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TUE DIBPATCII FOUNDED 1SC0.
THE TIMES FOUNDED US?.
WHOLE NUMBER 18,833.
RICHMOND, VA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER I t, 1911.
TJIE \V BATH EH TO-DAY_Fair
PRICE TWO CENTS.
PEOPLE GETSTOME
INSTEAD OF BREAD
Tobacco Control Not
Changed by Court's
Decree.
CUMMINS URGES
ACTION ON BILL
Wants Supreme Court Empow?
ered to Review Action of Lower
I Tribunal So That It May Be
Determined if Further Re?
lief From Monopoly
Is Possible.
v .? ? ,_
Washington, Dccemher 13.?Senator
Cummins, of Io\*g, In a opcach to-da7,
vrgod speedy action on his- bill pro?
viding for a review by tho Supreme
Court of tho United -States of the de
creo of the United States Circuit Court
for tho Southern Dlstrlot of New York,
approving tho reorganization of the
[American Tobacco Company. Ho said
that "Oho welfare of tho people, tno
inability of business and the wants
of Congress Imperatively require that
this decree shall be reviewed by the
Supreme Court, In order that "wo u,ay
know whether this decree is oil that
tho antitrust law will do for tho p?o
plo."
Until thlB fact Is determined, he said,
ithe present buHlnes? uncertain'.}- must
continue.
Mr. Cummins said that not wlf lst.md
Ing the Supremo Gpurt'a declslDn dis?
solving the Amerlc"a% Tobacco Company
had boon baaed on tho fact thaf the
tobacco business had been so largely
controlled by one company, the con?
trol of the a flairs of the ompany was
continued largely in three holding com?
panies?the American Company, the P.
J,orlllard Comjiany and tho Liggett &
Myers Company, owning $213.000.100
of tho entire $2:3.000,000 of Uio old
'American Company.
Same Men Own Them.
"The snme men who owned the
American Tobacco Company own thefc
three companies, and own them In the
h?mo proportion that they owned the
old company." he said, "so that they
will control the buslm-sn under the new
arrangements as completely as they
controlled It under tho old order. If it
was unlawful for fliese men to con?
centrate the business so completely 'OS
they did, It Is giving tho people it
Mono Insicud cf bread to permit the
BOW order to continue.'"
Ho declared that the other eleven
Companies were owned by the .tum?
people who own the three, "so thnt the
only result achieved will be to make
the administration more inconvenient."
Expressing renrot that the Attorncy
Geri'eru] had not appealed from tho Clr
r.sitt Court's decision, Mr. Cummins ad?
mitted that without legislation the
Supreme Court of the United States was
incapable of granting an appeal In the
iihsence of a motion by the Attorney
Ooneral. Hence the necessity for leg?
islation.
Tho Circuit Court, he said, had dls- |
regarded und uullliled tho order of the
Supreme Court, but if no appeal Is I
practicable tho decreo of tho lower
court must stand as the final result of
the litigation against the tobacco trust.
He believed that tho country had n
ylKht to the higher court's opinion.
No action wan taken on the bill.
/ _
J MORE MONEY IS ASKED
It Is Needed to ilrnitdeu Scope of Good
ItnadH Work.
Washington, December 13.?I,ognn '
(Walter Page, director of the Federal
QBure&u of Good Koads, In his annual
yeporl to the .Secretary of Agriculture,
nukt for an nddttiniiuJ $70,000 in the
appropriation for the next fiscal year,
e>o "ns to broaden the scop'o of the ad?
visory, lecture, object-lesson and ex?
perimental work of the bureau." This
year's appropriation is almost $150,000.
'As a result of Investigations now be?
ing made, Dr. Page expresses tho be?
lief that there will be a "complole. re?
organization of the present system ?if
k'oad administration in many commu?
nities throughout the country." Ho
nays that a compilation now being pre?
pared indicates that there arc ap
5>roximately i&0,00i) ofllcluls in the
."nitcd States.
To demonKtrate standard types of
road construction, to Introduce new
methods, to experiment with new ma?
terials and to Instruct local road ofll
?.?als In proper methods the report
buys, roa h' were built in llfty-lwo
places duifiig the past year and much
original research work was done.
j ASSOCIATION IS TlTD UP
Can't Change Tnrlffs ?erntisc of Long
and .Short Hnul Clause.
