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Wanted For Sale, gor Rent, Lost and Fou 3 Board or Boardersoms or Roomers-Page Eight itL latest Edition HHCJLT, TWELVE PAGES. Ha VOL. 45 NO. 8141 CHARLOTTE N. C., SATURDAY EVENING; JANUARY 20, 191 2 PRICE fchitriri Copy Dally-B Csnt Sr.y. outside Charlotte 6 Cents a Copy Dally and Sunday p; oposed Movmglyf ri esbyterian College r ' Forecast 1 I- 4 -V K 1 - ft ' V t. I i ,11'.- II I ' ft i " X 4 . ft - , -f i .. - . .- , r- : . v - i '.. - , ,.. .. : : - - wmmmml ' - -. . . . . - . t . . . . . . 1 - J. f . ' ,w Forecast tor North Carolina. C I I 11 tin BB Bit Urn v B -i Mil -. "a -.. To lhc Stephens Land Co. Ofleis a Site of 50 Acres, a Bonus, a Bithulithic Road Way of 100 Feet, and Street Car Terminal. The City Discussing The Mat ttr of Removal President Caldn'sll Adiocates the New Site Trustees Also, it Is Understood. j: ? -as was first to tell the pub- . i-i week cf the Masons pur g;? or' ti-c Sanders" corner for the pi' !??:"! lempie to oe built oy -e M,-?onic Temple Association. Y?5??ruay The News carried exclu- cT;'v. i! news of the proposed re- "os! v' ihe Presbyterian College to Pr.rk news which has been -c toin topic since the last edi tion rf- News was issued. The sain p-c-rcsition was given yesterday. y-ar the George Stephens Land Company liad offered a site of 4U jcres ai Myers Fark, for the Col, said proposition made at a EeftiE? of the college board of trus at a meeting Thursday night, farther facts learne'd are these: The Stephens Co. is so desirous cf securire the college that an ad- iriocal proposition has been made, viz: A site of 50 acres, a good bo !;?. and the agreement to give a bi ti'ilitiic l'nfeet roadway. A -so a street car terminal station r:ht ?t tbe entrance to the college The iea of moving the college first eenrred to Mr. Stephens. He approach ed Dr. John L. Caldwell, the president f the college with the proposition. CaldeM was enthused at once. He yk the matter to the local trustees 7:ej called a meeting of the general card Thursday night. Tfc loard heard and discussed the reposition for several hours, and is :i;l discussing It individually. A sec- Tsd meeting of the- board is to be held ,hin a fortntght, to posiiibly decide 'ie qiesrion of removal. The News Ms safe in predicting that if the ratter rests entirely with the board of rrusrees and President Caldwell, that ? college will be moved. Tae present college property on crr'n Cci;ei:e and Ninth streets, is at ?!--. 'J'JU. I he properly con s': of about five acres. Dr. Caldwell says that Men's col- 5?5 thrive In a city but that women s (olieces do not. He is exceedingly de- rous of having the college moved. Miss Lily Long, former dean of the o ,;se. ?nd one of the aciiest eauca- 01! fa the South, wa asked her opln- oa today of the proposed change or ;re S: p thinks the enlarged grounds rh Myers Park site offers, and :eco-r.trv ?lr and life would oe most The loard of trustees of the college r.sis-,5 or: John It. Pharr, V. S. Alex :ir. A. G. Brenizer, E. T. Cansler, S. Gilchrist. Wm. Anderson, Rev. R. Shaw, rv. A. A. McGeachy, and F. -Uiinison, of Charlotte. R. A. Morrow, of Monroe, John F. we. r.f Gas'onia, A. C. Miller, of bey- Rv. R. a. Miller, of Lowell, ur. T). Rnss. of Wadesboro. T'p.o nine Charlotte directors con i;ue t'r.p executive committee. STRUCK f STREET CI ' i.erger. the four-year-old Mr. and Mrs. B. Stierber- fa;' in front of a street can on 'en?y(l struct this -l f "if--r at nno The chi; car :: 1 rn across the street just as passing going south tuoiorman. fortunately had aM TIip w wen in hand, and brought it 111: V I Au-ww- rwh !ViP cn;ld knocking her under Ha. ..; in U'litm cha wac ntrVod UD Whn she was pick w'?re just touchinj her not hurt. n Progt essives" Said to Be Plan ning To Either Nominate La Follette Or Colonel Roosevelt Prr-ss. i n. L'O. The renubli- btnvr Mi.. 3u m article today says a is on foot to call a Plan rv. - - . lt uT'L between Roose- of " uotDiii,- i canaiaate ior l nd t a ine republican 7essivfi rt'cive the support or republican delegates AcrnM;5 na,1onal convention -um r. . ' c.,, ucicgai at ivention. '0 th Rnniihli'Mn I VI of Den UK jroErpssive ronnn- p i us ieceiveu a let u'3ord Pinchot at Washing- yeis Park THE DAY IN CONGRES. Washington, Jan. 20. Senate: Not in session Meets 2 p. m. Mon day. House: Met at noon. Commissioner of Navigation Cham lKrlam told the interstate commerce committee that the Panama canal would not affect the Suez canal mo nopoly of Asiatic commerce. Effective