Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 13, 1910, Page 1

THE OMAHA BEE goes to the homes—is read by the women-—gells goods for advertisers. 4 VOL. XXXIX—NO. 308, ( ; ABERNATHY BOYS " AREIN NEW YORK Boys from Western Ranch Stir Up People of the Eastern Metropolis. TELL OF RIDE ACROSS COUNTRY Meet President Taft and Pleased with Reception. YOUNGSTERS TO SEE THE SIGHTS Early to Bed and Early to Rise the While in Town. FATHER ON HIS FAMILY AFFAIRS Sons Learn from Nature, but When 0ld Enough They Will Enter Harvard College Study. (From a Staff Correspondent.) NEW YORK, June (Special Tele- gram.)—The Abernathy boys, Louls and Temple, rode into New York promptly on time tonight and were greeted by their father and & blg crowd of New Yorkers with a Broadway welcome of the first magnitude. ‘They were as strong and vugged looking as though they had not finished the most remarkable journey ever taken by two small boys. They paid little attention to the crowd of admiring New Yorkers who had gathered In the Hotel Breslin to meet them, but they were mighty glad to see thelr father, Captain Jack. Sald Louls: “You bet we've had a fine trip. Every- body treated us bully and we think Presi- dent Taft is great; don't we Temple?” Temple was too tired to do more than nod his bead and look anxiously toward the door for the waiter. “Wish he'd hustle up with my grub,” he sald. “I'm hungry.” “What's that 1 hear about the women kissing you?' asked Mr. Abernathy of Louls, “Naw, not me,” he replied, with all the scorn of 10 years of age. "I ain't no ladies’ man, Temp is though. A woman kissed him In Washington.” “Well, mebbe she did,” retorted his brother. “But 1 made her hand over two bits for deing it." It took the boys some time to finish their supper because the inquisitive persons pesteréd them with questions, and, being very polite little lads, they answered them all, even If they had to stop between mouthfuls to do Stopped for Dinmer. The hoys left Trenton this morning and took dinner at New Brunswick. Temple didn’t want to stop, but the masterful Louls jumped off his pony, grabbed Temple's mount by the bits, and, with his queer impartlality, belabored the broncho and s rider. untiloTeémple, thoroughly disciplined, came sliding off the pinto's wet side and followed his conqueror into the Mansion House. In the course of the lunch Temple made & cheerful but rough remark of somewhat extreme. quality. Louls' palm landed on Temple's ear with a swat that took the youngster off the, Louls addressed the audience which was suryeylng the meal. “The kid didn't learn that at home,' he observed apolo- getically, *“He picked that up along the road.’ Temple, red cheeked but silent, resumed eating his meal and continued the con- versation 4n more chastened terms, The youngster's temper was merely slip- ping, as was shown by his impatience with the nogro who held his horse when he mounted on his way to New York. The negro held on to the horse after the boy was up. ‘Leg#o,” shouted Temple, The man did not “leggo" quite quickly enough and the boy slashed &t him with his whip. The hostler dodged and the whip broke in halt a8 It struck the saddle. The boy rode off at a gallop after’ his brother, leaving @ scramble of souvenir hunters behind. The trip to New York was without no- takle feature. The boys will spend next week sight- seelng. Saturday when they ride up Broad- Wway and Fifth avenue with Colonel Roose- velt they wily be given almost as lively & reception 88 the mighty hunter himself. The opinion of the father of the boys, 10 and 6, who can make a ride on horse- back of 2,00 miles, more than kalf way across the continent, all by themsclves, Is entitled to consideration when he speaks Of the best way to educate children. Proud of His Boyw. Here is what Captain John R. Aber- nathy, marshal of Oklahoma and father of tloor. the two boys, who thié afternoon made a! triugphal entrance into Greater New York astride the cowponles they have ridden here acroes country from their father's ranch, has 1o say on the subject “Teach & boy self-rellance from the mo- ment he tumbles out of the cradle, keep his traces taut and work well forward in his collar and ninety-nive times out of 100 his independeice will assert iiself before he s 2 years old. Then gulde him with & firm, but tender hand; instill into him the principles of right and wrong, and the rest M eamy. If there is no taint in his blood, and he docsn't possess & yellow stredk, he will @evelop into a firm man. That's my rule, and it you don't think I've taken the right track, talk to my boys for five minutés and they'll convince you that they are men In principles, even it they hre bables In years, God bless 'em. “You #6#, Temple was less than four when his mother died. 1 was away