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New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
MAY INDICT TO-DAY
LOOK FOR NEW SUGAR
ACTION.
High Official Said To Be
InUOIued IN --latest
Findings.

The January federal grand jury. which
began the consideration yesterday of the
short weighing frauds On the Havemeye-
& Elder docks, may make a record for
quick action I'm the case. according 10 a
rumor current. which was that indct-
ments would be handed down to-day.
One of these, IL was said. would be Of
a man higher up in the American
Sugar Refining Company's councils than
any heretofore touched.
The government prosecutors expected
to have these indictments returned by
the December grand jury. as told exclu-
sively in The Tribune but this action
was put off for the purpose of rounding
out the evidence more completely. 1t
was said that the Indictment would prob
ably be of the blanket variety and that
there would be only two new names
among those included in it,
In view Of the company's statement
that it did not believe any executive
officer had any knowledge of or partici-
pated in the fraudulent underweighing,
1t was reported yesterday that it's coun-
sci would probably be employed IN the
defence if any executive officer should
be included in the finding of the grand
jury
James NJ. Beck, the new general coun-
sci of the company. said last night that
he had not been informed of any new
proceedings by the federal prosecutors.
When asked whether the company would
fight for any indorsed officer, if there
should be proceedings against one, he
said that that would have to be deter
mined when the occasion for a stand
should arrive.
The grand jury was in session yester-
day from 10 o'clock in the morning until
/ o'clock in the afternoon. The foreman
is Everett S. Fink, of No. % Broad
street. 1t was sworn in Wednesday
morning, heard a few witnesses in other
cases and was ready to go on with the
sugar investigation at u o'clock, but
counsel for the government did not ar
rive and an adjournment was taken until
yesterday, when practically the whole
time of the jury was taken up with the
sugar case.
1t was rumored last evening that the
legal report on the claim for a moiety
made by Richard Parr, who discovered
the use of the steel spring in the scales,
which resulted in the settlement of the
customs claim between the government
and the sugar concern for over 81
100000, had been completed 1t was said
that the hnding of counsel was that Tire
raid on the docks on November 20 was
followed by seizure, and that Parr was.
under the law, the detector and seizer.
If this report is correct, the decision as
to the acting Deputy Collectors status
will now have TO be passed upon by At
torney General Wickersham, after which
the matter will be turned over TO the
Treasury Department for the allotment
of the moiety. All sorts of sums have
been mentioned as the moiety which
Parr would receive. but a lawyer famil-
lar with the case said that it would not
be less than $4,000 nor more than
$3.50. 1000
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
ALARM By THY Ply"
Tells What 4merica Would Do
to Protected Britain.

London. Jan. 13.-T. P. O'Connor. ad
dressing meeting at Blackburn to-
night, said that he loved America, and
II he had said anything about America
IL was because he loved the millions of
American people better than he did the
twelve multi unillionaires whom protec-
ton had made the lords and masters of
those millions
Rockefeller. he declared, and others
ike him, had ninety millions of the peo-
pie by the throat.
Tax American wheat. he continued.
and America would have something to
say about her exports of cotton. Sun
pose a great cotton lord in America
complained that England kept him ouz
of China, and demanded the imposition
OF an export duty on raw cotton What
would Lancashire do then? That was
real retaliation. the retaliation England
had to fear if she began to put a tariff
on American corn
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
MORE OF THE BEAUTIFUL.
Snow the Weather Man Promised To-
day Was Half an Hour Early.

When Father knickerbOcker tumbles out
from Under his warm covers this morning
he won't have to be told by his morning
paper that il Will snow to-day. because as
a matter CT fact. it started TO snow half an
hour before the day came in, evidence of
which will be found In the mantle of white
that covers the streets and the piles of the
snow that came down on Christmas Day
and have not yet been removed by Big
Biz Edwards.
The Weather Bureau knew that the
storm was coming for last night a special
notice was sent out that storm which was
active in Ohio was about to move eastward
rapidly. Storm signals were out all along
the coast from Portland. Me, 10 Delaware
Breakwater. II will clear tomorrow. says
the weather forecaster.
Telegraph and telephone companies had
difficulty IN transmitting messages to
points throughout the Mississippi and Ohio
river valleys News dispatches were sent
from Chicago TO Indianapolis only by a
circuitous route. through Pittsburs. thence
to Cincinnati and back 10 Indianapolis
Five inches OF wet snow have fallen in
Chicago since Tuesday midnight.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
IDO" LATEST LANGUAGE
One of the Men Responsible for It Tells
Students About II.

