THE SUNDAY CITIZEN
THE WEATHER:
FAIR.
,VOL. XXVII., NO. 135,
ASHEVILLE, .'N. C SUNDAY MORXIXtt, MAKCII 5,1911.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
am paces
LQnirv nr t
MS
ujiiuli ui I
E
Became Angry at Democratic
Colleagues and In Heat of '
: Moment Resigned
EXPLAINS REASONS
, IN LONG TELEGRAM
riovernor Refused to Accept
Resignation and Texan
Yields to Friends
WA.SHIM3TON. , March . Senator
Joseph W. ; Ballsy evded to the excite
ment Mid to the extraordinary epl
mo&fi surrounding the sixty first pon
greaa today by resigning tile office as
senator from the stale of Texas and
' (aw minutes later withdrawing his
resignation.
AnwMjf hu k f i i rla Ilia Am.
cratlo colleague in favoring the re
solution approving the new constitu
tion of Artsona' to whose radical fea
tures Mr. Bailey has declared his un
dying opposition,' he wrote his resig
nation and took It to the vice presi
dent with the request that he an
nounce It to the senate. Mr. Sherman
declined to have 'anything to do with
It; Senator Baoon, importuned In like
manner to announce It, took a simi
lar position. Thereupon the Texan
telegraphed tt to Governor O. B. Col
liltt of Texas, who promptly refused
accept it, replying as follow:
' Governor Wouldn't accent ;
"t. decline to accept your resigna
tion as senator from Texas and re
spectfully ask you to withdraw it.
Please wire fully."
, 'Meanwhile the resignation was a
subject of excited discission about the
capltol. Many of Mr. Bailey's dem
ocratic colleagues expressed regret at
his action "and those who talked
with htm urged him. to reconsider his
action. Nnt a few prophesied that he
would think better of his decision
"after ha eopls off" and would with
draw the resignation." He did with
draw it, and this evening made publjc
the following telegram sent by him
far Governor Colquitt.
'n-iTroio' know' hew . unalterably J am
opposed to these popstlstlc heresies,
known aa thf.jlntmtlve, referendum
and recalL-ajtid I would willingly re
main rn th senate or any branch of
tlra public service if a majority of
the party frlneds associated with me
(Vbntlnued on Pago Four)
STUIOFeOVElOH
i MATERIAL
Some Legislators Will Stick
to Sheehan Through All
Year '
CONFERENCE HELD
ALBANY. N. T., March 4. The
handful-of .legislators in Albany to
night differed materially in opinion as
to the effect of Governor Dix's letter
Will have on the senatorial situa
tion. The insurgents. Including Sen
ator Roosevelt, were hopeful that the
deadlock would be dissolved by the ;
withdrawal, of Wm. F. Sheehan, as !
advised by Governor tHx. but Daniel :
F." Cohalan's statement in New York !
that seventy-eight men can be count- i
d on to stick to Mr. Sheehan "until
ext January If necessary" was not
'egarded aa Indicating such an In
tention upon the part of the caucus
candidate.
CONFERENCE WITH MURPHY.
NEW YORK, March 4. Wm. F.
Sheehan and Chas.-F. Murphy, lead
er of Tammany Hall, held a long con
ference today, but neither has made
an yannouncement concerning a reply
to Governor Dix's statement of last
night urging Mr. Sheehan's withdraw
al aa a candidate for the United
States senatorshlp to succeed Chaun
cey M. Depew. Daniel F. Cohalan,
Murphy political adviser, this morn
ing -voiced hi belief that the govern
or's statement would not materially
affect the line ef the legislature at
AthAnr- Mr Wnrnhv hlmulf r.
lum o sy one wora, ami jnr. aoer-
han would not receive reporters.
Edward M. Shepard. Mr. Sheehan's
eppojent until he withdrew recently, I
Issued a statement praising the gov
ernor's stand, which he sYe Is In ac
eord with the "opinion and wish of
we overwneiming majority or me
fnocratlo party in this state."
