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I . ... p ■ . • _ r X A » J. a< A A A ■ FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT Washington, Feb. 22,-Forecast for |%‘ *T ^ fTO :S W Over Leae.d Wire.. Arkansas: Fair Thursday and Fridays !U^\ I I M l JM j| Wf H " But Tw° P*P#r* ,n th* #UU H*v« warmer Friday. J^/ ^ 1^ j%S ^ Thl. *rv»c. f The News While It Is News. — -——.... -THE SENTI*hL-Rt(ORD IS THE ONLY pappp IN HOT.SPRINGS THAT RECEIVES THE FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT OVER LEASED WIRES. ‘ VOL. 35. ^ ' - 1 * "- 1 - ■■■ ." .. 1— 1 . .- -■'"" - "■■■•" -T - _HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS THURSDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 23, 1911. No. 163. LORIMER1$ ELOQUENT MAKES GREAT FOUR-HOUR TALK IN DEFENSE BEFORE THE CROWOtD SENATE. Recites Early Associations Between Newsboys, Which Explained Aid He Received in After Years in Politics. Washington, D. Feb. 22.—Wil liam I.orimer, of Illinois, today in per. son made his defense against the charge that his election to the senate of the United States was accomplish ed by bribery and corruption of the legislature of Illinois. His defense was a general and em phatic denial, delivered with more than ordinary eloquence and fervor. ' No vote was taken today. Imme diately upon the conclusion of Mr. Lorimer's speech the senate went into executive session 011 the Jaimnese treaty, and the answer to the Lori, mer speech which Senator Beveridge was prepared to make, went over until tomorrow. With almost every senator in his seat, and in the presence of a great crowd of mentbers of the house of rep resentatives on the senate floor, and of spectators in the densely packed galleries, Mr. Lori mer made a speech of four hours duration, and even his bitterest opponents admitted that it was a very able, well-sustained and dramatic utterance. 'Some o* those who heard the speech and who have been In and about the ; senate for many years, said there never had been anything just like it. Mr. Larimer's siieech was disunct ly a "human interest story.” For ex. \ ample in explaining the votes of demo crats for him in the legislature which elected him, he told of the beginning of his acquaintance with “Hinky Dinky" Kenna In Chicago forty years ago. , It was a homely story of one news hoy helping another, but it was most effectively told and there were many j other touches of human nature in the speech which held the interest of the great audience from beginning to end. More than once there were evl- | deuces that the speech was moving some of his hearers to tears. What effect, if any, the speech will have upon the vote in the senate, it is impossible to say. The general im. pression about the capitol tonight is that Mr. Larimer and his friends have safely pledged the votes with which to defeat the resolution which would declare his seat vacant and that If the matter comes t# a vote the result will be a ‘T.orimer victory.” Senator Beveridge is expected to make a long speech tomorrow In an swer to Mr. Larimer. How much time the senate will ne willing to give to this subject in the present crowd ed condition of the senate calendar remains to be seen. It is not Impossible that larimer's opponents may be able to prevent the matter coming to a vote at all before adjournment. It was said today that this was in fact the plan which the anti-Lorimer people would try to carry out. llVitrlti ir I Im ♦ Im t \f r Lorlmer occupied the floor he review, ed practically all the charges that hive been made against himself. His statement was in the nature both of testimony and of tpleading. He re frained entirely from attempt to analyze the testimony, hut devoted his attention entirely to arguments of the other senators against him. He took tip in turn the opprobrious Inferences drawn from his Intimacy with Speaker Shurtleff and Lee O'Neill Browne, his attendance upon tne ses sions of the Illinois legislature and his presence in Shurtleff's rooms, tin dertaking to show that in each in. stance his course had been natural and in the line of the performances of other public men under like circum stances. He explained hir, democratic suoport on the grounds of long standing per sonal friendships for himself and of antipathy for Senator Hopkins, who was h's principal antagonist In the senatorial contest. In the former collection, he related htore than one story* going to