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1 Omaha Daily Bee 1912 Presidential Campion Keep an vtth the game from day to day by reading The Be. uxiiEia pozicast Eain or Snow VOL. " . XII NO." 284. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 14, 1912-TWELYE PAGES. SINGLE COPY. TWO CENTS. The ) .1 TEDDIHELDDPTO I RIDICDLEBYTAFT ' - President Calls Predecessor an la- . tenie and JJangeroiu Egotist, a ff Flatterer and a I ' r BITTER SPEECH" A1 Flatterer and a Demagogue. . BTTTEfi SPEECH AT CAMBRIDGE Address Boils Over With Bitter Criti , cism of the ColoneL UXES FOB HAH Tt IEXL TRUTH Says Boosevelt is Trying to Honey fugle the People. COXPABISOH WITH UNCOLff Exeeatlre A alts If Martyred Preal- deat Waal Arwaud th reen try Mlerearenentlngt Hiss mm Knanevelt haa Dm. CAMBRIDGE. O.. May 11-In on o( th moM Utter speeches In has made tinea ha began bis active campaign for a renomlnatlon. President Taft hers today held Roosevelt up to ridicule, called him an Intense and dangerous egotist and a flatterer and demagogue. Mr. Tsft suggested that there would be "but little hope for the future of this nation If Mr. Roosevelt were wafted to the skies In a chariot, like the prophet of old, and there was no one left to do the Job Ur. Roosevelt said the country needs him to do." The president's speech boiled over with attacks and criticisms of Colonel Roose velt. - Tou'd suppose there wasn't anybody In the country to do this Job that Mr. Roosevelt tatks about but himself." said the president at one point. "It's I. I. I. all the time with htm. - "Suppose you feed that egotism and vanity and put him In office with a sense of power and a disregard of con stitutional restrictions. It would be dan gerous for this country. "1 hold that man a demagogue and a flatterer who comes out and tells the 'people they know It all. I bate a flat terer., t like a man to tell the truth straight out and I bate to see a man try 1o honey fugle the people by telling then something he don't believe. " Do you think that Abraham Lincoln, to whom Mr. Roosevelt so often refers, to whom he like to compare blasMlt and to whom be bears less resemblance than any on I know In the history of this country, would have acted as Mr. Boo re veil Jiaa and misrepresented me at he oe7 . ' , "Mr. Roosevelt promise the millen nium, free from bosses. Well then, why wasn't there a millennial during the seven years he waa Inane White HouseT ' "One Indictment." he said, 'is the character of the eampeiga Mr. Roosevelt , Is carrying on. Personally I feel that -pernor deeply than any ether because ,1 think tnf la to be lndtotod for making In JUpA ...of accusatory and "libelous of tna fatted State In order e sava the cause I represent, . to come out on . the platform, and go about -making political speeches In my behalf and doing some thing that, a irKidest man dislikes.'' DEXTER CITT. O.. May ll-'They tell me this la a Roosevelt town." was the president's opening remark today to a crowd that met bis train hero to listen to the second speech of his present cam ps Iga toor. -.. "It Is." yelled a man. on the station platform.-, '"', "Thsy'say you are against .me." con tinued the president, "because I was In farer or reciprocity. Well. I was. 1 was In favor of reciprocity because I be lieved H to be for the good of the farm ers and every other class. It would be greatly to the benefit of the farmers, bat the thing is dead. - "New. what I waot to say to you, you ate utterly Illogical la opposing me on account of reciprocity, when the fact I that before I entered Into reciprocity at all I wrote to Theodore Roosevelt and consulted him about tt and told him all the arguments both wars. He com mended me most highly for going Into the business and approved tt la every a ay. Now that he finds reciprocity Is not popular with the farmers be recants and says that well, he has changed his mind about It." ' Roaeevrlt Visit Snnth Dakota. SIOCX FALL. 8. D.. May L-Theo-atore Roosevelt la coming to South Da kota to make a personal tight