The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVIII NO. 27
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, JULY 20, 1908.
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ADVANCE IN STOCKS
Eiie in Value. Offer Encouragement
for Taking Profits.
FEW SECURITIES ARE OFFERED
Ealei Sufficient to Cause Only Occa
sional Wavering:.
NEW HIGH LEVEL IS REACHED
Prices of Several Issues Make New
Eecords for Movement.
ttUESTION OF FREIGHT RATES
Discussion, of Advisability f Ralso
Ik Principal Topic in Finan
cial Circle" Last
Week.
NE WTORK, July li. The market for se
curities laat week showed a decree of vi
tality .liat offered encouragement for mar
keting holdings, accumulated from time to
time In consequence of the attractive higher
level of prlcta established. At the level
attained, the highest point of the year In
the caae of a number of conspicuous stocks,
and In conaequence the highest touched
alnce the spring of last year. There were
sale! sufficient to cause an occasional wa
vering of the price movement and an Ir
regular market where new advances ac
companied the aetback In stocks previously
advanced. The characteristic feature of the
transactions, however, was the compara
tive paucity of offerings for. sale and the
relative ease, therefore, with which opera
tions to advance pricea were made effec
tve. "Those operations were admittedly
largely professional and ahowed the man
ipulative devices usual In the professional
conduct of leadership In speculation. For
the success which attended these efforts
the Strong; technical position of the mar
ket and the general Improvement in spec
ulative sentiment must be allowed credit.
This sentiment found expression from
many sources. In ths financial, Industrial
and commercial departments of affairs.
There was an unusual number of state
ments of hopeful views and opinions on
the part of prominent financiers and cap
italists In ths form of Interviews to the
newspapers. These were the more effective
In inspiring confidence because of their
agreement on the main points of the situ
ation In which the expressed hopefulness
were based, and which are safely obvious
to the ordinary observer to be confirmed
In ths news of the day.
Question of Freight Rates.
Much attention was attracted throughout
ths week to the question of advances in
freight rates by the railroads. Much re
mains to, be settled, both as to the policy
In, this respect to be followed by the rail
roads and as to the effect of such policy
on ths general business prospects. Out
spoken arguments have come from promi
nent railroad officials in behalf of an In
crease, th, contention befog tbat advanaes
In freltfit rates have not kept pace with
the rise In price of materials and labor, so
that , profits on the present basis are not
sufficient to establish credit such as will
Secure the use of capital for expenditure in
oxtenslons and betterments. Much of the
stagnation In demand " for International
output la held by this argument to be
traced to , the paralysis of credit under
which the railroads have been suffering.
It Is urged that an alternative to rate In
creases will be reduction of wages, and the
frank opinion goes with the argument that
a disastrous strike would result from such
action. The filing of notices with the In
terstate Commerce commission of proposed
changes In freight rates' In representing
advances shows the practical atepa taken
towards the adoption of their policy. On
the question of comprehensive advance In
rates, however, there Is admittedly wide dl
vergence of views among railroad man
sgers themselves, while representative
bodies of manufacturers and shippers are
very emphatic In protests against a rise In
freight rates at a time when Industries
ars depressed snd price concessions called
for to stimulate revival of demand'.
Money market supplies have continued
abundant and have afforded resources for
holding securities which protected the mar
, ket from any pressure of realising sales
snd helped to encourage the taking on of
new holdings.
BARRETT OUT OF HOSPITAL
Diplomat Recovers from Threatened
Attack of Typhoid Fever
la Denver.
DENVER, July 19,-John Barrett, director
of the International Bureau of American
Republics at Washington, D. C, today left
Mercy hoepltal, where he had been confined
for tha laat ten days with a severe attack
of Illness which threatened typhoid fever.
Mr. Barrett cams directly from Washington
with a number of European and South
American diplomats to attend the demo
cratic national convention and he had In
tended to. go from here to Yellowstone
park and the Pacific coast. Now he has
changed his plans and will return directly
east, spending a number of daya enroute
t Colorado Bprlnga and Freeport, 111.,
whers his mother resides.
TWELVE B0DES TAKEN OUT
I nlou Pact no foul Mine ait Haana,
Wyo., Slowly Giving; l'
Its Dead.
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JiVNA. Wyo., July 19.-Twelve more
bodies, victims of the explosion In mine
No. .1 Of ths Union Psclflc Coal company.
In March wre brought to the top Satur
day. Ths bodies were badly decomposed
and wsr Identified only by clothing. Twen-tx-flvs
mote bodies are supposeed to be
In ths mine.
DEATH RECORD.
" " - George W. Mallett.
HURON. 8. P.. July 19.-(8pecial-Oeorge
W. Mallett. ons of the oldest resi
dents of Huron, died hers Friday. He was
g native of New fork stats and at ths age
of SO rears enlisted In Company I. One
Hundred and Thirtieth Ohio volunteer!
front which he Was honorably discharged
December IS. 1M4. In 1886 ho moved to
Wolsey, 8. D., snd a year later came to
Huron, where hs has since resided. ,
Gear Plxley.
