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t Metrtlle da THI ASSOCIATED PRIS1 DISPATCHER LAST EDITION 4:00 P. M. Weather forecast: RAIN. VOL. XVII., NO. 157. ASHEVILLE, N .O, FRIDAY APTERNOON, AUGUST 9, 1912. So PER OOPT &tte Sens TA' REJECTS WOdL MEASURE President Declares Low Rates of La Follette-Underwood Bill Would Wreck the Industry. SAYS BOARD FINDINGS WERE DISREGARDED Urges Congress to Frame New Act Which He Can Ap proveOther Vetoes Coming. Washington, Aug. 9. For the sec ond time within a year President Taft today vetoed a bill to revise the wool tariff, schedule K of the Payne-Ald-rlch law. With his disapproval the president returned to congress a bill evolved as a compromise between the house and senate, holding that Its low rates would bring disaster to home industries. He appealed to congress not to adjourn until It had enacted a measure to substantially re duce unnecessary existing duties with out destroying the protection of the wool industry In the United States Disapproval of the wool bill is to be followed with similar vetoes of the steel and cotton bllla The sugar bill is.- likely to be vetoed as Is the excise tax bill, the latter probably on the ground that the president believes It unconstitutional. "I shall stand by the pledges to maintain the degree of protection necessary to offset the differences in the cost of production here and abroad and will heartily approve any bill reducing duties to this level" wrote the president. While the bill vetoed today and the one disapproved last year are Identi cal in terms the president's reasons differed. He vetoed the former bill because it was framed before the tar iff board's report and the latter be cause he said it was framed with dis regard of the board's findings. It Is predicted the house will override the veto, but the bill's fate In the senate Is doubtful. T.R.'S SPEECH DISCUSSED IN DEBATE IN THE HOUSE Colonel's Position on Trusts Called Inconsistent Stanley Report. Washington, Aug. 9. The progres sive platform and former President Roosevelt's trust views occupied the attention of the house last night in the closing hour of the first debate on the Stanley steel trust investlga Hon. Representative Lafferty of Ore gon Interpolated the progressive plat form Into the debate and ilepresenta the Gardner of Massachusetts, a re publican, pointed out what he called Inconsistencies In Mr. Roosevelt's position, "He believes III the Sherman anti trust law and In the recognition of trusts," said Mr. Oardner. "He Is riding two horses going In opposite directions." "Have you read the colonel's speech?" asked Mr. Lafferty. "Yes and It Is entirely different from the views he expressed In he Outlook in November. He does 'not make himself i l.ur on anything. He Is not clear on Immigration, the tar- iff "' anything else Representative Sterling of Illinois and Representative Stanley delivered Bet speeches on the steel trust In luiry. Mr. Stanley Indulged in se vere criticism of the methods by which the steel trust had been form ed. The ach Was a review of the report which Wtt recently submitted for the majorlt. of the committee. U was an elaborate excoriation of J. Plerpont Morgan, John D. Rocke feller and others -who have figured In the financing of the steel Indus try. The absolute divorcement of the ownership of railroads and industrial organizations were declared by Rep resentative Stanley as the one pre ventive of suoh a monopoly as he described the United States Steel cor poration to be. Mr. Sterling argued against the minority report of the committee which favors a recognition of the trutts and looks to govern ment regulation of prices. He de clared this to be un-American and unsound dm trim-. He favored a fed eral Incorporation act, he said, and MpreMed the opinion that the gov ernment should regulate the (rusts and prevent extortion by supervision of capitalisation and restriction whenever a corporation approached the lllnt of monopoly. Mlicrley U stump for Wilson. Washington, Aug. Swager Bher- ngreasman from the fifth Ken dlstriot Is to take ike the stump Vllton about September id. flher- for a con- THE CONFEDERATE BEUN1QN CLOSES Veterans Declare Winston-Sa lem Meeting Most Suc cessful in Years. Special to The Gazette-News. Winston-Salem, Aug. 9. The North Carolina state