The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, May 27, 1911, Image 1

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PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKL* WILL HOT DOWN The Larimer ( ate Bobs Up Oace Mere ia the Uiited States Senate. ? . WANT IT PROBED DEEP Senator La Follette Predicts Shock* ing Revelations if the Case is Opened, and Thinks That the Use of Our Immense 'Slush .Fund Would be Proved by Investigation. Revelations concerning the elec tion of Senator Lorimer of Illinois - may be expected as the result of a second investigation into the bribery charges against Lorimer *f the pre dictions made by Senator La Follette in his argument.Wednesday the Sen-! ate in support. of his resolution of I Inquiry are realized: i Mr. La Follette prophesied that more than -wice the $100,000 here tofore alleged to have been used would be found to have been spent in Lorimer's behalf. He said Presi dent Taft's name had been used in Lorlmer's tehalf and reiterated that Lorimer ht:d " had persoinal- cogniz ance of the use of money in his be half. "There is a mine of facts which I venture to predict will be more shocking and appalling than any that yet has been revealed," he , declared. Mr. La Follette quoted from the testimony f.iven by Edward Hines, a Chicago lumberman, before the Lor dmer invesr igating committee of the Illinois legislature, regarding Mr. Hines, interviews with United States Senators . Aldrich and Penrose, in which Mr. Hines said that Mr. Al drich repeatedly had impressed upon him the importance of Lorimer's election an i had told him that Pres ident Taft was especially concern ed in Mr. Lorimer's behalf. Referring to the distance telephone conversation between Washington and Sprinfrfleld, held by Hines and ? Lorimer, prior to the election at I Springfield, Mr. La Follette said that, at Lorimer's request, Hines had tel egraphed' :o Lorimer- the substance of his telephone representations to him. 's The telegram should be procured, be said. ' Saying that this conversa ? tion had been held for the purpose of presenting tb Lorimer the presi dent's alleged anxiety that Lorimer should make the-, race, Mr. La Fol lette said: "There is' no proof of the presi dent's Interfering, but I think there was a scheme to put Lorimer through and it was believed that the use of the president's name was used in a telegram and no doubt that it was used .behind closed doors and drawn screens. It helped to Influence mem bers who could not be reached och erwise." Discussing Hines' activity in the! Lorimer campaign, which was ac-j couted for on the ground that Lor imer would favor a duty on lumber. Mr. La Follette said that during the senate, Hines was much in evidence about the capltol at Washington. "He sought senators at every turn and was brazen and impudent in his work,''. he said. "How he was received in all cases I do not know, but I do know that in some cases he was rebuked." He said that Hines had appeared a.?ain at the opening of the question this sess.on. Then, evidently refer ring to the election of Senator Steph enson of Wisconsin, though not men tioning his name, Mr. La Follette said: "In another senatorial cam paign in Wisconsin his (Hines) henchmen were notoriously active for the successful candidate and his prin cipal agent has not dared to remain within the borders of the State." Mr. Ia Follette declared that he had no personal feeling in the mat ter, but that his motive was to pre vent the undermining of the govern ment by corrupt influences. Mr. La Follette quoted much of j the testimony taken by the Illinois legislature to support his contention! that Lorimer had known of the use of money in his interest and he hop ed that the senate "would find the men back of this infamy no matter) how high up they may be in the, financial world." Twice in the Same Place. Ligh.ning struck twice in the! same place at Hempstead, L. I., Thursday, killing one man and near-1 ly kiir.ng another. The bolts fell during a short, sharp electric storm, among six carpenters working on a new building. The first struck Wil liam Whiting and rolled him, stun-i ned, to the eaves. Hi3 fellow work-! men rushed to his rescue, and had just saved him from falling when the ' second bolt struck the roof. It hit; George W. Collins, of Jamaica, kil ling him instantly and tearing off all' his clothing. Fertilizer Tag Receipt?. Clemson College will this year re ceive ever $275,000 from the sale of the fertilizer tax tags. The total amount received by the institution last year was $240,098. The total j sales lo the present date amount to $235,( 