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(Special Dispatch to The*Journal.) MACON, Ga.. Dec. 11.—The Williams hotel, owned by the Williams Hotel company, of Atlanta, F. G. Williams, manager, burned to the ground at 5 o'clock this morning. The building is less than two years old and was filled with more than seventy guests. All of the guests escaped. Mrs. K. Miller and Miss Alice Miller, of Atlanta, were carried down fire es capes through flames in their night clothing. Seveml other women were rescued in the panic. Judge H. A. Matthews, of the superior ’ court, was in the building and is one of those rescued. The loss is estimated at $100,000. Mrs. F. G. Vangsles and little daughter, W. S. Anderson and A. l,. Whitmer, the latter two from Los Angeles, were among those rescued by the firemen. GUESTS IN PANIC. The guests were thrown into a panic when C. 1-1. Roach, night clerk, ran from one floor to another, crying “Fire.” Women and men clad only in their night clothing tumbled down the fire escapes and ran down the steps leading into the lobby. Firemen rescued two women from the second story. WOMEN FIND REFUGE. i Traveling men who. were guests at the Dinkier readily gave up their rooms to the women of the burned hotel. The contents of the rooms on the third and fourth floors were destroyed. The fire men played several large streams on the fire lor nearly an hour before the rag ing ilames were put under control. The building was completely gutted by fire, and is considerable damaged by smoke and water. Defective wiring is supposed to have caused the fire. The Williams hotel was one of the several new hotels that have been erected in Macon within the past two years. LOSE WEDDING GIFTS. Among the guests who suffered con siderable loss, as the result of the fire, are Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Loring, a bride and groom since last Sunday. They were so excited when called to hasten from the hotel, that the groom locked his door before escaping to the lobby, and wedding presents, consisting of jewelry and other gifts, valued at $3,500, were destroyed. The, trousseau of his bride was burned also. A traveling representative for A. Levy, a local jeweler, claims to have had $10,000 worth of jewelry consumed by the fire. He endeavored to return to his room to save his jewelry samples, but the intense heat drove him back before he reached the second floor. Andrew Jackson's Mint Bed Has Disappeared From White House Yard (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—What has become of the historic White House mint bed? No one seems to s- lfnow*, nor who gave the order that led to its dis- apearance. Andrew Jackson is said to have plant ed it, and no president since that time Isas touched it, except to pull the rich ly flavored twigs and leaves from the branches of the plants. During all the changes in the White House buildings and grounds it has survived. But the place where it grew is covered with fresh earth and there is not a twig ar a sprig or apparently, a root, of it in existence. The bed was within a few feet of the cabinet room and not far from the president’s office. Chicago's Bread Line To Give Way to Cheap Hotel With Real Beds VERA CRUZ, Dec. 11.—Fighting be tween rebels and federals for possession of Tampico was in progress all day yes terday and last night, according to re ports received here today from Rear Admiral Fletcher. A dispatch filed at 11 o’clock last night and received here this morning said that the federal out posts had been driven in and that the insurgents had taken possession of the left bank of the river from its mouth to Tampico. No foreigners have been injured, the admiral said, nor has\any property been destroyed. A number of refugees were taken on board the scout cruiser Ches ter and the cruised Tacoma. Other refu gees were in buildings near the water front. "General Castro attacked Tampico this morning. Reports indicate that the rebel band is pushing back the fed eral advance guard. “I am taking all possible measures to protect and care for Americans and other foreigners, except British and German subjects, who are being locked after by their own representatives. "The rebels are reported to be re specting Americans and American prop erty.” SAFETY UNDER GUNS. Under date of noon on Wednesday Aldmiral Fletcher telegraphed: "The federal forces at Tampico have been reinforced and now number 2,000 men. The Tacoma and Chester are in the river with 150 marines from the American battleships aboard. A place of safety for Americans and other for eigners has been assigned under the guns of the warships. “The steamer Logician, which has been chartered by the British admiral and manned by a crew from the Brit ish cruiser Suffolk, has all the British residents of the town on board. All the Germans are aboard the steamer Kron- prinz Cecile. “I have warned the leaders of both sides that fighting will not be allowed near the neutral territory assigned to noncombatants nor near valuable for eign property. “No steamer is available for American refugees. “Firing continues in the suburbs. I have hosted by flag on the Tacoma.” HOUSTON, Tex., Dec. 11.