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. StateJ ESTABLISHED IN 18 SOME HOT STUFF Teddy Brands Two Prominet Ed itcs as Mendacious Liars. PANAMA CANAL ?EAL ?ar Makes Roosevelt Very Mad, and He Hands Around the Lie Right and Left But He Does Not Throw Any Light on the Matter Under Dis i cussion.' v White House, Washington, Dec. 1, 1908. My Dear Mr. Foulke: I have re ceived your letter of the 29th ultimo and have read it In connection with' your previous letters j enclosing quotations from the Indianapolis News, a paper edited by Mr. Delavan Smith. The News states in one; of its issues that probably some of the documents dealing with the matter have been destroyed. This is false. Not one has been destroyed. It states that the last documents were sent over -in June of this year, the object of this particular falsehood' being, apparently, to connect the matter in some way with the nomi nation of Mr. Taft. As a matter of fact, the last papers that we have received of any kind were sent over to us in May of 1904, and they have been accessible to every human be ing who cared to look at them ever since, and are accesslb e now. * t * You quote the New3 as stating that "the people have no official knowledge concerning the Panama Canal dear." The fact is that the people have had the most minute" official knowledge; that every im portant step fn the transaction and every important document have been made public in communications to Congress and through the daily press, and the whole matter has been threshed over in all its details agaiu and again and again. * ? * The fact has been officially pub lished again and again that the Government paid $40,000,000,000, and that it paid this $40,000,000 di rect to the French Government, get ting the receipts of the liquidator appointed by the French Government to receive the same. The ? United States Government has not the S ^lightest knowledge as to the partic ular individuals among whom the French Government distributed the sum. This was the business of the 'French Government. The mere sup position that any American received from the French Government a "rake off" is too, absurd to be dis cussed, i . It is an abominable falsehood, and it is a slander, not against the Amer ican Government, but against the French Government. * * * ? The President's brother-in-law was involved in no scandal. iur. Dela van Smith and the other people who repeated this falsehood lied about the President's brother-in-law; but why the fact that Mr. Smith lied should be held to involve Mr.. Robin son in a "scandal" is difficult to understand. The scandal affects no one but Mr. Smith; and his conduct has been not merely scandalous, but Infamous. Mr. Robinson had not the slightest connection of any kind, sort or description at any time or under any circumstances with the Panama matter. Neither did Charles Taft. * ? * " ? So far as I know there was no syndicate; there certainly was no syndicate in the United States that to my knowledge had any dealings with the Government direct'y or indirectly; and, in.ismuch as there was no syndicate, Mr. Taft naturail" could not be1 ing to it. The Newa demands that Mr. Taft appeal to the evidence bv v-hlch it means what it calls "the records." * * * All of these documents that pos sessed any importance as illustrat ing any feature of the transactions have already been made public There remains a great mass of docu ments of llt'.le or no importance which the Administration is entire ly willing to have published, but which because of their mass and pointlessness, nobody ha-j ovor cared to publish. Any reputable man can have full access to these docu ments. Mr. Delavan Smith Is a conspicu ous offender against the laws of hoTes'y and trut ifulu"rs, but he does not stand alone. He occupies, for Instance, the same evil eminence with such men as Mr. Laffan, of the New i*r>rk Sun, editotia's of whose paper you or others have from time to time called to my attention, just as you have called to my attention these editorials of the Indianapolis News. Of the editorials thus sent me there is hardly one which does not contain some wilful perversion of the truth. {Mr. Roosevelt quotes for an ex ample his re ten? statement in reply to a New York Sun storv. entitled "Roosevelt and Prarie Oil," and t^en continues:) The fact is that these particular newspapers habitua'ly and continu ally and as a matter of business practice every form of mendacity known to man from the suppression of the truth and the suggestion of the false to the He direct. Those v.-ho write or procure others to write th.