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VOL. XLTII-NO. 32.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MOKNINd, ,7UIAr 23, 1913-
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Sing Sing Convicts
Make Second Effort
to Burn the Prison
SEEKS DISSOLUTION
ennis Experts in Clay Court Tourney
MULHALL IS FLATLY
CONTRADICTED BY
FORCES SURRENDER
OF TELEPHONE TRUST
CARRANZA'S
r- , i ...... jtBKiWSgg T, - '-,. .ii in. i i ' -A
OF CITY OF T
ORREON
Important Post in Coahuila Cap
tured by Constitutionalists
After Long Siege.
WATCHING-
FIVE
CITIES
Attempt Will Be Made to Take Other
Places at Once.
REBELS REJECT MEDIATION
Mexicans Say Honest Election is
Impossible Now.
CALL IT MOVE BY HUERTA
They Say Provisional President
Wants to Suspend Hostilities
Lone; Knough to Tnkc Re
taliatory Measures.
EAGLE PASS, Tex.. July 24.-Officlal
announcement was made today at consti
tutionalist headquarters In riodras Nc
gras of the capture of Torrcon, Mexico,
by constitutionalists. Fifteen hundred
prisoners, twenty cannon and large sup
plies of ammunition fell Into their hands,
the constitutionalists claim.
Details of the battle must be carried
nearly 100 miles ,by courier before they
reach telegraph wires. Constitutionalists
expect more news soon.
Torreon Is in the state of Coahuila, 00
miles south of the border and on the
western edge of the mllltan' activities
ovtr which Governor Carranza, leader of
the constitutionalists, has assumed per
sonal charge. It is one of a chain of
six cities covering a rough semicircle 500
or 100 miles long:, extending eastward
from Torreon and curving northward to
I-aredo, Tex, In which Governor Car
lanita claims to have strong federal forces
either checkmated or bottled up.
His announced plan last week was to
auacti xorreun ursi. iub iuhuwcib Claim
ing he had about 8,000 men, against about
3,000 federals In Torreon garrison. The
other principal cities which the- Carranza
forces claim to bo watching are Mon
clova, Lampazos, Monterey, Saltlllo and
Nuevo Laredo.
Monclova already Is under active slcgc
by constitutionalists.
Mediation Nat Acceptable.
WASHINGTON, July 24. "Discussion of
tho Mexican situation today turned
toward proposals that the United States
act as a medfator whllo elections are
held and a constitutional government es
tablished. Although such suggestions have at
various times', been made to President
VVy'son' Secretary Bryan arid members
oli "congress by persons Itvthls country
and Mexico, the proposition has "never
reached the stage of serious consideration
because of the insistent attitude of the
constitutionalists, that they would not
entertain mediation under any circum
stances. ."Who will guaranteo tho honesty of an
election? Tle only guarantee we can
have is to take possession of the govern
ment by arms, put In a provisional
president and hold elections when tho
'country Is pacified. Elections with most
of the country up in arms would be 1m
poaslble." This was the answer of the constitu
tionalists here today to reports that medi
ation was about to be undertaken through
the office of tho United States. Tho
constitutionalists profess to see In such
a proposal an effort on the part of the
Huerta government to secure a suspen
sion of hostilities during which It would
take retaliatory measures to suppress the
constitutionalists' cause. The constitu
tionalists point out that the same kind of
proposals were repeatedly made In the
declining days of the Diaz administration..
No Invitation to Mediate.
"I have had many letters," said Sena
tor Bacon as he left the White House,
' "and there has been much talk among
senators about tho possibility of media
tion, but wo recogulzo that It all depends
on tho attitude of factions in Mexico.
- Wo would have to be Invited to mediate;
we could not exercise any authority. I
don't know how practicable it would be.
Perhaps tho best thing would be It both
bides could get together without media
tion by anyone else and name a' pro
visional president, who would be satis
factory to both and bold an election.
