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CHARLOTTE MANUFACTURERS EXPOSITION, AUDITORIUM, WEEK OF MAY 20, ADMISSION FREE 10 EDI TIC V H-AJSTH-a- LATEST EDITIOI W ' FN- -LL -LL JS-A TWELVE fMvac. TWELVE PAGES. VOL. 45, KO. 8240 CHARLOTTE, K. C, FRIDAY EVENIN'6-, MAY 17, 1912' PRICE 11? Charlotte. 2 Cents a Copy Dally 8 Cent! Sunday. --f Outside Charlotte. 6 Cents a Copy Dally and Sunday-, THE GHAEE0 Gigantic Task Of Closing Big Gap In Broken Levee Begun Znds of The Eymelia Crevasse And Task or Closing Break Begun Quarter Of Million Dollars Needed Million Sacks oj Sand Used. Kick Farming Section Ruined And Several Small Towns Inwdatei-Fedeial Experts Are Now in Charge oj The Work. Xew Orleans, May 17 With the - nf theHvnielia crevasse in the west levee of the Mississippi rives, oo mles west of New Orleans, successful ly tied wtich task was accomplished c-overnment engineers ai a late hour last night, the first actual steps toward tne gieici o b;g sap was begun at aayiigm loaay. It is estimated by the Federal ex- -;n Vi q x-a full rnntrol of rerts wuu :n ; T-e operations, tnat u wm tequue about two weeks to entirely stop the fow but expect to reduce the volume of water coming through the break to .'w"t half within four or five days. - Immense tarpaulins stretched tightly over tbe crumbling ends of the big c'-d embankment, hald in place by reaw chains and hawsers and weight p i down with railroad iron, was the means used to prevent a further wid pnin" of the crevasse. The c'osins of the break will prob ,b!v cost a quarter of a million dollars, YiOOO of which has already been ap-Vl''-,ta,i in- the Mississippi rives commission. Tne Daiance wiu u vided bv the La Fourche levee board, t'ne planters, the railroad affected and other interests. force of 2.000 men with a a large cuautitv of lumber and a million sacks of earth will be required.. It is planned to erect 3,500 feet of TribMna around the opening. This will consist if long hlmgs driven aeep inw the river bed and closely bound to gether by heavy timbers. Against this will be rlaced the sacks of dirt. The crevasse, which has - already proven so disastrous to the rich plan tations situated in its path, had widen ed to a distance of 754 feet across when the ends were finally tied. Captain C. O. Sherrill, chief of the government engineers, who has been given supreme control of the effort that is being made to master the big stream at Hvmelia, issued orders today that all onlookers and trespassers mast be kept away from the levees in the neighborhood of the break in order to facilitate the work in every possible n:anner. The roar of the flood pouring through the break this morning can Le heard miles away. A lake is stretched east, west and iouth. broken from view by the tres and occasionally the top of a submerg ed house. To the west the flood has reached inland ten miles. To the south it has reached about five miles md to the east eight miles. iiany small towns and large planta tions are inundated. in that territory. At Kiliona, three miles east of the break, a protection levee had been :i:::riedlv thrown up around the town. This held intact until four feet of tvater had banked up against it, when itw ent out with a roar, flooding the town. The Texas & Pacifis Railroad lire is still open to the east and spec ial relief trains are moving hundreds cf persons out of the town and also ail of those brought here from the Goaded country. Planters north and south of Kiliona are frantically building levees around their fields, dividing their large plan tation forces into day and night shifts. Miss GifloidBwtby Fall Down Steps Miss Agnes Gifford, of South Boule rard, was painfully hurt today by a fill down a flight of steps in the Y. C. A. building. She was there to attend the class exercises of the High School. There is a short flight of steps near the entrance to Hanna Hall. There was no light at the steps. Miss Gifford did not know the steps and was painfully hurt. Another lady fell two or three steps. She was not Hurt. BALLOTS FOR THE ELECTION OF BISHOPS. Minneapolis, Minn., May 17. There was no election on the second bal lot for bishops of the M. E. Church loaay. The three high men were D. (j. rinirno,, XT V Id' W- ui iew j.uih, uou, -U. Shenard. Chicasrn. 278: and M. S. Hughes, Pasadent, 369: Necessary to c't;cr 327. On tVi i- i , . i j ,t mC mtL uauot yesteray riuiuci Y Stuntz, of New York, secretary me toreign mission board, was "uaen Disnop. 