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THE SUM-DAY CITIZEN THE WEATHER ' ' ."'BAIN.,-, " 29 Pages Today VOL. XXV. NO. 152. FLAWS THE- PROVISIONS OF TARIFF BILL Cuban Reciprocity Clause May Cause Complications -With Other Nations WEST IS OPPOSED TO THE DRAWBACK South In A Flutter Over Im portatlons o! Rice From Orient , B Associated Pre,) Washington, March 20. That the ' Payne tariff bill would bring about great international tariff war if enacted, because of the section which continue In 'operation the Cuban reciprocity treaty Is one of the arguments that Is being made against the measure. It Is urged that foreign countries -which would otherwise- agree to' give the United mates tne benefits of- their most lavorea nation clause In return from the minimum scale of duties' provided in the Payne bill will contend that the Cuban re ciprocity provision Is the most fa vored nation clause of the American tariff and will therefore refuse to en ter Into a low tariff agreement with wis country. Franco Is one of the countries that will be most affected by the maximum schedule of the Payne tariff. The du ties Imposed by the present law' on wines, liquors and spirits Is Increased forty per cent In the maximum pro vision of the new bill and the ad vance would seriously affect the Im portations from France of wines, principally of the low grades. Italy and Spain would also feel the ef fects of these duties. Germany now gives the United States nearly. all the minimum duties of her tariff under the provisions of the German trade agreement, but' unless she should of fer to abrogate-' the agreement and give this country all of her favorable duties, the maximum rates of the; Payne tariff would. apply. ' ! West Ilsaeixflr,l. ; epirewrtatrvwa of the ; western states are claiming . that the new drawback In the Payne, tariff bill Is discriminating against the west In fa vor of the east The revised draw back section permits manufacturers to seoure the regular drawback of 9 per cent of the duty paid on Im ported raw material without thene- J ' i-i-irinruLO.il (Continued on page Four) EXPLAINS HOW JEWEL BAG HAPPENED TO BE IN ' HER POSSESSION Atlanta Woman Arrested for Theft Gives Plausi ble Account MEANT TO REPORT IT NEWARK, N. J., March 20. Mrs. Frances 3. Ridley of Atlanta, Ua., who was arrested on Thursday charged with having retained a hand-hag con taining valuable Jewelry belonging to Mrs. Andrew Albright, which she. found on a train. Issued a statement today showlng how she came Into possession of the bag and what were her intentions regarding it. Mrs. Ridley states that she saw the bag hanging from a hook In the la dies' retiring room shortly before the train reached Washington. Her at tention was oalled to It by some la dies and she informed them that It did not belong to her. "I cannot furnish the names of these ladles," Mrs. Ridley said, "but one of them stated that she Intend ed to atop in Washington to see a relative who had married a congress man. I think she stated she was from northern New York. The other lady stated that she resided In Syracuse. Did Make Inquiries. "The tsuin was two hours in Wash ington, and when I again entered the retiring room, three hours after I had seen the bag, it was still hang ing there. I put it on my arm, walk ed back to my seat and put In my portmanteau. I have been asked why why I did not immediately report the find. It was because I once, lost Jew elry on a train which was turned over to the porter and never recovered. About two hours after I found the bag. I casually asked the .porter if anything had been lost on the train. 'An hour later I asked .the conductor where misslag articles were uxually reported. He said at the information bureau In Jersey City. I made up my mind to report to Jersey City. Mrs. Ridley states she cannot un derstand how her berth check came be in the bag,' as alleged, and she calls attention to the fact that no one told her who had lost the bag until she reached Newark, though her bag gaga was searched in her absence. , Of the reported loss of a diamond ring, she says; , FINDING "GUILTY" OF JURY THE TWO COOPERS Offense Second Degtee Murder And Punishment is Fixed At Twenty Years. (By Associated Press.) NASHVILLE. Tenn., March ZOi Guilty of murder In the second de gree punishment twenty years im prisonment this was the unexpected verdict rendered by the jury .against Col. Duncan I). Cooper and Robin J. Cooper when court opened today. The Jury yesterday acquitted John D Sharp, Indicted with the Coopers for the slaying of former United States Senator E. W. Ormack. Events moved swiftly from the mo ment the verdict was rendered today. Immediately the defense moved to set It aside because of the verdict of dis agreement of yesterday and asked the court to declare It a mistrial. Judge Hart said he would listen to argu ments on this motion later, probably next week. He then fixed the de fendants' bonds at $25,000 each. ' Bond 