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JUNK DISCLAIMS ALLv KNOWLEDGE OF WOMEN fSays Alienation Suit Piled By Henning is Outgrowth of the Lorimer Case. Chicago, Oct. 17.—Much interest was Itaken today in the disclosure that Mrs. John C. Henning, whose affections Clarence S. Funic, general manager of ::the International Harvester company, is charged with having alienated from .'her husband is a former assistant to the cashier of the 'Dutch and German -rooms, in the Congress hotel here. Hen ning himself was for several' years em ployed as a checker in the same hotel. Recently he has worked is a street car conductor. Mrs. Henning is described as striking looking woman, of a pronounced bru jnette type. Before her marriage, her name was Miss Josephine O'Reilly. Mr. Funk denies positively that he ever knew her or ever spoke to a woman cashier at the Congress hotel. He con tinues to attribute the alienation suit to the testimony he gaye in connection with the Investigation of United States Senator Lorimer. Henning and his wife were reported to be in Mobile. Ala., today by de tectives employed by Mr. Punk. Coun sel for Mr. Funk, declared that effort Would be made to have the suit against him called for trial in the near future. James H. Marble, attorney for the United States Seriate investigation committee inquiring into the case of /Senator Lorimer and Edgar A. Ban croft, attorney Tor Mr. Funk, held sev eral conferences today, the details of •which would not be made public. CAfttHNAL GIBBONS IS 1 HONORED BY ADMIREFiS Baltimore, Md.. Oct. 17.—In the cathedral here, where 50 years agj he was ordained a priest, then successive ly consecrated a bishop, invested with the paMium of an archbishop, and 25 years after his ordination received the red biretta of cardinal, James Cardi nal Gibbons, arehibsliop of Baltimore, yesterday received homage from illus trious prelates and laymen from all parts of the country and from foreign lands. The ecclesiastical celebration of the cardinal's dual jubilee2 began this morning with pontifical high mass celebrated by the cardinal, with Rev. Dr. William A. B'letcher, rector of the cathedral, as deacon and Rev. P. C. Oaven, the chancellor of the arch diocese, subdeacon. Archbishop John J. Glennon, of St. Louis, delivered the sermon, which was an eloquent tribute to the head of the American church. STEEL TRUST IS HIT BY SMALLER CONCERN Suit Alleging Combine to Force Independents to Wall Is Filed in Washington. "Washington, Oct. 17.—The Alpha Portland Cement company has filed a brief before the Interstate Commerce commission charging the United States steel corporation with attempting to wreck the independent cement manu facturers and to monopolize the business through domination of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad and its pow er to fix freight rates and exact re bates from the carrier. Attorneys for the Alpha company advised the commission that the Uni versal Portland Cement company, the cement subsidiary of the steel trust, went into the business with the avowed purpose of driving out all competition in certain parts of the country and that officers of the corporation ad mitted that such was the intention. BLA&R SOBERS UP AND IS READY TO TESTIFY Chicago. Oct. 17.—William C. Blair, a member of the Illinois legislature that elected Senator Lorimer, after remain ing in the custody of a friend, sworn in as a deputy sergeant-at-arms since Saturday, was ready this morning to resume his testimony before the Dill ingham investigating committee. He is the first one of the intimate friends of Representative Tippitt. who was the leader of one democratic faction in the legislature, to be called before the com mittee. One of the witnesses previously hoard, has stated that Blair exhibited a large amount of money after it is thought he met Mr. Tippitt. The lat ter is to be called before the commit tee to explain some of the details of the supposed visit. UNIVERSITY MOVES TO GET MORE ROQM Massachusetts Technology In. stitute Cannot Find Ground Enoutrh in Boston. Cambridge. Mass., Oct. 17.—The new site of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be in this city, front ing on the Charles River esplanade at the end of the Harvard bridge. The site consists of 50 acres and will cost about $750,000. Of this amount $500,000 will be given by T. Coleman lu Pont, a graduate of the Institute, who lives in Wilmington, Dela. The institute is compelled to leave Boston proper because of its growth and inability to buy needed land at a reasonable price. CATANIA—An earthquake of brief duration occurred in Sicily yesterday. The strongest shocks were felt at Ciarre, at tho east base of Mount Et na, Maochia, Guardia, Roudineila and Santa Venerina. ST. LOUIS, MO.