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The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
IOWAFACIIONS ARE FIGHTING
Cummins and Anti-Cummias Forces
Both Claim Victory.
Supporters Declare
Result May Be Defeat in
November.

Waterloo Iowa, June BIT Will require
a lot OF Diplomatic work TO keep the Re
publican factions from a disastrous clash
in the State convention, which ccnvenes
here tomorrow
It is the old lineup of the Cummins
against the anti-Cummins crowd. The
principal business is to nominate two
judges Of the Supreme Court. ratify the
nominations Of State officers made AT the
recent primary. and elect a new State
committee
The friends OF Gov. Cummins. however.
declare the governors Vice Presidential
boom was slaughtered by the stand-pat
delegation at the Chicago convention, and
if they can organize the convention to-
morrow they threaten TO incorporate in
the platform a resolution OF censure for
the delegation. The stand-patters, or
Auison-Perkins crowd, are exerting every
possible effG-t 20 prevent this. and are
warning the other fellows to stack arms
or else bear the responsibility II the Re
publicans lose the State in November.
1t has been supposed that Scott NJ.
Ladd. of Sheldon. and Silas NJ Weaver.
of Iowa Falls would have no opposition
for denomination 70 the Supreme bench,
but this afternoon Il was announced that
the name Of Representative 3. p. Birdsall,
Of Clarion. would probably be sprung in
opposition 20 Weaver Blrdsall retres
from Congress at the end of his present
term.
Gov. Cummins is attending the conven-
ton as chairman of the Polk County
delegation, and is said TO be loaded with
a red-hot speech.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
WILL VOTE AGAINST BRYAN.
Georgia Delegation Not Instructed.
Convention Ratifies Primary.

Atlanta, Ga, June 23.-The twenty-six
delegates selected by the Democratic
State convention to-day to represent
Georgia at Denver are uninstrutted and
Will vote against Bryan.
Only one man in the delegation. J. Lind
say Johnson. of Rome. favors Bryan. and
as the unit rule has been adopted he Will
not be able TO vote for the Nebraskan.
1t is said that the delegation will prob
ably vote for Gov. Johnson. Of Mime
sofa, though it may decide 10 support
Judge Gray. Of Delaware.
Clark Howell. Of Atlanta. was re-elect-
ed national committeeman from Georgia.
making him the oldest member Of the
committee in point Of service The four
delegates-at-large are: Albert Cox. OF
Atlanta; w S. West, Of Valdosta; F. ".
Loyless. Of Augusta. and Peter W Mel
drin. Of Savannah.
Besides selecting the Denver delegates,
the convention also nominated Joseph NJ.
Brown for governor, 10 succeed Hoke
Smith, thus ratifying the result OF the
popular primary OF June {.
A resolution indorsing Thomas 3. Wat
son for second place on the Democratic
national ticket was overwhelmingly de-
feated.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24

in civil government, 10 that chapter in
Bryces American Commonwealth Why
great men are never elected President Of
the United States "
In his report TO the alumni. President
Hadley took up the question of competi-
ton between the scientific and academic
departments, the cost of tuition, and the
alleged danger of the rich mans college.
He spoke OF the idle rich as a curse 10
colleges. He referred in the course Of
his remarks 10 the gift Of Mrs. James
Brown Oliver We shall also receive in
the immediate future a sum the amount
OF which is not yet actually known, but
which cannot fall short Of $3.50. 600, from
the estate OF Archibald Henry Blount, Of
Herefordshire England
BY a gift Of $3.50 900, received from Mrs.
James Brown Oliver. of Pittsburg. the
Sheffield trustees were enabled to erect a
building in memory of her son. Daniel
Leet Oliver. who was a member Of the
Sheffield class OF 1908 at the time Of his
death.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
". B. LEEDS DEAD IN PARIS
American Financier and Head of
the Tinplate Trust.
Made Fortune Estimated at S35, ,OOO,-
OOO-The Famous Leeds Neck
lace Customs Case.