AIKBWORTH. Keb.. July It. (Special.)
Ooorgs Plxley was found dad lit his bed
Saturday morning Ha was 7S years old
snd served In C Jipany F, One Hundred
and rifty-second regiment, during the civil
' war. Hs Ivm at wife, tws sons and four
attUflUsraV)
CONDITION 0FTHE WEATHER
For Nebraska Fair In western portion,
showers In ram portion Monday; Tuesday
fair.
For Iowa-Showers Monday and Tuesday.
Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
j-eg.
BULLY KILLS Ok " BY BLOW
William Rller Arci F.. Rltts of
Stealing Bacon , rutully
Beats Him t .h.
BONESTEEL. 8. D., July 19.-(Speclai
Telegram.) Accusing J. E. Rltts of steal
ing a small quantity of bacon from his
farm near Lucas. William Riley beat and
kicked to death the 60-year-old man In the
Oeorge Pete livery barn at Burke, west of
here, at 10 o'clock Saturday night, and is
now held for murder, the coroner's Jury
having already returned a verdict charging
him with the crime.
Both men lived on farms northwest of
Bonesteel. Rltts is said to have a wife
and family living somewhere up the Mis
souri river, and it Is claimed they are In
destitute circumstances.
William Riley came to Bonesteel about
the time of the Rosebud reservation open
ing, lie I about 30 years of ago and
notorious as a Quarrelsome bully. The
murder, which the coroner's Jury says ho
committed Saturday evening, was wit
nessed only by 9-year-old Dale Sharpe,
the son of Tom Sharpe of Burke, but the
boy's testimony was so clear that the cor
oner's Jury lost no time In ordering the
arrest of Riley, who was at large until
Sunday, when the verdict was returned.
The murder was, from the testimony, one
of the most brutal ever committed In
South Dakota.
The first news of the murder was re
ceived in Bonesteel late Saturday night,
when a telephone call took Coroner Fish,
Attorney Donohoe and Sheriff McMulIen
to Burke in automobiles.
The officers found Rltts dead and, call
ing two other physicians, held an autopsy,
finding that the old man had come to his
death from a blow on the right sldo of
the head near the temple.
, When the coroner summoned the Jury
Sunday morn:ng the story -told by witnesses
who saw Klley and Rltts In conversation,
but did not see the scene in the barn, was
that Riley asked Rltts to step Into (he
barn when Rltts with his two foster
brothers, C. J. and L. L. Cagsley, went to
the barn to look at a team owned by Rltti.
The Cagsley brothers did not know there
was any hard feeling between Rltts and
R,lle.y and they went around to the west
side of the barn while Rltts and Riley
stepped In a door on the east side. Riley
accused Rltts of stealing some bacon,
which was promptly denied. Riley struck
Ritts on the head and felled him. after
which he is said to have kicked him. From
all appearances the powerful blow on ths
head killed the old man Instantly.
Riley has a wife and child living on his
farm on Bully Flats. A hearing will be
held Tuesday before Judge (Brlggins at
Bonsetel, where Riley was brought by
Sheriff McMulIen.
IRRIGATION MEN WILL MEET
Sixteenth National Corner ess Will Con
vene In Albuquerque In
October.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.. July 19. (Spe
cial.) The sixteenth National Irrigation
congress will be held In Albuquerque, Sep
tember 29 to October S, inclusive. The ob
Jecta of the congress are to "save the for
ests, store the floods, reclaim the deserts
and make homes on th land." The official
call Invites "all who are Interested In tno
achievement of these objects or any of
them to attend the congress, and, by par
ticipating In Its deliberations, contribute to
a wise direction of national policies and de
velopment of practical methods of conserv
ing and developing the great natural re
sources of the country, thereby Insuring a
greater stability of prosperous conditions,
extending the habitable area. Increasing the
products of the land and developing Internal
trade aiyl commerce."
National and state officials. Irrigation and
forestry experts, engineers, farmers and Ir
rigators, manufacturers, professional and
business men. Industrial workers, editors
and other repreaentatives of the press will
attend the congress.
Concurrently with the Irrigation congress
and continuing until October 10, there will
be held at Albuquerque an International
Industrial Exposition of Irrigated Farm
and Forest Products, together with ex
hibits of every other Industry and natural
resource of the country.
The officers of the congress are:
President Frank C. Goudy of Colorado.
First Vice President flenrz FV Rirn
of Texas.
Second Vice President John V. Tinker r
California.
Third Vice President Herhert F. Strain
of Montana.
Secretary B. A. Fowler of Arizona.
CLEVELAND THREE-CENT FARE
Hate Shows I.oaa During First Month,
. hnt Officers Are Confident of ,
Change.
