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nrnnrin ottttsx-itin a -r- PiTnnT n7"oiT THE W3EATHEB SHOWERS . JL JOLO I U INI JD.MlX - VUJL 1 JLJCJlM yOL. XXVHL, NO 49 ASHEVILLE, N. G, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1911 PEICE FIVE CENTS AO T09AT TO PENTESnUHf "I'm a Young Marvand I'm for Union Labor." Was John J'5.-Parting Comment BOTH MEN LOOKED ? PAfcE AND CHEERLESS Ten Thousand Men Could Not Have Effected Rescue of The Barnacled Men )imii B. McNamara, confessed mur ilerer and John J. MeNamwa, con fessed dynamiter and secretary and treasurer of tho International Asso ciation of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, today started for San Quen tln penitentiary, 601 mi lea . north James B. McNamara, who blew up (the Los Angelas Time building on October 1, 1910, causing a loss of twenty-one Uvea, goes to begin a sen- i tence of Ufa Imprisonment, while Ws brother faces a term of fifteen .years ifor complicity in the dyna miting of the IJewelyan ironworks 'bare last Christmas. , "I'm a young mu and I'm for union labor," was John JV McNa mara'a parting comment, according I to Clarence S. Darrow. hla chief counsel. , The route to be taken by Sheriff Hevmmel and Ilia prisoner waa kept ecxet and even the time of depar ture was unknown to the public. , Pale and Cheerless By previous arrangements with Sheriff Hemmel today, a ooterto of newspaper men and photographers, .concealed behind tthe jail, aaw the brothers. James B.'a right hand was manacled to John J.'s left wrist. Botti men looked pale and cheerless and walked from the JaH door with bow ed head. Sheriff Hemmel was accom panied by three d&putles. As soon as the prisoners were seated In flha ma chine canvas , curtains - ware .drawn, and the automobile dashed away te Bonn. . ;, .- ,. , - groomed and had prepared in no way (for their departure, except to order hlr; belongings sent to eastern rela tlrea." One ef them had Ills and the other $162. rails money, was tamed aver to the sheriff today. Geo. OaiJaertotHV chief jailer, heaved a sigh of relief when his changes left "They have (behaved well," he de clared, "but we always lhad to be (Contlnned on P? Seven) ROCKEFELLER DECLINES HUGS JO IPPFM BEFORE JHECOMMITTEE Declares Merritts1' State ments False, His Pres ence Unnecessary GATES WON'T EITHER NEW YORK, Deo. S. John D. Rockefeller and the Ricv. Frederick T. Gates, formally declined today Che invitation of Chairman Stanley of the (tea, to appear before tine committee J Jf they cared-to make a statement concerning the testimony recently givrn by Leonldas and Alfrwd Mer ; Titt Mr. Rockefeller's letter heads: TUear sir: : : : "The narration of Leonldas and Al : fred Merrttt before your committee 1 was In subRtance th repetition of statements made by them In a con ' troversy cloaed 16 years ago. The ' statements are false. They were so declared by me at the time In sworn ' testimony and upon cross-examination. Beifore the receipt of your ln- 'vttatlon I had repeated, my denial In a statement generally published In the press. Their own signed retrac tion Is before you. "I therefore deem It unnecessary to avail myself of she opportunity now offered me to appear before your "committee. '"Yours truly, "John D. Rockefeller. Mr. Gates' letter says: "I have received your letter saying that If I care to do so, I may appear befone your committee. "Sixteen years ago the Merritts swore to these char pea just as posi tively as they did before your com mittee, tlhen they signed a retraction of the Whole thing. They now ac knowledge that Attraction. By those 'who believe in me no denial before your committee la needed. By thoae who believe In tha Merritts no tetti money from me Is needed to sub stantiate the Merrltt's own acknow ledged retraction. "To be sure the Merritts now swear that the retraction was not true, but If the Merritts themselves now swear that ttu si?ted au .untruth no test! men fronime is noxded as to their' varaclty.'' BY DEVIOUSROUTE SHADOW OF DEATH NOW HANGS OVER 15 7 COAL MINERS Had Just Entered Coal Mine of Knoxville Iron Co. For Day's work When Terrific Explosion Occur red Which Wrecked Workings. BKICEVILLE, Tenn., Dec. . One