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BEATTIE- CASE MAY
BE RE-OPEfJED OH
EVIDENCE FOUND
letter Received From Man
Eye-witness of Killing
AN ELEVENTH HOUR
SENSATION 14 SPRUNG
Commonwealth's , Attorney
Says he May Ask Court to
Ke-Open Case Today
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. . All
plans of the prosecution In the case
of Henry Clay Beattle, Jr.. on trial for
the murder of hie wife may be chang
ed a the result of -a letter received
tonight by Commonwealth's Attorney
Wendenburg from a man who claims
to have been an 'eye witness to the
killing of Louise Owen Seattle. Mr.
Wendenburg states that he may ask
the court tomorrow to" reopen the case
for the Introduction of the new evi
dence before the final addresses to
the Jury.
Mr. Wendenburg refused to divulge
the name of the alleged eye witness
but said Investigation today had
proved that the man had been em
ployed as a farm hand near the scene
of the crime.
, In ht letter the man says he saw an
n-nt"r.bl' etop and heard a man and
woman quarreling. Then the man at
tacked the woman with the stock of
r shot gun, he declares, and this was
followed by the report of a gun. Nu
merous letters have been received by
the - commonwealth from persons
claiming to have witnessed the mur
der but none of them has been given
such serious consideration by the
prosecution as this,
i Wanted to Testify.
From other sources It was learned
late tonight that the alleged eye-witness
had previously expressed a de
sire to testify at the trial, but was ad
vised by hla relatives to keep silent.
But In view of the testimony given by
Kestenburg, who claimed that ha was
riding on the Midlothian turnpike in
company. with a woman on the night
ofr the murder, lie now feels It his
duty to eome forward and tell alt he
.knows, , J
It . was apparent . from Attorney
Wendenberge demeanor tonight that
h places some value on the new find
and It Is more than likely that when
Court opens- this morning for argu
ment In the case, he will i"ke instant
application for a re-openlng.
IKE TO
AT
RICHMONDCONFEREI.CE
Allen Ripley Foote Ad
versely Criticises the Ad
Valorem System
OTHER ADDRESSES
RICHMOND, Va., Sept. . The
7eature of today's session of the Into-
rjulona! tax conference here was a
Jpeech by Allen Ripley Foote, presl
ii.'. t of the association, on the tala
ri i if railroad and other public
service corporations. In which he
rrltlalsed adversely the ad valorem
system and advocated a plan which
contemplates In the main a taxation
according to earnings. .
Other speakers of prominence Were
Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner of
corporations, Washington, D. C; Al
fred E. Holcomb, amlwane secretary
of the American TeleKraph & Tele
phone, of New York; Prof. Brlndley,
of fhIowa Rtete college; E. L. Hey
decker. assistant tax commissioner of
K. Kennan. chief of
the income tax bureau of Wisconsin;
i.i.l. iiBiin. of the University of
California, and Dr. Douelas S. Free
man, secretary of the Virginia tax
commission. The last named de
plored the existing system of taxation
In virrlnla an unequal and the al
leged tax methods practiced by the
lai.a assessors.
OTRAIj Bl'UEAH IX OPERATION
NEW YORK. Sept. . Further
teps lnteded to promote the adop
tion of the plan for the elimination
of frauds In connection with cotton
bills of lading were taken today.
Thomas B. Patton, general counsel
for the American bankers' associa
tion, completed a redraft of the.form
of notice to be forwarded from ship
pers to the cotton bills of lading cen
tral bureau. Just established In New
York, for the purpose of Informing
the bureau of shipments as they are
made. The shippers' letter was re
drafted to meet the objection that in
the form ornrally drawn It might Im
pose some liability upon bankers for
warding such letters to the central
ureau.
The new central bureau was In full
operation today and It was said that
Vie" cotton , carrying railroads are
ending in copies of the documents
issued by them in compliance with
their agreement . No .Inquiries have
been, received, : however, regarding
the genuineness of bill from any of
Jhm Jorslra crchanjre benkav ;' ; -
y: " - " , 1 v .' '.' " "i : - a-.
BEULAH BINFORD
MAY BE ARRESTED
AS AN ACCESSORY
Application Made to Judge that Her
Release be Held Over Until Today.
Argument Pegins Today A fter
Instructions to Jury.
