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Eg 1 The Omaha Daily ' Bee hr VOL. XXXVUI-NO. 2fi OMAHA, SATURDAY MORXING, JULY 18, 1908 SIXTEEN FACES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. OVER ONE BILLION ToUl Inoom of Nation! Railroads Reaches Enormous Sum. BIO INCREASE IN TRACKAGE Nearly Eleven Thousand Miles Con structed During the Year. EARNINGS AND EXPENSES GROW Former Reaches Total of Over Two and Half Billiom. MILLION AND HALF EMPL0YE3 Arm la T35 for Each Hundred Mllee Operated, Being an Inrreaae of Fifty-One Per Hundred Mllee. WASHINGTON, July M.-Rallroad profits, the total earnings and expenses, and the complete statistical story of railroad opera tlon are given In a compilation of the avail able figures for 1440 roads of the United Elates for the lear ending June 30. 1907, made by the. Interstate Commerce com mission. The report shows during this ear an Incresse in trackage of 10.S'2 ml s, an Increase In passenger revenue of 154 57.1,760, an increase In freight revenue of 18.J.2ti6.9'.s8, with a total Increase of rev enue in gross earnings over the previous year of $itu,340,4U. Net earnings of the roads amounted to $'-40,189,761, exceeding the amount for the I revlous year by 31,701.8t. The net earn ings nvallabls for dividends for this period, the commission figures, was 449,461,188. The total Income of the nation's roads. In cluding he net turnings and Income from lease, Investments and miscellaneous; source, was Jl. 127473,706. A complete statement of earnings and ex penses Is as follows: Earnings " and Expenses. The gross earnings of the railways in the United States from the operation of 227. 45I.8J miles of Mne were, for the year end ing June 30, 1907. fc!,G89,10o,678. being :S3, 810 411 greater than for the year 1906. Their titrating expenses were 11748.515,814, or :il.tC8,643 more than In 190S. The follow ing figures present a statement of gross earnings in detail and show the increases of the several items over those of the previous year: Passenger revenue, $064, 0C,S43 Increase. tM.673.7W; mall, $60,378,964 Increase, $3,007,511: express. $37,332.931 In crease, $0,322,001; other earnings from pas senger service, $12.67189 Increase, $1,360. 667; freight revenue, $l,8a.661,B8 Increase. tlS8.26S.34J; other earnings from freight service, $6,113.648 Increase, $468,426; other earnings from operation, including un classified Items, $74.J0.795 Increase, $14. (42.7G8. - Gross earnings from operation per mil of line averaged $11,383, the correspond ing average for the. year 1906 being $923 Irs. The operating expenses were assigned to tlta four, general class as follows: For maintenance of way and structures, S34S, C44.tOT; maintenance "of 'equipment, $368,061. 7I; conducting transportation, $970,962,924, genetal expenses, $05,.oK undistributed. $141,100. Operating expense averaged $7,687 per mile of line, thta-average showing an Inorease of $775 per mile in comparison wltn the year .1906. ....... I nevus from One rattan. The income from operation, or the net earning of the railway. , amounted to IMOXW 764. This, amount exceed the cor responding one tor . the previous year by tEl.701.t6t. The net earning per mile of lino for aversgod, $3,636; for ISM. ,W3, end fer 1st, $3 44$. . The amount of income attributable to sources ether than operation was $juil.M2. Th!a amount include the following items: Ineom from lease of road, $124,706,71; dividend on stock owned, '4r JC2J interest on bonds owned. S2U61. 064, and. miscellaneous income, $48493.156. Ti e lots! Income of railways ($1,127,173,706) that Is, the net earning and Income from less, . Investment and miscellaneous source I the amount from which flxel and other charge against Income are taken to ascertain the sum available for divi dends. Buch deduotlons aggregated $077, 71! 618, thu leaving $449,461,188 as the net Income for the year ending June 80, 1907, available for dividend or surplus. Anienut e( Dividends. The amount f dividends declared during the year under review (including $49,397 representing ether earnings to stockhold ers) was $38,137,914, leaving a the suprplus !rom the operation of the year ending tun SO, 19of, $141,123,104. The surplus from Operation shown tr the preceding year was $112,894,761. The amount of deductions from Income a stated above, $(177,711,618, Comprise these Items: Salaries and main tenance of organisation, $641,839; interest aocrurd on funded debt, $844,242,617; interest en current liabilities, $16,671,631; rent paid for lease of roads, 1128.766,461; taxes, $80, SU.tToj permanent improvement charged to Inoome account, $38,562,890; other deduc tions, M,tl7417. The preceding figure for tlx incomeand the expenditure of railway companies are compiled from the annual report of leased read as well a of operating roads, and inolude deputations In certain item of in come and also of expenditure on account f that fact that, in general, the Income f a leased road I the rent which Is re ceived from its lessee. The statistical re port includes, however. summary which present an Income account for all the railway considered as a single ytem. from which Intercorporate payment are substantially eliminated. The complete report