Looking Backward This Day in Omaha CMrty Twenty Tea Tm Age Ses Editorial Fags of saah laso vol; xlii no. 19. HILLES CHOSEN TO RUN CAMPAIGN Secretary to President Taft Elected Chairman of National Repub lican Committee. HE WILL RESIGN : SATURDAY Severs Connection with His White House Duties Then. J. B. REYNOLDS IS SECRETARY Member of Ttariff Board Will Suc ceed William H. Hayward. COMMITTEE MEETS JULY . 19 Meeting; to Be Held In New York Will Select the Treasurer, Execn ' tlr Committee and Other Officer. ' WASHINGTON, D. C, July 9.-Charles D. Hilles, President Taft'a secretary, was today chosen for chairman 'of' the repub lican national committee. The election of Hilles took place at-a downtown hotel at which the subcom mittee after a brief conference with Mr. Taft Charles B.Warren, national coromitteer man from Michigan, made the motion to make Mr. Hilles' selection unanimous. He was appointed a committee of one to notify Mr. Hilles and bring him Into the conference at once with the sub committee to decide on the other officers of the national committee. N Chairman Hilles and. the full national committee will meet July 19 at New York to appoint a treasurer and other officers, an executive committee and advisory com mittee. Others Considered. : Otto Bannard of New York, Charles D. Dawes and David R. Forgan of Chicago, John Wanamaker of Philadelphia, E. F. Swlnney of Kansas City and John Hays Hammond of Washington were all con sidered for the office of treasurer at the meeting, but not even a tentative deci sion was reached. Mr. Hilles will resign his office as sec retary to the president on Saturday night ,ir Is- thought unlikely that Mr. Taft will appoint a successor, but will turn the business of the executive office over to . the two assistant secretaries, Rudolph Forster and Sherman Allen. James B. Reynolds, now a member of the tariff, board, was today - chosen sec retary of the national committee. Mormons in Mexico Will Defend Homes AGUE PRIETA, Sonora, Mex., July 9.t , The, determination of Mormon colonists ati Qolnla Moroloand Colonia Oaxaca, south of here, to resist the demands of prowling rebel bands,' coupled "with-' 'the Mormon appeal:, to, Washington,-pre Mostif the Mormons ' are American cltleris.VThey have armed themselves and they' declare they will fight to pro tect their property against rebel devasta tion. A few of the Mormons are natur 1 11 zed Mexican citizens, and tha-fear has been expressed teat this circumstance might impel the rebels to assume they were Justified in attacking the colon ists if they resist demands for supplies. . General Sanjlnes, commander of the government forces In this section, today was at Clenagas, twenty miles southwest of Colonia Moreolos, but was said to be unprepared to attack the rebels, as his troops, mostly recruits, have not been mobilised for action. Eloper is Charged with Horse Stealing IOWA CITY, Iowa, July 9.-(SpeclaI.)-Whlle his wife, from whom he had run away with her sister, lay dying at Water loo. Henry Newton was lying lnthe local jail upon a, charge of horse stealing. Newton and' Mrs Elsie Hanson, who, is a younger sister of Newton's wife, had been traveling about the, state in a cov ered wagon. - Mrs. Newton 'Was' dying of tuberculosis at Waterloo, and the police of that town sent word here to send Newton back. Mrs. Hanson went to her sister's side at once, but a relative with whom she left a horse which had been used to draw the wagon had Newton ar rested when he attempted to take it away. Word has come that Mrs. Newtpn Is dead. PORTUGUESE ROYALISTS DRIVEN ACROSS BORDER LISBON, July S. Royalists, who out numbered republican troops three to one were defeated by the latter near the city of Chaves today, with an uncalcu lated loss in killed and wounded on both sides. The royalists retreated, some, of them crossing the Spanish frontier and even then continuing to fire on the gov ernment soldiers. , - The Weather ' Forecast Till 7 p. m. Wednesday For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity: Probably fair tonight and Wednesday; slightly cooler tonight Temperature at Omaha - Hours. Deg. 6 a. m 6 a. m 7 a. m. ........ 