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Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16
TWoand Half Million
Dollars in Gifts to the
Technical Institute

Boston, Mass, June l5.--Gifts to
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech.
nicology aggregating $2,660.000 were
announced last night at banquet
which was the concluding event oi
the institutes commencement excr-
cises, held in connection with the
dedication of its new home on the
Cambridge side Of the Charles river
The gifts are from alumni, including
members of the Dupont family OF
Delaware, Boston capitalists and "the
mysterious Mr.. Smith," an unidenti.
fed benefaetor, who has figured pre-
viously as the donor of large sums
to the institution. 1t was announced
that "Mr. Smith" has agreed to con
tribute SIS for every s. given by 9th.
ers. The list Of contributors follows
Pierre S, Dupont, $500000; T. Cole.
man Dupont, 100000; Irene E. Du.
pont, 100000; Lamont Dupont, $780,.
900; Charles Hayden, Boston. $780,.
900; c. A. Stone and E. S. Webster
$4,000; Everett D. Adams, Boston
$4,000; "Mr. Smith," $l,660,000. 1t
is understood that the money is to
be used for general endowment
fund.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16
Flagman, Engineer
And Wooden Cars
Blamed for Wreck

Washington, D. C., June l5.--Blame
for the passenger wreck on the New
York, New Haven & Hartford rail-
road at Bradford, R. l., April II, in
which five persons Yerc killed and
seventeen injured, was placed by the
Interstate Commerce commission to-
day on the failure of Flagman Coombs
and Engineman Mansfield to attend
signals properly.
Old-fashioned wooden cars and gas
lights contributed to the fatalities,
the report said.
1t pointed out that had the cars
been of modern steel construction
they would not have been DESTROYED
by fire and it would have been pos
sible to save more lives.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16
Hughes Probably
Will Make Speaking
Tour of Country

New York, June l5.-Charles Evans
Hughes continued his conferences
here today with republican party
leaders and prominent politicians. He
told newspaper men that plans for
the campaign are awaiting the meet
ing OF the subcommittee of the ma
tional committee with the presidential
candidate next Monday.
1t was said at Mr.. Hughes head
quarters today that the nominee
would in all likelihood make a cam
paign tour Of the country. Head
quarters are to be opened eventually
in Chicago, it was learned, to handle
the campaign in the west
William Potter of Philadelphia, who
seconded the nomination Of Theodore
Roosevelt at Chicago, was one of Mr..
Hughes callers today.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16
PLATFORM MAKERS
ACTIVELY WORKING
Vice Chairman Cummings Wants a
Provision for Popular Election
Of National Committeeman.
RAINEY DRAWS TARIFF PLANK

ST. Louis, June ls.-With a copy OF
President Wilson's suggestions for
planks in the hands of every member
of the Subcommittee on resolutions
the democratic convention started
work today on the actual framing of
the platform. Chairman Stone said he
did not expect the draft to be ready
for the convention before tonight and
probably will not be presented until
tomorrow.
Homer S. Cummings, vice chairman
OF the national committee and con-
sidered for the ehairmanship to sue
ceed William F. McCombs, appeared
before the subcommittee today to
urge adoption of resolution which
would fix the method in the future Of
electing democratic national commit
teemen. Mr.. Cummings said it was
desirable that committeeman be elect
ed by democratic voters in all states
and territories.
Before the subcommittee met there
was revival of the suggestion that
plank be inserted for legislation that
would prevent federal Judge from
accepting any elective federal office
during his term or within a designat-
ed time after he quit the bench.
"A delegation representing the
American organization of hoboes ap-
peared at the committee room early
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16
Prosecution Makes
Two More Points
Against W. H. 0rpet

