THE WEATHEE:
FAIR.
VOL. XXVII- NO. 126
Indiana Senator Sees no Cause
For Anyone Being Over
come With Emotion
PROSPECT OF VOTE IS
SOMEWHAT REMOTE
Beveridge SUII Maintains That
Lorimer's Election Was
Result of Bribery
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S. No vote
wa taken on tree Lorlmer case in
th senate today nor could a date
for such a vote be fixed. Senator
Beveridge, of Indiana, spoke for
four hours, but did not conclude
He announced that tie would resume
tomorrow.
Just before the senate 'went Into
executive session Senator Burrows
attempted for the second time to.
day to bane a time for a vote fixed.
suggesting that It be before adjourn
ment tomorrow. Senator Stone ob
jected because he desired time In
which to be heard on the case.
With congress within eight days
of enforced adjournment; and with
It calendar crowded with Important
measures, including numerous ap
propriation bills, the senate adjourn
ed in anything but an agreoable state
OX mind.
Ordinarily there would have been
no objection to Mr.Beveridge's course
In announcing he would resume Ms
speech tomorrow, but under the cir
cumstances there were many manl
festions of impatience. Some sen
ators who support Senator Lorlmer
went so far as to charge a filibuster
to prevent a vote in the Lorlmer
case, but Mr. Beveridge and his
friends resented this charge. "I
don't care a hang when we vote af
ter I get thjrougb," he said to Sen
ator Galllnger on the floor of the
senate Just befor adjournment. Sen
ator Borah duplicated the request
of Mr. Burrows for a vote tomor
row on the Lorlmer case with a re
quest for a vote on the election of
senators, and Senator Penrose stat
ed hi great deair to get up the
etofnW- appropriation DHU All
were brushed aside, and when Mr.
Beveridge yielded the floor thtere
was a general understanding that he
would resume 1t again 'tomorrow.
No Cause for - Sympathy.
Tn his remarks today, Mr. Bev-,
erldge made somewhat extended ref-
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FIREMEN HIVE CLOSE
GILL III $1,001) FIRE
IT EVISVILLE, INDIANA
1 1,
Subsidiary Concern of To
bacco Trust Now a
Total Wreck
THRILLING ESCAPE
EVANSVILLB, Ind., Feb. 23.
Fire that broke out at o'clock this
morning in the four story office
building of the Evansvllle Gas and
Electric Light company at Second
and Sycamore streets, caused a loss
of $160,000, the largest part of the
loss falling on the J. R. Golden Cigar
company, which occupied (he third
and fourth floors. The cigar com
pany estimates Its loss at 1110.000.
The fire was under control at ten
'clock. Wind, fanned the flames
across the street and the new Grand
theatre and the Waverly office build
ing, and for a time serious damage
was threatened. Falling walls scat
tered the flames, however, and cut off
tne posslDimy or tne nre spreading.
The Waverly building and its oc
cupants on the Sycamore street side
sustained damage to the extent of
$4,009, due mostly to water. The
Journal Job Printing company and
Vlckery brothers, grocers, were los
ers In small amounts.
lives of Firemen Endangered
The fire is thought to have started
oq, the third floor of the gas com
pany building in tobacco stock of the
Oolden company. It spread rapidly,
the tobacco being highly Inflammable
and withia 20 minutes it was appar
ent that the building would be a total
loss Some trouble was experienced
with water pressure. The falling of
the Sycamore street wall endangered
lie lives of the firemen of No. 0
mpany who got out of the way Just
n time. The Bremen, were handicap
ped by the heavy smoke which hung
low over the building.
