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VOL. XLII-NO. 46.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, -'AUGUST 10, 1912 FOURTEEN PAGES.
SINGLE COIT TWO CENTS."
Omaha
RAILROADS LOSE IN
DEBATE IN PASSAGE
; OF
Bill Provides Free Passage to Amer
ican Ships and Bars Railway
t '-' Owned Ships.
PROVIDES ONE-MAN GOVERNMENT
. i ,
law Passed by Vote of Forty-Seven
to Fifteen.
PRIVILEGES FOR AMERICANS
No onditions for Vessels of Coast
wise Trade.
BRANDEGES STRUGGLES IN VALN
Chairman of Committee Make Inef
fective Fight Against Provisions
Aa-alust Hallrond-Owned
Stilus.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9.-The Panama
canal administration bill providing free
passage to 'American -'ships,- prohibiting
railroad owned vessels from using the
waterway and authorizing the establish
ment of a one-man government," when, the
canal is completed, was pawed by the
senate tonight, by a vote of 47 to IS,
The provision for free tolls, Which was
tough out In the senate Wednesday, was
endorsed again just before the passage
of the measure.
-Attached to the bill as It passed the
senate were two important amendments
directed at trust or railroad control of
steamship lines. The first, by Senator
Reed, would prohibit ships owned by an
illegel industrial combination from using
the canal; and ' the "second by' Senator
Bourne, would force railroads- to give up
water lines that might otherwise be their
competitors, if 1t were proved that they
were stifling competition.
Opi-onents of the- free -toll- provision for
American ships, against which Great
Britain made ' format ' protest, carried
their fight up td' the' last moment of the
bill's consideration: ' Just' before Its pas
cage Senator Root moved to strike out
tfce section giving free' tolls to American
coastwise vessels, ' and Senator Hoke
Smith of Georgia' m'oved to 'strike out
the provision for . free tolls to American
ships in the foreign trade. Both of these
motoins were defeated by overwhelming
votes. . "v
As the bill passed, it ' would"" permit
American coastwise vessels to pass
through the canal free without condi
tions, while American foreign trade ships
might pass through free If their owners
agreed to sell the vessels to the United
States at a fair price in- tlrp of war 'or
emergeBcy,-'VvO:.n-..'v-:,Af ".
"."' fight Over Ilallroaa Ship.
The great fight of . the day . centered
about the provision to prohibit railroad
owned snips from using the canal ;
The broad terms of. the original house
bill, which would have required every
railroad in the country . to dispose at
once of any such Unes .with which it
might otherwise compete, were not ac
cepted b ythe senate. This was modified
so that railroads ; would be prohibited
only from owning steamship lines that
may operate through the Panama canal.
The Bourne amendment, however,
adopted later by a vote of 36 . to 25,
restored much of the vigor of the-antl-railroad
provisions of the house bill. It
provided that if the Interstate Commerce
commission should find that any railroad
had an interest in a competitive line of
steamers and .that such interest was in
jurious to the' welfore of the public, the
commission might compel the railroad to
dispose of. Its steamer connections.
Senator Brandegee, chairman of the in
teroceanlc canals committee of the sen
ate, madt an ineffective fight on the
rigid provisions against railroad ships.
After the amendments had been adopted
to the house bill he moved that the whole
paragraph relating to railroad control be
stricken out. This motion was defeated,
45, to IS. A subsequent proposal by Mr.
Brandege e to' permit any ships to use
the eflnai; Riving to the Interstate Com
merce commission power of control over
them, nlso was defeated.
The Reed ' amendment, against trust
owned ships waa called up tor a second
vote before the. bill passed and was
adopted on final passage by a vote of ?&
to 23.
The completed canal bill finally was
passed with Senators Burton. Crane. Gal
linger, Idge, Root and other opponents
of the free toll and antl-rallroad features
of it voting againBt it.
JOHN W. COOK NAMED FOR
REGISTER AT LANDER, WYO.
