THE ASHEYILLE CITIZEN.
Associated Press
Leased Wire Reports.
YOU XXVI., NO 67.
ASHKVILLE, N. C, MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, I'M).
PRICT FIVE CENTS.
THE WEATHER:
FAIR.
CELEBRATED
T
Avenged Christmas Eve Trag
" edy In Crude Way of Prim
itive Men
WIFE TRID TO KILL
HjtJSBAND'S SLAYER
Called Jpack Assassin as Vic
tim tay DeadSnatched His
' Pistol And Fired
'"URLET, Va., Deo., 26. Following
rhl killing: here on Christmas eve or
. Satnuel Baker and the serious wound
ing of hi wife and two children by
ihe former's enemy, Henry Penning
ton, a mob of one hundred citizens
late last night took Pennington from
an Improvised Jail where he had been
incarcerated under heavy guard, and
hanged him to a steam pipe.
Pennington, who had been drink -in,
picked a quarrel with Baker and
hot him while the latter was on his
way to a, Sunday nchool Christmas
tree with hie wife, hia two children
and a friend, Wyatt Meadows. See
In that he had klllo! Baker, Penn
ington started to run away. Mis.
Baker called after Pennlngt in aim ir.-.
rioted him to help her tek Die h -iy
h' me.
Wife Sought Revenge.
The ruse worked and Pennington
went back to the spot where his vic
tim lay dead. Bent upon avenging
the dead, Mrs. Baker grubbed Penn
ington's pistol from his pocket and
shot twice at him, wounding him In
the hand and thigh. Pennington re
covered pofyjesslon of the pistol ami
then shot the woman ard attempted
to kill Meadows, who was running
away, it is alleged, and the two chil
dren. Pennington fled but was surrounded
by a posse on the outskirts of the
town later in the night. He was rap
tured after an exchange of shots with
the .officers, who badly wounded him.
Being too weak to stand tho trip to
the Grundy jail fifteen iiiIIch distance,
Pennington was locked up in the con.
arable's house, but about one o'clock
yesterday it was thou gilt advisable to
remove him to a boarding house,
where he was put under a strong
guard.
Lynched at Mlil:'li;li'.
Feeling .against FatMriiHrton - Ttin
htgh' ahd many cowrt threats of
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IT
UN ALLEGED MURDERER
Two Arrests Made for Bru
tal Murder of Real Estate
Dealer
PRISONERS IN SAFETY
GREENVILLE, 8. C, Dec. 26
Jesse Fuller, charged with murdering
J. E. Llddell, a prominent rial estate
dealer was rushed to the state peni
tentiary at Columbia this afternoon,
only after the local authorities, assist
ed by a local military company, had
narrowly averted a lynching. Joe
Barker, held as an ac'comp'lce in the
murder, was rushed to the Laurens
Jail.
Fuller, who Is regarded as a desper
ate character, was arrested this morn
ing following an lleged confession
made to W. O. Stover, a contractor.
Shortly after the arrest crowns gath
ered around the ail and nreals of
lynching were freely made The
Blythe rifles were called out to protect
the Jail and at an opportum moment
Fuller was placed In un uutomohlh
and taken to Spartanburg, where be
was placed on a train for Columbia.
.The murder of Mr. Llddell was un
usually brutal and there is little doubt
that Fuller would have been lynched
had not the militia been called out so
promptly. Llddell was on his was
home Friday night of last week, with
' Santa Clays" for the little tots whose
stockings already lined the mantel,
when he waaBUddenly pounced upon
by a man who jumped from behind
a tree. He, was beaten to death,
robbed, his- body, which lay just ,1
short distance from his home, being
found a shrt while later.
In hi alleged confession Fuller im
plicated barker. Immediately upon
arrest the officers placed him aboard
a train and took him to Laurens.
The, coroner's Jury will not report
before Monday.
FIGHT TO A DRAW:
NEW ORLEANS. Dec 2fi P..O
ltrsnson of Indianapolis, Bid., and
Matty Baldwin of Boston. fought
twenty rounds to a draw before tin
West 'side Athletic club In McDon
oughvllle this afternoon. The lighting
WM fast on the whole and marked by
a Btrong finish on the part of both
men. They weighed in at 113 pounds
CHRISTMASNIGH
WITH A LYNCHING
NORTH AND EAST
THROTTLED IN THE
GRIP OF WINTER
Gale Drives Tidal Wave on Coast
of New England; Train Service
Completely Demoralized North
of Mason And
BOSTON, Mass.. Dec. 2. Grim
winter swept Into New England today
on the- wings of a northeast storm
with such terrific energy as to caus
great damage, much inconvenience,
not a little suffering and a few deaths.
