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VOLUME XIII. ATLANTA. GA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1913. NO. 2. TIFF BILL UP FOB IE Completed Report Goes to House and Will Come Up for Action at 11 o'clock Tues day Morning BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.—President Wilson indicated very clearly that while he is in sympathy with the purposes of the cotton futures tax, he regards the question as foreign to the tariff bill, and is confident that this legislation has not been, and will not be, jeopard ized, through the inability of the house and senate to agree as to the method of treating the cotton futures subject. The president feels that both the senate and house aim to accomplish the same ob ject through the cotton futures amend ments that have been proposed. He is in sympathy with the differences be tween the two houses over tl\e question, and feels that the proponents of each plan are actuated by honest and com mendatory motives. It is his idea that With further discussion and digestion the Democrats will settle their differ ences, because he is of the opinion that a common purpose is behind the proposition to tax cotton futures. The view of President Wilson as re gards the cotton futures matter is* in harmony with the general sentiment prevalent in Washington, and that is that the question will be deferred until the regular session of congress. This means, of course, that the Clarke amendment and the Smith-Lever sub stitute will be eliminated from the tariff bill before it finally becomes a law, and that the regulation of the cot ton exchanges will be the subject’ of special legislation. The conference report on the Un- derwood-Simmons tariff bill, repre senting the final adjustment of disputes between the senate and house over the senate’s amendments, was made public today when the Dem ocratic managers submitted it for the first tipie to their Republican colleagues on the conference committee. The completed report was submitted to the full conference committee today by Senator Simmons, chairman of the senate finance committee. After a brief discussion by the full conference committee, the report was approved by the eight Democratic mem bers, while the six Republicans, who had taken no part in the conference de liberations, refused to sign it. Senator LaFollette, one of the Republican con ferees who voted for the bill in the senate, announced that he did not de- - -eline to approve the report because of prejudice against it, but because he had r«ot been consulted in the preparation of the agreement. > Majority Leader .Underwood, in pre senting -the report to the house, said tnembers migjit wish to debate its ec- eeptance for some time, and obtained an agreement by which the house will meet at 13 o’clock instead of noon to morrow. “After the report is acted upon,” said Mr. Underwood, “we expect tq take up and act upon the senate amendment re lating to cotton future*, which is the only thing in disagreement between the two houses.” In the form in which the tariff ‘bill ultimately will go to President Wilson, it carries many changes from the orig inal Underwood bill passed by the house last May. While the senate gave way on many of its amendments in the two weeks’ fight in the conference commit tee, many important changes were re tained and the general average of rates of the house bill was reduced about 4 per cent ad valorem. COTTON FUTURES TAX FIGHT OPENS TUESDAY Clarke Told That Georgia Is Flooded With Telegrams Op posing His Amendment Will Assume Office Nov, 9, First Lancastrian-to Be Elected (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Sept. 29.—Sir Thomas Van- sit tart Bowater was elected lord mayor of the city of London today. He will assume office on November 9. Sir Thomas is the first Lancastrian to attain this high position. After him, hcwever, there will be, barring acci dents, a succession of Lancastrian lord mayors, for Sir Charles Johnston, who will succeed him, was born in Liverpool, and Sir Charles Cheers Wakefield and Sir William Dunn, who are next in ro tation, are natives respectively of Liver pool and Clitheree, in Lancashire. FRANCE RETAINS CUP IN INTERNATIONAL RACE Much Disappointment Because united States Didn't Enter (By Associated P»-esa.) RHEIMS, France, Sept. 29.