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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-30

heads into the Nippon guns and get
scared 10 death when they threaten
California"
Representative Roddcnbery. Gcorgia:
The United States states 10 the .Iapa-
ncse and certain other people that they
may not become citizens OF the United
Stntes Why cannot State have the
right to say that certain alien races
shall not become property owners in
that Statc?'
Representative Garner, Texas: Our
State has Il law prohibiting Japanese
from owning land within the State
unless they reside on 1t. ] think that
California has a right to enact what
alien land laws she may desire My
sympathies are all with her people at
the present time"
Representative Bulkley. Ohio: with
out commenting on the action of the
administration in connection with the
political situation I'm California, j be-
lieve In the right of n State to enact
such legislation as may be desired by
the State without interference from
outside sources"
Representative Dent, Alabama: "NLy
sympathies are all with California in
her struggle TO get through the legis-
lation that is demanded by her people
If such Legislation is against the Fed
eral statute or a treaty with a for
eign nation it would be void, but every
state should be permitted to control
her local legislation"
VIII Not De Quoted.
Two Senators who would not consent
TO be quoted expressed to me privately
views much more striking and indig-
rant. Ono of them a great and power
full Senator from the Central South
said: IF were in charge would put
the fleet in order. send 1t straight to
the Pacific, and if.the Jap did not be-
have himself blow his island out OF
the water" "a
7 And. another Southern Senator near
or to the Capitol said: II would drive
every Jap from Tho United States. I
believe the United States ought TO Wig
orously prepare for a fight"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-30
PAID WITNESS TO
STAY OUT OF STATE
Four High Police Officers Of New
York on Trial for Obstruc-
ton of Justice.

New York. AprHgResnEour high DO
lice officers, declared 09Altbe distr,ct
attorney To have been figures IN tTs
system OF police graft, we're ni,,cnd
on trial In the Supreme Court 10 -day.
accused OF consplring for the peryer q
sion and obstruction OF Justice !; 80
Inc defendants are Dennis Sweeney
oSlneS =. Hussey, James f. Thompson
ana John j. Murtha all former M
spectors. The specific charge against
them Is that they were In colI,sion3Stn
Keep George "A. Sipp. q hotelkeeper. oi,fg
or the State. Sipp had testified hefoFa%
the aldcrmanic committee that he pairi
sr"l. iof many years in Harlem in,s
hpection district, so the police wou,,fs
not lntertere with his. resort. Thomp-s
son, HusSey, Murtha and Sweeney we're
In turn inspectors of that district from
1905 to 1912 s's ,,iasE
10 Keep Sipp out OF the courts i,IS.
risdiction, according TO Assistant nfgasS
trict Attorney Clark's address To t,Ia6
Jury to-day. the inspectors entered
INTO an agreement to pay the hotel man
sl,00O for one months absence ana
9iVo week thereafter. as long as itS
was necessary for him to remain away.s
+ Mr.. Clark set forth further that tliasI
defendants agreed to pay $4,000 to-
Eugene Fox. a policeman, ana TO takof
care of FoX's family, IL he was sent tuS
1aii without confessing himself a5col-H
lector OF Sipp's tributes Fox cor.
fessed, however, and subsequentlysgaye
grand jury testimony that eorrcbo
rated Sipp and supplemented evidence
on. which the indictments of the foiff.
ex.inspectors is based
The jury was completed within
seven hours Mr, Clark concluded hieS
address to the jury Tonight and adj : \
Journment was stakenguntlli TO -nlorrow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-30
Wilson Considers in Sc
cret All Messages
From Bryan.
MOORE is CALLEDs's 9
TO MEET CABIlNTsT'
Precedent Broken When Acting
Secretary of State Takes Chiefs
Seat With Executives Off
cial Farnily-New Ultima
tum From Japan May
Have Been Received.
Especial to The rimes-Dispatch. /

