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THE WEATHER.
Showers
SHORTAGE OF CARS
00E TO VAST CROP
PACESJAILROADS
Enormous Production in the West
Threatens to Swamp Carriers
on Many Lines.
PRODUCTION OF GRAIN IMMENSE
Iransnussouri Country is Raising
Vast Amount.
EQUIPMENT TAXED TO LIMIT
Not a Road in Shape to Handle
Flood of Cereals.
ALL COAL IS MOVING SLOWLY
This and Many Other Commodities
Most Be Taken Care of at the
Same Time That Wheat ta
Being Slarketed.
Railroad freight traffic men have all
agreed that the country, especially the
middle west, is about to face the most
serious car shortage In Its history, and
no matter how hard they may try, it
cannot be ' averted. Most of the traffic
men say that the-impending car short
age. la due to the fact that en enormous
small grain crop has been raised all
through the trans-Missouri country and
that to get it to market will tax the
equipment of all the roads. On top of
all this, they say that owing to labor dif
ficulties and other causes, very little
coal has moved from the mines, whereas,
it should at this season be nearly all
on the docks at the lake ports, or in
transit, to the dealers, or In the bins of
the consumers.
There are another lot of. railroad
freight traffic men who bring the pros'
pective car shortage right home to the
operating departments of the roads, the
country over. These men say that it has
become tha policy of most of the operat
ing heads to insist upon immense freight
trains being hauled over their respective
lines, regardless of the delays to the
shipments. By putting onto the roads
freight trains of Bixty and eighty cars,
they can show to directors and stock
holders a heavy tonnage per train and a
corresponding tonnage per mile, thus in
dicating an immense saving in operating,
whereas it is enormously expensive.
Other railroad men insist .that the
enormous tonnage that is to be hauled
this year is the real cause of the car short
age that is almost at hand. They say
that every road has its equipment, both
cars and engines ready for the service;
that thousands of new cars tiave been
bought, but with aU this, there will not
be enough to take the grain to market
and bringack coal within reasonable
In proof of the statement, they point
to the Nebraska wheat crop as an illue
tratlpn of what may be expected. It is
agreed that the Nebraska crop is around
60,000,000 bushels. The . largest freight
car used by any of the roads has a carry
ing capacity of 1,000, bushels of wheat
This means that to move the Nebraska
crop to market will require 50,000 of these
big cars, more than is owned by all of
the roads entering Omaha, Kansas City,
St. Paul and Minneapolis. .
The Nebraska crop is but a small fac
tor in the grain movement, for Kansas,
Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota have a
crop that in the aggregate would require
fully 250,000 freight cars to move. This
is a greater number than there are in
the United States.
"Were there nothing but wheat to be
moved in the freight cars the railroad
men could, so they say, find a way out
of the difficulty. . Coal is also worrying
them. Up to date, the coal moved from
the Pennsylvania mines is not 25 per cent
of the normal at this season of the year.
Practically none has been sent out from
the soft coal mines and the result of this
is, eay the railroad men, that the entire
winter supply has got to be moved within
the next sixty days and right at a time
when the cars are going to be needed to
take the wheat to market.
DARR0W JURY INSPECTS
POINTS INVOLVED IN CASE
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3. A brief session
of the bribery trial of Clarence S. Darrow
was held today at the corner of Third
and Lob Angeles streets, the scene of the
alleged bribery of George N. Lock wood.
After an Inspection of the premises, in
cluding the saloon from which detectives
of the district attorney's office said they
had watched the transaction, during
which Judge Hutton explained to the
jury the points Involved In the evidence,
the court officials, attorneys and jury re
turned to the courtroom, where an ad
journment was ordered until Monday.
PIRATES ROB COTTAGES
AL0NGLAKE ONTARIO
ROCHESTER, N. TH Aug. 3.-Cottagers
along the shores of Lake Ontario eay
that a pirate craft Is plying the waters
of the lake and that its crew is making
depredations on cottagers. Mrs. W. W.
Wixson, at Long Pond, has reported the
theft of jewels estimated at $1,700 from
her cottage, and many smaller hauls
bring the total of loot up to a much
larger figure. Those who have seen ths
mysterious pirate craft say it is a long
drab craft, with powerful gasoline en
gines. The Weather
For Nebraska Local showers.
