Daily VOL. XXXVIII NO. 75. OMA1IA, MONDAY MOIININO, SEPTEMBER 14, 1908. SIMILE COPY TWO CENTS. The Bee Omaha. I v HOOSEVl ORTAFT President Writes Bryan's Claims Denying VP- COMPANIONS IN WORR. V RM Tears of Association in Efforts of ' Progressive Administration. UNITY OF THOUGHT AND ACTION No Serious Disagreement as to Policy Ever Existed. ANSWERS DEMOCRAT ASSERTIONS Fa I lent Possible Endorsement Glvea to Taft as Man to Carry Conser vative Work of America Government. . , .OYSTER BAT. Sept. 13. A letter written by the president to Conrad Kohr of Helena. Mont., an old friend, waa made public tonight. The communication. It wai said, waa called forth by William J. Bryan' statement that he was the president's heir and natural successor. Mr. Conrad Kohrs of Helena, Mont., Is an old-time Montana cattle man and one of the most prominent cltlxens of Montana. He and the president came Into close re latlonehlp more than twenty years ago when they were both members ot the Mon tana Stock Growers' association, the pres ident being- at that time the representative of tha Little Missouri Stock Growers in the association. The Intimacy has been kept up ewr since. Mr. Kohrs is one of the pioneer cltlsens of the northern Rocky Mountain region and one of the men who has taken a leading part In Us great aeveiopment, The letter follows: , SAGAMORE UILU OTSTER BAT, N. T., Rent. a. . My Dear Mr. Kohrs: I have received your letter about the candidacy of Mr. Taft, the man who I feel Is In an especial sense the representative of all that in which I most believe in political nie, Every good cltlsen s,hould desire to see both prosperity and justice, prosperity and fair and righteous dealing as between man and man, obtain permanently In this great republic. As a people we are Justly proud of our business Induatry, ot our energy and Intelligence In our work; and It is entirely right that wa should ask ourselves as to any given course of conduct, "Will lt.be profitable T" But It Is also no less em- plmtlcally true that the bulk of our people. the plain people who found In Abraham Lincoln their especial champion and spokes- man, regard the question, "Is this morally light?" as even more important than the s question, "Is this profitable?" when ap piled to any given course ot conduct.' In deed, In the long run our people axe aura to find that in all dealings, alike In the business and the political world, what la really profitable' is that which Is morally fight The last few years have seen a great awakening of the public conscience and the .. iwtu f a UtuBKtlai mi nation to. oaty with corruption and unfair daullng, politi cal) economic, social. It Is urgently neces sary that this great reform movement should go on. But no reform movement Is healthy If It goes on by spasm; it it is marked by periods of frenxled advance, fol lowed, as such periods of frenzied advance must always be followed, by equally vio lent periods of reaction. Extremes Areau Dlagaat. The revolutionary and the reactionary really play Into one another's hands, to the extent that each by his excesses neces sarlly tends to arouse such disgust, such a feeling of revolt. In the minds of quiet people, as temporarily to restore the other to power. To permit the direction of our public affairs to fall alternately Into the hands of revolutionaries and reactionaries, of the extreme radlcaia of unrest and of the olgotea conservatives who recognise no wrongs to remedy, would merely mean that the nation had embarked on a feverish course of violent oscillation which would be fraught with great temporary trouble, and would produce no adequate good In the end. The true friend of reform, the true foe of abuses, la the man who steadily perseveres In righting wrongs. In warring against abuses, but whose character and training are such that he never promises what he cannot perform, that he always a little more than makes good what he doea prom- Ise, and that, while steadily advancing, he never permits himself to be led Into foolish excesses which would damage the very i a iis lie champions. Qualifications af Mr. Taft. In Mr". Taft we havu a mun who combines all of these qualities to a degree which no other man In our publto life since the civil war has surpassed. To a flaming hatred of Injustice, to a scorn of all that Is base and mean, to a hearty sympathy with the oppressed, he unites entire dis interestedness, courage both moral and physical of the very highest type, and u kindly generosity of nature which makes him feel that all ot his fellow-countrymen are In very truth his friends and brothers, that their Interests are his, and that all his great qualities are to be spent with lavish freedom In their service. The honest auan of means, the honest and law-abiding business man, can feel safe In his hands because ot the very fact that the dishonest man of great wealth, the man who swindles or robs his fellows, would not so much as dare to detend bis evil-doing in Mr. Taft's presence. The honest wage-worker, the honest laboring man, tha honest farmer, the honest mechanic or amall trader, or man of small means, can feel that la a peculiar sense Mr. Tuft will be his repre sentative because of the very fact that he has the same scorn for the demanogu that he hag for the corruptionist, and that he would front threats ot personal violence from a mob with the unqualllng and lofty Indifference with which he would front the bitter anger of the wealthiest and most powerful corporations. Broad though his sympathies are, there Is In him not the slightest tinge of weakness. No considera tion of personal interest, any more than of fear for his personal safety, could make him swerve a