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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
Tariff Boards First Case.
SWORD OVER BEEF TRUST.
No Indictments by Chicago Grand
Jury Until Work is Done.

CHICAGO. February 10.-There will be
no return of indictments in the federal
grand jury's investigation into the
methods of the beef trust until the
entire probe is finished. said a govern
ment official today.
Gathering of evidence concerning the
relation of the National Packing Companv
to the New York Butchers Dressed Beef
Association apparently is finished. Local
W tnesses were again called into the jury
room today. 1t is said the jury has de-
cided upon its action in the eastern angle
of the case.
\ department manager of Swift & Co.
and head of the accounting department
and two clerks of Arr-nur s. Co. were
subpoenaed to appear ,-aaX.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
CARRIE NATION WINS POINT.
Court Of Appeals Sets Aside Fine
Imposed on Her,

The Court of Appeals of the District OF
Columbia, in an opinion by Chief Justice
Shepard, today set aside the fine of 500
imposed on Carrie Nation in the Police
Court for the destruction of bottles O..
whisky at the Union station bar.
The court decided that the information
should have been quashed because it con-
tanned no allegation of the value of the
property destroyed.
When the testimony at the trial showed
the property destroyed to be worth 81,
the court should have dismissed the case
for lack of jurisdiction, 1t Is stated
The appellate court finds it unnecessary
to decide whether the prosecution could
have been maintained in the name o
the District of Columbia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10

that B. c. Riblet was one of thirty
three eutrymen OF the Cunningham group
of coal land claims In Alaska. Ribiet
with Mace Campbell. another OF the en-
trymen. IL was explained went abroad
some time ago for the Iatter's health. and
1t was decided by the land Office officials
here to take their testimony In Europe
rather than await their return TO Amer
lea. 1t was further explained that the
testimony of the men in question was
desired by the department before 1t pro
ceeds with the examination OF certain
other entrvmen.
Both men are residents OF Spokane.
Wash. and have been prominently den-
titled with the commercial and agricul
tural development OF that state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
MOE FORGOT Aids
Even Name Latent in Memory
Until Recently.
C0NGER REMINDED HIM
No Discussion of Man or Bride In
cident Since 1901.
rs IDENTIFIED AT A BANK
Guernsey Williams Confirms Testi-
mony Regarding Check Turned
Into Cash.
IS IDENTIFIED AT A BANK

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALBANY. y. Y. February 1O.-Ths
senate, sitting as committee of the
whole, resumed this morniE investiga-
ton into the charges made by Senator
Benn Conger that Senator lothian p
Aids demanded and accepted a bribt
when he was an assemblyman. in 1901
in consideration of blocking certain high
way legislation.
Senator Aids the majority leader and
president pro tenn, was early in his place
at the side OF his counsel. The accuser
whose charges have upset not only the
senate, but the republican organization
throughout the state, came early to the
senate chamber.
AS on preceding days, lie galleries and
Hobbies were damned with nan and WON
an spectators.
Moe Continues Testimony.
AS soon as Senator Davis, who is pre-
siding over the investigating body, called
the committee of the whole to order This
morning Hiram Moe. the ally OF the Con
ger family, resumed his place on the
witness stand. His cross-examination by
Martin w. Littleton was taken UP where
adjournment broke in at 5 o'clock last
ev ming.
This witness. who declares he is The
agent or intermediary who passed the
alleged bride of $1,000 to Aids and $500
to two other members of the assembly
back in April, 1901, has been attacked
fiercely by counsel for Senator Aids.
From pointed questions Mr.. Littleton
hopes to dlScredit the testimony of Moe
Mr.. Littleton has sought to prove by
the witness own statements that Moe
was not in Albany on the date the money
is alleged to have been passed.
Moe Characterization was interrupt
ed. Guernsey Williams Of Syracuse was
called to the stand
Mr.. Littleton permitted the calling of
Mr. Williams because the latter wanted
to get back to his business. Williams
testimony was brief.
He corroborated Noes statement that
he (Wiliams) identified Moe at the SYRIA
cuse Bank, where, April %, 1901, Moe
says ne obtained the cash he carried to
Albany and distributed to Aids and two
others. Williams was unable to give the
date or year of the transaction from his
own recollection. He did not know What
Moe did at the bank after his identifica-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
HEIRESS TO A MILLION.
Windfall for Elderly Teacher in
Portland. Ore. School.

