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VOL. XXVII., NO. 249
DETAILS GIVEH OF
GREAT SUGAR WAR
IT
Suggestion for a Safe and Sane Fourth
I
BY STATEMENT OF
PUBLIC DOMAIN IN
ALASKAjy. FISHER
Department of Interior Disal
lows Claims of Morgan
and Guggenheim
IEIES.F11
Ill EARLY NINETIES
Final Result Merger of Interest
of Spreckels In West. Have
meyer In East
That Her Husband Seldom Em
braced or Kissed Her and
She Wants Divorce
That Detectives Had Been
Shadowing Him for Weeks -to
Secure Evidence
WITH
LAND
RESTORED
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CLAIMS
SENS
ION CAUSED
WAS ONLY GAME OF
SOLITAIREF
OR RIM
CLAF
FORMER'S SON WARMLY
DEFENDS HIS FATHER
Many Women Present in Com
mittee Room AWaitlng Ar
rival of Mormon Leader
WASHINGTON, Juno 27. Details
of a great sugar war 'in tho early
nineties between Clans Spree k leg In
the west and Henry O. Havemeyer
In the east, resulting In an alliance
belue'eii two sugar sovereigns, were
related today to the sugar truBt in
vestigating company of the house by
John D. Spreckles, son of the Pacific
sugar magnate and president of the
Western Sugar Refining company of
Ban Francisco.
"When Claus Spreckles met Henry
O. Havemeyer in that old sugar war,"
asked Representative Madison of the
witness, "it was a contest of Greek
against Greek, was It not?"
"It cortainly was a fight."
"Your father was a masterful man
in the sugar industry, was he not?"
- "He was to the Pacific coast what
Henry O. Vavemeyer was to the At
lantic, wasn't he, a monarch over the
sugar industry?"
"In a lawful way he was," said Mr.
Spreckles.
''We always aim to carry on our
.business In a lawful manner," Mr.
Spreckels then descrlbeed how, during
the sugar war. his father invaded the
eastern territory and erected a great
sugar cane refining in Philadelphia.
That bought about the culmination of
the fight.
"Who was the first of those two
master to throw up his hands?" Mr.
Madison resumed.
"I think it was Havemeyer," said
Mr. Spreckles. "When we entered the
east In that fight of course both my
k fatherland Mr. Havemeyes realized
Jthat they were losing money. They
cams to their senses, and, in short,
tame together and concluded that
t,uch a light .was. of no use. It resulted
"In -a -.consolidation of the plants in
the east nd the formation of the
Western Sugar Refining company
plant and our plant there. The Amer
ican plant in the west was closed
down. Earh side took a half interest
In the new company. In the eaHt the
.entire Philadelphia Spreckles plant
" -i nj-n.rvLH
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OF PROMINENT
FAMILY IS ARRESTED FOR
ULEGEOJIB THEFT
Young Man's Father Com
manded Troops Suppress
ing Eailroad Riots
ANOTHER IMPLICATED
PITTSBURG, Pa., June 26. A. K
Pearson, an attorney and president
of the Union Realty company of this
city, and Emanuel M. Carnahan, a
clerk In the office of Holmes, War
dop dc company, brokers, were ar
rested here late today charged with
the theft of bonds valued at $10,000
belonging to the brokerage firm.
Pearson Is a member of a promi
nent family. His father, General A.
I Pearson, commanded the state
troops here druing the railroad riots
of 1877.. Both men were committed
to pall in default of $12,000 ball each.