But the chief point about all this discus
sion Is that it shows how anxious the
American people are for a peaceful solu
tion of the trouble In Mexico and that we
are not thinking of anything like inter
vention. The value of these suggestions
is that we test out public opinion both in
this country and In Mexico."
Senator Bacon Bald that so far as he
knew no formal recommendation for
mediation was being considered by tho
president and that the matter had ouly
reached the stage of discussion.
A number of senators In discussing the
Mexican situation with President Wilson
today learned that he was so hopeful
that the senate would refrain from do
bate at this time, or at any rato until
after Ambassador Wilson returned and
a definite policy was formulated. It was
said the president pointed out that ex
pressions by senators might arouse bad.
reeling In Mexico.
Su American Are Safe.
EL PASO, Tex., July 24. Acting Gov
srnor Mercadq,of the stale of Chihuahua
:elegraphed the authorities In Juares to-
(Continued onPage Two.)
The Weather
For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Talr. . ,
.Vuiperature at Oman Yesterday.
Hours. ues.
C a. m.... 3
C a. m 62
7 a. m Si
8 a. in
a. m 70
10 a. m 74
11 a. m 75
12 in 77
1 p. m 18
2 p. m -. 78
3 p. m. ........... "8
4 p. m 79
5 p. 111..... SO
8 p. m 79
7 p, m . 78
8 p. m., 7
QSSINING, N. Y.. July S4. Another Are
at Sing Sing prison today gave thb
mutinous convicts a chance for nor.
riotous demonstrations. Tho blaze started
In tho clothing shop and the prison fire,
brigade extinguished it, after a hard
fight, without outside aid. '
It was the second flro In tho prison
buildings this week, although the guards
had been doubled since $150,000 worth of
property was burned up there two dnya
ngo. Although It Is generally, believed
that the fires were started by ' convicts,
the warden has been unable to place thb
blame. The men at work In the building
were marched out In good order and the
blaze was extinguished whllo a chorus
of yells enmo from prisoners locked In
tl clr cells.
Warden Clancy attributes tho recent
disturbances among tho convicts to an
order for the transfer of some of them
to the state prison at Auburn. Most ot
the prisoner at Sing Sing come from
New York City and object to being sent
up state, where their friends will find
It difficult to visit them. It was this
element that led the mutiny yesterday,
which at first promised to develop Into
an organized attempt nt prison delivery.
On account of tho disturbances tho
warden decided today to rid the prison
of tho most disorderly element. Two
hundred ot the worst offenders, all second-term
men, were kept In their cells
today and tomorrow sixty of them wilt
bo sent under heavy guard to Auburn.
Tho rest will be transferred a day or two
later.
The 200 lncorrlgibles belong to what Is
known as the "knitting gang."
New Haven System
to Be Reorganized
Along New Lines
NEW YOIIK. July 24,-Not only a now
head of the New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad system to succeed Pres
ident Mellen, but radical changes In the
financial and operating policy, wltn revo
lution In tho machinery of executive man
agement will bo recommended by the sub
committee of tho directors which will re
port to the full board tomorrow. This
was Indicated today by a member of tho
committee, who said that whoever was
selected to succeed Mr. Mellen would
probably have a different title than pres
identthat of chairman of tho board,
who would be supremo- over tho entiro
system, including the Boston & Maine
and tho steamship and trolley lines.
This director Intimated that the title ot
president of tho New Haven railroad
proper would be conferred on another
man, who Is also to be recommended at
tomorrow's meeting. This officii!! will
be a subordinate ot the chairman.
To the new head ot the system, who
aocordlng to general expectation In Wall
street will be "Howard Elliott, president
Northern Pacific, will be given tho taslt
of working out the proposed changes in
policy. What .theso would be were not
specified, but It was 'Intimated that they
might include the divorce from the Now
Haven of' lis control of ' trolley lines.
This would meet one of tho criticisms of
the Interstate Commerce, commission.
