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ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 2, 1913.
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LAmmSAYSHE USED
CONGRESSMEN'S
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' TWO BEIUPERSQM1ED
Stock Speculator, Smiling and
Debonair, Shocks Commit
tee by Frank Admis
sion of Hold-up.
TELLS AMAZING STORY
OF GIGANTIC FORGERY
Union Pacific Books Juggled to
. Cover 82 Million, He Al
legesLie, Says Paul ,
Cravath.
By Associated Press. ,
Washington, July 2. David Lamar,
Wall street operator and . one-time
confidante of Kusuell Sagey James K.
Unw and other iliutndera, amazed
the senate lobby committee today by
tnilllngly and frankly testilinjr that it
was he who impersonated Represen
tative Palmer and Rlordan In tole
phone conversations with lwls Cass
Led yard, Paul I. Cravatii, uiuurman
Robert S. Lovett of the Union Pacilic
lsourd and otlier prominent financiers.
telling them Uutt Kdward Lauterlracb,
a New York lawyer, could do great
things for them in Washington.
Lamar also astonished the commit
tee by making a detailed charge that
the Union Pacilic railroad's books had
lieen forged in 1901 on an item cover
ins; $82,000,000 and that as one re
sult Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and the late
K H. Harrlman had laid the founda
tions of gigantic fortunes. When
Immar had liniHlied Paul D. Cravath
or counsel for Uie UiUon Pacific put
'In a prepared statement to the com
mit lee alleging that Lamar's charge
oii'i ruing the. $82,000,000 .was part
of a oca campaign to depress Union
Pacilic stock, of which the railroad'
officials have had knowledge for sev
eral days. "
IJKAIt PLOT, SAYS CAVATH.
"Kor several days," said Cravath,
"persons , connected with the Union
Pacific Hal I road company have been
Informed that an effort was being
made to circulate and secure publica
tion in tne newspapers oi a Dear at
tack, in the form of a prepared story
about an alleged falsification of the
account of the Union Pacific com
pany. Involving $70,000,000 or $80,
000,000 of Its surplus.
'' "We were informed In ' substance
thnt. this story was so palpably false
and scandalous and so plainly offered
for an improper purpose, that the
newspapers would not publish It.
"It now appears that the medium
for' the publication of this story was
to be this man Pavld Lamar, who has
confessed himself to be the most un
consclonable of liars of modern
times."
Senator Overman asked Mr. Cravath
to strike out the last words of his
statement. .
"I decline," retorted Mr. Cravath.
Senator Walsh Insisted they go out,
and Mr. Cravath Anally consented.
Washington, July t. Members of
the senate lobby committee declined
when the hearings re-opened today to
hold off the general Inquiry, to the
charges made by Martin M. Mu'hall
until Mulhnll and other witnesses ap
pear next Tuesday The commit""
had secured possession of MulhaU'a
letters and papers relating to attempts
to control legislation, and had under
subpoena also the papers of officers of
the National Association of Manufac
turers expected to show an angle of
' the manufacturers' effort to defeut
"class legislation." ,
Today's, hearings opened, however,
with Wall street lawyers and financial
men in the first line of Investigation.
While several members of congrcsr
have requested the opportunity to re
ply at once to Mulhall' charges that
he "Influenced" them, thescommltter
probably will introduce none of the
evidence In the Mulhall case until next
week.
Lewis Cass Ledyard, Paul D. Cra
vath, Maxwell Evarts and other New
York men wrre on hand soma time
before the senate committee opened
lis henrlng today. . They had be in
afikud to appear in connection with
tho revelations recently made by Rob
ert 8. Lovett of the Union Pacific rail
road, who charged that lobbyists hat
ufed the names of congressmen In
calling up Nbw York brokers, bankers
and lawyers.
Representative William M. Calder of
New York asked permission to testlf.
an soon as the committee assembled.
He said his name had been mentioned
in the Mulhnll charges as one of the
congressmen who could be "readily
, reached" through business, commer
( hi I or sympathetic channels.
