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QUININE KING'S .WIZARD EDISON
WIDOW'S PLANS: AGAIN TRIUMPH:
Theodore to Have His Picture Paint'
ed by a Real Princess Artist
COMPLEXION OF
UNITED STATES
AT IT AGAIN
Eir V LviV I
8 en i
SEN
ALDR1CH
NiStii RIDERS
speaks oiis
CURRENCY BILL
LAST FALL'S PANIC IS
Chairman of Finance Com.tells
0.
cies cf Finance
How mid Why the Country Was
Saved From the "Overwhelminj;
Catastrophe AVhose HI halting Ef
fect Would Have Been Felt in
Every Household" About Crop
. Movements and Extra Currency
Needed for That Purposo Addi
tional Notes to He Vsed in Cases
of Emergency The V. S. Treas
ury is, ISy Law and Custom, a
Great National Rank of Issue, Al
though ihe Government' Itself is
Not in the - Ranking Business
Piling of the .Majority in Congress
Presented Through the Finance
Chairman.
(By Leased Wire to The TImes.j
slon of the Aldrich currency billwas
opened in the senate today at the close
of . roulino business. Senator Aldrich.
chairman of tlie finance -committee,
and author of the bill, called up the
bill and after it had been read spoke
i:t length in its support. He explain
ed bill in all its details and went at
length Into the reasons for its passage.
The. senate was well filled and the sen
ators manifested deep interest, la his
remarks. The debate opened today Is
expected to continue almost without in
terruption until the measure Is voted
upon, which is thought will be in the
course of about two weeks. Senator
Bailey is expected to take the lead in
the attack on the bill and will be ably
seconded by -Senators Teller, Culbe'
s .11, Daniel,' Clay and Bacon. Addi
tional luieiuH i.i Kivt'ii mr suuji.v-t.
the indications that a storm of oppo
sition Is brewing In the houso on th'i
nnrt rf rpntihllfflnH ns wpll rlervn-
crats, that seems like to defeat alliw
currency legislation. Western mem
bers are receiving rrotests from thel'1
constituents, who object to the meas
ure on tlie ground that it Is a scheme
foi Inflation in the interest of eastern
banks.
enator Aldrich In his speech today
fcaid In part:
"The financial crisis from which the
country has Just emerged, which cul
minated in a serious panic in October,
wa the . most acute and destructive
in its immediate consequences of any
which lias occurred in the history, of
the country. Nothing but 'he heroic
measures taken by the representatives
of the great business and financial in
terests of the country acting In co-op-eiiition
with the secretary of the treas
ury prevented a total collapse of pri
vate credit and a disastrous destrue- :
lion of all values. It is Impossible to
cf.reeive, much less to measure, the
losses which would have resulted from
such a calamity. The country was
hfived by the narrowest possible mar
gin from an overwhelming catu'iiophe
where blighting effect would h ive been
felt !n every household.
"The panic of 1907 was not, however,
either in its inception or In its pro
gress, a currency panic. Our curren
cy. In character, was beyond question
"An annually recurring need for ad
ditional currency to move crops oc
casionally creates a demand in excess
of the available supply, but the se
curities defect of our monetary sys
tem, as disclosed by our recent bitter
experience, Is the fact that we have
no means whatever for providing the
additional issues necessary to meet or
to prevent panic conditions. Events
having brought this defect to the at
tention of congress In the most for
cible manner, we cannot wisely or
prudently fail to give It serious con
sideration. "Clearing house certificates were Is
sued by the various clearing houses of
the country to the extent of about
$190,000. ;
"The use of clearing house certifi
cates was unquestionably most ef
fective. I need hardly say that the
Hearing houses by which these certifi
cates are Issued are voluntary . asso
ciations of banks formed for mutual
convenience, assltsance and protec
tion, In many ways the usefulness of
these associations has been shown
fiom a public point of view.
"The employment of their certifi
cates has been beneficial at times in
preventing a serious disaster, but It
uch a derangement of exchanges as to
(Continued on Page Two.)
Sunday Onlrags Byo Mob
OS Over 500
FIRE PRIVATE PROPERTY
Hams Containing Over 45.000
Pounds of Valuable Tobacco Set
Afire and Destroyed I'roprrev ot
Former Candidate for Governor
Outlaws Galloped Into Nearby
Town and Cut Off Communication.
