Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 3, 1910, Page 1

T onm NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE TO EIGET. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. [ VOL. XL—NO. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, = — — — WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska For lowa - Partly werally falr. loudy For weather report see page ! JULY 3, 1910—-Si¥ue = wt FINANCIAL SKY | ~ APPEARS BRIGHT Prediction that the Rate Question is | the Only One that Can Cause ‘ Trouble. | NOT 80 HARMFUL AS PREDICTED | [ Contended that the Commissioners Will Be Fair. NO DESIRE TO CRIPPLE ROADS Crop Conditions Throughout West | Are Favorable. ELUMP IN STOCKS UNCALLED FOR Beports of the Rallroads for the ® First Half of the Year Nearly All Show Big Earn- ings. NEW YORK, July 2—(Special Telegram.) | —There s much speculation as to what |if she can prevent it they will never acquire| terson, the son of Colonel Henry Watter- will be the tone of the stock market when | the art of speaking the English language. | son, the well known Louisville editor, was The absence of & ses- | Mrs. Clarke is devoted to French life and | arraigned today at Saugerties on & charge it opens Tuesday. &on today gave yesterday's session & has been urging Mr. Clarke for some time| of typleal holiday There was @ partial recovery yesterday from Thursday's tremendous slump and | #0me of the biggest Interests in Wall street are accrodited with lending their help to bolster up the market A report from Chicago says a confer- | ence has been arrange! with certain rail- | road presidents and manufacturing inter- | ests on the rate question. The rate ques- | tion 18 the most important of & tro of causes which must cause some trouble. ‘The other two are wage difficulties con- | fronting southern railroads aud the third | 18 the condition of the crops. Two of these | bring the Interstate Commerce commission o the front as an important factor in af- fairs. Tt is the commission that is trying 10 adjudicate an amicable settlement be- tween western rallroads and manufactur- ers by which a lower scale of frelght rates | may bLe put into effect, and the commis- | ®lon s alzo mcting in the capacity of | mediator in settiing the differences be- | tween the Southern raflway, the Seaboard | Alr Line and other southern roads and| their employes, who are seeking a higher | wage scale. Weather conditions, upon which crops rely, are favorable generally throughout | the northwest and the west, so there is little or no cause for apprehension upon thet score. Sces Period of Prosperity. Why sufficlent alarm should be felt to cause stocks to go tumbling is mysterious. Geporal conditions ere good. In fact,| Judge E. H. Gary, who s now enroute to| Burops, eald befors sailing that, “We aro now well into an ‘era of uobounded pros- perity which should last without intermis- sion for ten years' Coming from such an eminent authority #s the chalrmon of the United States Steel ‘onrporation, & statement such as this car- ries welght. 3 The big bugaboo is the rate centroversy. The change in the basls of rate making in the west Will not be nearly as harmtul as ®ome people suppose. The commissioners who have the handling of this affalr are not disposed to be aggressive. Nothing def- inite will be dome upon the spur of the moment 0 force the raliroads into new rate making. Rate making ls. going to move siowly. But, as in all big affairs that affect many people and many big institu- tions, something {ntangible plays its part, causing alarm where alarm is silently giv- ing rise to rumors. Bonds and the money market, which reflect material events and material affair, are both in & healthy state. While the bond market is in such & state now that it offers a wide range of possibil- itles, there is no stagnation. True, many bond houses are advertising standard bonds © fhigh yield, but this does' not indicate that money is stringent or that there is a poseibility of a reflex of bad‘times. More than anything else, this seems to show a heaithy condition; & condition when tnvest- ments are at their best. Loss to New York Banka. Call money has been quoted at 3 and 8% per cent. While the market has been mark- edly quiet,\this fs a statement of affairs always in evidence at the close of the first halt of the year. On the present week's currncy operations there has been a heavy loss to the New York banks. The banks | received from Interior instittions §7.297,000; | the amount shipped direct to interior insti- tutions was $1,167,000. Upon operations with the United States subtreasury the New York