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SENATE PASSES
EARNINGS TAX
Taft Plan Adopted by Vote of 60 to
11, Many Democrat! Support
ing It.
B A DAY OF MUCH ORATORY
Taking of Vote, Forced by Aldrich,
Comet at Surprise.
OPPOSITION IS BORNE DOWN
Rapid Progress Made Toward Com
pleting Tariff Bill.
MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM NOW
AiaUUIratlvr Ft(Ur of Bill Will
Be Taken Up Today Proceed
! of Interesting Dor
la Senate.
WARHINOTON, July I. The corporation
tax amendment, suggested by President
Taft, drawn by Attorney General Wicker
iham and presented to the senate by Mr.
Aldrlrh, chairman of the committee on
Ilnenco, la now an Integral part of the tariff
bill, an that hill now stands.
After much tribulation the senate reached
a vote on the proportion shortly before
adjourning at 7 o'clock this evening, and
the amendment was agreed to by the large
vote of 60 to 11. With all modifying amend
ments disposed of, many democrats voted
1 with moat of the republicans for the amend
ment. Only three democrats voted agalnkt
the provision on the final vote, but some
refrained from voting at all.
Vote on Amendment.
The vote on passage of the corporation
tax was as follows:
1mm: MnLcurla. Lortmar.
Aldrich. Mo tirnbar. Itcpow.
Ballar. McKnary. .ic.
Bankhaad. Dillingham. Martin.
Bradlar. P'lon. Money.
HrandegM. Jupont. Nalaon.
HrlKKi. fciklua. Nawlanda.
Brown. r"letrhaf. Paa.
Burkott. FoW.r. Fanroaa.
Biirnham. Klllll. ' Parkin.
Burruwa. Frra. , Pllea.
fcurum. Oaillngar. Raynar.
tartar. (Jambla. Root.
I'lark (Wyo.). Oora. Scott.
Crawford. Uugaanhalm. Binoot.
I'ulbaraon. Johnaton (Ala.). Bulharlaiul.
Clluom. J.ilin.on (N. I).). Tallafarro.
I'urtla. Jonta. Taylor,
lunlul. Keaiu Warratl.
lavl.. Lodaa. Watmora aO.
Nayi: t hum bar lain. Haybum.
tinrah. . C'lapa. Hughas.
Un.iow. ' Cummins. La KoliatU.
bulkeley. - bolllvar. Sblyaly 11.
Tliu t'Ht vote was on the subsUtutlon of
the coipoiutlon tax amendment for the In
come tax. provlnlon, and on that vote forty
five senators cast their ballots In the
affirmative and thirty-one in the negative.
On this ballot all the democratic votes were
case In favor of the Income tax, which
also recelvtd the support of Messrs. Borah,
Bnmow, liulkeley, Clapp, Cummins, Dll
liver and ' La Kolletta, republicans. The
income tax question disposed of, the senate
tomorrow will enter upon administrative
.-.''t-aiures(.)f Uke tariff bill, probably taking
up' thv maximum and minimum rate pro
v laiuiu
llaate Caasos lararlia.
The reaching of a vote came as some
what of a surprise to a large majority
of the senators, but not to Senator Aid
rich and his intimate advisers. Mr. Aid
rich himself bad been confident from the
time of his arrival In the senate early In
the day, after a brief vacation, that he
would succeed- in getting a vote before
adjournment. The result ahows that while
the situation seemed extremely ciitloal for
a time, the chairman of the finance com
mittee did not count without a thorough
understanding of the situation. He there
fore kept his lieutenants busy In holding
the supporters In the chamber and at no
time during the day was the senate with
out a quorum.
The debate was somewhat more animated
than yesterday, and thero was a steady
fire of oratory from the beginning of the
session at 10 o'clock until 4:M. During that
time Senators Heyburn, Hughes, Cummins,
Newlands, Rayner, Brandagea, Root and
Aldrloh discussed all phases of the Income
tax question. Of these Mr. Newlands was
the last speaker. ,
Mr. Aldrich then asked for an unanimous
agreement for a vote on the corporation
tax amendment tomorrow at 1 o'clock.
