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The Macon Daily Telegraph
WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA! 3HOWERS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY; INCREASING N0RTHEA8T WINDS.
ESTABLISHED IN 1826.
MACON, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 14, 1908
DAILY, »7.DO A YEAR.
NEW LEGISLATURE FACES PROBLEM
OF AN $800,800 TREASURY DEFICIT
WITH STATE’S REVENUE SLASHED
Last Session Was a Most Ex
pensive One in Every
Sense
COST FOR THE 1908 TERM
The Investigation Commission Spent
$3,500 and Bills are 8till Coming In
—While Being Most Expensive in
Direct Outlay, it Was the Costliest
Legislature in Another Way tliat the
State Has Known Since Civil War-
Prohibition Bill and Convict Law
Slaughtered State’s Income.
ATLANTA. Oa„ Nov. 13—(Telegraph
Bureau, Kimball House)—'The appro
priation of 33.000 provided by the last
legislature for the expense of the spe
cial commltte# Investigation into the
state penitentiary system has been ex
hausted, and bills aggregating sev
eral hundred dollars are unpaid. It Is
not Improbable that the cost of the
legislative Inquiry will reach 33,500.
State officials are in a quandary as
to how to meet the hills now unpaid.
The only way they can be paid Is from
the governor's contingent fund, and
the right to meet them in this way is
questioned by \some. The -attorney
general has been asked for an opinion
ns to wWthcr the fund can be so em
ployed. If he holds that it cannot be
used for paying the claims, the wit
nesses and others holding the bllla
will have to watt the meeting of the
next legislature.
Capt. Coombes Has Claim.
One of the latest claims to be tiled
comes from Supt. A. B. Coombes. of
the state farm, and Is for 379. which
he says represents the expense incur
red by himself and clerk in • coming
to Atlanta to appear before tho In
vestigating committee. The bill has
been referred to Senator T. 8. Felder,
of Macon, who was chairman of the
special committee:
The cost of the Investigation Is part
of the cost of the legislature for the
present year, and with that for the
extraordinary session <)f that 4 body
makes the present year perhaps the
costliest in the matter of legislation
the state has over known.
Will Run Beyond $100,000.
The regular session required an
pense of 370.000. and it took nearly
340.000 of state funds to bring the law
makers back here and keep them about
a month-ter'extra session. Then the
expenso of the convict inquiry added,
runs to the total cost ef the legisla
ture's output for the year 1908 be
yond $100,000.
Not since the present constitution
was adopted, has the people of Geor
gia paid so much for a single crop of
new laws, and should the experience
ever be repealed biennial, or maybe
quadrennial, sessions of the law-mak
ing body may be demanded by the
people.
Expensive in Two Way*.
While being the most expensive in
direct outlay for legislation, the re
cent legislature was otherwise the
costliest—In another sense—than the
state has known since the Civil War.
By means of the prohibition bill and
the new convict law. the state's rev
enues have been reduced about 3500,-
000; while by new and increased ap
propriations Its expenses have been
enhanced more than 1300.000. There
fore, tho first work of the now legis
lature will probably consist in finding
some way of getting the $300,000 or
greatef deficit which the state treasury
... ... — when the next see
datl: that United States Senator Whyte
and other close personal friends of the
late poet Have defrayed the exponies of
publishing a memorial edition of Mr.
Randall's poems, the profits going to his
•iHute. and of how a painting of tho de
ceased is soon to be unveiled at Anna-
>Us.
The morning session was taken up in
large pan by the reading of historical re
ports from the various states represented.
Atlanta's Bond Istut.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov 13.—Technical
flaws recently discovered probably mean
that the $1,500,000 contemplated bond is
sue which 1ms been a constant subject of
discussion for the past several months
will not be made until after tho next
meeting of the legislature.
Under the Atlanta city charter munici
pal bonds cannot be sold at less than par.
In the bill empowering the city to make
the bond issue proposed. It is set forth
that the bonds will draw only 314 ®©r
cent interest. It Is declarsd that they
will not bring par on this Inferest. and
therefore cannot be sold.
If the view taken Is correct, a tempo
rary death blpw has been given to the
movement, which may have to await
further action on the part of tho legisla
Great Industrial Exhibition/
ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 13 —What prom
Ises to be the greatest industrial educa
lion exhibition ever seen in the south is
being arranged at the state capitol. and
will be on display during the convention
of the National Association for the Pro-
Ihotlon of Industrial Education which Is
to take place here November 19-21.
It fs expected that more than fifty
technological and other kinds of Indus
trial schools will have exhibits in the
collection which Is to be gathered. Th*
second floor of the capitol building, anc
a part of the third, has been set aside
for the exhibition. The space Is being
curtained off with booths, each school
represented to have a booth. Practically
all the Industrial schools In Georgia will
be represented.
