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VOL. XII. NO. 41
GROSS EXAMINATION =
OF IS THAW BEGINS
Jerome Paves Way Toward Throw?
ing Searchlight Upon the
Girl's Life.
CHEERFUL AMD READY ANSWERS':
Defense Sprung a Surprise by Recall-1
irtg Prisoner's Wife Yesterday and
She Was en the tSand During the
- ? I
Greater Part of the Day?Continues
With Her Story.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK. Feb. 19.?Mrs. Eve?
lyn Nesbit Thaw today entered upon
the ordeal of her cross examination
and before District Attorney Jerome
had had the witness in charge for an
hour he had secured from the court a
ruling which apparently opens the
way for the bringing into the trial of
Hurry K. Thaw, ull flianncr of e.vl-.
deuce which may tend to discredit the
defendant's wife. Heretofore it has
been held that the rules of evidence
protected young Mrs. Thaw and that
regardless of whether her story was
trim or false, tho fact that she had
told it to her husband was the one
essential point. Mrs. Thaw had been
allowed lo repeat the story so that
the jury might judge as to its effect
in unbalancing the mind of the man
on trial for the murder of Stanford
White.
By a Simple Question.
Mr. Jerome, by a simple question,
opened the wny for the introduction
of testimony tending lo show the
truth or falsity of Mrs. Thaw's story.
He asked the witness:
"Was the story you told Mr. Thaw
true?"
"It was." she. replied firruly.
Mr. Delmas, Thtjw's leading attor
. ney^objected- strongly; .to .the"question,
but Justlco Fltbgerald held it. to ho
competent as tending to show the
credibility of tho witness.
Whether Mr. Jerome intends to
take advantage of the ruling in an
attempt to throw doubt upon the
truth of the story or whether Justice
Filzgerald intended his ruling to
cover the whole subject of Mrs.
Thaw's evidence, the future conduct
of the case alone cau determine.
Delmas Will Fight.
Mr. Delmas will continue to fight with
constant objections of any introduc?
tion of auy testimony as to evenis in
the young woman's life, but the cred?
ibility is a wide one and Justice Fitz?
gerald early today indicated that he
would be lenient in his interpretation
of the rules in that respect.
Mrs. Cain's Testimony.
He allowed Mr. Jerome to bring
out from Mrs. J. J. Cain, of Boston,
a friend of Mrs. Thaw, who took the
stand during tue morning session,
many material i>oints as to the move-1
ments of Harry Thaw and Evelyn |
Nesbit following their return from
Europe in 1904. including the publish- f
ed incident of their being ejected from
tho Hotel Cumberland In this city,
the proprietor insisting that they
should register as man and wife or
leave the suites which adjoined.
In bringing out these facts, Mr.
Jerome denied that ho was attacking
Mrs. Thaw, and said ho was simply
testing the credibility of Mrs. Cain.
Continuing his questioning, Mr.
Delmas asked:
"Did you and Mr. Thaw often speak
of these girls?"
"Yes. There was a constant, con?
versation. I could not possibly tell
yon every place and every tlmo we
discussed it. Ho told me something
ought to bo done about tho girls. I
told him I could not. do anything. He
then said I could help him. I tried
to get his mind on other things and
then he would say I was trying to get
out of it. He said Stanford White
ought to bo in the "pen;" that he got
worse and worse all the time and
something had to bo done."
Letter to Comstock.
Mrs. Thaw identified a letter from
Thaw to Anthony Comstock. Mr. Dei
lpas read the document. In It Thaw
described tho studio in Madison
Square Garden tower. He said it
was filled with pictures and should lie
raided. He also described the studio
at 22 West Twenty-fourth street,
which ho said was "consecrated to
debauchery" and was used by a "gang
of rich criminals.
Tlie letter claimod that the place
was "run by a gang of rich criminals."
hut was frequently viBlted by young
men who did not know its character.
