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1118 1. THE KANSAS AS CITY STAR. SIX NO. 186, KANSAS CITY, MARCH 22, 1906. -THURSDAY.

FOURTEEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS. VOL 27, GIBSON WAS PAID, HE SAYS TESTIMONY OF A BREWERY AGENT IN THE OUSTER SUIT OVER THE LINE. Fee of $3 Each Month Was Given the A Attorney, He Testified Counts, Demanded a Higher Fee. John F. Steele, years the in Kansas City, and Wyandotte' county of the Imperial Brewing company, testified in the Gibson ouster hearing i in that city this morning that for many months he paid James S.

Gibson, county of that county, $3 a month for attorney each "joint" owned by the brewery in Kansas City, as a guarantee of imfrom prosecutions. He also testimunity fied that Mr. Gibson demanded $5 a month for each "joint," but on a compromise reduced the amount to $3 a month "because," Mr. Steele said, "he had known for so many years and because I was me the only resident agent of any brewery." The charges against Mr. Gibson, in the suit now pending in the Kansas ouster court, are not only that neghe supreme his duty in the enforcement of the lected law, but that he collected prohibition money from the breweries and jointkeepfor the non-enforcement of ers as a bribe the prohibition law.

this morning John F. In his testimony told of all the transactions he had Steele had with Mr. Gibson while agent for ever the Imperial Brewing company. reHe lated how he went to Mr. Gibson in May, several times after that date, 1903, and informed Gibson, who was then and and is now county attorney, that the ImBrewing company was ready to perial several saloons in Kansas City, open and Wyandotte.

county. "Mr. Gibson told me what I would do," testified Steele. "He told me have to the brewery would have to pay him some money before it would be allowed to open any saloons in Wyandotte county. HE REDUCED THE FEES.

"He told me that I knew the usual amount was $5 a month for each place owned by a brewery. I told him $5 3 month was too much and Lacked him to reduce it. He again told me other breweries paid $5 a month and that we should do the same. Finally he consented to permit the Imperial Brewing company saloons on the Kansas side on the to open payment of $3 a month for each place in operation. the agent of "In the summer of 1903.

as the Imperial company, I paid Mr. Gibson $200 as After that the amount. each month, was estimated by the paid number of saloons the brewery had running. the money to Mr. Gibson in his paid office at the courthouse every month.

At the beginning Mr. Gibson told me the Imperial Brewing company coulda not do business 111 Kansas City, Wyandotte county if it did not pay for the privilege. The money was given to me every month by William Lingerman, cashier of the Imperial at the office of the Brewing, City, and I company, took it to Mr. Gibson's office and paid it to him. I also gave Mr.

Gibson the names of the saloon keepers and the location of each place owned by the brewery. I made the last settlement." John Hale, attorney for James S. Gibson, told Mr. Steele that he was table to he arrested for bribing a county official. but Mr.

Steele refised to be "bluffed" and told his story without hesitating. CH. G. Lorimer, special commissioner, who is taking the testimony in the Gibson ouster suit, warned the witness that he could refuse to answer any questions that would tend to incriminate him. but Mr.

Steele said he was ready to answer any and all questions. TRIED TO PROVE IT WAS "SPITE WORK." On cross-examination. John Hale, attorney for Mr. Gibson, made an effort to bring out that Steele was testifying against Gibson as "spite work," because Gibson had a few months ago issued al warrant for the arrest of Mr. Steele's brother.

Steele said he was only telling the truth and was not prompted by any malice toward Mr. Gibson in giving the testimony. Mr. Steele also testified that Martin McHale of Armourdale collected money from jointkeepers, representing that he was the agent of Mr. Gibson.

told Mr. Gibson he ought not to permit McHale to collect money in this way from the jointkeepers, that it ought to be handled through the hreweries." said Mr. Steele in his testimony. "Gibson merely said he would see about it." John F. Steele was horn and reared in Wyandotte county, near Kansas City, Kas.