The convention will be largely attended
by persons from all sections of the union
Some of the leading business men and
philanthropists of the nation are ex-
pected to be present
Another big educational meeting wilt
take place on December 29, to and 3L
when the Southern Educational Associa
tion will gather here for the regular an
nual convention.
Tht Rucker Will Cate.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. IS.—The jury
which has been hearing the evidence in
the suit brought to have the will of the
late Mrs. Mary J. Rucker declared null
and void on the ground of insanity and
undue Influence, returned a verdict sus
taining the will todav. This meant that
the large estate left hy Mrs. Rucker will
be divided as directed by her.
Several hundred thousand dollars worth
of property wm Involved In the legal
fight. Mr*. Rucker was the widow of the
founder of the Maddox-Rucker. now the
American National. Bank.
Lawyers Apologise.
ATLANTA. Ga. Nov. 18.-Judge John
8. Candler and Col. H. P. Bre^iter have
been summoned to appear before Judge
Ellis the superior court on Fridav. to
give reasons why they should not be
lined for contempt in connection with a
personal difficulty which occurred be
tween the two yesterday.
While engage “
will case, remi
passed Between —.—„„
yere. Resenting a charge that he had
•ooken falsely. Judge Candler threw a
rises tumMer st the heed of the oppos
ing counsel.
It la understood that the differences be
tween the two have been explained awav.
snd proper apologies made and accepted.
Memory of Poet Honored.
ATLANTA. Oe. Nov. 1* —Much en
thusiasm was caused hy touching refer
ences being made to James Ryder Ran
dall the gilt Hot c? ••Maryland. Mr Mary
land.** who died at his home in Augusta.
Ga.. several months ago. made In the
report of the MaryV-nd divl-lon of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
when read at the annual convention bars
tht* morals*. .
It was reeled how much aorruw -had
been raaoed^ hr the death of the
1 of (hm brine taken as
le two yesteroav.
enraged In arguing the Rucker
f. remarks of a stirring nature
etween the two well known law-
Southern Protective Aeeocistlon.
ATLANTA; Ga.. Nov. 18.—The Southr
on Protective Association, a nehr frater
nal insurance organization, with Atlanta
as its headquarter*, hag applied to the
comptroller Tcncral for a charter to do
business in .Georgia. William G. Long
shore Is piesldent. end C. F. Mann vice
president.
Capt. Park Seftda Out Check*.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 13.—Capt. R. E.
Park, state treasurer, sent out checks ag
gregating 3*3,671.41 to the various coun
ties not using their own convicts todsy.
The money wte derived from leaees and
must be ured for schools or roads, as the
grand Jury In each county directs. The
sum represents the collection for a quar
ter of a year.
Only twice more will any money com*
ing front this source be distributed, as
the lease system ends April 1. 1909.
BULD ROBBERY
AT HAZLEHURST
Southern Railway.Office and
Hardware Store Are
Plundered
NIGHT RIDING IS
TO BESTOPPED
Gov.Patfei'son,Undaunted by
Threats, Denounces Methods
in Scathing Terras
UNION CITY. Tenn., Nov. IS.—Bo-
fore an audience from all parts of
Obion county and which filled all
available space In tho circuit court
room. Governor Patterson delivered a
telling speech on law and order, ad
dressing himself especially to the
Rcol Foot lake night rider outrages.
It was an unhesitating notification
to the law-defying elements that their
depredations' must cease end a sum
mons to every patriotic cltlsen to give
his assistance to th© machinery set lif
motion to punish the murderers of
Cnpt. Rankin.
Governor Patterson has recently re
ceived warnings through tho mail not
to come to Obion,county again, but
todnv fye walked .unmolested from his
hotel to the court room and returned.
Governor Patterson today issued or»
ders for the reduction of tho military
forces on duty in . the lake region.
Forty men will be retained .at Camp
HAZLEHURST, Ga.. Nov. 13—Lost
night about 12 o'clock burglars put in
good work at this place, breaking into
the Wilson "Hardware Company's front
window, seedring about 3400-,-worth of
their finest-guns'and pistols.
Th© same band, presumably, broke
into the -window of the'. Southern
freight office, taking two cases of lard
and other provisions, and broke open
th© door of the express room and took
all of th© whisky with the exception
of one small package. The amount of
whisky they received was about twen
ty-five -allons. They also took about
fifteen or twenty tailor made suits out
of the express-office, and proceeded to
break open all or the express pack
ages In their search for valuables.
The burglars stolft a trunk out of the
freight warehouse for the purpose of
carrying off their stolen goods.
