,E CITIZEN
THE WEATHEB
FAIR.
BRING RESULTS,
CITIZEN WANT ADS
VOl,XlV-m 188-
ASIIEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE ), I!KW.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VETERANS ARE
MUSPING IN
TAFT FORCES
ARE ALARMED
"An' The Gobbl'uns'll Get You"
CHOOSES TEAM
FOR OLYMPIC
EXPLOSION ON
TENNESSEE IS
INLESTIGATED
Ron i d of Inquiry Sift ing thw
Evidence in the Case
Thoroughly.
BIRMINGHAM
BY SITUATION
GAME EVENTS
Crowds Arriving on Every
Train and Spirit of Com
raderie Prevails.
Force an Adjournment to
Head Off Suggestion of
a Compromise.
Pick of American Atbletes
Will (Jo to London to Try
For Honors.
THE ASHBV
ATLANTA WANTS
THE NEXT REUNION
May He a Contest Over Flec
tion f Commander to
Succeed (Jen. Lee.
(Bv Associated Press.)
HlliMINOHAM, Ala., June 8. Ev
rr I ti Iiik is read, for the opening of
th.- Jumna- reunion of the United
(-.iili il'-nit- veti.-ana. which begins In
BiimiiiKliain tomorrow. The crowds
Lrgiin I" arrive earlier than expected,
any every passenger train entering
the t i t v today carried extra coaches.
The visitor were welt taken care of,
however, and up to this hour no ar-
iiili tits ol' any kind have been rc-
ikii teil. I'-actically all ,of the prom
lint officers of Ihe association came
hi today, and opened their head
quarters. Thus far Atlanta ' Is the only
mnithern ity with a delegation on
hand working for the next re-unlon.
There Is already much rivalry, and
politics In the air as to the com
muruler to succeed the late General
Stephen K l-.ee. General. Cabell, of
the Trims-Mississippi, has the advan
tage of seniority in rank, but the vet
eriins thi-niselvca will have the de
cision of the question of the most
iii.iil.ihle man to fill the place.
lieneial element A. Kvans of Geor
gia, commander of the department
nl Tennessee, has some strong work
ei" in the Held who are Interesting
llieniseh i-r in his behalf.
lintel John h. Gordon has already
proved itself one of the most popular
inures in trie city. ints is tnc name
Kiven to the hotel which was equip
ped at the slate fair grounds, and
it I; lure that nil comers who wish
it, will lie entertained free.
SesMkm Ik-gins Today.
The contention will he called to or
der tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
In lienera! tiariiiton, commander of
the Alabama division, and will be
opened, wllh. prater by the chaplain
general, . William Jones of Itk-h-tnoml.
(leneral Harrison will deliver
an address and Governor B. B. Com
er nf Alabama, will welcome the et
er.noi in behalf nf the state. Welcome
a, hblt , ...i'm will le made by Mayor
U.ml ,, I'lrniinham; ISiigadier (ien
ei il .1 W. Uiiaii, of Camp Hardee.
I 'iniiingliam: K-jI'uh N. Hhoilcs, of
' a mi' Vlorgan-1 ttus Sons of Vetor
ai.s. I :ii niinKhain, and Mrs. Charles
li. own. president Alabama Diuigh
ters ,,t' th,. Confederacy. Ccncral W.
1 Cabell will assume, charge anil de
ll w-r a response.
In lib- afternoon will occur the ud-di.-s.-es
,,( Colonel H. i,. KiikscIi, of
Moliile, n -union ( rator. and Judge A.
" WriHiu of Jacksonville. Flu , com
iii.in.l.r ,,r the Confederate Naval
v-'h raic.
There he l;ind concerts and
"pen air reunions and hanCH:ink:iiK
" 1 -ipiial Park later in the afler-
" ami (jovernor and Mrs. Comer
"HI civ a reception at night, '.hcre
"ill also lie concerts at the Illppn
''' "ii" and llrev.'orks at the l-'alr
m i ! I 1 1 1 1 s:
The largest single delegation which
has reached the city Is that from
lb -mp liis, which came in on a spu-l.it
"nil 1'uiinht. The veterans say they
' ,"le ially to urge George W.
