SAVE HUSBAND QR
SON, JER DILEMMA
'Woman at Seashore Clings to
Boy and Sees Her Mate,
Unaided, Drown.
Atlantic City. N. J7. July 21 —Forced
*to choose between saving her hus
bands life and running the risk of her
5-year-old son dro\Vning. Mrs. Jere
miah Sheppard, of Bridgeton, N. J.,
watched her husband sink in a deep !
hole off Somers Point. The woman (
.screamed with anguish as she saw him
•sink, but was unable to bi-tp him unless i
'she dropped her boy.
Sheppard intended to s^/end the sum- I
mer in a tent along the river. With ;
his wife and boy he started out after
clams about noon and the three left
their rowboat on a shallow sand bar.
While Sheppard was digging clams the
boat drifted away and he started to re
cover it. The tide was rapidly rising.
He had walked only a few yards when
he stepped into the hole and sank. His
•scream as he went down drew the at
tention of Mrs. Sheppard, who, clad in
a bathing suit, was standing on the
bar and holding the boy above the
water. The woman hesitated for a mo
ment between the call of motherhood
and that of her duty to her husband,
but could not bring herself to drop the
lad. She called to Captain Robinson,
who was passing in a catboat, but he
was unable to g«t to the spot in time
to save the sinking man.
Mrs. Sheppard is prostrated with
grief.
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OFFICIALS CONFER ON
FREIGHT RATES, BUT
MAKE NO DECISION
New York, July 21,—After a long con
ference of railroad presidents at the
-offices of the Trunk Line association
here on the subject of the proposed
raise of freight rates, the following
• statement was issued:
"The question of an advance in
freight rates was discussed at length
and reports from the committee hav
ing in charge the checking of rates
were considered, but it was found that
this work had not progressed to such
a point to make definite action practical
at this time.”
Asked whether this indicated a de
cision or not to raise rates, Mr. Mc
Cain was noncommital, nor would he
-confirm or deny the report of any con
* troversv in the conference. No date
•was set for another meeting.
Among those present at the confer
ence were James McCrea, president of
the Pennsylvania; W. C. Brown, vice
president of the New York Central;
F. D. Underwood, president of the Erie;
E. H. Harriman, representing the LTnion
Pacific and Delaware & Hudson in
terest: W. H. Truesdel, president of
the Lackawanna: George F. Baer, pres
ident of the Reading; L. F. Loree, pres
ident of the Delaware & Hudson;
Frank Delano, president of the Wabash,
and O. St. Murray, president of the Bal
timore & Ohio.
INIATIVE - REFERENDUM
LAW ASKED BY JUDGE
Cleveland, Ohio, July 21.—The state
initiative and referendum law was held
to he constitutional today by Com
mon Pleas Judge Chapman. The test
«case will be carried to the state su
preme court, however, for final de
•cision.
SHUMWAY MUST
HANG FOR MURDER
OF EMPLOYER’S WIFE
Lincoln, Neb., July 21.—R. Mead
Shumway, who killed Mrs. Sarah Mar
tin, wife of bis employer, in Gage coun
ty, must hang on October 30 next. This
■was the decision of the supreme court
iu his case, handed down yesterday af
ternoon.
Th? murder was a most revolting one.
Taking advantage of the presence of
Martin in town to vote at the primary
last September, Shumway, the hired
man, killed the woman and stole all of
Die savings of the couple he could find.
He ran away, but was captured in Mis
■souri. He look the woman's body, after
the crime, and loliing it up in as com
pact a mass as possible, put it down
behind a bed, Kis story was that on
returning from the fields he found the
woman murdered, and, fearing he
would be accused, ran away. The court
says the evidence of his guilt is most
■convincing.
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VALUE OF WIRE LINES
DEPENDS UPON SERVICE
Lincoln, Neb., July 21.—What the su
preme court will do to the railroads
if any rate case comes before it, was
indicated in a decision in a case from
Dodge county, where the Western
Union objected to the taxing of its
lines at a uniform rate ol* $51 per wire
mile. it. contended that tiie board had
given the mileage in Dodge county the
same value as every other wire mile
in the country. The court says this is
proper. It says that those wires carry
messages sent from one state to anoth
er through this state, and tills service
•enters into the value of it in Dodge
county. It says that the income of the
messages received in Dodge county is
not a proper measure of the value of
the wires, because they carry inter
— state messages also. It holds, too, that
the net earnings of a corporation for
■one year is not conclusive of its value.
