Iipe to Put New Yorker Across
efore Sentiment For Hughes
Crystallizes, or T. R.
Stampedes ’Em.
AY HAVE TO COMPROMISE
smmins Forces Hope to Be
Ible to Profit By Deadlock
—Situation Clear as Mud
as Convention Nears.
Washington, D. C., May 22.—Evl
tce is accumulating that the old
ird leaders are planning to rush the
ing in the Chicago convention. They
nt to put Root across on the second
third ballot if they can. If they
I in that they will be in a position
compromise.
'he idea of the old guard leaders is
head off Hughes and prevent a
ntpede to Teddy. They are believed
lie concentrating all of their efforts
l on Root, hoping to put him across be
I fore sentiment for any other candidate
ffB crystalizes.
The statement issued yesterday by
'sLPrederick W. Upham in Chicago, upon
■ liis return from New York, is regarded
M as prophetic. The Root forces are
m claiming that the east is for their can
s jf <|tdate. Root is said to be the first
| fF choice of the monied interests. The
New York World says that Root has
i an enormous campaign fund.
5>eek to Make Impression.
If it is true that Root can command
tlie united backing of the solid east,
t l\e old guard may be able to put it
' o(’pv. They do not claim the solid east,
( hwvever, but would have it indicated
’Wit the preponderence of sentiment is
fofr Root. That will look impressive in
Vlie south. The southern delegates are
/only waiting to get aboard the band
/wagon. Although Frank H. Hitchcock
/ has been all through the south prom
J ising the republicans their old jobs
' back in the name of Hughes, the south
'M erners will not stand hitched to Hughes
if it is apparent that Root is the
* stronger.
The old guard leaders hope to head
1 off Hughes in the early voting. It is
necessary for them to nominate Root
• without delay, because Hughes is the
second choice of a lot of their dele
gates. Should the Hughes move loom
U formidable in the early balloting there
might be a break in the hand picked
ijV delegations.
But, Then, There’s Teddy.
WV.ut all this is contingent upon what
Wk llrfbosevelt is willing to do or not willing
Ip tio do. Would Roosevelt support Root
if he were nominated? Political dopes
ters are unable to get much satisfac
y tion on that point from the events that
■w**? transpired at and have transpired since
j'S the famous Root-Roosevelt-Lodge
j| Bacon dinner. Some say he would ac
cept Root; others say he would not.
The same thing applies to Hughes.
If it is apparent that Root cannot be
nominated and Roosevelt cannot be
nominated, would the colonel accept
Hughes? Nobody but the colonel
knows, apparently, and he is saying
absolutely nothing.
Apparently the old guard are pro
ceeding on the theory that Roosevelt
cannot be nominated unless they say
so. They have canvassed and recan
vassed their hand picked delegations
K I until they are convinced in their own
i minds that they are stampede proof,
p They want to keep Roosevelt's friend
f a ship but they want to beat him.
f i Backfiring Mr. Hughes,
i 1! The back fire started against Hughes
because he had an interview Monday
with ex-President Taft, who was rep
l resented as being an emissary of the
reactionaries, is said by Taft's friends
(to be an adroit move to make it appear
* A'ut Hughes should be eliminated be
Hiuse he is in league with the in
j>, fluences Taft commonly is supposed to
represent. That might work both
I ways, it is pointed out, and could just
as well be an old guard move to elim
inate Hughes, who is something of an
Unknown quantity for Root who is a
; jttujown quantity.
4«Wf Root cannot be nominated without
/he support of the Roosevelt-Hughes
motions, and if Roosevelt cannot be
nominated without the support of th«
Root-Hughes factions, and if Hughes
cannot be agreed upon as a com
promise candidate, all factions will be
compelled to turn to some other can
didate. It is this contingency that the
Cummins forces are waiting for and
expecting to develop.
Objections to Hughes.
Here are the objections which will
be offered to the nomination of Asso
ciate Justice Hughes when the nation
al republican convention assembles at
Chicago:
1. That his nomination would tend
to drag the supreme court into poli
tics.
