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PUBLISHED THBEE T? BRIBE CHARGE Mos! Vehemently Denied in a Speech by Senator Lorimer Bnt ANOTHER BRIBE TAKER Confesses in Illinois Immediately Af ter the Senator Delivers Speech on the Floor of the Senate in Washington, Which Fastens the Crime on Him Again. For just two hours Saturday Sen ator Lorimer of Illinois stood in the senate and in vigorous language de nounced as untrue the charge of bribery made against him in connec tion with his election to the senate. Upon leaving the chamber at the con clusion of his speech, Mr. Lorimer hurriedly put his affairs in order and caught a late afternoon train for Chicago. In his addresss Mr. Lomi mer made emphatic denial of all the allegations of corruption and sought to turn the accusation of wrong-do ing upon the Chicago Tribune, in | which newspaper the charges first were published. The speech was devoted to a re view of charges and Illinois poli tics for te past 25 years. He charg ed The Tribune with sinister mo tives in its attacks, and. saying that it had been fighting him every since 1884, charging that its action was inspired by its failure to cortrol his course as a public man. Mr. Lori mer gave many particulars concern ing his senatorial election, saying that after persuading him to enter the race, Gov. Deneen had deserted him and sought to turn against him those whose support he had former ly procured for him. . At the close of his speech Mr. Lor imer offered a resolution directing that an inquiry Into the charges be made by the committee on privileges and election. Under the rules of senate the resolution was referred to the committee on contingent expen ses to consider the question of cost In case of a favorable report from that committee, of which there is no doubt, the resolution will go to the committee on elections for considera tion of the merits of the matter. Up on report of that committee the sen ate's action will largely depend. Bribe Taker Confesses. 'Bursting like a boom within a few hours after United States Senator Lorimer's speech at Washington, came the indictment of State Senator John 3roderick, a leading Chicago Democrat, on a bribery charge by the grand jury at Springfield, Illinois. Broderick's indictment was the re sult of a confession made to the grand jury by State Senator D. W. Holtslaw, of Iuka, 111., who says I Broderick paid him $2,500 to vote for Lorimer for Senator. Senator Holtslaw had been indict ed on a perjury charge in connection with the furniture contract and upon advice of his lawyers, when offered immunity, agreed to make a confes sion. He told the grand jury that he received $2,500 for his vote for Lorimer; $700 as his share of a legislative "jackpot" and a promise of $1.500 as his share of the State house furniture deal. Senator Holtslaw's confession re garding the furniture deal was cor roborated before the grand jury by Otto Freier of Chicago, who as agent for the Ford-Johnson Furni ture, obtained the furniture con tract. The two confessions regard ing the furniture contract resulted in two additional indictments on a con spiracy charge. These were Senator S. C. Penzerton (Republican) of Oakland, 111., and Representative Jos'. J. Clark (Democrat) of Vandalia. Bench warrants were immediately is sued for their arrest. After conferences with Attorney A. M. Fitzgerald, his lawyer, Holtslaw, worn, hazzard and driven almost to distraction during a sleepless night, told Prosecutor Burke he was ready to confess and all liability to pros ecution and punishment was waived when immunity was offered and lat er granted because Holtslaw was a material witness. Before soing to the grand jury room, Holtslaw made a preliminary statement to State's Attorney Burke as follows: "In making this statement to the Sagamond county grand jury regard ing payments of money to secure contracts for furniture and for elect ing William Lorimer United States senator. I have been governed by a firm belief that my actions in this matter have been reprehensible and in this connection I offer no defense. I have, however, determined to make such reparation as is within my pow-. er. and the only means by which I ran do this. M ' s^ems to me, is by fully am: ?? ? stating what I know aboi ? ansactions. "I voted William Lorimer for United States ???. uator and received therefor $2.500. I also received $700 which was given me without expla nation, with the statement that it was coming to me. I was promised $1.500 for my connection with the letting of the furniture contract " Following his appearence before the inquisitorial body Holtslaw repeated his confession to the Associated Press, and told of the meeting with Broderick the day be fore Lorimer was elected. Holtslaw says Broderick told him that if he would vote for Lorimer there would be $2,500 in it for him. Holtslaw &ES A WEEK. BRIBr^ERS LIST OP MEN WHO \TJo,, TO VOTE FOR LORIMEK. 