Wai On Meningitis By Associated Press. Dallas. Texas, Jan. 20 An aston i&mng decrease in the percentage of latamies irom meningitis in Dallas was officially announced today by Lr. Aoranam sophian, the New York ex ifvii. no came nere at tne request ui local pnjsicians to combat the outbreak. There are now 58 cases in the city nospitai ana or these it is belied 90 per cent will recover. At present an immunization process is being used by Dr. Sophian by hy podermic injection of the meningitis serum v. noch produces immunity from aDout ten days at a time. Wisconsin For Woodrow Wilson By Associated Press. Madison, Wis., Jan. 20. Democrats who gathered here to organize the state for Woodrow Wilson gave loud est applause to the name of La Follette. It came when Wm. T. La Follette. brother of the senator was introduced and made a vigorous speech, for Gov ernor Wilson for president. Wrm. T La Follette failed to mention any of the republican presidential candidates, but praised "Wra. J. Bryan and Wood row Wilson as the original progres sives. Mr. La Follette said that in his opinion a man of the deep front and mental, calibre cf Wroodrow Wilson cannot fail to lead the demomcratic j party to vict ory in. 1912. - ' . - The conference : formed the Wood row Wilson League of Wisconsin and after electing officers, adopted the fol lowing resolution: "Whereas, we believe that the sen timent of the democratic voters of Wisconsin is, largely in favor of Gov ernor Woodrow Wilson's candidacy; "Now, therefore, to the end that the choice of the people may not be de feated through the work of organiza tions already active. "Be it resolved, That we organize a league to, promote in a fair, open and generous way, the candidacy of Gov ernor W'oodrow Wilson, as the demo cratic nominee for president of the United States, such league to be known as the 'Woodrow Wilson Lea gue of Wisconsin. " Mill Man Appeals lo Operatives Lawrence, Mass., Jan. 20 The ap peal by William H. Wood, president of the American Woolen Company, the principal corporation affected by the mill operators strike in this city, to the striking employes to return to work promising when conditions warrant he will recommend an increase in wages, was theprincipal subject of discussion among the strikers today. There were no indications early in the day, how ever, that 'the appeal would have any effect. Governor Wilson Ignores " Sensation 15 nranrt TLanids. Mich.. Jan. 20. Gov ernor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey addressed a mass meeting or war vet erans at the Michigan soldiers' home hereWay. His talk was along lines of his speeches here last night and at Detroit. , Governor Wilson maintained today his attitude of absolute refusal ,to discuss the utterances of Henry Wat terson regarding Governor Wilsons candidacy for the presidency. ton saying that a working agreement has been made between the support ers of Roosevelt and LaFollette witn the idea of concerting progressive strength to'toW President Taft for nomination. The plan as set lorm - yh ing of progressive delegates to the nafional convenUon to be held several days before the convention and there determine which of the two. R oowj velt or LaFollette, will have tne stronger support, "VrSloSS er for nominaUon for presidential candidate. lit - If Fair tonlgtit ana Sunday-not yf , .i'..-. : -..v v -.v ."v-: V PRINCETON'S PRESIDENT' Professor John Grier Hibben, pro fessor of logic at Princeton, who has been elected President of Princeton University to fill the place made va cant by President Wilson, when he was elected Governor of the State of Another Victim of Jack the Ripper By Associated Press. Atlanta, Jan. 20. the fifteenth vic tim of a so-called "Jack th T?i was found this morning on ; the street corner. She was a young negress whose throat had been cut. The opera tions of the . murder commenced last summer and have caused consterna tion among the colored population. All the victims have been negro w omen. EN BLIC CREATE BY THE POy By Associated' Press. y , Nanking, Jan. 20. The foremost of the republicans here declared trwiav their belief that the Manchus and the jounger imperial princes are determin ed to bring China to ruin and dismem berment as a final despairing act. Few persons now refuse to. recog nize the hopelessness of the Manchu struggle. Yuan Shi Kai is practically held a prisoner , m Peking and poses as a champion of the Manchus.in order to save his own life. He still urges a monarchy, according to the advices re ceived here, though Tang Shoa Yi, his closest friend and intimate, asserts that Yuan really favors a republic.'