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unday Bee i 1 atotw-R rr FAVHT L HEWS SECTION PACES 1 TO 6. THE OMAHA DEC Best West Vol.! XXXMIl SO. 1. OMAHA. SUNDAY juke :i. inns six skctioxk forty twoes. SIXOI.K COPY FIVE CM NTS. -X Fhe Omaha LhAYE HUM ! TO WORK Irish Laborers Earn More from Employer, ir England. .IXERS SAY UnOR 15 SCARCE .. ;:n and Hilf Dalian Earned Oitsidf the Country. ' TT DECISION MAKES TROUBLE . cf England Hai So Domicile in t Ireland. FOREIGN COUNTRY UNDER LAW l.tl..a mt Jaag.ee B" Blow to Mltaa of I aloalste Ei fried Timiii Act tailed lavnlla. iSpeclal Son e very i-.terel f lar-c-ret a-e c-r: of !- tt it the Irish migratory r-ntaired in the annual re Ivpartment of Agriculture w.-i.'h I i.i ui been published According -1 1.. ..m-nt agricultural laborers 'r. nr. I mil! went li England and S ot- J f-f fr' 'l!' 't'W from five to seven Mh dill The average wages I ttnrd l i,..se Uborers wtien working by t e w.ek or month was about MM a week. , hit if working bv the piece seme of them .arned a much at fTSii a week Many of rt ern save from V to $1"0 on their seas.in's work and their t.t! earnlras approximate l!.J.'i. Most of the mlgratoty laborers come from the province of Connaught. County M.ivo furnishing; the largest num ber A large number also come from Done gat. The men are highly valued and much s.iight after bv the Kngllsh and Scotch farmers, who declare that they are steadier and more efficient than the native laborers. Another feature of this annual migration of labor from Ireland Is Its effect on the labor market at homo The Irish farmeia ira rcna'antly compUlnlng that they cannot get enough labor, and there seems to be some Justice In their complaint. The fact ' that tillage in Ireland la gradually de ceasing The reason for the migration, however. Is not far to seek In some ensea he wagea of agricultural laborers In Ire land may reach let M r 4 a week, but throughout the country the average is not higher than CI a week. It Is amVl wonder then that the men carry their labor to the market where they can get a better price for It That the sit nation Is a serious one i shown hy the fact that In IS" there were only tlT.M agricultural laborera In Ireland In addition to ".STO general laborers, most of whom worked on the land part of tha time, whilst In 1ST1 there were agri cultural and 1S8.WS general laborera. Attnraer Geaeral's Decision. Tli unionist theory that Ireland and Great Prltain are a single country, one and Indivisible, has received another rude blow by a decision of the Kngllsh attorney general. A suit la ponding between tha Ureal Northern railway of Ireland and the poatofflce. which, of course. In law la tha king. The law provides that any suit In which ft railway la tha plaintiff must b tried In tha Jurisdiction In which the dr. fendant ha domicile. The defendant In this caao Is the king, and the attorney gen. eial hag Just decided that the rase must be tried In England because the king haa no domicile In Ireland. Now another legal f.ction la that the king la domiciled every where within hla dominions Ireland, there fore, to far aa the king of England la con cerned, must be a foreign countrtr. It will be interesting to see what reply the union ists wli) make to this ruling of an Kngllsh legal authority. The growth of the Irian tobacco Industry it illustrated by the following flgurea, which have Just been compiled bv the -i li'f authorities, showing the amount of Irish grown tobacco on which duty wag laid In each year and the amount paid: To March SI. 1, 7.SM Ibg.... t S.MS To March Jl. 1307. Jft.lTI lba lS.l.D To March 31. lti. ttf.iUJ lba il.SS Thlg la nearly I.OOO per cent In three years and It la a gratifying Indication that Ire land la auttable for the establishment of a prosperous tobacco Industry. Evicted Teaaala Act Invalid. K recent decision of the court of appeala baa knocked the bottom out of the evicted tenants' act. and fresh legislation Is now being hurried through Parliament to re pair the damage done. The Intention of the act wa to provide for tha reinstatement In thtlr old holdlagg of UnanLs who were erlcted In the Land league daya and, In order that there might he Injustice to no one provision was made that the "plant era" who had taken the farms ahould be compensated for thtlr disturbance. In moat casea these were men who had been brought from England or Scotland, and who had no. sentimental attachment to the oil. They were quite willing to go If they were paid for doing to. Recently, however. It has been decided by tha courts that these tenanted landa could not he acquired compulaorlly by the estatea' com mteslonera for restoration to their old hold era. If the landlord w unwilling, even though the planter wag perfectly willing to go. The bill which la now being rushed through, without opposition, provides for the compulsory purchase of theae estates The IVrry fire brigade, whose exploits with tta tine new motor fire engine which no one knew how to work. I have de crtbed In prevloua letter, ta to be reorga. blied. The fire brigade committee of the corporation haa decided to appoint a super intendent and three permanent firemen, one of whom, aa well