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.t. - ' S.I- v 7 1 V t .;v.:f THE WEATHER. Unsettled Wednesday and Thurs day with probably showers, moderate north winds. The Big Conteist ! Now Is the time to enter the name of your friend In the treat popular contest. Nomination blank In today' paper. H ,3 jF.OUNDE -if.: VOL. LXXXVI NO. 162. wiuvrnsTOTON, isr. c, Wednesday morning, September 34, 1910. WHOLE NUMBER 13,399. Vr.; - $ 1 frnf" ir n 11 iTM 11 IIS REPORT AS T0J3ALLIIIGER Republican Members Declare Methods of Democrats to . be Lawless. MINORITY BEING CRITICISED Statements Issued Asserting That Re port Was "According to Worst Methods of Ward Politics." Case Was Discussed. Chicago, Sept. 13. Six Republican members of the Ballinger Investigat ing Committee met today and issued a statement condemning the action of the four Democratic members and the one Republican insurgent member, who delivered a report at Minneapolis last Wednesday, demanding the retire ment from office of Secretary Ballin ger. Those present today were Senators Nelson, Sutherland and Root, and Congressmen McCall, Olrastead and Den by. They declared the action of what they term the "minority" at Minneapolis to have been "according to the worst methods of ward politics." The evidence in the' Ballinger case was discussed, but in the" absence of a quorum, they state, no action on the case itself was possible. Adjournment was taken subject to call of the chair man, Senator Nelson. As the "minority" declined to attend today's conference, and tookr their ad journment at Minneapolis until the next meeting of Congress, it is proba ble that Senator Nelson will not call another meeting until the return of Senator Flint, who is in Europe, and who, a3 the seventh member, would make a quorum. The report which is signed by Sena tors Nelson, Sutnerland, Root and Representatives McCall, Olmstead and Dtnby reviews at length the finding of the minority members of the com mittee. The minority 'members are Aarply criticised, the' report- declaring that "the spectacle was presented of five gentlemen out of a tribunal of twelve, created by Congress, assum ing to act as the tribunal itself. Con tinuing in this connection, the report says: "These five gentlemen continuea their proceedings to the end, accord ing to the worst methods of ward poli tics; and after pretending to adopt a report of 89 pages which they brought to the meeting already prepared, and which was never the subject of consid eration or discussion, or even read in committee, they gave it to the news papers, although the law requires it to be rendered to Congress, and they completed their perversion of the purpose of the meeting by adjourning to December 3rd, so as to foreclose, if possible, any action or considera tion or discussion of evidence by. the committee in tne meantime; and by solemn vote they graciously, extended to the majority the leave to file a mi nority report. "It does not need to be said that such action in botn form and sub stance is wholly lawless, and it leaves it entirely unnecessary to ask what sort of justice any public servant could look for whose character was on trial in such a proceeding in the excite ment of a political campaign. If there is any relation between lawless meth ods and the character of the results which they accomplish, the socalled verdict condemns its authors rather than the official under investigation. "This action of the minority in no 'ay relieves us from our responsibil ity under the law. It is incumbent on us to sift the great mass of evidence and to attempt to reach and render a just verdict. "Every effort was made to induce the minority members to agree to a meeting on some early day at Min neapolis, or Chicago, as might suit 'heir convenience, Dut without avail. "The report of the committee pannot 1J made until December 5th, when Congress moots and the meeting called for September 5th was for the purpose of considering and discussing what the report to be made tnree months there after should oe. There was, therefore no haste o rpressure of time. The ac tion of the Democratic minority in taking temporary advantage of the de lay of some members reaching the meeting was an effort to substitute a i -arranged scheme for the orderly ddih. rations and discussions which the duty of the committee requires. "The pretended adoption of a re port hy a political minority and its public ution, as if it were the report of a fommittee, exhibited a willingnes 'o sacrifice the rights and injure the reputation of the oincers investigated in order to obtain a supposed party advantage in the pending political ompaign. We cannot reconcile such a course with our sense of justice and of our duty." v MOTHER CLEMENT DEAD. Superior General of the Sisters of St. Joseph for 22 Years. Philadelphia, 'Sept. 