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AS TO ADVERTISING.
If the man who mtb: "1 can't afford to
advertise" will look over the list of bis
concerns that were LITTLE concerns be.
fore they Btarted to advertise, he will be
more likely to say: "I cant afford NOT to
advertise!" . .
Cloudy, f ollowedV by showers ' and
thunder storms today; Saturday clear
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EUllNDElS
VOL. XCII tfO. 11.
WILMINGTON, N. C., FBIDAX MOBimGV AERIL 4, 1913.
WHOLE NUMBER 13,289.
MfSfe SIP A -TRP
T
GETS THREE YEARS
Mrs. Pankhurst Convicted of
Inciting Persons to Com
mit Damage.
DEFIES-COURT AIID THE LAWS
Suffragettes Declares She Will Come
Out of Prison Dead of Alive .
Women In Court Room Go
Wild and Defy Police.
London, April . 3. Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst, the Reader of the militaht
suffragettes, was today found guilty
and sentenced to I three-years penal
servitude at. the Old 'Bailey sessions
on the charge, of inciting persons to
commit damage. The trial required
two days. ' , ' -'
The jury added toits verdict of guil
ty a strong recommendation for mercy
and when ' the judge pronounced the
heavy sentence of three . years, the
crowd of women- in the court room
rose in angry protest ' y t . '
As Mrs. Pankhurst stood up in .the
prisoner's enclosure her. sympathizers
cheered wildly and then . filed out of
court singing, "March On! March On!"
to the tune of the "Marseillaise." .
Mrs'. Pankhurst's closing address to
the jury lasted 50 minutes. She in
formed the court that she did not wish
to calf any witnesses. In her address
she frequently wandered so far from
the matter before the' court that the
judge censured her. v ;
. Mrs. Pankhuf st 'denied .any mali
cious incitement. - "Neither T nor the
other militant suffragettes are wicked
or malicious," she said :
"Women are not ' tried by - their
peers, and these trials are an example
of what women are. suffering in.. order
to obtain their rights; v Personally, I
have had to surrender a large part of
my income -teorder: to. be free to par
ticipate in the suffrage movement."
' Speaking with much Tfeeling; Mrs.
Pankhurst. fiercely criticised man-made
laws, and said that -the divorce .law 4
aione. -was- .uracaet- Gktustiryac:' revo
lution' byferw.oTBBTfT" -
In impassioned tones she de"clared:;
"Whatever .may be ?toy sentence, I
will not osubmit . From the very mo
ment I leave the court I will refuse
to eat I will come out of prison dead
or alive at ;the- earliest possible moment."-
'r . N-- .r-; r-
Justice Lush;, in summing; up, told
the jury that 'Mrs. Pankhurst's speech
es were an admission that she had in
cited to the r perpetration of illegal
acts. , . , k-
Mrs. Pankhurst "almost broke down
when the jury pronounced its verdict.
Leaning over thefront of the prison
er's enclosure,: she? said: "If it is im
possible to find a. different verdict, I
want to say to you and to the jury that
it is your duty as. private citizens to
do what you can to put an end to this
state of affairs." - , .
She thehlrepeated her determination
to end her sentence as soon as possi
ble, saying: , -
"I don't want, to commit , suicide.
Life is .very dear to all of us. But I
want to see the women of this country
enfranchised J want to live until that
has been. done. I will take the despe
rate remedy other women have taken
and I will keep it up as long as I have,
an ounce of strength.
, "I deliberately broke' the law, not
hysterically and not emotionally, but
for a set and serious purpose. I hon
estly believe this is the orily way.
"This movement will go on whether
I live or die. ; These women will go on
until women have obtained the com
mon rights of citizenship throughout
the civilized world." .
Justice Lush said: ' v
"I must pass a severe sentence on
you. If you .would only realize the
wrong you are doing and use your in
fluence in the right direction, I would
be the first to use my best, endeavors
to secure a mitigation of your sen
tence. I cannot and I Will not regard
your crime as trivial.' It is a most ser
ious one." .-.
Immediately the sentence of three
years fell from the judge's lips, the
women in the court room broke out in
a chorus of "Shame!" and "Outrage!"
With Mrs. Pankhurst's defiance to
S6!,??.?8!!,,"1!11 fight! -Fight! Fight,
Fight!" still ringing in their ears, the
suffragettes went wild. Standing on
their seats they shrieked and shouted
anathemas at the court.
For three . minutes they held full
sway m the court room. The nnlip.e
were powerless. The judge's warning
uC nuuiu vummu me entire party
of women to prison for contemnt fell
on deaf ears. The women laughed at
i 71 LUUSBB inreats and they finally
L Ahe' court siaSing the suffargette
battle song. V,, Such a scene never be
lore was witnessed at tho nin -Ron
Outside the court room the militant
"uiuu aened the police.