aa the superintendent, must he able to drive the motor engine The committee haa also sent to the makera of the fire engine for a skilled man, who will spend els months training the new lerry fire brigade. aa tireea o ame. Yt.e hollow uvea of the attempt to re vue the old-faahloned. ante-home rul brand of liberalism In I'later la exposed bv Lindsay Crawford, who haa Just re e'g"d the editorship ..f the I'later Uuar- .lien, which waa established aa a prop gandlst Journal In the Interest of I'later '.ibera'iaro. Mr. Crawford conducted the peprr on the theory that liberalism waa democratic, and tried to bring the IVoteat ant farmer of the north In sympathy and touch wttn ttie national movement He even wenl so far aa to predict that the day would come when orange and g-eo would unite In a demand for aelf government for Ireland. The directora of the ootiipny which owna the paper, how ever, objected to tile, and the result was thai he had to reakfn. He point eul now In a letter to the Irish press that the old j. cf llbei alism la dead In I'later. Those a he have remained unlonlsta since the t Coti tinned oa Second Page ) -summary of hie bee anilat, June if 1 . I ". 1908 IPJ SIT 5 6 r.' nv 7TZ. HfD Jln' 2 3 4 Z 8 9 10 J'l 12 13 14 15 16 1Z 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 2Z tKS AVI mJ WV OO OO ?!- aVJ eWi Ct " - - " thb tteath c. KP OMAHA. t'ol N II I'.l.I'm AND vi":mtv-Kan nd ontiuu.il n.irm sm- !av 1'OR N'F.I'K ASK A "' nt nine 1 warm and1 i-ncrallv fair weather Mrolay F H 1' vv A - siund.i "ta:l fair and 1 on inui-,1 w. at in Temp.-i 'nr at loiMha .st. da It". 1VR 7H Si : DOMESTIC. Subcommittee of the natioi .il r punlli an l nmnn irt" int'ri .11111 .-ii ..... ...... .. .. . Il I. Ill .If . ( , innat 1. .ind aft. r long onsldei atlon adjourns null July 1. iut nuking a selection of t national (hail- I man It Is announced tu.it 1'i.mk Hitch- cock refused to allow his lime to c ut. In tills i turned ion . Page 1 President R.a.evflt arr in . ' Hay. where he will spend hi- usaal ,-urn- mrr vacation I. Page 1 Powder plant near Iierver Mows up. killing one man and in Hit Inn many others. I. Page a tcnernl Luke Wright Intimates he will accept the war portgillo. but lie mil de clines to talk until lie receives cos com mission. I. Page 1 ' i '- I I - ' .j , I J M' I 1 1 The nomination of Cougi s-m.tn Slier- ,.,,Wed the ability of the young man when man as vice president leitves va. .;nt the!.,t to the test. chairmanship of tin- republican eon- gresitlonal committee I, Page 1 Iowa man shoots his partner and Is In Jail at Newton, la. I, Page 1 It Is claimed polsnn hai been found In the bodies of some of the victims of Mrs. tlunn.vs. Indicating lor method of work. The La Porte attorneys ol l.antphcro still think the authorities lux '.n not offering a, re war dfor lor an est L Pag- 1 Henry Ko.nig, a pioneer il Oiand l-land dies suddenlv at his home X, Pag 3 The crest of th" flood or. the MNnssippI river Is believed to he at Kt. Louis ov. 1 Pag 1 Louisville Sunday schoo convention In structs the committee on lessons to pro pure a graded course. I, Pag X rox,iTicA:u Hecent convention don Inated by the young men. few old-tlmen taking a prom inent part. X, Pag- X rOREIOIf. rtanns of the Cmuld-Sag.in marriage are posted at Paris X, Page S Many men are Injured In an exph.Klon on the German atermer Arca lla X, Page X HHBASKi,. A twister visits Howat l county, over turning a house and cauing other dam age, but so far as known ,io loss of life. X. Page 3 FIFTEEN ARABS BROUGHT IN ana of the' Desert tie I I ntlcr Cover la the Oaala of Tanulrr Temple. The yellow flag with. Its Mar and crescent, the oriflamme of Tangier Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mvstlc Shrine, floated from the minarets and prayer tower of the temple Friday afternoon and Saturday morning a a memorial of the occasion that fifteen new subjects had ben united to the temple with appropriate ceremonies and mysteries. Po august an occasion demanded a spe cial syatem of penance and torture for the postulants and It waa bestowed with all the Impressive solemnity with which the Arab Patrol of Tangier Temple can ad minister the Auto-de-Fe. The sacrifice waa Inflicted upon these ona of the desert: Jamea Cooke, August Eggera, Arthur J. Jackson, A. C. Meit- ter, w UMam A. Plxley, Emory C Sutton nd Allan L. Falconer of Omaha, Jamea W. Van Dusen of Fort Crook, Archill TMerrka and Oscar Carlson of Dnnnehrog, Percy B. Tully of Fremont. Allen O. Burke. Nelse HJelm and John J. Klofer of Hun croft and Frank E. Slusser of Grand Island. Those directing the administering of the tortures aaalsted by the Arab Patrol were: George 8. Powell, illuatrlous potentate. Charlei A. Tracy, chief rahban E. O. MgOllton. assistant rahban A. Jf, Rawltier, high priest and prophet. l.uther B. Hoyt, orlrntal guide. W. E. Rhoade. treasurer; William T. Bourke. recorder. J. Fit Roberts, first ceremonial master, C. L. Shook, aecond ceremonial master. Henry W. Dunn, director. Henry II. Krugsr, assistant director. Franklyn C. Tyin, marshal. Dr. A. 8 Pinto, captain guard. TV". 