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VOLUME XII.
ATLANTA, GA.. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1913.
NO. 40.
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MULT ME. CIS
“I ,Anr Absolutely Positive He
Did Not," Declares Witness
as She Affirms Husband's
Denial of Assault Charge
BIG SALARIES PLANNED
FOR SEVEN LAME
I POLICE CAPTAIN SQUEALS
ON PALO IN CONFESSION
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The Panama-Pacific Exposi
tion Commissioners to'Get
$7,500 per Year
(Spoial Dispatch to The Journal.)
AIKEN. S. C., Feb. 6.—Declaring tlikt
“a negro had attacked her from behind,
by laying his hands on her shoulders
and forcing her to her. knees, while he
struck her with a heavy stick,” Mrs.
Frederick O. Beach took the stand
Thursday and corroborated the testi
mony of her husband* who just a few
rtTinutes before had declared he was in
nocent of the charge pf attacking his
wife.
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The eagerly awaited testimony of the
husband and wife came to satisfy the
morbid spectators with the 'resumption
of court Thursday morning.
Mr. Beach was called with the open
ing of the session and continued on the
stand until his wife took his place and
affirmed the story her husband had told
—that Mrs. Beach had been attacked
bv a negro.
Mr. Beach was deliberate and self-
possessed in all he said. Mrs. Beach
v*as flushed with excitement when she
began her story. •
• BEACH STICKS TO STORY.
Mr. Beach did not depart materially
from the tale he has told since tlie at
tack—that his wife was struck by a ne
gro; when sKe went outside her cottage
with her dogs. He maintained^ MS ac
customed calm throughout .the grilling
cross-examination to which he was sub^
jected by Prosecutor Gunter He con
tradicted himself once or twice, but
speedily corrected his statements when
reminded and apologized for his faulty
memory.
*pnly once during the erftire examina
tion did he show -Any signs of disturb
ance. That was when the" prosecutor
asked him if he had not ask«-d his wife
to “lay the crime on Pearl Hampton’s
brother once wheiuhe thought they were,
alone in the mayor’s office.”
“ABSOLUTELY FALSB1.”
"That is absolutely false,” exclaim
ed Beach, rising in his seat-
Mrs. Beach followed her husband on
the>stand. .■> J '
Her face was flushed with excitement
when she began her story.. She wore a
brown skirt and a low-necked white
shirtwaist, her plain black hat contrast
ing strangely with her crimson face.
Mrs. Beach corroborated the story
her husband had told. She said the
negrp had attacked her from behind by
laying his hands on her * shoulders and
forcing her to her knees.
She said she was too terrified to
scream after the negro had stfuck her
on the side of the head with a heavy
stick. After she ' screamed she heard
the door slam and saw the negro run
as her husband came to her assistance.
BY RALPH SMITH.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.—A bill pro
viding for the "participation of the
United States in the Panama-Pacific in
ternational exposition” has been report
ed favorably to the house by Its com
mittee on industrial arts and exposi
tions. Efforts are now being made to
induce the committee on rules to report
a rule for its immediate consideration.
The bifl appropriates $2,000,000 for
a government exhibit at the exposition,
which is to be held in San Francisco
in 1.915. It provides also for a commis
sion “to be known and designated as
the Panama-Pacific international exposi
tion commission.”
The commission Is to consist of seven
members, whose salary shall be $7,500
per year, for a period of neajdy four
ye&rs, and “their actual* and necessary
including traveling ex-
Thomas Walsh Admits Col
lecting $100,000 Vice
Graft-Suspended
expenses,
pensefe.” —
The bid> provides that the commis
sioners shall' be appointed by the presi
dent within thirty days aftef' the pass
age of the act. The appointments are
not subject, to confirmation, and should
/ ,the bill be passed at this session of
congress President Taft would name the
seven commissioners.
BIG PLUMS.
The feature of the bill providing for
the commission, fixing the number of
commissioners at seven, at salaries of
$7,50(1 each, and expenses, ^and. thq fact
that the appointments are not subject to
confirmation by the senate, has not met
with a very hearty approval from the
Democrats of congress. If such plums
are to be parcelled out by the president,
many Democrats think that a Demo
cratic president should do the parcelling.
They think, too, if the jobs are/so all-
fired important as to command a salary
eqyal to that of senators.and congress
men, and fq£ a tenure of four years, the
appointments should be made by the
president “with and by the advice and
consent of the senate.”
