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science Says that in SOC. 600
years men viii have but one toe.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-06

That should be known as the corn
less age.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-06
So Depressing,

Who has a cold
Is apt to think
The whole wide world
Ia on the blink.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
LoRIMER IS IN WASHINGTON
Declines to Answer Question in Re-
gard to Resignation.
CASE TO COME UP ON TUESDAY
Senator Kern Opens for Minority
Senator Dillingham; Leads for
Defense--Debate VIII Last
Two Weeks.

- WASHINGTON, June 3,Senator Lori
men arrived here today fron5 Chicago,
He declined to answer directly when
asked II he had any intention OF resign
Ing, and when asked about the reported
poll Of the state, which is said to be
against him, replied he knew nothing Of
II. The senator declined to duscuss his
plans further than to say he expected to
speak in his defense.
The fight over Senator Lorimer's elec-
tion will come up In the senate tomorrow
when Senator Kern, leading the forces
which seek to unseat the Illinois senator,
will make the first speech in what prom
ises to be at least a two weeks debate
The majority Of the members OF the
investigating committee have reported
that the charge that. Mr.. Lorimers elec-
tion was brought by bribery and corrup-
,tion. has not been proven. Senator Di.-
lingham. chairman aof the committee,
will lead the defense and support the
contention that the senate having once
exoneraied him cannot try him again on
practically the same charges.
Senator Lea OF Tennessee, Senator
Kenyon offIowa ana others are expected
to speak against MIR. Lorlmer and many
willispeak for him. Senator L,or!ner viii
be. in his seat and expects to speak In his
own defense. -,. ...
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
More Dock Workers !
in London Quit Work

LONDON, June at was estimated
that 10000 men were idle today along
the Thames and Wedway rivers These
include lockers, carmen, seamen, fire
men and members of the builders. trade.
There is a considerable increase, as many
union men Joined their striking COM
rades during the week end.
On the other hand, however, there were
more men working than was the case on
Saturday. The Sailors and Firemen s
union had not less than 600 men busy to
see that members Of the union arriving
on incoming steamers Immediately went
out. In some cases applicants for work
have been roughly treated by these
pickets.
The position Of the lockers Is becoming
very serious. Pawnbrokers are refusing
to accept further pledges. and unless the
strike is speedily ended 1t will mean
emi-starvaton for many residents of the
riverside.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
Counterfeiters 49,.
Plot to Kill Judge
and Detective

NEW YORK, June 3.-Behind the bars
of the federal prison at Atlanta, Ga,
seevral members of the Lupo-M Morello
gang of counterfeiters and murderers.
have Matched plot to assassinate Will
lam j. Flynn, chief of the local division
of the secret service who ran the counter
feiters to bay. and Judge George w Ray,
of the United States district court, who
sentenced the coiners to terms of from
fifteen to thirty years at hard labor.
one of the men told the plot, which
was Matched last December, when two
Sicialians who visited Ignazio Lupo.
known as THE Wolf" were told to kill
the secret service chief,
Even while the trial Of this gang OF
counterfeittrs was going on Judge Ray
received threat of death at his home
in Chenango county. In letter that read
''If Lupo, Morello and their compan-
ions are not liberated you will die like
a dog. We have killed better men than
you or Smith or Flynn"
The Smith referred to was Abel 1.
Smith, the assistant United States at
torney who prosecuted the counterfeiters.
Chief FLYNN said he knew that this
gang, which knows who killed Detective
Petrosino In sicily, was seeking his life.
Chief Flynn said the Lupo gang had
daoreed In Atlanta prison the death ot
certain Italians and that three Of them
had been killed
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
Cost Of Living Now
is Highest on Record

NEW YORK, June 3-It costs more to
live In. this the month Of June, 1912. than
ever before in the history Of the United
States, except perhaps during war time.
Prices today are on the average nearly
10 per cent higher than one year ago. ac-
eording to trade authorities. >
Food products are the highest on re-
cord. Meat, eggs, butter, fish. potatoes,
coffee, tea, sugar salt molasses. rice,
beans and peas average 20 per cent higher
wheat, corn, oats. barley, flour, etc., 80
per cent higher.
Fruits are the only things good TO eat
that have grown cheaper during the last
twelve months, but they are still higher
than In 1910 Leather products cost 70
per cent and chemicals and drugs 10 per
cent more than year ago. Textile goods,
however. are a trifle cheaper. The aver
age incrtase in foods is nearly 20 per
cent, which means that the house wife
must pay $6 to III market basket that
only cost her IS to fill In June. 1911.
The biggest advances have been in meat
prices, beef S per cent; hog products
10 per cent and mutton over 50 per cent.
Dealers lay the increase to last years
hay crop, which was poor and the gem
eral high cost OF animal provender. Poor
crops are also held responsible for dearer
breadstuffs.
Economists differ as to the reasons
for the general upward tendency Of all
commodities during recent years which
has been worldwide.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
Senate Committee
Amends Naval Bill