The gale drove a tide Into Massa
chusetts Bay which nearly equalled
that of the famous storm of 1851, the
wet snow prostrated wires, telephone,
telegraph, electric light and trolley
and railroad trulns were stalled.
Three persons lost their lives In
Kverett and Chelsea by the sudden
rise of the tide. From midnight until
late today tho storm's destructive
powers were unusually extensive and
severe. Its center was somewhat off
Nantucket, hut the gale swept over
the greater portion of New England
and was accompanied by a heavy full
of snow.
The biff tide, however, was the fea
ture of the storm. Coming on a full
moon, the gale rolled a wave, along
the coast which. In some places,
reached a height of over fourteen feet
above low water mark and has only
been exceeded, according to local rec
ords, by that which swept the coast I
at the time that Mlnots Light was de
stroyed in April, 1851.
IjOsh Million Dollar.
In this city the tide went across
Atlantic avenue on the wilcr front
and filling hundreds of cellars, caused
an estimated damage of over $1,000.
000. In Everett, Cornelius Harkin
and his wife were caught in their
beds and overwhelmed by the tloo-i.
while an infant child lost its life In
Chelsea under similar conditions.
In many places along the coast per
sons were taken from tTf.Ir homes
in boats, hundreds of summer cotta
m s were undermined, bulkheads wciv
destroyed and persons living soni'i
distance from the coast found them
selves looking over the onen ocean.
The nrostratlon of the Wire service!
especially In southeastern New Khr
land was more extensive than for
many yi-ars. Providence clung to the
outside world by only a single wire,
while communication toward Kail
itiver. Newport and Ne-w Bedford and
Cape Cod by ordinary lines ceased at
Brockton. The wireless, however, es-
tablished communication with Capo
Cod, and there wits much i.i;f. wheal
word was TeiVfved from the famous
peninsula that its long sandy beach
had not been marked by a wreck.
It Is many years since (he railroads
MADR1Z BEGINS TASK OF
CLEANING OUT ZELAYA'S
CABINET OF GRAFTERS
Orders Arrest of His Son-in-law
and Confidential Min
ister of finance
TREASURY EMPTY
MANAGUA, NIc. Dec. 26 The new
president of Nicaragua, Jose Madriz
is taking hold of affairs with a strong
htnd. Zelaya left him the legacy of
an empty treasury and soon after
President Madriz had publicly an
nounced in effect that the country
was practically on the verge of bank
ruptcy the arrest of Joaquin Bas
sos, Zelaya's son-in-law and Ernes
to Martinez, Zelaya's last finance
-minister was ordered. They are now
in the hands of the authorities,
charged with misappropriation of
public funds, failure to register gov
ernment bonds, and the circulation
of unsigned paper money.
Francisco Baca, who has replaced
Dr. Julian Irias as minister general
is preparing a decree establishing .
coniiTiis-sion for the purpose of re
voking the franchises under which a
score of monopolies, given to Indi
viduals, by Zelaya, have been oper
ated. Those monopolies poured into
Zelaya's purse vast sums of money
fur. while they were ostensibly In the
hands of others. It was to the for
mer president that the greater por
tion of the returns was transferred.
Passes in looked upon as the creator
of these monopolies and the dummy
utilized by Zelaya to cover his large
stock interest therein. Mis arrest has
bet n enthusiastically received.
Santos Ramirez, Belaya's chief of
telegraph, has also oeen arrested. He
is charged with having sent a tele
gram in the name of President M i
driz, ordering (he government
troops to abandon their strong posi
tions. Generals Anasatasio Ortist.
Benito chavarria. and Paulino Godey,
who were banished by Zelaya in
ISHO have b-en recalled by Madriz.
FIREMAN KILI.ID
Al'Gl'STA. Go.. Dec. 2J Edward
A Sprints, a driver in the Augusta
lire department was thrown from his
seat on the" engine this afternoon and
both of the wheels passed over his
body, causing instant death.
