Morning Oregonian., January 08, 1909, Page 2, Image 2

THE MORXiyG , OKEGOSIAX. FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1900.
1HDUSE WILL LAY
! INSULT DN TABLE
; Committee Says President At
l tacks Integrity and In
l. vades Rights.
UNDERSTANDS HIS WORDS
I Open War Between Congress and
' President Will Be Emphasized by
Pebate Assailed Members
Will Answer KoosevelU
"WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. The Perkins
committee will recommend tomorrow
' that President Roosevelt's Secret Serv
' Ice message of January 4 be laid on
the table. A similar request will be
' made for the tabling of that portion of
' the President's annual message relat
ing to the Secret Service, on the ground
that It reflocts upon the integrity of
' the House.
The extreme course advised by the
, committee, that of declining: to con
1 rider any communication from any
. source which, in the judgment of the
' House. Is not respectful, is likely to
' create a sensation. The report of the
committee will include the paragraph
" of the message which refers to the
Secret Service and suggests that the
! reason Congress restricted its use was
' because members of the Congress
themselves did not wish to be lnvestl-
gated.
Can Understand English.
This will be followed by an excerpt
from the message of January 4. After
setting forth the President's statement
that the House had failed to understand
tils meaning, the report of the special
committee will say ihat the language
Itself will be Judged according to the
accepted Interpretation of the English
language. That the House Is charged
only with Its responsibility to the peo
ple and to preserve Its own dignity
will be asserted with great force and.
If the report is adopted, the House will
Insist upon Its own capacity to under
stand the import of the President's
.language.
Invasion of Privilege.
It will be asserted that the language
In question was unjustified and with
out bails of fact and that It consti
tuted a breach of the privileges of the
House. For that reason, the special
committee will ask to be discharged
from further consideration of that por
tion of the President's message which
refers to the Secret Service and will
recommend that It, together with the
subsequent message of the President
In reply to the House demand for an
explanation, be laid on the table as
being unresponsive and constituting an
invasion of the privileges of the House
by questioning the motives and Intelli
gence of members.
Will Reply to Attacks.
Perkins of New Tork. as chairman of
the committee, will make a few re
marks In presenting the resolution to
morrow, and a general debate will fol
low. Tawney of Minnesota, Fitzgerald
of New York. Smith of Iowa and Sher
ley of Kentucky are to reply to the
President's criticism of them In the
special message sent to the House on
Monday.
GUNS TURN ON TILLMAN
(Continued From First Pace.)
. tion to Hale was received at the Capitol
It was said that it contained a reflection
on a Senator from a Southern state. The
name of the Senator in question was not
divulged at the time and as a result the
Senate was surcharged with curiosity.
When It finally became known that Till
man was the member named, further
efforts were made to procure lnforma-
tlon concerning the character of the
i charges, but they were unavailing.
Oregon Land In Question.
Through the fact that several Senators
had advance Information of the charac
. ter of the report, it was learned that the
investigation of Tillman followed an at
tack he made In the Senate nearly a
year ago on an Oregon land company
which had used his name as one of the
persons Interested in the concern. Pre
vious to that attack Tillman had Intro
duced a resolution directing the Attorney-General
to prosecute suits against
. an Oregon railroad corporation that had
. received land grants for a line from Call
; fornla points to Portland, Or. Tillman
' had said the use of his name was wlth
; out authority and, as a result, it la de
'. clared, several persons interested In the
land grants became angered.
Sleuth Secure Evidence.
Some of the interested parties are re
ported to have sent to President Koose-
,' vert coptes of letters alleged to have been
written by Tillman Indicating either that
he had an Interest in one of the land
. companies or would be benefited through
land companies obtaining possession of
" the grants in question. After receiving
tills Information, It is said, the President
directed a Secret Service operative to ln-
vestigate the part Tillman was alleged to
have taken In the land cases. The report
is understood to contain an account of
the Investigation. It is known that the
Secret Service prepared photographic cop
ies of Tillman's correspondence, but
whether these exhibits were sent to Hale
la not known.