Police Kill Man
Mistaken for an
Alleged Murderer
NEWARK. N. J., July 24.-Wllllam
Butler of Kenvll was shot and killed to
day at Dover by police officers, who mis
took him for William Corduan, husband
of the woman who was murdered Tues
day night at her home In Newark. .
Corduan was arrested shortly afterward
near the sceno of the shooting. The
pollco theory la. that he killed his wife
by forcing a sharp rattall the through
the root of her mouth into her brain.
The woman's husband disappeared after
the murder and the police learned that
he had gone to tho house of a friend
near the Dover racetrack. Their story is
that as they waited outside they saw a
man who In the darkness looked like
Corduan. They called to him to sur
render, but Instead ot doing so ho fired
at them.
Chief of Police Ethelbert Byram fired
three shots at the man, who fell dead.
War Game Proves
That British Islands
Are Vulnerable
LONDON, July 24. Germans, repre
sented by the "red fleet" In the annual
maneuvers of tho British navy, now In
progress In British waters, raided the
cast coast of Great Britain this morning
and landed troops in the neighborhood
of the Humberg.
After the warships had engaged and
defeated the defendant fleet four trans
ports laden with soldiers ran tho block
ade which had been established and up
set the cherished belief of the British
t admiralty that tho British Isles were
I Invulnerable.
Vice Admiral Sir John R. Jelllcoe, com
manded the fleet representing the en
emy which made tho successful descent
on the coast
The towns of Grimsby, Clecthorpes and
Immlngham were occupied by the en
emy, who routed the territorial forces.
HOWARD C. COOPER DIES
AT WORLAND WYOMING
Word has been received of tbo death
Thursday morning of Howard C. Cooper,
who was actively engaged In business
hore for twenty-eight years. Mr. Cooper
had been visiting in Worland, Wyo.,
where he suffered a stroke of paralysis,
wlJch caused his death.
The deceased was a well known and
respected business man, whose demise
will be moumed by many friends. He Is
survived by "his widow, Mrs. H. B.
Cooper. 623 Park avenue; one brother, El
wood Cooper, and his sons and daughters,
Mrs. Clem Patterson, Raymond, Wash.;
Mrs. H. Stanley Brown, Omaha; J, L.
Cooper. Worland, Wyo.. The body was
sent to Omaha and funeral arrangements
will be made later.
Attorney General Files Suit Rt Port
land, Alleging Monopoly
on Coaat.
COMPETITION IS SUPPRESSED
First Attempt to Apply Sherman Law
to Wire Situation.
WON'T INTERFERE WITH PROBE
Sweeping Investigation by Inter
state Board to Go On,
WHY STEP TAKEN IN THE WEST
Mclleynolda Believe Peeullnr Con
dition 12x1 fit In Slope Drum mi
ll. K Immediate Attention
to Cure Krlls.
PORTLAND. Ore., July 2l.-DIolutlon
of tho alleged telephone monopoly on tho
Paciflo coast by tho American Tclophono
and Telegraph company the so-called
Bell telephone trust Is nought by At
torney General McReynolds In tho civil
autl-trust suit filed hero today. Tho gov
ernment charges the rIuiiI cmporatlon
and its subsidiaries with absorbing Inde
pendent telephone companies to destroy
competition and create a monopoly in
Oregon, AVashlnglon, Montana and Idaho
In violation of tho Sherman law.
This Is the first attempt ever made to
apply tho federal anti-trust statute to tin?
telephone situation. Telephone companies
havo claimed that the telephone, like tho
railroad, Is a nutural monopoly and thnt
a slngla system Is conducive to tho best
interests of tho public. -The Department
of Justice contends that It is a question
of public policy for congress to determine.
It is declared that the suit filed today
will not Intcrfern with tho sweeping In
vestigation proposed by the Interstate
Commerce commission Into the general
telephone situation to determine whether
the Sherman law should be Invoked gen
erally with tho purpose of enforcing com
petition or whether monopoly should be
permitted or encouraged under regula
tion fclmllar to railroads. This step was
taken In the west because the attorney
general believed there existed .1 peculiar
situation demanding Immediate attention
to euro evils said to havo been brought
about by urtfulr practices and lllogu!
combinations.