1 They Got Various Sums for Selling | Their Votes to the Corrupt Crowd of Politicians. Senator Hoistlaw's confession, re-1 suiting in the indictment of Senator Broderick, of Chicago, is the fourth confession obtained since the expos ure of the alleged Lorimer bribery scandal cn April 30 last. The first confession was made by Representative Charles A. White, of) O'Fallon, 111., who declared he has received $1,000 from Lee O'Neli Browne for his vote for Lorimer and $900 as his share of the Legislative] "Jackpot." .Although stigmatized as a black mailer by the men whom he involv ed. White's -confession resulted in grand jury investigations in Cook and Sangamon counties. In the Cook County grand jury room on May 5 White's confession was substantiated by Representative H. J. C. Beckmey er, ef Carlisle, 111. This second con-| fession resulted in three indictments] in connection with the Lorimer case. These were: Lee O'Neil Browne, the leader of the Democrats in the Leg islature, on a charge of bribery. ?Representative Robert E. Wilson, Democrat, on a perjury charge. Representative Michael S. Link, Democrat, charged with perjury. iFollowing an offer of immunity, Link made the third confession and the indictment standing against him was nollied. ?Browne and Wilson were arrested and gave bond in the sum of $15,000 and $5.000 respectively. The confession of Holstlaw created the greatest sensation of the Sena torial bribery scandal, as he until Saturday had not figured in the | Lorimer case. .News of Senator Broderick's In-J dictment and search for him by the police caused a commotion in politi-1 cal circles. Senator Broderick could not be found at his place of business or his residence up to a late hour Saturday night. Members of his fam ily we,re plainly woried as they had expected him home to dinner. Sev eral detectives have been detailed to search for him. OPENING INDIAN GRAVES. Mounds Found Containing Hundreds] of Skeletons. Dr. J. W. McNeill and Prof. Chas. Peabody of Harvard University, who j are interested in archaeological dis coveries in Cumberland county, N. C, passed through Hope Muis on their way to the Davis Bridge, about six miles from Hope Mills, to engage in excavating the large Indian mound near that point. Six or seven men were secured to do the work of] excavation and as the mound is] 30 feet wide and nearly as long and many feet deep, it will take several days to reach all parts of it.. A number of skulls and bones have been uncovered, and it is es timated that fully one hundred and fifty Indians were buried here lon| before the advent of the white man. A pipe made of a substance that looks like soapsfone. and a well-de-j fined tomahawk were als:> found. There are a number of Indian mounds in this county, and most of them are familar to Dr. McNeil, who has been investigating the mounds for several years. In one grave. Dr. McNeil found where more than one hundred In-j dians .had been buried, evidently the] victims of a sanguinary battle. One of the skulls still had a tomahawk sticking in it, while there were arrow heads in a number of the skeletons, showing that they had been thrown into the grave as they fell on the battlefield with the weapons that caused their death remaining in their bodies. * Killed at His Post. Closing his address before the Randleman Township Sunday-school convention, in the auditorium at Randleman. N. C, Sunday afternoon, with the fervently uttered blessings. "May God be with you till we meet again." Wilson Davis, the aged sup erintendent of St. John-s Sunday school, dropped to the floor and ex pired. He was in good health and was no intimation of the approaching end. says that he then agreed to cast his vote the next day, May 2S, for Lorimer. Holtslaw said that up to this time he had voted consistently for the Democratic candidate. Lawrence B. Stringer. Later, he says, he received a com munication from Broderick. and on June 17th he visited the Broderick saloon in Chicago and was there paid the $2.500 for his vote for Lorimer. Most of the money was in $1000 bills, he said. In regard to the "jackpot." Holt slaw says that a month after he was paid the $2.500 he received a let ter from