Includes a summary hewing the total tax and assessments of the railways by state and territories, and also an analyst showing the basis of as teesment. Number ef Employe. The number of persons reported as on the par rolls of the railway in the United plates en June 80, 19UT, was 1,672.074. which Is equivalent to en average of 736 employes per 100 miles of line. A comparted with the rar IMS, thee figure show an Int erBase of 160,71 In the number of employes, or fifty-one per 100 miles of line. Of the employee Ot.XUl were engine men. 69,384 fire men, O.WI coo doctors and 134,297 other trainmen. There were 63,414 switch, tenders, Dressing tenders and watch in eo. Ttie total number of railway employee, disregarding a small number not assigned, were appor tioned among the four general divisions of yaJIway employment aa follow: For gen eral adiulnlatratlon. St.SuS; for maintenance it way and structures, (J8.003; for main tenance of equipment. 3U.181. and for con tacting transportation. TlXeS. The report lactudea siunnuuiea showing the average daily cwrnpaneaflon of eighteen daees of employes tor a airli of yearn, SMMAUY OF THE BEE Saturday, Jolr 1, 13. 1908 ifvLr srx jwy rtz. Ufa mn -i- -jr'-sr 2 5 6 Z 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 2Z 28 2930 1908 mi. sxt 3 4 W 11 1Z 18 24 25 31 "r TIB WEATICB. FOR OMAHA. COUNCIL, BLVFF9 AND VICINITY Fair and cooler Saturday. FOR NEBRASKA AND IOWA Fair and cooler Saturday. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Hour. Don. t a. m if, 6 a. m 76 7 a. m 7S 8 a. m Ki 9 a. m 82 10 a. m M 11 a. m M 12 m f4 1 p. m 84 2 p. m Kt 3 p. in 83 4 p. m H 6 p. in M 6 p m M 7 p. m 7'J 8 p. m 76 9 p. m 73 DOMESTIC. President MeCrea of the Pennsylvania system says the railroad presidents de cided the time was not yet ripe Tor a raise In rates. Page 1 Judge Taft Is constantly receiving leO ter pledging democratic support from the southern states. Pag 1 Chairman Hitchcock of the national re publican committee discusses the cam paign plans in the west at Chicago. Pag 1 New York jacket makers win fight for better conditions. Indicating revival of business. Page 1 V. J. Bryan spends much time In con ference with National Committeeman Lamb of Indiana. Page 1 Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Gould are still as far apart aa ever In their domestic tangle. Page 1 Excursion boat on Lake Michigan crashes Into a schooner. Page 1 New premier of Japan says he will pur sue peace policy. Page 1 LOCAL. Lew W. Hill, who started life aa a mall clerk. Is raid to have died worth over $1,000,000. Page 9 Union Pacific's annual statement shows western lines have not been pinched by freight reductions and agitation Is mostly In the east. Page 9 Henry W. Yates say the fact that de posits in banka are less than thoy were In May is Indication the money la In cir culation. Page 11 Tangier temple partol wins silk flag- in competition with other teams at St. Paul. Pag : Use of newspaper advertisements instru mental in cutting down the claims and suits against the street rallvay for per sonal Injuries. Page 9 comrsjtczAx. awd xxdvvxmiax Live stock markets. Page 13 Oram markets. ' Page 13 Stocks and bond. Page 13 KOTIMEHTI OP OCXAJT gTBASIBXIPa. rort. ArrtTea. WW YORK Veneila HW YORK Aticoru Kkw York Deuuchl.nd KBW YORK NKW YORK M A HCH EHTE R . . .Dottonlin. . . Jl'BEN8TOWS.. Baltic Ol'BENSTOWN LIVERPOOL LONDON SOUTHAMPTON., Tewtoale...', Balled. . Prloceas Alio . K. A. Victoria La Bretasn CXlrlc , Carpathta ' . Campania , .Oaato ,.rMle . .Pom ran Um ANNUAL PARADE OF ELKS Thousands of Men Clad In Unique and Typical Coetnmee March In Dallas. DALLAS( Tex.. July 17. Garbed In cos tumes unique and typical of the sections of the country they represented, the various delegations attending the annual reunion of the Elks marched In review today beforo a throng of cheering onlookers. Weather conditions were Ideal. A bright sun was shining, but Its Intensity was tempered by cooling breezes and the day passed without accident. Following a squad of mounted police, Grand Esquire John P. Bulllvan of New Orleans led the parade. Then followed General A. P. Wosencraft, attended by his aides, the Dallas lodge and the grand offi cers of the organization In carriages. Next came the Jersey City lodge, headed by Exalted Ruler W. C. Fanner, then a brass band In automobiles, the members of :b band being women of Dallas. New York lodge No. L the pioneer lodge of the organ ization, marched behind a blood red banner, and Los Angeles, which city was chosen as the next place of meeting, In spotless white followed, and in turn the various other delegations, each with some original fea ture. W. A. Hit marched with a hat more than a yard wide and high In proportion. A river steamboat with roustabouts was from Waco, Tex. Tonight the streets are crowded with merrymakers, and as on last night traffic on several of the more Important thorough fare ha been suspended. No session of the grand lodffe was held today, but tomorrow will probably concluda the business. The most Important matters to be finally acted upon la the protection and preservation of the elk. a matter carried over from the last convention. The award of prizes