WASHINGTON. Aug. President Taft
rent to the senate today the nomination
of James M. Morton, jr.. to be United
etates district judge in Massachusetts to
sucretd Frederick Podge, elevated to the
circuit court bench. Otner nominations
today include John W. Cook to be regis
ter or the land office at Lander, Wyoi'
" o-k to Bntld Pavilion. j
LOGAN, la.. Aug. 9.-(Special.)-Tom
Parker and W. W. Latla have been ap- j
nniniofl hv the Commercial club of Logan
. . il . : . i u .AAanfV flmftllnt tO bHnff
IQ BOlIl'll llio lit. J
previous subscrlptVms up to the , S5,0 j
mark for the oenstructton of a pavilion t
fo rthe Ames-Harrison county short)
course. '" !
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For Nebraska-Fair, warmer.
For Iowa-Fair, warmer.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday.
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Cattlemen Consult
Senator Dion About
Roosevelt Campaign
CHICAGO, Aug. 9. Western men who
"ran" cattle with Thcodote Roosevelt on
the Maltese Crofs ranch near Medora.
N. D., thirty years ago and who now
live in Montana, Idaho and other states,
today rchewed pledges of fealty to the
colonel In enthusiastic interviews with
United States Senator Joseph M. Dixo.j
of Montana at progressive headquarters.
The headquarters Were thronged today
with men from t!io Bitter Hoot valley
and the' Jackson Hole country, who had
waited after the close of the progressive
national convention for the opportunity
to hold personal conferences with Sen
ator Dixon and other leaders.
. Although . the active tampalgn prac.
tlcally'has been' launched Senator Dixon
said that the executive committee would
not be completed until after a . meeting
to be held in New York early next week
The senator probably will go to New
York Saturday.
There were rumors that E. P. Hooker
of New York tentatively had been de
cided upon as treasurer of the executive
committee. t V
Illinois progressive leaders' today made
public a telegram from Colonel Roose
velt, dated at Cleveland, In which tha
nominee expressed his pleasure at the
Illinois ticket and the Illinois platform.
The colonel sail good Judges of the senti
ment of the people of Illinois were con
fident the progressive ticket would sweep
the state at the elections.
Man Charged with
Forgery Confesses ,
to Many Crimes
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 9.-After
having maintained silence for moro than
a week William' J. Rcnk, :who was ar
rested on a forgery charge under the
name of Arthur - H. Frank, 1 and .(whose
people, he says, reside In Oshkosh, Wis.,
has made a sworn statement to the po
lice authorities in which he gave a his
tory of his career.' He was arrested after
It had been ascertained he had ordered
of a printer " blank cashier checks c n
twenty banks. In his luggage at a hotol
were found eighty-five cashier checks, to
taling 105,273. ' . - i
In his statement today Renk said he
was born in Chicago, and that his father,
Nicholas Renk, now resides in Oshkosh,
and that he had a wife living at Wauke
sha, Wis., from whom he had not been
divorced. He said he had served nine
months In the house of correction at Chi
cago after having ben convlctad on a
charge of embezzling $300 from a life In
surance company..-
Since then,, he, sajd, , he had been in
many cities of the country and in WaSh-
tngton, D. C.V last "July had married Miss
Merjf T. judge a: Arthur H. Frank.
Broker .Who Shot His
Wife Says fie Mistook
Her for Burglar
NEW YORK. Aug. 9,-Mathew O'Cal
laghan, a cotton merchant living in a
fashionable section of, Brooklyn, was
taken In custody early today on, the
charge of shooting his . wife, Lillian,
whom .he declared he mistook for a burg
lar. Mrs. O'Callaghan said her, husband
was intoxicated and that the shooting
was deliberate. She was taken to a hos
pital, where' It was found she was suffer.
Ing from three bullet wounds. Her con
dition is critical.
, Mrs. O'Callaghan is 37 years old. She
told the police that she arose early this
morning and as she was leaving the
rooni her husband threatened to shoot
her. She said she saw he was intoxicated
and decided to hurry to her son-in-law's
spartment on the top floor. Mrs. O'Cal
laghan said her ' husband fired three
times through a glass door panel at her.
