The Omaha Sunday Bee
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VOL. XLI NO. 8.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 13, 1911 FIVE SECTIONS-THIRTY-SIX PAGES.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
AVIATOtiS RACE
OVER CHICAGO
International Contest Begins in the
Windy City for Eighty Thou
r land in Prtiei.
Coming and Going in Omaha
TEMPLE TELLS
OF STEEL POOLS
Commissioner of Steel Plate Associa
tion Discusses Dividends of
Business and Profits.
P5
AIRMEN OF WORLD CONTENDING
Actual Speed Event' Will Be Feature
of the Meet.
SQUALLY WEATHER DELAYS OAMI
Ovington Wins Twenty-Mile Mono
plane Event.
EVERY MAN PAID FOR EFFORT
Rales tilve Mint mam of Iwt Dollars
Mlnnlr for All Tin He U la
il Air la Daily
Flights.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1A Louis Mitchell WM
the first aviator to leave the ground this
afternoon In tha first event of the Inter
national aviation meet . ' a speed content.
He was followed by Thomas Bopwlth, J.
C. Turptn, Jamni Ward and Eugene Ely.
C P. Roger went up a moment later,
and the six. flying about 500 feet, made
several turns around the pylons marking
the course, one and a third miles.
Captain Ward and Turpln carried pai
sengers. A four-mile breese which barely
could be felt at 3 o'clock by this time md
shifted to the northeast and was hlow.tg
fifteen miles an hour. A. S. Walsh, an
added utarttr, got away behind the other
six. The seven machines stayed clone
together around the course.
The first accident in the aviation meet
this afternoon occurred when Arthur Stone
In a Blerlot monoplane, while attempting
to rise from the ground with a passenger,
completely overturned and fell to the
ground from a height of fifty feet without
any injury to anyone.
Late In the afternoon the weather be
came squally and misty. At 4:15 only four
or the original starters were In the air.
The machines landed so frequently and at
such unexpected . points that the ambu
lance corps was kept busy rushing over
the field to care for possible accidents. No
serious ones, however, were reported up to
that time.
, James V. Martin, in a Crahame-White
machine, ran into a fence in the southest
corner of the field. Something seemed to
bewrogn with his engine. However, the
ambulance was sent across the field.
Kxcltlna: Race Begins.
Thomas Bopwlth drove the second mono
plane to rise and the two began an excit
ing race. Sopwlth gained steadily going
up the wind,, but regularly lost his place,
when the wind was at his back. The two
monoplanes kept with SCO yards of each
i'ther, about GOO feet In the air and going
at high speed.
Lincoln Beacbey, frying to make up time
In" the twenty-mile biplane raeo. . supplied
the thrills by making a dosen tr.ps around
the couise, flying not over ten feet from
the ground, repeatedly cries went up from
the grandstand that he had struck earth,
but each time the aviator raised a little
higher from the earth,' Increased bis speed
and continued In safety.
Ovington won the twenty-mil monoplane
event, making the fifteen needed laps in
13 minutes and 61 seconds. Sopwlth fin
ished la 3:67. ' ,
Aviators l'i Kaurly.
The thirty-five aviators, the best known
In this country and Europe, were up at
daylight making their final- preparations,
overseeing the last possible touches to
their machines and assuring themselves
that no mechanical defect would prevent
their having a fair trial for the SW.000 In
prises to be given.
The meet Is the first big demonstration
the middle west has seen and la to be a
genuine competition, not a mere exhibition
of lying, it win emorace races ana con
tests every day, contests in accuracy In
flying over prescribed oources. In quick
1 stopping and starting. In alighting, maneu-
varlng, te passenger carrying and In such
V warlike development as sanding messages
and dropping bombs.
The program was framed to give every
known kind of flying machine an equal
chance at the prises, whether It was built
for endurance, stability, lifting power or
of control.
Kxpeet te Breeik lleeerde.
Aviators declare there is every likelihood
that many records will be broken. All or
the better known machines, both mono
planes and biplanes, will be pitted against
each other, the aviators, many of them
record holders, will have the Incentive ot
seeing their rivals In the air and the prises
themselves have a sufficient value to war
rant the utmost efforts.
At : o'clock, the biplanes rose for a
passenger-carrying speed contest. From f
to T o'clock there were altitude testa for
Sll of the cars together With cross-country
and over-water races.
