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VOL. XVIII, NO. 100.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY AFTERNOON JUNE 7, 1913.
PRICE THREE CENTS
WOULD IGNORE
MR. TOWN SEND
Senators Will Pass by Michi
gan Man's Reflections on
...Wilson, It Is As
serted. NOTHING SPECIFIC,
IT IS POINTED OUT
Next Week the Investigators
Will Begin Quizzing Rep
resentatives of "Spe
cial Interests."
Washington, June 7. Senators on
the lobby investigating committee
were of the opinion today that Senator
Townsend's sensational charge that
President Wilson himself virtually had
been lobbying for the tariff bill, would
not be taken up by the committee as
an Issue unless some specific charges
were made.
"President Wilson will be welcome
before the committee If he desires to
appear," said acting Chairman Reed
today, "but I see no reason why he
should deny charges that never have
been made."
Democratic members took the posi
tion that it remained for republicans to
pursue inquiries as to whether Presi
dent Wilson had used "undue influ
enee" with any democratic senators
and insisted that the statements by
Senators Townsend, Weeks and War
ren had been of a general character
Senators Nelson and Cummins, the
republican members of the committee,
bad no plans to, day for following up
that line of inquiry.
"I Intend however, to insist before
the healngs are over," said Senator
Cummins, "that President Wilson fur
nish the committee an to 'insidious
lobbying' in Washington."
The committee was in recess today
preparing for its next week's work
which will not only finish tho test!'
mony of the dozen senators yet unex
amined, but will begin questioning the
score or more of men whose names
have been brought out in testimony
as having represented special Interests
In ashlngton. w
White MoUMfeVwnclala'yrblesRed o
be undisturbed by Mr. Townsend's
charge and it was said the president
would not take the stand to make
personal answer unless some specific
charge was made against him. Of
ficials declared Mr. Wilson was con
fident that the people of the country
would take the position that he was
representing them In Washington
and had the right to use all his in
fluence to further legislation prom
ised In the democratic platform. It
was denied that the "patronage club'
had been wielded to keep senators In
line.
Committee Work Delayed.
ITwo of the senate finance sub
committees working on the tariff bill
failed to complete their work today
and Senator Simmons, chairman fo
the finance committee has been com
pelled to withhold a call for the full
committee meeting.
Senator Johnson's sub-committee ia
still considering the paper and sun
dries schedules and Senator Wll
Hams' sub-committee has not settled
upon the administration features or
the Income tax section of the bill
These committees may be able to
complete their work Tuesday.
Senator Williams' committee Is
considering eliminating the antl
dumping clause of the Underwood
bill on the ground that It might pre.
cipltate retaliatory tariffs by foreign
nations.
t'ndcr the Instructions of the court
the Jury was obliged to pass on the
guilt or Innocence of the defendants
on each of five separate counts In the
Indictment, this virtually amounting
to fifteen separate verdicts..
Reports from the Jury room this
morning were that the Jury was pretty
evenly divided, but whether thl di
vision applied to all or part of the de
tendanta could not be learned. -
Wood, Atteaux and Collins were In
dicted for alleged conspiracy to
"plant" dynamite at Lawrence to dis
credit the textile strikers during the
industrial trouble of 1912.
NAMES COMMISSION
Special to The Gasette-Nowa.
Raleigh, June 7. Before leaving
today far Ashevllle, Oovernor Craig
announced the commission of confed
crate veteran authorised by the gen
ral assembly to commemorate the
services of confederate soldiers at the
battle of Gettysburg. They are: J. A.
Long, Roxboro, Cyrus B. Watson,
Wlnston-Balem: MaJ. D. C. Waddell.
Oreenshoro; W. Frank Utley, Apex;
Judge W. A. Montgomery, Raleigh.
Judge Montgomery's sketch of bat
tle la considered the best article writ
ten on that subject.
The BaJem Manufacturing company
of Winston -Salem was chartered today
to manufacture machinery, the au
thorized capital being 1300.000 with
125,000 subscribed by W. E. Martin
and others.
