The times dispatch. [volume], May 11, 1912, Image 1

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PRICE TWO CENTS,
HE FIRED FOUR
SHOTS IT GOAD
Son of Prisoner Acted
to Save His Fa?
ther's Life.
FRANK EVIDENCE
GIVEN ON STAND
Claude Swanson Allen and His
Brother, Victor Allen, Make
Excellent Witnesses for De?
fense?Floyd Will Go un
Stand To-Day, and Case
Then Will Rest.
?v iiiKXAXURii FonwAnn, j
Wythcvlllc, Va., May .---Kraul? a*l-1
mission that he fired four shots at Dex?
ter Goad In the. Carroll courthouse j
tragedy of March II. vat made on the
?witness aland to-day by Claude .Swan-'
?on Allen, the younger i:C'n of the prls
oner who Is on trial for the murder ofj
Commonwealth's Attorney William M.i
Koster. Claude, himself; Indicted as a!
principal In the crimes and In thej
conspiracy which the State charge's,]
denied that ho ahm Judge fclnsslc, al?
though Judge U W. Bolen has slated
thai he saw the d< cd done.
The code of Die mountains was re?
vealed in the statement <>f the witness,
lie simply saw Clerk Goad shoot. bi ap?
pearing tb b, about to rhoot bis falb
Or, riOyd Allen. That seems to have
been enough for him. The fact that
Ms own admissions arc sufficient to
place him In the penitentiary he did'
not regard, lie was on the stand to;
help save thu ?fo Of his father and to
attempt to disprove the conspiracy
thcori which tht) Commonwealth has
built up.
Cr<-examination * failed to alter
any material statement. Claude sttieg
to his story, and made an excellent
"Witness for his side, Just as his broth?
el. Victor M Allen, did Just before him
on the Stand, Hut the difference Is
tliiil Victor disclaims any pint in the
affair, while Claude admits bis own
participation. This has made htm so
Jar the central figure of the trial.
Seen in retrospect, there would sp
peer to he rortm fur the conspiracy
theory, eonslflorlna Claude's <vl?!.
alone He began to draw his pistol,
according to his own statement, before
n shot was nred. when ho saw Mr.
i load's pistol out, apparent!) aimed at
1 ir.y.l Allen. Then, he SBVS, he "fired
US fiwt HS be could."
Kloyri on Munrt To-!)?_>.
It Is the Intention to-night of the
lawyers for the defense to put Floyd
(Alien, who is now on trinl. upon the .
Stand to-morrow morning, and then
Test their case. This may possibly
prevent an end to lh? testimony to?
morrow.
The good app"vrani-e made on ;:;e
atand by the Allen boys, and the un
?"halten nature of their testimony, has
put new heart In t>.c defense, which
st the lune'r. reef-s.? to-.lay had nppn
Tcritly not a shr'd to count upon.
There has always been dourbt as to tha
extent of (he guilt Of Victor Allen, If
guilty at all. Anl should the. Jury be?
lieve Claude when he comes to trial,
rfither than the ruen who ?aw him]
Shoot Judg.' Massiv, he WOUld get off .
?with a lighter sentence, since he I
claims he'shot at no one sav- IiextJr
(load.
ltut these two young men admitted.
Just as nil other witnesses have t.'S
tliled. that Floyd Allen began the af
fair by leaping to his feet and fum?
bling with his sweater, the Inevitable
inference being the Imminent drawing]
o' n deadly weapon.
Breathless silence retained In the]
Wyt'ne court room when Claude Swaii
son Allen told of the Shooting at H?ls-!
vill^ and of his own part therein Ho
was watched intenhjy, but showed noj
nervousness. Once he flushed, when
his own love affair and npproachlng
marriage was mentioned, nig, black
haired, clean-shaven, neatly dresied,
Ho did nol look th< ?art of adesperado
lie is t.wenty-1WO v.ar< old.
However, for |ni so cool as he np- I
pcarcd to have been,- he suv snrprlSf
lngly little of t!ie part played by other? :
in th.. room. T'ti* point was empha?
sized by tho prosecution on ?rosi?.
examination. ?.
i hi- of UN Mountain l.lfe.
Claude told of bis lit. on the South?
ern slope of the Uluu Itldge. He some.,
times carried pistols, he said On Mon?
day of court week In- stuyed at home.'
and went i. Ilillsvllle on Tuesday.
There he was a witness in the trial Of I
his father. Cloy.I Allen. He i.med
with his brother, Victor, ami his cous-l
In, Sidna Kdwaid- ??!! Wednesday nlghl
In a Hillsviiie hotel The next morn,
lnir tho young men arore and went to,
tho court house. Soon alter his arrival
there, said the witness, he found that
a vordlcl had bee,, rendered
Think Judge Holten was culling him
In (he bar. he entered ami was told byl
his father to for iwo witnesses
wanted in connection with the motion
for a new trial. Then Ipi won! outside
the bar. and would have led the court?
house, but wultcd in lb - northeast cor?
ner nenr the door to tin Judge's office
to see if th/ attorneys wauled him to
take summonses with him. lie saw
Floyd Allen Jump to bis fool, when
Judge Ma-sb told the sheriff to take]
charge of the prisoner.
