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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XVI, No. 62.
■SENATE VOTES
SATURDJT 01
TARIFF BOARD
h
Order Was Brought Out of
! Chaos at 3:05 O’clock This
Morning.
DEMOCRATS ARE UNABLE
I TO CONTINUE FILIBUSTER
Unfamiliarity With Rule 19
was Cause. Tilt Between Sen
ator Stone and Vice Pres’t.
Washington,—An even score ol
weary-eyed senators faced Vice Presi
dent Sherman at 10 o’clock this morn
ing when he called the upper house
to order. Adjournment had been tak
en at 4 o’clock this morning.
Among the solons who braved loss
of sleep were Senators Hale and Stone.
They greeted each other pleasantly
and engaged in a brief chat before be
ginning the day’s work. Mr. Hale
was anxious to begin the considera
tion of the general sundry civil bill
and to this end sought to have the
formal reading of yesterday’s jour
nal dispensed with.
"I object,” said the leader of yes
terday’s filibuster. Mr. Hale appealed
to him but apparently in vain.
Mr. Stone asked how long a time
would be required to complete con
sideration of the sundry civil bill and
when Mr. Hale replied that he hoped
to do so by noort, Mr. Stone said:
"I ask unanimous consent that at
that time a vote be taken on the bill
known as the Canadian reciprocity
bill.”
Ha! Ha! From Hale.
"Oh! oh! ha! ha!” responded Mr.
Hale, apparently amused.
Mr. Hale did not recover from his
surprise in time to make formal ob
jection until after Senator Gronna of
North Dakota had performed that for
mality.
"Then,” said Mr. Stone, the captain
( of the filibustering band, “I give no
tice that I shall move the considera
tion of the reciprocity bill.”
"And I shall move that we take
up the naval bill,” said Senator Per
kins, in charge of that measure.
End of Filibuster.
Order out of chaos was brought at
8:05 o’clock this morning when the
senate after many hours of filibuster
ing reached an agreement that at 8:30
o’clock Saturday morning a vote would
be taken on the bill to create a per
manent tariff board.
It was like snatching a brand from
the burning when friends of the
measure accomplished that result.
What had been supposed to be the
death knell for this measure had
been sounded several hours before.
The senate at 4 o’clock adjourned un
til 10 o’clock today.
“Rule Nineteen”
Unfamiliarity with the rules of the
senate on the part of the men engi
neering the obstructive tactics was
responsible for the crumbling of the
opposition. Senator Stone, confident
of his ability to hold the door for the
night, nad permitted the coterie of
long distance talkerg who were to re
lieve him today to go to their homes.
Learning that fact, Senator Beveridge
Invoked “rule nineteen” to take Sen
ator Stone from the floor. Under this
rule no senator "shall speak more
than twice upon any one subject in
debate on the same day without leave
of the senate.”
Vice President Sherman was inclin
ed not to provoke a controversy and
asked Mr. Stone if he had spoken
twice. Mr. Stone would neither deny
nor affirm.
Thereupon the vice president call
ed upon the official stenographers and
ft was found that their notes verified
Mr. Beveridge’s point. Mr. Sherman
sustained the point of order.
Bitterness Exhibited
Considerable bitterness was exhibit
ed by democratic senators when Mr.
Stone was taken from the floor. The
Missouri senator himself protested
loudly that the record of his previous
speeches should be read so that the
senate might Judge whether he had
•exhausted his right under the rules to
jßpeak on the tariff board bill.
The vice president declined to read
these speeches and called Mr. Slone
•to order when he declared the rul
ing of the chair to be arbitrary and
unjust.
Mr. Stone, repeating the charge
then sat down. Senator Overman pro
tested against the word of the sten
ographer being taken against the word
of a senator.
Word Not Given
Mr. Sherman said that the word of
the senator had not been given; that
when called upon to say whether he
had spoke twice that day the senator
had declared he could not recall hav
ing done so, Mr. Sherman said hia
only course had been to have the re
cords of Rebate examined.
