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    The 0viaha daily Bee
All Ike New All Ue Time
WEATHER FORECAST
Fair; Wanner
The m gtres Ha randan a San
panorama ef tke happsatage
ef the whale world.
MONDAY-MORNING
PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
MAY 13, 1912-TEN
SIMPSON CBOOK;
KILLEDBYDBINK
Adams and Companion, Brought
from Xankato Assert They
Befriended Scad Kan.
XA3SL TS CEDQ5AI EECOEDS
Known to Police of Several Cities at
Confidence Kan.
SUSPECT RELATES US STOUT
Sayi Clothes on Head Were Used to
Give Kan Belief.
AUTOPSY KAY DISCLOSE POISON
Rtfwt ef Csereaev'e Physician Will
- "hew W aether Other Meua Than
Merahlae Wcra Responsible
far aisaaeaa's Death.
Although Paul Simpson, or whatever
his nal nam might have been, la thought
to have died from alsohelism, Actlnc
Chief at Detectives Devereeae Is (tin
hopeful that Dr. 8. McClenaghan. cor.
ewer's physician, will discover erideno
la hla analysis of the dead man's stomach
.ta eauaa the coroner' jury to say Simp
son died from poisoning, other than laud
anum or morphine. Should such a verdlet
be reached, a charge or murder may be
made against the Adams.
Devereeae says that unleaa Dr. Mo
Clenachaa does discover traces of de
natured alcoholic potsonlnc In Simpson's
stomach, Mr. and Mrs. F. Adams win
be released from custody. They are ex
pected to narrate (he aama stories at the
coroner's Inquest today, as they did In
Mankato, Minn., and Saturday night upon
their arrival In Omaha.
Testtrday morning Captain Dempsey
while looking through identification
records found pictures which proved the
dead man was a criminal. In "The De
tective" ef March, 1SU, Is a picture of a
man said to be C. H. Miller. The picture
Is the likeness of the dead man. Under the
picture Is a letter from the chief of police
of Dallas. Tex., who said that Miller was
a suspicious character and conOdencr
man. A food description Is given whl:h
tallies with that ot the dead man. The
name "S. P. Kidd." tatooed on the body,
together with a heart pierced wltt an
arrow, corresponds to marks on the body
at the morgue.
In a Mot Issue of The Detective Is an
other of Simpson's pictures. This time he
went under the name of J. P. Riley, and
the explanatory letter was from the Den
ver police. In 1907 Simpson's picture
again oecure, being sent by the St
Joseph authorities, who said that his
name was Charles Miller.
No mention is made of the dead man
being a aterotyper by trade, but It ape
ciflcslly saya that be la a suspicious
character and "confidence man."
Prtaeavra F.iaealaed.
After this discovery was made the
.. prisoners wars brought out, The woman
was not questioned, but the maa talked
finely.
"Murder, why I don't know why any one
should murder him," -he said. . "lie was
broke and I bad given him the clothing
ha had oa. No It waa not murder. It was
just an ordinary death from alcoholic
poisoning as examination will show."
"I hava known Simpson for several
years. Despite the fact that be Is known
by several other names, Simpson la the
name ha generally goes by as far as I
know. S. P. Kidd may be hla real name,
but he la always known as Simpson by
his friends.
"I wu sitting In a saloon In the north
part of the city Thursday with several
other ' magaslne solicitors when Simpson
rife In. Ho wss dead drunk and broke
Ha tried to get a drink, but the bar
tender wouldn't sell hint one, and he
came over to .where I waa sitting with
my friends and told ma that he waa
broke and down and out and ha asked.
me for help. The fellows I wss with
were of the class that knows what It is
to be down on luck and they each con
tributed ft and I did the same.
Bays Rait af Clathlna.
"In order to see th" '. fx did not spend
the money for liquor. I went wltb him
to a tailor shop at Sixteenth and Webster
streets, where be purchased a' suit of
clothing for SL It was a suit made Cor
some one els, but the tailor waa glad
to get rid of It. It looked good on Simp
son and I told htm that when ha sobered
up ha would be able to make a living oa
hla looks. I also gave him some under
wear the sort which had the name Davis
on H. I then took htm up to my room
'and allowed him to lie en the bed. My
self and wife occupied another room that
night and when wa awoke we found
Simpson dead. The towels oa his head
were water-eoaked and I had put them
there myaelf to sober him up. There was
no alcohol la them and If they smelled
of alcohol, K was from his breath.
