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HONE SD ALB, WAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1910.
NO. 38
KILL HUE' BILL
Governor's Primary Meas
ure Lost at Albany.
DEBATE LASTED UNTIL NIGHT.
Meade-Phillips Substitute For Hln-man-Green
Law Triumphs In House.
Reformers Lacked Nine Votes.
Ends Fight This Session.
Albany, N. Y May 12. novcrnor
Hughes' direct noiulnatlons bill, intro
duced by Seuntor Illinium and Assem
blyman Green, which abolishes the
party convention, was killed In the
assembly last night after a nine hour
debate by a vote of 07 to 77.
The bill lacked nine votes of passing,
seventy-six votes being required. The
bill was killed beyond resurrection
again in the assembly this year when
the bouse by a vote of 5S to S2 refused
to reconsider Its action In killing the
Hbiman-Oreen bill.
Then the assembly promptly by k
vote of -10 to SS killed the Grady-Frls-bio
bill, which was drawn by Judge
D Cady Herrlck on behalf of the Sara
toga Democratic league as representa
tive of the Democratic idea of primary
reform.
Without more ndo the assembly then
passed the Meade-Phillips bill, pre
pared by the legislative commission
appointed last year to Investigate the
operation of direct primaries in other
Rtates. This bill was amended so that
it practically coincided with Governor
Hughes' bill, except that all party con
ventions are preserved in the bill
which was passed in the assembly by
n vote of 84 to 54.
This action of the assembly indorses
the position taken by Speaker James
W. Wadsworth, Jr., since the opening
of the session upon this question, and
to bis leadership in the house more
than to anything else was.due.the ac
tion of the'assembly upon these' three
bills.
Those who voted for the Htumnn
Greeu bill Included forty-seven Re
publicans, nineteen Democrats and one
independent Leaguer. Half of the
Democratic members who voted for
the IIlnraan-Green bill were elected on
direct primary Issues In other up state
counties, while the Ave Democrats
from Erie county voted for the bill at
the instance of State Chairman Flngy
Connors.
There were forty-live Republican as
semblymen who voted against the Illn-man-Green
bill and thirty-two Demo
crats. Upon the passage of the Mende
Phllllps bill twenty-eight of the Re
publican assemblymen who voted for
the Illnman-Oreen bill voted for the
Meado-rhllllps bill, and so did the fol
lowing eight Democrats:
Chanler of Dutchess, Cosad of Sen
eca, Walker of Manhattan and Ilearn,
Jackson, Neupert, Rozan and Wende
of Eric.
It was 12 o'clock noon when the dis
cussion on the primary bills started In
the assembly, and It was after 0
o'clock last night before the battle was
over. It was n long and tiresome pro
cedure, enlivened now and then by
some of the abler talkers of the house,
while the occasion gave many of the
first year members their chance to
make appeal to the people by speeches,
and they burst forth In brllllaut ora
torical efforts.
JERSEY CENTRAL WAGES.
Grievance Committee Arrive to Begin
Negotiations Today For More Pay.
Jersey City, X. J., May 12. The griev
ance committees of the trainmen and
conductors of the Centrnl Railroad of
New Jersey arrived to begin negotia
tions today with the olllclals of the
rnllroad over the demands made sev
eral months ago for increases In
wages. It was expected that the ne
gotiations, which will be held in Jer
ney City, would not begin before Mon
day, but the original plan was chang
ed. It is thought that the negotiations
will last about ten days.
STAND FOR DIRECT SENATORS.
Members of Massachusetts House Re
fute to Reconsider.
Boston, May 12. Dy a vote of 89 to
115 the bouse refused to reconsider it
action when It passed the resolution In
favor of election of United States sen
ators by direct vote of the people.
The fate of the resolve now rests
with the senate, and the political
sharps are In doubt what that body
will do. ,
Hatters' War Ends.
Danbury, Conn., Muj 12, An agree
ment has been reached by hot manu
facturers and tho labor unions in this
city, It is announced, for arbitration of
nil disputes lu the trade.
COTTON FOOL INQUIRY.
James A. Patten, Cotton King,
and U. S. Ditt. Attorney Wise.
New York, May 12. Some of the
members of the Cotton Exchange who
were subpoenaed to produce books and
records In the proceedings against
James A. l'atten, Frank 11. Hnyne,
William A. Brown and other members
of the alleged bull pool have notified
agents of the nltorney general that
they will not disclose records of their
transactions with customers. They
consider these records privileged. Mr.
Hnyne nnd .Mr. Brown, both of whom
are members of the Cotton Exchange,
are considering retaining J. C. Spooner,
formerly United States senator from
Wisconsin, to resist the government ef
forts to procure the books.
