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1 ' i- THE WEATHER. Local rains ; Wednesday, Thursday fair and colder; mo'l orate osuth and ' southwest winds. . . ' OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS. 7 Mr. Dooley says it occasional ly smashes in the door take a ' look over the Business Local columns of today's paper. , , : VOL. LXXXY-NO. 119. .WILMDSTGTOK, K. C., WEDNESDAY MORKEGr, FEimiTARY 9, 1910. WHOLE NUMBER 13,itttf. '-' 'V-' -V; f-ftp II)1 wSSC- 'IR 1 1 ' ' - ' ' '"' ' -. " ' - I ... RALEIGH MOURNS JUDGE SHEPHERD Remains of Lamented Jurist Laid to Rest Yesterday -Afternoon. TRIBUTE 8Y SUPREME COURT New Enterprises Incorporated Rev. Alvin Bens' Death Work of Farmers' Institutes Other -Raleigh News of Day. (Special Star Correspondence.) Raleigh. N. C. Feb 8. The funeral of the lamented James E. Shepherd, fonrer chief justice of the North Car olina Supreme Court, held this after noon from the Church of the ' Good Shepherd, was attended by a great throng of people sorrowfully paying a last tribute of respect" to an honored and most useful, citizen., The remains arrived last midnight from Baltimore and were carried to the Shepherd residence on North. Wil mington street, where hundreds of, cit izens called during the-forenoon to manifest their sympathy for the grief stricken widow' and other members of the family. Innumerable floral trib utes, mute and very beautiful testi monials to the love and. sympathy of hosts of friends, were in evidence at the home, during, the . funeral service at the church and at the grave in Oak wood cemetery. Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire and Dr. I. McK. Pit tinger, the rector, conducted the ser vice. The following were the. honora ry pall-bearers: ) " Chief Justice .Walter Clark and As sociate Justices .W. A. Hoke, Piatt D. Walker. James S, Manning, of the Su preme Court; Attorney, General T. W, Bickett, Hon. Franklin McNeill, cor poration 'commissioner; Hon. R' H. Battle, Col. Thomas S. Kenan, Dr. A. B. Hawkins. Dr. Hubert Haywood, Col. Chas. E. Johnson. Col. Jno.: W. Hinsdale, Col. A. B. Andrews, Judge W. A. Montgomery,. Armlstead-Jones, R. T. Gray, C. B. Aycock. J. J. Thomas,' Ed Chambers Smith, F. H. Briggs, Thomas Ruffln, Dr K. P. Battle, J. W. Bailey. -, .. .,'- . .. The active pallbearers were: B. S. Term an, H. C. Brown, R D. W. Con nor. G. L. Jones, H. H. Carr, Ewert Strong. Victor Boyden and Julian Timberlake. . Official announcement of the death of Judge Shepherd was made to the Supreme Court 'this morning immedi ately after the", court convened for the day. the announcement being by Attor ney General Bickett in roost fitting words. Chief Justice Clark, speaking for the court, expressed the sorrow of the court at the passing of this distin guished jurist and announced that the court would sit untp 2 o'clock to hear appeals. First district cases being up, and that there would be no conference of the court this afternoon out of res pect for the former chief justice and in order that the members of the court could attend the funeral. New drug corporations .having the same stockholders were chartered to day, one being the Roanoke Pharmacy Co., Roanoke Rapids, capital $10,000 by S. B. Pearce and others and the other The Rosemary Drug Co., Hall fax county, capital $10,000. Other charters are to TheBurgaw Grocery Co., Burgaw, Pender-county, capital $10,000 by A. B.'Croom and othera. and the Manhattan Tie and Timber Co., Cherry ville, . Gaston coun- t.v. capital $125,000 by W. H. Felder and others. Rev. Alvin Betts, a widely known Mired Baptist minister, died here Sunday and the funeral was conduct ed yesterday morning at -11 o'clock from the Tabernacle Baptist church. He was born in Harnett county in l2x and was for. many years an ac tive and effective minister in the Ra leish Baptist Association., He is sur vived by four children. Mrs. H. J. Dow- II. Mrs. Joe H. Weathers, Rev. S. J. Retts, and W. F. Betts, also two broth ers. Itev. A. D. Betts. Greensboro, and Archie Betts, Harnett county. v. - J The Winter series of farmers in-' stitutes held through the counties in eastern Bectlon of the State, has Just closed and the institute workers are back in their Offices: T. B. Par '", director of the institutes, says that there was a gratifying increase in attendance and in the degree of in t(r;t manifested. Nearly half the 'ounties in the" State were visited. The. f ntral and then the western counties win be visited for Institute purposes 1;it( r in the Spring and Summer. GOVERNOR'S. COMMISSIONS Delegates to Panama Canal Celebra tionHospital Trustee Named. Special Star Telegram.) t -.UaleiKb. N. C., Feb. S.