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. v - f THE WEATHER. ; DO YOU ADVERTISE? I oral showers Tuesday; Wednesday': gene ';'"' lair; moderate southwest . If not, why not? Perhaps there' a reason. A requet. to ihU. office will bring a man to talk It over wlth you. trim!' ffGKLES TELLS OF THE SUGAR WAR Relates the Struggle Which Resulted in Combining the Big Concerns.' US GREEK AGAINST GREEK Havemeyer Controlled the East and Spreckles the West Son of Su gar Magnate Before the House Committee. Washington, June 2G. Details ofl 5 great suar war iu the early nineties Ijetwcen Clai.o Spreckles" in the West, und Henry. O. Havemeyer, in tuo East, resulting in an alliance between tho;e two sugar sovereigns, were re lated today to the Sugar Trust Inves tigating oiniiiittee of the House by John D. Spreckles, son. of the Pacific su;ar magnate and president of the Western Sugar Refining Company, of San Francisco. Vnen Claus Spreckles met Henry 0. Havemeyer, in mat old sugar, war," jsked Representative Madison, of the witnes , ' it was a contest of Greek against GreeK, was it not?" it certainly was a fight." ' Your lather was a masterful man in the sugar industry, was he not?" jHe was to the Pacific coast what Henry 0. Havemeyer was to the At lantic." -Wasn't he a monarch over the su gar industry." ,in a lawtul way, he was," .;aid Mr, Spreckles. "We always aim to carry Gjoir business in a lawful manner."- Mr. Spree hies then described how, during the sugar war, his father in Tided the Eastern territory and erect- a great cane sugar refinery in Phil idelpliia. That brought about tae ataination of the fight. "Who was the first of those two ustei- to throw up his hands?" Mr. 'Mison resumed. ;?.: f . I 1 think it was Havemeyer," saidi t. SprecMes. "When we entered ii SUit iu that flght.'xif: Coitrse; both iv father and Mr.- Havemeyer rcjaliz id that they were losing money. They came to their senses, and, in short, came toscther and concluded that such a fight was of no use. It re :ulted in a consolidation of the plants in the East and the formation of the Western .Sugar Refining Company, of California, which took over the Ameri can Sugar Refining Company plant and our plant there. The American plant in the West was closed down. Each side took a half interest in the new company. In the East the entire Philadelphia Spreckles plant wa3 eventually sold to the American Sugar Eefining Company. That was, I think "After that there never was any competition between Spreckles and Havemeyer, wa- there?" Mr. Madison inquired. "Xo, but there has since been plenty of other competition." Mr. Spreckles also described how Hr. Havemeyer became associated ith thtm in 1897 in the Spreckles Beet Sugar Company in the erection of the largest beet sugar plant in the irorld. He further related this history of an egreenient in 1903 between the West ern Sugar Refining Company with a ri wl concern, the California-Hawaiian Sugar Company, whereby the plant of the hitter was leased bv the former and shut, down for three years. Event- wi' u was turned back to the origi nal owners and is again a competitor. This transaction, Mr. iSpreckles said, fe was advised by counsel, was not a violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. ; . The witness declared that in his "Pinion free trade in sngar would ruin ? beet sugar business and, he proph esied that with the tariff on sugar let aorie, the State of California alone uld fn-nisii enough sugar from beets o supply tiJC entire United States and 0 warnnu the tariff protection of the industry hi answer to questions by Repro- " lV" (linos Mr, Spreckles declar '"that the American Sugar Refining L0rni;;ui " flirl nnt hnvo n mnnftnnlv n t .lie sugur business of the country. . their motive in coming to Cal ornin w;i;; to monopolize the sugar "-..,: , tl(.v did not succeed," Mr, Spreeki,, declared. . -m.. the American Sugar .Refin f ('"i:iaiiy having half of your .. ti'in torv you conscious of competi- iiiem in Misiouri river terri i "l Mr. Hinds. f ii. '" s. was the reply, "we com t;ieir Xew Orleans and New ;.V(. in that territory." (p.iS Ilot the American Su " ' K'in,;i,g Company, owning half . - oi tiie Western Sugar Renn 'ii:.;iny, iulvc a veto power in tfirn ' brother, my son, our at- :ai invself nro on iha ihnard nf direct,,,. dominate the affairs ot rut ii"",'1',,"!?'