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.
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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 ,
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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.
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The Blue Serge we offer at $17.50 is extra value. Be sure
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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.
Bigger, Better, Husief'i'iiat Is what con
Slatent and persistent advertising will do
for legitime te business.
.Coat Chains
Exceedingly
popular this
s u m in e r arc
coat chains:
"Without vest,
m an must
i carry cither a
fob or coat
chain. Dainty
gold, silver or platinum
chains are the correct thing,
and tho particular dresser Is ex
acting about the store In which he
buys one. The Edholm establish
ment has a fine selection of these
chains, which are moderately
priced. They give perfect satis
faction. Don't Merely Uuy Invent.
Albert Edholm;
v JKWELEK.
Sixteenth and Harney.
When You Take
Your Vacation
Leave your silverware and other
valuables in cur burglar and fire
proof storage vault,
The charge is nominal cheaper
than Inauranre and then, some things
can't be replaced eltn Insurance
money.
Phone for rate Douglas Z3S.
a
Omaha Safe Deposit
& Trust Co.
Omaha national Bank Building.
Street Sntraace, 1614 rarnam. .
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
W. G.'URE
a
Five Step. South of Faxnam
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