reunion of Confederate veterans closed last night after one of the most enjoyable reunions In the history of the state. Acting Adjutant A. H. Boyden of Salisbury declared he had attended all Confederate reunions, state and general, but had never at tended ne where the soldiers were treated more royally than in Winston- Salem. Accompanied by the cheers and ap plauding hands of thousands of spec tators, the representatives of North Carolina troops that served so valiant ly In the sixties, marched over the principal streets of the city yesterday with martial step amid the glitter of military accoutrements. Fully 4000 people participated in the great pa rade, it requiring 2 0 minutes for It to pass a given point. AH veterans wore bouquets of North Carolina pine leaf and beautiful badges, while many carried Confed erate flags. Never was seen here be fore such a galaxy of southern chiv alry ot the old school and southern beauty of today. The beautiful decorations of busi ness houses and residences blended with the martial air of the parade and as the old battle-scared flags of many regiments appeared great shouts arose in various sections of the city. Fifteen thousand people viewed the parade. The parade was headed by Chief Marshall T. J. Brown and his aides, the Forsyth riflemen followed and then came Gen. J. S. Carr and staff. Following these nearly 200 soldiers tramped. Then came -the disabled soldiers in 43 automobiles and 25 wagons. Sponsors of the brigades and other ladies rode in carriages. Several became ill while here and wei t forced to return home. Mr. Lane of Hickory was run over by a wagon and had his left arm and leg broken. After his injuries were dress ed at the Twin City hospital, he was sent home on the afternoon train. In the afternoon a great watermel on feast was enjoyed In the commis sary department. The program ended with fire drill last night by local fire companies. Many veterans have re turned home but still others are here. The commissary department had been busy, - the rations being cooked In great quantities. Over 10 bushels of Brunswick stew was served at one meal. The soldiers declare this the most successful reunion in years. There were 1790 soldiers registered this time while at the reunion In 1908 there were over 1900. SIMMS FROM S1ITE HIS! WILSON SPEEEI 0 So Broad There Need Be No Factions Declares Sim mons. Special to The Qaxette-News. Wushlngton, Aug. . uovernor Wilson's speech accepting the demo cratic presidential nomination was the principal topic discussed in tne democratic cloakrooms of the house and senate yesterday. With few ex ceptions, the speech was given un qualified praise by the senators and representatives. Senator Simmons said that in his .mininn the governor's speech was one of the finest documents he had ever read. He said that It was a fine exnlnnatlon of the democratic plat form and is so broad that there need be no factions In the democratic par ty. "Every man In the party couia stand upon the platform as outlined by the governor," he declared. )ve-min waB equally as enthusiastic as Senator Simmons. He said the speech met with his hearty niuirnvnt an d that he believed the governor would be elected beyond niMtlnn. The opinions thus express ed by these two North Carolinians was that voiced by others. A few of the democratic leaoers, nowevor. while Indorsing what the nominee .M hollev he should have said more. One democratic senator of ex freme rndlcal tendencies said he wish ed the governor had sp- ken flatly for the final dissolution and annihilation nf the trusts. He iald, however, that h. understood Mr. Wilson will take ii d these matters at a later date. Evidence are multiplying that the leaders who fought Wilson for the nomination arc now to do their beat throughout the country to achieve a .laitiorntlc victory. Speaker Clark has already announced he will cam uulsn wherever he Is asked to go Oacar Underwood will make a vigor ous campaign In Maine and other eastern states for the democratic THE NORTHWEST FOB MR. WILSON Insurance Commissioner J. R. Young Says Democratic Victory Is Forecast in That Region. TO CALL CONVENTION OF WAKE REPUBLICANS List of Principals and Teach ers Who Passed Exami nations News of State Capital. Gazette-News Bureau, The Hotel Raleigh, Raleigh. Aug. 9. "If the