RICHMOND. Va.. Sejt, . While
counsel for both sides In 0e trial of
Henry Clay Beattla, Jr.. Indicted" for
wife murder, conferred with Judge
William A, Watson here today con
cerning the legal basis for the argu
ment scheduled for. , tomorrow at
Chesterfield Court House, detectives
for the commonwealth Investigated
Information alleging that Boulah Bin
ford, the so-caled girl in the ease,
was an accessory before the fact.
Application was made to Jadgo
Watson by the prosecution today that
the release of the girl from custody
be delayed at least until tomorrow.
Judge Watson was Informed that if
the Investigation was successful, the
Btnford girl might be arrested and
Indicted as an accessory. , Judge
Watson today received a telegram
from a man In Chicago advising that
Paul Beattle, a cousin of Henry, be
indicted as an accessory, the Clilca
goan declaring" he would come to
Chesterfield, Court House to ' testify
If It was so desired. Detective L, L.
Scherer, who has been chief In work
ing up the case of the prosecution,
tonight repudiated any such purpose
iaa to Beattle, but said that the Inves
tigation as to the Blnford girl had
not-been completed.'.
' "I do not attach much Importance
to It." said Scherer tonight, "and It
Is quite probable that Beulah Blnford
will be released tomorrow, yet we! are
worklnr on the Information received
and" will, continue to do so regardless
of her release tomorrow or the ver
dict In the case." '
Beulah Wants Out
Detective Scherer made thia state
ment immediately after leaving the
county Jail tonight where he talked
with the Blnford girl. The latter
pouted and fretted, at her long de
tention and even accused the' prose
cution of connivance In preventing
her from testifying because "'they
knew she could get a bigger contract
on the stage." It she tied been attowsd
to -take the Wind.' 'When "ehe learned
of the Investigation made today; she
was greatly Irritated as she had hoped
to gain her freedom tomorrow, .The
report on which the Investigation was
based came first in a telegram from
the west, which alleged that Beulah
MINIMUM PRICES FIXED
During September and Oc
tober Will be 14 Cents,
and 15 Thereafter
OTHER BUSINESS
SHAWNEE, Okla., Sept. (. This
year's cotton croo will be sold for 1 4
cents during September and October
and 16 cents thereafter. This was
the agreement reached tonight by the
cotton growers of the south attend
ing the national farmers union here.
The action, which was unanimous,
was taken In the adoption of the re
port of a special committee on mini
mum prices. The committee was com
posed of cotton growers who were
largely Influenced by scores of tele
grams and messages from all parts of
the south, many of which urged a
minimum of 15 cents.
Little of the proceedings and de
liberations was made public today,
although aside from fixing the price
the farmers are to ask for their cot
ton, good roads, parcels post and dab
bling In cotton futures will be dis
cussed by th econventlon. Members
of the union say parcels post wilt be
favored by, the farmers and that ths
delegates will ei dorse the Scott anti
gambllng bill, 'prohibiting the use of
malls of interstate commerce for the
furthering of contracts for the deliv
ery of cotton where there Is no intent
to make actual delivery. The report
of the live stock committee urges
diversified farming and stock raising
and contains the statement that "one
million additional milch cows and an'
equal number of mother Cows, proper.-
distributed through the south
would easily add lit per bale to the
price of the cotton crop."
, The congressional Immigration
committee recommends Increasing the
headtax excluding illiterate adults
from America and fining. of foreign
steamships for bringing to this coun
try undesirables that could be reject-'
ed on the other side. r. ,
IXSCBAXCE ME.V 5IEET
NEWPORT NBWS, Va.. Sept .
With representatives from nearly'
every Insurance company In the
United States and many from Can
ada, the International Claim associa
tion assembled In its second annual
convention at the Chanjberltn hotel.
Old Point, today for three days'.
session,.' - :? ; v, . ...
had known of plans for the tragedy.
In Jail today the Btnrord girl on
learning that Henry Beattle declared
he hoped to eat dinner with his fam
ily on Bunday next exclaimed:
"I'd give a million dollars to see
him- do It'
The argument over the Instructions
to be given the Jury occupied three
hours today. The Instructions are
brief "and wll not be made public
until delivered to the Jury tomorrow.
