Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 7, 1910, Page 1

[N E r A X \ ‘ BROKEN BOW. Neb., “THE OMAHA BEE Is the most powerful business gotter in the west, becanse It goes to the homes of poor and rich. THE OMAHA DAILY WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska-—Showers, For lowa--Generally fair For weather report see page 2 VOL. (BRIBE CASE GETS | SECOND SETBACK T Tilinois Scandal Hearing Jolted by Request for Writ of Habeas Corpus. XXXIX—~NO. 30 ‘lm O'NEIL BROWNE APPLICANT‘ T Matter Now Under Advisement by | Judge Scanlan in Chicago. !I ISH LICENSE BILL AT CAPITAL i | Further Testimony Taken at Spring- field on Alleged Bribery. TRAUT ORDERED T OTELL S’NBY' \ ) { Beardstown Man to Whom Fisher- man’s Fund Has Been Traced Directed to for Further Exam Return tion, ‘l CHICAGO, June 6=The trial of Lee| | ©'Nefl Browne, indicted on charges of brib- ery in connection with the election of TUnited States senator Willlam Lorimer, was et back another day by the arguments of counsel on the plea for a writ of habeas corpus today. Judge Kickham Scanlan| tcok the question under advisement and will { give his decision at 9 o'clotk tomorrow morning. While the arguments were being made | in Judge Scanlan’s court Judge MeSurley | and 100 veniremen were walting for the | case tei be Brought to trial. Later court was adjourned until tomorrow. ; The Main contention of the defense in its argument for a writ of habeas corpus was that the state courts had no jurisdiction in the case. Former Judge Elbridge Han- ecy advanced the theory that while the legislature was sitting a8 a joint assembly 10 clect & United States senator, the fed- courts were the only ones that had Jurisdiction, Judge Scanlan asked Messrs and Hancey to meet him in his chambers and present citations In support of the sallent points of thelr arguments, Judge Scanlan ordered a new bond of $15,000 for Browne, Traut Gets Notice. SPRINGFIELD, I, June 6.—Progress was slow today in the legislative inquir now centered on the fishing license bill, which, opposed by the big fishermen of the Iitinois ‘river, died In the closing hours of the general assembly. . J. 'M'raut of Beardstown, to whom the fishermen’s fund to defeat the bill has been traced, was directed to return tomor- row morning for futrher examination. Traut's version of the fund as he told the grand jury differed from that he gave .Saturday night to State's Attorney Burke when he declured, apecording to Burke, that he kept the money. To the grand Jupors he sald he spent the money for the fishermen’s lobby agdinst the bill. F. A. Schweer of Beardstown, told the Jurors of bringing the fund to Springtield and giving it to John Dixon who has al- ready declared he delivered it to ‘Traut. Schweer, sald he knew nothing regarding alleged payment of money to defeat the bill, Charles Gridiey, Wayman attorney of Virginia, JIl, who represented the fishers in the Springfield lobby, was given a clean bill by Mr, Burke, after he had testified before | the grand jury and had declared that his | work was purely professional According to State'’s Attorney Burke, jgiraut has declared that he kept the Wnoney Which was given into his possession from the contributed fund. Traut today de- clared to different persons that he spent the money In legitimate ways in connec- tion with the lobby against the bill. On the version he chooses to ywear to before the grand jury, the futafe course of the inquiry into the alleged contribu- tlons to the “jackpot,” in a measure de- pends. Democrats Hold Custer Love Feast ) Governor and State Chairman Among Those ot Session Held at \ Broken Bow. \ June 6.—(Special Telegram.)—The much heralded demo- cratic-populist love feast was given to- nght at one of the hotels here and was attended by about 100 guests Governor Shallenberger was the guest of honor and dellvered three speeches during the day, one at the opening of the Junior Normal in the forenoofi, another at the opera house in the, afterncon before a democratic audience and the third at the close of the banquet Other out-of-town celebritios of the dem- ocratie party attending were: W. B. Price g of lincoln, State Chalrman J. ¢, By Senator Ollis, Leo Matthews and H. M Ex-Governor Silas A. ‘Holcomb acted a toastmaster, W. J. Taylor started the ball rolling by telling what insurgency was. | Judge Dean followed with a response on “The Next Congres G. L. Shumway could not attend and his address on “The last Chord, Sincerity,” was read by H M. Davis. W. B. Priee enlightened his hearers on | the “Payne-Aldrich Bill' and Chairman Byroes told about “Organization. Governor Shallenberger made the response of the evening and lengthy talk on “Nebraska Democracy. LADIES OF THE MACCABEES | Supreme Convention win { i ( last - of the O sln at Aberd Toduy. ABERDEEN, 8. ., June 6.