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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XVI. No. 103.
25 HIE H,
11INJOREI,
500 HOMELESS
Series of Tornadoes Sweep
Western States Leaving
Paths of Destruction.
ONLY TWELVE OF THE
KILLED ARE INDENTIFIED
Work of Rescuing Dead and
Injured, Carried on During
Night by Light of Lanterns.
Kansas City.—Tornadoes which
swept parts of Missouri, Oklahoma,
Kansas and Arkansas late yesterday
afternoon and last night are known to
have killed 25 persons, injured more
than 100, rendered more than five
hundred homeless and to have done
thousands of dollars worth of damage
to property. Of the dead, only twelve
have been identified.
The dead:
Wm. Morrow and wife.
John Kerns.
Fred Hammond.
T. S. Hann.
Brown and three unidentified
pensons, at Big Heart, Okla.
Mrs. John Sullivan and {.aura Childs,
negro, Lawrence, Kas.
Geraldine Meisinheimer, Robinson,
Kansas.
A boy named Pelton, Hiawatha, Kas.
Mrs. Almeda Shelley, Joplin, Mo.
At Chehotah, Okla., man and child.
At Meeker, Okla., four persons killed.
At Powhattan, Kas., woman and
child killed.
At Manville, Kas., child.
According to dispatches received
here this morning it is believed there
were several storms. The first tor
nado was reported at Eskridge, Kas.,
25 miles south of Topeka., at 4 o’clock
yesterday.
Here many houses were destroyed
and much damage done to crops.
Sixty Houses.
The storm which swept Eskridge
struck Powhattan and Netawaka, Kas..
near bytown, then swept off the north
west, striking Whiting, Kas., north of
Topeka., where sixty houses were de
molished. Continuing to the north
ward, Hiawatha n#id Manville, Kas.,
•were struck and here three persons
were killed and much property dam
aged.
At 8 o’clock last night a tornado
struck Lawrence, Kas., killing two per
sons injuring 12 and doing damage es
timated at $175,000. This storm swept
the town from the southwest to the
northeast and after passing over the
Kansas River continued towards
Leavenworth.
An hour after the first tornado
struck EBkridge, Kas., yesterday after
noon, a tornado swept through Okla
homa and parts of Arkansas.
Big Heart, Okla., having a popula
tion of about 1,000 was the first town
.struck. Here the storm came sudden
«ly tearing dowm houses above the
heads of the people.
Rushed Into Streets.
Many rushed into the streets only to
he knocked down by flying debris, and
others to their death. It was an hour
after the storm before the first word
of It reached Pawhuska. A relief train
■was sent to the scene Immediately.
Ai Big Heart, 400 persons are home
less and the work of rescuing the dead
and injured from the wreckage was
carried on by the light of lanterns.
Striking Meeker, Chehotah and an
Indian village near Big Heart, the
storm swept northeast, passing over
Joplin, Mo, and other sections of the
mining district.
Throughout the entire territory cov
ered by the tornadoes great damage
•was done to crops and it is probable
that the total loss will not be known
for several days. In the territory
1 passed over many small towns have
'not been heard from and it Is believed
here that later reports will Increase
the number of dead.
Freak Storms.
The storms were freaks of their kind
’were not even recognized as a tornado
iby the farmers of Kansas, who hare an
' acquaintance of long standing with
i this variety of atmospheric disturb
ances. In several places farmer*: who
from long training seek their cyclone
cellers at the approach of a tornado,
sat In their homes and watched the
advance of the heavy clouds which
dealt death and destruction.
At Lawrence the local company of
militia was drilling and did not know
there was a storm until the roof had
been biown from their building and as
the last of them departed from the
first floor the second floor fell in.
A side of the county Jail was loro
down and about 30 prisoners made a
dash for liberty but .only three escaped.
Carried Block by Wind.
At Joplin, Mo„ a man was picked
up by the wlijri and carried the length
of a block and then dropped In the
sheltering doorway of a large office,
building. He was badly Injured.
