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Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-11
HUNT FOR STOKES LETTERS
Missing Notes Of Millionaire Are Big
Factors in the Case.
POLICE LOOK FOR THE THIEF
Detective who says He Found Lett
'ters Behind Trunk to BE Prose-
cuted--some other Ar
-. --. rests May BE Made. l

NEW YORK, July 1o-rhe police, aided
by the defendants, redoubled their efforts
today to solve the mystery of the lost let
ters in the Stokes shooting case.
Tomorrow the court will receive the last
evidence to show, whether or not Lillian
Graham and Ethel Conrad should be held
for the grand jury on the charge of trying
to murder w. e. d. Stokes. the millionaire
hotel man and without those letter the
young women say their cause is badly
handicapped. They admit they shot Stokes,
but declared the circumstances these letters
would help reveal were such as to make the
shooting justifiable
The superintendent OF the apartment
house where the shooting occurred was
summoned before Police Commissioner
Waldo today. The commissioner is inter-
ested IN the case on account of the theft of
letters while the city detectives were there.
The Plaintiffs say the letters already made
public in connection with the case were
returned after nine or more which Stokes
wished to suppress had been taken from
the collection.
May Arrest Detective.
The defendants lawyers said that when
the examination was resumed tomorrow
they would bring charges against the
Stokes detective who admitted on the
stand that no had carried away the letters.
Whether the charge would be larceny or
the suppression of evidence they had not
yet decided.
Magistrate Freschi, who has been con-
Quoting the preliminary hearing, and Dis
trict, Attorney Whitman will confer today
with a view to deciding what action ought
to be taken about the disappearance OF the
letters.
At the clooe Of the examination tomorrow
the magistrate probably will issue a sum
mons for James Cummings, Stokes private
house detective. Formal proceedings viii
then begin to determine whether or not a
crime has been committed.
Cummings swore he found the letters
while the city detectives who accompanied
him in his search OF the girls apartment
were not looking. The superintendent of
the apartment house has told the police
commissioner that all letters in the apart
ment we're removed by city officials on
the night that Stokes was shot, June s.
Therefore II Cummings in a second search
three days later found the letters produced
In evidence as he swore in court, the
commissioner believes some one must have
planted" them there in the meantime.
having removed the eight or more letters
missing
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-11
Crank Visits Office
Of Steel Combine
Georgia Man Walks Into Judge Gary's
Office and Calls Meeting of the
Board of Directors.

NEW YORK, July 10-Business in the
executive offices OF the United States Steel
corporation was moving along in its aecus
toned complacency today when a man Civ
Ing his name as G. f. Piper OF Atlanta.
Ca walked brtskly into Chairman Gary's
room and announced that he was now IN
charge of the corporations affairs. He
followed his declaration by calling a meet
ing Of the board OF directors. When the
executive force overcame its surprise Piper
was escorted from the building and taken
to Bellevue hospital for examination. II
is supposed he was overcome by the heat.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-11
Record Breaking Crop
of Cotton is Certain
Breaking of DrOuth in Texas and
Oklahoma Causes Sharp Slump in
Prices in New York.

NEW YORK. July lo.-Reports that fur
ther rain In the western cotton belt since
sunday morning had effectually relieved
drouthy conditions in Texas and okla
homa and rendered record-breaking crop
OF cotton practically certain, with normal
weather hereafter. caused heavy general
selling In the cotton market today. Old
crop months were sensationally weak
Before the close July contracts sold az
ts.7z and August at fls.ts, decline of 81 25
70 $50 per bale for the day and lower
Than the price reached by the old crops
since early last autumn. Last prices
showed practically no recovery.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-11
KANSAS CITY, KAN, MILK
Z DEALERS TO BE ARRESTED
Thirty-Five Men Are Charged with
Puttins water in the
MIX.

KANSAS CITY, July lO.-warrants for
the arrest OF thirty-five milk dealers OF
Kansas City. Kan. were issued today by
the county prosecutor Of Wyandotte county
Ka.. following charges that they had
watered their milk made by Harry Bell,
assistant state food Inspector OF Kansas.
II is expected the dealers would be ar
rested late today OF tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-11
SANTA R0SA'S PASSENGERS
ARE ALL ACCOUNTED FOR
Agent of Steamship Company Reports
that All Missing Have Been
Found.

