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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
Frazier,s Statement.

Chicago, H., December e1.-Senator
Frazier, who was here to-day, made
public his statement, in which he dis
sents from the view of his colleagues
that Senator Lorimer was not benefited
by the alleged corruptl1n of certain
members of the Legislature. His state
ment in part is as follows;
THE Legislature of Illinois consist
ed of 20i members. There were pres
ent and voting on the occasion of the
election of Senator Lorimer 202 mem
hers. A quorum of both houses being
present, in my opinion. he must have
received majority of all those present
and voting, or 102 votes, to have been
elected. Senator Lormer received lOS
votes, or six more than necessary to
elect.
The testimony taken by the COM
m1ttee satisfies me that four members
of the Legislature were paid money
for voting for, or in consequence OF
having voted for, Senator Lorimer,
One Senator and three Representatives
admitted, under OATH before the COM
mlttee, that they We're paid money
and the admissions and the facts and
circumstances surrounding the trans
actions satisfy me that they received
II as brlbe for voting or having
i.
Dribe-Givcrs Corrupt.
THE four self-confessed bribe-takers
implicate three other members of the
Legislature who voted for Senator
Lorimer as the persons who bribed
them. The testimony satisfied me that
the three alleged brihe gvers We're
guilty of that offense. To my mind the
man who bribes another Is as corrupt
a S the one who is bribed. ami by his
corrupt act of bribery he demonstrates
the fact that he is none too honest
to receive a bribe If offered him.
while the proof Is not clear or
conclusive that these three alleged
bribe- gvers We're themselves bribed or
corruptly influenced to vote for Sena-
tor Lorimer, when take into con-
sideration the corrupt conuduct as
bribers of others. together with all
The facts and circumstances surround-
Continued on Sixth PageD
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
OLD B0ATMAN ON STAND
Tells OF Formation of Great Lnkci
Towing Trust,

Tells OF FORMATION of Great Lakes
Towing Trust.
Detroit Mich, December 21.--Cap-
tain James Davidson, the veteran ship
builder and vessel owner of Bay city.
took the stand this afternoon at the
hehring of the governments suit to
dissolve the Great Lakes Towing Com
pany as a trust in violation Of the
Sherman law, and rccounted the steps
that he took as an active participant
in the organization of the towing
company in 1893 Captain Davidson
said he had been vice.president and
member of the executive committee
OF the company since Its inception.
The witness said that necessity for
large tug and wrecking company
arose when the increasing size of lake
freighters outgrew the old towing and
wrecking facilities.
AS a. member of the purchasing com
mittee he said, he went to all the prin-
cipal ports on the lake, inspecting the
tugs and equipment OF the larger tug
companies, Offering them a big, round
price" and taking a thirty-days' op-
tion where the terms were favorably
received.
Milwaukee and Toledo. he said were
about the only ports where the com
mittee did not carry through success.
full negotiations for the purchase of
the existing large tug lines.
vi oxamined the engines, boilers.
hun. diving suits and other equip
ment Of each tug" said Captain Da-
wilson. and said that We were not
going to steal the tugs, but would
give a good price for them. and want
ed them all. and that we were going
to have all the shipowners on the lakes
but no outsiders"
According TO Captain Davidson. 1t
was he who initiated and pushed
through deal in 1900 to have the
Great Lakes Towing Company buy out
the Maytham Tug Line at Buffalo
which competed with the Great Lakes
COMPANY for one season and caused
a reduction of prices.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
THOUSANDS DROWN
Floods Drive Natives to Robbery and
Murder.

Victoria. B c., December a1,-News
was brought by the steamship Aymerc
to- day of floods that have caused great
loss of life and of a. severe famine In
the Anhui province of China, affecting
two and a half million persons Rev.
f. C. Lobenstene, a returning mission
airy from North Anhui, said:
$50 desperate We're the people that
thousands banded together, robbing
any who had food supplies, and for
weeks scarcely a night passed without
many murders.
The Hoods caused great loss of life.
The rapid rise of water swept away
scores of villages thousands of per-
sons being drowned. A railroad en-
gineer reported that one Of the bridges
near there had been choked up with
bodies and he had been imprisoned two
days in the upper port of temple
before being rescued by boatman.
THE situation during the winter
will be terrble-far worse than during
the famine three wears ago. The starv-
ing can be reckoned by hundreds of
and relief committees
should be organized at once.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
CLASH WITH POLICE
Students Refuse to Disperse md Fatal
Battle Follows,