Km Slept Four Days.
By Associated Press.
Ladoga, !nd.. June 7. Miss Merrlle
R. Blmmerman entered today upon her
fourth day of uninterrupted sleep.
Only once In the period has she open
ed her eyes, snd then apparently ree
ncnlred no one. Her case la sttructlng
much interest here, particularly be.
causa her mother, now dead, frequent
ly suffered similar lapses.
AMERICAN TEAM GOES
STBQNUFTEII SERIES
May Enter Next Round of In
ternational Contest Show-
ers Forecast.
By Associated Press.
NV-w York, June 7. Showers fore
cast for today threatened to interfere
with the second day's play or the ten
nis matches between the Australian
and American preliminary to the chal
lege for the Davis cup. Only a down
pour, however, will cause the post
ponement as the courts at the West
Side Tennis club are protected by a
tarpaulin covering.
McLoughlin's smashing service.
with the high bounding ball-, which
proved such a terror to Rice yester
day, U expected by the American en
thusiasts to continue a great factor in
the remaining games and many have
already made up their minds that the
American team Is certain to win the
series and thus enter the next round
In the Intel-national elimination con
test to determine who shall play Eng
land for the Dwlght U Davis trophy.
Experts among the severar thou
sands of spectators at yesterday's
match agreed disparity of service was
the most conspicuous feature of the
game. McLoughlln's serve had the
true "American twist" carried to its
most aggressive point, which it seem
ed would win from Rice had it been
from any other point of play. At no
time in three sets did he gauge Mc-
Lourhlln's delivery correctly. The
Californlan made a dozen or more
clean aces on service and fully a score
of other deliveries simply slid sldewise
off Rice's racquet from sheer speed.
R. Norrls Williams, the Harvard
player, in winning from Doust, cap
tain of the antipodian invader, In a
four set match yesterday, served
nearly as well as MeLoughlin at times,
although true, seeming nervous, he
was guilty of several double faults.
Williams timed his strokes exceed
ingly well. He vollled when Doust
was out of position and some times
even half volleyed to save the precious
fractions of a second: that meant get
ting the-hill rt of the-otber's man
reach before he could get Into court.
Although 'doubles play was gener
ally thought to be the stronghold of
the visitors the admirers of the Amer
ican team hoped to see . these taken
today which would clinch the victory.
Full Restitution Had Been
Made, and Immunity Was
Part of the Contract.
fly Associated Press.
Philadelphia, June 7. An Indict
ment charging Walter S. Shourds,, for
mer superintendent of the safe deposit
vaults of the Merchants Union Trust
cmpany, with the theft of nearly u
million and a half dollars In cash and
securities, was ordered submitted to a
Jury yesterday for a vertlct of "not
guilty." Counsel for the company ex
plained that full restitution had been
made by Shourds.
Shourds was Indicted In September
Id 11 when officials of the Trust com
pany reported he was missing and that
a shortage or netween zi,uuu unu
$.10,000 had been discovered.
Subsequently It was discovered in
aditlon to this 11,400,000 in securities
were missing from the strong box of
George W. Burnham, Jr., a director of
tho company. Shourds Is said to have
opened negotiations with the bank of
ficials by means of advertisements In
newspaper and when assured that he
would not be prosecuted If the money
and securities were surrendered he
returned.
GETS $15,000 ALIMONY
Mrs. Blanche lloyiV Demand Scaled
down from S78.0D0 bj
Court.
By Associated Press.
New York, Juno 7. Fifteen thou
sand dollars year alimony Instead or
the 17. 000 she requested, was award
ed by Supreme Court Justice Asptnall
today to Mrs. Blanche lleyo, who Is
suing her husband, tleorge O. Heyo, a
New York banker, for absolute di
vorce. The amount Is to bo paid
pending trial of the suit.
MnttHmunkcft Drainage Bonds Sold.