00. The total sales to the same date last year was $211,975. There is a tax of 25 cents a ton on fertilizers, and this means that the farmers of the. State will use about 1,200,000 tons this year. ^o*"* 10, j GEN. DIAZ QUITS GIVES UP, PRESIDENCY OF THE MEXICAN F^UBLIC. Passing of Mexico's Aged Executive from Political' Power Greeted by . Silence in Chamber of Preputies. President Porfirio Dia;',, in a let ter read by the President of the Chamber of Deputies Thursday aft ernoon, resigned the presidency of the Republic of Mexico. Everyone had predicted an uproar and demonstration when the an nouncement should be made, but the words of the President announcing the resigination were followed by a dead silence. Streets leading to the hall were filled with people and tbt. news that Diaz was at last no more the presi dent 'was the signal for the wildest shouting. There was. no violence [nor destruction of property. The motion was offered to accept the resignation. One hundred and sixty-seven Deputies vdted aye, while two of them did not express them selves. They were Benito Juarez, a descendant of the President, and Conceptione Val Velle. As their names were caljed .the legislators [arose and bowed their affirmation. In similar fashion th? resignation of Vice President Corral, now in France, was unanimously accepted, [and soimilarly Francisco Leon De La Barra, late ambassador to Washing ton, was chosen Provisional Presi dent.The latter will shcrtly take the oath of office, In the yellow parlor of the National Palace. Of scarcely less interest was the practical assumption of military con trol of the district by .Alfredo Robles Dominguez, 'Madero's personal rep resentative. Personally, he com mands only a small body of local rebels, but the federal garrison is under orders to make no move what | soever without securing his approval. [Senor Dominguez stated that he can bring 5,000 organized rebel troops [ into the city within Ihree hours. Their baggage and hordes are aboard [trains furnished by the government He stated that they will remain at their present station, unless they [should be needed in this city to con trol the: situation. SHOWERS FOLLOW PRAYER. Lexington Minister Prays for Rain and Showers Come. Truly, the prayers of the right eous availeth much. Conducting a prayer meeting in ihe Lexington Baptist Church Tuesday night the Rev. W. L. Keel offered a fervent prayer for rain. Whether or not this prayer has been answered it matters not. However, 1? is a significant fact that rain has fallen in practically ^very section of the county Wednes day afternoon, and the people gen erally are rejoicing. This is the first rain that has fallen in several weeks, and the situation had grown serious.- Many of the wells have dri ed up and it is a common occurrence to see farmers hauling water for theT stock. Much of the cotton is yet to come up, and in some instances there is [some to be planted. While there is nothing like a season of showers of Wednesday afternoon are most re fresh g and it is hoped that more will follow Wednesday night and Thursday. ' i SMITH NAMED AS JUDGE. Judge Brawley Is Succeeded by a Good Democrat. President Taft lato Wednesday an nounced the appointment of Henry A. M. Smith of Charleston as district judge of South Carolina. Mr. Smith is a Democrat. Judge Smith will succeed Judge Wra. H. Brawley, who retired recent ly on attaining his 70th birthday. Judge Smith is in his 58th year, a lawyer of great learning and ability, and has practiced for more than 35 years. The new judge comes of a aplendid family; is a man of the most exemplary persona] character, and is closely associated with the best of the history of South Carolina "His circumstances are such that the emoluments of office have no at traction for him," says the state ment, "but at the suggestion of the president he has consented to accept the appointment." Bandits Rob Bunk. In broad daylight, the State Bank of Albany, Okla., was robbed Wed nesday by two ma.sked men. who en tered the ban!: while President P. L. Cain was alone in the building. At the point of revolvers th??y forced him to open the vault and escaped with $2,000. Cain was left locked in the vault, and when rescued an hour later was marly suffocated. Hearst Is for Clark. William Randolph Hearst sailed for Europe Thursday with his wife. Asked at the steamship pier who he thought the Democratic candidate for President would be, Mr. Hearst said: "I think Mr. Champ Clark has done such good .rork in the house and is sq largely responsible for the Democratic success that he is very conspicuous for 1912." ORANGEI KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS GRAND LODGE MEETS NEXT YEAR IN SPARTAN Bl'RG. Names of the' Officers and Commit tee}* Elected at the Annnal Meet ing in Columbia. With the election of officers and the selection of Spartan burg as the meeting place the grand lodge of the Knights of Pytnias ad journed Wednesday after a session of several days in Columbia. No de finite action was taken toward the establishment of the proposed Pythi an orphanage. A number of reports by committees were made to , the grand lodge. The following officers were elected by the grand lodge: Grand chancel lor, Frank K. Myers, Charleston; grand vice chancellor, Frank S. Evans, Greenwood; grand prelate, George W. Dick, Sumter; grand keeper of records and seal, C. D. Brown, Abbeville; grand master of exchequer, Wilson Q. Harvey, Charleston; grand master-at-arms, C. W. Crossland, Bennettsville; jgrand inner guard, J. M. Oliver, of Orange burg; grand outer guard, Perry W. Prince, Barnwell. The following district deputy grand chancellors were elected: First district, Edward L. Tiencken, Mt. Pleasant; second district, R. Keith Charles Timmonsville; third district, J. F. Byrnes, Aiken, fourth district, Aug. M. Deal, Columbia; fifth district, R. E. Yellott, Lynch burg; sixth district, J. L. Spratt, Fort Mill; seventh district, M. G. Womack, Spartanburg; eighth district, J. E. Allgood, Liberty; ninth district, James H. Craig, Anderson; tenth district, J. W. LeGrand, Bennetsville, eleventh district, A. W. Browning, EUoree. Grand tribunes, W. A. ? Tripp, Greenville, three years; H. E. Gyles, two years; L. W. Wittkowsky, Cam den, one year; J. L. Michie, Darling ton, "recorder. D. C .Heyward was elected for five years on the board of publica tion to succeed himself. The following supreme representa tives were elected for a term of four years: M. L. Bonham, Anderson, and B. A. (Morgan, Greenville. The third supreme representative Is M. TJ. Smith of Camden. A. G. Rembert of Spartanburg and George S. Mower were elected as alternates. The third alternate is M. R. Rivers of Charles ton. The following standing committees were appointed by the grand chan cellor: Judiciary?Huger Sinkler, Charles ton; K. P. Smith, Anderson: Thos. F. Brantley, Orangeburg. Ways and Means?Marion Bon nottt, Darlington; H, L. Oliver Georgetown; S. B. Flshburne, Colum bia; J .M. Rush ton, Johnston; J. E. McDonald, Winnsboro. State of the Order?Hartwell M. Ayer, Florence; Montague Triest, Charleston; Phillip H. Stoll, Kings tree; J. H. Merritt, Pelzer. Credential?William McNab, Barnwell; J. K. Owings, Bennetts ville; J. B. Carlisle. Spartanburg. Printing and Reading Rooms? Frank K. Myers, ex-officio, Charles ton; Frank S. Evans, ex-officio, Greenwood; Douglas iMcIntyre, Mar ion. Widows and Orphans Fund? Frank K. Myers, ex-officio, Charles ton, two years, J. L. Michie, Dar lington, two years. Committee on Negro Lodges?S. H. McGee, Greenwood, S. C. Sulli van, Anderson A. Earle Boozer, Co lumbia; Ed war I Harleston. Charles ton; E. D. Lemack, Walterboro. The D. 0. K. K. barbecue and cer emonial wa3 a fitting climax to the annual session of the grand lodge of Knights of Pythias. The cue was given at Ridgewood and was enjoyed by votaries, tyros and invited guests. The ceremonial was held at the Co lumbia theatre, and the beast had a delightful bill of fare. STOLE A DIAMOND RING. Prominently Connected Woman is Found With It. The State says Wednesday a well dressed, middle aged woman, promi nently connected in South Carolina, entered the jewelry store of P. H. Laohicotte & Co., and after she left lit was found that a $265 diamond ! ring was missing. Detectives were ! immediately put on the trail and the 1 property was recovered. When first questioned the woman I denied 1 ir guilt, but finally confes sed, and led the detectives to a church, getting the ring from behind the pulpit. Mr. Lachicotte will not j prosecute the case. She has two Ht 1 tie girls, who he felt sorry for and ' for that reason dropped the charge, j after being returned the stolen goods, j She left the city. The woman is j prominently connected in South Car ; olino and her husband holds a re . sponsible position. Serious Charge. j Lee Whitlock, a white man, of I Aiken county,. South Carolina, was 1 arrested Thursday morning by sec j ret service men, charged with passing jcountrefeit money. He had, it is ; said, been passing it promiscuously 1 for several days, and was attempting ]to deposit some of it in the Granite ville Bank when he was arrested. He is in jail, in default of $500 bond. 3URG, S: C, SATURDAY, MA\ DEMANDTRIAL