UCillV Rnnne cr iilhii uuhuu un 32 LABOR LEADERS Must Raise Million Dolidri to Take Advantage of " Supersedeas ; FRANK RYAN'S BAIL $70,000 Circuit Court vof Appeals Grants Writ Of Supersedeas Bonds Are Fix- , eel at $10,000 for Each Year . , Of Sentence .... : .- ., .... .., -..'.'. . - COST OF FREEDOM ' ' Seventy Thousand Dollars Frank M. Ryan. Chicago. 4. Sixty Thousand I Dollars : " 4 V John Tv Butler, Buffalo; Olaf ;4 A. Tveitmoe, San Francisco; J. E. Munsey, Salt Lake Cityj ' . Eugene A.' Clancy, San Fran- 4. Cisco; "Philip AlC6oley, New Orleans; Frank d..Webb, New $ York; Michael J.Young, Bos- 4 ton.;..V v-'. ;J: . : -' -" . Forty Thousand Dollars ' - 4 . John;,!!. Barry, St. Louis; . Peter j- Smith, Cleveland.! , 4 Thirty Thousand Dollars , ' Murray'. Lr. Pennell, Spring-. ; 4 field, 111.; Wilford Bert Brown,. '4. Kansas .City, Mo.; Paul J. i Motrin; ; St. ; Louis;; Henry - W.: 4 Legeitner, ; Denver; - Charles ; N. Baum, " Minneapolis ; . ': Ed ward Smythe, . Peoria, 111. Si 4 George Anderson, v Cleveland Michael J. Hannon, Scranton,- 4" Pa.; ; Ernest .G. Bassey.slndi anapolis; Michael - J. Cunnen, Philadelphia; William J. Mc Cain, Kansas ". City, Mo. ; . Wil- : Hanv EC Reddih, Milwaukee. " - : Twenty Thousand Dotlars ; '4 . Richard H. Houlahan, Chi- 4 cago y Frank G. Higgins, Bos-, 4" ton; Frank K. Painter. Oma- ;4 ha; Tred Sherman, Indianapo- lis.-- ; t .v----i" ; TerioUsanJF' poHars : -.William ;S.-Shupe, Chicago;' . 4 James E, Ray? Peoria, : IU; William V Burnhardt,' .Cin- .4 cinnati r Frank E. PhilBps. Sy- .4 ractise, 1$,Y.; Charles Waeht-" 4 meister, rr Detroit; Fred Mooney Duluth, Minn. 4 ;-i"X' ''I; 1 ijli I'- 4"H 1 1 1 'I 1 -I1 Chicago, January 3 . Bonds aggre gating $1,000,000 must be given" if the 32 . of the 33 labor : leaders convicted of conspiracy to transport dynamite are to take advantage of the grant, of a writ of supersedeas by the United States Circuit Court of Appeals in this city today. , i K : -Whether this amount can be obtain ed was admitted by counsel for the de fendants to be a matter of doubt, but they expressed the belief 'that at least some of it could be procured enough to accomplish the liberty of President Frank M. Ryan and a few others until decision has been reached on an ap: peal for, filing hich. the court allow ed 60 days. - 1 V - .' -: The decision involves only 32; of the 33 men now in the Leavenworth "penitentiary, as Herbert S : Hoc kin, designated among his fellow prisoners as the "Informer,? will not appeal. ? Judges Baker and Seaman heard the arguments and the decision was given orally by Judge Baker. He took oc casion to intimate, that undue haste was manifested at Indianapolis in com mitting the defendants to prison. vine writ was issued largely on the point raised by the defense that the Iron Workers were coiivicted on a contin uing offense, conspiracy to commit of fenses continually. , ' ' ' - :. In fixing the amount, of bail the court "was influenced by the fact that the offenses involved are " not extra- Judge Anderson, who presided oyer tne trial court at maianapous wa thoriied to see to the suitability and adequacy of any. bonds offered. VS Dis trict Attorney Miller, of .Indianapolis, who represented the government :. at today's proceedings, , stated that the bonds of surety Companies probably would be acceptable, l)ut thatHhe sure ty must schedule in property twice the amount of the '.bond.; V1' "wr-' ' A basis pf $10,000 for "each: years sentence was used' by ' the '.court fixing the amount of the bonds. ,As Ryan was sentenced " to serve seven -L'ooro Vilo V.nn . va a fivbr? ' A. $70,000 j -ui u ma uuuu v , ' - and the same ratio was preserved throughout for the other convictea Judge Baker . said in commenting 'on th e errors alleged by the r aeieueo against the trial court: ' , . .': -"In this case the writ of error is an absolute rightr" A writ; of superse deas is not an; absolute