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Generally Fair
vol: XL1I-NO., .50.
OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 15, 1912-TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
AMERICAN CONSUL
SHOTWHILEHUNTING;
IBEfl
MURDER
Statement Receives Ambiguous Mes
sage from Cartagena, Colombia,
; ? Concerning Killing.
CIRCUMSTANCES ARE SUSPICIOUS
Relations with Authorities Were
Already Strained.
BORN ,IN SOUTH AMERICA
In Service of Consular Corps Since
'Ninety -Five.
ONCE BEFORE WAS ATTACKED
' MAY HAVE BEEN MURDERED
OMAHA MAN VICE PRESIDENT OF
GALVANIZERS' ASSOCIATION.' ,
Two Years Ago He Kilkd atlve In
Self-Defense and Several Colom
bians Hade an Attempt
- to Assassinate Him.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 William Bruce
McMaster, .American vice consul at Carta.
,gena, Colombia, has been shot and killed.
Dispatches to the State department today
reporting his death do not say if it wa-s
an accident or a murderous assault. An
(investigation is being made.
Mr. McMaster was killed la?t Sunday
"while hunting," according to the report
to the State . department, which came
'from American Consul Kemper at Carta
gena. "
An attack upon his life two years ago
and the strain imposed upon his relations
with - the Colombian judicial authorities
as a, result of his efforts to obtain full
punishment for the would-be assassins,
excites the suspicion of officials here as
to the cause of his death.
About. two years ago, because he-had
killed a native in self-defense, McMaster
.'was attacked by several Colombians and
dangerously wounded. He was arrested
on the charge of murder and though ac
quitted by a lower court was found guilty
'and sentenced to Imprisonment h an
appellate tribunal. The "United States
government intervened and there was a
new trial, which resulted in his acquittal
'in June, 1910, but he had ever since been
fearful of further violence.
4Mi. MtJluillU hda UUUl-1U UlOlllU, 'JL
American parents in 1875. He was edu
cated in the United States and Colombia.
iand later became a ranch owner in Co
lombia. His service in the consular corps
ibegan in 1893, when he became a messen
ger In the Cartagena consulate. In 1901
J he was -appointed vice consul and in 1903
became vice and deputy; consul., "
,New Ming cf Land "
Offide Recofnizes
Modern Dry Farming
, BOZEMAN, Mont, Aug. 14,-Word has
been,, received that the decision of the
llocal land office In the case of Mrs.. E.
Idesert land entryman, which it is said
. wul affect hundreds ' of homesteaders
(through the west, has been confirmed by
(department officials at Washington.
; Mrs.; Houston's "contention that the land
iln question was not desert land, as ad
joining land of a similar character was
iyielding profitable crops without irriga
tion, was sustained. The decision recog-
inlzes the modern methods of dry farming.
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A. N. EATON.
PEDIGREED BULLDOG
VOTED ON NEGRO'S NAME
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-The house
committee Investigating the elections of
j Representative James A, Hughes, re
publican, of West Virginia; Representa
tive Crago, republican, of Pennsylvania,
.and Representative Wilson, republican, of
'Illinois, has prepared 'reports' sustaining
jthe right of each to his seat. ,
It was developed in the investigation of
.Mr. Hughes' election that a pedigreed
'bulldog was voted In place of a negro
: voter. The report, it is said, will arraign
franchise conditions in that districts.
The Weather
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in southeast portion: Thursday, fair.
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Governor Wilson Will
Open His Campaign v
at Farmers' Picnic
SKA GIRT, N. J., Aug. ll.-Pennsyl-vania
will be the stale in wllich Governor
Wilson will open his campaign for the
presidency, . according to pre3ent Diana.
The governor today ticeepted an Invltiii
tlon to speak at the Granger picnic within
two weeks. The location and .date will be
announced, probably today. The governor
is undecided as yet as to the method of
his campaign, but his first Breaking en
gagement will be before tha Pennsylvania
farmers. The national campaign commit
tee in New York Is working on a plan of
speech-amking for the governor, the, de
tails of which have not yet been made
public. ' - t
Governor Wilson expected to" be able
to announce by noon today whether or
not he would attend the ceremonies at In
dianapolis on August 20, notifying Gover
nor Marshall of his nomination for the
vice presidency. - The aovernor slrondv
acepted an invitation to an outing and
rally of New Jersey democrats at Trenton
on the same date, but it is understood the
latter will postpone the date If the gover
nor so desires. Close friends of the gov
ernor, however, declare his going to In
dianapolis, will depend on the Hind of
program to be carried out there. 1 . .
