V 111.. 1.11 VJ. -1 -", . i 1
40 ARE WANTED IN
I CASES
Greater Number of De
fendants Known.
GOVERNMENT KEEPS SECRECY
Arrests of All iVlay Be Made
Within Five Days.
JOINT DEFENSE PROBABLE
Antnorltle In Various Districts Xo
tilled to Be on lookont for
raper Defendant Bond
Fixed In Advance.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 7. Capiases
for the simultaneous arrest of all the
mTi named In the 31 Indictment re
turned by the Federal grand Jury la
the dynamite conspiracy cases, with
certified copies of the Indictments,
were completed today In the expecta
tion that the arrests might be effected
within fire days possibly on Saturday,
but more probably on Monday.
Although the men, most of them
labor union officials and agents, are
scattered from Boston to the Pacific
Coast, papers for their apprehension
hare been so arranged that they are
to be arrested and an opportunity to
rive bond afforded them on the same
ri.o" ami. as nearly aa possible, within
a few hours. The bond Is to be asked
for their appearance In Indianapolis.
M.iroh 12. when they are to be ar
raigned before Federal Judge Ander
son. Reported Xassker Ianeaaed.
The Government Is trying to taks
Into custody all the prisoners In at
least to distant cities within a siren
time, so that, through premature ar
rests, one defendant by demanding a
copy of his Indictment may not reveal
the names of bis alleged co-conspirators.
It has developed that the defendants
accused of complicity with the Mo
N a mar as and Ortle E. McManlgal In
perpetrating; more than 100 explosions
before and after the wrecking of the
Los Angeles Times building will num
ber at least 40 and probably more.
There are to be at leaat eight more
defendants than the number of Indict
ments returned, aa many of the true
bills contained more than one name.
Marshals Are JTetlfled.
Telecrama announcing the return of
the Indictments were forwarded from
I'nlted States District Attorney Miller's
office today to authorities In various
Federal districts where arrests are to
follow.
"While there will be no haste in mik
tng arrests, it will be done as soon as
possible." said Mr. Miller. "Except for
the necessity of arresting everybody
Indicted within a given time, we are
handling- these cases Just aa we would
any others."
Although the defendants individually
probably will seek counsel after their
arrest. It Is expected the defense of all
the men ultimately will be consoli
dated.
Frank M. Ryan, president of the In
ternational Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, with head
quarters here, where J. J. McN'imirt
formerly had his offices, said today he
had made no plans for the defense of
any of the men.
"There will be time enough to think
of that when we learn who have been
Indicted." said Mr. Ryan.
BRITISH CABINET IN ROW?
Standard Prints Story of Alleged
Serious PUsenslon.
LONDON. Feb. 7. The Standard
prints a story of an alleged serious dis
sension In the British Cabinet. Involv
ing an Intrigue to displace Premier
Asquith In favor of David Lloyd
George, the present Chancellor of the
Exchequer.
Chancellor Lloyd-George took occa
sion February 3. in a speech at the
City of London Liberal Club, to declare
that the reports of a split In the cab
inet were entirely unfounded. He also
nave assurances that the alleged feud
hetween himself and Premier Asquith
was a myth.
.SPOKANE BRIDGE CRACKS
Cement Surface of Sew $500,000
Span SIiom t Long Apertures.
SPOKANE. Wash.. Feb. 7. (Special.)
I-ong cracks, due to shrinkage fol
lowing the recent eoM weather, have
appeared In the surface of the con
crete on the Monroe-street bridge, the
handsome 1500.000 structure Just com
pleted across the Spokane River. The
tracks are discernible In he super
structure on both sides of the north
and south ends. The sidewalk oa the
east side at the south pier has also
drawn away sufficiently to expose a
small crack. There are other cracks
also.
City Engineer Mscartney says: "The
cracks are not serioua.
mm
LEGAL FIGHT ENDS;
WELTY IN PRISON
CONVICTED BANKER GOES TO
WALLA WAIXA ALOE.
Wrecker of Savings Institution Ar
rives at renltentlary in Cab
Ready to Serve Lone Term.
WALLA WALLA, Wash, Feb. T
(Special.) After a legal fight extend
ing over a period of several months.