PORTLAND, Ore, February 10.-Mrs.
Mary Booth. more than sixty years old.
who has been e..eins out an existence
as a teacher in local Chinese mission,
found herself yesterday heiress to ST.
100000. property and money to this
amount having been wiled her by George
u. Nelson of Springfield. Mass. who died
a few days ago. MIR. Nelson left six
miIion-dollar estate.
II. &. King. attorney. who became
interested in Mrs. Booths story aid
who worked on the case for a contingent
fee. will receive $4,000.
Nelson was the coachman of Mrs EN-
ma q. Ninton, widow of Edward Bliss
Nintcn, and after her death will leaving
her entire fortune to him was found
Mrs. Booth was Mrs. Vintons sister, and
Nelson, always friendly 10 her, made
her one of his heirs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM In PARIS.
Premier BRAND Says That Precau-
tons Are ADEQUATE.

PARIS. February 1O.-The River Seine
had risen seven and one-half inches In
the twentyfour hours ending at noon
today. A further rise Of ten inches by
tomorrow noon is predicted.
At cabinet meeting today Premier
BRAND expressed the opinion that all
necessary measures of precaution had
been taken and that there was no cause
for uneasiness.
American Ambassador Bacon today sent
to the foreign Office another check for
$4,000 representing the relief fund col
Iected by the Chamber Of Commerce Of
New York. The governments relief
measures provide for loans of sums up
to 81 900 to run for five years without in
terest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
SOLD AS GOOD MEAT
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page)
continued it's investigation of the big cold
storage warehouses of Jersey City.
In view of the courts dictum that any
combination to raise prices is a con-
spiracy Prosecutor Given counts on Sc
curing indictments that he be ieves VIII
check the alleged cold storage system
whereby high prices are maintained in
season and out.
Agitation in New York city against high
meat prices has simmered down until the
only remedial measure now in view,
locally, Is the cold storage resuld ion or
dinance before the boa Of de men.
No action on this measure is pr babe
for week at least
Meat prices at Lent's beginning remain
about stationary, but eggs and butter e
showing disposition to decline. This
is believed to be due to seasl nal reasons
and not to the agitation, which seems to
be considered ineffective in the forms II
had taken during the past few weeks, and
10 have been largely abandoned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
COTTON MEN IN SESSION.
National Association to be Organized
at Atlanta Meeting.

ATLANTA, Ga. February l0.-For the
purpose of organizing what will be known
as the National Cotton and Cotton Prod
ucts Association. delegates from prac-
tjcally every southern state met here to-
day.
one Of the objects of the organization
will he TO hold national cotton products
exposition in some one OF the larger cities
in the cotton belt in each year, and also
70 work for the best interests of the cot
ton industry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
Moe Had Forgotten Aids.

During Mr.. Littleton's cross-examina.
ton of Moe he asked the witness If he
ever wrote the name of J. p. Aids after
he had written 1t upon the envelope con-
tanning the $1,000 in 1901. Mr.. Moe said
he thought so, but that 1t was not until
recently. Within three or four weeks he
wrvle 1t in Mr.. OSDoine's ONCE in New
York city, in the presence Of the lawyer
and Senator Conger.
How many times did you write it?''
Il cannot say, sir.
"Well, did you write it many times on
one sheet of paper?"
II cannot recall, sir"
Mr.. Moe said he could not remember
ever having written the name before
since 1901 until the recent New York
visit, and admitted that at that time he
had to be reminded by Senator Conger
what Mr.. Aids initials were.
Moe said he had not even discussed
Aids name since 1901, with the except or
of last winter. when he was senate
committee clerk. Then he talked about
the man with Senator Conger.
During all the eight or nine years in.
tervening between the time the three en-
velopes were delivered and last winter
and now, Moe said, he had carried only
the names of two aSScmblymen getting
the money in his mind. He was not sure
as to his recollection of the third, and
was not positive about the second. HI
admitted Senator Conger had recently re.
freShed his memory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
PENSION BILL CUT,
Carries $155,e74, 900 as Reported to
the House.

