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VOL. XIV. NO. 40.
ADMIRAL SPERRY
ASKS TO BE RELIEVED
Admiral Schroederis Designated as
Commander of the Atlantic
Battleship Fleet.
SPERRY DECLINES AN01HER BERTH
Late Chief of Globe Encircling Fleet
Doesn't Wish to be President of
Naval War College?Wainwright to'
Remain in Command cf the Second
Division.
(By Associate,) Press.)
WASHINGTON, I). C. March :
Rear Admiral Charles S. Suerry, to?
day made formal application to be;
relieved from duty as commander in
chief or the Atlantic battleship fleet
and Rear Admiral Seaton Schnieder
has beep appointed in his (dace j
Admiral Sperry was tendered the]
presidency of the naval war ?-(diese,
but declined the position, indicating ?
his preference ror ether duty there.)
Rear Admiral Richard Wainwrigiit
will it main in commend of the sec-!
ond division cf the fleet. Rear Ad?
miral William T. Potter is transfer-j
red from command or the fourth ?11-1
vision to <-ommand the third divis?
ion, formerly in charge of Rear Ad?
miral iSchrceder. and Rear Adniiial
Edward IV Barry, who has botn
si?|?ervisor of naval auxiliaries at
New- York has been appointed com-'
mander of the fourth division. I
Schroedefs Tenure Limited. |
Admiral Si>erry will haul down his
flag as commander in chief on the.
eighth instant when Admiral Schroe-I
der will assume command. j
The impression is that Admiral
Schroeder's tenure will be but tempo?
rary, and that before the summer Is
over he will turn over the command
to Admiral Wainwright. j
The battleship Illinois ig soon to
go in reserve at the League Island
navy yard and it is expected that her
captain, J. M. Bowyer. will be assign
cd either to the Rhode Island or the
Kansas.
ALLEGED GERMAN FORGER
IS HELD IN PRISON]
Charged With Many Forgeries
Prussia. Loweetein Held in
Richmond Without Bail.
RICHMOND. VA.. March. 2?Louis]
Lowcnstein. charged with forgers
i." Beverungen, Prusalr. amour.:Ing toj
1011,000 marks, or $25.?0*>. appeared bo
1. re Commissioner Brady this mom
11 s. but on account of the absence
or witnesses or documentary evid
a&ainst the prisoner, be was remind?
ed to the city jail wher.- .'ie will be
kept until the proper aa*horitl-jS are
h?ard from. Comm's?MHie,- Brajy u
?jed to bail ihe man.
Emil Carl Victor, li.-rmpn cons.:!1
Mi Richmond, who in ictln^ in this J
rase as the rcprescn'j'.iv? of the t;?-r
in-.ii empire, yester.i.iy if?e.n'vjn li.'d
the warrant issued ro.- |jowi*njteta*S
.-?rrest. and cave it to fjcp.11 . Marshal.
Murphy. The depntv irr.?'? nw-j
erste? last nisht in N'oU,' .- oakery \
in Church Hill. wher. th.- prisoner
hi-" been working; for thiie. n.
Kenielzko. of 1 I luve | s.r--". furnish-'
. i' the identiftrati >n whic.i led t->
l>owenstein's arrest and pointed on' I
the man when Mr. Murphy came for
him. I?wcnstein did not d-nv his
identity, but denied having eommi ted'
anv crime j
The warrant, in Use hand- ??f Mr I
Victor, charges l?w<n-;etn with 'hej
forgery of several hundred nH?on
different jicoplc. dating from Sept
Km?, to May. 1. ism*. The first
forcerv was drawn en Julius Rousch.j
of I^cenibal. Pruxsi.-.. for ;?ri marks.)