The Golden factory was recently
purchased by 'the American Cigar
company, a subsidiary concern of the
American Tobacco company, the
trust, with the intention' of fighting
the Fendrlch Cigar company, an in
dependent company, whose factory
was burned in December. The Ootdefl
Company had just increased its force
of workers, -
EVERIDGE SHEDS
rjnTFAR.q IfJ RFHAl F
IIW IUIIIW III UMIIIkl
OF SEN. LQRIMER
THE ASHE VI
DIGNITY OF HOUS
IS OUTRAGED BY A
LOWLIFEIRIL
Alaskan Coal Lands Debate
Leads to Fisticuffs on
Floor of Chamber
LIE IS PASSED AND
BLOWS QUICKLY FOLLOW
House Is Thrown Into Uproar
as The Belligerents Rush
Madly Together
WASHINGTON, Feb., 23. Anoth
er bloodless battle was fought on the
floor of the house of representatives
late today. It came during a some
what heated debate on a bill for the
leasing of coal lands in Alaska. The
He was passed and as the short and
ugly Word rang out delegate James
Wickersham of Alaska made a rush
'for Representative Frank -W. Mundell
of Wyoming, who was seated at a
nearby desk. The big Alaskan's
right arm shot out twice in the di
rection . of the gentleman from Wy
oming, but members who surrounded
the disputants at the time say tliat
both blows fell Just short '
The house was In an uproar In an
instant. Several members hurled
themselves on Mr. Wickersham, oth
ers were struggling with Mr. Mon
dell who had gained his feat and was
mteking for his assailant. Represen
tative Foster of Vermont, had taken
Mr. Wickersham by the throat.. This
added to the uncontrolled anger of
the delegate and for a moment di
verted his attack toward the would
be peacemaker. Representative 81a
slon, of Mississippi, was first to reach
Mr. Mondell, who was endeavoring
to raise the chair in which he had
been sitting to hurl at his antagonist.
Grand Rush.
Members rushed toward the group
from every part of the cWamber and
soon there were nearly a hundred
about the still struggling legislators.
Meantime Representative Olmstead
of Pennsylvania, who was acting as
speaker, was nUadly belaboring his
desk with the gavel. anfljejuiing upon,
the Sergeant at arm to preserve or
der. The historic mace of the house,
the emblem of authority was lifted
from its marble pedestal and carried
to the floor by the house officials.
Members, however, had taken the
matter in hand and had succeeded
in bringing both Mr, Wickersham
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RECIPROCITY TREATY
MAY GO BACK TO SENATE
ANY REPORT
In That Case It May Not
Reach a Vote At This
Session
WILL COME UP TODAY
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Hear
ings on the Canadian reciprocity
agreement were concluded this after
noon by the senate committee on fi
nance and at 10 o'clock tomorrow
the committee will meet to deter
mine the form In which the McCall
bill to carry the agreement Into ef
fect, will be reached. There Is so
much opposition In the finance com
mittee to the agreement that It Is
generally believed the pledge to
President Taft not to "smother" the
agreement will be kept by returning
the McCall bill to the senate" with
out recommendation." In some quar
ters a report without recommenda
tion would be regarded as more det
rimental to the chance of success for
the measure than would an adverse
report. Such a report. It Is said,
would be equivalent to an Invitation
to all senators opposed to the Can
adian agreement to offer amend
ments. Unless the finance commit
tee or a majority thereof, Blves its
approval to the president's program.
IX Is not believed possible that a vote
can be reached upon It at the pres
ent session.
At the afternoon session of the
committee today several witnesses
appeared In opposition to the McCall
bill.
A. S. Farwell. of Orange. Texas,
who is interested In the only south
ern paper mill, told of making pa
per from the southern long leaf
pine, and declared- that the Infant
industry is beginning to pay, but
could not compete with free pulp
wood or free paper from Canada.
JOB FOR WEBSTER
' ATLANTA, Ga.. Feb. 23 J.
Prince Webster, for two years rate
clerk in the offices of the Georgia
railroad commission, today was ap
pointed rate expert for the commis
sion. The. salary ' was fixed by the
commission at $2,000 per year. Mr.
Webster formerly lived at Wilming
ton, .N, CL
ASIIEVILLE, N.
