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4 - THE WEATHER. ruir today and Saturday; colder in west md central portions rnuj, west winds. moderate : Itt-t. Tfe: r , ; " : : I advertising. : " I . - :V? V ' l;rl MSj ! Wim T! S - A '''3' AY V . . - try to prov to. yourself that, thi- buu Vv;--'V-.;,:7 :v. - .fTTTr . -' " v . v , " r " - - ' ' ' VOL. LXXXIX-NO. 114. DICTOGRAPH GETS Operative Secured Admis sions of Perjury From Lorimerj Witness, i v HE'D FIX i:iES BUIIGH Instrument Was Placed In Hotel Room and Prepared for McGowan y Witness Admitted Having Perjured Himself Washington, Feb 1. How the die tograph was used to procure- an alleg ed admission front Charles McGowac, the Hines-Lorimer witness, that he perjured himself j' when he . swore he (iid not near . p(. icuc w ui .. a Lorimer election jfund, was explained to the Senate Lorimer Committee to oay by Detective . Al C. Bailey," a Burns operative v Bailey - took the stand after the fiery cross-examination of Detective' William J. Burns. He will be cross-examined tomorrow. For nearly two hours Bailey read lrom "notes" made from day to day of remarks McGowan was alleged to have made to Bailey, posing as a claims adjuster of the American Bridge Company. These! remarks were, al iened to have been made principally on a hunting trip; in Canada.' On one occasion, the detective 6aid Mcuowan told him he had written to Wiehe that he had to "come across." He ; sail MoGowan told him he only asked lor $5,000. -; .-' "You should have made it ten," I told him, Bailey, a wore." ; It certainly is worth $5,000 to per jure oneself," McGowan was quoted as replying. -ater -McGowan 'was credited with saying that he would fix the "whole bunch,'. if they didn't come across. .;,:'.r;'-;vV: V-'V? v On another day, specifically , deslg nated, Bailey said tocuowan remarked that where he made his 'mistake was when-he.madewan jj'ffMa vtt tflfcSMeJda, The name'of Rt J . .. Shields had Must been used. . , , . '":Vj Xl. f' '':'' "Shields had a pile of money on the table before him" when t . signed the siffldavit," McGowart . was quoted ' as aavinsr. "Shields ! said I do not want to give you money .for "making ' thlsj niliaavit, Dut we want to ao me ia thing with you. the Hines people have lots of money." I took only a 5 dim. ; was too green, or I would have tak en it all; that is: what it was there for- 'I - V , '' : ' : The detective told of going with Mc Gowan to Chicago and of McGowan's alleged attempts to get money from Wiehe. One night, McGowan was credited with saying he spent as a guest at Hines' residence. "When Mrs. Hines saw her husband and me, coming -into the house, she tainted," Bailey olaimed McGowan re ported. Bailey added .McGowan said Hines told him he would. be compen sated by Wiehe. j . . ; , "It was the sorriest day for me when 1 met Mr. Lorimer," Hines was al leged to have been quoted as saying On October 28th, Bailey" said Mc Gowan left a note for, him that every- thing was "O. Kv" and that" -he had iru lur uume, . ... , It was hern ' that RaTlev'ft services' were discontinued by the committee, only to be resumed by' the Chicago Tribune in December. '' K f In again getting into ; touch with McGowan.' Bailey said ha wrote the "subject" a letter telling of his pres ence in Detroit and his intention to isit Toronto. , i ''.- The dictograph was placed into a hotel room prepared for McGowanl ' At Columbus, Ohio, I worked it un ier a sofa, explained Bailey. "Here we put the discs on a table with a cover over it. Mr. McGowan will probably, recall the cover on " the tuble." ,; , ' - V. ' " McGowan remained silent :- . I : In the presence of H. E. Kerr, a hrass expert, of Detroit, Mich,, and with Jimmy Sheridan on the .' dicto graph, in an adjoining room, Bailey swore McGowan said he got'. $1,5.00 from Wiehe the day he left Chicago Taiiey quoted McGowan as saying that V'iche wnntort tA Hva him nnlV two .!' three hundred dollars, but.' McGow- an told him he expense for self. deserved more than having perjured hlm- TRINITY WINS CHAMPIONSHIP. Methodists Defeat Guilford Basketball Team, 14 to 12. . f f (Special Star Telegram;) ' iMirhain, N. CJ,. Feb. 1. The inuch 'nv;te( title to! the basketball 1 cham- 1'jouHbip of the iSouth, which: Guilford ) ollcge laid claim to, because of hav- !"B defeased the University of Virginia ; atnonc University, was wrested 'roni th Quakers here tonight when runty administered a' crushing de 'eat to the tune of 14 tn 12 It was the niost