—According to a spe cial to the Post-Dispatch a tornado swept Hillsboro. Ind., at 4 o'clock yes terday afternoon, demolishing every building on the main street of the town. So far as Is known no person was killed although a number are said to have been injured and narrow es capes were many. A special train car rying doctors left for the scene from Danville, 111. VICTORIA, B. C.—The Canadlan4a clfic steamer Princess Beatrice was ashore-Sunday on Noble island, off the north coast of British Columbia. The passengers and crew have been taken oft by the steamer Venture. ASSEMBLY TAKES HAND IN Demanded That Body Meet at Once and Prominent Men mpgpm Be Released. #3 Peking, Oct, 17,—Members of the na tional assembly which was organized a year ago, as the nucleus of a Chinese parliament which is to begin its second session here on October 22. have taken a hand In the revolutionary situation. About half of the 200 members of the assembly are now in Peking. Sixty of them gathered privately yesterday and discussed the situation. They drew up a series of resolutions addressed to the throne. They were made public to day. The resolutions demand that in the interests of peace, the provincial as sembly of Sze Chuen be permitted to assemble immediately and that tho president and vice president of that body be released from prison to take part in the sessions. The resolutions further call for a dismissal of Sheng Shuan-Huai, the imperial minister of posts and communications, as soon as possible. Shen negotiated the loans for the nationalization of the railroads and has been a leading advocate of the anti-provincial policy, which is regard ed as largely responsible for the pres ent uprising. The president of the national assem bly will lend his official prestige to the resolutions and will transmit theiji in person to the cabinet. Banks Are Suffering. Heavy runs »n tho hanks are con tinued today, and there were riotous scenes in front of several of the insti tutions, the policemen on duty being forced repeatedly to club back tho crowds and protect the bank officials. Government bank notes are no longer passing at par, the British quotation today being at a discount of 20 per cent. Even the foreign banks are not im mune from the financial war scare. The Russo-Chinese bank in the legation quarter was the target for a prolonged run today. Delayed advices from the south are that the imperial troops which retreated from Wu Chang and Hankow are mobilizing at Chumatien, 100 miles north of Hankow, on the rail road. Three members of the American le gation have been given permission to accompany the imperial army in its campaign against the rebels, and they left today with Gen. Ying Tchang. They are the only foreign attaches with the army. They are Lieut.-Col. W. D. Beach Capt. James H. Reeves, the mil itary attache of the legation, and "Wil lis R. Peck, assistant Chinese secretary, who will act as interpreter for the party. INHERITANCE TAX IS ASKED BY MINNESOTA Simpson Spends Two Days in New York Endeavoring to Collect Vast Sum. New York. Oct. 17—George T. Simp son, attorney general of Minnesota, has returned to St Paul after a two days' stay here, in the course of which he called on attorneys representing the estate of Russell Sage, D. O. Mills. D. Willis James, Morris K. .Tesup arid H. O. Havemeyer. His purpose was to collect for the state of Minnesota claims amounting to more than $1,000,000 for inheritance taxes. Mr. Simpson said it was the purpose of Minnesota to do nothing sensational, but to press the claims with all dignity. "Have you collected the taxes due?" he was asked. "No, not yet," he joined with a laugii. "The matter is in process of negotia tion. We'll get it, nevertheless. The Kennedy case established a precedent that assured us of that. "De Forest brothers, who represented the defendants In this case, are the at torneys for the Sage estate. I have had a conference with them and they have the matter under advisement. Minne solta is only asking for its just dues and is indulging in no unjust persecu tions, and I wish you would make that point clear." CARGO INCREASES IN VALUE WHILE ON SEA Shipment Is Worth $107,000 More at New York Than at Java Port. New York. Oct. 17.