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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , , , , . NORFOLK NKHKASKA P1UDAY SKL'TMMBEIl 15 1911. WILEY IS TO STAY PRESIDENT TAFT UPHOLDS THE CHEMISTRY BUREAU CHIEF. WON'T ASK FOR RESIGNATION RECOMMENDATION MADE BY A COMMITTEE IS OVERRULED. A BIG SHAKE-UP IS COMING The President Admits There Is Trou ble In the Department of Agriculture and Radical Action Will Probably be Taken Wiley Is Praised. Beverly , Mass. , Sept. 15. The resig nation of Dr. Harvey Wlloy , chief of the United States bureau of chemis try , will not bo asked for by Presi dent Taft , despite the recommendation of the personnel board of the depart ment of agriculture and endorsed by Attorney General Wlckersham. This decision was announced hero today by President Taft. In the opinion the president admits what has been well known by many persons close to the administration , that there Is trouble In the depart ment of agriculture. Speaking of the congressional Inquiry into that depart ment , unfinished nt the last session , but to bo taken up next winter , Mr. Taft says : "The broader Issues raised by the investigation , which have a much weightier relation than this one to the general efficiency of the department , may require much more radical action than the question 1 have considered .and decided. " Serious Shake-up Coming. That this statement Indicates a ser ious shake-up In the department next winter was freely predicted today. There have never been any intima tions that Secretary Wilson was dis posed to retire and it is not believed liero that the president would request him to do so. A general clean-up of affairs In the department , however , could readily bo required by the presi dent and carried through when ho re turns to Washington In November. The Wiley case arose over the em ployment by the bureau of chemistry of Dr. II. II. Rusby of New York , phar- mncognosist of the bureau. In effect Dr. Wiley , Dr. L. F. Kebler , chief of 1he drug laboratory , and Dr. W. D. Dlgelow , assistant chief of the bureau , were charged with having conspired to pay Dr. Rusby a salary of $1,600 a > ear with the tacit understanding that be was to do only enough work to secure this amount at the rate of $20 -a day. This was held to violate the act of congress of March 15 , 1S08 , which declared that no classified scientific Investigator should receive moro than $0 a day. In addition to the recommendation that Dr. Wiley be allowed to resign , the personnel board licld that Dr. Rusby should bo dis missed , that Dr. Kebler bo reduced and that Dr. Blgelow be allowed to quit the service. None of these recom v mendations are upheld In the presi dent's opinion. Dr. Kebler Reprimanded. Dr. Kebler Is reprimanded for "dis ingenuous conduct" In his letter writIng - Ing to Dr. Rusby and the president says that the letters suggest a "wil lingness to resort to evasion" that calls for ofllclal reproof. Dr. Blgelow Is held to have been "overzealous" and a reprimand by Secretary of Agrlcul turo Wilson , to whom the opinion In his letter Is directed , is ordered by the president. Dr. Rusby Is held to be as guiltless as Dr. Wiley In this particular matter , A charge against him , however , of securing curing the appointment on the com mission "laborer role" of a physician and expert , "whom he could not sue ceed but could use to do his work at n very small stipend when ho himsell was called away , " the president holds < o bo "not especially creditable. " Praise for Wiley. The case , the president says , has made apparent the ' 'doubtful leglsla tlvo propriety of the limitations upor the bureau chiefs to exact per dlen compensation for experts. " The government , he says , "ought note to bo 'at a disadvantage In this regan and one cannot withhold one's sym pathy with an earnest effort by Dr Wiley to pay proper compensation an < secure expert assistance In the en forcement of so Important a statute ai the pure food law , certainly In the be ginning when the questions arlsln ! under It are of capital Importance ti the public. " The present conclusions , ho says were ready weeks ago , but he did no put them on paper because he hope- - for a time for the report of the core mlttee of the house of representative that was Investigating the departmen of agriculture. Wiley Is Pleased. ttitieraont , Va. , Sept. 15. "It's complete vindication for me , " said D Harvey Wiley today when Informed c the president's