PREPARING FQR
STEEL MAGNATES
WILLBE HEARD
Committee Wants to Hear Story
From Morgan Himself.
SUBPOENA SOON FOR SCHWAB
UiSEUL YOU TISFITL
NATHAN STRUS.
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NEXT LAND RUSH
Marina Minister Who
Would Direct German
Navy In Event of War.
He Will Represent
United Sratss at Two
European Congresses.
Over Eight Thousand Dollars
to Be Awarded to Farmers
Who Raise These Crops by
International Barley and
Hop Exhibit, Chicago, Oct
12 to 22.
Notable Feature of the Amer
ican Exposition of Brew
ing Machinery, Materials
and Products Eminent
Experts on the Committee
of Awards.
More Than 800,000 Acres Ready
tor Entry in Dakotas.
CUT INTO 160 ACRE FARMS.
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ceives Reports From Agents of Com
mittee at Work on Feature of In
vestigation Yet to Be Developed.
New York, July 31. The house of
representatives committee of inquiry
into the. United Slates Steel corpora
tion it now very desirous of hearing
personally from J. Ficrpont Morgan
with regard to the absorption of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company by
the utecl corporation in l'J07. This
was made known here at the commit
tee headquarters.
That a subpoena will be issued with
in a few days for Charles M. Schwab,
former president of the United States
Steel corporation, also was revealed.
Mr Schwab has Just returned from
Europe.
Sime so many important witnesses
have defended Mr. Morgan for his part
in the negotiations which led to tho
consummation of the Tennessee com
pany's acquirement by the steel cor
poration, the desire or Representative
Stanley, chairman, and other mem
hers of the committee has Increased.
1Hiis Cass I.edyaid, attorney for Oli
ver Payne, strongly defended Mr. Mor
gan before tho committee and de
nounced suggestions that 0 conspiracy
existed at tho time. Mr. Udyard also
Intimated in his testimony that an ef
fort was being made In the Investiga
tion to manufacture political capital.
Would Hear Morgan's Defense.
"The best man to defend J. Piorpont
Morgan for IiIh part In the Tennessee
Coal and Iron transaction," said Chair
man Stanley, "Is Mr. Morgan himself,
I Hlncerely hope that Mr. Morgan's
engagements In Europe will not deter
Mm from appearing before thin com
mittee ere the Investigation is con
cluded. Mr. Morgan's own story of
that transaction and the momentous
events lit the time of that financial
panic and the effect of the steel stock
transfer In the midst of It, are certain
to bo of great value."
That the great New York financier
will he subpoenaed to appear before
the committee when he returns there
now seems little doubt.
Mr. Schwab will be examined partis
nlarly about steel prices and the steel
corporation's power In steadying the
market ptlces of steel produce
throughout the country. Mr. Schwab
will he a willing witness, the members
of the committee nnd representatives
of the steel corporation say.
Stanley Visits Washington.
Ohalnrinn Stanley made a Hying trip
to Washington and received reports
from agents of the committee at work
there on features or th" Investigation
yet to be developed. lie also learned
there of the resolution Introduced In
the house by Representative Roberts
of Nevada urging that a committee of
Inquiry Into the bouse investigating
committee he appointed. On this the
Kteel committee chairman would make
no comment except to say that he
constnit work he Is doing In attempt
Ing to probe the affairs of the United
States Kteel corporation thoroughly he
would let stand for Itself.
C.ranl V. Schley, former manager of
the Tennessee Coal and Iron company
syndicate nnu a member of the brok
erage firm of Moore & Schley, which
In declared to have been saved from a
financial riash when the steel corpora
tion took over the Tennessee company,
has been subpoenaed to appenr before
the committee tomorrow.
WILL APPEAL HARRIMAN CASE
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Number of Valuable Finds Reported
Within Last Few Days.
Washington, July 2!) The president
has appointed Nathan Straus of New
York to represent this got eminent a'
two Important congresses that aie v
be held in Europe.
lie has named Mr. Straus a delegate
to the third International congress for
the protection of Infants, to bo held
in Berlin on Sept. 11-15.
Mr. Straus has also been named as
delegate from this government to the
seventh congress against tuberculosis,
which was to have been held In Rome
on Sept. 2130, but has been postponed
until the r.pring on account of the
cholera.
GIVE DETAILS OF
ILLINOIS POLITICS
Mason anil Stringer Testily In
Loiimer Inquiry.
r.owernment EkdccU to Secure Re
versal of Merger Decision.
