The Omaha Daily Bee.
THE OMAHA DEE
la tho must powerful business
Cotter In th west, because It goee
to the homes nt poor and rlcb.
WEATHER FORECAST.
For Nrhranfta Generally fair.
For Iowa Generally (air.
For weather report see pnpo 2.
VOL. XXXIX NO. 310.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOKNINQ, JUNE 13, 3910 TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
HUE DEATH LIST (Bryan's Friends
NOWTWENTY-NINE ! Send Petitions
RAILROAD BILL
READYF0R VOTE
to Push Him Out
Boll of Victims in Montreal Casualty
Exceeds Even the First
Reports.
TWENTY-SIX P. A
Only Three Bodies 1 V
of Buildi. .
MISSING
om Ruins
2ZSCUEBS DIGGING
EBRIS
Police and Firemen Searc.
Right for Bodies.
, and
STJBVIVOBS TELL OF HOLOCAUST
Vate Tank MfUhln Twenty-Five
Tons Crnahrt Without Waralna;
from U oaf to Basement -Fire
Breaks Oat Immediately.
MONTREAL, June 14. An all night
ftrarch of the ruins of the Herald building
which was destroyed by fire yesterday,
brought to nght but one victim, making
In all three recovered up to 10 o'clock today.
The bodies recovered are those of Frank
t'on.HlU, a compositor of Perth, Ont.; Laura
Amesse, forewoman of the bindery, Mon
treal, and an unidentified man.
The Typographical union (Vports the loss
t)t thirteen members by deaUi, They are:
X. MILLER, president or the local union.
A. JANSEN.
It. HAKKIS.
C. MORRISON.
J. WADE.
J. PAUHIER.
J. JONES.
J. L1PPK.
W. MURPHY.
C. BORSEMANS.
It. TITTLK.IOHNS.'
FRANK CONSITT.
I'. QUINTELL.'
Relays of police and firemen are digging
t the rulna and It will be at least thlrty
i six hours mora before the basement,
Which Is believed to contain the bodies of
twenty-six additional victims. Is reached.
Reports from the hospital Indicate that
the twenty-five Injured are doing well.
Twenty-nine people lost their lives yester
day when the supports of the sprinkling
ystem tank on the roof of the Herald
building gave way, and the great mass of
v metal and water weighing thirty-five tons,
went crashing to the basement.
Fire broke out immediately, adding Its
horrors to the disaster. The firemen dis
played splendid heroism in rescuing scores
of people from perilous positions In the
tottering) walls. ,
All of those who escaped agroe that the
first warning of the impending, disaster
passed almost unnoticed. There was a
light creaking, then a little more, some
what more pronounced, but It was not until
the celling plaster began to fall that a
rush for tho stairway began.
Some survivors tell of falling one and
two floors ; before the awful crash died
away, and., then .they foiind jthamsejyes L
uuio iu cruwi mruuKU me aonse oust to
a place of safety. The majority sought
safety by rushing to the front of the build
ing, facing on Victoria square. All the
floors held for about thirty feet baok from
the front wall, and to this Is due the fact
that the death list did not run Into tbe
hundreds, for there were nearly 300 peop'.e
In the building at the time.
lteseued by Ladders.
When the flist hook and ladder company
reached the scene, the firemen found the
windows of the upper floors crowded with
people and the crowd on the sidewalk urg
ing them not to jump. Ladders were
danger brought to the ground.
Ono ladder was hoisted, reaching to the
fctfurth floor, on which the b'ndery was
iuvaieu. ii came ueiween two windows.
From one of thes a little gtrl crept along
the coping until she could reach the ladder.
Grasping a round with one hand, and plac
ing a foot on another she lent a helping
, hand to eight or ten girls twice her sise.
' 'When all the girls had reached the ladder,
ana had been brought down to safety she
came down alone. By this time the fire
had started, and smoke was pouring from
the front windows. The little girl fainted
when she reached the bottom of the
ladder.
The cause of the disaster was the break
ing of the supports of the tank of the
sprinklers system. This tank was located
little to the rear of the center of the
building which waa an old structure, re
. mtriAlllMl for thA DlirOOBM Of th Tia.'.n.n
and Its Job department.
