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EVERY BUSINESS MAN SHOULD ATTEND THE ANNUA? MEETING OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO-NIGHT THE VOL. 1, NQ. 37. Weekly, EsUbllshed 13#0j Dally, Jam. 18,1914. NTELLIGENCE ANDERSON, S. C iTJE?l^r|K?lNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. $5.00 PER ANNUM. WOHL, m United Slates Senate D? Parliament Is THE PROTECTION OF FOR EIGNERS IS A COMMAND ING PROBLEM. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 23.?Regardless of1 whether or not the execution of Wil liam 8. Benton, a British subject, by Gen. Vilia was justified, .Monday's de velopments emphasized clearly that protection of foreigners in Mexico had become a commanding problem of Increased interest and Importance, appreciates no less by President Wil-I son than by leaders in Congress. Briefly, these were the day's develop ments: 1 After a conference with President Wilson, Senator Shlvloy, acting chair man of the Senate foreign relations committee-and members of the com mittee reached understanding that the Mexican question, if taken up in the Senate, should be discussed be hind closed doors. j Pending resolutions, looking to bet-] ter protection for foreigners, soon will be taken up by the Senate. Discussion in the British parlla-l ment of the Benton inc.dent, was read with much interest 'by officiais who observed particularly thai the United States was not held responsi ble by. Sir Cd ward Grey for the death of Benton. Intimations where received through some channels that marines were] landed by Ja^an and France to act as, protectors for their subjects In Mexi co. That the Huerta government is not averse to the send ng of foreign lega tion guards into Mexico city -is known ' here officially but the American gov ernment will not follow the course of other nations. | Excitement on Border. El Paso, Texas, Feb. 23.?Interest! In the execution of William 8. Benton by General Villa last Tuesday con tinues with little abatement today, but all oyes were on developments at Wash.ngton. ' r-W$%*F- I Consul Ek!wards at Juarez tonight, said that the State department's re-, quest?it was a r?mieat .and not a de mand--that Dent on's body' be: turned'! over to the widow, had met with no . response from Geh. Villa, who Is at Chihuahua. The request was tele graphed ?lest Saturday and It It. re ported that Consul L?tcher at Chihua hua will renew his plea. While Washington mav. for diplo matic reasons, accept the official ver sion of a court martini which the reb r els allege? xrici- Benton and fourni him guilty or attempting Villa's lite, Benton a friends refuse to change their attitude. Rebel agents frequently are to be mot within public place-, voinfely plaining what n hot tempered man Benton was. Their favorite story was that Benton, in. the foreign club at Chihuahua once hotly assorted that he wished his skin were darker \o that he would not be mistaken for a "damned gringo," or American. LARGE SHIPMENT EGGS FROM CHINA Three Hundred Thousand Dozen! Are Consigned to Various Dealers in U. S. (By Associated Press.) St. IjouIh, Mo.. Feb. S3.?One hun-j CUT5U CUBCT Cuma?uiim ou,wvv cbs? > " i rived in St. - Louis from China today. They were imported by a local com mission dealer, who said he could sell the eggs to retailers at 20 cents and j still make a profit. The eggs were bought at 10 cents a ] dozen and were part ot a 500,000-doz en consignment. ANDERSON CAN PAVE STREETS; If Voters Say Thai They Want Them, Right to Tax Property WiB Be Granted. The question will shortly be put squarely up to the people of Anderson au to whether, or not the city, shall bave the right to eases* abutting p7?pC. >y ?G, i-f,?? (lim: US I^TUiR-] nent Improvements, or in other words! .the voters will bo presented with ihe| question of whether, or not they Want paved streets e?nd want them enough, to pay ror thept ? ' .. The bill giving this right to the, city was