Tillman Will Hit Hard.
Tillman was not aware that hie name
' figured In the reports until late In the
day. He then assured himself that the
reports were well founded, but said he
, would not make any statement until the
' fact of the uee of his name had been
I officially promulgated, when he would
- discuss the matter In the Senate.
It Is known, however, that Tillman re-
gards the mention of his name as an at
' lack on himself by the President and he
, has indicated to friends that he will not
mince matters In his reply. He also has
declared to those with whom he con-
versed that he would welcome the oppor
tunity to express his) views and explain
' the situation.
Hale probably will lay the entire mat-
' ter before the committee on appropria
tions Saturday and in that event It Is
' probable that Tillman will be heard on
Monday.
Denounced Scheme Year Ago.
On February 1, 1908. Tillman arose In
the Senate to a question of personal privi
lege and said that his attention had been
" called to a scheme of swindling In which
liis name had been used rather unpleas-
: antly and without the slightest warrant.
The Senator held In his hand a circular
headed:
"How to make tWOO out of t.
This circular called attention to certain
innd grants In Oregon and to the activity
. eg t1!1"" in bavlnx the Senate Inves
tigate them; It stated that Tillman "takes
eleven quarters." and that the lawsuits
to be Instituted In order to reoover these
lands were promised to be pressed with
great vigor because Tillman was behind
them. Commenting on this situation, Till
man at that time said:
As a matter of fact. I hi" not bought
any lands anywhere In the West nor under
taken to buy any. I have made some In
quiries u one naturally would In roamlns
through the WMt. I simply want the people
of the country to be put on notice that thla
windier at Portland has no warrant what
ever for endeavoring to inveigle others into
the came.
Timber Syndicate's Circular.
Tillman said further that he had asked
the Postofflce Department to take cogni
zance of the circular. In the debate that
followed on an order to print the circular
In the Congressional Record, It was
brought out that the name of the com
pany issuing the circular was the St.
Paul Pacific Timber Syndicate. 6:5
Chamber of Commerce Building, Port
land. Or.
Fulton said he had read the circular,
and that the scheme very evidently "is
for the company issuing the circular to
accumulate a vast fund of money by
dupes throughout the country."
norcnT coos bay IiAnd claim
Timber Syndicate Scheme Which
Caught Tillman Angered Him.
Senator Tillman became Involved in the
Oregon land troubles through his pur
cha.se of 11 quarter sections of land
owned by the Southern Oregon Company,
under the Coos Bay wagon road grant,
Bryan R. Dorr, who had offices in the
Chamber of Commerce, representing the
St. Paul & Pacific Timber Syndicate,
gave out an Interview at the time fliat
air. Tillman made his attack upon the
company on the floor of the Senate, say
ing that Mr. Tillman had purchased the
11 quarter sections for himself and mem
bers of his family. Mr. Dorr said that
Mr. Tillman was so sure that his com
pany was acting In good faith that he
made his own application during Octo
ber, 1907, to purchase from the Southern
Oregon Company, through Reeder 4
Watklns, attorneys at Marshfleld. or.
What made Mr. Tillman suspicious Is
not known. On February 19 Mr. Tillman
made an open attack upon the floor of
the Senate, charging that the scheme
was a swindle, and read from the cir
culars sent out by the company. Through
Mr. Tillman's right the matter was
brought to the attention of the Postofflce
Department, with the result that the
mail of the company was held up by the
Federal authorities.