IIE AT AGE OF 105.
SEATTLE, Wash.. March 4. Mry '
Wray. who was born a slave In VIr- '
g!nl aln February. 1807. died here 1
jetrdsy In her lOSth vesr. In her j
childhood ah wa sold to 3oa Lov- ,
ell, of Nashville. Tenn.. on whoa"
plantation she lived until the close of
the wsr. She h el pea to- eut and haul
tie for th flrst railroad built Into
Kashvlll.
GliGESHISMIi
ABOUT R
SIGNING
, nitf urn
'niminrii
LEGISLATURE NOW
RUSHING WORKTO
ADJOURN MONDAY
Over Hundred Local Bills Passed
Yesterday. Torrenss Land Title
Bill Passed Senate But Recalled.
lSlo Trust Bills.
- RALEIGH. N. C March 4. This
was the last day of the sixty ttt
the constitution allots for mesnbera
to draw per diem and legislation went
through with a steaby grind and hur
ry against time. The assembly Is
sure to adjourn Monday.
The first -of final ceremonies, for
adjournment was at noon today when
members of 1 the house presented
to Speaker Powd a splendid, silver
service as a testimonial of the regard
and esteem of the members of the
house.
Mr. Turlington of Iredell presided
for the ceremony and .Mr. Dillard of
Cherokee was spokesman and- In a
chaste, eloquent, ., and brief add reus
presented the testimonial as coming
from appreciative . hearts for the
speaker's impartial, able and kind
administration, of his high and re
sponsible duties.
Speaker Dowd was deeply affected.
responding in most appreciate
terms his appreciation for this man)
testation of esteem.
; Members of the house stood while
the speaker was responding anilapf
The house passed the Torrorurtnn
titles bill similar to that the senotW
recently, defeated and sent It ty
special messenger to the senate for
their action.
The house vote was 67 to 11.
The horte passed the Pethel bill
to regulate crossings of railroads snd
electric lines with an amendment that
it "not apply to towns of less than live
thousand.
Many Wal Bills Passed.
Over one hundred local bills passed
final reading at this afternoon's ses
sion of the senate.
The senate defeated by decided
vote Hobgood's bill to prohibit rail
road uompanles from exacting liabil
ity release contracts from employes,
the bill having the effect of breaking
up the relief association of the At
lantic Coast Line railroad.-- '
The sensation of the session Was
the discovery that the senate had un
knowingly this morning passed and
ordered enrolled the Torrens land
title bill which had passed the house
earlier-" In 'the"day and- sent ts- ,h,
senate, no senator grraepln Its mean.
Ing by the humdrum rending of the
tKle'by the reading, clerk. " : i
The senate several days ago killed
the Senate bill on this subject by a
decisive majority and when It was
discovered that It- had today passed.
unbeknown to tteelf -an identical bill!
from the home a wave of excitement
GIVEN PLAGES 01. TARIFF
Congressman Howard of
Georgia and Page of Uni
versity of Virginia
FIVE MEMBERS NOW
WASHINGTON. March 4. Presi
dent Taft today appointed former Re
presentative Wm. M. Howard of Geor'
gia and Thomas W. Page, professor
of political economy in the. L'nlvi-r-Elty
of Virginia, members of tho tar
iff board, thereby increasing It from
three to five members. This increase
was made possible by the fact that
I22S.OOO was allowed in the .t,ndry
civil bill for continuing the work of
the board. The three prcuf.nt mem
bers are republicans. The new oni
are democrats. Mr. Howard has
been a member of congress for the
past five years but was defeated at the
last election,
PRETTY GIRL IyOSES SUIT
NEW YORK, March 4. Anna Ber
tha Orunspan, the protty little Pari
sian, wept bitterly today when she
heard the Jury return a verdict In
favor of Wm. English" Walling, de
fendant in her breach of promle
suit. After regaining her composure,
she declared that though she had lost
her $100,800 balm suit fur wounded
offections, 'the l not through with
Mr. Walling yet. He will find that ha
cannot escape so euaily after trifling
with my heart."
