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VOL. XL-NO. 307
OMAHA, MONDAY MOUSING, JUNK 12. 1!M t. TKN PA (I EN.
SINUI.K PY TWO I'KXTS.
four amerkun
women fa : ;;ed
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Only Limited Number, A. . ',t m
Peeresses with Yankee B.
to See Coronation.
MANY HEART BURNINGS RESli;
Wives of Those in Diplomatic Circle
Lucky Ones.
MRS. HAMMOND HAS PRECEDENCE
Wife of Ambassador and Daughter
Will Come Next.
DIVORCEES BARRED BY QUEEN
Oae Haadred Tlnwil People from
tha United State Are Kiitfrtrd
to Be la I.ob don et
I.ONDON. June II (Special Cablegram.)
There are Just four American women
outside those who have married peer who
will fee King Oeorge and Queen Mary
crowned In Westminster abbey June 2.
and there are grievous heartburning be
cause of It. Of course there are thou
sand of American women who will ee
their majesties on the way to and from
the abbey, but Just thee are to have the
prtvllKe of witnessing the ceremony of
the coronation itself;
Mra. John Hay Hammond, wife of Pres
ident Taft'a special imhnsmdnr; Mr
Whltelaw Reld. wife nr the ambaasador;
Mr. John Ward, formerly Mis Jean Reld.
the ambassador daughter, who husband
la an official of the coronation, and Mrs.
William Phillip, whose husband la charge
d'affaires at the American embassy.
Women of American birth, who are now
British peeresses, w-ho will be In attend
ance at tha abbey, are:
rucheaa of Manchester, Lady Declee.
Lady Carrlngton. Viscountess Maidstone,
duchess of Roxbury, marchioness of Duf
firln. counteaa of Ancaster. countess of
Essex. I.ady Chevle.more, countess of
Uranard, countasa of Tankervllle. countess
of Suffolk, Lady Abtnger, Lady Rltibie,
countesa of Donoughmore. Lady Monson.
Lady Lelth of Fyvle, Lady New-borough
and Lady Paget.
Soma Arc Debarred.
Not all of tha American peeresses are In
the Hat. foe soma of them have been In
formed that they would be persona non
rrata to tha queen for one reason or an
other. The duchess of Marlborough, tha former
"Misa Counsuela Vanderbllt, Is debarred by
her marital troublea. Since ahe parted
from her buaband aoma years ago aha
has not been to court.
Lady Aabburton, who was formerly Miss
France Donnelly of New York, la abut
out by her one time theatrical connec
tions. 6e was one of the original Floro
dora sestet in 190L .,
Neither will the former Lady Randolph
' Churchill, who la a daughter of. Leonard
Jaroi.ie ef Now ' York attend the corona-
wallla she loat all clalni to the title.
Lady Bagot, wtio was Miss Lillian
May, a Washington belle, will alao be
prevented from witnessing the ceremony
because she la separated from her hus
band. Because she married Martyn Kennard.
a commoner, thus forfeiting her social
tatus In the eyes of the court, the former
Cora, countaaa of Strafford, who was Mrs.
Samuel Colgate of New York, will be un
able to be present.
Dlrorreea Mast Stay Oat,
In addition to these there are two fa
mous leaders of American society whose
octal entertainments the nobility have
been (lad to attend in London, whom
Queen Mary has barred because of their
divorce. They are Mra. John Jacob
tor, who haa a palatial home In Lon
don, and who divorced John Jacob Astor
(In 1110, and her cousin by marriage. Mrs.
Waldorf Astor, the former Miss Nannie
Langhorne. The duchess of Connaught,
who la very Intimate with both American
women, tried very hard to Induce Queen
Mary to Invite them to the special gallery
or stand In the abbey, but the queen de
clined to make an exception In their case.
None of the American peeresses will be
accorded any special honors at the corona
tion of George V, as was the case waon
Edward was crowned.
The latest eatiniate says that It l.-i
1 1 U u I V ha ' VMnnw - tA ..A, .