"I simply ask your committee to
require Mr. Mulhall to produce snv
Intern, telegrams, paper or Informa
tion of any kind tiat he may have,"
raid ('aider. I never saw Mr. Mul
h ill In my life, never talked with him
imd never talked with any agent of
the National Association of Manu
re eiti rem.
Lavld I-amar, the Wall street opera
tor, who had been drawn Into thi
h-w!trt through statements made bv
,T4li rt 8. I,ovet.t anil Kdward 1-aiitnr-
l-t. h. w i llrnt enlli'il. Mr. Ijtnutr d
K' ' ,t:, , i,lnri-!f HH mii "iipi-iBior in
:. " n I v in ii II..W. .1 I v tin'
lu, l. ,- tn i ...!.. u k!. i iilt '1 -l.it un lit ;i
.
to his previous operations in Wall
street, and th esourcb of his connec
tion with Union Pacific affairs.
During the time the Union Pacific;
waB in receivers' hands In 1897, Mr.
Lamar said be was connected with
Russell Sage, assisting him in various
ways In the re-organization of the
property in which he was associated
with Mr. Sage. ,
We were charged with being' a pair
of conscienceless blackmailers," said
Lamar, "but that had no effect on
either of us."
Lamar said that in 1901 Mr. Sage
retired from business and that on
Sage's recommendation he (Lamar)
then became associated with James R.
Keene.
Mr. Lamar ' said he warned Mr.
Keene when he was buying Union
Pacific stock that the Union Pacific
would ' ruin him because the road
would seek thus to get revenge on
him (Lamar) for his activity In the
Sage matter.
When Keene had "bought up to his
capacity," he , said, Harrlman and
others "turned on him, although he
had at first encouraged him," and
Keene found himself facing ruin.
Lamar admitted he was the man
mentioned In the testimony of Robert
S. Lovett, as having called Wall street
financiers on the telephone and im
personated congressmen..
"For the purpose of rendering my
friend. Mr. Edward Lauterbach, a
service," said Mr. Lamar, "of restor
ing him his formor friendly relations
with Kuhn, Loeb & Company, Jacob
Schlff and the Union Pacific, ' I did
have conversations over the telephone
with Union Pacific officials and others
and in those conversations I did use
the names of other persona"
"Give us the names you used," said
Chairman Overman.
"I will before I finish," said Lamar.
"But there was no suggestion of
fee to Mr, Lauterbach," said Lamar.
On the strength of these telephone
messages Judge Lovett came here and
charged that Edward Lauterbacn tad
tried to blackmail him." . ,
He said that the Lauterbach inci
dent paled into insignificance compar
ed with a $82,000,000 forgery on the
books of the Union Pacific in 1901..
The Alleged Conspiracy.
"I don't know who did it," Bald Mr.
Lamar, "whether It was the chairman
of the board or the office boy, but I
do know this, (82,000,000 was the
fulcrum through which all these con
spiracies were fastened onto the cor
porations serving the Inhabitants from
the' gulf to. the Pacific. It was also
the' fulcrum which enabled Harrlman
and Kuhn, Loeb & Co to gain control
of these great corporations.
Larmar described what he termed
as a double entry of the $82,000,000
Item representing the securities the
Union Pacific assumed In talking over
the Oregon short line railway and the
Oregon Railway and Navigation com
pany. These items were carried in
the "consolidated balance sheet" of
the Union Pacific June SO, 1900, but
between that time and June 30, 1901,
he alleged that some one had erased
the 882,000,000 item from one side of
the ledger leaving It as a credit bal
Lance on the other side.
"They took all the securities of the
Oregon short line railway company
and the Oregon Railway and Navlga
tion company," he said, "and used
them as security for an, Issue of
bonds. They got that money and used j
it to finance the deal for tne jNonnern
Pacific and Great Northern transac
tions and the flotation of Great North
ern Ore properties which they sold
out at an enormous profit."