13. Mother Ma pv 'Moment, superior general of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Roman Catholic Church for 22 years, died at the Covenant of the Order of Chest ni1' Hill, a suburb on Saturday last. She had under her authority more than COO sisters of St. Joseph, who are scattered over the Easter section of the United States. HEM DRUGGISTS REFORMS Drastic Resolutions Adopted jit Con vention at Pittsburg War Decalr ed on Indiscriminate Sale of Liquors. Pittsburg, Sept. 13. Drastic resolu tions tending toward legislation vital alike to the drug trade and the public, some of which were almost sensa tional marked the opening day's twelfth annual convention of the Na tional Retail Druggists' Association in session here. President C. H. Huhn, of Minneap olis, declared war on the indiscrim inate sale of .liquors in drug stores; emphatically announced that reform was demanded and that the reform must be brought about by the phar macists themselves. The Ohio Pharmaceutical Associa tion presented a resolution protesting aga'utt the laws requiring druggists to take out a liquor license to enable them to sell whiskey on prescription "thus classifying the drug store as a saloon, while another law forbids the sale of intoxicating preparations with out a prescription." The Chicago delegation demands the change of the name "wood alcohol" to "wood naphtha" that "topers may no be led by the similarity of names to drink the poisonous wood alcohol in stead of whiskey." An anti-suicide resolution recom mended the restrictions sale of car bolic acid to a mixture of one third each, acid, glycerine and water " a preparation that may be taken by would-be suicides in large quantities without causing death " while an other having for its object the sup pression of the "dope fiend" demand ed that proprietary medicines contain ing cocaine, chloral, morphine, co dine and other drugs be sold only up on prescription. The diagnosis of cases and prescrib ing by druggists was also condemned. NEW YORK PRIMARIES. Looks Like Day Fan Between Roose velt and Old Guard. New York, ' Sept. 13. Primaries held throughout New York City today show the relative positions of Theo dore Roosevelt and the old guard, who are fighting for control of the coming .Republican State convention to be practically unchanged. . Roosevelt still has the support of practically the entire delegation from New York; county, numbering 190, while his op ponents claim 109 of the 12 delegates in Kings, 24 in Queens, and eight in Richmond county. There were unsuc cessful contests, backed by the old guard leaders in several districts in New York county,, while in Kings, the friends of Col. Roosevelt endeavored to capture some of the districts here tofore controlled by Chairman Timo thy ' L. Woodruff, of the Republican State committee, but without result. Mr. Woodruff won in all districts, in Kings except four. The Republican State cnairman issued this statement tonight: "The returns from the primaries in Kings county show that while the dis tricts controlled by Naval Officer Kracke, Postmaster Voorhees, Con gressman Calder and Senator Travis have 33 delegates out of a total of 142, the other 109 will all support the Kings county organization and vote to ratify the votes of the ' State commit teeman from Brooklyn in the selection of Vice President Sherman for tempo rary chairman of the convention. "The returns from New York coun ty indicate that one State committee man, 'Harry W. Mack, has lost his place in the State committee, and that a number of the delegations to the State convention will support the Slate committee, in he position whicH it has taken in tne matter of tempo rary chairman." Mr. . Woodruff also claims the dele gates from Richmond and Queens. Although Woodruff says the returns indicate that a number of New Yor county delegates will support Vice President Sherman, the Roosevelt forces headed by county Chairman Lloyd C. Griscom, claim the delegation will support the Colonel almost to a man. They also count on the support of the Richmond delegation. County Chairman Griscom tonight expressed entire satisfaction with the returns. He said: "Our county will continue in our loyal support of President Taft and will lend our best efforts to uphold ing his hand in carrying our party s pledges to the Nation. , "In the State we will continue our efforts to bring about such condition in the party management as will re store the confidence of the Republican" voters and bring about success at the polls in the . Autumn. We welcome the aid which ex-President Roose veit will giye to bring about this suc cess." State Committeeman William Barnes, Jr., of Albany, issued a state ment tonight characterizing Col. Roosevelt as "the most dangerous foe to the world of business and labor n the United States." New York, Sept. 13. A novel fea ture of today's primaries was the ap pearance of several women as watch ers at various polling places. The new law apparently grants them this privi lege and many were quick to take ad vantage of . the opportunity. Inciden tally a dispute as to whether the law gives women this right caused trou ble in several districts and led to the arrest of four women. All were dis charged and sent back to the polls, however, by the magistrate. Every housewife "in Dusiness" la a buyer of home. supplies and should watch for buying opportunities as -closely as though she were buying to sell again. c , . 