The bottle of wood alcohol found by
the detective waa a small amount used by
my wife to curl her hair. She used K. I
believe for her curllag Iron. The torn
letters were thrown on the floor by my'
self and they were my own property."
Asked why ha left town sa hurriedly If
(Continued on Second Page.)
The Weather
For Nebrneks Fair; warmer.
For Iowa Fair; warmer.
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Case rati vo Loral
Bit sail. we.
Highest yesterday 44 7! 44
lowest yesterday 44 43 4S
Mean temperature ... 44 C H
Fredpttauoa a .44 .4
Temperatures and precipitation depar
tures from the normal:
Normal temperature SI
Deficiency for the day 7
Total deficiency since March 1 .134
Normal precipitation .14 inch
reficiency for the day M Inch
Total rainfall since March L. 4.3 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 .. .4 inches
TW1f4nr VAT mw- neeWwt 111 1
Deficiency tar sue. period, in.. SJSsscbea
Presidential Content to Date
Republican
Instructed for or favorable to Taft:
Alabama it
Alaska i
Colo re do (at large and S districts).... U
Connecticut U
Tielaware
District of Columbia t
Florida 11
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois 0 dlst.) S
Indiana tat large 4 diet's.) 34
Iowa tat large distal Is
Kansas (1 dlst.) .'. I
Kentucky (at large and 1 diet's.).... Si
Louisiana
alaasachuaetta Is
Michigan (at large 7 diet's.) M
Missouri ( dlst's.) U
Mississippi a
Nevada a
New Hampshire i
New Mexico T
New Tork (at large and 3S dlst's.).. SS
North Carolina i
Oklahoma (2 dlst's) 4
Pennsylvania ((!, dlst's.) 9
Philippines I
Porto Rico S
Rhode gland H
South Carolina 18
Tenneaaee ( dlst's.) 18
Texas (S dint's.!
Vermont (all but 1 dlst.) 6
Virginia : 34
Total for Taft C
Instructed tor or favorable to Roosevelt:
Arkensas (1 dlst) 2
Illinois (Sll but 1 dlst.)
Indiana (e dlst's.) H
Kansas dlst's.) IS
Kentucky UH dlst's.) S
Maine U
Maryland 1
Massachusetts 1
Michigan (4 dint's.) S
Missouri (at Urge and dlst's.) IS
Nebraska IS
New Mexico 1
New Tork (3t dlst's.) 7
North Carolina S
Oklahoma (at large and 4 dlst's.) 1C
Oregon 10
Pennsylvania (at large and T7H dlst's.) 7
Vermont (1 dlst.) 1
Total for Roosevelt !WS
Instructed for Cummins:
Iowa (5 diet's.) Is
Instructed for Let Foilette:
North Dakota id
Wisconsin X
Total for La Foilette...
Unclassified and disputed.
Missouri is diet s.)
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Totsl unrlesstNed 14
Total number of delegates 1.0T9
Needed to nominate (majority) o0
Needed bv Taft :
Needed by Roosevelt t?2
let to bo selected a
Pressmen Out on
Hearst Papers in
Two More Cities
ATLANTA, Os., Msy 11. -Acting on a
strike order said to hava been issued by
President Berry of the International
union, the union web pressmen on the
Atlanta Georgian went on strike yes
terday. The Georgian missed Its aeon edition.
but appeared as usual lata this afternoon.
The three local papsn-heMnw agreed to
stand together m ease of trouble, the
Journal akto withheld Its noon edition,
but all other editions havs been pub
lished a' usual. !' - '
Tonight the etrikars Issued a statement
declaring they do not regard "this aa a
sympathetic strlks ss the only news
papers affected are those operated by
Mr. Hearst."