right.1 It has hppn f Vio rti f . irderal criminal prosecution, however. ' to allow writs of supersedeas so. as, to release pris oners on bail until the case is finally decided on . review. While the judg ment of the trial court presumably is correct, yet there ' is a .possibility, of substantial error-terror so great-tnat a conviction shouMJ not be sustained. For that reason defendants should not be RnhWtort tn th tamaminr of incar- oeratinn whlto thotr cases are being reviewed and writii Of supersedeas nouid be issued 'wnen n is "J" 'hat they are asked: for in good faith (Continued on Piege Eight.) -. f. -- - - VIGIL OVER (EFELLER EIID5 ATsjirees 6 Accept Service of - Subpoena o Appear Be fore House. VIEREABOUTS STILL UNKNOWN Millionaire's Lawyers Make Agreement With Counsej for- Money 'Trust !- uminiHee is i oo ill to v ; Testify flow. " v. New York, Jan. 3. William Rocke- fener has agreed through his counsel, John .A. Garverr to accept service of a subpoena 'to appear, on - January 13th, oeiore . tne Fujo committee of the House 5f 'Representatives at Washing ton investigating ythe ;"Money Trust" according to announcement made to night at the offices of Samuel Unter- myer, counsel for the committee. : Mr.; Untermyer, in behalf of the committee, it was stated, has -by the direction of Chairman Pujo accepted the offer: " " - v . No intimation of the- whereabouts of Mr. Rockefeller was contained' in the statement. ;w - , .'u;. "X-'f': ' - Sefgeant-at-arms Riddell. of the House pi Representatives, made' a for mal aemana. at tne nonse or William Rockefeller this evening for a definite answer as to whether Mr. Rockefeller was there. . - ; ; Acconipanied by two deputies the sergeant-at-arms rode up to thp house in a taxicab.and rang, the front door bellseveral times. Getting no answer, he rang the bell at the side door. A maid opened the door and Mrv Riddell said: .".'.vvV:-' '-.v . .. '"I. want . to see Mr. Rockefeller." : "The maid replied : "Mr. Rockefeller is'iot ;here'J- 'v -'.. '5 'i ; " "In -the name of - thi House of Repre- sentattTte!toT1nJl3 said Mr Riddell, "I ask that I be permitted to. see Mr. Rockefeller." i "I am sorry, but he is not here," an swered the maid. " . .The sergeant-at-arms then asked to seethe hdusekeeper, but was told that she. could, not be founds . As a. result of the agreement the sergeant-at-arms has been instructed to discontinue his' efforts to effect ser vice on William Rockefeller. . ' - While accepting the service Mr. Gar ver advised Mr. , Untermyer that Mr. Rockefeller's condition of - health is Very 'precarious and. that It, will" be im possible for him to appear as a wit ness at Washington or even to submit to examination at his home. Mr. Rockefeller has been informed that not having submitted to the juris diction of the committee he must pre sent his excuses to the committee in due form - for such action as it may deem .proper. If it is established to the satisfaction of the committee that it will be impossible, to obtain the tes timony .of Mr. Rockefeller without im penlingj his life, - the statement says the committe would of course, not feel justified in . taking .any such extreme action, r It -may, ; however, conclude to secure, an inaepenaeni opinion. -: Mr- Carver . atlhis home' tonight con firmed i'tn.e announcement that "he had accepted service In behalf of Mr. Rock efeller He did hot care to state, he said,, where - Mr. Rockefeller . was at present.. - - ..; ' : : ; ' "-- . ' . .. The Watchers thrown around ; Mr. Rockefeller's Fifth avenue mansion, his home in Tarry town and the home. of relatives in Greenwich, Conn., were withdrawn tonight, ending the search Of process "servers begun , last 'June. . Charles F. Riddle, sergeant-at-arms of the House of Representatives, com niunicated with members of the , Pujo committee in . Washington upon being informed that " Mr, Garver had accept ed service f and was - advised to discon tinue the search. He left Jbr Wash ington tonight. . '" " ' - ujo Particularly Pleased , JWashiflgton,, January 3 .Represent tative Pujo, chairman of the House "money trust" investigating commit tee; expressed V gratification tonight oyer the action of William Rockefeller in ;agreeng to accept services on a subpoenato appear before the ; com mittee January, 13th.. Mr. Pujo de clined 'to be quoted in the matter, but was 'particularly ' pleased because it had iot been found necessary to resort to . more . drastic steps to have , Mr. Rockefeller attend. ;.. . '.. ' ' RepresentaltivPujo, who .returned from his home in Louisiana yesterday, has kept in close touch both by tele graph ' and correspondence with' mem bers of the committee in the , endeavor to 'serve Mr. Rockefeller. It' was learned:: that hairman:.Pujo fully ex pected Mr. Rockefeller would accept the service as the result of :the--state-ment lie issued last night in ,which he expressed the hope that it would not be ' necessary to exert - the full .legal power of the House. . It also was learn ed that Mr Pujo had for the last 24 hours known of the whereabouts or Mr. Rockefeller, but he declined to throw any light on the subject. , Mf , ' Pujo tonight wired - Charles F . Riddell, "sergeant-at-arms of -the Huse, Whohas had personal command of the search for Mr. - Rocef eller, to re turn to. Washington tomorrow when the t'moneyi trust" committee wHV re convene, ' ' - T" ' RDDi RICH HAUL IDE BY AUTJQ BANDITS With "Tray of Diamonds, Es cape in Running Battle With Police. HDEJHN GETIIW B( WOIMII Policeman 'Shot,. Stabbed and Beaten by Robbers Diamonds Secured by Smashing -Show Window , ' ;:' With Bricks ;. "Chicago, Jan.: 3. Four automobile bandits smashed in a' jewelry store window here today and escaped, with a, tray of diamonds after; a running re volver fight with police.' ' Their, es cape was aided by a fashionably dres sed woman" who apparently faintedi in to the arms of a policeman as he start ed to draw -his revolver. As soon; as the" thieves were out of sight the wo-v tnan recovered ! herself and , disap peared.; - ; j :. , i. - , ' A few minutes later the bandits' car was boarded by a policeman; who charged them'" with speeding and or-J dered them to drive to a police station. They wheeled into a quiet street with the policeman and there shot, stabbed and beat -.him and threw him off the car. , '....". I. : The men ; abandoned their automo bile, which had been stolen just before the robbery and disappeared in a crowded section of ttheWestside. . The thieves stole the car from in front of a. downtown business build ing late in the afternoon. ! A short time later a window. of a Clark street jewelry store j was smash ed: . : , ' ' ' : - . v ; " ' Two. men beat in the show window with bricks, seized a tray of rings and jumped -into an automobile that, was moving slowly -by the curb. , .Police-: men ; Charles ; Hanson ran .up,' but at that moment a I woman gave' a; shriek . and threw "herself Into his arffis;Han son could not draw his pistol, but two policemen in rplain clothes opened fire on the thieves. The bandits returned the, fire, and one of the thieves was seen to fall into a seat and is thought to have been wounded. "-"-; Twenty shots were exchanged as the machine .gained speed. . .The chauffeur managed the machine so that it pour ed out a cloud of smoke which aided in the escape. The plain clothes police ran at the car and at the next corner commandeered a passing high powered automobile and ordered its chauffeur to pursue the thieves, who, however, had so good a start that they escaped. The bandits' car was stopped by Po liceman I Charles Sticken in a traffic jam a few " blocks - from the scene ot the robbery. Sticken arrested the chauffeur for speeding. H "Jump in old man,-and we'll take you to the. station house," said one of the men to Sticken. ' V u 4 " v The