This Is the boldest ourglary of Its
kind that the town has experienced,
and there Is a good deal of talk this
morning over the event. Bloodhounds
were Secured, but on account of the
dry weather and stlfr wind, dogs were
unable to trail the criminals away
from the scene of the burglary.
The Southern railway** detectives
have been wired for and local parties
hav© gone in search attempting to cap
ture the guilty parties. It seems that
this Is a traveling band as they put
in their work the night before at Gra
ham. G*., six miles south of here.
Everything possible will be done at
this .place for their capture.
Seven Negroes Rounded Up.
HAZLEHURST. Ga., Nov. 13—At 1
o'clock this afternoon the sheriff qnd
marshal have jailed seven negroes bus.
pected of the burglary here last night.
There has been a general division of
the stolen goods, especially the whisky.
The stolen trunk and a quantity of li
quor has been discovered. In negro
shanties.
DUN’S REVIEW INDICATES A CON-
TINUATION OF BUSINESS
REVIVAL.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13—Dun’s weekly
review of trade ■ tomorrow will say:
Expectations are being fully realized
in the increased demand for manu
factured products that each day re
duces the percentage of Idle machinery
and the number of unemployed. The
depleted condition of stocks is dla-*
clospd as business expands and
throughout all industrial channels there
is a sudden pressure to meet require
ment that assures Activity for some
time at least. In the primary market
for dry good©/ merchants arc operat
ing on a more liberal scale than at
any time elnce a year apd a half ago.
Cotton mills are rapidly resuming but
accept business only where the raw
cotton Is controlled and an assured
basis of profit can be established.
Some prices have already advanced
and others are contemplated. Export
•business continues restricted, foreign
buyers considering the higher values
as excessive. While clothiers, trades
men have ascertained the trend of de
mand there Is still an inclination to
proceed cautiously In placing orders
for duplicate lines of spring woolen**,
so as to be prepared for the normal
quantity of -cancellations. A better
movement of spring goods Is antlcl
pated as soon as colder weather re
duces stocks of heavy weights. Man
ufacturers of boots and shoes report
a substantia] Increase In the orders
placed by Jobbers and retailer*, whose
stocks have been allowed to become
depleted, and who now anticipate
much larger demand.
FRANK WOOD. WHO MARRIED AN
ACTRE8S. LIES DYING IN
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. Nov. 13.—Frank F.
Wood, formerly of Baltimore, said to
be a son of Frederick Wood, once sec
retary of state of Virginia, is dying
In Roosevelt hospital from a seif-in
flicted bullet wound.
He was taken to the hospital from a
rooming (house in West 43d street,
where he was found unconscious in
bed today. Thera was a bullet wound
in the head and a revolver Wl*h one
empty chamber was found hidden
among the bed clothing.
Wood married an actress several
years ago and went on the stage
himself. Trouble soon developed be
tween the husband and wife, however,
and when they separated Wool tem
porarily deserted the theatrical busi
ness and went to Baltimore tr live
He went to New York severe! mouths
•go and held a position at a local
playhouse. He had been despondent
METCALF QUITS THE NAVY;
Robin Cooper, Cpl.. D. B.
Cooper and Jno. D. Sharpe
Get True -Bills
NASHVILLE. Tenn.. Nov. If.—At 3:13
.'clock this afternoon the grand jury of
Davidson county returned s true bill In
which Col. Duncan B. Cooper, his son.
Robin J. Cooi»er. and eX-Bheriff John L*.
Sharp ura Jointly charged with the mur
der of fx-Fenator ». W. Carmnck. and in
which Sharp is also indicted on the
har«i* of being an acessory before the
act. The names of she witnesses ap
pear on the back of the Indictment *s
follows: Mr*. Cody D. Carmack. Mrs.
Charles Kastman. Cnrey Folk. Dr. Jas.
Wittenberg. Mrs. Martha Morgan and
' re. Miry Slccfflngton,
Tho Mrs. Carmack In the list is the
widow of the former senator. Mrs.
Eastman. It was to whom Mr. Carmack
spoke Just before the shooting began,
enrey Folk is deputy insurance cominls-
‘ »ner and passed along the street near
c time of the killing. Mrs. Morgen
es diagonally across from the scene of
the killing. Dr. Wittenberg runs nn opti-
‘ Ktubilshment In the west end of the
de. through which the Coopers, ac
companied by Sharp, are alleged to have
tfd shortly before the tragedy occur-
_ Mrs. Mary Skcffington IS state
librarian.
There aro two counts in the tndiqt-
ment. the first charging the three men
Jointly with th* murder, and the second
one charging Jno. D. Sharp with being an
accessory before the face.
