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BABY STUART « \
THE STORM
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MOTHER AND CHILD
THE HOLY FAMILY
AN AMERICAN BEAUTY
PEACEFUL HOUR
THE RESULT IN NEBRASKA
Mr. Watterson Thinks It "Was
Coiring" to Mr. Bryan.
[fty Telepraph to fin Tribune.]
Uoutevilir. July r7.— Under the caption.
•To th«? Battlements. Mr. Bryan." Henry
CTattersoii will say In th« editorial columns
of "The Courier-Journal" In the morning:
With the proceedings ••' tbe convention
of Nebraska Democrat* before it. "The
CourltT-Journai" need *M nothing to what
vas -!•! in Umm nlsirm Tuesday morn
lag u«> iht> interpolation of the liquor ques
i'.Vii propospo" '..■. Mi Bryan. U couM only
• mbroi! and divide whprc union would mm
•ndteppnfable. Moro than tM*. 11 could only
divert tli*» public attention from prime UM
T«>aJ Is=pu^f to "■■>' of comparative unim
portance.
The premlt!*i of Mr Bry»a that ~tne
Hcuor interests arc . >;,(p.---i in an orpaniz^a
»it i«>mpt to secure political roi trol of th«
stated falls to th*> srro-.md trhen we refloat
thut the liquor ntereats have no concern,
. r concert of urticn. In politics r^''"! 1 ' that
which roiatp? <> theii own business; that.
ibis apart, thipy go thoir ways like oth^r
in*>n i)T"'n general .---•. ---• w; i'"i that, if they
..... political possession of the ptat" 11k}
would not know what to tfo with it after
they had eectirod lhexnsel\*es agralnst con
fiscation.
It was htit tJio othT day that Mr. Bryan
tbouffht it hi? duty 1 | pUI a grievous and
irrelevant question to Governor Harmon Oi
«-.},-•■>. and to Interject a misl<>s<Hn£ Buggea
tion touching on b purely domestic matter
Into th* uncilfi of the Buckeye I^inociats.
This placed Mr. Bryai In an attitude of
public hostility to a I^mo'-rat •■>!"• i« mak
:;ic .- brav-4 neht agaJ ■ •■-' oflda for the self
kuim principles to which Mr. Bryan pro
irpv?: sllosian^o. it Governor Htnnon cnr
ries Ohio this" fall, ihe Proa**ent"a own
Mat», -. re all th*> resources of tho admin
istration v arrayed; it will attrely place
him in th<? tront rank •■' Democratic Presi
dential possibilities for ISU. <"an it be pos
tfbfe. as has born clipped, that Mr. Bryan
hark* back to M. « hen Mr. Harmon was
Mr Cleveland's Attorney «J«»neral?
Xn man in 1861 was mon opposed to
itecession than Robert K. 1-^e. W hrn ne
bowed his hei to the arill of Virginia nnd
Tared his breast '" m«^t the Etonn of in
i-aelon, h« knew, a? a soldier, that he was
l« dkM acainFi Incredible odds. When in
ISST. «1I that he feared In UB had come
irue, he did not say "I told you so.'" He «1:« l
•not kick arsinst the pricks. He- accepted
thf rdlct of events, the arbitrament ot
»rrr? and. liko tn« Godlike man he was*.
he addressed himself io tho wc-k of settins
* good example. Never a murmur eroaaea
MM lips. Never a frown obscured his brow.
"He . >c«pted moce than his share of th«>
accountability: be had critical, cross words
for none: bravely, pi'ayerfully, h«» gave hlm
•- f to the work of binding up the wound?
of bis beloved Southland by teaching phi
3of.onhv. of put tine • prmea brhlnd hta and
rearing a generation of young Bontherners
10 know that all wa- not lost, but tbat life
*.n<l hope were left in the land yft.
Go ■a thou. Mr. Bryan, and Ao Ilkewtae
"hv Democracy and your Fellow Democrats,
■North and South anfl East and "West.
'•BRYAN CAN'T COME BACK"
Eo Says Former Supporter — ;
Other Radical Opinions.
■ {By T>.«>*r... to The Tribune.]
Omaiia. -Tu'y rT.— Nebraska P< imwrala
surly grow prouaVar of their work yester
day in the *•--. convention, when they
turned down and repudiated William J.
r.ryan. The prevailing opinion among all
Tse.mocrats *>xcept those -who supported
Tirysn and county option is that yester
day's move was Urn boat that <ould have '
heea madr. M. r. Harrington, for years a |
staunch Bryan pporter and who held
Uj« I spoHats ■ line for Bryan, saici:
'■This is somethinc Hi Bryan broogM
vpon BBSMeI He alone is responsible for
the action of the Democrat*. He had
cached a point where he thought that he
«iojv? must do the thinking sf Ibe Demo
-ati party. He knows better now."
