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No. 17,264. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1907.?SIXTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS.
THE EVENING STAR
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AGREES WITH
SENATOR HALE
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Ex-Secretary of the Navy W.
E. Chandler.
BROWNSON'S CONTENTION
Said to Be Thoroughly Sound and
Correct.
NO SUBGEON SHOULD COMMAND
Only Parallel to Present Proposition
Was During the De Long Arctic
Expedition.
\
Mr. William E. Chandler, formerly
Secretary of the Navy, agrees with
Senator Hale in regard to the present
controversy between the line and staff
of the navy over the assignment of a
naval surgeon to the command of the
naval hospital ship Relief. In a recent
interview Mr. Chandler said:- "I sup
pose if the President wants to assign
a surgeon to command a hospital ship
and directs that this be done It cannot
be avoided.
"On the other hand, I do not blame
Rear Admiral Brownson for objecting
to any such proposition. I think he
did the proper thing in handing in his
resignation to the President.
Brownson's Contention Sound.
"In my judgment, the contention of
Rear Admiral Brownson is thoroughly
sound. Only line officers of the navy
should be intrusted with the command
of the vessels of the navy. It is, In
my opinion, a serious mistake to de
part from this custom by ordering a
surgeon to such command, ev?-n the
command of a hospital ship.
"There might, of course, arise emergen
cies under which the unbroken rule of the
navy might be broken. Such emergency
might occur during war times. I believe
Rear Admiral Brownson is too fine an offi
cer to have resigned if such a thing were
attempted during a war-time emergency.
But this has ail occurred in time of peace,
and Rear Admiral Brownson was perfect
ly r|ght hi resigning.
"It is preposterous to think that a sur
geon should be placed in command of a
hospital s(ilp. It is entirely " beside the
issue to explain that the ship to whleh
th* surgeon may .be ordered may have
only a merchant crew and a sailing mas
ter. There must be some one man in su- <
i.remc command -o; every vessel that goes
to s.ea. How can a surgeon oe in supreme
command of a ship with a sailing master
u;,Jer him aiso in supreme Command? Tbe
- la tMug is preposterous. Hospital |
#>lpt> are not \ more immune from ocean
-Sales than are; battleships, ii a hospital
ship having a ?jrgeon "in command" and
navigated by availing master were lost in
a storm who cbuld be held responsible'.'
Not the surgeon, because he could de
clare surgeons are not supposed to be
navigators: nof the sailing master, be
cause he would say he took his orders
from the ship's surgeon.
rgeons Ma,y Command on Shore,
But Not on Sea.
I can conceive of the propriety of
placing doctors in command of hospitals
oijA shore, laut of no sound reason' why
physicians, should be placed in command
of hospitals afloat. The nearest prece
dent. in my mind, to the proposition to
place a. ftafT officer in command of a
nava^CTW occurred when former Engl
uj^<in-Chlef Melville was put in com
fnind of one of the whaleboats that
Capt. De Long aent out from the Jeanette
after she was wrecked in June, 1S81. De
L?n*. wJm Mfct his life, took command
of the first boat. Engineer Melville was
assigned by De Lonj to take command
of the second, and Chipp was in charge
of the tljird. With the sailors in Mel
ville's whak-bout was Lieut. Danenhower
of the ttavy, but his physical condition
was such from the arctic hardships that
Lang placed Melville in command
? Wm and Danenhower remained In
taat aa a passenger. There were
, ^ ,'ences of opinion between Danen
hower and Melville over the course of
the whaleboat. It has been said that
Danenhower tried to take the command
away from Melville and that Melville
drew his revolver on the young lieuten
ant. This may or may not be true, but
Melville remained in command. But that
incident occurred during an arctic emer
gency.
"One interesting phase of this contro
versy is the fact that two such good
friends as the President and Rear Ad
miral Brownson should fall out with one
another. The President is certainly un
fortunate in having so many friends who
differ with him."
FABMAN FLIES AGAIN.
Becord Performance of His Aero
plane in Paris.
