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VOL. XII. NO. 2
00 NOT WANT WAR
IT AT EXPOJ
Advisory Board Meets in Boston]
. and Pretests Against Naval
and Military Display.
THINK IT WILL WORK MISCHIEF
Says the Plan to Have a Speotacular|
Display Will Come as u Great Sur
' prise to Three Quarters of the
American People?Protest Signed
By Prominent People.
(By Associated Press.)
BOSTON, MASS., Jan. 4?A lengthy
protest by members of the advisory
board of the Jamestown Exposition
against "the diversion of the exposi?
tion to the service of militarism" was
Issued tonight. The protest is made
by Carrol D. Wright, President of
Cittrk College; Edwin Meado and the
R6V. Edward Everett Htle, D. D., of
Boston; Cardinal Gibbons,' of Balti?
more; John Mitchell, President of the
Urilted Mine Workers of America;
MlSo Jane Adams, of Chicago; Miss
McCarey Thomas, President of the
Bryn Mawr college; William Cooper,
the New York sculptor; Prof. James
H. Billard, of New Orleans; Prof. C.
M. Woodward, of St. Louis; Prof.
Chas. Sublln, of the University of
Chicago, and others.
The document in part is as follows:
"The extravagant militarism of the
program for the coming exposition as
developed and disclosed during the
last few months, is a profound shock
to. a great body of American people.
Jf'We believe that the knowledge of]
tins program, of which this Is one|
the many statements In the exposi?
tion's journal and bulletins in the
.pnst few months, has come to three
quarters of the American people as a
great surprise. It Is a program utterly
different from that given when the]
plan of the Jamestown exposition was|
at first submitted to the public.
"That an international naval nnd j
military convention was to have a |
conspicuous place in the program,
provided for by Congress In granting
an appropriation for that purpose,
was well known and was convention?
ally " proposed, but the purpose to
make this great exposition primarily
a naval and military spectacle to in?
toxicate, the American people for six I
mdntfHTby a great living picture of war |
with Till ? Its enticing splendors, en?
couraging, the .nation that war is a|
thing of special splendor and a page?
ant and a game instead of a horror, |
and today almost invariably a crime,
was not avowed and has clearly boon
a gradually evolving purpose whose
carrying out as now advertised can I
only work immense mischM" to the
country. We solemnly protest against
it."_
BUSINESS WORLD HAS
A HAPPY NEW YEAR]
Season Opens Bright in Business Cir?
cles as No Excessive Stocks
Have Been Left.
(Bv Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 4?R. G. Dunn
and Company's review of trade to?
morrow will say: "The new year
opens bright in business circles, no
excessive stocks being carried over
as results of inventories and fully
Banguine anticipations. It is espec?
ially noticeable from dispatches from
the West that there was less than
the customary lull in business during |
the holiday season while bargain
sales are rapidly disposing of the j
moderate supplies remaining on
hand. In the leading industries con?
tracts upon the books arc very large ]
and plants are operated full time ex?
cept when materials or fuel cannot be
secured or finished products cannot
be forwarded to consumers. There is
much complaint from northwestern
flour mills on this point and export
trade is also restricted because of
the car shortage and other merchan?
dise falling to reach the Seaboard
promptly. Tq this delay may be at?
tributed part of the decrease of $1,
749,665 in exports from this port for]
the laut week as compared with tue
movement a year ago, while imports I
exceeded the very heavy totnl for the |
previous year by $1.581,590.
"Many new contracts show large]
steel purchases.
"Business In the primary market |
for textiles haa' been interrupted by
tile holidays and inventories during ]
Ute weck is progressing in propsra-1
tidn on new lines for tho coming sca
Boh.' A few sales of sheetings have
been made to China, Jlic first export!
business from thnt qu$)fger for n long
time, and more ord^i could have |
been' secured by the market If mod?
erate oonceselons had been I
made. Revival of foreign In-1
terests tends to strengthen the tone
of the market. Opt rations are still
conservative in men's wear and wool?
ens, although agents are confident I
NEWP(
that activity will soon appear, but It
Is still uncertain as to the direction
in which developments will come
Steady abBorptlon of spot cotton,
however, prevailing against the short
account in the option market brought
higher quotations and much covering
of contracts."
