Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 16, 1910, Page 1

' s ECTION’ THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. OMAH SATURDAY MORNING, QTORY IS FAKE, SAYS ROOSEVELT| 1 Political Dispatch, Referring to Third Term, Stoutly Denied by Former President. REPORT Unauthogied Statement Also Involved Gifford Pinchot's Name, MEACHES AUSTRIAN CAPITAL American is Greeted by Countrymén { at the Hotel. RECEIVED BY FRANCIS JOSEPH dnterview Takes FPlace in Private Apartments of Emperor Instead of Audience Chamber—Offi- VIANA, April 15.-Mr. Rooseve!t was Indignant today when he learned that a report had been printed in Paris and cabled to Ameriea that one of the results of the Tecent conference with Gifford Pinchot was an agreement on the part of the former president to the use of his name as a can didate for the presidency. Mr. Roosevelt agaln reiterated had not and would not tion in regard to “make any declara, the American polit! while In Kurope Ie had recelved and talked with Mr. Pinchot, he said, as he would retelve find talk with any other po- ltical friend, hereafter decline to receive the newspaper correspondent who, had given currency to. this report The story to which Mr. Roosevelt re- ferred appeared orlginally in the Secoloxix of Genoa and was repeated in special dis- patches to Paris and to the United States. It stated that Mr. Roosevelt had reached an agreement with Mr. Pinchot that It it begame opportune he would become a pres- idential candidate. Party' Reaches Vienna. Theodors Roosevelt and his son arrived hete at 6:45 this morning. Mr. Rooseveit was ‘met at the statfon by Herr von Muel- ler, principal secretary of the Forelgn office, who was there as the representative of the Austrian government; American Am- | tasssdor Kerens and others of the staffs of the American embassy and consulate, and Baron Hengelmullor von Hengerver, Avstro-Hungartari ‘ambassador at Wash- ington. After ah exchange of greetings Mr. Rdosevelt and Mr. Kerens entered a court catriage ‘and drove to the Hote! Krans. After breakfast with Henry Whilte! for- merly American - ambassador. to France, who came zmm Sllesia and eqpccx-llx to moet ‘him, M. Roosovelt received several Amerfcans who hed awaited him at the hatel and thefi drove in the court carriage to the ‘Forcign office on the Ball-Plats and made. an official call .on Count von Aehrenthal; the Austro-Hungarian -foreign ‘minister, i Returning to his hotel, the former pres- {dent recelved a call from Baron Hengel- miuller. The baron remained for luncheon, Mr. Keréns and Mr.. White being also in the party. Audience with Emperor. At 2 o'clock this afternoon Mr. Roose- velt again entered the court carriage and argve to’ the Hofburg palace, whefe he was recélved In audience by Emperor Francis Joseph. As a special mark of es- teem the emperor received his guest in his privitegApartments instead of in the usual audfeuce chamber, As Mr. Rooso- velt entéred the court yard the palace guard tirned out and rendered him mili- tary honors. From the palace Mr, Roosevelt visiteq the Capuehin church, in the vaults "of which rést the bones of the Hapsburgs. There he placed Wreaths on the tombs of the Empress Elizabeth and Crown Princs Rudolph. As Mr. Roosevelt entered the crypt of the Hapsburgs < the Capuchin monks, Who watch the tombs, conducted hiny stralght to the fron wrought coffins of Elizabeth and Rudolph, which lie on either side of the beautiful statue of the Madonna, presented by the Hungarian peo- le. 'A:m- the wreaths had been deposited, the former president was shown the other tombs, among which is the jmmense sar- cophagus containing the bodles of Marie Theresa §ud her husband, Francls I, and the plain casket of Emperor Maximilian xlco. Mound of Official Calls. From the church Mr. Roosever: set out on a round of officlal calls, leaving his cards for Archduke Francls Ferdinand, helr to the Austro-Hungarian throne; Prince Mintenulvo, the court chamberlain, 'and Count Paar, the personal adjutant of the - emperor. Later i the afternoon Mr. Roosevelt vis- jted the military riding schoo!, snd also witnessed a review of the Hussars, commanded by Prince Bronn, at| Breltensa. At 8§ o'elook tonight the officials of the Forelgn oifice will give a dinner, at which Mr. Roosevelt Will be the guest of honor. A crowd of several hundred persons re- malned in front ‘of the Hotel Kranz throughout the day and displayed the keen- est interest in Mr. Roosevelt's comings and golngs. At each appearance of the Ameri- can, these persons ~ralsed their hats respecttully. HEmperor Returns Call. Mr Roosevelt's interview with Count Ahrenthal lasted for nearly an hour and the cail was returned by the count within the hour