It also called attention to another
bouse, saying, "You may also abolish
another place nt 22 East Twenty-sec?
ond street, a house used secretly by
three or four of the same scroundrels.
Young clrls are taken there lo per?
form a felony."
His Practices "Unspeakable."
"One more question and then I am
thvongh." remarked Mr. Delmas. He
turned to Mrs. Thaw: "Pardon me
for ask'ng, Mrs. Thaw, but. did Mr.
Thaw tell you that any of Stanford
NEWP01
Wlitte's practices on young women
were unnatural?"
- "Yes."
"Can you describe them?"
Mrs. Thaw flushed.
"Ob!" she said in a shrill little
voice, "they are unspeakable."
"Now you may take the witness."
said Mr. Delmas to District Attorney
Jerome.
Jerome Reluctant to Begin. I
The district attorney seemed re?
luctant to begin tho cross examina?
tion of Mrs. Thaw today, desiring to
have the matter postponed until
Thursday morning in order that he
might determine whether or not a
further examination of the witness
was necessary on the issues Involved.
Almost a Promise.
"After I have looked further into
(lie matter I may decide to qross ex?
amine Mrs. Thaw." Mr. Jerome stated
to the court, "or I may waive my
right. If when all the testimony as to
the insanity of the defendant is in I
shall be honestly of I he opinion that
he was insane tt the time ihe act was
committed, I do :iot propose to take
up the time of this court and this
Jury in contending?"
Mr. Delmas here Interrupted Mr. Je.
rente. He wanted to know If the dis?
trict attorney meant that if be was
honestly convinced thnt Thaw was in?
sane when he shot Stanford White he
would abandon the prosecution.
"I promise nothing." retorted the
prosecutor.
Another Conflict of Words.
A wordy conflict ensued during
which Mr. Jerome hinted at broken
confidences and evasion of stipula?
tions. He declared he did not wish to
humiliate the witness with a cross ex?
amination which he might deem un?
necessary.
"However. If I am forced to do it I
will," said Mr. Jerome, with some?
thing of si menace in his tone. I
"You may proceed," replied Mr.
Delmas. I
Mrs. Thaw Nervous.
Mrs. Thaw moved a bit nervously,
in the witness chair, and awaited
Mr. Jerome's opening questions. They
had to do with her signatures to cer-j
tain papers, some of which the prose?
cutor declared were receipts for mon?
ey Mrs. Thaw had drawn from the
Mercantile Trust Company In |902?
$25 a week. j
Mr. Delmas protested niminst the
district attorney making I'mse state?
ments and noted an objection. I
Mrs. Thaw said she was not sure
thnt all of tho signatures were her
own?they looked very much like her
wrttlng, "she" added. Who provided
the money for the girl at the Mercan?
tile Trust Company was not devel?
oped.
Always Ready With Answer.
Mrs. Thaw's confidence grew as the
cross examination went on and she
was always ready with an answer.
Mr. Jerome jumped from point to
point in the story on the plea of test?
ing her credibility was allowed to ask
pertinent questions.
He wanted to know when she first
hoard that she had been named as a
correspondent in the Ceorge W.
I^ederer divorce case.
Mr. Delmas jumped to his feet with
a nrotest.
Mrs. Thaw called him over to
where she sat, whispered something I
In his ear and the attorney withdrew i
his objection.
Read It tn the Newspapers. >
"I read of it in the newspaper"",
said the witness cheerily when Mr.
Jerome repeated the question.
The orosecutor sought to show that
Mrs. Thaw had gone to Abraham t
Hummel for advice with regard to the
divorce proceedings but was halted
by an objection from Mr. Delmas,
which the court sustained Justice
Fitzgerald said the question had
nothing to do with Mrs. Thaw's story|
to her husband and did not affect her.
credibility.
Mr. Jerome brought out that Mrs.
Thaw bud written to Stanford White!
from Boulogne after Thaw had pre:
posed to her in Paris.