The building was valued at $150,000 and
was owned by the Herald company and the
Valuation of the plant Is placed at $300,000.
b About half the linotype battery remained la
f position and It Is believed that the two
. newspaper presses, located In the base-
' merit near the Victoria square frontage,
twere not seriously damaged. The remainder
of the plant is hopelessly wrecked. The In
surance on the building and plant totaled
1175.000.
WRIGHT BROTHERS LOSE
INJUNCTION SUITS
Coart of Appeals Dissolves Tempor
ary Order Asjalust Cartlsa
and Paulhan.
NEW YORK. June 11-The United States
court of appeals today dissolved the tern
porary Injunctions against Glen II. Curtlss
, and Louis Paulhan, the French arlator.
In the suit for Infringements on aeroplane
, patents, brought against them by the
Weight company controlled by the Wright
brothers.
BIG CLASS JIT PRINCETON
President Wlliou Confers Drgreci on
Two Hundred and Glist
Graduates.
PRINCETON. N. J.. June lt-rThe 163d
commencement of Princeton University
toduy was attended by one of the largest
crowds In several years. The exercises
were held In Alexander hall. President
Woodrow Wilson conferred degrees on 308
k nembers of the senior class and Dean An
W Aaw V W.t mnfflrnul Ih. hlvh Am-.
." ma examination as well as six honorary
( aWreea.
He-Union of t laaa of Thirteen.
HURON, 8. D June 14--(Speclal.)-Rev,
and Mrs. perse Pinch have gone to Rlpott,
Wis., to attend a reunion of the class
to which they belonged thirty-five years
ago. There were thirteen members of the
class, all of whom are now living and all
are expected to be present and participate
lit the reunion. It la a remarkable class
t'r''4 n1 eacn member anticipates
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G. M. Hitchcock Now Says Bryan
Never Promised He Would Not
Run for Senator.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
' LINCOLN, Nib., June 14. (Special.)
"Some of the liewspepera have made the
mistake of saying that Mr. Bryan had
promised me that lie would not be a candi
date for the senate. Mr. 'Bryan did not
promlso' mo that lie would.' not run. I
raw Mr. Bryan lust December, I think It
was. and said to him that I was con
sidering running for the senate, but that
if there was anylikellhood, possibility or
probability of him running, 1 would not
enter the race. He assured me that he
wtmld not bu a candidate."
That was tho statement made today by
tiJ M. Hitchcock, when usked If he still
believed, that Mr. Bryan would not be a
candidate for the senate. As he concluded
the interview, Mr. Hitchcock sold:
'JIAnd he has since then congratulated me
forgetting into tho race."
Mr.' Hitchcock called on C, W. Bryan
and then on tho governor. "He was as
pleasant and genial as ever," said Mr.
Hitchcock when asked regarding his visit
to the political manager of Mr. Bryan.
"We merely talked about the weather
and life In Washington and such things,"
said Governor Shallenberger regarding his
lengthy confetenca with his Omaha pollt
Icau partner. "No, he did not ask me to
endorse the Oregon plan of electing United
States senators, and neither was themat
ter mentioned. He did not tell me that
he was sure that Mr. Bryan would not be
a candidate for the United States senate."
Mr. Hitchcock will deliver a speech at
the democratic banqtet at Central City
Thursday night.
The circulation of petitions in the interest
of Mr. Bryan, which is now being done in
various parts of the state, la now being en
gineered from Lincoln by a faithful dem
ocratic party worker and a close political
friend of Mr. Bryan. I. H. Hatfield, an at
torney here, has taken charge of the cam
paign, which will be waged from here, and
be is now sending out petitions to be signed,
but also a letter telling the democratic and
Republican voters why they . should be
signed. Mr. Hatfield is sending out two
kinds of petitions one is to be signed by
democrats, asking that his name go on the
ticket as a democratic candidate, and the
other to be signed by members of all parties
who may desire Mr. Bryan to run.
Wrights Lose
Legal Point on
Airship Patent
Brother Aviators Get Blow by Va
cating' of Temporary Injunctions
. .Obtained by Them.
NEW YORK, June H.-OrvIlie and "Wil
bur Wright., lost 'a point today In their
court fight .to protect the patents covering
their aeroplalne from alleged infringements
by Glenn H. Curtlss and Louis Paulhan,
the . French aviator. By unanimous d.-
cis'.on on the United States oourt of ap
peals vacated the temporary Injunctions
obtained by the Wright company against
Paulhan and the Herrlng-Curtlss company.
ptr.dlng trial of suits which will determine
whether there is any Infringement In fact.