passed by the Sbetb Cairo'-] tins general asaaosbly, but had at-' inched the proviso that the question ! most be submitted to- the quahned vot-j er? of the city. * \ It Ik generally understood . that' there is litt?e opposition to the meas ure ?d inot H witi go through by a na&jority when the "doar poo-pal" her at 3he ballot botes. ThW will represent a big forward for Anderson and In a short time here will be a vast dltferenee In the appearance of the city. OVER BENTON Concerned?British Inquiry. ENGLAND IS CONSIDERATE OF THE FEELINGS OF UNITED STATES. (By Associated Press) London, Feb. 23.?The British par-] Rainent and press have been stirred by" the recent killing or William S. Benton, a British subject by order of] the1 Atex'-can Constitutionalists Gen eral. Francisco Vila, at Juarez, and today the question of protection tor ' British interests and foreigners re siding in Mexico was the eifoject In the House of Commons. Bid Edward Grey, secretary of I state for foreign affairs, outlined the attitude of the British government 'and the nature or the communica ' tkms which the British ambassador 1 had bad. with the government of the 1 United States. He said that Sir Spring-Rice had told Secretary of State Bryan that the public of Europe ) was likely to be seriously affected by the action of Gcnoral Villa, which 1 announcement was greeted w.ttt a I cheers. I The foreign secretary assured the] house that the government was tak ing all possible steps to learn the facts of the Beaton case and to se cure protection ,r Britons in Mexico, but pointed out that the government I was powerless to take air/ measures in the disturbed regions. Mr. Acland Informed the.bouse that] the British govermuent xhad been in frequent communication with the gov ernment of tho United States and Mtex 1 loo respecting the protection of. Brit- ] lab. liVes and property In Mexico. "The continued fighting in Mexico' be added "is of very great prejudice*, to Brit.eh and Other commercial in ! tatest* and is a matter for very great] concern." T*it the British government Is con earned over the reported disappear ance ot other Europeans in Mexico! Is evidenced by the fact that Sir Ed ward Grey has communicated with I thq rM pasuBdor at Washington ra-j apfca.ufr ?taps that it ? might tw able to'take to ascorta.n the whereabouts SftifiSISiBfOple. W^fn?WtionM From Kmbaui*. jJ?Uyaston, Texas, Feb. 23.?Charles 'Alexander Spencer Perceval, British' consul here, tonight refused to com ment on a Washington dispatch which etated that he bad been ordered to proceed to El Paso to 'confer with British subjects there concerning the exo?utlon of William s. Benton. Mr. I Perceval stated ibat instructions from ] the "-.'.I ah -eni?u?s?y had not as yet] 'reached nim. | BIG CELEBRATION WASHINGTON'S BIRTH .Nation's Notables Gather at Alex- j andria to Honor Memory or Great Man. (By Associated Press.) Alexandria, a.. Feb. 23.?With mili tary pomp and ceremony, Alexandria,] following Its century-old custom, to day colebrated the anniversary of | George Washington's birth. The feature was a military and civ ic parade, which mo".ed past Washing ton's lodge and the, historic church from which Gen. Wasulugion was bu rled. D?^"f??^n? wu Vlo.a Prp.sl i dent Marshall, members of th? cabl I net, members of the congress . and other.officials and Gov. 8tuart or Vir ginia came to review the pageant CONBEJO HIOH SCHOOL ?PBAT8."