"Did you also cable Mr. White?" ho
asked.
The witness could not remember.
The cross examination had barely
gotten into full swing when adjourn?
ment Tor tho day was ordered. f
Resumes Stand Today.
Mrs. Thaw will resume the stand'
tomorrow morning and the Indications
aro that she may be kept there
throughout the day.
The reluctance of the district attor?
ney to subject her to cross examination
again lent color to the rumors that
Mr. Jerome still contemplates moving i
for the nppolntment of a commission!
in lunacy to test Thaw's state of
mind at the present time.
Evidences of III Feeling.
Now that he has entered upon the
cross examination, he seems deter?
mined to make it a thorough one.
There were evidences during the af?
ternoon session of ill feeling existing
between Mr. Jerome and Mr. Delnins.
! The latter Intends to protect Mrs.
Thaw in every possible way. He mov
led from his accustomed p.lnce at
Thaw's counsel table to chair within
tho rail where the district attorney
sits and directly in front of Justice
Fitzgerald.
Mr. Jerome informed the Callfor
ninn that it was not courtesy in New
York to interrupt the attorney when
he-'was stating an objection.
Gets His Own Medicine.
Mr. Delmas later was objecting to
a question put by the prosecution
when Mr. Jerome interrupted. Mr.
Dedmns turned and with great sar?
casm remarked: "l havo been told
by you It is not courtesy in New York
(Continued on Page Seven.)
KT NEWS, VA., WED
Fight Between Little Armies on
the Frontier Lasted
(or Hours.
NO DETAILS OF CLASH GIVf H
Cable From Associated Press Oorre
I spondent at Managua Furnishes
Meagre Accounts of Battle Monday
Afternoon Between Forces Com?
manded by Presidents of Republics.
(Rv Associated I'ross ) 5
MANAGUA, NICARAUGUA, Fob.
lit.?The troops or General Bonlua,
president of Honduras, at :! o'clock
yesterday afternoon attacked the
forces of General Ketnya, president of
Nlcaraugua, which guarding the Nie
araugua frontier.
After many hours' fighting the ttr
ray of Honduras was defeated.
VARIOUS REPUBLICS CONCERNED
Information About Souti/i American
' Trouble Brought to Panama.
1 IHy Associated Press). 1
PANAMA Feb. 1!?.?Passengers
! who reached Panama today from
Central American i>orts, brought uul
ditiouhl information regarding itJte
outbreak of hostilities between the
I forces, or Gen. Zelaya, president of
Hdndiiras yesterday on the 'Nlcana
. guan frontier.
j They nay dhat Gen. ne-.aya Is back?
ed by tlie enemies of .Salvador,
Honduras and Guatemala. These
agitators are known locally ns "En;:-'
, giadoes." ' '
I On ti'.ln ol'her hand Honduras Is
I supported hv eGn. Escalc.is president
I of Salvador and Manuel Estrada,
?president of Gautam.iula. It lb' de
I elared that the ambition of Zelaya
1 is to ?stabil*1!) a union of the states
of Cenrtal America.
OFFERED TO FURNISH
STATE JOB FOR BIO FEE
Tax Commissioner Healey, of New
Haven, Dismissed For Improper
Conduct.
(By Associated Press. 1
NEW HAVEN. CONN.. Feb. ID
Tax Commissioner Frank E. Healey,
of Windsor Ix>cks, was removed from
office by Governor Woodruff tonight
for improper conduct as a state offi?
cer.
Mr. Henley was chanted with of?
fering to secure a flartford conunis
Sioncrshlp for Howard M. Steele, of
New Britain, upon payment of (1,200.
Healey was dismissed after a hearing.
The Incident created a great stir in
political circles, as Mr. Healey was
political agent for Lieutenant Gover?
nor Lake in the campaign last fall
and was manager for Governor Rob?
erts two years ago.
? He was appointed tax commissioner
by Governor Roberts.
MEMBERS OF GUARD EXAMINED.