for the ten delegates from the state to the re t publican national convention. He will ' an ik a flying visit June L spending that day la the state. It 1 i?ctd here that Taft and La Fotlette also will visit the , state. The state primary will be- held June 4. - Water Fourteen Feet Deep in Streets of Iryinyille, Louisiana NEW ROADS,- La- May n. -Circling the Muffs of False River, whleh bad eecved temporarily to check Ha progress. Deed water from the levee break at Torres Is today spreading rule over the tew as ef the thickly settled country south of hers. PlaataUoa after planta tion Oat dot the Mississippi bottoms, scene of these tb largest and richest sugar cane produrtnc flekls ea (be west bank of the river are covered by the water. A report from Irvfaruie. fifteen miles north at Port Allea. reached here today that the water waa fourteen feat deep In that town. One hundred and fifty per aom are east to be marooned there. MrutaaanC Roger of taw federal relief corps la preparing to sand aid to them. BRIDE OF THREE MONTHS J IS CHOKED TO DEATH LWCOLNVrLLE. Kan. May tt-Xbe body Kt Rosy Kapaan. a bride of three asontaev with bruleee mdieaUag shr had been choked to death, eras found covered wtih anoid carpet en the floor of bar home here but night. , . The peace sap the woenaa met her death resisting aa attack. Her husband bad goae to the village, leaving her alone la the loose. Isaac Kapaaa. aged St man. Mrs. Kapana e fatnr4o-hvw. waa arrested aad now le h jail at Madoa. HAYWARD SUGGESTS CHANGE Secretary Has Plan for Readjusting Republican Representation. IS BASED OH THE ACTUAL VOTE Prellsnlnnrfee far H re. rimer Cnnreete Will Be Arranged Later la the We Twn Hendred 8t eaty.Flv to Be Piled. CHICAGO. May II Secretary William Hayward, of the republican national com mittee, who arrived today to take charge of the preliminary work for the commit-, tee's hearing on contests. June C admit ted that be has a plan tor the readjust ment of southern representation la the republican convention, but declined to discus It. His plan Is said.' however, to provide for representation by congressional dis tricts baaed on the actual vote cast. Four years ago It was suggested to reduce the reprasntatloa with the state aa the unit, but no action waa taken. ' Plans for the convention made by Mr. Hayward and Treasurer Upham will be submitted to Colonel Hsrry 8. N'sw, chairman of the sub-vomrdlrlee In charge of the plana of the convention oa bis arrival here tomorrow or Wednesday. Acting Chairman Victor Rosewater and Sergeant-at-Arma William P. Stone, are expected to arrive la a few days to plan the preliminaries for the national com mittee's bearing of the contests. One of the first Questions which the sub-committee on arrangementa will bt called on to determine la the apportion merit of seats to visitors. Notice of one new seat contest wss re ceived by the national committee today. It was from the third district of Louis iana. Four year ago there were XI con test. This year It la expected that the number will reach IT. Thua far notice of but eight contests baa officially reached the committee. . W yarning; Is far Taft. . CHETBNNB. Tftyo, May 11-Th re publican and democratic state conven tions met today to select delegates to the Chicago and Baltimore national conven tions, respectively, and to nam national committeemen. Twelve of the thirteen county delega tions to -the republican convention fa vored Taft Instructions. B. B. Brooke, temporary chairman, eulogised the Taft administration and recounted the progress of the country under republican admin latrations. , " Cwuventlene la Mlaaeaota. ST. PAUL, May It-County republican conventions to Instruct two seta of dele gate, one to the district conventions to be held Wednesday, the ether to the state convention to be held. "Thursday, are cbeduled to be held throughout the state today. - Although bet contests are not consid ered likely In many conventions La Fot lette supporters. It kl said, win attempt to make a strong shewing, particularly la view ef the feet that revised returns from the' 1st primaries Indicate that La Folletto ban carried th. Mhth.41strbr whisk first waa thought to' be sate for ooeevn. ' -;"!