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VOL. XXXIX NO.
2'JG.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 1910-TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
CURTISS BREAKS
ALL AIR RECORDS
American Aviator Flies from Albany
. to New York at Great
Sneed.
G0E3 FTFTT-FOUR MILES HOUR
Lake Gives Up Its
Dead, Does Not
Clear Up Mystery
ZELAYA IS STILL
FEELINGPEEVED
An Exile in Belgium, Former Pres
ident of Nicaragua Blames Knox
for His Troubles.
Next!
BALL1NGER MAY
BE EXONERATED
Congressional Committee to Be Ready
with Its Finding About the
Middle of July.
Bodies cf Well Dressed Man and
Woman Are Washed Ashore
by the Waves.
FRIENDLY TO UNITED STATES
TWO OR PERHAPS MORE REPORTS
Excels Anything Ever Before At
1 tempted in Air Flights.
PAULHAFS FEAT IS ECLIPSED
Not Quite So Far But Conditions Are
More Difficult.
i
EE MAKES ONE SHORT STOP
1 Alights ear PoahUrfil and After
Iatermlaalon of One Ilonr lie
Resumes Trip lllch Orcr
niver.
i
NEW TORK. May 2f. Glenn H. Cur
; tin flew 'from Albany to New York city
' In a naeroplane today, winning the $10.-
ono prize offered by the New York World.
J H'j covered the distance of 13 1 miles In
! two' hours and thirty jnlnutes, and came
to earth - oa - calmly and lightly as a
I pigeon, la Average aHpeed for the dls
; tance S4.08 miles ' an hour surpasses
! any record ever made by an aeroplane In
' long, distance flight, and In Its entirety
Ms'fe-t perhaps eclipses anything' man
baa attempted In an heavler-than-alr
machine.
' The atart was made from Albany 'at 7:03
: o'clock this morning undor weather, condl
! tlons as nearly perfect as the most fastid
ious aviator could demand. One hour and
' twenty-three minutes later he had made
I hs stopping place near Poughkecpsle where
j there was art hour's Intermission. Resum-
lng his flight at 9:36 he oped southward
and landed within the boundary of Man-
liattan Island at 10:35. Only 100 yards north
of the point on which his craft, settled,
: stretched Spuyten luyvll creek, separating
Manhattan Island from the mainland. Had
I be failed to cioss this,' bis flight would
have been, In vain, but as, he swept over it,
the prize was his. Thence to Governors U
I land, his task waa but a whim of triumph,
' and the concluding lap of a race already
won. '
"v t ' Kxeels In Speed.
1 Paulham's flight from London to Man
chester 186 miles exceeded the Curttsa
feat of today in distance, but not In
apeed, and danger. The Frenchman's
average waa 44.3 miles' an hour, and be
low him lay English meadowland. Cur
- tie.. followed the winding course of- the
historic Hudson, with Jutting headland,
wooded slopes, .and tracherous palisades.
. ell swung high ever the great bridge at
Povghkeepsle. dipped at time with fifty
, feet of the river's broad surface, and
! Jockeyed like a faloon at the turns.
. Only once did hij craft show signs of
rebellion. This was off Storm King, near
evvsi point, where at a height of nearly
1.000 feet, a treacherous gust struck his
planes. The machine dropped like a rook
for forty 'feet, and tllt?d perilously. nut
Curtiss, always cool, kept both his hoM
and his seat, . and by adrlot manipulation
""3 "'vers, brought renewed equilib
rium, to hla steed. -
iZiV 7" "P bef0re dawn heal.
Lutf,eHPJ'e' favrabl her conditions.
w.h. V . am clea",d of the cob
webs of sieep, he went with his mechanic
eaeler Island, In the Hudson
aou h of A.bany. where he was to s art.
ira'lnfe " 'V was a special
ra n for Mrs. Curtiss and her party, who
had not accompanied the aviator to the
Island. From ,he train they cou.J not see
the actual start, but those on the Island
witnessed a remarkable scene.
No ManpavrrioK.
Curtiss arose from the ground like a
rocket. There were no preliminary maneu
vers, there was no trial flight. The aero
plane ran hurriedly over the eurfac of the
Island and darted straight for its Koal- tu
the southward, turning once for a moment
to the weetward so that Curtiss might
comply with the terms of the competlon
undor which he was flying and technically
cross the Albany city line.