spectacular game ever seen here, na.the visitors made a desperate ef oit to win the game by Referee Doak, .; .uiuord, calling louls were mat .,nftf,T ,he game- 200 Trinity students in ,., y vlRitors gathered around an " ' le.nf bonfir?, built on .the campus Jo felebrate theivictorv. . - , . afmn Rural Bllildlng & Loan Associ. ""Oil ni)PlS l.o. r,.J- Fptip,,,;., : Bor,eB on &aiuraay, : .... V .. ' 1 . ' ' ' - 1 ' ' '' ' ' ' v" ' mopfiWTions Congressman Lawrence, , of RjverAnd Harbors. ; Committee, Declares Money Is Needed toVCom : plots Present Projects 1 Washington, got ci, Feb.' 1. Con gressman George Pr Xawrence, of the First Massachusetts .'district, who - has been a member of the Rivers and Har bors Committee "of the House for 12; years, during' which time he has been an indefatigable worker for a compre hensive policy, of, waterway. Improve tnent.on-.the part, of the general gov ernment, " believes r- that a river and harbor bill will be passed during the present session of Congress. . In my opinion there is absolute ne Cissity -for the enactment of a river and harbor bill at this session of Con gress,"; said Mr. Lawrence, today. "Such a bill is necessary for the pur" pose, of providing "(or the continuance of work on existing projects and for the maintenatfee of projects complet-i eel or nearing completion.', 'Forinerly piver4 and harbor bills were passed irregularly. One never knew when the next bill , would, come and consequently there was terrific pressure from all ovsjr' the country, to secure as large appropriations as pos sible tqr different projects in the va rious sections of the country. As a re sult of this slipshod method there were-more or less ill-balanced bills with some suggestion of the 'pork bar rel.' That condition, however, ;. has passed j away I . am pleased to v say. Congress has . adopted the policy of an annual river and . harbor bill. In such, a bill appropriations are made which are deemed , necessary by the engineer Icorps for , expenditures 'dur ing the coming fiscal year. Each member of Congress and all the puor: spirited waterway, associations, which are so inuch Interested in the advance- Ktnent Of particular projects, nowlinov? that ' there will be annual . bills ana there is therefore no occasion to press for. "larger.. .appropriations . than - 'arc deemed necessary by. the chief of en-, gineers. - ' . , ... '. - ' ' . ' "For the last two years the approp 1 riatfons have been made in. this way and in almo8t all cases have been limited-to the, necessities of the fiscal year and consequently' if a "'bul'ts not passed this session 6t, Congress,, river and harbor work all over the country; will ne topped, which would not only commerce, but which - would entail great.financial loss on the government, thrdugh the deterioration . pf ; , plant that would necessarily ensue.., So. as I, have said, there must be a hill pass ed to provide ,for maintenance and continuing work upon existing pro jects; : ' v ' . ' ; "I - realize that there is great need for economy in appropriations and ex penditures and whetner we snould go beyond what . I have indicated, and provide for entirely new projects is a debatable question. .There are, how ever, some projects of great merit which should be Adopted by Congress at the earlieset possible, date, and I hope that some of them can be includ ed in the measure now under consider ation by the Committee on Rivers and Harbors. It will take about $20,000, nnn fnr maintenance- and continuance of existing projects and in view of the condition or tne Treasury, applana tions for new work should be kept well within ten millions additional. v "There has .. undoubtedly been in New England as In otnfer parts of the country a decided increase in the in terest of river and harbor work. The educational campaign carried on by the National Rivers and -Harbors Con gress and kindred associations every where,"! believe, is, largely leoyuii sihle for the aroused public sentiment now universal in our country: looking to the improvement of our- rivers and harbors. v ' ' "Boston is to be made one, of the greatest .ports in -the world if money and public spirit can do it. The State has appropriated $$,00000 to be expended in the. construction of docks, etc.,. under the direction of a very ef ficient and public-spirited .board. : In order to co-operate wun uk dw y. h.rhnr hoard Coneressman Law- rence will have -inserted in the river nvta water connections witn atrurted bv the1 State nther tn nrovide for a 40"foot .kmnsi in thf. outer narDor President. Roads " to Massachusetts 'icniAniH this latter project he recommended by the, engineers win mu. wuuu i - - mean a large expenditure oi money uu me part ui uil5viuuivv.. r ' A new project or mucn iininauv has 'been recommended for Portland w.Vl Min. the neonle of that, city hotrtn? shown an- intense interest, in y, nrniAot jind are exceedingly anx lolls 1 that It D provmea - iur -iu coming bill that worfc may pe vum- nno Af the most ambitfousvof New England projects is that at-New Lon don, Conn.