Black, Boykio, Towill and Tatom Waul Their Cases Tried at Once, OR TAKEN FROM DOCKET Solicitor Cobb Announces That the st:ite is .Not Keady to Go Into These Cases Because Attorney-; General Lyon is Absent From the City and Cases Go Over. The Columbia correspondent of The News and Courier says in ef feor the State was asked Wednesday to try the so-called dispensary graft cases or strike them from the docket. This was the move of the -defence in four of tbe indictments pending in the Courts of this county involving members of the old dispensary di rectorate and others. Through the solicitor the reply of the Attorney General was that the State was not ready at this term. Judge Robert I Aldrich directed Solicitor W. S. Cobb to confer with the Attorriey General and find out if he would be ready at the next term of Court to try the cases for which trial was sought Wednesday. The Columbia firm of Nelson"; Nel son & Gettys and M. P. Howell, of Walterboro, asked for the trial of John Black, notice being filed in the case of three indictments in which he is involved. In this case Black is charged with accepting a bribe of $'2,500. The counsel, when the cause comes to trial, will plead former jeopardy; upon an indictment which the samo defendant is charged with defrauding the State out of $4,825. In these indictments John Black, who was recently pardoned by Governor Blease, after having been convicted at Ciiester of conspiracy and sen tenced to five years, was the one whose trial was urged Wednesday. In the fourth indictment M. A. Goodman, Messrs. Boykin, Towill and Tatum, and Dennis Weiskopf, the last mentioned being fromCIncinnatl, are charged of causing the State to lose money in connection with the famous "label deal," Nelson, Nelson & Get tys, R. H. Welch. JohnBtone & Cro mer and E. Ii. Askill, counsel of rec ord, gave notice in this case Wedncs I day that the trial of Boykin, Tatum I and Towill is demanded. Referring to Attorney General L'y. j en's "Immunity list" sent to Gover nor Blease, it is seen that in the first indictment given above. Wylie, Early, Farnum and Goodman will not be prosecuted, three, because of tnrn | ing State's evidence, and one, Far num, because of the State agreeing to drop all other indictments against him. In the second indictment only John Black is named. In the third, Farnum and Wylie will not be pros ecuted. In the fourth indictment Attorney General Lyon has agreed not to prosecute Dennis Welskopf on condition that he come here and tell of the "label deal." Also in this in dictment Goodman will not be pros ecuted. With regard to the big conspiracy indictment the offence alleged is the same as that alleged in the indict ment at Chester, in which Black was declared to be guilty and Rawlinson i and Solomons went free. Thus it j is expected by counsel that his par I ticular indictment will not be I pressed. Still it is on the docket and I counsel deemed it best to press for a trial. In the Court room today, Judge Aldrich's attention was called by counsel, particularly to the label in dictment affecting W. 0. Tatum, L. W. Boykin and John Bell Towill. Counsel announced that a trial was demanded in this case. Solicitor Cobb announced for Attorney Gen eral Lyon that the State was not ready in this case. Then the other cases were referred to and the same reply was made. After argument, Judge Aldrich di rected the solicitor to find out if the Attorney General will be ready at the next term. If the Attorney General is here tomorrow he is to appear in this matter, but It is not thought that he will be here. At his office this afternoon it was stated that he would ,be back the end of the week, j Counsel in pressing these cases will j ask in the event information is re ceived that the Atlorney General will ; not be ready at the next term, that I the cases be nol prossed. This Is regarded the most, signifi ! cant of the recent dispensary occur rences. Following the "Huh" Evans J case, in which a trial was demanded and the case "postponed until the next i term, with the statement that the j State must, then be ready, the pro ' ceeding Wednesday shows the dispo I sition to demand the taking up of these dispensary rases that have been hanging fire for some time, j The statement has been printed : In the papers of South Carolina that [ 1 he Attorney General would not press ! any dispensary cases during the pres ent Administration. This happening, therefore, apparently brings the mat ter to a head. Got the Wrong One A Chicago lawyer called one of his clients over the telephone and told her she could go to the court house and gc her