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FIGHT OVER CANAL TOLLS REPEAL SHIFTS TO SENATE
Detective Declares That His Chief
Surely Has Solved Mystery
in Phagan Case.
Guy B. Biddinger, assistant general
manager of the W. J. Burns Detec
tive Agency, said Wednesday, after
spending four days in Atlanta work
ing in secret on the Phagan murder
case, that there was no doubt in his
mind as to the slayer of the factory
girl. He repeated the declaration of
his chief that the case presented no
mystery that could not be cleared up
satisfactorily and finally.
Referring to the original affidavit
of Nina IFormby, the woman who
charged Frank with calling her up
the night of the murder for the pur
pose of obtaining permission to bring
a girl to her house, he said:
“It is possible for an irresponsible
liar to do 2n innocent person almost
irreparable harm, Although thls wo
man mAay not be worthy of belief in
anything she says, she has neverthe
less accomplished nearly as much in
damaging the character of Frank as
though she were the most truthful
person in the world.”
Doesn’t Admit Seeing Woman.
Mr. Biddinger wold not admit that
he had interviewed the Formby wo
man in New York, where she has
been staying for several months, but
his comments on her affidavits indi
cated that he was thoroughly ac
quainted with the sinister part she
played in originating the stories of
immorality that were repeated
against the defendant, although she
was not called to testify at the trial.
Burns' aide said that he did not
know how long he would be in At
lanta on the case, but that he intends
to stay until every phase Is cleared
up.
“It was Mr. Burns’ intention to sub
mit his report this week,” he said,
“but he may have encountered new
angles on his trip North that will re
quire additional time for his Investi
gation. It is certain that he already
has acquired valuable information
during his absence. Not all of his
time has been spent in New York.
He has been out of the city to run
down entirely new evidence that came
to his knowledge. When he returns
and makes hig report the public can
expect to hear of several things that
never have been mentioned before in
connection with the case.
Each to Make Report.
“While Mr. Burns, Mr. Lehon and
myself have been working systemat
ically on the case we have been going
at it more or less independently, and
when we conclude our work each of
us will make a separate report. Mr.
Burns will make a complete report
of his Investigation. Mr. Lehon will
do the same. I will be prepared to
make one after a few days more.
“We then will get together and
compare notes. If there is any vari
ance in any of our conclusions, we
will take up these conflicting phases
and get the straight of them before
we submit a final report. There will
not be a single feature of the whole
case that will contiaue a mystery.”
Offer $1,450,000 to
Save Siegel Bankers
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NEW YOHK, April I.—That Chlcago
packing interests and friends of Henry
Siegel and Frank k. Vogel would ad
vance $1,450,000 to pay the depositors of
the defunct Siegel bank in full provided
criminal prosecution of the two men
were dropped, was the intimation made
to-day at the examination of Vogel be
fore United States Commissioner Gil
christ.
It came from Levy Mayer, a promi
nent Chicago lawyer, who is coungel for
the packers.
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THE GEORGIAN'S NEWS BRIEKFS
As Soon as Federals Are Driven
From City Villa’s Men Will
Take Possession.
JUAREZ, MEXICO, April I,.—That
Torreon has fallen is the general he
lief among Constitutionalist officers
here to-day. They think, however,
that General Villa is delaying the an
nouncement of his victory until he
can also report the complete subjuga
tion of Federal reinforcements, who
were sent from Monterey and Saltillo
to the aid of General Velasco, Lhe
Government commander at Torreon.
He is also reported holding back
the news in order that he may execute
the prisoners he has taken and loot
the city without having to disregard
any orders that Provisional President
Carranza might send if he were noii
fied that the Federal stronghold had
been taken,
Battles Reinforcements.
A dispatch received by General
Villa's wife from the rebel command
er-in-chief stated that a battle be
tween two of his brigades and the
advancing Government troops was
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reon. The scene of the battle is said
to be near lorras,
For several days Villa has had his
scouts watching ‘the territory be
tween Saltillo and Torreon. Last
night he received a report that the
Federal forces, led by General Maas
and General DeMoures, were near
Porras. He immediately dispatched
the brigades of CGeneral Urbina and
General Herrera to mé®t the Feder
als.
