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REPUBLICANS OF
DOUGLAS COUNTY
HOLD CONVENTION
Pranklin A. Shotwcll of Omaha Ii
Endorsed at the Candidate for
Lieutenant Governor.
RESOLUTION IS BY TIMME
Name on File with the Secretary of
State at This Time for the1
August Primaries.
HOWELL FAILS TO APPEAE
Delegates from All of the Precincts
in County Named.
EVERY LOCALITY REPRESENTED
.Central Committee to Look After
Affairs of Campaign and Worlt
for Interests of the Party
Appointed.
Republicans of Docfdaa county held
their convention in the Board ot Trade
bull dins yesterday afternoon. The dele
gation for the state convention at Lln-
coln was chosen; the new oentral com
mittee named; and Franklin A. Shotwell
ot Omaha endorsed as candidate for
lieutenant cavern or. IL Beecher Howell,
who has announced that he will be a
candidate for governor, did not appear
In the convention hall, although he was
Invited by several Just outside the build
In? to step In.
Following: i the resolution endorsing
Shotwell for lieutenant governor, in
troduced by IL C Tlmme:
"Whereas, A member of the Douglas
county republican central committee, and
a delegate to this convention, Franklin
'A. Shotwell, has filed his name with the
secretary of state, as a republican candi
date for lieutenant governor of Nebraska,
and
"Whereas, For many years. Franklin
A. Shotwell, has given his time and his
money in the advancement ot true re
publioanism, in the state and nation,
always in the fore in the party's welfare;
and
"Whereas, The republicans of Douglas
'county, where about one-seventh of the
voters of the state ot Nebraska reside,
-feel they are entitled to this honorable
'plaoa on the republican state ticket.
therefore; be it
"Resolved, By the republicans of Doug
las county In convention assembled, that
we tender to our colleague. Franklin A.
Shotwell our greetings and best wishes.
and heartily commend and. endorse' him
to the 'republicans ot Nebraska, as an
honest fearless advocate of all economic
and progressive policies in government.
;and Join In 'wishing1 hlm' gtKl speed, at
,ttie polls H AuaruSt 3X, next."
The following delegates were chosen for
(Continued oa Page Five.)
Brook Wins London
to Paris and Return
Aeroplane Contest
LONDON, July 11. The aeroplane race
from Hendon to Paris and back today
was won by Walter X Brock, the Ameri
can airman, who recently carried off the
aerial derby round London and the Lon-don-to-Manchester
air race.
Waiter L, Brook, the American, was the
first of the six contestants in the London-J'tris-London
aviation race to arrive at
the Bus aerodome. He landed at IIOS
o'clock, Lord John Carbery was seoond
at lltO p. m. and Raoul Garros third at
18 o'clock.
Brook's flying time from London to
Paris was three' hours and thirty-three
Vnlnutesj Carbery'a three hours and fifty
two minutes, and Garros' tour hours and
ITtva minutes.
Brook started on his return Journey to
London at 1:18 ,p. m.
Brook was the first to arrive on the
French side ot the channel. He landed at
Hardelot near Boulogne, and after tak
ing a fifteen-minute rest continued his
flight to Paris.
Carbery, darros and Eugene Renaux,
two Frenohman, closely followed Brock,
Itenaux carrying with htm a woman
passenger.
Two ether British entrants. Reginald
I. Carr and Louis Kiel, descended be
fore reaching the English coast from Lon
don, Brook arrived at the Hendon aerodrome
just outside of London, at 4 US o'clock.
havlnir taken exactly three hours and a
holt to fly from the Buc aerodrome,, out
side Paris. As his flying time on the out
ward Journey from Hendon to Paris was
f liours and S3 minutes, the total duration
ef his double Journey was 7 hours, I min
utes and 6 seconds, official time.
On his arrival Brock received a great
welenma from the huge crowd assembled
in the aerodrome. He has become very
papular In England since his arrival here
from Chteago two years ago.
The Weather
Pereeast till T p. m. Sunday:
For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
r-Falr and continued warm.
Veuyarstnr at Cm una Testerday
rumr, Deg.
a. m. 78
- m 77
u m W
a, m,.
a, m.
a. m.