The name of 8. C. Carmack, a brother
of the slain man. appears on tho indict
ment as prosecutor. Robin J. Cooper
will. In nil probability, be able to bo
moved in several day* to tho county Jnl)
Tho Memphis conference of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church South, in session
nt Colvngton. Tenn.. today adopted reso
lutions declaring that Carmack died a
martyr to his convictions of duty and to
tho eauso of temperance and of right
eousness.
PLEASES. AIL
Both Sides of Committee Arc
in Favor of Leaving It
Stand '< .
WASHINGTON. Nov. 13-From the
attitude assumed by republican nnd
democratic members of house commit
tee, at today's hearing on‘the propos
ed revision of the tariff, It became evl.
dent that there Is general satisfaction
with the present duties on
products. The democrat* wi
lied with present high tariff on the
groutYd that it is a product on which
th© government should derive revenue,
while the republicans favor the pres
ent rates because they offer the pro
tection desired by the American To-
bacevk Interests. Representatives ply
the tobacco grow “
MERE LAD TRIES
FORGERY GAME
His Penitence in Jail Brings
About His Release From
Custody
COLUMBUS. G»„ Nov. !S—Hoyt
Williams. a 16-year-old boy who says
that his home is at Hampton, 8. C.,
and who was arrested yesterday In
Phenlx City. Ala., on the charge of
forgery, was released today by the
Columbus police department. The
young man signed a check for 135, It
ix charged, on the Georgia Railroad
Rank at Augusta, Ga., but the Phenlx-
Girard 'Bank refused to cash it un
less he had an endorsement. He soon
returned with the endorsement **S. B.
Smith" on th© check but 8. B. Smith
said that the Ki.:natur* was a forgery.
The boy signed the name "J. J.
Beil" to the check, and the sl'uation
was complicated by th* fact thatth-?re
Is a J. J. Bell In Phenlx City. He
broke down completely In Jail and the
Phenlx City people were so touened by
his plight and the fact that he was an
orphan. ,that they proposed raising
funds to pay his way home.
Prosecution was abandoned, but the
boy was brought to Columbus, it be
ing the impression that there was a
charge against him here.
No prosecution was instituted how-
PIERGE IS SORRY
TO LEAVE TEXAS
Oil Magnate’s Appearancejin
Austin Causes Epidemic
of Boiled Shirts
SURGEON GENERAL O’REILLY
WASHINGTON. Nov. 18.—The ap
polntment of Col. George H. Torney,
ha surgeon general of the army to
succeed Surgeon Gcnpral R. M
O'Reilly, wits announced by the secre
tary of war today.
Col. Torney Is now In oharge of the
general hospital at San Francisco. The
vacancy in the surgeon generalship
will occur on January 14.
The *eerotary of war stated that
Col. Torney's appointment .was bnsed
FOR A SENATE SEAT
Secretary of State
not a candidate f
senate. Ho says:
... jloot states that he Is
candidate for the United State*
but It Is all rutnor."
Secretory Root came to Boston to at
tend the funeral of Ills cousin. Col. K. L
Buttrick, and after the service* went ‘
tho home of hi* dHughtcr. Mrs. IJ.
Grant, ill. In Brookline. lie will return
satis- to Washington tomorrow-trtftM.' •--
WASHINGTON. Nov. 18.—Secre
tary of the Navy Victor H. Metcalf
1oday tendered his resignation to the
president to take effect December 1,
on account of ill health.
Assistant Secretary Truman H.
Newberry will be named as Mr. Met
calfs successor.
Has Been III a Year.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 13—Mr. Met-
calf has suffered for more than a year
from a nervous breakdown and the
chronic nature of his trouble has caus
ed him to abandon hope of recovery
while burdened wltih the cares of of
fice. On April 15 last he went to
California to review the Atlantic bat
tleship fleet. He took a long va
cation, hoping to be permanently
benefited thereby, returning here Sep
tember 1. Upon his resumption of
official duty his Illness recurred and
he frankly told the president he could
not remain In the cabinet.
Mr.. Metcalf served on the house
committee on naval affairs wTtll© in
congress. His first appointment un
der this administration was as secre
tary of commerce and labor, which he
relinquished In order to accept the du
ties of secretary of navy on Decem
ber 17. 190f.
Mr. Newberry was appointed assist,
ant secretary of the navy November
t, 1905. Prior to that time he was*
In business In Detroit Mich.
TAFT AT THE WHITE HOUSE
TO CONSULT PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON. Nov. 18.—At the
white house Saturday night and Sun
day, President-elect William H. Taft
will be the guest of President Roose
velt, having accepted an Invitation to
stop off here on his return from New
York city to Hot Springs. While Mr.