PARIS. Dec. 31.?Henry Farman with
his flying machine accomplished yester
day the unprecedented feat of flying a
kilometer In a closed circle without once
touching the earth. He will attempt to
morrow to repeat the achievement in the
presence of a commission from .the Aero
Club, and if he succeeds he will win the
$10,000 Archdeacon prise.
Yesterday's flight was the first made by
Farman for a month. During this time
lie was engaged in making various Im
provements. The principal of these con
sisted in cover! n* the entire framework
with canvas. He handled the machine
today as easily as one ever handles an
automobile.
After a preliminary flight of half a
mile. Farman measured a closed kilo
meter and told a friend he was willing
to make a friendly bet he could land
at the point of departure. The machine
left tlie around almost instantly, and
maintained a distance of ten feet from the
around throughout the kilometer. Far
man landed at the exact point whence
he started.
After the flight Farman said: "Now
1 have the machine: all that is necessary
is to perfect myself in the art of flying."
OEOBOIA STATED STAID.
No Celebrating1 on Eve of Prohibi
tion Cloture.
ATLANTA. Ga., December 3l.-The last
day of the year and fcha last day of the
liquor traffic In the state of Georgia
found conditions practically normal tn the
city, with no reports of excesses from
outsl4? point*. At 10 o'clock tonight every
saloon ln*the city will close Its doors per
manently or until the prohibition act- is
repealed, unless -injunction . proceedings,
being considered in the United States
court, restrain the enforcement of the
state act.
There was some fear that the last day
before liquor was banished would find
some excessive "celebrating."
Conferences were held by the liquor in
terests last night and today to consider
possible court proceedings, but no an
nouncement was made.
Rome Stock Exchange Shat
tered by Explosion.
18 MEN BURIED IN RUINS
Business Section of the City in ft
State of Panic.
MAY BE WORK OF SPECULATORS
Thought It Was Intended to Inter
rupt the Monthly Settlement.
Rescue Parties Busy.
ROME, December 31.?A dynamite
bomb exploded in the stock exchange
of this city today. Up to the present
time it has been ascertained that eight
een persons were wounded. Some of
the injured are buried under portions
of the building which had collapsed.
Firemen, policemen and troops have been
hurried to the scene, and are now en
gaged in calming the excitement and
conducting the work of rescue.
Big Boof Collapsed.
It Is supposed that the bomb was thrown
with the intention of preventing the cus
tomary end-of-the-month liquidation. The
roof of the courtyard of the exchange col
lapsed with the force of the explosion.
The explosion occurred shortly before 4
o'clock. The stock exchange is situated
in the center of the city. The people in
the vicinity of the building were thrown
into a state of consternation. The ex
plosion was followed at once by cries of
desperation from within the exchange.
Panic Outside.
A crowd numbering several thousand
began to congregate outside the building.
As soon as the police and troops arrived
they took charge of all the approaches.
The fear of other outrages suddenly pos
sessed the throng and the psople broke
and fled. In the mad rush there was
great danger to life and limb.
Doctors on the Scene.
The stock exchange building is closed by
a large Iron gate. This was at once swung
to and helped to the maintenance of rela
tive order Inside the exchange.
Ambulance and doctors have been sum
moned. and are busi'.y at work earing for
the wounded as they are brought out.
What tse total casualties will be it Is as
vet Impossible to say, nor has it yet been
positively determined what was the pur
pose of the author of the outrage.
Building an Art Treasure.
The stock exchange of Rome is situated
In one of the finest ancient remains of
the city, the Temple of Neptune, and on
the south side of the Plazaa dl Pletra.
The temple was built by Hadrian, and
Is notable for eleven magnificent columns
:n the Corinthian style, of white marble,
each one forty feet high. The center por
tico was built by Agrippa. The roof of
the exchange was partly supported by
these famous columns. They were assem
bled for this purpose by Pope Innocent
XIL ?
TAPT OPP POB MILLBTJBY.
Secretary Shows No Sign of Patigue
Prom Yesterday.
Special W?pstch to The Stir.