8 a. m 9 a. m 10 a. m 77 76 SO 82 87 11 a. m 89 12 m..... SB 1 p. m... ......... 6 t p. m 97 S p. m 99 Local Weather Record. 1912. 1911. 1910. 1909. Lowest last night "6 69 64 71 Precipitation 0 .62 .03 .16 Normal temperature for otoday 76 de grees. Deficiency in precipitation since March 1, 6.68 inches. . . - Derlcieny corresponding perled 3311, 7.81 Inches. Deticiency 11.33 inches. corresponding peried, 1910, HE NEW, CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE. . CHARLES D. HILLES. MrsrHenning Says All Charges Against Funk Are False ' CHICAGO, July 9. States Attorney Wayman today entered actively in the Funk-Henning case with a statement that Mrs. .Henning, had declared as false the allegations made against Clarence S. Funk, general manager of the Interna tional Harvester company in the suit for damages for alleged alienation of her affections. "Mrs. Henning is in Chicago," said States Attorney Wayman. "She has con fessed that the allegations against Mr. Funk were false. She has confessed that she never knew Mr. Funk." It was believed that Mrs. Henning was in the criminal court bnlldlng ready to go before the grand Jury to testify that she had been made a party to the suit against Funk by persons with ulterior motives. Grand Jury action is expected today. . . . A detailed statement throwing the bur den of the preparation of the case against Mr. Funk on Henning's attorney, was published here today. . The suit was filed last October seeking $25,000 damages against Mr. Funk, charg ing him specifically with associating with Mrs. John C. Henning on several occa sions. At the trial a verdict favorable to. Mr. Funk was quickly returned by the Jury and perjury warrants were soon afterward obtained against Henning and Alleen Heppner, a young . woman who swore she had e&n Mr. Funk and Mrs. Henning in a hotel. Her testimony was flatly contradicted by persons In whose company she said she was at the time.. Prohibs Bury the Hatchet, but May DigJtTJp Today ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 9.-Plans were completed today for the prohibition national convention, which begins tomor row. Every train brought scores of dele gates from all parts of . the country. After an exciting skirmish in the na tional committee of the party, in which an, insurgent movement attempted to overthrow the present party organisation headed by Charles R. Jones of Chicago, the rival factions today participated in a love feast on the 'steel piefC Though the hatchet appeared to be buried there was a persistent report that the convention will develop contests in the resolutions committee over various planks in the platform, Including recall of Judges, equal suffrage and a proposal to change the party name. Sixty-Five Men Are - Killed by Explosion in Yorkshire Mine 'CONISBROUGH, Yorkshire, England, July 9. A double" explosion in the Cadeby colliery in this district today caused,, the death of sixty-five miners. Many dthers are missing and the of ficials of the pit think the total death roll will reach eighty. Among the vic tims are thr'ee government mine inspec tors. - , Many of th , men met their deaths while engaged '',in an attempt to rescue their, comrades, Vho were cut off in the galleries by the 'explosion. During their search a second and more terrible explo sion occurred , which killed most of the rescuing party. Famous French Aviator is Killed i" - CHALONS-SUR-MARNE. France, July 9. Rene Bedell, one of the most experi enced airmen and holder of the Fom mery cup for cross-country flights, which he won from Jules Vedrines, met death this morning before the eyes of some thousands of French . troops who were as sembled on the reviewing ground at Mourmelon-Le-Grande, near here. ' Bedell, who had come in lis monoplane from Vlllacoublay, near Parts, to par ticipate in the maneuvers, arrived above the camp after a fine flight. He was about to descend when his monoplane struck the telegraph wires which the prevailing haze prevented him from see ing. His machine was capsized and Be dell was ( thrown to the ground. The motor of his aeroplane fell on his body and he was crushed. . Druarglsts Meet in Sloox City. SIOUX CITY, la., July 9.