STRUGGLE BEGINS
IN TINPLATE MILLS
Union Closes 15 Mills of Steel Trust
to Resist Open Shop.
Power of Union Is At Stake Inde
pendent Manufacturers Accept Its
Terms About 7,000 Workmen
Are Idle Four States Are Affect
ed by Fight.
Pittsburg, July 1. Fifteen plants
were crippled or entirely tied up at
midnight by the strike order that went
into effect in the union sheet and tin
plate mills of the United States Steel
corporation, according to the claims
made by the officials of the Amalga
mated Association of Iron, Steel &
Tinplate workers. The number of men
on strike is estimated at 7,000.
The strike is the outcome of the open
shop order posted four weeks ago by
the American Sheet & Tinplate com
pany at all its mills throughout West
Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and In
diana. Defeat for the Amalgamated associ
ation, it is said, virtually means the
taking away of its power in the affairs
of the United States Steel corporation,
of which the American Sheet & Tin
plate company is a subsidiary.
A wage agreement has been reached
by the Amalgamated Association of
Iron, Steel & Tinworkers and repre
sentatives of the independent sheet and
tin plate manufacturers.
DELUGED WITH LAWS.
Two Hundred and Twenty New Ones
Effective in Illinois.
Chicago, July 1. Two hundred and
twenty new laws passed by the last
Illinois legislature went into effect to
day. Some of ' the big measures are
not operative before next January,
notably the hazardous machinery act
and the board of control, which takes
over all charitable institutions. The
chief laws effective today are:
Forbidding women to work in fac
tories, or any place where macH.iery
is employed, more than 10 hours a day.
This does not apply to mercantile es
tablishments. Permitting automobile drivers to de
fend themselves in court under law
permitting "reasonable speed."
Authorizing the city of Chicago to
add $10,000,000 to its bonded indebted
ness. Permitting "white slaves" to testify
when their husbands "are involved."
Making it a felony to detain any
woman in a resort on charge of debt.
Providing for the examination and
licensing of barbers.
Inheritance tax law, which will add
millions to state revenue.
Punishing landlords who bar children
from flats.
Creating forest preserves.
Pawnbrokers required to hold all ar
ticles a year and cutting interest to 3
per cent a month.
$300,000,000 FOR NAVY.
Expenditure Necessary to Save British
Empire, Says Beresford.
London, July 1. Advocating a plan
of naval expansion, already submitted
to the admiralty, which practically pro
vides the doubling of Great Britain's
immense sea force, Admiral Lord
Charles Beresford today declared the
national situation was more serious
than was generally known. He said
there was no use in. precipitating a
panic, but it was best to be on the safe
side.
Ten dreadnaughts in addition to the
four provisional Bhips already provid
ed for, will be built before March 31,
1914, under the admiral's plan. The
scheme also includes 16 second class
iuisers, 18 commerce protecting cruis
ers and 20 ships of a new type similar
to torpedo boat destroyers, but larger.
His estimate of the cost of this plan
is about $300,000,000.
Black Bishops Lose Out.
Washington, July 1. Five bishops
of the African Methodist Episcopal
-church, who declared to the Interstate
Commerce commission that they were
discriminated against by Southern rail
roads and by the Pullman company in
transportation, dining facilites and
sleeping car accommodations, have
been informed by the commission that
their complaint was not warranted.
They charged that negroes were denied
sleeping car accommodations and that
they were refused food in the dining
cars solely because of their color.
Helena Has Cloudburst.
Helena, Mont, July 1. A cloudburst
in the mountains south of this city this
afternoon wrought much damage in the
city and adjacent country. Small
streams and dry gulches in the vicinity
became raging torrents. Main street
carried a foot of water and the cellars
of scores of business houses were flood
ed. It is feared that the damage has
been great in the Prickly Pear valley
and in the Missouri river bottoms. Re
ports from there are anxiously awaited.
May Fly Across Channel.
Calais, July 1. Herbert Latham,
Couont de Lambert and Henri Farman
are at present on the coast near here,
awaiting favorable weather conditions
to attempt an aeroplane flight across
the British channel for a prize of $5,
000 offered by a London paper. French
torpedo boats are being held in readi
ness to aid the aviators in their flight
and resuce them in case of need.
MESSINA IS SHAKEN.
Populace Flees From Its Temporary
Homes to American Section.
