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JUDGE CART DENIES RUMORS
Redaction of Wagei in Steel Milli Not
Even Considered.
FEW ORDERS FROM PRICE CUT
Employes of the American Smear
Irintnm Company Deny AH
Knowledge of Falslfy
lac Weights.
NEW TORK. Feb. 2.-Judge Gary of
the United States Steel corporation today
fain Issued a denial . of the persistent
rumors that a cut In the wages of the
corporation's 140,000 employes on or
sbcul April 1 had been decided upon.
Tlis proposition had not even been con
sidered, he repeatod.
As to the situation In the trade, Judge
Gary stld that no considerable business
- hsd resulted so far from tho price cuts.
He declined to venture any predictions
and stated emphatically that the cor
poration hud no agreements of any kind
T'lth its competitors, not even as to the
pries of rails..- If any of the manufac
turers wanted to reduce the price of
rails there was nothing; to prevent them
from doing so. He thought that the
, present price was low enough, however.
Judge Gray declined to ' ssy whether
In lils opinion wages would ultimately
have to come down as a result of the re
cent price cuts. He said that as far a
the greater part of Its employes were
concerned the corporation had no1 agree
ment with them which could not be
terminated at short notice.
agar Combine Defines Defease.
Presentation of evidence for the de
fenaebegan today in the government's
suit sgalnst the American Sugar Refin
ing company brought to the stand Oliver
Spltser, superintendent of the Brooklyn
docks, where the alleged false weighing
took place. Spltser was called in refuta
tion of testimony of Special Agent Rich
ard I'arr. the government expert, who
has testified to efforts on 8pltser's part
to bribe htm to silence at the time of the
raldon the sugar company's docks, when
the alleged fraudulent weighing devices
were discovered. Spltser contradicted
every staemont made by Parr. .
Kinile Voelykner, one of the company's
checkers, whom Asslstsnt United States
Weigher Gaacolgn. accused In his testimony
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of having tampered with the scales, was
called and denied the accusations.
Federal Corporation U
Herbert Knox Bmlth, commissioner of
corporations, speaking tonight at the an
nual dinner of the Now York Credit Men's
association, urged the establishment of a
central registration office at Washington,
where corporations engaged In Interstate
commerce should be compelled to make
regular returns as to their business condi
tion and operation.
"Reasonable publicity." he said, "can
harm no one. The people have a rlqht to
know the Important facts about the corpora
tions with which they do business. Ruch
a bureau would be a great advantage to the
honest business man and a protection
against the pirates of commerce."
Teal CaM Goes to Jary.
The case of Mrs. Ben Teal, wife nf a
theatrical manager, charged with attempted
subornation of perjury In connection with
Mrs. Frank Gould's suit for divorce, went
to the Jury. At 11:15 p. m., when no agree
ment appear In sight. Judge Foster ordered
the Jury locked up for the night. Mrs.
Teal was remanded to the Tombs. Two
friends, besides her husband, sat with Mrs.
Teal though the long ordeal and until she
was led sway to a cell for the night.
Thomas H. Trlpler Dead.
News was received here today of the
death of Thomas H. Trlpler, formerly of
this city In Yokohoma; Japan, on February
2. He was (13 years old. Dr. Trlpler wn?
the principal witness for the state in the
famous Stokes-Fisk murder In the early
70s and It was largely through his testi
mony that Stokes was convicted.
Broker o Marry Actress.
Louis Glnter Young, a former partner of
A. O. Brown, whose brokerage firm went
Into bankruptcy last Friday obtained a
license to msrry Miss Leona Aronson et
the city hall today. Miss Arcnson Is a
chum of Edna Wallace Hopper, whom
Mr. Brown married some time ago. She
Is 23 years old, a native of St. Louis, and
ts known on the stage as Leona Anderson.
Bride Acquitted of Mardrr Charge.
Rose Gratilone, 20 years old, who when
but a bride of six months, shot and killed
her husband, Domenlco, because unable
longer to endure his alleged brutal con
duct was acquitted of the charge of mur
der In the second degree by a Jury in
Brooklyn tonight. There was an affecting
scene when the Jury decreed that the young
woman might go free.