—(Special) m will be the host on Tuesday and | Wednésday of this week of the state con- | ventlon of the Ladies of the Macoabees of the World, a woman's fraternal insurance order. About 100 delegates are expected and @ large number of visitors, bringing the attendarce up to 600 or . The mer- chants are planning to decorate the streets | and the bufldings in the business district With the order's colors, black, red and Mrs. 5. Nevada Hereford of Aber- ern Pacitie IN, June 6.~ Rallway Bonds. Was announced to- at an_internathonal Take 'S23000.00 of the bonds ot the . '."E! ekt B “t'u'm-'l:: | ehow was in 3. Browne Habeas Corpus Under Advisement| Judge Scanlan Will Decide Point ali Jurisdiction Raised by Plaintiff Tuesday Morning. > | CHICAGO, June 6.—After several hours of arguments today to Judge Scanlan, he took the ples for a writ of habeas corpus for Lee O'Nell Browne under advisement and he will announce. his. decision at o'clock tomorrow morning. Browne, who is under indictment chapged with_bribery in connection with the elec- tiet ot Willlam Lorimer to the United ; (\senate was scheduled to appear be- | 7,-¥ ko McSurley for trial this morning, ey, for the defense, occupled more t e hours in presenting his argu- myZ% ) defense’s main contention was lad gisdiction by the state courts stat, ‘pey Wayman made his reply in | less | % L % hour and Mr. Hancey, con- cluded, ,i*_ yhort argument. Mr. Wayman | was ex, - arcastic at tim SPRINFS 0D, 11, June 6—~Frank J | Traut of Beardstow fown, F. E. Schweis of . “"Attorney Charles Gridley | of Virginld'irrived in Springfield today in | response to summonses 1o appear before the grand jury. They will be questioned regarding the fund contributed by the fish- ermen along the Illinois river for the de- feat of the fishing license bill. Mr. Traut is the last man to whom the fund has been traced by the state’s attor- ney. Trhut says he did not give i. to an. legislator, but spent it legitimately lobby ing against the bill, Schmels Is sald to have carrled some of the funds to Springtield. Gridley, while the bill was being fought, was the head of the lobby against it. The grand jury was directed to open its sesslon this afternoon. Colorado Special in Collision Near Gothenburg, Neb. | Fast Eastbound Train on Union Pa- | cific—Fireman Buick and Three Greeks Killed. | GRAND [ISLAND, Neb, Colorado dxpress today collided with a Union Pacific work train near Brady Isl- and. The dead: FIREMAN BUICK of the express train, THREE GREEK LABORERS. Both engines, the baggage car of the express traln and several cars of the work train were demolished. One laborer died on the way to the hospital. The two trains met head-on’ and both engines were badly demolished as well as the baggage car on the passenger traln, The tyains’ weie each. x & at the sate | of about fifteen miles un-hour when they came together, None of the passengers was injured. 'The track Was cleared at noon, The Unlon Pacitic made up a reliet train as quickly as possible at North Platte and hastened to the scene of the wreck with a hospital corps, including a number of phy- slelans. The engineer of the express train was taken to the houspital at Kearney, ac- companied by Dr. J. T. Rosenberg of Lex-' initon. | Fireman Buick's home is at Grand Isl- | and. He was unmarried, Scare Awinong Cotton Shorts| Rush to Cover Forces Price Up Two Dollars a Bale on the New York Exchange. | . | ' NEW YORK, June 6.—A scare among operators short for July and August de- livery of cotton In New York sent prices up In & sensational manner during today's early trading. July cotton sold at 0¢, or $2 a bale above the closing figure last week, while August advanced to 14.60c, or % points net higher, this big gain re- sulting In an exelt market, with ad- vances of from 8 td 4 paints frequently | noted betveer. sales. LOOKING INTO DEATH OF D. C. RALSTO | ! N } Cudahy Was Relatives of Employe of Compnny Belleve He Killed by Accident. DANVILLE, M., June 6—Whether or not D. C. Ralston, an inventor of soap-making | machinery, employed by the Cudahy .com- | pany of Omaha, committed sulcide, was| under Investigation by the coroner today: | Ralston’s body was found In the Vermil-! lion river yesterday. The legs were broken and his relatives here, whom he was visit- ing, said he must have been struck by a train while walking on the track along the| river bank | Third Vietim of Riot Deud. BLUEFIELDS, Ky, - June Boudy | Shepard, deputy rheriff, dled today, being 4 vietim of a riot In Pike county, Sunday night A Jesse James tent full swing when'a gang of rowdies were ejected from