- Thoy can,t veto s or '.I1'1 '" 1 in (lie hoarine t.odav was ' "'ith, president of the Mor . ''""'I', and president ',-of the ; .'i'." s,,sar Company, an aili- ai ' uormons and the Ameri- rivwi ,t(.'r,ninS Company. He ar- . c- N- Niblejr, busi- I'n'M1""' Uf,d 'Smoot, of ""-"'""t smith will be a Utah witness lhu;HT: FORhBECIPBOCIlY Determined Effort tt Advance the Measure Begins Today Root . Amendment Out of Way Before The, Senate. Washington, June 26. A persistent and perhaps day toy day effort, begin ning tomorrow to advance the Can adian reciprocity- bill. In the Senate hy getting unanimous consent to fix a definite time for a vote on it, and, onseparate dates, on the House wool and free list bills as weh. will be nnade by Chairman Penrose, of the Senate Finance Committee. He does not count upon immediate success for his efforts, however. . With the-Root amendment to the wood pulp and printpaper schedule of the bill disposed of to his satisfaction, Mr. Penrose, after a canvas of the Senate, announced that his plan had met with more encouragement than he had anticipated. The stand-pat Republicans made lit tle or no objection and the Democrats none, but generally the insurgent Re publicans were not agreable Ho the proposition. They want time to pre sent the issues fully to the country and to the Senate. Even these objections Mr. Penrose hopes to overcome In time, and if his first request tomorrow is not acceded to he will repeat it daV after dav. "We shall at least ijucceed in in forming the public where the objec tion to action lies," he said, 'and if we succeed to that extent our efforts ill not have been in vain." There is some annrehensinn amnntr Republican Senators that the wool bill intent naca IF a v reached, but they feel assured that in tne vent or such a contingency the President would veto the measure un der his promise to .postpone all tariff legislation until a report can be rei ceived . from the tariff board. During the day there was a general tierhtenimr ud of the lines In favor of the reciprocity bill. The friends of tne measure on, the Democratic side continued to canvass of the situation and when the Senate adjourned de clared that no : future amendment would receive more than five Demo cratic votes. The Democratic Sena tors classed against the bill and fav orable to -amendments are: Bailey Simmons, Clarke, of Arkan sasf Thornton , and Poster and some o!' these are ranked as doubtful. Longer Vni'ih ara m prosiect. The Finance Committee will soon ask that the sitting or ; the Senate begin at H o'clock in the? hope that- business will be expedited.-' : The argument in sup port of the change is that as there is no committee meetings standing in the way of prolonged Senate sessions, all possible time, .should be given to re ciprocity. RIVAL OARSMEN GATHER. Collegiate Regatta on Hudson Today Big tvent or reason. PouehkeeDsie. N. Y.. June 26.-The eve of the collegiate regatta in the Hudson found the rival oarsmen rest ing at, their quarters along the river, but eager for tomorrow's contests. The long period of training ended this afternoon with light workouts. ' In Poughkeepsie every train brought enthusiastic colleeians and followers of the sport who eagerly discussed the chances of the various crews. CnrtiAll'B nrowess in the past natu rally made the Ithacans the . favorites. Columbia, and Pennsylvania, as the result of eood form shown in practice here, are looked upon as formidable ri Veils - While there was no public 'betting tonight, individual wagers showed odds of five to three, Cornell against the field. ' All of the crews in the 'varsity race are somewhat lighter than in former years. With the exception of. the Wiscon sin men, who have hadbad luck dur ing their training season, a spirit of confidence prevailed in the camps to night. BALLOON FALLS INTO THE SEA. Aerial Craft With Two Occupants is Swept Out During violent aiorm. Junia 26. Onf of the four balloons which ascended at Paris on Saturday, fen into me North Sea near the Island of Juist, vact Frispan eroun. yesieraay. A violent storm prevailed at the Hmo And the aerial craft was