Stata Senator ••:.]. p««— a former
reporter, said: "Tiryan v.a.-= the leader of
the national n^iiumalir partj-, and he tried
to interfere in our state ficht. We threw
T!m out. \\o sr,-,ved the Deassctsta of the
nation that Bryan is not the idol of Ne
baastgt, and tnat w« have do u«- for him
o-U sere. He will i.\.; asata represent
Nebraska ta any rational patherinp of
I^njocraT. He Is down and out, and he
can't come nacfc
Judjrf- Shoemaker, member of the State
J-ccislauire: Tie should have* retired
> ears aco, but lie ing on until we, had
-o fire him out. He cannot be a candidate
: e.-,r.r for anything, and he can't lead any
J democrat In a] direction. We turned
him down, end we are .•.. i.l of it "
Thor* wiil fee no outright bolt of the
3>em'jcrat!<- platform by WiMifem J. Bryan.
Instead Mr. Bryan will simply support
those candidates who repudiate the anti
• -ounty ontfon plank in the platform and
wil! work for ear nomination at the pri
maries. Hss action will amount to the
i-am*\ but Mr. Bryan will remain "reStt
lar." In a statement to-day Mr. Bryan
- ■
"I will actively support the principles in
which I believe. I Kill Fupj»ort rnnnalj sp
t!on men and measures. 1 i.avo passed
iho aartlnc of the v.-a» and my course will
ba SBJB ard "
Mr. Bryan to-night Hctated a statement
rvhich will bo Issued to-morrow.
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TAFT LIKES NOMINATION
Calls Harding One 01 the Best
Campaigners of State.
NEVER OPPOSED GARFIELD
Would Have Supported Him
Heartily if Nominated — Float
Settles Under President.
BlddtfonS Pool. Me., July WlltflM
te".«rraphy brought to President Taft to
day the news of the nomination of Warren
C. Harding &m the Republican candidate
for Governor of Ohio. Mr. Taft spent all
except the early forenoon hours at sea
and thus wan cut off from direct telegraph
communication for the greater part of the
day. A telephone wire alone reaches Bfd
deford Pool, which was all a-flutter with
excitement to-flay over the Presidents visit,
&o tho Chief Magistrate's advisers chose
the wireless as the best method of keep-
Ing him Informed. If Mr. Taft had planned
the itinerary of his cruise with th* special
rbrvJ'e of belrjr difficult of access on the
r.< mlnating day of the Ohio convention he
cvtuM not have devised a better schedule
th^n that followed to-day. To add to the
difficulty of reaching him, the wireless on
board the Mayflower got cranky and
woi ked badly.
President Taft finally cam» ashore here
at FP- m. He was expected to disembark
ii.medlately after the Ha.rflow** anrhrtre-L
at 3 o'clock, but there was a long delay on
shipboard. dv«». it was paid, to a break lr,
tho machinery of the President's power
launch.
May Send Congratulations To-day.
Mr. Taft BMOMd delighted over Ih<» out
coma in Ohio. He lias a very high
Mttafttt of Mr. Harding. He said to
fiay th»t. with the possible exception of
cx-Sen*tor Forakrr. he regarded Mr. Hard
ing »- the best campaigner In the State of
Ohio on either «lo>. Mr. Taft paid Mr.
Harding was a forcible and eloquent man.
and li? gave every indication in his infor
mal discussion of the situation to-day of
looking on the nominee as about th«-
Ftrcr.P'pt tnßn tbe convention could .have
SlllsclrtL When he grete to Beverly to
mcrrow hp will probably pend Mr. Harding
a telegram of congratulation.
The President made It plain to-day that
at no time had be opposed the nomination
of James R. Garfield. P.oth in conversa
tion with the Ohio leaders and in written
communications Mr. Taft expressly stated
that if Mr. Garfield should be the nominee
he would tender him his hearty support.
President Taft related in this connection
an Incident of last February, when Mr.
Hardinr called on him at the. White House
in Washington. Mr. Harding said he had
come to the President because be had
heard Mr. Taft had decided to support Mr.
Garfleld for the nomination. The President
replied that tho report was entirely without
foundation. He said he was not interfering
in the Ohio situation in any way and would
not.
Harding Predicted Success.
"Then." said Mr. Harding, enthusiastical
ly. "I will be the next Governor of Ohio."
' Mr. Taft S3id the nomination of Mr.
Harding was most pleasing, and he hoped
the candidate's prediction as to his suc
cess would come true.
The President to-night received a skele
tonized outline of the platform adopted at
the Columbus convention. There is every
rpaFon to believe that Mr. Taft thoroughly
appreciated it. Any comment that he may
have to make, however, will be deferred un
til h« reaches Beverly and has an oppor
tunity to go over the declarations in detail.
The President will not be ashore again un
til he reacV.es the summer capital to-mor
row afternoon.
Friends of the administration say that,
one feature of the Ohio situation which
particularly pleased the President was the
fact that the Cox faction did not succeed
in eotitroilin* the convention.
The Mayflower remained In Casco Bay
until well into the forenoon to-day. Mr.
Taft went ashore at Portland for an auto
mobOe ride. He was the guest of Frederick
Hale, son of Senator Haie, of Ellsworth.
Landing in the Mayflower's launch on a
little float here to-day, the President was
met by a ootmnfttee. The crowd weighted
the float down to such «n extent that it
t^san to go under when Mr. Taft stepped
aboard, and his feet sot quite wet. Some
of the people were hurried ashore from
the fl<'at and then the other members of
the party landed.
