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JIOANOKE; July; 15. Mm. Sallle Ftigle, only sistxr of John W. Kern, Im- ocratfc candidal for Vice-President, lives on a farm seven mllw from Roanoke. "I am not much surprised," she said hen she learned of her brother nom "I prrdicl his election In Ko- vembor.

John is tlie only brother I ever had. and he Is the best brother and the most considerate the world. II ia two yan my junior, fie haa paid me a visit at my home near Roanoke every summer me nur lather moved back here In lit waa here Hst August to see us; and nm ex pee tin him to matte his annual mis glimmer, Mrs. Engle is a sof t-voiced, sweet- ipceij. gray-haired woman.

sixty-two -ears old. She is well educated and a Mraae Engle, a sturdy Virginian, but she i. imp DuxineM Head or the farm, and It ne wno doe an the selling and buv-intf. Tlie rrodtu-e of their fa rm la much sought after and always brings the top i-iue. n-r nom-niaic sausage has the Jiret tall In the wealthiest Roanoke.

wiiiia her butter and eggs can al- mi reiieu upon. Wished Him to Quit Politic. "I have leen Ufdng my best effort for many years to JoTin to get out cf rolltlce," said Mrs. Engle. "I again jii a n-urr niOllWl BO XO Kfi it.

and he gave me a bit of encour. a (cement when he wroti back a few week jiko leumg mo not to be uneasy, thai Mr bees buzzing la hi bonnet. II lta faith In hlmn-f rA 1 Hat' f.iitrt In hm. Our fattier predicted that "wom.i me flay be President of the i rmm jMite. Katlier died In li, a few after John's first defeat for Oov-ernor of Indiana.

If he eould have lived Until to-day to hear of hla bov'a nom ln tton for the vlce-preitldency he would have been happy heyund measure. Father iitougtu great deal iif John and John Vw devoted to hla father." When the Kerns moved back to Vir-f inlv In from Indiana, Dr. Jacob II. Kefn. father of John Kern and Mrs.

Lgle. bought a fine homi In Carvlna rive a liattln meu frt m1m 1 rr.m T. 1'h coe la surrounded by spurs of tho Ulue llidgn mountains, and Iihi but one opening for vehicle. Thia opening la on tlie south side. The cove is one mile wide and seven mtu- loner.

It was in this cove that the father inadrt hi home, living almost as a recluse with hla Iwnk, 1cki. poultry and cattle. He went almost every Sun-clay to Cova Alum church, an edifice HHd by all the denomination in that vicinity, where he taught clasa in the iiiiiaiu-Miiooi. i. pon jonn Jern annual vlwlta to hla father tlin elder Kern would arrange a program for an entertainment at Cove Alum church, and John waa always put down for ttorae aort of addrens.

He waa looked upon by the people. hh. a born orator and aa a man -wltl a bright future. Always Stanch Democrat. 111 Knale she moved to her himhanl'a llil farm 'a mile from Dalevllle.

and only a few miles from the cove. The old homestead In tho cove la owned by Mra. Kngle Hpii John Kern, and la now occupied by Kdcn Keith, a daughter of fcntde. Tlie Kerns hav always been stanch 3emocrat, said Mrs. Kngle.

"My father was ona of the stalwart Democrats. When Cleveland's first election came he-waa exceedingly anxious to learn the result. Ho "rode horseback to several miles irom the cove, expecting to take a train at that point to Jtomioke to 't the -details. When ha U'en a wreck north of that plaoe and there would no train Into Koanoke that nlaht. Jiis home was lame, and there uaa no other animalavailable.

Ho lie walketf from t'loverdate to Iloanoke. twelve mllea. Tho weather was bitter cold." Mra. Kniile and her husband, who- la several yeara her senior, live happily on thetr farm enjoying the great cut respect if their neighbors. The Engles are Methotlints and attend church with lnnrkel regularity.

A reJiKioun atmos-Ihcre always haa pervaded the Kern. and Keith and charity haa ever been dispensed with free hand. Mrs. KmcVe, by her business ability. luts accumulated A uniie- hank ai-rnnnt Mud thia la growing dally, bhe baa ntade which have turned out well.

Other Virginia Kin. Jacob W. Kern, a retired contractor. Who is a first cousin of Jolm AV. Kern, resides In this city.

Prof. John A. Kern, of Vanderbilt University, at Nashville, ia also a first cousin. William J. liryan and John W.

Kern have met several times at Roanoke. Mr. Uryan's daughter. Grace, for three years haa been a student at llolllns Institute, a lrre female between Roanoke and t'arvln's Cove, Two years atto while Mr. Kern was wpending vacation at the old homestead In the cove he met Mr.

Bryan tl'ele. Tho Kern family traces Its descent on the father's lde from Scotch ancestors, rlnt back even to ltobort Uruce. l)r. Ja-i mother was a Kyin, nrt her mother came from Scotland. betng a- Semme.

a- sister to the wife of President William Henry JJ.irnson. Ir. Kern's grandfather, Jacoh. fotmded Kern town, three tmlea from Winchester, In Frederick ounty. Two brothers built two great aione mansions in int (own, ana tneee are st ill atMnltng.

one with a cannon-ball hole ilinniffii tn aarrat. made tturtng the civil rnr. In ona of the houses Jacob II. Kern, father of John W. Kern and Mrs.

