Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 20, 1910, Page 1

THE OMAHA BEE a cicun, reliable newspaper that 1s admitted to esch and every home SNAPPY ADDRESS | “ON PAYNE TARIFE Congressman Hamilton of Michigan Delivers Speech to House Brist- ling with Aphorisms. DOCTRINE OF SIMPLE LIFE i i i Wolverine SIylyf‘ Protector of Nation’ rity. | AR BLOW AT cn.;?‘;', 'LITICIAN | PO, ‘ Says Tybe Sings Differ’ {1,_ \gs in | Various Parts of . ':g 1 NINE MONTHS OF PRO« e % | Bill on' Reven Etteet of the Pay and Business s Reviewed—Simple Lite is Bulwark Civilization. WASHINGTON, specch, wnappy with aphorisms, preachis the simple life the buwark « tion and jrotection as the prosperity, was delivered hou today by Representative Hamilton of Mich- igan. It plctured nine n £ increas- ing revenues and encouragement of Amer- fean ndustry under the Pa bl It drew on the legitimate spoils of trade and the policies and declarations of foreign stateeraft as the justification of the tectlon pulicy It attributed the high cost of living to Increascd gold production, to demand crowding supply, to extravagance of a feverish generation and to almost| everything else but the tariff. Mr. Hamilton I8 chairman of tories committee of the hous speech s likely to figure conspicuously in the next republican national ampalgn propaganda. He favored the creation of a bureau in the Department of Commerce and Labor to permanently carry on the work now being done by the tariff board, supplementing it with a corps of foreign- speaking experts, the reports of whose ip- vestigations of selling prices and labor costs at home and abroad would furnish a standard of measure of conflicting claims in the framing of a tariff law." He contended that the tariff plank in the republican platform provided both upward and downward limits and that “by - so much @&s you raise duties above the dif- ference in the cost of production at home and abroad, after due allowance for the forelgn custom of selling goods cheaper abroad than at home, by o much you per- mit domestic monopolies to overcharge do- mestic consumers, ‘A few years ngo,” sald Mr. Hamilton, “boys wore out their fathers’ old clothes made over according to a nelghborhood pattern; now_they have to have store clothes and socks ‘to mateh their neck- ties and & college. yoll. -~ A “Muamcwas, con- sidered well off 1t he kept @ horse and buggy; vow he has to have an automobile, It he had to mortgage the place to get it. The average buriness man docs business with a telephone at one ear, a stenogra- pher at each elbow, a telegraph office next door, a wireless station within easy reach, an automobile &t the door and before many years he will want a flying machine to avold the crush In the streets below. “We now have 000,000 factories, employ- ing 6,000,000 people, keeping time to the de- mands of 90,000,000 folks. The protection policy has built up an annual factory out- put of $13,000,000,000," paying out $3,000,000,000 n“wages and has kept the machinery of protection In motlon until it has developed @ horsepowor equivaleni to 9,000,000 men, The country never was more prosperous. Farmer Comes Into Wix Own. “The farmer has been caricatured by cheap eity humorists, preyed on by grass- hoppers, locusts and money sharks, and misled by predatory politicians, Now he has come Into his own and I am glad of it. He is one of the safest, soundest, cleanest elements in our civilization. The city would have dried up, rotted or ex- ploded but for the country that came into town day before yesterday. Too much of the country has been coming into town, though. The farmer {8 receiving only & fair price, but the middlemen are rging too much for handling and trying T attribute the responsibility to the farmer. The time has gone by, however, when thrifty gentlenen can take toll of the farmer and out of the consumer and ool both at the same time."” Mr. Hamilton charged the ticlan with singing one song in the city and another of & different tune in the country, He described the situation as fillea with contradictions, everybody bick- ering to locate the blame for high prices. “Bitls, resolutions, Investigations, commis- boycotts, anti-meat societies, anti- socletles, anti-food trust and vege- tarlan organizations are rampant and in the midst of it the democratic gentlemen, after time-honored custom, are diligently trying to convert discontent into votes. We are getting further away fhom the old fundamental human relations that sus- taln and console folks. We are always go- ing somewhere and golng very fast and generally go our ways separately, although we jostle one Another on the sidewalk It Is an age of steam enginism. We run the machine and the machine runs us. The talk on the streer today becomes the law tomorrow. Politics means