Taft Is at the white house the presi
dent and he will have an opportunity
to confer on a number of matters
about which one desires the advice of
the other. President-elect Taft’s cab-
Inet Is a matter which will be taken
up by him with President Roosevelt.
Other questions df minor importance
will undoubtedly receive attention.
MB. AND MRS, BRYAN TO
taken to •rr-
i tetter, farmrht
B ite hie raernorv Tbit Isttei
■ i mu-ti atiT-*.n»«e from the
weir.en ef the south. It wse itttM tSn
the Maryland Teruwt©*© has *©n(*<ffa
aa annus: pension of KM on Mrs. Ron-
N, Y. AMERICAN PLANT '
BADLY DAMAGED BY FIRE
NEW YORK. Nov. 13.—The edito
rial and composing rooms of the New
York American were damaged by fire
and water this morning to such nn
extent that the staff of reporters- and
compositors who were engaged In get
ting out this morning's Issue of Abe
papers were compelled to flee to the
street. As th© newsputier is printed
nearby In another bonding, however,
there was uo delay to getting the pa
per out.
TAKE TRIP TO
"LINCOLN, Neb.. Nov. 13,—Mr. and
Mrs. w. J. Bryan will leave Sunday
tor n trip to Mexico. They will seek
rest and recreation. The Itinerary of
the trip ban not been announced.
Mr. Bryan will deliver n commence,
ment address in Philadelphia Decem
ber S3.
Knight* of .Labor.
WASHINGTON. Nbv. lL-rAt the
dosing session here today of the gen-
j*ra) assembly of the Knights of Labor
J<fm W. Hayes, of this city, was
-•Meted g*n*tel master workman. The
next meeting of the assembly win >.«
held In 6t. Louie. Mo., in 191)*
Florida and Georgia opposed
change for higher or lower rates, eon-
tending that such action would dls-
turb the conditions of the trade.
Griggs, qf Georgia, Weird*
While M. L. Floyd, chairman of the
tobacco board of trade of thd> Connec
ticut valley was giving the eommtttes
information with regard to the vtfll-
ous phases of the Amsrlcan Tobacco
Industry, Representative Griggs, of
Georgia, naked If the tobacco growers
were, afraid of freo trade’"wit17.‘the
Philippine Islands. S
"They certainly are,” was Mr.
Floyd’s reply. "Borneo snd Sumatra,
where the toharco Industry Is In the
hands of th© Dutch, are so near the
Philippine* that the Dutch tobacco
growers would be able to take their
Coolie labor to the Philippines and
raise tobacco with labor that costs
but eighteen cents per day which would
compete with our tobacco, when our
labor costs from Sl.no to, $2 a day.
"It would take our standing army
to keep these same growers of Sumat
ra from smuggling tobacco Into one or
more of the 1,500 Islands in the Philip,
pine group." h** added, "where they
could pack it and ship It to this coun
try free of duty."
Lieut. Dodd Acquitted.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1*.—Lieut.
Edwin II. Dodd. United State* navy,
recently In command of the torpedo
hoot Grampus, at Mare (eland, Psll-
..fornln, nnd charged with’canlessness
of Now England, j In discharging a large quantity* of
Will Rnn as Independent
Against Mayor-Elect
Jim Woodward
ATLANTA, Ofc. Nov. 13.—At »n
enthusiastic meeting of business men
Robert F. Maddox was unanimously
nominated Independent candidate lor
mayor of Atlanta '.his afternoon.
A big campaign committee, headed
by J. K. Orr, was formed and steps
100 Citizens Attend Meeting.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 13.—A meet
ing of 100 leading Atlanta business
men was held today, for the purpose
of taking some action with regart to
putting out ©n independent candidate
for mayor against James O. Wood
ward, th* primary nomine* for the
place, because of alleged misconduct
on the part of Mr. Woodward reoently.
J. K. Orr presided at the meeting,
which was held in the Kimball House
ball room. Resolutions condemning
the conduct of Mr. Woodward snd
favoring an independent candidate
were adopted, and © sub-committee of
twenty.five was named to canvas* th©
situation ©nd select some one suitable
to -.make th© race. Tht© committee
elded to report the name of Robert
F. Maddox, the well-known banker.
Th© report was made to the full com
mittee at 4 p. m.
Tie iwaolu'Uons adapted by the
meeting follow:
"Whereas, a critical period 'nos been
reached in the history of Atlanta;
"Whereas, the fair name of the city
has b*en questioned throughout the
‘-Whereas, there Ls yet lime to pre*
gasoline on September 18. resulting
In fir© damage to two tugs and In
the drowning of two men, has been
acquitted by tho courtmartlal and th©
findings have been approved by tfi©
secretary of the navy.