—One hundred and sixty-five persons perished, 20,000 people were driven from home and prop erty was damaged to the extent of $6,000,000 by floods that have torn through several sections of Texas during the last ten days. This was^the estimate com piled from reports received from the af- c. *<r V M A C . ^ * - SfJ Borrowing eggs ("FROM A RaJfE. CLP PRiht) flicted teritory today. The crest of the nood this forenoon slowly was passing through the Brazos river delta into the gulf. fTALM YOURSELF, i please^tiuiwoHe MV lAWVCR I SEP TrtFTlTLE To Your house '*> CLEAR " MY S SWALLOWED B»CHL0R»WE OF MERCURY! QUICK, LET ME HAVE THE WHITE OF AH EGr&! it‘s the ohly Arm dote! here's the deed To our house ANP ALL THE TAMILY JEWELS AMT) SILVER TOR SECURITY! X-Ray Shirts Cause Expression of Horror By Cleveland Women Lottie Gets Her Lid: Government Official Falls for Her Letter INCOME TAX CASE COES TO U. S. SUPREME COURT WASHINGTON, Dec. ll.-Lottie Les ter, the little Seattle school girl who sought to buy a Panama hat from the government for ‘her father’s Christmas 1 gift will soon receive a brand new hat | from Assistant Secretary of the Treas ury Hamlin. Lottie recently wrote the secretary that she had saved 63 cents for a new Panama hat because a ‘ Belgian hare bunny” had made a nest out of her father’s old one. ‘ Uncle Sam wishes me to tell you that he received your letter and was very much pleased with it,” wrote Mr. Ham lin today to Lottie. “He told me to go right out and buy a Panama hat for you as he did not want to send you one of those he took from the naughty men who tried to bring them into the United States without payment of the full duty. I found a hat this morning and ani send ing it to you by parcel post.” SLAYER SCHMIDT WON’T SPEAK TO AGEO FATHER CHICAGO. Dec. 11.—Chicago's bread line will be abolished with the new year. A hotel where real beds can be had for 5 cents a night and where meals will be furnished at from 1 to 5 cents each will supplant the bread line Jan uary 1. Charles G. Dawes, former comptroller of the curency, who has been host to the unfortunates in the bread line, is founder of the hotel, which will bear the name “The Rufus Dawes Memorial.” It will represent a father’s memorial to a dead son. Connected with the hotel will be free baths and a free employ- men tagency . A large flag, similar to the one raised during the battle of Lake Erie by Com modore Perry and bearing the words “Don’t Give Up the Ship,” will adorn the lobby of the new hotel. KILLED WHILE HUNTING DAY AFTER HIS WEDDING (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) " - 'THAN, Ala., Dec. 11.—J. A. Wa- chob. of Compass Lake, Fla., was acci dently killed Monday while hunting. He was alone and when he failed to return a searching party was organized to look for him. Tuesday night the searchers found him by the side of a fence, the greater portion of one side of his breast sliot away. His gun lay on th^ opposite side of the fence. Wachob is a young man well known at Compass Lake. He was until recent ly employed as a telegraph operator at that place by the Atlanta and St. An drews Bay railroad. He is survived by a bride of five days, having been married Sunday. TWO WOMEN VOLUNTEER TO SEEK LOPEZ IN LAIR BINGHAM, Utah, Dec. 11.—Two women sought permission at the Utah-Apex mine last night to enter the workings and appeal to Ralph Lopez, slayer of six men, to give himself up in order that they might obtain the $1,000 reward on his head. Lopez took refuge in the mine on November 27, where he killed two dep uties In an underground battle two days later, and all attempts since yto capture him, dedd or alive, have failed. , The women said they believed Lopez’s gallantry would induce him to surrender, knowing that his days were numbered. The singular request was not granted. CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—The suit to test the income tax law was thrown out of the United States district court here to day by Judge Landis, who decided he had no jurisdiction. t The effect of this decision, which does not involve the constitutionality or un constitutionality of the law, is to send the case direct to the supreme court of the United States. The act is being tested in a suij brought by Elsie De Wolfe, former ac tress, now resident at Versailles, France, against the Continental and Commercial Trut and Savings bank of Chicago. Miss De Wolfe, owner of thirty of the Appalachian Power company’s 5 per cent bonds, was refused payment by the bank of interest due on the bonds December 1, last, because she had not filed the cer tificate of ownership which the bank Is required by the income tax laws. Her suit is for interest due and damages in the sum of $1,000. In presenting his