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TUB DIBPATCH POU.NBBD 1??.
I 'JIB TIM KS- FOUNDED m*.
WHOLE NUMBER 18,874.
RICHMOND, VA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1912.
TUB*. WBATHEK TO-DAT?Fmlt
PRICE TWO CENTS;
POINT IS GAINED
FOR INCOME TAX
Amendment to Federal
Constitution Reported
Favorably.
ASSEMBLY ELECTS
TWO SENATORS
Woman's College Again Centre
of Debate Before Committees.
Liquor Shipping Bills Con?
sidered?Governor Sends
Message Regarding Con?
trol of Soldiers' Home.
Of national Importance, arid the moat
Interesting event of yesterday in I lie
Legislature, wiiis tli<- report on the In?
come ta.\ amendment to tho Consti?
tution of lh<. L'nlted States, made by
the Committee for Courts of Justice
ol the House of Delegates. The Joint
resolution ratifying tills amendment,
introduced by Aldcn Dell, was consid
<!i ? <i in committee yesterday morning,
:'i"r'.,'l fuvorablj to the House,
read out by Clerk John W. Williams
ut the opening of the session und
placed on the calendar.
The report was favorable, but It was
carried In committee by 11 vote of only
3 to l. A hot light on the floor
?e a certainty. Two years ago, while
the Senate ratified the amendment, It
wu rt'jocied In tho House through the
personal leadership <.f Speaker Hich
ar.t Kvelyn Uyrd.
The entire cbunlry I* watching Vir?
ginia on this point, since, It Is slated,
the approval of only two more states
Ik needed <" write tho amendment Into
the Constitution. In sonic Virginia
legislative districts this matter was
made an Issue. Slid figured in the suc?
cess in iief.;,i of "i:ti?< candidates.
Mitrtln and Nwankiia Nvnteit.
In separate sessions, the Senate and
lloun' yesterday nominated and voted
tor Thomas Sunder, Martin and Claude
Augustus SWHIIVOII for thr: t.'nlted
States .Senat.-. As required hy a< t of
f?>ngr--^s. tili? :nu?i be ratilled in Joint
vesslon to-day at noon; when the Sen?
ate will repair for the purpose to tho
hall of the Hons".
An hour was consumed in this bus
Incas yesterday. Senator Martin ivas
It anted by Senator N. II. Karly. Jr.. and
by Speaker It. K. By'rd, while Senator
gwithson nil put in nomination hy
Sena tot i loorge t. Itlson und Judge
Martin Williams. The liepubllcann. In
pursuance of ?liolr aetlon in e.iucus,
I ut forth no candidates, but refrained
from voting on the roll calls, the two
Incumbents receiving all votes rast.
The fJeneral Assembly thus ratllied the
choice of the successful candidates In
last September's primary.
Woman** College Vg?ln.
A hearin* given yesterday afternoon
t> it.' Senate Committee on Public
Institutions and Education und tho
House Committee on Schools and Col?
leges, 111iritr Jointly, on the Keather
i ton bil) looking to the establishment
of h wmnan's university at Lynchuurg,
gave rise to an unltnated discussion.
Tin' other proposed woman's Institu?
tion- the co-ordinated college at or
iieiir ihu University of Virginia?got
Into the del-ate, and the proposal was
denounced by Kppii iliinton, Jr., and
championed by Mrs, li. U. Munford.
F?rmtr .Senator Pun P. ilnlsey, of
l.ynchburg, advocated the Featherston,
pi o Position,
Mr. liunton <ald a woman's eol'.ege
alone the suggested lints would bo
coeducational In all Ita ino*t objection?
able forms. He felt eure tlltdl Its ea
labltfililiie'nt would ruin the work and
iatluet.ee of the University of Virginia.
Senator Halsey'a remarks were to some
extent along the same lines, and ho
quoted the bynchhurg alumni, at a
meeting held Monday night, as disap?
proving ihe college In vigorous terms.
This concludes the Featherston bill
lienring before the House comm'tlce.
which has already fnvorahly reported
the Stephenson bill to establish, a. co?
ordinate college. The Senate commit*
tee will have a hearing on both to?
morrow, and It Is said President Alder?
man will again be present.
Prevent Liquor Shipments.
What are called tho "antljug bills"
were heard yesterday morning by the
House Committee on Counties. Cities
au.I Towns. They seek to prevent the.
shipment of liquor from wet towns
and cities of this State Into dry ter?
ritory. The argument was that those
places which hove voted local option
should bo protected.
The opposition said that the ship?
ment of liquor was the voluntary net
of the consumer In ordering it. and
that the only effect of the bills would
be to transfer tho business to cltiey
in other States, since Virginia cannot
prevent Ms interstate shipment. The
committee will act to-night, and it
seems probable that Its report will be
unfavorable or else that it will not
rsporl at all.
May \ot Kill Hobln*.
Robins arc protected ut all Hmes
from being killed in Virginia In u." bill
passed by the Houre yesterday, and
whielt now goes to the Senate. This
mensure is earnestly asked for by Ins
Audubon Society of Virginia and other
SSSOclulions. There were only two dis?
senting vote;-.
