Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1897), 1909-02-21, Arch City Edition

              y t H WEATHER Sunday fair and Monday partly cloudy with variable wind. 'Archtoty Edition The REPAIR WORK columns on the Classified Page contain 6 J mm the names of the best repair ! establishments in the city. SIX 4i i t NINETY-NINTH YEAR. . CEUIEIJK or CDLUMDUS. 1312 Great Celebration, Which Will Eclipse Any Ohio Event, Is Urged. TIME IS NEEDED Three Years Not Too Long for 1 PreparationSuggestions it' ' Invited. ' Ninety-seven: years ago yesterday, a tract of virgin forest, Bltuated on the east bank of the Scioto river, opposite the town of Franklin, became the city of Columbus. ' ' . Blx days before It had been designated by the legislature, sitting In JSanesvllle, as the permanent , seat of the state government. . ' Unique, among the capitals of the older states,; Columbus - was born a capital.. ', ' V Three years more, will mark the centennial of the great city which has - displaced the Indian and wild beast Infested wilderness on the east side of - the Scioto,' and absorbed the older J settlement on the west side.;.,', " Three years of preparation are ahead of the city In whiqh to complete plans for a celebration which will fittingly mark this mile-stone in the history of the city and the great Buckeye state. . Great Celebration Possible. It Is certain to be a season of great fetes, historical displays, outward evidences of civic and material progress, oratory and all the- other fitting manifestations of a really great event. Whether Columbus and Ohio wl realize fully the - opportunities which 1912 will bring depends largely on the j manner of preparation and the time al-lowed for thoroughness. United, enthusiastic and active support will be given to- the centennial of Columbus and the full measure of possibilities will be realized only if the preliminary steps are taken Immediately.. ' . Beyond question, It should be the greatest event In the history pf the state, Several years ago the residents of Seattle, , Wash,, realized that the anniversary of a historic event was ap.-V proaelilhk.' It was taken up with typ- : loal-JWfwMrn enthusiasm and push. One - of the suggestions for the celebration was' adopted -and the great exposition to be held there this year is tne re-suit and Seattle Is youthful when com- . pared to Columbus. ,-. J Everyone who has nt.- ? the ap proach of the, city's, centennial, m in favor of an early beginning of the prep arations. Each 'has a suggestion, for some good feature for the celebration and a public building -or monument which-, will , stand as 'permanent evidence of the progress made ia'the first one hundred years.. , J :' - Columbus Wins Over Rivals. Under the constitution of 1802, ChllJ Itcothe was designated as the tempora . ry seat of government until 1809 and , V, n MrnoMi4ltllM nf . fnna . lentil i.i k. . , , t , , jv i , iiu , i ui , vi iui ua iui Dime . .... - i .. . ' .rvuuuuumii cruniouea unui me mt- 4tJMT' "WrtH" vear. There Was snlr'tad rlvalrv i i-,4r'9lemong the thriving towns of that day 10 secure me, location or tne capital. Finally, in an effort to satisfy every section or the state ana legislature de termlned that the location should be within a 40-mile radius of the - geo graphical center of the commonwealth. ' Feb. 20, 1810, just before a Joint res olutlon of the general assembly gave to the new town site the name of the discovers of the hemisphere, a com mlttee of five was selected- to hear ar guments. Inspect localities and recom- . mend a Bite for the permanent seat of government. The members of that committee were . James Flndlay. . W. Silllman Joseph; Darlington, Resin Beall and William McFarland. 'They-were deal, nated as commissioners , and . visited FVankllnton, along the west bank of tne scioto, out it was rejected because of the lowness of the site and unfitness of the plan suggested, r. After visiting various sites, the commissioners recommended the present- site of Dublin. -ine legislative sessions had been transferred to Zanesville, and a report 1 dated at Newark, Sept.-12, 1810, and submitted to the legislature Dec. 11, aid: . : .. -.; -...