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SEVERE QUAKE IN
SOUTHERN ITALY
Sharp Seismic Disturbance Shakes Up
Several Villages in Campania,
Doing Damage.
riRM PARTY VOTE
1JBATSM1S0KITY
Republicans in House Stick Together
and Refuse to Concur in Senate
Amendment!.
Vcssey Seems
Sure of Lead
Over Dakota
George W. Ejran Surprises State and
it Yet Ahead Burke Certain,
Martin in Doubt.
10WA PRIMARIES
SHOW HOT EIGHT
Incomplete Returns Indicate Tussle
for Gubernatorial and Congres
sional Nominations.
CARROLL SEEMS TO BE WINNER
AT LEAST THIRTY ARE KILLED
ACTION ON THE RAILROAD BILL
i
' Measure Finally Sent to Conference
and Memberi Named.
SPECIAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
Resident Urgei Immediate Power to
Commission on Rates.
I
RAILROAD MEN LEAVE CAPITOL
I
Further Talk vrlth Chief Kxerntlve
End with Positive iirfrrarnt
to Withhold All Ad-
I from Staff Correspondent.)
AyASHINGToV, June 7. (.Speclnl Tele
gram.; - The house of i f preventatives to
dap presented scenes similar to the old
day" of the Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth
congress when party solidarity nas.trl
timpant imd when republicans were ' In
the. saddle and democrats on each vote
faced rtofrat.
The recent flurry as to the railroad situ
ation became a thing of the. past. The
railroad president!) went home, President
Tart went horseback riding, and the rail
road hill went to conference.
Representatives of the eastern and cenJ
tral railroads, at a conference with the
president this afternoon, agreed to with
hold all proposed freight rata Increases
until the new railroad law becomes ef
fective and,' to submit the reasonableness
of Increases to the Interstate Commerce
commission. The railroads Interested In
the southern territory declared they had
not as yet filednotices of Increase, but
that If they did they would be ready to
abide by the decision of the commission.
President's X pee Is I Message.
At the capltol things were nut so pleas
and. President Taft sent a special mes
sage lo congies'j telling of the settlement
he Imd reached with the railroads and
urging that the. ptovlslon of the railroad
bill which gives the Interstate Commerce
commission the power to Investigate and
suspend new rates be made effective Im
mediately upon the signing of the act
lather than have it go Into effect along
.with the other' clauses, which have a
sixty day limitation following the exe
ecutlve approval.
The president did this as a part of the
agreement with the railroads by which ha
promised them a "square deal," and it
speedy determination as to the Justice
of their 'now rates, lie also did It to
prevent, theMllIng of fcny new rates dur
ing tht sixty days.
Inteiest t. !(;!.. ventured around the rail
road role bill and there was an extremely
. full attendance of members when the
speaker's gavel fell, notwithstanding ab
sentees' In South Dakota and certain of
the southern states, where primaries were
held today.
Would the dempcrats and Insurgents be
able to adopt tha senate amendments to the
railroad bill? That was the question which
crn'iontcd tho representatives when Chair,
man Mann of the Interstate and foreign
commerce committee aubmltted the propo
sition to nonconcur In the senate amend
ment. "
Mr. Lcnroot of Wisconsin offered a mo
tion to concur n the amendments, with nn
fmendm-mt following tho lines of Presi
tnt Taft's suggestion that the provi
sions of tha bill should be amended so as to
take effect Immediately after Us passage
Instead of sixty daye after passage as
provided in the senate bill.
With the offering of Lenroot'a substitute,
iHHii' s uoie closely defined, and then specu
lation began as to where tha Insurgents,
particularly In the Missouri valley region,
would land.
The vote of 159 to 1G2 dufaating tha Len
root motion was one ot the must exciting
iht has taken place during the present
session ot eutigress. Nebraska was a unit
to concur In the senate amendments with
the Lerroot substitute, republicans aa well
as democrats of the delegation vlelng with
v ti'ie another to see how loud tliey could
JJ lot In favor of accepting the bill aa It
came, from the senate.