Kiisli'. was born. Jncob II. Kern went to Wnrren county. Ohio.

In lS-4, the proctle of niein-lne. lrs. Knale waa born at Ieba-ivm. that icounty, in 1S44. Iate In ISti Lr.

Jem moved with hla little family to what wav.then an Indian reservation In Indiana, but which In a couple of yeara be-ram Howard county, Indiana. He settled at 111 llttlat town nf A ltn neap Vnkomn the county-aeat. where John was born, IVcgmber CO. VORYS GOES TO SEE TAFT. Ohio Campaign Manager Wishes to Begin tne campaign Early.

HOT SmiNOS. July 13. The cern-ln here to-dav of Arthur Vnrvm OIio, to ice Judge Taft. is accepted aa indicating that he regards the 'Onto situation aa demanding prompt attention. Mr.

Vorys, by being placed In charaa of the Ohio campaign, baa his reputation aa manager at stake In that contest, and it is believed here- that he will favor an early start In the work before hla. Juda Taft. aa usual, went out on the golf links with George In rails, and did not see Mr. Vorya until his return to the Kif al Merrill' Moores, an Indianapolis attorney, came all the way to Hot Spring for Pfieen minutes talk with Judtte Taft. wants Taft to make one or more speeches in Indiana.

Mr. Vorys stated. In hi judgment. Ohio is perfectly safe for the Republican her discussion of the situation in hla State until he had seen Mr. Taft.

1 Merrill Moore a Visitor. t. "Taft must stamp Indiana." said Mer- Moores. of Indianapolis, and classmate! of Jude Taft. who arrived here to-day with a cry for help from the West.

Motfre came to Hot for a fif- t.ti.mlmltA faltr With I I Tuft nomination for. the" vice-presidency. Mr. l.xres says, makes danger In his State all the greater; He holds that the only salvation for the Republicans there Is to have Senator Hemenway In cHa rare of the Chicago headquarters and for t)u cndidatt c-f the Repiiblican party to- deliver speeches in liullanapolia and three cr four other Iudiana cllu's. iNatlonal Committeemen Invited.

COLUMBCf. July M. At the request cf Senator William Warner, of -M tVi chairman of the committee apjxifntil at the national Republican." convention to notify Jiidne Tatt of his nomination for tno presidency. John It. Maloy.

the sec- nt out i wi ji (o all the m.m ers of th national commit toe tnvita-tmns to attend th notification meeting, to be bill at Cincinnati on July 2k PART OF i 1 1 1 I A TINT PROHIBITIONISTS MEET TO HAME CANDIDATES Continued from Page One. was prepared by Herman Raster of Chi cago, who was the Illinois member of the platform committee. i "This plank reads a follows: The Republican party proposes to respect the rights reserved by the people to selves as carefully as the powers delegated by. them to the Stata and Kederal Ciovemroent. It disapproved of the resort to unconstitutional laws for the purpose of removing evils by interfering with the: rights not surrendered by the peoples to either the State' or national Reaffirmed Thi Year.

Continuing. Patton said: "This plank has not only remained from that time without repudiation, but this year the Republican party has specifically and unquestionably reaffirmed it la the (following language of their national platform: 'I'pnn this platform of principles and purposes, reaffirming our adherence to every Republican doctrine proclaimed since the birth of the party, we go before the country, etc. soon as I read thra I believed this was done Intentionally satisfy the liquor people, rvho have been satisfied ever since its adoption. In order make sure of that matter, I wrote the author of that platform! the Hon. Wade Ellis, of thWt city, the Attorney-General of Ohio and he gentleman who met in conference President Roosevelt and Mr.

Taft and was directed to prepare the' draft of the. platform. His Letter to "My, letter to him was as follows: 'I have noticed In the public press that you drafted the platform of Republican convention, and I would like to know what interpretation la to be put tipon the expression, "Reaffirming our -adherence to every Republican doctrine proclaimed since the birth of the prty." Ild the authors of this platform understand that they were reaffirming the slr teenth plank of 1872? If you will kindly Inform me upon this matter I will appreciate the "On June 23, i received tle following reply to my letter from Mi. 'I have your letter of June 22 and And nothing tn the sixteenth plank of the platform of 1S72 which in Inconsistent with good Republican Yours very truly, -'WADU H. ELUiV A Jab at Taft.

"In my opinion, Mr. Ellis has -told the truth and there is nothing inconsistent In this plank with eood Republican doctrine, but if that be true the time haa come for the anti-aaloon vote in the Republican party to cease ratifying that kind of Republican doctrine. Especially is thia true when we remember the relation of Mr. Taft to the prohibition issue, hla friendliness and co-operatlonr with the great brewer-boss politician of Cincinnati, familiarly known everywhere as Boss Cox. Bryan Gets Attention.

A few weeks since the standard-bearer of the Democracy, William J. Bryan, declared that the prohibition question would not be referred to tn either the Republican or Iemcratlo platforms. But while there is no shadow of reference of Indorsement of prohibition in either of these platforms, the Iemocracy have done exactly as did the Republicans, and bv rearhrmlng have placed themselves where they have atood ever since 1S76. on the side of the enemies of your home and mine." Will Hold Night Session. Following the address of Mr.

