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ter tha AaM-WleJ t-f
ftige, Urania, rtuewta. Tir. Jaa
t, IT Ouerter ta c t-MM-atxint Ja
1 Out trm4 Work turn before
dal'iU thla launih litracM aad
ta4 pMMalM of tbft lnrt odnih rub
ber fertory. d the nUtuir, aa thla
ihm b forwarded, ar bombarding
tbe factory.
Tbe Krolutkotitete killed lb anllce
uaa ah,' vara guarding lb build
lag .and detachment thea, crept Into
aa adjoining etrarlure. .where a patrol
of dragoons was aaleep, end murdered
right dragoons aad eta stable man end
Wvunded eleven others.
n managed to eeoapa, end gave the
alarm to Iho troops, two regiments of
which VIA artillery ami all quirk fir
ing giiee arrived at tha arena by day
' tight. In tha meantime tha revolution
ist a had throwa up bafrlcadea,' and a
terrlnc lira was opened by tba troops
apua theae defencce and tin tha fac
tory. la the midst of tha contusion eslet
tiig aa thla dlapatrh la written" It la
trnpoeslble to ascertain tha' number of
killed or wounded, but many men have
been killed and ever a hundred wound
' nJ trave already , been carried to tha
haarpitale. Tha aoldlera are almost In
eanewlth fur.' ' '
.. The territory la which the factory I
located haa been picketed off by guardi,
Who threat on to kill any person ap
proaching. The correspondent had a
narrow eecape. He unwittingly entered
the pieacrlbed territory through a aide
atreet, and wal twice lived upon be-
'ore he had an opportunity to explain,
' London, Jan. 4. A special dispatch
from l?oienhagen to-days rays that the
workmen who seised the 1 Prnvodnlk
rubber factory at Kiga .Tuesday aur-
rendered and delivered up their lead-
. era to the commander of the troops
The prftoners will be tried by court
Martial. . ' . r
, Odessa, Russia, Jan. 4. Two tor
pedo. boats haviug troopg on board
have been' dispatched to ' Sukum
Kale,. Caucasia and Novorsslysk,
Ctiucanla, which are In the hands of
the: revolutioulBls. Tba government
treasuries at those places have been
Bared knd taken to .Sebustopol, onrli
warshiu. V' J. -, . vt
Sixteen hundred railroad men, and
200 telegraph operators, of Odessa
and this vicinity have been dismissed
on account of their Connection ,wlib
the1 perioral strike., v
Lieutenant Schmidt,' leader of the
- naval ; mutiny at Scbaatopol In No-
veTuber last, and hia son are being
, brought from Otchakoff. (a fortified
seaport forty miles from Odessa) to
. Bcbastopol on .a warship. 'They will
be tried by court martiul next week.
The trial will take 4 uluce behind
J closed 'doors., 1 v
LARGE GIFTS TO :
GUILFORD COLLEGE
(By the Associated Press.)
Guilford, r Nf. C.,'' Jan. 4. OullfOrd
Collegu has received from - Dr. D. K,
PeHfson, of Chicago, $25,000 as a me
morial endowment foci Oliver P.
Nixon. Other people have given $100,
000, which , makes thla college one of
, the beat endowed In the South.
Contributions came from all parts of
the country, making a total of (125,000
.. Tbls .school has been in existence sev
enty-flve '. years, and Its doors were
.not-closed during the lato Civil ."War.
: The. school was first: founded by, the
Society of Friends. v '
125 CTHS OUT :
v fASIIIKGTON
''''fBy'the'Atmotlated Press.)' ' '
" Washington, Jan. 4. The strike of
union printers In establishments which
have refused to grant the demand for
an eight hour day and a closed shop
was Inaugurated here to-day. - About
one hundred and twenty-Aye men are
affected. Most of the offliies anticipat
ed the strike and were ab!e to !ut to
work a full force of non-union printers.
From statements made on. both sides
It Is a light to a finish. ' No disorders
accompanied the going out of the men.
M.ou (b hwlniil (NaxtiUa TVa
aawaxg H axr4 Ibt IU
iwa) arw Utmm .lavf lh)a
twaaVe- a WtlUig U
Trv-Va.
