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THAW REARING HELD. I> KCl HI ON IN K ATl t AI>ITIO N PRO CEKIHNGS 1>1I EBHK.U Jerome Hake* Hard light to Return Prisoner for Trial In New York? \rgunwnr Betomill -Personal at Times. Concord. N. H., Sept. "23.?The duty of the State of New Hampshire to? ward Harry K. Thaw wa* the subject of exhaustive argument before Gov. Feiker today. The legal battle ir which William Travert Jerome, spec sj deputy attor? ney general of New York State, which seek a to obtain the extradition of Thaw aa a fugitive front justice, was pitted against three of the fugitive's array of counsel, was dramatic at times, and nea" the close came dan? gerously near to being personal. To the charge that he had resort? ed to subterfuge and was moved by ulterior motlven in his determination to return Thaw to the Matteawan in ? sane asylum, Je?ome retorted with unussial feeling that t'.ie State of New York would not pern* it Its justice to be defeated by the corrupt use of Thaw monsy. At the conclusion o| the arguments the governor gave counsel until Mon? day to file supplementary briefs. This means hla decision will not be known for a week at least. During Jerome's arguments new anglea In the celebrated cas" develop? ed. One that appeared to take the opposing counsel by n irprlse was his statement that Thaw is now under indictment in Ducheas county, charg? ed with conspiracy to escape from the Innsne asylum. Attorneys for Thaw had emphasised the common belief that no bill had been found sgainst their client n id that there waa no evidence before the governor that New York intended to place him on trial. Jerome went further and gave his word that Thaw would be placed on trial If returned to New York State. These assertions were coupled with the explanation that the returning of the Indictment had been kept secret In order that evidence might be pre? sented to the Jury against "the Insti? gator of this plot, a man of more im? portance than any one yet mentioned in this proceeding." Judge W. M. Chase, for the\ pris? oner, argued that Thaw was Insa te when he escaped from Matteawa.. and therefore Irresponsible. The charge of conspiracy had been trumped up he said, for the purpose of returning Thaw to the asylum. Speaking in a similar vein, Former Oov Stone of Pennsylvania declared that there waa no law to punish a lunatic for escaping from an asylum. Both quoted at length from authori? ties. George F. Morris, the third of Thaw'a counsel, attacked the petition lag extradition, saying it sought to do Indirectly what its sponsors could not do elrectly. In the name of public opinion and public sentiment, he ask? ed the governor to exercise broad dis? cretion In deu'.lng with the case. Mr. Jerome said that while he had listened to many arguments m many tribunals, he never had heard a more extraordinary argument advanced than that of Mr. Morris, that in a forced and fraudulent public opinion the governor of New Hampshire OOUld and should find a reason tor an ev use far disregarding the petition for a writ of extradition and lor refusing to ? perform a duty laid upon him by the conatltution of the United States. He quoted from decisions of the Cnlted States supreme court to show the process of extradition covered every offense punlshublo by law and that the certificate of the requesting governor was all the authority as to the crime committed that was needed by the governor upon which the re? quest was made. Oov, Btone, who followed, dwelt upon the fact that the request f<?r ex raditlon was not accompanied by an Indictment. The requisition papers, he aaid, did not comply with the re? quirement* of the State. Oov. Stone concluded at 1 o'clock i?nd adjournment until I o'clock was taken 6a*r, Stone this afternoon asked for time to file supplementary briefs and was grunted until Monday. The hearing was then declared at an cid. In a sharp reply t > Mr. Jerome Oov. :4tone charged that tho deputy attorney generul bad h- unded ThaW from the night that Stunford Wh;t was murdered. rioi.HH iwroitT.vi ION I I (.AI* Montreal, Sept. 2\.?The court of appeals today upheld Charley I >ohei - tv. minister of |nsti<e, in ha\ing seiz? ed Nftfff K. Thaw at Conti.U and deported him. Mr. L> ?herty, the court field, was entitle I to IgfjorS tin writ of habeas NSPSSJfl Obtained by Thaw's counsel to BTSTSnt ThOW'l deportut ISSV Marriage License