Especial to The Times Dispatch. ! Z 4
Washington. April 29.--Three incfl5
gents OF the day in Washington seryeds
to emphasize the acuteness OF the con-
troVersy between the United States
and Japan over the California alien
land legislation. They are:
tirst-Ambassador Chinda made am
other visit to the State Department. W
said this government did not dare Issue
an order to assemble the battleahipl
heet on the Pacific for fear japan:
would consider it an overt act of war;
Third-President Wilson considered
In secret all messages from Secretary
Bryan, and, ignoring his policy Of pub
licity. refused to comment on the sit-;
uation. n
It appears certain that some new
ultimatum has been delivered to the
United States by Japan and that its
purport was wired Secretary Bryans
Viscount Chinda spent more than, Two;
hours In conference with the Acting
Secretary Of State. Ordinarily the.
Japanese ambassador Is most commua J
nieative. but to-day he was silent after
ieaVing the State Department..
Referred to President. ~
The secretaries and clerks In tho
Office of Counselor Moore won't SO far,
us to endeavor to shield the fact that
the Mlkado's representative had called
again. When MIR. Moore was asked
about the conference he said:
ANY statement concerning the Jap-
anese question must como from the
President"
! The President went to the executiyo,
office before s o'clock to read the .tcI-s
/ egrams that had como from Secretary
Bryan. Before o'clock he sent for
| Counselor Moore. The two were In,
conference until time for the Cabinet
meeting. Then, breaking all prece :.
dents.Sthe President invited Mr. Moore
| to occupy MIR. Bryan's seat at the Cab
met table.
| Whether or not tho Bryan reports
had been satisfactory can be judged.
only from Developments. The Prcsi-,
| dent refused to make any statement
for publication.
Those who communicated with 4fiyft
! direct said lie would not reccde y. yffofit
I his position that II is the part OF IiA4
! ttonal honor to faithfully abidc by In
( ternatlonal obligations. and that CALI
| fornia should temporarily postpone the
| legislation that she has in mind Of
modify her proposed bill SEX. 81 ~
Change in Sentiment. @ssssfss
| There was, however. noticeable
change I'm the sentiment of calIerss7t to Z
ward the question tile President a5 is
coping with. The feeling is that tEn
anti-American demonstrations in Ja~
pan are responsible for the situation
and that Japan must take tile conse-
quenccs There was. wlthal muck
hope that the matter would be I'D
justed satisfactorily TO ali concerned,,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-30
HEATED DEBATE
ON TARIFF BILL
Progress on Perfection OF Meas.
ure, Is Slow, but Talk Is
Vociferous.
SPEAKER CLARK ON FLOOR
Most OF Discussion Turns OH
Records of Parties i'll Creating
Tariff Commission.
SPEAKER CLARK ON FLOOR

Washington. April 2a.--Heated de-
bate marked the discussion to-day of
the Democratic tariff bill in the House
for amendment. Progress on the por-
fection OF the measure was slow but
tho talk was vociferous. and on one
occasion brought Speaker Clark on the
floor with vigorous speech.
All day the Republicans offered
amendments to the various paragraphs
In the chemical schedule, and every
amendment was voted down by the big
Democratic majority. Several minor
amendments offered By the Ways and
Means Committee to correct the
'phrascology We're adopted
Most of the talk of the day turned
on the records of the Democratic and
Republican sides of the House on, the
question Of creating taft commits
Continued OH Seventh Page
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-30
FAIR GROUNDS CAR
PLANS REJECTED
Henrico Supervisors Will Not
Sanction Rebuilding Of Boulc-
ward Tracks.
NO oNE-FARE TO BRYAN PARK
Company Withdraws Petition for
Suburban Improvement Of
Street Car Service.

Plans by which street cars can Gu
ter the grounds of the Virginia State
Fair Association were aatly rejected
by the Bonrd of Supervisors OF Hen
rico County yesterday. Although tho
Virginia Hallway and Powcr Company
pnid $4,000 toward the cost OF the
new concrete bridge over the railroad
tracks, the supervisors will not allow
It's use by cnrs. and patrons of the state
Fair will hnve to climb InbOriousIy mp
one side and down the other on foot
ms heretofore.
The action of the supervisors came as
a great surprise. Chairman Saunders
stated that the county wanted some
compensation for the use OF its high
ways. ~. L. Guigon. general attorney
of the Virginia Railway and Power
Company. replied that the company was
Offering to spend n considerable sum
in building an Improbable line: had
already advanced $4,000 toward the
construction OF the bridge. and would
Continued on Second Pagc.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-30
GOVERNOR THREATENS
FIGHT ON RAILROADS
DOES NOT EXPECT
TO SEE HUSBAND
Mrs. Borden Says There Is No
Possibility of Recon
citation.
SIN CZECH. SPRING-RICE.
| lSpccial to The Times-Dispatc