Tiir. Taft enjoyed a drive about the pool,
visited the cottage of Mr*. Louis T. More,
one of Mrs. Taft> sisters, held an informal
reception at the AbenaVl Club and made a
little informal speech. The party dined on
board the Mayflower to-night and will sail
at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning for Bev
erly.
TO DISCUSS M'VEAGH PLAN
Bankers May Decide to Form
National Currency Association.
In view of the fact that representatives
Of the- national bank? In this city will hold
a meeting al the Clearing House to-morrow
to consider the forming of a national cur
rency association, ap suggested in a recent
letter addressed to the banker? in this and
othrr cities by SecYetary MacVeagh, special
Interest was attached in Wall Street to a
statement given out In Chicago yesterday
In opposition to the plan by James B. For
gan, president of the First Xationul Bank
of Chicago, and one of the leading finan
ciers of the West. Mr. Forgan's statement
was as follows:
Such a.n association might help a little in
giving us a currency that we could send
Into the country, but the cost, would be
almost prohibitive. Wo could not settle
clearing house balance? with the notes of
such an asem lalldll end ti.at Is where the
greatest itreae eomea in t'me« of tight
money. Those balances have to b« settled
in gold.
Mr. Forgan added that he. did JiOt think
such an association would be formed in
Chicago. From th*> b*6t information ob
tainable in banking circles here, however,
it is relieved that the New York bankers
will drcide to form a cational currency as
sociation, although in the past a majority
of them have been known to be opposed to
the movement.
T!ie reason they will do so, it is said, is
■ not because they consider it a necessary
j act at this time," but beoaoaa they think it
i advisubie to i>>- as prudent as possible and
• to show Congress that they are willing to
avail themselves of such remedial legisla
i ti< n as Congress has granted. In other
j words, they wish to .-.\o\. proper apprecia
. tion and co-operation.
!i 'PASSE CANNED HEN FRUIT"
Pittsburg Inspector Works ' with
Clothespin on His Nostrils.
PittSburg; July rr.— A federal food ln
1 spector armed with legal papers and a
I clothespin ctasped over hia noatrfls *.u-day
eeizefl IZ.'< c?.m- of "passe Nebraska*! hen
i fruit" which -ere marked "canned fancy
mixed «nd frozen eggs, guaranteed pure
• end fresh " An aaaljals by ebemtsts of the
IDepaTtaMnt of Agriculture in Washington
' is declared to have disclosed about 2,156,W0,-
M bacteria in a single ounce of the canned
product, < *>,000,000 of which were of gas
producing species.
! United states District Attorney John H.
Jordan declares that within two months
20,000 pounds of Nebraskan eggs have: been
: trought to Plttsborg- The ■filjipai" Is al
■• g«.i U' ba an Omaha creamery osaspanj
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, JULY 28. 1910.
HARDING OHIO NOMINE
rontinned from firat page.
asm. when Cox voted Hamilton County
solid for Harding and nominated him.
Cox to-night explained his reason for
nominating Harding:. He said Burton
had one month ago formed a compact
with him by which the Senator was to
give the entire vote of Cuyahoga County
to Brown on the second ballot, and thus
nominate him. but that F.urton had gone
back on his word and entered the deal
to nominate Longworth. A clause In the
compact was that Burton could name
the rest of the ticket and have the vote
of Hamilton County for all of his candi
dates. Mr. Harding's nomination will be
cheerfully received by President Taft.
While the ninety-six Cuyahoga Coun
ty (Cleveland) delegates stood and
yelled for th« nomination of Congress
man Longworth, Mrs. Longworth, in
the centre of the gallery, frowned and
shook her head at her husband on the
platform. The Cincinnati statesman
frowned, too. hut both cheered with en
thusiasm when the Harding avalanche
wiped out Brown and all the rest.
The State Ticket.
The ticket is made up as» follows:
Kor onaiimr TrflirtritrT O. HARDING, of
Marlon. "_"._. ••-. "./.•
For I. ir,i tenant Governor— FßANClS W.
TREADWAT. of Cleveland.
TV.r Secretary ot state— GRANVIUjE "W.
MOONET, of Austlnburs.
Tor Attorney General— V. GRANT DENMAN.
cf Toledo.
For Treasurer of Ptate— RlDT A ARCHER,
of Belmont County.
For .Tuaficf* of th* SUprema Court — WILXr-
IAM H CREW of McConnellnviUe. an<l AU-
GtTSTUa N. SUMMERS, Of Pprtneflf-W.
rv>r ri^rk of the Supreme Court— S.
MKt'TT. of Salem.
For Dairy and Food fommlsllonsr- RENICX
•V. DUNL.AP. Of Kingston.
Vrn- rneinbtr of the Board nf Public Works —
GFSORGE H. WATKINB. of Portemouth.
For < VrmrptsPionT of Common — .TOIIN
\v. ZELLER. of Finalar.
Warren G. Harding, the nominee for
Governor, was at various times in the
preliminary squabbles of the convention
described a* "everybody's second choice."
Until to-day it had appeared beyond
reasonable expectation that the conven
tion could arrive at the consideration of
any second choices without a long and
bitter struggle. George B. Cox, of Cin
cinnati, had declared that he would stay
with Judge Oren B. Brown, of Dayton,
to the thirtieth ballot, if necessary; the
Progressives were refusing to consider
anybody but James R. Garflftld, wbo was
not, however, an announced candidate,
and the men ordinarily identified with
the national administration side and
state politics were f»uppos«.>d to be hope
lessly divided between Carml Thompson,
Secretary of State, and Mr. Harding.