H<s<>rd A license to mnrry has been issued f.. Mr It T lh.II. Jr., and MISS D, Oirtrule Hopkins SO TlfiXK? m:\v YORK PACKER, who maki:s NOVBL pro? posal. This Plan Will Tend to Decrease the High Cost of Living Says IMihin? Packers to Lhicourage Cattle Itais Chicago, Sipt. 23.?It is the duty ! of the United States to stock its gov ernment lands in the West, put the ( army, especially the cavalry, to work j as cowboys to handle the animals, supply packers with this beef at cost i so that the price would be lowered to , the people and a threatened meat , famine, due in eight years, be averted, in the opinion of A. M. Dubin of New York, a delegate to the American Meat Pakers* association, who today declared that only by some drastic ac? tion could the meat shortage be pre? vented. "My suggestion is perfectly simple," said Mr. Dubin. ?The government lands in the West could be made into \ great pastures, where countless cattle could be raised to relieve the present high cost of meat and avert the famine that surely is coming other? wise. "Unless some such action is taken there will be no meat on the table 1 of American workingmen in the next decade. The government has no higher obligation than to relieve this situa? tion, which every day is becoming more serious. The land so stocked could supply the army With meat first, then the rest could be sent to the packer* at cost and the consumer could get it with the mere price of dressing added. The lowe; price 1 would be astonishing. This action or something just as efficacious must be done at once. "I have taken this i.p with some of the delegates. Some approve while others say it is too paternalistic. Ethics, however, must not stand 111 the way of relief when an actual famine is staring us in the lace. "The American housewife was tak? en to task for wasting meat. A fourth part of all the meat killed for the table, It was said, is wasted. Poor fain lies refuse to be content with chuck and round steaks, despite the fact that those cuts can be made de? licious by correct cooking, and the great American family of meat eaters falls to practice proper economy in its meat diet, said John T. Russell, president of the Master Pinchers' as? sociation of America. He added the housewife must do her part if the high prices of meats are to be brought down, or even prevented from going up. The packers voted yesterday to spend $100,000 a year for five years to stimulate the cattle raising industry. Tres|>ass Notice. All persons are forbidden to tres? pass on lands known as "Anderson lands," in Stateburg township, near Horatio, for purpose of hunting or fishing. c. j. jackson. FIGHT IN HOUSE AVERTED. ! tense sn i.vnox in Tennessee house relieved BY rep? resentative. Speaker Declares Body Adjourned und benvei Amid Soenee of Excite ment Verging <>n Violence. Nashville, Tenn., Bept 24.?A tense' situation was saved in the house of representatives this evening hy the i coolness of Representative A. l. Todd of Hutherford county, who In a don : cillatory address quieted angry mem* I hers, after Speaker Stanton had de? clared the house adjourned without a roll call. The adjournment brought a storm of protests. Representative Mcj . ad made a written motion that the house set the socalled law enforcement hills for a special order at t> o'clock. Representa? tive Wilson moved to adjourn. "Those in favor say 'aye;' those oposed, 'no.' The house is adjourned," ruled the speaker without taking a vote-. Representative McDade advanced toward the speaker and Senator Fish , er, who was on the stand, stepped be I tween the two men. Speaker Stanton I hurried from the hall, and Mr. lie i Dade assumed the gavel. An appeal > from the decision of Speaker Stanton ! I regarding adjournment was taken with Representative McDade in the chair, hut was lost because there was no quorum. The sergeant-at-arms was dispatched in search of Speaker Stan? ton, and failing to Und him ths house, alter 15 minutes' wait, adjourned. During the uproar it is claimed that weapons were drawn. The exciting finale of the session [ followed a day's filibuster by regular ' members who had spoken apparently I j against time to delay consideration of ! the law enforcement bills. At the morning session Representative Tes terman addressing himself to Repre? sent, itive Royston, had declared, "You j lie; you hound," and had started to? ward him when pinioned by five