8. Wedge, outer guard. Henry Hardy, venerable sage: F. I Lovrland, chaplain. Inquisitors S A. Seatie, H. C. Brome. Edgar Howard and W. M. Oilier. Electricians George W. Johnson. George H. Ijtvldgn.' Jr., and Ed F. S. hurlg. Alchemists John Wcathtrg. Robert Carlton and E. E. Zimmerman. I pon tae conclusion or the solemnities a sumptuous luncheon was served. Further detalla were also arranged for the excursion to the session of the Imperial council, which la to meet In St. Paul. July IMS. Tangier Temple will go by special train leaving the Webster street station at 1 SO Sunday afternoon July 12 MANY ATTEND GARDEN PARTY Klaa; and Queen HrlaK Ascot Week lo End Kith I anal Cere mony. WINDSOR, June 2 -The great garden party on the grounds of Windsor castle with whuh. of recent years. King Edward and (Jueen Alexandra have brought to a close th social f inctinn of Ascot week, was held this afternoon. A total of !,niw Invitations had bent sent out. The king and queen received their guests In prettllv decorated tents on the east ten... Among the Americans rr. sent were Ambassador and Mrs Reld and the wives of the e n haasy iaff. D. O. Mils, Ogdeti Mills and Miaa Mills. Jennie Croker. Maunel Wh'te, Senator and Mra. Smith of Maryland and their daughter, and Mr and Mra (!- igc J. Gould and Ml Oould Largely Dominate (t.eat Convention Which Hat Just Adjourned. FEW OLD-TIMERS MAKE IMPRESS Frank A. Hitchcock Engineer Taft Campaign to the End. e.TT I --iTROVES QUIET, BUT SAGACIOUS ! I Burden of Campaign to Follow to Fall r on tie Young Men. I I NEBRASKA PLAYS BIG PART . ; (.uvrrnnr Sheldon, aa llrnii of rirleato llon. 5Iakea Kaceptlonnlly (iooil Impression on Ilelratalea In Attendance. tKrom a Staff Correspon lent CHICAGO. June 20 i Special TeU-gram ) -Now that the ((invention la jver. the hope, and ambitions and defeats put away . . 1... am m a At HPT ,11 I' ft III I , mow, ,.., ; - ' ' ' "lip, on he Northern Pacific railway; Kdge- the men vno maae inscny mi.-- " .. ! enne Into the "arass and tall tlmbci woe 1 mav not he amlas to reminiscence a .,( t0 (his same national republican .iritiiiitiii. ., .va. ,sentla:iy a young man's con- ventlon. reformation having wrought tremendously to make this possible. Of Ico,,,., there were present and directing i I ,no ,,arty councils men whoso namoa have : ),. household word! in republican i ll - j , ic from a half to a mira or a roniuis. but the real work of this very unlet con vention was done hy comparatively young men. It was a young man. scarce t urned ill'. Frank A Hitchcock, who brought about the nomination of Secretary Taft and who, iulet In manner, discreet In utterance, sort (f speech and marvelously sagacious, made a reputation In a few monLln thai The voung m dominated the great committees of the convention and Injecter Into the platform virility and progress, and the young men will do a powerful lot toward electing the ticket, which will grow in htrength as the months roll round to the Ides of November. Vrhrskka l'la rart. And Nebraska played no smail part in and out of the convention. The delega tion oii made up of earnest men, laigely young men. who brought to their work Intelligence and ardor and It can with truth be said that Nebraska has no fault to find with the way Ita representatives conducted themselves throughout the de liberations. Governor Sheldon made a host of new friends by his modekt, yet forceful, man ner and cemented old friendships, and the vote he received for vice president was a fine tribute to one of the nation's young eat execlutlves. During the night of Thursday w bile the conference on vice president was going on Governor Sheldon's name waa presented by Senator Burkett, and it . wa well thought of, th only thing being urged against his nomination being hla lack of acquaintance throughout the country. Now that the curtain haa fallen on the drama of "making a president," the delo- gates and visitors gone to their homes, the Coliseum completely deserted and the 1 hotela and clubs resuming their noma I wuy, there comes thla thought, "It was D r if jgo; The group referred to as the a purposeful body of men and their work CB,t 0f the summit of the" Cascade moun will be ratified In November. E. E. S. , .ins anj wegt 0f the preaent "Spokane BUFFALO BILL IN BIG BLOW! Tent (omen llotrn at I'ltlslmrK aa ronil Was Entering; Gates of Show. riTTSBL'RO. Pa.. June 20. Dispatches lroni western pennsv lvanla, eastern Ohio and West Virginia teport damage from two severe storms, one last night and a second early today, amounting to over SJOO.fOO. Ten persona were Injured, none fatally. Early last evening the first storm centered about Buffalo Bill' aild west show, and aa thousands of persons were pouring into the big tent, th wind struck the canvas. Poles were blown down and the canvas col lated, demollthlng a section of the seats. Pandemonium reigned and a aerlous panic teemed Inevitable. Colonel Cody ordered teh band to play "My Country 'Tia of Thee," which tended to quiet the crowd. Two per sons were injured. The damage was repaired temporarily and th show waa given. SHERMAN LEAVES A VACANCY Hla Nomination Will Cause Readjust ment of Republican Congres afonttl Committee. WASHINGTON. June 20. The nomina tion of Representative James 8. Sherman aa vice presidential