The other forgeries followed ii qni -.
hiiccejwion until thej amounted "o
liMt.ooo marks |
Conimislon. r ilrsdy ." ttinned tl "|
<?**>? tn order that Mr Victor tuisV ?
have the opportunity to gather evi-.
deuce against the man and receive In J
>iuiclions fros* the (e rman rgpresen-,
tative in Washins'nn ss to wha'
-llOtlld \f dOtte ( .mill!: --line -
Brady mill hear the c\idence pro and
ci n. will certify the record .?f the;
tirriceedins*. and sead them w;th his
tin mi- to the secretary of state Inj
Washington who. If he'finds It ex-|
i>edicnt. will l?s->e estmdiil' U pan ?''
for the man? dcportaicm. \ r-vre-i
-?nta'h? of the <;??? ,i..n . ?.< *nni":i'
? ill t-ke the man tn Cei.nsnv f the.
rTttwdJstssa papers are issued
:...?. ? .?. in was recognUcd be a fel?
low immigrant who came lo thl? conn
try la 'he mis'- boat with htm The
Informer heard of 'he warrant Issued
against l??wcnnlcln snd Informed Mr J
Vleior that he was in this city. I
2Ua
PRES'DENT ACTIO
WITHOUT. AUTHOWr^
Seven Member* of Senate Committee
So Decide Concerning Approval of
Steel Merger.
WASHINGTON. I> C. March ;
Seven members of the senate crmmit.
tee on judiciary signed the report de
darin? that President Roosevelt. wltli
out authority of law sanctioned the
absorption of the Tennessee Coal A
Iron Company by the Cnlteu States
Steel Coriwration. and that the mer?
ger was In violation of the Sherman I
Anti-T/ust Law.
Three of the majority of the com?
mittee, however, attached certain "in-1
dividual views.
Under an agreement reached in the
committee on judiciary yesterday am
views submitted have the standing of
individual opinions only.
cavalrymT*Teftfok
washington last night \
Two Sections Carry Men and Horses.
Infantry Leaves Today?No
Parade.
Two trains, carrying several troops
of the Eleventh United States- caval?
ry, and their horses, who arrived here
from Cuba .Monday, left over the
Chesapeake Ohio last night for
Washington. The first section depart?
ed at 5:45 o'clock and the second at
<;: 1 ."i o'clock.
This morning two trains will make
two battalions of the Fifth infantry.:
also bound for Washington to partici?
pate in the inaugural parade. J
The parade and review of troops
scheduled to take place yesterda? |
morning did not occur on account of,
the unfavorable weather.
BURNING SOOT FELL INTO ROOM
Blaze in Chimney Came Near Result?
ing Seriously.
The burning out of a chimney came
near resulting in serious damage at
the residence of Mr. H. B. Hill. 11?
Twenty-seventh street, last night
aluvit '.? o'clock. Burning soot fell
into one of the rooms on the second
floor, setting fire lo the mantel and
other woodwork. ?
An alarm called out the Central
Company, and Chief Stow and his
m< n made short work of the blaze
with chemicals.
Daughters of Confederacy.
An important meeting of John W.
Panic] Chapter, Daughters of the Con?
federacy, will be held at the r"oca
hontas hotel this afternoon at 4 j
o'clock.
WASHINGTON FILLING
Visitors Already are Gathering at j
(tie National Capital.
CITY PRESENTS BRILLIANT ASPECT
Glitter:rg Electric Lights and Patriot?
ic Color Schemes Lend Grandeur to
Main Thoroughfare?Weather Man
Silent Concerning Conditions.
(By Associate^ Tress.)
WASHINGTON. D. C March 2.?
With inaugural day iienr at hand 'he
popul?'ion of this city tonight is from
7r..outt to 1WJBM greater than usual,
and by tomorrow night this surplus
will have been doubled.
Of the 21.000 ntesplicrs of civic
and military organisations who will
participate in the inaugural parade,
about one-third already have arrived
wit Ion the shadow of the capitol
dome.
By tomorrow niuht f?ll?- nine
t?nlhs of them wii| le> here. The
West Point cadets will reach the
city tomorrow afternoon and will be
<jtiartere,| on s|?rial Pullmans, in I
which they come, while the Annapolis I
"middie?'- will arrive on Tawrsdai I
n:orninc a; siil also the Imys fromI
St Johns' Military Academy. n< An
na|x Iis.
Wen t Risk a Guess.
