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MANY DIE | STORM THIRTY ARE KILLED AND 107 IN JURED DURING DEVASTAT ING TORNADO. CYCLONE HITS MANY STATES Women and Children the Greatest Suf ferers From Terrific Wind —Church Steeple Blown Down in Ohio With Tragic Results. Kansas City, Mo., June 18. —A tor nado in Hates county, Missouri, mowed down giant trees and destroyed all homes in its path of death Sun nay morning. Twenty are known to be dead. The twister dipped to earth near Lacygne, Kan. Its fury increased ps It sped northeast into Missouri, blotting out whole families, venting its rage nr jstly on women and babies, ending five miles northeast of Drexel, Mo. The dead: Mrs. Frank Cory, flfty five, three and one-h:.li miDs south east of Drexel; Mrs. Albert Cory, thir ty, daughter-in-law, of Kansas City; a Greek, killed in train wreck; Mrs. George Reed, thirty-eight, three miles southeast of Drexel; Fred Groves, twenty-five, three miles southwest of Drexel; Gibb Groves, forty; Henry Cameron, forty; Mrs. Cameron, three children, Maude, eleven; Roy, four, and baby, six months old, mile north west of Merwin, Mo.; Alexander, Mrs. Alexander and two children, three miles northeast of Merwin. A Kansas City Southern train of nine cars was blown off the track near Drexel and the train turned in the opposite direction, some of the cars stan<fing, some on their sides and backs, all off the track, including the engine. It was a work train filled with Greeks. One was killed and sev enteen hurt. Warrensburg, Mo., June 18. —A tor- Tiado one-half mile wide swept north eastward eight miles through south ern Johnson county and northern Hen ry county, Sunday morning. The home of Don Carlos, one and a half miles southeast of Leeton, was crushed and Carlos and his wife were killed in their beds. The home of the Misses Milmer was destroyed and the two women were carried into a plowed field, but were not hurt. Near Suther land, the home of Guy Booth was de stroyed. Booth was killed and his wife and two daughters, Blanche and Ethel, were fatally injured. Oklahoma City, Okla, June 18. —Be- tween thirty and forty persons were fatally injured Sunday in a cyclone which swept over the Osage Indian nation. Columbus, 0., June 18. —An Inter mittent series of tornadic storms Sun day played havoc In Ohio, devastating several villages, killing three persons bo far as meager reports show. Injur ing between fifty and seventy-five and doing property damage which will to tal high into the millions. Columbus was visited by the storm and, despite the fact that It was not In its direct path, two persons were injured and much property was demolished, Worthington, 14 miles north, and Plain City and Kile, 20 miles north west of Columbus, suffered heavy losses. A farmer near Worthington was killed. Scores of residences, busi ness blocks and other buildings were entirely demolished at Plain City ano Kile. In Zanesville, where two fatali ties occurred, 500 houses were badly damaged, fifty families were rendered homeless and scores had narrow es capes. Property damage there is es timated roughly at $500,000. The known dead: Barnard Daniels, farmer, Worthington; Thomas Skiu nion and John F. Dinan, Zanesville. At Delaware houses were blown down, but there were no fatalities. When the storm struck the church in Zanesville Rev. Father Roach, who was celebrating mass, faced a panic. Calling upon his congregation to be calm, he made his way to the rear of the church, where the steeple had fallen, aud administered the last rites to the two dying men. Many of the parishioners were pinned under the debris and others were fighting madly to get out of the windows. Holding above his head a crucifix he called upon his people In the name of God to have courage to spare the weak and to follow him. The front doors wore blocked by the wreckage and the walls, stripped of the roof, were falling piece by piece Into the body of the church. The priest managed to get them out of a window and a rear door. Skinnion was dead when removed from beneath the stone and debris. Dinan died two hours later In a hos pital. Organized rescue work result ed In saving the lives of others, though many of them were seriously hurt. New York Delegate Train Wrecked. Fonda, N. Y., June 18. —The New York Central fast mall express train left New York for Chicago loaded down with delegates to the Republi can convention, was wrecked three miles from Fonda Sunday. Assaults Umpire; Gets Jail Sentence. Pittsburg. Pa., June 18.—For as saulting Umpire Ralph C. Kennedy of the S. C- Frick league Sunday. Charles Hague was sentenced to pay the costs of prosecution and a fine of SIOO and serve nine months in the county jail. Thaw Again Before Court. New York, June 18.—Harry K. Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, Mon day began before Supreme Court Jus tlce Keogh in White Plains to obtain his release from the state hospital for the criminal Insane at Matteawan. La Folletta Reaches Fifty-Seven. Washington, June 17.