-' -'' Returns from Ramsey, ' Brown Ma Earth, ttearns, Murray and NleoOel eoon ties show that the delegate were alt In structed for Roosevelt. Those from. Win oria county were laatfikted for Taft "Firth district delegate tt republican national convention. Stanley Washburn and D. A. Raha. Instructed for Roosevelt- . . '; ' 'lawn Beaeaerat Unla' tJg-," . BGRUNOTON, la... May 1. -Democratic leadera began, assembling In Bur Hngtoa today , for.- the democratic con vention which I to .be' held Thursday. Indications are that the convention will be the largest democratic gathering ever held In the state. ' Former Congressman Vf. D. Jamleeon today opened Cbark beadquartersV hnd Earl Branson Is expected hero- tonight from Dec Moines- to open Wttsoa head quarters. Chairman N. F. Reed ef the stats committee haa been' bar several day. ' . Twenty-six delegates to the national convention at Baltimore will be choeen Thursday, four of these at large and the remainder by the district convention. ' Tennessee Repnblleane Mediae;. NASHVILLE. Tenn.. May a-Tbe state republican committee met here today to make up the temporary roll for tomor row's convention. Which namea national convention delegates and electors from the stata at large. Secretary Renfro puts ths number of delegates In contest at 147 and claim SM delegate out of Ssl ere Instructed for Taft. The Roosevelt forces do not concede tola. Some eon promise talk la heard. The committee declined on the ground that It had no authority to accept It, a, cempromlee .proposition from the Roosevelt leader asking half the dele gate . aad elector from - the state at large and half the new tat committee. alolwtng the present organisation to keep ths chairman. - s Trial of Wall Paper - Combine is Started CLEVELAND. O.. May it -Trial of a aamfeer of no charged with having eon spired In restraint of trade In their con duct of the wall paper business, sched uled to begin in the United States court hero today, waa thought likely to proceed without objection from either aide. Defendants' are W. E. Huppoch. Hudson Fails, N.. T.; J. B. Pearee, . Cleveland; C C. Alar. Columbus; Norton Newoomb. St- Louis: Charles -' Maxwell. Chicago; R. E. llobbs. IIoon. John McCoy. York. Fa and George Tate, Glena Fslls. N. T. They, represent Jobbing or man factoring establishments alleged to have agreed not to sen wall paper to a string ef store that retail wall papers la f and kVcant runs. Frank Hall of Hobokea win be the gov ernment s chief witness. Ma stores having failed.. It to alleged, because of refusal of the manufacturers and Jobber to (all him wall paper. Prank Hall, the goverantcBt a chief wlt ssev waa the first called to the stand. He gave hi residence as Weehaerkea. !. J. ' He said that In July. Ult,- a paper gent toM aim that if be wanted paper be had better buy at once, aa lb aaann. fsKtarer at a meeting la Cleveland bad decided not to sell Jrlm any more paper. Be amid that he Immediately borarbt three carinas. - GENERAL 0R0ZC0 REPORTED DEAD Petittent Rumor Say Mexican In surgent wit Killed by Hi Owb Ken. COJfraXATION b 1ACKISQ Late Afternoon Diipatchei Signed With General ! Same. BATTLE RESUMED NEAR COKEJOS Insurgents Claim to Hare Advantage . .. ; , Thai Far. FEDERAL ADYASCE IS CHECKED Reaela Who Were Defeated: ganday aad Forced northward are Making; a Stand Hear Jlasenea. JUAREZ, May it-Rumors are persist, ent her thst General Oroxco I dead, killed by bis own men. Message re ceived here, however, late today wrrs signed by him. Advice received In Juarrx tills after noon stated that the fight bed been re sumed today between the rebels' eastern flank and a large number of federals al most directly east of Conejos, from whlcfc point the rebel were repulsed yesterday. The rebel malm to have the advantage In the fighting thua far. Inseravuta at Jtmlnee. GENERAL OROZCO'8 HEADQUAR