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2 PTrefousse" Kid Glovea for Fall are ready. They can % "Trefousse" Kid Gloves for Fall are ready. They can be bought at no other Los Angelea store. We close Saturdays at 12:30 until Sept. Ist. Vendor Porch Shades Nearly every home has a porch, which by the use of "Vudor" Porch Shades, could be made into an ideal sleeping-room. They completely shut off the view of intruding eyes—you needn't fear any lack of privacy. #2.j0 to $6, according to width. No other Los Angeles store has them. "Vudor" Re-enforced Hammocks at end-of-summer prices. * (Third Floor.) Final Clean-Up in the Millinery Department Several dozen trimmed street hats go on sale today at $}.*;o. We refrain from mentioning, for mer prices for fear you'd think we were exaggerating. All sailor hats at just half early-season prices. ' (Second Floor.) Parasols—Third Off Midwinter prices on this season's latest parasols—and at least two months of their season yet to come. $2.50 Pongee Silk Parasols _ . _ $1.10 $2.ijo Parasols of soft twilled silks and mercerized poplins, in green, lavender and old rose shades \ L $1.50 #3.00 Parasols $1.7? $4-^o Parasols _ 53.^0 $3.< jo Parasols $2.50 #5.00 Parasols $3.50 $6. $0 Parasols : $4. Small lot of $10 to $?o Novelty Silk Parasols now $7.50 to $20. Proportionate reductions on children's Parasols. J. W. ROBINSON CO. 235-239 So. Broadway 234-244 So. Hill Street INDIAN'S MEMORY FAILS AT INQUIRY Chickasaw Chief Able to Furnish Few Facts About Land Sale Conspiracy CLAIMANTS KEPT OFF ROLL Witness Declares Vice President Sherman Was Always Op posed to High Fees [Associated Preasl SULPHUR, Okla., Aug. 16.—Douglas H. Johnson, a Chlckasaw Indian, and chief of the 80,000 members of that tribe, answered "I do not remember" before the special congressional in- vestigating committee today when asked how it was that he was ahlo to deposit $75,000 to his personal credit a few days after J. F. McMurray had received $750,000 as attorney's fees. Johnson testified that ho always had approved of what were known as tho present McMurray contracts, which provide for tho tale of $30,000,000 worth of hinds belonging to the Indians and which would allow McMurray 10 per cent or $3,000,000 in foes. He also urged other Indians to slfe'n them. "Why was it you were willing- to give McHurray $750,000 for doing that for which ha already was paid a sal ary?" asked Representative C. B. Mil ler of Minnesota. "Because we thought he earned it," replied Chief Johnson. "Ho kept off the rolls 3200 claimants to our prop erty and thus saved us $5000 for each person so kept off, or a total of $16,000, --000. I would have been willing to have paid him 50 per cent or $8,000,000." INCREASE IN HANK ACCOUNT "When you became chief or governor of your tribe, isn't it a fact that your bank account was only $5000? How, then, would you be able to deposit $75,000 Just a short timo after McMur ray got his (750,000 fee?" he was asked. Chief Johnson Insisted he did not remember. Representative C. D. Carter of Okla homa was recalled and asked: "What is your opinion of Vice Pres ident Sherman in matters pertaining: to Indian affairs?" "H • has always shown a deep inter est in the Indians." Carter replied. 4 "What was his attitude toward large fees?" ' "Ho was opposed to them." ' It had been asserted In previous tes timony that Mr, Sherman had emphat ically expressed his disapproval of the 10 per cent fee. Representative C. H. Burke, chair man of the Investigating committee, pointed out to the witness that much of the government's alleged delay in Belling the land was due to the failure of the Indians to t.ike, their shares of allotted land. FALLS TO HIS DEATH DKS MOINES, la.. Auk- 16. A. W. Baldwin, a itructural Iron worker, fell eleven stories fj"m the top of the Fuultable building today to his death. The man struck an Iron girder which split the body almost to the head. COLUMBUS MAYOR CULLS IN POLICE City Executive Withdraws All Of ficers Guarding Cars in Traction Strike SHIFTS HIS RESPONSIBILITY State Officials Announce Militia Will Not Be Permitted to Patrol Streets (Assoclated Fresg) COLUMBUS, 0.. Aug. 16.