The present generation will be compelled
10 learn lido, the new world language. IN
the opinion of Professor Otto Jesperson. OF
the University of Copenhagen. who is a.
visiting professor at Columbia University
this year. Professor Jesperson is an ar
dent advocate of the new language in
fact. he is one of the men who helped
make it. Accordingly, his lecture on IT
at Columbia yesterday afternoon attracted
many linguists and faddists. who wanted TO
be a little bit ahead of the times
'"The new language" cid Professor
Jesperson. lis not as rich as English, as
elegant as French, powerful as German
or as beautiful Italian, but it certainly
is richer than the Frenchman's English
more elegant than the EngIishman's
French more powerful than the German s
italian. and more beautiful than the
Italians German.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
UNREST At REELFOOT
Night Riders Order Fish Docks
Tacated.

Union City, Tenn, Jan. 13-The Reel
foot Lake Night Riders organization has
again become restless, apparently en-
boldened by the recent failure OF jury
TO render a verdict against the alleged
leaders of the band.
According to telephonic messages re-
ceived here to-day from the Obion
County side OF the lake. notices have
been posted on fish docks that they must
be vacated in six days. Transfers
hauling fish to this city from the docks
have been warned that they must leave
the country within fifteen days. The
notices have occasioned considerable un-
easiness in the lake country.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
TRIED TO BURN HOTEL
Guests Escaped in NightCloth-
mg-4rson CHARGED.

in attempting to burn the Benscot Lithia
Hotel last night. at Austoll. eighteen
miles from this city, P. ". and Joseph
Edge. cousins. were to-day placed In Jail
at Marietta, Ga. The hotel was filed
with guests at the time OF the fire, but
all escaped in their night clothing
The youths, aged twenty-one and
nineteen, respectively. are said TO have
taken out additional heavy insurance on
their stock of cigars and sundries in the
hotel. In several places the building
was saturated with oil and fired. but the
structure was saved by heroic work on
rne part or the ruwuspeopIe.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
BILL NOT COMPLETE.
Federal Incorporation Measure
Subject to Notifications.

Washington. JAN 13--The bin provid-
ing for federal charters for corporations
engaged in interstate commerce. as now
drawn. is merely tentative In character
and is subject to notifications in various
particulars IT, in the Judgment of those
who have been active in perfecting the
details. the proposed legislation can be
improved and strengthened A second
revision Of the bill is now with the public
printer. and others may be necessary.
Attorney General Wickersham said to-
day that he did not expect TO have the
measure ready for Introduction in Con-
gress until the latter part Of next week
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
SOLDIERS ARE FREE.
Refusal to Hike" on Nezo
Years Day Unpunished.
IBy TeIegraph 70 The Tribune. |

IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.l
New London, Conn, Jan 13.-The gar
risen court at Fort Wright, Fishers
Island, which has been in session for
three days. ended suddenly this morning
when Major W. r Ellis summarily dis
missed the sixty-one members of the
131st Company, Coast Artillery, who
have been under arrest since New Years
Day. They now have full liberty for the
first time in two weeks.
The two sergeants, Foley and Hart.
who rebelled with the other members
of the company when they were or
dered TO take a fifteen-nile hike on
New Years Day, will have a separate
trial, and it is reported that some of the
officers higher up will also come in for
a general court martial at Governors s
Island.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
FOUND WASHINGTON
But Peonage Complainants
Vent to Georgia Citu.
by Telegraph TO The Tribune. I


Washington. Ga, Jan. 1S-Believing
that they we're coming to the national
capital where they intended TO complain
TO President Taf OF being Iured into al
legged peonage by New York employ
ment bureau. several destitute Poles
reached here to-day and were surprised
to learn that there was more than one
Washington in the United States.
The Poles have been in the country
only six months. They alIege that they
signed contracts in New York to go to
Jackson, Ga. to work on railroad at
81 so a day. When they reached Jack
son they found that conditions had been
misrepresented. they say. So they start
ed to Washington to appeal to Mr.. Taft,
and brought up here.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
CALLS WILSON OLD WAR HORSE
Member Advises Commission Men Not
to Arouse Him.