For Iowa Fair east, local showers west
portion.
Temperature sit Omaha Yesterday-
Hours. Deg.
5 a. m.... t2
a. m 62
7 a. m 62
8 a. trt 61
9 a. m 63
10 a. m 64
11 a. m 64
12 m 69
1 p. m TO
2 p. m 71
3 p. m 73
4 p. m 73
" P- rn 72
6 p. m 72
1 P. m.... 71
THREE WOUNDED BY MANIAC
George Ballew Terrorizes Summer
Colony at South Platte, Colo.
SETS FIRE TO THE HOTEL
Man Driven Insane by Desertion by
Young Wife Believes Two of
Ills Victims Canse the Es
trangement. SOUTH PLATTE. Colo., Aug. S.
George Ballew, aged 29 years, a native
of Tennessee, last night ran amuck at a
summer hotel here, shot and seriously
wounded three persons, set fire to the
hotel and for several hours held the
summer colony in terror, threatening to
shoot "the first one to open his mouth."
The wounded, who were taken to a
Denver hospital, are:
Charles Wallbrec'ht, proprietor of hotel,
shot in arm.
Mrs. Charles Wallbrecht, shot in body,
serious.
James McWhorter, a tourist, believed to
be from Kansas City, shot in arm.
Ballew is being trailed by a posse
headed by the sheriff of Jefferson county,
but up to noon he 'had not been sighted.
Authorities today explained that they
believed Ballew temporarily- insane from
having brooded over the desertion by his
young wife several months ago and that
the WallbrechtB were attacked because
Ballew held the delusion that Mrs. Wall
brecht had caused the estrangement
For several hours following the shoot
ing Ballew held the summer colonists in
terror and with a threat of death tried
to prevent Telegraph Operator Paine
from notifying authorities In Denver.
Chicago Carmen to
Strike if Demands
Are Not Arbitrated
CHICAGO, Aug. 3. Negotiations were
scheduled today to prevent a strike on
Chicago's street railway and elevated sys
tems. The official count of the vote of
the street railway employes at polls
which closed at 4 a. m. today has not
been announced, but it was said that by
a vote of 10 to 1, the men decided to
strike unless their demands for higher
wages and better working conditions are
promptly settled by arbitration. The
strike vote involves the surface lines in
all sections of the city and the unions
assert the wage demands of the elevated
men will have to be settled at the same
time.
The strike vote is not taken as a pros
pect of an immediate tieup of transporta
tion facilities. Under the agreements the
companies and the unions have provided
for an arbitration board, one member to
be chosen by each side and a third mem
ber by the first two. .
The men have presented demands pur
porting to show that their present pay
does not enable them to enjoy "the
American standard of living."
Condon Says He Was
Induced to Indorse
Notes.Through Fraud
MEMPHIS, Tenn.. Aug. 2. Martin ' J.
Condon of Memphis, president of the
American Snuff company, who was
adjudged a bankrupt in federal court yes
terday at New York, said today that his
endorsement of certain notes held by the
defunct Carnegie Trust company of New
York was obtained fraudulently through
misrepresentations made to him by an
officer of the trust company.
"One of the notes," declared Mr. Con
don, "was that of the Tennessee Packing
company of Nashville. There were guar
antors in the note whose names I knew
were good for five times the amount of
the paper, something like $1,000,000. I
learned later that the guarantors had
not been authorized."
A dispatch from New York says Mr.
Condon's liabilities will amount to $5,000,000
and that his only asset is his country
home, Helham Manor, valued at $300,000.
Wilson Will Not
Make Addresses
Away from Home
SEA GIRT. N. J., Aug. 3.-No matter
what any other candidate may do, Gov
ernor Woodrow? Wilson will not stump
the country in his campaign for the pres
idency and will indulge in no personal
ities. The governor thus declared him
self today. He will follow a program of
scheduled addresses to be based on calls
from various states. His addresses will
treat of campaign subjects, not persons.
it was suggested that, perhaps, Mr.
Bryan might make a number of speeches
on behalf of the democratic nominee.
"Yes, I hope so," he replied, "but there
has been no formal program arranged."
