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VOL. XXV. N0.2GO.
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VMWK FIVF, CENTS. (
THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN.
TARIFF BILL ROW
READY TO RECEIVE
ITS IMPRIMATUR
Committee on Trie Whole Re
ports to The August
Senatorial Body
REPRINT OP BILL
TO BE FXAMINED
Agony of Long Drawn Out
Tariff Legislation Com
ing to a Close
(By Associated l'resn.)
WASHINGTON, July 6. Complet
ing the tariff bill in the committee
cf the whole, that measure was to
day reported to the Renate so that
legislation providing; for ciiBioms du
ties in novi regarded as on the homo
elretch. The question was brought to
a close temporarily by u motion to
idjourn for the day to afford sena
tors an opportunity to look over the
r. print of the bill before taking l ul l I -er
action. The adjournment wan made
with the understanding thai when Die
body reconvenes all sections of (he
Ldl that senators do not desire to re
serve for further amendment shall
be agricultural en bloe. The senate
will then eonnslder the tobacco tax,
the only uniendment not adopted In
the commltttee of the whole' The
m nate Jogged along In uneventful
fashion today, until Senator Smo.it
Hated that he had an amendment
recommended by the committee on
rtiiauce fixing the duties on tobacco,
lie sent It to the desk to be read.
Tnls preliminary proceed ure conclud
ed, Senator Iianlel of Virginia, rank
ing minority member of the committee
on finance disputed the statement of
the senator from I'tah that that pro
vision had been recommended by the
committee.
Knxiot Objects.
He characterized It as another
"bogus committee amendment" stat
ing that the minority members of the
committee had never seen it until
it had been completed.
Mr. I u n lei then offered a resolu
tion declaring- that every member of
lb commute sppoinnted by the senate
has the 'Mfcht td"be notified of all
fueeMngn of the committee to which
be belongs, and the right to vote
upon every proposition referred to the
committee by the senate.
"The five democratic members of
the finance committee" he said, "feel
(Continued on papc seven.)
MURDERER Of ELSIE
SIGEL MAY BE CAUGHT
IS
Police tif (lothain Believe
That flit' Chink Shipped
from I'liil.idelplii.i.
HAVE HOOD OLUKS
(By AsKK-lated Ire.)
NEW YORK. July 6.- In the hope
of capturing Leon I.ing. the accuse I
slayer of F.lsle Sig'd, the police have
lust cabled several cities on Ihe Med
iterranean coast and to points through
the Sucj canal and Indian Ocean to
hold up the Oerman steamship llel
ene Riekniers and search it for Ihe
fugitive. Information is almost con
clusive, the police say. that I.ing ship
ped from Philadelphia between June
10 and 12. The murder was commit
ted on June 9.
Detectives found that the Hcb-ee
Rlckmers left Philadelphia on Jure
12 bound for Itnsakl. Japan, and that
before sailing her commander. Cap
tain Getting had shipped several Chi
namen as part of the crew. Among
these Chinamen who were engage I
only a short time l.efore sailing was
one well dressed man who spoke
good English and professed to be an
expert cook. Ion I.ing wore good
clothes, spoke English fluently in-1
was a master cook.
The Itelene Rlckmers was the only
vessel which left Philadelphia at
about that time for the Orient. The
vessel was last reported at Tarifa. a
seaport tnwn at Spain, fifteen miles
south wesV.utMi
iihraltar. on June
KAPPA ALPHA M Kl-TTINO.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala . July fi. The
most Important subject before the
twenty-fifth blynnial convention of the
Kappa Alpha fraternity, which began
here today, with Edward Chambers
Smith, of Raleigh. N. C. knight com
mander, presiding, was an extension
of the order's territory. Rowan A
Greer, of Memphis, was elected presi
dent of the convention.
GAS EXPLOSION IN
MINE SENDS NINE
MEN TO ETERNITY
Workers Descending in Cage,
Victims of Catastrophe in Col
orado. Suffocated by Gas.
(By Associated
rrss. )
TRINIDAD, rot.
July (1. Nine
men were killed today by an explo
sion of gas in the Cedar Mill Coal
and Coke company at Tollerville, near
here. All but one were foreigners.
The men eie desi 'ending In 'he
cage. The explosion partly wrecked
Hie shaft and those who were not
instantly killed were suffocated by
r;as All of tile bodies have been re
covered. The scene at the mouth of th
mine delle.x description. KelativeS of
the miners crowded round, each one
clamoring for news of their loved
ones. As the dead bodies were
BRISTOL IS BUZZING
OVER ITS LIQUOR FIGHT
(ioth " Di vs" and "Wets"
Claim That They Will
Win in a Walk.
l
(Uy Associated Press.)