| (By Acr ^ciated Press.) Washington, Feb. 23.?Secret fra ternities in high schoolB, preparatory j (schools and secondary institutions to day were condemned here by the con i vention of col I ego fraternities of Al pha Chi r.t'.io. A resolution was adop 1 tod asking the co-operation of other I i fraternities and of the school authori ! ties the ?seives In suppressing such organizations among Immature | , youth*. (JKORG.W cONtmBSHHAK ILL. (By Associated Press.) t '"" ?orsd?? Spr?nia, SuiV,., rob. ;ressman Charles R. Crisp, of i, arrived in Colorado (Springe and will remain here some time for the benefit of his health. Hp ; exports to make his homo hero for several months under Order of' his [pbyaifclans. i BALL FOB OOYBBJtSB. j Fort Worth, Texas, Feb 24.?In preparation for state primaries ta] July, expected to be a forerunner of a| submission of the llquor ^ueition to a state-wide vote, prohibition demo crats in an elimination conventicn here today centered their force* ?? Thos. H. Bail of Houston sind nom inated him on aecehtmaUon as cand L idate for Itoflmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnma (TON'S END Villa Stars H'msslf in the Dra isoqlated .Preks) -. f. Met.V F?b. 23.?Gen. (By Associated Chihuahua, Mex.V Villa's story of the killing qf. Will 8. Beaton, told to reporters Were 'td-j day, differs but little from the offici?t J statement given out Saturday at Juarez. The Juarez statement declared that when Benton reached for his hip pocket Villa knocked him down with a blow of the fist. Villa said that when Benton made title mote he poked his own pistol into Benton's stomach and then turned him over to the guards. Villa insisted that Benton came to take his life, and referred to Benton's mission Concerning the welfare of his ranch as a "pretext" to gain admit tance. According to Villa, Benton. after the verdict of the court-martial, confessed his guilt and declined to ask for mer cy. Me merely, requested that his property be turned over to bis widow. Villa; contradicted hls^official report, to the American -consul at Juarez that Gustav Bauch, a Getinah-Amctcani accusei of being a' spy, had been brought to Chihuahua. Villa said he knew, nothing of him. Of Benton ho said: "1 had had Some experience with him before and' knew of, his,, violent temper. 1 know also that he had mixed too freely In Mexican .polities but I did not suspect that he Was com ing Into my office to murder me. ' | "He had not talked long when he reached for his hip pocket It was decided to try him by court-martial, and this was done In tho regular man ner prescribed by law, nr.d the pris oner was executed eighteen hours at ter he made the attempt on my life. That is all there Is to H." i S?LZER INSTITUTES LEGAL PROCEEDINGS FOR PURPOSE OF REGAINING GOVERNORSHIP. [DEMANDS FULL PAY, The Contentions Set F >rth Charge That. Assembly'r Imp-aching Action Was Illegal. ^ibany, S. V-, r eb/ 23.?Wiiiiam sui ter today instituted legal proceedings with the purpose or regaining the gov ernorship, from which he was re moved last October. - .1 Au order was issued commanding Comntroller Zohracr to appear' and show ca?so why a writ of mandamus. compel!''ig him to ' pay the- former] governor, his full salary as the occu-[ pant of thkt office should-not'1 bo is-, sued. When Attoraey General Car mody notified Justice CnekW that be would oppose the granting of the writ the court said he Intended to refuse it. as a matter of law. An agreement was then made be-f tween the attorney general and Col.) Alexander 8. Bacon, counsel for Mr. Sulzer, to facilitate the determination, of the questions involved by the state courts. MONROE'S CARGO TO BE SALVAGED j Fretgnt or .Ou? Dominion oJ Sunk Jan. 30, Will Be Saved. I (By Associated Press) Narfolk, Vs., Feb. 23.?The cargo of the Old Dominion Liner Monroe, which sank at sea January 20, follow lag coll.-Ion 25 miles off Hog Island with the Merchants and Miners liner Nantucket, la to be salvaged. The work wilt be Cone by divers working from the wrecking steamer I. J. Mfer ritt, and the cargo w.'ll be placed up onan auxiliary wrecking barge. The work of salvaging the Monroe's cargo will commence as ?oon as the* Merritt and Superior, now standing, by tho stranded freighter Sachem.are} free. Jevers, while working on' the Monrod freight, will continue their set~*cc. for bodies of the rorty-one per-, sues' jt?io som? iheir lives -when tae I Monroe aabk. i ; FATAL S*1??MI<V ^ - AMO^U FBEXCH SO LUI P. ILS. | (By AsAHilated Press) Pails, Feb. 2f.