Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 23, 1910, Page 1

~ THE OMAHA BEE goes to the homes—is read by the women—sells goods for advertisers. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. WEATHER FORECAST For Nebraska—Partly cloudy For lowa—Showers and cooler. For weather report see pago 2 VOL. XXXIX—-NO. 290. OMAHA, MOND/ AY MORNING, MAY 23, 1910—-TEN PAGE TLORIMER STARTS FOR WASHINGTON Illinois Senator Will Make a Speech on the Floor of the Senate. IS FORTIFIED WITH DOCUMENTS Proposes to Give Version of the Legis- lative Scandal. DENEEN'S NAME CALLED IN DEAL Legislators Who Confessed to Accept- ing Bribes Must Talk. LINK AND BECKEMEYER ALSC s ‘.$4‘ Inster, will represent the English | tse About Ready to Make n QA0S Britain, Among the American| ~MetAure is “Bankers’ BAII” and New Move Very ci ek 2 Awho will attend are Arch- that Would Deplte West ok bis _;‘\ba‘ 1, New York; Archbishop Glen- of Fu non BN 4e; Archbishop Ryan, Phila- : | deln "& Ashop Mocller, — Cineinnatl: | \w\gHINGTON, May 2.—Shivers have| CHICAGO, May 22.—~When Senator Lori-{Archy o, mnd, St. Paul; Archbishop (... ‘_Im;mK thernieives, b #tid “woin:: the | mer leaves for Washington he will take with | Keand yml A Ta. and Archbishop |nina) columns of members who must face | him a speech already written, fortified with | RiordaiAsak=“Francisco. i g g N i ) S gt g i documents and affidavits, which, 1f it 1s | Cardifg} Gibbons will preach the sermon triots, 1’ they- cbie bask 0 tHeVAGSE ol delivered according to program from the [of the congress In the church of Notre| . oge’ ever since John Dwight, ‘vepublican | reuate floor, will probably become a cam- | Dame, one of the largest and oldest|\ i or the house, fssued his prédiction " palgn text book for the biggest factional | Citholic edifices on the north American |\ the session would not adfourn before fight every waged among the republicans | cohtinent, July 15, of Tilinots. Cardinal Vannutelll will arrive in Mon- ' It Is sald to be written In vitriolic veln, and to answer the charges that Mr, Lorimer's senate seat was paid for, with counter charges little less sensatlonal. The history of Representative Charles A. White's confession, from the time it was written until it was finally disposed of, after being refused by several prospec- tive purchasers, will form a big part of the apeech. White's letters to Mr. Lori- mer. telling him that $75,000 had been offered for the confession probably will be given. The whole bribery exposure | will be termed a political conspiracy, with the object of “getting Mr. Lorimer. Governor Deneen's name is said o figure prominently in the speech. The senator's friends say he wiil deliver the speech If he is allowed to do so by his friends in the senate, with whom he will consult in Washington. He will be guided Ly the advice he receives. Scnator Lorimer, it fs understood, will demand that Governor Dencen, State A turney Wayman and others prominent in the inquiry, including the three legis- lators Whe confeased to mccepting bribes 1> vote for him—Charles A. White, H. J. C. Beckemeyer and Michael S. Link e summoned to Washington to ve yues- tioned. In his speech he will charge that he Is the victim of a glgantic political conspiracy. Polints in the Speech. These will be points that it is understood he will make in his defense: That In the firs place he never would have become & ate for the senate had . ft_not.been. fer Lie.assurances from. Gov: ernor. Deneen. Thdt the White story was extensively peddled throughout the state and: turned down by certain people, but at length taken up by avowed bitter political enemios. That White's record will not stand In- vestigation. That the publication of the story was timed to come when he was about to open two banks—banks which would come into competition with financial interests opposed to him. That the alleged confessions of Link and Beckemeyer ‘are not nearly as sweeping as have been intimated and that they were forced under duress. That unprecedented political pressure was brought to bear to make out a case against him. v That in fact he never spent a cent in the senatorial fight. That certain persons, feAring prosecution on other matters, went farther than the line of truth fn accusing him so as to pro- tect themselves, The' detalls, it the senator follows the line 1&id down by his advisers, will be ex- tremely sensational and will bear on the manner in which the Link and Bockemeyer “confessions” were obtained. In this fea- ture High executive officlals will be brought into the case. Looking for Indictments. State's Attorney Burke of Sangamon ounty pressed his grand jury inquiry vig- orously and true bills were sald to be cer- tain, ‘The indictments, it was known, were being prepared by State's Attorney Burke. 