Mr. Patten has Informed United
States District Attorney Wise that he
is ready to appear before him or any
other olilcial and furnish any infor
mation which may bo desired. Mr.
Patten, who is not n member of the
exchange, Instructed his brokers to
show to the government's agents nil
j records of transactions with him. The
I brokers did so two or three days ago.
I It: wjis rpnnrfpil vestenlnv tlmt. the
government has unearthed a new con
spiracy. At a convention of southern
spinners In Greensboro, N. O., the re
port said Mr. Patten last fall made a
contract with the spinners whereby
they agreed to buy cotton from him
nlone and Mr. Patten agreed to sell to
them ulone. Mr. Patten denies that
there was such n conspiracy.
CONTROVERSY GROWS.
Wide Discussion of Proposed Change
lnKings Declaration.
London, May 12. Tho controversy
over tho accession declaration Increas
ed in heat, but its maximum tempera
ture has not yet been reached. The
various Protestant societies In the
United Kingdom, the number of which
Is surprising, nre hastily buckling on
their armor, eager for the clamor and
dust of the pelomic lists.
Catholics urge that the king in mak
ing his declaration to parliament could
proclaim himself u Protestant without
Insulting the pope with reference to
"Idolatrous and 'superstitious Rome."
Protestants insist that nothing must
bo undone which makes England em
phatically a Protestant nation.
Father llernard Vauglmn, a famous
preacher, brother of the late Cardinal
Vaughtn, speaking nt Aberdnre, de
scribed the accession declaration as
having been drawn up In n moment of
mad frenzy. It was Insulting, be said,
and was Intended to be so.
The subject was discussed at a meet
ing of the Wexford corporotlou on the
occasion of passing a resolution of
sympathy wffh Queen Alexandra. A
Rouiuu Catholic councilor protested
flgalust "the vile, blasphemous oath"
remaining on the statute book. A
Protestant colleague agreed that It
ought to be eliminated, but ho re
marked that the queen of Spain before
ehe was enthroned had to make a
worse declaration regarding Protes
tantism, in which faith she was rear
ed. The speaker pleaded for toleration
nil round,
Schoolboys Off to 8o.
Now York, May 12. Tho training
ship Newport left New York yesterday
for tho annual crulso under the com
mand of Lleutenuut Commander L. H.
Everbart. (She carried a hundred boys,
ranging In ago from sixteen to twonty
years.
Jurors Must Plant Corn.
Kalamazoo, Mich., May 12. Because
this Is corn planting time and nearly
ivory man summoned for Jury Bervlco
In circuit court for the May term la a
tarmer, Judge Knappen !mn excused
the Jury for two weeks. Tho Judge
laid that corn planting was Just as
Important as Justice,
L
Immense Crowd Cheers as
Warship Enters Water.
IS GREATEST IN U. S. FLEET.
New Dreadnought Will Be Most For
midable War Vessel Afloat Chris
tened by Florida Girl Vice
President Sherman Prosent.
New York, May 32. In the presence
of a cheering throng, estimated at 30,
000, the now battleship Florida, the
greatest lu the American navy, was
launched nt the Brooklyn navy yard
this morning.
The vessel Is the largest ever sent
overboard from this yard, and as a
consequence the authorities took un
usual precautions to guard against any
mishap to river craft.
The vessel was launched with n
large part of her machinery Installed,
with her rudder lu place and with her
propellers shipped. So Instead of float
ing like a shell, as most vessels do
when launched, this heavily weighted
giantess created quite a wave as she
slid Into the water. To prevent this
wave from causing Injury to harbor
craft, Rear Admiral Leutze. command
ant of the yard, established a water
police of revenue cutters, lighthouse
tenders and Buch other crnft as was
available. Captain C. McR. Winslow,
supervisor of the harbor, had command
GOV. GILCHRIST OF FLORIDA.
of this detail and from 10 a. in. until
after the launching he saw that the
river tralilc was confined to a narrow
space along the New York shore.
Miss Elizabeth Fleming, daughter of
n former governor of Florida, christ
ened tho vessel. She was attended by
n staff of pretty Florida girls.
It was at first expected that Presi
dent Taft would be on hand to see the
latest American warship slip over
board, but Vice President Sherman
was there in his place. Many other no
table persons were also there, Includ
ing Secretory of the Navy Meyer, As
sistant Secretary Beckman Wlnthrop,
Governor Gilchrist of Florida and his
staff, Governor Hughes and his staff
and many navy olllcers, nctlve and re
tired, Including Admiral Dewey and
Rear Admirals Evans, Sperry, Sehroe
der and Leutze.