policeman stood on the running board and . told them which way to go. The chauffeur -took a wrong turn into LaSalle avenue. Sticken turned to pro test and, received a stab with a knife over the left eye, a blow on the back of the head and a shot in, the leg, and was hurled 'from the car; The thieves fired Several ' shots at- Sticken t as he lay in the street. He raised-; himself onone .elbow, drew his revolver ,.and fired several times at the fleeing" car. The thieves then fired.' several more shots, at the ; officer, and ."Rlso . turned their revolvers on citizens they pass ed in their flight. . None of these was struck by . bullets. ;j- - ' Good, descriptions bf the men were given by. citizens who saw them leap from the stolen car where they aban doned it. 1 " I . ' TWO KILLED; MANY HURT.' V-v'N'v--:'-'"' " ..; . Passenger Train .Crashes Through t:- Trestle at Leaf, Miss. ?" ) ' Mobile, Ala., Jan. 2. Two , men are known to have been instantly killed and more than a score seriously injur ed,"; some of whom may dieLr when a New Orleans, Mohile & Chicago pas senger, train 'bound for .Mobile, crash ed t through a, trestle t at ; Leaf, Miss., this afternoon. . The known dead are Oscar "Shep perd, news agent, ; Mobile, and Jim Norman, negro porter, of Mobile. " The engineer, whose name : is not known; here, and a woman passenger, are also " reported killed. ' The' seriously injured are' John Gray son bridge foreman, - and others - not yet identified. ; v Thirteen negroes were badly hurt when the negro coach plunged from the trestle to the camp below. The, baggage coach telescoped the- tender of the engine. A relief train sent from Mobile;" is expected back j in ' the; city late tonight -: The -engine of the wrecked train was of the heavy new type. " r Washington, Jan. 3.7-RepresentatIve Cox,v of Ylndiana, :,Deniocrat, today in troduced bills to put on -the free list boots, shoes and all other leather. They were referred to the Ways , and Means'" Cdmmittee. " - , , - ', . Richmond, VaJ, Jan.-3. Chief Jus tice White, of the United- States- Su preme CpUrt, has accepted an . invita tion to .attend a banquet to be given in his honor by the bar ofTRichmond on 'Washington's Birthday. . ; GEH: CASTRO MY YET SEE A Federal Courts Invoked to De termine Status of Venez - uelan (Exilel ' GRANT HABEAS CORPUS WRIT If Writ Is Sustain$d Former sCentral American Dictator rw'ill Be Allow ed to Landfand Travel "' 4 At yvm :". : - f ; .. - 1 ? , -- New York,,. January 3. The "Federal courts were invoked today in behalf of former PresidentTCipriaiid Castro, of Venezuelaand awrit of habeas cor pus 'was granted t brings htm before the . judicaal tribunal which may de termine the cause , pf his "detention at this port. I ' ,-.:'" It is said in the : application that Castro was being iljegally held at the immigration station J on Ellis Island here, where he has Ijeen detained since his arrival on a French liner last Tuesday, and the eburt will be asked to set him at liberty. The writ, is re turnable January 10th before, . Fed eral 'Judge. Holt, who granted it today.;- ' 'I '.;. , - - Castro immediately" upon' finding his right to 'land was : being questioned, had decided to return voluntarily to Europen and engaged passage on the steamer Amerika for Hamburg to morrow. . ;:. .-. ' JK ::-. -. It is said as soon as he heard the writ .had. been grafted he cancelled his passage, v :' . t v.r- :' -The starting of local proceedings' to determine the status of , Castro was a surprise, for the Venezuelan . execu tive apparently had given up without especial regret his declared intention of paying this country a sight-seeing visit and had declared his desire-to re turn to Europe, as quickly as .a steam-pr-onld o.arrv him. ? The proceedings. itjE4aUed tonight ;atr the offtices of veorgt? viuruuu -a30.t1.1u, ;wuu-aypucuvtuj writ, grew out of--a visit 'paid to.Ellis Island yesterday by Harold A Content, connected with Battle's aw firm. He reported to Mr." Battle, who advised the visit. 