following. Emperor Fraucls Jo- seph also returned Mr. Roosevelt's call, visiting the hotel late in the afternoon, while on his way to the Schoenbrunn pal- ace, where he stays every night. This was a notable compliment to Mr. Roosevelt, as the aged monarch habitually returns the visits only of relgning sover- elgns and ambassadors on the occasion of the presentation of their credentials. HAT PROBLEM N COURT Lendon Magistrate Rules that The- ates May Eject Women Who Re- tase to Remove Headmear. LONDON, Aprfl 15—Henry Curtls Ben- nett, & Cass Bow street magistrate, tackled the matinee hat question today and finally rendered judgment that the management of 4 theatér haa the right to eject women ‘batrons who refused to remove their ' "c.n'lud" headgear. fl. tor Milwankee Traction Men. LW il u—n- Milwaukeo mm n‘v today prac- | CAUBES INDIGNATION that he | Mr. Roosevelt sald he would || regiment of | Big Decrease in Exports of Meat and Grain Large Falling Off in Value of Food- stuffs Sent Abroad Despite Increase in Prices. WASHINGTON, April 15.—Exports of foodstuffs from the United States for the nine months of the fiscal year 1910 ending {last Mareh, will amount to about $330,000,000 |1 value. according to the estimate of the \h.-pnnmam of Commerce and Labor as against more than $450,000,000 in 1908; $500,- 000,000 n 1900, The report shows that the food stuffs | were higher in price during the last year, while in many cases the exports were less than half what were In the previous years. The number of cattle exported in the nine months were about 127,000, indicating {for the full fiscal year about 175,000. In 1904, the cattle exports were §03.000. The value of cattle exports in 1910 will be ap- proximately $16,000,000, compared with more |m-n $42,000,000 in 1904, Practically the same ratio of decrease prevails in all foodstuffs. The quantity of | wheat exports in the fiscal year, 1910, will aggregate about 00,000,000 bushels, against 157,000,000 in 1802 the high record. The aver- age export value for 1910 was $1.03 a bushel | against 73 cents in 1592, Whi'e foodstuff exports have been talling off the value of exports of manufacturers have increased and will spproximate in value $760,000,000 against $433,000,000 in 1802; $260,00,000 In 1902; $250,000,000 in 189, and | $176,000,000 in 1890, thus bringing the value of all exports for 1910 within $150,000,000 of | the high record of 1907 and 1908. | Attorneys in Hyde Case Sifting Jury Are Selecting Thirty-Five Men to Be Peremptorily Challenged—Open- ing Statement Tomorrow. KANSAS CITY, Mo, April 15.—~No regu- )lur session of court was held for the Hyde murder trial today. Attorneys were or- dered yesterday after the selection of the | temporary jury of forty-seven men to de- clde today which twelve men they would retain and report the list to the court at 6:30 o'clock this afternoon. The thirty-five talesmen who are peremptorily challenged will be released as soon as the names of the final jurymen are made known. ‘When the opening statement will be made by the state is problematical. Judge Lat- shaw expressed a desire yesterday to have this dode Saturday morning. ‘The prose- cution said it belleved the address could be n:-« at that time. depositions taken from members of [t l-op. family in the su’t for aileged slander, filed by Dr. Hyge, wilt never be signed, according to attorneys for the pros- ecution, They were not signed when taken, The reason glven by the Swope attorneys for thelr refusal to permit the Witnesses to sign them Is that the evidence was given before Notary George Kelly, & law partner of R. R. Brewster, one of the counsel for the defendant and are therefore illegal, they say. Tornado Strikes i Aviation Field Three Men Are Killed and Nine Far- man Biplanes Wrecked at Mourmelon, France. MOURMELON, France, April 15.—A torr nado struck the aviation field at Camp Do Chalons today. Three workmen were killed and three others injured, The work- shops of Henry Farman were destroyed and nine machines were wrecked, causing a loss of $0,000. Several aeroplanes and dirigible balloon houses were blown down and the raliroad statlon was damaged. | HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. April torpado wrecked five business bu!ldings demolished many barns in and near Gracey last night. No one was injured. i ot Wind and Rain in Tennessee nooga and One Person is Killed at Columbia. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 15—A heavy wind and rain storm struck Chatta- nocga this afternoon which lasted but a few minutes. Windows were smashed in | the downtown section, but otherwise no | damage has been reported. | COLUMBIA, Tenn., April 15—A tornado which struck here early today cost ome lite and destroyed property worth $25,000., ELKTON, Ky., April 15.