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'ABBEVILLE, N. (01, THURSDAY MOHNING,' FEBRUARY '25, 1909.
PRICE FIVE OENTa";
STATE COMPELS COOPER
TO ADMIT IRREGULARITIES
THE MOVING SPIRIT
THE PATH OF
GLORY LEADS
BUT JTOA JAIL
Suffragettes Sally Forth
DOES 'MILADY'
YEARN FOR THE
RIGHT TO VOTE?
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Illinois . Association . Ajk
swers Big Question in
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IN HIS OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS
Purpose to Show . That His
SENDS POLICE
BILL BACK FOR
Sense of Honor "Was
Not High.
Three Times torStorm
House of Commons
THE ASHEMi
mm turn I
HE DECLARES THAT
CARMACK SHOT FIRST
Aged Defendant Will Be on
Stand Probably for An
other Day.
(By Associated Press.)
NASHVILLE, Term., Feb. 24. Af
ter a day replete with exciting Inci
dent! the session of the Cooper-Sharp
trial for the murder of former Sena
tor Carmack closed with the aired
defendant, fcoloncl D. B. Cooper arttl 1
upon the stand. The direct exam I
nation of the colonel which began
early yesterday morning- lasted until
nearly noon today. Almost the first
thing the state did on cross-examlna
tlon was to announce that it would
try to prove that Colonel Cooper was
a defaulter to the extent of over
$100,900 while clerk and master of
chancery in Maurey county;. This
preclptated a bluer fight between
counsel, . during which harsh -words
were used and much anger display
ed, despite the efforts of Judge Hart
to hold the reins tightly.
The state won a. partial victory
and straightway sprang another
surprise. It resurrected some old leg
islative records concerning an Investl
gation into an alleged defalcation of
State Treasurer M. T. Polk In the
early eighties. They offered to prove
that thousands of dollars of the
state's money was Invested by Polk
with Col. Duncan- B. Cooper and oth
ers In a Mexican silver mine scheme,
a walnut log scheme in North Caro
lina, and a scheme to buy the Nash
ville American.
Admits Irregularities.
Colonel Cooper admitted that there
were irregularities In his office of
clerk and master In chancery, but
aid they were due to bad manage
ment and poor bookkeeping, and that
every dollar was made good. He ad
mitted that Polk was his partner in
Ul venture . named., but declared
that M'40atftuif never, handled a dol
lar of th money, and had no know
ledge that; Its was taken from the
state's strong box.
Colonel Cooper made an excellent
witness, but one hard to handle even
by his own counsel. Repeatedly he
urged Judge Anderson to let the state
ask "any question on any subject,"
and at times answered over his own
attorney's objections. Now and then
he displayed great heat, but he did
not contradict himself upon any
point. When court adjourned, the
rrnss-examination had reached only
the commencement of the trouble,
the early editorials.
It is likely that the witness will be
on the stand all "flay tomorrow.
Dtfgerlhea gliooting.
Today's testimony began with Colo
nel Cooper's description of the shoot
ing. "Robin urged me to hurry, ne
said. "1 told him to wait a minute..
He and Sharp stopped, and I caught ,
up. Then he grabbed me, and said I
'let's hurry, papa.' The nervous grasp!
of his arm aroused my suspicion, and j
intuitively I turned and saw Senator
Carmack. Instantly, I decided to go
over and have a plain talk with Car- j
mack, to see if this affair which was
worrying my friends, my children i
and myself could not be stopped. Thel
impulse came over me at once when
I saw him, to go over and talk to:
him and have an understanding.
First I thought I'd wait for him. j
Then I thought that might carry some ;
significance so I walked towards him. J
I saw Um speak to Mrs. Eastman. I ;
said 'Mr. Carmack.' He threw up his:
head as though he had not seen me, I
and at once drew his revolver and ,
stepped In front of Mrs. Eastman,
putting her between us and stepping
towards the curb. He was five or
six feet from the curb when I called
his name. He had his pistol In his
hand and passed In front of Mrs. i
Eastman. Mrs. Eastman became wild-,
ly excited, and grabbed the old man ,
with her. I made no hostile move- j
ment"
"What did you say?"