show at tachment running over many years. This portion of the address appeal. ►, ed strongly to the feelings of senators, |fctot *'hen 'Senator Crawford Intimated |||^kr'Nevi;lUno!a senator was making a ^Mjiir 'ympathjy i>» resented the tin H'". his own advantage by declaring that his only pur)K>se was to set betore the senate the truth, it was not a matter of sympathy, he said, but of right and wrong. Mr. Ix>rimer undertook also to show how his advocacy of the I-akes-to-the. Mississippi Waterway has caused many members of the legislature to he partial to him. He said- he had made an effort to induce Governor Deneen to become a candidate to breach the senatorial deadlock and, in effect, he declared that if Deneen had been so inclined he could have elected Hopkins by throwing his vote to him. One or two allusions were made to the (prosecution of the case and his .enemies were referred to as “as sassins of character.” There were oc. casional pointed references to the | speeches of opposing senators, Messrs. Root and Crawford coming in for es pecial attention. Mr. Lorimer asserted emphatically that not only had he not used money to influence his election, but that on bis honor he knew of none having been so employed . Hinlty Dinky” Kenna, It appeared, was the democratic leader in the d1s_ trict represented by Assemblyman John Griffith. Mr. Lorimer explained how this life-long friendship had led Kenna to promise and deliver the vote of Griffin for Lorimer. “If this senate.” continued Mr. Lori mer, “can believe me to be the low, vile creature that the senator from New York and the senator from South Dakota and other senators who have attacked me-” he looked straight into the eyes of Senator Beveridge, just across the aisle—“declare, then there is a plain duty staring you in the face, regardless of the testimony, regardless of this record. If I could be the foul wretch that these sena tors have sought to paint me. I should be driven from yonder door, branded with the stamp of infamy. “Oh! no! I am not pleading for sympathy, I am trying to relate the truth of my election as it was and not as the senators from New York and South Dakota would have this senate believe." 'Mr. Lorimer, still dramatically re. luting his personal experiences in Chi cago, traced “many” Abrahams' friend ship for him to the interest he said he had shown in tiie welfare of the Jewish peddlers, and others of that race, from the time when Lorimer was a street car employe. He said Abraham could not have gone back home from Springfield and told his people that he had refused to vote for Lorimer. Senator Hoot had referred to “Many” Abrahams as “The Bell Wether.” "As if there never had been another Bell Wether!” exclaimed Mr. Lorimer, “There have been Wethers in t'.ie senate; there is a Democratic Bell Wether, an Insurgent Bell AYether, a Stalwart Beil AA'ether. When 1 am out at the beginning of a rollcall I ask1, when I come In, h w Senator Aldrich has voted, and then vote as he has voted; ,ie is my Bell Wether. If he. is away I wait until my col league, Senator Cullotn, has voted and he becomes my Bell Wether. In his absence it is Senator Gallinger or Senator I.odge. But if I find that Senators Txxlge and LaiPollette have voted the same way, I wait until some one else has voted before I select a Bell Wether." This sally at the expense of the AATsconsin senator caused a burst of laughter, which did not soon subside. Thirty-four democrats, Lorimer said, voted for him I localise they were his personal friends, and not because they were delivered by Lee O’Neill Browne. “Why he did not deliver them, they delivered him. They would have voted for me for personal reasons. Seventeen or nineteen of them would have voted for me If l had been a candidate from the beginning, even though Lee O’Neill Browne had la bored with tnem noi to u« »u. The senator took up the remarks based upon his having been in the speaker's room at Springfield when the legislature was electing a sena tor. This room he described more as a smoking room than as a chamber of privacy. He expressed the belief that nobody would give any weight to his mere presence in such a room as evi dence of bribery or corruption. It was brought into the case to "unsad. die the minds o' senators, to lead them to believe something wast wrong.” After stating that his first vote had been cast for James G. Blaine for president, Mr. Ixtrimer said he had been getting democratic votes ever since. He then lived, he said, in a democratic precinct and went to work to organize his party in that section. Many democrats were brought into (Oontinued on Page Kive.) ROOSEVELT — attracts same widespread ENTHUSIASM HE DID WHILE SERVING AS PRESIDENT. Makes Characteristic Addresses to Audiences, Including One to the “Boy Soouts,'* Whose Efforts He Lauded. Chicago. Feb. 22.