BOSTON/ December 31.?Expressing
pleasure at the enthusiastic manner in
which he was received here, and show
ing no sign of fatigue as a result of his
strenuous program of yesterday. Secretary
Taft left Boston for MUlbury at 9:30 a.m.
today. .
At MUlbury he will spend several hours
with his aunt, who Is a resident there,
and thence will proceed direct to Provi
dence, where he will take the Federal ex
press for Washington at 9:07 tonight. Mr.
Taft was accompanied to the Trinity place
station by Mr. Carr, his Boston host, who
was tlu only one present to see M"i ol
On the train, however, he joined Edwa.a
C Mansfield, executive secretary of the
repubUcan il-ate committee, who accom
PMre%UnsfleldN although he will be out
of ^titles theoretically after 12 o^lock
v-p rpases to fre secretary of the
state committee and bec?tMS lW8tma8ter,
is still toUing an active interest in Mr.
Taft's boom as the representative of Sen
It nr , ooue and his visit to Worcester is
nart of a plan to bring the War' Secre
tary into touch with certain Worcester
politician who are expected to do him
8 The train on which Mr. Taft left Boston
. * .ion at Millbury. so the Secre
tly had to go to Worcester and from
there make connections for Millbury. He
win h?w some time between trains, and
This t?me It "s said, he will devote to
strictly campaign puri^ses^ ^ hen Mr.
Tuft's secretary wrote to Secretary woi
? of The merchants' awoc.aUon ^me
Mm* itco he intimated that Mr. i art ex
nectod to have a conference with certain
prominent business men in ^vldence on
his way to Washington. This Mr. Ian
"?rA'wS?- ??
he said. "1 do not know
what ^ime the train from Millbury reaches
there. but I -hall probably have very lit
?i?. in Providence. There are some
there tha? I would like to visit,
but time will not permit. No conference
has been ^arranged.
RELEASE MacLEAN.
Baisuli Said to Have Made Satis
factory Terms.
Special C?bl#?rsn> to The 8t?r.
LONDON. December 31.?A firm of gun
smiths at the West End received today a
letter from Kald Sir Harry Maclean. In
timating that he was expecting, when he
wrote the letter, to be in Tangier In three
^MacLean^was captured by Raisuli on
July 3 and has been In h'.s hands ever
since A dispatch on December 13 said
that he would soon be released, as the
British government had guaranteed that
Raisuli should receive a ransom of $100,
000 protection for himself and his fam
ily,' and the release of thirteen of his
tribesmen then In prison.
Count Tolstoi Injured.
St. PETERSBURG. December 31.?News
has reached here that Count Leo Tolstoi
was thrown by a stumbling horse and sus
tained a dislocated shoulder. In spite of
his advanced age, the count Is making a
rapid recovery.
THE CHOICE OF EVILS ON NEW YEAR EVE,
BISHOP ANDREWS IS DEAD
PASSING OF A NOTED FIGURE
IN THE METHODIST CHURCH.
General Breakdown Followed a Se
vere Cold Taken in San Fran
cisco Last October.
NEW TORK. December SI.?B'shop
Edward G. Andrews of the Methodist
Episcopal Church died at his home In
Brooklyn at 5 o'clock this morning. Death
had 'been expected since yesterday, when
the physicians in attendance gave up ail
hope.
Bishop Andrews, who was eighty-two
years old, contracted a severe cold while
attending the bishops'- conference and the
Bishop Edward G. Andrews.
meetings of the home and foreign mission
boards of his church at San Francisco
last October. He never fully recovered
and a general breakdown followed. Bish
op Andrews for nearly half a century
was one of the most widely known clergy
men in the United States.
At his bedside this morning were three
of his four surviving children Mr. H. C.
M. Ingraham. Miss Grace Andrews and
Edward Andrews of Birmingham, Ala., as
well as a number of grandchildren. The
bishop had been unconscious for twenty
four hours when he died.
Parents Notable Methodists.
