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paito Associated Press Setvtti Vol. LXXI. No. 17. The Weather FAIR. RALEGH, N. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1912. LAST EDITION PRICE FIVE CENTS. Double the Number of Paid Subscribers in Raleigh of any Other Newspaper PARTY RAILROAD MEN KILLED IN COLLISION James T. Harahan, Frank 0. Mclcher, E. B. Peirce and E. E. Wright Victims ol Rear-end Collision THEIR PRIVATE CAR 111 Collision Similar to Tli.K In Which the l.utc Samitcl Spencer Met loatli, .lames T.Hai'iiliaii, Sr., l-'ormer President of the II linois Central und Others Are Killed Ono of the Men Killed Was a Son of Former Secretary I. like K. Wright Train Was Standing When- Other . Train Plunged Into It Rear Conch, Oc cupied by Kailroad Party, Duly One Damaged. Contralia. Ml., Jan, 22. James T. Harahan, Sr., former president uf the llllnoic Central Railroad, "rank O. Melehcr, second vice-president of the Kock island, K. B. Pierce, gen eral solicitor of the Rock Island, and Eldridge K. Wright, son of Luke E. Wright, former secretary of war. were killed in a collision of two Il linois Central Railroad trains at Kin mundy, 111., 20 miles from here early today. Three trainmen were injured and the passengers were, badly shaken up and bruised. Train No. 25, New Orleans Kx press, was...-, taking water at iCin uiunily, at-one o'clock when train No. 3, Panama Limited, ran into me roar of No. 25. The killed were in Molchor's. private car. Their bodies were found near the berths they oc cupied. Only one occupant of the private car, Melcher's secretary, es caped. No. S's engine plowed in way through the private car attached to No. 25, and was stopped" by the stool coaches immediately proceeding.- The impact shoved, the standing train a distance down the tracks, although the brakes were locked. The ongineer and fireman of the Limited were slightly injured, nut were able to take the train south soon as the wreckage was cleared away. Three relief trains left Con tralia soon afl.er the wreck, intend ing to bring the injured and dead here. The Limited carried sleeping cars exclusively, and withstood the terrific smashing. The express was composed of coaches built, of .".tee). The two trains were due .o pahs south of Contralia, but because No. 25 was late, No. I! mot it at Nin tnundy. It Is said no flagman went back from No. 25 to head off No. 3. . . Harahan recently retired . from tho Illinois Central presidency on a pension. Kinmnndy's 'r residents opened their doors to succor the in jured soon after the wreck. Engineer Stuart and Fireman Vert, were the trainmen of the lim ited who were injured. The bodies of the dead were taken to Chicago. Tho cause of the wreck Is ascribed to scarcity of water along the voad. A special order makes it necessary for all trains to take water at Kln niundy. The freight train which took water before the express field the express longer than usual. Stuart and Vert were trainmen lately put on a passenger train. They were formally of the freight crew. It is believed they forgot or mis understood orders for all trains to take water. No, 25's flagman did hot have time to flag the limited. Young Harahan on the Way. Chicago. Jan. 22. -W. J. Hara han, Harahan's son, vice president or the Erie Railroad with head quarters in New York, was notified of his father's death. Harahan is now on the way here. Mrs. Harahan Is at family home here. Iiefore mar riage to Harahan sho was Miss Mary Mallory of Moniphls, Tenn. Hara han became the Illinois Central's president in 1906 through E. H. Harrlman's influence, after the latter ouBted Stuyvesant Fish from the presidency. i ' Kliiotcen Condemned In Death. Balonikl. Turkey, Jan. 22 A court martial at Istib. condemned to death eight' Bulgarians, two Jjws, and tbr Gypsies, and six Turks, in . connection with tho bomb outrage In December in the Tillage mosque, causing the death ot twelve person COTTON BURNED AT (Special to The Times.) Wake Forest, Jaji. 22. Fire de stroyed 2 7 bales of cotton hern yes- Invil'iv 'irtnpnnnii Tl,rt ,rf Irn, l'.