1 .... ' ENGLISH AVIATOR CHAMPION Claude Graham-White Won s Coveted Prize at Harvard-Boston Meet. HARBOR FLIGHT TAKES GOLD Close of Nine Days' Meet, Participated in by Many Famous Aviators. Curtiss Challenges White. Events. Boston, Sept. 13. Claude Graharae-Wh-e, of England, flying a Farman bi plane and Bleriot monoplane, both equipped with a French motor, proved himself the champion of the first an nual Harvard-Boston Aero Meet at the close of the nine days' competition to night, having won the blue ribbon event of the meet, the Boston Globe prize of ?10,000, for his harbor flight to Boston light and return. He took altogether four first places and three seconds in different events, winning ?22.000 in prize money. While the regular competitions for prizes ended tonight, the management will continue the exhibition through two days more, offering substantial prizes for new world's records. Glenn H. Curtiss. who secured a fast motor for his Hudson river flyer too late to contest White's rights to the Globe $10,000 prize,. has challenged the Englishman to a match race, the latter to use the Bleriot which won the prize. Walter Brookins and Ralph John stone who fly the Wright Brothers ma chines, came in for a good share of the prize money, Johnstone getting three first prizes and one second, which net ted him $o.000, while Brookins took in ?4,250 on two first places and one sec ond. Glenn H. Curtiss won the second place in speed and $2,000, while Chas. Faster Willard won $."0 for second place in "get-away." Practically all the amateur prizes Were won by Clifford -B. Harmon, of New York, who flew the Farman bi plane. He won the Harvard $5,000 cup for bomb dropping, a speed cup valued at $1,000, duration cup valued at $1,000, and a slow lap cup valued at $500. Most of the flights today were for altitude and bamb dropping. Tne best marks made during the meet were as follows: Speed Five and one-quarter miles (three laps), 6 minutes 1 second, Claude Grahame-White. Altitude 4,732 feet, Walter Brook ins. Duration Three hours, five minutes 40 seconds, Ralph Johnstone (Ameri can record.) Distance 101 miles 389 feet, Ralph Johnstone (American record.) Slow Lap 5 1;4 miles (three laps) 13 minutes 48 seconds, Walter Brook ins. Get-Away 26 feet 11 inches, Claude Grahame-White. Accuracy Five feet four inches,. Ralph Johnstone (World's record on skids).' - Accuracy 33 feet four inches, Claude Grahame-White (on wheels). Bomb Dropping 81 shots, 180 points Claude Grahame-White. Globe Prize 33 miles, 34 minutes, 1 1-4 seconds, Claude Grahame-White. BRISTOW SCORES ALDRICH. Also Attacked Guggenheim in Speech on Railroad Bill. Grand Junction, Col., Sept. 13.---In a speech advocating the nomination of Merle D. Vincent, for governor of Colorado on the Republican ticket, Senator Joseph L. Bristow, of Kan sas, last night arraigned Senator Nelson W. Aldrich, of Rhode Island, and Senator Simon Guggenheim, of Colorado, for their stand on the tariff bill and attacked Senators Guggen heim and Hughes for their failure to support the long and short haul clause. of the railroad bill. Speaking of the position of Hughes and Guggenheim on the long and short haul clause of the railroad bill, Sena tor Bristow said: "When we determined to nut the long and short haul clause in the rail road bill we were threatened by At torney General Wickersham with the veto of the bill. I am informed that he did not vote for Roosevelt but for Parker; yet he had the presumption to read us out of the Republican par ty. Why? Because we fought for the interests of our constituents and re fused to bow to the special interests." In conclusion Mr. Bristow said: "I believe the Republican party is the greatest political organization in tfce world and that it has accomplish ed the most good for mankind but it must face the living issues now and face them rightly or the people will turn to some other organization." MASTER BAKERS TO COURTS. Decide Upon Test of Law Prescribing Weight of. Bread. Baltimore, Sept. 13. The thirteenth annual convention of the National Association- of Master Bakers opened here today. , One of the questions before the con vention will be the arrangement of plans for testing the constitutionality of a law passed by the Legislature of Illinois regulating the weight, of Toave3 of bread. . REBEL MOVEMENT IS RENEWED Situation Growing Serious in Hondu ras as Revolution Becomes Immi nent Zelaya and Estrada May Assist the Rebels. New Orleans, Sept. 13. That an other revolution is imminent in Hon duras and that President Davilla, is aware of the revolutionists plans and is lortif ying several points where at tacks are expected is the information received here tonight in private let ters from Central America. According to this information, the revolutionists are counting on the aid of several thousand of the followers of Gen. Juan hsiradu, who recently overthrew the ..N.udriz government in Nicaragua. 