Straight up soared Die aeroplane Into the
distance. When It reached a height esti
mated at 600 feet it seemed for a moment
to hold a level pace and then to rise again
to further levels. Perhaps 700 feet would
be a conservative estimate. Curtiss was
flying at a height which he had never at
tempted before In his life. In three min
utes he was a minute speck In the dis
tance. In aeven n inutes he vanished from
alght. . The whole performance was over
In twinkling.
i Train and Balloon
Nearly Collide
I
Fast Express Passes Beneath Aerial
Flyer, Missing it by Few
Feet.
SPRINGFIELD Mass., May .-The
thirteenth balloon ascension of the year in
Massachusetts nearly proved a fatal one
for Prof. David Todd of Amherst college
and four other men here tonight. Upon
ffnng from the court square extension
rounds the balloon Springfield caught a
guy wire over the New y0rk. New Haven
c nariioio. railroad tracks and as the
asaet aangiea over the tracks a New York
ruin paused beneath It
missing the party by a very few feet The
trip was to have been another "comet
party," beaded by Prof. Todd, with J B
Uenton as pilot. Th, trip aa abandoned
iter the accident and narrow escape.
,j PEARY HONORED IN LONDON
Aretle Riplorer Made Life Member
of Savage Club at C'owpli.
. . kllhieutarr Dlaaer.
VVNDON. May
r rMrf waa the
J. . . . D
V;
. Commander Rohr
KUest of hnnnr mt Ai
I - . - . uiu
f at the Ravace club last nlrht it. .
e.cld a life honorary member.
CHICAGO. May .-"' hope when you
find this little note in the bottle you won't
be surprised we, companions In life, die to
gether. "F. HOY AND D. BARNKS."
This triglc message in a small bottle,
washed ashore by the lake's waves and
found by a Polish boy at Whiting, Ind.,
bore e.v'7. of truth today when the body
of a ntlfied, fashionably dressed
woma 'ound on the bench between
Miller", . nry by John Nelson, a fish
erman. Last . he body of a well dressed
man wa. J 'on the shore by the storm
waves av t C. "st of where the woman's
body was '. Persons who read the
note and . he 1 bodies-of the young
man and Relieve they' wrote the
note and the themselves In the lake.
Police of all 1n the Calui.-.et region
yesterday began working on the baffling
mystery.
Both bodies were clothed In new raiment
from, head .to. foot, .as though thorough
preparations, had, been made for death. Not
a single mark -of identification could be
found on 'either body. Even the trade
marks on the clothing had been clipped off.
The woman bore the appearanco of being
about 30 years old, was well formed, hud
brown eyes, a wealth of brown hair and
wore a fashionable blue serge suit. She
wore no coat or hat. All of her clothing
appeared to be new. The man, who was
about 40 years old, had black hair, smooth
face and wore a black suit. Neither of the
bodies bore any marks of violence. '
The coroner, who Is Investigating the
mystery, said he was completely baffled as
to the Identity of the two victims.
Lituania Strikes
Upon the Rocks
Vessel Carrying Twelve ' Hundred
Emigrants in Serious Position,
But Bulkheads Hold.
LONDON, May 29.-The Russian steamer
Lituania, which sailed from Copenhagen,
May 24, for New York, had a narrow
escape from disaster on Friday evening.
The Lituania had 1,200 emigrants aboard,
and was proceeding very slowly, owing
to the fog, when it struck the rocks off
Old Head Point, Pentland, between Hol
land and the Orkney Islands. The steamer
held fast and many of the emigrants,
greatly alarmed, fell , on, their knees and
prayed.
Fortunately the fog lifted, and after
wireless'' communication - was established
with the warship Jielloua at Invergorden..
...... wv.fjcuic.ftcii, eiiKiuen were.
reversed and the "liner floated' off.
The bulkheads kept the water from the
main hbld, and the Lituania safely accom
plished the run to Tynemouth, where re
pairs will be made.