Broderick. asking him to come to Chicago, which he did, meet ing Broderick again at his saloon. He was then handed $700, Broderick remarking casually "this is coming to you." Holtslaw said that he asked no questions and soon afterwrads left for his home. OBANGEB CONTROL OF ALASKA SENATE COMMITTEE HEARS HOW ' GUGGENHEIMS OPERATE. The Trust Control Federal Officials and Spend Large Sum to Corrupt the Courts. Investigation by a sub-committee of the Senate pudiciary commitee of of the Senate jdiciary committee of the latest Alaskan scandal produced startling revelations last week of the power and the methods of the Morgan - Guggenheim combinations, and some serious charges against Federal officers in the territory, as creatures of this combination. The proceedings so far have been secret, but an effort will be made to have them thrown open to the public, or to .have the testimony published im mediately. fThe matter under investigation is the removal of John S. Boyce, United States district attorney, and Daniel A. Sutherland, United States marshal at Juneau, Alaska. These two men had prosecuted employes of the Mor gan-Guggenheim combination for murder, and were reaching out for general officers of the combination suspected of instigating the murder. Upon the recommendation of Walter E. Clark, governor of the territory, t.he two men were summarily dis charged from office on the eve of the proposed action, and their suc cessors were nominated to the Sen ate. Boyce and Sutherland are not seek ing to be restored to office. They say that they desire nothing more than to place before the Senate the facts, as they see them, connected with their removal. According to their story, they incurred the emnity of the Guggenheims because of their prosecution and conviction of Ed Hasey on the charge of having shot and killed two men in Keystone can yon in October. 1907. Hasey was employed by the Gug genheims, and it was charged that he shot the two men while trying to guard Keystone pass against-the in vasion of the representatives of a rival concern, which was seeking en trance to the pass as a route for a railroad line. Hasey was convicted and sentenced to serve 18 months in a federal penitentiary. Uoyce and Southerland claim that they discovered that "men higher up" in the Guggenheim services were responsible for the affair at Keystone Pass. The two Federal officials say they were removed from office on the eve of bringing proceedings against others believed by them to have been implicated in the Key stone affair. A young man named Douglass, who had been an auditor in the employ of the Guggenheims, was called be fore the committee last week. He testified that $70,000 had been ex pended prior and during the Hasey trial and -he charged that the ex penditures had been made for the entertainment of jurors and other wise as a corruption fund to defeat the prosecution by Federal officers. Delegate Wickersham, the repres entative of the territory in (he House, charged before the commit tee that Gov. Clark and any other Federal officeholders in the territory are creatures of t.he Morgan-Guggen heim combination, and that the con trol of the combination over the gov ernment of the territory will be ab solutely complete if the new district attorney and mars-hall are confirm ed by the senate. MET FEARFUL FATE. Little Two Year Old Girl Fulls in Burning Oil. The State says Gerfrude Isabel, the two year old daughter of C. G. Ochmig, died Sunday as a result of burns sustained Saturday afternoon by accidentally falling into a tub of hot cooking oil. Mr. Ochmig, a baker, was absent from home at the time and the oil was for use in the preparation of doug.hnuts. The child in some manner escaped the vigi lance of the family and wandered to the spot where the oil had been placed. The child's hack and limbs I were severely scalded. Dr. DuBosel was hastily summoned and the lit tle child's' suffering ' alleviated for the time, but medical skill proved unavailing, the burns covering so large a portion of the body and be ing of so severe a nature. STRANGE PHENOMENON. Stones Tiiut Are On the Ground Hurled in the Air. A curious seismic phenomenon has been observed mear Cantillana, at a place called Mesa Redonda. From ten o'clock in the morning until noon stones lying on the ground at a cer tain spot within a circumference of over 5000 yards were torn from the ground and hurled into the air. At the same time subterranean noises were heard. Traces of an extinct volcano are visible at the spot, and it is believed that a new crater is being