the re
publican county committee, haa selected
H. M. Waring aa secretary of the com
mittee. Both chairmen and secretary are
out of the city at pnesent. but will be
here in time for the nommittee meeting
Saturday, when the campaign will be out
lined. The man who
doesn't advertise is
too old a fogy to be
worth bothering
with. You will find
his goods are apt to
be out of date and
his way of doing
business a mile be
hind the procession.
Make It your motto to deal with
advertisers, men wbo are up to the
minute, and It will save you much
grief.
There are 6ome live busi
ness people who advertise un
der the head of "Announce
ments" on the first want ad
page. Patronize them.
Have y yed. U want ata ya
todaxt . - -
German Synod of
North America
Nineteenth General Conference Will
Open in Burlington, Iowa,
Tomorrow.
BURLINGTON. Ia.. Sept. 19.-The nine
teenth general conference of the German
Evangelist synod of North America will
be held here, beginning Tuesday. The con
ference will hear reports of officers and
of. the missionary boards, taking action
thereupon and making recommendations to
be considered by the districts at their an
nual conferences. The work of the next
quadrennial will be planned.
Reports will come from the home mis
sion board operating at the present time
In 125 of the fields. The foreign mission
board will report six stations and forty
five substations In the central province of
India, with fifteen missionaries and 168 na
tive helpers at work. The board of the
emigrant mission at Baltimore, Md., . will
report progress at the Emigrant and Sea
men' home in that city.
The educational board will submit Its
report relative to the theological seminary
at 8t Louis, Mo., and the preparatory col
lege at Elmhurst III. The Sunday school
board Is expected to present the statistics
of 1.062 schools, with 11,166 teachers and
114,972 acholars, together with suggestion;
relative to the conduct of the Sunday
echoola.,. .Other Important boards are also
scheduled to report
The general conference 1 expected to
take action with regard to a possible en
dowment of the educational Institutes
amounting to 11,000.000. Some arrange
ments for systematic financial support and
the arrangement - of the finances of the
board will be conaldered. The question
of better provision for superannuated pas
tors and pastors' widows and orphans will
also be discussed.
Both home and foreign missions will re
ceive much consideration. The matter of
traveling representatives for boards will be
considered. Action will be taken relative
to the German and English publications of
the synod and the publishing house at St
Louis.
Benson People
Ride in Wagons
Provided with Free Transportation to
and from Omaha During Strike
by Commercial Club.
There are two sorts of folks not affected
by a street car strike a golf player who
owns his automobile and a citixen of Ben
son who has a wagon to ride In.
The Commercial club of that bustling,
buzzing center of Industry, Benson, yester
day made arrangements to provide wagons
for Its people who have to go to Omaha.
Wagona sufficient In number will be pro
vided free of charge a long aa the strike
continues. The only requisite necessary to
ride in theae wagons la to live In Benaon
and have business in Omaha.
"We are' going to take care of our peo
ple and have enough wagona to do It," said
A. C. Thomas, secretary of the Commercial
club.
FRATERNAL SOCIETIES MEET
FOR FOUR-DAY CONVENTION
Associated Fraternities of America,
Representing; Fifty-Six Socletlea,
Assemble In Omaha Today.
The Aaaociated Fraternltlea of America
nil! begin a four daya' convention today.
Representatives of flfty-alx societies will
be present and will hold dally conferences
on subject involved in fraternal insurance.
Each society will be represented by dele
gates, supreme physicians, general at
torneys, editors and secretaries. A number
of actuaries will come and several- atate
insurance commissioners have been asked
to attend.
J. C. Hoot, who la president of the As
sociated Fraternltlea, will preside at the
convention, which will hold Its meetings at
the Rome. The other officera of the as
sociation are: E. W. Donovan, Detroit, vice
president; Captain C. H. Roblnaon. Chicago,
secretary-treasurer. Bealdea Roblnaon the
executive council Includes Frank P. Tyler,
New Haven. Conn., and Robert Rexdale of
Rock Island, 111.
Five Months to California.
TECL'MSEH. Neb., Sept. 19 (Special )
"I'ncle Ed" Reynolds of thia city. Is enter
taining his aunt, Mr. L. A. E. Matthew of
Kansas City. In lhSJ Mr. Reynold accom
panied her across the plain from Red
Rock. Ia., to Stockton, Cal. The trip wa
made by ox team and required five months
time, railroads not having croeaed the con
tinent at that time. Mr. Reynolds made
hia home in California for a number of
yeara and later returned east and located
In Johnson county, wtiar he baa resided
to a great many cars; .-
and the Arts."
PRESIDENT GREETS JAPS
Reception to Party from Orient at
Club on Lake Minnetonka.