New York. April 29.--with perfect
self-possession, seventeen-vear-old
AleXine Ramona Borden sat in the un-
accustomed surroundings of a lawyer 3
office this afternoon and assisted her
mother in an interview with newspa
per mon Earlier in the day tho girl
mad given detailed account of her
night from sanatorium at Pompton.
y. j., and had warmly defended my
dear good friend. Mrs. White"
In the afternoon. with her mother.
sne came down to the office of Moses
II. Grossinan. I'm lower Broadway. and
nodded sravely when the former de-
ciared that. despite the events of the
past rev days. there is no possibility
of u reconciliation betw cen herself and
her millionaire husband. Gail Borden.
Ramona and intend remaining here
at the Hotel Belmont Tor week or
ten days and then going to I.us An
Eeies. ] do not expect to see Mr.. Bor-
ueh whiie am here. IN Los Angeles
my daughter will be with me and with
my parents. Mr.. and Mrs Walk.
Ihese arrangements have been
made with the consent Of Mr.. Borden
Al the Manhattan tonight Mr.. Bor-
CONTINUED on Seven Ii Page)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-30
FAIL IN EFFORTS
TO FIND MURDERER
Identity of Mary Phagan's
Slayer as Much Mys-
terry as Ever.

Atlanta, Ga, April 29.-Efforty OF the
police to establish the Identity Of the
person or persons who killed Nfteen-
year-old Mary Phagan and placed her
body in the basement OF the National
Pencil Company's factory here, where
1t was discovered early Sunday morn
Ing, have so far been futile, and to-
night the case is as much of mystery
as ever.
Three events OF interest in connec-
ton with the case occurred this after
noon. First came the arrest OF Leo
NJ Frank, superintendent of the pen
Gil company, on blanket charge of
suspicion. Frank is allowed the free
dom OF the police station. having en-
-ployed n policeman as special guard
The second development OF the af-
ternoon was the finding by detectives
of i bloodstained shirt at the home of
the negro, Newt Lee, night watchman,
who reported the discovery OF the
girls body to the police. Tt is said
that Lee admitted owning the gar
1nent but claimed not to have seen
1T for more than 81 year. The police
contend that the bloodstains are com
paratively fresh. In support of the
theory that the negro carried the body
into the basement. detectives point out
that the stains are on the back OF the
shirt.
Cant Transferred.
Equally worthy of note was the
transfer, late this afternoon, on a writ
of habeas corpus. of j. NJ Cant the
booI<kcepcr, charged with tliSssInurder,
to the custody OF the sheriff, and his
removal to the county jail. 1t was al
legged by CARTS lawyer that his client
was being subjected to annoying and
harassing examinations at the police
station. from which he would be re-
lieved II under charge of tho sherin.
Handwriting experts who made mi
croscopic examination of the notes
near the murdered girls body and
samples OF writing by the negro. Lee,
this afternoon expressed their con-
sviction that the watchman Is, the aus
5tfor OF the tncoherent missives. What
scontlnued Eon seyenth Page. q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-30
AUSTRIA INSISTS
THAT MONTENEGRO
GIVE UP SCUTAR|
If Not Surrendered by
Thursday War VIII
Be Declared.
NATION PREPARES
FOR REAL FIGHT
Within Another Day 10000
Troops Will Be Ready to Cross
Border on Short Notice-Un-
y expected Move May Cause
Osher Powers to Be
rawn Into Conflict.
Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch ]