^se articles a-e engaged In tb? practice of mendacity for hire, and Burely there can be no lower form of gaining a livelihood. Whether the/ 69. TOO BIG A LIAR FOB HIM TO TACKLE SAYS ED ITOR LAFFAN, Who, In Dignified but Scorching Words, Roasts Roosevelt, Refusing to Bandy Epithets With Him. Mr. L'lffan replies to the Presi dent's letter as follows: "The editor of the Sun present* his compliments to Mr. Roosevelt and acknowledges his active sensi bility in respect of the attention which Mr. Roosevelt has been good enough to pay him in his letter to the Hon. Willam Dudley Foulke, of Indiana. / "Notwithstanding the directness of this challenge, the editor of the Sun. declines a controversy with Mr. Roosevel .. He is by no means in different tc the Implied compliment discernible in Mr. Roosevelt's tirade, but Mr. Roosevelt has1 shown in his frequent, collusions with various per sons of distinction that he has an Overwhelming advantage over any respectable antagonist in his,- Mr. Roosevelt's complete freedom from any sense of personal obligation in respect of trie truth. -~e editor of the Sun is fully alive to the extremi ty'of the inconvenience which at taches to a personal controversy with a man who has shown himself can able of suppression and perversion i of individual correspondence, an act which, in ordinary life, would, in the cognizance of any club or asso ciation oi self-respecting gentlemen, entail his prompt erpulsion. "In saying these thlrajs we can not disguise our chagrin and humil iation that the person wro Is ad dressed is also the President of th . United States. "It Is curious that the Mr. Foulke is a preferred repository of these confidences of the President. It was to him that Mr. Roosevelt sent his memorable letter denying that he was using the Federal patronage to aid Mr. Taft's candidacy, a letter which at once took Its place among' the most valued incunabula of ve ractiy." - WOLVES IN DEATH COMBAT. Piece of Meat Causes Conflict at the Bronx Zoo. New York, Dec. 7.?Hundreds of ! visitors to the Bronx zoo yesterday saw two gray wolves fight for twenty minutes after clashing over a piece of meat. Despite the efforts of the keepers, who turned the hose on them, the animals continued, to battle until one of them was so bady injured that it was necessary to administer chlo romorm to end its sufferings. One of its legs had been bitten off as clean as if severed by a keen knife. The other wolfe was badly mangled but may be saved. are paid by outsiders to say what is fals?, or whether profit cdmes from the circulation of the falsehoods, is a matter of small consequence. It is utterly impossible to attempt to answer all of their falsehoods. When any given falsehood is exposed they simply repeat it and' circulate another. If they were mistaken in the facts, if they possessed in their make-up any shred of henesty, it would be worth while to set them right. But there is no question a: all 3i: to any "mistake" or "mis understanding" on their parL They state what they either know to .e untrue ' or could by /the slightest Inquiry find out to be untrue. * Ordinarily I do not and cannot pay heed to these falsehoods. If I did I would not be able to do my work. My plan has been to go ahead and do the work and to let these people and those like them yell; and then to trust with abaidlng confi dence to the good sense of the American people in the assured con viction that the yells will die out. the falsehoods be forgotten and the work remain. ? * * Tl.ore is no higher and more hon orable calling than that of the men connected with an upright, fearless and truthful newspaper, no calling in which a man can render greater serv-;e to his fello countryman. The best and ablest editors and writers in the daily press render a service to the community which can hardly be paralleled by the service rendered by the best and ablest of the men in the public life or of this proposition is also true. The most corrupt finan ciers, the most corrupt politicians, are no greater menace to this coun [ try than the newspaper men of the type I have above discussed. Wheth er they belong to the yellow press or to the purchjasjed press, what ever may be the stimulating cause of their slanderous mendacity, and whatever the cloak it may wear, mat te.s but little. In any event they represent one of the potent forces for evil in the community. Yours verv truly, Theodore Roosevelt. Win. Dudley Foulke. Richmond, Ind Took His Own Life. St. Louis. Dec. 7.?Charles A. Eckstromer. Swedish vice counsel in St. Louis, committed suicide today. Eckstromer came into public notice some time ago through a controversy with Federal officials which resulted in the revocation of his exequatur by President Roosevelt. Later he was reinstated and resumed his of ficial duties. Wimm OKANGBBUBi PANAMA INVESTIGATION. Democrats Want Inquiry Into That $40,000,000 Purchase. Washington, Dec. 7.