'Former President Manuel Bonilla, of Honduras, it is said, will remain in the background, although the revolutionists will not only have his sympathy, but what is more im portant, a large quantity of his armB ammunition and supplies as well. Eouilla recently made an unsuc cessful attempt to invade Honduras and regain the presidency which he lost through the plotting of Santos Zelaya, then 'president of Nicaragua. The present plans o" the revolution ists call for an a; lack by way of the interior instead of on the Atlantic coast, which was ihe plan of Bonilla. The revolutionists are depending up on Gen. Gade Conrad and many other Americans among them, scores of sol diers of fortune, who aided Juan Es trada and Chamorro's in overthrow ing Madriz. They want this army to march through the interior against Tegucigalpa, the capital. Although Santos Zelaya deposed Bo nilla and put Davilla into the prest dency of Honduras the revolutionist! claim that they huve Zelaya's sympa hy in their efforts to oust Davilla and it is said he has sent them remit tances from Brussels. Zelaya, accord ing to popular belief in Latin-American circles, wants to return to Cen tral America and just at present would rather land in Honduras than Nica ragua. ELOPEMENT AND TRAuEDY. Young Girl Kills Herself While Police are Looking For Couple. Alexandria, Va., Sept. 13. Ethel May Pierce, a l.Vy ar-old girl who eloped from Chester, Pa., yesterday and early today ryf istered with Wil liam Firth, Jr., at a hotel, shot and killed herself tonight as the chief of police was trying to arrest the couple. Firth, who says he 's 27 years old, and a railroad ticket agent at Chester, passes for two to Jacksonville, Fla., but upon learning o" the publicity given tneir elopement they changed the plan and stopped here to evade the authorities. The hotel proprietor notified the police and the chief was trying to enter the room when the girl took a pistol from Firth's ciothes, stepped behind the door and shot her self in the right temple, dying soon afterward. Firth announced tonight that he would return to Chester with out awaiting requisition papers. He claimed he had known Miss Pierce since last June, and that her family had learned that ne already had a wife and child in Chester. JOB FOR EX-PRESIDENTS. Plan to Make Them Advisory Mem bers of Successor's Cabinet. Baltimore, Sept. 13. Bernard N. Baker, former president of the na tional conservation congress, who re turned here from St. Paul today, sail that a suggestion made at the St. Paul congress has crystalized into an organized movement to make an ex President of the United States an ad visory member of his successor's cab inet, with a competence sufficient to make him independent. Mr. Baker said that many prominent men in the West believed this method furnished the solution of the perplexing ques tion as to the future careers of ex Presidents. "Of course," he added, "there would have to be legislation providing that when a man is elected to the Presi dency, his succession to the cabinet position necessarily follows. OUTLINES. Six Republican members of the Bal-linger-Pinchot Investigating Commit tee yesterday issued a statement con demning tne report of the Democratic members, and asserting that their methods in attacking Secretary Bal linger were unlawful. At the con vention of the National Retail Drug gists's Association in Pittstmrg yes terday drastic resolutions demanding reforms were passed. Another rev olution -s imminent in Honduras. Thi rebels may secure help from General Estradsr in their efforts to oust the president of the Republic. Seven of the ten officials of Chicago meat pack ing companies, indicted for violation of the anti-Sherman law, appeared in Federal court yesterday and furnished three bonds of $10,000 each. The Democratic victory in Maine was com plete, the State election giving the Democrats majorities in both branches of the Legislature. Returns in the second primary in South Carolina in dicates the election of Col. Cole Blease for governor. New York market: Money on call easy 1 3-4 and 2 per cent, ruling rate 1 -8, clos.ng