TAFT HAS BUSY I RURAL MAIL PLAN GRUSAUE AGAINST FIRE KEIR HARDY. BRAMWELL BOOTH. SECRETARY MEYER. DAY AT COLUMBUS! CARRIERS MEET Leader of Labor Party In England, Who Is Here To Look Into Conditions. Salvr.tion Army's New Commander, Who Takes Place of Dead Father. Navy Department Head, Whose Sudden Illness Prevented Inspection. m m m m saw bbmb m For Nineteen Hours He is Cen tral Figure of Ceremonies. DEFENDS USE OF VETO POWER Gather at Des Moines to Discuss Means of Improving Service. GOOD ' ROADS MAIN ISSUE. Transmlsslsslppi Congress Will Educate Children and Adults. DELEGATES HEAR ADDRESSES. president Says This Is One of Duties Imposed on Him by Constitution. Failure to Exercise Is Evidence of Cowardice. Columbus, O., Aug. 30. President Taft rnnie to Columbus to help tho city celebrate the centenary of its birth as the capital of. v Ohio. For nineteen hours the president was the busy central figure of all the cere monies thnt his aide and the. celebra tion committee could devise, lie breakfasted with a governor, a mayor and a congressman; lunched with a commission and dined with a bar as sociation. President Taft was not told about the arrest of Mrs,. Caroline Beers, who was nabbed by detectives at the Southern hotel while waiting for the president. Two long knives were found concealed in her clothing. The woman says she is the wife of the president. Defends Use of Veto Power. President Taft explained his exer else of the veto power. In his speech to a great crowd of farmers on the state fair grounds here he declared that a president who did not use the veto power when he thought it should be used proved himself a cowrrd. "Some of my friends say," said the president, "that if a king had used the veto power ns I have, his head would drop into the basket. But I am rot a king, and that is very different The president has the power and it is his duty if he does not approve legis lation to veto It. He must use the veto when his conscience telln him whether his head drops in the basket or not. If presidents are men and most of them are they will exercise the veto when they think they ought "Look over the vetoes of other nres ldents and show me the bad one and I will show you more that made good SV. . r i win H'reuuners inougnt that it wai well to have fine man who would rep resent all the people and who would be able to tell all the people when he saw legislation that he did not believe was good. The veto is an excellent thing. My friends who criticise m forget that I was elected Just as thej were and by a good many more peo Jie than they were. MARSHALL RAPS TRUSTS Says Great Combinations of Capita Will Crush Youth'a Ambition. Lewiston, Me., Aug. 30. Governoi i nomas R. Marshall of Indiana, Dem ocratic nominee for the vice presl dency, concluded his fouwd ing tour of Maine In the Interests ol Governor Plalsted and the Democrats state ticket, with an address hpre Discussing the trusts, Governor Mar shall said, in cart: "The created nh ' Jection to the trust Is that it closes the OOOr Of opportunity on thn vnnn mat. To this statement the answer Is made that there are $10,000. $20,000 and $30, 000 Jobs awnltlne men of thesn nxtm and I suspect this statement Is true nut what of It. "Suppose I could make $10,000 I year as the mnnngor of a trust, but suppose my happiness would be pro moted by managinc a little hiisWa. of my own out of which I might nol mnieo even J.1,000. And snnr,r. what is true that I should he prevent a ny tne tntPts from running mv m tie business end should be brokrm nr if I tried to run It. Have I not ther neen deprived of the one tiitno- in nr. that this republic ought to give t .man his chance to bo hannv? "If this conMnues there will bo groal captains of finance and Industry whe will wude through slaughter to t throne nnd nhut the gates of mercy or mankind, i ney will take the youni man of tnd:iy and crush out every lit tie bit of personal nmbltlon whinv these young men may have nnd makf or tnem only