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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
WILSON'S AMBITIOUS PLAN
Would Convert Desert BnsIns Into
Fields or supply for. Fertilizer.

ficlus OF supply for Fertilizer.
washington. December lS.--lhe con-
version OF desert basins into fields Of
supply tor the fertilizer industry Is
part Of the scheme OF agricultural add
Iahcement favored by Secretary az
Agriculture Wilson and heartily In.
oorscd by President Taft In a message
10 Congress- to-day. The message VA.
=, cordial letter OF transmittal or Il pre-.
iinilhafy report OH the fertilizer re.
sources or the United States. The re.
port showed that the use of fertilizers
Involves an annual expenditure OF
ABOUT Sl2O.eo0.000. which liz likely Il
aSrlcsltural methods are adopted
me report stated that there had
peeh some public alarm not only on
account OF the large shipments OF phos-
pnatc rock to foreign ports but also
on account OF phosphate lands passing
ihto the. hands of foreign owners. The
report. however. found that great
minority of these lands were In tmert.
can hands. and that the tendency waA
iistihctiy towards an increase In that
direction
From American sources an ampl,
supply OF both classes OF fertilizers can
readily be obtained. and IN the case OF
potash. the supply may be maintained
Indefinitely IL obvious methods Of con-
troll are adopted The annual produc-
ton o! ammonium sulphata should ba
approximately 10000 tons. valued at
Sao.oOO.00o. Actually. $4,000 tons. val
ued at sl.Si0.000. are being prodsced,
while about 10000 tons. valued at
ABOUT S".30o.000, are annual imported
Investigations are under way for the
extraction Of potash from siiicatc and
other minerals and from wastes and
py-productg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
WILL OPEN NEW STORES
'"ns iiHd Been Closed prJor -
Dreme Court Mandate So


CIV ork. December lS.--The Initial
cI nj ~. Coinpany to-day anno,,nr-
su pihns Tor opening number oS mn.
Jacion, tuhtouEhout the country. IL Vas
mr. nia ,hal contracts and new Icasas
~ pi1ecs we're closed prior IN ~
a m.!,l;, OF the Supreme Court in he
thnf IN ~" nhacco Company case and
.iot inc opening OF them was h.ld ~
G P:ennnns me divorce Of the cigar stores
f,ompany from tho American Tobacco
Court decree '"o supreme
dera me sepa tion which the court or.
oeISo VIII be effected Tomorrow NC
gI!1 nt,nis to I9, the announcement at the
niteo Cigar Stores headuuarters
when the American Tobacco Go,nns = =.
Wi |,r s aistribnte It's holdings in the CT!
imdlvidual common stockholders The
Gtear stores Company points out thai
me court mandate has no eject IN
the Cigar Stores business except IN re-.
move II from the control of the Amer
,can Tobacco Company, and, In the
language of the Attorney General. The
Gnited cigar Stores Company Will now
ne lett alone TO work out Its own dcs
tiny in its own way"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
Creditors Gray-,y CONCERNED.

New York, December ls-The an.
poin,ment OF receiver for the Wa
bash Railroad Company tx the sequence
OF the appointment here about two
weeks ago at n meeting OF the dircc-
tors OF q committee 10 rcadjust the
finances OF tho road. which for sew
cral months past had been the sub
tcct OF grave concern TO the roads
various security holders
Tho rcceivership is said here to fbe
Of an entirely friendly nature. and to
have been the outcome Of tho commit
toes deliberations as 10 the best pos
sible way OF placing the Wabash on
IFS feet. This committee consisted, Of
liawiey. Robert c;onIet, Alvin ".
6ard. Of whom the trs1 four We're were
elected directors AT the meeting. These
Equitable Trust Company, trustees OF
the railroads $4,000 600 first refund
ing and extension per cent mortgage
bonds, the semi annual interest on
which is due January next This
. amounts to 100000, and II was the
company's lack of funds to provide for
Its payment that prccipitatcd the pres
cnt situation. II is understood.
Protective Committee.
;hnnoun inc 1h OF a protective COM
night consisting of Robert Goeiet.
Edwin Hawley. Thomas II. Hubbard.
Alvin W. Kreeh. Robert Fleming and
met tonight and announced that 1t
would conduct as expeditiously as
possible an investigation of the imam
cial condition and requirements of the
road and of the physical conditions and
requirements of its properties with the
object of formulating and carrying
out in cooperation with Kuhn. Loeb
e. Company such measures as may
seem TO be best adapted 60 the sltua-
ton and to meet the wants and de-
vclop the possibilities Of the proper
ties
Tho company's last annual report.
for the fiscal year ending June 80,
showed deficit of S403.OO6 under the
requirements necessary to pay the
company's total interest charges. but
arrangements were made by the dircc-
tors at that time to provide the money
for the July l payment. Since that
date the monthly earnings reportcd BY
the company have shown steady fall-
Ing off.
Tho Wabash system is one of the
pioneer railroad properties built up
and dcyeloped by Jay Gould, and began
It's present corporate existence as the
Wabash Railroad Company in 1889.
II now operates n total trackagc of
2.514 miles. one of the longest rail-
road systems in the country.
It's outstanding capital stock
amounts in round numbers TO 500 900
600. of which S53.000.00O Is common
and S39.000.000 preferred. 1t has for
several years been paying no divi-
dends on either security Frederick s.
Delano has ioeen president of the roud
since 1905.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
COTTON DENIES CHARGES
Uranus Testimony of Mnrtx M False IN
Every Particular.