Messina, July 2. Messina experi
enced two terrific earthquake shocks at
about 7:30 o'clock yesterday morning,
They were accompanied by a roaring
sound, and are said to have had a
stronger and more undulatory move
ment than the earthquake of last De
cember, which destroyed Messina, Reg
gio and other cities; laid waste many
villages in Calabria, and killed 200,000
persons.
Although the shocks today had no
such terrible consequences, the 25,000
residents of the city were thrown into
terror. They ran into the streets panic
stricken, and last night nearly the en
tire population encamped in the open
places, fearing to return to the struc
tures that have served them as homes
since the city was destroyed. The
broken walls of the old ruins were
thrown to the ground, and Messina was
for a few minutes smothered in a cloud
of dust.
The casualties were few, and the
only persons killed, so far as known,
were a young woman and her child.
The woman had come here only a ,few
days ago, and had settled in rooms that
the great earthquake had left undam
aged. The first shock was followed quickly
by a second shock, and the people flel
pellmell to the American quarter,
which they seemed to feel was their
safest place of refuge. So great waB
the rush to the American houses that
the authorities were unable to check
the invasion.
The soldieia Boon drew a cordon
around the square and a guard was
mounted at the bridge leading to it.
Many of the panic-stricken people were
driven off, and orders were issued that,
pending further instructions, no one
should be permitted to occupy the
American quarter.
All commerce ceased in the city and
the places of business along the sea-
front were closed.
Reggio suffered almost as severe a
shock as Messina, but no casualties
have been reported at that place.
The seismic disturbance was felt at
Taormina, but no damage was done
there, Within 24 hours the shocks at
Messina numbered 23.
AIRSHIP FLIES PERFECTLY.
Orvllle Wright Handles His Machine
at Will.
Washington, July 2. Calm and con
fident, Orville Wright late last night
encircled the Fort Myer drill grounds
time after time in his aeroplane in
three separate flights. He wa3 seen
by thousands.
Shortly before 8 o clock the aero
plane was wheeled from its shed to the
starting track. Previously the field
had been cleared by a troop of cavalry.
After the motor had been tested, the
propellers were cranked and Orville
turned on the motor and released the
machine. As it neared the end of the
starting rail., Orville turned up the
forward horizontal rudder and the
machine arose into the air. It was a
beautiful start.
Down the field the aeroplane sailed.
curved grac ;fully about the lower end
and back up the east side of the field
along the edge of Arlington cemetery.
The first re und was made in 50 sec
onds. Five times the machine circled
the fie d, attaining a height that varied
from 15 to 30 feet. On the sixth
round Mr. Wright came to earth with
in 100 feet of the starting point, com
pleting the flight in exactly five min
utes.
The landing was perfect, the ma
chine swooping down in successive
glides until within a few feet of the
earth, when Orville pulled the string
that stops his motor and the aeroplane
glided smoothly over the grass on its
Bkids until it came to a stop. Again
the aeroplane was placed in position on
the starting rail, the motor started,
ard again the machine encircled the
field with ease and grace. Mr. Wright
approached dangerously near the start
ing tower and flew within a few feet
of the stab'es that line the field. It
was noticed that at times the motor
skipped, but this seemed to have no
effect on operating the aeroplane.
Bell Sees War Cloud.
Leavenworth, Kan., July 2. Gene
ral Franklin Bell, chief of staff, in a
speech before the assembled service
schools at Fort Leavenworth today, de
tliredthathe saw indications of war
and insisted that the day of interna
tional peace was far off. "There is
much talk of arbitration and peace
congresses, and it is even implied that
there is to be no further use for armies
and navies." said General Bell. "There
has not been a period of 30 years in
the history of this country without a
war."
Bsmb Fiend is Caught.
Ch'cago, July 2. Felix Sharkey,
Jnc a terror to the police, but now
crippled and gray, today divulge! all
he knew of the long series of bomb
outrages which have mystified the po
lice of Chicago. State's Attorney Way-
man, to whom Sharkey told his story,
laid an embargo of silence upon the
narrator and the police officials who
were present at the interview. Yes
terday Sharkey refused to talk, but a
night in jail conquered him.
Arctic Explorer Safe?
Winnipeg, July 2. A rumor comes
from the far North that George Cald
well, the explorer who left three years
ago to make a trip from Hudson bay
westward to Slave lake and down to
Edmonton, and who had been given up
as lost, is reported by a native runner
to be safe. Caldwell is now probably
at Fullerton.
