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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-02
Jury Returns Verdict
Against Roane County
Senator Last Night
DEFENDANT HEARS VERDICT READ WITHOUT EMOTION BUT
GIVES WAY TO TEARS WHEN HIS WIFE BREAKS
DOWN IN THE COURT ROOM
Verdict Was Returned After Five Smith Was
Given Over Into Custody of the Sheri-Smth
the Accused Legislators to BE Tried and Convicted

one ofthe defendants lawyers and him
self member OF the House. OF Dele
gates. refused TO take his seat, when
requested by Judge O'Rrien, and was
plastered with a ten dollar fine. Prose-
cutting Attorney William l. Woddell.
who followed Gregory for the State,
defended the integrity of Prosecutor
Townsend and the state witnesses.
From the very inception of this
case" said WoOdell. Il have known
that there was no defense and coun-
sci for the defendant have attempted
TO esolve the case into a question or
the integrity of counsel The crook
edness of this defendant in admitting
the acceptance of gifts is no greater
than the crookedness OF his counsel
They have undertaken 10 question the
motives of Prosecutor Townsend. a
man who had the courage 10 under
take - clean up a legislature. They
attack William Seymour Edwards-a
patriot. martyr. and the benefactor
OF every man. woman and child in
We Virginia"
Judge Samuel c. Burdettc and Con
gresham Avis made ihr closing ar
-uWents for the defense and proseC,I-
tion. and each defended his side in 4
mastery manner Burdette. besides
al p allug eloqurntly TO the sympathy
OF the jury. made an attack upon the
state witnesses - a test OF their cred
uality, and asserted that the mention
OF the name of Col. John 7. McGraw
in connection with the investigation
~ d former legislature graft scandal
was "A most scandaious and Internal
Effort 10 drag honorable men into the
prosecution.
Congressman Avis in closing re-
viewed the testimony and dwelt upon
the admissions Of the defendant that
he had accepted $1,000 from a detec-
tive who had represented himself TO
be an employc %: the Standard OIL
company. and who had Acknowledged
that he believed Il wrong 10 accept
History Of Case.
Or. Ben. 4 smith. state senator
from the Fourth district and former
member Oi the house OF delegates.
was arrested during the session OF
the Legislature last winter on a
charge OF selling his vote TO Guy B
i'iGGiuEcr. a detective. os-cusihly the
confidential aL,ut OF William Scy.
mour Edwards then candidate. for
Do" United States senate smith.
along with four other members OF
the Legislature. were trapped and ar
rested with ih" money iu thair pock-
cts Th" accused solous were ia.
c.etcd by kauawha county court.
and a case set tor trial iu tho Kama.
ha Intermediate cou-' ON April sS.
4 % that date tine defendants asked
for change of ycnu. owing 10 the
hostility existing Iu Kauavha county
toward them. and Judc. Henry *
Black transferred the cases to Web
. tor county Senator Smith. The first
Of thA indicted soion- 20 Do brought
Itc trial. was arraigned Just TWO
/ weeks agO
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CAUCUS WILL
FINISH TARIFF
BILL TODAY
IMPORTANT CHANGES MADE
IN BILL YESTERDAY.
Insurance Exemption and Tobacco
Tax Were Features Causing
Spirited Discussion.

WASHINGTON. July l. Senate
Democrats approached "a final agree
mont ou DO" CulcrW uud Simmons
'ar.u h.Il ~ caucus late today when
they mad" the following decisions On
important contested points.
NugII lille insurance companies
were exempted from payment ~ in-
come 'aN ou premiums returned to
Iu.'cyholi"rs IN the torn OF divid-
,ud-
A stamp tax Of oue-tcuth OF one cont
per pound Was d-recd for all trading
iu cotton iu.u-.-. to D." refunded when
cotton .s actually delivered.
Au agreement VAS reached for q
,Ot" tomorrow ou The Hitchcock
amendment. propo>ius "a restrictive
'aN ru tobacco production. 20 prevent
MONOPOLY
The arluc" committee members
lc.4 another meeting tonight tp de-
'ia. Questions referred bach from tho
cJvrus
Tl" C'ucls viii resume WORK ON
'." aili tomorrow. and % i- believed
Oh. anHl rara-rIph- viii he reached
3. fore il. cul OF the day Th. de-
oisi'n 90 rt'wrf from fn. .uopm. TAX
"trnirl. which W Ifua' lfc Insurance
companies later dI-triblf, fo policy
holder cIW' w fhr end of % iouE do-
hat. The caucus il-' uirIf. hv
'"'' "i .+ fo ID. over ..fu'd '.e rec.
nWu'ud. l.1u of f.r lrIupn commit
f.' democrats that .urh ,A.mrfDr
h. uIur Or Cpr-ii. ration f.da..
asked for hy Senator Lewis fh. ca..
'I- rover .1 fIo action OF lI.t night.
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Special Dispatch to the IntelIigencer.

