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THE WEATHER. A NEW UTIUTY; P1 iff q- wmH u m Rain, much colder, today,' cold ware at night ; Saturday f alr.. .! v : v 7 , . 7;.' , ThU la nw-tMblnd town" ad.tb : lareMlas, m f , want 4Tfrtialar vttm It for want adrertltlar U U aewett-tuli- ioad nUUtr t tbm ll J . f :' J . 'v :;." VOL. L-NO. 156; WHOIiE iNTJMBKB 13,8 6r FIFTV-FIVE DEAD Thirty-five Men Remain Un accounted For in - Wrecked Coal Mine -; RESCUE WORK STILL GOES Oil t. Many Pathetic Scenes Witnessed McCurtain, Okla-SubsUntial Help Was. Received Prom ' Many Cities. at McCurtain, Qkla., Mch. 21.At . mid night tonight 107 of the; 116 men at work in iSansDois mine xvo. z, when the property was wrecked by An ex plosion, have been accounted for. Twenty-six of the number, were res cued alive, one has since died, 52 bod iea have been recovered and 29 haveJ been located. 1 ; ' . , , "; The body of W. D. Roper,. a civil engineer in the employ 'of the mining company, who with two companions was making a survey of the workings at the time of the explosion, was f ocnd tonight under a mass of wreckage In the main slope over which the rescue parties had trampled since the mine was first entered. Roper's head was almost severed and his body was oth erwise mutilated. . Roper came to Mc Curtain two years ago from Clio, 3,C Ralph Kenny, the 16-year-old son of a local minister, and a member of Ro per's party, was one of those rescued a..ve today. Partly insensible at first, he shortly came to himself and smiled as he told of the night in the .small pump room, where he' and 14 choking men lougnt ior gasps oi iresn atmos phere from air pipes, u--- v - , --;. Then a pallor spread over his face. his form quivered and before out stretched hands could seize . him . his body sank to the floor; Helpers look- ed at him and then at each other. He was dead. -v. ' After-damp is retarding .Ue workof the rescuers and tonight only' those equipped with oxygen helmets' are per; mltted to enter tfce -mine1. McCurln. Okla.Jlchj 21vUp to S o'clock tonight 28 men had been res-' cued alive from the wrecked SahsboiS mine, 55 of the dead had. been .brought to the surface, and 35 miners were un accounted for. Rescue parties, contin ued their exploration of - the debris throughout the night Financial as sistance, sorely needed by the fami lies of the victims, came from all parts of the United States today. One. con tribution of $5,000 was voted "by the United Mine Workers of America, of District No. 21, and. tonight three car loads of provisions arrived from Fort Smith, purchased with money contrib uted In that city. '! , . -.. . Fifteen of those who. came from the mine alive were found this morning huddled about an air . pump in the south 13th entry, which had remained intact The others . made their way out of the mine or were rescued short ly after the explosion occurred yester day morttng. With the exception of two, who are in a precarious condi iton, those rescued today are little the worse tonight for their experience. When the rescue party entered the mine this morning they heard faint rappings on an air pump leading te a room in the 13th entry When .the rescuers made their way to. the. room they found the men piled in a heap about the air channel. , , The scene 'about the mine's mouth when the 15 were brought to the-. sur face was pathetic. Relatives of . the rescued became hysterical, others pleaded for news of those misslnsr and when none was forthcoming, gave re newed vent to their emotion and sev eral collapsed. , Tonight. - last night's scenes about the mine were repeated, but the watchers are without hope that any of those still in the mine are alive. ' n Tcm Farrimond, one of those res ted, told of the experiences of him- seir ana his comrades tonight "We had almost given up hope, he said, when the rescue party reached us- How we ever met in the room I don't know. As soon as we felt the explosion we rushed to the nearest jump, knowing that we were too far rcm the entrance to escape If the ex Plosion was very severe.; We had Just Put up a curtain when a big sheet of flame, traveling with great speed. Passed our room and Sent a small, puff of its deadly breath-at us.. The mln- utes seemed like hoars as we clung to ine pump, straininar every effort to in Dale every particle of. the . fresh air. We hardly spoke. We aid not discuss the possibilities of death or rescue, but if my comrades thought as I did, they thought of nothing but