hundred and fifty-six men, living or dead. Is the probable number of man entombed here tonight as they have been all day, in the great Cross Moun tain coal mine of the Knoxville Iron company, according to the count made this afternoon by an official of the United Mine Workers at Araeri oa. They had entered; to begin the day's work when a terrific explosion wrecked the workings. Three only have come out alive, They bad entered a lateral oft the main shaft and succeeded In getting Into the open before the flames and smoke caught them. The body of Lee Polston, operator of the mine's fan plant, was found burled and mangled under the cave-in In the main shaft, little Headway Rescue workers are making scarce ly any headway. The government's rescue car and force is on hand as are many rescuers and engineers from aH ever the district. ( The ahajfta ex tend more than two miles into the bowels of the mountain. According to President T. I Stevenson, of the Iron, company, the men, it they had reached their posts were in - lateral shafts when the explosion which lb-locked the main shafts, oocimred. This, encourages those on the surface to Slope that many may be living. Late this afternoon there was little prospect of any early rescue, workers have encountered dense and compact deposits of slate, earth, rock and coal 'In the main shaft of the mine and also In an abandoned entry which has been used for an air shaft. About the mouth of a vertical ventilator, lead ing to the top of Oh mountain fires have been feuUt to create a circulation of air from wtthln the mine, it possi ble. Resouers are engaged tonight in dle-r1n debrta from the Shasta and this must be removed, about one mile to the mouth of the mine. It is not yet possible to determine whether this 'blookmde -of tin entry is shallow, or whether it extend hunneds of feet or a mile or, more, wood posts and trusses 40 .the shaft have been (blown outward and tois mjnersta.tei Is ln- Cieeave oi a. serious explosion , Be yond. Bratttass are now being oon- esruoted by means of which air is be ing (forced into the channel as fast as Is possible to -remove the debris. '.- Three Theories There are three theories as to the cause of the explosion. One is that te some manner powder or due ex ploded; the second Is that an electric wire came In oontact with explosives, and the third Is that the explosion was caused by poor tamping of a drill. The mine was thoroughly Inspected Friday of last week by J. F. Hat maker, who has been Inspecton of tine mine for eight years. , He remained In the mine nearly aOl of Friday night. He' said there was no traces of gases when he emerged. The mtne was also recently inspected by an InepeotOT un dr George fit. Sylvester, state mine In spector and a representative of a cas ualty company whloh carries Insur ance en the employes of the company, "mSIILTIHE STATUTES" MUST BE BLOTTED OUT OH GETKOfRANGHISES South Carolina's Insurance Commissioner Hits at State of Connecticut 'STATES ON NOTICE" COLUMBIA. S. C. Dec. 9 Flti hugh McMaster, state Insurance com missioner, gave to the press today advance copies of a section from his forthcoming annual report te the general assembly, in which he rec ommends that South Carolina "put all states on notice" which may have such "Insulting statutes" as a car tain law of Connecticut that "these statutes must be blotted out, or that at a given time South Carolina shall refuse to grant any franchise to a corporation crom that . state to do business In South Carolina." "Retaliatory legislation." says the commissioner, "savors of the meth ods of the highwayman and la not rcommended. But with dignity one state may decline dealings with an other which wantonly and unjusti fiably impugns the Integrity of her promises to pay, by a statutory en actment, because forsooth, at one time scalawaga from other sections of the country united with renegades and negroes in South Carolina, and, sustained in power by military. Is sued fraudulent bonds and unloaded them on willing takers la the sec tions from which the scalawags came." , Reference is had to a statute of Connecticut forbidding savings banks tn uiKMt in state, count" or munlcl- pal bonds of several eatt south of the Mason and Dixon tine, also Is said to have reported that It was In excellent condition. President Stevenson made the fol lowing statement lata this afternoon: "I deeply regret the accident In the mine and I am bending every ef fort to rescue the men who are en tombed. I am In hope that the men will Ibe reached.