banks lost $5,428,000. Exports of copper during June ran close to 61000,00 pounds, a figure considerably darger than anticipated. Former Senator| Clark of Montana, who is now in this| city, speaks in the most optimistic terms of the copper outlock. Ex-Senator Clark predicts a healthy boom In the copper mar- et The Natlonal mines of Mexico has de- clared a dividend of 2 per cent on its pre- ferred stock out of the earnings of the first &lx months of this year, The Hill roads are finishing their fiscal year with an Increased gross over last Xear. Bvery road in the Hill system has jeljoved better earnings this year than last ear. Chesapedke & Ohio 18 earning at the rate ©of 10 per cent;, M., K. & T. preferred Is earning 10 per cent; Clover Leaf preferred 15 earning 7 per cent; Chicago & Alton is garnipg’ b’ per cent. The gross of Atchison during its fiscal pear will be a new recard. Ilinols Central promises the year's sur- Plus to be 75 per cent of its stock It {s estimated that Kansas City Southern has earned 2 per cent on its common wtock. Western Pacific has now begun to real- 4se the hopes of its promoters. Those {tems culled from the raiiroad fleld | show ® prosperoms condition, surely. The| steel condition has taken on some of the lassitude that generally characterizes It in the summer. Many of the big mills have shut down for the regular summer stop. Bullding conditions and ratiroad conditions in the éast, however, are such that no plarm is felt for steel trade. Cass County Woman Dies. UNION, Neb., July 2—(Speelal Teiegram.) ~Mrs. Georke Chappem. residing one and one-half miles west of this village, passed away this morning &t 8 o'clock, the cause of her death lLeing tuberculosis. She was ‘about 50 years of age and bad been wffected with the disease for several years. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 130 p. m., at Methodist Eplacopal chureh at Ne- and isterment will be made l‘rl an ormer Senator Clarke Decides to Go to France Wife of the Montana Man Quoted as Saying She Does Not Like Amer- icans Nor America EW YORK, July 2.—(Special Telegram.) ~It is reported and net denled that former United States Senator Willlam A. Clarke | of Montana will make his home in Paris | Mr. and Mrs. Clarke and their two children arrived hers Thursday on the White Star 'BFFORTTO KILL | liner Teutonic. | Mr. Clarke said he and his family were | going to Montana for & brief stay and rh-ni would return to New York. After a short | time here they are going back to France. | Mr. Clarke's New York residence is the| | costllest home and the most palatial in ”“'EYOUNG MAN IS TAKEN TO JAIL It cost $3,000,000. world. His daughtes l!l‘ Miss Andree, aged and Miss Hughett. | aged 4. Miss Andree has spent all her lite | In France and neither of the children uni speak English, although both are proficient in Spanish and French. Mrs. Clarke does | not like America nor Americans and is| determined that her children shall be reared as French girls. She declares that| to dispose of his valuable copper po!wl!lunl; in Montana and move away to France. | It was reported that Mr. Clarke might try | to go to the United States senate again from Montana, but he denfes this. Sald he: | “I am out of politics for good and shall | never again be a candidate for any office. | 1 have been disposing of some of my busi- | ness enterprises also.” | This is taken to indicate that Mr. Clarke | !1s thinking serfously of giving up his resi- | dence in the United States and making his | permanent home in Parls. Mr. Clarke acquired his Montana. fortune in Roosevelt Puts End to Talk of Governorship He Writes Note to Utica Club Which | Started Movement, Saying it is Impossible. UTICA, N. Y., July 2.—About ten dAy!‘ ago the Republican club of this city passed | & resolution puil.ns forward the name of former Presidcui -ivosevelt as & nominee for governor | s stute. This resolution was, forwardcd (s Mr. Roosevelt June 19 with & Statenicnt as to the character and standing of the body which passed it. It appears 1hat Colonel Roosevelt wrote te reply, but in so anner the Jetter ipsent and not ul day or two ago did the secretary of the elub, Fred B. Adams of this city, receive the coionel's letter. The letter is & positive and unqualified declination of the proposed honor and is as follows: “May 1, through you, cordiaily thank the | Republican club of Oneida county for its| message of appreciative good will. “Believe me, 1 appreciate it and 1 trust you will make the club understand that I do appreciate it. But I also ask that the club at once stop any agitation to have me nominated for governor. It would be an absolute impossibility for me to accept. With high regards, sincerely yours, “THEODORE ROOSEVELT." Wounded Man Taken Hundred Miles in Wagon Lloyd MoGetrick of Fremont County Wyoming, Shot by Tom Hestand, is in Hospital at Lander. LANDER, Wyo., July 2.