A minimum of S3 a minute will be paid
each aviator for the time he actually la
In the air. This la In addition to the prises
and other rewards and waa arranged to la
sure dally flights aad prevent disappoint
ments. The Weather.
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CONVICT SMITCH
STAYS HIDING
Posse After Long- Sqarch. Fails to
Trace Man Fleeing' from
Anamosa.
GUARD TTAivTATTFTt MAY RECOVER
Bays Member of the Resene Party
Who Shot II tax la Brother of
8 m Itch aad Formerly a
Coavlct Himself.
ANAMOSA, la.. Aug. li. A persistent
search which had been carried on all night
by the penitentiary wardens this morning,
had failed to disclose the hiding place of
Charles Smltch and a man supposed to be
his brother. Smltch Is the convict who es
caped from Prison Guard Hamaker yester
day afternoon after the latter was shot
and tied to a tree about a mile from the
penitentiary.
Smltch and his companions stole two
horses near Springfield last night. The ani
mals were found today two miles from
Marlon. It is believed the men are still
hiding in the woods near here. A report
from Cedar Rapids says that Hamaker,
who la In a hospital there, may recover.
The convict's brother attacked Hamaker
while he was more than a mile away from
the prison alone with Smltch. Early to
day, while Smltch was working in a stone
quarry two miles from the prison, some
one telephoned the warden's office and
asked permission to see -the convict. The
request waa. granted .and. HumaJter waa
ordered to bring the prisoner to the war
den's office.
Half way to the prison Hamaker was
confronted by the brother. Before the
guard could draw a revolver he waa shot.
Gaarf Tells of Attaek.
CEDAR RAPIDS, la.. Aug. 1L Prison
Guard A. Hamaker, who was shot today
by an escaped convict, waa able to swear
to a statement this evening just before be
submitted to an operation. The wounded
man said that the prisoner's brother, who
assisted him to escape, was an ex-convict
who recently visited the penitentiary. This
man, Humaker said, was waiting behind a
big boulder between the quarry and the
penitentiary. He commanded Humaker to
throw up his hands. Seeing that Hamaker
waa reaching for his gun. the desperado
shot, but missed, and Humaker in turn
fired, but missed. Bmltch's brother then
shot the second time and Hamaker fell.
The Smltch brothers then dragged the
guard down a fifty-foot embankment to
the buggy. The convict changed his prison
garb for a suit his brother had provided.
Both then dragged Hamaker several hun
dred feet Into the woods, where they tied
him to a tree and gagged him, threatening
to kill him If he made an outcry.
After they had gotten out of hearing
Hamaker got the gag out of his mouth and
called until he attracted the attention of
two boys, who helped him to the nearest
farm house.
The desperadoes drove several miles in
the buggy, but finally left It In a deserted
lime kiln and took to the woods.
Doctors Say Pope's
Condition is Now
Quite Satisfactory
ROME. Aug. 12. At noon today the gen
eral condition ef Pope Plus waa described
by his physicians as relatively satisfac
tory." The pontiff a.-peared somewhat
stronger. His temperature remained
slightly above normal and the depression
which has characterised his Illness at times
had not been entirely overcome.
This afternoon, the pope. In conversation
more prolonged than has been usual during
the last several days, urged Cardinal Merry
Del Val, the papal secretary of state, tu
go, as he had planned, to his villa at Monte
Mario tomorrow. The cardinal had sx
pected to be absent from Rome for the re
main er of the summer and his holiness
wished him to take a rest, saying that as
for himself he felt sure of recovering
from his sickness.
Dr. Petaaot and Prof. Marehlafava were
at the pope's bedside for more than an
hour this forenoon, making another close
examination of the patient. Atteatloa waa
given t the kidneys, nothing unfavorabls
la this respect being discovered except
inatgniftoant traoae of calculi.
The pope did not get up this morning,
explaining that he felt better tn his bed
than In the chair which ha oeeplled at
times yesterday.
The palrui la his knee continue, bat were
less severe. The swelling which diminished
yesterday has nines remained stationary.
Last evening the physicians were eptl
mtMto saying the patient shewed marked
Improvement and predicting a complete
recovery, barring unforsaun complications
within ten days, Tha pontiff, however, ha1
a rather reetieea night and toward mid
night waa, awakened by a return of the
burning sinastlon In his gouty knee. The
deetora ware aMe t4 rellove him aad two
aenra lata was said te be sleeping well. The
Pfcyetrtaas thought that the heat and over
eserttoa of yesterday afterneea. when he
fait so much better, were responsible
eniafly for his .reetlaaeneae.