Harding's stand on the liquor question
Is much discussed to-night, as it is gen
erally admitted by the party leaders
that he will have to run on a liberal
platform to win. Harding in his Mari6n
newspaper supported the local option
bill on the ground that it was in the in
terest of his constituents. He owns
stock Itl a brewery. He was a strong
Foraker man until the attempt was
made to break the slate of Ohio dele
gates to the last national convention,
when he repudiated Foraker.
None of the leaders Interested com
mitted themselves to any statements as
to the outlook, Mr. Garfield saying that
he would defer any remarks ha might
have to make until he got to Cleve
land, and the other leaders indicating
that four almost sleepless nights of
work and worry prevented them from
thinking up anything appropriate to
say at once. s -. . . , . . : . .
THE OHIO PLATFORM
Unqualified Praise for Mr. Taft
and the Administration.
Columbus, Ohio, July 27.— The Ohio Re
publican platform, which Is expected to be
a model for use by future Republican- state
conventions a? the expression of the party
In the President"? own state, opens with a
warm indorsement of the Chief Executive.
Senator Dick, who seeks re-election is not
sinpled out for specific indorsement.
The portions of the platform dealing
with the administration. Congress and the
tariff are in full, as follows: .r ..•
We, the Republicans of Ohio. instate
convention assembled, commend In highest
term* the splendid iulminiFtration of Will
iam M. Taft. are proud of the results i.<=
has already achieved in his pov^nteen
months in office, and pledge him our hearty
and united support in his further efforts
as Chief Executive of the nation. Wo re
new our pledEe of loyal support given him
In IPOS and Indorse him for rcnominatlon
in 1312.
Among the many accomplishments of
President Taft's ac!minJ. tmilr>n worthy of
special prnlse are: Prosecution and con
viction of those implicated in the sugar
frauds against the government and other
violators of federal statutes; prompt aivl
successful intervention to prevent arbitrary
increases in railroad freicrht rates: effective
enforcement of the law against illegal deal-
Ing In stocks; indictment of those involved
in the cotton pool, formed to raise the
price of on* of the necessities of life in
♦■very American family: imp.irtiai enforce
rr.ent of the anti-trust laws: substantial re
duction in povernment expenses, saving
$1,000,000 a month " in the Postofflce De
partin«>nt. with a fair promise of wiping
out th.- annual p<jstal deficit; such remark
able prepress in the convtructioa of the
Panama canal as insures Its early comple
tion; withdrawal from private entry in
order to preserve for the pnJMic benefit
valuable coal and other mineral deposits,
timber lands and waterpower sites, of over
71,000,000 acres of th*> public domain. It
bar. Ktrenpthr-ned our i)reJ>ti(f<» with foreißrn
nations, and has treated -with vigor and
wisdom important and delicate Interna
tional problpm? It has dealt Justly and
liberally with our dependencies. The rec
ord of achievement of this administration
and the filxty-fimt Congress Is uneo,ua!!fd
in our history, and guarantees faithful ad
herence to all Uie pl^dtres of the last v^
publican national platform. The election
oi a Republican Contrrees next November Is
imperatively necessary to accomplish the
«*r:ir« programme of the Taft administra
tion.
Satisfactory Tariff Revision.
The tariff hoi; been revised in accordance
with the Republican doctrine of protecting
home Jn-ilustrie* and American labor. It
did not rais<' the rate of duty on a single
common food product. Th» increases made
were on luxuries and articles not of ordi
nary use. It affords no more than ade
quate protection to the indui=trle«i of the
nation, and Is fair alike to consumers, la
borers and producers. No tariff bill wan
more unjustly assailed. It has Justified the
expectations of its friends by turning a
national deficit into a surplus, while at the
eaiTif time reducing the average rate of all
duties. Its maximum and minimum rates
have Operated to pivn us for the first time
equality of opportunity with other nations
in our forelsn trade.
Th^ Republican party, through (''onerpsa
and the President, ha.* given free trarte
with the Philippines, with such limitations
as to sugar and tobacco a." will afford jiro
tection to domestic industries, and has .38
tablished a customs court.
Recognizing inequalities due to rhangtac
conditions or that otherwise may be found
to ejrist. Conpreas has provided v Tariff
Board, with an ample appropriation, for
the investigation of the differences In the
cost of production at home an i aliroad, so
that If any rates are found to bo hipher
than necessary to afford labor a high wage
and capital a fair return, those rates will
bo reduced.
Praia* is pivrn to the railroad law and
a list of Congressional achievements is de
tailed. The platform continues:
Our Senators and Representatives in Oon
(rasa have maintained the high standard
of ability and devotion to duty which has
u.:w.»vh characterized Ohio's representation
in the federal legislature.
We favor legislation which will revive our
merchant marine; the equal enforcement ot
all laws, and an adequate national <ie.
f,-i!c«», with a navy ample to protect all our
Interests at home and abroad, whili favor-
In? arM«ri>t{<in in the SSttletßent of inter
national disputes; the systematic, compre
hensive and businesslike improvement of
our rivers. harbor 3 and waterway? and
such amendment of the anti-trust law ns
final Judicial interpretation proves to be
necessary for the proper regulation of mo
nopolies.
