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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-13
DEADLOCK FINALLY BROKEN
Judge Kenyon Elected Senator to Sue
coed Late j. T.. Dollivcr.

Judge Kenyon Elected senator to Sue
coed Late j. T.. Dollivcr.
Des Moines. Town. April 12.-The
deadlock in the Iowa Legislature ended
this afternoon shortly before o'clock
Fort Dodge, was elected United States
Senator to succeed the late Sena tor
Jonathan T.. Dollivcr. following per-
haps the hardest senatorial contest
ever fought in Iowa. The election
came with the siXty-seventh ballot,
and was attended by tumultuous
scenes In which Kenyon adherents
displayed their enthusiasm by tossing
books and papers about the legislative
hail
On the second ballot of the day VIC
tory was brought to Judge Kenyon
when Senator Chapman. of Cedar
county. and Representative Van Camp.
OF Adair. who had been consistent sup
portcrs OF Supreme Court Justice
Horace +. Deemcr, changed their votes.
Then came other changes in quick sue
ccsston. and when the ballot was
counted 1t stood IS for Kenyon, to
19 for Dcemer, and 81 for Claude r.
Porter, Democrat.
As the hour for the first joint ballot
OF the day approached, 1t was evident
mat determined effort to end the
deadlock was TO be made by the friends
OF Judge Kenyon. The first roll call re-
suited In vote Of &c for * cnyon. IS
for Decmer and 81 for Porter
Senator Saunders Immediately ap-
pealcd for and obtained a second bal
lot During the count 1t was seen
that no change had been effected. and
II was then that Senator Chapman said
that In view OF the possibility OF the
legislature adjourning in a deadlock
he would go over TO the Kenyon side.
Representative Van Camp Immediate
IS followed. His vote was enough for
elect. kenyon had IS votes. the re
CURED number. No sooner had Van
camp uttered the word "Kenyon." than
the members broke into pandemonfurn
senator Adams. OF fayctte, on the
sixty sixth ballot. changed his vote
from Dcemer to Kenyon. thereby start
ing the movement in the lattcr's direc
ton.
The ballotinE for United states SEN
ator began in the Iowa Legislature an
January II. :
Judge Kenyon was born in Elyria
o.. on June 10. 1869, and finished his
education at Grinnell, Iowa He was
admitted to the bar and shortly ar
yer WAS elected public prosecutor or
webster county. Iowa. He was Judge
OF Inc Eleventh Iowa judicial District
until 1909 In 1907 he was made gen
era counsel of the Illinois Centrn1
Railroad. lie was appointed assistant
70 Inc AttorneS-Gcneralo OF the limited
states. March u. 1910. His HON. l.
at Fort Dodge. Iowa.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-13
CLEVELAND MOURNS
business Suspcnds as Jnhnson's Funeral
CorteEc Passes City Hail. IS

COrtcEc Passes City Hail. ss
Cleveland Ohio. April 12,--Bravins
the chilly winds and drizzling rain, an
immense throng OF people, estimated al
from 10000 to 200. oOc paid silent trih-
ute to the memory of Tom L. Johnson.
as MS body was conveyed from the
Iahliy, apartments in the knickerboch-
en- on Euclid Avenue, to the Union
Depot late to-day. The train bearing
the funeral party departed at 6:l0 T.
NJ. and will arrive in New York at
?:ll o'clock Thursday morning
Key Harris r. Cooley lifelong
friend of Mr. johnson, onlciatcd at
the brief funeral services in the family
apartments this afternoon
Rags at half-mast noatcd from the
buildings and In store windows pie
lures Of the former Mayor we're dis
played. draped III black and the Stars
ana stripes For five minutes. during
"hich the corteEc passed the City Hat
"here MI johnson had 50 on;, pre-
sided. most of the stores in the down
town district suspended business The
courts were also adjourned. ana NUM-
c1pal business generally was suspended;
Hundreds of floral tributes were re-.
ceiYcd at the Johnson aptrcnpents from
far and near.
Ihe movement for Il memorial was
given further impetus to-day. when.
a; meeting of the City Council plans
FOR new city playground, TO be known
as "Johnson Park" We're discussed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-13
. PLAN IS ADOPTED
"CentrnI Office" May End Cotton BILLS
s#tet Difficulties,