''''I'-ii. e-Higi-eiisman' fr'm Tennessee,
,l,r I lie pjsltlon as commander-ln-:
1" sin I'ri'o tlencr.il :.ec. TTu-y
ehiini ili.y will have the solid sup
b" ' "i Tennessee, Kentucky. Mlsmu
" Arkaiiv.,, and Oklahoma.
CONSTABLE KILLED
INSIDE CHIMNEY
'By Associated Press)
" XX' KE. Va.. June S A report
b- s h,-re tonight of the accidental
"'in in Itiichnnan county. Vlr-
i-1 ir
i ...
C,,,
1 i II V. Chambers, constable of
,; n den district. Chambers. In
no; nceess to the home of Mrs.
man, where he was refused i
'"'lo t-, went down the ehlmna .
ml'-'i-s found the bottom the chlm-
mill
I'hiii
n,
liirn
I' seil, and while making Ihe re-
" ip. his pistol was discharged, i
bullet penetrating a vital part. i
lEALOUS, SHOT HIS WIFE FIRST,
TURNED PISTOL TO OWN HEAD
(By Associated Press)
' lOLANI), June 8 Charles I..
"rl" 'I. prominent architect and head
"f Sorb-tt Engineering company.
k,ll"l his wf, Klizabeth. and then
1 '"'I Ids ,,wn life in a hotel In Wlll
'"Kbbv. .i leyeland Suburb tonight.
h- double tragedy Is said to have
" I He result of li,.nlnim Mr nnd
Mr,
Corlelt were well known in Cleve
Soi'letv MnA for Hi.-,. Vi.fim have
land
ffslit.a, a( ,he hot(1 M(. poriett was
" ( I' V'-bwid most of tin. lime bowev-
' going back nnd forth two or three
tun
es a week
The couple have had several serious
GAINED SIXTEEN
M.OliE DELEGATES
Finds Committee is Not Wil
ling to Ride Roughshod
Over Contestants.
CHICAGO, June 8 A few hand
fuls of snnd were thrown into the
cylinders of the Taft political ma
chine today. I-'rom the Taft men's
own membership came a proposition
to divide the Louisiana delegation
with the opposition. Keating both Taft
and antl-Tnft delegations with liulf
a vote each- The number of members
of the national committee who fav
ored the movement created some con
steratlon In the Taft camp. Taft's
friend's on the committee brought
about an adjournment rather than
permit a vote to be taken today.
Hefore the Louisiana case which
involves four delegales-nt-large and
fourteen district delegates, is brought
to a vote tomorrow, noses will lie
sharply counted. Members of the com
mlttee who have been ardent TafI
supporters, but who have shown u
disposition to yield to the gppcalF
from the allied forces to compromise
in the interest of harmony, w ill be sub
jectod to pressure from Washington.
Manager Frank II. Hitchcock, of
the Taft campaign, tonight announc
ed that there will be no compromise
He Is determined to light for the seat
ing of the delegation Instructed for
.Secretary Taft, and declared that he
would Insist that the committee -pass
in all contests. To settle them In any
ither way, he said, would be unfair
to the delegations themselves. He
xpressed the opinion that the com
mittee should not shirk the responsi
bility of sitting in judgment on every
contest, and in this view he is sup
ported by nearly every committeeman
from the west and south and many
from the north.
Thus far contests have been settled
from, the States of Alabama, Arkansas.
Florida, Georgia and Kentucky and
there has been no division of the com
mittee In disposing of any of them.
The reason for this has been the rule
which denies n roll call on any ques
tion unless It Is demanded by 2( mem
bers, and the antl-Tnft people have
tint that number on the committee.