CLEVELAND. July 19. -Cleveland has
had nearly three months of 3-cent strvet
car fare and the monthly leports have
shown a deficit. A similar report Is pre
dicted for July. The operating expenses
and fixed charges have been from tlO.000
to over $50,000 a month in excess of the
earnings. The municipal Traction company,
which Is operating the local lines under a
lease, also is under a promise to give free
transfers on July 2S. The revenue from
transfers has been about $30,000 a month,
a cent each having been charged.
Several weeks ago Piesldent A. B. Du
pont of the operating company stated thai
he expected the company to lose money
the first year. One drawback the company
sustained was the strike In May, when
very few patronised the cars. This was
followed not only by heavy strike expenses,
but inexperienced conductors who did not
collect all of the far.
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Conservation Commission Gets Busy
and is Now Taking Inventory.
PREPARING ITS FIRST REPORT
Natural Itesoarees to Be Tabulated
and Classified for Report Which
Mast Be Submitted to Presi
dent in January.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASH1NOTON, July 19. (Special.) Ac
tual work on the first Inventory of the
natural resources of the United 8tates has
begun. Under the direction of the National
Conservation commission it will be carried
on vigorously throughout the summer. This
Is necessary In order to enable the commis
sion to make the report which President
Roosevelt has requested of It for January
next.
Oifford Plnchot, chairman of the commis
sion, has changed his plans and will shortly
return to Washington to continue personal
supervision of the work. By early fall the
commission expects to have in hand suf
ficient material to begin the study of ths
stock of the country's resources, and by
the middle of October it hopes to have the
greater part of this material in hand. This
will be necessary in order that the full
commission, which holds Its first meeting
Tuesday, December 1, In Washington, may
at once take up the study of the facts
which the summer's work has brought to
gether. One week later the commission will
hold a Joint meeting in Washington with
the governors of the states, or their repre
sentatives, with a view to securing further
and closer co-operation with the various
state commissions.
Among the government bureau which will
furnishes a large part of the Important In
formation the commission Is seeking are
the bureau of corporations of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor, under Com
missioner Herbert Knox Smith; the bureau
of the census, under Director North; the
forest service, under the direct supervision
of the chairman of the commission, and
Overton W. Price, secretary of the forest
section of the commission; the reclamation
service,- under Director Newell; the geo
logical survey, under Director Smith; the
corps of engineers .of the army, under Its
new chief, General William L. Marshall,
and almost every bureau under the Depart
ment of Agrlctulture.
New System In Army Supplies.
Quartermaster General J. B. Aleshlre Is
one of the busiest men in the War depart
ment these days, because of the beginning
of a new fiscal year and the letting of
hundred's of contracts for army supplies
involving the widest possible range of ma
terials. Shortly after General Aleshlre succeeded
Major General C. F. Humphrey as- th
head of the quartermaster's department he
gave his force to understand that an effort
would be made to decentralise the depart
ment at Washington and put much of the
purchasing of materials In the hands of
department quartermasters Instead of mak
ing the department at the nationaf capital
lesponslble. And with this in mind Gen
eral Aleshlre has gone ahead with his re
forms until the "doubting Thomases" have
all reached the conclusion that the scheme
of decentralisation Is working splendidly.
Heretofore much of the material needed
at army posts : has been purchased on
requisition through the quartermaster gen
eral's office. Aleshlre saw that better
buslnera methods would result If the chief
quartermasters of the several departments
should make their own purchases after
proper notice to the quartermaster general
and he had hardly got comfortably settled
in his seat when orders were issued look
ing to the general policy of decentralisa
tion on ths following grounds:
Reasons for New Policy.
' 1. It will place upon the department com
manders and their chief quartermasters the
duty and responsibility for' the proper and
econom cal supply of their commands,
therefore insuring a proper equipment of
troops for field service at all times.
2. It will give the chief quartermasters
and other Quartermasters the exnerlene.
of supply In their respective spheres (a
umiiea inaepenaencei ana oring to tnelr
office duties and responsibilities In time
of peace they would be required to meet In
lime oi war.
3. It h'is given elasticity to the entire
quartermaster's department and relieved
the office of the quartermaster general of
many details which General Aleshlre be
llsvts mere properly pertain to the offices
of the chief and post quartermastera.
Having got this new scheme working
satisfactorily, General Aleshlro has sprung
another reform in his department which
cannot fall to be appreciated, not only by
the secretary of war, but by "all others In
authority" who desire to know Instantly
the condition of a department as to sup
plies on hand. This new order provides
for a minimum and maximum statement
of supplies In each of the departments Into
which the United States and our foreign
possessions are divided.
Chief quartermasters knowing the allot
ment made In his department for clothing,
etc., can, under the new order, provide for
eventualities by having as nearly as possi
ble the maximum of clothing on hand, and
should demand reduce such clothing to the
minimum, then under the former order of
the quartermaster genersl Immediate pur
chase of additional clothing can be made.
Inventory at n Glance.
By reason of ths "maximum and mint
mum" order of the quartermaster general
the authorities In Washington can know at
a glance Just how each of tha several de
partments stand as to clothing, horses,
wagons, etc., because the chief quarter
master makes return to Washington at
stated periods.