Patton. the roll of the States was called for. the announcement of the various committees. An address of welcome to the delegates was delivered by Prof. A.

S. atiiine. or Ada. to wnven a response waa mucij by W. P.

Fergusou, of ClucaRo. T- A session will held to-night and It is believed that the entire work of the convention, with the exception of the nomination ef a presidential i ticket, will be completed by to-morrow morning. Hit 'Em Again. Mr. Patton held Uv attention of the audience throughout his speech- and at tunes moved his hearers to great enthusiasm.

"Take your coat. and "hit em again." cried the delegates, and these were interspersed with "amena." When Mr. Patton took oft his coat and paid Ids compliments to the late Herman Raster, of Illinois, "author- of the personal liberty plank of the 1S72 Republican platform, and read -t he letter from Wade H. Kilts, cries of "Caught wtth the goods." came from some one in ttto audience. Mr.

Patton said that Mr. Kilts "knows what Hose' of Oinclnnali and would not ifpow hi wish. "President Taft knows th aa me, said the speaker, and a laugh greet-d the title given tlie Republican candidate, and corrected Itiinself hastily. Mr. Patton Kpoke of that "very talkative man from Uncoln." and saw that in the last sixteen cars Mr.

Bryan "has -I THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1908. SOMETHING OF THE ESTIMATE OF SCHOOL EXPENSES FOR 1 CLOSE TO A CLEW III DREW MURDER MYSTERY SALVATION ARMY ENTERTAINS CHILDREN AT FAIRVIEW 1 I i 1: "i 11 SISTER OF JOHN W. MANAGES A SUCCESSFUL FARM. I BUSINESS DIRECTOR SUBMITS THEM TO THE BOARD. ARREST IS EXPECTED SOON AT TROY, N.

Y. l( II FROM OLD SCOTCH FAMILY RECOMMENDS OLD TAX LEVY WILL DRAIN MILL POND THE TICKET AT FAIRVIEW sen 8 a-a 4P mi THE THOUSAND WAITING FOR STREET CARS. Something; more than one thousand youngsters from the knee-hlgh-to-a-duck size on up are putting in a great -day at Fairvlew Park to-day. They are having -what Is termed, with considerable exactness, thei time of their lives. And they are showing old Fairvlew Park the time of its long life.

It's a great, glad occasion for those youngsters of Indianapolis whom the Salvation Army picked out for its guests at its annual summer 'outing. A long string of special street i cars. carrying a long string of yells and bongs. left the intersection of Maryland and Illinois streets at ,9:39 o'clock and by 10 o'clock the favored guests had taken the park out of the hands of Ross Ludlow, the custodian, and were using It to suit themselves. It suited 1 them to ride on the the whirligigs and the donkeys, and It suited them to ramble over, the hills und among the trees from one-corner" of the park to the other.

Twenty-five officers of the army, men and women included, tinder the command of Major Escott, had their fifty hands full taking care of the lively vis- -itors. Their bravest efforts were called )': forth at noon, when lunch was served, 'being passed out in 1,000 separate boxes. Another exciting event was the distribution of Ice cream and cake. Nobody was hurt In the grand rush, except one of the ofilcers. who didn't know enough about football to have been Jn the scrimmage anyhow.

i i- a The fun was scheduled to (last until al- most supper time, and nobody predicted that anybody would depart from the park -before that time. TAFFS MEASUREMENTS. HOT SPRINGS, July 13. William Howard Taft, Republican candidate for President, la the. best-proportioned "big man in the public eye 'to-day, says the Washington' tailor that is here fitting four new suits of clothing to the candidate.

The tailor says that in all his career he has never taken the measure of any man whose proportions were so regular. He has tailored for'TV. J. Bryan and former Presidents Mc-Klnley, and Cleveland. Me Classed Harrison aa of average sire, McKinley as slightly" above, Bryan still larger, and Cleveland and Taft really big.

Here are Taft's accurate measurements, now made public for the first time: 54 Inches; waist. Srrtsi Inches; hips. inches; vtrousers, Inside length, 32 inches; sleeves, -outside length, 33 On expansion Taft's "chest measurement reaches sixty Inches. When Taft returned from hla last trip to the Philippines he i weighed S20 pounds; on the: day of his1 nomination, G00, and to-dajr, after two weeks of golf, horseback riding and no luncheon, he tipped the beam at a fraction below 290. "My is to get down to 250 and.

remain there," he tells friends. championed everything loose under the sun In the way of a political issue except the prohibition qtiestion:" This statement was greeted with a chorus of "Shame! Shame!" coming from the audience. Meetings of the committees were held immediately after the. adjournment ef the convention. i 1 Indlanians Boom Patton.

The Impression made by the speech of temporary Chairman Patton resulted In an almost Immediate movement to make him the presidential nominee. The Indiana delegation started the boom. MRS LONGWORTH THE ISSUE. She will Not be Kentucky's Guest at Prohlbition'Conventlon. COtCMBUS, July 13.

There areailbsen very sorry, people from Kentucky attending the national convention of the Prohibition party. They represent members of the delegation who. late yesterday afternoon, tabled a revolution asking Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Long-worth to be the guest of the' Kentucky delegation at the convention. State Chairman Darts, of Louisville; CoL T.