-Governor k:k hin commissions , seventeen citi ' in various sections of the State represent North Carolina at the lf-;i: Panama Canal Celebration, Tarn-J'"- ''la., Feb. 12th . to 2Cth. Among ' , itu are: J. E. Robinsou, Goldsboro; I'; 1.. Stevens, Warsaw; D. L. Gore, .imngton; A. J. Barbour. Clayton; v V- A,stn. Pittsboro; S. B. Hassell, u"ii;unston; J. H. 1 McMullen, Eden f,t: M. M..Rowe, Wilson; H. G. Hum ( art huge ., ..,-.- succeed B. W. Edwards, of Snow " resigned ps trustee of the East i) Hospital for the colored insane ,,. . '.01boro, Governor Kltckin com I1UiionS J. G. Anderson, of Snow Hill. STIR III NEW YORK SENATE Banker Charges Its Majority Leader With. Accepting Money For Influ encing Legislation Senator - Piatt Mentioned, Albany, N. . Y., Feb. 8. The man "who handled the money" was brought before, the State Senate today by Sen ator Ben Conger to confirm Conger's charged that Jotham P. Allds, ta ma jority leader, accepted $1,000 for In fluencing legislation. He proved to be Hiram G. Moe, veteran ex bank cash ier of Groton. where Coneer lives and he declared positively that, on April 23rd, 1901, he had handed 'Senator Allds an envelope containing $1,000 at the capitol. .The purpose for which tbre alleged transfer of money occurred did not ap pear In . the direct testimony today, but Senator Conger filed an affidavit in which ho declared that payment was made to Allds upon Allds' demani "in the interests of the "American, Bridge Company." The rattle of dead men's bones add ed a mysterious interest to the hear ing this afternoon. - For Moe declared that on the same day he paid Allds $1,000 he gave to another legislator $4,000 and to another $1,000. The tense anxiety displayed by both sides to guard the identity of the allege.l recipients of these sums was explain ed when Senator Brackett rose and pleaded with these contestantsnot to smirch the names of thope who could not possibly "appear to pefend them selves. 1 The man who Moe sent to Albany with this $G,000 to distribute to the three legislature leaders also is dead. He was Frank Conger, brother of the Senator and at the time these events occurred was . vice president of the Bridge company. The only other wit ness today waa William A. Smith, edi tor of the Owego Times (Tioga coun ty). Owego was the home of former United States Senator Thomas C Piatt. (Smith testified that in, 1901 the Owego Bridge Company was threatening ,to move its plant when certain legislation became a law. The witness appealed to Senator Piatt and received the following reply: . , , "According to Allds' statement the bill that passed is not objectionable to the bridge . people, provided the other bill is held There is no doubt the other bill will remain in' the com mittee . 1 ' ' . There is an impression here tonight that theintroductlon ;of ; Piatt; Into ;t ha controversy is welcome by the de fense and that it opens a 1 way. ior Senator AlldsUo plead that in regarl to this highway legislation he only followed the instructions of the for mer Republican leader of the Senate. KING GUST AVE IMPROVING Operation. for Appendicitis Was Suc cess Passed uuiet uay. Stockholm. Feb 5. The condition of King Gustave .who was operated on for appendicitis last evening, was re nnrtPd as entlrelv satisfactory tonight. The followihe bulletin was issued at 9:30 this evening by the physicians in attendance on King uustave: "The Klne Dassed a auiet day ana Blent well. Anodynes have been un necessary. Pulse 56, temperature 98.2. The wound presents no unravoraDie symptoms.. His majesty's general health is satisfactory." The Queen left Karsrube tnis even ing for Stockholm. In discussing the case the surgeons said today that the inflamation around the appendix -was in a very advanced state, and that a few hours delay in operating might have proved fatal thrmieh the breakine down of the or gan. When his majesty was informed that an operation was necessary n consented without the slightest hesi tation, and ordered that all his rela tives then in the city should be sum moned to his side. The King was un der, the influence of the anaesthetic fnr a little more than an hour. When he was replaced in bed he fell Into a gentle sleep and today was in-excel lent