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MMMftftrH FIRES THREE TIMES AT MAYOR OP NEW YORK. 'H HUMS HIS COMPANION Action of Ctumffear Detective A—llent to tbe Ground Be* Pore Further Firing Took Place— Kan Embittered Against Mitchell •Because of Fancied Slights. —V In an attempt to take the life of Mayor John Purroy Mltchel of New York Friday, Mltchel P. Mahoney, an apparently Irresponsible, elderly man, -mho later said he was a blacksmith •nt of work, fired Into a group of Wine men seated In the mayor’s auto mobile on Park Row at the east side at the New York city hall park. The ballet entered the jaw of Frank L. Folk, corporation counsel, who was flitting next to the mayor. With blood •parting from his mouth, Mr. Tolk was taken Into the city hall and after wards to a hospital, where, It was •aid, the wound would not prove fa tal. Mahoney shot at the mayor, he de clared Friday night, because he felt aggravated at the execiitivala "extrav agant expenditures" and because he was incensed at being refused an amdlence with the mayor on two oc- aaflions last week when he came to apply for a municipal job. t ^Before Mahoney could fire a second shot he was overpowered by Detective Oaorge Neun, who. In the capacity of Pbaaffeur, was adjusting robes about Che men In the automobile. The yor sat In the middle of the back •GUFF" IS WILSON’S CHARACTER IZATION OF REPORT. with Mr, Polk on hlj rlght aniL JttQUi-iM. jresldent ,aiul ». Y. Mullan, the mayor’s former taw partner, on his left. The bullet paflaed so close to Mayor Mltchel that Che left aide of bis face was scorched. HUndlng within a few feet'of Mar hsHsey was Police Commissioner Woods, who was .waiting for the vfcMffeur to get Into the car, Intend ing to alt beside the driver. To bystanders, the sound of the re- rrflkrer shot and the sight of the aged c ama who did the shooting, sprawled ’ ea the pavement as he was borne by Detective Neun, seemed al- fllmultaneous. The sight of Mayor Mltchel steadying the stagger ing figure of Mr. Polk then detached Itself from the picture. Within a abort time the city hall plaza and Vflu-k row were fioodod with a surging »wd and police resarves were called As soon as he had seen that Mr. Folk received medical attention Mayor Mltchel went to the police sta- \*tlwa and questioned Mahoney. "Why djd you shoot at me?" he asked. The prisonous ans.wer was Incoherent and Co the effect that he had nothing to my. Cowering before his questioners he seemed hardly to know what he had done. He wore ife ragged fringe •f white beard and was clad In an 111- Btting suit. While the police were trying - to learn the man's name, which he per- aMtently refused to give, a jostling crowd packed the plaza. "Where’s the assassin? Lynch him," some of them cried. It was thought «t the time that the corporation council had 2«st most of his lower teeth and that the jawbone had been pierced In two places by the bullet, but a later re port from the hospital stated that ■flply one tooth had been knocked out, ■amd that unless blood poisoning set the wound would not prove se- vtous. Tbe automobile which tbe mayor’s •arty was entering was to take them to lunch. In thirty seconds the car would have started. When the party wpproached the car Mahoney, who *had been attending a noop meeting •of tbe unemployed and the Industrial “Workers of the World nearby, saw -that Mayor Mltchel was within a few feet of him. As the mayor took his •eat Mahoney drew a revolver from “Blfl coat pockot and shot.— = According to his own story, Ma honey had tried to see the mayor flaat Monday, but had been unable to obtain an Interview. His Idea, be mOl, was to criticise Mayor Mltchel Iflr the "extravagant expendtures" of hlfl administration and incidentally to flWk for a Job. His repulse embitter- •i him, and when he came back Wed nesday It was with the intention of Billing the mayor. He thought bet- bar of hla purpose on this occasion, however, and deferred the attempt. Two letters taken from Mahoney’s VOflkets, one addressed to Mayor Mtebel and the oth«r to Mayor Arm strong, of Pittsburg, Pa., for tbe most M«rt were unintelligible, but it was «Yfdent that the writer was trying to wotce a protest against the police bills itly urged by Mayor Mltchel at had other municipal actlvl- la these letters Mahoney ap- ^ to he agitated by the attempt