decision on the casi "I know nothing about It officially , have nothing to say In view of tli fact that I have received no word o llclally regarding the matter. " The doctor Is spending a vncatlo on his mountain farm. Wilson Surprised. Traer , la. , Sept 15. Secretary Wl CONDITION OFTHE WEATHER Maximum 84 Minimum 54 Average CO Barometer 20.80 Chicago , Sept. 15. The bulletin Issued - sued by the Chicago station of the United States weather bureau gives tliu forecast for Nebraska as follows : Generally fair tonight and Saturday. Not much change In temperature. son of the department of agriculture , wlio Is at his homo here , expressed wirprlse that President Taft had ren dered hl decision In the Wiley case today. Shortly before noon ho told the Associated Press he had not ex pected the decision for several days. The secretary said ho had no previous Intimation of what the decision of the president was to be and foi that rea son would make no statement until ho had been fully appraised of the contents of the letter on the subject addressed to him by the executive. .A FOLLETTE BOOk \T WED _ _ _ _ _ tf EBRASKA "INSUR * . \ MEET AT LINCOLN BAi & , % ' i TATEWIDE MOVE IS Pi , NNED dr. Whedon , Defeated Candidate for Senate , Flays President Taft Sen ator Clapp of Minnesota Makes the Principal Address. Liucoln , Sept. 15. A movement In .ho Interest of Senator La Follette of Vlsconsln ns the republican caudl- late for president and nn effort to jrlng about the support of Nebraska lolegates to the next national conven- Ion , took form last night when a diner - , or was hold In Lincoln bringing to- ; ether well known progressive repub- leans who are partisans of the Wls- jonsln man. Tentative steps , looking .o n statewide La Follette league , were aken with the selection of former longressinan John J. McCarthy of . 'onca ' as president and Frank P. Cor- Ick of Lincoln as secretary , with vice iresldents from many parts of the tate. The dinner was quite largely ittended. Senator Moses Clapp of Minnesota vas the principal speaker. Finds La Follette Sentiment. Senator Clapp has just returned 'rom California where he spent two veeks In campaigning for the Initia- .Ive , referendum and recall constltu- : loual amendments which are to be oted upon there. "I received a distinct surprise on my .rip west when I found a strong La Follette sentiment In Utah , " ho de- ilared. Touching further upon the aspect of .he boom for the Wisconsin senator .he Minnesota man said : "There has been a demand from all jver the country for some candidate for the presidency who would repre sent progressive Ideals. While there was sentiment for some other men , ; he sentiment for La Follette was over whelming. "La Follette has made a great fight In congress against the element of the [ > arty which we call Aldrlchlsm , and ; ils showing In the senate along con- lervatlve progressive lines has been juch that he has been strongly com mended to the people of the country as a progressive thinker and doer. Above nil he has the record of achievement , n his own state. " Whedon Flays Taft. Senator Clapp made no direct at- .ack on President Taft but said his administration had been a disappoint ment to the progresslves. He declared the Canadian reciprocity agreement a sham and deplored It as a lack of gen- ulne tariff revision downward. Charles O. Whedon of Lincoln , pro. ; resslve republican candidate for Unit- iA States senator last fall , was severe in his criticism of the president. "President Taft has shot the repirtv Jean party full of holes , " he said , "and we must take away from him the gun with which he has done the shooting. ' Other speakers set out conditions lr ; he state and gave endorsement to the ? andidacy of La Follette for the pres dency. A working organization was perfected for the furtherance of the La Follette campaign In this state and nformal preparations were made foi carrying on an energetic fight fron : now on until the people of the state ixpress their primary preferences nexl April. Tentative plans as effected tonlghi left many features of the formal or ganlzatlon to be worked out later. HIS SENTENCESUSPENDED _ Court Withholds Judgment on Diegli for the Time Being. Dayton , O. , Sept. 15. Judge Alfre < of the circuit court today granted i suspension of sentence In the case o Rodney J. Dlegle , the convicted sei geant-at-arms of the Ohio senate , untl the court can pass on a writ of erro In his case. The court declined to Is sue an order Increasing Dlegle's boni which the state asked. Good Newi. "My dear , our landlord says he's gc Ing to raise our rent. " "Glad to near he can do It. 1 can't. Baltimore American. Though some of us are poor , let a all be geutwl.