B. Demaree, of Will-more, and H. S. Dwtght. of Louhrtville, several days ago.

asked Mrs. Ix rig worth to be-the guest the delegation at the convention. But when the delegation met, a resolution indorsing the committee's action was tabled. Mrs Frsncls E. Beau-champ, of Lexington.

State president of the W. C. T. and Bradford MacOregor. of Covington, objected to the proposition to invite Mrs.

t.ongworth to be Kentucky's guest. The dozen sorry ones are unhappy because the news of the action leaked out. The telegraph wires do not say that Mra. Longwortii ia on her way; 1RV1NGT0M COUNTY FAIR. M.

E. Church Entertainment Pleases a Great Crowd. A great crowd took part In and enjoyed the county fair of the Irvlngjton M. E. church yesterday afternoon and last night in the public school grounds.

The big lot was filled during the afternoon, the trecs making It shady and pleasant, but the I greatest attendance waa at night, when electric bulbs on wires, strung among the' trees made the scene beautiful. The In- dlanapolls News Newsboys' Band was an added attraction of the evening entertain- 1 menu A negro minstrel performance, some-; what outside the ordinary, was one of the Important features of the Men with megaphones and strong arms In-, a of ed creasea tne attenaance. ne numano-phone was a popular attraction. Refreshments of every kind were on sale, and a 6ne supper was served. To Consider-Anthracite SCRANTON.

Pa Jnly 13. The executive board. of the three anthracite dlah-trlcts of the United Mine Workers" of America today ordered a caI Issued for a Joint In Scranton c-n October 1Z. at which matters dealing with a new wag agreement wHl be considered. Tbe present three-year agreentrent made In New Tork expiree April 1 next, it being a renewal of the award of the anthracite strike commission of 1302.

7 U3i. I i jf i MAJOR ESCOTT. BRYANTS STRONG ON THE PUBLICITY IDEA Continued from Page One. meet the subcommittee of the national committee based on the fact that it would be more convenient to all parties concerned. Mr.

Bryan stated, however, that he would not at that time make any public addresses, but -Would reserve his utterances, until the day of the official notification of his nomination. He will leave here on the afternoon of the 24th, and expects to remain tn Chicago one any. M'CARREN IS. IN LINE. Brooklyn Democratic Leader Praises Bryan, Kern and Convention.

-NEW" YORK. July 15. The Kings county Democratic general committee adopted resolution last night indorsing the platform adopted and npminations made by the national convention at Denver, and pledging a mited support to the platform and candidates. Senator McCarren, whose contesting delegation failed of being seated at Denver, introduced the resolution and added: "Never was there such overwhelming sentiment displayed In a convention for any man The convention Itself established a precedent In nominating a. twice-defeated candidate.

Never has there been so high a tribute paid to the personality of "Inasmuch as trie Democracy of the United States has seen fit to nominate Mr. Bryan, the traditions of our organization compel us to rally to his support heartily. "It has been my privilege to the candidate for the vice-presidency for a number of years, and I know that no matter how great Mr. Bryan ia, he has a worthy associate in Mr. Kern, who, if the necessity arose, would assume the office President with credit to himself and honor to the party.

BARGE SCRAPES CRUISER Accident Occurs Just Before Prince of Wale Starts for Quebec, PORTSMOUTH. July "11 A barge came into collision with the English cruiser Indomitable in Portsmouth harbor' to-day shortly before the Prince of Wales board the Indomitable to leave for Quebec, where he Is to attend the tercentenary festivities. The force of the collision was slight. A little paint waa scratched off the side of the warship and the barge lost her foremast. a brief delay tbe Indomitable proceeded on her way.

WOMAN FATALLY BURNEb. Clothing of Joseph Wallem Catches Fire from Furnace. Special to The Kews.l HARTFORD CITY. July 13. VSc-tortne, wife "of Joseph Wallem, a merchant In East Seventh street, will die from burns received from her clothes catching fire at noon to-day.

Mrs. Wallem was. preparing dinner at an improvised furnace at the aKie of the house when her dress ignited from the flames. Her head, face, breast and abdomen were frightfully -burned. She is forty-four years old, and has a family.

I nf-aaA it mi f- i A MEET1NO KRN AT LINCOLN RECEPTION 4 i COMMITTEE John Cleland. business director of the public schools, presented to the Fchool Board, last night, his budget for Iff. Ills report shows that there was a balance on hand in the school fund on July 1. IXa. of The recelpta for the coming year ne estimates at 1.13.4.

as follows: Special tuna. ouo: manual training fund. Sl.nU: llbrary fund. h.0jO: tuition fund. build ing and grounds fund.

Gregg fund Sl.r0t: McCoy fund, th): free kindergar ten. fund, Paul memorial fund. JoO. The expenditures for the year lfrTS are estimated aa follows: special fund: manual training- fund. I3.on0: library fund, $.5:0: tuition fund.

building and grounds fund. S8.Vw: Oregg fund free kindergarten fund. Paul Frenzel memorial fund. M. Thta makes a total of JTfil.136.

It Is estimated that transfers from one fund to another will amount during the year to 842LTi. making the total estimated expenses or- tne schools for the year I1.182.&S5. The estimate, based on these figures, shows that there will be on hand at the end of the coming year a balance of $210,885. Business director Cleland recommended to the board last night that the school tax levy for the year be fixed at 35 cents of each $100 of assessed valuation of property In the city. This Is the same aa last year's levy.