Dixon's Line.
and street railway companies have
been so badly blocked.
Fallen wires from a radius of twenty
or thirty miles around Boston and
throughout Southeastern Massachu
setts and Rhode Island mude it nee
essary to cut out completely electric
lighting In those communities that
were served by overhead system.
Large cities such as Cambridge, Som
ervllle, Lynn, Brockton, Providence.
Fall River and New Bedford were in
darkness, except for the light afford
ed by the full moon.
Details of militiamen from Mai
den, Lynn. Everett and Marblehead
were sent to Chelsea tonight with
blankets and matrresses by order of
Governor .Draper. It is estimated that
the number of people driven by the
Hood from their homes In the city
which was fire-swept three years ago
will reach 2.500.
NKW YORK M KFF.RS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26 New York
and Its environs were practically
storm bound today lor the first time
tills winter. The west wing of rall-
I road service was almost wholly cut
! off, wire companies in every direction
was crippled, metropolitan streets
( were blocked with snow and whipping
! suffered considerable damage.
The snow fall which begun shortly
I before noon yesterday continued
j steadily nearly all night with Inter
mittent flurries throughout 'he great
' er part of today. This was followed
bv a cold wue which froze the damp
snow to wires, switches and roadway,
nearly ten inches 'of snow fell In the
city, and tho poor, who ate their fill
of- free Christmas dinners yesterday
had opportunity to work up an appe
tite today by shoveling. More than
ten thousand shovellers ant! six thou
sand trucks were called out to remove
tlii' white burden.
Inline Demoralized.
The derangement of railroad (raffle
wa.M one of the most serious experi
enced in several years. Trains from
the South and West boro the worst
of the delay . service in these direc
tions being practically cut off all day,
while the upstate and Canadian trains
were from one to three hours behind
Mtr schedule.
Pile two eighteen
hour
Chicago
he Pelin
trains were greatly delayed.
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DEATH AT CHRISTMAS
TIME IN BIRMINGHAM
Fcur Violent Deaths in Or."
Day of Which Three Were
Homicides
ALL WHITE BUT ONE
BIRMINGHAM, Dec. 2B. Four
violent deaths three of which were
homicides .have occurred In Bir
mingham In the twenty-four hours
ending tonight. William R. O'Rourke
a groreryman. was fatally shot by
M. C. Screws, a rival in business,
when the men quarreled over
O'Rourke's charge that Screws had
set his store on his fire.
John Turner was killed by a pistol
shot fired in a friendly scuffle at
Woodstock, when a friend was try
ing to take the weapon from Turn
er's overcoat pocket.
Essie Crockett, a negro, was In
stantly killed by a shot fired tonight
by an unknown man whom Crock
ett's companions claim was white.
c S. Henley, a young man from
Pin&on, Oa., was electrocuted at East
Ike while he was attempting to
find an electric light switch in Hil
da rkness.
TOURING CAR GOES
OVER; SIX INJURED
JACKSONVILLE. Fla.. Dec. 26.
Six persons wore more or less serious
ly Injured late this afternoon when
the big touring car owned by George
M. Lane, of Chicago, struck a curbing
and turtle,) at the corner of Oak and
Margaret streets. Riverside. All the
orcupnnts were violently thrown from
the machine. Mr. Lane suffered a
fractured shoulder. Mrs. Line waf
badly bruised about the face. Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer E. Iiwreiic. were severe,
ly shaken up. but not seriously Injur
ed Mr. Charles K. Smith was knock
ed unconscious and Mrs. Smith wa
also badly Injured about the arms nnd
buiv. The accident c reated great ex
citement and three ambulances wen
dispatched to the scene, conveying the
injured parties to the hospitals. The
machine was badly wrecked.
Miiilin
iftmF IUL1IJUU III II Sill 111 III lit
TAFT SETTLES VEXED QUESTION OF
WHAT IS WHISKEY" FOR ALL TIME
Overrules Roosevelt. Bonapf-it, and Wiley Who Were Wibing to Cut Oufc Sevan!
Favorite Concoctions, Makes Definition Broed E nough to
Cover Multitude..