(Continued on Pago Two.)
Bureau of Education
Issues Defense of
Modern Methods
WASHINGTON. July 24. Aroused by
tho growing criticism of present,-doy edu
cational methods In the public" schools
tho United, States bureau of education
today came to tho defense of the system;
In a vigorous statement. It declared that
not only were tho three "Rs'' being
taught us thoroughly as was the case In
the "little red school house," but that
they were being taught more scientific
ally and with a modern view to the needs
of the Individual citizen.
"Wo frequently hear that there aro 'too
many subjects and too many fads an-1
frills ' says tho report, "and henco neg
lect of tho three 'Rs.' "
The critics who utter this sort of criti
cism seldom agree, on exactly what the
"fads and frills" are, but they Invariably
go back to a golden past when the so
called "fundamentals," reading, writing
and arithmetic, were taught In such a
way as never to be forgotten.
"As a matter of fact, the system of to
day Is Immeasurably ahead of tho school
system of the past. The growth has been
steady,"
The report declares that the educational
system of today alms to educate children
for tho kind of a life, econotnlo and so
cial, which they will lead when they
leave the public school. The bureau
bases Its defense of tho present system
on this ground.
Light Bond Vote;
Issues Loses Out
By Three to One
Election returns on tho tornado bond
election received up to 8 o'clock last
night Indicate that tho bonds wero
beaten by a vote of almost three to one.
Up to ten days before the election less
than 10,000 voters had registered, and all
day yesterday the voting was remarka
bly light.
In Omaha, out of tho eighty-six pre
cincts, clghty-two precincts showed 1,001
voters for tho bonds and 3,054 against
them. South Omaha's complete returns
showed 79 for the bonds and 316 against,
and six ot the nineteen country pre
cincts received up to 8 o'clock showed
59 for and 222 against. The bond propo
sition was for $250,000 to be loaned to
tornado sufferers.
In less than half a dozen precincts did
the affirmative side of tho Issue have a.
majority of votes. It Is estimated that
In the county fewer than 5,000 of tho 30,000
persons eligible to vote took tho trouble
to caBt their ballot.
These aro the returns from precincts
received up to S p. m. and totaled:
Yes. No.
S2 of 80 In Omaha ....... 1,001 2.6M
17 of 17 In South Omaha.. 17..,., 79 316
6 of 19 In country 69 222
103 of 125 In county. .1,139 3,192
The National Capital
Thursday, July -1, 1013.
The Henate.
Debate on tariff bill was resumed. Sen
ator Works attacking ' the bill and as
sailing President Wilson tor aiding In
framing the measure.
Lobby committee continued reading Into
record Mulhall's correspondence.
John P. Murphy. Knoxvllle, Tenn.,
named postmaster of the annate.
Adjourned at 6:10 p. m. to noon to
morrow. The House.
Republican Leader Mann continued his
filibuster against any business until the
Dlggs-Camlnettl resolution has been do
bated. Adjourned at 12.35 p. m. uptll noon Friday.
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KOCH AND POTTER LOSERS
Qo Down to Defeat Before the South.
Dakota Team.
GIVE UP A DISPUTED POINT
After Which They Are Completely
OutclnHscd Third Round In
the Doubles IIa lleen
. Completed.
Tho entire third round In the doubles
was completed yesterday morning In tho
national clay court tennis tournoy, clear
ing tho courts for tho fourth round In
the singles and the semi-finals In tho
doublos In tho afternoon,
Koch andPpttor, the only Oinah team
remaining In the doubleB, were .lofcated
by Branson and Young from South Da
kota. Koch and Potter took tho first
sot, lost tho second, and apparently
had won the third set. but a difference
of opinion arose betwoen Potter and tho
South Dakotans. Branson served to Pot
tor on the set and match point. Potter
returned the servo successfully, but
Branson made no effort to strike back.
