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VOLUME XII.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1913.
NO. 77. !
Journal Is Able to Give an Out
line of Measure Which Pres
ident Will Insist Be Passed
at This Session
LEADERS ASSIGNED TO
WORK FOR CORN SHOW
President Moore of Commerce
Chamber Names Commit
tees to Raise Fund
BY RALPH SMITH.
WASHINGTON, June 19.—The * op
timism of President Wilson concern
ing: the enactment of currency legisla
tion at this session of congress has
not been shaken by the persistent ru
mors of an impending break between
the president and his party on this
Question.
It is unquestionably true that the
situation is clearer today than it was
forty-eight hours ago, although there
are many details of the aamlnistration
currency bill in dispute as between
leaders in both houses of congress. It
Is believed, however, that the presi
dent has succeeded in * bringing the
leaders into agreement as regards the
frame work of the measure on which
he will rest his case, and these are
grounds -for reassurance.
The opposition to tackling the cur
rency at this session is gradually abat
ing in congress as it becomes more ap
parent that the president will be able
to offer a bill that will be acceptable
to practically every element of the
party. " The general scheme of this
bill has not been divulged, but enough
is known of its important features to
make it practically certain that it will
meet most every objection that could
be offered.
Leaders who wield influence in con
gress and who enjoy the* confidence of
the president do not regard as sinister
the fact that financial experts in the
two houses are evolving a temporary
makeshift to relieve the present finan
cial stringency.
They accept this as a good indica
tion, as they believe it Js evidence of
an awakening as to the importance of
dealing with the currency question at
this session. They do not believe that
the administration bill, notwithstanding
its comprehensive scope, will appeal so
strongly to the practical view of these
men that they will abandon their “tem
porary expedients” and line up square
ly behind the Wilson program of cur
rency reform.
While no authoritive setatement con
cerning the provisions of the adminis
tration bill has been given out, a num
ber of the Important features which it
embraces have been obtained by The
Journal.
The sub-division of the United States
into a number of banking zones and
the creation *bf a board oX control, to
5*!. cre !! ry „ .. tre . as ; Fo^rbuiW*; £•
ury, the secretary of agriculture and
the attorney general, furnish the basis
on which the administration bill will
rest.
In each of the banking zones there
will be a regional bank, to be located
by the board of control. The stock
holders Iri these regional banks must
have a capital stock of not less than
$5,000,000. The stockholders of regional
banks will not elect their directors.
These will be appointed by the board
of control, and it is provided that the
stockholders’ representation in the di
rectorates shall be limited to one-
third of their entire membership.
Another third of the directors of the
regional banks shall be representative
of and chosen from the Industrial, ag
ricultural and commercial interests of
the zone in which the regional bank is
located. Another third shall be named
by the board of control without re
spect to either of the other require
ments.
The regional bank will Issue treas
ury notes, to be supplied by the United
States government, to the banks of the
zone, upon such security as may be
approved by the directors of the re
gional bank, subject to the inspection
and approval of the board of control.
The plan provides that profits of re
gional banks in excess of five per cent
shall be turned into the national treas
ury.
A liberal opportunity and induce
ment to nil state banks to avail them
selves oi the benefits of the regional
banks Is provided in the plan, as It is
also a more liberal governmental pol
icy toward security other than stocks
and bonds.
EMPRESS IS TOO TIRED
TO WITNESS CEREMONIES
BERLIN, June 19.—The Empress Au
gusta Victoria was too tired to partici
pate in today’s celebration of the com
pletion of the twenty-fifth year of her
husband’s reign.
The gala events of the last few
days, following «the wedding of her
only daughter, proved too much for her
strength and she was forced to leave
the imperial box at the opera in the
middle of last evening’s performance.
The crown princess will represent her
majesty at tonight’s state dinner.
Today’s celebration was again fav
ored by splendid weather. It opened
with, a parade organized by the trades
unions.
The streets appealed to be even more
crowded today than yesterday, the
spectators taking great Interest In the
workmen's parade, the state proces
sions of the German rulers to the
castle and tonight’s torchlight proces
sions of students of Berlin university.