uranus Testimony of Mnrtx M FuIsc In
Every Particular.
Washington. December 1S-Josenh
Sotton' former attorney for tho Du-
i ,. Message and Northern Railroad,
aenied to-day before tho House steel
trust investigating committee the
rharse made By c. II. Martz, that he
iaq ordered the padding of the cost Of
INC railroad In report to the Iinne-
sota Railroad and Warehouse Commits
Mr. Cotton branded the testimony of
niartE as false in every particulor
lie submitted documents 10 show thni
'he COST estimates made by MartZ never
were submitted to the commission. Mr..
E ~ ,,on was accompanied by George
W eiiwood Murray. counsel for John b.
itockeleiier who provoked colIouuy
with Chairman Stanley, when hn
witness '''e
Following Cotton's denial. Reprcscp-
thtiFes Young and Gardn"r declnred
lney were convinced he had demon
started he had done nothing question
dplc while counsel for the Duluth, Meg
sane and Northern Railroad
me committee reviewed with Cot
ION me testimony of the Merritt broth
erS relating to the taking over of the
rallroad and orc properties in the
MeSsabe region by John ID. Rockefeller
ana mis- almoncr. the Rev T. d. Gates.
@nlch later were sold to the United
states Steel Corporation
The committee will hear Tomorrow
other witnesses who will seek to shed
Iurther light on the absorption of the
minnesota mine properties by MIR.
Rockefeller
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
ANOTHER TRUST BUSTED"
suit .ASninst Plumbing Combine Is Re-
suit Of Agreement

suit Asninat Plumbing Combine Is re-
nuit Of Agreement
Los Angeles. Cal. December ia
sui, TO dissolve the so-called plumbing
trust OF the Pacific coast. with tins
faciic Coast Plumbing supply Asso.
riation; an unincorporated organiza.
non WIN offices at San Francisco. ana
me national Committee OF tn. Con.
.eoeFateI supply Association, a corpo.
ration or New York City, as the prin.
T!pai defendants. Was filed in the
Snitsd States District Circuit Cour,
ncrs to-hisnt, upon report of tele.
fraphic Instructions from tn, DcDart
'hent OF Justice at Washington.
The suit practically is a Compromise
;. haNins been understood that the
aoTernment originally intended 10 in.
m.u.e criminal section agains, the
me government asks that I'll, de-
Ieh!ants be enjoined from publishing
or circuia ting or using blue book:
from further boycottinC Of member
"ho might SCH to othc! than ncnhe-s
Q, me association. and generally be
trust" methods
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
MANN READY FOR WAR
Viii Go Himself and send Ills Son
Necessary.

