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ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 8, 1910.
So PIE COPY
CHEER U P, SAYS
K" r- FRfCK
The Steel Man Can
Reason for Business Un
rest and a Falling
Market.
CONDITIONS NEVER BETTER;
CONGRESS MEANING NO HARM
And, in Meanwhile Court Decisions
Will not Enter Here With Pro
ductiveness of the
Soil.
C. Frlok
He has
Augusta, Ga., Feb. 8. H.
arrived in Augusta recently.
taken a cottage on the hill, where he
will spend a few weeks. ..
"It is hard to understand why,"
said Mr. Frlck, "with atl the condi
tions favorable to unprecedented pros
perity In thjs country, there has sud
denly appeared a hesitation in activ
ity, particularly upon ' the part of the
railroads and manufacturing estab
lishments, which are first to feel the
demands for Increased facilities to
meet public requirements and the first
to take alarm when the demand halts.
Timidity Not Justlnctl.
"If this cause Is, as it Is generally
asserted, a fear of unfriendly legisla
tion at Washington and the drastic
enforcement of the anti-trust law
against the business organizations of
the country, I cannot believe that Is a
sufficient reason to Justify the timid
ity shown In many quarters.
"Congress will not 'legislate any
form of property out of existence, und
court decision! cannot destroy the
productiveness of the soil or of any
legitimate enterprise.
"Even though it may be necessary j
to change the forms and methods of
doing business, there will-be Just as
much business us the necessities of
th country require, and the people
who own the property will do the bus
iness. "Clunilly-Howllng Gambler."
"Authing is quite .so bad, as n,ex
cited Imagination aeei ' It, and If the
people will cease to beed the calamity
howling . gamblen and demagogues
who make capital out of their fears,
all wlH be well.-
"This Is the greatest and most pro
ductive land upon the globe, and
nothing can kill .Us progress except
the lack of oOurage of its own people.
I am, as I have always been, an op
timist about the United States, and
the longer I live the stronger my faith
becomes in its supremacy.
"We have never stood upon the
threshold of better days than now,
and it will be our own fault If we al
low our" activities to be paralysed by
groundless fears.
"In my opinion the present , great
depression in securityvalues does not
reflect the condlttorr of business so
much as the present hesitancy In
business reflects the effect of wild
conjectures upon what will happen at
Washington, and exaggeration of Its
possible consequences."
SIX MEN ARE KILLED
IN RACE RIOTING
War Breaks Out Between Whi tesand Blacks at Camp Near
Chattanooga Negroes Were Two to One, but the
Whites Had Riot Guns.
Chattunooga, Feb. 8. Two negroes
were killed in a race riot at Hale's
Bar lock and dam, 20 miles below
tween white and black employes of
the contractors had been growing for
several dnys, and an assault upon one
of the negro Inborn by several white
men brought matters to a climax.
After an exchange shots between
the negroes and five policemen, and a
sqnjid of special deputies, the trouble
was quelled. None of the white men
was killed or wounded. The negroes
retreated up the river and the sheriff
is trying to apprehend them.
After the negroes quit work yester
day whiskey circulated freely and they
adopted an obstreperous attitude to
wards the whites.
As the blacks outnumbered the
whites two to one, the white employes
and their families became alarmed
and notified the authorities. A deputy
sheriff took charge of the situation.
Menntime the attitude of the negro
STATEMENT ON
MhAt HI Yl M 1 1
iiik.ii if uuiuui i
CHAMORRA ELUDES
FEDERAL TROOPS
Prof. Fisher Tells Yale Class
a Partial Abstinence from
Meat Might Prove a i
Good Thing.
Slips Out of Boaco, Where Three Columns of Government
Forces Tried to Pen Him Advices Indicate He
Is Marching on Managua.
MEAT PIES
El UP HI
laborers become more nlnrming and it
was reared an nttempi would be niude
to "shoot-up" the camp. Chief of!
