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HOUSTON. TEXAS. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 21. 1912.
PRICE 5 CENTS
MARSHALL NOTIFIED
SPIRIT OF UNREST
OF HIS NOMINATION
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Democratic Nominee for Vice President Was
Waited Upon in Formal Manner. .
HOLDING C0NGRES
Adjournment Might Have Been Earlier but- f
Internal Warfare.
POST.
' I DO YOU h aA
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FORMAL ADDRESS
BY JUDGE PARKER
Was Acknowledged by Gov-
ernor of Illinois.
A STAND COLLAPSED
DURING CEREMONY
Three Hundred People Were Seated
on Structure and Many Were In-
jured but Only Five Were
I.
Seriously Hurt.
ire".
(.Associated Press Report.)
INDIANAPOLIS Ind. August 20.
Wliila Governor Marshall was speaking
to a throng here this afternoon acknowl-
edging the formal notification of his nom-
ination as vice-president on. the demo-
crntlc ticket a stand Tm which 30O per-
gons were seated collapsed. The Injured
were removed to tho Indiana democratic
club and Governor Marshall continued
Ills address of ac ceptance.
Governor Thomas R. Marshall was
officially notified this afternoon that he
had been named as the running mate of
Governor Woodrow NVUson on the demo-
cratic ticket.
Thomas Taggart. national committee-
man of Indiana was master of cere-
monies and Introduced Judge Parker
who as chairman of the committee de-
livered the notification address. Governor
Marshall dealt with national Issues In
general In his apt ech accepting the vice-
presidential nomination.
Governor Marshall. Mr. Parker United
States Senator Gore. Thomas Taggart and
Other party leaders were greeted with
cheers when they appeared on the plat-
form. Governor Marshall wu received with
enthusiastic applause when he came to
the front of the platform to respond to
J.r. Parker's address tendering him tho
Vice -presidential nomination.
After the ceremony the guests of the
Indiana democrats were taken for an
automobile ride and then to Governor
Marshall's home where he and Mrs. Mar-
shall gave a reception.
Notification Speech by Parker.
1 Judge Alton B Parker of New ork de-
livered the address notifying Governor
Thomas R. Marshall of his nomination for
vice-president by the democratic na-
tional convention.
Mr. Parker said In part: "The faith-
ful sons of democracy proud of the his-
tory of the'r party welcomed at Balti-
more the opportunity to substitute prac-
tice for preaching and performance for
promise. '
"Indeed they seized It by the nomina-
tion of Wilson and Marshall.
"Seized It with so firm a grip that It
cannot be loosened. Aye. either by the
host of republicans or by the deluded
people who have not as yet discovered
that their leaders' battle is waged for
himself not for the Lord that his pre-
tense Is with the hope that he will thus
secure the aid of the Lord s hosts for a
third term contrary to the unwritten law
of the country and in disregard of hie
pledge to the people to obey that law.
Simple Methods of Democrats
The method by which the democratic
convention seized their opportunity la
so simple and straightforward that It at
cnce captures confidence and arousing en-
thusiasm. It was accomplished by sim-
ply nominating for president and vice-
president men whose records as governors
respectively of New Jersey and Indiana
show that they know'how to create and
apply needed governmental remedies and
whose lives give abundant surety that
the pledges of their party and their own
promises to the people will be faithfully
kept. The result Is that success seems
even to the most cautjous observer to 00
already assured."
Mr. Parker took his text from Gov-
ernor Wilson's notification speech where-
In Is considered the partnership between
' government und privilege. His method
of treatment was to declare:
Existing Partnership
1. The fact of the partnership and the
resulting public Injury.
J. That the republican party was sole-
ly responsible lor the Inauguration of
the partnership relations Instancing the
tariff and oomaSflatlons to restrain trade
and prevent competition as the illustra-
tions 3. That neither the republican nor the
Progressive party could be trusted to
lircak up the partnership.
I. That Die democratic party could be
relied upon to accomplish that result.
The eonslilt.it ion which the republi-
can party rci-ehe-l for the publtc ee-
trayal. was not. in- said confined to large
campaign contributions. In addition
they obtained the political support of
captains of Industry which favored a
large sphere of influence embracing their
ability ! persuade vast armies of em-
ployes il at tin ir Interests were In-
volved in Hie success of the party which
favored tluir industries.
Wilson Ticket Only Good One.