Difficulties.
New York, April 1.-THE esta blish-
ment of q central office" or clearing
house in this city is the latest plan
evolved as q means of settling the
long existing differences over bills OF
lading between American shippers and
European buyers Of raw cotton
Representatives Of the subcommittee
OF the bills of lading committee or
the American Bankers Association
held n protractcd meeting hero to-
day with traffic agents Of the South
eastern and Southwestern railroads
and with European interests as repre-
scented by a member OF the Liverpool
hills Of ladinE cotton conference. Tie
plan adopted was proposed. according
to report, by the Liverpool cotton buy
crs. Local bankers are OF the opinion
that It's acceptance Will point to a
definite way out of existing difficult
ties and obviatc the bank guarantee"
originally demanded By London and
continental bankers after the issuance
last year of number Of forged bills
OF ladins by Southern cotton brokers'.
To-day's meeting was deemed cx
pedient in order to formulate plans
(which would make 1t possible to
handle the coming cotton crop with
out friction" and committee was
appointed to outline system under
which the proposed central office"
may be established giving all factions
representation.
Among the railroads represented
were the Louisville and Nashville, At
slantic Coast Line S;cabonrd Air Line
and southern Railway,
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Designed to Recompense
In en- for sses
through Reciprocity.
BOTH BILLS ARE
BEFORE HOUSE
Canadian Agreement as Present.
ed by Underwood Follows Iden-
teal Lines of Mccall Meas
ure Passed at Last Session.
Senate May Have It
Within Week.

Washington April l2.-Whcn the
Canadian reciprocity bill is called IN
friday by Chairman Underwood. OF
'"e ways and Means Committee, no er-
iort VIII be made to limit debate un
! Tess the minority should demand an
unreasonable time. Probably not more
.han four days debate a the most viii
~, " gwen and 1t will be passed BY a.
~ ma Sority IN the House and sent
~ me senate within a week. No
amendments will be offered from tha
democratic side.
ne Tree list BILL to be called up ar
yer the passage of the reciprocity bill
20 also q caucus measure and cannot
n -. amended by the party in charge of
~ Under the new rule adopted bv tho
Sixty-second Congress. no general ta,s
III amendments can be offered BY the
minority, because each Amendment
must be germane to some particular
item In the bill. Considerable debate
Is Hpected on this bill, but the Demo
cratic leaders expect that both caucus
measures VIII be ready for the Senate
within two weeks.
The articles designed by this bill for
the free list would make a difference
aS compared with the present duties
and revenue, OF less than $500 600
both the Canadian reciprocity bill
following the Identical lines of the Me
Call bill passed last session eXcept for
cause authorizing the President to
continue negotiations for reciprocity
win Canada In articles not covered by
the pendlng agreement. and a bill to
put on the free list about 100 articles
now dutla bic under the general tariff
were introduced to-day by Mr. Under
wood. Both were referred to the Ways
and Means Committee and Will receive
carly considerat ton
TO Plncnte Furmers
The free list bill is designed to MA
cate farmers for agricultural losses
which they feel they Will sustain un-
uer the Canadian agreement. but It
contains also some foodstuffs and boots
and shoes. The list includes many
agricultural implements, bagging for
cotton, sunnycloth, and all similar
fabrics, suitable for covering and bal
Ing cotton; burlaps and bags or sacks
for sackins agricultural products; hoop
or band iron, or hoop or band steel,
or all descrip lions. for balins cotton
or any other commodity; Leaf Their goods.
Wire, beef. veal, mutton, lamb. pork
and meats of all kinds. fresh. sailed,
picked. dried. smoked. dressed or un-
dressed, prepared or preserved in any
manner. bacon, hams, shoulders lard
lard compounds and lard substitutes;
and sausage and sausage meats; buck
wheat -four. cornmeal. wheat -four and
semolina, rye flour, bran middlinEs
and other offals Of grain oatmeal and
rolled oats. and all prepared cereal
foods; biscuits. bread etc, various
kinds of timber. except boards planks
deals and other lumber of lignum vi
tae. iancewood. ebony. box grandadil-
la, mahogany. rosewood. satinwood ana
all other cabinet woods: sewing ma
chimes and salt.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-13
NEW AVIATION MARX
Little Known Eirdman Flies From,
London to l,nrIa. AI.---