—France retained the international aeroplane cup, emblematic of the world’s champion ship, by winning today from Belgium over the course of 124.28 miles. Only four starters—representing Belgium and France—drew for places today in the contest for the international aeroplane cup at the aerodrome here under the auspices of the Aero Club of France. Belgium sent Albert Crombes, while France entered Maurice Prevost, Eugene Gilbert and Emile Vedrines. The lat ter’s brother, Jules Vedrines, won the international cup race at Chicago last year. I Much disappointment was expressed because the United States and other countries were not represented. Crombes was the first to ascend. The three Frenchmen followed at in tervals of an hour and a quarter. Convicted of Sabotage PATERSON, N. J., Sept. 29.—Frederick S. Boyd, of New York, an organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World during the ’recent strike of 20,000 silk workers, was convicted today of advo cating sabotage. He faces a state’s prison sentence or a heavy fine. BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.—The legis lative situation with reference to the cotton futures tax amendment to the tariff bill is in status quo today. The first real fight will come tomorrow, when the conference report on the tariff bill is called up in the house. Leader Underwood is confident that the Smith- Lever substitute will be adopted by the house, but he anticipates a lively fight.. It is his belief that the Arkansas del egation which is supporting the Clarke amendment will make a vigorous fight, and this may delay the final vote for a day. The leader expressed today a faint hope that the senate will finally accept the Smith-Lever substitute. He ad mitted, however, that the chance is ex ceedingly slight, and declared that the question would be eliminated from the bill rather than precipitate a prolonged deadlock. Senator Clarke, of Arkansas, author of the cotton futures amendment, has re ceived a telegram from N. K. Smith, of Atlanta, in which the charge is made that New York brokers and bucketshops are flooding Georgia with telegrams to arouse sentiment against the Clarke amendment. The telegram follows: “Many cotton mill dwners and fac tories interviewed favor your amend ment. One mill president says an aver age of hedging on the N/few York cotton exchange for protection shows him three losses to one gain. The best dividend paying cotton mills refuse to have any dealings on the exchange. One millionr dollar mill says they never use the ex change. New York brokers and bucket- shops flooding Georgia with telegrams urging against your amendment. The best element of factories and mills favor the Clarke amendment.” MANUFACTURING PLANTS ARE CLOSED BY FLOODS Heavy Rains Make Lake Charles River Overflow-No v Loss of Life (By Associated Press.) LAKE CHARLES, La., Sept. 29.—As a result of the heavy rains of the past few days Lake Charles was invaded by flood waters from Calcasieu river today. Street car service has been suspended and-the electric liVht and water plants were forced to shut down this morning when their power houses were flooded. The Itansas City Southern and Lake Charles and Northern railroads have suspended service into Lake Charles on account of roadbeds having been washed out at several places and other railroads are threatened. Several manufacturing concerns have been compelled to quit operations. It is still raining here today and prospects are for much higher water. No loss of life has been reported. Death Closes Case Against Sam Farris “Case abated,” is the formal and of ficial entry on the state supreme court docket opposite the index of the case qf Sam Farris versus the State. The death of Farris, the plaintiff in error, while his appeal from a convic tion in the Bartow county superior court for involuntary manslaughter was pending before that tribunal brings the case to an end, which in supreme court parlance is known as an “abatement.” Sam Farris was a Western and At lantic railroad engineer. He was driv ing the locomotive which, on December 14, 1912, crashed into an automobile occupied by W. T. DuBose, at that time editor of the Firing Dine department of the Constitution, and his daughter, Miss Caroline DuBose. The machine was torn to pieces and Miss DuBose received injuries which a day or two later re sulted in her death at an Atlanta sani tarium. Mr. DuBose w r as also badly shaken up and bruised. A Bartow county grand jury indicted Engineer Farris for involuntary man slaughter, setting out that he had dis regarded the state law which required trains to slow down and blow their whistles when approaching a crossing. The jury before whom the case was tried found the engineer guilty, with a recommendation to mercy, and Judge A. W. Fite sentenced the defendant to a 11,000 fine or twelye months in prison. Through his attorneys Engineer Far ris appealed the case to the supreme court, and it was set for argument early in October. However, Monday morning the clerk of the court received a letter from Farris’ attorneys conveying the in formation that he had met his death recently when his engine ran into a washout near Kennesaw. THAW DENIES STATEMENT OF WILLIAM T. JEROME (By Associated Press.) CONCORD, N. H., Sept. 29.