Judge Parker's contention that relief
could come only from the election of
Wilson and "Marshall and a democratic
congress followed an assignment of rea-
son's which ho insisted negatived ui
possibility of relief from either the re-
publican or progressive parties. Of the
hitter lie s-ald !ti part..
"its iTeatoi ' lYn.Vofmiiee tor presliferrt
occupied that ofiice f r about seven and
a ha f years but during that time ho
could not be persuaded to say a single
word In Vavor of lining fiym "the people
the burden Imposed upon them by extor-
tionate tariff rates. True he admits In
his confession of faith that certain In-
terests have Keen Improperly favored by
over-protection: declares himself in fa-
vor of 'disrupting the old crooked log
rolling method of tariff making.' and
advocates a tariff commission' - wholly
different from the present tariff board.'
"It is Impossible to rise from a care-
ful reading of Ids tariff discussion with-
out being convinced that he Is as much
t stand-patter now as he was when pres-
ident nnd that he neither expects nor
hopes for an outcome more favorable to
the people that followed President Ar-
thur's commission which resulted on the
Overage in an Increase of duties when
Congress had finished with the matte
Trust' Real Friend.
"Certainly only a very stupid man
would expect him to curb the trusts.
Seven-eighths of all the combinations In
existence when he went out of office
were created while he was prealdent.
L 'J." tContinued on PagVFwr
SUMMARY OF NEWS
THE WEATHER.
(Associated Prtss Rtpon.')
WASHINGTON August ?0. East Texas
Fair Wednesday except abowera aod aoaaewhat
cooler In extreme north portion; Ttrarsaajr prob-
ably fair.
West Texas Fair aoutb probably local sbow-
rs and aomewliat cooler In north portion
Wednesday: Thursday cloudy probably show-
era went Krtlon.
Louisiana Generally fair Wednesday and
Thursday.
Oklahoma Showers followed by clearing and
somewhat cooler.
Foreeaat for Houston and vicinity today gen-
erally fair.
Tessperature and precipitation at Houston for
twenty-four hours ending 7 p. m. yesterday.
Maximum 95. minimum 75.
Precipitation 0.00.
Sunrise Moday 5:53 a. m.
8tins('t today 6:57 p. m.
Wednesday. TliurailHy. fair.
Washington.
A SECOND retn of the Judicial Mil by President
Taft Is scheduled for today.
TAKT liaa asked Information aa to the facts
surrounding the shooting of Rogers the Amer-
ican ivory poacher upou Belgian soil.
THE restless temper of the nation has been
demonstrated la the flxbtlux mood of contress
still in Haaatlon though an adjournment mic:.i
hare been reached a month ago.
Politic!.
OrOVKRNOK MARSHALL wm offlclallT tKrtlfleil
of 111 ft tinnitus Hon av rice preta.dentlal candl-
tUtr of tho iMnoracy.
WILSON af4.T.ril lu a conference at 8ajrtrt that
the art'wint impulnrltr of the democracy mere-
ly rvflcrta tbe tendncj of tbe world toward
Dri:rrM.
A TKNNKSRF.F suffratette eaerrted that the
nob t at thins done by Rooaevelt baa beeo he
aaiaeMnx vt the G. O. P.
Domestic.
TFIF Federation of Catholic eodetlea edofrtM a
reeolutlmi ron(iriutna the atani of the church
ajtalnit dlvon-a upon wUateoeTer pretext.
TWO people werp ihot when a ronnK Kaneaa
leblnrar attempted to kidnap a Ktrl fnm her
borne.
SOU KITS' etnry to tbe Rosenthal cane re united
In tbe reaffirmation of tbe charaee axatnat
ttecker aud gave much additional lltcbt om .po-
lice conditions.
Foreign.
GF.NFRAL WILLIAM BOOTH head of the Sal-
vation ariny. died at hla London borne after a
long ltltH'Sii.
Texas.
THE Texan Dry Fannin association be ran Iti
fourth annual ataaleo at Uvalde
AN pen market for teachers' examination ne-
ilona la reported to bare been kept la Eaet
aa.
DALLAS Mleinian itabbed hotel prealdent and
clerk nlleaiutt he was aaked to pay another
man's bill.