TERS, JIMENEZ, Mex. May a-Omera' Pasqual Oroaco retired to Jlmenes today, ninety-two aulas north of Conejos, the scene of yesterday' duel of artillery be tween the rebels and the federal force! of General Huerta. Courier brought the Information today that the rebels, had checked the advanc ing federals near Coos Joe and that firing continued throughout the night. General Salasar la directing the rebel maneuvers, although Oroxco lojay or dered a portion of his force to fall back to Jlmlnet. While It la believed the fed eral will be able to break through and pursue the rebels northward along ttit Mexican Central railway, such a move ment would leave Maplml and Torreon weakened la the event of flank attacks by the heavy column which Oroaco hith erto ha need to protect his center. General - Oroxco expected . to return southward today. The federals moved north yesterday from Peronai In train later taking their positions In full sight ef the rebels. .Federal artillery was placed on low lying hllla and flat sur rounding' Conejos and facing the rebel guns posted on higher hllla The artillery duel lasted the greater part of the day,' Federal "shells did com paratively little damage in the rebel ranks and casualties were few. .The rebels were not denwrallsJ, It be ing their rotnltn tq Induce h federals to Ieav4 their baa d Mgnc la la ear. Oenerel nalasar sent wor4 t Oroaco early tedsy that the federals' tits was not worrying Mm Rebels Baralag- Brldav-e. AT THE FEDERAL FRONT. Coe,nee. Mexico. May ll-Burelng bridge behind them the Mexican rebels, today eogtln ued their retreat northward before the federal army of General Huerta vtetsr lou In the last three day' fighting. Fv bridges spanning' wMe-arroyos-wsr de stroyed , by ; the lasurgenu, csullg de lay to- government train. , t .. . .No fUrbtJnf Ws expected today as both aide wera occupied with the If dead and wounded; front, yvsurday, engagement. The rebel- are believed- to hav lost fa) Ip killed and -wounded. ' General Oroaco s headquarter Jiave been moved northward to Rellano from Escalon. a retreat of eleven mile. The rebel advance guard, after the defeat of yesterday at ' Conejos, " fifty-five miles north of Torreon, today was sighted be hind Tee mo, fourteen mile north of here on the Mexican Central railroad. Though . skirmishing Is expected con stantly, another decisive clash probably will not occur for twenty-four hour. Rel lano, once the battleground In the pres ent revolution, again may be the meeting plare of the two armies. Thua far the advantage Ues with the government troops, aa they steadily have repulsed the rebels norttiward toward ths American border. The superior artillery fire of the government troop Is driving the Ineurrecto so far back that their Infantry fir became Ineffective. Is counted upon to force the Oroeoso army still further northward. G. . C. BSRILM II (TABBED Attempt Made te KIU Oroaea'a Fi nancial Aawat. CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, May li-Ooo- aale C. EnrUa, right-hand man of General Oroaco and admittedly the financial agent of the group of Mexican politicians be hind the present revolution, waa stabbed t1c early today. Hospital author! tie say ha will recover. The assassins fled. believing Enrlle dead. Enrtle was walking In the Plana when attacked by two unknown men, believed to be political enemies. Entile waa un armed. . Ha was wounded In the shoulder aad th cheat above the bean. Water Company Wins Jyectrolysis Suit CHICAGO. Mar li After tmruxi years' litigation United States District Judge Sanborn ' today decided the elec trolysis suit between tb Peoria Water Work company and tb Peoria Rail rat company fa favor of the water company, tssvtng- a perpetual Injunction raatratnlng in railway eoaipany from allowing tt electric current to damage or Interfere with the water main. In hi ruling Judge Suborn aetd: "The court havln found and decided that the complainant water company Mae been and la being damaged by electrolysia caused by electricity generated kv the defendant, and that eawinlameat enrmnt ! prevent rack Injury. It Is decreed that tlu i defendant ehan take such measures within I a reasonable Una so as to practically aad j VDstanuaur prevent runner Injury from etoetroiyst.