Little Known Birdman Flies From,
London to Paris.
lssy Les MoulineauH France April
12.-Pierre Pricr. tho aviator. to da y
made successful flight in a mono
plano from Hendon. a town six miles
from London. to this place, a distance
Of about $50 miles. without a stop He
started from Hendon at 1877 o'clock
and arrived at this suburb or Paris at
5:33
To-day's flight Of Pricr is the first
attempt of an aviator to fly from the
British capital to Paris. Prier Is a
newcomer In international avia ton cir :
clcS. His achievement Of to day, how
ever. in flying monOplane from the
outskirts Of London TO the suburbs Of
Paris, distance of nearly 800 miles.
places him in the ranks OF the world $
foremost airmcn
Above the English soil the aviator
found fog and squalls, ana going high
or and higher in an cndcavor TO oh.
tain better weather, crossed the Eng
lish channel near Dover at height
of over 3,aOo feet
Leaving the channel behind him
Prier encountered fine weather until
he reached Beauvais, iifty-four miles
from the French capital, and from that
city the rest of he voyage was made
through haze Prier was wildly .ac-
claini=d by 81 dense throng as he step
ped out OF his machine after alight-
ing on the Issy aviation field The
monoplane used by the aviator was
the historic machine with which Al
fred Leblanc, the French aviator. won
tho $4,000 prize by finishing first In
miles In circuit cast of Paris last
summer .gAs..' ils NJ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-13
TIMES STILL TR0UBLOUs.
Disappointing Condition.. r,rnv,t, =,

bihapnointfnE Conditions PrcyntI IN
Cotton Industry.
boston, Mass. April 1.-THE annual
meeting of the Association OF Cotton
anufacturers opened here to-day. 10
continue In session tomorrow. the del.
egates being welcomed BY Governor
ross. K NJ Miller, Jr., OF Charlotte.
=. G.. replied to the address OF vel
come. Franklin w. Hobbs president OF
the association, in his address. ro
viewed the conditions which have ey
isted In the cotton manufacturing In
oustry Tor the past year, and referred
10 the fact that the Lancashire cotton
mills had been having hard shedding.
as we'll rs those in the United States.
lie said in part:
Last September L remarked that
the cotton manufacturing industry had
been In troublous times since we met
IN April last. and regret TO be com
PEELED TO state that the troubIous times
nave been continued. The cotton crop
has been disappointment, curtailment
has continued, and IA most unsa,isfac-
tory condition has resulted. Buying is
on hand to- mouth basis
Thomas Bryan Summerlin. Of Mount
Oliver, \. G., was among those who re-
ceiyed students medal for the en-
couragement Of textile education.
which is supported by fund given for
that purpose by the late Louis Pierce
of Norwich Conn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-13
How the Egg Trust
Celebrated Easter :

Did you ever think OF the Egg
Trust In connection with Eastcrf
did think Of 1t is Newton a. Fucsalc,
the wcll-knO,vn writer, who has
constructed II startling md fanci-
full story nbOut Glow the Egg Trust
Celebrated Easter This Will be
one OF the striking features IN next
Sundays Illustrated Magazine, which
goes with every copy Of the Sunday
Timcs-Dlspntch. After reading this
3ou VIII hugh over "DnnicI and
His New Shoes" written Ey ellis
Parker Butler, author of "Pigx IN
Pigs" Then there are other great
stories, NIL written especially for
this Easter number.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-13
TAFT is ENDORSED
Action Taken by Lily White Republi-
cans Of South Carolina.

