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The sun., 1908-04-04
WOULD SUPPRESS ANARCHISTS
The President ASKS the AttOmsy-General
70 See What an BE Done 10 Accomplish It'

WASHINGTON, April S,-An important
legal opinion in regard to anarchists was
handel to the President by Attor ney'
General Bonaparte at the meeting OF the
GcablnSt Today This oDinion was pre-
pared by the Attorney General In Response
20 a request from the President on March %
and has particular reference TO the an.
arohists' newspaper La QuestIoHs Soc1dIs oil
Paterson, N. j.. which was recently b rred
from the United states mails by the Post
Ofio9 Department.
The President Is not satisfied with simply
denying to the newspaper In question the
use OF the mails, but he wishes, II possible.
TO prosecute the men who are responsible
for the circulation Of the paper and the
views expressed In the publication. Mr..
Roosevelt wished particularly to know
II prosecution could be brought
under the law which prohibits the
circulation Of obscene and immoral mat
ter. He holds that to advise murder
by the use Of dynamite, as was done by
the publisher Of la Questlone Soeldte, s an
immoral act, and he hopes that II 10 punish
able under the law.
The opinion renoered oy the Attorney
General to-day has not Deen made public,
however and what Mr., Bonaparte holds
in regard to the newspaper in question IS
not known.
The General went further into
the question Of anarchy than 10 investigate
the matter Of the anarchist newspaper.
The President requested him to investigate
generally what can be done toward the sup
preston Of anarchists in the United states:
and especially going into the question OF
deportation. In case the law seems TO be
inadequate, from tho Presidents point OF
view, recommendation to Congress on
the snhiect will probAblY be made.
The sun., 1908-04-04
TAXATION or WATER GRANTS.
Efforts May he Made to Secure An Agree
ment Retween Congress and the President.

WAsHIHdToN, April S.-An effort will be
made, according to gossip at the capitol,
to secure an agreement between Congress
and the President over the matter OF i'm
posing a charge on grants OF water power
privileges which the President in his re-
cent message said he would require in all
subsequent legislation. making these grants
as condition precedent to Executive ap-
proval
Despite the formal declaration in the
Presidents recent message, the Senate
on Wednesday passed with amendments
House bill authorizing a dam in Snake
River, after refusing to insert the eprovision
described in the message. The House
sent the bin to conference on the amend
ments. although II was afterward explained
by those interested in the measure that
the President would have been willing
TO accept the bill as passed bv the Senate.
He was induced TO let the matter So to con-
ference, however, by the statement that
members Of the Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce, which has iurls-
diction Of such bills, desired 90 talk the
matter over with the President and learn
il some understanding with him could
not be reached which would permit legis-
lation Of this kind in such shape that 1t
would avoid a vote.
Although Minority Leader Williams adj
heres to the principle enunciated by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, there is much opposition
in the House to the idea OF taxing the use
of water taken from non-navigable streams,
and il is desired TO find some way, II posi-
bic, OF avoiding a conflict with the EKecu-
tive Messrs. Hepburn Of Iowa, Mann OF
illinois, and Richardson Of Alabama are
the House conferees. Mr.. Richardson has
already on the floor OF the House expressed
his dissent from the position taken 10y his
laadar
The sun., 1908-04-04
TRIAL or THE LAND GRIBBERS.
Dlncnlty In Obtaining = Jury or 100
TaIesnen Only q Have Been accepted.

WASHINGTON, April s. Considerable diff
fculty Is being experienced in obtaining a
Jury in the trial of Frederick A. Hyde, John
A. Benson, Henry ?. Dmond and Joost H,
Schneider charged with conspiracy to de-
fraud the Government Of large areas Of
valuable land in the West. The case is re-
garded as Of great Importance in view Of
the effect the verdict will have onthe title
to the land patents which are now held up
In the Interior Department awaiting the
outcome of the trial.
In view Of this, for the first time in the
history Of local courts Justice Stafford has
decided lhai iha jay shall Ga licked ~ end
be kept in charge of deputy marshals from
the time it il selected until the verdict is
rendered, the same as if the case was a
capital one and the verdict were the death
penalty.
The case will take about two months to
try, and talesmen are resorting TO every
possible excuse TO evade service. One
hundred and one talesmen have been exam
ned, and eleven men are now in the box
and quartered at the court house. The
case went over until Jonday when the work
Of completing the jury will be resumed
The sun., 1908-04-04
rILLMAN RECuPERATING.
Has Cancelled All Ills Lecture Engage
ments and VIII go Abroad In May.