W
83
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M
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1 P. m.
8 P, m 08
P- n
6 p, m m
J P. m 93
T p. m....... 93
Comparative Local Record.
mi. 191J. 1313. mi.
Highest yesterday 93 82 83 85
Lowest yesterday, "t tS M CD
Mean temperature 87 76 76 78
Precipitation 00 .10 .04 .13
Temperature and precipitation depar
tures from the normal:
Normal temperature 78
Bxcom for the day 11
Total exeeas since Starch 1 2M
Normal precipitation 13 Inch
Defeclenoy for the day,. Ulnch
Total rainfall since March 1.. 14.49 Inches
Peflcleney since March 1 1.07 Inches
EJe'fcleHoy for cor. period, la. 1.3 inches
Deflflianny for oor. period, ISM. 7.03 inches
U A. WJBLSH, local Forecaster.
REBS PLAN NEW GOVERNMENT
Carransa and Villa Delegates Agree
Upon Scheme.
ABMY WILL MAZE. PB0GRAM
Conffreaa Constating; of Officers and
Delegates Eleeted by Soldiers
Will Direct the Affairs
for a Time,
TORREON, Mexico, July ll.-At the
Carranxa-VUla conciliation conferenoe at
Torreon an effort to prevent General Car
ranxa or any ot the military leaders of
the revolution from becoming candidates
for the presidency or vice presidency
failed to be adopted, according to a
lengthy official statement Issued here to
day. The motion was made by the Vina
delegates. A motion passed, however,
demanding that the first chief, as presi
dent ad Interim, at the triumph ot the
revolution should call a convention com
posed ot delegates representing the con
stitutionalists' army, every 1,000 soldiers
to be represented by one delegate se
lected by a committee of military chiefs
to be approved by the general of the
division, which would fix the date and
arrange for the election.
A Ust of names was suggested to Car-
ranza by all the delegates from which
he could select It he saw fit, a pro
visional cabinet or a consulting commit
tee to act until the election ot permanent
officers. Resolutions also were adopted
condemning what was declared the ac
tivity ot the clergy in assisting the
Huerta government.
Villa Iioaea Contention.
This followed a fight in which the ViUa
delegates attempted to eliminate any
military loader, Including Carranxa, from
presidential possibilities. Those recom
mended as suitable for the provisional
cabinet were Igleslas Calderon, Luis Cab
rera, Antonio VUlareal, Miguel Bllva,
Manuel Bonltla, Alberta Font. Eduardo
F. Hay, Ignacio Pesquelra, Miguel Dlaa
Lombardo, Jose Vasconcellos, Miguel Al
easio Robles and Federlco Oenxales
Garza.
According -to the amendments of the
revolution plan, upon assuming' control ot
the government at Mexico City, General
Carranxa would call at once a congress
ot his military leaders and representa
tives of the rank and file, who would be
spoken for by one delegate to every 1,000
men. This body would adopt a plan for
the holding of elections' and a program
for what policies should be put Into effect
by the functionaries who might be elected.
It was stated positively that "no con
stltutldnallst chief could figure as a can
didate for president or vice president."
The official statement showed that the
argument had been spirited at times,, but
it reflected a final accord ot the delegates
of Villa's northern military' division and
those representing the division ot the
east as spokesmen for General Carranxa.
At the beginning ot the sessions, . which
extended over nearly a week, the Vll(e.
delegates,. requetrtedy thit. Carranxa name
a "responsible cabinet," naming 'various
persons as those who would be acceptable
to replace the present members ot the pro
visional cabinet.
OuiSBia Cabinet Named.
The Villa delegates xnoenned their sug
gestion and all delegates agreed to pre
sent a Ust of names from which could bet
chosen a "directing committee" of the
government. They were Igleciaa Calderon,
Luis Cabrera, Antonio L VUlareal, Mig
uel Bllva, Manuel Bonllaa, Albertto Panl,
Eduardo F. Hay, Ignacio L. Poaquelra,
Miguel Dies Lombardo, Jose Vasconcelos,
Miguel Alesslo Robles and Frederlco Gon
zales Garza. Three named were members
ot the conference.
