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VOL. xn. NO. 111.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1913.
Copyright. 1906, O PAY NO
By The Georgian Co ^ V,AJA ’ J MnRR.
FINAL!
MEXICAN CONGRESS WANTS HUERTA TO KEEP JOB
FUS IN
LIST STAND
IN SOUTH
Victory for Rebels Will Give Them
a Clean Path to Mexico
City.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 9 —The elec-
tion committee of the chamber of
deputies to-day decided that the
election of Generals Huerta and
Blanket as president and vice presi
dent respectively was illegal, but that
he vote showed the people wanted
them to serve and recommended that
he two men serve out the term end
ing in 1916. This report was sub
mitted unanimously to congress this
afternoon.
General Zapata has been repulsed
by federal troops in his advance on
Mexico City and has been driven
back many miles south of Cuerjia-
vaca. Fighting is still going on,
however, this being the third day of
the battle, and it is feared that Gen
eral Castro’s soldiers will be out
flanked by the rebels.
If Zapata succeeds in getting
around either flank of the fbderals,
he will have a clear path to the capi
tal.
One hundred and thirty federals
were ambushed and massacred by
rebels north of Tuxpam on Monday.
Rebels under General Aguilar at
Tuxpam have disabled the federal
gunboat Tuxpam which has been act
ing as a transport, it was reported
in a dispatch received here this after
noon. Rebels slipped on board the
vessel, disabled her machinery and
made off with a supply of dynamite.
Carranza Fears
Villa’s Ambitions.
HERMOSILLO, MEXICO. Dec. 9.—
Fearing that General Villa Intends to
renounce the Constitutionalist cause
and attempt to establish himself as
President of Mexico, General Car
ranza to-day instructed the northern
leaders who have pledged their al
legiance to himself to send no re
inforcements to Chihuahua.
It is probable that the breach devel
oping between Carranza and t Ilia
will wreck the revolutionary cause
just when It is about to have its
greatest success—the capture of Mex-
■ ico City—unless their differences can
be ended.
Villa will not attempt to march
south unless he gets reinforcements
from Sinaloa and Sonora, and Car
ranza’s order prevents his receiving
tihese. Carranza has cancelled all
preparations to go to Chihuahua,
while In that city Villa refuses to
make arty reply to the demands of
< 'arranza’s agents, that he either de
clare himself for or against the Con-
stitufionalist provisional President.
•Dictograph' Colyar
Held for Trial as
Swindler at Rome
A. S. Colyar, author of the “dicto
graph plot” against Mayor Wood
ward and others last summer, was
bound over under bond of $<50 Tues
day on a charge of swindling Mrs. S.
t\ Awtrey, an aged woman, out of
$750 in Rome, Ga., according to a
dispatch from that town.
Colyar is charged with having met
Mrs. Awtrey November 8, and inform
ing her that he could send her sons,
Graham and Luther, both of Atlanta,
and also Henry, of Chicago, to the
penitentiary for five years each un
less she gave him $500.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Fair Tuesday and
Wednesday.
AT CHARLESTON.
FIRST—Six furlongs Tomboy 103
(J. Callahan). 18-5, 7-5. 3-5, won;
Cliff Maid 98 (J. Me Taggart). 8, 3,
6- 5. second; Helen M. (Deronde), 4,
7- 5, 3-5 third. Time, 1:17 4-5. Also
ran: Sir Caledor, Single Ray. Banjo
Jim, Peacock. Transformation.
SECOND Five furlongs: Laura
103 (McCahey) 9-2, 9-5, 4-5. won;
Hudas Brother 94 (Deronde), 8, 3,
3- 2. second; Flatbush 99 (J. Calla
han), 9-2, 9-5, 4-5, third. Time,
1:03 1-5. Also ran: Ada, Manson,
Surpassing, Old Jordan. Madges Sis
ter, Chas. Cannell.
THIRD—Fire furlongs Trade-
Mark (Buxton), 4-5, 2-5, 1-5, won;
Behest 107 (Wolfe). 25, 10. 5. second;
Young Emblem 107 (Nicklas), 12, 5,
2, third. Time, 1:03. Also ran: Lost
Fortune, Woodrow, El Mahdi, Bulgar,
Stucco, Pulsation, Grazellee.