Washington. December . 13.?Testi?
mony that the long and short haul
clause of the Hepburn rate law had
completely tied up the Central Freight
?Association In the matter of chang?
ing freight rates, was given by Gen?
eral Trutllc Manager F. C. Bulrd. of the
Bessemer and Eako Erie Railroad, be?
fore the HOMse street trust Investiga?
ting committee to-ttiay. He said the
association at one time met bi-monthly
for this purpose, but thnt now It met
rarely during the. year and had little
opportunity to change the tariffs.
. Senator Oliver, of Pennsylvania, Wili
he a witness in a few days. He will
he asked regarding the fufrness ..f
the freight rate of 9t> cents a ton on
ovo from Lake Erie to Pittsburgh. Ex?
ports have declared that 50 cents a
ton would be profitable, to the cat -
Irlers To-morrow traffic officials <;f
Southern railroads will glvo testi?
mony.
, THEFT OF SOLID GOLD
fc'wo Men Accused of Stcnllng fU.OOn
Worth of Shavings.
Newark. N. J., Doccmber 13.?Two
Voting men arc under arrest here,
churged with the theft of $6,000 worth
of solid gold shavings from the fito
tory of it wholesale Jewelry house.
In New York.
Two weeks ago the company dl.*
covered thnt gold was being taken
and nn accounting showed that about
Sfi.000 worth wnn missing. Detectives
discovered that two boys employed in
the factory were stealing scraps nnd
?lucalloned them.. Tho boys said that
jthcy vroro paid, by tho two.,men-l8.ter
CLEAN SWEEP MADE
Democrats Tnice Everything in sittbt In
Ailiono.
Phoenix, Ar!?., Dooeraber 13.?Tho I
Democrats of Arizona will place two
members In the United States Senato
und ono member in tho House of
Representatives, a Governor in the
Stato Capitol at Phoenix, and, unless
present indications are materially
changed, will mako a clean sweep of
tho Stato ticket, as a result of tho
Hrst State oiectlon.
The Legislature, from presont indi?
cations, will I/o more, than threo
fourths Democratic, Insuring tho elec?
tion of Henry F. Ashurst, of Prcscott,
and- Mark A. Smith, of Tucson, to tho
United States Sonuto. Carl Heyden, of
Phoenix, was elected to Congress. Geo.
YV. P. Hunt, of Globe, was elected Gov?
ernor,
There Is but one chance that a clean
sweep will not bo the Democratic por?
tion of this oiectlon. snd that Is for
the office of Secretary of State.
Cleveland, Republican, is running
strongly, and may yet defeat Osborne,
of Phoenix, for this place.
Democratic Stato Chairman J. B.
Blrdno issued a statement to-night
claiming his election of the Democratic
candidates by majorities ranging from
1,000 to 2,000. lie also claimed every
county in tho State, except two, would
return Democratic majorities. Apache
and Pirna are conceded to tho Repub?
licans by small majorities.
"Tho people of Arlzohla simply re?
fused to Indorse Taft's dictation as to
what kind of a Constitution Arizonla
should have," Mr. Birdno said, "and
while they voted to eliminate tho re
coll from tho Constitution, as they
were obliged to uo In order to gain
statehood, they showed that the recall
would bo placed back in the Constitu?
tion as soon as It possibly could be
done."
Secretary Hayes, of the Republican
State Committee, conceded victory to
the Democrats, claiming, however, that
Cleveland still had a chance to win.
Returns from none of the thirteen
counties nro complete, and It may be
to-morrow before tho exact vote can
be given. *
MAKES PLEA FOR PARKS
McFnrland Askii That Federal Borrau
? Be Crested.
Washington. December 13.?With
President Taft as one of tho speakers
and Secretary Fisher, of the Interior
Department, presiding, the American
Civic Association, which began its
seventh unnual convention here to-day,
heard to-night the annual address of
its president, J. Horace McFarland,
urging the creation of a Federal Bur?
eau of national parks. Mr. McFarland
advocated government control of all
land containing great natural phenom?
ena, and declared that "a nation that
can afford a Panama Canal cannot af?
ford a dry Niagara."
The President declared that he was
in hearty accord ivlth the effort of the
association to establish a government
bureau to tnke over the supervision of
the national parks. Me referred to ob?
servations he had made on his recent
trip In the West, and agreed that some
such centra''zed authority was neces?
sary for thu proper conduct of the na?
tional playgrounds
Other speakers were Senator Smoot.
of Utah, who discussed the value of
national parks to the West, and Her?
bert W. Gle.-uon, of Boston.