their: lov ed ones and whether or not we would see them again. ..There was.no food nor water. I doubt if we could have Partaken of food If vra had had It We suffered greatly . from the lack , of wa ter." .... , ,( . ' Clio, 3. C, Man ; Killed ; ; A McCurtain, Okla., March 21. The body of w. G, Roper; chief surveyor jor the Sansbols Company, wno- with two assistants met death In the mine, as recovered tonight Roper's head "ad been blown - oft ' by the force of the explosion. His ; home is at Clio; Automobiles that raave" been -trleil arp what you want We have them. g-M-P "30" and Flanders !'20." ?W; D MacMillan, Jr. i ; '. ' :; ' 3t Invincible vs. Unbeatable ; Urolina vs. A. C, L. , Tomorrow 2-3o p. m. .... . : . J. BALFtiuMUT 1. M HI Motion for Rejection of the Vage ; Biff Defeated and Government ) mcwuii IIS dec- .. ond Reading. '7; London, March 21 Arthur J. Bal four's motion for' the rejection of the minimum wage bill was defeated and the government measure passed its second reading-In the ouse of Com mons tonight by a majority' of 123--- a larger majority than the ministerial ists themselves had hoped for. The vot$ stood 248 to 223. The Laborites and Nationalists voted with the gov ernment; 1 ' '-. ...Vv:, ; . ; ' The Prime. Minister formally moved the second reading of. the bill and im mediately yielded the floor to Mr. Bal four, -who,: in moving its rejection, temporarily assumed the leadership of the opposition. The debate was inter esting In character and served to dis sipate much alarm which was caused by the '.announcement last night that the . Unionists intend to oppose the passage of the- measure.' It is-now ev ident that the conservative'. leaders had no, Idea of upsetting the, govern ment, but merely desired to wash their hands of responsibility if or the bill and had no, wish to assume office themselves. . .. ; Mr Balfour pointed out the gravity of the crisis which had been brought about "by a single organization, acting within its legal powers, threatening to paralyze the whole trade of -the coun try." He . declared that the govern ment in. endeavoring to pass this bill was deceiving both Itself and the House of Commons. ' The debate showed that the labor leaders were in a' more reasonable mood. Although they tabled a num ber of amendments, one for the inclu sion: of their schedule or minimum wages, it is belleved that they ! now will be satisfied with-It and that the government will "be willing to con cede the inclusion, of the five shilling and two shilling minima. Although tension has been greatly ; relaxed and the debate may-be carried Into next week, 1 would not be surprising if the government's original programme was carried out and the bill became a law by Saturday, - Unless, as is. now bop- bA miners resume work at the be- I ginning of the week the dislocation of trade ana me aisiress wm utrwiuo un precedented. - Every-day seee. further curtailment : or Business ana v f ju wo . xfm.m'- ll Vfpst indu8trlaf "districts 1 come stales pz- increasing ae? uuuuu. intensinea Dy coia.uu uxkibxuu. . ther.' ;v: The Paisley 1 Thread v Willis ciosea down today, letting out 12,000 work ers. The ports are all oongestea Dy idle shipping; v It is estimated that tonnage amounting to 100.000 is lying idl at ' the Southampton docks, in cluding ' the liners Qceanicr Majestic, St Paul. New , YorK ana .rniiaaeipum. SECUR ES. LARGE JU DGMENT y W. J. Oliver Awarded $560,000 Against - Anthony Ni Brady ' t .TTnoxville: Tenn.. March 21. -W. J. Oliver, of this city, today secured a judgment ' in "the Tennessee Supreme Court against Anthony N. Brady, of New York, for $560,000, including nrinHnal and Interest 'Damages to this amount were alleged to have been sustained by reason oi Braay oraermg Oliver to vacate ?worlc prior to the expiration of thecontract time, on the lock and dam construction ,at Hales rsot- in b Tennessee' river, neiow Chattanooga. Oliver nem a coeuum from Brady,who was under contract to the Chattanooga 'ana leuutsBc Power Company to build the lock and ?.am ' taradv claimed that the work vH timeeAsed sufficiently to en- lU.U.w. I-" . . . , .... ,. specified in OUvefs contract, conse quently he compelled Oliver to vacate. rtiAi. Tnort Instituted ' suit for $435,- 000 with, interest' The court sustain ed the. claim (Of Oliver and gave him - W.mant frtr the full amount and in terest from date of filing bin for same. Oliver i the contractor who made uT uLo) tiM tn odnstrtfct the Pan- ama canal by J