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ruriviAEY warn
SOKOLS CELEBRATE AT DODGE
Bohemian Athletic Contests Are Sue
cesBfully Held Saturday.
NO DECISIONS ARE ANNOUNCED
Teams Compete from Pnnrtfm T -
and Jedgee Are TJnnble to Che sen
the Wlaners at the Close
of the MkI,
DODGE, Neb., Aug. 12. (Special Tele
gram. The western division of the
Bohemian National Sokol association, is
holding Its annual meeting In Dodge and
having a good time. "Sokols" from Able,
Bruno, Brainard, Crete, Clarkson, Dodge,
Howella, Plattsmouth, Schuyler, Ord,
Omaha, South Omaha, Ravenna and Wit
her are participating, and women members
from Schuyler, lattsmouth, Omaha, South
Omaha, Ravenna and WHber.
The Judges met last evening, and per
fected the preliminary arrangements. The
Omaha and South Omaha delegates came
last night and were met at the train by
local members and a band. The town deco
rated In Solkols colors In honor of the
eeting. The contests were held today at
the Athletic association park, but no de
cisions were announced. In spite of the
extreme heat they were witnessed by a
large crowd of people.
The rain last night prevented the exer
cises beginning on time and it was .late
when they were over. Tonight the South
Omaha Dramatlo club will give the play,
"Lucifer" at the opera house.
The judges will not be able to announce
decisions tonight, owing to the Targe num
ber of contests and the lateness of fin
ishing and prises will not be awarded until
tomorrow evening.
DEED TO CURTIS SCHOOL .
ACCEPTED BY THE BOARD
Action Takes that Will Definitely
Locate New Inetltntton In
Frontier Conntr.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 12. (Special.)
The Board of Public Land and Buildings
this afternoon accepted deeds to the land
donated by the town of Curtis for a state
school of agriculture and ordered them
recorded.
The board's first action locating the
school at Curtis as taken before the law
creating the school went Into effect, so the
board this afternoon voted to locate It at
Curtis, Secretary of State Wait, Land Com
missioner Cowles and Attorney General
Martin, voting In the affirmative. Treas
urer George was not in attendance.
STATE BOARD COMMENDS
CHADRON CITY COUNCIL
Marshal Who Offered Offense tc
Yoana Woman Stndent lisu.
rlly Discharged from Office.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 12. (Special.)
The state normal board at a recent meet
ing commended the mayor and city coun
cil of Chadron for discharging the city
marshal, who, It waa reported to the
mayor, compelled a girl student of the
state normal school to disrobe while he
fumigated her on account of her exposure
to a oontagious disease.
The resolution adopted by the state nor
mal board also calls upon the county at
torney to take whatever legal action can
be taken tn the premises.
H. C. LOUDENSLAGER IS DEAD
Pepalar !few Jersey OonaTressman
Passes Away at His Home In
Paalsboro,
PACTJIBORO, N. J.. Aug. 11. Congrees
msn Henry C. Loudenslager died at his
nesldsnoe hare this morning. Mr. Louden
slager had been ailing for a long time. Hs
was afflict ad with a complication of dis
eases and was later attacked by typhoid
fever,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. Representative
Londenalsger had been for many years one
of the most popular members of the house.
He was one of the strictest regular party
men la congress. For a long time he waa
one ef those who directed the affairs of
the republican congressional 'committee tn
local and national campaigns.
ADMIRAL TOGO IS SPENDING
THE DAY AT WEST POINT
NEW TORK. Aug. 11. Admiral Count
Togo and his party left here early today
en the Mayflower, the president's yacht,
for West Point where the cadeta of the
military academy were scheduled to drill
and parade espiaelally for the Japanese
visitor. The admiral, famous as a disci
plinarian, looked forward eagerly to the
drills ef the future army officers, as on
his recent trip to the naval academy, three
classes of midshipmen were cruising
abroad and ths commandant did not tare
ts shew the admiral the S-weeks-old
"plebe" or first yesr men, the only mem
bers of the anademy on hand.
The Mayflower will return here tonight.
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TARIFF REPORT
GIYENTO HOUSE
Conference Agreement on Wool Re
vision Bill Presented with
View to Action.