Mr. Aldrich had previously been conferring
with Messrs, Bailey, Cummins, Borah and
other opponents of the amendment, and It
Waa generally supposed that they had
reached' an understanding that the vote
was to be taken tomorrow. When It
seemed probable that such a compact was
probable Senator Cummins mads an ob
jection.
While many senators were displeased
with the Idea that because of the then
parliamentary status of the corporation
amendment It was not capable of modi
fication, the lorn a senator took the reverse
position. He opposed the agreement be
cause the provision would be amendable
In case it should be substituted for the
Lodge countervailing duty, which every one
understood would result His theory was
that there should ba a square vote on the
Issue as it had been presented and no
vote on any amendment, which might now
be presented and on which there would be
no opportunity for debate. He therefore
entered formal objection to the agreement,
which not only had the effect of prevent
ing the fixing ef the vote for tomorrow.
but of forcing it today.
Bailey Starts Ftltbnster.
Even after Mr. Cummins objection had
been recorded, and Mr. Aldrich bad called
for a vote. It looked as if he would be dis
appointed. Senator Frailer, who has been
a supporter of the income tax amendment
: and an opponent of the corporation tax,
: waa abaeut from the chamber on account
;of Illness. Dealring that he should b pres
, ent when the vote waa taken, Mr. Bailey
' took the floor and announced his determlns
' lion to hold it until Mr. Fraxier could make
tils appearance. Mr. Frailer came In. and
.'thereupon the Texas senator yielded, and
the voting began. The first vote waa upon
the motion to substitute the corporation
' tax for the Lodge countervailing duty
amendment, and this prevailed by a vote
of tS to SL The affirmative vote was caa
entirely by republicans, even Senator Me
Cnery of Louisiana, who has voted with
the majority aide for all protective meas
ures, casting his ballot with his own party,
The republicans who voted with the demo.
era la In the negative were Messrs. Borah,
Brlatow, Bulkeley, Clapp. Cummins, Dolll
var and La Follette. -
Immediately following. Mr. Lodge with
'grew his amendmeat. and a vote waa taken
en a motion to substitute the corporation
. tax amendment for the Income tax amend'
jinent as offered Jointly by Messrs. Bailey
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Abbott Will Get
Big Job in the
Indian Bureau
Nebraska Editor to Be Made Assistant
Commissioner by President
Taft Today.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WARHINOTON. July 1 (Special Tele
gram.) It was stated at the White House
today that the name of F. H. Abbott of
Aurora, Neb., editor of the Aurora Re
publican, to be assistant commissioner of
Indian affairs, would be sent to the senate
tomorrow. Mr. Abbott's appointment was
screed upon some time ago. Senators
Burkett and Brown having recommended
him for the place, Secretary Balllnger also
being favorably disposed to Mr. Abbott's
appointment. Senator Brown took up the
matter with the president this morning and
the announcement of Abbott's selection is
authorised.
President Taft today told Representative
Tawney of Minnesota that the admini
stration did not contemplate urging a re
duction of the tax on oleomargerine, not
withstanding the statement given out by
Secretary MacVeagh, which has been
construed as pointing in the direction of
such a reduction. The president told Mr.
Tawney that he was authorised to correct
any impression created by the secretary of
treasury's utterance as to the oleo tax and
that Secretary MacVeagh was not charged
to speak for the administration on this
subject.
John K. Miller of Omaha was today ap
pointed to a clerkship in the War de
partment at $900 per annum.
W. S. Stockwell of Yankton, who has
been in Washington several days, left for
New York today, and from there will re
turn home,
W. A. Campbell of Omaha, connected
with the Commercial club of that city,
who haa been in Washington for several
days looking after government matters in
connection with the National Corn ex
position to be held in the Gate City next De
cember, left tonight for Norfolk, where he
will take a boat to New York.
Rural carriers appointed for Nebraska:
Belvldere, route 2, Ouy L. Morris, carrier;
Hal Hammond, substitute. Orchard, route
L Frank D. Strops, carrier; Albert A.