They are similar, however, to thoee
given In the famous murder . ease
against Mayor McCue or Charlottes
ville, Va., six years ago when the
Virginia Supreme court set a prece
dent in determining not to thrust
aside-what It regarded as evidently
fair verdict merely on legal techni
calities.; The 'conference today took place
In a law library here and pondorouf
volumes were heaped on the tatfto
where, counsel -argued. The final
draft made by Judfe Watson Included
the usual perfunctory request of the
defense that the indictment be quash
ed because of "the reasonable doubt"
a similar Instruction of the ennVmon
weath that the Jury And the accused
guilty , of murder, upon the evidence
gltjen by Paul Beattle as to Henri's
alleged confession.
Argument May End Today '
Judge .Watson declared tonight
that after dellvelng the Instructions
to the Jury tomorrow, he Intended to
ask how long a time was desired by
cfiunsel for the argument and If It
was not an unreasonable period he
would arrant it ' He added, however,
that ha would suggest to counsel the
conclusion of " the argument by to
morrow night' and that If the Jury
did not appear to be very fatigued,
he would ask them ta retire at once
and find a verdict It Is not consid
ered likely- that the tawyera Will 'be
able to finish their speeches summ In t
tip tomorrow, and It Is expected that
l hey will ' be veantinaed ; over until
Krlday', morning'.' It l powvqu1t1
aertaln.jhat the ar win o-tf he
Jirry net. later twnn Bridar nehti. .
, J. M. . Gregory, :the) commonwealth
attorney, win open ' the case for the
prosecution and will be followed by
Attorney Harry M. gfmth, Jr., and HM
Carter for the defense, the conolud-
(Cootlmrd on page Are.)
TO GREET TIFT BEFORE
DEPIRTOREFORTIEWEST
Will Lunch With Governor
Baldwin, See Harness
Races, Make Speech
THEN TO BEVERLY
BEVERLY. Mass., Sept. . The
week-end trip that President Taft
takes before his 13,000 mile cross
country tour will be made tomorrow In
a visit to Hartford, Conn., where he
will lunch with Governor Baldwin, see
some harness racing and deliver a
speech on peace at the fair grounds.
The president expects to be back In
Beverly In time for a late dinner. One
of his companions will be Attorney
General Wlckersham. who will Join
the party at Boston and upon his re
turn will go to Marlon, Maes., to vis
It Secretary Nagel. The two cabin
et
officers will spend psrt of next week
on a light house tender and msy visit
such solitary beacons as the Nantuck
et Shoals lightship, the turning point
for incoming trana-Atlsntlc liners.
The president was up at a. m.
and at work on his speeches ' four
hours.
IX GALA ATTIRE
HARTFORD, Copn., Sept. f. ThU
city will be In gala attire tomorrow
I when President Taft cornea here to
be the guest oC the state and to at
tend the Connecticut state fair, at
Charter Oak park. The attitude of
the Connecticut grange on the ques
tion of reciprocity and the with
holding of a welcome on its psrt to
the president has only served to in
tensify interest In general.
Governor Baldwin and his parry
will gather at the capital at noon. In
Memorial hall at one o'clock will be
served a state luncheon to which the
governor has extended IS invitations.
Among the guests will be former
Ambassador Lloyd C. Ort scorn. Presi
dent Taft will be accompanied by Attorney-General
Wlckersham and his
military aide. Major Butt.
From tr.e luncheon the president,
the governor and the entire party wilt
be taken to Charter 0k rv:,-
from the grand stand en the encloeue
"both the president ax. a goey
speak. The president will leave .'on
sis MsM IsBmIm. si t s!ala,
Wpuldiit the School Kid's Life he
; Things Like These Would
AFTER.SIXTEEhlTH ATTEMPT BURGESS
DUPLICATES CAPTAIN WEBB'S FEAT
Yorkshire J4anby Birth and Naturalized Frenchman Swimi English Channel Twice
he Vfrae Attacked by Sickness and Many Times Stung by Jelly fish But
-. I His Crest Will Power Overcomes Every Obstacle, ' -
' DEAL. England, Sept. After a
lapse of 18 years. Captalp Matthew
Webb's feat of fwlmmlng the Eng
lish channel has. keen duplicated by
William T. Burgess, a Yorkshire man
birth 'and a, naturalised Frenchman,
It was burgess sixteenth attempt, h
havlnj first-essayed the task In 104,
Burgess starred frnm Suuttv Fore
man., Dover, at U.J o'clock Tuesday
morning, - Ha landed a LeChatetet,
a little vtllat two .miles east of Cape
Oris Nes. at .S0 -o'clock this morn
ing, accomplishing tfce; passage ra' ft
hours and'JI mlnu(es.lA ruotor boat
accompanied:' the swimmer, and. It
atmated that , Borgesa, o account of
the slgsag ha was compelled to take
because of th baffling tide,' covered
60 mllesl Soon after the start a dene
fog settled over the Channel and flo
further tidings of hla progress were
received untir the announcement was
made that he successfully aeeom
pllshed the. task and landed on the
French tide.
