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Arizona republican., 1910-08-19
EXCLUSION
 IF POLITICS From Deliberations of Con-
 servatioR Congress DECISION OF GOVERNORS
Governor Hay of Washing ton States That He Has Had No Intercourse With Secretary Ballinger Since His Return West

Salt Lake City, Aug. 1S.-To discuss the position to be taken by the Pa cific Coast and Rocky Mountain states in the conservation congress at St Paul. September 3. and to for mulate a plan of action to be fol- lowed in the convention in presenting the interests of the west, confer ence of the governors of the states interested has been called by Cover nor NJ F.. Hay of Washington to meet in this city today with Cover nor w. F. Spry of Utah as chairman.
 Every one of the nine states in vited to the conference was repre- scented except Montana. The gover- nor of Montana sent a letter of regret at being unable to be present be- cause of official business. Minnesota was represented by a delegation of three, consisting of Ralph Wheelock, secretary of Governor Eberhard; Frank Kellogg of the board of man. agers of the conservation congress, and J. H. Beck, secretary of the Min nesota Jobbers' association.
 It was announced by the Minnesota delegation that they would take no part in the proceedings, their mis- sion being simply to assure the west ern governors that western interests would receive full representation on the congressional program.
 Governor Hay of Washington de- nied that he has any intention of bringing politics into the matter. I have had no correspondence with the eminent cabinet officer from my own state since his return to his home from Washington" he said
 Continuing Governor Hay said: "As the states cannot control the national reserves, they will be glad to see those resources rationally conserved. But natural resources. such as water power sites, belong to the states and should be controlled and conserved by the states"
 At the afternoon session United States Senator Reed Shoot of Utah made an address He said he be- lieved in the sane and progressive ideas by the national administration on the conservation question and in the elimination of all tillable land from forest reserves when it did not affect water projects.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-19
MIR. CANNON
 UNDETERRED Candidate For Speaker Not-
 WIlhstaRding LongWOrlh SEES PRESIDENTS HAND
Speaker Does Not Ask Any Candidate to Pledge Him self If Pledge Will Hurt Him But He Wants Cau- GUS to Rule

Danville. Aug. 1S.-Despite the dec laration of Congressman Longworth that he will not again vote for Joseph G. Cannon for speaker of the house of representatives, Mir Cannon will con tinue in the race. according to his own statement made to the Associated Press today. He will go into the eau GUS as a candidate, no matter how many republican congressman declare they will oppose his reelection. All he asks is that all those who go into the caucus abide by it's vote and he promises to do the same
 He does not ask any man to pledge himself to vote for his reelection if he believes his pledge will work against him in the election this fall
 That Mir Cannon was considerably nettled by the dispatch from Beverly was apparent this afternoon when copy of it was handed to him Mr Cannon is usually ready to grant or re- fuse an interview without moments hesitation. but today he read and re- read the Longworth statement, and then dictated and redictated half d dozen statements before he got one that finally suited him.
 There is no doubt that Mir Cannon believes that MT. Longworth was in- spired by President Taft. He did not say SO in so many words, but he in timated as much when he said: Tt is time enough to answer the president of the United States if he has any of the speaker of the house of representatives, when he makes that statement under his own hand. I will not fight windmills filled by breezes blowing from tongues of political or personal enemies or cow ards"
 Following the reply made to MT early in the afternoon, Mir Cannon supplemented it with another to the legislation enacted and the record made by the republican par
 
 speaker of the house.
 Tn the present campaign, so far as am concerned" said he. "I shall do what I can to bring about the election )f a republican house of representa- lives in the sixty-firs congress and without a majority in the next house, here will be no republican speaker
 Tn the event of my reelection as | member of the house l shall attend | md abide by the action ofs the repub- 1 ican caucus. and, from his statement, | Mir LOngworth will do the same, as will every republican member of the | rouse. Therefore, I have no quarrel | with Representative LongwOrth as to | who shall be the speaker of the next | louse. and there is no room for dis agreement touching this matter be- ween Representative Longworth and | myself.
 If any republican candidate for con ,ress feels that his position as can | lidate on the republican ticket would f ,e strengthened by pledging that he will not support me in a republican have no objection to his mak- ng the pledge The only suggestion I 4 would make as to the republicanism | If candidate for congress is. that le will if he is elected. attend the re- publican caucus and abide by the same n the organization of the house and n the enactment of legislation in pur- uance of renublican nOIicies'
Arizona republican., 1910-08-19
THE INVESTIGATION
 0F PROSECUTORS
The Case of pr. Perrin Being Looked
 Into.