. A few days ago a complete agree ment was reached between Yuan and Tang, and President Sun Yat Sen and Wu Ting Fang, the minister of justice in the provisional cabinet,, whereby the Manchus accepted the liberal terms offered and Yuan Shi and '. President Sun mutually agreed to a duel govern ment" in the north and south, headed respectively by Yuan and . President Sun; the signers guaranteeing t6 ad minister-affairs copomtly. until the form of a permanent government is de cided npon by the national convention. This agreement was actually drafted and initiated .when Yuan, ,on behalf of the : Manchus; sought to . amend it. This alarmed the republicans ana they .broke off negotiations. . - President Sun and .tne memDers oi the cabinet are; firmly convinced; that the-recognition of the republic by the - - 1 n n 4-Via powers, win come -quiciviy uuib. iuc influence ot. certain oi me yuweis is too strong against It. Tney asKea toaay that they be allowed . to - express through The Associated Press the hope that he United States will sustain' its original broad policy and be the Srst to stretch a friendly hand to preserve China's ! integrity. ; , ,. - The members of the republican as semblv which elected Dr. Sun Yat Sen to the presidency are now engaged in drawing up a form of constitution for the new. Chinese republic. ' "... Transports Reach Chefu. t Chefu, China, Jan. 20.-Four -trans-ports conveying -republican infantry and artillery arrived here', today from Woo Sung.. Some of the troops-disembarked and took' up their garters., in the city. There were no indications of hostility on the part of the population. The whole city remained quiet. FIRST' ELECTION UNDER . COMMISSION FORM. Y Bv Associated Press, 'i.iiio Tenn.. Jan 20. The first election under" the Tennessee com miS on form of . government is being SSd I in this city today. Aggressive campaigning has been in progress for 08 , t. and more than ,. ordi STJntlSS i manifested in the election. Two complete partisan and one 'non-partisan tickets, are in - the fieW to labor candidates and six dependents. A mayor and tour com missioners are to be elected. WOULD HAV EN Fair tonight and Sunday: not much change in temperature. Light to moderate variable winds. i ill A AAA A A A A. a Z K( - 4 : V yv 11 -i. -: , . ,. .bm WILL ENTERTAIN 11Y GUESTS 11 By Associated Press. New York, Jan. 20. All New York interested in affairs social is awaiting with interest the coming of next week which will bring with it the first visit to this city of royal guests purely on a social mission. From Monday until Thursday the mos-t representative of the so-called four hundred will, extend courtesies to the only surviving son of the late Queen Victoria, his wife and his daughter. ? The royal guests, who will reach here from Ottawa early . on Monday; morning, are the Duke of Connaught, Canada's new governor general, the Duchess and the Princess Patricia, born on St. Patrick's Day and familiar ly known as Princess Pat. They come not as the guests, of the nation, state or city, but as democratic individuals who will stay at the New York resi dence of Whitelaw Reid, American am bassador to St. James. On Monday night the Reids will give a dinner and dance in their honor and on Wednes day night Mrs. Ogden Mills- will be host at a dinner. Not more than 300 persons, it is un derstood, will be invited to these af fairs and there is much speculation as to just who will be honored by invi tations as the best of Knickerbocker aristicracy. The Duke is 61 years old and splen did in stature. A great, deal of his life he has spent as a soldier. No one ap proaching his rank has visited New York since -Prince Henry of Prussia was here ten years ago. King Edward VII. as the prince of Wales, paid a vu-it to this country in 18C0- Young Leeds Lives , Like A Lord By A6sociated"PressT, .New York, Jan. 20. Nine-year-old William Bateman Leeds, son of the late "Tin Plate King" William B Leeds, is living in solitary state here on the estate of his mother, with a gov erness, housekeeper and 15 servants to meet his slightest wish It was thought that the boy, who is heir to an estate of $40,000,000, was traveling with, his mother, Mrs. Non nie Leeds, in Europe. Each day the boy is driven to a pri vate school near here and then driven home again, after which he drives out behind a team of fast bays with a liv eried coachman and a footman. Under Mrs. Leeds orders, the boy, wherever he