Governor Wilson, it Is saiddoes not
want to make a speech,, not wishing In
any way to detract from the attention
and prominence which he thinks du the
vice presidential, candidate at these exer
cises.'' ' ; .v.. '-' -'":-:
Governor .Wilson "will speak tomorrow at
Gloucester, '.N. J., at picnic in which
farmers " from Pennsylvania, Delaware
and New Jersey are expected to parti
cipate. ' ' ! . .-. " . ' ' - '
Temperattire
f iif 111
Comparative
68
78 1st?
.01 - .00
depar-
Highest yesterday.
Ixiwest yesterday.,
Mean temperature.
Piedpitation
Temperature and 'precipitation
tures from the normal.
Normal temperature 75
.....! ... .1. .
uewciein;. iui iuq uaf a, l
Total excess since March 1......... 165
Normal precipitation, .U'inch
Beflciency for tne. day.......... .11 inch
Total rainfall since March 1.. .13.20 Inches
I)cflc!ency since March 1 ij.76 Inches
Mr. Stimson Refuses
to Send Papers Asked
By House Committee
WASHINGTON, Aug. ' 14-Secretary
Stimson and the house committee Inves
tigating the case of .Major B. Ray;' the
army paymaster, accused of having done
political work for President Taft, clashed
today over the right of the committee to
call on Mr. Stimson to produce certain
papers in the case. Representative
Bulkeley of Ohio announced he would
look for some precedent to. accuse the
secretary of contempt of congress. -
Secretary Stimson denied the right of
congress tq try to get through him let
ters and papers of a , personal nature. "
Representative Martin said the Impor
tant thing to learn was whether the con
duct of the War department was guldol
by a "hint" --.from somebody outside the
department. ."
Mr. Stimson said nothing had been
found during his administration which
warranted "disciplinary action" in the
case. . ' , -
"The hint might have come from some
one w.hom you could not discipline," cont
ented Mr. Bulkley.
Mr. Stimson said he considered the con
duct of General J. Franklin wen ana
Brigadier General Clarence Edwards In
handling the papers In the case "highly
irregular" as individuals, though not as
officials. - . . ., -
HOUSE REJECTS VETO
OF TAFT ON STEEL BILL
Vacation Dreams
Insurgents Join Forces and Vote
with the Democrats.
SENATE IS BUSY ON COTTON BILL
Measure is Repassed Within 1 2v J.fjS O I j
;Hort After it is Setups' VV i . I, (Ml
.the White Ho( A?!,. L x-f ' 4 I
MARGIN ON VOTE IS HARROW .-. ''iri a t I J)L
Takes Up, and with Aid of Progres
sives, Passes Measure.
ONE AMENDMENT IS TACKED ON
Everything Pertaining to Canadian
Reciprocity Except l4ulp and
Paper Sections Repealed
bjr the . Vote.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.Repeating its
action of yesterday,' when it passed the
wool tariff b:ll.ovcr President' Taft's
veto, the house today rej assed the .vetoed
steel and Iron tariff bill, within two
hours after, it had been returned from
the White House. ith, the , present's
veto message. The vote was li3 to83,
a margin of only two votes over the
two-ihlrds , necessary , to. orevrrjde the
president. - . : .
The senate at almost the same time
was, engaged In passing, the democrat
cotton tariff bill, sent it a week ago
by the house. Senator La Follettc's sub
stitute, which - represented the . views of
the tar.lff. board, was voted down, .46
to 10. La Follette and eight other, prog
ressive republicans later Joined, the demo
crats and. passed the cotton bill, 311 to
19.. An . amendment was attached re
pealing all, but tho pulp and paper sec
tion of the Canadian reciprocity Jaw.