An Important act of the conference was
directed against the clergy, who had taken
part in the present revolution. The state
ment said:
"In connection wtlh some recommenda
tions regarding the agrarian problem,
that members ot the Roman Catholla
clergy who actually or Intellectually had
assisted the usurper, Vlctoriano Huerta,
should be punished."'
Referendum Can Be
Used Against Armory
Appropriation Act
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN. July 1L (Special Telegram.)
The supreme court today upheld the
action of the Lancaster county district 1 mlssloner has barred many from regis
court In the Nebraska City armory case tratlon in the past several months,, when
and held that a referendum can be ' they were unable to show their father's
evoked in an effort to annul the 136,000 , papers. Among them Is Rev. T. J. Mac-
appropriation voted by the legislature ,
tor an armory.
Male Suffragist
Attacks Birrell-
nearly forty years, he was challenged by
BRISTOL, England, July 11. A violent the election commissioner, and the papers
attack was made today on Augustine Bir- , of his long deceased father were de
roll, chief secretary for Ireland, by a manded.
male militant suffragist, who rushed at i Others Affected.
the statesman Immediately on his descent The' decision will also affect Vaclav
from the train here. The assailant hurled
a heavy bundle of papers in Mr. Blrrell's
face, at the same time shouting: "Torn
curl Tou torturer of women 1"
The man was arrested.
REPORT OF CAPTURE OF
GUAYMAS PREMATURE
BALTTLLO, Mexico, July 9 (Via La
redo,' Tex, July 11). Previous reports
that tbe seaport ot Guaymas had been
evacuated by federals were In error, ac
cording to advices today from General
Alvaredo, commanding the constitutional
ists besieging that city. Alvaredo re
ported he has moved the forces so as to
surround Guaymas completely on the
land side.
The following message was received
today from General Obregon, dated
Guadalajara, July 9:
"I have the honor to report that up to
this time I have captured three trains
from the enemy, three cannon, seven
machine guns, two cars of artillery and
ammunition and six ot rifle eartrldgeai
and still continue to capture prisoners
and supplies."
New Aviation Duration Record.
JOHANNISTHAL. Germany. Julv
Relnhold Boehm, a German aviator, using
the same biplane as was employed by
Landmann in making his nonstop flight
ot 21 hours 9 minutes on June 23, today
made a new duration record of it ho-jn
U nilmitai.
SUPREME COURT
SAYS WILLIAMS IS
ENTITLED TO YOTE
Reverses Itself in Its iMMS
Eleotion Case.
HOLDS AGAINST M00BHEAD
Does Not Need to Produce His
Father's Papers Which Were
Reported Lost.
AFFIDAVIT HELD SUFFICIENT
Sworn Statement Enough to Prove
His Naturalization.
HE HAD VOTED FORTY YEARS
But This Fat Did. Not Woke Any
Dltfereae-e to Mr. Moorfcvead,
Who Xlnld thn Uir Con
templated Differently.
The supreme court has reversed Its
former ruling In the Moor head -William
election case and now holds against Ejec
tion' Commissioner Moorhead In that the
sworn affidavit of an applicant for regis
tration as to naturalisation Is sufficient
grounds for registration.
In the syllabus of the decision the court
holds that the registration officers ot
cities covered by .the act. In registering
voters under the provisions of section
12a, act ministerially: that they are con
cluded by the answers, of ,an. applicant for
registration and that the record to be
made' under subdivision 10 of this section
Is to be determined, by two at the super
visors of registration from the' answer ot
the applicant to subdivision 7, and the
evidence submitted or .presented by htm
In answer to subdivisions 8 and 8.
The acta ot the election commissioner
under the Jast paragraph of. section ,10
and under section IS are quasi-Judicial ta
character.
Affidavit JJufftelejal
That when the commissioner enters or
causes to be entered ' the word "chal
lenge" opposite the .pajrfe, Qf. a voter on
the. registration register, as provided In
section 10, the proof necessary tp be
furnished by the voter, In order to leave
such callenge withdrawn, la the proof
specified by section 10 viz., the flung
of the affidavit setting forth facts show
ing the correctness ot his registration,
verified by two regularly registered
voters of this election district, which
proof Is not1 required to bettho production
ot hla wUuralisatlon papers or a certi
fied copy of the. record of the court In
which such voter was naturalised; bit
e affidavit- must be' held as sufficient.