SHRINERS’ BEACH STUNTS
AT THE ISLE OF PALMS
CHARLESTON, S. C., June 18.—Fair
weather this morning materially aided
the program of Omar temple ShrineVs
of this state, who planned a live set of
beach stunts at the Isle of Palms for
the “torture of meat.’’ Several hundred
Shriners are here. Boat jaunts to Fort
Sumter this afternoon and a big dance
at the Isle of Palms tonight, after the
ceremonial session in the evening, %re
being looked forward to eagerly.
EX-SENAToFeTaTcOPELAN
SEES PROSPERITY AHEAD
Ex-Senator E. A. Copelan, of Greens
boro, Ga., who has been in Atlanta since
Tuesday evening, declared Wednesday
that he found trade conditions in his
section of the state excellent, and that
farmers and merchants alike have
found no ground for complaint.
“There is every indication of pros
perity,” said Senator Copelan, “and
conditions appear to be improving rath
er than going backward. The crops are
good and money is plentiful.”
Following the luncheon at the Majestic
hotel, Wednesday, at which some fifty
leading business men of Atlanta were
gathered to discuss the extension of the
boys’ club work in Georgia, President
Wilmer L. Moore, of the Atlanta cham
ber of commerce, has announced the
committee to solicit subscriptions to the
chamber of commerce fund for the ex
penses of the 1913 Georgia corn show.
H. G. Hastings, chairman of the ag
ricultural committee of the chamber of
comerce. made the announcement that in
the event $7,600 is raised for this year’s
corn show, Tie will contribute $760, or
one-tenth of the amount. Heretofore
Mr. Hastings has corftributed $500 a
year.
W. J. Lowenstein, of the Norris com
pany, voluntarily sent in a subscription
of $100, along with suggestions that the
chamber should offer three cash prizes
for the three largest yields of corn to
the acre.
Strong letters with promises of co
operation have been sent to the com
mute by A. C. Fisher, division manager
for- the Virginia-Carolina Chemical
cony?any; W. G. Manley, president of the
Bankers’ Trust company; E. P. Mc-
Burney, president of the Empire Cotton
Oil company; W. A. Stentz, manager of
the John Deer Plow company; E. K.
Ward, president of the Bombayreed com
pany, and others.
Mr. Hastings brought forward facts
to emphasize further his assertion that
Georgia pays more for imported food
each year than she gets for her cotton
crop.
Mr. Holleman said that Georgai farm
ers have lost the knack of raising food
products and animals.
Following are the committees appoint
ed Thursday by President Wilmer L.
Moore to begin the corn show campaign:
Retail Trade.—Ivan E. Allen, chair
man, 44 Marietta street; H. G. Hast
ings, 16 West Mitchell street; J. T.
Holleman, Gould building; V. H.
Krelgshaber, 330 Candler building; W,
W. Orr, 3 Whitehall street; W. S. Byck,
27 Whitehall street; L. W. Danie^,
Peachtree street; George W. WilkLlb,
North Broad street.
Banks.—W. L. Peel, chairman, Ameri
can National; John S. Owens, 313 Cand
ler building; W. S. Lounsbury, Travel
era’ bank; John E. Murphy, Trust Com
pany of Georgia; J. S. Floyd, Atlanta
National bank; Joseph A. McCord,
Third National; J. K. Ottley, Fourth
national; Henry W. Davis, Lowry Na
tional.
Fertilizer***—H. -e. Fisfcw, chairihan, *
building; J. R. Porter, Fourth Nation
al bank building; Mell R. Wilkinson,
Walton building.
Wholesale Trade.—Lynn Fort, chair
man; 69 South Forsyth; J. K. Orr, 30
Auburn avenue; H. B. Wey, Dobbs &
Wey company; H. Y. McCord, McCord
place; W. H. Kiser, East Hunter street;
B. M. Hood.
Live Stock.—W. H. White, Jr., chair
man, White Provision company; Jacob
W. Patterson, Miller Union Stock Yards;
T. R. Saw tell, Whitehall street; W. C.
Harper, National Stock Yards.
Grain and Mills.—W. L. Fain, chair
man; W. S. Duncan, South Butler
street; W. L. & W. M. Fain, Marietta
street; J. B. Whitman, Atlanta Milling
company; C. E. Caverly.