-lraJ la Tba gi'etilog TaM
CdlMrv K. aC. Jaa. 4 At
kaat Out4baw WU kara tbe aaloa
tar Aa-pu Uat tt kaa Inag
ac44
Tba Railrak4 CbmaUaaloai aa Iba
tirtata of tb arearal rallraaJa
rtcg krra thla saormlac eaa 41a-
raaa4 tba ceut aaealioa la all lis
details Tie a-TtUif was attcateg
by a Urge aaaibor of cKiaama.
Tba coafKreac rata4 la Iba
railroads Mklag for tad ware glewa
oiaeif aya ta roe alter a taoatto.
Tha railroads aa watt aa aoata of tba
people of Ooldsbora ara dlid4 aa to
iba loeatloa, a ad all will Make aa
effort to get together wlthla tba
alaety daya.
Tba railroads ipraaaa4 a willlag-
aeaa to teare I hair tracks around the
City gad build tha depot at a point
convenient of approach fro at tba caa
tr of tha city, provided they eoald
aerara a right of way at a reasonable
coat. ' . ... -
i. vaaaBBMi Ba aajaaa
COLORED FISHER-,;
MEN RESCUED.
, (By tha Aaaadatad Praaa.) -Norfolk.
Va.. Jan. a.-Tbe .Brltiah
steajnchlp Elewlck ' Manor. Captain
Prewery. Which arrived, here , to-day
from Bavannih, Ua en route to Eu
rope, landed four , colored fishermen
from Charleston, 8. C- who were picked
up forty miles off Charleston harbor
January first at I p. m.. after having
been without food or. water alnee the
morning of Sunday, December II. '
The men ware from tha fishing
achooner "Cttarleatno," which was lueL
outalde of Charleston harbor for deep
baas fishing. The quartette, two In
a boat, left tha achoyner In emalf skiffs
td flan. While out the weather grew
thick and the men became lost. They
failed to make themaelve shearA aboard
the schooner Charleston and In their
frenzy lost their compass bearings
completely. The men began to row as
they thought towards shore, but their
boats having become -turned .around
they rowed far to fcca. To appease
hunger the men attempted to cut raw
fish meat, but from thla became naus
eated and sick. . '
X'aptaln Drewery, ot the Elswick
Manor. In passing, heard cries for help
and bearing down discovered the men.
He took them aboard and the men
say they were well treated. They are
here awaiting a reply to a telegram
sent ' by-Chief vof Police Boush to
Thomas CftrroU. the t Market Street
owner oT the ftshlng schooner in
Charleston, requesting that he send
funds - for their transportation back
home. .'..:
: The names , of the men who were
picked Up are: Lawrence Washing'
ton, John-r' Plnckney,-" Frank Summers
and Mlnjjy Gibson. ,
CHICAGO JOINS , ,
ATHLETIC UNION.
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(Uy the Associated Press.) -Chicago,
Jan. 4. Tha city of Chicago
is to join the Amateur Athletic Union.
This is: perhaps the first organisation
In which the two million or more inhan
Hants of the City have become a Joint
member; It also marks an Innovation
of the attitufle of cities as govern
ments towards sports, for Chicago "will
jn the future have ft vote and a voice
In the- regulation ot amateur sports,
the same tvs an athletic club. . v-. '--"
The special park commission decided
yesterday that It would be proper for
the city to Join the ith'.etld union and
voted the membership fee of ten dol
lars a year." Max Buetner,,te super-
Intendent of playgrounds, advised that
the city should be Initiated in -the un
Ion in order to aid. the boys-who use
the playgrounds for their sports,
The city will enforce thef rules of the
union on the playground, n.;
CUT HIS THROAT
, And will" die.
(Special to The Everlng Times.)
.( winaton-Balem,' N. ; 'Jan. , 4.
John Atwell, r a - prominent . black
smith of Mooresvliie.v and at one
time a man of means, cut his throat
this-morning with a razor with ml
cidal intent, ahd the attending phy
slcian says ae will die. , "I ,' ' '
Atwell, "who is 50 years' old, had
been despondent tor. a week. Notic
ing his strange actions this morning
Mrs. Atwell asked her husband what
he meant. He made a mad rush at
his wife and she left the. room, when
Atwell drew a-razor across his throat
And dropped to the floor. ; .