If the facts stated theretaare sufficient
in BUDstance, so that reasonable minds
"would draw the. oonoluslofi therefrom, that
The opinion is by Judge Fawoett. Judge
Sedgewick dissenting.
The case- was brought last fall, when
Father Williams was denied registration
by Eleotion Commissioner Mporhead, on'
the grounds that be was bom In Ire
land and could not produce his father's
naturalization papers. , He came ,ta
America 'with his 'father as a child and
his father took out his papers before the
boy was 18 years old. The eloetlbn com
missioner of Douglas county' attempted
to force Father Williams to produce
his father's naturalization papers, al
though Father Williams had voted In
Douglas county for over forty years, and
was universally recognised as a citizen,
because his father was naturalised when
he was still a small boy.
History qf Case.
The supreme court first held with the
election commissioner, nnd for a time his
ruling on this matter held, and resulted
In much Inconvenience to the older set
tlers of Omaha, who had never thought
it worth while to preserve the naturali
zation papers of their fathers for a halt
century. On a second consideration of
the case, the supreme court has reversed
Itself holding that a sworn affidavit re
garding naturalization, Is sufficient for
registration.
This decision will affect hundreds ot
citizens In Omaha. Fort the election com'
kay, who had the same difficulty with
the election commissioner a few days
ago, when he tried to register. He was
also born In Ireland. He also came to
America when he was a small boy, and
was yet under IS years, when hla father
was naturalized. After voting here for
Rureah, who was once a member of the !
Nebraska legislature, but who has not
been permitted to register under the eleo
tion commissioner. Buresh has been In
the country over thirty years. His father
was naturalized when he was a small
boy. In the Chicago fire of 1571 the
official records were burned. When the
election commissioner In Omaha asked
for the record of Buresb's father's natur
alization papers, Buresh complained that
the Chicago fire had burned them. The
commissioner held that was none of his
affair, and that be must have the record.
Girl Strike Leader
Given Better Job
PITTSBURGH, Pa., July 11. A 17-year-ofd
girl striker, whose action In waving
an American flag In front of the column
of Pennsylvania constabulary when they
entered the strike sone In East Pittsburgh
ten day ago nearly led to disorder, will
be among those to return to work at the
lectrio plant Monday and eh will go
to a better position. '
Captain L. a. Adams, commanding the
constabulary, so admired the determina
tion of the girl, that before leaving the
district yesterday he went to the com
pany officials and obtained a pledge from
them that the girl would not suffer be
cause of her act The officials. It Is said,
also promised to promote the girl, whose
bum has baca withheld.
Drawn for The Bee by Powell.
BIG BUSINESS OH
ANTI-TRUST BILLS
Chambers of Commerce Vote
Propositions Pending.
on
SOME DECLARED UNWORKABLE
Interlocking Directorates Are Con
demned Bxcept In Certain In
stanoes Regulation of
Stock Issues.
WABHINGTOK, July 11. Results of a
referendum on the trust bills pending In
congress, conducted by the Chamber ot
Commerce of the United States among its
constituent members, were announced
here today. Some' organizations declined
to voto, , giving as .their reason-that .they
regarded such- legislation unnecessary at
this time; Business organizations In
thirty-six states., casting a total vote of
BO, -recorded their" views.
The vote against attempt by statute to
forbid discriminations In. prices of com
modities was 631 to 25. .
I That a proposal' to compel persons con
trolling the product of mines to sell to
all appUcanta "who may be responsible
is wrong- In principle and unworkable In
practice was voted; 637 to 33.
There should not be statutory prohibi
ten of conditions accompanying sales and
teases to the effect that buyers or lessees
cannot handle or use the products of
competitors was voted, 5H to 86.
That a final decree In an equity suit
brought by the government which es
tablishes the existence or the non-existence
ot restraint of trade or of a monop
oly should be conclusive evidence as to
the same general fact In private actions
brought against the same defendants un
der the anti-trust laws was voted, S4 to 61
Interlocking Directorates.