AV> commend the action of Congress in
the creation of a commission to investigate
the question of employers' liability law?
and workmen's compensation act*, and to
make recommendations to the President
and to ''ongress. We believe that indus-
Irial accidents to workmen should be treat
ed as inevitable incidents to industrial ot»
erationa and the compensation therefor as
a part of the cost of production. The ex
perience of other countries demonstrates
that this principle can be applied to our in
dustrial condition without increasing the
burdens of Industry.
We indorse the principle of conservation
of our natural resources and cordially In
dorse the action of the present Congress in
enacting, and of President Taft in approv
ing, leeislation along this line. We refer
particularly, first, to the act of Congress
conferring upon the President express
power to withdraw public lands from entry
and settlement whenever the public welfare
demands: and, second, to the act separating
the surface from the coal, and authorizing
agricultural homestead entries on lands
heretofore withdrawn from entry or settle
ment under coal land classification. I'nder
this act millions of acres of the public do
main can be entered by homesteaders and
limited patent to surface granted, reserving
the title to the coal in the federal govern
ment for future disposition In accordance
with law.
Against Abuses by Monopoly.
We demand the enforcement of existing
laws and th#> enactment of new laws for the
protection, wise use and conservation of the
natural resources under the control of the
federal government. These resources, such
as the coal deposits of Alaska, water power
and reservoir sites, should be developed un
der a system by which any abuses or
monopoly can be avoided, extortion from
the consumer prevented and just compensa
tion to the public obtained.
In reference to pensions the platform
says:
We denounce the insincere declaration of
the Ohio Democracy in its recent platform
In favor of a certain dollar-a-day pension
bill alleged to have been introduced in the
56th Congress by an Ohio Democratic
member, whereas no such dollar-a-day bill
was introduced by him.
Tho platform also calls for further gener
ous pension legislation.
An employers' liability law was passed by
the present Legislature and a commission
was appointed to Inquire Into a workmen s
compensation law. We favor such a law
as wlil be lust and fair to all concerned.
Other planks are for limiting the tax rate
for all Durposes to ten mills; supervision
and regulation of nil public utilities by a
commission, guaranteeing to municipalities
the right of home rule and to the. people
the right to vote direct on the granting of
public franchises; legislation for establish
ing good roads; protection of labor; a state
law requiring the cublicity of campaign
contributions: the ratification of the income
tax amendment to the. federal Constitution:
Individual punishment for corporate of
fences; the calling of a constitutional con
vention to draft a new state constitution.
WARREN G. HARDING'S CAREER
Former Foraker Admirer and a Noted
Campaign Speaker.
Warren Q. Harding, the. Republican nom
inee for Governor of Ohio, is forty-five
..ears old and is the proprietor of "The
Marlon Evening Star." of Marion, where
he lives He was Lieutenant Governor of
Ohio under Myron T. Berries and is a
campaign speaker of note, his nomination
thus insuring a lively campaign.
During the career of ex-Senator Joseph
B Foraker Mr. Harding was known as an
ardent follower and admirer of the Senator,
but in late years he has not actively allied
himself with any faction of the party. He
had been mentioned for the governorship
a number of times, but had given way to
other? until to-day.
Mr. Harding was born in Morrow County.
Ohio He has lived in Marion since 1882.
He was educated In the public schools and
at Ohio Central College, at Iberia, the col
lege not no.v being in existence. He taught
school one year and studied law one year,
and then went into newspaper work.
He was elected to the state Senate in ISB9
from the counties of I^ogan, Union. Marion
and Hardin. that being his Introduction to
politic*, and he has been prominent In the
politics of the state ever sine.
MR. ROOSEVBLT SILENT
Shows Interest in Withdrawal of Gar
field, However.
Ex-President Roosevelt listened with
great interest at Oyster Bay yesterday af
ternoon to the news of the nomination of
Warren O. Harding for Governor by the
Ohio Republican State Convention. He
Bhowcd espec-ial interest in tho withdrawal
of .lames R. Garfleld as a candidate and
asked several questions about the nature of
the platform. He refused, however, to
make any comment on the work of the con
vention, saying that he had no first hand
information and would have nothing to say
for several days, If at all.
LOCAL OPTION IN IOWA
Adopted as a Plank by Demo
cratic Convention.
Ottumwa. lowa, July 27.— Such townships
and municipalities of lowa a?, are willing
to pay high license for the s.xkf; of traffick
ing in liquor may do so in case of Demo
cratic success at the forthcoming governor
ship election. At least trie platform adopt
ed xx the convention of that party hero to
day says bo. but the pledge was not made
without a fight, both In committee and on
the fi«.».>r. Ex-Congressman Martin Wade,
charman of the resolutions committee, de
fended the plan against a vigorous assault
en the part of General J. B. Weaver.
"1 rrm tired of belonging to a party
which 1p known as the liquor party," Mr.
Wade said. "Where a majority of a com
munity desire liquor they should have it.
and vice versa. That is personal liberty,
gentlemen, and it is democracy."