Special Dispatch 90 the IntelIigencer
Court House. WEBSTER SPRINGS,
w. Va, July State Senator Ben A.
Smith. Of Rosne county. was found
guilty by a jury In the Webster circuit
court tonight Of accepting a bribe from
Guy 3. 6lddinser, detective. during
the last session OF the state legislature
20 influence his vote on the pending
election for United States senator.
The jury rendered a verdict at e:45
on the case after five hours Of de-
liberation. Senator Smith heard the
verdict with little emotion as Il was
read and the jury polled. but later az
feeted by the breakdown of his wife.
gave way TO teams. He MAS taken I'm
nediately into the custody Of the
sheriff and will spend the NIGHT in the
county jail. The penalty is from five
to ten years In the penitentiary.
Case to Jury.
With the closing argument Of Con.
gresham : r. Avis for the s'ate.
tho case went to the jury ~ 4.30
O'Clock. and the trial of the first mem.
ber Of the West Virginia legislators
accused Of accepting a brihe TO inAu
ence his official acts was closed
From yesterday noon until capt
Avis had ended the last argument tho
Jurors had listened 20 the uppoS.r.
arguments of counsel IN tho most oel-
obratcd bribery trial ever occurring n
The state. Five attorneys uu each side
had eNpoInded the law and .yid"uc"
Probably the most bitter denuu,i-
alton ever heard IN % West Virginia
court room was heard 10y the jurors
this morning when Attorney Robert
/ Gregory. Of counsel for tho d@r-uy.
declared that the charges against the
accused senator u-s the result ~ a
diaho.igll conspiracy conco-tcd by
Prosecuting Attorney Townsend. Wm.
:. Edwards. ". ". % Dawson. Vim. F..
Gla~srock, Gran. +. Hall and Guy B.
BiCi!ncer
Gregory charged chat Fiddiueer had
been brought To- Charleston during the
session of the legislature for criminal
purposes and that when tho plot was
exposed Senator smith with Oh, o'h..
defendants were arrested TO- saw. the
oor~pirators.
Eiddinzer was characterized as IN.
"Cireatcst crimiuA, lu America. Co..
mean go tread Vest virginia SOIL
Prosecuting Attorney T. g.. townsend
and Gran; J.. Hall important witness
o. a. r-h. Stdt.. w.r" e.-i-Ut'.J 90.
towards f,r tho part they PLAYED 100
the entrapment Of tho accused solpEs
former Governor Gli-..s.k ss .f.,
most hated man who over ,.f, fu.
Governor office" and former Gp..Ir-
4
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and prosperous circumstances In
which We now find H. 80 state in the
United States and perhaps the people
Of no city owe "A deeper debt of erati-
tude 20 thc men who wore tho blue
than the State of West Virginia AMI
the city Of Wheeling. and H.. Intel
llgencer IS especially proud Therefore.
To- note tho hearty and enthusiastic
response 20 the appeal for funds i"r
this worthy purpose.
Letter Shows Settlement.
The following letter received from
a wcilknown citizen, enclosing "a sub
sCriptiOu. explains the general sru'i-
mcut concerning the matter:
July I. 1913.
Editor Intclliecncer.
believe thar what you dld Monday
Wa splendid thing There were
veterans. old men now in tho autumn
of their lives. that YOU made happier r
than they ever have been or ever viii
be. Two Of them whom ! know w,pt
rhe greater part of SUNDAY because
the, sovereign state Of West Nir-ilid.
which they assisted 60 making pus-
-ih.n. wa- too poor 10 send them to
Gettysburg Thanks 90 you. these
two we're among those Who Will cujDy
'ha p,easurcs 81 The G';tv-burg gee
union
As tho son o. nu old soldier dc-
sire f0 congratulate YOU. aud ou b.-
half az tle old soldiers wish TO
thank you.
ributOrs.
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GOV. SULZER
IN BREACH OF
PROMISE SUIT