WASHINGTON, June 3.-The senate
committee on naval affairs today restored
to the naval appropriation bill provision
for two battleships, stricken out by the
house.
In addition to the battleships the senate
committee provides for eight submarine
torpedo boats instead of four voted by
the house; retains the house provision
for six torpedo boat destroyers, two fuel
ships, one to be built In Pacific coast
navy yard; a tender to destroyers and a
submarine tender.
The committee struck out the house
eight-hour restriction on government con-
tract work; adopted an amendment in
cooperating the Hobson plan for Great
ing of national council for defense,
and provided the grades of admiral and
vice admiral for the commanders-in-c chief
and second officers In command respect
lively. In the Atlantic and Pacific fleets,
while they hold such commands.
The committee fixes the term OF all en-
listed men at four years, with provision
for voluntary extension of service; au-
thorizes the secretary to buy war ma
terial abroad In an emergency, and pro-
vides, for the 100000 round the world
wireless system which the house threw
out of the bill - = - 'F .lf
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
Taft and Roosevelt
Claim Control of the
Ohio Convention

COLUMBUS, O., June 3.-"No compro-
mise was the slogan Of both Taft and
Roosevelt leaders as the hour approached
today when they would so into conven-
ton to fight for Ohio's big six, the six
delegates-at-large, to the national con.
yention at Chicago.
United sStates~Senator Theodore E..
Burton, temporary chairman df the cots
vention, also declared there would be ne
compromise in the convention and said
that the gossip that the delegation would
be split was not founded on fact, Guy
ahoga county's uninstructed delegation of
fifty three stands forty five for Taft and
eight for Roosevelt" said Senator Bur-
ton. .r- -...,..
Committee Chairman Walter Brown,
leader of the Roosevelt camp, declared
that his figures of 400 of the 754 dele
gates had been reached without counting
any Of the Cuyahoga delegation.
L. c. Laylin. Tafts state manager, holds
to the claim that the president will have
40S delegates.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
Hotel Workers Will
Call Out More Men

NEW YORK, June 3.-The strike Of
walters and cooks for higher wages,
shorter hours and union recognition en-
tered upon its second week today with
both strikers and employers claiming the
victory. OF the two score hotels and
restaurants affected, less than half a
dozen had closed their dining room doors
and the remainder appeared to be fairly
well equipped with strike breakers.
The hotel managers declared that the
strike was broken. Union leaders laughed
at the statement and repeated their
avowed intention of calling out the work.
ers in every hotel and restaurant in the
city.
Before you know it," said business
agent Elster, Of the Workers union,
hotel workers of every kind, including
the firemen and even the chauffeurs in
the street will be with US. Before many
days the hotels won't have any lights"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
Sunday Civil Bill
Abolishes Receivers
Staff Correspondent }

(F'ronn Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 3.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-The sundry civil appropriation
bill reported today by the house commit
tee makes sweeping recommendation to
abolish the office Of receiver at the sew
eral land offices with the beginning OF
the next fiscal year. July 1, 1912. The
committee recommends that the work be
done by a clerk at salary not to ex-
coed 5000 per year. An appropriation
of $4,000 Is made for continuing the re.
modelling of the Lincoln postoffice, and
providing rent and moving charges,
should 1t be found necessary to vacate
the office during the progress Of the
work
Forty.five thousand dollars is set aside
for beginning the construction OF the Nc
Cook public building
The following appropriations are made
for Iowa public buildings:
Dcnison. $4,000; Fort Madison, $4,000;
Iowa Falls. $4,000; Lemars, $1,000
South Dakota is recognized by the fol-
lowing appropriations for public build
ings. Raid City. $4,000; Sioux Falls,
$4,000; Brookings, $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
Conditions in Cuba
Are Improving