The decision cites that the only question
Involved Is whether, In the defendant's
aeroplane, the tendency to swerve or spin
counteracted by means of a vertical
rudder. Followln the issuance of the tem
porary Injunction of the joints were sub
mitted by both sides which present sharp
conflicts In the evidence. Under the cir
cumstances the oourt says, the Infringe
ment is not so clearly established as to
Justify a preliminary Injunction.
The order against the Herrlng-Curtlss
company was granted some time ago at
Buffalo, by Judge Hazel; the Paulhan In
junction waa Issued here by Judge Hand.
Auto Accident
Near Atlantic
Mrs. Charles Baxter and Daughter
, Seriously Hurt When Car
Runs Into Creek.
ATLANTIC, la., June 14. (Special Tele
gram.) While out automobile driving,
Charles Baxter, a prominent real estate
dealer of this town and his family, figured
in a serious aocldent on Troublesome creek,
Monday night .Mrs. Baxter and Miss
Hettle Baxter, a daughter, are In the bos
pltal aa a result of their injuries.
The accident accurred when the driver
attempted to avoid collision with another
vehicle. The machine waa thrown off the
approach to the bridge and lqto the creek.
A baby, which fell into the water, waa res
cued uninjured.
Alleged Murderer Arrested.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D., June It (Special.)
nerui Burrmge ot Blackrock. Ark., has
aepartea from Gregory county, having in
custody Joseph Langs ton, a Tripp county
nomesteaaer, wno, it is alleged, la wanted
in Arkansas on a charge of murder. For
more than tap years officers have been In
search of Langston and he finally was
located In Tripp county by detectives who
nave been working in that vicinity during
the last few weeks. Langton was one of
those who was fortunate enouch to draw
homesteads In the ceded portion of the
ibosebud Indian reservation In Trlpp
county, his number being 4041. It Is al
leged that he killed a rival In a love affair.
Airship and Auto Race
from Omaha to Lincoln
A race from Omaha to Lincoln between
an aeroplane and an automobile it, a possi
bility at Omaha's big aviation meet, which
will be held July to 14. Guy Smith has
Issued a chanllenge for auoh a contest to
Glenn H. Curtlss, Charles H. Wlllard and
J. C. Mara, the three aviators who are
coming here.
Two such raoea have recently been held
In the east, one event being won by each
kind of machine. Tbe Omaha Aero elub
will get up a silver cup for the contest If
It can be arranged.
With the arrival here Wednesday of J.
C. Mara, arrangement for the aviation
CONGRESS READY
TO QU1TCAPIT0L
Members Expect Adjournment Next
Week, Probably Saturday,
. June 25.
PROGRAM MAY BE ALTERED
Chief Executive 'Anxious to See State-,
hood Bill Enacted.
SAVINGS BANKS ALSO DELAYED
Senate May Receive Measure in Re
turn for Statehood.
PRESIDENT MAY NOT GO TO TALE
Executive Insists on Passage of State
hood Bill and this May Delay
Close of tho
Session.
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WASHINGTON, June 14. Because nest
next week may witness the end of the
present congressional session, President
Taft has decided not to start for New
Haven Sunday night. If there should be
a delay in congress tho president will go
to New Haven Tuesday night to remain
over Wednesday. But If there Is a pros
sura of business he will forego the privi
lege of seeing his son graduate.
The White House Information today was
that congress might adjourn on Saturday
of noxt week. There Is, of course a chance
that this program may be upset, especially
as tho president Is Insisting that the
statehood bills shall be enacted Into laws
before adjournment.
In urging statehood legislation President
Taft yesterday had a long talk with Sen
ator Beverldge for the first time Blnco
the Indiana republican convention. 'Sen
ator Beverldge hau not been at the White
HouBe Blnce a few days before the con
vention. The president, who had sent' for
him, told him that he desired statehood
at this session for New Mexico and Ari
zona. An agreement Is said to have been reached
by which the senate will take the house
postal savings bank bill In return for the
house taking the senate statehood bill.
The conservation legislation, giving the
president authority to withdraw water
power sites, phosphate and coal lands, etc.,
until special legislation lor the distribution
of these lands can be passed, will be taken
hp Immediately after the postal savings
bill Is out of the way and that statehood
will follow conservation.
