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RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1909.
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DEFENDANTS
SMITH
MURDER
CASE AREGUJLTY
Verdict of Morder in the
Second Degree as to
AH Defendants
KEN ARE INDIFFERENT
Jury Out Over Eleven Hours Were
Beady to Report At 9 O'clock Ye'
terday But Had to Walt Until 10
O'clock Before the Lawyers Could
be Gotten Together verdict of
- Murder In Second Degree as to all
Defendants but Recommendation of
Mercy as to Red Hopkins Cotton
Gets Thirty Years, Holderfleld Ten
and Hopkins Two.
After over eleven hours of consld.
eratton, the jury in the Smith murder
trial returned a verdict of guilty of
murder in the second degree with a
recommendation for the mercy of the
court as to Red Hopkins, at 10
o'clock yesterday morning. Al
though ready to make known their
finding at 9 o'clock, the jury was
forced to wait until the above hour
on account of the absence of the at
torneys in the case.
Neither of the defendants seemed
very much affected by the verdict,
and although one would have judged
from their demeanor during the ted
ious progress of the trial that they
were confident of acquittal, they did
not suffer any apparent disappoint
ment at the outcome. When the ver
dict was announced by the foreman,
their faces could be seen to turn
slightly red and they were slightly
nervous. But other than that they
took their fate calmly and coolly and
without any outward demonstration
of disappointment.
Judge Lyon took occasion, while
imposing sentence, to express his
heartfelt sympathy for Dr. Cotton,
but said that his duty forced him to
be harder upon the defendant Cotton
than upon either of the other two.
The full penalty of thirty years in the
state penitentiary was imposed upon
Earle P. Cotton, because of the fact
that it appeared to the court that he
was the prime factor in the proceed
ings; that he conceived, planned and
waB the principal in carry put of the
terrible crime. Holderfleld, said the
court, while guilty, was only a tool of
Cotton's, and for that reason he
would be given only ten years.
On account of the jury's recom
mendation for the mercy of the court
as to Red Hopkins and the fact that
he was-- stranger in a strange land,
and without friends, he was given the
nominal sWtence of two years. Judge
Lyon stated that he had only intend
ed giving Hopkins five years at any
rate", and on account -jfthe recom
mendation for mercy he reduced this
tO tWO. - -" I
The counsel for the defendants
made a motion for a new trial, which
was disallowed. They then gave no
tice of an appeal. To file the case on
appeal they will be allowed ten days'
time, but it is not definitely known
by the counsel today whether they
will appeal or not. When the re
porter saw Mr. Walter L. Watson,
counsel for Earle Cotton, today, he
said that it has not been decided on
yet whether or not an appeal would
be taken. It will probably have been
decided by tomorrow. ,
It Is the general opinion on the
outside, however, that no appeal will
be taken for these reasons: Hopkins
has only two years to serve, which
would be nearly half over by. the time
of the next trial, in case a new trial
was granted; and then if the appeal
for a new trial failed, he would be In
confinement a year longer than ne
cessary, because he m;ould be unable
to give the bond that would be re
quired of him and would have to re
main in jail while the case was on ap
peal. On the other hand, with only
two years between him and freedom,
would it not seem rather foolish to
put his life in Jeopardy? By a new
trial he can only gain two years and
he might lose his life.
As to Cotton and Holderfleld, It
would be even worse for them in an
other trial, unless Hopkins was also
a defendant It Hopkins was not a
defendant, he could be used as a
state's witness and could be forced to
tell all that he knew of the crime,
which, If anything like his confession
to the police authorities, would send
the other defendants to the electrlo
chait. " " :'"' ;.
For thee reasons it ! generally
conceded by those who have watched
lb tilal itat Uwi xlU h aa ppai
by either Cotton, Holderfleld or Hop
kins. . i
It was said this morning by a gen
tleman who had conversed with one
of the jurors, that on the first ballot
the majority of the jury was for mur
der In the first ddgree, and had it not
been for the Defendant Hopkins, who
the Jury believed to be a victim of
circumstances, such a verdict would
have been returned. ,
The outcome of the trial seemed to
meet the approval of the state, while
the counsel for the defendants would
make no (statement as to whether or
not they were satisfied."
The convicted men are now in the
county Jail, where they will remain
until it is definitely decided that
there will be no appeal.
