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{ill, te j! ijEt vr it. la if* "It, S S W x6 PAGESFIVE O'C COERCIVE TACTICS LAID TO PACKERS Protests to South Dakota Con gressmen Savor of Beef Trust 1 Interference. PBODVCEES DECEIVED REGARDING NEW LAW Davis of Minnesota in Limelight, Fighting for a Strong Measure. By W. W. Jermane. Washington, June 12.Representa- tives Martin and Burke of South Da kota have received a number of tele crams from cattlemen urging speedy ac tion on some measure, but all winding tip with a declaration that the present inspection system is sufficient. Judging from the tone of the tele grams, the inference was drawn that they were inspired by the packers, who have been trying to frighten the pro ducers into the Belief that the enact ment of the proposed legislation would hurt their business. The house committee on agriculture pent all of yesterday, considering in executive session the meat inspection question. It hardly made a good start In the work of drafting a bill, and is continuing that work today. It may run over until tomorrow or the next i day, and even longer. Representative Davis of Minnesota is insisting that the committee take all the time that is, necessary for the dratt iine of a proper bill. The senate acted without any deliberation and this throws the work of careful inquiry upon the house. Mr. Davis does not agree with "Chairman Wadsworth of the com mittee that the bill ought to be drafted in a few hours, and it was partly thru his insistence that the committee got down to careful deliberation in the work^of preparing its substitute for the Beveridge amendment. The committee has before it three eparate bills. One is the Beveridge which is not to be accepted, altho ft determined light is being made .for the retention of its vital principles. Its phraseology, however, is loose and en tirely too copious, according to com mittee opinion. _-_. "Wilson Drafted Bil^?"*^ Another bill is called the Wadsworth bill, but was drawn by Mr, "Wilson, rep resenting the Chicago packers. It out lines accurately what the packers aro willing to accept. This also is to be rejected. The third 4)111 was drawn by Judge Cowan of Texas, representing the cat tle interests of the southwest. It is jby far the best of the three, accord ing to several members of the commit tee, and thus far the committee has drawn from it quite liberally. The bill that will ultimately be re ported will be a committee bill,'and it will contain portions of the first and last bills just named. The Cowan bill is drawn in more lib eral terms than the Wadsworth bill and will really provide for inspection that inspects, altho it is less drastic than the Beveridge bill. Some surprise has been expressed that Cowan should have sub mitted so liberal a proposition. The committee in inclining to acceptv Butler Brothers1' a oodly portion of it, is receding from he extreme position taken by Chair man Wadsworth. To Consult Poison Expert. The committee has not settled the question of date labels on canned meats, altho a suggestion has been made tbat received a good deal of sup port. It was that the committee, be fore deciding this question, should in vite in Dr. Wiley, government chemist, and any other expert witnesses it can find, to furnish information as to what the condition of canned meat is after it lis two or three years old. Representatives Wadsworth, Lorimer, Brooks and Scott, the committee quar tet which favors the beef trust side of the case, are standing out for no labels. The rest of the committee is undecided, some inclining in one direction and some in the other, but both sides want ing to do the right thing. Dr. Wiley's testimony will help them in making up their minds. If he says that meat of the age named suffers de terioration, these uncommitted members of the committee will vote for the labels showing the date of packing. The ccmm'ttee has reached no con elusion as to who should pay the cost of inspection, but it looks as if a ma jority will recommend that the govern ment pay the larger part of it, the packers to make up the deficiency at the end of each year, thus insuring ade quate inspection thruout the year. It is believed that the president will accept jsuch a provision. He is not op posed to government-paid inspection per se, but his opposition is based upon the idea that congress would be likely to appropriate insufficiently for inspec tion purppses. If the deficit each year is to be made up by charges against the packers, his point, it is said, will be met. No decision has been reached as to whether the can shall state precisely what its contents are, altho this subject Was freely discussed. The words. "Un- wholesome, unsound and unfit