- ....... The decision of tee court is msnM nsouatllatlng-a complete rebabUltatuvg of ma rarrar-aropsraaa, - rmPIROa; OP china- vstuaoee- v I l l u aa as naarv 1 f t ( g -van uv fvwrv ewe a. I"" 1 k A V---- WMW l:.iv:.l. . - i I. ' 2f5 Krom the Cleveland Plein Heeler. THEATER GOERS LOSE FIGHT Kethodiit Committee Refuses to Change Amusement Paragraph. CRITICISM- FOR THE BISHOPS Price for gpeelel Addresses Often bo Nigra that Charca relaS . Theaa Moat Mnet Da Wltbeat. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. May ll-8pe- clal . Telegram.)-The committee of the Methodist general nonferenre on state of th church voted down by n vote ,if two to one the proposition to remove sny part of paragraph IW from the discipline. This I the famous amusement paragraph that haa been a storm renter for year. Tbla action by the committee having th" matter In hand moans that In all prob ability the law in the Methodist church etceinst amusements will be unrhanged for at least another four years. The recommendation of. the committee to the general conference to almost certain to be carried out. The debate In comlttee wa a highly heated discuss Ion.. Chancellor-. Jamea R Oay-er SyrsuuW. unvlsrrlty let th fore . faaocjAC ' Me axuator ( 'the Henly of Indiana led the. force tor re tention. . . That bishop Who charge for special Sermon and lectures when they reoelxf a yearrp salary ef . and traveling x pens may "t d "Map" from th general conference before the session closed hers. I Indicated by several memorial on the abject which hav been presented te the committee on episcopacy. It to claimed by those behind the memortato that th (alary of the, bishop I suffi cient and that In many canes th price for th lecture or sermons are so exor bitant that the poorer Church which need a bishop's presence most art unablt ( pay for ft. ..','' It Is rumored that ths episcopacy com mittee aa a sort of compromise between the two factions, will recommend the re tirement of two bishops at the present session. Copenbsaen, Denmark, may re ceive an episcopal residence, according to talk among th delegate. Th episcopacy committee la said to hav voted In favor of establishing a residence nt Rome Itslr. and probably ane at Hamburg. Germany. Th committee I said to have favored th retention of th episcopal residence t St Psul Instead of removing It to Minne apolis, whkh I said to hav been fa vored by a subcommittee. Th conference today refused to con. slder a resolution allowing annual con- ferenoa to determine conditions under which expelled members may be rein stated. Refused to consider resolution presented by C. L. Stafford of Iowa, asking for In vestigation of charges of card, playing and dancing In church ohoela ' Ptsnsy w Sanda Beajonla. This board began It work four years ago without n Sunday school missionary In any field, was th opening statement In ths report of the board of Sunday schools, presented today to th general conference. "It ha sent out many mis sionaries Into all part of th United States and Into other land. Aa n result of such extension work, ths following rscta are noted. ' the report continued "New othool eetabllabed. 1.13: enroll ment In these schools, t.M; church or ganisation resulting, m; new churches actually built. 117; value of these churches, COO.ese. Th spiritual result of the work for the four years ending In tilt to CRM! conversions. " .The enrollment of pupils, officer and tearr In 1U, n Methodist Episcopal Sunday schools to 4.M3.4M. "It Is the ana of the child," saya the report "it la the era of th Sunday school. Th Sunday school of tomorrowjwlll be a new Institu tion. : The church that appreciate and etlllae the age spirit hold the future." (arsesten Ret era t Wevk. CINCINNATI. O.. Mey M.