Another large appropriation measure in
the pension bill. carrying S155, 1914 900. was
reported to the House today from the
committee on appropriations. 1t repre-
sents a cut from the estimates of the de-
partment Of only about $4,000
The appropriation Is ABOUT su,oOO. 600 less
than last year, the estimated payment
for pensions being that amount less than
for the preceding year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10

morning, and remained at their hotel I'M
iii IL O'Clock, when it was time for them
10 go to the institution 1t was the in
tention of Orville Wright to return to
Dayton this afternoon Wilbur is going
south and will inspect some aviation
grounds with a view TO training flights
before ne returns.
The aeroplane factory of the Wrights
IA Dayton Is still being run on small
scale in spite of the milion-dollar COM
panv that has been organized. The
Wrights have a number of machines now
1nder construction, but do not expect to
urn out more than twenty-five aeroplaneS
before fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
AUSTRALIA HAS WARSHIP.
First Vessel Of Navy Launched at
Goyan. Scotland.

LONDON. February 1D.-The first unit
uf the Australian navy was launched at
Govan, Scotland, yesterday, Mrs. As
uuith doing the honors- In christening
the ship the British premier's wife said:
First born Of the commonwealth Of
Australians navy. l name you 'aramat-
Ia God bless YOU. May you uphold the
glorious traditions of the British navy
in the dominions over seas"
The Paranatta is a torpedo boat de-
stroyer OF the improved river class and
registers 200 tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
KING GUsTAvE DOING WELL.
No Complications Following Opera
ton for Aupeudicitis.

STOCKHOLM, February 10.-The ply
siciaus in attendance upon King Gus
tave. who was operated upon for ap-
pendicitis Monday night. issued the fol-
lowing bulletin this morning:
The king passed a fairly good night
aud slept five hours without the use of
an opiate. His majesty is able this
morning to take a little more nourish-
ment and no disquietinc symptoms have
apneared- The kings temperature is
..'.1. and pulse 81
The queen arrived in this city this
morning from Karlsruhe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
EXAMINED IN ROME.
Entryman in Cunningham Coal
Land Case Questioned.

ROME. February 1O.-B- C. Riblet was
examined yesterday by ]. NJ. Sheridan and
w. J. Magee of the American Depart
ment OF the Interior. in connection with
the charge that certain parties had taken
up patents to coal lands in Alaska with
the intention of dispOsing Of their rights
to others.
Riblet denied that he had committed a
statutory fraud. The proceedings were
before American Consul Chapman Cole
man, and E. c. Hughes Of Seattle was
present as attorney for the coal claim
ants.
It is announced at the land Office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10

be a grave matter. Each department of
the government should treat tie others
with respect. he considered, but this is a
question vital to the very life of the legis-
lative branch.
The exercise of this powe- by the urts,
if recognized by the lesis' ative branch.
would lead to the overthrow f the legis-
latve branch. This question Ices not
concern senator's individually, but con-
Germs the Senate.
1t is the Senate being cited before the
curtis, and not senator's. To ASA
committee of the Se"ate Is equivalent to
assai,ing the Senate itself.
Mr.. Bacon contended that the Congress
of the United States is an Independent
branch of the government, and that In
the performance of it's legislative func-
ton it is independent Of control by any
other branch. The courts can say whether
a law is valid. but in all the work that
Congress does Congress is above dicta-
ton or control In the doing OF it.
No legislative body, he insisted, can
confer upon its committee any power :
does not itse'f possess. This joint com
mittee on printing is clothed with powers
of legislation. and if, in performance of
its work, it Is performing a legislative
duty, the committee is doing what Con-
gress itself could do.
Coming to the practical side of the
proposition, Senator Bacon said there are
an invasion of the rights of senator's,
still think it due to the court that sena-
tors should appear and plead He OPP
posed this idea
He said that when senator's submitted
themselves to the jurisdiction of ths
courts by appearing in the court they
virtually submitted themselves to abide
by its Judgment
Senator Bacon said that whenever >ton-
gress comes to the point where it admits
the right Of a court to call a committee OF
Congress and question it upon it's duty
Congress forever abandons its preroga-
tives.
He suggested that the court might issue
q mandamuS to compel the committee on
claims to allow a claim if it should be
contended that this committee can be
made to answer to the courts.
Question Will Excite House.
A lively fight is expected in the House
on this proposition before adjournment
this afternoon. There will be a majority
and minority report from the House COM
mittee on the judiciary with respect to
House members of the joint printing COM
mittee against whom proceedings were
instituted.
The majority of the judiciary committee
will recommend that the members APP
pear. The minority take the view already
expressed by the Senate judiciary COM
mittee and hold that the summons of the
court should be disregarded.
This means that the House Will have to
fight over the whole business itself.
Representative Brantley of Georgia is
author If the majority report Repre-
sentative Richard w. Parker of New Jer-
sey wrote the minority report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
Judgment Against a Dentist.