- The local authorities have rrtftd hrovlsioris for the . expenditure of IL000,00(r and have sked for tf surt- ' ,,J .. , ... JLliW .Inn tn vey in tne coming diu wun the construction of a 4p-foot channel and a ;report- by the engineers on ui nt ift.oneration by the Na- tional government with the State of Connecticut it is oenevea i ,.n )tn he'inade a great port and the local "authorities,' ft 1b understood, .riH TRAdv to contribute their fuU share. ' ' .;. , ".' er,Mis.: N.' Y . . V Feb :1 . j-james Doyle, third baseman ,of th6 Chicago National League team, died this after: nhnn at 4 o'clock.' , Three dayB ago he was operated on for appendicitis. ' The Rural Building & , Loan Associ atlon vopens new series, on Saturday, nil XiWILSOH WELCOMED I It A hinilf Iflifh dilll ew Jersey Executive Spoke at College and Before ' " " ' ' r v ' '''' Legislature. . REFERRED TO COL. WATIERSOli Wilson Was' Given a Rousing Retep- tlon In the Virginta Metropolis Made Slight Reference . s - to Watterson i Richmond, a., Feb!. l.F6ur thou sand people, including members of the G eneral Assembly and big ef egations from Wood row Wilson' clubsyn Rich mond, 'Staunton and Cnariottesville, gave Governor Wood row .Wilson", of New Jersey, a tremendous deonstra tion when he delivered an address on the "Democratic Opportunity''. -at the city, auditorium tonight,. A r large paft of the audience had expected , to hear some reference to the Harvey-Watterson-Wilson incident but tne Governor passed it. over in dignified silence. 7 . - . ; There ; -was vociferous applause when he declared that he was not an Insurgent, but an organization . man, adding that a party's suc;ess is im possible without organization. ."The difference between organization and a machine," he said, "is that organiza tion Is the systematic co-ODeration of men for a common purpose,- while a machine is the systematic corporation of men for a private purpose." On his arrival here this morning Governor Wilson was met by a recep tion committee md "escorted to the Jefferson Hotel for breakfast. At. 11 o'clock he delivered an address to the students of " Richmond , College." ' "I urge you," he said,: to the students, "that In making up your minds on the questions which now confront us, as a nation, you will not let your-judg ment be disturbed : by people -who call names.." This ..was construed Joy Ihi? fiieiKlasfa'Yeference ' to-:th Henry f Watterson, statement. . In his- address before the State Senate hevsaid that there Is a genuine community of feel ing on public questions. "The mod ern newspaper' has had " much to do with it.') he said, "but I am inclined to place the greatest credit elsewhere. While I have no -quarrel with most newspapers, and believe as a rule they give us a mirror of the times, I be lieve, that there are bad ones a.mong mem, particularly a lew . oi tnem Owned by certain men. These I think, ought to be discriminated against In closing he said: "I am glad to have an ' opportunity to appear before you. I have wanted to let you see that I at least appear to be an honest man." The Governor's address in . the House, like that in the Senate, - was brief. This afternoon he met hun dreds of citizens at a reception given in his honor at the Jefferson Hotel, but nothing touched him so keenly as the presence of 269 members of the WoodroW Wilson Club, of Staunton, in which town he was born. The Staun ton -club marched through the streets behind a band, creating; tremendous enthusiasm. W. F. Mc Combs, .the Governor's. campaign manager, was in conference for some time with Richard Evelyn Byrd, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, which led to the report that Mr. Byrd would look after, Gov ernor Wilson's interests in Virginia McCombs announced that v Governor Wilson had today accepted an invita tion .by the Kentucky Legislature to deliver an address at Frankfort, Feb ruary 9th. ' ' . - v BISHOP OF MERIT4E