Investigation of Brownsville Affray
Continues.
fRv Associated Press.>
WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 10.?
Members of tho guard on duty at Fort
Brown, Texas, on the night of the
Brownsville affray, were witnesses
today in the investigation being con?
ducted by tho Senate committee? on
military affair*.
Corporals Ray Burdett and An?
thony Franklin and Private Carolina
DeSasure were on the stand. All were
In the guard house as relief guards
when the firing began.
All of the witnesses testified that
they saw flashes of guns and heard
bullets ,and asserted that they had
not told these facts befolJ because
on previous examinations tbe officers
conducting tho Inquiry permitted
them to answer only such questions
ns were put to them and did not al?
low them to volunteer any other facts.
Big Ones Summoned.
fBv Associated Prons*
NEW I.?RK. Fob. m.?William O.
'Rockefeller, Jacob H. .Sah iff and
Alexander M?ller were today sum
moved to appear before the Inter?
state Commerce Commission wil>n
It convenes in this city next. Mon?
day. E. H. Harriman was summon?
ed yeatenday to appear at Fie o|>on
4ng session of the commission.
Shoots Himself to Death.
(Hv Associated Pros?.)
BUFFALO, N> Y., Feb. 1ft.?.lor.:Ti
Rost?, a 'manufacturer of woodwork
ling machinery, shot Ihlmself In h's
office this afternoon dying almost
immediately. Ill IhVmlts Is supposed to
have been the cause.
[NESDAY. FEBllUARI
HEATED CONTROVERSY |
OVER POSTAL MEASURE
Mr. Macon Blocks Paragraph Re?
lating lo Increased Pay
For Clerks.
LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN RIDDLED
Personal Altercation Between Rep?
resentatives from Arkansas and
New York V/as Narrowly Averted
and Consideration of B ii Resuted
Only in Lose of Time.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, I). t\. Pol?. 19.?I
A Iicated controversy which ai one]
I tlmo seemed to threaten a personal
I altercation between Mr. Macon of I
Arkansas;, and Mr. Fitzgerald, of
New York, occurred on lit" Moor of
the House today while tiib House
had under consideration i li?- post,
bfllce appropriation bill.
iWhoh the iKirngraidig relating to
Hyi Increase of ipay for clerks Inj
Iii.-i and second class poslofllccsj
w.is reatihod, Mr. 'Macon made, a
point of order again&'t the section.'
Til ere were cries of "Don't do t. (it! I
Lot K g?'.'1 Mr. Mac?n, however, in?
sist* ,1 upon a ruling on his iwlnt
of order. Mr. Fitzgerald vebbmeiitly i
exe.. timed t.hat If tho gentleman
from Arkam-.is believed It his inte?
sloii to make a point, of order
against the Increase of pay for
cleuiks, he Would eeo to it ithat a
point was made nominal lho In
create in t'....? 'pay for rural carriers
for which thd hill provides.
Mr. Fitzgerald's Threat.
He wouli have the country know
ithat the failure to Increase |/ie pay
of rural free delivery carriers wns
traceable directly to the obstinacy i
-;?l Mr. Macon.
Kfr. Macon was oh h's feet \n tin
in-tan'. S-Wtlng Iiis (Inner at Mr.
P-ltzgeraid cold "Yon cannot make
any threats at me. You ctiuuol use
a whip thai yon will defeat the
increase for rural carriers if I insist
wpoft my point of order und strike
out. the locrea.se for clerks In tlie
big postofflces." i
Mr. Fitzgerald with .much dellbor*|
alien said that It was only by in an- '
imnus consent (hat the Hou-e hnd
i assed on Iheen increases, if. there-1
fore, the gontleman rrom Arkansas
Insisted tihat there be no Increase]
In the pay of clerk? in city offices'
boeauso he ha-ppe:ied to live In a!
rural community the increase for
the rural carriers would have In |
go too. I
Again Mr. Macon secured a hear-i
Ins.