WASHINGTON. April S.-senator B. r.
Tlllman is at his home In Trenton, 3. o.
Teouperatlng from an attack which for q
few days frightened bis family and friends.
The most alarming symptom was threatened
paralysis Of the left side. He will remain
at Trenton for two or three weeks and then
90 TO a private sanltarium In Atlanta for
treatment. On the advice Of his physician
he has cancelled all Of his lecture engage
ments for the summer and served notice
on the political managers that he probably
will not be able TO take part In the fall cam
paign, He will 60 abroad In May with
Mrs. Tlllman and will spend some time at a
German spa taking medicinal baths. II
he should return next fell II will be Just
prior 10 election day. ,
IL 10 a disappointment TO Senator 1illman
that he will not be able TO participate actiy ely
In the campaign this year, The abandon
ment Of his lecture plans will mean hnan-
cial sacrifice aggregating S25, 200 at least
which represented the profits from last
season on the circuit.
Mr.. Tillman's trouble is said to be a COM
plete nervous breakdown due to his active
work In the Senate, One Of his friends
said to-day that the Senator had been for
years making himself the paokhorse Of
every PERSONS grievances when he be-
leved they were just, and he had worn
himself out with borrowed troubles,
Said this friend.
THE Senator Ia a man Of generous i'm
pulses, broad sympathes and great energy.
lie is always ready to champion the cause
Of any person he believes to be oppressed
Such nature can always find troubles
around the Capitol Hundreds OF persons
with troubles, fancied and real, search him
out and let him assume their burdens.
Senator Tillman has realized at last that
he has troubles enough Of his own
The sun., 1908-04-04
TO TAX CIGAR COUPONS.
Hearing Concluded on the TaWney Hill
Aimed at the Tobacco Trust.

WASHINGTON April s. Hearings were
concluded before the House Committee on
Ways and Means to-day on the Tawney bill
levying a tax on coupons presented with
sales Of cigars cigarettes and other tobacco
products. The trust methods were both
assailed and defended at the hearing to-day.
Among other charges made against the
tobacco trust was one to the effect that in
communities where the trust has no OPP
position coupons are not given, in COM
munities where il has considerable opposition
il gives two coupons and in communities
where it has little opposition only one cou-
pon goes with cigar.
BENJAMIN Pearsons OF Massachusetts,
charged that through the coupon system
the trust has been enabled 10 gain control
over % per cent. Of the snuff trade Of the
United States,
An elaborate constitutional argument
against the bill was delivered by John Hall
Jones Of New York He appeared in the
interest Of Rochester (N, y concern that
is not connected with the trust. Mr. Jones
cited decisions OF the Supreme Court sus-
tanning the legality Of the use Of coupons
as a means Of advertising
The sun., 1908-04-04
COST or HORSEBiCK TEST,
II Is Represented by an Item Of $4,000
In Urgent Deficiency Hill.

WASHINGTON. April 3.-ln brief speech
urtlcising President Roosevelt Tor his -eX-
traordinary horseback test" required Of
army officers Mr.. Fitzgerald OF New York
conyused the House to-day by asking the
members to contemplate the spectacle that
would be presented were the Presidents
order extended TO include Representatives
and should he order his colleague, the Re-
publican floor leader, TO emulate the strenu-
ous Executive by making hurdle race
over the Chevy Chase course.
The Senate inserted in the urgent def
cheney appropriation bill an item OF $4,000
for mileage of army officers and contract
surgeons, and Mr. Fitzgerald asked Nlr.
Tawney, in charge Of the hill, If any Of this
deficiency was caused 10y the President :
extraordinary horseback test" order. Ten
thousand dollars OF it, Mr. Tawney admitted,
was due to that.
Mr.. Fit2geralds remarks we're addressed
to proposition 20 reduce the amount for
mileage to siO,ODO. We did not how ever,
press the amendment
The sun., 1908-04-04
NVOKES COMMERCE ACT.
Brewery Complaint Against Express Com
panles for Refusing 10 Handle It's Goods

panles for Refusing 10 Handle It's Goods.
WASHINGTON, April 9,-The powers Of
the Interstate Commerce act are sought
to be invoked in behalf Of thirsty residents
Of Kansas, Iowa and Oklahoma who desire
TO pay for their wet goods on the G. o. d.
plan and object to paying in advance.
The Royal Brewing Company Of Kansas
City, Mo-. to-day filed a complaint with
the Interstate Commerce Commission, nam
ing as defendants the Adams Express Com
pany the American Express Company, the
Pacific Express Company. the United States
Express Company and the Wells Fargo
Company.
The complaint sets forth that the brew
ing company has many customers in States
where there are laws against the manu-
fRcture and sale Of intoxicating liquors
who send orders 10 the cOmpany's oifice AT
Kansas City, where each Of the express
companies also maintains an office. The
express companies, II is stated, although
they have for twenty years carried malt
and other liquors, now refuse 10 handle
such commodities unless payment for the
transportation OF the goods il made in
advance The brewing company says that
such regulations Of the companies are IN
violation of the railroad rate act, as the
express companies are common carriers
and this regulation applies TO no other
commodities except malt and intoxicating
liquors and has resulted in considerable in
convenience and loss to them,
The sun., 1908-04-04