-Stevenson. YEGGS GET $315,000 $ CANADIAN BANK BLOWN AND A BIG SUM IS TAKEN. GOT ALL THEY COULD CARRY WOULD HAVE TAKEN MORE , BUT COULDN'T HANDLE IT. KNEW WATCHMAN WAS AWAY Branch of Bank of Montreal , at New Westminster , B. C. , Is Entered at 4 a. m. The Thin Vault Blown With NItro-Glycerlne. New Westminster , B. C. , Sept. 15. Three hundred and fifteen thousand dollars was stolen early this morning from the branch of the Dank of Mon treal In this city. Five burglars enter ed the bank by the front door , broke through the thin metal covering of the vault , blew the safe by charges of nl- tro-glycerine and got clear away with their booty without being seen except by a Chinese caretaker. They prob ably escaped down the Fraser river by a launch or else by automobile toward Vancouver. There was In all $330,000 In the bank safe. Chief of Police Bradshaw be lieves the men would have taken It all If they could have carried It. As It was , they took all they could carry , caving all the silver and notes of mail denominations as well as dam god $5 and $10 bills lying around the oor. The first known of the robbery was vhon n Chinese caretaker appeared at he police station at about 5:30 : o'clock nd gave the alarm. He had man- iged to work his bonds loose after the obbers had departed. The only clew btalnable was that given by the Chinaman. From thoroughness of the job and ho tools with which the work was lone , the local ofllcers bellevo the ame gang which has been nt work in , 'ancouver turned the work here. It Is Impossible to say just when he men effected their entrance Into ho bank , but It Is presumed that It vas sometime about 4 o'clock this norntng , for when the Chinese janitor UTlved shortly after 4 o'clock to clean up ho found three men had been doing little cleaning up on tiielr own ac- 'ount and before tho' Chinaman could ; lvo the alarm , he was sandbagged ; agged and tied to a chair. Then the robbers proceeded to collect the gold \nd bills from the vault and left the nilldlng some time before 5 o'clock , aking more than a quarter of a mil- ion with them , leaving little In the ault behind them. Got $315,000. That the robbers are still In the vl- Inlty Is apparent by the finding of a disabled automobile , stolen from T. J. Trapp's garage in front of the Y. M. C. A. building. It is thought the eggs started to get away In the ma chine and had to abandon It. Usually there Is a watchman on the ) remlses , but last week he went on ils vacation. It Is evident that the robbers knew of this , for In his room the loot was led up and blankets from his bed were ised to deaden the noise of the explo sion. After a survey by bank officials soon after 10 o'clock this morning , it was officially stated that the robbers ot away with at least $315,000. QUEER STORMJN CHICAGO Chicago , Sept. 15. Unusual climatic conditions that have prevailed here for several days reached a climax last light in one of the severest electrical storms in several years. The storm jroko with an extraordinary display of ightning just after the thermometer mil reached a maximum of S2 degrees , rising from 56 degrees In the morning. Lightning played havoc with telephone wires. No other serious damage was reported. Nearly an Inch of rain fell In two hours. A high wind prevailed over Lake Michigan , but no vessels were reported In trouble. The first Indication of unusual weather started with what resembled a tldnl wave Monday night. Since then the severe thunder storms have been frequent The moisture-laden all caused damp spots to appear on the Inner walls of buildings. When doors and windows were opened so the fresl air would dry the spots , the condlttor was Increased until In many houses the wall paper tints ran together ant floors looked as though they had beet freshly mopped and not dried. Hlgl walls in the new city building oozec pools of water on every floor , so grea was the humidity. Reports from Mich igan and Indiana showed that the elec trlcal disturbance was severe there putting many wires out of use for sev eral hours. The storm seemed to hi moving eastward. SOUTH DAKOTA AT A 6LANCI Hunters throughout the state ar having no difficulty in securing all th game the law allows. A