the tent and be- kan shooting. = Fwo deputy sheriffs were | *hot dead. Ky., Groom Goes to Co Bride Tears Up License Miss Florence Brittan has written a letter, | which purports to be an explanation of why | she tore up her marriage license. A few duys ago Alfred C. Krell reluctantly told county officials that he could not return the license “‘because she tore it up.” Miss Brittan gathered the fragments of the permit and malled them to the county bureau with her note, a letter which does not indicate apy heartbreak In the matter. This letter resds as follaws: “Dear Bir: Mr. Furay, 1 notice In to- paper that my license is wanted. return It 10 you at once as it is of no use to me At all. I don't care to have wnyone to blame for this because he is to blame as he has no sense. “I met him two weeks ago, and he thought it was love at first sight. 1 told OMAHA WEATHER HURTS " GRAIN OF STATE TUESDAY Dealers Canvass Nebraska and De- clare that Large Shortage is Certain This Season. WHEAT FORTY PER. CENT OFF | Corn Being Replanted in Many. Sec- tions, Say Men Coming' In. TWO CAUSES FOR CONDITION Rain Did Not Fall at Proper Time to Save Plants. SOME DIED DURING . WINTER Conditions in Kansas and Missouri Resemble Those in Nebras Onts « Crop Alone . Shows Hopetul Prospect. | " Estimates by grain men throughout the state Indicate that the wheat crop this year will not be iere than 60 per cent as large as last year. It is estimated that the total yiekd for 1910, will not exceed 30,000,000, while last year it was about 5,000,000 bushels. The reason for the expected shortage is attributed to the lack of rain at the time it was needed and to the fact that many of the plants have been winter killed. An- other reason given is that the warm weather of March had a bad effect. Farm- ers who have been Interviewed by repre- sentatives of local elevator companies say that the wheat did not “stool” or thicken properly because of the weather conditions. This means that the straws will be short and not as heavy as usual. C. 8. Rainbolt, a buyer for the Cavers' Elevator company of this city, has just re- turned from a trip_through the state, and in speaking of conditions said: “I do not belleve the wheat crop in Nebraska for 1910 will be over #0 per cent of last year's vield. 1 looked st a large number of fields in varlous sections on my recent trip and in most every case the wneal has been win- ter killed. This was due, of course, to the weather conditions that prevailed at the time the wheat meeded the assistance of the growing elements. “In some parts of the state the crop has not been affecied to any great extent. In the vienity of Genga, Alblon and Fullerton 5 per cent of the normal yjeld, while in the vicinity of Wood River, nd Island and Hastings the crop sholild be about the same as usual. “The acreage of oats this year will be greater than last on account of the farm- ers resowing where the winter wheat has been killed out. Corn is also being planted under those conditions. “The acreage of corn will be about the samre as las: year, hut in some communities complaluts of poot stands ate heard and In many cases corn is. being replanted. The trouble with the corn seems to be poor seed. The cool weather is also favorable to cutworms that have been getting in their work. However, the ground Is in tine condition and there is plenty of time for' the corn to come out In good shape.” Mr. Rainbolt also visited Kansas_and Missouri and says that conditions there re- semble those to be found In Nebraska. Senate Passes Coal Lands Bill Measure to Open to Settlement Sur- face of Large Areas Ready for Prel@dent’l Signature, WASHINGTON, June 6.—The house bill authorizing the disposal of the surface of coal lands for agricultural purposes was passed by the senate today. The measure, which is considered very important, now requires only the signature of the presi- dent to make it & law. The bill will permit the settlement and cultivation of vast areas of the public lands which, while they have been with- drawn on account of their coal deposits, are still valuable for agriculture. Under the terms of. the bill, the government does | not part with its control of the coal. ged Joker in Railroad Bill Democrats Discover Clause Which They Say Will Permit Rebating, Alle WASHINGTON, June 6. — Democratic leaders in the house claim they have dis- covered & ‘‘joker' in the senate amend- ments to the raliroad bill which would en- able raliroads to return to the practice of rebating. It is found in penalty for the shippers. Several & clause establishing a misquo’ing of rates to democrats who studied the senate bill isserted that rallroads might even ‘confess damage,” as the result of a misquoted