FOURTH—Five and a half fur
longs: Brigs Brother 94 (J. McTag-
gart), 16, 3, 6-5, won; Brave Cunar-
der 100 (Deronde), 11-5, 2-5. out, sec
ond; Charlestonian 4 (J. McCahey),
4- 5, 2-5, out,'third. Time, 1:08 2-5.
Also Ran: Miss GaGyle, Yenghee.
FIFTH—Six furlongs: Lace 106
(Nathan), 8-5, 1-2, out, won; Ann Til
ly 106 (McTaggart), 8-5, 3-5, out, sec
ond; Right Easy 103 (Deronde), 6,
7-5, third. Time. 1:16 3-5. Also ran:
Flying Yankee, Golliwogg, Loretta
Dwyer, Robert Bradley, Judge Monck,
Troy W r elght.
SIXTH—Mile: Merry Lad 114
(Burlingame), 3. 7-5, 3-5, won; Out-
lan 101 (J. McTaggart, 8, 2, even, sec
ond; Over the Sands 105 (Wolfe),
5, 5-2, even, third. Time, 1:43. Also
ran: Knights of Uncas, Brando, An
gler, Ella Grane, Billie Baker, Dr.
Dougherty, Yankee Pooh. Pierre Du
ma*.
AT JUAREZ.
FIRST—Five and a half furlongs
Zulu 108 (Loftus), 5, 2, even, won;
Rockdale 108 (McIntyre), 6, 2. even,
second; Bright Stone 107 (Ford), 10,
4, 2, third. Time, 1:06 1-5. Also ran:
John Hart, Peter Grimm, Rosa Rablee,
Maggie, Lawsuit Frazzle Evran
Christmas Daisy Song of Rocks, Milt
Jones, Frank Wooden.
SECOND—Seven furlongs Foun
dation 112 (Loftus), even, out, won; I
Vested Rights 106 (Taplan), 4-5, out,
second; Jimmy Gill 102 (Phillips). 15.
3, out, third. Time, 1:24 1-6. Also
ran: Luther, Jewel of Asia.
ENTRIES.
AT CHARLESTON.
FIRST—Purse, $300; selling. 3-year-
olds; 6 furlongs: Dr Jackson 10$. Fred
Levy 110, xAncon 100, Willis 112, Guide
Post 112. Jaquln 100, Big Dipper 107,
Skeets 107, Protagoras 100, Pikes Peak
100, Dick Dead wood 115.
SECOND—Purse, $300 ; 4-year olds and
up; selling; 54 furlongs: Eaton 116,
Toison D’Or 107. Plshtush 112. Union
Jack 107. Ix>rd Clinton 112, Coming Coon
115, Sallie Danford 112, Gagnant 112,
Port Arlington 112, Little Ep 112, Sher
lock Holmes 115.
THIRD—Purse, $300; selling; 4-year -
olda and up: 6Vi furlongs: Detour 112,
Auto Maid il2. John Marrs 112, Theo
dore Cook 112, Ben Prior 112. Pluvlus
116, Lord Ladas 112, Camel 116, Lady
Etna 112, Deerfoot 107, Sir Marlon 115.
FOURTH—St. John’s selling stake,
value $1,200; 3-year-olds and up; mile:
Prince Ahmed 10$, Elwah 106, Colonel
Ashmeade 101, McDonald 114, Counter
part 106.
FIFTH—All ages; purse; selling; han
dicap; 64 furlongs: Sherwood 110,
Parriner 111, Joe Diebold 10$, Stentor
96. Star Actress 100. Jabot 103, Colonel
Cook 109, Sepulveda 102.
SIXTH -Selling; 4 year-olds and up;
54 furlongs: Cnartier 115. Rye Straw
115, Daddy Gip 112, Veneta Strome 112,
Tony W 112. Amerlcus 115, Lord Wells
115, Incision 112, Belfast 107, Silas
Grump 112, Berkeley 107, Dust Pan 105.
Weather clear. Track fast.
AT JUAREZ.