The size of the commission and the
salaries have led some to suspect that
the caption of the -bill should be
changed, and that it should be called a
n^easure “for the relief of lame ducks,”
rather than a bill for "the participation
of the United States ill the Panama-
Pacific International exposition.”
SLATE FIXED.
It is currently reported that at least
three members of the commission are
slated for appointment already. Conr
gressman Rodenberg, of Illinois, a lame
duck, Otiose term will expire on March
4. and the author of the bill, is regarded,
as a possible commissioner, if the bill
becomes la law. \ He is a .Republican.
Ex-Senator Fred Dubois, of Idaho, is an
other whose name is mentioned' for one
the places. Harry Maynard, who re
cently retired from congress from Vir
ginia, is another among those suggested.
(By Associated Press.)
NE^V YORK Feb. 6.—The trail of po
lice graft upon which District Attor
ney Whitman set out last summe^ is
declared by him today to have emerged
from the thicket of minor exposures to
an open road leading to men higher up.
Thrdugh the remarkable confession
which Police Captain Thomas W v . Walsh
made to the district attorney last night,
which will be repeated to the grand
jury, indictments will be sought against
a police inspector and others as alleged
graft takers on a large scale.
If 'obtained, these indictments will be
the most important developments in the
exposure of the “system” since -the city
was aroused "to the alliance of its po
lice with gambling and vice by the mur
der of a “squealing” gambler at the
instigation of Police Lieutenant Charley
Becker last July.
FEARED DEATH.
Walsh’s confession was made on hi3
sick bed. It was forced in part by
changes made by Policeman Eugene
Fo£. who pleaded 'guilty to graft col
lection last Monday and turned upon
Walsh as the man next above him.
^Fearing that a heart weakness with
whieffi he has long been troubled, might
foreshadow his death, and wishing to
purge his conscience, Captain Walsh
admitted taking vice graft tp the ex
tent of perhaps $100,000 In a single po
lice precinct. «
Half this arnbunt he turned over to
those higher up. \
T^e district attorney today described
the confession as the most important
he had ever heard as prosecuting at
torney.
He was with Walsh for only three-
quarters of an hour, but left with the
understanding that Walsh would see
h*n- again apd would place in his own
writing the full confession. Although
Walsh regards himself as seriously ill,
he expects to appear before the grand
jury next Monday.
There will be many other lame-«kick9
after March 4; and if, as is claimed,
the bill is for them there may be a mad
scramble for places.
The fact that the bill will take care of
a number of lame ducks is one of the
persuasive arguments being used in its
behalf. Courtesy in the 1 'house is sec
ond only to that in the senate, and It
has frequently happened in past that
commissions, with lucrative salaries
have been created by congress in order
to care for retiring members of the
two houses.
Although the exposition will be in
progress but six months, the bill pro
vides that the commission shall have a
life of nearly four years. II must be
named thirty days after the passage of
the bill and shall “cease to exist on
the first ^day of January,. 1917.”
WILSON MAI IT NAME SIR CECIL SPRING-RICE
. CABINET UNTIL MARCH 4 SUCCEEDS JAMES BRYCE
CharLes “Barrett Is Again Urg
ed for Portfolio of
Agriculture
(By Associated Press.)
TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 5.—President
elect Wilson sees no particular reason
why he should anounce his cabinet be
fore he is inaugurated, though he in
dicated today that he would try to reach
a decision as to selections before that
time.
“I remember very well,” said the gov
ernor. ‘/that President Cleveland did
not anonunce his cabinet until be had
been inaugurated, and there were spec
ulations and guesses until the very day
of the annoncement.”
The governor said he hoped he would
not find it necessary to follow that prec
edent.
Mr. Wilson was again urged today
. to appoint as -secretary of agriculture
C. S. Barrett, of Union City, Ga. pres
ident ot the National Farmers’ un
ion.
When aiSked about his attitude to
ward the Illinois senatorial contest, the
governor replied: “All I have said is that
the Democrats ought to return the pri
mary choice, and in view of the primary
vote in Illinois, "I felt t*hey were en
titled to two Democratic senators.”
English Ambassador to U, S.
Named Member of Hague
Court
(By Associ&Ded Press.)
LONDON, Feb. 6.—James Bryce, Brit
ish ambassador at Washington, has been
appointed by the British government a
member of the permanent court of ar
bitration at The Hague.
It was announced at the time of Am
bassador Bryce’s resignation that his
departure from the United States would
depend upon the settlement of the Pan
ama canal question between Great Brit
ain and the United States.