-The state convention of the Iowa Pharmaceutical association opened here today with ovei 700 persons attending. The convention will last three days. maha Daily OMAHA, WEDNESDAY BOOKS BUBNED BICHAIBMAN Senate Campaign Expenditure Com mittee Develops Startling Testi- mony in Taggart Examination. INVESTIGATE DEMOCRATIC WAYS Unable to Tell How Much Was Con tributed for Battle of 1904. BELMONT AND RYAN PUT IN CASH Some Three Thousand People Helped to Sweeten the Big Pot. MONEY FROM VARIOUS PLACES Twenty or Thirty Men Oat In the ' Different States Hnstllna; Money that Was Paid Over to Treasurer Peabody. WASHINGTON. July 9.-"When we got through It was not worth while." ,satd Thomas Taggart, chairman of the demo cratic national committee In 1904, when asked today by the senate campaign ex penditure oommlttee if he ever figured up the receipts and expenditures of his committee during the Parker campaign. "The court will take judicial notice of that," retorted Chairman Clapp. Mr. Taggart swore that while th treaa. urer's books came Into his possession just before the Denver convention In 1908 he burned them and "other dead matter" before turning over organisation records to Norman E. Mack, ' the new chairman, in 1908. Mr. Taggart was unable to remember much about It; from hearsay he ex pressed a belief that August Belmont. Thomas F. Ryan and Cord Meyer, all of New York, had contributed. "They probably were three among thousands, but I just do not remember the others," said Mr. Taggart ' , "I suppose you were a contributor?" suggested Senator Oliver. "I expect I was. Whatever It was, I contributed to the Indiana state com mittee." "How much did you contribute?" 'I' cannot recall definitely." ' "Well, approximately?" "I suppose I would be safe in saying 81,000." The witness estimated the committee had twenty of thirty men soliciting funds throughout the states. He insisted that George F. Peabody, the treasurer, had charge of the finances, or was, at least In position to know all about them. Im mediately after the campaign Mr. Tag gart said, Mr. Peabody resigned and August Belmont succeeded him. . "I do not know whether Mr. Peabody was disgusted or not" added Mr. Tag gart . . ..... Foulke Re-Elected ; Head of National Municipal League LOS ANGELES, Cal... July 9.-At the annual meeting of the National Munici pal league today William Dudley Boulke was re-elected president; Jane Addams of Chicago, Camillus G. Kidder, Orange, N. J.; President Lowell of Harvard uni versity, George McAnneny New York, and Charles Richardson of Philadelphia were re-elected vice ' presidents. New vjoe presidents chosen were Ches ter H.. Rowell of Fresno, Cal.; J. Horace McFarland of Harrlsburg, Pa.; James M. Thompson of New Orleans, and Dud ley Tlbblts of Troy, N. Y. The election was preceded by the re ports of committees and followed by a varied program, the principal features of which Were addresses by Clinton Robert Woodruff, secretary of the league, and Prof. William Bennett, Munroe. Mr. Woodruff said In part: "Within the last half dozen years cer tain new records have been Introduced into the discussion of municipal affairs that may be regarded as significant fin ger posts. They are: Simplicity, pub licity and efficiency." j The continued and wide-spread growth of the commission plan of city govern ment, he described as the most signifi cant aspect of the movement toward sim plicity. - "Whatever," he said, "may be the ulti mate form of American municipal govern ment, this much can now be asserted with a fair degree of poslttveness: Th double chambered municipal legislature must yield to the single chambered one elected at. large." Hotels and Cottages at Watertown, N,Y,, Destroyed by Fire WATERTOWN, N. Y., July 9.