Iowa, on the oilier hand. divided,
Ilaugan, Kendall, Woods and Hubbard vot
i tug with the democrats and their insurgent
0 brethren to concur, while Kennedy, Daw
sun. Pickett ami Good voted with the regu
lars to send the bill to conference.
llltrheork Taken to Task..
Purlr.a debate on the motion to nonconcur
or concur with an amendment. Represents-
the Mann took occasion to tell Mr. Hitch-
1 cock of Nebraska that the latter's criticism
I of his (Mann's) position was wholly un-
called for and really deserved no considera
tion. Mr. Mann said that the striciuiss of Mr.
HUchciK-k on the chairman of tho com
mittee, had little or no value In tne house.
nd would probably have ley alue in the
. Tliiin'.rj HI lar'. And w a, nilng up lo
li s subject, Mr. Mann dramatically said:
; "I shall not betray the confidence cf tills
house, nor will 1 permit It to be djne by
my associate.
"1 sua. I no; apologise to me gentleman
from Omaha for liiinj; 1 dd yesterday,
nor things I do today, for 1 aasur.itf tiint
my effort. of yesterday to protect the peo
ple smilnxt bad legislation is tne same as
.' my efforts which 1 am putting forth to
day io give them good legislation."
With the vote over on the railroad rate
bill. and conferees appointed, Mann,
Wanger and Adsmson on the part of the
house, and Klklns, Aldrtch and Foster, on
the pait of the senate, the house Im
' mediately got down to the second Im
portant bit of legislation by adopting first
rule that has come from the newly con
stituted committee on lutes, hy fixing
i'hty hours for debate on the postal rav
ings bank bill, with permission to the
minority to substitute a bill (f their own
for the bill as prepared by the republicans
and then for a final vote on the measure.
There waa scurrying when the rule was
reported by Chairman Daliell and mem
bers front the Missouri vailey section be
gan to realise that things were different
. a ml on a vote on the previous question,
eveiyone of the republicans from long,
with the single exception of Hubbard,
ot i to sustain the rules committee.
vhie ll laths w and Klnkald voted for the
rule, l-.iirla could not see his way clear.
e
V AconUnuvd on Second Page.)
PIERRE, P. L., June 7. (Special Tele
gram.) Reports of today's primary are
very slow in coming In, but Indications
show the nomination of Burke, stalwart,
for congiess. with Martin, stalwart, possi
ble, but not so certain.
Vessey, progressive. Is undoubtedly nom
inated for governor. George W. Kgan,
running as an independent candidate on
the republican ticket surprised the state
by his strength and at a late hour was
2 in the lead.
The rest of thn state ticket is likely to
go cither way. The contest Is close on
Judge in this circuit, with the probability
up lo present apcaring to be for Hughes,
progressive. Decisive figures are not to
be secured tonight.
SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., June 7.-Late to
night the Kgan headquarters Issued a
statement claiming that Kgan, for gov
ernor, will have 8.000 plurality In the slate.
The stalwarts and progressive do not con
cede this, stating that much of their
strong territory has not yet reported. Re
turns received up to 9 o'clock shows total
of 7.304 for Kgan. with about 11.000 votes
divided between Klrod and Vessey.
RAPID i'lTV. S. D., June ".-(Special
Telegram.) George W. Kgan, running as
an Independent candidate on the repub
lican ticket won out In the primary here
today, receiving 217 votes; Governor It. S.
Vessey, Insuigent, 16S; ex-Governor S. H.
Elrod, stalwart, 137.
In the congressional fight, J. F. Schroe
der. Insurgent, this being his home, re
ceived Jf votes; Representatives E. W.
Martin, stalwart, 24S, and C. H. Burke,
ttaiwart, 271; Thos. Throson, Insurgent,'
yjt.
HURON, B. 1)., June 7.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Nine out of forty precincts In
this. Beadle county, Including Huron, give
Vessey for' governor, old; Elrod, 317; Kgan,
270.
For congress, Schroedcr, 5S2; Thoraon,
5S9; Burke, 427; Martin, 113.
For state senttor, Wright leads Richards
by 28 votes.
State Chairman Richards says Vessey
will carry the state in spite of Egan's large
vote.