It Is stated that (5.000 worth of the
bonds have been recovered and the
balance have been traced. Charges
of larceny and receiving stolen goods
were made against Pearson and Car
nahan by Joseph H, Holmes, senior
member of the brokerage Arm. The
bonds In question disappeared from
the company's office on November
l13, 1108, at a time when Mr. Holmes
as In New York and Mr. Wardop
on a business trip in the west. The
case then was put into the hands of
detective agency, A week ago the
bonds were offered for sale In New
York. The sale was allowed to go
through. Today Pearson and Caran
han were confronted by officers In
the former's office. Carnahan accused
Pearson of having the bonds and
both e arrested. According to
Carnal I ha found the bundle of
bonds-Md debenture coupons of the
Delaware and Hudson railroad lyinj
lit the hallway outside the Arm's of
fice lata In the afternoon of Novem
ber 18. He picked them up he said,
and seeing they were bonds took
them to Pearson's office -several floors
above to see If they were worth any
thing. He left the bonds with Pear
son, ha alleges, receiving no money
whatever and Pearson promised to
look them up. .When the bonds were
missed by his employers, Carnahan
says, he was so frightened for fear of
being arrested that he did not tell
anyone of his find. Pearson, he al-
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VALUE RUNS UP
INTO MILLIONS
"Agreement Existed Among
Them In Violation of Law"
Is Statement Made
WASHINGTON, June St. The dis
allowanco today of the famous Cun
ningham Alaskan coal land 'Claims
by the department of the Interior,
defeats tho plan through which It
was alleged the Morgan-Guggenheim
syndicate hud planned to control the
dominating section of one of tho
world's most valuable coal fllelds.
Secretary of the Interior Fisher, by
approving the department's decision,
as handed down by Fred Dennett,
commissioner of the land office, has
restored to the public domain th
thirty three Guggenheim claims in
volving an aggregate area of 4.250
acres and running In value high in
the millions. While attorneys for the
Culnnlngham claimants have threat
ened an appeal to the United States
Supreme court, such an appeal can be
based only on some point of law in
volved and not on findings of fact
aa announced by the department. The
claims, which brought about the Bal-linger-Plnchot
investigation by Con
gress and the dismissal from .public
service of Chief Forester Plnchot and
Louis R. Glavis, have been In the
public eye constantly for more than
two years.
Commissioner Dennett, in his de
cision holding the claims for cancel
lation on the' ground of fraud, de
clares that each of the thirty-three
entries was improperly allowed be
cause of fatal defects "apparent oa
their face." He asserts that the gov
ernment conclusively established the
charge brought agaliui.,tbs ." clalm
ants and that there Is no doUbht hut
that an agreement existed among
them In violation of law.
WANT AMERICAN EXPERTS.
TEHERAN. June 25. The national
council by an almost unanimous vote
has sanctlomtd the engagement of
American financial experts.
LABOR LEADERS CITED
TO SHOW CAUSE FOR
NOT BEING PUNISHED
Alleged They Are in Con
tempt of Court for Al
leged Violations.
MONDAY, JULY 17
WASHINGTON. June 26. Presi
dent Samuel Gompers, Vice President
John Mitchell and Secretary Frank
Morrison, of the American Federation
cf Labor, under rules Issued today by
Justice Wright, of the District of Co
lumbia Supreme court, were cited to
appear Monday. July 17, and show
cause why they should not be pun
ished for contempt of court. The
court's action followed the filing of the
report of a committee of lawyers ap
pointed to InvestlRate the charge that
an injunction granted by the court in
favor of the Bucks Stove St Range
company had been violated. In case
the labor leaders are adjudged guilty
It Is yet an open question whether the
court will Impose a Jail sentence.
The committee's report presented
by Chairman J. J. Darlington submits
that "there is reasonable cause to
charge each of the parties with wil
ful defiance of the orders of the
court," however. It is suggested that
the labor leaders acted under belief
that they were within their constitu
tional rights and the committee virtu
ally recommends that due apologies
and assurances of future submission if
they be forthcoming settle the matter.
Mr. Gompers is dealt with as the
chief offender. It Is probable that th
rare will, riot he heard: before fall in
the event another trial becomes neces-s-nr.
HAM, PltlYKHS ARRESTED.
JACKSONVILLE, Flal, June 2.
Nine members of the Jacksonville
baseball club who participated In Sun
day's game were arrested here today.
It is said the arrests were caused by
the lub owners themselves who wish
to have the Sunday baseball law put
to a test. The entire club was released
on a signed bond amounting to 1100.
The arrests are. not regarded serious
ly, and it is not believed that a Jury
ran be found that will convict the
players.