WASHINGTON, Dec 26. The
definition of the word "whiskey" by
the highest American authority was
given today when president Taft
rendered the final decision on the
subject In connect Into with the con
struction of the pure "food law with
reference to labelling. The president
held that whiskey made of neutral
spirits is whiskey wheti reduced to
potable strength.
The president covered other de
tails In his deelsloV slid gavel direc
tions for the prober branding of
among other thin that "qpnadtan
Club" whiskey and whisker made
from a mlsturo of, "straMtnl" whis
key" and "Beutral siTr!jWr may be
culled a blend. According 4 h In
structions nnar"thl' ... decision
straight -wHrrth4" will hereafter be
branded as such, put. thoi brand may
be accompanied by"sne' legend "ufeed
In wood" and whiskey made from
rectified, distilled or rhu'r "pirtts
will be branded so as to make known
the principal Ingredient. ;. in addi
tion if they so desire manufacturers
of straight whiskey moy als.i use the
word "bourbon" or "rye" us the eae
may warrant.
This dellnlllon of "blend" t Is not
made broad enough to Include neu
REMINGTON, PAINTER OF
Succiinilbs to Operation for
Appendicitis Which In
duced Heart Failure
RIDGEI'IELD, Conn., Dec. '.'.
Frederick Remington, the artist, died
ut his home here today from heart
failure and shock superinduced by
nn operation for appendicitis per
formed on Thursday.
Mr. Remington had been In good
health until last Sunday, when lie re
marked that he seemed slightly In
disposed. It was not until Wednesday
that he suffered pain to any extent
and physicians were called
That night a N' W York specialist
was called, and thf next day an op
eration for appedlrltls was perform
ed. The patient sevmed to In- pro
gressing favorably t'rlday and yes
terday, but this morning suffered a
relapse and died at 3.30 o'clock
Mr. Remington who was In his
forty-eighth year was a native of
Canton. N. V.. to which place tin
body TTill be taken tomorrow after
noon. Tin- funeral services will In
field in the I'niversalist church at
Canton.
Mr. Remington married Miss Eva
Caton. of Gloversvllle. N. V, who
-airvivcs him.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2 Forecast
for North Carolina: Generally fair
Monday and Tuesday moderate
northwest winds becoming variable.
Aren't Men The Brutes?
tral spirits made from molnssea and
reduced to potable strength. This ar
tlcle. the president says, cannot be
labelled as whiskey; It Is rum.
iicprovcK Wiley's Mistake.
The president takea Dr. Wiley and
other chemists to tusk for a "fund
mental error" as to what the mime
whiskey has Included 1 during the
past one hundred years and he also
expresses the opinion that Mr. liowi
ers makes "too much a distinction"
In his deductions. "If," he said,
speaking of the opinion of Ut.
Bowers, "high wines at from HO de'
grnes to 160 decrees when .reduced
U) ipoi.a,hi treiit and, twntaJntriK i
very smull quantity of fusel oil and
Voj4-K jMrt-Mirer r WfKtsheJ'
as he has found, then the mere I'm-j
provemcnt In the process by continu
ous distillation so as to give a pro
duct of from 1G0 degrees to 188 de
gree proof and still further to re
duce He fusel oil, is not to change
its whole nature or to make what
was genuine "whiskey" "Imitation
whiskey," because- of a slightly re
duced trace of one Ingredient. Tho
distinction Is too Impracticable, In
by Judgment for the execution of
the law."
YEARS' BENEFACTIONS
BOUBLETHDSE OF UST
Abrogate t Hundred and
Forty-one Million Dollars;
Third is for Education
NEW YORK, Dec. 28. -The total
public benefactions in the United
States during the past twelve months
was tHl,2uO,000 an amount Just
J4(t,000,000 greater than any pre
vious year In the History of the
country according to statistics com
plied by a New York newspaper, The
amount this year was over twice as
large as was given away last year,
following the panic of 1907.
The prlnlcpal benefucllons In 1909
have been the lute John S. Kennedy
of New York (26,5r.O,000); John D
Rockefeller ( 1 1 2,H2,000 ) and An
drew Carnegie $.0ri6,Bl ). of the
total amount given In 1909, over a
thlrd wlis given
specifically
for ed-
ucatlotial work.