-Flre, which. Is still burning fiercely, practically wiped out the Thousand Island Park, St. Lawrence river, this afternoon. The Co lumbian and Wellesley hotels are In ruins, as well as practically the entire business portion of the park and about 200 cottages are in flames. The loss so far is estimated at over $200,000. So quickly did the flames spread that by 2:30 o'clock the Columbian hotel was In ruins, the New York State Educational building had been burned to the ground, the postoffice, the chapel and other buildings are all In flames. It is difficult at present to estimate the loss, but It will undoubtedly reach an enormous figure. " ' Fort Dodge Hotel Man Ends His Life N FORT DODGE, la.; July -(Special Telegntm )-Fred E. Coles, a prominent Iowa hotel man, manager of the Craw ford hotel of this city this morning com mitted Fuiclde. by browing out his brains at his home. III. health and despondency over failing . business are attributed as the- cause of his act. He was 43 years old. His step-daughter Ruth Andrews left for Omaha for a visit this morning almost at the came time Coles took his life. MORNING, JULY 10, ' - "77a v - From the Baltimore American. Progress of Co-Operative Associa tions in United States. YEAR OF NOTABLE EXPANSION Feature of Report Presented svt the Meeting; of V. 8. Lea an e of Lo ' cat Building and Loan 'Associations, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 9.-A record-breaking business year, carrying the assets of local building and loan asso ciations well over the billion mark, was the feature of the statistical report for 1911 presented at the opening session of the United States league, in this city today. , There are 6,099 associations in the United States,- a gain of 230 in a year. Shareholders number 2,332,829, a net in crease of 162,936. Pennsylvania, where this form of co-operation started, holds first rank in membership and aggregate resources, followed by Ohio, New Jersey, Illinois and Massa chusetts In the order named. Ne braska ranks eighth with sixty-nine asso ciations, 58,191 members and assets of $24,885,285. These Nebraska figures are for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1911, which will be materially Increased in the footings for the fiscal year just closed. Every state, without exception, showed a big increase in assets for the last year. Pennsylvania gained $19,240,000; Ohio, $16. 683,596; New Jersey, $9,846,268; Massachu setts, $6,074,542; Illinois, $5,775,097; Indiana, $5,643,806; New York, $4,067,103; Nebraska. $3,557,519; Louisiana, $2,250,766; California, $2,084,836; Michigan, $1,995,092; Kentucky, $1,421,237; Missouri, $1,201,846; Wisconsin, $1,167,077; District of Columbia, $1,150,512. Tabulated Statistics for Year. The following statistical table shows, by states, the number of associations, total membership and total 'assets for states in which accurate statistics are compiled by the state authorities. The (Continued on Seoul Page.) NORTH DAKOTA SWEPT BY STORMS OF WIND AND HAIL GRAND FORKS, N. D., July 9.-Hall and wind storms swept over portions of northwestern North Dakota Monday aft ernoon, doing great damage to growing ciops. One storm, about ( o'clock last night, sVept clean a distance three miles wide and eight miles long, north of this city. Many buildings were damaged and crops practically ruined. Ice was banked along the roadsides a foot deep. Another hail storm of almost equal severity swept a district about the same proportions, east of Grafton. : Other storms in the Red River valley are re ported, all doing great damage. ' - The National Capital Tuesday, July O, 1012. The Senate. Convened at noon. Senator Fletcher resumed his speech supporting Senator Larimer's election and was followed by Senator Dillingham, con tlnuing his speech for Mr. Lorimer. The House. Began consideration of Clayton con temDt bill. 1V' - TWELVE PAGES. S:-"'.T he Vacation Lure 1 v A. Midsumme? Vision. ' u ill .11 M 0.i i II.' vmnojx nvaf hah. v JUDGE E. C. CALKINS. Judge Calkins Dies; Prominent in State . Judge E. C. Calkins of Kearney, a re gent, of the UnlverElty of Nebraska and Ktate senator from. Buffalo county to the fourteenth session of the legislature, 1877, died Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Presbyterian hospital, , Judge Calkins' death came after five weeks of serious Illness and followed an operation which was at first bellevcU t have been successful. . , The body was shipped t5 Kearney Tu. . day and . will be ' buried there, when; a daughter, Mrs. Charles Smith, resides. KEARNEY, Neb., July 9.