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if .-iff & In the Senate The senate took ah'early adjourn ment Thursday in order that the com mittees might have anore time to work. The senate Is practically up with its work, and it remains for the committees to dispose pf the meas ures hefore^tltemi A few jwnate bills were paased^before the adjournment as follows:".' 'fe.K'V .• ••':•', '....' Sehate Bill No. 119, the pure seed law, amended to conform to the de sires both, of seedmen and purchasers of seed*. :••••.••.'"'• Senate Bill No. ^68, removal of fee ble nJnded persons whx^ parents or *•."*-: 7 K- 1-.. --:.'v. J^iV••!!. »,"^, A'•'-••"•'• ,. -v-.*^*.^'» .''--••-•.'.-• ,. .. ., Indianapo^ FeDtw18.—The „, National Tariff Commission convene y-tion came'to an end *oday, but its delegates, before their dfearture, -eis pressed confidence that 'its work Ji would soon, be perpetuated in the form of a permanent tariff commis sion, toward the attainment of which j^elr labdi* have been directed.?!: The convention was small in num hers, but large' in enthusiasm. Its :^delegate» represented, great commer cial,agri^tura^a^ ••::jq^y ^ice^ j^al and state'ofnclals. JameS W? Van J^$teaye, chosen•• as. its president, has tVvK^ehindfcImsc)res of members of the] f|0*$Uo^ :^^rs, :an^ ^oto/Uie platform on ?tne ^^§ast jday ~!Tliad^:Sh*w ,wjib 'declared DARK HORSE 8S£ a to Give Governor Power to Remove City end County Officials Is Quietly Biiried £h- :f Senate Bill No. 18, division of schoolNlletricts. Senate Bill No. 124, sale of animals afflicted with contagious diseases. Senate Bill No. 183, prohibiting pub lic drinking on trains. Senator Simp son Wanted it emended to include drinking on farm wagons and. auto mobiles. Senate Bill No. 200, ©were of su pervisors to destroy weeds. Senate Bill No. 2 aehool enum- 'r^ri:.- Reported. salaries of Senate Bill No, 133, county judges, was recommended to pass. .'. Senate Bill No. 253, employment of stenographers by supreme court, wsf ikUled.' I Senate Bill No. 225, terms of court in the Tenth Judicial ^district, was recommended to pass. '•,. WIN IN ILL pte of -.pcri^a^^tj^^^^^i^f^-^itMij nerai ss«e|p^ 1«V ||ip^«^-::ilnv ew*»li6(lng-::his vote, which he shifted from Itbpklns to Sburtleff, declared itffis B^lte! that no a now ill th« facft coald be elefied. The »otk« oi FlaniiAgHt Was i^W^ed' as indicative of a comteg j^i'-l§jfeW^ilU^B '•.*: guardian' has/removed from the state, was recommended to jpass. Senate Bill No. 108, the militia bill, was referred to the committee on ap propriations. Senate Bill.No. 30, the Mil to give city councils the right to fix charges for public utilities, was amended to limit it to the furnishing of gas and reported without recommendation.. It was reported to the judiciary commit tee. .•• -•.','•• .". .- Mr. Martin, presented a.resolution asking the members of congress from this state to support a high tariff on farm produce, live stock, wool and hides. Senator Purcen wanted to re fer it to the committee on woman suffrage and finally, objected to its consideration until today. Mr. Overson presented a resolution calling for an appropriation by con. gross to carry on the work of river and harbor improvement and *°r Senate Bill No. 297, WMtcher— State's attorney or city attorney may not sccept cases from railroad corpo ration. I .Senate Bill No. 298, ©version—Vail dating marriages performed without authority where licenses have been Issued by clerks of county!courts. Senate Bill No. 299, Simpson—Com pensation of county commissioners $5 a day and five cents a mile. 0..c hours from 9 to 12 and 2 to 6. Senate Bill No. 300, Irwin—Good Friday a legal holiday. (Continued on page 4.) KRIL FO himself just a plain and unattached farmer of Indiana, joined with his predecessors in what has been a re markable unanimity of expression from various sections, professions and occupations, for the establish ment by congress of a permanent scientific and non-partisan tariff 'com mission. l\&'' .,,.... .,'Xi«- ent deadloc 'on the '..feaiBtseyi? fern^ifcr^'-*^ man Na^hal I»|j5k^. auilty.\.as s.'.mdi recent "graft exposu ^iirned'a seaied'jvs* opened whencour ». men .•::.:: ...y: During the session hundreds of messages of encouragement and re gret of the sftaders for inability to cials./ -l/W ]&• '..' •}"', attend were received toy its officials. The messages bore, the names of many great manufacturing firms and business houses. None came from Andrew Carnegie, although the Pitts burg iron magnate had previously ex pressed his approval of the purpose Of ithe,convention. •, ,... C^'-X, Jfpahi 'idn^withl s^TKe :jury re light, W Thic -^Ma^goi^^Wi»4 .