WASHINGTON, June IA. distinct i'm
proyement in the conditions In the neigh
borhood OF Daiduiri. Cuba, is reported
to the State department today from the
New York headquarters Of. the Iron
company whose plant was threatened
by the insurrectos. There is lack Of
encouragement. however. in reports from
other points in Cuba. The consuIs while
not reporting any actual uprisings, in
dica.e the existence of unrest
Although the Cuban government has
reported victory over the insurgent
bands in the neighborhood OF Ell Cobra,
state department advices are that the
situation there is still threatening and 1t
is expected that the Paducah will carry
out Its original orders and sail to SAN
tiago, the nearest port to FL Coba, as
soon as It's commander feels 1t safe to
do so.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
Charges Husband
With Sending Her
Poisoned Flowers

CHICAGO. June 3.--Mrs, Rose Ebeling
charged today that her husband had
sought to harm her by sending her a
box of poisoned flowers. The accusation
was made In bill for divorce filed in the
circuit court against Frederick Ebeling.
The complaint AYERS that the flowers
were sent her. after she had instructed
her attorney to prepare the divorce plea,
and that the fumes Of the flowers, which
we're American Beauty roses, oyerpowered
the servant. who. although warned from
the box by Mrs. Ebeling. opened the
package and removed, the roses.
Mrs. Ebeling says that her husband has
property in California and Missouri and
an income Of 500 month.
The flowers were received by Mrs. .Ebel-
ing Saturday. and Sunday afternoon,
when Ebeling appeared at the house he
was arrested on a charge of disorderly
conduct The city chemist will be asked
TO examine the roses to determine whether
they contained poison of any kind
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04

kota then chose by direct primo 80
present member of the republica W
tional committee. The South d.
member, Thomas Thorson, had four vars
ago the same kind of certificate of elec-
tion duly embossed with the great seal
of the state, that my impatient suc-
cessor is carrying around with him under
guard. But Mr.. Thorson never thought to
supplant the preceding member from
South Dakota in advance of the con-
vention, from which the title and author
ity of the national committee is regularly
derived. .
While considerable discussion has natur-
ally been evoked in the newspapers
generally by the peculiar proposal
of the impatient gentleman. l have
yet to- find any comment In any
newspaper offering him any word Of
encouragement or consolation. The
New York World calls it "a high7handed
attempt at force. for which there Is
neither law nor excuse, and simply IAN
other manifestation of the Rough Rider
spirit in politics." The New York Even
ing Post. ridicules it as premature ap-
plication Of the. recall to national COM
mitteemen. and none Of the newspaper
writers seems to take It. seriously. -
Seating Arrangement at C01laeum.
For the benefit Of inquirers, may
say that the Coliseum at Chicago in its
seating arrangements il to be almost
identical with what 1t was four years
ago. The platform, or rostrum, for the
chairman, secretaries and official staff
Is to be south Of the center, facing
north. This platform will contain seats
for not more than fifty or sixty per-
sons. Immediately adjoining in rows run
ming east and west will be the tables for
the press correspondents, Facing the
rostrum will be the delegates, and I'm
mediately back Of the delegates the alter
mates. The, spectators will have the
space with raised tiers Of seats, running
around the edge of the building on the
first floor and all Of the gallery, There
will be separate doors for the different
classes of people attending. and no op-
portunity for spectators to nix Ii with
the delegates and alternates.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
Crushed Fruit Ties Up
Eight Trolley Lines

CHICAGO, June 3.-crushed strawber-
ries and cherries today prevented thous-
ands Of persons in Chicago from being
on time for work.
A mammoth fruit jam piled high in the
street car tracks at the south approach
to the Clark street bridge over the Chi
cago river occupied exactly the right
spot to bring to a standstill the oper-
alton of eight lines Of trolley cars. The
heap of fruit and the hour or more of
confusion resulting to traffic was the
consequence of a collision between two
heavily loaded commission house wagons
at one of the most crowded corners in
the business district.
Most Of the passengers In the scores
Of delaed street cars finally deserted the
conveyances and trudged angrily to places
OF toll
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
Two Men Shot in i
Riot at Newark, N. J.