A NEW view of the Austin laanraoee rate battle
was ch en when ' aertvtary Pollard replied
to Judjcc Butt
BANKIMJ COMMISSIONER GUX may not ac-
rept a reappointment because of the financial
sacrifU't entailed.
IT la reported that the American Book com-
pany Is seeking; to re-enter the Texaa field to
enter Into the text-book cotnoetltton.
Houston.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE created bureau to
censor all charity scbinvs.
RETIRING PRESIDENT FAY of tbe HarrlmaD
Hues praises the new appointee.
M. CHAKVKY ended his Mfe Tuesday morning
hr cut 1 1 hk bis t liroa t iv !i i a ra sor.
THE real estate transfers filed for record Tues-
day reached an aKin-cKate of tlS.800.
THE realty men of Houston luauxurated a cam-
paign last uiirht and for more factories.
WoMAN arrested by police lu connection with
.New York ca has employed lawyer and
will sue out habeas corpus.
Ocean Vessels.
NKW YORK. August 20. Sailed:
deute for Galveaton.
AMSTERDAM. August 10 Sailed
DeLarrlaana. for Galveston.
El Occi-
Mercedes SvPNKY. N S W.. Auanst 19. Arrlred : Pre-
Tkmi to . uglier i-o.-Mratbiorne rrom I'ort Ar
nail
tbur aud iMNcila
t1. St. Lucia for Port
.aiai.
NKW YORK . August 20 Arrived: Larimer
fnm Port Arthur. Okmulgee frum Galreston.
Eldorado from Galveston.
KEY WEST Aucunt 21. Passed: Sand Kt
steamers. August in. 11 p. m. Raiuasanl; Au-
gust 20 5 a. tn.. (or;in liner; G a. m. Chat-
toou U a. in.. Luetavn. all west.
WIFE BURNED TO DEATH.
Cleaning Gloves With Oasoline
Caused Death in New York.
(Associated Press Report.)
NKW YORK. Aufrust 20. Glove clean-
ing with gasoline cont the life today of
Mrs. Charles E. Thedforrl young wife of
a well-to-iio coi.1 dealer and the burning
out of the uptown apartment where
nhe lived. With her clothes ablaze tylra
Thedford rushed to the telephone to
pound an alarm. The apartment switch-
hoard operator barely heard the cry of
"help help." succeeded by a silence.
Those who responded some mlnutea
later found her husband who had unex-
pectedly returned for lunch fighting to
get Into the apartment himself on fire
from the flames showing into the hall-
way and raving because he could not
reach his screaming wife. He was
dragged to safety. Mrs. Thedford'
charred body was found In her room.
VOTE SELLERS PLEAD GUILTY.
Fifty Virginia Defendants Accepted
Sentences at Jonesville.
(Associated Press Report.)
HIUtiTOI Va. August 20. Kilty vote-
sellers have entered pleas of guilty at
JoiicsvMIc Ya.. thla week In connection
with the trial of those indicted for sell-
ing their w tcs the majority of them
I confessing today They were given their
choice of a J100 fine and costs or thirty
days In Jail
More than half of- them took the Jail
sentences.
Korty-flve cases ' were today nolle
proved bv Comfnonwealth Attrj-ney
Skega and flfty-sli t for trial at the
next term of court.
F. A. KENYOjjT AltRESTED.
Brother of SeiitSor t Accused of
Forgery tylswa.
(Astcrijttd PrttH Xtf9rt.)
SIOUX CITY IaT AisTUat 20. Accused
of forgery lu connectien .ttJ operations
of a land and gravel.; OMBpany K. A.
Kenyan brother of United Btatea Sen-
ator Renyon surrendered to tJie authori-
ties tday. He was releauaa on bond
lie refueed to diacuaa Uehalvea against
nlin
Taft Is Undecided
SHOT TWO cm
TO SECURE GIRL DEAD IN LONDON TEAtHING LICENSES
Kansas Man Was Fatally Wounded Aged Commander in Chief of Salva- Hundred Dollars Price for List of
After Attempting to Kidnap a . tion Army Had Been 111 Since Questions Superintendent Called
Young Lady. Last May. . to Explain.
(Associated Press Rrpori.)
BELLE PLAIN. Kan. August 20 In a
fight provoked by Sam Wood's attempt to
kidnap Ethel Manahan fnrm her homo
near here today James Thompson 16
years old was killed; Matt Manahan fa-
ther of the girl was fatally wounded and
Gaylord Mandhan. 16 years old a son
was hurt. Wood spared young Manahan's
life when the boy agreed to help Wood
escape. Posses are pursuing Wood
ami finally wounded him.