SAN FRANCISCO. July lo-Every pas
senser on the steamer Santa Rosa.
wrecked near Point Arguello. has been
accounted for. according to statement
given out today by C. d. Dunann. gen
srai passenger agent OF the Pacific Coast
Steamship company. C. p. Stark. Mrs
c. L. Payne and Mrs. s. Payne. the
missing reported yesterday. have been
found This report OF the passenger de.
partments confines the fatalities 70 one
officer and three seamen.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-11
Wire Makers Enter
Pleas of Not Guilty
Eighty Three Indicted Men Are Given
Until September / to File
Demurrers.

NEW YORK, July lO-The eighty-three
wire manufacturers indicted June % under
the antitrust law on charges OF restrain
ing trade in wire products. began their
fight against the government today by en-
tering pleas OF not guilty and securing a
delay until September 10 enable them TO
file demurrers. Each mans bail was fixed
at H.OO0
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-11
Official Report at Washington shows
it 4.e Per Cent Below Ten
Year Average.
TwENTY.FTvE BUSHES no ACRE
Area Planted Two Million Acres Over
Year Ago.
FIGURES UP TO FIRST OF JULY
Winter Wheat Indicates Yield Of lac
Bushels Per Acre.
SPRING WHEAT IN GOOD SHAPE
Yield Only Tenth OF Per- Cent OFF
from IsIO--Oats ST Bushels
Less Yield Than Year
AU0.


WASHINGTON. July lo-The July crop
OF the United States Department OF Agrl-
culture Crop Reporting board issued at
2;l5 p. m. today. shows the condition on
July and the yield per acre. as indicated
by the condition on that date OF the prln-
cipal farm crops and the acreage OF those
not already announced as follows:
Corn-Condition. SOL per cent OF a nor
NAL, compared with S5.l per cent in 1910
and SAT- per cent, the average for the last
ten years on that date; indicated yield per
acre, 25.5 bushels, compared with 25.4 BUSH
els, the 1910 final yield, and III bushels.
the average for the last five years: area
planted to corn this year. 1885, 900 acres,
compared with 1I4Oo2,OOO acres in 1910
Winter whcat--Condition, 7e.s per cent OF
a normal, compared with So.4 per cent on
June /, 1911; SIS per cent In 1910 and sl.l
per cent, the ten-year average; indicated
yield per acre, 146 bushels compared with
l5.S bushels in 1910 and 1876 bushels the
five-year average.
Spring wheat-Condition 1873 per cent OF
normal, compared with 9t.6 per cent on
June /, 1911; SIS per cent in 1910 and SIS
per cent, the ten-year average; indicated
yield per acre, lis bushels compared with
IL bushels in 1910 and 1876 bushels, the
five-year average.
All Wheat-Condition, 75.6 per cent of
normal, compared with s51 on June 1, 1911,
7s5 per cent in 1910 and S4.4 per cent the
ten-year average. Indicated yield per acre.
1876 bushels, compared with 141 bushels in
1910 and 1A.7 bushels the five year average.
The amount remaining on farms on July
1 Is estimated at about IS, ,2ss,oOo bushels,
compared with sS.7sS.OOO bushels on July 1.
1910 ana q. .70i. 900 bushels the average
amount on farms July / for the last five
years.
oats-Condition. es.s per cent of a normal,
compared with sS.7 per cent on June l, 1911,
81 2 per cent In 1910 and ses per cent, the
ten-year average. Indicated yield per acre,
"a a bushels. compared with SIS bushels in
'1suo ana % 4 bushels. the fiye-year ayeraKe.
parl.v-Condition ~ 1 per cent Of nor
mai compared with eo.2 por cent on June
1 1sI1 7s7 DER cent In 1910 and s7.s DER
cant the ten-vear averare. Indicated Weld
nar scre IN o bushels cotnnared with aa.l
hu.hsi. In 1910 and a1s bushels the five
49, ov.ras.
Ipvs- .c,ondi,,or sno ner cant y, /. no-r,al
- ,,,h % ~ can, on I,na
IsII a g nsr cent IN 1910 ana 40 4 per cent
~. ,.r-v.sr ova-ags Ind,c.tsa ,,.,d psy
acre Xxx bushels con,nar.d vith Isa buah-
Ella IN 1910 and ia bushels. the fivA-vear
average
white Potatoes.
White Characterization. 7So per cent
of normal, compared with se.S per cent
In 1910 and So4 per cent. the ten-year ay-
erage, Indicated yield per acre, s1.7 BUSH
els. compared with 94.4 bushels in 1910. and
w.9 bushels, the fiVe-year average. Area
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-11
cUMMINS AMENDMENT LOSES
senate Proeeeds with Confederation
of Other Changes In Rect
DrOeity niII.