-?Democrats of the House are planning to demand an investigation of the purchase of the Panama canal property and i?i conformity with this program Rep resentative Rainey, of Illinois, in troduced a resolution directing the Speaker to appoint a committee of five to 'ascertain how much of the $40,000,000 which appeals on the record to have ben paid to the French company, was really paid to that company." It is said that the National,-.Dem ocratic committee requested Rainey to present the resolution, which. provides that the committee shall ascertain if any portion of the $40, 000,000 was directly or indirectly paid to American citizens, to an American syndicate^ and if any member, or Senator, profited by the transaction. GOVERNMENT DYKES BREAK. Five Dwellings and Lumber Plant Are Swept Away. Pine Bluff, Ark.. Dec. 7.?The government dyke at the foot of Tennessee street, gave way late to day and tonight the waters of the Arkansas river are fast eating their way toward the mouth of Hardings Bayou which crosses the city. To day five dwelling houses and the warehouse of the Arkansas Packet Company, were swept away and the greater portion of the Candy Hard wood mill was destroyed. Bar racque street for a distance of five blocks east of Georgia street has been completely destroyed and the buildings on the south side of tb? street are being moved back as rap idly as possible, with the Fater fol lowing closely in the wake of the workmen. GREAT WATER MAIN BREAKS. Traffic Blocked at Brooklyn Until Hole is Bridged. New York, Dec. 7.?A good sized area in Brooklyn in the vicinity of Washington and Johnson streets was stiill wet today after last nighjt's deluge, caused by the breaking of a twenty-four-inch high pressure wa ter main. With a roar that could be heard for blocks the water shot upward for twenty feet, sending with It a shower of paving stones, sprinkling every body within fifty yeards. Traffic was blocked until a hole in the street ten feet square was bridged. Police reserves and an emergency crew from the water department were called out to hold the crowd in check and prevent a panic. No one was injured. DROWNED IN POTOMAC. Young Men Go to Death in Trying to Shoot the Rapids. Washington, Dec. 6.?Joseph H. Panter, aged 30, a boaanist in the National museum, and his compan ion, Robert Wallace, aged 16, were drowned today while trying to shoot the rapids at Stubblefield falls, in the Potomac river, about 10 miles north of the city. The bodies have not been recovered. The young men were on a fishing trip in a small canoe, which over turned In midstream with them, duo to striking a rock. Both were resi dents of this city. STEAMER RESCUED. Lost Her Propeller at Sea, Towed Into Port. Halifax, N. S., Lec. 7.?The steamer Valentia arrived in port to day towing the oil tank steamer Oriflamme, which had been picked up disabled at sea. The Valentia, laden with cotton, was bound from Wilmington, N. C, for Bremen, and the Oriflamme, with a carge of oil, was bound from Philadelphia for Cette, France. The Oriflamme lost her propeller and was helplessly adrift when she was sighted by the Valentia, which answered her sig nals and went to her 'assistance. Commits Suicide. New York, Dec. 7.?Leaving two letters, In one of which he said he had "suffered more than anybody in the world," Louis Evans, of Brooklyn, a youth of nineteen years, shot and instantly killed himself in a hospital where he was undergoing treatment for tuberculosis. Explosion in Magazine. Calcutta, Dec. 7.?An explosion at at military station, where men were engaged in iconverting iball cart ridges into blanks resulted in the killing of eleven men and wounding of twenty-six others. The casual ties were all among native soldiers. Killed in Runuway. Odersdale, Ga., Dec. 8.?Mrs. Ben Dillard was thrown from a buggy in which she and her sister, Mrs. Neal Harnian were riding. She was in jured in the head and died without regaining consciousness. Best Man Hangs Self. Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. S.?After acting as best man at the wedding of a young woman he had himself 'long wooed in vain, Edward Thomas , went home and hanged himself with [ a strap. S? S. C FRIDAY, JDECE TAFT'S PLEA For White Republican Party in the South. CAN SEE NO DANGER Of Negro Domination, and Says Race Problem is Eliminated Politically. He Asserts That This Section's Interests Are No Longer' Bound Up in Democracy. New York, Dec. 7.?President elect William H. Taft, who came to New York today to address the North Carolina society of this city, was given a tumultous reception to night by the members of the organ ization and prominent men from ail parts of the South at the annual din ner of the North