—Senator La Follette of Wisconsin, the Progressive* presidential candidate, was fifty-seven years o and Friday. Mr. La Follette. who is in this city at present, is en joying the best of health. West Point Hotel Destroyed. Newburgh. N. Y., June 17.—The ex plosion of an alcohol lamp used by one •of the guests in heating curling irons, practically destroyed the historic West Point hotel here Friday. The building was built in 1829. Wyoming Cloudburst Causes Death. Shoridan. Wyo., June 14.—A wall of ■water from a cloudburst in the moun tains swept down Clear Creek canyon on the town of Buffalo, partly wreck ing the place and causing a number of •drownings Wednesday. Morgan Buys Famous Book. London. June 14.—J. Pierpont Mor gan has purchased John Bunyan’s copy of" Fox's Book of Martyrs" for SIO,OOO from Rev. C. F. Farrar, sell ing on behalf of the Bedford Gen eral library. DEMOCRATIC MEET ON MACK AND WOODSON OPEN HEAD QUARTERS AT BALTIMORE. Announcement Is Made That Gov. Harmon Will Not Accept Second Place on Ticket. Baltimore, Md., June 15.—National Chairman Norman Mack of the Demo cratic national committee and Secre tary Urey Woodson arrived here on Thursday from New York and have formally opened the headquarters of the national committee. Several na tional committeemen and local poli •dcJans were present, and the first real gathering of leaders in the preconven tion session was held. Reports that Chairman Mack would retire as head of the committee were not credited by national committee man, who say that Ms retirement is a question that lies mainly between the presidential candidate and Mr. Mack. The chairman has not indicated to his friends what be proposes to do. Mr. Mack said that O’Gorman, James, Kern or Parker would make acceptable temporary chairman, but nothing definite will be done in the selection of that impor'int factor un til committee of arrangements meet. National Committeeman Daniels’ plan to make the second man on the final presidential ballot the candidate for vice-president was met with an authoritative announcement that for Gov. Judson Harmon’s part, he would not accept a second place on the tick et. Edmond H. Moore of Ohio, one of Governor Harmon's chief lieuten ants, said: "I can say positively that Governor Harmon would not take sec ond place should he by any possibility fail of the main nomination.” It was also announced that Edwin Henderson of Detroit would make a speech seconding Governor Harmon’s nomination. Plans were made to bring the head quarters of Speaker Champ Clark to this city either ihe last of this week or the first of next week. National Committeeman Edwin O. Wood of Michigan said that his dele gation is made up of Harmon, Wilson, Clark and Underwood men. U. S. LUMBER INTEREST VAST Census Statistics Given—Washington Is Easily First in Products’ Value. Washington, June 17. —Lumber and timber manufactures rank third in value among the products of the in dustries of the United States, accord ing to thirteenth census statistics made public today by Director Durand. The census figures show that there were 40,671 lumber and timber estab lishments; 784,989 persons engaged in the Industry, of which number 48.825 were proprietors and firm members, 19.849 vere salaried officers, superin tendents and managers; 18,088 were male and 8,717 female clerks. The average number of wage earners was 695,019. The of products was $1,156,128,747. The value added by manufacture, which is the difference between cost of materials and value of products, was $648,011,168. Louisiana led all other states In the number of wage earners with 56,072, and Washington ranked first for value of products, $89,154,825, and value add ed by manufacture $52,275,954. CURB ON RATE INJUNCTION Senate Pastes Bill Abolishing Com merce Court and Restricting the Issue of Writs. Washington, June 15. —In order to further protect the acts of the inter state commerce commission, the senate amended the legislative, executive and judiciary appropriation bill to pro vide that no single federal judge may enjoin or restrain the commission’s ojflers. The bill was passed by the senate. It will now go to conference. An amendment, offered by Senator Cummins, and adopted, provides that injunctions and restraints must ba agreed upon by a majority of three judges, who shall be the chief jus tice of the United States and two other justices. An amendment by Senator Crawford to extend the Cummins amendment to injunctions against state admin'stra tive boards was passed. Senator McCumber asked the senate to assign the five judges of the com merce court to other United States courts, but It refused, 25 to 23. Two Airmen Fall to Death. Washington, June 13.—A. T. Welch of Brunswick. Ga.. representing the Wright Biplane company, and Lieut L*. W. Hazlehurst of the Seventeenth infantry, were dashed to death here Tuesday when the biplane in which they were making an ascension crashed to the earth from an eleva tion of about 100 feet. Nineteen Hurt In Train Collision. Macon. Ga., June 17.