democrats do not elect AVoodrow Wilson there ought to be a third party," said Insurance Com missioner James R. Young yesterday after his return from the northwest, where he has been attending two im portant meetings. Mr. Young, who is u good politician himself and knows what the people are thinking about, said that In the northwest they are talking of nothing else but a demo cratic victory. Many republicans say openly that they will vote for the democratic nominee. Mr. Young thinks that President Taft will get the bulk of the republican vote In the states he visited and that Governor Wilson will receive the electoral votes. Mr. Young attended a meet ing of the lire marshals in Detroit and the national convention of insur ance commissioners at Spokane Wash, He was elected vice-president of the association. The furniture of the Jefferson Stan dard Life Insurance company, which recently was moved to Greensboro, is being removed from the Masonic Temple building for the purpose of shipping.- To Call Wake Convention. W. J. Andrews, chairman of the regular republican organization In Wake county, announced that lie waul j call a convention of the regu lars some time before the state con vention, which will be held at Char lotte September 4. Lester F. Butler, chairman of the other organization in the county, has already called a convention. Mr. Andrews and his friends are Taft men. The three convicts, Frank Roberts, Green McAdoo and Ed Womack, who escaped from the state's prison, have not been captured, although the prison authorities have not given up the chase. All were sentenced to long terms Roberts to five years from Buncombe county, McAdoo to 20 years from Guilford and Womack to 15 years from Lee county. Roberts Is a white man and the other two are negroes. Alexander Webb of this city has" been elected president of the North Carolina Home Insurance company of Raleigh to succeed Richard H. Battle, deceased. Mr. Webb was vice-president and general manager of the com pany from April 15, 1899, until his election yesterday as president. When Mr. Webb became an officer in the company the surplus to policy holders was $60,000. It has Increased this surplus to $267,431.25, and in ad dition has paid regularly annual dlvl- iends of six per cent. The company has $18,000,000 of insurance in force and has 300 agents in North Caro lina, South Carolina and Virginia. Adjutant General Lelnster has re ceived a telegram Informing him that Ben Vann, a white man, charged with the murder of Clarence Layden of Belvidere has been carried to the jail at Elizabeth City and would not be brought to the state's prison at Ral eigh, as was at first suggested. Vann, It Is said, narrowly escapel lynching for the alleged kidnapping and mur dering of the Layden boy three weeks ago. Ninety-two ot the 134 applicants for state certificates in the elementary and high schools passed the exam ination given by the state board of examiners. The successful men and women were: J. H. Alfred, W. D. Barbee, G. M. Ream, Mrs. J. A. Beam, 3. R. Blvlns, R. W. Bobbltt, A. L. Hramlett, G. C. Buck, L G. Bullard, R. J. Cochran, Grace Council, H. U. '"raver, W. A. Die,,, Alice Dixon, Lil lian Draughan, Mueon Epps, N. N Fleming, Jr., J. W. Freeman, Lucy Hamilton, W. O. Gaston, J. W. Har blnson. Vance Henry, Carlisle Hlgglns. make E. Isley, Joseph Henry John ston, 8. E. Llde, John C. Lockhart, S B. Lyerly, H. B. Morrow, L. N. Mor gan, L B. Oliver, A. Grant Otwell, S. O. Parker, A. K. Ptttard, F. A. Pen- land, C. W. E. Pitman, Ralph A. Pope, J. H. Rand, J. O. Rodgers, F. L Ross, W. W. Rogers, J. A. Rudlslll, M. Shep herd, J. R. Sloan, Ethel B. Smoak Hester C, Struthers, O. L. Tabor, C E. Teague, E. A. Thompson, B. O. Thompson, J. S. Trultt, P. A. Under wood, Emma Vlckery, Ada Vlele. F. M. Williams. John C. Wlnslow, Alice Whitson. These are principals of the schools In which they are to teach. They are likewise holders of the three-year school license. The following 1 a list of assistants. Murlll . Bul- wlnkle, Mrs. Margaret M. Bowen, Et ta Cutchln, Little Dixon, Grace Dry, Frances 8. Glass, Connie M. Horne, Margaret Herring, Margaret Cook tones. Ruby C. Johnson, Louise Keeh ler, Viola Keeter, Olivia Kornegay, N. Meldona Livingston, Mary M. Lam beth. A. F. Long: K-iMc T.to Mcintyrc Effl B. NcNelUiMlnnlo