hair's breadth from tho course wbicb be regards as right and in the Interest of the whole people. Alwsn Ss5vsrt4 President. I have naturally a peculiar Interest In the succesa of Mr. Taft. and In seeing :hlra barked by a majority la both houses of congress which will heartily support his policies. For tUe last ten years, while have been governor of New York and preal dent. I have been thrown Into the closest Intimacy with him. and he and I have on every tssentlsl point stood In heartiest agreement, shoulder to shoulder. We have the same vWws as to what la demanded by tha national interest and honor, both wlUilu eur own bacders, and as regards the relations of this nation with other nations. I There Is no fight for decency and fair dealing which 1 have waged In which I have not had his heartiest and most effec tive sympathy and support, and the policies for which 1 stand are his policies as much aa mine. It la not possible In the space of this letter to discuss all the many and Infinitely varied questions of moment with which Mr. Tsft aa president would have to deal; let him be judged by what he has himself done, and by what the administration, In which he has played so conspicuous a part, has done. But to Illustrate Just what his attitude Is, let me touch on two matters now prominent In the public mind. Mr. Taft can be trusted to exact justice from the railroads for the very reason that he ran be trusted to do Justice to the railroads. The railroads are the chief In struments of Interstate commerce In the country, and they can neither be held to proper accountability on the one hand nor given proper protection on the other. save by affirmative action of the fed eral government. The law as laid down by the federal oourts clearly shows that the states have not and cannot devise laws adequate to meet the problems caused by tha great growth of tho rail roads doing an interstate commerce busi ness, for more than four-fifths of the bus iness of the railroads is Interstate, and under the constitution of the United States only tha federal government can exercise control thereover. It is abso lutely necessay that this control should be affirmative and thoroughgoing. All in terstate business carried on by the great corporations should. In the interest of the whole people, be far more closely super vised than at present by the national gov ernment; but this Is especially true of tho railroads, which cannot exist at all aava by the exercise of powers granted them on behalf of the people, and which, there fore, should be held to-a peculiar accoun tability to the people. It la In the Interest of the people that they should not be per mitted to do injustice; and it is no less to thj Interest of the people that they should not suffer Injustice. Their prime purpose is to carry the commodities of the farmers and the business men; they could not be built save for the money contributed to them by their shareholders; they could not be run at all save for the money paid out In wages to the railroad employes, and, finally,' they could not be run Judiciously, or profitably to any one, were it not for tho employment by them of some masterful guiding intelli gence, whether of one man or of a group of men. There are therefore several sets of Interests to be considered. Each must rcelve proper consideration, and when any one of them selfishly demands ex clusive consideration the demand must be refused. Along certain lines all ot these groups have the same Interests. It Is to the In terest of shipper, farmer, wage-worker. business man, honest shareholder, and honest manager alike that there should be economy, honesty, intelligence, and fair treatment of all. To put an effective stop to stock watering would be a benefit to everybody except the swindlers who profit by stock watering; It would benefit tho honest shareholder because honest invest ments would not be brought into compe tition with mere paper; It would benefit the wage worker because when the money earned does -not -have to so ta paying In terest on-Matrir4 capital, mei-e of it 'im left, out of which to pay wage.; It would benefit the skipper because when only hon est stockholders have to be paid interest, rates need not be improperly raised; it would benefit the public because there would be ample money with which to give efficient service. Similarly, the preven tion of favoritism as among shippers does no damage to any one who Is honest, and confers great good upon the smaller bust neness man and the farmer, whom it re lieves of oppression. Again, such super vision of accounts and maiiagemont as will prevent crookedness and oppression works good, directly or Indirectly, to all honest people. Therefore everything that can bo done along all these lines should be done; and no man's legitimate Interest would thereby be hurt. But after this point has been reached great care must be exercised not to work Injustice to one class In the effort to show favor to an other class, and each clays naturally tends to remember only Its own needs. The stockholders must receive an ample return on their Investments, or the railroads can not be built and successfully maintained; and the rates to shippers and the wages to employes, from the highest to the low est, must be all conditioned upon this fact. On the other hand, In a public service corporation we have no right to allow such excessive profits as will necessitate rates being unduly high and wages unduly low. Again, while In all proper ways rates must be kept low, we must remember that we hsve no right and no justification to re duce them when the result Is tht reduction of the wages of the great army of railroad men. A fair