The repassed sttel bill was sent Immedi
ately to the senate and reposed tonight
with the wool bill among the papers
technically on the desk, of the president'
of the senate. Both measures will be
called up Friday by Senator Simmons
and un attempt made to repass them, but
the democratic leaders have little hope
that they can obtain the necessary two
thirds vote' as did the" house. t" '
Insurgents with Uemocrii't;'.,,''K''
Insurgent forces In both the house, and
senate contributed to the succeHS of the
democratic tariff program.? In tha house
the sixteen Insurgents, who voted1 with j
them In overriding the president's vjto,
while nine insurgents In the senate jollied
in the passage of the. democratic cotton
bill.-:' . " ' ', :.. v.
Republicans who Voted with the demo
crats in he. houac were: t ..- 1
Aiken, New York; -iJavls, ' Lindbergh
ahd Steenerson, Minnesota; Haugen and
"What's thvUiet".
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
SON IS BORNTO MRS. ASTOR
Baby Becomes Direct Heir to Three
Million Dollars.
IS NAMED JOHN JACOB ASTOR
Father Lost Ills Life When Titanic
'sank Last April Will Made .
Provision for as Man? Child
ren as Stork MlgM Bring. ,
"Mother
"Woods, Iqw;" Kent California: Klnkald.
Ndrris and Bloan,' Nebrafcl4ifferty,
Oregon; La Follette, Washnigton; Reese,
Jackson and Young, Kansas; Morse, Wis
consin. . . '.
The insurgents who joined the demo
crats in the senate on the cotton bill
were: ;, . - ,",;, .
Borah, Idaho; Bourne, Oregon;, Brlstow,
Kansas Clapp, Minnesota; Cummins and
nenyon, Iowa; La Follette, Wisconsin;
Polndexter, Washington, and Works, Cal
ifornia. , ' .: '.-.,'' ' .. j
Lawyers Disease Point.
Democratic leader Underwood demanded
Immediate . Sctibir on the steel bill as soon
as the president's veto message was re
ceived. There was a chorus of protests
from the republican side, Minority Leader
Mann declaring that only bills on the
calendar could be considered.,
Mr. Underwood retorted that a iamand
for Immediate consideration was a con
stitutional privilege and could not , be
denied. The constitutional lawyers , of
the house fell upon one another ' and a
long legal debate ensued. ' Finally
bpeaker Clark ruled that the matter was
one of constitutional privilege and sus
tained Underwood. Mann promptly ap
pealed from the ruling and demanded a
roll call. . . -: "...i , :
The chair's position was sustained, 241
to 10, and the.repassage of the steel bill
followed. " - . ?"
The defection of the republican pro
gressives In the house angered former
Speaker Cannon. In the course of an at
tack on the proposal to repeat the wool
bill veto performance he spoke of the -defection
yesterday In bitter terms. -
"They . may call themselves repub
licans," he thundered, his clenched fists
upraised, "but I am not one of them." ,'
"Thank God," retorted one of the in-
NEW l'OKK, Aug. 14.-Mrs., Madeline
Force-Astor, survivor . of tho Titanic
disaster, In which her husband, the late
Colonel John Jacob Astor, lost his life
last April, gavo birth to a son at 8:1",
o'clock this morning. The new arrival
has been named John Jacob Astor, after
Its father. The baby becomes a direct
The attending physicians said:
and son are in good condition."
: The fact that its father proved himself
a hero In the Titanic disaster by stepping
aside to let women and children take
places In lifeboats and that the Wife from
whom he , parted was Ws bride of but a
few months, coupled wlt' the' large .for
tHM ; which was provided, foi posl
Tfallmous child have lent ,unu.itl interest
to. the arrival of the youngest Aetar.-
The new Astor baby will be one of f eft
children born with a' fortune, as large
a I3.000.00O in Its own rlaht. 1 ,
Colonel "Astor had provided that
whether the child was a .boy'or girl, It
should receive the same sum, and even
If the stork brought more than Ona child,
Colonel , Astor's will also covered that
contingency as ft read as follows.
,"J bequeath 'such number of separate
sums of $3,000,000 each as shall be equal
to the number of my children who shall
survive me . other than my -.son, , William
Vincent Astor, and my daughter, Ava
Muriel Astor.; ;
The latter, children are by Colonel As
tor's frst wife, Airs. 'Ava Willing Astor.
