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Part One NEWS SECTION PAGES 1 TO 12. VOL. XLVI—NO. 6. REPUBLICANS IN { HARMONY FEAST AT COUNTY MEET New Committee Selected and Delegates and Alternates Named for the State COgnvention. B. J. BURBANK CHAIRMAN John L. Kennedy Makes Plea for Clean Campaign, Minus Personalities. vy T} | It was harmony from start to finish with the republicans in their county convention. In a short, business-like session the Douglas county republican convention yesterday at the court house selected its new county com- mittee, a set of delegates and alter- nates to the state convention and made provision for the election of the chairman and other officers of the committee. Byron G. Burbank was chairman of the convention. Guy Kiddoo was secretary. The temporary organiza- tion was at once made permanent. In a splendid harmony address Chairman Burbank showed how completely all differences among republicans had been obliterated, and declared that while he had been an admirer of Colo- nel Roosevalt four years ago an others in the room had been adherents of Mr. Taft, he was proud to say that all differences had been laid aside and that there is at present but one repub- lican party. He praised John L. Ken- nedy as senatorial timber, and de- clared that the republicans must elect udge -Ben Baker to congress and “thereby redeem this district for the republicans.” Pleads for Clean Campaign. John L. Kennedy announced that there is only one kind of republican today, and if that rcpubhcan must be designated by any other name than “republican” he designates himself as a “Hughes republican.” He made a plea for a clean campaign. et it not be a campaign of personalities,’ he said. “If there must be personali- ties, let us leave those to the other side. We can afford to depend upon the character of our candidates, and the principles the republican party has stood for for a generation to carry us through” He declared it is not enough to ghes _an@_Fhu-- banks, but e £ b the 1 lican congressmen and senators | give us the proper and beneficial laws,” he said. Ben Baker Speaks. td SESSION IN COURT HOUSE| “Let it|; MOVES WITH SPEED Democratic County Oommitte'e Loses No Time in Getting Down to Business. JIM CALLS JAOKS NAMES With lightning rapidity, the demo- cratic county committee met in Wash- ington hall at 2:30 o'clock yesterday | afternoon and ten minutes later had resolved themselves into, a county | convention. Within thirty minutes more the convention made Mayor Dahlman chairman of the new county commit- | tee, selected 129 delegates to the state | ready made set of resolutions, named the mayor as chairman of the Doug- las delegation, and plastered it with the unit rule, indorsed the mayor, Thomas Hoctor, Arthur Mullen, J. P. Butler and Edward McArdle for the democratic state committee. g The new county committee was empowered to fill any vacancies on the democratic ticket this fall and on the committee itself. Other items of business were several short addresses and an excoriation of the Jacksonian club of Omaha. Committee Does Quick Work. The meeting of the Jims was ex- peditious and harmonious. Just how a committee could select exactly~+29 delegates to a state convention and report back within so short a time, was one of the surprises of the day. Everybody, however, was" satisfied with the report of this committee, which comprised Lee Bridges, John A. Rine, John Killian, William Quinn d|and J. T. Mercll. Mayor Dahlman injected a little pep into the procedings when he referred to the Jacks in the following terms: “There is ab unch of fellows who took the name of Andrew Jackson and they call themselves the Jacksonians, Oh, Lord, if Jackson could come down now and see that bunch of pirates. They have never given a penny of their money nor a minute of their time to help democracy of this county. We are giving our time and our tithes to help the party and weare not looking for any reward. When those four- flushers had charge of the iounty or- ganization the republicans won out. We get results, we elect our men.” J. M. Tanner referred to the meet- ng 4s “the sane and respectable ele- ment of democracy,” and classified the Jacks' as “puritan democrats talking bunk to the grandstand.” H. Fleharty gave as hort talk, Moriarity Acts as Chairman. JohnMoriarity was chairman of the convention, Claude F. Bossie was sec- retary, and B, McArdle, assistant & meeting, ¥ - a 'fi Butler, Meyer Klein, T. Co nnor, B. J. McArdle and Johd Fentori were selected as a committee f central cocmitte, read the Judge Benjamin S. Baker, candi-}to