- , , - . They have diligently examined a number of different places within . the circle prescribed tlO miles . from, the-common centor), and the . majority or saia commissioners are of opinion that a tract of land ownea Dy jonn ana reter Bells, situated, on the went bank of the . Scioto river, four miles and three- quarters . west of the town of - Worthington,; in the county of v Franklin, and on which said Sells now resides, appears to them most ' v How Columbus Was Chosen. The contest finally narrowed to a proposal from the citizens of Worth-ington, and a proposition submitted by Lyne Starling, John Kerr, A, McLaughlin and James Johnston, who offered a provisional plat of about 1200 acres on the east bank , of the Scioto,, opposite Franklinton. . They had secured title to . their holdings from. John Halstead, Martha Walker, Benjamin Thompson, Seth Harding and James Price, refu-gees of the revolution to whom the land on the plateau had been patented , In 1802.' :,;;. ";': . , , , . . .,, ; The four ownerB of the property bound themselves to plat the town' according to the desires. of the legislature, furnish' a square of.io acres for the tate buildings, lot of 10 acres for a penitentiary,; and: to. erect .a Btatehouse . and penitentiary of brick or stone, according to plans prepared by the state, at an expense of- not less than 150,000. If the penitentiary and statehouae cost , less, other buildings were to be erected, as directed by the state, until the ex-. " pense reached 50.000.j With their proposal to the "legislature,;, the. owners submitted bond that; they . would 1 ".-"farrv out the contract. , 1 Feb. 14, 1812, h!s proposition was iv '' Ljaccepted, and' the temporary seat of io Chill loo tne until tne new state build inga: could be made ready. ' Six. days later the Joint- resolution chrl'Cii.lng the town was passed witnout ceremony. The controversy for the seat of govern-, rnent, which had raged for 80 years, was closed for all time. ' Settlement Grew Rapidly. ' preliminaries -were rapidly disposed V of, and the first lot sale neia June m, Cs,tinn4 Sa4 .,TMh No. 52. BRIDE IS MURDER VICTIM Former Suitor of Chicago Woman Suspected of Crime. ' (Br Associated Pnu to Stevt Jouniat.) CHICAGO, Feb. 20. Mrs. Thomas Cooper, a bride of only four days, was murdered In her home today by an unknown assassin. There were finger marks on her throat, indicating a struggle, but death was due to a bullet wound in the head. Several boarders In her home were arrested, but released when the police were told that a former suitor had been seen leaving the house shortly after the sound of two shots had been heard by two little girls who were playing in the neighborhood. Another story given the police was that the former suitor had been given a ticket to New York by Mr. Cooper on the day of Cooper's wedding, but that be apparently had not used It. FLEET TO North Carolina and Montana Join the Sixteen Homeward v Bound Battleships. Thousands of Visitors Arrive at Hampton Roads to Bid Welcome to the Fleet. Or Auodatcd Fren to State Journal. " FORTv MONROE, Va.. Feb. 20. When the saluting guns on the forward brldga of the armored cruiser North Carolina . boomed 13 times today in honor of the blue flag of Rear Admiral Sperry on the battleship Connecticut, the combined naval forces that are to enter the Virginia capes on Monday morning to be reviewed by President Roosevelt in celebration of the world cruise of 16 American .battleships, were completed. Wireless signals received from the North Carolina and her Junior consort,- the Montana, early today told of the approach of the last two ships sent to welcome the home-coming ves sels to the main body of the fleet The wireless station at the Norfolk nayyyard could not pick,' up' the fleet direct either last night or today owing to the Interference in the atmosphere. Dut tne messages ofthe North Caro Una were sent to indicate that the fleet is hear enough to the . Virginia , capes tonight, to insure Its arrival off ' the entrance to Hampton roads some time tomorrow. The . fleet will lay to or maneuver off , the capes tomorrow afternoon and evening and will get under way Monday morning in time to pass into nome waters ana Degin flung by the Mayflower exactly at thd hour indicated. . ; -- - Outgoing Messages Congested. - Last night's atmospheric Interference with the wireless and the inability of the apparatus to carry over great distances during the day have resulted In a congestion, of outgoing messages at the Norfolk station which probably never will be fully straightened out until the fleet actually is in port. .... .., -' , ; Scores of officers' wives are already at the hotels