for decorations, bands, etc.. In today's parade will bo made tomorrow or Saturday. CHICAGO ITALIANS IN RIOT Mob Attacks Policemen Who Are Recovering Bodies of Boye Drowned In River. CHICAGO, July 17 A riot broke out in the vicinity of Polk street in the south branch of the Chicago river tor-lght. when a crowd of Italians attacked policemen who were removing the bodies of two boys who had been drowned In the streem. Leonard Mosco, 10 years old, and Albert Dlslmone, 1 years old, were the victims of the accident. Dlslmone losing his life In an attempt to rescue Mosoo, who had been seized with cramps while trying to swim across the river. A crowd of Italian gathered from nearby tenement when the police recovered th bodies and one of them struck at a police man who oidered blm to stand back. The fight Immediately became general and re inforcement were summoned from the Harrison. Maxwell and Deaplaine street stations. Before they arrived, however, Policeman Moss O'Rourk was (truck la th head by a brick end Policemen Michael Began and rrank Irving were knocked down and stripped of Chair ooeta, club and tar. The pollee used their club freely in dispersing the erowd and several arrests were made FALLEN PRIME HALF DYING Judg-e Suspends Trial of Zo Eulen burg Indefinitely. TOO WEAK TO STAY IN C0UB'r NwoS? In Spite of This He Bet. Trial Contlnae Either o clare Him Innocent o . Gnlltr. BERLIN. July 17. The trial of Prince Zu Eulenbera; on charges of perjury In connection with the caurt scandals of last year was Indefinitely suspended today be caiine the prince Is In a half dvlng condi tion. He has been growing steadily weaker during the eighteen days of the trial. The hearing began first with four-hour sessions I In th. rlrr Inal om.rt hi.'lrltncra Thc.fl later were shortened to three and then to two hours a day, and the court wjs trans ferred to a room in the Charity hospital, where the prince is confined. The court probably would have post poned the trial before today had it not been for the fact that the German newspapers Insisted that no consideration be shown to the fallen favorite of the emperor, that an aristocrat should not be permitted to de fer the verdict of the court by what they Intimated was a pretense at Illness. The prince's short experience In Court yesterday, according to Dr. Hoffman, the physician appointed by the court to ex amine him today, was followed by great exhaustion and there was Imminent danger of thrombosis. The prosecuting attorney, Dr. Ieenbell, thereupon moved that the trial be Indefinitely gut.pendrd. Prince Anxlons for Judgment. The prince objected to a postponement. He raised himself with difficulty on one elbow and said in a shaky voice: "I am both mentally and physically quite well enough to go on with this trial. The sword has swung for so long over my neck that I with It would either fall or be taken away." Princess Zu Eulenburg, In the mean time, had prlvatoly represented to the pre siding judge that her husband was 'n no condition to undergo a further strain. The prince broke down and sobbed on his cot when the judges refused to continue the trial. In a weak voice he urged them to go and put an end to his long agony. "It Is true enough that I am 111," he exclaimed, "but what matters that when a man contends for his Innocence and his honor?" Then raising himself up he struck the table at the side of his cot with his flat and exclaimed violently: "I object to the uncertainty. The trial la now post poned, leaving the public In doubt as to whether I am guilty or innocent. I beg you to be merciful. I may never live for the continuation of the trial." JAPAN'S PREMIER FOR PEACE Kew Cabinet Will Carry Ont Re trenchment Policy and Keep Armament Down. TOKIO. July- 17. Marquis Katsura, the new premier and minister of finance or. Japan, today granted an authorltlve Inter view to the Associated Press outlining the policies to be carried nut during the gov ernment's administration. The entire tenor of the interview showed a determination to Improve the political and commercial relations betwen Japan and all foreign countries, to remodel the finances of the country and to build up the industries of Japan. Marquis Katsura said In part: The recent change in the cabinet was caused simply on account of the continued ill health of former Premier Salonjl, nl though there may have been other unessen tial reasons, necessitating a change of policy toward foreign- countries. 