2. That southern delegates cannot ex
pect considerate treatment in the mat
ter of patronage.
2. That Air. Hughes would have no
issues himself and must rely upon the
issues made by the republican party.
4. That the republican party, having
, divided upon the important questions
which have arisen during the Wilson
administration, some of its representa
)tives in the Senate and House support
ing the president, a candidate of the
party, such as Mr. Hughes would lack
effective issues.
Old Guard Can’t See Him.
It is contended by those opposed to
M/fc Hughes that he will not be nearly
thJ| strong candidate which lie Is
\ claimed to be by his backers, particu
. \jarly among the "old guard.”
They say—and the fact is known in
Washington—that the democrats will
t make a great deal of capital out of Ills
( withdrawal from the bench In order
\to run for the presidential office, par
icvfi'urly should he receive the norn
it,»tion by a majority vote, which is all
th3t is looked for on the nominating
bjfflot by the men who expect him to be
i*gied.
STERLING TO FIGHT FOR
PROTECTION AT VERMILION
Washington, May 20.—Senator Ster
ling will try to get an amendment put
into the river and harbor bill for pro
tection of the banks of the Missouri
* in the region of Vermilion, $200,000 to
be/baid by the government and $100,
OOJ) by local residents. The bill carries
provision offered by Senator Sterling
authorizing survey of the Big Stone
lake and l.ake Traverse region with a
view to Improvement of this part of
Red river for navigation.
Democrats JMay
Steal Thunder
On Tariff Issue
Washington, D. C„ May 22.—Plans of
President Wilson to steal the republi
can campaign thunder on the tariff were
disclosed here today by a prominent
I member of the ways and means com
( mittee of the House, who probably will
be a member of the resolutions com
mittee at the St. Louis convention.
Accbrding to this man, the demo
cratic party will include four protective
tariff planks in ts platform at St.
Louis. They will be as follows:
A plank favoring a tariff commission.
A plank favoring protection for the
dyestuffs industry.
A plank favoring protection of Amer
ican ilrms against foreign dumping.
A plank providing penalties for for
eign concerns engaged in unfair com
petition to the United States.
WOOD'S HAT
NOWJN RING
General Is Willing and His
Backers Think He Might Be
Compromise Candidate—
Suitable to T. R.
Chicago, May 20.—Friends of Gen.
X^eonard Wood are said to be planning
to present his name to the republican
national convention as a compromise
candidate fof president. They believe
that if there is a prolonged deadlock in
the balloting he may have a chance to
win. His supporters assert that he
would be acceptable to Colonel Roose
velt.
John A. Stewart, former secretary of
the League of Republican Clubs, of
Kew York state, said to be in charge
of work in the interest of General
Wood, arrived in Chicago today. Po
litical literature for General Wood’s
candidacy has been sent to the con
vention delegates and it is said head
quarters for him will be opened in Chi
cago next week.
Mercer Vernon, of Washington, D. C.,
arrived today as advance agent of the
presidential boom of Senator John W.
Weeks, of Massachusetts. He asserted
his candidate would have 175 votes o?
the first ballot in the convention.
INCOME TAX RETURNS
PROVE RIG SURPRISE
More Than 40 Per Cent In
crease Over Expected
Returns.
Washington, May 22.—Returns from
the income tax for the coming fiscal
year are estimated at approximately
$120,000,000 in revised figures being
compiled by the treasury department.
The exact amount within a few thou
sand dollars probably will be known
within the next few days.
The expected return of $120,000,000
is $35,000,000, or over 40 per cent, more
than officials estimated when congress
convened.
Individuals are expected to pay ap
proximately $62,500,000 and corpora
tions $57,500,000,
The $120,000,000 estimate includes
omissions for previous years due to
mistake or attempts to evade payment
UP TO PRESIDENT
I -
Bill as Devised In Conference
and Passed By Senate Is
Adopted By Lower
House.
Washington, D. C„ May 20.—By a
rote of 349 to 25 the House today
adopted the conference report on army
bill as previously adopted by the Sen
ate.
Mr. Hay assailed “ignorant news
paper editors” for criticism of the bill.