rate, and pay to the favored shipper rebates under the guise of paying ‘damages.” untry, him I would not marry him, but he dared me to. “He has left fof the country with tears in his eves. He thought he needed rest. ‘My hub has gone to the country, Hooray.' “I hope this will wake him up some. I guess this is all. “FLORENCE BRITTAN," Mr. Furay has pleced out the fragments of the licenge and pasted them on a sheet like a puzzle picture. The episode recalled to Clyde Sunbal clerk of county court, an incident some years ago. when he was issuing a license, A prospective brid. d groom eame in to- gether and in the midst of the making out of the permit, the man suddenly excused himself for a minute or two and left. Nor did he ever come back. ks Of SUIL paper 5o that the license now louh" MORNING, JUNE 7, 1 From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. ““Harold, I just 1910—-TWELVE PAGE THING BRYAN WILL RUN| Such is Opinion of Omaha Men Who Went .to Lincoln. PETITIONS ARE CIRCULATED Dahlman Says Bryan's Friends Seem De’ wiued to Force Him Into ¥ 1 Race—Funning Says Pinw Are Set. enutor! ‘ | Omaha Aemoerats who attended the siate | committee meeting at Lincoln have be-| come convinced that Mr. Bryan will be a| candidate for United States senator. “His friends seem. to me to be determined | to force Mr. Bryan Into the race, If there is any way to do it,” said Mayor Dahlman. “I learned petitions addressed to him pc sonally are being clreulated very numer- ously, and on his return from abroad these will be presented to him, signed. The ar- gument will he made that he cannot afford to ignore the petitions; and unless his friends who are active in the work are overdrawing it, there will be a stack of signatures big enough to make any man pause before deciding to ignore them.” Colone) Cherles | E. Fanning, who was aleo at the Lineoln meeting, is positive In his declaration that hebelleyes Bryan will {be a candidate. “Of covfme hé will get i the. race,” says Colonel, Panning. ‘“The pins are all set up, right now, for that re- sult, and 1 do pot believe Bryan will upset them. ~And when he does enter it will bring about a eondition that will be mighty Interesting. . With Congressman Hitchcock and ‘BU' Price already in, and’ Judge Willls Read of Columbus ready to pay en- trance this week or next, you will see 4 scrap for that toga sure to be memorable jIn the political annals of Nebraska. Pries 1ay possibly pull out when Bryan gets fu, but the others will not; of that I feel cer- tain," Of the decision to hold the state conven- tion at Grand Island, Colonel Fanning says: “It suits Mayor Dahlman's friends all right. We understand, while at Lin- coln, that C. W. Bryan had already en- gaged the Auditorfum in that city for the convention, but the committeemen con- sidered it wiser and falrer to hold the convention in & city where the delegates can transact their business without a packed floor and gallery Some of Governor Shallenberger's Omaha triends ave a trifle sore that (he committee did not, at any time during its session, in- vite the governor to make a talk. Holding a proxy, Mayor Dahlman took an active part in the deliberations, while the gover- nor sat the whole session through without having an opportunity to express his views. 1t is learned, too, that C. W. Bryan has not yet abandoned hope of securing the extra session. His faith Is now pinned. to the so-called Direct Legislation league, which he has selected to work on the re- publican senators; and if this group. of boosters for the special session falls down, and the governor still refuses to call th session, the Dahlman men think a third | man will be put in the field for governof on the Bryan county local option platform. EIGHTY ARTILLERYMEN ATTEMPT TO DESERT Privates. from Battery C. Artillery, Escape from port Logan. Secona Trans- SAN FRANCISCO, Cal,, June 6.—A sen- sational dash for liberty in which, it is sald, elghty men of Battery C. Second field artillery, outward bound from Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo. to Manfla, on the transport Logan today participated, is bes ing given a rigid investigation by Captain Francis W. Qriffin, commanding the bat- tery. . Thirteen of the men, two having been | taken from the city prison, have been placed In the transport Brig, According to an official report almost half of the battery, just as dusk Saturday night slipped from the ship without orders carrying arms and wearing cartridge bel scaled & high fence at the dock and scat- tered along the harbor front. Some who were unable to elude the dock guard dropped overboard and swam ashore. It was not until 3 o'clock yesterday morning that the last of the truants was