Held Citizens. Prisoners hile
Their Fellows "Applied the Torch.
The Cause.
(By Leased" Wire to The Times.)
Hopkinsville, Ky.. Feb. 10. Gallop
ing like highwaymen. 500 night riders
last night Invaded Fredonia. captur
ed the telephone exchange and cut out
all teli phonic -communications. Sev
eral citizens -were. Imprisoned in a dims
store and the Inhabitants were terror
ized by fusillades of pistol tlvy.K.
Mounting a strong saiard in the town,
the' riders galloped to A le. a distance
of five miles, where thev. blew up th?
Alfred H. Gardin Tobacco warehouse,
containing 35,000 pounds of tobacco
and destroyed' 10,000 pounds more in
a barn. Then they fired volleys of
shots as they circled about the burn
ing buildings. Returning through Fro
di.nia they released their prisoners and
dispersed. .
Gardin, the owner of the factory. Is
I not a member of the society of eipiity.
He was formerly a candidate for gov
ernor on the populist ticket.
A GREAT HE J
(Special Cable to The Times.)
Lisbon, Feb. 1 0. All Portugal
will be discussing before night the
fact that inquiry indicates the crown
prince avenged the death of his
father before he, too. was struck
down by assassins.
The inquiry shows that the bullet
discharged from the crown princes
revolver and that a bullet wound in
the head of one of the assassins
was of the same size as the bore of
the prince's revolver.
Members Of the household de
scribe .-with great detail how the
prince, when the firing began, arose
t in his 83at and fired two shots. They
j also assert that he was extraordi
narily cool and self-possessed at the
j time and aimed his revolver with
care. An instant alter t no second
discharge he was shot.
It is now asserted-that the police
seized a great store of bombs and
arms, in the possession of members
of the republican party a few days
before the assassination. The police
had information that the police de
pots were to be attached and under
cover of the resulting confusion an
effort would be made to have the
soldiers and sailors revolt. They
we're to be told that a republic had
been declared.
Tha assassination, it Is said, was
planned by a band of these militant
republicans who were enraged at t:ie
discovery of their plot and doterm
lned upon an immediate attempt to
kill Premier Franco and the entire
royal family.
Franco walked irom the quay,
consequently escaped the tragedy.
THE CAPTAIN WITH
THE HISTORIC NAME
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York, Feb. 10 Captain J. C.
Fremont, former naval attache at
Paris, who comes to assume com
mand of the new battleship Missis
sippi, arrived at this port on the St.
Paul. Speaking of the Routordnhl
articles on the navy. Captain Fre
mont said that foreign naval officers
took little stock in the articles. Cap
of building up the navies by all large
countries waa very nouceapie.
MAKING THE
DEAD PK It
Orclfrs lo Givn Awcy Thirty
ffioaslo Relative
OOING 10 TORY Mm SAFfcTY OTTO
s '( V, i'I si i IItt I' ill' Mil
iums Lelt fie iV'iv ttubl'v Can
Afford a I'i'w ot ;hr ( mi'lorls i:nd
One oi 1 no l,:mcni"-i os Luc ! he '
Iv n ll, With V ) i i
Now !:;- (.ri'.rrou.s I tK-tucresst.il'v i
Attc:i:pil to Make Her IMvid-.', I
L;:i ;i.ie Invu Miein in ihr tar. i ts. i
(I)v Leased ire ttv ' ii T imes.)
Now York. Fob.-10 On t no ova- of i
:icr niarnnr.e to rivdeii;';; CourUand
Ponfleld. -distinguished autnor arid
diplomat, ... Mrs. Anne M. . Weight-mah-Wa)Uer,
. second- richest woman
in the -world, has (Hi.io:l to snare
1 1 'o t in c 0 "On Of w h t l
relatives who .unsuccessfully foiiftht.
for it i:v iflOG in tlie Philadelphia
C.O'.tlLi. :.