Cotton and Cotton Mills.—C. B. How
ard, chairman; Atlanta National bank
building; G. A. Nicolson, Third Nation
al bank building; E. S. Ehney, Austell
building; Samuel A. arter, Fourth Na
tional bank building; Allen Johnson,
Exposition Cotton mills; Oscar Elsas,
Fultbn Bag and Cotton mills; W. R.
B. Whittier, Chattahoochee, Ga.; G. B.
Scott, Scottdale, Ga.
Implements.—W. J. Dabney, chair
man, South Forsyth street; M. F. Hol-
ahan, East Hunter street; W. H. Stentz,
John Deere Plow company; Julius Feid-
elman, B. F. Avery & Sons; Clyde L.
King, Atlanta Agricultural Works.
Hardware—R. W. Peeples, chairman,
King Hardware company; W. E. New
ell, 50 Hurt street. S. C. Dinkins, Din-
kins-Davison Hardware company.
Real Estate—Charles P. Glover,
chairman, 2 1-2 Walton street; Wil
liam J. Davis, Atlanta National
Bank building. p. M. Grant, 206
Grant building; Dr. E. G. Jones,
Fourth National Bank building; J. S.
Sllcer, Empire building; J. Pope
Brown, North Forsyth street; Charles
R. Haskins, Gould building; E. Rivers,
East Alabama street.
Telephones and Telegraphs—W. L\
Gentry, chairman, cvhairman, 78 South
Pryor street; W. G. Peebles, Western
Union; J. Epps Brown, 78 South Pryor
street; G. H. Usher, Walton Duilding.
J. M. B. Hoxsey, 78 South Pryor street;
A. M. Beatty, N. Broad street; J. R. A.
Hobson, 78 South Pryor street; H. C.
Worthen, Western Union.
Hotels—J. Lee Barnes, chairman,
Majestic hotel; H. N. Dutton, Piedmont
hotel; A. R. Keen, Georgian errace;
J. F. Letton, Hotel Ansley; Fred Hous
er, 617 Empire building.
Public Men and Capitalists—Robert
F. Maddox, chairman, American Na
tional. bank; David Woodward, Wood
ward Lumber company; W. Woods
White, Candler building; Robert J.
Lowry, Lowry National bank; John T-
Murphy, Trust Company of Georgia.
Press—Clark Howell, chairman; J.
R. Gray, Foster Coats, Dr. H. E. Stock-
bridge, T. P. Hunnicutt.
STOVALL TO EULOGIZE
FORMER SENATOR WALSH
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
SAVANNAH, Ga., June 19.—P. A.
Stovall, editor of the Savannah Press,
will leave tonight for Augusta, where
he will speak Friday at the unveiling
of the monument to Patrick Walsh,
former senator from Georgia. Mr.
Stovall was associated with Mr. Walsh
when the latter was editor of the Au
gusta Chronicle. He probably knew Mr.
Walsh better than any other man in the
state.
DIVER REPAIRS SHIP
30 FEET UNDER WATER
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
SAVANNAH, Ga., June 19.—Thirty
feet below the surface of the water
Charles Hand, a diver employed by the
John Rourke foundry, has been work
ing: oh the' hull of the bark Anna Maria
D'Abundo. The ship, which is now pre
paring for a voyage to the canal, was
found, to be in need of repairs, and it
is not ah easy matter to dock her. With
heavy plates of copper the diver went
below, and with hammer and nails re
paired a number of weak places on the
hull of the old ship. The fact is one
that is rarely accomplished here.
[PHILATHEAS OF GEORGIA
MEETING AT DUBLIN
DUBLIN, Ga., June 19.—The annual
state convention of the Philathea union
is In session in Dublin, having con
vened Tuesday night at the First
Methodist church. A large number of
delegates and visitors are in attend
ance. A reception was tendered the
visitors by the Phuathea Baracas ot
the Baptist and Methodist churches of
this city ' last night.