The scheme of this company Is the
same as C. I. Leaven good and a number
of other land agents and lawyers have
conducted ever since the fight by the
Government began against the Oregon &
California Railroad Company. The circu
lar stated that Mr. Tillman had Invested
In the land, not only for himself, but
for ten of his relatives. This statement
Is alleged to have been the reason for
Mr. Tillman's attack. He said that the
use of his name had caused a great
many people to write to him. asking his
advice upon the matter of making the In
vestments SAYS ROOSEVELT BREAKS LAW
Culberson Attacks Inaction Against
Steel Trust's Last Gobble.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. In the Sen
ate today, Culberson made a brief reply
to the message sent to the Senate yes
terday by the President, saying that
he had directed Attorney-General Bona
parte not to reply to the Senate's reso
lution of inquiry concerning the mer
ger of the Tennessee Coal & Iron Com
pany with the United States Steel Cor
porator Culberson characterized this
as "another arbitrary and lawless act,
which had been traced to the Chief
Magistrate of the country, who is not
only solemnly obligated to obey the law
himself, but to see that others do so."
Culberson Introduced a resolution in
structing the committee on the Judi
ciary to report at as early a day as
practicable whether the President was
authorized to permit the absorption of
the Tennessee Coal & Iron Company by
the United States Steel Corporation,
and then proceeded with his remarks.
Free From Legal TIeKtralnt.
He said the President's position In
denying that Congress had authority
to direct aead of a department by a
resolution of inquiry is characteristic
of the distinguished occupant of the
White House, and it Is a corollary of
the main dogma that 'he Is absolved
from any legal restraint whatever.
Culberson cited legal authorities to
prove that Congress was empowered to
place restrictions on heads of execu
tive departments, and to direct their
acta. He read a statement in which the
Attorney-General was quoted, after the
absorption of the Tennessee Coal &
Iron Company by the United States
Steel Corporation,, as saying that he
would proceed In the .courts against the
Steel Corporation If the Steel Corpora
tion should violate the law In respect
to restraint of trade.
Arbitrary and Law less Act.
"Yet," said Culberson, "the Attorney
General then had received from the Presi
dent a letter in which he told him it
was contemplated to merge the Ten
nessee Coal At Iron Company into the
United States Steel Corporation and that
so far as he was concerned, he did not
see fit to Interfere."
At the time the President was taking
his action In respect to the Steel Corpora
tion, Culberson said, the Attorney-General
was proceeding to dissolve the to
bacco trust on the ground that it had
absorbed some of Its rivals.
"The response of the President," said
Culberson, "Is a complete answer to the
Semite resolution. It shows that no
action has been taken by the Depart
ment of Justice and that none has been
taken because the President took the
matter in his own hands, as is not in
frequently the case. It shows further
that another arbitrary and lawless act of
an Important nature has been traced to
the Chief Magistrate, who Is solemnly
obligated by the constitution not only to
obey the law himself, but to take care
that.lt is faithfully executed by others."
Hopkins Defends Roosevelt.
Hopkins suggested that the President
In his message did not make any. state
ment susceptible of the interpretation
placed on it by Culberson. He said the
president's remark in reference to taking
over the stock of the Tennessee Coal &
Iron Company by the Steel Corporation
was to the effect that he felt "It not a
public duty to Interpose objections." "He
dojs not say tliat he approved It," in
sisted Hopkins.
"The question we have before us." said
Culberson, "is whether there is any law
that authorizes the President to issue a
permit to allow the violation of a statute,
whether to relieve a financial stringency
or for any other purpose."
On motion of Clark, further considera
tion of the resolution was postponed.
Just Ills Feet Stuck Out.
Buried In a snow bank with nothing
sticking out but his feet, Leo Hamilton
was discovered last night shortly before
1 o'clock, at Thirteenth and Jefferson
streets, and rescued by the crew of a
passing streetcar, drunk and oblivious to
his predicament. The carmen gave him
over to the custody of Patrolmen Bew
ley and Robson. Hamilton came to him
self somewhat in the police station and
told Captain Slover that he was clerk
In the Custom-House and lived, at BS
Gllsan street. He said that he remem
bered nothing after having left a crowd
of convivial friends about 11 o'clock.
MURDER MYSTERY
BECOMES DEEPER
Body Found in Church Stove
Near Detroit Remains
Unidentified.
PASTOR REPORTED ALIVE
Police Seek Minister Who Hurried
to Canada and Think lie May Be
Able to Shed Light, on Pe
culiar Crime.