President McFarland declared tho
transmutation of the forest district
lytnir between Washington and Balti?
more into th-3 Lincoln memorial na?
tional park would be a more fitting
tribute to tlio great liberator than a
mere commercial highway. The United
States leads the world In the extent
of her national and munictpal parks,
he said, and it is only by tho estab?
lishment of a Federal park bureau that
the nation can hope to preserve for
all time the beauty and hcalthfulness
of these breathing spots.
SHIPPERS COMPLAIN
Allege That Virginia Cities Are Given
t'ndue Advantage.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.)
Washington, December 13.?Alleg?
ing unfair treatment In shipping rates
to the Pacific coast Stntes, and that
Virginia cities arc being given an ad?
vantage over them, many furniture
manufacturers in North Carolina, oper?
ating under the name of the Southern
Furniture Manufacturers' Association,
to-day filed complaint with tho Inter
State Commerce Commission against
tho Southern Railway, the Chesapeake
and Ohio, tho Norfolk nnd Western
and practically all the railroads In the
far West. The headquarters of the
association Is at High Point, N. C,
and It Is claimed that Salisbury, Lex?
ington. Thomasvillc and other towns
in North Carolina where furntiure.
Is manufactured are discriminated
against and preference Is givon a
number of Virginia cities. The com?
mission is asked to make a thorough
investigation of the entire situation,
and render tho association such uld
as may be proper.
BOOKING ROOMS EARLY
More Than 1,000 Already Engaged tor
Itvpuhlicuu Convention Week.
Chicago, Decomber 13.?Requests for
more than 1.000 rooms during the na?
tional Republican convention had been
received by tlio leading downtown lin?
tels early to-day. The requests cainu
lrom persons and clubs In eighteen
States.
Since tlio convention of 1U0S hotel
accommodations of the city have .been
largely increased and the capacity of I
the downtown hotels which are with
ing a dosen blocks of the convention
hull is given as 12,000.
SAYS SHE KILLED CHILD
Arknnnns Mother Arrested nnd Iler
Brother Held on Accessory.
I.lttlo Rock. Ark., December 13.?Ac?
cused of the murder of her four-yeni
old daughter, Mrs. Alice Vanco waa
arrested hero to-day nnd-her brother
jailed us an accessory. The mother
claims sho went |to a spring lato
yesterday afternoon and returned to
find tho child lying on tho tloor, her
throat cut.
Bloodhounds put on the frail at thn
side of. the slain child loped to the
water spring., thon back to the house
Death'Comes Suddenly.
Baltimore. Md., December 13.?R. TV
Zlnn. president of ilio /inn Mining
Company of Vesuvius, Vo., was ttikon
111 In n taxicab hero tq-duy and died
while being taken to u hospital. Phy?
sicians said death was duo to heart
trouble '
Determined Treaty With
Russia Shall be
Abrogated. ?
JUST ONE VOICE
HEARD AGAINST IT
Three Hundred Representatives
Favor Immediate Notice to
Czar That Passport Discrim?
ination Will Be Tolerated
No Longer?Resolution
Now Pending in Senate.
Washington, December 13.?The Sul
zer Joint resolution for tho termina?
tion of the treaty of 1832 botween the
United States and Russia, because' of
the latter's dlscr mlnatlon against
Jewish American citizens, passed tho
Houso to-night, 300 to 1. The ono
negative vote was cast by Representa?
tive Malby, of New York. A practi?
cally identical resolution by Senator
Culberson, of Texas, Is ponding In the
Senate, and favorable action of both
houses would bo necessary to make
cither resolution effective. Both the
Sulzcr and Culberson resolutions
would direct the President to Elve
Russia Immediately the year's notice
necessary for the complete abrogation
of tho treaty that has been In force
nearly eighty years.
An attempt, led by .Representative
(j)mBtcd. of Pennsylvania, to modify
the Sulzer resolution so as to avoid
making the direct charge that Russia
has violated the treaty In refusing to
recognize the passports of American
Jews, was defeated, 184 to 11?. Promi?
nent Republicans declared that tho
House should not go on record as
charging a violation of the treaty, but
should adopt language stating that
Russia had so construed tho treaty
that the United '"'ates could no longer
toe a party to It.
"The sentiments announced hero to?
day." doclared Republican Leader
Mann, "are such that If they were
uttered In another parliamentary body
they might bring such resentment? a3
would provoko war."
Maj Prove Doonjernng.
Mr. Mann added thut If the United
States asserted that a discrimination
against races was a violation of a
treaty, It might weaken its own atti?
tude toward the exclusion of Orientals.