$178,725 WILL LEAVE
ALABAMA TREASURY SOON
HARDWICK SPEAKS
TO JERSEY DEMOCRATS
WASHINGTON, June 19.—Congress
man Thomas W. Hardwick returned to
Washington today from Dover, N. J.,
where he addressed a big Dehiocratic
picnic rally on yesterday. He went to
Jersey at the invitation of Congress
man Tuttle. His speech was a resume
of the accomplishments of the Wilson
administration to date. C
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
MONTGOMERY, Ala., June 19.—
Semi-annual interest on the state’s
bonded indebtedness will tafce $178,725
from the treasury July 1, but the
amount will be paid promptly even if
other creditors of the state have to
wait. This statement was made by
John .Purifoy, state treasurer, yester
day.
Mr. Purifoy said the state’s credit
should be maintained and that the in
terest ought to be paid if no other bills
were. At the same time he said that
he did not think there would be any
hardship by the payment of the amount.
MORE FUNDS FOR
CEDART0WN P0ST0FFICE
CEDARTOWN, Ga., June 19.—The
work of building the new Cedartown
postoffice has been delayed several
months owing to the winning contrac
tor failing to qualify. As a result af
fairs were rather complicated until Con
gressman Gordon Lee secured an addi
tional $5,000 appropriation.
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Mounted as Horse Marines,
Swim Their Steeds 300 Feet
Through Dangreous Surf
NEW YORK, June 19.—Coney Island
policemen mounted as horse marines
have become a valuable adjunct to the
life saving forces at that popular re
sort.
Two of the mounted patrolmen, Ed
win Cody and James J. McDonald, who
were on regular duty regulating trafflo
ashore, distinguished themselves yester
day when they swam horses about 300
feet out to sea and rescued seven per
sons from a disabled motorboat.
A thirty-five foot craft was nearly
swamped by a choppy sea and two wo
men In the party with children in arms
were screaming for help, while the
throng of promenaders ashore stood
helpless.
But the two bluecoats mounted on
flrstclass steeds that had been taught
to swim, did not hesitate for a moment.
They wheeled their chargers, swerved
them down over the embankment onto
the beach and plunged into the surf.
The tide was such that the horses
had not gone more than 75 feet before
they were “off their legs” and had to
swim. Horses and riders bobbed up and
down half submerged while a crowd
on the beach cheered their efforts.
'Cody and McDonald not only reached
the craft in time to rescue the women
and children, but went back a second
time and towed in the boat with its
men occupants.
The policemen’s horses appeared to
derive dumb pleasure from being patted
and applauded. As for Cody and Mc
Donald the hot sun soon, dried their
trousers and they did not bother to go
off duty until their day was over.
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PAY PAINTED POLICIES
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Florida Manager Declares
There’s No Evidence to
Show Liability of Co.
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(Special Dispatch to Tne Journal.)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 19.—"Not
one of the policies taken out within
the last year In the Mutual Life Insur
ance company by the late E. O..Painter
ever will be paid.” declared Cecil Wil
cox, state manager of that company,
this morning when discussing the action
of the Fidelity and Casualty company
at Baltimore yesterday, when an injunc
tion was secured restraining a Baltimore
chemist from disposing of Painter’s or
gans. •
‘There insurance:■ people are proceed
ing orderly and legally with the collec
tion of evidence to show lack of liability
under the provisions of the polcles.
Every stockholder is Interested, for the
surplus of this company is used as
dividends on policies and should this
$500,000 have to be paid every policy
holder would suffer.”
Treasurer Lyman, of the E. O. Painter
ooopany, said today that the company
had no objection to the vitals remaining
In Baltimore until all the insurance
companes are satisfied.
Coroner .Abbott said that attorneys
for the insurance companies at Balti
more had asked permission to keep the
vitals there, but he had, no jurisdiction.
Head of Bureau of Chemistry
Declares Pure Food Labels
No Assurance of Purity
(By Associated Fresd.)
MOBILE, Ala., June 19.—The words
“guaranteed under the food and drugs
act” on a label ace no assurance that
contents of a package are pure, accord
ing to Dr. Carl L. Alsberg, chief of the
bureau of chemistry, who spoke here
today before the Association of Amer
ican Food, Dairy and Drug Officials.