Wood lived on a neighboring farm. Dur-
ing the night he drove to the Manahan
place In a liUKgy and routed out young
Thompson a farm hand. He demanded
that Thompson produce Miss Mar.ahan.
The young v.-. man overheard the conver-
sation and hid In a closet. Thompson
declined either to produce the girl or tell I
where she might be found. Wood shot
him.
The elder Manahan then appeared. Wood
grabbed an Iran bar and beat him un-
conscious then attacked (iaylord the
young son of Manahan.
The way cleared Wood entered t he
house and started a search for Miss Man-
ahan. Twice lie made the rounds of the
rooms but felling to find the young
woman ran out lnL the yard. Young
Manahan had recovered and on his knees
pleaded with Wood to spare the lives of
his father and his sister. He promised
to do so if the boy would help him get
away. The two Jumped Into Wood's bug-
gy and drove rapidly to the south. Two
miles away Wood deserted the vehicle.
Wood wasjndlcted by the March term
of the Federal grand Jury In this city
for sending an obscene letter to Mrs Min-
nie Owen a music teacher of Wichita.
He was released on fl.Hie b nd and trial
had been set for Septembei next.
Wood was overtaken by the posse this
afternoon near his own farm two miles
north of Belle Plains. He ran from a
cornfield and fired three bullets into his
breast. He was brought ti Belle Tlalns
fatally mounded.
DR. WORKMAN UNHURT.
Explorer Escaped Avalanche in the
Himalayas.
(Associated Press R'PortJ
WORC EST K R Mass.. August 20. Dr.
W. Hunter Workman of this city ex-
j'iuiui uiki mm " m
reported In cable dispatches from India
to have been overwhelmed by an aval
anche In the Himalayas escaped Injury.
Colonel A. (Jeorgo Bullock of Worcester
a brother of Mrs. Workman has received
a cable message from his sister In Scot-
land saying that the avalanche killed an
Indian coolie but that all the other mem-
bers of the party were unhurt.
CANNON FOR CHILI.
Two Seaports Will Be Converted
Into Fortresses.
(Associated Press Report.)
VALPARAISO Chile. August 20. The
Chilean government has decided to con-
vert the seaports of Valparaiso and Taloa-
huano Into Impregnable fortresses and
has accepted the tender of an American
gun factory for the 'supply of the neces
sary cannon.
About Letting American Ships Through Free.
General William Booth.
(Associated Press Report.)
LONDON August 20 The Rev. Wil-
liam Booth general atid commander In
chief of the Salvation army died at 10:13
tonight. He was born at Nottingham In
1829. The veteran Salvation Army leader
was unconscious for forty-eight hours
previous to death. The medical bulletins
had not revealed the seriousness of the
general's condition which for a week
past it is now admitted was hopeless.
Twelve weeks ago General Booth un-
derwent an operation for the removal of"
a cataract In his left eye. For tw-o days
after the operation indications Justified
the hope of the general's recovery. Then
septic poUonlng set In and from that
time with the exception of occasional
rallies the patient's health steadily de-
clined The general recognized that the
end was near and often spuke of his work
as being finished.
Throughout the commander in chief's
Illness his son Bramwell Booth chief of
staff of the Army and Mrs. B ram wed
Booth gave their unremitting attentions
to him both night and day.
The aged evangelist died at his resi-
dence the Itooksumc lladlcywood some
eight miles from London where he had
been confined to his bed ever since the
oratlon. Present at the bedside when
the end came were Mr. and Mrs. Bram-
well Booth and their daughter and son.
Adjutant Catherine Bootl and Sergeant
Bernard Booth the general's youngest
i iternara nooiu. me generals younger
i daughter ommlssloner Mrs. Booth-Hell-
. win aim iiuiiuifsiuner iiowara colonel
i -1 1 i i i . . . .
nilincilB nriu I'l. tiam LAW Alline.
Interest In His Successor.
Public Interest now centers In the ques-
tion of a successor to the late com-
mander. Under the constitution of the
Salvation Army the general nominates
his successor. 'That General Booth sev-
eral years did placing the name In a
sealed envelope wluoh was deposted with
the Salvation Army's lawyer with In-
structions that It should not be opened
until after Ills death. While nobody
knows what name the envelope encloses
the general belief among the Salvation
Army Is that It will prove to be that of
Bramwell Booth who for thirty' years
lias been its chief of staff.