Odessa, December oi.-An attempt by
the police to-day TO dispense a stu
dents meeting in the precincts OF the
university led to a serious riot, in
which one student was killed. three
We're wounded and others received
slight wounds. Seven policemen We're
severely injured.
During the course of the meeting
the police requested the students to
withdraw. In answer, a shot was fred
in the air. Thereupon the dean called
upon the prefect. and strong detach-
ment of police and Cossacks surround
ed the university building. The pre-
feet, while mounting the steps, was
greeted with volley of revolver shots
from all the windows of the institu-
tion. The police replied with two
volleys. Two hundred and thirty-five
students We're arrested
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
E1onerntes LorImer.

Washingto ton, d. c., December I'll
Declaring as it's conclusions that the
little OF Mr.. Lorimer 10 seat in the
senate has not been shown TO be in
valid by the use or employment OF
corrupt methods or practices. the
OF bribery made in connection with the
election OF William Lorimer as sena-
tor from Illinois. presented its re-
rort TO tho Sene-r tods.. Tbe re-
port which was presented by Senator
Burrows chairman OF the Committee
on Privileges and Elections WAS laid
on the table. but inasmuch as the re-
port is privileged, it may be called
MP at any time
Charges that four members OF the
Illinois Legislature were bribed and
that three other members paid bribes
are not ignored by the committee.
confessed to receiving brihes should
not be believed and that the votes OF
those who We're charged with paying
bribes should not be counted
In relation to the charges that there
was a corruption fund used In the
Illinois Legislature and that It was
disbursed by one Robert r. Wilson,
the report says that there is no evil
dence that it was used for the bcnefit
of Mr.. Lorimer. The committee sug-
Eests that any investigation OF the use
of such fund should be maze by
authorities of the state of Illinois.
The report declares further "that there
was no testimony offered during tho
Investigation which would tend in the
remotest degree to implicate Senator
Lorimer in any personal act Of bribery
or attempted bribery or corrupt prac-
tices of any Sort
The statement of views sent to the
committee by Senator Frazier, who
was a member of the subcommittee
which considered the case. was not
filed with the report. 1t was stated
that Mr.. Frazier had asked that it be
withheld and that he should be per-
mitted to file a minority report IL he
should desire to do SO later.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
RUNS INTO GALE
Steamer Having Hard Time Getting



Boston. Mass. December 21-In a
wireless dispatch received tonight the
steamer North Star. New York for
Portland. which at noon to-day picked
up the missing Consolidation Coal
Company barge, No Il, reported run
ming into a heavy gale. during which
the hawser towing the barge twice
parted. The message said the North
Star vas standing by the barge with
little chance of being able TO bring
II to Portland tonight
The captain and four members OF
the crew were still on the craft, but in
no immediate danger.
The recovery of the Consolida tion
barge still leaves three craft, with q
total of fifteen men, missing They
are the British schooner Laura C. Hall
and the Maine schooners Marcus Ed
wards and Mollie Rhodes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
M'ADoo is GOING
Tunnet-BuiIder VIII Deliver Addres.
Mt COMING rcfnI Congrcss.

Tannet-BuiIder VIII Deliver Addres,
Mt CommercinI Congress.
Washington. d. C., December 2f.--
William G. McAdoo, the tunnel builder
of New York, formerly of Georgia, has
notified the executive committee of the
Southern Commercial Congress that he
Will be present at the sessions of the
congress at Atlanta. March s, 1911.
He will speak on some phase of
Southern Transportation"
Director J. A. Holmes, of the Bureau
of Mines. will be chairman OF the
section devoted to mines and mining
during the congress. Mr.. Holmes is a
native of Laurens. S. c.
Arthur NJ. Harris. of the firm of N.
w. Harris e. Co. bankers of New
York, VIII address the congress on
THE Field for Southern Bonds"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
An. unfnyornhIe Year.