from my ranch-much of the time looking after my duties a8 Marshal and the boys had 10 hustie for themselves. ' Thelr sister, Kitty Jo, had to mother them, and she bk the place at the head of the table, followlug her mother's death. She's con- QuetoN the household affalrs of the ranch ever 4nte. dah, (she's a girl, too. and named me), §; Pearl, 8 and Lucille, 2. “Ot course, Louls, as the older of the two boys, became the man of the house. Even his sister, Kitty, defers to him, but 1 will say that he doesn't assert his au- thority in an overbearing manner. When tor Mrs. Abernathy died 1 called the children | around me had @ heart-to-heart taik with them. 1They koew of my frequent and protracted absence from the ranch, 80 1 mapped out the work and gave each his or her task, Even little Temple was wssigned to his dally task and he cheer- fully aceepted it. Bach was made to feel that he or she were important cogs in ranch machinery. g 4 “Bach felt that unless they lived up to ] . \Coatinued on Second Page.) The other girls are Goldle, 12; | England Talks of Result of Visit of Mr. Roosevelt Work to Be Taken Up and Efforts Made to Formulate Plan for International Peace. LONDON, June 13—One very Important result of the visit to England of former President Roosevelt, which has just been brought to a close, may be the advancement of an alllance between Great Britain and the United States for the maintenance of international peace which is the earnest hopo of & large and influential element In this country. To induce the liberal chiefs to commit themselves to the principle will be the consistent endeavor of a large num- ber of the ablest members of the party ™ neist that there is no more im- 7 sequence of Mr. Roosevelt's visit . rtsoh Nicoll, a journalist of high non-conformist circles through- ydom and much esteemed by lonalists, set the ball rolling the American statesman's - Z short % depart, % After i %, xd - 'l analysis of Mr. Roose- velt's ca. qualifications and having asserted <0 man counts for more in the pol\ .& of the world,” Nicoll says “Mr. Roosevelt can help us as no one else can to achieve the next great step to peace —an alliance between this country and America. In all likelihood Nicoll and those who think with him will take an early oppor- tunity to get a broad expression of opinion here and in the United States as to the best course to be pursued. There is no feeling on their part against Germany save ari earnest desire for a clear understanding between London and Ber- lin, but they say that ‘‘we cannot shut our eves to the facts” / They feel the need of a “colossal interna- tional will,” to prevent the powers of de- struction from being brought into play. They admit, however, that there'is no pos- sibllity of an Anglo-American alliance un- til Ireland is concillated. King George Takes Strong Position New Ruler Insists on Every Possible | Move to Avoid Constitu- tional Crisis, LONDON, June 12—King George has Taken a strong stand in regard to the con- stitutional crisis and on his insistence a conference between unionists and liberal leaders is to be held with.a view to reach- ing some conclusion which will end the crisis, King George's decision to call a halt to the elements responsible for the war be- tween the Housess of Parllament has been well recetved by the country. In some quarters it is halled as the act of a strong man who knows his mind and who will gof éarlessly to the full length of his ‘con- itutional powers. f !'Inn o quarter is there any suggestion that his intervention savors in the last degree of partlanship. That the session will be rounded out without a constiutional crisis seems likely, though the radicals profess profound in- dignation at Mr. Asquith’s alleged willing- ness under certain conditions that the com- mons’ resolution &s to’ the veto of the lords be sent to the lords’ committee hav- Ing in hand the Rosebery scheme of re- torm. The air is filled with talk of comprom- ise and the press of the lberal moderates hopes that the Irish demands will be “tem- perate and not unreasonable,’ and em- phasizes “the great truth that in politics bonorable compromise is necessary for advancement." It is up to John Redmond. MORE LAND FOR HOMESTEADS Proclamation by President Returns More Than Milllon Acres to Settlement. WASHINGTON, June 12.—By approving the latest step In the reclassification of the national forests and public lands today President Taft increased the public domain avallable to homestead entry by 1182816 acres and increased the national forests 381,004 acres. The proclamation which the president slgned eliminated 11,185 acres from the Gun- nison forest, 5640 acres from the Coche- topa forest and 45,489 acres from the Un- compahgre forest, all in Colorado. All those lands will be avallable to settler: The reclassification is the government's hope of stemming the tide of emigration from the United States to the Canadian northwest. Secretary Ballipger also made some addi- tions to the lands avallable for home- steads today when he designated 000 acres in Wyoming and nearly 4,000 acres in Colorado as avallable. Preacher Hii by € nk of Coal. BOONE, la., June 12.