bid 1 7-8, offered at 2; spot cotton closed quiet five points lower, middling uplands 13.85, middling 14.10; flour quiet and lower to affect sales; wheat No. 2 red 1.03 3-4 elevator and 1.04 f. o. b. afloat, No. 1 Northern Dulutn .z f. o. b.; corn easy, No. 2, 65 i-2, elevator do mestic basis to arrive, No. 2 65 f. o. b. afloat; oats spot firm, standard whue new 38 3-4; rosin and turpentine steady. M EVE OF CONVENTION SITUATION TENSE Independent Democrats of Tennessee Will Decide The Issue Today. DEMOCRATS OR REPUBLICAN? Declared Patterson's Action Only a Sacrifice to Keep Machine in Con trol Appeal to National Committee Not Unlikely. Nashville, Tenn., 'Sept. 13. On the eve of the independent Democratic State convention whose action tomor row will go far toward determining whether the next Governor of Tennes see will be Democratic or Republican, the independents assert that the Gov ernor's withdrawal from the regular Democratic gubernatorial candidacy is an attempt to maintain in power what they call his machine at the sacrifice of his own office. Indications tonight are that the in dependents, believing this to be Gov ernor Patterson's motive, will refuse tomorrow to accept the peace over tures made today by the regular Demo- tcrats. The independent leaders say ' . . . i i i i i j ir.ai mucn oi tne country vote noma a belief that it is in honor bound to endorse the Republican nominee, Capt. Ben W. Hooper, in return for Republi can support in electing the indepen dent State judiciary last August. The regular Democrats rallied today and prepared resolutions appealing to the independent convention to heed the chance for Democratic success this FalL either by naming the date for a harmony convention, or by leav ing the tangle to be unwound by Nor man E. Mack, chairman of the Demo cratic National Committee. The compromise resolutions declare that after the withdrawal of Govern or Patterson, reasons for factional- dif ference no longer existed; that it is the duty of all Democrats to frustrate the Republican patty in its attempt to control the political destinies of th State. The compromise .proposition asks that the independent convention Itself call at an early date a State conven tion for all Democrats to nominate a candidate for Governor, adopt a plat form of principles and elect a new State executive committee. ENDORSE J. W. FOLK. State Meeting of Political parties in Missouri Began Meeting. Jefferson City, Mo., Sept. 13 State committees of the political parties in Missouri began meetings here today in preparation for the Fall campaign. New chairmen of the committees were elected1. The Democratic, Prohibition, Re publican and Socialistic labor parties will draft platforms before adjourn ment. The meetings may continue through tomorrow. The Democratic committee, according to the leaders, endorses Joseph W. Folk for the presidency. Champ Clark, leader of the minor ity in the House of Representatives, is chairman of the Democratic reso lution committee. Jefferson City, Mo., Sept. 13. Both the Republican and the Democratic State 'committees tonight adjourned until tomorrow without adopting plat forms. Both drafted a platform before adjournment. Joseph B. Shannon, of Kansas City, an adherent of James A. Reed, of Kansas City, who is con tending for the election to the United States Senate with former Gov. David R. Francis, of St. Louis, was elected chairman of the Democratic State committee. Congressman James T. Lloyd, chairman of the Democratic Congressional committee, was chosen chairman of the resolutions commit tee. Charles B. Morris, of St. Joseph, was chosen chairman of the Republican State committee without opposition. Former Congressman Joseph J. Rus sell tonight was elected permanent chairman of the Democratic State con vention. In his speech he predicted a Democratic victory not only in Mis souri but throughout the country, and also the election of Congressman Champ Clark as the next Speaker of the National House of Representa tives. The draft of the Democratic plat form contains an indorsement of for mer Gov. Joseph Folk for President in 1912. The draft of the Republican plat form endorses the administration of President Taft as well as his conser vation policies and those of former President Roosevelt. The tariff law is also endorsed. The Hague, Sept. 13. The award of the international court of arbitration in the New Foundland fisheries case became irrevocable today with trie ex piration of the five days allbwed for an appeal without either the United States or Great Britain having enter ed a protest against the findings. Louisvelle, Sept. 13. After leaving a note to Capt. Devan,. who Is in charge of the life saving station on the Ohio river at this point, asking that he be "fished out", Charles Dres se, a grqeer, drowned himself late yesterday