Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 23, 1910, Page 2

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. “LORIMER 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 Legi lative Scandal. DENEEN'S NAME CALLED IN DEAL Legislators Who Confessed to Accept- | ing Bribes Must Talk. LINK AND BECKEMEYER ALSC L Reported that Attorney for Browne is About Ready to Make New Move Very Soon. CHICAGO, May 22.—~When Scnator Lorl- mer leaves for Washington he will take with him a speech already written, fortitied with documents and affidavits, which, if it is deltvered according to program from the seuale floor, will probably become a carh- palgn text book for the biggest factional | fight every waged among the republicans of Illinots. It 1s sald to be written in vitriolic veln, and to answer the charges that Mr. Lorimer's senate seat was pald for, with counter charges little less sensational. The history of Representative Charles A ‘White's confession, from the time it was written until 1t was finally disposed of, | after being refused by several prospec- tive purchasers, will form a big part of the speech. 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 ot “getting Mr. Lorimer. Governor Deneen's name is sald to 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 copsult in Washington. He will be gulded Ly the advice he receives. Senator Lorimer, it is understood, will demand that Governor Dencen, State At- torney Wayman and others prominent in the inquiry, including the three legis- lators Whe confessed to mccepting bribes t> \ote for him—Charles A. White, H. J, C. E¢ckemeyer and Michael 8. Link e summoned to Washingto.. to ve yues- tioned. In his speech he will charge that he 1s the vietim of a glgantic political conspiracy. Points in the Speech. These will be points that it is understood he will make in his defense: That in the first place he never would have become a candidate for the senate had ft_nat. been. fen ilis.assurances from. Govs ernor Deneen. Thdt the White story was extensively peddled throughout the state and turned down by certaln people, but at length taken up by avowed bitter political enemies. 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 neatly 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. ¥ That In fact he never spent a cent in the senatorial fight. That certaln persons, fearing prosecution on other matters, went farther than the line of truth fn accusing him so as to pro- tect themselves. The detalls, if the senator follows the line 1aid 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, y State's Attorney Burke of Sangamon tounty pressed his grand jury inquiry vig- orously and true bills were sald to be cer- taln, The indlctments, it was known, were being prepared by State's Attorney Burke, 1t wal thought possible, however, that the indictinents would be held back by the jury and not returned in court untll some time next week with still other true bills Counsel for Lee O'Nelll Browne, demo- cratic’ minority leader, accused of bilbery, are ready to make a 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 Srate's Attorney Wayman announced that he was ready for the tray and expected to send more than one man to prison, saying: We have our evidence well in hand and will see whether any witnesses were sub- Jected to sweat box tactics or coerced into confessing that they were pald $1,00 each 10 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 possession of evidence,” Mr. Wayman sald he did not expect to call niore than six witnesses for the state. OLD DEMOCRATIC DONKEY IN SLACK WIRE OF DISCONTENT This Is Statement of Represen: Boutell of INlinois When ‘) Speaking on Tariff. WASHINGTON, May 22—From the foram In front of the speaker's rostrum in the house, Representatice Boutell of 1llinols, & member of the ways and means committee, yesterday dellvered 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 pletured by Mr. Boutell as “walking the slack Tope of discontent, trying to flop tive {of bums who can't work any place else. Great Gathering of the Catholic Clergy Next Fall Congress in Montreal Expected to Bring Together Churchmen from All Over the Country. MONTREAL, Telogram.)—One of the Catholic gatherings ever held In North America will take place here in September, when the twenty-first International Euchar- istic congress convencs. Cardinal Gibbons has accepted the Invitation of Archbishop Pruchesi of Montreal to participate and prominent Catholic prelates from many | of the world will foregather in conference. Pgp Plus X has appointed Cardinal Vin- Vannutelll to represent the vatican Wrancis Bourne, D. D., archbishop of Inster, will represent the English y, and the duke of Norfolk will Wicidl representative of the laiety Britaln, Among the American Awho will attend are Arch- , New York; Archbishop Glen- Archbishop Ryan, Phila- Ishop Moeller, Cineinnati; Archi #hofe’ wnd, Et. Paul; Archbishop Keand 3DukE " Ta., and Archbishop | lordal A Sat Francisco. Cardif ) Gibbons will preach the sermon of the congress In the church of Notre Dame, one of the largest and oldest Cigholic edifices on tie north American cohtinent, Cardinal Vannutelll will arrive in Mon- treal several days before the opening of the congress. Tuesday evening, September 8, he will be officlally recetved by Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Pruchesi of Montreal and the members of the American and Canadian hierachles, in St. James' cathe- dral. Canada, May 22.