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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-17
SURPRISED AT ACTION
McLaurin Says Grocers Are Not in H.
legal Combination.

Jacksonville. Fla. June 1s.-J. H.
McLaurin. president of the Southern
Wholesale Grocers' Association, to o-da-.
expressed great surprise that Federal
prosecution should be taken against
the association by the Federal authori-
ties. Mr.. McLaurin believes the sole
purpose of the action of complainants
responsible for the proceedings is to
further individual litigation now pend
ing in the courts at BIRMINGHAM and
elsewhere in an effort to influence pub
lie sentiment.
THE allegations of the psesent com
plant of the United States. as rerorted
in the newspapers" said Mr.. McLaurin
''are wholly incorrect and can be
proven so. The Southern Wholesale
Grocers' Association is simply an asso-
citation for social and legitimate buSi-
ness purposes. like the National Whole.
sale Grocers Association, retail gro
GERS associations. cotton growers as.
sociations. fruit growers associations
and like associations which exist prac.
tically In every business and occupa.
tion in the country, and unless they
are held to be illegal and in Violation
of the acts of Congress. l do not think
that the Southern Wholesale Grocers
Association will BE- held to be so''
| Steps have been taken hv the defense
| to be represented by attorneys wher
| the trial comes up.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-17
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Reedville Man in baltimore In Critical
CnnlifInn

Especial to The Times Dispatchl
Baltimore, Md. June le.-Sufferins
from long cash across his throat t.
John H. Smith. twenty-five wears OF
age. was brought to Baltimore to-
night on train from his home in
Reedville, Va. where. according to
his declaration. he attempted to end
his life on Wednesday night The mans
condition is critical. and before he
left Reedville sworn statement was
taken by the authorities OF Northum-
berland county. At first, there was
considera bly, mystery about the man.
ner In which Smith sustained the cash
across his throat He is at the Mercy
Hospital
Smith was lately employed by
the Norris Fisher Contracting Com
pany, and on Wednesday he was found
lying on cot with a cash in his
throat. DR.. l.. E. Cockrell. of Reed
Vile, and District Attorney C. S
Towles Were summoned, and while the
physician bandaged the mans injury
the district attorney secured a state
ment from Smith. According to the
authorities, Smith ATTEMPTED to enc
his life by drawin~ the razor across
his throat.
He gave no explanation uf his act
The man was placed on the tirst trair
bound for Baltimore, and on arrivin7
Hospital The Reedville authorities
have requested the Baltimore police t
keep them informed of Smiths condi.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-17
ANOTHER CORNERSTONE
Defense Hns Evidence of Black mail
Plot AgnInSt LOr!rner.

Plot Against LOr!mer.
Chicago, H., June 1s.--Fourteen OBJ
jections by the defense against the ad-
mission of the testimony of State Rep
resentatives Meyers. Link and Becke.
meyer in the trial OF Lee oNeill Browne
for bribery were overruled by Judge
McSurelv to-day after five hours' argu-
ment. This permitted the first corrob-
orativc evidence in support of the
story of Representative Charles A,
White that he was paid $1,000 hy
Browne for voting for William Lorimer
for United States Senator.
Meyers was the FIRST witness for the
prosecution. His testimony was in ef-
feet that Browne had called him aside
on the day OF tine election of Lorimer
and asked for his vote. saying that
there were lots OF Jobs and plenty Of
the ready" for those who voted for
Lorimer
| Representative II. j. c. Beckemeyer
| of Carlyle. ILL., corroborated White ir
every material point. Beckemeyer said
| that he had been called to ST. Louis, as
White had been, and there was handed
package by Browne who remarked
There is your Lorimer money
Beckemeyer said he opened the pack.
| age" and found $1,000 in $50 bills.
The alleged payment of the $1,000
| to Beckemeyer was made, he said. or
June 21. 1909, at the Southern Hotel. r
St, Louis. the same day on which White
declared the general slush fund money
| was distributed Beckemeyer said tha
on that day he saw Representative Rob
ert f. Wilson, Joseph s. Clark ane
Charles Luke in St Louis
! The defense to-day promised to in
| troduce confession" on It's side O
the case. Attorney L. c. Erbssein, o.
counsel for Browne, declared he hac
| found a witness who had confessed t.
entering into a plot with White to OBJ
tain money from Brown and Loriner.
| II was declared that the confession
to be offered b. the defense will Prov
that "a blackmail plot" existed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-17
LABoRs UNREWARDED
Divers Explore Lake Como, but With.