great array of spea. ° rs , Includln Louis Hill of the Great Northern ral way , will appear at Huron on boosl ers' day at the state fair. THE HUNTING SEASON OPENS ( Copyright 191L ) MURDER MYSTERY IN A FARMHOUSE FARMER'S WIFE AND STRANGE MAN FOUND SLAIN. WALLS ARE BLOOD SPATTERED Maked Body of Mrs. Walter Bolton Is Found In Cellar of Farmhouse Near Minneapolis Man's Body Few Inches Under Ground. Minneapolis , Sept. 15. A murder nystery with two victims , possibly hree , was unearthed nt a farm north Minneapolis. The naked body of Mrs. Walter Ifoltou , who managed the arm for her husKnd , a barkeeprr n Minneapolis , was found In the eel- ar of the farmhouse and the body of slain man was discovered burled un- ler a few inches of earth In the gar den. Frank Rhodes , a hired man , Is nissing. The woman was slain In the house and dragged to the cellar , as shown > y blood spots. Neighbors , observing .hat no one was moving about at the Jolton farmhouse , ' entered the place. The floors and walls were spattered vlth blood and the furniture was In confusion. Farmers said that Rhodes , a cousin of Mrs. Bolton , had not been seen for two days. No trace of him c'as found about the place but search vill continue to clear up doubts as to vhether he may have been murdered also. Bolton received a letter from his vlfo yesterday saying that she was well and happy. There Is no intlma- ; ion of trouble and it is believed the etter was written by the murderer to teep Bolton ignorant of the crime. 3olton had scarcely finished reading he letter when word was brought of he murders. He went to the farm at once to help solve the mystery. Bolton said he had sent money weekly to his wife and that there had jeen no trouble of any kind. Ho did iot know the unidentified man found juried in the yard. CHARGED WITH GRIME UPON A GIRL OF 13 HOLT COUNTY MAN IN JAIL AT O'NEILL FOR ALLEGED CRIM INAL ASSAULT. O'Neill , Neb. , Sept. 15. Special tc The News : Frank Hamilton , living near Catalpa , In northwestern Holt county , was yesterday given a prellnv Inary hearing before Justice of the Peace McCafferty at O'Neill , for al leged criminal assault upon Susie Carver , a 13-year-old girl. Hamilton is married and has nine children , and both sides promise tc produce sensational testimony at the trial , which will be held at the nexl terra of the district court at O'Neill. Hamilton was bound over In the sum of $2,500. Ho Is In jail here , be ing unable to furnish the rcquiret bond. t' . GOV. VESSEY IS ILL South Dakota Executive Unable ti Leave Bed , at Spring Lake. Spring Lake , N. J. , Sept. 15. Gov Robert S. Vessey of South Dakota wai unable to participate In yesterday1 ! proceedings because of an attack o biliousness. Gov. Vessey did no leave his bed. His Illness , howevei Is not regarded as serious. It had It origin , he believes , In a cold which h contracted at Saudy Hook yesterda ) PAGE THIEF GOES TO PEN JOSEPH BORDEEN GETS FROM ONE TO TEN YEARS. BUT HE DENIES BURNING BARN Pleading Guilty to Stealing Horse From John Clasey Near Page a Few Days Ago , Young Man Is Given Prison Term by Judge Harrington. O'Neill , Neb. , Sept. 15. Special to The News : Joseph Bordeen was sen tenced yesterday to not less than one nor more than ten years in the peni tentiary by Judge Harrington for stealing a horse S'roni John Clasey at Page a few weeks ago. Ho was also charged with burning the barn from which he stole the horse , but denied It. He pleaded guilty to stealing the horse. Bordeen is the man who , after stealing the horse , took it to Nellgh and the actions of the man and price asked , together wjth The Norfolk News report , led to his arrest. FOWLER IS READY TO FLY SATURDAY AVIATOR PLANS TO MAKE EARLY MORNING START OVER MOUNTAINS. Colfax , Calif. , Sept. 15. Indications today are that Aviator Fowler will resume - sumo his San Francisco to New York flight tomorrow. Rapid progress has been made on the reconstruction of the biplane wrecked Tuesday at Alta and the mechanicians promised this morning to have the machine In first class condition before daylight Sat urday. Fowler plans to make an early morning start , as by so doing he ex pects to get over the summit of the Sierras before the wind rises. He said today he would try to make Ogden In two days , flying 150 miles In the mornIng - Ing and 150 miles in the afternoon. He expected by four or live days of extra efforts to make up the tlmo lost by the accident. Ward Makes Good