PHILADELPHIA july william
Su.z'.. .t Sos York WIS named a-
'h" defendant 100 60 breach Of prom.
'.' -.' NI.l I summon. ir fr..qa-4
N.- gri fDaav iu tl. uGir. OF Tho
."..r' % I..as ,rur' of fhi. county.
N'.Dri're to tlr plaintiff attorney.
Oh" .r.t. dIuf banned i- William Sui.
l.r of Sew York
Tho i.uufi1 i Miss Ncrou Hon
kin-. au attractive woman about IS
years oid 0Ho Formerly rtrd in urook-
$50 hrf Who i- uon employ,d Boo % ar.
p'r'm"nf Store iu 800. ci-t SO p.-
r"rs have been r.i'I in f1a ON . .,-
'"if tHr Ira.,Ifr. etIrr ff. rIw.-
oi in" I7iufin iHd defendant.
Counsel fur fla woman declined 90
Hlscu fho Ca-.. and Ni.s hopkins
Who Ilr. Nfl fVp sisters iu .n
apartment H.u.H bore. also refused
fu discuss fHn cIao. Dor admitted that
Governor Sullnr vas tlc man referred
g. In Hsr sut
NLtNY. N 81. rmv .Na.r.
irr f' DO N.rr.y another story -tl-f.
rl Hv rIt sr.m.. T.I. u.. g...
'i"nr SU'f'ft reply today uf.r
qu'. 'i"r.i c.r..~u.rE fra .lt
tr'u-hf lrriref him bt Ne- risa
k.ra OF Fhild'iprH
1h" rut'rrur refused further f,
discuss fhr ca..,
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PAID PRESS
BUREAUS TO
Be PROBED
SENATE TO FIND OUT TO
WHAT EXTENT LEGISLATION
WAS INFLUENCED.
Effort Will Be Made To Have the
Mulhall Charges Taken
Up At Once.

WASHINGTON. July with
Witnesses headed for WASHINGTON
from many directions to testify on the
newest development in the senate lob
by investigation. Chairman Overman
tonight gave a hint Of further sensa.
tions in the committees. An inquiry
has been under way for some time.
II Is understood. into the operation II
paid press bureaus conducted by
large corporations. and the committee
will determine TO what extent paid
uD!icity agents are employed to al
tempt 10 influence public opinion or
10 direct the course OF federal lerisl.-
ton
The charges by Martin VI. Mulhall.
former representative Of the manufac-
iurcrs. regarding his lobbying opera
uons in Washington. Will not be for
mally opened by the committee until
next Tuesday.
To morrow hearing will be de-
voted primarily to the tactics OF Wall
street men believed TO have iniorma-
ton as 10 lobbying activities in New
YORK. in which the names OF Con
eressmen were freely used
Developments Coming.
Developments today indicated that
officers ot the Senate and members oi
the lobby committee have been ST.
crety busy for several days securing
new Information. the nature OF which
is now concealed. Senator Reed. who
went 10 New YORK. yesterday. is said
10 have acted for the committ-. uu.
ohicially in securing the information
and The names ui some desired vii.
neSSes
Interest centered again today about
the charges involving many present
and former members Of Congress con
tanned in the correspondence OF Mul-
Lail made public. covering his eight
years OF service a~ an agent Of the
National Association OF Manu.actur.
,rs. Former Presidents Parry and
Kirby. ot thar organization. who were
10 have sailed today from san Fran.
cisco for Australia. cancelled their
passage Oh the demand o. the senate
ana viii come 10 Washington 10 tss-
UiF Tuesday. Tomorrow % demand
VIII Do made by Representative Sh...
Icy. %. Kentucky. aad Nsrl,y. of Kan
saS. f"r an immediate Investigation
oi ''D Mulhail charces Iy The body.
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N. Y. c. OPENS
FIGHT ON BIO.