Waukegan, ILL.,, June 15.-The
tracks made in the snow of Helms
woods were still the subject of
minute examination today at the trial
of William H. Orpet, charged with
the murder of Marion Lambert.
Fred Wenben, the undertaken who
removed Marion's body from the
woods, testified that the tracks made
in the snow by Marion and Orpet
were "old tracks, Hhe said they were
a day older than those made by Will
lam. Marshall and Frank Lambert
when they found the body.
Wenban said that he examined the
old foot prints carefully The small
ones and the larger ones led into the
woods to the cluster of three oak
trees where Marion's body was
found. The larger ones went away
along TO marshy spot overgrown by
weeds. From the weeds, the witness
said, they returned to spot where
there were four oaks, then they de-
scribed semi-circle to the spot where
the body was found.
The witness spoke of noticing a
stain in the snow similar to the yell
low white stain on Marion's face and
right hand 1t was in the path made
by the man leaving the body, it was
said, This point has been regarded
as important by the state as support
ing its theory that Marions COM
panion carried the remainder of the
poison from which she died away with
him. The undertaken made another
point for the state, which holds that
the cyanide of potassium which
caused the girls death, was taken in
liquid form
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16
Mr.. ROOSEVELT HAS
x-RAY EXAMINATION

New YorkJunt ls.-The X-ray ex-
animation made to determine the con-
dition Of Theodore Roosevelt, who
suffered al attack of pain in his side
yesterday, disclosed that several small
tendons attache! to one of his ribs
had snapped, the colonel told inquir-
ers today. He said that his physician
had assured him, however, that the
injury, due to his violent coughing,
was not serious and would heal in
few days if he remained quiet.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16
Judge L. D. Brandeis
Will Address Zionists


Philadelphia, Pa, June l5.-Louis
D. Brandeis, recently appointed an
associate justice Of the supreme court
of the United States by President
Wilson, will be the principal speaker
at the annual convention OF Zionists
here on July 2. Six hundred dele
gates from all over the country will
he in attendance.
Justice BrandeiS is chairman CT the
provisional executive committee for
LIonists' affairs, organized August 30,
1914. The committee was created to
take up the work of the international
Iionists organization, interrupted by
the war.
The Zionists are organized for the
purpose of re-establishing the Jewish
people as nation in Palestine.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16
Austrian Troops
Make Stand North
Of Czernowitz

Berlin, June l5.-(By Wireless to
Sayville. Austrian troops in Bukow.
ina are making stand north of Ger
nowitz, and also are holding the Rus
slams east Of the city. The repulsc OF
Russian attacks from both these di-
rections is announced in the official
headquarters statement from Vienna
issued under date Of June ID.
Russian troops in dense formation
attacked the Teutonic lines near
Przewloka, but were repulsed by
General Bothmer's troops, it was an
nounced by army headquarters today.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16
MAIL CAR AT BUTTE
WRECKED BY BOMB
Internal Machine Directed to the
Governor Of Utah Explodes
While Being Handled.
INVESTIGATION STARTS AT ONCE

Butte, Mont, June l5,--A bomb in
a package in one OF the mail pouches
being transferred from a Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy train to the Ore
gon Short line here To-Day, exploded
and wrecked the Oregon Short Line
mail car. The package, it was re-
ported, was addressed to the governor
of Utah.
Investigation Of the presence of the
bomb in the mail is being made by
federal authorities here. Postmaster
Phil Goodwin, who collected pieces of
the bomb and the package in which
it was hidden, expressed the belief
that that the Internal machine was
addressed to the governor of Utah.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16
MEXICAN RAIDERS
KILL z TROOPERS
I IN A BORDER RAID
New Band of Outlaws Comes Over
Boundary and Descends ITrs
United States Mill (,
Camp.
ATTACK NOT WHOLLY SURPRISE
Band Attacks Camp Of American
Troops at San Ignacia, Texas,
Early in the Day.
PURSUIT OF BANDITS BEGINS