GRAFT PROSECUTOR HENEY SHOT
BY JUROR ON RUEF CASE BECAUSE
OF EXPOSURE OF JUROR’S RECORD
vent the threatened danger of contln
udd criticism;
"Whereas, the pride of our people
should at this Mine not he bound by
political precedent, hut the morn I tone
of tho city should ho protected by
electing a man as mayor, of whom all
classes, the laborer nnd the capitalist
alike, may be proud. In order Ihnt the
city may continue Xn grow under In
fluences which will carry her forward
to the destiny sho deserves;
'Therefore, bn It resolved. That It
Is , the sense of this meeting that a
committee of twenty-five be appoint
cd. with J. K. Orr as the chairman,
to select the name of another candi
date for mayor, to h« voted on De
cember 2, and that this name he pi
sented for consideration to another
meeting of thla body, to be held in
this room ut 4, o'clock this afternoon."
The Action probably means a lively
political contest, as It will he thrown
Into the general election, which oc
curs on the first Wednesday In De
cember. It will be open to all, and as
several thousand negroes have regis
tered and ar« qualified an old rough
and-tumhle fight may he expected.
Cases Against Mr. Woodward snd
former Police Commission William
OIdknow charging "drunk Hnd disor
derly," were called In the recorder’s
court this afternoon.
Luther Rorse;*. representing Mr.
Woodward, submitted a physician's af
fidavit, skying that his client was con
fined to his homo and unable to leave
his room. On this statement the csss
was continued until next Tuesday.
Several witnesses were examined in
the OIdknow case. None could say
that he had been drunk or disorderly.
Grace Cowan, the woman who swore
In another case several days ago that
Mr. OIdknow had participated In a
fight at the house where she stayed,
failed to appear. Officers stated they
had been unable to find her. and said
it was reported that sho had removed
to Macon. A summons was served
on her before she left tho city.
Recorder Broyles Instructed the po-
lice to spare no pains to find and to
arrest the woman for contempt of
court, instructing them to call on the
police of other cities for aid. He hint-
ed that he believed she had been run
out of town. Mr. OIdknow denied he
hod her leave, saying he had tried to
find her himself.
The case against OIdknow was con
tinued pending the appearance of the
Cowan woman.
6T. LOUI8. Nov. IS—H. Clky Pierce,
tho "genial Mr. Pierce,” as Texas
newspapers are now calling him. de-
parted from Austin for St. Louis ae*
cording to press dispatches, after ex
pressing himself as "highly pleased"
with the way In which he was treat
ed when he went there to face the
charge that he swore falsely.
From all accounts which have come
from the capital of the Lone Star state
the outcome ol his visit was a s
prise to him as well as to Austin.
Jt he thought he was going to he
roughly treated and pulled and hauled
about by deputy sheriffs and bailiffs. h«
was as badly mistaken as were many
Texans who thought that th© Waters-
Plerce oil magnato had horns and a
forked tall and carried a pitchfork for
use in piling.up dividends nnd rebates.
Saw Some Clothes', Anyway.
Even though nothing else hud been
accomplished by hln 3.000-mile trip,
Austin is way ahead of the game.
She Whs seen the real thing in clothes.
A carload of brilliantly colored fash
ion plates would haVe had loss effect
in the sartorial uplifting of the men of
Austin than did the appearance of H.
Clay Pierce on’ the streets of Austin.
Fresh from the hands of his tailors
in N»*w York, he dawned upon. the
southewstrn olty like a dazzling au-..
rora borealis, the colors of hln spec
trum ranging from the red of his
socks, through the orange of his vest
to the. softly shaded violet of his
tlr. % 1
It had been widely heralded .that
Mr. Pierce would bo arrested as soon
as he rcaehed Austin. If not sootier.
But nothing of the sort happened.
, Sheriff Matthews took one look nt
tho distinguished visitor and then hur.
rled home to change his clothes.
"Gee,” he said. "a fellow's got ti
perk up to meet a swell like that."
So he put on his boiled shirt, hither
to worn only at funeral©, and his hlaok
cutaway coat. In his hurry* he• for
got to discard his big spurs gnd his
white sombrero, hut he looked pretty
chipper when he went back to the
train.
Atid Mr. Pierce ^stepped off -and
clapped the sheriff bn the bock and
poked him Jn the ribs anti said, "Il«l-
lor. Bill." or somethh(g equally hearty.
Did the sheriff arrest Mr. Pierre?
Not much. He bed loft hie handcuffs
In his other emit’ and his faro was
wreathed In sfnllos us ho walked down
the street arm-in-arm with the best-
dressed m«n In Texas.