Mr. Maeon Continues to Object. |
He commenced lo speak niboul the'
"pernicious and obnoxious vtiVse on j
the llo.ir." 1I;> got. n-> further. 'Mie |
chairman's gavel came down wMh a ;
thump. After p.:-t appeal b'v 'Mr. I
Mann, <-f llllonols for the withdraw- i
<i 1 ef ilie objection and Mr. Mneon's |
nefusal to accede to the request,'
the chair sustained the point, of or-j
der.
j Tlie reading of the bill was then I
resumed and Mr. 'Macon made a j
point of order against the section |
In re-lati'?g to Increase for delivery j
carriers. Again there was- loud pro
testa but the chair sustained th *
?point of order. Apain and again Mr.
Maeon objected and the point was I
sustained until t'.ao bill, figuratively, j
lookRd ns If u had been riddled i
?with sho*.
BALL PLAYER ROBBED.
Hard-Luck Chan Gets 4500 From
Mike Donnelly.
fBv Associated Pressi.
CHICAGO, ILLS. Fob. 19.?Mlch
rrl Donnelly a member of the Now
York National len.gue baseball team
wp..' robbed last nigMt. of $500 in
cash and a diamond stud. A strang?
er Who gave the name of T. P.
Snroith and his residence as New'
York, told Donnelly that he fimd |
jurt arrived from New York ane
was without money or friends. IV?
story aroused the sympathy of Don?
nelly and V'e Irwlted Smith to share
f.iis room for the night.
K'ilW momlng when awoke. he
found Smith the money and tl
stud had disappeared.
Tho police later arrested Smith.
REPORT ON IMMIGRATION.
South Carolina Commissioner Hr..->
Right to Import Labor.
(Bv Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C-. Feb. 19.? ]
Secretary Straus.*, of the department I
of commerce and labor, sent a report |
to the Senate In regard to correspond-1
nice with Mr. 'Watson. Immigra?
tion commissioner for South Carolina.;
as to tho bringing of labor into this
country to work in tlie cotl< :i mills j
and on the farms of the South.
The report was in response t > a
resolution by Representative Oard ier.
f 20, 1907.
of Massachusetts, who desired lull
lurorniallon. Secretary Strauss said
ii was merely an elaboration of a re
??<-n( o|)tnlou rendered hy the solicitor
of Ihn depnrlmeut, in which lie hold
thai Mr. Watson has a right lo bring
In Immigrants under a contract sys
tern, as bo is acting as a represents
lAvo of Slate ami is not BUhjocl lo
the same restrictions which are pine
eil upon Individuals.
LATEST REBELLION IN \
VENEZUELA IS CRUSHED
General p.irclez and Seventeen Others
Captured and Shot by Govern?
ment Troops.
(Rv Associated ProsiO
WASHINGTON, I). C. Fob. 10.?
The slate department has lyjon in?
formed by cable hy the American con?
sul at Trinidad of the complete extir?
pation of the latest attempted rebel?
lion in Venezuela.
The news is contained In the fol?
lowing dispatch:
"General Antonio Pnrdoz, will) sev?
enteen others, wdro shot alt<>r being
captured by government troops near
Ilm nenn, m the Btato of Bemudor.,
about, the 13th instant."
Pnrdoifl landed on (ho coast of
Venezuela from the West Indies
about two weeks ago. His party eon
Blstcd of about twenty men. but It
was stated lie would soon receive n
large supply of Weapons with which
to arm the natives which he expected
to flock lo his banner.
SUITS TO BE INSTITUTED
AGAINST RAILWAY CO'S.
Attorney General Bonaparte Directs
Prosecution Upon Safety Appli?
ance Inspectors' Report.
(Hy Associated Press).
WASHINGTON, I). 0., Feb. 19.?
Attorney General Rnnnpartc has di?
rected that suits be instituted ngainst.
u number of railroad companies to re?
cover penalties for violation of the
Bnfety appliance law.