"I don't know what will do more, to
make the Democratic party the liquor
party than the plank." General "Weaver
said in reply. The platform as reported
was then adopted with a uhout. and Gen
eral Weaver demanded a rollcall on th«
liquor plank, so that, as he said, the peo
ple of the state would know exactly where
the party stunds. He made a motion to
strike out the vital parts of the plank,
but wa* overwhelmingly defeated on roll
calL
The platform denounces the recent tariff
revision as a "masterpiece- of injustice,"
declared trust and monopolies to be in
tolerable, opposes the central bank idea,
condemns the postal savings bank law in
allowing the withdrawal of savings from
the communities in which they are* de
posited, and accuses the Republican na
tional administration of making reckless
expenditures. It indorse* tho regulation of
railway, telephone, telegraph and express
companies, an income tax, tne conserva
tion of natural resources, the principle of
the initiative, referendum and the recall,
and improvement of roads. It declares for
the Oregon plan of electing Senators until
such time as it ehall be possible to do bo
by <s!re--t vote of the people.
MUST FIND NEW BRIDGE SITE
Borings Opposite 179 th Street 'Show
Sand and Mud for Foundation.
[Ry I>]*>Rraph to The Tribune.]
Hackonsack, N. J., July 27.— After boring
here to a depth of 180 feet for a foundation
for the proposed Hudson River bridge from
179 th street, New York, the Joint Interstate
Bridge Commission called off the con
tractor to-day and moved th« boats further
down the river. Nothing but eanl and
mud was found at this site, which pr»-
Otuoes all chance of a bridge being: built
there.
Tho commissioners wtll meet to-morrow
and it Is believed that a survey of the
110 th streel site will now be ordered, to he
1 ollowed by boring. New Jer^^y citizens
were riol iTiucb In sympathy with tha 179t1i
■tree! stts from a commercial standpoint •
OHDI STILL FUGITIVE
No Proof That Missing Doctor
Is on the Montrose.
A MESSAGE FROM STEAMER
Mention Not Made of Case — No
Special Instructions Sent from
Scotland Yard.
Montreal. July 27. — Commissioner
Sherwood of the Dominion polite said
at Ottawa to-day tha. he had received
no word from Scotland Yard relative to
the arrest of Dr. Crippen and Miss Le
neve. beyond the general instructions
sent a fortnight ago. asking the Domin
ion police to be on the lookout. Acting
on this, and on the press dispatches
saying that Crippen and the woman pos
sibly were on the Montrose. Commis
sioner Sherwood has instructed Con
stable Gauvreau. at Rimouski. to board
the steamer at that point. If Crippen
and Miss Leneve are found. Gauvreau
has orders to apprehend them and con
vey them to Quebec for extradition.
No warrant is necessary, according to
Commissioner Sherwood. Arrests on
suspicion may be made and the persons
held pending identification. It is
thought at Dominion Police Headquar
ters that Inspector Dew. of Scotland
Yard, who is on the Laurentic. is al
ready in wireless communication with
the Montrose, and will transmit instruc
tions immediately when land communi
cation is eetal>llshpd.
A wireless message from the Royal
George, bound from Bristol to Montreal,
was received at Father Point to-day,
saying that the steamer had had -wire
less communication with both th<» Mon
tmse and the Sardinian, and that no
mention of Crippen was made by either
steamship.
Inspector Dew was at noon to-day
possibly within hailing distance of the
Montrose. It was stated that this ves
sel and the L.aurenlic were at that hour
abreast of each other on the Atlantic at
o7 degrees west.
Officials of both steamship companies
arc positive that no attempt will be
made at sea to transfer Inspector Dew
to the Montrose. The I^aurentic is ex
pected to arrive off Belle Island to-mor
row and the Montrose on Friday.
Another dispatch from Ottawa said
that Inspector Dew would be allowed in
land at Rimousk! without question
ehould he desire to do so. Dew's name,
however, does not appear on the Lauren
tic's list of first class passengers given
out from the White Star Line offices
here.
ME. PETERSON'S CONFIDENCE
Sent Money Order for Cure of Deaf
ness to Dr. Crippen.
Frederickton, H. 8., July ?;.-Recent Lon
don dispatches reported that en July 14 a
money order in favor of Dr. H. H. Crippen
was cashed in England. Investigation
shows that this money order was sent by
Eliaa Peterson, -who lives at Marysville,
three miles from this city. Peterson, who
Is deaf, while looking over an English pub
lication, saw an advertisement for the cure
of deafness which had been Inserted by Dr.
Crippen. He decided to try the remedy nnd
sent the money order to pay for it. Yes
terday he was on tho point of sending a
second order, but was told of Crippen's dis
appearance by the local postmaster. The
cashing of the first order on July 14 oc
curred a week after Cr'ppen disappeared
from London, and was one of the clews fol
lowed up by the Scotland Yard authorities.
KEYSTONE INDEPENDENTS MEET
Expect to Put Third Ticket in the Field
at Convention To-day.
Philadelphia. July 2T.-Delegatos began to
assemble here to-day for the independent
state convention to-morrow. The move
ment to place a third ticket in the Hold
■was started by Republicans and Democrat?
of reform tendencies who are dissatisfied
with the nomination? made by the Repub
lican and Democratic state convention* in
June.