II. J. Welty. convicted banker, of
Whatcom County, unaccompanied by
any officer, arrived at the State Peni
tentiary at 1:35 o'clock this afternoon
nd began his Indeterminate sentenoe
of from 4 to 15 years. His commitment
had been received several days ago.
Welty. who arrived at the peniten
tiary In a cab, told Warden Reed that
he came to Walla Walla from Spokane
on the Northern Pacific train due
here at :05. He then went to the
D'Acres Hotel, but did not register,
eating breakfast and luncheon there,
when he started to the penitentiary.
On reaching the penal institution the
bank wrecker waa accorded the same
treatment as any other prisoner, bis
measurements being taken, after wfllcn
he was shaved and photographed. He
was then given the customary convict
garb and assigned the number S41I by
which he will be known during his
Incarceration.
Sheriff Thomas, of Whatcom County.
started to bring- Welty to the peni
tentiarv last week, but Judge Thomas
Neill. of Colfax, gave the prisoner his
liberty on a writ of habeas corpus,
plsclnr blm under a $10,000 bond.
Welty bad already been tried at Bel-
iinthim and had appealed nia esse, mi
matter has been reviewed by tne u
preme Court and the. conviction
af-
firmed.
PLAGUE HITS AT TOURISTS
Seattle I ad Iles From smanpox
While In India.
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 7 (Special.)
Over the seas from inaia cm
news today of a tragedy that cast a
shadow over the gay round-the-world
Journey of a party i ricmo v
travelers which loft hero some mount-
ago and which included several well-
known Los Angeles society people. ne
fearful epidemic of smallpox whlth Is
sweeping over a portion of India has
carried off the youngest memoer
the company, little Russell oooancn.
7 years old. who disd January .
The boy's father. John u. uoouncu.
reported to be 111 with the same
malady in Madras. India, wnere ra.
Goodrich is attending him. The other
son, Ormsby. and daughter. Margaret,
are at Kandy. Ceylon, waning anx
iously the outcome of the situation at
Madras, yet fearful to return there
lest they, too, become stricken.
While Mr. Goodrich's business inter
ests are chiefly in Seattle. Wash., the
famllv Dasses much time in Los An
geles, where Mrs. W. W. Neuer. sister
of Mrs. Goodrich, is well anown ae
rially The newsfof the tragedy reached
.. tnA.v in a letter to Miss Ruth
Tju-ned. arrand-daughter of Mrs. Neuer.
Before the cause of the lltle boy's
Illness became known, the Goodrich
family separated from the rest of the
party, placing the child in a nospiuu
.enriinr the a-rown-up son and
daughter to Ceylon.
FLORIDA PLEDGED TO TAFT
Regular Delegates 'ot Instructed
for Roosevelt, Is Statement.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla.. Feb. 7. .
Florida will send a full delegation In
structed for President Taft to the Re
nubllcan National convention at Chi
cago, according to advices received to
iav from Palatka. where the state
convention was held yesterday.
The assertion that the convention
was spilt and tnat two- delegations, one
Instructed for President Taft and the
other for Roosevelt, had been selected.
was denied.
The independent convention, it is
a&id. was made of contesting delegates.
who did not have credentials and to
whom votes were refused in tne regular
convention.
HONOLULU. Feb. 7. At a meeting
here tonight under the auspices of the
Republican territorial central commit
tees resolutions that Hawalia's dele
gates to the Republican National con
ventlon be instructed to vote for the
..nomination of President Taft were
carried unanimously. ,
OREGON FIRST IS MOTTO
Consumers League Is Proposed at
Meeting at Dallas.
DALLAS. Or.. Feb. 7. (Special.) At
a meeting attended by 200 persons this
veninir. the first start was made
toward orzanislng an "Oregon First'
Consumers' Leasrue. Colonel K. llofer,
of the Dally Capital Journal, of Salem;
L. Samuels, manager of the Oregon Life
Insurance Company of Portland;
Charles Hoag. of the Manufacturers'
Association, and Charles Huokenstein,
of Salem, made brief addresses, urging
consumers and retailers to purchase
Oregon-made products In preference to
any other, price and quality being
equal.
The meeting was an open session of
the Dallas Commercial Club. The Dallas
band furnished music. Walter L.