1t waks thought possible, however, that the | indictments would be held back by the jury and not returned in court untll some time next week with still other true biils. Counsel for Lee O'Nelll Browne, demo- cratic’ minority leader, accused of bribery, are ready to make u move which friends | of Browne predict will halt his trial abruptly next Tuesday. A mass of In- formation has been obtained by a small army of private detectives employed by the defense. The detectives have invaded every county. In the state and have traveled to | gistant parts of the country. Evidence they obtained is said to reflect on one of the important witnesses for the state. State's Attorney Wayman announced that he was ready for the fray and expected to gend more than ene man to prison, saying: “We have our evidgnce well I hand and will see whether any witnesses were sub- Jected to sweat box taclics or coerced Into contessing that they were paid $1,000 each to vote for Senator Lorimer. “All the secrets of the ‘jack pot' in the state legislature will also be presented to the court and Insofar as this office is in possesaion of evidence,” My, Wayman sald he did not expect to call more than six witnesses for the state OLD DEMOCRATIC DONKEY IN SLACK WIRE OF DISCONTENT L) ’fll- is Statement of Representative 1 of 1lia When h) Speaking ou Tarift. WASHINGTON, May 22—From the forum in front of the speaker's rostrum in the house, Representatice Boutell of 1ilihols, & member of the ways and means committee, yesterday delivered a speech In which he defended and described the ef- fects of the Aldrich-Payne tariff law “from the standpoint of the ultimate consumer,” a8 he sald. ““The Poor old democratic donkey” was plotured by Mr. Boutell as “walking the slack rope of discontent, trylng to flop ear toward the producer with promise prices, and the other par to dral. | Proposition of the Omaha Aero Club Willard and J. C. Mars, ing Tuesday morning, at which time the proposition will be detinitely accepted and arrangements wili also be made for grounds Great Gathering of the Catholic Clergy Next Fall Congress in Montreal Expected to Bring Together Churchmen from All Over the Country. MONTREAL, Canada, May 22.—(Special Telogram.)—One of the greatest Roman | poceo) Savings Bank, Statehood and Catholic gatherings ever held In North b b k | America will take place here in September, Railroad Bills Still Up. | when the twenty-first International Euchar- — istic ¢ has gress convenes. prominent Catholic sections of the nference. Pgp Pius X has appointed Cardinal Vin Vannutelll to represent the vatican. prelates world will from foregather treal several days before the opening of the congress. Tuesday evening, September 8, he will be officially received by Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Pruchesi of Montreal and the members of the American and | Canadian hlerachies, in St. James' cathe- Aviation Meet to Be Held in Omabha in July is Accepted by Representative of Glenn H.-Curtiss, Omaha is to have a big aviatiorr meet and the probable dates will be July 9 to 14. The Omaha Aero club has made a defi- nite proposition to H. W. Sutton, represent- ative of Glenn H. Curtiss, and Mr. Sutton has accepted all the terms except the dates, and on a counter proposition suggests the above mentloned dates. Colonel Glassford of Fort Omaha, presi- dent of the club, says that these’ dates probably will be acceptable to the club, as it 1s understood they are the only ones avallable for the early summer. Mr. Sutton agrees to have at least three aviators at the meet and flights will be ade.every. ay.. The.aviators probably wiil include, besides Mr. Curtibs, Charies F. The Omaha Aero club is to hold a meet- for holding the meet. ‘The aifships are to be aeroplanes, and not dirigible balloons. Moon to Go Into Eclipse Tonight Will Begin to Enter Shadow at 9:46 and Will be in Total Eclipse at 11:00. The moon will go into total eclipse to- night, and at an hour when all who care to may view the sight. Father Riggs of Crelghton observatory, says the eclipse is to begin at 9:46, At 11:08 the moon will be in total eclipse, and will so remain until 12:0, when the orb will begin to emerge. At 1:22 the moon will be out of the shadow again. The Crelghton astronomer did not expect to get a view of Halley's comet last night, the conditions belng unfavorable. ardinal Gibbons epted the Invitation of Archbishop | Pruchesi