ST. CLAIR, Mich., Jan. 7. Rev. J. H.
Carmichael, the Methodist preacher of
Adair, Mich., who was thought to be the
victim whose dismembered and burned
body was found In the stove of his church
near Columbus, Mich., is believed to
night to be alive.
The authorities of St. Clair County,
looking upon the minister as a fugitive
instead of a murderer's victim, have sent
descriptions of him to the police of a
number of Canadian cities in the hope
that a stranger who crossed the St. Clair
River today from St. Clair, Mich., to
Courtrlght, Ont., may prove to be the
missing clergyman, and may be located
and returned to Michigan to clear up
the church mystery.
Browning May Be Victim.
Indications tonight point to Gideon
Browning, of Adair, as the victim '.who
lost his life in the church. Doubt has
been expressed as to whether It could
be stated positively whether the dis
membered body was that of a man or
a woman, so fragmentary are the parts
that remain for the doctors to work upon.
The trunk lias been sent to Detroit for
microscopic examination.
Mrs. Carmichael declared today that
she identified the torn clothing found in
the church as that worn by her husband.
She has not been told of the latest turn
of the investigation.
Frank Smith, of Adair, at whose home
boarded Gideon Browning, the missing
carpenter, has been arrested In connec
tion with the ease.
"When my husband left home on Tues
day," said Mrs. Carmichael, "I fixed his
suitcase for him, placing In it his hymn
books and clothing. He told me he would
be home as usual, and for me to go to the
ladles' aid meeting Wednesday afternoon.
That's the last I have seen or heard of
him."
Find Browning's Pin.
Aside from this the authorities have
made but little progress today In solving
the mystery. The finding of Browning's
scarf-pin in the stove adds strength to
the theory that he was killed.
As nothing but the trunk, Jawbone and
some false teeth were found, there seems
to be no certain way of making the Iden
tification positive. Within two hours of
the discovery of the crime both the min
ister and the carpenter were seen talk
ing on the station platform at Adair, the
nearest station to the church. Brown
ing took a train for Port Huron, and the
minister returned to his house, hitched
up his horse, and told his wife he was
goinr to Columbus township to see some
parlshoners.
Gave Man Money.
Other peculiar features of the mystery
are that Carmichael, at two separate
times before his disappearance, talked
with Browning in the presence of wit
nesses, and each time promised to use
his efforts to get the carpenter a posi
tion. At one of the interviews he gave
the man two dollars to pay his way to
Port Huron.
There had never been any 'trouble be
tween Browning and the minister, so far
as Is known. Tuesday afternoon Brown
ing left a Grand Trunk train at the near
by village of Hlckey and inquired the way
to the Methodist Church in Columbus
Township. He said to two different men
that he had an appointment there with
a man. No reason is known why Rev.
Mr. Carmichael should have gone to the
church unless he had an appointment
there.
Promised Fine Job.
In the Investigation of the movements
of Carmichael and Browning immediately
before they disappeared It has been dis
covered that Monday morning Mr. Car
michael went to the home of Browning's
sister and had a conversation with
Browning. The latter's 11-year-old
nephew says that his uncle told hira
that Rev. Mr. Carmichael was going to
get him a Job where he would have noth
ing to do but "stand around and smoke
cigars," and that the minister had given
him a 2 bill with which to go to Port
Huron.
Tuesday morning, before the minister
left his home on the drive from which
he never returned, he had a conversation
on the depot platform at Adair with
Browning before the latter took the train
for Port Huron.
Rev. John Havlland Carmichael was
born in Wcllsburg, W. Va., in 1851. He
became a Methodist' In 1880, and his first
ministerial work was done In the South.
He was transferred to Benkelman, Neb.,
and after several years work there came
to the Detroit Conference In 1897. He
has since held pastorates In this state.
RAISE PRESIDENT'S PAY
SENATE COMMITTEE PROPOSES
$100,000 A YEAR.
Increase to Include $25,000 for
Traveling Raise Vice-President
and Speaker to $20,000.
"WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. By an amend
ment to the legislative, executive and Judi
cial appropriation bill, which today was
reported to the Senate from the com
mittee on finance, the salary of the Presi
dent of the United States Is increased
from $50,000 to $100,000, the Increase to
include the $25,000 now annually appro
priated for the President's traveling ex
penses. Amendments also were reported from
the finance committee Increasing the
salaries of the Vlce-Presldont and the
Speaker of the House from $12,000 to $20.
000 a year. The amendments were re
ferred by the Senate to the committee on
appropriations, which. If It approves
them, will Incorporate In the minutes the
appropriation bill which is now under
consideration and report them back to
the Senate for action.
There was a full attendance of the
members of the committee when the pro
posed Increases of salary were- taken up.
It was' first suggested that the increase
In the salary of the President should be
to $75,000 a year, the amount He now re
ceives, including the $25,000 for traveling
expenses. Bailey opposed an Increase,
but the amendments were acted upon
favorably without a rollcalL
Bourne Introduced a bill recently to
make the President's salary $100,000 and
the salaries of the Vice-President and
Speaker $25,000 each and this bill formed
the basis of the amendments reported.
MORE MOXEY FOR JUDICIARY
Senator Clark Would Raise Salaries
of Federal Judges.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. Senator
Clark, of Wyoming, yesterday Intro
duced an amendment to the legislative,
executive and Judicial appropriation
bill, providing for an increase in the
salaries of the Justices of the Federal
Courts. The bill fixes the salarv of
the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States at $18,000, while
the salaries of the Associate Justices
are fixed at $17,500. The Marshal of
1 . 1 ... ..nr.li,. " n n
tne supreme muu a v ictc. Tuuvv.
The 29 Judge or vjircun m c
to receive $10,000 each and the 84
Judges of District Courts $9000 each.
The committee on Judiciary will report
the bill favorably for consideration by
the committee on appropriations.
"ew Canyon City Postmlstres.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. The President-yesterday
nominated Ella V. Pow
ers for Postmaster at Canyon City.
Root Signs Arbitration .Treaties.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Secretary Root
today signed arbitration treaties with
Ecuador, Bolivia and Haytl.
MAKE BOOT REPORT TODAY
BAR COMMITTEE COXCIXDES
I XVESTTGATIOX.
Members Refuse to Say AVhnt Rec
ommendations Are May Go
to Supreme Court.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 7. (Special.)
President J. D. BrWges. of the State Bar
Association, will tomorrow receive the
report of the committee appointed to In
vestigate the conduct of Judge Mllo A.
Root. The committee held its final ses
sion today at Tacoma and finished Its re
port at 11 o'clock tonight. The report,
which consists of 1i typewritten pages,
contains a plain statement of the testi
mony brought out during the investiga
tion, which has been in progress nearly
two months. The report contains the
conclusions of the committee from the
facts at its disposal and recommenda
tions for the action of the State Bar
Association.
The Investigation which has been con
ducted in Seattle, Spokane, Olympia and
Tacoma, has brought out voluminous tes
timony, a great deal of which was con
sidered unimportant by the committee.
Every report which Involved the integrity
of Judge Root has been the subject of
inquiry. Many of the rumors have been
without foundation In fact. All of the
evidence In the case was laid before
Judge Root and he was given an oppor
tunity to answer.
The work of the committee today con
sisted In cutting down its report. It was
decided that a simple narrative of the
testimony would suffice the otate Bar
Association with the conclusions arrived
at after hearing the witnesses. The
members of the committee have held to
an agreement to say nothing of the mat
ters which came before them In advance
of their report to President Bridges. That
President Bridges will lay the report be
fore the Supreme Court is believed by the
committee.
MARJORIE GOULD IS "OUT"
(Continued From First Page.)
chief feature of the programme was a
"Marjorie" waltz, which Mr. Franko com
posed for the occasion.