The suggestion for a division ol con
testing delegations has Income more
frequent from day to day. The plan
or a division in Louisiana suirg'-steil
nlay was favored by Senator l.odge
f Massachusetts ami General I'owell
Clayton, of Arkansas Hasty confei-
nces were held by the Taft member
f the committee during the .hearing
.f the Louisiana cohlest. -mil Ihe do-
ision was readied that il would be
wise to adjourn until they ascertained
exactly where they stood. Mr IIKcli
oi k called up Secretary Taft In Wash
nglon. Charles I'. Taft. brother ol
lie secretary did some telephoning,
and telegraphing on bis own account
iv C Duncan of North Carolina, anil
A. '' Lyon of Texas, and some others
41-eH energetic.
To Appease Negro Vole.
The plea for a compromise In Louis
iana Is based on Ihe argument that
the negro question Is involved, and
that some recogiilz.'itlon that would
appease the negro voter of the north,
should be given the Forakcr d. li
gation, in all the contests meniioned
the issues are involved wllh the race
question- .Manager Hitchcock tak-s
the position, however, that all of tin
Taft di legations are "mixed"; then
being several negroes on the del, na
tion from each southern state ...r.
than Hid delegaites are involved in
the Settlement of these contests from
southern states yet to be settled. Tile
Taft men declare that if they make
concessions now they may expect fur
ther demands.
Sixteen more votes were gained for
Tuft toil, iv by the .settlement ol con
tests. Two of these came from Flor
ida and eight from hTentnckv. Those
were all tlo- contests heard by the
committee. The settlement of the
Kentucky cases engendered more ill
feeling than has been engenedered
since the committee began its work.
S. iialor-elect W. o. Hradley "f Ken
tucky began bis work as counsel lor
the Fairbanks delegation
The lifth district was taken up. This
is the Louisville district, the home of
(Onntltttled on Pngr lAinr.)
quarrels lately, il is stated Tonight
shortly afl.r C..rbU relume. 1 from
Cleveland three shots were heard by
the guests bin the hotel proprie
tor l.nist in Ihe door he found .Mrs
Corl'tl dead upon the floor. Nearby
was the almost lifeless body of her
husband. A revolver lay near his
out.itretc'ied hand The man dlt-d a
few minutes later There was a bul
1,-t wound In the dead woman's tem
ple and another In her breast The
husband had shot himself once In the
forehead
Mr. Corlett was 8 years old. His
wife was i years younger She waJ
a Buffalo woman.
HITCHCOCK CASE
MOVES RAPIDLY
Jury Selected and Testimo
ny of Prosecuting Witness
is Begun.
(By Associated Press.)
NKW YORK. June 8 The state's
case against Raymond Hitohcock, the
actor now on trial charged with mis
treating 15 yeur old Helen Von Hagen
moved with expedition today. When
court was adjourned until tomorrow
by Recorder Ooff. a Jury had been
selected, and the Van Hagen girl had
taken the stand, and recited the story
of her alleged wrongs, which led to
the indictment of the comedian. The
Jurv box was filled within three hour?,
ns the opening of the day's proceed
ings, and Assistant District Attorney
Garvrn presented an outline of the
p. , mutton's case In ten minutes.
After n.'veriil witnesses had been ex
nil lucd including Mrs. Von Hagen.
mullior of Ilelin. who lestilied on ex
amination Hint she bad signed an
affidavit in which she stated that Ic r
dair 'iter 'had never I n harmed by
the defendant. Helen V.uiHagen took
Ihe f mil lo tell the story of her meet
ings - ith the actor, and of the alleged
i o ur eli. -i s in Itecember lll'MI. in n
house oil West 41. slleet Tile gill
rehearsed in detail the story fdu- told
when I'lio appeared against Hitchcock
in his former trial on charges ba-a n
on an alleged assault on Flora Wills
ton The Vonliageti girl lold of their
meetings with the actor and the visits
with ICIsle Voecks a girl companion,
to Hitchcock's house In Great Neck.