Washington, July 31. The govern
ment will appeal to the supremo court
the llarrlman merger suit, which win
decided In favor of the railroads by
the United States circuit court at St
I Mils
Attorney C-eneral Wlckersham di
rected C A. Severance, the govurn
inent'R rpeclul counsel lu the case, to
prepare the appeal on file as quickly
us possible
Although the government has a ear
In which to perfect its action to the
highest court, the department ol Jus
tlce Intends to hurry the suit.
Opinions have been expressed In
some quarters that the government's
appeal would bo only routine matter
to have the questions Involved decided
by the highest court. At the depart
ment of Justice, however, It Is said the
government Is appealing the case In
the hone of winning It. Mr. Severance
has repotted to the attorney general
that he believes the government hits
good rh:ince.
Burman Lower Mile Record for Autos
rblladelphla. July 31. Hob Muriiian,
In an exhibition mile with his lllltzen
liens, lowered the Point Itrocxti track
record of Ml 3 ! second. by making the
circuit lu &8 1 5. The record ;tl
made by Harney Old field
Fifty Hurt In Trolley Crash.
iN'trolt, July 31. rllty persons
were Injured, some of them fatally
In a collision between two intcrurh&n
electric cars on the Detroit Union
lines at Dearborn, ten miles west
here. Motorman I, Hamilton was killed
Washington, July 2!). 1 wo sena
torial aspirants from Illinois, William
K. Mason, a Republican, and Iawrence
II. Stringer, a Democrat, went on the
stand before the senate Ixulmer com
nilttee. Neither threw much light on
the methods by which William Ixirl
tner defeated them for the senatorial
toga, but each made valuable contrl
butions to the story of how the polit
leal game Is run in Illinois.
In an optimistic, way, former Sena
tor William Mason told how the sena
torial bee buzzed around hint so loiig
that he developed a chronic case of
senatorial ambition.
Pessimistic and disheartened the
Democratic candidate for senator In
Illinois in 101!) expressed the opinion
that his party In Illinois lacked cohe
sive force generally.
Mr. Stringer told of his fight "In
splendid Isolation" In the Illinois leg
islature fot election to the senate, and
of his never failing hope that he would
land in the senate by an "accident."
He gave some testimony about a "four
teen club," reputed to have been In
the process of organization at one
time to elect Hopkins to the senate
by the use of money, and cited the
Charles K. Luke as a Democratic
member of tho legislature who said he
!-a 1 Iwen Invited to become a member.
Just how it happened that Miy
three Democrats voted for Irimcr,
making "the Democratic party an ad
junct to a fact Inn of tho Republican
party," Mr. Stringer testified he did
not know, although be said he bud an
opinion, which the committee did not
ask him to express. He gave the name
of li. ). 1'hllllps, then a reporter for
the Chicago Record Herald, as having
lld ti 1 1 n once he had heard that
fund was being raised to elect Irlmer.
Ravernmert Tracts to Be Sold for 25
Cents to $6 an Acre on Long Time.
Judge Witten to Conduct Openings.
Railroads Prepare for Crush.
St. Paul, July 31 Extensive prep
arations are made by some big west
ern railroad systems for handling the
throngs of land seekers expected to be
attracted northwest In the next two or
three months by the opening of lands
to settlement under the government
homestead laws.
Two of these openings, including op
portunities for homestead entry on
over three quarters of a million acres
of laud In North and South Dakota,
are scheduled for the Immediate fut
ure.
The flrf t of these is that In which
the Great Northern iB especially Inter
ested, the-opening for settlement of
the Fort Bt rthold Indian reservation
In North Dakota In accordance with a
proclamation Issued by President Tart.
The registration will begin ug. 14 at
Mlnot, N. D.
In this case the land subject to
homestead entry will approximate
312,000, and has been appraised at
prices ranging from $1.50 to $fi an
acre. The land In the reservation com
prises some of the choicest in North
Dakota, in the northwestern part of
Mclz-an county, just south of the
Great Northern's transcontinental
line. In addition to the usual home
stead filing fees the homestender will
have to pay the appraised value of the
tract which he picks out, from $1.50
to $6 per acre
466,562 Acres on Northwestern.