'Mr. Content stated .that after talking with Castro he believed the Venezuelan was being held in vio lation of the -Immigration, laws ana that imorODer Questions were being put to hint in an effort to m'alie him commit himself and thus give specific cause for detaining him, 11 tnat provea heftessarv. It was then determined to apply for the writ "in the interest Of public citizenship." As soon as the writ . wa.s produced mes?senffers. hurried to Ellis Island and served Byron H.-Uhl, assistant immi gration commissioner, with, a copy 01 the document. The granting of the writ does hot. attorneys stated, give Castro the right to leave Ellis Island and he . is expected to remain under there until other means are decided upon, to release him pending, financial disposition of the case. ' . . The - petition asking for a neanng for Castro asserted that the attorney who went to see him yesterday was granted permission for an interview only on the condition that hewould not make anv sueeestion to' Castro that the latter might make , an effort to land in this country and that when the lawyer gained access to the Vene- : (Continued on Page" Two. O UTLINE S James R. keene, veteran sportsman, died early yesterday morning. Two men were killed and -a score seriously : injured yesterday when "a New Orleans, Mobile & Chicago train Crashed through a trestle at Leaf, Miss.' 1 .. .- ' : Congressman Wedemeyer, who went insane over his defeat at .the recent election, jumped overboard yesterday from a vessel oh which he had been taken at Colon. "' .; I " -:- Four bandits smashed a show win dow in a Chicago jewelry store yester day, stole a tray of diamonds and' es; caped in an automobile after a running battle with the police. -' i'.' William Rockefeller, through his counsel,, yesterday agreed . to accept service of a subpoena to testify before the : money ; trust committee ; January 13th His whereabouts are' still un known. - 'W"'' Bonds aggregating $1,000,000, must be given if the 32 labor leaders, con victed in Indianapolis are to take ad vantage of & writ of supersedeas grant ed by the United States Circuit Court of appeals in Chicago yesterday... " Castro, the Venezuelan exile, . was granted a writ of habeas corpus, yes terday and the courts will decide his status! He cancelled passage he had engaged - to return - to Germany today and will make a fight to land in Amer ica. : ,'.':; ':''::.::' .w, ' fX ,;';5V? '- 'V ' 'H'" - Shipping was paralyzed - along, the South. Atlantic coast and much ;dam; age wis done in the interior by a ter rific wind storm yesterday.;. Diamond Shoals lightship was blown from its moorings and the storm s was -especially .severe on i the "Virginia, peninsula. New; York markets : Money on call steady & to 5 i per cent.; ruling rate 2 4; closing bid 3. 1-2 g offered at 4. Spot cotton closed quiet. Flour steady.-V Wheat- .07; ahd 1.08." Corn 55. Turpentine steady. ""Rosin quiet, -. FERGA PASSED AWAY IN RICHMOND, V A COL. W. H. COLONEL BUBGWYN ISNO MORE PromJinent , North Carolinian Answers Call in Richmond, Va. Remains to Raleigh for Funeral on ' -' Sunday-Services. ' , (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh,: N. C, Jan. 3. Arrange ments, are. being made for the arrival of the body of Col. W. H. S. Burgwyn, here from. Richmond Va. where he died yesterday; Saturday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock and for the funeral to take ; place Sunday afternoon at 2: 30 o'clock from Christ Episcopal church. The news' of the death, of Col. Bur gwyn, who has been a prominent citi zen of Weldon for many years brought deep sorrow to many admiring friends here- In the affairs of-tne-church ..'and State, Col. '1 Burgwyn. has, for.. . many years been.? especially active and hoh- ored;-",."""' STRONG FOR BERMUDA. Irwin Thinks It Fine, Place for High ' landers to-Train. - New York, Jan. 3.7 Highly enthusi astidover Bermuda as a training camp for the New York Yankees, Ar thur Irwin, the business manager of the club, and Charles E.