The board did not adopt the levy last night, as thts is not -required by law to be done before the first of Septem- Report of the Secretary. F. Relssner, secretary of the School Board, filed his annual report with the board. It showed that the credit balance on July 1. 190S.

amounted to $278,631,76. The cash receipts for the year by the various funds were as follows: Special fund $704,138.82, special $12,107.67: manual training fund $83,437.99, specisl library fund 86H.745.22. special tuition fund special building and grounds fund special Gregg fund, special. $2,086.78: McCoy fundj special, $1)0; free kindergarten fund. Paul Frenzel memorial fund, special.

$50; teachers' pensions, special. This makes ia total of $1,229,513.87 of receipts for the year. Adding to this the cash on hand. $278,631.76, and the total available cash for the year was The report shows the expenditures to have been $1,317,813.68, leaving a balance on hand, on July 1. 1908.

of $190,331.95. ACTION OF SCHOOL BOARD. "Riverside School" Name Given to Get Rid of "Cerealinetown" Designation. Residents of that part of the city formerly 1 known aa Cerealinetown received recognition, last night, from the School Board when tt decided to name the new-school building at Sugar Orove avenue and Twenty-first street. Riverside School.

For a long time th people of that part of the city have objected to the name of Cerealinetown. and have made efforts to get rid of it. They have tried to have the public speak of the suburb as Riverside Place, and this was the name presented to the School Board. The board agreed with the citizens that Cerealinetown is not a desirable name. The new Riverside school will be known iu the School list as No.

44. Meredith Nicholson was appointed a member of the Citizens Library Advisory Board to succeed Charles E. Emmerich, resigned. Bids on making alterations and repairs to school buildings were received and contracts Were awarded as follows: No. 6, to Charles W.

Horton, No. to Frank. Meld, No. to George Kayser, $967. The sum of $500 was appropriated for commercial instruction at Shortrldge High School, and $300 for normal school extension work.

These appropriations were made on the suggestion of Superintendent Kendall. In speaking of the money asked for normal school extension work, he said that many of the young teachers that come from the normal school need further education, and that some of them are not able financially to attend the lectures through which they receive this additional education. He satd he felt that if he had a small fund with which to assist such teacher in that direction it would result In much good to' the schools and would be money well spent. The board agreed with Tha board appointed Mabel Keller principal of school No. 17.

A Tax Ferret Contract Question. F. Chsrters and John W. Coons, tax ferrets, and C. 8.

Denny, their attorney, appeared before the board last night and asked for $814.03, which they -claim as due them for uncovering untaxed property. Charters liad a contract with the Board under which he was to receive a commission of 23 per cent, on all taxes collected on sequestered personal property uncovered by him and placed on the tax duplicate. Coons was working along the same line one day and discovered that some of the railroad tracks inside the city were not on the tax duplicate. Coons had no contract with the School Board, so he and Charters agreed that the railroad tracks should be placed on the tax duplicate and that Charters should ask the board to pay him the commission under his contract, the commission to be then divided between the ferrets. In Indiana railroad tracks are real estate and not personal property, and therefore were not included In the contract Charters had with the School Board, but as a result of the work of the ferrets the School Board has re-, cetved $3,256.12 In taxes on the railroad' tracks which they uncovered.

Charters has asked tbe board to allow him the usual commission of 25 per although his contract, did not cover the tracks. The board decided, last night, to allow the commission, provided the board's attorney should approve the action. The board made an additional appro-; prlatlon of $-400 toward the care of vacation schools and public playgrounds. Harry D. Tutewller and Dr.

C. J. Bush-nelt appeared before the board- and made the request for the appropriation. Additional appointments upon the list of teachers for the ensuing year were announced by Superintendent C. N.

Kendall and approved by the board aa follows: Bayard Taylor, manual training Instructor in the elementary schools; Harriett Kelley, aa principal of the Douglass school. No. 19; Katherine Corcoran, as teacher in the- elementary schools; Flossie Davis, teacher In the elementary schools; Orace Stiles, in the practice schools; Cecil K. Calvert, -assistant in the chemistry department at Shortrldge; Emma Waldo, teacher at the Colored Orphans' Home. The resignations of Anna Oray.

school No. 36; Flora Koke-miller, school No. Mary Moody Smith. Manual Training High School, and Helen De Bolt, school No. 47.

and, Ilowena, Carson were announced. Belle O'Halr. E. Kemper MeComb. E.

R. Ray and Lydia teacher, received grants of three montlis' leave of absence with half pay, during which time tbey wlU visit England and study the school system. tJ C- BRYAN'S HOME CITY. ki 1 i. 1 YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

AMERICANS LOSE III LONG DISTANCE RUNS ENGLISHMEN AND SWEDES LEAD OVER LONG ROUTES. FIRST OLYMPIC ENTHUSIASM LONDON; July 15. The first -real note of enthusiasm since the opening of the Olympic at the stadium was struck this afternoon when Volght, one of the runners on whom England was depending to maintain her superiority in the distance runs, won his heat, trie second of the five-mile run. The weather having greatly Improved and Wednesday afternoon being a half holiday in many of the Ixm-don stores, the attendance was much better than that of previous days, so that several of the stands were filled with people ready to proclaim a Britlah victory. Voight's wlni however, was not the best performance of the day, that 'honor being reserved for Sweden, whose representative.