Whip- prelirtin? fslr weather and
n-oderale temperature generally over
the east portion of the I'nited Ststos
for Thnrsdav the weather '. ?? -a-i to
night tefwrrd to mske anv sped a I
forecast for ina-igursMon day in the
District of Columbia.
There Is ever- Indication howewr.
ti.at the weather will remain mild
Had the snt: shrtnc down tonight on
Pennsylvania svenae it? own Kighl
ners v.onM have i^-i-n dimmed by th?
tirilliant iIlun;niation along the ave?
nue.
Scene One of Grandeur.
Long golden rope* of gorc<-ou*ly
glittering e|. rt.-ic Hehls. wavlnc
Am?-rl?an flags, done in red white
.?Mid blue Hehts. shields ln-aring In
the midsi of lieht the beaming fare
of the President-elect and oth-T siml
'sr ?tevle? ?. made the frnn'x of min'
1 nildtng? pirtsrr? of frirylsnd bean
ft. In nn?> tall building the npvr
firmr? were a mass of r?d lieh' the
middle of ware and the lower
floors of Woe
HOUSE REJECTS SHIP
SUBSIDY BY CLOSE VOTE
Feeling Was Strained and Attendance
Was the Largest During
This Session.
TALLY SHOWED 172 YEAS; 175 NAYS
Four Democrats. Including Jones of
First Virginia District. Voted in
Affirmative?Thirty Republicans
Opposed It?One Opponent Wheeled
In on Invalid's Chair.
(Rv Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON". I>. C. March 2.?
The ship subsidy hill was rejected by
the house of representatives today
by a vote of 17" to 173. The principal
feature of the bill is the provision
that American mall steamships of Iii
knots or over, uiu! of not less than
.">.uuii !;ross tons shall be paid St.6'1
per naut.cal mile outward bound on
route of l.oiio nautical miles or up?
ward to So Hh America. Philippines,
Asia and Australia.
Mr. Landls, of Indiana, made an
earnest plea for the passage of the
bill.
Mr. Moon of Tennessee led the op?
position to the measure.
Calf- It Infernal Fraud.
'"It is an Infernal fraud designed
to plunder the treasury," he declared,
speaking of the provision for train?
ing of Ainerjcan hoys, and answering
the plea of patriotism advanced by
Mr Landig, he said that it was but
a blind to hide the giving of the
people's money to corporations or ship
owners. '
The rlimf-X came when Minority
lyesdcr Clark declared that a lobby
had- been carried on "right on the
floor of the house'* in favor of the
passage of the bill.
"It is an outrage to a civilized
country."' he declared, "this thing of
coaching men, of buttonholing men.
and I undertake to say that when
Mr. Moon of Tennessee, denounced
this hill as an 'infernal fraud." he
used language he was justified in
using" The dePate against the bill
was closed bv Mr. Cochrane, of New
York.
He denounced the sending of the
American flag abroad by a suhsfdy
"as an outrageous concession by the
enslaving of a people through the
agencv of a government."
" Fassett Champions Subsidy.
As their champion, the advocates
of the hill put forth Representative
Fasseit of New York, as the closing
speaker.
He referred to the condition of the
I attleship fleet on its nturn from its
recent encircling of the globe, an I
that it showed that Americans could
build as good machinery and has as
good commanders as any country in
the rorid. Rut no tender earning
the American flag went the trip with
the fleet, he added.
"The wars of the future will not
lie gun wars." said Mr. Fassett. ""but
trade wars. They will be wars to
get goods to the market. In that
war we cannot choose weapons but
must fiaht with weapons of our oppo?
nents. We must face fads, not syllo?
gisms ."
Member? Who Opposed.
Among those to speak for the bill
were Qoebel of Ohio. Land is of Indi
arta. Humphrey of Washington and
ilohson of Alabama: against it were
"Small of North t'arolina: Kusferman
of Wisconsin. Stafford of Wisconsin.