McWhorter, (tjontinuea on rage iwo.; DENIES ANY PAST IN MURDER PLOT Becker Calls Confession Ru mors False Rockefeller Inquiry Result. New York, Aug. 9. Lieutenant Becker denied today that he contem plated making a confession and said he had no confession to make for the reason that he had nothing to con fess. This will be proved when he has his day in court, he said. Becker Case Strengthened. Yesterday's developments in the Rosenthal murder ease Indicate that the coils of the law are slowly tight ening around Lieutenant Charles A. Becker, who Is charged with murder In the first degree, and there are not wanting Indications that other high officials of the police depart ment will be enmeshed in the net. The fact became known yesterday that John D. Rockefeller, jr., has been instrumental In obtaining evidence of police graft which he lias turned over to District Attorney Whitman for use in connection with the prosecu tor's investigation of alleged corrup tion among high police officials that has grown out of the murder of Her man Rosenthal. While Starr J. Murphy, Mr. Rocke feller's attorney, denied the published report that the oil millionaire's son had been conducting a disorderly house for the purpose of obtaining evidence of blackmail against the police, he let It be known that Mr. Rockefeller, who was about a year ago foreman of the grand Jury that Investigated the white slave traffic, had placed in the hands of the district attorney information "bearing on the police situation." "Mr. Rockefeller having become In. tere.?ted In white slave matters while foreman of the special grand jury has since been securing statistics with re gard to the social evil," reads Mr. Murphy's statement. "Whatever in formation was secured bearing on the police situation has been placed at the disposal of the district attorney. The statement that Mr. Rockefeller or his representatives have been conduct ing a disorderly house is entirely with out foundation." This information, it is learned, will be presented to the grand jury In conjunction with the rapidly lnereas Ing mass of similar evidence which the district attoBy and Ills assistants have unearthed since "Bald" Jack Rose made his first charges Involving high police officials In gambling graft Along with the publication of the report that Mr. Rockefeller had been conducting a disorderly house for the purpose of trapping the police It was reported that a detective agency had been operating a gambling house for the same purpose. If this is so it I thus far news to Mr. Whitman, who has received no reports on the results that may have been obtained. As far as Mr. Rockefeller Is concerned It was learned that the young millionaire Is prepared to furnish all the funds nec essary to enable the district attorney to conduct a sweeping Investigation desired to wipe out the alleged cor rupt alliance between the police and disorderly elements of the city. Rockefeller Interested in Inquiry. "The Rockefeller evidence was glv en to me by Starr J. Murphy, Mr. Rockefeller's personal representative,' said District Attorney Whitman. I was told by him that Mr. Rocke "eller Is Interested In the developments of the Rosenthal case and wants me to use, If possible, the evidence he has obtained in his private investigation. I understand In a general way that a pretended disorderly house has been concerned and that It was con ducted without Mr. Rockefelie knowledge. I was told that Detective Rose of Chicago and other agent? of Mr. Rockefeller had supplemented the Information obtained in this manner by quiet work among real resorts. Mr. Whitman ."dded that the lnfor nation had come to him that a police Inspector had received $600 a month from a disorderly house. This house It Is understood, was one of those in vestlgated by Mr. Rockefeller's repre sentatlvesi. Mr. Whitman said also that one of his assistants, James Rey nolds, had been wonklng with the Rockefeller agents for the past few months. The possibility that the sealed doors of the so-called "system' might be opened wide was strongly suggested when it became known that counsel for Lieutenant Becker, who Is charged with Instigating the murder of Rosenthal, had visited the district attorney and discussed with him th question of leniency for his client. Not long after Becker was arrested