WELCOMED TO UNITED STATES
Executive Is Met with Cries of Bansnl
by the Commercial Men from
the Domain of the
Mikado.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 19. President
Taft today met the fifty members of the
Japanese commercial commission to the
United States. He bade them a hearty
welcome to the country, assured them
of the lasting friendship of the American
people, paid a tribute to their qualities
of Industry and patriotism, and In con
clusion drank a toast to the emperor of
Japan as "the warm and sincere friend
of America." The meeting of the Japan
ese was at luncheon at the La Fayette
club on the shores of beautiful Lake
Minnetonka, twenty miles out of the city,
tendered by the Commercial club of Min
neapolis. President Taft and his party left here
for Dea Moines, Ia., over the Chicago
Great Weatem railroad at 8 p. m.
President Taft scouted the idea that
there had ever been the slightest danger
of trouble between Japan and America.
He paid high compliment to the military
valor of Japan when the country waa
"fighting In defense of Its right and the
maintenance of Its prestige on the field of
battle
"But," he declared, "Japan today la
flphtlng for victories of peace and we all
hope It will succeed. We are not going to.
yield ourselves In that contest, however,
if we can help It"
Bansals for Taft.
President Taft's address, which through
out was filled with expressions of the
warmest admiration for the Japanese em
peror and the Japanese people, followed
a npeech by Baron Shlbusawa, a prom
inent banker of Toklo and chairman of
the visiting commission, In which, speak
ing in his native tongue, he referred to
President Taft "As one of the foremost
men of the age and a warm and true
friend of Japan."
He proposed the health of the presi
dent and led his fellow countrymen In
their resounding "banrals." Mr. Taft pro
posed the health of the emperor with a
"banxal," which was caught up and re
echoed by the American guests.
Preceding the luncheon, the prealdent
was' introduced to each member of the
Japanese commission and his hearty
worda of greeting, his quick recollection
of having met many of the visitors dur
ing his several visits to Japan and of
little Incidents in which they had had a
part, seemed completely to captivate them
arid each man aa he passed appeared
reluotant to release the president's hand
or to curtail the Informal exchange of
compliments. . ,
Mr. Teft also received the women of
the party, declaring to Itaroneas Shlbu
sawa that America wanted to see more
of the women of Japan and to encourage
their coming to thla country with the
men. "It Isn't fair," said the prealdent,
"that Japan should keep back the most
charming of Its creatures."
Word of Greeting- for All.
To Baron Shlbusawa, the prealdent aald
he was sorry he could not receive him at
the White Houae at Waahlngton. "But a
prettier place than thla," added Mr. Taft,
pointing out over the deep blue waters
of the lake, "could hardly be found out
side of Japan."
"I think this far more beautiful,"
quickly responded the baron.
Baron Kanda. a graduate of Amherat.
greeted the president as a fellow member
of the Psl Epsllon fraternity.
"Well, well." ssld the president, "we
win snake hands again, but well
conceal our grip."
JURt
To Dr. T. Kumagae, physician of the
Imperial university at Toklo, President
Taft aald:
"We have a profound admiration for the
physicians of Japan. They taught ua the
way to stamp out the plague. In Manila
they taught us to .label the rats and by
following them to their holes, to wipe out
the aources of Infection. We owe them
a lasting debt of gratitude."
Vale Men In Evidence.
Kojiro Mataukata, prealdent of the Kobe
Chamber of Commerce and a ship builder,
waa but one of what the prealdent re
marked a being "A gratifying prinkllng
of Yale men all along the line." He re
ceived a most cordial welcome, the presi
dent having met him and his father, one
of the elder statesmen of Japan, in their
native country.
"I bring from my father hia humble, but
sincere good wishes," said Mr. Mataukata,
who later In responae to the prealdent
said he graduated from Yale In 'US.
"You ought to know Herfellnger then,"
said Mr. Taft.
"Oh. yes air, I remember him. he played
such foot ball.1'
"Come here Hef.' called the president,
and the big Yale guard, towering above
the throng on the clubhouse porch, came
forward warmly to greet hla old clatb
mata. With Me. Otanl, graybearded and dlstln-
aCo&UauBd, oa Beoocu) Pee.
BUSINESS MEN
ASWEPUTIES
Two Hundred and Fifty Prominent
Citizens Pledge Themselves as
Guardians of Peace.
SUPPORT COMPANY IN STRIKE
Hold Meeting at Commercial Club and
Canvass Situation.
FOUR HUNDRED NEW MEN TODAY
Wattles Says He Was Offered Seven
Thousand of Them.
UNION HAS A PARADE SUNDAY
Trolley Rnnea Cut, Arrests Follow,
bnt ot of Strikers, Wbo
Counsel Pence Service
Still Crippled.