MITCHELL, S. D., June (.-(Special Tele
gram.) Seven precincts out of sixteen give
Kgan. 692; Vessey, 247; Klrod, 243.
YANKTON. 8. D., June 7.-(Special Tele
gramsSeventeen precincts out of nine
teen In Yankton county give Egan, 6G6;
Vessey, 638; Elrod, 4. Egan carries the
c'ty by six votes. There Is a close con
gressional race with Schroeder and Thor
son leading by a narrow margin.
MILBANK, S. D.. June 7.-(8peclal Tele
gram.) Seventeen precincts out of twenty
four give Martin and Burke eighty ma
jority, over Thorson and Schroeder. El
rod has sixty majority over Vessey. Egan
received forty votes.
Bank Bill on
Home Stretch
in Lower House
Republicans and Democrats Charge
Other Side with Insincerity and
Use of "Gag Rule."
WASHINGTON. June T.-With the demo
crats attacking the republicans, denounc
ing the "Insurgents" for their alleged
insincerity, and assailing the "regulars,"
for bringing in a "gag rule" to further a
party measure, and the republican leaders
retaliating by charging the democrats with
similar performances when they were in
power, a special rule was adopted In the
house today which placed the postal sav
ings bank bill on Its nay to final passage,
with the debate limited to eight hours
and all possibility of amendment cut off.
The special rule providing for the pass
age of 'the bill was brought In by
Representative DalzeM, chairman of the
rules committee. Immediately after the
railroad bill had been sent to conference.
The debate on the rule was limited to one
hour but each aide occupied Ha full share
by hurling heavy verbal brickbats at the
other side.
The vote at the conclusion was ItiO to
130, all but ten of the "Insurgent" repub
licans having voted with their party for
tiie adoption of the rule.
The ten "Insurgents" who voted against
the rule were Carey, Cooper. Nelson and
lnroot of Wisconsin; Davis and Llnd
berg of Minnesota; Oronna of North Da
kota; Hubbard of Iowa; Norrls of Ne
braska, and Poindexter of Washington.
The rule which the democrats designated
as a "gag rule" provided for the Immediate
consideration of the bill, the limiting of
the debate to eight hours, the prohibition
of all amendments, and the allowance of
the offering of one substitute and a motion
to recommit. The rule was reported 1 by
a strict party vole In committee, and
over the protest of the democratic mem
bers. Pellagra letlms Htntllrd.
NEVADA. Mo.. June 7. Two of the four
pellagra victims In thrt state hospital here,
Mis. Anna H, Little and Mrs. Ellaa Tucker
were taken to St. l.ouls hy Superintendent
J. W. ljimson tonight. They win be ex
hibited at the convention of the American j
iitlliui na.KJIAi loll.
Threat Against Flag
Meets American Defiance
Hi. I KF1KI.IS. Nicaragua. June "."At
the fit t slut tired against the American
flag of an American vessel, I will level
the Bluff.." This la the repy made today
by Commander Harold K. Hlnes, com
manding tha American gunboat Dubuque
to a threat made by Oeneral Rlvas, of
the Madrls forces holding Bluefields Bluff,
to stop by force any vessel of -whatever
nationality entering rhe harbor.
Oeneral Rhas practically defied the
I ni ted Malts, declaring that he would
disregard the proclamation Issued from
Washington on May 31. to the effect that
tha I'nited States government denied the
right of either faction to seise American
owned vessels or property without consent
of. and recompense to the owners.
lie warned Commander lilnss that he
Exact Number of Casualties Hard to
Compute from Early Reports.
POPULATION TERROR-STRICKEN
Panic Seizes People When First
Shock Occurs Early in Day.
WILDEST v CONFUSION PREVAILS
Center of Dlstarbanee fmi to De
In Prorlnee of Arelllno King;
nd Qneen Co to the
Stricken nistrtrt.
ROME, June 7. Great sperehension has
been caused again by seismic disturbances,
the official reports showing that the Bone
affected by the earthquake shocks today
is a vast one, embracing rraellcally the
whole of southern Italy, as well as a por
tion of Tuscany and Venltla, to the north.