t set Geo. W. Goethals to take the epBunisslonerehlp. ' t > r r “ ' ’ ‘ ' I* r. Gain, egad 60, Atlantic Une brldge worker, was swept a grata from a trestle across Tar R. O, to the Hie body has President Denies That This Govern- ' i meat Will Extend Regret for Seces sion of Panama. * • • v “ l - President Wilson will not apologize to Colombia for the part played by the United States In connection with the secession of Panama. A report stated that the treaty would Include what was described as "a friendly expression of regret" by the United States for the part the Roosevelt administration took In a chain of events which resulted in the loss of Panama by Colombia. The president characterized all re ports of this* nature as “guff”. He said the treaty did not contain any thing which might be construed as an apology froip the United States. No apology was asked for by Colom bia and none was given. From . other, and high official sources It was learned that not only does the treaty fall to embrace such a provision, but there will be no statement from the Washington gov ernment accompanying the treaty which will carry anything which might be construed as an apology. It was learned that the treaty does not confer on Colombia any special canal toll privileges, as one report had it. There are provisions In the treaty which exempt Colombia from the payment of certain canal charges, such as fees for handling vessels through the canal.. It Is understood that vessels of Colombia will be on the same basis in this respect as those owned exclusively by the United States government. Just what are the details of these grants could not be ascertained, as Bryan refused to discuss them. Sec retary Bryan said the treaty would be given to the public on April 15, the date agreed upon by the Colom bian foreign office and the state de partment at Washington. While talk has arisen In congress to the effect that there will be con slderable opposition to the treaty on the ground that 626,000,000 Is too mu^i money to pay for what la de- serroed as "Colombla’a Injured feel ings," President Wilson as hla ad visers feel that If the Colombian con gress ratifies the treaty the United States senate will do likewise, and that the American congress will ap- proprjate the amount of the Indem nity, admitted by the president and Secretary Bryan to be 625,000,000. Proposals to Investigate all the acts committed by the Roosevelt ad ministration In connection with the secession of Panama and the acqui sition of the canal zone, have been made In both branches of congress. Up to this time they have met with little favor. The matters at issue have long ago passed Into history and no good, It Is said, could be accom plished by an Inquiry. The argu ment heretofore advanced for an In vestigation was a desire to.remove all stain from the national honor and do full Justice to Colombia. The pay ment of Indemnity would accomplish both results and obviate all necessity for an Inquiry. WIDOWS ARE PAID. von gross Gave $1,000 to Wives of Deputy Marshals Killed on Duty. The House Menday passed two ollis, introduced by Representative Aiken, to pay Mrs. W. B. F. Corbin and Mrs. C. D. Corbin, both of Wal- hulla, the sum of 61,000 each, on account of their respective husbands having been killed while in the ser vice kf the government W. Bi F. Corbin was a deputy United States marshal at Walhalla, and C. D. Cor bin was nls brother and assistant. On the night of March 1909, they under cook to arrest Robert Bel cher for a violation of the postal laws, shootiug Into a mall box. They attempted to make the arrest at the home of Belcher’s grandfather, J. B. Palmer, near the town of Walhalla, but both officers were shot and killed. The history of these bills Is Interest ing {rt>m a legal standpoint, In that this Is the first time that a bill of this kind has ever passed either house of congress. Dancer Slashes Sneerer. E. L.,Myers of Atlantic City, N. J., tobk tire liberty Tuesday night of crit icising a dancer at a theatre. The dancers wife seized a sabre and rush ed at him, cutting his wrist before she could he restrained. Villa Kind to Reporters. Hearing that five American news paper men had been captured along with the Federals at San Pedro, Gem Villi sent for them, with orders that they be given every courtesy. Married by Wholesale. Tudle