Tooxe, Jr, secretary of the club, opened
the meeting; with a few remarks con
cerning; Dallas Industries, and was fol
lowed by Colonel Hofr. who then
assumed charge of the meeting-. More
than 100 names were enrolled as char
ter members of the Oregon First Con
sumers' ueague.
r FORTXAXD. OREGOX, TUTTRSPAIl, FEBRUARY 8, 191Z. , ,
TAFT DECIDES HOI
TO
Nagel, Thought Slated
for Harlan's Place.
KANSAN LOSES AT FINISH
"Jim Crow" Decision Is Undo
ing at Eleventh Hour.
CABINET IN CONFERENCE
Louis Marshall, of Xevr York, and
Jullns Rosenwald, of Chicago,
Mentioned as Possible Suc
cessor) to Secretary. .
WASHINGTON, Feb.. 7. The vacancy
on the Supreme Court bench, the fifth
that has occurred in the present Ad
ministration, probably will be filled by
the appointment of Secretary of Com
merce and Labor Charles Nagel. of St.
Louis.
President Taft is expected to send
the nomination of Mr. Nagel to the
Senate within a few day. United
States Judge William C. Hook, of Kan
aas. who until last night was most
prominently mentioned for the vacancy,
Is said to have been eliminated from
further consideration at an hour's ses
slon of the Cabinet today. All of the
lawyers in the Cabinet, except Mr.
Kao-eL were present and afterward it
was learned that the President had
made clear his Intention of appointing
his Secretary of Commerce and Labor.
fa'agel's Successor Dlacuased.
This report was so generally credited
tonight that rumor was busy with a
possible successor to Mr. Nagel in the
Cabinet. Louis Marshall, or K.ew Yoric,
and Julius Rosenwsld. of Chicago, were
mentioned among those who would be
considered by President Taft.
Judge Hook's name waa scratched
from the President's list today almost
at the eleventh hour. This action was
said to be due to bis concurrence In a
"Jim Crow" law decision in an Okla
homa railroad case. Both the Presi
dent and Attorney-uenerai nicmr-
sham are understood to hold the opin
ion that Judge Hook "went too far"
In this case and Secretary Knox, Sec
retary Stlmson and Secretary Fisher,
the other lawyers present at the caDi-
nent meeting, evidently agreed.
Prtvtleae Held Optlomal.
The "Jim Crow" decision was one In
which an attempt waa made to secure
dining-car and sleeping-car privileges
for negroes. The United Btates tjourt.
Judge Hook concurring, decided it was
optional with the railroads to furnish
these cars for negroes. Kepresenta
tive Anthony, of Kansas, told President
Taft today that many negroes In his
(Concluded on Page 8.)
'THE FEMALE OF
APPOINT
HOOK
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W .XIB aT
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TESTE RD AT 8 Maximum temperature.
8
d(Te: minimum. a- fleeTwea.
TODA.1'8 Rain; southerly winds.
Ferelga.
Madero refuses demand that he dismiss two
Cabinet summers. Pase e.
Princess Miguel, formerly Miss Stewart, of
Sw Turk, said to nave orair.
n.iin n PnrturaL Pace 8.
Democrats to Institute Inquiry into Federal
raporta on Everglades. x-a-
Gallon al.
Canadian witness denies perjury is Larimer
casa. Page e.
Polndexter suffers setback fn reappotat-na-it
of Cole to Spokane lana oniom.
Number Indicted la dynamite eases probably
will exceed 40. rase i.
Jim Crow decision costs Hook his ap
pointment; Voxel probably to be named.
Pass - . .
Politics.
Roosevelt quotes from Lincoln to
own silence. Pace z.
Domestic.
11
Jsmes B. Duke to resitrn """'"'";',
American Tobacco Company. Pass J.
Campers on trial for contempt says
used was not imeouou - "
I . 1
San Francisco to improve tone of "Bsrbanr"
Cosat." Pae s.
DIrklnson freed from murder chares
Hln Taylor caa. Pase 1.
in
Garv exDlains vhy "wire pool" evidence was
daatroyed. Page 4.
Plots and counter plots charged In Klmmel
case. Page 3.
Sport.
McCredle tells of present day stars who es
m,x..A draft bv Beavers. Pase s.
n.nin TToran wanta to sign "Mysterious
i,j.tiAtl " Pin S.
Third Baseman Bill Lindsay returns signed
contract, page s.
Tommy Burna returns from Australia seek
lng fight with Jack Johnson,
a Pacifie Northwest.