E. V. Lemmihg. won the Javelin throwing contest in splendid stylo, breaking his own record by three feet one and a half Inches. There was also considerable interest in the first heat of the 100-kilometer cycling race in which Hanson, of.

Sweden, was first, and Lutz. of France; Bailey, of England; Texier. of France; Bishop, of England, and Robertson, of England, finished in the order named, and with Bonnet, of France, and Munson, of England, qualified for the second heat. American Swimmer Loses. The semi-finals of the 400-meter, swimming race also were concluded to-day, Scheft.

of Austria, winnings artd "Taylor, of England, finishing second in Che first heat. The time was 5 minutes 40 3-5 seconds. Bau repair, of Australia, and Foster, of England, were first and second, respectively in the second beat of thia event. Time. 6 minutes.

44 seconds. The third heat of the fancy diving was won by Metzell, Finlan, with 83 points. From the American point of vew, tho most interesting event of the day was the three-mile team race. -This waa won by England with comparative ease, with America an cay second. The 200-meter breast stroke swimming match, of which seven heats were decided to-day, also afforded some good sport.

There was only one American contestant in this event. a. at. uoesaiing. Misaourt Atnietic ciuo.

but he i found Perrson, of Sweden, and Baronyl, of Hungary, too fast for Swedes Spring Surprise. -Tlie Americana present were Interested again In. the preliminary heats of the five-mile run, H. C. Bellars, New York A.

qualified for the' final by finishing second to Volght. of England. In the second heat. Edward P. Carr.

of the Xavler Athletic Association. New York, got second place In his heat In this event. The result of these heats came as a very great sur prise as Sweden had not been counted on to figure In the distance runs. The ease with which J. SF.

Svanborg and Land- qulst. two Swedish runners, won their Heats and tne reserve tney Uispiayeu in the final spurts, makes it look as though England will have difficulty in holding her own in the Both the Swedes outclassed their opponents, being as far ahead of the second man aa was Volght. England added another gold medal to her winnings with the 660-yard cycle race, Johnson taking this event by half wheel from Demangel, of France. This, with the gold medal for the team race, gives the mother country four gold medals to America two ana sweuen one. The program to-day was not up to the usual standard, there being but three nnais scheduled, tne tnree-miie team race, the 660-yard cycling race and the 2.C00-meter cycle race.

American interest centered in the team race; in which three teams representing America, England and France qualified yesterday for the final. England Wins Three-Mile Run. As had been expected, England won the three-mile team race with comparative ease. At the crack of the pistol Deaklni Robertson, Coate and Wilson jumped to the front, with Bonhag fifth. Coming Into the stretch on- the first lap, however.

another wearer" of the Stars and Stripes, the long-striding Eisele, came up alongside of Bonhag and took sixth place. Both men were tuning easily with plenty of reserve; France already was out of tbe race. Bouin, wfjo ran so well yesterday, retired before the conclusion of the first lap. After concluding the Erst circle. Elsele went to the front, but Deakln.

the English cross-country Champion, challenged for the place and getting the pole, led the way for his team mates. By this time thq field had divided Into two i sections. Eisele leading the second lot. with Dull and Cohn close at nana and Trube and. Bonhag bringing up the Eisele was not satisfied with this and went up to the first section.

When he got there he apparently was worrying over the other Americans, for he kept looking hack at them. But he hung on to the four Englishmen with whom be was leading the second section by forty yards. Eisele Best American. Tlie second section was made up of Bonhag. Dull.

Cohn, Hallows, the Oxford crack, and Trube. now in the order named. Eisele was apparently the only man who could compete with the Eng lishmen at their own game of long-distance running. He took second place In the sixth lap. and for this he got a great cheer from the American contfgent; but he could not keep thia -place, and soon dropped back to fourth.

Quite undaunted, howwver. tha plucky American, when th bell rang for tne last lap. started chasing the Englishmen, who were well ahead of him. lie began well, but the pace was too fast and he had to content with fourth place at the finish. Coates beating him by a bare yaTd.

Deakin and Robertson, respectively first and second, had a good lead. Wilson got fifth place end Bonhag "ixth. after chasing and heating Hallows. A Frenchman finished isrhth and Dull. Trube and Cohn came In In the order named, followed by two other Frenchmen.

Eisele got an ovation for his great effort against the best dl-t-'nre runners of England. The sconi heat of the 2C0-neter swim l1 a ii tjjy -mr-t rjwv tv a I it i 4 i ming race, breast was won by Herrson. of Sweden; Baronyl. of Hungary, was second, and A. M.

Coessling. Missouri Athletic Club, third. Time. 3:17 8-5. The first heat was won by Holman, England.

In 3:10 3-5. Goessllng was the only American to compete. Longboat Not a Starter. In the second "heat of the five-mile run, Volght. of England, won easily.

F. G- Bel-bars, New York Athletic Club, qualified for the final by finishing second. Longboat, the Canadian runner, did not compete. Voights time was 26:13 2-5. In the third heat of the second round of the 660-yard cycle race.

Flynn. England, won; W. C. Cameron. Irish-American Athletic Club, finished third, but did not qualify for the final.