-'it- on the cotton platform at the depot and was . sot on lire, it in said, from ;t spark from the engine of Ob, wine'i passed there at 2:20. Some one saw the cotton when it caught but when he attempted to put it out found the water, kept on the platform for emergencies, all frozen. This made it impossible! to get water quickly and the hre was 300D beyond control. It was rolled off the platform and some of it haul ed to a branch and thrown in the water. The platform was not dam aged. Sixteen hales of the cotton belong ed to W. V. 'Holden and 11 to W. ('. Brewer & Co, .Mr. '-Holden s cotton was fully insured. The Brewer coi ton had been turned over to the S. A. L. and was in the road s pos session. HEARS Sl'ICIDK ON PHONR Wi.iiihii Calls HunIiuiiiI liefoiv I'iriiu: Fatal Shot. New York. Jan. 22. Telephoning from her room. Mrs. Norah Houek asked -a switchboard operator In I lie Wads worth court apart ilientH, it Wadsworth avenue and lXOth ; l ro"t , to call her husband, Dr. I'lysses Crant Houck, at lvis office about.':: o'clock thi afternoon. "You'll bp. home to dinner, won't you dear'.'" asked the wife. ' "No.". The woman hesitated ah instant and then exclaimed: "Hold the wire just. 'an'. Instant, please." ... An instant later there sounded (lie report of a revolver idiot Hiel Mr. Houck's voice c-illing,: "What's the mutter'.' Noran! Norah!" The operator sprang from the switchboard and hastened to lie- of fice of the superintendent 'I'h'.v fan to the apartiiient, broke down the door anil found Mrs. Imuck dead, a suicide. KOOSKVKI.T OWNS ,S 'It I Makes Dailv "Trips Fiiim Oyster Itny To Xew York in Car. New York, .Ian, 22.r- t'oiotiel Theodore Roo.sevelt now owns an automoliil". la spite of his pr'.e'er ence for the horse, he found a ma chine indispensibie when he began to make regular trips between OysUi" Bay and his editorial offices In New York. He new. covers the 315 miles from Oyster Bay In his car. Rev. Len O. Broughton, pastor of tho Baptist Tabernacle in Atlanta, tendored his resignation to the church yesterday and will to go Lon don to become pastor of Christ church, succeeding Dr. F. B. Mayer. This news will be received with a great deal of interest where Dr. Broughton was reared and where he has many relatives and friends. Dr. Broughton has prcachid at Christ church during his vacation for several years. It is the second call he has received from the church to become Its pastor. Dr. Broughton expects to go to London April 1st. He has been pastor of the Atlanta Tabernacle and Its predecessor, the Jones Avenue church about 15 years. During bis pastorate he has built it up. to one of the greatest churches In the country. And runny a man regnrdo his' wife shs a poor relation, : (' ''SrWw.'WI 1 ill 1 1 1 it hill t0't7WM 4f40mt FOR BETTER CIIIZEHir &h$$Wi -fci.S I . . .Vo-r Itali'i;:'' '"''.I'iilil Noi VJ t ,i fA ' I K. 't f Si M 1 ' ,,"l ' ' , lVJrt JlU &' etlso.lisi. el.uvrh.i-.Hl.,! eler,,:;- . . ivO WA h " uul' " " 1 ' 1 - PRINCESS PATRICIA. New Yovk. .lae. The Princes. ':i( i i: in ot ( iiini'.nmht, ami her pr Onts. (he duke anil dui liess ot t on ii'Ml'thl, "ill lie the guest timmbt ol Wbiteiaw drill, nml-aisailor t' C'U!'t or SI. .iames. iind Vrs. liciil at a itiu'.'iiilic.'!! eiilii'i vii-.uii .ii siven in belief of the xisitne; iMvaltv. Priu ((;s "l iil ' ill M'lu.im the gin-sl ot t It ?" Keids ti c loi:r iliivs. ami within t'l.