other members. Shouts of "Throw him out" and "He didn't belong here" greeted Senator Fisher when he interposed between j the speaker and Representative Mc? Dade, and Senator Fisher was escort? ed from the hall by the sergeant-at arms. Representative Rejach dared members to put him out and also was led away by the sergeant-at-arms. According to political rumors cur? rent tonight an effort will be made to j depose Speaker Stanton when the ! houj-e meets at 11 o'clock tomorrow. ! In a statement issued tonight Speaker Stanton said concerning his adjourning Of the house this after? noon: "I knew- or had reason to know that members on the floor of the house were armed. The hotlHS was in the Wildest throes of turmoil and dis? order. In the gallery to the right were all of the penitentiary guards { in a most threatening attitude, while near them, with guns drawn, were j John Teaman and a man named Qar rett. These two men were iear pil I tf ft? Vfttf ft tttt M~f ?????????? ??^???^<M^+ Over-Stock? ed WithFur niture.... We have one of the largest and most complete stocks of fur? niture ever shown in Sumtr. We bought heavily and at a close price, and we must sell this heavy stock off in the next 60 days. There are many pieces you need if you had what you want offered you at the price you are able to pay. We can promise you, you will find just what you are looking for. and if the price isn't less than you are accustomed to pay? th m don't buy. We have special bargains in beds, bed? room suits and odd pieces, chairs, etc. LISTEN! Buy a good cook stove while we have what you want at a song of a price. s W. H. Shelley ? Son, SUCCESSORS TO WITHERSPOON BROS. FURNITURE CO. Right in Front of the Postoffice Sumter, South Carolina lars, ready to Pick mo or sumo otlO else off. Feeling that the lives of men were in ?langer, I* did adjourn, ; as any presiding officer would und should have done." _ TAKES CHINESE POST. Prof, Adams Accepts Place of Fiscal Ad riser. Washington, Sept. 2:5.?Friends of I Henry Carter Adams, professor of political economy at the University of! [ Michigan, say he has accepted the 1 [ post of general fiscal adviser to the republic of China. Confirms the Itcport. ; Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 2:5.?Prof. Adams today confirmed the Wash? ington report that he has accepted aj position with the republic of China. He said he would act as adviser to a government commission appointed for the standardization of records and accounts of government railways. DKMKS FOKMKH STORY. Wolfeohn says He Wanted to Dir. but Lacked Nerve. Philadelphia, Sept. 2 2.?Repudiat? ing bis statements made to the police yesterday and today, Jacob Wolfeohn today denied that be was guilty of; tiie murder of Anna Catharine Schu? macher in the cemetery at Rochester, j X. Y., four years ago. When closely , questioned by District Attorney Bar? rett of Rochester in th<> office of Capt. Cameron here this afternoon1 Wolfsohn broke down and said he' had confessed to the murder because j he wanted to die and could not bring himself to commit siicidc. "I want to take back my confes? sion. It is not true that I killed the Kirl and T can prove my innocence," he exclaimed hysterically. "You can cut my throati bang me :>r do what? ever yon can do, but 1 do not want to die with the record of a murderer." "My life has been an unhappy one," continued Wolfsohn. "I can not re? turn to Russia and there encape military service. My wife divorced me hero. I hoped to end my trou? bles by being electrocuted." District Attorney Barrett, before leaving tonight for Rochester, said he would make further investigation before determining whether he would ask for requisition for Wrolfsohn. He said : "U has been proved that the prison? er worked near the cemetery, where the crime was committed, but his de? scription oi the clothing worn b> the girl doefl not correspond with the ia is. I am not yet satisfied he is the murderer." Messrs. William Reynolds and Ju? lian Barn well left Tuesday morning for the University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee. S. WOOLEN MILLS COMPANY An Opportunity Not to be missed Men! 5,000 Styles. Your Unrestricted Choice of Any Pattern in the House. BIGGER than ever, more wonderful than ever, are the plaudits given us by our critics. What has brought our wonderful success? 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