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SECOND EDITION Piirty'di'rilinl Vnir. DnIIv- Hnvmilh Ynir Secretary Rnynnlifs Leaves for New York to Establish Hcailtiiartrrs Will Dn Followrd Monday liy Chalr man Hllles. Williams of Orrnoii on Dl Five Com mittee to Handle Sinews of War Taft to Do Notified at Wasliliiijton. WASHINGTON, .Inly 10. ('haile D. llllll'H illlltlglllutcil IliH lli'W job III liny liy plunging into mi attempt t wdvii llio problems of Tut I iiml Koonc M'lt presidential eli'dors. In an ef fort to iitiuiini whether it is hcsl III Olisl it pi'li-ltimHCVI'lt cIcctoiK iilii'inlv iiniiiiniili'il in run Tuft elect- 1 1 IX IIH illllepClllleillM ill oi'llllill wtlltCn, llillot held a Hi'iii'K iif onnfeieuocH with iiiiiiiiln'ix ul' tin' niitiiiiiiil i'imii inittco iiml niitiiiiiiil ltiiiililii'iin lend er. 'I'Iid pit'sidon! nutirimril in hiimh' ot tin' tliNi'iiHuioiiH. Tint South I hi l;nln, Kansas ami IVuimylwiniu situ iiliniiH with coih over in ilctnil. I. Iliitiiiliin Monro of I'ciuiHylv imtit told llillim that if M'piirnlo tickets uio iioceMsary In gil Tall elector' iiiiiiioh hi tint official Imlliil, llii'io will ln woaieoly any hope nf electing a He publican emigre. Senator (lainlilc sniil tlic South Dn. hnlit hImIii I'liiitiiutti'i' elected all oiievc uii'ii iim Republican electors, ami all of llii-ni now Nay thev will vote fur HoohovcIi in tin electoral college. In that Htato llillcs iiniM petition to put Taft elector on tin' liallnt. In Knun (liiM'iunr StuliliH ami Senator Hritivv ate fur lliumi'vcll ShYliiM ICaiiHiiri elector ln for Itoomt. Mill, Taft w ill have an lfi'iic, Hillo I'liiniot ni'n itiiiniiiatf elector liy po titinil. It is picdirled that the regu lar K'l'pulilicaiiH in Kaunas will mip Mirl Wilson in older In dofcut Kmine volt. In California tin' Republican limn imnw fni' tho stale legislatiiio, nil Koom'miIi turn, will select the presi ili'iilial (ili'i'lorn. WASHINGTON, .Inly 10. Prosl limit Tail's campaign for lo-oloctlou was fornnilly liiuui'lii'il today wlion Jaiiii'H I). ItcytinhtH, newly elected Hititii'tary of tint republican national roiuiultti'o loft lor New York, to os tatillHli temporary hoadqiinrt"rs. Hit will hit followed Momlay liy Clialruiau Wiles who will resign Saturday iih tint president' private secretary. To day llllli'H began winding up IiIh sec retin lal duties ninl President Tuft started searching for IiIh mirr-casor. " (('onllnilcd on Pugo'il) 3rrr. - rr; L IS WAHIIINUTO.V, July 10 A Hpe-clal- money fund for "willing work era" to ho loaned In Htaten, count Ioh and cltli'H for piihllR ImprnvemeutH, Ih tho Kolutlou of tho Idle labor prob lem nuggcHtod In a hilt Introduced In tho Iioiiho today by Hrnpresoutntlvn llergor. tho WIbcoiihIij HOolallHt, The bill urgeH that tho government loan money for oxtonttlvo Improvomnnla mid Ihorohy give work to tho iiuotu ployed. "How Hoon mi Indunlrlal crista will conio I do not know," hiiIiI llergor In nupiiortlug IiIh bill. "Wo all know tho government helped tho rich iiiiiu'h paule In l!)07 by loaning $ I'J.OOO.OOO to J. rierpoiit Morgan, which ltn limned lit 0 por cunt, utilizing, thn penplo'a money mid thn uondB of tho hour to IncreiiHo his own weallh. "Tliorn mo alwaya a, 000, 000 un employed, and In hard Union twlco Hint number. My bill would give employment to thniiHundH and later mllllomi, providing an 'oliiHtlo cur loncy' hotter than that of tho Aldrlch (surroney plan. "If tho govornniont can holp tho hauket'H and Wall St root brokers, lot It holp tho unemployed. Hut, of con rue, tho hankum wilt fight tho nlllli." CAMPAIGN FOR LOB FINDS TAFTS ELECTION DEFENDER IN NOWUNDERWAY SENATOR JONES SPEBH RID 0 WORKERS ' SCHEME Medford Waslifiiloii Statesman Pleads for Blond Boss Says Evidence Is Based on Perjury liy Heal Offend ers, Who Secured Immunity Bath. Lorlmrr to Cuncltulo Case Willi Ex- tended Speech in His Own Defense Majority Pled(ed Atjainst Him. WASHINGTON. July in.