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L ? : ,v'-: ' ' ' * Established in 1891. =========== PROCEEDINGS OF Tiir i mini artinr Itlt LtUluLAIUHt| FIRST SESSION OP SEVENTYTHIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF S. C. IN CONVENTION. GLOTHRAH ELECTED SPEAKER Bill Passed to I norease Salaries of All State Officers; Governor te Receive *5,000. Colombia, Jan. 14.?Organization of both houses was the major portion of the work accomplished by legislators the opening day of the first session of the 73rd general assembly. n.*v 11 ? _ ? _s a 1 n sv ? OUU1 UUUIUI U161 Ul 14 U UIUVK, WO house being called to order by J. Wil<son Glbbes of Columbia, clerk of the house, who was re-elected without opposition. Joseph A. Berry, representative from Orangeburg, was made temporary chairman. All members of the house then took the oath of office and affixed their signatures to the constitution. The name of Thomas P. Cothran of Greenville was proposed by J .K. Hamblin, representative from Union, for speaker, and Mr. Cothran was unanimously re-elected. Mr .Cothran was elected speaker one year ago to All the vacancy created by the resignation of James A. Hoyt. who moved from South Carolina to Michigan The only contest ki either wing of the capltol was for the office of reading clerk in the house of representatives. A. E. Hutchison of Rock Hill, iicumbent, was re-elected over S. Mcdowan Simpkins of Edgefield. James S. Wilson of Lancaster was re-elected sergeant at arms and the Rev. L. E. 'Wiggins, of Columbia, chaplain, without opposition. At 2:10 o'clock complete organization of the house had been effected and a committee was appointed to advise Governor Manning of the readiness of the lower house to dispatch business. A resolution was also adopted, inviting the chief executive to deliver orally at 2:15 today his annual message. Senate. The state senate did not waste cnuch time in getting down to business. Twenty-one of the 22 members were sworn in, the old officers were ?iu retjiotieu, uuuiiuuico ti \) jjuiuiments were announced and bills and resolutions were Introduced and referred to proper committees. Senator J. Cope Massey of Kershaw was not present. Lieutenant Governor Bethea In his robes of office, which did not entirely tilde his uniform as major in the United States army, called the session to order promptly at noon. Mr. Bethea made a short address to d>? senate telling them of the pleasure his service had been and making patriotic references to the war. He congratulated the state upon the forward-looking men in the senate and said he had pleasurable anticipations of the results of their labors. Senator LeGrand Walker, who has represented the county of Georgetown since 1904 was elected president pro tempore without opposition. The following officers were re-elected: M. M. Mann, clerk; W. S. Stokes, reading clerk; Dr. C. A. Freed, chaplain, and F. S. Schumpert, sergeantat-arms. Senator Banks of St. Matthews introduced a concurrent resolution glv, Ing thanks for victory, commending the achievements of American and allied arms and indorsing the league of nations and expressing the hope that this would end all wars. A committee was appointed to inform Governor-elect Cooper and Lieutenant Governor-elect LTIes of their election and ask their pleasure for their inaugurations on the third Tuesday in January. A committee was appointed to watt on Governor Manning and notify him that the senate was organized and ready for business. This committee reported later that Governor Manning wished to have the pleasure of delivering his message in person, preferably in joint session. House. Jah. 15.?The house of represent* Farmers Are Benefited. During the past 12 mouths the 8tate warehouse system has placed 96.9S0 hales of cotton In storage. W. G. Smith. State warehouse commissioner, estimates the value of the cotton to be approximately $13,000,000. All this cotton hat, been fully covered by insurance, procured by the system at a >niv4i Idrtttn thflrt ATalUhU fo* the Individual farmer. There are 166 warehouse* in the system. These are located in 30 count!**. 15 counties not having any warehouse In the system. Disapproved by ft. ft. Commission. The South Carolina railroad commission took a positive stand against the proposed five year plan of government control. The telegram setting forth the attitude of the commission, was in response to an Inquiry from Charles M Elmqulst. president of the Association of Railway and Utilities Commissions. It was emphasised by Mr. Elmqulst that concensus of opin Ion in Washington was that the Me Adoo plan, if adopted, would terminate la government ownership. '*?' ' \'di '; '* &'. - ''.it-'.