Applied to railroads this is in oppo
sition to the theory of the corporation
attorneys that only intrastate business
■shall he considered in determining the
■earning power of the companies.
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SOCIALIST CANDIDATE
FROM SOUTH SIOUX CITY
Norfolk, Neb July 21.—Nebraska so
cialists in convention at Grand Island
have g:ven north Nebraska representation
on the ticket by nominating L. DeVorr, of
South Sioux City, for secretary of state,
and Mrs. Anna Olsommer. of Verdigree,
for superintendent of public instruction.
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WATERMELON PRODUCED
DEATH OF YOUNG MAN
Wayne, Neb., July 21.—Iver Hughes,
a young man about 1!) years old, died
at itis home in Wayne this week of
peritonitis, brought on by eatirg ice
cold watermelon.
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BROKEN DOUBLETREES
PREVtNiED CASUALTY
Norfolk. Neb., July 21.—Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob V. ledi-man drove onto a bridge over
the Northfork. near Norfolk, that had
been nartly washed away and though Mr.
Wiedeman jumped out of the lmggy and
tried to «'■ to the horses' heads, the fright
ened animals jumped off the bridge into
the river. The breaking of the double
trees saved Mrs. Wiedeman from being
carried into the river with the buggy
where she undoubtedly would have
drowned.
The horses were not harmed although It
f was with considerable difficulty that they
were rescued.
AUTO IS NO GOOD
FOR REAL WARFARE
Machines Too Uncertain, Army
Officers Declare in Their
Report.
New York, July 21.—That the auto
mobile is practically useless for mili
tary purposes is the gist of the report
to be filed at the headquarters of the
department of the blast. United States
army. The report is signed by Lieuten
ant Uolonel 10. F. Glenn, of the Twen
ty-third infantry, and Captain William
T. Johnson, of the Fifteenth cavalry,
and refers to the tests made at Pine
Plains, N. Y., during 30 days’ army
maneuvers that ended there last
Wednesday.
Captain Johnson and I,” sald'Colonel
Glenn, "regret we had to report ad
versely on the automobile, but under
the circumstances that was all we could
do. When we struck sandy pikes we
sometimes had to get out and push.
The most objectionable feature, how
ever, is the unreliability of the auto
mobile. You never know when it will
be ready for action.”
BLOODSHED IN STRIKE
OF MINERS IN SOUTH
Birmingham, Ala., July 21.—Lloyd Gard
ner, a deputy marshal, was fatally
wounded and at least a dozen miners were
more or less seriously shot as the result
of an attack on a train bearing strike
breakers to take the places of striking
union miners at Jefferson, near here. The
train was in charge of 13 deputies and
was en route to Adamsvllle. It is said
the union miners attempted. t« induce
the strike breakers to leave the train and
threatened to kill them if they went tu
work.
Governor Comer has ordered a company
of cavalry from Montgomery to the scene
and troops are already on the ground
under arms and will patrol the district,
preventing further disorders.
Deputy Gardner, mortally wounded, was
brought to Birmingham.
Deputy George Smith, accompanying
him, estimates that no less than 1,000 shots
were fired on both sides in the attack
at Jefferson.
ANGRY WIVES DRIVE
WOMAN OUT OF TOWN;
POLICE CHIEF LEAVES
Gerwick, Pa., July 21.—As a sequel to
the sensation in West Berwick, when 200
persons camped for the night outside a
house which it was supposed had been
entered by Chief of Police Weikel while
on duty, Mrs. F. A. Potter, wife of a
former policeman of that town, was es
corted to the railroad station by a large
crowd of women with tin pans. She was
literally drummed out of town.
The chief of police also has left West
Berwick. The day after the exciting
scenes following the siege of the Potter
house, he said he had been out of town
obtaining evidence on an important case
the night when his wife and her friends
watched for him. He also said he “ex
pected to hold his job for some time.’’
Since then he has changed his mind, for
the towrn council demanded his resigna
tion, and he, too, has left the place, tell
ing his friends that he never would re
turn.
ORPHAN CHICKENS
WERE HATCHED OUT
OF MARKET EGG CASE
Vermillion, S. D., July 21.—"Happy”
Fowler has had many experiences in
his short but eventful life, but he had
a scare yesterday that will retard his
growth for several moons. "Happy” is
employed in Dunlap's egg house us a
candler and he opened a case of eggs
with his usual deftness and "happy”
smile when he heard a noise and com
motion that sent him up in the air to
the rafters. Visions of rattlesnakes,
tarantulas and a variety of things that
creep and crawl flashed through his
mind. Curiosity finally got the better
of his timidness and he went back to
investigate. He found that a wee little
chick had broken through its shell and
was vainly trying to make itself at
home in one of the egg compartments.
