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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-09
4
ROOT AMENDMENT
is TA.CkED'ON BILL
Thus Hobbled, 1t Goes to Senate
Without Recommcn-
dation.
COMMITTEE REFUSES REPORT
Three Republicans and Three
Democrats Vote for Favor
able Action.
COMMITTEE REFUSES REPORT

Washington. June S.-The Canadian
reciprocity bill lis ready for consider
alton by the Senate. tho Finance Com
lnfttee to-day having voted 10 to 4
to report tho bill Tuesday without
accommodation and with tho Root
amendment to tho wood pulp and
PAPER clause tackled on to the measure.
Senator Roots amendment provides
that wood pulp. paper and board shall
not be admitted free OF duty Into the
United States from Canada unless
these products arc admitted free from
this country Into every province OF
Canada. Preceding tho vote TO report
the blu this amendment was adopted
by the committee by a vote Of s to
S. those opposing 1t being Senators
.Penrose, Cullom and McCumber. Re-
puhlicans and Stone Williams ana
Kern. Democrats
An effort 10 send the bill TO the
Senate with report recommending
the passage of the measure resulted in
vote of to S. those fayoring this
action being Senators Penrose. CuIlom
and Lodge. Republicans. and Stone,
Williams and Kern Democrats
On vote for an unfavora bic report
the result was tic. Senator Smoot
Joining Senator'S Penrose. Cullom.
Lodge, stone. Williams and Kern in
opposing this action. On the final mo-
1919 NhiSH was 10 report tho bill aB
amended and without recommendation.
Messrs. Penrose cullom. Lodge. smoot
and Gallinger. Republicans. and Stone,
Bailey. Williams. Kern and Simmons.
Democrats. voted in favor OF, and
Messrs. Hepburn. Clark, McCumber and
La Toilette. all Republicans against
the motion Senator Johnson, Of
Maine. was not present.
Two reasons nctuated the commit
tee in waiting until next Tuesday 10
report the bill to tho Senate. The
principal one was that several mem
ners desire to present minority re-
ports to accompany the bill. and ask
ed for several days time in which to
prepare them. Senators stone, VIII
fiams and Kern probably Will present
report urging the passage of the bill
unn amended while Senators McCumber
and La Toilette Will make reports on
posing the passage OF the measure.
The second reason was that the Borah
resolution providing for the direct
election OF Senator'S will be before the
Senate until next Monday, the day
fixed some time ago for a vote thereon
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ATTACHES FOR HAMMOND

Enron sandhnrst, observation-disclosures
James and Captain Sowerby Appointed.
London, June SKIING George to-
day appointed Baron Sandhurst as civil
attacha and Lieutenant-Colonel Ber-
nard r. James, formerly British mill
tary attache at Washington, and Can
tain G. T. G. Sowcrby. the British naval
attache al Washing ton. us military
and navay attaches, respectively. 10
the United states special ambassador
Al the corona ton M
Baron Hamilton, of Dalzell. origin
ally was chosen as civil attache to Mr..
Hammond, but the continued mess of
Earl spencer made II necessary TO con-
tinue Lord Dalzell as acting lord cham
nerla!n to His Majesty.
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and Equity Court OF the city of Rich
mond. Affirmed
Wells VS.. Lagoria ct ais From the
Circuit Court of the city of Norfolk.
Reversed.
Seward vs.. Camp Manufacturing
of Brunswick county. Reversed.
Edmonson &, Reckless. receivers, vs.
Thomason ct ais From the Circuit
Court of Mecklenburg county. Re-
versed.
Carpenter vs. Camp Manufacturing
Company. From the Circuit Court OF
Brunswick county. Reversed. M
Arminius Chemical Company, Incor-
porated, US, Whites administrators.
county. Reversed
By Judge r. H. Cardwell:
Green's and Parkers administra-
tors VS.. Marye, Auditor. From the
Circuit Court of the City OF Richmond
Affirmed.
Sweeney VS. Foster ct ais. From
the Court of Law and Chancery of tho
city of Norfolk. Affirmed.
Fraser vs.. Stokes ct ais. From the
Affirmed.
Lambert VS.. Jenkins From the
Law and Equity Court of the city OF
Richmond. Affirmed.
Baker ct ais VS.. Berry Hill Mineral
Springs Company, etc. From the Cir
cult Court Of culpeper county. Az
firmed.
Mor,ons executor VS.. Southern
Railway Company. From the Circuit
Court of Campbell county. Affirmed.
City of Portsmouth VS.. Lee. From
the Circuit Court of the city Of Ports
mouth. Reversed.
Harrison ct ais VS.. Clements, road
commissioner. ct ais From the Cir
cult Court of Loudoun county. Re-
vcrsed.
f BY Judge John A. Buchanan:
Newman VS.. McConlb. From the
Circuit Court of Orange county. Al
firmed
Edmunds VS.. Barrow From the
ty. Affirmed.
Saunders ct ais. vs.. Bank of Meek
lenburg ct ais. From the Circuit
Court of Mecklenburg county. Re-
versed
Saunders vs. Baldwin. From the
Circuit Court of Mecklenburg county.
Reversed.
Gordon vs. .Ioyner From the Cor
poration Court of the city of Newport
News. Reversed.
Smiley VS.. Sniley's administrators
ct ais From the Circuit Court of
Henrico county. Reversed.
Carter VS.. Keeton and Coleman ct
ais. From the Circuit Court of Pitt
sylvania county Reversed.
BY Judge George NJ. Harrison:
Consolvo and Cheshire Vi. the Fer
ries Company. From the Corporation
Court of the city OF Norfolk. Affirmed.
Allison. BY, ETC.. vs. city Of Fred
ericksburg. From the Corporation
Court of the city OF Fredericksburg.
Affirmed.
Vaughan VS.. Pieasanton ct ais.
From the Circuit Court OF Goochland
county. Affirmed
Norfolk Fire insurance. Corporation
vs. Talley. From the Circuit Court OF
Louisa county. Reversed.
Schwab VS.. Washington Luna Park
Company. From the Circuit Court OF
Alexandria county. Reversed.
Harris va. Cary eft nils. From the
Chnncery Court of city OF Richmond.
Reversed ;j5l;s
ny Judge Stafford G. Whittlo;
Steelman vs.. Lafferty. From the
Circuit Court Of Northampton county.
Reversed.
Hanson and Shell VS.. Rawlings's ex-
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MERKLE DENIES
STORY OF WOMAN
Declares He Knows Nothing
About Murder Of Harding.
Search for Other Bodies.

