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.VOL. XXV. NO. 175.
HERS NOT
IIARIF FflR IIRFI
Young i, iRockf eller 's Cora-
,.-plai&t Against Journal
Dismissed by J ustice
WRITER OF ARTICLES
13 GUILTY OF CRIME
Story of Rockf eller's alleged
. Methods of Peonage at
Bottom of Matter
(By Associated Pre 1
.NEW YORK. April 12. The writ
of habeas corpus secured In behalf of
B. 8. Carvalho, Bradford Merrill and
Edward H. Clark, publishers of the
New . York American and Evnnlng
Joarnal In the action brought against
them for criminal libel In complaint
of John D. Rockefeller jr., was up
held by Justice Gerard In the Supremo
court today and the defendants or
dered discharged.
Mr. Rockefeller had complained ol
the publication In The New York
American of December 17, 1908 of an
article wrongly accusing him of hav
ing' originated a peonage system to
which the. employes of a certain
breakfast food company in Illinois
were alleged to have been subjected.
.The article, which was promptly
disavowed the next day when a full
retraction of all the objectionable al
legation was printed, recited that
part of the system for which Mr.
Rockefeller was held responsible, con
sisted In the Keeping of workmen in
a i stockade, guarded by armed sen
tries and. enclosed by a high fence
along which charged electric wires
were run.
In his opinion Justice Gerard char
acterised the article as a gross n'ld
vicious libel, the welters and publish
ers of which should be brought to
trial, bu( And that no evidence exists
to show that Messrs. Carvalho, Mor
rill and Clark had anything whatever
, to jia wltlj. Us. writing or publication.
; the fleblslOn '-affirms the principle
that the . off cers of a corporation
which publishes a newspaper are not
liable, to. criminal prosecution fir
Ijbels printed in .the newspaper sim
ply because of the fact that they arc
officers and without any further prool
to connect them with the manage
ment of the newspaper.
CONFESSED ARSON.
sDeraopolls, Ala.. April 12. The
barn of Tom Walton, a white farmer
was burned 8unday night with sev
en mules and a large amount of feed
A negro who confessed to the crime
of setting the fire, was taken to
Greensboro today.
FJR. JQHNSINC WILL NOT
Is Getting Little Particular
About Whom He Wastes
His Strength On
THREE CANDIDATES
(By Associated Pre.)
NEW YORK, April 12 After a
meeting of the three heavy weights
and near-heavies who are anxious to
fight him. Jack Jorfnson, the colored
heavy-weight champion, tonight an
nounced that' he would not decide as
to whose challenge he would accept un
til Thursday. The reason given for
this postponement was that Al Kauf
man, one of the anxious challengers,
wlf? box Tony Ross, a much heralded
fighter, before a local club tomorrow
night and Johnson -desires to see how
Kaufman will figure as a drawing
card for a championship match.
Wlllus BrIU, representing Stanley
Ketchel; Joe Woodman for Sam
Langford. and Billy Delaney, repre
senting Kaufman, each at the con
ference today, demanded the right to
fight Johnson. Johnson suggested
that the three challengers should
fight each other to determine which
should meet htm for the champion
ship. Britt objected to this, and sug
gested that Johnson should accept thj
challenge for whom the largest purse
was pbt up. Johnson, however, de
murred and matters were left stand
ing, pending the Issue of the Kaur-man-Rosa
battle.
At the close of the conference.
Hugh D. Mcintosh, the Australian
fight promoter, offered a return mati-l
for Johnson and Burns. The cham
pion's "reply was that he would accept
on the terms demanded by Burns at
w.i, . e.hi ISO. 000, win,
loss or draw. This was declined by
Mcintosh, who said he wouia -.w.
. - Thnndtr and would
thsn ffer to match Burns against
HhsMCMtnmn, Ketcheli or
IIS
IE Wl FOR ira
THE
CRITICISE
DEFEND THENEGRO,
AND NAME FIGKE1
Republican Convention Ratifies
Ritig Slate, And Hears Startling
Statments FromLeaders
The republican city convention last
night nominated the following:
Mayor, Dr. C. P. Ambler.
Aldermen 1st ward, Canle N. Brown.
Alderman 2nd ward, W. M. Hill.
Alcherman fourth ward, H. 8. Har-
kins.
Alderman 6th ward, F. W. W. Qra
ham.
Police judge, W. G. Fortune.
Tax collector, Jack Holllnger.