Cc;:.'u Vc:l fcl
!LlY THE HSUALTlES
TfWfO (aneia AOmrtM TWm of
Maraans U TWar tWihas OaaaaaV
Mate ' TWra Vaa fttoW
llgtag. M.ay KUkrd
aatd'
WwttacW mm Ikak mm.
tr tba Aaawlatad fraaa)
WaaUaaj, Jao. 4. Mr. Jaabert,
Um IbMtlaknaa w pwaa otaflea iarra,
rerHieal lobligiaas an day sasasiar
lag that Oaseral ftoArtgwea was UIW
at Ireta rtata yiaaiidayt that
the gtela three ka4 laaaed thre
days, mmt Chad the twaatry waa ajaM
aad H waa hoawd tha aitwatlua wqgld
be rlearrdl tw-day. Mr. Jaobert can-
MnaioatMl thla lafortaltoa ta tterre
tary Root.
Capo Ha tie.. Haytl, Jaa. 4 Fol
lowing tba attack made Janaary I
on Puartft Plata, on tbe northern
coast of Banto Domingo, by General
iDemetrto Rodriguet, rommandlng
the troopa of tha fugitive president.
General Morales, which resulted In
tha repulse ot the Vloralaa forcea by
the Careers garrison after sharp
fighting, . tbe Cacerea troops, com
manded by General , Ctspedea,- at
tacked the Morales troopa yesterday
In their position outside Puerto
Plata.
Stubborn fighting followed, during
which many men were . killed or
wounded on, both' nldea, resulting In
the defeat of tha Morales forces, who
were dispersed by the Caceres troops.
Among tlTem was General Demetrio
Rodriguez, former Oovernor of Monte
Crlstl, who as reported in Monte
Crlstl had announced that it his at
tack on Puerto Plata was successful
be would ' proclaim himself a candi
date for the presidency of Santo Do
mingo. .
The streets ot Puerto Plata are al
most deserted, the stores are closed
and business Is at a standstill. ' '
The Dominican exiles, who have
been authorised - by the Morales
party to return to Santo Domingo,
are landing at Monte .Crltl not far
from Puerto Plata.
FED SOUP MADE '
FROM HUMAN FLESH
(Uy the Associated Press.)
Victoria, B. C, Jan. 4. News was re-
Wived from Toklo by the Empress of.
Japan yesterday that the Japanese po-
llo have solved a strange crime wnen
proving the murder of tha celebratad
Japanese poet, Nezen Noguchi, by Coa--buro
Noguchi, an, adopted son. .
It la fbundHhat some years ago pa-
buro rnurdered a boy and cut -a piece
of flesh from his victim to make soup,
which ' he .sent to his foster parents,
who were leprous. He did so because
he read that soup made from human
flesh would cure leprosy. ., y-.
HARPER & BROS. ACCEDE ,
TO PRINTERS' DEMANDS,
, ' (fly the Assoclatecj. Press.)
I u New YorkJan. 4. The publish-
lbK hoUBe of, Harper & Brothers ac
ceded today to the demands of their
atrikins printers .tor' the"' 48-hour
week and the closed shop. More than,
one hundred - printers , employed by
tha house will return to ; work - at
. : Joint Statehood Bill.,
" (By tlic Associated Press.)
U'uHhlnaton Jan. 4 The '-Senate
ehmmlttee oh Territories'' mrst to-diy
and' began -constaeratlon ' f the, Joint
statehood bll). This waei.thp ftrst meet
ing of the committee to consider'- the
admtsiridrt Btaiy. jji, t . i'
t ' -Ioked Like Snlcldc, . .
' ' (Qv tne Associated Press.)"