He was a farmer prior to the time was employed as the agent of the Imperial Brewing company. The Kansas prohibition law makes it a high misdemeanor to sell liquor in that state. It has long been rumored that the jointkeepers and brewers paid city and county authorities for the privilege of violating the law, but this is the first testimony ever given by an agent of a brewing company that money was paid every month by the big breweries as a bribe to county officials for the privilege of violating the law. FREE RIDES HUMILIATE HER. A Woman Reported a Conductor Who Didn't Collect Her Fare.

A woman called on J. W. Carter, gencral superintendent of the Metropolitan Street Railway company, this morning and reported a conductor who would not collect her fare. "Every time I get on the car." said the woman. "he misses me until it is time for me to get off, then I have to go to him and pay my fare.

It would humiliate me if I got off the car without paying." A WHIPPING POST FOR BOYS. Judge Wofford Thinks a Thrashing Better Than Jail for a Young Thief. "We ought to have a whipping post for bey thieves," said Judge Wofford this morning 111 sentencing Del Hedges to one year in jail for theft. Hedges is 19 years old. He was driver for a transfer comand stole coffee and sugar.

panty right treatment for you would be to strip you and give VO11 thirty good lashes with a leather strap," said the judge. Absolute security and privacy may be obtained by renting a box in our modern safe deposit vault; only $3 a year. Every convenience. Corn Belt Bank, 1019 Grand. DIDN'T ASK A REQUISITION.

The Federal Court May Order Kansas City Man's Removal to Texas. George Langfried, a wholesale liquor dealer on West Fifth street, was arraigned before J. M. Nuckols, United States commissioner, yesterday afternoon, charged with selling liquor at retail in Vernon, without having first ohtained a special license. Mr.

Langfried declined to give bond and was remanded to the custody of a deputy United States marshal. Langfried, bought month. He mail had order several liquor customers in Vernon, to whom he shipped his goods. A short time ago he received notice from the revenue department he would be required to pay a retailers' license in Vernon. Mr.

Langfried the license fee to Vernon, but before it reached there he had been indicted by the Federal grand jury and a sent here for his arrest. pastrant of applying for a requisition, as in state cases, the government has asked Judge Pollock for an order of removal to take Langfried to Texas for trial. He has employed counsel and says he will resist all attempt to take him out of Missouri. In similar cases wherein the government asked requisitions the governor of Missouri always refused fora to grant them. CASSIE POPE PAROLED.

Wofford Sent the Girl Burglar Judge, From Jail to a Resene Home. Cassie Pope, the 19-year-old girl burglar, was paroled this morning by Judge Woffird in the criminal court. He sent her to the Rescue home. Cassie Pope had been in jail since last Christmas day. She was arrested the day before Christmas and confessed to the police that she had helped Eugene Phillips, alias "Will" Phillips, to rob seven different homes in Kansas City.

She was glad she was arrested. she said, because it would enable her to get rid of a man whom she once loved but whom she had grown to hate. The police did not catch Phillips until December 26 Another woman him. He and Cassie Pope were arraigned in the criminal court January 2. Phillips pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five vears in the penitentiary, Cassie declared she was not guilty.

"She's as guilty as I am," said Phillips. But Cassie said she would get a and fight the case. She was taken back to jail and her case set for April 2. FREE PIES FOR MANY BOYS. The Horses of a Bakery Wagon Ran Away and the Pastry Fell in the Street.

Ten or twelve little boys. most of them negroes, are expected to be ill to-night. They were loitering along Broadway. near Sixteenth street, just before school time this morning, when the horses attached to a pie wagon ran away. The wagon lurched from one side to the other, the doors sprang open, and pies.

pies of many kinds, went rolling down the street. "Wow," yelled a boy of about 8 years, gotta mince." "I gotta peach," cried another. Splash, the pastry went here and there against the curbstone and against the feet of other horses. Pies with lids were not ruined but pumpkins, custards, cocoanuts and lemon creams were something to see; the destruction was complete. The horses ran only two or three blocks and did no damage to anything, except the boys.