1 need hardly say that my policy wlil be peace ful, the prime obJct of it being to main tain peace throughout the world. With this end In view i will do my best to cul tivate and Increase the present good rela tions existing among the powers. Japan must not be misunderstood in its sine, re desire to maintain peace. Anything calcu lated In even the slightest degree to dis turb the peace of the world shall ba most scrupulously avoided by me. The entire tenor of Marquis Katsura's utterances showed a sincere determination to bring conditions In Japan within the most practical scope and retrenchment will undoubtedly be the watchword. The Asso ciated Press understands that Marquis Katsura haa agreed to reduce the expendi ture for armaments "to the lowest possi ble without destroying the present estab lishment." LIFE BELTS ON LAUNCH FAIL Terrible Scenes Enacted Near Ma nlla When Boat Founder In Storm. MANILA, July 17. The number of lives lost through the foundering of the pleasure launch San Gabriel while on Its way from Manila to Corregldor Is yet uncertain. Sixty-one passengers and members of the crew were rescued. It Is generally esti mated that th number of passengers and crew numbered ninety. Thirty-five of those who were rescued clung to a life raft and were buffeted about' by the heavy seas for four hour, when the German steamer Buverlc rescued them. Twenty two more reached Corregldor In a lifeboat. The passengers on the San Gabriel were thrown into a panic when the heavy seas tore out some of the planking and it began to fill, and terrible scenes were enacted. The vessel was greatly overcrowded and the life belts proved to be rotten and worthless. Kew of the women snd children on board the launch escaped. As far as known now there were no Americans among those drowned. EMPEROR OF CHINA IS SICK Dowaer Em pre a Send for Phrsl. elnns from All Parte of Em pire to Aid Htm. PEKING. J-ly 17 -The emperor of China has been 111 for several days past. It Is Impossible to ascertain what his malady Is because western medical science 1 barred from the Imperial palace, but the reports Indicate that he Is suffering from dysen tery. Hi majesty Is said to be better to day, but In spite of this the dowager em press ha ordered the various viceroys and governors to send physician from the pror lncts to Peking. Dake's Estate Overestimated. LONDON. July 17 -The estate of the late duke of Devonshire has been sworn for probate at only t5.C4.8uO. This does not Include the settled estate, but even so. the amount is only about half that what was generally expected. Cleveland Bsuak CI, CLEVELAND, O., July lT.The Farmer and Merchants Banking company at No. W7 West Twenty-fifth atreef, closed it door today. The liabilities and assests are each estimated to be about tA.ouo. The failure 1 said to have bean due to the In. ability of the bank to realise upon loans. ROBIN NOT A GAME BIRD AadaKon ffnelety Win Another Victor- .After Hani Klsht Red Ureast. H" 17. After four years v it nt the f rat halt a for -OtX rireast has today been won In 'h heart of the section where favorite American song bird Is -ichered by the million for the market That the robin has at last been renioveJ from the list of game birds by the legisla ture of the Creole state was announced today at the headquarters of the NatloraJ Association of Audubon societies. As the first fruits of a persistent campaign of education In the south, the officers of the association declare their victory will mean the saving of dollars' wortii of crops for each tiny carcass sr-ared as a tld-blt for the gourmand. By a clrse vote the law-makers of Louisi ana have repealed the old game blid law n which the robin was classed as gmn and have decreed no open season for the wholesale destruction of the sightly species, a million members t f which weie butchere? for their mouthfuls of meat last year alone. Only Texas and Alabama of all the southern states now possess similar statutes, though It Is declared that senti ment in the south is becoming generally aroused against the slaughter of these fa vorite birds of the country while they win ter In lower latitudes. That successlul agriculture In this coun try would become Impossible and vegeta tion soon be destroyed If the robin and his brother birds were exterminated has Just been asserted by Professor Henshaw of the biological survey, and the Audubon authoiltles declare that h.s warning may come too late If this victory for the rcbln Is not followed by a general campaign to preserve and even Increase every such race of birds. Fclentlfic examination of hundred of robins has shown that almost half of their diet 1m composed of the in sects that mean sure destruction to ths trees and crops of the land. These very Insects, ft has been proven, damage the country's crops to the extent of tl X'.OOO.OO) annually, while their added ravages of woods and stored crops, U Is calculated, rob the land of nearly a billion dollars each year. Though Insect pests are known to be Increasing, their natural destroyers, the birds, are being gradually exterminated at an alarming rate, it Is declared. To open the eyes of the public to this crucial situation the National Association of Audubon societies has been exerting Its utmost resources for years In a general educational campaign. Encouraged by thu results of this work for the robins In Louisiana, the officers of the association declared today that every means at their command would be used throughout the country to rouse the people to the value of the dying birds. "This Is a time of great emergency and the people must act at once by preserving their tlrd resources, before It Is too late," said Will'am Dutcher, president of the arsoclation, at Its offices, 111 Broadway, today. "I know that some few people realize the gravity of the situation, for 1 am receiving contributions with letters asserting that this work Is econd only In economic Importance to forest preserva tion. We are trying to reach every man, woman and child In this broad land with the tory of our common danger, and we want every bird srver, farmer, merchant and citizen of any walk In life to help us push the enormous task we have under taken for the economic good of every American." NEBRASKA IS IN QUARANTINE More Scarlet Fever Aboard and "W'ar shli Is Closed to the rubllc. HONOLULU. July 17.