car ried 'rapidly out to sea. Two persons were aboard ner. The three other ballpons made land inoi: the Fast Frisiari coast. A res cue boat was sent'ou.t as feoon as pos-i sible to the aid of the distressea oai irin Kn . later 'returned, having re- covered only an empty pauasi "5 ' . - x 1 marked R. G. 13. ; . AFTER NEAR-BEER. Anti-Saloon League Campaign for Re piii.. nt I rtr.Uer Clubs, j Atlanta, Ga., June 25.A State-wide movement having for its object xne re peal of tfie near-beer. clause and the .hniitinn inpifor piutvs. was launch- ed throughout Georgia today by the Georgia Anti-baioon league. . had been sent to the pastors of all tne .htirnhoo in th afatA and these were rood aH todav's Rer vines. resolutions accompanying the lettersalso were nnOA.AH tn ha nnoroc-atinns. These approved the ' proposed near-beer bill and called upon tne several ijeui' and Representatives to work and vote for its passage. : . ". ' . tomorrow before ; the committee. He rod tn tAstifv" today and his arrival havtag been, heralded, -the committee room soon was weii.nnea with spectator among ' them, U many women. - - WILMUSttTOK.JSF. BIG GOAL CLAIMS Scheme of Syndicate to Con trol Valuable Alaskan Fields Defeated. GOVERNMENT TAKES ACTION Morgan-Guggenheim Syndicate Threa ten to Carry Matter to Supreme Court Caused Balljnger Pinchot Trouble. Washington, June 26. The disallow ance today of the famous Cunningham Aleskan coal land claims by the De partment of the Interior defeats the plan through which it was alleged the Morgan-Guggenheim syndicate had planned to control the dominating sec tion of one of the world's most valua ble coal field Secretary of the In terior Fisher, by , approving the De partment's decision as handed down by Fred Dennett, commissioner of the land office, has restored to the public domain the 33 Cunningham claims in volving an aggregate area of .5,250 acres and running in value high in the millions. While attorneys for the Cunning ham claimants have threatened an ap peal to the United States Supreme Court, such an appeal can be based only on some point of law involved and not on findings of fact as announc ed by the Department. The Cunning ham claims, which brought about the Ballinger-Pinchot investigation by Congress and the dismissal from pub lic service of Chief Forester Pinchot and Louis R. Glavis, have been in the public eye constantly for more than two years; In announcing the decision today, Secretary Fisher, who succeeded Mr. Ballinger last March, declared that new coal lands are needed in Alaska. He said in part: "It is the Intention of the Depart ment to proceed at once to- final le- termlnation of ail the remaining Alas kan coal claims so far as this can properly tie done, denying those that should be denied and granting those that should be granted as rapidly as possible." Commissioner Dennett, in his deci sion holding the claims for cancella tion on the ground of fraud, declares that each of the 33 entries was im properly allowed because of fatal de fects "apparent on their face." He asserts that the government conclu sively established the charges brought against the claimants, and that there is no doubt but that an agreement ex isted among them in violation of law. uuggenneim Remains Mum. New York, June 26. Daniel Gug genheim, head 6f the Guggenheim family, who will sail for Europe to morrow, refused to discuss the Cun ningham claims decision tonight, but expressed at length his opinion of business conditions in the United States, i "At the time when we ought to be enjoying the greatest prosperity of .any country in the world," he said, "we are the laughing stock of all Eu ropean economists because every so- called captain of industry is supposed to be liable to criminal prosecution. "We are nof happy" he continued. "Our finances are sood, money is plen tiful, our harvests have been abun dant, we have had no pests, no calam ities, such- as fires or earthquakes but we are not happy." He attributed this to the fact that the officers of large corporations do not know where they stand. He said he could not find that the officers of corporations in foreign countries were being prosecuted for co-operating witn each other or for syndicating their products and