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the wire trust" on with snail fines.
according TO testimony of United
states District Attorney Wise OF New
York, before the house committee on
judiciary investigating the Judge.
I"Over my protest he accepted a COM
promise plea, one never before permit
cd In the court" said Mr. Wise "He
fined the pool operators who pleaded
guilty, eighty-three in number, 81 900
apiece. asked Jail sentence for X.
IL. Jackson, leader Or the pool, but
judge Archibald refused and imposed
n fine Of $4,000. JacksOns profits
from the pool were 100000 year"
WAsHINGToN-The allegation OF
tho southern Illinois millers that
carriers rates ON flour and other grain
products from their mills % the Allan
tic seaboard are ylolatiye of the long
and short haul clause ard undnly dis
crimnate in favor or $ Louis millers
was declared 10 be unfounded By the
interstate commerce commission
However, the commission held that
the practice OF the Louisville and
Nashville and other roads OF refusing
the milling in transit privilege except
on payment Of high penalties was I'M
reasonable and discriminatory. II
ruled that the penalty should not ex
coed one-half cent per hundred pounds.
cHIcAno - The two Republi-
can delegates from the Third Alaba-
ma district. instructed for the renom-
nation OF President Taft, gave writ.
ten notice at Birmingham that they
would support Colonel Roosevelt in
the Chicago convention, based upon
the fact that 80 per cent OF their con-
sttuency favor his nomination"
News OF the first open break In the
southern delegations which have been
claimed by the Taft managers was
conveyed in a telegram from Oscar r..
Hundley, Roosevelt manager In Ala
bama, to Edwin w. Sims. secretary Of
the national Roosevelt committee.
NEW YORK - Following a sug
gestion made at the annual conyen
ton OF the American Booksellers as
ISOLATION, held in the Hotel Astor,
tacit agreement has been formed by
leading publishers Of novels In New
York and other large cities through
out the United States to stop publica-
tion OF cheap and fiashy literature.
This will mean a great reduction In
the annual output OF books, for II Is
understood the censorship Will extend
principally 10 stories OF the so.called
juvenile class. that is to books writ
ten especially for boys and colored
so as 10 excite the young mind.
EPSON DOWNS, ENGLAND-W
Raphael's Tagtile. a 100-toS shot, rid
den by Johnny Reiff, the American
jockey, won the English Derby, con-
tested in the presence Of the king and
queen and thousands of sport lovers
CHARLOTTE, MlcH.-A cyclone
which passed through Chester and
Benton townships, five miles north Of
here. has done considerable damage
10 buildings, stock and orchards. The
large barn on the r. X. Henry farm
was completely demolished and
number Of horses and cattle were
killed. This loss will reach $4,000
HAVANA, cUBA-President Gomez
has sent 10 congress message re-
guessing the passage OF law empow-
ering him 70 suspend the constitution
al guarantees either throughout the re-
public or IN such portion Of the island
as he may consider necessary
The message was referred TO a
committee and special session called
! 10 discuss the momentous measu
which. II Is believed, marks the crucial
moment in dealing with the lnsurrec.
tion
ST. PAUL, MlNN.-The supreme
court upheld the conviction Of Dr p
Il. Dumas. former mayor or Cass
Lake, Mimi, who. il was charged
planned the blowing OF the postoliice
safe al Puposky the night on June
16. 1911. and aided criminals In the
act. and was held guilty Of attempted
arson In the thin degree The maxi
mum penalty IL three and one.half
years Imprisonment.
CHIHUAHUA, MENico-Jose +.
Cordoya. secretary general OF the rev
olution and chief counselor OF General
PascuaT Orozco. assured Marion Letch
or, the American consul here, that
foreigners would not be molested In
the operations Of the rebels in this
vicinity
WAsHINGToN-The second trial
or Senator lorimer Of Illinois on
the crarfe &C having been elected by
corrupt methods, was begun in the
senate with q speech by Senator Kern
81 Indiana. member Of the lnyesti-
eating committee who signed the mi
nonty report against Lorimer