SHE REFUSED HER DIVORCE. Woman's Plan to Prevent Her Husband From Remarrying. The divorce case of Charles S. Fields against Emma Fields was heard to-day by Judge Park. Mrs.

Fields had filed a crossbill asking for a divorce. After hear211 the case the judge granted her the d. Thereupon Milton J. Oldham, her attorney, withdrew her petition. He said she did not wish a divorce.

The judge then refused either of them a divorce and they are yet husband and wife. Fields drives a transfer wagon. Mrs. Fields's object in refusing a divorce for herself was to prevent her husband from marrying another woman, which she feared he would do. The following suits for divorce were filed to-dry in the circuit court: Arla R.

against Joseph E. Robinson; neglect and support. Anna against Charles Johnson; cruelnon ties. THE FARMER WITH THE PISTOL. Just Slipped It Pocket to Feel Safe, He Told the Judge.

R. L. Lovin, of Collier, escaped a fine in police court this morning 011 a charge of carrying concealed weapons by proving that he was a respectable farmer and had a pistol in his pocket only to protect himself against thieves. "I came here two days ago with cars of he told the court, "and brought the pistol along just so I would feel safe." "Well, I am going to let you go." said Judge Brady, after examining bills of sale and other papers taken from Lovin's pock-! ets, "but I would advise you to hurry back! to Kansas with that revolver, and to leave it at home the next time you come here." THE BAR BANQUET TO-NIGHT. "Respect for the Law! to Be the Subject of Dr.

Pound's Talk. The annual banquet of the Kansas City Bar association is to be given to-night 111 the Midland hotel. The speaker, Prof. Roscoe Pound of the University of Nebraska, is to talk on "Respect for the Law." The other speakers are Henry L. Jost and John I.

Williams of Kansas City. Poolroom Cases Again Contianed. The poolroom cases were continued again in the criminal court to-day. This was the third continuance in these cases. They were set for trial Monday, March 26, when the attorney for the accused promsed to go to trial.

The accused are J. D. Townsley, Ed A. McCarren, Thomas Carey, Robert Gray. Joseph Laughlin and J.

A. Johnston. They are charged with taking bets in Missouri upon horse races and sending them to the Derby poolroom in Kansas City, and of sending the money from there to Missouri to pay the winners of, bets. The Derby poolroom is closed now. Death of Mrs.

Eva Callaghan. Mrs. Eva Callaghan, 34 years old, wife of John Callaghan, a blacksmith, died of a complication of diseases early this morning, at the home, 1113 West Metropolitan avenue, Argentine. She had been ill four months. "COURTS TURN THEM LOOSE" JUDGE WOFFORD'S STRICTURES IN THE SPEYER CASE.

Veiled Criticism of the Missouri Supreme Court Which Has Twice Set Aside Speyer's Conviction for His Son's Murder. "The fact is that in Missouri if a man commits a crime SO revolting that it shocks the moral sense of every one who hears of it that man is in no danger from the law. It is the absolute truth. If the crime is peculiarly horrible and revolting the courts turn him loose. But if a man shoots another down upon the streets, that is, if he commits a common old murder, he is likely to be hanged for it." Judge Wofford made this's statement today in setting a date for the third trial of John Martin Speyer for the murder of his son.

In reality the remarks of Judge Wofford were a veiled criticism of the supreme court, which has twice reversed the conviction of Speyer. SPEVER'S TWO CONVICTIONS. Speyer's first conviction was for murder in the second degree. He was sentenced then to twenty years in the penitentiary. The supreme court reversed that judgment and granted him a new trial solely because, as the court said: "No sane man would commit so revolting a crime." The court declared that he was insane and ought to have been so declared by the jury.

a Speyer's second trial resulted in viction of murder in the first degree and sentence of death. Again the supreme court reversed the judgment and ordered a new trial for same reason, that the crime was so revolting that Speyer must have been crazy when he did it. A NEW JUDGE CALLED IN. Judge Wofford this morning set the date of the new trial for June 28. Then he disqualified himself and ordered the clerk to call in Judge John A.

