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PRIME OBJECT OE
STEELC031BINE
Commissioner of Corporation! Smith
Says Pig Corporation Wat Organ
teed to Eestrict Competition.
MUCH WATER IN
JHE
STOCK
Capital of $1,402,009,000 Represented
Property Worth $8,820,000.
CONTROL OF t)RE PROPERTIES
Corporation How Owns Seventy Per
Cent of Lake Deposits.
INDEPENDENT OUTPUT GROWS
Willie Combine Has Urea Br Se
lav Control of Ores Ia Share of
Business Dropped to A boat
Fifty rer Cent.
"WA8HINOTON. June v. -Restriction of
competition la declared to have been the
prime ' object of the organisers of the
United State Bteel corporation, which waa
capitalised at tl.4O2,CJG,0u0 and had tangible
property worth only K2,O00,O0O; the cor
poration having concentrated Ita efforts to
ecure ore properties, ri'iw owns 75 per cent
of the lake ores, upon which the prevent
ateel Industry la baaed. Theae are aome of
the conclusions reached In the long ex-
pv.ed report of CommlsMoner of Cor
V poratlons Herbert Knox Smith on the steel
' Industry, part one of which was submitted
to the president today.
1 Discussing In detail how "the Impending1
Struggle of the giant" was averted, al
most over night, by the formation of the
iuat combination of combinations, taking
In 250 subsidiary companlea, controlling 0
pr cent of the total crude and finished
ettj.a production of the country, the report
aa.ts: .
'Vntll im the bulk of the business waa
distributed among a very considerable num
ber f concerns. There was sharp compe
tlon.l modified by frequent pools of greater
or less duration and effectiveness."
First Bra of Combinations.
Thsn.cam an era of great combinations,
the report continues, with capitalisations
ranging from 130.000,000 to 1100,000.000, mer
gers of many small companies, which in
stead of eliminating competition, threat
ened to bring price cutting on a larger
scale than ever before. In 1899-1900 there
were three great companies, the Carnegie
' company, Federal Bteel and National Bteel,
dominating the production of arude and
semi-finished products, and six concerns,
the American Bteel and Wire, American
Tin Plate, American Bteel Hoop, American
' Eheet Steel, National Tube and American
Bridge, controlling the lighter finished
products.
This was the period when the "struggle
of the giants" was Impending and when
the formation of the United Btates Steel
corporation waa conceived and brought
about. .TT ntna' of the. companies . named
were combined, and later the Union Bteel
company, the Clairlori Bteel company, 'and,
In 1907, the Tennessee, Coal, .Iron and Rail,
road company were taken over. The pro
moting syndicate putting the deal through
neted $01,800,000 In cash.
Profits. Are. Knormens.
During the ten years of Its operation, the
report says, the' Steer trust lias 'paid 'av'er
i go annual profits jot .13. per .cent on -ths
mney Invested. In this connection atten
m Is called to' he 'fact that a consider
ole part of. the Investment - Is- In unde
veloped or un worked properties, showing
that dividends from paying properties mum
be' much larger than the average would In
dicate. Insisting .upon computing. 0roflts
upon a tangible property .value, basis,, the
report says that the steel corporation In
defining Its book valuation undoubtedly
would claim that' there was a "merger
value." Aa to this , the commissioner says:
"It is probably, true that the various prop
erties acquired by the seel corporation,
taken together with the organisation of
the company as a going concern, do have
a value In excess of the sum of their values
as separate entitles, . The co-ordination
and Integration made possible by the com
bination of such properties under a single
control undoubtedly tend to reduce costs,
either through economies or through re
moving the necessary of paying profits to
others.
"Further, Insofar as the concentration of
the Industry under control of a single con
cern gives to it a monopolistic power over
prices and production, this may result In an
Increase In Its earning power, and eonse-
quently In aa Increase In Its value as m
going concern. This Involves, however, (A
reduction of actual or potential eompfCl-
(Continued on Second Pag.
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Shipping Strike
is Now Like an
Endless Chain
Dockmen Who Went Out to Aid Fire
men Insist Firemen Stay Out Till
They Get More Pay.
LONDON, June .-The shipping strike
has assumed the nature of an endless
chain. No sooner la a settlement reached
In one quarter than a disagreement ap
pears in another. Both sides charge the
other with contravening the arrangements
which promised to end the dispute.