WARRINGTON, July l0--rhe Cummins
amendment 20 admit Canadian flour and
cereal products 10 the United States free
OF duty under the reciprocity agreement
was defeated by the senate. IA to 81. Con-
sideradon OF the other Canadian amend
ments was then begun
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-11
81. Paul Buyu Ian,

81. Paul Buys Land.
ST. PAUL July 10.-The St. Paul base
ball club has purchased Catcher Grover
Land from the Cleveland club of the Amer
lean league.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-11
BoxesofO O'Brien's
Candy.

Round trip tickets to Lake
Manawa.
Quart bricks Of Dalzell's
ice cream.
All given away fres 20 th0ss Who
fad their names In the want ada
Read the want ads every day,
your name will appear somstima
may he more than once.
No puzzles to solve nor suhSerip.
tions 10 gst--juSt read the wanI
ads.
Turn 70 the vsnt sa PAGES
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-11

NEW YORK July l0.-The United states
Steel corporation announced today untitled
tonnage on its books on June 30 totalled
1851 .O68 tons against sl.1l3,ls7 tons on the
books May a.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-11
The Weather
Ternperature at Omaha Ysst

For Nsbraska-Geusrally fair.
For Iowa-Fair; mariner.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-11
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebraska-Generally fair.
For Iowa-Fair; warmer.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-11
approximate Total YisId

The approximate total yield in bushels OF
the important farm crops OF the United
States as indicated by the condition OF
the crops on July and estimated upon the
ratio of the average condition on that date
to the final yield in the last five years
follows;
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-11
WINTER WHEAT.

North Dakota 49, .............s.,ss 81
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-11

80 - ~ = ANAA "a
from the normal;
Normal temncra tur0
Excess for the day =,
Total since March L.
Normal precipitation
Deficiency for thed q
Precipitation since NJ
Deficiency since Mar
Deficiency for cor. d
Excess for cor. perio
station and
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-11

can cover Omaha with
one paper-THE BEE
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-23
For a Larger House.
New York TribuEel.

The vote OF the senate concurr!ng in
an increase Of the membership OF the
house of representatives from 39l to
433 was in TO sense surprise. Mr..
Roots amendment. retaining the pres
emit limit. received only twenty-three
votes. The same influences which had
twice secured the assent Of the lower
branch to the increase prevailed in the
upper chamber. The states which were
averse to seeing their present repre-
sen:ation in the house and in the cleo
toral college reduced were reinforced
by the states anxious to have their
present power enlarged. The case for
and against a bigger house was not
heard on its abstract merits. There
are many who believe that the eff
cheney of the lower branch has been
impaired by overgrowth. Yet 1t would
be difficult to show in what respect the
house Of today with 391 members Is
less efficient than was the house Of
twenty years ago with 325 membehs.
The house has recently been gaining
ground in public esteem as an efficient
legislative body at the expense OF the
senate. The experience of the next de-
cade will show whether enfeeblement
will result from an increase in num-
bers. Yet growth at the rate main
tanned in the last three apportion-
ments can not continue Indefinitely. II
might be we'll to stop at the 433 limit
-435 after Arizona and New Mexico
come in-for couple Of decades.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-23
A penit.ntiary Golf Course.