There was no disorder connected with
the walkout. '
SAN FRANCISCO, Cel., May li.-The
pressmen of the Bxaflner, a vHearst
newspaper, walked out last night In sym
pathy with the striking pressmen of
other Hearst newspapers, shortly before
the first edition ef the Sunday paper
waa due to go to press.
There waa no disorder and the business
offlos said no demands had been made,
that the walkout waa purely a "sym-
patheUo demonstration."
Other newspapers ran off their first
editions for country circulation, but did
knot know whether they would be able
to print the later edit! one. It waa un
derstood the pressmen's union had the
eaaa under advisement. The publishers
wars optimistic ever the outcome.
English Capitalists
Plan for New Road
KEARNBT, Neb., May lt-Speclal.-
Detailed plans were presented last night
by J. W. Weaver and Arthur Jenkins,
English capitalists, ta not less than 104
of the leading cttisens of the city In the
first' pubttc meeting called to consider
their plana to finance a north and aouth
road to be called the Dakota, Kan
ft Gulf railroad and baaed directly an the
proposed Kearney-BeMt survey, the men
tion of which waa made by Richard
Hlbberd of Una city, when oa a visit
to his former home In England recently.
The promoters hava a company In
readiness to begin the work of construc
tion; they have SM.0M.404 ready to back
the project and only ask that the people
along the proposed lino give them
terminals and a right-of-way, the latter
to he repaid by the company. Their In
terests in Kngland aak for the bonds. The
company that will be formed will do the
operating.
It waa the consensus of opinion that
Kearney should take hold of the under
taking and a resolution wss paaaed and a
petition signed., asking the city council
to put up tiM proposition of a S30.4M bond
Issue to the people at a special meeting.
OMAHA MAN SECURES LAW
DEGREE AT GEORGETOWN
BOSTON. Mass., Msy 1 -(Special Tele
gram.) Among the successful candidates
for degress at Georgetown university Is
Edward F. Speeehmea of Omaha, wh
will receive the bachelor of laws degree
with boners at eomnysnoement June 1
He Is the only representative of his state
in the graduating class this year and
ranks high la scholarship.
ROCK ISLAND TRAIN KILLS '
TWO UPON MOTORCYCLE
KANSAS CTTT. Ma. May U.-Tbomaa
Jones, S years old, proprietor of a trans
fer company, and sis wife, aged 23 years,
were instantly killed here today when a
Rock Island train struck the motorcycle
poa which they were riding. The aed-
aem sncarrad Bear CentropoUa, a suburb.
Democratic
Instructed for Clark:
Colorado
Illinois
Iowa ,
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Missouri ..
Nebraska (at large and I dlst's.)..
Oklahoma (half)
Pennsylvania (1 dlst.)
Washington ,
Wisconsin (1 dlst's.)
Total for Clark
Instructed for Wilson:
Delaware
Florida
Illinois -
Maine
Oklahoma (half)
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Texas
Wisconsin
Total for Wilson 1
Instructed for or favorable to Harmon:
Maine
Nebraska
Total for Harmon
Instructedfor Marshall:
Indiana
Instructedfor Burke:
North Dakota
Instructed for Underwood:
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
Total for Underwood
UnlnstructeU and unclassified:
FATE OF REYOLT SOON TOLD
Orozco Retreating- to North Pressed
by Federal Soldiers.
PKESQEXT GOMEZ QUITS JUAREZ
Self-Appointed Kseeatlve of the
Prwvleioaal (ieveresseet la oa
Hla Way to Its Antonio,
' Teaaa.
tU'LLKTIS.
ELPASO, Tax.. May ll-General Oroico
Is retreating northward toward the
American border. A message to the
Mexican consul here fram General Huerta
at the federal front at 11 a. m , de
clared that Oroico had hastily abandoned
hla position at Conejos, leaving many
guns and ammunition. The federal's st
noon today occupied the aama positions
held by the re beta last night.
Ths fighting began at day break. There
are many dead and wounded. The fed
erals claim a victory in the dsy's fight
ing. JUAREZ. Mex., May lt-Oeneral Pas
cual Oroico holds the balance) of power
la the Mexican revolution.