- Henator Will Iimt l.orliner. of Illinois, fared the crisis of It In senatorial career to ituy when lie prepared to lutein IiIh own poisonnl plea of "mil guilty" to tlm charge of knowledge of corrupt ion III IiIh election. All Senator on Hiiinl .liiHt iih Ixirlnii'r'H ilefeiiHK day nl the previous ncntiturlnl "trial" of his right to n neat wan marked liy crowd ed galleries, long liefore tint session Marled today, all lint choice seats were pre-empted For tlm flrnt tlnio In a uumtier of weelnt nearly all Hut KfiiatorH wore on liiiud. Majoilly Secured Tlm nntl-I.orlniorlteH went confl dent today that no oratorical plea liy tint lllliiolx HtateHiiinu could move Dip majority which they declnro l allKiied nualiiHl Uirlmer. lo chniiK" lludr vote. They mild I.orlmor would hit xtrlpped of lilx Honatorlal Iokii hy a in a n; I a of at leant ten vote. Senator Joikw, (repuhllrnn. WiikIi liiKton) nUo n member of tun In vcntlKatltiK rnininlttop. followed with a npeech In favor of I.orlnier. llo announced Hint ho would voto for lorlinor, although In Ow flrnt trlnl ho voted nKiilnnt him. The tentlniony in tho lant henrltiK and tlm oharnctor of Hut wltiiPnfH bad ciiuhoiI him to (jhaiiKo IiIh mind, Jonofi itnld. HnMtMl on IVrJury "An Impreiixlou provallR thrmiRli- out tho country," Jonon declared, "that a vote for l.orliuer In a voto In favor of bribery and corruption. I roKrot that IniprcKHlmi and hollovo Homethlnic should bo ilonn lo correct the lack of respect people have fori public men. There Is a tendency to recognlo public clamor and yield to IIh demnmlH. 1 think senators should act fearlessly and according to their convict Ioiih." InlMrruptlng, Senator Smith of Michigan protested vigorously against thn Insinuation that neuatorrt could bo Influenced by popunr sun? tlmeut. "The rano agalnnt I.orlmor Is based umui perjury and nothing cine," decareil Joiich, resuming his Hpeeeh. "Hrown mid Mnk and lleckmoyer and White all committed perjury time and again. All worn told (hat If they could connect l.nrlnmr with the matter, each would ho given an Immunity bath. No ono of these men Iiiih over been prosecuted for per jury." Carpathla Crew Thanked. VAKIIIN(1T0NT, .Inly lll. Presi dent Taft loilny riigued the reMiliilinn convoying- the (hunks of congress to Ciiplnin Itoslrou ninl III" crew of I lie hleiinier Carpalliiu for their work mi reseuiiu: Hio Titanic survivors. 81-JATTM'J, Wash.. July lO.Tho final detallii of tho alleged coiiHpli ncy In tho Heekiiiau and IlaiiHon bankruptcy ciiho Involving It. A. Hal llugor, Judgo llanfonl and others, worn related lo thn congressional coiuiultton InvoHtlgutlug llauford this, afternoon by Attorney J. h. Klnr.li. Tho witness rovealod every Incident of tho affair and gave ovldonco which ho alloged Hhowed that Hanford as Judgo protected Ilalllngor nH attor ney, anil provented Klnch from ro opouluK tho CIIHO, llalllngor was mi Intoroatod spootn. tor at tho hoarlug this morning and smiled when Klnoh told how Hanson "wont to aloep a comparatively rich man with llalllngor as his nttornoy and uwoko a piiupor wltll HallltiBor as tho nttornoy against him," It also dovolopod this morning that llalllngor rocolvod tw'o "whlto waslios" for Ids connoellon with tho llookmnn mid Hanson caso. Ho was given a profunctory oxonorntlon at HANFORD CASE TAINTS BALLINGER MIODFQRD, AM AN N OLYMPIC