goes, is kept under the strictest surveillance and he is never permitted to leave the carriage. A few days ago the' little fellow construc ted a snow fort near his home, about which he played soldier alone. Mrs. Leeds keeps in touch with the lad al most daily, through cable messages and is constantly posted as to his physical condition and progress in school. CHARGED WITH MURDER OF AGED WHITE MAN. By Associated Press. Montgomery.Ua., Jan. 20. Fred H. Bremer, 24 years old, said to be a mem ber of a prominent Charleston, S. C, family, wag taken to Auburn, Califor nia, last night, to stand trial in Placer county on the charge of murdering an aged white man. Bremer was arrested here last Au guest and has been in . jail awaiting the outcome of habeas corpus proceed ings which were decided against him this week in the Alabama court of ap peals. California officers identified Bremer as the man wanted but Bremer main tains that it-is a case of mistaken identity, he claiming that he was in South Carolina when the murder was committed. Another-Expert Failed. By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. .20. Oscar Krue ger, of New , York City, has served nearly a year in the Federal peniten tiary at Atlanta - for a crime he did not commit. He was given an uncon ditional pardon today by President Taft as a result of an investigation by the department of justice which showed that he was entirely innocent. Krueger was convicted of sending an obscene letter through the -mails and was sentenced to 18 months imprison ment. His conviction was largely through the testimony of an expert in handwriting. '..:':.. -t' CADY WILL BE PRESIDENT OF ROCK ISLAND GOLF CLUB. By Associated Press. Chicago, Jan. 20. John D. Cady, of the Rock Island Arsenal Golf Club, will be elected president of the West ern Golf Association at . the annual meeting to be held here tonight. There is no opposition to the regular ticket and it is said none is likely to develop. . Besides the election the annual open and amateur championships will be awarded , It is thought likely that the amateur play will be awarded the Denver .Country Club, and the open may to ine ituewua ituu ui uxxica&o. NEW r t "XV" ' V- WJf'tfr $ A- i feels $ 7 ' Tts-,,, t' r k - - -V ,v; - . k i'.v A j : - " R E S I O N & AS A M BASADOB ' Robert-Bacon, Who.has, rerinaulshed Robert- Bacon, whp";has,rerir?qui8hed his post as-Ambassa.dprVofr the-.-United States .in France, to- becomeia Fellow of Harvard; UrwversityMrj - Bacon. -was appointed ambassador to France on De cemfcer 21sfc 1S09.- He -wds graduated f romH a rva rd in; .7880 wjth Theoda re Roosevelt, apd .in ; college was a lead ing athlete, being captain of both foot ball te arn'ahdcrewr - -v-.v-.,... SubstantidfPt ogress 4nckers-a By. Associated ;Pr;ess;"v i . : icago,'. Til., - Jab. Q.--Ed ward J McAden, office manager for Armour & Co., aty ::BSp'uth i ybmah"apfant; .' w'as expected to' conclude ;;hlsytestimohy in the packers .trials bgrorevthe .close ; of ii : ; : x . 3 - - Substantial; progress' has- been ;made by the. government" ih thej presentation of its. case in. "the last -few days: i S ifteen witnesses"' for ; the v prosecu tion"; have 'been'" heard Tahd still 'there are .more than W tb 'b'ecalled.'i , District ;Att6rn.ey,,:ira6nh:asv:re- for" tLe' court tb"app6ifitjan -experts-ac countant to exa'mlnel.tiie'lKJoks of the pacKers-. ana - compile .aesjrea. - statis lical -;inf ormatipn'for'IJisei He believes employment. .' of . the; rac count ant unnecessary ;y? y OumminsAnm His C a ri d i d a c y Bv: Assicifated ,J?ve&&.-w ;. '., v. y.. . Washington. Jan;; 20v-r-Senator -'Al berf B.i Cummins'; of Yo wa1: progressive republican; -today . announced 'his , candi dacy , for. I ih'&.TfePii&iiis3i .re.side'ntial nomination ; by a- statement Cin; which he iays'that if t1b;H'P?icRnsf oYIowa believe''.- him at fil-.hrianTOTlii-re'-'.befpre the .Chicago convention .he; will accept tneir: decision' , v -r " v ' V : - Situation Cbrjipircated The ".entrance of , Mr. Cummins:'into the - presidential content . materially comDlicates the rebublican 'Situation President . Taft '.is ndvir .'openly; opposed for the' nomination by 'Senators LaFol lette and Cummins, both , progressives, while stiirotfterrm i The: announcement; px senator .cum mins', ; ewniing tddyr in connect ion ; with the'.report from X pehverthat lUixrora Pinchbt was moviiigrfor a, conference oT ; prbgfessiye " reVublrcatris jt io' decide upon" bhe.'candidati to oppose Presi dent Taft,, started y a riot' or -poii speculation.