—(Speclal Telegram.) ~The Rev. George H. Eaps, Baptist pas- tor, was seriously Injured yesterday whiie standing at the coal chutes of the Boone Block Coal company, A chunk of coal welghing 50 pounds fell, striking him on the back. His condition today is critical, OMAHA, MONDAY LOOK FOR CROWD ROOSEVELT DAY Reception .Committee Planning for Huge Jam in New York When Traveler Returns. MANY . BOATS FILL HARBOR Water Parade Will Be Feature of Home Coming. GOVERNORS TO Cities Will Have Numerous Delegates at Celebration. SEND MEN ARMY AND NAVY UNION IN LINE Request Made for Position in Line— Spanish War Veterans to Be Included in the Big Parade. NEW YORK, June 12.—Secretary Cosby of the Roosevelt reception committee esti- mates that between 15000 and 20,00 per- sons will be in line along Fifth avenue next Saturday afternoon at the time of the parade, in honor of Theodore Roose- velt's return. R. A. Smith, chairman of the harbor display committee, places the estimate of boats at something over 100. Many of the organizations will be in uniform, or wear some insignin of their order, and nearly all will have bands. To each organization comprising that 100 per- sons a block has been assigned on Fifth avenue. They will not march, but will stand in thelr places as Colonel Roose- velt, the roughriders, and other Spanish war veterans go past. The Hamilton club of Chicago, under the leadersbip of John H. Batten, will send 10 members, who will go down the bay on the steamship Commodore, and later have a stand on Fifth avenue. The Pittsburg Busi- ness Men's assoclation will send 500, mar- shaled by Colonel A. H. Moore. Omaha will send a delegation, and Philadelphia &nd Cincinnati will turn out other organi- zations. The Army and Navy union has asked for a place for between 200 and 30; the Span- ish War Veterans, who are to march, will turn out about 2,000, and the Rooseveit Nelghbors' association of Oyster Bay, to- gether with a delegation from the Nassau County Board of Supervisors, will have 60 men. Representatives 3t governors will ‘be given positions on the stand at the bat- tery, as will the governors who are pres- ent. They will also go down the bay on one of ‘the cutters to greet the former president. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson and Secretary of the Navy Meyer have been assigned positions on the stand, and will also go down the bay. ' Among the gubernatorial representatives wil be F. E. Goodall of Spokane, Wash., who will represent Governor. Hay. Immunity Bath For Bribe Giver Another Illinois Man Confesses “Dig- ging Up” Money to Kill Fish Bill. BPRINGFIELD, Ill, June 12 — Along with more communications bearing addi- tlonal volunteers information for State's Attorney Burke came the first voluntcer witness of the Investigation in the person of J. D. McLean of Meredosia, who yester- day came into the office of the state's at- torney and, not finding him in, bolted into the grand jury room, where he was per- mitted to testify. “Yes, 1 contributed to the fund to kill the fish blll"™ he said. “I gave the money to Otto Schweer. He told me it was to be used to defeat the bill. We have been robbed every legislative year for so long that it 1s high time we are doing some- thing to stop it. They come to us and tell us they have to have the money and there 1s nothing for us to do but dig. I told them from the start that the thing for us 10 do is to come and tell everything we krow." In his testimony McLean told of & meet- ing of fish dealers in Springfield during the legislative session. They were told it would take $1,000 to kill the fish bill. Af- ter he returned home he was ‘nformed it would take $2000. A little later it was raised (o $3,000 and finally they were told, 50 he testified, that if they made it $4,00) & bill would be passed which would give the fish dealers everythoing they wanted in a legislative way. RIDDER GUEST OF KAISER New York Editor and Ambassador Hill Entertained at Luncheon by Emperor. . POTSDAM, Germany, June 12.