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THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1911. Friday is Boys' & Girls' Day Benson 8c Thome's Alteration Sale For tomorrow we have arranged some very sporty 1 bar pains for boys Mil girls their departments are bri inning over with unusual values at unusual prices. If you cau't come, send th-3 children alone; they will receive. -the samu "careful attention that you yourself would be accorded. What $1.95 Will I aui rdnn, Bcvs Oxfords. In L.OW 011003 icVther, sis, 11 te and 12 SO values Wnn! Suits Quito a number or loy WUUi auil.1 fik ,,ilts yet remaln- patierns ana rpyin.i siyics. size i value. All khaki tult Included In WnaVt nifa Choosing Is atl'.l rreent prices selection will Bonn e Imlted. Russians and Falling. 2 lit I yearn. Worth to II. 75.. i Mc Worth to 1100 115 Girls' Department A Dime Buys These for the Girl HATfc oGc white duck Tam-O-Slianter HOSE Plain lisle and open work 25c wag very reasonable Coat3 For ugos 2 to 6 years white and colored; serge, pongee, pique Up to $6.60 $1.03 Up tp $12.00.... $3.05 Fcr agos C to 14 years Value, to $7.60. .$1.05 Value- to $10. 50. $5.00 1M8-1520 I'ARNAM STREET Store closes at 3 p. m CRAFTY SWINDLER CAPTURED Omaha Bank Victimized by Criminal ' Who it Caught in Pennsylvania. a 1 i SEVENTEEN CITIES AFTER HIM While Here More Than n Year Ago II Deposits Dofti Cheeks and Draws Good Money Before Ho Is Suspected. Police Captain Dunn sent a teles-ram to East Stoudsburg. Fa., last night asking the police to hold Edward Funk or O. D. Monroe for Omaha authorities on the charge of having falsely obtained almost 11.000 from the First National bank of Omaha a year ago. He received an an swer stating that Funk Is wanted by the poHre of Pittsburg, Cleveland. Brooklyn and fourteen other cities, some of whom have already started detectives after Funk. He will be held In Pennsylvania, however, to answer the charges against htm there. 1 Asher Rossetter, general superintendent I of the Plnkerton Detective agency, who I Is in the city, la jubilant nvtr the reports j - at 4hA.gapture by Flnkerton men of Funk. Funk is a evrndje ind has been operat ing since April 11, 1889. During that time he has victimised banks from Boston to Omaha and at present is wanted by the police of seventeen different cities. He was apprehended In 1903 and served seven years In the penitentiary at Columbus, O., but since his release In March, 1S10, has worked his same game time and time again. His eapture resulted from an attempt to swin dle a Brooklyn bank. Methods Are Clever. "His methods are exceedingly clever," eays Mr. .Rossetter. "Representing himself as a partner of a business concern he would call on a real estate dealer, rent an office space and on the strength of rent lag the room, would secure an Introduction from his lessor to the bank. Upon being Introduced he would open an account, de positing checks for several hundred dol lars and then drawing against his account and fleeing before returns were received on the bogus checks deposited." Vj"V - "This method," continued Mr. Rossetter, ?ia thn vorv one ha used In hla Omaha 'allngs. Hers ha rented a loft, was ln oduced and before he waa suspected. kd vlcttmlxed the bank for between 1904 id 11,000." The Omaha police will ask that Funk : detained after serving sentence for the ime for which he was taken Wednesday, 'ud If the man Is not dead before he has rved time for. all the offences charged alnst him, prior to the Omaha one, he iiay yet be tried here. JEWELERS HONOR T. L. COMBS Oniuha Man Elected First Vice Presi dent of National Retail Association. RICHMOND. Va Aug. . The National Retail Jewelers' association In its sixth annual convention here today elected officers as follows: President, Steele Roberts. Pittsburg: first vice president. T. I Combs, Omaha; second vice president George II. Tucker, Chicago; secretary, olaud Wheeler, Co lumbia, Mo.; treasurer. J. R. Vobblns, Ashtabula. O.; executive committee. A. W. Anderson. Neenah. Wis., and Charles T. Evaas. Utlca, N. Y. The convention decided to meet next .J ear in Kansas City. GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.. Aug. 1-Tli T'nited States League of Buildings and Loan associations closed its convention tiers today. Atlantlo City waa chosen as the next meeting place. Addison D. Burk, Philadelphia, was chosen president. Luke V. Sanborn, Galesburg. III.; W. R. Adslr. Omaha; C. 8. ' Hartougb,. Leavenworth, Kan.) F. D. Delllnger. Cedar Rapids. la., and E. D. Olmswad. Buokane. Wash., were among the directors elected. A committee Was