Los ANGELES, Cal. February TO-
r.. w. Pell has secured judgment
for 5000 against Dr. A. A. Shaw, d
dentist. on the allegation that the den
fist, in extracting three teeth. had let
one of the molars slip down into his
lung. For two years thereafter. accord
ing to the complaint. Pell was treated
for tuberculosis, but the real cause of
his shattered health was finally revealed
when a paroxysm Of coughing elected
tho tooth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
Fire Destroys Big Building.

ST. LOUIS. February 10.-Ffre follow
ing an explosion destroyed the four-story
building occupied by the G. W. Miller
Wall Paper Company this morning. The
loss is estimated at 500 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
Knew Aids Was Aids.

All that Moe was positive about as
having carried in his mind was that
Aids name was Aids. While he could
not recall the initials without Conger's
help, he could remember the name
Mr.. Moe admitted when he wrote the
name u. p. Aids on the paper at the
trial yesterday. he was writing II from
the memory of what Senator Conger had
reminded him of last winter, and again
three or four weeks ago.
You are sure that when you wrote the
name yesterday it was from the memory
of last winter" asked Mr.. Littleton.
1T must have been," replied Mr. Moe
Then Mr.. Littleton questioned the wit
ness at considerable length relative to
the writing on the other two envelopes.
reminding Mr.. Moe that he need not tell
for the present" the names Of the other
two men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
Robbers Get So. 700 in Bank.

MEMPHIS, Neb. February 10.-Rob-
bers today looted the Bank of Memphis
and escaped with $2,1oO In currency
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
Mrs. Sage Gives $500.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, February TO-
Mrs. Rus ell Sage. who was in San An
tonic yesterday en- route to California
divided $500 among local charities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings OF
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four hours
beginning at pm. yesterday:
ermometer-February 8. 4 pm, 30;
p.m, So: II midnight, 40 February 10.
am, SO; am, "a; II noon. 33: pm.
35 Maximum. Al, at 1l:4o p.m., Febru
airy 8; minimum. 33, at 7:45 am. Febru.
Rarometer-February9 0, pm, es.n; 5
pm. 29.78: IL midnight, 1892. February
TO- 4 am, 1905; 8 am, so. 10; noon, SO %;
pm, 1924.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
Shortage of Live Stock
as Cause of High Prices

One contributing cause to the high
! price of meat, according to report of
the Department of Commerce and Labor,
issued today, is the fact that live stock
receipts for the year 1909 at seven lead
ing interior markets of the United States
were the lowest since 1904.
The total live stock receipts for the
last year in these markets aggregated
50. 545. 725 head.
The receipts of hogs for the last year
fe l off particularly. For each of the
four years previous to 1863 the hog re-
ceipts had been in excess of 19.oUo,vOO
1908, falling to IL. 4,64l last year.
Cattle and Sheep.
Cattle receipts in these markets for
| 1909, 9,As9,312, while comparing favor
ably with the receipts of the previous
year, fell below the tota.s for the three
years before 1908. Sheep receipts fell
below those in 1908 to 1897, but compared
lavorably with 1893
The receipts of hogs at the Chicago
market for 1863 show a decrease of 1921
u74 as compared with the year before, or
| decline of 10 per cent; the receipts at
Omaha. Il per cent; at st. Joseph, Mo-,
2S per cent, while the decline at ST LOUIS
nas only 4 per cent.
While th= total number of cattle re-
ceipts at these seven principal markets
was larger than the year before, the
1903 receipts Of catt.e at Chicago, 2929-
500 head, fell below the three mi. Ion
mark for the first time since 1862, con-
shutting less than 32 per cent oaethe
totai receipts for the seven primary
| markets as contrasting with 80 per cent,
the average proportion for the preced ny
nve years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
Heike Claims Immunity.