ItHISTol.. Va., July . On the eve,
of the last day, but one, before the j
iocal opchin election which is to do- j
cide the ipicstion of whether Hristol.
shall again legalize the sale of liipior
both Ihe "wets" and the "drys" are
making claims of victory. The lead
(is in the fight for Ihe sale of whis
key assert thai they will carry the
election by a majority not less than
1' o 0. While their opponents profess to
be equally sure of winning, they arc
Fivlng out nofltf ures.
If is believed that the election will
be close. That nearly a million dol
lars worth of whiskey, or almost
hs much was sold by the saloons the
last year they were in operation
here, was shipped into Hristol the
past twelve months, largely upon or
ders of recognized prohibitionists, was
contained In n ' statement Issued to
day I IV the "wets"..' .
THAW'S COUNSEL SCORES
POINT IN EFFORT TO GET
RELEASE FROM ASYLUM
Court Orders His Keinoval
from 1 lie Custody of M;it-tew.-in's
Superiiifeiideiii.
WITNESS I IK Hi: A If I)
(Hy Associated Press.)
WHITK PLAINS. N. V . Julv
Counsel, for Harry K. Thaw, on I. r
rontinenient at the Matt.awan ;i '
luni for the criminally Iti- iii' ' '
.booting Stanford White, t...av " i -i
a partial victorv in the henrinr !
lerniine liis sanity held before J n -t . .
.Mills, bv obtaining from the court an
order remov-ing Thaw from M itt. i
wan and t"tai Ing him In the cii u .lv
o Sheriff ll. nry Sch.rt of !ui.
riains. until the bearing was cou-'u-,e,l.
1 1 n ' two witnesses were examlroil
tinlav The ti i--t . formiT cinv.imo
Stone. te-'titie, that as counsel for
Tha.v in bankrniitiy proceeding
h.
In.! hail ... anion to observe hi
Ii
, ii.selv an.l 111 it in many on Il l
inois and conferences he had h nl
with him Tha.v had shown uniform
lali'.nality and intelligence.
The other witness. Robert Good, a
manufacturer of I'oughke, .s,. te-ti-(ieil
that be had nut Thaw at the
time of his in. arr. ration In tile
poitghkeepslc jail and that he had
had orfasion to visit him on an aver
age of tw ice a w e. I;
Thaw, he ib . I ir. .1. bad shown no
evidence of unsound mind.
The hearing was adjourned until
Monday when both sides will submit
expert testimony.
WHO WANTS A .IOH?
I.IMKKALK. Ind. July 7 For 32
rears. W J. Stegg. a democrat, post
master at 1. Iini'. tale, has hoped In vain
that some republican would get Info
this town and get his Job. The office
did not pav much, am how. and on the
fourth of July Stegg threw up the
job.
Me was appointed postmaster here
li. President Hayes.
A democrat will be his successor
because I.lmedale Is wlthou. a repub
lican voter.
and were re
cries and sob
till was haslilv
learby towns
civeii to the
"f the men
re. .ignition.
itastmphe was
descended lb
Hon eil liy a
blinding flash preceded the falling of
the cage containing its human
freight. When the smoke and dust
had cleared away swift preparations
were made to go to the aid of the
victims.
The cause of the explosion has net
yet been ascertained.
HE SECURES DIVORCE
TO VISIT JERUSALEM
jJaeoh Berin.m's Wife Would
Haw None of the Si a, so
I They Separate.
NEW VOItK, Julv fi For many
weeks old Jacob Unman of No. I."i4
Itldge street has longed to pass the
remainder of his life fti the Holy
Land and die In Jerusalem, but bis
wife Itachel refused to go with him
Jacob is eighty years old and Itachel
Is forty-seven. She has children by a
former husband and Jacob has a
grown son and daughter.
ne day last week Jacob again
made known bis longing to Itac'iei.
but she was still nbdurale. "Tlv n
why do we not get a 'ghet " queried
Jacob. A "ghet" In Yiddish Is some
thing like a divorce in English, only
it is much more simply procured.
Jiaclicl was willing and together
the two went to Isidore flchcrer. an
attorney.,.! No. J!64 living! on street.