contract. The decl i 1. flni . m agreement) haa 'w. iiafweAn Oliver and Brady that the decision of this State court t . V. FROWNS ON PROPOSALS. Senate NOt In Favor of Abolishing 25 - , , Army Posts. - Washington, March 21. The Senate has frowned on the proposaLto Abolish-about 25 army posts, declared, by the War Department to be of no use and when it reports the army appro primtion bill tomorrow that and' other win be stricken out - i The House proposition to cut .the AA-arn tn 10 ' reeiments, make all enlistments five years and consoli i bureaus in the War De partment "all will be reported adverse- r pi i.'triiuonr Affair a fYim- inlttee added $275,000 for equipment naa nrtniArv ! comDanies of the Ul . - v p ., Norfolk. Va..' March 21. Capt Skov- gard, commanding the Danish steam nrirtiH frotM GalveBton for Aalborg, has reported to the branch hydro graphic office here that he passed on thd inward voyage, In latitude 32.48 N.,Mongitude 78.32 W., a mast project ing about 10 feet above and apparent ly attached to a guDmergeu '' Wfls'hineton. March' 21. Comptrol .t thri currency Murray today ap proved i the Application of the Macon National ans, oi . -ti nf J200.000 to organize.' A' Fed- ...i . .Kurt or will be Issue in? a few days. ; ". .invincible vs. Unbeatable 4rrflna vs. A. C. h. Tomorrow , ; -. i ' HERS II ' ALL VOTED DOWN Bitumiribus Operators Refuse fci6 :'Pertent:; Increase to 1 T : :200,000 Meri ; GOAL SITUAFIOfl IS GRAVE . if ; K Dispute . Referred to A. Sub-Commit-O ; tee Which Will Make A Report :-..V TodayAnthracite Situa- 5 .. ' ;'i h tlon Affected ; . . ' " Cieyeland,' Ohio, March 21. All the demands of the 200,000 miners in. the bitknlnous icoal ; fields of . Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and I Illi nois for a 10 per cent increase in pay and ahorter worklng hours were voted down by the operators. today. ": i 1, As a- final effort to prevent a pro longed shutrdown of the mines after April 1st . and possibly a strike,' tie whole dispute was then referred to a sub-committee. ' This SiUb-commlttee, composed r of eight miners delegates and eight operators, will convene at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning to consider he possibility of a compromise .to be recoinmendid to the general confer ence.- .- . ' - Both operators and miners, declared. after, the union demands had been re fused; that the coal situation. through out the country was grave. Intima tions "were made by John P. White, president of the United Mine. Work ers of America, that the negotiations here might continue until next Mon day, when the union a policy ' commit tee will convene. Besides the 200,0m miners in the four States, directly concerned, 150,000 bituminous coal miners in other States ere dependent upon. the. present deliberations for a basis of making their wage scale, and In addition' the policy committee will consider the vage' demands of about iiu.uuu antnracite, miners, n . was pointed . opt ;by Mr-.' White that the wagea otmore than 500,000 union". mi ners i after:' April 1st were in " dispute anjT that , te jsoai- output. .pj JhecQun: viyrwexxaan ; xnai ..minea. y,. non union men,i was involved.' - News from 'New York that the an thracite operators and miners might re-consider their differences, however, had : the ' effect of 'arousing confidence among union officials that the anthra cite situation might be: eliminated. - Mr White said .that If the .first de mand requiring all tfie men to be paid on a flat tonnage basis without , reduc tions for-slack or small lumps was re fused then the negotiations were fu; tile ; We wanted the miners to be giv en an increase. of, 10 per cent The .32 operators then demanaea a vote of all the 13 demands ' without discussing the rest of .them. The re suit Was negative. ; All the miners' delegates withdrew from the confer ence with the understanding that the operators will meet alone to consider another plan. A recall of the miners resulted ill 4 the.. formation of a sub committee. "The action of that sub committee will be by no means final," said Mr. White. "It merely may. rec ommend. It may come back with rec ommendations which neither side will find agreeable. If we reach no agree ment by April 1st av strike will' auto ma tlcally follow, for we cannot, work without an agreement vir we do reacn. an agreement it will be a question as to how .long a suspension of business will lastor there 'is bound to be a suBDensibn." ' ; -v ; ' .. - The oDerators