-Flftra hun dred; carpenters, who have been on strike here since Mey 1, nil! return to work a th result of an agreement elgned with the Master Builders' association today. The new contract Include a clause pro hibiting sympathetic strike which the men desired to have emitted. iT Back Again . S Mutt Wk Jeff Picture If. Will MJceyrxiLugh The National Capital ' Monday, May lb, ll. The Senate. Met at noon; Judiciary committee decided to report favorably the resolution restricting presl dentisi tenure of office to single term of six years. The Home. ; " Met t noon. Considered Joint resolution providing for direct election of 1'nlted males senators. Judiciary committee continued Its In vestlKHtlon Into charges against Judgu Archhald. I Chairman Underwood called a confer- of ths ways and means committee for Tueedsy to consider whether a cotton ; tariff revision bill will be Introduced at tms session. MEAT INSPECTORS EXCLUDED Serious Charges are Xade Against Philadelphia Paoken. FORMER OFFICER TESTIFIES J. W. arrwnaha Bay Inspector are Kept Oat at rang af Pleat , M jiaettary'Ce'neiiUas ard tease.' thlnar Awfel. WASHINGTON, May.' M.-J. .vP. Bur roughs, a former federal meat Inspector, testified before the Moss Investigating committee today that Philadelphia pack er violated lb law by refusing Inspec tors acces 'id certain, pert of their plants. fJeanrlblng observation of pack ing house eendltlena I Philadelphia Bur. row referred Id "lard" containing worm. scrapple mada of bad meat, hog carcass that emitted an awful stench and revolt ing sanitary conditions." lie described packing hsuae condition I Phlladclphu "as something awful," ; - Rnrrough appeared! as a' wttnet, n support of Representative Nelson's reso lution for an Invest Igetlon of the meat. Inspection ervlc. Perjnry Charge Pre table. CHICAGO. May M.-Pcrutlny of ti testimony of witnesses for th packers during th recent criminal trial was bo gun today In the federal building with a view to posslbl 'perjury action against some of them. A transcript of th testi mony containing more than 7.000 page was turned ovsr to Oliver E. Pagan, spe cial assistant to the attorney general, ani the search for contradictory statements waa begun. With th arrival of Mr. Psaan a report became current . that Attorney General Wtckeraham ha given the Nations' Packing company a stlpulsted lime In which to submit a dissolution proposi tion.. If no formal plan of dissolution Is submitted wlthjn the next few weeks It I believed that a suit will be filed. Freight Handlers Offer. to Arbitrate Their Demands CHICAGO, May U.-Presldent P. J. Flannery of the Freight Handlers' union todsy sent n letter to the General Man agers' assoclstlon agreeing to submit to arbitration tb demand of th strikers. The men aak an increase la pey, a nine hour day and a Saturday bait holiday, GALS8BURO. 111.. May 11.-With th exception of three out of tb lit freight handler employed by the Burlington railroad here, all turned In their Urn cheek at 11 o'clock today aad want on a strike.' The local freight handler, who receive 161.11 a day, mad n demand for a S per cent wage Increase recently. The company offered to put the men to work on the tonnage system or lei them con tinue to draw their present wage. The decision to strike ledsy was made at a meeting Sunday afternoon, when every member of th union waa present. Re ports from the committee, sent to Chi cago, one by the. men and on by th com pany, aero mada Local Burlington offi cials say they, will have men working her wtth Utile delay. There hu been no disturbance. . Sturgis Man is , . Killed m Runaway 8TTRG1S. 8. T.. Mer 11-f Burial 1 Peter Ostlund. ged years, residing Dear Bell Fourcne river.