.lI '...t.N f. OIL. Irf. .t...r.l-
GRAFTON. IS Va IHfv 9 IIdre
IHf'. .l f.. ,.r.uf court of Barbour
county. or N.uIIr rlufI 900 in.urr
ton a.l.n.' inr C.aI O. Cuho rl Hrold
frHw 'ntcrIr. E'kIrs tf.rrr across
fHr ure. OF Hr Western u1rrrd
1Iis r .t.4 l dcllv ~ frr hour FOR
ra. .u.rrs fr.m tlc Do a. % lines
a.ffue into Tlkua
On.oala of fUrU U a Cd rlU-raH hero
foH1y .1f'H fh1t tHr Injunction was
t"muor au. pended frr tom dave.
.HI f.tf 'HIu. v,III cortrue O., OIL
'ra'r a- hor,fofn-n durirr fhis prrIoI
of fIm. Farther Developments arc
expected in 'nv daya Tho I.Iaf g.
current fhlf fh's i- fHr fr.t move be.
.. r.IIr .f'r.f fIr f a. ID uy Tho
Ncw lork Central interests
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AUTHORITIES HAVE
GOLLNER'S LETTER

-lr. .lf rHrn1f-- O., tr, r~f,Hir,--e-.
Ut TFNLO y s.. july q 1f.,r-
Tuhruaru urUcf over tor.sbf VI, fl.
authorities at tro Fmcrr.r., r,.rf.l
I.rr l'f,r received fh.e lferr.o-
fu,m Charles p Goilrc-. of .... MI
fOr street NHrrUur oGrrfrs OIL. f.r
l'r fo aln'rors h"ro of fha Hustled
WiIl disaster IHef week nroy.ftr. f.osa
Wr."rmr- fho re..u" v'rk Vlu stand
ulc expense of tho operation.
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ANOTHER VICTIM
OF BICHLORTDE

.e...I I... potion fs t'.e irtsff.r.r..r
NNiE-TDN. W Va. Il't
Florence NIDhrrgaU. Hvtrsr. Irf
prs''y. . reported dyiue zoo Dor hom.
H.rn from h..h.DrlIc OF mrrcur, t.b.
l'f-. taken Dos hnr Vifh su.cII.f Ir.
f.n' ~Ho is said 90 have crrH..d m
1 .nnslflnIaI '-Dluad.. la.f rlrIf ..f.r
n'i'n sHo took four of thc d.afy fab.
fff..
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WFrUrNUr1U. JnIv -roreeaats
Wet rr'I showers nr1 aoruovrhas
cooler "wednesday. Thurtday probabIv
fa1r.
western rcuuavfvnnfa ard Ohio
Local Showers Wrfnerfav. ThurudaV
arr lEht o. mlldcrato var.abla wLndn 4
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The Contributors.
InteIIigencer Pubshinp COMPANY -.

ltors 20 u. which IS truly a role Of honor
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-12-12
The Baltimore Star
The Leading Evening Paper VI lii,
south

he Lealiux Evening fapef VI III
south.
Tie Baltimore Sta. established Augnsl
II, l80s, By Tie publisher OF lhe BALI
more American. has wc.i its place al tlt
representative evening papsF Of a.
south. Il gives more news and NOR
reading matter saau any other aitsrnOua
payer IN M4fg iauG. 70 IS 81 ecla.IY rlct
"a departments-tnaacial sporting
society, ehiidIen, omen, and to thrsl
departments Tie best WRITES u a 1aent,
are reguler contributors. The Star +
The great honle paFef. with some this.
for every member "a the i4mis ltis
cheerful aaWslafer, with plenty OF en-
-ertainment These who try IL keep e.
Faking u
hs star A slaaafaitly Illustrated /
las SIG first pHafnEEsihs 81 impnrtau
events lts portraits 81 'eaaing men "a,
omen are unequaied.
The star hos two great news services
With vices direct ta Is offices from a.
gaFis # 80 Grid. The star mas a wire
less equipments. IL uses every moder
Invention sad tie l,eet enterprise to ge
all the news
The star is different from other South
srn Papers L has . quality Of its own
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Evening star., 1913-03-02
ALLIES CRUEL AS TURKS.
Admiral Knight Says Tales of Otto
man Atrocities Are Exaggerated.