(Minnesota States Prison Mfrror).
We have societies for the protection
of almost everything Why not So
ciety for the protection of criminals !?
Better tails are demanded. 1t is very
unpleasant for any self-respecting
criminal, especially when he has been
brought up in refined surroundings
which Is not infrequently the case. to
have to eat coarse food and associate
with vulgar people. Our methods with
a view to ascertaining their guilt, are
bv no means perfect. And anyone with
money is likely to be brought into a
court at any time. and rudely question:
ed by an unfeeling Judge. 1t is true
that II very large amount is in
volved, one is treated with a certain
consideration but even this is not what
Il ought to be- As the case stands 1T
present no great criminal IS really safe
from annoyance. His pictures may be
published in the papers. editorials re-
flscting upon his character may he
printed at any moment and he may
have to put up a large amount OF bail.
This IL inconvenient especially when
ones money IL tied up in rubber
shares. This is q free country. Every
criminal ought to be protected from
injury. There should be golf courses
attached to every penitentiary, and II
q few airships were provided for pris-
oners who got tired Of the regularity
of convict life, it would be very nice
and kind You may not agree with
these sentiments. but II you ask Mr..
william Sykes what he thinks Of them,
you will find they have his very hearty
approval.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-23
Railway. o, Prussia.

The railway is almost wholly q
state institution in Germany. The
Prussian system, with its more ykan
40G, 900 laborers and omcials, IL the
largest employer Of labor IN the
world; and this vast business 10 ad.
ministered with remarkable honesty
and efficiency. Cases Of embezzle-
ment or other crime are extremely
rare; relatively few persons are
killed or MANNED through ACCIDENT
and the railways are always keps
quite aloof from politics. American
writer's were accustomed up to about
twenty years ago to regard the Prus-
sian roads as much inferior 10 Ameri.
can ones; but much less 10 heard oe
such unfavorable comparisons now.
for the Prussian roads have made
great improvements. Freight rates,
indeed, are considerably higher than
the average American rstes. but the
bulk Of the passenger t9afhc 70 car
ricd at cheaper prices than in Amer.
lea. Bismarck's purpose to use the
railway wholly In the interests Of the
people, as declared when he national
ICED the roads. has not been fully
carried out, since rates have been
kept up high enough. to make them
the largest source Of revenue for the
state, besides paying interest on the
capital invested. On the other hand,
shippers have the great advantage 81
absolutely fair treatment: there 10 no
discrimination among them. there are
no rebates, secret or other. Another
great advantage consists In having .
single system to deal with. a. well -
simplified tariff schedules; before the
naturalization there were IS railways
with 1887 different tariffs.-Atlantie
Monthly -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-23
THE COST OF LIVING.


We like to claim that our country
furnishes abundantly about all that
the mouth Of man can desire, and that
wages are high and the cost Of fur
nishing the table low. It so happens
England, Germany. France and Bel
GUM, as we'll as the United States.
With the exception of Germany bacon
costs more in this country than any
where else. The price VIC pa: &c: but
ter is away above that in any one OF
the other countries. Potatoes are from
two to three times higher here than in
the other countries. The same Is true
Of white bread; we are the highest on
the list. We pay more for milk than
any OF the others: and we are up to
the average on beef. mutton. and pork
When they buy at retail the English
men pay about two-thirds the price
for sugar that we are held up for. They
get their -four cheaper, and likewise
most other things. From which some
conclusions may be drawn. A dollar
does not buy so much Of the common
things in the United States 40 1t does
in England, Germany, France and Bel
GUM. Granted Just for the sake Of the
argument, that the high tariff some
times swells the pay envelope, but it
does not make swelling enough. There
are some millions of US who do not re-
ceive pay envelopes from protected
manufacturers. the school teachers, the
farmers, the professional classes, the
clerks. and many more. All Of these
have to pay the tax without deriving
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-23
As to tho Agricultural Department.
Mex York Trihlnel