Though Oroico with ",0u men la face to
face with a federal army that la pressing
eire-
come of the battle la uncertain, the) de
velopments ut the day, chiefly the abdi
cation by Xmilio V sequel Gomes of the
provisional presidency, which ha assumed
a week ego. indicate that the money in
terest behind Mexico's present dis
turbances must continue to court Oroico.
The whereabouts of Gomes last night
waa uncertain. Once a member of the
cabinet of President Da La Ban and a
brother of Dr. Francisco Vaaquea Oomea,
recently defeated for the vice presidency,
he fled for hla Ufa ysaterday across the
Rio Orande to Vnlted States territory.
Ha waa presumably on hla way to Ban
Antonio, Tax. United States authorities
deny thst there Is a warrant anywhere
for hla a rest on a charge of violating
neutrality lawa.
v- O enseal Thraera Aside.
Reliable Information hai It that the men
who once surrounded former President
Diss bad been financing the Oreaeo move
ment through the agency of Oonselo C
Enrlle, now In Chihuahua, but that other
capitalists had sprung up who were seek
ing to oust the Enrlltstaa and control
Oroico' l band. In the underground con
test between these factions, Oomes, who
could furnish only political ambition, was
lost
"Wa thought Senor Oomes would be
safer tn the ' United Slates from bis
enemies," admitted Francisco Pradillo,
ths envoy, who claims Oroico sent him to
bring Gomes from 6an Antonio a week
ago. "He will return after Colonel Paa
cual Oroico, sr., who went aouth today
to see his honor, straightens out the
matter."
There b) little doubt that the chieftain
ship of Oomes as provisional president
has been ephemeral and that he. like
Bernardo Reyes, has been eliminated
from ths race for provisional president.
Few reels Pasa Oreeee.
General Orosco'l advance guard of
rebels hava been driven toward Eecalon,
the central base of Insurrectos la north
ern Mexico,
Instead of being on the defenstvs, the
government troops hava within the laat
twenty-four houra pushed the attack
vigorously, forcing the rebels northward
nearly twenty miles to Conejos, about
Jss miles south of Chihuahua.
Personal and other towns occupied by
the liberal forces within the week were
evacuated to the federals. These facts
became known at 4 o'clock tola morning,
when a telegraph Interview was arranged
between General Joaquin Tellea, at the
staff headquarters of the federal troops
north of BermeUllo and aa Associated
Press reporter here. Staff headquarters
ef ths federal troops Is M ml lea directly
south of ths Border, bat by the wire route
la Lent milea by way of Laredo and
Torreoa. ,
AGED MESSENGER STILL
IN CRITICAL CONDITION
The condition of Abraham H. Scott,
god IS years, a messenger in the
quartermaster stores department at
Twenty-second and Hickory streets, who
fell Sow a flight of stairs Saturday
afternoon. said ta be aerloua
Scott wss at first thought to bo only
slightly hart, bat his cowdttioa became
so aerloua Saturday night that he had
to be removed to St. Joseph's hospital.
Ha Is a errtl war veteran, hiring sort ed
in ths Eighty-sixth New York reel meet.
Ho haa been In the quartermaster's de
partment for forty years. Ho Uvea at
TBS South Tenth street.
! riL llfiT aljL'M-i 'o'
From the Washington Htar.
MAINE RELIG FOR DEADWOOD
Secretary of Nary Notifies City One
waiting to Be Shipped.
BffiOlf ElRVEjra JAYS PAIR,
Probability Meaaarw Will Pees This
Keiabllaalaar Preserve
Herd of affata Ready Whea
Park a Created.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. May 12.-iMperl.il. -Representative
Martin of South Dakota
haa been notified by the secretary of the
navy that a ehell from lha battleship
Mains haa been donated to the city of
Dead wood to be placed In the rlty park.
It la now at the navy yards ready for
shipment whenever It Is reqnlred.
The bill to establish a bison reserve In
the Wind Cava national park in South
Dakota, Introduced by Representative
Martin, has a good chance of enactment
at this sees ton. Franklin W. Hooper,
president of the American Bison society.