apimlnted to consider the formation cf an International league. FISHER ON WAY TO ALASKA (Continued from First Page.) lcok over the Irrigation projects there. Denver and Utah will be the next stops, then' Seattle, where Mr. Newell plans to remain and work while the Fisher party goes to Alaska. In September the secretary rif the in terior Is scheduled to attend a number of Important meetings. Including the national conference of engineers at Boise, Idaho, September 1; a meeting of the heads of all national parks at Yellowstone park Eeptember 11; the national conservation congress at San Francisco, another con servation meeting at Kansas City and the (rational Milling congress la Chicago Bp twuler SL , I I V Do for the Boy Fntent and dull is former 13.00 ' jacket and Nor--are all wool. rnn,l til 1 ft vatma it, uu thla price Hats Any Youth's Straw, have sold up to $3.00; whilo they last 50c 10c Ponfet Coats Sites 8 to II yente when you have examined the quality of these hand dome cont" tli" prices seem Inade quate; su.so, tia.50, . I) 13.50 and "uu Dresses Colored percale, chambrays and ginghams, hort sleeves, low necks, sites 2 to 8 years. Presses vorth to 75o 4e Vrtwt worth 11.00, $l.i5, I1B0..79O Girls' Dresses, sizes g to 14 years, at prices proportionally low. Saturdays at 9 p. m. Remsen Pure Food . Referee' Board is Ready to Quit Chairman Says Scientists Composing it Are Tired of Endless Attacks from Newspapers and Others. WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-The Remsen pure food referee board would welcome a finding that It is illegal, declared Dr. Ira W. Remsen, chairman of the board, before the house committee on Agricultural de partment expenditures today. This Is the tribunal to Which Dr. Wllev'a mire Inn A decisions are referred and which reversed Dr. Wiley's finding that bensoate of soda was deleterious to healtn. Dr. Remsen. who la rjresldent of Jnhna Hopkins university, said the scientists who compose his board are "tired of this end less attack, the motive for which we can not ascertain." ."We all agreed when the nueatlnn nt the legality of the board was raised," said ur. Kemsen, "that it would be a great relief to aU of us If our body should be aeciarea Illegal, I put It squarely to the members as to whether w mhnuU of continue the work. The bulldog came to me surface In all of us then. We decided that If the secretary of agriculture wanted us to continue we would do so." Dr. Remsen said some unknown Infl lo undermlna and discredit the work of his board was being manifested bv newspaper attacks, articles coming to him every day declaring that the board ought to be wiped out. I was aoCUSed of beta In with o,u. Interests," Dr. Remsen continued. "1 have become a little more thick skinned, hut there Is no member of the board who i.na not made great sacrifices to continue this work, merely because Secretary Wilson urged on us that It was our duty." Dr. Remsen said the referee board had never passed on the Question of nn.... of soda as a food preservative; the only question submitted was whether hi. of soda "in large doses and In small doses" was Harmful to the human system. They found that la small doses if waa not. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson win k. given an opportunity to explain to the nouse investigating committee hla state ment that the Remsen board waa created to "conserve the interests of the manu facturers." Prominent Railroad Man Commits Suicide J. H. Conlin, Former Superintendent of Bock Island Terminals in Chi cago, Kills Self at El Paso. EL PASO. Tex., Aug. 1 James H. Conlin. GO years of age, at one time vice presi dent and general manager of the Chicago, Rock Island at Mexico railroad, a short line since acquired by the Rock Island, and lit 1108 superintendent of the Rock Island terminal elevations In Chicago, was found dead In a room In the Roberts Banner building here today with a bullet in his heart, evidently self-inflicted. It was founi that both of his wrists had been cut with a eharp Instrument, in an evident effort to sever the .arteries. Conlin came here a month ago. His wife lives at Atnsrillo, Tex. Conlin bu'.lt the Burklln and Santa Rosa division of the Rock Island. He was one of the best known railroad men In this section. Ha recently completed a survey of the Mountain Valley line out of Dai hart, Tex. APPORTIONMENT BILL PASSES (Continued from First Page.) second Burton amendment la designed to meet that emergency. Three other amendments were voted down. These Included provisions by Root of New York to retain the present membership of Kl, which, was defeated. M to 23; by ilcCumber of North Dakota, fixing the membership at 40S, defeated, tS to 47, and by Reed of Missouri, providing that where J any state's representation is Increased such representatives snouia be elected at large by the state, until the state Is rediatrictcd by the legislature, "or by the people," de feated, 38 to 29. The senate bill will be taken up by the house censua committee tomorrow morning. Many house democrats expressed the belief that the amendments may be accepted by the house. St. Jttvu Man Kills Neighbor. ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. Aug. 1-A. Eddlns. a railroad rr an. heard somebody in his bars last night and ahot through a crack. Vpoa in estimation he found that ha had killed his neighbor. William Hule. whom he haj eusptcled of stealing his pigeons. ' The coroners jury will exonerate tdains. 111.95 REPORT ON BANK TRUST MADE MaoVeajh Will Review Findings on Big "Security Company." ADVERSE RULING IS EXPECTED Interests Will Reach Vn floret ending veil Government Wlthont Liti gation - Important to Whole Conntry. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1-Attorney Gen ual lckersham a report upon hi mini; V into the relations of the National City hank of New York with the recently or ganised National City company was trans mitted to Secretary MacVcaah today. It probably will bca day or two before Sec. retary MacVcagh reviews the flndlnss and a week or mnre before he decides what ac tion. If any, the Treasury department shall tjke. It was learned today that the banking Interests are prepared for an adverse de cision and that a complete undemanding with the government will be reached with out I ligation. While the bankers, In or garls.ng the company, acted with the ad vice of their lawyers they are said to be w illng to comply with any demands the Treasury department may make. Derision of Wide Influence. As Secretary MacVeagh's decision will outline the government's attitude towaru concentration of control or ownership of national banks by the "security company" method a situation which affects banking Interests the country over there Is every Indication that the government's course will be laid out with the greatest delibera tion, and the whole question may be dis cussed by the cabinet before any publlo announcement is made. That the "security company" Idea has grown to national proportions was verified further today by Inspection of lists of na tional bank stockholders whloh are on file with the comptroller of the currency. Gov ernment officials admit they were un aware of the situation until the attorney general's investigation of the National City company brought it to light. The formation of the First Trust com pany of Chicago, said to be the Chicago First National bank's "security company," was approved by treasury officials, tacitly at least, when James B. Forgan conceived It several years ago. Thla was admitted at the Treasury department today. Vast Capital Involved. The organisation of the First Security company by the First National bank of New York followed soon after. Millions of dolturs In National bank stock are en twined In the organization of these three great holding corporations and 'the 300 or more smaller ones whloh have been dis covered. If Secretary MacVcagh acts upon Attorney General Wlrkersham's find ings, treasury officials will share with the banker the problem of disassociating the "security companies" from the banks without disturbing the banking power of the business of the localities In which they exist. One plan already suggested proposes that the stocks of the "seourity companies" be made available to any purchasers. At present one must own stock In the bank which has formed the "security company" In order to hold stock in the latter. BEYAN REPLIES TO UNDERWOOD (Continued from First Page.) schedulea, the purpose of the resolution being to show the country that the demo crats Intend to extend the revision of the tariff to the principal trust controlled articles as speedily as possible. Seeing that this resolution would be over whelmingly defeated with Underwood and Fltsgerald leading the opposition, Speaker Clark stepped into the breach with a reso lution which he thought would prove more acceptable and which Was offered as a modification of the Sisson resolution. It was less direct than the original Sisson resolution, in that It did not mention steel and Iron nor fix a date for a report. It provided that the ways and means commit tee be directed to proceed as expeditiously as possible with a revision of the remaining schedules of the