Paris. June 25.-William 3. Leeds or
ganizer Of the American Tinplate Com
pany. known as the Tinplate Trust. died
suddenly at the Hotel Ritz at 1890 o'clock
this morning.
He came abroad for the benefit OF his
health, which had been falling for several
years. Recently, however. he had i'm
proved considerably. and ne was making
his preparations TO sail for America to-
morrow. He was taken with a sudden
sinking spell in the night. gradually lost
consciousness, and could not be revived.
His wife and his son were at his bedside.
The body viii be shipped TO New York on
June q.
1t is said here that Mr.. Leeds leaves a
fortune larger than generally was sup
posed. Intimate friends in Paris estimate
his wealth at SS5. 100000
Mr.. Leeds was native Of Richmond.
Ind, and was at one time associated with
Daniel G. Reid. The foundation for his
millions was made in the tinplate busi-
ness at the time the tinplate mills -four
ished In Indiana. He and Reid both got
in on the tinplate mill merger. and it
was with this capital that they began
their railroad ventures. which added ma
terially TO their fortunes
Mrs. Leeds recently was brought into
notice by the customs house decision in
the case Of the Leeds necklace" Mrs.
Leeds bought the necklace in Paris. pay
ing $4,000 for it. The jeweler agreed 10
deliver it TO her in New York. 10 escape
the duty on jewelry, the pearls of the
necklace were unstrung. and an attempt
made 10 enter them as unmounted jems.
The decision, however. was adverse. and
the jeweler had to pay an increased reve-
nue. Of 40 per cent Of the value Of the
gems.
Automobiling was Mr.. Leeds favorite
recreation in Europe.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
RECALLS STORY OF JACKSON
Treasury Repair Work Reminder of
How Site Was Selected.
Bluff "OId Hickory Tired of Com
missions Delay Chose Spot
Himself.

The work of removing the old soft
sandstone or east front Of the Treasury
Building and replacing it with new gran
lie recalls TO several old residents the
story told how the site fer the building
was selected.
Tradition has il. that Andrew Jackson,
who was then President OF the United
States, appointed a commission to select
suitable ground for the erection OF a
United States Treasury building. and that
after the commission had. after looking
over several tracts Of land. failed to
reach decision as TO which would be the
best. the President himself selected the
site
II is said that one morning in 1893, while
President Jackson was out walking. he
met the chairman OF the site commission
at the junction Of Pennsylvania avenue
and the White Lot. and asked him II the
commission had made any selection. and
was told that they had not He raised
HIS walking stick in the air and with
great force brought the end of It down
and forced IL into the earth several inches.
exclaiming that the building should be
erected on that ground. and subsequently
ii was
1t is also said that the spot where
President Jackson stuck his walking
stick into the earth was at the southeast
corner Of what is now the south front
terrace Of the ground surrounding the
building, the ground then being part of
the White Lot.
The building was commenced in 1888.
under the direction of Robert Mills archi-
tect. and was completed in August. 1899.
being. therefore nearly seventy years old.
When the repair work is completed the
building will be of solid granite. most OF
which was Quarried in Maine and New
Hampshire.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
JAMES W. ZEVELY WEDS.
Former WashinEtOnian Takes Miss
jamie Clay ns Bride.

Special 60 The Washington Herald.
Mexico, Mo-. June 23.-Miss jamie Clay.
the only daughter Of Col. and Mrs. Green
Clay. Of Mexico. and James William
Zevely. Of Muskogee. Okla, were married
at ST. Paurs Episcopal Church here to-
night. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Leslie NJ. Potter. of Kirkwood, Mo-.
and was witnessed by about 200 guests
many of whom were from other States.
Miss Clay Is a tall, slender blonde of
pronounced beauty a graduate of an
Eastern college. and an expert horse
woman
She is q member of an old Southern
family, and her father. Col. Green Clay.
has served in the Missouri senate on two
different occasions.
Mr.. Zevely was special agent Of Indian
Affairs for the Interior Department under
ex-Gov. Francis, and was reappointed. He
also served as Missouri State librarian.
He is now practicing attorney OF Mus
kogee.
Among the guests were Samuel G.
Blythe, Of Washington. and Louis Seibold,
Of the New York World
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
TAFT ANXIOUS FOR SHERMAN.
Secretary Expresses Concern Over
Running Mates Illness.