~Tbe WeaeatiiCham [bef of JjepuUes (today adopted by 385] I against 25 A trat* of con*wetv*e In the. j [got eminent based on an interprets- j lion by the Socialists on the state of j health cf the French troops. From) ! numbers of garrisons reports had. [reached the war office of widespread' 1 epidemics which In many cases had! been fatal. J ! The eJtes^?cr crdsrsd ih? continua; Itlon of the inquiry into the sanitation or the barracks by the commission or [health aU\bOU>?A/1 r>v tStm jrovftrnmc iL I <" ' ' BU**rdS era Ppii ?I Stales. >e Ohio and Storm Warn . glbag tho tfanry probabilities severe : <h!s State fcthe State Iragod con Of saow ?rnobn. two Tide at ^Ohlo i litte is s*i WILL NOT BE OF LONG DURATION Driving Snowa Falling in the Ohio VaUey and Middle West. Cold Rain for the Strain. (By Associated Press) Washington, Feb. 23.?Av biixsard, born in Tennessee, is th? iatest atorru to whip tbe East with My rains and; snows. Driving ssowb today were falling In the Ohio valley, toe Middle Atlantic States and Southern New England, walle the Soath Atlantic and Guir State? w?re i having cold rain. ' ' A cold wivti following! in Rs wake, it was predicted, would! drive down thermometers south of east of the Mississippi, ingd were ordered up a! Atlantic coast ?r?Q]?i" Eastport, Milne. The are, however, that the stprm will be short-lived. Tra?ne Impeded. Columbus, O., Fcb.'23.?Trains slated at numerous points throughout the State, traffic abandoned ?An some In stances, train arrivals rai?.?ln? from three to seven hours l?i? and street car nnd intorurhan trjWfc-seriously Impeded where troll c had not hern abandoned, tonight were some of the results of anow storm that hah this winter. The storm brokw- A Sunday afternoon and tinually s.nce. EiaSfMB has fallen since ScmSmm Huge drifts today atall do and Ohio centrai trgk? way. Another Tof^^H was similarly held Belle Fontaine Traffic on the 4?eariKyivj lweeuv Dayton and sefer^SSSfthe I ed near Wtest Fuel shortttge threatens- several cities and towns, notably Can ton and New Ark. Buslasaoitlgeet. A Chicago dispatch cays: The bit ing blluard that yesterdey ' swept through tho prairie and middle . Wes terloy, leaving in its wake prostrate wires, delayed trains and upset busi ness. Snow continued to fall la near ly all the'affected reg on, and -where it e?ghtly was.abating, the, increased cold hampered the efforts to restore normal conditions. Several fatalities were reported in Illinois. Wires were down all over Indiana and nearly all Mnterurban lines tied up. Drifts were piling up before a sharp wind In the St. Louis territory. Kansas, Missouri and Ne braska faced a heavy task of restoring Wire communication. Ohio (reported now falling in all. directions and drifting before high winde. Trains from the South were reaching Chicago three hours late. Worst known la Years. "it^| With only slight ajbatement, the storm that last night swept into Kansas and western AUssourta, pro ducing the worst conditions of tbe season, continued today. Officials of telegraph, companies said wire condi tions' wer? tue- worst knows in this region for years. tspnngneia, ' in., reo. zs.-^-Hrave. en gines today pulled the Diamond'Spec ial of tho Illinois Central Railroad out of anow drifts near faere and brought the train in three hours late. Th.ough trains were four and five hours late and all local trains were annulled. Causes Railway Wreck. Decatur, 111., Feb. 23.