A BRIEF DAILY REPORT ON
THE WORK OF CONGRESS
Saturday, July 3.
Washington, July 3. Senator Aid-
rich achieved another sweeping victory
this afternoon when, by a vote of more
than 2 to 1, the maximum ana mini
mum feature of the senate tariff bill
was passed. This goes into effect on
March 1, 1910. It empowers me pres
ident to add 25 ner cent ad valorem t
all existing schedules, whether on the
free list or dutiable, to those countries
discriminatine against the united
States.
In other words, where foreign na
tions are disposed to accept trade with
America on the basis of the adminis
trative tariff bill, soon to be enacted
the statute will not be elastic, but wil
stand as nassed. But where nations
prohibit, by excessive taxes, goods pro
duced in this country, tne presiaem
mftv retaliate bv the simnle issuance
of a proclamation adding 25 per cent
advalorem tn everything coming mio
American ports from such restrictive
nations.
The hill aims particularly at France.
The French DeoDle. as well as the Ger
mans, but the latter to a less obnoxious
extent, fearful of the progress of the
American manufacturer, have been
raising item after item, so it was ex
nlained todav. until now American
goods are almost prohibited from enter
ing French and German territories.
There remain 17 other administrative
features of the tariff bill to dispose of
before it goes to the house. The report
is tonight that the senate win nave
each of them out of the way by Thurs
day, and that on Monday, July 12, the
lower branch of congress will begin the
consideration oi tne measure. .
Friday, duly 2.
Washington. July 2. The corpora
tion tax amendment suggested by
President Taft, drawn by Attorney
General Wickersham and presented to
the senate by Chairman Aldrich, of the
committee on finance, is an integral
part of the tariff bill as that bill now
stands.
The senate reached a vote on the
proposition shortly before adjourning
at 7 o'clock this evening, and the
amendment was agreed to by the large
vote of 60 to 11, with all modifying
amendments disposed of, many Demo
crats voting for the amendment with
most of the Republicans. The test
vote was on the substitution of the
corporation tax amendment for the in
come tax provision, and on that vote
45 senators cast their ballots in the
affirmative and 31 in the negative.
Thursday, July I.
Washington, July 1. The senate
"came within one" today of agreeing
to vote next Tuesday on the entire in
come tax amendment to the tariff bill,
including the corporation tax substi
tute. The compact was prevented by
the objection of Bulkeley.
There were several speeches today,
Borah leading off in favor of the in
come tax and Root advocating the cor
poration tax but opposing the income
tax. It was evident throughout the
entire day that the corporation tax had
failed to arouse as much interest in the
senate as had been expected. During
the debate today Bourne, of Oregon,
predicted that the corporation tax
would result in publicity of corportion
affairs and thus prove of great service
to the public.
Wednesday, June 30.
Washington, June 30. The income
tax was practically the only subject,
and Cummins, of Iowa, and Borah, of
Idaho, the only speakers before the sen
ate today.
Borah was heard toward the close of
the session, when the Iowa senator
yielded the floor, which he had held
since yesterday. He took for his text
the declaration made yesterday by
Aldrich that he would vote for the cor
poration tax amendment only as a
means of defeating the income tax,
and without resorting to personalities
he criticised the position of the chair
man of the finance committee, who had
presented the corporation tax amend
ment to the senate.
Estimating the total revenues under
the Aldrich-Payne bill at $360,000,000,
and those to be derived from the inter
nal revenue at $240,000,000, he pre
dicted that at the end of the fiscal year
1911 there w ould be a deficit of not
less than $175,000,000. He therefore
contended that the amendment of the
tariff bill by the addition of an income
tax was necessary in order to produce
sufficient revenue.
Tuesday, June 29.
Washington, June 29. With the
tariff schedules disposed of, the senate
today began consideration of the pro
posed income and corporation taxes.
The question of taxing incomes re
ceived attention while the tea provis
ion was under consideration, and it
was hen that the most Interesting oc
currences of the day took place. This
was the announcement of the real atti
tude of Chairman Aldrich, of the
finance committee, toward the corpora
tion tax provision, which he had intro
duced at the instance of the president.
He said that he advocated the corpora-
Trainwrecks Less Fatal.