The Republican ticket is headed by Con
gressman John K. Tener, of Charleroi, can
didate for Governor, and tho Democratic
ticket by State Senator Webster Grim, of
Doylestown. Besides these the two old
parties named candidates for Lieutenant
Governor. State Treasurer and Secretary of
Internal Affairs.
Among those mentioned for the inde
pendent nomination for Governor are ex-
State Treasurer William H. Berry (Dem.);
ex-Mayor George W. Guthrie of Pittsburg
(Dem.), D. Clarence Glbboney, Philadel
phia (Ind. Rep.), and Rudolph Blanken
burg, Philadelphia Rep.).
Important Notice
The Michaelis & Rohman Stock
of Men's Furnishings
Purchased By Us— Now on Sale
at the Michaelis & Rohman Store,
24 West 34th Street,
at about
One-Half Michaelis & Rohman's Prices
$50,000 Worth of Merchandise
A Quality of Men's Furnishings
Second to None in the City.
We recommend early selections, for we must dispose
of this stock quickly in order to start alterations on
the building.
M. ROCHETTEJONVICTED
French Financier Sentenced ti>
Two Years in Prison.
Paris. July 27.-Henrl RoclieUe. the
Frenrh promoter, was found guiity to
day of swindling through a violation of
the corporation laws, and was con
demned to two years' imprisonment and
to pay a fine of *QA The trial was long
and sensational.
Henri Rochette was arrested on March
23 1908, accused of having fraudulently ob
tained more than $12,000,000 through the
medium. of his variou3 companies and so
cieties. After his arrest the enormous line
of shares In -which he was interested col
lapsed. A scandal arose through the
charge subsequently made that th« arrest
of the promoter was a stock Jobbing trick
on the part of a group of speculators, who
had sold frreat blocks of the Rochette
shares under agreement to deliver them
after March 2.!. Rochette'* shareholders
jcot together and decided that h.s com
panies were on a sound financial basis and
that there was no natural cause for th*
fall in his f-ecuritles. The name of former
Premier Clemenceau was brought into tha
matter through the openly made allegation
that he caused Rochette's arrest. This M.
Clemenceau denied.
NO DANGER TO AMERICANS
Their Lives and Property Safe in
Northeastern Nicaragua.
Washington. July r.-American lives and
property In Northeastern Nicaragua wer«
asserted to be in no <ianß<-r,- according to
the State Department's version to-day of a
dispatch from Commander Hines. of the
gunboat Dubuque.
The dicpatch was sent after the return
to Blueftelds of the gunboat Tacoma from
a trip along the coast north of that port,
where danger was reported to be imminent
to Americans. The Tacoma was reported
to-day to be at Cristobal, Panama, where
she went for supplies.
The Venus, the armed ship manned by
the Madriz followers, was reported by
Commander Hines to have gone south of
Blueflelds, accompanied by the San Jacinto,
another Madriz vessel. The latter returned
to Blueflelds Monday, but nothing had been
heard from the Venus.
The State Department claims to be en
tirely ignorant officially of the presence in
New York of Dr. Modesto I»arrio3 and Dr.
Sebastlna Salines, commissioners from
Madriz to restore friendly relations wiUi
the United States. They may be received
unofficially by representatives of the State
Department.
MADRIZ 'S NOTE PUBLISHED
German Papers Refrain from Comment
on Appeal to Powers.
Berlin. July 27. -The circular dl?patch
which Dr. Madriz. President of the de facto
governmei-t of Nicaragua, recently sent to
Germany, Great Britain, France. Italy and
Spain, demanding their Intervention again?t
the interference of the United States in
Nicaragua, ha,* been made puoiic in full,
but without comment.
THE TACOMA ARRIVES AT COLON.
Colon. Panama. .ru!y 27.— Tl^ American
cruiser Tacoma aarrived here to-day from
Blueflelds, by way of Port Limon. Costa
Rica. The warship came here to replenish
her supply of coal aand provisions.
PERSIA HAS NEW CABINET.
Washington, July 27.— The Royal Regent.
of Persia, at the request of the fehah. yes
terday named a new cajotnet of ministers,
as follows:
President of lh« Counctf. MASTEFI-81,-
MAMALEK. a former Minister of Finances;
Minister of the Interior. KARMANTARMA:
Minister of Foreign Affairs. HUSSEIN KL'LJ
KHAN XAVAB; Minister of Finances. HAKIM
ELi-MULiK; Minister of War. GHAVAM SAL
TANEH; Minister of Justice. I>ABIR-El.r-
MULK; Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, ASA
DOLLAH MERZA.
FAVORS INCOME TAX
Dean Rogers of Yale Urges Con
stitutional Amendment.
Kxcelsior Springs, Mo., July 27.— The an
nual meeting of the Missouri State Bar
Association opened here to-day. Dean
Henry Wade Rogers of the Yale I^aw
School delivered an address on the pro
posed income tax amendment of the Con
stitution of the United State?. H« advo
cated the ratification of the amendment.
The decision of the Supreme Court of
the United States in the case of Pollock
against the Farmers' Loan and Trust Com
pany made it essential, lie said, to amend
the Constitution, tl-.at the national govern
ment be able to command the national re
sources of the country in times of crisis.