Later, Lsrmar alleged, the princi
pals In the matter went to Kuhn,
Loeb Co., and secretely got nearly
1200.000.000. He said he believed
the money was secured for their own
use. 1 , .,
Impersonated Blordan and Palmer.
The committee demanded again to
know what names Lamar had used
over the telephone. He said he used
the name of Congressman Daniel J.
Rlordan of New York In telephoning
to Judge Lovett that . Mr, Lauter
He said to Lovet tthat Mr. Lauter
bach was willing to serve the company,
not for pay, but for friendship.
"How did you happen to use' Mr.
Rlordan's name?" was asked.
"Oh. It Just came to me."
Mr. Lamar said' on another occasion
he used Congressman A. Mitchell Pal
mer's name. ' .
Senator Nelson Insisted that tne
witness state explicitly whether he
stated In these conversations that Mr.
Lauterbach had Influence with wasn-
Ington officials and senators ana rep
resentatives. After tho question was
asked and senators and representa
tives. After the question was asked
three times, Mr. Lamar said:
I am Inclined to believe that In one
conversation I went very far In that
direction on the affirmative side."
Did you have any authority from
Palmer to use his name?" demanded
Nelson. .
"None whatever'
Why did you change to his name
Instead of sticking to Riordan's
name?" demanded Njelson.
- Committee (iiW St Jolt.
"Well. Mr. Palmer was very much
in thn ouhlic eve then, as one who
would have great Influence at Wash
Intrijn with the incoming democratic
idmlnlstratlon," replied Lamar.
Members of the senate committee
looked at each other In amazement
Arousing the committee to laugh' r
with his story, Lamar told how lie
had Impersonated Palmer over th
telephone; had lectured Lewis Cass
Ledyard because, he did not go to
church and had told what wndorful
thins ijutVrbarh could do at Wah-
IriKton for the J. P. Morgan firm.
"I told him that the defiant attitude
of the Morgan firm toward th d-mo
cratlo admlnUtratlon In com:i"" had
much to do with the decline m the
vslt't of Morgnn securities," Mnitlinic 1
(jminr.
"Viiii were mill linpiTKiiimUni; I ,1
(CoItlllllH'll Oil 'HK V
NAMES
M'LOUGHLIN BEAT
DQUST 3 STRAIGHT
Calif ornian Brilliantly Wins
the Right to Challenge
Wilding for Title.
I!y Associated Press.
Wimbledon, England, July 2. Mau
rice E. McLoughlin of San Francisco,
the United States lawn tennis cham
pion, by defeating Stanley N.t Doust,
the Australian Davis cup captain, In
the final round of the all-English lawn
tennis singles championship tourna
ment today, won the right to chal
lenge A. F.: Wilding of New Zealand,
the titleholder. The match will be
played here on Friday.- McLoughlin
beat Doust three straight sets:
The youthful American had it much
his own way throughout the match
which was played before 6000 specto
tors this afternoon In brilliant weath
er. Doust, however, at times by a
supremo effort succeeded in giving a
good exhibition.
McLoughlin won the first game
with four consecutive services, Doust
being unable to make a return. The
Australian then neutralized with his
service, wnicn tne American rouna too
son ior nis lining, dui coming more
up to tne net MCLougnnn toon tne
next inree games. uusi men man-
aged to bring the score to 4-2 on his
service by clever net work, but after
this the Australian had very ' little
chance against the American's plac
ing and hard hitting.
It was not until the third set that
tne Australian won on tne American s
service. He did this after a fiercely
contested game In which deuce Was
called three times. Winning the third I
gamo to love gave the Australian a
lead of 3-0. Matters soon changed,
however, and McLcjUghlln, winning
three games In succession by wonder-
ful mid-court killB finally drew even
at fmi r. nil . nnlla, Innlr Iha navf
rm W fnilort l .oln th t Mn. I
v " ' .... . wmcv vuvn " I
"l8?10"' ""JL"-"1" Ji? I
" '"i'iri " oui- I
own service and the American
then
winning on his service.