Lloyd of Missouri Suhcer of New
York. Rurton of Ohio, Saunters of
Virginia. Wilson of Penns* Kanin,
("lark <.f Missouri. Stccn?rson of Min
nesota. pinlc? of r"onth C.tio'ina. and
Nortis of Nebraska
The feellnc in the bouse wss
strained as the hour of \o*ing ap
priaclvd
The attend- no probably the
largejl of the session. Kvcr-one rcr
ogni/.cd that the vote would in- close.
, Inval-d Wheeled In.
Representative ooldfogl.- 0f New
York, who was operat<-d on y<sti rda'
in a hospital, was rarrle.i on the fl.we
in a chair to role again?; the bill.
A scene of wild confusion followed
'he row call
with the smsssswKi m>al of the rote
of I"Z In the affirmativ?- lh?" sneaker
hesital"d to gel a goo?l Breath and
Ih'-n said
"17.". in 'h?- tsegatlTe."
The l> mficratir sid- of "he house
broke forth In cheers
Mr Oven?ir?-?-t. in ?barg?- of lae bill,
was recognize^ and be sawed to be
|x rmitted to change his vote.
This would haw allowed him t?.
move in reconsider and have another
vote on the hill
The speaker ii forne-d him thai the
vote had been atmoiinod and hi**
renoetit came t?w? late
Thirty Rcj.-ib'iran* vnt<-?I a?ain?'
the meaaure and foi;r la-moerat?
?otert for :t
Jene? Voted ?n 4 ffi creative.
!(, '.Ii. ..n- .gain-1 Royd N?.|?ras
??a. Rurton Ohio. Campbell Kansas:
WS, VA., wfcDNKSDi
j < hapinan, lllinola; Cook. Colorado;
Crumpacker. Indiana. Davidson, Wis?
consin; Dswaon, Iowa: Uronna North
?Dakota; Hiushaw. .Nebraska: liub,
.hard. Iowa; Knopf. Illinois; Kennedy
Iowa; Jenkins. Wisconsin. Kustc'
mann. Wisconsin; ?Uowden, Illinois.
McKtniH-y. Illinois; Mclaughlin, Mich,
jigan: Martin, South Dakota; Morse.
Wisconsin; Mnrdock, Kansas; Nelson.
Wisconsin; PrincS, Illinois: Wood
I yard, West Virginia: tiary. Wiscon
j sin : ' Cooper, Wiseons.u
Democrats for: Bart let I. Nevada;
{ Kstoplnai. Louisiana: I lot-son. Ala
j ha ma; Jones. Virginia
j In his speech, Mr. Landls sahl. in
i pare
I \ strong -t lea for belter trade
I relations with Lai in American
(Continued on Third Pasel.
COLOR ADQ~SEN*WR FINDS
FAULT WITH CANAL WORK
Teller Declares Congressional Senli
I ment Has Been In Favor of Sea
Level Type.
(Bv Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON', D. C March 2
During the reading of the conferenc?
Irep ri on the penal codi bill by Cue
Senate today Senator Teller took the
' fleor and sp ke on the Panama canal
He contended that the sentiment in
Congress had been foi a sea level
?waterway at Panama until the
jSpooner act of 1902. was adopted by
a small majority.
i Since then every f'\ m.inths the,
j plans f<ir I he canal have beeu
! changed and each time the new rlan
j was heralded as the very best one
i that c uld be adopted
I They had moved ttle 1 cation ? r
ihe dam from Itohllo to Gatun be
,cause they found that Ine rock they
i had depended upon was a mere boul
der. which, together with the drift
I wtx.d, lui.l been washed there at some
early perrrd.
j 'Mr. Teller said tne gm em I struc?
ture of the scried of I cks such as
proposed at Panama was subject to
dangers under any condition,
j "1 doubt.'- lie said, "whether if the
| canal was flnisliel the . secretary of
nav.v would take the risk of sending
ships cf the rjtvy through them."
TYPOTHZTAE OF AMERICA
j LOSES CASE IN COURT
I United States Judge Rules Thai
Prersmen Are Entitled to Eight
Hour Day.
i CINCINNATI. OHIO. March 2.?
i The union men win in the long fought
I case of the Typothetse of America
against International Printing Press
j men's I'nion. A decision rendered
i this afternoon by be United States
j Circuit Court of' Appeals establishes
j an eight hour day tor work.