Police McMahon of Chattanooga I
shortly after midnight was asked to ' ,
send guns nnd ammunition to the i T"
scene. Chief McMahon secured an PUCCCC NIITC Mil If CPPC
automobile Und placed 20 riot gunsP'nttSC' V iWILA, tbbO
and 10.000 rounds of ammunition in j
the conveyance, and rushed to the j
scene. i
The
ALL GOOD SUBSTITUTES
negroes were firing In all ill- i
rectious from the shelter or their n. et,..ij 4 u-.. .. n i
shacks when the officers reached tll, j One Should not, HoWCVer, Break
dam. The fire was returned nnd tf
party closed in upon the negroes' set
tlement, clearing the shacks. Thirty
ifegrocs, the chief trouble, makers, re
treuted up the Tennessee, liver, taking
with them in their flight a. large num
ber of rifles and revolvers.
Reports from the scene this ufter
noon etato that quite prevails. Most
or the men have resumed work.
Six negroes were wounded; two nuiv
die.
From Eating Meat Too Sudden
Like, as It Might Mean an
Upset Stomach.
Managua, l'eli. x. General Chu
niorro has eluded three columns of
government troops sent to besiege
bim in lloaeo and has taken to the
woods. The government forces are
re-occupying the town. Hoaeo was
captured by the insurgents under
M.'izls lust Frit ay.
I Nrivs of ISaltlc Fvpcdcil.
! Washington, Feb. S. News of
sharp lighting between I'aminorro'H
insurgent troops and the government
Qf forces under Vnsqucx at Tipitapa rlv
er, Nicaragua, is expected momentari
ly here. Advices indicate that Cha
' miiirn is preparing to cross Tipitapa
i on his way to Oranada and Managua,
and flint the Madriz forces Intend to
; make a stand there.
In Some Cases Figures Went
Higher Today Than Before
the Meat Boycott Move
ment Began.
T 1.
PRICES GOING HIGHER
! NEW YORK DEALERS SAY
It Is estimated that Chamorro's
troops are now within thirty miles
of Managua. The lack of informa
tion from the seat or war is attribut
ed to n close censorship, which Estra
da imposed to conceal the plan or
campaign.
Force Increased to 1,"00 Men.
General t'hamorru's rorce has in
creased to 1500 men. Apparently the
tactics adopted by the insurgents pro- '
vide for the avoidance of a buttle nn- !
or nadl "'.r ?hT? ! Developments of the Day, It Is Thought,
rlnto is the objective point. The gov- ;
ernment reports that 7"i prisoners'
have arrived at Granada. Further 1
political arrests have been made
among the conservatives of Granada. I
May Result in Renewed Agita
tion for Cheap
Meat.
Nurse of Col. Swope
Tells Exciting Story
Kansas City, Feb. 8. Sensation fol
lowed sensation today at the Inquest
at Independence, rtito the death or
Colonel Thomas II. Swope. million
aire philanthropist.
That a few days berore Colonel
Swop,e died Dr. li. C. Hyde asked the
millionaire's nurse to try to pursuade
Colonel Hwopo to name Hyde as one
of his executors was the testimony j
given by Miss Pearl Keller.
Then sho told of happenings the
j morning of Colone l Swope'a death, or I
j giving a capsule that apparently'
I was a digestive tablet, of the confus-
lion that followed within 20 minutes.1
New Haven, Conn.. Feb. Prol'.
living Fisher, tfho told his class in
Yale the pust week that Hie country
was facing nn Industrial crisis anil
that the chlet cause Tor the present
rise In prices was the increase of gold,
Js out today with another statement
on the meat boycott, lie added:
"One or the curious Incidents of
Hie situation is the meat boycott; es
pecially as meat, though the most ex
pensive and perhaps one or the least
wholesome parts of our diet, has not
risen as far us other prices. The tem
porary going without neat will, of
course, effect no permanent drop in
prices. Hut it will not be surprising
if those who now find it so hard to
give meat up should inclndi as h ive
so many people already that absti
nence from It loaves them la tter off.