WALL ST; DAZED BY
E
Had Confidently Expected Ar
proval of at Least Fart or
Rate Schedule
FUTURE OUTLOOK IS
NOT VERY COMFORTING
Stocks of The Leading Roads
Feel The Effects of Yes-
terday's Decision
NEW YORK, Feb. 25. The deci
sion of the Interstate cojivmerce
commission was a complete surprise
to Wall street. Which had looked for
ward confidently to the approval of
at least a part of the Increases asked
in freight rates. The decision was
not announced until after the stock
exchange had closed, but earlier in
the day it became known that final
action might be expected this after
noon. Some nervousness as to the out
come was shown in the market early
in the day, but circumstantial re
ports that advances would be granted
were accepted so generally uw
stocks quickly recovered. Broker
age houses with International connec
tions began preparation as soon as
the news was received to place orders
in European markets for execution
before the opening of the New Tork
marget In the morning. Since the
first of the year stocks of most of
the Important roads have advanced
ten points or more, and while the
rise had been. due In part to expec
tations of better industrial condtions,
which affected the whole market, be
lief that the roads would be permitted
to increase rates was to some extent
responsible. It wag pointed out that
the reports of the railroads' earn
ings within recent months have
shown in most cases a material Im
provement and that the roads are in
a better position to meet the condi
tions they now face than they would
have been had the decision been an
nounced at an earlier date. Railroad
wages, however, have been increased
generally within the last few years
and the roads had looked forward to
higher freight rates as compensation.
Several roads have also Increased
their dividends during the period In
which the decision has been hanging
Are.
SENATE AGAIN FAILS TO
RATIFY THE FAMOUS
.TREATY WITH JAPAN
Two Hours' Discussion
Produces Nothing But
Another Postponement
HALE A BITTER CRITIC
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. The
senate although In executive session
for two hours today, again failed to
ratify the treaty with Japan sent to
that body on Tuesday by the presi
dent. But it appears to be in some
what improved position. Senator
Hale, who was its most bitter critic
yesterday. Is said to have exhibited
no opposition to It at the session to
day. Several far western senators,
however, asked for further time to
study the matter and especially to as
certain the sentiments of their consti
tuents after they Had had time to un
derstand the nature of the treaty.
Secretary of Htate Knox had a long
conference with Senator Hale and It
Is said, succeeded In convincing the
Maine senator that his objections to
the treaty on the tariff side were not
well founded.
The Immigration question Is said to
have been the question most discuss
ed this afternoon.
That the practical effect of the
treaty in that respect in not at all
what the people of the Pacific coast
evidently have assumed It to be, and
that their fears are groundless, was
the ssence of a telegram sent today
by President Taft to Oovernor John
son of California. The president
assured Governor Johnson that the
treaty and the accompanying docu
ments are exactly as they were ex
plained to the governor by himself
and the secretary of state and that
there Is no danger of any relaxation
of the reecnt restrictions upon the
Immigration of Japanese laborer
He asks the governor to explain the
truth of the matter to the California
legislature, ' believing that the reso
lutions by that body yesterday were
occasioned by a misunderstanding of
the effect of the Japanese treaty.
IiYNCHBlTUJ WINS
LYNCHBURG, Vs.; Feb. 23. The
Lynchburg Y. M. C. A. basketball
team which Is one of the fastest quin
tets of the Southern states tonight
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being It to li.
THE FINDING OF TH
COMMISSIONERS
LLE CITIZEN.
C, FRIDAY MORNING,
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RAILROADS LOSE IN EFFORT TO RAISE
FREIGHT RATES IN THE EAST AND WEST
Interstate Commerce Commission Finally Decides Against The Leading Roads.' By
' Commission's Action Present Rates Are Cancelled and The Former .
Rates Are Restored. Decision of Far-Reaching Importance, )'
WASHINGTON, Feb. S3 The In
law. Imposes upon them, I. .; the
cldes against the railroads In both
the "eastern" and the "western" rats
cases. The decision, eagerly awaitea
by roads and shippers alike was
handed down ?, late 1 thl afternoon.