Sho-tly afterward 4i6,562 acres of
government farm lands are to be
opened to settlement In the Pine Ridge
and Rosebud Indian reservations,
South Dakota. There are approximate
ly 3,000 farms of 160 acres each. The
Chicago nnd Northwestern railway Is
especially Interested, as It has a di
rect line to the points of registration,
Gregory, Dallas and Rapid City, and It
is, therefore, making low rates for the
occasion. The registration must be
made between Oct. 2 and Oct. 21.
These lands have been classified
and appraised by the government and
a price of from 25 cents to $6 an acre
has been established, payment wheiti
of Is divided Into annual Installments
covering a period of five years.
Any person desiring to make home
stead entry on any of these lands
must go In person to one of the regis
tration points named by the govern
ment, there appearing between Oct. 2
and 21 to swear to and present appll
Ulon for registration.
Judge J. W. WItten, who has presid
ed over government land openings for
many years, will act as superintendent
of the drawing. All applicants for
registration must reach the registra
tion points not later than midnight of
Oct 21 and the drawing will take
p'ace at Gregory on Oct. 24.
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Canadian Premier Fires Opening
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MOXG the Important crops In the
states of the central west,
northwest and I'uclfle const
are barley and bops, both of
which require considerable care In
cultivation. The chief market for the
Mich.; Professor C. P. Bull. St. Paul.
Minn.; Professor Alfred Atkinson, Bose
niHn. Mont.; Professor R. C. Doneshtie.
North Dakota; Professor IL V. Tartar.
Corvallia. Ore ; Professor E. D. Pall, Lo
g:in. Utah; Professor R. W. Thatcher,
Pullman, Wash.; Professor R. A. Moore.
better grades of barley Is the malting Madison. Wis
Industry, which supplies principally Cleaning Barloy for Seed.
the brewing and dlstlllinu trades. The Qno of tLp prlnPl,n, dimities that
principal and almost exclusive market . nIlt)ll,1(l1 , t,, rr)W ill.. of harlev
GROCER SHOT BY PEDDLER
Mayor Harrison Refuses to Suspend
. Ant -Nolie Ordinance.
Chicago. July 29. Shortly after
Mayor Harrison had refused to sus
pend the ciifoi cement of the ntitl noise
ordinance at the request of a delega
tion of striking peddlers, headed by
Congressman A. J. Kahath. l'lnkus
Schnuns was shot three times nnd per
haps fatally wounded by Frank Sovera
a striking peddler.
Schouns Is a grocer and he was at
ciised of buying fruit to turn over to a
peddler. Sovera was arrested.
Pellagra at Oswego, Kan.
Oswego, Kan., .Inly 211 Two well
developed eases of pellagra were found
here by the secretary of the state
loard of health. The affected persons
are a mother nnd her flv.yearoM
daughter, who moved here from Man
hattan two years atto.
Sole Survivor Washed Ashore.
Ilallliix, N. S., July 2! The steanu
John Irwin struck a tmk and ank off
Heaver Harbor. William McLeod of
Halifax was washed ashore on a hate
at l.lscomh, nliietv miles east of here
and Is believed to be the only sur
vlvor of th doen or tnore men In
the steamer's crew
Ottawa, July 31. Tho opening gua
In the campaign which will determine
the fate of the reciprocity pact be
tween the United States and Canada
was fired by the Liberal leader, Sir
Wilfrid Laurier. It was in the form of
an open address to the Canadian peo
ple, and in it Is set forth the Issues
involved in the present campaign.
The question now at issue Is not a
new one. Sir Wilfrid states, reciprocal
terms with the United States having
been sought by both countries for over
half a century. The Conservative par
ty, he said, Is seeking to reverse this
life-long policy of Its leaders of the
past. The enactment of the agreement,
the premier predicts, would further
improve the friendly relations existing
between Great Britain, Canada and
the United States, and would be an
Important factor In bringing about a
genet at treaty of arbitration.
for hops Is the brewing Industry.
For a number of years American
and European scientists have devoted
much Inquiry to these crop for the
purpose of deciding upon which prop
erties are conditioned their value to
the consumer.
Wilh regard to barley, there in con
siderable difference of opinion, the
views of American and European In
vestigators diverging to au extent.
With regard to hops, scientific: inquiry
has not yet proceeded far enough to
state with any degree of certainty
which are the leading characters of
the plant that uiuke up its value to
the manufacturer who uses It.
Departments of Agriculture Study
Barley and Hops.
