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Newspaper Page TextThe Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal VOLUME XII. HOKE SMITH PM TO MAKE 0. S. SENATE ■ IMJMOCMTIC Georgia Senator, Who Has Been Mentioned as the New Leader, Outlines His Views for Reorganizing Body BY kALPI SMITH. WASHINGTON. Dec. SO.—Senator Hoke Smith today amplified the plan proposed tor the reorganization of the United States senate -by the Democrats •rhen they assume control after March A The principal idea involved in the contemplated changes is to make the senate "more democratic.’ and respon sive to the wishes of the people of the routin' Tine scheme outlined toy Senator Smith involves a complete revolution of senate procedure in so far as it relates to the making up of committees, recognizing party leadership and choosing conferees to act with the house in shaping legis lation. The movement apparently did not 01 iginate with any particuar senator, but is the fruition of plans and sug gestions originating with many* and con curred in by a majority of tile men who who will compose the Democratic party in the new senate. The movement is admittedly imper sonal. and has for its object to relieve the senate from much popular criticism. “I do not undertake to speak for any one except myself." said Senator Smith. "Although, it is true that the sug gestions I make have originated from other senators as well as from myself. I am opposed to arbitrary recognition .of the rule of in the chairmanships or in the figgamzation ■of committees in the senate. "Assignments to committee places should be based upon the opinion of the Democratic caucus that the assignments : are made to bring about efficient work .in the senate. Chairmanships of com mittees should be filled solely for the same reason. SURVIVAL OF FITTEST. “A senator who has served for a num ber of years on a committee, or who has worked faithfully upon the commit tee, would naturally be better prepared than a new man to do the work of the committee, but there might be a sena tor who had been for a long time on tha committee and had reached a lead ing place on the commute yijo had paid vary IttWe attention to the work and would not toe as competent as a new man for tbs service. <’«. "T favor action W the Democratic caucus which will change the former practice of organizing committees, so that selections of places and chairman ships shall follow the conviction of the members of the caucus as to the best wax to bring about proficient work. **lt is also true that the various states are entitled to representation through their senators upon the various important committees, and for this rea son I am opposed to lettihg a senator who has served for many years ■ on that account monopolize more than a reasonable number of places upon prom inent committees. “I hope the Democratic caucus will determine, first tp select .by the vote of caucus a committee on committees, the duty of which shall be to make as signments of senators to the various committees and to report their acting to the caucus for approval or rejecion. Heretofore the chairman of the caucus has been allowed to appoint the com mittee on committees. 1 think this concentrates too much power in the hands of one nun, and is undemo cratic. • INSTRUCTED BU CAUCUS. "Second. I think that the committee on committees should be instructed by the caucus not to assign any senator to more than one place on the five most important committee until every sena tor has been at least offered an assign ment on one of these Important .commit tees. This mode of assignment I consider important not only because Its would prevent a future senator, from monopo lizing the business of the senate, but because the various states are entitled to representation through their senators •m these important committees and it is not fair to the different states to allow senators from a few states because they have been here for some time, to hold two or more places on these important committees. leaving other states unrep resented. ’ / "Third. After the Democratic mem bers of the various committees have been approved by the caucus, • favor leaving Democrats on each committee to select their own chairman. 1 insist that the chairman should finally be se lected on see rant of hia fitness for the place and not simply because he has happened to be on the committee for a number of feats. CHANGE OF CHAIRMEN. “Fourth. 