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The Omaha Daily Bee Drawn For The Beo The best newspaper artists of the country contribute their best work for Bee readers. VOL. XLIII JsO. 27S. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 16, 1914 TWELVE PAGES On Trains and at Hotel Hewn standi, 5a, SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. THE WEATHER. Fair DIRECT CHARGE BY WILSON INTERESTS CAUSE DEPRESSION President Says Combination Tries to Make Sentiment Against Trust Laws. PSYCHOLOGICAL PANIC RESULTS Chief Executive Exhibits Communi cations to Interstate Com merce Body. INSISTS HE WILL NOT YIELD Declares Campaign Will Have No Effect Upon Him. SIMMONS IS PARTY TO SCHEME Man Selected for Stntr Hank Board Among Those "Who Sent Clrcn lar In Attempt to Itenil Oft A:tl-Trniit Progrnnii WASHINGTON. Juno 15. President "Wilson made the direct chargo today that sentiment in favor of tho postpone ment of the administration trust legis lation program, "wan the result of a com bination by certain Interests, and Inti mated that it was tho cause of tho "psy chological business depression" of which he recently spoke. In support of the president's view cop ies of letters and telegrams circulated among; business men calling for an ad journment of congress without, comple tion of the trust hills, praying for the freight rate Increase being asked by the railroads .of the Interstate Commerce commission and calling for a halt of the "attacks pn business" were made public at the White House. President Wilson made It clear to his callers that the campaign. If such it may be called, would have no effect on htm, and that It Was his plan to push the trust program through tho senate with the aid of the means at bts command. He ex pressed the view that business was as good, if not better, now than a while ago, and It would be less harmful to the business of tho country to havo the trust legislation program completed than to be confronted with a period of uncer tainty which would accompany delay. Letter from Simmon Company One of the circular letters, which came Into possession of the White House, was circulated by the Simmons Hardware company of St. Louis. K. C. Simmons, head of the company, had been selected for & member of the federal reserve board and his nomination was to have gone to the sehate today. This morning it was announced at the White Houso-that Mr.. Simmons had declined tho place and that Charles"1'.' Hamlin ot Boston, now an assistant secretary of the treasury," would be nominated in his place. White House officials emphatically denied, however, that the circular letter sent out by the Simmons company had any connection with the declination of Mr. Simmons. Another circular letter made public purported to have been sent out by the Pictorial Review company of New York and was signed by W. P. Ahnelt. as president. It was dated May 1 and en closed a draft of a letter "which cm braces the views of a majority of the thinking business people of our section of the .country, and which should be ad dressed to tho president of the United States, the congress and members of tho Interstate Commerce commission, re spectively." The letter concluded: "If you prefer to use copies of the cn cjoscd letter we will mall you as many as you can conveniently use. It will be more effective, however, If you write them on ..your own letterheads," The form letter attached was an appeal for postponement of trust legislation and a fj per cent freight rate Increase for the railroads. 'A copy of a night telegram containing he contents of the form letter In- con densed terms was attached. CbarKe Cnuncm Sensation. Not since President Wilson made his Charge ot "an insidious lobby" in Wash ington to Influence tariff legislation has therftybecn a sensation of such a sort in official circles. News of what the presi dent had said and of the giving out of the circular letters spread quickly to the capitol, where it became the subject of animated discussion in both houses of congress. ' The letter purporting to have been sent out by the Simmons company waa dated June 3, which was after Mr. Simmons had been offered a place on the reserve bonrd. This letter was not given out for publication with the others. The Weather Forecast till 7 p. m. Tuesday: For Omaha. Council Bluffs and Vicinity Fair, somewhat cooler. Tentperntnru nt Uu.alm Yesterday. Hours. Deg. fi a. m t7 ti h. m t 7 a. m 7 8 a. m Git 3 a. m 00 10 a. in 68 11 a. m 67 12 m 63 1 p. m 70 2 p. m 71 3 p. Ill 73 4 p. Ill 71 fi p. ni 75 6 p. m 71 7 p. m 71 8 p. m 72 romparatlre Local Ilecuril. 