—Theodore Roose velt coming, as he said, to '‘endeavor to translate to present day needs the work and will of Washington and Lin coln,” met with a reception here to. day such as was his when he was president. There was one chief feature of the day’s round of speeches and hand shaking and hat waving which differ ed from other receptions in that to which had the greater ipart in tne wel day it was the foreign.born element come. The former president did not de viate to any appreciable extent from his speeches of the immediate past. He gave again his definition of Na tionalism, pleaded for execution of duty in preference to demand of “rights,” and worked himself Into his former earnestness only when ad dressing 3,000 Roy Scouts in the Boara of Trade building. While si>eaking at Hull House, a tall Greek in the uniform of an instructor of the scouts, by permission, nd dressed in his own tongue a passion ate appeal to the former president to keep working for better citizenship, which was warmly cheered by the better citizenship, which was warmly cheered by the speaker's fellows. A medal which had been granted the speaker for some feat of the past was pressed into Colonel Roosevelt's hand as the Greek withdrew. In Orchestra Hall he told school children of his African trip and re lated stories of his adventures. The keynote of his day's talking was that no amount of laws would be of avail if the individual citizen forgot his duty. The speaker declaim'd that after all, the trouble with this country was not "big business,” wicked corporations, corrupt public officers, etc., but the failure of tnei? through carelessness, unappreciation, or lack of understand, big, to exercise their individual duty to themselves and their fellowmen. iHe reiterated his previous state ments that there were good and bad men in corporations and that the wick ed should be hunted down individual ly. and he insisted that Uncle Sam should create rules of business that would take from organized monopoly the great advantage it had over the ordinary citizen. He then explained that Uncle Sam was none other than the individual voter. He denounced as a traitor a man who would sell his vote or would buy that of another, declaring him of blacker stripe than Benedict Arnold. He also likened to the revolutionary traitor the man who blackmailed a people, or a corporation, or an in dividual, when the people had given him the whip hand to hold others. iColonel Roosevelt will leave for New York tomorrow morning. CINCINNATTIAN WOUNDED. • - - —— Young American Hurt in Revolution Was High School Graduate. Cincinnati, Feb. 22.—W. E. Clark, the American, who was seriously wounded at Mexicali last night, is a Cincinnatian, having left home here last June. His sister, Mrs. Lillian Maoklin, stated that Clark was in Los Angeles ten days ago and had written her from there, stating his intention of joining the revolutionary forces in Mexico. Clark is a graduate of a local school of embalming and well known here. He is 22 years old. In his last letter to his sister, Clark gave his address in care of the Indus, trial Workers of the World lodge at Los Angeles. FRUIT NOT RILLED. Peach Crop, However, Will be Cut Short One-Third. Dallas, Texas, Feb. 22.—While many reports from all over the state indi cate belief on part of fruit men that the crop is not killed outright, tnere Is little doubt from the effect of the three freezes through which trees In . full bloom have passed that the peach crop will be cut Bhort at least one third. and most probably there will not be more tnan a half crop of El bertas. The mercury went to as low as 19 above zero Tuesday night, with still frosty cold that bit deep into the sap and vegetation this morning was exceedingly sick. Nearly all gardens were killed out. right. There was frost and thin Ice as far south as Galveston. Another freeze Is forecasted for tonight, the mercury being at t!8 at 8 p.m. TO PROSECUTE COX. Three Attorneys Will Take Part in Pushing Charge of Contempt. Cincinnati, 0., Feb. 22.