Proposed advance la class freight
rates In official classification terrtto
ry, , aggregating among' all the rail
way! in the territory approximately
127,000,000 a year, were disapproved
by the commission. ,
In the case1 Involving the increase
by the railroads- in western trunk
line territory,' the eomm1ioit also
declined, to pp6vstn. proposed, ad
vances In commodity rate, The car
riers In both case are required to
cancel on. cr before March 10th,
their Advanced tariffs and restore
their former rates, which are the
raets now In effect. If this require
ment be not complied with, the com
mission will issue a formal order
suspending the proposed advances
and putting Into effect the existing
rates for at least two year.
In the case of the railroad com
mission of Texas against the Atch
ison, Tope-ka & Santa Fe railroad
and other rarrlers, known popularly
as the southwestern rate case, the
commission declined, to disturb the
commodity rates or the first class
rates complained on. The defend
ant are ordered, however, to reduce
the second das Tate which were'
STATE LOSES THE FIRST
ROUND 1NJBRIBERY CASE
Verdict of Not Qulty Is Re
turned in Anti-Betting
Bill Aftermath
NEW YORK, Feb , 23 In a ver
dict of not guilty, the state's flmt
endeavor to make a criminal case out
of the alleged corruption by attempt
ed purchase of legislator's votes to
dttfeat the anti-race betting bills
thh-ee years ago, collapsed late today.
After an hour's deliberation a Jury In
the criminal branch of the Supreme
court this afternoon acquitted former
Htate Senator Frank. J. Gardner, who
was charged with offering a $10,000
bribe to former State Senator Otto
G. Foelker, who Is now a congress
man, In the interest of the race track
interests.
Gardner was on the stand today
and denied awaln and again that he
htvd to bribe Foelker.
FALSE ARREST IN
EXPLOSION CASE
HOT SPRINGS. Ark.. Feb., 28
M. A. Schmidt, arrested here today
on Information from State's Attorney
Fredericks of Ios Angeles as a sus
pect in The Times explosion case,
late this afternoon established the
fact that he was In the employ of
a local hotel continuously for four
years up to October 16. Schmidt I
still held by tle police who are act
Ins; wholly on Information from Los
Angeles and do not believe he is the
person wanted.
npuino.vn, - ore-
casuwwortb. Carolina! fair Friday and
Saturday; moderate WWst winds,
FEBRUARY 24, 19U
A-Swell Affair.
increased from . II. tl. to. ti.lt to
11.25. On the remaining clseee the
defendants are required . to rector
the rate in effect befors the 1
creased rate were published.
Decision t Surprise, . i
In brief thl is the disposition
made by the interstate commerce
commission of th most important
cases ever brought to It' attention.
In a sense, the decision war In the
nature of a surprise to railroad of
ficials and other expett who had
followed closely the proceedings, a
majority of whom believed the com
mission would, grant th increase to
the western lint H ttetto--the east
ern. '
After considering' exhaustively the
whole subject, however, from every
viewpoint, the commission could hot
see it way clear to grant any ad
vance rate although It concede that
in the case of the roads, an In
creased revenue' 1 needed. In what
le known a ' the eastern case, ftl
commission was embarrassed by the
admitted fact that several of the
lines tn the territory were paying
good dividend while other carriers
In the some territory were barely
able to make end meet. In the
western case the carriers entered a
powerful plea for increased revenue
in order that they might have addi
tional money to put into improve
ment and betetrrnent whk'h would
enable them to "handle '""with the
ZACH M'6HEE PASSES
AT
Popular Newspaper Man
Succumbs to Illness which
Lasted for Six Weeks
WASHINGTON, Feb, it. Zach
UcOhee, Washington correspondent
of The Nashville Tennessean and The
Columbia State, died here today of
anemia after an Illness of six weeks.
He was a magazine contributor and
tho author of one book, "The Park
Corner," disclosing the life of ths
backwoods people of the South. He
was It year old and was once as
sistant superintendent of education
for ths state of South Carolina.
With him at the time of his death
were his brother, I. R. McGhce, of
Greenville, S. C and his two sis
ters, Miss Mary and Miss Helen Mc
Ghee of Greenwood, S. C. The body
will be taken to Greensboro tomor
row for burial Saturday.