Washington, July 1. An increase of
344 in the total of railroad casualties,
but a decrease of 65 in the total of
persons killed, as compared with the
figures for the corresponding quarter
last year, is shown for the months of
January, February and March, 1909,
by accident bulletin 31, issued today
byt he Interstate Commerce commis
sion. During the months named 663
persons were killed and 122 were injured.
tion tax as a means of defeating the
income tax. He also said he thought
for the next year or two there would
be a deficit in the treasury receipts,
which he was willing to have made
good by the income from the proposed
corporation tax. He thought that the
tax could be materially modified, if not
repealed, within a year or two.
Monday, June 28.
Washington, June 28. The end of
the tariff schedules was reached this
afternoon and adjournment was taken
to tomorrow, when the corporation tax
will be considered.
Binding twine was placed upon the
free list today by the senate.
Metal strips with which cotton bales
are bound, known as cotton ties, were
placed under the duty of $6 a ton.
A duty of half a cent a pound was
added to bottle caps.
Time detectors were added to the
paragraph fixing rates on watch move
ments. The duty on zinc blocks, pigB and
zinc dust was increased to 1 cents a
pound.
1 Work on Locks in Fall.
Washington, July 2. Preliminary
work already has begun at Panama on
the locks of the isthmian canal. By
the end of the summer construction in
force will commence on these import
ant adjuncts for the great waterway.
Today the Isthmian Canal commission
opened proposals for furnishing a great
quantity of castings and structural ma
terial for anchorage purposes, for the
mitring of lock gates, and for other re
quisites for use in the lock construc
tion. Most of this material will be
embedded in the masonry work.
Change Treasury System.
Washington, July 2. Changes in the
daily cash system of the Treasury de
partment to correct discrepancies in
publication of balances were announced
to take effect at once. The published
record of receipts and disbursements
issued by the bookkeeping and warrants
division have never balanced with the
daily cash statement because the book-,
keeping and warrants office record on
the daily statement transactions were
not yet completed. The data will here
after come from one source and will
exactly tally.
Taft to Get Expenses.
Washington, July 2. The house
committee on appropriations tomorrow
will begin the preparation of a defi
ciency appropriation bill, the total of
which, it is now believed, will approx
imate $1,000,000. Included will be an
appropriation of $25,000 with which to
pay the traveling expenses of the pres
ident, thus leaving intact his salary of
$75,000. Other items are $200,000 to
pay the expenses of this government s
participation in the Brussels exposition
of 1910, and $106,000 for special as
sistants to the Department of Justice.
Shaft to Confederate Dead.
Washington, June 29 A monument
of marble and granite to cost about
$8,700 is to be erected by the United
States government in the Confederate
section of Finn's Point National ceme
tery at Salem, N. J., to mark the rest
ing place of 2,460 officers and men of
the Confederate army and navy, who
died as prisoners of war at Fort Dele
ware between 1862 and 1865. It has
been found impossible, because of im
perfect records, to place distinctive
headstones at each individual grave.
Taft to Open Harbor Congress.
Washington, June 29. President
Taft will make the opening address at
the sixth annual convention of the Na
tional Rivers and Harbors congress, to
be held in Washington September 8-10.
The congress, of which Representative
George A. Ransdall, of Louisiana, is
president, numbers among its member
ship prominent men from all parts of
the country. The congress favors a
national policy of waterways develop
ment and a $50,000,000 bond issue for
that purpose.
Ends 30 Years' Service.
Washington, July 3. Just 30 years
ago Thursday Henry H. Gilfry, of
Portland, chief clerk of the United
States senate, took possession of his
seat in front of the vice president's
desk, and has since occupied it at
every session of congress. Mr. Gilfry's
first employment by the senate was as
legislative clerk. Two years ago he
was made chief clerk. Mr. Gilfry has
been one of the leading parliamentary
guides of presiding officers during this
long period.
Defers Visit to Malheur.
Washington, June 30. Secretary
Ballinger, on his way to Seattle, will
not stop in Malheur county to look
over the proposed government and
private irrigation enterprises in that
locality, but in the latter part of July,
after spending a short time in Seattle,
will make a special trip to Ontario and
neighboring towns and at that time an
nounce his decision as to whether the
project shall be built by the govern
ment or private enterprise.
Hartson is Named.
Washington, July 3. The president
today sent to the senate the nomination
of M. T. Hartson, of Spokane, to be
collector of internal revenue for Wash
ington. He will succeed B. D. Crock
er, whose resignation was called for
to take effect September 1. Mr. Hart
son is now postmaster of Spokane, and
will be succeeded in that office by W.
P. Edrus, indorsed by Representative
Poindexter.