tariff and that another caucus on the tariff program be held at a later date. The purpose of this resolution was to go on record before the country with the assurance that the democrats do not In tend to rest content with the efforts to revise the tariff when the; pending meas ures have been voted upon. It did not undertake to commit the house to revision of all these schedulea at this session, but left the matter of further action at this session to the decision of a subsequent caucus. fcathnsiaatlcallr Received. The Clark-8lsson resolution was enthusi astically received, and Representative Henry Clayton of Alabama made a speech In dorsing It. Up to that time It appeared cer tain that Speaker Clnrk's plan would pre vail, but just then Chairman Underwood arose and opposed the resolution. He was followed by Representative Fitxgerald. who also opposed the plan. Both of these speak ers Insisted that such a resolution is un necessary. They also stated that the coun try wants congress to quit, and Chairman Underwood Intimated that congress ought to adjourn as soon as the senate has voted on the bills already sent to that body by the house, which would be shortly after August 7, when the vote on the statehood resolution Is taken. Chairman Underwood also assured the caucus that he would not make a motion to adjourn congress unless first authorised to do so by caucus. He also assured the caucus that If any of the tariff bills already passed by the house are passed by the senate and are permitted to become law by the president, the work of revising the tariff would continue this session. This line of argument had Its effect, and the efforts of Representatives Kltchin, Henry, Randell and Clay em to put through the Clark-Slsson resoliKion were unavail ing. Representative Kltchin made almost a perso'nal appeul to Chairman Underwood to permit the revision of the steel and Iron schedule. He said that Chairman Under wood had told the country In a speech on the floor of the house that all the property he has Is tied up In the steel and Iron In dustry, and that If the house democrats did not send to the senate a true revision of the steel and Iron schedule this session, the country would hold the democrats In sincere and charge that they did not revise the steel and iron schedule because Chair man Underwood's whole worldly posses sions are tied up In that Industry. larllaed Toward t'ndorwood. The speech-making on this subject was quite" fervid, but the caucus was Inclined te follow Chairman Underwood on the strength of the representations and prom ises he made, and the vote on the Clark Sliaon reaolutton .was very close. An at tempt to got a record vote on the resolution failed of the requisite number of seconds. The caucus was called for the purpose of passing ea the ways and means commit tee's eotlon bll'u This blU met with almost unanimous approval, the objection to It Coming from some North Carolina demo crate who want protection for the cotton mills of that slate. This oppoalaloa took definite form in a motion offered by Rep resentative Webb of North Carolina, that action on revising the cotton schedule be portponed until such revision could be ac- connanled by a bill reducing the duty on machinery entering Into the manufacture of cotton. The vote was viva voce, and about four democrats voted with Mr. Webb. Tho cotton bill was then prsctlcally unani mously Indorsed by the caucus. Toward the conclusion of the caucus Rep resentative Underwood asked unanimous consent for chairmen of committees to pre sent to the house emergency committee local measures, provided that such meas ures first are submitted to the speaker for determination whether they come tinder such classification.- The caucus agreed to this. Heated debate occurred over the senate amendments to the campaign publicity bill. No vote was taken, however, on these points. The committee estimates that under the new rates ' the revenue to be derived in twelve months from the cotton tariff bill will be I10.5U9.0O0, a decrease fit a little more than 13.000,000 from last year under the Payne-Aldrlch law. Cotton clothing duties re reduced from 40 to 30 and IS per cent; cotton cloth, not mercerized or bleached. Cut to 16, 10 and 23 per cent In various grades, and cloth com posed of silk or mercerised, cut from 42 and 44 to 23 per cent. MANN TWITS TUB DEMOCRATS Safe Speaker Is Now the Servant of the Floor Leader. WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. t-Republl- can Leader Mann, in the house of repre sentatives today twitted the democrats over the Underwood-Bryan Incident of yester day. He declared that apparently Mr. Un derwood waa now the "whole thing" and that William Jennings Bryan had not a single defender In the house. 