spirits. The physicians say that his majes ty will be up again in a fortnight. NEW YORK RACE EVENTS ' Schedule ,To Prevent Clash in Dates Announced Last IMight. New York, Feb. 8. In the parlancet of the track "They're oft ' for tonight after many postponements, the Jockey Club gave out the dates of running race meetings in the Metropolitan dis trict for the season. The schedule is one that will appeal strongly to the followers of the horses. Opening April 15th ad closing Novem ber. 15th, every track has dates assten ed and the season promises to be the best since the anti-betting crusade be ran two "vears aeo. Aniieriiirt as in the old days,' opens and closes the season Brighton Beach comes in the fold wltn 14 days m juiy with tin Fall davs. w Empire City starts earlier this year than usual, commenc ing July 21 and ending August a; ana will be no clash in dates between the Yonkers course and Saratoga. . 1 ' ' ROBBER HER HUSBAND - Identifies Picture of Man Killed While Robbing Postoffice. - Pittshnr. Pa.. Feb. 8. Mrs. Jerry McAuley, of McKeesport today was shown a picture ot a man Kinea iwu weeks ago while robbing the postoffice at Tallahassee, Fla., and identified it as that of her husband who had been missing from this city for a year. The picture had been forwarded to the McKeesport police. :..A. slip of pa per found in the pockets of the dead man bore the, name McKeesport and a further ;lue was given in the continual muttering of "McKeesport" by the dy ing man. " -; ?: ' - " -T:K:-'-:r DEATH MYSTERY IS BEING SOLVED Inquest Over Body- of Late Millionaire at Kansas City Yesterday GAVE STRYCHNINE DOSE Sensational 'Testimony of Nurse Those Apparently Concerned in - Plot to Take the Man's " Life. - Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 8. With the testimony of Miss Pearl Keller an nurse, Dr. Ludwig Hekteon, Mrs. Lo gan H. 'Swope and Dr. Frank Hall in the inquest over the body of the late Col. Swope in Independence today came developments of the mystery fi the millionaire's death of more con sequence apparently than any here tofore produced. ' Miss Keller's detailed story of the last moments of Col. Swope life produced a sensation. Miss Keller testified that immediately following the- death of Colonel Thomas Moss Hunton, Dr. B. C. Hyde asked her to use her Influence with Col Swope tn have him .appointed administrator of the Swope estate. Mr. Hunter had been the administrator. On the morning of 'Col. Swope's death, she testified, she gave him U three grain capsule supposed to con tain dyspepsia medicine. This, .she. said, she did at the direction of Dr Hyde. Twenty minutes later Colonel Swope was in - convulsion. His death, soon followed. Miss Keller also said tiat five min utes later Dr. Hyde appeared- with Attorney John G. Paxton, secured Col. Swope's will from his vest pocket. 'Dr. Hektoen testified that one sixth of a grain of strychnine was found in one-seventh . part of Col. Swope's liver. He believed there might be a grain in -the entire organ. . A" ha"? grain would, cause death. Traces of Btrychnlne were teiund in'-the stomach. He sai.d hfc.tiid not.belieje.the, takijjs, oTi? medielue containing" ! strychnine would, leave as much as a grain of potsoh in. the liver. i . Mrs., iSwope testified that Dr. Hyde knew Col. Swope's intention to give $1,300.000 to charity and of his. plan to change his will to this effect. She alsd said that Col. ; Swope had tolj Dr. Hyde he had planned to give Thomas Swope the largest part of his estate. She denied she entertained any ill feeling against Dr. Hyde. Dr. Frank Hall said he was abso lutely certain Col. Swope did hot die from cerebral hemorrhages.. Miss Keller told in detail of Col. Swope's death, how she gave the cap sule and how he passed into convul sions, j - "Oh, my God! I wish I had not taken that medicine; I wish that I were dead," he cried, according to Miss Keller. She also said that Dr. Hyde suggest ed to her that she ought to cbargo $35 instead of $25 a week for her services. . - "Do you know of anything thA might have caused Col. tSWope's death other than that capsule?" Cqroner Zwart asked. v " "No,'.' she replied. , NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS. Pageants 'sf Comuri and Rex Brought Event to .a Close. New Orleans. Feb. 8 With the Mardi Gras balls and pageants of Co mus and Rex, the carnival season was brought to a close in New Orleans to night, The identity of Rex as the Merry ' Monarch, who "in mask has reigned over the city for two days, was revealed tonight. He wan-Hun ter C.' Leak, general agent of the Illinois- Central Railroad. The Queen was Miss Amelia Baldwin. . Three "Jack Johnsons" among, the maskers were arrested during the day for disorderly conduct and an imper sonator of ex President Rcosevelt ' wa given, a free ride in the partol wager when he engaged in a fight with "ex President Zelaya" who escaped. FIERCE FIGHT IN CHURCH. Mountaineer Fined $50 and Given. Six . Mbnths Women Panic Stricken. Bristol, Tenn.. Feb. 8. W,ill Blevins. a stalwart mountaineer, was fined $af and sentenced to six months . In jail by a magistrate at Damascus, Va., to day as the; result of a fight which he started in a church near. Damascus last :'Sunda which resulted in injury to several members of the congrqga, tion after the . services had been broV en up, and panic stricken . women and children -had fled from the edifice. Blevins grew furious and was'subdued only after half a dozen men seized hmi and -tied his ; hands with the church bell ' cord. . . - :v ,' - . POLICEMEN ON TRIAL Charge of House. Breaking Preferred " Against Substitutes-ins Norfolk. '. 3" Norfolk,-Va , F eb- 8. Charges of house breaking preferred against sub stitute Policemon Williams, Hail. Dunn and Phelps, of Portsmouth, by Deputy Sheriff Huybert. o? Norfolk county, were dismissed - . today following , a engtliy inVQstig-tt'on by Mayor Reed of Portsmouth. Each of the defendants, however", was fined $2 and cost for tres pass ' ; The mayor .djre'eted . that sub stitute poiicsmen cease alleged inters ference with regulars. : ; ; ". - . DECIDE ON WATERWAYS BILL Committee Fixes 4 Appropriation for Fiscal Year at $40,0O00O--Will Cause Fight in House Much Criticism. Washington, Fek 8. Approximately $40,000,000 will be carried Tr the Riv ers and Harbors 'appropriation bill for the next fiscal year. . This was con ceded after today's prolonged session of the House Committee on Rivers and Harbors. , . . ' The committee"7will meet tomorrow and Thursday, when it is expected the bill, which is distinctly an annual bud get, though contemplating Ultimate expenditures that are likely to reach $600,000,000 will be finally adopted by the committee. This means a report to the HoUse probably Friday. The report is expected to precipi tate a, vigorous debate, as the feature will be disappointing to some Interests as it.wiirbe pleasing to others, and It is also likely to draw the fire of some of those insisting' upon a minimum of government expenditures. , Criticism for Myers. - The fight in the naval committee of the House over the Meyer reorganiza tion plan and the reported. intention of Secretary Meyer to discipline Rear Admirals Capps and Rogers for testi fying, N before .the committee against his plan, continues to arouse feeling In the vicinity of the committee's rooms., f - - Rear Admiral Casper F. Goodrich, retired, was a witness before the com mittee today and while he did not dt rectly,attack the. Meyer plan, he said he did not believe Secretary Meyer had given the Newberry plan sufficient trial before condemning and replac ing it with another. He said the New berry plan would have saved the Navy Department upwards of a million dol lars annually.. . - ; A member of the committee com mented today upon jthe proposed disci plining of Rear Admirals Rogers and Capps. . i" "They will not bk fired as long as Congress is in session," he said. "Sec retary Meyer will find out that he is not living in Russia and cannot chop off a subordinate's 'head whenever it pleases him to do so. ... V "Does he suppose that, the govern ment which trains a naval officer from boyhood at- an expense of thousands of dollars,, cannot, through one , of Its legislative bodies; ask. that officer such Qstiona. .asUi" lous to think otherwise" - ;' m LIMBACH AT LAST KILLS SELF Persecuted By Neighbors Since Assas sination of McKinley. Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 8. Sending a bullet into his head today Caspar Lfm bach, a German decorator, put himself beyond the alleged persecution of his neighbors since the assassination of William McKinley. : The shot that kill ed the German was heard by hi3 wife in an adjoining room. ' She rushed to his aid. but he died with his head pil lowed in her lap. In September 1901,. while McKinley lay mortally wounded at Buffalo. Lim bach because of his alleged fiery re marks is said to have become the ob ject of persecution in the various com munities of the fSouthside. Repeated ly'he was beaten, and driven from one borough to another. Several times he was arrested to preserve the peace and let. go on small fines. On one occasion in Beltzhover a noose was thrown about his neck upon his refusal to retract remarks he was alleged to have made. Not until the rope was tightened and he saw his was about to be jerked into the air over the arm of a telegraph pole did he an nounce publicly his apologies. Within the past few weeks Lim bach's mind began to give way, and he became obsessed with a fear that his enemies would confine him to an asy lum. He -was released from a hospital but a short while ago., Washington, Feb. 8 Grant P. Trent, of Tennessee, a judge of the first in stance, in the Philippine, was today ap pointed a justice of of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, to succeed Justice Elliott, who has been made a member of toe Philippine Commission OUTLINES. Representative Macon, of Arkansas, assailed the Immigration Commission for their extravagances while investi gation conditions aboard , an in -addition to demanding an inquiry he bitter ly, attacked Representative Bennett, of ;New York The committee on Rivers and Harbors have decided upon -an ap propriation of $40,000,000 for the fiscal year; it is expected to cause vigorous debate in the House By the consent of the National Geographic Society yes- fterday the expedition to the South Pole is assured, the proposition v. -of Com mander Peary-having been -accepted H Representative Henry, of Texas, discussed the tariff act and.the high prices -in the House yesterday-and marip a ver'fioH. statement that 10000 cnooi cnuaren go nauuuany nungry iu 1 1 1 11 t . 1 1 Cnicago Commander Peary was awarded a check of $10,00 in ;New York last night and he In turn gaye the money to : the South Pole Expedi tion A stir was caused in the New York State: Senate yesterday 'when a banker stated its majority leader ac cepted money for influencing ; legislation-1 New York markets: Money on call easy 2 1-2 to 2 3-4 per centy ruling rate 2 U2, closing b-i 2 1-4, offered at 2 l-2;,iiour steady with small. jobbing trade; wheat spotfirm, No. 2 red 1.29 to 1.30- elevator domestic and 1.30 nomi nal f. o. b. afloat; corn firm No. 2, 72 1-4 elevator domestic 72 3-4 deliver ed and 70 3-4 f. o. b. afloat; oats spot steady mixed nominal; rosin quiet, tur pen tine firm ;.' spot cotton closed quiet 20 points lower, middling iplands 15.00, middling gulf SlcSSsE Denounced Immigration In vestigators For Their Extravagance. OPENLY ASSAILS BENNETT Vigorously 'Defended J. H. Patton and Demanded Investigation of Com mittee Talks of Money Spent V. For Pleasure Abroad. Washington, Feb. 8. Demanding an investigation of the Immigration Com mittee provided for in the 'resolution he had introduced Representative Ma con, of Arkansas, renewed his. attack upon the commission in the Hous-j today and vigorously defended J. H Patten, secretary of the immigration Restriction League, his informant! whd was severely arraigned ,by Represer. tative Bennett, of New York, a mem ber of the commission, in a recent speech in the House. "It is characteristic of the man to proceedin a cowardly way in .which the gentleman of New Yofk has prj ceeded," thundered Mr. Macon, refer ring to his attack on Mr. Patton. Mr Bennett was quickly on his feet. ' "I object," he shouted, and the mem bers were all attention in anticipation of a lively scene. - "I withdraw the remark," quickly responded Mr. Macon, and the tension was dissipated. Mr. Macon's speech was made in repty to Mr. Bennett's defense of the Commission , and a he renewed his charges that the Commission had been extravagant. He declared the official reports and expense. accoUnt corrob erated his assertions, -that its1' trip abroad . in 1907 was a "junket, - an.1 that. the government had had nq ad' quate return from the-expenditure by "'Unless- my resolution 6"createva committee? of three to' investigate tfib extravagance of the commission is adopted so that the country will know that the extravagancies that I Com plained of are scandalous, the people will rise and smite the party that attempts to shield the commission that made it." said Mr. Macon. "Six members of the commission and seven employes made the trip to Europe," said Mr. Macon. "They drew $90,000 on which to make the trip while in their report they