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice is to be Mr.
Bryce’s successor as ambassador at
Washington.
POSTING OF TRAIN
CAUSES DAMAGE SUIT
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
UOME.i Ga., Fe.b. 6.—Frequent and
vigorous complaints have been made of
late because of delayed trains arriv
ing later than the hour posted upon the
bulletin boards at stations, but the
Southern railway faces several damage
suits because a train arrived ten min
utes before tlie time indicated on the
bulletin. t
Yesterday morning six passengers for
No. 6, the fast through southbound train,
missed that train because they relied
upon the bulletin boards and upon tele
phone. messages from the operator to
the effect that the train due here at
9:05 was an hour and twenty minutes
late.
Instead, the train rolled in an hour
and ten mintues l%te, and the only ex
planation made to the indignant trav
elers was that the operator had made a
mistake. As a result the traveling men
were compelled to spend an idle day
in Rome, and they put in their time
conferring with Rome attorneys as to
damage suits.
NEW MENACE TO
NAVIGATORS FOUND
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(By/Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON,. Feb. 6.—Mariners
are to be warded by the navy hydro*
graphic office of the presence of a dan
gerous rock just discovered by the sur
veying ship Hannibal, as she was pro
ceeding- to her working grounds on the
east coast of Central America.
In view of the approaching completion
of thq- Panama canal the work of the
Hannibal along the Central American
coast is considered of high importance.
When her work is finished correct' geo
graphical positions of several points on
the coast will have been established and
light houses, beacons and buoys, will
be constructed. At the present almost
all of. the navigation aids are maintain
ed by private firms.
The*work plotted out for the Hanni
bal from Cape Gracias Adjos to Porto
Bello wijl occupy her about ten years
if she does it alone. The navy depart
ment hopes to put out the Leonidas to
assist the Hannibal and thereby hasten
the completion of the survevs.
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EUROPE PROTESTS NEW . SALVADOR'S ■PRESIDENT MANUFACTURER SLAYS ■
RF PORT TO BE FOUGHT
Chamber of Con,amerce Will
Back Senator Smith in Ef
fort to Keep Office, Here
, BY RALPH SMITH. *
WASHINGTON, Feb, fi.—Senator Hoke
Smith has an appointment with Secre
tary. of Treasury MacYeagh for Satur
day,. when he will enter a protest, against
the- reorganization of the customs serv
ice in So far as it relates to the state
of -Georgia. / \
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MacVeagh today agreed to suspend
final judgment in the matter until he
has heard Smith’s protest.
The reorganization plan proposed by
the treasury 'department proposes to
place a part of the state Georgia in
the Florida distpet, to abolish the of
fice of surveyor of the port at Atlanta,
the collector’s office at Brunswick and
appoint from the civil service deputy
collectors at these points.
Senator Smith is opposed to any
change of statue in the customs Service
in Georgia. He believes that the collec
tor’s office at Brunswick and the sur
veyor’s office at Atlanta should not be
abolished.
E - FELLED WITH MACHETE
President Taft-'ls Urged to
Veto Bill Recently Passed
f'n Congress
Assailants Lay Araujo’s Head
.. Open With Heavy For-
: V - ' est Blade
(By Afcsotfittd Preai.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.—Martial
PENSION CHECKS ARE .
NOW IN THE MAIL
CHILD BURNS TO DEATH
PLAYING IN CORN FIELD
(Special Dispatch to Ths Journal.)
ALSTON, Ga., Feb. 6.—The three-
year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Char
lie Powell was burned to death while
playing wtih her older brother, Henry.
The children were burning grass on
the terrace rows In the corn field, when
the little girl caught on fire.
The best medical aid was summoned,
but the child lived only a few hours
after being burned.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—The first
checks paid to pensioners under the
new system which did away with the
eighteen agencies in various parts of the
country, uniting them here under one
head, have just gone out and every one
of^the more than 300,000 due this month
were imthe mail on time.
“The crucial, test, the one-^which we
were not sure we would be able to pass
successfully, has been made without a
hitch,” said Dr. Alvan H. Thompson,
in charge of the disbursements, today
after the last pensioner’s check had
started on its way.
“On account of the vast work involved
in bringing in all these agencies, it was
feared there might be sorrie delay this
first month, but such is not the case.”