"My father." he sai.l. ? put bis hands
to his sweater. I could not under?
stand what be Said. Then I saw Mr.
Good witn his pistol elevated and
pointing iii my father. I though he
was'going to shoot, and 1 began to get
my own pistol. but before 1 could
fire. 1 heard a shot from my left, which
I suppose.! was fired by Uncle Sldna
Allen. At about the same time Mr.
Goad fired. I shot as quickly as I
could. Mr. Goad kepi pi) firing, and J
?aw my fallier start lo faP "
"Was Judge Massle In your line ol
flrc when you were shooting at Mr
~ (Continued on Third Page.)
KING MAY TRY TRIP IN AIR
Knjrlaiid'ft Itnler i- \n\luo? to Co 1 r
In Hydro- trrnplnne.
Weyiiiouth, ling.. May 10.-?Klus
George passed practically Hid who)*
morning Inspecting lljc hydro-aeroplane
Inventud l?y lloraci Short; bri which
Acting Commander Cbarlea It. Ha in sot
yesterday carried out n series of evolti
Ilona around the lirltlsh* licet. The
facility ?Ith which the hydr'?-ncr?
planc wo? manoeuvred was a revcla
lion to every one not Immediately at?
tached to the naval Dying corps.
It hau not yet ben divulged whether
arrangements have b?eu made to givi
the King the trip III the nlr w'ilfcll In
desires so much,
The hydro-aeroplane tised by Com?
mander Samson has sufficient capacity
t? carry petrol and oil for ? six-hour
night, giving a radius of -tOO miles.
Commander Samson this morning
gav.- the King a brief exhibition or the
capabilities of the machine, with which
he soared, volplaned and dodge 1 In and
"in between the vessels of the Heet.
finally skimming the surface of thi sea
until he enme to a breakwater, over
; ? III! || he leaped
The King then went on hoard (he
battleship Neptune, which led m- first
and second squadrons of the fleet *>ii(
lo ?ei,. Tactical ex en Isen, gun prac?
tice and battle manoeuvres arc to b:
carried out in mldchantiel.
HOUSE FORCES QUORUM
Sxorc or I oiutrmn.n i omprllrd to
I.eme iini: Park lo Vtlenil Sraiilon.
Washington, Maiy lf>. -Determined to
command a quorum during cons dcra
lion of dust-dry private pension leg?
islation, the (louse to-day ordered 'ts
scrgeajits-at-amiM lo raid the Ameri?
can League ball part;. The orders:
were carried out So wen- mor* than
a score of Congressmen whom the of
Hccra found ??rooting' for their fa?
vorite team, a flotilla of tnx'cubs
brought iiw prisoners bm-it to the
House, where tiny were subjected to
a basing by their more dutiful col?
leagues.
"What's the f,-ore*" Why didn t sou
stay to see to-morrow's game?" was
demanded of the nrst Latch, when they
appeared on the Moor In custody.
? Ui were down at -the War 1)0-:
partmcttt, attending to our ulUcial
congressional duties,'! reported one
or it-, prisoners, with apparent -ndig
nniion Something fell from bis hat,
as he waved it in protest at Iiis per-,
sfcutors. it proved to be a "rainl
? heck ' Issued at the park" entrance.
The trouble started during consid?
eration of a private pension bin. when
Iteprescntativc Itoddoni eryi of Ceor
gia. Democrat, orfered an amendment
providing for the segregation of negru
Civil War veterans and the erection
of - Jim crow'' soldiers' bonos for their
accommodation It was voted down
b> the slim gathering In thi chamber.
MYRTLE HAWKINS NOT DEAD
Mlegrri In llmr lirrn >eeo In Jork
aim title. I'ln.. l?? W. ?. ^Im-. I
Atlanta,. Ga? May 10..Myrtle Haw?
kins, the llendrrsonvllle, N. C.< girl
who was Supposed to have been mur?
dered last Vinter, was seen In Jack?
sonville, i"l'i . s,,,e,. her alleged death!
by W; O Shelntl?, of this city, ac?
cording to a sfa'f-ment accredIt-il to
hi III. A North farolln? lawyer enme
here to-day n. take bis deposition to
in used In further defense of several]
men now held In connection with tilt
Alleged murder. Iietalls of the re?
ports concerning the location of the]
gir! could not be learned.
A. II. Johnson and .1. K. Shcppard
lawyers for the accused, are tin oin
cials here to pet Shelnutt's alleged
statement. Up to late this afternoon
he had not been located.
Tin- i as, against the four men and
three women, all of the former and
one of the latter of whom have been
Indicted, was largely "the result it
the Identification of n body found in
Osceoln Lake as that of Miss Maw
kins. Further action may depend
upon Shelnutt's testimony.
HISTORIC RELICS OFFERED
Confederate I urrrncj to He Distributed
in Importen! Mbrarle?.