account for only $20,075. The expense accounts are made up for steamship and rail road charges, carriage charges'fses and tips, hotel bills, telegrams, wines, whiskies, cognacs, mineral ; waters. lemonades, glaces, siphons, citrons, ci gars, cleaning and pressing clothes, shaves, shines, haircuts, shampoos and rubs. Such luxuries as wines and whiskies. Cognacs, lemonades, etc.. were' allowed by the auditor but he disallowed when it came to shaves. haircuts, shampoos, shines and cigars. He characterized the stopping at high class hotels and partaking of British menus and beverages as "feast ing at, public expense." He asked Mr. Bennett to explaio whyt he could take up time to engage in gorgeous festivities in Turkey when his wife was decorated with the insignia of the "Order of Kind ness," an ancient Turkish Society: by the Sultan, "who has since been re moved from office because of : his, cor rupt and -official and dissolute life. If he (Mr. Bennett) "could not find time to draw a long breath in Paris or cast his eyes upon St. , Peters in Rome." This was in reply to Mr. Ben nett's statement that his trip to Pari'J was record breaking for' brevity. Basing his remarks on Inspection of the official records, Mr. Macon charg ed that in the Holy Land, the commis sion made a carriage trip from Jeru calem to Bethany and from s Jaffa to Jerusalem, that in London -they had a carriage ' to the ambassador's and return, a carriage to tne House or Lords, the West Minster Abbey," to the Tower of London, , to -Reger.t Square, and the British Museum, tliar. in Syracuse they had a carriage to the Catacombs: that in Messina, they had a ride in a landau; that in Scot land they had a pleasure ride to the castle of Edinburg and to me iamout. lakes of Killarney. - . "The . commission warned to nna out the kind of immigrants that came to this country from all these. places, including the Catacombs, where sleep and decay the bones of the departed, the stench from which is so great as to mean, death to those who attempt long to 'endure; it," ' skid Mr. Macon sarcastically. ' " , '.' Election to Congress, Mr, Macou contended, was not conclusive evi dence of Integrity, nor did it make M. Bennett immune from attack. . "A much larger percentage of Con gressmen, whether .members of .'the House or Senate, have been, charged with crime and. made- to stand' trial for felonies, and incarcerated, in fel ons cells," he declared: than of tho secretaries of immigration restriction leagues. 1 -: . '- ' The very suggestion that one ougnt not to charge a ; Congressman1., wjth having done wrong until the letteKof every word of every fact charged, against him can beproven to a " math ematical certainty is bo contrary t "trhat'T believe to be.. right that it 1 THE TARIFF AND HIGH PRICES Five Thousand Chicago School Chil " dren Are HabitualTy Hungry, Statement of Congressman. ' ; Prolonged Discussion , Washington, Feb. 8. Five thousand children who attend. the public schoti-? in Chicago are habitually hungry, and 10,000 other children J4n that city are not sufficiently nourished, according to a letter from the superintendent of schools of Chicago from which Repre sentative Henry, of Texas, read ex cerps .in the House today. "Texas," declared Mr. Henry reply ing to a recent speech in defense of the new tariff law, delivered, by Represen tative Boutell, of Illinois, "is prosper ous in spite of the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill. If idat law had anything to do with the prosperity of 'iexas, why does it not bring prosperity to Chicago and other great cities of this country. Again replying to Mr. Boutell's speech, Mr. Henry said he did not think the price of cotton was too high, nOr were any other farm products too high, on the farm. Cotton being on the free ust, was not affected by ihe tariff, he declared, but its prices Was fixed by the markets of the world. "Yes," he added, "cotton ties and cot ton bagging are taxed for the benefit of the steel trust." Referring to high prices, Mr. Henry was interrupted by Mr. Boutell who said that with prime heavy beef selling on the hoof in Texas at $10 he did not see .how the people of Chicago could buy them at $6 on jhe hoof. "Does -the gentleman from Texas want to reduce the tariff, on cattle?" inquired Mr. Boutell;. "I will repeat the duty on beef if the gentleman from Illinois will help put every member of the beef trust in the penitentiary," retorted Mr. Henry. "To whom does the gentleman re fer?" asked Mr. Boutell. 