said they did not look upon 'the reference of the dispute' to a - sub-committee as noiamg , out. any prospect of -immediate settlement : "we have not mucn encouragemei when the operators are on record -as refusing the demands and the miners are savinsr they, win not yieia, " saia E. Cole, of Columbia, O., representing the operators. , ' Reports had been re ceived, by. Mr. Cole that the bitumi nnna' coal already mined' would last a -month after April 1st. f Thomas L. Lewis.; former president of the union, said the present critical situation was merely a repetition of what took place every two years when a wfljrn scale was to be drawn up. . He thought a settlement would be reach ed within a few days.,. I f ' GET; $1,500 DAMAGES ; y Birmingham' Couple Get Judgment . 'Aaainst Hotel Astor- . '-New'-York. March 21. Mr' and Mrs . ' Edward W , Favish, of Birming ham, Ala. will get " $1,500 ' damages each: for humiliation, incident to being ejected , from l the , Hotel Astor . here last - year.- This cbmpromise - verdict was agreed upon by counsel this af ternoon after an indiscreet juror naa caused a mistrial by asking-a witness for ."the defendant . "What ' would ' han nen'lf he the iuror) held5 up the case.'" The witness told the ' defen dant's lawyer, the defendant's lawyer told-; the court The Favishes sued for 1100.000. -An emnloye at the Astor caused' the couple to be put out be cause he saldithe hotel iiad . mrorma tlon that they were not man and. wife. 1 Washington. D- CV, March 21. Dr, Haney 'W.if "Wlley;has been elected a member of the advisorr board of the National Conservation - Exposition v of which Gifford Plnchot is :: chairman ''The conservation of public health will be Dr : ;; Wiley feature of the ex- twsitlon to be held at Knoxyille, Tenn. in the Fall bf 1913. for the preservation and development of the resources of OS? LUUBEBCIIFAGIOBEOSIIET NorthA CarVllrta-PirAsspclrtion,r In Annual Seseioii Elects Officeri.and y;1 v Transacts ( 1 h-orant' K' j V tr:'. 4 , Norfolk, Va4 March J21;The NbHh Qarolma Pine Association representing lumber investments of - 6,000,00i) to $75,000,000 in Easternyirgmri; Mary iand North Carolina jindjouth Card Una, ! meft; here"- today ' in; ,23rd annual sessibn. : rThe attendancewas large; C President Horton Corwm, Jr., of Edenton, N.'C.,' urged- icioser co-operation . and ,' frequent ".:cohsultatlon among lumber, - manufacturers, A with cost and condition comparisons' ' The secretary and treasurer. :W.' B. Roper; of Norfolk eatlmated in . his annual .report that the curtailment in production forced by $tress . of weath er during. the" last three montha had amounted to. 0 inillioi5 feet., Mr Ro per outlined -plans looking to syste matic investigations Into ths : manu facturing -.cost of Junrber; v ; - :-', John M. Gibba spoke on- the - "Util ization of Waste." C. ;L Millard suo- mltted the ropeortsr of- the commlttee--on "Trade Relations,"- apd ."Costs and Values".; George W. Roper ubmit- ted the report onr- "InapectleHs : c - Officers -and; directora were selected at the afternoon ' session ; wnich. was followed br the--annual banquet Horton ' Corwifl, Jr.;- was .re-elected 4yresidentr witJr R.. J. .Camp, as vice president Virginia- A. Rv Turnbuu, vice nresldent-from '' North Carolina: G . J. Cherry,' vice, president , from South Carolina,' and WJB, Roper, -of Norfolk: Becretary;,andttr,easurer. - The principal address Of the after noon was by J. - 9. - Holmes. State Forester of North Carolina. The , fol lowing wre elected -delegates , to tae National , Forestry , Conference : ' 'At Nashyllle, Tenn., April 9th and 10th: C;a.. Millard, of Norfolk G. i;.Buell, of .Spring- Hope; -N :, C:,; . and A 4 R Turnbull, of Norfolk.:,- ; . . v - , . ' The following .were -elected " dele-1 gates to the - National dumber Manu facturers 'Association :at Cincinnati: C, I. Millard,' of Norfolk;- Guy I. Buell. of. Spring Hope, N. .;.-; lra Johnson, oi 'Baltimore; Jonn M.Cilbos, of NorfoU; Jr T. Deal, -of, Norfolk ; R.M. Camp-and J.tL. Camp, ; of Franklin;; A. Br Cramer, of. Gaiff olx; Va.; and A. R. TarnbulL of. Norfolk Wl LL SU PPORT . MARSHALL '. Flrtt and Only- Choice- ef Indiana De1 -.'.