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VOL. XIV. NO. 48.
ACCOUNTING TO POLICY
HOLDERS IS NOT OPHELD
Equitable Life Wins Case in (fie
Supreme Court of the
United States.
MISMANAGEMENT WHS ALLEGED
Complainants Asserted That Company
Was Formed on Mutual Plan?Sub?
mitted That Profits Had Not Been
Properly Distributed and That
Much Was Held in Treasury.
(B>' Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, March !.?'
In an opinion by Justice Peckhani the
Supreme Court of ihe l'nito;i Stales!
tislay reversed the decision of thej
United Slates Circuit Court of Ap- j
peals for the second circuit in the!
case o; ihe Equitable Life Assurance
Society of the I'nited States Vs .1.
Wile x fliown, in which many serious
allegations were made agains; the
niajiagement of the company.
The decisi.-.n of tin court below
was favorable to a hearing f :r Brown, i
but ihe opinion announced tisday fail
??d to uphold the views there taken.
The suit was brought in the United
States Circuit Court for t'he Southern
dls'rict of New York by Mr. Brown.
wh? claimed to represent nut only
himself, but that the 60,000 policy
holders.
Asked for Receiver.
He asked for the appointment of a
receiver and a general accounting, al
legtag''that as the company was or?
ganized on the mutual plan he and
all other policy holders were entitled
to participate in the division of the
surplus.
While admitting that there ha.1
.been some distributicn of .profits, he
ocntended that it 'had not been as
extensive as it should be. He charg.
ed, indeed, that $10.000.000 more
than was necessary nad been retained
in the treasury of the society and
argued that the maintenance of so
large a sum there had resulted In'
extravagant salaries and other waste ,
ful expenditures. I
The Circuit vourt dismissed the
bill on a demurrer but the Ccurt of.
Appeals, to which Brown appealed,
reversed that decision and remanded
tlie case to the Circuit Court on thei
ground that as the bill alleged fraud. |
the company had been compelled to
make answer and allow the ca-<- to
be decided on its merits.
Company Took Appeal.
From that decision the company ap.
pealed with a favorable result
Justice Peckham's decision revers?
ed the Circvit Court of Appeal's and
affirmed the Circuit Court.
Justice p. ckham said in his opin?
ion that the court had readied the
conclusion that there was no cause
for 'MF. Brown's action and held that
he iras entilleyi neither to an account-!
ing nor to the appointment rf j fe
coaver.
HEGRO SEHTCNCtD TO DEATH
IS LOYAL TO HIS FRIEND
Smith Further Declares That He Did?
n't Know That He Had Killed
Flynn.
RICHMOND. VA.. March 1.?AI-1
hough he slicks with blind loyalty |
to his determination, expressed when
he first ccnlessed to the murder of
James Flynn on the night of January
25, not to tell anything that will in?
criminate his friend. Charles Hamlet,
also colored. James Smith, now lock
??d in solitary confinement in the
county jail under sentence of death, i
in ie line of the crime this morning,
io!d enough to convince bis hearer?
that Hamlet was with Smith on the,
.lieht of -the murder With every u?-(
icrance nude in oinneetion with his.
sSSfJ. of the erime. Smrh reiterates]
that he will not say anything that will
tmrt the man who was with him.
Again he states that he will no- tell
on the man because he has been tried
and dismissed Once be sta'ed. in
answer to a question that Charlie
did not hn fhe man Charlie Hamb-r
was tried as an aeecsnorv to the crime
before Judge lywis. hilt was release-!
on an alibi
In telling of his feelincs during the
trial. Smith Hated ih?. he was snr
prised to hear one of the witnesses
ray that Hamlet spent the night in
ReTsasond He nfesed to say more,
however, saving that If he told more
it might kin Hamlet All through
bis storv be madr it clear, so*far
as the mind of bis hesrer? was con
i.-T-d that Hamlet was his com
par)ion mi ih<- nlghi ol the nuirdi r I
According it) Iiis statement this,
morning, smith h*'Kan drinking in
Kirhmon4 early Saturday morning-,
and Saturday nisht he 'i>ecame very
?it unk.
II?? continued his drinking ihrouzli
Sunday, and Sunday niuht lie an.i his
conipaniun decided to go to West
lianiplon. Smith went to sleep on tue
err and the conductor put him off.
His friend got off too, and alter roam?
ing along for sometime, they decided
to make a fire and spend, the niulr
here.