1 favor the changing, with the conclusion of each congress, the po sition of chairman of the Democratic caucus. I believe such a course, even though not taken in the nezt election, would be an excellent principle to fix ’for future action, with a view of making Ihe organization of the senate really* Democratic and of preventing it from drifting into lines of control by a few men. ••Fifth. I favor action by the Demo cratic caucus, which will provide in future that the senate conferees to meet representatives of the house shall be selected by the which that tare to represent The whole Plan of .naming the three men who have stood highest on tiw committees as con ferees has carried to the conference, within my tfijservstion. frequently one or more men who knew nothing about the subject, who had not been in their committees when the work had been done, who had not been on the floor of the senate when the legislation had been discussed, and who turned up un der the application of the rule of seni ority to act as conferees without any fitness at all to act for the senate.'* LIMA BEAN TRUST GOES OUT OF EXISTENCE (By Associated Frees > * <‘XNARD. Cat. Dec. 30. The Lima Henn Growers' association, sometimes < ailed the "bean trust," went out of •sigtencs today. ' _ •. _ 125.000 WALK OUT IN GARMENT STRIKE IN NEWYDRK CITY 4,000 Factories and Shops Deserted by Order of the United Male Garment Work ers’ Union on Monday . (By Associated Ptsss.) NEW XORK- Dec. 30.—Men and wom en garment workers, estimated to num ber 133,000, went on strike in New York today tying up approximately 4.000 factories They demand higher pay and better working conditions. Mass meetings of the strikers began as early as 4 a. m. end at daylight, in a drizzling rain, picket squads of twelve had been posted at all the fac tories affected. In each squad were at least two women. Forty-five halls throughout the city have been engaged by the strikers' for gathering places. Violence has been dis countenanced by the leaders and the walkout was peaceful. Pickets were orde:ed to report in the several districts as early as 3 o’clock this morning to distribute proc lamations printed in several languages, explaining the purpose of the strike. ’ The strike is confined at present to the makers of men and boys' clothing. Os the 123,000 workers in this indus try, there are about- 40,000 women. *lt Was declared today, however, that the Ladies' Garment Workers' union also was organizing Its forces for taa de mand of an extension to other branches of an agreement signed two years ago. and that a strike of 70,000 more workers would be called to enforce the demands. The strike in the men and boys’ cloth ing industry alone, however, is the larg est New York has experienced In years. The total value of the product of men's and boys’ clothing manufactured in New York yearly Is estimated at 1350,000,000. It is the first large strike In this branch of the Industry here. An eight-hour day, 20 per cent In crease in wages, with a minimum of *lO a week for girls and *lO for men. abolition of child labor and work in the tenements, are the features of the strikers* demands. There have been no organized negotiations with the employ ers, as It is declared that they refused to treat with the union. The strike was decided upon by a vote in which 40,000 of the workers participated. wilsofFconfers WITH J. Hamilton Lewis, John Sharp Williams, Luke Lea and • Others Call (By Associated Fraas.) TRENTON, N. J., Dec. 30.—President elect Wilson today began his confer ences with Democratic members of both houses of congress, whom he' intends to consult about men and policies for his administration. J., Hamilton Lewis, indorsed for United States senator from Illinois in the Democratic primaries, was his first visilor. Senators John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi; Luke Lea, of Tennessee; Chamberlain, of Oregon, and Represen tative Redfield, of Brooklyn, were to see the president-elect at different hours during the day. The governor received much of his material for tariff speeches during the campaign from Mr. Red field The governor has determined to make no more automobile trips from his home in Princeton to the state house in Tren ton during the witner.' Though this method is most convenient and saves him much time, he caught a severe cold that way last week. He has recov ered. but his physician has advised pre caution PRESIDENT 1$ BACK FROM PANAMA TRIP Mr, Taft and Party Debarked from Two War Vessels at ... Key West Sunday (By Associated Preee.) KEY WEST. Fla., Dec. 30.