Dr. Alsberg was speaking of the lim
itations of the federal bureau under
the federal pure food law, appealing
for closer co-operation between federal
and state authorities and for uniformi
ty of laws of states based on the na
tional laws. ^
The food and drugs act, Dr. Alsberg
asserted, “not only does not give the
department of agriculture power to act
in many vitally important matters, but
actually prohibits its Intervention in
many things that call aloud for imme
diate remedy. The people at large do
not understand the limitations under
which we act.”
Dr. Alsberg explained that the word
“guaranteed on a can of soup or on a
bottle of nerve tonic did not mean that
the bureau of chemistry had seen and
analyzed it, but that * the manufac
turers put it on simply with the idea
of protecting the jobber or retailer.
“A?l that the guarantee legend does
is to make it possible to prosecute the
manufacturers if the goods are found
to be in violation of the food and drugs
act.
“Constructive operation and practical
collaboration with all agencies inter
ested In securing for the people a
larger supply of better and purer foods
and drugs,” said Dr. Alsberg, “was the
policy of the department in enforcing
the law. Under this policy,” he de
clared, “we are pushing many impor
tant cases which will establish far-
reaching precedents.”
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Famous Politician
Eighty Women
Burned to
Death
Villagers Enraged Over Importation
of Cheap Girl Labor Nall Victims
Up in Barn and Apply Torch in
Southern Russia
MILITIA MOBILIZING LOR
GETTYSBURG
Y
(By Associated Press,)
ST. 1 - PETERSBURG, June 19.—Eighty
women were burned to death today by
villagers enraged at the importation of
aheap girl labor to work on a sugar es
tate In the district of Piriatin, In the
province of Poltava, Southern Russia,
according to the Kiev newspaper, Lia-
mln.
The excited villagers first securely
fastened all the means of exit from a
wooden barn in which the girls were
housed. They then set fire to the build
ing while the inmates were asleep, and
all were burned to death without a
chance to escape.
BARRY SUGGLLOS SUTTON
AS GRILL P. 0. INSPECTOR
Former Head of Atlanta Divis
ion Becomes Chief at
Kansas City
BY RAXiFH SMITH.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jun© 19.—
Robert E. Barry, of Atlanta, today was
designated by Postmaster General
Burleson as chief inspector of the At
lanta division, vice George M. Sutton,
who has been transferred to Kansas
City as chief of that division.
Barry has been connected with the
postoffice department in various ca
pacity for a number of years and ha3
made an enviable record which im
pressed Mr. Burleson with his fitness.
Practically Every Branch of
the Regular Militia Will
Be Represented
(By Associated Press.)
GETTYSBURG, Pa., June 19.—Prac
tically every branch of the regular
military service will be represented by
bodies of enlisted men at the battle oT
Gettysburg anniversary celebration
next month, according to an announce
ment here ’yesterday.
Next week the troops will arrive and
take their places in the camp, many of
them marching to Gettysburg. The in
fantry army will be represented, by the
first and third battalions of the fifth.
The third battalion has been doing
guard duty in camp for Tour weeks.
The first battalion will come by rail
next Tuesday, bringing the regimental
band.
A battalion of engineers will march
to Gettysburg and are expected to ar
rive on Saturday, Jufie 28. Battery D,
third field artillery, Captain M. E.
Locke, commanding, will march also,
and are due at camp on Friday of next
week.
Several troops of the fifteenth cav
alry have been detailed for the Gettys
burg camp, though the date for their
arrival has not been set. The signal
corps is already here and is establishing
a complete telephone system throughout
the camp, while the large field hospital
is well under way at the nands of a
detail.
These troops are expected to figure
prominently In the exercises of the
anniversary and will remain at Gettys
burg for six weeks afterwards to par
ticipate in the maneuvers at the camp
of college and university students to
be conducted by war department offi
cers. The college boys will live In a
portion of the veterans’ camp, which
will be allowed to remain standing for
them.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June 21,—An educa
tional institution for the training of
college and university men in politics
and international affairs is to be es
tablished here soon, it was announced
today. Truxton Beale, former United
States minister to Persia, and until re
cently chairman of the board of re
gents of the University of California,
Is one of the principal movers in the
new project.