TH0MASVILLE WILL
HAVE WHITE WAY
THOMASVILLE, Ga.. P'eb. 6.—A
Whjte Way, exteriding from the Atlan
tic Coast Line depot to the city hall
and from the Tosco hotel to the Con
federate monument, the city to furnish
the electric current and fixtures and
the property owners to pay for the cur
rent only, was one of four ordinances
introduced by Alderman Bennett at
the meeting of city council this week.
The other three were that the city
be divided into eight wards, with a
councilman from each ward: that im
portant improvements be made in Para
dise park and that steps be taken by
the council toward getting a new Coast
Line depot.
ARCHBOLD LETTERS
AGAIN UNDER PROBE
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—The senate
campaign fund investigating committee
will examine next Monday Charles H.
Blu’meling, alleged to have sold the
Archbold letters to the Hcarst news
papers. Blumellng is a brother-in-law
of Charles H. Stump, a former file
clerk for John D. Archbold. Stump has
testified in-ja. letter filed with the com
mittee that he .took the letters and
disposed of them through Blumellng.
(By Associated Prose.)
'WASHINGTON, Feb. '©—When Presi
dent TafU gave a hearing today upon j has been proclaimed throughout Salva-
the new immigration bill he also had ‘ dor* President Araujo lies in a danger*
before him protests from Germany, Italy j ous condition, the r.esult of an attack
and the Netherlands against the pro,vi-! yesterday by five would-be assassins,
sion which authorifces^ the secretary of Only one of the five shots . directed at
commerce and. labor to pla</e inspectors, him took effect, but surgeons fear t;16
matrons and public health service sur- i outcome * of a vicious machete wound
geons aboard immigrant ships to. report which laid the president's head open
to American immigration authorities' ’ , ' ,
upon the condition of immigrants en ; from the back of tbe skuU to tbe nos '
route. ? trils. *
Another protest from Austria is said Before the five assailants had escaped
to be on the way, and intimations have from the monicque Bolivar, where Presi-
been received that France and England , .. .. ,
„. n , ... ... , . “ . *V. dent Araujo was attending a serenade,
will join tne protest. All the protesting
nations are said to regard the-provision j one of thera had struck him from be-
as an infringement of their sovereignty hind, inflicting the machete wound,
over their ships on the high seas and which may cause the executive’s death,
impugning the faith of theii; officials in one of the culprits, Virgille Mulmurdo,
the execution of the immigration laws. , . ,, ..
Many prominent Jews arrived here " a s captured, but the authorities are on
today to protest to the president against 1 the trail of the other loup.
certain features of the bill. American Minister Heimke, who re-
President Taft heard the .protests in ; ported the details to the 3tate depart-
the east room of the White House He i today, said tranquility prevailed
told those appearing" that he virtually ; , ,,,,,,
wa$ sitting as a judge. Senators O.’Gor- throughout the republic and that the
man and Root, Secretary Nagel, Repre- attack was regarded as having no other
sentatives Roberts, Thayer, Kahn, Sa- j significance than an attempt to remove
bath and Gurley, and Julius Rosenwald,
of Chicago, and Louis Marshall, of New j
York, were among a hundred or more i
of those seated about the president,
who began the hearing with an an- !
nounoement. \ v i
“Tl\e burden is upon those who op
pose this bill,” said the president. “It
requires a vfery strong snowing to in- ’
duce the executive to override the action 1
of both houses of congress.”
President Araujo.
SECRET CAUCUS BARRED
BY
DENNEY IS DEAD j Mayor Davant Says That All
FROM FALL FROM TRAIN Sessions Will Be Open to
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
CARROLLTON. Ga., Feb. 6.—J. M.
Denney, who was injured at Bowdon
Junction, seven miles north of Carroll
ton. when trying to swing the south
bound train yesterday, died at the home
of Dr. Barker last night.
Mr. Denney had left Carrollton and
gone to Bowdon Junction on the north
bound train and when the south bound
train lei.- Bowdon Junction, Jie under
took to swing the train and was thrown
under it. ,
He was put and bruised about the
head, arm broken and injured internal
ly. He is about fifty years old and lives
in Heard county. His remains will be
the Public
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 6.—The people
of Savannah who attend meetings of
city council enjoyed a novel experience
last night. They attended a meeting of
the mayor and aldermen that was not
preceded by a secret caucus. This is th^
first time such a thing has happened
in a long time except at the first meet
ing of the Davant forces held on the
night of inauguration when officers were
elected. The secret caucus has been an
institution with Savannah city councils
ONE OF GIRL STRIKERS
Fires Gun l^rom Shop Killing
One and Wounding Three
Others
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(By Associated Press.)