L. I. The wilnes. staled that her vis
its to Great Neck were without in
eltleiit and It was ii"l until she and
the W'hlston girl met tJle actor at the
house on West 41st street that she
was mistreated, according I" her tes
timony today. She further tertlfied
that lb'" actor made an attempt to
assault hi r. and Elsie Voocl.s on a
later visit to the same Ionise.
KING AND CZAR
TO MEET ON SEA
lioyal Yachts arc Nvaring
Each other, Each Escorted
hy Squadron.
(By Associated Press)
KEVAI,. KI'SSIA. .fiinv K-Tin-KuHPian
imp' niil yjn-hiw I'"Iiir St;ir
Standard and T.-m n:. . m. nri d b
a flPt of t.ir prdo lutat di-M r t-rs. un
der the ciiiniiiaiid I'.rar-Admirn)
VnnKsHi'ii. lit riv -d in !!. radstfud
h on- carlv tMi;i. Th'- Czar and Ids
party will i-nilfi i-lt mi Uh St and art
cftrly tomorrow.
Am wioii an the im prria 1 p;irty nan
en.lark"-d the yaHitn will prori'.-d to
Hoa to nn't tht- liritish ron varht
Victoria and AIImmI, which h:iH Kinj;
Kd ward. (Jueen Alt x;indi a, Prinr'
VU-toria and a larK'- suit-, aboard. A
Kritlh riiis'r Im n-ported toniKht ofT
)gn Iland. n ar th'- ntranrc of th
flullf of Finland, induatint; that tin
royal yaht I:: nt-arint; port Th Vic
toria and Albert, with the kln and
iue"ii aboard, pr-d:i hi will profd-d
at half spfi-d during th nlKht, a the
time of arrival in rix-d at about Hi
o'clock in the morning At 8 o'clock
tonight, a Plight rain comtn.'nc!
The Huf-siiin yachts rt'iitrtd a pica-,
ant trip from f'ronwtadt Tht-ro In
considerable speculation a to the real
reason d of the abandoment of tht- wa
trip by the Russian Kmjifrur,
FT. rr:TF:iSni'llO. June s V.m-
peror Nicholas and other member j
of the iniiifrl.il family, ur-cwniiaiifi'd
liy a large mite, eft IN-terhoff at 7:30
tonight fur Ureal. The royal train
will travel over the special Imperliil
trnok to (latclilna, 30 mllea from 8t.
PeterBliurR, anil from thence over the
Haltlc IJne to Jteeal. where they will
arrive tomorrow iNi.rnliiK.
RACE RIOT ON
TROLLEY CAR
WAS SERIOUS
Five are Injured as Result
of ItaiKlOneAVillProh
ably Die.
ItOW STARTED OVKU
PAYMENT OF FAR l
Amateur Motorman Start
Car, Runs Over Would
be PftRjseaftvR
f By Assoclatnd Press)
ST. IJfl'lS. .June k. l'ive pTRonf
wrrc Injured .r hp renult of a riot
on a Market ?n : car at 11 o'clock
t-nlht. 'I he inot'irnian and one of
his aHrtallantfi ;ir at the city hoa
pitai. tho iormrr in a critical condi
tion, wlifb 1 i. r Hrien. n Kp"da
t tr, was run unT by th( Htrcet car af
ter the riot. .11
hn may die.
MIsm Hi-iiit 1-.
mond Heihtw,
i-onlroM( r fim i
the city huHptial.