working arrangement mu.it be devleed according to the needs of the several rases, so that profits, wages and rates shall each be reasonable with refer ence to the other two and In wages I include the properly large amounts which should always be paid to those whose mas terful ability Is required for ft success ful direction of great enterprises. Combi nations which favor such an equitable ar rangement should themselves be favored and not forbidden by law; although thiy should be strictly supervised by the gov ernment through the Interstate Commeice commission, which should have the power of passing summarily upon not only the question of the reduction but the raising of rate. The railroad problem is Itself one of the phases of one of the greatest and most intricate problems of our civilisation; for Its proper solution we need not merely honesty ard courage, but judgment, good sense, end entire falrmlndedness. Dema gogy In such a matter Is as certain to work evil as corruption Itself. The man who promises to raise the wages of railroad employes to the highest point and at Ihe same time to reduce the rates to the lowest point Is promising what neither he nor any one else can perform; and if the effort to perform it were attempted disaster would result to both shipper and wage-worker, and ruin to the business Interests of the country. The men to trust In such a mat ter as this Is the man who. like Judge Taft, doa not promise too much, but who could not be swayed from the path of duty by any argument, by aoy consideration; who will wage relentless war on the successful wrongdoer among railroad men as among all other men; who will do all that can be dot.e to secure rttiir.eiy rw rs'es to shippers and absolute evenness among the rates thus secured; but who will neither promise nor attempt to secure rates so low that the wane-earner would lose his earn ings and the I shareholder, whose money built t'ae road, his profits. He will not favor a ruinous experiment like government ownership of railways! he will stand against any kind of confiscation of honestly acquired property; but he will work effectively for the moat efficient type of government supervision and control of rail- (Continued on Second Page.) GREAT PROCESSION OF CLERGY Immense Throng; Witnesses March of Catholic Prelates In London. POLICE KEEP BACK CROWD Line, Which la Mile Long;, Has Dim calty 1st Getting; Threagh Cnrlons Meltltade Heat Exposed from Balcony. LONDON, Sept. 13. A great procession of Catholic clergy which brought the Eucharlstlc congress to an end. was held this afternoon amid scones such aa the Engllvh churchmen who planned It had never anticipated. Cardinal Vannutelll, the Popes legate, walked at the head of the procession, wearing his scarlet robes and hat He was escorted by a body of English peers, of whom the duke of Norfolk wss the most prominent and a concourse of cardi nals. Archbishops and bishops who also were attired In unceremonlal robes Instead of vestments which originally It had been prrpowd they should wear. . No such throngs of people have been seen In London since Queen Victoria's funeral. If even then. The purpose of Archbishop Bourne, the hesd of the Westminster dio cese, and his associates, who arranged the program, had been to have the host car ried through the streets In the vicinity of the Westminster cathedral so that the Catholics who were unnhla to participate In any of the services within the cnthedral should have an opportunity of Joining in the Eucharlstlc observations and of seeing all the hlsh ecclesiastics present In London on this memorable occasion. ' frond Mostly Cnrlons. The route of the procession waa laid through the quiet streets adjacent to the cathedral, and but for the unexpected par tisan strife which a discussion of this ceremony brought on, It probably would have been solemnized quietly and In a rev erent atmosphere. The great msjorlty of those who attempted to witness the specta cle, however, apparently wero attracted by curiosity, and a small part wero openly and demonstratively hostile. The Catholic element cheered heartily while the proces sion passed by and throughout the route. but there was heard considerable "booing" such as English people use In theaters to ex press displeasure at a play. The people be gan flocking toward the cathedral hours before the procession started. They came from all directions; from the West End In automobiles and carriages; from the East End In busses; they poured across the river by all the bridges which converge toward Westminster, and excursion trains brought many from the provinces. Long before the hour set for the cere mony It was Imposslblo to get near the line of march. All the streets leading in that direction were packed and tho windows overlooking the procession, which were rented at high prices, were filled. Thou sands of persons gathered on the roofs of houses, from which there was a consid erable display of the. papsl colors. The police had not expected . crowds and met with much oppositlrm in their attempts to keep the path clear. which they; hardly succeeded In. doing.' so that tirsj papal 1 gate 'and bis .followers"had to pualj "their way-through a narrow ..lane, . being fre quently and unpleasantly jostled about. A number of persons fainted In the crush and were carried off by the ambulances. After th" procession had re-entered the cathedral Cardinal Vannutelll appeared on the high balcony In gorgeous robes and elevated the host, while the thousands ot Catholics outside the building reverently knelt. Cardinal Gibbons Preaches. The last day of the congresi opened with pontifical mass In the cathedral, which was celebrated by the