Soini' time aftor the fire was made,
while they weie silting by it. KlyilU
appeared und look a hand in the con?
versation. Smith Mli!>-s tnat Kitnn I
wan intoxicated also Finally afier
dlscmsing sev? ml matters ihe ars.ii-1
nieut inriied to religion and decided
stands were taken lij |>oth siller I
(loth hecame angry and, according to
Smith, ihe negroes attacked the while
man. The other nemo made for
Klynn unarmed Inn Smith picked no
the piece of moulding with which
the murder was committed and
struck the while n.an over the hoad
with it.
After the man was unconscious
Smith states that he had no trouble
getting Flynn's clothes off. "If I j
ha,) Known that he was dead." h?
stale.i ?'! neved would ha\e taken his,
rlotlies and wo'n them awav." He
refused to say whether the other man
took ihe shoes or not. hut contented,
himself with savins: "I have paid
that Charlies was with me early Sun '
day nivht hut what I haven't told I
I won't tell on him. I don't want to
set him into trouble, because he was,
mv friend."
Smith has been perfectly at eas" j
since he w as sentenced, saying to all |
questioners that he has prayed for
forgiveness and lias been forgiven. He!
said this morning thPt lie wanted to j
?et our of the world as quickly as,
possible ("cause he had never known I
anvthing except trouble, and believes
Ihr.t he is going to a better world, j
BROWNLOW'S LIQUOR BILL.
Tenneaseean Deairea Laws to give
Greater Pojprr to States.
WASHINGTON', March 1.? Fol
I whip the prohibition agitation In
Tennessee. Representative Brown
!l.w. of that ^.ate. introduced
in the House a bill to enable the
States more effectively to enforce
] their laws on the prohibition of the
sale and manufacture cf intoxicating
liquors.
The bill provides lor a surrender
to the Statrs of a full control of the
liquor traffic, allowing them to i?ass
stich laws as in their discretion will
prohibit the interstate traffic In in?
toxicating liquors.
Safety Appliances Sustained.
RICHMOND. VA.. March 1? In the
T'nited Sta es circuit court of appeals
a dee.?ion was handed down todav
construins the act of congress of 1889
with reference to safety appliances
on raiiway trains to protect employes.
The lower ecnrt held that congress
ha I the right to pass the act com?
pelling the appliances and today's de?
cision sustains this finding.
COMPROMISE REACHED
ScmIb Cffluuttss D&CHtes Not to
Dnnhfi ClooJ Hannos
rTIK otrol ?cnjvT.
WHERS sttT SBBIIT THEffi VlflVS
Authority Under Which President
Acted in Allowing Consolidation
Dill Net be Demanded?Views Pre?
sented Will be Individed.
fBr Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. I> C March I.?
J The senate committee on judiciary
today voieil io reach a disacreement
on :he r<-*o1ution providing for an
investigation of the absorption of the
Tennessee t'oal and Iron Company by
the i'nite.i States St?-?-' <*or|>oration
to determine under "what a.ithnrify of
law the president pail knitted the aser
, Per."
, Anv v.ews submitted to the senate
on the subject wiii lv considered In?
dividually as re|iorts not having the
sanction ot tie- et mi mit tec
This is generally regard<-d as a
] compromise, as a naiuber of ??-ua
tors had drafted a repor- declaring
the merger to be in violation of th"
S!ierman anii-trast law and rehuklna
President Rooaevelf for his part in
the transaction, while others declared
that it was no the funct:on of a com?
mittee, under the resolution adopted
to pas* upon these questions
Discussion Precedes Decision.
The derision not to s-ibmlt either
ef th?* repor'? of the sub-commit'ee
was reached after a great deal of
<*tsrtisaioa Pnall-.- Senator Pulton
moved ?hat a d Isarree nie? t be report
? d ?ad that ? ?ach senator should
have the imiridnal hsht reserved to
him to msk s:ch expression of views
to the senate as he dTires
Thia motion was adopted hv a r*?
of 7 to i
_NEWPORT N
HOUSE DOES BUSINESS |[
AMID GREAT CONFUSION
Speaker Experiences Great Difficulty
in Maintaining Sligtiest Semb- j
lance of Order.
i
FOREST RESERVE Bill 6EIS THROUGH j
Appalachian and White Mountain
Reservation Act Passes After Adop '
tion of Amendments Extending Pro?
visions to' "Al| States"?Senate
Passes Two Important Supply Bills.'