Mi u l1
no lesral steps
distribute the
nelled by a tkv
' 1' ! sliln
s;o tar. she Mid. to
millions. But;.:.- im
o to -remove thtv last
nosfiiuiu cltviid lioi.i her -coming hap
piness snc iro'.).ililv will do so before
the cere:;io:iv that will make her
Mrs, l oiiiioi !.
if sr.o ('.ivKion the fortune of old
William- eightman. the-. ."qmnine
king.' into the prononions aaited for ,
by the claiinuntii. she will srive awav
$30,000,000 .. in . eleven .shares- of
$2,7?0,000. ' She did, not cay' she
would do thai, but those who know
her declare such an net ion is i.iy no
leans unakely. . ...
AD BY
F WIFE
OCAUSED n
( Leased Wire to' The Tim
.)
Mob!!
la :. Feb- 10 In a pistol
duel between Covert Tuvlor. a prom
ment. contri'Cior. and wax. Hatcher
a farmer, in the corridor of the
Miazzr.-voods ofr.ee-niulaing at Me-1
rldian. Miss.. Hatcher received three
wounds from whien ho died half an i
hour later mid Taylor lvceivcd one
wound In the hand una a sculp
wound, a bullet from Hatchers re- j
volvor ploughing its wuv along the i
side of the skull just above the right
eve. The wife of Hatcuer waa stand
ing by his side, begging the men to
desist, during tho tight.
The trouble waa- over Hatcher s
(Dy Leased Wire to The Times.)
Hagerstown. Md.. Feb: 10. Sheriff
Meyer and a posse of enraged citizens
are ccourlng the mountains contiguous
to Hagerstown and Frederick today
determined to apprehend Thomas Mc
pherson, who Is wanted for the most
atrocious crime ever committed In this
vicinity.
it Is reported that the man. who
hacked the body of his sister. Mrs.
June Dowers. Into shreds. Is camping
alone on a mountain top near the scene
of the crime.
Not content with battering In her
skull and face, the murderer chopped
tlio woman's legs from the trunk of
her bodv. severed her arms crushed
In her chest and Inflicted a score of
wounds about the limbs and torso with
the blade of the axe.
McPherson. who Is buld to have been
an unemployed drunkard. Is believe!
refused to give hlin more money with
which to purchase whiskey.
HOT
SIDE
1 "
1
Solves Problem cf Djcert Ex-
isler.ee For the Par
He Is Happy Over Solution ot Prob
lems Hint Have Puzzled Him lor
Two Jcars Cement Houses at
SiiikII loilion i,t ( ost ol Ircsiilcii
es us .nv 'list pud ed A Sale
Auto. Machine to I ravel 1 Oil
Miles Without Iteclsiirgc, n( 'M
iles Ait liour vt hat lie Says
Ab!i:t It.
(Isv Leased Wire to 1 lie 'linn
)
j New York. Feb. 10. When.
! fo'.'ty-ei;:Iit . hir.ir.i' steady u. k.
Tli-i
1 A. Edison emerged from "his luborii
lui y in. west Orange at 0:30 'O'rlocS
1'iiuav eve'.iimr to ao to supper'.iu bin
miii-ln- viiln. he raid to ii ivimruT:
I.;. ''At -last- I have solved .the. prtibleyi
j of. decent existelicb for the vmr man
::i .1 to th i'ieli, too, I can hnid ou'. a
(.aid inessare.
'J lie -ast. hv which tile lost nf ce
jlncill houses v.'i'.l be " reduced . many
I times'. . Tlie dangerless; e'eetri ,' aiito
' mulii'le;. 'going- a hundred miles v.iih-
out ' recharge, at twenty miles - per
hour, if you like. Is an accoainii.-li-!ed
fact. . .-.;
"Tlie lioj-s are always afnii '. I eyer
tw'ork myself.. I kept at this Flnre Wed-
r.esdav mornlmr.- working. until C:;;
Hv.irsdny evening ar.d returning n
hour later . to .continue until
clock
;is
nlng-. Then I slept an hOllt
id hiid breakfast, and set to work
aeaai until dinner time.
i- "lint what mutters itv The pioiilcm :
that confronted me for the last two i
i venrs-' or -longer are no louder .prou--v
1 iems. . In the palm of my hand .1 l:oll l
the Iron cement cast . neees.-ary to ,
. elieiitien tlie buildintr of cemeni liouses .
to such an extent Uiut the very poor-
lest can afford a rot:over his head, bo ,
i mnelv for tlie man ni the ditch.