Conservation
and Dedication
Meeting ..of Development Congress
and Opening or .Hew trapiuu wui
' Bring Crowds to Pierre,
PIERRE. S. D.. June 14. (Special.) The
officers and committee in charge of the
Conservation and Development congress to
be held in thlB city June 29 and ao, ana
July 1, are more than busy in ineir ei
forts to make It the greatest in tne nis
torv of the state. The program, commit
tee has Its work well In hand and will
announce a very attractive list of speak
ers this week.
The dedication of the capltol will occur
either June 29 or 30, and If Governor Ves-
sey secures the speaker he Is. after for
this occasion, It will Insure 10,000 people
coming to Pierre for the entire congress.
There is one feature the committee
wishes to call especial attention to, and
that Is the fact that the women are par
ticularly requested to attend, and. women
speakers will be upon the program. The
greatest element in the development of the
state is the home, and the fact la not be
ing overlooked nor Its importance underes
tlmated by the committee.
The larger portion of the program will
be devoted to the development of the re
sources of the state.
Tax Resolution
in the Senate
Proposal to Postpone Collection of
Corporation Tax Will Be Opposed
by President.
WASHINGTON, , Juno 14.-Senator Cullom
today introduced in the senate a Joint reso
lUtlon postponing until January 1 next, the
payment of the corporation tax; The reso
lutlon waa referred to the committee, on
finances.
President Taft has expressed his em
phatic disapproval of the plan involved In
Senator Collum's resolution. Attorney Gen
eral Wlckersham also disapproves. Should
it be come a law It would be necessary
or the government to issue certificates to
the extent of about (25,000,000 to meet obit
gatlons, which the treasury department had
Intended paying with the proceeds of the
corporation tax.
Timber t ire Near Fort William.
WINNIPEG, June 14.-AI1 of the fire
rangers in the district around Fort Wll
Ham, Ont, have been ordered out to fight
a serious fire raging In the timber -for
a radius of fifty miles north and west of
that city. Tbe big electrio plant at Kaka
bekae Falls, which supplies Fort William
and Port Arthur with power, has been
compelled to close.
meet will progress rapidly, for Mr. Mars
will select the field where races will start,
and with this done, details can be arranged.
Mr. Mars and Clarke Powell will vialt
together all the sttes under consideration,
and a selection will be made by nightfall.
Mayor Dehtman will do his utmost to
have the first afternoon of the meet be
come a publlo holiday and will close the
city hall. The mayor, at Mr. Powell's sug
gestion, will ask tbe Board of County Com
missioners to close the court house that
afternoon and the business bouses of the
city will be urged to shut up shop, through
a mayoral proclamation.
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RIOT VICTIM DIES OF WOUND
Nicholas. Jimika of South Omaha
Passes Away.
FRESH TROUBLE TUESDAY A. M.
Greek Settlement In gtato of Turmoil
and Police Take Step to Move
Laborers' Lit!
Cars, t V
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Nicholas Jimlka, wounded in the South
Omaha Greek riot Monflai night, died In
the hospital yesterday afternoon at 3:S0.
Surgeons had operated on him but with
little hope and the fears proved correct.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning the
South Omaha police had another riot call
to Thirty-fourth and B streets, whore Mon
day night one Greek was fatally shot and
several wounded as the result of a riot
started because a boy was t.."used of rob
bing the car of a track gang of, the North
western road.
Finding that the Greek settlement was
still in a state ot turmoil, the police are
taking steps to have the laborer's living
cars removed from the scene of the dis
turbance. .
The dead man was one of about seventy
Greek laborers from a number of board
ing cars on the Northwestern tracks north
of the Lane cutoff. He, with , his fellow
countrymen, were engaged In a fight on
the arrival pf the police. The officers
attempted' to quell the disturbance and
make some arrests and were beset by the
Greeks, who ar said to have ben . armed
with clubs, bricks and more dangerous
weapons, including knives and guns.
tactical purpose of this policy Is likely riot
The Greeks pressed the officers close
and one man la Bald to have struck Officer
John Zaloudek with a ball bat and this
drew on him the fire of the policeman.
The bullet entered and lodged in the ab
domen and after examination Dr. A, H.
Koenlg said he thought . tbe man would
die of his Injuries. He was taken to the
South Omaha hospital. . .