LOSE TO ENGLISHMAN Jackson, the British Crack, Wins 1500 Meter Race Atjalnst Five Americans, Maklnn New Worlds Record of 3:50 4-5. Kivlat of New York and Tatar of Brown Tied for Second Place, hut Former Is Given Decision. STOCKHOLM. July 10. Hnex peeled defeat wiih the jioi Hon of the AinerlcaiiH In tho Olympic k;iiii'h hnro today. With five, men ojinll f Ifil for tho final of tho fifteen hun dred muter race, Incluillnj; tho bent performer Hcon hfre, It wan believed tho AmerlcaiiH would fill all of the point place, 1 (intend tho race wax won by JackHon. (he Ilrltluli crack, who made bin run after tho field had Htralnliteiii'd away In the homo J utretcli. lo win JacItHon had to haiiK up a new world'H record for the dlHtance, IiIh limn being '.i:Ur, 1 -T. . ;ih iiKaliiHt the old record of .'S:fi0 l-fi. 'Hie result for Hccoml and third placoH wiih ho clone that tho Judges could not decide and with held their nnnounceuieiit until tho photoKrnpltH taken of Hut NiiIhIi could bo dovul oped. Aranaud. Hut French sprinter, took tho lead at tho tttart and held It for two liipfl. rloHcly pretnu'd by John Paul Joiich and Abel Kivlat,- tho New York reprenentatlvcH. At tho end of tho hpcoiuI lap- tho two Amorlcatin Hprlnted Into tho lund. and then tho Hpcctator belloved It wiih all over, limtuiul Jackon, who had been coiiHtautly Improving bis por tion from the utrnt. began hU great print In the Htreich and oon panned both Icndorn. Tho effort told on Jonen, who dropped back, absolutely all In." Kivlat tried to go on hut ho wan Hlnggerlng and In tho last Jump, Norman Tabor, of Hrown Unl- vornlty managed to get up alongside making Hie finish fo close Hint tho Judges could not decide who wa tho second. Tho Judges nfter luHpectlng tlm pltiteg placed Kivlat Hecand and rubor third, making three new points for tho American team. In the M'lni-finnls of the l00-iuelr run. IhilpH Craig of Detroit won tin first heat at 121 II-HI mmmiiuIs. In the second heat. Clement . WiNnu of fe eollegi', Inwn, was lieiilen in the Kiiine time by Applcgnrlh, the Hng- lihh spriuler. Donnell H. ollI)g of Hostou win the third heat in -1 i-10. P. W. I.ippincotl of the Cnierily of I'enusylvmiiii won the fourth in 'Jl 1-fi second. Knu. the (lennnii nfn ner, wiik IIinI home in the fifth lieut in 'J'J 1-10. iiml Chiules Iteidpath of Syracuse university, won the sixth heat iu '22 1-10. MELVIN VANIMAN'S BODY WASHED UP BY SEA ATLANTIC CITY. X. .1 , .Inlv 10. A hotly suppijM'il to he thai of .Mehiu Vmiiuuiu, famous iieroiiaut, killed with four inemlii'rs of his crow wlnui his (lirigihle balloon exploded heie ilulv '2, was lodav wnsheil up on the .amls off Hrigmiline Heaeli, off which point Hie balloon sunk. tho time by tho local bar asuncla- Hon mid again two yenrs ago when Colliers' Weekly took tho mnttor up, and tho bar association ropeatod Its eudoisetuont. Klnoh nlleged that ho camo to Judgo Hanford with n complaint that five oredltora having a total claim agmtiHi nccKinan and Hanson of $33, 000, showed BtisplclotiHly nctlvo In torost In tho ciiho to tho oxtont of spending inoro money than tholr claims In securing tho nppolntmont of a trustoo In banlcruptey and sub mitting a roport that tho valnutary bankrupts had no assets whatovor. Hanford, not knowing at that Hum Halllngor's connection with tho caso, wna Indignant, Klnoh said, mid or dorod Hoforoo IObon Smith to tako testimony which Klnoh produced, When It dovolopod that theso flvo crodltora wore law olerks In Hallln gor's office, Judgo Hanford turnod a ooiupleto snmorsault and hecnnio Indignant at Finch, tho latter testi fied. Mail Tribune QKWION, WKDNKSDA V, .MMV 10, 1012. DEMOCRAi JC CANDIDATE RESTING AT HOME ilBoBiBlPr - ' r Act fir'TBrT c5Bi j I 'umm 3OVTCR.N0re WOOPfLOVV WIUsiJK The uccunipauj.ng picture was token nbl'o Governor Wowlrmv VIIon Ml ul esHf uij the porch ef IiIh country hou.e in Fea Girt, N. J. The democratic l-n..