Representative Coadey, of Maryland,
asked Mr. Hay if there was any truth
in the published report that a proviso
in the bill had been put in for the spe
cific purpose of providing a place for
Judge A. C. Carson, of the supreme
court of the Philippine islands and a
native of Virginia, as civilian Judge
advocate in the army and asked if
Judge Carson was not the only person
who could qualify for that office under
the bill.
"Yes," retorted Mr. Hay, “if that will
give you any satisfaction.”
Representative Gardner, republican,
insisted the bill was so shorn as to be
acceptable even to pacificists. “For a
nation as great as ours to support an
army no bigger than we have today is
as sensible as for Ty Cobb to attempt
to hit Walter Johnson with a match
instead of a bat,” he said.
ARMY IN MEXICO IS
NOW MOVING NORTH
R1 Paso, Tex., May 20.—Gen. Gavira
Carranza, commander in Juarez, said
today he had received information from
Casas Grandes to the effect that large
bodies of American troops were pas
sing that way on their way northward.
His information did not disclose the
number of troops.
TREVINO TO AVOID ALL
CHANCES FOR CONFLICT
Chihuahua, Mex., May 19, (via 101
Paso Junction, May 20.)—Gen. Jacinto
Trevino, in supreme command of the
troops delegated to wipe out the ban
dit menace of Chihuahua and Coahuila,
arrived here today.
General Trevino said that he wr,».ld
be very careful not to occupy towns
until after the Americans evacuate, so
as to avoid all possible chance of fric
tion. He has established headquarters
her*.
100,000 PERSONS
DELIVER ADDRESS
Executive Speaks at Charlotte,
Occasion Being 141st An
niversary of Mecklen
burg Declaration.
SEES NEW AGE DAWNING
Republican Leaders Looking
Backward, Not Forward,
Wilson Tells Hearers at
Salisbury, N. C.
Charlotte. N. C., May 22.—President
Wilson today addressed a crowd esti
mated at more than 100,000 gathered
here for the 141st anniversary of the
signing of the Mecklenburg declaration
of independence. He was introduced by
Governor Craig, of North Carolina,
who spoke of the president as one of
the greatest leaders the nation has ever
seen. The president began speaking
at 12:30 o'clock.
President Wilson and his party ar
rived here at 10 a. m. to attend the
celebation of the ' Mecklenburg dec
laration of independence.” The presi
dent first reviewed a procession and
later made an open air speech. Thou
sands from all over the state packed
the streets and gave the president a
great demonstration. At the reviewing
stand he was welcomed by Governor
Craig of North Carolina, Governor
Manning of South Carolina and their
staffs.
The procession, headed by the North
Carolina national guard, 2,500 strong,
took an hour to file by the point where
the president stood. It was made up
of not only the military but of indus
trial floats and exhibits, veterans of
the civil war, fraternal orders and
numerous other features representing
phases of southern life.
Talks ot Ideals.
The president spoke briefly and de
voted himself almost wholly to the
ideals of the United States. He de
clared untainted Americanism was
needed, that the United States must
preserve its ideals in order to be of
assistance in helping the world.
“I have come back for a brief visit
to a region dear to my heart," said the
president. "I do not know whether I
can interpret for you the spirit of this
occasion. It is necessary to realize just
what we celebrate. There were only
8.000. 000 people in this nation when it
became independent. Now there are
100.000. 000 people. There have been
changes, but we have the same ele
ments. What I want to impress upon
you is that we have always been in the
making. Among the men who founded
this nation, there was a very great
passion for human liberty. This na
tion has devoted itself almost too much
to material things. There have been
other nations just as rich as the Uni
ted States. We must think of what we
are going to do with our wealth and
our prosperity.
“America did not come out of the
south and it did not come out of New
England. It came out of the middle
states, where there was a mixture of
different races.”
European vs. American Methods.
The president spoke of the European
war.
"What are the elements of this war?’’
he asked. “It is a clash of different
elements. Europe is fighting out in
war the questions we are fighting out
in peace. The processes of communi
cation have grown better, nations and
people have grown together. Men can
now learn more about each other. So
that now the melting pot is bigger than
America. It is as big as the world. See
then what a new world we have come
jnto.