PHUSIDKXT EXTEISTA1XS
YALE MEN.
WASHINGTON. March 4. After
one of the most rtrenuous davs of his
career, serins the lst., ennatre.
through Its dying hour. President
Taft tonight entertained as hi din
ner guests at the white house 8-1
membera of Ms clefs, thai of '79, at
Yale. Auto present was Jos. A. Hlil.
clavs boy. th iirs't son born lo a m-
ber of the prenldenf class. he
table In the rich stat- dlnlnir room
was arranged In hornew.'ine Hhape and
decorated with pink rarnaiUitis and
greens. Pailtii a largely ai fortit
ten in the : colics', reinl-iiweoces
wTikh paascj about the big table.
ran through the senate chan.'ber but
the oversight was soon corrected by
a vote to reconsider and recalling the
bill from the enrolling clerk's office.
This Incident put all senators on
their guard and the .careful scrutiny
given each measure Insures no recur
rence of such a blunder,
No Gnmo Commlaalnn.
The house, defeated f 0 to II the
Dillard bill to create a state 'game
commission. . Bills passed requiring
additional educational ' qualifications
for medical licenses that was defeat.
ed in the two previous sessions of tho
assembly.
It pureed this time almost without
opposition.
The senate had a sharp light this
morning over the Koonce resolution
from the house tor investigation of
thu conduct of tire Insurance compan
lea In North Carolina.
Senator Beggett insisted on Im
mediate consideration. Others In
sisted that the resolution be referred
to the Insurance comntttte for re--port.
Eaggett declared this would,
mean the death of the Mil. The son-
lit voted to refer to the insurance
.committee,,: .
tKThe; enat passed the committee
;;iil!vt) .rearportion the senate metn-
bcrsMp and sent It to the house.
f b,ouly change In combination nf
Erfjpecomb and Halifax counties In
one district with two senators, there
by making tS Instead of 19 district
In the senate.
llnllroad Sale DroppNl.
The - house resolution, that passed
last night 4o Investigate tho sale of
the Atlantic Yadkin railroad to At.
Untie "Const Una and Its dismember
ment In division With the Bouthem
was voted down by the senete over
the strenuous protest of Senator Hob
good. The senate concurred In the house
amendment to increase ths gover
nors salary to flvu Instead of ilx
thousand dollars.
The' senate passed on the second
resdingith machinery bill making
only a few change In. It at It came
from the house. ,11 took Its place on
the efcinnBfrr", . ' s ' "
fjlt wa aanoueaV.W"Heimtiii WW9
ner thut -e. clseslncatlon of the counties-as
to pauier status by the state
treasurer lifted sixteen out of the
pauper class and placed them in the
surplus column.
The Hobgood bill to allow' life In
surance companies to withdraw e-
'------- - - - . .n.fXJTn.r i q
(Cotitlnunt on I'agp Six
PHIS1AL PflESlDENT
IS
Will Serve Until Election
Can Be Held in October
Which Is Arranged
DR. BELTRAN MAN
March 4. Francisco Beltram , has
been agreed upon a provisional prc
aldcnt, of Honduras to serve until a
successor to President lJaillla Is elect
ed in October. The two w-jefcs dead
lock In the peace conference was,
broken lust nlpht and tiie a?reemcnt
vns signed today. i
Dr. tfcltram Is a supporter of G n- !
erul Manuel Bonilla and was one of
the three men proposed by him for-
pr.nislonui president wl-.en the revo- '
lutlnnary leader announced fhla with-
ilrawal an a cnndldate. It a agreed ;
that the members of the cabinet ami j
all other government officials be com- j
posed of an equal number of Davila j
and nonllla political adherents, t'orn-pl-jt
amnesty was agreed upon and
the Honrturan government will pay !
the war expenses of both side. i
Absolute freedom of the presidential i
election In October Is guaranteed. It '
Is understood General Bonilla will !
then offer his candidacy for the presl-
denoy, hut the present ruler. Miguel ,
It. Davlla is not expected to be a '
candidate. '
General Rorie"nd Dr. Membreno
the peace envoy, consulted m-lth Vir. !