here. Among them are about 19 Who made the Journey all the way around the world on merchant ships and who overtook or waited for the naval vessels at the. various ports visited. Some of these intrepid women even went all the way , to Australia, but most of them remained in Japan while their husbands - were In tho Antipodes. There are others here who went with' the fleet as far as California. Still others there are who contented themselves with witnessing the departure from here 14 months ago and who then returned to their homes In various parts of the country.' Noteworthy Social Features. The social feature of the fleet's return and stay In the roads is to be as notable as the departure. From Washington, . Baltimore, Philadelphia, New " York, Richmond and Norfolk large parties have arrived for "fleet week," every room in the hotels are taken and many persons were turned away today at the Chamberlin. The problem of providing for the countless hundreds who will be here on Monday is worrying the hotel managers and authorities. Norfolk will be the mecca of most of the excursionists, and elaborate preparations are being made there to accommodatevthe throngs with rooms and meals. As the time of the fleet's arrival draws near, the excitement in all the cities bordering on Hampton roads is becoming intense. General Observance of Holiday. Washington's birthday Is to 'be cele brated as holiday more generally than ever before in this section ana all tne residents of Norfolk, Newport News, Hampton and other cities who can possibly do so will either be afloat or gathered along tne snores or tne roaa-stead to witness the Impressive ar rival of the ships and the ceremonies attending the viBits of tie president. The man-of-war anchorage, stretch ing three miles in a crescent from the Old Point pier, was cleared today of all merchant ships and hereafter will ,be forbidden territory to any but naval vessels. . After the Mayflower leaves for Washington late Monday afternoon, however, excursion steamers -will beaU lowed within the anchorage grounds and may steam between, the two long lines of 20 battleships, and 5 big cruisers. The torpedo boat Worden, which" is' to be flagship of the patrol provided to keep -, excursion vessels from trespassing too near the pathway of the fleet, arrived off Old Point tonight, a grim little vessel with the foot of a greyhound. From the advices received here the Georgia Is not the only one of the 16 battleships that is coming home in command of the executive officer. Captain Hamilton Hutchins, who sailed With the Kearsarge from Hampton roads all the way to Gibraltar, became 111 there and asked for relief. The vanraarra Is probably therefore , In command of Lieutenant Commander Nathan C. Twining. Captain Hutchins returned from Gibraltar on the Koenigln lAiise. , parries GOLD FOR FLEET'S MEN WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Carrying $800,000 in gold plecea fresh from the government mint to pay, the'; officers and. men of the Atlantic fleet, the gunboat Yankton, which 'completed its cruise around the world, left today for Norfolk to rejoin the fleet. The Yank ton also took a supply oi new signal Cde for the fleet, . m . - REACH THE ROADS TODAY NET NAMED FOR PRESIDENT As Taft Goes Through Columbus, Forecast of Official Family ' Is Made. PICK DEMOCRAT Those , Speculating on Portfolios Say Southerner Will Be War Secretary. In connection with the passing through Columbus at 5:40 last evening of President-elect William H. Taft In a private car as part of the Pennsyl vania special" of the Pennsylvania lines, It became known that J. M. Dickinson of Tennessee likely will be secretary of war in the Taft cabinet. ' Charles . Nagel of St. Louis, It is said, will be Mr. Taft'B secretary of commerce and labor and R. A. Bellinger of Seattle, Wash., will be secretary of the Interior. The statements are not made tpon the announcement of Mr. Taft. but their correctness Is accepted without question by those close to him. Mr. Nagel was a caller on thepresident-elect Friday - at Cincinnati and Mr. Dickinson had a conference with him yesterday. It has , been thought for some time, however, that Mr.' Taft had practically decided upon Mr. Nagel's appointment. and the Interview Friday bore all of the earmarks of having been arranged for the express purpose of an offer and acceptance. - , Dickinson a Democrat. Mr. Dickinson went from Chicago to Cincinnati