Laredo, Tex, June l5.-Three
American soldiers are dead and six
are wounded as a result of the latest
raid on American territory by Mexi-
cans coming from the southern side
of the Rio Grande today. No civilians
were injured, as the raid was primar-
lily all attack on the border patrol at
the little settlement of San Ignacio,
forty miles southeast of Laredo.
b Although successful in a measure,
the raid was not wholly surprising
to the American guard, which in
larger number than the Mexicans exr
pected to find, saw in the bright
moonlight the approach of the 100
or more bandits to the rear of where
troop NJ OF the Fourteenth cavalry
was encamped, and where troop |
was but short distance away. Both
were under command OF Major
Alonzo Gray
Eight Are Killed.
The Mexican toll was last reported
as eight killed, : number wounded
and several captured. In addition,
forty-two horses, once Mexican
mounts, were captured. One Mexi-
can who surrendered said, according
to those who made him captive, that
he was forced into the raid and that
his sentiments were not anti-Amer-
lean
The Mexicans expected to find
only small detachment of Ameri-
can troops at that point according
to the prisoners. They had planned
with their 100 or more men to COM
pletely overpower the border guard
They attacked troop M, nceamped
near the town, firing the first shot
at the sentry. AT he tsound OF the
firing troop |, few hundred yards
up ther iver, rushed to the former
troops aid, and after firing had lasted
hour, the Mexicans treated
to the south, along the American
side of the Rio Grande, with the
Americans in pursuit.
Wore Carranza Uniform.
San Antonio, Tex, June l5.-In the
clothing Of One Of the bandits whose
body was recovered after the San Ig-
nacio fight, papers we're found indi-
eating that the man was an officer in
the Carranza army, accordin. to a
late report from General Mann. The
total number of Mexican dead is.
now placed at eight, the American
dead three and the wounde,' six.
The papers found on the dead ban
lit indicated that he was Major Cruz
Ruis. Doubt as to the identity of
The organization was cleared by the
story of Vicente Lira of San An
.onio, who appeared in the American
camp after the fight. Lira was
prisoner of the bandits He escaped |
Turing the fight
Belong to La Rosa's Band.
According to Lira's story, the ban
Its are members OF Luis De La
2osa's organization and acted under
lis orders. He said they left La
arita, few miles south of Laredo,
Monday night, and moved steadily
Onward with nothing to eat for for
weight hours, reaching a point al
most opposite the American camp.
Within an hour they crossed the river
mile above San Ignacio, attacking
4lmost Immediately.
Following are the names Of the
American soldiers killed during the
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16
Wilson's One, Telegraphed From
Washington, Causes Row in
Committee Framing Party
Platform.
BODY RECEsSEs TILL LATER
Subcommittee Agrees Upon Draft
Sent to St. Louis From
White House.
RETAINS THE VITAL CLAUSE
Bulletin.
St. Louis, Mo-, June l5.-Governor
Morehead has Withdrawn as a candi.
date for vice president.

ST. Louis, June ls,-The American.
ism or hypen plank as accepted by
the subcommittee is in practically the
same shape as drafted by the presi-
dent. The plank retains the clause
calling upon all other political par
ties to repudiate the support of all
foreigners living here who conspire
to promote the interests of their own
governments at the expense OF the
American government.
St. Louis, June Ex-senator Viii
liam ]. Stone, chairman of the resolu-
tions committee, this afternoon post
poned the meeting OF the full commits
tee of the resolutions from $50 o'clock
until 8 o'clock tonight. In IT, : mean
time the subcommittee on resolutions
will continue its deliberations.
St. Louis, Mo-, June 15.-.After a
three-hour session today members of
the democratic convention subcom.
mittee on resolutions, which is draft
ing the platform, announced that a
tentative draft probably will be COM
pleted late today for consideration by
the entire committee. Representative
Rainey of Illinois, member of the
subcommittee, said the tentative
draft would contain woman suffrage
plank at least as strong as that con-
tanned in the republican platform,
and expressing the belief of the demo-
cratic party that women should be en-
franchised.
When the subcommittee took up
the presidents suggestion for plank
condemning organizations of foreign
born citizens for attempts to influ-
ence international and domestic polic-
les, fight developed that threatened
to lengthen its sessions. Some mem-
bcrs were said to be strongly opposed
to, such a plank. y /:
Chairman Stone said after the COM
mittee had been in session more than
four hours. that it probably would
not be able, as originally planned, to
complete a tentative draft before to.
night.
After some discussion of the pro-
posed plank on the activities Of for
elgn born citizens, it was laid aside
temporarily. The plank on Ameri-
canism probably will contain the par
tvs declarations on this question. The
Dlanks on tariff and ;ntnrrat;o,,i =
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16
Postmaster Of
Buffalo Drops
Dead at st. Louis