Washington. N. C June 7. The
$500,000 bonds of the Southern Land
and Reclamation company, which In
tends to drain ' Mattamuskeet lake.
have been sold at Columbus. .. to a
bonding Company In that city. The
Southern Land and Reclamation com
nsnv nlans to drain Mattamuskeet
lake In Hyde county and reclaim for
agricultural purposes the bed of the
lake, which Is II miles long anil seven
miles wide, and contains a total of
120,000 acres that will be transferred
Into farm land. The .company will
di a rnnal to the sound snd pump
the water from the lake. The sale of
the bonds and ths draining of the lake
will mean ths building of a railroad
Into Hyde county.
LlLEGEiK;
GIVE EVIDENCE
Dr. JurJson Suggests Training
to Increase the Earning
Power of the Semi
Efficient. MOST COLLEGE MEN
EARN MONEY QUICKLY
And Most "Sweet Girl Gradu
ates" Wed, He Says
Minimum Wage Is
Opposed.
By Assocated Press.
Chicago, June 7.' Most college
graduates enter business and soon
thereafter are financially able to mar
ry and most of the "sweet girl grad
uates wed, I am happy to say, testi
fied Harry Pratt Judson, president of
the University of Chicago, before the
Illinois senate commission inquiring
into the relation of low wages to vice
today.
Asked whether he thought the law
should provide a minimum wage for
minimum efficiency, Mr. Judson re
plied that the efficient man could earn
more than the law could provide, that
industrial training might be provided
for the semi-efficient, but for the ef
ficient Mr. Judson had no remedy.
Men who are lilted for bank work
are' not the kind who would marry
unless they could afford it, according
to W. T. Abbott, vice-president of the
Central Trust company. He believed
a man could marry on $1000 a year.
He thought the establishment of that
minimum wage in a' bank would de
stroy efficiency.
A. W. Harris, the third wilness and
president of Northwestern university,
said he believed it the duly of every
community to sec that the girl thrown
on her own resouices was able to live
respectably.
BELIEVES JUDGE CLARK.
TO BE D REAGTIONARY
Col. Pearsall Pained How
Does Judge Stand on the
Recall of Umpires?
Special to The Gazette-News.
Raleigh. June 7. Col. Patrick
.Murphy Pearsall of Newbern and
Chief Justice Walter Clark have
locked controversial horns over the
question, "Whut ia a Progressive?"
The other day Colonel Pearsall gave
out an Interview in which ho said
that he was not only In favor of the
Initiative and referendum, the elec
tion of postmasters by the people,
but was aiso In favor of electing
street car Hnd railway conductors by
the people. The colonel would ex
tend the franchise to women and
children over H'x years of age, es
pecially in view of the Tart that
children ride on street cars and
trains and come In frequent contact
with these ticket-takers.
Judge Clark came back at Col.
Pearsall and objected to what he
seemed to think was an attempt at
humor on the part of the Newbern
man. The Judge thought thut Col.
Pearsall was comparing the Intelli
gence of children over six years of
age with that of adult women, and
proceeded to deliver a lecture..
Colonel Pearsall returned gallant
ly to the attack, his opening sentence
being that he thought Judge Clark a
reactionary. As to his position in the
matter of electing street car and
railway conductors, the colonel was
clearly surprised to find an oppon
ent In the chief justice and said
so.
"I am a progressive," declared
Colonel Pearsall. "While I have not
made up my mind as to the wisdom
of the recall of Judges, I am heartily
In favor of a provision In our con
stitution for the recall of baseball
umpires. I wonder. If Judge Clark
has progressed far enough to be with
me on that point?"
Colonel Pearsall said that In these
days of mixed politics and new par
ties, It wbm hard to determine who
were genuine progressives. He
thought Judge Clark was all wool
and a yard wide when It came to Im
proved, modern Ideas, but he said he
was disappointed at the tenor of the
Judge's letter.
BIBLE CONFERENCE
BEGINS TOMORROW
At Flnl Baptist Cliurrh With Smnon
at II a. in. by He v. Arch C.
C'sce, . 1).
(The bible conference at First Bap
tist church logins tomorrow morn
ing at It n'cssck, when Rev. Arch 0.