Treasurer, Guy Weaver.
The convention was well attended
and named the municipal ticket with
great unanimity, except In the ease
of police judge. The harmony was
Indicative of the Idea that nobody
wanted the nominations, dignity of
procedure alone being the great de
sideratum.
, The features of the meeting of del
egates was the stringent attack made
by Chairman T. J. Harklns on th2
police who declared when not drunk,
spend their time loafing In pool
rooms.
Dr. Ambler, in his speech of accer-
tance which followed the nominations
said that he would accept no nomina
tion from ringleaders, and declared
that rank injustice Is being done in
the negroes In this city, who are pun
ished for offenses which are condoned
in white men. He laid special em
phasis on the fact that he stood for
the equal rights of whMe and blacks
under the law, and for the same
construction of the law In Its appli
cation to both races.
Chairman F. W. Thomas after pre
liminary organization was effected,
said that the opportunity of years was
before the republican party to eloct
a ticket if the convention would name
men who would enforce the law.
J. I Lancaster nominated F. W.
Thomas for permanent chairman, but
on the statement of the gentleman
that he had promised to nominate at
least two men T. J. Harklns was
unanimously named.
Mr. Harklns Prophesies.
Mr. Harklns declined an escort of
honor, took the stand and said:
"Men to nominated tonight, if
we do our duty, will be In office for
the next two years. . It is the duty of
the republicans to make claims," said
Mr. Harklns with asmtle and he ex.
Mr. Harklns with a smite and he ex-
to win. He then said It was time
for the people to raise and "throw
the gang out."
'The present administration Is eith
er Influenced by that element, or else
they are not competent to govern
the people of this town." said the
chairman, referring to the seller of
liquor as "that element." He said
that the republican party stood for
the enforcement of law and there was
no need to disguise what that meant.
It meant the enforcement of the law
against selling liquor.
Policemen Trnnk?
"Where do hc police spend their
time? Those who are not drunk ar?
MEN fILE
TIE SUIT
Attack the Validity of the
Anti-Trust Statute As
A Whole
SI1EPPARD PRESIDES
SAVANNAH. Gil.. April 12. When
the cnsf-i nealnst the American Naval
Stores company, the National Trans
portation and Terminal company and
six officers of the naval stores com
pany were called In the United btateg
District court here today, the defend
ants tendered a demurrer to the In
dictment against them.
Thn demurrer contains tweniy-onc
grounds, but the main point Is raised
in the first two which Involve me
i-oiMitv of the Sherman anti-trust law.
The Indictment charges the companies
and six officers, K. 8. Masn, presi
dent S P. Shotter. chairman of tho
executive committee, J. F. C. Meyers,
vice-president, C. J. Deloacn. secre
i.rv Genreo Meade Boardman of
New York, treasurer, Carl Moller,
Tactrannllltp mlnmUT of the tiaVBI
stores company, with conspiracy In
restraint of trade, and to monopolise
the naval stores tra le not only in tne
United States, but abroad, depressing
tho market, diverting trade from Its
natural port to another, Issuing false
statements as to market conditions,
fraudulent grading of naval stores, at
tempted bribery and threats of boy
cott. Judge Sheppard has the de
murrer under advisement.
Judge William B. Sheppard, of the
northern district of Florida is presid
ing In Judge Emory Speer s absence.
Judge Sheppard assigned the demur
rer for hearing tomorrow morning
FROST RONS CROPS.
ROANOKE, Va.. April 12. Fruit
growers In this section today reported
ttat their crops have been ruined by
the heavy frosts and freezing weath
er prevailing for the past several
nights.
ABHEm.EE CITIZEN.
ASHEVILLE, N.
POLICE,
usually in the nool mnrni. The nun
pie of this town have said by their
votes that such and such should be
the case, but Judged tv their aors
the present administration cares no
more ror me wisnes or tne people or
this town - than a mule does for
music.
Nominations Hade.
Charles G. Lee was elected sccc
tary and then nominations for mivAr
were called for. Mr. H. T. Collins
named Dr. C. P. Ambler, aavlnir he
carnca tnrough all he undertook. On
motion of J. L, Lancaster ax amnndn.t
by T, F. Roland the nomination was
maae Dy acclamation.
On motion of F. W. Thomas the
nomination for alderman at large was
postponed until other nominations
were made. Mr. Thomas nominated
as alderman from the second ward,
W. M. Hill, and this nomination was
made by acclamation.