ST. YVES THE WINNER.
The Famous Sausage Sllnger Now
Athletic Hero, Winning Easily.
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
New York, April K Henri St. Yves.
of Prance, formerly n waiter in a
London restaurant, is now the athletic
hero of the hour.
He Is the young man who beat the
greatest array of Marathoners that
ever started and today can claim the
honor of being the world's best in the
particular stunt. He made Longboat
and Shrub quit and as for Dorondo,
Hayes and Maloney had the race been
over the country roads not one of these
three could have been in sight at the
finish.
VANCE GILL RELEASED
Case Not Prossed on Motion
of City Attorney
No Evidence of Weight Against Vance
Gill Set Free Today No Clue As
to Real Culprit Authorities Seem
to be Hopelessly at Sen Other Po
lice Court Cases.
The case of the State vs. Van Gill
was called this morning In the city
police court. Gill was represented by
Douglass & Lyon, who announced
that their client was ready for trial.
City Attorney W. B. Jones rose and
went carefully into the causes lead
ing to Gill's arrest, in a speech of
some length. He spoke of the Investi
gations that had been made by the
police department and the results ob
tained. He then made a motion that
the case be nol prossed and Gill was
liberated. There is no doubt in any
one's mind of Gill's entire Innocence.
As to the real culprit, the authori
ties seem to be hopelessly at sea. If
they have any idea as to who muti
lated the books they are keeping
quiet about it. It is to be hoped the
investigation will not cease until the
guilty man is found.
The case against Bud Wood,
charged with an affray, was adjudged
to be without foundation, frivolous
and malicious, and the defendant was
discharged.
The case against George Rallff,
colored, charged with stealing a trom
bone from the United States govern
ment, was continued because of the
absence of the witnesses for the
state .-
MESSENGER HOY GETS FORTUNE
Handed Message Which Told Him He
Had Fallen Heir to $30,000.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
San Francisco, April 5 -Given a
message to deliver last night, Willie
Robinson, a messenger boy in the em
ploy of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, saw It was addressed to
himself, and tearing it opened learned
that he had fallen heir to $30,000.
The telegram came from Los An
geles, stating that by the will of his
father, who died there Saturday, he
was named as one of the three heirs
to an estate of $90,000, the other two
being his brothers.
MR. . ROOSEVELT HAS
ARRIVED IN NAPLES
(By Leased Wire to The Times.)
Naples, April 6 The Hamburg,
with Theodore Roosevelt and his
party aboard, arrived here at 10:15
a. m. today, two hours and 15 min
utes late. The great crowd which as
sembled at the pier cheered the presi
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt Kermlt and
Mr. Roosevelt, standing on the bridge,
doffed their slouch hats and waved
them in greetingV ' Ambassador Oris-
coin boarded a tender and rode out to
meet the ship. The Dlk, of Aosta, a
brother of .the Duke of Abruftl, sent
one of his automobiles to convey Mr.
Roosevelt to the royal villa at Cape
Dlmonte. '-.
It Is reported that as a consenuenee
of 'th Hamburg's delay Colonel Roose
velt, will not, land at Napiee, but will
be irtiwferred to, the Admiral. The
German consul went on board today to
convey the compliments of Emperor
CASE AGAINST
STANDARD OIL
Oft
PANT BEGUN
Suit to Dissolve the Trust
is Brought by the
Government
LONG BRIEF FILED
Government Says Sherman Act Should
Either He Repealed or Enforced in
Such Manner as to Make People
Respect it Government Attorneys
Declare Remedies to Stop the En
croachments of the Gigantic Trusts
Halve Failed Attorneys for the
Defense Say the Sherman Art Does
Not Apply to the Standard Oi)
Company. .-.:...
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
St. Louis, April 5 Frank B. Kel
logg filed his brief of 1.400 printed
pages with the clerk of the United
States circuit court In this city today
and began his argument, after two
years of evidence-taking in the gov
ernment's suit to dissolve the Stand
ard Oil Company of New Jersey, for
alleged violations of the Sherman act.
: In its brief the government attor
neys declare remedies to stop the en
croachment of gigantic trusts such as
the defendant is alleged to be, have
been tried without avail, and that
now, "either the Sherman act should
be repealed or it should be enforced
in a manner to make the people res
pect it.'