Washington, May 1?. ? Confederate
? urrency seized by the Union army
during the C'vll War. and which hns
been stond In the archives of the
Trcusurl Department for nearly fifty
years, win be distributed by Secretary
MacVeagh to libraries?State, nubile
aud universities?the country over, to \
be preserved a- historic relies.
A. Platt Andrew, Assistant Secretary
or the Treasury, to-dav communicated
Ao Treasury's proposition lo the
most Important and representative li?
braries In each Stale of the Union.
The supply is not sufficient to send to
every library.
The vaults of the Trensnrv held
quite n big stock of the currency. The
notes came Into the possession of the
Union army about the close of the war
and were turned over fo the Treasury
in 18*7.
LABOR TROUBLES IN CUBA I
Sympal helle ??irike* nnd oilier Causes
i rail to Complication*.
Washington. May 10.?Sympathetic
strikes In Santiago, fitiantananio, Man
sarilllo end CicnfUOgOS, and the failure,
of a conference between the shipping
interests and the government repre?
sentatives in cause the stevedores re-t
fused in make any concessions, have I
complicated the Cuban strike situation.j
which is becoming .- serious menace
to American shipping and horticultural
interests and the customs revenue of
Cuba. j
Steamship companies "ill not use
strike-breakers, say State Department
reports, and have abandoned attempts
nt settlement. They announce they
will handle no more freight of any
kind during the p.-riod of the strike.
PREPARING FOR ELECTION
I'nnauin SearotlatlnK for Purchase of
Anns nnil tmiiitiiiftton. .
Washington, Mn.v 10.-?Panama is
preparing fot its approaching presi?
dential election by negotiating with
the United Stnles fpr the purchase
?f a suppl) of arms and ammunition.
Dr. Arias, lb,- minister from Panama,
b is askeri the War Department to sell
his country 500 of tin- K rng-Jorgenscn
rifles, dlseariled si vi ral years ngo by
the' regular army, and 500,000 car?
tridges. It was explained nt the lega?
tion that tin- police nt the polls may
b.- called upon to use weapons more
effective than tin- niitiouuti-d firing
pieces with which they are now equip?
ped. M*he election is scheduled to take
place on the first Sunday in Juli.
WILL VISIT RICHMOND
Washington Chamber of Coinpicree
Pinns Trip to Virginia.
Washington, May 1 o.^-Mertfliers of
the Chamber of Commerce will v'slt
Old Point Comfort on the organiza?
tion's nnnual outing, May 17 to 20.
They will go to Richmond Saturday,
Alay IS, whore the Richmond Chamber
of commerce Is preparing to enter?
tain them.
URGES NO ACTION
IN RICHESON CASE
Boston Mayor Protests
j Against Leniency To
wardCondemnedMan.
j HIS CRIME MERITS
I EXTREME PENALTY
I _
In Communication to Governor
j Fcss He Declares Thaw Trial
Showed Power of Money and
Its Influence Over Testi
Money of So-Called
Alienists.
Boston. Mass.; May 1'.?.?When In?
formed by .sheriff yuinn at the Charten
I Street Jail to-day that he would be rc
I moved t?-morrow to Charles town .State
' Prison. Clarence V. T. rtlcheson, the
j former Baptist minister, who is under
.sentence to '>?? electrocuted the w ?< k
; beginning May 19 for poisoning Iii?
one-time sweetheart, Avis IJnncll. we nt
I down upon hi" knees and beggtd to he
allowed to .stay at the jail a tew days
I more.
nichesan. according to Qulnn, said
jthat he had been kindly treat d at the
Charles Street Jail and wanted to stay
I ther ? as long as possible.
?It would have been hard to refuse
him, and I tobl lilin that ho would not
I be moved to-morrow or Sunday," Shir
'iff QUIhn .-ai<l to-night. The sheriff
' would not say what dnj- was likely W
I be chosen for the change.
Tie next rg'Jlai meeting of the GOV
I ornor's f'onnrii is on WOdnesday, and
; although tins i* only four days before
the date set for the execution, Rlchc
Fun may be kept at the Charles Street
lall until the council has hud oppor?
tunity Id act. should Governor Posa
refet to it Itichcson'a plea for commu?
tation of sentence.
Opinion of .\l|rnl?m.
Dudley M. lloimau, secretary to Go.v-j
j ernor b'oss, s?b! to-night that th; Gov?
ernor Is in consultation with several
I eminent fillensist regarding Klcheson'."
condition. The Governor, Secretary
: llolman said, feels that the case Is so
Important as to demand the opinion of
ssvexnl alienists, who will examine
rtlcheson'In Charles Street jail. If they]
have hol d no SO already, and will
make their report to the Governor.
T:.e Governor had before hint to-1
'day a report <>f Dr. Isador K. Corlat," an
j alienist retained for the defense, la
I which Rlcheson was declared t>t bi
j menially Irresponsible for his actions
Mayor Fltrgcrald to-day sent a
communication to Governor Fos? ask. j
Ing him not to submit the petition
for a commutation of Itichcson'a sent
j rree to tlie Executive Council. Tin*
Mayor <b', lared that Itichcson'a crime
I was "one 01 the most abominable 'n
the history of the country." and
morlted the extreme penalty and
draws the conclusion that as Richoson
? was sane enough a few months ago
to ndmit nis deed, it is Inconceivable j
that he ? ould be adjudged lnsuie|
now."
