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president Roosevelt
to Senate This Morn
was h-:--
Delivered by See-
ing'
Exceptionally
retary
It w- O
Lar2:5 Attendance of Senators.
Treats on all the
The Message
Vita! Questions of Interest to
Every Class of American
p!e Message Given in
tail.
Peo-
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Or !
CONGRESS
these great corporations by State ac
tion. Such regulation, and supervision
Press. can only be effectively exercised by a
. Dec .5. President sovereign whose jurisdiction is coex
. , - t ntifiPfi nf. 11 o'clock bv I tensive with the field of work of the
Eoosi-vt-.t
' nnmmittPP that J
the join; iwu.t ;
Con?tv had assembled and was ready ,
desire to Oliver to it. me rresmem
reaue?tt a the committee to present his
coml,Iinior.ts to the two branches and
to say
v ho would commumtaie wilu
them at ico
nf the Presi.'t
mi writing. The message
'.it follows:
To the Senate and House of Represen-
The 'le'ople oi this country continue
e0 eniov srreat prosperity. Undoubt
edly 'hert will be ebb and flow in such
nroV'eriv an.I this ebb and flow will
bevi' mure or less by all members
of 'he V-ninmunitv. both by the deserv
inean.nIio undeserving. Aganst the
wrath of the Lord the wisdom of man
can not avail: in times of flood or
drought human ingenuity can but par
tially repair the disaster. A general
failure ot crops would hurt all of us.
Asain. if the folly of man mars the
general well-being, then those who are
innocent oi the folly will have to pay
part of the penalty incurred by those
who are guilty of the folly. A panic
brought on by speculative folly of
the Wines? community would hurt
the whole busines community. But
such stoppage of welfare, though it
might he severe, would not be lasting.
In the long run the one vital factor in
the permanent prosperity -of the coun
try is the high individual character
of the average American worker, the
everage American citizen, no matter
whether his work be mental or manu
al, whether he be farmer or wage-worker,
business man or professional man.
In. one industrial and soeial system
the interests of all men are so closely
intertwined that in the immense ma
jority oi cases a straight-dealing man
who by his efficiency, by his ingenuity
and industry, benefits himself must
also benefit others. Normally the man
of great productive capacity who be
comes rich by guiding the labor of
many other men does so by enabling
them to produce more than they could
produce without his guidance; and
both he and they share in the benefit,
which come also to the public at large.
The superficial fa?t that the sharing
may he unequal must never blind us
to the underlying fact that there is
this sharing, and that the benefit
comes in some degree to each man
concerned. Normally the wage-worker,
the man of small means, and the
average consumer, as well as the aver
age producer, are all alike helped by
making conditions such that the man
of exceptional business ability re
ceives ar. exceptional reward for his
ability. Something can be done by leg-
islation to heln The srenernl nrnsneritv:
but no such help of a permanently ben- !
en.iai character can be given to the
less able and less fortunate, save as
the results of a policy which shall in
ure to the advantage of all industrious
and efficient people who act decently;
and this is only another way of saying
that any benefit which comes to the
less able and less fortunate must of
necessity come even more to the more
able and more fortunate. - If, therefore,
ifle less fortunate man is moved by en
V? oi his more fortunate brother 'to
th at tht oonditions under which
hp h ave both- thouSn unequally ,pros-
v, ' , r"su!t assuredly be that
"He damage- may come to the one
struck ar, ;t visit with an even
E?erm ad the one who strikes the
- Taken as a whole we must all
so up or down together.
