*■ MORE WOMEN CAUGHT
IN POKERGAME RAID
Handsomely Gowned Young
Woman Held On Charge of
Conducting Place.
New York. Jan. 27.—The second raid
within a week disclosing alleged gam
bling among women at poker In uptown
apartment houses was carried out by
the police late last night. It was
learned today. A score of men and
women In evening dress were arrest
ed, Including a handsomely gowned
young woman who said she was Mrs,
Alice Merrill, for whose arrest the de
tectives carried warrants charging her
with maintaining a gambling house
She was locked up, notwithstanding her
protests that she was only entertaining
a few "nests at cards.
The arrests were made by detectives
who succeeded in getting places at the
fioker tables without their Identity be
ng suspected,'the methods which were
successfully used about a week age
in a raid upon a similar party.
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WILSON VISITS ELLIS
ISLAND ON BUSY DAY
Governor Asks Many Questions
—Sees Immigrants Turned
Back.
New York, Jan. 27.—The next presi
dent of the United States witnessed
his country’s immigration laws in op
eration today at Ellis island. Gov
ernor Wilson called the visit a pleas
ure trip, but the immigration officials
were incllnded to attach importance to
the fact that with him came several
prominent persons who have been ac
tive in improving the conditions sur
rounding immigrants.
The president-elect asked many ques
tions.
“I wonder,” he remarked as he
looked down on the crowd awaiting ex
amination, “if these people know before
they arrive what they are to go
through?”
Commissioner Williams told him that
In general the immigrants were told
on shipboard what was expected of
them. The governor saw a Russian
rejected on account of a w'eak heart
and listened to the testimony before
the board of special inquiry regarding
, another Russian charged with being
a “white slaver.” This man was or
dered deported.
GREAT LEVEE BREAKS;
FINE VALLEY FLOODED
Mississippi River On Rise—
Water Over Banks At Sev
eral Points.
Vicksburg, Miss., Jan. 27.—The Beu
lah levee on the east side of the Mis
sissippi river near Greenville, Miss.,
broke today and the flood waters are
pouring over some of the finest farming
land in that section.
The crevasse was caused by the set
tling of the foundation in the new levee.
Fifteen hundred men, including several
hundred Mississippi convicts had been
working day and night for the last
week in an attempt to rebuild the levee
which waa carried away by last spring's
flood.
A wide territory both above and be
low Cairo is Inundated. Thousands of
acres of wheat land are under water.
Water is pouring through the breaks
In the levee at Drinkwater, Mo. A
small increase in the flood at Bird’s
Point. Mo., -will embarrass both the
Cotton Belt and Iron Mountain rail
ways.
' PLOT AGAINST THAW
IS SEEN BY BOIES
Former Governor of Iowa Pro
tests Against Passage of
Proposed Law.
Utica, N. Y., Jan. 27.—Mary C. Thaw,
mother of Harry K. Thaw, has sent
3,000 letters from Pittsburgh to mem
bers of the New York State Bar as
sociation in session here, asking mem
bers to read a printed letter from Hor
ace Boles, former governor of Iowa,
referring to changes in laws recom
mended at a meeting of a committee
of the Bar association in Rochester.
These would prevent successive ap
plications of writ of habeas corpus by
persons confined in state asylums for
criminal insane.
"The openly avowed purpose of this
movement is an effort to shut the doors
of your state against one particular
individual, Harry K. Thaw,” says the
Boies letter and continues that it is the
duty of the association to see that the
legal rights of men are preserved in
stead of being hindered.
* ALLEGED-WIRETAPPERS
INDICTED IN CHICAGO
Chicago, Jan. 27.—Five men, alleged
to be wiretappers and confidence men,
Involved in the defense of the Kirby
Savings bank scandal, were indicted
yesterday by the Cook county grand
jury.
The indictments against the men,
who. Dr. William T. Kirby, heavy
stockholder of the defunct private in
stitution, said swindled him out of
$20,000 of the missing funds came as a
climax to many sensations brought out
in the United States district court.
Judge K. M. Landis adjudged Dr,
Kirby and his wife, Mrs. Margaret L
Kirby, guilty of contempt, gave them an
indeterminate sentence in jail and pro
nounced the "wiretapper” story a
"frameup" and the entire defense a
“mess of perjury."