Cree, I). D., of Atlanta preaches the
opening sermon on "The Conquering
Christ." lAt I o'clock he will preach
on the subject. "Wanted, a Brother."
itev. P. K. Burroughs, O. I of Nash
yllle. will bgln his lecture on Bun
flay school utk at 4:30 Sunday afternoon,
1ST SIS
FOUND GUILTY
Man Who Accussed Isaacs with
Corruption in Connection
With Marconi Con
tracts Fined.
NARROWLY ESCAPES
SENTENCE TO JAIL
Judge Exoriates Brother of
Noted .Writer in Sentenc
ing Him for Crimi
- nal Libel.
LondonJune 7. A verdic t of guil
ty was retuVned against Cecil Chester
ton, a brother of !. Iv. Chesterton, the
author, at.the Central Criminal court 1
today on a Charge ,,f criminal libel. I
He had charged Godfrey Isaacs,
mnaging dircetor of the Marconi com
pany, with corruption in the British
wireless contracts. Sume of the most
prominent lawyers in England were
engaged in the case.
Chesterton-was lined $500, and all
the costs of the prosecution, which
will be exceedingly heavy as the trial
lasted 10 days. He is to be kept in
prison until his line has been paid.
On sentencing the defendant, the
judge said that, when he considered
the cruelty of- Chesterton's conduct
and how he. might have rendered Mr.
Isaacs a beggar by driving him from
his employment, it was extremely dif
ficult to refrain from sending Chester
ton to prison.. The Jury's verdict, the
judge added, was a complete vindica
tion of the prosecutor's honor.
Thirty-Ola Demoted for Acti
vity in Furthering Candi
dacy of Moore,
Washington, June 7. Thirty-one
employes of the weather bureau have
been reduced tor connection with the
alleged political activity which resulted
In the recent dismissal of Chief Willis
I j. Moore. Henry 1j. Heiskell, profes
sor of metorology and D. J. Carroll,
hlef clerk, r-tivo been suspended with
out pay pen-ling investigation.
Charges have been preferred against
50 employes In all, alleging that they
procured increases in salary or pro
motions in grade In return for pro
moting Moore's candidacy for secre
tary of agriculture In President Wil
son's cabinet. Thirty-one have been
reduced to their former positions. See
rotary Houston announced today. Cop
ies of the charges and all other pa
pers In the cases have been laid be
fore the civil service commission.
Fourteen cases are held In abeyance.
ENGLISH PRESS PRAISES
I. PAGE
Envoy's Speech at Pilgrim So
ciety Banquet Gets Favor
able Comment.
By Associated Press.
London, June 7. Walter Mines Page
merlcan ambassador to the Court of
St. James, is complimented in tutor
ials appearing In the evening newspa
pers today on tils flint speech In Eng
land, made last night at the banquet
given In his honor by the Pilgrims'
society. The writers express pleasure
that he devoted his speech to cement
ing the bonds of friendship between
the two countries.
Tho Westminster Gazette says:
"Ambasailor Pnge's speech showed
that the 1'nlted States has succeeded
in sending an ambassador who Is more
than capable of maintaining their tra
ditional reputation of his public speak
ing. Nothing could have been happier
than the note he struck In this llrst
public utterance."
The Pall Mall Gazette says:
"We cannot too cordially recipro
cate Ambasador Page's pleasant
words." .
The Evening Standard says: .
"It Is good to see (he power of the
friendly feeling existing between the
two nations thus recognizee."
Lumber Indictment Dismissed.
Chicago, June 7. -Criminal Indict
ments against 14 secretaries and for
mer secretaries of lumber. associations
throughout the country have been dis
missed at the Instance of the depart
ment of Justice.
1'. H. Wins at Tennis.
West Side Tennis, N. T June 7.
The United States won the first set by
six to two games, .
WEATHER MftKERS
REDUCED IN RANK
BLAST IN MINE
HIS SCORES
Twenty-Five Bodies Are Re
moved from Burning Coal
Shaft . Near Shamo
kin, Pa.