special to The Times Dispstch.J
Nortoik, Va, June S.-Charles Merkle
night by AIRS. Minnie Murdoch as to
now Harry Harding was killed. Tho
woman told a sordid story of how
Merkle struck Harding overtime head
with an axe, and how the next night
they buried him in the onion patch
where the body was discovered last
Monday The police. however, ar.
satisfied that the woman has told q
true story.
Counsel for nIerkle will assist the
officers In searching for other bodies
near the Mason Creek home, where
the tragedy occurred
Mrs. Murdoch denies that she has
knowledge of any other strange deaths
In the vicinity of the little house of
mystery behind the shore woods
More than six months ago Forrest
McGinnis disappeared from his home
In Atlantic City. Five days before he
vanished Mrs. Belle Ryno. of the Wo-
mans Mission. says she saw him talk
ing TO Minnie Murdoch. The officers
are trying TO find some further trace
of Mctiinnis, and at the same time they
Will attempt TO find out what became
of other men in other cities who came
TO Norfolk after corresponding with.
Mrs. Murdoch through matrimonial
agencies. e
1t was stated to-day that Mrs Muir
dock was well fixed financially; that
she had money in three different banks
in Norfolk, besides some jcwelry, the
Ma son Creek home and other property
In his statement to-day Merkle does
not even hint that Mrs. Murdoch is
guilty of the murder. He says lie
knows nothing about it, except that
he went with the woman to her home
last Saturday night. and found the
body on the be-. and that they buried
1t by the moonlight.
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Mrs. Elizabeth b. scot,

h SPeciai 10 Thc Times Dispatch.)
Williamsburg. Va, June 8-Mrs
Elizabeth Lowndes Scott. widow of b.
scott. aud daughter OF the late
Colonel Benjamin S. Ewell, died In her
apartments on Palace Green at an
early hour this morning. She is sur
vived by three children-R E. Scott.
now In tho Philippines: Mrs r. NJ.
Crawford. of Williamsburg. and Ben
1amin s. Scott. OF Ewell. The funeral
VIII take place Saturday morning at
10 o'clock from the residence of Mrs.
margaret Hansford, and the body Will
be laid to rest in the cemetery at
William and Mary College. where lie
the remains OF her husband and
father it
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Urscs .,:yorahle Action.