-:/ -> - / ' * * v.: The t I ? tire# cleared the war yesterday for the busy weeks anead. Soon after convening yesterday moraine Speaker Cothran announced appointments to standing committees, and Joseph . Berry of Orangeburg was elected speaker pro tern, thus completing the work of organisation. The annual message or uovernoi Manning was read to a Joint assent bly of the two houses at noon. Th? message was referred to the wayi and means committee, in that muck of the subject matter dealt with th? Question of taxation. Mr. Perry was elected by acclamation. The name of James E. Davis representative from Barnwell, wai also placed in nomination, but wai withdrawn at the request of Mr Davis. Would Qlve Free Books. Among the bills introduced yesterday was one by Representative Hamblin of Union proposing a state-wide compulsory education law for all children between the ages of eight and 14 years. Children physically unfit would be exempt from the requirements of the law, and those remote from schools or school wagon routes would also he exempt. The bill proposes free textbooks for indigent parents. Mr. Hamblin was also Joint author with Representative Nunn of York in a concurrent resolution calling for the appointment of a committee of three from each house of the general assembly to make arrangements for the welcome to be extended the boys of the Thirtieth Division, now in Prance but soon to debark at Char leston The plan is to make the welcome a tri-st&te affair,"the division being made up of units of the National guard from North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee Two resolutions were introduced looking to the calling on a state constitutional convention, one by Mr. Mower of Newberry and the other by Mr. Hamblin. A bill to abolish the state tax commission and to substitute therefor a state board of assessors of 14 members, one from each judicial circuit. A similar bill was introduced in the senate. The authors of the house bill are Messrs. Hamer, Anderson, Hamblin, Rivers, Lide, Pegues and B. R. Ellerbo. Mr. Bradford of York introduced a bill, looking to increase of salaries for state officers. This was placed on the desk yesterday, but adjournment was taken before action could be taken. The resolution of the Charleston delegation, calling for an investigation of the Charleston trolley lines to the ' navy yard was withdrawn temporarily after brief discussion A bill is ta be substituted later. The house adjourned at 2 o'clock. Senate. In the short time that the senate was in session yesterday preceding adjournment to hoar the message of Governor Manning, the bill providing for the Increase of the salaries ol Judges and state officers was sent to i third reading with notice of general amendments . Senator Christensen, the author ol the bill, said it was necessary thai prompt action be taken on the bill if k. was to go into effect before the Inauguration of the governor nexl Tuesday. Three bills were Introduced. On? to abolish the tax commission by Sen ators Duncan, MeColl, Moore, Har I relson, Bethea and Baskin. Senatoi I Pearce introduced a bill to anthoriz* the circuit judge to employ a com petent stenographer for the court oi general session in the FKth Circuit and permitting the judge to emploj the same stenographer as that em ployed in the civil court. The bill provides for the payment of a salarj of $600 to the stenographer which It case the regular stenographer is em ployed shall be in addition to tlx salary now paid. Of this salary tlx state will pay $300 in monthly in stallments. the county of Richland $200 and the county of Kershaw $100 The third bill was introduced b] Senator Robinson of McrCormick. II amends a law on the statute booki and adds McCormlek county to the counties of Laurens. Oconee and Cher okee in which carnivals and othei traveling shows are prohibited. House. Jan. 16.?The house today, after 11 had been in session about 20 minutes j made no protest as to a motion asking for unanimous consent to adjourn ant! it ceased business business until It o'clock in the morning Bethea Gets Commission. Andrew J. Bethea, lieutenant gov ernor, received yesterday from tJx war department in Washington a com mission as major in the United State* army. Mr. Bethea entered the serrict some months ago, and was 1mmedi atedy sent to Camp Humphreys, Vir glnia, for intensive training. The com mission Mr. Bethea has received is i result of the work he accomplished h gas defensive and offensive warfare ai | camea oti at me unrteo states g*t | school and the big proving grounds a j Lakehurst, N. J. Roads Injured by Autos. Darld R. Coker. chairman of th< South Carolina State Council of De ' fense, has written a letter to the news paper editors of the State, calling : their attention to the sad condition o , the roads of the State and 'the necej i sRy of rigorous support of some wel i planned Statewide system which wtl \ stand heavy motor driven traffic. 