San Francisco, Aug. 1S-United States District Attorney Robert T. Dew lin was the principal witness today in the investigation being conducted be- fore United states w J. Stone of Mis- souri into the practice of federal off cers in court practice The case of Dr. F. B. Perrin of Williams, Ariz.. was the basis of inquiry.
 Dr. Perrin was convicted in the fed eral court of illegal procedure in the acquisition of government timber land in California and Devln and his as- sistant, A. P. Black, prosecuted him The decision of the lower court was set aside and Perrin charged that he had been persecuted' by William J. Burns, a government detective, and Devlin.
 Although Devlin denied that he held a personal animosity toward Perrin. the aged lumber operator jumped to his feet several times during the hear ing and charged the attorney with prejudice. The hearing will be con tinued tomorrow
Arizona republican., 1910-08-19
I'M MURRAY 4 WITNESS IA Square Denial of the
 Attempted Bribery AFTER THE ALLEGED OFFER
He Saw Senator Gore and the Latter Made No Ref erence to the Visit to Him of Hamon in Wit ness Behalf

SULPHUR, Okla, Aug 1S-"It has been charged that you. through Jake l.. Hamon, offered Senator T. P. Gore s25.000 or $5O.OOO as a bribe to in- fluence him in congress to withdraw his opposition to the approval of your contracts. Did you or did you not offer Senator Gore such bribe?"
 J. F. McMurray answered NO" to this question before the congressional committee investigating Indian land affairs today
 Mir. McMurray was on the stand all day. The questions were propounded to him by Cecil H Smith. his coun- sel.
 Did you ever tell anyone that the vice president had any interest in your contracts?"
 'I never did" answered McMurray
 Did you authorize Hamon to say that Mir. Sherman was interested?"
 ''I did not"
 Did Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas ever have any interest in contracts?"
 He never did. and I never told any one that he did.s
 Did you ever tell any one that Congressman B. s. Mcclure had any interest in your contracts?'
 T never did"
 Did you ever authorize Hamon to represent you before any members of congress or any one else?"
 T did not
 Has any member of congress or any employe of any department of the government any interest in your contracts2"
 ''They have not'
 Describing his contracts as a plain business proposition, McMurray told of his relations with the Indians. which, he said. began in 1890 In the first contracts for the sale of land, Cecil Lyon. national republican of Texas. was a part ner. McMurray said
 These contracts were disapproved by President Roosevelt in 1908 and Lyon ceased to be connected with them. MT. MeMurray said he then employed as counsel former Senator J. M. ThurstOn of Nebraska, former Senator c. | Long of Kansas and Richard c. Adams of Washington.
 The witness also denied that he had ever offered $25,000 as a bribe to D. c. McCurtain, Choctaw lawyer McCurtain had testified that the offer had been made him in connection with old tribal contracts. Senator Sore has testified that Hamon offered him the bribe in the senator's private office in Washington on May last McMurray today testified that he had called on Senator Gore after that date md that the senator had made no reference to the alleged bribe offer until his speech in sthe senate on June f.
 Jake L. Hamon. mentioned by Senator Gore as being the man who offered the bribe in McMurray's be- laif. took the stand two weeks ago md denied that he had ever made any uch offer. The examination of Nc Murray may continue tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-19
DINA, FRIDAY, MORNING, AUGUST ls, 1910.

dent will visit Menden, where his an cestors lived, and return by automo- bile to the summer capital in the after noon.
 MT Taft's visit is purely social and without political significance.
 Reports from oyster Bay today pur- porting to indicate that Colonel Roose- welt believed his defeat at the hands of the New York state republican com mittee was the result of an agreement between President Taft and some of the "old guard leaders, were received at Beverly today with little short of consternation. As the reports were not credited to any responsible person, of ficially no attention was paid to them.
 So far as the statement as to an agreement to defeat Roosevelt to which President Taft was a party, was con cerned, it was said that there was no truth in it. MT. Taft from the first has endeavored to obtain harmony in New York state. He urged all the lead CTS to try to get together and he has been anxious that Roosevelt's wishes should be consulted. He even went so far on one occasion as to exclaim to a very prominent New York politician: For Gods sake avoid fight" It was also said at Beverly today that it was believed that if the person who in- spired the statement from Oyster Bay had been in possession of the facts, the statement would never have been made.
 Representative Longworth of Ohio, the son law of Colonel Roosevelt, has been present at nearly all the re- cent conferences which MT. Taft has had at Beverly He was present all the conference with Vice President Sherman yesterday. He knows, it is believed, every move the president has made. He will see Col onel Roosevelt at oyster Bay on Sat urday.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-19
GALLAGHER PRAYING
 FOR GAYA0R's RECOVERY
An AIienist Believes Prisoner Is Ire
 sponsible.