Coliseum, St. Louis, June 15.--Wil-
liam F. Casting, postmaster of Buff
falo, N. Y, dropped dead at the Mary
land hotel here today. He was hold
ing the proxy Of Mayor Fuhrmann of
Buffalo. delegate to the democratic
convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16
Patrick Of Omaha
Dies Near Sheridan

Sheridan, Wyo., June l5.-A. S.
Patrick, IS years old, of Omaha,
dropped dead of heart failure at his
ranch near here late today. Mr.. Pat
rick was well known throughout the
northwest. Fifty years ago he oper-
ated stage line between the Union
Pacific and Fort Fetterman, Wyo.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16

y
Telegram, Word was received from
Roy Bechwith and wife, who were OF
the steamer Bear en- route from Port
land to San Francisco, that they wer,
safe. Mr.. Beckwith S the proprietor
OF clothing store here.
Eureka, Cal, June 15.-Forty-twc
OF the passengers and crew of thu
steamer Bear were unaccounted fol
tonight, in careful tally, made near
ly twenty-four hours after foe
coaxed the Bear on to the rocks Of
the Mendocino coast, northern Cali.
fornia.
Officials of the company expressed
hope that the death list would be
limited to the five bodies recovered
by sundown. At that time there were
l54 survivors here and twenty-nine
at Capetown, thirty miles to the
south. These, with the five know,
dead, accounted for l68 of the ,lG
souls aboard the Bear wher ehr
struck.
Lies High on Beach.
The steamer, a $l,O0O,OOO coast
wise boat lies high on a rock beach
near Sugar Loaf reef swinging in
the long swells. Her captain, Louis
Nopander, and three members of the
crew, stayed aboard until late to-
day. Finally they threw the ship s
dog overheard with a light line, but
he could not make the shore. A line
fired from the ships cannon reached,
and, raft was rigged which carried
them ashore.
Fourteen life boats got away from
the Bear in good order. Eleven
made land at the mouth of Bear riv-
er. near the wreck and one capsized
and was lost
Fog and strong current were the
only reasons given by the ships
officers for the tragedy.
Among the passengers were Roy
Beckwith and wife of Alliance, Neb.
Eureka, Cal, June 15.-One hun
dred and thirty-lne survivors from
the wrecked steamer Bear were
landed here today from the steamer
Grace Dollar and the tug Relief.
Twenty-nine other survivors are at
Capetown. -Four are still on the
Bear. Five persons are. known to be
dead, This makes l69 OF 2l2 souls
known to hav. been aboard the
vessel. /
The first boat away from the wreck
OF the Bear upset and almost surely
all of the thirty persons in It
were drowned, according to Miss
Vera Adams of Seattle, a survivor.
Miss Adams was in the third boat,
which also upset. Most of the
thirty occupants of her boat were
Eescued.
Miss Adams, who was among those
landed at Capetown, told this story:
The Bear struck with a shock like
an earthquake and then began to vi
brate like long pendulum, rolling
in the swell. A mile away we could
see the surf leaping on the rocks.
Passengers crowded on deck, but
tnere was no great excitement. Some
Of the women and children were cry
ing.
Ten boats were put over the side,
but none of them left the Bear until
two hours after we struck. Women
and children were put into the boats
first. The Seas caught the first life
boat and swung 1t under the stern of
the Bear, but the oars took hold and
It got away. 1t was half mile away
when the waves caught it in a sudden
furry. A moment later we saw it
upside down and all the thirty or
more passengers houndering in the
wateE | am sure not one was
iaved.
We clung to the sides OF the boat.
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Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16