-The people of the Hlwaiian Islands were Just as anxious to see the ships of the Atlantic battleship fleet today as they were yesterday, upon Its arrival In this harbor, and thousands were early on the wharves eager for an opportunity to go aboard. All the ships were open to visitors today excepting the Nebraska, which has been placed In quarantine and will go to La Haiana, where it will be thoroughly fumi gated. ' Several additional cases of scarlet fever developed aboard the Nebraska on Its run from San Francisco, where the disease first appeared. These new cases have been taken to the hospital ship Relief. The third division, comprised of the Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio and Missouri. Is at La Halna. where they were greeted en thusiastically yesterday upon their arrival. They will coal there and come to Honolulu Sunday. There were verloua entertainments fur nished the men on the fleet ashore today, several thousand being given shore leave. The feature of the day was a parade In which 2,VO bluejackets and marines par ticipated. Rear Admiral Sperry expressed himself as well pleased with the demonstration. Two thousand were given shore leave last night. The streets were splendidly Illumi nated and were thronged until midnight. DECREASE m CASUALTIES Redaction of Railroad Accident Said to lie Doe to Falling OS In Truffle. WASHINGTON. July 17. That the great reduction In the number of casualties to passengers and employes for the three months ending March SI last, when there were hut 72S killed and 14.718 Injured, was prlmerlly due to the decrease In the volume of business on practically all of tha rail roads of the country, is the onoluiijn drawn from a review of the statistics by the Interstate Commerce commission In its accident bulletin made public today. This remarkable record shows that not In any quarter since that ending with March, 1906, has there been a smaller number of casual ties to passengers and employes thsn dur ing the three months ended with the close of Msrch last. The total number of collisions and de railments in the quarter mentioned was 2,-'3i of which 1,190 were collisions snd 1,442 derailments. Of this number 159' col lisions and rCO derailments Involved pas senger trains. There was a totsl of 11.877. 490 damage to cars, engines and roadway as a result of these accidents. The total number of passengers and em ployes killed by all causes is smaller than In any quarter since that ending June. 19u4. and the total killed In train accidents 12S ll smaller than In any quarter since th monthly records were established, July, 1901. There was a total of forty-four em ployes killed in coupling accidents, which Is smaller thsn any quarter since June, liot Heavr Halna In Iowa. ST. PAUL, Minn.. July 17. Heavy rains last night through southern Minnesota and northern Iowa, made considerable trouble for the Chicago Greet Western railroad. There was a number of washouts between Oelwela, Ia, and Hayflsld. Miner SOUTH IS REVOLT ON BRYAN Letters Pour In on Judge Taft from Democrats. SUPPORT COMING FROM MARYLAND Dissatisfaction Expressed at Nomina tion of Twice Discredited Leader of Losing Cause North Feels Same. HOT SPRINGS. Va,. July 17.-Democrats of many southern states are writing to Judge William II. Taft. declaring their purpose to vote for him and to do what ever may be In their power to secure his election. Letter of this kind form one of the most Interesting features of Mr. Taft's daily Increasing mail. From democrats In Maryland. Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia he has letters assur ing him that In the belief of the writers those states will give their electoral votes to the republican ticket in the coming elec tion. While Mr. Taft reads the letters with Interest he receives Information that there Is hope of carrying Georgia with a feeling that on the part of the writer the wish Is father to the thought. Intense feeling against the policies of Hoke Smith In that state Is looked upon aa the founda tion of the bitterness of Georgia democrats toward the election of Bryan, as they look upon Bryan and Smith as representing the same Ideas. From Maryland especially Mr. Taft has a large number of advices from the demo crats that they expect to see the state go republican, and that there will be many democratic votes to help carry It. Many of these democratic correspondents have de clared that the nomination of Mr. Bryan Is doubly repugnant to them because they believed his defeat In two campaigns had disposed of him as a candidate of the democratic party and they believed ther would be a new leadership of the party to represent what they regard as true democ racy. Mr. Taft's mall Is constantly Incressing and this class of letters Is forming a con siderable rart of It. While these expres sions from southern