Bishop Andrews was born August 7,
1825, at New Hartford, Oneida county, N.
y. He was one of ten brothers and sis
ters, of whom four survive him. Both
his father and mother were notable Meth
odists and the choice of a profession for
the young man fell naturally upon tne
ministry, which he entered In 1844, while
sti.l a student at Wesleyan College. In
1847 he was graduated ifrom that institu
tion and Immediately allied himselt with
the United Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Soon after he was ap
pointed to the Morrisvllle circuit in New
York and he served successively in Ham
ilton. Cooperstown and Stockbridge. He
became a teacher in 1854 at what Is now
known as the Central New York Confer
ence Seminary, but which was then called
simply the Oneida Seminary, the next
year going to Mansfield. Ohio, as the
principal of a woman's college there. He
returned to the Oneida school at Case
novla the following fall to take the posi
tion of principal.
From 18B4 to'1866 he was stationed at
Stamford, Conn., after which he went to
Brooklyn, where he remained continuous
ly until hjs death. In Brooklyn he was
the pastor In turn of the Sands Street
Ciiurch, St. John's Church and the Sev
enth Avenue Church. It was while he
was acting as pastor of the last named
that he was ordained a bishop. In 1872.
Bishop Andrews was married August
7. 1861, to Miss Susanna M. Hotchklss of
Cheshire, Conn., by whom he had five
children, the oldest of whom, Eva, died
in Infancy. All the others, three daugh
ters and a son, are still living.
He was twice singled out for the dis
tinction of honorary degrees in his life
time. On the first occasion, in 1863.
Genesee College . made him a doctor of
divinity, and in 1881 Allegheny College
created him a doctor of laws. He was
likewise a trustee in many institutions,
chief of which was Wesleyan College.
Traveled Much Abroad.
In 1876 he visited missions in Europe
and India for one year. In 1881 he vlsltr
ed the missions of Mexico and spent the
entire year in the work for their advance
ment. He investigated the missionary
fields in Japan, Korea and China In 1880-,
90. Since that time he has resided inl
New York. He waa elected and served]
as a delegate to the English and- Irish
Me4,hodiat Churches In 1SW.
He was Chosen bishop ii, 1872 and in
1904 was relieved of many duties and
placed on the retired list. His active
interest in the administration of the
affairs of the church did n6t cease with
his retirement, however, and he continued
to take an important part in Its councils
until, the last.
MRS. YOUNG'S "DEATH"
DEITIES INDIGNANTLY THAT
SHE WAS MURDERED.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 31.?The story
built up by Mrs. Hattle Hull In identify
ing the body of the woman found in the
Lampblack swamp at Harrison, N. J., ae
that of 'her friend, Mrs. Agnes Young,
was shattered here today when Mrs.
Agnes A. Young, Mrs. Hull's acquaint
ance, Issued a statement In denial. Mrs.
Young is at present employed In the
branch office of Wood, Harmon & Co.,
real estate operators at 315 Madison ave
nue. this city. She has worked there as
an accountant since July 15. Her home
is at Harmon on the Hudson.
When Mrs. Yonug reached the office this
morning she was very much perturbed.
She consulted with the manager of the
office and then dictated this statement:
"I -was assistant accountant at the Ho
tel Ansonla and knew Mrs. Hull and be
friended her, but have not seen her for
the past two years. Any other statements
concerning me are absolutely false.
'?AGNES YOUNG."
She said she never knew a man of the
name of Charles Meyers. According to
Mrs. Hull's story a man of the name of
Meyers was with Mrs. Young when Mrs.
Hull saw her In the Pennsylvania depot
In Jersey City on Christmas day.
Will Confront Mrs. Hull.
As soon as Judge Branigan of Harrison
heard that Mrs. Young was at the Madi
son avenue office he called her up on the
telephone. Mrs. Young repeated to him
her statement that she must be the wom
an whom Mrs. Hull had In mind. Judge
Branigan said he would like to have Mrs.
Young go to Harrison to repeat her denial
In the presence of Mrs. Hull, who was de
tained by the police afrer she told her
queer yarn.