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COOPER LEAVES THE STAND
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"Of course," said General Garner, "den-'
eral Washington knows that Dr. Glasgow
Is one of our witnesses and that we know
the defense had summoned Mm."
Mar Order Witness to Talk.
"And we want tho cour to order Dr.
Glasgow to talk to us. We have been try
ing for three days to get a word out of
him, but he says the state's counsel told
him not to talk," said Washington.
"1 will tell the witnesses, all of them,"
said Judge Hart, "that it is not Improper
for witnesses to talk to attorneys on either
side."
"Well, if he will not talk, we will Insist
on the court making him talk," said Wash
ington. "Bring the question up later," ssld the
court.
"I wish to say, too" said Judge Ander-.
son, "that we will give the state a list
of our witnesses within ten minutes. Is
that all you want?"
"All I want right now," said Garner.
A long delay followed and Sergeant Mead
ows did not arrive'. So the defense called
Lieutenant M. B. Filcher, V. 8. A., who
found the revolver near earmark's body,
lie said he had Just left the club a block
away from the tragedy, the afternoon of
the killing, and saw a crowd. He went
up and found Senator Car mack lying in
the gutter, face down, his left shoulder
higher than his right, his feet to the south.
"Did you see a pistol?"
"Yes, sir; that attracted my attention. A
boy was standing on Mr.' Carmack's coat.
1 mado him get off and then picked up
the revolver."
"Where was it?"
"Senator Carmack's right hand was ex
tended and the revolver was eight inches
from the hand."
"Did you pick it up?"
"I did and broke it."
"Was it loaded?"
"With four loaded shells and two empty
ones."
"What did you do with it?"
"I gave it to a policeman named
Vaughn'.'
On cross-examination, Lieutenant Pilvhcr
said he had no means of knowing how long
' It had been since the revolver he found
near the senator's body had been fired.
"Call Major W. O. Vertrees," suld Judge
Anderson.
Major Vertrees was of the National
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Guard and saw service In Cuba. He knew
Robin Cooper and was trying a suit In
chancery court with Robin Cooper the day
of the tragedy.- He told how he went to
court and waited for Robin. They were
on opposite sides. Robin telephoned that
h was busy and asked a continuance until
11 o'clock, which was granted. At 11
o'clock Robin was absent again.
"Are you acquainted with Senator Car
mack?" "I am."
"Did you see him or talk to him on im
portant topics Sunday night?"
"I did.
"Tell the Jury what Senator Carmack
said that night and what his manner and
appearances were."
The defense objected and was sustained.
The state's attorney said:
"I want to argue on that; will you send
out the Jury?"
"Take out the Jury," said the court. j
"Now," said the court, "let the malor
tell all about the meeting and let me
Judge."
"When Marshall told me Carmack
wanted me, 1 inquired where he was. He
raid at his office. I went into the office.
The senator was alone. 1 told him I un
derstood he wished to see me and he said
yes. Then' be said In substance:
"'I have received a threatening message
from Colonel Cooper, who said that If I
used his name again one or the other of
us must go. I got the message from Craig.
''After that message there is nothing for
me to do but to put his name in again and
in it goes tomorrow.
Carmack Asks for Reroler.
" 'I do not think there will be any
trouble," the senator went on, 'for I have
never given him any cause to make trouble,
but' my frienda insist that I arm myself. I
do not see any use in it, but I am willing
to oblige my friends. This ts Sunday night.
I have no revolver and cannot buy one.
Will you lend me one?'
"I replied that I would and gave him
that pistol. He said he did not know how
to use It. I told him It was a self-acting
revolver and all he had to do was to pull
the " trigger. I removed the loads and
demonstrated the use of the weapon."
"What was Senator Carmack's de
meanor?" "Quiet' and calm."
"What did he say he said to Craig?"
"That this was not the 'first threatening
message he had received from Cooper."
"Tou object to all this?" asked the court.