select the new county central com- date for congress, spoke briefly, re- viewing the European war and declar- ing that where t! e.rowcr rests with the people there will be no war, so long as the power rests also with the people in the country with which war 1s threatened. : The convention-¢lected the precinct committeemen and the committeemen- at-large. These shall elect the chair- man, vice chairman and treasurer, and the chairman so elected shall appoint 1 ‘secretary and an executive com- mittee, 3 Saturday, July 29, is the day set for the meeting of the new committee to [} (Continued on Page Two, C6lumn One.) Program for State @, 0. P, Convention To Meet rEhis Week The republican state convention is to be held at the Auditorium in Lin- coln, Tuesday, July 25. It is td be called to order at noon by Chairman Jesse C. McNish. The Republican ¢club quartet is to lead the audience in singing “America,” Chairman McNish of the state com- mittee will introduce E.,R. Gurney of Fremont as temporary chairman, (Continued on Page Two, Column One.) Hoosier State is Called Verdun of National Campaign Indianapolis, Ind., July 22 —The po- sition of Indiana in the political arena this year became more conspicuous yesterday with the nominatien of J. Frank Hanly as the prohibtion presi- dential candidate at the convention at St. Paul. His nomination, following * | that of Charles W. Fairbanks a5 the | republican candidate for vice president and that of Thomas R. Marshall for the same office on the democratic ticket, places the state in an unusual position as a producer of presidential possibilities. Another feature of the political cam- flaigns in this state this year which as caused some of the political lead- ers of the country to refer to In- diana as the “Verdun of the cam- paign” is the fact that two United States senators are to be elected, one for the full term and one to serve for four.years. Mr. Hanl governor "0 is a former republican the state and since he The temporary secretary is then to be{ [éft that office, has practiced law clected, whereupon the credentials committee is to be ‘chosen, another committee on permanent organiza- tion, a committee on resolutions and ,one on platform, John L. Kennedy of Omaha, re- publican candidate for United States senator, and Judge Sutton of Omaha, republican candidate for governor, are scheduled for short addresses. Following this the new central com- mittee is to be elected and the resolu- tions and platform committees are to Yreport. The adoption of the platform 10} will practically close the program of 4f the day. / o The Weather For Nebraska, Council Bluffs and Vicinity: Fair and continued warm. Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday. Hour, boa, PO - g~ POPPEPPHEFEEER Comparative Local Record. \ 1916, 1915, 1914. 1913, Highest yesterd T ) SRS Y TR Lowest yesterd 61 ki Mean temperaturs .. 83 71 84 Precipitation . .00 .00 T2 Temperature precipitation departures from the normal: Normal temperature Excess for the day Total excess since M: ormal precipitation Deficlency for the d Total rainfall since March 1 Deficlency since March Deficienoy for cor, period, Deflciency for cor. perl: 914 16 inches T~Indicates trace of precipitation, L. A. WELSH, Meteoroligist, i ¢ 67 Inches 43 inches 35 inch and fought the liquor interests. He was the progressive candidate for governor, Eaving been’ nominated at the March primary. When the pro- gressive nationa: convention failed to include a prohibition plank in its platform, however, Mr. Hanly with- drew from the state ticket. He is 53 years old. His residcnce is only a few blocks from those of Mr. Fair- banks and Vice President Marshall Publishers Asked To Attend Inquiry Into Price of Paper Washington, July 22.—Newspaper publishers throughout the country were invited today by the federal trade commission to be represented 73 |at a hearing here August 1 on wheth- er there has been undue increase in the prices of news print paper. The commission will conduct an ex- haustive investigation, of which the 4 public hearing will be the first step. The investigation was ordered by a resolution of the senate. The commission has sent word to 2,000 daily newspapers and 4,000 weekly papers, asking those who can not appear to submit any information they may have in writing. The com- mission wants specific information 4| of prices, quantities and any other facts bearing on the increase Field agents of the commission are now examining the accounts of paper manufacturers in the Urited States and Canada to determine the cost of production, profit, terms of sale and other questions. (! The commission_expects to report to the senate by October 1. It asks that any newspapers not receiving a copy of the schedules it is sending out, apply for them or forward any information to the secretary. “JIMS" CONVENTION - convention at Hastings, adopted a| tary of | BLOWN TOR e MARCHING IN BIG DEFENSE PARADE At Least Three Killed and Over Forty Injured as Timed Bomb Explodes During 'Frisco Pageant. TWO BLAEE—I; TO BITS Sidewalks Strewn With Torn Bodies, Rolled in Blood and Spattered With Brains. WARNING HAD BEEN GIVEN San Francisco, July 22.