- eras eeetAantiv killed this morning. According to reports bis team ran away when about four mile Out ef Btunta and threat ki w wagon whleh passed over htm. Coroner nranot na goo to tna Ken of 'tb ac cldenl MV ga.VAH UPt AN MHO CIA." TO VA STEEL TRDSTCASE RESUMED Daniel 0. Reid, Member of Finance Company, is Pint Witness. HELPED ORGANIZE COMPANIES He Traded His llaldlaa In lb Tta Plat Combine far Stork a th talted Stalee Steel Caranratlan. NEW YORK, May M-Danlel G. Raid, the railroad financier, a director In the United Bute Steel corporation and a member of It finance committee, was called as a witness at th resumption todsy of th hearing In th government suit In dlssolr th corporal! in before Commissioner Brown. Mr. Reld Is ths first defendant to appear on th witness stand. . i Mr. Reid was asksd to testify concern ing the organisation of the National Steel, the American Tin Plate, the Ameri can Steel Hoop and the American Sheet Steel companies la which Mr. Reld, to gether with William H. Moor and J. H. Moore, were the dominant factor before the concern were uken Into the i railed WilSb.. Held and William H. Moor kkgW psoras directors ot the corporation on the ahaorpttoit -eg their- eempnnle and hr besff-s vr alasa The gov. rnment contend that all foar com panies wsr tbemselve Illegal eomhln. Hone. Nr.. Reld gat hit bgrlnea "Chairman of the Rock Island and Pa cific' railroad." He said h waa a stork bolder of th 1'nlted Stair Steal cor poration, but declined to say how much lock he hold. He said he had exchange.! hi balding In th American Tin Plat company for Steel corporation. Mr. Reld was asked to deaorlbe com- petltlve condition among th constituent companies of the American Tin Plate company before Ms organisation In 1M. - Helped Oranal Pint Trl. "Did you tak part In the organisation of the tin plate company" asked Judge Dickinson ef the government counsel. "Oh. yes." "With whom did yon consult 7" "Judge Moor. H hsd a reputation aa an organiser.'' "Were your tin pint companlee en gaged In any pooler' "Not to my knowledge." Th witness volunteered an explanation that the tin plate makers had met every year to fix the wage schedule of em ployes, but these meetings had nothing to do with fixing price. . Thirty-nine plants operating mo mills wera taken Into the tin plate company, he said, which represented about W per cent of the tin plate Industry. , ear tall Be I as Tsmormw. NEW YORK, M.y u.-The long-de ferred federal suit for the dissolution of the; American Sugar Refining company comes to a hearing tomorrow before Wil son B. Brioe, appointed by the circuit court of appeals as special master, to tak testimony. District Attorney Wis and Assistant District Attorney Knapp, who represent ths government In the pro ceedings to break up the so-called Sugar trull as a conspiracy In restrain of trad, are allowed sixty day for' ths Introduc tion of th government's testimony., . . Th court of appeala. Id order to ex pedite the case, haa allowed IW daya to the defense for answering testimony and thirty days each for rebuttal. Parpaee nf Cnmklnntlnn. "Wss it your Intention when you or ganised the American Tin Plata company to monopolise th Industry?" asked At torney Severance on croee-examlnation. "We figured that by combination we could buy supplies cheaper, reduce over head charges and make the business more profitable we. didn't Intend to monopo lute," said Mr. Reid. 'There were n num ber of mill not .en in. and at the preeent time tht. are nearly as many tin mills not under the control of the steel corporation aa there are controlled by It". . "Ton ld. Mr. Reld. that In organlsl'uf tb tin plat company yon had no In ten. tion to monopoliser queried Judge Dick inson. "Did or did you not have the ref utation of. price in mlndr ' I presume we might hav -bad It in mind." Mr. Reld said. ' POSTOFFICE SAFE AT CLAYTON, MO. ROBBED ST.1 LOUIS, kto.. May fX-Burglar Mew open a small safe la the poetofftec at Clayton, St. Loula county, early today. robbed it f KM In stamps and tar! In cash and escaped, overlooking 0.ta In cask and stamps, pieces of the chattered safe door tor through the celling into th apartment occupied by Mr. and Mr. Arthur gehmjd, Hecana of the amount of axptoarras used It I thought, lb bur glar wr aovtc, BATTLE WON FOR DIRECT ELECTION Home Adopts Joint Resolution Al ready Pasted by Senate by Large Majority. , BUI NOW GOEs 10 PRESIDENT Proclamation, of