Further investigation disclosed other
chicks, and before lie had reached the
bottom seventeen lively young fowls
had put in an appearance and more
coming every moment. The case has
been put aside, an incandescent lamp
j put to work and Dunlap is bringing
I chickens into the world at a record
breaking rate. In honor of the discov
erer the chicks have been christened
the "Fowler Fowl.”
SENATOR CLARK, OF
WYOMING, IS ILL
Chicago, July 21.—Clarence D.
j Clark, United States senator from
Wyoming, was stricken with a nervous
| collapse and general breakdown at the
Auditorium Annex here last night. So
serious was the senator's condition
! that for a while his life was despaired
1 of. He soon rallied, however, and al
though still In a precarious condition,
| the physicians stated at tnidnight they
; expect him to recover. Senator Clark
j came to Chicago Wednesday from
i Washington. He is accompanied by J.
| C. Adams, of the United States Indian
| bureau, with whom he was going to
1 Wyoming to investigate several af
I fairs in connection with the Indians of
I that state.
SHIP HEAVES TO AND
RESCUES A PUSSY CAT
San Francisco, Cal., July 21.—To res
cue a cat from a watery grave Captain
Groth, of the American ship William
H. Macy, which arrived from Sydney,
hove his vessel to for several hours.
Captain Groth was suddenly startled
by the voice of his wife. "Oh, stop ttie
ship! Muggins has fallen overboard."
Captain Groth has a warm heart, and
he shouted orders quickly. Soon the
sails had dropped and the vessel stood
still.
"Lower a boat!” cried Captain Groth.
Far away on the surface of the ocean
was a little black object which rose and
fell with the waves. Directed by the
j * at's shrill cries the seamen rowed wdth
j a will and soon Tabby was pulled on
; hoard, a forlorn looking object, but
I still alive and scratching.
SURGEON CONVICTED
OF MANSLAUGHTER
i _
Troy, Mo., July 21.—Dr. W. H.
[ Hemphill, charged with manslaughter
, in connection with the death of Miss
j Elizabeth Gleason, a young school
, teacher, was found guilty today and
, sentenced to three years in the peni
I tentiary.
I Hemphill was at’cusod of assisting
in an operation at the solicitation of
Lev. Mr. Gow, which resulted in the
death of Miss Gleason.
! THREE COUNSELORS TO
BOSS THE CAMPAIGN
Cromwell, Bliss and Charlie
Taft Picked as Members
of Advisory Committee.
Washington, July 21.—It Is a plan of
the republican oampn?irn manngerg to
have in advisory committee of three to
lie composed of men who are not mem
bers of the republican national com
\ mittee. The members may be increased
! to five, but the limit is fixed at three in
the plan outlined at present. Those 1
who are in mind for the advisory com
mittee are William Nelson Cromwell j
and Cornelius N. Bliss, of New York, I
! and Charles P. Taft, of Cincinnati, 1
j brother of the nominee for president. |
This will be an executive committee j
| composed of members of the national !
committee.
It is likely that the names of the ad- j
vlsory committee and executive com- j
mittee will be anonunced after the notl- 1
fication exercises at Cincinnati on July :
23.
LIBERAL MARITAL
ETHICS TAUGHT TO
GIRLS AT ACADEMY
Philadelphia, .July 21.—Emanuel
Swedenborg’s works on “Conjugal and
Scortatory Love” form a part of the
curriculum at the wealthy Academy of
the Now Church, a college, theological
and normal school and girls’ seminary,
at Bryn Athyn, Pa.
In these teachings the author argues
for the sanctity of the marriage tie, but
; carefully differentiates between the
several degrees of evil involved in the
various possible violations of that tie.
| He goes even further; he asserts that,
' for some temperaments, certain rela
tions outside the married state are not
incompatible with the preservation of
the true "conjugal principle.”
| Bo much, though not much more, was
' admitted yesterday by two officers of
the institution. One was the Rev.
! Charles E. Doering, treasurer of the
1 school and instructor in Swedenborglan
ethics, and the other was the Right
, Rev. William F. Pendleton, the Swe
denborgian bishop, who heads the cor
poration of the academy.