Ills letter adds:
t.uarnntee of Protection.
"Boston is the home during the
year of thousands of innocent girls
who come here from all parts of tlie
world to study music, literature and
art. and to attend our colleges, and
the parents of thes- children ought
to feel that they are to be given the
amplest protection by the public
authorities <
?The Thaw trial showed the power
? of money, and Its Influence over the
testimony of so-called alienists. If
some men In the community who
have committed serious crimes, be?
cause of the fact that they have un?
limited money, can secure the services
of alienists and other exports to de
einre them Insane, what protection is
there for tie Community at large?
"You may say that this is none of
my business, but ; Mayor of the
City where this crime was committed
?and I believe 1 speak for practically
all the people?1 do not th'nk the
public authorities should grant tho
slightest concession or waver In the.
least degree."
EXERCISES AT PRINCETON
DlHtlnsrulnbrd flattering will Witness
Inauguration of \e\v President.
Princeton, X. J., May 10.?i lid "grads"
by the hundreds and many repre?
sentatives of educational Institutions
from different parts of the country nr.
rived horo to-day to attend the 'nun.
I guratlon to-morrow of John Gr'er
Hibben as the fourteenth president of
I Princeton University.
i Among those who will attend the
Inauguration will be President Tart
Chief Justice White and Justice pit
noy, of the Supreme Court of the
United States: Presidents Lowell, of
Harvard: Hadley. of Yale. Butler, of
Columbia, and Patton, of the Princeton
Theological Seminary, the latter once
president of Princeton University.
The Inauguration ceremony will be
I simple. A luncheon will follow tho
, ceremony, at which addresses w'll be
made by President Taft, Chief Jus?
tice White and the presidents of many
of the universities and other institu?
tions invited to the inauguration.
After the luncheon the annual base.
I ball gallic between Princeton and f'or
I noil will be played. President Taft
expects to attend the game.
IN SESSION AT LOUISVILLE
First I nl cm n I Ion Ml I lint en t Ion of Or?
der of KlDK'n Daughters.
l*oulsvHta, Ky? May 10.?More than
200 delegates and an niun> visitors
were In attenda'neo when thu first In
to national Convention of thu ititcr
: iintlotinl order Of Kmik'h Daughters,
which hi van In Louisville this morn-I
Ing. Heretofore during the twenty-;
six yours of the oiiii-rs existenuo the!
central council has attended, to all the]
business of the organization; conae- I
Hiientlj this first gencrul convention
la: attracted tlc'egacs from nil parts
ot tin- l ulled Stirn- and Canada. Hu-J
vision <>r the Voiistitutioii au,l the I
transfer "f conlerencn records from!
uii council to- it;.- convention are,
principal business fvutures ot th" !
IUI '. I lt.tc.
Miss Kate Bond, ol New York, who!
was re-elected pj'tsiileiil lor two years
by th. central com, .;. u detained in
New J'ork b> Illness, and Mrs. Isa
bi lie Charles EHLvls, ..; the cxccullvo
committee', prceM-o Ncarlj all the
other oltieers an- present They are'
Miss Annie M. Brown, of Toronto,
second vlcu-pr,ujjdeiil; Mrs. Mary Lowe
lileklnsoi,, NeW York, genital secre?
tary; Miss Clara Morchouse, New
I Voik. corresponding secretary, and
.Mr-. Seth i.ow and Mrs. Anthony
Kyans, of New York, of the executive
committee.
Miss Jennie C. Henediet welcomed
the King's Uai'ghl-rs of Kentucky,
and Miss Clara Morehousc responded
I in hi half of the organization. (Jreot
Ings from Canada were extended by
Miss Ana,,- M Brown, who is Canadian
president.
The afternoon program included re?
ports by State presidents.
! RESPONDS TO ' DREAM ALARM"
ChlrnRO i In man McctN With Flrati
Accident Willie \slccp.
j Chicago, May It'.?Hush M. Topping.I
; for many years a city (lrcman, met his!
I first accident in the business last night]
I while responding t" a dream alarm."!
Answering lire alarms has become!
purely mechanical with Topping, and'
I he declares Ihnt many tiin.es lo- has
not awakened until after reaching the
scene of the blaze.
Topping was slei ping peacefully In
the headquarters of his company inst
night when he dreamed llmt an claim
bad been sounded. He sprang from his
I bed and a moment later for th" brass
pole used by ihe men to glide down to
the main floor from the bunk room.
? For the first time he missed It and]
? dropped through the hide to the low-|
er lloor. He broke a rtu and was un-l
I conscious for several minutes. |
"BLUE LAWS" DENOUNCED
? Tnhncco t ners of 7.lon i llj In Itevolt
Agoluai Votlyla.