Y . Corporations.
mTr' nor merely admitting," but
erenK'Upa-thiS- lt is also truG that
tra;. tuen' i?- 110 governmental re
pp"- r '"''"vision so
epucnal mtu 80 theh.
vision some of the ex-
energies not
but 1; Tu&t are for the common good,
commor , Ullch tel1 a&ainst this
thronph e fortunes amassed
now so i Corpcrats organization are
thfKr ,v, g1'- anii vest such power in
a mat ." wiei(1 ltem- as to make it
wJX l McessIty t0 Sive to the
which rrUla 1S to the Government,
whoteJeni.s th0 PPle as a
ervision f5CUve power of SUP"
ordertn'n u' corPorate use. In
dustriaiitf ,re a healthy social and in-
j corporation
responsible by, and be
some sovereign strong
accountabl.-. t(,'
ouShto conr
its conduct. I am in
is an aep ?fJ!e to.corPorations. This
fit to r,J.' uluination, and any ef-
be
not oni, 1 uuiuinauons win
1 only lisr-ipcc. k 4.x.
all v ; iS
VI.!
no, UUL III Lilt. fmi
law which ! the contempt for
evitaui,, A , ta"ure to enforce law
over reco-n; -es- We should more
ksiHo&tht . m cordial and ample
e lmense good effected by
corporate agencies in a country such
as ours, and the wealth of intellect,
energy, and fidelity devoted to their
service, and therefore normally to the
service of the public, by their officers
and directors. The corporation has
come to stay, just as the trade union
has come to stay. Each can do and
has done great good. Each should be
favored so long as it does good. But
each should be sharply, checked where
it acts against law and justice.
So long as the finances of the Nation
are kept upon an honest basis no oth
er question of internal economy with
which the Congress Has the power to
deal begins to approach in importance
the matter of endeavoring to secure
proper industrial conditions doing an
interstate business are to act. The
makers of our -National Constitution
provided especially that the regulation
of interstate commerce should come
within the sphere of the General Gov
ernment. The arguments in favor of
their taking this stand were even then
overwhelming. But they are far
stronger today, in view of the enor
mous development of great business
agencies, usually corporate in form.
Experience has shown conclusively
that it is useless to try to get any ade-
, quate regulation and supervision of
corporations that is, by the National
Government. I believe that this regu-
lation and supervision can be obtained
gress. li tms proves impossible, it
will certainly bo necessary ultimately
to confer in fullest form such power
upon the National Government by a
proper amendment to the Constitution.
It would obviously be unwise to en
deavor to secure such, an amendment
until it is certain that the result can
not be obtained under the Constitution
as it now is. The law of the Congress
and of the several States hitherto, as
passed upon by the Gourts, have re
sulted more often Jn showing that the
States have no power in the matter
than the National Government has
power; so that there at present exists
a very unfortunate condition of things,
undev which these great corporations
doing an interstate business occupy
the position o! subjects without r. sov
ereign, neither any State government
nor the National Government having
effective control over them. Our
steady aim should be by legislation,
cautiously and carefully undertaken,
but resolutely persevered in, to assert
the sovereignty of the National Gov
ernment by affirmative action
This is only in form an innovation.
In substance it ir. merely r. restoration
for from the earliest time such regula
tion of industrial activities has. been
recognized in the action of the law
making bodies; and all that I propose
is to meet the changed conditions in
such manner as will prevent the Com
monwealth abdicating the power it
has always possessed, not only in this
country bnt also in England before
and since this country became a sep
rate Nation.
It has been a misfortune that the
national laws on this subject have
hitherto been of a negative or prohib
itive rather than an affirmative kind,
and still more that they have in part
sought to prohibit what could not be
effectively prohibited what should be
allowed and what should not be allow
ed. It is generally useless to try to
prohibit all restraint on competition,
whether this restraint be reasonable
or unreasonable; and where it is not
useless it is generally hurtful. Events
have shown that it is not possible
adequately to secure the enforcement
of any law "of this kind by incessant
appeal to the courts. The Department
of Justice has for the last four years
devoted more attention to this kind
devoted more attention to the enforce
ment of the antitrust legislation than
to anything else. Much has been ac
complished; particularly marked has
been the moral effect of the prosecu
tions; but it is increasingly evident
that there will be a very insufficient
beneficial result in the way of econom
ic change. The successful prosecution
of one device to evade the law imme
diately developes another device to
accomplish the same purpose. What
is needed is not sweeping prohibition
of every . arrangement, good or bad,
which may tend to restrict competion,
but such adequate supervision and reg
ulation as . will prevent any restric
tion of competion from being to the
detriment oi the public as well as
such supervision and regulation as will
prevent other abuses in no way con
nected with restriction or competition.