,'. Sick Twice
. Throughout the trip. Burgess was
favored by a calm sea, but a strong
tide was running and a" severe strain
was put on the swimmer to get past
the Goodwin Sands. Twice he was
attacked by sickness and several times
ARRESTED FOR KILLING
MAN TM YEHS AgQ
Enoxville Officers Arrest
Man for Alleged Crime
Committed near Aflheville
KNOX VU'B. Sept. . Whr.e en
gaged as a carpenter among a large
force remodelling a .local church,
Laweon Dougherty was arrested to
day charged with a murder com
mitted twelve ye.irs ,fo near Ashe
vllle, N. C. Onoe In custody, Dough
erty acknowledger that,he had killed
a man named wnton Ham by near
Ashevllle, but ailrtVd that he had been
acquitted by a coroner's Jury on the
ground of self (lnf-nse. Advised bv
friends to leave th- vicinity to avoid
trouble with Hsmh5 s friends. Dough
erty ' states that he, following ths
tragedy, went to Texas and after four
years residence th'-re, rame to Knox
vllle where he ha since worked at
hla trade. Dougl '-rty bears several
deep scars, whlrh he says were the
result of wounds inflicted by Hamby.
stkw AinTi oK necoRD
WASHINGTON, Sept. I. A new
altitude record for the army was
made today by Lieut. Henry H. Ar
nold of the army aviation school at
College Park, Md.. when he reached
a height of 8.07K feet- The' previous
record for the army filers was 4.SX5
feet, made by the same officer. Ar
nold was in the sir 41. minutes.
8HOWER&
' WASHINGTON, Sept." I.Forecast
for North Carolina: Local shower
Thursday and Friday; light variable
was otfy held to his task by the
strongest win power and the encour
aging words of the men In the boat.
He remained' on French - soil just
long' enough to telegraph word of hi
suaceta to his wife and partake of re
freshments In a bathing box. Then
ha returned by motor boat, to rest
and' sleep.
When he landed at Efcal this eve
nlng.Burgeee. received a tremendous
ovation, and with difficulty made hi
way through the cheerlag throng to a
hotel, Speaking of his treat' achieve-menVthe-
said; , " ' ' , '',
. "In the time the swim' occupied,'!
should have been able, to croie the
channel twice, but for the adverse
current. " Against these I had a ter
rific fight and cam within an ace
of falling. I was held up for soma
flme, but when I rounded th corner
of the Goodwin Sands, .! found flack
water an! then knew that It wa as
sured of success. .
"It was. just In the slack of the
tide that I got In, If I had not man
aged it then, I might have missed It
and drifted to Calais, . It took three
full tides and two part tides to bring
me over. .
8tnn by Jelly Fish
"I was severely stung several times,
VIRGINIA'S SENATORIAL
FIGHT WILLEND TODAY
Interest Runs High, Regu
lars and Insurgents Both
Claiming Victory
RICHMOND, Vs., Sept. 6. Vir
ginia's second primary to nominate
candidates for th United States sen
ate will be fought tomorrow and will
conclude a particularly bitter, fight
In the ranks of the democratic party
between the regulars headed by
Thomas H. Martin and Ctaude A.
Swanson and the Insurgents ted by
Repreeentatlve Wm. A. Jones and
Carter Glass.
Martin and Jones are rival candi
dates for the six year term In the
United States senate end Swanson and
Glass ss the opponents for the short
unexpired term of the late Senator
Daniel, prepared tonight for a vig
orous struggle. Ilofh fVlos are claim
ing the victory but the outcome can
not be forecasted. Supported of the
Martln-ftwanaon faction are more ex
tensive In their estimates of their
expected majorltly. claiming that
their margin win lib at least 25,000,
while the Insurgents thing they can
muster a 16,000 plurality without
much trouble. Interest runs high..