A fireman ori a train at Askridge,
Kas,. was picked out of his cab, car
ried across the street and there drop
ped. ,
In many place.s houses were picked
up and carried several hundred yarns
before falling. In Lawrence a mall
houshi. ra a carried about a block and
then dropf«»d into a tree where it re- ■
main* flrmir lodged.
DEMOCRATS TUNE UP FOR
LOVE FEAST TOMORROW
Indianapolis Crowded With
| Leaders For the Celebration
| of Jefferson's Birthday.
Indianapolis, Ind. —Judging by the
number and note of the assembled
Democrats who are tuning- up for the
celebration of the birthday of the fa
ther of democracy. President Jeffer
■ son, bv chanting: te deums for past
victories and promulgating future
successes, in all the leading hostelries
of this town, that great Democrat ip
love feast, the National Democratic
Achievement Banquet, which will be
held here, tomorrow, will be a great
success. Among some thousand or so
of the faithful already on hand the
following partisans are either already
hob-nobbing with their humble breth
ren or have signified their Intention
to be present—Bryan, Woodrow Wil
son, Marshall, Folk, Burke, Champ
Clark, etc., etc.
Arraigned the G. O. P.
This combined powwow, love feast,
and militant convention has long been
fomenting in the brains of the party
leaders. It was at first scheduled for
January 9th at Washington, but was
postponed till tomorrow', because of
the shortness of the time, and a de
sire to assure an attendance worthy
of the democratic victories it is to
commemorate. To this end invitations
whose wording was a bitter arraign
ment of the G. O. P., were sent broad
cast through the land, not to only
hidebound scions of the democracy,
but to “the young voters of the coun
try w’ho deprecate wastefulness and
extravagance in administering the af
fairs of the country, and look with
apprehension upon the steady strides
the present administration is making
towards the cei?trallzation of govern
ment, at the expense of the legitimate
powers of the states, and the rights
reserved to the people.”
To Plan for Future.
The answer to this invitation, which
was signed by a host of governors and
senators, has been phenomenal. Del
egates from every section of the coun
try, representatives from every party
faction, and scores of members from
both houses of congress have answer
ed the call and today the town is lit
erally swarming with Democrats,
great and small, who have gathered
to celebrate past victories, and plan
for the future.
Just what steps will be taken to
morrow toward mapping out a plan of
procedure for the campaign of 1912
is more or less a matter of conjecture.
There are those among the assembled
hosts of democracy who entertain the
hope that a candidate will be selected
and a genuine presidential boom
launched; then there are those who
fear that a step of this kind would
be premature and tend to Jeopardize
the chances of victory in 1912 by giv
ing Republicans too long a warning of
future plans. These latter appear to
be in the majority.
James Hamilton Lewis.
J. Hamilton Lewis of Chicago, will
be toastmaster and will Introduce the
following speakers:
"Gov. Woodrow Wilson, whose sub
ject is “Tho party and the present;’’
Geo. Harvey, of New York, on "Pro
gressive Democracy;” H. B. Ferguson,
of New Mexico, "Militant Democracy;"
Allen Albert of-Columbus, Ohio, “The
Power and Influence of the Press;’’
John Temple Graves of New York;
"The New Democracy;” Gov. Lee
Cruce, of Oklahoma, "Democratic Re
forms.”
MOVE FOR IMPEACHMENT
OF ALABAMA SHERIFF
Montgomery, Ala.—Attorney General
Brickell instituted lmpoaehpient pro
ceedings tills morning against Sheriff
Jlnwrlght of Bullock county, as a re
sult of Ufto 4ynchlng of Aberdeen
Johnson, a negro on April 2. It Is
charged that Jintvright did not use due
care to protect the negro.
THE PRESIDENT SENDS
NOMINATIONS TO SENATE
Washington, D. C.—Nominations
sent by President Taft to the senate
today include the following:
Assayer at Charlotte, N. C., Frank
P. I/rane.
Ambassador to Turkey, William V<
Rockhlll.