-kv. mocracy '. ' . Indianapolis,. Ind., March 21: Indl ana .Democrats-; in .convention, today unanimously pledged support ' to the candidacy of-: Governor . Thomas R. Marshall for the Democratic . Presidential- nomination; -The platform adopted instructed the 30 delegates -to the Baltimore'.convention to -"present Governor Marshall's name as the first and only choice of Indiana Democracy lor the nomination for President? It dealt briefly .with National issues, declaring for tariff for revenue only and commending the Sherwood .Pen eion bill. ' Samuel M. Rolston, of Lebanon, was nominated . by acclamation - t ior Governor after Lieutenant Governor Frank J. Hall, of Rusnvllle, had with drawn, from the 'race during the first oallott W. P.- O'Neill, of Mishawasa, In a field of s six candidates for tht nomination for Lieutenant Governor, won on the fourth ballot OUTLINES 'A 10 -million ton deposit of potash has been discovered in California Dr . Harvey- W. rWiley, appearing as a "private i citizen, yesterday - - before the Pure -Food Board, called the drug representatives' dopers. ; A negro convict who killed, a. guard and - attempted to kill another at a convict camp near Cochran, Ga was Ivnched Testerdar afternoons - The- korth-Carolina Pine' Associa tion in session ; at 'Norfolk, yesterday elected oflicer8 for the ensuing-year and .transacted other important- busi ness. '. .'. " v The coal operators in session yes terday turned down the demand of the miners for. a 10 per cent Increase in wages : and the dispute was rerer red to a' sub-committee, v : ' . :Twenty-six men were rescued from the Sansbols coal, mine at McCurtain, Okla.V yesterday, 55 bodies were re covered and 35 miners, remain unac counted for as the result of the explo sion of Wednesday morning. v . '' ' Senator Gore's resolution that , the people of Nebraska wan ted. Clark to withdraw from, the race in that State to keep Harmon ;from capturing the delegation "was resented by Clark and Harmon campaign managers ; yester day. r :. .-; v--,..,-J Virginia authorities have - a .plan afoot to capture the Allen outlaws and It Is thought that the movement of the several- posses had been only a blind to conioeal the -whereabouts or one large posse" which has ibeen ; hunting the assassins. ; : .' - New YorHa markets: Money on cal steadyj "2 3-8 to 3 per cent;,: ruling rate and ckwinsr bid 2 3-8: offered at 2 1-2. : Soot cotton closed quiet, 10 points , lowers Flour steady.' Wheat spot firm: No. 2 red 1.04 3-4, elevator, exDort basis and' 1.07 1-4 f .o Jk : afloat Corn, spot steady : No . 2, 79 ' 1-4, ele vator. domestic basis to arrive - and exnort 74 3-4 f .o.b. afloat... Rosin steady. Turpentine firm. v "The' Biter Bitten." An Elsanay photoplay, a clever lit tle. Western comedy at the Grand Theatre today.; 1 t - ''-2 Wilmlhaton's First ' College baseball game, tomorrow at BORE'S STWEIJEIIT PdOVOKES ATTACK. Managers Say His Resolution is Not Desire of Nebraska T s Democrats : DEII0UI1CEO AS A CONSPIRACY Leaders of Ciark and Harmon' Move- ment Don't Like Idea of Their , - ' Candidates .Withdrawing v ;i A''-.--' Prom That' State. .''r.''. Washington.. Mch. 2L---The resolu-' tlon given out , by Senator. Gore, in Des Moines .yesterday,; .claiming to voice the' demand of some of the Dem ocrats in Nebraska that Speaker Clark wiinarw in- ravor, of Governor Wood row .Wilson in that. Stateo that Gov ernor -Judsoa; Harmon might be pre vented from, capturing the Nebraska delegation to the National convention. provoked- criticism ..and .; attack - from tne- National managers of -both the Clerk and Harmon headquarters here According to the resolution."- said former. Representative Robert B, Gor- doni manager of the Harmon head quarters, in a statement tonight, "the Wilson men m weDrasKa denounced Conspiracy- in. which, Clark is alleged to be a party, and then seek to-form conspiracy against Harmon and Clark as a welcome particinant" Mr.. Gordon added that ."tire-knowlr edge of the outcome"- at the Baltimore convention "may; have something- tp do with Some of . the' inconsistent ac tions or the men who are directing Prof . Wilson's candidacy. : ' . Managers of - the Clark . -headquar ters, here declared that the resolution given out-by Senator ( Gore . yesterday aiaBot represent-tne oesires or 'the Progressives or "Bryan" Democrats of Nebraska They declared it did not have ; the 'backing of ; Mr. . Bryan, "and that np attention would be paid to it Senator ;LaFouette, when j he .re- Uurned from North Dakota today, is- wed. a . tJiterjaeTiL.Ia. Jwtjta follows;. s-.rt-ffliall-: spend a feWdays"iinwasHi mgtjon and then begin , a . thorough speaking campaign covering all the territory I can until the last delegate is elected. . In co-operation with "State organizations ' and speakers we shall plan to reach the people directly with a discussion of the issues as 'we did in North Dakota, witht I ; believe, the same-result " . There never was a cleaner cut fight than in North Dakota. In. the fiercest election campaigns I have nev er known more crowded meetings or keener interest in the questions . at stake or less local. or personal feel- nig."