Senator 'Carter of Montana, then
proposed that a time be fixed on Sat
urday for a vote on the tariff board
bill so that all of today and tonight
could be devoted to the consideration
of appropriation bills and bills on the
calendar.
Senator Carter said K was the duty
of members to enact the appropriation
measures and declared that the demo
crats would not be justified in forcing
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RAILRBIIOS CAUSING
OEUTOFJf MAILS
Northern Mail Has Been Late
In Augusta For a Month. Con
nections Being Missed at
Denmark, S. C.
Numerous complaints have been
made during the last month and es
pecially of late about the, delay in the
northern mails. The complaints come
often and from many people.
Supt. of Mails, Kingsmore, stated
Friday morning that the Northern
mails had been late for the past month
and that it was the fault of the trains
missing connection at Denmark. The
Seaboard comes down with a great
deal of mail! for this section from
Washington and surrounding points
and is supposed to connect with the
Southern at Denmark, but on account
of the Seaboard trains continually be
ing late the connection is seldom made.
The result is that the carriers either
have to go out late or deliver what
mail they have without waiting on the
Northern trains. Mr. Kingsmore said
that these Northern mails have not ar
rived on time but twice In the past
month and that their lateness has
averaged anywhere from 30 minutes
to seven hours. Friday morning the
3rd inst. the Northern mail was 1 hour
and 45 minutes late.
FORMER AUGUSTAN WAS
KILLED IN MISSISSIPPI
Mr. B. L. Bolton Met Horrible
Death In Railroad Wreck.
Leaves Relatives in Augusta.
News has been received in Augusta
of the death of Mr. 11. L. Bolton, for
merly of this city now of McComb
City, Miss. Mr. Bolton was killed in
a wreck Thursday.
He leaves his mother, Mrs. B. O.
Berry, of El 7 Gardner avenue, this
city, and he has a sister, Mrs. ,T. E.
Thomas, living in Columbia, S. C.
There is also a large connection in
Augusta, and many friends of both
Mr. Bolton and his mother, Mrs. Ber
ry. He leaves a wife and one small
child in McComb City.
Mr. Bolton was 29 years old. He
was employed by the Illinois Central
railroad. It had been the hope of
the family to Inter the remains of Mr.
Bolton In Augusta, but his body had
been so mangled as to prevent trans
portation from McComb City to Au
gusta.
TEMPERATURE ONLY 35
BUT WAS BIG FROST
Mr. E. D .Emigh, the local United
States weather forecaster, when asked
about the kind of weather Augusta
was going to have in the next day or
so, said that It was going to turn
warmer. He officially forecasts fair
and slightly warmer tonight and Sat
urday. The minimum temperature was
but 35 degrees Friday but a heavy
frost, as was predicted, covered the
ground this morning.
Mr. Emigh doesn't believe that the
lowest temperature will be below 38 or
40 for Saturday. The 35-degree min
imum temperature Friday was record
ed at 7 o’clock, when Just an hour be
fore it was 37 degrees.
WHIT GOLDEN SENTENCED
10 MONTHS FOR LARCENY
Whit Golden was arraigned before
the recorder Friday morning on the
charge of larceny from the house. He
was bound over to the city court un
der a bond of $l5O.
At about 1:30 o’clock Thursday
Golden entered a plea of guilty in the
city court, and Judge Eve sentenced
the negro to 10 months on the gang.
Detective Bartley of the Augusta
police department made the arrest
Thursday afternoon. The case was
cleverly worked up, and the negro
was sentenced before the expiration of
24 hours after his arrest.
MR. DAVID WALKER DIED
HERE THIS MORNING
Mr. David M. Walker died at his
residence, 1486 May avenue, at ten
minutes after two o’clock Friday morn
ing, after an illness of two months.