Apparently there would be little diffi
culty In arriving at a compromise with the
original strikers the seamen and firemen
but the dock hands who walked out In sup
port of the claims of their sea-going com
rades now Insist that the Utter should not
accept the proposed terms until the shore
gangs receive all that they want.
The situation at Hull was so riotous
throughout the night that hundreds of
london police were dispatched hurriedly
to that port this morning.
LIVERPOOL Jun 30. Despite all oon
Of salons made the strike situation shows!
no Improvement today. The dock hands
are now demanding a guaranty that the
wage advances will not be merely tem
porary. The White Star line today declare- a
lockout against all men employed on Its
Liverpool steamer, with th exception of
the officers and engineers, and Is trying
to obtain nonunion crews.
The crew of the Red Star liner Zeeland,
which Is still lying In th river, joined the
strikers today.
Three separate fires In different parts
of the White Star line steamer Arabic
were dlsoovered and quenched In the course
of the afternoon. The vessel Is scheduled
to sail from Liverpool tomorrow for New
York by way of Queenstown. The White
Star officials are unable to account for
the fires except that they were started by
Incendiaries.
Woman, Crazed by
Heat, Kills Children
and Hangs Herself
Mrs. Maude McCrary of Los Angeles
Commits Suicide in Texas After
Cutting Throats of Little Ones.
LOCKNEY, Te.., June 90.-Craxed ' by
heat which prevailed here Mrs. McCrary
yesterday killed her three children and
ended her own life. Mrs. McCrary was
here on a visit to her mother, Mrs. R M.
Hamilton.
Apparently Mrs. McCrary cut the throats
of the children with broken glass. The
children's ages were S and I year and S
months, respectively.
Searchers today found the body of Mr.
MaCrary hanging from a windmill in the
rear of a house she had; been occupying
here, and the bodies of her three ohildren,
with- their threats cut, in' some weeds near
tit dwelling. ' ;
Move to Investigate ).
Senator Stephenson
Record of Election of WisoWin M&n
Received by Senate' ax jf Re
ferred to Committee.
WASHINGTON. June M. Another sen
atorial election investigation question was
placed before the senate committee on elec
tions today when the full records of the
legislative Investigation of the election of
United State Senator Stephensoa of Wis- 1
consln were received by th vie president,
laid before th senate and referred to th
commltte.
. The reference - was on th suggestion of
Senator Heybu Jot Idaho, a member of th
commltte.
Th InveeUgatlon first was mad by a
Joint committee of th Wisconsin legisla
ture, which found no direct violation of
law and subsequently by a special com
mltte of th Wisconsin senate, which In
Its report made a variety of charges In
connection with Senator Stephenson's
election.
TYi documents received today direct
f'om th Wisconsin legislature request a
oongreeatonal Investigation of th charge
against Senator Stephenson.
Th senate members of the Joint com
mittee ef the two houses of th Wisconsin
legislature did not Join with the house
members In the report which made no
specirte finding against th senator. The
report of the state senate's special com
mltte declared Mr. Stephenson's election
to be the result of corruption and alleged
that $107,000 had been spent In hi behalf.
No senator waa willing to say today what
the senate may do until the committee on
privilege and elections found aa oppor
tunity to go over the papers, but It waa
generally conceded that the Lorimer In
qulry supplied a precendent for an Investi
gation.
Senator Stephenson Is In Wisoonsln and
is not expected to return until after the
Fourth of July. He and his friends have
contended that the expenditures In th
W ! camDaicn were legitimate. .Books shaw-
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mi
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th payment of $98,000. It is said, were
exhibited before the Wisconsin oommltte.
I MjTREVINO CANDIDATE FOR
7
PRESIDENT OF MEXICO
Mexleaa Paper Printed la Baa An
ton!, Tex., Calls rtsaelses I.
Made re m Traitor.
8AN ANTONIO. Tex.. June a The can
didacy of General Geronlmo Trevlno tor
the presidency of Mexico has been for
mally launched through the establishment
of a Mexican paper In San Antonio. El
Constltuolonai. The candidate for vtoe
president 1 Fernando Igleslaa Calderon.
The paper calls Francisco L Madero a
"traitor and a treaaonlst."
FRENCH EXPRESS IS WRECKED
Hall a Parta-Havr Lin Are
and Tfcronsn Train ta
Overturned.