—(Special greatest Roman sections L& NS o e g bik \ non B delpy ; & Aviation Meet to Be Held in Omabha in July Proposition of the Omaha Aero Club | is Accepted by Representative of Glenn H.-Curti: Omaha ig 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 mentioned dates. Colonel Glassford of Fort Omaha, presi- dent of the club, says that theso' dates probably will be_acceptable to the club, as it 1s understood they are the only ones available for the early summer. Mr. Sutton agrees to have at least three aviators at the meet and flights will be made.eyEry. day.. The.aviators probably will include, besides Mr. Cuctiss, Charles F. Willard and J. C. Mars, The Omaha Aero club is to hold a meet- ing Tuesday morning, at which time the proposition will be definitely accepted and arrangements will also be made for grounds 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 11:00 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 & view of Halley's comet last night, OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, 1910—-TEN PAGES. \WASHINGTON MEN ON ANXIOUS SEAT Congressmen with Election Contests | Apprehensive Over Late Adjournment. IMPORTANT BILLS ARE PENDINGé Postal Savings Bank, Statehood and Railroad Bills Still Up. FIGHT OVER SUNDRY CIVIL BILL Warfare Over Appropriation Wages Longer than Was Anticipated. WESTERNERS HAVE COMPLAINT Made that Postal Measure is “Bankers' Bil that Would Deplte West of Funds. Charge WASHINGTON, Leen cl May 22.—Shivers ing themselves up and won the spinal columns of members who must face cerfous contests In their states or dis- tricts, if they come back to the mext con- gress, ever since John Dwight, republican whip of the house, issued his prediction that the session would not adjourn before July 15. 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 instead of to the president. The sundry civil biil 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- sion. It has been used about equally by both partles, Postal Savings aank. The postal savings banksbill, which has been reported from the committee of. post- offices and post roads, 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 over the bill will be along regular 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 embers belleve that in order that there shall 'be & free discussion of the measure the caucus may have to be extended over soveral nights, but Chalrman Weeks of the postoffice committee believes that one night Wil be sufficient. Many western nrembefs believe the 74 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 believe it can put through the house the majority party prob- ably will endeavor to bring in a rule with & view to passing the bill without amend- ment. The democratic members and all of the Insurgent republicans are expected to resist such a rule on the ground that they are opposed to “legislating in secret” 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 railroad 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 the conditions belng unfavorable. “(Continued on Second Page.) Wild Mad House Ravings __Or Real Deep Down Truth? ASYLUM, Neb, Editor of The Bee: May, 1910-To the The bughouse is get- ting no better fast. The democrats cut the wages of female attendants to §$18 per month and male attendants to $2, and now the place is run by the lowest type The asylum is so short-banded that the patients cannot get oug for an airing on the lawn more that Ralf the time. Previous to the last election the employ were compelled to pay into the democratic campaign fund from $2 to §5 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 $2%6 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 Johnston 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 soes_home for dinner on Sunday any old bum ‘specials” him home. When Mrs. Brown comes 0ut here to visit her son any old bum s at Grant Brown's heels, and that 18 all the special attention Grant Brown receives. Frank Griffen is another patient who gots special attention. Well, the milch cow will fit in here, t00. The Griffens live in Omaba, in the neighborhood of Twenty- fourth and Bt. Mary's avenue. His father has something to do with the mail serv- fce on the Union Pacific. Mrs. Griffen 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. ear toward the producer with promise uf increased prices, and the other gar to the er with assurance of low or That makes four special attendants for male ward No. 2. The ward is run by three attendants—sometimes only two. There 18 & special attendant on ward No, 3. 1 do not know of any more. Over on the female side there is a special on Nos. 1, 2, 5, and 6, that I know of. The charge for special attention is $% per month, Having the friends of patlents 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 the most disgraceful scenes witnessed about the asylum for years. Dr. Wood- ward fired three or four of them, and some more will go when he can find cheap bums to take their places. A bughouse bum 18 a bughouse bum be- cause If 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 against. From October 21 to February 23, the green- house furnished Mrs. Woodward with 702 roses and 5,26 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 eguys in the aftendants’ dining room at this time, how about the eggs’ I think the greenhouse and the chicken vard 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 wag: men were of the outside night watch- t .down this spring and the ve night watchmen in about 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. 