—Thaw to day issued a statement amplifying the declaration made by John E. Ringwood, one of his counsel, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., that the fugitive would return volun tarily to Dutchess county and answer the indictment for conspiracy to escape from the insane asylum at Matteawan, N. Y., if such indictment had been found at the time that William Travers Jerome special deputy attorney general of New York so stated at the extradi tion hearing. Dr, Angell Stricken (By Associated Press.) ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 29.—Dr. James Burrill Angell, president emeritus of the University of Michigan, who was stricken with heart failure yesterday, was considerably worse today. Senator Baxter Dies NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sqpt. 29.—Nat Baxter, Jr., state senator froiji this county, died early today. He was for many years the president of the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany. One daughter is the wife of Rob ert Maddox, former mayor of Atlanta. II GROUNDS WITH 1 ABOARD; ALL LjVES 510 Steering Gear Goes Wrong and Great Jagged Hole Is Torn in Mohawk’s Bow-Boat Forced 30 Feet Up River Bank (By Associated Press.) POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.. Sept. 29.— Three hundred passengers of the steam er Mohawk, of the Manhattan Naviga tion company, were transferred from the vessel early today, after she had gone hard aground on an embankment off Hyde Park, seven miles north of here. The boat struck shortly before midnight, but it was after 2 o’clock this morning before the transfer of the pas sengers was effected. Most of them re sumed their journey to Albany by rail. In the panic which followed the grounding several passengers were slightly nurt. ROOSEVELT READY TO EMBARK FOR THE WILDS For Three Months the Colonel and Party Will Explore South America (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Sept. 29.—For more than three months—from about the middle of December to the end of March—Theodore Roosevelt will sojourn in the wilds of South America. Ar rangements for this end of the colonel’s South American trip were partly de scribed today. Colonel Roosevelt will sail from New York Oetober 4 and will spent about two months visiting Brazil, Argentine, Chile and Paraguay cities. In these countries he will be the guest of the governments and he will deliver several formal addresses. Late in December a steamer will leave him and his party of naturalists at Cuyaba, Brazil, the head of navigation of the Paraguay river, and at that point the hardships of the journey will begin. The colonel’s companions from this point will be Anthony Fiala, of New York, the arctic explorer, and George K. Cherrie, of Indiana, and Leo E. Miller, of Newfane, Vt., naturalists connected with the American Museum of Natural History, under whose auspices the expe dition will be undertaken. These fomv /with,native bearer* and servants, will embark at Cuyaba in light draft motorboats and canoes, al though later it is expected that canoes ^.lone will have to serve. PRINCESS OLGA TO HO THE SCHA1BURG-LIPPE Engagement of Duke of Cum berland’s Daughter to Prince Moritz Announced (By Associated Press.) BERLIN, Sept. 29.—Princess Olga, third daughter of the Duke of Cumber land, is .engaged to wed Prince Moritz, of Schaumburg-Lippe, according to an nouncement from Vienna. Princess Olga is a sister of Prince Ernest, who married Princess Victoria Louise, daughter of Emperor William. CONGRESSIONAL PARTY CALLS ON GOVERNOR • Several members of the honorary es cort sent by the United States senate and house of representatives to attend the funeral of Congressman fe. A. Rod- denbery at Thomasville Sunday passed through Atlanta Monday en route back to Washington. A party of these senators and con gressmen, including Senator A. O. Bacon, of Georgia; Senator J. E. Martine. of New Jersey; Congressmen T. W. Hard wick, Gordon Lee and Charles R. Crisp, of Georgia, called at the capitol dur ing the morning to pay their respects to Governor Slaton. The governor was out of the city, however, and the visitors took occasion to go through the capitol and shake hands with other officials. REQUISITION ON SLATON FROM GOV. COLE BLEASE Governor Blease, of South Carolina, has evidently decided to discontinue his avowed policy of ignoring Governor Slaton. This assumption is based on the fact that he has made a requisition on Governor Slaton for a South Carolinian now in Georgia, but wlio is under in dictment in his own state. This is the first requisition made by Governor Blease upon Governor Slaton since the latter declined to grant his requisition for Julian J. Zachry, the Augusta attorney. At that time Gov ernor Blease was widely quoted as de claring that he had severed relations with the governor of Georgia. Militants Ruin Links («y Associated Press.) YARMOUTH, England, Sept. 29.