President Wilson and Vice President
| Marshall.
st. Louis, June ls.-Under suspen-
sion Of the rules, W. J. Bryan was
escorted to the platform to address
the convention. j.
Coliseum, ST. Louis, June l5.-The
democratic national convention today
changed its program of procedure
and agreed to make nominations for
president and VICE president tonight
instead of tomorrow.
The rules were amended and the
convention adjourned at % p. m. to
y o'clock tonight and remain in con-
tinuous session until nominations are
made.
With one demonstration after an
other today, the democratic conven-
ton registered its approval of Presi-
dent Wilson's conduct of foreign af-
fairs, which has kept the country at
peace.
When Permanent Chairman James
recounted the diplomatic achieve
ments of the president in the ncgotia-
tions with Germany the convention
launched into an eighteen-minute up
roar of marching, cheers and waving
OF flags, in which William J. Bryan
from his seat in the press section
joined.
There were calls for a speech (. ON
Bryan, but he had slipped out while
the demonstration was going on. ~-~
Jerry {. Smith, chief clerk OF the
house of representatives, a delegate
from Arkansas, announced that he
would raise a point ef order if con-
sent were asked for Bryan to speak.
The convention machinery was all
ready to be thrown into high gear by
a report from the rules committee
recommending that nominations be
made tonight, All leaders were agree
able to the new lans.
Eleven o'clock, the hour for the
convention to be in order, passed with
the Coliseum only partly filled. Very
Jew. Of the delegates were in stheir
seats and none of the leaders had
arrived. The band entertained the
small crowd, while the rules commit
tee had a meeting to talk over the
proposal to proceed to nominations
tonight instead Of tomorrow night.
The band played the anti-hyphen
song, Don't Bite the Hand that's
Feeding YOU" and a male quartet
sang the chorus.
The crowd checred.
The committee on permanent or
ganlzation meanwhile formally named
Senator Ollie James of Kentucky as
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16
The Weather

For Nebraska-Partiy cloudy; not much
change in temperature.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16
DEMOS HEAR JAMES
AND COMPLETE ALL
THE PRELIMINARlES
National Convention Holds En-
thusiastic Meeting and Takes
Recess Until the
Evening.
OLLIE JAMES ENTHUsEs CROWD
Convention Goes Wild Several
Times During His Praise of
Administrators Work.
LOUD CALLS MADE FOR BRYAN

Coliseum, June lS.-The democratic
convention reconvened after 9 o'clock
with the intention of remaining in
continuous session until it nominated
President Wilson and Vice President
Marshall.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16

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Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16

St. Louis, June ls.-Under suspen-
sion Of the rules, W, ], Bryan was
escorted to the platform to address
the convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16
OF
THOSE ON BEAR
MISSING SO FAR
Officials Believe However, Death
List Will Be Limited to Five
Bodies Already Re.
covered.
VESSEL LOST ON THE ROCKS
Tug Relief Picks Up Several Life
Boats and Two Succeed in
Reaching Land.
FIVE BODIES WASHED ASHORE
Bulletin,

Alliance, Neb., June l5.-(Special
telegram, )-Word was received from
Roy Bechwith and wife, who were on
the steamer Bear en- route from Port
land to San Francisco, that they were
safe. Mr.. Beckwith S the proprietor
OF a clothing store here.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16

Continued on Page Two, Col. Four.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-16

A newspaper is a wonderful
thing-You can make people
think Of your business every day.
That's the way big businesses are
built.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-13
Only q Woman

Having Witnessed ON the screen
few Of her thrilling adventures, / was
quite prepared Go m.., the Amazon
ian type which her daredevil fcats
suggested Following the address
given me ny Mr. Hutchinson. the taxi
cab delivered me at the entrance 10
one Of the apartment hotels located
in the most exclusive residence sec
tons Of Los Angeles. ana upon the
presentation Of my card / was es-
cortcd by q uniform bcllboy to the
apartment Of Miss Holmes. where /
found the young lady husily engaged
in an effort to master intricacies of
the spider-web pattern of silk
trimmed piece Of lingerie. while the
atmosphere Of the boudoir betokened
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-13

Instead of the muscular type of the
girl whom ] expected to meet.
] found myself seated opposite a most
charming bit of fpmimuitv who
passed me her box Of bon
bous and enlisted my advice as to the
best coiors to blend with the work i'm
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-13
4 Hnncfnl Sclcmc

1.-THE COOK wants to borrow somo-
thing from the library. Shall | let
her have it,"
Certainly If she gets interested
in a story she may stay until she
finishes IT, Give her one of those
long English novels in four volumes"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-13

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