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WHOIiE 2TCTMBER
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! coming variable. : 'VV' f CV-" ,V - I-' 1 ;". tAS l HvS & S V1 5fl ''' " A '' Av tv : look over the - Business . Local
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RANDELL SPOKE
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FOR WATERWAYS
Annual Banquet of Baltimore
Merchants and Manufac
turers Association.
TERMINALS A PREREQUISITE
Should be Held iri Public Ownership
Relation of. the Railroads Sec-,
retary Nagel Also One of
Speakers.
Baltimore, Jan. 27. The 29th an
nual banquet of the, Merchants', ana
Manufacturers. Association was held
at the Hotel Rennert today. Among
the 200 participating were a number
of guests from other cities. Mayor
.1. Bary Mahool, of this, city; William
B. Hurst, president of the Association;
Secretary v of Commerce and Labor
Charles Nagel; United States Senator
Robert L. Taylor of Tennessee, and
Representative Joseph E. Ransdell, of
Louisiana, were the speech makers of
the evening. v - ' ..."
Representative Ransdell, who tool;
for his subject inland waterway Im
provements, declared that in his judg
ment Congress before making any
appropriation for any river or harbor
improvement, should require as a con
dition that the State- or .community j
in interest, be compelled to acquire
and hold sufficient water front and
provide modern and adequate termi
nals. - ,
Mr. Ransdell made the statement in!
connection with the assertion that
terminals von all navigable waters
should be public property, but in many
cases they are owned and operated
by railroads in what Mr- Ransdell
said was "in their selfish interests,
with scant regard for .the - rights of
their rivals ,or the public." ?
"Railroads are very limited In their
capacity and there Is frequently ex
treme congestion m them,'; declared
,. Mr. Ransdell., il'Qn. ;weli,imYedjKaAJ
tev9 such 'as- Chesapeake Bay th j
great lakes, the . Hudson and - lower
Mississippi rivers there is practically
no limit to - the . Volume of business
that may be carried with no. danger
of congestion. V . i -
"Railroads are monopolistic corpo
rations owned, operated and control
ed for private gain. , Competition over
any given line is Impossible- because
the road bed belongs to a, corpora
tion. ,', L .
Waterways are free from road bed
for the use and enjoyment" of all the
people. Conditions; for competition
are perfect upon tnem and-they cat.
never be monopolized. ; No rate com
mission is needed to fix freight rates
upon improved water courses."
JVlr. Ransdell then declared it would
lf! nniiifit fnr-thtt rnvpriimnt n
prove waters unless they could bd
i'eu uy an. ne g!(.ve ii as ni upiu-
ion that Congress should provide for
the establishment of terminals.
"In cases where the water front has
already been acquired by private par
ties," concluded Mr. Ransdell, "I
would suggest that the public resume
ownership through condemnation pro
ceedings under the power of eminent
domain, for surely the -good of. the
' community is superior to the righ
of any private person or corporation."
Secretary Nagel in his address said
that the organizations of corporations
nnder State laws were "well enough
years ago, but today there is a con
flict' in that corporations large enough
to o beyond State lines are not ac
countable to the Federal government..
He also said that the National gov
ernment was In this anomalous posi
tion of seeking trade with foreign
nations and bejng compelled' to stand
sponsor for State organization over
which it has "no control whatever. He
aio advocated the passage of sucn
laws as will enable American com
merce to be carried in American bot-
toma. . , :
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A BILL BY MR. GODWIN
Would Change Name of Croatan In
dians to "Cherokee."
(Special Star Correspondence.)
Washington. X). C, Jan. 27. Hon. H
I- (Jodwin. Congressman from the
Sixth District of North Carolina, has
introduced the following bill which has
'"en referred to the Committee on In
dian Affairs and ordered printed:
"A Bill to change the name of the
roatan Indians of the State of North
( aroltna name to their original name,
i horokee. - - '
"Whereas the Croatan Indians who
now reside in the State of North Caro
liaa are a branch of the Cherokee tribe
ft Indians and are desirous of 'chang
es their name to the original name,
v fi'Toliee: Now therefore - .
te it enacted by the Senate and
'.use of Rewresentatives of. the Unit
'I States of America in Congress As-
iui)ied, That the name of the band of
JVoatan Indians In 8aid State of Nofth
Carolina be,' and the same is hereby
hanged to Cherokee, by which name
"iey snail hereafter be known and des
Jgnated." : . ' . " '. ; ; ,
Xew Haven, Conn.. Jan. 27 A nickle
Hate from her husband's coffin was
the novel proof of his death submit
"'d by the widow, Mrs. Joseph Trent,
Olored. in the local probate court to
.v. Trent died recently in New York
" avmg real estate in this city.