DIRECTLY OPPOSirE
CLAIM MADE BY HIM
Witness Said She Married Him
Because She Wanted tojj
Live in New York
NEW YORK, Juno ?. Edward
Victor Gambler, the banker, took the
witness stand lata today in the di
vorce suit, brought against him by
Edith Russell Gambler, a former At
lanta society girl, to refute her charge
thats be had spent a klssless honey
moon. "I went to Atlanta and she met me
at the train with a kiss," Gambler
declared. She had rejected him In
January, 1909, he said, but accepted
him by mall a year later. "At her
home we acted the usual newly-engaged
act. She sat on my lap and
?e embraced. She wrote on my shirt
oaom: l
"I love you."
Gambler said he returned to New
fork the next night and ordered as
engagement ring. His bride came to
New York later for the wedding, Gam.
bier said.
Mrs. Gambler has testified that her
husband treated her "like a piece of
stone and seldom embraced or kissed
her." At today's session Mrs. Gam
bler was questioned about card play
Ing and said she had played cards a
few times with the gentlemen whose
names had been handed to her on a
card by counsel. Mrs. Gambler in re
ply to an interrogation of counsel said
her husband played "solitaire."
Mrs. Anna P. Adams, who spent
two days at Munich and Oberammer
gau with the Gamblers while they
were on their honeymoon testified
that Mrs. Gambler did not act like
newly married woman. "I told her,"
Mrs. Adams said, "that she did not
seem to love her husband. She shrug
ged her shoulders and replied, that she
didn't. I asksd her .hr under the
sun she had married him, and she said
because she Wanted to live In New
York."
Mr. Gambler, however, was "con
tinually solicitous, regarding Mrs.
Gambler's comfort," she concluded.
A batch of forty letters, written by
Gambler during their courtship, was
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DEADLOCK POSSIBILITY
IN SENATORIAL RACE
OFSIUIITfl AND TERRELL
Hoke Smith Will Not Oo
Before Legislature If at
All Doubtful
WOULDN'T COMMENT
ATLANTA. On., June 28 Talk of
the possibility of a dealock In the
senatorial race In the legislature
which meets Wednesday. became
more widespread with the gathering
of the legislators here today. Friends
of Governor-elect Hoke Smith are
claiming thirty more than enough
votes to elect him. but at the same
time friends of Senator J. M. Terrell
also are claiming more than enough
votes to elect him. In addition to
these there are several other candi
dates, all claiming to have enough
votes pledged to them to make things
lively for the other candidates.
The membership of the legislature
numbers 228, making 115 votes ne
cessary for an election.
The report was current today that
in the event Hoke Smith saw his
election was doubtful, he would not
permit his name to be presented to
the legislature. Governor-elect
Smith declined to comment on the
senatorial situation.
KINSTON GETS SCHOOL
FOB FEEBLE MINDED
RALEIGH, N. C, June 2. Trus
tees for the state school for the feeble
minded council of state tonight voted
to locate the Institution at the Fields
place at Klnston. It has 72 acres of
land with railroad siding to toe placed
wherever trustees derire 1, also free
water and lights for five years. Tie
state Is to invest (65,009 in buildings.
Work to be gotten under wsr with
leir possible felay.
XEW ACGCSIA MANAGER.
AUGUSTA, Ga., June 2 At a
meeting of the Augusta Athletic asso
ciation held tonight Manager Tommy
Stouch. of the Augusts, baseball team,
was released snd Jim Lsfltte was
elected manager in his place, effective
this morning. Stouch will protest the
action of the directors, and will carry
his case before the National Commis
sion f Professional Baseball. f
WITHOVTEVEN COMING TO VOTE ROOT
AMENDMENT GOES DOWN IN DEFEAT
Friends of Amendment,
Default
WASHINGTON; JJune . The
Canadian reciprncltf bill emerged
from Its first ordeallln the senate to
night unacathod. "PJfe Root amend
ment, proposing VI modification of
the Wood pulp td print paper .sec
tion of the agreement, was defeated
after seven hours 'At debate, by an
overwhelming 1 votThe friends of
the amendment were so satisfied of
its defeat that a roll cull on the' vote
was nut demanded, ( . s
This leaves the reciprocity measure
open to the gen ami fight that Is to
follow for amendment of important
provision of the - Payne-Aldrlcll
tariff law. Senator LaFollette an
nounced in a speech obeoslng the
Root asaaadment. tt he would give
to the senate a chance to pass on
general tariff amendments for free
paper, free lumber and lumber prod
ucts, and tor reductions in many
other schedules. Henator Clapp also
announced his Intention of offering
a free paper amendment later; and
other senstors gave evidence of their
purpose to force, from now on. con
sideration of tariff revision on the
widest plane.