Washington. D. c.. June s.--The pro
posed treaty between the United States
aho Nicaragua. providing for the re-
funding of the debt or the Centrai
American republic. was transmitted 10
The Senate to-day By President TAT
with a special message strongly urg
ing immediate and favorable action
Immediate considcra ton was asked
also for the Honduras treaty, which
has been pending in the Senate since
last session. The Nicaraguan pact.
which, with the message was read
without comment In the Senate In cx
ecutive session. was referred TO tho
Committee on Foreign Relations, which
VIII meet tomorrow to consider both
treaty documents.
In his message, President TAFT
dwelt upon the Importance of pre-
serving the beat possible relations with
the Central american republics. because
Of their proximity to tho lnterocean!c
canal and OF this nations natural in
terest In such near nelghbors.
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Merger WANTS A,tomob,l..

WASHINGTON. juno S.-Reproacnla.
tive Victor Berger. OF Wisconsin,. the
sole Socialist in Congress- to-day
caused smile when he sought to levy
on the official automobile for tho
speaker OF the House. The big tour
ing car. bought when Representative
Cannon presided over the House. and
which was used by him. has been in
sloriously shelved In garage, where
" is accommodating dust and cobwcbs
Speaker Clark has no love for auto
mobiles and declines to use the car
Mr. Berger now has offered a reso-
luton to place the car at the disposal
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WILL NOT BE SOLD
pcnled rhnt we,ls-rnreo !. 10 ia

Denied That Weiis-TnrEu Ia Ia Take
over Pncinc Express Company.
New York, June Authorize tive
denial Is made OF the report that the
Pacific Express Company has been or
will be sold 10 The Wells Fargo EX-
press Company. The latter on August
will take over the business of the
Pacific Company. a Gould subsidiary,
and will handle the express business
of practically all the Gould lines East
OF Denver and I'll Paso. Wells Fargo
may purchase some of the Pacific Com
pany's equipment. but does not pur-
pose to acquire in any way any of the
securities OF that company. which prob-
ably will go into liquidation
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Reading tho Evidence.

Washington. June s.TPreparatory to
adopting plan of procedure the
members OF the Lorimer inyostieatinp
committee arc reading the testimony
taken by tho Illinois Legislature In It's
recent inquiry in this case. Tho docu.
ment Is voluminous. and Chairman
Dillingham; said to-day tnnt no further
steps would be taken until its details
mad been mastered. He expressed tho
opinion that two or three days would
be necessary for this preliminary work
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Hhkg.Eiigz,o 10.
Of the Committee on tho District Of
Columbia. of which he is member.
VIII yot. Mond,v

Washington, June s.--After a speech
by senator Works, of California, urg-
ing the resolution for tho election OF
United States Senator'S by direct vots
OF tho people. tho Senate to-day adj
1ourned until next Monday, when. IN
der agreement. vote will be taken on
the resolution. II :
MIR. Works declared that the SEN
aye mao been brought into disrcpute
through corrupt practices attending
election OF Senators. and he predicted
the destruction OF the United Statcs
form of government II such practices
should continue 'l-s'.
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SUPREME COURT OPINIONS.

Decisions Handed Down by Tribunn,
in Session ut WytheyiIie.
Wytheville. Va, June S.-The fol-
lowing opinions were handed down in
the Supreme Court to-day:
BY Judge Keith. president:
Batchelder ct ais. VS.. Randolph.
From the Circuit Court of Norfolk Az
frmed.
Security Bank of Richmond VS..
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
the United States. From the Law
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-09
RATS INVADE SCHOOL


Desks.
Pittsville. Pa. June ga swarm OF
big rats made their appearance in on.
OF the primary school rooms here to-
day and created terror, children and
teachers jumping on desks and then
being obliged to fight off some of the
hungry rodents. Several children were
We're made aware of the unusual dis
turbance. and they came TO the rescue
with rat terrier. which spread dca IN
among the unwelcome visitors before
ithey could make their escape. Twelve
large rats were picked up dead from
the floor The school was dismissed
Tor the day. and an investiga ton is
being made OF the premises. No trou-
pie with rats has ever been experienced
at the school prior to this. II" =
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Permanent board Proposed.