Or at any rate thot tliey are better off
without as much meat as Ameil
Accuses the Methodists
of Acting Dishonorably )
Chicago. Feb. s. Archbishop Ire
! land today gave the Associated Press
; a statement bearing upon tin- refusal
ol' the Vatican to grant an audience to
! former Vice President Charles W.
I Fai: bunks in Home, because the latter
'delivered an address before Hie Meth
, i,l 1st association there,
i Archbishop Ireland asserts that
people in Americt may easily mlsup
' prebend the circumstances which di
: reeled the Vatican's course and that
"most likely Mr. Fairbanks did not
fully realize the meaning which the
Itomans would attribute to bis ad
dress." He declares American Methodists In
it'iluc are "pernicious prosclyters"
that ' the means employed by them
are iiy no means honorable." "It was
not a question or Mr. Fairbanks be
ing a .Methodist, but of appearing to
give me fullest approval to the work
of the Methodist association. in
Runic," lie says.
New York, Feb. 8. Meat prices are
higher than ever today. Drooping for
n time while the agitation for nllmlna
ion of meat from the table was fresh.
imitations both wholesale and rotuil
have mounted to figures equal to, and
in sonic cases above those prevailing
before the movement began. Thu In
dications, prominent dealers say. are
that still higher prices are coming.
This situation, it is considered likely,
will lead to a revival of the agitation
for cheap meats, and may aid those
seeking to secure signatures to meat
boycott petitions.
LIQUOR MAY SPLIT UP
of the symptoms of attack, diagnosis ! wm 1 murn In":,t " Americans n
by Hyde us apoplexy, the treatment ! ,,.r',i""r"' 1" other words, an In- L
nnd finally death. All this was in " '''':'' consequence or the rise or j J
quiet, unassuming manner. ,rl''0;' ",,,y ",'m "l " ''"-: U
iuito7usui
IS HAVING TROUBLE
BRILLIANT CLIMAX
TDGKHBLDEHS
OF
Edwin Clapp Made a Match Between
Strang and Robertson, but It
Was Called Off.
BALLIHGER WILL
NOT lit AGAIN
A Note from Him Tills How He Meant
no Harm In Sending a (Bill
Direct to the Senate.
Atlanta. Ga Feb. 8. There is a
nice row on among the directors of
the Atlanta Automobile association,
which will not down. It began several
Weeks ago when Edwin Clapp, the
general manager of the speedway,
made a match between Strang and
Robertson In their 300-horse power
cars.
Asa d ndler, Jr., president, declared
this rut" off and Clapp resigned. Then
Kdward Durant. secretary of the asso
ciation, wasasked to resign. He did
so and gave out the interview, in
which he declared that he "had been
'canned' " by Asa Candler, jr., the
president, and his father, Asa Candler,
sr., who financed the track.
The board of directors then met and
asked Durant to resign as a director,
claiming that his Interview had In
jured the association. Durant refused
and is out In another Interview in
which he says that the last race meet
was mismanaged and that the action
of the board Indicates "how likely we
are to d1 foolish things when we be
come liked to the folly of a spoiled
child." Anyway. Durant says, as one
of the six largest stockholders, he will
not resign from the board.
The directors will meet again this
week to take further action.
IS REACHED TODAY
They Are Having a Big in Time New Or
leans Today Masqucradcrs
Throng Streets.
New Orleans, Feb. S. With the
coming of Mardi d-as today's carnival
celebration in New Orleans reached a
brilliant climax. Hundreds of man
queraders thronged the streets, und
the parade of Hex drew thousands of
spectators Into the streets through
which the parade passed. Tonight the
pageant and bull or Com us will lie
given, bringing to a conclusion the
Mardl Gras festivities.
