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OMAHA, TUESDAY MOKNINO, JUNE" 14, 1910-TWELVE PAGES.
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HAMILTON FIJES
BACKTONE ? .IRK
Darin? Aviator Comply ound
Trip to Philadelphia i
line Route.
REACHES GOTHAM AT Nlff'i X
Tourney Host Remarkable One in
American Aeronautics.
NEARLY TWO HUNDRED MILES
Travel Eighty-Six Miles in One
Hundred Thirteen Minutes.
CROWDS CHEER ON HIS RETURN
Uotor rails Whf.WHbln Few Miles
f Finish and Ha Is Forced to
Make Landing at rerth
Anbo)', IT. J.
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NEW YORK, Juno 13.-Charles K. Ham
ilton landed at Governor's Island In his
aeroplane at 6:41 p. m., finishing the last
leg of his return trip to Philadelphia. Ho
left Philadelphia at 11:30 a. m. and South
Amboy, N. J., at 0:10.
The first airline express to Philadelphia
by the upper route went through on sched
ule time, but on his return trip Hamilton
'had motor trouble and turned southeast at
Metuchen toward Princess bay. The special
train that was following him lost sight of
him a few minutes later at Menlo Park and
there was no further news of him until
the telegraph wires brought the brief news;
"Hamilton stuck in the swamps at. Perth
. Amboy."
Fuller advices established the faot that
Hamilton had landed on the south shore
of the Ratitan river, two miles above Perth
Amboy. His descent was deliberate and he
was not hurt nor dd It appear at first
sight that his aeroplane was damaged.
The fact Is that Hamilton had made his
journey from governor's Island to Philadel
phia with but seven cylinders working. His
eighth cylinder went out of commission
when he was at a height of 1,500 feet
above the harbor. Nevertheless, the first
leg of the trip was In every way a remark
able success. Hamilton traveled the eighty
eight miles, from Governor's Island to the
aviation field at Penn Junction In 1 hous
and 60 minutes. He left Governor's island
at T:M and alighted at 9:26. At Philadelphia
he stopped two hours and seven minutes
for food, gasoline and oil, and rising again
t 11:33, hurried ahead of the aeclal train.
For thirty-five miles the train chased him
at a speed sometimes reaching seventy-five
miles an hour, before K caught up with him.
Just after passing Lawrence and finally
Princeton Junction, forty miles out. It was
noticed then that his engine was coughing
Irregularly and when he turned off from
the tracks at Metuchen. sailing low over
the tree tops. It was feared he might have
thought It necessary to seek a landing
place.
Trip to Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, June 13. Under a
leaden sky Charles K. Hamilton, the young
aviator who achieved world-wide fame In
lean than year, today made the most
daring flight of his career, traveling in
his biplane from Governor's Island, . x.,
td a point In the outskirts of Philadelphia,
a distance of eighty-six miles. In 113 min
utes, unofficial time.
A tature of the achievement of the young
operator was me ntiv wiui wiiivu jib yn-ncu
tip and followed a special train on the
Pennsylvania railroad. According to his
urogram he flew from Governor's island
to South Elizabeth, N. J., where the train
was awaiting his approach. From that
point, town after town along the line re'
porting the fuct that the train had passed
with Hamilton flying directly over it.
Occasionally, with the probable desire to
give variety to his Journey, he diverged
a little. At Princeton, for instance, he
went up near the old college town so that
the students and graduates gathered there
for eommet.cen ent week might have a
chance to see him.
At the aviation field four miles northeast
from the center of the city a tremendous
'Arowd awaited the arrival of the daring
airman. An almost ideal landing cushion
composed of tall grass growing out of soft
ground bad been selected.
J v Holiday la Philadelphia.
4 rbe field lies to the north of the Penn
sylvania tracks near North Penn Junction
and It was surrounded by BOO policemen to
keep back the crowd. All the mills In the
neighborhood were shut down and the city
took a holiday.
' Xbe crowd began gathering at 6 a. m
Aftd waited for news of Hamilton's start
Finally the signal flags erected on a tall
pole told of Hamilton's leaving Governor's
Island and other signals arranged by the
New York Times and the Philadelphia Pub
Ho Ledger, under whose auspices Hamilton
made the journey, kept the crowd In
formed of the aviator's progress.
4 report came that Hamilton had crossed
info Pennsylvania and It did not seem
long before a shout went up from the
eastern edge of the crowd that Hamilton
was la sight. There he was high In the
air, directly over the special train. A mo
ment later he was in plain view of all
and then a tremendous cheer went up.