That Interlocking of directors among
competitive business corporations, includ
ing railroads, should be prohibited rerard
less of the size of corporations, If elimina
tion of competition among the corpora
tions In question would constitute a vio
lation of the Sherman act, was voted, 3l
to 4L
That Interlocking of officers and direc
tors between railroads and industrial
concerns with which they transact any
substantial volume of business should be
prohibited, except In euqh Instances as
the Interstate Commerce commission may
determine are not detrimental to the pub
Uo Interest, was voted, 4M to S3.
That there should be legislation In a
form which would not pronounce Illegal
existing situations, but would authorize
the Interstate Commerce commlsaion on
.finding a detriment to the public Interest
In any Interlocking, to order that It be
terminated, was voted, 830 to 4S.
Concentration of Credit.
That problems Involved In preventing
concentration of credit should be referred
for Investigation and recommendation to
the federal reserve board or. some other
competent body was voted, 440 to 41
That corporate ownership of stock di
rectly or indirectly of competitor cor
porations should be prohibited. If elim
ination of competition among the cor
porations In question would constitute a
violation of the Sherman act, except In
such Instances as the Interstate Trade
commission, or the Interstate Commerce
commission, in case of railroads may de
termine are not detrimental to the pub
Ho Interest, was voted, 432 to 7S,
That there should be no attempt to
regulate the shares of stock Issues by
corporations engaged In Interstate com
merce was voted, 445 to 74.
LADY HARDINGE DIES
AFTER AN OPERATION
LONDON. July ll.-Lady Hardlnge,
vlcerine of India, died today at a hospi
tal, after undergoing an operation.
The National Capital
Saturday, July 11, 1014,
The Senat.
Not In session; meets Monday,
The House.
Met at noon.
Senate amendments to the aviation bill
were adopted. Debate was begun on the
genexal deficiency approssl&tlon hlXL
The Lure of the Land
Intermountain Rate
Order to Be Enforced
After October First
WASHINGTON, July lL-Tho effective
date of the Interstate Commerce commis
sion's Intermountain rate orders recently
sustained by the supremo court, has been
advanced to October 1, to enable the rail
road to compile and publish the tariffs
to be put Into effect.
Slight modifications ot the zone boun
dary lines fixed In the original order havo
been' made to make the zones on diagonal
traffic from the Lake Superior region to
the south Pacific coast and from Galves
ton to the north Pacific coast conform
to the zonee already fixed In tho tariffs
applicable to class rates.
At a hetrlnc early In October the rail
roads will b afforded an opportunity to
show certain articles which take a
through rata no -the Pacific coast ot
or less for carloads and f2 or less for less
than carloads, greater relief ought to be
gfantod. The traffic s heavy, bulk ship
ments, much of which Is now carrlod by
eta from the Atlantic to tho Puclflc. The
carriers, In terms have, agreed t abide
by tho conclusions of Jhe commlsaion on
that hearing by January L
Some article are excepted from the
opinion ot the Bhort and Joug-haul pro
vision of the law after October 1, follows:
Sulphate of ommonja, chloride and bar
cide ot calcium, canned fruits, corn,
meats, minced meats, tomatoes, green
coffeo, cotton piece goods, hardware and
tools, pig Iron, structural Iron, Iron
fence, Iron posts, Iron pipe, wire fencing,
paints, paper, rice, raldators, sectional
boilers, pig and slab tin and Insulated
copper wire.
Those articles will take a higher rate
to Intermediate points than to Pad (to
coast terminals, chiefly because of the
"water competition to tho Paclflo coast.
Western Progressives
Want Teddy to Keep
Out of New York Race
OYSTER BAT, July 11 Protests from
progressive leaders In all parts ot the
country against the proposal that Colonel
Roosevelt run for govornor of New York
poured In on tho former president today
by mail and wire. Sufficient time had
elapsed since the attempt ot the New
York leaders to win him last Wednesday
to bring In letters from Uie south and
west and In virtually every Instance the
demand was made that Colonel Roosevelt
stay out of tho race.