Cat
PARIS. June SO. The express from Havre
tor Parts was derailed by train wreckers
at Pont-De-L'Arche, Bear Louiveres last
night. AH the cars turned ever, but none
of ths passengers was erlouaiy injured.
Copies of the Guerre Boclala was found
laying beside the cut ralla. The proas to
day strikes a note of alarm and demands
that th aew ministry put aa end to revolu
tionary activity and eutraga.
COMMITTEE PUTS
IILNES UPON GRILL
Chicago Han Denies Boasting; that He
Personally Pnt Lorimer
Over.
CONTRADICTS OTHER TESTIMONY
Comes Out in Statement Against that
of H. H. Hettler.
SATS LUMBER NOT INTERESTED
Declares Interest Did Not Raise Fund
for Tariff Fight.
CERTAIN WHAT AID RICH SAID
He Alse Say that Lumber Iateresta
Had Kotalan- to Do with Elect
ing Illinois Senator Reit
erates Taft Story.
WASHINGTON. June 30,-Edward Hlne
of Chicago was subjected today to a rigid
cross-examination by John It. Marble, at
torney for tho senate investigating com
mittee, v "
Mr. Illnes contradicted sworn testimony
by President Herman 11. Hettler of the
Hettler Lumber company of Chicago, that
Hlnes had boasted to him of having person
ally elected Lorimer. He denied that the
lumber Interests raised a big sum to lobby
for tariff legislation In 1J09 or that the
lumber Interests had anything to do with
the Lorimer election.
Mr. Hlnes declared that he was "abso
lutely certain" he was not mistaken about
his testimony that former Senator Aldrich
stated to him the president was anxious
to have Lorimer elected. Asked about a
denial of this from the White House after
his testimony at Springfield, Mr. Hlnes
said that such a denial has never been
"called to his attention."
The White House statement In question,
copies of which were reissued last night,
concluded as follows:
"The statement by Mr. Hlnes that the
president was anxious for and was urging
the election of Mr. Lorimer Is wholly un
founded." Hlnes Renames Testimony.
With h's pockets bulging with documents
Edward Hlnes, the millionaire Chicago ium-
berman who is charged with having ex-
pressed knowledge of a
Lorlmer election
fund, today resumed the witness stand be
fore the senate committee Investigating the
election of Senator Lorimer.
Mr. Hlnes' counsel sought to show that
Mr. Hlnes was not In Chicago last Feb-s
ruary about the time Clarence 8. Punk,
general manager of th International Har
vester company, claim Mr. Hlnes called
upon him to refresh his memory In regard
to the famous Union League club conver
sation In which Mr. Funk testified Mr.
Hlnes asked him to contribute $10,000 to
reimburse a $100,000 Lorimer election fund.
, Bills for service rendered him at a Wash
ington hotel for. the months preceding
Marin 4 were presented. The first bill was
fo 'fir days, the 'bill amounting to $366.50.
i rBetter.read th items," suggested Sen
ator '.Kern. The largest Item was $260
cash. Another bin was for more than $600.
Th witness produced a plat of the Chi
cago river,, over the treatment of which
there Is said to have been a controversy
between the International, Harvester com
pany, on one side' and Senator Lorimer,
Mr. Hlnes -and others, on the other. side.
Mr. Hlnes said that at-the exact moment
Senator Lorimer' was elected he IUnes)
waa at the Union League club at Chicago
telephoning the Associated Press there to
ascertain the result of the . balloting at
Bprlngflald. The witness could not de
finitely fix the hour, saying It was between
1:30 and I p. m. H said he was told that
th voting waa on at Springfield, that Mr.
Lorimer had 10$ votes and a moment later
the Associated Press Informed him that
Senator Lorimer was elected.
"Didn't you consider the election was the
result of your efforts T" asked Attorney
Marble.
No. I considered that I was a mere
message bearer and I never did know what
th affect of that message was."
-v Cantradleta Hettler.
Mr. HUesSdenled the testimony of Ilar-l
man H. Hetties M tlu'tfago, a co.6Uk-g
lumber mVn. At th Helm hearing at
8prtngfleld Hettler testified that Mr. Klne
ssld of thepew senator, Mr. Lorimer: "I
elected htm; t did It myself, personally."
Mr. Hlnes testified that he merely told
Kettler he had been talking to the Associ
ated Press and understood Lorimer had
been elected senator.