Time. Susquehanna , Pa. , Sept. 15. James J. Ward of Chicago , flying from New York to San Francisco , reached Call- coon , N. Y. , a few miles from here , at 4:35 : o'clock yesterday afternoon. He left New York City Wednesday morn- lug. On his final fly yesterday he cov ered 50 1-10 miles in 5 minutes , hav ing left Mlddletown , N. Y. , at 3:38 : o'clock. His total distance covered so far Is 138 miles. D'Orsay and Hie Tailor. "D'0rsa.the Complete Handy. " n" Mr Tli'L'iimuuih Short- rails him In hH biography \\n > fully nwiire of the vuliu ; lit i-l * pntniiumi' to the tailors When HnUit'4 nrrived for Him. In the most mvitcrl'iiiminuter ' Imnknotes had fniuiil I Melt way into the pockets Oncit. when tilliiri'iiteiit IIUil ( ml liM : > peni'd. | ) 'ii-i | > iriile invti'et ' return till ! Unrilli'lllwt'lJ llle llie . | | > : e tlW "the llnlnu ( ilie ( > ' Uetrf U.nl I'eei ' forgotten Hocter Than He Thought. The boy whose business It was tc answer the telephone rushed Into the room of the senior partner. "Just got n message saying that youi house was on fire , " ho said. "Dear mo ! " returned the senior partner nor In n bewildered sort of way. " 1 knew my wlfo was pretty hot aboui something when I left homo this morn Ing , but I didn't think It was so bat as to set the house on fire I" GOVERNORS TO FILE PROTEST WILL COMPLAIN ABOUT FEDERAL COURT INVASION. STAND UP FOR STATE RIGHTS Gov. Aldrich of Nebraska , In Address at Spring Lake , Precipitates Action Unknown Heretofore in the History of This Country. Spring Lake , Sept. 15. Governors of twenty-four states voted yesterday afternoon to unite in protest to the United States supreme court against what they consider an Invasion of states rights by federal courts. The decision of Judge Sanborn In the Min nesota rate case Is the particular "In vasion" to which the governors object. By their action they establish a prec edent In American history. Judge Harmon , governor of Ohio and formerly attorney general of the Unit ed States , will head a committee of protest. His colleagues will be Her bert S. Hadley , governor of Missouri , and Chester H. Aldrich , governor ot Nebraska. The motion to appoint such a committee to voice the views of the conference was made by Gov. Enimett O'Neal of Alabama. Gov. Harmon supplied the original suggestion for the plan , according to O'Neal. In the sharp debate which followed the measure's Introduction , Gov. Harmon took a part. A success of the motion was entirely unexpected by the majority of the delegates. Gov. Aldrlch's denunciation of what he termed the Invasion of the func tions and rights of the states by the minor federal courts discussed during the day , provoked encouraging ap plause and was followed by an address by Goy. McGovera of Wisconsin on the same topic. With the subject fresh In mind the governors debated the question for an hour or more be < fore Gov. O'Neal Introduced his mo tlon. During his speech Gov. AldrlcL referred In terms of condemnation tc the decision of Justice Sanborn of the United States circuit court In the Mln- nesota rate case. He explained that the point of the decision was that the state's interstate rate law was uncon stltutlonal because It could not be en forced without Interfering In Its op ' eratlon with the authority of the Inter state commerce commission. This he thought was clearly an Invasion ol ( state's rights. I The twenty-four states whose gov I ernors voted for the motion are : Ala , bama , Colorado , Florida , Georgia , Ida ho , Kansas , Maryland , Massachusetts Mississippi , Missouri , Montana , Nc braska , New Hampshire , New Jersey North Dakota , Ohio , Oklahoma , Penn sylvanla , Rhode Island , Utah , Virginia Washington , West Virginia and Wis consln. GRAND CIRCUIT RACES Syracuse , N. Y. , Sept. 15. Sopranc 2:03 : t , won the Madden sweepstakes the feature of yesterday's grand clrcul meeting , defeating Hallworth 2:05VS : It took flvo heats to decide which trol ter would get the greater share of th ? 1,200 stake. Results : 2:05 : pace Major Brlno won In tw straight heats , best tlmo 2:05'/i. : . ll Ambulator second , Star Patch third. Madden sweepstakes Soprano wo first , fourth and fifth heats and raci Best time , 2:08. : Hnilworthy took se < end and third heats. Best time , 2:01 : ( Two entries. ) 2:03 : pace My Shady Belle won sei end and third heats and race , bos time , 2OCVi. : Twinkling Dan took fin In 2OGV4. : DIrectum Regent , third. STOLYPIN MAY LIVE RUSSIAN PREMIER LIKELY TO SURVIVE ASSASSIN'S BULLET. WOUNDS NOT DEEMED MORTAL FOLLOWING SHOOTING IN THE. ATER , HE SLEEPS WELL , THIRD ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE The Surgeons Attending the Wounded Premier Have Not Considered an Operation Necessary and His Condi tion Indicates He Will Recover. 