ATLANTA WORKING
FOR SUB TREASURY
Delegation of Its Citizens Make a
Plea to Secretary 8haw But
eceive No Promise.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 4.?
A delegation of citizens from At?
lanta was at the Treasury Depart-]
ment today and had a conference
with Secretary Shaw regarding the
estbllshincnt of a subtroasury In
that city. The delegation urged
the advantages of Atlanta, but the
Secretary declined to express any
preference between Atlanta, Bir?
mingham and other cities In the
South. The Secretary stated that
Congress must settle the question as
to which city be designated. The
Ways and Means committee of the
House will begin hearings tomorrow
on the question of the location of
a subtreasnry for the South and
the Atlanta delegation will bo given
a hearing. Other delegations aro
expected to follow. Representative
Calnes, of Tennessee will appear
before the committee tomorrow and
secure a day for the Nashville hear?
ing.
ENGINEER PAID NO
HEED TO RED SIGNAL
Testimony of the Takoma Operator
Corroborated by Four Eye
Witnesses.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. ?!.?
The coroner's jury Investigating the
Terra Cotta wreck of Sunday night
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
heard today from telegraph operators
and others at the Silver Springs,
Takoma and University stations,
all of which went to show that
the two ' trains received a white
light at Silver Springs, ,tlvat the
putsenger train cleared Takoma for
University and that the "dead"
train ran by a red light at Takoma.
The Takoma operator was corroba
tcd by four eye ' witnesses as to
hia statement that he gave the
"dead" train the stop signal. Mem?
bers of the train crew will be heard
tomorrow.
BEACHED SHIP AFIRE
Several Passeugers Perish on a
Norwegian Mail Steamer.
SNOW STORM ADDED TO THE PERIL
Several Jumped Overboard and Were
Drowned, One Went Mad and Four
Suffocated While Trying to Get to
the Deck.
(By Associated Press.)
CHRISTIANA, Jan. 4.?News was
received here today of a disaster
which befell the mall steamer Llnd
holmber, which plies between this
point and Bergen, off Farsandya.
The steamer wns discovered to be
on fire. A strong gale was blowing
and the flames soon spread to the
saloons and cabins. Thirty passen?
gers, most of them seasick, hurried
frum their quarters to get on deck.
Four of them were suffocated in their
i eT.'orts to get out. Others jumped
overboard and one was drowned. An?
other passenger wont mad. One life
boat was burned and another was
crushed against the side of the ship.
Finally, while the remainder of the
half dressed and panic stricken pas?
sengers were huddled on the forecas?
tle In a blinding snowstorm, the Cap?
tain drove the vessel ashore and man.
nged to save the remaining passen?
gers and the crew. There was much
hardship however, before all the
ship's company were landed safely.
CLERKS DRAW COLOR LINE.
Say They Will Strike Rather Than
Work With Mulatto.
CHEYENNE, WYO.. Jan. 4.?One
hundred railway postal clerks have
drawn the color line and have de?
termined to strike unless the ap?
pointment of George Hambrlght, a
mulatto, ab' substitute clerk. Is. with?
drawn. The men say they will not
work with a negro.
When the appointment was an?
nounced the clerks called a mass
meeting and passed resolution.';,
which were sent to the department
at Washington, and ail agreed that
they would strike bet?r? goTng out
on a rtth'j, with Hanioright. Ham?
brlght was' formerly a soldier and
took lho Civil Service examination
after his discharge from the army.
DRT NEWS, VA., S?*I
FLOWER, COLOSSAL
SWINDLER, CAUGHT
. i
1 1 i
Man Who Secured a Million Dol?
lars From New York Society
People Found In Piilla.
WHS PLAYING SAME OLD GAME
Was Known as Prof. Oxfsrd and Was
So Thoroughly Changed In Appends
ance That the Detectives Hesitated
to Arrest Him?Claimed to Have
Found Process to Make Diamonds.
(By Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA, PA., Jan. 4.?JR.