—Nineteen were Injured Friday when a passenger train on Central of Georgia railroad bound from Birmingham to Macon col lided with a string of coal cars at Everett, 37 miles from here. Big Strike la Settled. Perth Amboy, N. J., June 18.—The strike of 1,100 employes of the Amer ican Smelting and Refining company, which has cost three lives and a prop erty loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars, was settled Sunday. Aerial Tour of England On. London, June 18.—Aviator Slack started on his aerial tour of England Sunday, flying from the Henderson aerodrome. He quickly took to an alti. tilde of one thousand feet. Bradford was his first stop. Vetoes Arizona Fight Bill. Phoenix, Ariz.. June 17. —Governor Hunt on Friday vetoed the bill permit ting twenty-round prise fights in Ari zona. In a message to the legislature j Governor Hunt declared the bill was Ia step backward. # Women Ask for Franchise. Washington. June 17.—Petitions from 116.582 favoring a constitutional amendment enabling women to vote • on the same terms as men. were pre , sented to the house Friday by Berger | of Wisconsin. More U. S. Marines Land In Cuba. Santiago, Cuba. June 15. —Fifty fiv* marines under command of CapL Richard S. Hooker, were lauded Thurs j day by the United States gunboat ; Eagle at Felton, on the north coast of \)rtente province. Last Honors to Wlckliffa. Louisville. Ky., June 15. Congres*- j man Robert C. Wlckliffe of Loula i lan a. who met a tragic death In Wash ington. was laid to rest In Cave Hill oemetery in the soli of his native state Thursday. WANTS LIT TOR NEW STATE BANNS State Commissioner Points Out Defect of Present Laws. CANNOT REFUSE APPROVAL Thinks Many New Ins itu'.ions Create Needless and Unprofitable Com petition, Thus Menacing the Sta bility of Financial Conditions- Madison.—That there is a serious defect in the banking law of Wis sonsin, in that there is no adequate provision whereby permission to or ganize anew bank may be refused by the department, is pointed out in a recent report by Commissioner of Banking A. E. Kuolt. The commis sioner declares that the number of banks, dfty-six, organized during the year 1911, is out of proportion to the present needs of the state. “While some of these new banks were needed in new communities,” says Commissioner Kuolt, “or in places which have outgrown their banking facilities, others, located where such facilities are adequate to existing business, create needless and unprofitable competition. Untram meled competition is a menace to the stability of the affected banks. Since it is the intention of bank regulation to strengthen, and unnecessary com petition weakens the need arises of some rule to restrict competition.” Commissioner Kuolt points out that under the provisions of the na tional bank act the comptroller of the currency is clothed with power to refuse charters to new banks for cause. He says that the only statu tory provision in Wisconsin for the refusal of the prescribed certificate of authority to commence business is contained in section 202 4-12 of the code and is inadequate both as to cause and time of refusal. The cause spefliced must be that the bank has been “formed for other than legiti mate banking business.” Other v alid causes are not recognized by this statute. The time falls upon the date when the bank is ready to open for business. To refuse a charter at this eleventh hour would cause hard ship and financial loss to stockhold ers, many of whom might be inno cent of any design to violate or to circumvent the law. “The power of refusal should be coincident with the first overtures to organize anew bank,” says the com missioner. SCOUTS MAY BUY FARM Plan State Reset vation for Badger Boys—Site Near Valley Junc tion Under Consideration. Madison.—Plans are under way for (he purchase of a state reservation for the Boy Scouts of Wisconsin. One of the sites considered for such a reservation where the scouts of Wis consin could gather each summer i3 Bonnie View, about two and a half miles from Valley Junction. A nat ural lake and adjoining farm with a number of cottages, the site of a camping resort, are points in its fa vor. The purpose is to have in Wiscon sin for the Boy’Scouts a second “boy city” such as was held last year in Indiana. The farm, with its thirty acres of cranberries, would he work ed by boys in summer and would ho the source of considerable income. Efforts may be made to have the farm, which is part of a camping re sort, bought by a company of men in terested in the Boy Scouts. After purchase the grounds would be self supporting. All state patrols of the Boy Scouts would be welcome to camp at the farm for one or two weeks each summer. Give Standard Measure. Madison. —Wisconsin berry grow ers and dealers are honestly comply ing with the berry box law and the regulations under that law as ad ministered by the department of weights and measures. Dairy and Food Commissioner Emery says that his agents report but little complaint of failure. Expect 300 Delegates. Oshkosh.—Between 200 and 300 delegates and members are expected to attend the state convention of the Christian Endeavor Union in this city July 27-30. The total membership iu Wisconsin is 10,000. Stephenson Comes Home. Washington, D. C.