The agronomists and chemists of the
State Agricultural colleges and several j
specialists of the United States de-
partnieut of agriculture have devoted,
a great deal of time to the study of
barley and hops and their Improve
ment. They have been advlsln the
farmers to devote attention to the pro
duction of those properties in these
crops which are most desired by the
consumer. In this work, however,
they have met with considerable dlffl-
as well as other crops Is "hat suffi
cient atteutlon has not been paid to
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BBAD AND STBM Of WHITE OIiCB BAKLBT.
the seed, not only In the matter of
culty from the fact that they have , fnnn,ng out a M deRenerato
been unable to state positively what
those properties are that the consumer
desires.
In the purchase of barley and bopa
the Individual Judgment of the buyer,
CRUISER NI0BE FLOATED
Off
Vessel Was Impaled on Rocki
Cape Sable For Five Hours.
Halifax, July 31. The protected
Cruiser Nlobe, flagship of the Cnna-j
dian navy, was saved after being lin-
pa'ed for five hours on the southwest
ledges of Cape Sable. Her hull was
pierced In several places, tho star
hoard engine room swamped with wat
er and ether compartments flooded. No
liveg wero lost.
Tho first to reach the side of the
disabled cn'lser was the United States
revenue cutter, Androscoggin, which
was crulsln? In the vicinity. The
Niobe's wireless call for heln was
picked up by tho Androscoggin, which
promptly flashed back that she would
tand by to help nnd would do all with
in her power. Through a dense fog
and henvy sea, which Is lielicvcd to
have been the cnuse of the Niobe's ac
cident, the Androscoggin rushed, and
was standing by the Canadian cruiser
when the Canadian government's tug,
lady Ijturler and Stanley, which had
been sent to the scene, arrived from
St. John. The Nlobe, however, found
that she was able to take care of her
self. Although water was pouring In
to several compartments, her pumps
kept her fairly clear, and Commander
McDonald of the cruiser, expressing
his thanks ti the American cutter for
her help, proceeded to a safe harbor,
ronvoyed only by the tuR.
WAR CLOUD HAS PASSED
German Bluff Called on Moroccan
Question, Is Opinion of English.
London, July 31. Tho Moroccan
crisis is inaciiiaiiy eiui-.-n. n ie..j.
this is the opinion of the English pub
lic, although the foreign oltice Is care
ful to point out that the negotiations
are not simple and may drag on ror
months. While greatly relieved at the
situation, even seriously minded Brit
ishers, In discussing the crisis, are in
variably of the opinion that as war
with Germany seems probable, It
would be far better for England if it
came now than later, when the Ger
man navy will have been strengthened,
and also that England would better
come to blows with Germany over Mo
rocco or some question in which
France Is Interested than on a ques
tion In which England and Germany
alone are concerned.
In the former case England would
be assured of the assistance of France,
while In the latter France might, with
out dishonor, offer sympathy, hut
stand aside when It came to a fight
Germany, according to the English
view, Is nuiklng a bluff, which Is being
promptly called, and It Is now prepar
Ing to withdraw.
INCENDIARY FIRE AT DUBUQUE
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars Worth
of Property Destroyed.
Dubuque, la., July 31. Fire of In-
Ceiidln'v origin destroyed property
valued at I'joo.ono, as follows: Spahn
I Hose Lumber company, l.'iO.iiOO
W Ineckee-lloerr Canning company,
t (0,000; Ktetschmer Manufacturing
company. llNi.utm.
Heat Wave Hits Germany.
Iuseldnrf, Germany, July 31. In
tense suffering has been caused by the
heat in this district. The deaths nuin
her nineteen from that cause. Four
teen persons have ben drowned while
bathing.
Admiral Togo on Way to United States
IHidon, July 31 Admiral Count
Togo was given a popular farewell at
the railway station as he left for LIv
erpool to sail on the Lusltanla for
New York. In the great crowd gath
ered for a final glimpse of the naval
hero was a large party of school boys
and Rlrls. The members of the Japa
nese embassy and representatives ol
the Ililtlsh admiralty were there In
their official capacities. Admiral Togo
will remain In the United States until
October.
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Forest Fires Still Stubborn.
San llenia'dino, Cal.. July 31. Suc
cessfully resisting an augmented force
of men the forest fire now burning
In the San r.ernardluo mountains Is
proving itself most stubborn. Fifty
additional men with fresh supplies and
new tools were sent out, but despite
this the flames are now eating their
way Into Cold Water canyon. The
mountain resorts are still In, danger.