-.- - ; KING PLACED ON TRIAL. Charged With Killing North Carolin ian at Baltimore. - Baltimore, Mch. 21. Herbert' Hall King,' 26 years old, a'native of Geor gia, was place on trial in the crimi nal . court board ; today charged with killing George E. Cagle, of North Car olina. The shooting -occurred -in an office building here on January 8th af ter. Cagle had made a search of the city for King, who had married the woman to whom Cagle insisted he was engaged.. . . , . ' -. . , . - . King and his wife declare that there never was ani engagement " to Cagle and that both were alarmed When they learned that Cagle had followed them to Baltimore. , ; - ' ' ; Counsel for. the defense claim that King shot in self defense.'; No testi mony had Xbeen adduced . when court this afternoon . took a recess until ' 8 o'clock tonight " . , ; The dying deposition of Cagle which w as introduced, was to the effect that Cagle ; was engaged to marry Eula Sloopek on January . 16th and that, hie came to Baltimore to locate ' Mrs . King and to get a diamond ring and 1250 which he had given her previous to her . marriage" to King, i ; . 1 v King was put on the witness stand by his counsel late tonight" He testi fled that he had heard threats made against . King by Cagle and had pur chased' a pistol -Wth which he shot Cagle when he made a motion - with his hand toward his hip pocket' r r Charles J. King testified that Cagle came to his place of .business on Jan uary 26th to Inquire about King's, res idence. ' Cagle told Krug 'the:--. next time he would hear from him, would be through the newspapers. .-. 'k. ' Philadelphia,, March ?1. - Mrs . Daisy - Opie . Grace accused of Bhoob ing her - husband in Atlanta,, arrived here' today ? to" look, .according to he? statement , after, her private -business. "I . am innocent" . she - deolared to newspaper - men.: 'It .is false . that I left Atlanta not to return. ,J am csr tain. Of .vindication at the trial when the facts of the case will J. . become known." . She declared . her husband, who is reported as facing death as a result of his bullet wound, ' will exon erate her. : - : t - ' Brunswick; Ga.,' ireh. 2L-"-Hank O'- Day. manager of "the Cincinnati Na tionals. pounced upon "Pitcher Martin Walsh, brother of "Big Ed Walsh, of the Chicago Americans in. the fourth inning- and batted ' out five runs, two of them of the home run variety, win ning the game 9 to 3. , ..The visitors secured 15 hits off HogueiiWalsh and Revelle .while Atlanta got tight off Humphries and Keefe. .r' ;'" .' GUIS THE GSU3 UEU D0FER& t Dr. Wiley Appearing at a PrlvateXiti- xen Applied Thlt Term to the 5 ' Medicine, .Representatives.' ' V ' O ' '.' .Withdrawcs It - V-: . - . . ,r., , , "1 .Washington; March 21, Dr.: Harvey W. Wiley, appearing today-as a pri vate 'citizen before the- pure ", food board in "advocacy! -Of a - regulation guaraipgi very ; strictly., the use and salB of opium, morphine, cocaine and other habit-forming drugs aroused the anger of drug representatiyea by re ferring to them as "dopers.". r..- , A heated argument ensued 'and - for a moment it; looked as if blows might be passed. After several Interchang es Dr. Wiley consented to withdraw the term "dopers.''. but said . he would still Insist, on' calling themv "manufac turers of-polson.; . r ; ; "i- or. that," he added, "is what-you yourselves Are willing to have .these drugs' and preparations ' containing them called."' .-, ' . ' As soon as the former chief chem st had used the word "dopers," John f. Queeny, of St Louis. a manufactur er-of saccharin. Was on his feet ob jecting, v --' - - , .' "We come here." he declared, "te be given a hearing; we are respectable manufacturers and we do not want to be insulted. I think the board should compel Dr. Wiley to withdraw "his remark."- .". - - ' .. f .- :- ' "I refuse to withdraw it" came back the doctor.' -. . ' r. , ... '.. But after further discussion hv sev eral present. with whom he said he had had pleasant' relations. Dr. Wiley modified his language. .' - The . representatives . of - the drug manufacturers argued that exception should .be made; of - pefparations con taining only small portions of opium, morpnlne, oocame and other drugs named, .