yesterday. He has not been under consideration as a cabinet possibility for so long a time, but has been personally and most favorably known by Mr. Taft for many years. His. eminent legal record and acknowledged ability are such as to commend him peculiarly to Mr. Taft. Mr. Dickinson is a Tennesseean,although- temporarily residing in,- Chicago, where his duties as general solicitor of the Illinois Central railway system require his presence. ' He is a Democrat, but always has opposed Bryan. .' - " v . ' . . When the train arrived at Xenla yesterday afternoon, Mr. Taft's car was surrounded by an eager crowd and -he came out on the back platform. He asked for the support and prayers of the people that the. duties ofthe-responsible position he is about to , as sume may be discharged for the good Of an. . .' ; V i -...v .v-v-, ' Ih Columbus Mr. Taft was greeted only by one friend, to whom he had wired of his coming from Xenla. He wished to be supplied with some in formation for use In the preparation, of his inaugural address. He was busy with his address while the train was at the Union station. Mr. Taft seemed to be In the best of health. -' He will reach Philadelphia - this morning and will be the guest of Dr. S. Weir Mitchell. Mrs. Taft will Join him there, coming from New York, where she has been spending a few days. Tomorrow Mr. Taft will- make an address before the Pennsylvania university and will leave for New York Tuesday. Three Notable Careers. Mr. Dickinson, who is scheduled as the next secretary of war, is B8 years old and a former assistant attorney general of the United States. He was In the attorney general s office during Cleveland's administration. He was counsel before the Alaskan boundary tribunal in 1893. He has spent most of his life in Tennessee. He was a graduate from Columbia Law college in New York and also pursued special studies abroad. At one time he was president of the American Bar association.Mr, Balllnger, who is mentioned for secretary of the interior, has been commissioner general of the United States land office for two years. Formerly he was mayor of Seattle, Wash., where he has practiced law for some years. He has served as a "Jurist and has written a number of legal books. Mr. Nagel, mentioned for the commerce and labor portfolio. Is one of the best known lawyers in St. Louis. He has lived there since his boyhood days, which were spent in Texas. He served as member pf the Missouri legislature and also as city councilman. For years he has been a member of the St. Louis Law college faculty and a member of the board of directors df Washington university. WILL BE SERVED MONDAY Papers in ; Government's Libel Suit Are Mailed to New York. By Associated Press to State JournJ.l WASHINGTON, t Feb. 20. Certified copies of the Indictments against Joseph Pulitzer, president .of the Press Publishing company; iCaleb M. Van Hamm and Robert H. Lyman, editors of the New York World, and Delavan Smith and Charles R. Williams, owners and proprietors of the Indianapolis News, growing out of the publication In those newspapers of alleged libelous articles regarding the purchase of the Panama canal, together with bench warrants for their arrest, will be sent to' New York and Indianapolis on Monday next. These papers will be sent by mail to- United States District Attorney Stimson, for the Southern dis-triot of New York, for the arrest of three World defendants, and to- the .district attorney at Indianapolis for the arrest of the two News defendants in that city. ' The'deciSion of the district attorney's office here ' not ,, to send, the papers to New York until Monday is due to rep? resentations made by counsel for The World that it was tl(e desire of Mr. Pulitzer, who is expected to return from a cruise in the south at that time, to confer with counsel and others before the papers actually were served. The next procedure will - be for the United States attorneys in New York and Indianapolis to swear out warrants for the arrest and removal to this Jurisdiction of the defendants. Hit With Snowball 5 Dies. ' BELLKFONTAINE, Feb. 20. Von H.: Kemper, aged 9, while snowballing in, December was struck' on the head by a snowball and he died today from the Injury. ' COLUMBUS. OHIO. SUNDAY I I ' - -1 ' . (WW (V ; A 'nil J! I!,' .iwm...: Y0UT L HE IS SHADOWEll Says -Two Anti-Saloon League Detectives from Cleveland Follow Him Constantly. Wayne B. Wheeler of