Bonzano Appointed Apostolic Delegate in United States Rome,' Feb., 1. -Pope Pius today ap pointed Mgr. Glvanno Bonzano rector of the congregation for the propaga tion of faith, to be apostolic delegate in the United States and created him titular bishop of Meritne. ; Mgr., Bonzano las already received the most cordial congratulations on his appointment from his predecessor, Cardinal , Fakonio, as well as from Cardinal Gotti, prefect of the propa ganda and Mayor Kennedy,-rector of tee American College. ; . . ' . ' He was born at Vigevanb.v province of Pavia, of . well-to-do parents. For a time . he served as a missionary in China, 'from which country, he was re called, owing to ill health,. In Decem ber, 190G, after resigning for a time at Vigevano,' he was appointed rectpr of the propaganda. He '' was " domestib prelate of the Pope since 1904. , - . c DR. SMITH NOTIFIED Considering Offer to Become President -of-. Washington and Lee Special. Star Telegram.) Lynchburg, Va.; Feb , 1 .William A. -Anderson and Frank T., Glasgow, of Lexington, members of the trustees of i" Washington and . Lee - - University here, thia afternoon notified Dr. Henry Louis : Smith, , president of Davidson Conege, of his recent election as pres ident of-Washington and Lee. After necfciy three - hours conference v Mr . Anderson stated that Dr. x Smith had taken the 'matter unde r consideration, but nothing was grven out as to what his probable action would :be in the premises. v, , . . v' j' ia E P,S8 Edwin : Hawley, Chainrnan of jM inneap- oila'-.A'v St.iLouinRalfway, and ; V Di reCtor ' In0er8;;;Died v ;. Suddenly ; Yesterday v New York,! Feb I -f-Edwin Hawiey; chairman of the . ooaifd of directors of the " Minneapolis andf St C Louis "Rail road,, and one of the- leading railroad magnates in-this country, died at his home here today aftter an fiihess of several weeks. y' J .'X-:J-V Early in the Winter Jvir Hawley had an attack of grip And ' returned to work beforehe had sufficiently recov ered. As a result he- suffered a re lapse and his physician told him that he would : have to . take . a long rest. Since then Mr . Hawley has been con fined to the house and recently; he be gan to suffer from indigestion. I; Early ure and death soon followed No ar rengements have as yet beea,;made for the funeral. . .' .1 s uy . ' The constructive Work of Mr. Haw ley In the railroad field has often been compared to that of Vthe late. Edward H. Harriman- With, his ..associates Mr. Hawley controlled the Chesapeake' & Ohio, the Colorado Central, the Min neapolis & St. Louis,., the. ..Missouri, Kansas and Texas, the Hocking Val ley, the Toledo, St. . Lpuis .& "Western, and other lines; '. ' f Y . . - . Among the companies of which Mr. Hawley was a director were the Col orado - & Southern ? Railway, Colorado Fuel & Iron Comp'anyi the Evansville & Terre Haute Railway, the Minneap olis & St. Louis, yjej Iowa Central and the Hocking Valley Railroad. Mr . Hawley was I 61 - years of age end hla earliest , ragroad service be gan in 18G7 as a clerk on the Erie Railroad," but his mofst important work was done between asau and 1892 in the service of. the fSouthern Pacific; where he was the .pght-hand man of the late vCoJli& P - Huntington The so-called Hawley system of railroads has been - built . up j within the- , last 15 years. ' ..-iL'.V-v - f. . ' ' " .Mr. Hawley was fe. bacheloT and the only, relative, wfth im when he died was his nephew:. vyauer .B. tranaai, a member; of the' Hawley nrm. . close personal, friend tof Edwin Hawley estimated his personal fortune tonight at , $30.00000;-' i Another inti mate friend of fhe financier said that he doubted af' MfrHawley himself had known owniui-'h he was worthy 'OVER' PROSECUTOR'S H fiAD.'i-y Governor of Louisiana Keeps His Pre- Election Promise New Orleans. Feb. 1. In making good his pre-election promise that .if voters in the recent Democratic pri mary -were'- prosecuted for ; procuring assistance In making out their ballots, he. would put Attorney General Gulon in charge of the cases, Governor; ban ders instructsd the Attorney General to take charge of all prosecutions begun since the election. " -J - - - v Nearly 30 of these prosecutions, were started in Orelans parish by District Attorney St Clair Adams, who, .in ac cordance with the Governor's instruc tions, is to be supplanted toy the At torney General. Mr. Adams said he would "'continue until estopped." St . Petersburg, Feb . 