C. Flower, alias C. O. Dalnoy, who has
been a fiifiltlve from New York since
1003, where he Is wanted to answer
charges of grand larceny and swind?
ling creditors out of about $1,000,000
on alleged bogus mining operations,
was arrested in this city today.
Flower, who, the detectives say, Is
the most colossal mine swindler of
the ago. was captured in a room in
orf? of the big office buildings in tho
ceriter q* the city, where It develops
he had been located for ?eine lime
under the name of Prof. Oxford. The
jlcjoctlves say he was seeking to se
, eurb-money from Investors by repre?
senting that he had a wonderful chem
j leal process whereby he could make
diamonds and other precious stones,
and a patent brick.
The nrrest of Flower ends a chase
by the detectives and police that car?
ried them through Mexico, Central
America, besldoB many parts of this
country.'
Following his operations In New.
York, through which many society
women lost money. Flower jumped
ball after indictment In May. 1?03'.
Ho was under S20.000 bond. ? t
When detectives finally ran him.
down they found that ho was Xo
changed In nppenrauce that thoy
could scarcely recognize him. As
Prof. Oxford, he was apparently n
benevolent old gentleman, who wore
n long white beard and though tho
detectives hnd photographs of him.
they were afraid they had made n
mistake and kept him under Btirveil
ancc for several dnys before they
were willing to make the arrest. When
he was taken Into custody he denied
being the missing Dr. Flower, but af?
ter bolus: placed in a coll at the cen?
tral station, he admitted Iiis identity.
LlVlNGSToTwiLL
NOT BE BLUFFED
Says Cotton Exchange is Wasting
Time When It Talks of Bringing
Suits Against Him.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan 4 ?
Representative Livingston of Georgia
today made the following statement
concerning the action in New York
yesterday, of the Board of Manag?
ers of the New York Cotton Ex?
change In deciding to consult coun?
sel ns to the advisability of bringing
suits for libel against himself and
President Jordan of the Southern
Cotton Growers Association, for their
recent act In asking the Postofflce
Department for a fraud order against
the Exchange.
"It is a losing game If they think I
they can bluff mo out. by threatening
libel proceedings. An attempt I*
being made to cloud the issue by
asserting that 1 am after the New
York Cotton Exchange as a body.
I am after the governing body, tho
steering committee. composed of
about fifteen men who are respon?
sible for existing conditions. There
aro many honest men In the Ex?
change."
KAISER AND SON
IN BITTER QUARREL
Stated They Have Not Spoken to
Each Other for Some Time
Because They Cannot Agree.
(By Associated Press.)
MANCHESTER, ENG.. Jan. 4.
Kaiser William and tho Crown Prince
Frederick William are no longer on
speaking terms, according to the
Berlin correspondent of the Man?
chester Dispatch. The trouble fol?
lowed a serious quarrel over tho
colonial ofbee exposure.
Wien the revelotion8 as to the
methods pursued by tho colonial
office in Africa were made known,
the Crown Prince demanded that
there should be an Inquiry and pun?
ishment for every guilty person.
The Kaiser would not agree to tn?a
i-aylng every detail of the affair hart
been exaggerated. Then followed o
bitter quarrel, and the two men
have not R|K>ken since. The Em?
press and Crown Princess have dono
everything poslble to effect a re?
conciliation, but in vnln.
URDAY. JANUARY 6
HARRIMAN CONTROLS
MANY RAILROAD LINES
Some Highly Interesting Facts are
Brought Out at the Interstate
Commerce Investigation.
POWER IN TRANSPORTATION WORLD
Not Only Controls Many Western,
Roads But Has Large Interests'
i
In Eastern Lines as Well?Also
Directs the Interests of a Numberj
of Ocean Steamship Companies. I
(By Associated Press.)
new YORK. Jan, 4.?Modern
methods of combining and consoli?
dating manrmoulh railway Kystom?
and extending tho principle of com?
munity of Interest wero delved Into
today at the great length by tho
Interstate Commerce Commission,
which began today an Investigation
Into the so-called Harrlinnn lines.
From here the CommUnlon goes
next week to Chicago. The object
of the Commission Is to determrne
whether the Harrlinnn linos' or uny
of the railroads of tho country uro
consolidated or combined In re?
straint of trade.