The district where most serious damage
occurred only extends about fifty miles
around Mt. Vulture, which Is an extinct
volcano near the town of Calltrl In the
province of Avelllno. This region has Suf
fered murh in the past from earthquakes,
and In 1S.11, 800 persons were killed.
The number of casualties resulting from
the earthquake today has not yet been as
certained. Some reports estimate the dead
at fifty and the Injured at several hundred.
It Is feared that there are many burled in
the ruins of the houses, which were thrown
down in Calltrl, and great damage was
done at other places with doubtless a con
siderable loss of liie.
The government has taken hold of the
silualion with promptitude, and although
the earthquake occurred during the night,
it was not long before the military and
civil authorities were hard at work, ren
dering aid to the Injured, preparing places
of shelter for the' homeless and bending
their energies to the re-establishment of
order.
Premier Litizzattl received word of the
disaster at 6 o'clock In the morning, less
than two hours after the occurrence of the
quake, and at once communicatee the
news to the king.
King; nncl Queen Active.
The latter decided to leave Immediately
for the district. He Intended to go alone,
but Queen Helena Insisted upon joining
him. The king thought that this was not
necessary as the' situation at Avelllno was
not to be compared with that at Me.,,
where their majesties spent several days
in alleviating the distress- of the people.
Iu reply lo the king's protests. Queen
Helena retorted:
"As my 'presence Is necessary at all 'fee-1
tivrtles It must not lack where the people
weep and die. In the south Italians suffer;
therefore, I must go. It is my place aa a
woman, and a mother," v
The king and queen were cheered by the
crowds at the station, but they hurried to
the train and carefully Inspected the medi
cal and oiher supplies. c
Misfortune seems to have chosen Italy
as a target. While the aouth was being
afflicted by an earthquake the vast region
of Sardinia, the largest island in the Medi
terranean after Sicily, was ravaged today
by a violent cyclone. The districts of Lanu
sei, Tortoll, Ilbono, EHnl and Jerseu have
been devastated and the crops, vineyards
and cattle destroyed. It, Is believed that
many shepherds have followed the fate of
their flocks. The damage In Sardinia Is
estimated at S2.O0O,O0O.
Telegraph Service Disrupted.
NAPLES, June " An earthquake of un
usual intensity was experienced throughout
southern Italy, Including the Island of
Sicily, at 3:30 o'clock.
The extent of the damage wrrougiit has
not been determined, but It Is believed that
at least thlrty-eeven people were killed and
that property losses will be heavy.'
The disturbance disrupted teiegraph com
munication .generally in the provinces most
affected.
The populations of the various towns
which felt the quake were thrown Into a
panic and rhe authorities had much diffi
culty In restoring order.
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena
on receiving W-ord of the suffering left on a
special train for the scene and soldiers and
medical corps were dupthed to render
first aid. It was announced that the gov
ernment had called on Parliament for an
appropriation of SIOO.OOO for use among the
afflicted.
Five persons were killed in the village of
San Sele. province of Potensea In the com
partment of Basilicata. Every house In the
village was damaged. Slight shocks con
tinued In the district this afternoon.
Panic Among; Populace.
A VKL.LINO, CAMPANIA. Italy, June 7 -The
province of Avelllno bore the brunt of
a severe earthquake that was felt through
out southern Italy shortly before dawn to
day. Fatalities occurred and much damage
was done to properly, hut up to noon It
was impossible to determine the extent of
tlie devastation.
In this city little harm was done and
the only desth reported was that of an old
man, who died of fright. The population,
however, was terror-stricken.
Reports from villages throughout the
iCuutli.ued o:i Fourth Phg9.)
would prevent by force, legardless of flag.
-" Ttwu iruin entering the liar- I
nor. in response to this, the American
commander Immediately sent to him the
above message, which would mean the
annihilation of the handful of Madrls
troops now remaining In this neighbor
hood. A critical situation has thus arisen,
which may Involve the Cnlted States, but
the American officers here are of the
opinion that General Rlvas will not at
tempt to make good his threat In an effort
to collect custom duties.