1 . .A dispatch from Kuldaja, Eastern Turkestan,, re ports that an indecisive fight has taken place between government troops and Revolutionaries near Urumptsi, north of the Lian Shan mountains. After the engagement the governor opened peace negotiations. The Mongolians, according to a dispatch from Urga: Lhave offered to Russia all the! .rights of . exploitation oi Mongolia S'. mineral wealth in return for compensation. Edwin : Hawley, one of "the Awading railroad magnates in this - country, died at nis home in New. York" yes terday. . Congressman Lawrence declared yesterday 'that appropriations were badly needed to complete present waterway- projects. ; - Charles D. Hilles, the' President's secretary, said yesterday that he. was sure Mr. Taf t would be nominated and re-elected President ; , v - Fire last night destroyed tho plant of the Arcadia Sugar Refining Co., at Halifax, N.'S., entailing a loss of $1, 0OQ.000. . .. ; , : The MAYinn revolutionists isiided a ioclamation yesterday declaring the recent elections null and : void ana Americans are fleeing across the b'or der. . I ; , i . ' Woodrowi Wilson spent yesterday in Richmond, Va.," where he addressed a number of students and the -General Assembly, v He made a slight refer ence to Col. Watterson. Tho ; fact was brought- out before the Inter-State Commerce Commission yesterday, investigating express rates, that: the-Adams Express Co.,,liad re ceived $67,D00 in overcharges on one month's business. . ?. ; Ortie McManigai, the confessed dy namiter, slipped away yesterday to Los Angeles. Cal., and Frank MorrL son, secretary of the American Fede ration of "Labor, testified ... before the Federal grand jury. , A Burns operative testified yester day, before the' LOrimer investigating committee that he had secured admis sions of having committed perjury from McGowan,- the Lorimer witness, by means of, the dictograph.-. New York markets: Money- on call steady, 2 to 2 1-4 per cent; ruling rate z 1-8, closing bid z, offered at 2 1-8 Spot, cotton closed quiet . 20 points higher., "lour steady. Wheat steady, No. 2. red 1.02 1-2 elevator; export ba sis, and 1.04 .f.o.b, afloat -. Corn ; firm, export 73 1-4 Lo.b. afloat. . : Rosin and turpentine steady, .. ' , . -T- l . '. f'-. : . I -: : r- 7 ORTIE ftl'MAHIGAL IQ CDIDITCn All lu Confessed Dynamiter De Parted Secretly for Los Angeles Yesterday. . GRAND JURY HAS ADJOURNED Frank Morrison Was Before the Fed. eral Grand Jury Entire Day Washington Bank Cashier Also Testified. , : Indianapolis,. Ind., Feb, 1 Ortie McManigai, the confessed dynamiter, who has been here several weeks aid ing the Federal grtfhd- jury in its in vestigation . of an alleged Nation-wide dynamiting conspiracy, departed se cretly for Los Angeles yesterday af ternoon, according to an announce ment made by Federal officials tonight. His departure was as carefully guard ed as was his arrival. According to the Federal authorities McManigai was escorted from he Federal huiirt. ing without attracting attention, al; iuwu&u luejr auniu inat iney selected a time when the road was clear. -r With him was Detective Malcolm C. McLaren, who has been his constant companion since his arrest. In the party also, were Sheriff ..William A. Hammel and Under Sheriff Robert T. Brain, of Los Angeles county. . ' , United- States Marshal Schmidt would . not say which route would Jie traveled, but it is understood that the party went by the way .of St Louis. The Federal officials would not say whether McManigai would be return ed to Indianapolis to testify should In dictments be returned and the cases brought to trial. It was announced today that the grand 'Jury has been adjourned until next Tuesday. When the jurymen re convene, it was said it. would be but a few days before indictments are re turned, as it Is said most of the impor. tant evidence has been submitted. : -Frank Morrison, . secretary of the American, Federation of Labor,1 was before . the Federal grand ;iury almost almost jonsplr- Investigation of- the; dynamite jconsplr acy asto the disposal of ; the $225,000 McNamara defense fund. s, Morrison had, said he was ready to explain the disbursements In detail, In the hope that the Federation's ac count books might promptly be taken back to Washington, bit District At torney Charles W. Miller declared the government would keep the-accounts for several days to prepare data for future use. More than 4,000 entries of the receipts of contributions, with a much smaller number of expendi tures, were shown by