The debate In the House bristled
with' charges that Russia's attitude
was an offense ngalnst tho United
states, and. that her exclusion of Amer?
ican Jews who bore properly cortlfled
passports was an affront to this gov?
ernment.
Representative McCall, of Massachu?
setts, said the matter ought not to be
tctcd upon by the House until It had
:ecn submitted to arbitration between
the two countries. Representative
Longworth. of Ohio, Insisted that "the
time for arbitration has gone by, and
ihe time for action has come."
Mr. Mann endeavored to have the
olnt resolution amended so as to assert
.he continued right of ihe United
Slates to discriminate agajnst foreign
:rs on account of race. A1J amend?
ments to the resolution were over?
whelmingly beaten.
Tho resolution passed by the House
to-night declares that "the govern
nent of the United States will not be
i party to any treaty which dlscrim
nates, or which by one of tho parties
ihereto Is so construed ns to discrim?
inate, between American citizens on
the ground of race or religion," and It
tddi:
"The government of Russia has vio?
lated the treaty between the United
States and Russia, concluded ot St.
Petersburg December IS, 1832, refusing
to honor American passports duly Is?
sued to American citizens, on account
jf race and religion, and In tho Judg
nent of the Congress tho said treaty.
For tho reasons aforesaid, ought to bo
terminated at the earliest possible
lime.''
Hove They Made Mistake?
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Washington. December 13.?Have the
Democrats in the Houso thrown tho
tat in the fire? A caireful poll of some
>f the best-posted members made lo
lay regarding the vote of last night on
:he ilollar-a-day pension Dili, which
will cost the government about $7">,
100,000 a year hereafter, in addition to
the amount already expended for this
purpose, brought out tho Information^
that public building appropriations"
probably have been knocked Into a
:ocke<J ha't. river and harbor appro?
priations ruined, and "little chance left
to secure the .adoption of other local
ipproprlatlon measures calling for out?
lays of money. Being already heavily
iverburdened, the people will not stand
lor an additional taxation of $75,000,000
i year in addition to appropriations
for internal improvements of tho coun?
try. Many Democrats who opposed tno
measure wore a worried look to-day
ivhen asked what tho result of voting
their enormous increase In tho public
expenditures would be. Summing up
the situation, many of thorn take the
(Continued on Seventh Page.)
GRANDJURY PROBE
WILL BETHOROUGH
Attorney-General Wick
ersham Is Directing
Government's Cause.
HEAVY PENALTIES
MAY BE IMPOSED
Inquiry Based on Alleged Illegal
Shipment of Explosives Used
in Dynamiting Operations of
McNamaras and Fellow- "
Conspirators?G r e a t
Mass of Evidence.
Washington, December 13.?A vigor?
ous Investigation and prosecution of
all connected with the alleged dyna?
mite conspiracy Is tho emphatic in?
junction from 'tho Department of Jus?
tice direct to District Attorney Minor,
under which ho will conduct the Fed?
eral grand Jury Inquiry beginning at
Indianapolis to-morrow.
District Attorney McCornjlclt, of Dos
Angeles, w.ho has been here several
weeks conferring with officials of the
department, left to-night for New
York on a mission connected with tlio
government's Investigation. Officials,
however, #ecline to discuss the trip In
detail.
A t t o r n e y - General Wlckersham,
through Assistant Attorney-General
Harr. Is personally directing the gov?
ernment's course. The inquiry is based
on two Federal statutes, and If m
accumulation of offenses can be proved
under one or both of these laws against
those responsible for the crlmss, long
terms of Imprisonment can be Imposed.
The maximum penalty foT violation of
the statute fixing stringent conditions
and restrictions upon the interstate
shipment of explosives Js eighteen
months in the penitentiary and a fine
of $2.000. Thft law, by which It is
hoped to reach all who may havo In?
spired or directed the outrages, makes
It a crime for two or more persons to
cons,\Jre to break a Federal law. TJils
Imposes a maximum penalty of two
years' Imprisonment and $10,000 fine.
One or Tioth of these laws would apply
to every Illegal shipment of explo?
sives.
Proseoutlons in other States where
buildings have boon wrecked by dyna?
mite durlngf tlio fast few years arc
likely, it is declared here, to grow out
of the Indianapolis inquiry.
Scene Shlfln to Indianapolis.
Indianapolls, Ind., December 13.?