Brodie, substitute. Pender, route L Bert
Smith, carrier; Charlie S3. Baker, substi
tute. Iowa: At heist an, route 1, John D.
Allshle, carrier; Pearl O. Thompson sub
stitute. Massena, route 2, Andrew Larson,
carrier; R. J. Perrin, substitute.
South Dakota: Avon, route i, Emll H.
Volgt, carrier; Martha E. Volgt, substitute.
Fulton, route 1, Julius F. Olraud, carrier;
Noble H. Blck. substitute. Watertown,
route 6, Benjamin F. Marston, carrier;
John W. Marston, substitute.
Bank Held Up
in Broad Daylight;
Cashier is Shot
Ontario Institution Robbed of $10,000
by Three Armed Men Posse
in Pursuit
WINNIPEG,,- Man., July t-The Bank of
Nova Scotia at Rainy River, Out., was
robbed of (10,000 at noon today. Three
men armed with revolvers held up Man
ager Templeton, who waa alone. The rob
bers escaped. A posse is in pursuit. The
bank's cashier waa shot while pursuing the
men.
PAVING BRIBER IS FINED
Asphalt Mas and Former City
El.
Claeer Plead Gallty at
Colaacaua.
COLUMBUS, O., July 1-Judge Kinkead
of the common pleas court today fined
Nelson Cannon, former agent of the Trini
dad Paving company of Cleveland, t'OO on
a plea of guilty of bribing members of the
board of public service In the East Broad
street paving scandal.
Asa Thurbeck. former city engineer, was
fined WOO on a plea of guilt, of accepting
a bribe, and Henry Lang, former local
manager oi the Trinidad company, was
fined SSOO.on the same plea.
The four Indictments against M. F.
Bramley, preaidt-nt of the Trinidad Pav
ing company, for offering a bribe, were
nolled because the court stated he had
asslated In the prosecution of other men.
BRIDEGROOM DIES ON TRAIN
Robert Plnat of Hulett, Wjn Ex
pires from Kffert of Heat at
Belle Fourrhe, S. D.
DEADWOOD, S. D July J. -As the
Belle Fourche train from this city pulled
Into Belle Fourche today Robert Plant of
Hulett, Wyo., a ranchman, threw his head
back with a gasp and died In his wife's
arms. Mr. and Mrs. Plant were return
ing from their honeymoon and the unusual
heat seemed to affect Plant's heart. The
couple were married here this week.
Uncle Sam Has the Money
and Clock Stays Lighted
AU good Omahana are grieving because
Omaha's ball team is losing, some are
lamenting the operation of the S o'clock
closing law and tha entire community was
plunged into despair nhen It became known
that Uncle Sam would put out the light
behind the federal building tower clock
at nights.
This sad news came out In The Bee Fri
day morning. Now The Bee is enabled to
announce that this light will not be put
out. but will continue te Illumine tha dial
of the old clock and toll the knell of part
ing day for thirsty man who may have
no other way of telling whan I p. m.
comes.
Tou see, it was like this: The govern
ment at Washington has been running a
little short en cash and Thursday Mr.
Taft asked the treasurer how much more
he had In the strong box. He told him.
The balance was small, so small that the
president forthwith determined upon hareic
action.
DOUBLE MURDER
SH0CKSL0ND0N
Killing it First Experience of
England with Methods of Ter
rorists and Assassins.
SLAYER APPEARS uW
Declarei that
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Victin.
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DIDN'T INTEX- TO INJURE HIM
Reported that He Has Made State
ment of His Motire.
IS MUCH AGITATION IN INDIA
Dlsaatlsfactlon British Rale
There Lc-ada to Formation of
Sedltloas Revolutionary
Societies.
LONDON, July 1 The murder of Lieu
tenant Colonel Sir William Hutt Curaon
Wyllie and Dr. Cawas Lalcaca of Shang
hai by Madar Lelof Dhinagrl. an Indian
atudont, Thursday nlht at the Imperial
Institute, has stirred England In a manner
unknown since the Phoenix park murders.