Attack on the Hoot amendment
was interspersed with attack on the
whole reciprocity measure In the de
bate that ran throughout the after
noon. "I am opposed to this so-called re
ciprocity legislation hr a whole be
cause I believe It is wrong, harmful
snd unjustifiable," said Senator La
toilette." Senator Lafollette declared there
was no Justification for any duty on
print paper.
To continue a high tariff on paper,
he said, was to put a premium on
'PRIVATE" JOHN ALLEN
ENTERSJJBEL SUITS
For Publishing Story That
He Stole a Gallon of
Whisky in 1880
JACKSON, Miss., June 26. N. V.
Bonney, editor of the Dally Corin
thian, A. C. Anderwin, editor of the
Ripley Sentinel anil U. H. Bernard,
editor of the Meridian Dispatch, are
under arrest at Tupelo, Miss., on a
charge orf criminal libel preferred
against them bv former Congressman
"f'rlvato" John A Hon.
These editors several days ago
printed an allgei affidavit that in
1880 the Tupelo Matcsman and hu
morist broke Into a mill and stole
a gallon Jiig of whiskey..- Mr.- Alien
denounces the story bs untrue. He
immediately ha.l romolnlnts sworn
out against tho editors who published
the item.
PISTOL DI EL.
ANDERSON, C, June 26 Fos
ter Harper was family wounded snd
William Rldgeway was shot three
times In the leg when the two nr-n
.fPzaged In a pistol duel here this af
te'imon. Fifteen shots we-e fired by
eai.h man. Both are members of
1 1 eminent families.
SHOWERS
WASHINGTON. June 2. Fore
cast: North Carolina: showers Tues
day; Wednesday generally fair, mod-
rat southwest winds, .-"?
Satisfied That Nothing Could Have Saved it. Let it go by
Wkhout Even Roll Call Canadian Reciprocity Bill Now Open
for General Fight on Whole Tariff
"Inefficiency and sloth," and to make
the protective tariff "donden all con
structive force" for tho development
of efficient management.
Senator Lafollette criticised the
newspapers for having urged ths re
ciprocity measure as a means of get
ting relief from the oppressive
charges of the print paper msnufao
terers. He said they had pained
with the "pkrs, tho railroads, the
riour millers and Others who would
secure advantages through the pass
age or tne Reciprocity bill." ;
He declared that In the testimony
taken by the finance committee It
would be shown that the newspapers
had .suppressed '.th news 'of .the re
ciprocity pooerftir. That ""the
r.ho favorea ths agreement were
given but mengre space, hut on
this point Senator Htone, who also Is
a member of the finance committee,
declared the Wisconsin man was mis
taken. "That Is the blackest page Id the
newspaper history of the United
States," said Henator LaFollette. "I
regret that that fact must become
part of the history of this legisla
tion. But it is a stubborn fact."
"I want to Interrupt tho senator,"
said Senator Stone, "not to defend
the newspapers, but bemuse ' I think
his statement Is not quite Justified
by the facts. It was charged that ths
Associated Press for example, had
given great space to the pro-reciprocity
literature and to the pro-reclp-roclty-
contentions, which the news
papers had greedily accepted and
widely exploited.
"The facts aa developed show, as
I understand them, that far more
space was given the antl-rwclproclty
ABOARD AN OIL BARGE
Two Deaths and Large
Property Damage and
One Man Is Missing
I POUT ARTHUR, Tex., Juno 26.
I At least two deaths and property
J damage estimated at $100,000 result-
ed from a mysterious explosion
aboard the oil bantu "Humble" here
ithls morning. The Humble and the
tug John 1. Brady burned to the wa
ter's eclRe and mink, two other barges
were (lumnged und three concrete
warehouses of the Texas company
containing 10.000 barrels of oil, were
destroyed. The dead:
Cauialri Frank Weber, of the barge
Humble.
Sum Slcero, Itnllan laborer.