Time. :34 4-5. The third heat of the five-mile run was won easily by LandqulBt, of Sweden; time, Edward P. Carr, Xavler Athletic Association. New York, finished second and qualified for the final.

L. Hall. Irish-American Athletic Club, finished fourth. The final of the 660-yard cycle race was won by Johnson, of England: Demangel, France, second, and Neumer, Germany, third; time, :51 1-u. The fourth heat of the five-mile run m-as won by Murphy, of England, in 23:59.

Meadows, of Canada, was second. The fifth heat of the five-mile run was won easily by A J. Robertson, of Eng. land, in 25:50 1-5. Fitzgerald, of Canada, was second.

If. L. Trube. Cornell and New York A. C.

did not finish. The Swedes had their revenge to-day for tbe failure of the management to display the Swedish Hag at the opening, for the first standard to be hoisted thia morning to the top of the tall mast in the arena was that of Sweden. This was done to set forth that E. V. Lemming had won the javelin throwing contest.

He put the staff 178 feet, IVt inches, breaking his own record of 175 feet, inches. Czouras. who won the silver medal, was ten feet behind Lemming, his distance being 168 feet. 6 Inches. Halse.

Norway, was third, with 163 feet. inches. No Americans competed in this event. English Athlete Seore Best. In the poin system first place counts for five points, second place three points, and -third, one point.

Following was the score at the end of yesterday's events: -L 16-pound hammer throw America, Canada. 1. 1.5oo-meter run America." England. 4. walk England, Austra lia, l.

Rifle championship America, Eng land. 3: Canada, i. Revolver ha mp Ion shJp America, Belgium. England. 1.

io-kilometer bicycle race England, Belgium. 1. Recapitulation America. 23: England, 24 Canada, Australia, l. ORDER ISSUED TO PREVENT SALOON KEEPERS' TRICK Licenses Must be Taken Out Within Thirty Days After They Are Granted.

The County Commissioners Issued an order! to-day that hereafter saloon keep ers wh) make application for saloon licenses must take them out" within thlr ty days after they have been granted, or 'they will be forfeited. The order waa made on the advice County Attorney John Ruckelshaus. It has been-the habit of some saloon keepers who suspect -there may be some opposition to their business to apply for license as mucn as two months berore the licenses they hold expire. With licenses thus granted in advance, the saloon keepers are sometimes able to get new licenses Immediately after they learn that opposition to them has developed and before the time for the expiration of the old licenses. The commissioner's order Is made to break up this practice.

ROUSING WELCOME FOR JOHN V. KERN Continued from P'a'je One. hss promised Mr. Kern that when th date is arranged he will go to Indiana' polls and assist in the Jubilee. TO WELCOME KERN.

Franklin Sends Delegation to Take Part in Demonstration. Special to TheIndianaolls TCeara.) FRANKLIN. July 15. Franklin Is rending a delegation of workers! to Indianapolis to participate In the welcome to John W. Kern.

Senator I Krt Slack will head the local delegation. He Is for the ticket, Bryan and Kern, and thinks the platform is a topnotcher. Ex-Chairman W. E- Deupree. now judge of the Eighth Judicial district, and County Chairman Fremont Miller will be In -the crowd.

At least seventy-five will be in the party. GUESTS AT OYSTER BAY. Henry Reuterdaht and John William Dine with the President. OYSTEP. BAY, N.

July 15. President Roosevelt spent this forenoon with Henry KcuterdahL the marine artist, who accompanied the Atlantic battleship fleet on its voyage around Cape Horn, and who made severe criticisms of the construction of the battleships of the navy. It was the first time since Mr. Reuterdahl's return that the President has had an opportunity to talk with him regarding naval matters. With Mr.

Reuterdahl came John Williams, labor commissioner of the State of New York. They arrived on the 10:11 a. m. train. On the noon train from New York came a number of other guests of the President, among them several African travelers.

The party included C. A. Moore. Arthur Moore. Charlea Scribner, W.

F. Whitehouse, Percy Madeira. F. D. Millet.

Charles F. Brooker, Republican national committeeman from Connecticut; Major Edgar A. Mears; U. S. and Henry Fairchlld, "Osborn.

All remained as luncheon guests of the President. This afternoon the President devoted ome time talking with the several African travelers about their experiences Id that country. TROY. N. July 13.

There Is expec tation of developments that will lead to the arrest of the murderer of Hazel Drew. whose body was found Saturday In an old mill pond near, a lonely road leading from Averill Park to Taborton. Bit by bit the authorities have been weaving a net of Circumstantial, evidence Into which they hope; to enmesh" the slayer of the yount woman. Frank Smith and Rudolph Guudermau declare they saw Miss Drew on the-lrhi of Tuesday. July 7.

walking along the road to Taborton, swinging her hat in her nana ami apparently on- tier wav to the home of her uncle. YVUMaju Tavior, wh has a farm on the Tavkr road, not far from the. main road to Taborton. Carried Valise and Handbag. Hazel left the house her aunt.

Miss Minnie Taylor, is staying, in Troy. Jufy for sh carried a suitcase and a handbag. Smith and Gunderman say that when they saw her she did not have Uiese articles. Shortly midnight on Monday. Julv 6.

