GREAT DREADNAUGHT
NEVADA IS LAUNCHED
New Fighter Carries 10 14
Inch Guns That Fire 1,400
Pound Shells.
Quincv, Mass.. July 13.—Turbine en
gines and oil fuel will furnish the mo
tive power of the 27.500-ton battleship
Nevada to be launched at the yards of
the Pore River Shipbuilding company
today. This latest addition to the
United States navy is a sister ship of
the Oklahoma, launched at Camden. N.
J., last March. It is expected that she
will be placed in commission next Jan
uary. The Ne\^da lias a length over all
of 583 feet, beam 95 feet, and mean
draft of 28% feet, and her estimated
speed is 20% knots an hour.
The arrangement of the main battery
of 10 14-inch guns will be different
from that on any other American bat
tleship. Two turrets will carry two
guns each and two others will have
three guns each, an arrangement which
It is thought will give a concentration
of fire superior to that of the five two
gun turrets exemplified in the New
York and the Texas.
The weight of armor is greater than
that carried by any ship previously
built for the navy.
The muzzle energy of the 14-inch
guns to be carried on the Nevada is
about 66.000 foot tons and Its shell will
weigh 1,400 pounds.
Secretary Daniels, of the navy de
partment, Assistant Secretary Roose
velt. Gov. Tasker L. Oddle, of Nevada,
and Sfyintor Pittman of that state,
were uie principal guests at the
launching. The sponsor was Governor
Oddic's niece, Eleanor Ann Siebert, 10
years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred J. Siebert, of Reno.
GRANT MORE TIME
TO ADJUST RATES
Washington, June 13—The effective
date of the Interstate Commerce com
mission's intermountain rate orders,
recently sustained by the supreme
court, has been advanced to October 1.
to enable the railroads to compile and
publish the tariffs to be put into effect.
Slight modifications of the zone
bounary lines fixed in the orglnal or
der have been made to make the zones
tf on diagonal traffic from the Lake Su
' perior region to the south Pacific
coast and from Galveston to the north
Pacific coast conform to the zones al
ready fixed in the tariffs applicable to
class rates.
At a hearing early in October the
railroads will be afforded an opportun
ity to show that on certain articles
which take a through rate to the Pa
cific coast of $1 or less for carloads
and $2 or less for less than carloads,
greater relief ought to be granted.
This traffic is heavy, bulk shipments,
much of which is now carried by sea
from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
The carriers in terms have agreed to
abide by the conclusions of the com
mission on that hearing by January 1.
Some articles excepted from the
operation of the long and short haul
provision of the law after October 1
follow: Sulphite of ammonia, cholo
ride and carbide of calcium, canned
fruits, corned meats, tobacco, tomatoes,
green coffee, cotton piece goods, hard
ware and tools, pig iron. structural
iron, iron fence, iron posts, iron pipe,
wire fencing, paints, paper, rice, radia
tors, sectional boilers, pig and slab tin,
and insulated copper wire.
LOSES BANK ROLL
FIGHTING SNAKES
Brooklynite Who Tackled
Rattlers Has To Walk
Home.
Middletown, N. Y„ July 13.—"I lost
$325 trying to kill rattlesnakes, and now
\I am going to walk back to my home
in Brooklyn,” explained a man about
45 years old, who said he is Ezra Sel
len, here today.
Sellen said he started for a walk from
his boarding place yesterdoy, encoun
tered a lot of rattlesnakes, killed some,
fled from the others, waded a stream
and then missed his roll of bills. He
said he had just money enough left to
ride to this city and took the State
road out of town.
CLAIM GOETHALS GAVE
RIGHT TOj’RINT STORY
San Francisco, July 13.—The defense
of Charles K. Field, editor of Sunset
Magazine, and of three others accused
with him of having disclosed military
secrets of the United States by the
publication of an illustrated article re
vealing Panama canal fortifications,
will be that the pictures were taken
and the aeroplane flight across the is
thmus' was made with the permission
uf Col. George W. Goethals, in com
mand of the Panama zone. This was
stated when the men appeared before
a. United States commissioner today.