parties, parties the people and parties have to have lead ers and chief priests and scribes and pharisees and camp followers, This Is the lden age of the spotlight, opera bouffe, hiring dervish form of politiclan, who Jeads for awhile, but the true leader must Bulld suceess on fundamental right.” Discussing the unscrupulous dealers and the sekregation of food supplies, Mr. Ham- fiton declared the eold storage system made it possible, if not customary, for the trozen emains of an ancestor to remain in cold spense until its progeny had grown to middle age and then for them to meet in rjeassed reunion on some bill of fare, both strietly fresh. The unmaternal incu- bator had become the miother of the chicken. “Phere shall May with epig 19 \m, the tariff bristling e of | viliza A : ac as f o« pr of nths o the terri- and his cheap poli- not Erow up Among us, concluded Mr. Hamilton, “a privileged class above the law. This government shall wikely control men and associations of me, The government shall not fall of its mis- slon among men."” ' sentence of FartyoThres” Years, ST, LOUIS, May 19.-Willlam Loie wi found guiity in the federal court here oo day Of robblug mall sacks after holding . p & Missourl Pacific train at Glencoe, Mo., iy, syears in the penitentiary 9§ Ceon eling, Who confessed to particl: jating I the robbery was the prinelpal witpess fgr the government, |with au the | Ject Governor Would Limit the Number of State Banks Says Heart Action of Finanoial Nebraska is Too Strong. HASTING , May 19.—(Special Telegram Shallenberger last night pre ¥ ntive of financia panics. In an address before Group Four of the bankers, he dlagnosed the bank sit- of the state and found the heart action too strong. The system had t growing too fast and was nearing the danger line he prescription merely seribe a new ev uation was simpl putting a limit on the number of banks that may operate in the The governor spoke at the which came as the closing event group and his address state of convention was in | marked contrast with his speech on & simi- ap_occasion a year ago, when he ple earnestness and emphas against the effort to guaranty law His State,” and It gave him discuss the greatn of Nebraska and at the same time to speak on questions of personal interest to the bankers. 1le deplored the suspension .of the guaranty act by decision of the, federal, court and insisted that something must be done to overcome the legal obstac in the way l){.lnn\umg deposits, Just how' this must be done I do not know,” he said, “whether by law, the arrangement of some system of insur- ance among yourselves or by perfecting a plan of bank Inspection.” The la % named method—bank inspection— was also 4 new feature in the governor's treatment of the sitvation, for in his ad- dress here a year ago, deposit guaranty was held up as the only means of ac- complishing results desired. The governer's recommentation to limit the number of banks In the state was prompted by the address of J. W. Welp. ton of Ogalalla, president of the braska Bankers' assoclation, who d in an address, “Our State Association, that there are some 90 banks in braska and-only about 1,20 in Towa. “In the ratio of population, if we have the right number of banks in Nebraska, Towa ought to have 3,000 banks,” said the governor. “I understand that the number of banks is limited In two or three states and I belleve we ought to have a restriction of the same kind in Nebraska. It may be said that this.can not be legally done, but I belleve it can. Probably the persons now engaged in the banking business would object to reducing the number of banks, but I don't suppose they would object to & law prohibiting the organiza- ton of additional banks People Stand in Rain All Night to See King’s Body n ded at null- sub nis command ity” the deposit was “Our wide latitude to Last Day of Lying in State Brings Repetition of Wednesday's Scenes. LONDON, May 19.—The last dav of the lying in state of the body of King Edward brought & repetition of yesterday's scenes on an even larger scale. The resolute band of 1,000 of more persons, mostly women, who had braved the storm throughout the night was Increased to a score of thous- ands before the sun rose above the roof tops and by noon the crowd awaiting ad- mission to, Westminster hall stretched for miles to the westward of the House of Parllament. Because of the enormous number of per- sons who were sure to be disappointed last night, it had been planned to keep the doors open until last midnight, instead of closing them at 10 o'clock as was the original In- tention. This plan, however, was frus- trated by the action of those nearest the entrance, who became unruly and fairly rushed the bullding. To avold a pani¢ the doors were hastily closed and the police reserves summoned to assist in restoring order. It was an hour before this was accomplished. Soon after- wards rain fell heavily and all but about 1,000 persons returned to their homes. WINDSOR, England, May 19.