Marines Hurried
to Nicaragua
United -States . Cruiser, Prairie,
Loaded with Ammunition and
Men Goes South.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa., May 29.-The
United States cruiser Prairie, loaded with
ammunition and other supplies, for the
marines' now In ' Central America sailed
from the Philadelphia navy yard today
and after a rapid trip down the Delaware,
passed out to sea this afternoon. At Colon
a detachment of marines will be taken on
board and conveyed to the scene of the
fighting In Nicaragua.
TELEVISION IS THE LATEST
French Scientist - Perfects Apparatus
by Which He Csa 8m Over the
Telegraph Wire.
PARIS, May 29.-(Speclal Cablegram.)
Television, the science of seeing hundreds
of miles by means of a te'egraph wire, is
a' step nearer realization.
Edounrd Belln, a young French scientist,
has perfected an apparatus, which actually.
It Is said, will take a picture telegraphi
cally. Thus , the Image of a person or
article beforo an objective lenso In New
York would appear practically instan
taneously on a negative In Chicago at the
other end of the line. It Is said that
photographs transmitted In this manner be
tween Paris and London conformed to the
originals.
Name Kemalna I nehaiiajed.
NEW YORK, May 20.-Because a com
mittee of cltizena protested, the Erie rail
road has rescinded its order to change
the name of Its station at Turner to "Har
rlmun" In honor of E. II. llarrlman.
whose Arden estate Is near the village.
Mrs. Ilarrlman . had ugreed to give the
village $21,000 for improvements in recog
nition or the change In name
Mrs. John A. Logan Talk's
of Memorial Day Meaning
UY MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN.
WASHINGTON. May 29. (Special Tele
gram.) On Monday we shall once again
consecrate the memories of tho civil war
heroes. Veterans of the conflict will march,
bands will pour forth their inspiring mar
tial music and children will place garlands
and wreaths on the graves of those who
gave up their lives In the struggle or have
died since.
' The call of patriotism Imposes the duty
upon every good American cltlxen to recog
nise the day with fitting tribute. Memorial
day means more than a passing holiday;
It means nearly as much as Independence
day.
Who does not look with a thrill of pride
upon the thinned ranks trudging with fal
tering ateps?
Who does not look upon the bent and
aged forms In the blue uniforms forms that
were once so straight and firm and strong
and remember that not so many years ago
th drum-beat of war echoed through a
Says His Own People Trusted Hiin in
Every Particular.
DENIES CARRYING AWAY MONEY
Needed a Loan and Went Abroad to
Negotiate It.
WAS IN TOUCH WITH ROOSEVELT
thinks that If This Government
Was Fair It Would rot Down ,
Central American Revo. , ..
Ititlon.
BRUSSELS, May '29. Former President
loreph Santos Zelaya of tho republic of
Nicaragua, who Is an exile In Belgium,
he result of a revolution which Is. still
seething in the state of which be was for
merly the head, la going back to Nicaragua
-but not for two years at least. , ,
Ex-Preslderit Zelaya, who Is resldingj with
is father-in-law on the outskirts of , thla
itv. has written a notable Htatemint In
which he charges Secretary of State Knox
of the United States with undue inter-
lerence In thestate affairs In Nicaragua.
Said Zelaya:
'I was president of Nicarasrua for" six
teen 'years, and in that time I never lost
a battle. I -was friendly to the United
States end I hoped to retain the friendship
of that great nation, for 1 knew that foreign
capital -was necessary to develop our re
sources .1 knew my people; I live In the
country-where-they trusted In me, and for
that reason I was never surprised by any
Intrigue." ' J ........
Zelaya -refuted' the Btorv that he carried
away a vast fortune out of Nicaragua when
he was exiled.' He said that once he was
worth J2, 000.000. -but that he had advanced
over half of this- to his country to carry
on government affairs.
Denies Carrying Away Money.
'Everything I have in the world now."
said he, "Is 1400,000 worth of land in Nica
ragua and a house and lot In the city of
New Orleans."