. Robbery Aliened Cause.
The riot arose, according to the storv
of the Greeks, over a robbery of their car
by a boy named Claud King and his
brother. The Greeks gave chase to the
two boya and caught them, but the bova
after a fight fled and one ran into the
bouse of Tom Harvett at Thirty-fourth
and B streets.
The Greeks rushed Into the yard and
demanded the boy's surrender. This was
refused and became the signal for the up
rising or the Greeks, who swarmed out
of their boarding cars and returned to
Harvett's place.
The entire gang attacked Harvett and
beat . him. Then, not having found the
boys, they went from house to house in
tne neighborhood and threatened to
break in. They are said to have attacked
several places. One was that of Elmer
Ctjapln.
'tne entire neighborhood resented this
method of search and many clashes were
In progress for a period of half an hour
(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 someone Is advertis
ing an article that tbejr do not
need,- and every day someone is
snapping up these 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 238 and de
scribe it to thi? ad taker and
she will tell you what an ad
.will cost to Bell it.
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Officers Guard
State Records at
Guthrie, 'Okl.
Hearing on Suit for Injunction to
Prevent Removal of Capital Goes
Over Till This Afternoon.
GUTHRIE, Okl. June 14. Twelve deputy
sheriffs have been sworn In and placed
about the state house to guard against the
removal of the state's records to Oklahoma
City, where Governor Haskell has estab
lished headquarters.
Charles Daugherty, state labor commis
sioner, when leaving for Oklahoma City to
day, was stopped by an officer and the con
tents of his suitcase examined before he
was permitted to proceed.
Despite these 'steps taken by the faction
opposed to removal, Leo Meyer, assistant
secretary of state,, announced vtoday that
all state books and records would Be-ttroVM
to Oklahoma City upon completion of
vault for their reception..
The hearing on Governor Haskell's de
murrer to the order of tbe county district
court restraining the state officers from
removing the capital of Oklahoma City
was set for this morning, but owing
to the delay In the . arrival ot Attor
ney General West, It was postponed
to ' this afternoon. Though ' the hear
ing was to be in chambers, a number of
Guthrie women were present this morning
at the hour set for taking up the case. The
possibility of armed resistance to the re
moval of the state records Is ridiculed here.
Senator Cummins
Will Preside
Former Governor Will Be Temporary
. Chairman of Iowa Republican
Convention.
DES MOINES, la., June 14. Senator A.
B. Cummins was today chosen as tempo
rary chairman of the Iowa state republican
convention, to be held In Dea Moines Au
gust 3.
W. F. Hunter of Webster was named bb
temporary secretary. Seth S. Trainer of
Ackley' was made assistant temporary secT
retary. The Insurgents control the com-a
nilttee with seven to three. The Eighth
district committeeman, G. D. Copeland,
died recently.
There ' was a slight contest between
friends ot Senator Cummins and Charles
Grilk of Davenport, republican nominee
for congress from the second district, also
an Insurgent, who wanted to be tempor
ary chairman.
BARNS BURN AT SHENANDOAH
Tea Mules, Ono Horse and Several
Hundred Bushels of Grain
Are Destroyed.
. SHENANDOAH, la., June 14.-(Special
Telegram.) Fire at J:J0 this morning de
stroyed two barns and . tool shed on the
Henry Hand farm Just west of this city.
The farm was rented by the' Atlantic Can
ning company and the fire, which started
In the hay barn, gained such headway that
nothing could be saved.- Ten mules and
one horse, besides several hundred bushels
of grain and some hay, Implements and
other property, were burned. The groans
of the burning animals could be heard for
blocks. The loss on the buildings was not
great, but the canning company loses about
$3,200, covered by $2,600 insurance. No cause
Is known for the fire.
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Biscuit Expert Shows
Effect of Bleaching Flour
KANSAS CITT. Mo., June 14.-Mlss
Hanna L. Wessilng of the government food
laboratory, Chicago, waa the first witness
called today in the bleached flour cases,
being tried In the United Statea court here.
She brought Into court biscuits of her own
baking. With these she demonstrated the
effects obtained from both unbleached and
bleached flour after the application of a
diluted solution of the grless "re-agent."
Miss Wvssllng was teacher of chemistry In
a Cincinnati medical college before sne en
tered the government service.