- Special tel egram.) The body of Judge E. C Cal kins, city attorney of Kearney, arrived in Kearney today from Omaha. The Judge was prominent in civic affilrg of cen tral Nebraska and well known through out the state by members of the State Bar association, M which he was a for mer president. ' ' Judge Calkins first became well known In the central part of the state when he was called as referee In the .famoii county seat case of Adams county, when he atJed the location to Hastings over the contending town of Juiiia.u. . ..n'.. arrangements have been set for Wednes day at 9:30 a. m. in charge of the local county bar association. MILLS ELECTED GRAND EXALTED JWLER OF ELKS 'PORTLAND, Ore., July 9. Thomas B. Mills of Superior, Wis., was elected grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Pro tective Order of Elks today by acclama tion. Dr. C P. Ward, of Pasadena, Call., was elected grand loyal knight and Ed ward Leach, of New York, No. 1, was re-elected treasurer. Rochester, N. Y. probably will be se lected as the convention city for 1913, all opposition having been withdrawn. Fort l)o.l- Hotel Man Kills Self. FORT DODGE, la., July fc-Frcd Coles, proprietor of the Crawford hotel her. committed suicide this morning by shoot ing himself. No cause is known. He was well known in Iowa. : 'I Bee SINGLE Fall in Temperature Accompanied by Severe Storms; Around Omaha. HITS IN VICINITY OF 0NAWA Thermometer Registers 101 Degrees ' at Three-Thirty, Then Falls Hapldly When Rain Falls and Wins Rise. ,1 Following hours of Intense dry heat, which Went to a maximum of 101 degrees In Omaha and to slmlllar high fig urea elsewhere In the contiguous territory, win and wind came late yesterday after noon and evening, a rapid fall of tem leiature and damage to property in some sections being the result High wind, which approached the fury of a tornado wreaked havoc In Onawa. la., and vicinity and "crossing the river did some damage in Nebraska. Wind grid rain caused considerable damage and much trouble for the Nebraska and In dependent Telephone companies in Coun cil Bluffs. . ... At 8 o'clock last night, neither the tele phone companies nor the telegraph com panies were able to reach Onawa and the extent of the damage could not be ascertained. . From the exeremely high early morning temperature of 80 degrees at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, the mercury climbed upward until at 3 o'clock it stood at 98, two 'degrees hotter than was registered Monday at the same hour. By 3:30 the thermometer registered 101; by 4 o'clock the mercury had receded to 88, .and at 8 o'flocK In the evening It had fallen to 78. Official reports reaching the local office of the United States weather bureau showed that the highest temperature re corded In Nebraska Monday was 104 de grees, which was registered at Grand Island, Holdrege and Hartlngton. The distance between, these points and their various geographical locations are taken to Indicate how general the distribution of the heat was throughout the state on Monday, which wan the hottest day of the year so far.. Out of seventeen points In the state that were reported to the local station the1 average maximum tem perature of Monday showed 100 degrees. Culbertsin registered 103. Linooln, Fair mont, Falrbury and Colufrbus registered 102. Valentine was the coolest place of those in the state that have reported, having had a maximum temperature of 92 degrees. , ' JUDGE CROWE IS DROWNED WHILE BATHING IN RIVER CKILLICOTHE, Mo., July 9.-P. 6. Crowe, police judge of Chllllcothe, was drowned while bathing In the Grand river iat evening.' : ' HYMENEAL . Johnaon-Roberts. FHENANDOAH, la.,- July 9.-(Speclal.) -James A. Johnson, editor of the Far rug ut Leader, , and the Farragut post mistress, Miss Susan Roberts, were mar- ,'rled In St. Joseph Sunday. This was a surprise wedding and now all Mr. John son's" subscribers, and Mrs. Johnson's postal patrons are waiting to give them a rousing roceptlon on their return home. HS WEATHER. Unsettled COPY TWO CENTS. UNCLE SAM'S B0IS LEAD THEM ALL American Athletes Are Five Point! Ahead in Olympian Games in Stockholm Arena. SWEDEN IS A CLOSE SECOND Chicago Man Wins in the 100-Metel , .Swimming Race. , EASILY TAKES THE FIRST HEAT Bonhag Has Things His Own Way in Long-Distance Run. PERSON FINISHES LAP BEHIND Javelin . Throw, Onlr Event ConJ eluded Tuesday, Goes to Finland Americans Win Heats in the 1,500-Meter Itnee. . STOCKHOLM, July , 9.