New York, Aug 1S-Counsel for James J. Gallagher, who shot Mayor Gaynor. said tonight that Dr. John Reilly, who has been retained by the Knights of Columbus, of which Gal lagher was a member. spent an hour with him this evening and came away with the belief that he is irrespon- sible.
 The doctor found depression of the skull which would seem to involve an injury. The prisoner had exag- gerated ideas of his own importance. Although Gallagher. when arrested, seemed to exult fin his deed. his war dens now say he spends .much of his time praying for Gaynors recovery.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-19
NEW MEXICAN FLOODS
Interfere With TranscontinentaI San
 ta Fe Traffic.

East Las Vegas, N. NJ. Aug 1S- The Santa F'e trans continental line m northeastern New Mexico is out of commission today as a result of a cloudburst in this section last nlght, which washed out three miles Of track at Chapell. Ribera and EIota. N. NJ, and destroyed several steel bridges.
 It was announced at division head quarters here, that the damage would not be repaired for at least three days. In the meantime all trains will be detoured over the Belen cut off. The torential rains of last night continue today with no sign of abatement
Arizona republican., 1910-08-19
THE FIDELITY TRUST
 ISSUES MORE STOCK
Its Survival of the Peeulations of an
 EmpIoye.

Louisville. Aug. 1S.-Stockholders of the Fidelity Trust company at a meeting this afternoon unanimously voted to increase the capital stock of .the company from one million to two million dollars. The net shortage of August Ropke. former assistant secretary of the company. it was an nounced, was $1.200,000, his gross shortage having been reduced con- siderably by securities and property turned over to the bank.
 It was announced that through the recovery of securities from Ropke. there would be a surplus of s5000 left the company whereas it had been previously stated that Ropke had made away with the entire surplus Ropke is still in jail awaiting trial.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-19
DEADLY GOLF BALL.
The Death of a Wealthy Follower of
 the Game.

Brookline, Mass, Aug. 1S-Walter Bodkins. a wealthy young man. living in this place, was instantly killed this morning by being struck in the back of the head by a golf ball Bodkins was playing on the links of the Brook line Country club when ball that had been struck by player behind him, hit him just back of the right ear.
 The young man dropped like a log. and when other players reached him he was found to be dead
Arizona republican., 1910-08-19
GATHERING ODDS AND ENDS
 0F THE CALIFORNIA FIGHT
SPALDING MAY BE ENDORSED
 FOR SENATOR.
State and County Conventions.

San Francisco. Aug. 1S.-With but a few outlying districts to be accounted for. hope flickered and went out in the camp of Francis " Keesling. at g o'clock tonight and it was generally conceded that A. J. Wallace, the insur- gent candidate. had been successful in his fight for the republican nomination for lieutenant governor. As nearly as the figures can be computed. they jus tify the estimate that Wallace has a lead of about 1 300 over the San Fran ciscan.
 Returns tonight indicated that Friend Richardson, the Berkeley insurgent. is leading w w. shannon, incumbent, for printer. There are stin contests undecided. Florence J. O'Brien. in surgent, Frank Jordan. free lance, and Walter Wagner, regular. calm the nomination for secretary of state
 The nominee for the office of clerk of the supreme court will be either William H. Bemis. regular. or B. Grant Taylor, Lincoln Roosevelt of the forces. The tabulation tonight favored Taylor.
 Perhaps the most interesting tussle of all to politicians who are eagerly watching the turn of affairs, is the one between John D. Works and A. G. Spalding for endorsement for the United States senate. In the totalling of the votes Works appears to have a little the best of it. Sp'ldhng is be- ing credited with a goodly number of assembly and senatorial districts won and it is thought here and in all quar- ters that he may be able to dominate the republican caucus In San Fran cisco alone he will more than likely have twenty four out of the twenty seven legislators. In Sonoma county he will have three; in Mendocino, one; in Santa Clara. one. and his support CTS claim that this proportion will be continued throughout the northern end of the state, and well into the pro- gressive stronghold of the south
 Charles B. Patrick, secretary of the Lincoln Roosevelt league, stated to- night that the progressive element in the party will dominate every county convention in the state and the state convention.
 sPALDiNG DEFEATS WORKS.
 San Francisco. Aug 1s.-A. G. Spaiding defeated John D. Works in the advisory vote for United States senator to succeed Senator Flint, ac- cording to the Call. With only few districts missing, Spalding's total vote stood 41,142 at midnight. with Works 3s.9OO. It is not thought that Works can overcome this lead.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-19
DIED STRANGE DEATH.
Chicago Carpenter Swallows Handful
 of ShngIe Nails.