Special Dispatch 10 The star
PHILADELPHIA. March 1.-Rear Ad-
miral Austin NJ. knight, commander OF
the Atlantic reserve fleet and special COM
mander Of the cruisers Montana and Ten
nessee which were sent to Turkey some
time ago to protect American lives and
interests during the war. has returned to
this city. With Admiral knight We're bis
flag secretary. Lieut.. Commander Chaun-
cey Shackford: his flag lieutenant. Lieut..
Commander w. l.. Pryor. and Fleet En-
gineer Lieut.. Commander r. Il. Karns.
Admiral knight left Turkey about three
weeks ago.
Admiral knight declared that the tales
of barbarism and cruelty on the part OF
the Turkish soldiers were greatly exagger-
ated and that the troops Of the allies were
Just as guilty as the Turks in the matter
of atrocities. Foreign residents in Con-
stantinople were never in any great dan
ger at any time. This. he said. was due
to the presence of the fleet of warships OF
the different nations. Admiral knight
has selected the battleship Wisconsin as
his flagship at the navy yard and hoisted
his flag this morning.
Evening star., 1913-03-02
PASS MENTAL EXAM.
Seventy-One Successful Applicants
for Admission as ''Middies."
,eciaI Dispatch toihe Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. March 1.-Out of a
total of 13j candidates who took the re-
cent mental examination for admission
into the Naval Academy as midshipmen,
al, or % per cent. were successful. There
is one Marylander in the list. AN An
napolis boy. William s. B. Claud. who
was appointed as a second alternate.
Following is the list of those who
passed: Principals-J X. Allen. New
Mexico; w. II. Ball. Missouri: p. L.
Boehme. Illinois; c. II. Bowman. Penn
sylvia syivania; H. w. Brown and ~. c. Cal
sas; ii. w. Clark, New York; NJ. Com
stock. North Dakota: j. A. Curran
Maine: w: P. Davis. Idaho: W. w Dun
nell. Rhode Island; r. NJ. Eaches. Penn
ssiVanla; :; % Welmore, Alabama; Fl. E. Ely
o. Goad. Illinois; c. S. Grove, Sd, Penn
sylvania; E. G. Hagen New Jersey. p
=: q: Halsel. mississippi; c. L. Hausen,
North Dakota: A. Harrison, Kentucky
q. Hawkins, Missouri; II. D. Hayes
Howard, Georgia; H. w. Jackson. Kan
sas: X: Keller. Pennsylvania: c. w
k1rtland. Florida: /. Lehrfeld, New York. :.
j. r Manton. Ohio; E. F. B. Merrell.
Fennsylvania: ]. T. Metcalf, Rhode Is
land; land r. a. Mitchell. New York; E. J.
minus W. y. MOSS, ONO, T.. r.
Muschlitz. Pennsylvania: A. G. Cover
man, Georgia; J. w. Paige, Vermont; r.
NJ PARKS Nevada; c. NJ. Reagle. Ohio:
b. NJ. Rock, Michigan: B. T. Sizer. Illi-
nois: F. T. Spellman. Massachusetts: w.
I'll. stanton. Georgia; L. S. Steves, Mich
igan: j. H. Toombs, Georgia: NJ G
Twyman Virginia; II. r. Whitaker
Pennsylvania.
Alternates-L. B. Austin, Pennsylvania:
j. A: Byron. jr., senatorial; w. S. B.
Slaud, Maryland: w. s. Crane. Ohio;
y. H. Draper, Nebraska; w. H. Forman,
Texas; S. P. Frisbee New York. a.
Gleich, Illinois: D. Click. Pennsylvania;
r. H. Harper, Texas; c. F. Holden,
Maine; W. Fl. Hopkins. jr., Tennessee;
NJ: A. Jacobs. Mississippi; f. j. Lowry,
Rhode Island; j: s. McCan, Ohio; w. j.
Morcock, Georgia; f. b. Rogers Vir-
ginia: E. r. II. Sherman. Georgia: q.
Sparrow, Nebraska; r. Wyman, wy
oming. and F. w. Beltz Pennsylvania
Evening star., 1913-03-02
ON CHARGE OF FRAUD.
Detectives Arrest Charles M. Eaton.
Jr., Said to Be West Pointer,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, March ELMER ID. Web
ster. or Charles NJ. Eaton, jr., said to be
a graduate of West Point and former
student of Harvard. was arrested today
by Pinkerton operatives at San Francisco,
after chase which lasted nearly a year.
The man is charged with having defra I'd
ed several Chicagoans by chattel mort
gage swindles. His address was 725 East
5Oth street.
Websters legal name is Eaton since his
adoption by a New York family His
foster mother, Mrs. Ella NJ. Eaton, lives
at Grove street. in Ridgewood, N. J.
She has several times rescued her adopt
ed son from scrapes.
Eaton Is married and has two children.
His wife formerly was the wife of Ed
has moved from Chicago to New York.
Her maiden name was Mary Hayes and
her father is Dennis s. Hayes of Wauke-
gan telephone official.
According to the Pinkerton officials
Eaton's criminal career began in 1892
when it is charged. he passed forged
checks in New York department stores
In 1904 he was arrested in Baltimore
and served three years. almost killing
the warden on one occasion.
His foster mother. Mrs. Eaton who is
prominent in eastern society, has Travelled
to Baltimore and ST. Louis to secure his
release.
Evening star., 1913-03-02
NOMINATIONS THROUGH
Senate at Last Confirms Ap-
pointments to Diplomatic
and Consular Posts.