There are constant rumors .f threats
againet the life of Thomas Mofatt. the i
American consul here, and the w ile situa
tion at Bluefields. Instead of nulehig, has
asaumed a more serious aspect
VV'-,V.' '
! THE ULTIMATE GOAL.
From the New Tork World.
NEBRASKA MASONS GATHER
Five Hundred Delegates Attend Con
vention Opening. .
TO ELECT OFFICERS THURSDAY
Session Concerned with Heports for
Tvrn laa Representatives
m - from All Paris ot
Statei-r' ' -.' '' "
Five hundred delegates attended the
opening meeting or the fifty-third annual
convention of the Ancient, Free and Ac
cepted Masons at the Masonic Temple at
8:30 o'clock Tuesday morning. This is the
largest attendance ever present at the
opening meeting. The past master degree
was conferred upon eighty-three officers
Monday night at 9 o'clock. A report from
the present grand officers was given this
morning, and the election of officers for
the coming year will be held Thursday
afternoon.
The Nebraska veterans of Free Masons
held their banquet at the temple Tuesday
afternoon, with covers laid for seventy
five. Judge M. R. Hopewell, president, pre
sided at the dinner. Toasts were responded
to informally by Judge S. P. Davidson, J.
H. Khrhardt, Rev. T. J. Mackay and
others. The meeting Tuesday afternoon
opened at 2 o'clock, with the regular busi
ness of the order.
The convention will adjourn Thursday
afternoon.
There are now 241 Masonic lodges In Ne
braska and delegates from nearly every
one are represented In Omaha today. The
entire Nebraska membership has reached
17.8S6, which shows an increase during the
last year of 767.
The following past grand masters at
tended the meeting today: Martin Dunham,
Omaha; G. H. Thummel,' Omaha; C. K.
Coutant. Omaha; J. II. Mercer, Omaha;
R. K. French, Kearney; S. P, Davidson!
Tecumseh; J. P. A. Hlack, Hastings;
J. A. Khrardt, Stanton; C. J. Phelps,
Schuyler; J. B. Dlnsmjie, Sutton; F. H.
Voung, l Be nen Bow; A. W. Crltes, Chad
ron; K. K. fcvans. Dakota City; N. M.
Ayres, Oak, Okl.; F. K. Bullard. North
liatte; C. K. Burnhfn. Norfolk; M. ' R.
Hopewell, Tekamah; X. M. Balrd, llartlng
ton; O. J. King, Lincoln; W. A. DeBord,
Omaha; K. W. Warren, Nebraska City; ii.
P. Deuel, Omaha.
Following are the present grand lodge
officers. Ancient, Free and Accepted
Masons: M. W., Michael Dowling, grand
master, Omaha; R. W., Harry A. Cheney,
deputy grand master, Creighton; It. vm
Henry Gibbons, grand senior warden, 1
Kearney; it. W.. Ja nes R. Cain, grand
Junior warden. Stella; M. , John B.
IJinsmore, grand treasurer, Sutton; It. W.,
Fianeis K. White, grand secretary, Omaha;
V. W., Kev. IJeorgi A. Bcecher, grand
chaplain, Omaha; W., Anibro.se C. Epper
son, grand orator. Clay Center; M. W.,
Robert K. Flench, grand custodian, Kear
ney; W., Alpa M. Morgan, grand marshal,
Broken How; W., Thumna Davis, grand
senior deacon, eBaver City; W., Samuel IS.
Whiting, wiand Junior de.icon, l.l.icoln;
Bio., Kuban Forbes, acting grand tyler,
omaha.
A meeting of the grand lodge was held
In the Masonic hall last night. There was
a large attendance of the gland officers
and other members of the order who heard
with interest the addresses of W. Ambrose
and C. Hpprrsu", Clay Center, grand
oiator, on the progress of Masonry In
the slate.
(ram to He Minister lu Liberia
WASHINGTON. June 7. President Taft
loday nominated William D. f rum of South
Carolina, lo be minister resident and coun
sel general at Monrovia, Liberia, f rum Is
the negro, whose appointment by Mr.
Roosevelt as collector of the port at
Charleston, 8. I'., raised such a storm of
protest In the south.
tiolal nnd Copper fttrlke.