rounded up. [IOWA COMMISION REPORTS | ON GREEN MOUNTAIN WRECK ! Condition Made Up, red. in Poor Improperly « Nobody in DES MOINES, Ia., June G-The lowa board of rallroad commissioners today filed its long expected report as to the cause of the disastrous wreck, near Green Moun- tain, Mareh 21, in which Gifty-two passen- gers were killed. The commission finds t the Great Western road, over which tub Rock Island train was detoured, was in bad condition, that the irain was made 1 up wrong and should not have been ronning with two engines moving backward, wnd that two trains should not been made into ofe train, which was too heavy for safety, |No personal labliity is fixed in the report SINGLE COPY TWO CE TS, know you will make a fine businessman!®’ Stock Market Breaks Sharply in Final Hour| 1 Rumor that Visit of Railroad Men to ‘White House Would Be Fruitless Causes Tumble, NEW YORK, June 6.—~There was another | abrupt and violent break in prices of stocks in the last hour. This was after an early had spent Its force. fediate news to account for the re- newed break but the conviction was pro- fessed about the stock exchange that no settlement would be secured before the con- troversy over the rates between the gov- ernment and the western trunk line rail- roads as a result of the conference be- tween President Taft and several railroad presidents which was set for later In-the day. Stocks were unloaded in heavy vol- ume and support seemed to be entirely withdrawn. . The burden of the selling converged on a few wf the most promirent stocks, St. Paul running off rapldly 5% bLelow Satur- day's closing level, American Sugar, §; the preterged. .7; Resding. 4%: Union Pacific %; ook lsland,” 8%; American Car, 2i; Southern - Pacific, 3, and the active lst, generally between 1 and 3 points. Last prices showed recoverles of 1 to 3 points. from the lowest, the latter in Union | Pacific on hasty covering by the shorts, Bleaching Flour ‘ Affects Its Odor| This i Testimony of Government Ex- perlod - of strength and firmness which | gave the impression that the liquidation | There was no im-| perts in Kansas City Hearing. TRIPLE CRIME AT VAN CLEVE ames Hardy, Wife and Son Mur- dered Sunday Night. MOTIVE FOR DEED IS LACKING ' Raymond Hardy, Only Surviving Member of Family, is Under Ar- rest—Denies All Knowl-- edgé of Crime, ' MARSHALLTOWN, Ia., June 6.—(Special Telegram.)—James Hard, a years of age, his wife, Lavina, 58, and son, Earl, 28, were slain in their home five miles south of Van Cleve, some time Sun- day night. The heads of the victims qere beaten to & pulp with a plece of gas pipe sharpened at end. Raymond Hardy, 19, only surviving mem- ber of the family, iv in jail. He says he Is innocent and had no knowledge of the crime untll he made discovery at 1 o'clgck this morning. Mrs. Hardy's body was lylng in the dining room, young Hsardy on the kitchen floor, and James HIMX in the basement of the cow barn. ° The wounds on the heads &re practi- cally in the same places. The motive for the crftme is yet Iagking, Bureau draw- ‘ecwr rangacked @and ‘Pocket bboks opened, but same time small sums of money found on the persons of both men, and watch worn by young Hardy untouched. Hardy Calm Under Arrest. Raymond Hardy takes his arrest calmly, No formal charges have yet been lodged agRinst him. Sheriff Nicholson belleves Hardy gullty because of alleged suspiclous actions, since the murder was discovered. A llght colored hat and overalls owned by Hardy, the sheriff says, are spattered with fresh blood stains, He declares Hardy made an effort go hide the overalls in the house, but was discovered and gave them up. ] The suspected youth asys the blood stains | were made when he and his brother killed KANSAS CITY, June 6.—Further evidence in the bleached flour case to support the | contention that the bleaching process in-| Jures flour was subinitted by the govern- ment In the federal court here today, ! The government will call a number of expert witnesses this week. The millers also have subpoenaed several experts. Andrew 8. Mitchell of St. Paul, a chemist in the employ of the government corrobo- rated the testimony of previous witnesses to the effect that the process of bieaching flour lesséns the food value of the flour.' He sald that bleaching affected the odor of flour and that he could detect the dif ference between the bleached and un- bleached product by the odor. On cross-examination he was asked to smell a sample of flour and‘tell whether it was bleached or unbleached. He refused to submit to the test unless two samples, oné of bleached and the other of un- bleached floun, were giyen him at the same time. This was not done and the test was not made. “The witness admitted that there were ni- trates in the air an1 that bread made from unbleached flour in a kitchen where gas or coal was burned might absorb nitrates. Dr. Hamilton P. Jones of New Orleans and Dr, Harry Kempster of Milwaukee are among the witnesses to be called by the governmen! WOLF CAUGHT WITH AUTO| Victor Warner of Forest City Runa | Down Animal and Killa it | with Wrench. PIERRE, 8. D., June 6.