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The Omaha Bee. PART ONE ' NEWS SECTION PAGC5 1 TO UNDAY WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska - Showers. F'r Iowa-I'artly cloudy. Knr weather repot t see page 2. VOL. XXXVIU KO. 49. OMAHA, SUNDAY r .V0, MAY 23, 1900 SIX SECTIONS KORTV PAGES. SIMILE COfY FIVE CENTS. SENATE DEVOTES DAY TO SPEECHES Sharp Controveriy Develop! Between Advocates of Free Lumber and Their Opponent!. Morse Wealth to Ci editors of Banker says cwy TOOiIFIED President of Baldwin Locomotive Works Gives Presbyterians Advice on Subject of Reaching Hen. REDUCTION IN NAVAL1UJDGET Ten Million Dollars Cut from Esti mates for 1911 by Order of President. WILL NOT AFFECT PROGRAM Wife of Convicted Banker Says Con spiracy to Ruin Them Has Succeeded. SUPPLY IS NOT DIMINISHING GO OUT AFTER SINNERS 1 r V Statement .by Scott and Heyburn Not Accepted by Other Senator!. NO DATE SET FOR VOTE Mr. Aldrich'i Requeit for Agreement for June 2 Objected To. RIVERS BILL IS SIDETRACKED Mr. Borton'i T.ltort to Have Certain pprnarlatlans Extended Falls Ratley Tata on Hta Mimr Paint. WASHINGTON. May 23.-By special agreement the senate took no vole today on any subject and the entire session was devoted to speech making. T he lumber schedule under discussion during the greater part of the day and the controversy between the free lumber advocates and f their high tariff opponent was at times urp. Senator McCumber Introduced the subject iy ;rt.rllng an amendment for free lum ber and he. was on the floor several times during the day In support of this provl lion. He contended that the American V forests were being rapidly depleted and urged that every encouragement should be given to the bringing In of outside lum ber for the protection of our own supply. On the other hand, Senators Elklns, Scott and Heyburn. all of them representing the lumber producing constituencies contended strenuously for a higher duty than Is al lowed by the house bill. They contro verted the theory that the American lum ber supply Is rapidly diminishing. Rivera BUI aidetrackeil. Once more the senate placed on record Its determination not to undertake other legislation while, the ariff bill is pending. This action was taken In opposition to an effort on the part of Senator Burton, for mer chairman of the house committee on rivers and harbors and now a member of the senate committee on commerce, to have extended certain apt poprlatlons for the Improvement of th country's water ways. He was antagonized by Senators Hale and C'litpp and was compelled to de list. Senator Bailey began the day by de manding that the advocates of the tariff bill should maintain a cjuorum, notwith standing there was to be no vets taken, and he and other senators was responsible for a number of roll rails. The attendance was good, however, and there was no In- filiation of a falling off in Interest. As a concession to the senators who were demanding time for attention to their cor respondence, the senate adjourned at 8;04 p. m. rf ISo Date for Vote. Senulor Aldrlch made good his promls of yesterday to try today to get a day named for taking the final vote on the tariff bill. He named Wednfsday, June . !i, as his preference. He dlii not get It. Hta resolution for that day covered not only the bill, but nil amendments then pending. There wan prompt ohiectlon from both the democratic and republican sides of the chumbcr. Senator Daniel nt once recorded his ob- Jecthn and Serntor Cuinmlns Joined him. 4 As unanimous consent was necessary un- rler fhe fennel, tlieri. was nothing fnr Mr Aldrlch to do but submit. This he did with the best grace possible. In replying to an Inquiry by Mr. Hale, Mr. Aldrlch suid the senate had disposed of u majority of paragraphs that had been disputed and he stated th.it he would later renew his request fot uiuinlmous consent for a time to vote. Mr. .Aldtlih raid he wculd not ak for any vote today. That Senator Bailey was still smarting under some of the wrongs which he thought had been Inflicted upon him In the senate yesterday was made evident when he en- i ered the senate chamber. Juat before ad Jouiment yesterday he had again unavatl Ingly sought to obtain an agreement to YW.U upon an Income tax amendment to the tariff bill, and his failure was Inimedi- ately followed by another, which consisted ' ' it, ih. pafn.ul nn lh nart nf th un.r. to adjourn over from Friday until Mon day to permit senators whose general of fice business Is running