-They, held. that there were so many, of these- preparations scat tered through smallj drug stores all over, the country, that It would requite years and be a heavy expense for the manufacturers .. to have all : - (marked with skulls . and cross ' bones as the regulation of the pure food .board wouiiu require. - v . v , , . ; Dc Wiley -declared, that the manu facturers who, had, been making; the prbflta should pay whatever';, costs were necessary to protect the public rom;.the- drugrAjablt". . -? riayvi ask, wnom you, represent," said Mr. Hough, of St Louis, ..when DrWileyppeared. :-LtatA::Xi was the reply, "something new- at these hearings,-but which, I hope, will be frequent' in the future, ' . . "As to the drug manufacturers ar gument that small quantities of opium. morphine and cocaine . are not harm ful,, it would , take a million Hague Dpium conferences to ' convince me that the small amounts, should- be al lowed. Nothing Is better than email doses as a means oi festering the drug habit" . ':' Dr. A. R. Dohme. of Baltimore, rep resenting the National Association of Manufacturers of Medical Products, recommended that a ' law be passed placing control of 'the drugs,; object ed to in the hands of the internal rev enue office, thus doing away, with:; the necessity of a regulation which fie de clared was impractical and expensive. glimpse: of MRS. OACE Stood on Platform When She Passed Through Greensboro, N. ;'C.'--. (Special Star Correspondence.) , -Greensboro, N. C, March 21,-f-Mrs. Daisy Opie Grace, apparently , without a care, in the world; smiling gay and ready to flirt; passed through Greens-. boro on No. j 36 yesterday afternoon for Patterson,; N. J., ' frord Atlanta, where, late Tuesday night .she was re leased' from prison on $7,500 v bait Mrs. Grace, pretty of face and trim of figure,-, stood on the rear platform of her 'Pullman and appeared immensely amused at everything and everybody. She struck-up & flirtation with a well- dressed' young man standing ' On the platform-and when her train pulled out awarded him a hand-kiss and a winsome smile. - She did not bear the appearanice of a woman who.- wltEIn a. few hours or few months, may oe haled before ,the court of . justice to stand trial for. her life, charged witn causing injuries that resulted in. deaths to her -.husband. Evidently tnose about Hie local . station did not 'know Mrs . . Grace : . leastwise not all. The young man with whom she flirted ana then flung a kiss did not. a cop stand ing nearby did, . however, and as the train pulled out he asked the young man if "he wanted to get shot" ; MYRTLE HAWKINS CASE. Mrs! Shaft Gives $5, (XX) Bond Required . and Goet to Athevllle. ' . -1 . (Special Star Telegram.) -; a Asheville. N. C... " March - 21.-T-Mrs. Lizzie Shaft, arrested in connection with the death of Myrtle Hawkins, who has v been in ; Henderson county jalL arrived .here about noon, having made the $5,000 bond and had consul tation with her attorneys,. McCaU & Bennett -They said she. had no state ment to make and that Mrs. Britt, ar rested at the same time, .would maxe bond soon. .v-.. .' . ' . ' :. .- ' TRIN ITY DEFEATS ELON Ivey Won First College Game He Ever - . Pitched VA'-. v Greensboro, N. Cr March 21 .Ivey, for Trinity .College. . pitchtas: the first college game of his life, vfon this.a ternoon's. game from Elon College, at Durham." 'The score: - .".' .' . Trinity. . . . . . .; . ; . . ; ..r . V;7 10 3 i . Baseball Tomorrow , Carolina vs.' A. C. L., 3:30 P. M. Everybody's going. ' IS AFOOT TQ TAKE OUTLAWS Governor. Mann and Virginia; ; Authorities Prepare For a Coupe fOTIG PICTOBE fJEli BUSY The Carroll County Court House Tra- ' . gedy Wat Enacted Again in " Hlilsvllle Yesterday for ' : ... Their Benefit i r ;'y v; y v:;..;:-v...;'. . ' "' " " ' . f Hillsville, . Va.; March 21. Another tragedy was enacted in the old Carroll county Court House today. Another troop of mountain outlaws' rode in, ' ' shot the judge down off his' bench ' and duplicated the' gruesome assassin-' ation of a week- ago; but this time it was only for the moving pictures. The . moving picture actors did more firing and made more racket and caused al most as inuch fuss as the real outlaws and Hillsville almost had as much ex- citement over:.again.?;The only , real fighting was between the moving pic ture men, Hillsville's rialto, which ex- tends from the