Flying steadily, Hamilton rapidly ap
proached and when he was within a few
yards of lh. field he swerved rapidly to
I the right and cronsed the field.
Crowd Breaks Through Liars,
The aviator circled the field several times
and then swooped down.
lie landed easily and before be could get
out at his machine the crowd broke through
the police lines and rushed at Hamilton.
The avlaior was, however, quickly sur
rounded by a cordon of police.
Governor Stuart welcomed Hamilton, who
gald It was the best trip he had ever made.
VI, had the mat nine In perfect control
Ai Ihe way and could have stayed up
touch longer.
"The only drawback to the journey was
, the dampness and the chill. Most of the
trip was mlty and at times 1 could not
ace the train and seldom saw the people
at the stations." ,
For a long time after he alighted. Hani'
I! ton could pay no attention to his biplane,
, se enthusiastic was the reception he re
L calved. The police had all they could d
J j keep the crowd from crushing his ma
chine. Finally he was able to turn hi
attention to It, and then announced after
an it!,-"C"n that he would attempt to re-
tuf6 -Vw York within an hour, th
w.ner conditions being. In his opinion,
tdwal lor flying.
Roosevelt Speech
is Referred to in
House of Commons
Sir Edward Grey Declares that Brit
ish Agent in Egypt Has Confi
dence of Government.
LONDON, June 13. Replying , to an In
terpellation by Sir Henry James Dalzler,
liberal. In the House of Commons today,
Sir Kdward Grey declared that Sir Elden
(Joint, the British agent and consul gen
etal in Egypt, had the cotnplete confi
dence of the government. Sr Henry there
upon requested the foreign secretary to
send a copy of his reply to Mr. Roose
velt. Sir Edward answered that he could
see no reason for doing anything of the
kind. The exchange between the foreign
secretary and Mr. Dalzier, which served
to enliven the day's proceedings In the
house, came as a sequel to Mr. Roose
velt's speech at Guild hall In the course
of which he criticised the administration
in Egypt as being rather more lenient
toward the nationalists than was justified
by the conditions.
Sinoe the delivery of the speech it has
been considered Inevitable that the con
servatives would take advantage of the
opportunity to attuck the government's
policy in Its African dependency. Sir
Henry Is a 1 1 bora I of advanced political
views and last week he announced that he
would bring the matter to an issue by
asking whether the government had lost
confidence 4n its agent.
Joint Institute
at Mitchell
Teachers from Three Counties Will
Attend Series of Lectures at
Dakota Wesleyan University.
MITCHELL, 8. D., June 13. (Special.)
A new system of holding county teachers'
institutes will be tried In this city com
menting Tuesday morning. Supedlntend
ents Nolan of Aurora county, Headley of
Hutchinson, and Browne of Davison re
cently made arrangements to hold a con
solidated Institute here In connection with
the summer school session of Dakota Wes
leyan university, by which means they
were able to secure advantages In lec
tures that a county institute could not
obtain, and all at a much less expense
than has been paid In previous years. The
idea has met with a hearty response on
the part of the teachers and a large num
ber from each county have signified their
intention of attending. Dr. Kerfoot and
Dr. Weir and Prof, van Benthuysen of the
university faculty and the superintend
ents will constitute the teaching fiuve, and
three prominent educational lecturers have
been secured to speak during the two
weeks' session. Several other counties in
the state will join in an Institute of a
similar, character. . .
Nitrous Acid in
Bleached Flour
rof. Hulett cf Chair of Chemistry
Tells of Analysis of Siezed
Samples.
KANSAS CITY. June 13.-More govern
ment witnesses were heard in the bleached
flour case In the federal court here to
day in support of the charge that the
process of bleaching flour adulterates it
and Impairs Its food value.
Among the witnesses who will testify
for the government are professors from
Harvard, Pennsylvania university and
other eastern colleges. ,
George Hulett, professor of physical and
electrical chemistry at Princeton, testified.
that he analysed a sample of the flour
seized by the government and found
nitrous acid in the proportion of two and
one-half parts to 1.000,000.
In the bread made from the flour. Prof.
Hulett said he found nitrous acid in the
proportion of one and one-half parts to
,000,000.
Postal Bank Bill
Reaches Senate
Motion Made to Concur in House
Amendments Sundry Civil Ap
propriation Measure Passed.