'When Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama, In parliamentary language, called Mr. Bryan a liar," said Mr. Mann, "not a man rose in thla houae to protest. "It is pleasant to see the beautiful har mony that exists among the democrats of the country with the gentleman from Ala bama on one side and the gentleman from Nebraska, Mr. Bryan, on the other, pulling hair and calling each other names. "Oscar W. Underwood is not only the leader of the democratic majority, he is the majority. He is not only the chairman of the ways and means committee; he is the ways and means committee. The speaker used to be high mogul In the house. Today the speaker is the Servant, not the master." BRYAN USED TO BEING READ OUT At Mount Pleasant, la.. He Says Grorm F. Williams Was First. MOUNT PLEASANT, la., Aug. . Wil liam Jennings Bryan spoke at the Chau tauqua here this afternoon, and referring to Representative Underwood's statement In the houso yesterday, said: "George Fred Williams was the first man to read me out of the democratic party, but this has happened so often that I am used to It; the last time was yesterday." Mr. Bryan did not mention Underwood by name. He said during his lecture that he would never run for the presidency, and made his old charge that Roosevelt and other republicans had bodily stolen many of his political theories and policies for their platforms. Mr. Bryan left late this afternoon for Ottumwa on a special train. Acevedo Surrenders, - Mentally Deranged Government Officials Begard Kan Who Attempts Bevolt in Cuba Irresponsible. HAVANA, Aug. 3. General Acevedo, who endeavored to start a revolution at Roglla on Monday night, surrendered this after noon to Governor Asbert In the town of Santa Maria Del Rosarlo. a short distance south of Havana. In the vicinity of which tve had been hiding. He waa brought here and placed In Jail to await the action of the civil court. Acevedo said that several davs ago he was requested to go to a certain place In the vicinity of Guanabacoa. where he met a party of armed men. mostly negroes. He said they threatened him with death un less he promised to lead them In a move ment against the government. Having ex acted this promise, the party disappeared and Acevedo said he was so frightened that he took to the woods for the purpose of hiding from them. Apparently he is In the last stages of tuberculosis and there Is little doubt that he Is deranged. Government officials re gard him as not being responsible for his actions. Manker's Body Will Be Buried at Eagle Family of Former Illinois Banker Who Committed Suicide Will Have Corpse Sent Home. LINCOLN. Aug. 3.-The first Intimation of the death of Carry B. Manker received by his family came In the press dispatch. Mrs, Manker Is prostrated by the news. The family intends to have the body shipped to Eagle for burial. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 3 -The body of Carry B. Manker, the defaulting banker from Pear), III., who ended his life yes terday in prison is lying at the city morgue, pending instructions from Manker's fam ily. The fact that Governor Johnson signed his extradition warrant yesterday Is 'Be lieved to have brought on a fit of despond ency which led to his suicide. Sheriff William Allen of Pittsfield, 111., arrived last night to take the prisoner back for trial. Allen said there were twenty nine counts In the embexslement indict ment, amounting to $40,000. ATTORNEYS GENERAL MEET Plan to Present All Railroad Hate Cases at Once Amonar Subjects to Be Discussed. ST. LOUIS, Aug. I. Attorneys general of eight states will meet here tomorrow to con fer upon the railroad rate cases which now are pending In the United States supreme court and other federal courts. The states represented are: Alabama, Kansas. Arkan sas, Nebraska, Minnesota. Iowa. Oklahoma and Missouri, Attorney General Major of Missouri left Jefferson City for St. Louis to complete the arrangements. B!r. Major said that one of the matters to be presented at the conference will be a plan to present all tho cases brought by the different states at the same time so that there mill be no divided argument. The Missouri S eent pas senger fare case, which was ordered re argued since the decision In the Minnesota case, will be one of the matters to be dis cussed at the meeting tomorrow. Frlghtfal Spasms of the stomach, liver torpid, lame back and weak kidneys are overcome by Electrio Bitters. , Guaranteed. KM. for sale by Beaton Drug Co. CALL STRIKEJFOR SATURDAY Des Moines Street Car Men Decide to leave Pisces Then TO TAKE CABS IN FBIDAY NIGHT Electrical Workers Heady t o Oat with Carmen Whenever Union Determines to Come to Open Controversy. DES MOINES. In.. Aug. 4.