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yyanted, For Sale, For Rent, Lost and Found; Board or Boarders, Rooms For Roomers-Fage Eight VOL. 45 NO. 8160 The End of Dynasty s mile was Proclaimed To-day In Thru Imperial Edicts The Ihrcric Announces Abdica tion And Acceptance oj The Republican Form oj Govern ment. fever Sustained by Manchus for Centuries Past Was To day Unconditionally Sur undaedA New Era Ushered In. I- Associated Press. Fckin;. Feb. 12. Abandoning abso w.v a'i their perogatives and 6ur- :ezierizs unconditionally to circum stances cf a new era, the Manchus -e'.ded i:? their power sustained for cszturies today. Tie Chinese throne is thus turned ore: to a governipent of a republican r2.j cf the Manchu dynasty's rule -s; frcclaimed today in three.' simul taneous edicts, the first announcing Kdictios: the second declaring that a tzrcre accepted the republic -while is third approved all the conditions srcsi upon by Premier Yuan Shi Kai s;a tie republicans. Tie third edict created tremendous ;X2:siinen?. It has been expected tv. ts Manchus would demand con c::os which would safeguard tnany :i their privileges but according to proclamation of their surrender is zronditicnal. v The third edict informed the vie r:; s and provincial governors of the :e-rerrt of the throne from, politi cs! poer and instructed them to con true dcing their duty and to preserve crier tfcrou shout the land. is declared that the step taken h- the throne was in order to meet ue wishes of the people. . Powerful DynatyErid$.. . Today's ahiction-6f rj-he-Jhffiese.: irctte by Tu' Vi. tHe child emperor, rri'eS to an end the powerful Man :hi dynasty which has reigned in fhina Eince 1644. .The boy ruler has hei on the throne since November 14, ISO-, when the Emperor Kwang Su. his n-'.e, died. His father, Prince Chun. &5 anrointrd resent and wa3 the chief figure in China for three years. Surrounded by princes of the im rrial clan and Manchu officials with reactionary ideas, the regent was ircuzht fact to face with a revolution ary movement in favor ot modern re fcnrs. He endeavored to placate both ranies but ended by causing general dissatisfaction which led to his resig- vou on December 6. 1911. The promise of a constitutional gov ernment made by the Dowager em press on her death bed-ia 190S was tot fulfilled In any way until May 'ast year. In that month an imperial e!ict abolished the old grand council, Tiich together with the court held i'rsohte power and substituted a con r.'u'lonal cabinet. Pevolutionarv ideas had been 'preadins in the meantime and : the fnthera provinces declared? against ' continuation of Manchu rule and ::o-e into onen revolt. Af-or ranrli fiol.Hn' th r-3vr1rHon- - ' i. iiQ" -...-.p, ..-.. - " '53 proclaimed a republic at Nanking ia December, and Dr. Sun Yat Sen ac cepted the presidency on December s:ot!afions htxvn the vrepublf- fans and the imperialists followed and 3 armistice was arranged. This was tor strictly observed but. the negotia tors continued with the result that rianchu rulers, seeing that China proper was almost entirely In favor of te republican idea and that the out fcS dependencies of Tibet, Turkes Mongolia arid Manchuria were rea!-cing away, decided that it was tteir best policy to yield to the pop lar demand and abdicate. Report Reaches London. London, Feb. 11. The imperial dict iroclairning the abdication of the ;h-"ne of China by the Manchus was in Peking at noon today, ac cording to advices . received by the "change Telegraph Company's Tien T?1a correspondent. .The provisions and stipulations of re edict are said to be almost identi-c'- !th those previously reported. . v "Hie Mongolian princes who have leaders in the anti-abdication ag I 'ticn at the court, have cabled Dr. Yat Sen, Insisting that unless 'uaa Shi Kai gets the presidency they :1 consider themselves entitled to 'e further measures against the es- Imperialist Army . Routed. LcEdon, Feb. 12. The imperialist ;r"V li. H Annaral J-fcacg Hsun, which has been in con ith the republican troops for days, -was today routed with sc--'Q loss by the republicans In the :shr..oraood of Su Chow An, in the -ved here today from Shanghai the ;Vjbl:can troops mined the ground in of their entrenchments. Then -eming a retreat