Carolinans at the Hotel Astor. Five hundred members and guests of the society filled the brilliantly decorated banquet hall, which was redolent of the pines of the resinous trees forming the back ground for more fragrant blooms, which were scattered everywhere ov er s,'nowy linens and flag-draped walle. Intertwined ensigns of the State and "nation were conspicuous in the decorations of the banquet hall, and larger flags were displayed in front of the hotel throughout the day and evening. Mr. Talft, in the course of an address, which was confined entire ly to the South and Its problems urged again that the voters of the South should break away from the outlived sentiment and traditions of their past political affiliations and cast their ballots in accordance rather with "their economic and real political beliefs: Mr. Taft declared that nothing would give him greater pride during his coming term in the chief execu tive office than so to direct the policy of the national government with re spect to the Southern ;States as to convince the Intelligent citizens of the South of the desire of his ad minstraton to aid them in working out satisfactorily the serious prob lems before them and of bringing them and their Northern fellow citi-| zens closer and closer in sympathy and poina. of view. White Supremacy Assured. "I am 'not going to 'rehears the painful history of Reconstruction or what followed it. I come at once to the present condition of things, stated from a constitutional and po litical standpoint. And that is this: That in all Southern States, it is possible, by election laws prescribing proper qualifications for the suff rage, which square with the 15th amendment and which shall b* equally administered as between the black and white races, to prevent entirely the possibility of a domina tion of Southern State, county or municipality governments by an ig norant electorate, white or black. It Is also true that the sooner such laws when adopted are applied with exact equality and justice to the two races the better for the moral tone of the State and community concerned. Negroes should be given an opportunity equally with whites by education and thrift to meet the requirements of eligibility which shall lay down in order to secure the safe exercise of the electoral franchise. The negro should tak for nothing other than an equai chance to qualify himself for the franchise and when that is granted by law and not denied by executive discrimination, he has nothing to complain of. "The proposal to repeal the 15th amendment is utterly impracticable and should be relegated to the limbo of forgotten issues. What we are considering is something practical something that means attainable progress. It seems to me to follow, therefore, that there is or ought to be a common ground upon which we can all stand in respect to the rac question in the South and its po litical bearing that takes away any justification for maintaining the con tinued solidity of the South to pre vent the so-called negro domination The fear that in some way or other a social equality between the races Bhall be enforced by law or brought about by political measures reallv has no foundation except in the im agination of those who fear such a result. The federal government has nothing to do with social equality. The war amendments do not declare in favor of social equality; all that the law or constitution attempts to secure is equality of opportunity be fore the law and in the pursuit of happiness and in the enjoyment of life, liberty and prosperity. Social equality is something that growe out of voluntary concessions by the In dividuals forming society. Reasons of Sentiment." With the elimination of the race question can we say that there ar? removed all the reasons why the people of the South are reluctant to give up their political solidity and divide themselves on party lines in accordance with their economic and political views? No, there are other reasons; perhaps only reasons of sentiment, but with the Southern people, who are a high strung, sen stive and outspoken people, consid erations of sentiment are frequently quite as strong as those of some political or economic character. In the first place, it Is now nearly 40 years since the South acquired MB ER II, 1908. its political solidity and the inten sity of feeling by which it was main tained and the ostracism and social proscription Imposed on those white Southerners who did not sympathize with the necessity for such solidity could not but make lasting impres sion and create a permanent bias that would naturally outlast the rea son for its original existance." Mr. Taft reiterred to the trials of the Reconstruction period which accentuated the greater trial of the past, and the slow returns of pros perity to the South folloging the civil strife, as further agencies that help to keep alive the feeling en gendered by that controversy, and continued: But times change and men change with them in any community, how ever fixed, its thoughts or habits, and many circumstances have blessed us with thier influence in this mat ter. The growth of the. South since 1900 has been marvelous. The man ufacturing capital in 1880 was $150, 000,000; in 1890, $650,000,000; in 1900, $1,150,000,000, and in 1908, $2,100,000,000, while the values of the manufacturers increased from $450.000,300 in 1880, to $900,000. 