T. F. Roland nominated as alder
man from the fourth ward, H. S.
Harklns. and unusual applause greet
ing this, the nomination iu mn k.
acclamation.
F. W. W. Graham was nominate. l
as alderman from the sixth ward by
J. L. Lancaster and this gentleman
was cnoscn 'try acclamation.
For treasurer. J. L. Lancaster nom
inated E. L. Brown, Jr., but wlthdre.v
his name, the chairman stating (hut
Mr. Brown's business would nnt aiinu,
him to be a candidate at this time.
J. A. Nichols named Guy Weaver who
was unanimously nominated.
For tax collector Dr. A. R w.r.
nominated Jack Holllnger who was
unanimously cnosem
Police Judge.
The only real content ua than
called, on nomination for police Judge.
i. tgmins said there must be
enforcement of law and order- that
all candidates were good men. but
differed In experience, one .of them
Col. V. 8. Lusk, being a man pledged
uj law ana order.
Col. Lusk withdrew, savin h. .
not a candidate while others were,
they having scoured the town. The
nomination was seconded anyway, but
the OOlOnel SSM he CnnM tint -,.t
and Mr, Collins withdrew his name.
J. L. Lancaster nominated W. BcoH
Radeker. iMr. Thomas said Mr. Rad
eW was In a worse predicament than
Col. Lusk because "he had started to
run 'back.' and had withdrawn. He
nominated Vonno L. Gudger, the
name being greeted with applause.
T. F. Roland nominated W. G. For
tune whom he said would do no rash
act and this name drew loud ap
plause, long continued and cries of
"Fortune." Mr. Collins seconded the
nomination. Col. Lusk seconded
Gudgcr's nomination, saying his man
was a republican by Inheritance a
well as choice. "As republicans w
do not possess sufficient majority to
tTnntlniirrt on pare four.)
HOUSE TRIED TD CALL
TARIFF BILL BACK FOR
T
Wanted to Make It Plain
That Petroleum is to Go
on Free List
WAS CLERICAL ERROR
(By Amor-iatrd Press.)
WASHINGTON, April 12. A good,
workable membership was present
when the house of representatives met
today for the first of Its semi-weekly
sessions. The galleries were filled with
Easter visitors. Mr. Payne, of New
York, offered a resolution providing
for the return of the tariff bill to the
house In order that It might be
amended so as to make,' It plain that
crude petroleum and its produtcs
should appear on thn free list.
After the bill passed last Friday an
inspection of It disclosed rthe fact
that products of petroleum were omit
ted from the free list, although such
was not the Intention when the Nor
rls smendment was stricken out and
petroleum made free.
In adopting the resolution the house
authorised Its enrolling clerk to make
the correction. It Is understood there
will be no objection on the part of
the senate to the return of the meas
ure to the house of representatives,
and the change can be made within a
few minutes after the receipt of the
bill by the clerk.
Opposition developed to a resolu
tion providing for the appointment of
Janitors. It was laid on the table. On
another resolution making appropria
tions for the expenses of the house
incident to the extra session. Mr. Ma
con, of Arkansas, forced a roll call on
a point of no quorum. Two hundred
and twenty-six members responded to
their names, which wa3 considerably
more than a quorum, and the resolu
tion was adopted.
The census bill was sent to confer
ence.' The house, at MS p. m., ad
journed until Thursday.
O, TUESDAY MORNING,
Richard
Wli& Returns Shortly to Ills Irish Kwiate afUT Spending Hie Winter at
Palm
MYSTERY OF
OF WOMAN
Believed. That Smooth Blackmailers Were Behind
Scheme to Extort Large Sum From Bank Pres
ident in Which She Was Stool Pigion
WASHINGTON, Ind.. April It.
That thero is a tnystery behind the
recent shooting of Zctla Clarke Strin
ger, the young woman charged "with
being Implicated In tho scheme to
blackmail Nathan G. Read, president
of the Washington National bank. Is
the belief of many people who ' have
more than passing knowledge of the
Incidents leading tip to the affair.
Many people believe the woman
was simply a stool pigeon if or a gang
that was after the money, and though
she insists that she does not know -the
man who told bet to go to a -certain 1
place and nick utt n package, the gen
eral opinion-hi stio vdoe know 'the
man, and is shielding some one.