The Tlirorkinoi-toit milk bill cntyo up
In committee and was set for a hearing
.Thursday afternoon of next week.
Captain U.iker and Mr. Ivey introduced
in the House a bill which would limit
the commissions of treasurers for
handling the school fund- to 1 per cant.
Further, such commissions would be
withheld by the State Treasurer until
released for payment upon an order
by the Superintendent of Public In
ttruotion. Such an order would not
be Issued until the department wns
Satisfied that the duties prescribe,", by
lnw had been faithfully performed.
.Soldiers)' Home Control.
The further control of Ihe Soldiers'
Home in this city by It. K. Loo Camp
of Confederate Veterans wns made the
subject of a special message to 'Ihe
(Continued on Ninth Page.)
SPEND BUSY DAY
Royal Visitor* Make I-rtlnialc Ac
t-iiniutancc uiiIj Amrrlcou Ulfe.
New York, January 23.?The royal
trio of Connaught?the duke, duchess
and Princess Patricia?had their tlrst
opportunity to-day and to-night to
make something like an Intimate ac?
quaintance with American life. They
viewed It in at least three distinct
phases.
Crom the tower of the highest office
building in tho world they surveyed
the forest, of downtown skyscrapers,
and with the hJd of glnss-s they
viewed the entire metropolitan district
for twenty-five inlle.s airoUnd.
At the foot of tin- tower, after they
had gone down forty-eight tloors In an
elevator, they cam-a face to face with
their first American "mob." More than
K00 persons beset the ducal party, and
by mere force they made their way to
automobiles. To-night the royal visi?
tors mil nearly 30'> mem',ers of New
York society at a ball in the home of
Ambassador Held.
The Impressions New York has made
upon* th duke have been but meagrely
told In the exclamation that the city
lias changed worfl- rfully slnco' Iiis
visit here as Prince Arthur In 1SC8.
lie has given no Interviews, but ho
has reen much of tin; New York hews*
paper men. especially the photogra?
phers. The party's trip, to-day in?
cluded a visit to the private art gal?
leries of .1. P. Morgan. This was fol?
lowed by a luncheon at the Hold home,
tit which Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
was a guest. The nfterr.ooi bUo In?
cluded trips to Grant's tomb, Opium
[Ida University and to th.3 new Catho
dral of st. John the Divine.
The formal dinner at th-; Relds' to?
night was set for about sixty person!,
and th? dance followed. The Relds,
displeased with rtrr'orts that Invitations
to the function had been sent out with I
a view to p!r-k th? real elite of the'
city and t-> eliminate all others, de?
clined td give out the list of gu?ts.
A rranaementn in WaKhinirinn.
Washington. January 2.1?White
House plans for the reception of the
I mk- of Connattghl Thursday still
were nebulous io-iilght, although Pres?
ident Taft and his Cabinet conferred
on th? metier, while Assistant Sec?
retary of State Huntington Wilson
and Major A. W. BUtt. tho President's
military able, were busy discussing
arrangements. At the White House
it was said that the nn.il arrange?
ments probably would not be com?
plete, l until Thursday, or at least that
, th*v would not be made public until
I that day.
It was I'-jrnt-d, however, that the
I duchess and <?i? Princess Patricia
probably would not come to Wash?
ington, and that the reception of the
duke at til* White House would last
[ for only a few minutes.
I SAYS RICHESON IS DYING
Dill ?.hcrlir TblnU-i II? Will ?iirvlvc
Ca I II Llate Set for Kxeeutlou.
Hosten. January 23.?To an Inspec?
tion committee of the City Council
Sheriff John Qiiinin to-day dedlared
that the Itcv, Clarence V. T. Rlchesou,
the slayer of Avis LJimcll, was in a dv
ing condition, nltnough It was ex?
pected that he would survive until tho
day set for execution. May 19.
lUcheson was introduced to the
members of the committee. The Colin
i cllors Said that Itlcheson looked vlery
weak anil emaciated. His cheeks were
sunken and very white.
"I am feeling better than I did,'" sa'.J'
! Itlcheson In reply to a question of one !
,?f tho Council.
1 "I am satisfied with my treatment
here," said the pr.soner, when asked i
i if he had any complaint to make.
"Sheriff Quluu and his ass.Btanta are
1 very attentive. I have good tood and
plenty of it. I realize that I am locked
up and my end is near, but I am sat?
isfied that while 1 rcmuln on earth
1 am taltei such good care of."
The committee found Itlcheson ;,jc
Ing up ami down his cell nervously,
while his companion, a negro named
Putts, who Is to bo tried for mur-.l :r
later) was sitting in a chair. The
guard told the committee that P.lche
j sou sp-nt most of his time pacing his
cell and tca.d but a few minutes each
day.
When Councillor Attrldgy left the
jail he said: "It vvns a sad sight.
Itlcheson is certainly a very weak man.
I but I think he will live until May."