The lUlld- "(1
it left West I. nil
t- the t Ity .N.-.e
ir. ami berni.u
i-i t it in wit !i t i. i'li
eg was cut off and
V Tr.'iMk. or Rich
fainted when the
toded. wflM taken to
the car bfKnn when
Hi ItfhtH to run In-
.il tnen txiard d t h
i(raKd In an alter-
i. tor Riffle cuncern-
ii'P jki ment !
lievt rle llrow u
1 icf . A free hi
man I'-icklwd. i
l iren. After a time
oiin'k ItifTle In the
;lit rfsulled Motor--topppd
the ear anl
wan to the aUiant Oi' tho condnr-
!ot . I' H'kner
foremost from
After polio
liuh'jT a mat,
c.ir The con
f . and tne
i t w ,ih pitched head
the car.
itn n had iielled the
-iinteored to run the
'in 1 r acceptPd the of-ii.i-'er
turned fn tlie
povver. At Tv
Hiond waiting t
! .nte . mot'
l.th Htreet o'llriep
'nrd the car. The
tn:;n failed to ptop
th-- car. v bi- li
hnfh rale of sj
e to HwIliK e,
pi'inft 1 unIe- t
hlM . j,,,.
w-.n travellnR nt a
o fi'Rrlen attempt
It ard. fell and was
i wheelH, cutting off
,na:'hlnn his left
.in nt the volunteer
, cj Conductor Riffle
( -d d. but wiih Hoiiii
'. t hospital. TJeveriy
-I n undi-r arrnt.
t . rg-d with beinK
', - In a.Haulting
i as a I -' i arrested.
In the r xi I
n 'itornfn n 'S
wa ta kt i; in '
!cl"ae: i
I town Ih-
J-iseph J,mh
I ru n' n
(' n lucior Ri
mi: ihm:oys iion-:!..
(By Asbocialed Press.)
Ml'i'XT VI-: I
. June
Frrr lir-.kf
l-'Ti, nt Br.tnzv
' ;n thr Ornmntiin
n'-ar here. 1uM ie
, , r rl rnt'lilly and
irrv the entl.e
a. t .".flO.OOII. Th rf
in the hotel when
v'l'-'l. nnd nlthotiffh
i ii narrow eseapen,
v. . l"lH of life Kit far
wan aMked of the
r ihi- rlty. of New
f rp iril'lnlht
I i'rcnti-nt-i' to
h.iil(lin,. v.-ihi
wrc 300 Kn
till- ll-rn W;iK (I
Ihi-rp were h
there ha lf n i
known. 1 1- I
lire (I'-itarttm-n'
Itor-hPllr. nii'l W
te I'lainx Late f
umler control and
nlirht the (in- v
a larere pat of Hi'- Imlldinff had heen
raved.
WASHINGTON
North Carolina -Fair Tuesday and
Wednesday: variable wind.
I
I
June 8 Foreea't'
FOUR YACHTS IN
FROM OCEAN RACE
Marchioness Gave Venona a
Remarkably Hard Strug
gle. Six Hours Behind.
(By Associated Press)
HAMILTON, UKKMl'IA Juno 8
Four of the yachts In the great mean
race from Mnrlilt-head to lliuiilltoii.
Iiuve rtuiln-d the llermuila lulnmln
toniKht. Tho schooner DervlMh, owned
hy Ciininioiiore Henry A. Morao of the
C'oi'lnthion yucht club, won In I'lusti
B., by nearly a whole dny, while tin
little Venora, owned by Elmer J. Ill Iks,
of IloHtun, and flying the color of the
Uualern Yacht Club, waa the cluaa C,
winner by alx hour 4 mlnutus unil 2i
seconds, over the Mtu-vbionvaai th rn-
try of John It. t'roxer, of l'hllHdeliihlu
uiid repreai'iillntt the Yachtamcn' As
sociation of Philadelphia- Tun vu-
nona'H elupHed time was 119 hour 2H
inlii uti-s and lb hccoiiiIh. vile having
llnNhiii lliHt of ull tin- IioiiIh.
The fourth yaclit to nppeur was ten
iiillca from the IliiUh lit dark tolilgllt.
She Ih iM-lli-veil to lie the lOsperauzu,
ouin-ll hy J lllllxell Mi Kel- of I'ltts-
burK. and huIIIiik in lb' nauie of the
Atlantic Vnclit Club.