I "A- strange ' coincidence, . Even as Ij
'ichi -ve the highest ambition ot my
Tfe. -thut i" help tlie down-trodden
I In ni her. I tread with neaw-.tdep -n.i :
the corns of the richest man in the
i world. ' .- I
i Here Mr. Edison smiled broadly.
"I'Mless ItockefeMer." be continue. I,
"(oes in heavily for coal I mean
."buys Hip coal mines right and left he
: will lose a great part of Ills enormous
"income.-' fur the days of the benzine
bug are numlieri d. If 1 leave for llu
south with my far.'lly i i a W week-,
my new eieen ie sioi aije oaiieij . n men
I rounded Up this afternoon, "will be
ready for trial and there is no doubt
that it will be a complete success
mTCSQENYKG
HELPING TAFI
(By Leased Who to The Times.)
Washington. Feb.'. 10. President
Koosev.lt aas made answer to the
recent public statements that he has
made use of federal patronage to
further the presidential Interests ot
Secretary Taft. The answer is in the
I form of a letter addressed to il
11am Dudley Foulke. of Richmond.
Indiana, and includes a letter from
Mr. Foulke to the president suggest
ing the need of such a statement. i
T:ie president begins by character
izing the charges as false and ma
licious." He follows this with an
analysis of all appointments sent by
him to the senate for its action to
show that, in no case has the prox
imity of a presidential contest in-j
fluenced his action. I
OEATH TODAY OF
AHOTED JURIST
(Bv Leased Wire to The Times.)
Pittsburg. I'a.. Feb. 10. George
A. Jenks. siillcltor-goneral under
Grovor Cleveland, died today at ills
home at Rrookville, Pa. He was
state and at one time was democratic
candidate for governor.
THE PRES1
ENT
i'fwfm'r.'--."v' immmmm
Presiiii".!'." iliK.se
is to Irive his
v.ho has pair
I ::k won ii'iirt
l.-voll'-I'aila;!
t :keu iii tlie
J'efer I. Tl:e
will look v. he
ed more Ccoh iic.I he
s in i:H l:!:vopia;ii con
. !' !:.i:sj:i. l iiis in
ii
il T.iiure n( iiehjr:!
url 1st has inserted :i p ii turc it l'i"
u he sits lor Ins portrait.
ciiitiiir.v rinr
at m m
:": (Special;: to; The Times.) .
New Hern. X. C. Feb,- ), iv,
nouses wore dsstroved- and one dam
aged, by fire here, early Sunday Vuri'ra-'
jug ehtailiug a lots of ?::.0!iH, o:.!y
a small part of wiii'h was ir.suivf1,
ihe me on.l'.iated in the .horse or
M. W. CUaiMiinn,, a u!oril )..: ;
groeei'. Anirlier family tiii:ed
0'r.ri:'n lived in. pr.ri. of the .iioi,,.
and O'iiri- i was lianied to d'iiih in
itn cfiiirt to nave his goo.ls. T;u !i'e
savin;!: of g'oo.dij. wa-.r i:ra.eUealiy ii;'.
. possible; , it really being a . harrow
eseaiie for tlie inmates themtelve:-.
The lionsefl were occunied
C iU ni Hi in () B
Isaac Simmon!?, " The' fire o.
about . 1 : b'elm-k.i
I) M
n and
sir
urn
si
. L Mil
' (Speclnl (o 'I
New Hern. X. ('.
have been no (lev
criminal assault c
Mrs. 8. I.. Illicit. S
ruary T;i i iiollcr
Tim v
Feb. 10.
lopmenis
.)
-l n ere
m t no
,i ciiiiimii ted on
ucav mailt. I'i-n-len
iiayi brought.
three or four . buspiciou's. eharacie
to Mrs. Luck for her to identity b.U
she tailed to do so
i. v .id or
$250 . has been-', offered, br botU the
county coiiiinl-s.iioneri! iilid the board
of aldermen... .Mrs. ll.ieli is roeover
ing from her dreiidlul evnertenee;
LOST BIS FOOT, THEN
(Hy Leased Wire tn The Times.)