case, Bourke Coch ran, counsel for Miss De Wolf, assert ed the law taxes only 423,000 persons out of a population of $90,000,000, which he said was imposed on them without tlieir consent by the untaxed remainder of the population. Frozen Eggs Solve High Living Cost NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—The aged father of Hans Schmidt, who came from ! Germany to help his son now on trial for the murder of Anna Aumuller, wept in the court room today when Hans ig nored his presence. When the elder Schmidt called at the Tombs prison today the prisoner would not receive him. Ilans, however, said he would like to talk with his sister, who accompanied their father from the family home in Germany, and it was said that she might be allowed to visit him later in the -'day. The prisoner's father was in the court room when the trial was resumed. Aft er gazing at his son a few minutes he walked out, with tears rolling down his cheeks. The prosecution continued the pre sentation of evidence to show that when Schmidt killed the girl, cut up her body and threw it In the Hudson river he followed a carefully premeditated plan and acted in a way that proved him sane. Schmidt's counsel, against his will, it is said, are trying to prove that he was mentally irresponsible for these acts which he has confessed. Love Notes Over Yea§ Chasing Sweethearts Over the Wide World Forgetfulness Costs Macon Politician Fine For Smoking in Court (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) MACON, Ga., Dec. 11.—James B. Tur ner, one of the best known business men of Macon and a politician, is absent- minded. He is a smoker of good cigars and unless he is accompanied with a roll of the weed, he is lost. Yesterday he ventured into the city court room while Judge Hodges was disposing of a criminal case. He had a lighted cigar in his mouth. Until after he had taken a seat he forgot all about his cigar. Catching the suspicious look of the judge, he was reminded of his cigar, and as hastily as possible, he placed the smoking weed under his hat. Judge Hodges looked again and dis covered the smoke curling from under the hat. “Have you a lighted cigar in court, Mr. Turner?” inquired the court- Arising immediately and a little excited, he replied that lie had endeavored to “choke” the weed under his hat. “Just pay the clerk $5,” was the next command from the court. Mr. Turner paid. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11.—Harry T. Plunkett, civil engineer, is on his way to Topeka. Kan., today to claim a bride whose letter of acceptance was written fourteen months ago, and was only re ceived by him an hour before the depart ure of a train for the east yesterday. Two years ago Plunkett met Miss Ruth Forrestt at Topeka and fell in love with her. Soon afterward the young \\om~n left for a tour of the world. Having delayed asking Miss For restt to be his wife Plunkett finally proposed ly letter. He afterward went to the Orient, where he inspected oil properties in Korea and Manchuria. Meanwhile Miss Forrestt continued her trip. The letter of proposal followed her from one country to another but did not reach her until she returned home. "tTi.en she finally received the letter the envelope had been addressed in sixteen different languages. Miss Forifstt replied, accepting. This letter crossed the Pacific six times ar.d made numerous trips up and down the Facific coast. Plunkett arrived here yes terday srd received Miss Forrestt’s let ter, the envelope of which was almost covered w’th notations in Chinese, Tap anese, Korean and other languages. Plunkett had an hour to catch a fast eastbound train. Before starting, how ever, tie telegraphed the young woma'n that he was on his way. Dr, Mary Pennington, Expert, Tells Congress Committee How to Cut Housekeeping Bills—Dried Eggs Good, Too FARM BOYS AND CIRLS SEE WASHINGTON SIGHTS CLEVELAND, Dec. 11.—Cleveland and Cuyahoga county women club members are today being enlisted in a war against present day modes of feminine wearing apparel. The movement follows an attack on prevailing styles made last night at a convention of the County Women’s Christian Temperance union when reso lutions were adopted which recited that “whereas, many women are given to immodesty as expressed in wearing ap parel, and, whereas this body believes such a practice tends towards the de moralization of society, the destruction of homes and the extension of thfe white slave traffic, therefore be it resolved that wo condemn all transparent wear ing apparel’ or any other kind which unduly exposes the form or figure of women and take a stand for simplicity and modesty, which are expressions of character in dress.” The clubwomen plan to reform the garment-makers themselves if possible. If the designers refuse to listen the leaders of the crusade declare they will find other means to accept their ob ject. Women Christian Temperance union organizations in other cities will be en listed in the understanding, which it is hoped to make country-wide. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—Dr. Mary E. WAITING TOT Pennington, in c work of the department of agriculture, told the house agriculture committee to day that frozen and dried eggs would solve the problem of high prices. “Frozen and dried eggs,” said Dr. Pennington, “soon will be available to every household. Hard frozen eggs will keep a year and there is no question but that dried and frozen eggs will ulti mately displace the cold storage varie ty.” Eggs cannot be kept in cold storage and be fit for food longer than ten months, she asserted, and added that dried and frozen eggs did not lose any of their nutritive value. Holds Lock of Dickens' Hair Is Antiquity and Therefore Not Dutiable (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—Charles Dick ens’ hair, just a lock of it, valued at $200, is causing a stir at the customs house. The lock of hair was sent here in a consignment of rare books for a local dealer, who declares the hair was included in the consignment without his knowledge, and who refuses to pay the $70 duty for the hair aes demanded by government officials. Articles of antiquity must be 100 years old to enter this country duty free. Dickens was born in 1812, more than 100 years ago, and it has been ar gued that for this reason the hair should be admitted free, even though the lock was cut in later life. The customs house officials maintain, however, that the lock is not yet an antiquity and must pay the regular duty on hair, 33 per cent of its value. The dealer involved has taken the case to the secretary of the treasury, asking to be permitted to take the books out of the customs house and to have the hair returned to the consigner. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—Champion boy and Sin farmers from thirty states arrived here today and for a week will be the guests of the department of agri culture. There were eighty in the party and each has a record for achievements in raising either corn or potatoes or for having the best and most profitable veg etable garden. The boys and girls will spend the week in sightseeing in and about the capital. For several years the department had awarded trips to Washington to cham pions of boys' corn clubs but this is the first time girls have been included. There are neariy as many girls as boys in the party that arrived today. While the ooys and girls are sightsee ing, the leaders of the boys and girls’ club movement will hold their annual conference to discuss the extension of the work. Marketing canned goods, co operative buyJng and selling, and use of labels for standardizing club products are on the program. Two Gas Victims Die; Wedding of Third to Be Postponed Now Adam and Eve's Eden Will Blossom Again, Under Irrigation Plan Two Peace Prizes to Be Awarded This Year, Each Worth $40,000 Forty Schooll Gir‘s Frightened at hire, Rush Out Into Streets LONDON, Dec. 11.—The first step in the work of restoring the prosperity of Mesopotamia, once the granary of the world by means of irrigation is de scribed in a Constantinople despatch to the London Dally Mail. Sir William Wil- cocks, who designed the works for the Turkish government often asserted that the garden of Eden once flourished in the district between Babylon and Bagdad. The formal opening of the Euphrates Barrage takes place Friday. The Bar rage, which is at Hindia, about forty- seven miles north of Bagdad, Is the first completed part of the extensive irriga tion works undertaken by the young Hurk government for the improvement of Mesopotamia Further works still remain to com plete the scheme of converting the coun try into a second Egypt and restoring the ancient granary to the empire. Not ably among the uncompleted works is the Habbani Escape, which will allow the surplus floods to flow in an adjacent lake, thence to a large natural depres sion, thus avoiding the submersion of the area between the Euphrates and Bag dad. MUCH POULTRY SPOILED DURING WARM WEATHER PROVIDENCE, Dec. 11.—Forty girl pupils atx.a fashionable boarding school in the East Side section of this city were hurried in scanty attire to the street when tire was discovered early to day in a new and unoccupied addition to the school. Although the girls, who are from sixteen to eighteen years old, were badly frightened, there was no serious panic and no one was hurt. (By Associated Press.) CHRISTIANIA, Dec. 11.—As no Nobel peace prize was awarded last year, there were two for disposal this year, each of them worth $40,000. The report of the committee refers to Senator Elihu Root’s work in paci fication of the Philippines and Cuba, and in the handling of the American- Japanese .dispute. It praises his high ideals, hip prominence as a statesman and his constant efforts to promote in ternational peace. Reins of Government In Atlantic City Held By Woman for a Day ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., Dec. 11.