Chicago, Aug 1S.-James .O'Malley. a carpenter employed on building being erected in one of the suburbs of Chicago, died today as the result of swallowing handful of shingle nails.
 O'Malley was working on building and, as usual. had his mouth full of nails. Suddenly he lost his balance fell from the building to the ground below, a distance of twenty feet, swallowing most of the nails when he landed on the ground.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-19
TRAIN ROBBERS HELD.
The Men Who Captured the Oriental
 Fast Mail.

Fairfield. Calf. Aug. 1s.-Charles Dunbar Bishop and Joseph G. Brown, the young men who confessed to holding up the China-J Japan fast mail near Goodyear. Calf. in April, were held to the superior court on robbery charges today at the close of their preliminary examination here
 Bonds of $10.00O were named in each case. Both of the defendants retold in detail the story of their crime. reciting how they had planned and executed the robbery and made their escape.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-19
THE BEVERLY DISPATCH.

Beverly. Aug. 1S.-As reflecting the views of the administration. it is gen erally believed that Representative Nicholas Longworth of ohio today gave out a statement in which he says he will never support Speaker Cannon again, and that he does not believe that Cannon can ever be reelected.
 This is regarded as the actual begin ming of the real fight on Cannon.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-19
OIL DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Tulsa. Okla, Aug. 1S.-Approxi- mately s15O.OOO worth of oil and tanks in the Oklahoma fields were destroyed by fire in severe thunder storm late yesterday, according to advices received here this morning It is not known whether any lives were lost or not, but no report of any fatalities has reached here.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-19
WASH|NGT0Ms STATUE
 IN NAPOLEON HALL
1t Was Placed There Yesterday With
 Imposing Ceremonies.

Versailles. France, Aug. 1S.-In the Napoleon hall at the chateau of Yer sailies. in the presence of the French minister of war, the French ambassa- dor to the United States and his wife and the American ambassador and his wife, the bronze replica of Sou don's celebrated statue of George Washington in the state house at Richmond, Va. was presented by the
Arizona republican., 1910-08-19
BEVERLY AsToNIsHED.
By the Stirring News From Oyster
 Bay.

Hopedale, Mass, Aug. 1S.-President Taft is spending the night as the guest of Governor Draper of Massa- ehusetts. The president motored down from Beverly this afternoon. making the sixty miles or more fin a little more than two hours. Governor Draper in- vited number of relatives and intim- ate friends to meet the president at dinner tonight Tomorrow the presi-
Arizona republican., 1910-08-19
WEATHER TODAY.

Arizona Partly cloudy Friday; showers in northern portion: Satur- day fair
Arizona republican., 1910-08-19

VACANT LOT .WANTED-I have new 4-room plastered frame cot tage with bath and nice porch in University Addition for sale Will take a vacant lot for first payment; balance S20 per month. Price S1.SO0. E. E. Pascoe, l10 North Center St.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-24
BUCKET SHOPS CLEANED OUT
Operators Of Skin Games Get Their
Hides Thoroughly Tanned.
SURE THING GAMBLING METHODS
Nov They Separated the Suiiihte
frsu ThsfE Mones-WaF Of EH-
t~rataastsa Crowned with
sueeesa.