—Charges of contempt of court against George B. Cox will be preferred and prosecuted tomorrow by a committee of three at torneys, according to announcement by Common I’leas Judge Gorman to day. This statement., following so closely upon the indictment returned'against Cox on the charge of perjury yester day, was the chief topic of interest in the case today. The proceedings will come as a re. suit of Cox’s statement last evening which was published this morning, re lative to the manner in which the grand jury which indicted hint was drawn. A DRUMHEAD EXECUTION AMERICAN WILL BE EXECUTED TODAY BY MEXICANS UNLESS INTERFERRED WITH. Is Held as a Spy and Slated for Death, But Protests His Innocence and Sent Out Appeal for In tervention. San Diego, Cal., Feb. 22.—Unless in fluence unexpected now is brought to bear Harry C. Dell, an American, will be shot, probably, by Mexican Federal troops as a spy. He is one of two men Captured yesterday and held at Tiajuana, Mexico, by the Federals. The other man is said to be an American also, but his name could not be learned. Dell has appealed to in. fluential friends in California to come to his assistance. A drumhead courtmart.a. ^robably will be held tomorrow’. It was first reported this action would be taken today and it caused great anxiety here. Unless the unexpected happens Dell will t>e executed after the courtmar tial. He is 28 years old and says he has a wife in New York. Dell says he went to Tiajuana to stay overnight because his automobile had broken dow'n and that he has no connection with the rebels. He is said to have been a sergeant in the United States troops on duty at the border has issued an order for all Americans to keep away from Tia juana. BOOKS UNREFINED. English Critics Say Stories of Amer ican Men's Lives Not Good Reading. London, Feb. 22.—A sub.committee of the education committee of the London County Council presented a re port at a meeting of that body today containing a revised list of books for the school lending library. Among the Itooks struck off the list by the sub committee were Biographies of Abra ham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, and the book, “From Log Cabin to the White House.” Asked to explain the reason for this elimination, John 'Dennison Pender, of the committee, said that the books were regarded as objectionable on ac. count of “their extreme lack of refine ment and also because they were written in America and extremely American vulgar at that.” The reiport was referred back to the sub-commit tee. 60 MILES AN HOUR. San 22.—Thr^e cars divided Panama road Leandro and' j best time was rce, won by the driven by Charles big racer over age speed of GEN. CABELL PASSER AWAY ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT FIGURES IN CONFEDERACY JOINS SILENT MAJORITY. Two Week* Ago Stricken With Acute Attack, and Was Dead Tonight When Vitited at Bedside by Relatives. Dallas. Tex., Feb. 22.—General Wil. liam Lewis Cabell, a soldier of high distinction in the Civil War, and a vigorous advocate of the rights of Confederate ever since that memorial struggle, died at 10 o’clock tonight at his home in Pearl street, this city. Ten weeks ago he suffered an at tack of acute bronchitis and since then his health has gradually declined. Today he was no worse than usual, however, hut a Hist< r and brother who went to his Iredside tonight found life extinct. General W. L. Cabell was born in Danville, Va.. January 1, 1827. He graduated from West Point In 1850, and was immediately assigned to duty at Fort Cobb, in what is now known as Oklahoma, and about 25 miles above Fort Still of the present day. This was the very outside army post and General Cabell figured in many of th*» fammu Tint ion fi.pVita rtf + >int limp He bore scars about his face and body where lie was struck with arrows in some of these fights. At the beginning of the Civil War he res'gned from the United States Army and enlisted with the Confed erates. One of his notable achieve ments was the organization of the quartermaster’* department of the Confederate Army. He took part in the battle of Bull Run and was a ipar ticipant in many othenbattles of note. He was several times wounded. At Corinth. Miss., two horses were shot from under him. He was cap tured by the Federals in October, 1861, together with General Marmaduke, in what is known as Price’s raid of Mis souri. die