The scheme to blackmail the bank
president was simple, according to the
way It was played. Mr. Read got a
letter telling him to place 1.20,000 In
a package at the east gate of the pub-'
lie school building grounds and that
If he failed to do so his home and
famly and the bank would be blown
up. Mr.. Read, after consulting with
the bank directors and the police au
thorities, decided to put a dummy
package at the designated- spot. Then
the place was surrounded with armed
men, some of them not more than
twenty-live feet from whore the box
was placed.
Early In the evening, when It was
so bright you could almost read a
newspaper, a woman came down thn
street and picked up thn box. and ns
she did so she wss fired on by thn
hidden officers. When the officers
got to her It was found that she was
Mrs. Zella Clark Stringer, and Pr.
O. W. Wllloford at different times hns
picked forty shot out of one nrm and
TO
ESCORT PRESIDENT
War Department has Grant
ed Request of Charlotte
for Detachment
(Special to Ths Citizen.)
CIIAIII.TTK. April 12. Through
the efforts of S nators Overman and
Simmons and (' 'figressmen Webb an l
Morehead. Gen ral James F. H-1 1 .
chief of staff of the war department.
has agretnl to rid troops, one of t In
line governmi n' bands and a large
number of fl.'i k to be used In Char
lotte during thr twentieth of M-iy
celebration. Tin troops will v-iy
lllccly serve as an escort to Presld"H
faft. who will rrlve at 10 o'clock
on the morniiiK of May 20th.
Three years hko when Chariot ti
held one of th greatest celebrations
n Its history the government fur
nished two or three com purlieu of
troops. bo:h Infantry and cavalry, an l
the presence of these soldiers added
great deal t !ha success of I It
avent. It is pr .liable that exhibition
drills will be glw n at the fair grounds
while the troops ire In the city.
SHOWERS
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. April 12. Fore
cast: North Carolina: Showers Tues
day: Wednesday colder and generally
fair, brisk to moderately high south
winds becoming west Wednesday.
APRIL 13, 1909.
Croker.
Ilnwh.
SHOOTING
NOT SOL VED
thirty out of another, and there ar
shot wounds In different parts of hor
body.
There Is a good deal of feeling over
the shooting of this woman and the
charge Is made, too, (hat at least
one shotgun was flrod lit her before
a demand wss made for her to halt.
The majority of ths people of this
city fool that the shooting of the
woman was unnecessaryand dlsgra.es
ful. . t i MM!
The general belief Is thatt the
Scheme to get lot of money out of
President Bead undei threats to Mow
him up did not start - with 1 either
Sparks, who Is the girl's lover, or
the girl. Tho supposition Is that there
Is a stronger mind than either of
them In the affair, and If the girl
would tell the truth the real black
mailer would be found. She Insists
that thero was no one with her when
she turned the corner to go to ths
place where the package was con
cealed, but the officers saw a man
with her at least a block distant he
could be won In the moonlight. An1
there was a man with her, accord
ing, to the statement of witnesses, at
s point close to her home and con
siderable distance from the plaee
where the shooting occurred, She de
nies thW, however. It Is supposed
the real blackmailer met her after
she left her home to go to the place
where tho money was to be concealed,
that he walked a short distance with
her and then turned away, and that
she wss Joined by another man, who
walked within a stun re of the school
house ground, sqd was watching for
br-r when the shorts were (Ired.
FOREST FIRES 001
E IN VIRGI
XawinillH, Liunher, and Ne
groen' Iloii.ses Are Licked
Up in Vuth of the Flames
(lly AwMM-lfitJ-ri I'rcsH.)
ItoANoKK, Va., April 12. Forest
(In s I bat have raged on the rnountulns
In llonnokc ti nil Hotctourt counties for
the past week did great damage last
night a few miles north of Itoanolu
when several saw mills and many
thousands of feet of cut lumber were
ilestroyi-d. A number of small homos
occupied by negroes were hIho burned.
Tonight (lames have nearly reached
Carvln Creek at the entrance to Car
vln's Cove and should embers bo car
rier! across the stream the cove may
he swept. The homes of relatives of
John W. Kern, candidate for vice
president on the democrat ticket last
year, arc located In the cove. The ter
ritory being burned over has not been
on lire for more than ten years and
no rain has fallen on It for more than
two weeks. Mill mountain, on the
edge of Itoanoke city Is on Ore tonight
and present a beautiful spectacle.
CHAZY KWAKE DEAD?
M WOOER. Okla.. April 12.