[? MRS. SNOWDEN GETS $25
llrought Suit Aicninst Neighbor Whose
Monkey Bit Her ou Ankle.
Media, Pa., January 23.?After delib?
erating an hour a'id a half, a jury
to-day awarded Mrs. nilzabeth S.
Snowilen, of this piece $25 lo her suit
ngiilnst Dr. Morton P. Dlckeson. a
neighbor, whose pet monkey. "Tim
tnle," climbed into Mrs. Snow-den s
house and bit her on the ankle. The
monkey was Oeclared to be vicious.
The Snowrlens and Hickesons are
neighbors.
Mrs. Snowden testided she had been
taking a bath when the monkey climb?
ed through a window and hid under
u rocking chair. While she was dress?
ing she sat In u chair to pull on her
stockings and the monkey flew at her
and indicted the Injury.
The defense declared that the nion
j key was tame and would not bite
nny one unless It was leased or hurt
\ The doctor claimed that when Mrs.
j Snowden was bitten she must have
I rocked on the monkey's tall.
j ARMY MANOEUVRES PLANNED
I 25,000 Men M ill Take Piirt in Attack
ou San Francisco.
Salt L,ako City. January 23.?Twenty
IH'e thousand men will take part in
the nuntinl army manoeuvres around i
Sin, Francisco next August, aceord- I
ihg to information furnished the Fluh'
National Cluard by the War Depart-1
monl. The main manoeuvres will bo!
a land attack on ?an Francisco in
which will be Involved 7.000 regulars. ?
>R.0O0 men of the organized militia of;
I lour Western States and 10,000 marines j
and blue Jackets from the Pacific fleet, i
j The manoeuvres are intended to prove;
I the assertion that while tho coast
defenses around Saif Francisco are ef-|
fectlve against an enemy approaching;
by sea. only the big guns could no
trained through the Golden Gate, and
that n well-directed landing forco
would have little difficulty In capturing
(lie Presidio batteries and occupying
.Sun Frunclsco nnd Oakland.
HADLEY FOR ROOSEVELT
Missouri Governor Favor* Nomination
.of Forme- President.
Jefferson City. Mo., January 23.?
Governor Hartley in a statement to?
day said ho favored the nomination of
Theodore Roosevelt as the Republican
presidential candidate. His statemont
In part says:
"From information that has recently
come to me'from all parts of the stain
I am convinced a large majority of tho
Republicans,are!In favor of the nomi?
nation of Theodore Roosevelt as our
candidate for President, and a large
majority of people are In favor of hla
eleotlon."
Takes Governor's Side in
Controversy With Har
vey and Watterson.
GETS CONSOLATION
OF DUTY WELL DONE
Break Between These Friends,
Nebraskan Says, Illustrates Im?
possibility of Co-Operation j
Between Men Who Look
at Public Questions From
Different Points of View.
-
Lincoln. Neb., January ? William
J. Bryan takes tlic side or Governjr
Woodrow Wilson In his break with
Colonel Harvey and Henry Wailcrson,
justifying th?. action of tin.- New Jer?
sey Governor in requesting that his
name be withdrawn from the columns
?jt Harper's Weekly. In a letter sent
from the F.aM, made public here to?
night, Mr. Bryan says:
"The recent, break between Governor
Wilson and Colonel Harvey illustrates
the Impossibility of co-operation be?
tween men v. ho look at public ijuts
ilons iroci different pblnU of. view.
Colohel Harvey became a supporter of
Mr. Wilson w hen he was selected as
the I(cmociatlc candidate tor Governor
ot .Ni w Jersey, an?l he continued lit?'
support when Covorribr Wilson began
to be uiacusBcd ai* a candidate tor tue
presidency; of course, it Is absurd
lor Colonel' Harvey's Irlends to talk
about his 'bringing Governor Wilson
out.' No man or paper could have I
made Governor Wilson available ai a
candidate If he himself had not at?
tracted attention; it would have been
impossible for Colonel Harvey to huvo
preventod a discussion of Governor
Wilson's availability.
Sn -mil* of Conversion.
"But let tie assume that Colonel
Harvey was doing all that he could
for his choice, what was the situa?
tion? His conspicuous support was
not only of no advantage, but it be?
came actually a disadvantage; It did
nen bring to Governor Wilson the class
for which Colonel Harvey speaks, but
alienated men just as honest as Col?
onel Harvey's friends, who could not j
understand wny Colonel Harvey
praised Governor Wilson personall}'
without Indorsing the things for winch
Governor Wilson Mauds.
"Jt naturally aroused suspicion as to
the sincerity of one or the other, and;
when Governor Wilson was asked the;
question he admitted that lie regarded j
the support of Colonel Harvey as ill
liability rather than as an asset. I
Should he have pretended that hoj
thought that Colonel Harvey was'
helping him when he was no?" And'
why should Colonel Harvey complain?
If he really favors Governor Wilson,!
h? must desire to old him: why should
he be offended tlieu at Governor Wil?
son's frankness? Is he more inter
esled In being known as 'the man who
made Governor Wilson fatuous' than
Ui advancing Governor Wilson's cause?