formed. Kills Peary's Dogs. Twelve out of the 14 Esquimo dogs which Commander Robt. E. Peary brought back from his trip to the North pole, are dead. They were placed in comfortable quarters at Flag l6land, Me., but the mild weath er caused distemper and death. ? UKG, S. C, TUESDAY, M SOME HOT TALK! Io the House About the President's Tarvelling Expenses. THE DEBATE WAS WARM Hot Words Passed Between Demo crats and Republicans Over the Question of Making "Immediate ly Available" Another $25,000 to President's Traveling Expenses. President Taft's traveling expenses and the fact that already he had over drawn his allowance of $25,000 a year voted by congress, led to acri monious debate in the house Thurs day and a refusal to permit him to use the next year's allowance to meet the deficiency. As reported from the house com mittee on appropriations the item of $25,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1 next, would have become "im mediately available" except for the protests of Democratic members. The words "immediately available" final ly were stricken out by the action of Mr. Mann of Illinois, the occupant of the chair, in sustaining a point of order made by 'Mr. Macon of Ar kansas, a Democrat. It was the western and southern trip made by Mr. Taft lost fall that exhausted the White House travel ing fund. During the debate. Chair man Tawney, in charge of the bill, criticised Southern Democrats for their attitude in objecting to an ap propriation to defray the expenses of a trip on which they had been the president's guests. Representative Hardwick of Geor gia, drew from Mr. Tawney the ad mission that Secretary Carpenter had furnished him a list of names of Democrats who had accepted the president's hospitality. In connec tion with the use of the names of such Democrats, Mr. Barlett of Geor gia, charged that "the president has violated both the rules of hospital ity and of decent conduct." The president, Mr. Tawney said, had made his trip' through the west and South at the Invitation of sen ators, governors of States and civic organizations. "This trip." said Mr. Tawney, "was not made for his own 7leasure. Congress was in session when delegation after delegation from this house, from the senate and from the different States visited him urging him to make this trip." At that time, Mr. Tawney said, there was no appropriation to meet the traveling expenses. "The president informed the chair man of the committee on appropria tions, explained Mr. Tawney. "that personally he would rather remain at his summer home after adjourn ment than to make that trip and that the only way he would be able to make the trip would be through con gress giving him an appropriation, which we failed to make at the close of the sixtieth congress. Now after the president has accepted the invi tation of members of this .house and visited their States, after senators and governors invited him, and while on that trip he accepted their hospi tality, they turn around and criticise him." This statement served as a fire brand upon the Democrats, several of whom vainly attempted to inter rupt. Mr. Tawney said that nine Dem ocratic governors invited the Presi dent to visit their states, the states beinsr Texas, Colorado, Indiana, Mis sissippi, Louisana, Montana, South Carolina, North Carolina and Arkan sas. "How many Republican Governors invited .him?" inquired Mr. Fitzger ald of New York. "They are not refusing to pay these expenses," retorted Mr. Taw ney. He added that Democratic sen ators from Louisiana. Mississippi. Tennessee, Georgia, Missouri. North Carolina, Florida. Colorado and South Carolina, together with 25 Representatives had extended to the president the hospitality of their States and districts. "Is this Southern hospitality?" shouted Mr. Tawney, looking to wards the Democrats. "Can t.here iv;> a meaner man," he ask^d. "than the man who invites another to ac-e.>t his .hospitality aud then kick% Luc other because he accepted tlu hos pitality." "Hit him again." interposed Mr. Stafford, of Wisconsin, amid Repub lican laughter and Democratic wrath. Mr. Rarlett. of Georgia, demand ed to know what representative; bad accepted the hospitality of the pres ident on that trip, as stated by Mr. Tawney. Mr. Tawney promptly nam ed Mr. Rartlett and his colleague. Mr. Hardwick. of Georgia. "That is not true: that is false." exclaimed Mr. Rartlett. The Geor gian added that he did ride in the president's car, but he paid his own faro. Mr. Tawney said three Democratic senators had been the guests of the president on his Western trip. "The expenses of this trip will he justified by the people of this coun try, I care not whether they are Democrats or Republicans," declar ed Mr. Tawney. "The president may think it is proper to furnish my name as one who was on his train," said Repre sentative Bartlett. "If the president AT.,31. 