WASHINGTON, June 13. Senator Carter
today moved that the senate concur In the
house amendments to the postal savings
bank bill, but as none of the' democratic
members of the committee on postofflces
were present, the disposition for the motion
was postponed until tomorrow. It was
stated on behalf of Senator Clay, the senior
democratic member of the committee, that
he did not oppose the motion.
By a vote of 13 to U the senate rejected
Senator Clay's motion to strike out the pro
vision In the sundry civil bill to appropriate
t2o0,C00 to defray the expenses of the tariff
board.
The sundry civil appropriation bill was
later today passed by the senate.
Kllllna- In Fnd District.
LEXINGTON, Ky., June 13,-In a fac
tional difficulty last night at Athol
tlreathltt county, Ky., Miles Crawford was
shot and killed by Elisha Johnson. It is
charged Crawford attacked his cousin. Clay
Crawford, and was killed by Johnson. The
alleged slayer surrendered.
Prisoner Flees
Breaks Them
Sentenced to serve thirty days for steal-
tng three sacks of flour from a box car,
Bob Collins, a prisoner In the city jail
chain gang, mado a spectacular escape
Monday morning. The prisoner performed
an excellent show of sprinting from the
rest of the gang at Forty-first and Cuming
streets, and appropriated a hatchet from
the home of a policeman In getting off the
chain fetters on his ankle.
A score of witnesses were on hand to
give lucid accounts of Collins' UnUniely
Iravc-taklng. According to their story
Collins was last seen in a doorway of a
box car on a swiftly moving train.
Good-bye, old burg." ha is said to hake
shouted, waving his band. "Ta, ta; I
TWENTY PERSONS
BOAST TO DEATH
Building and Plant of the Montreal
Herald Are Totally Destroyed
by Fire.
HUGE TANK FALLS FROM ROOF
It Crashes Through All Floors and
Carries Victims to Basement.
GAS POURS FROM BROKEN PIPES
Entire Structure is Soon Ablaze and
Rescues Are Impossible.
I
MANY PINIONED UNDER DEBRIS
Here They Manly Darn, to Death,
W hile Police and Firemen . Are .
Ponrerleaa to Aid Thirty
Persons Injared.
MONTREAL,' June 13. Bodies of prob
ably twenty bindery .girls and linotype
men are ' buried beneath tonB of the
wrecked machinery and debris in the base
ment of the Herald-building In this city
which was wrecked .by .fire today. Many
of the victims, met their death in slow
torture. About twenty ' persons were in
jured, several of whom will die. ! . .
Flames crept slowly upon them as they
lay helpless and . as . a. rescue party was
fighting to penetrate the building. . The
victims were, swept downward through the
building by a huge water tank - which
plunged' from roof to cellar. Almost in
stantly there was an explosion of gas from
several pipes, which hung about the Bides
of the Immense jagged hole.
Flames, fanned by a stiff wind, were
soon sweeping the . upper floors of the
building. Scores of persons in the editorial
and other departments had to fight for
their lives through smoke and wreckage.
The fire department could make little im
pression on the increasing flames. Cries
of the burled victims rose over the shouts
of the firemen and the crowd which quickly
gathered. Although the flames were stead
ily increasing it appeared for a time as if
some who had been hurled to the base
ment might be rescued.
The police headed a volunteer party
which, protected by a water curtain formed
by streams from fire hose, tried to enter
the building. With the opening of the doors
the groans and cries of those pinned in the
ruins became more, distinct .But just
within a wall of flames suddenly arose.
Gradually the . cries died out. All at
tempts at rescue soon had to be abandoned.
Fall of Tank Caasea Fire. ,
When the 10,000-gallon water tank .crashed
from its support on the roof and . cut
through the building the plant was work
ing at full force. 'The collapse of '.the tank
carried with- it -the stereotype' room and
Immediately, caused the outbreak of fire
which hampered the work of rescue and
was responsible for some of the loss of life.
The fall of the tank cut the building In
two and employes In the rear portion were
swept down with the wreck.
There are fifteen injured in . hospitals,
some of whom may die. As many more
were treated for slight hurts.
The chaplain of the fire department
Father Martin, found one man pinned
under a beam and soothed htm until the
firemen were able to free him. The fire
raged for three hours before It was con
trolled. Loss, $450,000; insurance, $275,000.
One Man Missing at Seattle. .