With L4arz Anderson heading the list
as ambassador to Japan. the deadlock
which for some time has existed in the
Senate over the nominations of President
Taft was finally broken, resulting in the
confirmation of large number of pro-
motions made in the Army. Navy, Marine
Corps, revenue gutter and diplomatic
services. Y
Fred w. Carpenter of California, former
private secretary to President Taft. also
was confirmed as United States minister
TO Siam. and as was Theodore Marburg
of Maryland as minister to Belgium.
The combinations We're made during a
two-hour session of the Senate behind
closed doors. Little discussion entered
into the confirmation of these officials, a
general agreement having been reached
that appointments of this character. in
volving promotion along definite lines of
service. should not be held up.
The agreement also included the con-
firmation of postmasters in the home
towns of senators. Senator Cumm1ns
vigorously protested against this In
executive session. However, this did
not serve to defeat the plan deter
mined upon.
1t is expected that further presi-
Dental nominations will be acted upon
today The combinations yesterday num-
bered more than $50 but they did not
include any civil appointments other
than those covered by the agreement.
Other appointments in the diplomatic
service which were confirmed are:
Montgomery Schuyler, jr., of New York,
minister to Ecuador.
bred r. Moore of New York, minister
and consul general at Liberia.
L. Grant-Smith of Pennsylvania, secre-
tary of the embassy at Vienna, Austria.
John G.. Grew of Massachusetts. sec
retary of embassy a Berlin.
Nelson O'Shaughnessy of New York.
secretary of embassy at Mexico City.
Ralph B. Strassburger of New York.
second secretary of embassy at Toxic,
Japan.
Henry S. Tenant. New York, Sec
ond secretary of embassy at Mexico.
Charles Campbell. jr., of Virginia, secre-
tary of legation and consul general to
Roumania, Servia and Bulgaria.
CYRUS F. Wicker of New York. secre-
tary of legation at Panama.
J. Butler Wright of Wyoming. secretary
of legation at Brussels. Belgium
Francis T. Coke of Pennsylvania, sec
retary Of legation. at Havana. Cuba.
The postmasters confirmed by the Sen
ate during the afternoon were:
Robert X Brough. Alexandria. Mimi;
ENERGY G. Page. Hyde Park VT; Mat
thew F. Mcdonald, Simsbury. Conn and
James Glove, Provo, Utah.
Evening star., 1913-03-02
FUGITIVE FOR TEN YEARS.
Convicted Man Begs for the I'm
position of Sentence.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. March Thomas,
Steele, ten years ago a member of the
Franklin county bar at Columbus. Ohio
and member of Well known Ohio
family. indicted and convicted of black
mail. appeared before United States Dis
trict Judge Hollister today and begged
to be given the punishment to avoid
which he had been a fugitive for ten
years.
an attorney of Cleveland, Ohio. He de-
clared that after having been convicted
and sentenced to a fine and thirteen
months Imprisonment at Fort Leaven-
worth he had left Columbus While out
on BAIL He said he changed his name
and located in foreign country, where
he has since been prosperous. Worried
by a troublesome conscience. however,
he recently decided to return and accept
his punishment.
His case was taken under advisement
by the court.
Evening star., 1913-03-02
COUNSEL FOR MINERS.
Strikers at Paint Greek to Face Mill
tary Trial March z.

CHARLESTON. w. Va. March 1-Col
Wallace. judge advocate. today notified
the eighty prisoners held at Camp Pratt
in connection with the recent disorders
in the Paint creek coal country that
they would be provided with counsel
when they are brought to trial before
the military commission, If they are un-
able or unwilling TO employ lawyers.
This followed the statement by the at
torneys Of the United Mine Workers of
America that they would not appear
before the commission to defend the ac-
cused Trials are to begin March T. and
the accused will have the privilege OF
calling such witnesses as they desire.
The news reached here today that
Mother Jones, the aged labor leader
broke down when she was told last night
that the supreme court of appeals had
decided the habeas corpus proceedings
against her.