1 Mr. Coker In his letter says: "Dui tng the past two years we have wtl n eased a terrible depreciation in on i roads with an increase of 200 pe cent in motor vehicles* Fore roBTi COL ARTHUR WOODS II ^Btv Col. Arthur Woods, who was formerly police commissioner of New York and Is now a member of General Pershing's staff. THE DECISION DEFERS DEBATE | I Military Committee of Houes in ConI 'erence With Baker and March I Practically In Agreement. I Washington.?The house mHKary I committee practically reached an I agreement in conference with Secretary Baker and General March, chief I of ataff. to Port pone t he war denart merit reorganization bill until the next session of Congress and with It a large part of the prospective debate over the future military policy of the country. A suggestion by Chairman Dent that a legislative rider on the army appropriation bill continuing the eristing war organization of the department and the -gular army for another year, a substitute for the reorganization measure, met with the approval of of Mr. Baker and apparently with that of a majority of the committee mem, hers. The proposal grew out of a confer-' i enoe at which Secretary Baker and the chief of staff explained the reorganization measurr framed by the department, providing for a regular i army of 500,000 mem to bo raised by I voluntary enlistment on & flat threeyear basin. The bill also would have made permanent the absolute control [ exercised by the chief of staff as a , wartime necessity. I Chairman Dent said it would ha Impossible to get such a bill through I Congress in the present session. Comt mil tee members agreed, pointing out that the war department bill on Its face appeared to be a military policy measure which abandoned the theory of universal military obligation. Mr. Baker ineteted that this was not the case; that no attempt to fix the nation's policy as to a peace time army was involved. PRESS RELATION8 DELICATE WITH THE PEACE CONFERENCE Paris.?"The problems betweem the peace delegates and the press, that fas, between the government* and pubMc opinion is made particularly delicate," ways The Temps, "by the following con siderotrtons: "On the one hand, equality of treatment for the press of all countries must be assured. As the United States and Great Britain are reluctant to Impose restrictions on their newspapers. the only course is to ollotv the widest toflerance to all. "On the other hand, it wouM be harmful to lay bare to the enemy government differences of opinion which ' Inevitably arise in discussions between . delegation*. The very essence of every debate is that contradictions I .Should arise. Such contradictions will astsurodly be reconciled, but It I would be very unfavorable if G?r>I many should know the deta/ils day by I day and eeek to make capital out of Ihem." ROUMANIAN GOVERNMENT HAMPERED BY BOLSHEVIKI 1 , Ducharest?The new liberal govern' ment which entered offtce under Tlr5 utamu, after Marchiloman's fall, has * to cope with an extremely difficult * situation owing to a shortage of fuel * and the activties of German and Rus1 slan bolshevists who are taking ad1 vantage of the present economical 1 conditions and are trying to create * anarchy with the object of frustratI ing the union of the sister province* with the mother country. SENATOR LAFOLLETTE IS ^ EXONERATED BY 8ENATE i- Washington.?By a vote of 60 to 21, t the senate adopted a resolution dls* missing disloyalty charges brought j against Senator LaFollette, of Wie1 conein by the Minnesota Public Safe" ty Commission, because of his speech on the war delivered before the NonPartisan League at St. Paul, Minn, r September 20. 1917. The resolution r laid the speech did not Justify any Action by the senate. vIMHII r Mi] DLL. S. 0.. THURSDAY. JAN1 DISARMAMENT IS A npt m?TC PRHRIPM ULLIUniL I IIUULLIVI ____ i STATESMEN DRAWING TOGETHER ON STRUCTURE TO HAVE SUPPORT OF ALL. BRITISH LARGELY AFFECTED Rejects Theory of 8uperSovereignty of an International Police Force; Early Return to Normal State. Paris.?The plans for a league of nations have been reduced to very definite form. The general indications are that the statesmen of the principal nations are steadily drawing together cn a structure which will have the support of all. It is understood that the general plan which is now most approved in substance by all the parties concerned rejects the theory of the super-sovereignty of an international police j force. It also contemplates the work- ^ lng out, as the development of the league progresses, of the most delcate que 1st ion of all?disarmamont?which | particularly affects the British navy. ' The same principle. It is proposed shall apply to the other nations associated in the war against Germany. ( sucn a plan win delegate to various commissions and committees detailed problems which sliall be reported with recommendations to the league itself. The probability of such a plan I being adopted Justifies previous fore- t casts that the principal accomplish- t inents of the peace conference as it t now sits in Paris will be agreement ' on broad general principles, leaving * the details to be applied in accord t therewith and the making of a pre- c llmlnary peace which will return the ? world at the earliest moment possible * to its normal status. 