cogs in a great Industrla system, nnd our boasted democracy where men were fro?, will cense tt exist, save In name." More Cavalry May Be Sent to Border Washington, Aug. 30. It Is possible that the American cavalry along the Mexican border line will have to be In creased, according to a dispatch re celved at the war department from General Steever, commanding the De partment of Texas. The Thlrtefnt cavalry at Fort Klley, Kan., and the Ninth at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo . are being hfld In readiness as reinforce mcnts. Sons of Veterans Elect Grant. St. Lonls, Aug. 30. Robert M. Gram of Hartford. Conn., was elected com mander In chief of tho Sons of Vetcr ans to succeed Colonel Newton J. Me Oulre of Indianapolis, and Mlas Fran ces M. Fox of Rochester, N. Y.. wat elected president of the ladles aux lllary to succeed Mrs. Flora Staplei "Whitney of Worcester, Mass. New York Sculptor Dies In 8eattle. Senttle, Aug. 30. Louis Potter, thi New York sculptor, died here while undergoing treatment by a Chinese physician for a minor Bkln dlsense o' long standing. Mr. Potter came hen ten days ago on a tour of the west The coroner Is conducting an Invest! Mom Question of Wages Will Not Figure In Convention Abolition of Penny Nuisa'ice Urged Death of First Rurai Carrier Appointed in Iowa. Dcs Moiiios, Aug. :!0. Instead of in creased salaries, the rural mail car riers, who opened their thirteenth an nual convention at the Des Moines postofllc-j, will Inaugurate a reform movement for rural delivery service. J3. B. Clfild? of Nevada, former sec retary and treasurer of the Iowa Rural Carriers' association, and secretary of the national association, probably will be cleared of charges of misappropria tion of funds. The special committee appointed last year to investigate the charges, which were made several years ago against Childs, alleging that he received double commissions, was In session all day at the postofflce. With the investigation half completed, the committee had found no evidence to substantiate the charges. Senator A. B. Cummins will make an address tomorrow morning. It Is expected thnt W. II. James ot Council Bluffs, president of the asso ciation will bo re-elected without op position, but it is said that" W. S. Iloon of Ames,' secretary, will have to fight for re-election, ns there are sev eral aspirants for the office. Began With Mule; Now Has Auto. Good roads will be the main topic discussed by C. N. Stark of Mystic. Ho is now serving on his fifth appoint ment as rural carrier and has used every kind of a conveyance. Ho started nine years ago and resigned four times. From the use of a mule he advanced to horseback, then adopt ed a team and carriage as a method of getting over his route. From the team he took to a motorcycle and after abandoning It purchased an au tomobile. JIo says that the auto is the most practicable. John II. Walley of Ottumwa is an advocate for an allowance by the gov ernment for horse feed for rural ser vice and D. W. Krell of Wlnterset also wants allowance for equipment. C. L. Reed of Clarlnda urges the matter of providing sheds near the postofflce for shelter of the rural carriers' teams He 8ay3 thnt no such provision la made at any of the offices. The abolition of tho penny nuisance on rural routes Is the main Issue with J. H. Homer of Wick. He will urge the convention to adopt resolutions re questing the government to issue an order prohibiting the placing of mall In rural boxes unstamped. He says that It Is a great burden to the rural carrier, ns he often reaches the post office with 200 letters unstamped and must perform the labor himself. News haj reached the association of the death of William Blair of Morn ing Sun, who lg said to have been the first rural carrier appointed In Iowa. BUTTON PLANT BURNS Fifth Factory Destroyed at Muscatine Since Opening of Strike. Muscatine, la., Aug. 30 AnWhey Muscaiine button plant was destroyed by fire, the Becker cutting plant