Murdererof Two Men
in Buffalo Pays
' Death Penalty
AUBURN, N. Y., Aug. 14.-John
Mnruszewshl of Cheektowaga,. Erie
eounty'died In the electric chair ' at 6:10
o'clock this morning. Maruszewskl shot
and killed Patrolman Charles E. Schaef
fer and Frank Kosac in Buffalo labor
day last. ' ,'
Reds Fail to Pierce,;
- ; Center of ;Blues
MANEUVER H EAD QUART ERi3,
STRATFORD. Conn., Aug. .-An at-
3eficiencv for cor. period. ml.U.trl Incites ,,. t nUrw ..rontor of tho Rhif
Deficiency for cor. period, 1910.U.W nhw J amy UrAtog New York City, failed
Reports from Stattonr at . l'.JJf. tWs morninc and for the time being the
est! fan i enemy S advance "was successfully
.iiO ; checked. Today s battle, although five in
: j fantry regiments and six troops of cav
! airy were engaged, was only preliminary
.4$ ! to an approaching - general engagement
Station and State Temp.
of Weather 7 p. m,
heonnce, eloudy... s i2
Uavtnport, partly cloudy.. 80 W
Denver, cloudy. l2 . 71
3es Mones, partly cloudy.78 . S4
Dodge City, clear 76 to
-Lanoer. cloudy -7 7S
North Platte, i-t. cloudy. ...71 8
Oimiba; cloudy....... ...... .SO S3
Put-bio. cloudy '. till 74
ta:t l ake C.tv, clouoy 7.S tl
vanta Fe, rain 69 vi
ShcriOan. tlomy.,.. SO M '
b-i.,ux UtJ, e'ear..... ."SO ' 4
.Valentine, clear ..80 S4
S," indicates trace of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH, Local Fvrecaster
i which will Involve upwards of, J,C00 men.
j ne iso armies now xace eacn oiner on
si
.00;
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.00
an elght-mlle front, estending southeast
erly from Danbuiy. where the Bines' have
tlwir baie. The first move forward by
the 'Rods is i.xptctfjd to bring "on a bat
tle, for both commanders are concentrat
ing their forces at this poln
(Continued on Set-end Page.)
Pension and Army . .
Pay; Mis Held Up ;
for Want of Funds
WASR1MUTON, Aug. n.-t'he veteran
dependent upon pensions, who are feeling
the pinch of poverty because the pension
office is. "broke," are not alone In their
tlilemma. Practically all tha regulars at
army posts In the United States have
received no pay since June 1. This ex
traordinary situation was caused by the
delay in passing the general deficiency
bill. The regular army appropriation
It ud been exhausted In May and the War
department was I depending on the defi
clency bill for 'more money,
. July' payments really arei available un
der the resolution of July whic'h ex
tended last year's appropriations for an
other month," but' disbursement of tint
was held up In . the paymaster's office
with the expectation that congress would
soon pass the regular bill. Paymaster
Generad Smith, however, said today he
would disburse some of the money avail
able if the deficiency bill was not enacted
this week. , ' ' "
Officers have received most of their
pay, because they are obliged to support
themselves. The War department fe'.t
the enllfted men would suffer 'least a
the government provides "for them Ui
quarters, clothing,- food and medical at
tendance. v . . .
The army bill Is yet to be acted upon In
tiie tttnite and later will go to confer,
once with the house. Meanwhile some
money 'n-ay become' available from the
general deficiency bill ' and other meas
ures )-t to be passed.
Miss Boardman Will
Not Act as Member of
Taft Advisory Board
MANCHESTER, Mass., Aug. 14.-M!ss
Mabel Boardman, president of the Na
tional Red- Cross, announced today that
she could not act as chairman of the
advisory committee selected by the re
publican., national committee to conduct
the women's wofk' for the re-election of
President Taft. ' . ,
.Miss Boardman says she does not be
lieve that any onfe 'whose 'name has been
closely associated with any great non
polltlcal work should permit the use of
her name when such use would carry
more or less Influence of the organiza
tion they were identified with.
Miss Boardman frankly states that, for
this reason she holds that 'Miss Jan
Addams of .Hull House haa no right to
identify herself with any political party.
Miss Addams seconded the nomlnatloji
of Colonel Roosevelt at the progressive
convention In Chicago. 1 ' '
The National Capital
Wednesday, Ana nut 14, 1912.
' The Senate
Tho senate convened at 10 a. m.