—President Taft and party arrived here Sunday from Colon on the United State* battle ships Arkansas and Delaware. The par ty was brought ashore on the govern ment tug Peoria and departed at noon by train for Washington. The Arkansas, on which the president arrived, proceeded for Havana after Mr. Taft and hi* party disembarked. The Delaware brought several newspaper correspondents who had made th* trip with th* president. It sailed for New York. The presidential party started north at noon on a special train. They are due in Washington Tuesday morning. President Taft has announced that he will make no appointment* to civil po sitions under the new administration •f the canal zone, until he returns to Washington. It Is practically assured, however, that Colonel Goethals will be offered and will accept the governor ship of the zone. He will talk over feature* of th* administration with th* president during the trip to Washing ton and later at the White House, he and Mrs. Ooethals having become mem bers of the president’* party at Panama. Probability of Increasing the height of the breakwater guarding Colon har bor was discussed on board th* Arkan sas and the matter may be taken up at Washington. Th* presidential party was taken to the Arkansan, anchorded just inside the breakwater, in a big sea-go!ng tug. At the time the wind was so strong that the passage to th* battleship wag pronounced dangeroua, -_-r- ■■ . _ ..." - . ■■■ _ .. ■ —. | BYE ■ 1 ' 1 -■ 111 1 /N < * His Nil fi1.8.1 § hi •- H , I I : • I iuVte 10 SSU i tn j r ? ■ i: Bln J i Illi I nil j ||| ui ff *' j b :KULO folks) j I J H GOODS YE— AND HOW-DE-DOl ■BIBLE EXPERIENCE IS TOLD BT SURVmS Only Two of Crew of Seven teen Rescued From Eng lish Channel (By AsiecUted Brew.) LONDON, Dec. 30.-*-The two survivors of the Danish steamer Volmer, who j were picked up in an open boat fifty' miles southwest of the Lizard, and land ed at Newlyn by a trawler Saturday, re late a terrible experience. The Volmer was wrecked Thursday in a gale In the English channel. The crew abandoned the steamer and one of, the boats with nine occupants was swamped, all the men being drowned. The second boat, with the captain and seven others aboard, managed to weath er the heavy seas. They had no oars and no water and were unable to ob tain food from the airtight tank. The chief engineer died and the chief officer went mad. He tried to throttle the captain. Eventually all died or were washed overboard except the captain and one other. They also were washed out of'the boat several times, but man aged to scramble back. They drifted until Saturday morning. They were almost to their necks in wat er, and lost consciousness from exhaus tion while being dragged through the sea into the rescuing boat. HTLINTI SURRENDERS TO SIGMA BU RELEGATES Piedmont Hotel Converted Into Greek Chapter House-400 in Attendance The Piedmont hotel has become a Greek chapter hous*. and the city a large fraternity. The civic colors are white, gold and black; and the motto is: "Sigma, Nu if it takes a decade." Whoever missed the change has dim eyes, and deaf ears, for Sigma Nu was written large and shouted loud Man day morning. Th* hotel was beribb’oneii with three colors; the badge of "honor and fra ternity” was everywhere, and the Sigma Nu shout was in the air. “LIGHT-HORSE HARRY” TO BE TAKEN BACK HOME Body of Revolutionary Hero Will Be Taken from Cum berland Island to Virginia (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. 30.—Mrs. Luey Carnegie has given her consent for '.he removal of the remain* of "Light Horse Harry” Lee, Revolutionary hero, and father of General Robert E. Lee, from the burial grounds on the Carnegie plant ation at Dungeness, on Cumberland island, where they have lain for more than a century, back to Virginia. This is the last chapter in the fight made by the Georgia division of the Daughters of the American Revolution against the removal of the body of the Revolutionary cavalier. The committee appointed by the Virginia legislature to make arrangement* for the transfer or the remains is expected to arrive in Georgia shortly. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1912. SLEUTHS SAY GUILTY PAIR KILLED KING ONLY AFTER HE. HAD CAUGHT THEM Such Is Opinion of Detectives Who Worked Up Case. Woman’s Relatives Continue Firm in Resolutions Not to Interfere With Law - Mrs. King Living in Terror of Gallows-Trial in April (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) MACON, Ga., Dec. 30.