Of these abuses, perhaps the chiei,
although by no means the only one,
is over capitalization generally itself
the result of dishonest promotion be
cause of the myriad evils it brings in
its irain; for such over capitalization
often means an inflation that invotes
business panic; it always conceals the
true relation of the profit earned to the
capital actually invested and it creates
a burden of interest payments which
is a fertile cause of improper reduction
m or limitation of wages; it damages
the small investor, discourages thrift,
and encourages gambling and specula-
("Continued 'on Page 3.)
TO FORM NEW CABIXET.
Sir ir. C. Uiinncrman Saw Kins at Pal
aceTo Accept Task.
By Associated Press. .
London, Dec. 5. Sir Henry Campbell
Bannerman saw the King at Bucking
ham Palace this morning- and accepted
the task of forming a new cabinet.
agree: to powers.
Counsel of Ministers Afrree to Demand
of Powers.
Constantinople, Dec. 5., via Sofia' Bul
garia. The counsel of ministers has
agreed to yield to the demand of the
powers in the principle but the Sultan
has not yet issued his irade approving
this action.
Mr. W. I. Underwood, of Greens
boro, is spending a few days in the
days in the city. . J.LixLS3l
TWO MEN INSTAH FLY
KILLED BY T
HE
Passenger Train : No. 30 From
Asheville Dashed Whistnant
and Taylor, From Path to In
stant Death at 11:30 A. M.
Near Station at Morgantcn.
They Were Brothers-in-law and
Were Walking on Path by
Track When - Piece Protrud
ing From Engine Struck Them
a Deathly Blow.
Special to- The News.
Hickory, N. C, Dec. 5. At 11.30 A.
M. two men were killed by the passen
ger train No. 30, east from Asheville.
They were walking on a path by the
railroad and were struck by pieces
protruding from the engine.
They were brushed from the path
and killed instantly. ' Their names are
Whisnant and Tayler, brothers-in-law,
who had married the Benfield sisters.
They were farmers from the neighbor
hood. The place was 300 yards from the
station at Morganton. The train was
two hours and 25 minutes late.
BLACKBERRY WINE.
Said to Have Caused Henry Shaw to
Get Drunk.
Chief iof Police H. C. Irwin and
Officer B. J. Summerrow this morning
summoned W. M. Sellers to appear at
court tomorrow morning to answer a
charge of selling intoxicating liquors.
It seems that. Henry Shaw came into
possession of some blackberry wine
that he procured from Sellers, who
conducts a store at the corner of
Stonewall and McDowell streets, and
raised a disturbance last night in the
Atherton mill district. Shaw claims
that the stuff he got from Sellers made
him intoxicated, also that he did not
drink any liquor or other drinks ex
cept that which he secured from Sel
lers. - -: . .
The cotton receipts at the local
platform today amounted to 33 bales at
11.55 cents. Same day last year 96 bales
were received at 7 1-2 cents.
He Will be Tried For the Murder
of Ephriam . Withers Thursday.
A Special Venire of 25 Men
Summoned. Other Cases Heard
at To-day's Session.
In the -Superior court this morning
Bob Springs, who is charged with the
murder of Ephraim Withers, on the
night of September 29th last, was ar
raigned. His trial was set for Thurs
day morning, at 9.30 o'clock. A special
venire of 25 men was summoned to
select the jury from.
Springs will be represented by Stew
art and McRae, and Solicitor Clarkson
will prosecute for the State.