SEATTLE, June 13.-Frlends of Philip K.
Farley, a clerk in the county treasurers
office, who occupied a room In one of the
wooden hotels burned in the great fire of
Friday night, today abandoned hopes that
he had escaped. Farley, who was a nephew
of Right Rev. Philip J. Garrigan,' Roman
Catholio bishop of Sioux City, was 45 years
of age and a native of Boston, and a grad
uate of the BoBton university law school,
Farley leaves m widow and two children In
Boston.
Swedish Baptists
at Sioux Falls
South Dakota Association Will Begin
Its Annual Session Wednes
day. SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. June 13. (Special.)
Arrangements have been completed for
the annual meeting of the Swedish Bap
tist churches of the state of South Da
kota, which will be held In Sioux Falls
from June 15 to 19. This is the most Im
portrait event of the year for this relig
ious organization. Hundreds will be pres
ent to attend the conference, the sessions
of which will be held at the First Swedish
Baptist church. In addition to large del
egatlons from all the Swedish Baptist
churches of South Dakota, many dlstln
gutshed visitors will be present from
other states.
Among the more prominent speakers who
will be present and give their assistance
to the convention will be Dr. D. D. Proper
of the American Baptist Home Missionary
society; Dr. H. Williams of tbe Amert
can Baptist Foreign Missionary society
and General Missionary W. C. King of the
South Dakota State Missionary society.
One of the objects to be attained at the
conference is to bring the church Into
closer relations with the laity.
in Chains,
and Gets Train
don't like the names .of your streets. So
long."
Collins ran several blocks in the first
step of his escape. He ended up In the
back yard of Patrolman Frank Goodrich'
noma at 623 North Forty-first street
Spying a hatchet on the ground, h
snatched It up and began to beat furiously
upon the luck of his shackles. In a minute
the chains fell apart and the erstwhile
pr.sonc-r vaulted a fence and ran to the
railroad tracks. He caught a Missouri
Pacific freight train In a flying leap just
f a score of men and youths arrived near
tae scene.
Patrolman Goodrich was, at the statlo
when the escape occurred, or it would not
have happened, he says, fi
How Do You Like it as Far as
WALKINGS, BflNKTr K
flMT 1 INJUNCTION, JsWf CiwHiR
From the Spokesman-Review.
nASKELL AT NEW CAPITAL
Governor Savs Transaction of Public
Business at Guthrie is Illegal.
RETURNS ARE ROT ALL IN
Majority for Oklahoma City Seems
to - Be GroTTlng Guthrie Man
Aska Federal Coart lor
Injunction
OKLAHOMA CITY. , June Vt8. Governor
Haskell Is establishing' binviejf in Okla
homa City today and declares he la going
to . move all the state offices hare imme
diately. He says the people by an over
whelming vote' made Oklahoma City the
eapltal and he does not see how he can
transact the legal business of the state
anywhere but at the state capital.
'No proclamation Is necessary from me
in regard to the state capital matter,"
said Governor Haskell. "The law does not
require it. Any state business transacted
at Guthrie now would be illegal and it is
up to me to look out for the Interests of
the state.
Oklahoma City will give us free office
rooms, while at Guthrie they were costing
us about $2,000 a month and economy Is
an additional reason for my action." -
The state Board of Education was to
have met in Guthrie today, but will meet
here instead. All other state officers have
been notified that Oklahoma City Is the
permanent seat- of state government and
to come here at once. Thei njunctlon Issued
by Judge Hustdn -should be at once tested
in the supreme court.
Governor's Office la Hotel.
On -a door In the Lee Hlcklns hotel here
Is a sign reading "Governor's Office." Gov
ernor Haskell's family is here with him.
His daughter. Miss Jane, denies she was
stoned in Guthrie, but says some one threw
a stone at one of the young men In her
party' as they were walking along the
street cheering for Oklahoma City.
"I anticipate no trouble In removing the
records from Guthrie when needed," said
Governor Haskell.
. State officials are dating official papers
trcm this place today.
Governor Haskell will disregard the In
junction of the district court of Guthrie.
Attorneys declare the state courts are
powerless to Interfere and that It Is not a
federal question and that the federal courts
will not take action.
Additional returns are coming in slowly
today. Oklahoma City's majority appears
to be growing. The first complete returns
are from Washita county. It gives Okla
homa City J, 200 out of 1.600 votes.
At Sulphur the citizens passed resolu-
(Continued on Second Page.)