It had been a subject of self-congratulation
by Englishmen that Great Britain
was Immune from political crimes of this
nature. Oreat sympathy is felt for Vis
count Morley, secretary of state for India,
the difficulties of whose position will be
greatly Increased by the murder. A strong
feeling has been aroused against a num
ber of members of the House of Commons
and others who have encouraged the In
dian agitation against the government.
Another consequence of the tragedy is
that henceforth it will be necessary to
afford police protection to public men. It
Is understood that Scotland Yard' already
has detailed detectives to follow Lord
Morley and others connected with the In
dian administration. Newspapers of all
shades of opinion urge the government
not to swerve a hair's breadth in the di
rection of weakening the executive au
thority in Ifidla, and above all, never to
allow the extremists to suppose that Great
Britain can be frightened by such mur
ders In to granting political concessions.
Premier Asqulth, speaking at Southport
tonight, expressed his deep sympathy for
the family of the Lieutenant Colon Wyllie
and the country's adhorrence of the crime
committed upon a distinguished officer of
blameless character and one universally
beloved. He said It was startling evidence
of the character of a conspiracy, which
happily was confined to a small number of
people, but was desperate and determined
In Its methods.
Slayer Is Arralsrned.
Madar Lelof Dhinagrl was arraigned In
the Westminster police court this morn
ing and remanded for one week, after being
formally oh arced with wilful murder
In the dock the prisoner apnaared quite
unconcerned. He stood with bis bands In
his pockets and shook his head negatively
when asked if he wished to say anything.
Subsequently, however, he said that he had
not wilfully killed Dr. Lalcaca.
"I saw him advance, and then he caught
hold of me; I fired In self-defense," ho de
clared. The proceedings lasted only a few
minutes, and the Hindo prisoner was re
moved to Jail vnder a strong guard.
Incendiary Papers Found.
Two documents were found on Dhinagrl,
One was a confession of a desire to take
the life of a high official, because he was
dissatisfied with the British rule In India,
and the other a sort of political creed re
ferring to Englishmen as tyrants, and hav
ing a suggestion of reward In heaven for
any way of getting rid of prominent men.
The assassin's- family Is said to be well
known and highly respected at Amritsar In
the Punjab, where his father is a prosper
ous person and municipal leader. Madar,
while in London, brooded over the griev
ances of the Indian people and constantly
was Inveighing against British rule in his
country.
The National Indian association, under
whose auspices the gathering at the im
perial institute was held, was formed for
the purpose of establishing friendly rela-
t,on. between the people, of Great Britain
an slr Alrred and mjy Lya)1
celved the guests, who numbered some 200
Anglo-Indian retired officers, active mem
bers of the Indian service, India office offi
cials and students. The scene was a bril
liant one. There was present many native
Indians and women in picturesque native
costumes, and with the exception of the
assassin everybody was In evening dreaa
Dhinagrl was attired in ordinary morning
dress and wore a turban. The tickets to
the function were placed with great care In
order that they might fall only into th
hands of reliable persons.
Prisoner Makes Statement
it la reported that the prisoner has made
a lengthy statement to the police setting
forth In detail his political grievances, but
that this is being withheld until the au
thorities have time to make full Inquiry.
Nothing appears to be known at tha
India offloe of the assassin's antecedents.
The Indian students generally profess de
(Continued on Second Page.)
"Let the order go forth to retrench at
every quarter," he commanded.
Then the president called an emergency
meeting of his cabinet to make a list of
expenses that might be out down.
"Hare," said the president, "here Is this
Omaha clock illumined every night That
can be cut off. No need of those people
out there having their clock all lit up of
nights. Let them buy watches. Cut it out;
we'll begin retrenchment right here."
"And so Thursday Colonel Barrows, cus
todian of the federal building, got this mes
sage from the treasury department:
"Regret to report president orders lights
out In clock tower. We need the money."
But. alack and alaa, early Friday morn
ing the keeper of the strong box called the
president on the phone to tell him that
over Bight they had recounted the money
on hand and found they had more than
they thought and probably would be able
to worry through.