1 KAISER LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CRIMES OF WORLD WAR ' Paris.?Some points in the reports ? to which Mr. Clemenceau referred, i when he sad he had consulted two 1 eminent Jurists on the penal respon- i nihility of the former German em- i peror, were made public. The report 1 was drawn up by Ferdinand Larnaude, t dean of the Paris law faculty, and Dr. c A. G. de Lapradelle, professor of 1 rights of nations in the same faculty. 1 The object of the inquiry was to 1 investigate from a purely Judicial point if the crimes committed by the I German government and army involved the penal responsibility of the former German emperor, what tribunal should Judge him and whether < his extradition couid be demanded. j The two French Jurists prove that < | trie en red it ion of the Termer German 1 ruler cannot be refused. a? he Is not < a political refugee. The report Bays: i *:It is anti-judicial to assimilate ( war with conspiracy. Crimes of war axe crimes of public law and interna- 1 tional law. not political crimes." < I KING GEORGE BEREAVED BY DEATH OF HIS SCJN. I London ?Prince John, the youngest son ot King George, died at Sand- i ringham. He had been ill for some time. < The prince was possessed of ex- ( nberant spirits. He was the prime favorite of all classes and the idol of the servants and tenants at Windsor. I It is said that he was the favorite brother of Princess Mary who loved to romp with him. The prince was born at Sandrigham July 12. 1905. . ( TURKISH LIBERALS SEND , DELEGATE8 TO PARIS. i Geneva.?The congress of Turkish , libeirals assembled In this city dele- . gated Chieflc Pasha to attend the Paris peace conference and given him full power to act. He has been ' instructed to present the rights and ' claims of the Turkish people and also I to take up the Question of food for i Turkey. At the opening of the Turk- f ish congress telegrams were dispatch- ' ed to President Wilson and Premiers 1 Clemenceau. Uoyd Qeorge and Or- 1 lando. < CZECHOSLOVAK TROOPS WANTED BY RUSSIANS. Seattle, Wash.?If help is not forthcoming at once any government set up in Russia wlil fall, declared Madame Catherine Breshkvakoyslcy, < known as the "Grandmother of the Russian revolution," who arrived here. Czecho-Slovak, rather than allied troops, are wanted in Rnasia, she declared. "The coming of Czechoslovak soldiers would be welcomed by the people as they would welcome the coming of Christ," she said. ORGANIZATION OF 75,000 EXPRESSMEN IS LAUNCHED. Richmond. Va.?Amalgamation of ezpressment and the ezprees division of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, the two organizations having a combined membership of more than 75.000, was announced here flolowing a five-day ezecutive session of delegates representing the two organisations. Richmond will be ezecutive headquarters Tor the new organisatoni. | LL Tl EJABY 23, 1919 RRIft ftFM c fti inuMcnaa T ' w Wton. BM W. 4WIIIIMWI1 Brig. Gen. Evan M. Johnson of the Seventy-seventh division who was aa? merely wounded in action. 1PP0SED BY OUR DELEGATES >ne of Wilson's Fourteen Points Is Clearly Violated In This Franco Little Nation Agreement. Paris.?The question of whether the >eace conference is to be secret or wholly open to the eyes and ears of he world, the settlement of which hae >een long awaited, was broucht to a ocus when it was announced an igreement had been made to confine he information given to the public to i daily official communiquo ana that i gentleman's agreement prevailed imong the delegates not to discuss or n any way give information of the nestings in the foreign office. The understanding is that the \.raerican and British delegates opposed this decision. The British newspaper correspondents immediately joined in a memorial of protest, which they put before Premier Lloyd George. The American newspaper correspondents united in what is virtually a round robin to President Wilson, in which they proested in measured terms against the lecision, and reminded the President :hat one of his 14 points which speciles "open covenants of peace openly irrived at." FEDERATION OF LABOR IN FAVOR PUBLIC OWNERSHIP Washington. ? Federal ownership, jperation, or regulation of public and semi-public utilities was recommendid in the report of the committee on reconstruction of the American Federation of Labor, made public after its ipproval by the federation's executive council. Government ownership of all wharves and docks, federal legislation to prevent child labor, and equality in pay for men and women workers also were urged. The committee opposed the formation of a labor political party. Other recommendations