Norfolk. Va, Jan. l3--The National
League of Commission Merchants, in thir-
teenth annual session here after heated
discussion to-day indorsed the Lafean
bill. now pending in Congress. for stand
ard packages. boxes and barrels OF apples
J. s. Crutchfeld, chairman OF the legis-
Istive committee. urged the convention to
s.go slow" and not arouse Secretary VII
son of the Agricultural Department, whom
he called an "old war horse
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
CIVIL WAR HEROINE DEAD.
Mrs. Henrico Livingstone Enlisted and
Fought for the Union.

Deadwood. s D., Jan. 1S-Mrs. Henrfco
Livingstone. seventy-eight years old. a
recluse and a veteran OF the Civil War.
died here to-day.
Mrs. Livingstone came 10 Deadwood in
1876. When the Civil War broke out she
and her husband enlisted She donned
male attire and became a private in the
Union army. serving through most of the
war Her husband made a captain
She is said to have been related to the
Colgate family of New York
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
YALE CHAIR TO HONOR LAFFAN.
j. P. Morgan Pounds Professorship in
Memory of Late Editor.

New Haven, Conn. Jan. IA gift of
10000 from ]. Pierpont Morgan for the
establishment OF the William NJ Larran
professorship OF Assyriology and Babylon
ian literature at Yale University was re-
ceived by the Yale corporation at its meet
ing to-day and accepted. The GIFT is q me-
mortal 20 Mr.. Lanan. editor OF The New
York Sun. who died recently.
The sum is in the shape of fund IN
vested in per cent securities and the sur
plus after paying the professorship charges
will be used for the purchase OF archseo-
logical and other illustrative material
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
DIED FROM SEASICKNEss
Severe Attack, Due to Unusually Rough
Weather. Causes Fatality

st. Johns. n. F.. Jan 13.-Excessive sea
sickness, caused by the unusually severe
racking received by the Allan Line steamer
Sicilian during succession of gales en-
countered in her fourteen days passage
from Liverpool. resulted in the death of a
steerage passenger. His body was given
sea burial. The Sicilian arrived today.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
MARY GARDEN WINS $4,000.

BY decision of the Board of United
States Appraisers, rendered yesterday.
Mary Garden, the opera singer. wins her
contention that she is a nonresident of
this country, ana 5000. the amount of duty
which she paid under protest on her cos
TUNES, jewelry and other personal prop
erty. when she arrived here two months
ago, will be refunded
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
LOSES THREE VOTES.

Jackson Miss. Jan. 13.-No progress was
made to-day In the efforts TO choose a
successor To the late Senator McLaurin,
the caucus ad1ourning until tomorrow,
after taking two ballots
Ex-GoVernor Vardaman received GO votes
on esch oaHot He had 72 votes at ad-
iournment yesterday
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
MRS. MARY C. PLANT BURNED.

fredericksburg. Va, Jan. ls.-Mrs. Mary
c. Plant widow of Robert Plant, of New
York. was burned to death to-day in her
home in Spotsylvania County. Mrs. Plant
was ninety years old. A companion. an
aged woman. escaped from the house
which was totally destroyed. The cause
OF the ire has not been ascertained.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
Coniinued or four,b n,r.

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ke,- ,.sL uaip 10 the Southwest Leaves
lar,;s.- - "a 80 p N. to-day. arrives St.
80. a., =, =. N To- morrow. Through sleep
e it5-ts y y 1lftelnnau and Cleveland PENN
ADJ h@ilroad Phone ..Ios. Mad. So
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14

Aiken, Augusta, Florida & Resorts South,
p r. r. and Southern Railway, superb
Dining and Sleeping car service Six trains
daily. N. y. ONCE, 1900 Broadway.-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
4GREEON M4NCHURIA
Russia and Japan SAID TO Be
IN accord.