The biscuits which were Introduced In
evidence had been made by Miss Wessllng
from some of tbe flour seized by the gov
Had a Great Fall.
METAL TOSSERS JUBILANT
Stereotypers and Electrotypers Get
Word of Legal Victory.
UNION CONTRACTS ARE UPHELD
Proposition for Annual Election ' of
the International Officers Turned
Down by Uwi Committee
and Delearates.
A Jubilant spirit took possession of tbe
convention of stereotypers and electro'
typers In their convention when Just on
the point of adjourning for the day Tues
day. Delegate Carroll of New York union
No. 1 read a letter from the firm of law
yers representing Stereotypers union No. :
and Electrotypera union No. 100 telling of
a. favorable decision of the court of ap
peale In an Important - case ' that has been
w asm . tnim6'm JW.t iaourfc .and., ha cost
the two unions $10,000.
The case just decided involved the right
of a firm of employers to execute a con
tract with a . union to conduct a union
office, thereby compelling non-union : em
ployes to olther Join the union or vacate
their situations. The decision holds that
such a contract Is good and the courts
will enforce' It. - .
. Carroll Gives History.
1 Delegate Carroll gave this history of
the case in brief: .
In New York City, after many confer
ences, , the union officials succeeded in
signing up a firm that had long been
non-union. Then three men working In
the shop went Into court to enjoin the
employers and the union from signing the
contract agreed upon. In the lower courts
the decisions went both ways, but on the
final trial In the court of appeals the
union has clinched Its victory.
The convention gave a riBing vote of
thanks to the two unions that have fur
nlshed the largeamaunt of money required
to carry the case to a final Issue, and the
International officers were also directed
to extend the thanks of the organization
In writing under the seal of the union.
All the delegates seemed to regard this
decision as equaling in importance, so far
as ,the cause of unionism Is concerned,
the famous Danbury hatters' (base, in
which the employers scored a winning.
Yearly Elections Defented.
The committee on laws reported adversely
to a proposed amendment making the
election of International officers occur
yearly instead of biennially, and the con
vention sustained the report by a large
majority.
An attempt to so change the constitu
tion that international officers might . all
be elected from one union, If the members
of the organization so dealred, was also
reported adversely, and the convention sus
tained the report. At present the Inter
national officers . are taken from var
ious sections qf the country, and cannot
possibly all bo taken from any one center
or section.
usea to promptness In reporting for
work the delegates to the convention of
the International Stereotypers and Electro
"f"" "o less prompt in snowing up
for their legislative duties. At the hour
set they are all on band, and Indicate by
the flood of new laws and amendments of
fered that they have been working with
their brains In the Intervals between ses
sions. The laws committee of the conven
tion now has before It for consideration
nearly four-score propositions of more or
over three-score propositions of more or
iiuiwi uiucs, iney rsnge rrom a cor-
(Continued on Second Page.)
ernment Those which had been subjected
to the grless reagent test were pink. His
cults made from unbleached flour sub
jected to the same test retained their nor
mal color. Miss Wessllng said that the
pink color Indicated the presence of
nitrites. '
She was cross-examined for two hours,
but she did not change her direct testi
mony materially.
8. F. Acres, associate professor of or
ganic chemistry at Johna Hopkins uni
versity and formerly at the universities of
Utah and Texas, testified that ha had de
tected. the presence of nUrltes ia bleached
flour. ,
Measure Presented to Both Houses of
Congress Following Agreement
ia Conference.
ONE WEEK TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS
Conferees in Long Session to Har.
monize Differences.
MAY BE ADOPTED DURING DAYV
Effort Made to Pass Measure in Sen
ate and House.
FOUR MONTHS OF ACTUAL WORK
Mater t niler Continuous Considera
tion nllh l.ona Debate Over Hates,
l.onjt and Short llnule aad
Commerce Court.
WASHINGTON. June 14,-The conference
report on tho railroad administration bill
was presented to the Senate at 1:30 o'clock
today by Chairman Klklns of the senate
committee on interstate commerce. It
was laid before the huuxe late in the day,
but, under the rules, cannot be acted
upon by the liouse until disposed of by the
senate.
It represented one week's work bv
conferees of tho senate, and house in
an effort to harmonize the differences In
the bills passed by the two branches, and
nearly four month's continuous consider
ation In one or tho other. At the re
quest of several senators, the report went
over until tomorrow when an effort will
be made to procure Its adoption. The two
democratic conferees did not sign the. re- t
port, and Senator Newlanda gave notice
today that he would preeent a minority
report.