"Pretorla.. Transvaal Colony, Jan
4.-
Captain J. Hopkins, quartermaster of
the Bwond Dragoon Guards, ; wnose
name' had been mentioned in connection
with the war stores scandal, was f iund
lead thla morning under circumstances
pointing to suicide. - '
hjw JfiiLiTO ESs Inert
niE MESSAGE RETDSEO
laiiaar
A Qwiwli a of Cbiatwil al
Uat m tmt
aaataao Wi-aurt m t two-
Unawl IVarra.
thy tba Aaanrtotad riaa t
Waablngtna. Jan. C M tfcaa the
average atuadaiH a( a ere
ta tbetr taaa abN tha Hmm bmM
Um the fi' aaaahia after tba Vmday
raivaa tada. .
ftegardlog aa aerbHia aa edltartal
atatesnent ta a kw-al paper that anam
bare of tba Hoaae abaaa tha franking
trlitag ta the ettent of aeadlttg
oowa. tana aaliaaka. llbrarUa. aad
kltrhea ateoalia free throws b tba
nulla. Mr. at ma. tTena ), obtained
leave ta aaaert thai an lavaattgatkm
should be made. That tba atalament
aa oely aa ovtbarat of vivid ttnagtna
tton was aeaarud. both by Mr. Mana.
tlUa ), and tha Republlraa floor leader,
Mr. Payae. (N. T. lieMre ha eoriclud
ad Mr. 81 ma praaantiO a raaolutloa for
a i. Invealldatloa by the Commlttaa on
Poetofnoae and Puat Hoada "aa to
whether or jtot there are or have bean
abuaea Jl tba franking privilege by
members of Congreaa oi in the aame of
inembera of Congreaa "
The resolution was iki wI to.
(Hi motion of Mr. I'ayne tbe itouae
resumed cunaldaratlon of the Presi
dent's message, makliiK rrference ef It
by topic to the Various eommiyeea.
Mr, Payne withdrew the amendment
which had ort-aakmnl tha aeven days
of discussion Before the holiday reeeas
th; reference of that part reUtlng to
biaurance to the ' Ways and Meana
Committee., He staled that It was his
Understanding th;U Mr. Hepburn
Would not preaa'hls amendment making
relanuM- of tha-4taaaVo the Interstate
and Foreign GoMimeree Committee.
Mr. Hepburn st onra submitted an
amendment refei lngthe wuJe quostlon
of the control of om-purations other
than railways lu tlitj Judiciary Commit
tee, with Instructions "to report fully
at ao early duv their views as to the
power of the Federal government by
legislation to regulate or control Bald
corporations In the management or con- ;
titji of. their business und bulntMW !
matters, and If Bold power exists then
the extent of such power aud under
what provisions of the constitution It
Is conferred upon 'Congress." This
amendment was agreed to without ol
Jection, and as there was no discussion
of other Items the reference of the en
tire message was made according to
the terms of the resolution.
Tb Philippine tariff bill was then
taken up for consideration in commit
tee of the whole, with Mr. Olinstead,
Pennsylvania, In Iba chair.
Mr. Payne explained the details of
the bill.
He particularly .emphasized the
"beneficent purposes" of the meas
ure. The revenue collected under n.
he said, was needed in the Philippines
for schools and internal Improvements.
In brief, the bill provides for the ad
mission to the United States of ar
ticles wholly, the growth and product
of the Philippines free of duty except
sugar and tobacco,- on which a tarift
of , 25 per cent, of : the Dlngley rates
shall be collected. Jn consideration of
this reduction of duty sugar and to
bacco, the product of the United States,
is, to be admitted Into the Philippines
free of duty. After April 11, 1909, the
bill provides absolute, free trade be
tween the two countries. ,
Mr. Payne went Into some detail in
explaining the industries of the Phil
ippines. COUNTY SCHOOLS
, COST $47,740
"The County Hoard Of Kducatlon was
In- session again id-day, making out
the apportionment V for the . school
year. , This was louna to. be $2.60 for
each child in the cpnnty. These chil
dren number 19,056,, which : makes the
total" amount to be ' expended for
schools In the county $47,740. - .