FIRST—Selling; 2-year-olds; 54 fur
longs: Summer Hill 98, General Warren
98. Leford 103, Maid of Norfolk 103. At
tica 103, Mary Plckford 103, Tigella 103,
Transact 103. Blrka 103, Alabama Bam
106, Dr. Bailey 106, Fool o’ Fortune 106.
SECOND -Selling; 3-year-olds and upf
6 furlongs: Garter 98, Lofty Hey wood
103, No Quarter 103, Eye White 103,
Rose of Jeddah 103. Talatable 106, Dahl
gren 108. Rio Ja 108, Charles Fox 108,
Annual Interest 108, Balronla 108, Frank
Wooden 108, Wicket 108. The Fad 108,
Compton 111.
THIRD—Purse; 2-year-olds; 54 fur
longs Temple Focht 102, Rodondo 105,
Clarlbel 109. Scarlet Oaks 109, Hlnata
109. Florin 109, Princess Janice 109, Bob
Hensley 112. ^tedpath 112.
FOURTH-Selling; 3-year-olds and
up: 54 furlongs. The Cinder 101, Bar-
sac 102, Dominica 104. Bob Lynch 105,
Seneca 106. Lady Willie 108. Cosgrove
108. Uncle Ben 115.
FIFTH—Selling; 2-year olds; 54 fur
longs Ave 98. \ ava 101, I^a Estrella 103,
Irish Ann 103. George 103, O.d Gotch
103. Barbara lane 103. Christmas Eve
103 Say 106, Ada Kennedy 110, Durin
113!
SIXTH—Selling, 3-year olds; 14 miles;
Bluebeard 99. Mary Emily 103. Ocean
Queen 103. Sugar Lump 105. John Louis
105 Superstition 108, Sir John 111, Orbed
Lad 111-
Weather cloudy. Track fast
COUNTY’8 “FIR8T OIRL" DEAD.
ANNISTON, ALA., Dec. 9.—Miss
Nancy Harris, who died Sunday ai
Piedmont and was buried Monday at
Jacksonville, was the flrst girl born in
< alhoun County, according to a state
ment made to-day by an old resldenL
WINECOFFTO
F
IN HOME
Mysterious Man Reported Seen
Fleeing From Burning Home
Sought—Loss $125,000.
Search is being made for a mys
terious man who is reported to have
been seen by neighbors fleeing from
the home of W. F. Wineeoff, in Ans-
ley Park, just about the time the fire
broke out Monday night destroying
the palatial $100,000 structure.
The damage was estimated at about
$125,000, including valuable paint
ings. Jewels valued at $8,000 were
recovered by Mrs. W’inecoff early
Tuesday.
Mr. Wineeoff Tuesday morning en
listed the services of an expert fire
investigator, who is conducting an
exhaustive probe in the hope of as
certaining the cause of the fire. The
expert, whose name has been with
held, has been on the scene practical
ly all day, going over the ruins from
top to bottom and minutely examin
ing every phase and feature In an
assiduous search for some clew That
might dissipate the mystery.
Mr. Wineeoff declared he would
spare no pains to And the origin of
the fire. Further steps are expected
to be taken as soon as the expert in
vestigator completes hi6 probe and
makes his report.
The report that a stranger was
seen running from the house across
the broad lawn came to Fire Chief
Cummings Tuesday through mem
bers of his department, and the hunt
for this man commenced immediate
ly. Several neighbors are said to
have seen the mysterious runner just
as the flames burst through the house.
No one was in the house at the
time of the fire, which burst forth
about 8:30 o’clock Friday night. Mrs.
Wlneooff and her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Frank Wineeoff. were at the
Forsyth and Mr. Wineeoff and his
son, Frank, had gone downtown to
attend the press banquet at the Ho
tel Wlncoff.
Chief Cummings said Tuesday that
the Are was remarkable In that it
was the flrst residence fire in the
history of his connection with the
fire department in which it was ab
solutely Impossible for the firemen to
enter the house from any point.
House Balked Entrance.