Arnold of Blythevllle, Ark., has been sentenced to ten >•*>■ *,•*>• having sftrtfcen wives. Seven testified against him. ; ;i — Seven Persons Bonn Seven persons perished Tuesday • fire wblob destroyed « Boston tone*' meat hone*, uuem GENERAL HUKTRA ACCEDES TO DEMAND FOR FLAG SALUTE APOLOGY IS ACCENTED ,>. ■ — ♦ — American Government Will Return Salute to the Tri-Color—Crisis Has Probably Been Safely Passed, Though Battleships Continue on Their Way to Mexican Coast. The United States government Thursday night accepted Gen. Huer ta's offer to salute the Stars and Stripes as an apology for the arrest of American bluejackets at Tampico a week ago. The Huerta govern ment’s salute to the American flag will be answered with a salute to the tri-color of the Mexican nation. This arrangement, the detahs of which were being finally arranged In an exchange of official messages be tween Washington and Mexico City, ended, in the view of all high admin istration officials, the crisis that had resulted In the dispatch of American warships to Mexican waters. Execu tive officers and congressmen breath ed a sigh of relief that the tension had passed. No time has been set for the filing of the salute, and, until the derails are arranged, no further orders ;wlll be sent to the American fleets bow proceeding south. It is practically certain, however, that while many of the vessels will be turned, others will continue south, and a substantially Increased baval force will be main tained In Mexican waters. Huerta’s offer and request for a salute, caused Prealdent W1L TO STUDY THE TRUSTS • CLASSIFIED COLUMN LEADER^ WANT TO POSTPONE PASSAGE OF TRUST BILL. ; } son to ask for an opinion from the counselor of the State department and navy department officials. All reported that It was-the invariable customs In naval practice to return a salute, and cited precedents. The president also was Informed that Rear Admiral Mayo, on making his original demand for a salute, agreed to return the courtesy. Mr. Wilson said a return of a sa late under such circumstances did not Involve recognition of the Huerta government, but It was merely an act of the same character as grasping the hand of an individual who was apologizing as he extended it. Sec retary Bryan,loo, took the view that the American salute would be given to the flag of the Mexican nation, Just as much respected by the Constltu tlonalists as the Hnerta government, and no technical recognition was In volved. Precedents In which the United States returned the salute of other nations which apologized to It were cited at the White House and navy department, and It was generally agreed In executive quarters that Gen. Huerta’s compliance with the American demand had dissipated a tense situation. No orders to the American fleet to change Its course will be given until the Anal details of the salute have been arranged. In less than forty-eight hours after President Wilson had ordered the At lantic and Pacific fleets to Mexico and had informed Gen. Huerta unless a salute was fired to atone for repeated offences against the dignity of the United States there would be serious consequences, the answer came—a complete acceptance of the demand of the Washington government. The numerous happenings which led to the aggressive stand of the American government, the strong pressure brought to bear upon Mexico by Charge O.’Shaughnessy and the diplomatic representatives of other governments, backed by advices from the French and German ambassadors at.Washington, who learned from the State department the serious inten- ‘ions of the Washington government, all had brought about a grave inter national crisis. Congress showed Its readiness to stand by the administra tion’s foreign policy and the House committee on foreign affairs passed a resolution upholding the president's position. While the president declared the firing of the salute would close the Tamp’lco Incident, It will have no par ticular bearing on the general Mexi can policy of the administration. Other offences, such as the arrest of a mall orderly at Vera Cruz, have been apologized for and.the United States will continue its position of neutrality as between the two fac tions contending for the military su premacy of the Southern Republic. i ^ »• »■"■ X 1 " Negro Boy Kills Tormentor. Mllledge Finley, an 