Mr. Field, Robert Fowler, an aviator,
Riley E. Scott, author of the article
und Ray Duhem, a moving picture man
were arrested yesterday at the instance
pf tile war department acting through
John W. Preston, United States attor
ney here. No bail was required and
they were released on their reeogniz
ince.
When the case was called today be
fore Francis I. Krull, United States
commissioner, it was continued until
August 10.
"Colonel Goethals not only gave us
permission," said Fowler in protesting
his innocence, but he wished us the
best of luck and said he hoped the pic
tures would turn out well.”
I'Lttuec U N UC K GUN I KUL.
Washington, July 13.—Surgeon Cen
tral Blue and other officers of the pub
lic health service have assured Secre
tary McAdoo that the bubonic plague
Infection is well under control at New
Orleans and the situation there Is not
a menace to international shipping,
l’he state department was asked today
to urge Honduras, Costa Rica and
Haiti to raise their quarantine.
SPECIALS AT NATIONAL.
In addition to the regular program
the management of the National
theater will offer for three days start
ing Monday of next week The Jacksons,
a refined aerial act. and on Thursday
for three days will offer Cecil Burley, a
violinist, with Fred l'oote at the piano.
MRS. PANKHURST OUT.
I.ondon. July 11.—Mrs. Emmeline
/ Pankhurst, the militant suffraget
\f‘ leader, who was arrested on July x at
the office of the Women's Social and
Political union, was agair released
from Holloway jail today.
SKIN-TIGHT CLOTHES
FOR FASHIONABLE MEN
English Models to Predominate
Next Winter, Design
ers Decree.
Atlantfc City. N. J.. July 13.—Amer
ican men who protoss to follow fash
ion's decree will wear suits of the Eng
lish form fitting models this fall and
winter, according to the standards ap
proved today at the opening session of
the National Association of Manufac
turing Clothiers' and Designers' con
vention.
The opinion of ail delegates was
unanimous in approving of the form
lifting styles and their decrees are ac
repted without question by most of the
leading clothing manufacturers.
Overcoats will have the “French
back" and will be double breasted, but
ton-through variety.
The balmaacan. so popular last sea
son, also was Improved and with slight
modifications will be again worn this
fall.
Coats are to be single breasted, cut
in very snugly at the waist line, and
just a trifle shorter than last season,
with soft roll lapels and three buttons.
Trousers are to be shapely and of
medium width.
Several delegates were of the opinion
that the popularity cf the new dance
was responsible for the demand for
form fitting clothing.
OPEN SESSION OF
SENATE DEMANDED
IN WARBURG CASE
Washington. D. O., July 13.--Op».
ponents Jones and Warburg for the
federal reserve board plan a big fight
for open Instead of secret sessions
when the Senate considers them. Sena
tors Kenyon and Cummins will join in
demanding public sessions. Senator
Kenyon said:
"Combinations could not stand
scrutiny in public session as few sena
tors will defend them in the open.”
He will renew his movement to have
the secret Senate session abolished.
Democratic senators who purpose
standing by President Wilson in his
fight for confirmation of the nomina
tion of Thomas D. Jones, of Chicago,
as a member of the federal reserve
board, were engaged today . In prepara
tion for the contest when it reaches
the Senate through the unfavorable
recommendation voted by the bank
ing and currency committee. It is
conceded that a battle royal is ahead,
in which the president will be forced to
clash with some members of his own
party.
Wilson Stands Pat.
As to the action of the committee in
deciding to postpone further consider
ation of the nomination of Paul M.
Warburg, of New York, unless he
changes his mihd and decides to ac
cept the committee’s invitation to ap
pear before it and submit, to question
ing, there were few actual develop
ments today. At the White House it
still was evident that the president had
determined to champion Mr. Warburg’s
nomination to the end, the New York
banker having agreed to let his name
stand should the committee not insist
on his appearance. This action, how
ever, is taken as an indication that the
committee purposes to insist on his
appearance and to do nothing further
with regard to his nomination until he
is heard from. There was a sugges
tion current about the capitol that an
understanding might be reached as to
just what the committee wants to know
from Mr. Warburg, and the banker was
informed that there is no desire to pry
into personal affairs to an extent that
It might be embarrassing to his clients,
but the committee merely wished to
satisfy itself that there were no pres
ent obstructions to his qualification.