I Dr. Palmar of the Department of
Agriculture hava been Interviewing mem-
a of the conference committees of
both the house and the senate and de
clare that they will not oppose It. The
bill haa been agreed upon aa an amend
ment to the agricultural appropriation
bill now tn the senate. Aa that measure
has already paased the house, and will
pass ths sonata, V obstacle seems likely
to prevent ths establishment of the bison
reserve
The American Bison society has do
nated a herd of buffalo to the govern
ment, conditioned upon the passage of
Mr. Martin's bill, and they will be placed
la the proposed reservation as soon as
practicable after Its enactment.
Hawaee "ear Fert Xlnbrara.
The bill to open for settlement the
abandoned Fort Niobrara reservation by
Representative Ktnkaid will be favorably
reported by the public lands committee
within a few days. A subcommittee haa
had It la charge and Mr. Klnkaid said
today that they had agreed to report It
out, probably at the next meeting of the
committee. It will open about . .'fD
acres, 14.044 of which will be available for
quarter-section homes. The balance will
oome under the one-section a:t.
. Reelaasattea Patents.
The Irrigation committee of the house
baa agreed upon next Saturday for the
consideration of the bill to give the pat
ent to lands under reclamation projects
In accordance with the homestead law.
Representative Klnkaid Introduced the
bill la the house and Senator Borah In
the senate. The senate haa passed (he
bill and the bouse committee will there
tore take up the Borah MU for considera
tion.
E. R. Gurnay of Fremont la In Wash
ington today and has been seeing the
sights with his friend and fellow towns
man. Representative Stephens. Mr.
Ourney left for the wast tonight
HEAD OF LEXINGTON BANK
IS DEAD OF GALLSTONES
LEXINGTON. Neb., May ll-tSpecial
Telegram.) Harry V. Temple, president
of the First National bank ot this city,
died at noon today at the ags of 54 years.
He established the First National bank
la thle city about thirty years ago and
continued tn the banking easiness until
his death. The cause of death was gsll-
Dr. Jonas came from Omaha Thursday
morning to operate oa Mr. Temple, but
found him In such a weakened condition
that toe operation waa postponed. The
funeral servleea will be held Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Methodist
church. Mr. Temple leaven a widow and
five children, three sons and tare daugh-
Just the Sideshows
Holdup Men Caught
in Record Time hy
the Omaha Police
O'Kane, a waiter, of SOU Howard street.
and Andrew Dwyer, a misssnger, 10f
Douglas street, had strong armed and
robbed 8. Olson, a Dane, Harlan, la , of
a purse containing M la money and a
not for SHI, the y ware behind the bars
In the city Jail. The robbery took pleas
near Twelfth and Howard streets, about
S o'clock and la unqueattonabtr oas of
the boldest daylight robberies pulled off
ton soma time.
Olson says that O'Kane ran hla hands
Into his pockets snd removed a pocket
book, while Dwyer held him. The two
then ran to Tenth street snd turned
south. Olson telephoned ths police, and
Chief of Detectives Devereeae and Of
ficer Thomaa Raughman took up the
cheat In the emergeucy automobile. They
overtook the fleeing men at Tenth and
Jackson atresia Devereesa aays he saw
O'Kane hand the pocket book to Dwyer,
after removing II. He overlooked a S'
gold piece, which Dwyer pocketed and
then threw the pocketbook Into a gutter.
The men are charged with larceny
from person, and Olson la being held as
a complaining wltneas. aa he desired to
go home after recovering hla property.
Woman Complains
to Police that Huge
Hat Hurts Her Neck
Chlrf ot Police John Brians of South
Omaha was sitting In his office yesterday
morning when aa Irate woman rushed tn
with the request that he look at her
neck.
BrtKgs carefully compiled.
"Now," aald the woman, "look at this
hat," snd she drew a huge creation
from a box. "Yes. I suppose that's a
hat." said the big policeman.
Then the woman removed her gloves
and explaTned that because of the great
weight of the net the symmetrical beauty
ef her neck bad been disturbed, and that
the Twenty-fourth street milliner front
whom she had bought It had refused to
exchange It. although a physician had
not heeiuttd to declare that increased
swelling of the cervical glands waa duo
to the great weight of the millinery.
"What shall I do, chief r concluded the
visitor aa she gasped for breath.