Guy Beckett, the referee, rr.alntalned
that the ball was good, but aa Ur.ioson
did not attempt to hit Potters return.
Potter deduced Branson old not think
the serve within the bounds. Potter in
sisted on playing the game as If the
serve hod been outside, although Bran
son and Young both were wiling to ac
cept the verdict of the umpire.
Branson and Young after the dlsputo
won tho game and the two subtequent
games, thus winning the set and match.
Koch and Potter played excellunt ten
nis, Koch having a' little tho edge on his
partner. In the first set the lanky chaps
were clearly outclassed and could do
nothing with the Omaha teum'i terrific
smashes and cuts. Koch and Pbt'.er both
were serving In fine form which cnasled
them to take many points on tho servo
alone.
Come Back Stronir.
In tho second set the. northern team
came back strong and rushed Koch and
Potter off their feet. The Omaha team
succumbed to a score of 6-3. Po'.t'jr wan
little wild during this set and failed to
return many balls at the net, whllo
Koch wan weak on his servo. Koch's
usually high-bounding service failed to
take hold on tho clay and bounced into
tho right position for Branson and Young
,to -volley.
Tho third sot was even, with .tolther
tram being superior to tha other until the
discussion arose. Potter and Koch were
playing a dandy all around game, but the
South Dakota playors were going equally
as well. Aftor tho argument over rtio
match point, Koch and Potter lost heart
and were easy 'victims in tho remaining
two games.
Comedian Are Kasy.
Stiachan and Griffin of San Francisco
got more enjoyment out of their match
with Kennedy nnd Maddo n than any
ether match they have played so far.
Tho California boys have been paired
with Omaha comedians in other matches,
but this Is the first time they have mt
tie embryo vaudeville artists. Kennedy
and Madden wasted most of their energy
In offering condolences to one another
and , objections to the coast players for
hitting the ball out of their reach. The
gallery was In one constant roar ot
laughter during the entire match.
Hoerr and Jones of St. Louts beat
Armstrong and Bcribner rather easily
In straight sets. Armstrong wan equipped
with a new racquet and a new pair ot
white flannels, which, coupled with
ScribncfB curiosity to see the comedy
(Continued on Page Two.)
' " "
Sixty-Two Dead and
Missing as Result
of Binghamton Fire
BINUHAMTON.. N. Y July 24.-State
nnd local autliorltlos today began an In
vestigation of the circumstances sur
rounding the fire In tho Blnehamton
Clothhig company, In which at least fifty
persons, mostly women and girls, lost
their lives. Representatives of the Stato
Department of Labor, the stato fire mar
shal, tho state factory Investigating com
mission and the committee ot safety of
Now York were present at ,tho Inquest.
Workmen continued to search tho ruins
of tho burned factory. Of the twenty
eight bodies thus far recovored only three
have been Identified. The others are
burned beyond possibility of recognition
and will bo burled In a plot to be set
apart by the city for tho unidentified
dead. ' A publto funeral Is planned for
Sunday.
The task of compiling a list of victims
is progressing slowly. Of those In tha
hospital four are so badly Injured that
their recovery Is not expected.
Besides the known dead thirty-four
have been roported missing nnd prob
ably are dead. Fifty-four survivors havs
been accounted for.
Brakeman Kinsell
Killed at Columbus
COLUMBUa July 24.-(8peclal Tele
gram.) Union Pacific; Brakeman B. If.
lKnscll was pulled from the top ot a
westbound freight train today near the
interlocking plant east of town. Both legs
were cut off and his body badly mangled.
He died after being taken to a hospital.
He Is a son of oCnductor Kinsell of the
Union Paciflo and Is married and lives
In Omaha.
The body will be sent to Omaha, No
one saw the accident, although some of
the road's employes reached him soon
after he fell.