of Montreal to participate and | many in /francis Bourne, D. D., archbishop of offices and post road: over, WASHINGTON MEX | ON ANXIOUS SEA Congressmen with Election Conteutsi | Apprehensive Over Late | Adjournment. | IMPORTANT BILLS ARE rmvnmc.i | FIGHT OVER SUNDRY CIVIL BILL| Warfare Over Appropriation Wages Longer than Was Anticipated. WESTERNERS HAVE COMPLAINT The contest in the house over the $230,- 000 appropriation contained in the sundry civil bill to extend the scope of the tariff board has waged much more stubbornly than had been anticipated. The democrats have opposed the item on the ground that the results of the investigations by the board should be reported direct to congress | fr.stead of to the president. The sundry civil blll has been used as a vehicle to convey more campaign speeches under government frank throughout the country than any other measure that has been before congress at the present ses- slon. It has been used about equally by both parties, Postal Savings aank. The postal savings bankebill, which has been reported from the committee of. post- is ready for the re- publican caucus, which will' be held Wednesday night. Practically all the re- publicans of the house signed the call. It is not likely, therefore, that the division the bill will be along reguiar and insurgent lines. It is more likely to be be- tween castern and western members. The caucus will take the form of & com- mittee of the whole majority membership of the house and it is probable that many changes from the form in which it was re- ported will be made in the bHL Some members belleve that in order that there shall be & free discussion of the measure the caucus may have to be extended over several nights, but Chalrman Weeks of the postoffice committee believes that one night will be sufficient. Many western” mrembefs bellove the T4 per cent of deposits which the bill as re- ported would require to be kept in the local banks is too small, and that the provision of the bill which passed the senate would be more effective to keep deposits in the communities where collected. Charge of Westerners, The westerners charge that the bill as drafted 1s & “bankers bill” and that under its operations their communities might be depleted of money and that it would be taken to New York and other money cen- ters. When the caucus has agreed upon a bill which it has reason to belleve it can put through the house the majority party prob- ably will endeavor to bring in a rule with a view to passing the bill without amend- ment. The democratic members and all of the insurgent republicans are expected to resist such & rule on the ground that they are opposed to “legislating in secre as they characterize the caucus method. After reposing on the senate calendar for many weeks the statehood bill suddenly has been called to take an active part in bringing the opposing factions together on the rallroad bill. Regular republicans concede they need democratic votes to pass the administration measure in a form sat- isfactory to President Taft. There are many of the contested measure of the bill “(Continued on Second Page.) Wild Mad House Ravings __Or Real Deep Down Truth? ASYLUM, Neb, May, 1010-To the 5. 1 do not know of any more. Editor of The Bee: The bughouse is get- [ Over on the female side there is a special ting no better fast. The democrats cut the [on Nos. 1, 2, 5, and 6, that I know of. The wages of female attendants to $18 per|charge for special attention is $35 per month and male attendants to $2, and now the place is run by the lowest type of bums who can't work any place else. The asylum is so short-handed that the patients cannot get oug for an airing on the lawn more that half the time. Previous to the last election the employes were compelled to pay into the democratic campalgn fund from $2 to §6 each, accord- ing to the amount of wages received. The girls had to pay, too. This never happened in Dr, Haye's or Dr. Greene's time. Dr. Woodward is trying to run the place by speclals. Mr. Baker's people pay $25 for a special attendant. The drug clerk takes Mr. Baker out walking for about half an hour every forenoon, Bee? Governor Johnston's people pay for a special attendant, and Governor Johuston gets about as much speclal attendance as one of the milch cows Mrs. Brown, of Lincoln, pays for special attention for her son. If Grant Brown | goes_home for dinner on Sunday any old bum “specials” him home. When Mrs. Brown comes Out here to visit her son any old bum is at Grant Brown's heels, and that is all the special attention Grant Brown receives, Frank