Two hundred snd fifty rromlnent Omaha
business men bankers, merchants, manu
facturers, lawyers and others pledged
themselves as special deputlea to suppress
violence and 7.000 carmen In other ritlea
were offered to the Omaha A Council
Bluffs Street Railway company to sup
plant Its stiiklna; employes: trolley wires
were cut and cars Intercepted at Four
teenth and Farnam afreets, five men not
strikers arrested, a car was smashed In
Council Bluffs and these, with a strikers'
parade nnd subsequent mass meeting at
Labor temple, were the principal features
of the street car strike situation Sunday.
The pledRe of police service by the busi
ness men was made at an afternoon meet
ing of the Omaha Business Men' asso
ciation at the Commercial club and the
proffer of nsslstance from other ritlea
came. President Wattles said. In telegrams.
Strike lenders say the business men's
services as special deputies will not be
required so far as they are concerned, for
they nre not going to disturb anybody'a
peace or countenance disorder of any kind.
Service Still I.ame.
Car service waa no better yesterday than
Saturday, but President Wattles say It
will be much Improved today, for he haa
imported fifty-eight men and will Import
400 today. He asserts that by Tuesday
morning all cars will be running on regu
lar schedules and. on the contrary, C. O.
Pratt and Hen Commons, leadera for the
atrikera, affirm that the company will be
able to give but a limited service and
will soon lose the fight
"Limited servloe will be offered the peo
ple of Omaha today," scld Mr. Wattles,
"though tomorrow morning all cars will
be running on all lines and on time."
"The 7,000 men offered the local company
are experienced motormen and conductor,"
said Mr. Wattles. "They have been of
fered from a number of cltte. Those im
ported yesterday and those expected to
day are Chicago men who were there in
the event a strike materlallied In that
city. " ......
The only street car strike In the country
Is thla one In Omaha and for this reason
the International association will pour Its
funds Into this city In an effort to win the
struggle. C. O. Pratt told the strikers
this yesterday-' at their meeting in the
Labor temple and read them A telegram
from the head of, their Union to the same
effect.
Over Five Hundred Men Ont.
According to the officials at the heud of
the strikers' movement there are 523 out
on strike. By actual count 30 of these
marched In the strikers' parade Sunday
afternoon. Over 100 men were on picket
duty during the day, said officials of the
strikers, and otherH who were on duty th
night before, remained at home to rest
Instead of Joining in the parade.
Twenty-nine blocks In the downtown dis
trict were covered by the striking street
car men in their parade and fifteen min
utes Was required tor the men to pass a
given point. The parade wa led by the
officials, followed by an omnlbu loaded
with women sympathiser. Those march
ing at the head of the parade were C. O.
Pratt and Ben Commons, national officera
of the street car men; P. F. Ford, presi
dent of the. Central Labor union; Charlea
Leary, prealdent of the local organization
of the atreet car men, and C. L. Shamp,
international aecretary of the stationary
firemen.
The line of marrh of the atrikera In their
parade took them west on Douglas street
from the Labor Temple, their starting
point, to Sixteenth, south to Howard, eaat
to Fourteenth, north to Webater, doubling
back south on Sixteenth to Douglas, and
east to the Labor Temple.
The strikers marched along crowded
streets and were applauded at Intervale by
men wearing badge on which waa printed:
"Show Your Colors, Walk and Help the
Boys." The strikers also wore these
badges.
Meetlos; at Labor Temple.
.Following the parade the atreet carmen
crowded into the Labor Temple where the
officials addressed -them briefly, urging
upon them the necessity of remaining
sober, of refraining from frequenting
saloons, advising them not to mingle In
crowds and to wear cllixens clothing when
downtown.
"If you wear your uniform and are in a
crowd when anything happens your uni
form will be a murk and you will be ar
retted for the trouble," aald Mr. Pratt
Mr. Pratt read thi telegram from W. D.
Mahon of Detroit, prealdent of the In
ternatlonal Association of Street Car Em
ployes:
Say to the men of Omaha that the In
ternatlonal association approves of thelf
action and will do everything within Ota
power to help them.
President Ford of Central Labor unto)
told the men that organised labor In
Omaha la In sympathy with the strike and
that if the Sunday afternoon parade doea
not have the desired effect of bringing
about a settlement of difficulties he will
call a general meeting of organized labor
and put 8,000 men In a parade.
Don't Worry About Money.
"Don't worry about money," said Mr.
Ford. "Organized labor In Omaha will
assess lta membera and you will be sup
ported." Trolley Rope Are Cut.
. After the parade was over several hun
dred persona congregated on Farnam street
bten Fourteenth and Fifteenth streeta,
where they amused themselves by stopping
cars and cutting a few trolley ropes. The
conductor of the fiist ur they ( stopped
fled. The trolley rope was broken and the
car blocked the track. Two more oars
came up and otopped. The errwd dotted
round lb earl ua eemyletety blocked, the
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