The feature of tin litest waa the
remarkably clone race between the
Veiionu and Ihe Muichloiieiu, as was
shown by the I"kh. The Venona won
by rcaxon nt her iililllly to hold close
the wind In a heavy Hea and tln-
siroiiK breeze Tin- Marcliloneaa led
Lf.lv until r.O mlli-H from the finish
on Siind.iv. when a heavy euHterl)
Kale blew In i- olT her coiirne. The
i nulla II. 1.1 true III Ihe pruVHllitlK
-.niilllioiiK u till won.
Tie- Schooner liervinh vas well
ill. ail ol both biiatx until Sunday but
ii tlnil day. beliiK the westward.
she milT.-reil inure from Ihe force nl
the Kle anil wan forced to h"Hve'to.
NEWPORT HAS A
DISASTROUS FIRE
Oy Associated Press)
,,KU'I Olfl. K I . June II The
m .v I'ln'l II"-. I, on Lliff iivi nue, one
nl Ihe l.i ii.Mi.-, ffiinir.e:- reports of tlllH
iitv, was burned i-ai'y IIiIh mornliiK
ami at - n'l-lm k '.he i.remen were de
v,.. ik du ll ii-ii ih .'i aavlng neorhj
iciililiii ,-'p.n' a fi.'in the tiurnlMK
ntt:..-tiii( A ' i c irr..d lv the Mouth
-A' . it v. 'ml i"vai.i ''e i aHti-rn beach
iv ill. m -c-jrl ''lone to the hotel
i.n Hie I It ar, Ihe :arKc eMtulim of
.I.iiiitd ..i tvvri I -.ti' , and the cot
I -,;, of Vllliain A Slori halner.
ELLIS CARRIES
PLATFORM DRAFT
(By Associated Press.)
WAHHINtlTMN. June ---ItrlnglnK
with blm tbe ciinpleti d draft of the
platform which it In proponed to pre
wilt to the committee on i.nolutloliM
of the national republican convention
at Chicago, Wade Rlllx. attorney gen
eral of iihlo. returned here today
from Virginia lli-m h, and went dir
ect to tlo- war department, where he
wax In conference with Hccretary Taft
for Home time.
With Secretary Taft nnd Mr. Ellin
were averne to making any statement
regardiriK the platform, bul It never
thelesH a definitely atx-ertHlned that
aside from the c iilurgemeiit of the tar
In plank of the platform, so a to
declare for maximum schedule and
for" h revision "f the tariff at an eKtra
Reiwlon of congr-s Immediately fol
lowing the luaiiiruratlon. the platform
to lie presented at Chicago will be
substantially the Ohio document.
KKVKNTY-HIX CLUH
ANlX'OLLKdK MKN
More May He Added if the
Fund Can Re Collected
to Defray Expenses.
(By Associated Press)
NKW YoItK, J ti n ii . To represent
Oiv Culled States In the Olympic
games, which will be held In London
next month, 76 men, the pick of the
country's athletes, were tonight e-
lectvd bs the American team by the
American Olympic Team committee,
at a meeting In the Astor House.
The committee, with Ita unlimited
range of selection, picked what la be
lieved will lie a team of track and
fie Id men that will bear the American
colors worthily.
Dearborn, McOrath, Hone. Hherldan
and Cue. are aomo of those aelected to
compete In the heavy-weight and dis
cus events Hheppard, at middle dis
tance, Hlllinun for the hurdles and
ISwrcy. In the high and broad jump
are some of the other selections,
which are regarded as mta winners
for the team.
While the tnum aelected tonight will
be the main reliance of America In tho
various events to be contested, the
committee has alao formulated a sup
plemenlary Hat of athlete. Including
the more promising of tho younger
element, which may be drawn upon to
complete the entry list In some of th
eveiita. This list, however, I likely to
be the guide of the committee In mak
ing up the enrle for the various en
tries, which will be announced In dt
tall tomorrow.