Upon such a basis, some senators
thought, Mr. Warburg might consent
to appear.
TRADE COMMISSION BILL
COMPLETED BY COMMITTEE
Washington, July 13.—-Determined to
perfect the administration anti-trust
bills by Monday if possible, the Senate
judiciary and interstate commerce
committee labored long today, the Sen
ate having adjourned until Monday to
give ample opportunity for the work.
The interstate commerce committee
succeeded in perfecting the interstate
trade commission bill already before
the Senate, adding two important
amendments and determining not to
amend the much-questioned section
five, in which unfair competition is de
clared unlawful. The amendments to
the commission hill agreed to by the
committee, provide:
“That no order of the proposed trade
commission for or against a corpora
tion shall be used as evidence in any
subsequent prosecution brought against
a corporation under the Sherman laws.
"That nothing in the act to create
tile trade commission shall he construed
as amending the Sherman act nor in
any way affecting the provisions of that
act as it stands on the statute books.”
During the discussion of the first
amendment some of the senators
thought it would be well to permit the
admission of orders favorable to cor
porations in case of subsequent con
viction, merely for the consideration of
the court in mitigating sentence. An
effort may yet be made to have :his
incorporation in the bill.
The second amendment was submit
ted by Chairman Newlanis because of
widespread claims tnat tin proposed
measure would weaken tile Sherman
act.
In revising the Clayton omnibus
trust bill as it passed the House, the
Senate judiciary committee today
struck out section 3. which would make
It unlawful for an owner, operator or
transporter of the products of any
mine, oil or gas will, reduction works,
refinery or hydro-electric plant or for
any person selling such products to
refuse arbitrarily to sell the product to
any responsible person applying for it.
It was held by the committee that
such a provision established a dan
gerous precedent in legislation, par
ticularly because It strikes at one gen
eral line of industry. Other amend
ments are planned to the sections re
lating to price discrimination, price
fixing and labor.
The Interstate Commerce committee
hoped to have the railroad securities
control bill reported by Monday at the
latest.
MRS. CARMAN IS AIDING
ATTORNEY FOR DEFENSE
Miticola, X. Y., July 11.—Mrs. Flor
ence Conklin Carman, charged with the
murder of Mrs. Louise Bailey, was
engaged today in going over the testi
mony given at the coroner's inquest,
with her attorney, George M. Levy.
Carman nas aided him greatly. Mr.
Levy said. In analyzing the testimony
which caused her arrest.
REDFIELD EXPLAINS
DECREASED EXPORTS
Balance of Trade Will Show
Slump—Imports Are
Greater.
Washington. July 13.—In connection
■with “the recent phenomenon of an ex
cess of imports over exports in April
and May,” the department of commerce
in a statement on the commerce of the
world and international balance of
trade, announced that the net export
balance of the United States probably
would exceed $400,000,000 for the cur
rent fiscal year. This would be about
$250,000,000 less than last year's bal
ance.
The department pointed out that a
large proportion of the oldor and more
advanced nations show an excess of
imports over exports of merchandise.
Canada shows a balance on the Import
side, but nearly all other American
countries show larger exports.
"The world's commerce, as far ns as
certainable,” the department s state
ment said, “approximates $40,000,000.
000 imports being $21,000,000,000 and
exports $19,000,000,000. The excess of
$2 000.000,000 on the import side is ac
counted for in part by the fact that
many importing nations include in their
import values the cost of inland freight,
insurance and other charges and in.
some degree, to the closer security of
import values, which are frequently
the basis of customs revenue. Ob
viously the figures have no reference
to purchases by travelers and invisible
trade settlements, usually omitted from
statements of commerce but necessarily
constituting an important factor in the
balance sheet of nations.”
ERROR OF SEAMAN
WRECKED EMPRESS
INQUIRY REVEALS
Quebec, Julv 13—The collier Storstad
is held to blame for the Empress of Ire
land disaster in the findings of the
wreck commission handed down today.
The commission holds that the disaster
was due to the Storstad'B change of
course ordered by the third officer
without instructions from the first of
ficer who was in charge of the collier
at the time. The Empress was sunk
in the St. Lawrence on May 29 with
a loss of more than 1,000 lives.