Dawson before Dr. Heltram was '
agreed upon. Mr. Dawsm Is under- j
luo.l to be pleased with the selection '
cf Dr. Beltrsm. i
President Dnvlla telegraphed Oen- ;
era I Resales today accepting the -ir-rangements
ss agreed upon by tho
conference. The egreement takes ef
fect Immediately.
MANY I'LAtEH TO FILL
.WA8;it.VCTU.V. March 4. In so
cordance with plans maJe at an In
formal conff-rence of democratic
members of the re- house last week
l:eprer.tatl Clayton of Alabama,
tonight issued a call for a caacus of
democrat for Monday, April . , at 1
1-Tloc!'. neifie;' the formal election
of Ciif ip I'lai'K as speaker, various
HrUl(.o In th house will be filled In
cluding that of clerk, j sergeant at
anna, door. Keeper, post Piaster, chief
dcrk and jubfual cuerk.
SIXTY; SECOND CONGRESS CALLED IN
, EXTRAORDINARY -SESSION APRIL 4
' 'i ' giiiBiissjiiiiisssssssssssssssssssa i.-. --
For Purpose of Passing Canadian Reciprocity Treaty OU Congress Ends in Con-fusiom-"
'Tariff Board and Statehood For New Mexico Doth Defeated,
Appropriation Dills Barely Passed in Time. '
. WASHINGTON, March i. Presl' fourth of April,. 11L. at II a'olock
dent Taft in eslllng congress into ox- j noon t the and that they; may uon
traordinary session Issued tho follow, f sldtr and determlna whether the eon.
ing proclamation! , .
Whereas by this spwlal messna
datd Jan. S. 111, there wss trans
mltted to the senate and house -uf
representatlva an agreement between
the department of i tuts and the Ca
nadlan government ln; regard to re-
riproral tariff legislation together with
an earnest recommendation thst the
re Mtwry tsglslaton be prompUy
adopted: ,'. ji . ',
And. whereas, a bill to tarry tntn
eb'eot said agreement bus pasted the
holts of n ifesmtatlves "ItuV has
tailed to reei h a nt In tha se nal. -
"A a,- artnsfiNes. M. agissea aupi. y
i " - .... . . . ..is I
ulstrs not only tnat lhg President of
the United States will tfommunlcol
to congress ts , conclusions; now
reached and recommend the adop
tion of such legislature msy be
necessary nn the part of the United
Ftates to give effect o the proposed
agreement.' but slw that the govern
ments of (the two countries will use
their utmost efforts to bring about
such ehannes'.bv concurrent legisla
tion at Wiishlnaton and at Ottawa.
'Now, therefore. I. Wm, Howard
Taft, president f the United States
rf America, by virtue of the power
vested In me by the constitution do
hereby proclaim nml declare that an
extraordinary oectitlon requires the
convening of both houses of the con
gress of the United Statoe on the
BBYA!i AGAIN DECLARES
ill HOTBCAiITE
With . Roosevelt and Taft
Willing to Carry Out Pol
icies is Satisfied
OHICAOO, March 4 Replying to
a humorous sally of tho toastmaater
at a press club Iuim heon here today,
Wm. Jennings llryan reiterated the
statement that he would not be a
candidate for office aaln. Dr. O.
Frank Lydston, the toRStmaster, had
remarked facetiously that the run
ning for office or t'olonel Brjan had
become an Institution, ra;her than
an Instance. .
lit. Rryan In his reply declared
tnat Kooseve.t arm
rowed democrs tic doctrine, ' Fo. said
he, "why desire the narusnips ni ine
ehlte- house when I can get other
men willing to carry out my policies?