for hu*- man food/' contained in the Beveridge bill, are to be retained by the house eommittee. When the committee adjourned yes terday evening it was in the midst of a discussion of the sanitary section of the Beveridge bill. This is the section Which it is claimed is unconstitutional, fts it provides that the federal govern ment shall perform the police powers of the state. The committee seems agreed that something shall go into its bill on the sanitary point, and several members of the committee have proposed that the biH provide that when goods are of fered for shipment in interstate com merce they must carry a label stating that they were prepared under proper sanitary conditions, approved by the secretary of agriculture. The Bever idge bill provides that these regulations Should be made by the secretary. The proposition just referred to met with a good deal of approval, but no tejir-jyate was taken. building is to be one of the most commanding business structures in Minneapolis. Harry W. Jones, the architect, has prepared a sketch of the big establishment, which is to be built with as much expedition^ aB possible by T. B. Walker on his half block tract on Seventh street, between |*"t First and Second avenues N, in the new wholesale district. STATE PRINTING OFFICE WANTED Labor Federation Will Call Upon Political Parties to Indorse Its Stand. Stillwater, Minn., -June 12.A reso lution was presented today to the convention of the State Federation of Labor, which will be sent to the conven tions of all the political parties in Min nesota. It asks for the indorsement of a plan having for its object the estab lishment of a state printing office. This was adopted unanimously under special privileges, and was immediately re ferred to the federation council for pre paration and presentation to all politi cal conventions. Another resolution introduced^at the morning session called for a conference of all labor unions and others interested, looking to/ J,y-pe concerted political action with a view to securing u^ sired legisla tion bearing on labor matters. Communications were read from the broommakers local of Minneapolis, ask ing aid of the Federation in organizing the workers of this craft thruout the state from the Amalgamatedt Glass Workers, desiring similar assistance from Mayor J. F. C. Bobinson of St. Cloud, inviting the federation to hold its next convention there. Committee Recommendations. Next came the report of the commit tee on officers' reports. This was of a voluminous character and contained many recommendations, the chief of which are as follows: Urging that all trades unions organize all allied crafts and make .only joint, trade agreements with employers, thus to prevent the using of one craft while kindred crafts suffer thru a lockout or strike. That the federation endeavor to se cure the passage of a law by the next legislature similar to that passed recent ly by congress, providing that all work performed by contract for the state of Minnesota be performed on the basis of an eight-hour day, as well as all work done by the state direct. Urging the necessity of organizing the smaller cities of the state. Urging the perfecting of some plan which will increase the income of the federation. That a series of lectures of an edu cational character be conducted under the direction of the state body. That the .officers tender their good offices to the local committee for the purpose of aiding in the reception of delegates to the American Federation of Labor convention next November. Child-Labor Laws. Urging amendments to child-labor laws making it compulsory for school superintendents to report to the bureau of labor at regular periods the names of all children permitted to work', as well as the names of their employers, and that no permits be issued until the child has secured a position, and speci fying that employers must have such Permits recorded in the office of the abor bureau, and instructing the in coming federation council to draft such an amendment. Becommending that societies outside of trade unions co-operate to secure re forms in child-labor conditions. Urging organized labor to support the work of the Woman's Union Label league. Becommending action having for its object the adoption of the initiative and referendum. Bequesting that a call be issued for a state anti-monopoly conference to agree upon a' program for the immediate re establishment of the people's sover eignty and legislative relief. That a paid organizer be placed in the field, his whole time to be devoted to the interests of the federation. That the delegates urge their re spective unions to make special effort to create a greater demarfd for union-, made