She said she had been married six years
and had never had any trouble with her
husband.
O'Callaghan told the police he thought
his wife was a burglar
Death Penalty Asked
for Chicago Woman
Who Killed Husband
CHICAGO, Aug. 9. -The rourth Chicago
woman to-face trial this year on the
charge of ki'ling her husband was sched
uled to appear In tho criminal court to
day. She Is Mrs. Florence Bernstein, 22
years old, widow of George Bernstein,
who was found In bed shot to death on
the morning of May 5. - .
Mrs. Bernstein Is tho first woman In
years for whom. the state has asked tho
death penalty. .
While dying Bernstein charged his wife
with having shot him without . provoca
tion. Mrs. Bernstein asses ts she acted in
fclf-defense. ' " - '
Race Between Major H
and Cowherd Close
ST., LOUIS, Aug. 9.-The official count
of the vote cast In Tuesday's primary
election will be necessary to, determine
whether Attorney General. Elliott W.
Major or former Congressman William
S. Cowherd has won the democratic nom
ination fcr governor.
On the face of late returns -today from
country districts Major is now leading
Cowherd by several hundred votes. Ma
jor's managers claimed that practically
complete figures from every c!ty and
county In the state as received by them
insured Major's nomination. The Cow
herd campaign managers claim his nom
ination by 2,000.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK IS
FELT IU CONSTANTINOPLE
CONSTANTINOPLE?. Aug. 9.-A severe
earthquake shock lasting about ten sec
onds drove the population of this city
from their houses Into the streets at an
early hour this morning. Many houses
were violently shaken, but the damage
reported is small. .
COHGRESSMEN MEET
GOMPERS IN CAPITAL
Nebraska Representatives "Hold Ses
sion with View View to Impeach
ment Proceedings for Jude.
WILL PROBE THE BUCK CASE
Labor Leader Takes Part, Accom
panied by Counsel.
HOMESTEAD RIGHTS ARE GONE
Purchase of Dakota Lands Does
Away with Same.
TAFT SIGNS RECLAMATION BILL
Settler, on Irrigation Project! Wilt
Be Able to Acquire Title la Ad
vance of Full Batldlng
i , . Charge Payment.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 9.-(Speclal
Telegram.)-Messrs. Magulre, Lobeck and
Stephens, democratic members of the
! house from Nebraska, 'met in Mr. Ma-
guire s office this morning and began
what promises to be a series of con
ferences with Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor over the
Buck Stove and other cases. This Is a
prelude to carrying but the instructions
of the Nebraska democratic platform,
which Instructed its representatives In
Nebraska to try to 'avenge the alleged
wrong done the cause ' of labor In the
Infliction of a pail sentence upon Mr.
Gompers and other labor leaders by Jus
tice Daniel Thew Wright of the supreme
court of the District of Columbia. Th
ultimate design of the investigation is to
begin impeachment proceedings against
Justice Wright. ' j
It - is the .'intention of the self
constituted investigation committee to
probe thoroughly the Buck Stove case
and the complications which have arisen
from it. It will then bs determined
Whether Judge Wright had done any
thing warranting an Impeachment reso
lution. ' j
This morning' conference, was an ex
ceedingly quiet affair, no . details being
given ' to' the public. Mr. - Gompers was
accompanied by counsel. ' Tne Nebraska
members, ' it is said, are willing, to hear
anyone wishing to appear for either Bide,
but at 'present are' ndt' divulging ,what is
being done at their hearings. , .
. Homestead 11 1 pat Gone. , -"Inquiry
frbnTsettlers in the vicinity of
Columbus, Mont., lias led to the discovery
that In many parts of that section of
the west, at least the idea prevails that
those who took up lands In the Rosebud
reservation In South Dakota under the
rtct of March, 2, )907, still have a home
stead right. There were" a: number ' of
residents of Omaha wh? filed on those
lanqV, That IraRressioty fyeras (a prsvall
because the lands in qucstioo!ivr paid
for at the rate of from $2.60 to) per,
acrs, jW ifod their urcfia uhler tfcis
provision was hot an'exaroise of the
homestead right. .The commissioner of
the general land office, however, has held
that all such settlers have , exhausted
their homestead right. , .. , .