—A tornado did much damage near here last night, wreck- ing many barns and other bulldings. There was no loss of life so far as known. and more than §60,000,000 In | | General Manager of Omaha There, Windows Are Smashed at Chatta- | TRAFFIC PLANS UP TO RA% Arrangement T Conside” & LDS . “Be Under 2 Several _Joads.” X CONFERENU ALLED IN DENVER Burlington Men Go West, to Join Officials of Other Roads. G. W. HOLDREGE IS CONFEREE Also H. E. Byram. MAY AFFECT COLORADO ONLY Plans for Denver Uniom Depot and Proposed Million Dollar Addition Thought to Be Up for Discussion. DENVER, April 15—An important con- terence between executive and operating officials of meveral western rallroads is scheduled to take p'ace here tomorrow. It is thought a traffic arrangement between the Denver & Rlo Grande and the Western | Pacific on one side and the Burlington and other Hill roads on the other side may be in view. Another matter to be considered is the proposed $1,00,000 addition to the Denver Unfon depot. Darius Miller, ‘president of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and, Charles H. Schiacks, vice' president of the Denver & Rio Grande, are expected to reach Denver before morning, and the following officlals arrived today: H, F. Byram of Chicago, vice president of the Burlington; George W. Holdrege of Omaha, general manager of the Burlington; J. W. Dean of Pueblo, La Janta, general Santa Fe; C. W. Jones of Chicago, general superintehdent of the Rock Isiand; A. C. Ridgeway of Chicago, assistant to the sec- ond vice president of the Rock Island, and F. 8. Koller of McCook, Neb., division superintendent of the Burlington. Two Candidates in a Tight Place by New'vRulirfiag Petitions of Thorson and Shrader An Ruooked Out by Opiaiom of Athnq Geurit } "st D., Apeil m—(auem Tele- lrln‘ n - advice of Attorney General Clark, Assistant Secretary Platts has re- Jected the petitions of Thomas Thorson and John F. Schrader, the progressive ca: dates for éongress.. They attempted to file under the district law, which has been taken to the referendum, and the attorney general holds that there is no such a thing a congresslonal district in. this state. This will méan that these candidates will have to file new petitions or test the mat- ter in' the court with a Very short time in which to- secure new petitions In case tho court ‘should decide against tem. Brown Urging Sheppard Case ‘WASHINGTON, April 15.—(Special Tale- gram.)—A, H. Sheppard, son of Willlam M. Sheppard of Falrfield, Nel was drowned In the Missourl at Williston, N. D., last September while making soundings with an engineering party of the government, under direction fo Major Schultz of the engineer corps. After great effort the body was re- covered at an expense of $540, the father of the deceased giving as reward $200 for the recoyery of the body. The matter was brought to the attention of Senator Brown, |] Who advised that & claim be filed under the liability act of 1908, which provides that an “artisan or laborer” may secover damages —or at leas tthelr next of kin can—for in- juries sustained. It appears that young Sheppard was engaged In. surveying and would have In a day or two been appointed as & surveyor. When this matter came up betore the sollcitor for the Departnient of Commerce and Labor the claim was turned down on the ground that the deceased was neither an “artisan or a laborer.” Prob- ably on the theory that young Sheppard was @ professional man, surveying being recognized as one of the professions. Sen- ator Browy does not agree with the solic- | ttor of the Department of Commerce and Labor in his conclusions and insists that the case should be reopened on the ground that the young’man who lost his life in the government service while making sound- ings at Williston came within the purview of the statute, and so strongly has he pre- sented the case that the department today decided to reopen It for further hearing. Left in Omaha Friday morning with but & few pennles in her purse and unable to speak a word of English, a'young Danish woman broke into soclety with a vengeance atid Is now the guest of Mrs. F. H. Davis, in her mansion at 63 South Twentieth street. The young woman, who is about 19 years old, was bound for Plainview, where she uncle and aunt, but missed her one traln a day <oing from the Union station to Plainview, and this meant thai the young Immigrant would be obliged to walt over untll Saturday morning. Wan- dering abeut the statlon In a hopeless way, she tried to converse with uniformed rail- roud men, who looked at her ticket and 10ld her that she had missed her train. Although she eould net understand what the railroac® men were telling her, she krew by thelr action that she had missed her train. How long would she have to wait for anotber? That was the burniag lq..