be ing the fifth factory to he consumed i by flames since the opening of thci button workers' strike. Tho local po lice authorities and tho plant owners Join In th? belief th the firo was of I Incendiary origin ail connect it with the alleged arsons. I The tibuit was valued at $10,000 and' the loss is only partially covered byj Insurance. Local plant owners staie that in an effort to prevent further losses detectives will be put to work on the case. Turn Rprlmm Auto Wrecks. I Council Bluffs, la., Aug. 30. Reck less driving and bursting of a tire were the cause of two serious automo bile accidents at Earllng and Buck Grove. Charles Chase, near Ruck Grove, was dangerously Injured when his car burst a tire and turned com pletely over in the air, alighting right Mdo up. At Earllng, Mike Loehr at tempted to pass another car at high speed. His car overturned and font people were hurt, one, Joseph Steph any, being In a serious condition. lowan Shot From Ambush. Muscatine, In., Aug. 30. Harlow McPermld, a Muscatine young man, was perhaps fatally Injured at Ran dolph. La., when he was shot from am bush as he was carrying the lumber camp payroll. Flvo bullets pierced his body an his companion was shot twice. The men had about $8,000 In their possession, but despite their wounds thry escaped through the woods. 4 Aged Creston Man Commits 8ulclde. Creston, la., Aug. 30. John Kemp, one of this city's oldest citizens, shot himself with a rifle while lying on a bed in his home. Despondency was the cause of bis act. Mrs. Agnes C. Jonaa Dead. Ixs Angeles, Aug. 30. Mrs. Agnes C. Jones, for thirty-five years a resi dent of Iowa Falls, Ia died suddenly ere. Y . 'I t x J ' ' . , ' 1 ' - V J f , . , , i - U I"- Sy 1 sr. f " n i.,- - I WINNERS IN BABY HEALTH CONTEST Dorothy Klusmsyer and Robert f,l, Scott Garry Oil Honors. Des Moines, Aug. 30. Dorothy Klun mcyer of Des Moine and Robert Mil ler Scctt of Mitchcllville won the Bweepst'ikes honors in the Iowa babies' health contest at the stato loir. The judges awarded them hon ors ns the linest, prettiest and healih ient boy and girl babies entered in the b'g show. Little Dorothy has 'Teach es" for a ni' kname. She is a blue eyed, golden haired little girl and quite husky. Her score was 97 Vi. which is very near the record mark established last year by Charles El mer O'Too'o, who has since become famous. Iowa's finest boy, the young man fiom Mitchel'ville, is a sturdy young ster, with big brown eyes and beauti ful auburn hair. L'.th prize winners are between two and three years of age. Alllene Caro'lno Johnstone of Knox ville won first honors for girls In the country class for babies of two years and under. Her percentage was near the hlsrn mark established by "Peach es" Kli'.smeyer. Ahic B?!l Millstine, a soldier's daughter, won first country class be tween the ag?s of two and three. MAZARELEASEDON L0WB0ND Assailant of American Diplomat Out on Bail Of $500. Ilavuia, Aug. 30. Gr?at Indignation in American and foreign circles was caused by the release again of En rique Maza, the newspaper man, charged with assaulting Hugh S. Gib son, the American charge d'affaires. The Judge let him go on bail of $300, tho lowest amount demanded even in a case of common assault. This was done in spite of the fact that Mr. Gibson had been Informed by the (Oirt that no, ball would bo nl lowrd and that the accused would bo kept In Jail. Mr. liil'son intended, In accordance with Instructions from Waslilngton, to lodge a mcst vigorous protest and to demand severe punishment of his as sailant. Rural Letter Carriers to Meet. Columbus, Neb., Aug. 30. Tho tenth annual stato convention of the Nebras ka Rural Itter Carriers' association will be held nt tho Young Men's Chris tian association building on Monday, Sept. 2. CONDENSED NEWS John Wanamakcr, Philadelphia mer chant and former postmaster general, is reported Pi at his son's home In At lantic City. The body of tho lato General Will iam Booth was fold beside that of