Nation-wide interest will centre here
to-morrow, when tho week's work by
detectives, attorneys and accountants,
who have compiled evidence alleged to
show tho complicity of others than i
tho McNaniara brothers in a dynamit?
ing conspiracy, will be turned over to
the Federal grand Jury for formal In?
vestigation.
Detters and records of the Interna?
tional Association of Bridgo and Struc?
tural Iron Workers have been abstract?
ed and checked ngnlnst statements of
Ortlo B. McManlgal, confessed dyna?
miter In the employ of John J. McNam
ara, the convicted secretary-treasurer j
of tho association. This class of evi?
dence Is to be delved Into to fathom
charges of a plot, with Its seat In In?
dianapolis, by which, according to the
National Erectors' Association, explo
Elves In the lost five years were carried ]
Into seventeen States, In violation of i
Federal regulations, and by which I
about 100 structures have been partly
cxr wholly wrecked, tho Los Angeles
Times building being only on-> of them. I
Great precautions havo been taken i
to Insure secrecy to the deliberations
In the grand Jury room. -Guards have |
been placed at tho doors, and all out- i
slflcrs. Including witnesses to be called, |
are to he kept- the entire length of I
tho Federal building, or almost a city
block, away from the Jurors.
May FlnlHli in January.
District Attorney Charles W. Miller
Indicated that It was not expected the
grand Jury would complete its work
before the end of January. Mr. Miller
was much interested in the report from
Do.s Angeles that he was to be assisted
here later by Oscar Duwlcr, who has
been participating in tho prosecution
of the McNnmnra brothers, but he de?
clined to comment on It.
Herbert S. ilockln. secretary of the
Iron Workers' Association, returned
to-ilay from St. Ixjttls. where, ft was
reported, he had conferred with Pres?
ident Frank M. Ryan. Hocking de?
clared Ryan went to Chicago and said
he would return here to-morrow.
Almost tho first witnesses to be
called, it was learned, would be stenog?
raphers who were employed by McNain
ara when he was an active official of
the union. Then evidence gathered by
agents of the National Erectors' Asso?
ciation, a defensive organization ot
"open shop" contractors: papers seized
in a raid on the Iron Workers' Asso?
ciation headquarters or voluntarily
turned over by the officials, and de?
tailed confessions of McMnnigal are
to be submitted. Many witnesses from
cities in which explosions have oc?
curred have been subpoenaod.
Princess Louise Victoria
and Daughters on
Wrecked Vessel.
ALL ARE THROWN
INTO THE WATER
Boat in Which They Are Taken
From Ship Capsizes and One
Has Narrow Escape From
Drowning?All Are Res?
cued After Suffering
Severely.
Gibraltar, December 13.?Princess
Louise Victoria, princess royal of
Oroat Britain and Ireland and sister
of King- George V? and her daughters
had a thrilling, experience to-day, when
the Peninsular and Oriental steamship
Dolhl, on which they were voyaging
to Egypt, struck the reefs oft Cape
Spartel, tho northwest extremity of
Africa
While being taken ashore by tho
long boat p( the British armored cruis?
er Duke ct Edinburgh, they wero
thrown Into the water by tho capsiz?
ing of the boat, one of the daught.Jis
having a narrow escape from Jrown
Ing. She was rescuer by a sailor and
carried to land with the others, ail
suffering severely from the bitter cold.
Strikes In Thick Pog.
Tho Delhi struck at 1 o'clock In the
morning In a thick fog. Immediately
all tho passengers hurried from their
staterooms half-dressed and put on
life-preservers. Water poured steadily
Into the cabins, while enormous Fens,
sometimes mast high; broke Over the,
vessel. Signals of distress were sent
out by wireless, and tho llrst warship
to arrive was tho French cruiser
Frlant.
it was long past daylight before the
Friant'a steam launch wa3 able 'to
come alongside the Delhi. In the mean?
time preparations were made aboard
the stranded steamer to send tho wo?
men and children ashore. One of the
boats of the Delhi was lowered .-in!
filled with passengers. The launch
llnally succeeded in getting this In
tow, and then steamed to the British
cruiser Duke of Edlnburg-h, where,_th
frightened women and children wore
safely taken aboard.
The Duke of Edinburgh, with thirty
eight of the rescued passengers, ar?
rived here to-night. It was expected
that the royal party would reach Gi?
braltar aboard tho battleship Bonden'
but latest reports state that they had
decided to remain for tile night at Tan?
gier, where they are housed in tho
British legation.
TiOt Slightest Paule.