“When we arrived on the scene
flames were bulging from every- door
and window, and there was no point
through which we could enter th0
house. I was told that from the mo
ment the blaze was flrst discovered
there was not a chance for the house,
as the whole of the interior appeared
a veritable furnace.
"There was absolutely no way of
arriving at the cause of the fire, a*
the cause was completely destroyed
before we could get into the house.’’
Mr. WineeofT Tuesday was unable
to give a definite estimate of his loss,
but it will be great. The total dam
age is roughly estimated at $125,000,
with insurance covering but 40 to
50 per cent of this amount.
Fire Protection Poor.
A mass of blackened ruins Tuesday
marked the site of the palatial home
and aroused residents Jn the vicinity
to their perilous lack of fire protec
tion.
Only the solid marble walls were
left standing to indicate the former
magnificence of the building, which
was erected five years ago at a cost
of more than $100,000.
The destruction of the residence
was wrought by a fire of mysterious
origin which sprang up Monday
night a few minutes after Mr. and
Mrs. Wineeoff had left the house. Mr.
Wineeoff to be present at the press
banquet in the new Wineeoff Hotel
and Mrs. WlnecotT to attend the the
ater.
Mr. Wineeoff before daylight Tues-
Continued on Page 2, Column 6.
Desperado in Mine II f| T D Rfl II
BINGHAM, UTAH, Dec. 9 —Seven |
Sheriffs and their deputies who have
been searching the Utah-Apex mine j
for Raphael Lopez, the Mexican des- I
perado who killed six men, began
preparations to-day to fill the mine
again with poison gas in an effort to j
suffocate the bad man. The previous
effort failed, although smudges were j
kept burning at all the mine entrances
for three days, and the poison fumes
were pumped into the underground
workings.
The belief that Lopez was still alive
in the mine was confirmed to-day by
Pete Koras, who said that while
searching in the mine Lopez had
caught him, held a revolver to his
side and relieved him 6t his tobacco
and candles.
Bulkheads were put back in place
to-day and smudges were prepared
for lighting.
Bear Meat Proves
Real Waterloo of
City Meat Tester
A. Wasser. City Meat Inspector,
whose recent test of some sausage had
such a disastrous end, has suffered an
other catastrophe to his professional
pride
He was down in Mississippi on a bear
hunt, from which he has Just returned.
After killing a big black boar on his
flrst day’s hunt he was advised that he
had better he careful In eating it, as
bear meat usually makes persons sick
the flrst time they eat it. But Mr.
Waaser took a chance. The first help
ing did not satisfy him, so he took a
second.
“I was sick when I ate that sausage,"
said Mr. Wasser, "but a man doesn’t
know what sickness is until he cats
too much bear."
He
Is Arrested on the Order of
Recorder Nash
Broyles.
Pennsylvania R. R.
Officials in Atlanta
Railroad Lines West of Pittsburg are
visitors in Atlanta Tuesday. In the
party are Daniel, passenger traffic
manager; W. W. Richardson, general
passenger agent, both of Pittsburg;
George W. Weedon, assistant general
passenger agent, of Cincinnati; C. H.
Haggerty, assistant general passen
ger agent, of Louisville, and C. L.
Lockwood, general passenger agent of
the Grand Rapids and Indiana Rail
road.
The visitors are the guests of C. R.
Carlton, traveling passenger agent for
the lines, whose headquarters are in
Atlanta. They will leave on a gen
eral tour of inspection of the system
Tuesday night
Veteran Jailbird Has
Chance of Free Xmas
Judge Broyles believes he has solved
the problem of keeping Palmer Peas,
a notorious negro character, out of
prison this Christmas Day.
When arraigned before Judge Cal
houn some days ago, Preas declared
that he had spent the past 27 Christ
mas Days in either a county or city
prison. On this plea. Judge Calhoun
suspended sentence on the negro.
Tuesday, however, Peas was ar
raigned before Judge Broyles on a dis
orderly conduct charge. He repeated
his plea. "Well, I will give you 15
days,” replied the Recorder, “that will
let you out on Christmas Eve."
Another scene in the police court
career of Alderman J. W. Maddox
was enacted Tuesday morning when
the city official was fined $10.75 by
Recorder Broyles on a charge of in
terfering with a policeman in the
performance of his duty.