—Under or ders of Mayor Marshall, all police were withdrawn from cars they have been guarding during the traction strike by 8 o'clock tonight. Mayor Marshall stood by his dec laration today not to he responsible for operations during the night, al though shortly after the announce- ment of his intention In this respect was made known he was summoned to conference in the statehouse by Adjt. Gen. Weybrecht. The mayor put it up to the state troops to guard the cars tonight if the company persisted in operating them. General Manager Stewart refused to' aci ede to Marshall's request that the. cars be withdrawn. In closing a let ter to the mayor he said: "We demand protection from you." The state officials declined to assume the responsibility which the mayor sought to shift. After conferring with Mayor Marshall it was announced that the state would continue to handle troops as planned, not to permit them j id patrol streets or to ride on cars, but to hold them in readiness to respond to culls for aid. MAYOR DECLARES HE IS UNABLE TO PROTECT CARS; Columbus Executive Says That Troops Are Needed COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 16.—The military authorities, backed by the governor, put It up to Mayor Marshall today to protect the Columbus street car* if they were to run tonight. The mayor issued a formal statement to day that he would order the withdraw al of the cars tonight unless they were manned by soldiers of the national guard. -Mayor Marshal! in a later statement said that he was unable to protect the cars. \.ljutant General Weybreohl law Oovernor Harmon and told mm of the mayor'! Btatement with regard to the running of cars tonight, .Manager Stewart of tho strict car company «aid he would run the cars t'niiKht and demanded protection. EARTHQUAKE IN FRANCE MOUTIBRB, France, Aug. 18 \ hravy earthquake ibook wai felt here tljls morning. It lasted 27 seconds. LOS ANGELES HERALD: WEDNESDAY MORNING, 'AUGfUST 17, 1910. FRATERNAL FUNDS SHOW GREAT GAINS Insurance Societies' Statistics Committee Reports As tounding Figures PLEADS FOR ADEQUATE RATES Move on Foot to Merge Two Big Organizations—slo,ooo, --000 Represented DETROIT. Aug. 16.—A plan is on foot among the delegates to the Na tional Fraternal congress, in session here, to merge with the Associated Fraternities of America, which will meet In Atlantic City August 22. The two b.iilics represent total insurance estimated at $10,000,000. The main dif ference between them is the matter of rates, the "adequate rate" and the "current cost rate." President Thomas H. Cannon of Chi cago says that there Is really but lit tle difference between the two bodies and that if" an agreement could be reached on the rate question the merg er might result. The, statistics .-eported to the con gress at the opening today by Chair man D. P. Markey of the committee on statistics show an amazing growth of the benefit funds of the forty-three societies now in the congress. During the last decade, as a result of the re adjustment of rates in accord with the stand the congress has maintained in favor of rates adequate to payment in full of the insurance certificates is sued, the benefit funds of forty-three societies with a membership of 2.547,000 have reached a total of $60,295,778. In 1899, with forty-seven societies in the congress and with a benefit member ship of 2.493.854, the benefit funds only totaled $9,165,057. "In other words, ' Chairman Markey declared, "while the present member ship is larger and the protection loss by more than $1,000,000,000, the funds in the treasury to safeguard this is six and a half times us great as It was ten years ago. This clearly Indicates the growing tendency on the part of these associations to get right finan cially, in other words, to make their contributions approximate the equiva lent of their promised benefits. COMPKTITION GRKAT "We. appreciate the difficulties that confront the members: of many of our societies In the way of meeting com petition by reason of unequal and un reasonable propositions offered by com petitors or rival societies, and this Is especially true of those associations that have endeavored to place their membership upon fen adequate and equitable basis of contribution. They have not only to contend with the commercial companies on the one hand, with their offers of extended and paid-up insurance, dividends and endowments, but on the other hand, with the fraternal beneficiary societies which offer what purports to be the same protection for a comparatively small monthly contribution. "These societies lannot remain half right and half wronrr on the rate ques tion—and sclve this problem. If part of them are to be permitted to con tinue on a wholly inadequate, inequit able and unjust basis as regards their own members and the public, while the other half