—Senator Steph enson of Wisconsin has gone to his home at Marinette to remain until July 1. Old Soldier Breaks Neck. Reedsburg.—By the breaking of a scaffolding on the Johnson Lumber company building, Harrison Weid ntan, an old ssttler and civil war veteran, fell and broke his neck. Four other workmen also precipi tated to tne ground, were uninjured. Waukesha Pastor Weds. Poynelte.—Otto R. Jack, pastor of the German church in Waukesha, was married here to Mabel Sloan of Arlington. Ninety-six Receive Diplomas- Appleton.—Degrees and diplomas were issued to ninety-six students of Lawrence college at the sixty-second annual commencement, being the largest number in the history of the institution. Three Members of Family Die. Neenah. —The family of H. J. Becker, residing north of here, is sorely afflicted. Within a week a son aged 17. the mother, and a 10- months old daughter have died United at Encampment. Antigo.—One happy event of the state G. A. R. encampment here was the uniting of two brothers. Walter Quick of Aniwa. and Jacob Quick of Horicon, both civil war veterans. They had not seen or heard of one another for forty years. Three Hurt in Explosion. Oshkosh. —Three men were burnad and injured by an explosion in the shaving vault at the plant of the Morgan Lumber company. ASSESSMENT ROLLS BURNED Downtown Fire in Milwaukee Causes $125,000 Damage—Six Busi ness Firms Lose Heavily. Milwaukee.—Fire of unknown or igin, starting in the basement of the four-story brick building at 172-176 Third street, wiped out six business concerns, destroyed twenty-five out of twenty-seven city assessment rolls, imperilled the lives of a score of em ployes and caused a loss estimated at between SIOO,OOO and $125,000. The tenants of the burned building were: Lawrence McJreal, musical supplies; Grand Atlantic & Pacific Tea Cos., Murphy Clothing Cos., Boehm Bindery, Huxall Billiard Cos., Wisconsin Talking Machine Cos. Twenty-five of the twenty-seven assessment rolls placed by the tax de partment in the Boehme bindery were destroyed. Two of the volumes were found in the rear of the build ing and returned to the tax depart ment. The assessment rolls were to have bean placed in the hands of the board of review on June 24, and their loss will make it necessary to recompile them from the assessors' field books. This cannot be done in less than a month’s time. TREASURER’S WORK GROWS University Alone Requires 3,000 War rants—To Pay Out $700,000 Vars ty Gets $280,000. Madison.—The increasing amount of business handled by the office of the Btate treasurer was indicated when State Treasurer Dahl showed that during 1894, when George W. Peck was governor, the total amount of warrants issued by the treasurer for the y\r was 8,5 71. In the pres ent month alone over 3,000 warrants of the university will be handled, while the total amount of money needed to pay off all of the warrants drawn on the state this month will be about $700,000. To pay the uni versity demx#.ds for June will re quire about $280,000. ASK FOR HEALTH BOARD Badger Offtce.'S in Favor o' National Bu reau—Medical League to Wage War Against Owen Bill. Madison.—Despite the opposition of the League of Medical Freedom, the state conference of health officers have adopted resolutions indorsing the Owen bill pending in congress. The bill provides for a national de partment of public health. The opposition of the League of Medical Freedom is so active, that men who are expected to figure in the drafting of a platform at the repub lican national convention are receiv ing letters urging them not to in dorse the Owen bill in the platform. To Protect Against Forest Fires. Oshkosh.—Although no definite action was taken, lumbermen and timber land owners of Northern Wis consin, who met here decided to take steps for the formation of a forest fire protective association. A com mittee will be appointed to ascertain the sentiment among the owners of private lands and the prospects are that a careful system of fire protec tion will be established. It was brought out in the discussions that the state’s system of preventing fires was all right for state land, but it is uusatisfactory for privato land and It was held that to prevent the fires was more essential than stopping them after they were started. Would Cross Lake Michigan. Appleton.—Harry W. Powers, the Oshkosh aviator, signed a contract to give exhibitions at the Fox River fair here in September. Pow’ers an nounced he will attempt to fly from Sheboygan to Chicago during the sec ond week of July, making the entire trip over water in an effort to estab lish anew world’s record. If he is successful Powers intends to later make a flight from some point in Michigan to Milwaukee, crossing Lake Michigan. Faces $1,655 Filing Fee. Madison.—The Standard Oil com pany of Indiana, presented for filing an amendment increasing its capital from $ 1,000,000 to $30,000,000. The filing fee will be $1,655. Eua Claire Man Disappears. Eau Claire.