The appellate court rules that no
. contract exists between the union and
I the Typothetae to maintain the nine
hour day as alleged by the Typoth
eate.
I The appellate court declined to en
i ter into a consideration of the Injunc?
tion features of the case, but sustained
.In.lge Thompson on all other mat
et ae.
Judge Thompson's rulings .therefore
; on the injunetk:!! f< attires of the case
, stand.
j He heid that no injunction shall lie
to restrain the officers of the union
from advising the union men to keep
or break a contrait Ik-cause they are
parties to. or interested In the con?
tract.
I COVmfONVOTES "OR/"
AFTER HOT CORTE SI
, Both Side* Well Organized?Work of
I Women and Children.a Feature
of ? Drys' " Campaign.
t COVINGTON. VA March 2.?The
i loc?l option tic. lion held here tndav
resnlted in a vIcmm for the "drys"
i bv a majorit of ^ oil of a total of
?*;??? votes cast.
The f.a'cre ,>r tlie campaign was
I the strong orsan cation of !?oth sides
i W>d?I 'ocsl b ad< : - Rev. Edward J
Rif har .son renresi I d the state An.
' li-Saiocm Leagwc. .in,) organized th
j effective work of (he worn: ? ind
ichldren. Rev J D McCalllsfer.
field secretary of the Anti-Saloon
I l.eacne.; Rev James Y. Cannon.
iLeegwe: H-v% Jsnies Cannon. Jr
and Rev Rober? .1 I-o:an participated
in the campaign
[ John T T>cii.i<> ? ?or?<-c ;n nehaP
of Hie ? ?fU " A number of bnstness
j bftiises chased nnti the middle of the
I dsv >n order tl.v I proprietors and
i rsswtoyes mig'-.i . ??: the local option
I fisht. ,
I Bsjalaisa ?a* t> irtlmBy suwnrnde.1
(The e'ectfmi sa- railed on petition
of the "wets." mho V llcved that tin ?
j saw a r'>aiic> i the town
MURDOcV "ASSIGNED
I -
. Commander of Rhode island to Cen
troi New York Vard
? Hv Asaocia^d Press )
WVSHINCTON t> C, March 2
P?-;mal order. * a-Mnc Re>r Ad
mirai ?"a*p. r F G sdrs-l from duty
a- r irtmsndant the V w York
nary ysrd rn.; a '^ning Captain J
ft Mut I'm it nf Khcde | !??, ?! to
that post on M* were isswd a'
the navy deeartnierit today.
?Y? MARCH 3.1909.
COOPER DEFENSE RESTS
I ITS CASE III CHIEF
-
Reserves Right to Muce New
1 Witnesses Should New Issues
Hereafter Develop.
i _
DOCTOR DESCRIBES DEATH WOORDJ
Expert on Firearms Flatly Contra?
dicts Defense Witness Who Said
He Saw Car mack Test Hi? Revol?
ver?Bradford Undergoes a Rigid
Cross Examination.
(Ry Associated Press.)
NASHVILLE. TEXX.. March 2 ?
Tin- defense rested its rase In chief
today In the trial o. Colon. ) D. B.
and Rcbln .1, Co >i r and John I).
Sliar c for iMe tdaying of furnier
l'nited Statw- S rutor R. W. Caf
niack. reserving the ii:*,hi however,
to Introduce new wlt.u.ises on any
n*-w Issue which mifi'i i evlop.
A iiuti i later :>> Aitorne? Ren*??!
McCarn, for the mate. 6*ked an ad
j urumeul to '.' a. m. Th?rs lay, in
crder that auseilt wlUieasea nilstlit ho
i> ought cn, which request was
granted.
The testimony today was very tech.
nlcal.
Dr. Glasgow was recalled to des?
cribe again ihe wounds on Senator
earmark's body.
In*. Duncan Eve was then called >o
say whcVlier or not the wounds des?
cribed by Dr. (ilasgow would have
t en instantly fatal.