- j 1 .v,vv Americans
habitually paaalng half of the year in
Europe will be here during coronation
week, and quite as many more will have
crossed tha Atlantic for the express pur
pose." This may prove an ultra optimistic pre
diction. According to the same authority
the outlay In London of the average Amer
ican will be "at leaat fifty pounda ster
ling." This prophecy Is well within the
mark.
, Royal Gift tor rarargle,
ST. PBTER8BURO. June H.-( Special
Telegram.) The csar has Just sent aa a
present to Andrew Carnegie two splendid
wolf bounds from the Imperial kennels
They have been shipped to New York
accompanied by two keepers. The dogs
have been trained to hunt wolvea and are
rut her aavage to all but those they know.
The Weather
FOR NEBRASKA Fair.
I'oK IOWA Fair.
Tcmperatare at Omaha Y ester da
Hour. Peg. j
I a. m hi
a. m I
T a. m 67 I
a m 73 j
t a. m 78 1
10 a. m 1 1
It a. in M I
13 m tS
I p. m M
t p. m U
S p. m si
4 p. m Hi
5 p. m 77
p. m 7
1 p. m 74
Caisaparatlve Lot-al Record.
1911. 110. 190 U0S.
Highest yesterday H 7 ;j
Ixiwext yeatrdty M I 14
Moan temperature K (2 (
Precipitation Ou .00 T 1 VI
Temperature and precipitation departures
f
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from the normal:
Normal temperature
Kxceax for the div
Total ecea vinre March 1 4C
-Normal Dio.illll n H Inch
1 '.-ficleticy f .r the dav It Inch
T'.ImI rainfall since Maich 1 I S3 inches
I-.-ficten.-v since M-rh 1 4 12 inches
I fU I. n y for cor. -rtod. !;.. 1 11 imiirs
T muit-atee trace or precipitation
L. A. WEL8H. Local Forecaster.
Cigarette Smoking
Increases Among
School Children
Boys and Girli of New York Slavey
to Smoking Habit, According to
Dr. Quackenboss.
NEW YORK. June U.-fPpeclal Tele
gram There I an alnrm'nir Increase of
the cigarette hahlt among boys and girl
of New Trk pubi c school, acroniln
to rr. John D Quac'xenbur. Parents have
brc,i:pht the'r ch.lriren to specialists In
therapeutic autoMsK"sii.n to effect a
cure by that method.
"I have never had ro many rases as In
1he last three or four month." the doctor
aid. "Recently I have treated a little
7-year-o'd boy and I linve also had several
little Fir Is who were slaves 1o the habit.
I cannot think of a more menacing evil
than this and I am doing everything In
my ro" o stop It.
"Nobody realties how the child; en who
aciulie the habit are influenced by it
how their whole lives are ruined, as well
as their mental and physical strength.
"I am rather proud of my work with
se-eral little boys. One child had acquired
the habit from seeing his father smoke.
Soon the son wns outdoing the father by
smoking fifty cigarette a day. The little
boy had a horror of nausea. It was this
that helped me In my sucgesllnna.
"I put him to sleep and then Impressed
upon him the fa-t he would become vio
lently 111 If he ever put a cigarette be
I tween his lip. When he awakened from
the hypnotic sleep he apparently had re
covered from the habit. He was not as
sailed by ary delre for the weed for a
month or so, and then one day, seeing a
corrpenlon smoking a cigarette, he was
eeired with an uncmtrollable longing for
it His friend extended the cigarette and
the boy took It. But no sooner had he
toi.'ched It to his Hps than he was taken
violently 111 and, flinging the weed from
him, he rushed home."