Suspects Arrested
m Rosenthal Case
CAMDEN, N. J., Aug. 8.-A man sat
to answer the description of "Lefty
Louie," sought for in connection with the
Rosenthal murder in New York, was ar
rested today by three Camden detectives.
AUBURN, N. Y., Aug. 3.-A well dressed
stranger whom the police suspect of be
ing either Harry Horowitz ("Gib the
Blood") or "Lefty Louis," wanted in New
York City in connection with the Rosen
thal murder, is in jail here. The man
and a companion were about to board a
westbound train here when arrested.
One escaped; the other, who says his
name is Doran, claims to be a restaurant
worker on his way from Oswego to
Geneva.
Nebraska Troops
Start Home Monday
LARAMIE, Wyo., Aug. 3,-The last
general maneuvers of the season at Pole
Mountain, involving a sham battle in
which the Wyoming and Nebraska troops
were engaged with the veterans of the
Eleventh infantry. Ninth cavalry and
Fourth Field artillery, occurred today.
The Wyoming troops will strike ramo
and on Monday the Nebraska rcsim.nti
will leave for home.
She:
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
FIFTY SHOTS FIRED
Troops Near El Paso Have Skirmish
with xMen in the
Brush.
BULLETS STRIKE HOUSES
Belief that Attempt Was Made to
Attract Attention of Soldiers
While Smnggllug Ammuni
tion Across River.
EL PASO. Tex.. Ausr. 3. Ahout fiftv
shots were exchanged between United
States soldiers and unidentified men from
the Mexican side of the river last night
in East El Paso. .No one was hit There
were no arrests.
Three shots were first fired from the
Mexican side, striking a. house belonging
to C. H. Cole.
After las first, three or four slpts were
heard,"' the soldiers on guard on the
American side opened fire toward Mexico.
The bullets then cahie faster from the
Mexican side, one of them striking A. D.
Martinez's house. The houses of Messrs.
Curtis. Williams and Yonkers near the
river were struck by bullets, as was the
roof of one of the El Paso foundry build
ings. After the persons on the Mexican
side of the river had fired thirty or forty
times they ceased and the American
soldiers were sent over to investigate.
At this moment a posse composed oj
swiff Peniton J. Edwards and deputies
arrived and started & search of the thick
brush growing in the old river bed. No
trace of the men who fired from the
uin BWo cnuld be found. The police
officers returned, leaving further investi
gation to the soldiers.
It was the opinion of some of the resi
dents of that section that the firing had
been done by Mexican rebels to draw the
attention of the American soldiers so that
a quantity of ammunition could be smug
gled across the river at another point.
Japan Will Investigate.
MEXICO CITY. Aug. 3.-Kinta Aral,
chancellor of the Japanese legation, de
parted for Chihuahua today to investigate
the alleged robbery and abuse of Japa
nese at Madera, which town he will try
to reach.
The Spanish papers today display and
comment with satisfaction upon a mes
sage received from Washington by the
Mexican foreign minister, saying:
'President Taft in his speech yesterday
accepting the candidacy of the republican
party for the presidential election, said
that his firm policy of nonintervention
in Mexico would find its justification in
history.
"The newspapers point to this as an
answer to the hundreds of telegrams
reaching senators and political leaders
from Texas urging Immediate and drastio
action."
Says Taft Will Veto
PendingTariff Bills
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Some of Pres
ident Taft's supporters in the senate to
day: declared they had information that
the president would veto every one of the
tariff bills now under consideration. . The
cotton,' wool, sugar and steel bills are
nearly ready to go to the White House
for signature.
The house today agreed to the confer
ence report on the wool tariff revision
bill' by a vote of 160 to 62. Only one demo
crat, Representative Ashbrook of Ohio,
voted against its adoption, while twenty
four republicans joined with the demo
crats in the affirmative vote. The meas
ure now will go to the president
COURSE FOR VANDERBILT
CUP RACE IS CHANGED
MILWAUKEE. Wis., Aug. 8Th
course for the Vanderbllt cup' and other
big races to be held in Milwaukee, Sep
tember 17, 20 and 21, has been changed.
The route will be in Wauwatosa town
ship' in the northwest city limits district,
instead of Greenfield township, southwest
of the city as proposed.