—(8peclal.)—Victor Warner ‘of Forest City while out on the prairie with his auto a few dayvs saw a Wolf runming across the road and gave #¥afe to fhe animal After running it sev- | ralies the wo! decided that he was equal to further race with a vil wagon' and IxV down on the prairie | an submitted o haviog his head pounded wit/i & wrench \ i a chicken last week. Mabel Starness, u girl of 24 years, whom Hardy was to wed next Wednesday, s con- tident her lover is Innocent. When seen At her home in Jasper county she said her sweetheart was with her at her resi- dence from 9 Sunday night to 12:30 Monday | morning. # A pecullar circumstance connected with |the crime, was the finding early Sunday morning in. the Hardy barn by members of the family, of one of the Hardy farm horses, caddled and bridled. This horse had been prepared to ride during Saturday night by sdme one, who as yet is unknown. Justice W. H. Bollenbacher of Logan township, 1s taking charge of the Investi- gation In the absence of the coroner. The hearing w set for today, but was con- tihued to eWdnesday morning at Mel- bourne, Fisheries Case at The Hague Proceedings Open with Presentation of British Statement by Sir Robert B. Finlay. THE HAGUE, June 6.—The first business session of the arbitration tribunal which iy to decide the Newfoundland fisheries ques- | tion between the United States and Great Britain was held in Binnenhoff today president of the cou.t Is Prof. Lammasch of Austri The proceedings opened with the presen- tation of the British case by Sir Robert B, Finlay. Senator Elthu Root heads the dele. gation of attorneys representing the Unjteq States. The international dispute grew out of op. posing interpretations of the Newfound. land fisheries treaty of 1ss, The Helnrich Chinese Merchants Demand Convocation of Parliament PEKING, June 6.~0n Wednesday next a (formal demand will bs made on the throne for Lhe immediate convocation of & national parliament. The authors of the exaction to be attempted are the delegates to the provinelal assemblies, who have the sup- | port of organizations of merchants. | The recently issued imperial decvee con- | stituttug the provineial assemblies set forth | that the way was being paved for a general | legislative body to bo summoned nine year after the first meeting of the wssemblies Today delegates to the provincial assem- blles are gathering here with the avowed purpose of exacting the fssuance of an | jmperial decree summoning a natlonal par- liament forthwith. The delegates have de- termined not to leave the capital until their | memorial is granted. ht of thelr num- ber sre pledged Lo sultide in the event that by | presentation of the memoria) is not likely Prince Chung, the regent, decides to stick 1o his original program. The merchants ave furtherivg the alnis of the delegates refusing to pay the stamp tax. e to call forth an early response. On the contrary, it 18 expected that Prince Chung will delay his veply as long as possible. It 18 learned from the leaders of the movement that they do not intend to use drastic measures because of the fear that an anti-dynastic revolution would only rve to bring the armies of forelgn powers o China Palace rples cre watching delsgates who have arrived here from the Chinese colonies In Australld, the Philippines and elsewh and who ate belleved 1o represent revolutionary element among the Ch abroad. farmer 66 RAILROADS PULL ' BACK HIGH RATES { Increased Schedules Withdrawn by Railroad Presidents After Con- ference with President Taft. AWAIT OPERATION OF NEW LAW | Sy JChie( Executive Agrees to Camcel Injunction Suit. SESSION LASTS FOUR HOURS Attorney General Wickersham and Cabinet Men Present. DEPEW Says HMe Has No pathy for Lincs, as They Should Have Submile Change SENATOR COMMENTS to Commerce Commission, WASHINGTON, June 6.