The case against the Seaboard Air
Line and tho Southern in connection
with the overhead bridges on ' North
Graham street, was called this morning
at the re-conyening of. court. Counsel
for the railroads' 'announced that they
were ready to try. the case as did the
prosecution. Judge Webb stated that
he was very anxious to have, the case
tried, but out of deference to the large
number now ir. jail, he md not think
it right to put the jail cases off and
take up this matter. The case was j
therefore continued until Monday of
the February term of court.
Elijah Phifer, a negro boy, son of
Anderson Phifer, . was charged with
stealing pigeons from a young son of
Mr. A. M. Spong. . The boy was ad
judged guilty but the juTy recom
mended him to the mercy of the Court.
Judge Webb had not passed sentence
at 3 o'clock. , "
Nick Johnston, colored,- charged with
larceny, was found guilty. Owing to
the negro's physical . condition the
Court suspended the judgment.
Robert Douglas was acquitted of the
charge of retailing.
The case -of Frank Phifer for an as
sault, was being heard when The News
went to press.
FJRST $250,000 RAISED.
Jamestown Exposition Company Pro
gressing Splendidly.
By Associated PressJ- '.
Norfolk, Va.s Dec. 5. The James-
RAIN
Ail MORGAN
TON
ROBERT
SPR
GS
ARRAGHED 10
Dm
town Exposition Company has raised! his team mate, Castro. Other . with- urs. i. vv. aison ami V ,' '
the first 250,000 oT the $1,000,,000 it ! 'drawals are the German-American j delegates to State bociety, J? rs. wen
was reouired to raise before it secured teams, Krebs and Peterson, and the derson and C. A. Misenheimer alter-
" js onn nnn wi,- u i a a ,!. novo Sontt i nates: Drs. J. R. Irwin and costner,
the State of Virginia and the State will
" ... ... . ...i
be called upon to- at once pay the first
$50,000 installment on the full appro
priation. -' y v : . . j.Jii.i.
S $1,500 GIFT FOR
THEJRPHAHAGE
At a Meeting of the Board of Re
gents of Barium Springs Or
phanage, To-day, the Gift was
Announced. Other Business
Transacted by the Board.
The orphanase at Barium Springs
has received a gift of ?1,500. This
amount is part of the handsome gift
of 5,000 that Mr. W. W. Fuller, for
merly of Durham now of New York,
gave to the Synod of North Carolna at
its recent meeting at Red Springs.
The gift was announced at a meet
ing of the Regents of Barium Springs
Orphanage, held in the parlors of the
Second Presbyterian church this morn
ing. The money is now in the hands of
the treasurer, Mr. P. M. Brown.
At the meeting this morning T)r. H.
G. Hill, of Maxton, presided in the ab
sence of Dr. J. Rumple who is ill at Red
Springs. The following members of the
board were present: Rev. C. G. Vardell,
D. D., of Red Springs; Dr. H. G. Hill, of
Maxton; Rev. C. M. Richards, of
Statesville; Rev. D. I. Craig, of Reids
ville; Rev. George H. Atkinson, of
Monroe, and Messrs. J. C. Steele, of
Statesville; W. H. Belk and P. M.
Brown, of Charlotte.
The following officers were unani
mously elected: Dr. J.. Rumple, of Salis
bury, president Rev. C. M. Richards, of
Statesville, vice president; Rev. D. I.
Craig, of Reidsville, secretary and Mr.
P. M. Brown, of Charlotte, treasurer.
The following executive committee
was elected: Dr. J. Rumple, of Salis
bury,' chairman: Rev. George H. At
kinson, of Monroe; Rev. C. M. Rich
ards, of Statesville; Mr. J. C. Steele, of
Statesville, and Mr. P. M. Brown, of
Charlotte.
The building committee is composed
of the following: Rev. C. M. Richards,
of Statesville: P. M. Brown, of Char
lotte and J. C. Steele, of Statesville.
The auditing -committee is composed
of the following: Messrs. J. C. McNee
ly, W. S.' Alexander and W. H. Belk,
of Charlotte.