He said they wvuld
General Brown Testifies.
Adjutant General Tulley Hrt.wn.
'who attended he conference In Jtwtge
Rradfoi I* office a.T hour befer.? thn
thOoUng, described what look plsee
there, as lid Judge lltad ord him tell.
; General Hrown was no, cros" "x
aillilied. V lit the State did act let
.l?idge Hradfcrd escape. ?
I The prosecution concentrated its
fire u|?on the part he played in pre?
paring the famous statement for the
press the night of the killing,
i Judge Uradford said he was at the
'.-olico station that night, saw W. J.
Kwing. editor of the American there
I wi'h a stenographer and heard sev?
eral men giving information,
i Wrote it i/ut in Pull,
j He declared, nowerer, that the only
jpart he lock in the affair was to
write < r In Ituig han.l all the facts
in the r.i.-.e < r which he had a per?
t-oral knowledge.
I Thin mem rMida he gave to Ewing
if r use in Ihe press.
ILater he repared a brief which
contained the theory of counsel for
defenst as to hew the shooting; or
i enrred.
j He 11, inicd he was always friendly
? to Carnwick and denied be was wait?
ing a! 'he telephone that evening for
!a nies.-age to com-" telling of Sena
j: r Carmack's murder.
I The first wit see* today. R L
j Thompson, tesiified ths' Carmacl
j entered his drug store fur a soft
'diink and a cigar ab ut Tue minutes
j before the shooting occurred. The
'Sta'e did not cross examine,
. W. M Setter, an expert on I rear mi
j testified that the bullets ;f th? Colts
I ant niatlc revolver were not Steel
I jacketed but wen- covered with cop
I per. and then with some hard eoeapo
- sition.
On cross examination he was ask'd
Wiether 'he cylinder of a Smith A:
i \V< ssnn revolver can he turned by
the finger without nulling the trig
g' r.
Some can, s me cannot.'" he an*
' we red
Trigger Must be Pulled.
1 lb- rxamlaed 8*water Ckrmaek's
r> \ Her and said |l et. tld ;> ? turned
mil l?y pnllirg the trigger
This fiatlv r itradiets th< t.-timon;
iof S J Reusing, win yesterday |
snore th?! hr saw Carmach testing
'hi.- .?roh r a few ssraatc* he fore
ihe Iragedj by ?hirliaa the ryHtsder.
wild hia finger
W P Morgan testified 'hs' he met
Mrs Kastman immediate!- after the
shoo* i s and tha* *h< wa* hys'erl
cal 1
He sa?. M?- ?:? iman did n : tell
him bat ? ? ? n I Co tee said t?- <"er ,
ir "k Now. we have the dn f "n
yon.*" i
On cross ? semination Megan *a:d:
M-? Ea-lmar. was cr-lag and grab
t?-d the laircls of mv coat She ?s d
that Senator Oarmaek jumped ? j
frort cf her and thai Colonel C-"t?er
I (C-nliuic-d on no* Page.?
ress
ARGUMENT IN FAMOUS
CONTEMPT CASE BEGINS
Tennesse? Sheriff and Co-Defendants
Answering to Supreme Court
For Alleged Contempt.
(Bv Ansoolated Press.)
WASHINGTON. 1). C, March 2 ?
Argument was begun today in the
Supreme Conn of the United States
I In the case of i he g svi rnmetn aga&st
I Joseph F. Shlpp, of chattnur gi.
[Tenn. Shlpp and Ins co defendant I
j were prosecuted by the government
Ion the charge of showing contempt
for the Supreme Court by permitting
the lynching of a negro prisoner who
; was held on a charge < f rape, after
?the Supreme Cuurt had taken eognl
lance of his case.
i Shij p was sheriff of the county '.n
which tue lynching occurred, and it
I was charged that lie had not used
due diligence In preventing the lynch.
\ IHK
The case was opened for the gor
? eminent by Solicitor General Hoyt
land James J Lynch BPd O. W. Cham
lee spoke in behalf ?f the defendant.