The Wauwatosa route has been found
more -suitable. It lies in one of MII
waukees most attractive and accessible
districts. The. distance is about s-2 miles.
Work on the course is being rushed.
The roads are the best of the macadam
strip which provider excellent brire for
the special rate surface material.
ACROSS
THE BORDER
"I Wonder if He's Had a Blow -
Condemned Murderer
Attempts Suicide in
Cheyenne Prison
CHEYENNK, Wyo., Aug. 3.-(Special.)
That J. Warren Jenkins, the condemned
murderer of his wife. Jessie Jenkins, who
was clubbed to death at the Jenkins
home here on April 14 last, was In earnest
a few days ago when he told Sheriff
Frank Roach that he wished he could
be hanged then Instead of on October 11,
the day set for the execution, was proved
today when he made an ineffectual at
tempt to end his life by making a desperate
plunge from the railing surrounding the
second tier of cells to the cement floor
Of the corridor at the county Jail. Jenkins
was picked up unconscious, with blood
flowing from his nose and mouth and
from a great gash on the side of his
head. Physicians were called and dressed
ths wound, and a trained nurse is now
attending the murderer, who, although
seriously hurt, will recover. . ; ,
"Jenkins, application for a new trial will
be ruled upon in two or three days, when
he will he removed to the statd peni
tentiary at Rawlins, to await the action
of the state supreme court, to which the
case will be appealed, in the event Judge
Parmelee denies the application for a new
trial.
The guard , about Jenkins will now he
doubled and every precaution will be
taken Js prevent 1 him taking his own
life. .
Picture Left at
Embassy is Not
the "Mona Lisa"
PARIS, Aug. 3. The director of the
Louvre museum, E. Pujalet, quickly ex
tinguished today the hopes of the lovers
of the famous picture, "Mona Lisa," the
masterpiece of Leonardo Da Vinci, which
disappeared mysteriously from the mu
seum last August. These had been raised
Sunday by the appearance of an un
identified man at the British embassy in
Paris with a picture, which he declared
he had been charged by a person in
London to restore to the Louvre by means
of the British ambassador. The ambas
sador retained the picture and communi
cated with the French minister of the
interior, who sent experts to examine it.
As a result M. Pujalet said today.
"It is not the 'Mona Lisa,' although it
certainly is an admirable copy."
The picture was painted on an old
wooden panel and to all outward appear
ance resembled the Da Vinci masterpiece.
The man who delivered it at the embassy
was arrested.
Nicaria Thows Off
the Turkish Yoke
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 3.-The Turkish
Island of Nicaria (also known as Icarla),
in the Aegean sea, today proclaimed its
independence of 'the Turkish government.
The Inhabitants, who number about 13,000,
seized and Imprisoned all the Turkish
officials. '
The Island ' of Nicaria, which has an
area of about fifty square miles, is fa
mous in mythology for the death of
Icarus, whose. waxen wings melted while
he was flying. At the present day it is
occupied almost solely by charcoal burn
ers of Greek nationality. , The principal
town Is Mesarla, which consists of about
200 houses. The Islanders have hitherto
paid an annual tribute to the Pasha of
Rhodes.
The National Capital
Aagnst 3, 1912.
The Senate.
Met at 11 a. m.
Repeal of Canadian reciprocity dropped
from the steel tariff bill.
Elections committee prepared a new
campaign contribution bill.
Postofflce appropriation bill continued
under consideration.
Cotton tariff bill, passed by the house,
reported and referred to the finance com
mittee.
The House.
'Met at 11 a. m.
Refused to set a day for debate on the
Stanley steel report.
Edwin J. Hlgglns recognized as legal
representative of the Third Connecticut
district
Representative Aikln's charges against
Secretary Wilson dropped by agriculture
committee. '
Out?"