CITY SEIZES IGE
; PLANTS IN STRIKE
Cincinnati Health Officers End
' Labor Contest by Taking
. Possession.
By Associated Press.
Cincinnati, O., July 2. Kollowlng a
communication from Mayor Henry
Hunt declaring that a public emer
gency exists, the board of health at
noon today ordered the health officerx
of Cincinnati to seize, and operate all
ice1 plants in this city and to use every
available means of distributing Ice
to the general public.
This action followed the refusal of
the ice manufacturers to arbitrate
their differences with the striking
drivers, helpers and. engineers In the
ice plants. The drastic action was
brought on by a statement from the
: ', "" " .,':""'" "I
unless Ice in bountiful quantities was
obtained In a short period of time the
death rate would be increased 100 per
cent
FIND WOMAN SLAIN
Night Wutdinuin Is Arrested after
Discovery of Ilody of Wcll
Drcaaed Woman.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, July 2. On a platform In
the rear of a store on West Madison
street, the body of a well dressed unl
dentltled woman, 35 years old, Was
found by a teamster today,
The Jugular vein had been severed
and nearby was a clasp knife with
blood-stained blade. Andrew Duffraln,
.ui,. ...ikm i h. v.inninn f
America hotel, was taken Into custody.
The police discovered numerous carries all his accutremenU used at are losing money at the rate of some
..inh.. i,n hi. Hirht rm H. mM n.i..h,. .nil w.ara a union felt I thing like $100 a day.
he was scratched by a cat.
Walls May
Hot Take
, July 15.
Office I'ntll
Special to The Gazette-News.
biUiu.viii. jiv i Cni. a n. Wattsl.ir.il si of Pikevllle. Md.. and he la
. t.i,. ,.,... f th. nfri,.. nf
nn.ni f int.rn.i mv.mi. until
July 15. During the seven years Col-
lector Brown, has collected Internal
taxes for the government a total of
24,611,071.70, all of which has been
deposited and accounted for without
Ih. I..-- .1 . t,nnv CnUafinr Rrnwn
ha. m.il. . fin. r.pord In everv resDect
n,i k.. .ti ImninnH th. ..rvln.
of the collector's office.
, Would Pension Confederate.
By Associated Press.
A hill tn rrant nmiilnnB In confed
.rut. v.tft-.n. .ml wMnwi nf nn fad.
ersto 'vetrans at th rate of :10
mmiih ,-onf.Mloraie "dollar a dar
bill." was Introduced today bv Rcnre
M.niiiiiv Kdwnrds of (li-orirla. It waul
rof. i red to the pensions committee.
OLD SOL ROUTS
ES
Thousands Beat" Hasty Retreat
from Torrid Heat of the
fin.mri at. 1 Opt.t.vaHnro ."
Battlefield.
'MILITARY DAY" IN
THE REUNION CAMP
Tv, n Oy..U.'-.,U t1 I
ouxiu v. ouiuuuiuugu ftuu n villi
R. Brooke Orators of the
Day Incidents of
. Camp Life.
Rv Associated Press.
Gettysburg, Pa., July 2. Tho tide
of iai i. v,oi, f,m ciKn, A
Hiti.r kl.J
" ""
anu tne gray began to melt away un-
aer tne compelling innuence or a tor-1
im nun anu Luc uiBuuiiiiuiui ui imi'i
life. General Hunter Liggett, U. S. A.,
in command or. tne camp, estimate!!
today that more- than 6000 veterans
nave gone ana expressed the opinion
uii iuuu iuvn uiisui uepuri. uwuie
midnight., f ... I
mosi or mem nave loowea over Tie I
battlefield, shaken hands with com
rades tney knew in other regimenta,
ot another erlihinse of their frie.i
and left for home. The regular army
men were not sorrv to see the thou
gands go for the camp was crow lid
beyond capacity and hundreds of old
men were being quartered In tents
that were made for circuses but not
for sleeping purposes. Scores slept on
the Eround and although the cooks
made strenuous efforts, the mess U-
bles did not groan with food.