papal legatee and at which all the cardinals, archbishops and bishops and many others of the clergy assisted. The great edifice was crowded, the audience following with rapt attention tiie sermon of Cardinal Gibbons, who preached eloquently. When the congregation poured out of the edlflre they found that the crowd already was assembling for the procession, which had been the cause of so much controversy. Large forcts of police were assisted by some 15,000 Catholics who had volunteered to line the route, but even this strong army of men was unable at times to pre vent the participants in the parade from beirg shouldered by the curious. Before the procession started vespers wero sung within the cathedral, at the conclusion of which the prelates passed down the nave singing "Faith of Our Fathers," which was taken up by the congregation and the vast crowd without. As the head of the procetslon emerged from the cathedral doors a cluer went up, which was repeated as cardinal after cardi nal came slowly out, followed by the arch bishops, bishops, minor prelates of the church and a great army of white sur pllcrd men singing hymns. Most of the prelates carried their vestments over their arms, but the legate was In full dress, his fccarlet robes and rid bat lending distinc tion to his commanding figure. The hands of the pope's representative which were to have curried the hest showered continual bleislngs upon the people, who reverently bowed thi knee. On either side of Cardinal Vannutelll were his chief chaplains and the guard of honor, composed of Catholic peers. Following the legate came the members of the pontifical mission, the cardinals In their order, two by two, each with his train bearer and chaplain; the archbishops and other prelates, including the representatives of ahsrnt bishops,- the whole procession being upwards of a mile long and occupying nearly an hour to cover the. route. Police Vae llerole Measnrea. In the streets surrounding the cathedral the prelates passed through avenues ot kneallng followers of their faith, the curi ous being crowded out of this vicinity. At one or two points farther away, however, the processionists had practically to force a passage through the crowds which broke through the police line. At one point, where four streets converge, the crush was so great that the spectators broke up the pro cession, but the police, stationed at this point in strong force, managed eventually to clear a narrow lane through which the papul legate and the others passed in elngla file. The crush here was frightful for half an hour and the police had to use heroic measures. Many women and not a fw uieu faiuieU Mid those who were found wilfully pushing and Jostling were carried In police wagons, only to be released when placed where, they could cause no further trouble. It waa an anxious time for the officials and reserves were hurried, to the scene, more ta protect the crowd from Itself than for any other purpose, for al though there waa some isolated Jeering, the people were more Intent on sightseeing than on Interfering with the Catholics. ' On their return to the cathedral the pre lates marched around the interior of the edifice, the legate carrying the host, aa be would have done In Ihe streets had the government not Interposed sn objection. Those who had bees crowded out of the cathedral were permitted to participate In the ceremony aa the legate, robed In his vestments, appeared on the balcony outside the building and presented the sacred sac rament and pronounced the benediction. The vast assemblage that filled the square then sar.g hymns, and the members of the Catholic .' societies, with banners flying, marched through tbe streets to their halls and churches, and proceeding later to the stations where trains were waiting to take them back to the provincial centers whence they had come to hi tend the services. In the meantime the papal legate within the building pronounced tile benediction and the congress closed. MORE REC0RDSF0R WRIGHT Aeroplane Make Flight of Seventy. Fear Mlattrl'aat Til sea to Height ( 50 Feet. WASHINGTON, Sept. tt-In two flights at Fort Myer Saturday Orvllle Wright In the "Wright flycr"( broke three records. Staying up nine minutes and-six and a third seconds In the first flight,' in which Major George O. Squlor, acting chief signal : officer, accompanied htm, Mr. Wright broke the record for & two-man flight which he had established on 'Thursday. The first flight was at 1:29 o'clock. In the second flight, which started ,nt 6:17. Mr. Wright broke the record for time nnd' distance of a heavier than air fly in t machine which he established yesterday by remaining In the air for one hour and fourteen minutes and twenty-four seconds. In this flight he also j went higher than an, aeroplane has ever gone, rising to on altlto.de of 250 feet. Mr. Wright also maintained a higher speed than in his otlier flights at Fort Myer, traveling around the drill grounds at the rate of 88.75 miles per hour on the first flight when Major Squlcr accompanied him. The distance of this flight was 5. S3 miles. In today's flight Mr. Wright broke the world's record for time and distance for the fifth time this week. A crowd of 6.000 persons gathered to wit ness today's flights and their enthusiasm knew no bounds. It was all the cavalry men detailed to guard the aeroplane from damage could do to keep the. crowd back. They cheered Mr. Wright until he went away in the Signal corps automobile. Colonel James Templer, former chief of tho aeronautical division of the British army and wno has been sending reports to, his government on , his observations of aerial flights In this country, svas