—Herman Ridder of New York and David Jayne Hill, the American ambassador lunched today with the emperor and empress. Herr Von Schoen, the forelgn minister, several mem- bers of the imperial family and offieials of the household also were present. Mr. Ridder later had a long conversation with the emperor. New York Get Gamble NBW YORK, gram.) “Cartls, 2 to 1. “Paulhan, § to 1. “Wright, 3% to 1 “Bleroit, 4 to 1. “Hamllton, 6 to 1" The foregoing I8 the way the bookmak- er's blackboard 15 apt to look before many months have passed. Governor Hughes and his anti-ycce track betting laws have prac- tically wiped out the business of the New York bookmakers and they have turned to the alrship as & safe and sene means of speculation. After a dozen or more men whose faces are familiar in every betting ring in Amer- fea, gather at Hempstesd plains, where aviation trials are being held and are studying the machines and men as keenly as ever they studied race horses and jock- eys, they make bets between themselves a8 to the performances of the man-birds, June ting Ready to on Air Ship Races 12.—~(Special Tele- but thelr main purpose Is to size up these alr races with a view to making books when alr racing 'becomes established and of offering odds which will glve them a reasonable income something like 2 to 1. The blg race from New Tork to 8t, Loufs will_probably be selected as the medium | of introducing the public Into the sport of backing Is favorites In an alr race with | profession Sam Lichtenstein, who has been making books on the New York tracks for e nuia. oer of years, sald today: “I Intend to make book on the first big air race. There's no use fooling with the ponles any more. Hughes and his bunch have put that business on the bum for falr, We've got to do something ahd I don't know anything that stands a better chance for & gamble than the airship. . Before long they will be having regular meets and MORNING, JUNE 13, 1910—TE THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska—Fair and warmer. For Towa—Partly cloudy. For weather report see page 2 PAGES What Jones used to do on Sunday. From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. WOULD MAKE DIVORCE CHEAP Position Taken by Rev. Mr. Allen of New York City. NECESSITY OF MODERN CONDITION Clergy of Other’ Churches Take a Different View and Would Make Legal Sepmration Hard to Secure. NEW YORK, June 12—(8pecial Telegram.) —‘Cheap divorces for lall and free divorces for those who cannot pay.” This is the startling position taken by Rev. Jjohn 8. Allen, pastor for the Marble Colleglate church and one of the strongest churches in. New York. Rey. Mr. Allen spoke strongly in favor of divorces at the recent synod of the reformed church in America and In an interview today amplified his position. He sald: “If L had my way an automatic divorce law would be instituted. A court where it was possible to obtain & divorce absolutely without cost. I would merely establish the one simple requirement that . infidelity would have to be proyen. The nioment the Injured party proved their Injury the di- yorce would g0 into + automatioaily, “1 belfeve divorce is’ 28 neceéssary ‘in a clvilized country as marriage. What is more to the point,~1 belleve there always will be divorce aslong as human beings are in existence. The church, as well as the state, might just as well recognize this as afact. Divorce will not be abolished: It is a necessity of modern conditions. Privilege Abused. “It is for the church to free herself from the mediaeval quagmires of the past and meet modern requirements ‘in a modern manner. I do not mean to say our di- vorce laws, as they are now, are as they should be. Unquestionably the privilege of divorce in this country is greatly abused. We hear ‘a great deal of our so-called di- vorce evil, but the fermentation of it is not unlike our recent political upheaval, merely a sign of an inward strife toward something higher and purer. “‘We are In fact no less moral than coun- tries whose divorce laws are not as lax as our own, and we are far more moral than countries, which have no divorce law at all. “I would have all blame or shadow re- moved from the person obtaining a divorce. It should be clearly understood divorce is an honorable and just institution. “To distinguish the guilty from the in- nocent in a divorce case I- would have the plaintiff known the ‘divorcor’ and the defendant as the ‘divorcee. If these two terms were adhered to in their correct sense, society would gradually adjust itself to & mental attitude recognizing their dif- ference.” ‘Women’s Limbs Broken. STURGIS, 8, D., June 13.