11-year-old negro of Greenwood Sunday stabbed Joe Coleman, another negro, aged twelve, because the latter tormented him with rockg. " '"’ w President Host to Children; President Wilson Monday enter tained thousands of children at the annual egg rclil-* frolic on the #ime House grounds. \ ’ Glit Fatally Burned. Miss Nellie NobUn, sixteen years old, of Spartenburg. yras fatally burn- ployed by tot Friday afternoon when her slothes frame a toll Ore while she was dosing. Expect to Appoint Commission With , Broad Powegs of Investigation Into \ Alii Pertinent Questions. Antl-trnst legislation supplement ary to the Sherman act, probably will not be undertaken at this session of congress on the broad scale originally outlined by the, administration. This became known at Washington Satur day night, Democratic ’Senate and House leaders agreeing that a practi cal solution of the vexatious problem of coping with evils of big business through legislation had been suggest ed. The plan, It was asserted. Is to. pass one bill which would create an inter state, trade commission with broad powers to investigate affairs of cor porations and with specific authori zation to inquire into the relation to commerce of interlocking director ates, holding companies, stock water ing, the Issuance of railroad securi ties and price discriminations which tend to destroy competition. The commission would recommend to the next congress what further trust reg ulatlon It deemed advisable for the welfare of the country. Such a culmination of an anti-trust legislative program originally sug gested by President Wilson In a spe cial message to congress has been working out In conferences between the president and Senate and House leaders for many weeks. The task tentatively outlined in bills proposed assumed proportions that precluded its accomplishment, leaders believed, in view of other legislative problems confrontlhg congress and also because of the many conflicting opinions of ■uretritrtTle*counclfs uf the dofflltiaht party as to just what should be done. It was pointed out that President Wilson In hi* trust- message sought merely to suggest to congress evils of big business which needed regulation. Since then he has had many confer ences with members of the House and Senate committees which from time to time,have submitted tentative trust regulation bills. Some time ago a sub-committee of tbe Senate Interstate commerce com mittee was appointed to Incorporate into one measure all features of the various bills contemplated. Since that committee has been at work, many stumbling blocks have been encoun tered as to how far congress should go in enacting legislation supplement ary to the Sherman act; Just what would strengthen, the provisions of that act and just what might weaken It. After many conferences of Demo cratic and Republican senators who In turn have conferred with mem bers of the House Interstate com raerce and Judiciary committee, a ten tative amendment to the Senate bill to create an interstate trade commis sion has been drawn, designed to take the place of proposed bills to prohibit or regulate Interlocking directorates, holding companies, stock watering; to provide for government regulation of the Issuance of railroad securities and to solve the problem of destruc- tife price discrimination. It would provide that all these problems be re ferred to the proposed Interstate trade commission, directing an ex haustive study of the subject for the Information of congress. LOCKED IN CAR. Alabama Robbers Lock up Express Messenger on Train. Attracted by muffled cries emanat ing from the express car attached to a “local” Chicago^ Rock Island & Paci fic train, railroad employees at Little Rock, Ark., Thursday night found the express messenger, William Abering, locked In a trunk, bound and gagged and the safe in the car looted The discovery was made when the train reached Little Rock from Hot Springs at 10 o’clock. It laestimat- Berred Rock Kgg*—Prepaid, 15, 61* C. T. Hamm, Tobaccoville, N. C. Yiigh class Single Comb Rgda. Fin# breed. Select matlnga. Eggs, |1.69 62 and 63 per 15. Young chicks. Mrs, John Kerr, Durham, N; C. Barred Rock Eggs—61-60 per setting. R. M. Spearman, Piedmont, S. C. N. O. r*-(J. OMt inexcelled; eP ’ Barred Rock Eggs—15 for 61-25 de livered.! Ben Smith, Reidsville, N. c. ’ t- . , r “Perfection” Potato Drews Pad rick’s) 62—61.000; unexcelled; April delivery; book order now by depositing 61- Cabbage Plants, 1,- 000 $1.10. J. L. Padrick, Tifton, 0m. Pare Bred Silver Wyandotte Eggs, 61-60 per 15. Geo. F. Tucker, Whit akers, N. C. Pure Prize Winning White Wyan dot tes—Eggs 18 for 61-25. G. B. Dominick'^ Neeses, S. C. For Sale—Pure Georgia Cane Syrup; 36c gallon in barrels and kegs. W. H. Dairs, Savannah, Ga., Box 45. For SalewiwVelyet Beans, $2 bushel f. o. b, Alachua, Fla. Cash with or der. Caswell &j Grimes, Alachua, Fla. , • ■' : j: Peas For Sale—All varieties. Iron and Running Special a specialty. Writo for prices. W. H. Franks, Warthen, Ga. — - , Ran cocas strain S. C. White Leghorns —Hatching eggs, 68 per 100; 61-®0 per setting. Red Briar Farm, Hen dersonville, S. C. White Wyandottes—Yearling stock for sale at sacrifice. Eggs for batch ing. W. P. Causey, 1316 Dickens St., Columbia, S. C. For Sale—Eggs for hatching, from thoroughbred 6. C. Brown Leghorn^ prices on large lots. R. W. Chap lin, Rantowles, S. C. Reds—Large, healthy, bright red, In oculated. Heavy layers; 15 eggs, 11.50; 100, 6«. Mrs. Addit E. Pat terson, Pineland, S. C. For Sale—One Flanders 20, two new casesrtoy,-extra Seat. Car in ex- _ cellent condition. Price reasonable J. F. Burbank^ Union, S. C. Special—Pure white and Exhibition Fawn and White Runners, 65; trio Utility, 61 each or 610 doz. Mrs. J. F. Carroll, Hohennald, Tenn. . j j '■ 1 in 1 — Fof Sale—Entire stock of general merchandise valued at 61.500, more or less; WtiVsell at reasonable-fig ures. Stock in good condition. Also one desirable lot on Main street. Address A. Q. Rice, Fountain Inn, S. C. ; For Sale—Lookout Mountain Seed Irish potatoes. Write for price, stating number of bushels wanted. B. C. Sloan, Cass Station, Ga. Agents Wanted—To sell monuments, outfit furnished free; references re quired with applicajtlon. Denmark Marble Works, Dentnark, S. C. For Sale—Pure Georgia Cane Syrup, 25c a gallon in barrels and kegs. Cow Peas for sale. Write for prices. W. H. Davis, Savannah, Ga., Box 45. . o • . o Malari, Chills Jaundice cured or money refunded. Rigor-Tone 60 cents post paid. Stamps or coin — Rigor-Tone Co., Petersburg, Va. Indian Runner Duck Eggs—Great layers, easily raised. $1 per 13. Express or parcel post paid. Mrs. R. S. Kirk, Lancacster, S. C. R. 6. Wanted—Ladles, $1 dozen making aprons at honite. We pay you. Send stamped reply envelope for particu lars. Globe SDpply Co., Hornel, N. Y. For Sale—Eggs from single comb White, Brown, and Buff Leghorns, Anconas, Baft Orpingtons, 15 for 61. Carolina Poultry Farm, Reidsville, N. C, * Men and Women earn 63 dally ad dressing letters in spare time. Send 10c for outfit and beginner. Ad dress Morgan, Box 656, Salisbury, N. C. 300 Silver Campine Chicks at 20c each, ready April 16. Eggs select ed from my entire yards. Place your order at-once., TV L. Hilton, Lancaster, S. C. ed that between 62,000 and $3,000 was secured by the two men who, Abering declares, took possession of the car near Haskell, Ark., thirty miles from Little Rock, forced him into the trunk and escaped with all the valuables aboard. No attempt was made to rob the passengers and other members of the train crew knew nothing of the rob bery until the messenger was dis covered In the trunk, ..... „ EXEMPTION NOT CONTEMPLATED Makers of Treaty Did Not Consider Free Tolls. Henry White, formerly ambassador to France and London at the time of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty was nego tiated, told the Senate interoceanlc capale committee Tuesday that it never was l^e understanding, nor that of any of the negotiators tor Great Britain 1 , that the United Statee ever contemplated exemptlnr American canal tolls. - L Another witness who advocated re peal of. toll exemption tor American ships was Prpf. Emory R. Johnson of the University ef-Pennsylvanla, em- PresMsnt Taft ' lie for reesels pase- For Sale—-Kellerstrass Crystal White Orpington, prize winning eggs, 15 for $1.50. Baby chicks 25c each. Mrs. W. A. Huff, R. F. D. No. 2, Mllledgeville, Ga. ^Engraved Visiting Cards are neatest and best. 100 cards In script and plate for $1.54. Style card mailed on request. Sims Book Store Orangeburg, S. C. For Sale—Start right with Young’s strain single comb White Leghorns. Best layers, |)est show birds