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK BILL
r'V
Perfected and Introduced in the Sen
ate Yesterday Provision to Pre
vent Concentration, of Postal
; Deposits in East. '.
Washington, Jan. 27. The .postal
savings hank bill drafted by Senators
Carter, Dolllver and Owen, av -subcommittee
of the committee on post
oce and postrbads, was perfected to
day and Jjy Mr. Carter, was introduc
ed in the Senate. ' It was "referred ,to
the postofflce committee and it' isex-1
pected; that it will be reported back
to the Senate tomorrow. -. - J v ' .
To prevent the concentration of "pos
tal deposits in the money centers of
the East, a provision has been ihcor
porated allowing Jbanks' receiving bio
postal funds for-safe ikeeping to give
indemnity, bonds in lieu, of collateral
security, which obviates the necessity
of banks going to bond centers to pur
chase the securities required by the
government. f - . ' . . -
The bill provides that there shall
be established a system of postal'sav
Ings depositories under 'the supervis
ion and . direction of a board of trus
tees consisting of the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Postmaster General and
the Attorney General Acting ex officio.
This board is authorized to make all
regulations governing n 'the receipt,
mission, custody, Investments and re
payments of moneys deposited wth
the postal. savings banks. .-.
The board is required to report to
Congress at the beginning of each
regular session the i number of popt
offices receiving deposits in each
'State and territory, the aggregate
amount- of interest paid, and"" the
amount' of expense incident to the
postal savings bank system. 4 -
All postomces of a class autnorizea
to issue money orders, and such or
ders as. the Postmaster General may
designate, are declared . to be postal
savings depository , offices. Tney . are
to receive deposits from the public
and are to be ikept open for the trans
action of business every day, . Sun
days and .legal 'holidays exceptedv dur
ing the usual ' postofflce business
Lours, of the town or locality wnere
the depositories are located.
Accounts may "be opened in any pos.
4albankby any person of the age of
ten years or over and by married
women in their own names and free
from an v control " or interference by
tnenusba!TaX""
nermitted to have more than one ac
count An account cannot be opened
formless than one dollar and no more
tnan . aui uc ucyuoiicu
cne calendar , month. ' All deposits
must be in multiples of one dollaf, but
in order' that ' smaller amounts, may
be accumulated, for - deposit, savings
cards will be issued and ten cent pqs
tal savings stamps sold. When these
cards are attached stamps show an in
vestment of $1 or multiples thereof
they will be received as deposits. -,
Deposits in postal savings duukj
will draw '2 per cent, interest credited
to the books of depositors once in
each year. NO person win oe aiiuwcu
in 'have a halanceUn a postal bank in
excess of $500 exclusive of accumulat
ed interest. 1 - . , -
nnfla received bv postal savings
banks are to be deposited in uny soi l
vent bank or oanKs. suojecL w yuuv
supervision and examination, 4n the
State oV territory and as nearly a3
practicable in the immediate neighbor
hood in which the funds are received
at a rate of interest not less than
214 per cent. The deposits are to be
notviHutPri amonfir the local banks on
the basis of their capital and surplus.
and the banks may give maenuuiy
bonds to insure the safety and prompt
repayment of deposits. . .
At ttkWion anv bank may deposit
collateral securities subject to the ap-
,i f thA hoard. In the event
that banks .refuse to receive postal
deposits on the terms prescriuv
funds may be deposited with thy
Treasury of the United States.
GOOD ROADS CONFERENCE.