19H. 1913. 1912. 1911. Highest yesterday 75 79 92 Lowest yesterday 66 68 61 67 Mean temperature TO S2 72 fO Precipitation CO .0! .CO W Temperature and precipitation depar tures from the normal; Normal temperature. 72 Deficiency for the 'day y Total excess since Mareh 1, 29 Normal precipitation 16 inch Deficiency for the day 16 Inch Total rainfall since March 1....U.S1 Inch.-s Kxcess since March 1 1.42 inches Excess for cor. period, 1913..., 1.11 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1912.. 3.24 inches Iteports From Stations nt 7 P. 31. gtatlon and State Temp. High- Rain of Weather. 7 p. m. et. fall. Cheyenne, cloudy M flo .04 Davenport, part cloudy.... 7t Tfi .09 Dtnver. eloudy 64 .9.' Dts Moines, cloudy 74 76 .00 lender, cloudy w 70 .en North Platte rloudy 70 .40 Omaha, part cloudy 7S 74 .00 Pueblo, cloudy IS 62 1 OS Letter of Simmons Says Congressmen Should Go on Home ST. LOUIS, June l&.-Tho full text of the Simmons "trust legislation" letter was printed by the Tost Dispatch here today. The letter, which Is signed "Sim mons Hardware company." says there are three things on which the business of the country Is waning. One Is wheat harvest. It Is stated: the second Is tho ettlement of the Mexican situation. "The last, hut not least." continues the letter, "Is the advance in freight rates to tho rhllroads, a matter of exceedingly great Importance, but coupled with those three matters Is another one of equally great Importance, we believe, to the best Interests of this country, and that Is that congress, which has been In session for considerably over one year, during which time It has been done much creditable work, should not try to do anything more at present, but should oease Its efforts, adjourn and go home. Kspcclally do we recommend that no further attempt of legislation on the matter of the control ot business or passing ot anti-trust laws be continued at this time. AVhat tho country needs now more than anything else Is a quiet time an absolute rest from the agitation ot poli tics and assaults on business It does not make any difference whether it Is big business ot little business. Nine-tenths of the business of this country Is thor oughly honest, but because one-tenth ot It may bo questionable, the whole is made to suffer by this agitation, which is doing much damage. "We thereforo etrongly recommend and earnestly hope congress may be Con vinced It has done enough law making for the present, that the country Is abso lutely tired and surfeited with political agitations, and that agitation now of the control of business Is very Injurious and will eerve to rctHrd an Improvement In business, which otherwlso would be very great and rapid, bringing In the inoBt desirable way the greatst good to the greatest number. "We submit these arguments or ques tions to you, asking you and praying ypu to uso your best influenco In following the lines suggested in this communica tion, vis.: "To have congress shut up and go home." South Dakota is Celebrating Its Silver Anniversary SIOUX FALLS, S. D., June 15. (Spe cial.) Thousands of residents of the state and former residents ot South Dakota are assembling in Sioux Falls for the purpose of attending tho week-long cele bration In honor of the twenty-fifth an niversary of the admUslon of South Da kota to the union of states. Tho great homecoming and anniversary celebration qpencd-today and. will continue until Sat urday nlghV' Tho home-coming, which this time falls on the silver Jubilee of the state, is the second event of the kind to be held in South Dakota. The first was held at Aberdeen five years ago, and at that time It waa decided to hold these gatherings once each five years, and Sioux Falls was selected as the next place of meet ing. Following the action of tho Home coming association the Territorial Pio neers' association also decided to hold its annual meeting in Sioux Falls, and will hold a Joint program designed as plo neors' and Grand Army of the Republic day, and special programs have been pre pared for the gathering, which will be held In Sherman park, a delightful spot In the southwestern section of the city. Free street attractions, carnival attrac tions, baso ball games, street parades, band concerts and other amusements have been provided for the thousands of vis itors who will be In the city during the week. Band concerts in the streets at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon Inaugurated the festivities ot the weok, At 10 o'clock Tuesday forenoon tho home-coming and meeting of the territorial pioneers will be officially opened by Colonel Q. Orr, president of tho Home-Cpmlng associa tion, and A. L. Van Osdel, president of the Territorial Pioneers' association, will preside. "Chick" Shedd, Foot Ball Hero, Is Dead (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Neb... Juno 15.