The total benefactions In the
Culled Slates reported In the public
press in the last seventeen years add
up to no less than one billion on
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
MRS. TAFT ABLE TO
TAKE LONG WALK
WASH IN' '.TON. Dec. .26. President
liid Mrs. Taft took a long walk
through the snow this afternoon being
kipiic from the white houe lor mjn'
than an hour. Tho president was
bundled up In a great fur overcoat,
while Mrs. Tuft wore a dark tailor
made gown and furs. At a distance
two sciTei service men trailed, but
otherwise (ho president and Mrs, Taft
with unaccompanied. Thiyte who
poHScd llio distinguished couple re
marked on how well Mrs. Taft Is brok
ing Her appearance Is a complete
contradiction of the numerous reports
about her ill-hnlth.
Hoth tho president and Mrs. Taft
attended church In the morning and
no iruent-s were present ut dinner, the
family dining alone. A great quanti
ty of flowers were sent from the white
house to the various hospitals and In
stitutions at noon.
The president think that an ordjr
as bis decision contemplates cannot
do Injustice. "Those" he says, ."who
make whiskey o rectified, redistilled
or neutral spirits cannot complain If,
In order to prevent further frauds,
they are required to use a brand
which shall show exactly the kind of
Whiskey they are selling."
Ho Public May Know,
Speaking further In the cams line
he says!
"The public will be made to know
exactly the kind of whiskey they buy
and drink. If they desire straight
whiskey, then they can secure ,H by
purchasing- what I branded "straight
whiskey." it they are witling lo
drink whUikey nmde Of ttcutrai pie
Ms," nieii tfiey" can buy It under a
brand showing It. The act Injures
no man'a lawful business, because It
only Insists upon the statement of
the truth In the label."
The decision follows the lines of
the conclusions reached by the royal
commission of Great Mrltaln and re
verses the verdict n rormer President
Bonaparc, Solicitor General Uowers
and Dr. Wiley of the bureau of
ehemestry. The Roosevelt-Bonn parte-
(Continued oil I'ngo e.)
BEGGED JUSTICE ON HER
KNEES BUHLL IN VAIN
Tried to Stop Marriage of
Man Who hnd Promised
to Marry Her
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. Justice of
the Peace Ifotbyl of Patersnn was
getting ready for supper last evening,
when a foam-flecked cab horse stop
ped at his door and out of the han
som tumbled James Powers and Miss
Edith 'Karnes, who Is nineteen year
old snd pretty, and lives at No. 81
lleech street, i'aterson.
"Hurry up and marry us." begged
Powers, milium, us he glanced fearful
ly toward the door. "There's a young
woman following us who will mako
trouble If you don't hurry up."
The Judg" dropped his spectacles
and lost several precious minute
looking for the book he wanted. Pow.
ctb got more and more Impatient.
Miss Raines begun lo show signs of
trepidation, taking peeps through (he
curtained window.
At last Justice Holbyl began the
time-worn formula. He had Just
reached the point, "If there is any one
present who knows any good or law
ful reason," etc, when the door of Ins
study whs thrown open and a dishev
elled girl threw herself on lor knee
before him.
"Iion'i marry (hem," she Implored,
as she pointed at Powers. "He prom
ised to marry me, anil he hi s no right
to make (his other woman his wife,
please don't marry them."
Miss llarnes reached for a hatpin,
and (be newcomer. Belle Stewart
Jumped up rendy for offense or de
fense Powers stood by panic strick
en. The old magistrate stepped Into
(be breach and quietly but firmly as
sured Miss Stewart that as soon as she
calmed down the ceremony would
proceed, promise or no promise.
And it did. Mies Htewert glared
and Miss liarnes glared, but presently
the golden bund was slipped on
Kdilb's linger, and she was Mrs. Pow
ers. Then It was all smiles on the
Powers side of the camp. Miss Stew
art, like Niobe, was "all tear." Pow
ers Invited both Justice Uotbyl and
Miss Stewart to the wedding feast,
but the grief stricken damsel declined
the Invitation, and Judge Uotbyl said
he guessed his own supper w.is
about ready and he'd stay at home.
YEAR'S DEFICIT III
POSTOFFICE OEP'T
OVER 17MILlfl
Postmaster General Charges
It up to Rural Delivery And
Second Class Mall
RECOMMENDS POSTAL
SAVINGS BANjJS
Immensity of Postal Service
In This Country Shown by
Dafa 'n Report
WASHINGTON, Tmc. . Con.
fronted with a deficit of '$ 1 7.47ft,TTOr"
the present administration of the
postoftlce department began its op.
erutions. This, was the largest JeN
lelt in the history of the postal service.