D..iu...'in Thi State Meet in Ka-
DUIIUCi.. - '
leigh Resoiuiionst
fRneeial Star Telegram.)
noioio-h N. C Jan. 27 Declaring
nnfprpnre realizes the great val
ue of good -roads in the industrial ad
vancement and general upim. t we
tta and believes that tne time nas
come' for the State to take some defi
nite action in regard to State aid, the
special road Conference nere unaer
thA ansnlces of the North Carolina
Good , Roads Association, adopted res
inina tortav urzins the next General
Assembly to provide for adequate roau
engineering assistance to an couuu
tr, tha- nnnatriirtion of roads . ana
bridges: declared the conviction that
the best use or state cuuyicia
tha nnhiir roads, counties to be allow-
' .i ., i j. j
ed to use tnem at a supuiaicu ynv.c,
tha Stat, to Te tain control, maintain
and guard them; and furthermore, de:
clared it to be the sense of the con
ference that $250,000 per year should
ho nnnronHated - f rom the general
State treasury annually for. apportion
ment amon the counties for roaa im
provement' under . the condition that
m.mtJag recelviner the aid. shall raise
twice the amount apportioned by the
State, all - work by the , use of Such
funds to be subject to approval by
State engineers.. The conference was
attended bv uDwards of 100 citizens
tin e county authorities from
Wilmineton to Asheyille. State Geol-
nelst Josenh Hyde Pratt presided. ' D
McTCacbern and George L. Morton
represented New Hanover county '
. Beautiful in desien. durable in.qual
ity and , liberal itf price; is the matting
on display in. Gay lord's nortn wmaow.
Ailll
F EXPLOSION
Swain County Court House
Demolished, ; One ; Man
: Was Killed. w .
TWO OTHERS FATALLY INJURED
"Thawing" Dynamite Preparator to
Fishing Tr)p-r-Handsome Struc
are May bey Beyond Repair.
1 - Wounded May; Die.
(Special Star Telegrami) ' -Asheville,
N.C., Jan. 27-. A special
to the Gazette-News from Bryson City,
says: "Swain County court house w;as
practically wrecked, Omar Conley was
instantly killed, Barrett . Banks was
probably fatally wounded and Register
of Deeds W- L. Francis .was seriously
hurt in a dynamite explosion which
ocburred at 7 o'clock tonight in Regis
ter of Deeds room of the Court House.
Register Francis, .was at work in the
room, while Conley and "Banks, were
thawing dynamite. How the other two
escaped with their lives is a miracle.
The whole town was shaken and many
windows were shattered. The force of
the explosion extended for miles
around. " '
The- Register's room was totally
wrecked and the windows and doors
of the first floor were blown out. It is
feared that daylight willy reveal the
fact that the new 575,000 court house
is beyond repair. V "
Omar Conley", aged 18, is a son of
County Commissioner W. T. Conley.. It
is thought that the men were thawing
out dynamite to use in the river to kill
fish. The whole town is horrified to
night not only over the death of the
man, but from the fact that . the new
public building is ruined. Only recent
ly thetown .was shocked by dynamite
being exploded in the. river and.,it was
thought tonight that this. was a simi
tAstleviile, N. C-4Jan, 27.--By the ac
cidental discharge of a stick -of dyna
mite in the court house atk Bryson City
tonight, Omar Conley was instantly
killed. Barrett Banks lost both eyes
andTwas otherwise seriously injured,
and Lee Francis, register-of deeds of
Swain county, was fatally injured. '
COnley and Banks were thawing dy
namite on the radiator of0 theregister
in preparation for a fishing trip. One
of the sticks .Of dynamite it is" said,
fell, to the ground and exploded with
force as to shatter the doors and win
dows of theiOffice..and serious damage
the entire -west end of J.he, court house.
Many valuable county records and le
gal papers were destroyed. Register
Francis was working at his'desk when
the explosion occurred. Late advices
tonight 'stale that hp and Banks have
little chance of recovery. ". '
CARRIE NAtTON A FIGHTER.
Hatchet Champion Had Trying Exper-
iencev With Dance Hall Keeper.
Butte, Mont, Jan.. 27. Carrie Na-
ti
on, or Kansas, heavy-weight cham
pion hatchet wielder of the world, and
Mrs. 'May. Malpy, keeper of a dance
hall, fought one round last night be
fore a. large crowd. A knockout was
prevented by the spectators.'who stop
ped -the fight after. Mrs. Nation had
landed a vigorous right to Mrs. Ma-
loy's' jaw. . '
The fight was declared -a. draw. , A
large crowd followed Mrss. Nation
through the red light quarter last
night. The curious, surged into Mrs.