I Zlon C!t>\ Hi., May 10.?Defiance was
burled at Overseer Wilbur Qleilh Vo
llvls and what are termed bis "blue
laws" ;,i a banquet of protest held
here latt night and attended by more
than r.i'il opponepts of the factional
leader, who favor the use of tobacco.
The banquet was hidd in the church
and presided over.by Overseer Daniel
Bryant, ihr iir, pi ,-..ii ni leader. Em?
ployes of an e.eeltieal concern, who
were oh several occasions ciignced In
brawls with the followers of Vol'via
)o . aase of the use of tobacco, were
Blveil a hearty welcome nt the meet?
ing.
The ban'iuet opened with "rag-time"
music, an innovation w^lch was not
appreciated by the Volivluns. Kollowers
<?'. Vollvla watched during the evening
to see tr cigars were passed. Men in
favor of a more liberal city wcro
speakers.
FISHERIES CONFERENCE ENDS
I Representatives ,if I. s. nnH I nnniln
I". j pert lo Iteaeb Agreement.
Washington, May 10.?Although not
bringing th,> matters at Issue to a
conclusion, the conference Just ended
between the representatives of the
United States and Canada has had
satisfactory results. It Is expected
that th,- negotiations to follow by
mail will hring the principals 'nto
complet- agreement. All of the Ca?
nadian representatives have left Wush?
ington except Sir Kdward Morris, of
Newfoundland, who is detained hero
by the slight |llness of his wife.
It has been arranged that Messrs,
Hedges and Prince, commissioners for
i the Cnited States anu Canada, respec?
tively, will personally confer within
' a day or two regarding the differences
! between the two governments over the
1 inland fisheries regulations
SETS HERSELF ON FIRE
Standing in er Son's firave, w'oatan
I.ml- Life In Horrible Manner.
Tampa, Fla.. May 10.?Alter kneel
ing In prayer at the grave of her
baby son. recently burled in a local
cemetery, Mrs. Maria Mortercllo, wife
of n well known manufacturer of this
city, poured wood alcohol over her
body and set herself on fire. She died
while being carried to a hospital. Two
negro women passing the cemetery at
the time wore attracted by the shrieks
of the woman as she stood a pillar
of flame over the grave.
Mrs. Mortercllo Is the mother of
seven children, all girls. The eighth
was n boy, who died recently. This |
seemed to prey on her m*nd, and her
trips to the cemetery became frequent. I
It Is believed thnt sho was mentally
deranged.
Brandt Is Ordered
Sent Back to Prison
Now York. ??y 10.?Koike 15.
nnindt. former valet to Mortimer
I !.. SeblrY. ivIis ordered sr*it buck lo
Dunne inora prison by the tppellate
Division of the Supreme Court Ibis
af teriioon. The court was unani?
mous |n dismissing tile writ of
habeas corpus granted by Justice
(iernrd to Hr/iiutt, who bad served
live years of n thirty-year sentence
for burglary In the flrsl degree.
Exacting Program of
Speechmaking for
President.
RESULT OF TRIP
VERY IMPORTANT
Will Leave Washington Sunday
Afternoon, and Until He Re?
turns, on May 22, Will Be on
the Go Practically Every
Minute?Expects to
Make 63 Addresses.
Washington. May 1?.?The complete
schedules of President Tatt's dual
campaign ol Ohio belo'ro tho presi
aentlal primaries tnere jii May at was
made puullc her? to-night. Political
'advisers .01 the President regard his
visit to his home State as of trie high?
est Importance, and nr 1 .at probably
I never has had a moro difficult or ex
I acting program of speechmaking map
ped out for him. Prom the time he
I leaves Washington next Sunday hftcr
I noon until he returns on the morning
of May the President will be on
! the go practically every minute. Ills
[only real rest will bo In Cleveland
next Thursday, and in Cincinnati the
loiloTvlng Sunday and election day.
May 21.
As announced to-night the President
will make sixty-three speeches, but
there is a possibility that this num?
ber may be Increased il the railroads
can work out additional slops. On
every day hi? apeaks. except Saturday,
May IS. Mr. TaJl will make ten ad?
dresses, and on that day twelve. On
Thursday he will speak ion once, at n
night meeting in Cleveland, und Iiis
Sunday in Cincinnati will take him
only to church and possibly for a
! motor ride.
Complete Schedule.
The complete schedule of stops In
I order Is as follows:
Monday?Marchetta, Caldwell, Cam?
bridge, NewcothersldWn, Dcniitson,
Urhtchsvillc, st. Clalrsvllle, Belial re,
Bridgeport and Steubchvlllu. Tuesday
?Baal Liverpool. Alliance, Ca/uton,
Masslllon, Akron, Kent, Ravenna,
Warren. Nlles and Vouugstown. Wed?
nesday?Zanesvllle, Newark, Ml. Ver
non, Mansfield, Marlon, Bucyrus, Nor
walk. OberMn. ' Klyrta. and Sandusky.
1 Thursday?Cleveland, one' speech nt
j night, all day. Friday--Lot alnc. Belle
vue, Fremont, Postorla, Tiffin. Carey,
(possibly Upper Sanduskyi, Konton,
Plndlay, Bowling Qrecn and Toledo.