they inveigled 'J imperialists into following them . - me mined ground . ana -wuen r?q Kr.fl.. l nifAtviV)la e republicans exploded the mines. imperialist army sustained heavy realties and lost many of their field ffs. General Chang Hsun,their com rJd. took refuge in a railroad car escaped toward Su Chow Fu. Manchu Brandt Case . Witt be Reopened By Associated Press. j - New York. Feb. 12. Folke : Brandt, the former valet to Mortimer L. Schiff, who has served five years of a 3-year sentence for burglary, will reach New York tonight to appear to morrow in the double court proceed ings under way to re-open his case. In obedience to the writ of habeas corpus issued, here on Friday by Justice Ger ard, the warden of Clinton prison has announced his intention cf sending Brandt to New York on the morning train .v District Attorney "WTiitman has re turned from Washington with addition al evidence, it is reported, to place, be fore the grand jury which has already begun an investigation of Brandt's case. It is also reported here that Gov ernor Pix, who recently declined to pardon Brandt, is considering with Attorney-General Carmody the advisabili ty of extending clemency to the former valet. ' - Government Men Waiting jo? Signal By Associated Press. Indianapolis. Ind., Feb. 12. ""Wait ing for the signal" was the way gov ernment officials today described the prospective arrests of the forty or more men indicted in the dynamite conspiracy cases. It was understood that the United States district attorney's office here was checking up the receipts of capia ses in various federal districts where the defendants are known to be, and that as soon as the last of the war rants had been received, the simul toneous arrest of the men would be ordered by telegraph. District Attorney Miller refused to say whether the arrests would be ordered within 4S hours but it was re ported all the men who can be reach ed by that time will be taken in cus tody. SundredMtUidh t: Invested in Ait By Associated Press. New York, Feb. 12. The recent an nouncement that J. Pierpont Morgan would bring a portion of his art collec tion from London to New York, has led to the discovery that the financier has invested a sum estimated at more than 5100,000,000 in art treasures, There are said to consist not only of paintings, statuary and jewels but of collections of wide range and enor mous value of ceramics, porcelain. bronzes, reliquaries, and antiquities of almost every form and conception of every age of barbarism and civilza tion. Mr. Morgan's London collections are estimated at more than $20,000,000 in value; his New York art treasures ful ly twice a3 much. Paintings and art obiects lent- to musems swell the estx match fund by $10,000,000 while an equal sum, it is believed, is not an excessive estimate of the value of art objects he has. given away. Many" hundreds of minor objects, each costing from hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars are said' to com pose the bulk of the -collection value. BIGAMIST WITH ONLY ONE WIFE. Special to The News. Salisbury, N. C, Feb. 12 J. B. Gray is to be tried In Rowan's court this week for bigamy, although he only has one wife. One of his alleged wives died recently. POWDER MAGAZINE .-EXPLODED BUT NO ONE HUBT By Associated Press. New York, Feb. 12. A powder mag azine on the government's proving grounds at Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook, exploded early today with a report that was heard for ten miles. The magazine was set off by fling sparks from the embers of a small fire which had started two hours before in a fuse storage house nearby. Five hundred sollders from the gar rison who had been called out to fight the flames were within a few rods of the structure when its roof shot sky ward and. for-a time It was believed that scores of lives had been lost. Officers declared later that so far as could.be ascertained no one was harmed. - This miraculous escape was due mostly to the fact almost unbelieva ble that onlya- small part of the stored powder ignited. The bulkv of the ammunition was simply blown skyward and scattered about the vi cinity unexploded. Experts declared that had this been exploded few of the .soldiers around the Tiuuaing wouiu nave escaped. ' ' . Men who volunteered for tne tasK returned to fight the fire after the explosion. They - labored for- more than an hour before the flames were under control. . i . ' CHARLOTTE N. C., 0 . . 