The ex-DresIdent nal1 he had (ho frion.i.
ship of President Roosevelt. Speaking of
the revolution late In laOii, he said:
"After (he defeat of the allied forces of
Nicaragua. Honduras was in a atata nt nn.
archy. I received from President Roosevelt
dispatches urging me to take and retain
Honduras and establish there a 'protector
ate, similar to that established by the
United States In Cuba after the Spanish
war..! had been .In -eamm.unlca.tlnn' 'with
President Roosevelt. H expressed approval
of mof conduct." Continuing, the erstwhile
dictator said:
"Some time before this last revolution,
but when it could be foreseen that Cab
rera's work was bearing fruit and that
trouble, was impending, I learned on unques
tionable authority that Secretary Knox had
gone so far out of his way and violated
diplomatic precedent, that he had actually
made' it Impossible for Nicaragua-to float
a needed loan in France, by informing the
French ambassador in Washington that
the United States did not wisn my govern
ment to have such a loan, and the French
government, being thus . informed, knew
that the United States would regard any
encouragement as an unfriendly, act. anrt n
closed to us the Paris Bourse. . . ..
"In regard to the execution of Cannon
and Groce, let me say at the outset that
under the constitution of Nicaragua I had
nothing to do with it. but I do not wish
to shirk any responsibility In tho affair,
for my conscience 1b clear. I had the
power of pardon and could have pardoned
the two Americans after the court martial
had sentenced them to death. Groce, I
did not know or know of. but I knew
Cannon, for he had been a prisoner be
fore. "Now, these men were not merely rebels
and as such guilty of a crime, the punlshl
ment for which is death, but they were
spies as well, for they had stolon
showing the position of government troops.
Anu me worst crime of all, . they had
plotted and attempted to carry out the
destruction of boats by , dynamite, on
which were several, hundred Nlcaraguan
soldiers, a piece of barbarism that was
thwarted only because they had planted
their dynamite too dep in the water, and
though the explosion took place, no' lives
were lost.
"I have done all that I could do; I have
relinquished the country. If i had pos
sessed ammunition without principle, as
they say, I should have accepted three
years ago the protectorate of Honduras
when It was urged upon me by President
Roosevelt.
"But even if alt that my enemies say
were true, I am no longer in the land
to trouble it. Now that 1 have left why
does the United States permit this revo
lution to continue? Why does she allow
my country to be harrassed and made poor
by tho plotting of her enemies? What In
terest has she In permlttng th! to con
tinue?'' ...
land that is now smiling in peace and
plenty?
It should be an Inspiration to the men
and women of today to gaso upon the
veterans as they inarch In the ceremonials
of Memorial day.
That little celestial spot In the human
breast known us patriotism Hiould never
become so dulled and calloused that one
might look upon this annual review of the
fading ranks without a tear of manly and
womanly Inspiration.
Let everyone ur Ite In celebrating the day
Let the north and the south; the east and
the west. Join hands as ne once again pay
tribute to the dead. Let us forget the hor
rors of war and remember only the beauti
ful bravery and patriotism of the heroes
who fought and fell.
Memorial day Is not a day of commem
oration for any one section. It Is an Ameri
can holiday and a day upon which every
good American should cement again hla
friendship for the flag and for his fealty
to his native land.
MISSHOWE'S ROLE FORLIVING
Aged Authoress SeVsc Danger lurking
in the rCocktail."
ALARMED . AT SOCIETY'S PACE
Declares that the Old-Faahloned
Ideas Are the Beat and Ilrlntc
the Greatest Ilappl
ncaa. BOSTON, Mass., May 29 Miss Julia Word
Howe, the grand old woman of America,
authoress of the "Battle Hymn of the Re
public," who has Jut passed her 81st birth
day, today discussed the part American
womanhood Is playing In twentieth century
life.
Mrs. Howe believes that other women
could live to be 91 easily If they would
shun tho fast life of society and look with
old-fushloned horror on the Insidious and
Invidious cocktail.
Mrs.. Howe's Ideas are not so old-fushloned
as her precepts for living. For in
stance, she hopes to live long enough to
see the enfranchisement of women through
out the. United States. Insofar as the
riKhtfc of equality go, Mrs. Howe believes
that American women are Just beginning
to attain their lightful plane. She says:
"Times and conditions have certainly
charged since I was a girl. Some changes
have been for good, others for worse; we
are all shut In and I can go back in my
memory and see myself like a damsel of
olden time, shut up in tho castle of my
home.