Wool tariff revision bill, passed by
house over president's veto, was re
ported. Former Governor Odell of New York
testified-before campaign funds Investi
gating committee regarding E. H. Hani
man's I24O.O00 contribution to the repub
lican 1904 fund. '
Began consideration of Coosa river
dam bill. Senator Burton attacking gov
ernment's pulley In granting water power
privileges.
Cooa river dam bill was displaced by
cotton tariff revision bill, consideration
of which was begun and an amendment
adopted to repeal the Canadian reciproc
ity act. Senator La Follettee offered a
substitute, which was voted down.
The House, '
The house convened at noon.
-. Fresidwit Taft returned steel tariff
revision bill with his veto.
Secretary Stimson tcstlfed before War
depnrtment expenditures committee in
connection with charges Involving the
conduct, of Major Ji..Ri. Ray. , .
Consideration of steel1 tariff revision bill
was begun with two hours' debate, after
which a vote-wos tar be taken In an at
tempt to pass i It over President , Taft's
veto. ' ' . , , ,
ODELL CONTRADICTS SHELDON
Former Governor Says Roosevelt
Solicited Harriman Contribution.
'i i : I i ' -, ! .
ASKED HIM TO WHITE HOUSE
Says' Money Was Paid to Rational
Committee and Part of It Was
.. Later Tnrned Over to the
' - i ' '. State Committee, .
Shopmen Vote Down
Sympathetic Strike
BRAINERD, Minn., Aug. 14.-An au.
thoritatlve statement was issued here
today regarding the secret voto taken by
the Federation of Federations of the rail
way shop employes of the roads west of
Chicago. There will be no strlka called
In sympathy with the Harriman linj em
ployes, now out on strike. The vote for
a general strike of the Federation of
Federations was lost by 4S1 votes.
MnteraSo Look '
Into School Text
' Book Situation
CLEVELAND, . O., Aug. 14,-Tliat the
International , Typographical union, now
holding Its annual convention, probably
will take action on a resolution demand
ing nation-wide investigation by the
union 'of the school text book situation
became known today. ' " '
Delegate J.' H. Strlef of Sioux City, la.,
Is author of the resolution. It seeks au
thorization for the executive council to
Investigate the "school book situation as
related to the publishing Industry," and
to "campaign for the adoption by school
boards of text' books manufactured by
employers of union labor." - V
"' In Addition to resuming consideration of
the report of the comlilftee on laws, the
convention heard a number of addresses
today. Among the scheduled speakers
were H.' N. Kellogg, chairman of the
special standing committee of tho- Amer
ican Newspaper. Publishers' association,
and W. B. Prescott, former president of
the International Typographical union.
The car which Louis Metz drives this
year Is a maroon color. The auto; he
had before that was a bright red. Louts
admits that he Is growing' older. ,
' W.' Beach Taylor' hss returned from
Chicago. He was one of the' "official
orators" of the republican convention. His
oratory was turned loose In the lobby
of the Congress hotel, where the wise
guys mostly assembled to discuss the
situation. What Beach Taylor doesn'.f,
know about politics Isn't worth knowing.
Examiner.
, Judge, "Ben", Baker has a double mis
fortune. Xe has no heir apparent; nor
hair apparent either.
CLEVELAND, ' Aug. '13. The strike of
Chicago pressmen ' and its bearing upon
allied labor Interests continued to shoi
prominently lir the deliberations of the
convention of the International Typo
graphical union today. Delegate Georgs
Koop of Chicago, not content with . the
failure he met yesterday-In striving to
have the floor privilege accorded; Presi
dent L. P. Straube of the Chicago Stere
otype', union, , again brought up the
matter, faying word had gone out that
Straube was an officer of an Independent
unjon and that he thought Straube should
be given opportunity to make his posi
tion clear. -;
James Freel, president of the Inter
natlpnal Stereotypers' union, ; Is to be
here tomorrow, and it Is expected he
will' discuss the Chicago situation before
the convention.
The convention was stampeded by a
speech made by Mrs. Myron B. Vorce,
a leader of the suffragists in Cleveland.