—James King precipitated his own death by the dis covery of intimate relations between his wife and Nick Wilburn, is the opin ion of Detective Moore, who worked up the case and >rreated Mrs. King and Wilburn and received the latter's con fession. Detective Moore state dthis afternoon he ascertained that four days before the killing King had communicated to a friend, John B. Gordon, of Round Oak, that he had learned ( of the intimacy of his wife and Wilburn. Tht theory is that the two learned of King’s discovery and decided that he should die immedi ately. Mr. Gordon stated that his advice was sought by King, but that he declined to be drawn into the affair. Mrs. Kate King and Nick Wilburn will not be tried for the murder of Mrs. Kings husband until the regular terra of the Jones superior court in April. Because of the intense feeling in the case at Round Oak and all over Jones county, officials have. abandoned the proposed idea to call a special session and the case will take its regular course on the docket. Mrs. King spent today in the Jones coujity jail without any callers. It is understood that neither she nor Wilburn have arranged for counsel. The brother and sisters of Mrs. King continued firm in their previously an ounced resolutions not to interfere with course of the law in the prosecution of their sister. Following the an nouncement Saturday that there would be no defense on the part of the rela tives it was freely predicted they would soon weaken. However, at a confer ence yesterday afternoon, it is said vows to turn their backs on their sister were renewed by the members of her imme diate family. "NEED EXPECT NO HELP." The conference Sunday was held at the home of Mrs. John King, near Round Oak. All three sisters and W. 8. Simmons, Mrs. King’s brother, were present. At this conference the sisters’ declar ations that Mrs. King should hang if guilty were reitterated. "If hanging is the penalty for her crime, then she should hang,” Mrs. John King declared. "If Katherine were not guilty we would spend every dollar we have in the hope of saving her, but we feel she has disgraced us and her children as well and she need not ex pect any assistance from us." COUNTY REMAINS DUMBFOUNDED. All Jones county is still dumbfounded at the revelations concerning the death of the planter. Everywhere feeling ap pears to b* growing more intense and It Cost of Living Is Jarred by Griffin (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) GRIFFIN, Ga., Dec. 30.—1 t will cost *2,000 less to operate a near beer saloon in Griffin next year than It has during the year just drawing to a close. This concession to the local beer sal<x>n was made last night by the city council, when It adopted the annual license or dinance for 1913. The license for 1912 was *B,OOO, and when that section of the ordinance was reached. Aiderman Flynt moved that the license for next year be raised to *IO,OOO. Aiderman Janes offered as a substitute that the license be placed at *B,OOO, and the sub stitute was carried si* to three. The aidermen voting for the amendment were Brewer, Janes, Johnson, Boyd, English and Tyus. Those opposed were Mayor Smith and Aiderman Flynt and Ed wards. was for this reason that the proposed special'session of court was abandoned. There is little sympathy for either Mrs. King or Wilburn. Sheriff Charles Roberts stated today that he will keep Wilburn in the Bibb county jail until the day of his trial. NEXT TO DEATH CHAMBER. The cell occupied by Mrs. King in the Joues county jail is that next to the gallows. Her chief dread seems to be that she will die on tlie scaffold. “If they only wouldn’t hang me, I would welcome death," she has said. Yesterday she told again of her rela tions with Nick Wilburn. “If I had only slapped Nick Wilburn's face the first time he squeezed my hand!” she sobbed. BABY CRIED FOR HIS MOTHER. The five youngest children of Mrs. King are at the home of her sister, Mrs. John King, at Aggatesville,' ' Jones county. Charles, the little four-year old boy who has never before been separated from his mother, cried for her for hours at the time. Sympathy throughout the section is entirely for the children and Mrs. John King. "RAW DEAL,” SAYS WILBURN. Wilburn, in the Bibb county jail, con tinues surly and sullen, and refuses to see visitors. He declared today that the newspapers are giving him a “raw deal,” and that he has Deen