"I said. I think, that it was damned .
cowardly to get behind a woman with
pistol In his hand."
"Did you have a revolver out?"
"Not at that time."
uji LiLws-juiiTjLnr.innii''" "
CoMlnua4 on papa !.) '
FIRE CRUSES LOSS OF $500,000
THREATENS TO SWEEP ENTIRE CITY
(y Associated Press.)
JACKSONVILLE, Fte.. Fob. 24
The three-story brick building on the
south sides of Forsyth street. In the
heart of the business district, was com
pletely destroyed by lire this afternoon
entailing a loss estimated at $300,000.
The building was occupied by the
Florida Electric company one of the
largest electric supply houses in the
South; i- H. Trebly, real estate, Mc
Graw Brothers, phonographs, bicycles,
etc Jacksonville Gas company on the
first Boor, while the second floor was
occupied as store-room for the Florida
Electric company. Tfce third floor was
occupied as lodge rooms for the Eag
les." Brotherhood of Railway Train
meat and other organisations.
Tho firs started on tho second floor,
the blase' being discovered at three
o'clockv Aa alartn, was sent la wnlcn
SENATE TO ACT
Committee Agrees to Re
port It Without Pre
judice PROSPECT BRIGHT
FOR LONGER SCHOOLS
House Tables the Game Bill.
Anti Trust Measures
Are Debated.
(Special to The Citizen.)
RALEIGH, N. C, Feb. 24. The
senate committee on counties, cities
and towns this afternoon heard Rep
resentative Weaver in advocacy of
his house bill to create the Ashevllle
police commission, and also heard
Judge Jones and J. C. Martin against
the measure. Tho committee voted
to report the bill to the senate with
out prejudice. Mr. Weaver insisted
that there was a general demand in
Ashevllle for the bill and presented
petitions asking for Its passage,
On the other hand Judge Jones
and Mr. Martin declared that the
commisUon was not wanted by the
people, would bring about discord In
the democratic party, would divide
administrative responsibility, and in
flict in the end an absolutely useless
institution on Ashevllle. Many ques
tions asked the speakers by commit
teemen indicated a lively interest in
the case by the senators. Senator
Brltt did not address the committee,
but is quietly opposing the bill. Weav
er has seme strong friends on the
floor of the senate who will represent
him in the light for the bill on the
floor. ...
The house committee on records
again acted unfavorably on Senator
Ray's good roads bill for Henderson
county.
School Bill's Easy Ttoad.
The general educational bill carry
ing the regulations for holding local
tax elections In the counties, and in-
ceaslng by $160,000 the state appro
priation to assure fodr months school
in every district of the state, passed
Its second reading in the senate today
with only two votes against It. Be
lng a roll call bill It had to await
another day for final passage. It di
rects every county to levy a special
school tax of not less than one-half of
one nor more than five per cent., and
a poll tax of three to fifty cents.
Anti-Trust Talk Again.
The senate spent two hours dis
cussing anti-trust legislation before
recess was taken to eight night, which
the anti-trust bills were under discus
sion again.
Senator Ormond for the Loekhart
bill and Senator Travis for the Bas-sett-Blow
substitute were the speak
ers today, eaator Loekhart Btole a
march on the opponents of his sub
section "A" bill by offering It as an
amendment for all. but the enacting
clause of the Bassett-Blow substi
tute. This procedure was sustained
by the chair, president Pro. Tern.
Kluttz.
Game Bill Tabled.
The house after a spirited discus
sion voted fifty-two to forty-eight to
table the Empire bill that had al
ready passed the senate to prohibit
selling quail in the state for two years
and allowing sportsmen to shoot not
more than fifteen in a day each.