— Militant suffragette “arson squads” were again busy today. They destroyed the greens of the municipal golf links here with acid, leaving a confession of their crime on the ground, and a note saying “the timber yard was set on fire by us.” This had reference to a fire Saturday which destroyed $175,000 worth of lumber. Senator Lodge Under Knife NAHANT, Mass., Sept. 29.—Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was operated upon last Thursday for a growth upon the right side. For twenty-four hours there after his condition was serious. Today it was said the patient was as comfort able as could be expected. .. Fofc. C V- I MATE 5oii- , CFIOPS, -SPACE , GEORGIA SURPASSES Any OF THE- 0 if- 1 |U |W /T/ • t * / in i//' ,Mr _ J- A ITS UP TO GEORGIA BUT NICKEL IN POCKET And Edward McDonald,' Found Unconscious* .Says. He’ll Sell Bond's for $20 (By Assoodated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29.—Bonds and securities bearing a face value of $1,270,000 may be bought of Edward Mc Donald at the Emergency hospital for $20. They were found sewed in his pockets when he was taken last night from a cheap 'lodging house with one nickel in actual cash. Questioned about his fortune today, McDonald said: 5 “I paid $80 for the lot and got# bit ten. I think I ought to get $20 for them, but I might take less.” IENT MKT PROBE TWO-YEAR-OLD STRIKE Two Years Have Passed Since 38,000 Allied Shopmen Walk ed Out of Yards (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Sept. 29.^—The strike of 38,000 allied shopmen of the Illinois Central and Harriman railroads, which is two years old, may be the first labor trouble considered by the federal in dustrial commission, whose members were recently appointed by president Wilson. A committee of the Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen today selected a dele gation to go to Washington and ar range for the presentation of evidence. Pall of Black Smoke Drapes Chicago City (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Sept. 29.—Chicago was a city of night this forenoon. The sky was black with rain clouds, and, in the absence of any breeze, a curtain of smoke hung over the city. Where buildings were not equipped for vnight work, business had to be suspended. TELEPHONE WILL PLAY BIG PART IN TRIAL TOMS RIVER, N. J., Sept. 29.—Dur ing the trial of William Leehan on the charge of murdering Mrs. Caroline Turner, wife of a gardener, on George Goud’s estate at Lakewood in 1911, which began here today, an important part will be played by a telephonic de vice, it is expected. Leehan, stenog rapher, was arrested at White Plains, N. Y.. after conversationsKin the pri vacy of his home there are alleged to have been recorded by the device. Manufacturer Dead EASTON, Pa., Sept. 27.—Herman Si mon, said to be the largest individual manufacturer of silks in the world, died today in the office of his Easton mills. Several days ago Mr. Simon was stricken with heart trouble in his office and his condition was bo grave that he could not be removed. His home was in. this city. Representative Bryan Dies, RINGGOLD, Ga., Sept. 27.—Mr. J. C- Bryan, representative of Catoosa coun ty, died this morning at 11 o’clock from a stroke of paralysis. He was sixty- one years old. He leaves a wife and three children. Grape Juice For San Francisco's “Barbary Coast” (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, rfept. 29.—The thumbs of Chief of Police White have been turned down hard on a plan of re sort owners to continue the “Barbary coast’ on a soft drink basis. Hard (Trinlrs br soft drinks, oance halls are dance halls, said the chief today in an announcement that women would not be permitted in the resorts after tomor row evening if liquor was not served. Notwithstanding the announcement by the crief, the resort owners were pre paring for Tuesday night’s “grape juice opening.” TRADE BETWEEN U. S. THAW IS SUFFERING II. S. NOT 10 REBELS FOR TRUCE Administration Decides There Is No Constitutional Way for John Lind to Open Negotia tions With Rebels (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.