—Elmer Brynellson, aged 23, who has been convalescing from a nervous attack, left his home in this city for his usual walk and has not been seen since. Prominent Democrat Dead. Gillet.—Thomts >i. Savage, for fif ty years prominent m Shawano and Oconto county affairs, died at his home in Gillett. He was 72 years of age. Labor Delegates Meet in July. Sheboygan.—The annual state con vention of the Wisconsin Federation of Labor will be held at the Eagles’ hall in Sheboygan, July 17, 18, 19 and 20. About 160 delegates are expected to attend. State M. E. Camp Meet. Fond du Lac.—The annual camp meeting of the Wisconsin conference of the Methodist church, to be held at the Byron camp grounds, Julv 11-21. Crivitz Gets New Ban 1 ;. Crivitz. —The Crivitz Str.te bank has been incorporated with a capital stock of SIO,OOO. The incorporators are: Charles Redman, G. H. Red ding. J. P. Durler, Charles Gotch, H. S. Duquaine. Joseph Pozniak, J. Rol lins, E. Umberham, B. P. Gould and L. F. Hale. To Add New Plant. Oshkosh.—A water gas plant is to be installed by the Oshkosh Gas Light company. Refuse Company Franchise. Green Bay.—At a special meeting of the Depere council the members refused to grant the Wisconsin Gas company a franchise to furnish gas in the city, claiming the company was not incorporated for a sufficient amount of money. Indians Hold Powwow, Cumberland. The Chippewa In dians of this section are holding their annual powwow in the Indian village on Sand lake. DISTRIBUTE TAX OF PUBLIC UTILITIES Amount This Year, $525,128, an Increase of $58,759. TOWNS GFT 85 PER CENT Largtst' Assessment Against Miiwau kee Su eet Car Cos., Milwaukee Northern Railway, and Light, Hea> & Traction Cos. Madison.—The state tax commis sion has made distribution of the tax levied against the street railway, light, heat and power companies op erated in the state, the total amount of the tax being $525,128.21 on an assessed valuation ot $47,365,000. The distribution is according to the law which requires that 85 per cent of the tax shall be returned to the towns, cities and villages in which the properties are located, 15 per cent being reta’ned by the state as compensation for administration. The total amount of the tax for 1-12 is $53,759.14 more than for ISII, when it was $471,369.07. The amount retained by the state out of the present tax is $78,769.23 while the amount distributed to the towns, cities and villages is $446,358.98. The largest assessments are those against the Milwaukee Electric Rail way & Light company, the Milwau kee Light, Heat & Traction company and the Milwaukee Northern railway, [bo total of the three being $390,- 2a6.,0, on a valuation of $35, 200,000. CONVICTS TO BUILD ROADS System of Varied Industries for In mates at Waupun Considered by Board of Control. Madison.—A system of varied in dustries for the employment of the convicts at the Wisconsin state pris on at Waupun will be considered by the state board of control. At pres ent a majority of the prisoners are working under a contract made by the state with a knitting company in the manufacture of socks and stock ings. The board will consider the advisability of varying the work, and one of the labor plans to receive at tention is roadbuiiding for the state. According to President Smith of the state board of control, there are about 730 convicts in the state prison at present, of which number between 450 and 500 are employed in the knitting idant. Their income for the state is approximately $8,500 a month. In addition the prisoners earn over $1,400 a month over and above their task requirements. This money is credited to their private ac counts. Prisoners have earned as much as sl7 per month for overtime. Ihe number of women prisoners at Waupun is now about twenty. They are employed in laundering the linen, patching and other light work. FIRE RATES ARE EXCESSIVE House Owners of Wisconsin Are Overcharged an Aggregate of $700,000 Annually. Madison. Milwaukee, Oshkosh, Madison, La Crosse and other Wis consin cities are paying excessive rates for dwelling house insurance, aggregating an overcharge of up ward of $700,000 annually. This is one of the conclusions demonstrated by the evidence presented to the leg islative fire insurance investigating committee, according to a statement made by Insurance Commissioner Ekeru. The testimony also indicates that Wisconsin is a profitable field for in surance companies in that the ratio of losses to premiums is more favor able than in the country as a whole. Excepting the year 1910, which was an unfavorable year for all classes of companies in Wisconsin, the per centages for each year show a more favorable loss ratio in Wisconsin than upon the business of these com panies as a whole. The losses in Wisconsin are about 4 per cent lower than outside of this state. Pioneer Pea Grower Dead. Sheboygan.—William Kroos, aged 94, one of the earliest pioneers of Sheboygan county, is dead. Mr. Kroos first introduced pea gre .ring in this section, where it is now a leading industry. Serves 42 Years as Justice. Eau Claire.