^ejit-v?^-^p|itrtn«i^ tecnkb^Iot lor United! Stales sehatbflfl .the^iseojK' sin legisJatxtfe4oday showed no choice. Senior Stephenipn received 6^^ of lattl.wtei^.caitj,':^^ tej.^^, houses in Phoebus and Itempton^are* to be thrown open '6 acconmiodate Che overflow. ''$L®''W$. The tended Tanktan sailed today for Washington, but the big armored' cruisers. North Carolina and Montana are still in the Roadstead. They fin ished coaling this morning off Swells point and dropped down to a new an chorage off Old Point. It is planned now to (have the crui sers leave tomorrow morning to join the incoming squadron. The combinv ed forces are due to arrive at tlie southern drill grounds, fifty miles oft. the Virginia capes, some time Satur day. Evolutions and manuvers will be gone through within order to fill in the time intervening between the. Scheduled arrival on Monday morning, next. /".'. MRS. LEMP GETS DIVB8CE a system of waterways, and it was adopted. x^itiw*:**^ Bills Introduced. I St. Louis, Feb. 18.—A decree of di vorce with alimony of $6 ,000'"a year and the .custody of her son, was awarded Mrs/-WiHiam J. temp, jr*, by Judge George Hitchcock in circuit court here today. The decision fol lowed the sensational trial which lasted more than a week and closed Tuesday last SEN. KNOX NOW HAS CLEAR SAILING Washington, D. C, Feb. 18. The controversy over the legislative appro priation bill, in connection with the much discussed question of the salary of the secretary of state, involving the eligibility of Senator Knox, for that office, was settled in the house of rep resentatives today when the bill was sent to conference and the committee authorized to consider the salary pro visions as if in disagreement. This gives the committee power to reduce the pay from $12,000 to $8,000, its former figure. The Republicans were caught nap- $,?l?es Mo:nes, Iowa, Feb. 18.—After having attempted to pawn a large dia iond brooch which has since been iden ed as having been the one taken from dead body of Clara Roserl, who was ^.^urdered at Ottumw.a two weeks ago, ihn Junkin, a negro, was placed !er arrest there today OM Point Comfort, Va.,,JPeb The near approach of theJl fleet and the escort, signalled tonigb' by wireless as less than fOO miles p: the Virginia capes, Is reflected- in: th great Crowds of ,visitors pouring.:i0$ to the hotels ihere. Many. prlvi^ ||fjurik was released from Fort Mad jn penitentiary January 19, shortly fore the murder of Miss Rosen. The ilice searched his house, but so .fan ve failed to find any ^corroborative' 'jAtw that he committed. the fiendish O^ime. The negro claims he* found the gj|amond brooch about a block from the $|»ne of the crime. Washington, D. Feb. 18.—Con of world-wide .sejrvation co-operation icope was the keynote of an address of Resident Roosevelt, made at the White blouse today before the delegates in at tien(dance upon the North American Conservation Conference. This senti jt(ent, which was first voiced by the president, gathered considerable mo mentum during the day's proceedings and was reflected in the addresses of those who participated. ')Characteriing the movement as of the luttnost importance to the world at jarg*," the president impressed upon representatives of this government, Canada and Mexico, the momentous possibilities of thc^wprk which has ^c^!ft'-abaia..4h*^ It\ was the almost unanimous senti ment Of the conference that, although the president, who took the lead in the conservation movement, is now on the eve ,of retiring from office, the idea of ping when a resolution by Mr. Fitz gerald was adopted disagreeing to the senate amendments. creating the office of under-secretary and fourth assistant secretary of state- The bill codifying and amending the penal laws of the United States was passed and the fortifications appropria tion bill discussed. Vigorous attacks on the house rules were made by Hubbard and Hepburn of Iowa. The latter asserted that members had betrayed their trust and prostrated themselves at the feet of the speaker, who, he said, had been made a tyrant. CLEANING OF: Storm Office of England's Premier and 24 Are Ar rested-Later They Try to Break Into Parliament But Fail London, Feb. 18.