After talking with Mr* Young over the
telephone Judge Branlg n said:
"I am convinced that ihe Mrs. Young
with whom I talked Is the same woman
whom this romancing youngster men
tioned. I asked her about the Ansonla,
and she answered all the questions readily
and correctly. She tells me that she
knows Mrs. Hull, but has not seen her
for two years. I asked her to come to
Harrison to confront Mrs. Hull, but she
said that she did not feel equal to It just
now."
Foolish, Romantic Girl.
When inquiry was made at the real es
tate office Mrs. Young, It was said, had
gone to her home. It was said that she
was much distressed over the story told
by Mrs. Hull and that she would take
a few days' rest.
No person In the office would discuss the
case. All declared that for ' them the
statement of Mrs. Young was sufficient.
Mrs. F. W. Lange of 7 West 102d street,
the address given by Mr?. Hull when she
went to Harrison yesterday, was In
dignant today when she read the story.
She said that Mrs. Hull had lived there
about two years ago, at the time of her
marriage, J>ut that, she had not seen her
in a long while. She said that Mrs. Hull,
who is only seventeen years of age, was
a romancing girl, given to the reading of
trashy novels and fond of having herself
talked about. At 85 West lOith street,
wtysre Mrs. Hull had a room with a Mrs.
Dewes, It was also said that the girl
spent much of her time reading books
that would tend to give her romantic
Ideas.
Mrs. Catherine Hunter of 808 L street
northwest, Washington, who at first feared
the dead woman was her sister, was ad
vised to the contrary today by telegraph.
Her sister has been ill In a hospital In
i New York city.
BLOWN UP FOR REVEN6E
HONEYMOON" SPOILED BY FOR
' MER SUITOR.
Whole House Wrecked, ?Ten People
Burned and, Strangely Enough,
No One Injured.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 31.?Ten per
sons were buried under the wreckage of
a house practically blown to pieces early
today at 308 East 149th street. They were
dug out by the police and, strange to say,
none was seriously injured.
The bomb was evidently planted and
timed to go oft after the man who set had
had ample time to rfet away. ?
Joseph Re, a flsh peddler; his wife, son
and married daughter, Mrs. Marie Bottl
sano, occupied the first floor of the house,
a two-story frame. On the other floor
lived John Slnnabaldl and hie wife and
four children. The two families were
asleep at 2:30 o'clock, when the blast
let go.
Trapped in Their Bed.
The whole front of the house was torn
away. Mrs. Bottlsano was in the rear
room. A door from the front room wac
blown from its hinges and fell on her as
she lay in bed. Plastering, parts of the
frame of the housee and furniture were
hurled over the sleepers.
The Slnnabaldl family found themselve^
unable to get out of their rooms, for on
their floor the bomb had tangled up chairs
and tables and plastering in a mass that
covered the beds of the six. They yelled
for help and waited, as did the Res.
Policemen came and went into the dwell
ing. They had trouble getting to the
Res, for while the doors were blown off,
their frames were jammed and part of
the celling was hanging down. But the
police got in and helped the family out.
The stairs to Slnnabaldi's rooms were
wrecked, but the police got up, and after
untangling the debris led the frightened
family to the street.
There was apparently no "Black Hand"'
In tills outrage, for none , of the tenants
had been ihreatened. The police suspect
a disappointed lover of Mrs. Bottisano,
who was married recently, and are look
ing for him.
DISPLEASED TAPT'S MANAGER.
Mr. Vorys Says He Made No Over
tures to Senator Dick.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, December 31.?Man
ager Vorys of the Taft interests was dis
pleased with publications yesterday to
the efTect that he had made overtures to
Senator Dick for the conference which was
held here Saturday night. He explained'
that Senator Dick had been consulted in
regard to the call for the state conven
tion, not as an opponent of Seoretary Taft
or as representative of any faction, but
as the chairman of the state executive
committee.
"It is not likely that any further confer
ence will be held with Senator Dick." said
Vorys. ' 'and if there is it will be of the
senator's seeking. All the matters that
we wished to confer with him about have
been discussed and his wishes are known "
It is believed that the meeting of the
state central committee to be held here
Thursday at 1 p.m. will not be marked
by any considerable friction. The Taft
leaders have complete control of it, and
the friends of Senator Foraker admit that
the committee w 11 do anything that the
Taft leaders ask it to do. To start a fight
would only afford the Taft men an op
portunity to show in a public way their
hold on the state machine, and it would
probably indicate a degree of control not
warranted, by the popular sentiment.