Arrest us; take , us to jail. What
do we care?" they hniitffi
The street crowd ' greeted the suf
iragettes with ar mingled chorus of
siuaus, nissses and boos.
There is no possibility of Mrs. Pank
nurst serving he'ti: sentence of three
. , . 1 QP suirragette leader will un
uouDtedly be released : under Home
Secretary McKenna'a new bill: nermit-
ting ticket of teave, hich the suffra-
fieues nave christened the "Cat and
-uuuse 15111. , - ,
Human LifA in Pril w
London, April 3. TlSe sentence of
three years Vnenal itfriinio imWai
? .Mrs-- pmraeline Pankhurst. - leader
y- tu militant suffragettes, for forc
ing her followers td destroy property,
;las rused themllSI!&nts' fury, and
tney threaten, strong' reprisals. When
sentence was nrnnminort lvo- tho inrio-a
fjr Charles Montague Lush, in - the
Old Bailej sessions today,, Mrs. Pank-
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LEADER
DIG, WAflWESTOBATIOH
Mis. F. Augustus Heinz," on Deathbed,
y Desires Court to Restbre'Her to '
, Her Husband, the Copper
King Petition. '
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I New. York, April 3. The court, that
parted F. Augustus Heinz, the copper
king, and his wife,, Bernice, wiir be
besought to restore her to him in
death. It was Mrs. Heinz's dying' wish
that this be done for the sake of her
child. Her lawyer, Benjamin F. Spell
man, began preparation of a remark
able petition today, a few hours after
his client's 'death to expunge the rec
ord of the interlocutory decree already
granted.
"I have always loved you, Fritz ; I
have always hoped something would
hapen to bring you back-to-me" the
dying' woman's words of reconciliation
with her husband ; the deathbed scene -
ner. tears and embraces; his assurance
of i love; his, promise to try to fulfill
her last wish all these ,wiir be writ?
ten, Into the. jurisprudence of the Statei
together with : the testimony, under
oath, of Mrs. Heinz's mother, her sis
ter an.d the nurses wh$ stood nearby".
: Never before has the Supreme Court
of i New York been 'petitioned to- exr
punge - the record of a divorce .by a
voice". from the grave. v,
''Had she lived it would have been
possible for Mrs. Heinz, to discontinue
this action," Mr. pellman said today.
"Because of her love for Heinz and
her hope, that something would bring
'about a reconciliation, she postponed
taking the final decree which might
have been entered last month. She
had only until April 17th to decide
whether . the decree would be taken
Again: and again she told me: 'Wait,v
wait ; that decree means ... death be
tween my husband and me. To take
It would tear my soul from its body.?
: "During the . last minute of her life
she repeated over, and ;over again the
request, that the record be. expunged.
I -am- convinced that there must, be
some method for the great Chancellor
to reach out and destroy or seal those
records." ; . ,
Mrs. Heinz's bodv" was sent this af
ternoon to Toledo for burial.
CHARGES UNFOUNDED
Miss Emerson . Not Subjected to Cruel
Treatment, Say Charge
Washington.- April S. Charges that
Miss Zeelie Emerson. the -American
militant suffragette nov in British
subjected to "ijriiel: arid, ajusual.re!
report to ' the. State-'Department, today
from Irwin B. Laughlin. charge of the
American, embassy, at London. ' - r'-
: Mr.- Laughlin personally investigated
the circumstances attending the forci
ble feeding of Miss Emerson.: He. re
ported that Mrs. R . M . Emerson, the
prisoner s mother, has made no com
plaint whatever as. to her 'daughter's
treatment and has no charge to make
that the feeding by a stomach tube has
been applied 1 in" a manner ,v to cause
any discomfort inseparable from its
nature. .
'The embassy has -been observing
"Miss Emerson's case closely," said
Mr. Laughlin ' "and has replied to a
number of communications from suf
frage workers to the effect that the
embassy could take no official steps
in-"the case unless discrimination to
the disadvantage 'of an American citi
zen could be shown. Her treatment
has not been in any way different from
that accorded British women who have
offended in the same way, unless it
be that her case has met with more
leniency."
"Since she, began a hunger strike,
upon her imprisonment, she has in
common with British offenders been
fed by-6tomach tube, in the presence
of physicians and under their direc
tions
CHURCH , CONGRESS, CONVENES.
National Episcopal Organization Elects
' Officers at Charleston.
Charleston, S. C, April 3. Officers
of ' the church conference, a National
Episcopalian organization in, session
here, were elected today as follows:
fiPTieral chairman. Rev.; Dr., Charles
Henry Babcock, New York; general
fiMrPtArv.- Rev. Dr. A. G. Carstensen,
'New York; treasurer, Thomas Whit-
taker, -New. York; assistant secreta
ries, Rev. Dr. Cornelius B. Smith and
Kev. -Mr. Jonn m. niricssou. .