Columbia. S. c., April 1.-THE ex.
ecutive committee Of the white wing
OF the Republican party In South Caro-
ma to-day Endorsed the administra
tion of President Taft and pledged the
eighteen delegates from this State To
support his denomination in 1912. Tho
meeting OF the committee was held
ior the purpose of perfecting the or.
ganization of the so-called lily white
faction OF the Republican party, which
was begun at meeting here last Oc-
tober.
The committee also expressed the
view that when negroes are to be given
nigh offices they should be taken from
the North. where they form "rea
party asset at the polls" and that they
should be stationed where their "ofti.
cial presence viii cause no local irri
tation." 800
ne NY white faction has not been
recognized by the national Renub1i.
can organization.
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Committee. Arc En,arecd.

T
Washington, April 12.-Both the Re-
publican and Democratic committees
appointed to arrange the Senate com
mittee assignments for the present
Congress began business in earnest to-
day by holding separate meetings and
taking up the preliminary details of
the work
In the readjustmen of committees
arranged by Senator'S Ciallinger and
Martin in behalf of tile two parties.
the Committee on Agriculture has been
increased from thirteen to sixteen
members the Democratic membership
being enlarged from five to seven. and
Republicans from eight to nine. The
Appropriations Committee is increased
from thirteen to seventeen. the Re
publican representation being made
ten instead of eight. and The Demo
cratic seven instead Of five.
The Commerce Committee member
ship continues seventeen, but one mem
Der is taken from the Republican
column and transferred to the Demo
cratic giving the Democrats seven in
stead of six. Finance and Foreign
Relations are increased from fourteen
to fifteen members the Democratic
representation being enlarged from
five TO six In each case. Interstate
Commerce jumps from thirteen to six
teen members. the Democrats increa s
ing from i've 10 seven, and the Repub-
LEANS from eight TO nine. The Judi
ciary Committee is increased from tif-
teen to sixteen. the Democrats getting
the additional member. making their
representation seven
Tile Naval Committee, which is now
composed of only eleven members
seven Republicans and four Democrats
will have fourteen, the Democrats
having six and the Republicans eight.
There will be seven instead of five
Democrats on the Post Office Commit
tee. the Republican representation of
nine being unchanged
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-13
TORNADO LEAVES
TRAIL OF DEATH
AND DISASTER
Thirt e en- Lives Are
Known to Have
Been Lost.
WHOLE TOWNS
ARE DE STROYED.
Feared That When Communica-.
ton Is Restored Death List
Will Be Found M u CHI
Greater-One Woman Is
Carried Half-Mile by
Wind.

y hcnvy wind storm, attaining the
velocity OF II tornado In some sections,
ind accompanied by rnin, hail aud
lightning, swept over Western Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Oklahoma ycste rdny,
killing thirteen persons, practically de-
stroying two towns, injuring almost q
hundred persons, wrcckinE scores OF
buildings. and putting almost every
telephone and telegraph wire In the
territory out of commission.
The tornado levied It's greatest toll
OF death nj DiE Heart, Okln., where
eight persons were killed, ten injured
and almost every building in the town
wrecked. Whiting, Kan, was practi-
cnliy wiped OF the mnp, sixty buildings
being blown down, thirty people hurt,
and ono, Mrs. David Stone. killed.
At Powhattan. Ian, woman ana
child were killed. 81
a high school building was wrecked
ut Esisridge, Kan, number OF houses
damaged, aud from fifteen TO twenty
persons injured.
~ ilnWnthn, Kan, n school was
blown down aud a boy named Felton,
killed. Several buildings were struck
by lightning.
Several persons arc known to have
been hurt at Netnwnka, Kan.
| y hoy wns killed Mt Mnnytllc. Ixan
The Kansas end Of the tornado
started near Whiting, and swept in q
aontheastcrly direction for distanco
OF more than atty miles. 53
| II is thought that many more people
| were killed and Injured thnn have been
reported mt this time. In Kansas city
! the storm did little dumuxe.
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Spaniard, Riding Along
Road, Falls in Front Of
Moving Automobile.
VICTIM IS FAMILY
EXONERA'lES HIM
Authorities and Community
Recognize That Accident Was
Observation-Disclosures Bailed
and Allowed to Proceed to
Madrid to Consult Amer
lean Ambassador.
Special Cable to The Times-pispa,ch.