—At least three were killed and forty-one or more were injured by the explosion here today of a timed bomb in the midst of a throng viewing a prepar- edness parade. The police arrested Frank Joseph- son, a lodger in a sailors’ boarding house, when he cried, “I didn’t do it! I didn't do it!” and termbled violent- ly when he was being searched at the station house. The police said he had not been accused of anything. Charles M. Fickert, district attorney, issued a statement attributing the deed to a mind unbalanced by argu- {ments for and against preparedness which, have occupied attention here. The parade was not interrupted. Lists of dead and injured as com- piled by the police are: Dead: MRS, A. D. KNAPP, Alameda, Cal. WILLIAM TURNBULL. DR. PAINTER, serious. H. J, CLAUSSEN. ROBERT WEIWOOD. J. C. BRADY, San Bruno, Cal. ALBERT V. ANDERSON, leg broken. H. MEYERS. HOWARD C. KNAPP. F. GOODY, traffic policeman. CLARA BRYDON, Alameds, Cal. YOQUNGER BRYDON, her hukband. MRS. L. O. WYMORE, Alameds, serlous. FRANCIS PELSINGER. TOY SING, Chinése; cut. A. B. POWELL, leg cut. MRS. PEARL SEAMEN, leg torn off. MRS, ELEANOR KENNEDY, Oakland; face and body cut. MYRA TOWNSEND, cut; extent of In- Juries unknown. MRS. KINSLEY VAN LOO, minor injuries, RICHARD VAN LOO, 9 years old; in- Jurles not_determined. MARY VAN LOO, 2 years old. H. K. NELSON, Oakland; arm lacerated. JOHN McDERMOTT, cut by glass. CAPTAIN T. J. KENNEDY, Oakland; legs _cut. MRS. T. J. KENNEDY, GEORGE KENNEDY, 6 years of age. GIRSH LOSOFSKY. GREY GIMMEL. HENRY DIETRICK, Los Angeles, skid to be a brother of Charles Dietrick of the Cali- fornia Rallroad commission; jaw broken. G. G. MONROBE, leg cut. THOMAS ANDERSON. ) -Allthe foregoing are residents of San Francisco unless otherwise des- ignated, Bomb Hidden in Grip. Theexplosions occurred at Steuart and Market streets, two blocks from the ferry building, on San Krancis- co's main thoroughfare. The bomb, concealed in a suitcase packed with cartridges, bullets, gaspipe, glass and scrap iron, blew a gap through the crowd, blasting men, women, chil- dren and babies. s The ones-tory brick ‘building against which ‘the ‘suitcase stood was wrecked. 5 The holiday throng, cheering a contingent of veterans of the Kirst California infangry of the Spanish- | American war, became a shambles. | The blare of iffty bands and the roar {of drums drowned the cries of the injured, but the sidewalk was strewn | | with torn bodies, rolled in blood and | spattered with brains. Blown to Bits. r “Two women standing beside me w(‘\l;c blown to bits,” said one woman, Mrs. Kinsley Van Loom of Oakland, who, with her two children, was in- jured. The police say it is possible that some bodies were blown out of existence. 1 R Every possible precaution, police officials said tonight, was taken, but the innocent looking suitcase stand- | ing where a country visitor, of whom there were thousands, might have set it down, attracted no attention, | The force of the bomb was oston- ishing. Handfuls of empty revolver and rifle shells, blown through the crows by the explosion were picked up in the gutters by souvenir hunt- | ers. A piece of lead pipe was blown two_blocks into the Northwestern Pacific railway waiting room in the Ferry building. A woman's gold watch, presumably belonging to one of the victims, was blown through the air and landed in a fruit stand a block and a half away. Passes Without Break, Through this violence the parade went without a break. The veterans | of the Grand Army of the Republic, waiting in Steuart street 1o fall into line, escaped death b a hairbreadth escape and proceeded wtih the march. An ambulapce, summoned to care for a -fainting spectator, stood across Steuart street when the explosion oc- curred. The patient had his leg frac- tured and a man aiding the attendants fell wtih a fractured skull, but the ambulance steward was uninjured. He packed both men and some other victims into his ambulance and rushed them to a hospital, The offiicial count of the parade in- d‘caterl that 51,329\ persons were in line. Cther counts, made with the aid of mechanical devites, did not run above 25,000. One of these counts was based on an average of sixteen men per line across Market street. Some lines ran twenty and some sixteen, Received Warning. All the newspaper offices in San Francisco yesterday received a com- munication written in Roman scrip with an indelibie pencil, many of the words being heavily underscored. The communication was signed “the de- termined exiles from militaristic gov- érnments. Italy, Germany, United States and Russia.” TIn several in- stances the writer repeated himself. The communication read: “Edrs: Our protests have been in vain in regard to this preparedness propoganda, now we are going to use (Continued on Fage Two, Column Four.) ) ! NOSE ATfAi'NH ENT /i.’ / \Ii"wzcv OULD H " PARASOL BIG ENOUGH {23, 1916—SIX SECTIONS—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. We Could Keep Cool \\\\\\\\W USED A LITTLE ENTAL SCIENCE | THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. @E}} : k) Pyp s stlcy)‘ ek HAGMIFYING GLASS FUGHES' TTINERARY NEARLY COMPLETE Great Demand for 8peeches by Oandidate Delays Announce- ment of Final Program. MUST OMIT MANY OITIES New York, July 19.—Cl\airfi|an r)&illiam R.. Willcox of the republics an national committee said today the itinerary af Charles E. Hughes for his western speech-making tour was nearly completed, but as the demand for speeches was five times what the candidate could accommodate, an- nouncement of the final program was being delayed until claims of various sections for the Hughes appearance could be adjusted. Motor to Beach. Bridgehampton, N. Y, July 22— Charles E. Hughes and his wife and daughters motored today to South- ampton Beach, ten miles away, to watch a_heavy surf pound the four- masted Norwegian bark Clan Gal- braith, which went ashore in a fog early today while en route in ballast from Avonmouth, England, to. New York. High tide drew the ship within sevent, -five yards off shore. She rolled heavily, broadside to the sea, and fppeared some times to be about to capsize. Itsscrew of about fifteen remained _aboard. Cloakmakers’ Strike Near Settlement By Agreement New York, July 22.—Settlement of the strike and lockout, which for sev- eral months has tied up the garment working industry in this city, was an- nounced today at a meeting of repre-| sentatives of the Cloak, Suit and Skirt Manyfacturers’ association and the union, Louis, Levy, attorney for the man- ufacturers’ association, declared that every major question at issue had been adjusted and that a new agree- ment was to be drawn immediately whereby the workers will receive many concessions. The settlement of the strike will re- lieve disorganization in the industry which has halted the manufacture of }vomcn's apparel with nation-wide ef- ect. SPANNELL TAKEN T0 EL PAS0 JAIL Texan Who Blew Wife and Army Officer Moved for Safe Keeping. BIG CROWD AT FUNERAL e E! Paso, Tex,, July 22.—Harry J. RAILROADS REPORT - ON NUMBER OF CARS Tell State Oom;hlion Exact Oondition of Lines With Re- spect to Rolling 8tock. MAKE SOME SUGGESTIONS (From a Staff Correspondent.) ‘Spannell, who Thursday. night-shot| - Eincoin, July 22.—(Special.)—In an and killed his wife and Lieutenant Colonel M. C. Butler at Alpine, Tex., was held in the county jail here to- day under heavy guard. Three depu- ties who arrived with the prisoner early today asserted feeling in Alpine is tense and authorities there felt an attempt at violence might be made, Spannell is held incommunicado. On the way to the jail the party was intercepted by a newspaper man who asked Spannell why he killed his wife and Butler. Apparently on the verge of a col- lapse, Spannell replied: “Don’t bother me, I have nothing fo say.” According to reports from jail au- thorities, only once did Spannell show an{ emotion, when he awoke from a fitful sleep, burst out weeping and expressed a wish te see his 5-year-old daughter. Great Crowd at Funeral. Alpine, Tex., July 22.—Practically the entire porulation of Alpine at- tended funeral services her: today for Mrs, Crystal Holland Spannell, who, with Lieutenant Colonel M. C, Butler was killed by her husband last Thurs- day night. Friends of Spannell said today ‘that he apparently shot in a fit of insane jealousy and tha. since he has been overwhelmed with remorse and on several occasions begged his guards to kill him. As she boarded a train last night for Washington, where she is taking her husband’s body, for burial, Mrs, Butler said to friends at the station platform: “Neither my husband nor ~urs, Spannell was in the least. to blame.” Man Fatally Injured in Frontier Days’ Contests Jim Kennedy, a member of the Ir- win Brothers’ Wild West show, rid- ing in the Roman race in the Frontier Days contests at the Douglas county fair grounds yesterday afternoon, probably was fatally injured when he fell between the two horses, He is in a critical condition at the Nicholas Senn hospital. He suffered an injury to his spine. Net;t;fil Dipifima[Says B;thl;sl; Blacklist Is Tactical Mistake London, July 21.