Kenyon Asks Taf t
to Remit Harlan Fine
After Prison Term
Senator from Iowa Seeks to Secure
Clemency for Man Convicted
of Peonage.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. June 11. (Special Tele
gram.) Senator Kenyon yesterday called
upon President Taft to urge remittance of
the fine of $5,000 Imposed upon W. 8. Har
lan, formerly of Audubon, la., who was re
cently convicted of peonage in Georgia and
sentenced to eighteen months In Jail, that
sentence being commuted by the president
to six months. Harlan has now served
almost six months and Senator Kenyon and
other former Iowa friend think his punish
ment haa been sufficiently severe and seek
remittance of the fine whlcb is attached to
bis original commitment President Taft
toM Senator -'Kenyon today be wouHHtalra
the matter under advisement.
The director of the census today Issued
corrected figure of the census of Bloom
ington village. Nebraska, aa follows:
Bloomington village, Franklin county, 64;
Bloomington village (part of), Bloomington
township, 607; Bloomington village (part of),
Oak Grove township, 47. Naponee village.
Franklin county, l&E.
Alfred H. Ettlng of David City and Miss
Nellie Yates of this city were married
Thursday at the residence of the bride's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Yates, by
Rev. P. Williams. Only the Immediate
members of the family were present. Im
mediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs.
Etting left for a northern trip to Include
New York. Boston and other points, after
which they will go to David City, where
they expect to make their Yuture home.
Hunting Germs in
the Kansas Hotels
Dr. Crumbine May Recommend that
the Roller Towel Be Discarded
in Sunflowet State.
TOPEKA, Kan.. June 11. tSpecleJ Tele
gram. The experts in the office of the
State Board of Health went out last week
and captured a number of roller towels
that were being used In hotels In different
parts of the state and they are now en
gaged In making a census of the different
kind.4 of germs upon them.
From the result of the count of the bac
terial population. It. Crumbine will
make his recommendations to the board
ss to what action shall be taken. It is
expected he will recommend an order to
be followed by a stringent law prohlb
Ing the use of roller towels in public
places.
CHILDREN BITTEN BY MAD DOG
Sow aad Daughter of A. C. Vtterback
f llnroa, a. Il Taken to Cat,
raao for Treatmeat.
HURON, 8. !., June 11 (Special.) A
few days since a pet Sg In the family
of A. C. I'tterback was hltten by another
dog, but no special attention was given
the woynd. latter the Injured dog showed
vign of vlcloimness and" a day or two
lnce It bit two of Mr. Utterback's chil
dren, one a bor. aed about ti years, and
the other a rfrl less than 4 years of age.
Mr. Utterback, who la a deputy for the
Modern Woodmen of America, was absent
from home at the time and was notified
of the occurrence. He returned Imme
diately and has taken both children to
with rabies, but It Is thought that prompt
action will prevent serious results to either
of the children.
GUESTS OF JUDGE GRAHAM
Sis Bays Who Barak lata Baeo Ball
Park, Nest Friday Will toe
the Gasae.
SAN FRANCISCO. June ll.-(Special
Telegram ) "The Judgment of the court la
that these boys appear at the league ball
game next Friday afternoon as my
guests."
This was the sentence lmnoaed today
by Superior Judge Graham, aJso president
of the Pacific Coast Base f'all league, on
six fro way -haired youngsters who were
brought before him In the Juvenile court
today for sneaking Into Recreation park
and watching the ball gamea.
"We ain't got no money to pay our way
In. and we want to see the games," said
the spokesman of the crowd.
BKIEFAUMYTEBM
FOR COLLEGE MEN
General Leonard Wood Thinks Six
Months' Enlistment Alter Gradua
tion Good Plan.
1
SPECIAL ENLISTMENT IN VIEW !
Would Provide Separate Organization
for the Purpose.
FIELD SERVICE IS ESSENTIAL
Would Give Nation Reserve of the
Highest Value. .
HELP MAN, ARMY AND NATION
Not Definite Project Yet, bat Gen
era 1 Reward Plaa Feasible and
One that Weald Da
Great Good.