—(Special Tele- Gram.—Lloyd McGetrick was brought in trom Upper Wind river in Fremont county, suffering from four bullet wounds inflicted by one Tom Hestand in a shooting affray over ditch trouble Thursday. Hestand came to Lander and gave himself up to the sheritf this morning. McGetrick and Hestand had been having trouble for some time and when Hestand tried to prevent McGetrick from doing some work on the ditch on Hestand's land the trouble started. A number of men wit- nessed the shooting and conflicting stories are told as to who is to blame. McGetrick is resting easy after the tedious trip of 100 miles by wagon and s expected to re- cover. NEW 0 . FFICE IN TH INTERIOR DEPARTMENT General Marshall Appointed Consult- ing Engineer to Secretary allinger. WASHINGTON, July 2—The position of consulting engineer to the secretary of the interior in the reclamation service Wwas created today by Secretary Ballmger und Brigadter General Willlam L. Marshall was appointed to the place. | should be kept under restraint. ! as to the identity of the man who yesterday SALOON KEEPER Ewing Watterson Becomes Victim| of a Murderous Religious Mania, LONG DEMENTED, GROWS VIOLENT | Son of the Louisville Editor Shoots Michael Martin. THREE SHOTS AND AIM IS TRUE 1 Some Words Are Passed and Shooting Bezins. Father Makes a Statement, Telling the Story of the Affliction from Which His S Suffers. KINGSTON, N. Y., July 2—Ewing Wat. t assault in the first degree. It is alleged that Watterson, who is &0 years of age, shot and wounded Michael Martin, a saloon keeper, at Saugerties yes- terday. An application for ball was refused by Police Justice Rowe and the prisoner was committed to the Kingston jail for further examination next Thursday The assistant district attorney opposed the application for bail because, he eaid, it was too early to determine whether com- plications might render Martin's condition serious. He declared that Watterson had struggled desperately with the officer wWho captured him and that two loaded revolvers were found on him after his arrest. Public safety, he said, demanded that sach & man Watterson's counsel asked for m release on bail, because, he said, Martin's condition was not serious. The prisoner asked his father to spend the Fourth of July with him and it would be wrong, he eald, to ask a man of Colonel Watterson's age to pass a day in a jall. Watterson's counsel will venew his application for bail before Su- preme Court Justice Betts later today. Vietim of Religious Ma NEW YORK, July 2.—Conflicting reports at Saugerties, N. Y., while apparently de- mented shot and siightly wounded Michael Martin, a saloon proprietor, were cleared up today when it was learned that Martin's assailant was Ewing Watterson, eldest son of Colonel Henry Watterson of Loulsville. Watterson is under arrest at Saugerties. Colonel Watterson, who is in this c.ty, was -apprised of his son's outbreak and plans to g0 to Saugerties late today or to- morrow to 100k after the young mah's in- terests. From hin the circumatences of the case were learned. . Bwing Watterson, bis father says. has for some years been the victim of a form of fe- liglous mania, which has fatled to yleld to any treatment. In the effort to better his won's condition Colonel Watferson placed him for some time on a ranch in the west and when this environment falled to result in fmprovement, bought him a farm in the Hudson river hills near Saugerties, where it was hoped the air and qulet surround- Ings would benefit him. Shot Three Times. Ewing Watterson, accordtag to the re- | ports from Baugertles, entered Martin's place of business yesterday and creited a disturbance. After some words with the proprietor Watterson opened fire, shooting Martin three times. None of the bullets in- fiicted & werfous injury. Watterson wax locked up and word was sent to his father in this city. From what could be learned of Colonel ‘Watterson’s plans it is expected that appli- cation will be made to have the son placed in & sanitarium. His mania had never before manifested itself in a violent form. Another son of Colonel Watterson, Har- vey W. Watterson, was kilied In this city in November, 18, by falling from the nineteenth floor of a Wall street gffice bullding. MORE BRIBERY INDICTMENTS eld Grand Jury Returns Ad- tional Bills in Furniture Purchase Semndal. SPRINGFIBLD, Iil., July 2—New indict- ments were returned today against State Senator D. W. Holstlaw of Iuka, State Senator 8. C. Pemberton of Oakland and Representative Joseph C. Clark of Van- dalia In the legtslative bribery probe. They are charged with conspiracy to bribe In connection with the awarding of the con- tract of the senate and house furniture to the Ford & Johnson company of Chicago. There are seventeen counts in each indict- ment. The Holstlaw indictment will be nolled. Cadet Caught Chewing Gum. WASHINGTON, July 2.