was sent a prisoner to Johnson’s Island and was among the last of the Confederate soldiers to be released. (He went from prison to Fort Smith, where many of his old comrades were stationed jftTci remained there until 1872, when he removed to Dallas. Elected mayor of Dallas in 1874, he served six or seven terms up to 1882. In 1885, after the inauguration of President Cleveland, he was appoint ed United States marshal for the Northern District of Texas, and served until the election of Harrison. On receipt of news of Harrison’s election. General Cabell Immediately tendered his resignation as marshal. Cabell was the chief figure in the organization of the United Confeder ate Veterans and has since the organ ization, given nearly all of his time and attention to matters further the1 cause of this body. He was several times elected lieu tenant-commander of the Trttns-Mis slssippl Division, United Confederate Veterans and at the last meeting of the organization in Mobile, Ala., was, with General Clemens A. Evans, elect ed honorary commander-in-charge of the United Confederate Veterans, the highest, office in the gift of the or ganization. GEORGIA PEACH CROP. Suffers Loss of From 10 to 15 Per Cent From Cold. Macon, Ga„ Feb. 22.—-From 10 to 15 per cent damage from last night’s cold is reported from various peach sections tonight. The outlook tonight, however, is worse than that of last night. The weatner bureau predicts that the temperature will be the same as it was today and that the wind will probably lie. WANTS INVESTIGATION. If Committee Does i\ot Report Other Action V*.ll be Taken. Albany, X. Y., Feb. 22.—If the . s sembly ways and means committee report a resolution provid ng from further consideration of his reso lution of similar import. The committee met today, but did not go into executive session. The insurgents continued to scatter their votes among various candidates and no change In the situation is ex. pocted this week. ALABAMA CROPS KILLED. Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 22.—Reports from over this section are to the ef fect that the entire fruit and vege table crop has been killed by th# pres, eut cold wave. Experts clafin that t ie wind has caused the eap in the trees pears were in full bloom and Irish po tatoes coming up. These are dead. Young oats are in danger and corn .las been killed in the ground. FIFTEEN Ik., u RED. Tourist Train Has Accident Which Caused Serious Injury. Abuquerque, N. M., Feb. 22.—iFif teen passengers are reimrted injured in the wreck of 'Santa Fe train No. 2. the eastbound I-os Angeles-Chlc&go tourist flyer. The accident occurred at tlaixia, forty-five miles west of here, at II o'clock this afternoon. The injured were brought to Albu. querque at 6:40 o'clock tonight on a special train. After being treated by physicians all except two, were able to continue their journey. T J. Collins, of Chicago, Pullman conductor, suffered a broken arm and was painfully bruised about the body. He was taken to a hospital here, as was also J. PI. Taylor, of Terre Haute, lud., who was cut about the head. NAVARRO BREAKS CAMP. El Paso, Tex., Feb. 22.—General Na varro broke camp at. Guadaluiie today and began un advance toward Ahu mada, where there is a considerable force of insurrectos wita Madero. He is reported to be camped tonight about forty-five miles from Thutnada. BAZAAR OF ST. JOHN’S CHURCH. The school girls won the barrel of candy which they divided honestly with the school boys. Tonight (Thursday) the large doll will be voted out for the most popu lar child. Also a number of articles will be disposed of. SCHMIDT DIDN’T F GHT. Fort Smith, Ark. Feb. 22.—The 15 round boxing bout between Charles Schmidt, catcher for the Detroit American Baseball Club, and Joe Gor. man of 'Muskogee, which was sched uled for tonight here has been post, iponed. HOGAN BEAT BROWN. New York, N. Y., Feb. 22.—“One Round” Hogan, of California, gained the popular decision over “Knock Out" Brown, of New York, in a ten round bout at the Madison Athletic Club here tonight. SIX ROUND DRAW. Philadelphia, Feb. 22.—‘Packey Mc Farland, of Chicago, and Frankie Ma dole, of Pittsburg, fought six rounds here tonight and although no decision was rendered McFarland had the bet. ter of It. They fought at catch weights. SOUTHERN CHAMPIONS. Mobile, Feb. 22.