1910. TAFT TAKES A HAND PRESIDENT WRITES A LETTER TO CHAIRMAN TAWNEY. He Is Deeply Distressed at the Re flection on Southern Hospitality, Which He Highly Praises. President Taft Friday sent to Chairman Tawney of the house com mittee on appropriations a letter expressing deep resentment at the criticisms in the house in the de bate on the traveling expenses of the president. The president says he is especially distressed by the "sug gested reflection on Sunthern hospi tality." T.he president's letter follows: The White House, Washington, May 27th, 1910. My Dear Mr. Tawney: I am deeply grieved over the phase which the dis cussion of the appropriation for the traveling expenses of the president took yesterday. I think it is a legiti mate argument in favor of such an appropriation that congressmen and many others press the acceptance of invitations to visit their sections and districts, because the urgency of such requests indicates the opinion on the part of the peuple that one of the duties of the president is to visit the people in their homes. But the intimation or suggestion that the acceptance by congressmen of the president's invitation to trav el on the train with him in their re spective districts or States was a reason why they should not voice their free opinion on the question of such an appropriation is to me a ?most panful one. In traveling upon the train they were not receiving my hospitality? they were only making a little more elaborate the cordial welcome which they as representatives of their dis tricts wished to give. The feature of the discussion yes terday wJiich was especially distress- ? ing to me was a suggested reflection on Southern hospitality. The intim ation that somewhere in the South board was charged has no founda tion, in fact, and I never heard it intimated until I saw it in this morn ing's paper. /In all my experience, and I have enjoyed the hospitality of many sec tions and countries of the world, I never had a more cordial, generous, open and lavish welcome than I had in the Southern States during my trip, and t.he slightest hints that puts me in the attitude of a critic of that hospitality gives me great pain. I am going to take the liberty of making this letter to you public. Very sincerely yours, (Signed) William H. Taft. * SAW HER SON DIE. Young Man Accidentally Shoots and Kills Himself. Frank Richard, a young white man, accidentally shot and killed himself at his home, about one mile south of Edmund's, Lexington coun ty, late Friday afternoon. From in formation gathered it seems that young Ricard had finished his worK for the day and had gone to the pond, which is located a few hundred yards from the house, to spend the balance of the afternoon fishing, car rying .his shotgun with him. He had not been gone long before his moth er was attracted by the sound of a gun. She and a young son weit ut once to the scene. Upon arrival j-.t the pond, they found the young man lying fiat in the boat, gasping for breath. The entire load of shot had taken effect in the stomach, making a ghastly wound. He lived but a few moments, dying without making a statement. * Caused Blood Poisoning. According to the coroner's an nouncement a cat and fly were re sponsible for the death of Edward H. Pratt, a manufacturer of Jersey City. White petting a kitten a week ago he was scratched on the hand and a few hours later crushed a fly in that hand. Septic blood poisonine, which even amputation could not the supposed kidnappers. * Must Remit in. The department of Illinois. G. A. R.. at Freeport. 111.. Thursday tabled as "ill advised" the resolution call ing upon President Taft to take steps to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee from the Hall of Fame at Wash ington and return it to the custody forty-five thousand. * is satisfied with the propriety, with the decency of furnishing the names of myself and my collagues to rhf gentleman from Minnesota in his sneering attack upon what he rails the hospitality of the South, that is a matter for him. Hut the president has violated both the rules of hos pitality and of decent conduct." "If a gentleman is the euest of the president must that fact be reflected in .his vote hereupon an appropria tion?" inquired Mr. Hardwick, of Georgia. ?Mr. Garrett, of Tennessee, sug gested that objection to the appro priation was that the money had been used by the president to pay his expenses "in making partisan and political speeches." SHOT FULL OF LEAD BY HIS COMRADES WHO DID NOT KNOW HE WAS THERE. With His Body Literally Shot to Pieces, Private Hetherton Lived For Two Days. A dispatch from Monterey, Cal., relates a singular occurrence by which a soldier lost his life. His body an unseen target to t.be rain of bullets of a firing squad at rille practice. Claude Hetherton, a pri vate of Company K, Thirteen'.