democrat are regarded as the most Interesting feature of the oppo sition to Mr. Bryan within his own party, there are many from democrats In the north, Connecticut being prominent In that respect. Working Over the Speech. Mr. Taft was in his office eerly today going over and checking the first draft of his speech of acceptance, which was com pleted last evening. M. E. Ingalls. formerly president of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad company, ar rived here today and this afternoon will contest a game of golf with Mr. Taft. Mr. Ingalls has a record as a golf player and haa scored very low on the links here. His prominence In th financial world sug gested his visit might have special political significance, but It has been his practice to occupy hi cottage near the homestead at this time of the year. Dixie Man Now for Taft. "Buslnos Is picking up In fine shape aM over the country." said J. B. Wooten, a traveling man of New York, whd rent Friday In Omaha at the Rom. He travel all over the United States and is In a posi tlon to read the barometer of trade. "The business men feel that the Bryan peril Is not imminent," he continued. "I am an example myself. I was born and reared in Mississippi. I rank !n democ racy as I drank In the southern air, and I have voted for every democratic presiden tial candidate since I attained my ma jority; but this year Taft will get my vote Why? Because I feel, like thousands of others feel, that Bryan Is too unstable. He has proven vacllatlng on all big ques tions. We no longer think as we did when he first appeared that he would stand firm for a principle when every other man had fled. We know now that his own political ambition Is the only thing whl;h determines his stand on any question. When he finds his stand unpopular he im mediately gets down and assumes another pose. "Sound-minded men put more reliance on the magnificent record of Secretary Taft than on the bombastic promises of Mr. Bryan. The business men are going to cast a larger vote than ever before for the republican ticket. It Is the only safe and sane one." Mr. Wooten met his namesake in Omaha, J. B. Wootan, city editor of The Bee, also a southern man. WEST WILL BE DATTLB GROUND Chairman llltrheo-k Discusses Cam paign Plans. CHICAGO. July 17.-Frank H. Hltchock. chairman of the republican national com mittee arxl James T. Williams. Jr.. a mem ber of Judge William Taft's political staff, arrived here today from Washington and will leave tomorrow for Colorado Springs, Colo., where republican state chairmen and members of the national committee from the states west of the Mississippi river will confer with Mr. Hitchcock on July 20 end II. The meeting ha been called for the pur pose of bringing western republican lead ers closer together and to plan systema tically to run the campaign that Is to be made in the west for Taft and Sherman. Later a similar conference will be held In Chicago in whloh the leaders of the central states will be present and after that the eastern republican leaders will meet Mr. Hitchcock in New York. In discussing the political :tuition today Mr. Hitchcock sa'f that the hardest bat tles would have to be fought west of the Missouri river and that he planned to se cure the benefits of political asset never befoie available, for the reason that a;ate chairmen confined their efforts In the past to their own territory. Mr. Hitchcock will try to bring them together In the mat ter of gelling speakers and so far as pos sible wipe out the state lines in carrying on the campaign. "We want to show the peoplo that we are at work and mean business," sail Mr. Hitchcoxk. "There Is not a state that will be i.eglected, not a state that will be abandoned to the other party." Tho opinion was expressed by Mr. Hitch cock that the east Is pretty safe for Mr. Taft and on that account he said that he may devote much of his time to the west, with headquarters at Chicago. This will not be determined, however, until after the, conferences with the state leader. Satisfaction was expressed by Mr. Hitch cock at the consolidation of the national congressional bureau for the handling of speakers, literary matters and supplies. The arrangement for such a consolidation was mad between Mr. Hitchcock and Mr. Sherman, th republican nominee for vice president, who 1 eleo chairman of th congressional campaign committee. X suc cessor to Mr. Sherman in th latter post- (Continued on Second Page.) GOULDS STILL FAR APART Mrs. Frank J. Gould Claims to Have Evidence that Will Bring Divorce. NEW TORK. July 17 Contrary to th miners that Mrs. Ftsnk J. Gould has been reconciled to her husband and ihat their differences had been nmlcably settled Mrs. Gould's suit for divorce Is on the motion calendar of the supreme court to day and It is expected that It will be brought to trial within the next few weeks. All efforts of friends of the young courle to bring about a settlement of their marital difficulties without resort to the divorce court are said to have failed. For several weeks, It Is reported, both Mr. and Mrs. Gould have had detectives at work getting evidence for the coming trial. It Is alleged that Mrs. Gould has had brruipht down