The inquiry into the disaster was be
gun in Quebec on June 16 by a com
mission composed of Lord Mersey,
formerly presiding justice of the
British admiralty court; Sir Adolpho
Routhier, of Quebec and Chief Justice
McLeod of Now Brunswick. The com
missioners were assisted in their work
by Commander F. W. Osborne, of the
British royal naval reserve; Prof. John
Welsh, of New Castle, England; Cap
tain Demers, of the dominion wreck
commission and Engineer Commander
Howe, of the Canadian naval service.
Commander Caborne and Professor
Welch were nominated by the British
board of trade. Lord Mersey also pre
sided over the inquiry into the Titantic
disaster.
The collier’s third officer held re
sponsible was Alfred Tuftenes. He
was on the bridge when the crash oc
curred and the reports holds that he
was wrong and negligent in keeping
the navigation of the vessel in his own
hands and failing to call the captain
when he saw the fog coming on. The
report says the disaster was not due
to any special characteristics of the
St. Lawrence. It was a disaster which
might have occurred in any river in
similar circumstances.
The report notes a radical conflict in
the testimony of officiers of the Em
press and of the Storstad.
"The witnesses from the Storstad,"
reads the rgport, "says they were ap
proaching so as to pass red to red,
while those from the Empresrf say they
were approaching so as to pass green
to green. The stoxies are irreconcil
able.' We have therefore thought H
advisable to found our conclusions al
most entirely on the evev.ts spoken of
by the witnesses and on their probable
sequence in order to arrive at a so
lution of the difficulty.
"We have come to the conclusion
that Mr. Tuftenes was mistaken if ha
supposed there was any intention on
the part of the Empress to pass port to
port or that she in fact, by her lights
manifested the intention of doing so;
but it appears to us to be a mistake
which would have been of no con
sequence if both ships subsequently
had kept their courses.
"Shortly after the ships came In the
position of green to green as claimed
by Captain Randell or red to red as
claimed by the Mr. Tuftenes, the fog
shut them out from each other and it
was while both were enveloped in the
fog that the course of one or the other
was changed and the collison brought
about. Therefore the question ns to
who is to blame resolves Itself into a
simple issue, namely, which of the
ships changed her course during the
fog.
"There is In our opinion no ground
for saying that the course of the Em
press of Ireland was over changed in
the sense that the wheel was wilfully
moved, but as the hearing proceeded
another explanation was propounded,
namely, that the vessel changed her
course, not by reason of any wilful al
teration of her wheel, but in conse
quence of some uncontrollable move
ment."
This, it was suggested might have
been due to an Insufficient area of
rudder or some mishap to the steering
gear. but. "says the report,” we are
of the opinion that the allegations as
to ttieir conditions are not well found
ed,”
CONSERVATIVE FORCES
WIN OUT IN MANITOBA
Winnipeg, Man., July 1$.—Although
returns from yesterday’s provisional
election were not complete early today,
the re-election of the government of
Sir Rodmond Roblln and a conserva
tive. or government legislature, seemed
assured. Outlying communities were
slow in reporting results, and it was
believed the exact strength of the con
servatives in the legislature would not
be known for a day or two. Returns
up to early today gave the government
forces 23 of the 4G seats, and the pro
gressives or liberals, 21, with the re
maining two still in doubt.
REAL ESTATE MEN TO
MEET IN LOS ANGELES
Pittsburgh, Pa.. July 11.—Los An
geles today defeated Seattle for the
honor of entertaining next year's con
vention of the National Association of
Real Estate Exchanges.
The association elected Thomas
Sh'.llcross. Philadelphia, president,
while W. \V. Mines. Los Angeles, and
Samuel Collyer, Seattle, were among
the vice presidents chosen. Byron
Hastings, Omaha, was elected treas
urer.
PENNSYLVANIA LINE
BUYING EQUIPMENT
Orders 1,000 Cars and 81 En
gines—Shops Swamped
—Labor Scarce.
Altoona. Pa., July 11.—With every
lepartment of the Altoona shops, the
Industrial center of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company, working full time
uid many departments working over
time, this city Is enjoying an unsur
passed era of prosperity.