- Barrett, the trainer, who went to the .coral islands on December , 18th to look over the ground,' returned yesterday ' . on the steamship Arcadian, Mr. Irwin "was greatly impressed by what he saw. but the final' decision in the matter will be made within the next few days, after a conference with Frank Farrell, the owner of the team. Mr. Irwin, however, went so far , as to take an option on the grounds of the Hamilton Cricket. Club for the use of the players, provided they go down. "It. beats anything I ever saw in the South in the way of a training camp." declared Irwin, when be landed- "The climate is the most wonderful Imagin able, and is ideal in every way, to get the men into condition. I have several propositions from hotel ownj&rs of the island, which v I ; will submit toMr. Farrell. There will be absolutely no difficulty about accommodations. I ex pect to make my report to Mr. Farrell today, but the final tSision may not be reached until Frank Chance is con sulted. My. own personal opinion v is that nothing could be better so far as climatic conditions areconcerned." ,If the New York club" decides' to go to Bermuda it will be the first major league team , to take the trip. Iast year the Jersey City Skeeters invaded the islands, with excellent results. The so-called sunny South of the United States is subject to change's in tem perature which.have raised havocwitn" the players in' previous seasons! It is fpr this reasbn that Farrell wants a change. Cold, rainy weather made a failure out of the training;' trip of, the -Yankees last Spring, and the many misfortunes which befell the club after the season . started were 1 commonly sunnosed to -be the result of the poor condition the men were ' In ta.. start the campaign. In Bermuda, however, the temperature varies only a few de grees tnrougnout xne . season, , wmie cloudy days are few. . If the Yankees make theblriP'ttie5r'iS4ir' probably.'go down about March 1st, and remain for a month or five weeks. : . :h :.- x ?';Kzu AGED MISER'S HOAftD $1 05,000. ? Searchers in Mrs. Mills' Home Uncov- . - . . .- ' er Fortune." ... ' r ,-':''?:-:. Winated. Conn.. Jadi,-' 2.- Ahother batch ' of hidden treasure, ; exceeding S5.000 in creenbacks.' was' foundta the home of the late Mrs; Bmiline.G.Mills, onV Centre . street, yesterday. :This makes a total of practically ?105,0U0 which nas been discovered in. the non agenarian's" home 'since her death on December 21st. .. i X::---''MAd'X The " money found yesterday was wrapped ." in . old newspapers ' and was J in the room wnere tne - ageapwoman had hoarded the fortune ; whichwas uncovered last week and taken to ,a local banK, in suit leases, f AH nf .Mrs. Mills' money, it.was stated: this after noon, has ; now- been' located,; except seven'&enteh-r Mrs. Mills left a statement showing the amount she" had . secreted , in her nome ne.- Her estate is valued -at $500,-1 000. S. BURGWYN. ALLIES PRESENT ULTIMATUM Head of thev Montenegrin Delegation Tells Rechad Pasha That Turkey - Must. Make Acceptable Pro- - ' ' ' i posals by Monday London, January 3 . Although the word "ultimatum" was not pronounc ed, what practically was an ultimatum, was presented to Turkey at today's sitting of . the Turkish-Balkan peace conference on behalf of the Balkan al lies. -"'.-"'. : ' ' '. ' '.'- -Lazar Miyuskovitch, head of' the Montenegrin delegation, who presided, told Rechad' Pasha after the Turks had submitted a proposal which was considered inacceptable, that either by Monday Turkey must, .find a way- to renounce ' to the Balkan . allies her rights over the -islands bf Crete, cede the islands -t-in the.