—Unusual interest was manifested in the arrival of tho British steamship Kwarra with sugar from Java by reason of the fact that tho vessel's cargo increased in value in transit more than $107,000. The Kwarra sailed from Java on August 1 bound for the McCahan refinery at Tasker street wharf. When the 6.000 tons of sugar were put on board the value per 112 pounds was 14s. Gd. Yes terday's quotations for Java sugar were l?s. 64. The advancc of 4 aiiill ings in the prlco will net the owners $107,140 over and above the original purchase price. The duty paid into the custom house on the Kwarra's cargo totaled $180,000, or on a basis of $30 per ton. This is the second Java sugar steamship to reach-,here recently. CHICAGO—John R. Walsh, ex-banker and former head of a score of railroad and quarry enterprises in this vicinity, and who was paroled Saturday from the Fort Leavenworth federal prison, spent yesterday at his home here. To night he outlined his plans for the fu ture. All I want to do now is to get a little rest at home, get a new line on the tangled threads of the business en terprises I am interested in since the adjournment of clearing houre notes, and get those enterprises in what shape I can. RICHMOND BISHOP DEAD. Richmond, Va., Oct. 17.—Right Rev. Augustine Van de Vyver, lor the last 22 years bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Richmond, died here early today of complications resulting from a severe cold. He was born in 1844 in Haesdonick, East Flanders, Belgium. WILL MEET AT ST. PAUL. Kansas City. Mo., Oct. 17.—The next meeting of the National Educational association will be held in St. Paul. July 6 to 12 Inclusive. Thi3 was an nounced here today by Prof. J. M. Greenwood, of the executive committee of that organization- HAHLAN SUCCUMBS it TO SUDDEN ATTAClt OF THROAT TROUBLE Associate Justice of Supremo Court Expires Suddenly in Washington. "Washington, Oct. 16.—A-ssociate Jus tice John M. Harlan, the oldest mem ber of the supreme court of the United States, for years conspicuous in Ken tucky politics, once candidate for the republican nomination for vice presi dent of the United States, a foremost constitutional authority and prominent in the councils of the Prc-sbyterian church, died at his home in this city today. He was 78 years old last June. Justice Harlan had been ill with acute bronchitis less than a week. He sat on the bench last Monday when the court heard arguments on the so called anthracite coal trust case. The following morning Chief Justice White announced that Justice Harlan was "slightly ill," and yesterday asked at torneys to consider that Justice Har lan was sitting in their eases, although not physically present. Rarely Absent. Justice Harlan, however, was in much more serious condition than his colleagues in the court realized. Despite his advanced age he was ro bust and ordinarily enjoyed tho best of health. He was rarely absent from the' bench, an attack of influenza a few years ago being almost the only illness ri-om which he had suffered for a long period. The sudden death of Associate Jus tice Brewer, of the supreme court, who was not only a colleague on the bench, but a very close personal friend, very much affected Justrce Harlan. Chief Justice Fuller's death in the summer of 1910 was also a great shock to the venerable jurist. Justice Harlan continued to perform his share of the work of the court. Anxious for Record. His great ambition to serve until next June, when he would have ex ceeded the service of any other man who sat on that bench. As It was, his service was longer than that of any other justice, except Chief Justice Marshall and Associate Justice Stephen J. Field. Field's' was the longest serv ice—34 years. 6 months and 10 days Marshall's. 34 years, months and '1 days Harlan's, 33 years, 10 months and 25 days. Attacked in Court. It was while sitting on the bench Monday that Justice Harlan first felt the attack of bronchitis. He asked then for such simple remedies as were at hand in the office of the marshal of the court, but he remained at his post. By Tuesday considerable fever was manifested. On Wednesday he was markedly weaker and his condition grew worse, although it was not under stood at the supreme court that his condition was at all alarming. Yester day he seemed a little better. Ills son, John M. Harlan, of Chicago, a lawyer, was summoned here, however, and an other son, Dr. Richard C. Harlan, trav eling In Europe, was notified. Last night he grew worse and this morning at S:13 o'clock death came. BANKER WALSH IS PAROLE An Order From Washington Beached Leavenworth Sat urday Morning. Leavenworth, Kan., Oct. 16.