IL
Burgos. Spain. April PA car
owned by Colonel Joseph E.. Willard. OF
Richmond, Va. struck and instantly
killed a Castilian peasant on the high
way near Burgos to-day. The man.
who was riding donkey, was thrown
against the moving car, striking tho
front wheel.
Colonel Willard at once gave himself
up to the authorities. who released him
on $4,000 bail and allowed him to pro
coed to Madrid
1t is understood by the family OF the
dead man. and also by the authorities
and by the community at lnrge, that
the accident was unavoidab1 bic, and no
blame attaches to Colonel Willard
There has been no demonstration
against the American party. which. in
deed. has been treated with Kindness
and consideration. The settlement of
the unfortunate affair Will be In the
hands of the American ambassador at
Madrid, Hon. Henry Clay Ide
Long distance telephone MESA gcs
We're received here early this morning
from Senator Thomas S. Martin ana
Representative Henry .. Flood, saying
that the Secretary of State would conf
unicate at once with the American air.
lhssador at Madrid, instructing him 80
KINDER Colonel Willard all assistance
and to communicate to the Spanish
government the fact that Colonel Will
lard is a former MISUNDERSTANDING
of Virginia and one Of the most prom
inent citizens OF the State.
Governor William Hodges Mann this
morning cabled the American amba ssa-
dor at Madrid, as follows:
Hon. Henry Clay Ide. Am erican Am
hassador, Madrid
Please assist III every way Colonel
Joseph f. Willard who accidentally
killed n man near Burgess Colonel
Willard is an eX-Lieutenant-G Governor
of Virginia {Signed)
MANN,
Governor Of Virginia."
The Governor will this morning COM
munIcatc with the State Department
and request the United States govern
ment to aid Colonel Willard.
Burgos. the city near which the acci-
dent occurred, is the capital of the
Province Of Old CASTLE. 1t is a town
OF some $4,000 people, in the northern
part Of Spain. about 200 miles from the
French border. and $50 miles north OF
Tod ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-13
NOW IN PENlTENTIARY
lIidnnppers Taken to Snntc Fe e
Safekeeping.

Las Vegas, y. NJ, April 12-Will
Rogers. confessed kidnapper OF his lit
tie nephew. Waldo Rogers. and joe
Virgins. the cxconvict, through
whose arrest and conviction Rogers
was apprehended, are lodged in the
territorial penitcntiary at Sante Fe
tonight. Rogers and Virgins were
arraigned to-day. waived preliminary
examination and are held to await ac-
ton OF the grand Jury. Virgins
pleaded guilty, but Rogers entered a
plea of not guilty in spite Of his writ
ten confession made last night.
The prisoners We're removed to Sante
Re to prevent possible violence by the
citizens of Las Vegas.
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PUTTING ITS ARMY
IN FIGHTING TRIM
M e xico Getting " ar
Machinery Ready for
Real Action.
TALK OF PEACE
DISREGARDED
Distribution Of Special War
Fund Begun, and $4,000 Rifles
and 100000 Cartridges Are
Ordered From London.
Peace NJ owe ent Is
Started in Washington.