Resolutions touching votes for women
were presented and referred to the reso
lutions committee. -
Action was taken Instructing the In
ternational officers to make a' change
In the seal of the organization as speed
ily as possible. In order to make It In
ternational In Its character. The Ameri
can flag appears on the seal and the
Canadians think the device should not
Indicate that the order is purely Ameri
can. ,.,:..''' ,.....'...:?-
WASHINGTON, August 14. - Former
Governor Benjamin B. orell of New York
told the senate committee Investigating
the campaign funds a story cf Edward H,
Harrlman's 1240,000 contribution of 19iM so
different from that told to the commute
by George R. Sheldon that members of
the committee asked Mr. Odell. how he
accounted for the variances.
The former governor remarked that
Cornelius N. BlIsS, treasurer of the re
publican national committee in 1904, might
have "told some white .Hop," to .M. tShgl
don .about . It. -Sheldon was associated
with its -unofficially in 1304 and wc
treasurer; In; 1501 .: ; , i -i
The substance of Mr. Odoll's testimony
was that President Roosevelt asked Mf,
Harriman. in .1904 to come to the White
House to talk about, campaign, funds.
Following that talk.; said Mr. Odell, Ut.
Harriman raUed $240,WO,for the campaign
and, turned-It over to; the republican na
tional committee. Mr. Ode. I said he re
ceived tCOO.OQO of that contribution for
the New Vprk state campaign and the
balance, remained In the hands of tho
natlpnal committee. ,; ., j ..
. A Breed io Help Ont. j
' Mr. Odeir testified that Mr: Harriman
told him Colonel Roosevelt had agreed
that- if necessary he would help out In
the New York senatorial situation by ap
pointing Senator Chauriccy ,M. DepeW
ambassador to France, thus leaving the
senatorial contest " clear for Frank S.
Black, former governor of New York.
Mr. Sheldon had testified that the con
tribution had been arranged between Mr.
Kilfs and Mr. Harriman and that Colony
Roosevelt never knew about It until a
long time after election. He denied that
lt had been a subject of correspondence
j between the former president and Mr.
Harriman. Mr Sheldon had fuither testl
fled that Mr. Odell had come to Mr. BIH
to see' about raising money for the state
campaign and that later Mr. Harriman
and Mr. Biles got together about flM.UM
which was handed over to tho state com
mittee and never went to the national
committee.
LINCOLN MAN SHOT BY -OFFICER
WILL RECOVER
DENVER, Aug. 14. Investigation of the
shoot Jn of Leo - L, Fike by Patroiman
Jo-!Sse! Monday was starttd today by tha
fi:e and pclice board. A hearing was held
and it was said by the authorities that
charges probably would be filed against
Joe?sel. '"' . ' ' 1 .
i Flke was shot In a, cbaie following his
alleged Insult to Mrs. Mollis Webster,
whom he accosted . In , a . hotel elevator.
Flke's condition was considered greatly
Improved with chances favorable to his
recovery. His home Is In Lincoln, Neb.
(Isknloosa Store Ilnrns.
OSKALOOSA,. la., Aug. 14.-Ffre start
ing In the basement of the Walton Cloth
ing cimpany here today "caused 150,000
damage in the business dlstrlo - '
Rogers Denounces
Compromise in Case
of the McNamaras
L03 ANGELES, Cal., Aug. H-Charac-icrlzing
the agreement In the McNamara
cases as a remarkable victory for Dar
row and a heinous thing on the part of
the district attorney, Attorney Earl Rog
ers resumed his argument today in the
bribery trial of Claience S. Darrow.
Rogers declared that the McNamaras
were guilty of a "hideous, horrible
crime," yet the district attorney , had
agreed not only to allow one to escape
hanging and the other to take a term of
fifteen years In prison, but to allow Cap
Ian and Schmidt, two of the men actually
involved In the Times murder, to go free,
provided they remained out of the county.
Attacking the testimony of Bert il.
Franklin, Rogers asserted that If Darrow
had known, that Juror . Bain was bribed
early in October he would not have tola
Lincoln Etefflns In the presence of E, W.
Crlpps that he regarded the case as hope
less. ; The danger In Franklin story, contin
ued Rogers, was that all of It was true
except ' small portions that particularly
where he received the bribe money and
as to who authorized the corruption of
Jurors. -'.-.