OUTBACK ON JEWS
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 18. "Gov
ernor MarkaLoff . has begun a wide
spread expulsion of the Jews from
the province of TchernlgoV, a govern
ment In Little Russia. Two hundred
and nineteen families In one district
Including wealthy land owners and
manufacturers were marched
through th heavy snow drifts. Not
withstanding the Intense cold the po
lice opened the doors and windows
of their houses and drove them Into
the streets and thence to te out
skirts of the district to be conducted
out of the province.
CONDITION IN CHINA.
NEW YOK, Feb., 23. Advices
from China to the American Red
Cross today are to the effect that
conditions In the famine districts are
growing worse a day go by. That
2.600,000 Chinese will die for want
of bread If assistance I not rendered
Immediately 1 the prediction In a
statement made by the organisation.
Thl number comprise nearly the en
tire population of the northern part
of the t rem rice o Kalug-Su
nhuL
and
6
greater facility the constantly In
creasing traffic of the country.
In withholding It approval of ths
proposed Increases the commission
holds and li decisions In both the
eastern and western ease w a unan
imous -that the carriers did not in
the proceeding sustain what the
law Imposes upon them, t. tsh
burden of the proof that absolute:
necessity existed for the advnace
proposed, ,
Ontimlirtlo .View.
In hi preparation of the opinion
In th western case, .Commissions
FnankllKt K. Ln made an. optimis
tic review of the situation of Ameri
can railway, In th beginning he
now that through the regulatory
law and it enforcement ". the rail'
roads have been protected against
other and as a result th revenue
of the carrier have Increased under J
regulation sno tneir dividend and
their surplus have Increased a In
no other period of our history, In
the last ten years th railroads of
the United State have borrowed
over four and one half billion dollars
or twice the amount of the national
debt at the close of the .civil war.
This I an evidence of the faith the
publlo have in. these properties. The
rate of dividend and the total
amount of dividend bnv Increased
more rapidly than the additional
mileage built."
MAKE THE DISTRICTS
SIFELYJEMOCRATIC
Changes In Certain Dis-
tricts Recommended and
At Joint Meeting
lULEiaI, N. C., Feb., 21. The
democrat of th Joint committee on
congressional reapportionment to
night decided to transfer Catawba
county from the ninth to eighth dls
trtct, and Wllke from th etahlth to
the seventh. Hoke county was plac
ed In the seventh and Avery county
in th ninth. There wa a heated
discussion over the change. Sena
tor Ummiin of Union objected to
Wilkes being transferred to the sev
enth, but tho committee concluded
that this was the besli solution of the
problem in order to make all the
district safely democratic. Senator
Martin, of Bunvombe; and represen
tative Rose of Cumberland, were ap
pointed as a sub com It tee to draft a
bill and the democrats of both hous
es will lie asked to hold a caucus Fri
day night to ratify the action.
SUNDAY BASEBALL
LEGAL IN INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb., 21.
Sunday baseball in Indiana wo de
clared legal In a decision handed
down by the Supreme court of tine
state today. Two years ago the leg
islature passed a law allowing base
ball on Sunday. A test case was made
In a suit against Charles Carr, then
manager of the Indianapolis Ameri
can association league team. The
case wa carried to the Indiana Su
preme court, which today declared
the law constitutional.
AT HARM GRAB
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 13. Thou
sand lined the street tonight to wit
ness th first pageant of the carnival
season when Momus, the god of rldl-
cude, and hi krewe passed In review
mounted on gaily decorated floats Ye-
presentlng the "language of flowers."
The pageant wa followed by the st
lection of the qneen and ft ball at the
French opera bouse.
j
Head (be Toultry and Eggs"
ClMMlflod Ada.'