-.t time wtll talte ie. all the si:..lils of rv ork ritv, ivnn ner pai-enls Engineers At Work Rcuticg Norfolk Souiliern Road Two Children Burned Sjiec'iii ti. The Till"S. I 'C I : i ii . liie fart -til ill rn- gill'MT-'" i i : l V i hern lit '("'": I 'of "Ilir p.iht : :v i"il !:iys sn i -'n roiil for the inain lite' of the' Norfoll: Soiiiliri-ii. has ronvineed a ;;fe;i! m 1 1 i -her ". of lie' I'roy ritr.ens . that tie inain liar of I '.lis raMroad will .be e.leiii"l I' nun here, and not fruei Ml. tiilea.i. iinil ,h:ii Hie Ml. Oilea'd Tro'v liM" '.'. ill 1 1 1 1 lir, a liraeeh iiii" of 1 in- ; ;! I .;! , n. 1 1 ill now llnit. ni-iili liin wi!l : ilir'r.t iVom iteie i i Mhuii.iirle. Ti'i'ie n iti- li'iri ill ii inn lii'fi.- .'ill to 'vh'Tr the. ilv pl.t nl Iii" 1 1 l . i line v. Hi h" '.Ji.r.l Nearl'. -rvco man has ii difl'.'i'eal fiitra;itioii. in '.malic, in refill to wluii rr.ili mid folKs will -do. .'Tin'' tua.ii'i'it v an- ;'iai t.i Kno'v the sur vives iii. tii'iiu; ui'ide, and It'iit it will !hi t;(. ye;y long Keioi'v Wui'K Will he I'.lllllMi'lU I ll on tiie extended i n: d. The evljiiiiinl t.'Viu of the Superior coiirl Im'1b ti'Kt'.'.v: .'il:;,e . M. 11. Jus i.-e wiil h:- the. prostdit)!;.' .Indge. Solicitor Hamteer wl',1 represent the state. There a'.'e . a preat number of cases, on the .docket.' Mr. Lin'.liicuni, of the firm of l.liitlihum & Rose, architects, Dur ham, was hove the past week con ferring with '.he building committee of the new school building. The plans are now being drawn the building to be somewhat similar to the building t Oxford, which Ml Untlileitm planned. News has reached Troy of the death by. burning of two little chil dren of a Mr. Smith, who lives on the farm of Col. .1. R. Blair, which Is lora "til on Peedee river, some 1 2 miles from Tvoy. The father of (he little children one. :: months,'; the other J! years Vas away at work, and while the mother went to the spring the little children caught fire. It Is thought the older one walked too rlose to the fire, and then ran to the cradle of the little one. Both were afire when the mother got back to tho house. She carried the chll dven out and made finntic effots to save the building, but was unsuccess ful In her efforts. The building, a seven-room one-story, was built as a club house and was used by Colo nel Blair and his friends when on hunting expeditions. Much sym pathy In fell for tho paroiils." i'liisy had only t no two children, TROY WILL K OH LI V . conKroRs.iio:i -. . 'arid ; -. I! ""' A A I.I.IS coiiKreeanoa was listened intently. th" pastor. file inakilin ill:.! ..-.irrysiiu -'!:i tile laws are i's hands of . I lie North said.-' .Me . ilicliiioiis evisi when he fin-'..-iuers aciiii.-iiiLt i liese I'Oil.li' i'.uii, iofe'.fo say. Mr. i Ii" sa .v u h y iitir .nigh;, and ' lie ii a tire of ilie ! lie hoy seViiiM'l people .of a !!', y '' had been tuld. ( iK in this city, !, go. ted. that his- the grand jury. -of they had no liili:;' i. North told o:' a a:a going Home uninii would not diva!;e place from wlii 'i his Honor. l,ilV Klllel'll'lllrllt to 1 nil!". People wanieil ministers ;n e'V out agiiiiif't cot!i!il ions, and tli"y do. lie suggested t ..at the women oi tl.e city should i"t i heir sentlmentA' b known and that they could do 'iiiu i' toward bniering 1lie city, lie, pie dicted that a r''vnlutiou would i;'!!'"1 day aet'oniplish. lav,- enforcem-iir. I'.siaiiiiig .lui'V Dutv. l.u mess a;. ei. did von cvr .re.' tiie judge to 'release you fro:i i.irv duiyl'" lie ...:'i ii ask.-it.- -Were you ;i Rood i-liizen then'.".' lie w..ui ed ti see I lie . lie.