This latest charge followed a col
lision between a heavily-loaded
wagon owned by the Alderman and
an automobile driven by R. C. Thomp
son, of the Trio Laundry, which oc
curred at Peachtree and Pryor streets
Saturday.
Alderman Maddox, following hla
wagon in a buggy, witnessed the ac
cident. and straightway declared it
to have been the fault of Thomp
son. The latter insisted that the
blame rested with the wagon driver.
Thompson summoned a policeman
to arrest the driver for reckless driv
ing.
According to the story told by
Thomson In court Tuesday, when Po
liceman Bostwlck arrived on the
scene, the Alderman instructed his
driver to proceed and pay no heed to
the officer’s presence.
The wagon continued down Peach »
tree to Currier street, with the po
liceman walkin'- at its side. Finally
the Alderman ordered his driver to
come to a halt, whereupon a copy
of charges was served on the driver.
Thieves Get 6 Cents
In Raid on a Store
Two bold burglars, who broke Into
the Highland Avenue Pharmacy on
Tuesday morning about 4:30 o’clock,
after spending an hour carefully re
moving a pane of glass from the door,
searched the place thoroughly and
found—6 cents.
They were frightened away by W.
R. Armistead, a street car conductor,
who passed the store on his way to
work.
Aged Man Struck by
Slowly-Moving Auto
Bewildered by the traffic while
crossing Marietta street at the City
Hall corner, H. Wolfe, an aged man
living at No. 161 South Forsyth
street, stepped directly in front of an
automobile driven by J. W. McKin
ney, No. 666 East Fair street, and was
thrown to the pavement.
McKinney, employee of C. D.
Taylor, a dealer in supplies, was driv
ing slowly and Wolfe’s injuries ap
peared to be slight. Policeman T. D.
Shaw' made an investigation of the
circumstances and found that the
driver evidently was not at fault.
Burns Cause Death
Of Woman, Aged 84
ANNISTON, ALA., Dec. 9—Mrs.
Susan Jones, aged 84. who was se
verely burned when her clothing
caught at an open, grate yesterday
afternoon, died to-di.’- at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. D. B. Lacy, a wid
ow.
Mrs. Lacy and her son, Wilmer,
were also seriously burned In an ef
fort to save the aged woman.
Boy Steals Grandpa's
Pants; Is Jailed by Pa
DALTON, GA., Dec. 9—Charged
with stealing his grandfather’s pants,
Robert Bedwell, a young boy, wan
forced*to spend the night in jail here
on a warrant sworn out by his father.
In the morning the father withdrew
the warrant paid the court costs and
had his son released.
Thieves Shoot Police
In Front of Station
DETROIT, Dec. 9— Patrolman
Thomas F. Madden, of the Bethune
street station, was shot and killed
early this morning as he attempted to
arrest two men In a stolen automo
bile. He was shot In front of the sta
tion, where he had ridden with the
thieves. They escaped.
“There’s Absolutely No Founda
tion for Poison Accusation!”
Widow Cries From Stand.
Dramatically proclaiming her inno
cence of the charge of causing the
death by poisoning of her pusband.
Joshua B. Craw'ford, and asserting
that he insisted upon marrying her
over her protest after he had received
an anonymous letter denouncing her,
Mrs. Mary Belle Crawford took the
stand for the flrst time Tuesday in
the famous fight over her deceased
husband’s estate.
“It’s not true; I never dreamed cf
harming my husband. There's abso
lutely no foundation for anyone to
tnake such a charge against me,’’ she
said, gazing directly at Charles Wal
ton, one of the 48 contesting heirs,
who received one settlement and who,
Mrs. Crawford states, was friendly
with her for two years after her hus-
ba n'<fT <TeaTh.
With the exception of a momentary*
breakdown, Mrs. Crawford was col
lected on the stand. When Attorney
Reuben Arnold made reference to the
testimony of Charles Crawford that
she had taken a vial from her belt and
shaken some powder into a paper and
given it to her husband in the pres
ence of a number of relatives, Mrs.
Crawford smilingly declared:
Lays Prosecution to Envy.