Page 8.
.s?T-r9l finds West's, good rosds
bills defective. Psrre .
Convicted banker Welty goes to prison alone.
Pub 1.
Carl R. Gray, bead of Hill lines In Oregon,
declares modern-oay rarmer
entlflc training. Page 6.
"Dr" Haxxard. "faat cure" specialist, sen
tenced to penitentiary. Is
Paxe 7.
Sharks pursue shipwrecked men rowing in
small boat in boutn ocas. r.i.
Commercial and Marine.
r..-., cmin millers unabls to agree on
flour advance. Page 19.
Wheat lower at Chicago, owing to lack of
cash demand. Page is.
Stock market la heavy and trading is list
mu Pun 19.
agreement between migrants halts sale of
vhnontr William Nottingham. Page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Wavs and meana committee would give
:oo to publish Greater Portland plans.
Page 1-
Orators of National reputation to stump Ore
gon for Taft. page 1.
Railroads orders for cars snd
Immense. Page 12.
rails are
Southern Pacific's request for Fourth-street
franchise msr precipitate City Council
fight. Page 11.
Multnomah County officials oppose pro-
Dosal to bond state for highways.
Para 6.
Holders of defunct orchard company bonds
may meet here today, page i.
Multnomah Hotel formally opened
banauvt. Page 4.
with
Admen entertain Elks at luncheon. Page 12.
Railroad orders give Impetus to steel trade.
Page 12.
Rovernor West advocates good roads
In
street speech. Page
IS.
RING TAKES FINGER OFF.
Wedding Emblem Worn for 53
Years Costs Woman Part of Hand.
HELENA, Mont.. Feb. 7. A wedding
ring worn for 63 years cost Mrs. M.
Marks the loss of her finger today.
After a visit to her husband's grave In
a local cemetery Bhe attempted to close
the cemetery gate from a moving
buggy. The ring, which had grown
loose from years of wear, caught on an
iron spike and her finger was ground
off before the buggy could be stopped.
The ring was placed on her finger at
her marriage and never came off until
the finder came with it.
THE SPECIES IS MORE DEADLY
A u.,
T J.
EVERGLADES TO BE
CENTER OF
Searching Investiga
tion Decided On.
WILSON'S SIDE SET FORTH
McCabe Declares Florida
Member's Charges False.
FAVORITISM IS DENIED
Secretary Suppressed Reports Be
cause Engineers Did Jiot Agree,
Says Statement FTand in
Accounts Is Charged.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Thorough
Investigation of the charges that Gov
ernment reports on Florida everglade
lands were suppressed by officials of
the Department of Agriculture at tne
Instance of land speculators and that
rienartment engineers were dismissed
because of controversies In this connec
tion was determined upon today by
the Democratic members of the House
committee on expenditures in the De
nartment of Agriculture.
A statement lssuod today by Solicitor
McCabe, of the Department of Agricul
ture, with the approval of Secretary
Wilson. declares that the charges
against the department are untrue and
that "the effort to besmirch the Secre
tary af Agriculture will fall.
McCabe Charges Bias.
Solicitor McCabe's statement, ap
proved by Secretary Wilson, follows in
part:
"In a prejudiced, one-sided state
ment, given out by Representative
Clark, of Florida, on the everglades
controversy, it is sought to show that
the reason the Secretary or Agricui
t.,r. 'aunnressed a circular on lnforma
tion which had been prepared by the
f drainaue investigations ana
declined to print a complete report of
the drainage work wlitch tne aepart-
ment had done In the everglades was
because the Secretary did not regard
the circular and reports as sufficiently
favorable to please the land promotors
who were operating in the glades.
In Mr. Clark's statement it is fur
hoi- miirht to show that the recent
dismissal of Messrs. Elliot and Moore-
house, drainage engineers, was for fail
..... annnr sufficient favors to the
land promotors.
Knglneera In Dlsasjreement.
"Both of these statements are un
true and Mr. Clark's effort to besmirch
the Secretary of Agriculture will fail.
The Secretary refused to print the re
port of the work done in the gladea
because not only were his engineers,
Mr. Wright and Mr. Elliott, In dls-agre-ment
as to the interpretation of
the work, but Mr. Elliott, without fur
t Concluded on Page B.