R. B. Brown of Zanesvllle, former na
tional commander of the G- A. R., and a
strong Foraker republican, has announced
his candidacy for Congress In the flftsenth
district aga'nst Representative Beman G.
Dawes, who has declared for Taft. It
means a bard light there, which will be
fought in connection with the selection of
the national delegates.
D. Q. Klldebrandt of the sixth. Senator
Foraker's old home, declared for Taft
here last niffht. This was a distinct sur
prise to the Foraker leaders, -- he had
been counted for Foraker. The district is
claimed by the Foraker leaders.
*
Claim of the Prosecution in
the Harden Suit.
SCORES EDITOR SEVERELY
Intimates the Kaiser Called Him a
Poisonous Snake.
STATE'S ATTORNEY UNMOVED
Says He Was Threatened With
Death if the Verdict Was Not
Favorable to the Prisoner.
BERLIN, December 31.?The hearln* of
the Hard^n-von Moltke libel suit was
resumed here this morning. At the open
ing of the session the Judge auestioned
Count Kuno von Moltke aa to whether
he had resigned from the army as a result
of the articles published by Harden In
Die Zukun't. The count responded em
phatically in the affirmative.
The state's attorney. Dr. Isenbiel. then
opened the pleadings and demanded the
Imposition of a sentenca of four months'
imprisonment against Harden. He de
clared that Harden had assumed that
there existed near the person of the em
peror a group of men whose Influence
was detrimental to the interests of the
fatherland and which be 'felt himself
called upon to disperse.
Irresponsible Witnesses.
Among the members of this group were
Prince Philip Zu Eulenburg and Kuno von
Moltke. Harden attacked these two men,
and founding his accusation upon the
mere word of an hysterical woman, Mrs.
von Elbe, the former wife of von Moltke,
and upon statements made by her mother.
Mrs. von Heyden, who was quite untrust
worthy, he declared them to be possessed
of abnormal tendencies.
' Letter Threatened Death.
Continuing, Dr. Isenbiel said: "Count
Von Moltke, who has been covered with
filth by .Harden, leaves this court com
pletely cleared; he is without stain, a no
bleman from head to foot. Prince Zu
Eulenburg Is equally vindicated.
"I do not know what the emperor said
to Count Von Moltke, but ne probably told
him: 'Go, von Moltke, and clear yourself:
stamp on this poisonous snake." "
Dr. Isenbiel, referring to Harden's mo
tives, said he believed his articles had
been actuated, as always, by purely polit
ical purposes, but.in this Instance he had
Injured the fatherland and he, the^fore,
merited punishment. Like Icarun. 'A had
burnt his self-made wings and finto
a sea Of lies.
In conclusion the state s attorney said
he had received a letter threatening him
with death 1/ the verdict of the court was
unfavorable to Harden. He felt obliged to
call attention to this letter, but he laughed
at the threat.
Kaiser Uninfluenced.
Dr. Sello, counsel for Count von Moltke,
then made a brief address In whloh he
said Harden had permitted himself to be
pe.suaded Into a regrettable act, and
pictured von Moltke as a man of an ex
tremely gentle and sympathetic nature.
Count von Moltke then spoke in his own
behalf. He said he had discarded his
army uniform because he did not want it
besmirched. He denied that any political
group or camarilla existed near the per
son of the emperor. The only group in
the entourage of his majesty, the count
declared, was the imperial family circle,
which was loved and honored throughout
the land.
Apologist for Harden.
Herr Bernstein, attorney for the de
fense, reviewed all the Incidents of both
trials. He said that allowance should be
made for Harden because of the public
services he had rendered during his ca
reer. Harden, the attorney declared, had
no reason to doubt the word of Mrs. von
Elbe: and he was impressed by Prince
von Bismarck's statements concerning the
Llebervberger incident and the. testimony
of Prof. Schweninger regarding von
Moltke. The passages of the articles In
question, Herr Bernstein continued, had
been given a false meaning by detaching
them from the general context. Harden
had merely told the truth, and for this he
must suffer. In conclusion the attorney
protested against imprisonment for his
client.