candidate by the re publican national convention, leaves vacant the chairmanship of the republican con gressional committee, nd it la believed here that Representative Jamea A. Tawney would be aelected to take up the work. Mr. Tawney Is vice chairman of the com mute. Other, who are mentioned at possible candidates for the chairmanship were Rep resentative Loudenalager of New Jersey, now secretary of the committee, and Rep resentative William B. McKlnley of Illinois aa treaaurer. IOWA MAN SHOOTS PARTNER Gcorate Voaag of rntna Kills Frank Parker of Denver, Formerly of tirlnnell, la. NEWTON, la. June 2v While trying to kidnap hla littl f-yar-old girl from his wife, from whom he was separated, Frank Parker of Denver, Colo., but formerly of Grinnell, was shot and killed near Kellogg, la., yesterday by George Young, a former buslnc.s partner and th man who CamelR GUINNESS USED POISON petween rsrner inu nis wite. raraer a wounds were not Imm. dlately fatal, hut he died several hours after the shooting Young was arrested at the scene of the crime and brought to Newton, where he Is now lodged In ja.ll. " ' live Information on the manner In which BRYAN ABOUT READY TO TALKlM" Bell Guinness, the archmu.dere... ' disposed of the persons whose bodies were Will Kooa Announce Hla A'lewe of : found In her private cemetery, was ob Wnrk of Republican Katlnaal talned when Dr. Walter Haynes cf R nh Convention. j Medical college. Chicago, reported lnforma- I INCOLN. June 20. William J Bryan ; lion InfnrmaHy to Coroner Mirk In which tpent th morning at Falrvlew entertaining tellers and supervising soma work on the farm. Ha ha prepared an editorial i viewing the work of the Chit ago rnnven- j nu mbeied body waa the first of the ten Hon. II revUed th fr ofs of the editorial found after the fir which taueed the this afternoon and It will b announ td th death of Mrs. Guinness and her thre chll cnlng. jiiia' ( MEANING OF RATE ORDER: Detail, of Action Taken by Ihe lalpnuir rommrrrp l one mission. WASHINGTON. June 2.-The decision of the Interstate Commerce commission In the cases of the Oregon and Washington Lumber Manufacturing ass-tclatlon against the Cnlon Pacific an1 other roads, the Pa cific Toast Lumber Manufacturer' associa tion and others against the Northern Pa cific and the Pout h Washington Lumber Manufacturing association. against the Northern Pacific, the substance of which racitic. tne siinsiancr to n wa sannounced yesterday, gives interesting details as to the differentials on lumber rates I nthe western territory. The deel slon prescribes that from the group points east of the summit of the Cascade moun tains and west of the present "Spokane rates" rates aronn to n.ltlt a Oil and West of the Kat.sa City Southern railway from Pembina. N. D., to Port Arthur. Tex . In- ! eluding all points that now take the same j rates as any of the points on that line I between and Including Ploux City. la., and I Kansas City. Mo., the rates should be less than the rates prescribed by the commls aion previously from the "coast rates" i group by differentials, beginning at not less than 2 cents per pounds, and graded up westwardly to not less than 6 i-.nt npr lltrt nnunds at Knfurd. N. D.. On Northern rallwav. Maa,ira. N. mont, S. D.. on the Clil ago, Burlington & Wulncy railway; Cheyenne, Wyo or. the I'nlon Pacific railway, and Denver, loin., on the I'nlon Pacific. Rales to Missouri Itlver. Rates from the present "Spokane rates" group and from the present "Montana- Oregon rates" group to points on and west of t!lP Kat.sas City A Southern railway. in..Ufi,,K an points that now take the same raies as pulnts located jn that line ue t ween and Including Sioux City, la., and Kansas City, Mo., should b less than the "coast rates" as prescribed In the cases specific, by differentials beeglnning at not less thar. 3 cents pel l' pounds and graded up westwardly to a differential of not less than cents per 10 pounds at Bu ford. N. D., Medora. N. D., Edgemont, S. D., Cheyenne, Wyo and Denver, Colo. Rates from east of the summit of the Cascade mountains and west of the rresent ' Spokane, rate" groups, to points east of the Faid line, Pembina, Port Arthur and excluding all points that now take the same rates aa any of the points located on the same line. Including Sioux City, la., and Kansas City, Mo., should be less than the "toast rates," prescribed In the cases specified, by a differential of not lesa than 2 cents per W pounds up to and Including Duluth. Mlnnearnlls, St. Pa il and Mlnr.--s .ta transfer, and from the Mli-souri liver crossings to the Mississippi river cross Ings. Ta Points Kest. Rite from the "Spokane rates" group and the "Montana-Oregon" rate group to rotnts east of the Kansaa City 4 Southern line, excluding all point tmt now take the same rates as any of the points on the Kansas City Southern b-tween and In. eluding Sioux City, la., and Kansas City, Mo., should be lesa than the coast rgtea by a differential of not lesa than 3 cent per loO pounds up to and Including Duluth, Minn., transfer. Minneapolia and St. Paul and from the Missouri river crossing to the Mississippi river crossing The differentials dn not conflict with the I rates prescribed In the caae of the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers' association against the. Northern Pacific railroad. The groupa referred to are the "Spokane ra'es gr0ur and the Montana-Oregon rate group are ti.e rating territories effective Novem- ..," Di-.,tiv. emhrnceR the nnlnts grouped In these tariffs. Including the Hood river, ! Ellrnsburg and Leavenworth district. GRAND ISLAND PIONEER DIES Henry A. Knrnlg, Father of Beet Sugar Indnntry, Passes Away Suddenly. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., June 20. (Spe cial Telegram.) Henry A. Koenlg, known a the father of the beet augar tnduatry In Nebraaka. died last night af ter an Ill ness of only a few daya of uraemia. He returned from Omaha last evening, where he went to consult specialists. He was taken suddenly 111 while on the train. Mr. Koenlg came to Omaha from Oer many In 1859 and came to Grand Island in 1SS3. He was a member of the First Ne braska volunteers of the civil war, waa atate treasurer from 1S71 to 1874 and later engaged In the banking bualneaa. estab lishing the Nebraska State Centra) bank, later the Cltliens National, which failed In 1893. He waa Interested In the Grand Island Street Railway company and promi nent in many public Undertakings. He leaves a wife, one daughter and two tons. One son, Arnold C. Koenlg, a civil en gineer, lives In Omaha. NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS Convention at Louisville Authorise Preparation of Graded Course by Committee. LOriSVILLE. Ky.. June 2S.-An lnv portant feature of the twelfth Interna tlonal Sunday school convention was the adoption today of the report of the in ternational lesson committee, which pre- parea the lesaons for all Sunday schools with a membership of about l,i. om. The report contains the following resolutions: That this convention of the Interna tional Sunday School association instruct the lesson committee, which Is to be ap pointed for the next six yeais, to con tinue the work of arranging and issuing the uniform lessons as heretofore. That this convention authorlie Its lesson committee also to eoMlnue the preparation cf a thoroughly graded course of lessons, which mav be used l v any Sunday school which desires it. whether In whole or In part. Thai tins convention instruct us lemon committee In the fulfillment of these t'ks to ueek the continued prr pr. rations or tne p.rillsli sect. on of the lesson commute. Physician it H i Medical College Kinds TrncvM In Bodies of A Irtlmi. LA PORTE. Ind . June 20 The first pl- he says that he had found trace of arsenic and strychnine In the stomach of Andrew Helgeleln of Aberdeen, 8 D , wnos d a I IS Republican Campaign Manager to Be Selected July 1. COMMITTEE MEETS MR. TAFT Situation Discnss?d and Another Meetine Will Be Held. HITCHCOCK REFUSES POSITION He Ask to Be Excused on Account of Need of Rest. OFFICIAL STATEMENT ISSUED Committee Decided that It tVsnlil Dr Belter to f anvnss The Situation Farther Before Final Action. CINCINNATI. June 30-Secretary Taft's visit to rls home city, so far as concerned the selection of a republican national chair man, was a fruitless mission. Frank H. Hitchcock, who managed the preliminary campaign of the war score tary at Washington, might have had the chairmanship, but at the last moment he declined to permit the use of his name because of the condition of his health. A telegram was received by Secretary Taft from Mr. Hitchcock requesting that he be not considered in connection with the chairmanship. He said that his phys ical condition waa such aa to render It substantially Impossible for him to under take the onerous duties of campaign man ager at the present time. It Is significant that after a conference lasting two hours Secretary Taft, Representative Sherman and the memhers of the subcommittee of the national committee decided to postpone action on the chairmanship and treasurer ship of the national committee until July I. On that date a meeting of the candi dates and members o fthe subcommittee will be held In Washington finally to de termine the matters which could not be solved today. Official statement of Committee. The announcement of the Inaction of the rubcommlttee was made In the following statement Issued by direction of Secretary Taft shortly before 2 o'clock today: "Yesterday the national commttlee In session at Chicago delegated to a sub committee consisting of eight members the power to act In the matter of the selection of a chairman and treasurer of the national committee and directed Its subcommittee to confer with the nominees for president and vice president before action. All the members of the subcommittee were present at the conference today with the nominee except Mr. W. L. Ward of New York, who was represented by Mr. Hart of Iowa. "The conference of the committee showed harmonious views as to the' qualifications necesaary for the chairman, but disclosed an indisposition on the part of several who were suggested aa available to accept the place. Including Mr. Hitchcock, who de. rllned to he considered on account of his health. After full conference the com mittee decided thatt he matter was of such Importance