-~Ftve per aana were injured .when tbci Wabash Railroad's Continental limited, ran into three road engines here today. Tbe engineer of the passenger train was blinded by the snow. St Louis. Fob. 23.?A bllasard that late yeaterdry struck St. Louis, con tinued today. A tue anow. was being driven before a 20 milo wind, delay ing trains on most of tho roads. Peoria, ill.,.Feb. Poorhv today reinem? in the grip of one of the worst hltsaarde ta;the memory of tbe oldest residents. The storm began late vea ter?ay and continued without cessa tion nattl - late this morning. Tatybr phone and telegraph wires are down to such en extent that corraiunica Uon with the oUUldo world Is almost Impossible. ANXIOUS F? KVA1N.WL0RT. ff?y Associated Press.) Boston. Feb. JS.?John H. Scott, of Phllsdelphla. a veteran- amateur pedeairain, today etarted oser snow pit ckod roads and In a rreeslng tem perature to hrcak the record tor a walk from Boston to Washington. Tbe time he aims to bettor is. got hmm mgft by Edward Peyto Wteete*. Mr. Scott is 4S years old. le planned to atop tonight at Providence, R. I., about ?0 miles from herj. RATHER RIDE THAN SAUNTER Woman Tbo^^fe Would! ' Ra&cr Steal Ticket* Than Charged with stealing 12 railroad I tickets from! the West Union station,' a white woman named Orr was gath-. th'ered into the fold by a policeman at Pcndleton last week. The woman! had arrived on the Blue Ridge rail-1 way and did not know that such aj warm reception awaited her at her destination. It la said that Mrs. C. D. Wilson. ! who was assistant in the West Union1 office, "epped out of the station for a few utes, leaving the Orr woman by the . ove. When ehe returned tho woman had disappeared and shortly after the train left West Union Mrs. Wilson discovered that the tickets must have taken a strong fancy to the Orr personage and become attached to ber. She telegraphed ahead, having the woman arrested at Pendl?ton.. Saturday afternoon ehe was carried back to Walhalla whore Bho will he given trial ob the charge of appro ! at In g the tickets and she zmy poasl I bly get a ride In the "black Mirla" if Walhalla chances to boast of ruch a valuable piece of property. HONKER STATESMAN PASSES. (By Associated Pre?s.) I Denver, Colo.. Feb. 23 ? Highest State honors/will be paid the memory ! of form'er II. S. Senator lienfy Moore Teller, whose death early today at the home of hlB daughter, Mra. O. E. ! Tyler, in this city, marked the pas sage of tho" last of the earl.er day statesmen of Colorado. In 1876, with tho admission of Colo rado as a State of t?i? union. Senator Teller was chosen to represent her In the I/. S. Senate and acted In that ca pacity for thirty years,'both as re publican and democrat. ISPLEK010 START FOR THE RESERVE SYSTEI 500 BANKS APPLY FOR MEMBER??BP. OR?TY IN LIN? The Few Instaurions That Have Not Come Into System Are Small. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 23.?The new fed eral reserve aystem will begin busi ness w.th a membership of at least 7,500 banks. This was apparent to night, when, at the close of the last day on which national banks could Kienify their intention of accepting the terms of tue currency law, iess than fifty or tho 7,49? national banks of the country had tailed to respond favorably. More than enough State institutions had applied for member ship to bring the total to 7.6C0. Official count of the banks and tabu lation of their resources and liabilities tomorrow will begin at the treasury I department. Most of the institutions that have not.,come into tho new system comparatively small, and mated that 97. pec cent, capital and resources in the present national bank system 1* represented by those Whose applications are in SECOND REA?ING D1L.L.O g%M\MU IVAI.I.fM^ I Indication That Session of Gest? era! Assembly Is Near Its Close. system are it Is esti of all tbe I Special Correspondence Columbia, Feb. 23.?Preparatory to adjournu'^ent alne die the House last plght kUled all tbe - second reading House bills on Its calendar. This is usually an Indication that the session of the General Assembly Is near ita close. JKEETIXG A RKCOKD.BRFAKER. Special Correspondence. , Columbia, Fob, .33.?The . annual meeting of the agents of the Mutbat Benefit. Ufo (Insurance Company, is rocorA-hrAAkla* i? ">!"