misrepre sented. Detective Moore, of the South Coast Detective agency, who worked up the cases against Mrs. King and Wilburn and arrested them and who received Wilburn's confession, states that he has ascertained some additional facts in this affair. DISCOVERED BY KING. He has ascertained that four days before the killing King communicated to a friend, John B. Gordon, of Round Oak, that he had learned of the inti macy between his wife and Nick Wil burn. It. is believed that the . pair also knew that he had found them out, and that they then decided that he should die without further delay. Mr. Gordon says that King asked him for adviee, but that he declined to be drawn into the affair and merely told him to use bls own judgment M. J 0. CBWTOBIS - CHARGED WITH MUHDEB Jack Smith Arrested for Death of Special Agent Mc- Gill on His Train (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) MONTGOMERY. Ala., Dec. 30.—Sher iff Horace Hood Saturday afternoon ar rested Conductor Jack Smith, who had charge of the Mobile and Ohio passen ger train an which Special Agent Alex ander McGill was shot to death last Sun day. The arrest of Conductor Smith was made upon the advice of Sheriff Palmer, of Tuscaloosa county. Smith Is,charged with murder. . Smith was arrested at his home just as he was preparing to go out on a run. He disclaimed all knowledge of the murder, and asserting that he was in another car at the time of the shoot ing. Napoleon Jones, the negro porter on the train, who was arrested on the charge of having committed the crime, is said to have made a confession, though it is not known whether Smith’s arrest was th* result of this confes sion. Jones is in jail in Birmingham, where he was taken for safe keeping. Smith is one of the best known con ductors on the Mobile and Ohio rail road. He has lived in Montgomery for a number of years and has many friends. He refused to make any statement for publication. He was taken to Tusca loosa Saturday night. TAMPA BAY MADE SHALLOW BY FORCE OF WIND ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Dec. 30. A steady north wind, which has been blowing over Tampa bay for about twenty-four hours has forced so much water out of the bay that the Pokano ket was grounded while effecting a land ing at the electric wharf today. The stern was 'allowed to drift around so that a jury gangplank coul be used, and the freight and some live stock, which should have been unloaded here, had to be taken on down the Manatee river, the officers hoping that the wind may have subsided enough to allow sufficient water to come In to float the steamer at her landing. The wind it self is moderate and not damaging. PECAN NUT GROWING THRIVES IN THOMAS .(Special Dispatch to The Journal) THOMASVILLE, Ga„ Dec. 30—That the growing of pecan nuts here is suf fering no dimnution in popularity is shown by the demand for the seedling nuts for planting purposes now. The small seedling nut, which is too insignifi cant to command any price much on the market for eating purposes, is sold readi ly for planting, as it makes no difference about the size of the nut for that pur pose, as the only object is to get a start with some nut of the pecan family and as soon as the tree is large enough it is grafted with large paper shell va riety. The yield from the seedling trees this year was larger than from the paper shells and a great many have been sold for planting purposes. CROPS OF ARGENTINA ESTIMATED BY INSTITUTE; (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—The de partment of agriculture today received a cablegram from the international In stitute of Agriculture, Rome, Italy, stating that in Argentina the estimated production, this season of wheat. Is 235,181.000 bushels; oats, 115.882,000 bushels; flaxseed, 51,180,000 bushels. In Brazil the estimated production et coffee this season <s 1,32t'.T2v,000 pounds. SEVEN YEARS IN PEN ' HEAVIEST SENTENCE DYNAMITERS RECEIVE . Thomas F, Ryan, President Iron Workers’ Given the Most Severe Sert- tence Imposed ‘ (By AMooUted ItoMZ.) ■ INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 30.