-The United States led by five points in all the events contested at the Olymplo games, Include ing swimming, athletics, shooting and all other kinds of sport up to this morning! according . to .the list . compiled by th officials here. The score reads: United States, , 68; Sweden, 64; Greal Britain, 36; France, IT; South Africa, llj Germany, 11." Denmark, 10; Finland. 8 Norway, 7; Italy, t; Hungary, 4; RussiaJ 8; Austria, I; Greece, ; Holland, V, Australia, L , " j The United ' States cannot Increase It lead today, because the only events oon-l oluded were the Javelin throwing, Id which all three places were woo by th Finnish team, and the relay race, lit which the American team, was disqualU fled In the preliminary. ( Harry J. Hebner, carrying the colors of a Chicago athletic club, won the first heat In the 100 meters swim. England's four speedy dash men cap tured the 400-meter relay race, In th semi-finals , of which they were beateri yesterday by the American runners, who were later disqualified. Sweden was sec' and and the German team waa dlsquall fled. Finland made a "slam" In .the Javelin throw with either hand, taking all thrat places. ' .United States to Front. .George V. Bonhag of the ; Irish-Ameri- can Athletio club gave a fine exhibition in tli o first heat of the 6,000-meter race. Louis . Scott . of the South - Patterson Young Men's Christian association took the second heat by hard work. Garnet M. Wockoff, University of Ohio, was the only representative of the United Status in the third heat,, and he was unable to finish. ' , Bonhag .ran the first heat of the 6.000 mcter flat race In . his own way. Ho easily led the field .throughout exctpt for a 'brief monymt In the middle of the race, When G. N. Hull, the Australian, went ahead during the last mils. Tha. result of the, second heat virtualjy KcntaUvesva (hettnttseSaietea mads tha pace for two-thirds of the race, the to English runners, E. W. Hutson and C. H. Ruf fell, following close on the heels of Luls Scott, South Peterson, Young Men's Christian asaociatlnon, and Edward P. Fitzgerald, New York Athletic club; Jo eep Keeper, the Canadian, and the two Swedes, B. Modlg and M. ' Persson, were only a short distance away. The real fight came early In the third' mile, when Ruffell took the lead for a, few yards and then dropped by the way.j Fitzgerald came up to the front but soon foil back, and .Scott reached the tape with an easy lead of four yards frorai Keeper, who was two feet ahead of Put-1 son. Persson finished a lap behind, buti his compatriot, Modlg, withdrew duni.. the first mile. 1,600 meters, flat race, first heat: Mel-; vln W. Sheppard, I. A. A. C, first; L. C.I Madeira, I. I. I., University of PennsyU vanla, second; A. Hare, Great Britain,' third. Time: 4:27. " u! 1,600 meters, flat race, second heat: Nor- man 8. Taner, Brown university, first;! P. J. Baker, Great Britain, second; O.j Amberger, Germany, third. Time: 4:26V.; Third heat: Abel R. Klviat I. A. A. U, first; H. A. Arnud, France, second; N.j J. Patterson, Chicago Athletic s.ssooiatlon.1 third. Time: 4:04. Fourth heat: A. N. S. Jackson, Greati Britain, first; John Paul Jones, CorneiI, second; Lewis R. Anderson, University of Nebraska, third. Time: 4:217-10. Fifth heat J. Zanders, , Sweden, first;. E. ' BJorn, 8weden, second; Herbert N.i Putnam, Cornell university, third. Time;1 4:06. Sixth heat: E. Von Sigel, Germany, first; Oscar F. Hedlund, Boston Athletio, association, second; W. C. Moore, Eng land, third. Time: 4:09 3-10. " Seventh heat: E. Wide, Sweden, first! Walter McClure, Olymplo Athletio asso ciation, San Francisco, second; W. cot trill, Great Britain, third. Time: 4:06. 6,000 meters, flat race, first heat: George V. Bonhag, I. A. A. C, first; A. Deco teau, Canada, second;. F. N. Hibbins, Eng land, third. Time: 15:22. , Second heat: Louis Scott, South Fat erson Young Men's. Christian association, first; Joseph Keeper, Manitoba, second; E. V,'. Hutson, England, third. Time: 15:23. Third heat: M. 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