—The lawn adjoining St. George's chapel, a few yards from the tomb where the body of King Ed- will be sepulchered tomorrow pre- today the appearance of & huge ward sented flower shop, so great was the wealth of | wreaths received from all parts of the world. Truck loads of floral offerings ar- rived at the castle throughout the day. The tfibute of President Taft was a wreath of palm leaves and orchids en- twined with an American flag of silk. Mr, Roosevelt sent a wreath of white orchids. Boy Dies of Heart Fallure, COWLEY, Wyo., May 19.—(Special)— Alvin, the 15-year-old son of Byron Ses- slons, leader of the Mormon colony here, died suddenly of heart failure yesterday The boy was assisting his father in re pairing wagon when he was seen to stand erect, reel and fall face downward on the ground.dead. a \ Makes Address to Bankers in Whiu:hl banquet | the | |OMAHA SHIPPERS | MAY 20, 1910 INTO RATE FIGHT! Concerns Here Wait Opening in the Cominz Railroad i Conflict. | | M'VANN MAKING INVESTIGATION Commercial Club's Traffic Man at Meeting in Chicago. |TARIFF ON GRAIN IS BOOSTED Shipments from Local Market Two Cents More a Hundred. ALL TRUNK LINES INVOLVED wenty-Fiv June 1—i Are Just Now Most in Dema, Hostilities in the rate fight between the railroads and the shippers, precipitated by announcement of the i tarifss to be placed in effect June 1, will be cen tered in Omaba, far the western country is involved. Omaha shippers have not yet formed their battle Hne and ag- gressive steps are not likely to be taken before the meeting to be held here on May 25 reased are, In the opinion of Omaha shippers, cer- tain to have an influence on western com- merce beyond the immediate increase in the cost of shipment of goods. E. J. McVann, head of the Commerch club’s traffic bureau, who is now in Cht cago, was yesterday In communication with Omaha grain dealers and jobbers. Mr. McVann is in attendance at the meeting of shippers being held there now. He is tak ing u close survey of the field with a view to détérmining the conditions that are to arise in Omaha's territory- and the steps which must be taken to meet them, In view of the arbitrary raise of two cents a hundred on all grain shipments out of Omaha regardless of distance or desti- nation, the grain men are vitally concerned in the controvi which Is now brewing. The fact that this raise is to be on June 1, at the same time that the qther general increases are due, has been nz:mp ter of general discussion on the Ofnaha grain exchange for several weeks. Outcome Yet in Doubt. Mr. McVann in his message to Omaha men has not yet expressed an opinion in regard to the probable outcome of the con- ferences whieh are being held in Chicago. “If all shipping points are raised allke it will not be of serious import to the grain dealers themselves,” sald N. P. Updike, president of the Updike Grain company. “If on the other hand the raise does not ihave a widely general application it will inevitably¥-result #i & discryninatton. Re- gardless of that aspect of the matter this much is certain, when the raise comes the consumer will cither pay more, or the producer will get less.” All of the trunk lines controlling the traffic between Omaha, Chicago, St. Louls, Kansas City, St. Paul, Milwaukee, Memphis and Intermediate points are em- braced In the advance. Including the great trunk lines Northwestern, Milwaukee, Rock Island, Burlington, Atchison, Alton, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, Illinols Central, Minneapolis & St. Louls, Missour, Kansas & Texas; Missour! Pacific and the Wabash, there are twenty-five roads connected with the great Increase in transportation tariffs, The constfuction of the new tariff has been carried out obylously with a watchful eye for those commodities from which there is usually a great time of the year. Thus, the Increase in rates can be depended upon to bring a very direct and immediate Increase in reve- nue. Rate experts in Washington have made calculations on & number of the schedules and have thus far found that none of the increases amount to more than 2 per cent of thie old rate. Possible Rise in Prices. In view of the uncertainty of the action to be taken by the commercial bodles of the west the Omaha jobbers are reticent about a discussion of the subject. They, however, make the admission that the increases In freight tariffs can not but be followed by a rise In the prices of commodities. Coal rates are slated for an increase of 7 per cent of the old rate on shipments from the Illinois and Indiana flelds, The eastern lines are to make similar ralses