SPECIAL SESSION
OF THE ALDERMEN
Hon In the quantity of meat e
cd. ' ' t
Men I Consumption Dei leasing.
"The statistics of the department of
ugriculturc do, in fact, show that
there has been a falling olT in the
consumption of meat for years. Iir. i
Wiley is quoted us saying this w ill re-1
suit in nni king 'mollycoddles' of hk. :
Hut no such danger seems likely. It is I
true a sudden or complete abstinence
ir often hurtful. 'J2ist reduction In Its
use and u subsliiulittn of cheese, nuts,
peas .and benns, milk, and eggs. If
they can be offorded, tisve been round
greatly to Improve health, as well as
decrease the cost of living.
"We are now in Just such a period
of rising prices as was experienced
after 185 7. We have every reason to
expect another crisis such as that of
1SCB. This will be the culmination or
the present rise in prices. Parado;.!-
OF
CANTON
NEC
DANCED
A'. Recent Meeting Officers Arc Elected
and a Dividend Is Declared
K. of P. Lodge.
Special to Tin- Uuzctti-.Ncns.
Canton, Feb. 8. At a recent meet
ing of the stockholders of the liunk
of Canton, all of the directors were
re-elected except A. W. Freeman,
who resigned upon his remove! to
Waynesville. J. o. Plott was clscted
to succeed Mr. Freeman. The stock
holders authorized a dividend of six
rally, the more clearly this is seen to- t ,,r (,rn nd the carrying of tun per
Franchise Granted the Electric Co.
to Build Car Tracks Over Streets
Leading to High Bridge.
Washington, Feb. S. Becretary of
the Interior Balltnger is again perenna
grata with tha senate. A note from
him explaining he had not intended
to contravene the senate rules by
sending up a bill for consideration as
he did last week, and promising not
"to do It again," was read to the
senate today, and was received with
satisfaction.
I'UOHIIIITIOX MOVEMENT
IN KENTUCKY CONSIDERED
Frankfort, Ky Feb. S. When to
day's session of the Kentucky Antl
Kaloon league began Interest was great
on account of the impending discus
sion over the progagatlon of the pro
hlbltlon movement In Kentucky. Mr.
Ilaker of the Antl-Haloon league has
gone th Washington to attend a hear
ing ou the temperance, bill before a
congressional committee.
A Collision In Kentucky.
Louisville, Feb. 8. It l reported
that one passenger was killed and
several injured In a collision between
passenger and freight trains on the
Hoothern railway near Waddy, Ky.,
today
MISTAH IK JOHNSING
ITTO BE TRIED
Case Goes Over, and May Interfere
With Fight Plans for Fourth
of July.
New Vork. Feb. 8. Fear, that
criminal court proceedings may Inter
fere with the appearance of Jack
Johnson in the prlso ring July 4 was
Intensified in some quartors today,
when Justice Qoff granted the district
attorney's motion to strike the charge
of assault against Jack Johnson from
the present calendar.
The case went over to the next
court.
Substitute for Humphrey 1)111.
No, Com pi lea U ons.
Stockholm, Feb. 8. King Oustave
Is progressing towards recovery, fol
lowing last night's operation for
appendicitis. No complications have
arisen from surgery.
THE . WEATHER.
Forecast until S p. m. Wednesday
for Anhevllle and vicinity. Threaten
ing weather( with rain tonight nnd
Wedmmfiav; wurmer toitight.
Washington, Feb, 8. Determined
to defeat the administration ship sub
sidy bill, the democrats have decided
upon a substitute for the Humphrey
measure.
Paullian's Flights.
New Orleans. Dec. S. Increasing
Interest In the aeroplane flights - of
Louis Paulhan was manifested today.
Tomorrow Paulhan will attempt
fllsrht to the gulf. distance of 100
miles.
day the less likely it is to happen or.
at least, the less violent It will be
when it comes. No fixed date can be
assigned. P.ut judging from the rap
Id rule at which thu storm is brewing
the crisis may be expected sooner
nrter 1907 than the crisis of MtiS al
ter 18o?. The must probable date Is
between 1912 and 1916.