Divers Explore Lake Como, but With
out Result.
Como. Italy. June 16.-Althoush div
ers worked all day in the water Of
Lake Como, their labors We're not re-
warded with the t1ndi-g OF anything
that would aid In solving. the mystery
of Mrs. Mary Scott Castle Charlton's
murder or serve as a clue to the
fate OF the woman's missing husband,
Poster Charlton
Many visitors have come here from
outlying districts and from adioininp
towns to watch the divers at work, and
they seemed greatly disappointed that
nothing more sruesome was brought
up from the bottom of the lake than
ragged hat an old shoe and similar
articles of apparel. which We're found
to have no connection with the case.
Nothing was d. >-ered to-day that
in any way would Justify the supposi-
tion that Charlton's body is in the
lake, and the search has tended =
strengthen the belief entertained all
along by the police that Charlton has
made his way out of the country, and
may be now on board some outward
bound steamer.
Temporarily. the examination of Is
polatoff. the Russian suspect has been
suspended while the efforts of the
prosecutor are being directed to a
thorough investigation of the scene OF
the murder and of tho domestic and
social relations of Charlton and his
,yyif
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-17
NEITHER CITY WINS
New Orlenns and Frisco still Fighting
for ExpOsItiOn.


Washington, D. c., June l6---Unwill-
Ing TO favor either rival Panama expo
sition city. san Francisco or New Or
leans, the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs to-day decided to report favor
ably two resolutions authorizing the
President to invite foreign nations TO
participate In the exposition to he held
when each city has raised s7.500.000 for
the purpose of holding It's exposition.
The Senate committee has taken no ac-
tion on similar measures, and neither
house is expected to act on them dur
ing the present session.
The New Orleans contingent appeared
jubilant over the committees action,
claiming that 1t was in their favor and
a blow at San Francisco. The san
Francisco adherents admitted that the
action was not what they wanted but
amount necessary to secure government
Endorsement of this fair.
The committee adopted the resolu-
tions OF both Representative Kahn, Of
California. and Representative Estopi-
nal. of Louisiana. These were nearly
Identical and authorized the President
TO invite foreign countries to particle
pate In the International exposition in
1915, the Estopinal resolution being for
New Orleans and the Kahn for san
Francisco.
The original sum fixed as an actual
bona fde subscription requirement in
San Francisco and New Orleans was
s5.ooo,o0o. and the committee to-day
raised that to sI,5jo,oo0 in each case.
Limit Is Itnised.
Prior TO the executive meeting of
the committee representative of San
Francisco argued that HIS city had
raised more than Ss,oO0.000 by public
subscription. and wanted to raise the
limit In the Kahn resolution to 81 ,500-
600. a member OF the committee hur-
ried outside and talked with Represent
ative Estopinal, Of Louisiana.
VIII New Orleans meet that
amount" he asked EstopInal.
Yes replied Estopinal. I'VE have
already raised 3s0o0,oo0 and can easily
obtain the rest
Back went word to the committee
and following an animated discussion
the figures in the pending resolutions
went up to s7.500.0cD.
The preliminary battle in the commit.
tee was on motion TO postpone action
on the Kahn resolution until next De-
cember This motion was lost by a
close vote. Butler Ames. of Massachu-
setts, a Republican. voted with the
Democratic members. Mr.. Ames is a
descendant OF General BENJAMIN T. But
ler, whose command OF Federal forces
in New Orleans in the sixties furnished
an exciting narrative in national his
| tory.
The adoption of the Kahn resolution
was then moved. but was lost, and the
two resolutions were then coupled ant
I passed by the committee
| Now the general question of the ex
/ position VIII have to be threshed out
not only in the House. but in the Hous,
Committee on Industrial Arts and Ex
position. which has full jurisdiction
over the expositions except as TO th
1 foreign participation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-17
v ASST NO|SEFEST
FOR HOME-C0MER
Pandem ium Will
Reign When Colonel
Roosevelt Returns.
TWENTY ONE GUNS
WILL SALUTE HIM
treat Naval Parade Up Hudson
River and Review on Land
Will Be Features of Pro-
gram Now Completed.
Taft Has Written His
welcome"
Within 500 Miles