WASHINGTON, April S.-President Roose-
welt has mitigated the sentence Of dismissal
from the army passed upon Major William
+. Hancock Of the Coast Artillery Corps to
a reduction In rank to the foot Of the list
Of MaioB Of the Coast Artillery Corps for
the rest Of his service, He was tried by
oourt-martial at Atlanta january 20 last
on charges Of conduct unbeoominR an officer
because he violated a pledge to abstain from
intoxicating liquoB.
He was graduated from the West Point
Military Academy in 1888 and In nineteenth
on the list Of Coast Artillery Majors. He IA
a native Of Ohio. When he learned that he
had been sentenced TO dismissal from the
service he rendered his resignation. He il
stationed at Fort BARRACKS. Florida.
The sun., 1908-04-04
Rapid Work on the canal In Mareh.

WAsHNGToS, April g. Lieut. Col. George
W. Goethals, chairman and chief engineer of
the isthmian Cana! Commission, and his
fellow canal laborers had busy rnonth
during March According to a report
received at the Washington Office Of the
commission to-day 3,4sO,270 cubic yards OF
dirt were removed from the canal last
month. which is the highest monthly record
since the United States has been engaged
in the work Of digging the canal In Feb
niary only 2,9i5, $50 cubic yards were taken
out. The large amount OF work in March
was due TO the fact that there were twenty
six working days and the rainfall was only
80 Of an inch
The sun., 1908-04-04
Not a Case Of yellow Fever In Cuba.

WASHINGTON. April S.-Gov. Magoon OF
Cuba sent despatch to the Bureau Of
Insular Affairs Of the War Department
to-day saying that according to the reports
oftwenty-six military surgeons stationed all
over the island there was not a case Of
yellow fever in Cuba and that there is no
need Of a quarantine against Cuba. These
reports were made at the request OF Gen.
Edwards, Chief Of the Bureau Of lnstAar
Affairs, who had the proposed quarantine
the request Of Gov. Magoon TO enable the
sanitary officers on the island to make an
investigation TO determine the necessity Of
the quarantine
The sun., 1908-04-04
STOPS ANARCHIST MEETING.
, Paterson Police cut short a speech Of
Editor CAmInlta IN His once.

PATERSON, y. j., April 9-Unable to rent
hall in Paterson the La Questione Soclale
group Of anarchists attempted 10 hold a
meeting Of protest in the printing Office Of
La Ques,ione SOcidIe. About seventy-fve
persons crowded into the little room at 73
Prospect street and Editor Caminita started
his speech. He had talked about five min
utes when Police Captain Taylor entered
and told the editor that he had been sent
20 stop the meeting. Camnita tried to
argue with the captain. but Taylor wouldn't
parley and ordered everybody out Of the
place. II was cleared in two minutes. No
demonstration was made.
Caminita was ready to talk to anybody
who would listen, He protested against
the unconstitutional action OF the police
n arbitrarily driving out people from what
he termed his home. He said he would
solicit subscriptions, hire lawyers and fight
the police in the courts He would also
try to have the order excluding his paper
from the mails declared illegal. de bitterly
arTaigned the American press Tor its stand
against La QHeStiORs SOcidle and anarchy
and spoke as though he considered himself
martyr
Carminita distributed a four pags ciTcu.
lar printed in Italian. French aud other
languages, besides three column article
In English The English portion was a
trade against President Roosevelt and
several papers that have spoken against
OaTminita aud his friends in the last month
II is noted particularly by labor men IN
Paterson that the circular OF the anarchists
that announced to-night's Meeting bears
the label. Industrial Workers Of the World
Ia QuesiioRe Socidle Print Many labor
union men were outspoken In their con
demn tion Of the usS Of the label on .
circular Of this kind.
The sun., 1908-04-04
MITCHELL WON,T 90 TO PlNAMA.
Refuses Presidents OGrr to Investigate
Labor COndItIOns There.