At today's hearing It was brought
out and adnilti>.>d that tho Union
Pacific company, the Southern Pa?
cific company, the Oregon Short
Line and the Oregon Railroad and
Navigation company are practically
under the same administration, Mr.
Harirman appearing as President Of
: each company, with only slight var?
iations lit the lists of other ofll
cers.
Owns Many Steamship Lines,
It was further shown that I he
Southern Pacific company owns tho
Pacific Mtail Steamship company,
I that tho Southern' Pacific company
and ' that Harrlinnn Itrtsrasts uro in
control of the Portland and Asiatic
Steamship company. All three of
I these lines run steamers, between
ell her San Francisco or Portland
and the Orient.
it was suld the Occidental is In
liquidation but it still operates two
steamers.
On the Atlantic Ocean it w:is
shown that the Soulhorn Pacific
owns the line of steamers running
between New York and New Or
leans, formerly known as the Mor?
gan lines. The Union Pacific by
means of an agreement signed by
Mr. Harriman and Senator William
A. Clarke, has a traffic arrangbm<
with the San Pedro, Los Angeles
and Salt Lake railway extending over
a period of till years. The San
Pedro cannot raise or lower its rare?
without the consent of the Southern
Pacille company, Avhlch, it was
stated, does not own one dollar of
stock in the San Pedro company.
They are All Mixed Up Together. I
The Union Pacific exorcises joint
control with tho Chicago, Rock Is?
land und Pacific railway over the i
Chicago nnd Alton railroad. Tlx;
arrangement is that the Union Pacific
shall have charge of the road one
year and the Rock Island the next.
The Union Pacific owns $28,123,1(10
worth of t-tork or 29.59 per cent
of the capitalisation of the Illinois
Central railroad. The Union Pnelfic
also lias $50,832,300 worth of stocu i
of the St. Joseph nnd Grand Island
railroad which is 37.37 nor cont of
the whole. Tho Oregon Sort line
awns $39.540,<iOO worth of stock In
the Baltimore and Ohio raidroad
company, this being 18.62 per cent
of the whole.
Of Chicago & St. Paul stock tho
Oregon Short, line owns $3,090,000
worth, or 3.42 per cont. The com?
pany also owns $2,572,000 or 12.58
per cent, of the stock of tho Chicago
nnd Northwestern, $10,700,000 of tho
preferred stock of the Atchlson,
Topeka and Santa Fe being 4.28
per 'cent, and $14.285,745, or 7.97
per cent of the capital stock of
the New York Central and Hudson
River railroad. Of these holdings
by the Harriman company, tho
stocks of the Illinois Central, Bal?
timore and Ohio, New York Central,
Chicago and Northwestern, Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul, Atchlson,
! Topeka and Santa Fo, and St. Jos?
eph and Grand Island aggregating
In value $103,203.745, have all been
bought since July 1006.
"Where did the money come
from," asset! members of tho Com?
mission?
In reply it wan slated that the
Union Pacific showed last July a
surplus of $5,100,000; the Oregon
Short line declared a dividend of
50 per cent on Ufa stock held by
the Union Pncific and also contri?
buted out of its assets to the pur?
chase money.
Harriman the Whole Thing.
After placing In evidence all, that
waK available as to the ownership
of the so-called "Harrinmn lines,"
counsel for the Interstate Commerce
CommiKslon then had Alexander
Miller. Secretary <?f the Harriman
company, read from the minulC3 of
the many exocutivc commltteo meet
S 1907.
lugs of the Union Pacific, In which
ll was shown that Mr. Hnrrlman ro
porteil various tilings ho hud done
and then the committee simply voted
to ratify anil conllrni his actions.
U. was also shown that Mr. Harri
man has authority it) 'borrow for
the uses of the Union Pnclflc without
restriction as to amount or terms,
There was read from the minutes
a copy or Mr. Mailman's letter to
George J. Gould, acknowledging IMV,
Gould'a letter. In which tho latter
told Mr. Hnrrlman lie hud determin?
ed to contlnuo the construction of
the Woltern Pacific railway. Mr
Hurrlmah told Mr. Gould wotiltl dc
cllno to qualify as a director of the
Illo Grondo and Wi^tlorn ns ho did
not wish to ho In any way respon?
sible for the attitude of that com?
pany toward the WoHtorn Pnclflc.