NEWARK, N. j., June 3.-Two men
were shot, one mortally. In a pitched
battle between 500. rioting iaborers and
the entire police and fire departments
Of Kearny. suburb, In the main street
of the, town today. The fight followed
an attack of striking laborers on work.
men digging a ditch. Chief Of Police
Tolen and patrolman were guarding
the workmen. The patrolman sent in a
riot call and a general fire alarm, wfil.
Chief Toien fought single-handed with
the mob. He was felled by cobblestone.
but made his way to a vacant house and
opened fire on the strikers. who were
routed iy the combined police forces.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
Foreigners Flee
from Chihuahua

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, June 3-Only
los foreigners out of a normal foreign
population of at least 1000, reside in
Chihuahua today. OF the 1000 Americans
who ordinarily live here, only thirty five
men and seventy women remain.
An official census issued today shows
that fears of an attack on the rebel city
by the advancing federals has practically
depopulated the town. Thirty thousand
people inhabit Chihuahua in time Of
peace. but today less than 10000 are here
and the exodus is daily growing larger.
Besides the Americans there are twenty
six British subjects and thirty-three Ger
mans.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
Wise Says Archibald
Too Lenient in the
Wire Pool Cases

WASHINGTON. June 3.-United States
Attorney Wise Of New York before the
house judiciary committee today gave
his, opinion Of the judicial conduct Of
Judge Robert w. Archibald OF the COM
fnerce court ih the wire pool ANTITRUST
cases in New York last July. Iasgd
Archibald fined most Of the eighty odd
defendants $1,000 each after they had
plsaded guilty to criminal violations Of
the Sherman law. Al
Mr.. Wise exnressed the view thatsthe
defendants escaSsd with inadequate fines.
He also gave committee his reascns
for complaining against the use Of the
nolle contendn pleas,
Mr., Wise read from the court ree2rds
and reiterated the objections he lad
made then to Judge Archbald's rulings.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
Up to the National Committee
Contests for Delegates to the Chicago Convention to
Settled After Hearings May Determine
the Outcome
ROSEWATER.


South Dakota with its primary today
winds up the list of states to select dele
gates to the republican national conven-
ton. South Dakota has ten delegates,
which are conceded in advance to the
Roosevelt side and have been so figured
in all of the calculations, and their selec-
ton will be merely in the nature of a
formality. '--
1t is now plain that while both the Taft
managers and the Roosevelt managers
are loudly claiming to have enough in
structed and committed delegates to con-
troll the convention and to elect their pre-
ferred candidate, that neither side has
sufficient confidence in it's claim to sit
still and let the other do the proselyting.
The next part Of the combat, therefore, is
to be before the national committee,
which is to convene, in response to a
call issued month ago, at 2 o'clock
Thursday afternoon next in the Coliseum
at Chicago. Frtm responses have had
from various members of the committee.
1t may be set down without hesitation
that every man who can be there win at
tend or be represented by a proxy II
unable to answer in person.
Meeting of the National Committee.
The committee will hold its sessions
from day to day continuously from 10
o'clock In the morning until 4 or 6
o'clock in the afternoon without interrupt
ton even for lunch, which will be served
in an adjoining room to few at a time.
as desired, SO that the presentation Of a
contest may go right along, and all be
within reach Of a vote at any moment.
Contests will be taken up by calling the
states alphabetically, and be determined
by motion to put the names of par
ticular set Of delegates on the temporary
roll.
south Dakota Precedent.
The South Dakota primary is re-
minder that this form Of electing dele
gates is not entirely new and novel for
the present convention. South Dakota
chose Its delegates to the last repub-
lican national convention in 1908 by direct
primary, and, more than that. South Da-
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
Pardon is Granted
Ito Willard N. Jones

WASHINGTON, June 3.-President Taft
today granted an unconditional pardon
to Willard N. Jones of Portland. Ore,
convicted OF land frauds In the famous
cases in which the late Senator Mitchell
Of Oregon and Binger Hermann, former
commissioner Of the general land offica
were alleged to have been implicated
The pardon was based ON the ground;
that improper methods had been pursued
in filling the jury box from which the
Jones jury was Grawn.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
TOM WATSON CHARGED
WITH MISUSE OF MAILS

THOMSON, Ga. June 3-Thomas e.
Watson was arrested at his home here
this afternoon on federal warrant,
charging him with sending obscene matter
through the mails. Watson's brother and
several friends will go on his bond. His
arrest grows out of a publication in his
magazine of an article said to reflect on
the Catholic religion,
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
VOTING BEGINS IN IOWA
All Parties Are Nominating Candi-
dates for State Offices.
INTEREST CENTERs IN SENATOR
Contest Between senator Kenyon
and Lafayette Young for Re-
publican Nomination At
tracts Most Notice.
BULLETIN.