“Here in America we have tried to
set the example of peace by keeping
together. Is it not a sign and dawn of
ti new age that the one thing new on
which the world is about to fall back
is the moral Judgment of mankind?”
The president said he hoped the
United States after the European war
would be able to lift up a symbol of
the "still small voice of humanity.”
Closing his address amid a burst of
epplause, the president left the stand
to go to a local club for lunch.
“REPUBLICAN LEADERS ARE
LOOKING BACKWARD"—WILSON
Salisbury, N. C„ May 22.—■President
Wilson, addressing a large crowd at
the railroad station here today when
he passed through on his way to Char
lotte, attacked leaders of the republi
can party as men who are “looking
backward.”
Members of the president's party de
clared he was referring to the fight
led by Senator Gallinger, defeating the
nomination of George Rublee to the fed
eral trade commission.
“There are very serious things to be
done nowadays, ladies and gentlemen,"
paid the president, “and it is a satis
faction to be associated with men who
know how serious they are and what
spirit they must be approached; be
cause, whether we will or not, we are
at the beginning of a new age for
the world, ami America will have to
play a very great part in that new age.
And we will have to be very sure not
to encourage nor to give countenance
to the men who are trying to hold us
back.
"There are some men, f do not believe
they represent the great rank and file
of tlie republican party, but the men
who now control the republican party,
are looking backward, not forward.
They do not know the problem of the
new day and whenever, I, for example,
try to show my sympathies for the
forward looking men of their own par
ty by nominating men of that sort, they
at once try to block the progress. They
have no sympathy with the forward
looking men of their party. Now I am
for forward-looking men, not for back
ward-looking men. We have come
down here to celebrate an historical
episode, but we have not done it be
oause we are looking backward; we
have done it merely in order to give
ourselves the excuse to get together
and feel the thrill of being Americans
and living in an age when it is worth
while being Americans.”
CHURCH UNION LIKELY.
Minneapolis, Minn., May 20.—Adop
tion of a constitution providing for a
union with the United Norwegian Lu
theran Church and Hauges synod was
confidently predicted by tile majority
faction of the Norwegian Lutheran
synod when deliberations were re
sumed at the extraordinary session
today.
WAR RISK RATES ON
ATLANTIC REDUCED
Marine Insurance Cut In Half
—British Trap and Capture
Eight U-Boats.
New York. May 22.-Transatlantic
War risk rates have dropped from 3 to
2 per cent in both the New York and
London markets during the last week.
Information received today from Lon
don by a local firm stated that, reduc
tions of another y, per cent were being
made there in many instances. This
would mean a cutting of the rates in
half since the German reply to the last
American note was forwarded to this
country.
Although the reduction is attributed
chiefly to the German note, local un
derwriters also attached Importance to
Information received by them from
England that the British campaign
against German submarines had been
effectively renewed. According to this
information, which was accepted as
creditable by the underwriters, eight
of the German undersea craft have
been recently entangled and captured
GERMANSATTACK
ST HR POINTS
Attempt to Cross Canal at
Steenstrait and Employ Gas
In Assault on Cham
pagne Front.
Paris, May 22.—German troops took
(he offensive on the line between
Steenstralt and lfet las, last night the
war office announced today. An at
tempt to cross the canal failed.
The Germans also attacked in the
Champagne. The war office announce
ment says that asphyxiating gas was
Used but that the assault was repulsed.
Dunkirk was bombarded by German
kcroplanes. One woman was killed and
27 persons were wounded.
, The town of Bergues near Dunkirk
was also bombarded by German aero
planes. Five persons were killed and
11 wounded. In retaliation for these
attacks. French and Belgian aeroplanes
dropped bombs on German camps.
On the Verdun front there were no
Important developments. French posi
tions at Avocourt and at Deadman Hill,
kero bombarded violently.
ENGLISH COAST RAIDED
BY THREE GERMAN PLANES
London, May 22.—Three German sea
planes made a raid on the English coast
last night, a British announcement was
made today:
"One of the aircraft was brought
down off the Belgian coast. The sea
planes dropped 37 bombs, wounding
one soldier and two civilians.