Saturday?Wausoon, Napoleon, Do
Hancc, Cecil. Paulding, Van wort, Lima.
Wapak?tieta, Sidney. Bollefontainc,
Urbanna and Springfield, Sunday?
Cincinnati, all day. Monday?llnmii
ton. Baton, Richmond, Greenville.
Plqua, Troy, Tlppccaitoo, Dayton,
Xehin. Tuesday?Cincinnati, leaving
for Washington late In the afternoon.
Mr. Tuft will vote In Cincinnati, p
County Conventions in Georgia.
Atlanta, tin., May 1".?Republican
county conventions called by Roosevelt
supporters will be held throughout tho
state to-morrow to elect dologatoa to
I the siate ami district conventions to
be held next Week. The State con?
vention will be held in this city next
Friday, May 17, and the district meet?
ings on the following day.
I The conventions next week have
been called to elect contesting 'dele?
gates to the Republican National Con?
vention in opposition to those already
elected and Instructed, except in one
district, to vote for the rcnotnlnation
i ol President Tuft.
The attitude nf the Roosevelt cle?
ment of the patty In this State, as
explained lo-day by William .1 Tllson,
an attorney of this city. who Is
aligned with the nntl-Taft fore..-?, is
that the conventions already held were
not legally constituted, and that the
delegates selected by thorn do not rep?
resent thi- majority of the Republicans
of Georgia. Attorney Tllson stated
that under the laws of this Stale party
primaries or conventions cannot legal
I l.v be held until alter tile purging of
the registration lists, which I? done
on April 2. Tho del.nates to the dis?
trict and siate conventions which In?
structed for President Taft were se?
lected before the registration lists
were revised, according to,Tllson. and
he claims they w ere therefore Improp?
erly constituted, and the delegates
then selected should not be sealed at
Chicago.
Hi nry S. Jackson, collector of in?
ternal revenue, a lid the Taft leader
in this Stale, claims the delegates
from this Stale to the Chicago con?
vention were not chosen at regularly
constituted conventions, and that the
legality of their ?dictions win he up?
held by the national convention.
Conventions of Itonneveli Wing.
Birmingham, Ala., May 10.?Tho
Roosevelt wing of the Republican
party In Alabama will bold its Slate
and congressional convent Ions in Bir?
mingham to-morrow. Six delegates
at large will be olectcd, nnd contest?
ing delegates will be sent from prac?
tically every congressional district,
To-m?rrOw'a convention was called
by former State Chairman J- O,
Thompson, who claims thai Pope M
Long, the present Chairman, was Il?
legally elected.
I'ndrrwood Choice of f&eorgla.
Atlanta, Ga., May 10.?Oscar Under?
wood's official plurality in tho presi?
dential primary of May I was 14,107,
according to the count made to-day
by the Stale executive Committee, ami
Mr. Underwood was declared the
choice of Georgia's Democracy for
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QUESTION STILL UNDECIDED
Conference Debate* Itesolutioa I'nvur
ing < banne of Church Discipline.
Minneapolis, Minn., May 10.?Para?
graph jf.u of the I?tflclpllne of the
Methodist episcopal Church still Is un?
decided, and the Question of whether
dancing, card playing and kindrod
amusements are to he left only to
the "conscience" of the members of
the church r< mains a bone of conten?
tion in the committee on the atute
o| the church. For three hours this
afternoon the committee debated tho
question, after tho majority report
of the subcommittee had been' made,
favoring striking out that port'on of
the Discipline; Speakers advocating
one sole of the question or tho other
were greeted with cries of "No. no."
and occasionally groans. ? ?
The minority on. tho subcommittee
Presented a report opposing the adop?
tion Of tho resolution, and this report
was before the entire committee whon
adjournment until Monday wag taken,
aftei art unsuccessful attempt to obtain
;i vote upon the question. The cl lm
If made that the present law Is a.
dead letter, und that It would be bet?
ter to leave the amusement question
to the "conscience" or the members, <ij
Mated by .lohn Wesley.
Alth/mgh the recommendation of til*
committee that the church constitu?
tion be amended to provide for the
> :? . tlon of u negro bishop fur Hit
negro churches of the youth wax
scheduled 'or settlement to-duy, tlio
conference did not take action, re?
ferring the question to tho episcopacy
committee.
The conference alBO approved the
i report or the Freed man's Aid Society,
i of which the principal work is among
j the negroes of the South, that tho
I year ID13 bo set aside as a Jubilee
yoar by th? church for the celebration
I of the emancipation ot the nogro.
; NIECE GETS BULK OF ESTATE
Daughter of Major Unit's llrotbcr Pro?
vided For In \\ 111.
Washington. May 10. ? Miss Grace,
Arrington liutt, sixteen years old,
now residing 'n Liverpool, England,
Will take the bulk of the estate of
her uncle, Major Archibald Wllllngham
Dult, lato military aide to President
Taft, who perished in the Titanic dis
aster. Major H?tt directed in ins w'H
thui after certain bfquostfl his remain?
ing estate bo converted into cash ami
paid over to tho "eldest child of ins
two brothers."