WASHINGTON, -une U.-(Sneclal Tele
gram.) General I.eonard Wood believe he
has solved the problem of giving the United
States the best army In the world. In
brief, the plan Is to give all the college
graduates at least the rudiments of a mili
tary training by an actual enlistment In
the army for a term of six months or a
year after graduation. The scheme Is
merely tentative as yet and whether the
enlistment of the college men should be
compulsory, by act of congresa. or volun
tary, ha not even been conaldered.
General Wood points out that when In
1SS3 the army of the south needed men
und more ammunition, the students of Vir
ginia Military Institute (often called the
West Point of th south), marched out In
a body to the support of the confederacy.
The ages of these young soldiers ranged
from 14 to IS years, the majority of them
being nearer 14 than 18. The service they
rendered forms one of the bright pages of
the history of the, civil war.
General Wood s Idea Is to have every
young man as he graduates from college,
enlist In the regular army under a special
enlistment for six months or a year, the
choice of the period to be left to the re
cruit. These young men are to have their
own organization with the exception of the
officers. Their service and discipline will
be the same as those of the regular troops
and will be In the field. They will be given
close and open formation drills, camping
and field work and -a full season of target
range work with the regulation military
rifle.
"If every young- man graduating from
college would enlist for six months and
spend the time In the field, in a few years
the United States could send several thou
sand experienced soldiers Into service If the
need should arise," said General Wood,
today.
"Such enlistment by the college man
would belp him. the army, and the nation,"
Senator Lorimer is
Preparing forFight
One Million Pamphlets Being Printed
for Distribution in Illinois, Con
taining Personal History.
CHICAGO, June 11. (Special Telegram.)
Senator Lorimer la having printed 1.000.
000 pamphlets containing the speech which
he delivered to the senate in his own
defense when the report of the first In
vestigation into his election was under
consideration. The work la being done by
a Chicago printing house. The pamphlets
are Intended for distribution through
out the state In order to Influence public
opinion in the senator's favor.
The pamphlets printed at the senator's
own expense are to be mailed out with
paid postage or else distributed by his
friends.
The preparation of the pamphlets Is
thought to have an Important connection
with the senator's plans for the future.
It is believed to Indicate that in case he
is unseated following the new ' Investiga
tion Just beginning, or in case he decides
to resign on the ground that he cannot
expect a fair bearing, he will make an
Immediate appeal to the voters of the
state for political rehabilitation.
It Is apparent that the senator la get
ting ready for a big fight, and one that
he expects to begin soon.
Eccentric Widow
is Seriously 111
Mrs. Winchester, in Magnificent
House in California, is a
Nervous Wreck.
SAN JOSK. CaJ., June lL-(Bpeclal
Telegram.) Mrs. Sarah L. Winchester,
the eccentric widow of the Inventor of
repeating rifles, who was president of
the Winchester Arms company, lies se
riously 111 at Lanada Villa, the country
home, where ahe has lived for twenty
years In "The House of Mystery."
In the earthquake of 1906, Mra Win
cheater's home was partly destroyed and
ever since she has suffered from severe
nervous trouble. She Is 78 years old.
In the center of a magnificent estate of
several hundred acres, Mrs. Winchester
yesrs ago ordered the erection of a mag
nificent dwelling, unlike any known in
America There was a rumor that she had
received a message from the spirit world,
warning her that all would be well so
long as the sound of hammers did not
cease about her. The house Is now foO
feet long and the highest tower rises
seven stories. The doors and windows
are draped In white satin and rare ob
jects of art from India and France fill
the rooms.
THIEVES BUSY AT PRIZE FIGHT
Thirty Empty Porketbooke Foaad aa
Floor of Areas, at Hasasaoad,
ladlana.
HAMMOND. Ind , June 11 Thirty empty
pocket books found on the floor of the
arena after the close of the Clabby-Brown
fight here last night spelled the last of
prise fighting In this city. The Board of
Police Commissioners tonight Issued an
order forbidding any bouts In the future.
The thieves, according to Chief of Police
Peter Austgen, worked In an organised
gang. A half dozen houses were robbed,
and dosens of men lost wallets and vu.ua
ble stick pins during the fight. One thief
took a pocketbook. removed the bank roll
and tossed it over the beads of the crowd.