Whltmore at Capital. .
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Whltmore of Valley
and their two. daughters, who have been
In the city stopplhg at the Cochran for
the last few days, left for -Nebraska City
today. Mr. Whitmore Is one of the uni
versity, regents and In that capacity a
former colleague o F. H. Abbott, present
assistant Indian commissioner.' Mr.
Abbott entertained a number of Ne
braska people In honor of the Whltmores
before their leaving for the west, i nev
have visited a number of eastern cities
during their tour. y
itednntatlon nlhts.
President Taft today signed the act, ap-
proved by the secretary of the interior, ,
whlch will enable settlers on reclamation
projects to obtain Jatents and water
right certificates upon completion of
the three years' residence required under
tho homestead law, and upon the satis
factory proof of reclamation and pay
ment of all amounts due to the United
States at that time.
Under this law settlers on Irrigation
propects will be able to acqulre,a market
able title within the prescribed period In
advance of full payment of tho building
charge, which Is apportioned under each
propect In the ratio of the area in each
entry of holding. Heretofore, oatents for
lands within government reclamation I ror
jects could not be Issued until the build
ing charges had been paid In full. This
charge has been' assessed In not more
than ten annual Installments and during
the period until full payment was made
the settlers have been subject to loss of
patents by failure to comply with the re
quirements of the reclamation act.
Morflflratlnn of l.nw,
In his annual report Secretary Fisher
pointed out the urgent need for modifi
cation of existing law- so as to permit the
settlers to acquire marketable title to
his property, subject onVy to the Hen of
the government for the unpaid Install
ments of the water . charges, such title
to pass as soon as the settler should com
ply with the proper residence and culti
vation provisions. This would1 enable the
settler to do what heretofore he has been
unable to do, to mortgage his property
for the purpose of raising funds with
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REBELS RAID TEXAS RANCHES
Mexican Bandits Cross Rio Grande
'"''-' Near Sirra Btyncau t , ;.
TROOKf J5ENT. Vlb ; THE ' SCENE
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AnoTtier' jPiirtr of Two Handrel (Toes
'Across into Arizona at BUhct
Soldiers Are dent -to Ar-
rest Them. .
: th PASO,:Aug. 9.-The Mexican bandits
crossed the International boundary and
came into Texas today, then began raid
ing near Sierra Blanco. 'according to a
telegram Sheriff Edwards rccoived here
this forenoon.
United States troops are moving to the
point where Mexican rebels are reported
to be raiding American ranches. Colonel
E. Z. Steever hai dispatched troop G.
of the Third . Cavalry from Fort Bliss,
the cavalrymen moving on horse along
the border.
Coolonel Steever may send a oompany
of Infantry on the" special traln, which
nas been ordered by Sheriff P. J.
Edwards and his noKxe. Tho Rhorlff an.
nouncM that ne w) ba unable t0 pro.
cure enough armed men before this af-
ternoon.
No further reports have besn received
here from Sierra Blant-a.
Itnldera lWar llJiittee.
WASHINGTON. Aug 9.-The sudden
appearance at Blsbee, Ari., last night
of about 200 Mexican rebels has sent a
detachment of American troops along
the line from the eastward to that point.
It the rebels havo not retreated across
the line when the troops arrive thy prob
ably will be arrested. The news came to
the State department from the American
consul at Nogales today and Is regarded
as confirmation of the report that the
rebel forces are rapidly disintegrating.
Mormen Women Are Safe.
SANTA MONICA, Cal., Aug. 9.-Presl-dent
Joseph Smith, of the Mormorr-t'hurc;i
said today that all Mormon women and
children had safely reached the United
States from Mexico, but that the men
of two colonies, Colonia Jaurez and
Dublun, had armed themselves and would
not depart, v ,
"All now are safe," said Mr. Smith,
"but their homes, crops and other pos
sessions are at the mercy of the revolu
tionists. I have made no appeal to
Orozco or Salazar though others of our
church did, but nothing came of It.