the League Says It Is Nothing But a Guilty Conscience. Senator Yount of Darke county said, before leaving for his home yesterday, that Ahtl-Saloon detectives were dogging his footsteps since his attack .upon the league leaders. "There are two detectives from Cleveland," he said, "and I have noticed them keeping watch on, me every time I have chanced to enter a hotel where there is a gathering of people. If they persist in pushing the game too far, I'll probably knock one of their heads off. "I don't object to their shadowing me, so far as the shadowing itself Is concerned, but I do object to being treated like a criminal. I'm not in any one's employ. I represent no Interest but my own convictions. ' Respects Real Temperance People. , "As I said In the senate chamber, I've all the respect in the world for real temperance people, and' I think I made myself clear enough as to the others. "So far as being returned to the senate is concerned, I don't want to return. I'm disgusted with the whole affair. But it's the first time I was ever in a body where I could say what I thought, and I'm going to say it. If this thing keeps up there'll be something drop before the session is over.' "Investigations are now being made that may develope something the people of the state ought to know. The prospect looks good. And if it materializes as indications seem to point, the people will be- taken Into confidence.? .."-'',' "Guilty Conscience,"Say Wheeler. When Wayne B. Wheeler, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league, was Informed of Senator Yount's state ments, he telegraphed the following from Springfield: "No Anti-Saloon league detective has followed Senator Yount for, even a minute. A guilty conscience Is the only detective that Is on his trail." WILL AID POOR CHILDREN Roosevelt to Become President of , the New Organization. (By Axsoclated Preaa to Stat Journal. 1 WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. President Roosevelt today, informed Chairnan West of the committee on permanent organization Of the recent conference on the care of dependent children, that he would serve as president of such organization when perfected.. Along lines advocated at the- conference, bills already have been Introduced In several state legislatures, and several Institutions are arranging to adopt the cottage plan of caring for dependent children. Many governors have pledged their co-operation. " Caught at His Own Game. PITTSBURG, Feb. 20. John , O. Ward, an offloial of the Sabbath Observance : association ef Uniontown, Pa., was 'found guilty of working on Sunday and fined 14 and' costs today. Ward gathers evidence for the organ liiUion. He will take an appeal. DEC RES MORNING, FEBRUARY 21, TRYING TO HIDE A MOUNTAIN BEHIND A MOLEHIL fm& V Ml 'V'7 J; jM ACCUSED OF EXTORTION Union Men Called Off Strikes When Paid, It Is Alleged. By Araaclttcd Pri to Stat Joura.!. ' : CHICAGO, Feb. 20. After Martin B. (Skinny) Madden, president of the Associated Trades o( Chicago, and M. J. Boylg, business agent of the Electrical Workers' 'union, who were: indicted yesterday on charges of extorting' money from contractors, had each furnished $10,000 bail today, the grand jury returned more indictments against the men. Besides Madden and Boyle, Indictments . were . returned against Fred A. Pouchot, business agent of the Metal Workers' union. The new charges are that the men extorted $1500 from the - Jewel Tea company for calling off a strike on the company's , new workshop. A conspiracy to extort $1000 from the Joseph KUcke company Is also charged. In one Instance, it is charged $700 was paid for calling oft a strike and $1000 to prevent the calling of a new one. The' grand Jury's action is the result of testimony given before It by contractors, architects and builders. ARE REPORTED LOST BURNING OF STEAMER Argentine Vessel Is Said to Have Been Wrecked and Burned and AH on Board Killed. By Associated Pres to Stat Journal. BUENOS AYRES, Feb. 20. The Argentine steamer Presidente Roca, ffom Southern' ports, according to reports received here, has been wrecked between Puerto De San Antonio and Puerto Madrid on the east coast. The steamer caught Are and it is believed that the crew and 20 pas sengers have ' perished. '. It is reported also that the Bteamer sank. .... . . , - , Tne steamer Presidente Roca was a mall boat, 300 feet long, 41 feet beam and was 2807 tous gross. She was built