0 Negro Electrocuted. aY Associated Prose Raleigh, May 17. Brad Bagley, a ero, was electrocuted here today 'or murdering Chief of Police W. K. J; Me at Williamston last August. rt!mbled his guilt as the current aot through hi3 body. Posses Searching For Tiain Robbers By Associated Press. New Orleans, May 17. Two posses are scouring the country along the Gulf ( & Ship Island Railroad today be tween Gulf port and Ralston, Miss, in search of the two bandits who robbed the "express car on the New Orleans & Northeastern tran near Hattiesburg early "Wednesday morning. The robbers were traced yesterday to a point below Ralston and detectives believe they planned to make their "get away" in a gasoline launch hidden in some of the small streams in that section. The Southern express company offi cials continue to deny that the sum taken from the safe by the robbers was large, declaring it "only amounts to a few thousand dollars." However, out of a total of about forty packages which the express offi cials admit were in the safe, positive evidence has been obtained that four of these contained a total of $53,000. One shipment, containing the monthly payroll of the New Orleans & North eastern Railroad at Meridian, contain ed $51,000. With Presbyterians At B i ist o I By Associated Press. Bristol, Tenn., May 17. Efforts were made this- morning in the gen eral assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States to, re-open the celebrated Sinot case from Ala bama. The matter is still pending. The North Alabama Presbytery, of which Rev. W. I. Sinot is a member, took formal action endorsing the pro hibition amendment to the Alabama state constitution. Rev. Mr. Sinot ob jected to this procedure and he was formally censured by the Presbytery. An appeal was taken to the general assembly last year but it was ruled out of order. Mr. Sinot and several Presbyteries" today presented over tures asking that the matter be re opened, with a view to releasing the ministr from the formal vote of dis approval of his position. The matter was vigorously debated this morning but final action was' not reached . The committee on Christian train ing of lay workers through Rev. A. L. Phillips, 4D. D., chairman, recommend ed the establishment of a training school for Christian lay workers. The assembly approved the recommenda tion and authorized a committee of two from each of the four executive committees to meet at Montreat, N. C, in June and work out plans for the school. The committee is authorized to offer this institution to the city or community that will provide all build ings and grounds and other equipment necessary and funds for maintaining the school for three years. An invitation was presented from the National Reform League asking that the assembly appoint delegates to the world's conference on Christian cit izenship. This will be disposed" of this afternoon Many overtures were read from various Presbyteries on the subject of a proposed change in the elect infant clause of the confession of faith. Not withstanding the defeat of a similar proposed change by the Presbyteries, the Presbytery of - Paris, Texas, sub mitted the following proposed change: "That all infants dying in infancy are regenerated and saved by Christ through the spirit who worketh when and where he pleaseth." It was urged that the Presbyteries voted down a clause to this effect be fore the advocates of it had had a hearing through the press. Many other overtures were read on the same subject and the matter was referred to a committee. One Presbytery quoted another as saying that the elect infant clause of the confession had cost the church 100,000 members. . The Pee Dee, South Carolina Pres bytery memorialized the assembly, urging that all agitating for infant elect clause be stopped. The report of the committee on home missions was made a special order of business this afternoon. Good Roads Congress. New Orleans, La., May 17.- Organ ization of a state good roads associa tion for Louisiana and consideration of a recent act jassed by the na tional house of representatives con cerning the allowance of a bonus for good roads' over which rural free de livery Is made, was the principal bus iness before today's session of the fifth national good roads congress in session here. In his address President Arthur C. Jackon urged the concert ed action of states north and south in a demand for national aid Inthe construction of good roads. President Jackson said he wa3 opposed to the bill recently passed by the house. Taft Flays Roosevelt. By Associated Press. Union, S. C, May 17. Rapid prog ress was made today In the trial of John Henry' May and Clyde May, aged 22, and 17, respectively, charged with the murder of Henry Bocha. Sev eral witnesses testified how Bocha was attacked here by Clyde May with a knife, how he was retreating and begging for his life when shot down by Henry May. Bocha was a stranger here. The case probably will go to the jury about 4 o'clock. The defense is that Bocha insulted John Henry May's young wife in May's absence. VftRlETY OF OFFEN DERS BEFORE THE RECORDER - James Garran, colored, wpjjj d $25 in recorder's court thig? ,ning for carrying concealed on, a blackjack. He was also ed with the larceny of $10 fron. .Mrs. Lula Bradford. On the latter the recorder reserved judgment until he could investigate the case further. Henry Woodward, colored, was tax ed with the costs for throwing rocks at Arthur Funderburk, colored. Will White vas charged with crel ty to animals, but the . case was put