THAN THE MALE."
m
I
IMQUIRY
SHARKS LURK NEAR
SHIPWRECKED MEN
TEX IX FRAIIj BOAT RESCUED
AFTER ROWING 300 MILES. -
Five Man-Eaters of Deep Shot by
Emaciated Crew Before They
Reach Australian Coast.
VICTORIA, Feb. 7. The first mate
and nine men of the crew of the Nor
wegian ship Askoy, which was wrecked
December 27 on Elizabeth Reef, rowed
300 miles in an open boat to the Aus
tralian coast, according- to advices
brought today by the steamer Marama.
which arrived from the South Seas.
Captain Morner end nine other men
were picked up by the French steamer
Villa de la Cotat and were landed at
Sydney, Just before the Marama sailed.
After the Askoy, which was bound
from Peru to Sydney in ballast, struck
the reef she was surrounded by sharks,
some of them coming so close that five
were shot. The crew started out' in
two boats and became separated.
The mate and his men were emaciated
and utterly exhausted when they
reached land. Their boat waa nearly
Rwamned several times, and for five
days the men had to bail continually.
The captain and his crew were more
fortunate, the Frenchman picking them
up three days after the wreck.
TURKEY PASTURE SOUGHT
Man Asks to Graze Birds In Des
chutes National Forest,
BEND, Or., Feb. 7. (Special.) J. Roy
Harvey, supervisor of the Deschutes Na
tional Forest, has received the most un
usual application for a grazing- permit
since he has been connected with the
service.
C D. Schell, who has an irrigated
tract of land near Lapine, has asked
for a permit to graze 1200 head of tur
keys in the National reserve around
Davis Lake and Crane Prairie. Mr.
Harvey found nothing in his schedule
of grazing fees applying to turkeys and
referred the application to Supervisor
Cryder, of the Paulina reserve, in which
the largest part of the grazing- ground
lies. It is probable that the applies
tion will have to go to Washington to
be decided.
In the Davis Lake and Crane Prairie
section there are. many grasshoppers,
and Mr. Schell plans to raise and fat
ten his Thanksgiving birds on these
They will be herded and taken care of
by herders the same as sheep. Mr.
Schell taught school in the Philippine
Islands for six years. He came to Cen
tral Oresron from Ashland, where he
was engaged in the fruit business.
HEADLIGHTS ARE REQUIRED
Baby Buggies Must Have Them, tTn.
der This Vehicle Ordinance.
TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 7. (Special.)
A, blunder or a "Joker" was found
today in the new Tacoma traffic or
dinance. , If indorsed by the depart
ment. Police Judge Arnston says it will
mean that baby carriages, coaster wag
ons, toy express carts and even veloci
pedes, but not automobiles, must be
equipped at night with headlights.
The discovery was made when the
police were preparing to file charges
against J- B. Agner, superintendent of
city water mains, who was arrested
yesterday.
The ordinance as it now reads re
quires every vehicle of any kind ex
cept a motor vehicle, used for convey
ing a passenger whether for hire or
not, to carry a headlight visible 100
feet away at night.
The ordinance is exactly the reverse
of what was intended by the commis
sion, the words "except motor vehicles"
having been intended to read "except
motorcycles."
The police magistrate held that tne
ordinance is grossly Invalid as it now
stands.
MIMIC SEA FIGHT WAGED
Torpedo-Boals, Playing Enemy,
Give Mosquito Fleet Worry.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Feb. 7. A mimic
sea war has been in progress 300 miles
along the coast between San Pedro on
the north and San Quentin on the
South during the past three weeks.
Lieutenant-Commander Richardson has
had the entire Pacific mosquito fleet
engaged in the work, and according to
reports brought in today, the maneu
vers have been the most successful
ever undertaken by the flotilla.
The problem worked out by the mid
get ships has been to prevent an at
tack on the coast lying immediately
north of the Mexican boundary. Tor
pedo boats Rowan and Paul Jones have
played the role of the enemy. Neither
of these boats is equipped with wire
less apparatus. They have worked to
gether in excellent manner, however,
and are said to have caused the bal
ance of the fleet considerable worry.
A chase for the two vessels has been
in progress during the last four days.
BARKENTINE IS OVERDUE
Arago, 2 1 Days Out From Coos Bay,
Has Not Reached San Diego.