Griffen is another patient who gets special attention. Well, the milch now will fit in here, t0o. The Griffens live in Omaba, in the neighborhood of Twenty- fourth and Bt. Mary's avenue. His father has something to do with the mall serv- ice on the Union Pacific. Mrs. Griften was here last week and found out that Frank was short on special attention, and she and Dr. Woodward had a little time about it out on eenter. That makes four speciel attendants for male ward No. 2. The ward fs run by increased the er with assurance of low |three attendants—sometimes only two. £ There 18 & special attendant on ward No. month. Having the friends of patients pay for special attention that they do not get Is barefaced robbery. ‘You may find another name for it. Last Sunday a bunch of Dr. Woodward's {cheap bums got drunk and created one of ¥'rom the Chfeago Post. BRYAN PLEDGES FALL SHORT Promises for Initiative and Referen- dum May Lack Required Number. GOVERNOR KEPT IN IGNORANCE Shallenberger Hears No Word Re- arding Commoner's Efforts so Nothing ix Done About Special Session. ] (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, May 22.—(Special.)—Although no officlal announcement has yet come from the Commoner oftice, it is the belief around the office of the govenor'that Mr. Bryan will not be able to 'secure the written pledges of -three-fifthe 5t tiy members of the Tegislature that ‘they” will Vote for the initiative and referendum mt a special ses- sion of the legislature, 8o, ‘therefore, no preparations ‘are being made for the issu- ance of the special session proclamation. Mr. Bryan has not yet informed the gow ernor how. he Is getting along with the pledges .and the letters of the members of the legislature have not yet been filed' with | the chief executive. In the meantime, how- ever, the belief Is growing among the friends of the governor that Mr. Bryan is becoming more friendly to his candidacy every day. This spirit of friendliness, it Is said, dates from the holding of the democratic banquet at Tecumseh, when the governor carried off the honors of the occasion In so far as the applause Is concerned, over his approval of the 8 o'clock closing bill. That action was recelved with more generous approval, according to those who attended, than was Mr. Bryan's county option. Since then, it is sald, Mr. Bryan in his talks never fails to speak approvingly of the action of the governor in signing that measure. Friends of the governor take this en- dorsement of the executive to mean that Mr. Bryan will not put out a candidate In opposition to him, though all admit they do not know the future Intentions of the presidential candidate. All they do know for sure is that Charles W. Bryan has full charge at this time of Mr. Bryan's future political action In Nebraska. He has full authority to announce his brother as a can- didate for the senate or keep his name out of the race, just as it suits him. Not Informed of Bereavement. Dr. George L. Miller, who is in the Balley sanitorium, has not been appraised of the death of Mrs. Miller, Dr. Bailey said Dr. Miller was getting along as well this week as usual, but that he thought it not wise | to mention to him the death of his wife, as it might cause him to become worse, and as his condition Is not good ,the result might be very serious. Big Time for Editors, All the time the State Press association 18 in Lincoln there will be something doing. | Monday night the associdtion is invited to the Lyric theater to see the “Boys of Com- pany B;" Tuesday night supper will be served the editors at the state farm and on Wednesday night ** “bmmercial club will 4 the the most disgraceful scencs witnessed |entertain at o m‘fl”fime Lincoln hotel. about the asylum for years, Dr. Wood-|All of yhi =3 (00 hion to the regular ward fired three or four of them, and some |progr ° P ation, and to the more will go when he can find cheap bums to take thetr places. A bughouse bum s & bughouse bum be- cause It he or she were any good they would not ‘be a bughouse bum. The bug- house bum is g system of trampdom that the state of Nebraska should put up the bars agalnst. From October 21 to February 23, the green- house furnished Mrs. Woodward with 702 roses and 26 carnations. As none of these flowers got to the wards or were much in evidence, where did they go? During February the chicken house fur- nished 157 dozen fresh eggs to the matron. As no eggs go to the ward dining rooms, and as they were eating cold storage egus in the aftendants' dining room at this time, how about the eggs’ I think the greenhouse and the chicken yard are