1 Geiman Wcnships WKill Come in June By Associated Press. . Berlin, Feb. 12. The month ' of June has -been selected for the visit of the German squadron to the United States to return the visit to Kiel of the second division of the United States North Atlantic squadron under command of Rear Admiral Badger in June last year. No definite ' plans have . Vet been drawn up O-rding the vessels which are to pr i to American waters but the sub' is undec consideration at the ad .ty, which undoubtedly will choos me representative modern vess-v z P- iow certain that Prince Adal be xe Emperor's third' son, will ac c V ,ny the squadron. . .VLESSNESS IN NORTH MEXICO. By Associated Press. - Washington, Feb. 12. Brigandage still exists to a certain extent in Durango, north Mexico, but there is an absence of organized revolutionary movement, according to state depart ment advices today. There is revo lutionary activity near Torreon and at Vera Cruz and Matamoras in the state of Coahuiha, is reported to have gone over lo the 'rebels. In the south the federal troops seem to be gaining ground, having won several victories during the past few days. - - Minority Report on Stephenson Election By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Feb. 12. The mi nority report from the senate commit tee on privileges and elections, . ad verse to Senator Isaac Stephenson, of Wisconsin, probably will not be fil ed in the senate until Senator' Kern returns to the city late in the .week. This report., 6igned by Senators- Ken yon. Lea, Jones, Clapp and Kern,' will hold that the senate has a right - to inquire into senatorial primaries as wel las elections themselves. It is claimed, that the $107,000 put out by Senator Stephenson was prac tically al spent at the primaries and that the real contest for the senate searwas fought there. If corrupt prac tices marked the primaries, the minori ty report will aver that the election itself must have been secured by cor. runt means. The report willur ge the senate to assume jurisdiction over primaries and thus "take a stand against the sale of seals in" the' United. States senate-" IC also". willie...hc:ld, 4a'a.f-'tHlenjf)rj mous primary -expenditures, h a V not been satisfactorily explained. By Associated Press. Sydney. Australia, Feb. 12. Sam Langford, heavyweight champion of England, today defeated James Barry, the Chicago heavyweight, on points in a match of 20 rounds. Many Fatalities In Prussian Mine By Associated Press. Antonienhuette, Prussian Silesia, Feb. 12. Many fatalities were caused by a fire which broke out in one of the pits in this coal mining ; centre ' last evening. Seven corpses of miners have been brought to the surface andthe authorities believe that at-least 20 more men perished. The number of men in the pit wher the fire broke out is not definite! known, but all except those In the im mediate vicinty of the-bottom of the shaft were cut off from escape and are thought dead. COLORADO REPUBLICANS MEET. By Associated Press. Denver, Col., Feb. -12. The republican-, pre-convention campaign in this state opened here today with the as sembling of the : state central com mittee. . It was declared that the endorse ment of President Taft for re-nomlna-tion and re-election was certain. Great interest w,as manifested In the speech, of former Senator A. J. Beveridge, of Indiana, at the Lincoln Day banquet tonight, at which mem bers . of the state central ' commit tee and nearly every republican editor of the state were expected to be present. . THE DAY IN CONGRESS. Washington, Feb. 12 - . ' ,-t Senate: In session 2 p. ' m. Senators Lea and Kenyon will in troduce resolution for joint congres sional investigation of "money trust." Sherwood pension bill rejected by pensions committee and 'a substitute of Senator Smoot adopted. House: Met-at noon. - Testimony regarding labor condi tions at steel plants was heard by Stanley committee. . Secretary Stimson testified .regard ing ."Panama canal tolls before inter state commerce committee. : ; William INeison uromweu s connect tion with the. Panama, canal , purchase discussed before foreign affairs com mittee. ' n Lewis fraud order ase developed a controversy between George B. Cor telyou and F. C. Madden, before post office expenditures' committee. iftca discussed resolu- iVUivo x-VA vwv ' - tion calling ' for money' trust investi gation. . . - - Investigation into the poRtical In fluence of Major Bay was continued by war department " expenditures commit tee, Paymaster General Whipple testi fying. : " " '. :' MONDAY EVENING, WHOM DO YOU WANT o V , FOR PRESIDENT? If you could name the man, whom would you select for president . of these United States? Straw ballots have been taken all over the United States by various democratic, republican and independent papers and The 'News inaugurates today a ballot box and will publish Z SSX SX UTtl. H' . s"o mo uw "V orst nf Ohnrlntta anH fhia eni an opportunity to express their wish. The result of the "voting" will be published from time to time. In no case will the name of the voter be published unless it is requested by the-one handing in the ballot. Clip the ballot ap- pearing in another part of this paper and mail or hand in to the office. Announcement as to the limit of this "balloting" will be made later. Vote todav ' - ---- JAPAN TRYING TO STAMP OUT CHRISTIAKITV? By Associated Press. New York, P'eb. 12 Dr. .Arthur J. Brown, .president of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, will go to Washington tomorrow to present to President Taft charges recently receiv ed from missionaries in Korea that Ja pan is making:" efforts to stamp out Christianity there by torturing con verts, .closing mission schools and in terfering with the work of the Ameri can missionaries, of xw horn there are between three and four hundred in Korea, mostly under the board3 of foi' eign missions of the Methodist and Presbyterian churches. An, account of the situation given by a missionary just returned from Korea characterizes conditions there as little short of barbarious. While there have as yet been recorded no case of physi cal attacks on Americans, they are compelled to endure ''constant interfer ence with, their efforts and discourage them so that they will give up in des- pair and'. return to the United Slates,' leaving Koreans to be dealt with by the Japanese HBOUIISO BEGINS GAM : IB I LI II By Associated Press. Chicago, , Feb. 12. Governor Wood-row- Wilson, of New Jersey, began his active campaign in Illinois for the democratic presidential nomina tion today. -In an- address to the Iro quois Club he reiterated his belief in the initiative and referendum and pre dicted a - democratic victory in No vember. "I believe in the initiative and ref erendum because they will give the govern- people real representative ment," said Governor Wilson. -Tney are designed to give the people power . .rl.i. i si . 4 ln.-iocanues wnere iii;iii iuiuk.ib have obtained control of public affairs. They will safeguard the people in preserving representative government wherever and whenever it" is necessary. "I have never .favored the recall of judges because they are not adminis trative officers ' of the government. They simply interpret and enforce the law. To urge the recall of judges is to treat a symptom .rather than the disease. My idea . is to abolish the laws thatmake it possible for spe cial interests to control trie judiciary "Sound business-need have no.fear nf nrnsTfissive government It is oniy the business that thrives on special privilege that is in. danger. "I have visited a number of states and I think the democratic party's prospects for success is excellent, no matter who is nominated by the re publicans. ' "The country, I believe, is deeply' dissatisfied with republican manage ment of the' nation's affairs. "I think the people are more in terested in principles than in persons in this - year's presidential campaign. "My friends often, ask me how I like practical politics and I . tell , them that. I like it first rate. The experience is not new to me. Anybody who .fights for reform is certain to have brickbats thrown at him. In politics the brick bats are often invisivle and cannot be dodged." ' " PNGINEER5 OF SEABOARD V?- MEET AT NORFOLK Rv Associated Press. -l..