(F!v Associated Press.>
WASHINGTON, I). C. March 1 ?
Transacting its business amid scenes I
ol great confusion the house of rep
Itsentatives today gave every evi?
dence that the present congress is
drawing to a dose, in his endeavor ?
to maintain a semblance of order, the I
speaker was constantly pounding his i
gavel und admonishing members to'
cease conversation.
After two hours of storm, debate
ihe so-called Appalachian an.i White
mountains lon-st reserve hill was <
parsed by a narrow majority of ten.)
Measures of this character had been '
before the house in one shai>o or
another for many years and today's
action witnessed the partial consum?
mation of a policy in connection with
the conservation of the forests un?
ceasingly pressed by its advocates. !
Terms of the Bill.
By the terms of the bill the Na?
tion Forest Reservation Commission j
is created for the purpose of acquir-,
ing by purchase or condemnation the ?
lands needed to promote or to pro-j
tect the navigability of streams in.
whose watershed they lie. The house
bill is a substitute for that of the sen-'
ate and the measure will now go to
conference.
The final conference reports on the
army, naval and fortification appropri?
ations hills were agreed to. and the
measure will now go to the Presi?
dent for signing. In addition to this
a vast amount of miscellaneous bus?
iness was disposed of.
Insurgents Win Fi^ht.
A resolution, designed as a conces?
sion to the so-caded insurgents j
amending the rules so as to provide
one day each week for call of commit
te.es gave rise to immediate discus?
sion and was adopted bv the narrow
margin of six. the vote standing - ?
to 62.
After a short discussion the hous i
almost immediately insisted on its
disagreement with the senate on the
amendment to the legislative, execu?
tive and judicial appropriation bill
raising the salaries of the President.
Vice President, the speaker and Unit?
ed States judges and the bill for the
third time went back >o conference.
The house at 5:56 o'clock p. m. ad?
journed until 11 o'clock tomorrow.
Forest Reserve Provisions.
By the terms of the so-called Ap?
palachian and White Mountain forest
reserve bill amended s,v as to apply
it prevision to all States, which was
l?assed in the House today, a national
forest reservation commission is
'created to acquire by .purchase or
o. ndemnation. the lands needed to
promote or to protect the navigabili?
ty of streams al mg whose water
shed they lie.
The House bill, a substitute for
that of the Senate, will now go t:>con?
ference.
The bill is genet a] in its scope.
It permits tbe acqmremnt of
lands in any part of ihe United
States, wttrre such acquisiti' n can
be shown t > be advisable to the na?
tional forest reservation r tnmitslon
create^ by it. after the g.-okigicil
survey has determined that <uieh ac
qtiisiiion will promote or protect the
navigahilitv of streams on w^.ose
water she Is the lands lie.
Scope is Cxtcntfed.
Originally 'he biil was designed to
rov-r the Ap nlacliian and White
M untain ranges, tuit Ihe IP use sub?
stitute makes it? prov.sir.ris anplica
ble to all States.
Mr Weeks. M.i.-sachusetts. who in
conjunction wi;h Mr lector. South
Caroli-a. repoticd the measure ex?
plained in de'ail i's pur;o?es and
called attention io wlnl he said was
the paramount imp rtance rf enacting
sw h legislation.
He was pHed from all sides with
qoe?tkn? regarding the m>'ih d of
acquiring the lands, and said that it
would he done b> pir-hase and con
dcma.it ion.
'in nHw>.| ion Mr Smith Caltfor
n!s. declsred thai It noi nnlv b-d t*
?tvpr riaCns "truly appalling In
magnitude hut attemirfa lo change
?he po|i< v of the gntemment In very
Imp* nan? .articular*'
"!? is csv- of the ro-t ; rickm* nv?ax
(Co?Mnm>d mi Third Page).
EWS, VA., TUESDAY
COUNCILMEN COMVKTtO *
ON CONSPIRACY CHARGE
President and Two Members of Lower
Branch Found Guilty by
Pittsburgh Jury.
(Hy Associated Press.?
PITTSIH'KG, PA., March 1.?After
tili jury haul Im-cu out I r nearly i3'
In tin. a verdict of guilty was return-J
>-d late ti day agala*t President of
Common Council William Brand and j
Cotincllmen .lohn f\ Kb-ln and Jo--|
i ;di C Wassoii, charged will? e'.n- j
i-piracy
Former llank President W. W.