There were no other reasons for re-1
joiclng today for all indications point- I
ed to another unusually hot day. The
sun wasn't over the hills an hour until
the mercury was around the ninety
mark, and promised to soar much I
higher. The veterans have stood the
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Ilfil L III WUUUertUl U&8II1UI1 ill Ulllll-1
, . Ax..., K... I
1 1 1 r JO in a. uiuliuulbu hucii' nuuirs ui I
J?ro"trU!?-. 1MS' V11" L Tta" I
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uoi. Anurew Lowun 01; lioiiihviuu prw
siding. Major-General ' John R.
Brooke of Pennsylvania was the
northern orator of the day and Ser
geant John C. Scarborough of North
Carolina the silver-tongued defender
ui win Duuiin
To Barry Bulkloy of Woahlngton, D.
C, was given the honor of readins
Lincoln's Gettysburg address. One of
the unadvertlsed reunions of the cele
bration occurred last night In the
Confederate section of the camp. A
fife and drum corps of men In blui
tramped up and down the streets of
the ' confederate part of the tented
city. They stopped before the tents,
played for a time, summoned fortn
the occupants and shook hands, throw
their arms about the gray shoulders
.. .1 A ,. IKn nnii. V, .,n-:wl
uu 111 a ui imc. "aj"
11..I. II .lnv.l Tl,v
men lecinifsa w . ""
kept It up for hour after hour, and
visited practically every "rebel" tent
Their reception was as warm as their
giettlng. . . :
Itoinance on Field of Mars.
A romance developed In camp to
day, when John Goodwin of New
York, a veteran, and Margaret Mur
phy of Chicago were united In mar
riage by 'Squire Harnlsh. Forty-six
years ago the two were engaged, but
drifted apart and subsequently con
tracted other marriage ties. They be
came widower and widow,' the old
flame was rekindled and they agreed
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I anniversary of the battle and marry.
General "Tom" Stewart of Pennsyl-
vanla Is telling an amusing story of a
"runaway veteran" he came across In
the big ramp. The veteran Is 85 years
old and his son at home announced
.wtuivalv that iindpr no circumstance
should his aged parent go to Qettys-
burg. The desire to be here and meet
his former comrades was so strong In
the heart of the old fellow that he
climbed out of a window of his home
and ran away, turning up her in good
shape. He Is now happy and well
cared for.
Wearing a tattered uniform of gray,
Alexander Hunter of Virginia, was to
th., raniral nnlnt nf Interest on
,ul th town Mr Hunter
all, wearing the Identical suit and hat
I he wore at Gettysburg 50 years ago.
Tk. in . .nil hu a. bullet
hni throueh one of the sleeves. He
r-m - fn. here. Mr. Huntcrl
was a member of the Black Horse
I cavalry,
A grandson of Francis Scott Key,
mtw... f "Thn Slur Unarm led Ban.
nnmnnaor nf "Tha Star Snansled Ban
i. h,. h I. John Francis Key,
I .i,.n nf th. fuonnd Maryland In
I o r.i, nf th. confederate army.
a remarkable coincidence of the
UNITED ARM
camp was the meeting or two raw v. roi mmmi . ,niu. i
with exactly the same name, comlns spite of all efforts at economy, and the
from towns of the same name, but inlmanagers say they are ready to throw
different states, one ot wnom louim
I nn th. Iinlnn .11. in in. IIBLTie 11 1 U-
tvsburs; and the other with the con
fpnerntes.