TURNS DOWN $10,000
FEE TO MARRY ASTOE
NEWPORT, R. t, Sept. . A fee
of 18,000 to marry John Jacob As
ter to Miss Madelne Talmadge Fores'
has been refused by the Rev. Edward
C. Johnson, I. D., pastor of the First
Bsptlst church, of this city. Dr.
Johnson was called to the office of a
local attorney on August 21, accord
ing to his statement today .and there
the offer was made. The attorney
told Dr. Johnson that the ceremony
was planned for some time between
Monday and Thursday of this week.
Under the recently enacted law It In
necessary for a non-resident to file
notice of intention to wed five day
before the marriage Hceae-eao be Is
sued. Mlas Force la not a resident
of Rhode island and so far aa known
kC utenttoA ba noX xet beeo Wed
a Dream if a Few
Happen ?
!
by Jelly fish and while la mid-channel,
after a sick spell, I felt heart
broken. , For a while I was almost
delirious, but my pilot began to sing,
and this gave me fresh courage to
prvra," .,.
H wa geven o'clock In th morn
ing when the, swimmer sighted Oris
Nes semaphore. He wa then twu
mile to tha'west-southwest In the
two miles It was a battle with the our
rents, but when Burkfes got within
the ahelter of th cape, he swam
easily -ashore He stumbled for tw
or three step,. in walked. wlthoul
assistance. . if " looked vfemarkatry
fresh, considering hi long Immersion
' , m CH : KNTHVSIASH ::it-- --.
PARIS, Sept.; ,- The new that
Burgess had repeated the famou ex
ploit of Capuln Webb in 1171, In
wlmmlng - the - Bngltsh , Chann!.
caused,:, much , enthusiasm In Fart.
Burgess is an old resident of Pari
and ha taken part in all ths most
notaMe awtmming event in Franca in
the last decade,
.- K'NG'S CONGRATULATIONS
LONDOK, Sept. The king to
night sent a telegram of hearty eon'
gratulatiorta to Buries. t
JOHNSON DECLARES HE IS
INNOCENT OF IM
"Girl in, Case" of Missouri
Minister Teaching Munic
in N. C. Seminary
CLARgNCB, Mo., Sept. . Mem
bers of the Center Street Methodist
church, after talking over the case
of their former minister, who has
confessed to writing a letter to a for
mer organist of th church, today de
cided that they had no power to take
any action for or against the minis
ter. The meeting was Informal and
was held at the church.
Oscar Colllson, who wrote the let
ter to th Rev. H. H. Johnson, which
caused him to resign from the min
istry, was not present, although he I
a member of the board.
Colllson refuses to show anybody
the letter from Johnson to the girl,
found by her sister, which caused him
to write to the minister.
To the Rev. Mr. Lenhoff, Johnson
said:
"I have no excuse to make for
what I have done. I am not guilty
of any Immorality, there Is nothing
criminal In my conduct; I have no
excuse to offer for the correspond
ence." He also expressed deep concern for
his family and asked Lenhoff to come
to Clarence and look after them.
Johnson la now somewhere In Iowa.
Ills wife wilt Join him a soon aa she
can arrange to leave here.
The girl In the case left here a
week ago to teach music In a North
Carolina senlnary. Mrs. Johnson re
fuses to, be, seen. Rev. Johnson's In
judicious letter waa written to a
young woman who had shown marked
admiration for him and had been a
frequent caller at hi home. She
had been enraptured with hla . ser
mons. He I known to have written
the young woman a warning that her
conduct toward him might be mis
construed. . ,
FORCED TO TVRX BACK '
EATTLB. -Wash., Sept. , .--Mlss
Dora Keene of Philadelphia, who un
dertook to clrrtb Mount Blackburn,
Washington, 16,140 feat, and who a
obliged to turn back when only two
day from th suenmlt because of ex
haustion of her sup pi lea, food and
sjchl VrtvtA la 8eUU today, A
II MILLIONAIRES
or
Nathan Allen. Who Quarreled
With Airs. Helen D. Jenkins
One of Indicted :
JOHN R. COLLINS, OF
MEMPHIS. "ACCESSORY"!