by the committee included: The right of labor to flx its hours cf work; no limitation on the rights of public employes to organise. DEMOBILIZATION SUBJECT HAS UNDERGONE CHANGE London.?The Central News declares that as a result of the allied discussion in Paris the whole aspect >f demobilization has undergone a sudden and vtial change, this being ihown in the drastic conditions demanded of Germany for a renewal of the armistice. "One authority of an unimpeachable character," says The Central News, "it can be stated that a situation exists in Europe under which war may break out again at any moment. The allied war council has arrived at a decision which means that the British people have mistaken the appearance of peace for reality." SWIFT A COMPANY. PACKERS, PACKED FOOD ADMINISTRATION Washington.?Frances J. Heney, former chief counsel for the federal trade commission, in its investigation of the meat packing industry, told the senate agriculture committee that nwui tt company "naa packed" the food administration with "dollar-ayear men" who received large salaries from the company at the time they were serving the government. The troth or falstly of this statement will be investigated. ARMOUR COMPANY PAYS LARGE PROFITS ON 1918 BU8INE88 Chicago.?The annual report of Armour & Co., packers, issued showed a record volume of 9861,000,000 for the fiscal year of 1918 compared with $575,000,000 in 1917. The report declared that notwithstanding reoord high prices for the company's products, and a record volume, racord low profits were produced. The fiet income for the fiscal year : at 1918 was $15,459,873. I [MES AMERICAN FORGES PRAISEDJY FOCH R/VER RHINE MU8T BE MAUt BARRIER BETWEEN FRANCE AND GERMANY. HAVE DEVIL'S OWN PLUCK Allies Were Magnificently Comforted by the Presence and Virility of the American Troops. Treves.?It is the convictlo*n of Marshal Foch that the Rhine must be mad the barrier between Germany and France. He expressed thiB clears ly when he received American newspaper correspondents. The marshal is here in connection with the meeting concerning the extension of the German armistice. Marshal Foch praised the work of the American troops and said General Pershing had asked that the American forces be concentrated for an attack on one sector. The allied generalissimo admitted that the ArgonneMeuse front, where the Americans began their offensive on September 26, was a "sector hard to tackle." The marshal said he had told General Pershing: "Your men have the devil's own punch. They will get away with all that. Go to it." The American attack succeeded, the marshal continued, "and here we are on the Rhine." "This is for me." Marshal Foch ho gan, "a happy opportunity to tell you all the good things I think of the American army and of the part It played on our side. "Your eoldiers were superb. They came to us young, enthusiastic and carried forward with vigorous idealism and they marched to battle with admirable gallantry. "Yes, they were superb. There Is no other word. When they appeared our armieB were, as you know, fatigued by three years of relentless struggle and the mantle of war laid heavily upon them. We were magnificently comforted by the virility of your Americans." DR. LIEBNECHT, SPARTACAN LEADER, IS PUT TO DEATH Berlin.?Dr. Karl Liebkneeht and Rosa Luxemburg have been killed. When it became known that Doctor Liebkneeckt and Rosa Luxemburg were at the Hotel Eden, in the western part of the city, a crowd rapidly congregated and stormed the. hotel lobby to lay hands on them. Both were spirited to a side entrance to the hotel. A few blocks down the street the machine was halted by a second mob and when the presence of Fraulein Luxemburg became known a man Jumped on the running board of the car and shot her through the head. In the meantime Dr. Liebkneeht was hurried into another automobile by off leer s and troops and the car was headed for the Moabit prison. While going through the Tiergarten the machine was halted by a punctured tire. Dr. Liebkneeht was asked to got out by the officers, who intended to hall another automobile, and continue toward the prison. While waiting Dr. Liebkneeht made an attempt to escape and was shot dead by soldiers who nan anticipated such an effort on hla part. GERMAN ARMISTICE IS EXTENDED BY A MONTH Paris.?The German armistice has been extended by one month by the commissioners who have concluded their session at Treves. The clauses offered by the allien concerning agri -uUiiral impleraenta, Russian prisoners o* war. naval conditions and the restitution of material wtolen by the Garmrna from in/aded countries, were signed by the enemy delegates. PADERWSKI FORMS NEW POLISH CABINET IN PART Warsaw.?Ignace Jan Paderewski, having reached an agreement with General Pilsudi, has succeeded partly in forming a new Polish cabinet. General PUsudski will be foreign minister under