—John K. Walsh, the former Chicago banker, was released from tho federal penitentiary here shortly after noon today. Accom panied by his son, Richard, who had arrived from the north a short time be fore, they entered an automobile and started at a rapid rate for Kansas City, where they will board an evening train for the north. Richard Walsh arrived in response to word that his fattier was 111. He said he did not know of the parole until he reached the prison. Young Walsh failed to bring his father's clothes and the latter departed in a suit furnished from the prison stock. Mr. "Walsh, up to the time of his pa role, had served one year, eight months and 26 days of his five year sentence. When told of his release, Walsh ap peared greatly pleased. Later it was announced that the aged banker's son would arrive from Chicago during the day. and that the start for home prob ably would be made late in the after noon. Mr. Walsh went before the parole board here on September 26, and pre sented his petition for release. The board at the same session, heard the petition for rea!ease. The board at the same session heard the petitions of a dozen other ex-bankers, besides those of 50 prisoners serving sentences for various crimes. President Ladow and the other mem bers of the board, made their secret conclusions in the cases a day later. On September 30, Mr. Ladow went east to submit his report to Mr. Wicker sham. He would divulge none of the board's proceedings except, to say thiit the treatment given Walsh was exactly the same as that accorded the other pe titioners. 7/ulsh went back to work ^t liia LarK of clipping newspaper articles. It was stated that Walsh plainly had im proved in spirits from the time he knew definitely that he was to have an op portunity to present his petition. De spite his age he performed his prison duties to the last in a cheerful mood. John R. Walsh, the former Chicago banker appeared before the federal board of parole in session here on Sep tember 26 and presented his petition for freedom. The last obstacle to the granting the parole was removed In August, when the United States dis trict Attorney at Chicago requested that the remaining indictments against the aged banker be dismissed. Walsh's son, Richard Walsh, was expected to arrive at the prison before noon. He left Chicago last night. The order for parole was sent by telegraph by Attorney General Wicker sham. FUNK 3S CHARGED WITH WINNING JOINING'S WIFE Chicago. Oct. 16.—Suit for $25,000 was filed in the circuit court today against Clarence S. Funk, by John Henning. who charged that Funk had alienated the alt'ectlons of his wife, Mrs. Jo sephine Henning. The declaration stated Funk "wickedly contrived- to de prive the plaintiff of the comfort, fel lowship and society of Josephine and to alienate and destroy her affections on the 15th of October. 1910, and other days between that date and the commence ment of the Huit." COOL WEATHER HELPS CONDITION Of JRADE Considering Holiday, Balance of Trade Increases Over vLast Week. New York, Oct. Ifi-—Brsdstreet's Silt* c.rday said: Trade conditions still show the. effect of conservatism dominating demand in all lines, but the balance of "business done this week lias been larger, one holiday considered. The current of trade is running fuller than a year ago at this date. This is, however, not duo so much to any marked improvement as it is to comparison being made with tho lessening volume a year ago. Re tail trade has been unquestionably ben efited by cooler weather, and this prob ably is reflected in the many small, but in the aggregate, large sales toy job bers. Evidences of lower prices for raw and manufactured cotton affecting buyers and limiting orders are frequent, but the output of the country's mills is un questionably larger at present than for a number of months past. Business failures in the United States for the week ending October 12 wore 212. against 201 last week, 223 in the like week of 1910, 220 in 1909, 244 in 1908 and 194 in 1907. Business failures in Canada for the week ending with Thursday last num ber 19, which contrasts with 21 le.st week and a4 in the like week of last year. Dun's review of trad a tnd»y Rave Measured by every important test, the volume of business is larger than at the corresponding period la3t year, and it is gradually expanding, tho re ports from the leading trado centors during tho week being especially cheer ful. There is apparently no decisive change in basic conditions, and the in creased activity recently shown is. du« to the fact that shelves arc practically empty. In iron and steel the business, judg ing from the latest reports of unfilled orders by tho principal producers, while showing a slight reduction from last month, is ahead of last year, and re sistance appears to concessions in prices. There is a better railroad de mand for rolling stock and the struc tural demand is also improved. During the last fortnight there has been a notable reduction of Idle cars, a sure indication of increased traffic, a fact which is further confirmed by the September total of railroad earn ings which were 2.9 larger than a year ago. GAMBLE IN CHARGE OF LORIMER PROBE Dakota Senator Takes Chair During Dillingham's Ab sence for Short Time. Chicago. Oct. 16.