New Haven. Conn. June 2S.-with the
promise ahead Of him Of strenuous day.
Secretary Taft seized the opportunity Of
obtaining as much rest as possible in the
early morning hours. Despite the ex-
cessive heat and fatigue Of yesterday and
last night, he expressed himself as feel
ing in excellent condition.
No overnight communication of import
ance was received by him. Before coming
TO New Haven the Secretary directed
that he should not be disturbed by either
political or official business unless Il
should be absolutely necessary.
Il am here said the Secretary, TO
enjoy myself, to get a change. and to be
an old-time Yale man once more. For
three or four days 1 am putting politics
and business aside"
When Secretary Taft came down to
breakfast he expressed to the reporters
the deepest concern over the condition Of
Representative James S. Sherman, his
running mate, who is detained in Cleve-
land by Illness. He said the latest news
he had showed that while Mr.. Sherman's
condition is distressing, it is not neces-
sarily serious
The Secretary was greatly interested in
the fact that another Taft and Sherman
ticket was put in the field last night at a
meeting OF the class OF S3 Horace D.
Taft, OF Watertown, Conn, a brother OF
the Secretary, heads the class ticket as
president. and Charles c. Sherman, Of
New York. is the vice president.
Secretary and Mrs. Taft. with Mr.. and
Mrs. Farnam. Immediately after break
fast. left the Farnam residence in an au-
tomobile for Alumni Hail. to attend the
meeting OF the alumni. On the way over
the Secretary made call at Woodbridge
Hall, where he found call for meeting
OF the corporation. and he remained there.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
BRYAN CHARGE ANSWERED.
Injunction PInnk Not IA Mere Reit-
Grafton, Says Ellis.


Grafton, Says Ellis.
Columbus, Ohio, June 2S.-The RepubIi-
can reply TO Mr.. Bryan's Commoner edi-
torials anent the Chicago platform has
been given out by Attorney General Wade
Ellis, who says that the platform declara-
tion in regard to the Injunction goes
much further than the present law on the
subject. in that a hearing is provided for
He denies that the platform sounds a
retreat from ROoseveltian and Taftian
policies. The statement SAYS. in part:
Mr.. Bryan objects to the phrase in the
injunction plank which prOclaims conf
Gence in the integrity OF courts. II is
true, perhaps. that the convention which
is yet 10 meet at Denver, rather than that
which has just adjourned at Chicago.
should express faith in the integrity of
courts; but in view OF Democratic attack
in 1896 and the fact that the same forces
which then controlled that party are once
again in supreme command, Il would
seem entirely appropriate for the Re
publican party not only TO remove any
possible cause OF complaint in the use
OF the work of injunction. but to make
il clear that it would resent again. as
il did in 1896. any attempt TO assau the
judiciary.
''All that any one wants is that the
powers of Federal courts with respect
10 use Of injunction shall be accurately
defined by statute. TO the end that all
occasions for complaint in labor cases,
which happily have been rare in the past
shall disappear altogether in the future
The Republican plank points to a
simple and straightforward way of
achieving the purpose
The ant!-injunction plank as II was
finally passed was written By immediate
friends OF Secretary Taft on the subcom-
mittee with his cooperation. and was ap-
proved by him before il was proposed as
substitute for the original plank on
this subject
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
Wilson for Second Place.

Dallas, Tex. June 2S-George A. Car
den, chairman of the State Democratic
committee. in an interview comes out to-
night in favor Of Woodrow Wilson. oe
Princeton, as the best man for the Demo-
Gratis to nominate for Vice President on a
ticket headed by William J. Bryan Chair
man Garden is one of Mr.. Rryan's closest
friends
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
NEW SCHOOL IN MEXICO.
American Archaeology University
May BE Established fn Republic.

Mexico City. June 23-The founding in
this city Of an international university of
American archaeology has been proposed
20 the Mexican government by the Bu-
reau Of American Republics in Washing
ton through the customary official chan
nels.
The proposal is backed by the Ameri-
can government and the German govern
ment, as we'll as by larger number of
important scientific scholars.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
HITCHCOCK COMING EAST.
Expected 10 Visit Oyster Bay In n
Few Days.

Advices were received here yesterday
that Frank II. Hitchcock. who operated
the Roosevelt-Taft steam roller at Chi
cago, is coming Eastward, and it is un-
derstood he will be at Oyster Bay the
latter part OF the week
A conference Will be held by President
Roosevelt and Secretary Taft on Satur-
day. and II is expected that a decision
will then be reached as to who will be in
charge Of the Republican end Of the COM
ing campaign
While Mr.. Hitchcock brought to an end
the controversy over the national chair
manship that broke out Immediately after
the adjournment of the Chicago conven-
ton, by notifying Mr.. Taft that his name
must not be considered for the place. the
steam roller man is still regarded as a
strong probability
He would undoubtedly serve If re-
quested 10 do so by Mr. Taft. and that he
was Mr.. Taft's choice prior to the con-
vention is generally believed. The Presi-
dent is said to favor the selection Of Mr..
Hitchcock.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
WON'T PAY FOR CHERRIES.
Reading Comptroller Rejects Bill for
Luxuries Sent 10 AImshOuse.