are enjoying excellent business conditions, "whereas, we, during the last two years, have been and now are doing not to exceed irom 60 to 70 per cent, of our actual busi ness capacity." TWO HUNDRED KILLED. In Cyclone Which Devastated Coast of -NChile Yesterday. Valparaiso, June 25. The great cy clone which devastated the coast of Chile a: few days ago extended from Pisagua on the north to Antofagasta on the "south. Torrential ruins have followed the hurricane, almost com nlettnfi: the disaster. It is . estimated that more than 200 persons were kll ed or injured and immense damage haV been done to (property of All kinds Reports here say that Iquique has been inunaatea. aiany vea&eis m au dition to .'launches-and lighters nave foundered." Incoming steamers report having passed buoys adrift, cargo and derelicts , REGATTA BIG SUCCESS. (Between Midshipmen and Blue Jack , ,"ets at Queenstown. Queen8towu,Jund' 26. The regatta ired for the midshipmen and blue jackets of the United States practice i squadron proved a great success today.- The mishipmen of the battle ships Iowa, , Indiana and Massachu tmtta mnrnftted In 12-oared cutters for a silver cup and the. championship of Queenstown bar Dor, ana me w " bovs . won. The Iowa's seamen also th other orizeSi . . The senior officers of the squadron attended ft ball at the admiralty house tonight. -.The ships;will sail for Kiel tomorrow. - . ; . ARE NOT GRANTED O, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 27, 1911. AFTER LABOR LEADERS AGAIN Officers of Federation Cited to -Appear in Contempt Proceedings Sam uel Gompers is the Chief Offender. Washington, June 26. President' Samuel Gompers, Vice President John MitcheH' and Secretary Frank Morri son, of the American Federation of La bor, under rules .issued-today by. Jus tice Wright, of the District of Colum bia Supreme Court, were cited to ap pear Monday, July 17th, and show cause why they should not be punish ed for contempt of court . The court's action followed the fil ing of the report of a committee of lawyers appointed" to investigate the dharge that an Injunction granted by the court in favor of the Bucks Stove & Range Company had been violated. In case the labor leaders ar adjudged guilty it Is yet an open question whether the court will impose a jail sentence. , , The committee's report nresehted by Chairman J. J. Darlington, submits that "there is reasonable cause to charge each ot these parties with wil ful defiance of the orders of the court." However, it is suggested that the labor leaders acted under belief that they were within their constitutional rights, and the . committee virtually recommends that due apologies and assurances of future submission if they be forthcoming, settle the mat ter. ,, Mr. Gomners is dealt with as the chief offender. It is probable that the cases will not be heard before Fall in the - event another trial becomes ne cessary. The . contempt proceedings against the labor leaders recently were pass ed upon by the United States Supreme Court which set aside jail sentences heretofore imposed by Judge Wright. The Supreme Court held that the con tempt on which Judge Wright former ly passed was of a civil nature and against the Buck Stove & Range Co. In dismissing the former proceed ings, however, the Supreme Court gave to the District Court aigt to re-open the case in the event that any contempt of the court itself or its or ders, should be found. Inasmuch as the stove company and the American Federations of Labor had adjusted their' differences, it was not supposed that the' matter would ne pursued turtner. ymi tne day fol lowing the decision Justice Wright im mediately . ordered an investigation with a view to further contempt ac tion against. the labor men. He ap pointed a committee of three lawyers to inquire into all the circumstances of the case, and to determine whether or not there had been a contempt of the court itself. The committee con sisted of J. J.' Darlington, Daniel Dav enport and Jatnes M. Beck. Samuel Gompers, in a statement, at once ques tioned the fairness of an inquiry by these gentlemen inasmuch as they had been associated as counsel for the stove company against the Federation. BEAUMONT WINS EVENT. Huge Crowds