BALLOON TOSSED BY GALE.
Aeronauts Almost Freeze at Altitude
of 10,000 Feet.
St. Louis, June 30. Whipped help
lessly to and fro by a 60-mile gale in
a dense, black storm cloud, 10,000
feet above the earth, John Berry and
M. A. Heimann today were very near
death.
Berry, the winner of the Indianap
olis distance cup, and Heimann, who is
seeking a balloon pilot's license,
ascended in the balloon Melba shortly
after noon. They were carried swiftly
to an altitude of 10,000 feet into a
thunder storm. Here the frail bag waa
dashed about by a hurricane.
At times the balloon lay on a level
with the basket as the wicker was
pitched high up by the wind. The two
men, coatless and freezing, threw out
all ballast, yet the balloon would not
ascend. Berry climbed aloft on the
frail cords and tied the appendix, but
in spite of this the bag telescoped and
the balloon came down as a parachute.
They landed safely. Describing his
experience. Berry said :
"When we entered the storm cloud
at a height of 10,000 feet the atmos
phere was so black we could scarcely
see the swaying bag above us. The
feeling of being carried helplessly
toward what appeared to be certain
destruction was one I hope never to ex
perience again. After we entered the
cloud we were in a cold, penetrating
mist which nearly froze us."
FIVE MEN SCALDED.
Accident on Torpedoboat Hull Badly
Injures Firemen.
San Francisco, June 30. Five men
of the torpedo boat Hull were badly
scalded last night by the bursting of a
boiler tube. B. F. King, fireman, is
so severely injured that is feared he
cannot recover. The boat was but
slightly damaged and repairs have al
ready been made.
The other injured are : J. M. Rob
erts, water tender ; Francis Crawford,
fireman; John R. Carter, fireman;
Newton Carish, coal passer. The last
four are seriously injured, but expected
to survive.
The acccident occurred as the little
vessel was passing down the entrance
of the bay to Sausalito, where she was
to have remained over night prepara
tory to starting for Seattle this morn
ing. Off Alcatraz island the steering gear
went wrong and the engines were
stopped while repairs were attempted.
As the vessel drifted with the tide, a
tube in one of the starboard boilers
blew out, opening a long crack, from
which a cloud of hissing, scalding
steam escaped. Five men were in the
boiler room at the time and they
scambled toward the hatchway and
deck, fighting their way through the
dense vapor, with Bcalding water drip
ping on them from the deck plates
above.
King was the last man to reach the
ladder, and as he stumbled to the bot
tom rung a second tube blew out, King
receiving the full force of its charge
of steam. Aided by. his companions,
he reached the deck and a few mo
ments later the exhaust valves emp
tied the crippled boiler of steam.
FLOOD OF PROTEST.
Business Men Don't Want Congress
to Tax Corporations,
Washington, June 30. A flood of
telegrams, nearly equalling that which
swamped the wires during the anti
railroad pass fight, is pouring in upon
senators in opposition to the corpora
tion tax bill. Most of the telegrams
come from persons interested in build
ing and loan associations, but practi
cally every character of corporations
represented. Most of the senators re
ceived from 12 to 50 telegrams today
and some at least 100.
In view of the vehement tone of the
protests and the fact that the teiegrams
are from prominent business men,
some senators pledged to vote for the
administration program said today that
they are doubtful as to the wisdom of
their course.
Unless there is a change of senti
ment throughout the country, it would
not surprise many members of congress
if the corporation tax should be aban
doned in conference and the inheritance
tax, which was adopted by the house,
should be restored to the tariff bill.
Remington Works Close.
Utica, N. Y., June 30. Notice was
posted in the Remington Typewriter
works at Ilion today that commencing
with July 1 the establit-hment would
be closed until further notice. The
works employs 2,100 people and the
payroll is $30,000 a week. Some time
atro the company attempted to intro
duce a machine for accomplishing a
part of the work of aligning the letters
on the typebar of the machine. The
men engaged in alignment objected to
this and struck. Shortly thereafter
the assemblers quit work.
These Ducks Catch Bugs.
Alton, 111., June 30. A farmer liv
ing near here has started a new indus
try, and one that is proving extremely
profitable to him. This man trained a
flock of ducks that he has raised to
hunt for potato bugs, and now an
nounces that he is readv to rent the
fowls out at so much per. The man
has testimonials from satisfied clients
in the neighborhood, and declares that
his trained birds bring him an income
of $90 a week.