run largely for the benefit of the officers down at the state capital, the of- ficers of the bughouse and 'possibly the penitentiary, The wages of the outside night watch- man were cht .down this spring and the result was ffve night watchmen in about sixty days, with the further result of trouble In the ohicken yard, rose house ruined and 700 rose bushes ready for the brush heap—new stock too. It the management of the bughouse mow is democratic simplicity for Christ's sake let us have some republican cussedness. (Writer's signature withheld.) sasands of 8cres o yyion tne Com- K sweetpeas Limaw't Becond Page) prizc The wants— Turn to them It you want a servant they will bring one to your door. It you want a position they will find one for you. If you have something they will sell it for you. » If you have lost something they will find it for you. If you have found something they will be the first to tell you who lost it. If you can’'t come down town to the office, call Doug- las 238. A cheerful staff will write the ad for you and see that it gets proper classifica- tion. to sell Everybody 4 Reads 3% Alf, Bee Want Ads. iy Now Believed Clara Morris is at Death’s Door ' et Specialists in Attendance Upon Actress Fear She May at Any Time Pass Away. NEW YORK, May 22.—(Speoial Tele- gram.)—Knowing that she is upon her deathbd and can lve but a few weeks at most, Clara Morrls, the once famous actress, has been. constantly pleading for one last “visit” with Mollle Revel, the soubrette who sang and danced in her companies for ten years, and ..whose whereabouts have not been known: for months. At a Jast repory, I. C. Harriott, the husband of Miss Morrls, inserted a personal advertisement in the papers to- day. “If we coud ony find her and bring her to my wife's bedside, I am sure it would prolong her life,” sald Mr. Har- riott, “but I am afraid that even the ‘personal’ cannot redch’ Miss Revel in time.so that Mrs. Harriott can see he. My wife's eyesight is faiing rap- idly and there is no hope of saving it. It it pathetic, now that it is her dearest wish to see her actress friend while sight remains.” Dr. Belcher sald today that Miss Mor- ris’ general conditions continue about the same. Numeous specialists are in at- tendance, but they fear that she may pass away any time. Cyclone Sweeps Over Oklahoma Severe Electrical Storms Demolish Homes and Tear Down Telegraph and Telephone Wires. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okl, May 2.— Severe electrical disturbances heavy rains and damaging hallstorms were re- ported from over the largest part of southern and southeastern Oklahoma last night. Telegraph and telephone wires are down in many places. High waters are threatening regions along the Arkansas, Washita, Canadlan, Blue and Little riv- ers. The severest storms are in the vicinities of Hugo, Durant, Colbert and other towns on the Red river. On the fleld left barren Friday by tornadoes that swept away the town of McCarty, twenty-five demolished farm houses were found today. A Wynflewood physician reported today that he nad dressed the wounds of elght injured near McCarty. Some of them had thelr clothes blown off. None were serfously injured. Two houses were wrecked at Paoll. The town of Marysville remained intact, OMAHA BOOSTERS BOOSTED Trade Excursionists Are Royally En- tertained at Hot Springs. ALL JUMP INTO THE WATER Members of Party Enjoy the Plunge and Bathing Sults Work Over- time—NResults of Trip Gratiftying. HOT SPRINGS, S. D, May 22.—(Special Telegram.)—'"Boost the Boosters,” s the sclgn which greeted the Omaha trade ex- cursionists on thelr arrival in Hot Spring an dsince they came to the little city they have_been hoosted and entértained In. a way .which starts theri 6t on the balance of the trip feeling like work or fight. | Every store window had some welcome sign out'and the Evans hotel, a high elcc- tric sign flashing out, “Boost the Boost- ers,” in colored lights. From the moment the train pulled in, the party has been busy som members visiting every bath house In the city. The plunge was the favorite and long before the place closed, every bathing suit had been used several times. Captain H. E. Palmer of Omaha, met the party at Hot tion In the Battle Mountain sanitarium, followed by & baad concert in the after- noon, by George Green's band, as well as the sanitarium band. The entire party visited the institution which Captain Palmer has done much to organize and maintain. Others went to Wind cave and took horse back rides in the hills. Railrond Men Arrive, 8. F. Miller, general freight and passen ger agent and