attempts to work out an equitable, reasonable and adequate ad justment of contributions to benefits promised, there can be no peacs, there can be no observance of ethic.'i, there can be no such harmonious co-opera tion as should exist between the vari ous associations enlisted in this great work. "Your committee wishes to empha size, first, the necesdty as well as the justice of adequate rates. There can be no safety wltho-it them, but impor tant as they are, there is anotlu-r mat ter of equal importance. Adequate rates are necessary, but they alone will not save or perpetuate any society; they are only one cf the necessary ele ments. Co-ordinate with them in im portance is that of co-operation among the membership; without this your so cieties must fail. You cannot com mercialize them successfully." FIND U. S. ARMY OFFICER GUILTY OF DRUNKENNESS Sentence Lieut. Col. Ames to the Loss of 12 Numbers MANILA, Aug. 16.—The findings in the case of Lieutenant Colonel Robert F. Ames, who was court martialed following the investigation of the sui cide at his home of Lieutenant Clar ence M. Janncy, were published here today. Lieutenant Colonel Ames, ac cording to the findings, was acquitted on the principal charges of conduct unbecoming an officer and conduct prejudicial tn military dos.ipline, but was found guilty of drunkenness and sentenced to the loss of twelve num bers In his relative rank in tho army. General Ramsey G. Pont, command*-' ing the department of the Luzon, in his review of the findings, severely criticised the court, of which Brida dipr General John J. Porshing was pres ident. Lieutenant Colonel Ames has al ready returned to duty with his com mand, the Twelfth infantry. Accord ing to the testimony Lieutenant Jan ney and his wife were guests at Ames 1 house and Janney sh#t himself while in the presence of Mrs. Janney and Ames, who were the only witnesses to the tragedy. FARMERS TO BE TAUGHT BEET-GROWING METHODS Government Will Endeavor to In crease Sugar Percentage iiKNVER, Aug. 16.—According to William A. Orton, In cbarge of ihe beet sugar lnvestlßation bureau of th« dl partmont of agricultural who arrived here today, tho uovfrnment will SBtab llsh a station in the Arkansas vallej for experimental purpoMl, with a view to teaching farmen the best method! of increasing the percentage of sugar in their beets. The site of tho si hai not y<t been definitely selected. T ater according to Mr. Orton. a similar station will be establilted in the Xorth : ,in Colorado field!. Toil ran buy It, pernap» at many places, but the™, on. BEST plat* to buy lt-and that D lar. a<ivertl»ea. AVIATOR BEATS CARRIER PIGEONS BY SIX MINUTES Le Blanc in Fifty-Mile Flight Out distances Birds PARIS, Aug. 117.—Leblane arrived at Issy, in the suburbs of Paris, at 6:45 o'clock this morning and Is the winner of the cross-country flight which started on August 7. The distance of the race nan approximately 483 miles. The prize contested for was 1 20,000, offered by' a Paris newspaper. AMIENS, France, Aug. 16.—The flrot aerial race between the birds of na ture and of man's production took place in the course of the great aerial cross-country competition and was won by man. A flock of 47 carrier pigeons was re leased at Doual yesterday at the same instant that Le Blanc, in his Farman biplane, started from the mark on his fifty mile flight to Amiens. Rising without a tremor through the calm air, the biplane soon outdistanced the birds, and when Le Blanc reached Amiens the nock was not yet In sight, the first pigeon arriving six minutes and twenty seconds after Le Blanc. Before the last flock had eonio in Le Gagnleux, who had started at the same time as Le Blanc, but consumed nine minutes more on the trip, arrived, beat ing the last pigeon by twelve minutes. Herbert Ratham flew today from Issy les Molineux, in the suburbs of Paris, to Amiens, stopping en route to take luncheon with friends at practically the last lap In the cross country race, a distance of about 68 miles, but in the reverse direction. He Intends to return to Paris tomor row morning with the surviving com petitors in the cross-country race. The aviators attached to the French army also will participate in the final lap tomorrow. LABOR LEADERS APPLY SHORT AND UGLY WORD International President Lewis Calls Special Convention of Miners to Order INDIANAPOLIS, In"d.. Aug. 16.