—At i four hours' conference with President Taft the repre- sentatlves of the Western Trunk Line con- mittee of raflroads agreed to withdraw all increases in rates effective June | and after to await the operation of the new railroad law. On this understanding President Taft announced that the suft would be with- drawn when the new rate law goes into effect. Presidents Ripley, Delano and Felton ar- rived at the White House executive offices for thel rconference at 3 o'clock, accom- panied by Walter D. Hines of New York, general counsel for the Santa Fe. Attorney General Wickersham preceded the rallroad presidents by ffe minutes. Shortly after the conference began Presi- dent Taft sent for Secretary of State Knox and Secret of Commerce and Labor Nagel. They soon reached the White House and entered the conference. Senator Depew Comments, A number of senators and representatives In congress were with the president today and it is understood most of them tulked with him concernihg the rallroad situation. Senator Depew of New /York was one of the few who consented to give his views. “I do not sympathize with the railvoads in this instance’ he sald. “They snould have submitted the proposed Incresse in rates to the Interstate Commerce commis- sion and sought a hearing before taat body, “They then could have presented their case to the public and the chances are that the rates would have been approved, in part anyway, for there are very good reasons why the raliroads should increase the rates. “The higher wages, the Increased cost of materials and other considerations are making it necessary for the raflroads to revise their taritfs, They went about thig In the wrong way and at the wrong tirme. I think the matter wil be adjusted, how- ever, and I hope the falliroads Wil ses thelr way clear to go back and follow the course 1 have suggested.” hicago Board of Tr CHICAGO, June 6.—The Board of Trade of this city today passed a resolution to the effect that it was not opposed to an advance in freight rates under certain con- ditions. The resolution follows Be it resolved, That If it is necessary for carrfers Lo secure greater revenue for the purpose of increaging their transportation raciiities, the Chicago Board of Trade is not opposed Lo moderate advances in freight rates on such commodities as do not now bear a falr proportion of the total cost of transportation; provided that such ad- vances, If any, will not result in discrimina- tlons between communities The resolution also Suggests 4 conference between representatives of the railroads and business interests on the question of rates. Legal representatives of twenty-five west- ern railroads met in the offices of Gardner Lathrop, general solleltor of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, today. The meeting was called to devise a line of de- fense against the recent action of the gov- ernment in the matte rof rates and (o choose special counsel to take charge of the proceedings Net Eurnings Increase. ST. PAUL, June 6.—There is évery indica- tion that the Great Northern Rallway com- pany for the fiscal year ending June &, will be able to show an incréase in net carnings, according to the spowing made for the first ten months of the fiscal yeur In a statement lssued from the general orfices today. ¥ 4 | FORREST G. POOL MARRIED | BEFORE HOST OF WITNESSES la i ustice Leeder Stops Contempt 1'ro- ceedings to Ufficlate nt Nup- tinl Ceremony, couple of hundred persons in in a hotly contested lawsult as witnesses, Forrest G. Pool of Rising City and Miss Jennie D. Keubler of Churdan, Ia., were married yesterday by Justice of the Peace 120 Leeder, who ordered a re- cess of a contempt sult for the purpose. Mr. Pool, who Is thie son of & Lormer stale senator, anet his bride to be in Omaha and as he was planning to take an early train west asked Julluy 8. Cooley to steer him up to a minister. The *judge” opined that Justice Leeder was the nearest man with marrving qualitications and brought the willing bridegroom and the blushing bride Into the justice shop at Washigton hall, which Lappened to be filled overflowing With witnesses ana Interested partiek to n cage where mem bers of @& fraternal organization were charged with contempt iu falling to obe an order (hat Constable Simpson was ¢ ing to carry out Justice Leeder, when he learned wha was sought, stayed the course of his wrath against the defendants and made them wilness & marriage ceremony con- ducted In his best and most winning style Mr. and Mrs. Pool left last evening for a honeymoon in California and will pow sibly pay & 1o Alaska before the return to Polk county, W. D. ELLWELL IS KILLED rominent lowa Frohibitionist Down While Walking on Near Marsha MARSHALLTOW! Telegrum.)--W, D. Ellwell of Ames, formes chalrman of the state prohibition ccntya committee and widely known througho the state. was killed last evening hear 1. | Moille by a Northwestern passenger truin while walking from this city to La Moills He lived alnost nalf #n hoar, dying before reaching the hoepltal. My With terested a to viklt fust Lwell the prohibition ticket at Ahe last general election. .imu a candidate for heutenant goverior on