: Mr. Whitaker begins his 40th year
of service as treasurer. These minis
ters were electedito fill vacancies on
the executive committee: ,
Dr. Robert Rodgers, Brooklyn; Mr.
John M; Ericsson, Yonkers, N. Y.;:Mr.
George Alexander Strong, Boston; Mr.
J.. Townsend Russe)l, Washington.
' Frank K. Meyers, Charleston, was
made a member: of the general com
mittee. At the forenoon session the
congress considered "How Can the
Holy Scriptures be Made More Edify
ing in Public Worship" -
- The congress continues through tomorrow.-
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'"':' UNDERTAKER ARRESTED
Charged With Taking Money From
Body of Flood Victim
Columbus, Ohio, April -3. Oscar H.
Osmah, an undertaker of this city; who
was arrested today charged with tak
ing money from the body of Mrs.
ftarah SovilL 'a flood victim, was re
leased on bond tonight and immediate
ly "was re-arrestea yior luvtssiagitLiuu,
This : oharere does "not admit of bail
Two - members of the Ohio National
Guard said- they witnessed the nnoing
by Osman of $265 when Mrs. Sovill's
body was brought to Osman's under
takine ; establishment. Silas Sovill,
snn nf , th dead woman, said ' he had
reason to tbelieve his mother had $500
in her possession' when ' she was
drowned. Osman admitted, the po
lice say, that he found 'about ?22bo on
a corpse and that it mignt nave De
longed to Mrs. Sovill. .-. -- ;"- r
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i Dftnatur. Ala.. Anril 3.-Erwin Hollo
way, a well known . saw mill owner of
Somerville,: Ala.,: died today from pis
tol shot wounds sustained last nignt.
lioiiisft Bowline. a : vounr. . woman, is
under arrtest'-'chareed with. the oiur
der. ' The shooting took place in the
tenderloin district, - v -'
TARIFF SITUATION
SHIFTS TO SENATE
Wilson Has Much Work Ahead
v of Him to Smooth Over
Disputed Points.
DEMOCRATS ARE STIRRED UP
Several Senators May Not Stand for
: Free Wool and Sugar, and Will
Require Changes in Present
Draft of the Bill.
Washington, April 3. Completion
of the new tariff revision bill, the
character of the duty to be levied up
on sugar, and the extent to which"
President Wilson will give the support
of the administration to the - complet
ed measure, depended tonight" upoa
the success that might attend confer
ences of i the President to reach an
agreement witlr Senate ; tariff leaders.
The tariff situation shifted to the
Senate today, with the "prospect fit'
much work ahead of the chief execu
tive " to smooth . over disputed points,
and. to, bring - the Senate, the House
and his own wishes into harmony be
fore "the new bill is brought out to the
gaze of the public? Senators Simmons;
Stone and Hoke Smith, all members of
the. Finance Committee, had a long
conference with President Wilson this
evening. At its conclusion, Senator
Simmons, chairman of the committee,
said the conference had been in every
way satisfactory to the Senate : mem
bers. A: sweeping canvass of the Senate
has .been . undertaken to determine
just, how far Democratic members of
that body will go in-support -of the
policies laid: down by the. President.
The decision to put raw wool on the
free list, and the threat of free sugar
have stirred up the Democratic forces
of the Senate to such an extent that
members of the Finance Committee
told the President tonight some impor
tant changes would have to be made
in the present draft of the. bill, if it
is to meet ; with a . cordial reception
when it reaches the Senate. ' , .
Hughe's,- of New"Jersrey. mel9beT"rf
the finance committee ana a radical re
visionist, -and Senator John W. Kern,
the Democratic leader of the Senate.
His v conference with Senator Kern,
which followed 'that with members of
the Finance Committee, is "understood
o have given the President a tairly
accurate idea of the sentiment prevail
ing in the Senate over the proposed
free wool, and reduced sugar duties;
and over the sweeping reductions ' in
other rates that have been determined
upon-by the House - Committee on
Ways and Means. . ,
Todaty s developments included the
practical completion of the bill by the
House Ways and Means Committee,
along the lines agreed to with the
President." It. appeared fairly certain
tonight that either sugar duty would
be compromised at 1 cent per pound,
possibly with a provision that it
should be; entirely abolished in three
years; or that there should be a gradu
al'' reduction of 25 per cent, per year
from the existing duty until it had dis
appeared. The Senate leaders have made it
clear that it would be impossible to
pass-a bill carrying bothfree wool and
free sugar. : .