-un with this poor immigrant girl, with enough money in her pocketbook to . There is only | | | ‘Danish Girl Lost in Omaha Entertained by Mrs. Davis buy her a decent meal. Tears came to her eyes.and she felt that she was lost, Just then she spled Officer Manafield, and golug up to him, she poured forth & string of questions In her native tongue. It 50 happened that the policeman talked Danish, and when she heard the officer veply she clung to his arm, as a long lost friend. He tried to console the young woman, but was succeeding poorly, when Mrs. Davis and her daughter, Helen, hap- pened along, They were moved by the scene, and when they learned the Danish woman's predicament, they volunteered to take her home with them and see that she | was safely piaced aboard the train for Plainview Saturday morning. Officer Mans- fleld told the girl of Mrs. Davis' offer and It was accepted with tears of gratitude, Helping her with her baggage, the girl wus led to & fine touring ear In front of the station and was given her firs. auto- moblie ride by one of Omaha's soclety leaders. Mrs. Davis sald that she 4id not ktow the name of her guest or anything about her, but took pity on the young woman and brought her bome superintendent of the Denver & Rio Grande; R. J. Parker of superintendent of the un onof. WA . From the St. Paul Plonser Pn- HALF MILLION President with B draws Account Charges 1t Expense—Muscatine Maw Involved. CHARLESTON, W. Va., ‘April 15.—That the active managers of the Consolidated Casualty company, before its re-organiza- tion here this week under the direction of the insurance peartment of West Virginia, eollected ‘§T67,{14 in ‘one ‘year ‘and nine months, of which only $101,657 remain; that - they made : false entries on the books of the company and false returns to the insurance department of this state, report of John F. Roel "New York, con- sulting actuary to the imsurance depart- ment, which was made public today. The actuary found that.the entire man- agement of the company was in the hands of Robert B. Armstrong, president; C. R. Burras, vioe president, and A. 8. Mitchell, secretary and treasurer, aa officers, and Armstrong, Burras:and Mitchell .D. Foll- ansbes, as the executive committes, The company was chartered in Weat Vir- #finia about two years, ago, The adminis- trative officers have n in Chicago. Three weeks aga, upon complaint of State Auditor John 8. Darst, the directors turned the company over to Darst for adjustment. Early this week the stogkholders re-organ- ized by electing C. C. McChord. of Louls- ville, Ky., president, and J, Walter Scherp, deputy insurance commissioner of West Virginia, general manager. The actuary’s report states that jhe con- dition of the company’s books is such that a correct audit is almost impogsible, Among the irregularities charged is the cahoelia- tion of stock tssued, the collection of pi tial payments for which nothing was is- sued, and the lssuing of stock which was not patd for. The actuary recites that President Armstrong drew a salary of $1,000 per month. “On June 30, 1809, the report eays, "It was dlscovered - that he (Ar strong) had overdrawn his salary #2812 (Continuea on Second Page.) fl Sell your bedstead in Sunday’s Bee. Don't wait. Don’t hesitate. Call Douglas 238, and the ad taker will write your ad and tell you what it will cost to run it a week. If it is not sold in this time, yotir money will be refunded. Bee want ads are great salesmen. They gain admit- tance to places and present your story to persons, who ‘could not stop to give you andience. Everybody Reads Bee Want Ads. APRIL 16, 1910—SIXTEEN CRAPE I CAGUALTY G0NPANY Welt Vixflnh Makes. (!lnna Mdnn DISAPPEARS are some of the charges contained in the PAGES xBurmn "Spcaks Agamst Rivers and Harbors Bill l.y- Under lchonio Proposed. it Wil Take Seventy-Six Years 'to Fin- ish ‘Sandy Bay Harbor. | | WASHINGTON, Apill 15.~The great river and harbor bill, earrying an appropriation of more than $:2,000,000, today temporarily displaced the railroad Bill. Almost every denator in the chamber had a personal interest in_the. bill. Senator .Nelson called’ up the measure for “mction. Tn’the sbsence of Senhtor z"rvu the Minnesota senator was in charge it Senator Burton of Ohlo, taking the floor plained that be: he had been for ten years chairman of the house committee on rivers and harborg. He sald he dis- iiked to ‘eritiéise Tils former associates as much as he did to griticise his present colleagues of the senate. Still convinced as he was of the undesir- able character of the biil he felt that he must speak 'his’ mind concerning /it. His strictures related rather to the system than to the amount involved. 