Maloy s dance hall and listened to
scathing denunciation of pornogra
phic . on painting that, hung on the
wall. - Mrs. Nation finally made a ges
ticulation '..similar to the movement
one might describe in throwing a tom
ahawk. Mrs. Maloy fearing that Mrs,
Nation was about to destroy the paint
ing; screamed a tirade against the cru
sader and sailed into Mrs. Nation witn
both fists. 1 . .
'.Before . Carrie could defend herself.
May had torn off the Kansan's bonnet
and pulled jlier hair, keeping her at
tack well above the belt. Mrs. Nation.
after having been figuratively rushed
to . the rapes, . ducked a vicious left,
sent a left-to ribs arid then landed a
vigorous fight on May's jaw. Then
the crowd interfered.
CHRISTY MATHEWSON TO PLAY.
Famous Pitcher Signs Up With New
York Nationals Bush's Deniat.
v-New! York, "Jan. 27. Christy Ma
thewon, the star pitcher, signed with
the New York Nationals for -another
season today, .after first receiving per
mission from President Brush to play
ihdoof baseball and basketball during
the oft season, if he wishes. - 1 .
President ' Brush denied theTreoort
that he Is to retire from the New York
National League Club. V ;.'
Nevertheless, "it. is positively , reite
rated here that Brush will resign hext
month, and that Fred M. Knowles will
become his, successor. The annual
meeting of the NeW. York Club, it 1s
stated; will demonstrate who owns the
organization, and. whether "Brush hr
Freedmaniis the . controlling power.
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Big assortment of fancy dress ging
ham on fcale today for 5 cents the yard
at. Render's Clearing Sale. v. .
WRECK
beoameownZ
SBB? dev;se a mg the law. court- institute, .the-fasn-
f k" L2lL,uJrifZi' scheme of - ventilation for the legisla- ionable St. , Germain district, the W
PuUNDER'S DATAT MEREDITH
Interesting Exercises Yesterday at
Raleigh Several .Charters Issued
Improvemerits .at,.. Capitol- .
.-r Jhe Geological Survey.
v Special Star (rrespohdence.)
; Rtjeigh, N. C, Jan.- 27; Dr. John E
White, of Atlanta, delivered the. ad
dress' today in connection-:, with an
elaborate , celebration ' ; of 'Founder's
Day", at Mededith,' College, formerly
The Baptist University;; - Dr. White's
subject was ''Thomas (Meredith," , be
ing an eloquent tribute to the career
of this able and faithful pioneer North
Carolina Baptist, now" honored by having-this
splendid college for Baptist
girls named in his hoiioc.'r,' . ; -
"After the ceremony , faf t the audito
rium of which' the (ttddresa was the
principal feature the,; fcoiiege" students
and faculty marched? to the city cem
etery,, half- a dozen blocks away, and
decorated -the gravejTof. Dr.. Meredith
with fitting ceremony.' The entire day
was observed as a holiday at the col
lege, a reception by the faculty '.be
ing a feature of the afternoon.
Charters are .issued' for The Chowan
Telephone Co., Tyner, Chowan county,
for maintaining nne3 m Chowan and
adjacenf counties. The capital is $10.
000 by T. C. White "and others. Anoth
er charter i3 to The Panacea' Mercan
tile Co.; Panacea Springs, $10,000 cap
ital by' F. H.- Williams and other bus
iness naen'of Littleton: " vV
An important new corporation just
chartered Is The Colonial Trust Co.,
Charlotte.- capital $100,000 by - J. S.
Clifford. C. H. Wills, C.'H. O'NeUl and
others for general real estate develop
ment, investment ana trust business.
The State Board of ;"Education today
approved the apportionment - of : the
second $100.000 . for the public; schools
of the State, distributed on the basis
of reports showing what counties shar
ing the apportionments required after
performing their best'efforts at reven
ue raising, required to -make up. a full
four months school, i the . minimum
term .required by the State . -;
State Auditor Dixon has-procured
estimates of the cost . of wiring the
State house for electric lights in all
the offices and for the legislative halls.