THOSE STILL IN PIT
POSSIBLY NUMBER 50
Eight Taken Out Alive, but
Are Badly Burned Most
of Victims Aliens.
Shamokin, Pa., June 7. i.n ex
plosion occured today in the Scott
shaft of the Susquehanna Coal com
pany's mine, four miles from here.
It is said that from 80 to 100 anthra-
''He mine workers were in the mine,
Tht- slm,e "f the mine is on fire. Six
men. badly burned, were taken out.
The men in the mine are principal
ly foreign speaking workmen.
1'p to 1:1 !i a. in., the bodies of 25
dead millers had been removed from
the burning slope. Eight men suffer
ing from severe burns had also been
removed. Officials of the company
estimate that from 25 to 00 men are
slill in the slope.
COLLECTOR B.f. KEITH
IS TO LOSE HIS HEAD
Wilmington Port Collector Dis
played Too Much Activity
in Politics.
Gazette-News Bureau,
Wyatt Building,
Washington, June 7.
. Because he has displayed too
much activity in politics In that,
be , without consulting any Demo
cratic senator or congressman
made recommendations for col
loutora for the port of entry at New
I'crn, Beaufort. F.lizabcth City and
Mautoo, M. F. Keith, collector of the
port at Wilmington, will in all proba
bility lie removed from office within
the next ::o days. It is certain that
Senator Simmons, and Congressmen
tiodwin and Small, will recommend
f-uch action to President Wilson and
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo,
when the secretary returns to Wash
ington next week.
It is known that none of the recom
mendations for appointment made by
Collector Keith are agreeable to Sen
ator Simmons and Congressmen Small
and Godwin. it is said that Keitli
has overstepped all propriety as a fed
eral office holder in recommending a
man for New Bern, the home town of
the senior senator, without even ask
ing Mr. Simmons If his recommenda
tions would be agreeable to the senior
senator.
Because the above information was
given your correspondent in confer
ence by those acting for the demo
cratic party here the story was not
sent out lust night as was the case
with at least one other North Caro
lina Washington c orrespondent. 1 was
assured that the story should not and
would not be printed until formal
charges had been made against Keith.
For this reason I allowed myself to
lie "peooped" on a story that 1 had
had for several days, but acting in
good faith with those who gave me the
story. I refused to break "faith."
Senator Simmons said last night that
the charge that President Wilson hail
tried to lnlluenee senators on tariff
matters was not true. He said, that It
was true, as most senators knew, that
Mr. Wilson had very pronounced views
as to sugar and wool, lie did not in
my way. however, try to use his pow -
i r as president to lnlluenee senators
In their views upon the tariff.
The sub committees of the senate fi
nal! "p committee will report the tariff
bill to the majority committee Monday
morning and probably, by the last of
the Week, will be ready to bring the
measure before tho full committee.
It can be stated with some degree of
accuracy that the bill when It goes
upon the floor of the senate, will con
tain reduction on the tariff, averaging
a little lower duty than those reported
by the house. There will be no delay,
once tho bill is before the upper
branch of rongrens. Senator Simmons
and his followers will see to it that the
bill is rushed to a sr-eedy passage.
Train Wreck Claim Third Victim.
Special to The (lawtte-News.
Sanford. Juno 7. The wreck of
mixed freight and passenger train No.
10 of tho Balelgh, ' Charlotte nnd
Southern railway at Deep river bridge
near Cumnock, Tuesday evening
clnlmed Its third victim yesterday
when Engineer B, C. Blalock of the
lll-filted train passed away at the Cen
tral Carolina hospital here. Baggage
master Stewart, it will be recalled, was
killed at the time of the accident,
while fleorge Blalock, a brother of
the engineer who was Injured when
the train went through the trestle,
died at the hospital here Wednesdnv
evening. Conductor Beacham was
frightfully scalded and bruised snd Is
now lying at the point of death In the
local hospital.