behind to catch up. Balked b Aldrlch. In both of these matters he was balked by Senator Aldrich, and when after ad journment last night Mr. Aldrich arose from his seat and Joined the Texas sen ator as he stood in the main aisle of the senate chamber, it was evident to observ ers that Mr. Bailey did not feel In the moat amiable humor over his two defeats. Kven when the chairman of the committee on finance stroked the big Texan down the back with one nf his most palliating gest ures, the latter still rerused to smile agreeably. Mr. Burton was engaged in making an earnest plea in the Interest of rivers and harbors when Mr. Bailey entered the sen ate, hat In band, and going Immediately ti his seat demanded a call for a yuorum. Ac cording to the rulra of the aenate the mere mention of the absence of a quorum is all that Is necessary to Immediately precipi tate acall of the senate, and there was as tonishment when the proceeding was not Immediately ordered. Not only did Sen atir Burtun continue his remarks, but even while V waa "n" P'aklng, Mr Hale turned and hiud.- a plea to Mr. Halley to allow the rlvr and harbor business to be completed hef Insisting on the point. "No." rc'Hiiled the Texas senator tentloiisly. and. shaking his heai. he turned Into the iloa"k room. Having deposited his let h came hack Into the enaie chamber to find that burlneas waa sun in.- filing without regard to his demand fur a nuorurn. He again ralwd the point and . .t. ..aa4 tllm tO (iCSialt. .fc.r? Lb iu.1 humor of tn, till in"' - Texas senator had returnee ana w smiling His smile, however, was mlrfeaJ Ing. for he again declined. Insists on t all. 1 must Insist." he replied to Mr Hale s lea. "I told Aldrk-h that I would help to - j T .11 lUUild make a QUv rum u j Mri Ita would not do any buslnesa during the day unleaa he had a quorum There- (OoaUuuod vn Finn Page.) NEW YORK. May 22. Mrs. Clementine Morse, wife of Charles W. Morse, the former banker, asserted In an Interview to day that long ago persons high In power vowed that they would ruin her husband, and that they have kept their vow. Mrs. Morse declared that government officials had boasted also thst they would cause Morse's downfall, but Mrs. Morse said she did no-t then believe that courts could be used as s party to the plans of her hus band's enemies. "How many people know that my hus band has paid every dollar owed to every depositor In the Bank of North America?' she asked, adding: "Of an Indebtedness of 17,000.000, more than t5.ono.non has been paid, and If Mr. Morse had his liberty he would not owe n penny today. It is incredible to me that a court can be used to destroy a man's prop erty and his family made to suffer." Mrs. "Morse said she had sold her Jew elry gladly to pay the claims against her husband, and one claim against her which was absolute blackmail, but which was paid to avoid notoriety. Practically all of the furnishings of the handsome home at 72 Fifth avenue. Mrs. Morse said, had been sold for the benefit of the creditors, and the house was about to be sold over her head. "When I leave 1 shall have no home; I don't know where T shall go," she added. High Salaries Bar Companies from Missouri Court Sustains Law Shutting Out In surance Companies Paying Offi cers $50,000. JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. May 22.-The Missouri supreme court, sitting en banc, today sustained the state law which denies licenses to Insure companies which pay any of their officers salaries In excess of S30.000. Jhe act was passed two years ago and has been the subject of extended liti gation. Today's decision was on an application from three large eastern companies for a writ of mandamus to compel the state In surance department to Issue licenses to them. The writ was denied to the peti tioners, tho Equitable Life Assurance so ciety, the Prudential Insurance company and the Metropolitan Life Insurance com pany. . While upholding the validity of the stat ute, the court declared that It was unwise legislation and recommended Its repeal. Break Jail v Second Time Frank Brice and James Cullen Saw Way to Liberty at Dakota City. BlOl'X CITY. la.. May 22. (Special Tele gram.) Frank Brtce and James Cullen, ar rested as suspects a week ago by the Sioux City police and who broke Jail and crossed over to Nebraska, where they robbed a store In South Sioux City, Neb., and were captured, lust night broke out of the county Jail at Dakota City. They sawed their way out of the cellroom with