—For the first time in the history of this city the duties of mayor today were in the hands of a woman. The fire commision- ers were absent for the day and the reins of the city government were held by Miss Jessie M. Townsend, city comptroller. Miss Townsend is twenty- seven years old. WASHINGTON, Dec. ll.-Reports re ceived by the department of agriculture from all over the country tell of an un precedented spoilage of dressed poultry during the exceptionally warm weather preceding Thanksgiving day. In view of the scarcity and high prices of meat foods, the department experts regard such a universal waste as almost a ca lamity. It is stated that not a single pound of this poultry would have been spoiled if shippers and handlers followed proper methods of chilling, dressing, storing and handling of poultry. Poultry dealers are urged to follow suggestions of the department in the handling of their goods to prevent a repetition of this waste at Christmas time. “The value of poultry destroyed in New York City by the board of health around Thanksgiving amounted to more than $100,000,” says a statement, “and this is little when compared with the quantities which dealers refused of their own initiative. Many tons of these prod ucts went to the fertilizer or crematory.” COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 11.—Miss Bar bara Hart, of Caruthersville, Mo., died this morning as a result of gas as phyxiation. Her death occurred almost simultaneously with the funeral of her grandmother, Mrs. L. B. Hart, of Wor thington, Ohio, who was found dead on Tuesday in the Hart home at Worth ington. Miss Rachel Hart, sister of the young woman who died today and who was also overcome, is believed to be recov ing. The latter’s marriage to Dr. Ed gar Allen, of this city, announced to occur on December 27, probably will be postponed. Miss Barbara Hart was to have been married to Calvin Howe, of Duluth, Minn. * The Misses Hart had only re cently inherited a legacy of $500,000. Attorneys Charge Judge Erred in Refusing New Trial When in Doubt as to Guilt or Inno cence HOUSE COMMITTEE TOLD OE LIQUOR'S DEADLY WORK (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. —Spokesmen for the Anti-Saloon league and the Woman's Christian Temperance union urged the house judiciary committee to day to report favorably the resolutidn for a prohibition amendment introduced by Representative Hobson. Mr. Hobson outlined the purpose of prohibitionists to submit practical evi dence to the committee from time to time of the devastation in the country caused by the use of alcohol. Dr. Purley F. Baker, president of the Anti-Saloon League of America; Dr. Ru fus W. Miller, representing the commis sion on temperance of the federal con ference of churches; Lillian M. N. Ste vens and Mary Harris Armor, of the Woman’s Christian Temperance union, also urged the amendment/ Falls From Balcony; Life Saved When She Lands On Another Girl (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) WAYCROSS, Ga., Dec. 1L—Miss Ma- ble Bailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Bailey, fainted during exercises at the Central school auditorium today and before classmates could catch her plnuged head first over the balcony rail ing. In falling she struck on Miss Susie Hopkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hopkins and both were seriously in jured. The fact that Miss Bailey fell upon Miss Hopkins probably prevented h«r head being crushed on the iron rail ings of the seats. Cripple, Aged 75 Years, Convicted as “Tiger" (By Associated Press.) VALDOSTA, Ga. Dec. 11.—Dr. L. B. Beauchamp, aged seventy-five years and a cripple, was convicted yesterday of op erating a blind tiger at his residence. He was sentenced to a year at the state farm at Milledgeville, by Judge Cran ford. According to the evidence Dr. Beauchamp received 450 pounds of liquor within twenty-two days. This is not the first time Dr. Beau champ lias been arraigned on the blind tiger charge. The first time he was ar raigned the jury not only acquitted him but took up a collection l’or him. The next time he read from the scriptures and quoted poetry to the jury and was acquitted. Attorneys for Leo M. Frank today served Solicitor General Dorsey with a cdpy of their brief in the appeal for a new trial for the alleged slayer of Mary Phagan and this, with the brief of the solicitor, will go to the supreme court Friday. In the brief the entire case is re viewed at length and special stress is laid on Judge L. S. Roan’s statement when he overruled the motion for new trial that he had not been convinced either of the defendant’s guilt or his innocence. On this point the brief says:- “There can be no doubt that Judge Roan did not sanctify this verdict by the exercise of that discretion which the law demands.” The argument of the Frank case be fore the supreme court has been set for December 15, and it is