Ambassador to Russia, Curtis Guild,
Jr.
PARDONED BY MAYOR.
Atlanta, Ga.—W, G. Kteadley, one of
the alleged liquor dealers whose eon
vlrtion depended on the farrujjis Loeb
cast, was pardoned by Mayor Winn of
Atlanta Wedn< sday, without a formal
request from the city recorder. The
unusual action of the mayor was based
upon the fact that the prisoner was a
physical wr.Ak and is not expected to
live many days.
THIRTEEN MEXICANS FREED.
Mexico City.,—Thirteen more prison
ers who bad been held here for trial
on the charge of sedition were placed
at liberty today for lack of evident;*. |
MADERO ABSOLUTELY REFUSES
PEACE TERMS OFFERED HIM
Chihuahua, Mex. — Via Laredo, Texas —Another peace project ha#
failed, it was learned today when Fr<(±erleo Moye and Dr. F It. Sei
ferts returned In automobiles from Madero’g camp near Bustlllos, sixty
miles west of here and reported their mission had been without definite
results. Francisco I Madero the fnaurrecto leader, absolutely refused to
the conclude peace term* offered which he regarded as nothing more
than flie promise already made by President Diaz.
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 13. 1911.
HR SPEUKS
OF SITUATION
IN IRE BORDER
First Expression Heard in Con
gress Regarding Administra
tion's Attitude.
CONFIDENCE IN PRESIDENT
ALTHOUGH A DEMOCRAT
Sarcastically Refers to Island
of Guam. “Roosevelt Doc
trine” vs. Monroe Doctrine.
Washington.— The first expression
In congress concerning: the situation
on the Mexican border was heard to
day when Senator Rayner of Maryland
addressed the senate on that subject.
Although a Democrat, Mr. Rayner
spoke In confidence of the attitude of
President Taft and expressed the
opinion that there would he no war
with either Mexico or Japan. While
ho did not so express himself in exact
terms, it was evident that Mr. Ray
ner had in mind the retfirts that Ja
pan was exerting herself to procure a
coaling station on the Pacific coast of
Mexico. He said:
Without Information.
"I am willing to admit that If Ja
pan Is entering into negotiations for
coaling stations and bases for naval
supplies for military purposes with
Mexico we are entitled to know what
these negotiations are. Congress is,
however, without any information or
evidence on the subject. This country
would not ordinarily be entitled to
know the secret treaties or alliances
that other countries may make, but
on the part of Mexico we would un
questionably be entitled to an ex
planation.”
He added that ho had no fear that
history might repeat itself, or that
any government would attempt to
Imitate the example of Napoleon Ilf,
"who through false pretenses and sub
terfuges sent nn Austrian archduke to
a Mexican throne simply to abandon
him afterwards to despair and death.”
He was confident, that Japan did not
seek war with the United States and
declared there couhl be no cause for
hostilities between the two countries.
Discredited Report.
Discrediting the report that Japan
might desire to take surreptitious Pos
session of the Island of Guam as a
cable station, he doclured that If such
(Continued on Market Pape.)
MR. ROBERT 0. SHED
DIED THIS MORNING
Was Former Sergeant of Po
lice. Funeral to Occur Friday
Morning From the Residence.
Mr, Robert Crawford Shed, former
sergeant on the Augusta police roree,
died at his home, 1455 Siloox street
at 6 o’clock this morning. He Is sur
vived by his wife and two sons,
Messrs. W. R, and T. J. Shed and two
daughters, Mrs. W. H. Baker of Au
gusta and Mrs. D. J. Jordan of Sa
vanjiah.
Mr. Shed was a member of the Hirst
Presbyterian church. The funeral sev
ices will he conducted from the resi
dence at 10 o'clock Friday morning and
the Interment will ho In the West View
ceffietery. Rev. Joseph It. Sevier will
conduct the services.