May Prevent Disaster.
"While it would not be surprising
should the crisis occur in 181.1. it is
doubtlessly true that there Is so much
more widespread and Intelligent un
derstanding today of economic prob
lems that business men will trim their
sails for the expected weather, and
thus mitigate any disaster. The most
potent means of preventing the disas
ter will be In prompter adjustment of
the rate of interest. If overinvest
ment in speculative and questionable
cent to the surplus rund. The bank
has been organized for about two
years and has done a splendid busi
ness, it has $15,00(1 capital stock.
The officers of the bank are Alden
Howell of Waynesville, president:
Dr. J. II. Mease of Canton vice presi
dent; (J. X. Hensnn, cashier. The
board of directors Is composed of li.
It. Mease. A. K. P.rown, J. M. Curtis.
('. J. Jeffries. J. W. Scott. J. o. Plott.
C. J. Jeffress. J. W. Scott. J. O. Plott,
Ablen Howell. II. A. Osborne, J. H.
Mease.
W. T. Sharp expects soon to have
completed his new three story brick
building on Main street. The lirst
Moor Is a line store room, the second
for nfllccs, while the third story Is
being constructed especially for the
Knights or Pythias. Canton has a
verv enthusiastic lodge of Pythians
AT KANSAS CITY
Democratic State-Widcrs Trying to
Form a Coalition With Republi
can Minority.
This Was First Time the Death Penalty
Has Been Inflicted in Missouri
for Assault
Kansas City. Feb. 8. Ijieoige Rey
nolds' and. John 'illanis, negroes,
were bunged in the county juil this
morning for assault, this marking the
first time the death penalty has been
Inllicted in Missouri for this crime.
The negroes on December 23rd, at
tacked Mrs. W. H. Jackson, violinist,
wh i was returning from a charitable
Institution where die had given u coll
ect t.
lilclimond. Feb. 8. Democratic
! members of the' legislature, advocates
; of statc-wldo prohibition, despairing,
of overcoming ttp opposition of local ,
Joiillmilsis. jUuiUJhiiiiHtnce committee
Ttni4ervsit"!?, iia1- tddir s.-Sfiig"J,'V.
! form" a coalition with the republican'.
IIIIIIUI HI a flwiv-niuv
ure.
They asked the republicans to
caucus on the matter. The IeudorS aro
busy trying to prevent a split in both
parties on the liquor question.
NEW POWER PLANT
ETT
ADMITS
BELOW
MARSHALL
STRONG
LANGUAC
El
Today's Session of the Court Martial
Was Devoted to the Ar
guments.
Weaver Co. Pushing Work as Weather
Will Permit Roadbeds
Changed.
The Iniarii of uldcrmen In special
adjourned session this morning grunt
ed thu application of the Ashevllle
Klectrlc company for a franchise ov
er a portion of Depot street and
Huberts Btreet, to and over the eus-
tern approach to the proposed high
bridge across the ruilwuy tracks and
the French Iiroad river at a point
near Park avenuo and lloberts street.
The franchise gives the Ashevllle
Klectrlc company permission to. go
over the st recta referred to and us
fur across the French Iiroad river as
the city limits extend. The proposed
route of the Electric company to the
new bridge approach will be from a
point where the South French Iiroad
avenue line enters Depot street, up
Depot 'street a very short distance
to Huberts street and then along
Roberta street to location of the pro
posed high bridge. It la possible that
the Klectrlc company will have to do
little tilling at one place on Roberts
street where the street crosses a small
branch, but this work of grading will
be done by the Electric lompuny at
its own expense.