Court House to the blacksmith shop,: was not replete with amateur thespians who "wanted to take a part in the scene, and competition for their services was keen. The pic tures ; were finally made after much rehearsing, while - the camera men clicked ,off the - reels and the- stage manager's megaphone made echoes in the nearby hills.:' "Meanwhile the chase of the outlaws for, all that most folks , here -know has not ..progressed but V Governor Mann : and - the - authorities ' are -planning a coup. A plan is afoot which is, expected to materialize i the i last of this week or the first of next The Governor admitted, this today and7 declined' to discuss hir plans. ; - ''I. don't think it proper to say what ' these steps ; are," he said. "but- they v ar vigorous andJ. think; in tEe right ' direction." ' - rf - The posse which 'fett ' here so hur-' ' rledly on-Tnesdaynlght' has not been sn;jor;1hear- from--rtnc; - ir fiowiir khowtt that-the-lmnters" wiff not qua ter m Hllistillei bht-wni star out In -the mountains and camp ; on the trail V of the outlaws. Thla latest move; sup-' porta the theory that 'the two small posses' 'which have been operating in and out of town were merely blinds to' conceal the movements of alargeri posse which iks been (Secretly brought J v over into the mountains from the coal fields, and that the' detectives ' have' ' been feinting with the smaller' posses ' fdr the, benefit of those friends of the Aliens who' are supposed to' have been keeping them posted. ' . : ' - '' Whatever the plans really are, there t is an air of suppressed excitement and . anticipation "among' the' 'authorities .. which seems to tell that they are walt . ing for ; news. It, Is understood-that Governor - Mann - was - advised from : Hillsville today of the. latest plan of campaign. ' ' - : ' .- ". v Meanwhile, the - countryside isr on" ' the tip toe of fear and excitement. Wo men do not'ventuTe out after dark neither do a great matiy: men.' Child- ren are kept away from school. V f -J Andrew P. Howletf wha Was Shot ' ' In the back, during the affray at. the ', court house is still very low and no hope of his- recovery Is entertained. v . ; Relief fof Hllltvllle Victims t -Richmond. Va.. March 21 To turn . aside from 'the bereaved widows and" ' children - of the Hillsville tragedy the relentless' hand of - want the people - ' of Virginia yesterday through the ' Times-Dispatch started & relief fund with a contributioft of $50 from Sena' : tor John'A: Lesnei5,' of;. Norfolk, and . a - contributor of Richmond; who signs himself, "Justice, and encloses check for $200..- In a leading article In to- . day's paper voicing - an appeal, , the. Times-'Dlspatch aaya :;..-:-; j;? i , '. . "When ,one week ago' today, four brqve men and true Judge Thornton " l. Massie, commonwealth Attorney hWiebb and Juror C C Fowler walk ed to death at assassins' hands for the honor of Virginia, the integrity of Jus-- tlce and sanctity of the law, they car ried in -their minds not, only a knowl edge of. the fate in store - for them. but the picture of loved ones at home de-pendent Upon their life ' and uealth for support. Out -Of. the, first horror and 'shock of ' the terrible . crime has finsJly 'come to. Virginia men and wo men the recognition of what these women and children gave up for the Commonwealth. The people of ' Vir ginia have never been slow to honor.1 either in, word or "; deed, the", sacrifices made In their name, and from the first deep", expressions of -', admiration "for the heoric self-sacrifice has ultimately come visible tokens of appreciation." 'Steps Taken .to, captvre Aliens , Richmond, Va..,' .March' 21. In'7a' ,A: slgjied statement issued this. afternoon ) Gqyerrror Mann emphatically ..declared, ' that important' steps': were belng tak-: en in Carroll county today which 'he - expects, wilt result In the .-capture of ; - ine Alien gang me laex pari oi utis . week or the first of next week'. .."I, ; do -.not .think ,itroper-tO.say what those steps are," said Governor Mann, ? "but they are vigorous jand 1 think In' the 'right direction.", 7-:.. V.,V;',v 1 : Special Term' of Court Called ' -Clerk. Dexter Goad today received word from Judge Staples in Richmond to hold, a' special, term' of -the Carroll r county court on . Wednesday, March'1 27th. ; This announcement of a special; v term means . that' tome ot the Alleas' now. in Jail in -Roanoke and any others A PLAN 'V. 4 1 '; -.V V --r: the Southern States. - - . ;v l.r.