flourl^,*^^ iSpSg Recommending the establishment of more state free employment ^bureaus tabooing soliciting of advertising for souvenir programs and similar publiea- i cTontiaaed on 9th Tage, 2d Golumn, .v* of -wholesale building. SKETCH OF THE NEW BUILDING BY HARRY W. JONES, THE^ARCHITECT. Following a new idea which he has incorporated in other purely business buildings, Mr. Jones has used in' the exterior of Butler Brothers' building a combination of artistic and utilitarian factors which has produced a certain impressiveness never attained in t^e old The structure is to have three front ages. That on Seventh street, shown in COAL ROAD CHIEFS INVITED TO TALK Commissioner Cockrill Declares None Will Be Denied Voice in Investigation. VESUVIUS' CRATER FALLS. Naples, June 12.Owing to the falling In of the crater of Vesuvius towards Ottajano there was a thick rata of ashes but little -was done, owing to the still atmosphere. "ELs i o::* e^/X**:*^^ Bryan says free silver is'4ad it had nev er be en born. Defective Page the photograph, is 330 feet. On both avenue the frontage will be 170 feet. Inside the building will be of mill con struction. Outside, the first two stories will be of paving brick and red pressed brick above. In height the building will vary from eight stories on First avenue to nine stories" 6a Second ave nue. Ten elevators will make access to the ^.nmnmMUminnnmmmtmMMmM.....i ***"**"***"*l"*tTt1ltlllltnmiimitlnnnnilMrinmiH 12.The Philadelphia, "TPIu, June presidents of the big coal carrying roads will be given an' opportunity to appear before the interstate commerce commission and make any statement they may desire. Commissioner Cock rill said today that invitations would be extended to the presidents of the Pennsylvania, Baltimore & Ohio, the Norfolk & Western, the Chesapeake' & Ohio and the New York Central rail roads to appear before the commission. No subpenaes will be issued for the heads of those roads and their appear ance will be entirely optional with the officials. "You cannot condemn a man with out a hearing," said Commissioner Cockrill. BARGAINSINAUTOS NEAR, SAYS EDISON "Wizard's" Cobalt Discovery May Work Revolution in Storage Battery. Journal Spu Asheville/^N. "&/June ll.-^Thomas A. Edison, who has been in western North Carolina prospecting for cobalt, is convinced he has located enough 01 this mineral to make a startling revo lution in electricity. "If cobalt is as thick and as rich in North Carolina as I believe," said Mr. Edison today, 1 will reduce the weight of storage batteries "in automobiles 50 per cent and the cost of traffic in cities 55 per cent. It can be seen very readily that more automobiles and elec trical vehicles will be built, because the cost will be placed within the reach of many people, who cannot afford to own them now.'' JOSEPHINE TEEEANOVA FREE, Nw York, June 12.Josephine Terranora, the young woman who was recently acquitted by a Jury of the murder of her aunt, was today paroled in the custody of her counsel by Justice Scott. The action was taken at the request of Assistant District Attorney Ely GnTllSw N ISSUE H_- various floors easy, while the latest modern appliances will be used for con veying stock from one part of the build ing to another. The upper story, which is to be the storeroom, will be lighted with saw-tooth skylights as well as windows. On top of the building will "be a root gaxclen. Foundation,work for the new whole sale house is. already under way. GALVESTON CUT OFF BY BURNING BRIDGE Texas City Has Connection with Oater World by Sea ,'-v# Only. WS10N HAN SLAIN. Pittsburg, June 12.One man was fatally shot and beaten into unconsciousness in a clash be tween union and non-union structural iron work ers last'nights The rictim is Thomas Walsh, a union man. His assailants were Thomas Lyons, Clark Dunn, 0. R. Lewis and Zach Caruthers, non-union men. ACCIDENTALLY SLAYS WIFE. Muskogee, 1. T., June 12.Dr. J. A. Copus, a dentist, accidentally shot his wife while cleaning a revolver. Befo re Mr. Bryan gets thru coming campaign he will wish :X^: S V W'.