"All right." replied the president, "then
wire out to Omaha te let the clock stay
lighted."
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From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
NOW FOR WAR ON CLOSING LAW
Saloon Men Tell Lawyers to Fire
When They're Ready.
THREE WAYS TO MAKE THE TEST
May Try Validity by Habeas Cor
pus or Direct Appeal to Snpreme
Court or Resort to In
Junction.
"You may fire when you're ready, Grid
ley." "We have been told by Walter Brandes,
representing the saloon dealers, to go
ahead and choose our own way of fighting
the S o'clock closing law," said Frank L.
Weaver of the firm of Weaver & GUler,
"and we are now making a choice of three
methods of procedure. We can try the
constitutionality of the law by a criminal
case, either by habeas corpus proceedings
or by a direct appeal to the supreme court,
or we can try to get an injunction in a
court of equity. As this last method gives
us the best chance of arguing the matter
out on its merits, we will probably do U
that way. Nothing will be done for a few
days, however, until we are certain by
what means we can best proceed."
In the meantime the saloon " keepers,
while not advertising the fact, are pushing
the collection of a fund to back their law
yers in fighting the ease.
K'Thajre-will be a meeting of the committee
of 100 of the Anti-Saloon league today,
when the action of the saloon keepers will
be discussed.
"Of course the Anti-Saloon league can
do nothing until the liquor dealers try to
break the law," said Harry A. Stone, sec
retary of that organisation, "and we ex
pect the attorney general to be able to
rrake It stick. The whole agitation Is fa
voring our cause because It is arousing
the people."
Messina Calm
After Quake
People Return to Their Homes, but
Shocks Continue with Less
Severity.
MESSINA, Sicily, July J. The people of
Messina, although still alarmed as a re
sult of the earth shocks of yesterday morn
ing, re beginning to return from the coun
try. The local autnoruiea nave aaopicu
stringent measures to prevent . anybody oc
cupying houses that arc not considered
safe.
The shocks continue today, but they are
less frequent and of diminishing severity.
ALICANTHE, Spain, July 2. Three earth
shocks were felt here yesterday afternoon
At Torrevleja and surrounding towns the
walls of many houses were cracked and
other damage was sustained. The fear-
stricken occupants rushed to the streets,
but so far as known there were no cas
ualties.
Pretender's Mother
Whipped in Public
Sultan of Morocco Takes Revenge on
El Kebir for Entering
City.
TANGIER, Morocco, July 2. During the
recent fighting in front of Fes, between
the forces of the pretender and the troopa
of the aultan, fourteen of the imperial
soldiers were captured and decapitated
and their heads exposed in the pretender's
camp.
El Keblr has entered Mequlnex. Mulal
Hafid, the sultan, waa so enraged when
he learned of this action that he had El
Keblr's mother whipped in public.
What are you
going to doMonday.?
The Fourth of July will come on
the fourth but Independence Day
will be celebrated on Monday, the
fifth.
If you have in mind buy
ing a lot for a home it will he
a good way to spend the day
by looking over the many de
sirable ones that will be ad
vertised in The Sunday Bee,
July 4th.
Keep It in mind read the real
state dealer' offering Sunday
then go look at them Monday.
TIIE FIRST DIP.
Zeppelin May Fly
to North Pole;
Plans Arc Made
Strassburg Professor Turnt Scheme
Over to Emperor William and
Prince of Monaco.
KIEL, July Prof. H. Hergesell of tho
University of BtraBsburg has turned over
to Emperor William complete plans for
the proposed Zeppelin trip to the north
pole. He explained the idea also to the
prince of Monaco, who probably will give
financial assistance. The professor re
cently has been engaged In carrying out
geographical and ocean research for the
prince of Monaco In Scandinavian waters.