The ' building has never been , fully
equipped for anything" but. gas which
was put in. alohg-with -the construe
tive halls in compliance with an act
of the last Legislature. The present
purpose of the council, of state is to
award contracts for tnis won some
time in the. Spring and have it f ally
completed by the time the 1911 legis
lature convenes. -
'The State Geological Survey has in
preparation, soon to be issued, Vol
ume 3 of the survey publications, this
to describe the geological formations
of each county on the Carolina coast
and treating , especially the under
ground water supplies and-the poss'-
bilities for artesian water in the va
rious coastal localities. Also the
swamp lands and the possibilities for
successful and profitable.- "drainage
There are also to be issued soon' pam
phlets on The Gold HilL-niining sec
tion of Rowan and adjacent counties,
and the mining section of Davidson
county
FOUR MEN WRECK VICTIMS.
Pennsylvania Train Jumps Track Near
" Titusville
Titusville. Pa, Jan. 27. Four men
were killed and three others were ser
iously injured today when a freight
train on the Chautauqua branch of the
Pennsylvania Railroad jumped the
track about a mile north of this city.
Three southbound freight, trains had
been coupled together with one engine
ahead, one in the middle" of the 'train
and the other near the rear. The
train was' traveling very', fast when
the leading engine left the rails and
plunged across the .track. The cars
behind piled upon; the engine. All
the victims were, in tne cab of, tne
buried engine. The road was blocked
for. many hours
OUTLINES.
, The Seine continues to ' rise , in
France and thex people of Paris are
bordering on a panic. The flood has
layed waste a large area and the dam
age, will be enormous At . the ses
sion of the House yesterday Congress
man Boutell vigorously defended the
Payne . tariff act and President Taft
The tariff act has-been given as the
cause for. the present high prices
Japanese statesmen in Tokio yesterday-
In speeches displayed the peaceful at
titude of that country toward the Unit
ed States and Russia rWarrants
have been issued at the instance of a
number of Tennessee and Indiana in
surance companies for the , arrest of
several insurance solocitors, which are
accused of swindling the companies by
issue policiesHo. dying persons The
MerchantsT- and , Manufacturers' Asso-
ciation-at their annual banquet in Bal
timore last night The Norfolk and
Western Railroad will spend $200,000
lor improvement to , the system
New i York markets: Money on . call
easy, 1 3-4 and 3 per cent, ruling rate
& closing -bid 2, offered at 2 1-2;
cotton spot closed quiet. 20 points high
er, middling uplands 14,70, -middling
gun ii.ya; flour qniet; wneat spot firm
No. 2 red 1.30 elevator, omesti- and
nominal f. o. b. afloat; corn -spot stea-i
dy, No. 2, 74 1-2 elevator domestic,' 75
delivered and ,72 1-2 f.-o. b. afloat, all
nominal, oats steady, mixed nominal
rosin steady; turpentine quiet." M-.v.-
100 Rolls of beautiful high -'grade
matting 22 1-2 Cents by the -roll: '25
cents by the yard at Gaylord's '
FLOODED PABIS
TERROR STRICKEN
Furious Waters of Seine Still
v Surging Higher into the
':i'" City. . , .
URGE AREA IS LAID WASTE
Appalling Conditions and People 'Bor
der on PanicPrefect Accused.at -
; ..'Stormy Session of Council -;',-Great
Loss. '
Paris, Jan. 27. Another "da has
passed, but tfie inexorable yellow tide
still creeps slowly higher, each inch
of water widely extending the area
of destruction, desolation and ruin. Al
though the barometer is rising . rap
idly, and bright sunshine today suc
ceeded the raging torms, a, feeling
of consternation, bordering on panic,
prevailed tonight when the authorities?
who yesterday promised the maximum
of the flood, for today announced that
this would not be reached until to-,
morrow. 1
The city council at a stormy session
tonight, charged M. Lepine, prefect of
Paris, with withholding ihfutrue grav-
fended his attitude by saying that he
was governed by the necessity of not
unduly alarming the people. r ' (.