—Chewing gum is responsible for the premature ending of the militury career. of Overett Carleton Crear of Albany, & cadet at West Point. He denied that he was chewing gum when asked by the officer of the guard. Papers which have just been received at the War department show that Crear was tried and found gullty of making & false statemént and was dismissed. Tries to Save Plumber’s Bill; ] Loses Purse Containing $ In attempting to repair a waste ‘water pipe In his home without calling a plumber, « resident at Thirty-third and Cuming streets lost $106 in the pipe and was forced to surymon & plumber to rescue the money in & snyer two blocks away Friday. Her- bert Wing, 3227 Cuming stredt, whose busi- ness is to fix defective plpes and plumbin to fish money out of sewers and do all the other high-pricea impossibilities of the plumber's remarksble trade, was the man who got the odd summobs. “This pipe is in good shape now,” re- marked the man who calie¢ him. ““The only thing is, 1 dropped my purse, which con- talned §105, into it and I can't just figure out how 1o get it Of course I have some very good ideas, but | thought I might as well get & plumber.” “Sure; let's get the money,” sald Wing. Wing grasped the idea as though it were an inspiration. He stood quite still for several minutes, scratched his head and looked over the situation with a perplexed expression, t “ ‘b":(,m " PR_OPI'HQUI'[‘Y s PN (ONS—FORTY PAGES. B SINGLE d Going in O Ing an WITH MASCULINE COMPLIMEN'TS N = X N O\ - A A\ 2 0 R COPY . FIVE. CENTS. maha Local Events as Viewed by The Bee's Artist. BRYAN HAS NOTHING TO SAY Reaches Lincoln, but Declines to Talk Politios. OUT OF TOUCH WITH SITUATION Until Ascertains What Has Taken Place, Will Make No tatement, He Declares to Ques- tioners. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., July 2.—(Special Tele- gram.)—William J..Bryan returned to Lin- coln shortly before 6 o'clock this evening, {having missed an earlier train in Chicago, feeling fine and battie of his life, He was accompanied by Mrs. Bryan and his grandson, Bradford Bryan Leavitt, who has ben in Germany. The little Leavitt girl is now In Jamalca with her mother, Mrs. Ruth Owen. “I have nothing to say,” was the answer Mr. Bryan made to political questions. I have not ben kept in touch with what has been golng on here. I did not know that petitions were' being circulated for me to be a candidate for the senate. In fact I knw nothing of what has happened here. Until T have learned what has taken place since I have been gone I shall say nothing. The Byrans were met at the station by ‘W. J. Bryan, jr., ‘Miss Grace Bryan and C. W. Bryan. While standing near the fence which separates the tracks from the passenger station a mother heid her little daughter up and asked Mr. Bryan to shake hands with her. “She 1s your most ardent ad- mirer, Mr, Bryan,” she sald. The presidentlal candidate shook the little one by the hand and thanked her, and then he spoke to meveral personal friends who were at the station. Mr. Bryan will'remain {n Nebraska until July 14 and will return to attend the state convention. looking fit to fight the Size ot New Crop of Live Stock 1s Factor in Prices J. Ogden Armour Says Farm and RBanch Will Decide Whether There Will Be Decrease. NEW YORK, July 2.—The farm and the ranch will decide whether there are to be any modifications of food prices in the near future, In the opinfon of J. Ogden Armour, who, Wwith his wife, arrived today on the steamer LaProvence, from an automobile tour in France. Mr. Armour said he would leave at once for Chicago. “I don't think theie will be a material chazge in prices until the new crop of corn is harvested and until, I may add, we get a new crop of live stock,” said Mr. Ar- mour, when asked about possible reductions in food commodity prices. ““The latter mat- ter is one which is seldom seen in its true light, I fear, by the general public. At any rate, it has not been given due significance in agitations which have eprung up re- cently in regard to the prices of food sup- plies.” Mr. Armour characterized as “ridiculous and untrue” published reports that large quantities of meat were being held in stor- age. Taft Will Take Real Vacation Executive Will Transact No Business for Ten Days After Fourth of July. BEVERLEY, Mass., July 2.