-(Bpeclal Tel egram.) Charles F. Shedd, better known in foot ball circles as "Chick" Shedd, the star end of the 1902 Nebraska uni versity foot ball team, Is dead at Ken wood, Fla., according to a message re ceived in Lincoln today. Shedd was badly injured in the cele brated Minnesota game In 1912, the year In which Nebraska went through tho season without being scored against. He was injured in a game with the Haskell Indians that year and has always been lame since. For several years he has been receiver of the land office at Lin coln. He was married last December. He died of bright'ft disease and the body will be brought to Lincoln for burial, SIR EDWARD GREY GIVES DINNER FOR ROOSEVELT LONDON, June 16. A luncheon in honor of Colonel Theodore Roo&evelt waa given today by Sir Edward Grey, British foreign secretary. The guests Included Premier Asqulth, David Lloyd George, Chancellor of the exchequer; Louis Har- court, secretary for the colonies; Vis count Bryce, former British ambassador at Washington, and Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the prervnt British ambassador to the United States. KING INTERCEDES FOR MAN WHO jNVADED PALACE 1.0NDON. June 15,-George Pike, who on June 7, invaded Buckingham palace and wandered about for several hours In the building, was released today. The defendant gave a bond tor his behavior In luture. The leniency shown by the magistrate was due to the Intervention of King George, shn pleaded that the man should not be punished severely, . MR. BRYAN SENDS LONG TELEGRAM m NIAGARA Instructions Given AffAJstun Dele gates Regarding Personnel of Provisional Regime. UNITED STATES STANDING PAT. New President Must Be Man Who is Acceptable to the Constitu tional Faction. DEL VILLAR IS IN WASHINGTON Followers of Diaz Said to Have Com bined with Huertistas. ' RUMOR OF A BREAK IS DENIED Itrporta Persist Mexican Delegates M'lll Wlthdreur from Conference Tlecanxe of the Attltnde of the United States. WASHINGTON, June 15. - Secretary Bryan conferred at length with President Wilson over the progress of the Mexican mediation today and Immediately after ward dispatched a long telegram to the American delegation at the Niagara con ference, which It was understood con cerned the character and personnel of tho proposed provisional government and tho attitude of the Mexican delegates, who object to a provisional executive with constitutionalist leanings. Mr. Bryan would not discuss the na ture of his conference with the president and would only say that mediation was "progressing satisfactorily." The opinion prevailed here that the United States would not recede In its de sire to have named as the head of the temporary government which would suc ceed Huerta a man who would be ac ceptable to tho revolutionary faction. The presence in Washington of Pedro Del Vlllar continued to arouse specula tion, and a report was persistent that adherents of Felix Diaz, represented by Del Vlllar. and the Huertistas had patched up their differences and were acting together to exert the strongest possible Influence before the mediators. Del Vlllar la said to have conferred with representatives of Huerta. Constitutionalist agents In Washington had received no reply from tho mediators today to tho offer of Carranza to send delegates to Niagara Falls. Deny Ttnmnr of Brenk, NIAGARA FALLS, Ont., June lS.