After dinner there was a promenade,
during which two orchestras played for
the cotillion, which ended promptly at
midnight. This was followed by an elab
orate supper and dance, at which two or
chestras furnished the muslo.
Here are some of the financial details
of the function: Cost ' of menu, $50,000;
cost of cotillion favors, $25,000; orchids,
$10,000; American Beauty roses, $10,000;
miscellaneous flowers, $5000; decorations
for the tropic setting, $10,000; muslo,
$5000; debutante's gown, $1000; estimated
cost of Jewels worn, $50,000,000.
CONDENSED NEWS BY WIRE
Pari. A new Franco-Amerlcan treaty of
extradition has been signed.
West Palm Bench, Fla. Plchard Croker
began his re.ldonce Wednesday h.ra in a
house fronting- the ocean.
Philadelphia. Oscar Hammerstein has an
nounced that, owing to the lack of support,
he may close his local grand opera season.
Winnipeg. The Canadian Pacific Railroad
will spend $30,000,000 en Western construc
tion work this year, it la reported.
" San Francisco. Attorneys for Abraham
Ruef have been given ten days' additional
In which to prepare their bill of exceptions.
Now York. William A. Lamed leads the
ranking Hat of players announced by the
Nntolnal Uwn Tennis Association, and 1
put in a class by himself.
Washington. The President sent a special
message to Congress Thursday urging im
mediate regulation of the use of water-gas
In the capital.
San Francisco. James Treadwell. once a
millionaire and promoter of the famous
Treadwell mines. In Ala.ika. was adjudged
bankrupt Wednesday.
New Tork. The Kerkes art gallery and
the plot of ground on which It alands were
sold Wednesday to satisfy the mortgage
upon the property. The price obtained was
i77,SOO. ,
Chicago. Morse D. Brown. 88 years old.
said to be the oldest practicing attorney In
Chicago; Austin F. Kelly and Ruth) E. Mc
Laughlin, convicted of conspiracy to com
mit murder, were sentenced by Judge Wln
des Wednesday.
Winnipeg. Man. The bonds of tho Can
adian Northern Railway will be guaranteed
bv the provincial governmtnts of Manitoba,
Alberta and (Saskatchewan in order that the
company may provide transportation for sev
eral settlements now without such facili
ties. New Tork. It required the combined
energy of 10 policemen to arrest Stanislaus
Bllla a giant Spaniard, in Seventh avenue
Wednesday night. Bllla became enraged at
a chauffeur aftr an automobile had nar
rowly missed him. and proceeded to attack
him.
New Tork. David Barry, the Janitor of
a slx-stnry brick building at 8J5-SS7 .Broad
way Wednesday discovered on the fourth
floor" landing a lighted candle. Inserted In
a demijohn, surrounded by rags and paper.
In the Jug was a mixture of kerosene, alco
hol and gasoline.
Port Arthur, Tex. The City Council has
donated to John W. Gates two plats of
ground, upon one. of which la to be erected
a coeducational college to cost t-(;
t'non the oth'Si- will be constructed a tJJ.000
hospital, both buildings telng erected in
memory of his mother
Toklo. Count Tods, whose engagement to
a royal princess was recently cancelled be
cause of the discovery that he had been
married while a student at Cambridge, Eng.,
and who divorced hla wife after his return
to Japan, yesterday attempted to commit
suicide by taking poison.
Winchester. Ky. The Fort View Hotel
was totally destroyed by Are early Thursday.
SI I- Ellis, of Cynthlans, an employe of the
Burley Tobacco Society, Is supposed to have
been burned to death. James Donohue. of
Winchester: Miss Halite Veal, of Lexington,
and several others were dangerously Injured
y Jumping from windows. The loss Is
about $3000.
Atlantic City. N. J- In n a"emPti .
emulate the men who style themselves
handcuff kings," a young man who calls
himself Albertus nearly perished in the surf
here Wednesday. Lightly laced in a strait
lacked he endeavored to show his ability
to free himself while under water. Benumbed
bv the cold, he lost consciousness and was
nearly drowned before being rescued by
UXe-savers.