Resolution pasaed hy the executive
committee after the selection of the
Olympic team made It plain that the
elected list as given are those Se
lected a member of the team, with
cxpenso defrayed by the committee.
The fending of athlete from m sup
plemental Hat, the committee) Mate,
I dependent upon the uherrlptlan of
further fundi for the specific purpose
of sending one or more of tho men
therein named.
ANOTHER ROAD IN
RECEIVER'S HANDS
(By Associated Press)
roij.lxi. )!il , Ji-ne On claim
rgreKulIng in." 11,047, dun the Na
omi i ar Whil company, of New
ink. tin- Wheeling and Lake Krle
i.llroa.l was Hi. own Into the hands of
eeher Into t day by United States
iidrlcl Judge. W. '.V. Taylor. The
pet', ion alU'ten the total indnlited-
i of the W li.-ellng to be upward
il 5iR.0C0.0or
I. A Worihlngton. of Cleveland.
- e-pri i.idenl an I general manager
the Wheeling, wiif appointed re-Ive-r
lor the road, and Immedlate-
eiialii'ed hi IKInK a bond for $100,-
flfl. fin nUheil ny ii.e United Surety
eipariN. of l.nltlmi.re.
II Is wi1' I 1 1 1 1 1 the troubles of the
beellns, unil iike Krle road have
ni-lr f niiidal !",i In the building of
tin I'l'tHliurg and Wflbasii terminal.
i wrk w:i4 Plaited under I'reid
1 llunvey vh l.elleyed he could
put the work liirouch for 1 1 11,000. 000
t 'vh'ch h.-i' already run up to over
IO.oiio alio, v.i-.h Ihe work still un-
iiildeti d iner ii etters which are
ml to have rushed the matter of a
cetver liip a note of a million
ol! irs due August, and an eight
million dollar mortgage which fulls
in" wilhln a few months, with no
ins a'al'abln to meet them.
"IKY TO I .Nil KTKIKK.
ATLANTA. ;.i - AcHlHtrmt Orand
hlef llureHrf of 'he llrol herhood of
-'icumniivi l.ng.n'crs and AsHlntant
1'iind chief i'li i of the Order nf
Hallway Coiii'.ih i"f h. nfter a confer-
i re toda wllh A-wiHiant Orand
hie! Vnl. I'l pan Ii k, of the Kroth
'hood of i(a l.i- Trainmen, left for
Nashville for . i .nfervnee wllh f'ree-
i n' Tlion.ai. of Ihe Nashville. Chat-
iiiooga aid SI. I.ouis railroad. Thef
will meet I'.i'sid'-nt Themas In an
endeavor to eeiili- th" strike of Wcat-
m and llnalii trulnmen.
ROOSEVELT SAYS NOMINATION
OF TAFT SHOULD BE SETTLED
(By Associated Press.)
WAHIIINOTON. June H Anv doubt
that may have cxlitcd as to whether
the admlnlHtratlon arid Hecriary Taft
approve of the methods pursued by
Frank H Hitchcock, manager of the
Taft Interests In Chicago. In dealing
with the contesting delegations before
the national committee, won set nt rest
hy the dispatch of a telegram today
by Becretiirv Taft to Mr. Hitchcock
directing him lo make no change In
the methods he Is pursuing.
. President Hoosevelt does not con
NIK1RO FIREMAN IS
RURIED. WAS HERO
Tried to Shut Off Steam
From Pipes When Others
Fled From -Room.
(By Associated Pre)
HAN I'KnHO. Cal June I The
funeral of K. U. Maxfleld, a. negro, on
of the two aecot.d-clasa fireman Who
died of Injuries sustained In the i
plusltlon ol board the crulaer Uat
week. wn held t.Jay. The body wag
biirlod nlongsiila hi five ahlpmateet
who were Interred on Saturday In
HarlHinlew cemetery, Th funeroj
waa attended with military honor
and many offtcar and men war
preient.
The body of J. P. A, CarroTI, tht
seventh vlollm of tha aooldent, l '
held on order tiom Waehlngton.