The court then adjourned until next
Thursday, when Harden will be heard in
his own defense.
CALEB POWERS' TRIAL.
Lawyers Bombarding Jury With
, Their Oratory.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEXINGTO^, Ky., December 31.?Yes
terday at the Caleb Powers trial in
Georgetown. Samuel M. Wilson, for the
defense, and Judge Ben G. Williams for
the prosecution, were rivals. Today Judge
J. C. Sims and.Victor F. Bradley are bat
tling. Women and men and children of
all sorts and conditions in life crowd the
big courtroom almost to suffocation.
Judge J. C. Sims of Bowling Green, who
offered his services to Powers, is making
the first address today. He began by re
viewing Bome of the phases of the re
.jxiarkable case. He pointed out that it
would have been almost impossible for
.Powers to have entered Into a conspiracy
with these men, for they were not his
kind. Sims said that not a scintilla of
evidence had been introduced to show that
Powers was connected in any way with
the murder. "Instead of this," the speak
er said, "Powers has been proved Inno
cent, and to do your duty, gentlemen of
the jury, you must acquit him."
Judge Sims then made a plea for the
life of Powers, so he could again begin
where he left off eight years ago. It was
pointed out that Youtsey Is the inan who
killed Goebel and not Powers.
Judge Ben G. Williams, In making the
opening spech for the prosecution, made
a good one. He made many pathetic
allusions to the murdered Goebel. Judge
Williams closed by saying: "True. Powers
has been In a prison cell for eight years,
but before he went behind the bars he
put ./1111am Goebel In his grave. Let
not politics sway your minds. I recall
that the republican party lost a Garfleld
and a Lincoln and a McKlnley by assaaal
nation, and it is for you. gentlemen of thfc
Jury, not to allow a miscreant like Caleb
Powers to sully the name of that party
by indulging In a murder like this and
ihen go unpunished." . \
Victor F. Bradley, who will speak this
afternoon. Is' not so good a speaker as
Judge WHliams, but he can make a strong
argument.
Tomorrow Maj. W. C. Owens will make
the closing address for the defense and
Commonwealth's Attorney Franklin wltf
close the arguments. The Jury will hard
ly begin deliberating before Thursday
mornlng.
Weather.
Fair tonight and tomorrow.
Colder tonight.
Controller of Currency Ridgely
on the Panic.
THE WORLD OVERTRADING
All Business Men Mast Bear Som6
Part of Blame.
WHY FEW BANK FAILURES
Most of Them field Over Full M
Legal Minimum of
Reserves.
?William B Ridgely, controller of the
currency, today gave The Star an Inter
esting review of the financial situation.
He has been thick in the trouble from the
beginning. This is what he says:
"The financial panic In the year 1007
will doubtless cause many business men
always to remember the year with feel
ings of repentance or regret. It by no
means follow?, however, that wc should
looK forward to 1008 with forebodings or
fear. We have had our par.lc. but it is
over, certainly as far a* its acute stages
concern us, and "will soon be only a matter
of history. If we are to Judge from the
past, we can at lea^t be sure we are
not likely to have another in lixw. II
there is any peiiodicity in such matters,
the period is fortunately of much longer
duration than one single year.
"The conditions which made this crisis
possible are the accumulated composite
results of many years of business. The
whole world has been overtrading and
expanding and nowhere has It been more
rampant than in the United States. The
reaction was inevitable, and though It
might not have taken the form of a
bank panic had we been better prepared
with such a banking and currency sys
tem as we should have, the ttnie had
come when some or all must pay for our
overindulgence.
Locating the Blame.
"It is impossible to exactly locate the
blame and say Just who should bear it.