- According to the topography of the mine, the gases to generally into (the en-Uny in which the explosion took place Moat of the men in the place must have gone In to the recess notion where they are employed in mining, and this, - there fore, causes tne to believe tlhat they escaped fatality, at least, some of them. I have great sympathy for the men and their famlllea." OWES LIKE TO WIFE'S DUH1M BRICEVILLB, Tenn., Dec. . Hugh Larue, a miner employed In the Cross Mountlln mine, In which there was an explosion today, bellevea he owes his life to a dmeam his wife had last nlgfht. When he tiawoke this morning and prepared to go to hie dally taik tn the mine, Mrs. Larue told him she would not prepare dinner for him to carry to the mines as she did not want hfcm to work today. She then recited a dream she had, giving this as her reason for asking tlhat her husband stay out of the mine, s Mrs. Larue said that last nlrht she dreamed she saw scores of miners with their heads blown off being car ried out of the mine entrance, that she and her little children stood at the mine's .mouth and watched the horrible snene. Despite the fact that he had not missed a day from hie wonk for many months, Laruo was prevailed upon today to remain out of the mine. It was only a abort time after Mrs. Larue told of her dream until the explosion was an nounced. With tears of Joy stream ing down her face, she embraced her husband and thanked God that she had had the dream last night. INSPECTED EVERY 0 BAYS NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. $ --Tbe Cross Mowttn-winftjL, where the miners are-entombed, employs a day snwt or ih men, according to the records kept at the mining bureau here. The mtne has twice been Inspected since Inspector Sylvester assumed of nee. me first lnepeotion was by In spector Richards on August 1 and the second on October 80. At tfhe time of the last inspection the mine was reported as properly sprinkled and that the entries, haulwaya and work ings were kept free from dust. No dangerous conditions were noted. The mine Is class B., and under the regu lations of the mining (bureau Is In spected every sixty daya However, It was learned that the mine had not been inspected this year prior to the txme that Inspector Sylvester assumed office wtilch was on June 1. Deputy Inspector Richards, who has the East Tennessee mines under his oeraonal (OonUisaed on Page Eight) DIFFERENCES OE OPINION OF STEEL INVESTIGATORS HAVE ULl BEEN SETTLEO Hearings, However, Will be Continued so as to Recom mend Legislation RESUME TOMORROW WASHINGTON, Dec. . All dif ferences of opinion bet wen members of the house committee of inquiry In to the United States Steel corpora tion were settled today at a special meeting of the committee and It was unanimously decided to continue the Investigation in spite of the govern ment's suit against the steel corpora tion not, however, for the purpose of determining any questions Involved In the suit but to enable the committee to recommend legislation. Hearings will be resumed Monday. The meeting e: the committee was harmonious. Representative Littleton, who raised the question of the pro priety of proceedings to investigate matters covered In the government suit agreeing with his democratic col leagues upon the solution rf ths problem. Chairman Stanley and Rep- reeentstlves Beale, McQUllcuddv. Bartlett and Littleton were joined in the decision by republican members Gardner, Young, Sterling and Dan forth. The committee will continue In quiry Into the ore holdings and trans portation facilities of the steal com pany and Its effect upon Independent ore holders and shippers. John D, Rockefeller and Rev. F. D. Oates were Invtted by the chairman to ap pear to deny charges made against them by Alfred and Lonldas Merrttt, of Duluth, had pot replied to Mr. Stanley and are not