According to semi-official informa
tion secured at Constitutionalist head -
Guarters Lo-day, General Villa cap
tured the main plaza of Torreon late
vesterday afternoon in a battle that
cused terrific losses on both sides.
The main plaza of Torreon has been
the chief objective of General Villa
since he smashed the outer defenses
cf the city.
Beats Wife for Bad
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Cooking; Discharged
CHICAGO, April I.—John Cox struck
his wife with a skillet. In court he
said the “flapjacks’’ his wife made were
“punk.” The judged asked Mrs. (ox.
‘“Maybe they were bad,” said Mrs.
Cox. “'Discharged,” said the judge.
MAGNATE FIGHTS FOR LIFE.
CINCINNATI, Apri) I.—John C. C
Mayo, once mountain school teacher,
and now a coal operator in eastern
Kentucky, worth more than $25,000,000,
is making a hard fight for his life in
the Jewish Hospital here. An entire
floor is devoted to the coal magnate
and his attendants and the best special
ists in New York and other large cities
of the country have been brought here
for consultation on his case.
Five weeks ago Mr. Mayo was strick
en with acute Bright's disease, followed
by pneumonia, He has spent $50,000 in
an effort to live and the outcome of his
illness still is uncertain.
SENATE WANTS TO KNOW.
WASHINGTON, April I.—The Sen
ate to-day passed the Kenyon reso
lution calling upon the Secretary of
Agriculture to inform the Senate
whether any emplovees of the De
partment of Agriculture are being
paid by the general education board
of the Rockefeller Foundation, and
whether any of the administrative of
ficers of the department are connect
ed in any way with the endowment,
and what salaries they receive,
i Thisßoylsßichest
- In World; Fortune
- Totals $22,000,000
JOHN NICHOLAS BROWN,
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Court Gives Him Legacy From
Grandfather, Who Died Before
He Was Born.
NEW YORK, April I.—Through a
decree signed by Justice Weeks, John
Nicholas Brown, 14 yvears old, known
for years as ‘“the richest boy in the
world,” will add another $10,000,000
io his fortune. This will make him
the possessor of $22,000,000. The lat
est legacy comes from the estate of
the textile manufacturer. John Carter
Brown, the boy's grandfather, who
died 26 years before the child was
born.
When John Nicholas Brown was
3 months old his father, John Nicho
las Brown, died and left the infant
$4,090,00. On his second birthday
the child’s fortune had increased to
$5,182,000. At the age of 4 his wealth
had grown to $6,745,000, and two
vears later it was estimated at the
modest sum of $10,999,000. He in
herited the bulk of the fortune of his
wncle, Harold Brown, and a large sum
from the personal holdings of his
grandmother, Mrs. John Carter
Brown.
Mrs. William Watts Sherman, who
is to share the residue of the eslate
of John Carter Brown with her young
nephew, is the mother of Mildred
Sherman, who three years ago be
came the wife of Lord Camoys. Their
first child, Ralph Robert Watts Sher
man Stonor, was born last July, Lady
Camoys' son was represented in the
will proceedings by a guardian.
Young Brown is now a student at
the Newport (R. 1) Preparatory
School. He maintains a residence in
Newport and New York, and is con
stantly guarded by a small army of
servants.
TO CASH OLD CHECKS.
MONTREAL, April I.—Checks re
ceived by the late Lord Strathcona, for
services rendered as director of the
Canadian Pacific Railway Compary, and
which he never cashed vput kept as
souvenirs, will be presented for payment
by the executors. The value of the
checks is over $40,000.
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~ Made Against Opponents.
WASHINGTON, April I.—With the
Administration victorious In ihe
lHouse in its fight to repeal the free
tolls clause of the Panama Canal act,
the scene of conflict shifted to-day 10
the Senate, where the battle will b 2
waged as bitterly, or mcre gO, than it
was among the Represe tatives.
‘ Although the opponents of the
'measure were astounded by the ma
ijority of 85 whieh its supporters piled
‘up in response to the plea of Presi
dent Wilson in the House, where it
}was carried by a vote of 247 to 162,
[lhey declared that there would be no
,lessening in the fierceness of their
attack.