Do not think, however, because 1 r
not a candidate for nny office that 1
am out of politics "
MEMPHIS SPFCIAAL
IS DERAILED AGAIN
KOKXVILLK, Tenn . March 4.
Eight persons were hurt When alt,
but on of the roaches of the Bouth-J
em railway trsln No. known M j
the "Memphis special" were derail-j
ed a abort distance south of Beardon !
today.
7 H- k.1!
FAIR
WASHINGTON, Marolv 4 Kro-
J
caati Xorth , Carolina, gerIly . fair j lalloit to th rate on th sam com
Kg inlay" and Monday; mmterato west I mndttle from the Norfolk producing
ndt becoming north ad east.
A Hard Blow.
1 grrsa shall, by the necessary leglulu-
t.on mak operative th agreement,
"All person entitled to ant a
members of ths sixty-second congress
ara required to luxe nolle of this
procluiuutlon. '. . : ; . i
'Oin unuf my hand and th seat
of l he United Mtates at Washington
th 4th day of March in th year of
our Lord one thousand nin hundred
and eleven and or. the independence
of th United Hlateii th m hundred
and, thirty-nftli. . -
' (Signed) '. WM. . fAVT.
"Bv the president: '
r-V-KKOX, in wy of Slate."
WA8HINUT6NV ilsfch ..The
flfty-flrit eongress, betdless of n -xf
th most Important legislative tssks
set lfore (t, cam to an end short!'
after no today. Within ths hour
lollowtng President Tart; had issued
a- proclamation t-aillntf lite new eon
grew to : meet in extraordinary ses
sion af noon Tuesday April ,
At tht time he will jiiihmtt for rnU
Iflcstlen to a liuuae oyerwhelmlngly
democratic an to a senate barely tv
publican the . reciprocity agreemstt
with Canada. The WcCall bill iai
rying Ibat agreement Into effect ' nd
pasted by th house met today at
the hands of. th old senate the death
that had been freely predicted for It.
SIXPEHSOnSMEETOEATH
Many Others Injured as
They Were Attempting to
Take Ooods from Flames
GKNTRK; Tex., March 4. Caught
in crashing brick walls' of a small
building from which they were tar
rying ilry goods menaced by flames,
six persons perished here today. Msnv
oihers were hurt, some of them fa
tally. '
The fire began in Mlatrot nrothere'
store. A score or more person vol
unteered to aid firemen Jn removing
goods from th biasing building. In
the midst of the work brick walls
k b lhe nmM collapsed,
wr"ru "
STRIPLING PLACED
IN GEORGIA JAIL
COLCMBUIl, On.. March 4. Edgar
Stripling, former police chief of Dan
.1lle, Va.. arrested for killing W, .
rornett at Hamilton, Oa , fourteen
l years ago. brought hr this af-
temoon by Deputy menu it. . -
(wrat f Harris county, Oa., and
pja.l tn Jail to await th disposition
f his case. He has a life sentence
hanrlng over him but many persons
lrl Oeorgla favor a pardon In view
, hi apparent good record since he
escaped from the authorities In ll7.
VEGETABLE HATK8 CPHEId'
WASHIXOTOX. March. 4 In dis
missing a eas Instituted by the truck
grower association of Charleston dis
trict, Month Carolina, against the At
lantis Coast Una and many other rail
ways today th Interstate commerce
commission held In an opinion hand
ed down by Commissioner Harlan
that tho freight rales on vegetable
from th Charleston district to New
York, Philadelphia. Paltlmor and
other northern market were not un
reasonable or discriminatory In re.
points.
' The president well asrned, If not
entirely reconciled, to the fate in tir
lor th measure at thu vapllui to
witness th obsenul. The bill vn
not allowed at any time to com up
In the senate for u moment's ..-oualil.
e rati on.