? ?ti*2 dance. M. M. *bfitttson, of Anderson, general agent for Sooth Carolina, e*? pressed his pleasure at the success which wa? attending the meeting.. ? v m, n . NO TAWEK1N? WITH LAW1. (By Associated Press.) Washington. Feb. 23 ?No tamper ing with tbe tariff will be permitted by the democratic majority until the Underwood-Simmons act bad bean in effect long enough to demonstrate whether it needa perfecting amend ments. This was made plain today by majority laader Underwood when Rep leaked about the prospects of his pond ing bill to repeal the "collection at the source" feature of the income tax law. Says Wilton Has Heeded the Admonitions of Washington. ON VERGEOF ERA OF GOOD F??klNG? Optimistic Address Delivered Yes terday in Chicagolby Secre- I tary of the Navy. (By Associated Press) Chicago, Feb. 23.?Secretary of the Navy Joseiibus Daniels, Lit his ad dress at the Washington's birthday celebration herej today declared Presi dent Wilson bad heeded admonitions {of Washington and in that, spirit had j received the approval of the people of tho.United Etatos. ' "We have witnessed In the last year exhibitions of the true American spirit In a way that would do the heart of George Washington good If be were alive," said Mir. Daniela. "In the spirit of Washington, President Wll i Kim entered upon his duties a year ago. As the leader he summoned tho 'members of the party to labor with I hhn in redeeming its pledges. But he [did not stop there. He.called on men of every party for counsel and co-op oration. ' "Washington, in his farewell ad dress warned th? .country against baneful effects'of th? passions arous ed by the extremes of party spirit. ' WJhen Washington's j&v'ce was ac cepted, from rancprnas partisanship emerged the era Of ?*od reeling. Are we not on De vdncsjrof another era of good feeling?" / Mir. Daniels declared that he be llovod the day or clean it party divi sion on Important legislation was past. Republican and . Progressive votes he said helps tho tariff and cur rency bills, which are mile posts in tho path along which the. democratic .party travelled to redeem Its pledges. -?n PRACTICAL TRAINING TO B*JB^i:n^T^U FOR Tilllt^ (By* Associated Press.) Washington i"f.. .". ^u'miMiU-m o' p year's co 1/ui In practical fram ing at ?otDc agr ct.lturnl .college in the place of the annual trips to Wash ington for tho young prize winners of corn, canning and poultry and other agricultural clubs, today was recom mended by tho dnpartir?-_-ci or.agrSci!' ture. Officials of tho department be-, iieVe such courses would have more lasting Value for prise winners and for the agriculture of tbeir sections than flying trips to the capital. , rs?TlON?lTnUC?TORS holding\mmm 3,000 Members National Educa tion Association in Session I at Richmond. I (By Associated Press.) Richmond, Va., Feb. 24.?Educators bf note rrom nearly every State In the union, today arrived in Richmond t6 ettecd the convention: of the de partment of education, National Edu ee.Tifin Association and allied organi sations, which opens in the city audi torium tomorrow night It wes estt WMa?. l'.iai ?.vGG uieuiDOTS WCT6 in 106 city. The national council of education met at B o'clOCK tOMghV tO diSCUSS "hsallh ' problems of the American publtcschool." .' The national society for tho study of education, of which/ Martin G. Brumbaugh, superintendent of public schools of Pennsylvania; is president, dltfcufcsed "reconstructed mathematics as an example of the adaptation of in-' structton to tho needs, interetts and capacities of high school students." FIRE THREATENS BIG SKYSCRAPER Empire Building, Atlanta, Dam aged to the Extent of $50, 000 Yesterday. _^jm ! (By AssoeMUd Press.) ' Atlanta.,Feb. tH^-FIro for a short > time this afternoon threatened the < Umpire building, located in tho heart I of the skyscraper section. The Ars j started in a store rot??ot the Fulton 'I National bank. Loss was estimated at' 150.000. I URGE ?MACTanTRNT OF LAW. i ?? V* i f special correspondence, i Columbia. Feb. 29.?The House to