Information upon which these
prosecutions will bo based were re?
ported to the Intei'Klato Commerce
Commission by its Bnfety appliance
Inapt ctors,
Seventy-eight violators in all are
alleged and the railrnnds made de?
fendant.-; include (lie Alabama Great
Southern, the Atlantic Coast I.Inc.
Central of Georgia, the Denver & Rio
Grande, Erlei International & Great
Norlherh; Missouri. Kansas & Texas,
Mobile <\i Ohio. Pennsylvania, the
Washington Southern, the St. Louis
and San Francisco, Southern Pacific
nod the W.nbash.
MILITIA ORDERED OUT
TO PROTECT PRISONERS
Negroes Accused of Assaulting Miss
Sbclton Will Be Taken to
< Amtierst Today.
'Rv Associated PreBS.1
RICHMOND, VA? Fob. 10? The
LyiK-'bhung Fnrnwille and Chariot tea
vIMe companies of the Seventieth
regiment are under orders to report
n Lieut. Col. Cmlgblll at Amhcrst
court houso tomorrow to protect
llerbrvt S:eptu- an.l Peter Hudson,
the negroes who are cchorged with
oSBa?King iMiss Shelton, and who
wi'-ll be taken to Am/he rat froin
Reanoko In the morniing. The mat
?ler will go before tho grand Jury
in Fie morning, and the trial will
probably take place Immediately af?
ter t&a afceriised nie Indicted;
DECIDE ' BEFORE MARCH 1.
Final Conference of Canal Builders
in Washington,
'liv A??ociiitiKl Pross.>
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 10.?
The President told a ?juhU"i?r of
contractors who nie associated with
W. J. Oliver in this bill for the con
struotilon of bhe Panama Canal that
a dc-elfrlon in the matter would be
reao'tad ibefore the flret of March.
That will probably be bh9 final
conference preliminary to the decis?
ion was held with a number of con?
tractors associated will!? IMr. Oliver
today.
Secretary Tnft sa'd that no con
elusion had been reached today.
MAY BE ONE HUNDRED DEAD.
Sixty Miner* Entombed at Eagle
Pass, Texas.
(Rv Associated Press.)
EAGLE PASS. TUX.. Feb. 10.?A
dispatch received today from Las
Esranzas, Mexico, says that It is now
believed one hundred lives were lost
In the. explosion yesterday in the mini
belonging to the Mexican Com & Coke
Company.
?Kort.y-t.hroo bodies have been re
moved. More than sixty miners arc
still In the compartment where the
explosion occurred. Whether they
are dead is not known. Many of the
men killed are Japanese.
Newspaper Publishers Meet.
(Rv Asse>ciated Press.)
NEW YORK. Fell. 10.?The twenty
first annual meeting of the American
Newspaper Publishers' Association
was begun here today. On account
of the Illness of S. S. Rogers, presi
dent of the association, Herhort F.
Gunter presided. Nearly ISO mem?
bers were present.
THE WEATHER.
Partly cloudy Wed- ?
nesdny, preceded by
rain In the Southeast
portion; colder Thurs?
day, partly cloudy and
fresh north winds.
PMCE TWO CENTS
FAMILY MOUBNEDliT
FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS
Charles E. Robertson, mining En?
gineer, Joins Wile and
Children at Roanoke.
DAUGHTER FOUND HIS WHEREABOUTS
While Taking Dictation, Young
Stenographer In Office of Tide?
water Railroad Heard Address ot
Her Father Whom She Believed
to Be Dead?loyful Reunion.
(Special to tho Daily Press.)
RICHMOND, VA., Fob. 19.?After
boJirg muuriitd as dead for seventeen
yeard by this wife ami children.
t.Mtarles A. Robertson. ;t. mining <eti
gli i'i i- was today rest on d to his
ramlly in Roanoke amid nlTec-tlng
sei nan.