These two men are jonn unnon m
Burlington, N. J., and John Carson of
Burlington, N. C, iThey met by thelenotifh last season ana in past sea'
merest chance. The Jersey Carson
was walklns along one nf the streets
and saw a man In gray. Just to h
I frli.ndlv. the Jersey man stopped hltn
a and gave him a grestlng. It was not
I until they had talked for several ml 1
- 1 utes Iha4 thoy discovered their nnmi -
wi-i Identical, a well as the names of
I (Continued on pas t)
EARL PAYS
$250,000 AND COSTS
Marquis of Northampton Settles
Case Is Called in London Miss Markham Had Re
fused $50,000, the First Offer.
I ' Bv Asanclatnil Press
LD:JT
costs of the suit is the price the Mar
quls of Northampton has agreed to
pay to settle the suit for breach of
promise brought against him by the
actress; Miss Daisy Markham, whose
real name is Violet Moss. The costs
will amount to a considerable sum on
account of the number of distinguish-
cu Kuuiisei eugugeu 10 pieaa lor ine
opposing parties. The marquis, bet
ter known as Earl Compton, only re
cently succeeded to the title at the
age of 27. The plaintiff is well known
both In America and the British Isles
under her stage name.
The settlement was announced when
the case was called in the high court
of justice this morning in a court
room crowded with fashionable wom-
I en and actresses who had come in an
tlclpation of listening to some inter
estlng evidence.
The. yun& marquis- had previously
offered 50,000 to settle the case, and
many people had thought Miss Mark
ham unwise not to accept the offer.
wnen miss MarKnam insisted on
proceeding with the suit London m.
sips anticipated that she had a sensa
tional story to tell, and Interest In the
suit rose accordingly.
xne aamages paid . today are 'the
heaviest for many years In a breach
of promise suit.
Love Letters Read.
Sir Edward Carson, representing
Miss Markham, said she met the mar-
Heat Wave Is
Say Federal Forecasters
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 2. General relief
jfrom the hot wave east of the Rockies
la believed to be In sleht. The weath
er bureau here reports temperatures
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"ul '"S" "J me H1IUUIB WCSl luuttjr
m i x j - j
today forced temperatures higher In
the Atlantic states. The hottest sec
tion on the map was around New
York and In New England.. Cooler
weather east, however, Is expected to
night or tomorrow.
'To humidity," said Professor H. G.
Frnnkennela chIet forecaster of :the
$98,000 of Stolen Jewels
Found in Railway Station
Ry Associated Press.
New York, July 2. William Reck, a
clerk, who was employed by the Fifth
I ,,.,,, i,i r TT.i.,ii .. j di
I jt"c.., uuu.il anu jj.i.1
,,. ,h fl-H .I,.,I .h.
firm was robbed last week of (98,000
worth of gems, was arrested today In
Nfew Jersey and brought back to New
York. He in said to have made a con
fesHlon of his knowledge of the rob
bery. His arrest followed the recov
ery today of the stolen gems In a
valise at the Pennsylvania railroad
station. The valise contained a card
bearing the name of Beck's father.
NO BEER, WRIGHTSVILLE
BEACH HOTELS MAY CLOSE
Contrary to Custom, LaW Is
I J .wwiujwia,
Enforced, and There Is
Great Thirst.
I Special to The Gazette-News.
Wilmington, July 2. The three ho-
I tela at Wrlghtsvllle Beach may close
I their doors on account of poor and
diminishing patronage, due, the man-
s-r, ui l..o .,ui..rh w u.
nioiiory laws rrianvo iu .uuum owr.
The managers of the hotels say they
oiocanoioers were, conierrou wnn
today by the managers and the matter
I put squarely up to them, with the re-
jult that a meeting 1. called'
I for to decide what to do.
I The hotels that are threatening to
close are the Oceanic, Seashore and
- 1 Hanover Inn.
I People have been leaving all the
I hotels dally. It is said, and the hotels
upinwnnnu.
I 1 HBH . l'UV.l uu ibiici iivi.a t.io v
- 1 eratlon of tha prohibition law. which
line aumonues purpose in enmn..,
no uw n urn .