PRESIDENT NAMES BISHOP
AS POSTMASTER AT PERU
(From a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, D. 'C, July It (Spe
cial Telegram.) President Wilson sent
to the Be note today the following nomi
nations for postmasters:
Nebraska J, D. Bishop, Peru,
Iowa Charles Lloyd Paul, Ireton;
Henry Africa, Kanawha; I. O. Winter,
Sioux Center,
South Dakota John V. McQowan,
Hartford; Alfred E. Paine, Deland.
Withdrawal of Postmaster Henry
pers. Montrose. Ia.
RIOTS IN COPPER COUNTRY
Strikers Take-. Stars from Deputy
Sheriffs at Hecla Mine.
SHERIFF CALLS FOR TROOPS
Governor Heritor to Send Them and
Intimate thnt Officer la Orev
tntlnir Seriousness of
fHtuatlon.
LANSING, Mloh.. July 24.-The gov
ernor's office this afternoon received a
message from the sheriff of Calumet
stating that he was In the hands of a
mob of COO men and that another mob ot
(00 was on the way to Calumet from
Ahmoek, a small mining town near
Calumet.
CALUMET, Mich., July !4.-Strike
violence occasioned by yesterday's walk
out of copper miners ln'lhls district grew
beyond the control of Sheriff Cnlno to
duy and ho wired to Governor Ferris
asking that state trpops be dispatched to
maintain order. The local mllltla com
panies were ordered to hold themselves
In readiness for service pending word
from tho governor, who It Is understood
was on his way to Alpena from Lansing.
Deputy Sheriff Disarmed.
The chief attack of strikers today wan
directed against the Calumet and Hecla
properties. Shortly before noon 300 men
armed with steel drills, clubs and stones
and with a few of ttiem displaying and
firing revolvers, divested of their stars
all the deputies stationed at N- 3 Con
glomerate shaft of the company. Tbo
strikers then moved over to the Hecla
branch mine and repeated their tactics.
Several men were badly beaten and sent
to hospitals In the fights that developed.
The strikers also visited all surface
plants of the companies affected and
closed them.
One Man Mar Die.
George Danblom, aged 30, was so badly
beaten that he may die.
George Unsworth, chief engineer at tht
Superior mine house, was cut about tht
throat while defending his hoisting plant
August Beck, chief of the Calumet A
Hecla police staff, was beaten last night,
but recovered and Is In charge of pro
tectlve measures again.
J. Kenneth McLeod, engineer at the
Red Jacket shaft, had his nose broken by
a stone.
At noon the disturbances had ceased
temporarily, but morn trouble was an
ticipated. The machinery shops, blacksmith shops
and foundries which' worked yesterday
stopped when visited by strikers this
morning and the stamp mills shut down
owing to the lack of ore.
Merchants of Hancock and the south
range district put their sales on a cash
basis this morning. The mine manage,
ments are acting In concert and will wait
until the situation Is under control before
attempting to resume operations, though
the closing of the conglomerate shafts
of the Calumet & Hecla for an Indefi
nite time may mean costly damage to
them.
aorvernor V.y Take Charge.
Governor Ferris in a message from Al
pena this room log stated he Is prepared
to come to the copper country and to
take personal charge of the situation on
the first intimation of serious trouble.
Adjutant General Vandercook at Lansing
has wired every mllltla captain in the
state to have his men ready.
(Continued tn Page Two.).
Letter of Lobbyist Tells About Con
Tortation with Hawkeye in
DollivcVs Room.
CONCERNED KENDALL'S SPEECH
Senator Categorically Denies Moot
ing and Disoussion.
LOBBYIST MUCH CONFUSED
Finally Admits He Docs Not Knotf
Location of Room.
EFFORT TO DEFEAT PARSONS
Lobbyist, In Letter About Fight to
Aid Speaker Cannon. Sayn Taft
Would Not Puah Anf
Imbor ntll.
WASHINGTON, July It-Senator Csrm-
mlns, author of the resolution unde
which tho senate committee la Invent!-.
gating "tho lobby," today added his d-.
nlal to statements of Martin M. Mtathall,
one time lobbyist for the National Manu
facturers' association.