''hf wv bihlsett una send HIS Son IL
Necessary.
Philadelphia. December lS.-That the
action OF the United States in abrogat.
ing the Russian treaty of 1892 to-day
may preelpitate war with thai
country was declared by both United
States Senator Hepburn, of Idaho. and
Governor Mann, of Virginia. in
speeches at the annual dinner OF the
New Jersey Society OF Pennsylvania
here Tonight
Senator Hepburn said that where
the cause was just ilc stood ready to
FOLLOW the American passport into
anv foreign land with "our Constitu-
ton. our flag and cannon"
Governor Mann expressed has belief
that the signs Of the times point to a
struggle with Russia in the near fu-
ture' and he stirred the audience by
announcing that II such conditions
ever came to pass he himself would
be willing and ready TO go cut at the
mead of a regiment of Virginia SOL
dicrs.
Whether it be President TAFT or
some other President. perhaps a son
OIL New Jersey" said the Governor,
MS call Will be responded to by Vlr-
Ginia. and ! can say every State In
the South. IL necessary / Will go to
the front and will also send my SON.
say this merely to show the patriot
ism OF the South and to prove that sec
tlonalism Is Il thing of the past"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
FARMER SHOT TO DEATH
Former -idmirer of His wife CHARGED
With Murder

Huntington, Pa. December IS
benJamln i. Galoup, formerly a farm
or in Kansas. who has been EMPLOYED
by contractor. was called 10 the
door OF his home and shot to death
frank Calhoun, alleged to have for
IS under arrest charged with the muir
der. shotgun suid 10 have oecn own
ca by MIN WAS found in the garden
where II had been hidden. -
Galoup was married TO Sadie walls
IN the West, and retiring from his
Kansas farm. brought his wife here 10
i've. a short time after their arrival
mere calhoun came TO Huntington from
oregon. and, according to GulouD's
statements to neighbors, began to re-
new MS attentions to Mrs. CALCIUM
win whom he was acquainted before
her marriage.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
Action Taken on Appli-
cation Of Westinghouse
Air Brake Company.
DECLAREDTO BEOF
FRIENDLY NATURE
Company's Bonded Debt Is Over
$114,ooo,ooo, and Concern of
Security Holders Recently
Led to Naming Of Commit
tee to Readjust Finances.
Property of the Goulds.

ut. Louis, December lS.--on the APP
plication of the Westinghouse Air
Brake Company. Jndgc Elmer b..
Adams, in the United States Circuit,
Court this afternoon. appointed Fred
erlck ]. pelano Edward B. Pryor and
". IT, BiNby receivers Of the Wabash
kailroad Company. The receivers
bond was fixed at 100000 each TO lie
given in ten days. Wells H. BlodEctt.
who has been general counsel of tho
road. was appointed counsel for the
receivers.
T. J. DclaTo is president OF the road
now. and MIR. Pryor until resently was
director.
No statement could be obtained from
thc railroad company early Tonight
regarding the claim involvcJ In the
rcccirership proceeding. hut II Was
said in some quarters. that 1t was
$500 TIC management has been
hammered In the operation OF the road.
according TO statements OF It's reprc.
scntntircs. by the fact tina, Insult
cicnt funds were forthcoming for the
adequate maintenance Of the road's
property and equipment
Heavily Rondcd.
The compuny's total bonded debt
amounts to over s!lt 100000. and ID
ono OF the heaviest per milo Of any
railroad IN the country. Besides being
hurdencd by these heavy liked
charges, the company few years ago
became involved with heavy obIiga-
tons in connection with the purchase
OF the Wheeling and lake Eric Rail
road and the building of the N'abash-
PittsburE Terminal
George Gould and the Gould estnte
arc credited with control OF the Wa
bash system
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
COUNCIL IS OBSTINATE
refuses to Oust Shuntcr. nnd Russia Is
Advancing.

REFUSES to OnSt Shuhtcr, anu ltussin II
Advancing.
Teheran, December ls.--Thc National
Council has refused to accept the cab.
nets proposals regarding solution
Of tho Russian difficulty. and the Rus
sian troops are preparing to advance
on the capital. 1t Is believed that the
advance Will begin Thursday.
The official attitude suggests passive
resistance, but the provincial sentiment
Is strongly opposed to the Russians.
The foreign minister. In presenting
tina question before tho National Coun-
ell to-day, made n determines attempt
to secure the support OF the council
He represented that the cabinet had
made every effort to retain Mr.. Shus-
ter, but the plight OF the country was
desperate. Tho eX-Shah. he said was
advancing on the one hand. and Salar
Ed Dowlch on the other, while Russia
refused to abatc her demands There
fore. nc argued, the cabinet should be
empowered to conciliatc Russia.
In spite OF his appeals. the deputies
Insisted that tho retention OF Mr.. Shus-
ter was Persia's only hope. and that
nothing was to DO gained by yielding.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
WILL CLAIM VAST ESTATE
Calvert Heirs VIII Fight for Portion NJ
- (ircnt fortune.