A companion of Ki-lero's is missing
end is believed to hove been drown
ed. Captain Weber who was stand
ing forward on the Humble was
blown high into the air. It Is pre
sumed that he fell back In the burn
ing barse and that his body was con
sumed. Fl liMTI HK FACTORY IllIt XED
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn , June 2.
Fire which broke out at o'clock to
night In the furniture factory of
Loon-.ls and Hart on Wafer stroet on
the river front completely destroyed
the factory and all machlnerv and
stct k. The large saw mill was saved
together with a large amount of lum
ber and the waJ"houe. The fire
st one time appeared to W beyond
the control of the department, but
was checked before it had gotten
wel! into the Immense stacks of
rough lumber which cover many acres
of ground along the river. Officials
of the company estimate the 16Vs at
$126,000 with about $50,000 Insur
ance. At midnight the Are was still
burning, but was under complete; con
trol.;, ' -
System
arguments by the Associated Press
and the newspapers of the country
than was given by either the one of
ths other in favor of reciprocity,"
Senator Clapp, of Minnesota, op
posed ths reciprocity bill as a "de
ception, a delusion and a snare," and
aid ths Root amendment would but
make it worse
. ' Henator Simmons, democrat, de
clared tha bill was not a democratic
measure.
A persistent and perhaps day by
any errori, tiegining tomorrow, to ad
vance the Canadian reciprocity bill
In ths senate by- getting unanimous
consent to fix a definite time for a
vote on it and. on separate dates, on
th house wool and fre (1st, bills as
wen, win ds ma hr Chairman Pen
rose of ths senate finance committee.
He does not count upon Immediate
suceess for his efforts, however.
With the Root amendment to the
wood pulp and print papsr schedule
or the bin disposed of to his oatlafse.
tlon, Mr. Penrose, after a canvass of
the senate, announced that hla plan
had met with mora encouragement
than he had anticipated,
' The atandpat republicans mads llt
tla or no objection and tha democrats
nonet but generally the Insurgent re
publicans ware not agreeable to the
proposition, They want time to pre.
tent the issues fully to the country
and to tha senate. .
Even these objections Mr. Penrose
hopes to overcome in time and If hia
first request tomorrow Is not acceded
to he will repeat It day sAVr dsy.
"W shall at least auereead In In
forming the publks where the obpec
tlon to action lies." the said, "snd if
we succeed to thst extent our efforts
will not have been In vain."
L G0LL0(jll,
Representatives in Wrangle
Over "Applause" After
Biblical Reference.
WASHINGTON, June 2 The ex
pression "applause" after the words,
"Jesus was born in a manger; John
the Baptist fed on locusts and wild
honey," In the printed speech of Rep
resentative Fowler,' of Illinois, a i0vf.
ly elected democrat. ijr.i,uui,. .
I personal colloquy In the house today.
nrpreseniauve Mann, of Illinois,
the republican leader of the house
accused Mr. Fowler of having Inserted
all the "applauses" in the advance
copy ofUhe Fowler speech. Mr. Mann
said he would not have noticed this
but for the fact that the word "ap
plause" was Inserted sfter the quota
tion cited. Representative Stone, also
an lillnolsan, declared he heard the
speech delivered and that there was
applause at all the points indicated.
The passaxe of an urgent deficiency
appropriation bill for $11,000 odd In
cluded the payment of expenses of
the speclsl Investigation now being
conducted by house committees was
practically the only business transact
ed by the house. Kxcept for the work
of committee nothing will be done by
inrTtflrmw utrttr i6iWP'fr'ra,Jmrrni'
ment being taken today for three days
with the understanding, that no buslv
ness would be transacted on Thursday
nor on next Monday.
AMERICA BORN CHAMPIOX.
CHICAGO, June tt.J." J. McDer
mott, tl year 'old,' of Atlantic City)
N. J., today won the open golf Cham
pionshlp of the United fttstee at The
Chicago Golf club, outplaying hla two
opponents with whom hs tied last
week. , -.A. v
MeDermott is the first American
born player to win the open cham
pionship in th history ot golf in
America, .... ''.-' . .;v-.v
EDWARD HINES- NAMB;' '
SPOKEN IN CONNECTION
However Answering Counsel'?