OSTRICH BATTLES
WITH A LARGE CAT
New York. July 21.—William T. Hor
naday, curator of the Zoological gar
dens In the Bronx, learned from John
Englehardt, a keeper, of an incident In
the ostrich pen that he hoped would
solve the problem of preserving the
wild birds and their nestlings from the
attacks of an army of domestic cats,
l One large "tiger ’ cat that for months
i has defied the keepers and hunted with
insulting openness met its match—and
that, too, a bird.
Pursuing a broken winged sparrow
into the ostrich inclosure, the cat
aroused the curiosity of a male ostrich,
young, but nearly a yard high at the
shoulder. The cat was crouching for
a spring when the ostrich’s beak
1 touched it on the back from behind,
i The startled cat leaped straight up in
the air and landed facing the ostrich.
] Seeing it was confronting an animal
; with feathers the cat showed fight. It
I sprang for the ostrich and sinking its
i claws in its neck started a shower of
| feathers. The ostrich ran a few steps
| then began to beat at the cat with its
i wings. The cat leaped off and the
! combatants, looking for an opening
eyed each other for a full minute. Sud
| denly the cat sprang again. It was
I met in full flight by one kick that end
■ ed the battle. The intruder soared over
the fence, lay still for a moment, stole
one look in the direction of the strange
bird and fled.
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INCREASING RATE IS
BETTER THAN CUTTING
WAGES, SAYS HILL
1 New York. July 21.—There are just
three ways in which the problem now
facing the railways of this country
may be solved, namely, increased rates,
decreased wages, or increased business,
in the opinion of J. T. Harahan, presi
dent of the Illinois Central railway.
James J. Hill, chairman of the Great
Northern railroad, is of the opinion
that the only solution of the financial
problem that confronts the railroads
is an increase in freight rates. Mr.
Hill is strongly opposed to a cut in
wages as a means of increasing the
net earnings of railroads.
AMERICAN CROESUSES
ARE OFF TO EUROPE
Now York, July 21.—It is a vary good
tiling that Captain Kidd, Teach and Mot
: gan and eminent freebooters of their like
died Hint years ago.
When the steamship Adriatic sailed yes
terday for Europe she carried the greatest
' group of representative financiers evi r to
j cross the Atlantic or any other ocean on
I a single ship. Together they represent
j hundreds of millions of dollars In Ameri
' can capital. Here are some of them:
I James Speyer, of Speyer & Co.: Victor
i Marowetz. chairman of the board of di
rectors of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe Railroad company; [,. C. Weir, presi
, dent of the Adams Express company;
, George F. Baker, presid lit, and F. A. :
I Baker, general counsel of First National 1
1 Bank of New York; John 1. Waterbury. I
i president of the Manhattan Trust cum.
pany, of New York; Charles Steele, of ,1. R. ]
Morgan & Co.; Cornelius C. Cuyler, senior '
member of the llrm of Cuyler, Morgan j
I Co., bankers; John I.ee, vice president of I
the International Mercantile Marine com
pany: J. F. Fahnestock, jr„ treasurer of
the international Mercantile Marine com
pany, and Adolph B. Spreckels.
ATTEMPTS TO CREMATE FAMILY.
Mount Clemens. Mich., July 21.—
j Mrs. Philip Mitchell, a middle aged I
woman who is said to have been in- 1
sane for some time, made a horrible
attempt last night to cremate her hus- j
band and herself in their home here. !
She Is dying, while Mitchell has pain- i
ful, but not serious burns.
Mrs. Mitchell poured oil from a lamp
over her sleeping husband, then sutu- J
rated her own night dress. She set j
the night dress allre and sprang Into I
bod beside her husband. Mitchell, j
awakened by the fire, leaped out of j
bed and smothered the flames with a
rug.
“BRAIN BROKERS”OUSTED
BY ILLINOIS LAWS
Chicago, July 21.—The Illinois state i
labor commission, in session at the I
Palmer house, by unanimous vote, !
formally revoked the Illinois license of |
Hapgoods, “the national organization 1
of brain workers,” of which II. J. Hap- |
goods, of New York, is the head.
The action was the result of the; ;
manifold exposures of the methods by| ;
which the concern duped men in searcl\ !
of jobs and leaves Hapgoods criminal- '
I ly liable If an attempt is made to con
tinue his business in Illinois.
DRYS SELECT CHICAGO
ORATOR AS CANDIDATE
FOR THE PRESIDENCY
Ticket Is Eugene W. Chafin, of
Illinois, and Aaron S.