The Senate leaders did not reach
any general agreement with the, Presi
dent. Tne results or their conferences
will be laid before the full Democratic
membership of the Finance Commit
tee at a meeting called for 10:30 o'
clock tomorrow morning.
The determination of the committee
then, as to disputed questions will
guide Senator Simmons in future con
ferences with the President and with
Chairman Underwood, of the Ways.
and Means Committee.
"We .went over all the debated
points :in the bill with the President
tonight," said Senator Simmons, "and
the interview was very satisfactory to
the Senators.' It was agreed that the 4-
Democratic -members of the Finance
Committee should meet tomorrow and
go over the ground, preliminary to fur
ther conferences with, 6ther members
of the Senate,- and the President and
members of the ' House Ways and
Means Committee."
No other statement was made by
Senator Simmons or by the other par
ties to the conference.
An intimation which has been under
way for some time has brought out
strong opposition to the reductions
proposed by the House and sanctioned
by the President in many important
schedules.
It is, understood that Senate leaders
insist many of those be changed if the
new hill is to have their support from
the outset." -
President Wilson made it known today-to
visitors that he had not settled
in his own mind1 whether there should
be one general ' bill or a .series of
schedule ,bills. t; This feature is consid
ered of high importance both by the
President and prominent Democrats in
the Senate: "
House leaders are prepared to en
act the entire tariff revision with a
single bill, but the attitude of the
President will depend upon the rates
that are finally agreed to upon sugar
and upon certain food products, still
open to debate. , . c .
. Several members of the Senate k Fi
nance Committee Insist they will not
accept a general bill:. ,i A proposal now
is under consideration between the
Presidents the Senate, and the House
leaders-, to have at least the wool and
sugar schedules, put into separate bills.
President -Wilson is hopeful of hav
ing anvunderstanding with both Sen
ate and House, so. that there may be
no. radical differences of opinion when
Representative . Underwood ' presents
the bill, to ; the House. . Senate leaders
have not received any intimation, how
, w (Continued on - Page Eight)
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HUERTA OFFERS COMPROMISE
Agreed to the 'Naming of Pedro Las
: ' curain Ha Provisional President ;
i! to Satisfy All Factions in the :!'
Mexican ;i Melee . .' .
El Paso, Tex.as,'At41 3.To satisfy
all factions in the Mexican melee, Gen
eral Huerta has agreed to the., naming
of Pedro Lascurainas - provisional
President, said advices received here
today directly from te National capi
tal. -Lscurain woulderve out the un
completed term of1 the late President
Madero.;' . . ' '
' As minister of exterior relations in
Madero's former catrfnet, Lascurain
Js entitled to serv as next in line- in
view of the deaths-, ot Madero and
Vice President Suarz.- The Huerta
cabinet would, be retpineby the com
promise. -- 1 ir-r
This arrangement.? il is said, has
been off ered, to ,the 3onstitiTtionalists
now fighting ithei Huerto government in
Northern Mexicd.- . IfT is declared that
Governor; "CatwsnEaV'ijftf . Coahuila, has
agreed and that the" j,Sonoi'a. insurrec
tionists will fall in tiae. The decision
of the present provisbnal. President is
said to have been cscasioned by the
recent uprising of Zapata In the South,
which p laces, :te'KJierta forces be
tween two fires..v --" -- -v
v Mexican military Sen here' estimate
that Huerta has not- more than 14,000
troops in all Mexio; with which to
meet the -situation. Jfhis .is.eyen less
than Porfiro ' Diaaf Assessed in com
ibating the MadeTo: revolution. Madero,
on taking ornceegan recruiting vol
unteer troops . wlti:the ex-insurrecto
corps as a ibasis" th the meantime,
the regular army: was not recruited to
normal strength- The desertion to
the opposing side .&fi the majority of
the volunteer groupsi it is said, has
left the actual government forces far
below par.
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DEFENDANT" :WEPS ON STAND.
Prof. Olsen Tetls'bfXWife's Relations
. WithrA6t!ier -Man.,
St. Paul, Minn,-Atil 3. Prof. Oscar
Olsen, formerryVof.-:the University of
Minnesota, who ads-itted he . shot, and
killed Clyde NIja'liag, a laundryman,
for wrecking his fcome took the wit
ness stand this- afternoon and sobbed
audibly as the vela&ons between Mrsv
Olsen and DarlinXfere wrung from
. . The court rocm sTas crowded and
many wept , wit!;-, & defendant, who
presentedr thepociFof a broken spir
ited man.. Mrs. OU:?n buried her face
in her hands and: wept softly through
out .her-husb'i5nd'&4;gtlmony.