a cuscknlfe and battered down a brick wall between the Jail and the sheriffs office with an axe. They had been found guilty of burglary by the district court and were to have been taken to the Nebraska peni tentiary this morning. Artist Robber Goes to Prison Henry Weidenback Pleads Ouilty to Larceny and is Given Four Ytars. CINCINNATI. O.. May 22. Henry Weid enback, tM artist who robbed a number of homes where he was employed to dr. work, pleaded guilty to larceny today and waa sentenced to four years In the penitentiary. Wetdenbach Is known the country over as a repilrer of old paintings. He was arrested in St. Louis. Boys, a Girl With Rich Farm Wants a Husband How would you like to marry a pretty young woman wtth 150 acres of land, con taining a fifteen-acre strawberry patch, on the coaat of New Jersey? If you want to take the chance, young man, write or telephone Rev. Charles W. Bavldge. lie can lead you to It. Or. young woman, how would you Ilka to marry a young man situated as this young woman Is situated and where? Rev. Mr. Savldge received a letter a day or two ago from a young woman on the coast of New Jersey, who says she want to marry, and. as desirable young men are scarce tn her coui try, she has written to the Omaha minister for help. She says that she and her brother between them will soon full heir to their old homestead of ISO acres; that tr.elr mother 1 old and cannt last much longer. The girl herself ! f 'irawberrle. on the place. 8ne notes In passing, also that her brother ts open to engagements from some of the girls of the west "I write you because I saw In paper that you have married l.TTt couples and have often helped men and women get mates. What a nice thing It must be to be a marrying parson and help people to get their Ufe companions and live happy ever afterward. I do not want to live alone, and my brother does not want to Less Stately Treading and More Democracy is Needed. NEXT MEETING OF ASSEMBLY Atlantic City Seemingly in Lead for the Session of 1910. CHAIRMANSHIPS ARE ANNOUNCED Rev. J. bray Bolton of Philadelphia Heads Committee on Judiciary Sermon by .Mew Moderator Today. DENVER. Colo.. May 23.-Lese "stately treading" and more democracy; less loung ing in the luxury of the church waiting for the sinner to approach and more evengellsm among the lowly were the key notes sounded at today's and tonight's sessions of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church. The lead In advocacy of this doctorlne was taken by John Converse, president of the Baldwin Lo comotive Works of Philadelphia, who In presenting his report as chairman of the committees on evangelistic work said that the church had been altogether too digni fied to go out after the sinner and had been content, to rest In state awaiting the approach of the seeker for solace. A noteworthy feature today waa the gathering of the "Blue and Grey" veterans, who were addressed by Dr. Barkley, the moderator elect, a former confederate veteran. ( It Is regarded as probable that the next assembly will convene at Atlantic City, though a hid for the meeting has been made by both Cleveland and Seattle. Tomorrow there will be devotional services and a sermon by the new mod erator in the Central Presbyterian church and a huge parade of Sunday school chil dren In the afternoon. "Get out In automobiles, In carts, on the curbstones, anywhere, only be aure you win men, to the church," was the ad vice given the general assembly of the Presbyterian church by John H. Converse of Philadelphia, president of the Baldwin locomotive works, and a leading figure In the assembly. "There was a time when we of the Presbyterian church considered It beneath our dignity to preach the gospel except In tho most luxurious churches," said Mr. Converse. "But that time has passed.' It Is time now to go to the alnner and not ask the sinner to come Ud you." This doctrine Mr. Converse offered with his presentation . of the report of the committee on evangelistic work of which he Is chairman. Other reports also were, submitted and the following Important committee chair manships were announced: Judlclal-Rev. J. Gray Bolton, Phila delphia. Education Dr. Edgar P. Hill, Chicago. Foreign Missions Rev. Howard A. John ston, Colorado Springs, Colo. Ministerial Relief Rev. Joslah McLean, Salt Lake City. Finance Joseph Yeareanlce. New York. Home Missions W. L. McEwan, Pitts burg. Bills and Overtures Dr. B. P. Fullerton, St. Louis, Mo. Polity Rev. Morris D. Edwards. St. Paul. v . r i jL,osti3ira is Tired of Husband Adopted Daughter of General L. W. Colby Throws Out on Street Her Bridegroom. BEATRICE, Neb.. May 22. (Special Telegram.) Married but a. few brief weeks to Albert Challvat, a young French trapper, Zelntka Lanunl, or "Lost Bird." a Sioux Indian maiden and adopted daugh ter of General L. W. Colby of this city, haa forsaken her husband at Portland, Ore. This announcement was received here today. Since the brief romance of the young trapper and the Indian maiden they have been making their home with Mr. Colby at Portland, from whose home Challvat was turned out by "Lost Bird" because of his love for liquor. She decleared ahe gave him money with which to rent a room. be an old bachelor, and, as we have a good farm and are Industrious, we want to get married and want you to help us." This Is sn excerpt of the letter. Wltn hu. record In the case of "Jim Knell" and scoree of other lonely men and women, Mr. Savldge goes forth to con quer, undaunted and undismayed. "This thing of helping others to get wlvea or husbands Is not a new work." says Mr. Savldge, "and .It's not a bad work. It Is a serious thing to marry, and some people find It difficult to get partners. Why, we find as far back as the Judges In the old testament time, that men were asking for help in the same way that this young woman tn New Jersey asks It. "Samson was the strongest man of his time. He could remove pillars from a mas sive structure and carry them away, but when he came to get a wife ha had to aak his father to help him. When his father and mother were chiding him for not being able to get a wife from his own people and having to go down among the Phil istines, Samuel protested against their re proof and clung to tthe woman who had found favor In bis eyes. " 'Get her for me, for she please th my eye.' he told his father. "If the strongest man In the world in those day had to have help to get a sHfe, why Isn't It all right for men and wojnen to ak help Uks that tod,-' "I BELIEVE THERE IS GOING TO BE From the New Tork Herald. TWO THOUSAND IN PRIZES Eagle Convention Committee Decides on that Amount. TWENTY-SEX CASH PRIZES OPEN Bla Parade Will Oceor on Thursday, September 1H Chairman Bennett Talks of Preparations and Prospects. W. R. Bennett, chairman of the promo tion and publicity committee for the Eagles' convention, Is sending out a circular offer ing $2,000 In cash for parade and drill pries, with promise of more later. Following is the list rf prizes, all payable. In cash: For Aeries Having Greatest Number of Men in Line Not less than lnft, first. 1150; not less llian seventy-five, second, IHlo; not less than fifty, third, $73; not less than flftv, fourth, $30. For Aerie Coming Greatest Distance Not less than fifty, first, $inrt; not less than forty, second, $75; not less than thirty, third. $0; not less than twenty five, fourth. $J5. v For Uniforms Most unique and original uniform In line, not less than thirty men, first. $W0; second. $50; third. $25. For Competitive Drill Not less than six teen men. first, $100; second. $30; third. $-ft. For Floats Most attractive flcat, first, JliW; second. $75; third, $.V). For Bands Greatest number of men in anv one band in parade, not less than twenty, first. $150; second. $100; third. $30. rr Drum Corps Corps coming the long est distance, not less than sixteen men, first. $1fiO; seoi nd. $76. For Pipers Pipers In costume coming longest distance, first. $75; second. $50. Parade September 1fl. The parade will take place on Thursday, September 11. at 12 o'clock, noon, sharp, under conditions named by the local com mittee. All captains of teams that are likely to participate In the competition frr prlxea must communicate In writing with the local committee In Omaha, at least thirty days before, giving number of men who will likely be In the parade; and all who 'are unable to arrange their companies, who are likely to participate In the parade and cannot report thirty days In advance, must, immediately upon arriving In Omara, communicate with the local com mittee so that they may be duly assigned tn tho parade. All companies that desire to enter com petitive drills must be ready promptly at 10 o'clock Friday mrrning, September 17. The competitive drills will be held at a place to be hereafter designated by the committee. Judges will be selected from those In at tendance from abroad to determine all cash prises which are offered. Omaha aerie Is barred from all prises. All of