4T6 the beef trust." "But to whom does the gentleman re fer?" . "Don't you know?" asked Mr. Henry. "Then the 1,500 hungry children of Chicago should haunt the gentleman from Illinois." Mr. Boutell replying to statements by Mr. Henry, ' declared that , today there were, n6. hungry children in the public schools of Chicago, that that statement applied only to conditions at tended the panic of i907r " . Mr. Boutell at length reviewed con ditions In Texas, to show, the prosper ity of that State which he claimed was the result of national Republican poli cies giving stability to the business af fairs ot the State. Chicago, Febv 8. The statement that 5,000 Chicago children go . to school hungry each day and that 10,000 more are not properly nourished was verified today by a District Superintendent John D. Shoop. "I am certain the fig ures are not overdrawn" said Mr Shoop. '. "I know from personal obser yation that many children do not make progress in . school because they do not receive good nourishing food." v' THE ROBNETT CASE. Argument Heard Yesterday in Navy Yard Court Martial. Boston, Mass., Feb. . 8. The repre sentation of brief arguments on ,both sides occupied a part of the day in the court martial trial of Passed As sistant Surgeon ; Ansney H. Robnett, charged with "conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman" in connection with an , alleged assault on Dr. Ed ward. S. Cowles of this city at a navy yard "hop" last December. Major Cattlin, the judge advocate, spoke . only a few words, basing his; arguments wholly on the charges and saying that Dr. Robnett's admission that he used strong language to Dr. Cowles was sufficient to warrant a conviction without waste of words. Major Leonard for the" accused of ficer, took more time. He could not see how any court could convict an officer on the evidence produced. Ho paid a high compliment to Mrs. Cowles for her action in the affair and said that it was the duty of every wife to stand by her husband. But he thought that Dr. Robnett's attitude to his fiancee, , Miss Hesler, was even more meritorious. He was the only person to whofii. she could appeal and it was regretted that Dr. Robnett haa not acted quicker and more forcibly in the matter. He thought that n. court would convict a fellow officer for defending his sweetheart. The court went then into executive session .and will submit its findings to the secretary of the navy at Wash ington!. j m i H SEIZE '.PRINCE'S FURNITURE. Husband of Miss Anita. Stewart Una ble to Settle Debts. . Vienna, Feb. 8. The ; creditors of Prince Miguel, of Bragan'za.rwho mar ried Miss Anita Stewart, pf New York, at Lyngwall, Scotland, last September, unable to obtain a settlement of their claims, have seized the furniture and other effects, in the prince's residence here and removed them to an auction room. A large and boisterous crowd gathered today to watch the men transferring the bric-a-brac and other belongings of the prince into a huge wagon, and eventually the police had to be. summoned to maintain order. Prince.Miguel and his wife are now in Paris. The prince left, the manage, ment of 'his affair m the hands of a lawyer, who immediately1 after the wedding paid off most of the creditors, but several money lenders are report ed to have made such exhorbitant de mands that the attorney refused -to lis ten .to them. The proceedings today were the. outcome, of disputed claims that amount. to less than $50,000, and negotiations are proceeding to Bewae thA affair. '- 7 -.'-"--' American Scientific Bodies Will Seek South Pole 1 Laurels. GEOGRAPHIC SOQIETY ACTS With Exception of Commander Peary, Members of Expedition Wi be Same as Discovered North Pole Now Await Funds. Washington, Feb. ,8. America, has decided to seek for the South Pole laurels similar, to those' won for her N by Commander Peary at the North" Pole. The Geographic Society today re- J solved to send an expedition in search , ' of the South Pole provided the neces sary funds can be raised. It is not be- - lieved that there will be any lack on ; this score. Commander Peary, who is in New York, where a testimonial in his behalf was given tonight at the Metropolis ' Opera House, was" notified imriiediately -of the action of the board of managers ' of the Geographic Society. - . Captain Bartlett, who was in com- : mand of the Roosevelt, which Peary used on Ms successful