-. Aegean', sea V ahd J.presept. a'Teftticatlon' of , the. frontier or .European, liir key, ' which .would elude Adriahople in,, the territory of the allies or the allies would consider that further negotiations for - peace were useless. - , , : v - ' Immediately, after the' 'minutes of the last sitting had been approved, M. Miyuskovitch asked Rechad Pasha , to present to the delegates the promised new Turkish proposals. On rising Re ichad stated his imperial g6vernment had authorized the " Turkish ' military and technical experts attached to -the Ottoman delegation to mark on a map the proposed new frontiers between Turkey and the allies: whtclr he would present later. Meanwhile he read what he called the "last possible terms Turkey can offer." ; 1 These were as follows: L 1. That Crete, enjoyihg simple suzeranity of the Sultan, but in reality under the protection of Great Britain, Russia, France and Italy constitutes a question which cannot be dealt with onlv by the cowers, under the resDon- sibility of which the administration of; the island is conducted, especially re- ' garding finance: police and justice: : . 2. That Turkey shall (keep her is lands. That she - cannot, renounce thosenear the Dardanelles - because they are indispensable to the security of the channel of Constantinople,, or ' ( Continued on Page Two). YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS 4 m : Senate ;: - K Convened 'at noon and ad journed 42:06 P. M., Ontil noon Saturday out of respect for . the memory . of the late Senator Jeff Davis, . of Arkan sas. ',;;.;- ' J-r', ' ,: Inter-State Commerce Com mittee ordered favorable re port on ' re-appointmeht of 4- i 4- i :'4 4. Inter-State-' Commerce Com--missioner E. B. Clark. X Archbald court of impeach ment put over until Saturday. Conferees on literacy . test immigration bill considered differences between the ' two .houses. ' --,- ' ..t 1 V House ; Convened at noon.' . . -s ' Chairman Pujo, of . the mon- " eys trust - investigating com ' mittee, called meeting of com , mittee on Saturday to consider ' Question, of " getting jWiHiam , Rockefeller before committee.1; J Republicans of -Interior De-V apartment Expenditures . Com- : . mittee " nled .minority r: report condemning "charges against ; former Indian ' Commissioner 4-4- 4- 4- I- 4- 4- 4- 'r Valentine. . - . ; , Representative - Cox, of In diana, . introduced ? bills i to : J. transfer boots, shoes , and . all other leather to - free trade. 4. . Adjourned at l: 27 Pv.Mi un-" til - noonASaturday,:, out . of re- 2. spect to ; late -Representative. ,. Widemeyer, v of Michigan, and 4 the . late Senator Davis,- ; of 'Arkansas. '-'V1:-;iB. sr A4 S 4 v Representative - Stephens of 4 Texas,- introduced bill i to au-,f 4 I ... thorize leasing unallotted In-' 4' . diaii'lan'dsfr:..grazinggrtenl4 V tural and mining purposes; ? $ ; 4 4 i"" ' '4 SEABOARD SWEPT BY FIERCE GALES . . ". . 1 . . -r ; ' ' t '" , '" V--; c. ."'.,; : '-" " 1 " . Terrific Storm Plays Havoc With Shipping Along ' ; Atlantic Coast. j LIGHTSHIP BLOWN TO SEA No. 72 Manages to Save Herself After Sending Out S. O. S. Call for j Help Virginia Peninsula 1 ; Suffers Heavily. j " Washington, January 3. The South west gale, which swept the Atlantic' Coast States with great fury today had by tonight spent most of -its" force in that section of the country. In its pathy however, the ; storm had left much damage to shipping and proper ty and crippled wire communication. Up to a late hour tonight no loss of life had' been reported. .... t The storm which struck Virginia with, especial fury, later passed up. the Atlantic coast and was tonight central over, the lower St, Iiawrence The storm '-warnings were ordered dis played on , the : Atlantitt coast ' rfrom' Eastport, - "Maine, to "' Wilmington, North Carolina .. ' ": '; " :v '' " The storm is remarkable, according t to Weather : Bureau officials, for-both, the; rapidity of Its : development : and for "its abnormally low barometer, read- ings. It-had -moved slowly across' the -country' in the form of. a narrow north and south trough - with only moderate intensity until" today, when it develop-: ed 'into a terrific- gale ' central over' Virginia. ' -'. r:-':-':K "'" '.