ROCHESTER. N. Y„ Feb. 6.—The
first death resulting from the strike of
garment workers occurred here yester
day when Valentine Sauter, proprietor
of a clothing shop, fired one shell from
a shotgun into a crowd of strikers
who Were engaged in a demonstration
in front of his place of business. One
girl striker, Ida Braeman, seventeen
years,, old. was killed by the shof and
three other persons were injured. Two
of the wounded are women:
Sauter employs about forty machine
hands and 700 strikers went to his shop
in the afternoon in an effort to per
suade the operatives to walk out. Dur-
-ii^>- the demonstration many stones were
thrown.
Sauter fired from an upstairs window
of the shop. Miss Braeman died almost
instantly from the wound she receiv
ed. The police arrested Sauter and he
is charged with murder in the first de
gree. (
More arrests will be made, the po
lice say, on changes of rioting.
James McManus, of the state bureau
of mediation and arbitration, who has
been trying to settle Ithe strike, today
sent a circular letter to the manufac
turers and employes suggesting that a
conference be arranged. Such a con
ference he believes will result in set
tling the trouble or defining the issues.
So far the strikers have made no formal
presentation or demands.
4,000 Buffalo Workers
May Join the Strike
(By Associated Press.)
HUES MEET
DEFHEBy ILLIES
Whole Coast of the Sea of
Mamora as Far as Bulair
Is Now in Hands of Balkans.'
Gallipoli .Outposts Whipped
(By Associated Press.,
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Feb. 6.—The Turk
ish army occupying me pemnsuia of
Gallipoli and defending the Dardanelles,
suffered defeat at the hands of the
Bulgarian troops soyth of the river Ka-
vak yesterday, according to a state
ment by the Bulgarian war office to
day.
The Ottoman troops are said to he
retreating in disorder toward the town'
of Bulair, a small place northeast of
Gallipoli. They are pursued hotly by
the Bulgarians.,
, The statement concludes that the
whole coast of the Sea of Marmora, as
far as Bulair, is now In the hands of
the allies. . ’
On to Constantinople Is
Cry of Allied Armies
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Feb. 6.—The Bulgarians 'are
devoting their chief attention to the
bombardment of Adrianople and an at
tempt to capture the Gallipoli peninsula
and so take the Turkish forts In the
rear.
An official dispatch Issued at Con
stantinople Indicates that the Bulga
rians have been successful In their
first operations In the latter quarter,
and according, to a Sofia dispatch, the
capture of Gallipoli Is the chief object
of the Bulgarian ambitions "for ths
time being, and no serlouls attempt will
be made to force the Tchatalja lines.
The same dispatch says that the Bul
garian attack on Gallipoli Is supported
by the Greek navy In the gulf of Sards.
Fifty thousand Bulgarians were, landed
along this coast last November/and it
may be presumed that during the armis
tice this.force was strengthened by ar
tillery.
Should t-he Bulgarians capture the
Turkish forts there is nothing to' pre
vent the Greek fleet from entering the
Dardanelles, where in the opinion of
naval officers, It could easily defeat
the Inferior Turkish fleet, in which
cuso Constantinople would be at thg
mercy of the allies.
The statement attributed to the Greek
premier. M. VenlzelosT that peace will
speedily be concluded tends to confirm
■the report current In European capitals
in recent days to the same effect, al
though there has been,no evidence In the
•shape of fresh diplomatic movements to
support it. The Turkish government,
however, evidently is in dire straits
for money, even attempting to plnr.r
treasury bonds in Turkey, Egypt and
among the Moslems in India. The Otto
man consul at Bombey claims to have
applications for ’ bonds amounting to
55,000,000.
TUMULTY WAS BEST BET
OF WILSON APPOINTMENTS
BY BAXtPH SMITH.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—President
elect Wilson’s announcement at Tren
ton Monday of the selection of Joseph
P. Tumulty for his private secretary at
the White House was read with interest
in Washington. His choice occasioned
little or no surprise, and was the sub.
ject of favorable comment on all sides.
Tumulty was the “one best bet’’ of
the P° lw,ca l slatemakers, and these
Garment Workers numbering 4,000 will
decide tonight whether they will join
in the strike begun last month in New
York and Rochester.
A strike vote will be counted today
and according to tlje local leaders it is
likely to favor a walkout. No demand
for increased wages or shorter hours
has been formulated.
The manufacturers deny the allega
tions of the employes that they have
taken over work to help crippled New
York and Rochester firms.
carried to .Heard county for interment, j for many years . No one remem bers
j " r | when they were not held.