GRAND ISLAND ROAD MAY
ISSUE IMPROVEMENT BONDS
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Aug 14.-In a call
for the annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the St. Joseph & Grand Island
Railway company Issued, here today by
President G. G. Lacy, it Is announced
that ratification of the action of the di
rectors in providing for a bond issue of
115,000,000 will be asked.
f Four million dollars Is to. be used In
refunding outstanding bonds secured. by
first ' mortgage and the remainder In
Improvements of tho line from end to
end. " ,'.;'.'
The meeting will be held October 15 at
Elwood, Kan,
HILLES SAYS FIGHT
WILL CENTER ABOUT
THE TIFF ISSUE
Chairman of Republican National
Committee Arrives in Chicago to
- Launch Campaign. ;
nnimrpci wttu ctatv TXaivnis
Says He is More Confident of Success
Than Ever. " '
HEADQUARTERS IN CHICAGO
Work West of Indiana Except Coast,
to Be Directed from There.
SAYS LITTLE VOF . ROOSEVELT
Movement Hended by Former Presi
dent Referred to as Third Term
Party Position on Xeirr
. tlnrstlon Illoslcal.
CHICAGO. Aug. 14. -Charles D. HUles,
chairman. of the republican national committee,-
arrived In - Chicago today and
launched the republican campaign In the
middle west with the assertion that he
considered the democratic party the
enemy to be fought and Mr. Wilson as
the man who would have to be defeated
to assure President Taft's re-election.
' Mr. Hllles made no reference to Colo-,
except In terse, caustln replies to Interro
gations by Interviewers. , Then he spoke
of the third party,, movement at the
"third term" party. f ; : ' '''.''
The president's former secretary met
the members of the republican executive
commlteeO In conference and met a score
of stats leaders this afternoon. He said
he felt more encouraged and confident of ,
republican success than he had at any
time since President Taft's renominatlon.
Tariff la the Inn.
"Our friends think the tariff will be
the Issue In this campaign." said Mr.
Hillcs. "Mr. Wilson has emphasized the
tariff question, and I am Inclined to think
that' the fight for the presidency will cen
ter about that Issue.
"The Chicago headquarters will have
charge of the campaign work in nearly
all of tho country west of Indiana, ex
cepting the Paclflo coast states, where
the .work will be directed from head
quarters at Portland. Ore."
,. Questioned regarding Colonel Roose
velt's attitude on the negro question, Mr.
likUes said: ''. y
:"I really don't know what Mr. Roose
velt's ideas are on that subject. I don't
understand them; I think few others do.
Uis position tp me appears to be lacking
In. logic, ';. V ;i ''''
"Of the 375.004 negro i voters In the north
today, 200,000 were born In the south. If
Mr. Roosevelt bar the southern tiegroes
because 'the southern negro Is corrupt."
then what of the JOO.COO southern hegroes
how residing In the north? I can't see
where he draws the line." . ...
: Krldrlnnhnvs Is Enconraaed.
: Thomas K." Neldi lnghaus of St. Louis,
member of the executive committee and
a former champion of Colonel Roosevelt,
said President Taft had as good a chance
to tarry Missouri as any other state.
"Governor Hadley will bo right In line
for President Taft throughout the cam
paign," said Mr. , Neidrlnghaus. "With
John C. McKlniey, republican candidate
for governor. It will make a strong team
for campaign work. Unless the state
supreme court should overthrow the prl- ,
mary law, the progressives cannot place ,
a state ticket In the' field In Missouri. ,
Democratic feeling because of the' defeat
of Speaker Clark at Baltimore and feel-
what Colonel Roosevelt did to Governor ,
Hadley here at the republican national
convention will aid President Taft's causa
greatly. ' I, really look for a republican
victory In Missouri In the fall.' .
FATALLY STABS HIS
, WIFE AND KILLS SELF
, CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-Whlle members of
hfs family lay In bed asleep, Frank
FoJdessy, who had been estranged from
his wife, broke into their room early
today, and with a butcher knife wounded
his wife, and then stabbed himself. He
fell dead In the street. Six children,
aroused by- their mother's screams, wit
nessed the stabbing. Mrs. Foldessy Is
reported dying. .
LIEUTENANT F0UL0IS FALLS
WITHHIS AEROPLANE
STRATFORD. Conn., Aug. M.-LIeu-.
tenant Foulols, who was reconnoiterlng in
an areoplane. fell wWlo near ' Botsford, '
but he later reported to - headquarters
that . he was unhurt." His machine was
smashed. . . ,
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