MEETINGS AT ST. JAMES
GROWING IN INTEREST
The characteristic of the preaching
at St James la the absolute and un
swerving reliance upon God. There
is no effort to work up a man-made
revival, but to bring a blessing down
from above In answer to prayer and
earnest work. The v?rmon last night
was based upon the Scripture: “He
that hath the Ron hath life, he that
hath not the Bon hath not life/’
The preacher is a remarkable per
sonality. cogent in Reasoning, and re
markable in application of tha truths
taught.
Notwithstanding the rains the con
gregations and Interest have steadily
increased. There Is great promise in
the meetings for good in our city.
A series of morning services began
today on “The Prayer World” which
will bring blessings to those who hear
them. Preaching 8:30 p. rn. and 10:30
a. m. every day.
in trust"to WIDOW.
Philadelphia.—AVlth the exception of I
a few bequests to his two daughters,
a grandson and two employes, the rich
estate of Oralge Idpplncott, head of
the J. H. Lipplncott Publishing Oom
pany f who committed suicide last
week, is given in trust, ot his widow,
Mrs. Hal lie E. Lfplncott.
6.000,000 BOTTLES OF
“BUBBLE WATER” FLOW.
Rheims, France.— At Momsy,
near Epornay, yesterday 6.000.-
000 bottles of wine were broken.
The “bubble water” flowed in
big streams through the
streets.
11l CHAMPAGNE
RIDES WOMEN
DEE! BIER!
Prone In Streets, They Dare
Troops to Ride Over Them —
Urge Men On.
EVERY VILLAGE IN MARNE
IS ABLAZE WITH ANGER
Smoking Ruins of Wine Depots
Throughout Grape Growing
District.
Epornay, Department of Marne,
France.— tho fact that the de
partment of Marne i« a vast armed
camp, with infantrymen and drnguona
bivouacked throughout the night at
almost every village In tin: champagne
district, rioting broke out anew
and the same flame of anger and veng
eance continues to sweep the grape
growing region.
At Vlnary the rioters hastily threw
up barricades with barrelw, cases and
debris ot’ all sorts and succeeded in
holding hack the advancing troops,
while another group of manlfestants
armed with torches entered the vast
champagne depot.
Women Foremost.
Tho mob smashed all the bottles of
champagne they could find, wrecked
tho wine presses and then net fire to
the buildings. Women were foremost
in the work of destruction chanting
snatches of revolutionary airs and urg
lng on the men. When the troops
reached Vlnay the women lay down on
the roads and defied tho cavalry to
ride over them.
Eventually the troops succeeded In
getting control of the situation and
dispersed the mnnlfestants.
Smoking Ruins.
At dawn many places in the wine
growing district showed tho horizon
darkened by smoking ruins of win*'
depots that blazed during the night.
At tin* Hume tlrrro exploding rietnnn
lions summoned additional wine grow
ers to the different rallying points to
resume their march of destruction.
Reinforcements of troops are arflv
lng In Epornay on every train and 1m
mediately on detrniinng the soldier*
are dispatched to the centers of riot,
where they are forced continually t<>
charge and disperse the reassembling
manlfestants.
Criminal Elements.
The government officials claim the
sacking and burning of wine property
is led by criminal elements, flocking
Into this region from other districts.
Tho public prosecutor at daylight
this morning* proceeded to Ay, where
a conflagration started by Incondla
rles threatened for a time last night
to destroy the entire village. If*- made
twenty arrests among the ring lead
ers of the mnnlb'fctants.
PURE FOOD AND DRUG ACT
IS BEFORE SUPREME COURT
Washington, D. C.—Tim first big
R*gal content arising out of the pawn
ago of the pure food and drug act of
i 130 ft had the right of way torfciy Iri
the supreme court of the United
Staten. The government was to make
a lost effort to sustain Its claim to th€j
right to prosecute criminally persons
who labelled drugs or medicines with
false statements about, the curative
properties of their preparations
The point arose in the district court
of western Missouri where ari Indict
ment against. In*. O. A. Johnson won
•1 Hashed on the ground that the art
did not apply to false statements about
the curative properties of drugs, but
only to false statements regarding the
Ingredients, Gr. Johnson was charged
"Ith having shipped in interstate com
merce, drugs which he stated would
cure cancer, which th< govern
ment claims “were entlwdy ineffective
and worthless for tfcat purpose."