Within the last few days additional
irders for engines and cars have been
placed with the shops here, and enough
work Is now on hand to keep all de
partments working for at least a year.
An order for 81 freight engines, the
Argest ever used by the Pennsylvania.
Pas been placed with the Juniata shops,
while an order has just been placed
vlth the car shops for 1,000 nil steel
lox cnrs, the most costly equipment of
ts kind ever ordered by the railroad.
Some months ago there was a slight
mspension In the Altoona shops and
tbout 1,200 men were laid off. Within
he last 10 days practically all of these
nen have returned to work, while ad
lltlonsl mechanics have been employed
Irom other cities.
In fart, the conditions of Altoona
lave Improved to such an extent that
iontractors who are carrying on largo
iperatlons about Altoona are experl
inclng a great shortage In the labor
narket.
NATION NOW WITH
HIM, SAYS WILSON
Washington, D. r. July 11—President
ft'ilson believes that business men are
ioming around to the administration's
Hew of anti-trust legislation and are
Villing and ready that the program laid
>ut be put through during the present
lesslon of congress. He made this
plain to callers following his talk yes
terday with Henry Ford, the millionaire
tuiomobile manufacturer, and other
representatives of business.
Mr. Wilson said business men have
peen uneasy over the possibility that
in attempt will be made to be too ex
plicit in definitions of illegal trade
practices. He gave it as his opinion,
bowever, that the fifth section of the
Newlands trade commission bill, which
makes illegal unfair practices in trade
lovers the desired ground very well. He
Indicated opposition to empowering the
commission to glvo opinions on the
Illegality of certain practices, re
marking that some men wanted im
munity baths in advance.
As a result of his recent con
ferences, the president told callers he
knows more about the attitude of
business than Ue did before and he be
lieves that their attitude is not hostile
to anti-trust legislation. The average
business man, he declares, Is in favor
of having things put on a definite
plan.
TRUST PROGRAM WILL BE
PUT UP TO SENATE MONDAY
Washington, D. C., July 11.—Consid
eration of the trade commission bill.
Initial measure of the administration
anti-trust program, was abruptly halt
ed last night and the Senate adjourned
antil Monday to allow the perfection
of the remainder of the trust legisla
tion in committee. Majority Leadei
Kern announced that the entire pro
gram of the administration would be
laid before the Senate Monday.
Meanwhile the Judiciary committee
will endeavor to complete its perfect
ing of the Clayton bill, amending the
anti-trust law\ and the interstate com
merce committee will prepare its re
port on the Rayburn bill, authorizing
the Interstate Commerce commission
to regulate Issues of railroad securi
ties. Numerous amendments to both
measures are under discussion, the
Committees are endeavoring to recon
cile conflicting contentions in the Sen
ate and at the same time keep the bills
within the lines approved by President
tVilson.
The decision to Interrupt the consid
eration of the trade commission hill
Came at the end of a day of parlia
mentary and legislative gymnastics ir
Ihe Senate. Once the entire democratic
llde was forced to vote down a proposa.
lo continue consideration of the trade
Commission bill. By a vote of 35 to If
the Senate displaced the antl-trusl
measure and took up the harbors anc
rivers bill, in the face of a well organ
(zed filibuster conducted by Senator!
Kenyon, Burton and others.
■ ^—
CALLS WILSON THEORIST;
TOWNSEND WAXES BITTER
Washington, July 11.—President Wll
|on and his trust program were round
ly criticised by Senators Townsend anc
Clapp. Both attacked th,e general con
Jitions In the Senate surrounding thi
trust bills, and Senator Clapp declarer
that a "power outside of the chamber'
Was responsible for the failure of thi
Senate to attend to business.
Senator Townsend said the peopb
wanted congress to quit and go home
"Business is sick and all the psycho
logical mental healers cannot cure It,'
lie said, "and especially will It not re
cover as long as it Is made the shut
[lecock of political weavers.
"Much of the legislation alr.ead;
written Into law anil now in the pro
Cess of enactment Is an impeachmen
»f the Intelligence and Independence o
congress, for it never would have beei
enacted If the national legislature hai
followed the dictates of Its own judg
ment as to what was best and neces
lary for the good of the people.