in Mlddlesborough in 1896. STEVENSON IS FAILING Strain of Recent Campaign Too Great for Him. By Associated Frtsa to Stata Journal. BLOOMINGTON, Ills., Feb. 20. Former Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson Is recovering from" a recent severe bilious attack, which has kept him confined to his home for several weeks and which caused alarm for a time among his friends. Mr,Stevenson,- it is stated, has now almost completely recovered. However, the activities of the recent campaign, in which he was defeated by his Republican rival for the gov-arnnrshlo. Is said to have proved a severe strain on his 74 years, and he has, it 1b stated, visibly weakened lately. - - . Eight Pies; $72. ' DAYTON, Feb. 20. At the noon luncheon today "at the Y. M. C. A. dining room of the campaign committee word was passed that eight apple pies on the table had been contributed to the hospital and Y. M. C, A. fund. Someone, suggested that the pies be sold at auction, and this was done. The eale netted $72. " The highest price paid for one pie waB $iu. , V, Millionaire Banker Dies. MARIETTA, Feb. 20. Col. T W, Moore, a millionaire banker and oil producer, died at his home her today, 1909. STEEL RAILS HOT TO BE CHEAPENED Price Cutting of Finished Pro-, ducts Will Not Affect the Railroads. Direct Benefit, However, Will Come from Increased Traffic Business. . By Associated Press to State Journal,! NEW YORK, Feb. 20.. Assurances that the price of steel rails will not be cut as a result of the price cutting In finished steel products were given today by men in high authority in the steel manufacturing business. Reports of a leadlne steel producer -said that there were only five rail producing mills in this country and that tne unuea States Steel corporation, the Cambria Steel company, the Lackawanna Steel company, the Bethlehem Steel corporation and the Pennsylvania Steel corporation are opposed to a reduction in the price of rails. It was stated by a steel official that the present schedule of wages in the steel mills will not be changed until the new tariff rate on steel is known. President W. C. Brown of the New York Central railroad believed good results would follow the cutting of the prices of steel. - "I regard the cutting of the prices of steel as of the highest importance to the business men of the entire country," said President Brown. Traffio Is Improving. "Whatever construction ws are to do In the present year has been arranged for and the contracts let, but it is not in this respect chiefly that the railroads of the country are to benefit. It will be in increased earnings with the return Of- business activity. This return has been slow enough, but within the last few months It has been marked, an the reduction In steel prices ought to hasten it and help business of all kinds. Our reports for the month of January, 1909, show that the entire New York Central system, including the Michigan Central, the Lake Shore and the Big Four, handled 123,200 more loaded cars than in the corresponding month of 1908. For the first 10 days in February I find an increase of 122,940 loaded cars over the corresponding 10 days of a year ago. ' ' ' "Now, when the builders and other users of steel and iron begin to place their orders under the new prices, ore and coal will begin to move. More men will bo ,-put - to work and more supplies will be needed. The demand in other lines consequent on this resumption will put still more , men to work a.nd the whole business situation will be helped in more ways than I could undertake to enumerate." Will Get Few Benefits. ": tij President Starrett of the George A. Fuller Construction company said: t "The great construction concerns of the country have about finished plac ing their orders for the year. , They will' not reap any of -the imme.llate benefits. The profits will go' either to the various contractors who are to furnish this steel or to the steel corporation ' itself. Many , contractors, builders and other consumers of steel may conclude that the action of yesterday means that there will be a still further reductions and ' hold off for some ttlme before placing orders, "Business ought to pick up Immediately and I believe it will." ' : Seizes Mayor's Chair for Debt. WINNIPEG, Man., Feb. 20. Sheriff Inkster seized the mayor's chair at the City hall this afternoon , to satisfy a Judgment obtained by Okelsy brothers, contractor, for one of the city brlgdes. OHIO 8TA e. LIBRARY. 