One of the women passengers, in
describing the wreck, said that there
was not tho slightest panic after the
vessel struck. The passengers were
summoned to dress and go on deck, but
were assured that there was little dan?
ger. Arriving on deck, they found the
fog denso and tho sea beating heavily
ngainst the ship. There was llttlo con?
fusion or excitement. They remained
assembled on deck until 10 o'clock In
the morning, when tho Friant'a boats,
after considerable exertion, succeeded
in conveying some of them aboard the
British cruiser.
All preparations had beep made here
for tho reception of the royal party,
which Included tlje Duke of Fife, who.
It Is leornod, remained aboard the
Delhi until most of the passengers hud
been transferred. Wireless dispatches
say that they are in good health and
spirits, but much fatigued und ex?
hausted from their dangerous adven?
ture, the rldo on horseback to the
lighthouse, and the journey thence to
Tangier.
The Delhi 13 reported to bo in a criti?
cal position. She Is broadside in rocks.
The salvage vessel Otbelmusa has
sailed from hero with lighters und will
make an nttempt to save the ship's
mall and luggage. The weather has
moderated somewhat, but heavy sens
are still breaking over tho stranded
vessel.
A ttoynl Onrdrn Party.
Delhi, India, December 13.?A royal
Barden party was held at the fort this
afternoon, King George nnd Queen
Mary being given a great ovation by
the r.OOO guests as they walked
through the grounds. Later In the
afternoon Their Majesties, wearing
their crowns nnd coronation robes, ap?
peared In n screened balcony on tho
wall of the fort formerly used by the
Mogul.
Tlio Emperor and Empress rcmnined
seated on golden thrones while for an
hour nnd a half a long train of re?
ligious und other native processions
pnsscd in review, depicting the cus?
toms of the ancient Mogul empire. It
Is estimated that 1,000.000 tint Ivos
watched tho scene, which was of rare
beauty, from the extensive plain. To?
night there was a magnificent display
of tireworks and Illuminations at the
fort.
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FIRE IN DANVILLE
Midnight DIur.o Do? Dnraage Katl
mated nt 8125,000.
Danville, Va., December 14.?One of
the moat thrilling Area In n decade
threatened Danville's beat buatncaa
block to-night, deatroyeU three largo
throc-atory brick Mtraetarca occupied
by nicrchanta and required the utinoat
'?n.u in of the entire department for
over two houra to control. Tho dam?
age la catlmoted nt 8125,000, practi?
cally covered by Inanrnuec,
Various other property and stocks
of goods oro damaged by smoke and
wuter. Tho chief destruction was con?
fined to tho Boatwrlght .Brothers
printing and stationery establishment,
the Virginia Hardware Company's
three-story store, tho Main Street
Restaurant and tho Waddlll Printing
Company. Other threatened property
was saved by Intelligent work.
At 1:40 A. M. Henry Day, proprietor
of tho W .rtdlll printing plant, who
had been caught under debris In the
storo. was rescued by a band of frantic
workers, who braved falling walls and
worked manfully to extrlcato him,
guided by his groans. One leg Is frac?
tured and ho has a painful wound on
tho head. When dragged out and
rushed to a hospital ho wao soako<?
by tho Btrcams of water which had
been played upon him.
Tom Allen, fireman, was rescued, but
slightly injured, and another fireman
sustained minor hurts.
Tho flro sturtcd In Eoatwrlght
Brothers' stationery and printing es?
tablishment, on Main Street, at mid?
night, and soon extended to udjolning
property.
Call for Aid.
. Greensboro, N. d, December 14.?
Twenty, minutes after an appeal for aid
wua received from Danville over the
wires of the Associated Press tho
Greensboro firo department was stand?
ing in readiness to loavo hero on a
special train, which Southern Hall?
way officials rigged up in remarkably
short time. The department had been
awaiting onders several nunuies beforu
information 'that their services would
not be needed was received.
LORIMER TO TESTIFY
rillnnln Senator to Take Stand as Last
Witneix?I'rohe May l?ml Soon.
Washington, December 13.?Prospect
for an early conclusion of the Lorlmcr
election investigation developed sud?
denly to-day. Judge Uunecy, counsel
for Senator Lorlmer, said he expected
to put Mr. Lorlmcr on. tho stand as
lite last witness before the tlrst of
next week. Lawyers for the investl
\ gating committee announced that thev
I had only oho or two more witnesses
to call.
Judge Henacy Indicated, howeven
that Senator Lorlmcr would give ex?
tended testimony. The cross-examina?
tion may cover several dpys. It will
b? the first time Senator Lorlmcr has
testified under oath In his own de?
fense.