Olds, Wortman & King's
1 hitty
Is the magnet that is attracting hundreds of shoppers to brave any sort of
weather, and our store has been fairly busy all this week, despite the sever
ity of the weather. Bargains such as you find on every hand here are Worth
coming threw trh storm and cold for.
Tremendous Clearance Sale
. : j
Bargains in Every Department
When you see a woman starting out the 'sort of stormy days we've had this
week, depend upon it, she's headed straight for the store where Portland's
best and biggest Clearance Sale is in progress where the most dependable
merchandise on the Pacific Coast is to be found, and where she knows there's
a h o u s e of unquestioned reliability back of every purchase.
We've told you in page and double-page advertisements, in detail, of the
savings you'd find they're all still in force.
BOTH WOMEN FREE
Jury in Erb Murder Case Is
Unanimous in Verdict.
OUT FOR EIGHTEEN HOURS
Mrs. Erb and Sirs. Beisel Hysterical
With Joy When IJesnlt of Trial
Is Announced Congrat
ulated by Friends.
MEDIA, Pa-, Jan. 7. Mrs. M. Florence
Erb, wife of Captain J. Clayton Erb, who
was well known in political circles all. over
Pennsylvania, and her sister, Mrs. Cath
erine Beisel, who were charged with the
sensational murder of Captain Erb on the
night of October B, 1908, today walked
from the Delaware County Courthouse
free women. After the Jury had been out
nearly 18 hours it brought in a verdict of
not guilty in the case of, each woman,
both of whom had been charged separate
ly and Jointly with shooting: the Captain.
Thus ends a trial that has held the inter
est of the people of the state for more
than a week.
Almost up to the moment when the Jury
announced that It had agreed, the pros
pects for a unanimous decision of the 12
men were not bright. During the morn
ing the Jury filed Into court and asked for
further instructions on the question of
self-defense, and while the spectators
were still standing in the courtroom dis
cussing the Instructions given the Jury
word came that the men had agreed.
Women Very Nervous.
The defendant were sent for at once.
During this heart-breaking Interval the
defendants were so nervous they could not
remain still. Jumping from their seats,
striding up and down, sluing down again,
hands clasped behind their backs, they
were more restless than any Jungle ani
mal In a cage of a city zoo.
J. R. Robinson, the Assistant District
Attorney, also was very 111 at ease.
Judge Johnson took his seat Just as the
Jury was escorted into the room. There
was absolute Bilenco. When the court
clerk went through the usual proceeding
of asking whether the Jury had agreed,
the foreman annourced the verdict of
not guilty in each case.
With half a scream, the sisters fell in
each other's arms, and women wept as
they looked at the pathetic scene.
In an instant the women were sur
rounded by friends and their relatives
and overwhelmed with congratulations.
Harry Beisel threw his arms around his
wife and his slster-ln-law. Mrs. Erb. and
tears came to their eyes. This scene
lasted several minutes. The jury was
not polled, and after Judge Johnson
had thanked them. Mrs. Erb hurried
from her seat to Juror Dickinson, the
foreman, and wrung his hand. Mrs.
Beisel did likewise, and they went down
the line of the 12 men. Tears stood In
the eyes of most of them, and the thanks
of the women were sobbed out in broken
syllables.
Thought Only of Sister.
"I was innocent and knew I would be
acquitted," said Mrs. Erb after the Jury
had gone. "I was only fearful for my
sister I did not know what they might
do to' her for doing what she did to save
my life." ,
Mrs. Beisel said: '
-I thank God it Is all over. No, I
have not been confident of acquittal, for
you never know what twelve men will do.
RECIPE FOR BACKACHE
Directions to Prepare Home-Made
Mixture Said to Be Splendid.
To m.ke up enough of the "Dande
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he relieving nearly every sufferer who
uses it for backache, kidney complaint,
sore weak bladder and rheumatism;
get from any good prescription phar
macy one-half ounce Fluid Extract
Dandelion, one ounce Compound Kar
gon and three ounces Compound Syrup
of Sarsaparllla. Shake well in a bottle
and take In teaspoonful doses after
each meal and again at bedtime.