Catherine Baoth, his wife. In Abney Park cemetery, London. Sixty thousand dollars a year are being stolen from the state of Callfor. nia by prominent shipping men around San Francls-co bay, according to tho finding of Investigators. Juige R. W. Archbald of the com merce court, whose trial under Im peachment proceedings Is Impending before the senate, has aBked Chief Justice White of the supreme court to temporarily relievo him from duty. Harry Rappclye, a model prisoner at th3 Elinlra reformatory, stepped from the- line at exhibition drill before Governor Dix a free man at the gov ernor's command. A telegram an nounced tho sudden death of Rap ptlye's father at Oswego. Emphatic Jemands upon tho Pan ama government to control the Tan am police and put an end to the gross brutality with which Americans, sol diers, sailors and civilians, have been treated, have been Issued by the merlcan state department i - .-. e4 I wv ; s i - 1 5 Prnmwpll Booth, son of Commander William Hootli, now howls tho Salvation Army. 1I;h Msttr, EvniiKellno, will re main in cliarKo ot the Amuilcun branch. iiiDlCTED GUNMEN TO TESTIFYJOR STATE Whiley Lewis and Dap Frank Seek Light Sentences. New York, Aug. 31. "Whltey" Lew Is r.iul "Lngo Frank" Cirofleo, the in elided gunmen In the Rosenthal mur der cane, were reported to bo ready to turn (Hate's evidence on condition that they be let off with light sentences. The men hud received favorably, it was said, tho offer of a certain law yer who visited them In the Tombs to use his Influence with District Attor ney Whitman to get them off with a light punishment in return for a "squeal." The lawyer assured them this was their one chance to escape the ex treme penalty of the murder chante against them, according to the report, tnd thnt they probably could get off with five years each. The gunmen then authorized the lawyer to negotiate terms with the district attorney, It was said, but owing to Mr. Whitman's departure lor Manchester, Vt, to re main over Sunday, no action wns tak en by the lawyer. Bil in Everglades Cases Quashed. Washington, Aug. 31. At the attor ney general's request, the court quashed the Indictments aealnst I diaries O. Elliott, former chief drain age engineer of the department of ag riculture; A. D. Morehouse, his assist ant; F. E. Singleton, chief accountant of the deportment, and R. P. Teele. formerly an accountant. The Indict ments grew out of the Florida Ever lades land Inquiry. Investigation showed thero wns no Intent to defraud the government. Body of Nurse Found In Rock Rivew. Roekford, II!., Aug. 31 Tho body of Miss Lunvlcka Reder of Aurora, a nurse in n sanitarium hero, who dis appeared Tuesday, was taken from Rock river. It is believed she com mitter! suicide while temporarily de ranged. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League. . At New York: R.H.K. Brooklyn 04100200 07 1 1 1 New York 40 000 0 1 005 9 2 Curtls-M lller; WIltse-Meyers. At Pittsburgh: R.H.E, Pittsburgh ....010 000 000 0012 11 0 Cincinnati ... .000 000 010 000 1 12 1 Adams Gibson; Bonton-Clarko. At Philadelphia: R.H.E, Boston 0 00000100 23 1C 0 Philadelphia .000000 0 1 001 7 Donnelly Gowdy; Finnernn-Kllllfer, American League. At Boston: ILII.El Boston ..: 0022002 1 7 lid Philadelphia ...2 020000004 10 2 Hall Cnrrlgan; Coombs-Lapp. At Detroit; R.H.E. St. Louis 102 1 000 1 05 9 2 Detroit 0001000001 0 3 Hamilton-Alexander; Dubuc-Stanage At Washington: R.I IE New York 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 02 5 1 Washington ....00300004 7 9 2 Davls-Sterrott; Groom-Henry. At Cleveland: R.H.E. Cleveland ..20040010 7 9 1 Chicago 0 01000 1 002 9 3 Blandlng-Carlsch ; Douglass Schalk. Western League., At Sioux City: HUB, Sioux City......4 3 101 000 9 12 2 Omaha 0 0 010 001 02 9 2 Brown-Chapman; Ryan-Johnson. At Des Moines: R.H.E, Des Moines. ...0 0 402 1 01 8 13 2 St. Joseph 0 0000 00 0 6-6 13 3 Sweet-Hanson; Bell-Oossett. At Wichita: R.H.E. Topeka 0 02 0 000 2 04 9 2 Wichita 30 1 002 10 