—Twice today the suffragettes representing the Women's Freedom League, failed to reach Premier Asquith to present to him the resolution adopted bj- that body for a continuation of the military propaganda for suffrage. Sixty or more "volunteers for danger ous duty" came into conflict with the police, who., mounted and on foot, had been drawn up, and the clash resulted in the rough handling of many women and the arrest of twenty-four of them. Again tonight when the session of (Continued on page 8.) E O CONSERVE RESOURCES OF WORLD international conservation would con tinue to grow and finally reach an ulti mate conclusion in legislation. After the opening of today's session, President Roosevelt expressed the hope to Secretary of State Bacon that a universal conservation congress, in which all nations shall be invited to par ticipate should become a reality in the not distant future. Secretary Bacon and Chief Forester Pinchot and other gov ernment officials interested in the prob lem of the conservation of the, world's natural resources alio* entertain a sim ilar hope, and'it is not unlikely that the president may take steps to bring about such a meeting. A permanent organiaztion of the JIartbtf!Ain^c^ ence was perfected at the .first regular session with the selection of Gifford Pinchot, a member of the American delegation, as chairman, no other name being presented. CARMACK MURDER CASE. Nashville, Teon., Feb. 18.—Absence of some state witnesses and a desire on the part of the defense to arrange its plans of procedure, caused an ad journment today until Saturday in the trial of the Coopers and Stiarpe, who are charged with murdering former Senator C&rmack. The state first an nounced that it rested its case fn chief.' TRI-STATE WEATHER. Minnesota—Fair Friday slightly warmer in west portion Saturday fair warmer in east portion. South Dakota—Fair, warmer day Saturday fair. North Dakota—Partly cloudy warmer Friday Saturday fair. ^MiSmirmuu$^j^^m^^ Fri- and Higbest Masonic Officials »f 17 Stales tbeCerHMsy Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. .18 —W. H. Taft, president-elect of the United States, is a Master Mason. The im pressive ceremony which^l/ought him this distinction today was conducted by Charles S. Hoskinson, the most worshipful grand master of the Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honor able Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of the state of Ojhio. The highest Masonic authorities of .seventeen states witnessed his admission into the order, as did a body of men representing distinguished citizens of Cincinnati and members of Kilwinning lodge, of which Alfonso Taft, father of the president-elect, was a member, and in which Charles P. Taft was inducted under the auspices of his father. The Scottish Rite cathedral, an an cient edifice devoted Jo the higher de grees of Masonry, was the scene of the ceremonies. Its main floor and gal lery were filled when the distinguished candidate arrived. The procedure which culminated in the declaration that Mr. Taft was a Mason occupied 35 minutes. As a Mason, Mr. Taft expressed his. appreciation of his father's character as such, and of his own regrets that the delay had been son long in his own case, and a rejoicing that his brother, Charles P., who was present, had been made a Mason under the tutelage of Alfonso Taft. Mr. Taft received many greetings on a new plane of fellowship as he was escorted from the hall by the committee having in charge his initia- S "FRAMEDUP" Police Declare Deal Pot Up by Girl Tied to Datilol ii ChicaDo Hotel Is a Fake Pore and Simple Chicago, 111., Feb. 18.—After Vves tigating all day today in the case of Miss Ella Gingles, the eighteen-year old lace maker, who on Wednesday was found bound hand and foot in the general bathroom of the WVHington hotel, Captain O'Brien declared he was convinced that the story of her having been kidnapped, drugged and ill treated was untrue. The physician's unofficial "report says that the cuts and bruises on the girl's body were only skin deep, and there was no presence of drugs in her system. Despite this Miss Gingles at the hos pital repeated her story, which she said was the result of her refusal to go to French Lick, Ind. Andrew Gingles, a brother from St. Louis, visited the girl. Of Pensy Takes a Fall Out of Scrappy Senator F/om Wisconsin Washington, D. C, Feb. 18. The postc.ce bill, carrying appropriations of over $232,000,000, was passed by the senate today after a stormy debate, during which Senator Penrose.* in charge of the measure, made an angry, assault upon Senator LafoUette, who^ had entered into a general criticism 6l^::^?,%„S senate committees because of what I S termed their unwarranted delay in re-5«'^ v^gi porting great appropriation bills. 5 Mr. Lafollette had -at" somt .chided the.senate whJi Bernin^g*aglu^p|fe^^^| of miiwr^t'SBgislatio^^o-: be of in haste inr flie last d|ys of coi^pws^fi 'v and bad suggested that ft wouI4 be je^ese- bflts could. n%\ i*^-^ '0M *£:•»$$ ill Mi •ii 1 fcteriKt..