—The ad ministration has reluctantly concluded that at present there is no constitu tional means of opening communication on an official basis with the Mexican rebels. This fact developed today as the re sult of an inquiry as to whether John Lind, President Wilson’s special com missioner to Mexico, was planning to communicate with the, constitutionalists with a view to obtaining a promiss from them to respect a truce while the projected October elections in Mexico are under way. The administration is much interested in the bringing forward of new candi dates for the Mexican presidential nomi nation, though not willing to express any opinion as to the significance of these entries in their bearing upon the settlement of the question as to whether or not the government of Provisional President Huerta is genuinely comply ing with the desire of the United States government for a free and fair election in Mexico. No Importance Attached To Firing on Border (By Associated Frees.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.—Officers of the war department today minimized the importance of the firing on American soldiers near El Paso by Mexicans Sat urday, when it was learned in a report from General Bliss, commanding t'hfl border patrol, that the Mexicans were not in uniform. General Bliss said the • half-dozen Mexicans who fired the shots had been celebrating a holiday at San Elizario and were said to be drunk. The fire was returned by Troop H of the Second cav alry, but no one was hurt. Rebels Defeated by Federals at Barroteran (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-r-Confirma- tion of the defeat of the constitution alists under General Gonzales at Bar- roteran by General Maas, federal com mander, and of the retreat of the rebels to Sabinas, has reached the state de partment from the American consul at* Ciudad Porflrio Diaz. Friends Worried Over Physical Condition of Matteawan Fugitive Shortage of Trans-Pacific Steamships Expected as Result of Increase (By Associated Press.) SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept. 29.—Be cause of the rapidly increasing trade between the United States and Japan, a shortage of trans-Paciflc vessels is expected by Y. Nagashuma, manager of the Mitaui company, of this city, who has just returned from the Orient. “Japan will become the greatest pur chaser of cotton and other raw mate rial in the world,” said Nagashuma to day. “Last year 370,000 bales were shipped there and this year the ship ments will reach 400,000 bales. “The development of China and Man churia is being taken advantage of by Japan and an era of industrial activity without parallel in that country, has been started. The empire is one great work shop. Labor is plentiful, but raw material is scarce. It will not be many years before Japan will be the United States’ biggest purchaser of cotton. “Owing to the scarcity of coal on the Pacific coast Japan will send scores of cargoes here in the near future. This will avert a coal famine here this win ter.” State Needn ’t Send Any Guard for Me Now, Says Dr. McNaughton (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept. 29.—Dr. W. J. McNaughton, who is to serve a life sen tence in the penitentiary for the murder of Fred Flanders, said todqy that if the .authorities would send him a ticket to any point in the state they wish him to report, they need not send a guard for him. “I am ready to go where directed,” he said, “and there need be no fear of my trying to get away. I came into this jail a gentleman of honor and I w’ill go out of it the same way.” (By Associated Press.) CONCORD, N. H., Sept. 29.—Friends and associates „ of Harry K. Thaw are worrying considerably over the failure of the Matteawan fugitive to rid him self of a heavy cold with which he has been afflicted for a week. One of the noticeable features at the extradition hearing before Governor Felker last week was Thaw’s deep and persistent cough. Thaw has been under the care of a local physician, but has not responded well to treatment. His broken rest and the hard work he has been doing with his secretary since his arrival here have reduced his weight. WARRANTS OUT FOR . H. B. & A. OFFICIALS CONG-MISSING WITNESS' IN SULZER CASE FOUND He's Sick, but Is Willing to Testify If He Won’t Be Arrested (By Associated Press.) ALBANY, N. Y., Sept. 29.—Frederick L. Colwell, long missing witness in the impeachment trial of Governor Sulzer, is ill in a sanitarium, but is ready to come to court and testify as a witness for the governor, providing he is not placed under arrest by the board of managers for having previously refused to testify, according to Judge Herrick, of Sulzer’s counsel. Dons Convict Garb To Study Prison (By Associated Press.) AUBURN, N. Y., Sept. 29.