and required aueh con sultation with vajious persons suggested as available for the place that an adjourn ment was taken until July 1, when the com mittee will reconvene In Washington. The j committee delegated Hon. Myron T. Her- rick to make public this statement. The proceedings of ' the committee with this exception were speculative." The eventa leading up to th Issuance of this statement were Interesting and in a degree significant. The members of the subcommittee of the national committee were requested to assemble at the resi dence of Mr. Charles P. Taft at U o'clock this morning. It waa expected that the conference would consume not more than an hour and a half. That at least was tha Idea of the committeemen whn they left their hotel. Several Preliminary Conference. Aa a matter of fact the real conference did not begin until 12:30. The delay was caused by some interviews whloh Secretary Taft had with member of the Ohio state central committee and . with some fi ends from other states who had come to Cincin nati to see him. These interviews. It is understood, had a more or less direct bear ing on the selection of a national chairman. The war secretary waa put In possession of Information concerning the matter which It wa thought he ought to have before reaching a conclusion in so weighty a ques tion. At these preliminary conference the whole Ohio situation wa discussed care fully. Its bearing upon the . approaching national contests wa considered and the secretary waa urged not to be haaty In announcing his choice of a campaign man ager. Finally, when Secretary Taft, Mr. Sher man and the member of the committee came together they were In position to discuss the case In the light of Information from all sources. Those present at the meeting In addition to the republican na tional candidates wer General Powell Clay, ton of Arkanaas. Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota, Charles Nage of Missouri, E. E. Hart of Iowa, Senator W. E. Borah of Idaho, E. C. Duncan of North Carolina, Frank O. Lowden of Illinois rnd Myron T. Herrlck of Ohio. W. I Ward of New York was named aa a member of the sub committee, but aa he eaa obliged to return home to meet pressing business engage ments hla place was taken by Mr. Hart. The conference waa entirely executive. Despite, however, the agreemen reached that I should not be discussed by those parties to It, It Is known that a consid erable difference of opinion arose as to the cholc of a national chairman. SMatenient by Mr. Taft. Secretary Taft. It tan be said, felt that In all the circumstances It would be the part of wisdom to postpone definite action on both tha chairmanship and the treax urershlp for a time. Later In the afternoon he said to a rep resentative of the Associated Press: "It was deemed wise to defer action for the present, both aa to a chairman and a treaaurr of the committee. It was not a question that absolutely had to be decided today. On the decision finally reached mo. mentnua Issues may depend, and we felt that It might be well for the amnke of the battle a Chicago to clear away before de termining the matters before us. We have plenty of time and h subcommittee, which haa full power to act, may he gotten to gether at almost any time. The time July 1 and the place Washington were quite satisfactory to all (.antes to the con ference. When w convene there we shell be able to reach a conclusion that will be aatlsfactory to all." Mr Hitchcock. Secretary Taft added, was (Ccnllnued on Second Page ) CREST OF FLOOD AT ST. LOUIS laborer Bnsy reahenlna l.eeeea to Prevent'TTteal Da maae by Water. ST IaII'IS. Mo , June ? -Sweeping through the valley at the rate of fourteen miles an hour, the flood tide of the Mis sissippi river. It Is believed, has reached Its crest, and after remaining stationary for a day will slowly begin to recede. The stage measured 3? 4 feet here this morning, a rise of a little more than one Inch dur ing the night The slight rise was suffi cient to dislodge driftwood and whereas the river yesterday was dotted only here and there by trunks of trees laElly bobbing on th surface, a steady stream of debris Is today surging through St. lmls harbor on lis ; toward the gulf. This Indicates that since yesterday considerable additional ground has been Inundated upstream. Ceaslesslv tolling through the night, gangs of laborers piled thousands of sacks of sand to form temporary 'evees for the protection of East m Lou s, and today, viewed from Kads bridge, long lines of the white sucks extend out as far as the eve Cue, tenth, with scores of patrol watchers on tufro Vf.