BERLIN, July 1 Tho proposal to reach
the north pole In a Zeppelin airship is re
garded as feasible by Erlo von Drygalskl,
the well known geographer and polar ex
plorer, who today said that the accomplish
ment of the project lies with the radius of
action which Count Zeppelin already has
demonstrated as possible for his craft. The
dangerous and severe Arotlo storms must
be reckoned with, although these are not
so threatening In summer. Herr von
Drygalskl regards the geographic and
scientific alms of the expedition as fully
justifying the venture and the expense en
tailed. . J"rof. Penck, director. f the Ooeano
graphio museum, explained today that tha
distance from Spitsbergen to the north pole
Is about equal to that from Frledriohshafen
to Koenlgsburg, and he takes the optlmlstlo
view of the probability of success.
Gives Himself Up
to Save Another
aasaaaassBssaaal S
San Francisco Man Confesses to Mur
der that Had Been Charged
Against Another.
SAN FRANCISCO, Juiy LJames Ed
ward Cunningham, a laborer, has con
fessed to the murder of Miss Caroline
Rrm-rh uajhlar for Orav Brothers' Con
struction company, who waa shot and killed
In the company's offices last Wednesday.
Cunningham surrendered himself because
arother man was under arrest charged
with the crime.
Cunningham entered a newspaper office
last night and made his original state
ment, which later was repeated to the po
lice. The detective department was not
notified until early today, when represen
tatives of the paper delivered the man
Into custody.
The original theory as to the murder Is
borne out by the confession of Cunning
ham.' The police in the arrest of J. Novak,
another laborer, were endeavoring to
fasten the crime on an Innocent man, who
chanced to be the victim of circumstances
almost unparalleled.
Cunningham, according to his statement.
entered the offices of Oray brothers Just
as Novak departed. Novak had disputed
with Miss Brasch a trifling difference in
his Dav check and went away in anger.
Stepping before the cashier's window Im
mediately afterward, Cunningham declared,
he renewed a wrangle of several weeks
standing over his check and finally shot
the girl.
Tha description of his escape Impel the
police to believe that Cunningham fired the
shot.
Harms' Charges Declared
False by the Investigators
WASHINGTON, July 2. The committee
appointed by Secretary Wilson, composed
of Dr. A. D. Melvln of the bureau of ani
mal Industry and George P. McCabe, soli
citor of the department which Investigated
the charges of J. F. Harms that the fed
eral meat inspection service at East St.
Louis was "rotten and a farce," today re
ported that the Inspectors there were hon
est men and performing their duties effi
ciently and that no meat bad passed which
was unfit for human food.
The report, which was submitted to the
secretary today and approved by him. Is
an exhaustive presentation of the case.
The committee states Its investigation was
most searching and that it failed to reveal
any' trace of dishonesty on the part of any
employes at the East St. Louis station. It
is declared that while there is absolutely
no basis for the statements made by Mr.
Harms they will undoubtedly to a greater
or less extent reflect injuriously on the
foreign market f'tr American meat food
products.
The report concludes as follows:
"It is the belief of your committee that
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twenty buried in trench
Wall of Dock Collapses and Carries
Them to Death.
HAVE NO CHANCE TO ESCAPE
Four Men, Still lMvlnsr, Are Pinned
Under Debris, and Efforts Are
Beina Made to Get
Them Out.
NEWPORT, MONMOUTHSHIRE, Eng
land, July 2. It Is estimated that twenty
men perished today by the sudden collapse
of the west wall of the new lock at the
entrance of the Alexandra dock.
The extension of the dock work has been
In progress for some time, and fifty men
were Working In a trench sixty feet deep,
preparing for the laying of a concrete
foundation, when the heav yshorlng timbers
suddenly gave way In the middle and the
entire structure collapsed and carried down
with It thousands of tons of earth, the
railway lines on both sides of the trench,
many cars and four traveling cranes.
The men at the bottom of the trench
which was 100 yards long and thirty feet
wide, had no chance to escape, but many
of those working nearer surface were un
injured. Three men were taken out alive
and the bodies of some of the dead were
later rescued.
Late tonight four men, still riving, were
pinned In the debris in the trench. The in
coming tide made the work of rescue diffi
cult. The engineers In charge of the work are
unable to account for the collapse of the
shoring timbers. At midnight the rescuers
were still busy.