—After the celebration of a sane and safe Fourth of July a great silence is to fall over Beverly. For ten days no one is to be permitted to see President Taft on any pretext of busi- ness. He will golf and motor and sall and Educators Begin Sessions in Boston National Convention Opens with Ad- dress by President Swain of Swarthmore College, BOSTON, July 2—The first”word to the gathering of teachers from all parts of the country in the forty-eighth annual con- wvention of the National Education assocla- tion, were spoken this forenoon in the New 0ld South church by ~FPresident Joseph Swain of Swarthmore college at the open- ing session of the national section. This tell you what let's 30," he sald finally. “You go down to the river and swim along the bank while 1 go and walk through the sewer. One of us will sure grab that money then.” “Serlously now,” hazarded the customer, “that's a swell idea, but don't you think we bad better take out all the pipes?” A queer expression came over Wing's face for a moment. “That might help,” he sald: *but let's not.” With. that the plumber led the way to the street and thence to & manhole. He lifted out the manhole lid and gravely in- serted the end of & ladder from his wagon. “I'll look around here for a minute, then we'll both g0 home to supper,” he re- marked. Sulting the action to the ‘word, he climbed downward. A minute later he thrust his head forth again, “Say, let's go down to the Henshaw for supper,” he announced. He then gravely handed over & very wet purse. It is belleved that the customer got » little of the money in the Puresy section of the assoclation, which is distinct the general sessions and from the teen different departments, discusses general topics, and today the first session Was taken up by the report of the com- mittes on exceptional children and the “Economic Use of Education Plants.” James P. Van Syckle, superintendent of the schools of Baltimore, opened the dis- cussion of the first subject, and Willlam H. Maxwell, superintendent of the schools of New York City, conducted the debate on the second. * Two other sessions were | scheduled for today, but the main work | of the convention will not begin until Tues- day, although there will be & meeting in | the Harvard stadium in Cambridge on the afternoon of Independence day, at which President Taft will speak. | There was a particularly energetic crowd | from Chicago, which arrived today and which brought along a good sized boom for Mre. Ella Flagg Young, superintendent of Chicago's schools, for president of the as- soclation. Declaring that the use of a public school | building only from 9 to 3 o'clock five days | a Week, nine months in the year, was @ | ‘waste of the people's money, Superin tendent Willlam H. Maxwell of New York city, among other things, urged its con- | tinuance during summer. vacation for stu- | nimselt about with formalities, and at the have ten full days of enjoyment. Even Secretary Norton, who has ably assisted the president in the rupid pace he has been going during the last five or six weeks, is Jeaving Monday, not to return until July 15 Mr. Norton will visit his family at St James, Long lsland, where he had taken a cottage for the summer prior to leaving the Treagury department. President at Myopla with his brother, Heary W. Taft of New York, who {s visiting the W. J. Boardmans at Manchester. This afternoon the president had a call from former Representative Samuel L. Powers of Newton. Three Kansas aft played goif this morning | GENERAL MARSHALL NAMED Retired Army Officer Becomes a Con- sulting Engineer. | |ENTERS RECLAMATION SERVICE Creation of the New Position Is in Aceord with the Wishes of President Taft. WASHINGTON, July 2—Brigadier Gen- |eral Willlam L. Marshall, who recently re- |tired as chief of engineers of the army, was appointed today consulting engineer to the secretary of the interior in the re- clamation service. The position was ere- ated by Secretary Ballinger to assist him {in solving the engineering problems in- | volved in completing reclamation projects {now under way It was said at the Interior department that the new office would not supplant | F. H. Newell, direetor of the reclamation service, whose fate has been the subject |of much spaculation ever since the Il |were sharply drawpn between the Garfield |ana Palinger administrations of the de- partment. It was stated that General Mar- |shall's