The statement says:
"A hostile air raid was carried out
on the east coast of Kent last night
by at least three seaplanes. The raid
ers mr.2e the English coast a few min
utes past 2 o'clock this morning. One
seaplane then turned north and
dropped a dozen explosive bombs over
the Isle of Thanet. Some windows were
broken. Otherwise there were no cas
ualties and no other damage.
"Two other seaplanes turned south
and dropped 25 explosive bombs over
southeastern Kent. In one town a few
[ bombs took effect. One soldier was
killed, one woman and one seaman in
jured, one public house was wrecked
and several houses damaged. The re
maining bombs caused no casualties
or damage.
"The raiders all made off as soon as
their bombs were discharged. One of
the raiding seaplants was brought
down by a naval patrol off the Belgian
coast this morning.”
FRENCH BEATEN OFF.
Berlin, (via London), May 22.—The
failure of repeated attacks by the
French on the German position along
the road between Haucourt and Esnes
on the Verdun front was announced
today by the war office. A patrol op
eration in the Argonne resulted in
heavy losses for the French.
DENY POPE ASKED THAT
U-BOATS BE ABANDONED
London, 'day 20.—A Reuter dispatch
from Amsterdam quotes the Berlin
Norddeutsche Zeltung, as asserting
that the statement of Sir Edward Grey
in the house of commons, that the Vat
ican had endeavored to induce Ger
many to abandon her submarine war
fare was not ir. conformity with the
facts. The Norddeutsche Zeitung says:
"We learn from a trustworthy source
that the pope intimated to Germany
and the United States his willingness
to mediate In the dispute between them,
The emperor thanked the pope for hia
good Intentions and referred him to
the reply which Germany had already
given America.’
PLEADS WITH WILSON
TO SAVE OIL FIELDS
Washington, May 20. — Secretary
Daniels has appealed to President Wil
son to use his influence to save the
navy’s reserves in the California oil
fields as a vital step in the campaign
for adequate national defense.
Should the hill be favorably reported
by the Senate public lands committee
to legalize certain entries on lands
withdrawn by President Taft in 1909
become a law. Mr. Wilson was told,
the navy must abandon oil fuel and
return to coal, with a consequent loss
in steaming radius and speed to its
ships. Navy designers have advised
the secretary that it would be unsafe
to contiue construction of oil burning
craft unless an adequate reserve sup
ply of fuel was in sight.
Mr. Daniels has seen a full summary
of the situation, and the president be
gan studying the problem immediately
afterward. The bill probably will be
taken up in the Senate next week.
OLBRICH WILL OFFER
NAME OF LAFOLLETTE
Madison. Wis., May 20.—Michael
Olbrich, member of the Wisconsin dele
gation to the republican national con
vention at Chicago, has been selected
by Senator DaKollette to present his
name as a presidential candidate to the
convention. Olbrich was graduated
from 'he University of Wisconsin In
1905. He taught oratory at the uni
versity for a yc-ar anti then entered lax
practice of law here.
SUFF PAGEANT
ALL SAME ZOO
Bears, Lions, Buffaloes
Elephants and Pigs
In Parade.
Chicago. May 22.—Animal mascots.
It was announced today will form an
unique part of the woman's suffrage
parade here on June 7. Twelve states
have already sent word to the parade
headquarters that their delegates will
be accompanied by animals.
California suffragists started the
move by procuring a tame grizzly bear.
Illinois followed by adopting an ele
phant; Wyoming, a buffalo; Colorado,
a mountain goat; Utah, a porcupine;
Idaho, a black bear; Oregon, a cinna
mon bear; Washington, an eagle;
Arizona, a lizard; Kansas, a pig; Mon
tana. a mountain lion and Nevada, a
mustang.
PLAIN OF LENS IS
Command of Important Sector
Obtained By Charge of the
Lancashires on 360
Yard Front.
wruiHii £ lent Headquarters in £ ranee.