Seventeen yonira ago Robertson
loft tvia runv'.ly in Shenandqtih, this1
siav to go to Georgia on tnis
Itoss. He fell III With 'fiver and
wen; lo a .hospital In Atlanta, tiles
wife was later advised that bo had
died and was bur'ioa. 1'ku family
donned black and moved to Roa?
noke'. Two werfkta ntgo Robertson's
daughter, iMEss Gladys, aged twenty
threo, a Rtehogrnpher In the office
?.r the pre*, dent, of the TldowaUr
Ra'Lrond, at Norfolk, took a dicta?
tion lo "Cliarloa A. iRob?nLsoii,
(Mining Engineer. Tain pa, Flu." She
fainted. An Invest'gntlun was then
i tniiicd, resulting In llho family ro
unIon in Roauoko today.
W''','n Robe:! son bnti'.rod 'the dome
of i'iIh wife In ll-mauko, Mrs. Ro?i
i it.son ami two daughters swooned.
Then there was inncit rejoicing;
Robertson says- that after leaving
the AM?nta 'hospital the return, d to
Shohtvndotlh, but [hixi his family had
moved nway and that he was tillable
to locate th(\)ti. He then returned
to UiO far South.
COMMERCIAL CLUBMEN
WILL INSPECT CANAL
_ /
Party From Chicago, St. Loula,
Cincinnati and Boston Starts
on Long Trip.
fny Associated Press.)
CINCINNATI. OHIO, Pc.b. 19.?
j Mi ml? i-s of tho commercial clubs of
C I'Jcoigo st. IjouIs and Cincinnati
left. Siere e>a a special train today
dver the Clnc/huntl Southern rail?
way, enroute for Charleston, S. C.
?where t/iey will board the Htoanior
Prinz Joachim for Panama.
Yesterday t-h- giUoimer left New
York wltii the Boston Comrhorolal
Club. The tourists will visit, various
West Indian ports reucihing Colon
March 1.
The trip was suggested at the
anniversary mooting of the eine n-?
na<tii Commercial club last May, wbeh
the other clubs were g'.or.t.s and
was given 'Immediate endorsement
?by Secretary of War Taft, who v.-sk
prc.'.ienL The commercial travellers
expect, to visit and carefully exam?
ine toe present prospective work ot
?.: I.- Panama canal.
RICHMOND DISTURBED
OVER RATES TO NORFOLK
Rumor That TViere Will Be No Dol
l?.r Excursions From Capital
. This Summer.
(Special lo the Dally Press.)
RICHMOND VA.. Feb. 19.?The
jieoplo In llhls city and. indeed, -oil
ovt-r >tlhe State, are greatly ipertunbad'
at the rumor current iem that the
railroads operating iheweeh Richmond
and Norfolk, "instead of reducing tj-'-fc
rat', trend fare from tlie eapltol to the
city by the sea during the exposition
year, are pp. paring to rai, o the Tates
to the limit. It Is understood on
w-'nat. Is considered good authority
that the round trip fare between
Pi'e''!ni:>ud and Norfolk will not >bo
lee.s than $2.50 and may bo as high
as throe dollars. The summer ex?
cursion rate to Norfolk is only ona
dollar round tn'ip. It had been pre?
sumed Mint the rate to tho exposi?
tion would certainly -be iujJ low afl
the summer excwrslpn rate. {s'otiU'.'irg
definite has yet been done in the
matter, but it Is understood that
the rfc'.lroads aro gettong together
for the purpose of fixing a rate.
Offlclals of the road will not talk
regarding the matter at this time.
A Twsnty to One Shot.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW ORLEANS. LA., Feb. 19.?
The victory of ,rJye flr./u II at 20
to 1 in tho flr.i nut- at the fa'ir
givxtnds today, was a d-sappolutmeriit
to be't lor Bve Byv Ii nosed our.
Opit'gaiitn, a well played 8 to j.
choice.