—Senator Robert J. gamble, South Dakota, will preside yt the hearings today of the United States Senate committee investigating the Lorimer case, in the absence of Senator William P. Dillingham, of Ver mont, who was called from Chicago by business. Senator W. S. Kenyon. of Iowa and Senator Duncan IT. Fletcher, of Florida, also probably will be absent, from the hearing today. Senator Kenyon de parted for his home last night and Sen ator Fletcher will deliver an address at the Lalces-to-the-Oulf Deep Water ways convention here. Former Representative C. W. K'.alr, of Mount Vernon, HI., who was on tho stand yesterday is listed as the first witness to be called today. State Senator Blair was removed from the witness stand by Senator Gamble, charged with being intoxicated. He was ordered under the custody of the sergeant-at-arms pending further orders of the committee. ONCE A "F00TST0NE IS NOW A HEADSTONE Striking Inscription Engraved On Monument Over Grave at Winsted, Conn. Winsted. Conn.. Oct. 16.—"I. Edward Denslow, in this year of our Lord, erect this stone in memory of my own, grand and groat-grandparents. In boyish glee I've stepped on this stone for over a half century I'd have my body He here. My spirit will go I know not where. I know I must die. Who cares? You nor I." That is the inscription Edward D. Denslow had cut in the headstone that marks the grave in the lower cemetery in New Boston, Mass., where he was buried this afternoon. The stone Itself is as odd as the in scription, for it is an old door ston. which the feet of his ancestors had worn a» smooth as glass. When the old home in New Boston was raz'-d several years ago Denslow had tho stepping stone removed. Then he decided to make it into a headstone. Funeral services for Mr. Denslow. who died in Hartford Friday, were held here this morning. RODGERS AGAIN DELAYED. Kansas City. Mo.. Oct. 16.—Cloudy weather, with prospects of rain, further delayed C. P. Rodgers. the. aviator, to day, making it impossible for hirr. to resume his flight across tho continent. Rodgers said he would start a: soon as the weather permitted. Daniel Donahoe. of the law firm of Donahoe & Hartnett, counsel for Hen ning, declared the defendant in the suit was the general manager of the International Harvester company here. EAST ST. LOl'IS. ILL.—Arguments were made today in the circuit court in the suit of Mrs. Charles Stevenson, known on the stage at Kate Claxton, to have a divorce obtained by h'.-r for mer husband annulled. WASHINGTON Preliminary of ficial reports to date indicate that the 1311 European wheat crop will go on record as a fairly close third in magni tude to the banner ones of the two pre ceding years, according to the depart ment of agriculture's Crop Reporter. The estimates for eight countries of Europe are l,7ir.,30ri.000 bushels, as compared with 1,747,597,000 bushels iaat year and 1,763.206,000 ill 1909. There are approximately 3,000.000 acres of unimproved logged off land in western Oregon and western Washing ton. LEADER OF REVOLT IN CHINA IS IN AMERICA Has Been Here for Some Time, Exciting Interest of People in the Movement. City, Oct. Itji—Dr. Sun STat Sen, leader of the revolutionists In China, was in Kansas City last night. He came here to hold a public meeting for tho Chinese of Kansas City. A cablegram from Pekin advising him of the situation there caused hire to hurry to Chicago. Dr. Sen has long been identified with the revolutionary movement and was one of the leaders of a plot to seize Canton in 1895, and carry the revolu tionary movement throughout the em pire. The plot was discovered, 16 of the instigators were put to death and Dr. Sen fled to Hong Kong, -where he became a British subjcct. Since that time he has labored ear nestly in the cause of the revolution. In 1900 he visited and lectured In Eng land and in this country, appealing especially to Chinese students at th« universities. In England, while pass ing the Chinese legation building, he was induced to come inside, and then informed suddenly that he was on Chi nese soil. Detectives were placed around the "buildings by his friends to prevent a deportation, and as an ESng' llsh subject the plan to kHnan him tor removal to China was frustrated. The spirit behind the revolution In China it typified in Kane Yu Wie. who has been in exile from his" country since 1898, when a price upon his head was fixed As a student of philosophy, history, religion and economics of his country, ICang Yu Wie has an international rep utation. Before 1898 he was adviser to the late emperor, but because of his Ideas of reform he was driven into exile when the dowager empress resumed her regency. For a time he wandered about and then found asylum under the British flag in the Straits settlement. He had formerly spent much time in this country as an American citizen, and married as his second wife a Chi nese girl in California. MANY CHINESE IN AMERICA AROUSED OVER SITUATION San Francisco, Oct. 16.