practically cer tain the case will be called then. The state’s brief will be filed Friday after* noon. In commenting on Judge Roan’s state ment when he overruled the motion, the defense says in part: “This court, keeping in mind the dan ger and the temptation, has repeatedly reversed the court below when it ap peared from the record that the trial court, from timidity or from misappre hension as to the law, failed to exercise his own discretion and substittuted the verdict of the jury for that discretion which it is his solemn duty to exer cises. MUST LOOK TO RECORD. “It is of course true that in determine ing whether the court has exercised or failed to exercise his legal discretion, this court will look solely to the record, giving full force to the presumption that the court has exercised his discre tion and that the verdict does, in fact, meet his aprobation. In the present case the court rendered an oral judg* ment as will be seen from the bill of exceptions. The whole of the Judgment was not incorporated in the order over ruling t’.e motion for new trial, but the whole of that Judgment was set out in the bill of exceptions. “In determining Just what was the judgment of the court in overruling the notion, this court will look to the whole record. If the record itsc’- and the bill of exceptions are inconsistent, of the’ two the record will prevail. When, how ever, there is no such-inoonsistency and it is legally possible to reconcile the record and the recitals In the brief of exceptions, this court will do so and give full force not only to the record bui to the recitals of the bill of excep tions as well. / “In doing so there can be no doubt that Judge Roan did not canctify this verdict by exercising that discretion which the law demands. The words of his judgment betray on his part of mind wholly inconsistent with that settled conviction which the trial judge ought to possess in denying a motion fop- new trial, lie was not thoroughly convinced that Frank was guilty; he was not thor oughly convinped that he was innocent; he did not have to be convinced; con viction was not a part of his duty; that was the province of the jury; they were convinced and fheir conviction was to determine the matter, although he was still unconvinced. “TURMOIL OF DOUBT.” “What must have been the state of mind of the trial judge when he denied this motion? What a turmoil of mental doubt and vacillation must have over whelmed him. Think of the case as he/ might and as much as he said he did/ he was still unable to find a yard of solid conviction upon which to stand. Try as earnestly as he could, he reached and could reach no conviction that satisfied his heart or his con science. Unsettled and perturbed, with no hope for peace or rest, he casts the whole burden upon the jury. Undoubt edly they had been convinced. He was unable to become so, and in his di lemma he put forward the discretion of the jury as an excuse for not ex ercising his own.” The brief then cites half a dozen cases on which the defense bases its contention that judge when not sat isfied with the verdict of the jury should have granted the motion for a new trial. / Much space is devoted in the brief to the legality of the admission to the jury of the perversion charge in Con- ly’s evidence, and also to the ad mission of cerfain questions asked char acter witnesses by the solicitor gen eral. And many cases are cited to* support the defense’s contention that Judge Roan erred in admitting this evi dence. Every ground in the motion for new trial is covered in the bjief and de cisions of the supreme court are quoted to substantiate th| claims that the trial judge was in error. The brief covers 389 printed pages of ordinary book size and form. About half is said to have been written by Attorney. R. R. Arnold, and the remaining half by his associate counsel for the defense, Attorney Luther Z. Rosser. ATTORNEYS OF RECORD. The attorneys of record appearing in the brief are Rosser & Brandon, R. R. Arnold, Herbert J. Haas and Leonard Haas. ' | Tbe brief is divided into two parts, the first being devoted to a narrative of the case, beginning with the discovery of the crime, the police work on it, the arrest of suspects, the arrest of Frank, devel opments leading up to the trial, etc. The second deals with the many grounds set down in the motion for a new trial which Judge L. S. Roan denied. In this part much stress is laid on the fact that Judge Roan declared, when ne denied the new trial motion, that he was not convinced as to the guilt or innocence of the accused. Solicitor Lorsey and Attorney General Felder were engaged Thursday morning in the later’s office at the capitol on the conclusion ot the state’s brief in the case. This will cover some 180 typewrit ten pages, and will deal almost entirely with points of law. . » Dies at 101 Years PITTSBURG, Dec. 11.—Mrs. Eliza Lackley, aged 101, died in the county home here yesterday of pneumonia.