\~ i\i tage^still rests with TverseiL thousand feet of the? bridge, over a mile long, which connects Galveston island with the mainland, burned this morn ing, completely isolating Galveston from all connection with the outside world except by boat. Galveston is built on an island in the Gulf of Mexico, and a long stretch of shoal "water separates the city from the mainland. This water is spanned by the singler long bridge which burned. From a Staff Cerripipondenti Duluth, Minn., June 12.Governor- ship candidates are no longer engross ing the attention of the delegates as sembling for the tomorrow's state re publican convention. The contest for auditor is surpassing the others in bit terness and in intensity of interest. Odin Maiden's eleventh hour candi dacy has assumed dangerous propor tions. ~r All negotiations for a deal between Jacobson and Halden are off. The com bination is impossible, for Halden's strength cannot be delivered to Jacob son. E. C. Dunn and Joel IL Heatwole, who are free lances on the floor for Halden, are no longer in the inner coun sels of Jacobson's cabinet. At the same time many Jacobson delegates are for Halden, who is developing unex pected strength among country delega tions. Some of the Jacobson men cannot for give Iverson for his defeat of Jacob son four years ago. Iverson and his lieutenants are working like beavers. They are openly charging the animus of Halden's candidacy to the "city tax dodgers," and with that argument are lining up many county delegations. Hal den has gained strength, but the advan- HALDEN GANDIDAGYl MAKES BIG^BUZZING Early Arrivals for State Republican Convention Mix in the Hot ContestIverspn Still Has Advantage. Hennepin Shows Tendency to Break Toward JacobsonDwinnell Supporters May Join the Movement Jacobson's cabinet commrts.of James A. Martin, Alvah Eastman. James A. Peterson and Frank M. Eddy. It held a session last night till an early hour, still working on the slate. iPenton Warner of St. Paul sat in as Walter Lemon's representative. Dunn and Heatwole were not there, and their fail ure to make a Jacobson connection seems likely to throw them into the opposition camp. Lemon is ready to trade Ramsey with Jacobson, but his power to deliver Ramsey is challenged. Block is said to have control of a majority. Nothing has been settled, therefore, nnd work was resumed to day. The Jacobson leaders are assum ing a confident air, however, and de clare they will not combine with any body. They contend that their man can win on his own merits and on the first or second ballot. The fact is, there are few delegates they can get on a trade. Working for Lord. Lord is leading in corridor talk and every effort is Deing made to unite with Jacobson forces on the Kasson man. The Lord men are going after Block, Cole and Somerville delegations. They are trying hard to swing the Block delegates rrom Hennepin, and a Lord move will be made in Hennepin caucus this afternoon. Work was done last night on a Lord slate, to include Halden and Lemon, but it failed to come thru. Halden has St. Louis county and he can trade it to anyone hut jacobson, but Lord cannot throw more than half of his delegates away from Iverson, who is also a first district man. The latest effort is to bring Cole in by giving him second place on the ticket, but the Cole men are standing out. They insist that if the field unites at all, it must unite on Cole, ns his delegates, most of them, will go to Jacobson as soon as Cole drops out. The Jacobson Situation. Jacobson is holding his own well. Im partial estimates give him 360 votes. He may start with less on the first bal lot ana add some on the second for its effect on the convention. Claims of breaks in the Jacobson counties are not materializing. Jacob son leaders are calling for some Iverson delegates, realizing that they cannot combine with Halden, and not willing to overlook the opportunity to get something out the authorship.c "Jim' Martifn sent word at noon 7 today to Iverson that he must have a pledge. They want Iverson to deliver forty delegates from the first district, which would break into Lord hard. "Bill" Grimshaw, who is for Somer ville i still, says: "The nominee tomorrow will be either. Jacobson or Lord." Ray W. Jones has announced to Hen nepin delegates here that he is going, to file for congress in the fifth district.^* Hennepin Starts Revolt. J^-. Henngpin county's steering commit tee appears to have unshipped its rud der already. There is a revolt in prog ress among delegates now on the ground, which will spread. The dele gation caucus promises to be stormy. The break in Hennepin is toward Ja cobson and it is hailed with joy by the managers, of the man from Madison. It has started among labor delegates who refuse to stand for the dictation of the powers that ruled the county convention. John Mullane of the fifth ward dele gation is wearing a Jacobson badge. "'I'm not the only one," he said. ''There will be fifteen or twenty of us. We have nothing against Block, but we Won't stand for being delivered to a candidate who has no -show, just to serve the interests of three or four peo- ple." The Dwinnell men will join forces with this element and. tho they can hardly control the caucus, they expect to line up at least thirty delegates. If a Jacobson-Dwinnell deal can'be made. for dis *rit* 1TM& to Jacobson and will him. The field is unable to combine against Jacobson and so far Jacobson has been unable, to frame up a combination. The situation is therefore still in the air as far as the governorship is concerned, and everything else hinges on the head of the ticket. -r'\ First District Conditions. An effort is being made for a first dis trict caucus. The Diment men are crawling out. They say Lord has re fused to caucus several times, and it is too late now. 