aside after a little investigation till the owner of the horse could be brought to court, it having developed that Will White was only leading the animal to the stable. Isabelle Barber, colored, was taxed with the costs for using profane lan guage in a public place. Charles Broadway, Will Meacham and George Carr, colored, were each fined $10 and the costs prorated among them for indulging in a game of "skin" yesterday. Officers Eran hardt and Johnston dropped in on the gamesters yesterday afternoon and caught them in the act of sweeping up the stakes and shuffling for a new deal. Will Lecraft, colored, was taxed with the costs for violation of the ordinance requiring driving to the right.' ... Totin 1 he Race lo The Finish By Associated Press. Cleveland, O., May 17. Refreshed by a comparatively quiet day here and prepared yto keep up the fight against the nomination of Colonel Roosevelt until the end, President Taft left Cleveland early today to take up his speechmaking tour of the state. Though Mr. Taft declined to discuss reports published here that he might abandon the fight, for a re-nomination if he should lose in the Ohio primaries, men close to him place no credence in such a report. They point to the fact that hundreds of delegates to the convention are instructed and pledged for Mr. Taft and that the Taft workers throughout the country have put up their best fight for him. They figure also on the bitter resentment the president has shown, toward Col olen Roosevelt and few of them would concede that he would never withdraw in favor- of his. predecessor. -, Talk of Mr. Taft's retirement from the race for a dark horse in case he loses Ohio Ts also, discredited by his friends. They say the president will remain in the fight to the end. ES OF T By Associated Press. Cincinnati, O., May 17. The corpses of two little boys discovered in the great feed box of a horse stable here today turned out to be the bodies of Robert and .Urban Nichols, the tots who disappeared from their homes on April 29. The boy's father found their corpses." He had dipped a shovel into the feed and when it came in con tact with a resisting mass, he pok ed down further until he came upon a little foot. Startled, the elder Nichols tugged at the foot till the body of a small boy was yielded. -Sure that he had found one1 of his missing sons, Nichols worked until he found the corpse of the other. When the tots, disappeared on April 29 it was feared they had been kidnapped by a band of gypsies and taken into the Michigan sugar beet fields. No trace was found of them m the North,, however, and the search was continued until it took in al most every big city in the country. It is believed the boys came ' their death while playing about' the dig feed box. Evidently they fell in, were overwhelmed in the mountain of feed, then were suffocated. SUBMARINE BOAT RAN AGROUND. By Associated Press. Atlantic City, N. J., May 17. Thousands of persons were perched on the sand dunes of Longport today attracted by the spectable of the helpless submarine boat Tuna which ran aground yesterday three miles . at sea. The boat lies easy today. It is believed she will "be floated. : The five members of the boat's crew who refused to leave her yes terday can be seen on the whale deck this morning. Life saving crews are standing by ready to aid the sail ors in case of further accident. The submarine had been built for the government and was en route to Bridgeport, Conn., where she was to be put in shape for trials off Prov incetown. . THE WEATHER. Forecast for North Carolina: Fair tonight, cooler extreme east portion; Saturday fair; ' moderate west and northwest winds. . . - WO MISSING FOUND TOTS TO-DAY 28 TRAINS PER DOT ON ELECTRIC TRAIN SCHEDULE Passenger Service Between Charlotte and Gastonta Be comes Effective Monday Mojmng With Fare of 55 Cents Straight. Special Rate jor Twentieth of lilay VOr ttOUna lnplS 55!sembly now in session iri Bristol, Cents And Including Ease ball Ticket is $1.10 to Lea gue Games. Effective Monday, May 20, the Piedmont and Northern lines will es tablish a passenger train service be tween Charlotte and Gastonia carry ing a total of 28 trains between the two towns. This announcement is made today by General Passenger Agent C. V. Palmer, who states that the first trains will leave Charlotte and Gas tonia at i o ciock in tne morning i aiiu iuiti uouj mai ume unui xt .av p. m. me nains win leave me ter mini practically hourly and after 6:a0 the next trains will leave at 9:30 and the next at If: 30 p. m. The fare between Charlotte and Gastonia will be 55 cents straight and for the week of the Twentieth of May, the fare will be 85 cents for the round trip. Mr. Palmer also announces that a baseball ticket for the round trip from Gastonia to Charlotte will be sold for $1.10. This ticket carries the passenger from Gastonia to Char lotte, gives' him street car fare to and from League Park, and a ticket of admission to thep ark and the grand stand all for $1.10. Mr. Palmer also announces that the Twentieth of May tickets ,wili go on sale Monday and will be good returning Saturday, May 25. This This gives people at Gastonia the op1 portunity to come to Charlotte any day in the week, remain all the rest of the week and go home Sat urday on the round trip ticket for 85 cents which does not carry the car fare to the park and admission to the baseball game. Work on,-, the line is progressing well and it is announced at noon to day' that' the track - will be open to Medena - street, Gastonia, tomorrow night anu-that- all "will-4je--in.