'--My-'wife GoafesseoTne ihat there
haH hpon iiHfit relations between her
self and Darling and I warned him to
-keep away'from my home," Olsen tes
tified. He continued to come aes
pite the warning and finally succeed
ed in tearing 'down the happiness" of
the home. - -
"The night" of the shooting I was
alone," said the witness. "I heard a
noise and went-to the kitchen to in
vestigate. I 'saw a man standing in
side the door; and I . recognized Dar-
"'Oh,, it's you, you' he said,
and took a step towards me. I had
my revolver and fired twice in rapid
succession. A second later I saw the
wrecker of my home throw his arms
into the air and fall limply to the
floor."
Prof. UDlsen testified that he first
learned of Mrs. Olsen's relations with
Darling June 16th, last.
"When I returned from my office my
wife told me Darling had hugged and
kissed her," Olsen continued. "I saw
Darling one day later in the presence
of the man for whom he was working.
When I accused him of Insulting my
wife, he turned pale. Then he recov
ered himself and said: 'I admit it; .it's
all my fault'.
"While in Clearbrook,. Minn., No
vember 21st, last, I received a mes
sage from my wife urging me to re
turn home immediately. She met me
at the door and said: 'Oscar, do I look
demented? That devilish laundryman
is haunting me-again. He has been
here sevral times and I cannot resist
his overtures. .Please help ..me to keep
him from me'."
.Olsen repeated the details leading
to the crime. - Several times during
his testimony his sobbing forced an
interruption. Mts. Olsen is expected
to tell her story on the stand tomor
row. OUTLINES
The court that separated Mrs. F.
Augustus Heinz from her husband, the
copper king, will be asked to restore
her to him in death.
To satisfy all factions-in the Mexi
can melee, Gen. Huerta has agreed to
the naming of Padro Lascurain as pro
visional President- . -
The sentence df threer years' penal
servitude imposed on Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst, leader of the militant .suf
fragettes, ; has ; aroused the militants'
fury and they- threaten strong . repris
als. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, the lead
er of the'" "militant suffragettes, was
yesterday found guilty and sentenced
to three years penal servitude on; the
charge; of inciting persohs-to commit
damage.
The special train bearing the body
of J. P; Morgan arrived in Paris yes
terday;, where; the funeral. car was op-,
ened-and wreaths placed on . the coffin
by the. American ambassador and
friends. ' - , ;
The tariff situation shifted to the
Senate yesterday, .-the; completion of
the bill depending upon the success
that may attend conferences, of. the
President to reach an agreement with
Senate leaders. -
A. German dirigible airship landed
on : French territory yesterday and
was immediately seized by the French
authorities. The German officers
claimed : they lost their way in the
clouds and were compelled to land on
acount of a defect ini their motor. "
,. New. York markets : . Money on call
steady, 3 1-2 to 4 1-4 per cent ; ruling
rate 4; closing bid 3 3-4; offered at 4.
Spot cotton closed quiet; middling up
lands 12.60. t Flour quiet and f steady.
Wheat steady: No. 2 red 1.11 1-2 and
'1.13. - -Corn firm, .59. ' Turpentine
steady. - Rosin quiet. , ,
WATER HEARS TOP
OF CAIRO LEVEES
Rain Falls Steadily, But Citi
zens Are Confident of .
Saving City.
THE RECORD MARK IS PASSED
Levee at Mound City, III.,' Is Weaken
ing and May Go Out at Any
Minute-The Flood Situation t
. at Other . Points ; . '
Cairo, 111., April 3: Rain falling in'
a steady downpour and flood water
washing against the 'sacks: of saitd
piled- on the concrete levee wall,
changed conditions materially here to
day. : Although the weather change
naturally would carry with it a nega
tive outlook for the welfare of . the
city, a confidence -seems to , haye
sprung up among the citizens who
have worked hardest to prevent Cai
ro's destruction that appeared to off
set it. Day after day the residents
have watched the flood water 'climb
on the gauge until tonight it stoodj
slightly above 54.6. The old record
was 54.05. There is only a few inches
of space between the ' surface of the
water and the top of the concrete wall.
Ensign Melvin, in charge of the dis
patch boat service between Cairo and
Mound City, 111., reported tonight that
the levee was still holding at the lat
ter place, but that the Ohio waters had
backed: into Cache river to an alarm
ing height and that the levee back of
the town appeared quite weak. Most
of the 60G persons there are;inow en
camped in the Court House, including'
two companies of guardsmen. --
Situation at Memphis;
Memphis, Tenn., 'April :i3.--High
winds and a beating rain made , work
for the flood fighters along the Missis
sippi river tonight difficult, but unless
the disturbance is prolonged, which
is not anticipated, those directing the
fight do not believe the consequences
will be serious. -Wave washes were
reported from several points, but so
far as reports received,. here, indicate,
damage o the levels ijiasibeen'jsright.