The consideration of the revenue
bill in committee of the whole for
second reading was completed, and
the bill put through ready for final
grind of third reading. The gradua
ted tax on cigarette dealers and man
ufacturers was raised so that it will
be 1250 for 250,000.000 cigarettes
and range up to $1,500 for 500,000.
000 cigarettes output.
The question of Increasing the tax
on express companies from 2 to 4
per cent, on their gross receipts was
proposed by Speaker Graham, but
action deferred to the final reading of
the bill.
(Continued on paa four.)
called every apparatus In the serlvce.
but upon the arrival of the firemen
the entire upper portion of the bulkl
lng was In a mass af flames. Chief
Haney, of the fire department, called
out reserve wagons as a strong wind
was sweeping from the southwest,
which threatened to spread the flames
to adjoining property, but with (hard
work, the firemen working until after
10 o'clock tonight, the fire was con
fined to the one structure.
The loss on the building will be to
tal, while the Florida Electric com
pany and the Jacksonville Gas compa
ny, which carried heavy stocks, will be
the heaviest losers. Firemen dM ex
cellent work in saving the principal
business district of Jacksonville, for
at one time It looked a If the entire
block of handsome building would be
destroyed. . , 1
GOING TO A FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA
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VICTORIA INN SOLD
TO MR. BRANCH
No Announcement Made
Yet As to Future Man
agement of Hotel.
Victoria Inn and its adjoining acres
In Victoria were purchased yesterday
by Mr. P. H. Branch from Mr. Gay
Green at a price which cannot be as
certained but which exceeds $40,000.
This is the third time this, hand
some property has been sold in the
last few days. It was first negotiated
by Its owner, the (board of home mis
means of the Northern Presbyterian
church, to Mr. Alex Porter, who trans
ferred the right of purchase to Mr.'
Green, and the latter has now trans
ferred his interests to Mr. Branch.
Mr. Branch Is well known as the
proprietor of the beautiful Margo
Terrace hotel on Haywood street and
Victoria Inn will be conducted with
the marked success which has featur
ed It under Mrs. Martin's manage
ment
The Citizen told several days ago
of the purchase of Victoria Inn and
its adjacent acreage of 15 acres' by
Mr. Green and with barely timo for
further negotiations even when expe
dited by traders so active as Messrs.
Green and Branch, it again announces
the sale of the property, the different
transfers In rapid succession showing
the activity which pervades Ashevllle
real estate of high class.
No definite statement can now be
made as to the future management
of Victoria Inn, but-It Is certain that
the hotel will be run on the strictly
high elass plane which has featured
It In the past
Victoria Inn has been conducted
with notable success for several years
by Mrs. Annie D. Martin and In this
connection it may be said that It has
been known for some days that Ren
ator Qazzam and Mrs. Martin have
been considering the mangement by
the latter of Kenilworth Inn and It Is
hoped by those who know of the sit
uatlon that this arrangement will be
made.
Kenilworth Is a magnificent Inn,
beautifully situated, hut because of
late years It has been conducted by
the owner through a manager the sale
of the property to a girl's school was
considered, the proposed arrangement
not howewr being made.
GOULD DIVORCE GETS
WITNESS IN JAIL
NEW YORK. Feb. 24. Mrs. Mar
garet Teal, charged with attempted
subordination of perjdry in connection
with the Nelon Kelly Gould-Frank X
Gould divorce action, was committed
to the Tombs prison by Judge Foster
as the result of developments at the
trial today. She has heretofore been
under 15.000 bail. The witnesses to
day Include Mrs. Juia Fleming Mc-
Cabe, who was Indicted with Mrs.
Teal and Detective Mousley. Blanche
Hale, a manicurist, who said she was
asked by Mrs. McCabe to sign a false
affidavit In the case, and Margaret
Folk, a colored dressmaker, who tes
tified that she was approached with
a similar proposition. Lieutenant
Rayens, who made the arrests In the
case told of finding a photograph of
Gould and some of the affidavits
signed by prospective (witnesses In
Detective Mouseley's pocket.