Pittsburgh. Pa. December lS.-Mrs.
edward Meacham. of Ambridge Pa.
aas been notified by her brother, Geo,
Crewe, of New Bloomfield. Mo-, to be
Md. to prove her identity as one OF
the seven heirs to the Calvert estate.
which Is said to amount to $4,000, 900
Mrs. Merchants grandfather was n
grandson OF Governor Calvert, of Mary
land. whose. estate has been i'm chan
Gerry for Several DECADES. and which
has increased in value each succeeding
year. Mrs. Meacham. her brother. and
nvo sisters comprise the known heirs,
Mrs Meacham and her husband live In
4 little home near the American Bridge
Works. where tho husband is employ
ed as workman.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
PLAN TO EXTEND TO GULF
Hawiey Interests TO Approve CopnoIi
dntiOn OF Railroads.

minneapolis, Mimi, December Is
St"ckho!dcrs of the Minneapolis and
81. Louis Railroad met here to-day
which the Minneapolis and ST, Louis
and Iowa Central roads are to be COM
bined. The Iowa Central stockholders
are called to meet in Chicago to-mor-
row for tho same purpose. .
The combining of the Minnea polis
and ST. Louis and the Iowa Central
lines is part of the plans OF the Haw
ley interests, which aim to have a.
through system from the Canadian
border TO the Gulf OF Mexico, TO be in
operation by the time the Panama
Canal Is completed. At present the
northern terminus OF the Iowa Central
Is Albert Lea, Mimi. and the southern
terminus Abba Iowa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
ROSCOE AYERS A HERO
Prevents Grentcr Loss of Life In cr,sh
of Cars.

prevents Hrentcr Loss of Life In Crash
OF Cars.
Kansas City. December iS.-That tbo
casualties In the collision between two
cars on tho Kansas ty-Laavenwortb
electric line Mt Wolcott. Kan, today
were only four killed and eight In lured
was due to the heroism Of Roscoe
Ayers. an emDloye.
Ayers was in the smoking compart-
ment of this southhound car when the
two met each going about thirty-fve
miles an hour The northbound car
nlowed Its way almost through tho
other. AS Ayers crawlcd from Tho
wreckaEe he noticed Goals from tbc
battered stove rolling down On III,
sollnters. already smoking. TIe kicked
the conle out and with his bore hands
threw the hot pieces of the broken
stove away into the fog. His hands
we're burned to the hone. hut he saved
the wrcckage from catching fire ana
hnTninc those persons who hal NOT vol
been released from tho sn1intereJ cars
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
.Agrccmcnt Decree I,I.,,

ashinEton. December IS.-Tbc civil
a ,,I aSa!hst the so-called Pacific coast
n1m,nplhs 'rmst is the direct result Of
IN" perar nero betwccn'4 officials Of
Sehtatires OF most OF the dcfenaants
M nsreed decree likely will b.. Tho
1 tinn The grand Jury investiRa.
be- be-" s, " sns trust" at Los Amg eles viii
ni,houeh the Eovernm nj has n ,.i'' 49,. "a,
HNttcd ITSELF TO thai cnlr.n ~ sVIl-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
FATAL AUTOMOBILE MIsHAP
Norfolk Woman Dies After Accident ON
Grand Prize Course.

Savannah. Ga. December 1s.-As the
result Of q midnight automobile acci-
dent on the Grand Prize automobile
DonneIl. of Norfolk. Va. died this
afternoon at local hospital. Her leg
was amputated In vain effort to save
her life. 4 man who accompanied Mrs
Donnell on the trip was injured, but
not seriously.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
BANKER MORSE DOOMED
Physicians Pronounce His AiIment In
durable.

durable.
Washington. December lS.-Charles
w. Morse is doomed, according to
report Of the medical officers Of the
army Hospital at Fort MCPHERSON, Ga.
received to-day By Assistant Secretary
Of War oliver. They say that his pres
ent condition is grave. but that his
ailment (arterio -scierosis) is progress
sive and incurable. although IL is not
possible to predict when the end will
come. .
IT was said at the Department of Jus
ice late to-day that no action had
set been taken on Morse's application
FOR a Communication OF sentence. 1t is
likely that the matter Will be deter
mined by Wednesday. as Attorney
General Wickersham leaves on that
uay for Panama. officials here seem
Impressed with the gravity of the
convicted bankers condition.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
BAD TEMPER DISPLAYED
Houses Business Blocked and Adjourn
mcnt liz Taken.