On hrisht June day IN 1871. tn . secret
room high up IN downtown effiee euiia-
ing IN Chicago. q young girl SAT- ana sh'Ir
hed a pack % playing cards and dealt them
cut one by one. Every card she deait lost
or ven
II was a queer game OF solitaire which
the Efrl herself did not pretend % unoef
stand. ANY more than she unrrrstood WY
she Vas paid a handsome salary merely 20
shufrs and deal cards. man sat beside
her watching her deal; as the face ot the
cards we're turned un he called CUT % a
teleErapher sitting az an instrument IN a
small adjoining room strange messages
Honolulu Up" or '-ryndan down. or per-
haps- -Gauld up' az ''Packing down." Sour
after hour. and day IN and day out, the
puEEled girl shuffsd and dealt tire cards,
and listened 20 the druning tones o. the
nan a. her side and % tne click OF the
telegraph instFlImsnt
A she ate her luncheon she asked what
MESSAGE n Uaa carrying. but her question
,Fas ignored she asa not snow where the
telegraph wires carried the messages, nor
shat they meant she did not knog that
her seemingly senEeless dealing and shut
O. ng waa the pivotal point Of the most n-
= gsnius pIot 20 eyada the law that vas ever
conceived By the fsrtiln brain Of a clever
buckstshop keeuar-nsVeF dreamed Fhai
Nher ne law put stop 20 the queer sarnr
shs~ paid 70 play, that moment me
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-24

% others which. under me gulss OF legiti-
mate brokerage offices. have robbed the
transporting public Of millions OF dollars
every year, and his conviction I'm lS9s
opened the way for ten years campaign
against bucket shops which is today being
crowned with success
The Wiping out Of the bucket shops
means a saving 10 the people Of the United
states OF some 500 O00O 900 annually. More
over, when the president Of the Chicago
Board OF Trade several years ago made
searching investigation into the amount
of business transacted BY eight or ten Of
the largest bucket shops. ne found that
they diverted from legitimate channels a
demand for G0.000.090 bushels Of grain each
year, an amount which would do much to-
ward giving the producers higher prices
II less than dozen firms caused this
havoc Il Is easy 20 figure out the drain
upon the couHtry's finances occasiuned by
loo bucket shops. which Is the number
supposed 70 be in ezisrence-precarious ex-
istence-in America q few short years ago.
Public supplies the Means.
Merely the running expenses Of the
hurket shops amount 20 something Ike
Hnya,ae a year, az a conservative esti-
mate, every one OF these spurious specu-
laung marus requiring 500 a day for cur
rent expenses, mainly for stalen quota
ions and Tor employees salaries, before a
cent OF profit can be made. This sum
must be picked from the pockets Of the
gullble public before the bucket shops
make any money. What they DO MAKE
above this t0taI for expenses represents
an enormous amount OF money the
bucket shop keepers wax and grow TAT
On Lhe pronIs piIfured IN the name Of bona
nds uade.
4 peep iato the private history OF tae
notorious OdeH concern Wil give an idea
Of these piiferngs from fools who are
anxious 20 be parted from their money.
The original organizer Of THIS firm Was
william J. OdeL gho died a few years
aEo. leaving an estate valued al eonsider-
NbIy more than s oooOo5 made entirely
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-24

rear room He would ral them out when
brokers employees OF skakel-
would take up the cry and made bids based
on the quotations just received. buying
and selling" the stock A boy called a
marker would then write them on the
blackboard and they would be sent out %
the ucksrs in the branch offices
Finally a diagruuued, discharged EN-
pioys VINO knew the secret ''squealed.
Then the girl who shufred and dealt out
the cards IN the upper chamber learned
that she had created the price OF the
szakel stocks, like a verirabie speculative
sibyL Each one Of the four stocks was
represented BY a suit Of cards. spades,
clubs, hearts or diamonas.
The girl dealt them out as In faro. and
II the card representing a certain stock fol-
lowed q winning card. that stock went
down one-half point II the same SUR
turned up next that particular stock went
up ons-hah poinL Sometimes the cards
ran In peculiar manner and then the
price Of stock would soar aloft or drop
away below par But NJ matter how hign
or how low ia might be the last day OF the
month. the FIRST Of the next the price
vas arbitrarily placed back near par. ana
the whole game began over again
'stoeks" simpIy the Pavrus.
r was proved az the trial that SkakeTz
stocks were ali worthless Packing
Vas based on few acres Of AND stocked
with a few hogs The ranch stock was
represented by a small acreage Of Wild
land, while the mine vas worthless and
unceyelcped- The stocks were simply
plWns In the games which skakeI vas
playing % syade the law. His faro scheme
was novel. but consistent The law won
OUT and "Old BIZ Vas convicted. He
carried the case % the appellate court
where II was reversed on a technicallty.
but akakel then was cut OF the gambling
game for al time. ana had gone % prosaic
farming
That June day vas In 1897. skakeTs in
seni5ls concern Was typical q hundreds