Mr. Hlnes acid he and Mr. Hettler. had
never been friends. He explained Xhat his
company got the trade of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company away from' th Hettler
concern.
"Did you use any language which might
have been honestly' Interpreted as 'I elected
him, I did It myself, personally r "
"No, sir; on tie contrary. It was not an
honest mistake, Practically all that was
said was that' Lorimer had been elected
and that I was very happy over It"
"Don't you think you have been rather
unfavorable as to the choice of gentlemen
to whom you talk, as shown by the talt-
monyT"
"I don't think I have been from what
has been said here."
Mr. Hlnes said he did not know how
much money the lumber interest raised
for the expenses of a committee In Wash
ington during the tariff legislation of
109. which was about the time Mr. Lorimer
was elected. He admitted that he might
have known the amount expended about
the time he waa asked to contribute to
the deficiency. He was willing to make
aa affidavit that It waa not 178.000.
Joy Eider Killed
and Two Badly Hurt
Automobile Carrying Six Persons if
Overturned Near Braddock,
Pennsylvania,
PITTSBURO, June 0. J. p. Truesnaa of
Wheeling was killed and Edward Ward
and Charles Irwin of this city were fatally
hurt In an automobile accident near Brad-
dock some time during the night The
dead man and the two unoonscloua men
were found by th roadside today.
The accident waa th end of a "joy ride"
of six persona Three of the riders escaped
injury and have not been found.
The car left aa east end club about 1:30
o'clock this morning and according to the
Injured men, when running along the Me
Keesport road, skidded toward aa em
bankment Ward and Irwla jumped and
wet crushed against a wall, while th car
continued on aud rolled over the embank
ment, leading feet below.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer,
SALE OF THE SEGAL PLANT
D. S. Stetson, Who Conducted Nego
tiations for Sugar Trust, Testifies.
LETTERS
SENT TO HAVEMETER
Sara Director Fraaler Did Not Say He
Waa Afraid Government Would
Oct Correspondence, bat
Waa Musk Knotted.
WASHINGTON, June SO. David S. Stet
son of Philadelphia, a cousin of Washing
ton B. Thomas of th American Sugar Re
fining company, told th house sugar trust
committee today. that In 190S he conducted
negotiations vritli Adolph Begat of Phila
delphia for the purchase of th Pennsyl
vania Sugar Reflnlngtsompany by the sugar
truet
Mr. Segal testified yesterday that he had
no recollection of Stetson, though the latter
had told him recently that he had conferred
With him in the Manufacturer's club at
Philadelphia.
"I talked to Mr Segal at th club at his
Instance regarding the sale of the Pennsyl
vania refinery to the American Sugar Re
fining company," said Stetson" today.
Mr. Stetson said Mr. Segal told him how
he happened to sell a Camden refinery to
the American company.
Mr. Stetson said he wrote Mr. Thomas
that he, thought Mr. Segal . was ."about
busted and would sell" and estimated the'
cost of tne refinery at between Si, 800,000
and 13.000,000. Philadelphia friends told him.
he said, that the Real Estate Trust com
pany was on ths bonds of the Pennsylvania
refinery and . was In danger of going to
th wall. ( ... V
"This I kept within my own bosom," said
the witness, who added that he reported all
this te Mr. Thomas.
.Th . witness said his letters to Mr.
Thomas Aar forwarded to H. O. Have-
msyer. jHe added that he declined Segal's
offer til give him 16.000 If he would seU the
Pennsylvania refinery to Mr. Havemeer.
nnsyjvanla n
f Ready
I mad up
ta Bloelc Gam.
my mind then," said Mr.
Stetson, ."It I oould not make a good com
mission I'd block th gam."
George H. Frailer, a director of the
American company, according to the wit
ness, advised him to send the correspond
ence to Mr. Thomas.
"Did Mr. Frailer ever aay to you that If
th letters should fall Into the govern
ment's hands it might be evidence to estab
lish conspiracy In restraint of trader'
asked Chairman Hard wick.
Mr. Fraxler appeared very much excited,
but I don't remember that he said any
thing Ilk that"
Mr. Stetson said Mr. Earls was th only
American who made anything out of the
deal.
"Earfe," he added "would not do any
thing unless he was well paid for It He
makes me tired."
Mr. Stetson said h did not receive a
cent for turning over th lettera
"Mr. Fraxler was not that kind of a
man," he said.