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Mrs, Byron Hough and Mrs. George Kentz of Strugis, each had a leg broken this afternoon by being thrown out of a buggy. There horse became frighened by passing & automobile in both cases and their 1imbs were broken between the knee and ankle, Gage Presents Credentials, LISBON, June 12—Henry T. Gage of California, the recently appointed Amrr. can minister to Portugal, today presented bis credentlals to King Manual, wuo . cetved him very cordially. People who can get along very well with second-hand things, are watch- ing the For Sale columns of The Bee daily. Every day someone is advertis- ing an article that they do not need, and every day someone is snapping up these articles. You have something about the house that you do not use. What is it? It has value. Somebody wants It, and will pay for it. Call Douglas 238 and de- scribe it to the ad taker and she will tell you what an ad this will give the boys & chance to make & lvig | will cost to sell it. "~ An Sleepless Man Will Walk Rest No More; Asleep Alonzo’ Wire, for Twenty Years Famous, Dies of Asthma in New Jersey. HACKETTSTOWN, N. J, June 12— Alonzo Wire, famous for twenty years as the ~sleepless policeman, passed quietly Into the final &leep tonight. Twenty years ago Wire was struck by lightning. The shock deprived him at first of speech and hearing, and when he subsequently re- gained them, left some subtile derange- ment of the nervous system which pre- vented him from sleeping. Doctors who heard of his case made elaborate tets, but they never caught him napping, and at last his assertion that he never slept, | George and Queen Mary. | palace, but doubtless she will go later on gained gradual credence. He used tq lle down to rest his body, but his eyes re- mained open, and his brain always active. Although never fully at rest, his health seemed unimpaired, until he was attacked by the bronchical asthma, from which he died. South Dakota Capitol Opening New Structure Will Be Dediottzdl During Conservation Congress Late in June. PIERRE, 8. D. June 1lL—(Special)—It| has been definitely decided that the dedl-| cation of the new state capital will occur | on one of the days of the conservation meeting here the last of this month. Just which day will be partially given to that ceremony 18 not certain, but it will likely be on the first or second day of the meet- | ing, June 29 or ¥. Among those who will certainly be upon the program, and whose promises of being present have been se- cured are Governor Eberhardt of Min- nesota, eGorge Welsh of the Minnesota Im- migration department, F. E. Howe of Washington, head of the Department of Agricultural Education. A number of other prominent men have made partial promises to be here to take a part and have not as yet definitely accepted the invitations ex- tended to them. The committee in charge of the work reports recelpt of hundreds of letters accepting appolntments as delegates, and promises of attendance. The whole outlook at present is for one of the largest gatherings of business men of the state, trom all walks in life, which has ever gathered in South Dakota. A move is under way to hold at the same time a conference of ncrthwestern states plan is for a close organization among the states of the northeast to secure a proper share of Immigration which is largely be- ing directed toward the southwest as pres- rallway companies operating in that part of the union. The governors of the states of Wisconsin, Michlgan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Nebraska will be asked to attend such a meeting, or send’ representatives to take a part in It. Every effort is being put forward to | make the meeting one of the events of the state. Eleven Thousand for Wolf Sealps. PIERRE, June 1l.—(Special)—The wolf bounty claims flled with the state auditor to date have reached §ILT4Z. A year ago at the same date they were $12,662, and for that year the claims were allowed at 74| cents on the dollar. This year they will probably go & little higher. on the subject of immigrs tion, the principal | ent by the close organization of the great | " there will d how he does it now! PREVENTING FOURTH FIRES Fire Commissioner Johnson Anxious to Prevent Them, ISSUES LETTER T0O THE PUBLIC Hopes to Awaken Men, Women and Children to Need of Precaution ~——Democrats and Normal School. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, June 12—(Special)—A. V Johnson, fire commissioner, is anxious to prevent loss of life and property by reason of the celebration of July 4. To that end he has lssued the following statement: “On July 4, 1909, the loss by fire directly traceable to fireworks amounted to $20,000. it every property owner and every parent could be persuadade to pay some attention to this important matter, giving to their omployes, their tenants, their nelghbors or their children timely warning as to the protection of property from Fourth of July loss, the loss of 1910 would undergo notice- able decrease, “It s the speclal business of the Ne- braska Fire commission to Impress upon the general public facts that will tend to awaken men, women and children to'the importance of protecting property from loss thirough fire. In anticipation, therefore, of the general celebration throughout Ne- braska