Rich of Slater, to try the case. "I have tried it twice." said the judge. let another judge have a whack at it." Then he made the remarks about the supreme court. Speyer was a bareback rider in a street fair, which was giving a show at Fifteenth and Woodland avenue. son, 6 years old.

was with him. Policemen went into Speyer's dressing tent to arrest him for assaulting a little Before they could take him Speyer 'stooped over his son, who was asleep under a wagon, and cut his throat THE EARNINGS OF JIM KEY. Nickels and Dimes by the Thousand for the Humane Soclety. A half dozen people were sorting and checking up thousands of nickles and dimes in the office of E. R.

Weeks, president of the Humane society, this morning. The money had been received from Kansas City school children who saw Jim Key at Convention hall. "We haven't received the money from half the schools said Mr. Weeks, I am sure we come out on the question isn't the important one, howright, side, financially. The monetary I think that every one of the thouever.

sands of people who saw Jim Key went from the hall with a away kinder feeling for horses. And Kansas City needs this spirit, for all sorts of horses are sent here and the street grades are hard on them. Jim Key was our appeal for the horse." A HOME FOR A HOMELESS GIRL. The Offer of an Elderly Couple Whose Children Are Grown. The Salvation army is looking for some and homeless girl or woman who poor wants to find a home with all elderly couple at Cody, Wyo.

"A little mixed up in the wording, but offer a fine home," said the officer it may in charge as he handed out the following letter: "To some leading person of the Salvation army, As myself and wife live alone 011 a farm, children grown up and gone from home, we would he pleased to give some destitute girl or woman a good home with 115. Will be good and kind to them and try to help them along in this life. I wish them to be poor and homeless so we can help them that need help. Will you please help 11S to find some one? We will be very thankful to you. I will pay trans- portation." FAST PASSENGER HIT A FREIGHT The Fireman Jumped peda From an Illinois Central Train Was Killed.

WEBSTER CITY, March -Going at the rate of nearly sixty miles an hour, the fast Omaha passenger. Illinois Centrai No. crashed into a freight one mile west of Duncombe at 2 o'clock this morning. The fireman on the passenger, Walter E. Cutting of Waterloo, jumped just as the crash came, and his neck was broken.

The engineer on the passenger, M. Bryn of Waterloo, was thrown C. a wire fence when his engine was ditched, and slightly bruised. The against pasescaped injury. Four cars on the sengers freight train were demolished.

F. YOAKUM HAS APPENDICITIS B. Operation Was Performed on the A. Railroad Man Tuesday Night. New YORK, March has just become known that B.

F. Yoakum, chairof the executive committee of the man Rock Island and Frisco systems, was operon for appendicitis last Tuesday night. was said at his hotel to-day that Mr. Yoakum had rallied rapidly from the shock of the operation and that there was reason hope for his speedy recovevery Mr. Yoakum returned to New York ery.

Sunday from a trip of several weeks to Mexico. He was taken ill soon after his return. REYNOLDS HAS NOT IMPROVED. No Change To-Day in the Condition of the Schoolboy. There was no change to-day in the condition of Charles B.

Reynolds, who underwent an operation yesterday at the University hospital. The boy is the son of Prof. C. B. Reynolds, principal of the Garfield school.

While diving in shallow water at Fairmount park last summer he fractured a vertebra. He was paralyzed and for many weeks after the accident could not move his arms or legs. A New Deputy for the Recorder's Office. The county court morning allowed an the county recorder's C. V.

Kaphrens was I deputy at a salary of THE D. R. G. OPERATOR FOUND Frank Lively Has Returned to His Home in Kentucky, DENVER, March: 22. -S.