It Is claimed on behalf of Johnson
that if the law is to be Interpreted os
forbidding a statement about the cura
tive properties of drugs the art is tin
constitutional. Such statements are
defended as mere forecasts cone* rrflng
a future event. Genial is roade that
they should be regarded as statements
of facts.
Solicitor General Lehmann In a
brief for the government he has Just
filed with the court, says that a
study of the act shows that congress
had Jn mind striking at false state
ments regarding the remedial quali
ties of drugs. He defends the law a*
constitutional when interpreted to for
bid such statements.
IEEE IIOEE
FIR SENAEDRS
BILE REPORTED
Purpose of Democratic Lead
ers to Push it to Immediate
Passage in House.
ALSO ANTE-ELECTION
CONTRIBUTIONS PUBLICITY
Opposition to Those Party
Measures is Not Anticipated.
Call Up Reciprocity Friday.
Washington—Representative Rucker
of Missouri, chairman of tho commit
toe on election of President, Vice-
President and representatives In con
gross, was prepared when the house ot
representatives met todav to call up
the bill providing for the election or
United States senators by direct vote
of tho people. It was the purpose of
the Democratic leaders to push this
bill for immediate passage pending
further action on tin* Canadian reelp
roclty bill introduced yesterday by
Representative Underwood.
Chairman Rucker's committee voted
yesterday to report tho popular elec
tions bill favorably, ns It did nlan the
bill providing for ante election public
ity of campaign contributions.
Passage of the former bill In time
would mean that, the latter measure
njso would be put upon Its pitssng*.
The house leaders did not anticipate
much opposition to these party meas
ures and no attempt was looked for
from any Democrat to impede tin*
rapid program outlined by tho ways
and means committee. This commit
tee has approved both bills and wants
them out of the way of the Canadian
reeiproetty bill, which will be called
Up tomorrow.
When the senate resumed business
today after a two days recess there
was little before It. After a brief
session adjournment was looked for
until Monday.
Reciprocity, Fr«e List.
Washington.—The Canadian recip
rocity bill introduced in the house yes
terday was reported to the house to
day by the new ways and means com
mlttee. The committee also passed
favorably on the free list tariff tries -
sure, but will not report it until to
morrow. The Canadian reciprocity
bill was taken up first by the commit
tee and after a brief discussion ltep
resentatlve McCall, Its sponsor In the
sixty-first, congress, moved that it be
approved by the committee. This was
done without division.
Strict Party Vote.
The free list bill, however, was not
unanimously approved, the vote on It
In the committee having been a strict
ly party vote, the Hemoerats favoring
It and the Republicans voting solidly
against It.
The Republicans, with Borono Payne
as spokesman, declared that the pro
posed bill was hasty and til advised,
that the measure laid not. been refer
red to the tariff board and that Chair
man Underwood and his Gemocrntle,
colleagues on the committee had not
sufficient data to show what effect
the ehangcM would have.
The reciprocity bill will be railed
tomorrow for discussion
Opposition to the Hill from the same
Republicans who fought It In the last
session developed when the measure
was reported. Representative Galzel!
of Pennsylvania asked the privilege of
filing a minority report. This will he
made within a few days and will bo
signed by several members of the com
mlttee.
BILL TO PROHIBIT ALL
MESSAGES IN FUTURES
Washington, D. C.—Kepre «»n tat Iv©
Macon, of Arkansas, today Introduced
a hill making It unlawful for Inter
state or foreign buying nr selling
otherwise dealing In future* In tgrl
cultural products or commodities ot
any kind.. The hill would prohibit the
receipt, delivery or transmission of
Interstate or foreign messages sent by
telegraph, telephone or mail, if such
rnassafres rifo In connection with deal
ing In futures of agricultural products.