Itamscy, who was Indicted jolafly
with them was actsaitied upon thej
i rd r opMhe court aaj? the request of.
the district attorney.
The three convicted men were;
charged with having conspired to
secure the passage of an. ordinance
for the paving o.' certain streets With
wooden beckf upon the payment of
certain sums of money by a detective
Ii >.itig as a w;.od bock contractor and i
his assistants. j
Klein and Itanwey had already]
(??in tor.-vlcted in bribery in in.Hvl
dual cases. An appeal will be tak-n
bv tin- c nvieted men.
WILL FIGHT IF Hi CAN
GET III CONDITION1
Ex Heavyweight Pugilist Not Vet 8ure
That He Can Do Himself
Juatice. 1
_, I
CHICAGO. MX.. March 1.?"I w:il
fight Jack Johnson for the heavy?
weight championship of the world If
I am able to get into condition to
do myself justice." said James J.*
Jeffries, who was in Chicago today .
on his way to New ?ork. !
"The report that T skid I would
fight Johnson as sooams I finished my
vaudeville cngagenie# is not true."
continued Jeffries. *$ have not said
definitely I would fight Johnson and
I am not ready to thy so now. M\
future depends upon my ability to,
get into condition and 1 am not cer- i
tain vet that I will be able to do uiy- '
self justice if I retiupfl to the ring, *
must have more-tistPT Ttt^nafyue-Wr
ronditlon before I will make any defi?
nite plans." i
ADMIRAL SPERR/ WILL
ASK TAFT TO RELIEVE HIM
Commander of Big Battleship Fleet
Will Remain in Washington for I
Inaguration. I
WASHINGTON. I). C. March 1?1
It is now understood that Rear Ad?
miral Sperry will file his application
for relief from ihe command of the,
AJlai.tic battleship fleet wijh the next1
aflmfnist ration
He will remain in Washington for
the inauguration. I
SUNDRY CIVIL SILL. I
Paased by Senate With Million and
Quarter Increase. j
fBv Associated Press )
WASHINGTON I>. C. March 1?1
j The sundrv civil appropriation bill
I was passed by the Senate today
! It carries $l3S.i>7?.:.t>5, an Increase of
I1.2K6.7I9 ?vi r the Mil as it wan'
aa-sed by the House,
j Of this Increase $99.000 was for
pnblie building improvements at
Everett. Washington. Jacksonville, j
Fla.. Providence. R I., and Riverside.
Cal: 461.'?/NM) for the revenue cutter
service to pit vide lau nein a for
; Puge; sound: Portland. Me.. I/iss
I Ar?;e|ea, Cal. and revenue, cutter and
steam vess< Is for Narragansett bay.
port o| New York and |Cey West,
j Fla.: and li'Vo"1' fee travelling es
! penses of the President, the litter
' sum helna included by reason of thr
refu>al of the House to agree to
j raising the salar. f the President toi
NAVAL OFFICER WEDS
Lieutenant Roi?nscH of Vermont Gets
Bride from Far West.
I NORFOLK. V\ March 1?A ro?
mance begun in Sin Francisco while
the American battle fleet now in
Hampton Roads *?? in that port on
its voyage around ihe wont, culmi
naied here ttxla, when Miss Kmma
I Mary Kiirnham <?? Folanm. Cal. he
j?ame the hri.'c or Lieutenant Samuel
I Murr, y Roo*n-<-n of the I'ni'cd
States hattlcsliij. \ rmont The* later
left for llostop ?!>? re IJcitenant Rolt
inson will soon join the Vermont He
is a native of P<ii<>cy. Texas, and IK
years old His ' lide ia 2?.
Cook's Larguagr wejobjnct-onabie
fftv ??soeiat?d Preas I
WASHINGTON I? C March 1
' The special committee of which Mr.
1 Mann. ' f lllio i- is chairman, was
appointed in ? \ a mine t tut recent
I oasjech of Mr c? k. <f Colorsdo. at
tarfcir? Pre?id<i>t Roosevelt today re.
peeled to the Hoes* that Mr. Co k s
r marks ir?-;. ? ?' a* a * b le. do not
contain Unsr*<?' >" violation <f the
i nrorbUons of debate aid do not rail
; for farlher a<" n bv 'he II i ?