—That President Walker of Illinois had iied and International President Lewis had told untruths was the substance or Lewis' statement and Walker's reply, respectively, in the special Internation al convention of miners today. Lewis, at the outset, was interrupted, but af ter rapping the convention to order and insisting on being heard he was given close attention. After reviewing the situation in Il linois ho defended the calling of the convention by saying the purpose of the convention was to fix an assess ment and to discipline certain rebels in the order. The cheers which marked the end of Lewis' statement were redoubled when Walker took tho platform The. Illinois president declared in opening that he had no ax to grind and would not he a candidate for international president. He read a number of let ters to show that Lewis had evaded indorsing the strike. UNION MEN IN SALEM SHOE FACTORIES STRIKE SALEM, Mass., Aug. 16.—A strike of union employes in the Salem shoe factories was begun today and It is ex pected that more than 1000 workers will quit their benches. The United Shoe Workers of Ameri ca voted last night to declare a gen eral strike if a conference today failed to bring about an adjustment of the differences between the unions and the companies. The union demands that the company reinstate several union employes alleged to have been locked out. GERMAN SHIPWRIGHTS STRIKE FOR HIGHER PAY BERLIN, Aug. 13.—As a result of the fight between German shipbuilders and their employes, all the shipyards of Germany except the government works are now Idle so far as new construction Is concerned. Ship owners are in many cases sending their ship 3to England for repairs. The men demand an increase of 10 per cent in wages and a'fifty-five-hour week. The shipbuilders maintain that these demands are a cloak to political purposes. The number of men idle is about 35,000. BILLHEAD MAY FURNISH BENIGNUS CRIME CLEW Police at Abiiene Believe Search Was Made for Document ABILENE, Kas., Aug. 16.—What is regarded aa a significant clew in con nection with tho supposed murder of Miss Bertha Benignus hen 1 Sunday was discovered today. The merchant's bill upon which the German note found under her window was written was taken from a box on the table In the corner of the girl's room. In this box she kept receipts and private let ters. This is believed to be further evi dence of murder and to indicate that the murderer engaged in a thorough si arch 'if Miss Benignus' effects, prob ably in an effort to get possession of some document. It also seems evident that he was fairly familiar with the contents of the room. An early arrest In connection with the murder is a probability. Two persons are being kept under surveillance. OPIUM SEIZURE MAY SHOW GREAT PLOT TO SWINDLE XKW YORK, Aug. 16.—United States custom Inspector! made a seizure of opium recently in Hobokon, n. ,t., which may reveal a plot of magnitude to swindle the government. Three its were made and the men wero charted with having brought in 12 pounds of opium bought In Shanghai. Congress passed a bill February which makes it a crime to have opium without proof of the purchase of an .authorised physician of the supply. The penalty is not more than JSOOO or than a $50 fine, or not [e*s than two years' imprisonment, or both. ROOSEVELT LOSES 'OLD GUARD' FIGHT State Committee Refuses Him Recommendation as Tempo rary Head of Convention BLOW TO NEW YORK PARTY Struggle During Several Weeks Before Session Will Be Waged with Bitterness (Continued from race One) man's acquiescence to the committee's action might be interpreted as an evi dence of friction between Colonol Roosevelt and the national adminis tration, this view was not generally accepted. There was no mention ut today's meeting of the retirement of Timothy L. Woodruff as temporary chairman. NEW YORK REPUBLICANS DENY ROOSEVELT HONOR NEW YORK, Aug. 16.—Theodore Roosevelt suffered a sharp defeat in hlg home state today when the Re publican state committee, by a vote of twenty to fifteen, rejected a resolu tion naming him as temporary chair man of the Republican state conven tion to be held at Saratoga, Septem ber 27. Vice President Sherman was unan imously chosen to act as temporary presiding officer of the convention. The "old guard," led by State Chair man Woodruff and William Barnes, jr., of Albany, encompassed the defeat or Colonel Roosevelt, whom several of the state leaders charged with at tempting to dictate the fortunes of the Republican party in the state. Colonel Roosevelt could not be seen today, as he left his office at nn early hour. The state committee adjourned