-: : . .- :. - r '. . -y.'; - -'. : : ; r sT'-y .. y GamblersJ'Raided. ; ' ' . By-Associated" PressV v ' - 'f . Chicago; Jan;'-20.Det"ectives raided a clearing V house ' for; . twenty Jiand books, on horse1 races on the sixth, floor of the Adams ; Express - building rlast nightly ; - ' :.' ; '' ' . The s place was . being v run cby . '.'inde pendents;' in, .opposition .to., the men who are!, supposed -to. control betting on ythe races in the' city. ' .; ; . i - Telephones : w'ere;Vtorhyout adn a dai ry taken: which"' showed that " the daily business ranged .from-13;000 -to ;5,000. Many other papers i wre. burned; in a" stove before, -'the-:; detect it es .could break in'the door. - Three arrests were niade. Y -- "S '.; .:-y.:'j '' ; '- Y ; ROMAN vCATHOLLC CHURCHY ' DAMAGED BY FIRE. By Associated Presa.-. , . .. - New York, Jan. ,; ? 20. Fire . - today wrecked .'the interior ' of .y they Roman Catholic Church . of "the Nativity, a landmark on Second avenue.. 'A leak ing'gaa pipe caused the fixe. . DEATH OF NOTED - ; , NEWSPAPER MAN By Associated Press. v ; - , Charleston, S. C, Jan. 20. John R. Burke, who has held editorial and re portorial positions here, InColumbia Augusta, Atlanta, Macon,v Rome and Athens died suddenly at' the Argyle hotel here last night." He" was about forty years of age. He is survived by a widow and five children, fie was one of the best known-newspaper men in this section. " -. ENEED HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS' POSTPONED" By Associated Press. . ' Fort Worth, Tex., Jan. 20. By agreement of counsel, - hearings on a habeas corpus writ asked by J. B. Sneed, who a week ago shot and kill ed A. G. Boyce,' Sr.," in ahot el here, was today postponed until Monday, y ERDPPED DERD -: Mr. James - Taylor Bomar dropped dead .at : the corner of Poplar and Trade streets , this morning at . 11 o'clock. - . -; For the past two weeks Mr. Bomar has been suffering from an attack of grippe. He felt sufficiently recovered this; morning to venture up town.' Several y nien ' who saw him; fall carried him -to the Presbyterian Hos pital, but death was instantaneous. Mr. Bomar was a son of General Alexander Caldwell Bomar. He was born in Spartanburg, S. C, on Feb ruary 3, 1846. He was a Confederate veteran, having, served throughout the -war. Y Y t; - Mr. Bomar is survived by his wid ow and five sons, Messrs. George, John and Dan, residents of Birming ham;. Edward,; of Rock Hill, Sv C; and James TCv,;; of this ;city. -; The funeral services i.wilibe"" ljucted from the residence, 1,015 West AyeMeupon th -arrjyal .of the chii- PRESIDENT CRT CHAPE L TO G TO A FIR E By Associated Press. New Haven, Conn., . Jan. 20. Pres ident Taft, "cut" chapel at Yale this morning to go to a fire. That tire was in Old South Middle hall, on the col lege campus, president had tumbled out of bed early and had left his ho tel to so to college chapel, only a block aay. This was at just 8 o'clock. He was passing by Phelps gateway- when .he-, saw. ,-the heavy smoke beating down into the college campus. - With all the ardor of his college days he joined the rush of under graduates, who were streaming peil mell towards the blazing dormitory. He mingled with the crowd Of stu dents standing in a back row and for twenty minutes watched the fire men at work until he saw the red hel mets of the fire fighters poking out of the upper windows. He then, knew the danger was over and, turning about, walked to chapel, arriving there as President Hadley had con cluded his prayer. ; While the president stood among the under-aduates . on the icy walks of the campus he was not generally recognized. Every: face was turned to wards Old South Middle.; After he started towards . chapel, however, a number of the students gave, him a warm greeting. , The program . of . the stay of Pres ident Taft at -Yale today included at tendance, at the meeting of the Yale corporation and luncheon with Pres ident Hadley of the University later. -At the, corporation meeting was submitted a report of the Yale expe dition to Peru headed :by Prof. Hi ram Bingham, in which were made known for the first time some nota ble discoveries of pre-historic human and animal remains-as well as the ruins of several Inca, or pre-lnca cities. 