000 in 1890, to $1,450,000,000 in 1900, and to $2,600,000.000 in 190S. "The farm products in 1880 were $660,000,000; in 1890, $770,000, 000; in 1900, $1,270,000,000, and 1908, $2,200,000,000. The exports from the South in 1880 were $260, 000,000 of dollars; in 189.0, $306, 000,000; in 1900, $484,000,000, and in 1908, $648,000,000. "In this marvelous growth the manufacturers of the South now ex ceed the agricultural products and thus a complete change has come over the character of her industries. The South has become rich, and only the surface of her wealth has been scratched. Her growth has exceeded that of the rest of the country, and she Is now In every way sharing in Its prosperity. State Rights and Democracy. "Again, the Democratic party has not preserved inviolate its traditional doctrines as to State rights and oth er issues and has for the time adopt ed new doctrines of possibily doubt ful economic truth and wisdom. Southern men adhering to the party and the name find themselves, through the influence of tratdition and the fear of a restoration of con ditions which are now impossible, supporting a platform and candi date whose political and economic theories they distrust. Under these conditions there was In the last campaign and there is throughout the South among many of Its most Intelligent citizens an impatience, n nervousness and a restlessness1 la voting for one ticket and rejoicing in the success of another. "Now '.[ am not one of those who are disposed to criticise or empha size the inconsistency of the position in which these gentlemen find them selves. I believe it would be wise if ali who sympathize with one party and Its principles were to vote its ticket, but I can readily understand the weight and inertia of the tra dition and the social considerations that makes them hesitate. I be lieve that, the movement away from from political solidity has started and ought to be encouraged and I think one way to encourage It Is to have the South understand that the attitude of the North and the Re publican party toward it is not one of hostility or criticism or opposit ion, political or otherwise; that they believe in the .maintenance of the 15th amendment, but that, as al ready explained, they do not deem that amendment to be inconsistent with the South's obtaining and main taining what it regards as its polit ical safety from domination of an ignorant electorate; that the North yearns, for closer association with the South; that its citizens deprecate that reserve on the subject of poli tics which so long has been main tained ia the otherwise delightful social relation? between Southerners and Northerners as they are more and more frequently thrown togeth er. "In welcoming to a change of party affiliation many Southerners who have been Democrats ve are brought face to face with a delicate situation which we can only meet with frankness and justice. In our anxu'ety to bring the Democratic Southerners into new political rela tions we should have and can have no desire to pass by or ignore the comparatively few white Southern ers who from principle has consist ently stood for our principles in the South when it brought them social ostracism and a loss of all prestage. Nor can we sympathize with an effort to exclude from the support of Re publicanism in the South or to read out of the party those colored voters who by their education and thrift have made themselves eligible to ex ercise the electoral franchise. Matters of Education. "We believe that the solution of the race question in the South is largely a matter of industrial and thorough education. Some South ?-ners who have ui'ui exp; ssion to their thoughts seem, to thing that the only solution <>l the ne?