Toxic. Jan. 13.-There is reason to be-
1ieve that Japan and Russia have
reached a complete agreement on the
subject of the naturalization of the Man
churian railways proposed by the United
States.
The newspapers here generally admit
the benevolent intentions of Secretary
Knox, but there is no evidence of a. les
sening OF the opposition to his plan on
the grounds of sentiment and impracti-
cability.
Peking. Jan. 13-The story which
originated in Shanghai yesterday and
found its way into a portion of the
American press. to the effect that China
had advised Russia and Japan that it
would not agree to Secretary Knox's pro-
posal for the naturalization of the rail
ways Of Manchuria. Is declared here to
be absolutely without basis in fact. China
has not as yet made public her attitude.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14

GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER
It's purity has made 1t famous.-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
" BEGGAR" HAD $3.50 900.
Death of 4ged Recluse Reueals
Strange St0ry.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. !

St. Paul, Jan. 1S-In a room at No 81
Summit avenue, marked by the appearance
of abject poverty, the body of ]. C Louns-
berry. supposedly an aged beggar was
found last night In his trunk were deeds
and securities valued at approximately
$50 600
There we're certificates of deposits. titles
to land in both st. Paul and Minneapolis
but, most surprising of all. notes signed by
some of the best known business firms of
both cities aggregating many thousands of
dollars. When Lounsherry rented his quar-
ters, several months ago. he stipulated
that no one but himself should ever cross
the threshold.
Lounsberry, so papers in his trunk in
dicate. care here from Oswego. N Y,
about twelve years ago. Some time ago
his uncle, Horace Lounsberry, of Oswego
died, leaving him $1,000 The aged recluse
apparently had only one living relative. a
sister. who is in the insane asylum at
Binghamton. Several messages from her
were found in his effects
One. dated 1907, said: For Gods sake
send s25, 200 to save Freddy's life. He is in
jail. charged with murder, and the money
will save him." Another message was
found, sent from New York City on April
Is. 1903. signed by the law firm OF Marsh.
Viewer & Wemple. asking him 70 furnish
bail of $25 900 for "Boeck" A third mes
sage, dated Germantown. Penn. April Is.
1908, said: Won't you go some security
for Eddie? Cash not required, only Sc
curity II YOU can't furnish ALL will YOU
furnish part? Have hope of winning If
this could be arranged" This was signed
Mrs. Louisa c. Boeck."
Lounsberry remained in his room here
most of the time. He patched and mend
ed his clothes as long as they would hold
together, and even cut his own hair.
gas Jet was partly open in the room where
the body was found.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14

Daniel u. Viewer, a member of the law
firm of Marsh, Viewer & Wemple. said last
night that the telegram was sent by the
firm at the request of Mrs. J. Edward Boeck
when her husband was In the Tombs. She
told the members OF the firm. according to
Mr.. Viewer. that Mr.. Lounsberry was her
uncle. They failed to receive an answer
10 the telegram, however, the lawyer said
j. Edward Boeck is serving a term OF
seven years in Sing Sing prison for num-
ber of jewelry robberies, OF which he was
convicted here in 1905.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
BOY SAW TWO MEN.

The police just before noon found an
eleven -year-old boy, Johnnie Seidel. who
lives at No. 463 West 164th street John
ME said he was only A few feet away
from Edgecombe avenue. in the park
when he saw Bobbie and Arthur, who
were coasting. and had invited MIN to
join them. He said that the two little
fellows then went down the hill and later
Johnnie told the police, he heard cries
down there. He says ne yelled out "Iev
there! What's the natter" and then
some one cried out Keep quiet." Fol-
lowing this he heard three pistol reports
Johnnie then, so he said peeked over the
cliff and saw two men hurrying away.
All day long the people of the Syrian
colony hung about the fathers drug
store at No 28 Rector street. MANY of
them weeping, pouring out their SYM
pathy for the stricken family and their
hatred for the murderer. Michael JabaJe.
a dealer in laces at No. "a Rector street.
volunteered TO give his own blood TO
save the child if the mothers did not
suffice
The body OF Robert Lomas. who was
killed at the first shot, was brought to
his home at No. 434 West 164th street.
at noon. All through the afternoon and
evening the children of the neighbcrhood
passed in and out OF the room to look
at their playmate. Mrs. Lonlas is still
In bed from the shock. II is feared that
she Will not be strong enough to attend
the funeral. which will be held on Sat
urday
STICK TO MADMAN THEORY
The police are convinced that the
murder uas the work of d madman
Continued on hecnnd nnps
New-York tribune., 1910-01-14

Continued on second page.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-03
WILL CHASE THE TIGER
BY MEANS OF LICENSE
Record Kept of Dealers in
Booze.