Conversations were being held with a
few of the Imprisoned men with the aid of
speaking tubes, and stimulants and cigar
ettes were passed down to them; but there
was little hope of rescuing the victims, be
cause the removal of the debris that was
pinning them down was likely to cause
further falls.
Up to midnight eleven persons had been
extricated dead or Injured and it was be
lieved there were still sixteen bodies under
the debris.
Owing to the fact that the workmen were
of the casual class, with permanent homes,
the names of the dead and Injured are un
known. MINERS ARE ORDERED TO WORK
Labor to Be Beannaed at Plttsbnrsx
Pending; Reanlt of Con
ference. JTTTSBURO, Kan., July 2 An order
was Issued here today by the local board
of the United Mine Workers of America
Instructing the striking miners In the
Kansas district, 8,000 In number, to return
to work pending the outcome of a confer
ence of miners and operators requested of
President T. L. Lewis yesterday. But few
of the mines reopened today in response
to the order, but it is believed eleven will
start up Tuesday next, following the
Fourth of July celebration.
BEERETTE UPHELD BY COURT
First Case for Violation of
Tennessee Prohibition Law
Falls.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 2.-The first
case for the violation of the state-wide
prohibition law here came up before Judge
Hart of the criminal court today, when
that official decided there was not suffi
cient evidence to hold the men arrested
yesterday for selling what is known as
"beerette," or "near beer," and the prison
ers were released.
the men at the East St. Louis station,
from top to bottom, are absolutely honest
and competent; that they are discharging
their duty to the servlcs and to the public
in a conscientious, high minded, efficient
way and that no meat is paased from the
East St. Louis station bearing the mark of
federal inspection which is not In every
respect fit for human food. The record
ahows that many of the employes at the
East St. Louis station have worked over
time in their efforts to give an honest, ef
ficient Inspection and it is to be regretted
that the word of a disgruntled, dissatisfied
employe, Irresponsible and answerable to
no ons, should be made the occasion of
an attack on a service which is honestly
conducted and which means so much to ths
American consumer of meat products and
to the cattle, sheep and hog raisers of the
country, who are bound to suffer from any
attack, no matter how uncalled -for, whjch
may be made upon the service."
As the result of the report Secretary
Wilson has ordered the summary dismissal
of Meat Inspeotors Harms and Blscboff
and Veterinary Inspector Michael,
CORNELL SWEEPS
YEARLYIIEGATTA
Columbia Gives it Thrilling: Race for
Honors in Eight-Oar
Contest.
TWO 'RECORDS ARE ESTABLISHED
Preliminary Events to Big- Race Are
Exceedingly Fast Affairt.
LAST RACE IS HARDEST ONE
Crew from New York City Makes
Nervy Effort to Win.
SYRACUSE'S GOOD SHOWING
Takes Second Honrs In First Two
Events and Third In Elaht-Oar
Contest Wisconsin Foarth
In Two Kventa.
POUOHKEErSlE, N. T., July t-Varslty
elsht-oared shells, four miles:
Cornel!. 1 0J
t (ilumhla v 1 0ti
Syracuse 19
Wisconsin IK iti
Pennxylvanl 1:3S
Varsity four-oared shells, two miles:
Cornell jn-n
Syracuse 10:1U
Columbia 10 12
Pennsylvania Vb.n
FreRhmen elght-oared shells, two miles:
Cornell 07H
Syracuse :144
Fennxylvanla t ft
Wisconsin :2SH
Columbia J;2u
This was Cornell's day on the Hudson as
decisively as yesterday was Harvard's on
the Thames. Her stalwart crews made a
clean sweep of the fifteenth annual regatta
of the Intercollegiate Rowing association,
Just as those of her sister university In
New England won over Yale at New Lon
don. But Cornell did more than defeat the
crews of the other four universities repre
sented In today's race; she established two
records for the two-mile course, one In tho
varsity four-oared race and another in the
freshmen elght-oared race.