Fatal landslide on - , -t
: x - SOITH AJD WESTERN
(Byithe Associated . Press.) ;U
Richmond, Va Jan., 4.-On hebount
of recent heavy ratha a landslide oc
curred yesterday on .the Southland
Western Railroad. In progress or con
struction near Pine Ridge, N. C, kill
ing three men and fatally injuring two
others , The. bodies ot the' dead men
have been recovered. 1 "
lr. urc":::e Escritl b Ijj'rj; iz
l titja
nrniivs resolution;
Miajawatiag fv n asi as ao tafcara
Ian her ar hat
Carried Mai
With Mam fcra Ma
aad If War as C tae It
1x4 kg tba.
iHi I be AhM-talad Vraaa I
Mi,atu. Jaa. t Robert M L
rvitrtie aaa earora ta ta-aay aa a
betme tbe BMeln begaa tha 4oar
tba Keuton ctnefc room wa
Mid Renault gpooaar aad hla oaw eol
kmgue enirrra the chamber Thai
raueed a nULd aanaatba, ior It waaJ
known that there had bean a bitter pot-
ttal feeHng eiMtlng hetweea thent. and
that their prreonel rUMona bad he
ro me atmehal at rallied In ennee
quence It waa not known up to with
in a ahort time whether or not Mr.
6pooner would escort hla colleague to
tha drek ta take tha oath, or that
Mr. LaFollette would accept tha earon.
but all thla waa arranged In tha rluak
room.
Tha reading of the Journal had not
progreeavd far when Mr. ftpooner
moved that this formality be dispensed j
wlth. This motion prevailed and Mr
Bpooner loat jw time In announcing
the pretwnoe pf hla colleague. "Mr.
taFoiletle. the Henator-elect." he
aald, "la now In attendance and I aak
that the oath of office be admiffiatered
to him."
He then eacorted Mr. LaFollette to
the vlco-prealdcnt's desk. After Mr.
LaFollette had signed the oath whlcn
he had taken, he was again joined
by Mr. Hpooner and eacorted to the seat
assigned him among the Republicans
who have seals on the Democratic aloe
of the chamber,
' Mr. Tillman presented the following
resolution:
"Resolved, That the president be re
quested to Inform the Senate, If not
Incompatible with the public welfare,
as to the existing status In Santo Do
mingo: whether or not President Mo
rales carried his government with
him when he disappeared from the
capltol, or whether ha left It behind,
and whether the American officers who
have been In charge of the custom
houses are still performing that work,
and If so, under what arrangement and
by what -authority."
Mr. Tillman asked for Immediate
consideration of the resolution, but Mr.
Rpooner objected and it went over.
A resolution introduced by Mr. Cul
berson directing the Secretary of War
to send, to the Senate copies of the In
vitations for bids for railroads In the
Philippine Islands and also copies of
bids themselves was adopted.
At 2:14 the Senate wiMit Into execu-
Ivc session, and at 2:23 adjourned un
til Monday.
$200,000 FRE AT
RECTIFYING PLANT
(Special to The Evening Times.)
Ashevlllo, N. C, Jan. 4. Informa
tion received here from Marlon this
morning told of the destruction by
fire of the Bennett & Morgan rectify
ing plant at that place. .
The plant is one of the largest in
the State, if not in the Southland It
is said to be totally destroyed. The
fire is said to have been of incen
diary origin. The Iosb Is said to be
fronts. $200,000.-' to $250,000 with
$150,000 insurance. - ,
wake p Ays the ,
; STATE $42,599.
, t .
Sheriff M. W. Page today had. ap
proved by the Board of County Cqm-
mlaBloners Jthe. settlement he is ready
to make with the Treasurer of North
Carolina. The sheriff will - pay to
the State $42.599.3J.'.
COREY ST0IS THE
TAKING OF REBATES
K (By the Associated Press.)
. Cleveland, O., Jan. 4-The Leader
saysi,;-fc'iJf '"fry v tTS'
; - The, accepting or rebates and spe
cial rates from w railroads by -,.ihe
United, States Steel Corporation and
Its- subsidiary " companies ; has been
ordered stopped by President, Corey.
ea-d bf Ta.
-
I f tb aaaa'Kia rraa I
i Tat Jaa 4 at.
r ia
iwawi ami aatrar b a
J tag (Mt aawi he Tat barhar.