one of the most Interested spectators at Fort Myer today. Octave Chankte, the; pioneer aeronaut; Major Fournier, the French military at tache, and numerous Others were present today. After the flights. Colonel Templer said: "I have always, believed In the Wright brothers, although I have never witnessed any of their flights before. I in sure that Mr. Wright could fly la -the machlno he Is now using to New York and back to Washington-In cue night, without making ny stops for fuel. Just think what this would mean In time of waff "These aortal flights are an advancement in wa,rfaro and- will lead to general pacifi cation. I believe. Tha ' British army has beeji rakluj,ef .j!tt VV. n,UU. -rtlanee for aome time, but I iri not at" liberty to say what has been accomplished, I think within a month something will be heard from us." FIFTEEN PASSENGERS INJURED Train Derailed fit Geneva, Pa by Open Switch Dloodhoanda Trail Alleged Wreckers. TOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. Sept. IX Fifteen passengers were slightly injured when tho Chicago-New York limited traJn on the Erie- railway was wrecked at the village of Geneva, Pa., early today. The wreck la belltvcd by the Erie officials here to be due to train wreckers. Bloodhounda have been taken to Geneva from Greenville In an effort to trace the alleged wreckers. All of the passengers Injured were In the day coach. The most serious Injuries were sustained by a man whose legs were broken. The derailment was caused by an open switcn wnue in. ira.n waa runnmg forty miles an hour. The engine was over- bagKPgtt car nnd the day coach left the track. The railway officials believe the wreck was due to train wreckers who may have had a grudgo against the company. WISXER'S LIVE KTOCKK SHOW Sixth Annnal Event Takes Place with I'nnaanl Snceeaa. WISNER, Neb., Sept. 13. (Special.) The sixth annual fair and carnival held under the auspices of the Wlsner Live StocK and Agricultural association was held last week. The exhibits, larger than ever before; filled the live stock stalls, sheds and pens. Wednesday was School day, and the chil dren were much In evidence. Miss Edith Bollch of district No. 17, and Miss Anna Gross of No. 19. both brought their entire enrollment Into the grounds, and In decid ing the tie Miss Bollch won the flag, which was presented by Governor Sheldon. Col onel J. C. Elliott made an address to the teachers and pupils. The series of base ball games were worthy of much larger crowds than witnessed them, but there were too many attractions to divide the pleasureaeekers. Wednes day's game, between Pender and Winner, was won by the visitors, the score being S to t at the end of the twelfth Inning. The Dodge, West Point and Pilger bands furnished the music. Dr. II. Pritchard sold a Poland-China hog to Governor Sheldon. Harry Finch and Miss Alice Winning of Omaha were married on the speakers' atand in the grounds Thursday, and re ceived the wedding present of S60 from the association. Kev. G. L. Goodell of Beerner performed the, ceremony. The association secured Governor Shel don, ex-Congressman Shallenberger and Regent Whit more as speakers. The only Incident occurring to mar the occasion was that of Thursday evening, when a horse hitched to a buggy broke away from Its owner and dashed Into the crowd. Mrs. George Vandeberg of West Point was knocked down and Injured, re ceiving some slight cuts and bruises about the head. A son of Theodore Schwarts of West Point was bruised at tha knee. Ceadjntor Ulshost Hetnrns. SIOUX FALLS. 8. D., Sept. 13. (Special.) Right Rev. Frederic f oots Jonnaon, co. adjutor bishop of the Episcopal church of South Dakota, has returned to the city after a prolonged absence, during which he made a trip aarosa to London, where he attended the Lambert conference and the Pan-American conference. He states that during his sojourn in London tha metropo lis of the world was so crowded that It was difficult to get even standing place for sleep. This was due to the fact that in addition to the Episcopal conference the Franco-British exposition and the Olym pian game couWaU war In progress. DAVIS' NOT GRAND JURY CASE Court in Session Gives it Entire Juris diction in, Matter. CHIEF AND ENGLISH CONFER Agreement Is Beached - that Police Shall Bahmlt to Cennty Attorney All Evidence fee Hie Determination. The Charles E. Pavls ease Is not one for a grand Jury, In the judgment of County Attorney English. Had the district court been In vacation when the Rustln tragedy occurred, or when Pavls was charged with the murder ot Dr. Rustln, then the grand Jury would have had jurisdiction In the case. In the mind of Mr. English. "I have not given that phase of the matter any particular thought," said the county attorney yesterday when the sub ject waa presented to him; "but from my knowledge of the statute regulating such procedure 1 would say the "Pavls caae does not come within the Jurisdiction of the grand Jury. The reason 1s that the district court was In session when the accused was charged with tho crime and will be In session when the preliminary hearing Is treld and he Is bound over. If he Is bound over. My duty as prosecuting at torney will bo to file an Information and that will constitute the case. Then If DrvIs Is bound over to the district court that gives the court entire Jurisdiction and removes the case from the Jurisdiction of the grand Jury, It, however, the court were In vacation and Davis were held after the preliminary the grand Jury would have Jurisdiction. This Is my view of the situa tion offhand. As I say, I have not gone into that subject, but I think my state ment of the situation will be found cor rect" The statutes seem to rustaln the position of tho county attorney. Section 393, chapter 39. ot the criminal .code says: Before the day of each term of a court at which a grand jury shall be summoned to appear the clerk of said court shall make, out two lists, on which he shall enter tha nanv.