July 4, the Nebraska Fire commis- slon respectfully submits to the people of this state these suggestions: ‘ “First—In the effort to preserve life and | protect property the place for the authori- ties to begin is with the sellers of fire- works. Ordinances and laws prohibiting the sale of the more dangerous variety of | fireworks may be enforced more readily | than orders seeking to regulate or prohibit their use after they have been sold. Strict supervision by authorities over places where fireworks are being disposed of and notice to dealers that the law will be en- forced to the letter will reduce the fire loss to the minimum. “Second—Small children should not be permitted by their parents or guardians to handle fireworks or matches. “Third—All persons using matches or punk or lighted firecrackers should be care- ful to see that these do no tcontaln fire and when they are thrown away they should not be thrown in the vicinity of inflammable material. Be Watchful at Night. “Fourth—Where fire works are exploded in the evening particular care should he taken that the place from which they are diecharged is clear of any debris or in- flamable material and that the locality in which the sparks or lights are likely to fall 1s free from bulldings that might be destroyed. “Fifth—The “‘toy balloon” is most danger- ous so far as property Is concerned. It this cannot be abolished altogeiher it |should not be permitted to be sent up |after the geenral public has retired for the night | “Sixth—All cellar ways, fence corners and places where waste paper or old rnb. bish accumulates should be given a clean- ing up before July 4. Where it is impos- eible to eclean up entirely, the premises should be given a thorough drenching so be no danger of any lightea article carelessly thrown starting a blaze. “Seventh—The mayors of several citics {have already commenced a systematio |campalgn looking to the prevention of firc loss on July 4. Their good example ought to be followed by the authorities of every city and village In the state. Prompt ac tion should be taken by these authorities and they should vigorously push thelr ef- forts to enforce the common sense rule (Continued on Second Page.) LONDON, June 12.—(Special Cable. )~ .\l yal domestic er! is threatened. It is 1d that Queen Alexandra refuses to give up Buckingham palace for the use of King The following paragraph appeared in one of the stald London newspapers this week, doubtless with the sanction of the king. “There 18 yet no indication when Queen Alexandra proposes to leave Buckingham to Copenhagen with dowager empress of Rul It s believed that Queen Alexandra has no Intenticn of leaving Buckingham palace at once. It is reported from more than one source that Queen Alexandra is & little plqued at the attitude assumed by King George and Queen Mary toward some of the institutions which were near and dear sister, her the Queen Alexandra Will Not Leave Buckingham Palace days conveyed to the king the intelligence that it would require at least two months for her to prepare and move her belongings to her permanent town house at Marlbor- ough palace. This was apparently her answer to the hint that she leave at her earliest convenience. The queen mother keeps the royal standard flying over Buck- ingham palace in deflance to etiquette for the old usage, that the royal standard shall only appear above thg castle when it | houses the rullng powers of Great Britain, The snubbing of Queen Mary by Queen Alexandra has furnished delectable wossip to the wing of the court soclety Inimical to the new queen, It Is sald that Queen Alexandra is ‘angry because Queen Mary will not tolerate certaln women who were raised to the mocial prestige through the efforts of the late King Edward. Indeed | to the late King Edwayrd. i Queen Alexandra within the last several it would appear that the warfare in soclety | cireles of the mnew court wil cornered. he three COPY TWO CENTS. CONFEREES MAKE RAPID PROGRESS Belief Growing Measure Will B( Reported Back During Latter Part of This Week. LONG AND SHORT HAUL CLAUSE Endeavor Being Made to Rewrits Provision, CAPITALIZATION FEATURE TO GO Both House and Senate Unable to Agreer on It MANY RADICAL FEATURES STAY Committee Finds They Will Prove Acceptable—pPresident to Meet Shippers of the West on Mond, WASHINGTON, June 13 —Meetings of the conference committee, which s dealing with the railroad bill have resulted, ac- cording to rellable Information, in such rapld progress as to warrant the bellef that a report on the bill may be made to both houses of congress by the middle of this weck or a day or two later. This will, it is asserted, give abundant time for the dlscussion on the report on tha floor of both chambers. Rellable statements concerning the