'Y'r 1 ; Immense Ice Gorge Breaks, M And, Moving Down Stream, Does Immense 2? a m a ge By Associated Press. Louisville, Kyi! Jan. 20. Under pres-; sure from the upper Ohio and its tribu-' taries, the iCe gorge here broke early today andthe immense pack which'.bank have been sunk and one barge rested on the river bottom and jammed the channel of the Ohio from shore to chore for miles above th? falls, began to . move down- stream, weeping the banks, crashing coal barges ' and float ing' properdty. Erery boat of the Morsongahera rfrerftrlbotarfes of the Ohio are awellinx coal and coke company worked all mience Men Rescued Frcm the Harry Frescott by Revenue Cutter After Clinging Fcr Thirty Hours to Masts And Rig ' ging. . : - Were Car ried to Wilmington Schooner Struck Inner Dia mond: Shoals Th u rsday NightSeveral Members of Cnw in Serious Condition, By Associated Press. Norfolk, Va., Jan. 20 After ' cling ing more; than thirty hours to tho masts and rigging of their sunken ves sel, the four remaining members of the crew of the three-masted schooner, Harry Prescott, were rescued at day break today by me revenue cutter Ita sca, which proceeded to Wilmington, n. c. '; . ''- ;.. . ;;;; ,. ; The four men were nearly exhaust-, ed. After resting for a while on thi jib boom of their vessel late yesterday y afternoon they were compelled at night fall to take to the rigging again and there lashed themselves for. a night ; that proved to be one of great suffer ing in the face of a' severe northwest wind that carried the temperature be low freezing. It was 9 o'clock Thursday night that the Prescott, bound for Wilmington, N. C., with a cargo of salt, struck on the inner Diamond Shoals when her mas ter mistook; the Hatteras light for the Diamond Shoals lightship. . It was a battle for life from the start with the seven members of the schooner's crew, and the Prescott's cabins soon filling, kef men were without food and drink J from midnight Thursday until "their rescue save, for what little they were . able to secure about their persons -when it was found that the ship was doomed and nothing remained but to take to the rigging. Captain V.- Rr-PhmifWlcrfiet the Harry Prescott,. is in bad physical condition as the result 6f severe fight ing encountered : when he, with mate T-. vs. Smith and ; steward' George O. Robins, cast' themselves into the, sea from the masts of the Prescott in or der that they might be rescued by life savers. They are being cared for at the Hatteras Station. The Itasca ar rived off, Hatteras at 9 o'clock last, night but it. was found impossible to reach the shipwrecked mariners until daybreak today. MUST REARRANGE1 RATES ON HARD -WOOD By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 20 It was held by .. the interstate commerce commission tnHnv in the case of the Norman Lum ber Company against the Louisville & Nashville and other roads operating in the south that the freight rates on hard wood lumber from points of orig in suth of the Ohio river ought nt to be higher to Louisville, Ky., than to Cairo, 111. . The carriers have been requested hv the commission so to amend their tariffs to equalize the rates to Louis ville with those of other unio river transfer points. No order is entered in the case but the commission has received assurances that the carriers. will revise, as soon as possioie, , m thousands of rates affected by the de cision. AUSTRIAN ROYALTY TO.BREAK PRECEDENT By Associated Press. Vienna. Jan. 20. Much comment ha hpPTl P911 aed here by the report that tbe Archduke Francis Ferdinand,' heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, anI his consort, the Duchess Sophie of Hohenburg, intend, to pay- a visit to Berlin where they, will be preso. -it the Emperor's birthday celebration on January 2i. This is the first time that a mem per of the Austrian imperial family hai iQft Vienna to take part in a birthday celebration of the German imperial family and great political significance is attached to this reparture from cus tom. , . It is believed that-the visit of the Archduke is intended to dispel the ml- trust of the German public toward Austria, which has existed Blnce the Moroccan crisis and Emperor William s reported dissatisfaction over the lack of support Germany received from her ally at that time. ;'YYY;. Y night to protect the fleet of barges, containing millions of bushels of coal, recently brought down from Pittsburg, Several barges moored ' along - the was hurled against the life saving sta tion. Two motor boats were swept un derthe ferryboat City of Jefferson ville. r . Y ' The river has been rising at the rate ;of a foot an hour and. all the Kentucky the flood. 7 r 1 ; A 4 " ' : 1,. Hi il Hi-: Si li i . 3'( t ' At Yr r'Ailk
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