Where General Booth will be burled
lias not yet been decided. While" every
English member of the Salvation Army
(Continued on Fag TwtO
(Houston Post Special.)
Al'STIN Tex.. August 20 State Super-
intendent of Public Instruction K. M.
Hf allej . today cited to appeur before him
August 31. a county superintendent of
an eas Texas county to show causa why
his certificate as a teacher should not be
cancelled. TJjls action Is taken follow-
ing the report of several portions of the
State that there has been trafficking In
examination papers for applicants for
teachers' certificates.
Superintendent Bralley attaches to the
notice of hearing and citation six atfl-
davlts and u statement all witnesses.
The affidavits come from negroes who
either took the examination or Intended
to take It In September In 1H11 and
later. According to the notice served upon
this county superintendent these affi-
davits tend to show that the county su-
perintendent was' selling his questions.
In each affidavit the price of J100 Is
mentioned as the terms upon which tlie
examination questions are said to have
been sold.
Threats of Shot Gun.
Failure to respond to this notice
or
to appear at me time ano piace nerem
designated will he accented as tanta
mount to a confession of guilt. In whu-ii
case I shall proceed to cancel your cer-
tificate says Superintendent Hralley In
his summon? one of the affidavits says
that the superintendent was to place
the questions near his residence and that
the purchaser found th.-m there. There
was also an allegation that there were
threats to kill or have kiled those per-
sons obtaining the questions if they tohl
of the transaction. one affidavit says
that tbe superintendent declared that
if they "ever divulged anvthing '.he shot
gun would come r.cxl
Ir addition to citing the county super-
intendent to app ir iM i.ne him. Superin-
tendent Bralley h;is sent a cop of the
citation and the :f f.-Uvits t.. the dis-
trict and county .-iM.-rio y advising them
that as. he ;.e.-s his duly he should
report these facts fm them to tike such
ac'ion s itvy see :n
Evidence of Irregularity.
The summer norma! Njar.l of exam-
iners recently reported to S.ipei -tntenrtent
Hralley that It found many evidences of
Irregularities in examinations in appli-
cations of certificates especially on
papers from the negro norm lis. There
also have been other agitations with re-
gard to ilieft and loss of examination
questions in other years This Is the fust
step taken.
L'nder an act of the twent v-nlnth leg-
islature there Is a fine of flOO to $500
and Imprisonment in the county Jail
of from twenty to sixty days for the
person trafficking In teachers' exam-
ination questions The codying board.
In getting up the latest revision of the
penal code omitted. This provision
but brought forward only the statute of
1901 with a penal provision making It a
middemeanor punishable by fine from
$25 to $100. Superintendent Bralley. in
sending a copy of this le. oid to the prose-
cuting officers of the Kast Texas c runty
has laid basis for prosecution under these
acts. There arc also other statute con-
cerning malfeasance in offk-e. etc.
After the State suiwrlnteudent hears
ki ua to cancellation of teachers'
certificates appeal lies to tbe State board
of education.
STAND COLLAPSED
HURTING FORTY-FIVE
Three Hundred Were Seated on
Grandstand Which Was Built
Over an Asphalt Walk.
(Associated Press Report.)
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind August 20
Five persons were Injured seriously and
forty bruised und cut In the collapse of
a grand stand seating 300 persons In
University Place ihls afternoon during
the formal notification of Governor
Thcmas R. Marshall of his nomination as
democratic candidate for vice president.
Those injured were quickly ccrrled Into
the Indiana Dedocratlc club nearby or
taken to hospitals and the notification
ceremonies proceeded.
The grand stand had been set up on
the asphalt pavement directly back of the
speakers' platform. Alton B. Paker
speaking for the notification committee
wasMn the midst of his adftress when the
grand stand collapsed.
Crowd Was Excited.
Thousands of persons massed about
tin- front of the stand rushed to the col-
lapsed structure when shrieks of Injured
men und women came from the tangled
masa of timber and humanity. Thomas
Taggart National committeeman from
Indiana realizing that more might be
Injured In the crush. Jumped to the
speaker's stand and shouted that one
had been hurt seriously. This quieted
the excited crowd to some extent and
gave the rescuers a chance to remove
the Injured.