The letters he did not regard as incrim
inating and he "turned them over to help
Mr. Thomas In bis defense because he was
my kinsman."
"Segal did Earle up pretty well," said
Stetson, "or rather did th Philadelphia
Real Estate Trust company that shaving
sharp. ' That company may be all light
now. At least Earle says he has rehabili
tated It"
The witness' characterisation of the trust
company Invoked a facetious suggestion of
Representative Madison that he "did not
know Mr. Earle was a barber."
Mr. Stetson criticised George. H. Earle,
jr., and Chairman Hardwick cautioned him
against personalities.
"Any man who attacked Theodore Roose
velt a bs did yesterday," said Stetson,
"should not go uncritlcised. I am a friend
of Mr. Roosevelt"
Th committee decided that upon ad
journment today the hearings would be
postponed until Monday, July 10.
lew Man Saot at (ornerylUe, N. JT.
SOMEUtVILLE. N. J., June J0.-Wliliam
Malloy, 46 years old, who says bis horn 1
la Shell Rock, la., was brought to a hos
pital her today In a supposedly dying con
dition from a bullet in his abdomen. He
waa shot early today a he fled from a
house Into which' he had forced his way
wtth apparently burglarious Intent Ray
Andersou, whose house Ma ikrr had entered,
did t shootlug.
iady for the Fourth
See Must Answer
Remaining Fourteen
Counts in the Bill
Judge Honore Overrules Motion to
Take Case of Author of Absolute
Life from the Jury.
i
CHICAGO, June 30. Judge Honor In the
criminal court today ruled that Evelyn
Arthur See must answer to the remaining
fourteen counts In the Indictment. He
formally overruled the motion to tak th
cas from th jury.
The defense proceeded with th presenta
tion of ita case by calling Stephen H,
Bridges to th stand aa lis first wltnetfs.
"Have you a letter written by your
daughter, April 5. 1810 r he was asked, and
was shown a letter book and asked to
Identify th duplicate letter It contained.
"The letter was written by Mona, not
Mildred," answered Bridges.
'Wasn't that written by Mildred T"
Prosecutor Burnham here objected to this
line of questioning and the jury was with
drawn while Attorney Cantwell explained
the object of his questions. He said Jie
would show that Mildred's parents, called
at See's flat three days before they left
the olty and made the necessary arrange
ments for her to stay there, but the court
sustained Prosecutor Bumham's objection.
Julius Geweke, attorney for Mrs. Agnes
See, made a statement declaring that be
has in his possession affidavits In which
See swears that, every line In the book of
truth was written by himself and Mona.
Golden Jubilee of
Cardinal Gibbons
Venerable Prelate Celebrates Fiftieth
Anniversary aa Priest by Saying
Low Mass at Six O'clock. .
. BALTIMORE, June SO. In a little chapel
in a home wher he Is at present" visiting
and about fifty miles from Baltimore, Car
dinal Gibbons this momlng offered up a
mass of thanksgiving in honor of the most
momentous event of his long career. To
day he celebrates fifty years of a success
ful priesthood and twenty-five years as car
dinal and nominal head of the Catholic
church In the United States. It waa on
June .10, 1861, that' Father Gibbons, after
finishing his education for the priesthood
at Bt Mary's seminary, was ordained at
th cathedral her, by Archbishop Kenrlck,
Just twenty-fly years later, June SO, 18S6,
the red hat was conferred on him also at
the cathedral.
This morning the cardinal arose at his
usual hour o'clock end with a single
assistant celebrated a low ma? with only
the members of the household attending.
Alleged Dynamiter
Is Held m London
Man Believed to Be David Caplan,
Wanted in Los Angeles, is
Under Arrest.
LOS ANGELES, June SO. A man be
lieved ta' be David Caplan, one of the
alleged McNamara dynamite conspirators,
is under surveillance In London. Papers
are being . prepared for hi extradition
from England to this country. District
Attorney John D. Fredericks Is In Wash
ington conferring with Secretary of State
Knox regarding the case and It Is expected
he will join Detective William Burns, who
went to London six weeks ago to bring
back the suspect These facta were eon
firmed today by officials of ths district
attorney's offloe.