-i.ci. Madison and Gran'te City, Im rnrdmtclv north of Fast St Louis, and situated along the nvc are suffering from the flnoi", KANSAS CITV. June 3VAn absolute lack of rains throughout the valleys of the Kaw and Missouri rivers during the las! twenty-four hours las given the flood waters of the streams and tributaries an opportunity to recede, and again hope that the flood of 1W will soon be a thing of the past has been established. Both rivers at this point have been stationary since yes terday afternoon, the Kaw at :i.T feet and the Missouri at 28 2 feet. Business In the flood districts is again assuming normal conditions and train service In and out of the city Is Improving rapidly. ROOSEVELT LEAVES FOR BAY President and Family Heparta from Washington for ummer Heme. WASHINGTON. June 2. President Roosevelt and party left for Oyster Bay today. The president's special train, con sisting of a private car. a parlor car and a bAggago car. pulled out of the I'nlon station at 9:15 a. m. The train proceeded over the Pennsylvania railroad to Jersey City. Thence the presidential pari- will go by boat to Long Island City and expect to reach Oyster Bay at 6:35 o'clock this after noon. The members of the president's fsmilv with Mm were Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Ethel and Master Quentln Roosevelt Miss Roose velt took with her her brlndle hull d"g. which she held by a stout leather string. The president shock hands with all those left behind at the White House, from Assistant Secretary Latta, to the domestics in the basement. Most of the executive office personnel went to Oyster Bay Including Secretary Loeb, Assistant Secretary Forster, con fidential clerks and stenographers. This summer the White House win be re furnished and much painting and other overhauling done In the absence of the presidential ' family. NEW TORK. June an President Roose velt's train arrived at the Pennsylvania railroad station In Jersey City at 2:27 p. m The president and his party were taken on the tug Lancaater to the Lmg Island rail road station In Long Island city, where they will board a train for Oyster Bay. MEN ARE HUR1 ON STEAMER One) Man Dead and Others Will from Explosion at rhlla . delphla. Die PHILADELPHIA. June 20-One man Is dead, another Is missing and nearly a acore of others were Injured today by an explosion on board the German steamer Arcadia, which arrived here from Ham burg. The dead man is a negTo stevedore of this city. Sixteen of the Injured were taken to hospitals. They are suffering from burns and lacerations and the physl- cians say mat. iney no noi expect mat nny will nie I ne miinr iv nr in inmrwi : are negro stevedores. Some of them will lose their limbs. The explosion occurred In one of the holds of the steamer and Ita cause is not known. There wa nothing of an explosive nature In the cargo and It Is believed the accident was due to gases that may have accumulated while the holds were closed. Sixty stevedores were put to work aa the steamer was tied to It dock m TVMahlne-ton svenile. . Delaware river I early todav. All the holds were opened and twenty-five men entered the forehold to unload the cargo. Shortly afer they 1 entered there was a terrific explosion. Some1 of the men were able to climb out of th hold and others were rescued by steve dores, who were working In the other parts of the steamer. Great difficulty was ex perienced In getting the men out because of fire, which followed the explosion. WOMEN HASTEN TO BOSTON Caatern Train from Chlcaaro Carry Hosts of Delegrates to Club Convention. CHICAGO. June 3n-An exodus of Chi cago women such aa the city haa seen but seldom began last nlKht. Nearly every asking the county engineer to investigate a easthound train carried a delegation of club pRn on fnot among the residents of Water women going to Boston to attend the si s- i j,)0 pre,,.nrt looking to the straightening of slnr.s of the General Federation of Women's i Kkhorn rlv,r nrar w-iiat 8 known as Clubs, whose biennial meeting opena Mon-j gnyder bridge. It will cost the county doy evening. Htimi, $5,i;i to move the bridge, according Most of the women went on a special (l) yr p),ai train of eleven cars which leftover the; Th. ' con, , a(., to wire the tuberculosa Wabash railroad at 11 , m The train was d t Ui, (.mm. ,, ,,, wa. let to th equipped with particular care and the re- rl h;iectr,c' omp.ny for SlsO suit was a unique combination of club . , ... . ., ,. ' , . ,, .. I Trees are not weeds within the meaning rooms nnd assembly hall. Ihere were seven i . . Pullmans, twq dining cars, a library car and a baggnge car. Nearly club women went on this train. In the course of the trip to Boston final preparations will be made for the part Chicago women are to take In the convention. It Is estimated that by tonight nearly Chicago women will have left to attend the convention. ANOTHER STORM IN HOWARD Farm House Rolled Over and Left 1 palde Dosiii Occupaala Be in Little Hurl. CT Dl I'I V" K Inn -si i B 1 I I The western 'part of Howard county was tailed by another stiff wind and raln storm Wednesday evening at about , -i.b whiu the nr. , initatinn ... nniv ordinary, the territory midway between Farmell and Ashton was swept by a ter rific wind that In places assumed the char acter of a twister The dwelling on Mr Jerabek a farm waa rolled over one and one-half rounds, leaving It upside down, and the occupants were hurt badly, though not dangerously. On the farm of Hana Jorgensen the buildings were also considerably damaged Several windmills In the track of the wind eie thrown from their towers. i LATENSER GETS JOB Employed by County Bourd as Archi tect for Court House. FIVE PER CENT OF B0ND3 Pay Not ti Exceed that Amount foi Erecting New Building. MUST HIRE