Atlanta, Ca. May 2.-Failure to en-
force the prohibition law in Georgia
can no longer be attributed to the fail
ure of the officers of the law to detect
the violat ors. Because from now on
Uncle Sam is going to keep an open
list of those who take out internal rev.
erue licenses. 1t will be open to pub
lie inspection-as much so as a hotel
register. Anybody can see it that
wants to.
And it will be a pretty complete list,
too, because where ten men are will
ing to take chance on prosecution
for violating the state prohibition law,
not more than one can be found who
has the temerity to fail to conform to
the government statutes.
Most blind tigers have paid the n
ternal revenue license. In fact, up
wards of 80 per cent. of them have.
Hereafter every man or woman that
takes out a license must within thirty
days fill out blank form showing his
name, the business he is engaged in,
the location of his business, etc, his
Information will then be transcribed
to record boolF-to be designated as
Form TO-" which will be kept open for
inspection.
The order was issued in November
but has up to this time not been en-
forced, for a reason that no penalty
was attached to a failure to comply
with it's requirements. Upon recent
date, however, a general order was
issued by the Internal Revenue De-
partment fixing heavy penalty, and
all the collectors have been appris ID
of it
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-03
GREAT BUILDING LOT
SALE On THURSDAY
Brass Band Will furnish
the Music.

One of the greatest sales of desirable
building lots that Americus has ever
seen will occur on Thursday, May 5.
when the College Park residence seq
ton will be thrown open to the publ :.
This section, within almost a stone
throw Of the new High School, is high,
dry and level, affording magnificent
openings for a high class residence
district. Tie entire tract is to be con-
fined to white residents. The lots are
large and the development of the city
having set steadily in that direction
the outlook is regarded as good for a
considerable building operation there
in the near future.
The sales day is to be made me-
mortal occasion. A full brass band o.
sixteen pieces will furnish entertain
ment with some of the finest music
that has been heard in Americus n
many days The auction will in itself
be lively treat. An expert auctioneer
will rob the occasion of anything ap-
preaching dullness.
A lot is to be given to some one
holding lucky number, Every white
person, attending the sale, regardless
as to whether they buy or bid, will be
given a numbered ticket. Mr.. NJ. NJ
Lowrey, of the Americus National
Bank has chosen a number, placed it
in an envelope, which has been sealed
and locked'in the bank vault. The per-
son WHO receives the corresponding
number at the lot sale will be given a
lot The numbers will all be shaken
up and given out indiscrimately.
Ten dollars in gold is also to be giv>
en- to the person guessing nearest to
the average price received for lots.
Every one is welcome to make a guess.
1t costs nothing and is open to the en-
tire public. The guessing coupons are
in the advertisement on page 2.
The proceeds of the sale, of one lot
are also to be given to the Base Ball
Club and another lot to the Hospital
Association.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-03
BUILDING UP ROADS IN
NORTH END OF SUMTER
Stage Road and Anderson
Vile Lines.

The rebuilding and improvement OF
two other important public roads out
OF Americus in the direction of Ander-
sonyille and the Macon county line
will be undertaken next by the board
of county commissioners in the gener-
al rebuilding of Sumter's highways.
Work in that direction will begin
this week, and the convict forces will
be employed thereupon the greater
part of two months.
At the meeting of the county com
-missioners yesterday that body was
waited upon by delegation of repre-
sentative citizens of AndersonYiIIe,
who urged the improvement of the
road there, via. BagIey.
This road was well worked out
about two years ago. and Is said to be
in very fair condition still, though /,
was not then brought up to the high
standard of excellence upon which Ill
the roads that have recently been
built in the county were made.
The delegation from Andersonville
were assured by the county commits
sioners that the road in question
would be rebuilt just as quickly as
possible
1t had already been arranged to put
the convict forces on the road leading
northeast of the city and generally
known as the "old stage road" This
leads out by the ]. w Wheatley and NJ
B. Council places, and is one of the
most important country roads leading
to Americus.
1t is now a succession of hills and
valleys but vii soon be cut down to a
perfect grade for distance of ten or
twelve miles.