This was tho first vessel launched at
the Brooklyn ynrd since Mny, two
years ago, when tho collier Vestal was
launched.
Besides the governor of Florida and
Miss Elizabeth Fleming, who christen
ed the new vessel, there were also
many olllcers and business men from
that state at the launching.
The navy yard was guy with decora
tive bunting, and bands from various
ships added to the ardor of the oc
casion. The Florida when In commission will
be tho most formidable war vessel
afloat.
Market Reports.
CUEESE Steady; receipts, 4,38$ boxes;
state, full cream, new, specials, HaHVic:
fancy, colored and white, 13Vic; good to
prime, lta,13ttc; common, lOallo.; old, as
to quality, 15al7o.; skims, specials, lOVia
Mo,; fine, 9a9Vic: current make, common
to good, iSia&c.i full skims, SalHo
BOGS Steady; receipts, 28,696 cases;
state, Pennsylvania and nearby, hennery,
white, 23aSc. ; gathered, white, S2ala.; hen
nery, brown, 23a23Hc; gathered, brown,
KaZJVic; fresh gathered, storage paoked
selections, 21Ha22Hc.; regular packed, ex
tra Uruta. 21a2ic: Urate, 19Via20Hc
LIVE POULTRY 8teady to llrm, but
prices not nettled.
HAY AND STltAW-FIrm; timothy, per
hundred, 86c.ajl.20; shipping, SOaOGc; clo
ver, mixed, Kc.utl.10; clover, S0o.a41.0iH;
lone rye straw, ta70c. ; oat and wheat,
Wa; half bales, Sc. less,
POTATOES Firmer; Bermuda, new,
per bbl., fc!al; southern, new, per bbl.,
J!a3.76; old, In bulk, per 180 lbs., llal.26;
per sack, 75c.ajl.15, sveets, Jersey, per
basket, 40a90c.
TELLS fJLICHT.
Aeronaut Forbes Describes
Wild Aerial Journey.
THEY ROSE 20,000 FEET HIGH.
Crossed Rivers, Passed Through Snow
storms and Shot Earthward Want
ed to Break World's Record Mr3.
Forbes Had a Premonition.
ITorso Cave, Ky May 12. Sadly bat
tered, wrenched and bruised, but not
seriously Injured, A. Holland Forbes,
the noted New York balloonist, who
won the Lahm cup nt the St. Louis bal
loon races In 1009. and James Herrlng
ron Yates, nmateur astronomer nnd
wealthy young clubman, nre recover
ing from their fall in the balloon Vik
ing. Explaining thoir sensational tllght
from Qulncy, III., which ended In a
sudden dropping from the sky near
here, Forbes said;
"We wanted to break the record held
by Count Delavuux, who covered a dis
tance of 1,303 miles hi 1000, and that
of Colonel Schrcck, who In 1S99 re
mained in the air seventy-two hours.
"We arose to a height of about 0,000
feet and traveled southeast part of the
night In a very light wind. We crossed
the Missouri river at St. Charles, Mo.,
and crossed tho Mississippi about ten
miles north of St. Louts. After this
night of apparently purposeless move
incntfwc struck an east southeasterly
wind and went In n straight line until
we landed The elevations varied at
heights of 7.000 to 20,000 feet. When
at the elevation of ir,000 feet, Tuesday
morning, we wont through our first
snowstorm. An hour later we passed
through a second flurry, when at n
height of 111,400 feet. We made a rec
ord at 2 o'clock. In the afternoon, when
we reached the-gxtrome altitude of 20,-
000 feet, h!gheivy2,doo feet than any'
authorized record ever made in Amer
ica.' In descending from t,he gronfele
vntlon we had very little sand left, and
as the gas contracted' the balloon bnjr
became extremely flabby. Everything,
however, went well until ,we were a
few hundred feet above the ground
when the appendix line broke loose
from the ring supporting the basket.
There was sq little gas In the bag at
the time that the rigging collapsed and
with the basket attached naturally
dropped. This caused the rip cord,
which Is attached to the ring, to rip
open the balloon at the height of 1100
foot from the ground. I cannot de
scribe the sensation of that 300 feet
to tho ground. It came so suddenly.
1 have a faint recollection of seeing
men below me In a plowed field and
subconsciously trying, It seemed, to
tilt up the basket that Mr. Yates and I
might spring freo from tho rigging
when close to the ground. Because the
basket did not tilt as It would have
done under ordinary circumstances
wits the cause of our Injury. I believe
the only thing that prevented the
breaking of our backs when tho basket
fell bottom squarely down under the
weight of the bag was the rubber air
mattress which wo had placed in tho
bottom of the basket that we might
be comfortnble when we wanted to He
down."