in rates, and in states where legisla- tion does not prevent, Incer: will be made in passenger rates as well. The rall- roads are standing on the general conten- tion that the increase of revenues is neces- sary to meet the incerased wages pald to employes. The answer to this contentlon will con- stitute the principal argument of the pro- tests which the shippers propose to rile with the Interstate Commerce commission They will maintain that the growing reve- nues of the roads as shown by reports of and sufficient to meet the cost of operation, he rallroads are in a race against time to get thelr rates Into effect before th passage of legislation which will increase the power of the Interstate Commerce com- mission injunction against new schedules, Boy to Be Held in Jail - Until He 1s of Legal Age It's a gay life” remarked Captain Dunn, as he cast his eyes over a strapping young prisoner brought before him Thurs- day morning. “What am 1 arrested for, captain queried the strapping young prisoner. “Why, your mMAmMmA Wants you, sald Captain Dunn. Hub,” efaculated the strapping young prisoner. The captain’s charge was Benjamin Henry, whose home’ is In Sturgls, Il Young Henry ennounced he was 2 years old, but would be 21 the fourtednth of next month. “Ben, you're what they call a minor child,” said the captain. *You ought not be running around the country so far from home. You'll get lost.” “1 ain't going he strapping Young prisoner. “Now, Ben, be a good boy, 01 announced the purred the captain. “Your mamma has been sendning send you back. It would be awful if some- thing happened to you." “Cut that out,” snapped the strapping young prisoner. “I'm bigger than you are.” “Well, iIf you just won't be good, I'll have to keep you till you are of age,” remarked Captain Dunn. In that fashion the police officlal turned Ben Henry over to-the jall turnkey. The ecaptain then telegraphed to the anxlous mother In Sturgls asking for further orders concerning her offspring. “If she doesn't come for him and he won't &0 back,” the captain announced, “I'll sure hold him tHl he Is a full-fledged man.” where he was stopping with another man with whom he had worked in Goldfield and with whom he Intending traveling into Mis- sourl on & boarding camp scheme. The youth was well supplied with money, Announced schedules when put in effect | made | tha | demand at this| operation under the present rates is ample | me all kinds of telegrams begging me to| Henry was arrested at the Paxton hotel, | 1 i | | | i | | | i rom the Chicago Post. PAGES ring Tonic The Sp IT TASTES REAL NICE JUST LIKE CANDY. WATCH PAPA TAKE SOME; PAPA A(KES 1T, WEATHER FORECAST For For For weather Nebraska Towa Show and cold howers and colder roport see page COoPrY TWO CE e ASKS LAWLER ABOUT GLAVIS iAttempt to Show that Attorney Has Grudge Against Former Clerk. CALL FOR PAPERS IS REFUSED Committee Declines to Enter Into n Collateral Investigation—Perkins’ Letters Are Not Read at Hearing. WASHINGTON, May 19.—Assistant At- torney. General Oscar Lawler admitted un- der cross-examinatiod by Attorney Bran- deis in the Ballinger-Binchot investigation today that three years ago L. R. Glavis cast reflections on his abllity to eonduect the prosecution ef the coal land fraud cases, while he was United States attorney for the southern distriet of California, He sald it had then been demonstrated that Glavis was untruthful, Mr. Brandéis was plainly endeavoring to show that Lawler entertained an old grudge agalnst Glavis whicn unfitted him | preparation of a judicial president on the charges against Secpetary Ballinger. Lawler sald the Department of Justice had made an Investigation vindicating him and he proceeded with the conduct of the cases. “‘And the persons I prosecuted were con- victed,” added Lawler, sharply. At that time Glavis was chief of field division with headquarters at Oakland, Cal Call for More Papers. Attorney Brandels tried unsuccessfully to induce the committee to request the pro- duction of all the papers in the case, He urged that it was important for the com- mittee to know whether Secretary Bal- linger at the time he took Lawler to Bey- erly with him to assist the president in reaching a conclusion régarding the Glayis charges knew of grudge of Lawler against Glavls, It appeared to be the sense of the ma- | fority of the committee that to comply with the attorney's request would necessisiate entering on a collateral investigation. There was no repetition this morning of the exciting scene of Tuesday afternoon when Lawler accused Brandeis of deliberate falsehood. Mr. Lawler was curt in some of his answers to Brandeis, but no serlous dashes occurred. The lawyer questioned | the witness about the nature of the mem- orandum which he prepared at the |dent’s request, “‘as if