1909 COLUMBUS, OHIO COUNCILMAN A GRAFTER Pittsburg Official Convicted of Accepting a Bribe. By Associated Press to State Journal. PITTSBURG, Feb. 20. After delib erating 20 minutes this afternoon the Jury , In the case of Captain John F. Klein, charged with soliciting and accepting a bribe in connection with an ordinance pending in council relating to the city depositories, returned verdict of "guilty as indicted." Attorneys for Klein will appeal the case. The convicted man was released on $25,000 bail and will be tried later on additional charges of conspiracy and accepting a .bribe. He received the verdict without emotion. Klein, who was a member of common councils, was charged with receiv ing a $17,500 bribe from two former officials of the German National bank of this city. Six other councilmen were arrested In connection with the case. Ernest Frey, a saddler, testified today that Klein had shown him six $5000 bills and remarked: "That is the way to get it." v Klein said he had never seen a $5000 bill. ARRESTED AFTER EIGHT Mob Tries to Get Possession of Man Who Grabs Woman on the Street at Dayton. Special Telegram to Btate Journal. 3 DAYTON, Feb. 20. With two detectives standing within a few feet and hundreds of people passing, Lee Beck man sprang from behind a post and: threw his arms around Mrs. Mary L. I Hynd in an attempt to drag her Into an alley tonight. -' The woman was accompanied by her husband, who seized the assailant and received ' a blow in the face which knocked him down. Still struggling with the screaming woman, the man was placed under arrest ; by the detectives 'and is charged with assault and battery. - - Even while being searched at the station house the prisoner landed a staggering blow, on one of the officers and was clubbed Into submission. The assault occurred at 9 o'clock and attracted a large crowd of several hundred people who, when they learned what had occurred, were In a frenzy of anger and it was with difficulty that the officers were able to get their prisoner to the station house. . CASTRO LOSES HIS TITLE Is Found Guilty of Plotting Gomez's Assassination. By Associated Press to State Journal. CARACAS, Feb. 18. via Willemstad, Feb. 20. Clpriano Castro has lost his title as president of Venezuela, the blcrh federal court havlnir renriarnrl "a decision that iiufficlent evidence had been presented in the suit' brought against him by the attorney general at the Instance of Senor Alcantara, minister of the interior, on the charge of having attempted to bring about the assassination of Juan yieente Gomez, the acting president. In Its decision the high federal , court transfers the cult to the criminal court and declares that Castro, la consequence of the. disclosures, is constitutionally suspended from the presidency, -. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SflY PRESIDENT INT TOO FAR Members of Sub-Committee De-, dare He Exceeded Authority in Steel Merger. CAUSES A STIR No Right to Keep Bonaparte from Suing Brokers Firm Only . One Helped. WASHINGTON, Feb, 20. By a vota of 3 to 2the subcommittee of the' committee on judiciarv. whloh hm 7 been investigating the merger of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company and ' me united States Steel corporation,-, today decided to report to the full committee that the president was not authorized to permit the nhsnmtlon The committee found also that President Roosevelt was equally unauthorized to direct the attorney general not to Interfere with the merger and not . to enforce the federal etatutes against it. It was decided also that as both companies were engaged in Interstate ,'.' commerce, the absorption was in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. ii was rouna mat tne effect and pur- ,1 pose of the absorption were to monop- ' j? olize the iron ore supply of the country and generally to eliminate the Tennessee company as a competitor of ine unuea states steel corporation. The fact that such a report was to be made created consternation in tho . senate. It was realized that if the full ' committee subscribes to the findings ' of the subcommittee the efTect would , be to administer the severest of re- : bukes to President Roosevelt and ' practically to direct the attorney gen- rrui io oring proceedings against tho Steel corporation under the Sherman law. , . Unwilling to Go That Far. Leaders In the senate