4 washington, June 8.0The creation Of
d permanent tariff board, to be ap-
pointed by the President but to be
directly at, the service OF the two
houses OF Congress. Is provided for in
bill introduced In the House to-day
by Representative Littleton. of New
York. The bill Is the result Of oon-
sulta ton among Democrats and with
commercial organizations. 1t proposes
board of Ave members. There is no
qualification that It shall be non-par-
tisan, ond the appointment Of mem
bers is left to the President. M 9F
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Frederick III. Powell.
Especial 10 The Times. pisn,tcb

~ IhpecIal 70 Tho Tlmes- Diepa tch.l
Onancock. Va, June 8.--A dispa tch
was received here yesterday morning
announcing the death OF DR.. Frederick
A. Powell at his home in Sioux city.
Iowa. aged forty-two years. His brother
DR.. Oscar l. Powell, OF Onancock,
and two sisters. Mrs. w. LIE Baron
Hale of West Bend. Mass. and Mrs
S. Upshur Hopkins. OF New York, had
been with him for week. They left
with his remains for Onancock We'd
nesday and are expected to arrive here
Saturday.
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which the people of all sections. with
sratined and unenvious eyes. have
developed In the South"
81. president Taft. after he had con-
ciaded his address. listened to the
OTHER speakers OF the evening. among
whom was Governor DIX. It was late
when the banQeut ended, and tho
PRESIDENT was driven direct to his
spectal chr. which was attached to the
12:So o'clock Pennsylvania train for
Washington M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-09
FIFTY MORE BANKS

Culpeper, vn., Among the New PoatnI
Repositories. 7.
Washington. June S.-The number
of postal savings banks to-day were
Increased fifty in number. making their
total now $50. Those designated to-
day will begin operations July 5. They
include Culpeper, Va. Plant City. Fla.
Huntsville. Ala. Maysville, KY, Eli.
reka Springs. Ark. and Cuero Texas.
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RAILROAD FIGHTS
FROM new ANGLE
'7I(Continued From First page


cents per mile on its interstate pas
senger trade.
Traffic Manager Warren P. Taylor.
of the Richmond Washington system,
spent yesterday in washington in con-
neciion with the petition of the Wash
ington Southern. III
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DEATHS

BRANNAN-Died Thursday, June S.,
1911. at 1890 P. M. at his residence,
WILLIAM e. tBRANNaM, in the six.
tieth year of his age. 1h
The funeral Will take place from
the above residence SATURDAY
MORNING. June TO- at 10 O'clock
GRAvps-Died. at Norfolk. Va, June
2. 1911. JOHN GRAVES, formerly Of
this city. He leaves his wife. Mrs.
Sarah Kelly Brannan, one son, Ed
~ ward Graves. and four stepchiIdren
Prank, William. Marie and Mar
garet Brannant
rival OF N. & w. train at 1870 A. M
FRIDAY. Interment In Mt. calvary
IAsoN--pied. suddenly. Thursday,
June 8. 1s11, r. 3. MASON. =
Remains will be taken to Amelia
on the 10:45 A. NJ. Southern train.
Burial in the family burying ground
at Clay Hill. sd
SCIINELLENBERG- Mt the rosi
denco of her parents, at 8:45 P. NJ.
KATIE MARIE, in the eighteenth
year OF her age
e Farewell. Marie. dear.
4,. A precious one from us has gono:
A voice we loved Is stilled; '84
A place is vacant in our homie
Which never can be filled.
Funeral from st. Pntricks Church
THIS FRIDAY at4P. NJ
at hor home, In
( Caroline county. Thursday, lime 8,
Ia. NJ. MISS FRANCES PRYOR
4 WASHINGTON 1s1l
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OBITUARY
NIi.. rannIe 1ynshlngton.
ISpeciel io The Tlmeh-nIsna1,

ISptcieI 10 The Times DIspatchl
Sowing Green. Va, June s.-Miss
Fannie Washington. daughter OF the
late John Washington. dad suddenly
at her home. near Woodsiane, this
morning The funeral VIII take place
Eriday afternoon ats o'clock at Bethel
Church. she Is survived by three
brothers and two Sisters b. Wash
ington. Misses Dolly and Roberta
Washington, OF this county, and Wal
kcr III. and Eugene Washington, OF
Richmond =.
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q MG , ] =; H J:
:1::=z=I.llllT Yl 4 :.

It is the duty of every expectant
mother to prepare her system Tor the
coming of her little one; to avoid as
far as possible the suffering of such
occasions, and endeavor TO pass
through the crisis with her health
and strength unimpaired. This she
may do through the use of Mothers
Friend, remedy that has been SO
long in use, and accomplished so
much good, that it is in no sense an
experiment, but preparation which
always produces the best results. It
is Tor exernal application and SO pen
Grating in its nature as to thoroughly
lubricate every muscle, nerve and ten
don involved during the period before
baby comes. 1t aids nature by ex-
banding the skin and tissues, relieves
tenderness and soreness, and perfectly
prepares the system for natural and
safe motherhood. Mothers Friend
has been used and endorsed by thou
sands of mothers, and Its use will
prove comfort and benefit to any
woman In need of such a remedy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-09