-Bo-ports that the Mexican delegates to tho mediation conference were preparing to withdraw because of the lnslstance of the Americans in espousing a constitu tionalist for the provisional president of Mejcjco were declared without found.a tlon today when the wllators and dele gates resumed their sessions: Emillo Rabassa. head of the Mexican delegation, authorlied the statement that no charges of bod faith against tho United States had been made at any time. Ho insisted the Mexican delegates had not wired for permission to with draw and that the negotiations had never reached such a stage. He added that until the American plan was submitted In writing last week the Mexican dele gates had no intimation of the desire of the United States that a constitutionalist be chosen. Augusln Rodriguez, another of the Mexican delegates, was emphatic in his statement that the Mexican delegates were not preparing to withdraw. He said they would exhaust every effort and make every concession within reason in order. to arrive at a peaceful solution. All sides are practically agreed now that on the selection of provisional president of Mexico, the success or failure of media tion depends. The Huerta delegates sug gested flvo names. The' Americans have Informally suggested several, but are waiting for a complete list from Wash ington. Wilson Signs Tolls Repeal Bill With Historic Quill Pen WASHINGTON. June 16.-Presldent Wil son today signed the Panama tolls ex emption repeal bill as amended In the senate and agreed to by the house. There was no ceremony at the signing. Assistant Secretary Forester waa the only person with the president Mr, Wilson signed the bill with a quill pen used by President Harrison In signing the International copyright law of 1841, and by President Taft in signing the Pan American copyright treaty, the Lincoln memorial Mil and the act incorporating the National Institute ot Arts and Let ter. The pen is the property of Robort Underwood Johnson of New York. Rebel Generals Reported Killed MEXICO CITT, June IS. General Bar rae. In his official report of the battle at Zaeatesas, says that after an eight-day battle fight the constitutionalists were repulsed and were pursued by him and by General Benjamin Argumedo. Juan Cabral, a constitutionalist chief tain, the federal commander says, was captured by the government forces and Immediately put to death. The. consltu tlonallst leaders Caloca and Trlana, also were killed and General Panfllo Natera, the commander of the attacking force, waa seriously wounded. The federals, according to th report, captured several machine guns, many horses and a great quantity of ammuni tion. Thaw Denied Bail by Supreme Court WABHiNOTOS, June 15. Harry K, Thaw was today denied release on bail. pending consideration by the supreme court of his extradition from New Hamp shire to New York. Tho supreme court of the United States today recessed until June n without an nouncing decisions in the intermountain rate or other Important cues. 2alllHhaW?Vt .'.'IsWS" I I lift I m, J-JJ 1 1 "- V w . I Drawn for The Beo by Powell. WOMAN TAKESHER OWN LIFE Mrs. Augusta Pleuler Secures Acid Bottle in Doctor's Office. HAS BEEN ILL FOR TWO YEARS Often Declnrril She Wonld Kill lli r aelf Ilrcnnse Mir Itrntlurd tlint Slckncft Would Prove Fntnl. - . V. - , - After seeking for two weeks to steal Into the locked office of Ur. F. A. Sed lacek, 127t) South Thirtecth street, nnd end her life by draining his bottle ot carbolic acid, Mrs August Pleuler, ut tho same address, a well known German ' woman nnd Omaha resident for many years finally succeeded In her purpose Monday morning. Her daughter, Mrs. Tllllo Havlicek, who cared for the woman, became violently hysterical as the result of the tragedy and is In seri ous condition, Mrs. Pleuler. whoso husband, Andrew Pleuler, died sixteen years ago. was the daughter of the late Justls Kessler, a prominent early citizen of Omaha. At ono time he owned much property on south Thirteenth street. For two years Mrs. Pleuler has been afflicted with progressive paralysis of tho brain, and knew that It would prove fatal. Ot late her case had became very grave. She had become so de spondent that she had frequently threatened to end her life and had tried to do so several times. Sold She Would Kill Krlf. "I'm coin to ret Dr. Sedlacek's poison bottle," she frequently told her daugh- ter, who kept close watch ot her. Coronr Willis Crosby has charge of the case, but probably will not hold an inquest, as It Is evident that the case is a suicide. Mrs, Pleuler was 61 years old and had lived in Omaha practically all her life. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, a college irrnriMnt. and had been a leader In the social life of the people with whom she was associated. Surviving her are four children, Mrs. Havlicek, Miss Anna Pleuler, treasurer of the Gem theater, Fred, a clerk, nnd Mrs. Charles Webb of Bllverton, Ore Four -sisters and three brother also survive her. They are Mrs. Otto Kinder, Mrs. Adolph Bramlee, Mrs. Fred Tlmm, Miss Anna Kessler, and Henry, Herman and Charles Kessler. THREE DAYS IN LINEN CHEST OF PULLMAN CAR KANSAS CITY. Mo.. June IB. -After spending two hot nights and three hotter days doubled up In the linen chest of a Pullman sleeper coming from lxs An geles, a man who said he was Thoma Joapldes of Princeton. Ky.. waa taken from the train here today in a state of collapse. Joanldes said he had had noth ing to eat but a eandwlch nlnce he left Los Angeles. Ho said he had received word that his 18-year-old wife and baby were 111 at home, and. having no money, he gave his watch to a porter to let him travel as a stowaway. The National Capital Mnndnri Jour 15, 11)11. Senate Met at noon. Voted to place commercial attaohts of th department of commerce under civil strvlee. i Juulclnry committee resumed work on the Clayton omnibus trust bill recently passed by the house. Ilnnar, Met at noon. Bills requiring unanimous foment were considered. rtepresentatlNe Alexander Missouri. In tioducfd a bill for regulation of so-rall4 shipping combinations nnd now referred to merchant marine rommltw for report. nenresenta:!'. t Bellh. Connecticut, ile- jlivered a tribute to the American flag ana r lag uay. Rain or Shine? Berge Says Morehead and Metcalfe Should 'Have Remained Out (From a Staff Correspondent ) LINCOLN. Neb., June 15,-rpun his re turn to Lincoln from Nebraska City yes terday George W. Berge, who Is scoklng tho democratic gubernatorial nomination, gave out thin prepared statement; 'So lar as Morchr.ad Is tianccrncd, I will say that when ! flUd-, Mr govirnurtH did not dream ho would again become a candidate. I accepted his pledge, pub licly made and reiterated many times, not to be a rnndldute again, ns made in good faith and absolutely binding upon him. 1 do not believe it possible that tho people will sanction or tolerato anything less than a full compliance with tills pledge, solemnly mnde. "So fur ns Mr. Metcalfe. Is concerned, Uso years ago 1 fuly Intended to become a candidate and undertake tho work I am now trying to do. This was well known here In Lincoln and elsewhuro. Before I could file, however, Metcalfo filed. To save complications, then I stayed out of the race and let Metcalfe and Morehead havo a clear field. Slnco then Metcnlfo has been favored with not I only ono, but two Important appointments by the federal administration. It seems j to me that Is enough for the present. I "It makes no difference to me how many candidates get in. None of thorn can beat m. I hear from hundreds' of taxpayers nnd they cheer me on In the fight. I am trying to make for honest and efficient government. Certain politi cians may bo against me, but the tax Payers are with me. "The business of the state can be put upon a business baisln and conducted In nn honest and efficient manner the same as any private business. But it can't be done by playing the game of politics and paying the expenses of tho gamo nut of the state treasury. I give my pledge to the taxpayers of Nebraska that If elected governor there will bo a real house clean ing." Taft Attacks Clayton Measure in Address to Harvard Students CAMBRIDGE, Mass.. June 15.-Former President Taft, in an oration today bo foro tho members ot tho Phi Beta Kappa fraternity of Harvard university, at tacked the trades unions for thnlr cham pioning of the Clayton bill ponding before congress exempting them from operation of the Sherman anti-trust law and for their support of tho strikers In Colorado. The subject of the former president's oration waa "The Supreme Court of the United States and Popular Self-government." "We find." he said, "msny labor or ganizations Insisting that the arm of the court be weakoned so lawless violence on their part mny be an effective Instru mentality to gain their industrial ends. Indeed e find actual rebellion against state authority nislntalncd by certain trades unions and supported by con tributions openly solicited from sym pathizers the country over " CAPTAIN OF PRETORIA IS SILENT ABOUT POSITION NKW YOHK. June 15-In view of the Matement that the steamship Protorla was off llii course when It rammed th-. liner New York early Saturday, the