"I have been shocked to hear of tho prev
alence of drinking among society women
of today. The 'cocktail habit,' as I believe
It Is called. Is the curse of modern society.
That is one of the phases of fast lif6 in
society. It Is alarming.
Talks of that Hnblt.
"Imagli'.o tho regret with which I have
heard thai, soma women have even ac
quired the 'breakfast cocktail habit,' and
am I right in that?
"I um told It is a toblt of drinking be
fore breakfast in the morning in order to
acquire an appetite. I shudder to think of
the harm which is done to woman, not
only physically, but morally, by this cus
tom. Even the '5 o'clock teas,' which were
once so fcluid and decorous, have changed
and liquor is (associated with the delicious
and delightful t which gave the name
to tha tashlcnnble repast.
"Society will chance with the equal en
franchisement of women. In recent years
the wealthy matron and girl have had no
(Continued on Second Page.)
Start the week with
a little Bee want ad
to sell the -useless
things about the
house. The Bee
can sell it for you.
Somebody wants it.
Somebody will pay for it.
Somebody is watching The
Bee's want columns to find it.
In general, 20 rents will do the
work.
Call Douglass 238 and you will
find a cheerful staff read for you.
German Emperor
Victim of Cancer,
Belief in Europe
Eminent Doctor Says Growth Mav Be
Held in Check, but Can Never
Be Cured.
BERLIN. May 29. (Special Cablegram.)
Very grave apprehension Is felt for the
kaiser. The official statement that the
reason why he has taken the extraordinary
step of delegating to the crown prince the
duty of signing state documents, is that
his right hand was bitten by an Insect,
causing an eruption which developed blood
poison, is accepted by the well Informed
public with reservation.
It has been an open secret for a long
time that the kaiser Is a sufferer from a
cancerous growth. Not only have tho most
imminent German physicians so diagnosed
his trouble, but Dr. George F. Hhrady, the
famous American physician, who cared for
General Grant during his last Illness, after
a very careful examination of the German
emperor, dcclatra he suffered from cancer
of an Incurable type.
Dr. Shrady stated that while, with care
ful treatment thi disease might be held
In check for years, it would not be eradi
cated. Naturally the court physicians minimize
tho danger, but the fact that the kaiser for
the first time since his ascent to the
throne, has delegated a most Important
function to his ton and heir, is taken to
mean that' the trouble s much moro ser
ious than an insect bite, and that the
dread cancer Is making alarming progress.
This view of the condition of the em
peror is the one generally taken in well
Informed circles.
Harmon Disagrees
With W. J. Bryan
Ohio Governor Takes Commoner's
Editorial to Task on Sena
torial Candidate.
COLUMBUS, O., May 23-In a formal
statement Issued tonight, in reply to W. J.
Bryan's editorial in tho Commoner calling
upon Governor Harmon to have the coming
state convention endorse a candidate for
the United Slates senate, he says In part
"In Ohio this year the sentiment among
the democrats has been that the matter
should be left to the members of the legis
lature and their constituents. It was so
strong that though a number of prominent
men axplre to the senatorsliip none of thorn
took advantage of our new primary law to
go before the voters, as they might have
done.
"Mr. Bryan's opinion la always entitled
to the greatest respect, but I am confident
that his long absence has made him un
familiar with the present peculiar condi
tions In Ohio and that if he knew them as
they are known here he would see the good
pulley of omitting the senatorslilp from
consideration by the convention."
POISON FOR STAFF OFFICERS
Lieutenant at Alcana Confesses and
la Sentenced to Be Ilanved
fur the Crime.
VIENNA. May' 29. It la reported that
Lieutenant Adolph Hofrlctiter .who recently
confessed to having tent poison to a number
of officers of the general staff, one of
whom died, has been found guilty by a
court martial and sentenced to be hanged.
Official announcement of the result of the
trial, however, baa not been made.
GOVERNOR'S SUPPORT WEAK
, : . ,.i
One of His Appointees Caught Boosts
ing Mayor Love.
MEMORIAL SERMONS AT CAPITAL
Pastors Devote Much of Their Time
Sunday to this Theme
"Rocky Road to the
Ideal."