PEARL NECKLACE
WORTH $50,000 STOLEN
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 24. A 150.-
006 pearl necklace belonging to Miss
Jennie Crocker of this city was stolen
during the Mardi Gras ball gtven by
Mrs. Charles O. Alexander at the St.
Francis hotel last night. The theft
-was not reported to the pollco until
tonights The necklace, which has
been ranked as one of The most vsl
vabls In tho country, uf composed of
fifty-three all flawless specimens,
which were brought by Miss Crocker
from Europe some year ag ;
HOUSE FRUGAL,
PARESjSALARY
MEASURE DOWN
Does Not Concur in In
crease for President
and Other Officials
PARTY .IatjrES WERE
lost DririiE voting
Increase in Judges Salaries
in jlanssk Gp JBack
to Conference.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. With Its
war paint on, the house of representa
tives today by sweeping majorities
many times defied the senate by re
jecting Its amendments to the legisla
tive appropriation bill providing for
salary Increases for president, the
vice-president, the speaker, the Judic
iary and for the creation of the of
fices of under secretary and fourth
assistant secretary of state. Party
lines were obliterated completely.
It was a regular Held day in the
lower l)orly where oratory and con
fusion viled with each other for hon
ors. Hot during the present congress
has the speaker Been compelled to
wield his gavel with such force to
bring about order aa today. Of par
liamentary tunnies there were many
but the veteran presiding officer em
erged from theirv ail with his decis
ion undisputed.
The battle waued for more than six
hours at the end of which the bill
was sent to (inference. Bo much
time was consumed In consideration
of the conft ri ie report on that meas
ure that a niwht session Was made Im
perative in order that further discus
sion of the sutelry civil appropriation
bill, which had dragged along for sev
eral days mlKht be ha3.
Although the members were primed
for discussion of the secret service, the
subject was allowed to go ever until
tomorrow. The I, 111 was less than one
third completed when the house, at
8. OS p. m., recessed until 10 a. m.
tomorrow.
Itccln Paring Dmni.
In the course of the debate Messrs.
Underwood of Alabama and Clark of
Missouri, criticized the senate Increas
es especially In reference to salaries.
Br. riark In reticular was emphatic
In his objection!! to what he said were
the "continual impositions of the sen
ate in the mutter of appropriation
bills."
When the discussion turned on the
Increase in the salaries of the pres
ident, vice-president, speaker of the
bouse and Judges about which the
conference could not agree, Mr. Clark
declared there was much misinfor
mation about the amount the presi
dent receives. nd said that instead of
its being rfl."Q. It actually Is 1291.-
000 per annum.
By sryntn ( 57 to 102 the house
refused to accept the senate amend
ment Increasing- the salary of the
speaker.
President Cot To 75,000.
The Increase proposed In the pres
ident's salary from $50,000 to $100,-
(Continued en page four.)
tFATR
WASHINGTON. Fsb. 24. Forecast
for North. Carolina,: Fair, considera
bly colder Thursday with brisk to
high northwest winds; Friday fair.
BRIDE DIES ON HER
MARRIAGE NIGHT
Young Italian Husband
Awakes to Learn of
Frightful Tragedy. ?.
NEW YORK, Feb. "Mttl
Italy" Is In mourning today because
of the dire tragedy which overtook
Marie Mentone, the bride of one day.
Bernardo Traviesaro and Marie Men
tone were married toy FathrTToT
the church of Our Lady of Pompeii,
on Blceker street last Sunday.
Blxteen hours later the bride was
f All to A rfe.il In th. tfmnl Mtm nl ttiAlr
little flat at No. M.tl..tij?-V-M"fw
Tho young husband lay unconscious
on tne bed peatd sr. Aa open gas
Jet had turned the hf ymooa Into
tragedy.