Mr. .Rogers took the view that the
words "from whatever source derived."'
as used in the text of the amendment now
before the states, would never be con
strued by the Supremo Court an author
izing: CongTe?p to tax the instrumentali
ties of the states. He thought the states
could not make a success of taxing in
comes, and that they .should have no re
luctance in granting it to the nation.
We irmovr from ¥ 1 r^ « , -
h S . &Bwsv John Forsythe SffSjt*
I. C. GRAF CONFESSION
Former Car Inspector Relates
Remarkable Story in Deposition.
PART OF ALLEGED "SYSTEM"
Says Memphis Car Company
Wa3 Gigantic Scheme to De.
fraud Railroad Company.
IBv T»le«r*ph to Th« Trlbsn*.}
Chicago, July 27.— Details of the ro-thodi
by which It la alleged the HHnolx > mra
Railroad was defrauded out of mor» than
J1.000.0W in padded blSf for car repairs by
a conspiracy between Jtg officers ard <^t**
ployes with officer.^ of the independent <-a
companies w«?r*i related In a f>po«ition
given before Roswell }'„ Mason, master In
chancery, to-day. The statement wa* nu*»
by Harold A. Sims, a former car IrMp*^,.
for the railroad. He **id n» wm ln«luc*i
by a higher salary and Important per
dui?ite.s as his share of the graft aivi
the persuasions of hi» «uperior officers ia
the Illinois Central to become snjxrb
tendent of the Memphis Car Company.
After a year of "easy money" he *ald h»
became dis-atisflM with his share and late?
mail* a full conf>Mlon to the Illinois Cen
tral attorneys.
Bribing of the railroad Ir^i-ori *-i
charging the road for materials stolen from
ita own cars and atorehou*** w*r» on,
the simpler aspect* of the vmat «r:!t«m o*
fraud, according to th« wttn»«.i. He laitj
this to the former Illinois Central ron<?'j<-,
tor, Henry C. O«»termajin. It wu Oster
mann's sudden rt«e to affluence that first
called the attention of President Harahan
to the waste In his car department.
No mention of the lat« Ira G. R*<*-n r«
any of the "mTi higher up" was made by
the witness. Many of the men alrsad/
named in the Illinois Central suits, together
with others of lesser Importance, w-<»r<s men
tioned during the hour of the examination.
Among them were H. C- Ostermann. E. if.
Ward. Pet^r Alquist, J. E. Buker and J. M.
Taylor. ,
Amonjr the startling charges ma<l* by •-.
witnesses were:
Car repair bills were padded almost »♦
will, according to th* guess of the car
company officials.
The railroad's own material -v«" t-,«e^
without stint to maks the actual repairs
which formed the basis of the charg».«.
Materials taken from th© Ullno!.- Cen
tral cars wer» used almost exclusively f>
build the ext?nslvs pl?nt of the car com
pany.
Illinois Central car* wer» roll«>d on to a
spur track entering the plant, rifled of =up
plies and materials to be used In r«pairtn?
cars already r»<"<?!ved on which tie pric»
would be liberally boosted, and then in turn
made whole at the railroad's cTpense.
Inspectors of th* railroad were bribed
and went through the form of checking ■:•••
the work done In such a manner as not to
cut down the profits of lh» men who had
bribed them.
They paid no attention while the already
excessive bills were stfll further boosted by
the insertion of items which could not po«
sibly be added to the cars In question, such
as roofs for coal cars and doora for flat
cars.
A uniform charge for from ten to four
teen gallons of paint wart included 'n the
bill for each car. whereas many of the car 3
required only two or three gallons.
"We Just tor© up th« cars as we saw fit,
and the inspectors let U3 do what we
thought proper," declared the witness.
RAWN INQUEST BEGINS
Witnesses Give Testimony
Against Suicide Theory.
[By Telegraph to The Trit>un«.)
Chicago. JulY* 27.— The coroner's Juryim
panelled to inquire into th<» shooting: of
Tra G. Raw-p, in his Winnetka, home oegar?
takintr testimony at 8 o'clock to-nig and
was still In session at midnight, with ■'■*
prospect of reaching: no verdict before day
light. Coroner Hoffman declared, phortly
before midnight, that all the testlm^n.-'
would bo heard before adjournment.
Mrs. Rawr.. the widow of th© slain raii
road man. discredited either the suicido or
tho murder theory by sayiner that sh?
thought Mr. Rawn mijht liav» "r^ - ■ac
cidentally killed with his own revolver
■whil© struggling with an intruder on tin
stairs. She testified that "h^ntir^ tcr
burglars had been characteristic* of Mr.
Rawn for yeara.
C. Furness irately, foreman of the coro
ner's jury, who also was a witness, srartled
his hearers by telling from the MMI
stand that the. suicide theorr was advanced
at the first conference between the iiimh
bers of the Rawn family and the Puaker
tons on the morning of the tragedy.
Hately also testified that a thorough ex
amination of the highly polished floors of
the> Rawn home had disclosed no mark*
made by feet of struggling men. and as-
Mttai that a bit of metal found by him in
the fireplace and at first believed to be I
"split bullet" had no connection will tii»
tragedy.