night passed the Senate resolution, erging the South Carries dslsgsttor. in Congress to push the'enactment of a law requiring the specification of {governing standards tn contracts for I the futuro del.very of cpWon. Joint Committees Busy With Tentative Drafts. NO CONCLUSIONS. ARE ANNOUNCED Subcommittee Wrestling With the Problem of Limiting Com mission's Powers. (Uy ?atoc'a?eri' I'rns.) Washington. Feb. 23.?Member* ' of ;h<> Senate and Houso Interstete com merce committees today were busy with tentative drafts of the proposed Interstate commBslon bill,, but no com I usions were announced. The House sub-committee Headed by Representative Covington, of Mary land, Is wrestling with the problem of limiting to "big" business the juris diction of tbe proposed comm.sslon. The tentative section to cover this point says: "That all corporations, joint stock companies end corporate combinations engaged in commerce among the sev eral States or with foreign nations, except corporations, joint stock com panies and corporate combinations to the Interstate commerce act and its amendment, having annual gross ro ing annual gross receipts of less.than ing annual gros srecetpts of less than $3,000,000 but belonging to such class es of corporations, stock companies and corporate comihlnatlons as tbo lommisslon may In ''its discretion, shall furnish to tho commission an nually, statements of tho organisa tion bondholders and stockholders and relations to other corporations, joint stock companies and 'corporate com binations shall require." Vlewc of tho..president, who has Indicated that itadfv commission bill h) first In importance*, are expected to prevail ?.n the bill when the sub committee reporta- it, It- is proposed to have only, . "big" business- Subject to the recommendation1: of the trade commission.. ANXIETY IN .UAKla'K VUMhKSi Norfolk, Va., Rob .8.1?TVe British steamer Bachem which sfsnded--yes l er day near Hog Island. Is tonight be-,' ing pounded by high sous., The reve nue cutter Onandaga and 'the tilg 2. J. Merritt pulled on the vessel today 284 moved har slightly. Th?lf work however, counted for nought,. for when a northeast storm broke with considerable fury and drov* the ves sel back, on the beech, the boats had' to abandon the attempt to no *rhe ship Is in no immediate ds?iser, it is claimed, but the unfavorable reather tonight Is causing anxiety In marine circles. The Snchcm' Sh freight and passenger te*m*r and la owned by Warren and Company of Liverpool. It Is not known, whether there are any passengers on. board. Tbe steamer Is equipped with wire less. tURGLAR KILLS EXPRESS CLERK Shown a Favor by Clerk, Former Employe Murders Htm While Asleep: Corning, N. Y.. FeV 2*.-i-Harry Ed wards, night clerk in the/ Weils Fargo Express -Company's.^office here, early Urnnj vinn ?uuruurca oy a ourgiar al leged to have been David Dunn, 19 I year* old, a former employe of the company. The police say Dunn has confessed. In his confession, according to the police. Dunn said he told A story of hard luck to induce Edwards to let him sleep In the office and while tbe clerk was taking a. nap bo tried to get Into the safe. Edwards woke and a fight ensued. RADIUM PRICES ARE EXORBITANT Article Costs $130,000 Per Gram?Monopolis?e Conditions. .Washington. Vee.-Press?t prie se of radium are exorbitant, monop Ustlc conditions prevail ?n thb pro ducing business and two prlrate con cerns control inqut or the valuable plaints Ja Odro'raao and Utah, direc tor Holmes, of the Federal Mines'Bif* rean, told the. Senate committee work log on the Walsp bills for government control of the healing metal. He had testified previously that the ' govern ment could produce radium at lees than half of the present market price, which ia $130.000 a gram. - ' 30 LIQUOR BOLD OPT TBAIN&. 1 no more liquor wllkte eol* by the Now York. New Ha*$h$ad Hartford Railroad on any of its .(raina. It was tnno?nced officially tonight.