the party organisations In competition will be jjdged from the reviewing Bland on Thursday, day of pnrnde. Later on the committee on parade and drills contemplate offering a few oth?r prizes, for unique features likely to prove attractive and enlivening. Pris will prob ably be given for tallest and shortest eagle, and lightest and heaviest, of suf ficient amount to attract all the giants and little fellows, all the savers and whales. In the order. Letters are beginning to come to the committee already from different sections of the country, Indicating that interest haa been aroused. One woman in Birmingham, Ala., wiltes to a relative In Omaha that a sight of The Bee panoramic view sent out bearing the convention dates made her homesick. "I could almost see your tOntlnued on Second Page.) Why do you pay rent when you can buy a home in Om aha with only a small payment down and balance same as rent? Read the Real Estate col umn from day to day and you will find a home offered for eale within your means. The Bee has found homes for hun dreds of others and can find a home for you. Have you read the waul ads. yet C. W. Hinzic is Honored by the Travelers Omaha Man is Chosen Grand Junior Counselor and Omaha Gets Next Meeting. COLLMBL'8. Neb.. May 22.-(Speclal.)-Today Is the closing one of the meeting of the grand council of the United Commercial-! Travelers of Nebraska. The parade was one of tho features of the day, and was composed ol the traveling men In attend ance at the convention and the Norfolk and Grand Island hands. In the evening there was a banquet at the Maennerchor hall, which was attended by the traveling men and their wives, and also many prom inent citizens of Clumbus. and the even ing was concluded with a grand hall at the Orpheus hall, at which time beautiful souvenirs were presented to each woman. This morning the election of officers wua held and resulted as follows: Grand coun selor, Sampel F. Ersklne of Norfolk; grand pest counsellor, W. A. Sain of Be atiiae; grand Junior counsellor, C. W. Hln zte of Omaha; grand secretary, Fred W. Hawken of Fremont; grand treasurer, Henry Fritz of Columbus; grand conductor. P. B. Trueblood of Grand Island; grand page, R. D. McFadden of Hastings; grand sentinel, W. H. Boney of Lincoln; grand executive committee, P. M. Patterson of Chadron, R. W, Bock of Grand Island, Elmer K. Abbott of Beatrice, E. A. Plum mer of Hastings. Omaha whs selected as the place for the next grand council meet ing. The delegation from Zeus council No. 10, of Des Moines, arrived last night and today put on the work of tha. Ancient Mystic Order of Bagmen of Bagdad. They con ferred the "shrine" degree upon a large class of delegates at the Orpheus hall. M. H. Smith, great ruler of Pes Moines, ex plained the objects and benefits of the Bagmen to members of the United Com mercial Travelers. The Bagmen provide a death benefit for beneficiaries. Sentinels Guard Ottumwa Negro Secret Service Men in Plain Clothes Are Watching for Signs of Trouble. CENTER VI LLE, la.. May 22. An ex tensive secret service force Is being organized In anticipation of an outbreak against John Jutikln, negro, accused of murdering Clara Hosen and awaiting trial here Tuesday. Sentinels In plain clothes are being posted In various parts of the town and are watching trains from Ot tumwa to forestall any action threatening mob violence. Junkln Is frightened, fear ing an attack, and many negroes are hurrying out of town. FLANDREAU JJIRL IS FIRST Miaa l.ney R atari 1 Wlas Soath Dakota Declamatory Contest at Vermilion. VERMILION. 8. D., May 22-t8pecial Telegram.) In the' state declamatory con test held here last night Canton, Lesmet, Centervllle. Flandreau, Pierre, Aberdeen, Yankton, Dead wood, Sioux Falls and Mitch ell were entered. Lucy Russell of Flan dreau won, Bernlce Loveall of Pierre was I second and Blaxiche Coleman of Aberdeen third. Vnlveralti- High Wins. CHAMPAIGN. III.. May '1Z The Vnl- verslty of Illinois Intel scholastic track meet today was won by University High school nf Chicago. Oak Park was second and Mllford third. The points were: Chicago. 