SAN DIEGO, CaL, Feb. 7. Anxiety
is beginning to be felt for the barken
tlne Arasro, now 21 days out from Coos
Bay with a big cargo of lumber for
San DlPgo. No report of the vessel
was made today.
A fair wind is reported to have pre
vailed along the northern coast of late
and the Arago should have made her
trip in about 12 days.
DICKINSON FREED
OF MURDER ODIUM
Charge in Helen Taylor
Case Is Dropped.
MAN'S STORY MADE PUBLIC
Ex-Portland Citizen Tells How
Bomb Killed Girl.
MYSTERY IS DEEP STILL'
As Woman Started to Open Package)
She Received From Messenger at
Rear Door, Blast Came That
Ended Her Life, He Says.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7. On motion of
the prosecution, the Coroner dismissed
today the charge of homicide against
Charleu M. Dickinson, formerly of Port
land, Or., held In connection with tha
death of Mrs. Helen Taylor, who was
blown up by a bomb Saturday. Dick
inson was held under bond as a wit
ness. '
Through his counsel, Dickinson gave
out a statement regarding the explo
sion. After detailing his acquaintance with
the woman, which included reference;
to several quarrels. Dickinson said he
went to the Taylor flat about 25 min
utes before the explosion took place.
Woman Receives Package.
"While we were talking the doorbell
rang." his statement continues, "and
Bhe went to a rear hall door. She
opened the door. I heard no conversa
tion whatever the door was closed
and she immediately came back into
the room with a package in her hand. 4
"She walked toward the small table'
and started to open the package, and
the explosion occurred. The noiss'
was frightful.
"My first impulse was to get out and
get her out. I called 'Grace.' but there
was no response I opened the door
and somebody was standing there. ,
Dickinson la Confused.
"I think I yelled for a doctor. Some
one asked me what was the trouble.
I said I did not know, but there had
been an awful accident."
Part of Dickinson's statement seems
to Indicate that another man left the
apartment with Edna Lemarre, the
young Woman who lived with Mrs.
Taylor, shortly before the tragedy oc
curred. He declared he heard the
voices of the Lemarre girl and a man
as they talked in a rear room and that
Mrs. Taylor went to the door and said
good-bye to the coupie as uif rci...
irk. utorv told by the Lemarre girl
Is that when she went out shortly De
fore the explosion, she preienaeo
to
be talking to a man
in order to deceive
Dickinson. If anotner man va .
apartment at the time. Dickinson says,
the police failed to find any clew as
to his identity.
QUIET WEDDINGS NOW REAL
"The Voiceless Vicar of Vancouver"
Is Becoming Famous.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Feb. 7. (Spe
cial ) "The Voiceless Vicar of Van
couver," as Rev. Walter I. Eck, of St.
Paul's English Lutheran Church of this
city has been styled, since he has lost
his voice, and been compelled to con
verse In a whisper, is gaining fame
among the couples of the Northwest
who desire quiet weddings.
Desiring to surprise his friends In
Portland by being secretly married,
Hubert Ellis came to Vancouver yes
terday, and met his fiance. Miss Helen
Quade, and her sister. Miss Matilda
Quade. who lives here. After having
secured a marriage license, an inno
cent newspaper man being present, Mr.
Ellis went to the office of the Clerk
of the Court and asked the address of
Rev. Mr. Eck. . The Good Samaritan,
who had just gone into the office, was
asked to pilot the trio to the minister's
residence, which he did, and the cere
mony was performed "on the quiet."
When crossing the ferry the Good
Samaritan spoke to Mr. Ellis, who
whispered in his ear, "This is a secret,
so don'fc-say anything about it. We
are going to surprise our friends."
SUFFRAGETTE MOB ELUDED
Winston Churchill on Way to Bel
fast, Where He'll Speak Today.
LONDON. Feb. 7. Winston Spencer
Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty,
letf here tonight for Belfast, where he
will make an address tomorrow on the
home rule question. Mr. Churchill
was accompanied by his wife and. by
boarding the train half an hour be
fore it was scheduled to start, he
avoided a band of suffragettes who
had planned to mob him.
BELFAST, Feb. 7. How many sol
diers are stationed in Belfest in antic
ipation of possible trouble at the
great home rule meeting tomorrow is
not generally known, but the authori
ties say they are sufficient to quell
any serious disorder