People who can
get along very well
with second-hand
things, are watch
ing the For Sale
columns of The
Bee daily.
Every day Bomeone lg advertis
ing an article that- they do not
need,' and every day someone Is
snapping up theee articles.
You have something about the
house that you do not use.
"What Is it?
It has value.
Somebody wants It, and will pay -for
It.
Call Douglas 233 and de
scribe it to the ad taker and
she will tell you what a ad
will cost to sell it. i
Roosevelt Makes
Two Addresses
Former President ' Speaks to Polish
Immigrants in Steerage and
Germans in Third Cabin.
ON BOARD KAISERIN AUGUSTS VIC
TORIA, June 12. (Via wireless to Crook
haven, Ireland, June 13.) Theodore Roose
velt was the chief figure in -a noteworthy
scene In the steerage this afternoon when
he attended a Catholio service held for 1,200
smrcrmnta, ituselejj. and UalcJan Poles.
The emigrants, surrounded an altar .draped
with the American flag chanted a litany,
and than Mr. Roosevelt spoke briefly, the
priest Interpreting.
Mr. Roosevelt welcomed his hearers to
America, and gave them some good advice
on the necessity of avoiding association
with the strangers upon landing. He ex
horted .them to be mindful of the duties of
cltlzenBhlp and to protect the rights of
women. At the end of his remarks the
emigrants crowded about him, trying to
kiss his hands.
Later at a service In the second cabin,
at which a German priest officiated, Mr.
Roosevelt spoke In similar vain to a gath
ering of Germans, who cheered his re
marks. The ex-president, accompanied by
the steamer's captain, inspected the third
cabin and complimented the captain on its
cumtort and condition. He said it was to
be hoped that the steerage might eventually
be quite abolished and its place be taken
by third class cabins'.
This mon.lng Mr. Roosevelt attended a
Protestant service in the saloon. On Mon
day he will address the crew and stokers
and on Tuesday, with French, German and
Polish priests ' and Protestant clergy, he
will give a reception to the first and second
cabin passengers.
Tbe weather has been perfect since the
Kaiserln Auguste Victoria left port.
Eight Weddings at Huron.
MITCHELL, S. D., June 13. Special.)
Eight weddings are scheduled to
take place in this city during the rest
of the month of June, and four have al
ready taken place. Prominent among the
wedded couples is the marriage of Mr.
F. P. A. McUovern and Miss Hermena
Reihsen, which takes place Tuesday morn
ing In the Catholic church. The other Is
that of Dr. George Kimball and Miss
Florence Wlnsor, scheduled for June 29.
Miss Ruth Youngman and Prof. Q. W.
English will be wedded at Colorado Springs,
Colo., Tuesday morning. Both are former
residents of this city, having Wen asso
ciated In work In Dakota Wesleyan. . Miss
Edna Daniels, who has been teaching, In
Redlands, Cat., Is on her way home to
wed A. A. Hummed, of Danville, 111.,
later In the season. Both have been teach
ing at Redlands for several years.
Porter Charlton's Coat
is Found
COMO, Italy, June 13. A part of a man's
coat declared by Borne of his fishermen
neighbors to have belonged to Porter
Charlton was found today In Lake Como,
from the waters of which the body of his
murdered bride, Mary Scott Castle Charl
ton, was recovered last Friday.
The torn garment was fished up from the
bottom of the lake near the pot where
the trunk containing the body of the
woman was found.
Today's discovery strengthens the theory
of many that a double murder was com
mitted. This is the view of Charles M.
Caughy, the American consul at Milan,
who believes Charlton met the same fate
as did his wife. Earlier eve.di.-nce that both
of the Americans were killed, persumably
for their valuables, a as found In the blod
spattered bed at the villa which they oc
cupied. It was declared tevc-n wound
found on the woman's head did not re
lease any such, quantity t blood as left
Us stains in their luku shore home.
Conslantlne Jspoliiloff, the chance nc
quaintarico of the Charltors, from whom
they leased Ihe villa., rernuins I i custody
and i J frequently que.-ti.:ued us develop
ments furnish the detectives with r.c.t
iiiuund for Inquiry. The Ruicl.i main
tains hU klf-posesiuu and he insists thai
I've Gone?
DOLLIVER DEFENDS POSITION
In Speech in Senate He Defends Atti
tude of Insurgents.
NOT DISLOYAL TO PARTY
He Insists that He la Fighting;
for Principles 'of Republican
Party and Not Against
Them.