21; Oak Park. 17; Mllford. IS. County Attorney Says He and Judge Took Bribes SHAWNEE. Okl.. May 23 -Confessing his own guilt and Implicating others in a charge of grafting In the prosecution nt "bootleggers" and "Joint" keepers, Virgil Biggers, recently suspended as county at torney of this county, testified here yester day In a bribery case In which William Mabcn, district Judge, ts defendant. Biggers declarer that Judge Maben him self and others met the bootleggers In con ference, agreed upon terms and later ac cepted money brought to them by County Commissioner Hubert Hagar. Biggers said A BOOM." ROW AT COLLEGE CONTEST Two Orators Charged with Plagiar ism and Ruled Out. LOOKS LIKE GAME OF POLITICS Loral Men Acquainted with One Ora tor and His Oration Defend Him Against the Cbarae. APPLETON, Wis., May 23.-Ignatius Mc Namei of Notre Dame university and J. Fergus Orr of Park college, Missouri, were ruled out of the Interstate Oratorical con test here hm night on the ground of plagiarism, announcement of this having been made today after a stormy session of the officers and delegates of the Inter state Oratorical association. It was through this elimination that It became possible for the representative of Belolt college to enter the contest. PARKVII.LE, Mo., May &.-J. Fergus Orr, charged with plagiarism by the In te.rt.tate Oratorical association at Appleton, Wis., Is a senior In Park college in this city. His home Is In I'urkvllle, where his father Is well-to-do. Young Orr -has al ways borne a splendid reputation at the college and news of the aasoclation's action came today as an unpleasant surprise. The officers and teachers In the college, while unable to say that they knew any of the real facts In the case, with one accord took occasion to defend Orr and to express the opinion that some mistake must have been made. Orr's subject In the last night's contest was "The Leaven of Civilization." SOUTH BEND. Ind., May 22.-Ignatlus E. McNamee, who was ruled out of the Inter state oratorical contt-st on a technicality, lives at Portland, Ore. He Is president of the senior class at Notre Dame and editor-in-chief of tho Dome. He won the Breen medal for oratory at Notre Dame, which entitled him to enter the state oratorical contest at Indlunapolls. He used the same subject, "Child Labor," In all his orations. ( hnrae la Discredited. Mr. Orr is personally known to several people in Omaha, former students or alumni of Park college. One Is Dr. Ben L. Meyer, Just graduated from the Omaha Medical college and another In James B. Wootan, city editor of The Bee. They don't hestitale to discountenance the charge against Orr. "He is too scrupulous a young man for one thing and too shrewd for the next," said Mr. Wootan. "The penalty of such an offense is known to all college students and Orr la not the man to commit such a deed. "In the next plare this oration ran the gauntlet "t the college and state contests before going to the Interstate and If there had been any plaglarlHm in it why would It not have beec discovered In one of the two primary contests? "The fact Is a lot of political chicanery Is possible In these Interstate contests and the circumstances In this case look very much as if tme artifice had been resorted to. The fact that Belolt, a Wisconsin college, got Into the contest by means of Park's elimination Is In Itself very sua pIclouB. The contest being held on Wis consin territory and a Wisconsin school being admitted to the contest when, under the rules, It was not admissible before, casta a reflection upon the Wisconsin people who must have had control of the governing body." Judge Lea 8. Kstelle of Omaha was one of the Judges on thought and style for the Missouri atate contest where Orr"s oration won first place and derived the right to represent the state at Appleton and Judge I Estelle la tonally firm in the conviction thai. Orr Is a victim of circumstances and not guilty of plugarlam. Mr. Wootan Is In possession of a copy of Orr's oration. His theme was the Jew and his subject, "The Leaven of Civilisation." that certain sums had been delivered to Hagar In an envelope by Oat Johnson and L. B. Howell. Join Hsu. Johnson then took the stand and reiter ated the story of the conference and the pasiiage of the money. Mubtn and Biggers wra Indicted several weeks ago following charges by Rev. Mr. Bjigln, an evangelist, who charged county officials with accepting bribes from boot leggers and gamblers of Shawnee. Mr. Bulgin charged that tn the last year lZiM had been paid for prolecUuu. Intention to Build Two Battleships is Not Changed. CANNON ON GOOD ROADS Speaker Addresses Meeting of Na tional Congress at Washington. NOT FEDERAL FUNCTION He Fnvors Aaltatlnn for Better Highways, hut fnym Expense Should Be Borne by States and Counties. WASHINGTON. May 2?.