The hearing was continued until to
i morrC'Wv
GOVERNOR AGAIN RESPITES
NEGRO MURDERER
j _,_
I Second Time That Execution of Sen?
tence Has Been Delayed?Will
Take Appeal.
I KICK MOND. VA.. March 2.?Joe
: Payne, the Bedford negro, who killed
his father-in-law, Swain, sometime
! ago before the new law as to nleo
: trocutlon became elective, and who
I was originally sentenced to hang Keh
iruary 1Mb. is doiujjt all he can to
do.ige the alblArt.
i Through th>. representations of his
' coiiio 'i he soiie d*\s ago indue, o th ?
Governor to re. pi ? him until Msrctl
Mb. and today he has lieeu allowed
SUM anothe,- "respite until April ?Ith.
This aditional clemency has be. n
accorded the negro in order that his
lawyers may take his case to the Vir?
ginia Court of Appeals.
Letters received ny the executive
indicate that Payne In a bad negro,
i ml that the homicide of which he
- was found guilty was an ugly crime.
The Bedford negro If he ultimate
lv loses his case In the Appellate
Court, may be the last man m the
State to hang. Another offender.
Klljah Wright, has a similar punish?
ment hangiug over his head In
Dick en son county, but he. too. is do
in? his best to avoid the hempen
cravat.
eienceIswI?ded!
Sugar Trust Officials Examined in
til er KNOMEBGE OF FRAUD
Government Charges That Falae]
Weighing by Corporation's Em?
ployes Has Been in Vogue?Seer*-1
tary Tells of Profits.
-*fBy Assoclsted Pres?.i
NKW YOKK. March J.?Testimony
giver, tcdaj by officials and directors
of the American Sugar Rcnr.ing
Cassnsny, of New York, the corp ra
tion on trial for alleged fals?- weigh?
ing of sugar imports, and the Am*
can Sugar Refining Company of XeWj
Jersey, the |taren: corporation, pec
ticallv concluded the presentati n --f]
evidence for the defense.
C-nnsi 1 for the company said that |
they oxper'o| >o piesint their ia-t
witness tomorrow
Officials Deny Knowledge.
All the offi< ials examined explicit
!\ denieri knowl'dge of anv fraudu
lent ?<igh'-ig devices in the com
pan* ? osscssion. or uw?l hv it n de.
fraud the eust tils revenues.
S?-cretary H?-iic. of the COWpOnr.
In hla tiatlsaeny d?-e|*red thai thej
leverage |.rotit - be rotnpsnv on ?h0,
': ale of a no*md of sugar was 1 ?t f>
I 1 I of a cent.
i W It Thorns-., president of the'
, As* re . i Snwar Refining C mpanv. j
Of X?-w Jersey an<| several of lhe(
Idireetr.rs ?f th-- men per-, includ'nx
j Flur at >' Haveim-v? r. row of |t? lafei
I pri-sldent Henry Heeegaeyer were
among the w!tnes*ns ?? f the day. j
Racing Mrv be Continued.
/Rv A??>--lafer| f*rrws.|
ACST1V. TH7CAS March 2?The
S? est?- ? omiltec t dav rep rte?i nn
fsvorshlv the anti-raring bill which
was reeentlr na**?*d by the Ilojse of
Hi ? escala' Ires.
It Is be??>ve,l that a MA w|l| be
passed amended so as to perml; rar
Inst to continue sad r ?trietcr rcgala .
Hons j
THE WEATHER.
Shower? Wednesday; weath
ir fer Thursday at present un?
certain, moderate eouth shifting
o weit winds.
PRICE TWO CENT8
COURT OF APPEALS WILL
CONSIDER WARD LAW
Comes Before High Tribunal Today
Upon Appeal From City of
BRILLIANT ARRAY DF COUNSEL
Many Other Matters Taken up Yes?
terday?Expecting Local Option Mat?
ter to Come up. Many Lawyera and
Citizens Were on Hand?Poll Tax
Case Coming.
RICHMOND. VA.. March 2.?The
case involving the constitutionality
of the Ward election law will coru?
up for argument In the Virginia Court
of Appeals tomorrow. It was not
reached on the docket today.