-it cit izens ai'tii! :s jl'irors, am! helievod when such ;:: the casn t!ie-(. vonld be fewer (ire plaints thai t!"' jury doe:; not i h-n-vici. The jury system was nli'iii'ied by t he acrili . of live:; aed h,: I li hniwii'rk ''il iiizat inn vnd be r?i.ii lileil o :ii'','i!"e a lilt 1 - - M see il'al the laws r- enforced. Sneeilils Ol ller ieii' thus'... who ." order to' :h" two 'points a lives uf eh 1 1 I worthy oi a 'I'll- :,v.,l, . I lien -r i ian '.; I Will I !.'.'' I"' Ili'iiiae-ls anil I a -1 (minors. ! not '.vooil f j i iz'"is '"ii the :;pecd 1 a t . I lell, tile lillie lie' v, ml I bus jeopardize ii. Such, men ai'" i ii'.h place in ill's i . r kisses the IioiiIm ie city, in .iii'l i it ietis. The Ml'"l . lie 1,1.', 'II t . . !!' . Spi al:iii'4 Mr. .v.irfii : fill . t It In--; : i v ere shut ! year, but i! eh;h .people of. heiVltil c ten .tv el. sand die I elsewhere i: Hi Ii ( mill I urns. "i Miultiiry eoii 'li! "i :tjil it woiihl he .1 i 1 ieH or twelve li". in n nil th" :-,treeti ev ie responsibility of i i: as . great in t he . 'ii iii ions. The fact ! . iuure pei'.'ous per i . .. . every year t,:;,i;i a startling thing. (Contlniieil on TagB Two. 1 ROYAL PARTY GUESTS New York. Jan.. 22. The Huko of (onnaiighi . uncle of King ucuce, of I'Jiiglainl. the Duchess ol (on naught. th"lf daughter. I'll'ieefs l'titricia. und lh"ir suite, roache.l here from Ottawa for a 4 dav s Mielal visit. The Mi e regal party are guests of .'Vmbas ii'lor and Mrs. VVIiiteliiw Iteid. The visit ol the governor ge'ieral or Canada, marks the. (Jrst rail of roynlty to the United States si'ice Prince Henry's visit ten years ago. The party returns to Ottawa riiurs-, day. Elaborate social functions 'vili mark the slay of the party hero. Will Call on Tail. Washington, Jan. 82. -The puke of Connauglit will make' a flying visit to Washington and pay his respects to President Taft, It was learned here. His original plans did. not In clude a mil upoui ,llie president, which provoked. conslder'alile- com ment. ' . '''-' " :i 1 nc mess .!'ie 01 i.sintiiiii. .inn. - as.' i n I I I i i ' i i disc is I'Hi 11 iii'"!'.; iv"i n prniiiinent In lamdnu s oi'i hlr :is to (lie niicst mn el t!ie o'IMSMi it ol the Hiii'il l:e III ill" iimii :: .1:1 ie sec., icr is si ill the one ah s.i, i :!!! i i . I 1 1- ol ('iiiici's:!liiill. Mi s. (n I '. I mvi'.lhs-U r-st lias iipeniv liclarel C'-t she thinks "ulirv" 1 I I i ill Mi in ii ilhs . ( ." I s ii" thai (lie man slinii:d he I (':..' !ii( il as lee head ot a luiuse I:t !;'. h.,1 Hurt I lie word "uI-.'V"' in the ten iim' ol l ie tt.ini. iv cirlis line. STE F L BILL I ill Makioe 30 to 50 Per DO RC?CV ' '"' s!i'"!"mI '"Olii "nr Stale lni: luv ( iiunlies ol Another. Washington;-. .Iiin. -- Beer' is a hi v i . :.:i .!; "i - 'j. "' ."ii'riy In nil :::(! I aail tile railroads, must '.:' . . ,-. , ) i, ,4 i." a : I iiems '.a .'!. ii. ;hcn nfiV'-cil inr iriinspor- in.ii ;;,';. ..i- i' iaiVd"'' ;i i , 1 1 I ! i'.u. I'l 'iei ')Me state into t "dr..-." i:-!-;''1 -',. j ui" iruii "I' ;i I i:-'i i.i' I'liielia':'. siaie. regard b'-ss wi'u- t :.:- i ': : . 'pii'.iarr oi" lie ia'ts of 1 he lat I ef st ate. The , ., . . . .j, I . ; ,!'! .... i ; , ; I i V a ! i i I'i'ilerl S a t ': : . sii eia ii i e ' m rl n a d . :"; ii-l,. . ,,; . ;', e','-; ;i . , i'.r IV 1 h ' . f ' I li 1 1 :;. I'":.a n 1 1 11 li proioseil slll.p- . . j, ,1 , , ,. ,,, .,,,,,;,.. .j,, I i,,. ::"".l I'nii'i iii'iiaii;: i'lln "'il v " Keu- ! .1 i ii : "v lull :'" '" ' '"" i"' "." ,:,.;. i.,,,!,:,"..' 'i he l.,i:r-,l ) N.l h'.ilie Itai! Ill II! rr,. I in f : I ami lip": iS.I el p . eii 1 1' h; i!eiiii)rr..ie .:: i:; : , : . re-. .. . : : proved ;i! iii he. !:: od' led in ; house Wednesday, sv.reniiu ; ;.,.ilUi'tiotis are laaile in all iiiipnriaiii. items uf the. iron and steel tariff. 'Among -the articles now dutiable miller tho I'avue Aldrirh bill, vvh.i'i Ii v.'.ial'! he. placed on tl: free list are 'the 'following: 'Iron on existing dutv :"..'