"If I was going to administer poison
to anyone, I suppose I would have
more sense than to give it in the pres
ence of other persons.”
She directly charged her prosecu
tion as the result of jealousy of other
women, who were angered by the fact
that "Uncle Josh” Crawford hgd se
lected her as a wife instead of them.
She frankly admitted that she hal
married him because of the fact that
he would provide a comfortable home
for her the rest of her life, but this
was mutual, she said, as he wanted
sorfieone to make a home for him,
and he wanted her because she was a
good cook and a hard worker.
Mrs. Crawford said she considered
the matter deeply, however, and it
was some time after his proposal
before she accepted him.
“There has been talk og why I went
by the name of ‘Mrs. Savage’ in
Jacksonville, and the insinuation
made that I went under that name
for fraudulent purposes,” said Mrs.
Crawford. '.‘My maiden name w’as
Mary Belle Savage, and I was mar
ried twice before I married J. B.
Crawford, obtaining divorces from
my other husbands. One was named
Bishop and the other McKinnon.
“After obtaining the last divorce
in Pittsburg, which was my home, 1
took my maiden name of Savage. 1
had asked for it in my divorce pe
tition, and my lawyer told me after
obtaining the divorce that I was en
titled to my maiden name
Ran Boarding House.
“I operated a boarding house in
Pittsburg. My boarders were all
high-class people. Mrs. Painter, who
was a neighbor of mine, persuaded
me to go to St. Augustine and operate
a hotel there. She said she had a
splendid business proposition. 1 was
not clearing much in Pittsburg, and
the proposition appeared attractive,
and I decided to go. We took the
hotel, and I furnished the money to
■begin operations. Mrs. Painter was
to furnish half of It, but never paid
it in. She handled the office work,
while I looked after the actual run
ning of the place.
“I flrst met Mr. Crawford when he
came to the hotel. He wa.s with his
niece, Miss Scott, who was in bad
health. My attention wa« first called
to him by Mrs. Painter, who said
that he said he would not stay at the
Continued on Pago 2, Column 3. pension.
NEW YORK. Doc. 9.—Just befors
the National League meeting con
vened this afternoon President Lynch
announced that under no circum*
stances would be accept the presi*
dency of the outlaw Federal Leaque.
During the day a movement was set
on foot to make Lynch chief of um
pires of the National League.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—The in
vestigation of the nomination of Hen
ry M. Pindell ,of Peoria. III., to be
Ambassador to Russia is being held
up pending the production of the cor
respondence between J. Hamilton
Lewis and Pindell. Senator Stone,
chairman of the sub-committee of the
Foreign Relations Committee, said he
could not proceed until these letters
which have been demanded are pro
duced.
VERA CRUZ, Dec. 9.—Cavalry and
infantry weer taken on board the
Mexican transport Progreso to-day
for service at Tampico and Tuxpam
against the rebels.
NEWARK, N. J., Dec. 9.—Almand
Megaro, who was arrested last week
on the charge of stabbing a young
woman with a “poisoned needle” in
a local theater, was released to-day
in $1,000 bail. His bonds we r e orig
inally fixed at $20,000, but the police
consented to the reduction.
NEW ALBANY, IND„ Dec. 9.—Jou-
ett Meekin, now a resident of New
Albany, who twenty years ago shared
honors with Amos Rusie on the New
York Giants' pitching staff, is being
groomed by friends to run for County
Sheriff.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—Attorney
General McReynolds to-day decided
that the Government will not become
a party to the suit filed by Elsie De-
Wolfe, of Chicago, to test the consti
tutionality of the income tax regula
tions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. .—That the
Department of Agriculture attempted
to whitewash the cold storage men
and charge nature alone with the re-
aponsibitv of causing the egg short
age was the declaration of Congress
man McKellar, of Tennessee, to-day.
Mr. McKellar reannounced his inten
tion to resume his attack on cold
storage trusts.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—The jury in
the trial of Hans Schmidt, the rene-
grade priest charged with the mur
der of Anna Aumuller, was completed
this afternoon. Taking of evidence
will begin to-morrow.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—Frank M.