trip to the North Pole probably will be placed in ! charge of the expedition in the Ant arctic regions. With the exception of ' Commander Peary the members of the expedition will be the same as those who returned last year from the frozen north: - . . f. The Roosevelt, including complete equipment, sledges and all,, is practi- ally in readiness to be stored with pro visions and start on her search of the only big goal on this globe which has not yet been reached. ' Before the Geographic Society makes its final, decision in the matter, there ' r--' will be consultations with the members ! ; of .the society to: find out whether the , project will receive sufficient financial .. assistance to warrant the undertaking. ' It is believed that no difficulty will be '' experieireeo-in'raising "suffioMent money ; to fit butane! HQQseve.iL; After a meeting late this afternoon , the. board of managers of the Geo- graphic Society adopted the following ( resolutions:- "The National Geographic Society believes' that it is of great Importancu to science that tidal, magnetic . and meteorological observations shall bs? obtained at or in the vicinity Of Coaf land during the same period that the British expedition under Captain Rob ert F. Scott, R. N is making similar observations on the other side ,of ths t Antartic area 100 miles distant and at the same time that this recently discov ered land shall be explored. "That the society is Teady to accept. , Mr. Peary's proposition that it shall un dertake jointly with the Peary Arctic ; Club an expedition to the Antarctic re-' ' gions as outlined above, provided tnat . the board of managers after consulta tion with the members of the society, find that the project will receive, suffl-' T cient financial asistance to warrant . the undertaking." It is thought probable that the expen- , dition may be ready to set. sail from ' New York, where the sturdy little ' Roosevelt is, now lying as early, as July. The rapidity with which response; for financial assistance .- is made Dy members of friends of the society will-' determine the date. It is hoped to have the Squth Pole seekers start out not later than September next. ' Gives Peary 10,000. New York. Feb. 8. Before an au dience of more than 4.000 persons in the Metropolitan Opera House, Com mander Robert E. Peary, -discoverer of the North Pole, was presented with a $10,000 check on behalf of the citi zens of New York, but-instead of re- ' taining it for himself, the Commander seated that he would contribute It to-' wards the South Pole expedition as planned by the National Geographic Society. .' ' The check was presented to the commander by Governor Hughes, of New York, at this, the first national testimonial in the . explorer's honor.. Accepting the gift, Peary said: "Here is a check for $10,000. This i check will be deposited tomorrow as a Joint contribution of the members of . this audience, the officers and com mittee of the civic forum and myself toward the American Antarctic expe dition for the purpose of exploration and scientific investigation; and to,' enter the Stars and Stripes in a splen- ' did manly international race for the . South Pole with our. British cousins, . with whom there are no finer foemen In the world." ' : .. . The audience which ; greeted -the '. commander tonight v was representa- t tive arid enthusiastic' The ' gathering ' was held under the .auspices of the ' Civic Forum. President . Taft tele graphed that he was sorry that he was unable to attend', but said h sincerely. v hoped that "Congress ' will take some ' substantial notice of the great achieve- , ment of Commander Peary."" . Governor Fernald. ', of Maine, also sent his regrets and the. greetings of the 700,000 men . and women of his (Peary's) own state, .- v .. 1 ' The : assemblage adopted a resolu- ' tion presented by Seth Low, former r mayor of New York, setting forth "that this- meeting; respectfully and ; earnestly petitions the Congress of,." the United States to make some spe cial and appropriate recognition .of the'1, achievement of1 Commander Peary It . reaching the North Pole, and winning 1 , for the United States the prize so , ear- v.. j -5.25. . lactually disgusting,"; said "Mr".' Macon, 7"' x--. -,'.'-; -':';:-:.' v-;-i'':av,v, 5- J. ; ; . :. -v -.' v -V - ' : ". " .'-A 'v.-,-. , - :? r " : ; -' ,
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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