.Patterson. N. J.. Feb. 10 Fred
eric Hose. 1 b years of age. despond
ent at the loss of his kift foot, which
was amputated, committed suicide
f t- t ill r
Mho. 0
!bv shooting, lie left a note for his! i 'omnientiiig on the latter, Mr. For
.mother which rend: ;akei salil: I
i "Mother: I am tired of living.
aii " i. - l ......
and I ain't. My legs hurt me. Some-
Good-bye, mamma; I killed myself.
It wasn't onyone elue."
portrait nmatei! Iy
real rniicess,
ads than any ot :"
atrics. I lie uo'dc
li vintr artist, hue i
irtist is I'riiicess j
dure is Iron) a
iito ot t lie I'riim ss i
(If. wiM-n sue nil
p!l!ll(lll' Jvmn !
ii.Icnt '.Roosevelt ns hi
fl 1
Will
hoil.M- toil
J l
r.ttveking
jenniiKVs
a-"! Wire to Tha Times.)
:.m II (':. Feb: 10. In the
av Uepresentutive i'iike. ot
', maile a f',eiii--uioiial speech
the eandiUiiey , of
Dryan. : "'
Wi'li'iin'
The
propr
.. l)e
muse considered the Indian ap
'.i .n !i-!. ..."
onmenls of the day: indieat.
a
T00AYS WORK
ES
iliat Kepi'iWvntative . Hyan. of. New
K.'i-fk; yill. lie el.-fUvl chairman of the.
:r:va:'.ie!aMe '..' loiigiivional. campaign:
n .rniiu.ee: .- ''','..
I-oraker Keiiics to Roosevelt s
-.LrKer,: .
.'Senator Foriker, .of I iliio. took the
!i.'.ir in tlv-1 senate 'thl. ofternooii on
a 1 1 ;n;1 . !X of 'person ,1 iirivilege to
"iru.iWer ;hiv sisttement's . made': in tlie
I' t'er of l;t':'.-:i(l.-nt .-volt to Wil
liaai T un'i i-'v" l''oalke. of liuliana.. with
r. "fi ' - m-f: io "ti'deral" uppnlii.t inents in
Til.- i .bin hk iiator took direct issue,
v.-itli tin' ) . -.. (U i'A it I !'".'. pa
ir-'! i)..' Ws' not' beiiii?: tired by the ad-iKiai.-araiioii:
-:n an iinprolier manner.
! -id. lie ."IM not 'ir.timd to go into
ib'taila concerning'' the. ".'president's
,.:)'.:. ii-iit, ?in lit, ir ,is one ease In
' iliio- iii' which. Ihtu-'e wiis' -tiji; written
ii t'r.u'liy. "1 don't intend." said he,
'10 riiiiimeat upon n exe.-pt to say that
it' :'vak.-' for itself. Kitlier 1 niiseon
cvlve vi Hit lie.' president means, or I
niisappirheiid the force of the action
.he took in thin ease."'
Mr. I'oraker tnen nave some details
of tin.' eas.'' of M r. i:ryson, who, he
said,; was the editor of tlie. Athens Ga
In and a i-itlzeiv of prominence. He
was nppiiiiu.eil without his own solici
taiioii. lie went in us a recess ap
poiiunii nt in (.a toli'-r. lie came to
Washington in .-.Xoyeiiibc-r and on No-
vi'inia-i
wbi'eh 1)
tra ve- out an interview, in
nid l-'or.ik'.'i' would get some
of
the Hhi
ii. ! 4i. t
t much
it lis lipi
1 1 " 1 '
WI1-: MX 111'
lU-Hid lli.it ihe
ci.rry .the state if laft were nominal'
.ed. It W'l.-' in ' tills connection that
elialor 1-oiaki-r had tlie loiters read
tl'al weie exchanged between Mr.
l'.rj sou. and Representative Douglas.