MaAaaat rtMtt am rlva tat mvm
aa baM ia 4a
(lax w rat a, a iltaa.Mi ta abtrb aaa
aaui aaa ta4li lata m4 arretaJ
aanaltaa antaetiia ar reaarte4
half tbe tr li m H rwaattal
fur abawl aa bur Ttmaaaada af m
auna H tt.g ta N Jarary. ltg laiaad
aad SXataa laiand war aVUyed rraea
aatartag Maabattan to attend tbetr
baslnaaa. aad anaay af tboaa rerry
buata whb h did vaotare ta awnvtrata
the while e" biding Manbattaa ar
rived abb nun ut halbradtb ea
capaa n Ramer Bhuale a tug boat waa
Bank, and tbe life eavere aeet In tha
reaoM of ber cte
ahu euuaht refuge
uf titi ahkb aha
aa one of a at ring
had In to.
The Krte Railroad paaaenger ferry
boat Paaaatc was run do a in Hud
ao liver by the ferry boat lUngham
ton at the Delaware. Uarkawanna
Weatarn Railroad. Tha PaaaaJc'a aide
waa eruahed In ao badly that the walla
ef tbe man's cabin fell partially Into
tha room. One bulkhead waa also
eruahed In. Nicholas Carlo, a deck
hand ,aa fatally Injured and Thomas
F. Piper, a paaaenger, waa lightly
hurt. Fortunately tbe Paaaatc
waa
carry very few passengers.
The lllnghamton backed away In the
fog, leaving the Paaaatc helpleaa and
Haling with one paddle wheel eruahed.
For a time the ferry boat seemed to
be In such danger of sinking that the
lifeboats were lowered ready for uaa.
Tug boats answered the ferry's distress
signals and towed the damaged veaael
aahore. Carlo was put on one of the
tugs and aent ashore to a hospital. He
waa aaaled with hla hack to tbe outer
wall In the men's cabin, being throwa
completely acroaa the room by the
shock ot tba collision.
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C. S. GUTHRIE DIED
IN SALISBURY.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Jan. 4. News of the
death at Salisbury, N. C, of C. S.
Guthrie, chairman of the Board of
directors of the Republic Iron and
Steel Company, was received at the
company's office fn this city to-day.
Mr. Guthrie was operated upon for
appendicitis last Sunday.
He went . South shortly before
Christmas, and at the time of Ms
departure frgni this city apparently
was In the best of health. The at
tack of appendicitis came upon him
a week ago. He did not rally from
the shock attending the operation
and his condition for several days
had been regarded as extremely criti
cal.
DR. THOMAS'. SON
HAS .SMALLPOX
(Special to The Evening Times.)
Wilmington, N. C, Jan. 4.
George Thomas, Jr., son of Dr.
George G. Thomas, chief surgeon of
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and
president of ' the North Carolina
Board of Health, has a well-develop
ed case of smallpox.
Young Thomas is superintendent
of the MacRae & Co. test farm
located near her, and it is thought
the disease was contracted while at
the farm. The Thomas home Is
under quarantine.
HIGOINS WON'T
' SAVE PATRICK4made the motions with hia .thumb
(By the Associated Press'.) .
Albany, N..Y., Doc. 4. Governor
Hlgglns today denied an application
for a reprieve for Albert T. Patrick,
who is under sentence ot death for
the murder of William Marsh Rice,
a Texas millionaire. .
The governor said to-day that his da
nlal of the reprieve must not be inter
preted as in any way foreshadowing
what ' his action would be upon an ap
plication fpr executlve elemencv.
EARTHQUAKE ' -
AT NICARAGUA.
'ii yfc n 'ii. ;-?::-'" wS.; ';?? -v-
(Svthe Associated Presay " '
1 Washington Jan." 4. Vice Consul
Wallace at Managua, has cabled the
State Department, under yesterday's
date, that a terrible earthquake has
.occurred In Nicaragua, 'and lt.was re
ported to him that Masaya had . been
ruined by the eruption of the volcano
San Diego. , '
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attteaga ad ralifi Cwnaarl aa rUa
hf.Tah.aU.aa garttte fhat I'aJkrd,
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I'adW Tab at Mead
( Br tha A seriated rna )
Aaaapcdla, M . Jaa. 4. Tbe raart
martial whkrh haa baea'la ata
bare fur arveral days hearts g r&argea
agalaat Kara! Aradeaay atadrau
charged wttk haalag reaaaeajbiej
this saoraiag. Mtdaalpasaa) iMratar
aaa Hroaght before tha court J s me
diately after It gaat aad tha record at
yeatarday waa read aad approved ta
bis preaeana.