MRS TAFT IS TO ATTEND
CATHEDRAL’S DEDICATION
New York, Mrs Wm. Howard Taft
will attend the dedication of the ('»
thedral of Ht. John the Id vine here
next Wednesday President Taft had
hoped to he present but wrote to
Hie,hop Greer a few days ago saying
that It. would he Impossible for him to
leave Washington at that time. Oth
ers who have accepted Invitations to
be present are Gov. and Mrs. John A.
i >Jx and President J O. Kchurmann,
of Cornel) University.
DEAD RROM BERI BETRI.
Charleston, 8. C——*!has. Hlake, a n'*-
gro, has suocumbed here to aji attack
of herl-herl, a disease that Is most
uncommon In this country. The vie
tlm was In'the hospital for only three
days. Tt .Is not known hew much
longer he was suffering from the ter
rible ailment. It Is not known either
how the disease was contracted.
TOM E. JOHNSON IT REST
IN GREENWOOD CEMETEHY
Prominent Men Accompany the
Remains.—Buried Near the
Grave of His Old Friend
Henry George.
New York—With solemn and fitting
honors, Iho obsequies over the body
of Toni L. Johnson, Into mayor of
Cleveland, wore held today In Green
wood cemetery, Brooklyn, near whore
Ills old friend, Henry George, was
laid to rest.
Accompanied by members of tho
Johnson family and many friends tho
body or tho former mayor was brought
here from I’levelaml on tho private
ear Livingston, attached to the
twentieth century limited. Wm. J.
Bryan, Henry George Jr., and Lincoln
Steffens, were among those to meet
the funeral party at the Grand Ccn
tral station, whence the cortege took
Its way to the cemetery.
In the party wore Mrs. Margaret
Johnson, widow of tho mayor; Lofttn
HI. Johnson, Mrs. Elizabeth Marlanl
:«ol her daughter Margaret Marlanl,
the family servants and a number of
Ohio friends, Including llyj,'. Harris
It. Cooley, who performed t|To funeral
ceremony both here and at Cleveland,
and the pall' bearers:
Wm. .1. Brypn, c. M. Mates, Tree
ton, N. J.; Ben T. Cable, Itoak n,
land; August I-Owls, New York; l.ln
coin Steffens, P. C. Howe. ll,•my
George, Jr.; A. .1. Moxhum, Senator
Alice I’onierone, of Ohio, and Dr. I’.
A. Brennan.
COL. SCRUGGS THREW THE
BAILIFF OUT OF HOUSE
Atlanta, G«.—The Magna Carta and
many other constitutions and derision
were eitrd Wednesday morning In the
U'lal or Col. w. L. Scruggs, of this
city, charged with assault and battery
and of an officer. The rase
arose out of the attempt el' IlnllllT
Spears te serve a warrant of arrest
on the butler of Col. Scruggs. Cel
Scruggs stated In court that the
bailiff Imil entered Ills inane Ell n most
111-mannered manner In the presence
of ladies and tried te war
rant wlileh he was convinced was of
no good That despite tile fact the
bailiff was offered ball Ter tlm negro
butler, he continued to make himself
offensive whereupon Col Scruggs pro
reeded to throw him out Judge An
drew Calhoun took tho case under ad
visum ent.
LONE BANDIT BOARDS
TRAIN, SHOOTS CONDUCTOR
Syracuse, Kas.—An unknown mail
boarded Mania I'V priMHenßcr train No
fi nn It l«*ft here 11 1 1 h morning. ll* wiim
heavily armort ami pointed a revolver
at the eondnetor, I-;. |{, Rellloy, and
Hrakmrian O'Leary, lie robbed both
hi an, obtaining only a hitihll hhui .»(
money.
When fbe bandit attempt* d to rob
tile pUMMcf iKefH Rcllley made a Hi low
of reHlHtnnee and wan Mint twice
through the Hhoulder by tlm bandit.