The book fell at the feet of the chief of
police.
Almost the same condition prevailed at
Racine, Wis., at a fight there recently
and the mayor forbade any more Cghu.
The
From the Washington Evening Star.
FRANKLIN WINS ENDURANGE
Leads the Other Cart at the End of
Five-Hour Eace.
ONE MAN BADLY INJURED
l Norgaard Haa Hla Bknll Fractored
wr,tv'aVar " Tire Barala and f ar '
Pitches Dnni Emkialosrat
at the Speedway.
Boyd Russell, driving a Franklin car,
was first In the five-hour endurance race
at the Speedway Sunday afternoon, with
McNay. driving a Cutting, second, and
Carl Smith, In a Hupmobile, third.
The races were marred by one accident
which nearly resulted In the death of F.
Nygaard, mechanician ma Cadillac, which
was being driven by his brother. The oar
had been running smoothly for over an
hour when It was noticed that one of the
tires was well worn. It was the Intention
to stop on the next round for a change of
tire. When the car had reached the eighth
pole the front tire gave way and the car
pitched Into the air and rolled down the
embankment Inside the track. A crowd
soon rushed to the scene and the ambu
lance which was present hurried Nygaard
to Wise Meir.orlal hospital.
Physicians sttendlng F. Nygaard. whose
skull was fractured at the base of the
brain In an accident at the speedway yes
terday report their patient in a dangerous
condition. Nygaard did not regain con
sciousness after being pleked up from the
ditch.
His brother, L. Nygaard. was only
slightly Injured ,a fracture of the collar
bone being his most serious hurt. Both
men sre at the Wise Memorial hospital.
Souvenir hunters got In their work as
soon as the Cadllac car went Into the
ditch and although Sheriff Rrailey was
soon on the spot they srsbbed everything
thnt was loose on the car and made away
with It.
Russell and his Franklin car made a dis
tance of 236 miles in the five hours.
PRISONER CONCEALS REVOLVER
Charles Leroy and Pan ( nrnmlni "aid
to Have Plotted Deatrnrtlou
of Officer.
BEAVER CITY. Neb. June 11 (Special
Telegram ) Sheriff Sevier arrived at noon
from Nelson with Chsrles Leroy and Dan
Cummlngs, who sre charged with robbing
the house of Ben Bailey at Edison Decora
tion day. They were arrested at Superior
with the stolen goods in their possession.
While in Jail at Nelson, it is nald they
planned to shoot Sheriff Sevier before their
arrival here. A fellow prisoner gave the
Information. After thHr departure a mes
sage was sent and at Red Cloud the pris
oners were searched. On the train an
automatic pistol was found in the laced
top of one of the hunting shoes worn by
Cummins, which he had managed to con
ceal since his arrest.
Wife of British
Startles
NEW TORK. June 11. (Spe-ial Tele
gram.) Mra. Mortimer Hancock, wife of
Captain B. Mortimer Pay son Hanro k of
the British army, stationed at Bombay,
India, daughter of V. S. Battle, U. 8. N..
of AsheWlle, N. C, and cousin of former
Assistant District Attorney Gordon Battle,
has been creating commotion In lobbies and
dining room of big hotels for the last
three days. Twice ahe has appeared in dif
ferent hotels with a sleek, fat white rat.
which answers to the name of Jamea,
cavorting about her nck.
The latest appearance in public of Mrs.
Hancock and the rat was at the liaza this
afternoon. There came near being a small
feminine riot. Hardly had Mrs. Hancock
taken her seat In the tea room than the
Interrupted June Ceremony.
Depew Has a Joke
on Newspaper Men
of New York
Minister it Taken ' for the Former
Senator, Who Afterwards Talks of
Trusts and Handling of Them.
NEW YORK, June 11. (Special Tele
gramsFormer Senator Chauncey M. De
pew had the Joke on the newspaper men
today as he sailed for Europe on the
An-erican liner Philadelphia and he en
Joyed It. Among the passengers was Rev.