POLITICAL PLANS
STILL IN MAKING
Nebraska Parties Not Yet Outspoken
on Various Matters of Organi
zation. HEADQUARTERS NOT PICKED OUT
Democrats I.ookiug for Vice Chair
man, While Bnll Moosers Have
Not ricked Out Their Chair
man for State.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Aug. 3.-(8pecial.)-Both
parties seem to be considerably up in the
air as to what kind of a head each will
have during the campaign. The demo
crats, while electing W. H. Thompson
chairman of the state committee, are now
casting about for a vice chairman to take
charge of the headquarters which will
be established in Lincoln. Who, 4I1I3. roan
will be is not known, Hltlwugh it1 U sug
gested that F. W. Brown, ex-mayor of
Lincoln, may be selected. Mr. Brown
was at one time mentioned as a candi
date against J. C. Byrnes who was steam
rollered out of the Job by the Bryan fel
lows at Grand Island Tuesday, and as
he Is on pretty good terms with both
Shallenberger and Morehead, candidates
respectively for the United. States senate
and governor, he stands a good chance for
the position. In addition to the fact of
being on good terms with most of the
candidates, the fact that he lives In Lin
coln would give htm a chance to be con
stantly on the. scene of democratic acti
vity. The move to select a vice chair
man Indicates that Mr. Thompson as
chairman will bo merely a figure head,
Secretary Matheys announces that as
yet he has not been able to come to
satisfactory terms with any of the hotels
regarding a location for headquarters,
and it may be necessary to locate them
In some of the office buildings down
town. He also states that arrangements
have been made for establishment of
headquarters on the fair grounds dur
ing the state fair.
Corrlck After Place.
As far as the Roosevelt republicans
are concerned, H. M. Bushnell Is the
head of the organization temporarily.
It is thought that F. P. Corrick may bo
selected when the committee meets a
little later for state chairman as he has
had wires out for some time looking
to his selection. He Is backed up by
Paul Clark, candidate for congress in
this district and by George NorrlB, can
didate for the senate.
Corrlck's asperatlons got a little set
back In the state convention of the
women suffragists Tuesday, when Paul
Clark in his anxiety to land him, sug
gested that the convention Issue an order
to the state committee to elect the Roose
vele boosters. The objection which arose
frdm several quarters to such an action
forced Clark to withdraw bis motion
and the matter was dropped. It is un
derstood that Governor Aldrlch has plans
which do not dovetail with those of
Clark and NorrU, but whether he will
push them is not known. It may be
that his temporary occupancy of the
steam roller throne last Tuesday when
he ruled supreme and ordered the politi
cal beheading of every man who op
posed his rule, may give him an Idea
that ho can force the state committee
to come his way. 1
Whether the prepared program fur
nished the governor to run the convention
and which was so nicely typewritten in
advance that he could not err therein,
went so far as to contain instructions to
the selection of a chairman of the cjiii
mittee Is not known, but as it Is claimed
that Corrick and Congressman Norrls'
private secretary prepared the program, It
Is probable that the matter is already
fixed without regard to what the governor
may wish. They may think that inas
much as the governor was given a chance
to manipulate the throttle of the steam
roller at the convention that It is all the
glory he may expect. That lie took a
great deal of pleasure In the operation, is
not disputed.
The report that Food Commissioner
Hansen was a candidate for the chair
manship of ths state republican commit
tee was denied by Mr. Hansen this moi n
Ing. "I would not under . any circum
stances accept that position the way I
am located at present," said 'ie. "My
duties as food commissioner give me all
the trouble I care for and any ruwor
that 1 am a cundidate Is without foundation."
PLAi" OPENING OF CAMPAIGN
Republicat County Central Com
mittee Fillr Vacancies on Ticket.
BRTTT ANT FIELDS GET PLACES
Aotoc In da. and Frank Mrfilnnla for
Constables -Headquarter Arc
OpenedWeekly Meet
ings to Start.
Candidates for elective offices now held
by appointees of the Board of County
Commissioners because death removed
the elected incumbent, were named at a
meeting of the republican county central
committee In republican county head
quarters, 7u0 Omaha National bank build
ing, yesterday afternoon.
C. W. Brltt, now holding office as Jus
ttce of the peace under appointment by
the county board, and Charles 13. Fields,
were named candidates for justice of the
peace. Anton Inda and Frank McGinnins
were named candidates for constable. The
names of the four were filed with the
county clerk, who recognized the tegu
larlty 0 fthe county central committee by
accepting them.