The lawyer "' heard the case and
signed the paper. Then the couple
went to Italibi H S. Moot of No. i:f,
.Mirloik street, and he also signed It.
ninl the separation was complete
Then back to the lawyer the couple
went ami carefully dlvJdcd their mea
gre goods. Kor a fee J.- I, gave (he
lawyer a copper coin, which he said
wo. ild bring him luck
NAME OF IRISH LACE
MAKER IS MIXED WITH
THAT OFJOM TAGGART
Former X.ition.d Chairman
Figures in Sensational
Trial at. Chicago.
TOM DFX IKS IT
,.! As4Miatcd Iress.)
CHICAGO. Julv li -The name of
Tom Tagcait. of Fien. h Lb k Springs
Indiana, former chair of the demo-
i 1 1 ii- national committee was brought
into the re. ord of the L'lla dingles
nial in Judge Itrentanos' court here
todav.
'I'he young Irish lace maker on
r.es-examioation had told of the
s. :ircb of h.-r room by Miss Agile"
l'..iriette. h r accuser, and the late
Mr-'. Cecilia Kehvon. looking for lac
wlii. li .Miss llarr. tte claimed Miss
(bugles had stolen. This brought the
-ton around to Miss Oingbs' visit to
Mr-i I'.arr.tie's room at the yelllng
t in hotel on a subsequent occasion
wle-n. according to Miss oiricl.-s, she
wii' forcibly disrobed by Miss lirtr-r.it-
and Mrs. K.-nxoti.
"Old you light ;iLtain"t them?" she
was asked
Y.s, until I was worn out with
.rlng and my exertion.-.. '
"Was any man m.-ut ioned '.'"
"Yes"
"It was Tom Taggart. I believe."
"Who mentioned the name'"
"Miss liurctte. She said: 'If Tag
gart were only here "
Last I-'rlday Miss 'lingles ti stlfie.l
sin- had been told she culd have
plenty of money, good clothes an. I
no work if she would go to I'reni b
Lick Springs.
"What did you think when Miss
Ilarrette told you the advantages of
this vlsll?"
"I thought she meant I was to
marry a man."
The court rom. was crowded to
suffocation and It was necessary to
clear the aisles when Klla Gingbs re
sumed the witness stand in her own
behalf today. It Is the theory of thi
slate that the young Irish lace maker
is a victim of mythomania, Jirmly be-
(Continued on page six )
brought to the surface
ognixed heart readme
were heard. Mcdb-a; :
summoned from 11,,.
and every assistance
wounded, but seveial
were mangled beyond
No warning of the c
given. As the cage
shaft a loud roar.
3j jl cT,yY j
FIREMEN MAKE&UICK RUM TO CITY;
EVERYTHING GOES
Sturdy Fire Fighters Take
Things to Their Liking Big Card Today Consists
Between Squads from Various
The North Carolina State Fire
men's association put In a busy day's
work yesterday In eotinventlon, ses
sions being held morning, afternoon
and night. Important business trans
acted, officers elected nnnd time
bhutelnd to enjoy the hospitality of
("be Tnhkceoslee club. The connven
ti.ui closed last night and this morn
ing w ill come Ihe tournament, the pa
lade In the forenoon and the excit
ing hose wagon race In the afternoon.
Tonight and tomorrow night will be
the novel entertainment at the, Au
ollorlum, open to the public for a
small ehorge, when a fire department
will be shown In gfirunl operation In
connection Wlttf tnoiiig 'filetlires.
The convention was called to order
In the Auditorium yesterday morning
at 11 o'clock by' President .lames 1).
McNeill, of I'ayetl.vllle. who Intro
duced Rev. It. I". Campbell. 1). I",
pastor or the I'lrst Presbyterian
church, to make the opening ptavcr
s. (!. Itcrnnrd, csu , of Ashevill. , ex
tended a henrty welcome from Aslu -vllle
to the delegates, saying that
(hey were Ihe best nu n In North Car
olina, men pledged to ive the ll.s
and property of the public and w b i
at the sacrlllcc of their lime and
means and often at he hazard of their
II.k preserved the lives ami homes
of Ihe people. Mr Iternard said he
wanted every one to know that tin-
lirelllell were Well'. oiled bv all the peo
ple of Ashevllle and llot I. .1st of all.
the children.
President McNeill ask'd Mr. It. I
Douglas, of iir.cn l.oro, to make oic
of the responses which was done in a
happy vein. M r ' 1 louglu saving lh.it it
was a i. asure to expn-ss the kind
feelings which all the lircmcn held
for Ashevllle. Tin r. was not on. , h
said, who since h.ohooil bad li"'
heard of Ashev ill. . Ihe it il l in
metropolis, whii b had don.'' neo"
than any other i ir. In extending ih
lame of North ( :i t ..I ilia.