Tariff Itonrd Xfeuti(1.
Th permanent tariff bunrd bill,
forced to Its) passage through relmt
lant seiiste at 10 o'clotik this nrn.
Ing, was hurried over to the lions,
ther to b strangled by democrat
Id filibuster, Th president In the
room rtervd for him In tli snut
lobby, hesrl the new with rexlnnii.
lion, t 'on grass prnvlditl fumia to
continue th work of th te tiprury
tariff board for atidthef vi,r -' .
It wag t th refiuest of th 'dentt.
rrsts of th house sod senule tht
f'rld Taft fixed the date i f 'ho
extra session on, April f, Ths ne-v
democratic way and rnelns nommll
tee of th house, -which Is alio to
srv ss th new "t'ommiit on om
mliUes," -will meet oh Mond lo
take up It tatter duties. A full rati
cu of all the democratic ni-'inhers
of th new house will not be h.ild un
til April 1, in tluansHiitlfii flan
for th axtrt) seisldj.. vill huve ilovel
oped. - V3"
Will Revlso Tariff,
There li little doubt that the dem
ocrats of th house will tinderuk to
f Continued on Pago ftcvrn
PRESIDENT WILL REST
Speaks in Atlanta Then Go
es to Augusta for Month
of Recreation
WA8HINOT)N'. March 4. During
the months' Interim between th as
sembling of th tra session Presi
dent Taft xpect to pn several
weeks in the South, most of it resting
up from tho strenuous days he ha
had during the past few months and
In getting ready for a possible entire
summer In Washington. On March
10, th. president will address the
Southern Commercial congress at At.
lanta. Today he practically promised
Representative Moon, of Tenn., that
on h's way to Atlanta be would atop
for a day or portion thereof at
Chattanooga. After his visit to At
lanta, the president probably will go
to Augusta to spend a week or ten
day In taking life, easy, playing golf
and forgetting for a short time all
about th cafe of state,
PIOXEEIt TEXTILE MAX DEAD.
LANCASTER, tt. C, March 4
Capt. Bamuel HEr Whi4 -ln4trnilJj)aniltiri were his wU sn
pioneer . testile manufactgrer. died
here tonight at th hem of his son-in-law.
Col. Leroy A. Springs. At th
close of the Civil war, through which
he served with distinction, he foon fl
ed at Fort Mills, 8. C, the first ging
ham milt established In th Booth.
He was president of th mill at hi
death and also of th bank at Fort
Mill. He was 71 years old
REBELS HOLD MTXIXG CAMP.
DOt'OLAS. Arl.. March . The
mining camp of El Tlggr 1 still held
Incommunicado by th rebel under
General Hlancor Th- wire remain
rut and courier aent out by Com
mlssaiio Vasque, of Agua PHeta, to
procure Information hav not been
heard from. It la believed they wore
captured by th Insnrrecto.
L
SHIP SUBSIDY IS
Commltteo Exonorates 1 All
Mfmbors of Congress From ,
Even Suspicion
STATEMENlTS MADE Jy
WITHOUT FOUNDATION
Associated Press Discharged
Representative Who Was ,
Under Suspicion ' ;
V. WASHINGTON, ' March v.-Thr
1 and has been Mo lobby or Us, of '
Imprnper tnfluortoe. oltntr for. or
gainst ship subsidy legislation, sayf
th sixeclai committee uf th house-
of rprerntatlvi In It report nftef '
tt investigation for hkh it was ap
pointed a year ggo. Charges mad in '
this connection that rutlsct upon
nismlisr of congres r, th report '
declares, wholly tale and "the par
ties whj tnad them have admitted
that they - bad no InfomiatKin ttptiit '
whk-h. to base statemenU or nibld a-
tlnn but relied upon surmise, tug
plclon slid rumur,"
Kenresentaitv Ktovnersoii, of Mln
hesulit, and Kuatorman, f Wlst-iin
In, took notice of tho charge und
were represehled by rotintel. tiotlt -
r Hlitinduntly esonerattd by th
committee, . '
Th) i onimlttee that few nf th
''UilTtrttviy interested In th mer
h,nt mnr'h ltnKue'hud any per
olint fliiNhclHl Interest In th league,
f t'retnry John A. rentnn and the
e'-ttlva, "ommltte nssumlng full rs-
fticnsllilllty for It ptihllcHirnns, ' Ar-
tlflr jripeclally virulent In their at
ticlt. ptilillshed by the then editor of
llic leHeus's organ. John H. Maxwell,
war Investigated, and - Mr. Mux ell 1
re f need to glee authority for hi
statements, therefor Ignored h( tes
timony: Insufficient for considers--lien.