Fairfield, Conn., May 12. Mrs. Jessie
Livingston Forbes, wife of A. Ilollantl
Forbes, received In a nightmare n fore
warning of the news of her husband's
disaster when landing from a balloon
near Horse Cave, Ky., he was dunger
ously hurt.
Mrs. Forbes awoke the servants In
her colonial home In Fairfield with her
screams. '
MES. HEWITT FREED.
Granddaughter of New York Philan
thropist Gets Reno Divorce.
Reno, Nov., May 12. Because her
husband, Frederick O. Hewitt, called
her vile names, told her he didn't want
hor any more, tore up their marriage
certificate and threw it lu her face,
threw tho burning lamp at her, falsely
accused her of being untrue to him
and shook her until her hairpins came
out and rattled to the floor, Louise A.
Howltt, grundnleco of ex-Mayor Hew
itt of New York and granddaughter of
Peter Cooper, famous philanthropist,
came to the conclusion that Frederick
didn't love her uny more nnd appeared
In court and in a voice nearly breaking
with emotion told tho story of her
troubles. Judge Orr granted tho de
cree. Mrs. George It. Shelikii of Middle
port, N. Y., Is the occupant of a little
cottage here, whero sho Is residing In
quietness and will In due time file suit
against her husband, the prominent
and popular lawyer, president of tho
Mlddleport hank and director ot the
MIddleport Gas and Electric Light
company, to whom sho was married
eight years ago nud from whom she
sepurated lu January lust.
MRS. N. LONGWORTH.
vuioiici nvuBDVDii o uauyntOr will j
Join Former President In Europe. ?
l-.i r tit. fi t- 1 1 m
New York, May 12. Sirs. Nicholas
Longworth (Alice Roosevelt) sailed for
England on the Mnurctnuln to meet
her father, former President Roose
velt. She will accompany the Roose
velt party buck to this country. Mr.
Longworth, who Is now talked of In
connection witli the nomination for
governor of Ohio, did not accompany
his wife.
BASEBALL SCORES.
Results of Games Played In National
and American Leagues.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Chicago Chicago, 4; New' York,
3. Batteries Kroh and Kllng; Mar
quard, Drucke and Meyers.
All other games postponed on ac
count of rain.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
W. L. P.C.
Pittsburg .: .-.-712"- fr :700
New York 12 8 .G19
Philadelphia 10 7 .588
'Chicago 11 8 .579
Cincinnati 8 8 .500
Boston 7 11 .3S9
Brooklyn 7 It .333
St. Louis 0 13 .310
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At New York New York, 2; Detroit,
0. Batteries Ford and Sweeney; Sum
mers and Stallage.
At Boston Boston, 10; St. Louis, 3.
Butteries Smith and Carrlgan; Bailey.
Pelty and Kllllfer.
All other games postponed on ac
count of rain or wet grounds.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
W. L. P.C.
Philadelphia 12 4 .750
Cleveland 12 0 .(507
Detroit 13 S .019
New York 10 7 .5S8
Boston 10 10 .500
Chicago S 1) .471'
Washington tl 10 .273
St. Louis 3 11 .17(1
"NO SPLIT," SAY LEADERS.
Senator Cummins' Insurgent Speech
Excites Washington.
Washington, May 12. Senator Cum
mins' speech at Des Moines, In which
ho declared that tho split In the Repub
lican party was real and not ephe
meral, Is taken here as a direct answer
to President Taft's speech at Passaic,
N. J.
In that speech President Taft said:
"There is a hesitation on the part of
the Republicans m the somite to pass
a bill (statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico) which Is so likely to add four
Democrats to the senate, or, if not
Democrats, Republicans of that radi
cal type that are entirely out of sym
pathy with tho more conservative no
tions ot the east."
Senator Cummins, Insurgent leader
and typically representative of the type
of Republicanism "entirely out of Bynv
pathy with tho conservative notions"
of Senators Aldrlch und Hale, answer
ed back.
"These leaders of ours," he said, "al
ways tlud themselves so busy hearing
what these princes of the earth have
to say about proposed legislation that
thoy have scant time to consider tho
desires and needs of tho groat mass of
humanity. The sooner we realize that
this division In tho ranks of the Re
publican party is not ephemeral, the
sooner we appreciate that it is a move
ment of the people and not merely to
gratify personal ambitions the sooner
wo become conscious of a great and
everlasting truth."