-.readv ness for the' regular schedule on Monday morning. The rain ; of Wednesday and Wed nesday night came near putting a crimp in the announced plans of the company to put on regular passenger service to Gastonia on Monday morning but yesterday General Man ager Thomason was on the line all day spurring up the work and today he is again , on the job. Yesterday afternoon the telephone wire by which trains will be dispatch ed were strung from South Fork to ! Gastonia in three hours, from 3 to 6 o'clock, according to announce ment at the general .offices of the Piedmont and, Northern Lines here this noon, and all is in readiness for the operation of trains under tele phonic orders! DIE HUNDRED CAME ACROSS TIE RIVER 0 THE 1WTERUHBAW AT 3 P. One hundred of the leading citizens of Gastonia, McAdenville, Lowell, Bel mont and Mt. Holly arrived here at 3 o'clock on the Interurban and are guests at present of the Greater Char lotte Club at a smoker in the assem bly room at the Selwyn. Mayor Bland gave the visitors a cordial welcome to the city. Other speakers from both sides of the river Dr. Harvey Wiley Discourses At Great Length Upon Proper Rearing of Babies By Associated Press. Washington, May 17. Dr. Harvey 'JViley, former chief of the federal pure food bureau, and perhaps . the greatest living authority ion food hy- years old and has all his teeth. If giene, to whom a 9 1-2 pound baby ; we can obtain tuberculosis germ proof, was presented yesterday by his young " perfectly clean cow's milk, he will wife, had quite a lot of things to say tbe allowed to drink all he can. about the proper rearing of children, j "From the, very outset our baby Mrs. Wiley was getting along in fine will sleep in the open air, as God .in shape today and the doctor had a tended all men to do. His little lungs great stack of telegrams of congratu-, will be filed with life giving ozone lation that had poured into him from taken - fresh from the greater out-of-all parts of the country. The baby doors, without being bottled in close hfs been named "John Harvey" and rooms and unhealthy mansions, although Dr. Wiley said he' had want-; "His clothes will be very few and ed a girl, he admitted he was "satis-'very simple. I do not Intend that our fled." baby shall ever wear the trailing robes Just as any; ordinary father might, many miles too long that torture and Dr. Wiley talked with great pride to- retard the. growth of .infants, day about the new baby. "Our child," f "One of the earliest lessons a child he declared, "is to be a pure food and' should be taught is thrift and instead fresh air baby literally. At first he of John Harvey being allowed to will take natural food from his mother, squander his pennies, he Ms to be and It surpasses any baby food that taught to save them. I started him ever has been or ever will be invent- right off today," said the doctor as he e(j. i displayed a savings bank book made "A chud should not be weaned un- out to John Harvey Wiley, with an til after he is fifteen or eighteen Initial deposit of $100. . PRESBYTERI COUNCIL OVER TURES fiSSEIM At a meeting of the Presbyterian Council last evening the following night letter was dispatched to the General Assembly, now in session at Bristol, Tenn. : To Dr. Thomas H. Law, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, Bristol, Tenn.: " ' . The Presbyterian - Council of the city of ""Charlotte, N. C, would re spectfully overture the General As : Tenn., to . take into consideration the advisability of establishing in Char lotte a Training School for Nurses for the Home and Foreign Mission work. The following facts demonstrate the advantageous situation of Char lotte as a center for such a school: 1 The Presbyterian stronghold ten organized churches in the city. 2 The Presbyterian Standard, an excellent paper affording communica tion with the world. 3 The Presbyterian College for Women, an institution in which the Bible is taught. 