'Lord's friends outside, who want to waite field on nim axe bringing pressure on finsrt district dele gates for the caucuses. If it is held. Lord will show the greatest strength, but Diment men are obstinate. An informal caucus^ of seven .ninth district counties was Held this morning. Polk, Bed Lake, Marshall, Kittson, Ro seau, Beltrami and Becker were repre sented. "Sentiment was strong for Stephens for governor and Olson for secretary, and it was agreed to call at tention of other delegates to the fact that this section should be reconsidered. Another caucus will be held tonight. Hennepin will caucus this afternoon and St. Louis county at 8 p.m. -Baxnsey Caucus Planned. Ramsey county will meet at 9:30 .P4a Quitffl liiifE'riBff^y* as tended fe^ttejjjpb gfgk.sfi #andi a i The state committee will meet thi evening to-agree on some final arrange ments for the convention. The com mittee will select a chairman whose identity is still in the air. It probably will be settled tonight by agreement among candidates. W. W. Sivright of Hutchinson, W. E. Lee of Long Prairie and M. Boutelle of Hennepin are suggested, and St. Louis county will furnish one, if desired, in E. L. Millar. There is a Jacobson candidate for chair man and little show for a fight over the position. Jacobson'B showing here is attract ing much attention. Tho heralded as the farmer candidate, he is putting up a bigger front than anybody. He cane in last evening with a delegation of sixty from Madison in a special ^aar with a band which tunes up every few minutes. ,They hold forth at the Spaulding and have one of the biggest parlors for headquarters. The Jacobson badge, a tri-eolor rib bon, is in evidence everywhere. Big Crowds on Hand. /u Both Spalding''and St. Louis, hotel corridors are crowded with visitors, and this afternoon and evening the crowd will be doubled. All candidates are here and shake hands in their head quarters, while scouts are busy in the lobbies. It is the busiest and most in teresting preconvention situation in years .and there is little feeling exeept over itT Iverson's friends are worked up, and declare that to beat Iverson under the conditions existing invites defeat of the whole ticket. Senator R. E. Thompson of Preston S&V8* I have too much faith in the good judgment of the republicans of the state and of the~ three large cities to believe thatthey will indorse such a plot for forcing a faithful official out this time. We have traced much of the opposition to his stand on timber matters and if he is to be beaten for doing his duty the convention ought to understand that fact." Some talk-has been around of oppo sition to Chief Justice Start and of a deal to trade him out of the nomina tion. That was dropped when delegates at tention was turned to the call, which puts chief justice first, then in order come governor, lieutenant governor, auditor, secretary of state, treasurer, attorney general clerk of the supreme court, ana railroad .commissioner. The outlook for trading is poor, but many deals are in the air and if no trade made on governor, there will be trades involving the minor offices. Halden's following have St. Louis county to trade and they will trade it all the way down the list if possible. Hennepin Attracts Interest. Hennepin'8 attitude is arousing much comment. The Hennepin steering com- mitteeHennepingrounds on the is that1 Wi At *6- "'ftto*! M giving. it out want nothing The have thrown Girling, as well as Dwin nell. All agree that Hennepin, solid behind Dwinnell, could nominate him, but the Block and Haldon leaders will not agree to it. Neither will they warm up to propositions from outside, urging them to spring Boutelle for governor. The common talk is that Hennepin is being handled by three or four in their own interests, with appointive offices as the prize. The program is also said to include leaving Hennepin off the ticket this year and bringing out Frak Lydiard for railroad commissioner-Jwo years from now. 4i" The Lord leaders and the Jacobson men are spreading this. The labor Jbreak in Hennepin is creat ing much talk,- but Rahn declares it is nothing. O'Donnell and Jennings are standing pat for Block, and Rahn claims that John Mullane is practically alone. Continued on 2d Page, 6th Column. 'A-..