to meet Mun lay evening, September 3«. in Sar atoga. Among the delegates voting for Theodore Roosevelt as temporary chairman were Lloyd C. Griseom, United States Marshal Henkel, Ap praiser of Custom* George Wan« ■m ikor. Secretary of State Samuel f*. Koenlg, Naval Officer F. J. H. Kracke. Representative William S. Bennett and Collector of Internal Revenue Charles W. Anderson. Opposed to Mr. Roosevelt, among others: Former Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. Woodruff, Michael J. Dady, former Congressman William L. Ward, Mather R Little, William Barnes, Jr., of Albany: former State Commissioner of Public Works George W. Aldrldge, Jamea W. Wadsworth, Jr.. speaker of the state house of representative!, and Francis Hendrieks, former state com missioner of Insurance. B MINIS LEADS OI'I'OSITION Tho opposition to former President Roosevelt was led by William Barnes, Jr., and actively seconded by Speaker Wadsworth p.nd National Committee man Ward. Before the delegates were called to order Mr. Grlsoom called about him the members of the New York county committee anil was in whispered conversation with them for several minutas. He wan in consulta tion also with Mr. Barnes and Mr. Wadaworth, and made known to them the intention of presenting former President Roosevelt's name for the office of temporary chairman of the convention. Mr. Oriscom was plainly angered at the rejection of Mr. Roose velt':; name, and In his manner indi cated that in his opinion the step taken would receive the reprobation and cen tre of every enrolled Republican in the state. The fact that a conflict was im minent between the factions led by Mr. Griseom and the so-called machine Republicans lo«l by Chairman Wood ruff and Mr. Barnes was apparent long before the meeting waa called to order. While Mr. Grlscom marshaled his partisans in one room Chairman Woodruff held a conference with hia adherents in another part of the build- Ing. From the first it was seen that the advocates of the naming of the former president were in the minority, but the original program of presenting his name waa adhered to "in order," Mr. Orlsroin latnr explained, "to put the attitude of the opposition on rec ord, that the Republicans of New York state might know where their repre sentatives stood as regards the partici pation of Roosevelt in the political af fairs of the state." FIRST MOVE TOR SHERMAN When Griseom moved to substitute the name of Mr. Roosevelt for that of Vice President Sherman for the tem porary chairmanship he made the com panion motion that a vote on the choice of chairman be postponed until a later meeting. This was at once combated by .--'peaker Wadsworth on the ground that the two motions wore distinct and should be considered separately. There being, danger of both motions being shelved on a parliamentary tech nicality, Griseom withdrew his motion to postpone a vote and Harry W. Mack at once took It up as an inde pendent motion. The vote to postpone was taken and the roll call showed that the delegates stood almost 20 to» 1 against postponement. The vote to substitute Mr. Roose velt's name for that of.Vice President Sherman was next taken. The names first called were those of delegates of district! comprising the city of New York. The delegates representing the Brooklyn district, over which Chair man Woodruff exercises undisputed leadership, voted against the former president, the notable exception being F. J. H. Kracke, naval officer of this When the names of the delegates representing New Ycrk county were called they were seen to be a unit In favor of Mr. Roosevelt, those voting for him including William Henkel and George W. Wanamaker, both federal officeholders. The vote of the upstate delegates, however, was almost solid against the naming of Mr. Roosevelt. BEVERLY UPSET AT NEWS OF ROOSEVELT'S DEFEAT Comment Created by Colonel's Declaration of Insurgency BEVERLY, Mass., Aug. 16.