—(Delayed.)—A neutral diplomat, exceptionally well informed regarding the details of the nomic war which Great Britain is waging on the central powers, today declared to a representative of the Associated Press that he regarded the recent publication by the British gov- ernment_of the black list of certain American firms as “the greatest pos- sible tactical blunder at this stage, when a French loan is about to be floated in America, and important Russian financial arrangements are under way there.” “It is a blunder,” continued the diplomat, “because it is unnecessary, since for months most of the firms on the list have been on a sub-rosa black list. At any rate, they were not on the white list, so the government had complete control over any of their operations which touched British ter- ritory. “The financial section of London is by no means unanimous in approval of the measure, even those in its favor being dissatisfied with its scope, con- tending that some omissions from the list are more significant than inclu- sions. “Its publication at this time is a mystery. One possible theory is that the government's hand was forced by recalcitrant British firms, which ma have declined to give up trading wit firms not on the white list, until their position was made legally untenable b{ the actual promulgation of the list. 1f the government had desired to warn the British public, wider pub- licity would have been sought. The list was published only in the official London Gazette. None of the Lon- don papers printed it. “Passibility of legal retaliation against the black list is a question for international lawyers, but the pos- sibility of unofficial reteliation is al- most unlimited. At least a Pacific coast firm of unimpeachable Ameri- canism might make the position of British traders in a number of fertile fields decidedly uncomfortable.” effort to gather some knowledge which would assist in meeting any possible car shortage in handling grain this fall, the State Railway commis- sion on June 20 last sent a letter to the different roads doing business in Nebraska asking them to answer sev- eral questions relatives to freight cars and the roads have reported. The Rock Island reports 27,535 cats owned by that company, with 10,753 cars of other companies on its lines, ThesMissouri Pacific reports 21,684 cars of its own and 14,018 of other lines on its tracks, On the Burlington, The Burlington has 30,498 of its own cars, with 15,878 of other roads. The Northwestern has 34,406 .and 16,098 of other lines. The Illinois Central has 25,616, with 11,800 of other lines, The St. Joseph & Grand Island has 340 cars and 349 of other lines, The Union Pacific has 10,008 cars of its own, with 4,058 of other lines, The Chicago, Minneapolis & Omaha has 9,403 cars and 8,018 of other. lines on its tracks. Some of the cars of these companies are out of commission at the present time, but are being repaired and will be in shape for shipments of grain by the time they are needed. Suggestions from Lines, In giving reasons and remedies for prevention of car shortage the roads give several reasons, but generally unite on urging the quick handling of cars and loading to full capacitv. The Rock Island says that it gen- erally handles from 90,000 to 100,000 cars of grain per year. Ordinarally if it cquld keep its cars at home it could handle what business it has in this state in good shape. It knows of no shortage at this time, The Missouri Pacific says that much of the trouble tan be averted if cars are loaded to full capacity and quickly unloaded and return promptly. The Burlington says that the owner- ship of cars at this time is “hopelessly scrambled.” Each road simply grabs all cars it can get its hands on and the road that has the best opportunity gets the most cars, while the roads best equipped are handicapped because other roads get the cars and keep them, No Shortage Now. The Northwestern says there is no shortage now, but liable to be later. In fact, it foresees a shortage after about six weeks. This can be some- what helped by prompt loading and unloading and filling of