It .'appeared from' these that Postmas
tei General Meyer had told Uepresen-
tl.tive Poiitilas following the imervlew
riven out i.v Mr Hrvson. that tlie
president 1. I directed him not to send
lavsoiid -inline to tlie senate. In a
l. tu fi in P n lis t 1 is n f lira-
lug nn interview, Mr. Douglas had
wish the pioridciu himself, It appear-
' 11 1 1,1 1 ' u 1 1 ""
,h 1 1 i ut of s5i, pithy
i wiih ins policies. ,
I "r ' '"" llve tesilmony In
! willing -thin certain Inlluenees and
menaces were bronchi to bear In ut
i lease one case. With hundreds of le
tirs T ciin est a lit i sli I lie? fiet that this
, iocs not stand alone, but is one of a
hundred iir the -elate of Ohio, One
SUPREME COURT
As It May Depend on Who's
Elected President This Year
Interest Increases
FGUH IEN JUSTICES
WITHIN raEXT4YEftHS
Bv Leased Wire to The Times.)
Two Democratic and Two Republi
can Appointees, Including the
Chief Justice, May Retire On Ac
count, of Age and Failing Health
Very Soon Their Successors,
AVith the Three Justices Appointed
I;y Roosevelt, Xow On the Bench,
Would Constitute the Majority of
fhe (' u i-t, Should Tnft Have the
ViiiiniH of Them How Labor and
Capital Are Interested in the Sub
ject Labor Leaders Wanning Up
to Roosevelt and Tnft May Get
1 heir Support.
(Bv Leased Wire to The Times.)
Washington, D. C., Feb. 10. The
fact tliat the successor of President
Hoosevelt will in all probability ap
Iiomt four justices of the supreme
court is attracting the attention of
politicians here who see in it an ad
(iiiional complicating feature for a
campaign, already complicated more
than anv which has been waged by
the remiblicans in the last twenty-five
Vi ars. 1 lie four vacancies will be cre
ated bv the probable retirement of
Chief Justice Fuller, who will be seventy-six
years old on Tuesday; Jus
tice Harlan, who will be seventy-six .
nn June 1: Justice Brewer,- now sev-
enty-one
nnd Justice Peckham, now
event v. Xone is in robust health.
Three, members of the court were ap-
noiuted bv President Roosevelts Jus
tices Day. Holmes and Moody. The
appointment of four other Justices by
a man in thorough accord with the
president's policies would mean that
a 'substantial majority of the court
wnuid probably be sympathetic with
tlie 'Roosevelt views of what is con
stit'.itiotial legislation. There is the
best authority for saying this situa
tion has caused no little concern
iMiiong the present members of the
court..
It is known that there has been a
free exchange of ideas among the Jus
tices with the result that there Is sub
stantial accord. The court is almost
unanimous against Roosevelt meth
ods and against many of the results
of these methods. In an after-dinner
snee. il Saturday niRht one of the most
widely known members of the court
.depressed the opinion that the court
had no svmpathy with "government by
the mob" and would stand like a. rock
against U. .
All this Is of special concern to tho
labor lenders. It is significant that re
cently there has been a warming to
ward Roosevelt by those men.
The 'decision- -of the supreme court
declaring unconstitutional laws In
which Ihov were vitally interested and
knocking out the boycott have in
; censed the labor leaders here. They
are beginning to see the significance
of the situation in the court.
I MM I KMKXT CHARGE
AGAINST RISIXESS FIRM
Pittsburg. Pa.. Feb. 10 Two in
dictiuents charging embezzlement
have boon found against George I.
i. and that Icora-1 Wliitnev. F, L. Stephenson, and Ir
aiouK. r than he wj .'ickisen, composing the late
Mr Lt-ym uls'i n,.n, f whiiney & Stephenson, a
b moeiats would (.(1!J,,1 inn Breer .than that created
when the firm failed, owing, it ia said
$7,500,000.
BILL FOR PARCEL
POST INTRODUCED
i .
Washington, Feb. 10 Senator
liuriihaiii. of New Hampshire, Intro
duced in the senate today a bill for
the c t iblishiiient of a parcel post
along all the free rural delivery lines
... ..0nt,.,. Thls is In accordance
with the recommendations
of the
-mistc-general and the detail. i of
l.lltl llllasiliu t:ui l,v uut 1110 muao buah
have hitherto been advanced by
Mever. , " '.' '
, ; :
hundred Is no exaggeration. For the
president to say there has been no
coercion Is to fly In the face of what
i tli tmlvAfufl I hr,llrf nnd T mfl v AAV
the universal knowledge in the stats
of Ohio."