"I will not charge the president wltl
being unpatriotic or insincere. I do as
lert. however, that he Is a theorist whi:
without constructive business exper
ience of his own, nevertheless flies ini
Ihe face of all experience and Insist
>n driving his docile congressional ad
lerents on to dangerous and untenabl
{rounds."
Senator Clapp declared that trus
legislation was in no way the outeom
If collective judgment, and integrity o
(ongress. but was "handed to thi
body, a cut and dried proposition, to
ipproval."
WILSON GOING TO
MAT WiTH SENATI
WashinKton. July 11.—President Wll
ion will make no nomination for tli
federal reserve board in plate of Pal
FOUR PERSONS PERISH
IN BOATING ACCIDEN
Bradford, Ont., July 10.—In a boal
tng accident on the Grand river la:
night Thomas Garnet, a wealthy fa fit
er, his two children and a maid. In:
their lives. The oilier oreuparti* of ll
boat, a farm hand, swam :ish«ie nr
gave the alarm, but the bon. j.nd i
occupants had disap. r.»r* . when :
arrived. The twn ch . t a
were 10 and 8 year*
Warburg, of New York, until the Sen
ate takes definite action on his name.
Mr. Wilson proposes thus to placo the
responsibility on the Senate for leav
ing the board Incomplete. That Is the
president's position in bis fight with
the Senate over Mr. Warburg’s nomi
nation as expressed today by officials
in his confidence. Mr. Warburg has
finally decided that he will not appear
personally before the banking commit
tee to bo crossexamlned and the presi
dent Is backing him In that stand.
The nomination of Thomas D. Jones,
which the banking commute has voted
to report adversely, Is In a different
position A fight for hls confirmation
may be conducted In a minority report.
Opposition to Jones.
Opposition to Mr. Jones was based
upon the fact that he Is a director of
the International Harvester company,
now being sued by the government as
a combination In restraint of trade and
Illegal under the Sherman anti-trust
act.
Senators T-ee of Maryland, Hollis.
Pomerenee and Shafroth, all demo
crats,, voted to make a favorable re
port on this nomlnatloln, while Sen
ators Hit-, hcoek and Heed, democrats,
and Bristow, Nelson, Crawford, Weeks
and McLean, republicans, voted for an
unfavorable report. The vote came
after a long discussion of the testimony
given by Mr. Jones when he appeared
before the committee early In the week.
There wus little criticism of Mr. Jones
other than that ho was a director of
the harvester company, but several
members are said to have declared they
could not conscientiously approve a
man connected with a concern now be
ing prosecuted.
Stress was laid on the fact that some
of the acts of the harvester company
complained of In the government's bill
asking for Its dissolution were com
mitted since April, 1900, when Mr. Jones
became a director.
Objection to Warburq.
Objection to Mr. Warburg so far Is
based upon an entirely different reason.
The committee has asked him to ap
pear and submit to questions about his
business connections. He has refused,
and the question as now viewed by the
Senate is whether It should confirm
any man who will not accept such an
invitation.
The first teat of strength cn the War
burg nomination may come Monday,
when a resolution will be reported from
the Senate rules committee increasing
the membership of the banking com
mittee. This resolution did not receive
the approval of the rules committee,
but will be brought to the floor any
how, and Its appearance may lead to
the debate which will disclose some of
the feeling in the Senate toward the
nomination.
The president made It clear that he
did not take the same view of Mr.
Jones testimony before the banking
committee as some of Its members
took, and said the committee's state
ment about what Jones said made him
distrust Its accuracy. Acting Chairman
Hitchcock made this answer:
“The Jones testimony has been
printed confidentially, and I am sure
the president can have a copy of It If
h.e asks the executive clerk of the Sen
ate for It.”
/X_ m*' i . A
~"■ i * • 'Mill IU
After receipt of a telegram from Mr.
Warburg, it was said by officials close
to the president that an active fight
would be made for the confirmation. It
was declared that should the banking
committee fail to report the nomina
tion favorably the president expects the
Senate as a whole to act.
The committee’s action on these two
nominations was taken in the face of
a determined effort on the part of the
president to obtain approval, of them.
In his conference with the newspaper
men yesterdsv the president made it
clear that he would continue the fight.