divorce. "You've got the wrong number. Mr. Smith, I don't want any divorce," snapped the wom an at the other end. ' 27, 1911. RIOT IN MEXICO Ol Y SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED IN CLASH WITH THE SOLDIERS. Supporters of Madcro, Enraged by Fact That Old Regime Did Not End Wednesday Parade Streets. Enraged by the announcement that Diaz and Vice-President Corall would not resign before Thursday specta tors in the Chamber of Deputies Wednesday began rioting, which re sulted in several deaths. The police fired on the mob in front of El Im perial building after it had been set on fire. Three persons were killed, i The mob was dispersed and the fire extinguished. President Diaz has been ill for several days. Until 9 o'clock the mob found practically no opposition by the authorities. Shouting 'Vivas' for Madero, they paraded the streets of the city, and except for the noise, conducted themselves in an orderly fashion. Thousands were in the line of parade. At.8.30 it appeared that the crowd was dispersing. The main body had been broken Into smaller groups, Lut at that time some of these had grown more demonstrative in the big plaza in front of the palace, and the police determined that the time had come for drastic measure to be tak en. The shouting, igesticulating mass of humanity was warned to move on, but a confidence born of better treat ment earlier in the evening caused them to receive with derision the 'order of the potice. Quickly their shouts were turned into cries of an guish. The soldiers were throwing into their midst a hail of bullets. The narrow streets leading from the So calo were jammed with fleeing men and many women. For a few min utes the guns of the Government Mere stilled, but a regathering about ) the street corners of the now thor oughly enraged as well as frighten ed partisans of Madero was formed. Again the muskets crashed, and the Crowd was aerain scattered. Police land soldiers began an active patrol of the streets, but the lawless bands ; merely moved on toward ttie other streets. In the midst of it all, President Diaz lay on a sick bed. It was learn ed on authority that despite reports, his condition has shown several de crees of fever for the last few days. ! He declines to see all visitors, iuclud ..:ng members of the diplomatic corps, 'and takes nothing but liquid nour ! ishment. It was said that the Pres I ident's condition was considered ser ' Ions by members of his family, o\v I ing to his advanced age. SNEEZE POWDER CAUSES ROW. Woman's Prank Urings About Fisti cuff and Call for Police. "Sneoze powder," playfully thrown j in the face and eyes of William H. McConnell by Mrs. A. J. 'Montigue in an office building in New Orleans on Thursday afternoon resulted in a fist fight and near-riot that brought out the police reserves. According to the police, the wo man, her husband and others in Mr. Montigue's office were skylarking with the powder. Some one in a nearby office thinking the woman had hurled acid into >Mr. McConnell's face, and seeing the fight, telephoned j the police. I The reserves galloped up and ran ? Into the "sneeze powder." While they were sneezing the combatants escaped. No arrests were made. ATE POISONED MUSHROOMS. Two Dead After Terrible Suffering In Jacksonville Home. At Jacksonville, Fla., H. N. Tay lor and his eight-year-old, nephew, Allen, are dead, while the former's father, H. M. Taylor, is critically ill at a local hospital, the result of the j family having eaten poisoned mush j rooms Tuesday evening and becom ing suddenly so ill that they could not ca:l aid to their little cottage, which is situated near the western i suburbs of that city. All day Wed | nesday they are said to have lain prostrate on the floor of their home, and when found Thursday, the eight year-old boy was dead. N. H. Tay lor and his father were placed in j charge of physicians, but the first j named soon died. T<ong Time Between Rnins. ! This is the longest drought on re ! cord at the Columbia weather bu I reau for the April-?.!ay-June season in twenty-flVa vears. The next long drought in i quarter of a century : was .dghteen days. T'p to Tuesday night it had not rained In Columbia ; in twenty-three days. Demand Higher Wages. j The executive committee of the j Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen j voted Wednesday night unanimously for a strike of the firemen on the ISom'ncrn Railway should the com I pany refuse to accede to their dc ! mand for a L'O per cent, increase in { waves. Four Men Killed in Mine. At Hibbing, Minn., four men were J blown to pieces in the Sellers Mine