Reading. Pa, June 23.-County Comp
troller RhOads to-day tagged" a bill OF
Sl.50 for two bottles Of maraschino cher
ries for the almshouse. He declares that
cocktail cherries are luxury which is
too rich for the almshouse inmates or
their keepers.
Let them drink hard cider or apple
jack" said Mr. Rhoads- Cocktails are
only intended for a fat bank roll"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
SWANSON FOR CABINET7
Democrats Think Virginian VIII BE
Called if Bryan Wins.


Special 90 The Washington Herald
Richmond, va. June 23-Much impor-
tance is attached to the request Of Will
fam J. Bryan that the governor Of vir-
ginia second his nomination for the Presi-
dency at the Democratic national conven-
ton in Denver in July.
1t has been suggested that in the event
Bryan Is successful in the political contest
this fall. Gov. Swanson will be scheduled
for a Cabinet portfolio For the past
twenty or twenty-five years all such
honors as this have fallen to the lot Of
Senator John ". Daniel. a Virginian who
has always been prominent in the ranks
OF the party. The request to Gov. Swan
son IS regarded as a rebuke to Daniel for
his opposition 10 the Nebraskan prior to
the Virginia State convention.
The Virginia delegates to the national
convention VIII leave for Denver July 2
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24

is the opinion Of a number OF the mem
bers of the national committee, IL being
stated that the representative of the
State on the national committee stands
in the place of the State delegation 10
the national convention, and therefore
has authority 10 act for the delegation.
The same view is held by the Demo-
Gratis since, at the ST Louis convention.
four years ago, as Mr.. Davis, the nomi-
nee for Vice President. was eighty years
old. a resolution was passed by the con-
vention authorizing the Democratic ma
tional committee to fill a vacancy in case
of necessity.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
Ocean Stenmnhinn-

New York June 22-Arived out: Lusitania. at
Liverpool.
sailed from foreign ports: Kronprinzessiu Cecile,
from Bremen.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
ALUMNI DAY AT YALE.
Old Graduates Meet and Speak and
Hear President HadIey.

New Haven. Conn. June 23-The Yale
alumni had their time to-day for this was
alumni day in Yale's commencement
week.
The town is full Of graduates at the
alumni meeting. Hart Lyman. of New
York City. Yale %, presided. The hall
was crowded and the gallery filled with
wives and children Of the graduates. Mr..
Lyman invited all the alumni Of more
than fifty years 20 seats on the platform,
and fully dozen accepted the invitation.
One Of the number said laughingly as
he mounted the steps. You wouldn't take
me for a graduate of fifty years stand
ing would you?"
His friend responded: NO, you look
like a ringer"
Cheers for the venerable alumnus were
given as they sat down.
Mr.. Lyman said, among other things:
''Cn the authority of the next President
of the United States, and without further
discussion of the political situation.
may say we have assembled under pro-
pitiOus circumstances. The country is
recovering the prosperity that was lost.
strayed or stolen. Our president. DR..
Hadley. has just returned from highly
auspicious mission TO Berlin, and he is
here to refresh US with his wit and wis
DOM"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
I HUGHES Y TORUN AGAIN
Page Says Politicians Can
not Sidetrack Governor.
HOSTILITY OF SOME HELPS

Snte Senator Declares that II Ex-
ecutive Wants denomination He
Can Easily Get It-ScOres Conduct
of New York Delegation at Chi
cagO-Fassett said 10 BE Candidate.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
President HadIey Speaks.

President Hadley spoke ;or the f,st
time to a Yale alumni body since cis
trip to Berlin. He referred loosely 20
the time when, as 4 freshman he iooke
up to- Mr.. Lyman as a senior and reid
tribute to his work.
F. Tecumseh Sherman. CommissiC ner
Of Labor for New York State and A
graduate OF Yale, 'SS said THAI he would
like to speak for the Sheffield School. hut
that he was told to speak for the alumni.
This is a broad subject" said Mr.. Sher-
man, and feel reminded of the boy
who set forty eggs under one hen. He
was told no hen could hatch out forty
eggs and said: ] know 1t. but l wanted
TO see the old lady spread herself "
Mr.. Sherman then spoke on the present
growing feeling Of discomfort and radi-
calism among the working classes and
said effort must be made TO remove il
or there would be danger. He declared
that there must be more intercourse be-
tween the different classes in society.
Horace d. Taft. principal Of the Taft
school of Watertown. Conn. said that the
American boy now wastes three or four
years in his education and Is. therefore.
that amount behind the German or
European lad at sixteen years of age
Quotes Bryce's Book.
Mr. Taft added THE only allusion to
Presidential affairs have received since
the elevation of a large part of our family
to a Presidential nomination came when
in the Taft school we came, in our c!ass
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24