I The eerier was approved and the
j special eomtri:f'" dlschanfd
, MAhCil 2. 1909.
NEGRO COLLECTOR AT
CHARLESTON RESIGNS
Relieves Tad of Threatened Emtar-'
passing Sttuatim Whan He
Assumes Control.
SAYS NO PRESSURE WAS EXERTED;
Crum Declares Hl< Surrender of Of- j
fice Entirely Voluntary and Prompt, j
ed by Friendship for Taft?-His'
Firtt Nomination Was Long Fought. I
Renomination Renewed Antagonism. I
(Mv Associated Press.)
CHAKI.K8TON. S. C March 1.?j
With the reaittmiU"b f W I). Cniml
as collector of cvatomami this port.j
toe r aiannti; a o take cfffcif March,
4. a situation which threatened to{
cause Presldcnt-elec' Tuft Co riders- [
ble embarasMiieni Is avoided.
No am, ? Intir.eut m-ide by President j
Rcosevi'lt during either of his ad-'
niinistrailons !m given rise t> as
much dist uss'r :i n< thn: of I>r. Cram,
who-e ap. ointment as collector at
Charleston wns vigorously, opposed
because of th ? fact that he Is astegro
A Ion? and hard fight against hts
confirmation was made by Senator
Tiltman and ethers when he was
first named for the posltlcn by Presl-|
dent Roosevelt In 1903 and within uo
last few weeks, following his reap
point meat. Senator Tillman conducted
a rueceseful filibuster against his con.
firms tiou by the Senate.
Mo Pressure, Says Crum.
Or. Crum says'that no pressure
bad leen brought to heir upnrv him
i was? tan'gun? hhh T?es?*ejw, 4wtt ttSM .
he does so in f?art because h? wishes
to save .Mr. Ta't. fo- whom he enter?
tains gteat rwpcct, frcni any csslblt
f mbarrassment as to his n appoint
men I. and chiefly becaoae he feels
that he has been eapeelally identified
with Roosevelt's adminie<*ratl~i? and
he wishes to retir.- with his chief.
In his letter to President Roosevelt,*
j after thanking the President for ap
| pointing hint six years ago aad for
reuominating him recently for a sec?
ond term, he says:
His Letter to Roosevelt.
'< "Since assuming the duties of that
positiCO I have striven diligently to
justify the confidence imposed in me.
Muring all these years, so far as I
know, not a single charge baa been
brcrght against my' moral character.
Ie>r a single adverse criticism made in
regard t the iierformance of niy of?
ficial ,lu:ies. I wish further to add
I that those employed in thi& ofllce
under in-, composed of both races,
have been at all times emit eons,
kind and interested and we have all
i worked fi-gether to make the ofllce
, work sacccssfnl and satisfactory.
I "Wh? ii I !>? came collector of the
j por the annual receipts of the office
were scarcely $2t).0fMi. I am glad ?0
i say that i .:??> have IhOWU a flatter
in^ increase each year, the total 1 r
the fiscal year r.ms le-inc almost $71..
imsi. and for the fttst eight months Of
i the present fiscal year f.'c more than
j *i>i).ihh>. I ?io not claim credit for
I i his increase in business as much
'of it a uld have been brought ahont
i through the natural growth of the
; |>ort. but cit" these facts to sh-'w
i t'.iat I have strive* in every way pos?
sible to increase the usefulness < f the
I office and 'he iiosition which I hold.
Always Treated Courteously,
j "ftcfore doting. I fe<i that I sh ull
j aid that during :.ll these years I have
I been treated with kindness and com
I tesy by all 'hose who had official
business with the -fllcc. and have not
h.;d rriileasrvnt con'act with any one
. in the city.
j in roatlwaioe). perssfi me to thank
von again for the true*. tmposj-d. and,
to wish von. as y a end vour official
rar.-er a hearty Oo.i speed an.I Ions
life "
INAUGURAL PREPARATIONS
ARt BEING RUSHf.0
Hcsts Already Have Begun to Arrive j
?Officers Will Look After
Pickpockets.