expected to wmt Fbefonw tne cesamlttee. I Is a-ot pro-e- 4-eblo that they will be subpoenaed. '5 TESTIMONY PROVE VALUABLE Secretary of John J. M'Na mara Subpoenaed to Tell What She Knows HAD BEEN SHADOWED FOR SEVERAL DAYS Will Learn What Connection Union and Officials Had With Dynamiting CHICAGO, Dec Miss Nora Ha ley, private secretary of John J, Mc Namara for two years, Is In Chicago tonight under surveillance of gpv ernment officers of the department of justice and will go to Indianapolis next week to testify before the fed eral grand Jury. Her whereabouts was made known to secret service agents by her fa ther, a policeman of " Indianapolis. Officers of the department of jus tice refused to discuss the girl or the fact, that they had been shad owing her for several months, but It was learned she; had been found here several days ago, and that she would remain here' until a day 'or so before she appears before tne federal lnqulstotrs. Information from Indianapolis - today Was to the ef feet that all former office employes of the bridge and structural Iron workers union would be summoned but Miss Haley's testimony' Is re garded ft 1s said, as the most import ant because of her Intimate knowl edge of all that took place In the secretary's office. Tier Information It Is said here, will be even of mors Importance . than that of Ortle Mc Manlgal and will be. of aid to the fdera authorities In Indiana In learning just how closely the dyna miting charged to the MoNamara brothers wss connected with the union and Its high officials. If at all. Serving of Papers The aubpeona ; directing Miss Ha. ley to appear before fh federal grand Jury.' at lndlsnapol!swaa Served on her st a hotel on Thursday; RJie did" not express surprise when found, say ing she had heard front her father, and, that he had told, her-to come back home when the officials called for her, The subpeonaes were drawn St the direction of V. S. District Attorney Chas. W. Miller, of Indianapolis. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Dee. t All stenographers that have been em ployed at the headquarters of the International Aiwoclatlon of bridge and Structural Iron Workers In this city since 106 are to be summon ed as witnesses before the federal grand Jury In Its Inquiry into the alleged nation-wide dynamiting con spiracy, It was said today. The pur pose of the investigators Is under stood to be to Identify by the tes timony of the stenographer's copies ef letters seined In the raid on the officers of the association and al leged to Implicate groups of men in many cities In dynamiting depre dations against strurtural Iron build ings being erected bv employers of non-union Iron workers. , "We will not divulge the identity of any witnesses tn be summoned before the grand Juru," said United States District Attorney Chas. ' W. Miller tonight. Mr. Miller denied a rumor current that H. B. Horkln, secretary of the Iron Worker Ano clatlon had made u proposition to the government to supply, certain Information for the grand jury In quiry In return for Immunity. FEATHERWEIGHT BOLT CLEVELAND. Ohio. Dec. . A fight between A hi Attell and Johnny Kllbane of OMs city to decide the featherweight championship ' will be srasjM at Vernon. California, next February 22, If plans of Tom Mc Carey, manager of th Paotfic Ath letic club at Vernon (to through. Mc- Carey today wired Kllbane an offer to meet Attell on ttiat date, Kflbane accepted. WILL STAND BY RYAN DETROIT. Mich . Dec. . It was stated today lhat Kranfc M. Ryan president of the International Asso ciation of Prldge and Structural Iron Workers would visit this city next Wednesday. Th local union adopted a resolution declaring for Ryan. "We believe In him and will stand by him In 'any action he may take for the ben.