—Bet*<-; tences varying from seven years' impris-’" onment in the teueral prison at Leaven,-- worth. Kan., to one year and on* day and to suspended sentences ver* today Imposed upon the thirty-eight labgfLh union officials convicted in th* dynar mite conspiracy cases. Olaf A. Tveitmoe, of San rtsfflie. convicted on charges of aiding in plot ting the destruction of the Loa Angelas Times building, and Eugene A. Clancy, • | also of San Franciaee, were given tlx • ‘ years each. Ryan, as head of th* union, received the heaviest penalty of seven year*. Herbert S. Hocking received glx years. j| All the prisoners who received prison terms are to be taken to Leavenworth, Kan., probably tonight . * GUILTY OF MURDER. Judge Anderson aftan th* s*ntene*e, t read from th* bench a statement, from which he said; The evidence shows some of these de fendants to be guilty of murder, but they are not charged her* with that crime; this court cannot punish them for it.” ■ Terms of imprisonment were Imposed as follows: . Frank M. Ryan, president of the froazagol Workers’ union, seven years. John T. Butler, Buffalo, vice president, six years. Herbert 3. Hockin. former secretary . J and formerly of Detroit, six years. | g Olaf Treitmoe. San-Francisco, secre- '4,1 tary of the California Building Council, * six years. • Eugene A. Clancy. San Francisco, six years. Phillip A. Cooley, New Orleans, six ."’M years. . 43 Michael J. Young, Boston, six year* Frank J. Higgins. Boston, two yearn. *’ : ni J. E. Munsey, Sajt Lake City, Utah, six years. < John H .Barry* St Louis, >4% ■Petrt J, Morrln, St. Louis, three year*. ’ 4 Henry W. Legleitner, Denver, three years. - s.. ,Hjg| Charles N. Beum, Minneapolis, three j -S ' years. Michael J. Cunnane, three years. Richard JI. Houlihan, Chicago, two - / t XS William Shupe, Chicago, one year and one day. J Edward Smythe, Peoria, HL, three years, j ‘ Jame* E. Ray, Peoria, lIL, on* year | and one day. . Murray L. Pennell, Springfield, ILL, K three years. William C. Bernhardt Cincinnati, one year and one day. •’O .G 4 Wilford Bert Brown, Kansas City, . % Mo., three years. fi Frank K Fainter, Omaha, two years. Peter J. Smith, Cleveland, four year a George Anderson, Cleveland, three years. Michael J. Hannon, Scranton, three years. Edward E. Phillips, Syracuse, N. - one year and one day. j Charles Wachtmelster; Detroit, on* T year and one day. | Ernest G. W. Basey, Indianapolig, M three years. *i | Fred Sherman, Indianapolis, twoffi years. Frank C. Webb, New York, six years. ' Fred J. Mooney. Duluth, one year. O| and one day. William J. McCain, Kansas City, three years. William E. Reddin. Milwaukee, three years. Sentences on the following wer* su*- J®. pended: ''J| Patrick F. Farrell, New York. James Cooney, Chicago. 1 James Coughlin, Chicago. Hiram R. Kline. Muncie, Ind. Frank J. Murphy, Detroit. | On motion of the government. Edward i Clark, Cincinnati, confessed dynamiter, who testified for the government, was ' ■ given a suspended sentence. | SOME SHED TEARS. j A remarkable scene in the struggle of t the wives of the prisoners to reach their • husbands attended the passing of sen tences. It was ordered that all specie tors should be cleared from the | and th* prisoners be allowed to talk with members of their families. 1 Some of the men made pleas for mer cy; others wept in the arms of their ' wives. But the court pronounced the - sentences one by one, regardless of the J pleas. Six men were given their liberty t rough suspended sentences. These In- | eluded Edward Clark, of Cincinnati, the 4SB | dynamiter, who confessed to blowing up a bridge with the help of Hockin. He -Naß had appeared as witness for the govern- ment. S M’MANIGAL NOT SENTENCED. 1 Ortie E. McManigal, another confessed dynamiter, was not sentenced aj this 1 time. ■. '4 r|H| In some cases sentences of one year I and pne day were i mposed, sd 'that these | men might be confined- in a federal pris on. as prisoners with terms of less than I one year ar e Kept jails. Kcd-r-i. bad many of the prisoners he consid- 3 I ered less others brought before him to | For an hour and a half the judge thus j | in a conversational way talked with | prisoners, asking them whether they | believed in dynamiting as a method of | promoting a strike. | All of the men professed innocence. | ‘ I hope God will strike me dead,** , y | pleaded one prisoner, but he was Inter- | rupted by th* court • SPECIAL TRAIN. | Arrangements for taking the prisoners- -M| to Leavenworth on a special train al- 1 « S ready had been made. DECISION PREVENTS MERGER OF ROADS.. •HA MBUtk Ob -SjTdfr:? f J ;..lge Sat-r rendered a ■d‘*frknps in fp.vr r cf ths to prevent the tnerger df Jtl® fihofe and Hiking. Valley NO. 29.1

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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, December 31, 1912, Image 1