from Nova Scotia two mtn who are ready to testify aa to certain things alleged to have happened on a yachting trip taken by Mr. Gould M Nova Scotia during the summer of 1. Mrs. Gould Is said to base her hopes for the success of her casi In great measure on the testimony of these two nifn. The older man. Hector McDonald, drives a rambling old hack between Sydney, Cape Breton Island and North Sydn -y, a suburb about three miles out, where most of the taverns, road houses and "life" of the fish ing community are located. The other man. Richard Jeans, a young fellow in the 20s, Is the son of a woman who runs a road house t North Sydney. EXCURSION BOAT IN A CRASH Schooner on Lake Michigan Meets Steamer In Dark and Is Dl tabled. CHICAGO. July 17. The fchoorjer Lucy Simpson, laden with railroad ties bound from Milwaukee to South Chicago, was towed Into the Chicago harbor early today In'a disabled condition and reported having been in a colllson at 1 a, m., five miles off Chicago harbor with a crowded excur sion steamer. The steamer, according to Captain H. Slmonson of the schooner, backed away after the accident before he was able to learn Its Identity. He declared, however, that shouts of fear and sharp orders shouted on board the excursion boat led him to believe that a panic ensued. The bow of the sailing vessel crushed In gnd Its sails and spars were torn. A tug dis covered Its plight at dawn and brought It to this port. The steamer. It was learned later, was the H. W. Williams of the Chicago and South Haven line. A long distance telephone communication from the offices of the steamship company In South Haven, Mich., was to the effect that tho steamer arrived practically on time, with no tale of panic on the part of the passengers, although confirming the story of a collision. FEW VISITORS AT FAIRVIEW Nr. Bryan ft Den da Same Tins rn. suiting; with National Com. mltteetuan Lamb. FAIRVIEW, LINCOLN, Neb., July 17. Another day of comparative quiet was spent by Mr. Bryan today. A few drag ging delegatus on their way home from the convention called upon him and paid their respects. The slogan of Falrvlew 1 "or ganise a Bryan and Kerra club." John E. Lamb, national committeeman from Indiana, was again In conference with Mr. Bryan today. Beyond the admission that he had discussed with Mr. Bryan some of the details of the campaign no information was Imparted. Mr. Bryan today definitely fixed the time of his departure for Chicago, where he is to meet the subcommittee of the national committee, at 4;o0 p. m., Friday. He will travel over the Burlington road and will reach Chicago at 9 o'clock Satur day morning. The length of his stay in Chicago depends largely on the desires of the subcommittee, although he feels that It will not be necessary to remain there more than one day. RAIN STOPS CIVIC PARADE Pageant In St. Pan! In Honor of Shrlners Is Mnrred by Storm. ST. PAUL, July 17. A downpour of rain this afternoon broke up the civic parade, which had been planned as the distinctive St. Paul feature of Shrlners' week. The parade, which started from the orate capltol at 2 o'clock, was about half over when the storm came up and forced paraders and spectators to seek cover. Tonight a ball at the Armory and a reception at the Audi torium crowned the social events of the week. The exodus of Shrlners from the city Is already heavy. The members of many temples left tonight. JACKET MAKERS WIN FIGHT Twenty-Five Hundred of Them Gain Demnnds Made I'pos Their Employers. NEW YORK. July 17. Twenty-flv hun dred children' Jacket makers, who went on strike five weeks ago against a reduc tion In wages, have won their strike in all but a few shops and returned to work st the former pay The gaining of the de mands Is looked on by the unions as an indication of an increasing demand for workers and that trade was rapidly Im proving, and preparations have been madia by the unions In the women's garment trades. In which the wages have been tut. to demand a restoration of former wages. DENIAL BY SAMUEL GOMPERS Labor Leader Saym He Did Not Cable Hearst I'rglnsT Him to Sup port Bryan. ERIE. Pa-, July 17. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, denies that he sent a cablegram to William R. Hearst urging the latter to have the Independence league support Bryan for the presidency. FIRE RECORD. Curry Bros.' Store. GENEVA, Neb.. July 17. (Special Tele gram.) The clothing store of Curry Bros, caught fire this morning at 2:30 o'clock, causing damage of $10,000 to the stock snd SS"0 to the building. The office of W. T. Smith, a dentist In the block, wss slightly damaged. The loss Is covered by Insur ance. Engineer and Fireman Killed. PIERRE. B. D., July 1( An enplne on the Northwestern railway backed Into freight train today, killing Clyde Barrett, fireman, and E. L, Weaver, engineer. Both lived at Huron f 00 EARLY FOR RAISE Time Not Ripe for Advance in Freight Rates. STATEMENT BY MR. M'CREA President of Pennsylvania Tells What Was Done in Conference. SOME CLASS RATES TOO LOW Meeting Was to Hear Reports ot Traffic. Officials on Them. WEST WAS NOT REPRESENTED Say Movement Applies Only to Line East of Mlaalaalppl River and North of the Ohio. PHILADELPHIA, July 17-ln