— Beverly was upset today when news came from New York of the defeat of Theodore Roosevelt for temporary chairman of th« New York Republican state con vention. The fact that Lloyd C. Griscom, pres ident of the New York county commit- AMUSEMENTS I Paying particular at- 1 \/ O1 "| /™f AT J\ I I fSk I Presenting always the tentlon to entertaining V CX. \_\\ f V XXX be>t European and ladles and children. . ~~^^ American attractions. Edwards Davis & Co. I 1* Marion Murray & Co» "The Picture of Dorian Gray.' "The Prlma Donna's Honey- James Thornton Matinee Si^nor Travato V "Songs and Sayings." Olgnor X ravaio , -... _, Eccentric Violinist. ■ Imperial Musicians TodaV* Pringlc & Whiting . ; Twelve Soloists. _, ■ "Breaking Into Vaudeville. ' Zoo Circus ,' u————_J Jolly Fanny Rice Prof. .Apdale'a Animals. Miniature Mimic Stage. OlirilKlTM MOTION riOTI'RKN EVERY NIGHT 10c. 25c, 500, 75c. MATINEE DAILY 10c. 36c. SOe. , MOROSCO'S BURBANK THEATER '"hhasbixw THE LIVELIEST SHOW YOU EVER SAW The Talk of New York Prices, 25c, 104, 75c. Matlnoes Saturday and Sunday, 100, Ho, 50c. ■ ■ Next week—"Salvation Nell." Return of a, Byron Bcasley. BFT A^Pfl THPATITR Belasro-BUokwood Co., Froprs. and Mgrs. E,Lflt>LU I tlt!.fL IUK MATINEKS Tomorrow, Saturday, Sunday. TONIGHT AND THIS WEEK ONLY—The Belasco company presents LILLIAN I . RUSSELL'S comedy . success, I«» Widow's Might .V rattling fine comedy,. the very sort of a play that will entertain you and make you laugh. '. • . BELASCO PRlCES—Nights, He, 50e and 75c. Matinees. 250 and 50c. - NEXT WEEK—Host's great play, "A CONTENTED WOMAN." Seats selling. ftOS ANGELES THEATRE i+;nmM,Yix&irVA ude ville .Mildred Stoller, Mrtz & I WATSON, lIUTCJUNGS I i Rio Brothers, Weber ft . Met a, The- Laugh-O-Scope I « EDWARDS. I Weber, Exoela & Flanks. , / Popular prices—loc, 200 and 30c. v /■VrAND OPERA HOUSE Matinees Saturday and Sunday. ■V«* ■'■ A Thrilling- Play of The Fatal Scar ■ Circus life. X iIC t SjISLL OC&T ASON OPERA HOUSE w v T-wyatt. MASON OPERA _HOUSE « T Week .August ft; Matinee Saturday Only. Opening Attraction for Season 1910-1911. Frcderlo Thompson "PT-J'E* O'Q'E*TVT'r*»'T*tJr DTDT By Port"' Presents 1 titj Of LJ I n.t\ir L Emerson Brown.. With DORIS MITCHELL «nd a notable cast of players. ', - PRICES: 800 to 11.50. Seat sale tomorrow. Coming—MlSS HENRIETTA CROBMAN. ■ • - PPIMfTTOC THTTATPD FIRST STREET, NEAR SPRING. KAINV^COa iflCfllM "HOME OF CLEAN MUSICAL COMEDY." PRINCESS MUSICAL COM DDT CO. presenting the laugh-provoking farce, "A MIXED MlXl'l'." featuring FRED ARDATH. "the unexcelled Irish Come dian," supported by a stock company second to none, and the favorite chorus of the ' city. Evenings, 7:45 and 9:15. Matinees 3 p. m. dally except Wednesday and Friday. Prices 100, 20c and 25c. ' . . ; LEVY'S CAFE CHANTANT THIRD AND MAIN STB.. ROGERS, STEWART ft ELWOOD, the three Kings of Harmony; 808 AL BRIGHT, the Man Melba; LA BOLITA, Spanish Dancer, assisted by E. ORTIZ; ALBERT-GREEN. basso contante. and AMMERMEYEH'S ORCHESTRA. OLYMPIC THEATER S^-aSSI?* Th*"t>r ALPHIN AND FARGO OFFER "THE SAUSAGE MAKER," with OLLIB MACK AND JULES MENDEL. TEN BIG SINGING AND DANCING NOVELTIES. 10e, 100 and 2Cc. • . . BASEBALL— Pacific Coast League SACRAMENTO VS. LOS AXiiK.I.KS— Wednesday, August 17; Thursday. August It; Saturday, August 20; Sunday, AUguat 31; Monday, August 22,-at Chutes Park, 2-30 p. m. Friday, August 19. at Vernon. 2:30 p. m.; Sunday, August SI, at Vernon, 10:30 a. m. Ladles' day every day except Saturday, Sunday and holidays. Kids' day Saturday. ■--..- tee, had been in conference with Presi dent Taft Saturday night and Sunday added to the consternation that the dispatchers created. Mr. Taft made no comment for publication. There Is nothing to Indicate thiit he knew of Mr. Orlscom's plan to force a vote on Mr. Roosevelt's name. So far as can be learned. Mr. Clriß com's talk with the president had to do solely with the general gituation In New York state, and Mr. Taft took the ground that harmony ought to be brought about if possible, before the Saratoga convention. The story that Mr. Griscom took a BNIUt to Col. Roosevelt that would affect the future relation! between Mr. Roosevelt and the president Is discredited in Beverly. .Mr. Taft assumed the attitude that any overtures, if they be necessary, "must come from the other side." The statement issued by Mr. Roose velt, apparently placing himself sauare ly on the side of the "progressives," baa created much comment here. What effect today'B developments In New York may have on the reorganization I.lavs that have be^n in progress is a matter of conjecture. WILL STAND PAT ON PLANS So far as can be learned there Is a disposition in Beverly to stand pat on the plans as announced. The publicity that has been given to these plans may retard them for a while, but there is apparently plenty of confidence that they ultimately will go through. Senator \V. Murray Crane of Massa chusetts, the central figure in the re organization plans, spent two hours today with the president. It is known that Senator Crane sub mitted a complete