FLAT RATE OF 29 PER CENT
President Taft Has Indicated He Will
Veto Any Bill Growing Ont of
Conference and Attltnde
Is Unshaken
BEBTATBl
Met at noon.
Cotton hill taken np for consideration.
Ordsred Investigation of election of Sen
ator Stephenson of Wisconsin.
Agreed to vote MConday on proposed dis
continuance of national monetary com
mission December 4.
Tloe president annonnoed resignation of
x-Benator Flint from that committee,
. Foreign eommlttee agreed to recommend
ratification of arbitration treaties with
Great Britain and Franco, modified.
HOUSE I
Met at 12:05 p. m.
Beoessed at laiSO until 1 p. m. to receive
wool bill oonf erence report with a view to
adoption Monday.
Hewn of death of stepresentatlve lou
denalager of Tew Jersey received.
Steel trust Investigating eommlttee eon
tinned hearingsj
BULLBTIN.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. The conference
report on the wool tariff revision bill wa
presented to the house today by Represen
tative Underwood, who requested that ths
report and accompanying statement, just
prepared, be printed In tho record under
the rules of the house. Minority Leader
Mann made the point that even that action
could not be taken until the senate acted
on the report. He argued that the body
"agreeing to holding a conference," must
act first on the conference report. '
COTTO BILL IP IX BElfATB
Mr. Overman Offers Amemdment Re
vising Chemical Schedule.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. The house cot
ton bill was taken up by the. senate today
on motion of Senator Stnoot of Utah.
Senator Cummins of Iowa offered his
amendment for the revision of the Iron
and steel schedule of the tariff Mil.
Senator Overman ot North Carolina in
troduced as an amendment to the ootton
bill a provision for the revision of the
chemical schedule of the tariff law.
Discussion was Interrupted by an ex
ecutive session.
Senator Smith of South Carolina had
tried earlier In the day to secure consider
ation of a resolution calling on the secre
tary of agriculture for Information as to
the commodities used in the gathering and
preparation of cotton crop reports. He
said that at soma places men were gath
ering information for the department who
knew little of actual ootton conditions.
Food Supplies at
Liverpool Moved
Under Strong Guard
Six Hundred Tons Tied Up in Sepotr
and Socks Are Transferred in
One Prooession.
LIVER POO I Aug. li Armed with
sabres and carbines and furnished with
cartridges strong detachments of the Royal
Sootts Greys succeeded in effecting the re
moval today of goods which have been
tied up at the central depots by ths striking
dockmen and carriers. Six hundred tons
of food stuffs were moved In one pro
cession. The strikers looked on sullenly.
LONDON, Aug. 11 London Is almost It
self again today. A few hours after the
official announcement that the strike had
been settled last night sufficed to release
the flood of traffic which had been held
up and supplies were rushed out to
replenish the empty markets and stores.
It la estimated that the week s strike
of the dockmen and carriers has cost the
metropolis at least S7,6CO,O0O. The carmen
of two railroads refused to return to work
under the general settlement. They
threaten again to paralyse city traffic.
LANCASTER SETTLERS MEET
Governor Aldvleh Make Addroes at
Gathering Held at Blelc.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
HICKMAN, Neb., Aug. li (Special.
Five thousand people attended the Lancas
ter County Old Settlers picnic, held here
today, at which Governor Aldrica, H. L,
Metcalfe and wnila E. Reed spoke. Can
didates for county office were much la
evidence and but few of those listed en
the primary ballot were absent from to
day's big gathering. General J. H. Culver
of Milford spoke during the morning and
was followed by several of the old set
tlers, who gave Interesting remtnisceaaes
of sarly days In this section of the state.
SECOND CONTEST ON SOON
Great Booklovers' Game Begins in Bee
Next Wednesday.
BIG LIST OF EXCELLENT PRIZES
Flvo Thonaand Dollars In Awnrds
Offered tn New Booklovers
Race aad Interest Oatlook
Now Brlliant.
Since the close of the first Bee Booklov
ers' contest preparations have been going
forward for prizes for another contest of
the same successful sort and this an
nouncement presents to the vast army of
Bee readers what Is perhaps the moat val
uable list of prizes ever offered In a con
test of this nature.