Altogether it was a great day for the
collegians from Ithaca and tonight they
are celebrating in true Cornell style.
Picked as tho Wtn
Cornell's sweeping victory was not un
expected. From ths time Us shells first
appeared In practice on the Hudson for
today's regatta Its crews were picked to
win. It was conceded that it would take
the four-oared and probably the freshman
race, but there waa some doubt about the
varsity race, the big raoe of the day.
As waa predloted, this proved to be the
hardest contest, the other two being won
In rather easy fashion, In the varsity eight
oared competition, however, Cornell met a
stubborn and unexpected contender In
Columbia, and it took all the stamina and
great rowing strength of Its crew to poke
tha bow of their shell across the finish
line a scant length In the lead. In the
four-oared race Cornell won easily, three
lengths ahead of Syracuse, and In the
freshman race by a length also from Syra
cuse. The official time In this particular raoe
would indicate that Cornell's lead over
Syracuse at the finish was more than a
length and in the opinion of ' scores of
observers an error waa made, but there
was no change in the time as originally
given out by the officials. The unofficial
time In the freshman race was 1:1! Thus
Cornell lowered two records for the course,
the four-oared race by 14Vi seconds and the
freshman raoe by 10 seconds.
A strong wind and a favorable tide Is
partly responsible for the fast time made
in the first two races. Before tha varsity
race was called the wind had died away to
a light breese and the tide had turned.
BhowlnsT of yrmcnao.
Syracuse made the best showing next to
Cornell, taking second place In both the
four-oared varsity race and the freshmen
race and third place In the varsity eight.
Wisconsin had crews in but two races, and
finished fourth place In each. Pennsyl
vania's crews finished last In both the
Star City eight race and the varsity fours, -and
took third place In the freshman race.
While Columbia proved strong in the bis
race, it could finish no better than fourth
in the varsity fours and last In the fresh
man race.
The weather waa perfect, but one thing
did not come up to expectations. Tha
crowds did not come, and the assembling
of smart river craft was far less than In
former years. The Harvard-Yale race drew
all the large yachts to the Thames, and
they had not time to reach the Hudson.
There was a fair showing of motor boats '
around the finish line. Conaplouous among
these was the splendid electrlo power boat
of Colonel John Jacob Astor.
Collegians Art Bnthnalnatlo.
Though not up to the records In numbers,
the crowds of collegians who came from
New York, Philadelphia, Syracuse, Ithaca
and other places to cheer their crews on,
did not lack In enthusiasm and ability to
make themselves heard. The long observa
tion train that carried thousands along the
river during the races was ablase with
color, with the blue and white of Columbia
predominating. Cornell's goodly following
mlHsed none of their opportunities to yell
often and loud, and even Wisconsin's un
familiar yell mas often heard.
At 2 o'clock the four-oared crews rowed
up to the starting mark. Ths freshmen
eights followed sharply after the varsity
four, although there was an hour's wait
for the stiff breeze which had kicked up
the water to a choppy roughness during the
early afternoon to die away, and to leave
the water smooth.
This cams about t'clock, and a few
minutes later the five crews for the varsity
eight race rowed slowly up stream. Cornell
took her place first, followed quickly by
WUconain, Syracuse, Columbia and Penn
sylvania. At 6:18 the starting gun boomed
on board the yacht Gratchen, the steward's
boat.
tart of the Race.
Five sets of oars- caught the water
simultaneously and five shells cut the sur
face of the river for a moment on even
terms.
Pennsylvania for a brief spell poked Its
shell in front, with Wisconsin and Cornell
a foot behind, and Syracuse and Columbia
close up. Scarcely had the crowd time to
say "Pennsylvania Is ahead" when Cor
nell's eight broad backs bent to their stroke
sr.d their shell shut to the front. Settling
Into a thlrty-fosr stroke the Courtney
stroke they call It Cornell began to gain.
Syracuse tneanwhlle pulled up to within
half a Inngth of the Ithacans. Pennsyl
vania waa third, Wisconsin fourth and
Columbia fifth. The Columbia aresr as