The site already has been chosen,
near the handsome building of the Pan-
American union. As soon as the prop
erty is ready for occupancy It is pro
posed to turn it over. with a suitable
endowment fund to a corporation com
posed of the presidents of several uni
versities. Congress is not to be asked
for a charter for the institution, ac
cording to the plan, the promoters pre
ferring that it should be wholly un
attached.
“The purpose of the institution,”
said Mr. Beale today, “is to discuss
side by side with congress the most
important questions of the, day, under
debate at the capitol.
There will be no regular academic In
struction, but my idea is to have a
two weeks’ sesion each spring partici
pated in by ten men from the senior
class of each university or such mem
bers of the faculty as are interested
in political sciences.
OLD VETERAN, PARALYZED,
BURNS TO DEATH IN BED
SAVANNAH, GA., June 19.—In a fire
which completely destroyed his home,
J. M. Futch, an aged Confederate vet
eran, was burned to death last night
at Meldrim, Ga. Mrs. Futch, his wife,
was aroused just in time to make her
escape with a small child before the
flames overtook her.
The aged man was stricken with par
alysis a short time ago and was con
fined to his bed. In his feeble condi
tion he was unable to get out of the
burning house before the flames reach
ed his bed.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Mr. Futch lived on a small farm near
the plantation of General P. W. Mel
drim as caretaker.
During the Civil war he was wound
ed in one of the battles near Chicka-
mauga by a minnie ball which struck
him In the head. While he recovered
from the wound his injury was perma
nent and he has been practically in
capacitated.
Twenty-Seven of
Hospital’s Nurses
Suffer Ptomaine
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, June 19.—Twenty-seven
attaches of Harlem hospital, three
physicians, twelve graduate nurses
and twelve men and women employes,
attendants and orderlies, were all in
bed in the hospital today, all suffering
from ptomaine poisoning.
Each case was treated so quickly aft
er developing that it was not believed
the results in any case are likely to
prove serious. Cosmos D. O’Neill, su
perintendent of the hospital, began a
far-reaching investigation as soon as
the first case was reported to him at
midnight Tuesday, and he is having an
analysis made of food of which those
afflicted partook at the meals in the
evening.
POSTMASTER CLAXT0N IS
NOT SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
WRIGHTS VILE, Ga., June 19.—-Re
ports from the bedside of H. J. Clax-
ton, postmaster at Kite, Ga., who was
shot by Eldridge Price Tuesday morn
ing, state that Mr. Claxton is rapidly
recovering. Price is still in jail here.
The shooting occurred at the Kite
postoffice, when* Claxton, It is alleged,
resented some remarks made by Price
and advanced on the latter.
SUFFRAGETTES PLANNING
SECOND HIKE TO CAPITAL
NEY YORK, June 19.—Woman suf
fragettes, undaunted by the summer
weather, are laying plans for another
great march upon the national capital.
The start from New York will be made
on or about August 1 when suffragists
from many other parts of the country
will bear down upon Washington to
drive to a victorious finish the recent
favorable report of the senate commit
tee on suffrage. A number of members
of the Men’s League for Equal Suffrage
have already agreed to join In the pil
grimage. i
(By Associated Press,)
WASHINGTON, June 19.—Melville H.
Stone, general manager of the Asso
ciated Presffe, testified, at his own re
quest, today before the senate lobby
committee, regarding olaims contained
In some of the correspondence of Clar
ence S. Hamlin as to publicity beet
sugar men had hoped to obtain through!
the Associated Press.
Hamlin's letters had been read Into!
the oommlttee’s* record two days ago'
after having been subpenaed from the
files of the United States beet sugar In
dustry.
Before Mr. Stone testified Senator!
Newland,s took the witness chair to,
make a brief statement concerning the
use of his name In some of the corre
spondence Introduced yesterday.
Mr. Stone presented all his letters and
records bearing on the demands of the I
beet sugar interests for publicity 1
through the news association.
He testified that October 12,' 1911,1
John Arbuekle, a sugar refiner, when I
leaving for Europe, had given out an I
statement favoring free raw sugar. That!
intevlew was carried by the Associate^'
Press, he said.
On October 15 a short statement given 1
out by Clarence C. Hamlin at Colorado!