Frank Lively, the Denver Rio Grande railroad operator. whose unfortunate nap while on duty at Swallows last Friday morning was the cause of the disastrons head-end collision in Adobe. arrived at his home in Munfordville, last evening, according dispatch received here to-day from Louisville. Lively is reported to, have expressed willingness to return this state and tell all he knows concerning the cause of the accident. Sheriff Esser of Fremont county will take steps at once to secure Lively's attendance at the inquest when the coroner's jury reassembles next Monday.

It is generally admitted that between forty and fifty persons met death in the collision. A list of more than forty missing persons who are supposed to have been passengers on the wrecked trains has been prepared, but some of these probably are still living. MOULD'S TRIAL POSTPONED. The Court-Martial of the Eighteenth Infantry Man Set for Monday. LEAVENWORTH, March -The trial of First Lieutenant W.

E. Mould, Eighteenth infantry, who was arraigned before a general al here this afternoon on the charge of duplication of pay accounts, was continued upon request of the counsel for the defense, Captain E. W. Clarke, until Monday, March 26. The continuance was asked so that time for the formulation of a plea might be had.

Captain Castle of the Thirtieth infantry will act as judge advocate. Major Andrews is president of the board. No objection was made to the sitting of any of the members of the board, all of whom were present to-day with the exception of Major Thomas Rees, who left last night for Savannah, to testify in the GreeneGaynor case. Depositions will be secured in the meantime from Detroit, where the duplication of pay accounts is alleged to have taken place. E.

A. P. HAYNES QUITS AETNA. Two Years Ago He Instituted Prayer Meetings for Insurance Agents. ST.

Louis, March became known in financial circles to-day that E. A. P. Haynes, one of the best known life insurance men in this part of the country, resigned about three weeks ago as local manager of the Aetna company in St. Louis, following a business disagreement with the home office.

Two years ago Haynes startled the business world by instituting daily prayer meetings in his office. The agents of the Aetna company were expected to gather in his office every morning before starting out on their work and listen to the reading of a chapter of Scripture, accompanied usually by prayer and a short talk. These talks were sometimes on religious principles in business, sometimes distinctly evangelistic. DIVORCE FOR MRS. HUNTINGTON.

A Decree Was Granted to the Millionaire's Wife To-Day. SAN FRANCISCO, March -Superior Judge Graham to-day granted a divorce to Mrs. Henry E. Huntington 011 the ground of desertion. No request for alimony was made, and the attorneys refuse to state whether or not there was any money settlement.

Henry E. Huntington is the nephew and successor of the late Collis P. Huntington. He and his wife have not lived in the city at the same time for a year. say Mrs.

Huntington believes he intends to marry a San Francisco woman. Huntington wealth runs far into the millions of dollars. MAY THEIR OWN SMOKES Part of Nebraska's Anti-Cigarette Law Declared Unconstitutional. LINCOLN, March -The Nebraska supreme court to-day gave a decision 011 Nebraska's anti-cigarette law, which was tested in the courts by a young man arrested 011 the charge of rolling a cigarette. The effect of the decision is to sustain the law in general, making the sale and manufacture of cigarettes in this state illegal, but the rolling of cigarettes by individuals for their own use is not called "manufacturing." A few fines have been paid and sentences served under that part of the law which is now declared unconstitutional.

MORE CLOUDY WEATHER. Rain or Snow With a Rise in Temperature is Predicted, 7 m. 8 a. m. 28 1 p.

m. 29 9 a. 2 p. m. 10 a.

261 03 p. 32 11 a. 4 p. The weather forecast calls for cloudy weather with light rain or snow to-night and Friday for Kansas City and vicinity. There will be a slight rise in the temperature.

Rain or snow with a rise 111 temperature is also predicted for Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. T. M. Casey's Testimony Postponed. Thomas M.