CONFERENCE REPORT ON
MEASURE IS ACCEPTED
Washington, Jan. 27.—The conference
report on the Burnette-Dillingham im
migration bill was adopted by the
House today 166 to 71. As approved, It
prescribes a reading test for immi
grants. The clause providing that im
migrants from countries which issue
character certificates, must present
such certificates before being admitted,
was stricken from the bill. The report
now goes to the Senate.
BACK FROM EUROPE
TO FIGHT DIVORCE
Mrs. W. Gould Brokaw Seeks
to Disprove “Scandalous”
Charges of Husband.
Netv York, Jan. 27.—Mrs. Mary Blalt
Brokaw. wealthy society woman and
formerly of New York and Newport;
has returned from Europe to fight the
divorce suit which her Wall street hus
band, W. Gould Brokaw, has started.
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MRS. MARY BLAIR BROKAW.
Three years ago Mrs. Brokaw won her
suit for separation and $16,000 a year
alimony. Later she started divorce
proceedings, which are still pending,
and her husband met this move with a
counter suit which is soon to be heard.
Mrs. Brokaw calls “scandalous” the
allegations of her husband, who named
in his suit Baron Alexander von Hoch
wachter, a German armjr officer, and
Maurice Gray. In her action Mrs.
Brokaw went her husband one better,
however, naming four women.
PROSEG ON LIKELY
TOF OW INQUIRY
Commissioner Harlan Threat
ens Railway Officials Who
Give Out Passes.
Denver, Colo., Jan. 27—With more
than 60 witnesses, including shippers
and railroad officials under subpoenas,
the stage was set early today for the
opening of the nation-wide hearing be
fore Interstate Commerce Commission
er Harlan into the alleged illegal and
improper use of railroad passes.
From the text of the questions asked
at the beginning of the day’s hearing,
it was expected that the commerce in
vestigation would be confined to the
charges of Colorado railroads having
given passes to Colorado shippers to
influence their interstate freight ship
ments.
"This investigation will not stop with
a report,” said Commissioner Harlan,
“but prosecutions will follow wherever
we find there has been a violation of
the law. There will be a recommenda
tion for additional state, legislation
against the use of passes, if we find
what we have been told exists."
SOLDIER BOYS RESENT
SLANDEROUS REMARKS
Honolulu, Jan. 27.—Stirred to activ
ity by the barring of uniformed men
from the steamship Cleveland, now In
port here, U. S. soldiers began a move
ment today to raise funds to prosecute
Perley L. Horne, president of the
Kamehameha schools, of the Island of
Oahu, for alleged slander. Horne, at a
mass meeting early last December, said
the misconduct of soldiers made the is
lands unsafe for Hawaiian women. It
was said the soldiers rejoinder to the
charges would be sent to the war de
partment
Representatives of the army de
manded a retraction from Horne, which
he refused to give, and a grand Jury
investigation vindicated the soldiers.
ONE KILLED; TWENTY
HURT IN CAR CRASH
Lockport, N. Y., Jan. 27.—One man
was killed and 20 persons seriously In
jured in a collision between a trolley
passenger train and a freight on the
International railway here early today.
The injured are all members of the
Lockport Aerie of the Fraternal Order
of Eagles, who were returning from a
lodge entertainment in Buffalo last
night.
The freight train was standing on the
main line when the passenger train
crashed into it. The forward car of
the passenger train and the rear car
of the freight were demolished.
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4 BURGLAR ALARM IS '4j
4 FLASHED BY “MOVIE” 4
4 - 4
4 Boonton, N. J., Jan. 27.—Mr. 4
4 and Mrs. Norman Browers were 4
4 spectators at a moving picture 4
4 show here last night when one 4
4 of the film dramas was suddenly 4
4 interrupted with these scribbled 4
4 words thrown on the screen: 4
4 "Norman Browers wanted at 4
4 home at once.” 4
4 The message was a burglar 4
4 alarm. A 16-year-old daughter 4
4 had been attacked by a burglar 4
4 at the Browers home, a mile 4
4 distant, and her grandparents, 4
4 who had found her unconscious 4
4 and bleeding from a wound In 4
4 the head, had telephoned to the 4
4 theater, where the unusual 4
4 burglary alarm startled the par- 4
4 ents. 4
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SOUTHERN WHEAT CROP
ONE-THIRD GREATER
Washington, Jan. 27.—Wheat pro
duction In Argentina, Australia and
New Zealand this season is one-third
greater than in the previous season, to
talling 321.000.000 bushels. This in
formation was received by the depart
ment of agriculture today from the In
ternational Institute of Agriculture at
Rome, which added that the production
was 130.7 per cent of that harvested
last season. In all three countries,
bumper crops appeared to be the rula.