-i qm s t'on Li his migration 'o Africa: hut to me such a proposition is utterly fatuous. The negro is essential to the South in order that it may have proper labor. Th<dr ancestors wer.' brought here against their will. They have no country bet this. They know no flag but ours. They wish to live under it and are wil ling to die for it. They ar? Ameri cans. The proposition to increase the supply of labor In the South by errig'^ation from Europe, is seems to me, Instead of being immical to Mio cause of the negro, will aid him. As PRAISES THE SOUTH DISTINGUISHED ENGLISHMAN SPEAKS OP THIS SECTION.. Says South Has Made Great Ad vancement and Has a Glorious Future. Washington, Dec. 8.?Expressing the conviction that a great future is about to dawn upon the South, Jas. Bryce, the British ambassador, today received a notable reception from the delegates in attendance up on the Southern Commercial Con gress, following a speech in which he declared he is a well-wisher of the South. The ambassador was the centre o? attraction, although his visit wa.i unexpected. Mr. Bryce came into the hall simply as a spectator, but the audience soon noted his presence, and immediately shouts of "speech, speech," filled the rdr. and he was. compelled to yield to the desire of the Congress. "Since I came here eighteen months ago," said Mr. Bryce, "I have twice visited the South. I can hard ly express to you the contrast be tween what I personally witnessed 27 years ago and the present con ditions. Wherever I have been in the South I have been struck by signs of activity, progress and de velopment. I see the land being brought more and more into culti vation; more and more being don* for the agricultural methods. I saw the resources of your soil, of coal and iron, being brought to light and I saw a new spirit in the South which desires to make educational progress commensurate with material devel opment." The ambassador! pointed^out the enormous difficulties with w,hich the. South has h adto contend since the civil war. "Now, however," he con tinued, "there is a gread door open before you, and as one of the well wishers of the South, who believes in its greatness as a flourishing and important part of the country, ven ture to congratulate you on what is being done and to say that still greater prospects are before you." MAIL CARRIER HURT. Thrown From His Buggy and Per hap^?Fatally^ Injured, g Spartanbirrg, Dec. 7.?Jesse L. Wood, a well known.letter carrier, was thrown from his buggy early Sunday morning and seriously in jured. The horse Mr. Wood wa? driving took fright on east Main street, just in front of the Fir.it Presbyterian church. He was thrown violently to the sidewalk and knocked unconscious. When taken to his home it was discovered that three of his ribs had been broken and one of his shoulders terribly in jured. He is threatened with pneu monia, which makes his condition trebly worse.?The State. the industries of the South continue* to grow in the marvelous ratio al ready a.viwn the demand for labor must increase. "Primarily an industrial educa tion for the masses, higher educa tion for the leaders of the negro race, for their professional men, their clergymen, their physicians, their lawyers and their teachers, will make up a system under which their improvement, which statist'es show to have been most noteworthy in the iast 40 years, will continue at the same rate. "On the whole, then, the be.-t public r-mnion of the North and tho best public opinion of the South seems to be coming together in re spect to all the economic and politi cal Questions growing out of pres ent race conditions. "The recent election has made it probable that I shall become more or less responsible for the policy of the next presidential administration and I improve this opportunity to say that nothing will give me greater pride, because nothing will give me more claim to the gratitude of mv fellow citizens, if I could so direct that policy in respect to the South ern States as to convince their in telligent citizens of the desire of th? administration to aid th^ra in work ing out satisfactorily the seriomj problems before them and of bring ing them and their Northern fellow citizens closer and closer in sympa they and point of view. During the last decade, in common with lovers of our country. I have watched with delight and thanksgiving the bond of union between the two sections grow firmer. I pray that it may be given to me to strengthen this move ment, to obliterate all sectional linos and leave nthing of differences be tween the North and South save a friendly emulation for the benefit of our common country." Called "Holly Rollers." Oklahoma City. Okla.. Dec. 8.? James Sharp, styling himself '"Elijah II.*' nl the head of a party of re ligious fanatics calling themselves "Holly Rollers." first appeared in Oklahoma City in March. 