Harvey has shown no signs of con?
version. If he communes with Aria
nlases, It is not niin any conscious?
ness of blindness. He has seer. n-j
new light, and when he does he will
feel so ashamed of his life-long light
against progressive Democracy that
his first desire will be to bring forth
fruits meet for repentance?not to ac
sume leadership. It must pain Gov?
ernor Wilson to break with bis o!J
friends, hilt the breaks must r.eces-l
sarlly come unless he turns tack or
they go forward.
" 'A man is known by the company ho
keeps'?and he eannot keep company
with those going in opposite direc?
tions. Governor Wilson must prepare
himself for other desertions?they
will distress him, but there is abund?
ant consolation of duty well done."
PRESIDENT TAFT INDORSED
Kffortn of Roonerelt's Supporters to
Stampede Convention Pall.
Coaigate, Okla., January i:l.?Wil?
liam Howard Taft was indorsed for r?
nomination by the Republican party'
for President, by a vote of US Id
at tho Kourth Congressional Hist riet
Republican Convention to-night, after
Roosevelt supporters had made deter?
mined efforts to stampede the conven?
tion for the sage of Oyster Bay.
Defeat came only after o, hard strug?
gle, during which spectacular methods
were used to Impress the delegates'
with the boom which the supporters of
the colonel bad set in motion.
[3dward perry, district chairman, led
the light for Roosevelt, while James a.
Harris, of Wagoner; held the linos for
the administration.
('. W. Miller, of Hugo, and G. \.
Rariiscy, of Ardmore. were elected del?
egates to the Republican National Con?
vention, and James A. Harris was in?
dorsed for national cotninittceman by
the same vole that President Taft re?
ceived.
It was first announced that A. W. T.
Bullock; of Ada, the Roosevelt support?
er, hnd lieen chosen- 74 to 65. A cntl-j
Vass of the vote disclosed the fact that .
.1, H. Humphreys, of Atoka. an avowed
supporter of President Taft, had been
elected, 7'j 1-2 to et I ". The arrival
of more delegates later fcn Ihe day
swelled tho total vote when Ihe tfties
tIon of presidential preference camel
up.
The delegates selected to-night are I
Ihe ilrst to be chosen of those who will I
select the parly's presidential nominee,
nt Chicago in June.
COLONEL SEES GRANDCHILD
t.et* First Glimpse of Daughter of
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
New York. January 23.?Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt had his first glimpse
to-day of his . first grandchild, Grace
Greem, daughter of Thcodoro Uoo6e
velt, Jr. The colonel hurrleft from hin
editorial office to the. Grand Central
Station to meet the train from Chicago
on which the. baby and her parents
were finishing their trip from Cnllfot
nlu, where she was born throe months
ago. After welcoming the family par?
ly; the colonel conducted i's members
to an uptown hotel. To-morrow Miss
draco will be taken to Oyster May.
where she will make an extended visit
with her grandparents'
The colonel hnd never seen even a
picture of the llttlo one.
Visits Dowager Empress
and Concurs With
Her View.
_? I
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WANTS TO AWAIT !
ATTACK BY REBELS1
Former Tartar General Advo- i
cates Assassination of Yuan Shi
Kai, Whose Influence Is So
Great That He Should Not
Be Permitted to Leave
the Capital.
Poking, January 23.?Premier Yuan,
Shi Kai secretly visited tho Imperial
palace early to-day and concurred with'
tin- Kmpress Dowager in favor of a
resumption of hostilities, lie stiggist-j
i<l that the Mahchus sink their differ-,
enecs whole-heartedly and provide thai
necessary funds tor the campaign, but;
advisc.i awaiting the advance ot the |
revolutionaries. The advlc? of Yuan!
Shi Kal to await an attack by the!
rebels is distasteful to the younger!
prim es, whose talk of war Is alarming
Peking.
It is persistently reported that Tleh
l.llillg, tin: former Tartar v-en?ral at
Nanking, who is largely responsible tor
tin- reaction, advocates killing Yuan:
Shi Kal, whose influence he thinks is I
mo great that he should not be per-!
mlttcd to leave the capital. Yuan evi?
dently foresees the possibility of au I
attack upon him, and is adopting ex?
treme precautions.
Another thousand Chinese troops of |
the Imperial army from Pauling-Fu ar?
rived here to-night, making Yuan'sl
force of Chinese 4,0'JO. Against these
are 12,000 ManchU troops of the Impe?
rial army, who, it Is suspected, arc
being Incited against Yuan.
it is difficult to believe, however, that
even tho more hotheaded princes will
countenance Yuan Shi Kal's assassina?
tion, which would assuredly entail tho
extinction of the clans, as the majority
of the northern troops are loyal only
to Yuan Shi Kal.
Td-dsy Yuan authorised the Associ?
ated Press to make the following state?
ment regarding his position: He is In?
spired primarily by the desire to servo
the liest interests of the Chinese peo?
ple, and not the interests of either
the republicans or the monarchists.