IHcnt Ib i uNCus T------
Washington. December lS.-Thd
House adjourned to-day without ac-
complishing any legislation, after o
brief display OF bad temper on both
sides of lhe chamber. 1t had been In
tended 10 take up various bills by
unanimous consent. Mr.. Madden. OF
Illinois, objected to a Democratic bill
fixing the terms OF court In West Vir-
ginia, and Mr.. Buchanan. of Illinois,
retaliatc,i by Directing to n Republi-
can measure of the same character for
Maine.
Mr.. Bartholdt. of Missouri, Republi-
can, was blocked in an effort TO get
consent to address the House for
Henry, of Texas, Democrat Finally.
on motion OF Mr.. Fitzgerald. OF New
York. Democrat. with all Republicans
voting against 1t, the House adjourned
until Tomorrow
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
OF $1,000 MISSING
Express Messenger Also In Gone nud
Reward Is Offered.

Atlanta, Ga. December 1s.-Tbo
Southern Express Company to-day Of
fered q reward Of $500 for the arrest
of Robin c. Fargason. of Macon. ar. .
an express messenger wanted In CON
neotion with the disappearance OF n
package containing $1,000. The pack
age was consigned to n bank at GrIf-
care on the Central OF Georgia train
Saturday. The money is declared not
TO have been delivered. and FnrGason
did not show UP for the return run
TO Macon. He has not bern seen since,
1t is reported.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
BANK WRECKER JAILED
4. w. Carpenter IS Sentenced To T,r,
Years I'm Prison

London. December lS.-A. w. car
pentcr has been sentenced TO two
years in prison for connection with
the wrecking OF the Charing Cross
Bank. The bank failed about wear
ago. and !dcpositors lost In the neigh
borhood OF Et,000,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
Schooner Is Wrecked.

schooner katherin u. Perry. light
from Portland. Me. for SeweiTs Point
Va. struck on Knotless Shoal. Cape
Charles. Va. last night She is full
Of water and Will probably be total
loss The crew was rescued by life
savers and taken To Norfolk by tugs,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
BANKER cUMMlNs RELEASED

bond of $4,000 Put Up to Secure IIIa
Liberty.
New York, December 1S.-Willtam
J. Cummins, convicted of embezzlinE
s1a0.000 from the defunct Carnegie
Trust Company and sentenced to not
yoars, has. been released from tho
Tombs on a 100000 bond pending an
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
soLLUM DISTRICT cEDED
II Is Given to Egypt Pending Outcome

IL is GiSen to Egypt Pending Outcome
OF War.
London. December lS.-The cession
OF the Sollum district of Barca. the
Eastern division OF Tripoli, and It's oc.
cupatlon by Egypt. has Significance
IN connection with the Turco- italian
war. At the beginning of tho war il
was supposed that italy desired to an.
propriatc Sollum, with it's important
port. Akaba. in order to protect tho
protected naval station at Tobruk. But
the Italians were induced to retire ana
recognize the old frontier.
some experts state that Akaha has
the possibilities of finer naval sta
ton than even Biaerta. and would DO
prire Tobruk Of much of It's strategical
value Hence there is considerable GU
r,iosity as to why Turkey coded Sol
ium to Egypt and what will be its
eventual fato.
Little news Is being received from
the scat OF war. There have been some
small outpost affairs. but indications
point In the direction of peace.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
Definite Status UnsettIcd.

Cairo. Egypt. December lS.-The
Egyptian government is taking pos
session of the Sollum district OF Rnrcn.
which forms the Eastern division of
Fripoii. The Sollum district borders
on Egypt and was coded by Turkey
to the Egyptian government, which
of the war. when the definite stntus
of the territorN will be determIned