WASHINGTON, June 1A "When ; It Is
said . that I fight against .the' republican
party, I deny It; I fight tor the party.
This was the keynote of Senator Dolli-
ver's speech in the aerate today, made In
continuation of the debate In connection
with the sundry civil appropriation of
$'J50,000 to enable the president to collect
information concerning the operation of
Hie tariff law.
The speech was the reply of "Insurgent
senators to the charges of party disloyalty
Frequent reference was made to the pres
ident's name and speeches.
Mr. Dolllver declares there was no Ion
ger any freedom of conscience such as had
once mads the republican party strong
Telling how he had supported President
Taffs candidacy, Mr. Dolllver added:
"I never dreamed that within a little
more than a year I would be called upon
to defend myself and the little group of
men with whom I stand, against the
charge of taking seriously the president's
speeches and the party's platform pledges.
Will Not Leave Party.
He exclaimed that he had no intention
of leaving the republican party and would
continue to defend his position and the
interests of the people.
"The president is in error," said Mr.
Dolllver. "It is not necessary for men to
swallow every tariff bill that is set before
I them and it will be difficult to get me ou
on such charge. It cannot be done by
lying aDOut me or caning me names,
such as 'free trader' or 'democrat,' least
of ail it cannot be done by taking from
my neck the mill stone of political pat
ronage. I share the universal disgust o
making a great executive department tho
headquarters of the awkward squad o
politics."
Mr. Dolllver said he was not boasting
that he could "live through a warfare
in which so many have perished." He
added that he "must either submit, quit
or fight.' He ' Bald that the republican
platform die' not promise downward re'
vision of the tariff, but that if It hud tho
promise could have easily been complied
with by reducing articles protected by
(Continued on Second Page.)
in Lake Gomo
he knows nothing as to how or by whom
the crime was committed.
On the supposition that Lake Como con
tains the body of Charlton 'a thorough
search of its bottom and shores was begun
today. The work v. as started in the vicin
ity of the spot from which the fishermen
had drawn the trunk with. Its gruesome
contests to the surface. It was not long
before the searcher were rewarded by the
finding of the portion of a man's coat.
ThU was exhibited among the fisher filk
and others In the vicinity who had seen
the Charltons, and some of these declared
at once that it was part of a suit which
the young Ameiicun had worn.
Further support of the double murder
theory developed as the day progressed
It had been known that the police wero In
pobversiun of Keviral clues leading, t would
appear, to the conclusion that Charlton
htiu been mi'ideied. flicy have, however
b.t-ii decidedly letlcctit regarding their dis
coveries. This afternoon It a Icarntd tiiat the
InvtBtlgaUoiiii had determined that the
Sionc Willi uiiSli Hit; trunk wuh weighted
had been taken fn.tn the wall of the uque
cuci on tlie snori! of tlie lake. Tlie stone
had Imii itiaoved lioui a epot In the wail
.l iii.ie Jliit. ul W..i t. - t.im! u-: ,
fuvUifrgt 4
SMITH'S FRIENDS
TALK OPSPEAKEIt
owa Congressman Prominently Men
tioned for Leading Place in
House of Representatives.
MEMBERS GREET HIM ON RETURN
' t
ells Them How He Triumphed Over
Cummini.
LATTER'S WORK IN DISTRICT
Smith Carried Every Town Where He
Spoke or Cut Majority.
N0RRIS NOT AFTER SENAT0RSHIP
Nebraska ronan-ssmnn Trlls Mem
ber. He Mill Not Bnlir This
Contest In Nebraska This (
Fall.
(From a Stuff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 13. (Special
Telegram ) Representative Walter I Smith
and a company of fellow congressmen
gathered about the luncheon table in the
House restaurant today when the Iowan
told how Senator Cummins had spent three
out of tho four days he was In Iowa dur
ing tho recent campaign, In the Ninth dls
tritc and as a result Judge Smith carried
every town In which Senator Cummins
had spoken or had reduced the progres
sives majority.
If Senator Cummins had remained an
other day In my district," said Judge
Smith, "nobody can tell what my majority
might have been. The vote cast would
seem to indicate that the people of the dis
trict which I represent resented his Intru
sion Into congressional politics."