in the meantime what is happen
ng is enough to strike terror-to. the
hearts of all. The. very crust of the
city seems ready o sink into ''the
flooded subterranean labyrinth be
neath. . Every hour drains are burst-
ng in -new localities, causing a' subsi
dence of the streets, or bulging them
up feet, above their normal level,
while the overflow of surface water
f roni the river Js transforming the
nundated .distnetsr into formidable
lakes, and, the streets 'into canals. -
'.In the Bercy quarter the -water 'is
six feet deep in the streets and -. the
entire left fcanki of " the- Seine from
ejgn office, the" chamber, of deputlen
and the Champs de- Mars, .Is submerg
ed'; under from one to ten- feet of
wafer. Some of the deputies left the
Plais Bourbon tonight in tow boats,
others pn the backs of , attendants, the
walls tot the Invalides station are
crumbling and both that structure and
the .wing of the foreign office, oppo
site are in danger of collapse.. The
streets surrounding the St Lazare'
station have sunk three feet and the
situation there is regarded as desper
ate. It is also feared that the founda
tions. of the two big neighboring de
partment stores are Deing unaermm-
ed. c ' : v '
The overflow of the broken Bewers
into the .flooded basements menaces
the health of the occupants, and the
smell of sewerage is already perme
ating the buildings. ' "
Soldiers are working desperately ,Dy
the aid of torches, disentangling drift
wood above Heinry IV bridges, while
large forces of men are still engaged
In jcotfstructing dams to . divert tne
course of the swiftly moving currents
There was a further shut down or
electric light plants tonight leaving
the city in seml-dartoness. ,
The relief work is proceeding brave-
ly,'hone being refused food or shel
ter. Archbishop Amiette nas oraerea
oublite nrayers in the churches and a
collection taken.un ror tne victims
In'soite of the-crippled water sup
ply the authorities. say that the res
ervoirs are Intact and, that there is ho
rlane-er of a famine if the water is
husbanded carefully and, confined.
sttHtlv to drinkiner .purposes. At the
same time a warning is. again' issued
that the water should be boiiea. .s
The situation below Paris is becom
tnp- annreciablv worse. The stretcn
of water wh&h engulfs Boulogne;
Neliilly, Puteaux, Sevres, Asnieres,
Maisons-Lafitte, Lepecq, anJ Poissy, is
widening, raoidlv. while farther below
the swollen bise is pouring in new
torrents over the Pontolse section.
Th- weather everywhere - through
out France has ameliorated and it is
believed, the worst of tne nooas is
past. ." r ' ' - ' ; , v
Ka."- Americans are reported Injured
The artists and students for the most
fiM nve in me uuin uuttuei,
a nn hish eround. and - the richer
AmArip.ana eenerally reside in the
neighborhood of the Rue ae L.ii.ione,
the highest portion or tne cif y.
-The Roulevard lire or me gay rr
ioari has been suddenly silenced,-Most
of the music halls remain open, but
they are deserted. . A nusnen mum
tude sits in ; front of the Boulevard
cafes. '. - "- -. -
At a - special meeting -' tonight- the
board of health drew up instructions
for the prevention of an epidemic. The
board especially insists .that , none of.
the . flooded hbuses must.; be re-occuv
pied until they have oeen morouguij
disinfected and the bedding and cloth
ing, - which have been contaminated
W.flnnd and water , burped, v v ' V
Th board announced " -that there
5fii non cubic metres in the res
oirs enough for : several days and
therefore there was little -fear of a
water lamiu. -
Alt omnibuses, street cars and other
heavy traffic on the bridges were
Conned tonight). Premier Briand de
clared that persons who hoarded up
provisions in the affected places with
(Continued on Eighth Page., '
JAPAN .FRIENDLY TO AMERICA
Relations With United States Firm
and Enduring Says Baron Ko-
minajy-Mayor of Toklo Likes
Knox's PrP08al
1 Tokio, Jan. 27. Baron Komira, min
ister for foreign affairs, addressed the
diet this . afternoon upon the subject
of diplomatic relations, laying special
stress upon Japan's relations with
Russia, China and the United States.
Regarding Russia, he said that the in
ternational relations had been regard
ed - recently with a feeling of suspi
cion, due to groundless rumors.
He said : "I assure y6u with per
fect frankness and sincerity hat the
bonds of amity between ,the two coun- J
tries are constantly being strengthen-
ed and there Is absolutely no cause for
apprehension nor concern. Both gov
ernments are dealing in a spirit of mu
tdal.accommodation, which policy will"
be - maintained firmly , in the future.
I Confidently-expect a further consoli
dation of these cordial relations.
'.The friendship between Japan and
the United States", .continued the
Baron, "stanch firm and enduring up
on the foundations which are essential
to the best interests of the commer
cial relations of the two countries.