-The reductions In the esllmntes for the naval appropria tions for lull, an ordered by President Tatt, will not affect the battleship build ing progrnm of the navy, accoiding to an announcement made today by Secre tary Meyer. He declared that it was tho Intention of the administration to provdr appropria tions in that year for the building of two battleships. Some reduction has had to he made In the minor recommendations in the building proginm of the general boa id, but the main features of the plan of build ing will remain unchanged. An appropriation sufficient for building five torpedo boat destroyers or one re pair ship for the fleet, which ever Is deemed the mere urgent, will be mude, accoullnrf to tho secretary. Congress having cut down the 1910 pro gram to about one-half and cnptrmplatlnaj a like cut In the next estimates to be sub mitted, Secretary Meyer and the board have Included only about one-half of the estimates of the originally planned pro gram for I'.'ll. Tho Impression prevails In some quarters, according to Secretary Meyer, that HO.OOU 0( decrease in the 1111 estimates for th" navy contemplated a reduction of the turn- her of battleships to be provided for from two ships to oik. Tills the secretary de clared was erroneous. The reduction has been effected only aftr tho most careful consideration In consulta tions wtlh the general hoard, the chiefs of all the bureaus, collectively and Individu ally, and the commandants of the Atlanllo navy yards. They t o ne principally from the estimates fur appropriations for the various bureaus and navy yards, hut they have been made so as to In no way affect the efficiency o fthe ships of the yards. The two liattleBhlps V r 1311 are to be of the heavy single caliber, all big gun type, of which six alreiidy are pi ov hied fer tile North Dakota. D lawaie. Florida, Utah, Arkansas and Wyoming. These two ships will complete the plan of tho general board to hav? a squadron of eight ships of this type, all having the same tactical quali ties. The details nf the new vessels have not been made public. Cannon on Good Roads. Representative Picked of addressed today's session of the National Good Roads association, which was transferred from Baltimore to this city today. Speaker Cannon addressed the afternoon session. Mr. Cannon said that In railway and water transpcitatlon the government must kep In touch with the people and the people must also keep In touch with tin? government. To do this, he said, everyone must know what the government costa and that the efforts to secure appropriations for good rads wan an everlasting per formance. The speaker said It was the province of the state governments to con duct experiments for good roads and that It was necessary to arouse public senti ment In favor of their construction. The pe pie should be educated In the cost of building better roads, added the speaker. "I hope you'll keep on In your good work and In the fullness of time at the expense of counties and states we'll construct good roads," Bald Mr. Cannon. Arthur O. Jackson of Chicago, president of tho tlood Roads congress, differed from the views of the speaker, maintaining that economy ought to be practiced In the con struction of battleships and that money spent by the national government on good roads, "it Is Impossible that an apostle of republicanism should oppose this," said Mr. Jackson. Former Senator Dodge of Ohio and sev eral others addressod the meeting. Two Battleships Added to Navy Program Also Calli for Five Tor pedo Boats and Repair Ship. WASHINGTON, May 22. The building program of the United States navy for the fiscal year 1W1 will call for two battleship of the most advanced Dreadnought type, also five torpedo boat destroyers and ona modern repair ship for the fleet, notwltne standing the J 1'. .("), i0 decrease which la) to be made In the naval estimates by order of President Taft. ' becreiary Meyer, In announcing this pro pram today said the battleship appro priation will not be affected by the reduced estimates. The reduction will oome fiom the appropriation for the different bureau and fn in the navy yards, but he has made these reductions in such a way as to not affect the efficiency of the yards or the fleet. Queen Walks With Princess Wilhelmina and Infant Daughter Take Air for Fint Time in Palace Grounds. THE HAGUE, May 22-Queen Wll htmina. who gave birth to a daughter April 30. Is now fully convalescent. She was out walking this morning In the palace grounds, arcomiaulcd by a aula caWTYlnK the prloceaa