May 20, (via London, May 22.)—It de
velops that actions of the battalions
of the North Lancashlres and the Lan
cashire Fusllllers on the 15th was a
singularly brilliant attack and gainted
a strategic point—the crest of the re
doubtable Vlmy ridge—the possession
of which means the command of tha
plain of Lens.
Since the British took over this sec
tion from the French in the early stage
of the battle of Verdun, the Germans
had been holding stubbornly the van
tage of the higher ground and Inflict
ing heavy casualties on the British,
After a successful explosion of mines
just after dark, the Lancashlres, who
are made up largely of cotton opera
tives from Manchester, rushed from
their trenches to the tips of the crater.
Every detail In the program of the
operation was carried out successfully.
Morning found the Lancashlres thor
oughly entrenched against a retaliatory
German bombardment and connected
their old line by communicating
trenches, six feet deep. Slight cas
ualties were the cost of the night's suc
cess.
The value of the ground gained Is
not to be Judged by the 360 yards of
front taken, but by the fact that the
Lancashlres are now on the outside of
the slope with the Germans above them
CLUB WOMEN ARRIVE
FOR BIO CONVENTION
20,000 Delegates and Visitors
Expected to Attend New
York Meeting.
New York, May 22.—The van guard
of 20,000 women who will attend the
Thirteenth biennial convention of the
General Federation of Women’s clubs,
to begin here next Wednesday, began
to arrive today. They were welcomed
by a committee of New York women
aided by boy scouts. Mrs. Percy V.
Pennybacker, of Austin, Tex., president
of the general federation, will arrive
tonight. The Seventh regiment armory
In which the convention will hold Its
sessions will be transformed into a
garden by decorating it with 300 pine
trees.
The official seals of all the states
will adorn the walls, if the committee
having that work in charge, is able to
obtain a copy of the seal of Arizona,
the only one missing.
The two candidates to succeed Mrs.
Pennybacker as president of the fed
eration are Mrs. Samuel B. Sneath, of
Tiffin, Ohio, now first vice president,
and Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles, of Los
Angeles, who has served as director
treasurer, member of the executive
committee and as first vice president.
Mrs. William P. Harper has the in
dorsement of the Washington state
federation as candidate for auditor;
Mrs. William B. Williams Is choice of
the Michigan federation as corres
ponding secretary, and Mrs. James A.
I>eech, of Kentucky, is candidate for
director.
GUARD TOURNAMENT IS
OPENED IN NEW YORK
New York, May 20.—More than 1,000
members of the national guard went
into the camp today at the Sheepshead
bay speedway here, in preparation for
the opening this afternoon of a mili
tary, naval and aviation tournament,
said to be the first of its kind to be
held in this country. The tournament
will continue for a week and the prof
its derived from it will be applied by a
committee appointed by the govern
ment and mayor to promote the cause
of national defense.
President Wilson was asked to open
the tournament by giving an electric
signal from Washington. The purpose
of the show is to increase interest in
national defense by demonstrating the
various phases of military, naval and
aviutlon service. The program for to
day included a border faid and sur
prise attack; the establishment of a
naval base for cavalry, artillery and in
fantry: wall scaling and tent pitching
contests, and races.
Aviators participating in a cross
country relay are expected to arrive at
the speedway this afternoon from dis
tant cities in a competition for prizes
for time and distance. Among them
are Stevenson McGordon and Victor
Carlstrom .in a flight from Newport
News, and Frank Burleson, flying from
Ithaca, N. Y.
-, . -
MILITARY FUNERAL.
El Paso. Tex., May 30.—Scrg. Har
ry Furman, who was shot on Mexican
soil Thursday by a Mexican customs
guard, will be given a military funeral
late this afternoon, after which the
body will tie sent to relatives in Brook
lyn,' N. Y._ _ _
PASS DAYLIGHT BILL.
Christiania, (via London) May 20.—
The legislature has passed the day
light savings bill, advancing the clock
one hour. The new regulation gue<*
into effect on May 22.
SHIPPING BILL IS
VOTE 211 TO 161
Measure Appropriates $50,
000,000 to Be Raised By Sale
of Panama Bonds For
Merchant Fleet.