Midshipman Tree mo r Coffla, Jr.
wboaa trial oa tba charge ot haalag
Jerdoae H. Klmbrough, baa been
completed, waa then brought before
the court and a minor change ta tha
record of hie trial waa made ta his
preaence.
Midshipman Worth W. Foeler, ef
New Albany, lad., waa then brought
before tha coart to be triad on the1
charge of hating fonrtB-claesmaa
Chester 8. Roberta. of.Joltet, ills.
The charge la gpported by four
Kperlflcations, alleged' to be commit-,
tad on different datee ranging from
the "middle of October to tbe Middle
of December. Tha firet charges that
Roberta waa compelled to stand on
his bead; tbe aecond that be com
pelled him to hang from the clothe
locker and the other-time that he
made blm get under tha table during
the progress of a meal. Foster plead
ntftt Miflt I turn. - V - - - . J .14 -..-.,.(
cations. v " I. t . '' " I
At the opening of the case Mr. E.
Theall, moved that the Unit, aec
ond and fourth apeciflcallona be
stricken ont on the ground of In
definite allegations of the- time and
place of tne alleged ' hailng. - The
times alleged, he said, covered fifty-,
seven days and the place alleged, waa
any ot the live hundred rooms in
Bancroft Hall. - The court refused
the motion, holding that the specifi
cations were technically correct.
Midshipman Chester S. Roberts
was the first witness. He Identified .
the accused by name. He appeared
most reluctant to testify against the
accused and parried the questions ot
the judge advocate until Captain
Rees, the president of - the court, ...
cautioned him that he was tinder
oath to tell the whole truth In 'the
matter. He. then said that about
two weeks after the school' had'
opened Foster had ordered him1 to
report to Foster's room and he had
done so. Foster had ordered' him? tdV
go in the Bmall room and that some
one had then held a thumb in fpur :
positions, these indicating, ne galdY,
that he was In succession to tell Jls
nnnnn arlinpn U r Bind fniim oitlA 1 A .
succeeded In the Academy, and to feet '.
on his head. He was then compelled
to do "number 18" and then to hang (
on the locker, both of which 'he did. j
He then was asked 'If he could do
any better at the table; , V ' " ;
The withess answered that he had .
done his best before apd "was then
ordered to hang pn' the locKer'agaln.
Roberts said that Foster , then snt ,
him for Midshipman Clevenger,1 Fps-
ter and Decatur were In th-roomhe'; .
said, and he believed that. Foster had
PART PLAYED BY.C
MAmiPAfiTURERS.
(By the Associated' Press.) v
Washington, Jaru i 4.Manufacturers
participated to ; the f-ektent' of more ;
than a billion dollar In .the M.BOd.OQO.OOO
worth, of commerce , of ; 1 the prlted
States during the. flaven tnonUia eyl-.;
Ing.wlth November, l0i. f ... '
Statistics announced jby the , Depart--'
mentbf Commerce and Labor j.sbtow;
that the value of mahufacturerav ma-i,
terlals Imported was jSli.tKia.tWO iljtr'ipg!
those eleven months,, and ,f iHhufro-v,
tures exported $630,000,000. agalnkt
000,000, th previous year, ybe.value.ot
crude 'material for' use fn manufHcrtir
Ing imported In this time, was 3fi9,rw,
000, agalrist , $309,000,01)0 In, the '- narnt
monhs of , th prtvlous yea, -jDiii'lng
those - months there. Wast a1" remaikblo
Increase In the exports ot agricultural
products, especially of corn, the value
of which s rose v from. !'$il,eoo,oooun the
previous' year to 150,000,000 -during the
first eleven months of this year, " v