—Wearing a convict’s uniform. Thomas Mott Os borne, chairman of the state commis sion on prison reform, began a short term in Auburn prison this morning to study-the effect of the present prison system on the mental and physical condition of a man. Assigned to the “idle gang,” he will live the life of a convict in every de tail. Alleged That Their Trains Con tain Penny Drinking Cups Instead of Free Ones (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) WAYCROSS, Ga., Sept. 29.—County Tax Collector J. T. Strickland today t swore out warrants here for the arrest of H. M. Atkinson and E. T. Lamb, re ceivers of the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic, for operating do passenger trains of their roads slot machines. — It is alleged that machines that sell individual drinking cups at a penny a cup are on all trains of the road. In dividual cups are given away on other roads entering the city. Mr. Strickland contends that officials of the road have ignored his pommunications on the sub ject and he' conferred with the county attorney before asking for the war rants. The friends of Mr. Lamb and Mr. At kinson, both of whom are out of th* city, are looking upon the matter mor* or less in the light of a joke and are in no fear of the two receivers of the At lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail road languishing in the Waycross pris on. Luther Z. Rosser, attorney for the company, when advised by The Journal of the issuance of the two warrants, said that he had received no notifica tion of the action of Tax Collector Strickland. H e knew nothing of the case, he said. SOUTHERN INSTALLING AUTOMATIC SIGNALS U. S. MINING ENGINEER ESCAPED KOREAN PRISON SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29.—Accom panied by his wife and eighteen-year-old daughter, Alwyn Mason, an American mining engineer who escaped imprison ment in Korea after having been con- \icted of killing a Chinese, arrived to day from the Orient en route to Mexi co. The Chinese was killed by Mason for attacking a little girl. He was sentenced to three years in prison, but Americans and Koreans protested so strongly he was released. Gen, Waddell Dies CEDARTOWN, Ga., Sept. 29.—General J. O. ^Waddell, one of Polk’s most prom inent citizens, died this morning at 8 o'clock. General Waddell was about seventy-five years old. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 29.—The Southern Railway company is now in stalling an automatic electric block sig nal system on the main line between Seminary, Va., and Orange, Va., a dis tance of eighty miles, all double track. This system will be similar to the type which has given splendid results on the double track stretches between Denim, N. C., and Charlotte, N. C., and between Monroe, Va., through Lynch burg to Montview, Va., and when com pleted will provide continuous automat ic signal protection for trains from Orange into the Washington terminal station, giving in all a total of 198 miles of double track protected by this system on important stretches of the Washington-Atlanta main line. Senator Lodge III (By Associated Press.) NAHANT, Mass., Sept. 29.—Senator Henry Cabot Lodge is ill at his home here. There was a consultation of physicians yesterday. This morning his condition was unchanged. ASKS $10,000 FOR LOSS OF HIS EYE J, T, Murphey Sues Harry O’Donnelly and New South • Brewing and Ice Co, As the result of a fight in which he lost *an eye, J. T. Murphey entered suit Monday morning in the superior court for $10,000 damages against Harry O’Donnelly, who delivered the blow, and the New South Brewing and Ice com pany, for which O’Donnelly is the local agent. Murphey sets out that he was former ly the agent for the compnay here and that O’Donnelly succeeded him. The com pany entered suit against him, he as serts, and he brought a counter suit, which involved O’Donnelly. On September 25, he asserts, O'Don nelly, whom he describes as a man of a very dangerous disposition, met and struck him with some blunt instrument, putting out his left eye< Murphey also declares in his petition that O’Donnelly is now in hiding, and he asks the state’s writ of ne exeat to prevent his leaving the state. ‘ W. H. Terrell and John Y. Smith represent the injured man. JURY IN DEADLOCK AT DOCTOR’S TRIAL SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Sept. 29.—After being out since late Saturday afternoon the jury in the trial of Dr. Arthur B. Smith, charged with the murder of his first wife by poisoning, reported at noon today that it was hopelessly dead locked. Judge Hagan declared a mistrial, this being the second time such an order has been made in the case. The first trial was held last April and it was then said that the jury stood eight to four in favor of acquittal of the physi cian.