a state ment Issued today with reference to th meeting of railroad presidents In New, York yesterday, at which was discussed the question of rslslng freight rates. Presi dent McCrea of the Pennsylvania railroad, who was present, said that the conclusion reached was that the time Is not oppor tune for an advance In rates In the terri tory represented at the meeting. Mr. McCrea' statement Is In part as follows: "It appears that there Is some misun derstanding In the public mind aa to the ?xact question under discussion. A general ndvance In all rates haa at no time been contemplated, hut there has been a general feeling among railroad officers that class rates, upon 'which the high class and mis cellaneous traffic . Is carried were, all things considered, upon too low a basts. In order to secure all the facts bearing upon the question, traffic officers were Instructed some time ago to give the mat ter a most careful study. "The purrose of the meeting yesterday was to receive the report of progress mad snd to pass upon certain points, the de cision upon which was necessary to enable the traffic officers to proceed with their work. After full consideration and ex change of views the conclusion was unani mous that the time was not opportune for an advance in all class rates applicable to the entire territory represented at the meet ing which embraced lines east of the MIs slss'ppl and north of the Ohio rivers. The traffic rf .'leers, however, were requested to further consider the advisability of an In rreaae In rates In specific esses when the present rates are particularly low In com parison with other rate ami In view of thi service performed." INDIANAPOLIS. July 17. It wa stated here today by prominent shippers that th Indiana Manufacturers' and Shipper' as sociation will resist with persistency any attempt by the railroads to Increase freight rates in the Central Freight association territory. ADVANCE IN SOUTHERN RATE! Conferenre Now On at Louisville Mar Have This Result. LOT.1SVILLE. Ky July 17. An advnee In freight rates into the territory of the South ern Freight association and of commodity rales Into the territory of the southeastern Mississippi Valley association will proobly be the outcome of the conference of execu tive officers of southern roads, now being held in Louisville. Although the chief execu tives and their subordinates were still un willing today to discuss the object of th conferences, and have given out that they came to discuss the common use of the New Orleans terminals, this latter ha been an insignificant feature of the discussions. The officials met to determine, first, whether the roads operating In the southeastern-Mississippi valley and the South eastern Freight association territories should advance rates and agree upon the basis of the advances. The Southeastern Freight association gov erns all the roads east of the line from Cincinnati through Chattanooga and Bir mingham. The territory of the South eastern Mississippi Valley association Is In cluded between that line and th Missis sippi river. When the conference was resumed today it was reported that an advance had been decided upon. STRIKE RIOT IN ALABAMA Troops Enrnnte to Adamsvllle, Where Serious Fight Took Piece Yesterday. BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. July 17. While re ports concerning the strike situation ar being greatly exaggerated, ther was suf ficient cause for .alarm today to Induct Governor Comer to order the militia of the district to sleep on their arms tonight. Today Governor Comer, together witd Sheriff Hlgdon and a number of deputies, made an automobile tour of the strike dis trict. So Impressed wa the governor with the seriousness of the strike situation that on his return to Birmingham three local com panies of militia were ordered under arms. At the present time a mlxc-i company, numbering ltt men. Is enroute to Adams vllle, where, this afternoon, an engagement between strike sympathiser and deputies took place. No authentic r-poit convernlng this engagement has reached the city, al though It Is known that one deputy Is dead, others wounded and that many strike tyru pathlzers have been arrested. News of this engagement ws followed by the instant mobilisation of troops, which am now en route to Adamsvtlle, with Major Ledbetter In charge. SHUMWAY MUST PAY PENALTY Supreme Conrt Rule Gag County Murderer Musi Hang for Crime eienr Adams. LINCOLN. July 17. (Special Telegram.) R. Mead Shumway must pay the death ptnalty on October 30 for the murder of Mrs. Sarah Martin near Adams, In Gag county. 1'hl Is th decision of the su preme court, which affirms the finding of the lower court, which tried and con victed the man. The decision wa hanied down today. Hhumway was employed on th Martin farm. One day last spring Mr. Martin went to town, and while he was gon Bhumwsy murdered Mrs. Martin, 60 ytars of age. stol what mon'y he could find and fled to Missouri. He was tracked, ar rested and brought bark to Gag county and tried. The Jury brought in a verdict of murder In the first degree. The cas wa appealed on a technicality, but th supreme court affirm th decision of the lower court. Sbumwajr la la lb pecJUa- m it