afternoon. His body was re covered by the life savers. Dresse is said to have been in ill health. COMPLETE RETURNS IN MAINE Democratic Victory Even in Both Branches of the Legislature Means Democratic Succes sor to Senator Hale. Portland, Me., Sept. 13. Complete returns for the vote for Senators and Representatives in the State election yesterday gave the Democrats sub stantial majorities in both branches of the Maine Legislature, which at the oeginning of the new year will elect a United States Senator to succeed Eugene Hale; a secretary of State; State Treasurer, Attorney General and Commissioner of Agriculture. According to the uncomplete .returns the Legislature will have a Democratic majority of 36 in joint ballot. The Senate will consist of 21 Democrats and 10 Republicans, while the House will have 88 Democrats and 63 Repub lican members. The last Legislature consisted of 122 Republicans and 60 Democrats, the Republicans having a majority of 15 In the Senate and 47 in the House. Practically complete returns tonight on the vote of the State for Governor gave Col. Frederick W. Plaisted, Dem ocrat, 73.644, and Governor Bert M. Fernald. Republican 64,912, a plurali ty for Col. Plaisted of 8,732, as against a plurality of 8.064 for Governor Wil liam T. Cobb, Republican, four years ago. The total vote of the two leading parties yesterday was 138,256. Four years ago it was 130,790. Doubt still existed tonight regard ing the fourth Congressional district. Congressman Frank E. Guernsey, of Dover, the Republican candidate, and George M. Hanson, of Calais. Demo crat, each claiming victory by a small plurality. In the first district Asher C. Hinds, Republican, is elected by a plurality of about 700 over William H. Pennell, Democrat, and will occupy, the seat in Congress once held by Thomas B. Reed. The second and third districts will have Democratic Congressmen as was shown by the re turns last night, D. J. McGillicuddy, of Lewiston, succeeding Congressman John P. Swasey, Republican, in the district which Nelson Dingley, of Ding ley tariff fame, formerly represented, while Samuel W. Gould. of'Showhe gan, will be successor to Congressman Edward Burleigh. Republican, wno has represented the third district for the last 18 years. Parker on The Result. New York, Sept. 13. Judge Alton B. Parker, Democratic candidate for President in 1904, took occasion again today to comment on the Democratic victory in Maine and on other mat ters that appear to him to loom large in the political field of the day. "The dream of a permanent presi dency with Mr. Roosevelt in the chair," said Judge Parker, "has long haunted the pillows of many follow ers as well as himself. They have seen as through a glass darkly, the workings of a new National custom, when the executive power shall be come the steward of the public wel fare, and an independent judiciary basing its judgment on principles in stead of men, shall be no more Then too, shall the good trusts re ceive the Presidential blessing with assurance that there will be no hos tile success or to transfovm it into a curse. Many steps have been taken to that end by Garfield, Pinchot and others, under the leadership, of their chief, who but recently returned from a triumphal tour in behalf of the propaganda of the new faith. There seemed to remain but one more step to reach the goal the capture of New York with Roosevelt for Governor. To smash the Republican machine and then ride over it to overwhelming vic tory. Aye, that indeed captured the imagination for then would all the East surrender. "Mr. Hearst saw the picture too, and for some reason was pleased with it. So he tendered his support, and all will agree that he made ten der of great value. But, will Mr. Roosevelt dare? Aye! That is differ ent. Maine has spoken and the voice must be analyzed before risking this precious cargo with the voters of New York. "Wil he dare! That is an old say ing never prophesy unless you know. "I don'J; know but my guess is that he will not dare." REORGANIZING BUREAUS. Secretary Morton Arranging for Con ferences Taft Expects. Chicago, Sept. 13 Charles D. Not ton, secretary to President Taft, while in Chicago last week, it is learned, arranged for a conference in Washing ton of a corps of efficiency experts to outline a plan for the proposed reor ganization of the departments of the Federal government. He made tentative plans for the at tendance of Elton Flower, president of the Chicago civil service -commission: Prof. W. Gilman, of the University of Illinois; Major Charles Delano Hine, of Chicago, and other authorities on matters of classification of service, at a conference late this month. The result of this preliminary work, it is said, has been a conclusion to call the conference of experts about the time of the cabinet meeting on September 