—Terence Devitt, 97 years old, is dead here. He served forty-two consecutive years in Eau Claire as justice of the peace. News Notes of Wisconsin Green Bay.—A mad dog bit three persons at Shawano and all of them were taken to Madison for the Pas teur treatment. Manitowoc. —John Radej; on trial for the killing of John Rolland, a farm hand, was found guilty of mur der in the second degree by a jury in the circuit court. Radej was sen tenced to from fourteen to twenty live years at Waupun. Neenah. —One of the worst-fires in the history of the city gutted the big mill of the Krueger-Lachman com pany, flour manufacturers. It is be lieved that the blaze was started by a locomotive spark. Machinery, grain, warehouse and mill were de stroyed at a loss of SIO,OOO. Madison. —The insurance depart ment has issued a license to the Bad ger Casualty company of Green Bay, a stock company which will have a capital stock of SIOO,OOO. Neenah.—Because of an epidemic of scarlet fever, the schools at Win* neconne have been closed. A. S. Douglas Succumbs. Monroe.—A. S. Douglas, mayor of Monroe for eight years and district aitorney of Green county fourteen years, died after a year’s illness with arteria schlerosis. He once served on the county board, the board of education of Monroe, and in the state assembly in 1903 end 1904. While mayor of Monroe he aided in form ing the Wisconsin League of Munici palities and was its second president. He served ‘i* Company A, Fortieth Wisconsin volunteers in the civil war. THEY SEE A CHANCE FOR CUMMINS SENATOR W. S. KENYON of lowa, at the left In this photograph, is caught shaking hands with Congressman G. N. Haugen, also of lowa, both of them being happy over the chance, arising from the Taft-Roosevelt battle, for the nomination of Senator Cummins as a compromise candidate. The gentleman in the center is S. T. Meservey. U. S. WAS RESCUER GOVERNMENT WAS REAL LOAN ER OF $25,000,000 TO WALL STREET IN 1907. MORGAN WAS GIVEN CREDIT George B. Corteiyou Testifies Before Committee in "Money Trust” In quiry That National Treasury Fur nished Cash to Stock Exchange- New York. June 17. —Testifying be fore the Pujo congressional commit tee, investigating the money trust. George B. Corteiyou, who was secre tary of the treasury at the time of the 1907 panic, during the Roosevelt administration, on Thursday told how the government lent J. Pierpont Mor gan the $25,000,000 which Morgan In turn lent to banks and thus broke the backbone of the panic on October 24, 1907, sending call money down from 125 to 6 per cent. Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the committee, attempted to learn the names of the banks in which the money was deposited, hut Mr. Cor teiyou said his memory on this sub ject was poor. The witness said he came here on the night of October 22, 1907, and had a conference with J. P. Morgan, James Stillman, A. Barton Hepburn, George F. Baker. George W. Perkins, Frank A. Vanderlip and other financiers. After inquiring into the general situ ation, he promised that the govern ment would aid "in a general way." The next evening, he said, another conference was held. He wap not sure that Mr. Morgan was present then. At this conference, the witness said, he promised $25,000,01 >) for distribu tion among the banks. "At the first conference,” he ex plained, "I stated that I would not de posit a dollar except for the relief of the country generally and the com mercial community generally.” Corteiyou, on being pressed for a list of the banks in which the $25,- 000,000 was deposited, finally referred Mr. Untermyer to the records of the treasury department. "I only remem ber,” the witness said, "that the money was deposited In national banks. I could not undertake to say which ones.” TAFT DENOUNCED IN HOUSE Charged With Using Presidential Appropriation for "Political Jaunts.” Washington, June IC.—President Taft was denounced on the floor of the house Thursday for spending money appropriated for traveling expenses on “political jaunts during which he con demned all persons not thinking like himself." The denunciation was deliv ered by Representative Fitzgerald of the appropriations committee during the debate on the sundry civil bill, which contained an item of $25,000 for the traveling expenses of the presi dent. The house finally, by a vote of 78 to 51, decided to retain the item. The house Indulged In five hours of debate of the bitterest kind over the conference report on the army appro priation bill, which finally was passed by a vote of 121 to 92. The confer ence report contains twe amendments, one providing for a commission to de cide whether army posts should be abolished and the other automatically legislating MaJ. Gen. Leonard Wood out of office a3 chief of staff in March. Senator Frazier Seriously 111, Chattanooga, Tenn., June 17.—Uni ted States Senator J. K. Frazier was greatly weakened after a restless night. It Is feared he has appendi citis and an operation may be neces sary. Physicians are In consultation. Cloudburst Kills Crops. Huntington, Ore., June 17.