New York, June 16.-Theodoie
Rooseyelt Mt midnight was WITHIN
500 miles by dead reckoning OF the
ye,come New York Will give MIN
next Saturday morning on his te
turn 10 America after mn eVentiu'
absence OF fifteen months.
His ship, the kniserin Ausnsts
Victoria, is rnted ns seventeen,
knot vessel, and Mt her normal speea
should cover the remaining dis-
tance in t,venty-nine hours, bring
inp the former President to the
gateway of the harbor mt . a. NJ.
Saturday.
Tie program is for Colonel Rooae-
Welt TO leave the steamer mt Qunr-
antinc ut o o'clock that morning, so
that II Is presumed the vessel VIII
he held hack when she nenrs port,
80 MS not TO arrive before schedule.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-17
"BlG BILL CONVICTED
Declared Guilty of Aiding and Abettins
Rank

Declared Guilty of Aiding and AbettinE
Rank Embcxxler.
Boston, Mass, June 1S.-A further
stage in the governments prosecution
OF those responsible for the wrecking
Of the National City Bank, Of Cam
liam j. Keliher, called BY his friends
big Bill" was DECLARED guilty by a
jury in the United States Circuit Court
Of aiding and abetting George w. Cole
man, the $l2 a week bookkeeper. who
was sentenced month, ago for the
theft Of ssos 900 from o t the bank, b n Sen, s r
Keliher is held in $4,000 bail. The
case has been on trial for month.
In his instructions to the jury Judge
Hale said that it was necessary to de-
eide whether Keliher knew that Cole
man was getting from the bank the
money with which they played faro to-
gethar.
After the verdict had been rendered
Francis ]. Woods, a grocer, who was a
witness In the trial. was arrested on
a perjury. charge, It's alleged that he
gave false testimony regarding a
check for $200 which came into his
hands after it had been sent by tele.
graph to George w. Coleman In Kan,
l-Ea2 City.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-17
MEDIATORs WANTED
Knapp and Neill Asked to Settle Labor


Knapp and Netll Asked to Settle Labor
Controversies.
Washington, D, 6, June 1s.-Two
Erdman act were received to-day by
Chairman KNAPP, of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. and DR.. Chas.
P. Neill, Commissioners Of Labor, The
first came from the general managers S
committee of the railroad. operating
in what is known as the Southeastern
territory-sou.h of the Potomac and
east Of the Mississippi Rivers. 1t re-
quested mediation between the rail-
roads and their conductors and train
men. Between the two a controversy
has arisen as to wages and hours and
conditions of labor.
The other application came from the
telegra piers employed on the Gulf
and Ship Island Railroad, operating In
the South, between jackson, Miss, and
New Orleans, La In this case the
question of wages also is involved.
The mediators telegraphed all par
ties in interest in tho two cases that
they would undertake an adjustment
of the controversies. The mediators
await only formal acceptance of theil
proffer from both sides OF the con-
troversies, and assurances are in hand
that satisfactory ARRANGEMENTS fol
mediation will be made.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-17
Elrst Legal Gun ro-nay.

San Francisco. Cal, June l6s--With
motion for permanent Injunction
against the 1efrries-Johnson fight, and
an application for a temporary re-
straining order against the Kaufman
Langford contest to he filed in the Sn-
pertor Court here Tomorrow nlorning,
Attorney General Webb viii hre the
frst legal gun In the war declared on
prize hghting in this State by Gov
ernor Gillett,
When informed of tho intention or
the Attorney General to-day, Tex
Rickard said that Immediately on an
adverse decision of the SQUIRT he woIlft,
remove the scene OF the battle-ground
TO some other state He also stated
tha, with the handing down or al ur-
favorable decision he would commence
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-17
cirr, Hendless Dody Found.