WOOT IS
BRIBERY
ONE MAN FILIBUSTER
WORRYING THE SENATE
Jones Will Have Clerks for
Minority Members
Know Why.
or
Ry Assocated Press.
Washington, June " Members ol
the senate, fearing that the one-man
filibuster inaugurated by Senator
Jones of Washington, may delay the
work of that branch of congress, la
bored with him today to abandon it.
The Washington senator is filibuster
ing in protest against the refusal of
the democratic caucus to grant minor
ity lumbers an additional clerk. He
announced his intention today to re
new his campaign, when the senate
met Tuesday. Threats and cajolery
appeared to have little influence on
Senator Jones.
He objected yesterday, wherever the
constitution, the rules, and the presid
ing officer -permitted, to the technical
introduction of bills and resolutions
ami to the consideration of others.
Ho resorted live times to the call
for a quorum and senators busy with
committee work or otherwise engaged,
were forced to enter the chamber and
record their presence, .Members of
th' ril'f sub-committee, striving with
is might to finish the schedules
assigned to it, recessed again and
again.
Most of the senate is taking the fili
buster philosophically, although the
majority "whip," Senator J. Hamilton
Lewis is unhappy and overworked in
his role of the dove of peace.
RECALL IS PETITIONED
British Residents of Southern
California Ask That Morti
mer Be Deposed.
By Associated Press.
Los Angeles, June 7. British resi
dents of .southern California began i
movement for the recall of C. Morti
mer, British vice-counsul in Ios An
geles, as a sequel to the F.mpire day
disaster at Long Beach, which cost 3S
lives through the collapse of a pier.
A petition requesting the rcmovel
of the vice-eounsul was drafted at a
meeting of the Empire Day celebra
tion committee and will be forwarded
to Sir l-alward Grey, head of the for
eign office in London.
ft alleges general Inefficiency but
specifically charges that the vice-consul
took no part In the celebration
and during the inquest of the victims
lie was not present and took no part
in the efforts to place the responsi
bility for the accident.
Air. .Mortimer declined to comment
on the elTort to remove him.
MRS. R. C. STRUDWICK
l-ccn-lxiro Iiily Becomes Suddenly
III on Way to Depot, and Dies
Shortly After.
June 7.
Taken violently ill on the way to
the depot to meet a friend who was
coming in to visit In r, Mrs. Sallie
Patterson Strudwick, wife of ex
Judge I!. C. Strudwick, died yesterday
afternoon suddenly ulunit (i o'clock.
Her little girl was the only person
with her.
Mrs. Strudwick had just left her
beautiful h-une on South .Mendenball
street when she was taken suddenly
ill. She was earrieil home Immediate
ly, but in spite of every effort to save
her she passed away juat as she
r.-ai In "I her home.
Mrs. Strinlwtk was Miss Sallie
Patterson Lewis of Si ottsvillc, m. She
was born May 19, lxtil, and was mar-
ried May HI, ISM. She had always
been very strong until the winter of
ISHT-K when her health began to
somewhat fail.
In the spring of 1912 she had
severe attack of heart trouble, but
had In a measure regained her
health. Last week she had been com
plaining a little, but was much bet
tcr yesterday morning. Then on her
wav to meet the afternoon train on
which n friend was coming to visit
her, she was seriously affected und
reached home with great difficulty
dying almost Immediately, notwith
standing all that could be done for
her.
Mrs. Strudwick Is survived by her
husband and three children, Fred
Nush Strudwick, Mary Burrell Strud
wick and Boberta Burrell Strud
wb k. She was a member of the
First Presbyterian church of this
city, has been a Christian since early
childhood, and was a most estimable
and beloved woman. A host of
friends offered their sympathies
the bereaved family last night.
to
(JonicrM Pawed Good Night.
By Associated Press.
Washington, June 7. Samuel Omn
pers. president of the American Feder
ntlon of Ijibor, operated upon for the
second time for a mastoid absens
yesterday, was "doing as well as could
be expected today," his surgeons said.
Mr. Uompers passed a good plght.