Casey, the former cashier of the Salmon Bros. State bank of Clinton, that failed last year, did not give his deposition this morning as was expected. The taking of depositions ended with the testimony of Wiley O. Cox, who was president of the Kansas City State bank. It was intended that Mr.

Casey would give his testimony this morning, but an adjournment was taken until 2 o'clock this afternoon. A German Hospital Banquet. The twentieth anniversary of the founding of the German hospital will be celebrated next Thursday night, March 29, by a banquet at the Midland The comhotel. mittee in charge of the arrangements is composed of John W. Wagner, G.

H. Michaelis, George Eyssell, J. C. Egelhoff, Oscar Sachs and John E. Lach.

Governor Pattison Is Better. COLUMBUS, March -The condition of Governor Pattison was reported much improved to-day. NEWS NOTES. The Union depot of the Chesapeake Ohio and the Nashville railroad companies in Winchester, burned today. The loss was $50,000.

The first class cruiser Charleston, equipped with propellers of government design in place of those originally supplied by her builders, started from Rockland, to-day for a second trial over the Owl's Head course. The battle ship New Jersey, constructed for the government by the Fore River Shipbuilding company, left Quincy, to day for an unofficial test of her engines. The official trip will be held March 28 or 29, when she will be required to make nineteen knots an hour. VOTED WITH CANNON The Statehood Bill Sent to a Conference Between the House and Senate. BUT BRIGHT FOR TERRITORIES A Belief That the Senate and the Speaker Will Agree on the Foraker Amendment.

The Ozar of the House Now Willing to Let Arizona and New Mexico Vote. FOUND A SAFE WAY OUT Only Calderhead and Reeder Had the Courage to Oppose Cannon -Ellis With Him, Too. WASHINGTON, March a test vote taken 011 the rule sending the statehood bill to conference, Speaker Cannon and WHERE 150,000 TONS OF ANTHRACITE COAL ARE STORED UP AGAINST A STRIKE. WHERE 150,000 coal storage plant of the the House organization were sustained by 1 a vote of 171 to 140. The House programme was put through under a gag rule limiting debate to forty minutes on a side.

It means that the entire question will be threshed out in a conference between the two houses. It is the understanding on the House side that the Speaker, who will control the House conferees, will accept the former amendment permitting New Mexico and Arizona to vote separately on the statehood question. On the Senate side there is an impression that this will be accepted, as it is known Arizona will, statehood under the conditions not accept imposed. It will cost the government the expense of a special election, but it necessary to go to this expense in ordering Cannon might "save his that Speaker face." ACCOMPANIED BY A RULE. Immediately 011 convening this mornthe Speaker laid before the House ing, the statehood bill.

It was. accompanied by a rule directing the House to nonthe Senate amendments and concur in send the bill to conference. The previous question was called by Representative which would permit forty minDalzell, utes' debate on a side. The was motion carried by a standing vote of put and A roll call was ordered and 149 to 126. again the House organization was St15tained by a vote of 171 to 140.

While the roll was being called CampMurdock, Milier and Curtis of Kanbell, conference in the body of the sas held a and Calderhead were the House. Reeder who voted against the rule. only Kansans Ellis of Kansas City also Representative the rule. Fulkerson of St. voted for Welborn, Rhoades, Tyndall and Joseph, of the Missouri delegation voted Murphy against the rule.

IMPORTANCE OF THE RULE. THE of Pennsylvania in support of Dalzell said if adopted the bill would his rule go to conference, if defeated. the Speaker would send the bill to the committee on territories. John Sharp Williams, the minority asked what was the purpose of this leader, Was it to send the bill to conferrule. only to yield to the Senate and adence Oklahoma and Indian territory or mit it to keep out Oklahoma and Indian was territory? Humphrey said the purpose was to the Republicans on "this side of the coerce It was for the purpose of forechamber.