SUPERINTENDENT Latter Shall Be Man Approved by the County Commission. PALNG BIDS GET NEW CHANCL After Ann loan Kilobits Ills lmlin Operandi the Hoard llecldrs lo nccnnsldcr Action on Contracts. F.y a vote of 3 to J.lohn Latenser was appointed architect and aupertnten J. nt of the new SI. 000. win court house by the county board Saturday afternoon The board also voted to reconsldei the lesolu tlon passed Thursday rejecting olds for paving county roads and will decide whether or not It will give the contracts to the local contractors who submitted propositions at a special marina to ba held next Tuesday. The resolution appointing Mr Latenser architect for the court house was Intro duced by Mr Kennard It provides for compensation to the amount not' to ex ceed 5 per cent of the money voted foi constructing the court house. Out of thlt he must employ a superintendent of con struction who must be approved by tin board Bruning and Ute ca-st the two vote; against the resolution, the former explain ing he did not believe In paying out tha. amount of money for the work and tin latter because he objected to the form ol the resolution. Paling Matter In Old Form. he action of the board In reconsljorlni the paving resolution leaves: the tnattei In the same shape It was in before Hit bids were rejected. At the meeting Tues day the question of accepting th bids or the Forest Lawn, the BiIuks and InC Cen ter street roads will be taken up. Tin board at Its last meeting rejected thesi bids, holding they were too high and di rected the county clerk to advertise In n tlonal trade papers' for new bids on lliest and half a doseti other roHds in ihe hope of attracting outside competition At tht meeting Saturday the hoard decided to ad vertise for foreign competition on all bu' the three roads already bid on. The bid already In on these three roads will b considered Tuesday. E. D Van Court, the low bidder on twe. of the three roads, appeared before the committee of the whole and asked thut the action be reconsidered He asserted If the bids were rejected It would mean that the county could not do any paving thin year. "I control two-thirds of the output of stone in this district,'" he said, "and I can dispose of all my product at any time. If the board rejects these bids I will have to make contracts witji other com ems to furnish the full capacity of my quarries. If I do this the county will tie unable to get 500 of the 2.0o0 cars of crushed stone I necessary to do the work I an't wait until August ty make contracts for my output. If you do let the bids to outside contractors, w here can they get their fctone? If you can get more than 000 cars from my competitors I will eat It.' ArRunicnl BtIiiks Result. It was after this argumi nt the board de cided to reconsider. W hat the board will do Is problematical. It may let the bids r n the Forest Lawn, the Biiggs and the Cen ter roads to Van Court and the Kau-Cralg Contracting company Hnd Invite nutalda competition on the rest of the work, or It may finally reject the bids again and try for outside competition on the entire work. Members of the board are doubtful if II will be possible to do all the work laid out by the board for the summer campaign this summer because of the scarcity of stone. The board will pay fitting tribute to th memory of William R. Turner of Elk City, a former member of the board, whq, died recently. On motion of Rlgga. a commltto consisting of Rlggs. Trainor and I're will appointed to draw up suitable resolutions, County employes will not have their sal- arles docked to the amount cf the fees they may receive as witnesses and Jurors In dis trict court. After a discussion In which I're, who favored the docking process, and i Trainor, who opposed It. got lnlo a "yai'' I that looked like old times, the resolution was killed Trainor moved to lay It on the table, but this motion was voted down, ' Rlggs. Kennard and I're voting against I this method of disposing of It. On the mo tion to adopt the resolution I're was tha only one who voted aye To atrnlgshtea Elkhnrn River. The hoard adopted a motion hy Rlggs or tne taw, accmuiuB (o nil i'iiiiii ,-, i e-- vity County Attorney Magnry. and therc fote property owners cannot be required to cut brush and trees on the hlgt.wats a I Jolning their property. The boaid adopt, -1 a resolution directing road supervisors t) clear the brush and trees out cf the ditchi s In their districts at the expense of the road fund. -GENERAL WRIGHT WILL ACCEPT l Hill He Receltcs Notice ( Apnolut lent Tennessee Man Mill Siay otblna More. 1 M KM PH IS. Tenn.. Jure M-Senetl ...k. i K U r'M' whn " ,0 w,,l,-m "j Tft as secretary of war, is being show-.-. -,1 I with congratulations In addition to p r. sonal calls and telephone messtgee m.iue the city, he has received niany t-legran.s frt-m various sections of Ihe conntr. all couched In congratulatory language In ji interview here today. Genet al Wright said: There Is nothing to he g.vin out now further than what has l et n pahlisl.td Th pitsident has not officially notified me if my appointment When the appointment does come." be said, with a smile, "thei will be no queallou concerning He 'totaat-ance.