The securing by the Ashevllle Elec
tric company from the cHy of a fran
chise to pass over the city's streets
to the approach of the new high
la-ldge means that the company will
occupy with the tracks part of the
bridge and that the ultimate result of
this crossing will be the building of
an electric line Into West Ashevllle:
possibly as far as the site .of the old
Sulphur Springs hotel, or the Ashe,
vllle school.
enterprises Is to tie prevented, the Uu, linfMt west of Ashevllle and
Interest rnte should be high during tm, i,Hige is growing steadily each
a period of rising prices. lnimth
"History shows that in general In-, constructed
terest Is high In such a period, but ; w (m.
tardy in reaching the height required 0.Upuncy In a few weeks.
usuuny 11 rises sunnily ul no- ' i. . ... ., ,,1 ni.,., !-. Tn,,mu
thtM i..e ...
ami will tie sieam neaico. i oe item
ing plant wns ordered last week nnd
period or high prices when
mischief Is already done. Then It pre
cipitates a crisis. Oddly enough high
Interest is then complained of. in
stead, the criticism should be that it
didn't rise early enough to serve as
a wurnlng and prevent the crisis. "
will arrive within a short while.
Thin will give Canton one of the
i nicest commercial hotels west or
Ashevllle.
spec
court Sur-
l'.oston, Feb: 8. Only a few
tutors were present when the
martial trial of Pust Assistant
geon Anscy H. ltobuett opened today.
The taking of testimony was conclud
ed yesterday. Today's session was de
The W. T. Weaver Potfer company,
which Is building a dunv und, targ
power plant on Ce Frt-uch ltrouil:
river, about two miles below Mar
shall Is rushing the worlt as'fast as
the weather will permit. The, rc-lo-cntloh
of the county road. 'which ran
along the bank of the river, and Just
below the railroad, has been com
pleted for some time. The road now
voted to arguments. Robnett Is I winds with ail easy grade, ncginning
ehurged with "conduct unbecoming just outside of Murshull, across a hill
an officer and u gentleman," in con- - and back to the old road below the
lection with the alleged assoult unburn. Some work has already been
Dr. Edward S. Cowles at a Navy Yard i done In the re-location of the roud
"hop" last December. ; bed for the railroad, and as soon as
Resentment of the nttention of a ' the ground thaws out. this work will
civilian to his fiance. Miss Dorothy I proceed. It Is necessary to raise the
ARGUMENT BEGINS THE BANK CASE
CASE! GIVEN ATTENTION
GREEN
Three Speeches Made This Forenoon, i District Attorney Holton Looking Alter
While as Many Will Be Made
This Afternoon.
the Bill of Exceptions in Brccie
Dickerson Case.
C.usettc-News llureuii,
The Bon Air,
Waynesville, Feb. 8.
' Thu people of Haywood continue to
manliest a lively interest In the Al
len Green trial, now In progress in
the Superior court. The testimony of
witnesses having been concluded yes
terday afternoon, argument of coun
sel was begun this morning. 8. C.
Welch, assistant prosecutor, led off
with a strong speech this morning.
All tho way through he followed the
evidence of Green, the defendant,
and contended. In effect, that the de
fendant had in large measure con-
C'liargo or Houm breaking DIkihIhmpI.
Norfolk, Feb. S. The charges of
housebreaking preferred against Pn-llcemi-n
Wllttms. Han D.inn and
Phelps, of Portsmouth were dismissed
by Mayor Reed today
Plans to Wek mne Roosevelt, June l.v'vlcte himself.
Fallowing the speech of MI
Washington. Feb. I. John A. Stew
ard, a prominent New York republi
can leader, today reached here to
confer with President Tnft relative to
the hotjio coming celebration planned
In honor of Theodore Roosevelt on his
arrival In New York HnrlMir, June u,
next. " - 1
Welch,
J. W. Ferguson made a strong plea
for the defense, as did a'so Capt. W.
J. Hannah. .When court, convened
this afternoon three more speeches
were to be made, but it seems likely
that argument will be concluded to
night, whorf the case will g to the
Jury.