Republicans to vote for a crime ing Arizona 111 order to vote for against Oklahoma and 1 Indian territory." He said the overwhelming sentiment in the country was against the joinder of New Mexico and Arizona. The people were amazed and disgusted with the action of the House. WHAT THEY THOUGHT OF IT. Sibley of Pennsylvania said there was a universal demand that Oklahoma should share statehood. Every member of the House had received telegrams from his constituents asking that statehood be Oklahoma.

These telegrams should be addressed to the other end of the capitol. Babcock of Wisconsin said the purpose of the rule was to prevent the House from expressing its will. Had the usual steps been followed the simple proposition would have been submitted for concurrence and Oklahoma and Indian territory would have been admitted to statehood. AN EMBARRASSING MOMENT. J.

Adam Bede of Minnesota, in a speech against the rule put the situation in an effective and embarrassing way to Campbell, Murdock, Curtis, Miller and Ellis. "If there is anybody in this House opposed to the admission of Oklahoma and Indian territory, let him rise in his place," said Bede. Nobody rose. "If you are really in favor of the admission of Oklahoma and Indian territory," continued Bede, "you can accomplish their admission in ten minutes." Mr. Bede demanded the admission of the Indian territory and Oklahoma then in a speech that convulsed the House by its humor.

He paid high tribute to President Roosevelt and added that one of the reasons he admired him was because he had permitted a member of the House to break into his home without sounding the alarm. At this reference to Representative Longworth both sides of the House Lehigh Valley rail road at South Plainfield, N. J. 1 applauded. Mr.

Longworth sat at his desk very red, but smiling. THIS TIME IT WAS. RIGHT. Mr. Bede declared that the Senate was frequently wrong; this time it was right.

The House should accept the Senate amendments and admit Oklahoma and the Indian territory. Mr. De: Armond warned the House against the adoption of the rule for the reason he declared that under it the admission of Oklahoma and the Indian territory probably would be made impossible. The debate was closed by Mr. Dalzell, who moved the adoption of the rule.

The roll was then called. The vote sending the bill to conference was adopted by a vote of yeas 175, nays 156. Representative Williams then made a motion that the conferees be instructed to concur in the Senate amendment strikfrom the statehood bill all reference to Arizona and New Mexico. Mr. Dalzell made a point of order against this motion and Mr.

Williams addressed the House in support of it. Speaker Cannon ruled the motion out of order. The House then proceeded with other business. TO QUIT THE STAGE IN YEARS. Olga Nethersole Says Her Work Is to Fight Tuberculosis, CLEVELAND, March Nethersole will quit the stage in eight years and devote her entire time to fighting tuberculosis.

She outlined her plans "I have decided to abandon stage life in to eight years or before." said she. "The stage, after all, offers little. It is not essentially, humanitarian. It does not save life, at least not Miss Nethersole then explained how she became interested in the battle against tuberculosis. She said: "Since I was a small child I have known Sir Alfred Fripp, surgeon to King Edward.

It was through him and a dear friend of mine who was afflicted with tuberculosis, but was finally saved, that took such a deep interest in the work. have my own hospital in London, you know. Many other hospitals in the country are bending their best work in this direction, yet they will be powerless to prevent the constant spread of the disease unless the people themselves are awakened. This is my work." Miss Nethersole recently began the study of medicine and is in continual correspondence with Dr. L.

F. Flick of Philadelphia, the tubercuiosis expert. A. O. U.

W. RATES TO GO UP. Illinois Members Older Than 55 Years Must Pay a 35 Per Cent Inerense, CHICAGO, March -The Illinois grand lodge officers Workemn of the decided Ancient Order United at a meeting here yesterday to raise the insurance rates of the order for members more than 55 years The increase will make the rates 35 per cent higher than at present. The cause for the action was the inability to meet death claims that have accrued during the last three months. The officers believe that with the additional I funds resulting from the increased rate the outstanding claims will be met and hope that at the end of the year they will be able to return to the old schedule.