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Lower Branch Has Busy pay
Considering Sections of '
Revenue BUI
THE PROLIFIC EWART ' :
LOSES OUT ONCE MORE
in Seeking to Raise Tax Tho
henderson County Solon
Meets Defeat
RALEIGH, N, C. r-, H.Th
house spent from 1 O'clock to S this
afternoon considering the revenue:
bill, in committee of the whole- Hoc. '
tlon 85 Imposing a tat of 110 on
photograph ' enlargement agtmcles
wa stricken out, Section tar
Insurance companies and ' a to
dealer In pistols wer adopted with
out change, ' , " , - ;
Representative William qf : pun- ,
combe procured. the reduction' of the
tsx on dealer In piano and organs
from 1100 to 160 with ! provision
that will prevent , duplicate ' llcsns
for gents, -sa-a r . - -
Judge Kwart tried to get through
amendment to section TI a to cig
arettes increasing the llcsns tax of
dealers graduated so that Increase b
from 1180 to 1500 minimum tip to
12,100. Carr of Durham; Connor and
other opposed this and the amend
ment was lost,' The retail license tag
left at It and th section adopted.
An amendment to Increase' th tax
on cigarette manufacturers was adop
ted making th tax $2,000, Instead of
11,000, th wot being II to II, Sec
tion Tl, Tl. T7, 71, 7t, 10, It and 14
nd Into II were ' adopted without
change. ' Section T5 waa amended so
a to ; exempt confederate soldier
from license take for peddling eye
lasses. An amendment ; by Dun)
to section 14 allows cities 'and town
to collect telephone; tax' with thee
chlange. The revenue bill, passed fin
al reading and wa sent to th sen
ate. Th house received 'f stvlnrable .
report on Mil to ttlaks the psy of '
the Supreme court 1 reporter. It. 800,
end. th Supreme court fustic 14,600
Also a bill to safeguard th Interest
of th stats in turnpike '- and - rail-
road through convict labor, th .bill
carrying an appropriation of 11,1000.
7f A many or more new Mil were in
troduced in both) branches -of th as-
senvbly as during any day of th ses
slon. , .
The senate voted today , to increase ;
th expense allowance of 'Superior
court judge from 1350 to i750 In ad
dition 'to the 13,810 salaries, and also
to Increase the salaries ef the Sii.
preme court judges to 14,000 Instead
of 11,100. '
- Many new bill were. Introduced,
Including one by ' Senator Brown to
increase the are of Hoke county by .
taking additional .territory '. front
inobesoh. V
The bill creating Avery eounty a
the one hundredth county tor th
state was ratified. ; :, .
Negro Training school,' V
The Mous committee on penal In
stitutions decided to report favorably
the bill to appropriate 6000r for the
establishment of a reformatory and
training school for n eg roe to b lo.
cated near, Charlotte. - x ; ,
.For Pure Politic. .
Senator Hobgood's bill for a tat
primary law for both oltleal par
tie and to- prevent corrupt practice
in election contact get report
without prejudice from th .senate
committee on election law, This
committee also report without' preju
dice Senator me Bill to,, prevent
corrupt practices in election contests. ;
ENTIRE CANGOFTfli':
ROUNDED UP
BY RAILWAY
Men Who Looted the South
ern Train Last Saturday
Are "Coming Back" f
ONE IS IDENTIFIED
GAlNF.SVrU.E. Oe., Fh.
Jams Anderson, on of the men un
der arrests charged with being a
member of the gang that held1 up and ;
mall at White SulDhur SDrlnss last
Saturday, today wa Identified by W
B. Miller, express messenger In
charge of the rifled car,, a th man
who directed the work of th bandits. '
Cltbtens of White Slphur spring al
so identified Anderson as one of the 1
trio of strangers who' loafed about
the town about two day prior to th . ,
date of th hold up.
The two member of the gang cap- '
tured yesterday above. Dan lone ia
were brought here today and placed
In Jail These men have confessed to i '
TAXONCIGARETTES i
participating In the robbery and part -of
the loot wa found en them when J '
captured. Th three men will be giv-V
en preliminary hearing tomorrow
Reports received her today stated1 '
that two mor alleged members fl(
the bandit gang, were) arrested thlst
morning at Ball Ground, Ga., and
wonld be sent to Gainesville. . U; 1
they arrive In time they will be ari 1
,vralgnd with tho other.