Testimony of Mrs Jenkins
Formed Foundation For
Finding True Bills
NEW YORK. Sept I. Separate In.
dtctment accusing Nathan A. Ion, et
Kenosha, Wis,, and John It Collins,
of Memphis, Tsnn,. rpuC4 million
aires,1 of smuggling gem valued at
mnny thousand of dollar Into tha
port of New York, "ware .brought to
th light of day this ' firnoon In '
th ' office' of , United ' State DlstrMt
Attorney tVles. The Indictments had
lain on hi desk; bearing the seal of
th federal grand Jury lnca August
II, -when they - were handed ' down.
The testimony of " Mrs, Hallen -Dwell
Jenkins, th woman with
whom Allen I said to have u,uar.'!d
and broken his 'friendship not intt
ago, I said to have formed the foun
dation upon which the true blM werj
found, Allen, k leather manufactu
rer, la enarged with having onrealc 1
about hla clothing a pearl valued nt
110,000 in th indictment, when he
landed In New York from the Lust
tanta on June St. I0. The Indict,
tnent charge. him with having fa It) J
to declare th gem and with brlngln
It Into th county, duty unpaid.
. ' 1 Other Count
A second count of th Indictment
charges that Allen also mutrxlnl on
the same date a, gem studded goMl
bracelet fashioned ' In the daign of
a snake, A third count ehare 111...
gnl Importation of th pearl and the
brannjet and th other "diver rr'l-'
Me of jewelry and wearing epp'trc!"
on th sume date,
This count also charge that Alinn
was party to 4 ct'MPlfacy w:rt
other persons to defraud ths l v.
rnment of duties by landrsMm'y
Jntreduclng Into th eountry the J.'.
el and wearing apparel d.':riij.i l
th two prior euunta. ';..-:
Collins, a coal operator of Tennes
fee, waa a feltow passenger f Al
ien, the Indictment In th Tennes
seen' case recites, , and It charge
him with having amuggled necklaei
consisting of five strand of pesrls
with a diamond and ruby clasp, a
pearl and-diamond bracelet and oth
er articles of Jewelry and wearing ap
parel. The charge of conspiracy; I
wlso laid at hi door, but the vatu
of th article alleged to have bee-t
Illegally imported la not tlma'rii In
the record. At th office of the dlr
rtct attorney It wa laid that
ra'bout of' th indloled , met .
not known. ,
Confidence . wss expressed, f.ow-
ver, try United State District Attor
ney Whitney',. that both Indicted men
would appear and plead In due time,
No bench warrant hay been Issued,
' COfr.tXK WOCLDT TALK
MEMPHIS, ".Tenn., Sept , John
II. Collin is president of the South
ern Coat company with office In this
city. : When shown the dispatch from
New Tork stating that he had been
Indicted by th federal grand Jury on
a chfc'ge of smuggling ha declined
to discus ths matter. . -e . "
ELEVEN PEOPLE INJURED
III AUTO JICCIOENTS ill
T
Two Seriously Hurt- Out
Car Turned Turtle, An .
other Ban Into Train
ONE AUTO WRECKED
Wilmington. N. C. Sept. '. Two
person were seriously t . injured and
nine slightly hurt as the result of
two automobile accidents In thl ee
tlon tonight ,' Mrs. Saratt Eurrls, 71
years old, and three friends, , oecu.
pled an automobile that turned tur
tle four miles from Wilmington. Mrs,
Burns was caught under th ma
ohtnee. suffered a broken teg and per.
haps internal Injuries. Mlsae : Ro
berta and Ella Brady,, daughters of a
Wilmington contractor, and Mrs. John '
Hewett were in the car and they with
the chau ffuer received trivial injuries,
Mies Jane Stewart, 'daughter of a ,
prominent New Bern cltlsen, was se- '
rlously Injured and two of her sister'
and three other women friend sus
tained minor injuries when their au- '
tomo'blle dashed Into, a railroad lo
comotive at New Bern. Th machine
was "badly wrecked.
AGArVST CENTRAL BUREAU
OALVESTOX, Tex., Sept. . That
the sentiment of the Galveston cot
ton exchange la against the central
bureau for Validating cotton bills of
lading was shown today by the unani
mous adoption of a report of a spe
cial committee which had liw-.tisawl
th plan and otjrrf i tV' .
CHARGES
SMUGGLING JEWELS