1t the management of the bughouse now is democratic simplicity for Christ's sake let us have some republican cussedness. (Writer's signature withheld.) have | | | | | | | 1rom the Chieago Post. \ S Zs BRYAN PLEDGES FALL SHORT Promises for Initiative and Referen- dum May Lack Required Number. GOVERNOR KEPT IN IGNORANCE Shallenberger Hears No Word Re- ding Commoner’s Efforts so Nothing ix Done About Special Semsion. 1 (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, May 22.—(Specfal.)—Although no officlal announcement has yet come from the Commoner office, it is the belief around the office of the govefnor!that Mr. Bryan will not be able to ' secure the written pledges of - three-fifthy 4t members of the Iegislature that they' will vote for the initiative and referendum @t a special ses- slon of the legislature, s, ‘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 bellef 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 8o 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 em- 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 politieal 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. Balley 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 s not good ,the result might be very serlous, Blg Time for Editors. All the time the State Press association {8 in Lincoln there will be something doing. Monday night the association i 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 ¢ mmerclal elub will entertain at a the Lincoln hotel. All of vt fon to the regular tion, and to the which the Com- (Contiu e Second Page.) The wants— Turn to them If you want a servant they will bring one to your door. It you want a position they will find one for you. It you have something to sell they will sell it for you. , It 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. Everybody Reads P Al@, Bee Want Ads, i Now Believed Clara Morris is at Death’s Door f i Specialists in Attendance Upon Actress Fear She May at Any Time Pass Away. NBW YORK, May 22.—(Speoial Tele- gram.)—Knowing that she is upon her deathbd and can lve but a few weeks at most, Clara Morris, the once famous actress, has been constantly pleading for one last “visit” with Mollle Revel, the soubrette who sang and danced in her companles for ten years, and . .whose whereabouts have not been known. for months. At a last report, I. C. Harriott, the husband of Miss Morris, 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. Harrlott can see he. My wite's eyesight is faling 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 speclalists 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 22— 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, Canadlen, 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 seriously injured. Two houses were wrecked at Paoll. The town of Marysville remained intact, | Every store window had some welcome OMAHA BOSTERS BOOSTED Trade Excursionists Are Royally En- tertained at Hot Springs. ALL JUMP INTO THE WATER Members of Party Enjoy the Pluuge Bathing Suits Work Over- time—HResults of Trip Gratifyin, HOT SPRINGS, . D, May 2 Telegram.)—"Boost the Booster: sclgn which gréeted the Omaha trade ex- cursionists on thelr arrival in Hot Springs, an dsince they eame to the little city they have_been Woosted and entértalned In. a way -which starts thein 6ut on the balance of the trip feeling llke work or fight. sign out'and the Evans hotel, a high elec- 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 Springs and Sunday morning, gave a recep- | tion in the Battle Mountain sanitartum, followed by & band 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. Ratlrond Men Arrive, S. 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 1s reached Thursday morning. Every member of the party is enthusi- astic over the results of the trip already visible. J. DeForest Richardson, cashler of thé Omaha Natlonal bank, says, “From a banker's standpoint, we are satisfled 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 | reveiaiion 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 & much more satisfactory way." A. C. Smith and T. L. Davis party here for Omaha. 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 bullding will cost $12,000, left the Ybung Rockefeller Takes Up | Task of Purifying New York| NEW YORK, May 2.~The task of purg- ing the city of New York which John D. Rockefeller, jr., 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, 18 in jall awaiting sentence next week. Two others, charged with belng white slave dealers, are 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 like methods. Setting aside a sum of $60,000, 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 anxlous, as a good eltl- %en, to use his wealth and influence to stamp out the vice which had been shown Mr. Rockefeller was 80 horrified with the revelations made before the speclal grand Jjury of which he was foreman that he is determined to consummate his alms. 