known. Eggs, setting $2 to 65. J. Walter Berry, Greenville, S. C. O. I. Pigs—From matured stock not akin, Silvers strain, petlgree fur nished; best litter I ever raised; 8 to 10 weeks old; 610 each. F. P. Hlnnant, Ridgeway, S. C. White Orpington Eggs tor Hatching —Say! W'-uld you be Interested In a special egg proposition? If so, answer quickly. - Mention ad. L. O, Lawrence. Henrietta. N. C. Wanted—Men to learn the cettoa business la oar sample rooms or by correspondence and type samples, m- Good positions open. Charlotte Cot* to ton school, Charlotte, N. f. ' lng through i; Sole—Tompkln’e and Langford’s Anconas—Lay most, eat least. The best and cheapest. We have them. Stock and eggs. Prices reasonable. Our pullets laid at 4 1-2 months last season. Tazewell Ancona Yards, Tazewell, Va. For Sale—Registered Hereford cat tle, best of all beef breeds for our Southern conditions. Eighty breed ing cows; young stuff for sale. Extra good breeding. Evans Lunsford, Covington, Ga. tTi- — Automobile Contact Points, 75c— Why pay 61.50 or $2 for new points. We put new platinum on for 75c each. Send them to us and get them by return mall. WIesepape Mfg Co.,' Columbia, S. C. For Sale—Eggs for hatching from S. C. White Leghorns, S. C. Black Mlnorcas and Indian Runner Ducks. Best strains available, $1 tor 15. 65 per 100. Berkshire Hiff Farms, Greenville, S. C. Single Comb Blue Andalusians— They lay and pay. Eggs, $1.50 per 15. Golden Lace Wyandottes are beauties for all round fowls; none better. Eggs, $1.^ for 15. T. H. Knox, Bear Poplar, N. C. Kellerstrass White Orpingtons— Reared from $100 pen. Aldrich strain from Madison Square Gar den blue ribbon winners. Fifteen eggs, $2, and $5. Orders filled with care. W. S. Stansell, Easley, 8. C. Yokohama Velvet Beans—Earliest and most productive variety In cul tivation. Thirty to fifty bushels per acre in less than four months from planting. H. C. Young, Georglana, Ala., R. 3. Eggs—Prize winning Rose, Single Comb Black Mlnorcas, Pape, North rop, Mishler strains. Dark Cornish Indian Games, $2 to $3 fifteen. Sat isfaction guaranteed. Paul Houston, Greenville, S. C. For/Sale—■Buff Plymouth Rock eggs, 61“ flnd $2 per 13. Fawn Indian Runner Duck eggs, $1.50 per 11. • Day-old chicks, 10c, 15c, 20c each. Rivervlew Poultry Farm, D. C. Hol land, Anderson, S. C. Wanted—Kodak developing. Am in position to give prompt attention to all orders and' guarantee satisfac tion. Will develop first roll or film- pack for each new customer free. We pay postage cn all out-going work. Address Pi A. Hodge, Alco- lu, S< C. Fnlghum Oats—Big Bone Guinea Hogs, the poor man’s crop; the hog for the South; he eats grass and clover like" a cow; less fence, less worry, less corn; cut your Fulghum oats from April 1 to May 1. Send for bulletin. Willow Dale Farm, Mayfield, Ga. If you want Cataloupe seed careful ly and personally selected In Rocky Ford, Colo., last season from per fectly netted Eden Gem cantaloupes, send to W. P. Henley, Johns, N. C. Price by mall 3 ozs. 25c; 1-2 lb., 65c. By express collect 3 pounds or over $1 per pound. Lady or gentleman, fair education, to act as our representative In home town. Exclusive territory given. Selling experience unnecessary. We furnish capital. Show how tn hniM permanent business that should pay $2,000 first year. Staple line. Our booklet, “How to Start In Business for Yourself,’’ explains all. Free on request. Address Box 1699. Phil adelphia, Pa. 780 Acre Farm For Sale—One of the best Improv d and most fertile farms in Georgia. Within threfe miles of school and railroad; mail delivered. Contains one 12-room dwelling with all modern conven iences, including gas and phone. Nine tenant houses; 4 barns, and all other necessary Improvements. Water supplied by ram from spring. Easy terms. J. Lockwood Murphy, Charleston, S. C. . Eggs from the best strains of Buff, white and black Orpingtons; Buff, White and Brown Leghorns; Bant d Rocks; White Partridge, Golden and Silver Wyandotte; Black Mlnor- cas, Anconas, Silver Hamburger, Dark and White Cornish Games: Idea , oeor*^Jilff Oocifin and Japanese Blacktall, Bantams, White and Fawn and White Indian Runner Dncks, Tutouse Geese, $1.50 per set ting and up; $8 per 100 and up. Also stock of most of above breeds at 62 each and up. Show birds a matter of correspondent*. College Vine Farm, College Park, Ga. .. v