4 A medical colloge which is steadily growing in equipment , and patronage 5 -A Presbyterian Hospital in which there is now an excellent course of training , for nurses. Steps, have already been taken to erect a new hospital building vin the city. This will afford still better la- cilities for the training of nurses The Council would respectfully sug gest to the General Assembly the ap pointment of a committee to take this matter under advisement and report to the next assembly. A. R. SHAW, Chairman of the Council. Charlotte, May 16. Prof. Jacobus To Make Address 1 . . -. - , "That Three Story House of Yours," is the unusual subject of an address to be delivered at the Young Men's Christian Association Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock . by Prof Charles Jacobus, M. A., of Spring field, Mass. Prof. Jacobus is an ex perienced teacher of long standing and will give an address ' that will prove of value to all who hear. The speaker was for many years the prin LoipaL. oi.,the Springfield, high! school ahu his ,ripe experience will fit him for his address which he ..will , give to the young men - of the city- Sun day afternoon. . The meeting will be held at Hanna Hall, Y. M. C. A. building, 'at the usual hour, 5 o'clock and . all young men are cordially invited to be pres ent. ROOSEVELT TALKS OF "WE PROGRESSIVES. By Associated Press. Chillicothe, O., May 17. Theodore Roosevelt began his day's work here by declaring "our ; opponents are not the real republicans we are. He de clared "we progressives are' the men who now are true to the principls of Abraham Lincoln." U OF GASTON fonowed, the felicitations of each, and allNbeing most happy. President- Kuester, of the club, Secretary Corwith, Charlie Hook and the rest of "the boys" were assisting in making Charlotte's good neighbors feel at home. ' The visitors are guests en route, of the officials of the Piedmont Traction Company. months old, and never until he has passed the second summer. Our baby will be weaned a year from the first of next September. He. will not be eiven fruit until after he is three Floyd mien To Bm M Electric Chair For Murde? Direct Election Of Senators Proposed By Associated Press. . ' Washington,' May 17. The proposed amendments to the constitution pro viding for direct election of senators will be sent to the governors of the states by Secretary Knox today. The resolution will be sent through the mails with a letter addressed to each governor, certifying that it has been duly adopted by a two-thirds vote in each branch of congress. . As all the legislatures are not now in session and , some . meet only bi-an-nually, it seems reasonable to suppose that at east two or three years must elapse before the amendment can be acted upon by a sufficient number of the assembliesc to indicate whether it can Jcommand neces-sary three- fourths vote to put it into operation. The proposed income tax . amend ment has been before the states for several ; years without conclusive re- suits. RICRESOi HEARS DEATH NEWS CALMLY By Associated Press. : Boston, May 17 News that he must be electrocuted next, week for the mur der of Avis Linnell was received calm ly by Clarence V. T, Richeson today. He was informed that Governor Foss nas decloned today the petition lor a commutation of sentence before the executive council. The formej- Baptist clergyman ex pressed keen disappointment at. the outcome of his appeal tovbej allowed to spend the remainder of his life in prison rather than to forfeit it m the electric chair for tnem urder of his sweetheart. Nevertheless he did not break down. . . .. , . ... :.; Calmly he read the morning papers containing , the . governor's : statement that commutation would ..not be, al lowed. Then the condemned man ask ed for books from the prison library. Richeson's counsel formally announc ed this afternoon that no - further move could be' made for saving the young murderer's life. Probably exe cution will not take place before mid night of Monday. COUNTY JUDGE OWENS FINED By Associated Press. Chicago, May 17. County Judge Owens was fined $500 today by Su perior Court Judge McKinley for con tempt of court in violating the su perior court Injunction restraining the county judge and his aides from interfering with the Cook county Uemocratic convention , on April 15.' . Fines of the same . amount were ordered for Chief of Police McWee ney, Assistant Chief Schuettler, Sher iff Michael Zimmer and Election Com missioner Czarnecki. Several -days before the convention Judge Owens gave directions for its organization. The, plan was objected to and a fractional fight ensued. Superior Judge McKinley, on, the position - of Democratic County .Chairman McGil len, Issued an injunction restraining interference by .the county judge or his aides. Judge Owens ignored the injunction and at his orders the doors of the armory were battered down and delegates allied with the Hearst-Harrison faction entered. One Life Lost By Associated Press. in Fire. Krmis. Texas. May 17.