General Aleshlre has organized a splendid
working force In his department, men who
have had large experience In the service
and who look upon their chief as one of
the best equipped officers In ths, (army.
With a personnel that is extremely high
and with rare esprit, the quartermaster
general's department under Brigadier Gen
eral J. B. Aleshlre has won unstinted praise
from both the secretary of war and the
general staff.
District Wants a Governor.
The people of the District of Columbia
have seriously begun agitation for a gov
ernor of the national capital lnstesd of the
government by commissioners as now In
vogue.
For a number of years Washington has
been governed by three commissioners, one
appointed from the majority party, one
from the minority and an engineer officer
appointed from the army. Lately, however,
there has been much fault found with the
system of government, taxpayers of ths
District growing bolder each year In their
assaults upon the commlsslonshlp theory of
direction and control on ths principal that
they are deprived of a voice in the affairs
.of ths city and they ars moving for a
Changs.
Ons of ths leading papers of tha national
capital began the crusada for reform and
iContlBusd on Second. Fags.)
BIG BALLOON RACE STARTED
Gas Dsn Released at St.
Float Off to Sooth
east.
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ST. PAUU July 19 Up to 11 o'clock last
night three of the five balloons that startej
In the rare here late today had been heard
from. The first to land was the King Ed
ward at Hampton, Minn., only about thirty
nilies south of here. The America came
to earth five mltfs southeast of Owatonna,
Minn., and the Unltecl States landed at
West Concord. Minn. No word has been
received of the Pommern or the Chicago.
Five balloons sailed from Islington Ath
letic park this evening In en attempt to
surpass two world's records, that for dis
tance snd that for endurance
The balloon race, which enme as the final
event of a week that has bee-i devoted to
festivity and pageantry Incident to the con
clave of Shrlncrs In this city, was wlt
ressed by thousands of people.
The race, novel to the northwest, passed
off without an accident to mar Its success.
At 4:19 o'clock the King Edward was re
leased. It was too heavily ballasted, how
ever, and though Lieutenant Bennett threw
out sand It was clear that the balloon was
going so slow that the basket would strlk
the other balloons and possibly Injure fnany
people. The King Edward was brought
back to the starting plare. more gas was
pumped Into It and finally it was moved
without the enclosure In order to clear nil
obstructions and at 4:53 released. As the
balloon rose Lieutenant Bennett poured out
ballast, and still rising, the King Edward
passed over the grandstand toward the
southwest. As It struck the higher currents
of air the balloon turned toward the south
and when It vanished from sight was sail
ing southeast.
The American, owned by L. N. Scott of
St. Paul and which has a capacity of 82.000
cubic feet, was released at 6:09 o'clork.
Captain P. 8. Hudson of Louisville was
pilot of this craft snd his assistant was
Horace B. Wild of Chicago, who pouted
out a bag of sand as the balloon arose.
The next to sail was the United States.
owned by Dick Ferris of Minneapolis. This
balloon was piloted by Captain A. P. Muel
ler, who was accompanied by W. G. Shep
hard, a Minneapolis newspaper man. As
the United States rose Shephard poured out
three bags of ballast and the balloon sailed
off toward the southwest.
Dr. Julian Thomas of New Tork, owner
and pilot of the Pommern, which won the
St. Louis race last year. Insisted on sailing
this race alone. In order that he might
stay In the air as long as possible. His
balloon was released at 6:15 p. m.
The Pommern. like the balloons which
preceded It, started toward the southwest.
Mr. Thomas let out several feet of trail
rope and thus held the balloon to tho lower
currents of air. so that It turned toward
the south and east more slowly than the
others had done. As his -balloon sailed
away the three whloh preceded It were out
of eight.
Twenty-six minutes later the Chlcarro.
which made the remarkable flight from
Qulncy, 111., to Clear Lake. 8. D., a few
weeks ago, was released. Pilot Coey was
accompanied by George L. Bumbaugh of
Springfield, 111., pilof In the South Dakota
flight.
As the Chicago rose Pilot Coey settled
himself romfortab. l'f te tiaske't, wrd
tho crowd goodbye and took several kodak
pictures of the receding scene. By the
time the Chicago sailed the wind, which
early In the afternoon was dangerous, had
died away and the air was almost still.
Pilot Coey's balloon followed the same
general direction which the others had
taken and soon disappeared from view.
The pilots who sailed today went well
provisioned, as they think that the dls.
tance of St. Paul from a large body of
water gives an excellent opportunity of
beating the world's record. To the winner
a cup has been offered by General Manager
Goodrich of the Twin City Rapid Transit
company.
Summary of start:
Balloon and Pilot. Capacity. Time
Klnr Edward. J. P. Bennett.... 66.000 4:03
America. H. 8. Hudson R'-i.OiiO 8:09
United States. A. P. Mueller.... 78 600 6:25
Pommern. Julian Thomas 80.W 6:1b
Chicago. C. A. Coey 110,000 6:40
WESTERN MINERS FOR UNION
Federation Appoints Committee
Devise Working; Anrreement
with Coal Miners.