Lewis Ford Butt, of Athens, Gu.. one
of the brothers, is married, but has
lio children. The oilier brother, lid
wiinl 11. Butt, of Llvcrnool, has only
the one child. Grace Arrlngton Hutu
A.s Sl'as Butt is an Infant in the eyes
of Iii?- law, the court will be asked
to name Major Blanton Wtnshlp, L". B.
A., to represent her in the proceed?
ings looking to tho probate of t)ie
will of her nnclc.
Tho extent of the estate of Ma lor
Rmt Is unknown at this time, accord?
ing to the petition for tho probate of
his will, nied oy his brother. Lew's
Ford Butt. Mr. Butt says the late
military aide owned premises -. 11
Street. Northwest, and certain personal
pi operty "consisting probably ol bonds,
slocks and money In bank, the value
of which is unknown to him."
Pending the uclion of the court on
his application for the probate of his
In other's Will, Lewis P. Butt aski d
Justice Wright to appoint -a collector
Of IhC estate to take ChSfTgO of. 11
until the necessary consent of the
brother In England can be obtained
to tho probate. Justle? Wright des'.gr
, nated Mr. Bull to serve as collector
and fixed his bond ut $1,000.
FAVORS MANY REFORMS
llcsolutlons Adopted by Southern
Sociological Congress,
Nashville, Toon.. May 10.?Resolu?
tions were adopted at the closing ses?
sion of the Southern Sociological Con?
gress to-nlglu setting forth tho re
forms for Which tho Congress will
stand.
Concerning temperance the resolu?
tions plac-d the Congress on record,
"for the recognition of tho relation
oi alcoholism to disease, to crime, to
pauperism and to vice, and for the
adoption of appropriate prevcntatlve
measures."
The Congress expressed a determi?
nation to work for the solution of the
race problem in a spirit of helpful?
ness to the negro, and of equal Justice
to both races. It declared for tho co?
operation of church and "social
agencies in obtaining social reforms,
for compulsory education, the aboli?
tion of child labor, uniform marriage
and divorce laws, uniform vital stalls
I tics laws, abolition of ? the convict
! lease system, for juvenile reforma?
tories and juvenile courts.
Additional officers elected to-day
include: General Secretary, J, E. Mc
CtlllOUgh, Nashville.
Corresponding Secretaries. District
of Columbia, Walter C. Ffford; Mary?
land,* Dr. J. W. Magrudor; North
' an Una. Miss Daisy Denton; South
Carolina. Thomas F. Parker; Virginia.
Dr. El. G. Williams. Richmond.
BEHIND MANY OTHERS
Ilm I lilted States Shows Progress lo
First \id Work.
Washington. May 10.?More progress
has been made In first-aid work In
the United States during the last four
years by efforts of the American Red
Cross than during all the preceding
period, although this country Is sun
behind many others in this work ac?
cording to Major Charles Lynch, U
I H A., in charge of the Hod Cross first
old department. To-day he told the
international Conference lure that the
department had Instructed about 160,
iifin people last year. This year the
society expects, he added, to ostabllsh
first-aid organlsalIons all over the
country. lie acknowledged Hie s<>
I ciety's Indebtedness to physicians in
I all localities.
The President and Mrs. Taft enter?
tained tho delegates at a brilliant
White House garden party latO ill the
afternoon,
President Taft, as honorary presi?
dent or the International Conference,
was directed In n resolution offered by
Miss Mabel Boardmnn, active hen<i of
lliu American Red Cross, to send to
Blfipress Marie Pcodorovna, Of Russia,
the thanks of the congress for her ex?
pression Of good Will.
Approximately )0,000 In prizes, tho
Interest on an endowment established
by. the Empress, will ,bo awarded be?
fore tho conference adjourns next
week for the best Inventions to aid
Red doss workers In moving wound
eu from battlefields and ships, und
for the beat model of .1 portable
Roentgen apparatus. permitting the
use of X-rays on tho battlefield ami
nt first-iiId stations.
WIRELESS cTuRSE IN SCHOOL
Keromntendntloii Approved by C'hlcugo
' Superintendent.
Chicago. May 10.?With the approval
Of Mrs. Klin Flagg Voting, superin?
tendent of Chicago .schools, tho school
i management committee has adoptee! a
recommendation urging the teaching
of wireless telegraphy in the public
s<-h.,ols.
The Titan!.' disaster, .it is said, has
cutiMcd hundreds of boys Ip city high
schools to petition foi Instruction In
wlroloss telegraphy.
MENS LIES
II BATON ROUGE
Hundreds of Men Work
Desperately to Re?
pair Damage.
SITUATION NOW
VERY CRITICAIi
Good Work of Strengthening
Dikes During Past Few Days
Is Undone by Elements.
Town of Vidalia Seems
Doomed, but Fight to
Save It Continues.