-flt at our ogranlxatlon we hereby aconrd our hearty en dorsement to 1Is administration." I Wl w ljUAaVy ' WASHINGTON, Dec. . Forecast: North Carolina; Increasing cloudlneaa 9u-iy,' probsbly followed by rain Sunday, afternoon or night Monday, rein and. cooler, ' moderata to brisk southeast to oast winda STENOGRAPHER MAY GOVERNMENT BUYS 18,500 ACRES NEAR MOUNT MITCHELL First Purchase of Land Under Weeks Law A uthorizing Creation Of Appalachian Forest Reserve. Fine Land For Forest Work. WASHINGTON, Deo. The flrst purchase of land under the Weeks Law authorizing the creation or tnt Appalachian forest reserve was au thorised i.t a meeting of the nation al fore.it reservation committee In the office of Secretary of War Stlm son, chairman of the commission to day. Ten tracts of mountain land, aggregating 11,600 acres In McDowell county. North Carolina were decid ed upon by the committee for pur chase. The tracts rsnge from 100 to 10,160 acres in slse aAd ara locat ed near Mt Mitchell In the western part of ths state and are declared to be excellent for practical forest work. The prices .ranges from throe to six dollars an acre, the total cost amounting to about 1 00,900, All the tracts are on the watershed of Catawba river, an Important tribu tary of the Wateree river hlch with the Congree forma the Santse, ,,- a stream of much Industrial Import ance which with Its tributaries Is navigable for ISO miles In South Car olina. In taking favorable action upsa these tracts the commission was unanimous In the conclusion that It had selected one of the moat favor able localities of the southern Appa lachian region for the application of the Weeks law, the purpose of which Is the protection snd control of ths watersheds of navigable streams. Further Mnetisg Further meetings will be held ' In the near future to take action upon other tracts already under consid eration. Some of th' tracts decided upjn today are well timbered and some partially ' cut over and 'some entirely cut over. WHh the exception of one tract all are purchased with out timber or mineral reservations. On one tract of 1. 500 acres the stand ing timber Is reserved by the owners and will be out under regulations already agreed upon with the depart ment of agriculture. These regula tions are so framed as to leave upon the ground a considerable stand of young timber and Insure Its protec tion from. fire. t : , ' '; -' SAM' of th tftetg rV 1onlluAU or nearly no and will ftm an area large enough for administration par poses and for ths demonstration pur pose of practical forestry in this por tion of the Southern Appalachians. The forest survey hd made a ears SUGAR INVESTIGATION OFF Till HFItR XMAS Charges Sugar Co. With Controlling Thirty - Five Colorado Newspapers WASHINGTON, Dec. I It devel oped at today'a hearing of the house committee investigsting'ths sugar In dustry that Olaus A. Sprockets of .the Federal Sugar Company, was. the only subscriber to the Whole sale Grocers' Association whoss com mittee secretary, F. C. Lowry testi fied before the committee. Mr. Low ry admitted authorship of letters to farmers and other publlcsttons ar guing for the removal of the tariff on sugar. At the conclusion of today's ses sion the committee adjourned' until after the holidays. Summonses have been lsnued for many farmers and other witnesses which will prolong the Investigation beyond that time anticipated by Chairman Hardwlck. Today, on the request of Represen tative Fordney of Michigan, a call was made on the American, Spreck- els, Arbuckle and Beet Sugar Inter. eats for sworn statements ef the colt of production of Imported and do mestic sugars the prices charged for thorn to the consumer and the net profit earned by the companies. Al bert Dakln of Longmont Colorado, charged that the sugar company con trolled the editorial and newa col umns of thirty-five Colorado news papers IMPORTANT KVIDENCK HUNT8VILLE, Ala., Dec. . Some important evidence tor the prosecu tion was given in the case of the gov ernment against John W Knight, who Is being tried her on charges of us ing the malls to defraud involving some 14,000,000. Henry Suavet. of New York, identi fied a large number of drafts, bills of lading and other papers In connection with the Immense business transacted wit'b the firm of KnigM, Yancey A company y his employer, F. Vanger. pen, of New Vork. It was brought out that Vangerpen eV company did a business with the failed firm amount ing at times to a million dollars dur ing the course of one season. ., i I.. OAPTAIX ELBCTKD CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Dec. t Thomas