Question Said Lorlmer bid
Not Employ Them , ;
WASHINGTON, June l,-8hadow'
ed for weeks by dwtectlves instructs!)
to get anything possible against him,
was the alleged experience of which
Clarence 8. Funk, of Chicago, star
witness In ths present Lorlmer In.
vestlgatlon. comDlslned today tn tha
senate commutes Inquiring Into tha
bonmer election. Tha statement pro
duced a sensation, because tha nam
of Kdward 1 lines, whom Mr, Fung
had testified had asked Mm te cpn
tributs 110.000 toward "$100,000 used
to put Larimer over at Mnrlna-nald "
was mentioned in connection, with .
ins services r tne cstectlves, .
Mr. Funk declared, that four detec
tives had followed him in Washing
ton and two had watched him during
luncneon today. On ef tham ha said
had been compelled to give hla nam
and that of hla emnluvar when csu.iu
1b tight plara.
. Xtr. Funk dstllt.t a l.i.
word to th detsoifv snd rsveal his
nam. H ssid ths employer wsa not
Senator Lorlmer. Th committee end.
d the day's henrlng by going into ex.
ecutlv session to consider th Htua.
tlon. ,
At th exeeutlva session Mr. Funk li
and to hav revealed th detective s
nam and promised to produr hl"t
befora ; the commltta tomorrow "
possible. Th commute then took f
a consideration of what steps to tat
to prevent' detective Interfering wf
witnesses Vfor th committee,
Mr, funk' statement about th do.
tectlves cam at th eloaa of a lont
examination oni th witness .stand,
IT retold the story he related to tV
Helm InvestlgBtlng committee In' H'l. '
nol about lww .Msrt IJIite la atlee'd
to hav asksd him as general roar,
ager of th International Harvester
Company to contribute 110,000 to thn
tnrtmar fund. For hours attorney's
and member of th rommltte hid
ashed question after question of hln
about this conversation, tha report of
Which nrobslllv led tn the sruunt In.
vestlgatlon of the korlmer election.
me witness naa described ma pernor-,
a! relatione to Senator Lorlmer, M?.
ITIne and many others figuring In ths
case,
Bather Incidentally Mr. Funfc, re
marked In answer to question (hat
his part In the rase had been any
thing but pleasant, and that he had
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GREATEST HBTISTS OF
WORLD PEfiFHI FOR
GREAT ROYAL FIGURES
Program Rendered Selected
With Discrimination
by Authorities, .
BALL AFTERWARDS
LONDON, June . One of th
most magnlftlcent spectaclea in Con
nection with ths coronation was th
command performance . tonight - la
Convent Garden, th Interior ot 1
which was transformed into a veri
table floral palacs. wreathed about
Kngiand's fairest flower.., Those priv
Urged to be within th great audU .
torlum will long remember th gor
geous scintillating picture,?' Jh ; f ra
grance of 100,000 perfect rose bloom, '
the noble company of men and wo.
men representing th royalty of the -world,
and alt the most distinguished
In British official and social - life,
who filled every boc and stall. Boe.
clul American Ambassador, and Mrs.
Hammond were present. The king
and queen drove from Buckingham
palace In a state coach escorted by
life guards. On their arrival, their
majesties were received by th chief
state officers and escorted to th roy-
ffll bnl. the whola nil .
4
In point of picturesque attire, the In.
dlan princes, glittering with . jwels,
were easily' first;,, eclipsing th roysj.
-tie in thelf moat splendid uniforms.'
After, the performance, the royal
guests, special ; envoy .and i member
of the diplomat to corps attended a
ball given by the Duke and Durhei
of Westminster at Grosvenor house '
Renowned artiste took part in th '
gala performance. i The program" op.
ened with a seen from the third c(
of Verdi's Aids. This was follow )
by th second act of Gounod's "R.v.
mo0 and Juliet" Then came act HI
of Kosslnl's "The Barber of Seville
snd tsbleax II of tha Ruslan ballot,
"X Pavllllon de Armee."
- Among th artists were ? " ' i. : - .
ea, . Destlnn, Tetrazinn!,
Ktrkby. and John M
marco, Fraos, I i