the dlBtrict attorney made it known that the lieutenant's chance to cape efforts to convict him of murder In the first degree depended upon his willingness to tell nil he knew about Rambling graft. It was reported that after visiting his client and weighing all the evidence thus far pointing against him. the lawyer in his discus sion with the district attorney mad some tentative suggestions of great Interest. The district atorney had before the grand Jury yesterday sixteen wit n esses, one of them being Lieutenant Dominlck Reilly, one of the strong arm squad raiders who it was learned testified that New York city had been "wide open" for a year and a half He was asked If he believed that the police could close up the disorderly resorts and said that the best evl dence of this was that there was not a gambling house In operation at th present time. Rellly, it was reported ritlclsed severely the method of the police In getting evidence, whloh wa of such a nature, he declared, that the courts could not convict. Three other witnesses were Murga ret Hobo, Mary Htorr and Anna Olat nar, employes In the household of Jack" Rose, who, It la understood (Continued on Page Two.; IT IS ABSURD PEARSON State Republican Committee Undertakes to Usurp Powers of State Con vention. SAYS THE PARTY'S LAW PROVIDES FOR CHANGE Attempt to Take Away the Rights of Thousands of Republicans in State, He Says. Hon. Richmond Pearson was asked today by a Gazette-News representa- tlve if he had anything to say In re gard to the resolutions adopted by the republican state committee at reensboro Wednesday. Mr. Pearson replied, "Ye?, I have a good deal to say on the subject, but am not prepared just yet to make a full statement for the reason that I ave not yet ascertained certain nec essary facta; but I have this to say right now: That the committee has assumed to exercise powers which belong to the state convention only. hey assumed to change the republi can plan of organization, and this can only be done by a duly constitut ed state convention. Article 8 of the plan of organization prescribes the basis of representation. Article 9 pre scribes the qualifications of delegates and alternates In county, district, state and national conventions. Arti cle 14 reads as follows: " 'This plan of organization and procedure shall continue In force un til changed or abrogated by a sub sequent republican state convention.' 'It Is therefore, manifest that the state committee has attempted to usurp powers which belong to the state convention only. It is absurd on Its face for eight men, whose powers are strictly defined and limited, to undertake to oyer-rlde the political rights of 10t),fl00 nittn. , It is well known throughout tne ,tate that this committee has four several times endorsed Mr. Taft. It is also well known that on the only oc casion when the republican voters had a chance to express their opin ion of Mr. Taft, they voted him down overwhelmingly in 99 counties out of 100 In this state, and thereby over whelmingly reversed the judgment thrice expressed by the state commit tee. It is an obvious and self-evident fact that eight members or 20 mem bers of a political committee have no right to prevent, abolish or stifle the precinct primaries provided for in the fundamental law of he republi can party. 'It may be uncomfortable for these eight or 20 committeemen to realize what the republican voters will do in the primaries, and It may be dis tasteful and risky for these eight or 20 committeemen to submit their own claims to a convention compoaed of honest delegates selected in the coming primaries, but it might as well be understood now, as later, that the will of the 100,000 and more re publican voters In the state cannot and will not be stifled. These 100,000 men cannot be denied the privilege of expressing their opinion as to the ac tion of the Chicago convention held In June. The conference which was held in Greensboro a month ago decided to submit the ssue of Taft or Roose velt to the preclct primaries soon to be held, and further agreed to abide by the result of these primaries in other words, to be governed by the wishes of the people honestly ex pressed in their several precincts throughout the state. Tnis privilege cannot be taken away from them and It seems not only vain