Judge Smith Is seriously talked of for
speaker, and it Is believed would command
more insurgent strength than any of the
men who have been mentioned for the
place. It is known some of the representa
tives from Iowa look favorably upon him.
and It is believed that Illinois would be
for Smlt'i, should Vncle Joe decide to be
candidate, which is really not looked
tor seriously among the leaders.
But Mr. Mann of Illinois, is a factor to
be reckoned with, as is Tawney of Minne
sota, should things go well with him and
the house be republican.
Hull Rock at Csyltnl. '
Captain J. A. T. Hull of the Des Moines
district, returned this morning from his
late encounter with Judge Prouty, The
captain did not seem in the least crest
fallen. He felt the stalwarts of Iowa
had triumphed, notwithstanding he went
down to defeat. Captain Hull did not
mlnco words when he said the democrats
had been voted like cattle for Prouty.
and that where there were large democratic
strongholds , they- were completely wiped
out because of their failure to vote for
their candidate.
The stalwarts are in control of thestate
convention." said Captain Hull, "and there
will be no uncertain sound as to the reso
lutions the convention will adopt. That
convention will declare unreservedly In
favor of the Taft administration and the
policies of the president. It will also de
clare in favor of tbe Payne-Aldrlch tariff
Din. it win endorse things that Senators
Cummins and Dolllver are opposed to.
The names of tha Wi.nutnro in m 1,,. '
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ment, will not even be referred to."
Taft Slay He Here In Fall.
Senator Brown had a short talk with the
president today, and learned that the presi
dent 1b seriously considering a trip through
the west during the campaign, and may
possibly touch Nebraska. Of course this Is
wholly speculative as to the extan of the
country which the president may desire to
cover, it he goes at ally But that Mr. Taft .
has such a trip under contemplation Is cer
tain. Whether he will decide to break
precedents and take a hand in the fall cam
paign, Is another matter.
The president told some of his callers
this morning that he felt there was no
doubt of this session of congress enacting
into law the railroad bill, the conserva
tion measure and the postal savings blU.
With these measures as a text, the presi
dent would be an additional power in
championing the cause of the republican
party In the fall campaign.
Hon- Cholera Experiments.
Dr. Melvln of the bureau of animal in
dustry was shown a clipping today from
me neur&HHK ur rmer, wnerein ineaHsertlon
was mado that the plan of conducting an
xeperlment at the South Omaha stock yaid
as to the efficacy of hog cholera serum, fol
lowing efforts made by Senator Rurkett to
bring this valuable remedy more sharply
to the attention of Nebraxka stockmen, was
the result of political maneuvering.
Dr. Melvln said there was no oocaslon for
the article; that the experiment was to be
made to show stockmen what the serum
would do for them In preventing loss among
their hogs from cholera, and for no other
purpose; that the department had met Sen
ator Burkett's suggestion, that this experi
ment be made In a spirit of helpfulness.
and with the sole desire to be of service to
the public, lie said further, that while tho
department had had some ur .Hpondonco
with Mr. Crocker upon this Mil jjet, no ar
rangements for experiments had been made
until Senator Hurkett suggested It; and
that there was no politics In It whatever.
The same experiment was conducted In
Kansas City about n year ago with splen
did results, and Senator Burkett thero
foro believed it would be a good plan to
have the experiment made, under similar
conditions ut tho South Omaha stock
yards.
Following tlie senator's correspondence
with the stock yurds management, fncllt
tles were offered to carry on the test, and
the department had simply accepted
plan, and would go ahead with it. Dr.
Melvln was somewhat puassled by the ar
ticle, for he said it was absolutely un
called for, as no political maneuvering had
entered Into the matter at any point.
To some of his coll'-agues of the house
of reprewntatlves, Senator Nortis an
nounced today that be wiuld not w a
eundldato for l.'nllid States senator.
On ic-coiiime-nilution of Congressman
Wood, lr. J. J. Hamilton has born ap
pointed pension examining surgeon ot
Knife, la., vice Dr. ):. A. Wilson, renigned.
Major W. M. Lazxlter, Inspector general,
in relieved from duty at headquarter h,
the Philippines division arid will proceed
to Omulifi fur duly as assistant Ins, e
tor geneml. Department of Mi-smiii.
.Tunics M. Fodk'" or Broken B.i'.v, Nt u .
huil been lulnilited to prac'.lr. l.,;fu'c the
H.ti i Im- department.
I'liHtmafltcis appointed were as follows;
Nebraska Cortland. G.iko cunty, Albert
L. baunmau, vice IS. L. i-uMciroli, resigned.