Tho words of Senator Cummins, tak
en with tho speech of Senator Dolll
yer on the same platform, drove the
Republicans of all brands In congress
t tho )'efuge of "compromlso." Some
B!ld that Sir. Cummins was reading
himself out of tho party. All denied
thnt there wus a split. The president
sa)d nothing.
vwv i
Many Theories, No Arrests,
In Double Murder Gase.
THINK PROWLERS AFTER $3,000
On Learning That Dr. Cannon Had
Large Sum In House Just Before
Tragedy Police Watch 3uspect
Who Might Have Known.
New York, .May 12. Still groping In
the dark In the Investigation into the
strange double murder in tho house of
Dr. Mott D. Cannon, the police have
succeeded only in piling tip u multitude
of confusing theories. As the investi
gation proceeds one after another of
these ingenious theories Is being aban
doned. Discarding nil such theories as the
one that the aged housekeeper and the
Hindoo butler were killed by members
of a Hindoo society, the detectives at
work on the case are directing their
endeavors toward locating n man who
knew that Dr. Cannon on Inst Satur
day morning had $3,000 in a drawer in
a desk in his library.
One person who could have known
that Dr. Cannon had a large sum of
money In his desk on Saturday, but
might not have known that the doctor
deposited the money In the bank be
fore noon of that day, Is under close
surveillance. This person was familiar
with the doctor's affairs, knew every
nook and corner of the house and
might have been In possession of a key
which would fit one of the rear doors.
Miss Meehner had been In Dr. Can
non's employ ns housekeeper for more
than twenty-five years. Benam entered
the household only last Saturday, no
succeeded William Carter, a negro
who quit Dr. Cannon's employ on Fri
day night to work for Dr. Rulien Cron
son, who lives next door to Dr. Cnn
non's residence.
Carter says that at the time Miss
Meehner and Benam were shot he was
In the front parlor of Dr. Cronson's
residence. lie has been closely ques
tioned. He did not hear the sound of
pistol shots, he says, on Monday after
noon and observed nothing suspicious
about persous entering or leaving Dr.
Cannon's home that day.
Dr. Cannon. It appears, like many
professional men, was not regular in
banking his fees. He was accustomed
to let money accumulate In his desk
for days at a time before taking It to
the bank. On last Saturday morning,
when Benam entered the household
and was introduced to the housekeep
er. Dr. Cannon had ?3,000 In the draw
er of his desk In the library on the
parlor floor.
Although Bernini's recommendations
were of the highest order, the doctor,
with natural prudence, concluded that
there was too much money In the
house with a new servant around.
Accordingly he took the $3,000 from
the desk and carried It to his bank.
One of the most puzzling features of
the case was tho result of the autopsy.
Dr. Cannon's revolver, which was dis
covered lying close to Benam's body
on the scene of the crime, had had
three cartridges discharged, and It was
believed that these three shots were
the only oues fired at the time of the
murders. In the autopsy, however, one
bullet was found In the body of the
Hindoo and three bullets In the body
of the housekeeper. Three of these
bullets were of 32 caliber, the same ns
that of the revolver found beside the
butler's body. The fourth bullet wns
so much splintered that It was difficult
to determine Its caliber. The presence
of the fourth bullet leads the detec
tives to believe that the person or per
sons who enmo to Dr. Cannon's house
Monday afternoon came armed and
prepared for trouble of some sort and
did not merely chance upon tho physi
cian's revolver In ransacking his bu
reau in search of plunder.
Roosevelt Will Attend Funeral.
Washington, May 12. Theodore
Roosovelt accepted by cable the ap
pointment by President Taft to be spe
cial ambassador to represent the Unit
ed States at the funeral of King Ed
ward in London, May 20.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing Stock Quotations.
Money on call today was JVi per cent;
time money and mercantile paper un
changed In rates. Closing stock quota
tions on the New York erchango May 11
Amai. Copper,.. 70 Norf. & Weat...l01
Atchison 109H Northwestern ..151
B. &. O BOH Penn. R. R. 131
Brooklyn U. T.. WVi Reading 160
Chea. & Ohio... 87H Rock Island U14
C. .C.,C.&St.L. 84 St. Paul.... USft
D. & II. Southern Pac.in
Erlo 23V4 Bputhern Ry.... tM
Qen. Electric. ...119 South. Ry. pf... OVi
III. Central.... ..lV Sugar X2JV
Int.-Met 1H Texas PacWc... 11
Louis. & Nash.. 1 Union Paciflo.. .1824
Manhattan.... U. S. Steel 82
Missouri Pac. . 70ft U. a Steel pf...llS
N. Y. Central , 121 West. Union.., . H