; -
tH Th chmmlttee also finds that th
rmptnvment nf Jeroin J. Wllber by
th (Inmlmrg-Aitieilcen facket coin.
pn and the North Herman Movd
Uteamshlp compsnv was merely In
llje nature Of gpprlstng those nm
eerns of siicil trglslntloil as mivlit nf
fert tbem. the vld"nr shnwiiig nn
ftnnertlon wtlh n lobby. ffr, i' i t.
wg a member of , the Asaoclalcd
rreaSStnff st the lltrt h wss rolled
m n wiinensi and . win to his itusl
fmnlnymsn atres" hsd been publicly
laid thereon that Th Asswisted Press
iked; for Mr;. T'lll-efs resignation.
WOMEN UMIUM
KILLIHGOf'liil'Ori,
RELEASED itJ CHAELQTTE
Conclusively, Proved -Tnat
r He Oommiitted . Suicld
Because of Women ' ;:
BODY TAKEN HOIIE
CH AflLOTTE, N. C, Jdaroh 4.
Annie Louis eleven and Don WIN
on, the pretty blonde wh hav been
incarcerated In Mcklenburg jail since
last Tuesday charged .with the mur
der of Al. Oi Winn, a travelling man
from New Orleans In a foom at a
local hotl, wr nequltteil of
complicity In th rlm ihy Judc
Hl-igs in chamber tonight tn ani
dente addut ed at th haarlnaj sh.v
Ing conclusively that Wlnrj took Ills
town The fact that tn women.
though In nn adjoining roont," dented
hearing, the psrtol shot and otlirr
suspicious circumstance led the coro
ner to hold them. It. deviloped to
night that Winn suicided becana th
Stevens woman, who has poed "
hi wife,-had decided to hlN .lln
and go on the vaudeville stag, Th
Stevens woman admitted tonight that
she was a Mrs. . Dick of - Cafaala,
Ala., and that she we seeking a
divorce from her husband with h
Idea of marrying Winn. ,
Th body of At. tl. Winn,' whfr't
for two day ha been at an uralertsj
Ing establishment In Ashsville, - was
yesterday morning taken to hi hotnt
Ut New frlean for burial Aecom-
tlttl five year old ion. "together wits "
a brother and her father, CoW Geo,
Delamore of New Orleans, .
LEGISLATURE ASKS :
PARDON FOR SEVERAL
- MONTOOMERtV Ala.,: March ' W
The Alabama legislature today adop
ted a resolution reqoestlng President
Taft- to pardon W. 8. Harlan, u E.
Huggln. q C, Hiliton; Robert Gal
lagher, and Walter U. Grace of th
Jackson Lumber eompany, Lock hart,
Ala., who are serving a term In the
federat penitentiary , at Atlanta for
pennsge. ;. ,, a-., ; 4, j. -. ..
The rcsotiitlnn recites that 'lt i
tho unr erral opinion among thos
who know the facta of the case that.,
if gnlltv at sit, tho defendants were
only tnc.hnicallv guilty end hail no In
tention of offeimlng against the I i -1
IS
OBBYFOR
THE REPORT ilE