The priest who made them man and
wife Inst Sunday will read tho burlat
service over the body of the bride al
most before the white carnations of
the wedding bouquet sre wilted.
Bernardo Travusaro came to this
country Ave years ago. The daughter
ofthts friend, Andrea Mentone, landed
in America only two months ago. The
lovemaking progressed speedily, and
soon the girl was at work on a wed
ding dress.
The Itralli March.
After the wedding the party went
at once to the new flome. The neigh-
bors came In. the wedding cake was
cut. the bottles of red wine were bllt tne leaders of the movement de
opened, ciare their intentions to sdopt still
in oriors minor remainea in me
flat as did Susie Travesaro, sister of
th- bridegroom. At 9 o'clock the lat
ter awoke. Her head ached and there
was a drumming In her temples. She
aroused the father, and he at once no
ticed the strong smell 01 gas. TTe
shook the door and called to the
young people to got up. When they
failed to respond he broke open the
door and rushed Into the room.
The wedding dress wn folded neat
ly over a chair, the bridal bouquet
stood on the table and the young
couple lay as If asleep. The bride
was dead and the young husband was
barely breathing. The Travesaro girl
rushed Into the street and hor screams
brought two policemen. Murphy and
Ryan, who bhvwI young Travesaro's
life. They kept him alive by artificial
respiration until the doctors came.
At first he refused to believe that
the girl was dead, repeating over and
over that it could not be so. But
when tho undertakers came and
placed the body In a casket he
turned his face to the wall and wept
because they had not let him die too.
EXPRESS TRAIN CUTS
CROWDED CAR IN TWO
(By Associated Press.)
rLKVELAND. O., FVh. 2 4. ThrP"
pf-rftfnM wpr fatally Injured anrl
twenty othorn hurt in a colliHlon be-twt-en
a Pennsylvania ral'way trafn
and a utroet car hero tonight.
Th ntret ear wan out-bound and
hfav!ly loaded with paMnsrerf. A
the (trade rrontilnfc Mtwim from an rx
haunt pipe In a narby factory ob
ivurtd a view f the approaching
paaaenRer train. For thin reason the
Kate werq not lowered and tb
ear pro-f edd, although th car con-,
dttctor had run ahead and pulled the
derailing h'vrr. The locomotive!
gtnirk the ear near tho roar end.;
npllttltiR' It In two. Many paonKor
were hurled aeveral foot. That many
were not killed was due. to the alow
npeed of tho train.
SOCIETYMAN GETS
YEAR IN PRISON
(Sv AKKlUd Pres'.l
NTCW YORK. Feb. 24. The trial of
rarl Fischer Hansen, the lawyer and
society man under Indictment charg
ing him with the bribery of a witness
wA brought to a sudden close today
by the entering of a plea of guilty
by the defendant to an amended com
plaint charging attempted bribery. A
sentence of twelve months Imprison
ment In tho penitentiary was Imposed
on Fischer-Han ssn by Justice Down
ling. In pleading guilty, Flscher-Han-sen
completely exonerated his "law
partner, Alexander Mlchaelson, who
bad bea isdlctsd with blm. t
UNGALLANT BOBBIES
HAVE TO BUTT IN
Thirty Society Ladies Find
Themselves in Limbo
for Asking Ballot.
LONDON, Feb. 14 Every effort of
the suffragettes to force the hand, of
the government becomes mors determ
Ined and It Is increasingly difficult
to predict how their demands may be
successfully parried. The situation has
taken on an embarrassing aspect for
the government, owing to the high so
cial position of many among some
thirty or mora woman arrested this
evening, these Including Mrs, Pethiok
Lawrence, Lady Constance Lytton, a!'
ter of Lord Lytton and daughter of
the former Viceroy of India; Miss
Stratford Dugdals, daughter of Com
mander Dugdals and cousin of Ho.