Boston, Mass, December 21,---The
passing year has been an unfavorable
one for wool growers and wool manu-
facturers alike throughout the coun-
Try due TO aEitatlon ;,an aver the tariff
sheep-raising and high prices which
restricted the market, according 10
the twenty-second annual wool review
issued tonight by the National Assn-
citation OF Wool Manufacturers,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
MUST REDUCE RATES
Formal Orders TO Pullman Company
Are Announced.

i OrWHI VrHers 10 PHIImHn NOmpHHy y
Are Announced.
Washington, y, c.. December 2i.---
Formal orders were announced by the
Interstate Commerce Commission to-
day reducing the price heretofore en-
acted by the Pullman Company for up
per berths in sleeping cars.
The order directs the Pullman Com
pany ito fix rates upon upper berths
not exceeding 80 per cent. of the rates
applicable under the Pullman COM
pany's tariffs upon lower berths, when
ever such lower berth rate Is S1.75 or
over, and in cases where the lower
berth rate is $3.50 the upper berth
rate shall be fixed at a rate not to
exceed sf25"
The reduction of rates will become
effective not later than February 1,
1911, and must remain in force for
al least two wears
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
Fifteen Buildings Burn.

Jacksonburg, w. Va. December 2l.--
Fire to-day destroyed fifteen buildings
in the business district. The loss Is
$4,000 to 100000, with but little in
surance. The fire started in the res
taurant connected with the Elk Hotel.
one of the largest buildings in the
town, and within short time it had
been reduced to ashes.
Sparks We're carried to the ware
houses of j. C, Hill, which had tar
paper roof, and in few minutes it
was blazing tiercely Because of the
fact that the town has no protection
against fire the people were helpless,
Dynamite was used on some of the
buildings In the path of the flames,
but this had little effect in stopping
its progress.
The flames We're checked only after
one-fourth of the town had been de-
stroyed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22

Montgomery, Ala., December 21,--
Mrs, Esther Deas, OF Montgomery, will
celebrate her lo4th birthday on Christ
mas Day, She was born in North Car
ber 80, 1906, She has been a resident
os Montgomery for forty-two years,
and has daughter living who Is
eighty years old
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
MORE FRAUDS FOUND
Customs Experts Making Investigation
of NcM NcYclations.

NCW- ftCVcIHCIONS. !
Washington, December 2l.-Customs
experts from the Treasury and special
agents of the Department of Justice
are now making an investigation
which promises to add another chapter
to the story OF sugar frauds against
the government.
draw back" pHvtleges, principally at
the port of Now York, Is under rigid
and one official declares
the revelations promise to put the
service In position to recover nearly as
much as it did in the underweight
cases, when more than s3,000,000 was
paid to the Treasury
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
TAFT AS SANTA CLAUS
President VIII Distribute Turkeys tc
--- WhifH H0uac ErnlnIc.

VHrtC f1Vusc f1rnpIUycs.
Washington, D. c., December 21,--
President Taft will play Santa Claus
as usual this year in giving away
Christmas turkeys TO all of the mar
ried employees about the White House
and executive offices, including the po-
licemen on duty in the White House
grounds. It will require 1o2 of the
holiday birds to I'LL all the baskets.
and the money outlay will be in the
neighborhood of $3.50. 1t Is a time
honored custom of Presidents to dis
tribute turkeys al Christmas time
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
RELEASED ON BAIL
Godfrey Wanted in Georgia on Serious
Charge.

Charge.
Washington, p. c.. December 21.-
Wiley Godfrey. who has been under
thorities of Atlanta, Ga, where an In
ductment for alleged assault with in
tent to murder, is pending against him.
to-day was released In $500 bail in
habeas corpus proceedings before Chief
Justice Clabaugh, of the District Su-
preme Court Godfrey will be given d
hearing January 3 next, when the
court will pass upon the requisition
papers forwarded by the Georgia au-
thorities. Godfrey, in 1909. it is al
legged, struck a man with a baseball
bat, was arrested and fined Later.
however. an Indictment was obtained
against Godfrey
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
SENSATION IN WASHINGTON
Horace Wylie and Mrs. Philip Hich-
born Alleged to Have Eloped.
[Special to The Times Dispatch1

washington, D. c., DECEMBER I'll
The most sensational and shocking
event TO Washington social and official
circles in many years is the alleged
elopement Of Horace Wyie, wealthy
clubman, and Mrs Philip Hichborn
They are expected to arrive in Europe
tomorrow, Mr.. Wylie has a wife and
four children and Mrs. Hichborn a
husband and young daughter. Strenuous
efforts are being made to conceal the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
Twelve Maybe Dead and
Score Imprisoned
in Ruins.
THEIR RESCUE
IS UNCERTAIN
One Wall of Destroyed Factory
Is Tottcring Over Place
Where Frenzied Efforts Are
Being Made to Release Vic
Tins, and if 1t Goes All
Will Be Killed.