cars to full capacity. he Union Pacific urges that in- structions should be issued by the Interstate Commerce commission or- dering eastern roads to rush cars back to lines west of the Missouri river as soon as unloaded and by the most direct route irrespective of what road owns the cars. Churches and Public Library at Mitchell Closed to Children Mitchell, S. D. July 22—~Thea- ters, churches and public library have been closed to all children un- der 12 f'ears, to check the epidemic of paralysis, which, it is feared, has started here, There was one death today and three suspected cases are | quarantined. Three deaths to date. | results, at Bolanta, | tack of the enemy against a small THE WEATHER FAIR STRONG GERMAN ATTACK NEAR ST. DIE BEATEN BACK French Official Report Indi.“ cates Principal Activity Has Shifted to vge Vosges Mountains. ) FIGHTING ALONG MEUSE | Germans V;;lently Bombard Sectors of Fleury and Fumin Wood in Verdun Arena. FRENCH AEROPLANE LOST Paris, July 22—A strong German attack northwest of St. Die, in the Vosges, was repulsed last night by the French, the war office report of*" today says. On the Verdun front,the Germans bombarded violently French positions in the sectors of Fleury and Fumin Wood. In the region of Mo- lin-Tvent a strong German recon= naissance was dispersed. The statement says: “Between the Qise and the Aisne we dispersed a strong reconnoitering party of the enemy in the region of Moulin-Sous-Toutvent. In the Ar- gonne we exploded a mine with good A surprise at- position at Fille Morte was repulsed. “On the right bank of the Meuse there was a violent bombardment of the sectors of Fleury and Fumin Wood. An attack by the enemy on a trench south of Damloup was Kuti en back by cur fire, “In the Vosges, after a bombardment, the Germans delivered an attack at 11 o'clock last night against our pobitions northwest of St. Die. It was repulsed with heavy losses, “One of our aeroplane squadrons yesterday bombarded three times the railway ~ station at Metz-Sablons, throwing 115 bombs of great size on the railway buildings and tracks. The bombardment must have caused great damage, In the course of one of these explosions, a German -aviator who was gunumg our squadron, was brought down, | One of our machines was compelled/'to land after an acci- dent and has not returned. “This morning a German aviator dropped bombs on Belfort, causing neither casualties nor damage.” Big Gun Duel on British Front, London, July 22.—A spirited artil- lery duel along the British front in northern France during which™ British front line and llll?ofl trenches were bombarded with shells and projectiles containing irtitants is recorded in today's war office report. The statement says: lfiiflted Fo “The artillery on both sides has been more active during the last twelve hours and British front line and supporting trenches have in sev- eral places been heavily bombarded with gas and tear shells. “Nothing else of importance has occurred.” Cardinal Bourne Directs Prayers for ~ Success of Allies London, July 22.—Cardinal Bourne, archbishop of London, has issued a pastoral letter in connection with the approaching second . anniversary of the b:ginning‘ of the war, in. the course of which he says: “We enjoin ‘that either on Amr: 4 or August 6 as found convenient each locality, the blessed sacrament be exgosed for a fitting. space in the churches of the diocese and the chap- els in religious communities in order that all the faithful may have a ?n- cial opportunity for oftering up fer- vent prayers to God for his blessing on the allied army and the ‘speedy conclusion of a just and stable peace,” The cardinal says also that it is the wish and the direction of the pope that on Sunday July 30, throughout Europe, children of both sexes shall participate in solemn re- ligious services, Two Men Who Stole Registered Mail ° Get Prison Terms New York, son and his uly 122.—Thomas Ben- rothér-in-law, L. 8, Windler, convicted of stealing regis- tered mail valued at more than S&,- 000 from a Hudson river ferryboat on February 29 last, today were sen- tenced to serve terms of not less than five years cach in the federal peniten- tiary at Atlanta. Edward J. Quigley, who pleaded guilty. of complicity in the theft and was a government wite ness, received a two-year term. A Party ’ called up the other dag, Wanted to sell his house —asked whether it was best to run one big ad or several small ones. We shaped up a 10 line ad, and after it ran six days he called up and said “Pve located a buyer, stop my ad.” ) “Keeping at it gets sults.” 7 Lt Phone Tyler 1000, 3 i