—The worst cloudburst In 25 years struck this region Friday. A long sretch of O. W. R. & N. track was washed out, de laying traffic for hours. Crops were destroyed over a vast area. Irish Suffragettes Riot. Dublin. June 15.—A campaign of window smashing was opened here Thursday by the Irish suffragettes, who tried to emulate the deeds of their English sisters, but came into vigor ous conflict with the authorities. Dr. L. M. Early Dead. Columbus. 0., June 15.—Dr. L. M. Early died here on Thursday from cancer. His case has baffled the phy sicians of the entire world He offered $1,000,000 for a cure but in vain. Every known remedy was tried. Name Nevada's New Senator. Reno. Xev., June 14. —Gov. Tasker L. Oddie Wednesday appointed George Wingfield United States senator from Nevada to succeed the late Senator George S. Nixon and to serve until successor ia elected by legislature Flood Terror Increases. Washington, June 14. — The war de partment was advised Wednesday that the flood situation In southern Louis iana bad taken a most serious turn and that aid Is urgently needed. Breaks In the levees are numerous. DEPUTIES SHOOT MEN FOUR STRIKERS ARE SLAIN AT PERTH AMBOY, N. J. Mob of Thousand Sought to Burr Buildings of American Smelting Company. Perth Amboy, N. J., June 17. —Four men were killed and two others wounded in a battle on Friday be tween strikers and deputy sheriffs at the point of the American Smelting & Refining company. The dead men were strikers. They were shot by the deputies who fired to prevent the men from setting fire to the $10,000,000 plant of the smelting company. One hundred shots were exchanged at the works of the Barber \sphalt company and the American Smelting & Refining company, when r. mob of 1,000 strike sympathizers attacked the plants. The assault took place shortly after three o’clock, the assailants try ing to take the plants by surprise. Pickets called to the approaching men to halt Their answer was a volley of shots. Local officials are in constant com munication with Governor Wilson and a call for the militia is momentarily expected. Three men were seen lying in the street after the rioters, 1,000 in num ber, fled. FLASHES OFF THE WIRE Washington, June 15.—Suportlng his resolution for a constitutional amend ment giving women the right of fran chise, Representative Berger in the house presented a petition with more than 116,000 signers. Cleveland, 0.. June 15.—River and lake traffic here was seriously crip pled as the result of a strike of tug firemen employed by the Cieat Lakes’ Towing company. Elgin, 111., June IB.—Melvin C. Joce lyn, former assistant cashier of the Elgin National bank in this city, was arrested at his home on charges of misapplication of funds and embezzle ment. FLOODS AGAIN A MENACE Louisiana Inhabitants Move From Danger Zone on the Mississippi by Special Train. New Orleans. June 12.—Water from the great Hymelia crevasse, the worst of the Mississippi river floods, again is menacing the lives of inhabitants of the Des Allemands section of Louis iana. In answer to appeals from army officers engaged in relief work, a sr> cial train was hurried to the Dee Al lcmands section, refugees were taken out of the danger zone and fouu sup plies distributed. Water is four feet deep over tie greater part of the La Fouche section and Is going filgher. Supplies are also being sent there. Sue "Boss” Cox for $ 0,000. New York, June 15. —0 orge B. Cox, former political boss in Republican politics of Cincinnati, was named Thursday as a defendant in an act'.on brought in supreme court by National Reserve bank to recover $30,000. Allen Bandit Is Captured. Lexington, Ky., June 15.—Wesley Edwards, one of the Hillsville (Va.) courthouse assassins, was captured Thursday at Clay City, Powell county, according to a special received here. Prince of Wales a Man. London, June 18.—The prince of Wales attained his leg*.l majority Sun day. He celebrated his eighteenth birthday. On the attainment of this age he was given his own household, being selected by the king and queen. Fo ty-Two Clubmen Near Death. New York, June 18.—The motorboat Count, carrying 42 members of the Hancock Social club and a crew of 12 men. was wrecked Sunday on a dike, hidden by the high tide extending along the wpst shore of Flushing bay. H. Clay Pierce’s Yacht Seized. New York, June 15.—The sheriff of Kings county seized H. Clay Pierce’a steam yacht Yacona. ay anchor in the Erie basin, to satisfy Judgment of $171,000 obtained against him last February by Alice T. Rycroft. Olympic Game* Men Off for Sweden. New York. June 15.—With 150 well trained men on board the steamer Fin land, the team which will do battle for the Stars and*Stripes left Friday for Stockholm, Sweden, there to com pete in the Olympic games. Taft Ask* Help for Volcano Victims. Washington. June 14.—President Taft in a special message to congress Wednesday asked for appropriation of SIOO,OOO to be expended by the rev enue cutter service in caring for vob cano victims near Kodiak, Alaska. Three Die, Fifty Hurt In Wreck. Dalton, Ga., June 14.