There Is a rumor here that ''razy
Hnake. chief of the Oreek Indians, who
hiis been sought by tho state mllltla
for the post two week, Is dead, but
It cannot be verified. The govern
ment has representatives In the field
searching for the Indian leader, but
has received no word from them.
MT. AETNA IS Ql'lET.
nnJIE, April 12. Mount Aetna I
not In eruption, although report to
that effect have been current, and ac
cording to the latest advices received
here from Catania there I no appre
hension felt there that another earth
quake la imminent.
VISIT TO GAPITAL
COURSE OPS
TU
IN MANY SCHOOLS
Consequently the Capital is
Full of Pupils Now
Learning Its Ways
ALL DETERMINED
TO SEE PRESIDENT
Even Listen to the Prosy
Tariff Debates in the
Halls of Congress
(Shx-UI lit The Cltlson.)
WAHIIINUTON. April 1 1. Noarlv
30,000 tourists have looked Washing
ton over during tho last three weeks,
and the favorite season for visiting
Washington Is only opening. ' A fact
worth noting Is that Ihe boards of ed
ucation in most of the states along
the Atlantic seaboard and In some
states farther west am now making
an annual pilgrimage to the national
capital a part of the course of study,
Perhaps 76 per cent of the tourists are
high school students and their teach
ers. These seekers after knowledge1
come In daily by the train load.
Washington Is overrun with them.
This practice of permitting, or rather
encouraging, student bodies to. come
hero was started two or thrco years
ago by some of the New England
states, and It proved so satisfactory
that It has had a remarkable growth
The railroads entering tho capital
estlmaNj that not fewer than 100,0.00
Public school students will visit here
during this month and ths first half
of May, Naturally tho carrying com
panies are hopeful that the practice
will appeal to educational authorities
as far west as the Mississippi valley,
Visit whltfl House.
Ths white house Is the center of
attraction for ths student bodies.
These spring days they almost swamp
the attendants abojt the president's
homo and ths executive offices, alt
demanding to sea the president. Ths
expansive east room fills and can not
be emptied until ths good naturnd
president lays aside his work over
In the exscutlvs offices and comes
over for a handshake all around,
From 10 o'clock until 1 Mr, Taft
finds It Impossible to give mu'-h
thought of public business because Sen
ators and representatives are crowd
Ing In on him constantly with echo -I
inarms and students who have "pull
enough" to meat blm in that way in
stead of waiting over In thn east
room. Krom the white house the vis
iters scatter to the other chief point
of Interest. They usually do not have
more than forty-eight hours here, but
they manage to seo shout all the
things ths stiang-r In Washington
things the stranger In Washington
must see. Possibly Mount Vernon
and ths tomb of Watdilngton get more
(Coiitlmted on page four.)
11SC EM CI If MEN 10
FACE SERIOUS CHARGES
Hanker and Parish Kfcrc
tary Chared With Mis
appropriator"; Motury
NEW OKMJANH, I., April 12
f'harglng him with tho cmlx wilerricnt
of 17,700 or tho funds of Jefferson
I'arlsh while hn wa secretary of Ihe
psrlsh police board during 190K, an
Indictment was tody returned against
M A. Daunhauer. I'pon his arrest arid
plea of not guilty Iaiinhu-r was re
leased on bond of $6,000. lie Is at
present a Justice of the pi-ace of .Jef
ferson I'arlsh Just across the river
from New Orleans.
William Adler, Indicted today on
eighty-two counts for alleged misap
propriation, abstraction ami etnbessle
mcnt of the fund of the iate na
tional bank of New Orleans, whllo he
occupied the position of president of
that Institution, will he arraigned on
Thursday of this week, according to
agreement entered Into by his attor
ney with the United Btntcs district at
torney here today.
It la claimed that Adler. his asso
ciate In business and relatives owed
the state National bank about l7Ii,
000 when It fulled.
IGNOKH I'AHTY LINE?
WASHINGTON, April 12. It was
stated at the white bouse today that
President Taft has Instructed Direc
tor North, of tho eensu bureau, to
disregard party linn In securing suit
able men for supervisor and other ap
pointive place under the new census
art. The instructions It was said have
especial reference to the south.
DIED OF WOUNDS.
ACGUSTA, Oa., April 12. W. a
Causey, a prominent white man, who
was shot down on the streets of
Hampton, 8. C, Sunday By "Peg Leg"
Hughes', a negro and who was brought
to a private hospital here for treat
ment, died at I o'clock this evening.