-".' percent.; hoop and baud i'Dii uhd sieel. i; percent barbed wire and v ire. fencing, 7,7 percent: nail I'.'iT pefieiit; horse slincs -I oei cent: tuiitston ore In percent: zinc ore I .., nerrent: eush registers, linotype 'machine's tiiachin tools, prtniliig... presses, sowing; machines mid lvievrtti ra .;n per cent. Kedlici ions on lini.slied steel ami iron . products range , in nlany I'hisses an great us .in pel ' cut. I' ig ores given out hv the wavs and iiKuns committee to nccoi'ipanv Hk bill, show this will make a cones pointing reduction in tarirt revenue from those .sources. , Hastes of duty under the existing Payne-Aldrich tarllT law have been produced to an eiiilvH!etit advaloreni duty by the roinn.itlee. ICvery girl honest 1 believes that when she gets married her husband will be different and the chances are that he wfll. Motto of the miser - never Mive up, LEY NOT House Commiitee i Its Report Absolving Dr. iley ami Attacking Administration x of Pure Food Laws P. S MATTHEWS FH3 DEAD TODAY .I'lll IS i::"heVS. IJIIC of Ml" and hest known citir.ens of l!rlei';h. early Huh Ala: ; he w ;-' 1'he tiijii;. sue, with ! ; .i the wan his c ;',-- in : ml ileail ill his bed v hv his son. -'i r. !'. MrK. :ei :ir:!i Mel 'ive!l si ri ei . I win; still warm- wlsen the j ' !iei:: I e was . living en- l oi . in to make a fire, as j . no M ; . Ma: the wn. -was Sit year: old ad had l.een living in el'gl SHU Ie was a foriv ye early inaiihood. Iilacksmith ,hy trade and :ir.-; worked for the old of ileicli iv tiat'son. now the Seaboard ii' Line, and was one ol the hest n in 'the city... ftveryhody who liini had. a Since the ill 1 livee years i high regard for it h of his si'cotid no Mr. Matthews i in u li e ;i lieen making his homewith his u. lie . was a consistent ' member ;''.. l'ii'Kl iiaptisi church and also liirani Lodge of Masons. The liitieval will be held from ' the s'nl en ce. lotuOrrow iifteriiouil at 4 o'clock. Mr. John T. -Pnliell ' and Itiriiin Lodge will have charge of the I vires. Interment will follow in t it v eellletery. !!i::iiii Lodge, No. n. will meet the lodge room tomorrow at. p. in. Ie- i tie -p'lvpose oi annulling :ae fn(i."-al of laic P.rotlior Jonas M.it'l'.ews. Members of oilier lodges re.iji:!.tii io .nienci. LKII! A ( OMMflDI I . il ri 1 1..,; I iiwil to ComI; I'.i r-a i'i lieer ollere ( 'oil' pa uy a id ill cliue lv..:t,.;vrt!e', Tae :-hil!t!i.i n!:, !i"i'ai:: f..-ii;t.ti lifl'i-.iliu 1: i. -''a i::.e Mi" Kent mlsy 'lav tina i t : 1 1 v ' : -.i ' " I i 1 1 ii i r iui'i local oplioini diiitrlelij, t; I iiiie'l Si ai es el rcio ro'iri for liuliiiil ' iijniii'-.i I he ' rai Iroad frnni ' -fi:.:in:; Jo transport beer, on Hie ground that beer " was a commodity and: tie Kent 'ii Uy stat ute, if it at- 1 1 ' nil rd l :i 1 1.. te mtersfale coni- ..I'-iee ' :: no ilcfen:;e for- the.' rail- )a. ':; .e!ii'a:l. Th.- 'i'o'irt oi' ap I'.'ais i.i'ti "loii il;.. deeisitas;, .V.-ili-l i:f a i'i -via. .ion i'f iMTastat" si: P'iii :,:::. ,: '; we: " rfiV'-i" Ve as t'.i iliferstale riiii.iiieiiis to "ii I'V count ies" said Justice Lnrtoii in sus taining t he court.:. I-ire in l:,;.i toda'- tlontrovcd three three-room colored tenement houses on Baltic cireet. caught two others Hurl endangered still others. I he loss was estimated at 2.lUu. part I v covered" by insurance.. The houses were owned hv Mr. (iirrv Jltirlev. It was with dmh'ullv that the lireincn reached the place. Battle street Is on the extreme edge of the city, the streets were frozen and il was hard on the horses.' It required l.iioii feet of hose to reach the houses from the nearest, hydrant. Chief Wnolleott and his men worked vhIIiiihIv after the alarm was tut lied In, but the houses were doom ed before the llreinen could reach the place. The