btatea to Signify With Soon Will Follow. . . FEDERAL COSiaOL IS SECURED Long Struggle to Uake Senate Popu lar Body at End. . REPUBLICANS ALL FOR MEASURE Cearala. Mlaaleelppl and Leelslaan Detractions Plht In Vsln to Passna Peering Negro Dnmlnatlna. WASHINGTON. May 11-Th nous to dsy adopted. W to . a Joint resolution, lrvldtng fur an amendment lo (he con stitution to permit the election of 1'nlted States senator by direct rote of the people. It already had passed he senate and now goes to the president All that remain to u don Is th for mal signing of th Instrument and th issuance of a proclimation to the state to slimfy their wish on the proposed; chsnge. The vote was preceded by a bitter fight. In which the southern mem ber Joined common cause aft'nat th resolution. Led by Repreeentallv Dartlett of Geor gia th Georgia. Mississippi and Louisl ana delegations fought to prevent Its pan sag because of the senate amendment whloh gave the federal government super vision ot th elections. They based their opposition almost entirely upon the dan ger of negro domination. Th first vote uken waa on aa amend ment by Representative RertUtt, which? took from the federal government all supervisory powers. It waa dsfeated, lt to B. On tli vol for th end option of the resolution,' two-third of th house being necessary, fifty democrat deserted. Thar wa not a sing! republican vete can against th resolution, whleh wan adopted lo th acompanlment of thunder ous applsuM, ' Direct election of senator waa first taken up by congress In ISM. From time to lime recurring attempt hav' been nisd to mak th sensts a popular body and hav tta member elected as are th the member of th bouse. Number of three resolutions have died In committee while other were passed at the last moment! of a congress, never to rscetv the president's signature. Senator Brlatow of Kansas Introduced In Ml th bill that passed today. Amended by the boo. It has been In con ference since July a but year, and If Ih bous bad not s ended from Its oppoal u la. frantliujj federal con I rot of sena torial election It . raigut hav met the) tele of the ether. It wamthlt danger that led th house not to pre Its view. .' Alienists Filing ' Separate Reports ohC.V.T.Riclieson BOSTON! May ll-The aecuusa of the elienlst who hav been endeavoring for the last two day to determln the ques tion of th sanity of Clarence V. T. Richeson. the confessed poisoner of Avla Llnnell. wss not mad public today. Dr. L. Vernon Brtgga submitted his report lo Governor Foss, but Its nature wa withheld. Dr. Henry R. Stedman. another alienist who examined Richeson. called on the governor today and II was de cided that each of Ih alienist would) mak an Individual report ot his beerra lion Instead of one Joint verdict. Th governor urged that the reports be ex-' pedlted and Dr. Stedman said that they woold be made with all reasonable dls ptch, ' I O'Neill Fires Four : . , Times at Terrell HOUSTON'. Tex.. May 11-A sequel to the accent fight between John O'Neill, n wealthy oil operator, aad Frank Terrell, in Which Mrs. Terrell wss Indirectly In volved, was enacted on th street her today when O'Neill opened fire on Ter rell. Foar shot ware tired, but ONdll't aim waa bad and Terrell escaped. Today' encounter occurred after Ter rell and hi brother-in-law. Frank Strat-' ton, Jr., had been fined In court for aa' sault on O'Neill a month ago. This fight occurred at Terrell' house and grew out ot Terrell's-chsrge that he had found his wife and O'Neill together. O'Neill waa arrested this afternoon, ac cused of attempt to murder. He gave bond. It If you want a job and want it at once insert an ad in The Boa classified section you'll get the results you are looking for. Employers read the "Situation Wanted" . column and they take many of. their employes from these ada " For quick, sure action either in getting an em ploye, a position, or for buying, selling, trading, investing or exchanging there '8 no better -ay ' . than .the use of a Bee vant ad. Try it now. Tyler 1000