(T - < - ated Pi IS*. 1
i WA'-HP .. ? *?N. f? C MarcTi I -
I The national capital is the mocca to i
?a;d which the Inaugural bot?a are
n.aklnsr their idlg-tmage The ad
vance guard <f the throngs which
isaln anaallx visit Washington to
witness the indttrtlon u.to fllce of a
new President began today is ?er
I _. I
From every poin' of the compart
?ess
every train and Mteaml* at entoriug
Washington tOdiiy was burdened With
humanity, several military, civic and.
other < i can I/ati ti, being reiu-eaentid. I
The anfval or each military organ t. f
tation at the mil. u station waa *4g
nallziM with a blare or trumpets, toot,
lug of tltes and beating of drums.
This crty has |Hit on holiday garbl
and 'he streets are swarming with]
Ukltora.; 'i
Extraordinary precautions are being
taken by the authorities to protect
Inaugural visitors front |-*ck pockets
and thieve:-.
At every point tf arrival and at
other ?Klares as array of keen eyed
detectives have been placed on guard
to keep ? sharp wa'chout for the
unwelctnie visitors.
The first casually Incident to the I
inaugural preparations occurred afj
the I'ensicn offce building- today |
where (he Inaugural hall Is to he J
held.
While working on c.ne of the stands,
K Melville Swan, a carpenter, fell a
distance of 15 feet, striking his head
on the statte floor below, receiving
a fractured skull (r m which he dl'ti
later.
VIRGINIA STATUTE
LEFT UNDISTURBED
United States Supreme Court Says
"No Jurisdiction" Over taw Con?
tested by Corporation.
WASHINGTON. D. C, March 1.-?
The Supreme court of the United
States today dismissed for want of
jurisdiction the ease of the Western
Union Telegraph Company vs. Bid
Wilson, in which the company was
penalized bv the corporation court of
Radford. Vau to the extent of $100 for
a delay of five hours la delivering s
telegram sent from Graham. Ya., to
Wilson, at Radford.
. HEARST WINS.
Oklahoma Judge Orders That Proper-1
ty af Agent So Restored.
GwTHRIE. OKUL. March ?.
Scott Mac Reynolds, of Brooklyn. N.
T., representative of w. R. Kaarst,
today won- in the sunrajjad opart
vWlfry wer'Govefhdr c ifTHasl!
in his suit to compel the governor |
to return certain papers secured st thej
instance of the governor.
Judge Strong held that the writ of
reared and seizinr issued under an
alfldavit signed K Governor Haskell,
alleged that MacKeynolds had hi his
possession papers which he Intended
to publish, thereby libeling the gov?
ernor, was without sufficient fact to]
justify the action of tlV -tfleers.
The judge ordered that the papers J
and other property of Mr. MacRey
nol.ls be returned to him.
"Lucky" Baldwin Dead.
(By Associated Press )
LOS ANGELES. CAU. Msrch I.?
E. J. ("Lucky") Baldwin, died at his
home st Arcadia, on Baldwin's ranch
today after an illness of several weeks.
He was 81 years old.
FATE HANGS IN BALANCE,
ffct- bag agssaa n_l?
?j%9 sj1KN| HB II mm \
UftHcfl tPPtiirt Tikttii
?Ml RnHH rUuxflj.
ALREADY USB IDE SENA1E
If All Republicans Pledged to Support
Measure Should be in Senate. Act
Will Go Through?Absenteeism;
May Defeat It.
(By Assocla'ed Press.)
WASHINGTON. I>. C. Match I.? I
Relying n a (>? II jusi r.-rmplcted. an
attein ? will be made i.rmorrow tol
pa?? hroogh i he lfouae wphoit
imr: ."mi-Hi the (laliirujCT ocean sub
sidy bill already asreed to by t'cej
Sena'-. j
If all the Republican* *tw> have|
promised to vote r r the bill are
present, there will be a m-re hind
ful of a majority In its fav: r. If
?he Ke|Mibllcan a' ??n ee, aggregate
r.ian>. tlx- bill will be defealel |
Tb- ...I! show- thai ihre?- RT"b
1 leans will increase in favor rf the
bill taken a ye-*r ago by 2* or 19, but
st the ..in. lime the ?|sponeo<* of
the meaaoie will swell their hhihNt
iirinripallv by a larger .i ? nd*n-->- "f
I w m erat?.
Against Race lnisi marriage,
f?r Associated rYeaa.1
WASHINGTON. I? C. March 1 -
Sena or ?1 ? n ?** Florida. tola> ad
dnsjed the Senate i.i fav.-r of hi*
bill prohibiting ?he Inf rmarHage r
any whit* persra to a ?esrro H*
<v?n?cnde.t that such alliance* are d?*
morallfin? to society aaxl conirary m
all 'he higher n ? I
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THI WtATHM.