24th. ARRESTED IN ST. PETERSBURG. American and Woman Are Accused of Swindling Schemes. St Petersburg, Sept. 13. Upon the request of the Berlin police, an Ameri can citizen by the name of Margolin and a woman companion were arrest ed here today charged with having conducted a swindling operation in volving $50,000. BLEASE ELECTED IN SECOND RACE Local Option Advocate Won v in Second South Caro lina Primary. FOR GOVERNOR OF THE STATE Moore is In Lead for Adjutant General. Hampton Wins for Railroad Commissioner The Defeat . of Featherstone. Columbia, S. C, Sept. 13. With over 93,000 votes out of probably 110, 000 votes accounted for, returns from the second Democratic primary indi cate the election of Cole L. Blease, of Newberry, for Governor by a small majority over C. C. Featherstone, of Laurens. W., W. Moore, of Barnwell, is safely in the lead for adjutant gen eral. For railroad commissioner, U. McDufhe Hampton, of Columbia, holds a 4,000 lead over James Canslef, of Tirrzah. In the second Congressional district James Byrnes, of Aiken, and J. O. Patterson, of Barnwell, incumbent, are running very close, with Byrnes lead ing with 39 votes at last accounts. In the sixth Congressional district J. E. Ellerbe, of Marion, incumbent, leads P. A. Hodges, of Marlboro by 1,100. Blease entered the race as a local option advocate with Featherstone the champion of State-wide prohibition. In the first primary there were four other candidates, but all were elimi nated except Messrs. Blease and Fea therstone. Before the first primary the battle was fought out largely on the liquor question, but since that time tne press of the State had center ed a vigorous attack on Blease's rec ord. The result, however, is largely a defeat for State-wide prohibition, as many of Blease's votes were drawn from men opposed to State-wide prohi bition. Especially was this the case in Charleston, which gave Blease a large majority. The vote as tabulated at 11 o'clocK tonight shows: For Governor Blease 48,io4; Fea therstone 45,313. For Adjutant General Moore ' 60, 901; Richardson 29,220. For Railroad Commissioner Hamp ton 47,070; Cansler 42,898. For Congress Second district, Pat terson (incumbent) 5,610; Byrne, 5, 649; Sixth district, Ellerbe, (incum bent) 7,717; Hodges, 5,621. Returns at Midnight. Midnight returns in the State and Congressional contests give: For Governor, Blease 49,787; Fea therstone 45,877. For Adjutant General, Moore 64,345; Richardson 29,974. For Railroad Commissioner, Hamp ton 48,419; Cansler 43,958. For Congress, Second district, Pat terson, incumbent, 5,718; Byrnes 5, 676. Sixth district, Ellerbe, incumbent, 7,758; Hodges 6.676. Charleston County for Blease. Charleston, S. C, Sept. 13. With all save five comparatively unimportant boxes heard from at 9:15 tonight, the- returns indicate that Cole Blease, candidate for Governor on a local op tion platform has swept Onarleston county. Blease's vote is 3.450 while that of C. C". Featherstone, the prohibi tion candidate is 720. Of the twelve city precincts Featherstone carried on ly one and of all the 17 precincts, both city and county heard from he carried only three. Blease's overwhelming majority is attributed largely to Mr. Feather- stone's very radical views on the li quor question and the enforcement or the liquor laws with respect to thl city, expressed at a campaign meeting here. The five boxes that remain to be heard from will not be in until to morrow. They are all situated in re mote sections of the country. THE DESIRED COTTON SEED. Will Resist the Fatal Anthracnose The Discovery. Athens, Ga., Sept. 13. Prof. Do loack, along with other members of the staff of the State College of Agri culture, 'all of whom have been work ing to develop a cotton seed that will resist the fatal anthracnose, have practically succeeded in securing the desired type of seed. It is calculated that this discovery will save the Southland millions of dollars annual ly, providing the seed can be placed in general use. Experiments have been conducted for some time by many experts along this line in an effort to discover a seed resistant to the fatal disease. ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN. Occurred at Saluda, N. C. Special Train With Officers. Asheville, N. C, Sept. 13. A spe cial train carrying the sheriff, two deputies, a special agent of the South ern Railway and two bloodhounds left here at midnight tonight for Saluda in pursuit of unknown criminals who attempted to wreck Southern passen ger train No. 13, due here at 10 o'clock. The train, going at a rapid rate of speed, had rounded the curve near Sa luda at 8 o'clock tonight, when the pilot of the engine struck a heavy piece of timber lying across the tracks The train was not derailed, however, the pilot throwing the log off the track. .;) I 11 i. t X--- ';':'