Both governments are directing their
best efforts to obtain the object in
view. . '
The United States government re
cently . proposed a . plan regarding the
neutralization of Manchurian railways.
The Imperial government with Tegret
was obliged to announce, its inability
to consent to the proposal. I trust
that the United States will appreciate
our position and that the other pow
ers -will equally recognize the justice
of Japan's attitude." . . .
'Following Baron Komuras speech
M. Ozaki; mayor of Tokio, a prominent
member of the Conservative party, un
sparingly, criticised the haste . and
curtness with which, he asserted the
government had replied to the Ameri
can proposal for the. neutralization of
the Manchurian railway. He denounc
ed as discourteous and unseemly the
attitude assumed in Japan by those
who' believed that anything '.but, the.
most sincere and friendliest - motives
were behind the. American proposal''
the proposal could ' hot ,lve accepted,
there was . no reason why the govern
ment and .people of Japan should
adopt any other than the most friend
ly .attitude. . - " .
At the conclusion of the mayor's re
marks there was an. unusual and con
tinued demonstration of applause.
Baron Komura in reply explained
that' the government kad not the
slightest : intention of discourtesy to-
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wards the government of the United
States" The impracticability , of the
Manchurian proposal was' evident but
Japan's refusal to accept it did not
mean unfriendliness toward the , gov
ernment and people with whom it .ori
ginated.' FORMEROFFICIALS INDICTED.
Charged With. Defrauding City of Chi
cagd Out of $254,000.
Chicago, Jan.- 27. Paul, Redieske.
resigned deputy commissioner of pub
lic works; Michael H. McGovern, a
Kvealthy contractor, who has had many
" i W a . . m
Dig city contracts, ana nine city om-
cials-and employes of McGovern, were
indfqted'by the grand Jury today.
The men are charged with conspir
acy' to defraud 'the city of $254,000,
accord fug to the sum mentioned in
the true bill. '
s.j ne-lnaictment on mis cnarge
came -as a complete surprise as it was
believed the alleged frauds involved
only about $45,000 in' the so-called
"Shalerock" scandal.
Thf men indicted besides Redieske
and .McGovern are Otto Niehoff, seic-
retary of McGovern; Max Landguth,
former superintendent for McGovern;
George Moore, a foreman for McGov
ern; Ralph Bonnell, resigned assistant
city engineer: John C. Parks, assist
ant city engineer; Robert Green, a
foreman for McGovern; Richard
Burke,- John McNichols and Joseph
Maher, city Inspectors in the engl
neer's department ,
The indicted men are specifically ac
cused of conspiring tb defraud the city
by laying only one-sixth of the con
crete and brick work called for in the
contract for the construction of Sep
tion N. of the Lawrence avenue tun-
net - . '
.The Merriman Commission which
has been investigating municipal ex
penditures, brought out the fact that
the city, had been charged about $45,-
000 for the cutting out of shalerock in
Section-D., of the tunnel. The "Shale
rock'' proved to be only hard clay
Evidence concerning the alleged $250,
000 fraud upon which the indictment
was based was not brought out by the
Commission. - - . '
In the; indictment the men are
charged with trying to obtain nine
warrants' for the payment of $254,000
by the city of Chicago.
The last' payment on the quarter
million dollar contract for - the Law
rence avenue tunnel or sewer was
made by the City on Vuly 19th, 1909.
Dedieske displayed little, emotion
when he was told he had been indict
ed and shortly after furnished the $20,
000 bail required of him. McGovern
was olsa' held in $20,000 bond, while
the others were placed in $5,000 each
McGovern announced that he wdtild
furnish the bonds tomorrow. - ; ,
50 cent 40-inch suiting, big ; variety
to choose f rom, Rehder's Clearing Sale
39 cents. : .-- :-. . .-- . .
T
IB DEFENDS
TAFT AND TARIFF
Declares For Payne Act and
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Upholds President in
House Speech.
BOURELL FLAYS DEMOCRATS
Makes Reference to Claim That Tariff
Law is Responsible for High
Prices Heflih Makes Char-
ges Against Republicans.
Washington, Jan. 27. Admitting
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that the Payne tariff law would have
to be "justified by the results of Its
practical operation, Representative
Boutell, of Illinois, a member of the
committee whljh framed the measure,
made a vigorous defense of the new
law in the House today. ' '
. President Taft had been' criticised,
he said, because he had declared the
Payne Act was the best tariff law
ever passed by Congress. But, he ad
ded, the result would justify that
statement. .,
"The common 'sense and sagacity of
President Taft'. will be recognized by
his re-election in 1912. '
"It has been said", continued, Mr.