The committee room was filled to over
flowing. ' John Larson of South Omaha
was elected vice chairman of the com
mltteo. The selection of a treasurer was
left to the chairman, Henry F. Meyers,
The executive committee of the cen
tral committee will be chosen in ac
cordance with a resolution. Introduced
by H. W. Cuwduroy, and adopted by the
committee, which is as follows:
"That the precinct committeemen from
the various wards select executive mem
bers from their ward committees and
that one executive member be appointed
from each of the twelve wards In Omaha,
three from South Omaha and three from
the country precincts."
John O. Yelser of the bull moose camp
called at the headquarters Just before
the meeting was called to order.
It was duolded that the regular weekly
meetings of the committee shall begin
next Saturday night and shall be held
every Saturday evening at 8 o'clock
throughout the campaign. A telephone
was installed at headquarters yesterday
and Douglas 3419 is now ready to hear
anything for the good of tho republican
cause, from the national ticket to the
humblest candidate in the county.
Lobeck Will Take
Place of Smyth at
WilsonNotification
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. a.-rSoeclal Tele.
gram.) Representative Loheclr win uiait
Governor Wilson at Sea Girt next Wednes
day as a member of the potlfleatlon
committee in place of C. J. Smyth of
Omaha.: The latter notified Mr. Lnhaoa
by letter today that this duty would be
delegated to him if he Would accept.
Mr. Lobeck has announced that he will
do so.
Boston School Will
Teach Aviation
BOSTON, Aug. 8.-The Massachusetts
Institute of Technology will be the first
educational institution In this country to
teach aeronautics. It was announced to
day that during the coming college year
the institute would establish a course in
aeronautics In connection with the da.
partment of mechanical engineering. Al
bert Adams Merrill, a former secretary
of the Boston Scientific society, was an
nounced as the lecturer. Educators con
nected with the Institution said that tho
course would be established In an attempt
to make the science of aviation safe,
AVIATOR IS KILLED BY
FALL OF HIS CAR
BYFLEET, Surrey, England. Aug. 3v
An Australian aviator, Charles LlndsaV
Campbell, was killed instantly this morn
ing by a fall wtlh his aerooane. whll
making a flight from Brooklands to the
JByrieet aerodrome.
Campbell, who had onlv recently nr.
rived from Australia, was granted his
aviator certificate by the Roval Aero
Club of the United Kingdom June 4, this
year. It was his Intention to nreDara
himself for the position of aviation In
structor to the Australian army. .
After leaving Brooklands early this
morning in his Bristol biplane and malt
ing a rapid flight toward the Byfleet
aerodrome his machine suddenly col
lapsed and crashed to the ground in th
village and a short distance from the
aerodrome. His body was found among
the debris.
ELGIN BUTTER BOARD
PROMISES TO BE GOOD
CHICAGO, Aug., 8.-Wlth avowed pur
pose of assuring the government that
It does not Intend to operate in any way
which might lead to prosecution under
the Sherman anti-trust law, the Elgin
Board of Trade, which in a large measure
establishes the price of butter through
out the country, today announced the
appointment of a,commlttee to draft reso
lutions concerning its position.
F. R. Moles was made chairman. The
plan was reached, It was said, following
reports that the United States district
attorney's office had been Investigating
the operations of the board.
EXPERTS APPOINTED TO
AID IN SAVING LIFE AT SEA
LONDON, Aug. 3. Following the report
of Lord Merzy on the loss of the steamer
Titanic, Sydney Buxton, president of the
board of trade, has appointed a commit
tee of experts headed by Prof. John Har
vard Biles, president of the Institution of
Naval Architects,, to advise with him In
the Interest of saving of life at sea,
The Dally Telegraph's Brussels corre
spondent says that Holland has decided to
convene a conference of the powers to
elaborate universal rules for making life
safe at sea.
Dunk gnlndlei Captured.
CHICAGO. AUSr. 3. AfW an amltlno
chase In the business center, Harry
Brown. 28 years old. who la .'hnri-.rt with
swindling two banks out of $11,800 by
forged checks, wuf captured Ludav bv
I0NAL
T
It Decides to Consider Privately Cer
tain Preliminaries to Monday's
Convention.
SEVERAL SEATS IN DISPUTE
Twenty Negroes from Southern
States Waiting to Present Claims.
STATE MOOSERS CLOSE DOORS
.
Delegates Required to Sign Pledge
Before Entering Doors.