Edward Lequler, an Episcopal minister,
who Is almost an exact counterpart of
Mr. Depew. The newspaper men gathered
about the puzzled clergyman and to his
amazement began to ply him with ques
tions about the trust decisions, the steel
Inquiry and the like, Mr. Depew, with Mrs.
Depew and her sister. Miss Mildred
Palmer, taking in the situation with keen
enjoyment.
After the newspaper men had discovered
their mistake Senator Depew enjoyed a
great laugh at their expense. He chuckled
over the way, as he said. Judge Gary has
taken the wind out of the sails of the con
gressional commit tee that Is investigating
the trust.
The steel Investigation Is a good thing."
said the ex-senator. "It Is a good thing
because It gives Judge Gary a chance to
tell how to run big corporation.
"I think Judge Gary got the bulge on the
commission. They started In with the idea
that they, democrats, were going to get
after the steel corporation and have plenty
of campaign material to use next ytar.
Instead Judge Gary has gone further than
thy have dared to go. We have always
overrated government control, but I have
never dared to talk of the government
rurnlng them. If the government runs
our department we would have chaos, and
why? Because they could not be run long
by political appointees.
"I believe In government control and su
pervision and publicity. I have never gone
aa far aa Judge Gary has gone,
"If the government ran the United
States corporation everybody employed
would be discharged whenever a new con
gress came In."
BODIES OF 3,000 UNION
SOLDIERS TO BE MOVED
lateraeat Will Be Made la National
Cemetery at Plaevllle, I. a. Three
Months Required.
ALEXANDRIA, IaV, June 11 -Three
thousand, two hundred and nineteen bodies
of federal soldiers burled In cemeteries In
different parts of Texas are to be moved
to Ptnevllle. La, near here, for reburlaJ
in the national cemetery at that place.
The work of disinterment, transportation
and reburlal will be begun within ten days
and will require about three months to
complete.
Officer
Gotham with Pet
usual quiet of the main hall was broken by
screams of a score of women.
Out of the room they tumbled, each
clutching her skirls In the old time -'mercy,
there's a mouse!" fashion.
While the officials were looking. Mrs.
Hancock arose and, with the rat still re
taining his perch, went to the telephone,
where the rat took up a position close to
her ear. There was a hurried conference
of hotel officials and it was decided that
Mrs. Hancock must be requested to keep
her rat out of sight if she were to remain
in the hotel.
Mrs. Hancock aeemed hurt when thla
news was conveyed to her. and with the
greatest reluctance sbs aecietad James In
ber bag.
WITNESSES FOR THE DEFENSE
Sisters of Lillian Graham, Who Shot
Stokes, Start for New York.
WILL HELP CLEAR UP MYSTERY
aid Jo-Have I in porta at Letters that
' Hhfi Showa Will Have a Bear
lag I'poa the Caaae of the
Shooting.
NEW YORK, June ll.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Sisters of Lillian Graham, the
young i-euttle girl who, with Ethel Con
rad, is locked up here on the charge of
shooting Millionaire W. E. D. Stokes, are
hurrying to her defense, according to a
btatenunt made today by counsel repre
senting the young women.
Mrs. John Singleton, sister of Miss Gra
ham and a society woman of Los Angeles,
Is on her way to New York, from London,
with important papers bearing upon the
case. These letters, it is said, will not
only gain freedom for the two young
women, but will also clear away the mys
tery which surrounds the case.
Mrs. Singleton's husband is a wealthy
California, being the proprietor of the
"Yellow Astor" mine. He, It Is said, will
back the two prisoners to the limit in their
defense. What the papers Mrs. Singleton
is said to be bringing are the lawyers will
not say.
"But there won't be any trouble about
clearing the girls when they are sub
mitted In evidence," one of the attorneys
is reported to have declared.