; Morltz Rosenthal and other attor
neys for the Standard Oil Company is
sued a statement of the case today.
In substance It says: "The theory of
the defense is that the Sherman anti
trust law does not apply to the Stand
ard Oil Company."
The earnings of the monopoly nre
summarized as follows: The Standard
OH trust and the Standard Oil Compa
ny , on an Investment of $69,024,480, had
earned up to the end of 190G, 838,783,-
783.
Adding- " the estimated profits of
1907 and 1908, we have a substantially,"
the brief says "$1,000,000,000 earned by
the company; In twenty-seven years
with an original investment of about
$69,000."
It charged from 1874 to 1882 the
Standard obtained control of practi
cally all of the pipe lines and brought
under the control of the National Tran
sit Company and ever since it has
sought to prevent or destroy competi
tion In the pipe line business.
Tho brief says that "the government
does not wish to be understood as dis
couraging enterprise or as taking a po
sition against legitimate competition,
but If the Sherman act means anything
In this country It means a monopoly
acquired by such methods of competi
tion as are pursued by the Standard.
Unless It Is enforced the small corpora
tor, or Individual who wishes to en
gagf in business will have absolutely
no opportunity at all."
The paper Is signed xby George w
Wlektrshanv attorney general; Frank
D. eKIogg, Charles B. Morrison, C. A.
Severance, and J. Harwood Graves,
spu'lnl assistants to the attorney gen
eral.-
Diaz Will Run Attain.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Mexico City, April 5 President
Diaz, although he stated a year ago
that he would never again be a candi
date, has decided to make. the race.
He says he Is "willing to sacrifice
personal desires to serve my coun
try."..-,.;..
NQ TRUTH IN STORY THAT
PAYNE MADE MISTAKE
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, April 6. Representa
tive Payne, chairman of the ways ana
means committee, this morning posi
tively denied that there is any truth
In the yarn published in a local paper
aturday to the effect that he made an
eiror of $46,000,000 in his statement to
the house as to the percentage of un
expended balances of appropriations.
Mr. Payne said the figures he made
public had been furnished him by the
expert of the appropriation committee
of the house and he was perfectly will
ing to accept these figures' and stand
by them. ' Th members of the appro
priation committee of the house nfa
k(il! sm'llng at the story regarding Mr.
Payne h a"rfed error for the re m
that it I no story had been anythhoi
rlv but a "fake" the democrats would
have soupht to ' make capital rf It
SCKUOVH CS'WC .... ,
THE TARIFF BILL
DEBATE RESUMED
HOUSE TODAY
Minority Leader Clark Asked
That General Debate be
Dispensed With
PLEA FOR FREE LUMBER
When Chairman Payne Made His Mo
tion to Take Up the -Tariff Kill This
Morning Representative Champ
Clark Asked That General Debate
be Dispensed 'With and That the
Bill be Read by Paragraph, Consid
ered Under Five Minute Rule,
With Amendments and Passed
Clark Said He Wanted the Country
to Know That tli Democrats Are
Anxious to Have the Bill Passed.
Washington, April 5 When Chair
man Payne made his motion to take
up the tariff bill this morning Rep
resentative Champ Clark, the minor
ity leader, said he desired to amend
the motion and would make a par
liamentary inquiry to ascertain if it
would be in order. He asked that
general debate be dispensed with and
that the bill be read by paragraph
and considered under the five minute
rule and amendments be considered
and passed. The chair ruled that it
was not a parliamentary inquiry.
Representative Clark replied that the
matter was now in the record ana
he wanted the country to know that
the democrats are anxious to have
the bill passed. The house then re
sumed consideration of the bill. Rep
resentative Bartlett, of Georgia, made
the first speech, the principal part of
his argument being a plea for free
lumber. . , ' -V ..
Representative Calderhead defend
ed the tariff bill, saying that it rep
resents the best judgment of the ways
and means committee, in construct
ing the bill the manufacturing in
terests of every section of the coun
try were carefully considered and he
did not think it possible to construct
a bill that would be more profitable
than the pending measure. He said
the south has more mills and factor
ies now than ever before in her his
tory and they had been , built be
cause of the protective afforded them
by the Diiigley tariff.
Representative Burgess said the
people of the south were taxed on all
they bought but received little bene
fit on wheat they had to sell. Ho
spoke for a tariff for revenue only.