This sudden move to end the Investi?
gation came ns a distinct surprise to
those who have been expecting Senator
LotRiicr's counsel would use every ef?
fort to prolong the hearings, at least
until after the spring primaries in Illi?
nois. In the event that hearings arc
ended before Christmas, tho committee
may report when the Senate convenes
after the holiday recess.
Patrick P, McCarthy, of Davenport.
Iowa, was called as a witness to-day.
RUSSIAN TROOPS HELD
Will \ot March on Teheran for An?
other I?lght Dion,
St. Petersburg, December 13.?The
Russia, which generally reflects the
intentions of the ministry, says that
tho Russian troops now concentrated
at Knslun, lit Persia, will not advance
until another eight days have elaps
Ctl. unless extraordinary events cause
the Russian minister to order them
to march toward Teheran at an earlier
date.
PusBla at tho end of November dis?
patched about -i.oou troops to Kesht. in
Persia, by way or TCnzell, on tho Cas?
pian Son. When the Persian National
Council. December 1, refused to com?
ply with the terms of the Russian
ultimatum demanding the dismissal of
W. Morgan Sinister, the American act?
ing as Persian treasurer-general, and
a cash indemnity, these troops were
ordered to advance on Teheran.
HIDDEN SCARF PINS FOUND
Three Both nnd u Dog Discover Thief's
Loot Among Hocks.
Cleveland. O., December 13.?Three
boys and a hound. In pursuit of a rab?
bit, ran tho bunny Into a hole nmong
a pile of rocks In a ileld east of tho
city. After pulling out several rocks
one of the bovs drew forth o package.
Unwrapping it. he fund about 100 scarf
pins, evidently hidden by some thief.
Yesterday It reached tho ears of the
police that a small boy was remem?
bering his friends a bit prematurely
.vlth scarf pins as Christmas gifts. In?
quiry developed the story of the rind,
but the police hnvo not discovered from
what shop the jewelry was obtained.
The rabbit got away.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY NAMED
Tope Again Seta It Apnrt ?h n Holy
Day.
Rome. December 13.?As a ro.suli of a
decree of the Pope issued In July In
reference id holy days. St. Patrick's
Day was struck off the. list of obli?
gatory holy days on which Catholic
are culled upon to hear muss and nti
staln from unnecessary work. On the
request of the Irish Catholic hierarchy,
however, the Holy Sou has Just Issued
another decree, which is most import?
ant to Irish people throughout the
world.
According to this the feast of St.
Patrick will continue to be a holy day,
without, however, being subject to tin
law of fasting or abstinence.
LYNCHING CONDEMNED
Churches Called On to Protest Against
Mob Violence.
Plttsbrirgh, Pa., Deccmbor 13.?De?
claring that moro than fifty lives had
been sacrificed to lynchcrs In this coun?
try within tho past six months, the
Federal" Council of tho Churches of
Christ In A morion, in session here, to?
day adopted resolutions milling mi'.
Christian- churches t.-. put an end to the
practice and to protest vigorously
against all forms of mob violence, i'Uc
resolutions. which commended, the
press. North nnd South, for Its hrave
and fearless attack upon lynching*,
wore Introduced by Bishop A. Walters,
of Philadelphia.
CRIMES ARE LAID
ATPASTOR'SDOOR
He Is Accused of Impli?
cation in Series of
Explosions.
FULL CONFESSION
MADE BY SOLDIER
Minister, Discharged From Army.
Service for Unbecoming Con?
duct, Alleged to Have De?
stroyed Government Prop?
erty in Revenge?Com?
panion Also Arrested.
Junction City, Kan., December 13,?t
Rev. Charles SI, Brewer, formerly a
chaplain in the United States Army,
now pastor of a Baptist church in
Olustec, Oklu., has been accused in a
confeislon by Private Machcl Quirk bl
implication in a mysterious series of
explosions which have baffled military
authorities at Fort Rlley for oix
months.
United States Commissioner Chaso
hern to-day stated that Brewer had
been arrested at Olusteo and was be?
ing- held for United States marshals.
Sirs. Anna Jordan, of Kansas City, also
implicated In Quirk's confession, was
arrested to-day In Kansas City, fol?
lowing a telegram to the police.