and futile but absolutely insolent for the Taft men to ask the people to ratify a nomina tion when the convention In making ih..t nomination openly defied the exDress wishes ot the people. Thousands of republicans in una state, who do not favor Mr. Taft, have the right to vote the republican state and local ticket, and they have also the rlsrht to stay at home on election day and yet retain their membership in the party. The attempt to take away these indisputable rights Is not only arbitrary and revolutionary, oui If permitted would at once reduce the republican party in North Carolina to the level or the so-canea party in Louisiana or Mississippi. I do not In tend to use any harsh language, but this committee must be made to un derstand that they are the servants and not the masters of the republican voters of the state." Since the above statement was giv en to The Qasette-Newu the follow ing telegram has been received: "Hon. Richmond Pearson, "Ashevllle, N. C. "Not at committee meeting. Am opposed to Mott resolution. "CHARLES H. COWLE8." "Wllkesboro, N. C, August , 1812." Obviously, therefore, the press re ports wore In error, since they stated that Mr. Cowles was present and- ths resolution was unanimously adopted. Roosevelt in New York. New York, Aug. 9. Col. Roosevelt and party arrived this morning from Chicago and wars fpet by a cheering crowd. The colonel went Immediately to his editorial gfBc. ROB A WIDOW OF $1700 CASH MEXICAN REBELS Nil TEXAS Detachment Crosses Line Sheriff and Rangers 06 to Meet Them. El Paso, Aug. 9. It Is reported that a body of Mexican rebels has crossed the American border at Clerra Blanca 80 miles east of here. State rangers and deputy sheriffs have organized a posse here under Sheriff Edwards and a s-.pecial train has been ordered to take them to the scene; but they hard ly will be able to reach there until late because of a long cross-country ride. The sheriff assembled more than 50 special deputies In addition to his reg ular force and the rangers took about 200 rounds of ammunition. The sher iff said he heard rumors several days ago that the Mexicans intended to in vade the United States about El Paso. Detroit Aldermanic Scandal Proves to Be of Wide Proportions. Detroit, Aug. 9. Sensational de velopments In the local aldermanic graft scandal occurred today, when Prosecutor Shepherd announced that before night about 20 aldermen would be placed under arrest on charges of conspiracy to defraud the city In connecttifcn with their offtetat positions. Nine aldermen who were recently arrestid on similar charges are also included among the 20 new arrests'. THE ALDENS' REUNION Descendents of Pilgrim Lovers Im mortalized by Longfellow Gath er at Old Homestead. Duxburg, Mass., Aug. 9. Descend ants of John and Priscilla Alden, Pil grim lovers immortalized by Longfel low, are here this week for the twelfth annual reunion of the Alden kindred of America, held at the old family homestead. The family Is planning a memorial to John and prisciiia in the form of a building to UO - 1 I - 1 1 M ' . ' IU iin' uuiiicsiruu. There are 3000 members of this branch of the Aldens In this coun try. WARSHIPS DAMAGED Tile Nebraska Runs Aground in Un charted Shoal and the Connecti cut Breaks Shaft. Washington, Aug. 9. The battle ship Nebraska ran aground on an un charted shoal near Newport late yes terday and was bo seriously damaged that she was ordered to drydock at Boston. The flagship Connecticut about the same time broke her star board crank shaft and was ordered to Philadelphia for repairs. REBELS AT BUSBEE Detachment of United States Troops Dispatched to Keep Them from Mischief. Washington. Aug. 9. Two hundred Mexican rebels appeared suddenly at Busbee, Ariz., last night and Immedi ately a detachment of American troops was- dispatched to keep them out of mischief. State department news today indicates that the rebel forces are disintegrating. FOOTPAD BALKED Hut Four Twenty Dollar Bills Are Somewhere In System of Man He Attacked. Philadelphia, Aug. 9. Robert Ar- ney, a marine stationed at Port Mifflin. has four twenty dollar bills some where In his system. He saved them from a footpad by swallowing them. The footpad was captured. Grace Not Operated On. Atlanta, Aug. 9. Eugene H. Grace returned to his mother's home at Newn.m today