I this season, but it was to be had easy
I sons.
lUIHgh Water Hystcin Working.
Mpeclal to The Oasette-News.
Raleigh, July 1. With the settling
- 1 'ank In operation and flltrs working,
the city authorities expected relief Ho-
I day from muddy and polluted water.
Analyua are being made twice dally.
ACTRESS
Breach of Promise Suit as
quis last year when he made a prom
ise of marriage to her, which was not
A .. I ,,1 e I. ........ 1 1 1- .I I li oatra .f 1
his father, the marquis broke off the
engagement. In doing so he wrote to
Miss Markham that he wanted her tO
believe his action naa been taKen irom
a sense of duty, genuinely believing it
best for both parties. When his
father talked to him . the marquis
wrote: "He faced me with some
thoughts I told you of when I first
loved you, which I have ever since
been trying to suppress.", The mar
quis further wrote:
"You do not know how these so
called ladies will treat you and I real
ly could not bear to see you suffering
it. Oh! if I could but escape, from my
position! You will always be my
ideal! My beautiful dream." The
letter concluded, "Your broken-hearted
BIm." This was the Marquis of
Northampton's nickname.
Sir Edward said the t Marquis of
Northampton had made provision for
the lady such as she would have been
entitled had he made her a marchion
ess. He then announced the settle
ment for the sum of $250,000.
Henry E. Duke, counsel for the de
fendant, said in confirming the set
tlement that when the Marquis of
Northampton, who was then Earl
Compton, asked his father's consent
to his marriage with Miss Markham,
he laid upon him an absolute prohi
bition and took from his son a solemn
engagement that he could not pursue
his desire to marry the plaintiff.
Breaking
weather bureau, "is due all the suffer-
ng throughout the country. Tonight
or tomorrow there will be rains al
most generally throughout the east
ern half of the country and that will
help a lot." .
Suffering in New York.
New -Yorkr-July 8.--NewYork and
environs awoke exhausted today after
a night of sultry oppressiveness, hop
ing for rain and cooler weather pre
dicted for this afternoon. The mer
cury stood at 81 at midnight, a drop
of nine degrees from yesterday's max
imum, but began to mount again
shortly after sun rise. At 9 o'clock it
stood at 84.
Frank' E. Beck, who committed sui
cide several years ago. It was checked
at the Pennsylvania station, accord
ing to the police, about two hours
after the Udall and Ballou store had
closed on the day of the robbery.
When found It contained all of the
gems, including a pear-shaped blue
diamond of more than 43 carats, val
ued at $30,000.
Beck had been missing since he
Jumped from a window at police head
quarters on Monday, while being ques
tioned as to his knowledge of the rob
bery.
FDR PIE CHARGES
Asks that His Name Be In
cluded in Resolution Offer
edbySherley. Gazette-News Bureau,
Wyatt Building.
. Washington, July
Representative E. Y. Webb today
asked In the house that his name be
Included In a resolution offered by
Representative Bherley of Kentucky
demanding an Investigation Into
charges made by Col. Mulhall. He
said he wanted the Inquiry to go to
the bottom of the matter.
Representative Webb took the floor
, m dur,ng
. . . . .
which time he said he always stood
ready to defend his public record and
that as he views it his conscience is
dee r.
Mr. Webb was cheered by his fel
low members when he said he felt
they had all faith In his Integrity.
right Fire In Killing Heat.
By Associated Press.
New York, July 2. On one of the
hottest mornings of the summer the
city", firemen fought early today tho
hottest lire they think they ever en
countered. The big slaughter house of
J. Stern and son, covering nearly
whole block on 40th street, was de
stroyed, tha flame becoming so men
arlng that twent.rlve engines were
calb-d to savio the district The loss
1100,000.
CURREHGY BILL
WILLBEPRSSED
By a Vote of Three to One in
House, Latter Part of July,' ,
after Week's Discus-
. sion Gudffer SaVS
' O J
)rfJIJ,p BILL AGAIN
ABOUT AUGUST 15TH
Congressman Sees No Hope of
Western Man Getting Dis
trict Attorney or Any
Other Good Office.