j Wednesday. The head of one man I was hurled fifty feet up a bank. A j charge went off prematurely. MARTINE LAVES CAUCUS IN TILT WITH BAILEY OVER LORIMER RESOLUTION. New Jersey Senator Unwilling to Stand by Caucus Action in Adopt ing Martine Resolution. In Thursday's Democratic sena torial caucus over the Martine resolu tion to refer the reinvestigation of the Lorimer case to the committee on privileges and elections, v/hich was adopted by a vote of 24 to 4, there was a sharp tilt between Sena tor Bailey, of Texas, and Senator Martine, of New Jersey. Mr. Bailey told Mr. Martine that if the latter was not willing to abide by the de cision of the caucus he could loave it, whereupon the New Jersey senator put on his hat and left the meeting in a rage. The verbal encounter between Messrs. Bailey and Martine origin ated in Mr. Bailey's demand for gen eral support of the Martine resolu tion. Bailey declared that any sena tors who refused to .be bound by the caucus had no rightful place in the party councils. This aroused the senators who favor the La Follette resolution pro viding for an inquiry by special com mittee of new senators. Mr. Bailey contended that more than two-thirds of the caucus favored the Martine resolution. Mr. Martine said that he was unwilling to be bound by a party caucus in some cases. He also stated that he was willing to compare bis reoord with that of Mr. Bailey. Saying he would not bandy words regarding the character of his owi. Democratic standing, Mr. Bailey in sisted that senators were in duty bound to abide .by a two-thirds ma* jority of the caucus. Mr. Martine finally withdrew from the caucus. I Almost every other Democratic J senator participated in the debate, j It developed that the Republicans j had agreed to abandon the Dilliag ; ham resolution in favor of the Mar I tine resolution with the understand | ing that any senator should be free to offer and support amendments. It was expected that the Lorimer questin would come up In the open senate, but this matter was crowded out by other business. The pros pect now is that the Martin resolu tion will be adopted without amend ment. THRILLING BALLOON RUNAWAY. Went Thousands of Feet in the Air Before Stopped. An officer of the garrison at In golstadt, Bavaria, had a thrilling ride Wednesday when a military captive balloon broke loose from Its anchor age. The officer was a novice at bal looning and was unable to manipu late the gas valve. Finally when the balloon had reached a height of 16.500 feet, the officer clambered to the top of the gas bag and succeeded in wrenching open the valve. Then the balloon began a headlong descent near Mun ich, which is 50 miles from Ingol stadt. As the balloon was nearing the ground the officer jumped into a tree and was only slightly injured. Re lieved of the weight the balloon again ascended and was later found near Innsbrueck. SIXTY LIVES WERE LOST. The Steamer Toboga Struck a Hidden Rock and Sinks. The National Steamships Line's steamer Toboga struck a rock off Puta Nala, Panama, on Tuesday ac cording to advices just received. Of the 100 passengers aboad, but 40 wore saved. The Toboga had a cargo of cattle and was on the regular coastwise trip. The scene of the ac cident was about 100 miles from the nearest telegraph station. It is diffi cult to obtain details. The United States gunboat, Yorktown, left for the scene of the disaster as. soon as the nowa of the accident was received by the American officers in command. Jones to Enter Prison. W. T. Jones, of Union, will prob ably reach the penitentiary > next Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning, to begin the serving of a j life sentence. W. T. Jones is under ! life sentence for the murder of his i wife, Marian Jones, in Union county, in August, 1908. The supremo court recently affirmed the refusal of Judge Gruber to grant a new trial. Negro .Man Killed. In a row n>tar Leeds in Chester ! county cn last Saturday night, Er j nest Feaster. colored, was killed by ! Arthur Hrown. also colored. The dead man's jugular vein was cut with la knife, causing instant death. The alleged murderer Hod and has not yet I been apprehended, although the sher iff is on his trail and is expected to shortly have him In custody. Kill Judge and Cook. Judge David J. Barry of the Sum ter county bench entered into a quar rel between his ook md a negro named Sweet at the Barry home near Gallatim, Tenn. Swe?i. killed the cook and then turning the gun on Judge Barry, instantly killed him. I The negro was caught and lynched. TWO CENTS PER COPY. SCORES TEDDY Es-Presideai i Resse ve!i Sharply