WASHINGTON, April 3,--The President re-
Gently offered to John Mitchell, the retiring
president Of the United Mine Workers Of
America, an appointment as special COM
missioner to investigate labor conditions
on the Isthmus Of Panama. Mr. Mitchell
called at the White House to-day and de-
clined the appointment. He said that he
had no plans for the immediate future
except to regain his health, which has been
much impaired by hard work and close
application to the AFFAIRS OF the miners
crga niVatiOn.
MFR, Mitchell said in reply to questions
that he had not fully made up his pind TO
begin the publication Of labor paper at
indianapolis. The report that he had made
arrangements for such publication
was, he said quite premature. II is not
known whether the President will offer
the place as special labor commissioner to
any one else.
The sun., 1908-04-04
Admiral ChadWIck 10 write a History Of
the spanish War.

WASHINGTON, April 3,-Rear Admiral
French +. Chadwick, retired has announced
his intention of writing a history OF the
Spanish-American war. The work will
include the land as we'll as the sea operations
during the conflict. Admiral Chadwick
has begun gathering data for his work
and has asked his fellow officers OF the
service TO aid him in collecting data.
Admiral Chadwick commanded the cruiser
New York, Admiral Simpsons flagship, dur
ing the war. He is now living in Brooklyn.
The sun., 1908-04-04
The Proposed sanitary Military Post In
IuZOn, p, l.

WASHINGTON. April S,-The construction
Of regimental post at Baguio, in northern
Luson. Philippines, to cost H6OOOo. 10 rec
commended TO Congress by Secretary OF
War Taft. The location is about $50 miles
from Manila, near the centre OF Luzon.
Baguio is one Of the healthiest spots In
the Philippines, according TO a War Depart
ment report. II has an altitude Of 5000
feet. The report says:
1t is a country Of pine trees and grasS
has a. exhlaratinR an atmosphere - the
Adirondack, and the sanitary conditions
are 90 good that II is proposed to have the
regiments recuperate there when run down
by field service
The sun., 1908-04-04
Cn.wOOd Gets Six Months Leave Of Absence

WASHINGTON, April Six months leave
Of absence was to-day granted 10 Major
Gen. Leonard Wood, former commander
,in-chief Of the Philippines division. Gen.
Wood relnuuished command Of the Philip
pines divisio about the middle Of February
and was succeeded by Major-Gen. John +.
Weston. Gen. Wood is now on his way to
Naples on the transport Mcclellan. After
spending several months in travelling on
.h5 Continent he will come to the United
States. lie will assume command OF the
Department Of the East some time newt fall,
succeeding Major-Gen. Frederick d, Grant
who will take command Of the Department
Of the Lakes. -
The sun., 1908-04-04
Gen. Funston Must Walt for Promote

WASHINGTON, April s-Gen. Frederick
Funston will have to wait some time before
being promoted 10 be a Major-General.
Senator Curtis Of Kansas asked the Presi-
dent to-day to nominate Gen. Funston for
the higher rank. hut the President declined
10 do 80,
He said that he regarded Gen. Funston
highly, but he believes that he should wait
a while longer before being appointed to
the Major-Generals grade.
The sun., 1908-04-04
Plea for Anchorage BuOyS In New York
HaFbOr.

WASHINGTON, April S.-Congress is urged
TO pass law authorizing the Secretary Of
Commerce and Labor to establish anchorage
buoys in New York harbor in a communica-
tion forwarded by that official to the House.
The supervisor OF anchorages at New York
in 1907 reported that the rules and regula-
tions governing anchorages in the harbor
could not be properly enforced unless there
is something TO define the boundaries Of an
anpbOra ga
The sun., 1908-04-04
Hill to FOrtIfy Pearl HarbOr Reported,

WARRINGTON, April S-The bill to es-
tablish a naval station on Pearl harbor
Hawaii and to dredge the channel leading
thereto was reported TO the House to-day
from the Committee on Naval Affairs by
Mr.. Bates Of Pennsylvania. An effort will
be made to pass it next Monday under a
suspension Of the rules The bill authorizes
total expenditure Of about five millions
and appropriates S65O,OOO to begin work.
The sun., 1908-04-04
Employers Liability Bill Ordered Reported

WASHINGTON, April s.-The employers
liability bill that is to be passed by the
House in accordance with the plans Of the
leaders was ordered reported to-day by
the Committee on the Judiciary The re-
port will be fled with the House tomorrow
A statement OF views by the minority op-
posed to the bill, prepared by Representa-
tive littlefeld OF Maine will be submitte {,
to the House at the same time.
The sun., 1908-04-04
Movements Of Naval Vessels.