, Mrs. Singleton is believed to know the
cauae of the ahootlng. She was a patron
of the Ansonia hotel, which Is owned by
Stokes, several months ago and Is ac
quainted with him.
.Mrs. Alice Andrews of Los Angeles, an
other siMer, will bs with Mrs. Griffin to
morrow. Mrs. Andrews started from tier
home In California to her slHter's support
as soon aa h beard of the young woman's
trouble. It la said she bears a message
from John Singleton, her brother-in-law,
whose guest Mlsa Graham was at hla
beautiful home. Singleton court. Just out
side Los Angelas, for a number of years
before she went to Paris for the Brst time.
Other friends of Miss Graham, whose
names are withheld, have come to her with
aunplcion and Lawyer Phelps, her counsel,
baa announced h has at his command un
limited means for the defense of both girls.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlea Nage.1 today moved
from their flat in No. 77 West Eighty-fifth
street. Mrs. Nsgel Is the mother of Ethel
Conrad. The publicity of the Stokes shoot
ing, it Is said, caused Nagel to reek a
home elsewhere. Mrs.. Nagel confirmed
yesterday the rtport that she will stick
to her daughter.
"Ethel was a quite home loving girl."
she said. "And though 1 partly lost sight
of her after she took up istage work, no
one can make me believe she Is guilty of
a premedlated attempt to take human life.
Such an act la enurely foreign to ber
nature."
"I hope my friends in Washington and
California will not Judge my case until all
the evidence Is in," said Miss Graham to
day. "When the whole story is told In
court they will, I am sure, find there Is
not as much to condemn as may now ap
pear." Miss Graham appears to feel her position
koenly, but hi comforted by the news that
her sister Is on her way to her side.
It waa announced at the hospital today
that all danger of blood poisoning had
passed and that Stokes would soon be able
to leave.
Stokes' counsel said today that his ball
would be set at I2&.W for each of the young
women. Stokes, It is said. Is still deter
mined to push tha case without mercv k,,.
j there is a growing impression that the
case will not be pressed hard. If It should
be there is likely to be some sensational
developments.
Fraterally lleaa Haras.
ITHACA. N. Y.. June 10 The Sigma
Alpha EpHilon fraternity house burned to
the ground tonight, entailing a 'on of
about $Ji.(M. Burning embers threatened
the Alpha Delta Phi lodge, but students
guarded It with streams of water.
.NATIONAL H0A1)
BOON T0 PEOPLE
Dream of John Ja:ob Astor to See
Great Automobile Highway
Across United States.
MEANS BIG FORTUNE FOR MANY
Would Save to Own Country Much
that is Spent Abroad.
CONTINENT PATHWAYS ATTRACT
Americans Bevel in Auto Roads
Built in France.
HOME MIGHT BE AS ATTRACTIVE
Roads Once Unlit Would Kxert Tre
mendous Influence In Develop
Ins: srllnas TraTrraed
Would Mean Millions.
I.ONDON. June 11 (Special Cablegram.)
A great automobile highway across the
United States from tb Atlantic to the
Pacific, and another from the lakes to
the gulf. That Is the dream of Colonel
John .lacob Astor, American munt-mllllon-aire,
which he hopes to turn Into a reality
before many years.
In fact, he Is even now at work on a
scheme for the coast to c.mat road, and
upon his return to tho United States ex
pects to have his plan sufficiently ad
vanced to take the initial stepa toward
securing the co-operation of wealthy auto
mobile owners, municipal, state and na
tional governments for the building of the
roadbed.
While the route, of course, ha not been
even tentatively laid out, Colonel Astor'a
Idea is to have It start from New York,
and, tapping the principal cities, go through
to some point on the coast, and build a
similar road along the coast from Los
Angeles to Seattle.
At Kspreas Trala Speed.
The road la to be primarily for the use
of automobiles, and Is to be divided si
as to permit not only leisurely touring,
but setting aside a portion of the road
tor that purpose will permit alao traveling
at express speed between the larger cities.