-ulc..tiul nouiliue b resting up before IhSI,..m a uMr..M ca,m,ai"u ELKS VOIE TO T FROM INITIATION Alt.MOItV, I'OKTl.WI), Ore. July 10.- The gont wiu eliminated from the Initiation ceremonies of tho H. P. O. KIIsh hy-itpfrin- of tho grand lodge hero thl afternoon. Tlio grand lodge had not epooted to tako up the proposition till tomorrow hut dispelled of other business more rap Idly than wa expuc.ttNl. Following this action th" grand lodxe ad journed to 2:30 this afttriioon. AIl.MOItY. PORTLAND, Ore. July 10. Heports on oleotlon of officer mid on distribution of supplies by the grand lodge to subordinate offi cers were presented by tho commit tees to the jsnuul lodge of tho II. 1. O. Klks today. Grand lCxalted Kuler Sullivan aniiouiiceil that he had re appointed Itohert Hrown, managing editor of the l.oulivlllo, Ky., Times, a member of tho arand forum. Hrown who is ouo of Uie most prominent men In the order is retiring as chief Jus tice. The grand Indue tomorrow w ill consider the proposition of building a national home for Klks, the homo eommlsKloii having decided to put the proposition entlrelv up to the su promo body. Funds uo available are Insufficient to build a homo such as the Klks wish ROOSEVELT APPEALS 10 PUBLIC 10 STAY AWAY OYSTKU HAY. V. Y, July 10- EMI Declarlng that he wanted to ilevoto'und motion picture actor, most of his time bolween now and tho assembling of Hio progressive party convention in Chicago net month to tho "economic and social side of the plat form to bo adopted theie," Colonel Itoosovolt Issued to day an appeal to visitors to, Btay nway from Saganioro Hill. All who want to talk organization, ho said can do so at the New York headuuar tors. i TH JUAREZ EOR BATTLE KL PASO, Texas. July 10.- Gou oral Hiiorta'a .Momciui federal army Is mqvlng toward Juarez from Chi huahua. General Ornzco, during tho night, moved tho last of his rebel troops from Kuclulllas to Juarez, tho movo holug hastened by tho ap proach or tho fedorals, u is belloved tho robels will attenijit to hold Juu roz against tho federals as tho rebel capital, "MMUNMMB WILSON BUSY W AFFAIRS OF NEW JERSEY ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., July 10. - Fatigued by the two weeks of al most continual receptions that he has hld at Sea Girt, Governor Wllhon to day ulllisuMl much of'hls tliue-ln At lantic City to catch upon his. cor respondence. Ho did not appear un til noarly noon. Govornor Wilson's day In Atlantic City was planned to ho brief. At noon he was to Iny the cornerstone of tho Y. M. C. A. and at 3 o'clock ho was scheduled to address tho annual convention of the National Ilulldlng and Loan Asocitinu on tho steel pier. "I Am here as govornor of Now Jeroey and not as n presidential can didate." he said and added that poll tics would havi no nlaco iu his talks. FEATURE OE MARKET NKD YOKIC, July 10. -Gaining 1 Jt-S at the opening of tho market, Amalgamate! Copper was today's big early feature. Heading, Union Pa cific ami Hill stocks mid Stoel wore albo strong. Canndlan Pacific do cllnod nearly a point. Stocks woro sold ou tho riso and Amalgamated later lost nearly a point. OAKLAND. Cal.. July 10. Fears were eutortalnnrt today that Joaquin Miller. "Tho root or tho Sierras," who is III at his homo Iu Krultvnlo, will not recover. Milder is nearly eighty, llo hrofte down folowing his exertions as a Fourth of July orator