Worran Faints at Film Drama.
Kansns City. July 31 Seeing the
parallel of her own domestic tragedy
portrayed on a moving picture film.
Mrs. Ucb'Mca Miller fell in a faint In
a 5-cent theater nnd for more than an
hour was unconscious. She was taken
to htr home In Independence and Is
now dangerously 111 from the shuck
Mrs. Miller's husband deserted t
several months ago.
TKM9 of WHrra ci.ub and manchukia
BAPLEY8,
based Upon personal experience, has
been the controlling factor, and as the
individual Judgment Is often biased
by personal preference and even preju
dice It has been dlflicult to define w hat
character of goods would best meet
the reaulremeuts of the market
Improvement of Barley and Hops.
A movement is under way to bring
about Improvement in the jrrowlwr of
barley and hops and to lay down cer
tain standards by which they can be
valued regardless of the personal equation.
At the present stage this movement
Is crystallising In an international bar
ley and hop exhibit, which will take
place Oct 12 to 22. 1011, at Chicago,
in connection with the American Ex
position or Brewing Machinery, Ma
terials and Products. For this exhibit
there will be available a prize fund
of over ?S,(X0, which will be appor
tioned to the different vnrletles and
strains of the crops with a view of giv
ing the greatest possible eneourngo
ment to the farmers who raise them.
The .growers who may wish to par
ticipate In the exhibit should address
the committee on award. l.KW Repub
lic building, Chicago, nm! ask for the
necessary application nnd entry blanks.
Th committee on awards embraces
not only a number of the most eminent
experts among scientific men, growers,
dealers and consumers of these crops,
but also specialists from the agricul
tural department of the United States
and the several barley nnd hop grow
ing states. Among those serving on
the committee ou awards are the fol
lowing: United Rtstea department of sericulture,
bureau of r'nt Industry Professor M. A.
Carleton. professor II. V. Harlan. Pro
fessor W. W. StockberRer; bureau of
chemistry rrofessor J. A. Le Clerc.
Agricultural experiment Buttons Pro
fessor a. W. Shnw. Herkeley. Cal.; Pro
fessor Charles K. Saunders, Ottawa, Csn
aJa; Professor Alvln Keyser, Fort Collins,
Colo.; Professor V, D. Farrell. Poise, Ida.;
Professor V. M. Shoesmlth, East Lanslntf,
berries, so as to seed only good and
live groin and produce a good crop
where no grains will fall to sprout,
but also because there has been a lack
of uniformity as to variety or strain.
This is perhaps of more than ordinary
importance In the case of bnrley and
Is one of the matters that will engage
iue Blicmiou in wie imnej uuu ui,j ex
hibition at Chicago in October, 191L
The tnrley which Is used for malting
purposes Is put through an artificial
process of sprouting In mass, In which
I necessarily all grains are treated alike.
It stands to reason, however, that
where plump and thin grains, mellow
und flinty ones, starchy and albuminous
grains-are nil steeped and. sprouted
under like conditions they will neces
sarily grow differently nnd cannot ylelil
a uniform malt. This causes serluuii
troubles to tho consumer when lie
works up the malt In the further princ
esses of manufacture ami make It
difficult for him to finish off a uniform
product. It stands to reason that
where the different kinds of grains nra
nil needed In the same soil In like man
ner at the same season and grow under
jtlie same weather conditions the ber
ries of different characters cannot pos
sibly develop alike. The result will b
an uneveu stand, differences In tho
time of maturing, different action lu
the stack, etc.
Pedigree Grain.
Different strains of barley will grow
differently on different soils and In
different climates.
In order to produce the- best crops
which "will also be the most abundant
It Is therefore necessary to use pure
strains, or, as the scientists call them,
"ledlgree" grain, where all the berries
are of the same variety or strain and
will behave alike under similar condi
tions. It is nlso necessary to find by
experiment what particular strain Is
best suited to certain soils and ell-
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mates and alio what method of plant
ing and cultivation Is best adapted to
the vnrletles and types.
A great deal of work tins been done
along these lines by t;clentltlc Investi
gators, particularly at the agricultural
experiment stations of Wisconsin and
Minnesota. These scientific men are
Bervlng on the committee on awards
for the barley nud bop exhibition
which will take place In Chicago in
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