Quirk, in his confession, which was
made to Colonel Ell D. Hoylc, Sixth
Field Artillery, commandant at Fort
Itlley, said he blew up the brldgo
across the Kuw River Juno 21 last, and
the cavalry stable June 30, when tweu
ty-llvo cavalry horses were burned to
death. He said also that lie blow up
tho water main which supplies the post
with water.
Quirk declared ho committed theso
crimes at tho instigation of Brewer,
who sought revenge because he had
been court-martialed and dismissed
from the service for conduct unbecom?
ing an officer and a gentleman.
Wife of Convict.
Sirs. Anna Jordan, implicated by
Quirk, Is tho wife of a convict In tho
Federal penitentiary at Fort Leaven
worth. She was arrested here several
months ago for aiding her husband to
escape from tho guardhouse, where ho
was conllned on a chargo of stealing.
He was recaptured and sent to tho Fed?
eral penitentiary. Sirs. Jordan Wifa
released.
Quirk. In his confession, alleged ho
met the former chaplain and Sirs. Jor?
dan in an automobile on the road bc
tweon Junction City and Fort Rlley.
Ho said Brewer told him they were on
the way to blow up the bridge, lind
linked him to go along. Quirk said lie
placed the explosive.
Quirk had been in the guard houso
on suspicion of connection with tlio
explosions for nearly a month. I.r.at
night he sent for Colonel Hoy la and
made tho confession.
Explosions and tires here within six
months have destroyed government
property valued at $300,000. A big
storehouse on tho manoeuvre grounds
burned, with a loss of $200,000. Since
Quirk's arrest there have been no flro1?.
It was said at the post to-day that
others have hcen Implicated, and that
more arrests will follow.
Brewer was borii In Alabama thirty
four years ago. He became chaplain
In the United States army in 1907. Ho
ij married and has several children.
Brewer waa chaplain of tho Sixth
Fiel,I Artillery, stationed at Fort Rlley
until he was dismissed from t"ie
army June, 21 last, after convic?
tion ihy court-martial on charges of
'having been Intoxicated at an enlisted
men's dnncn at Oho fort, and with bo
having In an ungcntlemanly manner In
the presence of enlisted men and their
wives. Sterrh 31 last.
Army otflcers at Fort Riley to-nUrht
said the Federal authorities had undy.'
observation several porsons bellove.l
lo "be implicated in tho recent dynu
mltc explosions at Fort Rlley, and that
additional arrests might be expected.
It was said tho persons under surveil?
lance are prominent Tho Investigation
hnn been going on some tlino.
Xmv Under Ai-rcst.
Oklahoma City, Okla., December 13.?
Tfile Rev. Charles Brewer, charged with
Implication In a serle* of recent dyna?
mite explosions at Fort UiJoy, Kar.scs.
was nrresfod at h^ hvue in Olustce.
Okla.. late, to-day. T1? deputy who
made the arrest refused 40 say whore
he would take the prisoner when they
boarded a train to-night. It Is ht -
lleved Brewer Is beLi? taken to Fort
Rlley.
A dispatch from Olustec, a svnail
town in the southwestern portion of
tlio State, brougiat this Information
to-night. Sirs. Brewer, wlfo of tho
minister, declined to discuss her hus?
band's arrest.
BIG BETTING BEGINS
Much Money Wagered on ltesult of
Louisiana Campaign.
Now Orleans, La.', December 13.?Tho
heavy betting of the Louisiana guber?
natorial campaign was reached to-day
when a total of $10.000 rush was de?
posited with local newspapers cn the
size of the vote of two of tho cant
dldntes. l.a'st night $5.000 was offered
that .lohn T. Slichel. candidato for Gov?
ernor of the "regular organization"
'Democrats, would rvcMlve uvlco as
many votes in the Democratic primary
to he held January 23 as are recorded
for .Ttidfie Luthor B. Hall, candidate
of the Good Government League Dem?
ocrats. The hot was covered to-day by
one of the league leaders, who offered
an additional $5,000 on the same torms.
MUST SERVE TWENTY YEARS
Sirs. R. L, Rohblns Is Sentenced, foe
Klllinc Per Neighbor.
Wuycross. <>.., December 13.?Sob?
bing piteous!-.-. Sir:). R. L. Bobbins was
sentenced to-day to nerve twenty years
In-the- penitentiary for tho Tulling of
her neighbor. SItss Belle Smith. Aft<if
tho evidence was In counsel tor 1I1?
woman offered foi her a l?le* of guilty
lo a charge of voluntary manslaugh?
ter Neighborhood quarrels caused tae
kuilng,'which took ptacc Jost July.