After the Splitter case had been dis
posed Of another and novel phase of
the sugar prosecutions was taken up
with the ca ling of the case of Charles
r. He'ke, secretary of the American
Sugar Refining Company.
Heike. who Is charged with conspiracy
in procuring fraudulent weighing and
entries of sugar cargoes, recently submit
ted a plea at bar claiming immunity be-
cause of testimony he claimed to have
gwen before the grand jury affecting the
case. Judge Martin decided that this
was a matter for jury to pass upon.
and accordingly today the trial of this
issue was begun. n
In his examination d the talesmen
Special Government Prosecutor Stimson
declared that Heike was never asked any
while he was before the federal grand
jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
SP|TzER IS BITTER
Convicted EmpIoye Denounces
the Sugar Trust.
CLAIMS HE WAS VICTIM
Going to Prison, He Says, to Save
Men Higher Up
DENIES KNOWING OF FRAUDS
Ruined by Cost of Defense and Anx-
ious to Enter Upon His Sentence.
Heike Trial Begins.
DENIES KNOWING OF FRAUDS

NEW YORK, February 1O-"The sugar
trust made a scapegoat of me. 1t de-
serted me absolutely; it pounded and
ruined me after I served it faithfully for
twenty-nine years said Oliver Splitter,
former dock superintendent OF the Ameri-
Williamsburg, after he had heard a SEN
tence of two years in the Atlanta prison
imposed on him today by Justice Martin.
Splitter was convicted for conspiracy to
defraud by under weighing sugar.
broken tones Splitter bitterly ar
raigned the sugar trust. saying:
Il started with the trust in 1880 as a
boy, and by industry worked my way,
step by step, until 1 became superin-
tendent of docks at Williamsburg.
Trial Ate Up Savings.
TT has been reported that l was re-
ceiving big pay from the trust. AS a
matter of fact I got salary of S55 a
week. The expenses of this trial have
cut into my savings and left me prac-
tically a ruined man.
In the alleged fraud prosecution the
government cried for a victim and the
sugar trust answered by sacrificing me
and four s1s-a-week checkers. None of
us was guilty of any breach CT the law,
but somebody had to go to PRISM to save
those higher up
legged manipulation of the sclles at the
sugar decks I don't think tn at l was IN
the sca.e house once during the last M
teen years. 1 had no occasio n to enter
it, AS to the corset steel sad TO nave
been discovered in d hole in set or
scales. I know nothing about II, and
seemingly no one else except Parr, VINO
claims to have found it later.
Anxious to Begin Term.
Il am going to Atlanta today because
+ directed my counsel not to apply for a
stay Of execution. I did not want to
place myself in the same sort of a posi-
ton as Mr. Morse found himself in.
Through stays and legal bubbles he
added years imprisonment In the
Tombs to his sentence, which was finally
upheld by the higher courts. | want no
such loss of time.
Il am not saying this because l antici-
pate that my conviction will be upheld
by the courts. On the contrary, on appeal
l expect the conviction to be reversed
and a new trial ordered"
Spitzer was convicted in the federal
courts with four former checkers of the
sugar company for conspiracy to defraud
the government by underweighinS sugar
imports.
The four checkers were sentenced
shortly after conviction to one year eacn
in the Rlackwelfs Island penitentia y
here Sentence upon Splitter was deferred
on account of his physical condi IL n. as
he was about to undergo an operation
for an intestinal disorder lie was DEEM
ed sufficiently convalescent today to be
brought into court, where United States
Circuit Judge Martin imposed the two
year peniten1iary term upon him.