Boutell, "that., that tact given prefer
ence to certain individuals and is the
cause of the present high prices. It
has been claimed that the tariff act
has not brought prosperity', and that
it will retard prosperity".
When . the Democrats applauded
these statements and laughed in deri
sion, Mr. Boutell . sharply rebuked
them. ' . .
!Why is it", he asked, "that the
Democrats always applaud any tale of
misfortune or' prediction of adversi
ty?'. ; :. '.- . . ',-
It was, then the turn of the Repub
lican to laugh and applause and the
Democrats lapsed. into silence. . -,t
1 kUlUIV , I Btim 1Y11 . DUUICH, CLUB WOI- f.
hg his bwhquesti6n, its" because a'd- j 1 ,' i
icexsityiiSASfaaiillfLt! and -W-ii1&ep.f;;.-':.-,,r'..,-'ll f
hg with the hlstory of their party. It
is not indicative-1 of approbation but
Mr. Boutell created-great amuse- '
ment by reading Democratic predlc- '
tions of disaster after the passage of
the Dingley Act, all of which were
dissipated, he said, by the actual re
sults. Paying especial - attention t to -criticisms
of Senator Bailey, of the
Dingley and the ' Payne-Aldrich tariff
laws, Mr. Boutell produced a bundle
of Texas pewspapers of recent. Issue
and read from them predictions of un-
usual prosperity for TexaB during the
New Year
Texas", ' interposed Representative
Slayden, of that State, "is prosperous.
but it is in spite of and because of'the
Republican tariff and if the govern- v
ment is successful In its criminal '
prosecutions of the distinguished Re
publicans of the Big Four Beef Trust, ... "
times will.be much more prosperous .,
n Texas." . , v ,
Upon being, Interrupted by Repre
sentative Henry, of .Texas, Mr. Bou- '.
tell aRked that member whether he
thought prices were too hfh. T u
Certainly. I thlnk-nrlces are too '
high," replied Mr.. Henry.
"Prices of what do you want lower
prices of cotton?" asked IMr., Boutell,
and Mr. Henry's reply was 'drowned
in the uproar of applause from the Re- -(
publicans which followed. . . - '
Heflin After. Republicans.
Charging the Republicans with be- .
Ing responsible for the hlghcost of
living, Representative Heflin, of Ala--.
bama, declared In a speech dellvfered "
in the House today tnat never oerore
bad it cost so much to produce a crop
of cotton as during the past year. The.
high, cost of living, he said, had in
creased the cost of . the cotton crop.
If you Republicans "in the Nortn .
had a monopoly of cotton such as we
have you would make us pay 20 cents
a .pound for it every, year and you
would convince us that, it was cheap
at that price." ;""'-."':',''' . '
Mr. Heflin arraigned . Speaner Can.
non and "Cannonism",- eulogized the
Republican Insurgents and declared '
the. "meat trust has sprung up under
the Republican party. He predicted ;
Democratic success at the next elec
tions. Referring to the meat trust, ho
declared the Republicans should say '
ti it: "You shall not pinch with hun- .
ger the starving people of this'' coun
try; you' shall not reduce the common "
people of thif country to the slavery.
of the peasants of Europe." ; .: .
.,'. As. to NaVal Construction. . '.
Rear Admiral Capps", chief construc
tor of the navy, was before the House
Committee on Naval-Affairs .and ex
plained at length his views upon the
subject of naval construction.; ; ,
Mr. Meyer's plan for the re-organization
of the navy yards was gone
over, Admiral Capps glvfng detailed
facts and figures supporting his be- '
lief that .none but a thoroughly train
ed and experienced naval constructor '
should be in charge of the. navy yards. .
He pointed out that the training of
sea-going officers fitted them solely
for that service and that,. they could -.
not by nature of their education and
experience be expected, to deal ade-.
quately with the great industrial work
of shipbuilding. '.. Members of the com
mittee indicated, that they, were much '
impressed -with the statements of Ad
miral Capps. y .
Dislikes Taft's Order. ,
. Reading the order oS President Taft '
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