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DENVER. July 19. The question of a
closer working agreement with the United
Mine Workers of America was brought
officially before the convention of the
Western Federation of Miners this after
noon.
The matter came up during the considnr
atlon of President Moyer's annual report
In which he advocated such sn agreement.
The discussion brought out the fact that
many of the members felt a union with the
coal miners organisation might force the
Western Federation men to adopt the
check-off and contract system. The latter
organisation does not make contracts of
any kind. The fight against an affiliation
of any sort wa3 led by George Hutchinson,
but he was badly defeated and the presi
dent was Instructed to appoint a com
mittee of five to devise ways and means
whereby a working agreement can be ob
tained. At this Juncture, Mother Jones, who Is
known from one end of the country to the
other among miners entered the hall. She
was given a great ovation, and addressed
the convention for over an hour, advocat
ing a closer union among all members of
organised labor.
RURAL CARRIERS CHANGE DATE
national Association Will Meet In
Oaaaha October 6-0 Instead
of 13-10.
INDIANAPOLIS. July 19.-The executive
board of the rural letter carriers associa
tion Saturday changed the date "of the
national convention at Omaha from October
IS-18, to October 6-9. one week earlier. The
board approved the action of tho national
president in submitting to the fourth post
master general several petitions on behslf
of the association, one of which asks that
the department remove from rural carriers
ths extra burden of carrying locked pouchea
to suburbans unless extra compensation
Is allowed.
Flight of Homing Plseons.
6IOUX FALLS. 8. D.. July 19-(Specal.)
A few days ago Agent Griffiths of the
Milwaukee Railroad company at Scotland,
In accordance with a request from the In
dependent Homing club of Milwaukee, Wis.,
released a number of homing pigeons which
had been shipped to him by the club. He
now has been advised that the pigeons have
arrived at Milwaukee after their long flight
from South Dakota. One of the birds made
ths fly of 600 miles in 13:40:50. although
some did not return to Milwaukee until
ths following dsy. The flight wss msde
as an experiment and test of ths speed and
nduraocs of tha pigeons. ,
AMERICANS STILL CONFIDENT
Yankee Athleteg Confident of Win
ning Olympic Track Honors.
MARATHON RACE COMES FRIDAY
Great Interest Is TaUen In l.ontt-
Dlstnnce nun Queen Alexandra
to Distribute Prises
Saturday.
LONDON. July 19 -The United Kingdom,
which before the opening of the Olympic
games at the stadium had a big lead over
all other nations In the number of wins In
the contest for supremacy In all sports,
most of which, however, were scored In
competition In which other nations took
place, almost doubled that lead the last
week and, furthermore, overtook the Amer
ican team In the count for track and field
events. But this has not served to dis
hearten the American athletes and those
of their countrymen who accompanied them
to England.
James E. Sullivan, the commissioner rep
resenting the United States, said to the
Associated Press this evening:
'We have come here to win the cham
pionship in field sports and we ore going
to do It despite the handicap from which
we are suffering. This handicap has been
two-fold. In the first place the men came
to a country having the worst possible cli
mate for those unused to It, and this sf-
fected them very seriously, more seriously
than those not engaged In the games have
any Idea of . It Is not only that the men
cannot get Into their best form, but these
weather contlltlons make them low-spirited.
They hoped to get a little sunshine at
Brighton, but it has been as bad there as
In London.
"The other handicap against which we
have had to contend Is the manner In which
the heat drawings have been conducted.
The drawings have gone against us In the
1,500 metre race, when our best men, 8hep.
pard and Halstead, were pitted against each
other, and the same thing occurred In the
800-metre event, the heats of which will be
run off tomorrow. Sheppard snd Halstead
were drawn against each other for a second
time. Bromllow and Ramey also have been
put Into a heat together In this event, while
In two other heats of the 800-metres not a
single American has been drawn. It Is
either extraordinary bad luck or the man
ner In which the drawings have been made
that has resulted In such unfavorable con
ditions for the Americans. We have tried
to find out how the drawings are con
ducted, but have not been able to get any
thing from the Amateur Athletic association
officials except the reply: "The drawings
have been made In the usual way."
Sprints, Hurdles and Jumps.
Mr. Sullivan concluded by saying:
The United Kingdom had Its Innings in
the distance events last week, the Ameri
cana will have their turn this week In
the sprints, hurdles and Jumps."
The men who are to uphold the su
premacy of America In these sports have
been training at Brighton. It will be im
possible to surpass the United Kingdom's
total of wins In all sports, but the Ameri
cans expect very early In the week to
wipe out the lead of fourteen points In
field sports which the representatives of
the United' Kingdom hold over them. The
figures up to Sunday night, counting by
the American method. In the field and
track events are: 'United Kingdom, 64;
America, 40. Eleven events still remain to
be contested, exclusive of the Marathon
race, In all of which the American team
will add to their score:
These events are standing broad Jump,
running broad Jump, high Jump, pole
vault. 100, 300, 400 and 800 metres flat races,
110 and 400 metre hurdle races and the
relay race.