Those who have tried It claim that
It acts gently but thoroughly on the
kidneys, relieving backache and blad
- Firsi
I-was sure of my sister's freedom, but
not of my own, though I knew I was in
nocent of any crime."
Captain J.' Clayton Erb was the con
fidential man of Israel W. Durham, the
Republican leader, of Philadelphia. His
wife was a well-known horsewoman,
having ridden to hounds in many foxhunting-
expeditions in the country sur
rounding Philadelphia. The Erbs had
a country home and country, estate
called "Red Gables," In Delaware
County, near Philadelphia. The Erbs
frequently quarreled, and In these fam
ily Jars Mrs. Beisel, who worked in a
bookbindery in Philadelphia, and whose
husband was a railroader in the em
ploy of the Philadelphia & Reading
Company, always sided with her sister.
After leaving the courtroom, Mrs.
Erb and Mrs. Beisel today went to
Philadelphia. It is not probable that
the widow will make a contest for a
portion of Captain Erb's estate, most
of which was turned ovor to one of his
sisters after his death.
ASKS FOR MONSTER SHIPS
SECRETARY NEWBETTRY WOtXD
HAVE BIG NAVY INCREASE.
Outlined Plans Call for an Expendi
ture of $75,000,000 Ad
ditional. "WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. The author
ization of an entire squadron of four
monster battleships was urged, on the
House committee on naval affairs when
Secretary Newberry appeared before that
committee yesterday. Besides the battle
ships he said that the Navy should be
provided with four new scout cruisers,
ten destroyers, four submarines, three
colliers, one repair ship, one ammunition
ship and two minelaylng ships.
Mr. Newberry told the committee that
the new battleships should be of the
heavy single-caliber, all-blg-gun type,
and added that it was desirable that a
squadron of eight of these ships be com
pleted as soon as possible.
About 75,000,OUO would be required
to carry out the Secretary's programme
for Increasing the Navy.
THREE DIE IN FLAT FIRE
Women and Children Killed in
Blaze at Calumet, Mich.
CALUMET, Mich., Jan. 7. Mrs. Doug
las Holton and two children of Mrs. Fred
Curtis were killed and Mbis Eva Bolton.
Mrs Fred O'Dell and Mrs. Curtis were
seriously Injured in a fire today that de
stroyed a small apartment building. AH
but Mrs. O'Dell. who carried her baby
through the flames, Jumped from third
and second-story windows to an allley
below. , , , '
Mrs O'Dell wrapped a blanket around
her infant and she fought her way
through flames and smoke down the
stairway. Her face and body were fear
fully burned. Mrs. Bolton's Injuries are
believed to be fatal.
KERN LEADING CANDIDATE
Disappointed in National Campaign,
He 3Iay Go to Senate.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 7. The 66th
Assembly, which convened today, prom
ises to be one of the most Interesting
held In years. For the first time in
18 years the Democrats are in control
of the Legislature, and will elect a suc-
AID KIDNEY TROUBLE
der trouble and urinary difficulties be
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and swelling diminishing with each
dose.
Thi simple recipe Is said to strength
en and cleanse the ellminatlve tissues
of the Kidneys so that they can filter
and strain from the blood and system
the poisons, acids and waste matter,
which cause not only Rheumatism, but
numerous other diseases. Every man
or woman here who feels that their
kidneys are not healthy and active, or
who suffers from any urinary trouble
whatever should not hesitate to make
up this mixture, as it Is certain to do
much good, and may save you from
much misery and suffering after while.
Annual
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cessor to James A. Hemenway. There
are six candidates.
John W. Kern, of this city; L. Ward
slack, of Franklin, and B. F. Shlvely, of
South Bend., Ind., seem at this time
to have the largest following. It is
admitted, however, that unless a com
bination is formed, none of these can
win.
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