Witnessed Aero Flight at Brussels. Brussels, June 26. The huge crowds which gathered at the aero drome today broke into volleys of cheers as Beaumont, winner of the fourth stage of the International Cir cuit Aviation Race, arrived at 5:30 o'clock this evening. He was soon followed by Vedrines, Kimmerling and Garros All the aviators told of having been buffeted by violent winds and drench ed by rain. They were presented to the King, who warmly congratulated them on their achievement. Vedrines was the object of a special ovation and was presented with a lau rel wreath inscribed, "to the victor of the Paris-Madrid race." Up to 9 o'clock tonight when the of ficial records were closed, seven of the contestants had reached here. ' Of the other contestants Tauleau wrecked his machine near Gilze-Ryen, a short distance from the Belgian frontier; Vidart Prevot and Train are stalled by bad weather at the same place, while Wynmalen is at Brass chaet, about 35 miles from Brussels. All of the contestants expect to start again tomorrow morning OUTLINES. Tne Koot amendment was over whelmingly defeated in the Senate yesterday after seven hours' debate. The reciprocity bill emerged from its first ordeal unscathed. A roll call by the friends of the amendment was not demanded. The' Department of the Interior yesterday disapproved the Alaskan coal land claims, which de feats the plan of the Morgan-Guggen heim interests to control one of the most valuable-fields in the world. The testimony of Chas. H. Punk that he had been Bhadowed by detectives for several weeks at the Lorimer in quiry . yesterday, proved a sensation The great sugar war of the 90's between iClaus Spreckles and Henry Havemeyer, was related to the sugar trust investigating, committee , yester- aay, Dy a son or sprecKies. it was tne feature day of the inquiry. The la bor leaders have been cited to appear in confcefhpt proceedings, as a result of the action against the Bucks Stove & Range Co. New York markets : Money on cal steady 2 1-4 to 2 1-2 per cent, ruling rate 2 3-8, closing bid 2 1-4, offered at 2 1-2; spot, cotton closed quiet 25 points lower, middling uplands 14.75, middling gulf 15.00; flour was firmly held with a moderate jobbing trade; wheat. spot irregular, .No. 2. red 95 ele vator and 9G fob afloat; corn firm, expert, new No. 2, 62 1-2 fob afloat; 6a ts strong, -standard whiter 47, 1-2; rosin quiet, turpentine easy. '. Vitness at Lorimer Inquiry Says Detectives Have Been Shadowing Him. FEATURE DAY OF .THE PROBE Name of Edward Hines Mentioned by Funk as Person Who Employed Sleuths Committee in Ex ecutive Session. ..v Washington, June 26. Shadowed for weeks by detectives instructed to get anything possible against him was the alleged experience of which Clarence S. Funk, of Chicago, star witness in the present Lorimer investigation, complained today to the Senate Com mittee inquiring into the Lorimer elec tion. The statement produced a sen sation, because the name of Edward Hines, whom Mr. Funk had testified had asked him to contribute $10,000 toward "$100,000 used to put Lorimer! over at Springfield," was mentioned in connection with the services of the detectives. Mr. Funk declared that four detec-1 tives had followed him to Washing ton and two had watched him during luncheon today. One of them, he said, had been compelled to give hii name and that of his employer when caught in a tight place. Mr. Funk declined to break his word to the de tective and reveal his name. He said the employer was not Senator Lori mer. The committee ended the day's hearing by going into executive ses sion to consider the situation. At the executive session Mr. Funk is said to have revealed the detec tive's name and promised to produce him. before the committee, tomorrow if possible. The committee then took up a consideration of what steps to take to prevent detectives inferring with witnesses before the. committee. Mr. Funk's statement Jhat the. de tectives came at' the close of a -long examination on the witness stand. He retold the story he related to the Helm Investigating Committee in Ill inois abo'it how Mr. Hines is alleged to have a;-ked him as general manager of the International Harvested Com pany, to contribute $10,000 to the Lor