While of course the Americans realize
that none of these will be a walkover
they do not fear the European competitors
as much as they do the two Canadians,
Kerr, the sprinter, who has easily beaten
every one he has met in England, and
Archibald, the clever pole vaulter.
Ready for Marathon.
If the Indian, Longboat, Is allowed to
run Jn the Marathon, which It Is believed
he will, the committee having already de
cided not la allow the protest filed against
him by the American committee. It Is
likely that the prize In this event agiln
will go to Canada. There have been reports
in circulation of accidents to the Indian
runner and also that he Is not well, but
those who know the ways of Longboat's
manager do not give these much consider
ation. There is a lot of money being bet
on the result of the Marathon, the English
men freely backing A. Duncan of the Sal
ford Harriers and T. Jack, another smart
long distance man, while the Canadians are
ready to support their man almost to any
amount.
The Americans who will compete In the
Marathon are: Joseph Forshsw, Missouri
Athletic club; Sydney 11. Hatch, First
Regiment Athletic association, Chicago;
John J. Hayes, Irish-American Athletic
club; T. P. Morrissey, Mercury Athletic
club; M. J. Ryan, Irish-American Athletic
club; Lewis Tewanla, Carlisle Indian
school; A. R. Welton, Young Mens Chris
tian association. Tewanlna is thought to
have a good chance of winning, but he is
feeling the effects of the climate and is
also complaining that his knees are giving
him trouble. The race will bilng together
the most cosmopolitan lot of competitor
of the whole Olympic games.
Dlntrlbatlon of Prises.
The Marathon will be run on July 24, as
on July 25, the serious work being finished,
there will be more ceremonies, as on the
opening day. The prizes are to b dis
tributed that afternoon and If the weather
Is fine this feature of the Olymp'c meeting
will be a pretty one. Queen Alexandra is
to preside over tne affair, and if the king
should attend he will take no part In the
proceedings In any way. Her majesty, who,
with other royal peraonagea and their
suites, will occupy the royal box, and will
be assisted In the distribution of the prises
by ten duchesses, one or two of whom
probably will be Americans. The duchesses
will hand the prizes to he winners from
tables placed on the turf Immediately In
front of the royal box. As each successful
athlete receives his medal he will walk up
to the royal box snd bow to the queen. It
is hoped to conclude this ceremony within
an hour and a half.
Following is the program of events for
Monday In the order in which they will
occur:
Morning:
Ar. i.ery Continental competition at tO
mt-trta.
Swimming 100 metres, seml-flnal.
Pwlmnilng High diving, heat.
Afternof n:
Bwlmin'ng 100 metres, final.
Athletics Standing broad Jump, sections
Swimming High dlv.ng. heat.
Athletics l'O metres, heat.
Athletics hf) metres, heats.
Athleih-s li metres, heats.
Athletics SO metres, heats.
Athletics inetres hurdles, hests.
Athlatine Miandlnu hroaJ lumn. final.
RAILROADS BOOST CORN SHOW
Conference Is to Be Held Here Today
by Publicity Anenta of North
western and Hock Island.
Railroad companies which assured Omaha
business men that If they would promote
a National Corn exposition the transpor
tation llnrs would do everything possible
to advertise the show and bring In the
people, are making good their promises.
Hal S. Ray of the Rock Island lines and
Advertising Manager Hall of the North
western llr.-es will arrive In Omaha today
for a conference with C. C. Roscwater.
chairman of the publicity committee of the
exposition, and Manager J. Wilkes Jones.
Mr. Ray has beon detailed by Vice Presi
dent Oeorge Blddle to "do everything possi
ble for the National Corn exposition,"
while Mr. Hall Is to "make It his business
for awhile."
Both railroads will Issue special adver
tising matter and send out the dates and
particulars about the show to every agent
and Joint agent handling business for their
lines.
Already the Burlington Is In the field
with J. O. Stewart, special lecturer, who
returned Sunday from his first trip out
over the system for the purpose of telling
people about the first big agricultural show
ever held In a country more dependert on
agriculture than anything else. Mr. Stew
art reported that he got the "glad hand"
In every western Nebraska town and city
which he visited. The Burlington la pub
lishing a booklet telling of the Corn Show
and will distribute between 60,000 and lOO.onO
during the season.
Besides the advertising which the rail
roads are doing for the National Corn
exposition, almost all the farm Implement
manufacturers, who have contributed to
the premium list of .V.0o0. are publishing
special posters bearing the pictures of the
premiums contributed and sending these to
their agents by the thousand.
LIGHT ON DREW MYSTERY
More Evidence that Girl Was Mur
dered In Vicinity of Teal
Pond.