"I don't think intetventlon by the
United States would be wise and am
sure it would load to a still greater
demoralization."
WRECK CAUSED BY BAD
TRACK AND UNSAFE CARS !
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Bad track and
old, unsafe cars were the caunes of
the accident on May 6, on the New Or
leans & Northeastern railroad near East
Abuchie, Miss., in which nine persons
were ' killed and fifty-six ' injured, ac
cording to a report made to the Inter
state Commerce commission today.
The cars, in which tho casualties
chiefly occurred were two wooden tourist
cars, "one of w'llich was built twenty-six
years' ago, the other thirty-two years
ago," says the report. "
The report points out that the acclden)
shows the necessity for enforced use of
steel cars.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9,-Tl.e Illinois railroad
and warehouse commlss oners today made
public their findings In the investigation
of the wreck on the Chicago, Burlington
and Quiney railroad at Western Springs,
July 14. when thirteen people were killed.
The commissioners declare against the
manual block system operated by persons
and for the automatic block system.
"Let It Eain!"
Battleship Nebraska .
Hits Uncharted Rock
ana lstfaaiy Dams
" WASHtNGTON.'Aiiijf;.', S.Jhe battleship
ebrakki 'iaii n aft 'firicharted shoainear
Newpdi t, 'ft.'' 1.,' late' yesterday , and was
so-fcotlously damaged that It has been
ort'ered to drydot k at Boston navy yard.
Ttje flagship Connecticut about the
tame time broke Its starboard crankshalt
and has been ordered to Philadelphia for
repairs, , . ,
HARRIMAN TRAIN WRECKED
Freight Engine Smashes Into Rear
of Grand Island Local.
NO ONE ON TRAIN INJURED
Two C'oarhee Filled with Passensers
Are Telescoped and the Car Is
Wrecked Going; Thirty
Miles an Hour.
Union Pacific officials are congratu
lating themselves over the lucky outcome
of a wreck In the local yards Thursday
night, when a freight engine going thirty
miles an hour crashed Into the rear of
train No. 23, known as the Grand Island
local. Although three coaches filled with
passengers were demolished no one was
injured. The train left for the west a
couple of hours late wtih entirely new
equipment.
The local left the station on schedule
and as It got out under the Eleventh
street viaduct a switch engine came
through the yards from the east. Tho
man in the tower gave the- engineer- on
the KWltch engine a clear board, but
failed to throw the switch. As a result,
at a speed of thirty miles an tnw, the
switch engine crashed into the rear eiitl
of the local, completely telescoping two
of the coaches und badly smashing up a
third. '. ' .'
The coaches on the local were filled
with ' passengers, but not a person, was
injured. They saw the engine coming
and scores of them Jumped through the
windows. The men on the switch engine
were so close upon the passenger train
when they saw that they were going to
strike it that they had no opportunity of
slowing down their engine.
Eoosevelt Party '
Reaches New York
NEW, YORK. Aug. 9.-Theodore Boose
velt and party arrived In New York
from Chicago at 9:30 this morning on the
Twentieth Century Limited. A cheering
crowd greeted the colonel and he went
at once to his editorial oiflces..
The National Capital
Friday, Aacunt O, 101-'.
The Senate.
Met at 10 a. m. :
Fight to keep railroad-owned ships
from using the Panama canal resumed
with consideration of the, Panama bill.
Senator- Kenyon's bill to compel Jail
sentences for anti-trust law violators
placed upon the calendur.
.... ; The House.
Met at noon.
President Taft's veto of the wool bill
received with a message.
Radio communication bill taken up.
CARMEN SEND ULTIMATUM
Chicago Traction Employes Demand
'"; ; . ' Answer Today v" y
SUSPENSION LOOKS PROBABLE
t'titoii of ficui' t :". ? Wirt Huii
. Work at once If a Satisfactory
' ' Settlement la Not Made
-Todar. - vJ"-...