MEMBER REMOVED
K FROM COMMIUEE
Congressman Williamson of Oregon
Can't Serve Because He Has
Been Convicted of a Crime.
(By Associated PreBS.)
WASHINGTON. D. C.. .Ian. 4.?I
The "omlnbtiH clause bill," so-call?
ed, carrying appropriations for
i-inlniB under tho Bowmnn and Tuck?
er nets and miscellaneous claims on
which favorable reports hnvo been
made by tho war claims committee,
was before the House today and
nearly for live hours the merits of
the measure were exploited. The
bill, however. Just got beyond the
starting post stage when the House
adjournea.
Immediately after tho approval of
tho Journal, Speaker Cannon an?
nounced the nppolntmont of Repre?
sentative Englobrlght of California
to a place upon the committee of
mines nud mining vice Mr. William?
son, of Oregon, removed.
The Speaker based this action
upon the ground that iMr. William
sou had failed thus fur to attend n
single session of the Fifty-ninth Con
gross. Ho hau been convicted of
participation In land frauds in Ore?
gon. Tho House /t 4:30 adjourned
until Monday.
Death of Capt. Hansell.
(By Associated Press.)
ATLANTA, OA., Jan. 4.?Captain
William A. Hansell, assistant maling?
er In Atlanta, of tho Virginia-Carolina
chemical company, dropped dead
from heart failure in his office today.
Captain Hansell was tili years old. n.e
was b'brh at" Marietta-, On., nhd was
the son of Gent, Hansell, of the Con?
federate army, lie served through
the Civil war.
BLACK BRUTE SWINGS
Attempted to Criminally Assault
Midway, Ala., Woman.
BODY WAS DIDDLED WITH BULLETS
After a Posse Had Captured Him He
Confessed That He Was the Fel?
low That They Wanted and It Was
Soon All Over.
(By Associated PresB.)
BUFAULA, ALA., Jan. 4.?Will
Scott, a negro and a notorious char?
acter, was lynched at Midway, Ala.,
this afternoon. A posse of Indignant
citizens swung him up to u tree und
riddled his body with bullet*. Tho
negro, who appears to have been a
well known character in that commu?
nity, had only recently returned from
the penitentiary, Wednesday night
he entered the room of Mias Morrel
King nt Midway by piianl i.? open one
Qf Lne shutters about midnight nnd
I hud gi nsped her haul before she
awoke. Her screams bwnkeniid the
'nmhles of the hous'j and the negro
Bid A posse capture! fie negro
?Te?.H nb y, When brought to Midway
today Ii- made a confei-slon and lliu
lynching followed. Miss King Is a
daughter of Lim King, a prominent
banker of that place.
MURDERER OF THREE
INDICTED BY WRY
Amarto Who is Charged With Killing
Man, Woman and Child, Will
Have to Stalid Trial.
DANVILLE. VA.. Jan. 4.?Fred
Amarto, the Italian, who has been In
charge of the commissary for Oliver
Urns., railroad contractors, was In?
dicted by the grand jury at Chatham,
the county cPnt. today for the triple
murder which occurred in the camp
at Motleys on December 2f>. The vic?
tims of the murder were Joe Patrclo,
an Italian laborer, Maggie Sullivan,
with whom he lived as man and wife,
and her 12 year old son, l^awrnnci;
Sullivan. 1 bitter fend bud existed
between the two families.
The Hook ins Afloat.
I CAPE HENRY. VA., Jan. 4.?The
'schooner R. W. Hopkins, which
!stranded near' hero last night, later
I floottfd without assistance and pro?
ceeded to Hampton Roads. .
THE WRATH ER.
Pair Saturday, cold?
er; Sunday fair, tight
northwest to north?
east winds.
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RAILROAD WRECKS
Interstate Commerce Commission
Begins It's Inquiry Into the
Block Signal System.