LINCOLN, Xcb., July 10. Con Ui'i'ssiuan George Nnriin, insurgent leader iu the liouno and tho nominee of XubiMskn HcpuhlieniiK for promo tion to the wenute, has promulgated mi appeal to tho progressives to con trol the state plutforni convention Jul 'M in Iaueolu, Tho appeal &ny iu part : 'Thoro will undoubtedly he mi at tempt on tho part of the staiulpat liepiihlieaii.s to promulgate a stundpat policy and to endorse tho political larceny ly which a defunct national committee packed the Chieago con vention witli a sufficient number of stolen delegates lo give Mr. Taft his alleged nomination, it is evident that every Kopublionii iu Nobnu-kn who believes iu progressive principles, u stpjnro deal, nnd above all, political honesty, fchould interest himself iu tho selection of delegates from tho PROGRESSIVES FIGHTFORNEBRASKA Orenon Historical Soolfty City Hall T2.U E STILL GRASPS ENTIRE EAST Blnzintj Heat Continues Over Eastern Half of Continent With No Relief In Sirjit Except Here and There a Thunder Stcrm. Yesterday's Hi"h Mark of 93 at New York Exceeded Today and Suffer ing Continues. WASHINGTON. July 10. Warm i the ue.il her bureau's official ilcsif?- Lrttioii ot the terrible blazing heat Inch is bathing the eastern half of the continent today ami promises to ot liiiue tomorrow. "Fair .iiiil vviinn" was the bureau r-ntt pedal forecast of continual siif feniiir for all person from the Mi.s-i-iiii vnlloy ea-twanl. No promise of reliof from the pres iot hot wave is held out except iu In diana, .Michigan "111111 woMeni New York. . There thunder storms mid -bower', are M-hcduled to break the hot spell. XKW YOKK. July 10. Slight hopes of a break iu the lorrid wave which i holding this eitv iu its grasp were held out by the weather bureau today when it was .staled that tomor row would have n tendency to be cooler. The temiwrature at 10 o'clock, however, was 84 degrees anil steadily getting wanner. It was considered certain hy Forecaster Carr that y terday's high mark ot 1KI "on the roof," would be eclipsed. Only one death 'directly due to the heat was reported to the coroner's, of fice up to 10:30, but numerous pros tration were eoreif fur" m'"thc va-riou- ho-pitu!.-. GIRL WHO SHOT STOKES IT NEW YORK, July 10. Ethel Con rad. "The Shooting Show Girl," who was acquitted last fall of attempting to murder Millionaire "W. E. D. Stokes, today sued Stokes, who is now ill Jn Kontucky, for $100,000 for falso arrest. Miss Conrad's partner In tho epi sode, which sent Stokes to a hospital with several bullets iu his thighs. Lillian Graham. Is suing Stokes for a like amount. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 10. Cheering, led by John Wanatnakcr of Philadelphia, greeted Governor Woodrow Wilson when ho laid tho cornerstone of tho Y. M. C. A. build ing hero this afternoon. Tho govor nor and Wanamakor mado It plain that thoro was absolutely no politics in tho event which was attended by 5,000 persons. various piecinets to the county con I ventionli and then from the county conventions to the state convention. "The moral effect of the pint form adopted at Lincoln and throughout the country will bo greut. Tt will have u tendency to .show whether No- hraska Hopublicuns nvQ progressive or reactionary. There is no doubt that the rank and file of the liopuhli can party iu Nebraska are almost unanimously in favor of progressive principles mid are praetienlly u unit iu opposition to tho fraudulent and dishonest methods that were used hy discarded political bosses in Chicago to steal' tho presidential nomiiiiitioii. "We ought to show to the nation and to tltu world (hut tho Republicans of Nebraska