Especial Gable to The Times -Dispatcb. I
London, April 2e.-Austria-H Hungary
Will deliver a twenty four hour ulti
matum to Montenegro Tomorrow morn
ing. commanding King Nicholas to
surrender and cvacuatc Scutari hy
Thursday. II this IL not complied
with Austria win Immediately DECLARE
war against Montenegro and begin
the movement of troops across the Al
bantam and Montenegrin frontiers
This decision was semi officially an
nounced tonight In Vienna by Count
Won Berchtold, Foreign Minister fol-
lowing his two-hour conference with
Emperor Francis Joseph
Austria's decision to take immediate
independent action was announced In
the following official dispatch, received
In London tonight:
Austria-IIungary. finding that the
ambassadors conference OF yesterday
produced no results, has decided to
take matters in her own hands and
carry out the decision OF the powers
that Scutari must he evacuated
Ambassadors Called.
Upon the receipt OF this message
Sir Edward Grey, British Secretary of
State. called a hurried meeting of the
foreign ambassadors, who had ad :
ljourncd until Thursday, TO consider
Austria's action.
II WAS learned tonight also that
Italy has made strong protest in
vienna against Austria acting alone
against King Nicholas and that during
tho day italy has brought much pres
sure to bear upon Montenegro to In
ducc King Nicholas ao surrender Sou
tart at once.
Dispatches from Vienna tonight
show that mo effort has been made
during the day to disguise the serious
ness or the situation In Vienna. Tho
aged Emperor Francis Joseph has de-
clared that Europe has forced him 10
go To war The government ia known
TO be making preparations for q real
war.- EperSwhere throughout the ON
5pire troops are on the move. Within
another day more than $4,000 Austrian
troops Will be mobilzed along the
Nontenegrin frontier, ready TO cross
the border on short notice. ~
Serious Turn.
In diplomatic circles here it is felt
that Austria is firm in her demand that
Scutari must be evacuated by Thurs
day. and II is not denied that this un-
expected move has given a serious
turnsto the Austrian situation.
Whle there is no doubt that Austria
woulu be able 10 enforce her demands
.against the little Kingdom. it is felt
that other powers will be drawn into
the conflict. Russia, the great Slavic
power. has taken no part in the di-
plomatic conferences concerning the
evacuation OF Scutari and from the
popular feeling now at high pitch
in that country IL is thought that Rus
sia rrs..--t5- so TO the aid of Montenegro.
Should Russia assist Montenegro
against another power, Germany would
he almost certain to take hand, As
the policy OF that nation for years has
Continued On Third Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-30
EXPIRES SUDDENLY
OF HEART FAILURE
Prof. William M. Fontaine, of
University of Virginia, Dies
at Charlottesville.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.


h Charlottesville. Va April 2a.--Pro
residence of Dean James NJ. Page, at
the University of Virginia. at about 1
o'clock this afternoon. lie had not
been Ill an hour. Death resulted from
heart failure.
Professor Fontainc was in his sew
enty- eighth year. having been born De-
cembcr l. 1885. in Louisa County. Ec
was of Hugunot descent. His fiiSt
schooling was under the uttorship OF
Richard Maury. Later he entered the
famous Hanover Academy, and thence
entered the University OF Virginia in
1856 from which he was graduated
with the degree Of master of arts three
years later. He afterwards went
abroad and studied in the School Of
Mines, ut Freiberg, SaNony. He taught
for time in Hanover Academy. The
war coming on. he entered the service
of the Confederacy as second lieutenant
of artillery until 1862. IN that year
he was made first lieutenant of ord
nance, and so remained until the close
of the war. The University OF West
Virginia procured his services as pro-
fessor of natural history and chemis-
try, connection which continued for
six years until 1879. In that year he
came to the University OF Virginia as
professor of natural history and geo.
logy
Professor Fontaine wrote Resources
of West Virginia. published in 1876,
and tho report on "Permian Flora of
Southwestern Pennsylvania and West
Virginia" Monograph WI. and XIV of
the United States Geological Survey
and the bulletin on "The Potomac
Formation We're from his pom He
wrote numerous other papers on geo
logy and fossil botany. published In the
American Journal OF Science, the pro-
ceedhgs of the United States National
Museum, and in tho annual reports of
the United States Geological Survey.
(ContinuAd ON rannnH paoaA -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-30
CALIFORNIA CONTENTION Is
SUBJECT OF GREAT INTEREST

)Governor and the Legislature OF the
|. State of California are strictly within
their rights when they insist upon
enactinS an alien law, whether it ex-
cludes citizens of all or one or any
number of foreign nations.
III the national government has
made treaty that infringes upon this
right, the state is not bound by 1t and
may enact such n law notwithstand-
ing"
Senator Newlands, of Nevada. "Mv
sympathics are with California. .rbts
question undoubtedly must be dealt
with with strong and determined arm
There is no way OF handling IT,"
Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska
California 1 believe is clearly within
her rights in enacting the legislation
she proposes. She is not violating any
treaty obligations. She might accom-
plish the same purpose by indirection
and avoid friction"
Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon. at
is time for Americans to lay aside their
timidity and prove that we are neither
meek shopkeepers nor towards.
predicted a repetition of these ground
less complaints at the time OF the pro-
tests against the school laws of Cali
fornia. This. like the canal, is a do
mestic question. and 1t is nobody's
business what we do with o1r local
matters. California can say who can
and who cannot own property, and
Japan nor any other nation has right
to say one word against It,"
Convictions in HOuxc.
And in the House these were some OF
the convictions:
Representative Stanley, Kentucky:
eve OF the South know the dangers
Of miscegeHation. California has ner
right to pass her legislation without
Interference front the national gov
ernment We poke our Philippine
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-30
Craig Says 1t Is Plain That North
Carolina Is Being Grossly
Disseminated Against.
AGREEMENT NOT REACHED
Unless There Is .Arnicable Settle
ncnt Legislature May Be
Called i'll Special Session.
Lspeclal 10 The rimes pisnatch.