Representative Hobson secureo
unanimous consent to reply to Rep
resentative Calderhead, who reflected
somewhat on the south. Mr. Hobson
referred to the greatest advancement
in the south during the past two
years. Mr. Calderhead, he said, did
not realize the efforts of the south to
raise up and elevate her people. The
south has been charged by Mr. Cald
erhead with holding to its sentiments
but a man should have a principle for
which he is willing to die and Its
principle for which the southern peo
ple contend. Ninety-eight per cent of
the south Is American blood.
Representative Gillespie declared
hiim.elf In favor of free-wool, free lum
ber and free Iron and steel. He want
ed the tariff just as low as is consist
ent with the revenues of the govern
ment. Representative Kenneday ask
ed him If he favored a tax on hides.
He said he did not but "my people
will favor a tax on Incomes."
Representative Clark, of Florida,
said he believed In protection "but If
the Payne bill contains what my people
sent me to congress to get. I wil vote
for it. I will not permit myself to be
controlled by the popullstle element
nr.w running the democratic party. I
v III not follow the populistc leader of
Nebraska. I voted for Bryan three
times and I'm awfully tired of It. The
south never made a greater mistake
than when she turned her back on her
friends In the east and In the north to
go with the populist leader of Nebras
ka," He was frequently Interrupted by
democratic members who wished to
know If he was a protectionist or a
free trader. He replied that he was
not a protectionist, "per se" but he be
lieved In the democratic doctrine of a
tariff for the revenue with Incidental
protection.
' Representative Dalzell has Just re
ported to the house a rule from the
committee on rules fixing the date for
a vote on the Payne bill and amend
ments for 8 o'clock next Friday.
Killed by Lakeshore Flyer.
Goshen, Ind., April 5 Thomas
Hlte and Samuel Wertsbaugh of Lig
onla, both old soldiers and about 67
years of age, were Instantly killed to
day by a Likeshore flyer when they
stepped aside to avoid a freight train.
Their bodlvi were horribly, mangled.
TRIAL OF MRS,
SAMPSON BEGUN
IN LYONS COURT
Charged With the Murder of
Her Husband on First
of November
SAYS SHE IS INNOCENT
Murdered Man, or Dead Man, Was a
Nephew of the lat Admiral Samp
son Met His Death At His Home
After a Quarrel With His Wife
She Says it Was n Case of Suicide
and is Confident She Will be Ac
quitted Work of Selecting Jury
From 150 Veniremen' Summoned
Proceeds Rather Tediously Four
Jurors Already Chosen.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Lyons, N. Y., April 5 The trial of
Mrs. Georgia Allyn Sampson on the
charge of murdering her husband,
Harry Sampson, a nephew of the late
Admiral Sampson, on November 1,
1908, was begun today before Su
preme Court Justice Rich. The spe
cial panel of 150 veniremen answered
to roll call and the tedious work or
selecting a jury was begun.
Mrs. Sampson says:
"It will all come out right in the
end. I am innocent."
The prosecution is being conducted
by District Attorney Gilchrist,
cousin of the accused woman. His
case will be purely circumstantial.
Mrs. Sampson pleaded not guilty. "I
am Innocent,", she declared, "and I will
prove it. .
She was calm In the shadow of the
electric chair, to which she will be
doomed If found guilty In the first de
gree. - , ,.
She. directed the action .of her law
yers In Questioning the veniremen.
most of whom were farmers. The
great majority presented various ex
cuses to escape service and only two
were chosen - during the morning .ses
sion. The first mun selected was Noah
Parrlsh. a farmer of Clyde. He is 62
years old and the father of a family.
Jacob Laible, a farmer of Newark,
was the second juror chosen. He is
thirty-three years of age, married and
has a family.
Court took a recess at 12:30 to 2
o'clock. Mrs. Sampson kissed her fam
ily good bye and walked to the jail
with the deputy sheriff. In tho bright
sunshine of the afternoon she showed
on the street a lissom figure, 'her' dress
being freshly braided In black silk and
of dlrectolre cut although of mourning
material.
Her feet were In trim patent leather
oxfords. She wore a large black hat
abundantly feathered. A crowd of vil
lagers stood at the doors of the court
room to see her pass. She showed
neither annoyance lior excitement.