work done In conference today indieate that much of the change to be introduced into the bill will be seen at points, where there had been comparatively little \controversy on the open floor. The bill contains a number of important provisions that slipped by without much debate, and which the conferces feel they are safe in altering, particularly as it would appear in certain cases that those who urged these pro- visions did not recognize the large scope they were giving to the measure. Considerable anxfety is felt with respect to the long and short haul clause provis- fons, as that which was passed by the house 1s considered unconstitutional and that of the senate is held to be unwork- wble. An endeavor is being made to re write the long and short haul clause in such & way as to conciliate all sections. The capitalization sections will have to go. President Taft has been eager for some measure of that sort, but there Is o strong & combination in the senate against the proposition that it cannot be enacted. . Radienl Features Stay Im, There is a general agreement that It will be necessary to retain most of the radical features of the measure, upon which there has been direct and heated controversy in either house of congress, in order that the conference report may not be immediately rejected, veral of the members, who voted to send the biil to conference in (he lower. ¢hamber have in- formed Mr. Mann that unless there iy substantial regard for the amendments made on the floor, they will be obliged to change thelr votes, thereby throwing the balance of power Irto the hands of thos who want to accept the senate bill a that measure stands. Moreover, there is a feeling on the part of the conferees that many of the radical amendments will not be as bad as they look. The conferees are unquestionably work- Ing toward the end of getting a bill that will be accepted by both houses by re- taining as much as is necessary of the radical portions of the bill while modify:, ing or rejecting other things that will at- tract less controversy when the report ls made. President Taft will meet the shippers’ committee from the west today and hear what they have to #ay on the question of the advance in rates. One thing that will be discussed with considerable insistence during the shippers' visit is the ultimate jurisdiction over the rhte dispute. Question of Jurisdietio The reference of this matter after the commission has dealt with the igsue, would presumably be to the newly created court of commerce, which is provided for In the bill now pending. Provisions as to the selection of the judges who are to sit on this court of commerce differ in the two drafts of the bill which are now in the hands of the conferees and it is open to question whether the conferees will not put back substantially the original provis- jons of the Taft measure, respecting the appointment of the court and the scope of its jurisdiction. Should this be done some of the shippers would by no means be satisfied with the situation, &s it has been thelr feeling from the genesis of the raflroad bill during the last winter, that the court provisions were Inadequate. In this they were backed by members of the radical wing of the in- terstate commission. The view adopted was that the provisions of the bill were likely to curtail the powers of the commis- sion In & very material degree and to throw to & court, consisting of judges to be selected under conditions which were unsatisfactory to them, the ultimate power of control in matters which preceding de- cislons on the part of the federal supreme court had definitely secured to the com- mission, DEATH ENDS ROMANCE OF “CANDY KID” AND HIS WIFE Mrs. Margaret Leavitt Smollen, Who Married Jim Corbett's Chuut- feur, Dies, NEW YORK, June 12—Three lines of agate type printed the news today thai death had ended the romance of Margaret Leayltt, the young helress who ran away from home last January to marry Joe 8mol- len, the “Candy Kid," formerly chauffeu: for Jim Corbett, the prizefighter. The notlce did not say where Mres. Smol len had dled and the family refused to dis cuss the case, but inasmuch as It was un derstood that Mrs. Smollen had gone abroad it was at first supposed that she had died in Europe. It became known tonight, how ever, that she had died yesterday at i private sanitarium in this city, whither she had been taken from a hotel on recom- mendation of a specialist of Bellevue hos- pital. Margaret Leavitt was the daughter of G. Howland Leavitt, a millionsire of Bayside Lo 1, and was sald to be worth $1,000,00 in her own right tell in love with Bmol- len, who had left the service of Corbett tc become chauffeur for her father, and wher her family married him agalnst thelr will in Jersey @ 3 disapproved, »