The Flood Situation
Xmv Oriental!, La., Mnv 10.?Ttte
wJnd rang? <mI from f weiity-sevcn
miles an hour ill \>u Orleans to
forty mills til Union Hollge, und
tit many points along the river It
swept the waves of tin- swollen
stream over the levee*.
At New Orlcaua five and ? halt
inches of ruin fell rrnnt nonit until
10 P, M. to-nlgUI. nnd about lour
Inchea fell between 7 nnil in o'clock.
The Mississippi Itiver her,, wan
hnnkeil up hj lite hlnh winds, nnd
ruse etclil Inehes ,u two honrp,, be-,
Uvi-fii 8 no,I II? o'clock tti-siilght,
forelne I lie Vinters over the levcca
nt several points.
At 10 o'clock the river g-niigo ni
the hend of t'nnnl street registered
'21.VI feet, or one-tenth of n foot
hlchcr limn the trmin. singe
predicted by the Wonther Korean.
At II o'clock the uniiKe showed n
drop nf <mr-tcnlh of n foot for the
loom, hut the rain continued to pour
I down In torrents at Intervale,
j Dozen* of niessimrs poured Into
the ?nii-e of the t nlfed Stales Army
I'.nKineers her,- tcllinc of minoreil
breaks In I he lovers nbuve New
I Orleans. None of them had been
verified up lo mldiilcht, although
Hille hope was expressed of snvlng
the levee lit Union Hollge, and nt
Moraranaa, Scnttfa Laimlltig, Donnid
sonvllle mill IMnuiiemlue the sltitn
tliin wim declared to lie critical.
\t I? o'clock Superintendent Voair
sail, nf the Texas and Pacific It art 1
roait, ordered two relief tr-.tlun
made ready to send to Dnnnlifson?
vllle nnd I'lniiiiemlne. hut the or?
ders were eoiiiiterinnndpil n few
minutes Inter when It was estab?
lished that reports of breaks In
levcea nenr these ,-ltleM were not
true.
The Nldinllon wn* declined moot
e-rltlenl in thr enitltiil elty. with
prospeels of snvlng the front level*
almost hopeless.
\t New Orleans the water poured
over Die aandbaiM topping nt the
foot of Rnplnnadm Street, nnd a >
foree of linnds were nishetl there
to slop Ihe holes nnd pile the em- '
biinknteiil still higher.
Guards were placed nlong thr 0n- ' i
tire river front, nnil precaution* ,'
were taken to quickly clone every .{
spot where there was nil overflow. "
1
Baton Rouge, La., May 10.?With all
wind attaining almost the proportional,
of a hurricane driving the water oB
the Mississippi River ever the leveer
for a distance of two city blocks, "
washing away all the earth that had.
been piled against the sacks and run-. ,
lling 0V0I in streams, Baton noUBO"!
this afternoon had another period oCt?
excitement. Ram fell in torrents,
while hundred.-- of men wi.rltcd hard
to repair the damage. Tin- situation.)
here to-night 1h more critical thartj
ever. At 7 o'clock the rain was stllX
coming down hard.
The levee has beon weakened in sev?
era I places by the elements, nnd alt
th,- good work accomplished during the
past four days of sunshine has been
undone. There are many hero who
doubt that the desperate light made*
against the tlood for four weeks wtl^i
be won.
Iteadv fnr He*cuc Work.
Captain Logan, of the United Sta'testt
Army rescue corps, lets collected ay'
llect of small boats anil is keeping th?
big railroad transfer barges. WlncheU.
and Voukum, of the Frisco lines, under
; steam ready for instant duly ;it any
point. The United Statos revenue cut
J fers Wlndom and Wlnona. duo at New?
Orleans Saturday morning, have been,
i ordered here because n( the c rittest*:
I situation at Xew Roods, A number ot
I vessels have been sent there to ausist}'
. In getting the people of that dlstrlcln
out of dangor.
The FrlSCO tried to-day In get a re-j
lief train to Mix. La;-, the terminus off
? their Wlnvlllo brauch, in an effort to
; get the inhabitants away, but wns un?
able to reach that territory.
Soventy-tive thousand rations were
to-day ordered by Captain l.:gan ship?
ped lo the Xew Roads county. Tho
refugee train which ha* been running
over the Lafayette branch of thu
Southern I'acille for a week under
charge of Sheriff Parker, was forced
lo suspend to-night because of high
water. Th.- Texas and Pacific is oper?
ating trains only between l'ort Alien
and Olymi.
Grave Fears entertained.
New Orleans, La., May 10.?After
I are entertained that some of inn
grains set in again this afternoon la
j Louisiana, with high wind..; reported
100 miles- north -f New Orleans and
ull along the Mississippi River, whers
such a bard battle la on to save weak:
stretches Iii the lovoc-s, grave fear?
ore entertained fait some o f tho
levees Will break.
The rains early to-night were ot
cloudburi pr portions, ami the tlghb;
to hold the leveu at Baton Rouge ap-l
ponrod hopeless at sover.il pointy
along the river. ,
"J D Waddill. junior engineer o?f
On- In't'd States Arm\ corps h_<sr,<;
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