einplmtienlly condemn any political machine that, hy such unjust and dishonest manipulations, attempts to thwart tho wish and will of the patriotic and loyal citizens." WAV 100.000 WEATHER Fair mid wnrin, .Mat (Kit Mln IH. no. o:t. TO BIG OIL EMPIRE Government to File Suit Atjalnst Southern Pacific for All Oil Lands in California, Estimated at 100,000 Acres, Valued at $800,000,000. Part of Property Embraced In Land Grant Which Exempted Oil Land and Part Acquired hy Fraud. SAN FIIANCISCO, Cal., July 10. Govornment officials connected with tho United States attorney genornl's offlco declared hero today that with in a month suits will bo filed In tho United States district courts of San Francisco and Los Angeles for tho recovery by tho people of a mineral bearing, empire, embracing all tho oil lands held by tho Southern Pacific company in the stato, estimated at more than 100,000 acres arid valued at J800.000.000. This vast oil hearing district, tho government alleges, was secured by tho railroad company by circum vention of tho grant of 18G6. which expressly reserved to tho poop'o all mineral lands within tho Indemnity limits, except coal and iron, and by fraud in patenting. Townsend in Cliargo Tho general suit for recovery In which attack will bo made on tho titles of tho Southern Taclflc rail road, to all Its petroleum-bearing holdings from Coallnga on tho north to tho Sunset district in tho south, will bo under tho direct supervision of B. D. Townsend of Portland, as special commissioner for Attorney General Wlckersham. Tho present Bult bejjig heard be fore Special Commissioner Leo Long Icy for the recovery of 6,100 acres Of oil bearing land secured by tho South ern Pacific In tho Elk Hllla, Korn county district, through alleged fraud and valued at 115,000,000, Is but a fore runner of tho nioro em bracing suit to follow. Tho railroad corporation will re sist the suit on tho ground that tho statute ot limitations lias expired, but tho government will baso Its con tention on tho theory that becauso of tho reservation of oil lands from tho grant ot 180G, nono of tho petroleum lands havo ever been passed to tho Southern Pacific either by grant or patent, and for this roason tho ata tuto of limitations cannot apply. Secured Fnutdulnntly Tho government will rely rntiicr on tho construction by tho Judiciary na to both grant and patents In this caso than on an attempt to cancol tho pat ents. Rut should tho Interpretation of the courts In this respect bo tin- (Continued on Page 6) LOS AN'OEtiKS, July 10, Follow ing up his testimony of yesterday when he denied that he called on Clar ence Darrow November 28 last nnd handed his $1000, Job llarrinian re sumed the witness .stand in tho Dar row trial today and traced his actions on tho day in question. llarrinian ad mitted that ho visited tho vaults of tho Gerinan-American Savings bank, tho depository of tho McNuumru dii fense fund, November 28. IIo ox plined that his visit was to hccuio .?,")00 to deposit in tho California Sav ings hank to provido u balance iiguinst which ho might draw his cheek for i?rf0 in payment of a prom issory nolo agaiiibt him hold hy Mrs. Laura. UuhyiiK. On tho following day Ilarrimmt testified, ho returned to tliu Uoruinu Americau hank unci took away $100 more, which ho found was necessary to insure his halauco at tho California hank. Tho note, Harrimuti'ti hank honks mid tho cheek with which he paid the note will be introduced as evidence ' The cheek is iu possession of the dis trict attorney. It was used, it is ulaimed, during tho recent grand jury investigations. ' '- RECOVER M AMD OB AHMAN H 1 WW .:lljllll 1 - . .