Philadelphia, December c1.-Probably
twelve fremen lost their I!scr Tonight
in fire which DESTROYED the fye-story
brick building of ID. FricdInnder
1enther dealer, 111G to 112O North Boz
dine street. More tbnn score of
others have been taken to hospitals,
and II is cstimntcd TINT Mt least twelve
are SIM In the ruins of the structure.
or those taken to the hospitals half
Internally injured. Their chances of
recovery arc slight.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
REID ENTERTAINs
Ofncers of Fleet Are Guests or Ameri-
Ete can Ambassaaior.

Whitelaw Reid gave brilliant dinner
this evening to the admlrals, CAPTAINS
and principal officers of the American
battleships. Among the guests present
to meet the visitors were Lord Bras
Charles Beresford, Lord and Lady
Northcote and Mrs. Drexel.
After the dinner the younger officers
and many younr women friends OF the
ambassador and, Mrs, Reid came In ana
enjoyed a dance,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
FATAL JOY RIDE
Girl Is Killed and Companions Arc
Held for Murder.

VII INTIFeU NVUIVHHIOUS' 4NfC
Held for Murder.
New orleans. La, December 21.-
Ivan Cox and Fred Goodyear to-day
were held for trial In the District
Criminal Court on the charge of mur-
der growing out of a joy ride. which
proved fatal to Tessie Smith, Tuesday
morning. Their machine dashed into
the old basin canal and the woman
was drowned
This Is the second recent fatal auto
mobile ride, which has resulted in
Goodyear being charged with murder.
CoN's bond was fixed at $4,000
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
Lippitt, Colt and Brown
Would Don Al
drich Toga.
CHANCES ARE
FOR DEADLOCK
Millionaire Lippitt May Win
Because Republican Chest Is
Sadly in Need of Replenish-
ing, but 1t Will Mean
Party Defeat at Polls
Next Fall.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

| Especial to The Times Dispatch
| Providence. Il. l., December Ill
| With two Republicans and a Democra-
! tic candidate in the field for United
States Senator to succeed Nelson w.
Aldrich, present indications point to
another dead-locked session in 1911.
Henry +. Lippitt, general manager of
the Manvlle Company and one OF the
leading wooden manufacturers of the
country is the machines candidate.
and Senator Aldrich's choice, while IL
strong Progressive or Insurgent wing
of the party has named Judge LeBaron
3. Colt, of--the United States Circuit
Court, and brother of Colonel Samuel
Pomeroy Colt, president of the United
States Rubber Company. as its candi-
date. Judge Arthur l. Brown, of the
United states District Court. is the
Democratic choice. With a grand COM
mittee of les members. seventy votes
will be necessary to elect
Strong for Colt.
Popular sentiment among the rank
and file of voters throughout the State
is both anti -Aldrich and anti-Lippitt
and strongly for Colt but the party
leaders believe that they can swing
most of the country towns and some
of the city votes for Lippitt Neither
side has ventured to give any estimate
of the number of votes that the re-
spective candidates may be expected to
command when the vote is taken on
January II. but the Lippitt men place
all their hopes on caucus preyions to
the day of election, even If the Colt
followers muster twenty-five or thirty
votes. possibility which the other
faction admits may happen The Lip
pitt men think that they will still con-
troll the caucus and force the Colt men
into line for the other candidate The
Democrats Will muster ffty toylfifty-
one votes, leaving the i,alance s5o tak5
two Republican factions
On the other hand, If the Colt men
refuse TO be bound by caucus the
fight may be dragged OUT throughout
lieye, however. that this will not hap
pen. They point to the fact that since
the death of General Charles B. Blay-
ton the party IL without real head.
and consequently more or less disor-
ganized. They believe. and hope to
make the colt men believe, that If the
latter cause a deadlock in the election
ii Will spell ruin for the Republicans
at the polls next year, pointing to this
years narrow margin as sample of
what may be expected unless the party
is solidly united next year.
They also express the belief that
in case of protracted fight during the
session not enough votes could be held
for Colt to deadlock the election for
long.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
Was Aide to sheridan.