Maior C.-M. Markham.. engineer. lit
charge of the corps of .United States
engineers stationed here, ascertained
tonight that men in sufficient number
are available at all points that might
be endangered. .
At Memphis the river rose one foot
today, the guage at 7 o'clock showing
a. stage of 40.4. Vicksburg, Miss.,, re
ported 41.6 feet, a rise of 3-10th in 12
hours. - v '
Water Falling at Louisville.
Louisville, Ky., April 3. -Though
there is a large volume of. water flow
ing under the three bridges acrossthe
Ohio rfver at this point, the rate of
fall since the crest passed yesterday
morning has been steady, thoueh slow
Tonight, with a stage of 44.3 feet in
the canal at 9 o'clock the river Is near
ly one foot lower than the high mark.
Conditions are rapidly returning to
normal along the river front, " where
the damage, other than expected fr6m
the Ohio's annual spree, is nominal.
Concerns situated on the river front
occupy buildings constructed to with
stand the water. Louisville's largest
items of loss are considered as de
ferred gains and are charged to inter
rupted mail and train service for
which the Ohio and Indiana : floods
were responsible. .
Flood victims who are being cared
for by the city and charity organiza
tions become charges with almost eve
ry 40-foot stage. Except on two rail
roads which reach into Western Ken
tucky, railroad traffic from here south
of the river is not and has not been
interrupted ,
Rain Storm at Hickman, Ky.
Hickman, Ky., April 3.-While all of
the Mississippi river levees, in the -vicinity
of Hickman -are holding to
night, a severe wind '.and rain; storm
which prevailed for several hours, has
caused some apprehension to those
back of the embankments to the west
of the city. Large forces of men are
at work, however, topping the levee
and United States engineers In charge
of the work declare no immediate dan
ger exists. This levee, which protects
the Reel Foot basin, collapsed ' last
year. , .
The city levee, which serves as a
protecting barrier for the low. lying
sections of Hickman,' is still intact.
Weather conditions tonight .caused
refugees housed in tents in the hills
back of Hickman some discomfort. Of
the 300 at the camp several are ill.
Additional' tents were expected today,
but-failed to arrive, and as a result
about 70 refugees are without shelter.
V . Flood. Fund Growing
New .York," April 3. Twenty-five
thousand dollars - were added , to this
city's flood relief fund today. The to
tal sum, now exceeds $555,000. Through
the Red Cross $18,000 was raised in
the past 24 hours. This included $3,
300 from the cotton exchange. and $2,
'100 contributed at Mayor, Gaytoor's
office.. The London Daily Telegraph
forwarded 4500. The citizehsr com
mittee, of which Alton B. Parker , is
chairman, added $l,9Ut) to its tuna and
the Merchants' Association $750. , -In
response to a message from Gov
ernor Ralston, of Indianapolis, : appeal
ing for funds, Judge Parker's commit
tee telegrapned s.i,uuu. ine commit
tee also telegraphed $2,000 to. Gover
nor Cox, of Ohio. Jacob H. .Schiff.
treasurer of the New York State board
nf the Red Cross, announced that more
than' $440,000 has been raised by: lo
cal Red Cross worKers. . :
Appeals to Wilsonv
. Washington, . . April " 3. -President
Wilson, was appealed to today to lend
the expert advice of the Federal gov-
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eminent m tne nnanciai reuaujuiauuu
of Dayton, O., necessitated by the dev
astating flood. . -'
John H. Patterson, chairman of Day
ton!s relief committee, telegraphed the
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'S BODY 111 ; PARIS
Funeral Car Opened and Wreaths
"Placed on Coffin by American
' Ambassadors and Friends' v
N. Y. Offices Reopen
. Paris, April 3. The special train
bearing thef fcody of J. P. Morgan ar
rived at the Gare De Lyon in Paris at
11:30 o'clock tonight. It was-met by
the American ambassador, Myron T.
Herrick, the secretary of the embassy,
R. W. Bliss, Mrs. J. H. Harges,Ga
briel -Jaray, secretary of the Franco
American Committee; Junius George
Morgan, a nephew, and Jacquez Selig
mam " - .
The funeral car was opened and
wreaths were placed on the coffin by
the . ambassador, Mrs. Harges, M. Ja
ray, for the Franco-American Commit
tee, and others. The train left at mid
night for Batignolles, where it was
switched to the Havre line.
Morgan Offices Reopen
New York, April 3: J. P. Moragn
& Company opened for business today
for the first time since the former
head of the banking house died last
Monday in Rome. The notice of Mr.
Morgan's death was taken from the'
front door and the offices gave no in
dication of the event that had 'caused
a suspension of the firm's far-reaching
activities for the past three days.