It must be borne In mind that the aver
age newspaper contest Is conducted UHually
on the basts of getting subscriptions and
under such circumstances contestants are
required to devote practically their whole
time to the newspaper so engaged.
Thousands of contestants In the first Bee
Booklover contest were happy at having
entered It; many letters have reached The
Bee office wherein men and women have
frankly stated that they felt no disappoint
ment at falling to win prizes, that the edu
cational character of the work was so
pleasant as to make it profitable without
other reward.
The Bee takes great pleasure In extending
the llBt of prizes until now flfty-flvs reim
bursements are offered contestants. It
must be borne In mind that there Is no
value In guessing In this contest. Not only
the title to the book, but the author's nams
as well must be correctly provided in order
to win a prise.
The great public will be Interested to
know of this excellent list of prises.
First A White Steamer automobile, cele
brated for simplicity, durability, power and
speed. This beautiful five-passenger car
beautifully upholstered and with equip
ment necessary to run tt day or night la
valued at 12.000
Second A ten-acre ranch In beautiful
celebrated Tehama county, California. Ap
proximately 200 miles north of San Fran
cisco Is the town of Red Bluff, near which
Is located the celebrated Lutheran colony.
Herein and facing on the Red Bluff boule
vard, with a telephone line running directly
through the property. Is situated the ten
acre patch which Is destined to make the
winner of the second prise In this contest
the happy possessor of a livelihood for all
time. Land directly next to this patch Is
selling at (125 an acre. Here Is full value
to the extent of $1,230.
Third A beautiful Krell Auto-Grand
Player-Piano, which Is said by many ex
perts to be the last thought In player
piano making. Here is a beautiful fancy
walnut box of melody from which the In
spiration of one's mind may be blended
Into the thoughts of the great masters of
music. Here Is happiness valued into thou
sands and a cash value of fMtt
Fourth Nine miles southwest of Omaha
Is the hustling Uttle town of Ralston, on
the only lnterurban trolley line running
out of Omaha, about forty minutes from
the local postofflce. Here are located the
Howard Stove works, Rogers Motor Car
company and the Brown Truck Manufac
turing company. Business streets are In
the upbuilding; residence streets are hand
somely laid out with high, sightly home
lots. On May wood street, destined to be
one of the thoroughfares of that oncoming
metropolis. The Bee has selected a lot.
26x100 feet, valued at 1276.00
Back on Main street several blocks
away. The Bee has selected a plot, 60 by
130 feet, an Ideal spot for a borne, the value
of this lot is S2X.O0
Sixth, Seventh and Eighth For these
The Bee has selected the ingenious Nelson
Loose Leaf Encyclopedia, the encyclopedia
that cannot grow old. A loose leaf system
with perpetual addenda.
Within seven days after the Mexican re
public deposed Its president, new sheets
were in Omaha bringing Mexican history
down to that hour. A metal key was
picked up. a thread turned presto, the
encyclopedia was up to the minute. There
can be little doubt as to tha value of such
a work with a plan for perpetuating it.
For the scholar, the student, the ambitious,
this la greater value than the first prize.
There are three of these encyclopedias,
bound in three-quarters morocco, twelve
volumes In a set. each valued at S96.00
Ninth and Tenth Consist of the twenty
four-volume library called the Book of
Knowledge or the Child's Encyclopedia.
Here la a universal work for school chil
dren, or for older students In the begin
ning of a broader education. With several
hundred colored plates and several thou
sand of black and white, the story of the
universe ts made clear In simple language.
No detail of the marvelous range of
thought la omitted, from the Invention of
the telephone, told In simple language, to
the clear and lucid explanation of how a
linen collar ts made. Is embraced In this
wonderful work. Two of these sots. In
cloth binding, each valued at S3S.00
Add to this forty-five cash prizes, as
follows: Five 110.00 prises, ten SS 00 prises,
ten $2.00 prises, twenty S1.00 prises.
First P let are Wednesday.
Beginning next Wednesday, August IS, a
second Booklovers contest will run for
seventy-five days in The Bee. It will be
along, the same general lines as the first
which was started last April and which
(Continued oa Fifth Page.) (
JIEALLY V
GERMANS HOLD
STATEMEETING
Alliance of Nebraska in Session a1
Grand Island to Discuss Vital
Questions.