the books, ac cording to Morrison. "The expenditures include $170,000 paid out- through Attorney Clarence Darrow, as was reported to union offi cials some time ago," said Mr. Morri. son. "The amount was correct at that time, although Mr. Darrow received other payments since then." , ... It was said the examination of the Federation's finances was confined en tirely to the handling of the defense fund and no inquiry was made into the organization's affairs prior to-the ar rest of 'J.J. McNamarar'Iast-April. - Henry '.H. - Flather, cfcshief tf the bank at Washington where the fund was kept, also testified. He andMr. Morrison said they expected to depart for Washington tonight. , REPUBLICANS ON TARIFF Will Present Their Views of Steel - Bill to Senate Washington, Feb. 1. As a . result of a conference of Republican - sena tors at the' - capital,-: : immediately after the' adjournment of the Senate today, the Republican view, of the situation will be presented to -the Senate ant. to the House lin connection with rf.he House bill revising the iron and steel schedule. Thei meeting was attended by most of theRepublican members of the Finance Committee and also by some other Republican leaders, but none of the , Insurgent senators were present. .' -f' ? ' -,; . ; ' ,' - ' ' The first move in carrying out the programme will be a meeting of the Finance Committee. The full com mittee will be advised pf the desire of the Republicans for a general hearing on the iron and steel bill and it is be lieved several Democratic-members of the committee will offer no objections. While no enort. was made to, name a time, it was " generally believed that the ' hearings - wouiij .begin next ' weec No effort Lwas nmde to dec uek. wheth er the Republicans would . present a Buhstltute t for , the-.Upderwood steel bill, or content themselves with a di rect effort to defeat that measure; hut it is Relieved that there will be a sub stitute, as the ad Valorem system: which characterizes it . is unacceptable to Republican I senator generally. Witn the ' bill once in the Senate, whether on -a favorable or an adverse leport, the purpose, is to discuss it at length so as to present all political phases of the Republican side -of .the tariff question. ' : ' ' " " ; . . I BIG SNOW AT- GRENSBORO v! Indications For Biggest Fall of Sea v v . , son Last Night - ". (Special Star Telegram.) i Greensboro, N.,C.j Feb . 1 .Snow began falling here at 9 o'clock tonight and at 9:30 the ground was covered in the white blanket At 10 o'clock to night indications are that the fall, will be the heaviest of . the season. ; UIIIIIILU HWHI SHIPPERS ARE OVERCHARGED Examinational jk)ne Month's Business of Adams Express Company 1 " Showed Overcharges Am- -' 4 ounting to $67,000. Washington," Feb.. l.-r-Prosecution of express, companies for overcharg ing shippers on the transportation of their goods was. indicated by Commlsl sioner.Lane at the express rate hear ing today, to be the Intention of the Inter-State Commerce Commission. , "W. A. Ryan, one of the investiga tors for the commission, presented In tabulated form the examination of one month's, business of the Adams Ex press Company, showing that $67,000 in overcharges had been turned into the company's treasury. T..B. Harris son, counsel for the company, explain ed what are known a "over prepay ments", and asserted that he would be able to show that not more than 20 per cent of the $67,000 actually remained m the.company'8 treasury. He added that positive instructions were given hy the company to all its' representa. tives to make refunds on all discover able overcharges. ' "Well," said Commissioner Lane it is conclusively established that the agents of the companies themselves do not understand the tariffs and regu lations of the companies. v i "By-an examination of the business of the companies for one day we find more than 3,000 over-charges. Now, then, we propose to prosecute the companies for making these overcharg es. They are clearly violations of the law.". ; Mr. Ryan presented comparative ta bles of the operations of express com-' panies in Great Britain, France and Germany, and those of the United States. They showed generally that for similar service, weights and distan ces, the foreign rates were considera. bly lower than the domestic rates. Representatives of the express compa nies pointed : out that the business of the United- States was carried eith er on fast; passenger trains or on spe cial express .