-a aflinstment 'aflinstment of the Brother - v f- T promotive Engineers of the Seaboard Air Line Railway is in bien nial session here for consideration and adjustment of grievances new proposi tions and other matters. It was stated that wage scales were not under con sideration. . C M Parsons. Monroe, N. C, chairman- R M. Sparkman,' secretary J. L GeoSe, of Waldo, Fla., W. M. Mool-e Portsmouth, Va.; W'. A. Faison RellhT E. J- Elsenhart, Hamlet. N. r - A E' Hines, Americus, Ga., T. Howie! Abbeville. S. C.; :H. B. Young, Atlanta and J- E. Wilson, Savannah, are present. , ' ' l , - General' Lea Critically III. shanehai. China, Feb. 12. General Tjnmor T.-a. the American officer who I0IS has-been acting as advisor to Dr. Sun of open water having been closed yes Yat Sen, president of the Chinese re- terday. People along the lalce are public is in . a critical .condition. He feeding the wild ducks, which are has" been unconscious for some time, numerous and hungry. .. . FEBRUARY 12, 1 91 2 President 1 aft Off jor hew Ymk By Associated Press. Washington,' Feb. 12. With a busy 4ay ; before him, President Taft left Washington at 8 o'clock this morning for New Jersey and New York.' The president's first stop was to . be, in Newark, N. J., to be the guest at a !Iuc10 ftmner Governor Frank- I Hn ATnVi i. During the afternoon he will go f rorr there to Orange, N. Jv and early in the evening he will reach New York, where he is scheduled to speak at a number of . banquets. The principal function he Is to at tend is the Lincoln day banquet of the New York Republican Club, where it is expected he will make an. address of 'considerable significance in connection with the political campaign. The Retail Dry Goods Association and the Graduate Club will have him as their guest during the latter part of"the evening before he starts for Washington on the midnight train. Secretary Knox boarded the train with President Taft and it is expected the two will discuss the secretary's Central American and South -American trip. - Rosevelt to Speak. By Associated Press. Columbus, O., Feb. 12. Former Pres ident Theodore Roosevelt will address the delegates attending Ohio's fourth constitutional convention on Wednes day,. February 27. In his letter of acceptance Colonel Roosevelt says: " - "I have been declining all invita tions to speak but this seems to me not so much an invitation to speak as. a request that I help ther epresen talives of a great state who are en gaged in doing the greatest and -most fundamental piece ' of governmental work on behalf of the citizens of that state; and under such circumstances it is both a duty and a pleasure : to accept. Propose Inquuy into Money Tnist By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 12. Senators Lea of Tenessee, and Kenyon, of Iowa, tiio fnrmpr h nvosressive democrat d lhe iatter a progressive republi- can, today framed a joint resolution proposing an inquiry into tne so-cau-ed "money trust" by a joint commit tP nf tho senate and house. The house democrats in caucus ai res riv have decided for an , investiga itcra' ty iheT'egrtlar-commit.tee of the house and it is doubtful if they will ac cept the new. proposal. ' Tiio T.pa-Kenvon resolution will em body some of the provisions of the Henry resolution, defeated in the democratic caucus. It possibly will be introduced early this week. BANK DIRECTORS MUST LIVE NEAR BANK. Tti- AeicnHatfvi Press. Washincton. Feb. 12. Comptroller nf the Currency Murray, today order- 'ed that boards of . directors of nation- al banks nereauer snau mcci federal bank examiners at- every ex amination to discuss the affairs of the institutions, especially their loans and discounts In the large, cities wuei the assembling of the directors may . i ;wtTMMino TllA cause wu7cia"''"7h; v :d to use examiners have bee ufhl v,-v.i- rlisorrtinn in entorcing luc ut- -" : ,r1i()nn order unless some condition is -found in the bank deserving crmcisui. In trying out the spirit of this reg ulation the comptroller today advised about 500 banks located in various parts of the country that: their course in recently electing as a' majority of their board directors who are not res idents of the places where the f banks are located, was "objectionable. "The directors," he said, are not conveniently available for monthly business meetings; they cannot meet 1 1 ,ii.