REIGN OF TERROR
IN TURKISH CAPITAL
Young Turks Fear Power Will
Be Taken From Them and Re
sort to Strenuous Methods.
4 NEW TURK CABINET. ,4
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4 The new Turkish cabinet is 4
4 constituted as follows: 4
4 Grand Vizier and Minister of 4
4 War—Mahmoud Shefklt Pasha. 4
4 President of Council of State— 4
4 Said Halim.
4 Interior—Hadji Adil. 4
4 Foreign Affairs (temporary)— 4
4 Mukhetar Bey. 4
4 Marine — Tschuruksula Mah- 4
4 mud.
4 Justice—Ibrahm Pasha.
t Finance—Rtfaat Bey. 4
Public Works — Batzarla Ef- 4
4 fendl. „ 4
4 Pious Foundations—Hairi Pa- 4
4 sha. 4
4 Agriculture—Djelal Effendl. 4
4 Posts—Oskian Bey.
4 Public Instruction—Shukri Pa- 4
4 sha. 4
London. Jan. 27—Constantinople is
practically in a state of siege, accord
ing to dispatches received here by
the peace delegates of the allies. The
young Turks, fearing that the reins
of power may again escape from their
hands, are said to be arresting their
political adversaries right and left,
searching houses and clubs and con
fiscating documents. They hope in this
way to break up the opposition.
The allies express the opinion that
under these circumstances any excess
may be expected.
War Vessels to Capital.
With this prospect in view, the
European powers are sending war ves
eels to reinforce the ordinary guard
ships stationed at Constantinople.
Italy is especially alarmed over the,
return to power of the young Turks,
who were inexorable during the Libyan
war.
The United States ambassador to
Constantinople, William R. Rockhill,
during the negotiations for the con
clusion of peace between Italy and
Turkey, described Djavid Bey, now
head of the committee of union and
progress, as an "irreconcilable.”
Djavid Bey declared that Turkey
would fight In Tripoli as long as she
possessed a single soldier.
Italy Is Alarmed.
The position of the 6,000 Italian res
idents of Turkey is now regarded as
so precarious that Italy has dispatched
to Constantinople two of her best
cruisers, the San Marco and Pisa, and
the gunboat Archimede, which is pre
pared to land 600 bluejackets. At the
same time the admiralty has ordered
the entire Italian squadron now sta
tioned in the Grecian archipelago, to
hold itself in readiness.
The remainder of the Italian fleet
is at Tarranto, within easy call.
RESUMPTION OF WAR IS
BELIEVED INEVITABLE
London, Jan. 27.—At headquarters of
all the peace delegations the greatest
activity and excitement prevailed to
i day. Cipher telegrams from Sofia, Bel
grade, Athens and Cettlnje crossed
messages from London to those capi
tals during the early morning hours.
Before noon the heads of the four
■ delegations had held several meetings
' to discuss the situation.
The allies seem disposed to consider
the revolution in Constantinople as an
affront to the European powers more
than to themselves. Therefore, they
think that the powers are entitled to
make the first move. Whatever It may
be, and whatever Its result, It cannot
prejudice their future action, they de
i clare.
Messages received from various
points in the Balkans show that nego
tiations concerning the next develop
1 ment are proceeding actively between
1 the capitals of the allies. The delega
tions cannot be sure as to what will
’ be their ultimate attitude until they
: have received simultaneous and iden
c tical instructions from their respective
i governments.
The delegates, however, consider that
' the resumption of the war In th»
c course of the next week is almost in
’ evitable, even if the powers should
agree on active intervention.
l TWO COURSES ARE URGED
r UPON PLENIPOTENTIARIES
London, Jan. 27.—The confirmation
of the news of the complete revulsion
of feeling in Constantinople against the
proposed surrender to the allies has
created the impression among the peace
delegates that war will begin again
almost immediately.
i There are, however, two currents of
opinion among the representatives of
the Balkan league. One of these is in
i favor of asking Sir Edward Gray, as
honorary president of the peace con
i ferenee, immediately to convoke a ses
sion of the delegations at which the
resumption of hostilities will be de
clared.