Mexico City, April l2.-RcGardlc OF
all the talk Of peace. Mexico's Depart
ment of War is rapidly placing It's
fightin machinery in the best con-
dltion possible. Francisco l. Madero
may yet be induced to agree to terms
which do not include the reslgna Ion
of President Diaz. or. it Is said. his
following may be taken from him by
those who are spreading the propasan-
da OF peace.
The spending of 100000 pesos APP
propriated by Congress last week as a
special war fund has begun. To-day it
WAS announced that the government
has placed in London an order for
$4,000 rifles of the Marline-Hale pat
tern and another order for 100000
ders be filled as rapidly as possible.
day large consignment OF car
tridges bought in Germany arrived.
One OF the most significant eXpendi-
lures announced is that which Will
be incurred when the increase in the
pay OF soldiers and officers becomes
effective sunday.
No direct call for volunteers has
been made, but in almost every state
not in the control Of rebels, volunteer
companies have been organized and
their services offered to the govern
ment. In many cases the services of
these men have been accepted.
Indicative of the demand for officers
at the front, general orders were Is
sued to-day, instructing all Sublieuten-
ants now employed in u clerical capac-
lily TO report for active duty in the
field.
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SLAVE A sWINDLER
Alleged 10 HIVE Collected N,
Money

-AiSEcu to nu'e CoIecteu None y
Through False Story.
Spartenbn:S. :. c.. April l2.-John
Coleman. former slave with several
aliases was brought to Spartanburg
from Winchester. Ky, by Sheriff w. ].
charge of obtaining money under
false prctenses. lie IS alleged to have
victimizcd G. J.. Sanders, local counsel
for the Southern Railway. to the eX-
tent of s65 By playing on his sym
pathies with false story about the
death of his son in n street car acci-
dent in Raleigh. n. c.
He is alleged to have worked the
same swindle on the City Attorne y
and Judge Boatwright, of Cordele, Ga
G. s. Moffett, an attorney of Winches-
ter, and an attorney at Bowling Green
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-13
CAN'T SERVE ON THIS JURY
Cash nrsisters Purchasers ana Pull

man Passengers Barred.
Anderson. Ind. April l2.--No one
who ever rode in Pullman sleeping
car, or who ever bought a cash reg
lister was permitted to Sit on the iu..y
which was imranclled to-day to hear
the trial Of BENJAMIN c. Barnes
Barnes was arrested in Dubuque. Iowa
on the complaint Of Miss Cecil Hill
daughter Of Professor William Hill of
University of Chicago who charged him
with forcing his way into her berth
OH n train just ftcr leaving this city
on January 81 last; Tho jury was com
pleted to-day, and the evidence was
begun.
Barnes is a cash register salesman
and to-day said his home was in
Washington. p. c.. and that his head :
quarters were in Dubuque, Iowa.
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KILLS AFTER INSULT
Wealthy Merchant Shot to Death by


Wcnlthy MerchHnt SHOT 10 Dcnth by
Woman.
Somerset. Ky. April 12.-Mrs. Mag
gle Lewis shot and killed Dalton
Meadows. Il wealthy merchant and
timber dealer, near Greenwood. to day.
Mrs. Lewis used a double bnrrcled
shot gun, the contents OF both barrels
entering Meadows's body.
There were no witnesses to the kill
Ing. which occurred In II room in Mrs
I.ewis's home. The woman SURRENDERED,
and declared that she had been com
PEELED 10 shoot Meadows after he had
insultcd her.
The victim was married. leaving a
widow and several children.
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Eight Are Killed.

Big Heart. Okla, April 1e.-Eighr
persons were killed and ten injured In
a tornado which struck big Heart at
! o'clock this afternoon. leaving but
few houses standing. &.
The tornado swept everything n -
PAIN: Houses were blown from their
foundations and the occupants we're
whlrled through the air. This town
was demoralized and telephone COM
munication cut off. Relief trains start
ed from Avant and Pawhuska. Bile
Heart has population Of 400 e