It was pointed out that in insisting
on confirmation of Warburg the pres
ident was running into Uie question of
Senate prerogatives and might find
many votes against him which would
otherwise be on his side. The Senate
has grumbled for years about the in
vasion of its prerogatives by presi
dents, and in this case many senators
feel they have found an issue on which
they can stand together.
Senator Lewis, of Illinois, is conduct
ing the fight for the confirmation of
Jones. It was understood that he
counts ppon a majority of two to put
the nomination through, but it is con
ceded that even a half doxen senators
might delay confirmation for many
weeks, if not defeat it entirely. A real
campaign to put the Jones nomination
through might cause the Senate to
abandon its work on anti-trust legis
lation and keep in executive session
most of the time.
POLICE ASKED TO
UNRAVEL MYSTERY
Atlanta. Ga.. July 11.—Loral postal
and police officials, whose aid has
been enlisted by Mrs. J. W. Nelms in
an effort to unravel the mystery Bur
rounding the disappearance of her two
daughters. Mrs. Elolse Dennis and
Miss Beatrice Nelms, today admitted
the problem still Is baffling.
Mrs. Nelms stated the note from
1 San Francisco, in which Mrs. Dennis
is said to have asserted that she had
killed her sister in New Orleans and
intended to kill her brother, Marshall
Nelms, was typewritten, but bore the
written signature "Elolse Nelms Den
niB.” She added that she was con
vinced her daughter signed It.
A new element of confusion was in
jected into the case by press dis
patches today which stated that Vlc
, tor Innes, a Nevada lawyer, said to
have assisted Mrs. Dennis in obtaining
; her divorce, was married and had
moved to Seattle with his family. Mrs.
Nelms after reading these dispatches
said she and her daughters had be
lieved Innes unmarried and that Mrs.
Dennis was engaged to marry him
when she left Atlanta.
Local police are endeavoring to
trace an express package shipped to
Miss Beatrice Nelms in care of Mrs.
Margaret Mims at San Antonio, Tex.
LITTLE ROCK BANKERS
| TO LIQUIDATE AFFAIRS
* Little Rock. Ark, July 11.—Stock
holders of the State National bank
which recently closed Its doors, last
night decided to liquidate the bank's
affairs through a committee of their
_ members. H. M Johnson, of St. Louis,
- former cashier of the bank, was elected
liquidator.
National Bank Examiner W. W.
- Smith recently reported to comptroller
e of the currency, Williams, that tha
,1 hank was solvent. •
CROPS ARE BETTER.
- Washington. D. C., July 10.—Crops of
I the United States on July 1 were In
about 1.4 per cent better condition than
- their composite 10-year average on
that daiic ‘‘List year," said a depart
ment of agriculture bulletin, “the July
- i condition of all crops was 1.7 below
1 the 10-year average, but prospects de
•' ■ lined ps the season advanced, the No
li | vember. or final reports, last year be
•“ | ing 0 7 per cent below the 10-yeai
‘•i average. Consequently present con
J ! ditlons are about 8.7 per cent bettei
• dun the outturn of cross last year."
ABSENCE OF MOTHER
PUZZLING TO CHILD
Little Daughter Asks Mrs. Car
man, Held for Murder, Why
She Stays Away.
Mlneola. N. Y.. July 11.—Mrs. Flor
ence Carmah locked up in the Nassau
Jail here as the alleged assassin of
Mrs. Louise Bailey, received a letter
today from her 12-year-old daughter.
Elizabeth who testified at the last ses
sion of the inquest in an effort to
strengthen an alibi for her mother. The
letter read:
Dear Mama: We all think of you al
ways. I don't quite know why you can't
come home. If I don’t see you very soon
I'll write and ask Mr. Pettit (the sheriff)
why youfdo not come home. Your loving
daughter, Elisabeth.
Mrs. Carman will be arraigned for
examination Monday.
Freeport. N. Y., July 11.—The nam*
of Clarence S. Mackay, president of the
Postal Telegraph & Cable company ap
pears among the 2S men called for the
grand Jury which will consider evidence
against Mrs. Florence Carman, a sus
pect In the murder of Mrs. Louise
Bailey. Farmers, merchants, contrac
tors, real estate agents and several
wealthy residents of Nassau county
make up the remainder.