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 a tempted to purge New York, The arrest of keepers of Raines law hotels in the tenderloin was a direct result of the hearlngs of the speclal Rockefeller grana jury. Among the numberless young dere- Uets of women and girls who were rounded up as witnesses, many made statements concerning 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 ls veticent about the work he is dolng. He will not even admit that he 1s trylng to reform New York by wip- Ing out the stains of vicious hotels and white slavery. “I am doing just what any good citl- zen ought to do, and if I happen to have more money that is my goodhfortune, for It means I can do more work with it," the scion of the house of Recke- feller, and the son of the world's richest | proposea | shurches of the who'e country. PRESBYTERIANS DENOUNCE FIGHT General Assembly of the Church Receives Resolutions, Which Are Referred. MUCH INDIGNATION IS EXPRESSED Governor Gillett is Called Upon to Take Action, APPEALED TO TO STOP CONTEST | |Whole Matter May Yet Comg Before President Taft. ANOTHER MATTER OF INTEREST Three Young Preachers of New York Must Appear and Answer to the Charge of Meresy. ATLANTIC CITY N. J.. May flght betw n and held in San ¥ on July 4, it will be over the so'emn pprotests not only of the 1t Jeffries nelsco Johnson 1s Presbyterian, but of the This Is the consensus of the great gr.inering of Pres- byterians from every vecton of the coun- try in attendance here at the general as- sembly of that powertul religious body Much Indignation {3 expressed at the at- ttude of Governor Guiiett of California in calling this fight a “boxing match,” and therefore not & violaiion of the law against prize fighting, “If the newspapers are to be belleved," declared one of the commissioners, it this meeting s not & prize fight, then there ts no such thing as & prise fight. To call it & boxing match Is a puerile and obylous subterfuge, unworthy of a law ablding man. Why, these men tell how they expect to knock each other out; the newspaper accounts tell of thelr training and specu- late how long elther of them will last, and how they will batter and beat each other, Fortunes Stuked on Remult, A fortune is at stake on this affair and we @re 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 Gillett of California to prevent the fight was tn- troduced by Rey. F. L. Forbes ot Beattle, Wash., and was referred to the committee on bills and dvertures, The resolution reads: Governor James M. Giilett, Sacramenta, ine whole worla 1s looking to you ty redeem your state, the Pacitic coast und thi whole United Siates from the disgrace the approacning fight between Jeftries. and Johnson wiil fasten upen you and the state You represent as’ weilus ‘the dountry. of Whieh you are a part, » " v “'Virtue, decency and patriotism demand thal you save your state and our nation's sacred birthday from the futh, the vui- sarity and the brutality of an Intamous prize fight on the Fourth of July, “The morality, respect, and, education and nobility of ‘the youtn w the land appeal 10 you to stop this contest. The law is in your hands and the public at large has a right to expect you to execute i1, To Be Taken to Taft, Membecrs of the ussembly who oppose the proposed fight will attempt to have the appeal duplicated 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. Wiliis Baer of California pre- sented a report received from the Federa- tion club of San Franclsco, in which w an opinion from Nathan Newby, a Call- fornia 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 Presbyterian faith. The matter has been referred to the judiciial committee and it is said an| effort wil be able to keep it quiet. Opinion, however, is that this will be resented by the strictly orthodox element and there 18 likely to be a lengthy flght 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 is too much of a “pooh-bah,” and it he Is not de- feated for re-election his powers will be curtalled. The general sembly probably will be in session all next week, SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIANS ACT Decide on Putting Church Affalrs on Business Basi LEWISBURG, W. Va., May 22.—After two days of argument the general assembly of the Southern Presbyterlan church today agreed upon a thorough reorganisation of the church work, deslgned to put It on a business basis. The recommendation of the special committee on co-ordination adopted with slight amendments. The great changes are grouped under three heads, the consolidation of executive com- mittees or boards, the converslon of the standing committee on systematie benevo- lence into & permanent committée with en- larged powers and a new system of gather ing funds for assembly work Hereafter the executive committees will be those on forelgn misions, home missions, ministerial education and reliet and publi cation and Sabbath echools. The com- mittees on colored work and o6n schools and colleges were dissolved and put under home missions and ministerial and rellef, respectively. In regard to collection, the churches are urged to adopt the so-called budget sys tem. Until that is done, the churche: will take up only eight collections a year tor assembly work, Instead of nineteen was educution Park Reservo SHERIDAN, Wyo., May 2L—(Bpccial.) The large park reservolr, covering 20 acres and with an average depth of twen ty-two feet in about completed. This hay been bullt by provate capital, for the pur pose of storing flood waters of Blg Goose creek, and supplylng the same for Irriga tion purposes. The reservolr will irrigate about 75,00 acres. Finished.