Will Raise Wages Again.
Reading, Pa., Jure 30. The Read
ing Iron company posted notices today
that part of the reduction in wages
made last February would be restored
beginning July 5.
HOT WAVE KILLS
OVER SCORE
Ten Die In Chicago and Many In Other
Cities of East.
Mortality In Chicago So Far is 200
Above Record of Last Year
Tempest Kills One Man and Does
Damage in Gotham Two Cases
of Insanity.
Chicago, June 29. In spite of occa
sional storms, there was no let-up yes
terday in the killing heat that has held
the whole Eastern section of the Unit
ed States in its grip for the past week.
Ten deaths were reported in this city,
due solely to the heat; in New York
there were two deaths from heat and
one from a thunder storm that swept
over the city late in the day. Pros
trations were almost without number,
here, in New York, in Philadelphia
and Boston. ,
.Here there was some relief afforded
late last night, when a cooling breeze
swept in from the lake. It was not
regarded as a permanent break in the
hot wave, however, and emergency or
ders were issued by the police throw
ing open the parks and playgrounds to
men and boys. Many took advantage
of this, and crowds from the poorer
sections of the city sought a breathing
space for the night in the open.
During the day a man named Carl
Summers became demented from the
excessive heat, and rushed into the
waters of Lake Michigan for relief.
Though he was rescued the shock prov
ed too great for him. and he died later
in the hospital.
The Salvation Army will take 2,500
poor children on a lake trip today.
TWO DEATHS IN NEW YORK.
Thunder Storm Does Great Damage
and Cools Air Somewhat.
New York, June 29. The second of
a series of cooling thunder storms broke
over the city late yesterday. There
was a sudden drop in temperature.
The storm was responsible for the death
of one man and injury of several. At
the Polo grounds the game between
New York and Brooklyn was about to
begin when lightning struck the flag
pole in center field, smashing the upper
portion of the staff into splinters and
tearing down the pennant flag which
the New York team won in 1905.
Before relief came two deaths were
added to the long list of temperature
victims. There were a score of pros
trations. The maximum temperature
was 86, but the humidity was great.
Summing up the results of the heat
wave, Health Commissioner Darlington
in his weekly mortality report today
noted an increase of nearly 200 deaths
over the corresponding period last year.
An East Side blacksmith went sud
denly insane while at work.
APPLES IN DEMAND.
If Excessive Price is Cut Down, De
mand is Unlimited.
Washington, June 29. W. K. New
ell, of Gaston, representing the Oregon
Horticultural society, who has been
traveling thiou?h the East studying
the apple situation, both as to produc
tion and market, had a conference to
day with Secrtta y Wilson and other
Agricultural department officials. He
was assured on every hand that there
is no danger of overproduction of ap
ples in Oregon ; that the Eastern mar
ket is almost unlimited, but before the
trade can assume large proportions
means must be devised for getting
Oregon apples into the Eastern market
at less cost to the consumer.
They are in great demand for their
quality, but the price is almost prohib
itive. Mr. Newell says after weeks or
study that higher prices in the East
arise from the fact that apples pass
through too many hands before reach
ing the consumer and therefore pay too
many profits. He believes this can be
overcome.
Robber Asks for Liberty.
Nevada City, Cal., June 29. Charles
H. Thome, one of the most notorious
criminals in the early history of Cali
fornia, today made application for
parole. Thorne was sent to San Quen-
tin 30 years ago after being convicted
of one of the most celebrated robber
ies and murders in the history of the
state. He was one of the three rob
bers who held up the Eureka stage
September 1, 1S79, killing William
Cummings. Cummirgs had $20,000 in
gold bullion with him and he fought to
keep the robbers from getting it.
Suffragette is Shocked.
Des Moines, la., June 29. A can
non firecracker, thrown into an auto
mobile in which Gertrude von Petzold,
the noted English suffragette, was rid
ing tonight, nearly resulted in her
death or serious injury. The automo
bile was wrecked. Mi s von Petzoeld
and three persons with her were badly
shaken by the shock, but were not
badly hurt. Miss von Petzold is pastor
of the First Unitarian church in this
city.
Primary Law is Valid.
San Francisco, June 29. The di-rt
primary law enacted at the last sessin
of the legislature was held to be con
stitutional in an opinion rendered toay
by the State Supreme court. The suit
in which the decision was made was
brought by the Socialist party against
the election board.