Raleigh. y G, April 29.--After the
first day of fourth conference be
tween the railroad officials and the
Legislative commission for the ellmi-
nation of freight rate Determinations
against North Carolina, they seem to
be little. u any, nearer an agreement
than they were at the beginning a
recess was taken tonight TO noon We'd
nesday. when the railroad officials arc
10 come In with written reply TO
the reply of the commission to a
lengthy document, embracing forty
eight typewritten pages, setting out al
legged talacies IN the counter-propo-
sition submitted by the commission
Continued on Second Pagel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-30

BEST SERVICE TO CALIFORNIA;
Standard or tourist. Latter personally cor,
Quoted without chanse daily exs epts ssulidaY
Berth 70. Wash n Sunset Route. cot e. Main
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-30
Conversations Between Senators
and Representatives Deal
With Japan.
BY JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES.

Washington, April 29-The Cali
fornia contention was the underlying
topic of surprising interest in both
houses to-day. The tariff In the House
ana general topics In the Senate held
the aisles of speech, but the conyersa-
tions between Senator and Senator, and
Representative and Representative
were all about Japan.
And the spirit OF Congress from first
to last was resolutc, ourareous and
american in it's maintenance of the
dlgnity and honor of the republic
On the Senate side there were frank
and outspoken Americans. and this is
what they said:
senator Tillman, of South Carolina.
In tone worthy of the old days said
II Japan is going to protest every
Time California attempts to exercise
the rights OF a sovereign State wc
would better settle the whole business
now and have it over with. depIore
war, but If Japan is insisting upon a
tight, 1t would be better to Whip b.
at once and stop this sort of thing.
We have race question in the South.
Why invite another on the Pacific
Coast?"
States Have Rights.
senator Works. of California. de-
tclared: every State in the Union has
the right to provide by law who shall
hold and own lands Within the State.
5and to except aliens from that right.
"A number OF the States have already
done So ,,ss -
The national government has no right
to enact any law or. make any, treat Nv
that will deny or impair that right
on the partgof a State. Therefore, the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-30
TO MAKE TRIP THROUGH CANAL
Captain Amundscn VIII Avoid Long
Journey Around the Horn, sYsi
Special to The Times Dfspatch. 1fg4 sSa:

Especial to The Times Dispatch. j " Ssl,,
Washington, April 2e.-SecretaryS Of
War Garrison to-day received asIettefS
coverer OF the South Pole, who definite
ly stated that he. on his attempt To-
ship Fran through the Panamps
Canal next fall, Captain AmundsenF
said that although slides in the canal
might retard his passage he would
rather be delayed there than to make
II trip around the Horn. sSsss, =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03
SPALDING'S OFFICIAL
FOOTBALL GUIDE OUT

An unerring sign of the coming au-
tumn, despite the altitude of the ther-
mometer, Is the appearance OF 6pald-
ing's Offlcinl Foot Ball guide, edited
by walter Camp, which Ia published
at this early date to allow the coaches
and PLAYERS to familiarize themselves
with tho rules. In addition to the lat
ter, the book 10 as voluminous as ever
and contains a resume Of the past sea
ron in the shape OF reviews OF the
0pme In various sections OF tho coun-
try. the annual All America selection
by the editor and additional All
America and sectional college and
scholastic elevens by leading news
papers; records Of the past season;
records Of dual games in prominent
colleges since their inception; names
OF authorised officials as selected by
the Central Board on Omciais; col.
lege notes: coaches. managers and
captains Of college teams. with the
position played bv the latter: pictures
OF hundreds OF players, embracing
the leading collegiate and scholastic
teams. and a great deal Of other inter
Getting information.
Mr.. Parke III. Davis. member Of
the Rules Committee and a famous
compiler Of football statistics. has con
trituted two most interesting chap
fers. the Field Goal Record from 1878
20 date and a list Of long runs made
At various times in the history OF the
game. Another contribution by Mr.
Davis n a page table which shows the
total number Of games won. lost and
tied and the date when foot bali was
established at a number OF prominent
institutions in the United States.