appointment did not Indicate any change in the personnel of the field force |of the reclamation service, inasmuch as he would have no supervision or control over the operations of the service nor the de- signing of construetion work. He would act, it was sald, in an advisory capacity to the secretary of the interior in the work of completing reclamation projects. The creation of the.new position was in |accora with the wishes of the president |and was in harmony, it was stated, with the plan of inspection by army engineers of existing reclamation projects, as pro- {vided by the new law. That act provides |for the appointment of a board of five |engineers to be designated from the engi- |neer corps of the army to inspect the | reclamation work, reporting directly to the president. Mr. Taft has the appointment of this board now under consideration. The board will serve in an advisory capacity to the president, while General Marshall will occupy a similar relation to the secre- tary of the interior. General Marshall, who in his new posi- tion will receive a salary of $7,500 vearly, was placed on the retired list of the army {June 11 last, after a distinguished career as an engineer. He was famous for his discovery of Marshall pass across the Rocky mountains to the gold placers of Marshall basin of the San Miguel river in Colorado. He participated in the construc- tion of levees in Miseissippl, Louisiane and | Arkansas, supervised the work on the Hennepin ocanal for ten years and fortifications near New York. | | | | on Insurgents Call Upon Roosevelt OYSTER BAY, N. Y., July 2.—Theodore Roosevelt, as a “native Oyster,” in his own phrase, is to be more active this summer than fuanal naturalists have hitherto found oysters, native or otherwise Colone!l Roosevelt does not wish to hedge same time, he has work to do which de- mands His time. Accordingly all visitors| come by appointment, but since there la no | executive office here to do the weeding | out, appointments are made at the colonel's editorial offices in New York. An important conference was expected this afternoon with three western in- urgents, but thelr names were withheld | until thelr actual arrival because appoini- ments announced in advance do not always | materialize. The colonel is painstaking in | his informal chats, not meant for direct quotation, to Indicate that he is not wooing insurgency,, Insurgents come to him; he does not summon them. Governor Hughes dents who falled of promotion in June. direct primaries; he did not attempt to dictate. Usually the seekers of counsel ar- rive by the noon train, take luncheon at Sagamore HIll, and leave the same after- noon. Such gueets as Oyster Bay de: nates as “big guns” come down late the afternoon and stay all night. Senator Joseph H. Bristow and Repre- sentatives E. H. Madison and Victor Mur- dock, all of Kansas and all Insurgents, ar- rived here at noon for m conference with Mr. Roosevelt. They will return this after- noon . “Senator, will you have anything to say before your confesence? “N sald the senator, have when we get back, If the colonel will let us. “Are you gentlemen Insurgents?’ asked a reporter, anxlous to be doubly sure of his facts, The senator grinned. “T suppose we might be mistaken for such,” he replied. Mr. Madison was a member of the Bal- n asked him for au expression of oplnion en linger-Pinchot investigating comm!ttes, BIG STAKE FOR | FIGHT 1S UP Last of the Hundred and One Thou- sand is Given to Tim Sullivan at Noon. |JOHNSON OBJECTS T0 RING Black Man Asks that Overhang Be Made Two Feet. %uucn TALK, BUT FEW WAGERS Reno Crowd Discusses Merits of the Fighters, but Does Not Bet. EPROMDTERS ON EASY SITREET én-.( Sale Is Large and Rickard Estl | mates Profits at Handred Thon- sand——Lowest Priced Semts 1 Are Ten Dollars. | | 2 RENO, July 2.-The $101000 purse for tho Jettries-Joh battle, the greatest sum ever placed on a stmilar event, is complete. Just at noon, an hour and a half before the time set In the articles expired, Pro- moter Tex Rickard formally transferred to Stakeholder Tim Sullivan $51,00, which was placed to Sullivan's credit in a loeal bank. There were no ceremonies in con- nection with the act The entirc amount of the pug#s s now under the personal care of the stakeholder, and the matchmakers' agreement with the | fighters has been fulfilled. Sullivan recelved $2000 when the articles were signed. An additional $30,005 was placed in a San Fran cisco bank and is now being brought hers by a bank official The confusion and genera! squabble over the detaiis of the ring and the arena took a new angle this morning