'For Over Million. m ' Although Jddge Hart fixed the bond at $25,000 there was a rush to sign It on the part of wealthy citizens of Nashville which fairly swamped the clerk of the Criminal court. In vain he protested over and over again that more than enough sure ties had signed, but the Invariable an swer was "we want to put our name on that bond too." It seemed a? thouirh everv friend of the Coopers considered It Incumbent upon him to sign the bond. When there was no more room for names at the foot of the document the new Jjondsmen en dorsed It across the face until It was dlffcult to decipher the signatures. When filed the bond totalled nearly n million and a half. , The Coopers returned to the Jail this afternoon late and removed their per sonal effects. For the present Colonel Cooper will make his home with Mrs. Burch, and Robin will return -to his old quarters with his uncle. Judge J. C. Bradford. Tonight the father and son retired to the home of Judge J. C. Bradford and discussed the next move In the case. . Various and Insistent rumors that the Jury had agreed were responsible, for a crowded court room -this morn ing and for the presence of attorney" on both sido long before the UBual hour for convening. Verdict Delivered. As soon as Judge Hart entered court and after he removed his coat he oraerea tne acirmuiu i"o " Jury brought Into court. "I understand they have agreed," he remarked to the press table, "and am sending to see." OF ADVERTISING THE ROOSEVELT FAMILY Mr. Roosevelt Admits That He Authorized Use of Article in Paper ALSO MANY PICTURES (By Associated Press.) OYSTKK BAY, N. Y., March 20. Ex-President UdHsevelt's testimony In the suit of a protographer who geeks to recover $5,000 from Hie Town Topics Publishing company for the publication of three protograph of the ex-president In the book, "Fads and Fancies" was taken by deposition here today. u.vw lt said that when pub- lie attention was first attracted to the publication in question he did not re call that he had ever given permis sion for the use of the pictures. He thereupon discussed the matter with Secretary Jbneb, he said, and as the latter also had no recollection that permission hart been granted, he al lowed a statement lo mis ei..i w be published. Some time afterwarns, however, the ex-presldent said, Mr. Lot came across the letter in which he had authorized the publication oi the pictures. "We arc caught, not In a falsehood, but In a forgetfulness," Mr. Roose velt told Secretary Loeb, according to his testimony today. Mr. Roosevelt, adding, according to counsel for the publishing compa ny, "I had no knowledge, of course, that these photograph had Jbwn'given until Mr. Loeb had found the letter. Of course. In giving out any pictures or other matter pertaining to me h acted with my full authorization." The letter referred to was from Loob, In part as follows: "I am In receipt of your favor en closing proof of article, which I re turn to- you with a few slight ad ditions. It I" all right to use it; but. of course, please do not have It ap - - in inv urnv Indorsed bv the lpresident or myself. You will under stand my. reasons ror tnis. "I send you the following pictures, which are all that I have on hand suitable for the 'purpose: the pres ident's house at Sagamore Hill: the tennis fcourt and Theodore, Jr. J the president on the lawn: the president on his jumper Blelstlen." ASIlEVILLi; VERDICT AG Alto ST In almost a moment, at .2S to be exact, the twelve men entered the room and took the same seats they have occupied for nearly nine weeks. "Have you agreed upon a verdict. gentlemen T" said Judge Hart "We have,' replied Foreman E. M. Burke hoarsely. "Advance, Mr. Foreman, and read the verdict" "We, the Jury And the defendants Duncan B. Cooper and Roltn J. Coop er guilty of murder in the second de gree, and assess their punishment at confinement in the state penitentiary for a period of twenty years." "So say you all, gentlemen T" ' "So say we all," in choruus. "I thank you, gentlemen,'" said the court, "for your patience and devo tion to the 'state, and 'dismiss you to your homes and to your personal avo cations. ' , Took It Coolly. The. jurors were tired looking and disheveled, but with the conclusion Of this remark the entire twelve sprang from their seats as one man and hurriedly-left the court room. The ver dict, coming as it did upon the heels of Foreman Burke's declaration yes terday that "we are hopelessly tied up as to the Coopers," was a decided sur prise. The defendants took it coolly almost without emotion. In a second after Judge Hart ceased dismissing the jurors. Judge Anderson of the defense, was on his feet exclaiming-: "Your honor, we move that the case be declared a mistrial because of the verdict yesterday; we contend that yesterday's vyerdlct is the only one. 