That lime will prove.
lie Is seeking no 'selfish er.iln and
hoops to continue In office ns Premier
long enOUgh to cause a proper elec?
tion of members of the National As?
sembly or otherwise ascertain the cor?
rect view of the. majority of the peo?
ple. As. however, a general election
soi-ms difficult to acompllsh consider?
ing the attitude of the Republican]
leaders, he desires to bring about j
pence and some form of subst j ntlal,
government ns t|Uickly as possible. He
would be willing to resign, and de?
liver the control of the government
to any capable man, who vvoulO, ajul
could, rind a solution to the best In?
terests of China. Certain fc.relgn
legations have urijed him or expressed
the hope that be would continue in
office, stating that they had confidence
in bis administration;
Doubts Premier's (Motive.
Shanghai. January 23.?President
sun Vat Sehi maintains his position .13
against the leaders here, fn a long
telegram sent from Nanking to-day to
Wu Ting Fang, the minister of justice.
President Sun says he has serious
doubts of Yuan Shi Kal's motives.
Therefore, he will retain the presi?
dency until the powers recognize the
republic unless Yuan severs his con?
nection with the Manch us and public?
ly avows his adherence to the re?
public. Only then would Sun be will
Ins to retire in favor of Yuan.
The President further suggests that
when the Emperor abdicates Yuan Sht
Kai should notify tho foreign minis?
ters, who can acquaint the Nanking
government.
A fresh consignment of troops pro?
ceeded to Nankin lo-<lay. These In?
cluded a corps of trained bomb-throw?
ers, whose uniform is distinguished by
characters denoting special proficiency
as dynamiters.
Reception at White House.
Washington, January 23.?President
and Mrs. Taft gave the second recep?
tion of the winter at the White House j
to-night. The judiciary were their]
special guests, but hundreds of officials
?f the government, members of Con-]
press and their wives were present,
ent.
"I Am for Taft,"
Says Hitchcock
Washington, Jnuiinry 28.?"I am
for Tuft ns strong ns u man can be.
nml I did not realise until a day
or two ago hnvv fur these stories
a hont my aliened differences with
the President were going. 1 shall
probably have something to any on
the subject."1
Tbl* was (he frank nml positive
statement of I'ostmiister-tJuicrhl
llllchtyiek lo-dny ns he entered thi
t'nbltiet meeting ut the While
House. tlr. Hitchcock, generally
averse I? nesvaunaer notoriety nml
to Interview* for publication, hn<l
suhl nolMug 1111 to (his lime about
flic many stories koIiir the rounds.
Ills brief alnteiaenl this mnrxlng
is aenernlly considered as settling
nil further gossip.
After the Cnhtnet meeting, when
tnouirlc* were made of I'ostmaster
General 11 uchrock ns to the stories
nbout .bliu nnd his relations to
President Tnft, he merely added
this to it lint he had already soldi
"It Is nil Insult to nie for nny
frtenil of mine la presume ?hn< I
bejVf! ever been anything but loyal
?0 President Tafi. I dislike fn say
even till* much, because nn friend*
of mine ought for one minute to
believe any of the *(nrle* thnf have
been printed."
Charges Corruption in
Campaign E x p e n d i
tures in 1904 and 1908
AMBASSADORSHIPS
GIVEN AS REWARD
Infcrcntially Accuses Roosevelt
of Condoning Use of Money in
Politics, and Intimates That
Cortelyou Used Secrets of
Corporations to Pro?
cure Funds.
Washington; January 23.?Demand?
ing an Investigation into campaign ex?
penditures in 1904 and in 1303, Senator
Culberson, of Texas, in the Senate to-1
?lay made swiioplng charges of eorrtip- i
lion against the Republican commit- i
tecs for those and other years. In- |
directly he charged thut foreign am?
bassadorships were bestowed as a re?
ward for campaign contributions, and
Interenltally he oharg-ad l>hat former j
President Roosevelt had condoned the
use of money In politics.
Mr. Cutberson's address was made in
anticipation of an unfavorable report
by the Committee on Contingent Ex?
panses on his resolution providing for j
an Investigation, lie said that the Ilm- j
Ration of tiie proposed Inquiry to !
1901 should not be construed as a con- j
tension that there bad not been I tu -
proper practices before that period.
Referring eajseolally to the campaign
of 190S, Mr. Culberson said tliat the
contributions to uhc Democratic fund
had been made by 7 1,000 persons; while,
thojo of the Republican fund were j
made by 12,330 persons, with Charles'
P. Taft, brother of the Republican .
presidential candidate, at their head
with a dona'tton of $110,000. Among
the contributors mentioned wore Am
baasadors Raid and Kerens and Minis- j
toi- Dar a Anderson.
< Inline? Against Curled? on.
In the course of his ?po<ch, Mr. Cul- |
bcrson refcrreel to the fact that George !
B. Cortelyou, In the 1904 campaign, had
held the position of chairman of the j
Republican National Committee while j
he was Secretary of Commerce and 1
Labor, and, intimated that Mr. Corte!- '
you had taken advantage of the
secrets uf corporations whose affairs j
might be investigated under the Fed- j
cr.tl laws to procure money for the
campaign.