DEs MONIES. June 3.-The first
precinct in the city Of Des Moines to be
tabulated showed Kenyon 14l and Young
4s in the republican senatorial contest.
For governir on the republican ticket
Clark received SS, Holden Go and Proud
foot q. 5
The polls in today's statewide primaries
closed at o'clock tonight. Reports from
ten of the principal cities showed that
the vote was little more than half the
normal primary poll.
DES MONIES June 5.--As a result of
the vote polled up to an early hour this
afternoon. politicians today declared that
Iowas primary would be settled prin-
cipally by the poll in three cities. Des
Moines, Davenport and Cedar Rapids. 1t
10 quite possible that before nightfall. the
contest will Sbe narrowed downasto- Roik
county, In which Des Moipes 10 situated.
Both sides In the republican fight be-
tween United States Senator w. s. Ken
yon OF Fort Dodge and former Senator
Lafayette Young Of Des Moines admitted
thatta heavy plurality in Polk county
would determine final results. =.
EARLY reports indicated that the total
vote In at least eight of the eleven con-
gressional districts in the state would
be considerably below a normal primary
poll. 1t is doubtful II many more than
135,O00 votes on the republican side out
of a normal of 10000 will be cast. In
the large farming districts fair weather
played political interest a poor second to
crop interests and in many places the
farmers refused to leave their fields to
vote.
The Young managers, in addition to the
First. Sixth. Eighth and Ninth districts
in the southern half of the state. claimed
an increasing advantage in some portions
of the progressive territory In the north
half of the state in which are located the
Third, Fourth, Tenth and Eleventh dis
tricts The Second district, in which Dav-
export is situated, Is claimed by both
sides. The Fifth district. Cedar Rapids,
also Is debatable ground. Men familiar
with the Iowa political situation predicted
that the final vote would be extremely
close with a possibility Of an official
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
The National Capital
IS Monday, June 3, 1872.
The csno%a
The Senate,

Met at noon.
Naval affairs committee placed back In
naval appropriation bill provision for two
battleships stricken out by house.
Senator Rayner, offering an amendment
to pension appropriation bill increaslng
pension of wife Of Admiral Schley, paid
high tribute to Schley and give him
credit for victory at Santiago.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
The Weather

FOR NEBFASKA-Generall fair. ex-
eept unsettled in southeast portion;
cooler.
FOR IOWA-Unsettled weather, with
probably showers; cooler in east portion
Temperature Mt Omaha yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04

Stambul is the Mohammedan part d.
the Turkish capital and covers the whole
area enclosed by the Theodoslan walls
Of the city. 1t contains the Seraglio. the
principal mosques, mausoleums Of the
sultans. the baths, the public offices of
the government and the existing remains
of Constantinople. Akhir Kapusi leads
TO the former site OF the sutans stables.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
Comparative Local Record.

Temperature and precipitation depart
ures from the normal:
Normal temperature. e......................6 6S
Excess for the day Observation-Disclosures. l
Total deficiency since March 1....... 90
Normal precipitation. ............ II inch
Deficiency for the day. y.......... II inch
Total rainfall since March l.. BIB inches
Deficiency since March 1...... 3.6S inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1911. 3.0S inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1910. 6.92 inches
Reports from stations at p. M.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
The House.

Met at II a. m. and considered legis-
lation on regular calendar
Passed bill to protect American trade
and Shipping from foreign shipping trust
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
Great Conflagration
DeVastates Stambul

cONSTANINoPLE, June S.-Fire to-
day devastated great area of StambuI,
In the vicinity of Akhir Kapusi (the
stable gate. Enormous damage was done.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04

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Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04
Florid. for Taft.

"Florida's twelve delegates are In
structed for Taft said Mr.. Chubb land
they will vote for him through thick and
thin"
General Powell Clayton, committeeman
for Arkansas, said southern committee
men and delegates would organize before
the convention TO fight any proposal to
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04

OYSTER BAY, June s.-colonel Foose-
veit issued a long statement tonisht de-
claring definitely his intention to light
the election of Senator Root as chair
man of the national republican conven-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-04

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