'and that It acquitted John Sharp, but declared a disagreement on the oth er defendants. We also ask that the defendants be admitted to bond at once." Bailable Cam. "The verdict of the Jury makes it a bailable case," was the court's retort. "Hence I will fix the bond of each defendant at $25,000 unless there be some objection. In that event I will hear arguments." "It is satisfactory io us," -said At torney General McCarn. "And to us," retorted judge Ander son. "There seems to be nothing left but f r the court to pass sentence," added Judge Hart. "I do not thlnfi that necessary, said Jjdge-Anderson. "We move that Judg ment be suspended and that we be (Continued on page seven.) T CONNECTION WITH THE KIDNAPPING AFFAIR Reports However are Vague and Nothing Definite Has Been Learned clup:s prove false (By Associated Press.) 8IIARON, Pa., March 20. One of the three members of the Pennsylva nia state constabulary who has been in and about Sharon for the past two days assisting the search for the kid napped boy, Willie Whltla. and who has been shadowing a woman from Youngstown, Ohio, tonight called upon Martaln Crane, chief of police of this city to ask the aid of the Sharon po lice in securing the arrest of the wo man. James P. Whltla, the father of eight-year-old William Whltla who was kidnapped from the second ward school here on Thursday morning, stated tonight that there were no new developments in the search for his son. Frank H. Buhl, the millionaire uncle of the missing boy, returned late today from Cleveland where he went last night to Investigate sojveral reports that the boy and his abductors had been captured lnthat city said that the reports were untrue. , Mr. Buhl said that the boy he saw resembled tho missing lad somewhat but was not his nephew. Mr. Buhl stated also that the Investigation of other clews emanating In Cleveland had proved futile. The police and a squad of their mounts this afternoon are scouring the country about here. In the hope of securing evidence that will lead to the capture of the perpetrators of the crime. MrRDKIlER A HCICfDE. (By Associated Preas.) RICHMOND, Va., March 20 Hen ry C. Wheatley, the confessed wife murderer and incendiary, committed suicide In the Culpepper jail today by hanging himself with a towel. The crime was one of the most atrocious ever known in Virginia. Wheatley, for spite, set fire to a tenant's house and then killed his wife with an axe. nearly severing her head from her body. N. C,- SUNDAY MORNING, STUBBORN FIRE ON SOUTH Resisted All Efforts of Firemen For Two Hours, and ' Beaumont Furniture Fire, believed to have originated In the basement of the Beaumont Furni ture company on South Main street late In the evening, was discovered burning fiercely at 11.30 last night when alarms were turned in from va rious quarters which summoned the entire Kre department Great clouds of black smoke were at that hour pouring from every window In the building, and hung over the center of the city like a pall. The firemen attacked the names, which were confined to the Interior of t,he building, from the rear, on Iex- I net on avenue. Tneir worn was greatly handicapped by the lack of light tHe, only available help in this direction appearing to be the little Rash Rights of the policemen. The rear door of the basemcf was broken n. and, likewise several windows, and through these five streams of jgater. at unusually high pressure were thrown. At I SO the flames had not broken through the building, but the volume of outpouring smoke was such as to E Ambassador at Rome and Minister to Argentine Are Decided Upon (By Associated Press-) WASHINGTON, March 20. The following contemplated changes and appointments In the diplomatic ser vice were announced following a con ference between the president and Secretary Knox tonight. Ambassador Irishman, now at Constantinople to go to Home; Charles II. Bherrlll ' New York to be minister to the Argentine republic. and Henry C. Ide to he minister to Spain. There are to he no further changes In the embassies for several months, and probably not until au tumn. The announcement was made of ficially thnt Thomas J. O'Brien, now ambassador to Japan, would remain at that post. A number of additional selections for appointments as minis ters have Seen agreed upon bv the president and Mr. Knox. Their flames will he made public as soon as the countries to which they are to be ccredlted announce that they are persona grata, which Is largely a for mal matte r In most eases. Mr. Sher rlll. who cnes to the Argentine re niiblic is a lawyer of New York city. about forty-five years old and speaks Spanish imd French fluently. Mr. fde, who will be minister to Spain, has Ticcn governor general of tho Philippic Neither Ambassador I.elHhman at Constantinople, nor Mr. Orlscom. at Rome, whom he succeeds, will relin quish their respective offices for some weeks. WAKHIN0TON. March 20. Fore cast for North Carolina: Rain Sun day: Monday fair. Increasing east to soutneast winds. MARCH 21, 1909. Coopers, Father and Son, Convicted by WRECKS BE A UMONT CO'S. STORE Company; Rice