FOR PROTECTION OF LIBERTIES
President Val Peters of Omaha, I
Opening Address, Calls Attention
to Several Toploe Snenajer
bund Give Concerts.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb., Aug. 12. (Spe
cial.) Of the total of 243 delegates accred
ited to the second annual convention of
the German Alliance of Nebraska, all were
on hand or represented at the meeting
called to order at the Plattduetschue Helm
In this city this morning. The expecta
tions of the officers of the Alliance as to
attendance were more than realized and
the enthusiasm 'and energy of the body
of the organization is such as to leave no
doubt in the still greater growth of the
organization.
The Plattdduetschue Helm Is a mam
moth hall built for the accommodation of
the members only. In galleries and main
floor tt will seat nearly 1,000 people. It is
located on a tract of nlneacres with a
beautiful grove ana a small lake on .the
grounds. The floor of the hall was well
filled with delegates and other visitors and
the opening meeting augurs the success of
the purposes of the Alliance the promo
tlon of German song and literature and the
protection of the liberties and freedom
of thought to which the German ts accus
tomed tn his fatherland, even though It
came from an empire to a republic.
President Peters Addreaa.
The opening meeting last night was
opened with music by the orchestra and
followed by an address by President Jes-
sen of the local society and by a hearty
address of welcome by Mayor Charles Q.
Ryan. President Val Peters, editor of the
Omaha Trtbuene, responded tn most cor
dial sentiments and followed with the
annual address of the president touching
upon the various topics of vital Interest
to the German, among which were the
privilege of the German church to continue
educating Its children In the German lan
guage, the proposed county option or otrrer
sumptuary legislation and local organlza
tions through the Instrumentality of which
to wage 'a battle for the principles
espoused.
President Peters expressed appreciation
of the fact that Lincoln will permit Ger
man to be taught in Its public schools,
The Importance of representation at the
national convention to be held at Wash
ington In October was also emphasized.
Baeasrerbnnd Concert.
The Llederkranz hall, nearer to tho heart
of the city, and at which will be held the
concerts, this evening and tomorrow after
noon of the Nebraska, Saengerbund, ts
beautifully Illuminated with electricity.
This society owns a block of real estate.
Including a fine garden. The park of the
latter Is festooned with hundreds of Incan
descent lights, many In colors, and the
large tent, tn the southeastern section. In
which the concerts will be held, will seat
over 1,000 people. A record-breaking ad
vance sale of tickets has been made over
$1,000.
This afternoon at 4 o'clock an Immense
parade was held, the delegates to the al
liance convention and the members of
the various German singing societies at
tending the Saengerfeat uniting with nil
of the local German organisations and rep
resentatlvea of civic bodies. Quite a few
of the organizations and a number of
tradesmen had beautiful floats in the
parade.
LETTER WRITTEN BY HARMAN
Holdrea-e Man Kntd to Have tTrsted
Shallenhersrer to Rna as
Popallat.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb.. Aug. 12. - Special.)
As a sidelight to the Harrtngtan-Hnrman
controversy, which la at present foremost
tn democratic ranks, tt Is said here that
a letter written by the Holdrege man, now
candidate for the fusion nomination for
the railway commission, to Snellen berger
last fall, when the executive was unde
cided as to making ths race purely as a
populist candidate and In which Hannan
urged him to do so, waa shown to Mayor
James Dahlman of Omaha about a month
ago. W. J. Purse at that time private
secretary to Governor Ehalleaberger Is at
present a candidate for the fusion nomi
nation for the commission.
Asked about the matter today. Mayor
Dahlman declared that be had not Seen
the letter, but that he had bean told of its
purport a few weeks ago at his office In
Omaha. "The man who told mo," said
be, "I believe was a Furse supporter and
probably did so tn order to eeJlst my up
port against Harman."
New Railway Mall Clerks.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. (Special Tele
gram C. F. Hubbard. G. C. Hobr.lnarm
and George D. tVrta, all of Chevenna.
Wyo , have been aDDuinted rallwav n,ii
clerks.
J he (securities State bank of Rroken Rum-
end the First National bank of Alhlnn.
Neb., have been denlanated as depositories
for postal bank funds.
ONE MILL CLOSED BY AGREEMENT
Its Proprietors Paid $7 000 a Month
to Keep it Idle.
ORGANIZATION OF THE TRUST
Morgan Turns Down Hundred and
Sixty Million Dollar Option.