The other urges that the powers first
! should be allowed to deal with Turkey.
The European governments are al
’ ready in communication with regard
to the situation. The view here is that
the reply of Turkey to the note of
the powers must be awaited before any
drastic action can be inaugurated.
Lack of information as to the real
meaning and scope of the movement
in Constantinople precludes in the of
ficiay view, anything in the nature of
peremptory action.
LONDON STOCK MARKET
HIT BY TURK CRISIS
London, Jan. 27.—The London stock
exchange was greatly agitated over
the Turkish crisis today. A prolonga
tion of the recent uncertainty was
feared and quotations were marked
down in all directions, more particular
ly in speculative issues. American
rails opened from $1 to J3 below parity
while Rio Tintos was 2Vi points oft
and Turkish bonds were 1% down.
Consols were quoted % lower on local
selling due to fears that the continental
markets may unload heavily. Later in
the day the market appeared to be a
shade steadier, and with a hardening
tendency although it was still unset
tled.
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR
EXPRESSES NO FEARS
j Washington, Jan. 27.—Ambassador
Rockhill at Constantinople, reports the
Turkish capital quiet, despite the in
cident which resulted In the overthrow
1 of the cabinet and the killing of Nazim
1 Pasha. He says the new government
has given assurances that all neces
sary measures have been taken to
guarantee the safety of persons and
prop) rty. He adds that there Is reason
t to believe parliament is likely to be
i convened at an early date and that
1 the resumption of hostilities will not
, necessarily result from the coup
d’etat.
OFFERS MILLION FOR
WHITE PLEAGUE CURE
Rich New Yorker Will Reward
Scientist If He Makes
Claims Good.
New York. Jan. 27.—A million dol«
lara Is the offer announced by Charles
E. Finlay, a New York banker, If his
sonlnlaw, Rexford Lee Paris, of Indian
apolis, and 94 other sufferers from
tuberculosis In this country are re
stored to health by the new serum dis
covered by Pr. F. F. Friedman, of
Berlin, Germany. Cable dispatches
have told of the success of the new
serum abroad and Dr. Friedman has
recently given the secret of his vaccine
to the German Imperial board of health.
Aroused by the case In his own
household, Mr. Finlay has cabled his
offer to Dr. Friedman, one of the con
ditions being that the doctor shall
demonstrate personally the value of
his serum In New York within the next
few weeks. His proposition requires
that 95 per cent of cures In 100 cases
be shown. He will provide hospital
beds for the patients free. Mr. Finlay
said that Jl.000,000 might reduce him
to the "bread line class" as ho was not
a multi-millionaire, but he thought It
would be worth while to make the sac
rifice If he could do such a helpful
thing for humanity.
IF YOU LACK BRAINS
DON’T FEAR INSANITY
‘1 Should Worry” Doctrine
Preached As Antidote to
Worrisome Grief.
Chicago, Jan. 27.—"If you are lacking
in brains, you need have no fear of
insanity," was the statement of Everett
S. Elmwood, secretary of the mental
hygiene committee, of New York,
speaking before the National Society
for Mental Hygiene here last night
“Persons who become Insane, worry
themselves into Insanity and you must
have brains to worry," he continued.
“If persons would not worry. Insanity
would be decreased 40 per cent. When
things go wrong one should say, ‘I
shonld worry,’ and forget all about it
Dr. Frank P. Norbury, alienist of the
board of administration of Illinois said
that in only a few cases can insanity
be cured and therefore steps will have
to be taken to prevent it.
FLIES OVER ALPS
IN AN AEROPLANE
Peruvian Aviator Completes
Plight Which Brought Death
to His Compatriot.
Domodosalla, Italy, Jan. 2T«—Jean
Bielovuccl, the Peruvian aviator, flew
across the Swiss Alps from Brig to this
city in less than half an hour today.
He ascended at Brig in his mono
plane on the stroke of noon and landed
here at exactly 2B minutes past 12.