-Nearly 600 motormen and conductors of lhe Des Molr.es City Railway company will go on strike at 1:16 Ptt'JrduV morning, according to an announcement made by labor leaders here this morning. It was derided to call the strike, follow ing a mo. ting of the carmen which was called to order at 1:30 o'clock this morn ing, and which was attended by nearly every member of the local union. An nouncement of the strike was followed by a storm of epplsuse frotn the men which lasted for several minutes. Each crew Is Instructed to take Its car to the barn on Its final trip Friday night as usual so that traffic may not be de layed Friday. In a public statement Issued the union warns the company against the entrance of strikebreakers Into the service while the cars are being operated by union men, and states that such action will be cause for Immediate strike. Has Been Wnltlog Game. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, la., Aug. l.-(Spec!al Tel egram.) A waiting game is being played In the street car trouble by both sides. The employes are bringing every possible pressure to bear on Manager Harrlgan for arbitration and Harrlgan Is as firm as ever. One of the new developments today waa the certainty that the fifteen or twenty electrical members, members of the Inter national Brotherhood of Electrical Work era, who are employed by the street car company, will go out at the same time the street railway employes do. Though the union has about 100 members, all outside workers, the carmen's strike will affect only those In the employ of the street car company. Those with the telephone com pany will remain at work as usual. Mayor Hanna telegraphed to N. W. Har ris of Chicago, principal owner of the com pany, asking htm to use his Influence for arbitration. Harris replied that the case was In the hands of Harrlgan. No new developments are expected until It Is known whether a mats meeting will be able to ac complish any results. J. R. Harrlgan, manager of the com pany, announced at t o'clock that he was through with conferences and that he had flatly and absolutely refused to arbitrate the existing differences. "I am waiting for the men to strike," he said. It was with difficulty that the executive commute of the carmen's union restrained the nearly 600 motormen and conductors from striking late this afternoon, follow ing repeated unsuccessful efforts on the pari, of the city officials and ministers to obtain conference with Manager Har rlgan. Refaaes Any Mediation. Manager Harrlgan refused point blank to see Rev. Father Mulvlhlll of St. John's Catholic church, who succeeded In getting only as far as the reception room. A com mittee from the ministerial alliance was likewise refused admittance. Feeling Is high against the Imported strikebreakers. A fistic ehcounter between a conductor and two strikebreakers was reported tonight, Brlndley Mad Jecretarr. Prof. J. D. Brlndley of Ames was elected permanent secretary of the state tax com mission. He assumes his duties at once. His work will begin in Des Moines, where he will begin gathering data with refer ence to taxation problems. Liquor toe Slate Board. "Who bought 121. 4 worth of liquors for the State Board of Control?" That Is what Secretary Treat of the board is very anxious to ascertain. This morning he received a bill from Hannah & Hogg, wine and liquor merchants of Chicago, claiming a balance of $24.48 for liquors furnished the State Board of Con trol. Secretary Treat sent the letter back with k request that specific Information regarding the time it was contracted, when and by whom, Maa Woald Be Preoldeat. George Devany of Davenport Is a can didate for president of the United States In 1912. A copy of his announcement was recently received by Secretary of State Hayward today, along with a request for information as to the political complexion of Iowa. Devany says he will run for president as the friend of the farmers. He guar antees that In case he Is elected the farm ers will receive 26 per cent higher prices for their products than Is now the case, no matter what market conditions may be. Devany says he Will get out stickers with bis name printed thereon, which stickers he directs are to be pasted over the name of Governor Harmon of Ohio on the presidential ballot. He concedes that Harmon will be the democratic