Watkins, of Ohio.
Columbus, Ohio, July 20.—For presi
dent, Eugene W. Chafin, of Chicago;
for vice president, Aaron S. Watkins,
:>f Ada, Ohio.
This ticket was nominated late yes
terday by the prohibitionist national
convention, both men being chosen
unanimously. The full indorsement of
the convention was not given to Mr.
Chafin until after three ballots bad
been taken.
On tlie first two ballots Mr. Chafin did
not show a great umount of strength,
receiving but 195 out of 1.083 voles on
the first and 376 out of 1 087 on the
second ballot. His nomination was
practically assured, however, when the
roll call began for tHe third ballot. His
own state, which had voted largely for
Daniel R. Sheen, of Peoria, and the
New York delegation, followed by In
diana and Wisconsin, came over to
Mr. Chafin, and on the third ballot he
received a total of 636 votes.
The strongest competitor of Mr.
Chafin was Rev. William B. Palmore,
of St. I.ouis, who received 274 votes
on the first ballot and 418 on the second
ballot and a comparatively small vote
after it was apparent that the nomi
nation of Mr. Chafin could not he pre
vented.
The convention up to this time run
smoothly and without the slightest
friction. It was decided to make Mr.
Palmore the vice presidential nominee,
and he was nominated by acclamation.
He declined to accept the office, how
ever, and persisted In his attitude. The
convention, finding itself confronted
with the necessity of naming another
vice presidential candidate, and many
of the delegates being anxious to catch
the early night trains for their homes,
became involved In a deep parliamen
tary tangle. The rules were sometimes
suspended and the suspensions Imme
diately revoked.
Finally it was decided that Professor
Watkins, Fhould be nominated by accla
mation. There was no opposition to
him at the moment, and Chairman
Charles Scanlon was on the verge of
declaring Professor Watkins the nomi
nee when delegates in various parts of
the hall broke in with a flood of mo
tions, countermotions, amendments and
suspensions of the rules.
An extended debate followed which
finally resulted In the restoration of the
rules and a ballot for the vice presi
dency. Three men were named—Pro
fessor Watkins, T. II. Demaree, of Ken
lucky, and Charles S. Holler, of In
diana. The ballot resulted in the noml
j nation of Professor Watkins by an
[ overwhelming majority, and he was Im
mediately thereafter, on motion of the
Kentucky delegates, made the unani
mous nominee.
Eugene W. Chafin, aged 54 years, who
leads the prohibition party this year,
is an attorney residing in Chicago. He
Is a native of East Troy, Wis., and for
some time practiced law at Waukesha.
He was at one time candidate for gov
ernor of Wisconsin on the prohibition
ticket and was this year placed In the
running for the same position In Illi
nois by the prohibitionists of that state.
He has long been prominent as a tem
perance worker, orator and author.
CHICAGO WOMAN TO
MARRY A BARON?
New York, July 20.—Baron Aron Kor
win, a young Austrian sportsman who
arrived in this country three weeks ago,
has returned to Vienna temporarily. It
is said he may make Mrs. Cecily Young
Hayworth, of Chicago, his bride when
he returns to the United States in Oc
tober. Mrs. Hayworth is a daughter of
the late Otto Young, of Chicago, multi
millionaire. She denies that the en
gagement exists, but is is believed the
baron intends to return principally to
continue his courtship. Mrs. Hayworth
is at the Plaza, where Von Korwin was
staying.
The baron and Mrs. Hayworth met
while he was a contestant in motor
boat races at Monte Carlo. He is an
ardent aeronaut.
PRETTY STENOGRAPHER
NEGRESS' DAUGHTER
Chicago. July 20.—"I have come to
claim the body and worldly possessions
of my daughter.”
These words uttered by Mrs. Ida May
Watkins, a negress, took the breath
away from coroner Hoffman last night,
for the visitor referred to Lillian Wat
kins, who lay dead In tin undertaking
establishment. The young stenographer,
who for years moved in exclusive white
circles and was never suspected of hav
ing a tinge of negro blood in her veins,
died by her own hand late Wednesday
night in a rooming house at 376 Dear
born ave. She is supposed to lie na
tive of India. She had been in love
with Thomas Francis Kennedy, who
committed suicide in Washington park
last January.