when Jack John- son motored into the city in search of Tex Rickard, Johnson ared he was not {satisficd with the overhavg of the plai- form outside the ropes. The roped squars 18 twenty-two feet and the platform itseif A little twenty-three feet. Johnson wanted more space beyond the ropes and was after Rickurd to see that an additional {foot all around is added, giving the usucl {two feet of platform beyend the ropes. The blg negro's appearance In town created much interest. Johueon came in as the guest of Dick Sheviin, the Yae athlete, in the latter's car. No sooner had it stopped in front of Rickard's hotel than & curious throng jammed about it, staring at the big black fighter, who sat in the tonneau laughing and joking apparently with no thought of the great battle hut iwo days off. Johuson Looks Like Giant. Whenever he comes to town he dressos {in a loose fitting square cut black swit, with soft shirt, open at the throat, and a Panama hat This garh accentustes his size and he looms among the crowd, seem- ingly as big as any other two men in sight While he sat in the car today his “golden smile” flashed continually on the pictur- esque throng pressing around hitn. Rickard came down from his room about 9 o'clock. He looked as though he had |&pent a restful night in spite of the worries and ever recurring obstacles that have con- fronted him at almost every step. “Suppose you will be glad when over, Tex,” was suggested. “You bet I will" sald Rickard, feel fine today. Slept all night." A swarm of “war’ correspondents had already gathered in the hotel lobby. They began a flank movement on the promoter, but he evaded the rush and slippad across the street to a cafe for breakfast. Fitesimmons and Sharkey. Every train golng east and west today left many additions to the crowd of pros- pective fight spectators aiready gathered here. A number of riug celebrities were due to arrive during the day, including Bob Fitzstmmons and Tom Sharkey. Besides these, many sporting men from all pars of the country and large additions to tie army of sporting writers and literary men already mobilized were expected. With early hours of the morning the city began to show something of the excited expectancy that will not pass away unii the fourth is over. Heretofore thers hava been few of the fight followers abroad be- fore 10 o'clock In the foremcon, most of the gossiping and before-the-fight argu- ments being confined to the afterncon and evening and lasting untll the wee sma’ hours of the morning. Today, =bwever, the hotel lobbles ware crowded before §,'clock., Crowds rushed to the depot to 1§ every train and the clamor, welcome, resounded along the platform as the cars disgorged thelr dusty travelers. Crowd Growin “Well, how does it look, now?' first greeting from every new arrival. ause of the many and sudden changes in the fight situation the last week, an one who has been out of touch with Reno for two days or more feared that some- thing else might happen to bring about & change. “Everything fine and 1o assuring response o “Fighters ready, arenz r coming in every minute." While her husband pl Springs cotiage and talked of iuu fishing trip, Mrs. James J. Jeffries, in the intei~ ests of the family, epent most of the morn- ing in Reno, saving money In attorney s fees. For more than an hour she was In the office of the lawyer who drafted thy contract between Jeffries and the moving pleture concern to which the former cham- plon recently sold his share in the blo- graph films, effecting & material reduction in the size of the original $.,000 fee claimed by the man of law for his services. Not until he was seen by the Assoclated Press representative at 12:% o'clock and told of Johnson's visit to the arena Aaid Promoter Rickard learn of the champlon s complaint regarding the lack of space bi- tween the ring ropes and the edge of the plattorm. “The overhang, 1 Rickard, ‘“should be & foot and & half, but if that is not enough I'll see that it is extende Much Talk, Few Wages While the gambling places are well filied at all hours, the scarcity of betters at the commissioner's, headquarters is somewhat surprising to the wagering fraternity. Bet- ting improved a bit last night, however. At on over “but I 1y, wag the re- wch querd and crowds at ihe Tom Corbett's it was announced today that about $15,00 was placed on Jelfries yester- day at 10 to 6% WIith two exceptions the amounts were under $2,000. Jim Corbett has 5,000 at his brother's place to bet on Jef- tries. A New York man has left $19,00. Both wagers are (0 be placed at prevailing odds. But betting ‘commissioners expect large