^ *n fantry, stationed at the Phesidio, who waB talcing measurements o? the range, was literally Bhot to pieces and died after lingering in the reser vation hospital for two days. The acc.iden* occurred last week, but the facts have just come fo light. An investigation of .the affi tir de layed the funeral until Sunday. All during the afternoon of the day he was 6hot, Hetherton crept about on the embankment, pepered with lead, while the buliecs whizzed about him. His crirs could not be hea. I. After the first bullet had brought him down .he made an effort l? drag himself our of range, but no matter which way he turned, his escape was cut off by the flying missiles. ?Finally he sank on the sand mound awaiting the sho* that would end his torture. Bul'ets sped about him, ripping his clothes and tearing hi3 flesh. When markers found him. his head had been shot almost off. Hetherton was married. BLOODY PEACE FESTIVAL. Nine Negroes are Wounded and Sev eral Will Die. Reports of the wounding near Cal houn. La., of nine negroes, three of whom will die, were received at the) sheriff's office at Monroe, La., Sun-; day. and a squad of deputies left im-| mediately for Calhoun in an auto mobile. What had been advertised as a "peace festival" was -held that night by the negroes living near Calhoun's. During the entertainment two ne groes, opened a revolver duel and the fight became general. Homer Davis, a negro man, and two uniden tified negro women, were fatally wounded. Six other negroes who were either shot or stabbed will re cover. Several negroes alleged to b>- ring leaders in the shooting escaped. These will be trailed by the deputies, who loaded a pack of bloodhounds into the automobile before they left Monroe. CONFESS SECOND MVR DER. Thinking His Petition for Pardon Hud Been Denied. Believing that his application for a pardon had been denied when it had been continued for further in vestigation. Maises Freyas, a Mexi can serving a life sentence for mur der in the state penitentiary at Can on City. Cal., .has sworn to an affi davit declaring he committed anoth er murder for which Juan Duran, a fellow Mexican is serving a sentence. The two murders which were committed in the vicinity of Trinidad ten years ago, were closely connect ed. Not until he had signed .his con fession to the second murder did Freyas know that his application for pardon had been received with enough favor to warrant the hoard of pardons in making a careful in vestigation in his case T.he inves tigation will now be transferred to the Duran's case. MAKES LONG FLIGHT. Tn Aeroplane and Is Given a $10,000 Prize. Glenn H. Curtiss flew from Al bany to New York city in an aero plane Sunday winning the $10,000 prize off- red by the New York World. He covered the distance of i:J,7 miles in two hours ami thirty minutes, and came to earth as calmly and as light as a pigeon. His average speed for the distance. 54.6 miles an hour, sur passes any record ever made by an aeroplane in long distance flights, and in its entirety .his feat perhaps eclipses anything man has ever at tempted in a heavier than air ma chine. Auto Turned Over. Miss Lillian Wright and Miss Flossie Herman were instantly kill ed at Logan, by their automobile turning turtl". Several other persons were reported to have been severely injured. The occupants of the auto mobile were returning from a party at midnight. c, .-..<. ' ?<. Fast; In trying, it '* believed, to drive the eighteen miles from Marianna to Washington, F'a.. in thirty minut s' time, a party of three men. in an au tomobile, were wrecked early Sunday, two being instantly killed, and thf* other fatally hurt. "White Slaver Sentenced. At New York Belle Moor^. the ne gress convicted in the "white slave" trial for placing two girls for im moral purposes, was Friday sentenc ed to the Auburn prison for not less than two and a half years nor more of Virginia. ? 