The New York Chamber of Com
merce, of which Mr. Morgan was for
50 years a member and four terms its
vice president, held a memorial meet
ing today in his honor- The chamber
adopted a resolution placing on its
records "sentiments of deep reverence
for the memory of John Pierpont Mor
gan, man of character," and ' its en
during appreciation of the dominant
force for good which he wielded
through a long life of masterful en
deavor ana tar-reaching accomplish
ment."" Eulogistic addresses were delivered
by John Claftin, president of the cham
ber; Senator Elihu Root, Joseph H.
Choate, Robert W. DeForest, Seth
Low and Frank A. Vanderlip.
Every seat in- the great meeting
room of. the chamber was taken and
many were compelled to stand. Ev
ery important financial institution in
this city, as well as every important
mercantile ' house, was -represented.
AT STOCKHOLDERS EXPENSE.-
Directors of Lead Co., Are Charged
With Living Luxuriously. 1
New .York, April 3. Hunting, trips
private!. , car's, palatial -residences: and
ornate - "office,, buildings " are .luxuries
Which, direstors of the St: Joseph .Lead
fVmwSnV- a 420.000.000 r.omoration-.
in the course of an alleged mismanage
ment of the company's affairs, accord
ing to the. plaintiffs .in a suit filed in
the Supreme Court today , asking for
an accounting of. all funds, together
with restitution if the stockholders'
charges are warranted.
The St. Joseph Lead Company is de
clared in the court action to be one
of the biggest lead corporations in the
country. John A.', Belle, John H., and
Mary B. Holmes and Florence Holmes
Woodruff, holders of about $500,000
worth of stock, are the plaintiffs; They
are residents of St. Louis.
Besides the neputed luxuries, it is
alleged that the directors profited
handsomely by using the St. Joseph
Lead Company tofavor the Mississip
pi & Bonne Terre Railroad Company,
Bonne Terre Cattle & Farming Compa
ny, Bonne Terre Farms & -Mines Com
pany and the Doe Run Lead Company,
all of Bonne Terre, Mo., and the Sher
man Trust Company, in this city.
The demand for an accounting is di
rected against Dwight A. Jones, presi
dent; R. L. Parsons, general manager;
Edwatd Smith, vice president; Hugh
M. Camp, treasurer, and Edward H.
Kidder, Daniel K. Catlin, Charles M.
Chapln and Clifton H. Crain, directors.
FIGHT GOES TO COURTS.
Tennessee Legislature Passes Quo
rum Breaking Bill Over Veto. .
Nashville, Tenn., April 3.' The ac
tion of the State Senate and House
today in passing the quorum-breaking
bill and the electfon bill over the Gov
ernor's veto will transfer the 'fight
which has resulted in the absence of
34 members of the Legislature from
the State, from the Legislature to the
courts. In passing the two bills over
the Governor's veto the House refused
to note the absence of enough mem
bers to break a quorum and they were
counted as "present, but not voting".
This established a precedent in this
State. In the Senate a parliamentary
inquiry to ascertain if a quorum was
present in the House was- voted down
by a strict party vote after the speak
ed had - allowed a motion to appeal
from the decision of the chair. In the
House the "law enforcement" bills, in
tended to give the. Governor greater
power in the enforcement of the pro
hibition laws, were called up and de
feated. ' The determination of Govern
or Hooper to push these bills resulted
in the new legislative alignment with
Shelby county voting with regular
Democrats. . Prior to the recess the
Shelby delegation voted with the fu
sionists. In killing the bills the House1
again ignored the absence of a' quorum.
3,000 OUT OF WORK
Big Copper Plant in Cananea Is Forced
' to Shut Down ,
. Naco, Ariz., April 3. Nearly 3,000
Mexicans and Americans were thrown
out of employment yesterday by the
closing down of the Cananea-Consolidated
Copper Company plant. United
States , Consul Simpich left today to
investigate the conditions. .-
'State troops control Cananea. 25
miles -below this point, as a result of
a recent attack, but General Ojeda's
Federals continue to hold the Mexican
port of Navo, interfering with the
shipments of fuel and food to the big
American-owned mining camp.
' Pittsburgh, Pa., April 3'. Charles
Kornocramp, a watchman; was killed,
four policemen and six firemen were
hurtand property valued at ,$75,000
was -destroyed when the plants of the
Woods & , Lloyd Company,; manufac
turers of glass house' supplies, burned
on the Southside today, r. The fire re
sulted, from a gas explosion in one
of the buildings, . ; . -
GERMAN DIRIGIBLE
LAUDS III FRANCE
Military Airship Zeppelin IV
Is Seized by French .
Authorities.
INCIDENT CAUSES A PANIC
German Officers Declare They Became
Lost In the Clouds and Were
Unaware They Had Crossed
French Frontier .'