Culled Suites District Attorney A.
K. H"lton of Winston-Salem was in
the city In connection with mutters
pertaining to nxlng the bill of excep
tions In the Breese-Dlckcrson bank
case. It was decided that the district
attorney should submit to the attor
neys for Messrs. llreese and Dicker,
son. within a few days, Just what part
of the evidence he wished to carry
up to the United States Circuit Court
of Appeals for the government, ana
whn this is done, a further confer
ence will be held between Mr. Holton
and Judge Charles A. Moore in an
effort to settle just what shall go up
on appeal. In case that the attorneys
fall to agree on this point, the whole
matter will have to He referred to
Judge Newman In Atlanta. The bill
of exceptions will have to be settled
this month, so ss to be in apt time.
Th case Will. It is expected, be argued
at the May term of the Circuit Court
of Appeals.
railroad track to keep the back wa
ter from Interfering with It.
The contractors have already plae-
river
stone
ailed Dr. E. S. Cowles, the eject-; work as soon as the wentner will pnr-
Ivlllan. to account for his at- mit. The stone for the dam is being
Hester, of Kvnnstnn, Ills., was the
basis or the defense of Dr. Robnett. !
The trial was simplified also by the i
ulmisslon bv Dr. Robnett that he : cd the splash clnms across ins
did use objectionable languagu when preparatory to beginning the
he
ed
tllinle toward Miss
Healer. Dr. .secured from rock iiuarries nearby, so
that when the weather liocomcs fav
orable actual construction of the dam
will begin.
The site is one of the finest along
the French I'.road. On each' side of
the river the hills tower high, close
to the bank, making fine abutments
for the stone work. The JO-foot dam
will furnish an lirimcnse amount of
power. The plant will cost about
$400,000.
Cowles, who was again on the stand,
denied that he attempted to make
clandestine appointment with the
young lady, and In thla he was sub
stantiated by his wife. H'.in also
supported him In regard to Dr. Rob-
nett's words over the telephone, wnu n
formed one of the charges.
Then Miss Heslcr took the witness
stand and flushing a diamond ring in
the eyes of the court, declared that
she had been engaged to Dr. Robnett
since November and that Dr. Cowles
not only tried to meet her, but wanted
to send her flowers and candy. Miss
Hesler said that she appealed to Dr. Just lo Nee What Tlirtr Sentiment Is
WOl'IJ l.KT THE WOMEN VOTB
ON THE KVrr'U.ViK Ot'KSTIOX
Robnett to save her from Dr. Cowles
and that the incident followed.
Today there will 1 arguments and
by Wednesday the tlndtng of the court
will lie sent to Washington.
There were two charges against
Surgeon Robnett, the first "that he
did aid and abet Paymaster Auld In
the expulsion of Dr. tfowles from the
navy yard dance Decemlier 11 last,
Cowles being a properly invited guest
and the action being unauthorised
and unwarranted; second, that he
subsequently used insulting langnge
to Dr. Cowles over th eelephone."
like Paymaster Auld. Surgeon
Robnett received a reprimand from
the secretary of the navy, following
the first, complaint of Dr. Cowles.
Dr. Cowles' wife then pressed the
charges to the officials In Washing
ton, and the court martial of the two
officers was ordered.
Ilnickell Introduces Rill In
New 'rk.
Albany, N. Y Feb. . For th pur
Ke of determining the sentiment of
the women of the State on the ques
tion of woman suffrage. Senator
llrackett has Introduced In the legis
lature a bill providing for a special
election next fall, at which women
over 21 year old may vote on the
question whether they shall have tho
full right of suffrage..
Gets Eighteen Month In Prnltenliurj
Washington, Feb. I. Juki M. Wa
terbury, convicted of obtaining money
under false pretenses from high gov
ernment officials, by representing
himself as an Associated Press repre
sentative, is sentenced to li months
In the Atlanta penitentiary.