Many men prominent In National poli-
tics were in Imminent danger of Injury.
On the front row of the stand arnong
others were former Vice President Fair-
banks Lewis Nixon of New York Uni-
ted States Senator Gore of Oklahoma and
Thomas Taggart. They all escaped In-
Jury. Soon after Mr. Taggart had quieted
the crowd Mr. Parker resumed his
speech and was followed by Governor
Marshall in his address of acceptance.
the. Indiana 1 Pernociatic club were taken ' 8lx weeka-could have been chopped t
nn.rlnp m i l i i -.. uiA..A . v of the time the anions hava . aint
governor and Mrs. Marshall ' held a re- ' Washington. But that la what the me
ception.
Nashville Printer. Want New Mar-
shal for Labor Day Parade.
Associated Pres. Report.)
NASHVTLLK. Teun. August 20. In a
resolution citing that Its members did
not believe a bartender a proper man to
be chief marshal of labor day parade.
Typographical Union No. 20 yesterday
afternoon rescinded its former action as-
uuuk.u -I tiA f 9 n ..aill n.nk.Arrnll
lng to march. The matter of parading ! dry ter'-to-"y early In the
was ten to individual members.
A committee of the trades and labor
council recently elected Lem Thompson
of the Bartender's U'trion chief marshal.
Typographical Union No. 20 next year
will be host to the International Typo-
graphical Union.
BOY WALKED OFF TRAIN.
Youngster Was Asleep and Suffered
No Injury.
(Associated Press Report.)
T1KTON. Ua. August 20. While asleep
Paul Inman. aged 12 walked off a swiftly
moving Atlantic coast line passenger
tialn. near Wlllacochee. Ja.. yesterday
and did not wake up. Patrick Davis of
Tyty. (la.. Paul's traveling companion
missed the lad unci a search resulted lu
rinding him near Wlllacochee. Paul said
lie did not remember leaving the train
but when he woke up he was lying be-
tween two tries about two miles from
the railroad He hears no bruises and Is
undisturbed over his experience.
WOULD INVESTIGATE KILLING
1 Associated Press p.eport.Y
WASHING l'i iN". Ii. '. August 20
II. prt sentative Norris of Nebraska In-
tioduced a sresolution today requesting
the
has
.
Milt
w ert
"I'll.-
president to send the house all "He
regarding ilu- case of James Wood
is of California who was killed In
t.i:trai Alrican Jungles as th re-
el a taint by Prltisli soldiers who
erdcre.! to lilli or capture him."
n solution was referred to the
feieie.1! affairs committee.
Tin- I. -solution follows:
Kes- Ive.i That tho president of the
1'iiitt.i States be. trTtd he Is hereby re-
quested n not Incompatible with the
puliiie interest to transmit to the hous3
ot represeniatUes all Information that
may te- in his Hissesslon or in the posses-
sion of the state department In regard
to the alleged killing of James W. Hogcrs
an American cltlsen by British soldiers In
Africa and to inform tire house of repre-
sentatives what action if any has been
taken or is contemplated to Investigate
the killing of the said James W. Rogers."
Representative' Kuiser 0f New York
New York chairman of the foreign affairs
committee was advised that the state de-
partment was investigating the matter
and that all facts obtained would be fur-
nished to the commlMee.
Mr. Norris said he regarded the shoot-
ing as an outrage of an Amerlcai citizen
so far as the available Information shows.
He declared it seemed that Rogers as
an American charged with offenses that
did not warrant killing him was fatally
shot under ironclad orders of the British
government carried out on Belgian soli.
At the state department which has no
direct information on the tragedy it was
stated that the house resolution would
have to be made the basis of an Inquiry
directed to the American embassy In
London. The embassy. It was stated.
would have no difficulty In getting access
to the renort of the tragedy.
Regarding the right of British soldiers
to kill a poacher without trial officials
of tire state department would express no
opinion- The question reported to have
o
BOTH HOUSES FELT
TEMPER OF NATIO
Uncertainty Reflected to 1
ter-Party Conferences.'
SOME IMPORTANT BILLS
WILL DIE WITHOUT)!
liquor Shipment Measure and C
ton Gambling Issue Both ti In-
terest to Texas Will Sot "
Reach Floor. '"'J- '1
: '
BY W. 8. OARD f
Houston Post Stsff Correspondent."