-h o cr1 i r to pass oa" Pa vVcon- jaiscoumeu, iuc,y ------- a cimiiiri iiwni: necessity arise and they cannot meet the national bank's examiner when the bank is ex amined." 5E1JBMITTEE GTSSHEHWOOD P E N S I O N BILL By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 12. The Sher wood house dollar a day" pension bill was rejected today by the senate committee on pensions,' and" another measure which would involve an an- i nual expenditure or $,uuu,uuy pro- A qc cnhstitiite nv Senator , Smoot, of Utah, was adopted. Sena- tors Brown (Nebraska) . and v Curtis (Kansas) gave notice that in the Sen ate they would press the Sherwood bill as a substitute for the, Smoot bill. Cayuga Lake Frozen Over. Bv Associated Press. 'ithaca, N. Y., Feb. 12. Cayuga Lake is frozen over from end to end for the first time since 1885. The last open space was covered with ice Sat urday night when the thermometer registered 13 below zero at the Cornell station. . . Seneca Lake Frozen Over. ' By Associated Press. , - ' x" Elmira, N. Y., Feb. 12. For the first time in 27 3'ears Seneca Lake is frozen over completely, the last gap REJE Stanley Committee Probes LdbmLease System lhe Situation i In Sonera By Associated Press. ' Cananea, Senora, Feb. 12. Tamil Ihdiaji leaders who . are friendly to tne Madero government, renort that they may be able to prevail upon the aiscontented ones in the tribe to "ac cept the government's offer of land and settle down. Most of the hostile Indians are still in pie Bacatrea moun tains and no recent depredations are reported. . , : . i Although the neighboring state of Chihuahua is thoroughly infested with the germs of revolt, peace for the most part has. prevailed in Sonora. So far as is known there is not a great deal of anti-Madero feeling in the state, leading Mexican citizens appa rently desiring to . give Madero a nuance w worK out nis plans. Political matters in' Sonora, from all indications, were settled six weeks ago , by the drastic, snnnrossfnn nt ' half, dozen revolutionary leaders. It i ienevea mat conditions similar to those in Chihuahua might now be pre vailing but for the summaryq execu tion of Buelna, .Bemero, Artzu and other's who had sought to overthrow the Madero government. GEORGIA'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED TODAY By Associated " Press. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 12. Georgia's 179th birthday will be celebrated in practically every school in the ' state today. A recital of the history of the great seal of the commonwealth will be the chief feature of -the program in most of the schools. Accordim? in the historian of the Georgia branch of the Danughters of the American revo lution, this state is the only one still usine the. old nendant. spal. t.h A&-vcei and inscriptions on which it is now im possible to declpbei.. The seal in its present form was adonterJ in Ffihrnarv, 1799, and was first used on July 4 of tnat year. WILL ATTEND THE . . BALTIMORE CONVENTION By Associated Press. Chicago, Feb. 12. The Cook county democratic marching club made final plans last, night for attending the dem ocratic convention in Baltimore in June. ' , ' . : At least three-hundred members of the organization are expected to leave Chicago on a special train on) June, IS. While there the club . members will sleep on a boat, which has already been chartered. , Th 'trip was a part of the plans for the annual pleasure tour of the, club. IAMES J. HILL BEFORE STANLEY COMMITTEE By Associated Press. Washington, D. C, Feb. 12. From JamesJ. Hill, chairman of the board of directors of the ' Great Northern railroad, the Stanley steel trust inves tigating committee expected to glean today some of the details of the so called lease of the Lake Superior ore fields to. the United States Steel Cor poration and . also information relat ing to the steel corporation's transpor tation facilities in the Lake ore region. MEREDITH COLLEGE GIRL MARRIED. Special to The News. ' , ' Salisbury, N. C, Feb. 1Z. Miss Mando "Earnhardt, a student at Mere dith Collese. Raleigh., and daughter of the late A. L. Earnhardt, of Gold Hill, and Mr. W. H. Martin, a prominent young merchant of Gold Hill, came to Salisbury and were married