—Fearing thav the present anti-Manchu uprising in China may develop into an anti-foreign movement, the Sui Nin Hole Sher, tho young China association in the United States, is preparing to petition Wash ington to instruct all American officials in China to see that missionaries and other Americans there maintain abso lute neutrality. The petition will be promulgated si multaneously from the young China association and. tins Gee Kong tong, the Chinese Free Mason society, which is affiliated with the revolutionary party. It is said that 90 per cent of the Chinese in this country are mem bers of the Free Masons. A donation of $20,000 to aid the rev olution was forwarded from this city last night to Hankow. It was sub scribed by Chinese In this country, and is only a small part of the sum already forwarded, or to be sent. Sub scriptions, it is stated, are made sec retly because of the fear, oven in this country, of official vengeance on the contributors. The rising !n China has filled the Chinese quarters with great excite ment. All Chinese papers are receiv ing bulletins by cable from Hankow and other points. These are pasted on the windows of the newspaper of fices as soon as received. All day crowds of Chinese, their faces utterly devoid of expression, studied the reports from across the Pacific. Smothered ejaculations told of feelings which mastered even orien tal habits of expression. According to advices received liere today, 20 miles of railroad track have been destroyed in the province of Hunan. At Hankow, the foreign residents are drilling daily and preparing to de fend the concessions. TAFT ASKED TO TAKE SOOAR TRUST'S HIDE Meriden, Conn., Citizens Would Have President Take Up Present High Prices. Meriden. Conn.. Oct. IC.—Several Meriden citizens have addressed an appeal to President Taft to Investigate the Sugar trust. Among the signers are Dr. E. W. Smith, a classmate at Yale of President Taft. and William 11. Howes, who has been prominent in local civic reforms. The petition in part follows: "Since adjournment of congress tho price of sugar has nearly doubled. No reports have appeared in the public press of any shortage in the sugar crop, and no good reason has been given for the Increase in price. But the Sugar trust has been to great ex pense for defense of charges of graft ing arid for heavy fines for being caught with the goods, and we believe the price of sugar has been advanced to cover these expenses. "Recent investigations have shown that from corset springs under scale beams to bribery of United States offi cials nothing has escaped the notice of the Sugar trust that could be used to rob the people. Within a short time one of our coteries of trust magnates laid plans to do business in Canada. The Canadian government did not let them skin the people for 40 years be fore it acted. The trust magnates were notified that if they started any holdup operations they would go to jail. They decided not to do business in Canada. '"The Jail is the place to punish trust pirates. Fines have no more effect than shot blown from a bean blower. "We believe there Is a splendid op portunity for our president to serve the people, and as American citizens we request that the secret service and the department of justice be instructed to camp on the trail of the Sugar trust till its hide is stretched on the wall." WASHINGTON, D. C.—Forewarned that the Interstate Commerce commis sion had found the problem so dif ficult that it had changed its position thereon three or four times, the su preme court of the United States yes terday undertook the task of deciding the so called "grain elevator cases." SAN FRANCISCO—Run down by a gasoline launch last night, a cutter from the flagship California, of the Pacific fleet, which was returning to the ship with the 85 members of the band aboard, was upset in the bay, and J. R. Charle, one of the band men was drowned. PRESIDENT DEFENDS "DOLLAR DIPLOMACY" In Speech at Sacramento, fl|He Upholds Treaties With^ Honduras and Nicaragua. Sacramento, Cal., Oot. Taft's first Important speech tn Califor nia -was delivered here today froiiji. thai steps of the state capltol building. Th» president spoke in behalf Of proposed^®! treaties with Nicaragua, and Hondur and vigorously defended the policy the administration which he sal "muckraking journals" have label", "dollar diplomacy." Brbadly speaking, President Taft aald he proposed treaties. with these coun tries before the Senate would sect* for them a financial agent in th United States, who would settle thei.u existing debts on a Just basis', and whoifes would point the road to peace and pros perlty to two republics, rich in naturaL"*?