100.".. Sharp, his wife, a young man named Green and a boy said to have been Sharp's son, all nude, headed a procession of their followers one cold day in March, 1905, and a*: tempted to parade the town. They were arrested, but allowed to go on condition that Lhey would leave the city. $1.60 PER ANNUM. A FATAL FIGHT Religious Fanatics Precipitate a Row in Kansas City. ONE HUNDRED SHOTS Fired in Riot in Which Party of Fanatics, Let by "Adam God," and Several Policemen Engage, Re - salting in Three Deaths and Prob ably Four Fatal Injuries. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 8.?In the shadow of the City Hall a riot In which religious fanatics and police men were participants, and during which a hundred shots were fired this afternoon resulted in the death of Policeman A. 0. Dalbow, probable fatal( injuries to four and slight in juries to two other persons. Those probably fatally injured are John Sharp, known as "Adam Gad," as the preacher; Michael Mullane, ta patrolman; Lola Pratt, 13 years old, and Patrick Clark, a po'ice ser geant. Harry E. Stege, a policeman, and George M. Holt, a probation of ficer, were also hurt. The trouble occurred while the streets were crowded. While the fight was in progress the participants traversed an entire block. Probation Officer Holt, of the Ju venile Court, today went to Fifth and. Main streets, to investigate a case of alleged abduction. Near that corner he met John Sharp, known, as "Adam God," who was exhorting a crowd. With Sharp were A. J. Selzer, and a woman and five chil dren, ranging in age from 3 to 14 years. Holt did not like .the man ner In which the woman attempted to get money contributions from the crowd, and he decided that she and' her male companions were not proper persons to have custody of young children. The woman announced that she and "Adam God" would conduct services at Poor Man's Mission to night, whereupon she and her com panions started toward the mission. Officer Holt then inquired as to the identity of the children. The woman immediately assumed an attitude of resentment and replied that the of ficer "had beter /attend to 'his own business." "Adam God," who wears a long, white beard and hair, threatened tho 1 officer. Officer Holt was not armed, but stood his ground until "Adam God" struck him a heavy blow be hind the ear, with a pistol, making an ugly wound. Holt then . started for the police station for assistance. As Holt moved away the preacher tried to shoot him, but the ? cart ridges failed to explode. Officer Holt rushed into the police station and announced that a band of religious fanatics, armed to the teeth, were at the threshold of tho station, and he warned the officers to prepare for trouble. The sergeanc in charge ordered Patrolmen Charles Dalbow and Harry E. Stege to arrest Sharp and his followers. Sharp and his companions were within fifty yards of the police station when the officers' stepped into the street. The Sharpites gave evidence of fren zy and, with profane abuse, they served notice on all that they would preach right "under the eaves of tho police station and the police cannot prevent us." The officers did not, however, ex pect serious trouble and were not prepared for the volley of bullets which met them after tbey appeared on the scene. DaH>ow was killed Instantly and a bullet passed through Stege's arm. Other officers hearing the firing, rushed into the street and a general fight ensued The officers refraiued from slnot ing, for fear of endangering the lives of innocent people. Lieutenant Clark, who had com? into the street unarmed, was shot in the eye, and Patrolman Mullane was shot in the back as he hurried into the police station for reinforce ments. In the meantime a riot call brought policemen from all direc tions. Thoroughly aroused, the of-, ficers closed in on Sharp and his fol lowers, firing as they went. When the firing ceased "Adam God" lay fatally shot through the head and body. It was later learned that Sharp'* male companions was Louis Pratt, father of the five children. Pratt was arrested uninjured. The woman and the children fled to a house boat, in which they lived on the Missouri river. Fifty policemen fol lowed them, and found the woman had barricaded hersi If in the house boat. Standing on the boat with a shotuun, she shouted to the officers: "Corao od, you fiends." The boat was only a few feet from the bam of the river and several officers dashed toward it. The woman dropped her weapon, and seizing two of the children sprang into a boat and began to row into the. middle of the river. The offic rs called ?> her to stop, but she only plied the oars more vigorously. The police men fired a volley at the boat. One shot struck Lola Pratt, tearing away the greater part of the child's face. She died later. The woman then surrendered. At the police station she said that she was Mrs. Pratt, wife of the com panion of "Adam God," and mother of the wounded child.