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, May 29. -Special. )-If Gov
ernor Shallenberger gets back to hla office
before the election, or If he sees the Wage
worker during his absence from his office,
friends fear for the safety of Will Maupln,
deputy labor commissioner, editor the
Wageworker, contributor to Bryan's Com
moner. Mr. Maupln, In his latest Issue, has
a boost for Mayor Love of Lincoln for gov
ernor. After complimenting the mayor In
his' paper, but stating he would have little
chance of election, Maupln says:
"And yet Nebraska would be honored by
having such a man as Don L. Love for
governor two years hence."
Friends of Lincoln's mayor who have
urged the republicans of the stale to nom
inate him, Insist Ihat if Governor Rhallen
berger's appointee thinks the state would
be honored by electing him two yean hencs,
tho same would apply if he were elected
this fall.
: "Hooky Road to Ideal."
The "New Jerusalem" Is having a hard
time forcing Its cltlsens to live up to the
IdeM pictured by tho mayor. But every
effort Is being mado by Chief of Police M.i
lona to prevent any violations of the ex
cise rule Last night he raided 1134-1130 L
street and carted out five men and five
women and a bunch of beer bettles, and
took all down to the police station. That
this raid was necessary In a mt promi
nent residence portion of the city occasioned
almost as much surprise as tho raid on a
house at Thirteenth and K streets, where
a little gambling was being done. Tester
day morning a policeman was severely
beaten because he Interfered with the per
sonal Ubertries of ono of the angels.
Memorial Services.
Memorial sermons were preached In many
of the churches today and formal services
will be held tomorrow afternoon at the
city Auditorium In memory of the dead
soldiers of tho civil war. United States
Senator Burkett will deliver the principal
address. In the morning tho veterans will
go to the cemetery from the Grand Army
of the Repuol c hall and decorate rhe graves
of their fallen comrades. Publlo offices will
be closed and buJness will be suspended
during the afternoon.
i
Mute Institute
Advanced enrollments for the Nebrasl-e.
-Slate Institute Indicates that tho work In
domestic science will prove a very popular
course for the teachers gn'hered la Lin
coln next week. The work In this subject
will bo under the direction t.f Miss Gert
rude N. Rowan of the University of Ne
braska and, among otiier thing, will con
tain a demonstration on the cooking and
serving of different cuts of meat. Tuesday
at 3 o'clock p. m., an experienced meat cut
ter will show lilw beef and mutton ore cut
up for retail trade. Following thi Ml
Rowan will cook and seive some of the
cuts, explaining how the tracher may pro
sent this work In the school room without
funds or equipment.
Wednesday afternoon at 5.30 all attend
ner at the home c-conomlce building. Kur
the after dinner talks Superintendent
lng the state Institute will be served din
Bishop Is chairman anr Regent Copeland
Is t'Jastmaster.
Arrangements have been made whereby
ladles attending the Institute will be en
tertained at the home economics bulld
l.ig. University Farm, at a cost of II. UD
per day.
Majority Members Said to Favor
Clearing the Secretary.
FINCH0T AND GLAVIS BLAMED
Insurgents and Democrats Take Dif
ferent View of Situation.
HOT ROAST FOR THE SECRETARY
Heslanatlon from the Official Fn rally
of President Tuft la Said
to He One of the Ponsl
bllltlea. WASHINGTON, May 29.-tSpeclaal Tele
gram.) The report of the congressional
committee appointed to Investigate the Bal-llnger-Plnchot
controversy will, In all like
lihood, be published about the middle of
July. There may be two reports, one signed
by Senator Nelson of Minnesota, chairman
of tho Joint committee, and tho majority
members, and the other by the Insurgents
and democrats on the committee.
It Is generally believed that Secretary
Ballinger, of the Department of the In
terior, will be entirely exonerated of wrong
doing and Glfford Plnrhot, Louis R. Glavls
and others among the members will bo
criticised for what the committee may
term "their misguided seal." Nevertheless
the opinion prevails that Secretary Bel
linger's resignation will be In the hand'i
of President Taft before November.
It Is reported that Secretary Ballinger
has already Intimated to his friends that
he thought of resigning, but he declare
he would never resign under fire.
Dalllnnrer Has Two Motives.