-s of all persons who appear, by the returns ft the mnglel rates, to nave been either committed or balled for an offenso during thn vacation of the court, the name of the magistrate who committed or balled and distinguishing whether such person was committed or balled, see County Attorney English and Chief of Police Donahue hnd the conference In the chief's office at the city hsll yesterday aa arranged. They dlscursed the case In de tall and decided on the closest ro-operatlon and tho most persistent search for addl- j tlonal evidence bearing on the mystery. The county attorney expressed the desire that the police department submit to him all the evidence It acquired,, whether it appeared' significant or not, and he would pass on it, deciding, whether it were ma terial. ... Chk t Ponahuo said this would be done. He called In Chief cf Detectives Savtige and Detective Mitchell and gave them In structions to report all evidence or clues secured to the county" attorney. The chlof and county attorney both agreed upon an exhaustive Investigation and both said there would ' be no "covering tip" ,of a particle-! "testimony or evidence1. Jn. tha case. They expect ' by the time of the Davis preliminary, September 4,. to have all the evidence there Is or that Is possible to obtain and to present It fully. FOREST FIRES DYING OUT Village Along Lake Superior Safe In less Strong; Wind Springs tip Within Few Honrs. DULUTH. Minn., Sept. 13. Unless a strong wind springs up within the next thirty-six hours. Grand Marals, Chicago bay, Hoveland, Big bay, Pigeon river and other settlements along the north shore will escape the fate of Chlsholm. The Booth steamer, America, came Into port at mid night having on board several refugees from Chicago bay, about which fires are burning fiercely and whose citizens have appealed to Governor Johnson for aid. J,; ;;; .:.ti . . betw6en Two mrm and Grand Marals ,n fre ion Jn Lake and Cook countlt, safe. Although .It sprinkled some today there was no rain to aid the fighters In stopping the ravages of the flames. The homes and possessions of fifteen settlers . back of Grand Marals were destroyed by flrei Friday nnd the owenrs were forced to walk five to twenty miles to Grand Marals. Two half-breeds found Mrs. Ola Olson, wife of a settler lost in the woods ten miles bsck of Grsnd Marals and took her and her daughter to the settlement on - the lake shore. The training ship Gopher, under com mand of General Wood, crulaed up and down the upper shore. The situation looked so favorable to him and the refugees he had taken to Grand Marals that the latter returned to their homes at Hoveland, Chi cago bay. Big bay and Pigeon river. On its trip to the relief of Grand Marals Tuesday night the Gopher picked up fifty- two persons. These are now being returned to their settlements. The training ship will hover near the threatened towns until It Is certain the lives of the people are in no danger. Fires are burning back ot Beaver bay, the Pigeon river settlement. Big bay and Hoveland, but Captain Hector said that the fire was not as serious as two days ago, when a high wind was blowing. If a wind comes up again the townspeople will have another lively fight. RUBECK'S BODY IS FOUND Floater Believed to Be Porter Taken from Water of Cat-On Lr.ke. The body of a man. Identified as Julius Rubeck, was found floating In Cut-Off lake about 11 o'clock Sunday morning. It was seen by C. E. Bass, who Uvea at 2111 Locust street. East Omaha, and he noti fied the police. Officers Nlelson and La hey succeeded in recovering the body and the undertaker took charge. The man was about W years of age and, has been a resident of the Third ward for some time, being known as Julius and Working ss porter in a number of down town saloons. A letter waa found on his clothing addressed to Julus Rubeck; and on tins miormaiion the puiioe decided thai this waa his full name. The coroner has not decided whether or not an Inquest will be held. BforncxvTS or oobajt aTBAxsxrrB. Port KBW YORK... NEW VOHK... KKW YOaK.... HAVKB OLASOOW LIVKHFOOL.. ANTWERP.... MOVIU-E t-ONIXl.M AitW. . rtMoott . La terrain.. . St. Lula . La QaauisBe. . .Vwi'alVrMuis'.. 1114. ... Klolni. ...Mmta. La srt. ...Nuauaiu. . . ... Kroenlaae. ... Columbia. ,..MUuMiUa PLTMOITH. . Su Paul. Ul ga.sTUVi'K..1Snnaala......Ma NEW AUTOMOBILE FIRM ENTERS J. C. Celt, Dick Stewart nnd Asseelatee Organise to Handle Ramblers and Mltchella. A new automobile concern has entered the field in Omaha and has taken two well known lines of automobiles for sale. The Soit Automobile company, with Dick Stew art, president; J. C. Colt, vice president and general manager, and Miss Ella t. Brown, secretary and teasurer, has opened an office In temporary quarters at sna Farnam street, where the Rambler and Mitchell cars will be sold. The new company has the state agency for the Mitchell and Rambler and also the agency for twenty counties In western Iowa. Mr. Colt has been Identified with the automobile business of Omaha for the last five years and Miss Brown has also had, considerable experience In the busi ness. Carl Holt Is demonstrator for the new company. Tho firm has plans already drawn for a new garage on Farnam ttrtet. 