JUDGE GILBERT HEADS i The real fights between the different
PHI IIMPIIQ Dfl A PH ' factions of council have been fought
IYI Duo DUrtnU lout in secret and the public has gotten
— s ! only the results as annbunced in the
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
COLUMBUS, Ga., Feb. 6.—Judge S.
Price Gilbert is now president of the
Columbus board of trade, and according
to those who hav^ investigated, he is
the first- man in the history of tlm
state called from ' the bench, or judi- 1
ciary to the presidency of a commercial
body. 4 ^
He is one of the best known and most
active citizens of Columbus and his se
lection and acceptance of the place is
a source of much gratification to the
business interests of the community.
Judge Gilbert succeeds T. S. Methvin,
who was head of the board of trade for
the past two years. R. C. Jordaji has
been elected vice president and C. B.
Woodruff, secretary of the body.
open meetings. Mayor Davant annouced
when he was elected that there would
be nothing done iii secret, and so far
he l\as kept his worth The meetings
of council have been open and above
board and that of last night it is ex
pected will set the pace for thpse in
the future!
Peary Under Knife
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—Rear Admir
al Robert E. Peary, tjje arctic explorer,
submitted to an operation here last
night, the nature of /which was not
disclosed. The explorer is reported to
day doing well.
COMMISSIONERS FIRED,
• SO MAYOR CLAIMS
WAYCROSS, Ga., Feb. 6.—That coun
cil virtually “fired” the ex officio mem
bers of the bond commission when a
commission of three was elected Tues
day night is the opinion expressed by
Mayor Reed and others who have in
vestigated the'proposition.
It is contended that the resolution
creating the bond commission specified
that the bond commission should be
composed of three members. By retain
ing the ex-officio members and the new
commission council would have a com
mission df six members and this it is
claimed is contrary to the resolution as
it stands today.
CONFIRMATION FILIBUSTER
ANNOYS REPUBLICANS
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—Republican
senators caucused again today to deter
mine on a plan of action to meet the
Democratic filibuster against confirma-
matipn of more than 1,500 of President
Taft’s appointments. Many were in fa
vor of abandoning any further attempt
to put the apointments through.
COMPTROLLER CALLS FOR
BANK STATEMENTS
{By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—The comp
troller of the currency today issued a
call for a statement of the condition
of all national banks of the United
States at the close of business on Tues
day, February 4.
Fire at Panama
(Py Associated Press.)
COLON, Panama. Feb. 6.—Fire de
stroyed two houses belonging to the
construction department at Toro Point,
across the bay and not far from the
fortification workers this morning.
A force of volunteers saved th^ re
mainder of the settlement from de-
' struction.
Bryan Next Best Bet-Henry
Actively Campaigning for
Attorney General
people of course felt that their Judg
ment had been vindicated by the presi
dent-elect. The appointment entitled
scores of Democrats to charter mem
bership in the “I-Told-You-So club.”
All these good guessers are wondering
now if they are to remain in good stand
ing in the club through the confirmation
of other things they have predicted.
’William J. Bryan for secretary of
state was the “second best bet.” and now
that Tumulty has been named Bryan
becomes the best bet in the cabinet
dope. Should he be not named for this
portfolio the “I-Told-Vou-So club” would
be put out of business.
The announcement of Tumulty’s
selection is taken In Washington to
mean that very soon there will come out
of Trenton the complete Wilson cabinet.
It is believed here that the governor
has about made up his mind concerning
the personnel of this body, and that
as soon as all the acceptances are in he
will make a final announcement.
FATE OF SCHOONER
REMAINS MYSTERY
(By Associated Press.,
WASHINGON, Feb. 6—The fate ot
the schooner S. P. Blackburn remains
a mystery. The revenue cutter Onon
daga today reported the vessel nowhere
in the vicinity where she was last seen
—240 miles east of Cape Hatteras. The
Onondaga was obliged to return today
to replenish her coal supply. The
cutter Seminole is still searching.
When the Blackburn was dismasted
by violent gales a week ago the steam
er Tiverton rescued nine men who
Jumped overboard. Two who could not
swim remained on the Blackburn. Thera
was one small boat on the davits 6t
the pchooner. The steamer Esperanza
boarded tier a few days ago and re
ported her abandoned and the email
boat missing. It is thought the two
men took to the boat and the only hops
seems to be that they were picked up
by a passing vessel.
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