tire' started In (he home of Frank Perkins. The origin Is not known. Push some hicb forward and they will go back on )-ou, GUILTY NY CONSPIRACY 'BUREAU CHIEF TO BE GIVEN FULL POWER Not t.uiltv Is the Keport As to Dr. Wilrv Not Only That But the Administration of the Law Is At tacked and ( bange in Method lc nianded Kecommends That th! I'ovvcr of the Solicitor Be With drawn Itemsen Hoard Legally (instituted lint Chemistry Bureau and Not It the I'inal Authority lioiiid Should Have Only Advisory I' llllCtlOllS. VashinRtou. Jan. 22.' Dr. Harvey W. Wilev. is held "not guilty'' of conspiracy to evade the law, in the report filed with the house by tho committee which conducted the In vestigation ol the last inquiry into the charges upon which President "J'alt. was asked to dismiss the na tion s chief chemist from the govern ment service. The committee not onlv absolves Wiley from criticism for eniplovlng Dr. H. H. Rusby, ot New irk. as government expert at a technical rate of $20 per day but it attacks in measured terms tlio whole administration of the pure food law. and demands of congress act ion to change the method of the department of agriculture, by which the law is now applied. The so-called Wiley investigation arose Irom charges made, in 'agricul tural department tuat Wiley, Dr. W, 1). Higelow and Dr. L. V Kebler, alt ol the bureau ol chemistry, secretly arranged with Dr. Rushy so that, tho latter nerd work only eighty days in t lie vear for an annual salary of sixteen hundred dollars. Making sweeping criticism of the department's. '.methods, the commit tee 'recommends that, the chemistry bureau duel he given the full power which the laws suppose him to have, over all the bureau's employes find thai (he .depart uii'tii socilitoi's power to pass upon the chemistry bureau's liiiiiing:: be withdrawn. The coiuinillee report says: "The hearme. disclosed a condition' of dis coi'l in the bureau - of chemistry, which has lowered -'discipline, im nairi'i! e!n ieiicv rif service and add- i! to tiie eosl of ad ui i ii ict rat ion. . Tt will reirinre complete reorganization to ri' ilore i he oll'icii'iit service to which the. public in entitled" I he Item -len hoard, around which iniiih ol the investigation feivlervd, is held legally-constituted, -'hut its act :v it 1" . as a. supervising power over the chemistry ..-.bureau Is ile rearcii outside of the law. The committee ' continues: "Tlio : ccfi tarv ol agriculture seems to have regarded the findings ot this board as conclusive in all cases over the opinions and findings of tho rhemisirv bureau, the tribunal which In express terms of statute and mis branding within the meaning of the act." : V ; 'I he. committee declares the board should not be continued under Mm plv the authority of executive order to exercise such control over the i i i Jilli: I outl HI . pakkim; doc si KS ilVKH Seven in I imill) Nearly Asphyxia toil hv (rial (ias. f Lester. Pa.. Jan. 22. The bark ing of a pet dog nt. the home of David Iiruiton. on West Ninth street, saved the lives ol the Inmates, comprising i-cvcr persons. Bratton was awaken ed by ihe animal s cries at 5 o'clock this morning, discovered that Ihe I ottsc was tilled with coal ga, and although greatly ovorcomo by the effects, of .tho gas, with difficulty managed to rouse his wife and five children. Mrs. Bratton and her youngest child are still In a serious otui iii on . Bank Defaulter Arrested. Kautas : City. Jan. 22.4-F. W. KichardBon, foremrly presldant Ot the defunct American Union Trusf Company, Is under arrest: In Mem phis, Tenn., accordlpg to advices 16 Ihe police here. Richardson, it I charged, made false entries on tho trust company's books. j v.,,,'- .an.L4.UwieidL i,u
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