Hard Todd, of New York tonight was ere led captain of the University football team. BATTLESHIP SAILS NORFOLK. Va., Dc. . The bat tleshlp Utah sailed . from Hampton Ruad early today v for Pensaoola. Fla. ful examination and had reported on the character and value of the land and timber. The geological survey's report said . that federal control of the lands will prevent excessive soli wastage and erosion wMch Is likely to ensue If such control is not es tablished. The prevention of exces sive erosion, it added, will tend to promote and preserve the navigability of the Catawba river within the wa tershed of which the district lies. Otlirr Tracts Kxanilned Other tracts of timber land which have been examined soon will be brought before the commission for consideration. The com mission today re-affirmed the announcement made early in the summer that It will not pay any speculative prices for land and will not purchase any land which will not conduce directly to the purposes of the act. The commission consists of the secretary of war, the secretary of the Interior, the secretary of agri culture, Senators Galllnrer of New Hampshire, Smith of Maryland, and Representatives Lee of Georgia and Hawley of Oregon. i Work of Local Office Dan W. Adams, supervisor of ths local .office of the . forestry service, before leaving for Washington, where he recommended to the national for est reservation commission today the purchase of several thousand acres of land In Western North Carolina, atatM that at the meeting to be held In January he would recommend the purchase of about 1600,000 worth of mountain lands In this section. During the laat few days W. A. Rexford, of Asheville, listed with Mr, Adams for examination about 50,000 ores of land , tn the" Toxaway tton-of Transylvania county, The Jackson Lumber Company has list ed 14,090 acres la Jackson county for examination and 0,. W.J Hln ahaw, of Winston-Salem has offered about 14.000 'acres In tho Tad kin area. . These huida will be examined as soon as they ran be reached-' Ar rangefnsnts .- rnvve bwen 1 trnUe,V It 1g wo, iot oon iwenty-nvs addition al men to onurth -fleia-swrrtce in this section tn connection with the forestry service during trie early part t tne sprini. AshsWlle wll be hed- luartr., T OF BASEBALL PROPOSED Buffalo Representative in Congress Would Have Uncle Sam on This Job NEW YORK, Dec. I Government regulation of baseball Is proposed. Danle A. Drlscoll, of Buffalo, repre sentative in congress from ths 4th, New York district is quoted tonight ss saying that he purposes Intro during a bill In congress soyi to "create a bureau to fake ovsr the supervision of baseball, lee that tho sport is run properly and keep sta tistics." "Spain keeps a record of Its to readors." an lntsrv4ewer quotes ths congressman, "why should not the United States keep a record of the feats ef lis irreat baseball heroes, it 'Rube' Marquards and Christy Math ewsons. In after years unless some old 'fan' becomes reminiscent th next generation won't know anything about them. Then tn a cess of ticket scsndals. a federal commission would be ell powerful." HOLY GHOST I.EADfJR "GinLTY" PORTLAND. Ms., Dec. "It Is all right, the work at Shiloh will con tinue as long as I am able to direct It." This was ths only comment made by the Rev. Frank W. . Bandford when found guilty in the United States District court on charges for csustng ths deaths of six of th crew of the schooner yacht Coronet. Sentence will be pronounced on the leader of the Holy CJhost and U. 8. movement December It and he furnlshsd 110.000 bond for his appearance then. The punishment may be a fins of not less than 110 000 or Imprisonment for not more than ten years or both. Sanford ad dressed the Jury for an hour -and a half, speaking in his own behalf with Impassioned eloquence. TWO irtXiKOIiX KILLED PAVO, Oa., Dec. Two negroes were killed when blacks and whltss clashed here tonight In a serious riot. The trouble started after Will Wil liams, a negro shot and killed by Marshal Frank Byrd after be had attacked the marshal for arresting a brother. The town wsrf crowded and negroes and whites lined up, both sides being heavily armed! Frank Mobley, negro, opened Are Into a crowd of whites and he ws shot and killed, The negroes .then fled to cover but are organising and another outbreak 1 feared. NOT VOTING GONITIS PENSION Subject Belligerent Texan Swings Do bate Out of Routine Chan nel by Charges SCORES BOTH PARTIES ; FOR THE STAND TAKEN Both Parties Have Cone Toot Far. he Said. Rewarding , , Republic Preservers" WASHINGTON, Deo, l.