‘ The fate of the bill in the Senate is
uncertain, Its advocates claim a ma
jority of from two to five in the up
per chamber, but this is a narrow
margin that may be wiped out en
tirely, The debate in the Senate cer
tainly will be protracted. The gen
eral opinion is that the discussion
will last from six weeks to two
‘months, with the probability that the
final vote will be taken about May 15.
No Immediate Action.
~ Final action depends in great meas
ure on the action taken by the Com
‘mittee on Interoceanic Canals, which
will take up consideration of the re
' peal measure next week. Scnator
O’Gorman, of New York, is chairman
of this committee, and he is the lead
ing Democratic opponent of the-Pres
ident's repeal policy in the Senatc.
~ Despite O'Gorman’s opposition,
however, it is not believed that any
sttempt will be made to pigeonhole
the measure, though it is not ex
pected that any immediate action will
be taken,
The other members of the commit
tee are Senators Thornton, of Louis
iana; Chilton, of West Virginia;
Shields, of Tennessee; Waish, ot
Montana; Thomas, of Colorado;
Owen, of Oklahoma; Simmons, of
North Carolina; Brandegee, of Con
necticut; Borah, of Idaho; Crawford,
of South Dakota; Bristow, of Kan
sas; Perkins, of California, and Page,
of Vermont.
| Borah to Aid Opposition.
} Senator Borah, who is one of the
best fighters of the Republican par
ty, will be allied with Senator O'Gor
'man in opposing the tolls repeal. The
chief burden of leading the Adminis
tration forces in the committee will
fall upon Senators Simmons and
wen,
~ Senator Brandegee, a l:npuh“ic‘;.n, is
expected to give his help to*the Ad
ministration while the bill is in com
mittee, and when it reaches the Sen
ite floor four other Republican Sen
itors—Root, Lodge, McCumber and
Burton—will line up with the Presi
rent
The vote in the Senate is sure to
show as great a factional schism in
the Democratic party as that which
developed in the House, where 52
Democrats voted against repeal 1o
220 for it.
. The Republican Senators are also
divided, though their split is not ex
pected to be so marked as in the
Jower chamber, where 93 voted no and
23 voted aye.
Chairman O’Gorman, of the Senate
Committee on Inter Oceanic Canals,
said he would call a meeting of the
committee next Tuesday to consider
repeal bills.
Norris Would Amend.
The repeal bill as passed by the
House was reported to the Senate by
a House messenger at 12:55 o'clock.
An amendment to the Panama tolls
repeal bill providing that the repeal
‘shall not be construed as a surren
der of American rights to control
coast-wise traffic, and directing the
President to move for the arbitration
of the question with Great Britain,
‘Was introduced in the Senate to-day
by Senator Norris.
A cessation of activity in the Sen
ate on the tolls exemption repeal bill
‘until President Wilson informs the
Senate, in confidence, if he desires,
‘what are the unexplained matters of
“‘nearer consequences and greater
delicacy,” referred to in his special
message to Congress, is proposed in
a resolution offered in-the Senute to
day by Senator Poindexter.
Claims Sixteen Majority.
Senator Owen, of Oklahoma, cailed
at the White House to-day and told
President Wilsun that the Panama
tolls repeal measure would have a
‘majority of at least sixteen in the
Senate. This was the largest esti
mate made by any of the Adminis
tration leaders in the Senate. Sena
tor Owen predicted that many Re
pubiicans now on the doubtful list
~would be found voting with the
President’s supporters on the final
ballot,
‘ Senator Owen threw down the gage
of battle to Senator O'Gorman when
he learned that the chairman of the
Interoceanic Canals €Committee had
=at the first meeting for next Tues
c¢ay, and that the indications pointed
to a long consideration of the repeal
measure in committee.
ile made it plain that the Admin
istration does not desire to be put in
the attitude of coercing the commit
tee, but it will not submit to any un
due delay. Word will be taken to
Serator O'Gorman that any obsiruct
ive tactics on his part will be sharply
opposed
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