OPERATORS OFTEN FAIL TO REPORT
-' %
Chief Despatcher of the Baltimore >ft
Ohio Road Offers Important Testi?
mony?Engineer Hlldebrand Also
on the Stand?The Lawyers, Va..
Wreck Will be Taken Up Later.
- ,\ l
(By Assoclntod Press.)
WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 4 ?
What promises to bo a moBt. rigid
Investigation by the government of
tho wreck on tho Unltlmoro nnd Ohio
at Terra Cotta, In which more than
two scores of pnusongcrs lost their
lives, nnd on the Southern railway at
Lawyers, Va,, on Thanksgiving day.
I when President Samuel Spencer and
seven others woro killed, was begun
today by tho intend ate Commerce
Commission, noting under tho resolu?
tion pnssod by Congress at the last
session providing for an Inquiry into
tho operation of tho block system on
tho railroads throughout tho coun?
try. It lo the purpose of the Commis?
sion to determine whether tho re?
sponsibility for these two wrecks
should 1>Q placed on the workings of
the block system or tho carolessnoSs
of the railroads employees stationed
at the block stations. v
Commissioner elements Is conduct?
ing the Inquiry and the railroads are
represented by attorneys. It Ib un?
derstood thnt If the block system Is
found to be unreliable sumo action
tuny be urged. ' Tho .Terra Cotta
wreck was first taken up today, chief
Dispatcher T. F. Dent, of the Balti?
more and Ohio, rnllroar*, testified that
tho whereabouts of rrd .... are nfa^j;'*
"unknown to hliii for five or ten min?
utes because of the fault or Inability
of operators at the block stations to
communicate with him when a train
pnsscs their stations. Engineer Hll?
debrand of tho "dead" train which
crashed Into the Frederick local' at
Terra Cotta, testified that the "double
reen" light was displayed at Silver
Springs nnd University station. If
there wiib nny danger light at Tako
j inn station, Ihe witness declared, lie "
I did not sec It. He testified that bo- i
twenn Friday evening nt 0:30 o'clock
[and Sunday evening at 0:30 o'clock,
when tho wreck' occurred, u period' of
48 hours, he had had only eight hours
sleep. Ho said, however, that wnuu
ho was called to make the fatal run
he did not feel a luck of sleep, but
was In good trim. Hlldebrand admit?
ted ho had been suspended at least
three times, once for allowing tho en?
gine holler to become short of wa?
ter, then for thirty days because he
did not stop after tho explosion of
torpedo which lie ran over, nttu
I again for running through a switch,
lie said ho had heard of a number
of Instances whero engineers have ?
passed by a red signal, but ho 'could is
not give any Hpi*clflc instances. He *
admitted he sometimes took a drink
while off duty, but that on the day
I of tho wreck he had not touched a
drop.
I DR. GOTTLIEB WILL
HAVE TO FACE CHARGES
Man Who Sent His Son-in-Law An In.
fernal Machine Swindled
Nurses, It is Alleged.
(By Associated Proas.)
NEW YORK. Jan. 4.?When Dr.
.inline Adolph! Gottlieb, tho physician
who was arrested last night for Bend?
ing his son-in-law, Morris Gluckman.
u retired broker, an Infernal machine
la nrralnged next Sunday, he may
have to face other charges fully as
serious as that whlchresultcd irt his
arrest. Complaints {fernst Gottleib
poured Into the polico^oday from,
many young women who desired to
[become trained nurses, and who 01
leged that they had paid Dr. Qottlctb
various Bums of money upon his re?
presentation that he could obtain di?
plomas and registration for them
without their complying with the lo
[ gal requirements.
WANT $3,000,000 FROM CITY.
Heirs of Miss Phoebe Butts Hope to
Get Fortune.
OTTAWA, ONT., Jan. '4.?About.
$3,000.(100 hold In tho Troasury of
Now York City Is being claimed by
j ono hundred and fifty persons, many
j of whom live in Ontario, nnd this
week active measure!; are being
taken to obtain the fortune.
Fifty yenrs ago i.mIbb Phoobsj
Butts died, leaving considerable"
property, but no will. It Is now
alleged that the cosh in the treasury,
with interest accrued, amounts to
$3,000,000.