7 9 0 IIornsur-BIlIln' Routt-Wacob. Proposal to Demand Five Millions From Government to Assist the Pan ama Exposition Put Before Conven tion Vice Presidents Elected. Salt Lake, Aug. 30. Delegates to tho Trai.smisslssippi Commercial con gress gathered at a lake resort for the afternoon session of the congress and heard an address by Rev. K. E. Hlgley of Denver, "Why See America First?" They , listened also to a paper by Iuls W. Hill, read by F. W. Graham of Seattle, in which was brought out tho kernel of the "See America First" movement, which la that when one has peen all the beauties of America he Is too old to go anywhere else. A report rendered by tho committee on firo wasto Indicated tho members had tracked tho red tongued demon to Its lair. Finding 50 per cent of the fires in this country due to careless ness, the committee outlined a course of educntlon for children nnd for grown-ups through schools and news papers and posters, which wns submit ted to the congress. The committee laid stresR nlo on holidays set apart In some states for removing Inflamma ble rubbish. Wichita to Have Next Congress. James H. Brady, former governor of Idaho, for the next president, nnd Wichita, Kan., for the next meeting place of the congress were decided upon. The congress went on record as ad vocating a federal appropriation of $0,000,000 In aid of tho Panama-Pacific exposition at San Francisco and $!, 000,000 to assist tho San Diego expo sition In 1015. Tho following vice presidents have been elected: Arizona, John Orme; California, George C. Pardee; Colo rado, W. Aldridge; Kansas, James A. Kimball; Nevada, Frank Iee; New Mexico, W. C. McDonald; Oklahoma, Asa E Ramsay; Utah, John Dern; Washington, B. A. Crowle. JAIL DELIVERY FOILED FI.L1 r r- -j : T- u - bmI.am Liyru oimi rvunu 111 i u nt w ri'vii Where Becker Is Confined. New York, Aug. 30. A Jail delivery from tho Tombs prison, where Tollce lieutenant Becker la awaiting trial on a charge of murdering Herman Ro senthal, the gambler, was frustrated, It was learned, by the accidental fall ing of a steel saw on the floor of a cell. The ring of the metal on the stone flooring reached the ear of a guard in the corridor, who started an Investigation, which led to the finding of eight finely tempered sawg and a botllo of muriatic acid. The saws were distributed In two cells occupied by four prisoners. Knox Will Not Talk. Honolulu, Aug. 30. Secretary Knoi refused on his arrival here to make any comment on Theodore Roosevelt's denial that he had ever said In the piesence of Mr. Knox thut letters to Georgo B. Cortelyou were written "to mnko good the record." The letters In question were instructions that any contributions made by tho Standard Oil company to tho Republican cam paign fund of 1904 must be returned. Fire Fighters Rescued From Canyon. I)3 Angoles, Aug. 30. Thirteen Mexican fira flght?r were rescued In a pltlnblt condition from Devil's enn yon, where they had been hemmed In sines Monday morning without food or water by ..he fiamos thnt nro sweep ing through tho brush on tho San Gab riel range. Willi gool care they havo a fair chnn?3 of recovery. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Closing Quotations on the Chloago Board of Trade. Chicago, Aug. 29. Closing prices: Wheat Sept., Wi-Vsr; lc, 04950. Corn Sept., 74e; Dec, 65V. Oats Sept, 327i33c; Dec, iVc. Pork-Sept.. $17.80; Oct., $17 95. Urd Sept., $11.00; Oct., $11.10. Ribs Sept., $10.92',4; Oct., $U.02'i. Chloiigo Cash Prices No. , 2 hard wheat, 9fi((797!ic; No. 2 corn, 8Hifl Blc; No. 2 oats, 32!4c. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, Aug. 29. Cattle. Receipts, 3,500; steady to strong; beoves, $5.85 10.65; western steers, $6.259.50; stockers and feeders, $4.30rf 7.25; cows nnd heifers, $2.75'(j 8.15; calves, $150 10.75. Hogs Receipts, 16,000; best grades strong, others weak; light, $8.25f8.95; heavy, $7.908.76; rough, $7.908.15; pigs. $5.05(98.20; bulk, $8.25(fJ8.75. Sheep Receipts, 33.000; steady to 10c lower; natives, $3.40((f 4.50; westerns, $3.5004.55; yearlings, $4.505.55; lambs. $4.50lg7.15. South Omaha Live Stock. South Omaha, Aug. 29. Cattle Re ceipts, 2.000; steady to strong; choice beef steers, $9.85 10.25; cows and helfors, $3.2505.50; stockers and feed ers, $(.60(iT6.40; calves, $4.50(8.50. HogB Receipts, 7,200; strong to 6o higher; top, $S.C5; bulk of sales, $8.30 8.40. Sheep Receipts. 