WASHINGTON August 20 UnCertal
ty marked the course of congress te
week In spite of the frantic effort 'it
were being made by a number of t
leaders to bring about an agreement Up'
the time of adjourmaent. The warll
spirit of Chairman Fitzgerald of the
propria t ions committee of tbe nooaat a
the evident desire of a few member
the senate to remain in Washlngtasv t
long as possible because of their "wish t
escape the work Involved in campaU.
lng In their States before fail' printed f
be the stumbling block:. FltsgsraJd i
a scrapper. He delights in a row '"'
whenever President Taft vetoed an appr
prlatlon bill the New Yorker wast alwa
for hitting back with sme couDter pro
osition and this has kept the conferee
In hot water. fn:s
Now with the final days of th Be-
sign In sight it becomes evident that
vast amount of work has been done
of the business accomplished a Vast d
of it Is going to prove of Uie utmost 1
portanot to the country. However t
unnecessary length of this session h
served to demonstrate beyond quest i
that the same sort of unreal and unce
talnty which prevails throughout t
country has been manifest In both hou
if to- ih.. mii -on ..... r.t oi congress. But for that snlrlt. av mm
bers are paid for and If the country
stand 'the long grinds aad count-
Two measures ill whloli the rt.o .
Tsxas have manifested eonslderat. j
tereat will be found reposing in the t
eon Itoles of senate committees When
gavel falls for the last time' thla we
They are the Kenyon bill relating 'to i
terstate shipments of intoxicating liquo
and tbe bill to prevent speculation 1
cotton futures. '" '
Prohibition Bill Delayed f'S V
Senator-elect Sheppard Introduced ft t
to prohibit the shipment of Uquor t
during the senatorial campaign In. Tex
much was said about that measure.. 1
was not given a favorable report. but til
Kenyon bill received consideration at l.
j hands of the senate committee. When i
became apparent that the debate On ti.
supply bills was crowding out all nth-
matters ;hc Iowa senator called up h-
prohibition measure and had it 'made i
pedal order of business for December 1
r.U2 and at that time he will endeavc
to secure Its passage. ': .'
Antl. Option Bill Slumber .''v
The anti-option bill when It passed th
house and was referred to the senate sra
sent to the Judiciary committee to pas
upon the constitutionality of the bfUj' an
there the Heal I bill was permitted t
slumber. Senator Smith of South Cnro
Una anu a number of senators from sol
ton producing Stales made ineffectual at
ternpts to have the committee discharge
but to no purpose. These senators no'
say they will force action upon the bl
early next December and they are eont
OF AMERICAN IN AFRICAN JUNGLI
House Resolution Asked Taft for Information in Ilegardij
James W. Rogers.
:"'4-'
kf.l ra?d by Rogers as he was dytai
of the right of the British troops ti m
tack him on Belgiun soil complicates ti
case though the issue Involved wov
appear to concern Ureal Britain and B
gtuni. according to unofficial opinio!
of department heads. If it should apnea
they pointed out that Rogers was kill.
In Belgium territory and it there was an
grouna tor demanding redress the. Unite
states might look to Belgium instead
t.real Britain lor Justice leaving Be
glum to seek reparation from Great Brii
AMERICAN POACHER SCAIN'
Hunted Down by English Troop on Va
glan Soli. ;v"
(Associated Prtss Report.)
LONDON. August 20. Hunted dowx!
British officers in the depths of the Jui
gies 1 1 Central Africa where for jreai
In defiance ot all authority he had pr
sued the career of an elephant 'poacl
and Illicit ivory trader James TVaWiRf
ers an American Is dead. He Wag' s
down by a little force of troops "Wl
had been sent into the wilderness Jn pi
suit with orders not U; return wltiii
the outlaw dead or alive. &' V
News of Rogers' death eairie"- torrnr
today to the British colonial office ft-
Captain C. V. Fox Inspector or Mont
province. yV'v.vw
The last twelve hours of the pui
was particularly trying. Th chase
over a mountain with Roger teen r
a 'short distance in adv-avace J:Jl (
fled the ape-like natives sent back tb
and Jeers at their pursuers. V.Vr.4'05
Dramatic In the extreme .1 iCt-
Fox's description of the kUIItis; f j
ers. In the jungle infem -shlch th
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