-tOne life 7. was lost and property valued at $27, 000 destroyed by an early morning fire here today. The fire started about 1:30. destrovine a two-story bric.k-f building. Henry Edge, aged 25, a candy worker, was sleeping in the upper . part of the building and was fatally burned. - NEXT CONFERENCE DINNER WILL RE S10KEB INSTEAD The" date for the next conference dinner . of the Greater Charlotte Club will be June 11 and at that time the entertainment will be in the nature of a smoker Instead of a dinner. This announcement is maae today by President Clarence O. Kuester of the club who states that there are a number of matters he desires to bring to the attention of the entire member ship of the club and for that reason the officers have decided to give this smoker instead of the regular dinner. The hour has been changed from 7 to 8:30 p. m. and will be held in the banquet hall of the Selwyn hotel and it is hoped by the officers that every member of the club will be present and bring with him a, suggestion for the up-building of the city of Charlotte. Doomed After Being Out All Night Jury Reported Verdict oj duilty at Ten O'clock This Morning Had t irst Ds . agreed. Review of The Tragedy in Hillsville Court: House Other Cases mil be Tried Without, Further Delay it ts Thought By Associated Press. . Wytheville, Va., . May 17. Floyd . Allen, first of the Hillsville moun taineers tried for the Carroll county court house murders was adjudged guilty here today and will pay the penalty of his crime in the electric chair at Richmond. The jury was out all night and it was not until after 10 o'clock this morning that the twelve men had been brought into agreement. When court opened today the jury was called in and the foreman questioned by Judge Staples. The jurors declared there were a number of points of difference existing and it was doubtful whether a verdict could be reached. Judge Staples de clared the case was of such magni tude that he felt he must send the jury back with caution and advice. The jurors again retired and - it was only a short time before they an noupneed they had agreed. Court re assembled and the foreman read the verdict of "guilty as charged in the indictment." Judge .Staples held that was not the proper form. The fore man then explained that the verdict was one of guilty in the first degree, the penalty being electrocution. Floyd Allen was charged specifi cally at this time with the murder of Commonwealth's Attorney William M. Foster, prosecutor in the Carroll county court at Hillsville last March when the trial of Allen culminated in the killing of five persons presid ing judge Thornton. L. Massie; Pros ecutor Foster-,-Sheriff i-,F. ,-Webb,-Miss Elizabeth. Ayres, . and-Juror Au gustus Fowler. ? ; The tragedy created a panic in the little mountainside town of Hills ville. The inhabitants had always held that the Allen clansmen in dead ly horror. Arrests of several of the Aliens followed the shooting, but five of the principals escaped to the mountains. Rewards for . their arrest resulted in. three of them being taken but Sidna Allen, leader of the clan, and Wesley Edwards, hia nephew, still are at large. The other prisoners, it is expected, will be tried at once. J The verdict was a distinct sur prise. It was thought the jury was hopelessly .divided. One of the 12 men is known to have said previous to being summoned for jury duty that "you can't always get justice m courts and maybe the Aliens were not far wrong." The commonwealth's attorneys had made arrangements to arrest him on a perjury charge should he bring about a disagreement. The commonwealth will next try Claude Allen on an indictment charg ing the murder of Judge Massie. This trial i begins Monday. The defendant's attorneys announced after court ad journed that they would ask for a writ of error. i, . ' The prisoner's wife sat beside Al len when the verdict was brought in. She was dressed in black, and wore a large poke bonnet so her face could not be seen. Allen seemed brighter this morning, evidently expecting a mistrial. He was the picture of de spair when the verdict was read. - - Sentence was , not . pronounced on Allen today as he may be called to testify in other cases.. When the ver dict was announced Allen relapsed into despair. Barely a handful of people heard the verdict. Armed detectives search ed' persons entering the court room. Favorable Report On Substitute Sugar Bill By Associated Press. Washington, May 17. The senate finance committee today authorized a fabrable report on the Lodge sub stitsrte free sugar bill and an un favorable report on the so-called house excise income tax bill which proposed a tax on incomes in excess of $5,000. a year. The Lodge bill on ' sugar would eliminate the differential and Dutch standard from the tariff and leave ( the duties otherwise practically as at present. ., , , Taft I Fays Roosevelt. By Associated Press. Bellevue, O., May 17. President Taft here today declared that mucn of the support Theodore Roosevelt is receiving is coming from men indicted by the Taft administration. - He added that "Mr. Perkins, who is a director in the steel trust and the harvester trust, had influence enough in the last administration to prevent suit against his companies. He is not influential enough now. He is a contributor to the Roosevelt politi cal fund." If r i : 'J r .;!. A; 'I 'I I ' ' i5 if -: ' 4 t .' 1 - ' 3 ' X 1 . '
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