In dibcussing the plan Colonel Astor
said:
"Perfectly built road between the At
lantic and Pacific and between the lakes
and the gulf would mean millions of
dollars saved to the United State which
are now spent In Europe. It would be
difficult to tell Just how many millions
of American men are drawn to France
alone by Its splendid automobile roads.
"The automobile has become a neces
sity to the man of wealth, and he Is com
pelled to go where he can get the most
enjoyment with his machine. He comes
I to Europe and more especially to France.
No country has more beautiful scenery
than the United titai.es, but the roads pre
vent the enjoyment of tbe attraction by
the automoblllsta,
"If the ruads Intersecting the country
were-built,, tadr. tntrntetlouv Wlaence in
developing the sections they .traverse. In
attracting tourists with money and In
bringing In new capital for the develop
ment of their resources would result In a
comparatively short time in the extension
of the good roads system until every sec
tion of the country Is covered. This
work must be Inaugurated by wealthy
Americans who love their country and take
pleasure In automoblling. I shall con
tribute liberally to the movement and
there are many others who will Join.
"When Americans make up their mind
a thing Is worth having, they are not
backward about furnishing the cash. Wit
ness when San Francisco raised several
millions for its exposition.
"I am not ready to talk definite plans,
but In a broad way my Idea would be to
divide the country Into sections, having
strong men who are Willing to spend thtlr
own money as an earnest of their Interest
In charge of each section. I have no douK
that city and fctate aid would be fart It
eming when the matter was properly pre
sented, and at the right time I believe
the interest and aid of the national gov
ernment could be secured. With the wo:k
being pushed with vigor In all these sec
tions It would not take long to comple'a
the Unking of the various sections of the
courtry by splendid roads, which would
have almost. If not quite, as far-reachlug
effects on the national progress of the
United States as the building of the first
trunk line railroada."
HARVARD CLUBS' MEET ENDS
.ew Officers for Vear Kleeted la
Afternoon aad fonrrutloa
loaea with Baaqnrt.
ST. FAUL. Minn.. June 11. -The fif
teenth annual convention of tbe Associ
ated Harvard clubs ended tonight with
the annual banquet at the St. Paul hotel.
The following officers were elected In
the afternoon at Lake Mlnnetonka:
Rev Mlnot Simons, class of '91, of
Cleveland. O. president; C. Barde of Min
neapolis, '01. secretary; Parely W. Herrlck.
04, nf Cleveland, treasurer. The vice
presidents chosen for the different states
are:
Eastern states, Orln Roberts. ', Bos
ton; central atatea, Kellogg Fairbanks.
'90, Chicago; southwestern state. A. T.
Perkins, '87, St. Ixuis; western states, C.
F.. Edson, -SS, Denver; southern states, R.
B. Montgomery, '01, New Orleans; Paciflo
coast, Valentine May, 5, Seattle.
Howard Elliott, president of the North,
ern Pacific railway, acted as toaatmaater
at the banquet. Among the speakers wen
President Lowell of Harvard, J. J. Meyers
of MaMsachuaetla, J. K. Houmer of Min
neapolis, George H. Markham of St. Louis.
F. W. Dewart of Spokane, Wash.. Valen
tine H. May of Spokane, J. J. Storrow of
Boston and Mitchell D. Ollansbe of Chi
cago. LINERS WAITING FOR COAL
Strike of Portera at Soufaamateav it
Tying l Maay Largo
Vraacla.
SOUTHAMPTON. England. Vune . Th
White Star line today yielded to the de
mands of the seamen snd agreed to pay a
crew for the Olympic the same rate of
wages as are received by the crews of tbe
Mauretanic and Lusitania.
The strike of coal porters became serious
today. A number of outside laborers wh
bad been brought heie quit work, claim
ing they had been Induced to take tha
place of the strikers through false pretenses.
The Idle men are appealing to the oa,'
.porters at other port to Join with then
.In launching a general strike.
! The port Is overcrowded with lUsara wait
' Ing for coaL