-trains, the matter of speed and - , expedition being given greater, consideration in America than in Europe. , . - The testimony and, figures thus far held by the commission's investigators tend to indicate a belief on their part that the . companies should .adopt a fiat : rate applicable to various zones to be established either voluntarily by the : companies; or oy order of the In- ter-State Commerce Ctommlsslonr " v WOULDN'T H EJR iH EYBURN. Many Senators Absented Themselves When He Began to Speak. . ' Washington, Feb. .1. Senator- Hey burn, of Idaho, today effectually block ed the effort of Senator Lodge and other members of the Committee on Foreign Relations , to have the Senate grant unanimous ' consent to the ' fix ing of a. dayv for voting on the' arbitra tion treaties ' with Great Britain and France. Senator Lodge asked that voting begin February 29th; but de cliring that he desired earlier action, Mr. Heyburn refused his--assent to the proposition. - . '' ' The objection of the Idaho Senatbr caused ,a spirited and prolonged colo quy between himself and Mr. Lodge. At its conclusion the ' latter demanded the regular order which was the con. si deration of the treaties. -He subse quently withdrew the demand.' Mr. Heyburn spoke in general de nnnciation of what he - characterized an a process of "railroading" great questions through the Senate, x Immediately after 'Mr. Heyburn. be gan his address all of the Democratic Senators except Mr. Martine, of, New Jersey, , absented themselves from the Senate chamber, as did many of their Republican colleagues. ... Observing the many vacant chairs around him, Mr, Heyburn -declared ' his intention .to speak at length on the .subject before the close of the debate, "even if I have to speak a solo." When ultimately the' Senator co' eluded Mr. Lodge gave no'ce that on next Monday he would ask the Senate to take tip the treaties and to vote up on them if no Senator was prepared to speak. ' " EX-JbDGE MclVER dead Confederate CajS tain and Member of Constitutional Convention of 1868 (Special Star Telegram.) ; Carthage. N. C Feb . x' Ex-Judge James Dairy m pie Mclver died at hi home here this morning at nine o'clock. ' The interment will take place at the Presbyterian cemetery at noon tomorrow. He is survived by his wife, vwho before marriage was Miss Mary A Kelly, of this place; and two daughters, Misses Anna and Mar garet;:, Judge Mclyer was; a man of strong character and commanding per sonality and for-quite a half century has been prominent, in the social, po litical and legal life of this section pf the State. . He was a Mason and a prominent and useful member, of the Presbyterian t church from early life. He-was. a captain in the Confederate army and was .'signalized for bravery and, honorable ervice4 He was .a member of the State Legislature about the closeof. the, war and a member of the Constitutional Convention of 18C8. For two terms he held the office. f fcolicitor for this Judicial district and in 1890 was eiected a judge of the Su perior Court and served eight years. He was .engaged h the active practice of - the law after his terms as judge, until failing health a year or two ago made it necessary, for him to retire. ; Hamilton, Va., Ieb. 1. The gasoline mail launch. Lessie, running : between Manteo and Hatteras, N C was burn ed at her dock at Manteo today as the result of an explosion which severely burned Engineer , Barnett The Edna V. , May, ;asister ' boat. was. recently burned under similar circumstances. WHOLE NTJMBER 13.814. Revolt, Headed by Zapatista,! . Has Grown to Forrriidible . Proportions. REVOLT OF JUAREZ 6ARRIS0U ' The Mexican Revolutionaries Issue Procramation.'Dkclaring Election v. Void Protsctlon for Americans ' v Atked From kl' Paso, Tex. ; Mexico City, Feb. 1. -It is the gen erar belief here that the Madero gov ernment faces -a 'crisis. '.; The President and members of his cabinet now admit that the rebellion?, headed by Emillo Zapatista has grown to such proportions as to make it the most formidable menace yet faced" by ; the present government. The conduct ' oi the campaign against the Zapatistas . now operating over a wide area, and the uprising at Juarez last night, were " discussed In a special cabinet meetine . this afternoon. . The President was . not willing to admit that the mutlnv of troops at Juarez was uirectly con- nected with the Zapatista rebellion and it was agreed that Pasquel Oroz co, with .400 men . with him .whom he . has