The report of Mr. P. M. Brown as
treasurer of the board was read and
adopted.
It was decided by the board to take
immediate steps looking to the erection
of a farm house and the purchase of
the Stroehecker property, provided the
way in clear. It was also decided to
erect a suitable church edifice at Ba
rium Springs as soon as the funds are
available.
Rev. D. I. Craig, the secretary of the
board was instructed to write a letter
of sympathy to Dr. J. Rumple, the
president, and express to him the re
grets of each individual member of the
board, because of his illness and ina
bility to be present at the meeting to
day. The board of regents of Barium
Springs Orphanage was organized 16
years ago. There are at present only
two members of the board as was first
organized. These are Rev. D. I. Craig,
of Reidsville and Dr. J. Rumple, of
Salisbury.
BIG FIRE AT MANASSAS.
Flames Sweep Business Section of a
Virginia Town.
By Associated Press.
Mannasas, Va., Dec. 5. A fire which
started here at 2 o'clock this morning
destroyed the principal business sec
tion of the town. Among the buildings
destroyed was the postoffice and die
Journal office.
Lipscomb and Company's large gen
eral store caught fire, as did also the
Peoples National Bank building and a
number of other buildings, but they
were saved by hard work.
The lack of water greatly handicap
ped the fire department at the point
where the fire started, and but for the'
supply ol water from tho Southern
Railroad stand pipe on South Main
street, the whole squaro bounded by
Main and Centre streets and Railroad
Avenue and East of Main street, would
have been destroyed.
The estimated loss is considerably
over ?10G,000 and is only partly cover
ed by insurance. There was, no loss of
life. The origin of the fire is unknown.
12 OFTHE IB TEAMS
ARE STILL I RACE
Of the Teams That Started Sun
day Night 12 are Still in Con
test. Madison Square Garden
Still Thronged with Spectators.
No Serious Accidents Yet.
By Associated 'Press.
New York, Dec. 5. Twelve out of
i the 16 teams that had started were in
the six-day . bicycle race at sunrise.
Throughout the night there were oc
casional falls, but no serious injuries.
Many spectators bave been in the
Garden continuously since the race
started at midnight Sunday.
The riders are dropping behind the
record due partly to the withdrawal
of Vanoni, the fighting spirit of the
racers, because of the exhaustion of
... . . . j i i.
aii tv. 10 oQTna woro tifi at i
nVlnr. Thpv had ridden an even
655 miles, which was 97 miles behind
the record for the 37th hour.
ELEVEN LIVES LOST
IS FEftRFUL WRECK
' V upuffi
Stea.ner Lunenburg Went Ashore
Yesterday Oft.Amherst Harbor,
Magdalen Islands with Loss of
11 I O M i i
ii uvea, uiew wumoerea UVenthe pupils might be thoroughly fumi-
17.
Was Owned by Leslie Hart and
Son. . Among Passengers was
MmU ,n j n i ;
ember ot Canadian Parha-;
, " !
rr.ent and Member ot Firm Cwn-1
!
ing the Vessel. j
By Associated Press.
Halifax, N. S. Dec. 5. Eleven lives
were lost in the wreck of the steamer
Arnenburg which went ashore yester
day off Amherst Harbor, Magdalen
Islands.
A despatch to that effect was re
ceived here today from Meat Cove
near the scene of the wreck, by Leslie
Hart and son, owners of the steamer.
The steamer had a crew of 17 and
probably carried several passengers,
including' Mr. Leslie, a member of the
Canadian Parliament, and a member
of the firm which owns the vessel.
THREE TRAGEDIES IN NEW YORK.
Man Throws Himself On Track
Woman Found Dead Girl Found
Gagged and Sensless.
By Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 5. Three of New
York's great highways, the river, the
underground railway, and street and
that dark section known as "China
town," each furnished the police
a mystery today.
