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/ t t , ’ V VOLUME XII. ATLANTA, GA.. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1913. NO. 40. /<■ 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 r / \ 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. \ 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 9 » (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. / l45 /*>o,ooo. j p ; stmas ^ <*«. ItfEFFICl V p o 'dept V TWO SIDES TO THE STORY 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. / \ f £ 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 » (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. ) :i