George West, of the North- western, joined the party here and will continue with them until Omaha s reached Thursday morning. Every member of the party s enthusi- astic over the results of the trip already visible. J. DeForest Richardson, cashier of the Omaha Natlopal bank, says, “From a banker's standpoint, we are satisfied the Omahas will reap the best of results, increased trade as well as an Increase in shipping to the Omaha market. Closer re- lations with the ‘financial institutions of Omaha have been established with the country banks. The trip has also been a revelation to us and from a better appreci- atlon of the resources of the country through which we have passed, we shall be able to transact a larger business in 4 much more satisfactory way, A. C. Smith and T. L. Davis party here for Omah: left the New Church at Sheridan, SHERIDAN, Wyo.,, May 22.—(Speclal,)— The Presbyterians will bulld & new church in this city. Rev. Dr. Long, the pastor, is now having architectural plans drawn. The building will cost $12,000, Yéung Rockefeller Takes Up Task of Purif NEW YORK, May 22.—The task of purg- Ing the city of New York which John D. Rockefeller, r., has taken upon his shoulders is one which has taxed and discouraged reformers of varlety for a great many years. The net results of Mr. Rockefeller's labor is as follows: Belle Moore, & convicted white slave dealer, I8 In jall awaiting sentence next week. Two others, charged with belng white slave dealers, cre under Indictment. Six hotels of shady reputation have fallen under police ban and Mayor Gaynor will ask that thelr licenses be revoked. And Mr. Rockefeller declares that he has not yet begun to fight. Already his ex- penditures are estimated to be about $30,000 in his crusade against vice in New York. He has gone after crime with business Iike methods. Setting aside & sum of 30,000, which will be replaced with another $50,000, and many other sums of the same size If needed, he employed private agents to in- vestigate conditions and report everything found to District Attorney Whitman, Then Mr. Rockefeller called upon the district at- torney in person, and followed this with a call upon Mayor Gaynor. He told both of them that he was anxious, as a good clti- %en, 10 use his wealth and influence to stamp out the vice which had been shown to exist § KU -~ oo S ying New York| Mr. Rockefeller was 80 horrified with the revelations made before the special grand | Jury of which he was foreman that he Is| determined to consummnate his aims. Being | a very earnest young man with a square jaw and plenty of money, he is making It hotter now for the tenderloin dwellers than any other crusader who ever tempted to purge New York , The arrest of keepers of Raines law hotels in the tenderloin was a direet result of the hearings of the speclal Rockefeller grand Jury. Among the numberless young dere- licts of women and girls who were rounded up as witnesses, many made statements coneerning the hotels in question Mr. Rockefeller was not content then to| allow (his material to go to waste. It| prompted him in his desire to cleanse New York. He is reticent about the work he is doing. He will not even admit that he 18 trylng to reform New York by wip- Ing out the stalns of viclous hotels and white slavery. “I am doing just at- what any good eftl- zen ought to do, and If I happen to have more money that is my goodfortune, for it means I can do more work with it,” s the sclon of the house of Racke- feller, and the son of the world's richest Springs and Sunday morning, gave a recep- | 'PRESBYTERIANS - DENOUNCE FIGHT [Genernl Assembly of the Church | Receives Resolutions, Which { Are Referred. MUCH INDIGNATION IS EXPRESSED |Governor Gillett is Called Upon f Take Action. w0 APPEALED TO TO STOP CONTEST | Whole Matter May Yet Come Before President Taft, ANOTHER MATTER OF INTEREST Three Young Preachers of New York Must Appear and Answer to the Charge of Hereny. ATLANTIC CITY, . May 2.1t the {Proposed prize fight betweon Jeffries and Johnson s held in San Francisco on July 4, it will be over the so'emn pprotests not only of the Presbyterian, but of the shurchee of the who'e country. This Is the | consensus of the great gatnering of Pres- I byterians from every section of the coun- try in attendance here at the general as- | sembly of that pow ul rellglous body, expressed at the at- titude of Governor Guiett of California in calling this fight a “boxing match,” and therefore not a violaiion of the law against prize fighting, Much Indignation “If the newspapers are to be belleved," declared one of the commissioners, “if