NOW UP TO THE SENATE
Government to Own and Oper
ate Craft Only Five Years
or Until Private Enter
prise Develops.
Washington, D. C., May 22.—The ad
ministration shipping bill designed to
upbuild the merchant marine and
strengthen the navy passed the House
today by a vote of 211 and 161 virtually
in the form it was introduced.
The bill now goes to the Senate.
Republicans voting for the bill were
Dillon, South Dakota; Young and Nor
ton, North Dakota; Moss, West Vir
ginia; Cary, Wisconsin; Miller and
Karr, Pennsylvania; Mooney, Ohio and
James, Michigan.
Progressives: Martin, Louisiana;
Nolan, California; and Schall, Minne
sota.
Two democrats, Olney of Massachu
setts and Slayden, of Texas, voted
against the hill, and Kent, the Cali
fornia independent for it.
OT mod»uro.
The bill proposes to appropriate JGO.
000,000 to be raised by Panama bonds,
for the purchase, charter and lease of
ships by the government. These Bhips
would be sold or leased to private cap
ital as rapidly as possible, with the
government reserving the right to call
them back Into service as naval auxil
iaries. The operation of such vessels
as the government was unable to lease
or sell would not extend beyond five
years after the close of the European
war.
Under Board of Five.
A shipping board of five members
empowered to prevent rate discrimina
tion and unfair practices by all ships
plying American waters and fix maxi
mum rates would be created.
Republicans, who yesterday delayed
the vote by offering more than 100
amendments, made no further attempt
to amend the measure. Democratic
leaders Kitchln and others who op
posed the bill last year were won to
Its support by the clause limiting gov
ernment operation of ship to five years
after the close of the European war.
President De Coppet Warns
Belligerents Not to Set Foot
Across the Border to
Strike at Foe.
Paris. May 22.—Switzerland Is pre
pared to resist with all the forces at
her command any invasion of her ter
ritory by troops of the belligerents, ac
cording to an interview with President
Camille De Coppet sent to the Journal
by its Berne correspondent.
President De Coppet was asked spe
clficlally what would be the action of
Switzerland if troops of one of the
warring powers should be sent across
the Porentruy salient. He replied:
"The federal council would never tol
erate such a proceeding, and In ac
cordance with the plans of Gen. Ulrich
Wille the commanderlnchlef of our
army would order the Immediate mo
bilization of all our forces, which
would be Immediately sent into action.
"The Swiss army is in splendid con
dition. It has reached a perfection of
training which has been hitherto un
known and has just received a com
plete equipment of new heavy artillery
which was manufactured in France
and Germany by order of the Swiss
government."
The Porentruy salient Juts into
France immediately south of Alsace.
The town of Porentruy is about 20
miles south of the great French fort
ress of Belfort. If German troops were
abel to cross the salient they could
strike at the communications of the
whole French line from Verdun to
Alsace.
SEVEN NEW BISHOPS
NAMED BY METHODISTS
Church Still to Elect Three
Missionary Bishops, One of
Them a Negro.
Saratoga Springs. N. Y.. May 22.—
With the election of seven new bishops
of the Methodist Episcopal church
completed the general conference to
day began balloting for three mission
ary bishops. One is to be chosen to
supervise the work in Singapore.
Malayasia; another who is to bo a
member of the negro race, is to be se
lected for Liberia and a third will over
see the churches in other parts of
Africa. The seven bishops are: M. S.
Hughes, of Pasadena. Cat.; William K.
Oldham, of New Y'ork; Charles lb
Mitchell, of Chicago; Thomas Nichol
son, of New York; Herbert Welch, of
Delaware, Ohio; Adna W. Leonard, of
Seattle, Wash., and Dr. Franklin Ham
ilton. of Washington. D. C.
LETCHER TO CAPITAL.
El Paso, Tex.. May 20.—Marion
Letcher. American consul at Chihua
hua. who came here several days ago
on orders from the state department
today received instructions to proceed
to Washington, where he will report
on conditions in his consular district
in Mexico.