"It has been estimated." he said,
"that the enurmous and unconscionable
sum of $11,000,000 was raised :,nd prob?
ably expended that year by the com?
mittee of which ho was chairman. Tho
very size and audacity of this fund, if
approximately correct, smacks of ex?
tortion, profligacy and corruption. Who
contributed and where did It come
from ?"
Mr. Culberson declared there should
be an inquiry to answ er these qucs-'
Hons.
He wont Into some detail regarding
the newspaper charges that the ldto
E. VI. Marriman had raiBcd the fund
of $260,000, to which lie h'mself had
contributed $60,000, i:i support of the
Republican ticket In tho campaign of
1904. He declared thnt within tbe
pant few weeks nn effort had beet: :
made to elenr up this charge, and add?
ed: "Tills attempt to unload upon the
dead the obloquy of this disgraceful
transaction, which is said to have;
changed 00.000 votes la the city till
New Vork alone, may be significant In I
several ways. It may bo the common
and ordinary case of malefactors, wait?
ing for the absence or the death of the
witnesses, or It may presage a politl-j
cal movement of national consequpnee i
and magnitude.-'
Necessity of n Limit.
Contending that his resolution did
not go hack of 1901. Mr. Culberson said
this was due to the necessity of ll\ing
a limit, nml was not because of the
fact that money had not been corruptly
used prior to that time. In this con
lieettcn he said: "Men high in patty'
councils, one of them afterwards at-'
taln'ng the vice-presidency and then
the presidency, laughed and rejoiced in
1SS0 around the banquet board thai
'soap' was potential In elections. It Is
well remembered how James n. Kostor 1
president of the Republican League in
1888, would have fried the fit out oil
special and protected Interests to force
campaign contributions. Honest and
patriotic men w'll never cease to re?
call with shame and mortltlcation that
With notes Dudley lloaters wore or-I
ganized Into blocks of live in the elec?
tion In Indiana in that year. Nor have!
foreign ambassadorships been only re-'
cently measured by fat contributions,
for tl.e public revolt against Van Aloh
and Hyde Is fresh In tho memory, ot |
the well Informed."
In response to questions from Sen?
ator tinlllngor, Mr. Culberson said that
the figures regarding campaign contri?
butions* hnd been taken entirely froth]
newspaper reports. He added his ton
vjutloh that they were fairly well u
thcntlcatod, but expressed the opinion I
that they had been officially involved.
Svtnnson on Committee.
I Special to The Tlmcs-1 tlnpalch, I I
Washington, D. c. January 38.?Sen?
ator Swanaon has been appointed to;
take the place of Senator Hayner, of
Maryland, as a member of the Octtys
burg Commission, to arrange (si- the
fiftieth anniversary of the great bat?
tle fought, there- Senator Oliver, of
Pennsylvania, is chairman of the com?
mission.
Wants ?"Rebellion" Stricken Out.
(Special to Tim. Times-Dispatch.]
Wnshlngton. D. ('... January 23.?In n
bill introduced to-day by Congressman
Brant ley, of Georgia, it is proposod lo
repeal section 171t". of the Revised Stat?
utes of the United States. This see
tlon. In referring to pensions, distinct?
ly states thai those who Itiok part in
the "rebellion" and fought against the
United States government, shall not bo
eligible to receive such aid. The meas?
ure would repeal the word "rebellion"
when so used.
ATTACK ON WICKERSHAM
Feature of Address by rr'sldent of
Inlcpcndciit Tobacco Mnnuf ncturera. |
Washington, January 23.?A caustic
attack on Altorm-y-Generti) W Icker
sham characterized tile address of W. |
F. Axton, of Louisville. preBideltt of i
the Independent Tobacco Manufuctur- I
ers' Association, delivered here to-day |
before the annual convention of the I
organization.
Mr. Axlon, in discussing tho decision
of the Supreme Court dissolving tho
?American Tobacco Company, declared
that "a decision which Should have
settled the trust question in America
forever" had been '/(tittered away like
chaff on a windy day. by Hid chief law
Otlleo Of the Cnitcd States. whose
vision was limited to the interest ot j
the common stockholders of the Amer?
ican Tobacco Company, whom tho Su- j
pr?me Court denounced In unmeas?
ured terms. ?
He thought the Supreme Court should
have reviewed the plan of reorganiza?
tion, saying: "While there Is so much
ugil.iti- n ou the subject of amending
tho Sherman antitrust law. I cannot
conceive of ah act so stupid (If honest)
of not bringing back to the .Supreme
Court, the plan of the American To?
bacco Company and let that lourt of
last resort say if this plan met the
mandate of that court, which might
have, saved a great deal of unnecessary
legislation on the most prominent sub?
ject befor<- the American people."
In conclusion, Mr. Axton said: "All
this juggling with tho laws of the
land only tends to bring odium on
free government.'' and he predicted
that in the near future an entirely
new set of officials would euact laws
under which ho corporate interest
would bo safe.