Congressman J. M. Gudger, jr., who
arrived yesterday from Washington
for a stay of ten days, Is confident
that the currency bill now in prepara
tion by congress will prove satisfac
tory to the people. He says that It
will be passed by a three to one vote.
Congress recessed June 20 until July
14 this is, entered Into a "gentle
men's agreement" that no legislation
would be pressed until the latter date
"The committee In charge of tht
currency bill," said Mr. Gudger, "wll
be ready to report the bill by tha
middle of July. This bill will be dlsi
cussed in the house for about ten drys
and then will be passed by a vo'e of
three to one. The currency reform
will meet the approbation of the great
masses of the people when understood.
It will furnish a means by wMch the
people of the west can get a sufficiency
of money to handle their great wheat
crops; and also furnish a volume suf
ficient to enable the farmers of the
south to handle their cotton crops
without loss. ' ".
"After the passage of the currency
bill, the house will be ac a stand itlU
for over a month awaiting action by
the senate on the tariff bill, which will
hot be Teturped twlhe --hotMeMriil "
about the twentieth of Auul. . ' .' '
Proftpects Not Good for Western Men,
Mr. Gudger was of the opinion that
the prospects are not Very good fc.
western North Carolina men who arc
seeking some of the best appointive
offices. He thinks these offices will go.
to eastern men. With reference to
this he said, "The changes made In
the appointive offices under this ad
ministration are being made at a very
slow rate; and the outlook for tho
section west of the Blue Ridge Is not
bright. The appointment of col
lector (which has been made by nam
ing A. D. Watts of Statesvllle) a Unit
ed States district attorney, an assistant
district attorney and a marshal are
made by the senators and indications
are that all these positions will be
filled by men east of the Blue Ridge
although a number of efficient men,
highly endorsed, from this .section
have applied for these 'places. I feel
greatly disappointed that we have not
secured at least one of these places.
The examination of the fourth
class postmasters will be held In Aug
ust, and the appointments will be
made on merit, not on endorsement.
The North Carolina representatives
all get fine committee appointments
and are now In position to secure fair
and Just treatment to the state."
The Mulhall Charges.
Congressman Gudger said that the
Mulhall charges with reference to lob
bylng created quite a stir in the hoitsa
and that some of the members might
he Injured who have alleged connec
tion with the lobbv organisation: but
that he Is glad to note that only a very
ery
I of
"'
iil
small per cent of the membership
the house Is implicated. "However,
h. rumnrknd. "there Is always bene
to be derived from such charges 1'4
virtue of that fact that It puu tli4
representatives on guard as to thelf
conduct."
Mr. Gudger has been invited to be
present at the meeting of the bankers
here July 8 and If the opportunity pre
sents he may make some remarks as
to the details of the proposed currency
bill
13 YEARS OLD BOY
IS
Special to The Gazette-News.
Ralelrh. July 1. Harvey juuraoca.
the II years old son ot W. A. Murdork
of Iredell county, today confessed In
he presence of his parents, Sheriff
Deatnn and Capt T. M. Jordan of the
Insurance department of causing a
half dozen fires near Statesvllle re
cently. Mr. Murdock is a man of
fine character, and the boys seems to
be a pyromanlac.
George Case of llcndersonvllle Acci
dentally Killed liy ins
Ron.
HcndeiKonvllle, t. The son of Geo.
Case, an elderly man of East I lender
sonvllle, wss handling a pistol yester
day afternoon, when th weapon ac
cidentally discharged, lnfllrltlng a
wound which resulted, this forenoon.
In the death of the father. Ilr. Kirk
and Dixon wer called but their ut
most endeavor failed to save Mr. Chik.
Young case It about 14 years old.
The funeral will be conilin t-l till"
afternoon at 5 oYlm k.
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