72 by 133 feet, one half to be occupied by the Colt Automobile company and the other hulf by another well known dealer. Other changes In agencies are expected before a new sesson rolls around. The Kimball Automobile company secured the agency of the Cadillac and will push this car extensively for next year. The De light Automobile company has received some of the 1909 modfls of the RtodJard Dnyton car and Mr. Derlght Is dally seen on the streets bantering any machine man ufactured for a trip to the country to try out the relative merits of the car. H. E. Fredcrlckaen has received several consignments of his new 1909 Chalmers Detroit 111.500 car, which Is attracting at tention all over tho country. Ouy Smith Is sticking exclusively to his lino of Frank lins, of which the number of users has In creased materially In Omaha during the last year. BOARD WILL MAKE RECOUNTS lonnty Attorney Holds Canvassers, . Not County t'onrt. Mar Go Over Prima rr Ballot. The canvassing board which has been la boring nine days with the count of the pri mary vote, will have an opportunity to re count several prrctlncts todsy. The doubt as to the right of the board to make the recount has been dispelled by an opinion which Deputy County Attorney Magney will deliver to the board Monday morning. In which he holds the primary law empow ers the board to make the recount. Mem bers of the board were Inclined Saturday to the opinion the candidates would have to go Into county court to have the ballots opened, and they asked the county at torney's office for an opinion. The confusion arose because the section of . the law which provides for a recount by the board comes In the paragraph which relates to the city canvassing board. Mr. Magney holds, however, that the portion of the paragraph relating to the recount la distinct, and general and refers to both boards. The board has already Indicated it will - follow the opinion. It Is considered probable that James C, Klnsler will aak for a recount of certain precincts on county attorney, and that W, C. Crosby will make the same request as to tbe off loe of coronet-. The official count also shews' . vocy .close race on the dom ocratlc ticket for representative. WHllara Butt has 1.210 votes and Andrew Wellman 2,806. "If the "rejected precinct were Included in tho returns Wellman's vdta would be Increased three, as compared with Butt's, making him the loser by a single vote. Wellman has not Indicated whether he will aak for a recount or not. BEVO.D DANGBK PROM FROST Cheering; Reports of Bumper Corn Crop from Nebraska Points. WEST POINT, Neb., Sept. 13. (Special.) The Intensely hot weather of the last week fca practically matured the corn crop, the early planted corn being beyond danger from frost. Fears have been expressed by some that the intense heat has been harm fUl to the crop, tending to shrink the ear and cause them to be light and chaffy, but the best opinion seems to be that the weather I. just right and that the present high percentage of Nebraska corn Is due to i the favorable weather of the last two weeks. Potatoes are being marketed In large quantities at 60c per bushel BHELTON. Neb., Sept. 12. (Speclal.) Tho last week has been a splendid one for the corn crop. It waa warm and dry nnd this Is what was needed to ripen the crop and git the green fields out of the way of frost. The season has been favorable and this will bo a banner year for King corn and the largest crop ever gathered and quality better than for many years past. Farmers have already had offers of 60c a bushel from the field. Men Wanted for Silk Theft. HURON, S. D.. Sept. 1J (Special.) Sher iff Parr ot Winona arrived here yesterday with requisition papera for Harry Cole, George K. Hastings, Harry Hallett and E. J. Neary, In Jail here, charged with being connected with the recent silk theft at Wi nona. The men resisted the requisition and are attempting to obtain an order from Judge Whiting for their release on habeas corpus proceedings. One of their counsel went to Deadwood last night with the hope of procuring this order from Judge Whit ing, holding court there for Judge Rice. The men declared they will resist In every way possible their transfer to Minnesota. TI.e names given are believed to be fictit ious, but there la no question In the minds of Sheriff Parr and the officers here that they are the men wanted by them for the Winona-theft. Gambling; Complainant Fined. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Sept. 13.-(Speclal.) Judge LaCraft, who presides over a court at White, Brookings county, has set a new pace In dealing out Justice to those who Indulge In gambling. A man who had en gaged In gambling and who had loat a considerable sum of money, in an effort to punish the men who had beaten him and secure a return of the money, made com plaint and had the men arrested. When the case was ststed to Jude LaCraft he Imposed a fine upon the defendants and declined to give aid to the, plaintiff In se curing the return of the money he had loat. On the other hand, the Judge held that the plaintiff was equally guilty and also Im posed 'a fine In the case of the plaintiff, who paid the fine. iena fait iuika KraisaaUiJ, SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Sept. 13.-8pecll) C. p. Bates, a well known local attorney, has been officially adviaed by the grand exalted ruler of the Order of Elks that lis has been appointed a member of the Judk lary committee of the grand lodge. This la the body before which comes all legisla tive matters In connection with the order. For several years the South Dakota Elks have been fighting for recognition on one of the grand lodge commltteea,' and the appointment of Mr. Bates is an honor to the Elks of Mouth Dakota In general. MAINE VOTES TODAY State Officers to Be Chosen and Pro posed Amendments Acted Upon. BOTH PARTUS CONFIDENT Republican Managers Predict Plu rality of Fifteen Thousand. DEMOCRATS HAVE NO FIGURES They Say Their Ticket Will Bo Elected by a Safe Margin. PLANS FOR - MR. TAFT'S TRIP Candidate May Spend Two Days In Kentneky and Tennessee Before Coming; West by Way et St. Louis. PORTLAND, Me.. Sept. 18.