The legislative committee submitted
n report which was equally caustic In
its criticism of Mr. Wlckersham. The
.-ttorncy-General could not be seen to?
night.
ASKS DEFINITE STATEMENT
Governor of Knnsns t'rges Itnoscyelt
to .Moke Ills I'oalttou Ktionn.
Topeka. Kansas, January 23.?Gover?
nor StUbbs to-day made public a tele?
gram sent to Colonel Theodore Roose?
velt urging him to make a statement
ut once as tu whether ho would be a
candidate for President or permit his
name to go before tho Republican Na?
tional Convention. Tho Governor has
not received a reply. The telegram
read:
"The demand for your candidacy Is
becoming more urgent daily, and In
Kansas is overwhelming and among
all classes of people. The meeting of
committees and the calling of caucuses
und primaries to select delegates to
congressional and State conventions
which in turn will select delegatos
to the Republican convention arc near
at hand.
"?four friends throughout the Middle
West are eagerly waiting to hear you
say that you will accept the nomlnu
li'-n for President if it comes to you
as a genuine demand from the peo?
ple without your seeking It or taking
any action yourself to secure the place.
I believe yoti owe it to tho
American people to make a public,
statement concerning this matter, and
am wiring you because of the lateness
of the day and on behalf of a vast
majority of the Republicans or Kansas,
and urge you to give us thin detlnitc
statement by wire."
EXPECTS ITALY. TO YIELD
Otherwise France Is Prepared to With?
draw Ambassador l'rom Home.
Paris. January :s.?Should Italy re?
fuse to accede to Prance's demand that
the Turks arrested on board the Ma
nouba shall be turned over to the
French authorities, Prance is prepared
to recall hor ambassador from Rome
Hud designate French warships to es?
cort and protect French steoinars In
the Mediterranean. Camlilo Earrcrc,
the French ambassador to Italy, arriv?
ed in Home to-night. He lias been
instructed to reiterate firmly Franco's
demand. Tho French government ex?
pects that Italy will yield.
Explain* French Attitude.
Home, January US.?The French
charge d'affaires, M. Legrand,
Sn in interview with the Italian
Foreign Minister, Marquis di San tim?
pano, to-day explained fully the French
litlitude and Insisted upon the release
of the Turks. The Foreign Minister
promised to consider Die matter, and
will reply to-morrow after a consulta?
tion with the Premier.
As It wns expected that nothing
would be done until to-morrow, ufte'r
the arrival of the French ambassador,
Camlilo Barrore. to-day's interview is
taken as an indication of n desire on
both sides to reach a quick settle?
ment of the differences. Weight is
added to this view by the amicable
spirit shown by the representatives of
Italy and France..
HOBSON FOR UNDERWOOD
Tells Tlnrmou That Southerner Will De
DemocratIc Nominee.
Columbus, O.. January .'3.?"1 told
Governor Harmon that Oscar Under?
wood, Democratic lender of the na?
tional House of Representatives, would
be the Democratic nominee for Presi?
dent. 1 told him that Underwood was
supported not only by the Alabamans
but by tlio people of many States, and
stated that the people of my State,
while liking him (Harmon) personally,
would not "import him for tho presi?
dency while there existed a chance of
Underwood winning."
This was the statement m:ide by
Congressman Richard p. Hobson, of
Alabama, to-day at the conclusion of
n conference.
Later Mr. Ilobson denied thai his
visit to Ohio had any connection with
his political hopes for Underwood.
Monday night, he said, he addressed n
meeting In Dennlson, Ohio, but did
riot touch upon politics.
FIRED FIRST GUN ON SUMTER
r itpfaln Julius A. Sltgrenvea nies Sud?
denly 111 .New 1 ork Office.
New York. January 33.?Captain
Julius A. sitgreaves, ??>. Confcdorato
veteran, seventy-four years old, whose
company was In the attack on Fort
Stiinter in 1861. and was credited by
some with having llrnd the first gun
on the fort, died suddenly while sitting
at his editorial desk in the office of
an aii publication. Apoplexy was
given us the rauBO of death.
Captain Sllgrcnyes wns born in Rock
Hill. s. C. He sorved with distinction
in the Civil War. retiring with the los.-.
<i. his right leg In battle. lie had
been engaged In editorial work here
since 18S7.
BOOM FOR WATTERSON
Choice of Kentucky'? Lower House for
the Presidency,
Frankfort. Ky.. January 28.?Do
daring'that Henry Wattcrson is Ken?
tucky's choice for tho Democratic
presidential nomination, members of
the lower house of the Kentuck] Leg?
islature to-day put through with a
whoop a resolution inviting Mr. Wat
tershu to address the 'House at his
pleasure. Mr. Waltet son is now In
Washington, and had'intended leaving]
next week ? for Florida to spend the
remainder of the winter.
KKST ShitYICK TO CA MFC IMA.
Standard or Tonilat. Latl.tr personally COS
Suctuil without change. Ilor'.h |7. Wash -
tunset Route, S07 Q. Mala 8t.