Hamburg-American line today sent a message to Captain Duggc of the Pretoria, HSk Ing him to wireless his position at the time of the crash. The Pretoria Is bound for Hamburg, where it is due June if TJte Hamburg-American line gave out today a paraphrase of a wlreleea mes sage reoelved from Dugge. It throws no light on thn cause of the crash, but states only a few of the Pretoria's plates wern bent, that the ship was firm and tight nnd that there was no danger for pas sengers, ship or cargo, WOMEN'S CLUBSMAKE SLATE Mrs. Pennybacker to Be Offered a Second Term as President. MRS. SNEATH VICE PRESIDENT Home ICronnnilcva nnd Pnhlle Health Arr Topics of Tlny'n Dlivumitan I)r. Itnukhlll r'lends for More Park. qHi6'A'GO","June 13,-The slate of ,'th iiuiiMiiniiub i:uniiiiuieQ ol ino ucnerni Federation of Women's clubs, prepared to be presented today, was headed by the name of Mrs. Tercy V. Pennybacker, the Incumbent of the presidency, who was to- be offered the traditional second term. Mrs. Samuel B. Sneath ot Tiffin, O., was named to succeed Mrs. L. L. BlAnk- enburg of Philadelphia, who has served two terms as first vice president; Mrs. Eugene Itellly of Charlotte, K. C, waa slnted for second vice president, and Miss Georgia A. Bacon of Worcester, Mass., for corresponding secretary, Other of ficers named were Incumbents standing for re-elcctlon, except two directors, Miss Mary Garrett Hay of New York City and Mis, W. Brooks Young of Jackson ville. Fla. Hump Economic nnd Health. Home economies and public health were the subjects of the day's session as outlined In the program. Eugenics, sani tation, pure food legislation, tuberculosis and compulsory education were among the leading topics. Miss Julia Lathrop, head of the children's bureau of the De partment of Labor, made a strong plea for compulsory registration of every Hrth. "Legal record of births Is the only means of preserving the lives and rlghU of children, and no American baby should be deprived ot that right," she said, "Only by prompt registration can nurses and doctors discover the children who most need care. It Is only thus that we con stamp out blindness of the new born." Dr. Charles S. nockhlll of Cincinnati urged the women's clubs to work for playgrounds and breathing spaces in con gested city districts as part of the fight against tuberculosis, Demand for rigid laws In every state in the union that certificates ot freedom from communicable disease should ac company every Application for a mar riage license was formulated In a resolu tion submitted today by Mrs. S. S. Crockett, chairman of the publlo health department of the federation. A plea for the utilization of scientific knowledge acquired In recent years and Its direct application to household affairs waa made today by Miss Helen Loulso Johnron of Cincinnati, chairman of the home economies committee, In her re 1 ort. "There Is too much static learning, too little dynamic utilization of all wn have learned In the lives of the world uork crs," she said. Three ttraolut Ioiik Adopted. Resolutions were adopted as follows: Protesting against suggestive stories In magazines, and pledging members of the federation to subscribe for only those publications whose columns are clean. Pledging support to a national centen nial celebration at Baltimore In com memoration of the composition of 'The Star Spangled Banner." Ccnturlng Immodest forms ot dancing. Rioters Burn Two Churches in Italy BOLOgVa. Italy. June U. Wotera to day act fire to the cathedral, the Church of Peace ani the Church of the Holy Crosa In Senlgallia on the Adriatic, after sprlnsllng the doors with petroleum. Cavalry arrived In time to prevent the destruction of the cathedral, but the In teriors of tho other churches were de vastated and only the walls remain stand Ing of the Church of the Holy Cross. A detachment of 910 sharpshooters ar rived on board a torpedo boat at Benl gallla today to assist in preserving order CORONER'S JURY REPRIMANDS UNION PACIFIGRAILWAY Declares that Crossing Maintained by the Road at Sarpy Was Dangerous Place. TRAIN MEN ARE EXONERATED Verdict is that the Crew Was Not Guilty of Criminal Care lessness, FIFTH MAN IN CAR APPEAR8 Testifies that He Was Only One of Party Drunk. CROWD HAD BEEN SLUMMING Wnlter In Chinese Itrntnarnnt I5 I'nprs Fntnt Accident Iternnsn He Wn Too Intoxicated to Proceed Home, Official Inquiry was msde by th coroner Into