TROT, N. T., July 19. Developments to
day In the Teal pond murder mystery, al
though they cleared some of the uncer
tslntles of Hazel Drew's whereabouts on
the day before she met her death, furnished
little of material value to establish the
Identity of the girl's slayer. Where she
pent the night of July 6, the day she said
sho was going to New York, Is a question
the authorities are unable to answer.
The story told by Frank Smith and Ru
dolp Gunderman that they saw her on the
Taborton road on the evening of July 7,
when she Is supposed to have been murd
ered, was partly corroborated today by
Henry Rollman, who lives at Bear's Head
near Glass Lake. On the evening of July
7 Mr. and Mrs. Rollman drove to Avcrlll
park over the Taborton road. At a point
about a quarter of a mile west of where
Gunderman and Smith met Hazel they saw
a girl.. The girl was standing near the
side of the road picking berries and after
they had driven along for some distance
Mrs. Rollman looked back and the was
still standing where they had passed her.
The Incident was recalled when they read
the accounts of Hazel Drew's death and
Mrs. Rollman's description of the girl
tallies with that of Miss Drew.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rymlllcr who live
near Taborton told tonight of having seen
Hazel Drew on the road near Teal's pond
and also of having met Smith and Guilder
man a short distance beyond. This makes
seven people who saw the girl on the road
Tuesday night, July 7, and the fact that
the crime was committed near tho pond
seems well established.
ABSCONDER JIS RETURNED
W. F. Walker, New Britain, Conn.,
Banker Who Fled to Mexico,
Now at San Diego.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., July 19. When the
steamer St. Dents arrived from Ensanada
at 6:40 this morning It had on board Wil
liam F. Walker, the New Britain, Conn.,
absconder, who was In custody of State
Superintendent of Police Egan of Connecti
cut and H. F. Hoffman, a detective.
Walker was rather a pitiable object as he
stepped ashore, stoop-Bhouldered and hag
gard. The newspaper men who sought to
Interview him could get little more than a
shake of the head and the remark, "It Is a
very fine day." He returned no answer to
other pointed questions that were put to
him. The fugitive and custodians proceeded
at once to the Santa Fe depot, where they
left for Los Angeles on the 8:35 train.
OMAHA MAN LOSES AN APPEAL
E. R. Nerdham, Sned in Montana,
Must Defend Case Throoith a
New Trial.
HELENA. Mont, July 19.-(Speclal Tel
egmm.) The supreme court has handed
down a decision reversing the finding of
Fergus county court In the cose of Long
against E. R. Needham of Omaha, which
was favorable to the latter. Needham
owns a valuable ranch which he offered
to sell to Long for Hi. 600, which was ac
cepted. Later Needham informed Long
the place was leased for two years, where
upon negotiations were called off and suit
was Instituted to compel performance of
contract. The Omaha man won In the
lower court, but this was reversed by the
higher tribunal. The case will now be
tried In the lower court again.
FUNERAL CF RAY C. SHERMAN
Knights of Mystic Circle Have Charge
of Last Honors for Promi
nent Knight.
The funeral of Raymond C. Sherman was
held Sunday afternoon from the family
home, 2A0S Burt street. Rev. R. Scott Hyde
of Hanscom Park Methodist church preach
ing the sermon. The Knights of the Mystic
Circle, of which Mr. Sherman was an
active member, had charge both at the
home and Forest Lawn cemetery, where
Interment waa made. The pallbearera were:
R. T. McAuley. L. T. TePoel, A. A. Boy
sen, a. S. Sutton. L. R. Williams snd
James O'Hara.
FUNERAL OF DR. M. J. GAHAN
Hellglous Services In Omaha nnd
Mnaonle Ceremonies and Burial
at Grand Island.
Dr. M. J. Gahan, whose death ocrurrrd
Saturday at the Omaha General hospital,
will be buried at Orand Island, his former
home. Religious servh es will be held at
2:30 this afternoon by Rev. T. J. Mukiy
st the home of his daughter. Mrs. Frank
H. Mers. 701 South Tnlrty-sev.nth street,
snd Mrs. Myers will take the body to
Grand Island on the Burlington train leak
ing Omaha at 4:10 today. .At Grand Island
tha Maaona will hav char g a of ths burial
ceremonies.
PLANS OF HITCHCOCK
Republican Campaign Manager
Adopts New Methods.
MORE COHERENCE OF EFF0RT3
States Safely Republican to Assist
Adjoining States. .
LEADERS AT COLORADO SPRINGS
All Western States Except California '
and Nevada Represented.
TAFT MEMBER OF LABOR UNION
Judge la to He Given Honorary
Card by International Society
of Steam Shovel
' ir.cn.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo., July 1?.
When Frank H. Hitchcock, chclrmitn of
the republican national committee, arrived
here this evening to consult with tho mem
bers of the national commltteo and chair
men of wi'Slern state and territorial com
mittees, he was gieetcd by a large nui.i
bcr of political leaders who had reached
the Springs during the day. II fotuid
assurances from others which mado It cer
tain that the two days' conference, which
opens tomorrow, will be a success. Th
men who arc to meet Chairman Hitchcoc k
are as follows:
Members of the national committee: W.