The situation which has arisen has
given tho colonel more concern than al
most anything else, for It was plain that
he must go against either the virtually
unanimous reguett of the men who head
the party of this state or the equally
definite opinion of the leaders of other
states.
In this dilemma the colonel determined
to let the riddle solve Itself by holding
back n silence while the progressives
over the country had It out By today It
had become apparent that virtually all
the leaders outside ot New York were
determined to defeat the plan and that
even in his own state opposition was be
ginning to develop. Should this situation
remain unchanged the colonel believed
the question would be settled without
need of further word from him.
German Steamship
Ashore in Fog Off
Argentine Coast
BUENOS AIRES, Argentine, July It
The German steamship Mendoza went
ashore today In a fog off Megotes point
on the Argentina coast It has 2S7 people
on board. Including passengers and crew
and telegraphs by wireless that Its posi
tion Is dangerous.
COUNCIL BLUFFS SCHOOL
MAN ELECTED TO OFFICE
ROCHESTER, N. Y., July ll.-(Speclal
Telegram.) John Be ve ridge, superintend
ent of echools of Council niuffs, was this
afternoon elected member of the board of
governors of the National Mouth Hygiene
association, which closed Its third annual
convention here today. Dr. Harvey W.
Wiley of Washington, D. C, was elected
president Next year's convention will
be held in Ban Francisco.
r "t.
BEST AND HARTE TO
HOLD THEIR OFFICES
County Commissioners Need
Stand for Re-Election.
Not
SUPREME COURT DECISION
As No ISIectlnn la to U Held Next
Year, These Two Probahly Will
' Hold Over for Another
Ynr. '
(From a Staff Correspondent)
LINCOLN, July ll.-(8peclal Telegram.)
The district court ot Douglas county Is
reversed by tho supreme court In the
oases brought by County Commissioners
Best, and Harte id provent Election Com
jnlsaioner H. Q, Moorhead, from receiv
ing filings tor commissioner for the of
fices held, by them. The high oirt hold
that their term of office runs for four
years under the new law.
This case was begun In district court In
Douglas county lt tho early part of the
present year, when (County,, Commission
ers Frank C. Bestand A. C.r Harte asked
for an Injunction restraining the, elec
tion commissioner from accepting filings
for county commissioners from their Ala
trlcts, the Third ana Fifth districts, re
spectively. The case was neVer argued
In the district court but the Injunotlun
was denied so that the case might be
appealed In time to be thrown Into the
supreme court for final opinion before ad
journment of the higher court
The supreme court with five Judges sit
ting, by a unanimous opinion, granted
the Injunction, thus In effect declaring
the office ot county commissioner a four
year term Instead of a three-year term.
This will mean that since the tour-year
term will expire January 1, 1918, these
two commissioners will likely hold an
extra year, making five In all. This
comes about because under the new bien
nial election law, there will be no elec
tion In 1916, and thus commissioners to
succeed these men cannot be elected until
In the faU ot 1911
The office of county commissioner was
by the general election law a three-year
term. By an act of 1905 the offtco was
rnlsed to a four-year term In counties of
125,000 population or more. This meant
Douglas county. In 1905 the matter came
before the suprome court and at that
tlmo was decided to be unconstitutional
according to a former case which was
cited as a precedent Now that Best 1
and Harte have forced the Issuo r
havo obtained a specific ruling on , n '
particular case, and the commissioner s 1
office Is a four-year term In Douglas !
county henceforth.
Navy Commissary
Will Carry Greater
Variety of Supplies
WASHINGTON, July It-General satis- j
faction was expressed today throughout
naval circles when it became known that
Secretary Daniels, contrary to expecta
tions, had authorized the retention of '
popular brands of tobacco and articles '
which It had been rumored would be de
nied admission to the commissary stores. 1
The action of the secretary, following
the enforcement of his order abolishing
the officers' wine mess, officially upset
what had become a. general belief among
the enlisted men that they, too, would
be denied certain proprietary articles !
which they had hitherto enjoyed. Under
the new order not only will those art!- ,
cles which have been carried In the com-,
mlssary departments be retained, but It
Is Intended to assure great latitude ot
choice to the men by admitting additional
brands of tobacco and personal commod
ities. In announcing hla decision Secre
tary Daniels said:
"I firmly believe that the enlisted men
of the fleet should be allowed to buy
what they want. I feel that In purchasing1
these supplies I am acting as trustee for
the men and that It Is my duty to make 1
this possible so far as lies In my power, ,
"Under tbe excuse that the majority of
the men wished particular brands, I ,
found that purchases had been confined .