-Vllh the re publicans confident and the democrats hopeful, and with clearly defined Issues ot local rather than ot national Importance, the voters of Maine will cast their ballots tomorrow for governor, congressmen, statu auditor, members of the legislature and county officials. In addition they will also be asked to accept two proponed amend ments to the state constitution, both deal ing with the Initiative and the referendum. The election of Bert M. Fernald by at least lo.iXJO plurality was claimed tonight by the republican leaders, while their dem ocratic opponents predicted the success of Obadlah 11. Carter, who heads the ticket, by a safe margin. The rcpubllcana have won In Maine In every election since by pluralities a v. craglng about 23.W0 on presidential years. The paramount issue In Maine Is again the liquor question, and resubmission ot the constitutional amendment to the peo ple. The democrats have also put forth a plea for taxation of the wild lands and a reform In the business methods at the cap ital. The republicans strongly advoca'.o the enforcement of the prohibitory law. Plans for Taft's Trip, CTNCINN ATI, Sept. 13. William II. Taft's first campaigning tour will begin Wednesday, September 23,, If the candi date's present desires In the matter aro observed. Mr. Taft today Indicated that he would much like to talk with National Chairman Hitchcock acr Mr. Hitchcock has conferred in Chicago Monday with Senator Dixon and the western managers concerning the proposed itinerary. Mr. Hitchcock will doubtlessly be asked to come by Cincinnati on his return east. The arrsngemcnts to have the national league of republican clubs hold a rally In Cincinnati September 22 was made known to Mr. Taft today by Mr. Vorys by wire. The chief of staff reached his home In Lancaster last night. Ho will go to Co lumbus tomorrow, and return her Monday night or Tuesday. ' After the meeting of tbe 23d It Is re garded aa not unlikely . tUat Miv Taft wTt ' accept the invitation- h baatiecelvcd fmi.i the Kentuaky .bankers and addres them ' at Lexington qn the 23d. Mr: Taft has. expressed desire to speak In Tennessee and It '. pointed out here that he could extend the Kentucky trip to Nashville and Chattanooga and from there to go to St. Louis and Kansas City and then Into the other mlddlewestern states. Judge and Mrs. Taft attended Christ church today and llstaned to serv ices conducted by Rev. Dr. Knowlton, pas tor. Tho remainder of the day was spent by the candidate at the home of his brother, Charles P. Tuft. He did not como to his offices In the Slnton hotel. Appointments to see Judge Taft this week have been made, by Senator Crane of Massachusetts and Representative Theo dore Burton of Cleveland. NEW YORK. Sept. 13-Chalrman Frank H. Hitchcock of the republican national committee left New York for Chicago, where he will spend Monday and Tuesday at western headquarters. It Is likely that he will return to eastern headquarters on Thursday after stopping In Cincinnati on Wednesday for a conference with Mr. Taft. The speaking Itinerary of Mr. Taft will be arranged by Chairman Hitchcock this week and will be announced froru Cincinnati. Bryan Refuses ta Speak. DEER PARK, Md., Sept. 13. William J. Bryan today put his stamp of disapproval on Sunday political speech-making when, without his knowledge the residents around Mountain Lake Park were notified to as semble there at S o'clock today to hear him talk. Over 1,3)0 of them gathered, whtltt Mr. Bryan, at Deer Park, was protesting t) a local committee that he would make no speech. He finally was prevailed on to' take the three-mile drive and shake hands with those In the aasemblage, with the understanding that ha should not speak and that there should be no handcUpplng. The people gave every evidence of their pleasure at meeting the democratic candi date for president, even though they were disappointed at not hearing him, and as he departed they violated their pledge and applauded him liberally. The day was one of absolute quiet and rest with the exception of the short Journey to Mountain Lake Park, and In consequence Mr. Bryan prepared himself for the strenu ous week ahead of him. He leaves tonight at 12:18 o'clock for Baltimore and la due to arrive at Camden station, that city, at 7:60 o'clock in the morning. HARRIMAN G0ESWEST AGAIN Will Address Traussulsalsalnpl t'on arreaa at Ban Frnuelaco .Next Month. KANSAS CITY, Sept. 13. K. H. Harrl man, the railway magnate, has accepted an Invitation to attend and address the nineteenth annual seaalon of the ,Trans mlaaiaalppl Commercial congress that meets In San Francisco on October to 10, sn It wss announced here todsy by President J. B. Case. President Caae said tc day that Invitations also hod been extended to each member of the Interstate Commerce commission to attend the gathering. Omaha, Galveston, Denver, San Antcnlo and Seattle hav already entered the raco for the 19U10 session of the congress. Barajer Held oa Asaaelt t harge. HEBRON, Neb., Sept. 23. (Special.) William ger was arraigned In county court yesterday on the charge of criminal assault upon the -year-old granddaughter of I. K. Pew. He waived examination and was bound over to the November term of district court. Not being able to furnlHti 11,000 bonds he Is being held In the count Jail. Berger Is W years of age, an old soldier and has lived in Hebron lor twenty yew