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The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
CAPITAL ON YACHT
President and Family Will
Go to See Boat Race.
ROOSEvELTTO CHEER HARVARD

Secretary Taft VIII Also BE at New
London, but VIII Root for YaIe-Is
tive Vessel, which VIII Go Back TO
Oyster Bay as Soon as Race Ends.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
NOW
SERIOUSLY ILL

Continued from Page One.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
SPECIAL NOTICES.
National Metropolitan Fire Insurance


Company, District Of Columbia.
Washington. D. c., June Is. 1908.
At a meeting Of The Board of Directors
Of this company, held to-day. II was
Resolved, That a seni-annual dividend
Of 1--WE per cent be declared, payable on
JULY l. 1S0S, 10 stockholders Of record OF
June %, 1905. and that a partial liQuida-
ton distribution of $50 per share be paid
10 stockholders Of record of June 20 1905
on and after JULY l. 1905, on their pro-
ducing their certificates OF stock so that
such payments may be indOrsed thereon:
and that the books for the transfer of
stock be closed from June 20 TO July p
1908. inclusive.
GEO. c. HENNING, Secretary.
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The San Francisco call., 1908-12-25
DANISH CHERRY FROM
COCKTAIL IN GOTHAM
Fruit Growers Alarmed at Ostra-
cism of Succulent In-
gredient of Mixture
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
SAN JOSE, Dec. 24.-News has reached
the fruit centers of this city that the
cherry and the olive grown in this
valley have lost caste with the New
York cocktail mixers. In the city of
the Great White Way no wine clerks
drop cherries or olives into cocktails
now, unless some one asks for them.
and local growers and packers are
somewhat alarmed over the situation.
The proposed increase in freight rates
will mean a great burden on this val
ley. but the ostracism of the cherry
and olive by the drinkers of the east is
viewed in the light of the straw which
broke the camers back.
1t is feared that the New York Gus
tom viii spread westward. Many
women view with alarm the banish-
ment of the cherry from the Martini
or Manhattan. 1t viii deprive them Of
the opportunity to utter that venerable
bromidion: Il don't care for the cock
tail itself. but 1 like to eat the cherry
OF course the innocent cherry must
be repopularized. But. how?
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-25
MYSTERY OVER SHOT AT
YOUNG CHURCH WORKER
Police Suggest Attempted Sui-
eide, but Will Withhold
Evidence if She Dies
TSpcciol Dispoich 10 The Call


TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Dec. 24-The
police announce that unless Miss Ada
Smith. young music teacher and church
worker, dies of the mysterious pistol
wound she received at $3.50 p. N. last
Thursday. the evidence collected TO
prove 1t case of attempted suicide
will not be made public.
She says some one shot her as she
entered the yard, after collecting $1,000,
her mothers life insurance. Her uncle
and church friends scout the suicide
theory. The surgeons say it would be
for person to infiict such a
wound on ones self.
Mystery is added to the case by the
statement of Miss Hazel Morlock. a
domestic who left the employ of Miss
smith because the latter had embraced
her. At the hospital Miss Smith begs
that Miss Morlock be brought TO see
her. She has made q will leaving
her property to the girl.
Miss Smiths relatives say she was
such Christian she could not commit
suicide. Hazel Morlock says she was
in a restaurant getting supper at the
time OF the shooting The restaurant
people confirm this statement. Hazel
Morlock has said some one shot the
girl and she told story of mys-
terious man with black mustache
who once followed Miss Smith
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-25
EARL OF GRANARD
REACHES new YORK
Fiance of Miss Mills in Christ
mas Throng That Lands
From Liner

NEW YORK. Dec. 24.-The big White
Star liner Adriatic docked late tonight
in the North river. at. considerable
risk. in order that the $40 passengers
might be placed ashore in time to
reach their homes or hotels for Christ
mas.
Most anxious of all to get ashore ap-
peared to be the earl of Granard. who
is to wed Miss Beatrice Mills. He was
greeted by Ogden Mills. the prospective
father in law. and hurried away in an
automobile to the Mills home in Fifth
avenue.
Il came over for visit and because
1 thought that arrangements for my
wedding could be completed much bet
ter here than 5000 miles away" said
the earl. II shall not be able to re-
main very long. however. as I must
be home in time for the opening of
parliament February 10"