M. Paderewski as premier which will permit Pilsudski to retain much of his power. Three members of the present cabinet will be in the new ministry which will be constituted primarily of nonpolitical experts. JOINT COMMITTEE ASKS WILSON TO RAI8E EMBARGO Washington.?President Wilson waa urged, in a cablegram sent by a Joint committee from the cotton states to raise the embargo on cotton. Senator Smith, of South Carolina, who with Representative I .ever, of that state, are chairmen of the senate and house committees, said the president wea appealed to because it Is believed impossible to enact during the prescot session legislation amending the cot.ton futures act SL25 Per Year. , PERIL OF FRANCE . IS WORLDS PERIL 7nE 3'J?RES:Z CCL'fiClL Hf&Rt REPORT OF AMBASSADOR ON CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA. THE ENEMY OF THE ENTENTE Tyranny and Terror 8hould Place the Bloody Chiefs of Moscow and Petrograd Outsde the if?ale. ?The two notable events of the day were the moottij? *>f the supreme council to oonwdetfr the Ruesain Hituartioo and the gale luncheon to President WTIson at Luxembourg palace. The luncheon, bendies twinging together a brilliant assemblage. aJso brought out the declaration from President \V llMon that "the peril of Franco 1f it continues. wiCl be the pert I of the -world, ami not only France must organize against the pertl. but the worM must organize against 1L" The meeting of the supreme council -was attended by President Wilson, Secretary Lnnslng and represontritlivns of fh? ndlor SfK.i An hour was given over to hwaring M. Nmutens. the French amhaisre^r, who has just returned from Russia, where ho personally witnessed the various chances whflc.h havo been taking place in the government and condition's there. What he told the council1 wojr not diisc-knwd buit an authorised j statement from M. Noulens sums up hLs views thus: "The Bolshevist power is the enemy* of the entente. It furnished Germany with food during the war. It proteetod against the terms of the German armfcttlce. Throe act s show on uncompromising attitude of hostility against ! the entente. "Tyranny and terror, which are increasing daily, should pVaoe the hloody (tiiofs at Moscow and Petrogrod outside the pale of humanity. "Until the regime falts. a development which 1 hope the allies will actively seek to bring about, Europe will continue to be exposed to the severest risks of agitation and wax." I ALL UNITED STATES TROOPS TO WITHDRAW FROM BELGIUM Brussels.?In order to facilitate the rev lotua'M n c and reconstruction of Belgium , which has been hampered by the exclusive use of railways for military * purpose*?, Marshal F\>ch, at the re? quest of the Belgian government, ban deckled to withdraw the British and American forces now In Belgium and ; ennplay them eisowhere. DECLARES THE POGROMS IN LEMBERG ARE TERRIBLE Prague.?A Jewish woman who has arrived here from I-emberg declares the pogroms there are terrible. She solid: "When on December 28 the Jews accompanied their dead to the ; tombs, the remains of the Tables of 1 t V)A T^i w w4llWK h Qrf* W.. ?J J *? * ~ u.m ireTJII uurnxi 111 tn? ptyrm^ogues were buried with them. PogToim wea-e also frequont in Grodek." LABOR SHORTAGE AND HIGH WAGES FOR YEAR FORECAST. Chicago.?A continued labor short age, with resultant hi*' wages for at least another year. wv.< forecast at a conference between 75 .nen representing the various railroads centering in Chicago and government and state employment officials. Charles L. Boyd, general superintendent of the Illinois Free Employment offices, warned the railroad men that they were going to find it diffi* cult to get in competition with other industrial demands, and advised them it would be unwise to advocate a reduction of wages. Sanford II. E. Freund, director of the clearance division of the United States employment service at Washington.. D. C., declared that the relief expected to follow the signing of the armistice had not materialized. HEAVY VOTE IS REPORTED AS CAST IN GERMAN ELECTIONS. London.?"The course of the electoins throughout the German state.*' says a German government wireless dispatch, "has clearly proved that the iturciiimcui imprests tne whole Ger^ man nation. Participation in the elections was strong everywhere the sharpest contradiction to the indifference which vast classes, especially the Bourgeoisie, have shown on th$ ? occasion of former elections. CONTE8T FOR JUDQ8HIP 18 ALREADY ON IN EARNE8T. Washington.?The Judgship contest for the post under the new bill is on in earnest. Candidates are mustering their friends. The bill is in conference, where it will remain for days, if not weeks. There is no doubt as to its flnal enactment. A safe prediction Is that it will receive the President's name about the 4th of March. The man most talked of in connection f> with this new Job is Representative Webb of North Carolina. -* A