IOWA BAR ELECTS OFFICERS
Charle G. Sana-era at Cenaetl Blaff
la President af the Stat
AaMelntien, -
OS K A LOOS A, la., June 10. Th Iowa
Stat Bar association today elected offi
cers as follows:
President, Charle O. Saunders, Council
Bluffs.
Vice president. H. El Deemer, Red Oak,
Secretary, Claude Horai'k, Iowa Oity.
Treasurer, Frank T. Nash, Oskaloosa.
Librarian, A. J. Stuall, Da Motnee.
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FAYORS BILL TO OPEN LAND
Einkaid Says Congress Should Past
Another Law.
NIOBRARA MILITARY RESERVE
Blxt- District Representative Dls-
asae Legal Aspects of Openlngr
New Territory la Nebraska,
to rttlenteat. '
(From a Staff Correspondent) i
WASHING! TON, D. C June SO. (Special
Telegram.) There seems' ta be - a diver
gence of opinion whether further legisla
tion will be necessary to subject to lands
In th Fort Niobrara Military reservation
to homestead entry. Representative Kin-
kald, who l a recognised authority on
such subject, said today to The Be cor
respondent In discussing this subject:
I regard 'it as" very Important that legis
lation be had opening these, lands td settle
ment, but even with an executive ordered
from Preldent Taft abandoning reservation,
I think' nothing should be don until con
gress has bad an opportunity to act I
think that legislation la necessary in order
to create free homes upon theae lands
originally set apart for. military reserva
tion purposes.
Under the existing taw the original re- I
servatlon would be sold - to homesteaders
at an appraised value. ; Such acts as I
have been Instrumental In passing evempt
ing the McPherson and Sheridan military
lands from payment of th upraised value
will also be proper In the case of the
Fort Niobrara reservation.
"I called special attention to this feature
of this case in a writing which was con
sidered at the first cabinet meeting giving
the question consideration. I .pointed out
that it was desired to make the better
quality of th lands subject to entry under
the old quarter section law and th more
sandy lands subject to the one section law.
I have asked ' that the opening of these
lands to settlement be held In abeyance
until congress can legislate. The secretary
of the Interior agrees with me on this
point
1 "Another reason fcr delaying the pro
posed opening Is th existence of th leas
to the' Nebraska State university for an
experimental station. This leass could at
apy time be suspended at the will of t
secretary of war. I have ' advised with
Judge Advocate General Crowell fully and
satisfactorily on tn Is phase of the subject
and have also talked with the secretary
of war. This lease will b preserved and
the experimental station recognised by any
legislation, that may be passed In which I
may hav a hand.
"Another matter which should engage at
tention Is to take precaution against 'soon
ers' and make stringent, laws to prevent
any effort to seour Illegal advantages."
'Representative Klnkald, taking ad an
tage of the , lull ef business In the hi. use,
ha aeoored a week's leave of absence to
attend to soma private business In an ad
jacent state.
Senator Co B. Crawford left last night
for South Dakota and will probably remiln
away from the capital for several week.
Child Burned in Barn
Where He Played Show
Three-Tear-Old Edward Glenn of
Columbus Found Dying by -Firemen,
COLUMBUS, Neb., Jun SO. (Special Tel
egram.) Frank!, th SVs-year-old son of
Edward Glenn, was burned to death
In a fir that destroyed his father's barn
this afternoon. For soms tlm th boys
had been using the barn In which to play
show and it Is probable that th careless
handling of matches was responsible for
the blase.
Th barn was burned to th ground be
fore th fat of th boy waa known,' h
being discovered by th firemen, his par
ent not being aware of the fact that he
was In th building. He was lying on a
pile of eoal and Indication are that be
dropped from th haymow of th bam.
Jam towatll May Rveovev.
ROCHESTER, Minn., Jun SO. The condi
tion of James Cowgill, state treasurer of
Missouri, who was operated upon Monday,
was favorable today, although he suffered
considerably. It was stated today that hs
would have to undergo another operation
aa soon as hi coadiuon will permit.
IIAMAM) TAKES
BACE FROM YALE
Big Varsity Contest at New London,
Conn., Goes to Crimson by
Fourteen Lengths.
ssssamam
ATW00D S AEROriANE FEATURE
Official Time of Victorious Crew la
22 Minutes 44 Seconds,
YALE WINS FRESHMAN RACE
Blues Finish Two Lengths in Front In
First Contest
HARVARD SUBSTITUTES WIN
raar-Uarrd Race Ooa a Clrlmaaa
Crew ay Tare Lenatns
Great laterest la Varsity
Cob test.