The third Juror chosen was Charles
R. Harris, a farmer !fi years old, mar
ried and with a family.
The fourth Juror was Grant Welch.
3a years old, laborer unmarried. Sheriff
Collins announced that as the mem
bers of the jury are chosen he will
keep them locked up and away from
all outsiders.
The afternoon session was spent in
trying to add to the Jurors. It looked
as if the special panel would be used
up by tomorrow and that. - another
would have to be drawn. Dill as was
the work of examining ..the talesmen,
the court house was crowded and gal
leries showed many women, for the
most part, friends and relatives of the
defendant.
WESTERN REPUBLICANS
ARE STiLL CONFIDENT
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, April 5. The western
republicans who are still holding out
against the Payne bill for certain con
cessions on coal, Iron ore, lumber and
pig Iron, are confident they will get
what they ask or there will be no rule
adopted that will shut oft amendments.
The committee on ways and means
have agreed to many amendments, and
these are expected to be reported to
day. They were placed In the bill at a
meeting of the committee Saturday
evening and had been forecasted In
these dispatches. Because of the pro
tection sentiment among the southern
members It was said this morning that
the rules to be crpoted for the vote on
the Payne bill and amendments, will
be supported by a sufficient number
of democrats to insure its adoption.
CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT
Railway Mall Clerk Charged With
Making Way With $00,000.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, March 5 Roy , M.
Wright, railway mail clerk running
between this'' city and Huntington,
W. Va., who declares he is a first
cousin of Representative Langley, of
Kentucky, has been arrested here at
the request of the Boise City, Idaho,
authorities, The telegram alleges
that Wright obtained about $GO,000
by alleged false pretenses nearly a
year ago. Wright says the amount is
only $600 and that he is willing to
go back and stand trial.
Wright is 3fi years old and is said
to bo a member of a prominent Ken
tucky family. .
APPOINTMENTS MADE.
Gov. Kitchln Reappoints Two Gentle
. .men. '
Gov. Kitchln today reappointed
Col. J. Bryan Grimes as a member of
the State Historical Cmmission. Col.
Grimes has done efficient service in
this capacity and his reappointment
is by. way of recognition of his value
to the commission.
Mr. F. W. Hancock, of Oxford, was
also reappointed as a membr of the
Board of Pharmacy.
Local Option in Michigan.
. , (By Leased Wire to The Times)
Detroit. Mich., April 5. Twenty
seven counties In this state are voting
on local option today following one of
the most frenzied prohibition cam
paigns ever made by the "drys." The
fight has been conducted under the
auspices of the Anti-Saloon League.
Both sides are claiming a victory.
SENATE TAKES HOLIDAY
Senator Frye Presides Over
Vice-President Sherman in New York
City Senate ; Adjourns , Until
Thursday Resolution to Change
Term of Office of President to Six
Years.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, April 5 Senator Frye
presided at the senate today, owing
to the absence of Vice-President Sher
man, who is in New York City.
Immediately after the opening Sen
ator Hale moved that the senate ad
journ until Thursday. The motion
was adopted.
Senator Cullom introduced a reso
lution changing the term of the presi
dent of the United States to six years,
no president to be eligible for re-election..-
Senator Daniels Introduced a res-
lution directing the secretary of state
to In formthe senate of the foreign
products sold in the United States at
a lower price than in foreigh coun
tries, also a resolution directing the
secretary of commerce and labor to
give the senate the same information
regarding manufactured products
sold in foreign countries at a lower
price than in the United States.
Senator Lafollette said that it is
the intention of the committee on cen
sus to report the census bill to the
senate next Thursday and will ask
for Its consideration on Friday.
Tho senate adjourned after having
boon in session but 38 minutes.
KXPELLKI) SENATOR
RE-ELECTED.
Colleagues Expelled Him, But Con
stltucnls Sent lllin Back. ;
Fort Worth, Tex., April 5 H. Bas
com Thomas, recently expelled from
the slate senate for making charges
of graft and corruption against his
colleague, which he was unable to
substantiate, has been re-elected by a
majority of 2,000. Judge E. N.
Doak, his opponent, failed to carry a
single county of the district.
TAFTS WILL SUMMER
IN MANCHESTER, MASS.