'Let the man who la without sin cast the
first stone.' There is no one in any way
connected with any business who has not
in some way contributed to the expan
sion. It- is not necessary to have "Pecu
lated in stock, cotton, grain or in real es
tate. Who is there, however, who has
not bought stock or beads In some en
larged undertaking, either personally or
as a director or trustee; has not enlarged
his business. Increased hla expenses, or
made some investment ba^d on ttoe oem
fldent expectation that business would
conUnne with the activity It has shown
for several years paet? l *now of
who has not contributed to the general
^One^thlng^'ceiSin; we are alliwwbi
the same boat, and must endure together
the after results of the panic, and we are
all vitally interested ^
fects and recovering from It as soon as
possible, leaving the minimum of per
m,'On no one does this duty fall so direct
ly as on the banks. By their partial sus
pension of payments and th.elr
ment of the machinery of domestic ex
changes and remittances.
though they may have been, they first
brought the effects of the business reac
tion to bear on their customers and on
the business public. It Is
store business to normal conditions by re
Fuming their functions as promptly and
as fully as possible. Fortunately there Is
" t only the strongest desire and disposi
tion on the part of the banto* to
but conditions are such as to make it
comparatively easy, and to lead us to ex
pect a much more prompt recovery^ than
has followed other similar financial crises.
The striking feature of the panic of lflOT
is that sudden and severe as It was, tne
trouble with the banks has not been worse
and the failures more numerous and wlde
8I"From October 20 to December 30. 1907.
there have been but sixteen suspensions
or failures of national banks. Of these
two have resumed and several more
should do so in the very near future.
"Contrast this with the panic of 1883.
when 160 nationaJ
thees 54 were never reopened. The total
number of national bank failure- for 1907
is 21. and this number has been exceeded
monv times in years when we have had
nothing which could be called a pan.c.
The banks have therefore stood the strain
? tvip last few weeks better than e\er
before and they are in better condition
January 1. 1808. than they ever were after
January . ret>orts of condition of
the national banks show tiiat from August
? to December 3 individual deposits de
creased but $142,000,000. or about 3Vi per
r-pnt while the decrease In cash on hand
was but $40,000,000, and the Increase in
bills payable and rediscounts was about
$42,000,000. . ?
Legal B*seyres.
The forty reserve cities show'24.72 per
cent of legal reserve, or almost the full
legal minimum, while their total cash
means are 26.55 per cent of their deposits.
Of the forty cities twenty-one show legal
reserves above 25 per cent, while ten of
them show over 30 per cent of legal re
serve and all but eight of them show
more than 25 per cent of total cash
means. The largest "serves ire In the
Texas cities, Galveston and 8an Antonio
showing over 38 per cent of legal reserve
and Galveston over 48 per cent of total
^"The"returns as tabulated by states are
also significant and reassuring ?? to the
General conditions. There is not one state
which does not show an excess of reserve
above legal requirements of 15 per cent,
and an increase in legal reserve and tota^
cash means December 3 abo\e those
h"1fn?theAsubdivSion by states the Pacific
states show the largest legal reserve of
22 ?8 per cent, wh !e the western states
show the largest cash means, 32.11 per
clnt The most important significance of
these figures is that the readjustment of
bank reserves has taken place with so
few bank failures, .although the central
reserve cities have received gold
through imports and otherwise, cer
tainly as much as $150,000,000, probabiy
considerably more. It has been paid out
and their reserves paid down to 22.. per
cent without .the failure of a single bank
in one of the central reserve cities.
"Since December 3 the central reserves
have steadily increased and the disappear
ance of any premium on currency In the
la^t few days shows that the strain is re
lieved. Most of the reserve cities are up
to their legal requirements, many of them
far above it, and the country banks as a,
whole are in the same condition. Consid
ering what we have gone through with,
this is a very satisfactory showing. We
have had a very severe bank panic.
-.i.uf however, have -been worse and
would have been much wor?e but for the
Tid given by the Treasury Department
and some of the leading financial men of
the country.
Credit Due to a Few Ken.
"It will probably never be known how
much credit is due to a few men who fur
nished vast sums of money and supplied
credit from their enormous resources. In
the patriotic effort to stop the panic and