PROVIDENTIALLY
AWAY FROM HOME;
LIGHTNING HIT IT
Sioux Falls, S. D„ July 20.—Mr. and
Mrs. Port, of Ramona, S. D.. attribute
the escape of themselves and infant
child from certain death to the fact
that they were delayed in Sioux Falls
over night. Mr. Port and his wife and
baby had been in the city on busi
ness and pleasure and had Intended re
turning to Ramona In the evening, but
were delayed until the next morning.
When they returned to their home at
Ramona they discovered that their
dwelling house had been struck by
lightning the night before, and that the
stroke had completely demolished their
bed and melted off the posts. The
lightning also bad run along to the
baby's cradle, melting off some of the
iron work on it. Mr, and Mrs. Post are
of th» opinion that themselves and baby
would have been killed instantly hail
they returned to their home the even
ing before, as orlsitmll / planned.
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4 DRYS TO OPEN THEIR 4
♦ CAMPAIGN IN MR. 4
4 BRYAN'S HOME TOWN. 4
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4 Columbus, Ohio, July 20.—It was 4
> decided at the oonterenee today he- 4
4 tween Kugene W. Chatin and Aaron 4
4 S. Watkins, prohibition candidate 4
4 for pica.dent and vice president, re- 4
4 sportively, and the members of the 4
4 national committee, that the cam- 4
4 palgn would open at Lincoln, Neb., 4
4 August 10, where Mr. Chatin will 4
4 speak.
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TASK OF APPRAISING
UNCLE SAM'S WEALTH
- HAS REALLY BEGUN
_
Commission Prepares to Bring
in Report on Resources
January 1 Next.
Washington. July 20.— Actual work
on the llrst inventory or the natural re
sources of tlie United States has begun.
.Under tlie direction of the national con
servation commission it will be carried
on vigorously throughout the summer.
This is necessary in order to enable the
commission to make the report which
President Roosevelt has requested of
it for January 1 next.
A meeting of the chiefs of bureaus of
the executive department has been
held, and the heads of the various di
visions concerned with the country's
natural resources have offered their
hearty co-operation in the great task
which the commission has undertaken.
So now, within only a few days over a
month from the date the national con
servation commission was named by
the president, active work Is going on '•
in every bureau of the government I
which can furnish material available
for the commission’s report.
A great amount of this material is al
ready available In the government de
partments; other Important parts of
it, however, will be collected through
special channels. Among these will be
the sjate conservation commissions,
which the governors are appointing,
t«id some of the great national organ
izations which were represented at the
White House conference and which
have entered with spirit into the gen
eral conservation movement. In other
words, the machinery for making the
first Inventory ever attempted of the |
resources of the nation has been set in ,
motion and is running smoothty.
Gifford Pinchot, chairman of the !
commission, has changed his plans and
will shortly return to Washington to
continue personal supervision of the
work. By early fall the commission
expects to have in hand sufficient ma
terial to begin the study of the stock
of the country’s resources, and by the
middle of October It hopes to have the
great part of this material In hand.
This will be necessary in order that the
full commission, which holds Its first
meeting Tuesday, December 1, In
Washington, may at once take up the
study of the facts which the summer's
work has brought together. One week
later the commission will hold a Joint
meeting in Washington with the gov
ernors of the states, or their represent
atives, with a view of securing fur
ther and closer co-operation with the
various state commissions.
The commission has devised a new !
and interesting method by which to col- j
led this material. A schedule of In- !
qulries embracing the %vhole subject of ;
censervation—waters, forests, lands
and minerals—has been arranged and .
sent to each bureau chief with a re
quest for suggestions and criticisms.
This has resulted in obtaining the ex
pert advice of the men at the head of
the different bureaus who will have
immediate charge of the collection of
the material. President Roosevelt, who
is keeping in very close touch with the
commission, has approved this method
and has written to each chief of bu
reau a letter commending the en
thusiastic co-operation shown by the
bureau and emphasizing his belief in
the great importance of the work the
National Conservation commission has ,
in hand.
DEMOCRATS ASK
FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Lincoln, Neb., July 20.—The first ap
peal for campaign contributions by the
democratic candidates for the presi
dency and vice presidency was made
today in a formal message directed to
the farmers of the country. Bryan and
Kern urge them to contribute accord
ing to their means and in other ways
assist in restoring democracy to power.
The appeal follows:
To the Farmers of the United States—
The first contribution made to the demo
cratic campaign fund this year, so far as
we know, was made by an Iowa farmer.