Generally speaking the finished work
of the conferees is declared to be satis
factory to the senate, although In large
part It follows the lines of the house bill.
A number of the amendments secured by
a "Insurgent republican senators, how
ever, were Retained by the conferees. So
far as haw been Indicated the only ob
jection which may be raised lh the senate
to the adoption of the report relates to
tho action of the conferees in adopting the
house provision on the subject of long
and short hauls.
Some of the western senators favored tht
retention of the senate provision on tht
ground that the house amendment might
be construed by the courts to be uncon
stitutional. They were disposed to regiatei
tehir protest In brief speeches In whloh
they would state their satisfaction with
the house provisions If its constitutionality
were assured.
iney were not Inclined to delay action
on the report longer than would be re
aulrefl tn .tut. thai. i . , .
u.m.ouui. . ine oonieraes
w -that relating to the period for wtitoh
increases in rates might be suspended by
the commission. The conferees accepted
the senate provision of ten months.
As finally perfected by the conferees, th
bill carries most of the features of ths
original administration measure, except tbe
sections to permit railroads to make pool
ing agreements, to authorize the govern
ment to regulate the Issuance of stocks and
bonds and to permit railroads to purchase
the remaining stock of another linn in
vrnnnrt m,., , , ...
which it already controls 60 per cent In the
line.
So much opposition developed in both
houses against the provlBlons that all ex
cept the securities section we
outright. The house' bill retalned the sec-'
tlon providing tor federal regulation of the
securities of railroads, but It was objec-
nuiiauie 10 ine senate chiefly because of Its
Inability to meet the opposition of demo
crats who were determined to fight against
its adoption!
In the place of the house provision the
conferees lncomoratMl n nmui.Un n.
izlng the president to appoint a commis
sion to Investigate, questions pertaining to
the issuance of stocks and bonds by rail
roads. Expenditures by the oommisAlon are
limited to $25,000, and It was not given au
thority to summon witnesses, or to compel
the 'production of books and papers.
STRIKERS ATTACK POLICF
Two Officers Are Badly Beaten by
Laborers at Roches,
ter, ST. V.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., June 14.-Severa
hundred laborers, members of . the local
laborers union, who are on strike for an
increase in wages, begun a riot today in
front of the Lyceum theater. Policemen
Otto and Beachell attempted to disperse
the men, when they were set upon and
severely beaten. Felled by a brick, Otto
was being beaten into unconsciousness,
when he drew his revolver and began fir
ing. One bullet struck a striker in the lei
and he was taken to a hospital. Pollc
reserves were rushed to the scene and tin
strikers dispersed.
SHERMAN WILL NOT SPEAK
Vice President Cnable to Coma to
Iowa City Because of His
Wife's Illness.
IOWA CITY, Ia., June 14.-(Speclal Tele-gram.)-Owlng
to the serious Illness of hit
wife Vice President Sherman will be unablt
to come to the University of Iowa to de
liver the commencement address Wednes
diy evening. President Cyrus Northrop ol
tho Unlveisity of Minnesota haa been s
cured In his stead.
Railroad to Buffalo.
BUFFALO, Wyo., June 14.-(8peclal.)-Buffalo
Is soon to be connected with tht
outside world by rail. Foreign capitalists,
after a careful Investigation of the field,
have decided to build a broad gauge stearc
road from Buffalo to Clearmont, on tht
Burlington, a distance of forty miles, and
thence on to a connection with the St. Pau,
road In Montana. Citizens of Buffalt
have subscribed $35,000 for the preliminary
surveys. "
Another company will build a line from
fcherldan. on the Burlington, to Miles
City, Mont., a distance of 1U2 miles,
which will Connect with both the Northern
Pacific and the St. Paul road.
I. other O. Karrlusiuu,
NORTH PLATTE. Neb., June 14 -(Sp..
clal.)Luther o. Farrlngton. who has been
at Excelsior Springs, Mo., and at Omahs
for treatment was brought home early thi
morning in Assistant Superlnttndent Roth'i
private car. He died about the time th
train reached Brady In this county. Mr
Farrlngton was a nold timer and for vearv
C 3miout railroad nan o ftU' olao.