"We object to all except that the senator
put the revolver with the scabbsrd on It
in his pocket. To all the rest, we object,
because it wasvnot communicated to the
defendants." retorted Judge Anderson.
Another lengthy argument followed.
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Greek Armed
With Huge Knife
lets it Drop from Hi Pocket Acci
dentally and it Resembles Gen
nine Stilleto.
John Demourgos, a Greek laborer, has
returned to South Omaha and the assump
tion Is safe that he will strenuously reslBt
any attempt to beat him up.
He Inadvertently disclosed Fridsy morn
ing that he Is the owner of one of the
deadliest dirks Imaginable.
Demourges Is not used to riding on street
cars and when the South Omaha car on
the platform of which he stood swung
around a bend he lost his balance and fell.
The knife fell out of his pocket. It looked
st first glance Ilk an overgrown stiletto,
but turned out to be an Improved version
of a butcher knife nearly twelvs Inches
long and pared down to a wire point, with
both sides sharpened to a rasor edge.
Demourgos grabbed at the weapon and
then stood glaring around as If to defy
anyone to take it from him. No one
seemed to be yearning to relieve him by
force of the knife and he put it back in
a leather guard and then Into his pocket.
Germany Faces
a Grave Crisis
Fight Over Death Duties May Lead to
Betirement of Chancellor
Von Buelow.
BERLIN. Feb. 26. The Internal political
situation In Germany has approaching a
serious crisis over the proposed revenue
measures, snd unless the ministry is suc
cessful in its stand in the matter of the
death duties It is declared in political circles
that the Reichstag will be dissolved. Fur
thermore, should new elections result In
an adverse majority. Chancellor von Buelow
will have to retire.
The conservatives and the clericals for
some time past have been exerting the ut
most pressure on the government to compel
It to abandon these death duties, to which
the great land owners of the country are
stoutly opposed. When the tax committee
assembled these two parties presented a
compromise in which they substituted for
the death duties heavily Increased con
tributions for the states to the empire.
Relnhold Sydow, secretary of the' Imperial
treasury, accompanied by the finance min
isters ef all the federal states, appeared
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before the committee and announced that
the government was Irrevocably committed
to the death duties. .This declaration fore
shadows a sharp contest In which the gov
ernment will be supported by the national
liberals, the radicals and the socialists, a
wholly unprecedented combination for the
support of an imperial policy. The critical
question today is whether the ministry will
be able to secure enough conservative votes
to bring about the enactment of the duties
in question.
Decree to Wife,
Roast to Man
Judge Tells Husband Woman is En
titled to Big; Alimony in Addi
tion to Divorce He Grants.
"The plaintiff Is entitled to substantial
alimony. A woman who has been treated
as she has, who was made a wife under
an almost farcical arrangement, whose
health is all broken down and made to
suffer as she has would be entitled to
$5,000 It it were a suit for damages. I
will order alimony In the sum of 12,000, $1,000
payable In sixty daya and the rest In four
nionths."
Judge Troup scored Peter Salsetrom Fri
day afternoon In awarding' Mrs. Hilma
Salsetrom a decree of absolute divorce and
alimony in the sum named.
Of how much property the plalntif la the
owner - was one of the contentions In the
case and the plaintiff Introduced evidence
to show that Salsetrom had disposed of
considerable real estate in comparatively
recent time and that he had told his wife
he waa worth 118,000. Judge Troup declared
that the evidence seemed to prove that
Salestrom Is worth at least 112,000 or 113,000.
The court further said that if the plaintiff
as claimed for htm Is not thus well-to-do
he should have come into court and ex
plained any misrepresentations mads by
the other side.
Tho Salsetroms were married December
11, 1907, and the petition for divorce filed
the next June.
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DL'RANT. Ok!.. Feb. 26.-A boy aged S
years and a girl of 3 were burned to death
and a baby was perhaps fatally burned in
the destruction by fire nejr here yesterday
of the home of Henry Gorday, a farmer.
H. T. Davis was badly burned lr. trying to
save the children. The mother had gone
to a neighbor's and Gorday was working in
the field.
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