CHICAGO, Aug. 9. An Ultimatum from
street car and elevated railway, employes
that the traction officials ; must; answer
definitely tha demands of the men for
higher wages this afternoon was in th)
hands of tha street lallway officials to
day. . ,,. -. , . - : , ,
Union men declare a, walkout :ecms In
evitable if the traction officials refuse to
act on the demands.
A strike, If one Is called, would affect
! the employes of all the surface lines and
the elevated roads. ,
Mayor Harrison has announced he will
do all he can to bring about a settlement.
Ilrltlxh Commissioner lomtna.
LONDON. Aug. 9.-B!r George Asquith.
chairman of the industrial commission of
the Board of Trade and famous as a suc
cessful mediator in Industrial disputes
during the last few years, is to be sent
shortly by the British government to
Canada to Investigate the working of tha
industrial disputes Inxestlgatlon act In
the dominion. During his trip Sir George
probably also will visit the United
States, where he will make a study of
the latest industrial legislation.
Sir George Asqulth's trip to Canada in
dicates that the government ts deter
mined to attempt to remedy by legisla
tion the conditions which have kept' the
British Isles In a constant stats of in
dustrial warfare for the last eighteen
months. He is undoubtedly the best in
formed man In. the United Kingdom on
Industrial questions and he enjoys the
confidence of both capital and labor.
Gov. Stuhbs Carries
Ninety-two Districts
. , ..,-,.' ,y v- .
TOPEKA, Kan., 'Aug. .-Vlth returns
frpm all of the 105 counties, friends of
Governor ;Stubbs today claim his nomina
tion to the United States senate in Tues
day's primaries. Returns Indicate that
Stubbs has carried ninety-two. of the 16o
legislative districts. '. -i - .'
William II'. Thompson probably Is the
democratic senatorial nominee, although
Hugh P. Farrelley la, a close contender
for the nomination. Both BUlard and
Hodges claim the democratic guberna
torial nomination, with complete returns
to be received front nearly forty counties.'
Dillard's lead Is being ..slowly reduced
and Hodges' claims the nomination by.
8.000.,' ' . ' ... '
Earl Akers apparently is nominated for
state treasurer and John S. Dawson' has
teen renominated for attorney general
by the republicans. W. D. Ross appears
to have won for state superintendent.
Returns have been slow from districts
In western Kansas and definite results
on several offices will not be determined
until the official count Is made public.
GERMAN STEAMER CARRYING
; CARTRIDGES IS DETAINED
ANTWERP, 1 Belgium! Aug. , 9. Th
German : steamer- Hernila from' Ham
burg was .detained, by the, authorities
here today, having discovered great
quantities of cartrldses. guroowder and
other explosives smong m;r cargo destine!
for Turkey. .The amunltlcn were found
hidden In bags of rice. - r
I
PROPOSED CUTS IH
DUTIES ON WOOL
TOO DEEPrSAVS TflFT
Executive, Sends Tariff Bill Back to
Congress with Message Point-" u
ing Out Defects. V; ' i
SECOND VETO " FOR MEASURE
It is Not in1 Line with Inforaatioi
Gathered by Board.- f t
OTHER MESSAGES i WILL FOLLOW
Steel and 'Cotton Bills Open to,
; , Similar Objections. V "
ASKS CONGRESS TO TRY, AGAIN
He Will SUti. Any , Measare t&af
Provides Lower Unties an Will. V
.ot Cause Disaster to the
, .Industry. .- ,' .
V
WASHINGTON, Aug. .-For the see
ond time within a year President .Taft
today vetoed a bill, to rsvjss the wool
tariff, schedule K of ths VayitS-Aldrteh.
law.- ,; 'V :r""
With a message, of disapproval the,,
president returned to congreis the bill
evolved as a compromise between the
house and senate,, holding that its low
rates would bring disaster to horns in
dustries. He appealed to congress, how-'
ever, not to adjourn until it had enacted
a measure to "substantially reduce un
necessary .existing duties" without de
stroying protection for tho wool Indus-,
try In the United States.