—The Mobile Y. M. C. A. basket ball team won the cham pionship on the South tonight when they defeated the Columbus, Ga., team their only riva’^for the honor, by a store of 45 to GO. BISHOP HESLIN DEAD. Natchez, Miss., Feb. 22.—'Right Rev. Thomas iHealin, fifth bishop of Nat chez, who has been. critically ill of Bright's disease and complications, died here tonight at 10:58 o’clock at the age of tit. Bishop Heslin was stricken Monday. FIRE AT EVANSVILLE, Evansville, ,lnd., Feb. 22.—Fire to. day caused a 1160,000 loss in the four story building of the Evansville Gas and Electric Light Company. Falling walls endangered the lives of firemen and onlookers and heavy smoke im peded the work of the fire department. RETURNED WITH 900. I - I El Paso. Tex., Feb. 22.—General Na- > farro and 900 of his command return- I •d to Ciudad Juares tonight from i luadalupe, where he went in search ( >f Madero’a troops. 1 SMALL TOWN FIRE SWEPT DONALDSONVILLE, LOUISIANA, IS VICTIM OF A FIRE WHICH LASTED ENTIRE DAY. Three Lives Are Reported Lost and the Property Loss is Estimated at Half a Million Dollar—In surance Not Reported. Donaldsonvilk>, Ua., Feb. 22.—A loss estimated at $500,000 was sustained when flames originating In kitchen of the Nicholis 'Hotel spread rapidly and almost totally destroyed the bust, ness district of the city. Three live's are rnported lost. It is understood the fire was start ed by an explosion of a gasoline stove. With almost Incredible rapidity the flames leaped across the street a.»d fed by highly Inflammable matter, de veloped Into a conflagration beyond the control of the local fire "depart ment. Hurry calls and special trains were sent to neighboring cities for ap. pa rat us. The flames started shortly after 9 o’clock this morning, but it was 5 o’clock In the afternoon before they m i t; imuci » wiiuui, The fire department from Napoleon ville was on the scene an hour after receiving the call for aid and shortly afterwards was reinforced by the de partment. and apparatus froin Plaque tnine, brought In on a special train. A strong wind made the work of the firemen more difficult, blazing em bers and sparks helng carried to out lying districts, starting lother fires which were subdued. by bucket bri gades. Shortly after 3 o’clock sparks started a blaze in the ‘‘Point Event Quarters,’’ outside the city limits, owned by tL. E. Mann and Company. For a time (his fire threatened se rious results, hut was extinguished by hard work on the nart of employes and citizens. The convent of the Sisters of Char, ity was almost wiped out, all the In mates, however, escaping. The following places were among those totally destroyed: 'Nlcholls Hotel and statues, Bank of Ascension, Trepagnier Jewelry Store, Dr. S. Veger’s store and residence, Netter’s Dry Goods Store, Naurln’s grocery, Lancaster's barber shop and residence. This list is incomplete. Donaldson vllle has about 15,000 Inhabitants. COLD STOPS PRACTICE. Giants at Marlin Spring* Linabie to Play Practice Game. Marlin, Tex, Feb. 22.-—The New fork Nationals here expected to puil >ff their first scrub game this after noon by way of celebrating Washing tons Birthday, but the continued cold wave prevented. However, a snappy practice lasted more than two hours. Trainer Robinson put the pitchers hrough their paces again and found mily one or two sore arms. Bugs Ray mond owns one of them and Nagle las the other. EDITOR WEDS EDITRESS. San Antonio, Tex.. Feb. 22.—Joseph Emerson Smith, Sunday editor of the San Antonio Express, and Miss Eudo ■hia Morrow Bell, former society edl. or of the same newspaper, were mar ■ied tonight In St. Mary’s church, ths wedding being a brilliant social event, riie bridegroom is widely known in icwsp.iper circles of the west and his wife has written for several Texas papers. They will visit Florida on heir honeymoon. MORRIS-FLYNN FIGHT OFF. Ok'ahoma City, Okla.. Feb. 22.—The "’arl Morris-.Itm Flynn fight announced :o take place here tonight has been ndeflnltely postponed. Morris, in 'barge of Con Riley, is training near Saputpa. It is said he probably will ight again within the next sixty days, nit his opponent has not been select Hi. i ' - ADVERTISING MEN M«ET. _______ Oklahoma City, Okla., Feb. 22.—Ad. 'ertUIng men from seven states at* e nded the fifth annual convention of he Southwestern Division of the A* related Advertising Clubs of Amer ca, which met here today. The states epresented were: Missouri, Kansas, 'olorado, Oklahoma. Texas, Arkansas nd Louisiana. ■ PD