Just before the Denver convention met,
this man, who modestly prefers not to
have his name mentioned, journeyed more
than 100 miles to Lincoln with his con
tribution of $100, which he left with Bryan j
to be given to the committee, when it or
ganized for the campaign.
This farmer was born in Sweden, and
for some time after he was naturalized was
a member of the republican party. But
| he was a student of public questions and
1 In tin* course of time became a democrat.
I To manifest ids deep interest in the sue
1 r. 's of the party and in the triumph of
democratic principles, he made this free
[ will offering to the campaign fund.
It is very appropriate that this first
1 contribution should come from that great
j body of our population known as agri
culturists. The farmer has nothing to
gain by privilege and favoritism. His j
[ hope is in the application of the doctrine j
i of equal right*? to a:?, special privileges!
j to none. He has been a victim of all spe
cial legislation, has suffered trom the con
i trol of politics by the great predatory
I corporations.
Now that the democratic party has nn
! nounced its determination not to accept
, contributions from corporations, not to ac
! oept excessive contributions even from in
| dividuals and to publish all contributions
| when over $100, it reasonably ought to be
able to secure a sufficient sum from citi
zens who ask from the government noth
ing but protection to their rights and
consideration for the general welfare.
There are hundreds of thousands of
I farmers who are abundantly able to con
tribute to the campaign fund. There are
thousands who could give a hundred a
piece without sacrifice and still more who
could give $25. $10 or $5. As the national
committee has not yet organized we will
ask the Commoner to call for subscrip
tions to this farmers’ fund. Those giving
may indicate whether they are willing
to have their names mentioned and if the
contribution is not more than $100 their
wishes will be complied with. All contri
butions above $100 must be made known,
no matter from whom they come.
The farmers’ fund will be turned over
to the national committee as soon as Its
permanent officers have been selected.
Who will be the first to respond? The
Denver convention was the people’s con
vention. It adopted a strong, clear, hon
est platform and Its nominations were
made with practical unanimity. Our fight
Is a fight for the whole people. Our aim
is equal and exact justice to all. Our pur
pose* is to restore the government to the
j hands of the freely chosen representatives
! of the voters. How many farmers will
. join In furnishing funds necessary to pro
! sent the* Issues?
Wm. J. Bryan.
John \V. Kern.
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FARMAN IS COMING TO
AMERICA WITH AIRSHIP
New' York, July 20.—Thomas U. Mac
Mechen and Samuel Bowman, the St.
Louis men who are financing the plan
; to bring Henry Farman and his aero
plane to this country from France, re
ceive d a cablegram at the Hotel Astor
tonight saying that all arrangements
have been made for tlie shipment of the
airship on the steamer Kronlnnd which
leaves Antwerp next Saturday and ar
rives here July 27. Farman will leave
Immediately for New Yor^*. on a fast
steamer Mr. MacMechen says so as to
be here fn time to receive the aeroplane.
ASSASSIN ALIA PAYS
PENALTY WITH LIFE
Murderer of Father Heinrichs
at Denver Hanged at
Canyon City.
Canon City, Colo., July 18.—Calling
down maledictions upon the Homan
priesthood and shouting in Italian,
"hong live Italy, long live the
Protestants,” Giuseppe Alla, the mur
derer of Father Heinrichs, was carried
to the death trap at exactly 8:30 o'clock
last night and paid the extreme penalty
of his crime.
Alla’s neck was not broken, owing
to the slipping of the rope, and he died
of strangulation. After 19 minutes
Alla's body was cut down and he was
pronounced dead.
STORY OF REVOLTING CRIME
WHICH ALARMED COUNTRY
Canon City, Colo., July 18.—Guiseppe
Alla's crime, the murder of Father Leo
Heinrichs, of the Order of Franciscan
monks, at the altar rail in St. Eliza
beth's church In Denver while the
priest was administering the sacrament
of the Eucharist, struck horror to the
heart of every person in Denver and
awakened anxiety throughout the
Catholic world lest it should prove the
beginning of a general plan of priest
murder.
Alla had been In Denver several
weeks, unemployed and apparently pen
niless. Early on the morning of Sun
day, February 23, according to hls
story, he was aroused from sleep by the
ringing of the chimes in St. Elizabeth's
church. He arose, dressed himself hur
riedly and walked out to the church,
led by the musical tones pealing forth
a call to worship. Hut he went not
with the thought of thanksgiving in
mind, for he declared, and many times ■
repeated, after his arrest that the
chimes recalled alleged wrongs experi
enced in hls native Italy, and attrib
uted by him to the church.