WASHINGTON. April S,-The cruiser Gal
weston has arrived at Olongapo, the tugs
Powhatan and Pontiac Gt Boston, the gun
boat Paducah at Guantanamo, the collier
CRsar at the New York yard and the
collier Nero at Bradford.
The cruiser Albany has sailed from Santa
Barbara for Fan Francisco and the tug
Rocket from Norfolk for Indian Head
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-19
TESTIMONY GIVER OUT.
suppressed D,spensary Matter Made
Public by Chairman Murray.

Chairman W. j. Murray, of the
dispensary commission Wednesday
made public the testimony taken in
regard to rue expense and per diem
accounts OF Mr., b. f. Arthur, one of
the members of the commission who
was appointed receiver by Judge Prit-
chard This testimony was taken in
October and was transmitted to Gov
ernor Ansel but the governor has
taken no acton and all Information in
regard TO the matter has been with
held from the press.
Mr.. Arthur has not since attended
meeting of the commission. In iact
III inquiries were met with the an
swer that there lis nothing in it"
The investigation of Mr.. Arthur
was caused by Il report to the com
mission by its attorney, Mr.. w. +
stevenson. in which he said.
Voucher No. 211, the Hon. Il. f
Arthur. for March. shows - days
service in March. Sos. The record
shows that he attended meetings OF
the board on March II and 13, and
ne doubtless came down to sigr
checks which could not have takeT
more than two days, which would
leave nine days to be accounted for
which | don't understand. and If al
lowed TO stand as 1t will subject the
board to grave criticism. and con
structive per diem cannot be allowed
Il contains items of mileage TO Rich
mond which should be explained full!
in the vocher or mileage could not b'
charged from Richmond To meet th'
board here.
His account for April is for eigh
days. and the record shows only one
day at meeting, and If we allow
one day to 20 and come and one tril
for signing checks. allowing two days
making four possible days for th'
month and | cannot approve th'
voucher as 1t stands"
1t seems that whenever Mr.. Arthur
came from Union to Columbia L
sign checks be charged up three days
although he was not engaged mor'
than fifteen minutes in signing th'
checks. On one occasion he charged
mileage from Richmond, Va.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-19
MILLS SHUTTING DOWN.
Thousands of Operatives Are Affect
ed by the CurtailEIent.

Thousands of employees OF New
England Mills and factories went on
a short time Lasis following several
months of depression. In some places
reports come or several factories re-
suming WORK aTter the shut down or
increasing their running time ?
The Hargraves Parker mills In
Fall River went on n four days q
week basis. The Fisher Manufac-
turing Company's cotton mills, at
Fisherville, Mass, employing 700
hands. were shut down until Monday.
The Cabot mills. at Brunswick.
Me., with 500 hands, went on
schedule of four days a week.
Cotton mills in several towns own
ed by b. b. and r. knight, and en-
poying six thousand operatives, went
on a three quarters time schedule.
The Putnam Manufacturing Com
pany's mills went on three and a half
time schedule and the Nightingale
and Powhattan mills, OF Putnam.
Conn, have reduced to four days a
week. affecting 700 hands.
| The Edwards cotton mills. at Au-
gusta. Maine. employing 1000 hands.
adopted a half schedule, and the
Within machine shops, at Within
vile. Mass, making cotton mill ma
chinery. with 1900 men. reduced
time to forty-five hours a week.
Curtailment of production is also
approved by the Chicopee cotton
mills, of Chicopee Falls. 900 hands.
the Dwight mills, of Chicopee, soc
Operatives, Salmon Falls mills, Sal.
mon Falls, n. H.. 700 operatives,
Naumbeag cotton mills. of Salem
1900 hands, and other concerns.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-03-19

ment. of laws, that shall put stop
to the employment of children of
tender age In doing what only grown
people should do.
do not forget that love is what
the home is based on; but do not
do children, don't do grown people,
the dreadful njustice-through a
love that is merely one form of weak
ness-of failing to make the child,
or l might add. the man, behave it.
self or himself. A marriage should
be a partnership where each of the
two parties has his or her rights,
where each should be more careful
to do his or her duty, than to ex-
act duty from the partner, but each
must in justice to the other partner
no less than to himself or herself,
exact the performance of duty by
the other partner { Applause) Let
each of you do his or her duty first
but do not lose your self respect by
submitting to wrong.
The first session of the congress
was held at the Metropolitan Meth
odist Episcopal church at John Mar
shall place and c street. Elmer e
| Brown, United States commissioner
of education. who was appointed by
President Roosevelt as the official
representative of the United States
spoke on Children in the United
l States"