without being operated on for the evtractlon of a bullet at the base of the spine. X-ray negatives show the location of the bullet plainly, but surgeons decided not to probe now. Grace Is improving, but physi clans would not predict complete re covery. Plans for Democratic Fund. St. Louis, Aug. 9. Plana to raise funds for the democratic presidential campaign will be made next week when Treasurer Rolla Wells of th campaign commlrte holds a confer ence with Woodrow Wilson. The candidate will scrutinise every contri bution closely. TWENTY ALDERMEN FACE GRAFT CHARGE Housebreakers Find Rich Booty in the Hut of a Miserly Durham Woman. LEAVE A BANK BOOK SHOWING BIO BALANCE Knock Her Son Senseless and Remove from House Trunk Containing Coin and Valuables. Special to The Gazette-News. Durham, Aug. 9. A robbery of $1700 In cash from Mrs. Hawkins Hicks was reported to the county offi cers yesterday. According to the re ports given the sheriff and his depu ties some one entered the home of the old woman, who lives in Hlcks town, west of the city, and took a trunk containing money from one of the rooms early in the morning. Ths robbers took the trunk into a nearby field and rifled it of the valuables and the money. Mrs. Hloks is a very old woman and of a miserly nature. She was known to have much money. Her husband, who died many years ago, left a farm near the city which has become very valuable with the growth of the city. She recently sold off a part of her land, receiving $15,000 for it. Her bank book, which was In the trunk robbed, was found near the trunk, and It showed a balance of about $20,000 in the bank. The robbers did not at tempt to bother this. The woman lives with her son, James Hicks, in a ramshackle, hut, which Is very old, and easily entered by robbers. This son reported the robbery to the officers several hours after it occurred. He said he heard a noise in the house, and went to make an investigation. He went into the room in which he heard the noise, and as he entered the door the rob bers knocked him senseless, and then rarrfed out their plana. The Hlokaes have a number of pretty bad dogs are afraid to go there is the day time, much less at night. No one car. be found who heard the dogs raising any commotion. The officers have been working on the case, but have no clue as to the identity of the man who took the money. DUBLIN SUFFRAGETTES I Sentences of Hatchet Thrower and Incendiary Called an Outrage. London, Aug. 9. The woman's so cial and political union, which heads the militant suffragette movement. Is sued a statement today regarding the sentences pronounced on Mary Leigh, who in Dublin was sentenced to Ave years In jail for wounding John Red mond with a hatchet aimed at Premier Asqulth; on Gladys Evans sentenced to Ave years for setting flra to the Theater Royal at Dublin, and on Lizzie Baker, sentenced to seven months as an accomplice of Gladys Evans. The union defies the authorities. calling the sentences an outrage which was not devised as a punishment to (let the offenses but to terrorise other women. FUND FOR HARLANDS Lawyers Are Collecting 440,000 for Relief of Justice's Family. Washington, Aug. 9. Prominent members of the bar of the Supreme court of the United States have start ed a movement to raise $40,000 for the relief of the widow and two daughters of the late Associate Jus tice John M. Harlan. Letters have been sent members of the bar ask ing $5 contributions. Justice Harlan after a long and distinguished career died leaving his family wholly unprovided for. SHOT HIS WIFE Cotton Merchant Says He Mistook Her for Burglar; She Says He Was Drunk. New York, Aug. 9. Matthew O'Cal- lahan, a cotton merchant of Brooklyn, was arrested today, accrssd of shoot ing his wife, Lillian, whom he declar ed he mistook fov a burglar. The wife, aged 37, raid her husband was Intoxicated and fired deliberately. Her husband Is aged to. Wilson Not to Read Speeches. New York, Aug. 9. "Nsver again," exclaimed Woodrow Wilson this morning, when s':-.d whether he would read his campaign speeches, as he did his speech ul scorptancs. "I'll never read another speech If I can help It. It's ilk poison to me," he said. He does not sxpect to start his speaking tour before the first at September.
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