Miller Paint Was a Grave Danger Point Indicate that the lire was still burn, dig fiercely on .the Inside. v Much anxiety "was expressed ' for the Miller-Rice company's paint store which adjoined, on account of the vast quantities of oils, paints and gas ollna which was store there. The firemen made heroic effort to keep the flames from this building, keeping a steady sfam of water constantly playing on it. The Beaumont building Is owned by Mr. Frank Loughran and la in sured for about $8,090. It was erect ed at a cost of about $10,000. The Beaumont company had recently re celvied a new stock of furniture and this with the old. stock wai estimated at about 111,000 with partial lirsn rance. Mr. Loughran complimented the fire department very highly, say ing that It was a credit to the city. At 2 o'clock the basement wa still burnln. though It Was believed that the fire was under control. While the stock on the first and second floors were badly burned. It Is thought that most of the damage will be by water. FIVE MINERS KILLED fir FUMES OF P Mine Swept as by a Whirl Wind by Explosion and Many Injured. (lly AwMM-iatcd Press.) EVANHV1U,E, Ind., March 20. Five men were killed and a score In jured In an explosion at the Hunny stdo coul mines near this city this aflernooifi The explosion wus caused by a I windy shot due to an overcharge of I powder said to haw been placed by John Petit. Petit was burned over his entire body and will die. The I dead were all killed by sulphuric; I fumes which followed the shot. Thai I mine was swept as If by a whirlwind, j i -Twenty-nine men wero'ln the west; 1 shaft of the mine when the explosion j occurred. Within an hour after the i explosion the mine Was cleared al tliouKh the first rescuers were almost suffocated on going down In the mine. The dead, Injured and sufforlng min ers were found thrown over all por , tlons of the west shaft. Many re covered sufficiently to crawl to tho 1 shaft unaided. As the news of the disaster spread, 1 a large crowd gathered In which ' were scores of persons who had rela- 1 tives In the mine. CHRISTIAN REID GETS THE LAETARE MEDAL NOTHK OA MR. Ind.. March 20 The hHvtnrn medal, symbolical of the Golden Hose which has been con ferred by the popes of Rome since the thirteenth century upon members of the laity that have performed signal service to religion and humanity. Is to be given by Notre Dame universi ty this year to Christian Held, a nov elist, whose home Is at Salisbury, N. C. Christian Held Is the pen name of Francis Christine Fisher Tlernan. She has published forty novels since 1871. PRKBIBEXT BACK HOME. WASHINGTON, March 20. Presi dent Taft arrived In Washington from New York early today. Tho party was Immediately driven to the white house In the Taft automobile. FIREMEJf HC1XT. WORCESTER. Mass., March 20. Four firemen were Injured, one se riously, in a fire which destroyed the plant of the Wright Wire company o Hammand street today causing a loss of $100,009 , Jury Yesterday. MAIN ST Practically Ruined Stock of Store Next Door - At that hour It was stated that the Insurance on the entire stock was only $$,000, , The Beaumont company Is - com posed of JU O. Oollghtly, E., B. Shu ford, W. B. Taylor, J. W Ramsey, C. E. Hal), C. ft. Brannon and N. A. Collins." t , ;, ' ,0 ,: At J. 80 the flames broks through from, the basement to the, first floor and threatened to take on new .life. The tire department instantly con fined Ita attention to this new danger, turning In two heavy streams. 7 Will ing hands, aldedin .slotting ,ut ,a much or tns .tfcotfK as poseioiei Asked by' a CHI sen representative a to the -origin of the Are, Mr, Go lightly a member of the firm, said that he had no lJea...-Jlo said thai about ; 1 0.80 he went down to the basement and found the door thereto open, an unusual thing. . He locked It, seeing no slgnr of Are at that time, The night watchman, Sergeant Webb. tried the "door shortly before II and found It seoUBe. AN AMERICAN FOILED ZELAYA'S WAR PLOT Mr, Gregory Probably Pre vented a General Central American War (By Associated Press.) MEXICO CITY-, March 20 A let ter mailed from Acajutla over a fort night ago and received here today pre tends ro give the Inner history of the disturbances In Central America. Ac cording to the correspondence the vigorous stand of the "American statf department Is alleged to have pre vented tho overthrow of the govern ment of President Flgueroa In Salva dor. The six thousand troops on the Hopdurean frontier belonging to the army of President . laya of Nicaragua It Is alleged, were being held In read iness to reinforce revolutionary troops under the command of Or. Prudenclo Alfaro. who under the Zlaya conspi racy was to have superseded Oeneral Flgueroa as president of Salvador. The Nicuunigtian gunboats In the har bor of Corlnto were being hold In readiness to act a convoys for sailing vessels, csrylna Nlceraguan soldier who were to land at mc point along the