VILLAGE MARSHAL IS
HELO ON GRAVE CHARGE
Is Alleged to Have I'sed
Sham Arrest as Means t
Dastardlv Fnd.
(Hy ssslal.d PreisH.)
JRsri 'la., .Ii-lv '
'I hoiTiHN if J hii;. i
p'.iirity Jitil hr nn
Ihfll .IHHaillt Ujit'fl M
j f r, who swi ii-ii
liiH ntrt'St. A pi
'ii'Ul ht-t f.tr -f i r v 1 1
'.'rmiiiiiM "fi th- .r- '
i -t took Mi I '
from thfir horn- I .
i( t ornpani' -l l-1 i " '
Iht-ni in a 1hu:k :
t ii rt mi n t ry ;i n f" r
mit In iii'litiniit
i k nut u t .
-Marhnl T M
''onfin-(J in ih-
harK' "f i t 1 1 1 1
i AralM'll.' i
h vvurtant
nary trial n i
i Ih all. . I ih .
t Tor th. lr .if
nnd 1m r j. r i
tiildnlKht ii
her man . l
ort ilMari' i
I thirn to njt,
a inoHt t'VtH
8H0WER&
WASHINGTON'. J'i v . Torec .-I
North Carolina. l. 'i .l showers 'I .
nesday and Thurda . light vari .l.l j
winds, mostly south" t
Oh I Look Who's Here!
Possession of the Mountain
jmi:s I). M(M:il,
I'li sidcol of V. ( I Ireioeo B Asms in
lion, vi ho mis rc-i'lisietl lust night.
Chief Cl.uk. of SmiiiIi. rn Plies, be
I e i .isked to t.,"ii.l tor the caHlerii
t . . I I T or III. slate I'll' I lll.lt A'dll'V llle's
vv I. "in. Was '. v - i rni and h-arty that
it i,. . ,. d le . plal-c lie told III"
.1.1. t h it it lie V J;ot any plizen
h. I. II vv I" le. aos. the Ashevllle lll'e-
i ii i u -' t . I . t " . I ai.c Jestingly asking
in!' I he pill I" ..'- of . Illlv elllng the sil
uali'Mi it It vv a four miles the Astie
i ill, I,,,,- ha. I .......I in 20 in I ii n f ch
or .''I lull'.- in I in i nut --. .
Clraiiiu.iu b o 1-. in., ii "f the I'll.' com
mute, oi llii'li P-.iiii. "aid dial there
WHS llo II, . d to -peak of Ihe . V n
Web'Olne b. . a II". it was bteallied. In
li .on Ihe v, is an Chi. f lib liaidi ,
.1 N'.'W ll.-l II. 1. 1 e II' tic, li ke.l I he i it V
t"l it-, vv . Iciiie'' Mt ,r 'In. I. ol
Sill. '.ill.. K.I I. I III It I li' Well I . Ill' III
h. I i ,1 le , pitalilv "f Iblee nan ago
'NEWSPAPER CAR NOW
IN VIRGINIA STATE
!
! .Il.inl.i. .loiinul and. New
Ynlk Derail
lii Is ( 'mil
This W;i.
i in
i
v IM 'II KsTI-a:. Vu J.ilv .- The
,'. York I I. I 1 1 I A I I i I, I I .1 oil 111 i
.1111 111 .t.tle . . '.I.l ..!.' I' ll V'lll
. le i. t I i on U a luni;'--') at ('. Ill
. . I . ,.- i ',1s u ;u . 'I h. l-.t htirclei '
I, I .'. li i ruM. o, it .n , , , I... k ! Ins
oi" i h i ii aui.iiii! nl I.' e burg at
i . h e tie', vv-re tie i to a larc--.,,,!
:i, .).,!. i , i t T v . . 1, 1 1 . ..... -n vv r-
I. Mi ..r I In ret l . S. rialol.-
I i i. l . Ic.l ! I' .1 inn- '. .
II, . ., -, 1 1 on, I.. . M,,ir. w as v I i
n c i i le n ! i ' I a -1 i, w a.-' m.i.l,
,. I ' .lane v . r, ,., ,.n. e. While
!,.,! .!,,! ihe r- titv vv,t, .-lit. rtain.-d
:!! ,11 V i! - III. I -I;, le.