nominee. Secretary Hayward, whose home is in Davenport, is not acquainted with Devany. The secretary ssid be believed the litera ture Devany Is spreading indicates that the latter until recently lived In Uncle Joe Cannon's district. HOUSE ADVANCES TARIFFMEASURES (Continued from First Page.) dieted, then con-tress rhould get away easily by August 12. If tho conference is protracted and no agreement Is reached, then congress Is likely to continue Indefin itely, It is generally thought that .an agreement on both bills will be reached through the help of I.a Follette, who will vote with the democrats on aU compro mises. Demooratlc leader Underwood, by calling up the tree list bill, accomplished a strate gic move which surprised the republicans. He asked for a conference on aU the amendments to the free list bill, except that of Seuator Gronna of North Dakota, putting cement on the free list. He urged that the house accept that amendment, adding to it lemons. Pacific coast republicans made Ineffectual attempts to stop this sudden and unex pected putting of lemons on the free list, but the amendment carried. The change gave the house democrats what they asserted was an advantage m dealing with the senate In the conference tomorrow. Absent Republican Somnaencd, Tonight the republican leader In both houses of congress called In absent mem bers from all parts of the country In prep aration for a threatened attempt of the democrats to pass the wool tariff bill ever President Taft'a veto. The democrats In the house have asserted within the last twenty-four hours, that they have the necessary two-thirds majority to pas the wool bill over the president's veto aad have beta doing effective missionary work 1st the senate today. The republican mana gers In the bouse Insisted tonight that they have enoush votes to prevent ' the two thirds majority In support of the wool bill. The wool conference will start at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, when the com mittees of the house and senate will at tempt to effect a compromise. .It Is possible that the compromise can be secured at one sitting of the committee, In which case the bill will come back to the two houses tomorrow or Saturday. Democratic Methods Attacked. Bitter attacks on democratic caucus methods by rtepreseniatlve Payne of New York and other republican leaders and a charge by Representative I'routy of Iowa, npuhlloan Insurgent, supported by Repre sentative Metall of Massachusetts and Hill of Connecticut that the Underwood bill made enormous Incicsees In the tariff on ci i tain cotton cloth manufactured In south ern mills, marked the closing houri of de bate on the cotton bill. Former Republican Speaker Cnnnon up held the democratic caucus policy saying that "this Is a government by party or ganisation," while Representative l.enroot. republican insurgent, earnestly defended the cotton measure and denounced the at tempts of his fellow republicans to make It appear that the bill revised any schedule upward. Representative Prouty said that until to day he had Intended to supKrt the cotton measure, but "figuring with his pencil," he found that the ad valorem rates on cotton cloth valued at between 7 and 12 cents, a type of cloth manufactured entirely In southern mills, actually had been Increased as high as 130 per cent above the Payne bill rates. Democratic Loader Underwood replied that ad valorem tariff schedules had to be fixed on an average busls, placing certain rates between two lines, top and bottom, and that Mr. Prouty had picked out the single schedule under which there was an ap parent Increase. Former Senator Edward Murphy of New York is Dead NEW YORK, Aug. S.-Former United States Senator Edward Murphy of Troy, N. Y., died at his summer home at El beron, N. J., early today as the result of an operation which he underwent two weeks ago for .an enlarged abdominal gland. Mr. Murphy waa 76 years old. Following the operation, Mr. Murphy ral lied and for a while It was believed that complete recovery would result, but last Tuesday there was a relapse. Before daylight today It became apparent to the nurses and doctors that Mr. Murphy was falling rapidly and the members of the family were called and remained with him until death ensued. Mr. Murphy was born In Troy, N. Y.. on December 16, 1834. He became mayor of Troy in 1876, holding that office until 1883. He was chairman of the democratic state committee of New York from 1887 to 1896, a delegate -to the national democratic con ventions of 18K0, 1884 and 1888, and chairman of the New York delegation In 1890. In 