imer fund. For hours attorneys and members of the committee had asked question after question of him about this conversation, the report of which I.robably led to the present investiga tion of the Lorimer election. The witness had described hi personal re lations to Senator Lorimer. Mr Hines and many others figuring In the case. Rather incidentally Mr. Funk re marked in answer to a questioh that his part in the case had been anything but pleasant, that had been promis ed more "unpleasantness." "Promised more?" repeated Senator Jones. "Yes, over the telephone and by an onymous cummnications, indirect threats have been made." Then in response to inquiries of Senator Kenyon, Mr. Funk said he had been followed by detectives ever since he testified at Springfield be fore the Helms Committee. Mr. Funk told about the detective following him to Washington and about getting the name of one of them. He said, the detective he had cornered claimed to be employed by the Thiele Detective- Agency in Chi cago, and had been instructed to get anything he could on Mr. Funk. He protested against being made to re veal the detective's name because "he seemed like a nice fellow," said ' he was not proud of what he was doing and had a family to support. To tell his name, Mr. Funk said, would mean his dismissal. . i . "If you don't tell it, all four will Lprobably lose their joos," suggested Senator Gamble. William J. Hynes, of counsel for Senator Lorimer and Edward Hines, urged the witness to reveal the name. 'Put Mr. Edward .Hines on the stand, and ask him to whom the de tectives report each night," respond ed Mr. Funk. Attorney Elbridge Hanecy, of coun ;:el for Senator Lorimer asked if the detective said the Senator employed them. - "No, Senator Lorimer did not em ploy them," declared the' witness. -. The 'committee then went into exec utive "session. NEW STATE BUILDING. Commission Considering What.De- . partments Snail use Floors. (SDecial Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, June 26.-rChairman Ashlev Home and Commissioner JL A T-ione of Sub-committee of the State Building Commission were in confer anna this aft.pmnon and tonierht with architects for the fireproof State ad ministration building and members of Supreme Court and State officers con sidering question of just wjjat depart ments or state snail De wcaiea on various floors of proposed building. J. Elwood Cox is third' member ot com mittee but did not get there for con ference which is preliminary to ses sion of full Commission tomorrow -to which the committee will report. Ash lev Horne Is " -chairman and W. E Springer, of Wilmington, secretary, of lull Commission. AN IMPORTANT WITNESS F. D. Ware Tells-How Ware-Kramer Co. Cigarettes Sales Increased Enormously Until 1907 and Suddenly Collapsed. (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, June 26. Plaintiff F. D. Ware, was on the witness stand in the damage suit trial of Ware-Kra mer Cor-pany , vs. American Tobacco Company, , this afternoon, and two days or longer will be required to fin ish with him. He reviewed the or- rro T1170 ti'nn -F a TX7r T-kXJ"To nrt v 4 Vm pany, the volume manufactured and sales of cigarettes in the rise of ouput from thirty foup million cigarettes in 1905 to sixty-seven million in i07, and collapse to thirty million in 1909. Also sales to jobbers the -country over to show decline in trade established through American Tobacco Company coupons, free goods and other meth ods. Judge Connor refused to admit testimony by Ware to prove that R. G. Briggs, president of Wells-White-head Co , the Wilson branch of the American Tobacco Company, made ov ertures to stop the formation, of Ware- Kramer Company, advising Ware ,it was impossible to 'buck the govern ment,'' as he termed the American To bacco Company. Counsel for the plaintiff gave notice of withdrawal for present the depo sition of Jno. Troustine, of Ne York, partially presented Friday. This ev idence extends to tne anegea Ameri can Tobacco Company, and W. M. Carter conspiracy against the Ware- Kramer Company and has precipitat ed difference between counsel and the court that may play an important part in the result of the trial. STOLE $10,000 IN BONDS. Attorney and Office Clerk