The poll tax ease was partly argued
this afternoon by Randolph Hicks and
Attorney General Anderson for the ap.
pellsnts, and by N. T. Green and John
U. Jenkins lor the respondents. Argu?
ment will be resumed and concluded
tomorrow.
r has been fondly hoped in some
quarters thai tlie Frederlcksuurg local
option matter. Involving the validity
,of the Ward election law and hence
the cynosure of all eyes in the Vir?
ginia temperance world, would como
up for argument in the Virginia Court
of Appeals this moling, but at noon
there seemed little probability of the
case oeing reached.
Big Array of Counsel.
A Idx srrny of counsel showed up,
however, and along with them appear?
ed a number of Interested Frederteka
Lturg citizens. Speaker Richard K.
Uyrd, although but recently out of the
sick room, was one hand to appear as
senior counsel for the temperance
folk and to make the opening: argu?
ment AssoclSl^'trfth hrm are Judge
William Hodges Mann, who Is to de?
liver the closing argument, Ben P.
Willig and F. M. Chichester, of the
Spotsylvauia metropolla.
The liquor men. who are fighting
the constitutionality of the act. were
represented by St. George R. Fltz
hugh A. T. Kmhrev and O'Connor
Goolrick.
It la not believed that ihe lawyers
interested in this case will require
more than three hours to present their
respective sides, as the mala points
under discussion are embodied hi
briefs which the judges, of coarse,
will carefully scrutinize.
Mann and Byrd Waited.
Judge Mann and Mr. Ryrd appeared
early In the clerk's office, as did other
counsel, but pretty soon they saw,
from the drift of things, tbst It would
I ? several hours, if at all today, be?
fore their time for talking could come.
Other cases had precedence on the
docket. Pitst of ail was that of K. D.
Taylor against the Commonwealth,
which Involves a somewhat novel con?
struction of the new ststute bearing
on the laws against the sale of co?
rn ine and other dope.
T;i v lor. who is a Norfolk druggist,
was sentenced to two years In the
State prison for baring a package of
drugs shipped to him. His ? orders
were that it be consigned to a North
Carolina point, but through some mis?
take or hitch with the express com
pany, it came to his Norfolk address.
This cane was no, argued today; it
was submitted on briefs.
As to Grass Widows.
The seconj matter on 'he docket
is another criminal case?that of Jen?
nings vs. the Commonwealth?which,
like the Norfolk rase, involves some
unusua l} novel points
Jennings, the appellant, was con?
victed in Ixulsa on the charge of be
"ra;. ing ttu affections of a divorced
woman, and was scntenctd to a lerm
in the |x-iiitentiary under the law
des.gmd to protect "unmarried fe?
rnab I of chaste character."
His counsel have raised the puiat
that a divorced woman d<>'-s not come
within the purview of thts statu" e
This case >.< not wiihcut some amusing .
features and likewise breaks some
rew around
Tin- appellant is rcjit.-scntcd by
L.ndsex Gordon, of l?uNs. arj As?
sistant Atto-te ? General Ro!<ert Cat
k-tt will arg.ie r, r Ihe State io.union
wtalth - Attorney Bibb la here to
wairh the case and hear the lawyera
tal's
Payment of Pall Teaes.
The third case on the docket as
second in importance only to that tts
radvsarg the const'tat tons Ity of the
Ward eteetetm Isw. la fact, there are
messy who think it even more lat
-rortsrt P Is 'he ccse of John G Til
ton rt al. ?*s Herman. Treasurer, and
ot hers
Thhv litigation ItimIvs the suffrage
. 'acsc> of th> Constitutum or more
strccWral'y speahir.g. the cons ruction
of thrt part "f the organic law resjsHr
ing poll taxe? to he ""personally'* amid.
In Ihn? matter, the Court of Appeals
Is asked tn aar Ju-'t want > i-aeaml
I'dtm'ti'" ??cniaeji and upon Ira aa
(CooUaaeg oa F?arth Pamv)