Hundred Men for the Belen Cut-Off. A hundred laborers went West on Santa Fe passenger train this morning, They will be employed on the Belen cutoff, 110 building between Texico on the Pecos valley line of the Santa Fe to a point west of Albuquerque 011 the main line of the Santa Fe. MINERS TO YIELD A POINT A PROPOSITION TO BE MADE THE OPERATORS TO-DAY. To Consider From a Basis of the Wage Scale Two Tears AgOWhat the Miners Would Give Up. INDIANAPOLIS, March -The joint scale committees of the joint conference of coal operators and miners of the Centrail competitive field and Southwest district again went into executive session today to continue their contest over a wage scale.

Both meetings are being held in the Claypool hotel. It is admitted by both sides that should there be an agreement at this time, the wage scale agreed upon will be in force for one year only, as the miners admit the operators will not agree to a longer period. THE OFFER OF THE MINERS. Before the scale committee met to-day the leaders of the miners said they would present to the operators a proposition to submit the differences to sub-scale committees which would consider the subject from the basis of the scale of two years ago. By submitting this proposition the miners recede from their demands for an Drawn from a (increase of per cent in wages, an eight-hour day, a 7 per cent differential, a run-of-mine basis and the exclusion of hoys under 16 years old from the mines, which they submitted yesterday, and offer to take an increase of 5.55 per cent in the Central competitive district and a relative advance in the Southwest district with other conditions remaining as at present.

It was stated before the meeting that the operators would oppose the submission of the differences to a subcommittee. MITCHELL'S PROPOSITION VOTED DOWN. In the joint scale committee of the Central competitive district, the Illinois shot firers' law again came up for cussion. A motion to make it a district matter was lost. President Mitchell then moved that a suh-scale committee, composed of four operators and four miners, be appointed, but this also was lost.

A recess until 2 o'clock was then taken. The joint scale committee of the Southwest district, composed of Missouri, Ar kansas, Texas, Kansas and Indian territory took a recess at noon until 2 o'clock, after voting down a proposition to submit the differences to a subcommittee. The operators voted solidly against the motion and the miners for it. The miners announced that they had a proposition to submit to a subcommittee and it was understood that it was relatively, the same that was suggested Mitchell in the joint committee of the Central competitive field, but the operators insisted that any proposition should be made to the entire committee and made a matter of record. A BIG JEWISH EMIGRATION.

Russian Fugitives Will Be Directed to Interior Points. BERLIN. March 22. Unusually large numbers of Jewish and Russian emigrants to the United States and South America: are expected to leave Germany after Easter, and an influential committee has been formed here with the object of directing the emigration to the best places. So far the United States, is concerned.

the committee will publish advertisements throughout Russia advising emigrants to avoid New York and all the Eastern state, and committees will be formed in Galveston, New Orleans, Baltimore and other Southern seaports. which, co-operating with committees 111 the interior. will direct emigrants to places where they can work at their trades. The committee here has been informed that many Jews, who are well to do, are preparing to go to the United States. HARD COAL IN THE TERRITORE.

Find Near Muskogee Said to Be of Good Quality. MUSKOGEE, I. March -D. S. Redican of Porum was here to-day exhibiting samples of anthracite coal which he has discovered on his land near Porum.

This is the first coal of this kind that has been found in the Southwest. The coal was good enough for Mr. Redican to close a deal with local dealers 011 the spot for sixty tons, all that he can deliver soon. The coal is said to be as good as that from Pennsylvania fields, and according to Mr. Redican, there is a very thick vein of it.

The mine has not been fully developed yet, Criminni Cases Continued Over the Tine. On account of the taking of testimony at Independence this additional deputy for office Kansas City. appointed as the new $75 a month. in the ouster suit against James S. Gibson, county attorney of Wyandotte county, and the consequent confusion 111 the county attorney's office, all the criminal cases in the South city court, Kansas City.

were continued this morning until the next criminal day, Thursday, March 29..