Smith ran Into the village of Averill. breath lesa and excited, according to Postmaster George Shriner and -ex-Supervisor Carman, who reported the incident to the police. Smith ran past them and on to a drug store, and as the hour was late thev thought that some one had been taken ill suddenly tor that there had been an accident. Srrtlth, according to the Btory told the police, paused a moment at the store and then started to return. The two men at the postofrice questioned him as to the trouble and he replied: "Nothing." Will Drain the Pond.

During Smith's questioning by the authorities since the finding of the did not mention the journey to the drugstore. A search Is being made for the-f girl's suitcase and bag and. aa there Is a- possibility that they may have been thrown, into the mill pond, the water Is to be let out. The girl's movements have been traced, from Juljr 3 until the night of the murder. Hazel appeared at Miss Taylor's home at 10 a.

tn. on July 8. and announced that she had left the employ of Prof. E. C.

Cary, bad shipped her trunk home tnl was going for a visit wtth friends in Watervllet. Nothing I known of her movements from the time she was een to board the trolley for WatervlletantU she appeared in the road near the scc-ne of her death more than twenty-four horns later. ONE OF THOSE SHEATH SKIRTS COMING TO TOWN Will be Shown with a Woman Inside' It in Department Store i Window. i i To-morrow will be pop-eyed day tn Indianapolis. The sheath skirt has come to town.

To-morrow it will be on exhibition where all' can see all that can get close enonglt, that is to say. Fifteen mlnuts during, the morning and fifteen minutes during the afternoon It may be seen, by mascullna eyes through the glass of the New York store show window (yes. the plate glass has been strengthened to resist the crush), while during the greater part of the morning and afternoon it will be exhlbltediln the suit department of the store for the benefit of women shoppers. It is not intended that men alone shall see tt in the allow window, but well, men are stronger than women. lf.nar.r LamliAth Vi 1 1 n' otiif tit- partment.

has arranged the exciting event -for the purpose, he enys. cf demonstrating that the much-noised Dlrectoire gown intended to be worn as well as. talke.i about. To that end a handsome- young woman will don a beautiful saltnon-coi-ored specimen and will wear It. The said apeetmen has all the features that havs made the gown famous, including the one particular feature, and In a beautiful garment of meaaallne' silk.

From o'clock In the morning tint il 12, and from o'clock in the afternoon until 5 the model will wear the gown rn the suit department, second floor of store. For fifteen minutes at 11 o'clock and fifteen minutes at o'clock, however, she will appear in the show window. Then STEPHEN C. TAPER DEAD. earaaTaaaaaaBraaaBBaBaaaBBta He wit the Largest Land Owner ln Cass County.

'Special to 'I he Indianapolis Na.) July IS. Stephen C. Taber. Cass county's largest -land owner and the wealthiest and oldest pioneer resident, died this morning cf apoplexy "-at his home In Broadway. He was born in cy I'M W.

uenhs Ul tun Aiaum 9 iivti. near Ft. Wayne. Ha was the eldest son of Cyrus Taber. and was brought to port when six months oM.

lie waa ktb1-uated from Wabash College In 1V43, sd at hla death was the only survivor of is class. He waa graduated in law from Indiana University In iZ. and started to practice with the late Senator D. D. Pratt.

He built the Wabash river dam, Foren mill dam. now the city water-works dam; alao the Ptottawottomle nulla dam and liter power plant at Itoclienter, IrL He married Charlotte A. Walker September 7. 153. She died January k.

1SIC. Tnree children survive Ceorre C. Taber, Cksrl" E. Taber and Lovlna Tarr. A sister, iirs.

Phosbe A.i Hamilton, of r'C Wayne, is also living. THIRD STORM IN HENDRICKS I Daughter of Peter Shirley Seriously Shocked by an Electric CsiL Special to Tbe Ir.dlaoapoli few.J BROWNSBURG. July 15. Tha third aavere storm In four weeks in. the same territory visited northern Hendricks and southern Boone county yesterday sft-ernoon.

A gale of wind preceded the rain, doing much damage to corn and wheat in the fields. The rain amounted almost to: a cloudburst, i Two daughters of Peter I Shirley, near Fayette, were doing the' family washing under a larga tree, to which was attached tne Clothes line. An electric bolt struck trie, line. following It to the tree, lioth girls were terribly shocked, the eldest, sixteen rear Old. toeing paraiyzej oh me rigu and rendered epeechless.

The other girl, thirteen years old. also continues proa-t rated, and the condition of both is very serious. The family Is well known both In Boone and Hendricks countie. TERRE HAUTE RACER KILLED Pacer Kmger, 2:04, Runs Away and is Impaled by Scantling. TERRE i HAUTE, July 15.

In the first race to-day, the second heat of yes terday's urn finished 2:04 pacing race, Km- ger driven by McDonald, ran away and, daahlng into the track railing. wa impaled in the breast by a sharp 2x4 scantling. The horse fell Instantly and McDonald was hurled from the sulky. The bosrdl penetrated beyond the abdomi-' nal wall, and Kruger died, almost immediately. Steamship Arrival.

NEW YORK, July 13. Arrived: Ultonia. Trieste; Bremen, Bremen; Mesaba, London. QUEENSTOWN. July 15.

Arrived Philadelphia for Liverpool and proceeded; Lucania, New York for Liver pool. PLYMOUTH. July 13. Arrived: Pretoria. New York "for Hamburg and Cher bourg ana proceeded.

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