--Chargctr. 1x1 ng hi associates In eoltgraaa aa Apo litical cowards" on the subject of ( pension lefiilatlon and declaring that! the Sherwood pension bill l a t0,- 000,000 campaign contribution. Rep resentative Martin Pita. Texas democrat, swung tho pension dobato la the house of representatives out of Hs routine channels for a halt hour; this sftemoon. Mr, Diss declared thati members were hot voting their con vie-! tlons on the pension subject but were supporting an Increase of pensions for fear of toeing their seats "Flannel mouthed oratory," on, the tariff ques tion, said Mr. Dies, win not save: democrats from, the charge of having j Increased tho federal Appropriation, by passing the Sherwood pension Wll. j "The democratic party abounds In ; Just as much cowardice on this que-f tlon as does th - republican party. said Mr. Dies. "Soma of my friend say that If we do not glva th sol dlera hlB money w will not be re turned to congress. There has bean a rivalry between the democratic and republican parties over since trie war a to who should giv th most to th soldier, - It has not been a question of giving them what they 'wanted, but ot seatiki fcow much they would take . . "What writ Ht lJ when w v civil list f he demanded. , "There ara 1,000,000 employes of th government now demanding to be pensioned. The president ha capitulated. I tak It that our leaders on th demoeraMo Id will capitulate as readily tie." !.... brMrt, Fair!'. JrVnnton .' -Mr: Dies sau ttiat although h wag, the son of a Confodorat soldier, he wanted "liber I and ; fair" pensions foil a tl Northern soldisrs who "hUl th state together and preserved tho republic;" Both parties had gon too far, tie said. . , ' r"Frntlir.'-w are going to iav 5 good deal of flannel mouthed oratory on th tariff question." amid Mr. Dies. "Some of our , vociferous leodsrs ar( going to talk aibout ifnee- Wool, andi lower taxis and tower tariff, Do thsy, not know that In voting for this bill, to Increase pensions from !, 000, 000 "I (Contlrne4l en Par eVve'i) OVER PERSIA EXPECTEB hv par i n Details as to Advance of Eussian Troops in Past Few Days Unknown BITISH I1JTEBE3T0 LONDON, Dm I. Details to th Russian troops in Persia have been kept for, several day completely in the dark. ' How large a fore Bias bean del pat oh ed by th R nasi en gov ernment and particular m to It movements are unknown in London, but the pubHe generally feels that th end will be the establishment of a Russian protectorate over th best part of Persia, Including th two northern capitals, Tabri and Te heran. ..''. 'V.;' .i1 f.f.'f Newspapers and politician gener ally regard it ss unlikely that Rus-s sla, orroe entrenched in Teheran, will1 ever withdraw. Th Teheran corre spondent of th Time predicts that' Russia' first act will be to substitute a new form of government for that of the national council. ' Possible damage to British com- merclei Interests is absorbing much attention but the blow to British pre. -tig among Oriental aue . most anxletyf The Outlook says: "We are (face to face with one of the graven crises in th history of British policy in Asia." ' W, Morgan Shuster, th American ' treasurer .general In Persia : Whose dismissal wss demsnded by Russia. I' held responsible ifor .. bringing th ' Persian trouble to a Crisis. He has been one of the most discussed men in England during th last week. All off tela Is well as th news paper credit him with efficiency and good intentions, but , accuse htm of lacking diplomatic tact. 1 ' The British cabinet Is trying to In- ' dues Russia to abate her demands but the crux of the matter Is the tension with Germany, which orarshadows all I other considerations. England needs' Russia's support. In. ease of a war . with Germany and therefor cannot afford to tak a stnd against her.