An unknown man jumped in front of
a train as it swung into 137th street
and Broadvay station of the subway.
The body was literally ' ground to
pieces.
The Chinatown mystery was the
death of a white woman, Lottie Lane,
whose husband, & Chinaman died a
short timo ago. Lottie Lane had three
callers last night, a Chinaman and a
white man and white woman. During
the night, these callers summoned a
physician and notified tho police that
hostess had fainted.
Tho physicians found her dead. The
police put the three callers under ar
rest. William Hallinger, who said he
came down from Yonkers after dis
posing of his load of produce, started
out to enjoy -himself, when dragged
from the East River with a fractured
skull.
Mabel Weber, a. 20-year old girl, was
found lying bound, gagged and sense
less in the. hallway of , a .house on
West 41st street, where she resided
with two girl companions.
REMANDED TO JAIL.
After Hearing Before Mayor Muryhy
Matthews is Remanded to Jail.
Special to The News.
Greensboro, N. C. Dec. 5. Dr. Mat
thews, charged with wife murder, was
remanded to jail after a hearing be
fore Mayor Murphy of the witnesses
for the prosecution. The testimony of
the three physicians and other wit
nesses showed he had during the day
made reputed attempts to be with his
wife alone after it seemed she was on
the way to recovery.
The last successful effort while pre
tending to pray they said was the im
mediate cause of her death.
Coroner Turner gave a graphic de
scription of the scene when he snatch
ed the hypodermic put of Matthews
hand and saw is withdrawn from the
dying wife's arm. Analysis cf the resi
due showed strychnine,
All the physicians said the original
cause of the sickness was from mor- j Before discharging the prisoner,
phine not strychnine poison as the ! Judge Webb gave the boy some splen
husband had declared. I did advice. He told him to go out and
The defendant put on no witnesses. 1 straighten himself up and try to make
He was calm and collected today, mak- j a man oi himself ; that the fact that
inr no sueeestiona to the attorneys.!
i J" -----
i but sat beside them and his father,
stolid,' great beads of perspiration
beads of perspiration
forming on and rolling rrom his fore
head.
PEABODY FOR PRESIDENT.
Charles S. Peabody To Become Head
of Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Bv Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 5. Charles A Pea
body probably will be elected Presi
dent of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company at the meeting of the Board
of Trustees tomorrow. ;
Frederic Cromwell President pro
tem, said today that he earnestly hopes
Mr. Peabody will accept the Presiden
cy. -: -1
j Officers Elected.
At a meeting of the County Medi
; cal Society at the court house today the
, following officers were elected, for the
; ensuing year: Dr. rnarr, presiaent,
Dr. W. O. Nesbit, vice president; Dr.
P- M. Kin-, secretary and treasurer;
hi rtn c rTo
: censors,
An interesting paper was read at
.the meeting by Dr. Nesbit, on Cancer
I of the Stomach.,:
J
SALISBURY HAPPENINGS.
Changc in Daily Paper Richardson's
Orchestra Charmed Big Crowd.
Special to The News.
Salisbury, Dec. 5. The Post, Salis
bury's afternoon and daily paper, will
announce this evening that p. new and
up-to-date press and outfit will be in
stalled and that an 8-page 6-column
paper will be issued as soon as the
new material can be placed.
Already things are waxing warm
politically in Rowan and there is going
to be a hot fight for the Democratic
nomination' for Sheriff. The primary
will held in June and there are sever
al candidates for Sheriff.
The city graded school was closed
yesterday
yesterday in order that the' books of
j gated. This was deemed advisable,
i owing to the recent epidemic of din
j theria among the children of the
j city.
Richardson's Orchestra of charlotte,;
which furnished the music for the ;
i Elk's memorial service Sunday, and
I which charmed the 1,500 peoplo pres-
e::t, remained over and rendered music
for ?. brilliant dance in the Eiks audi-
torium las4: night.