Perkins, secretary of the Miami Ev
erglades Land Company, Limited,
which had its main offices in Kansas
City, Mo., who is charged with hav
ing been engaged in a big Florida
farm swindle, was arraigned to-day
before United States Commissioner
Shields. He waived examination and
furnished $5,000 bail for his appear
ance in the Federal Court in Kansas
City.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—Anti-trust
legislation which President Wilson
will propose in a special message to
Congress next January, legal gues-
tions involving the Federal prosecu
tion of the indicted officials of the
United Mine Workers of Colorado and
departmental budgets were discussed
at a two-hour cabinet meeting to-day.
Secretary Bryan declared that neither
the Mexican nor the Domican situ
ations were considered in any way.
CHICAGO, Dec. 9.—Chicago’s big
packing interests were named to-day
as the principal backers of the Chi
cago Butter and Egg Board. Several
large produce and commission houses
were placed in the same category and,
with the packers, were accused by the
Government of violating the Sherman
anti-trust law in conspiring to fix the
price of butter and eggs.
CONCORD, N. H., Dec. 9.—At the
outset of the hearing on Harry K.
Thaw's plea to be released on bail
to-day Judge Aldrich intimated it
would be refused.
LONDON, Dec. 9.—Sylva Pank-
hurst. daughter of the militant suf
fragette leader, was re-arrested by the
police to-night. She had only recently
been released under the “cat and
mouse” act after undergoing a hunger
strike.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—The Interna
tional league at its meeting here to
day went on record as opposed to the
inter-league series with the Ameri
can Association. The directors de
cided that the series would not be
practical. It was also decided to
open the season next year on April
21.
MILWAUKEE. Dec. 9— Packey
McFarland's poor showing of his tal
ent against Jack Britton last night,
and his refusal to obey the orders
of the State Boxing Commission re
garding weighing in under the new
State faw probably will bring a sus-
Witness for Concern Declares,
However, Payments Were Only
on Pre-Election Pledges.
That more than $400 in money
and a costly gold watch was
given City Electrician R. C. Tur
ner by the Elektron Company, an
organization of electrical con
tractors, according to the testi
mony of F. V. L. Smith, the
Frank juror and former secre
tary of that association, when he
took the witness stand in the sec
ond day of the investigation of
Turner by the Council Commit
tee on Electric Lights and the
hoard of Electrical Control on
charges of unjust discrimination
preferred by the Cotton States
Electric Company.
Mr. Smith exhibited the records of
tho Elektron Company covering a
period of November and December of
1912 following the election of Turner
in October.
On November 5, 1912, an item show
ing that the company had paid Tur
ner $180 was shown; on November 12.
another item of $126 paid to Turner
was shown; again on December 18,
$220 was shown to have been paid
the city official.
Tells of Funds.
The former secretary declared that
these funds were promised Turner by
the association before his election to
be used in campaign expens-es. The
money was secured through assess
ments on its members.
Promised Before Election.
Gadsden Russell, an electrical con
tractor and former member of the
Elektron Company, proceeded Mr.
Smith on the witness stand.
In refutation of the testimony of
J. J. Peters, manager of the Cotton
States Company Monday, Mr. Rus
sell declared that while money had
been given the city electrician by the
Elektron organization, such funds
had been promised him before his
election in November. 1912.
In this statement, an attempt was
.seen to show' that the city electrician
had not used his official position to
exact money from the electrical con
tractors’ association, as the Cotton
States Company charged.
Only Payments of Pledges.
In Monday’s probe, Peters exhib
ited records purporting to be those
of the Elektron Company, showing
various items of money paid to Tur
ner following his election.
These, Mr. Russell testified, were
the promised payments of the cam
paign expenses of the city electrician
It is the claim of the Cotton States
Company officials that Turner dis
criminated against that concern
when 1t withdrew from the Elektron
Association and refused to contrib
ute to his support.
Poison Evidence to
Be Heard on Dec. 19
Special Solicitor John Y, Smith,
appointed by Judge Hill to act for
the State in the criminal proceedings
against Mrs. Crawford, called the
Grand Jury for December 19 to hear
the poison evidence against the wid-