So long aa the deficit In the depart
ment aggregated only a few million
of dollars annually, little attention
was paid to It; put when, In the Inst
few years It leaped to upward of
$10,000,000, and finally , In 10I, ex
ceeded 117,000.000. "ordinary business
prudence suggested that the causes he
definitely located." , ;, t'.
These are statements in the annual
report of Postmaster General Frank
H. Hitchcock, made-. puMlo today.,
Concerning the results of Inquiries
Into the deficit, the postmaster gener- '
at says; i . , x
. "Recent investigations have shown
that the two great source of loss to .
the postal revenues are second-class
mall mutter sAd rural delivery. ; ..
"The loss on second class mall mat
ter has been Increasing for- man
years, until now It amounts to m,
000,000. iJ ;
"The loa" from -rural delivery, a
service begun hardly do-en year
ago and of unprecedented growth,
reaches as high as twenty-eight mil
lions. ' - -J . ,J ."V
"In these two Items alone the post n I
service now suffers an annual loss of
mora, than the entire national deficit
oc me last nseai year.
"Simultaneously with the growing
deficit In, the postal service, the na
tion's Income stiff wed lust year a sc.
rlous depletion Incident to the flnnr.
elul depression. Thus It - happened
that the department' ; drafts on in'
tiwaaucsMsseeeWiettvleiit Hi a time whntt
the public fund were lowest. This
ha accentuated the importance t(
the postal deficit. Risking It conspicu
ous among the losses to be met by thn
president' plan of reducing experiiH
t u res In all executive departments, f .
Cost of Mugajlne.
"The most striking fact disclosed by
recent Investigations 1 the tremen
dous loss on account of second das
mall. While thl class of mall pro
vide a revenue of llttlw more tl'utn
one cent a pound, tne cost to me u
eminent for It handling nnd trans
portation average 1.2a cent a pound.
The annual loss thus Incurred, a nl
ready stated, Is about 184,000,000.
The growth In the quantity of eemid
eta matter sent through th. mails
has been extraordinary, . Since tn
passage of the act at 117 prescribe
conditions under which .publications
may be mallsd at second tiuss.ral.s
the weight of such matter ha
creased more than 1,100 per - rft
1 4i st year It amounted to over $70,
000,000 pounds By the weighing 01
1807 second class matter was shown -
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SUFFRAGISTS MAY HUE
4
DAILY OF THEIR Oli
Mrs. Belmont Backs Srhorao
to 0 i ve ' ' Progress ' ' , a
Boost Toward Progress.
NEW VOItK, Dec. it. A wom.tn
suffrage dally newspaper, 'to be christ
ened "The Wireless," If Mrs. O. It. P.
Helmont has her way, may be the 'ri
val of Nw York's morning paper
before the New Yettr'ha cut hi nrst
teeth.
The idea broached at the. meeliti
... .i , , -.t. i.. i t. ...... .(,
oi me iihiiiiiihi wwai in uw w
session here, 1 the outcome of the
proposition to move the present organ
of the cause to thl city from Wsrren,
()., where as a staid and conservative
monthly It has hidden Its vital Issues
under the name of "Progress" snd
appealed only us a convenient record.
Warren. )., is too far a war trom New
York to facilitate the publication of
up-to-date matter from the headquar
ters at No. 605 Fifth avenue. It Wa
agreed, however, thut tho Issue must
be a weekly or a dally to suit It to the
metropolitan palate. The dally paper
was so strongly favored by Mrs. Bel
mont, that Col. Harvey, president of
the Harper publications, snd Oswald
Villard. editor of The Evening P6t,
were culled into consultation to pu
upon the matter of expense. The es
timated outlay was held to be- too
great at this season, and the whole
matter wus left In abeyaace uatU af
ter the first of the yomt.
t Is well known that Mr. Belmont
ha for om time had In rnntempla
lion a publication which thould kem
abreast of the many phases pf the
light for (he ballot, and assume an
attitude on any public question. Wire
less, with Mr. Belmont as a contrib
utor would be assured an immediate
circulation of dassllng proportion.