At a late hour last night. Formn
Cannon, who lives near the Brown
Furniture Go's, plant, emptied ?. load
iui miu'. iiiLu tut; aim ui ban'iea
Bailey. Cannon claims that Bailey has
been paying too much attention to his
wife and when Le found him -at his
home last night, he proceeded to use i The document was delivered by Sec-
him for a target were landed j retary Barnes and followed immediate-
in jail. iy upon the announcement by Mr. Al-
At Spencer tonight an e-eiting bowl- j lison, chairman of the committee ap
ing contest will take place between j pointed to wait upon the President
some crack rollers from Salisbury on and notify hinr that Congress was or-
ono side and a team from Spencer on
the other,
i District Deputy State Councillor J.
I N. Maxwell, of the Jr. O. U. A. M.,
' has issued a call for the district meet
; ing to be held in Charlotte on Decem
ber 21st. The meeting will be held
with Dilworth Council.. No. 12, and 31
councils will be represented.
Rural Mail Carrier Sam Lisk, who
j carries the mail out from one of the
j Gold Hill routes in this county, has
been arrested for misappropriation of
funds.
The poultry show which is to be held
here the first week in January, promis
es to be a great success.
LAFOLLETE ACCEPTS.
Says He Will Accept Senatorship
Reads Message.
By Associated Press.
Madison Wis., Dec. 5. After read
ing his message to the special session
of the Legislature which convened to
day, Governor La Follette made the
statement that he would accept the
United States Senatorship to .which
he was elected by the Legislature at
the last session.
Governor La Follette's resignation
will take effect during the special ses
sion of the legislature or at the end
of the session.
A Pathetic Case Heard in the Sup
erior Court This Morning. Big
Heart of Judge Webb Touched
by a Mother's Appeal For Her
Boy.
A rather pathetic case was heard in
court this morning. It was a charge
against Ed Krimminger, for carrying
a concealed weapon. The evidence ad
duced showed clearly that the boy was
guilty of having a pistol, and two wit
nesses testified that the weapon was
cealed. On this evidence, the jury
returned a verdict of guilty. f
When the verdict was announced.
Judge Webb called Krimminger before
him and told him that he wan in re
ceipt ox a letter from his mother, whov
was now in Birmingham. This letter,
the Judge stated, was a pathetic ap
peal to him for leniency. The court
stated that it would not turn a deaf
ear to a mother s prayer, tnereiore
j the judgment would be suspended
he had been lying in jail for a week
. ..... . . . .
: or more should not deter him from
i trying to make something ot himseit.
He told the boy to stay at nome at
night, keep out of bad company, and
above everything else, leave old pistols
and guns alone. The boy seemed to be
very much affected by the kindliness
of the court, and ne thanked the Judge
for his leniency and told him that he
would try and make a man of himseh!.
BIG ROOF COLLAPSED.
Many Dead and Dying Under Wreck
age in London.
By Associated Press.
London, Dec. 5. The south end of
the immense roof spanning the Charing
Cross Main Line Station here suddenly
collapsed this afternoon and com
pletely blocked the lines. A, number of
workmen and trains were?aught in the
wreckage. The roof , of -, the Avenue
Theatre, adjoining the station, also col
lapsed. About 30 injured persons have al
ready been taken to the hospital. One
of them died an dothers are in a criti
cal condition. There are a number of
dead among the ruins.
The Continental Express, filled with
passengers, was standing outside the
station waiting for the signal to enter
when the collapse of the roof oc
curred. - V
MOTHER
PRAYERS
KEPT BOY FROM GANG
SOME OF BUS
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CONGRESS TO-DAY
Hon. Claude Kitchin Takes Oath
of Office. President's Message
to Congress Read. California
Delegation Pass Bill Excluding
Japanese From U. S.
Republican Contingent Gathe" in
; " . &
Caucus. Most of Old Officers
Elected. Presidents' Nomin
ations to Senate. Other Busi
ness Transacted by House.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 5. The annual
menage- ol the President was read to
the Senate soon after convening.