-"". ' Late advices indicate that Newport' News,. Norfolk' and Richmond suffered-' the heaviest ' damage frbm-the storm. At:Newport'News shipping" was con-" siderably damaged,' roofs of dwellingsV Aere lifted ahd the city cut off from; communication with' the'butside'world' part of - the day. . Several small Oyster.. ar.hfkoriira"afi "imacrtihtjid "far toniltf:'. itixu- .ii, 13 icaiu . iiiat tut;; auu. mou . cres have'g6toe-:dowti;,!?.---' . -- Norfolk sufferfedome property dam age' and? demoralization Of Wires,' and much damage was done td property' In" Richmond. ' '''' '.' '' s-'- ' ' ' Reports ' that the gale was so terrific ' at Newport News that the water from- the" James river 1 surged tip - into the lower streets of the city with the vio-' lence of a' tidal wave catised many t in-.' quirjes to -be made," but the report . later, proved to be nnfounded. Some anxiety had been felt during the day by-Navy Department officials; concerning the safety", of the "battle-' ship fleet, but up" to a late hour tonight.' no advices had been receiwd indicat- ing that they had suffered any dam-" age. - ' '-.-:-'"C: : ' 80-Mile Gale at New York ' New Yortki, Jan. 3. The firstsevere storm of the new year and the most " destructive one of the season '-swept along the Atlantic coast today, caus- ing great property loss. - Simultaneous- ly ; came, reports of storms of equal ' : ill -: j. ; .1 n 1U J( Miaaie west ana along a part or- me Pacific coast. Wire communication in all sections of the. country was - crip-" pled. : At times during the day as few as . five, out of the" scores of wires were ' working between this city-'; and ': Chicago and all wires south of Atlantic ' to shipping on: sea, lake and harbor can only be": estimated; .While-Tthe ' storm was heavy and general, ; only' j ii. i j .. x i to a late hour, that of a Brooklyn man- blown from a scaffold. ' In - this city rain early ; today was maximum velocity of 80 miles an hour, working havoc on land and water, Re-' ports from up-State and : suburban points told of suffering and ' damage ' caused by the blow. ; . " ' The hurricane-like storm lashed up high waves from Sandy Hook to the rivers entering New York harbor, sink- ing tugs and barges and driving other .craft into perilous positions. From capsized craft,- scores of persons .were rescued. '-i -.."."'-' :.:- ' j,-' '; t'':' 'Sandy , Hook was attacked by the 1 hardest storm - in years; and immense waves, broke over tne . government dock. '' Several steamships ; outward bound, anchored in Sandy Hook Day. Tonight, the wind still blew strong, but ' was sTiifting. 'The.igale swept i the Hudson Vallev, unroofing P buildings and causing a washout on the New ' York Central Railroad eastbound track nea:r Garrison, N ."1? i - Only tone track' can be Used until tomorrow! ' In Brook- -lyn, ; William Maher, a , painter, was ' blown from. a scaffold and killed and three small .'children, were injured by boards and,. fire escape, ladders blown from buildings. -jV-v-Vv'-.v-V?-' )'''' ' Many freakish incidents marked the storm's progress. ' Wagons, were over turned and. a bicycle policeman -blown from his perch: on. JlasCrtver. bridge. Flying paper and dusk caused horses to crash through .platergiass windows into ;stores.,: .-,i4. v'' .'A man working in a.cbal yard was Mown-15 feet in; a coal . pocket' and . may die from his Hurts,. . . : ' : In Phillipsburg, - N. J.; a : four-story building collapsed and a man was dug out alive from its' ruins. J v . r vv ; Lightship; Saves Hersejf. Norfolk. Va.. . Jan. f 3.r-During the height of a 70-mile gale late today; . lightship ;No. 72,: statiQnejd near Hatte- " - . (Continued-on Jage iuignt.; . .