1le was especially severs in his com- ‘ments on the “plecemeal” plan, and 'as’an iristance he cited BSandy Bay, harber .of refuge of the Massachusetts coast. He as- serted that at the present rate of prog- ress seventy-six years would be necessary. to complete the work, the enterprise being of no use until completed. STEEL COMBINE WILL CARE FOR INJURED MEN Employes Killea or Injured While at ‘Work to Recelye Money: Com- pensatior NBW YORK, April 15.~The United States Steel ‘corporation this afternoon mnnounced the adoption of & plan for the rellef of employes Injured in ity service and families af employes injured in its service -and families of men killed in work acoldents. During the temporary disablement single men will recelve 35 per cent of their wages and ‘marifed men 50.per cent, with con- tingent additional allowances. WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska—Falr and warmer. For lowa—Falr and warmer. For weather report see page 2 SIN (H F — BRING QAL AV CAlTHES POLES! THINES MERCER WILL STAND General Counsel Herrin of Southern ¢ Pacific is Confident. Henring Before Court at Salt Lake in June to End Long Pending Case—*‘Testimony Sat tactory.” ‘W, F. 'Herrin, general counsel for the Southern Pacific rallroad sald that he be- Meves there will be no dissolution of the merger of the Bouthern Pacific and Union Pacific lines, as he passed through Omaha Friday while enroute from New York to his home in San Francisco. He arrived In the special car Wildwood and was ac- companiéd by his two daughters. Mr. ‘Herrin was not inclined to talk at any length about the recent merger case but sald that the last of the testi- mony hed been put In at New York and that . the case would be argued in Salt Lake City in June. The merger case has been hanging fire for a long time and the ‘completion of the testimony is con- aldered an Important point in the hear- ing ““The testimony was very satisfactory,” sald Mr. Herrin, “and it looks as though ‘we will 'win our point. I don't think they will_diskolve the merger, but all talk upon the subject at this time is idle. We must walt and see what the court has to say. We are pleased, however, with'the case as far as it has gone."” The Wildwood arrived on the North- western No. 8, and was attached to the Union Pacific's No. 3 and lett for San Francisco at 4:35 o'clock. Mr. Herrin was the principal attorney for the rallroads at the taking of the testimony in New York, and will argue the case at Sait Lake City. SNOW AT WELLINGTON, KAN;} Heavy Fall of the Beautiful {s Fol- lowed by Very Heavy Rain, WELLINGTON, Tenn., April 15.—A heavy | snow fell here today followed by a steady | rain. It is reported that fruit in this sec- tion WaS not damaged. | How Big is Omaha? What Some People Think About It lsle Pelter 4817 Plerce ver Cole, 4308 Grant s, 108 200 Manderson Bandborg, Kiron unur, South Omaha Beener, Atlantic Hmum Atlantic Girton, 3924 Jum Davis, Genoa Messter, Ogalalla i Austin,'Frankiin | ."H. Woolm, ln1 perteon. Holdrege W, Blat ns, 2063M: A F. k orn, North Loup $th and Jackson Neld, Minden W. A, Kocker, North Platte Lillan Kuat,'Bouth Omanha | . v 3 lrallnfl Berlin l Ryan, South Omaha e Seow.” Boath. Omans G, Wegman, Blue -Hill Dave llahan Bouth Omaha Mrs. J. L. Beisel, N. 19th Arthur Carlson, Bouth Omaha G. A. Curtls,’ South Omaha v W. M. Btiliman, Councll Bluffs Anna Kubat, South Omaha .R. W. Innis, Ram| 3.""Beovem, Mason, Mo Mrs. Humfert, 2310 §, 16th | J.'P. Fallon, 1022 8. 2%th i_ SRRECEEREE C. Volimer, 5008 Webster Chai Qlu\'ollmcr, 5008 Webster EIEEEIEEEEAzEEESEE! The Celuu- Man Is Counting Now. | urday, | erastination,” COPY PIERCE TELLS OF COAL LAND CASES First Assistant to Seoretoey Ballinger Resumes Testimony in Famous Investigation, COURT OF THE LAST RESORT He is Asked Whether He Had Final Say on Various Patents. SHOULD ALTER Witness Says Land Frauds Belong to Department of Justice. PROSECUTION ANOTHER CHARGE BY BRANDEIS Interfor Department Accuned of With- holding says Cunningham Claimants Maintained Lobby, Papers — Plerce WASHINGTON, April 16.