Altoona. Pa, December 21--Captain
Charles a. Spanogle, an aide on Gen
eral Phil sheridan's staff during tho
OWL War; and one Of the best known
lumber men IN Central PENNSYLVANIA,
died here tonight. aged sixty-pine
Yearn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
KILLS WITH A KISS
Mother Presses Acid-Tninted Lips to
Those of Her BABY.

New Orleans, La, December 2t.-
After swallowine' large dose of car
bolic acid at her home here to-day,
Mrs. Mary Kadollch lay down on tho
bed with her llps pressed to those OF
her hve-days-old infant. which she
firmly clasped In her arms When
found the baby Was dead as the result
OF absorbing the fresh acid from her
mothers llps and Mrs Kadolich was
in IA dying condition, She is said to
have quarrelfd With her husband last
might, :.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
INVESTIGATING FRAUDS


New Orleans, La, December 21,-The
grand jury which has been investi-
tations at this port for ton days had
before 1t to-day as a witness General
Manager Witherspoon, OF the Louis
fanta properties of the American SUI
gar Refining Company.
w. T.. Dennison. the special assist
ant to the Attorney General, who had
a hand In the sugar frauds trials in
New York, assisted in the eNamina-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
LAWS FOUND GUILTY
They Arc Held Responsible for New
JerSCy's Holocaust.

Jerscy's HOIOcnUst,
Newark, N, j., December 21,--Not the
owners, tenants occupants or building
inspectors were responsible for the
factory fire here of fortnight ago in
which TWENTY-FIVE girls lost their lives,
but the laws of the State of New Jer-
sey Such was the tlndiny OF corr
nnel's iurY to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
LOUIS WEBER DEAD
Led Orchestra Mt inaugural Balls OF
Buchanan and Lincoln.

Washington, d. c., December 21-
Louis r. w. Weber, who enjoyed the
distinction of having led the orchestra
at the inaugural ball of President Bu
chanan In 1851, and that of President
Lincoln in 1861 died at his home here
last night of apoplexy, aged seventy
six years. lie was a native of Balti-
more, and for quarter Of a century
was member Of the famous United
States Marine Band
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
VETERAN is GAINED
superintendent of Home Indicted 70
Aksnult and Rnttery.

Assault and Battery.
Atlanta. Ca, December 21.-Charged
with whipping an aged Confederate
veteran with a cane, a grand jury
to-day indicted Superintendent a. w.
Force, of the Confederate Soldiers
Home here, for alleged assault and
battery, NJ, G. Frew. an inmate of
the home, told the jury he was caned
for calling the superintendent names
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
Question of Funds.

The whole matter as expressed by
one of the local leaders involves into
question of campaign funds for the
future. Colonel Lippitt, a millionaire,
has the means to help out literally in
the yearly campaigns. Judge Colt is
not so well equipped with the sinews
of war. In advocating Lippitts cleo
ton, party leaders are looking to the
future when the war chest will need
replenishing, but there is wide-
spread feeling among the voters that
his election will cause an upheava1
next fall that will send every Repub-
lican State oftlceholder out of office.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
BLUEJACKET KILLED
He Is the Second Victim OF Coal Gas
Explosions.

Explosions.
Washington. d. c., December o1.--
Another bluejacket of the Atlantic
feet is dead as the result of an ex-
plosion of coal gas. The accident oc-
Cured last Monday on board the Mich
igan. off Cherbourg. The victim was
BENJAMIN James McCleary. a fireman
of the second class, native of Phia-
delphia, who had been in the naval
service two years. A similar fatality
occurred on board the North Dakota
last week
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-22
BOY is SENTENCED
ust Serve Seven Years for Robbins

Must Serve Seven Years for Robbing
POst-Oflce.
New Orleans, La. December 21.-For
robbing the stamp drawer OF the post :.
Office at Berwick, La, of $5 in pennies
Marshall BoudreauX, aged fourteen, to-
day was sentenced by Judge Foster, in
the United States Circuit Court. to
seven years in the Federal reforma-
tory at Washington.
The hoy pleaded guilty, and told the
court he did not realize the serious
ness of his crime