make no se cret of the fact that they are unwilling to go inai rar. under tnese circumstances the full committee when it meets Monday probably will decide to consider very carefully the possible effect of the report before deciding to . adopt It. It is conceded that the dellb- ' eratlons of the committee must extend over many days and it is likely that action cannot be had at this session. The report acted upon was drafted by Senator Culberson, author of the resolutions providing for the inquiry. The Inquiry was conducted by a subcommittee of five: Messrs. Clark of Wyoming, Dillingham, . KittriUge, CulDerson and Overman. ' The fir,-" three of these are Republicans and the i" last two Democrats. Senator Kitt- 'v ridge joined with the two Democrats in making the majority report. No mindrity report will be made by Senators Clark and Dillingham, ' as thejr ' expect that when the whole matter is . gone over by the full committee there will be a division requiring more than ' one report. Whatever report they will make will be to the senate. Substance of the Findings. The subcommittee decided not - make the text of its report jwifertcf tl-though the interest in it was so great-that the findings became known to practically the entire senate during the v afternoon. In addition to the finds of law the committee reported on many questions , of fact connected with the merger. It ' wais found that during the panicky days of November, 1907, the United States Steel corporation purchased all of the stock of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company except $220,160, the amount ofstock required, buying $30,375,825. It is shown that only $632,655 in cash was paid for the stock . and that bonds of the Steel corporation s were issued to the amount Of $34,684,- 978, or nearly $5,000,000 in excess of J ' the par value of the Tennessee com- pany stock purchased. The report quotes from the pres' dent's message declaring that the al sorption was necessary, according v the representations to him by Jud-"' E. H. Gary and M. C Frlck, on behalf U"'.'-" , ot tne steel corporation, as a certain 5 . t business firm of real importance In j New York would undoubtedly fall un- less the deal could be made. From testimony of a number of witnesses, the report declares, the firm of Morse & Schley, stock brokers of New York City, was -the one referred to by Messrs. Gary and Frlck. This is the concern which managed the affairs of a party of financiers who bought a majority of the stock of the Tennessee company and held it until November, 1907. Declares Merger Not Necessary. It Is asserted by the report that banks in New York, some of them known as Morgan banks, pressed loans on Tennessee company stock vigorous, ly, and that these demands were met successfully until, fearful of the result on account ot the business uneasiness in regard to the Tennessee stock, terms were made with the Steel corporation. It is asserted that the syndicate did not wish to sell its stock , but was forced to do so. . After giving much of the testimony on this point the report specifically denies the assertion of the president that the merger was necessary to save any important banking concern or business house in New York. ' ' Sarcastic references are made by the committee report to the statement of Judge Gary and Mr. Frlck In their Interview with the president, that they did not want to buy the Tennessee concern and that but little benefit would come to the Steel corporation from th purchase. From the testimony,, it is asserted that the Tennessee property Is very valuable, worth probably several hundred million dollars, and would give the Steel corporation ultimate control of the iron and steel trade of the South, , It la asserted by the committer that whatever may be the supposed emergency, no discretion is lodged !ln the president as to the enforcement of the law. It was found, in the opinion of a majority of the sub-committee, that the president's communication to At torney General Bonaparte was in effect a direction not to Interfere with the merger. It was pointed out that under the federal constitution, the president, is the one official who is expressly en Joined to "take care that the laws tm faithfully executed." TO MAKE MUCH IMPROVEMENT. ' SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich, Ft-b. la. Manager Franz of Hie Lake Superior .1.5 t ft m -a it '4 Ml m i "t. IfJT W ; tft, 'Ml rv it