Critic ed for lit Speeches SHOWN UP IN BAD LIGHT Former Secretary of State Foster Says Toddy Is Inconsistent, ami Shows That When He Was Presl dent He Sent Cases to the Hague and Invited Array Venezuela. Severe criticism of Theodore Roos evelt's recent public utterances re garding international arbitration marked the speech of John W. Pos ter, former secretary of state, before the 17th annual meeting of the Lake Mohonk, N. Y., conference on inter national arbitration. At the same time, said Mr. Fester, notwithstand ing Mr. Roosevelt's early declara tion in opposition to arbitration In general, he has done more than any other living man to advance this cause. Speaking of the Anglo-American treaty of arbitration now being ne gotiated, Mr. Foster declared that opposition to it in the senate ought not to he entertained as a Eerious possibility. The treaty, he said, would place the two governments on the same footing as each of them has placed its citizens and would result in similar treaties between other na tions. It was plain, he added, that it would have no appreciable effect on ' the armaments from the .world and that at present Germany can hardly be expected to become a party to ai like treaty. Nevertheless, "as un limited arbitration is etxended among the nations its beneficial effect must become more and more apparent, and j even the German government must I eventually find a modus vivendi with I the peaceful nations which will en able it to restrict its armament an<S cease to be a menace to the world.'? Mr. Foster's subject was "Unlimit ed Anglo-American arbitration." The portion of bis address relating to. Mr. Rooseelt follows: "I had concluded the preparation?" of my address at this point when <the* fulmination of Theodore Roosevelt appeared in the public press. "While I regret its appearance as tending 1o embarrass the action of the iienate, I rev-all the fact that no man in public life today has shown such an erratic and inconsistent course in relation to> the subject of international arbitra tion. His early public career w.ast marked by a strong hostility to arbi tration in iqeneral. In a magazine ar ticle as late as 1895 he attacked President Harrison for submitting the Bering Sea question to arbitra tion. "Rut when he assumed the resporf sibllity of the presidency it was be who sent the first case to the Hague court of arbitration and invited the nations in hostile array against Vene zuela to resort to the same court. In the first instance he proposed to set tle the Alaskan boundary dispute by sending the American army to occupy and hold the territory by force, hut finally yielded to the pacific advice of Secretary Hay and'in 1903 subniiU ted the question to thev London <:onh mission. "In 1904 he sent a number of arbi tration treaties to the senate and yet, because the .body saw fit to in sist upon the exercise of its con stitutional view he denounced this action a6 a "sham" and subterfuge and in a petulent manner refused to* put the treaties with the senate's amendment to that body and upon ito approval put them into operation. "Notwithstanding hia early decla ration in opposition to arbitration in general, he has done more than any other living man to advance thist j cause and has well earned the Nobel p?ace prl::e. j "Judging the future by the past, in the course of time, after he has j played to his heart's content with his* favorite terras, 'hypocrisy,' 'coward ice,' 'bad faith,' etc., we may expect this erratic but patriotic citizen U> fall In line with the onward march towards international peace, and give his support to the great measure which most ennobles the administra tion of his successor." Aliorney Kills Wife. E. J. MacDonald, an attorney, I killed his wife, Gertrude, in Ms of-. I fioes at Washington Wednesday. The couple had been separated for sis i months, the wife living In New York. ' Three days ago she came back to effect a reconciliation and this after noon went to her husband's office. They quarreled over money matters, ! it is said. EH ad Two Many Aces. Five aces found m one deck of cards caused a quarrel among min ers at KIttaning, Pa., in which three men were killed and one fatally shot. Dick Sendrio, accused of cheati/ig, was beaten and in revenge shot into the crowd, hitting four men, includ ing his brother, who was one of th>9 three killed. Sendrio escaped. -? ? ?-? Biggest City in the World. Greater London's population had increased to 7.252,963 fror- 6,581, 492 in 1901. This increa-'d Is entire ly in what is known as the outer rinif, showing that the people are moving from the more crowded centers.