Saturday night at Mr. J. A. Arey's, the ceremony being performed , by . Rev. Jno W. Moore, of the. Metnoaist cnurcn. THE WEATHER. x Forecast or North Carolina. Generally fair tonight and, Tuesday. ' - - My Choice For President If I Could Select the Man I Would Name iz Name. Address Cut this out and mail or hand in to ; The Charlotte News, Charlotte, N. C. Results will be published from day to day and in no case will the name of the voter be given out unless so requested. . w . ""v nu sunaay. Convict lennessee Coal and Iron Com pany Regularly U til zed Three Hundred And - Fifty State Convicts, Testifies Pre sident of Alabama Boaid. O fficers of Steel Company Pro tested When This Year the Convicts Were Turned Over to a Coal Company Many Questions 'Asked By Associated Press." . Washington, Feb. 12. When the Stanley committee resumed its inves tigation Into the United States Steel corporation today, J. D. Oakley, pres. Ident of the Alabama state convict board, testified that 250 state convicts had usually been utilized by the Ten nessee oat & . iron Company, a. sub sidiary of the steel corporation, but this year, in the ahwrnrA nf a the convicts had been turned over to" a coai company. tracers of the" steel company pro- wbwu. agamst mis ana ueorge Gordon Crawford. tha ni-er1inf cniA il, i ' ' . w.vj. (,uV eventually the company had intended that : such a change would take time' and it was necessary to procure conf victs tor ini? , He declared th a have been given an opportunity to bid for the ennvicta hofnrn tiiv -r,,.-. turned over to another concern, add ing that the Tennessee Company had 4 intended to bid higher rates than ever Derore. Mr. Oakley replied that the Tennes see Company was too late in taltlna up the negotiations. ; 'When convicts are leased out " ask. ed Chairman Stanley, . ."are they dis. cipunea , py tneir employers?" 1 . me men who make' the contractt frequently hire their own warden and guards," Mr.' Oakely replied, "but th convicts . are always subject to the -jurisdiction of : the state" " i Misdemaanor prisoners, the wltnesai KaiH' siro nl-iirf- in Viirl If q" Tln i cj HL --.fJft A AtfPrl -...w .. it, he works out his fine as a convicH laborer, - -,r : . . "If a man is gtven.less than a two VB9T !6M-l4nr tit- AlltiOTna TVIr- 11., 1.-. . , i - i- ii,vuv 111 iiaLrauiCL) .'X1. W li H." ley declared, "he becomes a county instead of a state convict, no matter what the offense." D. A. Reed, attorney for the steel corporation, read a telegram from President Crawford, of the Tennessee V Conmany. statinc that at the oxnlra tion of 1912 the company proposed to get '. rid of all convict labor. At the present time he said the company had only 180 county convicts employed. Hill fcxeused. Tn Tp.snonsfi to the fmhinen.T. served nn him at .Tek-1 Taland da - lash wk. 1TX . 4..1. M . V. - . . V. . V. - . . . tee when it resumed its hearings this morning but was excused until later In the riav to nermit the closins un of hit. ii.ii nrin r, ' i ,nTn i-- m iihyttiit. testimony relating to labor conditions in. tne ..steel-.plants-in tne nusDurs and, Birmingham.- districts. . SECRETARY KNOX MAKES -: , PLANS - TO LEAVE. By Associated Pres3. Washington, Feb. 12. Secretary Knox made final preparations today fQP the conduct of the state department by his associates during his absence the next six weeks, visiting countries; bordering, on the Caribbean sea. Mr. Knox had his last conference with President Taft last night and to day will leave: for Palm Beach, Fla., with his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Knox. He will embark probably- Feb ruary 21 on the cruiser Washington for the Central American republics. Whether Mexico and Colombia will be included in the itinerary on the trip had not been decided early today. No official announcements were pre pared informing Central American counties that the secretary contempla ted: visiting them, but the diplomatic representatives here nave caoiea to their home offices the substance of President Taft's announcement made Saturday. It is considered possible, therefore, that before final plans are completed by Mr. Knox while in Flor ida he may receive a special invita tion to go to Mexlcoi f
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