^ .resources, but torn by strife and rev-' olution. The president pointed out the ef 'flcacy of a similar arrangement with Santo Domingo, where-this government' collected the customs and sees that 'foreign debts bre paid, according a, beneficient supervision that M*. Tafti said .has accrued to the upbuilding of Santo Domingo. Objection to the- trea-' "«l ties in the United States Senate, the ^president said, waa based largely,aipon ,tV.6-ij™positionTharTtr6y'wo®iama.K«ii entangling alliances with republics in 'this hemisphere for the promotion of ai hn nlrinu .coat. gaagSjF-T the payment of the debts of the twofi% republics would be furnished toy Atnerrj ican Interests. Another subject dls-: cussed by the president waB that the 'Monroe doctrine waa a sufficient tond ^etween tho United States and Latin .American countries. "It is objected that this is 'dollar diplomacy,' said the president, "and •that we ought to have none of it. Give a dog a bad name and you know what follows. To call a piece of state-craft ,'dollar diplomacy' Is to invoke the con 'damnation of the muckraking journals, .whose chief capital is in the use of" phrases of a lurid character. The United States did not enter into this treaty for tho promotion of its otvn banking business or that of any of its citizens. It was thought advisable 'to fa-vor a,contract with American bankers rather than with foreign bank ers because such a contract would tend to keep trade with America. This is the correct object and purpose of dip* lomatic negotiations." FARMERS TO SOLVE HIGH COST PROBLEM National Gathering Suggests Closer Relations Between Parties Concerned. Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 14.—Closer or ganization of the farmers tor the pur pose of relegating unearned profits and putting the producer and the consumer nearer together, today was advanced as the only possible solution of the high cost of living problem, at the opening of the session of the Farmers' National congress here. Emphatic appeal was made by many delegates for the adoption of resolu tions memorializing congress to provide a parcels post and establish a federal good roads bureau. Strong denuncia tion was made of tariff abuses and a movement started to have congress take action against the tariff commission. Tho conserving of the National Farmers' congress into a national coun try life federation, modeled somewhat after the plan of the American Federa tion of Labor, was proposed today by Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Wil let M. Hays, In an address before the meeting. Mr. Hays' suggestion is the out growth of work he has been carrying on in the agricultural department to ward country life development, and of the sentiment aroused by President Roosevelt's Country Life commission. The National Farmers' congress is one of the oldest agricultural bodies of the country. Same as in Germany. Mr. Hays suggested a change in the constitution of the association, which ,would establish a federation familiar to the German agricultural sortety, a .powerful factor in German rural life. The plan contemplates a body made up of delegates from all state federations and farmers, together with representa tives of colleges, experiment stations and national organizations in any way associated with the improvement of conditions of farm living. HOLY PLAY TABOOED IN WIDE OPEN TOWN Pennsylvania Town, Sunday Gambling, Ban On Show. Moses." Despite Puts T-Trii] Pfi... Oct. 14. "Life of Moses," scheduled to be pro duced in the Hollidaysburg theater to day for the benefit of the Austin flood sufferers, was stopped on the order of District Attorney Kurtz, at the instance of the Ministerial union. Burgess Edgar Hale Jacobs took is sue .with the district attorney. He said: "With a Sunday excursion to the •Gettysburg battlefield, Sunday drinking clubs and poker joints, a baseball gam bling pool here that cleared up over $1,000 among the boys, Sunday trolleys, all existing in this locality, I fail to see why we should draw the line at MIDSHIPMAN SUICIDES. Manila, Oct. 14.—Charles Denniston Price, a midshipman of the cruiser New .Orleans, belonging to the United States lAsiatic fleet, committed suicide today. He shot himself In the head. The New Orleans is laying off Cavite. TROOPS FORCED TO FIRE ON MOB AT M'COMB CITY McComb City, Mass., Oct. 14.—Sev eral persons, suposed to be strikers or sympathizers, attempted to scale the barricade erected about the Illinois Central shops here shortly before mid night last night and were flred upon by outposts of the Mississippi Nation al guards stationed hare. Several shots M'ere fired, but It is not thought any one was wounded.