Ths president's difBipi oval of the wool
bill is to be followed with similar vetoes
of the steel bill and the cotton bill. Trii
sugar -hill'' is likely to be "Vctoeft. as is
tha excise tax bill, the latter probably on
the ground tnat the president believes it
unconstitutional. : ;
"I shall stand by my pledges to main-,
tain a degree of ' protection nocessafy to,
offset the differences in cost of produc
tion here' and abroad, and Will heartily.
approve of any bin reducing aunts to
this level," wrote Mr. Taft. .
. WhJlo the bill vetoed today and the one
disapproved last sr wero identical in
tsrmo, , the president's reasons differed.!
Ho vetoed the former bill because It had.
been framed before, the tariff .board's
report the' latter because ho said it ha-J-been
framed with disregard for the
board's findings. -. ; , '" ' ,'; '!
I'ronoxrd Si-hcdale Too Low. .
"Most of the rates In the submitted ,
bill,", wrote . tho - w-eslcont, "are so low
In' themselves that ir enacted- into law,"
th'e' Inevitable "mult Vpold be lrretrlev' .
bio Injury to the wool growlntftridustryT .
the' 4aforoeipet). ,of ; idleness 'f much ,of
ouf-'" '-wool1 comhlnsfj n'dj signing, m- "
chin,ery( and f thousands of looms and"'
thi cornteqifht throwing out of, employe
msni or,tnouBnnos i tMuraMTO.
;The bill sent to the Whit House im
posed an ad valorem duty f 39 per cent
oh raw wool and on cloths of 4 per cent.
Both rates, Mr." Taft; held, were lnsufv
flclent to protect the "wool, growers tnd.
the manufacturer. ' ': ,v ,'"'' ' ' !
It was predtote4 today that the wool
bill might be passed by the house over
Mr. Taft's veto, but " there was soma
doubt as to its fatft' In the senate., Vt.
publican leaders were inclined to bel!c
that It would fail ''of .passage there as-It.
did twelve months ago; y ,
The president doclared iln his messe?e
that he wa?r anxious to see schedule K.;
revised downward and that he would bo
glad to see congress remain in session,.,
until a bill he considered proper was sent
to the White House. He found It im:
possible, he said, in view of the platform
on which he was elected, to approve th
submitted measure, but declared ., onp
agreeable to his views had been drafted,
by minority members of the house ways
and means committee. , V.
WOMAN FLAGS FAST f
TRAIN WITH PETTICOAT
DENISON. Ia.. Aug. 8.-ISpeclal.) Mrs.
t n.'' Griffin living three miles west'
of Dow City, has won for herself much
notoriety by stopping - ons of the , fast
passenger trains on the Northwestern by
using her petticoat as a flag, witnessing
two vounic men thrown from a buggy. In
the wagon road, and the horse dash up
the railroad track toward Dow Pity, sne'
thnusht It certain the animal would hs-'
come disabled in one of the many small
bridges making i an obstruction . .which
would ditch tho passenger train she -heard'
coming. So 'she took the heroic means
Of warning tne engineer, a no im;n piu-.
ceeded slowly to the station to find that
the horse had. ' navigated tho bridges '
safely and .arrived at town uninjured,
but with tho buggy smashed to splinters.; -
GENTLEMAN BURGLAR FACES ::
TRIALS ON ELEVEN CHARGES
CHICA GO. Aug. ' 8,-Jacob ' F. Guthrie
confessed gentleman burglar and forger.-,
tonight was booked at tho central police
station on nino charges of burglary and'
two of forgery- He was' taken Into cusi
tody last Saturday night and since that
time loot valued at almost $350,000 which
he stole has been recovered. Much of it ,
has been identified,
.More than fifty, machinists' ; tools,
which Guthrie stole from the city while
In Its emplovment. wre. identified today.
There is nothing that
can be advertised that .
cannot be advertised
i- with profit in The Bee
classified section. " .
This is a good thought t
to ponder a while, ; V
V Tyler 1000.' '
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