verbal report to the president of his observations in the west and what he had learned recently in New Hampshire and Vermont. In this connection and with re gards to the reports that the re organization plans might go on the rocks because of the refusal of Secre tary Ballinger to resign, it Is said that when Senator Crane was first called into the situation it was on a tele gram asking if he could undertake "a mission to the west for the president." This mission to the west turned out to be a conference with Secretary Ballin ger regarding a plan for his retirement. It Is known that heavy pressure Will be brought to bear upon Mr. Ballinger to resign without putting the president in the position of asking for the resignation. HOOPER IS NOMINATED BY TENNESSEE G. 0. P. Anti-Patterson Democrats May Fuse with Republicans NASHVILLE, Term., Aug. 16.—Cap tain Benjamin W. Hooper of Newport, Cook county, was nominated for gov ernor of Tennessee by the Republican state convention today. The name of Alfred A. Taylor, a brother of United States Senator Rob ert L. Taylor, was the other one pre sented to the convention, and imme diately following the result of the first ballot the nomination was made unan imous. The independent statewide Republi can-Democrats who have fought Gov ernor R. M. Patterson are expected to support the ticket nominated today as against the regular Democratic nominees, which include Patterson for reelection. The platform adopted declares for no backward step in the prohibition laws, which were passed over the veto of Governor Patterson, and asserts that the state should be redlstricted as re gards congressional, judicial and legis lative districts. The platform indorses the adminis tration of President Taft. The convention was probably the largest Republican state gathering In the history of the party in Tennessee. CHICAGO PREPARES TO TENDER T. R. OVATION Will Entertain Former President August 26 CHICAGO, Aug. 16.—Preparations to give Theodore Roosevelt an ovation August 26, when he passes through Chicago on his way to Cheyenne, Wyo., were made yesterday by the Hamil ton club. On learning that the Roose velt special la to remain nearly two hours In Chicago before proceeding westward, John H. Batten, president of the club, sent a message to the lion hunter, asking his plans and extend ing the hospitality of the club. The train bearing the former presi dent on his western tour Is scheduled to arrive over the I,ako Shore road August 26 at 9 o'clock In the evening, and leave at 10:45 o'clock ovor the Chicago & Northwestern. In a letter received yesterday by Mr. Batten the personnel of the party is given as follows: Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, William B. Howland, treasurer of the Outlook; Krnest Hamlln Abbott and Harold M. Howland, both of the editorial staff of the Outlook; Frank Harper, secre tary to Mr. Roosevelt. PROGRESSIVE PLATFORM WAS ROOSEVELT DEMAND NEW YORK. Aug. 16.—C01. Roose velt issued the following statement this afternoon: "To the various persons who asked mo whether I would accept the posi tion of temporary chairman of the state convention I said that I would do so only If they were sure, after knowing my attitude, that they desired me, because my speech would be of such a character that It might help If the committee named the right kind of a man on a clear-cut, progressive platform; but that It would hurt If neither the right kind of a man were named nor the right kind of a platform adopted." ROOSEVELT BAYS NOTHING NEW YORK, Aug. 16.—C01. Roose velt came in from Oyster Bay today and met a few visitors at his office. He then went out. The newspaper men waiting to talk regarding the action of the state committee in de feating his name for temporary chair man were disappointed in their pur pose. SHERMAN IS RETICENT UTICA, N. T., Aug. 16.—Beyond de claring that he would accept the po sition of temporary chairman of the Republican state convention in Sep tember, Vice President Sherman to night would not discuss today's pro ceedings of the state committee. OMAHA JURIST CHOSEN OMAHA, Aug. 16.—At midnight It was apparent that Judge A. L. Button, progressive, had been nominated by the Democrats for congress in the Sec ond (Omaha) district. His majority will exceed 500. JEALOUS BWAIN BHOOTB GIRL ASHLAND, Wis., Aug. 16—While Lou ise Billet was going homo with a party of friends last night, George Ellison shot her twice and then committed sul clde. The girl ia near death. Ellison was jealous. #