8,000; 10 15c higher; choice Idaho lambs brought $6.75 and four can of sold for $3.95 P f i r. A (3) by Amrlrnn Trotn Asuoolntlon. BOONE DIVORCE CASEJAKEN UP Hoi Contest Involving Much Property in Supreme Court Lincoln, Aug. 30. The sensational Boono county divorce case of Reynold fcon agi inst lleynolilson will have an. ulrlng In the supremo court of N Lruska, an nppeal from the district court of thai county having beea made by Mrs. llcynoldson. Four years ago Charles Reynoldson a wealthy Rwuie county fanner, waa married to a woman known as Vivian, Boyer. Soon after their marriage Mr. HeyiMihl Kin discovered that his wlf had not been in the past all that aha should have been and besides had been living with n man named Boyer. Keynoldsem sued for a divorce and during the pendency thereof it waa discovered that Boyer bad filed ajjlt for a divorce from Mrs. Boyer In tbS' district court of Cherry county and that tho same was granted Feb. 12, 1912. The plea was then made bf the attorneys of Reynoldson that If Mrs. Reynoldson was the wife oB Boyer at tho time of her marriage to Reynoldson the marriage should b set aside as void. The testimony to, the district court, according to th pepers filed in the supreme court of the evidence was of a very racy na ture, resutlng In a decree by the court that Vivian was the common law wlf of Boyer and ns such her marriage to Reynoldson w?s void and the court tn nulled the ceremony. The case has been very bitterly fought in Boone county courts, nearly every attorney In Albion being ra talned on one side or the other. CHRISTIAN EDUCATION RALLY Speakers tt Adventlst Camp Meeting Appeal to Parents. Pollejro View, Neb., Aug. 30. Ur gent npponh for the parents to reallm tlu responsibility of giving their chil dren a Christian education to save them for the kingdom to come were) made by several speakers In a rally on "Christian Education" at the Seventh, Day Advontk't camp meeting. Among the speakers were Professor M. IV. Van Kirk, educational secretary of tho cen tral union conference; Elder B. L. House, who holds a similar position la the Nebraska conference; Elder R, F. Andrews of Ceillogo View, Professor L F. Blue, principal of tho Hastings In t'Mniedlate school, and Professor C. I Benson ef Union colle'go. The graduation exercises of the; nurses nt the Nebraska sanitarium were held In the Adventlst church, di rectly opposite the camp ground. Dr. David Puulson of Chlcngo delivered the class address on tho subject, "The Ideal Missionary," whllo Dr. J. D. Shlvely, medlcnl superintendent of the sanitarium, presented the di plomas. Eight young women were granted diplomas. Greer Sues for Pay for Elephants- Fall-bury, Neb., Aug. 30. Ieo Greet has filed a suit In the district court against Campbell Bros, for $4,800, which ho alleges la due him for ele phants and ethor animals. This cir cus was stranded in Falrbury on Aug. 10, when John Hensty, trusteo for the creditors, filed a writ of replevin and toeik charge of the circus. He has a chattel mortgage against the show for $50,000 and he will Bell It at sheriff's sale Sept. 9 to cover the liabilities. Mr. Greer formerly conducted a circus of his own, but several years ago consolidated with Campbell Bros Johrion Speaks Tuesday. Lincoln, Aug. 30. Governor John son of California, candidate for vice president on the Progressive ticket, will arlve In Lincoln Tuesday morn ing from Kansas City. He will be the gue'St of Governor Aldrlch. during bis stay and will speak at the state Pro gressive convention and alfio at the. "tate fair durint the day.