1893, two years before he retired as state chair man, he was elected to the United State senate, serving until 18B9. Burglar Shot by Employe in Store Fred Denton Prevents Bobbery of General Merchandise Firm at Ox-, ford by Becent Convict. OXFORD, Neb., Aug. 1 (Special Tele gram.) An attempted robbery of the gen eral store of Nls8en c MoChesney last night was pi-evented by Fred Denton, an employe of the firm, who was sleeping In the store. He was awakened by the sound of some qne working at the lock of a rear door and, shotgun In hand, waited several minutes watching the man. A the burglar was about to enter Denton fired, inflicting a serious wound In the hip. The man ran, but fell In front of the Model restaurant, where he was taken In charge by Marshal Adkins and his wound given medical at tendance. The man gave his name as Joseph Wll kison of Springfield, Mo. He has just finished serving a two-year term In the penitentiary for a rpbbery committed in Missouri. A two-inch rain fell here last evening. The Republican river 1 running bank full, the result of heavy rains further up its course. MINERS ADOPT THE INITIATIVE Convention Favors System by Large Majority Berger aad Debs Car toons Deplored, BUTTE, Mont, Aug. 3. The Western Federation of Miners in convention today adopted the initiative, referendum and re call for their executive board by a large majority vote. This action will go to a referendum vote of the membership. The recall may be instituted by 10 per cent of the entire membership from at least ten local unions. A report of the committee on welfare fa voring a six-hour day In mines where there is excessive heat waa adopted. At the afternoon session a report wsb submitted by the standing committee con demning certain cartoons In the paper, "In dustrial Workers of the World." These car toons caricatured Congressman Victor Ber ger and Eugene Debs. The published state nients regarding these and other socialist leaders were repudiated and the whole In cident waa characterized as duploruble. The convention adopted the- report. Our Keep-Qur-Tailors Busy and Stock- Reducing Sale offers your unrestricted choice of our regular $25, $28 and $30 Suitings made to your measure for $17.50. Every coat alpaca lined. Every garment guaranteed per fect in fit and style. The Blue Serge we offer at $17.50 is extra value. Be sure to see it. Extra pants, $6.00. MacCarthy-Wilson Tailoring Co. 304-306 South 16th St. DORWARD Omaha's Reliable Dentist NEW LOCATION Everything new and up to date. I do my work LESS PAIXFVLLV than the ordinary dentist as my medicines, treatments and instruments are more up to date.- It will pay you to call and Investigate. No charge for consultation. 206-7-8 Ware Block. 15th and Farnara Bta. phone) D 874. 1 .IsasaajQ. j HAITI WITHOUT A PRESIDENT Capital is Occupied by Rival Lands of Revolutionist!. COMMITTEE OF SAFETY FOBMED Body Ornnnlscil by Diplomat la flarkrd by nrltlh nnd Ucrnian Marines Forty Killed Durlnv Mli. PORT AU miNt'E. Haiti. Aug. S. Haiti to.ay is without a president or or pa ill ted government. The capital Is occu pied by two rival revolutionary partle. headed respectively bv General Clncinna tlus leonte, a former minister of the In terior, nnd General Anllnlo Flrmln, who deserted his Kst ns HaUlii minister to Great Britain to (uln the revolt airnlnst President Simon. A committee of public safety, compose! equally of Flrmlnlsts, Lecontelsts and neu trals, has been ornanlxed through the Initiative of the diplomatic corps and I maintaining public order. German and British marines have been landed to aid the provisional authorities. During the night there were attempts at pillage nnd several l.ioters were shot. Energetic measurea prevented any serious outbreaks. Antone Simon, the deposed president, who was compelled to withdraw from the city yesterday, was still today on boaru the American schooner Bradford C. French, which Is anchored In the harbor under the' protection of the guns of the American cruiser Chester. Simon awaits the arrival of a fruit steamer from Kingston, Jamaica. Miss Olsen Changes Her Name to Smith MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 3 8ettlng forth that the name "Smith" Is less common In Minneapolis than the name 'Olsen" and would therefore make Identification easier, Esther Kadell Olsen recently petitioned the district court to change her name to Esther K. id ell Smith. Her petition was granted today by Judtfe Steele. She adopted the name of Smith several years ago and Judge Steele's ruling makes the change legal. 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