. .cut 'viii ie- m:i.' tomor
row -. r th. farnou" valley turnpike
., a, I i h- p.'tv ' c.e l to r. acb N'al
' nra! to eli- i, . nlKblf.-ill. The pr- si -nt
roe-. ,, l:fist.,u and Kin. v ill. to
Alia nia
ihmmwv corrrn;i.
1 ISKItLIN" In1' r. Privy Conns.!
j lor Or. I In m ma nn. director of the
.i,sl l.ilf, in ..I th. foreign oftlci
I was today acrpjllted of charges of
I i .-rpirv looui-ht .-'.ilnsi him by I'ruf.
; SehrriH.. tie- feriricr liusband of th.
lirei-cNt I-'rau 1 1 i rn ma nn. It appeared
It. on ihe ( "ijiie.nv that K.'hmlt7. was
r .on -i I.l- f.,r a i.l.ni of lerse'u-
fioris aKiiret Or 1 1 a in ma nn and III:
ivili:.
If fir f ifefir
I -j . .
rt 1 ftf At IMi
OFF THE REEL
Metropolis and Find Many
of Exciting Contests
Cities.
was an assurance of Ashevllle' sin
cerity. President McNeill after briefly
thanking Mr ll. rnald for his cxpics
sloiis Introduced Insurnnee Commis
sioner Jus. It. Young, who made a
practical address full of valuable suit
gcKtlons. lie said that It was eiuall'
as important to prevent Hies as I"
ixlliigulHb them nnd that the people
generally should be brought to real
Inn this. The firemen, efficient In
lighting lire, can be eipuilly valuable
In seeliiK that tire risks and danger
to life and property arc reduced hy
proper observance of thn building In
spect!. n taw and that directed against
flrav waste, H urged nn enforcement
of the law regarding fire districts and
strict Inspection from cellar to atllo.
He said that If was Important thai
II be understood that two conditions
were necessary before any town
could receive the relief fund provided
by the annual tax of one half of one
per cent of the Insurance premiums
but that unfortunately seven towns
hud failed lo receive a proportion be
cause they had not compiled with
these condition. One condition Is that
'in Ii illy or town clerk shall report
in the commissi, , a. r by October iilst,
.vearlv the ciiu.Hliori of the tiro appar
atus and the other Is that the coin
mlsstoiici he satlsiled that cities and
towns applying ar" enforcing the
building Inspection laws sat Isfaclorlly
He lefernd lo the high standard of
Salem
President McNeill said that the llre
inen had asked for the laws referred
to by the Insurance eominlHsloner and
should h. . k to uphold those laws be.
i a use Hi. v were firemen's laws. The
Inspection served also to familiarize
Hi. In.- i hi, Is with buildings in cos,'
of life.
A- ,i corniiiilice on credentials (he
. h.iir naiie d Schiilbbens, of Wllmlng
i.oi. christian, of Ibirbam. Kdam, of
1 1 ,.Nt inocd on page four.
CARNIVAL TO BE HELD
FOR OLD "KING KOTTON"
Commercial Meetinrat At
lanta Sounds Slogan for
Annual Show.
(Hy AsHiHlaUil I'resM.)
ATLANTA, (in., July A " K InK
Koltoii Kainival.'' to I..- b-ld ar.riuallv
in soine Southern .ilv. . ha rrniif. 1 1
1... anon ea. ti nt. was th-- .i;ati
iiiu l.y the coinmer. lal '-ecretar les
i- iMi rln ir h. re toiiinht for the first
annual cn v. Ill i-.tl tomorrow of the
S.utlerri C. .iririi.r.i.il S.cr.lari.s an
so. i.ill'.ll. Tie- "Three K " ivhibltlon
IS lo I), for Ihe pulp'.'1" of exploiting
the prodiM I
f cotton.
Kv. ry "tale In the South will be
r.-t.r. s. nl . .1 at the two .lavs s..sioii
of th- convention. In addition to
conine-re lal s. crctirles. prominent
bushe ss men and railroad offl. litis
have Hlmiili' 'I their Ini. nlloii of al-
t ndlng. O I roads will be studW d
In encr.-t'- form dnrliiK a trip by au
tomobile from Atlanta to Itosewell
rla. the ancestral home of Theodore
Itoos, 1 . It.
VKAVi:itS WALK Ol'T.