. Luneville," France, April 3. The
German military dirigible airship Zep
pelin IV landed in the military parade
grounds here today and was seized
by the French authorities.
The incident has caused tremendous . -excitement,
notwithstanding that the
German officers aboard the airship ex
plained that they had been lost , in the
clouds and . did not know they had,
crossed the French frontier.
Inhabitants of the Eastern frontier
regions of France have been much agi-
tated the last, few weeks over reports
that German dirigibles had been ob
served or heard nightly hovering over
the forts. But the stories, like those
of the phantom airship of England,
never were properly substantiated.
The people1 of Luneville were con-,
siderably startled shortly before noon
today when a brownish yellow airship ;
appeared at a great , height in tho .
clouds, coming from the direction of v
Nancy. The airship was lost to view.
but re-appeared an hour later. It was
apparent that the pilot-was having a
battle with the wind and that he was
making an effort to reach the earth. ;
Finally a safe : landing was v made in
the parade , grounds, where two squad
rons of cavalry were drilling. The
cavalrymen rode up and formed a cor
don. They caught, the ropes thrown
from the dirigible and securely moored
it. -
The local authorities and -.Brigadier :
General Antide Leon Lescot immedi
ately were summoned and were closely "
followed' by a huge- crowd of . excited
people. It required the efforts- of two ?
torapanies of infantry' to keep the. in-''
ignant populace at a' sale' distance. :
L Zeppelin - IV. ' Which. .Is- of .the latest
"and- largest -model, -irrls&Afa9se&w
gers, 'of whotri -four were officers InM
uniform; a Prussian captain ana lieu- -tenant
and two WUrttemburger lieu
tenants. -.,.-v.l"
The captain explained to General
Lescot that the Zeppelin was undergo
ing a test" prior to being taken over
by the war department. They left
Friederischaf en early in the morning;
bound for the Grand Duchy of. Baden.
With the intention of making an as
cension trial they , had mounted to a
height of 3,000 metre (about 9,750
feet) and had lost, their course in the
clouds. They were carried along by
a strong east wind, and observing the
cavalry thought they had reached
Saar-Brucken. As they ..were short of
gasoline they decided to land.- They '
did not know ' they had crossed the,
French frontier. . .;
The chief officer, of the engineer
corps at Luneville removed the mag
netos from the engines so that the
airship could not get4 under way and
the cabin 'was searched for photo
graphic apparatus, sketches, -or ' simi
lar articles. Nothing of that nature,
however, was found; , ' ' '
The German officers were permitted
to telephone to Friedrichshafen for " a
supply of hydrogen and for mechani-
clans.
Immense Airship 8een
Vesoul, France, April. 3. Ata im
mense dirigible balloon, which appear
ed to be a German; Zeppain airship, '
was seen today by a number of French
officers maneuvering at k great height
over the department of the Haute Sa-
lone, near the Franco-German frontier.
It had seven persons-on board.
Their - vessel passed swiftly over
Passivant, Larochere, Selles, and Vau-
villiers, and finally disappeared in the
direction of the VosgeBr:- mountains, ,
separating France and Germany.
Public Opinion.
Paris, April 3.-rWhIle first news of .
the landing of the Zeppelin on French
soil caused a great sensation, other ac- -counts
gave the incident ;a somewhat :
diminished , importance, and public
opinion tonight is inclined to view the. :
plight of the Germans as rather ludi
crous. - . :...--.--.-'
The explanation -that the officers lost
themselves is generally -.accepted. It.
was announced tonight that the minis-
ter of war would make no decision
with regard to the Zeppelin until he .
had received the report of the officer
sent to Luneville to investigate the
situation. . ? . .
PARDON FOR PATTERSON?
Cash Register President. .May Get It
for Work in Flood.
Washington, April i.-Tne Depart- ,
ment of Justice officials v said today
they will not consider-the suggestion
of pardoning John H, Patterson, presi
dent of the National Cash Register"
Company and under sentence to prison '
for alleged violation iot the : Sherman
anti-trust law, unless he , makes appli
cation himself or shows that he 1s fav
orable to pardon proceedings.! The on
ly thing before the department now Is-"
a telegram to President-Wilson from
friends of Patterson urging his pardon
because of his splendid relief work
during the Dayton floods It is indicat
ed that the government must have as
surances that "the pardon , will be ac
cepted if granted. - v; - --
ONE KILLED BY. TORNADO
Cyclone Strikes Sturgepn, Mo., and
. Demolishes 20 Houses
. Sturgeon, Mo., April 3. William
Mathls, 87 years old; a retired farmer,
was killed, his wife,' Mary,, and his '
daughter, Ruth, 24 years old. were
probably fatally injured and 25 other
persons were less seriously hurt to-
ry by - a tornado that, passed within
half mile of Sturgeon . , -
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