Des MoineS, Ia, June l6.-In q barn
in North Des NIones. the decapitated
body OF girl was found to-day hidden
In 4 box. The flesh Is badly decayed
and there are no Identification marks,
The barn has not been used for
YEAR. The police advance the theorv
that the body was left there by medi-
cal students. but are investigating as
to whether any Young woman in Iowa
has sidisappeared lately.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-17

San Francisco, Cal. June 1s.-To
all intents and purposes the Jeffries
and Johnson championship fight to-
night is a pugilistic outcast. so Tar as
California Is concerned. 1t Is per-
tectly good fight except that 1t has no
scene Of hostilities.
The lighters are ready and are train
ing faithfully; there is no doubt about
tina purse as nearly half the mone;'
has been deposited in the banks. YET
ir is incomplete in one essential detail.
for nobody knows where 1t Is going
to he fought.
That 1t will not be held in San Fran
cisco or elsewhere in California, Is
generally admitted a conclusion In
which sporting circles grudginsly
concur
While no legal steps have been
taken as yet against any of those con-
cerned Promoter Blot, of the Lang
ford and Kaufman fight, slated for
SATURDAY next, Is In no better case.
lBlot declares he cannot see how his
| twenty-round go can be prevented,
and says he will hold 1t as scheduled.
but his voice lacked conviction when
he said 1t.
| Tex Rickard does not intend to con-
| test the action of Attorney-Genera
| Webb who tod said he would ask
Il
the fight. He said to-day he would
Immediately transfer the match TO
some other State, il the court ruled
.lagalnst him.
4 Governor Gillett, whose letter yes
terday to the rney-General Great
| ed the greatest stir sportdom has
Known since Jim Corbett defeated John
L. Sullivan, arrived from Sacramento
/ to day. He was positive in defining
the position. The fight could be stop
ped and would be stopped. he declared
FIe seemed Indifferent 10 the opposi-
tion aroused, and said so.
The only real action OF the day in
#Ithe fight situation was disconcert-
ling one for hight fans. Work Was
! stopped on the construction of the
arena Tho men We're not actually
laid off until to-day.
4 Tex Rickard's office has been food
ed all day with proposals to stage his
I big show, Reno. Tacoma, Juarez, MeN-
leo, and several other places have
1 been suggested, and offers or all kinds
. came during the day. 1t seems very
probable that the battle of the ceh-
! tury" will take place in Nevada. The
Estate laws there are emphatic in per-
mitting prize fights.
The situation tonight Is just about
Where it was last night, Nobody
knows. Everybody is guessing
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-17
Husband "Nags' Her

Atlanta, Ga. June, l6.-charEing that
her husband, S. 4. Magill, na6'ged and
was habitually intoxicated, Mrs. Matte
III. Magil to-day applied, for total di-
vorce and the custody of their four
children, Mrs, Maglll is a step-daush-
ter Of General Clement A. Evans, past
olmmander-in-chlef of the United
stntes Confederate Veterans
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-17
HUNDREDS KILLED
Survivors of Flood May Die of Star
NntLOn nnd ExnOSure.

SWrVtVOfA OF FIUOU .HHS DIG OT StuF-
walton ind Exposure.
Budapest, June l6.--Nearly 800 per-
sons were killed and several villages
annihilated by cloudburst to-day In
Krassoh-Z -ZorenN- county of Hungary,
bordering on Transylvania. Roumania
and Servla. The capital of the county,
which Is mainly peopled by Rou-
manians. Is Lugos.
1t is expected that the death roll
will he greatly increased when COM
completely cut off. are restored
Bridges. telenhone and telegraph wires
in the district have been DESTROYED. md
1t is feared that many of the sur
.vivors of the flood will die OF starva-
ltion or exposure before 1T Is possible
to send assistance. '-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-17
! RACING WITH DEATH
Son Of President Of Guatemala Wants
IN Die Mt Home

to Die ut Home.
New Orleans, La, June 16.-Diego
Guatemala. arrived here late this af-
ternoon on special train from New
York, accompanied by a physician and
several nurses. The young mans con-
dition Is very serious, and orders have
been given to the consular representa-
.tives of Guatemala In the United
States to expedite the journey home so
that he may reach his native land
alive.
Young Cabrera is suffering with tu-
berculosis, His mother who was with
Kim In Europe, fell a victim there to
this disease, and her body was recently
taken back to Guatemala by the same
route over which her son is now max
ing race with death.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-17
VIRGINIA CONDEMN ED
Vermont G.. a. II. Takes Action on Lee
STATUE COntrOYerky

Montpelier, Va. June l6.-Resolu-
tions condemning, the action of the
State of Virginia in placing the statue
Hall. Washington, We're adopted to-day
by the Vermont Department. Grand
Army OF the Republic, assembled in Its
forty-third annual convention. The
resolutions declared that Virginia had
aggravated the insult to the Union
soldiers by draping the statue In a
Confederate uniform. and said that
had style OF uniform In vogue prior
to the Civil War been used the action
would find less opposition.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-17
WIN Receive Degrees.