M KIIIDIAN, Miss., July (1. As
serting that thi- work rooms were
not sufficiently ventilated, firty wea
vers employed in the Meridian cotton
mills walked out today when the
mitnaitcmc ut rerused a request that
Ih.- windows be open. The mill was
Immediately closed down.
i
NEW YORK LIFTS
C U R S E F LEPROSY
P
North Carolina -Leper" Turns
The Laugh on Washing
ton Authorities
MOVES ABOUT AS
A FREE CITIZEN
Early Will Soon bo Exhibited
Before Conference of
(Medical Experts
(Sss lal to Tlio ntieii.)
NKW YORK, July . If John Kar
Iv. the North Carolina pulp Worker,
who was alleged by thn Washington
authorities and a foreign European
specialist to bo afflicted with leprosy,
has that fatal disease. Dr. Hulklay,
of New York, and his corpa of assis
tants urn showing little fear of It.
When Marly arrived in New York
Sun dny h jostled again! thou
sands of Alnnluittanlles as ha wedgsd
his way to the Skin and Cancer hos
pital. In Ihe hospital Early moved about
ulmost as freely as he did In the
streets. He was placed Irt a ward
with seven other men, and when
things got monotonous-there hs went
. on the roof, where he rame In oon
tact with prnctlcally all the other pa
tlenls. All had Hocked to the roof
because of curiosity to see the man,
whose disease bad thrown the avian
lists of two continents Into a seem
ingly hopeless tnnjlr.
In the opinion of not a few eminent
experts here and abroad, Early la the
victim of a form of leprosy, which i
contagious ua well as Insurable. Of the
disease, Mr, lOdwsrd Killers, of the
Copenhagen, one of the leading dst.
malologlsts of Kurope, said:
"1 touk cultures from the body of
John Marly and found that I hey dis
closed the presence uf Ispriwry in an
.Incipient atuge. Nnverthulesa It la
ver conlagbiue. The patient ehoulvi
hy all meana tx kepi laulaUd A
"No lMr,' hT Hulkkty.
rcarly's coming to New York In etict
a free and easy way was because soma,
or the New York scientists believe
Dr. Khb rs and his school are all
wrong. Indeed, Tr. Ilunean I,. Bulk-
ley, of this (lly, made an exhaustive
xiimlmitlon of (Curly, and, after de
claring tile patient did nut have lep
rosy In any form, suld:
"The man was suffering faun der
matitis, u sort of chronic Irritation of
Ihe skin. Hut even of title he now
appeals lo be cured. I accordingly
obialiH'd Ihe requisite permit from
lb.- New York city and stute board
of health for him to come to the
ilk In and Cancer hospital. There be
II be under my care.'"
It was also staled yesterday that by
Ihe end or this week lr. Bulkley
hopes lo exhibit Karly before a con
ference of medical experts, In order
lo prove conclusively that the man
now has ni skin disease of any kind.
If be does show this, the former pa
tient of a Washington peslhouss will
(Continued on page four, )
ROCKET SHOP MEN IN
THIS STATE AND VA. ARE
hilian I'licc of ( I n'fii.sboro
.-tin Others Arc I'p for
Viola! ion.
1'KICi; WON'T TALK
(lly Asn4m lnl.il Cress.)
M i! I-" iI.K. Va., Julv 6 - -Charging;
. l .l itioii or the Virginia anil-bucket
sho. laws, the grand Jury today re
lumed six Indictments against Price
& Co. a Ilalilmore coriioriitlnn, II. K
lloy kin. of. Norfolk; Julian Price, of
Oreensboro. N. and It H. Oaugher
tv, of I'ort iiioiiih, Va., trading as II.
I! Hovkln Co.. of Norfolk. The
spc. Hie i liarn.s are that the defen
d.inls made marginal sales on cotton
in lillv hale lots.
i:..vkln H Co, nr.- the local agent
of I'rice X- C if Ilalilmore.
II. I-: r.ovkin and K. 11 Oaugherty
w. re ai'r. st. tl Ibis afternoon upon
li. ti. Ii warrants ami naneu in usj sum
of 1 1 . idin each for their appearance
before ruble Justice Simmons tumor
I o v .
VOT TI.K.
IJAI.TI.MOKi;, July 6. W, .B. Price,
head of the brokerage firm of Price
& Co.. Incorporated, of Baltimore, the
concern Indicted at Norfolk, Va., for
alleged violation of the anti-bucket
h,.p law of that state, would not die
cuss the case today Isyond saying
that his comptiny had no agents or
representatives outside of Baltimore
and that he was at a loss to under
stand how It could have been Indict-
ROM JOHN EARLY