"Leave the hat here." said Brlggs as
he can an admlrtug look at the large
plume attached to it.
But she didn't
Three Men Held for
Abusing Families
Abusing their families, seems to be a
growing sport, according to Sergeant
Patsey Havey. Yesterday three men were
arrested for being drunk snd s busing their
wives snd children. They are Edward
Hall. JE4 North Thirteenth street: Chris
Knulaen, UM North Twenty-fifth street.
and Robert Robertson. ISM Cuming street.
SOLDIER ARRESTED FOR
SHOOTING MEADOW LARK
Errls Angelus, a soldier at Fort Crook.
who Is alleged to have shot a number of
meadow lark In Sarpy county, waa
placed In the city Jail yesterday by
Deputy Came Warden Frank Williams for
the day. Williams arrested Angelus and
la taking him to Paplllioa for arralgn-
FARMERS TAJM TO AUTOS
Find Economy In Using Machines
for Trip to the Towx
XARXOOOD CARZ 0? THEIR CARSfl
ceaeldevtaa the Klah Coat af Feed
far Stack at lha Pesos at Viae,
tweellke la Maeh Cheaper'
Than Cava ar Oars.
1 ' ' t
"Wmle she Nebraska farmers will never
discard their Norses, they will soon aa
oome relies ef the past, except for work
on the farms," mid H. N. Rudd of Sid
ney, who spent Sunday at ths Rama.
"Ten years ago out In Cheyenne
county there waa not a farmer who
owned an automobile, and new I should
ssy there are fully SO maohlnee In the
hands of the tillers of ths soil. They
are not cheap machines, hut Instead as
good ones as you will find In ths cttlea
being mostly touring cars, large enough
to carry all the members of the family
and the butter and eggs when a trip to
town la made.
"For a long lime the farmers did not
take kindly to the automobile, but within
tha last three years they hava become
enthusiasts and buy pretty freely, using
good Judgment in making their purchases
snd taking good cars of their machines.
SAeeaoaay ta Aale.
"Ths average farmer who Uvea a few
milea from town figures that It la econ
omy to own an automobile. With a ma
chine, supposing he lives ten miles from
town, he can "crank up,' go In and do hla
trading and be back home Inside of a
couple of hours. If he hss a touring car,
lis can load In his butter snd eggs, a
orate of chickens and several sacks of
grain and take ths stuff to market, and
tha only expense Is the gasoline, which In
tha aggregate will not exceed 2 cents.
"On the other hand. If a fanner does
not have an automobile, to make the
trip I Just spoke of, means considerable
money. He must take a team off the
farm work, and to go to town and back,
If he Uvea ten miles out, means tha bast
part of a day. He haa lost the time of
the hired man who waa working tha
team and he haa loot the ' work of tha
team. These two Items alone would be
around a couple of dollars. If be did not
do this, he would have to keep a team
on purpose for this light work, and with
the high price of grain and teed, tha up
keep of a -span, of horses la Just about
aa much aa aa automobile."
ELLIS WONDERED WHAT
HAD HAPPENED TO HIM
"Wonder whet happed to me." Inquired
Francis Ellis, aa he was booked early
yesterdsy morning as a drunk by Ser
geant W. L. Marshall. Marshall waa un
able to answer the question, but from
ths appearance of Ellis' eyas, face and
dothee be had been In contact with a
threshing machine. His syea were bleed
ing, face lacerated and clothes torn and
awry. Ho aays he had considerable money
upon hla person Saturday night, but when
searched aot a penny was found.
EIGHTEEN BICYCLES
ARE STILL MISSING
Of the twenty-two bicycles that havs
been stolen this month, snd reported to
the police, only four nave been recovered.
The owners finding their "bikes"
having them returned are H. K. Phil
lips. W North Twenty-fifth: Paul Vin
son. Titt Oitnlng; Fred Bell. Jack
son, and George Johnson, 9DI Pinkney.
Ll Roaenrteld ot SS South Sevant's
street. Council Bluffs, reported that hla
Indian motorcycle had seen stoiea from
hie houee.