Bielovuccl had been waiting for fa
vorable weather since January 9. He
followed the same course over the
Simplon pass as was taken by his com
patriot Chavez In September, 1910.
Chavez accomplished the flight, but in
landing was hurt severely and later
died from his injuries.
Bielovuccl had made one previous at
tempt to cross the Alps on January 14,
but after ascending 9,000 feet was forced
to make a hurried landing owing to
a defect in his motor.
MOORS ARE REPULSED
WITH ALOSS OF 300
French Troops Attacked—Rout
Foe—Eight Killed and 41
Wounded.
Mogador, Morocco, Jan. 27.—Heavy
losses were Inflicted on a large force
of Moorish rebels, who last night at
tacked a French expeditionary column
near this place. The fighting was se
vere for some hours and 300 Moors were
killed or wounded. They were Anally
routed and fled, but the French were
unable to pursue them owing to the
smallness of their forces. The French
casualities were eight killed and 41
wounded. _ _
SENDS HER BABY TO
GRANDMA BY POSTMAN
Batavia, Ohio, Jan. 27—Vernon Lyt
tle, mail carrier on rural route No. 5
of this place, is the first man to ac
cept and deliver under parcel post con
ditions a live baby. The baby, a boy
weighing 10% pounds, Just within the
11-pound weight limit, is the child of
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Beagle, of near
Glen. The package was well wrapped
and ready for “mailing” when the car
rier got it today. Its measurements
reached 71 inches, also Just within the
law, which makes 72 inches the limit.
Mr. Lyttle delivered the “parcel” safely
to the address on the card attached,
that of Its grandmother, Mrs. Louis
Begle, who lives about a mile from
Its home. The postage was 16 cents
and the “parcel” w>», insured for J50.
PEACE OUTLOOK IN
MEXICO IS BETTER
Washington, Jan. 27.—Consul Letcher
at Chihuahua, Mex., reported that
peace negotiations between federals
and rebels are progressing favorably.
Other reports indicate that conditions
are more tranquil in northern and cen
tral Mexico.
SHOOTS MAN ENROUTE
TO THE STATE PRISON
Casper, Wyo„ Jan. 27.—George Ed
wards. a rancher today shot and prob
ably fatally wounded Roy J. Landis,
while the latter was being taken to a
train by Sheriff A. J. Sheffner enroute
to the state penitentiary at Rawlins.
Landis was under sentence for horse
stealing. According to the officers tho
shooting grew out of a quarrel between
the two men arising out of Edwards
domestic troubles. Edwards made no
attempt to escape.
COMMENDS GLAVIS;
WANTS HIS REMOVAL
Governor Acts Because He Was
Privately Employed While
Holding Office.
Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 26.—That th«
private contracts of Louis Glavis with
lumber companies aggregated In value
from $40,000 to $50,000, Is stated In a
letter from Governor Johnson to the
conservation and water boards of which
Glavis was secretary. The letter which
Is dated December 30. was written after
the Investigation which resulted In the
resignation of Glavis. He formerly
was In the federal forestry division.
Milton TTRen, private secretary to
Congressman William Kent, and who
like Glavis, was employed by the state
conservation commission to look after
Its Interests at Washington, was like
wise employed by Glavis In his private
undertaking to obtain preferential list
ing of lands for certain lumber com
panies. An attorney named Marshall,
employed by the conservation commis
sion, was also In the employ of the
lumber company. The Investigation
was held In the governor’s office last
Monday and It was not until today that
the proceedings In detail became pub
lic.
Work Did Not Suffer.
The main facts in the hearing are
contained In a letter from Governor
Johnson addressed to both boards, sug
gesting that Glavis resign. The letter
says In part:
"Since our recent meeting when we
discussed the Glavis matter, I have
given to the subject the most careful
consideration. Prom the remarks of
the members of the commission present,
it may be taken as Indubitable that
Glavis has rendered as your secretary
signally valuable service and that his
work In his position has not suffered
or In any wise been neglected because
of the employment hereinafter men
tioned."
While secretary of the commissions,
the letter proceeds, Glavis accepted pri
vate employment from various corpo
rations and Individuals who were en
titled to patents on 200,000 acres of land
from the state of California. This land
had not been listed by the state, and to
enable the purchasers to obtain pat
ents, the state arranged an agreement
of settlement with the secretary of the
Interior.
na a mg oum at ouw>.