The deceased leaves a wife and four
brothers, Robert S. Walker, Jno. H.
Walker, James J. Walker, of this city,
and Thos. Walker of Mapus, S. c!
He is survived by one sister, Mrs!
C. G. Parnelle, of Augusta.
The funeral services over the re
mains of Mr. Walker will be held from
Jthe Crawford Avenue Baptist church
at 4 o’clock next Sunday afternoon and
the Rev. Thomas Walker wdll offici
ate. The Interment will be in the
West View cemetery.
Mr. Walker was a member of the
Second Baptist church.
FUNERAL IS CONDUCTED
IN THE SIGN LANGUAGE
Kansas City, Mo.—A funeral In sign
language was held here today when
Rev. J. H. Cloud, a deaf mute minis
ter from St. Louis preached the
service over the body of Chas. L. Mi
nor, a deaf mute, who died Sunday.
Mrs. Minor, who also is unable to hear
or talk, made the arrangements for
the benefit of a large number of
friends who are similarly afflicted.
THIRTY-NINTH BALLOT.
Albany, N. Y. —The thirty-ninth bal
lot for United States senator today re
sulted in no election. There was no
quorum and only 34 votes were cast.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 3, 1911.
45 PLOTTERS
TO BE SHOT IN
NICARAGUA?
Friends of Condemned Fear
Official Announcement Delay
ed Until After Executions.
CABLEGRAMS SENT TAFT
AND KNOX FOR RELIEF
President Estrada Asked For
Definite Information. Men in
Chains in Various Prisons.
New York.—According to cable ad
vices received here from Costa Rica,
Dr. Rudolph Espinosa, well known
throughout Central , America and
forty-four others are to be shot by the
Estrada government of Nicaragua, for
alleged complicity in the plot against
the administration. No official an
nouncement of the executions has been
made and friends of the condemned
men fear that official announcement
will be delayed until after the execu
tions are accomplished.
The United States minister to Costa
Rica, it is said has been asked to make
official request of President Estrada
for definite information of his inten
tions toward the prisoners, and cable
grams will be sent to President Taft
and Secretary of State Knox seeking
their assistance.
In Chains in Prisons.
New Orleans.—Tho forty-five mem
bers of the Idberal party In Nicaragua
who have been condemned to death
for participation in the plot to kill
President Estrada and overthrow the
government include many who were
prominent in Nicaraguan political af
fairs during the reign of Jose Santos
Zelaya. Mail advices received here
today say that the men are now in
chains in various penitentiaries in
Nicaragua. The date of execution Is
being kept secret.
Dr. Radolfo Espinosa Is accused of
being the leader in the plot and with
directing tho destruction of the am
munition barracks at Managua re
cently. Many of the men under death
sentence are Masons and the Masonic
grand lodge at San Jose is using every
means to prevent the executions.
Dr. J. Basillo, a German, is also
said to be under sentence of doath for
complicity! in the plot. He Is in the
penitentiary at Grenada.
37 INDUSTRIALISTS ARE
RELEASED FROM JAIL
Most of Them Kept to Their
Agreement and Left the City.
Fresno, Cali.—Following an agree
ment between Industrial Workers of
the World and city authorities here,
37 of the industrialists were released
from Jail yesterday. Others will be
released In small numbers to prevent
possible rioting. One man was re
arrested Immediately when detected
passing a note through a Jail window.
He was placed In a dark cell and the
other prisoners in the Jail held an In
dignation meeting.
It is feared that this incident may
interrupt the carrying out of the peace
agreement.
Most of the industrialists released
immediately stood by their agreement
to leave the ciy.
B U FORDREADY TO SAIL
WITH SUPPLIES FOR CHINA
U. S. Transport Loaded For
Famine Stricken Sufferers.
One Million Pounds of Flour.
Seattle, Washn-—The work of load
ing the United States transport Bu
ford with provisions for the famine
Btricken sufferers in north China Is
progressing rapidly and it is expected
that the vessel will be ready to sail
early next week.