Partly cloudy ?Ad sHgjhHy*
:oldee Sunday; Monday fair;
ight northwest to north wind*.
PRICE TWO CENTS
ONE PTNESS BARTERED;
ANOTHER ENTANGLED
tjl y^ttrday's SBS5tn <(!??
Md kffljr Trial.
BEFEMSE GETS BLOW FR? FBIEW
Inf Declares Carmack'a Pietoi
Wat "Shiny, While Counsel for
Accused Contend it Was Blue* Stool
?Witness Much Confused ? Kapert
Passed
from State to Defense.
(By Associated Press.)
NA8IIVIU.K. TB.NN.. March t ?
The spectacle of counsel on one aide
Bot only selling a witness to the op?
position, but haggling over the terms
-was one of the elevating; and extraor?
dinary events today In the trial of
Colonel D. B. Cooper and Robin Coop?
er end John D. Sharps for tqe slay?
ing ofepBrmer United Statea Senator
Edward W. Carmack.
The subject of commercial transac?
tion was Dr. McPheters Glasgow, one
of the most eminent surgeons of
toe state, who had been employed by
toe prosecution to go to Columbia and
perform an autopsy on Senator Car
mack's body.
He did so and reported bla findings
to the prosecution. He was sub?
poenaed by the sate but was not
used.
A stickler for l tales.
The defense learned of the autopsy
and summoned the doctor. Dr. fJHas
gow is a Tory, ethical man. He told
counsel for the defense that bis ser?
vices aa an expert had been retained
by the at*t?. and that he would not
discus* the cave except with the at
morning to instruct the doctor to talk
to Its counsel.
The court complied partially by tell?
ing the doctor that it would be proper
for him to talk with the defendants'
attorneys If he had any Information
that would throw light on the killing.
The state at once objected and the
doctor stood firm.
The state suggested that the defense
swear the doctor and put him on the
stand.
Defense Exercises Caution.
Tbe defense resented the suggestion,
and declared It would put no witness
on the stand without knowing to what
he would testify.
Then tbe states' counsel made this
astounding proposition:
That if the defense would pay the
state the coats of the autopsy, includ?
ing Dr. Glasgow's fee, the state would
waive its rights.
The defense finally "bought the
goods in the bag" and Dr. Glasgow will
1? come their witness.
The significance of Dr. Glasgow's
testimony waa that any one of the
three wounds was necessarily aad in?
stantly fatal, and that if the senator
did not Are the first shots he could
not have fired at all. $
Witness Badly Canfueod.
The only other sensational witness
for the day waa S. J. Binning, who
claimed to have seen Senator Car
mark fingering his revolver and test?
ing the cylinder a few moments before
the shooting began.
He was hsdly confused on cross
examination, however, and contradict?
ed himself on many important points.
The defense sailed Dr. G. J. Edwards
as the tint witness. .
lie made ?n X-rav photosraph of
Robin Conner's shoulder. The dor?
ter was called upon to qualify as aa
' xpert by telling what an X-ray Is.
Over Jury*a Head*.
He did so In scientific terms to the
ereat disgust of the j-irv which is not
above the ordinary in intelligence He
produced an X-ray photograph of Rob?
in's shoulder, disclosing no bullet.
On cross examination Dr. Edwards
said he was of the belief, from the
scar on Robin's shoulder that the bul?
let never entered the body, but mere
1. pinughe.l through the flesh.
Dr. McPheters Glasgow was then
called by the defense. Describing the
woend' on Senator Carmatk's body
he said
There was one wound ;wo inches
below the Wt nipple and one inch t*>
the inside Tbe hellet passed through
the hesrt Four and one halt inches
below the right nipple, and one letch
ou'side wss a wound from which a out?
let had been taken. *n inch from
the left midian line of the ?eck waa
another wound which waa black, the
others were r'esa The ballet came
out of the month, two teeth besag loos
? n<-d and held by the Hps only. .
The stste reserved 'he right to cross
? ? tm'.ne William K Inn. v. a t raveling
bsjssssbBB. the next witness heard the
? bot? Two came together an i were
loud he said Th?a there waa aawln
tcrval aad three shots came raedPy.
H H. Wright, ? mfcae
Identi.Sed the automatic r-tn that
n cooper used. He said
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