Tb*’ man then Htopped tin* train and
Jumped off.
This Thief s Tools Are Pail With Cloths
Ami Sponges; S4OO to $5,000 a Haul
New York.- An Itinerant window cleaner whose thieving operations
In th»- course of the lust few weeks have cost. a. score of wealthy New
Yokers many thousands of dollars, is being sought by the police as one of
the most, successful and dangerous robbers In the city The hauls, us
registered by the complaints received by the police have ranged all the
way from S4OO to $5,000 each. He takes only the most valuable plate and
Jewelry, articles which can he easily changed for cuafi. Ills method ts
simple Harrying on one arm a good sized pall filled with window cloths
and sponges, ho solicits work as a window cleaner at private houses In
the best, sections of the city.
CLEVER CANDIDATES ARE
MEASURING STRENGTH
Aggressive Contestants Jockey With Opponents and Excite
Interest by Clever Campaigning Features in Which They
Test Voting Strength of Sister Contestants.
( >n no ono day since the contest
opened was there such a turmoil of
balloting as for yesterday’s announce
meot. Relaxation is the natural se
quel to effort and consequently only a
light flurry of votes found their way to
the ballot box yesterday. Miss Lark
rnann and Mlmk MacKnlght. furnished
most of the excitement. Miss Lack
rnann did not relish being deponed
from the honor place from which Miss
MacKnlght ousted her and today finds
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SENTENCES FOB
3 COTTON MEN
IRE IMPOSED
J. H. Miller Given Fine of sll,-
.000 and Imprisonment for
Term of Seven Years.
STEELE AND LINDE EACH
GET SIO,OOO AND 2 YEARS
Convicted Men Will Be Placed
in Atlanta Pen. Bogus Bills of
Lading Through Mails.
Aberdeen, Ml**.—Judge H. C. Niles
in the federal district court here to
day sentenced J. 11. Miller, who was
found guilty of fraudulently using tho
mulls, to seven years Imprisonment
and to pay a tine of SII,OOO. He was
a member of tho cotton tlrm of
Steele, Miller and company.
I- C. Steele and C. 11. G. Linde,
who accepted a verdict of guilty on
lho same charge were sentenced lo
Iwo v uih Imprisonment and a lino ot
SIO,OOO each.
The men were members or tho cot
ton linn nf St cole, Miller and com
pany of Corinth, Miss., which railed
several months ago. It. was charged
at the time of the failure that bogus
hills of lading amounting to millions
of dollars had been Issued by the flrni.
Indictments wore found against Mil
ler, Steele and Linde charging that
fraudulent hills of lading were sent
through the United States mall.
The men were placed on trial here
last week.
The prisoners were brought. Into the
court room today and the sentences
were pronounced by Judge Ntles. All
three men were given sentences of
two years each and a fine of SIO,OOO.
Miller was then sentenced to an
additional flvo years Imprisonment
and fined an additional SI,OOO.
The convicted limn will he placed In
tho federal penitentiary at Atlanta.
GOTHAM ANXIOUS OVER
CHAMPAGNE SITUATION
Now York.—Hotel managers and
restaurant men her* and abroad are
viewing with anxiety the progress of
the French champagne riots, it ap
pears likely that Ibe disturbances,
coupled with I lie limitation of area
and portages, will cause prlees to rise
to an altitude which will force pat
rons of hotels and restaurants either
to m Train from drinking champagne
or to resort to other than the classlS
brands.
ENGLISH BANTAM WON.
New York, Freddie Welsh, the Eng
lish lightweight outfought, outpointed
and out generated I’ulloy Palmer*, of
I’lillaih Iphla In a ten round bout last
night le fore tho National Sporting
Club of America.
Miss Litckmnnn again on the pinnacle
of the sixth district.
Measuring Strength.
These are the days when clevei
candidates are measuring strength
with their opponents preparatory to
the conflict at the closing hour. Kvery
candidate Is working with the great
est possible ardor and the vote stand
ing offers them an opportunity to Jock
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