Arrested Yesterday at Pittsburg. Pittsburg, June 26 A. L. Pearson, an attorney, and president of the TTnlnn Realtv ComDany. of this city, and Emanuel M. Carnahan, a clerk, empolyed in .the office of Holmes war- dop & Company, brokers, were arrest ed here late today, charged witn tne theft of bonds valued at $10,000, be longing to the brokerage? firm. Pearson is a member of a prominent Pearson, commanded ;tfae State troops fatfUly; - His father.' -General A JLi. here during the railroad 'riots VI 1877 Ttnth mpTi wera committed to i ail lh default of $12,000 bail each , It t Stat ed that $5,000 worth of the bond nave been recovered and the balance have been traced. Charges of larceny and reaaivine stolen goods :were made against Pearson and Carnahan ny JO' seph H. Holmes, senior member of tht hAokeraee firm. The bonds in Question disappeared from the company s office on Novem ber 13, 1908, at a time when Mr Holmes was in New York, and Mr Wardron on a business trip in tne West The case was then put into the hands of a detective agency. A week ago the bonds were offered for sale in New York. The sale was al lowed to go through. Todav Pearson and Carnahan were confronted by officers in the former's office. Carnahan at once accused Pearson of having the bonds, and both were arrested. u Aponrdine to Carnahan. he found the bundle of bonds gold debenture coiinons of the Delaware & Hudson Railroad lying in, the hallway out side 'the; firm' offices, late in the Af ternoon of November 13th. He pick ed them ud. he said, ana seeing tney were bonds, took them to Pearson's oliice, several floors above, to see if they were worth anything. ie left the bonds with Pearson, he alleges, receiving no money whatever, ana Pehrson promised to look them up. Whran the bonds were missed by his employers. Carnahan :says. he was so frightened for fear of being arrest ed that he aid not tell any one or his find." Pearson, he alleges, refused to talk with him about the bonds, or give them back to him. Pearson stated , tonight that he had purchased the bonds from John D Hite. He says he did not know they had been stolen, and he fully expects to be cleared. Just who "John D. Hite" is has not been made clear. Both Pearson and Carnahan were naleased on bail tonightand will be given a preliminary Jxearing before a police magistrate next Thursday. HIS MEMORY RETURNING. Mark W. Harrington at Last Responds to His Right Name. New York, June 26. Mark, W. Har rington, formerly a professor m the University of Michigan, and later chief of the United States Weather Bureau, who has. been- an inmate of the New Jersey State asylum at Mor ris Plains for nine years, hSs shown a sign of returning memory, accord ing to an announcement made today by Dr.- Britton D,( Evans, superinten dent of -the institution. During the entire period of his residence at Mor ris Plains Mr. Harrington has declar ed that he was "John Doe," and knew nothing jnore than this concerning himself, but within the past few days, he has responded to his correct name Dr. Evans made the test and will make others soon, he said today prior to testifying in proceedings brought by . Mrs. Harrington to have herself appointed a committee of ,her hus band's estate. Certain feature of Mr. Harrington's affliction is his failure to recognize his wife and his declara tion that she i3 a stranger, although she searched for him tirelessly f pi- eight, years following his "disappear Aance until she found him. WHOLE NUMBER 13,64 5 SENATE REJECTED - Reciprocity Bill Emerged From its First Ordeal Un scathed Yesterday, ' ROLL CALL NOT NECESSARY Had Reference to Woodpulp and Print- paper Section of Agreement Measure Now Open to Gen- , eral Fight Features. Washington, June 26. The Canad- . ian' reciprocity bill emerged from Its first ordeal in the Senate tonight un- ROD DIET, sathed. The Root amendment, pro- " posing a modification of the woodpulp . and printpaper section of the agree ment, was defeated after seven hours of debate, by an overwhelming vote. The friends of the amendment were so satisfied of its defeat that a roll call on the vote was not demanded. This leaves the riciprocity measure open to the general fight that is to fol- , low for amendment of important pro visions of the Payne-Aldrich tariff law. " : Senator LaFollette announced in a speech opposing the Root amendment, that he, would give to. the Senate a ;:. -chance to pass -on general tariff amendments for free paper, free lum- . .; ler and lumber products, and for re- ductions in many other schedules. Senator Clapp also announced his in-,,' tention of offering a free paper amend- ' ment later; and other Senators gave ' evidence of their purpose to force from now pn consideration of tariff re- J; vision on the widest plane.' .