"Glavls, with knowledge of the sit
uation,” the letter continues, "entered
Into contracts with various lumber
companies, by which he agreed to have
the lands to which they were entitled
listed by the federal government to the
state.
"Involved In these contracts are some
25,000 to 30,000 acres and Glavls would
receive as compensation from his em
ployers sums ranging from $1.25 to
$2 per acre. The amount In value of his
contracts aggregates probably between
$40,000 and $60,000.
Urges His Discharge.
"From this brief resume, perhaps
Imperfectly stated, we may conclude
that In the private employment of
Glavls the state was not Injured and
that his services to the state were ren
dered with fidelity unshaken by private
Interests. But the entire efforts of this
administration have been to require ev
ery public servant, every official high
and low alike, to give to the state his
undivided allegiance and never to place
himself In a position where his loyalty
to the public might be strained by any
private Interest.
“Glavls did not disclose his employ
ment to his superiors. He says he did
not because It was none of their busi
ness. I totally disagree with him.
‘1 think Mr. Glavls’ connection with
the commissions should at once be
severed.”
PLAN AMENDMENTS TO
ANTI-TRUST MEASURE
Cummins Delegated to Prepare
Report of Special Investi
gating Body.
Washington, Jan. 25.—Recommenda
tions In favor of several amendments to
the Sherman anti-trust law were prac
tically decided upon today at an execu
tive meeting of the Senate Interstate
Commerce committee held to discuss a
report of hearing during 1911 and 1912.
The committee took no positive action
beyond requesting Senator Cummins,
of Iowa, to prepare Its report, but the
discussion among the senators present
Indicated that the members were In
substantial agreement for an amend
ment looking to the maintenance of the
principle of competition, rather than
the regulation of monopoly as was
strongly favored by many financiers
and business men who gave testimony.
There also appeared almost unani
mous opinion In support of the con
tention that the present law as a whole
should not be disturbed, but that
changes should be In form of supple
mental action to strengthen the orig
inal Intent of the law. W’hlch Is inter
preted as meaning that all combina
tions Interfering with competition
should be held to be Illegal.
TWO MEET DEATH IN
BURNING FARM HOUSE
Canfield, Ohio, Jan. 25.—Two people
were burned to death, two fatally
burned and one suffered severe In
juries In a farmhouse fire two miles
from here today.
The dead are:
CURTIS SHAFER. 35, and his
daughter, Effle, 14.
Mrs. Shafer, 33, and another daugh
ter, Evelyn, 12, are believed to be fa
tally Injured. A son, William, 10 years
old, was painfully hurt, but will re
cover.
The boy Is able to talk, but cannot
explain the cause of the fire. He was
awakened by the flames and barely
succeeded In effecting his escape.
TWO FRENCH BIRDMEN
MEET INSTANT DEATH
Etamps France, Jan. 25.—Two
French airmen were killed near here
today while making a flight in a mono
plane. Charles Nieuport and his
mechanician were flying at a consider
able height when their machine dou
bled up and fell to the earth killing
both of them Instantly.
Charles Nieuport was a wealthy
manufacturer and inventor. He had
achieved great success as a builder of
fast monoplanes. He received his pilot’s
certificate on February 19 last year.
STEEL MAN GIVES
STARTLING FACTS
Corey Contradicts Gary, Tells
of Famous “Dinners,” Pools
and Price Control.
New York, Jan. 25.—William Ellis
Corey, former president of the United
States Steel corporation, again a wit
ness In the hearings of the govern
ment suit to dissolve the corporation
under the Sherman anti-trust law.
gave further testimony In support of
the government charges that the cor
poration Is a monopolistic combination.
He testified that "understandings” to
maintain prices wore reached at the
famous "Gary dinners” given In New
York by Judge Elbert H. Gary, chair
man of the corporation, at which a
large majority of the steel manufac
turers of the country were represented.
Ho gave testimony, the first adduced
from any witness In the suit. It waa
said, as to the existence of an Inter
national armor plate pool In which the
United States Steel corporation had
participated.
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Mrmor riaio ruui.