DILI.ON. Wye, June 7 (Special.) Hugh
Morrison, operating the Morrison claims,
last week cut a six-toot vein of ore carry
ing 20 in gold and mure than M per cent
copper per ton. The strike has caused
much excitement.
1
Mr. Roosevelt
Gives Lecture '
to Oxford Men
Former President Receives Honorary
Degree of Doctor of Civil Lawi
. . from British University. .
OXFORD, England, June 7 Former
President Roosevelt waa the guest of Ox
ford today. He delivered the Romanes
lecture at the University of Oxford and
the unlversty conferred upon him the
honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Lawk
The lecture and the conferment consti
tuted the big feature of the day, but It
did not complete the program, which was
about as crowded as any the distinguished
American has undertaken In his European
travels.
Oxford was glad to see the former presi
dent and made the fact known.
First waa a reception given by the mayor
of the corporation at the town hall. The
auditorium was filled and when the guests
appeared the audience Joined In alnging,
'For He's a Jolly Good Fellow."
From the town hall Mr. Roosevelt made
hurried visits to the loading colleges and
to other places of historic interest. He
was entertained at luncheon by the Ameri
can club, leaving soon afterwards for the
Sheldonlan theater for his lecture and the
ceremonies that added a D.C.L. to the other
honorary titles that has been bestowed upon
Jjlm. '
The Romanes lecttirshlp at Onford
was named, for George John Romanes, who
was born in Kingston, Canada, on May
20, 1848, and died at Oxford In 1894. He
gained celebrity as a naturalist and Ful
lerlan professor of physiology at the royal
Institution. The first Incumbent of the
chair, occupied this year by Mr. Roose
velt, was William E. Gladstone, who In
1SK lectured on "Medieval Universities."
Lord Curion, chancellor of the univer
sity, and who delivered the Romanes lec
ture in 1907, presided at the exercises to
day.
Mr. Roosevelt's subject was "Biological
Analogies in History." His voice failed him
after a time end he was obliged to leave
unread the latter part of his lecture.
Ethereal Lover
Steals Husband
MINNEAPOLIS, ' June 7. Bocause he has
spirit affinity with whom he flirts at
Inopportune times, it is alleged, Richard
Bowler, Minneapolis., is being sud for
divorce In the Hennepin county district
court by Maybelle Bowler.
In her complaint In Judge Booth's court.
Mis. Bowler alleges that nl the t lieu let
neither mulc not mirth will attract him
from the spiritual love, and In street cars
he humiliates her greatly by flirting with
Ills ethereal goddess.
Both the, Howlers are spiritualists.
Plant Juices Used to Test
Samples of Bleached Flour
KANSAS C1TV. June 7.-"Gluten from
unbleached flour wan assimilated when
placed on leaves of a drosera plant; glu
ten from bleached flour killed it."
So testified Dr. Oustove Mann, professor
of geology of the Tulane University of
New Orleans, In the "bleached flour" case
here todoy. The drosera plant, explained
the professor, flourished In the south and
contains Juice similar to those In the hu
man stomach.
Dr. Mann also said he experimented on
animals with the two kinds of flour and
found that the bleached product did not
ulgest ss easily and as thoroughly as the
unblearhed.
Dr. Hamilton P. Jones, of Nw Orleans,
SMITH WINS HIS DISTRICT
Congressman in Ninth Iowa Claims
Big Victory Over Byers.
. i
TOO EARLY FOR FULL FIGURES
Byers' Men Offer Xo Flamres, Bt
Demand Official Results Sml (b
C!nl It bj-
r hefOr
A "
''. Thmii
That Judge Walter I. Smith has carried
the Ninth Iowa district for the republican
congressional nomination over Attorney
General H. W. Byers. after the fight of
his life by a reduced majority seems cer
tain. Although returns are belated, since the
polls did not close until g o'clock last
night In Iowa, the Smith supporters are
Jubllantl asserting his lead over Bvers
will be fully 1,000. '
Byer men, before conceding Smith's
nomination at Council Bluffs, demanded
the official returns but they offered no
figures upon which to base claims of their
candidate's nomination.