FREED;
CHARGE
Defense Demands Immediate
Investigation of Jury Cor
ruption Rumor after
His Acquittal.
DISAGREEMENT RESULT
IN ATTEAUX CASE
Collins Found Guilty on Counts
Charging Conspiracy to
Injure Strikers and
Others. j
Boston, June 7. After deliberating
throughout the night a jury today ac
quitted President William M.Wood of
the American Woolen company of the
charge of conspiracy to injure the tex
tile strikers at Lawrence by "plantln"
dynamite. A disagreement In the case
of Frederick K. Atteaux was reported.
Dennis J. Collins, who turned state's
evidence, was found guilty on two
counts and not guilty on the other four
counts of the indictment.
The lirst count charged conspiracy
to injure the textile strikers and the
second count conspiracy to Injure un
known persons. The other counts al
lege conspiracy against certain persons
and a plot to damage property.
The case, one of the most sensation-
al that has grown out of a dispute be
tween capital and labor, was given to
the jury at noon yesterday. The jur
ors began their deliberations at three
o'clock and when they had failed to
report at midnight they were locked up
lor the night.
.Court reconvened at 9:30 o'clock
this morning and the jury came in at
10 o'clock.
After the verdict was rendered,
Counsel Hurlburt of the defense said:
"The newspii pel's of Boston have been
tilled with the statement that- a juror
was approached. While the name of
jurr was anooooooetaointaointaointaol
the attorney rrnm whom It was said
thin juror was going to get $200 was
not mentioned, it Is generally known
through rumors circulated about the
court that tho attorney is myself.
Demands Investigation."..
"I- am an officer of this court; the
charge of attempt to bribe a juror la
of the gravest character. The jurors
are here and I ask that they be kept
while those charges arc publicly In
vestigated." District Attorney Pelletler said that
he endorsed everything that Mr. Hurl
burt had said. He declared that he
did not believe thut either Mr. Hurl
burt or his client, Mr. Wood, had
even the slightest connection with the
matter.
Judge Crosby stuted that though
the usual method of Investigating such
cases was through the grand Jury he
sa,v no ohjeetion to a public hearing.
"But," he added, "so far as Mr.
Hurlburt is concerned 1 think an in
vestigation is unnecessary."
After adjournment Wood was sur
rounded by a crowd of friends, who
expressed their delight at his acquit
tal. Collins was the first to offer con
gratulations. Atteaux, while showing
plainly his disappointment at the
jury's failure to acquit him, ex
pressed satisfaction over the outcome
f Wood's case.
GENERAL ORDERS ISSUED
FDR GlRJMCiPMENT
Commander Beers Issues Call
for Sept. 15-20 at Chat- 1
tanooga. I
' l
By Associated Press.
Bridgeport, Conn., June 7. Gener
al orders for tho forty-seventh na
tional eneampiiicnt of the Grand
Army of Ki public at Chuttanooga,
Tenn., September 15 to 20 were Issued
today by Communder-ln-Chlef Alfred
15. Beers. The fact Is emphasized
that a national encampment has nev
er before been held so far south, snd,
all veterans are urged to take this
opportunity to viNlt the historic bat-'
tleliclds of Missionary Hlrige, Look
out Mountain, Chickamauga, and
from Chattanooga to Atlanta.
Attention Is called to tho Gettys
burg reunion, the first day of which
July 1, will be "Veterans day" under
the direction of the commander-in-chief
of the G. A. It., and the commander-in-chief
of the United Con
federate Veterans.
LOOT HOUSE OF $5000
Bobber Blow Safe on Statcn Island,
l ire Besldcnce and I scape In
. Touring Car.
By Associated Press
New York, June 7.---ln the absence
of the family, robbers entered the
home of John Besi on Htitten Island
early todHy, blew open a safe con
taining $5000 In Jewels and money,
set lire to the house and fled. The
residence was wrecked.
Neighbors saw three men step from
s black touring car snd go Into the
house, but thought that they were
calling on the family. Ths robbery
wss not discovered until after the
arrival of firemen.