0 TWO CEKTS PEB COPT MUST WIN OHIO To Win and Republicans Will Make Hard Fight oo Gov. Harmon IN THE BUCKEYE STATE Result of Recent White House Con ferences is that Defence of Payne Aldrich Tariff Law Will Be Prin cipal Factor in Ohio Congressional Campaign. P. H. McGowan, in his Washing ton letter to the News and Courier, says the determination just reached between President Taft and the lead ing men in the Republican party to start the tariff issue in Ohio, with the,, fight against Governor Harmon and the Buckeye Democrats, is taken at Washington to mean that not only will this be the great and all-absorb ing issue in the. Congressional elec tions -cf the present summer and fall, but this feature will also come to the front largely in the national elec tion of 1912. When President Taff's brother? . Charles P. Taft?came to Washing ton last week and spent several days at the White House holding confer ences with Senators Dick of Ohio; Aldrich of Rhode Island, and others high in the Republican councils, it was believed that something of im portance would develop and this has proved to be the case. The announcement made that a olean-cut defence of the tariff bill and the general principle of protec tion would be the slogan of the Ohio Republicans in the coming campaign, and Governor Harmon and his Dem ocratic lieutenants would be given all they could do answering the on slaughts of the Republicans, came as no surprise. This announcement is important for many reasons. Not only is it pointed out that Republican leaders believe they must take a firm stand in the Buckeye State now in order to save the members of Congress, because of the opposition to the tariff in that section, but it shows also that if success is secured from the pres ent number of Republicans returned to Congress as are in it now, which would virtually be an endorsement of the tariff and protection, that a knock-out blow would, thus be given the Presidential hopes of Governor Harmon. He would see his own States re turn Republican members of Con gress to their present seats in spite of the fact that the opposing Demo crats are basing their hope of elec tion on the tariff question. For Ohio to endorse the tariff now, it is believ ed, would be a long step toward plac ing that State squarely in the Re publican Presidential column in 1912, and none know this better than President Taft and his brother, Charles. That this programme will go thrcngh is not doubted, unless the President should later on veto it and direct that the fight proceed along ether lines. Rut there is little prob ability of a change in the present plan being made. The President, however unwilling he may be to en ter into local politics in Ohio, is the man looked to for setting the pace, and it is to him that the Ohio voters look to give the word that will put the politic * machinery in the Buck eye State in . otion. The President is considering the various suggestions that have been made to him, and is greatly interest ed in the claims of those who be lieve that a straightout Republican victory can be made an a straightout defence of the Aldrich-Payne tariff law, with the promise that whenever the tariff is revised again it will be upon a scientific basis, leaving no doubt as to the fairness or justness of the schedules. Such action will be entirely in line with his own views on the tariff. He has defended the present tariff law in his speeches in different parts of the country, hut it is said that this would not commit him to a pol icy of standing pat upon the law, if facts to be gathered by the tariff hoard indicate that there arc inequal ities in the measure of protection af forded to different lines of business. Undoubtedly Ohio is to be made the main stamping ground not only of the Congressional elections of the present year, but of the national elec tion two years h? nee also. Alieady the signs point that way. ? .. They Are Everywhere. "You know and I know that 'blind tigers' are run in this city,'' declar ed ex-Gov. Glenn, of North Carolina, at a Montgomery church Thursday night. "It is useless to say that the officials are trying to en fore the law." Think Girl Kidnapped. At New York Amelia Diamee, a pretty three-year-old child, is miss ing from her father's home on the East Side. The police are search ing in the belief that she was kid napped. They have a description of than five years. * Big Price for Horse. H. C. Hildreth, of New York, who some time ago sold the great horse, Fitzherbert, to J. E. Madden Iot thirty-five thousand dollars, it is an nounced, has purchased a horee ior check, caused death. ?