MEAT WILLSOAR TO
EVEN HIGHER PRICES
Scarcity of Cattle Will Cause
Further Advance, the
Packers Declare.
Chicago, July 11.—Meat prices will
rise above the record figures of recent
years despite the huge grain crop, ac
cording to packing house representa
tives who today asserted that the pres
ent scarcity of cattle and the effect of
dry weather on grazing lands will more
than offset the enormouB grain yield.
A price of 16 cents to the butcher wa»
predicted ns an early possibility and It
was pointed out by one of the packing
house men that cattle are now higher
than for some time. Scarcity of gross
fed cattle was referred to as a factor
In the predicted advance.
The dry summer In the west last
year, one of the representatives of the
packers said, wns one of the chief
causes of the scanty supply on hoof
and another declared that the demand
for meat exceeded the supply and nat
urally caused prices to advance. AH
agreed that meat prices Bhowed slgni
of rising.
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CLAIM FILIPINOS
PLAN REVOLUTION
AGAINST AMERICA
Washington, D. C„ July 11.—Reports
»t Insurrection threatened In the
Philippines are regarded as serious by
Representative Towner, who Is ranking
member of the Philippines committee
In the House and In close touch with
Insular affairs.
Judge Towner said today there could
be no question of tho deep dissatisfac
tion of the Filipinos with the failure of.
the American government to assure
them Independence. Il4j Is convinced
there Is plotting under the surface to
put Agulnaldo at the head of the in
dependence movement and crush Os
meno and Quezon, more conservative
leaders.
Story Is Credited.
According to the story which hae
gained circulation and which Is given
considerable credence In Washington,
the Filipinos are planning a general
uprising and a simultaneous attack on
all Americans and American officials
throughout the provinces. The alleged
plan is said to Involve these points:
The landing of arms Imported prin
cipally from Japan at points In Luzon
remote from the American army gar
risons.
The cutting of the cable on the eve
of the contemplated insurrection.
The assassination of Americans In
Manila and throughout the islands.
Army officers who have seen service
In the Philippines profess to believe
there Is such an Insurrectionary plot on
foot. Secretary of War Garrison and
Gen. Frank McIntyre, chief of tho
bureau of Insular affairs, denied hav
ing any knowledge of the alleged plot.
It Is known, however, that steps have
been taken to have these reports In
vestigated by Governor General Harri
son.
Views of Leaders.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
chairman of the Senate committee on
the Philippines, said he favored grant
ing the islands independence as soon
as they are ready for It.
"I am not prepared at tills time, how
ever," said Senator Hitchcock, “to pro
pose legislation which will fix a definite
date for the granting of Independence.
I think the process will be a long and
a slow one before the islands are made
ready."
Representative Jones, of Virginia,
thinks the islands can be made ready
in a few years, eight at the most. On
the other hand Congressman Towner,
ranking republican member of the
House Insular affairs committee, says
It will be many years before they are
ready for self-government. Mr. Town
er is opposed to any legislation now
which may serve to provoke trouble.
He believes the Jones bill will accom
plish no good, while It may precipitate
trouble.
WILL BUILD TRAMWAY
ACROSS NIAGARA FALLS
Toronto, Ont., July 11.—A Spanish
company Incorporated at Bilbao, Spain,
with Canadian headquarters in Toronto
has obtained concessions from tho
Niagara Falls Power commission to
construct and operate an aerial tram
way across the whirlpool rapids at
Niagara Fulls. Tho span wUl be 1,
180 feet, the longest of Sts klWl in tho
world, and will be utilized for pas
senger traffic. The car will be sus
pended by six huge cables.
STATE GOLF FINALS TODAY.
Ottumwa. Ia., July 10.—Arthur Bart
lett. Ottumwa, vs. Ralph Rider, Deo
Moines, and J. I.. Bever, Cedar Rap
ids. vs. Purdue Sheldon. Keokuk, ap
peared In the state golf semi-final*
here today. _ _
HEAD OF BRAVES DEAD.
Boston. Mass.. July 10.—C. James
Connelly, vice president of the Boston
National League Baseball i lub, died 5
suddenly of heart disease today. He ^
was formerly a member of the state
beard of Insanity. J