VIRGINIA URGED
10 BANISH LIQUOR
Antisaloon League
Committee Pleads for
State-Wide Vote.
MANY DELEGATES
AT CONVENTION
Legislative Report Laid on Table
for Consideration To-Day?Evil
of Drink Ably Presented.
Want Jug Trade to Dry
Territory Broken Up.
Text of Report.
With (ho opening of the eleventh
annual convention of the Antisaloon
League of Virginia last night In tho
Seventh Street Christian Church,
which was filled utmost to Its capacity
by about TOO earnest delegates seek?
ing the abolition ot the saloon, proba?
bly the hardest fight for State-wide
prohibition in this Commonwealth was
begun.
In the report of the legislative com?
mittee, the following resolutions were
I embodied:
"Resolved (It, That wo hereby urge
the General Assembly of Virginia to
paajlng the following bills:
' "(n> A bill to give the people oC
Virginia the right to vote on the quca
j tlon of the abolition of the licenao
system, or what is usually termed
Slate-wide prohibition.
"(b) Tho two companion bills to re?
strict tho license giro i hy tho State
tu sell liquor, to gales within the
bounds of what Is known a3 'wet' ter?
ritory, and to restrict the shipment ot
liquor within the bounds of 'wet' ter?
ritory.
"(c) Bills which will place such re?
strictions around Ihc registration of
voters that the padding ot the regls
traAloii lists with illiterate and venal
voters will be prevented.
"(d) A bill to carry out the recom?
mendation of the Governor that all
saloons be closed from sunset until
sunrise.
"(e) A bill to make It the duty of
the Department of Charities und Cor?
rections to make a careful ptudy ot
all the facts pertaining to the liquor
traftle, and to initiate, and to aid In
prosecutions ror violations" of the li?
quor laws.
"Resolved (2), That we hereby urgu
our Senators and Representatives In
Congress to vote and to work for tho
pasan?e of such Federal legislation aa
will give to the several States entire
conttol of the liquor tratlic within the1 r
own borders and as wilt prohibit the
granting of a L'ntted States tax re?
ceipt to any person In 'dry' territory.'1
.No Action ou Report.
Other than a rising vote of thanks
by the delegates to tho convention to
the members of the committee for their
work, no action wan taken on the re?
port of the committee. However, 't
will come-up for discussion this morn?
ing at 10 o'clock, that hour having
been set apart in the program for the
purpose. Judging by the sentiment
displayed, there Is apparently no quvtl
itoi) but that the league will unanl
I tnously adopt nil of the resolutions
j recommended by the committee,
The attendance at the opening ses?
sion was tho largest In the history of
the league, delegates being prestnt
from every section of the State, indi?
cating the deep interest which Ik felt
in the action of the present session of
the General Assembly on tr\c varloue
measures which have been Introduced
dealing with the liquor traffic.
In welcoming tho visitors Governor
Mann expressed his sympathy with
their object. "Ninety-nine per cent,
of the convicts in tho penitentiary," he
suld, "are serving terms for crimes
Which were committed while they were
under the Influence of liquor. T have
also discovered, after many Investi?
gations, that tho criminal age in Vlr
I ginla is from twenty-three to twenly
I five years. Therefore 1 say that lite
temptation of whiskey should be re
j moved from our young men."
j Following the opening of tho meet
< Ing With prayer by Rev. P. A. Cave, of
1 Uowllng Green, the Governor spoke.
! while th? response wns made by Rev,
I J, M. Crow.-, D. D.. of Pulaskl.
VddreSH by President.
R. S. Harbour, president of the
J league, was presented by Rev. H. D. C.
j Maclachlnn. D. D? pastor of the church,
win, presided Mr. Harbour referred
brlelb to the work of the league dur?
ing l lie past year, nml among othei
' things emphasized the need of mote
laymen to aid In the movement to stamp
out the barroom.
"Wo are fighting a terrible foe,'1 he
said, "and tho battle Is a terrific one.
Wo need more strong men, and out
need lor their influence i? Imperative.
We ;.rc now reaching only about one
half of thu Slate as It should be
I reached.
I '?lehrthcr, 1 wish nlso to emplij.-ize
[ the fact that we uro not in politics.
; and never have been. The league Is
true let lls principles In regard to non
i partisan candlutes; we are non-partl
1 sun."
Mr. Harbour asked Ills audience not
to Iii ed the rumors, anel report., which
from Ilm? to time have gone abroad
concerning the actions and policies ol
the league.
In a stirring address. Bishop J.C. Kllgo
of the Methodist Hpiscopal Church
South, pleaded that Virginia join will.
North Carolina In barring tue legaltzec
>aloon. Ho slid that, advanced moral?
ity hnd been shown In tho Old North
State.
Should Go iuto Politics.
Tho speaker was aroused to a llttlo
mirth over Iba announcement that the
Virginia League was not in politics,
and said that If it was not. that It
should ge>! in "AH "' 'he politicians
In tho. South," ho asserted, "have a
new class of constituents to deal with,
and oilier seekers must now face a
moral public in the South." There-"
foro ho urged Cioaa working In behalt