4 Kiev , Russia , Sept. 15. There nppoara to be ground for hope today that Pre mier Stolypln will for the third tlmo survive the attack of tin assassin. Fired on nt close range as ho sat defenseless In his chair at the Munici pal theater last night , the premier es caped with two wounds , neither of which are believed fatal. A dispatch sent to the premier's brother , Alexan der Stolypln , at St. Petersburg In the early morning , stated that the pa tient's condition was "very satisfac tory" and the surgeons bad not deem ed an operation necessary. Their ten tative Judgment was that the bullets had wounded the pleura and grazed the liver. A pulse of 70 was recorded. Following his removal from the play house , the wounded man slept for four hours after which the llrst consulta tion was held. Emperor Nicholas was present In the theater at the tlmo. The prem ier's assailant was arrested. Two bullets were fired from behind by a lawyer named Dogrof. The au dience tried to lynch the assassin. Some reports have It that a musician ilso was wounded. The minister of finance , M. Kokov- 3off , was sitting beside the premier at he tlmo of the attack. Not the First Attempt. This Is not the first attempt inado on the llfo of Premier Stolyplu. When he was governor of Saratov In 905 three shots were fired nt him iut without effect. On August 25 , 1006 , a bomb was thrown while Stoly- ) ln then premier , was holding a pub ic reception nt his country house on \ptekarsky Island. The premier was slightly wounded. Thirty-two persona ro killed and a still larger number were wounded. Among the latter vere the premier's 15-year-old daugh- er and his 3-year-old son. At that .lino there was a reign of terrorism n many parts of Russia , Expected to be Killed. When Stolypln accepted the prom- ershlp , July , 1906 , he was perfectly onsclous of his danger. Ho remark ed at the time : "I have no doubt that attempts will bo made upon my life but I hope that order will bo restored and stability established in Russia before they are successful. " As Stolypln outlined the policy of ho government , It was to be oneof 'strong handed reform , " ho promptly ssued circulars to the provincial au- horltles directing them to spare no efforts to prevent disturbances. Aa nlnlster of the Interior prior to taking over the premiership , ho was rssalled n the dotima In making his first speech , with cries of "murder" and 'assassin" when ho defended the al- eged Illegal acts of the police officiate and provincial governors In the sup- iresslon of disorders. The retaliatory steps which he took against the ter- orlsts and liberals alike won him the detestation of the advanced parties , and the support of the administration. He Executed Many. "Stolypln's necktie , " became the synonym for the hangman's noose throughout Russia He quarreled fre quently with the douma and was vie- orlous In his disputes with that body owing to the confidence which the em peror reposed In him. Stolypln re signed as premier and minister of the Interior on March 20 of this year but three days later reconsidered his ac tion. The resignation was presented because the council of the empire re jected his zemstvo bill and It was announced - nounced that the emporer had accept- (1 ( the appointment of Mr. KokovosofC minister of finance to fill the premier ship. Later , however , It was learned that the emperor had used his per sonal influence to retain Stolypln la office. Dancing In Washington's Dayi. It was n dancing age. Nona was too old or too dignified to join in the pas time. We have It on the authority of General Greene that on one occasion Washington danced for three hours without once sitting down. Patrick Henry would close the doors of his of fice to betake himself to dancing or fiddling , mul Jefferson dearly loved to "rosin" his bow for n merry Jig. The story Is told of him that once when away from homo ho received news of the burning of his father's house. "Did you HIIVO any of my books ? " ho asked of the slave who brought him the tidings. "No , masaa , " answered the negro , "but wo saved the fiddle. " Maud Wilder Goodwin In "Tho Colo- ulal Cavalier. " . . . . t