he were president.” Mr. Lawler admitted that he considered the task imposed on him as quasi-judicial, “in a sense" but did not think the fact that he considered Ballinger and his im- mediate assoclates honest and Glavis dis- | hopest, disqualified him from rendering a | just opinion. i Letter from Perkins. | Chalrman Nelson announced at the open- | ing of the session that the committee had decided not to make public the letters be- tween Mr. Ballinger and George Perkins of New York, which had ben furnished in response to Mr. Brande! quest, He explained that the od only to the naming of two glaclers and & fiord In | Alaska. Brandels asked that further search be made for two letters addressed by Per Kkins to Ballinger, which he had reason to belleve existed. He sald he was particu- larly anxious to obtain a letter of June 19, 1909, In response to which Ballinger ex- | pressed regret that his son would be unable | to accompany Perkins on his trip to| Alaska during the summer | ROOT STARTS FOR EUROPE | the r the finding for the { made by Glavis the | rely Hour at aving Yorker Snend White House Before | Washingto WASHINGTON, May 19—8enator Root, | who left Washington today preparatory to sailing for Europe on Saturday, spent an | hour with President Taft at the White| House today. The senator goes abroad as | one of the American commissioners In the | New Foundland fisheries dispute at The| Hague, and In all probabllity will meet Colonel Roosevelt. New | | Bill to Limit Race New ALBANY, N. Y., May 19.—The senate to- | day pased the bill prohibiting the publl cation of betting odds and the bill relative | | to keeping betting and gaming establish- | | ments. The bills are two of a series of four designed 1o prohibit book-making. They | now 80 to the assembly rules committee. | | the Methodist | llevea World’s Sunday School Workers in Convention Three Thousand Delegates were Wel comed to the United States Last Night by President Taft. WASHINGTON, May 19.—More than 3,000 delegates from the United States and Canada and 500 from other countries are in Washington to attend the sixth World's Sunday Schoel convention, which began to- day. AL the opening session of the convention, planned to be the greatest gathering for the Christianizing of humanity that the world ever has seen, Bishop Cranston of | Episcopal church of Wash- delivered the invocation and read from th scriptures. This was followed | at 3 o'clock this afternoon by the first sermon of the convention, elivered by Rev F. B. Meyer of England, president of the| World's Sunday School convention, For a week the convention will be the | center of interest in the city, possibly over- | shadowing the congress of the United | States. Official dutles will be laid aside in honor of the occasion. President Tat[' delivered the principal address at the| Breat welcome service tonight. A member of the supreme court, Justice Harlan, 1s at the head of a list of distinguished men | assisting the local committee in arranging | for the convention, while among his as- sociates are Secretary Wilson, Secretary Nagle and Secretary Meyer from the cabinet; Senators Beveridge, Dolliver and Overman and Representatives Payne, Foelker, Nelson, Lloyd, Candler and Cas- sidy from congress. Probably the most | spectacular meeting of the week will be a | praise service on the east steps of the capitol, on the spot where presidents re- celve the oath of officc and where the| hymns may be heard by the lawmakers and the law Interpreters in the capitol. ington Posse Fights- Safe Blowers| Four Men Who Attempted to Rob Bank in Oklahoma Escape After Pistol Battle, WAPANUCKA, Okl, May 19.—After an unsuccessful attempt to loot the Peoples National bank here early today, four rob bers engaged in a running fight with a posse of citizens, wounding one of thefr pur- suers and escaped on a handcar. A posse Is now in pursult and it the desperadoes will be captured The robbers wrecked the vault of the bank with dynamife and the explosion aroused the citizens, who engaged in @ pistol battle with the four men as they| ran towards the rallroad station. By dodg- | ing behind buildings the fugitives escaped| the bullets of thelr pursuers and, boarding | a handear, started towards Coalgate, 1s be- About all that is required to, sell a useless thing about the home is to in- vest 20 cents in a Bee Want Ad. It generally does thegvork. If you can’t come down town to the office call Douglas 238 and describe the article. A cheerful staff will write the ad for you and see that it gets proper classification. Everybody Reads | auired | of Creignton ORATORS GATHER FOR MEET Seven Selected from Ten States in| Annual Competition. CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY HOST Visitors Are Being Entertained by Creighton Students — Business Meeting This Afternoon— Competition is Keen. Demosthenes and Clcero will have rivals tonight at the Brandels theater, when tho epeakers of the Intergtate Oratorféhl asso- clation take the platform to contest for honors, The association represents ten tes of the union and orators from seven tates will speak tonight Thirty-elght years ago delegates from varlous educational institutions, in Illinols, Indiana and Michigan got together and con- celved the idea of holding a foint meet- |ing, at which their best speaker would be present to compete with his nelghbors in tho other states in the organization. The meeting was a success, and it was decided to perpetuate the affair by annual gathe ings. An assoclation was formed called the Interstate Oratorleal assoclation and since that time the organizition has grown until at present there are ten states which com- pete every year for honors. The states which belong to the assoc tion are: Illinols, Indiana, Michigan, Min- nesota, Ohlo, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri and Kansas. As the number of states desiring to joln the central organiza- tion grew In numberk it was decided that the number of speakers in the annual con- test should be limited to seven, necessita- tng the elimination of three states each year from the contest. The man who {8 selected to represent his state Is chosen because he has won in in- tércolleginte contests and has been judged the best oratorieally in the colleges of th state. Each of the ten winners to prepare an original address, which Is submitted to a board of judges. This board is the same as that which sits at the annual contest and it climinates the threc representatives of their states, who show the least degr. tion In thought a are respective ¢ of perfec- and composition. Those |dtopped this year were Minnesota, Illinols and Missourl. Much Devends on Del When the weedlng out process has been completed the speakers are told to prepare for delivery most creditable showing tonight will be declared the winner in the annual Interstate contest, For the first time since belonging to the assoclation Creighton university has beefi honored by being made and elaborate preparations have been made to have the affair a great success. Tickets have been on sale at Beaton's drug store and are now being sold at the Brandels theater box office, and it is expected the seating capacity of the house will be taxed 10 its utmost. Franels Matthews of Creighton university, who won first place in the Nebraska lnter- colleglate contest, will represent the state. His subject will be “The Sands of T Mr. Matthews wag born in Alblon and at- tended the publlc schools of his native town. He was graduated from the Alblon High school, and attended Okolona college in Okolona, Miss. He is a membe senior ¢lass In the regular college course university, and has quite a reputation locally for his ability on the platform. A Mayor Dahlman has caused the arch of welcome to be lighted in honor of the as- soclation, and many of the speakers delegates are already In the city, they are being entertalned by the Creigh- ton boys, under the direction of Howard Warrel, L. B. Day and Gerald ¥. Harring- ton, committee. Accompanying the speakers are three delegates from each state, who will whera hold a business session this afternoon at 2| o'clock at the Loyal hotel, the headquarters of the assoclation during the stay In Omaha. Auto RIGE for Visitors, This afsrnoon the visitors and speakers will bg given an auto ride over the city, in order that they may be Inspired with the grandeur of Omaha. Saturday afternoon after the contest is finished and all care Is lifted from the minds of the speakers. will be banqueted, together with the de Bee Want Ads, “(Continued on Becond Page.) and the man who makes the| the entertainers | of the| made | and | the regularly appointed entertainment | they | OMET PUZZLING TO ASTRONOMERS Halley's Visitor Appears in Eastern Heavens When Expected in Western Sky. |FACTS DISPUTE ALL THEORIES |Earth May Not Pass Through Tail of Traveler During Present Visit. | [ K |PHENOMENON CURVED OUTWARD ‘.Beml in Tail Probably Prevents Col- | lision with Terrestrial Sphere. TO TAKE MORE OBSERVATIONS nan vly Night Hours Reappe West Da o of of ® May Give Better Oppors ty WILLIAMS an pletely AY, sclentifie puszl tail of Halley's cc orn sky Wis, May caleulations 18.