ISpeclhI 10 The I1mes- d spat toh.1 N
Boston. Mass, June 16.--Among the
of Arts degree June 90 in the academic
department at Yale University are Gao
leslie Harrison, Of Fort Monroe, Va.
and arthur Go3wyn KtnR. Of Norfolk
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-17
Exnellel From Ktey.

Kiev. June l6,-Eig ghty-nlne persons
ty-six of these had been permltted tc
settle their affairs, while the others
were given passports to ~ specified
destination.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-17
,rXvo Earth Shocks.

Melllla. Morocco. June l6.--'Two earth
shocks We're felt here to-day shortly
after daybreaS, lasting twenty and
thirty seconds, respectively. No dam
age vas done,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-17
Signs of Peace,

Washington, June 16.-Out of the
three-sided battle line in the House
of Representatives which has been
gradually merging for several days
towards mutual ground Of conflict
over the question of the reform of the
rules. there grew gradually to-day the
appearance of something like an
amicable settlement.
After a session of the Rules Com
mittee. which lasted throughout most
of the day. and two sessions of the
Insurgent Republicans of the House,
1t looked tonight as though to-mor-
row might evolve a plan upon which
practically all parties and factions Of
parties can unite in adopting ''re-
form" rule.
The Rules Committee argued, wrote
and drafted for hours over the Clark
Sherley resolution, which seeks to
provide way for a member to bring
into the House measure being
l"smothered" in committee. Chairman
| Dalzell and the other Regular Re-
publican members of the committee
Iioined with the Democra tic members
in attempting to formulate a rule
which would work out the end de-
sired and be acceptable to the House.
The fact that the Regular wing OF
the party exhibited willingness to
Join in reform" movement was gem
| orally commented upon to-day as In
dicating that II was practically con-
| ------l frort{rua6 an cocop1 n, - ------
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CONTINUED on Second Page,l
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-23

nolu'u districts Of Oahu, and in the
Hamakua and Puma and generally in
the South HiIo districts of Hawaii. The
most marked excuses in the mean tenn
peratures over the preceding week were
reported from the Hamakua district
Of Hawaii, and ranged from 2.0o to
2.6o. In the other districts the excuses
did not eqral l.0', while the greatest
deficiency reported was O.S7.
The following table shows the week
" averages Of temperature and rainfall
tor the principal Islands and for the
Group:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-23
WEEKLY WEATHER BULLETIN
For the week ended August %. 1910.
lulu, 7. H., August %, 1910.
General Summary.

The rainfall was light throughout
the section, and all stations having a
record of ten or more years report less
than the average for the week, except
ing excuses of 0.94 inch at HAIKU and
0.12 at Kahului, Maui.
The following are the deficiencies in
inches, in the different districts of the
several Islands: Hawaii-North Koha-
la 0.27 to 0.37. Hamakua OBJ o 90,
the Hilo's 1903 to 1913. Kan ESQ and
0.60, and North Kona o.+9; Maul-Ha-
ma Q.5l, and Lahaina Oh: Oahu-koo-
laupoko 0.20 to O.92, Honolulu 0.27 to
la, Eva 0.l2. and Waiauae 90; Ka-
uai-HanaIei O.34, Hawaiian n.2L Ko-
loa 0.5l, and Waimea OH; and Mo}o-
ka-MoIokai 600.
The following are the total amounts
Of rainfall for the week, N inches n
the several districts: Hawaii-North
KohaIa oGG IT, 0.93. Hamakua u.J7 TO
0.GS, North Hjlo 0,>2 to n.@>, South
Hilo l,:55 to lib. Puma 1.65. Kan 90
to 90. South Kona iii, and North
kona l.34; Makawao 2.2>. Hama
1.13 to 3.55. Wai,uku 0.2G 10 o.26. and
Lahaina trace; CaAu-ko0laupoko
o,l6 to 0.42. Honolulu 0.uS TO l.45. Eva
600 10 o.55. Waianae o.0u. and Wal
alua o.36; Kauai-Hanaiei $50. Ka-
waihau 0.l@. Lihue 0.35. Koloa o.62,
and Walmea a trace.
The mean temperatures werr slightly
higher than those of the rreceI.u
week all stations On NTo1n--.. AMI