In a letter to John Klrby, president ej
the association, Mulhall told of mooting
Senator Cummins In May 151C, and going
to the room of tho late Senator Dolllvtr.
where they talked about a speech to ba
made In tho house by Representative
Kendall of Iowa.
Senator Cummins denied that statement
categorically.
"' have no recollection of seeing t&al
hall or speaking to him on any subject.
but I am not prepared to say that I have)
not" said Senator Cummins.
"But I am certain that I did not har
any conversation with him about tha
speech Kendall was to make on the
eight-hour bill. I am certain I never
went Into Dolllver room with htm, and!
I am certain that I never had any con-,
vernation wiyt him there.
iMulhall leaned forward in the witness)
chair and shouted:
"I'm getting tired ot theso denials."
"I don't care whether you're getting
tired or not It makes no difference td
me. if you don't tell the truth Vox going
to deny It" replied Senator Cummins, i
Under a sharp fire of questions Mulhalt1
testified he didn't know where DolUvor'a
room was,
Rffort to neat Pnraona.
Mulhall's correspondence first put lit
the record of tho senate lobby committed
today concerned his efforts to beat Rep
rcsontatlve Herbert Parsons of New Yorls
for re-election in 1910, told ot reading th
"riot net" to Representative Ralph t.
Cple' of Ohio because of his opposition ta
former Bpcakor-Cantson.-and arsrvoinrther
details ot Mulhall's otter to aid the can
dldacy of Goorgo Gordon Battle for gov.
ornor of Now York. February 8. 1810,
Mulhall wrote John Klrby, Jr., about tha
fight on Cannon, and added:
"Mr. Sherman confidentially stated to
me that President Taft Is now: being mad
ciwaro ot the many good things our as-.
Bociatlon has done for the republican
party for tho last seven years, and ha
assured ma thnt the president would not
press any labor bills at this session ot
congress, and at tho close of my Inter
view with tho vioe president I wan more)
than ever confident of complete success
In Washington this winter.
Fight on Collector Stone.
Writing to General Manager Bird, MuV
hall said:
"We intend to start more hell In Balti
more among tho politicians than haa even
started thcro before." The letter ex
plained that the fight was to be made on
William IL Stone, collector of customs.
and spoke of Stone's friendliness to
"labor agitators."
February 7 Mulhall wrote Secretary
Scbwedtman that the eight-hour bill wan
pretty well cornered in the labor sub
committee of the house and there waa
no danger.
Ho wrote Klrby on the same subject.
"Gardner named his subcommittee aa
Mr. Emory and I had agreed. It now
consists of Vreeland, Madison and Allen.
republicans; Ralney and Covington, dem
ocrats Wo feel that It the bill goes to
this subcommittee there will be no dann
ger for the rest of this sesBlon.N
February 10 Mulhall wrote Klrby about
senators to be elected:
"Dick of Ohio haa sought our aid;
Bcott of West Virginia, Depew of New
York and Carter of Montana. Of course
we have had Aldrich on our list for tha
last nine months."
EX-GOVERNOR YATES STOPS
IN OMAHA FOR SHORT VISIT,
Ex-Governor Richard Yatca at Illinois
was In Onjaha yesterday on his way east
Ha has been making some Chautauqua
appointments and is returning to hla
home. He called at The Bee office tot
a short visit with Victor Rose water.
Somebody's
Anniversary
Every Day
Weddings and anniversaries
are with ua always and there Is
always the problem of aa ap
propriate gift
The advertisements in The Bee
aro bright with wedding, birth
day and other gift suggestions.
Quick ores and receptive
minds will find much lu the
advertising- In THB BEE to
profit by.
It mar be something In cut
rlass. silver, gold or what not?
It may be something in fur
niture, something In an artlatlo
decoration for the home.
It may be something pretty to
wear.
But whatever it is, It is cer
tain to be revealed in THB
BEE'B advertising columns.
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