~Shatter- and com- the glowing ng astronomers 1et appeared In the east today at a time when the world's comet authorities had agreed ft would be in the west Prof. A ties, Such cminent astronomers s s Mitchell of Columbla un:versi- New York; Prof. Bawin 1. Frost, head of the Yerkes observatory staffs and Prof. Edward Barnard of tae University of Chicago all agree that the light they saw in the east was the comet's tall. No | adequate explanation, however, s forth- coming. Prof. Mitchell, Prof. Frost and Prof. Barnard say that any of the following three explanations may be right. First—The curvature of the comet's tail first discovered and noted by Prof. Bar- nard on Tuesday night may have developed to a wholly unexpected degree, while the head of the comet has passed the earth on schedule. Second—Like Halley's comet Borelil's comet of 150 may have ceased its tail making activity, cutting off the glowing fan that is now puzzling tue scientists. Third—It is possible that all calculations are wrong and that the comet has not yet passed the earth. Facts Greater Than Theorlen, As nearly as could be computed the perfod of the appearance of the comet's tall In the east extended from 10:30 o'clock Wednesday night to 3:3) this morning. It was still plalnly visible at a time when the astronomers were confident the earth would have passed completely through the tall. After leaving his telescope at day- | break, Prof. Frost issued the following statement: “Greater than all the theorles and all the-computatfons i the facts. And the fact is that the tail of Halley's”comet has been appearing in th east in practioally tho same position as it appoared yesterday morning. There 1s 1o question about that. The tall which glowed from the horizon close to the milky way from before mid- night until dawn has not yet passed across the earth. That is a certainty. In ad- dition, it Is also certain that there Is no materfal diminution In the sise of this tail as compured with the tall of the day before. “We are confident that the ealculations for the passage of the head of the comet between the sun and the earth are corrrect. Unquestioned astronomlcal authoritles, working Independently of each other in all parts of the world, arrived at these calcu- lations which have been corrected In de- tail ever siice the comet passed Venus on Ma “We are also confident of the comet made the transit as per schedule. But the mystery of the appear- ance of the tail in the east this morning is the great puzzle. It can not be ex- plained satisfactorily at this time.” Des Moines Sees It in Hast. DES MOINES, Ia, May ‘19.~Professor D. W. Morehouse, head of the astronomical department of Drake university, was as- tounded when he discovered the tafl of Halley's comet in the east at 2:45 this morning. For a balt hour he and his classes discussed the unlooked-for sight Professor Morehouse was alo surprised because the tall tapered to & point instead of assuming the fan shape as heretofore. It is Professor Morehouse's theory that the earth may have passed through a por- tion of the tall and doubts Whether the earth will strike the main appendage be- cause of the curvature which heretofore he had not thought existed Curved Away from Earth, PRINCETON, N. J., May 18.—The carth aid not plunge through the tail of Halley's comet at the time scheduled by astrono« mers, according to Prof. Henry Norris Russell of Princeton and Zaccheus Danlel, the discoverer of three comets, but was al hours late in making the journey. This fallure of the comet to be on time. | they sald today, was due to the fact that | the tail had developed & pronounced curve l'and it was long after sunup In this section of the country before tho passage of the earth through the comet's appendage. Prof. Russell at 2:45 a. m. noticed a dls- tinct streak of light in the eust that sembled the milky way. He then camo to the conclusion that the earth had not passed through comet's tall, because the tail was curved away from us and that the sun would be well above the horizon when the passage was made. At that time, he sald, the head of the comet had passed the disc of the sun and was well on the other side of the sun. Shortly ufter 3 a. m. the light In the east disappeared and Prot Russell sald 1t was possible for the inhab itants of Hawall and possibly the astrono mers at Lick observatory in Callfornia to detect In the darkness the passage of the earth through the tail, Prof. Russell added that the veason wly most astronomers had not beea able tell that the tall was curved was they had been looking at the tal wise, Mr. Danlel sald today that he also ticed the light in the east shortly befc 3 & m. and also suggested that the had not passed through the tail comet because of the curvature of He belleves the passage the curve more pronounced time at which the earth made passage, he sald, could not be asc at Princeton because was not known there. | Mr. Dantel explained that It was not | usual for comet alls to be curved mnd calied attention to the face tiat the ot January, 1910, had & dlstinct curved b that the head re- the becauso | earth of the the ap pendag would inake The th tained the arch of the cu comet ta