Springs, answering the Arbuekle state-!
ment, was also carried by the Associated
Press. The Arbuekle statement, he said, j
contained about 1,000 words; the Ham
lin statement about 150 words.
Mr. Hamlin then wrote Mr. Stone ask-
lng that the beet sugar Interests be I
given as good treatment as the sugar
refiners. -
HAMLIN’S REQUEST.
Mr. Hamlin’s letter was:
“I am writing you as chairman of the
United States Beet Sugar Industry, anl
organization which Included practloally’
all of the beet sugar Interests of this!
country, and If anything further ls|
necessary to give that what I have to I
say credit, I would refer you to any of!
the papers In Denver as well as to Sen
ator Guggenheim and Senators Clark and 1
Warren, of Wyoming. Also to Mr. Ches
ter W. Morey, of Denver, president of
the Great Western Sugar company, the
largest beet sugar producer.In the Unit-:
ed States, with whom you are personally
acquainted. I might add I am a njem-i
JS! gjLijJJ Associated Press, representl
lng the Herald-Telegraph of this city.
“Publicity Is the last thing I wish!
to seek personally, but In Justice to th$j
great industry which I represent, I fee?
justified nl taking up with you In per
son a matter which to us is of the gray- 1
est importance. On October 12 Mr.
John Arbuekle, of Arbuekle Brothers,'
gave out a statement which was print
ed In full In every Associated Press'
newspaper of the United States, con- :
cernlng the sugar situation. A copy of
this statement is attached hereto.
"The matters contained in this state-,
ment were of such great Importance
and some of the misrepresentations so
gross that I did not feel that these
statements should go unchallenged.
“I took the matter up with the lo
cal representatives of the Associated
Press who followed It through the or
dinary channels and was assured that
the Associated Press would handle six
hundred and fifty words representing
the beet sugar men's position upon
these questions. This statement I pre
pared and you will find a copy hereto:
attached. This Is from the Denver Re
publican, the Colorado papers having
handled It In full. The manner In
which It was handled will be disclosed;
by the attached clipping from the Wash-
lngton Post of Oot. 16.
"Your long experience In newspaper
work will cause you to see Immediately
that we would have been much bet
ter satisfied had the Associated Press
refused to handle It entirely rather
than to have It published In this ab
breviated and wholly unsatisfactory
manner.
"Of course, I understand the Asso
ciated Press Is In no sense partisan and
alms to be wholly fair to all of the
great Interests of the country, and all
that the beet sugar Interests ask Is
that they receive the same treatment
at the hands of your association as Is
accorded to certain refineries In New
York who are pushing the free sugar
propaganda with the avowed purpose
of at least putting a stop to the growth
of the beet sugar Industry.
"We certainly have no desire to bur
den the Associated Press with matter
put out for the purpose of ‘boosting’
our industry, but when attacked, feel
that we should be given as much pub
licity as is given to our opponents. At
least we would like to know what our
status is so far as your association
Is concerned. Of course, there may be
something in the character of the
statement given out by me which would
prevent Its acceptance In full, and if
so you will be doing me a distinct favor
by advising me In what respect this is
true.
“Trusting you will give this serious
personal consideration, and thanking
you In advance for anything you may bs
able to do In the direction of according
Justice to so large an industry, I am,
"Very truly yours,
< "C. C. HAMLIN."
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE
CONVENES ON FRIDAY
NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 19.—Con-
trady to general expectations, when the
handful of “regular Democrats” who
have been keeping the legislative ses
sion alive here, met today at noon they
adjourned to meet at 8:30 tomorrow in
stead of 2*p. m., the hour fixed in the
call of th* Tennessee funding board.
Early tms afternoon talk of a possible
alVnight session was current. That the
“regular Democrats” would depart even
further from the plans of the funding
board was indicated by the action of the
caucus this morning In directing the
drafting of a refunding bill after their
own ideas.
MRS. CATT AGAIN HEADS
INTERNATIONAL MILITANTS
(By Asaooiated Press.)
BUDAPEST. Hungary, June 19.—Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Catt, of New York, was
today re-elected president of the In
ternational Woman’s Suffrage Alliance
by application without any balloting:.