They had the street pretty mueh to
themselves, too. for. like Matthews,
everybody hurried home to "spruce
U *An hour Inter. whVn Mr. Pierce went
to the capital to formally give himself
up. neffldy everybody In the crowd that
followed him wore white shirts and
real linen collars.
Rush Orders for Oiled SHIrte.
The Haberdashers' Mutual Benevo
lent Association seriously considered
presenting a formal request to the dis
tinguished accused, asking him to re.
main In Austin snd keep tlmir busi
ness booming. He brought more proi-
perty than Taft's election.
Rpah orders for more white shirts
came over their telephones until late
at night. Their storks of rainbow ties
Were exhausted In an hour and all th*
fancy vests snd coat sweaters In town
were gobbled up. tll
A delegation of citizens wig waiting
for Mr. Pierce when he went back to
his hotel. They had a plan of enter
tainment mapped out for him, Includ
ing everything from a tour of the
nickelodeons to • deer hunt.
H© compromised by accepting an In
vitation to hunt quail with some of
the most prominent cltlsena.
Austin was sorry to see Mr. Pierce
leave—but he'll return. His entertain
ers believe that In the future he will
spend much of his time In Texas,
Whether he la convicted or not.
ROANOKlf, Vo.. Not. 18.—A Times
special tonight from Norton. Va., says
threa men were killed outright, two
were fatally Injured and two other*
were atrlously hurt In an axptoslon
at a a*w mill plant In Wise county.
The dead; Jertn Hubbard. Holey Flem
ing, Tackett. Fatally Injured:
Fred Caldwell and Joseph Kilgore.
Seriously Injured: Thurston Hubbard
aril E. S. Miller, the latter being the
owner of the plant. * It Is expected
Thurston Hubbard and Miller will re
cover. John'Hubbard was a married
man. Miller Is also married. The
others are unmarried. The scene of
the accident la off th© railroad and
details are hard to get. John Hub
bard was scalded to death and the
other© killed met death by tplng cut
Haas, tho Juror, Was Once
a Convict in Prison
Garb
THE PROSECUTOR'EXPOSED
HIS PICTURE TO THE COURT
This Action of the Prosecuting Attorney
In the Ruef Bribery Trial Instigated
the Attempt at Murder— Deliberately
Walked up to Heney, and Praising
Pistol Agzlnat Hie Cheek, Fired—Haas
Declares Heney Ruined Him by Pub
lishing to Hie Friends the Fact that
He Wee a Felon—The Wounded At
torney May Recover,
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 13—Francis
J. Heney.* leading figure In the pros
ecution of municipal corruption In Han
Francisco, was shoe end seriously
wounded at 4:22 o’clock today in Judge
Lawler's court room by Morris Haas,
a Jewish saloon keeper, who had been
accepted ns a Juror In a previous trial
of Abraham Ruef and afterwards re
moved, It having been shown In court
bv Heney that Haas was an ex-con
vict, a fact hot brought out in his
examination as a venireman.
The shooting of Heney occurred in
the presence of many persons in the
coirt room during a recess in the trial
of Abraham Ruef, on trial for tho third
time on the charge of bribery.
At 6 o’clock tonight Mr. Heney re
gained consciousness and will likely
recovery. He sold:
"I will llvo to prosecute Haas and
Ruef."
Tho *phy*lclani $n attendance on
Honey expressed the opinion that tho
assistant district attorney would live.
It was ascertained that the huflet
which had entered the right cheek, hid
lodged tinder tho left ear and had not
entered his brain or severed any Im
portant arteries or nerves. ,
Mr. Heney was tskon to the Lane
hospital, whore he Is under the care
of skilled iurgoons.
Hans Is it married man and has
four children.
The court had taken a recess for ten
minutes and the Jury had left the room.
Heney and Buffa attorneys. Ach and De
aler. had Just returned from Judge Traw
ler's chamber*, whore they nod • m*u
summoned by the Judge for & conference.
After the conference Ach amt n©il|r re
turned to the court room and Heney re
turned to bis customary seat. II*'was
talking with former Supervisor Gnlngher,
who had Just previously undersnne a
■svefa i ema< gtmtmwea ram -itm*f*s. ai*~
torney*. when llsns ni..he*! lip mit of
tho audience. Haas approached Heney.
placed ft revolver vMtalnat the prosecutor •
right cheek snd flrert. Heney fell .over
to the desk, blotwi streaming from\ the
wound. Haas was Immediately eeliad by
bystanders and thrown Into the empty
Inry box where he was held on his haev
III Iha police came.