, BULL KTISf.
NEW LONDON, Conn., June 80. Harvard
'on th varsity boat race by fourteen
lengths. Atwood, wh ohad hovered over th
water In his biplane, dropped close to the
water as the Crimson crew finished. The
offllcal time was: Harvard, X2;44; Tale,
8:40ft.
"NEW LONDON, Conn., June SO Cheer
ing thousands saw Yale and Harvard break
even In two race on th Thames river to
day, preltllnary to the great varsity eights
rtruggle. Th blue oarsmen pulled out a
victory In the freshmen eights by a superb
spurt In the last half mile, whie the Har
vard subvarslty fours, leading from ths
start, defeated Tale by more than four
lengths. Both races were well rowed, but a
contrary wind and a slack tide made t-e
time slow.
While the four-oared race was always In
Harvard's command, the freshmen tace
was a good struggle and full of excitement.
It Is estimated that more than S00 yachts
wers lined along the course and at near
double that number were preparing to take
position for the varsity raoe at a later
hour. '
Official time, freshmen raoe I
' Tale II minutes, S3 seconds.
Harvard 11 minutes, 591 seconds.
Varsity substitute fours:
Harvard IS minutes, S7Vs seconds,
Yale 13 minutes, 12 seconds.
Wind Is Upstream.
A six-knot northeaster was ' blowing
diagonally down the Thames and against
the plan tor the morning upstream race.
but the wind did not hav force enough
to kick up more than a good-slsed ripple,
while the protecting banks of th Oroton
shore and the hedge formed by the spec
tator fleet further cut off the force of th
breese. Still, conditions did not seem good . -for
fast work In th freshman and varsity -four-oared
events, , which wers first on th
program. ...
First la Importance.
Although last In order for the day's pro.
gram the first in Importance was the
varsity eight-oared contest. Th betting
favored the crimson oarsmen and odds
ware 10 to 9 on Harvard, and increased to
10 to t. It was noted there was compara- '
tively little Yale money in sight '
The river was filled with yachts, all gaily '"
decked with flags and bunting, the spec.
tacle they afforded being on of th most
attractlv that has been seen her in many
years. Anchored on the east side were
the three white-garbed revenue cutters '
and the derelict destroyer Seneca, on which
Captain P. P. Uberroth, the commander -of
the squadron, gave his orders to th
flotilla of small boats assigned for patrol
duty. '
During the Interval of waiting, observa
tion train brakemen threw bucket of
water on a IK tie fir started on os oar by
a cigarette or cigar. On the tran were '
Liang Ton Yen. Yale class of 1882, minister
of foreign affairs in China, with his fam
ily. In their oriental dress, and the minis
ter's secretary, Tong Kwoh On. Yale, 1884.
Aeroplane Makes Long
Trip With Passenger
Hirth Flies from Munich to Berlin,
345 Miles, in Less Than .
Six Honrs.
BERLIN, Jun SO. Hirth, th German
aviator, who, with a passenger In bis
monoplane, started from Munich at 1
o'clock last evening, arrived her at :0S
o'clock this morning. His actual flying
time was flv hours and forty-one minute
for 841 miles. A stop over was mad at
Nuremberg and another landing was mad
at Lelpslc. Th airman wins a prise of
$12,500. Th express train make the trip
between Munich and Berlin In ten hours.
Hirth recently made a world's record for
height with a passenger, ascending ,131
feet.
FRENCH EDITORS FIGHT DUEL
Encoaater Near Pari la WltBCaaed by
mall Army of J'oarnaltst and
I'h otoarrm pners.
PARIS, Jun 30. Th polemic between
the Matin and th Journal over th Inter
national aeroplane race' arranged by th
latter, resulted ln, a dramatlo sword duel
between M. Chsrlet, managing editor of th
Journal, and M. Jouvenal, editor-in-chief
of ths Matin, today. Eaoh received a
wound in th arm. The encounter waa wlt
nensed by a small army of journalist and
photographer. Subsequently Henri Letel
Iter, director of the Journal, challenged M.
Bunau-Varilla, th owner of the Matin.
Boxes of O'Brien's
Candy.
Bound trip tickets to Lake
Manawa.
Quart bricks of Dalzell's
ice cream.
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