the death of the four autolsts killed early Thursday morning, at Sarpy station crossing on West Cen ter road, when a Union Pacific pas- songer train crashed Into the machine. The Jury returned this verdict: "We, the Jury, find that the said Carl Balr, Oscar J. Krug, Vivian Ash and Mrs. Kenneth Thompson came to their death nt 13:30 n. in., Friday, June 12, on West Center road, at Sarpy crossing, by being struck while in an auto by Union Pacific passenger trnln No. 18. "And we further find evidence of neg ligence on the part of the Union Pacific for maintaining a dangerous place known ns the Sarpy station crossing. We recom mend that this crossing bo taken care of "We cannot find that the nccldcnt was caused by criminal carelessness of tho train crew, nnd we exonerate nil train men In the vicinity ot the accident at the time." Ole C. Olson, 607 North Eighteenth, a. waiter nt a Chinese cafe, caused n, sensation when he stated on the stand that ho had been the fifth member of the party. Ho declared that he was drunk nnd some time beforo the acci dent, he could not remember the time, he wn.i put out of the Krug machln and Into another auto occupied by per sons who knew him, tT it whom ho was too Intoxicated to recognize. He re turned to Omaha about 8 o'clock In the morning and went to bed. When ho woke up, he learned of the tragedy. Accepts Invitation to Itldr. Olson said ho met Krug at Sixteenth, and Douglas street about 10 o'clock In the oveplns nnd waa. asked, to go for a, ride, Ho snld that hesjiartlyj Intoxi cated at the time, and reiusea. Half ttfv hotir tattir, ' he met Krug again, and tho tatter wan with Miss Ash,, his fiancee, Mrs. Thompson and Carl Balr, the chauffeur. He wns again urged to go for a ride and accepted. He said he had a bottle of whisky In his pocket and took a drink, nnd Krug pleaded with him to throw the stuff away. "Get off of that stuff, he told me," Olson said. "You ought to quit drink ing whisky. If you know where we can get beer,. I'll buy you some." Contradicts Story of Battles. Tho witness said he was the only mem ber of tho party who was drinking and flatly contradicted the statement ot rail road employes, who declared they found broken beer bottles and'one half full In tho wrecked car. He said the only liquor In the party was the flask ho carried and no one except himself touched It. Olson declared that he wns nowhere near the scene of the accident. The most dramatic story of the tragedy wns told by W. E. Broullette. "50 Souttt Sixteenth street, a Union Pacific freight brakeman. He was standing near hit train, which was on a "passing spur." and saw tha first train go by and then the second. Just as the first train pulled over the crossing Balr drove his automobile up to the track. The top and sldecurtalna were up on the machine and Broullette , could not see the occupants very plainly, lie thought they saw the oncoming No. !lS and expected to stop. When he saw Balr drive up to the track he ran up close and yelled to him. Snya IlMlr Failed to Stop. "Stop! For God's sake, ntopl There'i a passenger train coming!" he cays he ecrcamed. Balr evidently misunderstood, or could not stop his car, for he kept on going. As the automobile was squarely centered on the track. No. IS thundered along at top speed, crashed down upon the machine. There was a splintering crash, a grinding screech n the emer gency brakes of the locomotive were set, and the train came to a stop a quarter of a mile up the track. "I ran up to look,," Broullette testified. "On the pilot pinned by tho tonneau of the nutomoblle was tho body ot one man. On tho other side was the mangled form of a woman, held suspended by a. foot. ! On the pilot, partly In the tonneau was jthe second man. On the pilot also we Hound shattered beer bottle glats, as well !wi a bottle with the neck off, halt full of beer." Other witnesses who testified that the tContlnued on Page Two.) Summer Rugs Eacb year the weaves ot the Inexpensive summer rugs grow more beautiful, Many of the patterns hark back to the days of our grand mothers and suggest the long winter evenings spent in sew ing carpet rags. It is nu education in beauty and usefulness to see the new designs. Glance over the advertising In The Bee and see the Interest ing stories the dealers have to tell about the rugB, and other things for the summer home. It may save wearisome steps to read the advertising first.