Maxfleld waa on of th mm hm
tinned by the officer of tho Tennoa
are aa recimmenCed for bravery. Ho
was credited with having shut oft tho
strain valve whUe hi injured com
rade were seeking to eecetpe from
the ntoam filled compartment.
The special board of Inquiry ftp
pointed to lnveUgU th eiploakin,
ruaumed It lttlngt today. Th board
will not cimpleto It work until to
morrow night or Wednesday mom- :
ing. The board, which la composed. .
of Captain C. i. Fog, aommandlng
the cruiser Bouih Dakota; Lietiten
ant Command" C. N, O'Flynn of th
Maryland, and Lieutenant J. C. Ro-.
bey, chief engllie'.r of th South TH
kola, 1 making thorough inveatlgo
tlon of all phases of th aooldent.
Many member of the rw who war
In th. vicinity of Ar room No. I.
when the boiler pipe burst, and ur
vlvors, have been XeVmlned, Th
board ha mad an ggmlntlon of ' -.
th boiler room and th defectlv
tube. At' ImporU.it wltn waa Utt :-.
tenant Ashley KoMrbjon, thief engin
eer of thn Trnnissoe, who wa In
cfigrf of the engine snd fir' room ,
or th Tenheese At th tlm of th ,
accident. : ' - ,
When the board has completed It
Inquiry Its repot" wit) t forworded
ro the secretary of th nvy at Wash.
Inglnn, and the finding will be mad .
public after examination thereof.
PRESIDENT APPOINTS .
THE COBIMISSION
(By Aeeoolated air)
AKIilNt.Ti N, June I. In c
c 'i diinci- with the suggestion mad
by the (.ovenijis at their conference
at the White II.uae In May, th pres.
Ii ent today appointed a natkrhsl
c insepvatlon c mm!rlon to consider
and advtoe hi in on ouestlons relating;
to the (.uncivil ion c' th natural re
source ol the loun ry, and to co-op-erntc
wild si nl ar nod lea which may
be designated ' y ton several' stales.
The chairman of the commissions ar
as foil wi:
Watcis, Thi.udore 8. Burton of
Ohio; I'oresis, Senator Reed flmoot
of irtah: Ijiiid". Henstor Knute Net-i-i
of Minnesota; Minerals, neprs
ei lullve lialell ol Pennsylvania;
nxerutivo C-iiii inlllee, (llfford I'ln
rinil. NKtt Oil PIRM)H.
(IOCKTCN, "exus, June I Th
ill eve.y of the oil field In this
ci nly ' n the shore of Oalveston Bay
ha. n-H.illeil In thi practical demor
.iiizalloii of the crude ol1 market, th
"lex.is compa.iy. whirh fixes prtcee
In this acctti n hiving declared all
qii ilatli.ns off
A y. ,ii ago Ihe price paid for
crude oil at the wella waa 76 to K9
c- nU a I'Uirei The latest quotations,
ti n da i age, we e from 62 to (1
cen.'t.
RACK tV.AIt IMMI.VENT.
AUHTIN T-'xac. In response to
meHBiige to o.ivemor Campbell from
i .unity j-ulge 1-acey at Longviesr.
r.uiKers have bn dlspatched to that
l"lnl The dlop.ueh from Judge la
'' mated that two negroes had al
ready been killed nnd one white man
injured and 1 1ml a race clash was Im
minent. The troiioV, It appears, orig
inated in a contir.verry over a year
ling. ceal his satisfaction at the work be
ing done In Chicago. The adminis
tration view la disclosed In the fol
lowing utternace which exactly re
presents not only the views of th
president but of Hecretsry Taft
"Now Is the time to settle th mat
ter Thoee who are falling at Chicago
are the very ones who have been v
making unceasing war Upon the ad
ministration for a long time, and had
the tables been turned would hav
gone the limit nf their power to ell
mlnate the Kosevelt Influence on the)
party" '