been ordered to take from Chihua-1 hua to Juarez, would be sufficient to restore order at that point. . ; The Immediate cause of the mutiny was a misunderstanding of orders, ac-', cording to Abraham Gonzales, minister , of... the interior. The . minister said Orozco had been . instructed to dig- , charge 300 of the rurales, but to do so very gradually, Instead, of this being done 70. were .mustered out at ono time. Minister Gonzales . believes the post commander , misinterpreted Orzooo's- orders, ' i - , , ' "That order is. not particularly se rious, said Madero. It was a dis- agreeable.: incidents hut the rebellious troops are fighting .under no special hflXWtf-'i-r'l .'!f'f' :,,V" :-. rrf, "'', v' fi ' jr i . . . . . .... . n.i vrBnifiTit L Maaprn iwyyif , to-, , Associated vPress.- rprfsCntatiVeT" his f confidence in, the loyally of Orozco ahd ; ik. .his ability, to handle unaided the : situation, in." Juarez;' He reagrded the importance of the incident at Juarez " a exaggerated, ; ; .' - T . Reports today from Chihuahua and , Torreon . are that - there has - been no disaffection ; among, the . troops there; ' but a consular report to the American . embassy statedr that" the action of . bandits fn the'yicinity of Torreon has greatly alarmed the. people of that city. :- Acting upon cohsurs suggestion Am erican Ambassador" Wilson' protested' to the foreign office against a report' ed intention to remove the garrison. To unofficial; Mexico the significance '5 of the Juarez revolution lies in the fact that Insurrectionists have gained a -point,. of entry from the. United States. -the identical ' thing for which Madero fought for so many weeks. . During the Madero, revolt it was as sumed that possession of such a port , would facilitate the Revolutionists in obtaining , ammunition and arms, anfl even men. . . , .. though lacking a .revolutionary.. pror paganda further - than, a declaration that Madero has violated the promises, ot the "plan of. San Luis Polos," Zapa- ..... tista has recrulted,an army which, now ' operates In the States of Morelos, Mex- i . ico and Guerrero, andl reaches feven (i into the Federal district. . Zapatista in an interview puonsnea. -toqay , in tci .. .49' . . 1 J m m , I ' neraiao, saia tnai ne aaa ueeu iwieu . . hy Madero often and did not propose , , . to, be misled. -by further promlsei I , am hot jfightlng. for. the State of ' " Morelos but for the entire nation," he ( said.'.?, .. ; '. ' ..The plaaof San Lans Poiosi, tne. Eoal of,, the revolution, .has not been f carried'-out ' - "Thejtebel leader declared that the suspension oi guarantees, had resulted . I . , 1 . . A.... ln.V. in Dnnging mm recruiu wuce iu in boring element, " believing they were . : in danger 'of being shot as suspects, SteDSv were taken by the" govern-' 1 ment today to place General. Juvencio.- Pobles,. how at Torreon, In charge of " ' the campaign.inahe hope of wiping out the Rebels. . : " V Although one, wire running out of- CucrnaVaca. , was repaired today, the " management.. of (he National railways,; ; unable, to restore its communications,' ceased U efforts to maintain service A. ' ...11.1 '' 1. ' , '" .V."". " ' to mc cpjuti..'. - ' ' . ' Leaders of the, revolt tonight declar.', ed,'the garrison ol.Casas Qrandes was . , pn the war to Juarez to join the upris-; ' ing and should, arrlye tomorrow.-' Although outposts, hve been placed a5 south of Juarez,' the 40O men under' r Gen. Orozco . reported to-be coming from Chhuahtfa toj quell the outbreak : have not beenislgnted.' The malcon tents continue in control of Juare. ai- ; though a semblance of. order has been restored. SeraWofficial reporU place ther property damage at -.$500,000. El Paso. Tex.. -'Feb VI. The procla mation which was issued today is tak- . en here as another ' Indication, of the possible connection between the .re volt of the Juarez garrison ana me ra-. tata foment in southern, Mexico. . It is addressed to' the valiant "sons of Chi- , huahha ahd recites they: were, among , the first to second the (Mader-1 revolu tion of November. 1910, "to overthrow. the ' tyranny which" for more than 30 . years Joked 'with our fightg.; i , . -"We did not go into a revolution," continues the proclamation, "thaUDon Ftanclsco Madero mrght rise , to the ' .: '! 't, :.,. 'v-'i .'".' 1 y X t f I s '.V , ,i ; v hi ri t r . 5 V,. ?;'.: - s :V.'.r v- V": ; t 1 1. l v February 3rd, iviz. J ;1 '4.7 '1 .;.-'-' V-
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