He confirmed the existence of a
"plate and structural pool" and de
clared that Judge Gary had had knowl
edge of It. He declared that he him
self had given orders for the closing1
down of blast furnaces of the corpora
tion for the purpose of maintaining the
price of pig iron. He said steel rails
sold lower to foreign consumers than
to domestic, and he furnished testi
mony Intended to prove that the Ten
nessee Coal and Iron company was a
competltlor of the steel corporation In
the steel rail market prior to Its ac
quisition by the steel corporation.
Favored Competition.
Mr. Corey, who resigned as president
of the corporation In 1910, made It
plainly evident in his testimony that
In many respects he had clashed with
Judge Gary and the members of the
finance committee In matters of pol
icy. He declared he never had favored
the lease of the Hill ore lands by the
corporation in 1907, which was abro
gated by the corporation almost coinci
dentally with the filing of this suit.
On the question of maintaining prices
through the agency of the Gary din
ners, Mr. Corey said he had been in
“favor of competitive conditions,” and
that “prices were maintained longer
than I deemed advisable."
“Hang-Over” He Says.
Mr. Corey today was asked concern
ing the steel rail pool among American
manufacturers, including the corpora
tion. He said that the pool was "a
hangover” from a pool that existed be
fore the corporation was organized. It
was broken up. he said, in 1904 or 1905.
Thereafter, Mr. Corey testified some
other manufacturers wanted to raise
the price on several occasions, but the
steel corporation declined.
Since 1904 the price of steel rails.
Mr. Corey said, had not varied from
$28 a ton.
"For several years,” he added,
"prices of steel rails have been higher
In France, Germany, Austria, Italy and
Russia than here.”
Taking up the International steel rail
pool, C. A. Severance sought to show
that the reason why producing coun
tries did not Invade one another's ter
ritory was because transportation rates
would make It impracticable to do so.
"It was not the common custom to
do so,” Mr. Corey replied.
Mr. Severance asked If the witness
did not recall cabling to James A. Far
rell, when Mr. Farrell was abroad, ask
ing him to ascertain at what price rails
had been shipped from Belgium to the
Pacific coast for consumption by the
Harrtman lines.
"I remember that I cabled Mr. Far
rell to that effect," Mr. Corey replied,
"but I am not prepared to say whether
It was before or after the period you
refer to.”
This period ended in 1910.
EIGHT PERSONS DIE
UNDER FALLING WALL
Implement Building Gives Way
and Crashes Into Depart
ment Store.
McKinley, Ter., Jan. 26.—Eight per
sons were killed and 16 hurt here, when
walls of a building occupied by a farm
ing implement firm fell and crashed
Into a department store, causing that
building to collapse. Fire broke out
In the ruins and It was believed until
late last night that the death list waa
much larger.
At midnight rescuers ceased work
ing, being assured that no more bodies
remained In the wreckage.
List of Dead.
The known dead are:
ROSE WELCH.
MISS KATIE MILLIGAN.
MISS BESSIE WADE.
RUSSELL HEIGHT, aged 4.
N. R. PRESLEY, clerk.
MRS. MARY STIFF, Clerk.
MISS EVA SEARCY, clerk.
LESLIE BUSH, Allen, Ter.
Walls Give Way.
The building next to the Odd Fellows’
building, two stories of which were
used by the Cheeves company, was oc
cupied by an Implement company. The
walls of the Implement company gave
way first. A sale was on in the three
story department store, and men,
women and children thronged its coun
ters.
At the first crackling of timbers
clerks and customers broke for the
street. Pressed outward by the weight
of the heavy stock, the wall of the Im
plement store swayed, sagged and
burst through into the department
store, and in an instant hundreds of
tons of merchandise and wrecked and
shattered building material formed a
heap of debris in the department store.
RELIEF PARTY HALTED.
Christiana. Norway, Jan. 24.—The
Norwegian expedition for the relief of
the German scientists reported to be
suffering terrible privations in a re
mote part of Spitzbergen, left Advent
bay, Spitzbergen, on Monday, but waa
forced to return there today, as the
water was found open and progress
over land impossible.
DEBS UNDER ARREST
ON FEDERAL CHARGE
Terre Haute, Ind„ Jan. 25.—Eugene
V. Debs, socialist candidate for presi
dent of the United States in the last
election, was arrested here today on
an Indictment returned against him
in the federal court for the third dis
trict of Kansas.
Debs was charged with obstructing
Justice.