CARNEGIE PLANTS PROFITABLE
Witness Says More Than Half tha
Earnings ot Combine Come from
Them Melville B. "tone
Aaha to He Heard.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. After dla
rus8lng a vtructural steel agreement fof
apportioning products throughout the eoun.
try, an arrangement said to have been dis
couraged by E. H. Gary of the United
States Steel corporation and a discussion
of trust methods generally, the house steel
trust Investigating committee today ad
journed until October 16.
At the outset of today's session Chatr
man Stanley of the committee read a tele
gram from Melville B. Stone, general man
ager of the Associated Press, requesting a
hearing. He will be heard when the com
mittee resumes after the recess. Mr,
Stone's telegram to Mr. Btanley read:
ALBANY, N. Y.. Aug. 11. Hon. A. O.
Stanley, Wellington, D. C: Have just
learned that a personal letter of mine to
Oaklelgh Thome was Introduced In evi
dence today. It Is only fair to say that
this letter was written under what now
proves to hsve been a misapprehension of
the facts and its use before your commit
tee without explanation la unjust. I. there
fore, request a hearing at your hand.
(Slimed) MELVILLE E. STONE.
All the members of tha committee ex
pressed the opinion that Mr. Stone should
be given an opportunity to appear. H. C
Boiling, one cf the counsel for the United
States Steel corporation, declared that "On
behalf of Mr. Perkins I would suggest to
the committee that Mr. Stone be sub
poenaed." Mr. Littleton moved that when ths com
mittee resumed after a recees Mr. Stone
be heard. This was agreed to.
W. C. Temple's Testimony.
W. C. Temple of Pittsburg, who was com
missioner of the Steel Piste association
formed In 1900, was called aa the first wit
ness. Mr. Temple said that before the forma
tion of the United States Steel corporation,
H. C. Frlck had visited J. P. Morgan with
an option on the Carnegie Steel company!
for $160,000,000; that Morgan said the price
was too high; but "six months later he
paid 600,000,000 for the same property."
Mr. Temple explained they were prepar
ing to give a "magnificent play down In
Wall street."
"Everything was tn hand." added Mr.
Temple, "the most accomplished actors,
most expensive scenery and the most fan
tantlo costumes were ready, but they bad
to have a Hamlet. A magnificent plan had,
been prepared to bake a great plum-pudding,
but Carnegie had all the plums."
"Did Carnegie interfere In the baking,'
the chairman asked.
"Ob no, he merely held on to tho plums."
This caused a laugh.
"In the place of the crasy Dane," said
Representative Littleton, "they had to deal
In the play with a very sane Scotchman."
Mr. Temple declared that half the profits
of the steel corporation were produced by.
the Carnegie steel .plant and that If thla
property had been secured by the steel
corporation Andrew Carnegie would today
dominate the steel business of the country.
The witness said he never heard of Judge
Gary ever attending a meeting of one oC
the steel pools, and he knew that. he de
manded their cessation.
Another Gentlemen's tguimieL
"When these agreements were ordered
stopped," Mr. Temple said, "there was an
other gentlemen's agreement, the kind wo
have beard so much about, waa not en
tered Into providing that every scrap ot
paper bearing directly or Indirectly on
these pools or agreements be destroyed.
"Your record here of the agreements of
the steel plate association and structural
steel association shows how wed that
gentlemen's agreement waa kept, but you
did not get any of my record."
"Well, we have picked up soma of tho so
matters," said Chairman Btanley, "but X
admit we did not get any of them front
you."
Mr. Temple declared that atnee tbo
abrogation of the pools, the steel maao
facturers of the country have dwelt to
gether just as harmcmicroary.
"How have they done thatP ashed
Representative Gardner of TaTa ni Tmills
"Uy each fellow looking tnto the ether
fellow's statistics aad knowing what ha
is doing and no one starting out to mako
a big cut tn prices without his eyes wtd
open to the conjtecjiencea,"
Mr. Temple delivered a lengthy trust
talk to the committee dsn i fTifiig good and
bad trusts. Ha classed the United State
Steel corporation as a good trust. Ho
said Its affairs had always hose, nubile,
and that tt had reduced prices to tho caa
s amer and had "held tha smbtlla ever
Its competitors," rather than, attempt to
crush them. '
Asked by Mr. Littleton what legislation
he could suggest as a substitute tar tho
Sherman law, he said he could not sug
gest a law, but he believed there should
bo some sort of government annervtalan.
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