Thin*, while a venireman In Ihe second
Ruef hrlltery tilnl. wm put to a severe
examination by Heney-while h© was ex
amined for Jury duty. Ha asserts that
the Information brought .nut-by Heney
In his questions resulted In the ruin or
hi* business, that or a saloon ke«i
In the second trial hnd
tiusincss, that of a saloon keeper.
Hans In the second trial hnd been
passed as a Juror. Then one day In court
llcnry drainztlcnlly produced a photo
graph of (lass, taken at Ran Quentin
iltenttary. In convict garb, and with
.. pped head and with his number across
his hrenst. 11mm collapsed in court, ad
mitting hr had besn a convict. He wa-
Immediately discharged from rhe Jury.
' *■' of the shooting spread rapidly
Immense crowd slithered In th*
of the court building. A large
force of police, headed by Chief Blgcy.
surrounded the building and kept the
crowd back. A number of men who were
suspected of being there to create trouble
was arrested. /
Heney was rushed t© the emergency
MpltAI.
HasSj t Ip a statement after the shoot-
”! am th© wronged men. I do not cars
what become* of me now. I have r
WALK OUTJVEB RULES
BALTIMORE. Nov. 11—Between MM
and <00 garment workers walked out of
the coatmaking department of Henry
Honnebom and Company** clothing
manufactory hern today aa a protest
•gainst the nleca work system which
wan about to be inaugurated. Here
tofore the hands were employed by th?
week. They doctor# that the change
means a reduction of at toast 33 per
coat- In wagas. Members of tho firm
In atootalnlng their action said that
under tho new policy they guaranteed
tho man that they would make the
same wages as under tho old*
DRAWINGS FOR PLAGES
IN GRAND PRIZE RAGES
SAVANNAH. Nov. 13.—The drawings
for places In the light car race on No
vember 21 and for the grand prlsa race on
November 26. will take plaro next Mon
day night Thla waa dortdad at a confer-
once today attended by Robert Loo Mrr-
S ll. chairman of tho contest committee
tho AutoambU© Club of America, and
members who arrived this morning
Now York. TUv agreed with th©
* » that the drawings
wail In advance of tho
wings toko ptsco them
it tho drivers and ‘
fftbere ef th« contest i
A. C. A., and members of
eomra'.tteo of the Javan nan
ttub.
nd rare are arriving daily
ia almost completed.
rtflcod myself not foi
for (he honor of th*
like myeelf. I would
honor, but
_ro situated
—_ , have brought
my foru children Into the world to beer
Thst
After tha ihooling Judge Lawler celled
the court to order and ordered Ruef
taken Into custody, overruling the ob
jection of Attorney Ach. Attorney Do-
sler ssksd that the witness, Galaghar,
el*o he taken Into custody, hut the court
declined to Issue the order. The'Judge
then adjourned court until Monday.
~ ifon of the wound showed
Close examlnatl ■ ■
that tha bullet entered through tho right
cheek and lodged under the l*ft ear. It
barely missed the rerotM ertery and all
other principal arteries were cot rup
tured. Heney waa taken to the Lana
hospital to be placed undar the X-ray.
Henay’a Remarkable Career.
Francla J. Heney haa had a re
markable career in Arizona, California
and Oregon. After leaving the Uni
versity of California he studied law
and later worked as a cowboy in varl.
oua parts of the west. Ha "Hung out
his shingle" In Tucson. Arts.. wher% ho
became known -for his fearlessness.
Dr. Handy, of Tuesen. announ-*. <i time
he would ahoot on eight any lawyer
who took up tho case of hln wife, who
was suing for divorce. Heney took
the case and was attacked by Handy,
whom ha shot dead.
After hla return to San Francisco,
Heney was appointed special prose
cutor for the government In tho Ore
gon land fraud cases. Through his
efforts United Slat* n Senator Mitchell.
Congressman (Williamson tind other*
prominent men were convicted. Heney
wse called to Han Francisco several
months after to prosecuto Maywr
Bchmlts. Abraham Ruef and other men
charged with graft and bribery. Ho
was appointed assistant to District
Attornay Langdon. Ruef causad the
"Boodle board” of supervisors to re
move Heney and appoint Ruef to tho
post. Tblr move waa blocked by tho
courts.
With the financial banking of Ru
dolph flpreckste and tha assistance of
Wm. J. Burns, formerly In the United
States secret service. Heney soon ob
tained confessions of grafting from the
entire bo«d of supervisors. Ruefws*
brought to trial on th« charge that
he had extorted money from French
restaurant proprietors. He broke
down In court and pleaded guilty.
Next Schmita we* tried on the same
charge and convicted. S'-hmltz ap
pealed end the appellate oourt freed
him oo the ground that the Indictment
waa at fault. ThI* freed Ruef also.
He arts tried later on the same charge
Th# Jury disagreed and a new trial