DR. wiley's con'ounding Of his en-
e!nies gives great satisfaction to the
public, which regards him with favor
and as particularly Jealous and eff
cient public servant Upon the orfgi-
nal charge that the chief chemist had
violated the law regarding the COM
pensation o. experts IN order to obtain
the services Of pharnacologis. whom
ne regarded as indispensable in the
enforcement Of the pure food law 1t is
impossible vet 70 pronounce an opin-
ion. but it appears now that this
charge was based at least IL part upon
garh!ea letter tha. was never sent
Bat aside from iisposing OF or almost
disposing Of this charge the inquiry
has resulted in the complete discomf!t-
ure Of those who sought to get rid OF
Dr. Wiley and who hampered him in
the enforcement Of the pure food law.
The case as it has developed seems
10 show the operation within the de-
partment OF agriculture Of a cabal to
reduce the power and influence Of the
chief chemist. which finally sought to
compass hts dismissal for technical
offense, the cause OF which at the
worst was excess OF zeal and the EVIL
dence regarding which appears to have
been flimsy and garoled. Whether the
enemie. OF DR.. Wiley were actuated by
a desire to serve the food manutactur-
ers whom a strict and Jealous enforce
n1ent OF The law would emharrass. or
whether they were moved only by their
dislike OF the chief chemist. there can
be no doubt that the interests Of the
public suffered. The enforcement OF
the law was in the hands Of men who
were either half hearted about II or
who were Indifferent to everything
else than reducing the chief chemist
into insigniicance. The system under
which the determination as to whether
food was chemically pure and safe
was in practical effect taken out OF the
hands OF the chemist and put Into
those Of a law officer who knew moth :
ing Of chemistry il prepostefous. For
the actual enforcement Of the law and
the punishment of its violatorG harm
ony and corporation are necessary
between the law officer Of the depart
ment and the chief chemist, whose
business 1t il to discover violations.
Cooperation was lacking: on the con-
trary. there was hostility. And the
enormous number Of instances In which
prosecutions recommended by Dr.. Will
ey were not undertaken by Mr.. Nc
Cabe. justiiies the belief even when
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-23

due allowance is made FOR the differ
ence OF opinion between lawyer and
a chemist as 10 the value OF evidence.
shat the protection Of tho public
against unsafe and impure foods and
drugs has been neglected.
The usefulness of DR.. Wiley's enc
mics in the department IS ended. even
on their own admissions before the In
vestigating committee. A reorganiza-
ton is needed which will restore the
chief chemist 70 his proper place in the
enforcement Of the pure food law and
which will place the rest OF the work
of enforcing 1t in the hands of men
who believe heartily in its enforce
ment
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-23

Roosevelt. The former is a great
preacher and the latter great teach
er. Speaking Of the tariff. Roosevelt
said the time was near at hand when
the people would not only demand that
schedules be adjusted IN an equitable
and fair manner but that the govern
ment would insist on going into the
mills and factories to ascertain wheth-
er or not the difference claimed in
wage scales which was covered by tar
If rates was actually being paid TO the
wage earners. His contention is that if
we are going to protect the factory
from the competition of cheap foreign
labor that the American laborer must
derive the benefit designed for him
Roosevelt is likewise a firm defender
Of union labor SO long as union labor
is fair in It's demands and in its meth
DDS.
Bryan is going about the country
preaching sermons greater than are
;.
And he is talking temperance. He has
gained the confidence and the admira-
ton Of thousands of his countrymen
as a politician. Now ne is using the
power of his great influence in a nocle
effort to make men better. He seeks re-
strietion Of the liquor traffic. This is
logical sequence of his political peach
ing. Bryan wants labor TO get larger
share of the fruits o. the earth. But
orer receiving a high wage unless you
also insist that his family receive the
benefit. If wages are TO be used to fat
ten vice and shorten the life of the
wage Garner then the logica, sequence
would be TO reduce them to a mini
mum.
The sympathies Of these men are es-
sentially alike and their methods are
not dissimilar. They would make the
labor.ng man prosperous ard intei-
sent. They would give him time foT
recreation ard see that his family was
provided with all the advantages OF
modern civilization. With prosperous
conditions among the great body OF
commoners prosperity in their judg-
ment could not fail to reach upward 10
men Of capital and great capacity to
manage and direct large affairs
Opposed 10 the theories Of these men
are those OF the capitalists who believe
The way to maintain prosperity IS to
give capita, free hand while !aborers
are 10 work out their OWL? salvation
by breaking, by their own initiative,
thru the crust which holds them down.
/ ne question, in a way, is a matter Of
sentiment and sympathy. The sympa-
rhies Of both Roosevelt. and Bryan are
with the under dog. They believe the
future OF this or any other nation de-
ponds upon the outcome Of the effort
to make the great body Of its citizerry
an assemblage in which practically
all the unites are OF excellent CHAR
acter, intelligent, self controlled, well
balanced, clean minded men and wom-
Ell.