DIXON'S C00NTT '
YOTESFOB TAFT
Colonel Rooserelt's Campaign Man-
ager Kay lot 60 to Rational -'
Convention.
IX-PRESIDEST'S OFFER REFUSED
Ia Foilette Doesn't Accept Chance
to Be Successor.
t. k. unreiR cr jotsesota
Returns from Various Counties Show
Re Has Large Lead.
THREE 10 0H2 EARLY RATIO
Batlaaates at Vase in SI. Paa aa.
rata Farmer Prealdeat Will
Have at f.eaa Tra
Thlrae ef Delegates.
MISSOULA. Mont. May li-The Taft
forces carried seven of the eivht precincts
of thla county la tha republican primaries
yesterday and split the remaining pre
cinct with tha Roosevelt forces. This In
sures a county convention controlled for
Taft In Senator Dixon's home county.
Taft leaden also assart that today's
victory' gives them control of the w- .
convention at livlngstoa May 14, and'
precludes the possibility of Colonel Roose
velt's campaign manager having a aeat In
tha Chicago convention.
Saturday s primary waa considered the
first definite move In a fight to prevent
tha renomlaatloa of Sena tor Diana neat
fall.
La Fellette Re (a ere larat.
SACRAMENTO. May ll-Senator Rob
ert M. L Foilette waa offered and re
fuaed assurance that If he would thro
hla support to Colonel Roosevelt In the
campaign for the republican presidential
nomination, Rooeeveir would In turn name
La Foilette aa hla successor, according
to Gilbert E. Roe ot New York. U
Follette'e former law partner, who spoke
here last night on "The true story ot tl.o
desertion of La Foilette." .
Mr. Roe did not mention Roosevelt In
his account of lha affair.
T. It. Leads la Mlaaeeata.
T. PAI L. Stay II -Scattering returns
from republican presidential preference
primary elections held In a largo number
ot counties of Minnesota Indicate tli.tt
Roosevelt la running ahead of lre14 nt
Taft by 1 to I. In nearly all ut thv.it.
In Ramsay county (rH. Paul) It Is . -mated
that Kwueavelt will lime at It. , i
two-thlrda of the delegates.
In St. Louis county ituostvult is r.
S to I over Taft In thr eoily v m ..
Returns from twevle precincts iu I'Ul.
snd on the Iron range glis
til. unlnstructed (Taft), ad.
MINNKAPOLIri. May. U.-Wltn I ;
thlrly-twa delegates not rvsurud. of a
41a, uaoninau aot rwrmed. mil
lor ina neunapin county primary ik i
laat sight show: '
Roosevelt, SM delegates; Tift, 114; I
Fonetrsi-SL Flfty-ftva delegates Ual.1
as 'fusion" appeared aa both RooeeVvt
and tha La Foilette tickets. The Hoot
salt area will hold a caucus tumorruv'
at wMeh time Judge M. D. Purdy pml.
sirfy will ha named for tha position of
eelegale-at-Urge to the national cunve i
Hon and Htanley Washburn and A. A. I'.
Raha aa district delegates.
The unofficial returns on the popular
vote show: Roosevelt, IMii Taft, ISM;
La Follelts, I.1U.
Third Arhanaaa to Taft.
KL'RKKA HPnl.NGS, Ark., May C
Twenty-two delegates quietly left ths
Third Arkansas congressional district re
publican convention yesterday, organised
a second convention in a room in tha
same building, named Thomas Williams
and John McAllister delsgatea ta tha re.
publican national convention and In
structed them for Roosevelt. The remain
ing 104 delegates encea J. T. Mayes and
R. 8. Granger to represent the district
gt Chicago and Instructed taeni for Taft.
California Caaspalsa Clears,
BAN FRANCISCO, Cel., May 11-The
California primary campaign tor Taft and
Roosevelt closed last night. Senator La
Follelts will make hla final appeal Mon
day a'ght In Saa Francisco. The primary
will be held Tuesday.
"On the eve of the presidential a!ec
tlon." said Colonel Charles Mifflin Ham
mond, chairman of the Taft republicans
of California, In his final statement, "we
are confident that President Taft will
carry California." f
(Continued oa Second Page-J
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