In many cases to one brand of toilet ar
ticle or tobacco. Under the new plan there !
will be a far. greater variety ot brands 1
In each line. Commissary stores ashore
and afloat will Offer the men as nearly
as possible the same variety to select
from that they would have In a civilian I
tore, 1
THIRD OFFICER OF
STORSTAD BLAMED
SINKIMEMPRESS
Commission Which Investigated
Disaster that Cost Thousand
Lives Files Report.
COLLIER 18 HELD RESPONSIBLE
Finding; Says it Changed Its Courso
After Fog Appeared and Hid
Both Vessels,
REPORTS OF SIGNALS DIFFER
Board Disregards Testimony of All
Officers on This Point.
THIRD OFFICER WAS ON BRIDGE
lie Ordered Coarse Changed Afteor
Fog Appeared Without Coo.
aultlnsr First Officer or
Calling; Captain.
QUEBEC, July ll.-The collier Storstad
Is held to blame for the Empress ot Ire
land disaster In the findings of the wreck
commission, 'handed down today. The
commission holds that the disaster was
due to the Btorstad's change of course
ordered by the third officer without In
structions from the first officer, who was
In charge ot the collier at the time
The Kmpress was sunk In Che St Law
rence on May 2J, with a loss of more than
1,000 Uvea.
The Inquiry Into the disaster was begun
In Quebec on June IS y a commission.
composed ot Lord Mersey, formerly pre
siding Justice ot the British admiralty
court; Sir Adolpho Routhler ot Quebeo
and Chief Justice McLeod ot New Bruns
wick. The commissioners were assisted
In their work by Commander F. W. Ca
borne of the British Royal Naval Re
serve, Prof. John Welsh of New Castle,
England; Captain Demore ot the Domin
ion Wreck commission and Engineer Com
mander Howe of tho Canadian naval
sen-Ice. Commander Caborne and Prof.
Welsh were nominated by the British
Board ot Trade. Lord Mersey alio pre
sided over the Inquiry Into the Titanla
d If aster.
Third Officer on Bridge.
The collier's third officer found respon
sible Is 'Alfred Tuftenes. He was on the
bridge when tho crash occurred, and tho
report holds that "he was wrong and,
negligent In keeping the, navigation of
the vessel In hla own hands and falling
to call the captain wtjen he saw the fog
coming, on." The report fiayt the dis
aster was not due to any special charge
tsristlo of" the St Lawrence- t was a
disaster which ml grit havo occurreo!"Yn
any river In. similar circumstances.
The repori notes a radical conflict Id
the testimony' of officers of the Brapreea
and ai the Storstad. '
"The "witnesses from the Storstad,"
reads , the . repofti "ay they were ap
proaohlng so as to pass red to red, while,
those from the Empress say they were
approaching so as to pass green to green,
The stories are Irreconcilable. We have,
therefore, thought It advisable to found
our conclusions almost entirely on the
events spoken ot by the witnesses and on
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Steamer Invermore
Sinks Off Labrador;
Passengers Saved
BT. JOHNS, N. F., July 11.-A1! of the
poseengers on the coastal steamer Inver
more, which struck on the rocks near
Brlghtarbor point, on the Labrador coast,
last night, were landed safely today.
Messages received here from the scene oC
the wreck said that the steamer filled
rapidly after striking, and was today
resting on the rocks with only Its top
deck above water.
The Invermore struck while trying to
avoid the heavy Ice north ot the Strait
of Belle Isle. It left here July 1 to go
as far north as the tee would permit. It
carried a heavy freight and many pas
sengers, most ot them Labrador fisher
men and planters who were bound north
for the summer.
The steamship Kyle, with divers and
wrecking gear, wu sent from, here for
Brig Harbor today, as the officers of
the Invermore believed that th,ere was
some hope of refloating the vessel.
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