Associated Press 1
Leased Wire Reports.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Yil
fiOF AMENDED BILL
Claims Many Reduction
Have Been Made In
Various Schedules
TAX INCRASED ON
ARTICLES OP LUXURY
Daniels Criticises Majority
For Not Giving Demo ,
crats Chance
(By Associated rreas.)
WAHIIINOTON, April U.Ths tar
iff bill was today reported by Mr.
Aldrlch from ths committee on ftnanca
to the scnats and on Thursday it will
be taken up for consklvratton Bin
ator Daniel led democratic criticism
or the reporting of the bill to ths '
senate without affording ths demo
cratic members an opportunity to In
spm-t IU Senator Aldrloh ropllsit
that to have proceeded , otherwise
would have i Mailed long delay and
reminded the niemburs Of ths minor
ity thut the rpubllean majority alons
would be hold responsible tot tha tar
iff legislation to bo enacted by this
congress, A message from ths feoum
asking for the return of ths , bill,
readied the senate too tats to b rs
CClVlld, ' 'k . '"
Many revenue producing feature
will be reported subsequently f
nre Intertwined with administrative
features of the measure which will
he adopted . later,. Benator Aldrlch.
when requested to make e brief sum- 1
mury of tho general character of tho
change proposed ty the senate ft-.
nance committee to the house tariff
bill, furnished a statement in tart at '
follow: . i .i ' '
"In the main the rates 1ft the tar
iff bill as reported from the senate'
finance committee are lowor than;
those In the bill ' us It passed' the
house the actual number of reductions '
being about three times the number
of in cresses, 1 Such- Increases s have'
been made haw iten largely ' ren
dered necessary to preserve tha sym
metry of ths schedule, A considers
bin number of article In common '
use have ibeen taken from the dutiable '
list. The great mass of tho rates. re- i
ported are below, those of existing
law. 1 t ''' '
The senate commutes restored Iron
ore to the dutiable list at twenty-flve
cents per ton, a reduction of fifteen
cunts a ton from ths Dlngley rate.
The senate committee has retain
tho house rata on lead ors of 1H f
cents per pound, but has been obliged
to raise the rates on lead products :
throughout thn bill to correspond
with this duty on lead ore,, , , -, ,
liiimlspr Bclwylub, , r
The senate has taken, fM house
rate of II a thousand on "rough lum
ber, a reduction of a dollar from the .
Olngley law, and has retained the;
house rates on manufactures of
MWM,i----SS-iM-S---SS-S-S
(Continued on page Blx.) ' '
EDUCATORS GATHER
FOR TyilFEBEK'
, t
Many Arriving at Atlanta
Kadi Day For the Educa
tional Meeting Wednesday
(lly Associated Fr.)
ATI, A NT A, (la, April IS. Many
prominent educators arrived In Atlan
ta toiliiy and tonight to attend the
conference for education In the South,
which opens In annual session here
Wednesday. M Is expected that by
tomorrow afternoon at least 1,809
persona will be here to attend the
conference.
The delegates representing the de
partment of secondary education held
a business meeting this afternoon, tho
llrst of a series of meetings of the
various departments preceding tho
formnl opening of the conference.
The purposo of the meeting this
afternoon whs to consider what Is
generally regarded as tho weakest
part of the southern educational sys
tem, public high schools.
Arnoiig those rcMresenilng' tho dn:
pnrtrnent of secondary education ore.
Prof. Joseph Hletyart, of this Unl-v-crslty
of Oenrgla; Dr. Uruco Payne,
of the I'nlverslty of Virginia; Dr. J
It. Walker, of the ITnlverslly of North
(nrollna; Prof. W, If. Hand, of the
I'nlvcMlly of Kouth Carolina, and
Prof. P. P. t'laxton of the University
of Tennessee.
Tho meeting this afternoon was ad
d reason by Ur. Henry ft. Prltchett of
New Vork, representing the Carneg'e
foundation.
AKKESTED tX NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLKANS, April 1!. Louis
P. A Hard, wa arrested by local de
tectives here tonight upon landing
f,m thn tfAftier Parliunlna from Co
lon. It Is charged that he defrauded
merchants of Peoria, Illsw of anoai
130,000 on bongus -drafts and -checksv
LT. malA tn have - bMn fortlMTl
manager of the Adams Automobile
company, of Peoria. . . ; . .
SENATOR
SUMMAR