William It. W. Peal, wtio was elected
yesterday In a hy-electlon as member
of th,houseef commons for Taunton;
Mlas Daisy Solomon.- daughter of the
ex-premier of Cape Colony, and Mrs.
Catherine Elisabeth Corbett, an aris
tocratic supporter of tho uffragwtte
movement. , .
Both sides were wall prepared for
tonight's attempt on the part of tho
suffragettes to fores 'themselves on
Premier Aequith, who yesterday had
declined by letter to receive a deputa
tion. Tho women held ' parliament
at Caxton hall, and number of them
started on "danger duty," In a solid
phalanx, led by Mrs. Lawrence. . -.
Horrid Folic Butt In.
The police, abandoning former tac
tics of barring the aproach to J the
""" "l " "if yw..u.
oloeo to Caxton hall. Finally several
'of - the .-wmi Including Mrs. Law J
re nee, the leader, were placed under
arrest.
Word of (he reception of this depu
tation being brought to Caxton hail,
much excitement ensued, and Mrs.'
Haul Solomon volunteered to lead a sec
ond deputation to the house, This, In
effect, met the same fate, but led to
mors exciting street scenes and al
much larger number of arrests. A I
third attempt was then organised at
the hall, but this tlmie the destina
tion of the deputation was Brooks
club, where the premier was dining.
The demonstration tonight did not
occasion such, scenes of roughness and
j violence s on some former occasions.
,nrr,M. m,.liu,Am
Miss Chrintabel Parkhurst during
the course of a speech said:
"When I speak of stronger meas
ures, I speak in all earnest. We value
neither our liberty nor our lives un
less the women of this country get a
vote.
The women who were arrested were
locked up for the night and will be ar
raigned In the Bow street court to
morrow. ALLEGED ROBBER
BURIED HIS LOOT
(By Associated Prsss.)
WAHHlNjlTON, Fob. 34 A Jar of
coins, sggrt-gatlng $1,236, which is al
leged to be part of the money stolen
from the Forsyth Hank and Trust
company of Kernnrsville, N. C , today
was dug up from beneath a dwelling
where It had been burled In that city
by the robber, according to advices
received by the detective bureau here
tonight Deputy Kherlff Hobert Flynt,
of Kernersvllle, left here for N. Car
olina tonight with (Jalther Bodcnham
er, a young man, who was arrested
yesterday by the Washington police,
charged with having stolen more than
2,000 from the vaults at the bank.
PERMITS nOXI.XtJ.
NA8IIVII.LK, TVnn . Feb. it. The
senate today passed on filial reading
the house bill prmltttng w-lentlilc box
ing In this state. Tho bill now goes
to the governor for his signature.
FLEET, SAFE IN ROADSTEAD, MMW
BUFFETED BY WIND AND WAVES
(By Associated Press.)
. FORT MONKOK, Vs.. Feb. 24
After being flooded In brilliant sun
light throughout the morning the
American "battle fleet" In Hampton
Roads Was swept by another severe
storm this afternoon. The big battle
ships and cruisers did not suffer In
the least from the blow, but the steam
launches running to the shore made
decidedly heavy weather of It.
Two sailors on snipes launches were
tossed overboard during the afternoon
but tMh were rescued without great
difficulty. A launch belonging to the
battleship Rhode Island was partly
wrecked In trying to com alongside
the ship' gangway. A luncheon party
of ladle was aboard and when th
wave-tossed boat crashed into a slds
boom of the armordad, several -'of
tho on board fainted, .: . .
COMMITTEE TO
LOOK INTO MATTER
Committee, However, Is, as
Usual Busy Doing ,
Nothing.
tJ
BT TAV. ' ,
(Hjwlal correspondnt of Ths Cttlaen.)
WAHHINCJTON, Fab. 4.-."Do ths -majority'
of women, or even any vsry
considerable peroentags v of woman,
really desire ths ballotT"
Ths. "Illinois Association Opposed
to the Extension of BufTrags to Wo
men" propounds this questiua for ths
sonato committee on woman suffrage,
and then straightway proceeded to
attempt to answer It In the negative.