Entering the church, Alia went
through the usual ceremony of blessing
himself with holy water, and then seat
ed himself where hls view of the altar
would be unobstructed. There he fol
lowed the ritual up to the point where
communion Is given to afi who are pre
pared. Alla approached the altar and,
kneeling, awaited the arrival of the
priest officiating at the communion, not
knowing, Alla has said, or caring who
it should be.
A number of other communicants
had assumed the same posture, and
positions at the communion rail were
practically all taken. When Father Leo
—beloved by all who knew him both In
and outside the church—appeared with
the consecrated wafers, all at the rail
seemed Impressed with the solemnity
and sacredness of the service and In
spired w'ith thoughts of God. Alla,
however, according to hls own state
ment, could barely restrain a desiro
to spring at the throat of the priest,
despite the place, the scene and the pe
culiarly sacred character of the action
in progress.
Next in Line.
Along the line passed the priest,
placing upon the tongue of each suc
cessive communicant the consecrated
wafer and repeating the lines of the
mass declaring the Eucharist thus ad
ministered is the Savior himself In per
son. Alla was now the next in line.
Father Leo, placing the wafer upon the
tongue of the stranger, all unsuspect
ing of the murderous design In Alla’s
heart, began: "Take, eat; this 1h my
body—” but stopped horror-stricken.
The subject of the prayer had spat
the blessed morsel from hls mouth.
Almost simultaneously with this dese
cration a shot rang out and Father Leo
rapk to the floor mortally wounded. .
A bullet from a revolver fired by
Alla had penetrated the priest’s body
near the heart. Father Wulstan Work
man, hearing the shot, rushed from the
adjoining sacristy, just In time to ad
minister to Father Leo the last sacra-,
ment, Father Leo expiring a moment
later in the arms of hls brother priest.
Immediately ufter firing the shot. Alia,
with a curse, darted toward the main
aisle of the church and rushed for the
door. With hair disheveled and smok
ing gun flourishing over hls head, he
made his way to within 10 feet of the
portal, where he tripped and fell. Po
liceman Daniel Cronin, who was among
the worshippers, wrenched the gun
from Alla’s hand and dragged him to
the street In an effort to protect him
from the maddened worshippers. Out
side, the policeman and his charge were
surrounded by several hundred persons
who were about to tear Alia from the
officer’s hands, when several priests
and Franciscan brothers appeared on
the steps and pleaded with the enraged
people to leave the avenging of the
awful murder to God.
The presence of the ecclesiastics in
terceding for the life of the destroyer
of a beloved brother had effect. The
single policeman was allowed to take
Alia away In a buggy hastily driven to
police headquarters. Several hours
later Alia was spirited out of town in
an automobile and taken to Colorado
Springs for safekeeping.
The Trial.
The trial was comparatively brief,
but every opportunity of defense was
given. Insanity was offered as a plea
to escape the noose. The best alienists
in Denver testified that Alia was sane
and he was sentenced to be hanged.
A petition from citizen’s in Alla’s native
town In Italy pleading for his life, and
declaring that he was undoubtedly in
sane was forwarded to the Italian con
sul here, but for some reason unex
plained was never presented to the gov
ernor. Many believe that the murder
of Father Leo was part of an anarch
istic plot against the Catholic clergy,
but nothing has recently transpired
tending to substantiate this view. Pre
vious to coming to Denver Father Leo
lived at Paterson. N. J. Paterson is the
headquarters of the Franciscan monks
in this country and it has been thought
possible that he Incurred the enmity
of some one or perhaps a group of
anarchists there, personal In its nature
and applying only to him. His great
popularity and goodness of heart went
strongly to disprove this theory and no
evidence to support it has come to light.
Whether or not Alia brooded over
fancied rongs until hls mind became
diseased. It Is admitted that fo-r years
he bad entertained a hatred for the
priesthood, and on this Sunday morning
when the chimes sounded from the
church he had apparently lost all power
of control for good, but the cunning of
evil remained. The result was murder
which has no parallel in history.
BOAT IN TYPHOON;
25 ARE DROWNED
Manila, July 18.—A pleasure launch,
bound from Manila to Corregidea- isl
and, carrying about 73 passengers, was
caught in a typhoon today and found
ered. It is believed 25 of the passen
gers, Including three Americans, were
drowned. The others, numbering about
50, were picked up by the British,
steamer Suveric.
It Is reported an nr my surgeon la
among the dead.