-.'..' Attack on the Root. amendment was - interspersed with attack on. the whole reciprocity measure in the debate that ran throughout the afternoon ', ana - which resulted in the defeat of Sen ator Root's proposal to change the House bill by. requiring that all Can-- . adian ' provinces should remove their export restrictions on pulp woOtV and' j it's product, ..efore the reciprocar rea tuices of-thei woodjnili and printpaper " section of "the agreement" went , into effect." .-'vv' . "I am opposed t6 this socalled re- . ciprocity legislation as a '"whole be cause I believe it is wrong, harmful and unjustifiable," said Senator La- ' Follette. ' Senator LaFollette declared there w.a no justification for any duty on printpaper. To continue a high tariff on paper. he said, was to put a premium on "in efficiency and sloth," and to make the protective tariff "deaden all construe- 4 tive force'' for the development of ef ficient management. Senator LaFollette 'criticised the newspapers for having urged the reci procity- measure as a means or getting . . relief from the oppressive charges of the printraper manufacturers. He said they had joined with the "pack crs, the Tailroafis, the flour millers ; and- others who would secure advan tages through the passage of the reci procity b:il." Senator LaFollette declared that in the testimony taken by the Finance Committee it would be shown that the newspapers had suppressed the news cf the reciprocity procedings;? but on this point (Senator Stone, who also is a member of the Finance Committee, declare! the Wisconsin Senator was mistaken. "That is the blackest page in the newspaper history of the United States," said Senator LaFollette, . "I regret that that fact must become part of tne history of his legislation. But it is a stubborn fact. There is . no one who followed the hearings be fore the Finance Committee but knows that those who" favored the Canadian agreement were given great space; but when the agricultural In terests came before the committee, making a great showing of the injury they would suffer, a showing which I consider the most important made be fore the committee, the news filled but meagre space in the great news- V papers' of the country. "I want to interrupt the Senator," . said Senator Stpne, "not to defend the newspapers, but because 1- thing -his statement is not quite Justified by the facts. It was charged that the Assoc- . iated Press for example, had ; given great space to the pro-reciprocity liter ature and to the pro-reciprocity con tentions, which the newpapers had greedily accepted and Wghly exploit ed. . "The facts as developed -show, as I understand them, that far more space ' ? was given the anti-reciprocity arguments- by the 'Associated .Press,' and ' . by the newspapers of the country than was given by either the one or the other in favor of reciprocity." Senator LaFollette expressed the he-: lief that other member of the Fi nance Committee would side with him in the controversy. , Senator Clapp, of Minnesota, oppos ed the reciprocity bill as a "deception, a delusion and a snare,", and said the Root amendment would 'but make It worse. v c . Senator Simmons, Democrat, declar ed the bill was not a Democratic meas- ure- . :jr..jri Elkins, W. Va,, June 26. A serious race war between Americans and Italians is reported to be in progress ""v at Weaver, south of here. - Four are reported dead and many, reported In-- . jured. The sheriff, and ninety - men have started to the scene. I. .v.. ,'A " H V7 ::,'v?-', ." ..'' f !-' . 'C M. it - A ' .' ''.'O.f-.V v' V i" '., sr. A It' .' . 7 4
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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