! ganized and prepared to transact busi-
ness. mere was an exceptionally
large attendance of Senators.
Republican Caucus.
The caucus of Republican Senators,
which will be held after the adjourn
ment of the Senate today, has its work
already defined, Its most important
function will be to authorize the ap
pointment of steering committees and
following the usual custom. The pres
ent members are almost certain to be
re-elected. The committee now con
sists nf Spnatnrs Allison, chairman:
i Halgj Aidrichj Cullom, Lodge, Perkins,
Clark, of Wyoming; Elkins, Spooner,
Kean and Beveridge.
The caucus also will direct the ap
pointment of a committee to fill, va
cancies on the regular Senate com
mittee. Mr. Kitchin Sworn In.
When the House met there was a
full attendance of members. Repre
sentative Claud' Kitchin, of North Car
olina, took the path of office. Mr. Mc
Clery, of Minnessota, reported that
President Roosevelt had been notified
of the convening cf Congress. The
reading of the President's message
was begun at 12.25 o'clock, it having
been delivered by Mr. Barnes, Assist
ant Secretary to the President.
Japanese Excluded.
" The California delegation in Con
gress today agreed on a bill for the ex
clusion from the United States of Jap
anese and Koreans. It was- stated by
members of the delegation that 60,000 .
Japanese are in California and nearly
100,000 in the United States. This
bill will extend all laws now in force
excluding Chinese laborers to Japanese
and Koreans.
President's Nominations.
. The President sent' the following
nominations ' to the Senate : Secretary
of State, Elihu Root, of New York;
Secretary of Navy, Charles Joseph
Bonaparte, of Maryland; United States
Attorneys, Lunsford L. Lewis, of the
Eastern district of Virginia; Farish
Carter Tate, of the Northern district
of Georgia. Marshals, Pope M. Long,
of the Northern district of Alabama;
James H: Judkins, of the Middle dis
trict of Alabama; Walter H. Johnson,
of the Northern district of Georgia.
Senator Clay Better.
Senator Clay, of Georgia, who on
Sunday last, was taken seriously ill
with an attack of acute indigestion,
is reported today to be much im
proved. POST OFFICE RECEIPTS.
They Show a Heaithy Increase Over
November of Last Year.
" The receipts at the city post office
tor the month of November for the
sale of stamps stamped envelopes,
postal cards and postage on al! second
iaf.:i matter amounted to $7,426,54.
For the -same month last year,, the
ref-eipts amounted to $6,771.06, show-
ing au increase of $655,48 for Novem
ber 1905.
In the money order department, the
deposits during the month just past
amounted to $25,400. For the corres-
' i?naing montn last yr tu ivwyu
tN.i 'n una
o-iuuuiilcu w
During tho month o: November, tne
rural carierrj delivered and collected
22,707 pieces of first class mail, 22,556
papers and 12,628 pieces oi odd mail
matter, making a total of 57,891.
PAID, MCDONALD $15,000
Mutual Reserve Paid Big Sum to Avoid
Suit.
By Associated Press.
New York. Dec. 5. George D El
dridge, vice-president of the Mutual
Reserve Life Insurance Company; tes
tified before the Insurance Investiga
tion Commission that the Mutual Re
serve paid $15,000 to a Mr. McDonald
of Philadelphia, in 1899 to avoid a suit,
by policy-holders to oust Frederick A.r
Burnhamf rom the presidency of : the
Mutual Reserve .Company.
SEVEN MEN SUFFOCATE.
Were Working in Drift Mine Ven
tilating Furnace Burned.
By Associated Pi ess.
- Charleston, West Virginia, Dec. 5.
At Horton, on Clasin Creek, this county
late yesterday seven coal miners
were suffocated. They were working
in a drift mine when the wooden stack
of" the ventilating furnace caught' fire
and was consumed, , ,-: .. ' J f 2j