At the Smith headquarters, returns from
fifty-six precincts out of the 121 in the
Ninth district showed Smith, 6.108; Byers,
4.7.
I) taffa hr Seven Hundred. '
Pottawattamie county gave Smith over
1,000, while the city of Council Bluffs gave
him about 700 majority.
At midnight there was a manifest
timidity about making any very em
phatic claims at Byers' headquarters and
only a few of the faithful remained to
gather In the straggling returns.
The returns thus far are not complete.
Up to midnight the 'm-oarresaiv ,,
claiming Shelby countv. hv 7m a.i..
county by 200 Audubon by a small ma
jority, witn Guthrie and Harrison coun
ties auout an even standoff.
The standpatters claim to have carried
Pottawattamie county by 1.80U( and to have
heard from all counties but Shelby, and
conoedlng Shelby to Byers to have clear
majorities In each of the other eight coun
ties. Judge' Smith carried Gletiwood by 20X,
a much larger vote than his friends ex
pected. In Harrison county there was a loss of
about 40 per eent over the Alllson-Ctimmiiis
vote of two years ago, but Judge Smith's
friends wero confident of carrying the
county by about 300.
l.latht Country Vote.
It is quite evident from the scattering
precinct returns that but a light country
vole had . been polled. The full vote has
been brought out In all the city precincts.
In Council Bluffs practically every avail
able automobile in the city was brought
Into use Tuesday W get the voters to the
polls. The Smith automobiles were most
largely , in evidence.
Judge Smith said about 11:30 last night:
"I do not think there Is any gueaHlng
but that 1 am nominated by from 2,'Jn) to
tContlnued on Second Page.)
food commissioner for Louisiana, resumed
his place on "the witness stand. Biuce
Ullott of St. Louis, cross-examined Dr.
Jones, trying by a rapid fire of questions
to cause the wittess to contrauirt state
ments that he nmde yesterday while on
the stand, regarding his opinion aa to
the deleterious effect of chemicals used
In the bleached flour process.
Dr. Jones testified yesterday that he had
examliad bleached flour, that bread made
from It affected lis digestibility and that
tne greater amount of nltro peroxide used
In the bleaching, the more the Impairment
of digestion.
Dr. Jones did not allow hlnmelf to be
drawn Into any admissions that materially
affected his dtreel testimony.
Unofficial Figures Give Governor
Ten Thousand Majority.
SMITH AND PR0UTY PROBABLE
Followers Claim Election, Although
Some Doubt Exists.
LIGHT VOTE POLLED GENERALLY
i
Main res III op llrlorr Average In
Many Districts Kennedy and
Tonner Picked aa
' AVlnnrrs.
INDICATED IOWA RESULTS.
Tor gOTernort
B. F. Carroll, republican.
Claude It. Porter, democrat.
Republican I v
First District O. A. Kennedy, stand
patter. Beoon(l-llia.rla Aplllr H,nn.,.l.
I Third C. E. Pickett, progressive.
m uiirm wipers n:. Haugen, progressive,
rifth Jamss W.i flood, progressive.
Sixth W. B. Kendall, progressive.
Seventh S. T. Prouty, progressive.
Eighth S. M. Towner, standpatter
Itlnth Walter I. Smith, etandpetter.
Tenth Trank F. Woods, progressive.
Eleventh E. K. Kubbaxd, progressive.
Democratic I
Tlrst District J. A. S. Pollard.
Second J. A. De Arraand.
Third John Dannlaon.
Tourth D. D. Murphy.
Fifth S. C. Hubsr.
Sixth Daniel w. Hamilton.
Seventh Clint I.. Prioe.
Eighth P. Q. Htuart.
Hinth W. I. Cleveland.
Tenth Ho candidate.
Eleventh Mo candidate.
DES MOINES, June 8.-AU hope of malt
Irtg any definite announcement on the re
public. nomination tor governor waa
abandoned at this liour. only l,"i0 voting pre
cincts out of 11,300 in the state having rent
In unofficial returns. On the basis of re
turns received, however, Governor Carroll
has an Indicated majority of 10.000 over
Warren Garst.