The national exposition at Quito was
neio In 1908 to commemorate the ono
dence OF Ecuador The United stata.
Congress appropriated $4,000 70 pro.
vide Tor the representation OF tho
United statos. After the close Of tho
exhibition arrangements wore made
with tho government Of Ecuador 10
Keep the United States pavilion omen
IN order to give the public an oppor.
UNITY to SEQ new articles, and for tho
purpose 81 more thoroughly acauaint-
ing Iarmors. merchants and the CON
Stunning public with the manufactm-ad
products Of the United Statea
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GOES UP in FLAMES

American Exhibit Building II, Ecuador
1s Destroyed, nm.
Quito, Ecuador, June 8,-Fire d.
stroyed the American exhibits buiiS.
Ing here to-day '.'
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Mothers Friend
IS sold at drug
stores. Write for
free b ook for
expectant moth
ers, which con
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-17
His Secret Campaign Won

the New York delegation opposed him.
Within few months after Mr.. Cleve-
land had retired from the presidency
in 1889, he began to prepare for the
presidential campaign of 1892. Mr..
Cleveland took no politician into his
confidence. He did, however have as
ISOLATED with him two or three friends
upon whose judgment, discernment and
loyalty he could rely. One of these
friends was Mr.. George F. Parker,
whose biography of Grover Cleveland
has recently been published.
The campaign that this little inside,
secret organization, of which Mr..
Cleveland himself was the master, car
ried on was one chiefly of correspond
ence. This correspondence gradually
extended as men who could be trusted
were admitted into this inner circle,
and by the early winter of 1892 it had
been so perfected that Mr. Cleveland
not only knew approximately how
many delegates, would vote for his
nomination, but he also knew the
names of many Of the delegates; in
fact, he had conducted as perfect a
private canvass as ever Samuel J..
Tilden made.
Knowing perfectly the results of this
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-17
How Grover Cleveland Quietly Made
Sure of the Action of the Conven-
ton of 1892, Despite New
York's Support of Hill.

Shortly after the New York Demo
cratic state convention of 1892 had
named David B. Hill as the candidate
or the Democracy of New York for
president, and had instructed the dele
gates to vote as a unit for Governor
Hills nomination at the impending ma
tional convention of the party, Will
liam r. Grace, at that time a close
friend of Grover Cleveland, called upon
the latter at the Victoria hotel in New
York city. The former mayor of New
York was much disturbed over the
action Of the New York convention.
In common with many other politi-
clans, he felt that it would be impos-
s1ble to nominate Cleveland with the
delegation from his own state OPP
posed to the nomination.
Mr. Grace was with the ex-president
possibly 20 minutes AS we were
walking across Madison square imme-
diately after the interview, he said: 81
don't understand Cleveland at ALL He
doesn't appear to be cast down in the
slightest by the action of the New
York state convention / said to him
that l believed it was the precedent
that candidate for presidential NOM
intaion must have the support of the
delegation from his own state, or else
he could not be nominated
Mr.. Grace, he said in reply, 4 can
be nominated for president without
the vote of the New York state delega-
ton, and I shall be nominated without
that vote l don't understand it.
don't believe he can be nominated with
the state delegation against him."
1t became widely known that the ex-
president paid little heed to the &C
ton of the New York state convention,
and there was wide circulation of the
remark he had made to Mr. Grace to
the effect that he could be nominated
without the vote of the New York del
egation. But Mr.. Cleveland was not
talking at random, and it is now pos
sible to tell for the first time what his
reasons were for feeling confident that
he would be nominated even though
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-17
. saa5s ssss T ass ThOmpson's Eye Water
THAT WAS THE LAST STRAW
Many Women There Are Who VIII
Understand Just Why Long-Suf-
fering "Worm" Turned.

Several years ago an Atchison cou-
pie were living happily together. The
community was shocked one day when
the wife applied for divorce and got
it. The story of the divorce has come
out. It seems that the wife went into
the kitchen and shaved all day. She
made bread, pies, cake, cookies and
pork and beans. She boiled a tongue,
made potato salad, stuffed eggs,
made a custard and brown bread.
When her husband came home at 6
o'clock in the evening he found her
dressed up. And on the table was
cold tongue, pork and beans, fresh
bread, cake, cookies, pie, potato salad
stuffed eggs, brown bread and GUS
tard. The wife thought her husband
would say: You poor darling, how
you have worked today!" Instead, he
said in a surprised way: COLD sup
per! Lord, but you have an easy
time!" His wife did not answer him.
She was speeches. with rage, and
he does not know to this day why she
asked the court to be divorced from
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