8. Sturpls, Arizona; Charles Cavender,
Colorado; Perator William R. Borth, Idaho;
David W. Mulvane, Kansas; Thomas C.
Marshall. Montana; Victor Rosewator, Ne
braska; Solomon Luna, New Mexico; James
Kennedy, North Dakota: Cash M. Cad.
Oklahoma; Ralph E. William, Oregon;
Thomas Thorson, South Dakota; Cecil A.
I. yon, Txas; William Spry, representing
C. It. L-nse, Uta'.i; Robert L. McCosmlck,
Washington, ond George R. Paxton, Wyo
ming '
Btnto chairmen: Herbert R. V. Tonney,
Arizona; George Stone, California; John F.
Vivian, Colorado; James H. Brady, Idaho;
J. T. Moore, Kansas: Fletcher Maddox.
Montana: William Hay ward, Nebraska;
George F. Turrlttln, Nevada; H. O. Bur- x
sum, New Mexico; L. B. Manna, North
Dakota: Charles E. Hunter, Oklahoma; W.
M. Cake, Oregon; W. C. Cook, South Da
kota: Cecil A. Lyon, Texas; Wesley K.
Walton, Utah; A. E. Statter, representing
Washington, and Vice Chairman Qrsmm,
representing Charles W. Burdlck, Wyo
ming. The national committeemen from Califor
nia and Nevada were unable to come.
Senator Wnrren of Wyoming and a num
ber of other republicans not members of
the committee will be here tomorrow.
New Method of Campaigning.
Nothing of the kind now undertaken by
Mr. Hitchcock was ever attempted In the
history of national campaigns by any
party. He announced on his arrival today
that It would be his purpose to have states
which are certainly republican assist la
campaigning In neighboring states which
may be doubtful. To that end tie li
bringing the western leaders together
here. Tomorrow there will be a general
conference, at which the various leaders
will exchange Ideas and formulate a sys
tem whereby one state may draw upon
the political resources of another. After
that Mr. Hitchcock will hold individual
conferences with the representatives of
each of the seventeen states and terri
tories which are sending men to tha
political gathering.
According to Chairman Hitchcock there
has been a lack of coherence between
western leaders In past campaigns, the
reprewentatlves of each state doing their
best to pile up republican majorities, but
not helping other states which have more
difficult political battles to fight.
He said today that he wanted to broaden
the responsibilities of each of the west
ern republican leaders with a view of
carrying tin? whole western region for
Taft and fcjherman.
When asked what western states he re
gards as tcafely republican and what ones
he classes as doubtful, Mr. Hitchcock
said:
"I have determined not to make any
predictions at any time. That will be my
policy throughout t he campaign. We
won't neglect any territory where there la
a bare chance of victory, either, north,
nouth, cast or west, but I shall not In
dulge In forecasts."
A delegation from Denver arrived here
tonight to see Mr. Hitchcock and urged
the selection of that city as ths place of
establishing a western headquarters for
the distribution of campaign material and
assignment of speakers. Salt Lake City
Is being considered also, but no decision
will be made until after Mr. Hitchcock's
return to the east.
Taft Member of Labor Union
HOT SPRINGS. Va., July IS. When
Judge William H. Taft goes to Cincinnati
to be notified of his nomination for tho
presidency by the republican party, he will
receive notice of his election as a member
of a labor organization. He has been
elected a member of the International So
ciety of Steam ShOvelmen, of which T. J.
Dolan of Chicago Is president. Mr. Taft
had a good deal to do with the steam shov
elmen at Panama. His notification of Ins
membership In the union will be made July
29. He will probably leave here next Sat
urday for Cincinnati, and may not return
until the following Saturday. Judge Taft
has concluded that it will not be possible
for him to attend any state fairs before
the election. After September 1 he expects
to remain In Cincinnati until th election
is over.
Willis Moore, chief of the weather bu
reau, will be here tomorrow. Mr. Moot
has some ideas concerning ths treatment
of the labor problem which he desires to
talk over with Mr. Taft.
Judge Taft will attend the opening of
court at Germanlown, five mllea from Hut
Springs, tomorrow morning and will deliver
an address on the administration of Jus
tice. EXECUTIVE ATTENDS CHURCH
President Roosevelt Goes to Morning;
service with Mis Wife and
Son Archie.
OYSTER BAY. July 19 Presldf nt Roose
velt spent the day quietly st his home,
here. In the morning with Mn. Roosevelt
and their son, Archie, lie attended services
in Christ Eplsc pal chuich In the village,
coming Into Oys:er Bay from 8aiamo,o
HUl In on automobile. A company tf toa
In uniform, part of a New York organisa
tion In can p In Lloyds Neck, formed ooj
the dr veway to the church and stood at
attention ss the president approached. Mr.
Roosevelt saluted, stopped Ms nachlM "'4
greeted tb boyg Uasaiitys
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