AFRAID OF DENEEN'S FRIENDS
Men Who Will Hot Sign Pledge to
Support Third State Ticket
Are Not Allowed to Enter
the Hall.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3. All newspaper men
were excluded when the provisional na
tional committee of tho progressive party
met this afternoon. Senator Dixon, thj
chairman, announced that the committee
desired to consider privately preliminaries
to the national convention here Monday.
About twenty negroes, involved in the
contests in the Florida, Georgia and
North Carolina' delegations, were about
the door awaiting to be beard.
It was learned that the committee went
over In detail the conditions in each state,
with particular reference to what had
been done by the Roosevelt forces. ,
Senator Funk Resigns.
SPRINGFIELD. 111., Aug. 3Secretary
of State Doyle today received the resigna
tion of State Senator Frank Funk of
Bloomington as the republican candidate
for state senator In the Twenty-sixth
district Mr. Funk stated that having
Joined tho third party movement 1 he
would resign. The resignation was not
sworn to and Secretary Doyle notified
Mr. Funk that he would have to put it
in legal form. , .
Two Women . Delegates.
BUFFALO, N. Y., Aug. 3,-The New
York state delegates to the national con
vention of the progressive party at Chi
cago stopped off here today long enough
to hold a convention for the selection ot
four delegatos-at-large. William H.
Hotchkiss, provisional state ' chairman
presided and Mrs, William Grant Brown
of New York acted as secretary of tha
convention. These tour were chosen
without opposition dolegates-at-large:
Oscar S. Straus, Miss Mary E. Drier,
Henry L. Stoddard, all of New York
City, and Chauncey J. Hamlin of Buf
falo. - . ... .
BOSTON. Mass., Aug; SU-Mrs. ; LeVw
H. Johnson, wife of Prof. Johnson' of
Harvard, was the only one of the Mas
sachusetts woman delegates chosen at
the state convention who left for Chi
cago today with the delegation.
ILLINOIS MOOSERS CLOSE DOORS
Delegates Must Sign Pledge Before
They Enter Hall.
CHICAGO. Aug. 3.The Illinois state.
progressive convention opened today with,,
an enthusiastic demonstration for Colonel
Roosevelt The convention shouted, whis
tled and sang for nearly fifteen minutes
when a h r-1 nffi nm nr PAinnni t?... i..
was unveiled an the stage.
Colonel Roosevelt sent a teleeram
the delegates In which he congratulated
them on their stand for a third state
ticket. 1
After Chairman Meniam had delivered
his address and rules were adopted a.
recess was taken to permit tho delegates
to select their committee members.
Although scheduled to beirfn Dromntlv
at 11 o'clock the convention was slow ia
getting under way.
Members of the state committee were
at the entrance to see that every dele
gate admitted had signed a pledge ti
abide by the action of the convention ia
the selection of a full Btate ticket. 16
was announced that the credentials com
mittee had agreed to refuse admittance
to the Williamson county delegation and
others who had refused to agree to ai
complete third ticket
To Keep Out Deneen's Friends.
Charles G. Ryberg, a Chicago member
of the credentials committee, said that
the committee felt justified In Its strict
supervision of the situation In view of
rumors that friends of Governor nn.n
and other republican candidates would
attempt to take part in the work of tha
convention.
As Rev. C. G. Dixon concluded tha
opening prayer, Hants in ih hnMn
were turned out and a laree Dlcture of
Colonel Roosevelt was unveiled. A nolsv
demonstration resulted. Delegates climbed
onto chairs, shouting and whlstline
MedlU McCormlck swung his gavel for
ten minutes before the first demonstra
tion ceased.
Enthusiastic cheers jrreeted TemDhrarw.
Chairman Charles E. Merriam as he took:
the gavel and addressed the convention.
To grow you must ad
vertise, but it is not al
ways necessary to use
display space to begin
with. A want ad will do
the work will start you
growing.
The cost is little and the
profits are usually very
great. Suppose you have
a small business a print
. ing shop, tailor shop, bar
ber shop, or jewelry store
it matters not what your
business is, a Bee want ad
will help you materially.
Better try one now.
Tyler 1000
MOOSERS
T
COMMITTEE
REUSES
0 ADMIT REPORTERS
policemen.
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