It may be news to ths reader to
know that congress has appointed
committee of senators, ths sol duty
of whom Is to Inquire Into, woman suf
frage, but such I th fat. This com
mittee has s, regular committee room.
regular clerk and ths clerk has
regular, stenographer , The commit
tee even has a regular colored door
man who sits half asleep througlT ths '
Ions; days In his chair in ths corridor.
usr iming Homing-.
The commutes ! regular in evsry
wayIt never dps anything. Well.
It did bold ono meeting la th last
year, remaining In session nearly an
hour. Binos that meeting ths senats
commutes, on woman suffrage baa
latd only, by .virtus of It regular
committee room, Its regular clerk and
It regular stenographer and th reg
ular colored doorman.' .
with ths committee on woman suf
frags In this Wmruidl Mute. ismt
cams.th, sensational document from
Chicago, asking whether women really
want to. vote., Naturally .th regular
clrrk and '111 regular , secretary ,
cam exciuia, . jcyen th regular door.
Irian sjiowsd sign of resurrection.
' ins memur or . ins .committee
wore hurried Jn. Some or them re
newed acquaintance. mn5 th.oppol
tlon to suffrage for womsn, w-dis
cussed, .All .admitted1 thers was mora
or less opposition. Thr being no
dissenting voice . heard, no rsgular
meeting occurred. There, will prob
ably be on somettm In HOI, bow- 1
ever. . ,. . .,
Thore are nln women' organlaa-
tlon In ths United State that earn
Into exlstencs forth sol purpos of
lighting the advanc of uffrage for
wonvn. These tins organisation
represent a mem worship of , 11,009
women. Numerically, they, do not
possess anywhere near th strength
of the small army of women in th
field for suffrage, but their rank In
clude many of th most prominent ,
club women In th country, , Th .
anti-women suffrage worker ar Just
as determined a tho working for
the ballot. Just a much convinced
they are right In their belief and ap
parently just as confident their effort
will bo crowned with uecesa, ,.,
SOME WANT TO -
VOTE SOME DON'T
(By Asseetstsd Prsss.) .
A LB AN V, N. Y Fsb. 14. Hosts of
suffragists and anti-suffragists, sty
lishly gowned, crowded th great as
sembly chamber In the capltol today
and for over four hours their chosen
speakers argued before the member
of the Judiciary committee of th sett
ate for and against resolutions Intro
duced by Henetor Hill and Assem
blyman Toombs providing an amend
ment to the constitution linking th
"male" from th suffrage clause,
Buffragiats wearing yellow badges
with the Inscription "vnt for wo
man," antl-suffraglsta who bore no
distinguishing badge and women who
attended out of mere curiosity, crowd
ed every foot of available space In th
chamber.
Asm-mblyman Toombs was greetsd
wth a storm of applause from th
suffragists. He declared that when .
a man of the Judicial mind of William
H. Taft had coma 'out for woman suf
frage there ought to be some argu
ment in fsvor of reporting the meas
ur'. "Will the gentleman please say
when Mr. Taft said that?" asksd a
member of the opposition, who denied
that Mr. Taft had expressed uch
views.
The water was th roughest known
in rocent years In Hampton Rnada
Many tea and dinner parOe planned,
on board the various ship bad to b
postponed.
Rear-Admiral Bperry will leav fof
Washington tomorrow afternoon- In
stead of on Friday, as he at first bad
planned. He goe to consult with th -navy
department authorities a to th
further plana for th fleet, and Both,
lng In the way ct inspecUVm' or de- ;
t aching of any ship will be, dome until
he returns. The commanding and
other officer of the fleet were much
icrartfled by th published report
from Washington today that Admiral
8 rwry will contlou as omsnander
In-chief of ths battleship fleet until
the data of bi retirement in Septem
ber. - ..