—Three per sons were killed and more than fifty hurt when a Western & Atlantic ex cursion train, running from Calhoun. Ga.. to Cbattanoog**, Tenn., wa wrecked near here Wednesday. ALUMNI GAiHER AT VARSITY Six Hundred Former Students Meet at Madison for Class Re unions on Alumni Day. Madison.—Madison was invaded by 600 old grads on alumni day, who were back at trie Alma Mater for tho fifty-ninth annual commencement ex ercises, class reunions and annual sessions of the Wisconsin Alumni as sociation. One of the oldest graduates to ar rive was George B. Cross, the only surviving member of the class of 1867, one of the classes scheduled for a regular reunion this spring. Without others of liis class to greet, Mr. Cross is a lonely reunionist; but he is being cordially received by oth er sons and daughters of Wisconsin. The oldest class which has a regu lar reunion this year was graduated in 1862. Members of that class were: Gideon Winan Allen, Sturgeon Bay; Michael A. Leahy, Marshfield; Isaae Newton Stewart, Appleton, Wis. At the time the directory of graduates was issued in 1907, all members o 2 this class were living. ThUMPSON FOR GOVERNOR Wisconsin Socialists Nominate Former City Clerk of Milwaukee to Lead Party in State Campaign. Milwaukee.—The social democrats. In state convention here, nominated the following state ticket, all candi dates being nominated by acclama tion save the candidate for fove r nor: Governor—Carl D. Thompson of Milwaukee. Lieutenant governor—H. M. Parks of Superior. Secretary of state Ray Weaver of Beaver Dam. State treasurer J. H. Ammon of Kiel. Attorney general L. I). Jaseph of Groen Bay. Chairman, state central committee —Winfield R. Gaylord of Milwau kee. Secretary, state central coinmitto® —Miss E. H. Thomas ol Milwau*- kee. Two names were placed before the convention for nomination for gov ernor, those of Carl D. Thompson and W. A. Jacobs, formerly of Ra cine and now of Milwaukee and the candidate of the party for the honor two years ago. The vote stood 66 for ThOnipson and 32 for Jacobs. Sixty-four delegates from Milwau kee county and fifty-seven from oth er points in the state sat in the con vention. MACCABEES NAME OFFICERS J. W. Brown, Stevens Point, Chosen Great Commander at Madi son Encampment. Madison.—At a meeting of dele gates of the Knights of the Macca bees in great camp here, officers were elected as follows: Great commander, J. W. Brown, Stevens Point; executive committee, P. N. Sehuengel, Milwaukee; Bert Horton, Oshkosh; J. C. MacKenzie, Madison; auditors, A. D. Crandall, Milwaukee; S. W. Swanson, Marin ette; August Plug, Chippewa Falls. The board of anchors passed upon the accounts of the great camp and reported that the order Is in a flour ishing condition, the increase in membership in the past three month* was more than double that of the preceding quarter year. The mem bership is now more than 7,000 in the state. SCRUB STOCK PROFITLESS Dairy Cow Competition at State Uni varsity Shows Average Animal Pays for Feed Only. Madison.—That the average cow in Wisconsin just pays lor her feed is shown by the results of the Wis consin ditiry cow competition, which have been published in a bul letin of the college of agriculture of the university. By proper feeding and manage ment big profits can he secured from good cows, the bulletin states, but nothing can be expected front "scrub" stock. The cows in the first prize herd en tered in the competition produced 16,04 4 pounds of milk aud their average yield of butter fat was near ly 600 pounds. Two-thirds of all the cows entered produced over 400 pounds of butter fat in one year. / Veteran Postal Employe Dead. Milwaukee. —Daniel W. Fowler, aged 73 years, more than fifty-six years employed in the Milwaukee postofflee, is dead. Two Drown While Fishing. Medford. —While fishing on Racket lake, A1 Zemmer and John Anderson were drowned as the result of the capsizing of their boat. Look for Bumper Oat Crop. Eau Claire.— A bumper oat crop will be raised in this section this season, and there is also going to be a lot of hay. It is feared that the frost has damaged the rye crop con siderably. Corn is getting a good start. Install Water Gas Plant. Oshkosh. —The Oshkosh Gas com pany is installing a water-gas plant, including a holder of 500,000 cubic feet capacity. Ball Player Seriously Hurt. Marinette. —Burke, catcher for the Gladstone baseball team of the U. P. Wisconsin league, is at St. Joseph’s hospital suffering w th serious in juries from being struck on the head by a pitched ball. Electricity Kills Girl. Beaver Dam- Elizabeth Wueir kesz, 15 years old, was instantly kill ed here by coming in contact with an electrically charged awning chain in front of a store. Twenty Refused Citizenship. Washburn Only five of a tota'. of twenty-five applicants were granted their final citizenship papers at th recent term of the circuit court. Most of the applicants showed lack of knowledge of United States laws and politics. Grand Rapids Hotel Sold. Grand Rapids.—The Centraiia house, owned by Paul Nelson, has been sold to Frank Swarick, Milwau kee, who will take possession at one*.