-¥rank Plerce, first assistant secretary of the interlor, who began his service under Secretary Garfleld, and was continued in office by Secretary Ballinger, was the witness before the Ballinger-Pinchot committee of Inquiry when its sessions were resumed today. Mr. Plerce took the stand late last Sat- urday afternoon, and, after detailing at some length the multitudinous duties of the secretary of the interior, he declared that Mn Ballinger soon after taking office turned over to him everything in connee- tion with the Cunningham coal eiaims. Just as adjournment was taken last Sat- Mr. Plerce testiffed that Mr. Ball- inger had not at any time attempted to interere with his. direction of the case or to influence his action. Another Charge by Brandeis. Before Mr. Plerco resumed the stand, Attorney Brandels made a lengthy state- ment to the committee in which he charged the Interior department had falled to fur- nish certain correspondence called for by him in a letter to the committee dated January 1. Mr. Brandels sald the cor- respondence desired related to the state- ment of Attorney General Wickersham that Glavis had been gullty of “habitual pro- in fafling to institute sults against claimants of Alaskan lands. He sald he expected to show by his corre- spondence that Glavis had not been neg- ligent in this matter. Chairman Nelson told Mr. Brandels to write a letter enumerating the papers, and he would see that they were forthcoming frem the department. Mr. Brandels said all he could do would be to repeat his re- quest of January 27, Attorney Vertrees said he resented the Imputation of opposing counsel that pepers had been withheld by the department. “That Is not true; there 18 pot a word of truth in it,” sald Mr. Vertrees. The committee then adopted a motion that the department be asked to produce the correspondence demanded by Mr. Braii- defs, and Mr. Plerce resumed his testi- mony. Claimants Maintain Lobby. Mr. Plerce denfed that he had told ex- Goverrior Moore, one of the Cunningham clalmants, that he could have his patents without an examination under the new law |of May 28, 1908, He .said.Land Commia- sionér Dennett had construed the law dit- ferently and had told Moore he could have { his patents’ without & heafing. | ' During the winter of 1507, Mr. Plerce sald, the Cunningham claimants had maintained a. strong .lobby in Washington and had exerted - powerful Influence on Becretary Garfield and congress to aecure the patents. Mr. Plerce sald he stipuated with John P. Gray, one of the counsel for the Cun ningham claimants, that the cases shoul( not be heard before the Juneau register and recelver, who ordinarily would have had Jurisdiction, because the recelver's son wag one of the claimarts and because he real- lma that the same influence would be ex~ erted with these officers as was apparent in Washington, He thought these in- | fluences might warp thelr judgment. Court of Last Resort, The commitiee questioned Mr. Plorece {along lines regarding the CJmnInlhl.m claims and as to whether he would be, in effect, the court of last resort In deciding whether the clalmants were entitled to their patents. The witness replied that neither the claimants nor the government would have an appeal from his decision, “How do you reconcile your judiclal function with that of prosecutor?” inquired Senator Root. ‘“That is a question which has bothered me a great deal,” replied Mr. Plerce. He expressed the opinion that the prose- cution of land cases should rest with the Department of Justice. He explained, how- ever, that when officlals of the general | 1and office appeared before him In the role ot prosecutors he considered them as such and did not allow the fact that they “we | government officers to influence his de- eision. Representatives Graham and James both sought to obfain an admission from the wilness that his decision fn aLy case would be subject to review by the secretary, Mr. Plerce said he supposed the secretary would have a legal right to do, so, but he could not recall any- case where the socre- {tary had reversed a dec'sicn of one of his | assistants. Exhaustive Review of Casé, “I 'want to say right here,” exclalmed Mr. Plerce, “that no decision will be an- nounced in these Cunningham claims until every one of the twenty-five lawyers in my department have madc an exhaustive ex- | amination of the record. When this fs dene, I shall send the record to the De- partment of Justice and ask for similar cargful attentlow at the hands of the large force of lawyers there." “Is this extraordinary ecars which you propose to give to these cases due to the magnitude of the clatms or to the publicity which they have attracted?’ asked TIr. James. “Hoth,” retorted the witness. The luncheon recess then was taken. ed in Quarrel. April 15.~James Child- ers, a wealthy ranchman of Faulkner, Okl,, was shot and killed early today neas his ranch by Albert Russell, a farmer, ag the result of & quarrel. Russell, who was & Rough Rider with Colonel Roosevelt st San Juan Hill, wprrendered and declared WICHITA, Ken., Farmer Killea by Lightn \ JOSEPH, Mo, April u "O rtll Bed Ty lianiats his mReain Thes s Boli piowed throuih his barn. Sty hr-" Who was shocked, will recover,