Manchester. Mass., April 5. The
announcement was made today that
President Taft and his family are to
make their summer homo here this
year. They are to occupy theGlendyne
the splendid summer home of Mr. and
Mrs... -Walter J. Mitchell In Magnolia
avenue, overlooking the ocean. Mrs.
Taft and Mrs, Mitchell were school
girl chums and ever since their grad
uation they have kept up and rather
Increased their early friendship for
each other. The Glendyne is amply
large for the official establishment
which the President will be compelled
Miss El zabeth Egerton returned
has for years been considered one of
the most desirable of all the many
splendid north Bhore summer resi
dences.
To Meet the President
Washington, April 6 Prtsldent
Taft has invited the executive com
mlttee of the National Cour.cU of
Commerce to meet him Wednesday
afternoon at the white house. Aftet
their visit to the white bouse thev
will hold a business meeting at the
Department of Commerce and Lf'-or
MRS. TAFT SEES
THE HOUSE ANA
SENATEAf VORIC
Weot to House Gallery In
Anticipation of Scrap
Over Rules
BUT WAS TOO EARLY
Expected Scene Over the Adoption of
the Rules For the Passage of the
Amendments to the Payne Bill Did
Not Materialize, As Rules Commit
tee Was Not Ready to Report.
Party Pat in Time Riding Through
the Subway in the Senate Automo
biles to the Senate Office Buildings
and Later Walking Through the
. House Subway to the House Office
Buildings Mrs. Taft Much Pleased
AVith Her Visit.
(By Leased Wire to The TIme)s
Washington, April 5 Mrs. Taft
and her son, Robert, accompanied by
the president's military aid, Captain
A. W. Butts, were In the executive
gallery of the house at 10:30 o'clock
this morning in anticipation of a
scene over the adoption of the rules
for the passage of the amendments to4
the Payne bill, but as the rules have
not yet been drawn they may not be
reported until late in the afternoon.:
The party put in their time riding
through tho subway in the senate au
tomobiles to the senate office build
ings, and later walking through the
house subway to the house office
buildings. It was Mrs. Taft' first
visit to the subway and she was evi
dently much interested. She was also
greatly pleased with the slmpf-,gtn-.
deur of the two n$w -otflott buildings
and their appointments,. - Later, with
her party she returned to the execu
tive gallery of the house.
LIGHT TERM FOR MURDERER.
Gets Three and a Half Years for
Killing Wife and Two Daughters.
(By Cable to The Times)
Odessa, April B Public Indigna
tion is running high over the lenient;
sentence Imposed upon Count Sziber'
Marchotzki, a wealthy barrister and
land owner, who was convicted of
murdering his wife and two daugh
ters and sentenced to three and a
half years in prison. The murder
was committed three years ago, but
technical obstacles during the litiga
tion hindered the trial and it was
postponed from time to time. There
were many expressions of anger
heard today and it Is feared trouble
may result. .
THE Dt'TY ON OIL.
Western Republicans Gain a Point In
Contact With Committee.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, April 5 The western
epubllcans, especially the members
of the Wisconsin delegation, who
have been opposing the countervail
ing duty on oil, were informed this
morning that the ways and means
committee would give them an op
portunity to offer an amendment
striking out the countervailing duty
on oil and substituting a specific
duty of 25 cents. They were also told
that the committee on ways and
means had put the duty on barley at
25 cents and on malt at 40 cents.
. DISPOSED OF BIT JUNE.
Senate Expects to Make Short Work
of the Tariff Bill.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, April 3 Senator Aid
rich said today that he believed the
tariff bill will be disposed of by the
senate by June 1, the latest. The
bill, he thought, would be reported
to the senate within two or three
days after leaving the house.
It Is the lmpresison of Senator
Stone and some others that the tlll
will be revised thoroughly aftet" it
leaves the house and that It will leave
the senate almost entirely a new bill.
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HITCHCOCK SERIOUSLY. ftlCk.
5 ' ' Ji -Former
Secretary of the Treasury Has
Heart Disease.
(By Leased Wire to The times '
Washington, April 5 Mrs. W.J 8.
Simms, daughter of fortper. Secretary
of the Interior Ethafl Alteri' Hitch
cock, who is critically 111 with' k ni
pllcatlon of heart disease and kidney
trouble, at the SImmr1 home here,
said this morhmg that her tather'i
condition Is unchanged, v It Is feared
he will not recover. Two thylcUn
ar in attendance.