In thn First and Seventh congressional
districts the returns are sufficiently heavy,
apparently, to give sound basis to claim
of the election of Prouty, progressive, over
Congressman Hull, in the Seventh, and
Congressman Kennedy, standpatter, over 8.
W. Brookhart, in the First.
While Congressman Smith's supporters in
...... u,t,, nn,,,,, w,fc inn ciecuou
is assured, progressive leaders here assert
that the- returns in Smith's territory are
far too scant to Justify the claim that tha
prjrjreoslve and'dC . Attorney General
, V. 1"4 Jw,'l.'i.:S.JS-
The contest . benrort "li. " M;r '.Pner,
standpatter, and 3. If. Darrah, progressive.
In the Eighth district, at 1 o'clock was In
doubt, owing to insufficient returns. Tho
probable congressional ticket Includes eight
progressives and three standpatters.
No returns were received as to democratic
contests.
The Des Moines Capital, regular repub
lican, In a midnight extra edition claimed
the nomination of CongresHmen Kehnedy
and Smith, and of H. M. Towner, all stand
pat candidates for congressional nomina
tion, and of Carroll for governor. The
extra makes the Hull-Prouty contest doubt
ful. 'Pron-resslve" Cnnse Hart.
BURLINGTON. la., June 7-The "pro
gressive" republican causo went down In
dereat in tho first district primaries today.
Congressman Kennedy's majority over
S. W. Brookhart, "progressive," will reach
2,000 on the basis of fairly complete returin.
Davenport ote Light.
DAVENPORT, la., Juno 7. Charlea
Grilk being unopposed for the republican
nomination In tile ncond congressional
district in tho contest was lefl to the demo
cratic factions. Early returns Indicate
that J. A. DoArmand of Davenport, would
win over 1. S. Pepper of Muscatine, al
though the result was in doubt. Garst
supporters claim the district on tha gov
ernorship. Tho voto was light.
Carroll Runs Ahead.
DUBUQUE, la., June 7. The vole In the
third district was lighter than two years
ago. The first precinct heard from gave
Carroll .1;'. against 11 for Garst on tho
governorship.
(iovernor llnniilnar Stead-.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ja June 7. Early in
dications give Linn county to Carroll for
guvernor. James W. Wood, republican
progressive, nnd S. C. Huber, democrat,
received thn fifth congressional nomina
tions unopposed.
Vote t.lennood.
GLEN WOOD, la., June 7.-(Speclal Tel
egram.) Unofficial relijins give Carroll
for governor and Smith for congress strong
maturities. The vol: For governor, re
publican, Carroll 20S. Garst 67; fur cong-ess.
republican, Smith 2.S5. Byers 47; democratic.
Tod Porter 65, Loon 15.
; rut Makes tinlii.
MASON CITlf. In., June 7. Garst for
governor on first returns from nine pie
clncts gained III) votes to the precinct over
his record two years ago when he also
ran against Carroll for the gubernatorial
nomination. Gilbert N. Haugen of North
wooil, "progressive," and D. D. Murphy,
democrat, of Elkader, were nominated
without opposition as congressional can
didates In the Fortieth district.
Wuo'ls He-Nominated.
FORT DODGE, la., June 7 Congress
man Frank P. Wood, progressive repub
lican, wus l enomlnated for congress in the
Tenth district, defeating Lewis H. Maine,
"stand pat." The democrats made no nom
nallon. ,
HI KM AHIlli: MIKI.HV COIN TV
tlluruey t. corral Nurprleee vllh Per
fect Organisation.
HARLAN, la., June 7.-iSpeclal Tele
giam ) In the firmest primary fight ever
held here. It Is regarded as certain thai
Congressman W. 1. Smith defeated Attor
ney General Byers for the nomination toi
congress In the Ninth district. Mr. Byer
who Is in Des Moines, tonight, sent wort
that ho would not concedo the nomination
to Smith on at count of the meager re
turns. Th county of Shelby, Mr. Byers' hum.
county, in fifteen out of twenty-three pie
clncts has given Byers a majority of SA
The Kyus' men tlulm the county by Im.