Secretary Ballinger Is guided In this
course by two motives. First, the charges
made In the Piqchol controversy; and, sec
ond, the counter accusations which are
dally growing out of the senatorial Investi
gation into the Alaskan situation.
Secretary Balllrger'B statement to the
public, which Is expected to announce his
reported resignation will doubtless be a
masterpiece in prose. For weeks and weeks
he has been nursing his wrath against hla
political foes without the opportunity to
unstop the safety valve, aa it were. The
explanatory statement of his resignation
from President Tflft's official family will
give him the opportunity he has long de
Blred. ' Whlle'lt Is already established that the re
per: of the Investigating committee will be
pu.. tlied before the foil elections, It has
bceu.a, matter of general gossip thar-Sec're-tary
Ballinger would irtep down 'and out
before the campaign1 terminated. .
Ti e mi in ers of the committee faired that
it would be harmful to republican chances
In the congressional elections If the report!
were kept under cover until after Novem
ber. There are some who believe that equal
harm. will accrue by exonerating Secretary.
Ballinger. The public has but a slight ink
ling of the great mass of testimony given
at the series of hearings. The newspapers
selected only portions of wide interest,
which were published.
May De Three Kcpurtn.
Just what Representative Oi.,e James of
Kentucky and his demx'i..j associates
will have to say over the veid.ct Is a mat
ter of a great doal of s;).cu;a.ion. It was
Bald that there might be three reports one
majority report and two minority reports,
the two latter being Iv ja. ,1 by Representa
tive James and the democrats, and the o her
by Representative ' Madlso.i ami the In
surgents on the committee,
While Secretary Ballinger will bo ex
onerated, he will oome In for some warm
criticism from the insurgents and demo
crats for his ull-ged Improprieties and un
diplomatic actions while In office.
It is not believed that more than pusslnj
mention will bo made of the part President
Taft's name played In the evidence.
The records of the case will have boon
completed by Juno 13 and the review of
the testimony and argument will then bo
commenced.
Secretary Ballinger today reiterated a
statement he had made before relative to
his proposed resignation, and said:
"I have not talked with President Taft
about resigning, nor has tho president mon
itored tho subject to me. I fool that I
have been cleared by tho testimony given
before the Joint con.nillteo and await tho
verdict confidently and with a clear con
science." Darauare Suit In Rlht.
It Is believed that the wake of the Ba!-Ilngor-Plnchot
investigation will bo marked
by an unprecedented number of rtnmnj;u
suits for libel, slander and defamation of
character. Three have cither beon entered
or promised to be ontered. They are:
Sttretary Ballinger against Collier's
Weekly.
Christopher I. Connolly, it lawyer" of
Montar-a and New York, egulnst Assistant
United Statis Attorney General Oscar
Lawlrr for $J,0OO and damages.
James B. Connolly of Boston ncuhut Mr.
Lawler for S'jO.OoO damaKes.
Mr. Lawler on the witness sland referred
to a "Mr. Connolly" as a despicable rcnund
rel who would stoop to any depth of degra
dation. One of Mr. Lnwler's Utterances on
the witness stand Was: "A man nnmnj
Connolly stood on tho deck of tho sinking
Republic and struggled over tho bodies of
the women and children to get to the life
boats first." Christopher Connolly took
that to refer to him. He says ho was Jin
Los Angeles at tho tlmo of tho sinking
of tho Republic.
James II. Connolly, who admits he vrs
on the Republic, dailies ho trampled women
und children.
Both men are rnagaziuo writers and Mr.
Lawler thinks they gave his slda the worst
of It In their stories of tin irallinger
Plncliot squabble.
DAMAGES F0RJJALL PLAYERS
Volt Bronchi Aitatuat Loatarllle A
Nashville Railroad Gronlas
Out of Wreck. .
LOWELL. Mass., May 2.-8ults against
the Louisville & Nashville Railroad com
pany for alleged Injuries sustained in a
wreck in which a train carrying members
of the Boston National league bsse ball
club was Involved, were filed hero Saturday
by Fred J.ake, manager of the Boston
Nationals; Fred J. Hoey, a Boston sport
ing editor, and about twenty-five other.
The wreck occurred at Suxlyiii, Ky., April
I Uat.