Salvadorean coast. A spy carried the information to Flgueroa who sent the 8alvaljrean gunboat Presidents to capture the sailing vessels carylng Nl caraguan troops. In the subesiunnt fight between the President and the Nkraraguati gunboats the naval pro gram was abandoned. March U, was the date planned for the coup but the shrewdness of th. American charge d'affaires, Mr. Greg ory who got wind of the whole plot and who Informed the Washington state department, rundered Zclaya's plans unfeasible. According to the letter the American diplomat has real ly prevented a general Central Ameri can war. TYPICAIi MEXICAN ROW. (Ry Assnctatrd Press.) RATON, N. M., March 20. Three persons are desd as tho result of a fight last night between two cousins, Antonio DIJullo. a coke worker, and a man named Bartole. DIJullo shot Bartole, who took refuge fn the home of his brother, Francisco . Bartole. Francisco Bartole then plunged a (rfilfe Into DIJollo's body, killing Mm Instantly. Francisco's brother died later in a hospital, . PRICE FIVE CENTS RENEGADES OFFER Ei Georgia lumbers Who Block ed Only Chance to Change Rules Tell Why ACTED ACCORDING TO THEIR JUDGMENT Ingenuous Excuses for Their Defection from the Caucus Decision Given. (By Aagoriatr-d rrem) WA8HINQTON, March IO.1 For the first time since their democratic brethren In tho house began to criti cise them tor voting in opposition to minority leader Clark during tha con sideration of the Fltsgersld amend ments to the rules of the house lost Monday the six. Georgia members to night made an explanation of their course. 1 Thy re iUvingston. Howard. Brantley, Edwards, I.ee and Griggs, These Georgians suv they differed from some of the other den. berets on a question of policy, not of principle. "Wa believe rt more In keeping with democracy and tha plank of the Den ver pisiform declaring for a revision of tha rules," they any, "to present a democratic proposal for such revision, rather than create a committee com posed of plno republicans and six democrats to carry out tha democratic platform," ' ' T They say they believed that now Is the time to revise. the rules not nino months hence, when the republican insurgents and regular will doubtless have patched up their - differences. Their vote wara cast, thsy point out, for amendment prepared by dem ocrat and prepared In strict accord ance with, the. democratic platform. , An lugcuuous Pica. "W could not understand how It could be democratic on tha ona hiind," it is tttted'ftr democrat to voti for a resolution dictated by republican!!. creating a republican committee to m V Ise the rubs, and on the other hand undemocratic to vote tr: spueitio amendments prnrmred and .: proposed by a democrat, simply because theso amendments met, with support from soma republican, ft Jt I democratic for tome democrat to affiliate and vote with some repupbllcsns, It can't he undemocratic. , to permit the re maining republics to follow the lead of tha remaining democrat, ' W not only voted for amendments In strict accord with th Denver platform; hut we violated no caucus pledge In doing For twelve years. It I claimed, no democratic caucus ha been binding. The sUlenunt I made that Represen tative Howard during tha caucus of democrat on Monday Just before the house met, obtained permission of the minority leader Clark to present and vote for amendment other than those Mr. Clark was to propose. While It I stated that the Georgian . are not criticising any one. it I urged that they were not invited into apy of (Continued on' page Six.) SPARTANS GIVE ELIOT rVPOLOCY FOR BREAKFROMPARTY KEY TO CITY GATES IN EXCHANEE FOR WISDOM - A god President of Wofford Presents Him to an Au dicnt'c of Educators FKIJCITOU8 ADDRESS SPA f!TAf BURG. 8. C, March 20. Or. Charles W. Eliot wa the guest of WofTord college and tho citlsens of Spartanburg today. He spent seven hours here on his way to Ashevllle. He addressed a large crowd of repre sentative citizens in the auditorium at the college his themo being publlo pint and Its best manifestation, which he said, was an endowed college. The. president of female college of the iirollnns who are holding their eon nnual convention were In the , audi- President H. N, Snyder, of Wofford college, Introduced Dr. Eliot, remark- rig that today was the seventy-fifth anniversary of hi birth and a ' tok en of regard presented him With, a, handsome bouquet. Dr. Eliot wa presented with the key to the city in a beautiful floral ' sign by the city official of Spar tanburg. At Wofford chapel. Dr. James H. Carlisle, a distinguished South Caro linian now' In his eighty-fourth year, and for fifty year president of Wof ford college, paid a tribute to Dr. Eliot Dr., Carlisle Is one of two sur viving "signer of the declaration of secession. Dr. Carlisle, addressing Dr. Eliot, said "if figure do not lie X must have been a youth In the dis mal ewamps of tha multiplication ta ble when the speaker wa a babe in hla mother's tow.