this | Meeting 1s not a prize fight, then there 1y no such thing as & prize fight. To call it a boxing match s a puerile and obylous subterfuge, unworthy of a law abiding man. Why, these men tell how they expect to knock each other out; the newspaper accounts tell of their training and specu- late how long either of them will last, and how they will batter and beat each other, For, ines Stuked on Re t. A fortune is at stake on this affair and We are treated to the deadly doings of these bruisers. It is a disgrace to our civilization and should not be permitted, A resolution calling on Governor of Cailfornia to prevent the fight w‘::“(‘r‘: troduced by Rey. F. L. Forbes of Beattle, Wash 'd was referred to the committes on bills and dvertures, The resolution reads: Governor James M. Gillett, Sacramenta, Lhe whole worla 18 looking to you &redum your state, the Pacitic coust und thi whole United States from the aisgrace the approacning fight between Jeffniea nd Johnson wiil fasten upen ¥ou and the state you represent as’ weil s the dounwry of which you are a part, # Wer “'Virtue, decency and patriotism demand that you suve your state and our nation's sacred Dbirthday from the filth, the vui- sarity and the brutality of an Intamous prize fight on the Fourth of July. “The morality, respect, and, edueation and nobliity of the youtn af the land appeal 10 you to stop this contest. The law Is in your Lands and the public at large has a right to expect you to execute it," To Be Taken to Taft. Members of the assembly who oppose the proposed fight will attempt to have the appeal duplieated to President Taft, with & request for federal Interference in hold- ing the fight on the Fourth of July when ths matter comes up on Monday. Rev. J. Wliiis Baer of Callfornia pre sented a report received from the Fede tion club of San Franclsco, in which an opinion from Nathan Newby, a Cali- fornla lawyer, to the effect that present California laws would warrant police or state officers stopping the fight. This about expresses the general opinion, The prize fight, however, is not. the only thing which interests the general assembly. There 1s likely to be a lively time next week over the heresy charges brought by @ minority of the New York Presbytery against three young preachers, one of them a brother of Rev. Hugh Black of the Union Theological seminary, who were licensed to preach, although it is claimed they failed to subscribe to some of the fundamental principles of the Presbyterfan faith. The matter has been referred to the judiciial | committee and it is said an| effort wil be able to keep it quiet, Opinjon, however, is that this will be resented by the strictly orthodox element and there I8 lfkely to be a lengthy fight over it. Another fight is brewing against Rev. W. H. Roberts, stated clerk of the general assembly. It it claimed in some quarters that he s too much of a “pooh-bah,” and it he is not de- feated for re-election his powers will be curtalled, The general assembly probably will be in session all next week, SOUTHERN FPRESBYTERIANS ACT Decide on Putting Church Affairs on Busin Ba LEWISBURG, W. Va., May 82.—After two days of argument the general assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church today agreed upon a thorough reorganization ot the church work, designed to put it on a business basis. The recommendation of the special committee on co-ordination was adopted with slight amendments. The great changes are grouped under three heads, the consolidation of executive com- mittees or boards, the conversion of standing committee on systematie benevo- lence Into & permanent committés with en- larged powers and a new system of gather- the ing funds for assembly work, Hereafter the executive committees will be those on forelgn misions, home missions, ministerial education and rellef and publi- cation and Sabbath rchools, The com- mittees on colored work and on schools and colleges were dissolved and put under home missions and ministerial educution and rellef, respectively, In regard to collection, the churches a urged to adopt the so-called budget sys tem. Until that is done, the churches will take up only elght collections a year for assembly work, Instead of nineteen k Reservolr Finiah SHERIDAN, Wyo., May 21—(8pscial.)- The large park reservolr, covering 200 acres and with an average depth of twen ty-two feet in about completed. This has been bullt by provate capital, for the pur- pose of storing flood waters of Big Goose creek, and supplylng the same for irriga- tion purposes. The reservolr will irrigate about 76,000 acres.