Among the contributions received by
the commercial club yesterday were
checks for SI,OOO each from J. P. Mor
gan & Co. and Cyrus H. McCormick,
Chicago.
The Christian Herald of New Tork
telegraphed a further order for 1,000
sacks of flour, making to date 1,000,- J
000 pounds of flour contributed
through it.
CONFERENCE OF MEN AND
RELIGION FORWARD MOVE
Object of Session to Arouse
Intelligent Interest Through
out South.
Nashville, Term.—At 9:30 o'clock
this morning, the men and religion
forward movement conference con
vened in this city for the first time
in the South and wide interest has
been awakened in Its proceedings. The
conference is held to arouse intelli
gent interest throughout the South in
men and religion generally and in the
plans of the men and religion forward
movement particularly. The Y. M. C.
A. is behind the movement.
SENATE APPROVES
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
Deal Involving Transfer of
Government and City of Au
gusta Properties Now Certain
to Go Through. .
Washington.— The sundry civil bill,
carrying *142,702.094, was' passed by
ne senate at 12.50 p. m.
The passing of the sundry civil bill
by the United States senate Is next
to the last act which will Insure the
transfer of the United States gov
ernment's property in Augusta to the
city and the turning over of certain
property of the city to the govern
ment.
The next final step will bo the sign
ing of the sundry civil bill by Presi
dent Taft. The President will no doubt
sign It just as soon as it roaches him
The matter has already been favor
ably acted upon by the city council
of Augusta and it is assured that this
city will have a splendid city hall and
a *250,000 government building. May
or Barrett, Mr. R. Roy Goodwin and
Congressman Hardwick are the three
gentlemen primarily responsible for
the deal going through.
1000 EXPRESS DRIVERS
AND HELPERS ON STRIKE
New York.—Nearly 1,000 drivers
helpers of the United States Express
company here and in Jersey City
struck today. No wagons were sent
out from the company’s stables in
either city.
Police were despatched to guard
property.
The trouble arose over the appoint
ment of a three-year driver to a mon
ey wagon. The men contend this was
due a driver who hud been in the
service twenty years.
TKVEIfTY BNE TRftMPLED TO
DEATH IN FOOD RIOT
Hankow, China.—Twenty-one per
sons were trampled to death at Sha
Yang Huapeh province today when a
horde of starving Chinese fought for
the food which missionaries were at
tempting to distribute.
A great many others were injured.
RUEF STRUGGLES AGAINST
HIS 14-YEAR SENTENCE
Attorney Will Wire U. S. Su
preme Court For Release
Pending Hearing of Claim.
San Francisco.—According to a
morning paper Abraham Rues will ap
peal to the federal circuit court against
the sentence of 14 years’ Imprisonment
Imposed upon him by the state courts
for bribery of a supervisor. If he falls
to obtain relief from the circuit court,
it is said his attorney will telegraph
to the United States supreme court an
application for his release on ball
pending the hearing of his claim for
a writ of error. Rues will contend
that his constitutional rights have
been violated by a defective indict
ment, conviction without due process
of law and his failure to obtain a "day
in court” before the state supreme
court.
TWO 22,000 TON BATTLE
SHIPS ORDERED BY JAPAN
Viotoria, B C. —Advices were
brought by the steamer Empress of
India last night that orders had been
given by the Japanese admiralty to
the Mitsulbishl company and the
Kawaski dock yards for two battle
shivs of 22,000 tons. The two Japa
nese companies have sent four ex
perts to the Vickers-Maxim yards in
England where a Japanese warship
is being built
FIVE NATIONS COMPETE
IN AVIATION CONTEST
New York. —The Royal Aero Club of
Great Britain has notified the Aero
Club of America that the race for the
Coupe Internationale d’Aviatlon will
start Wednesday, June 28.
Five nations will he represented In
the contest, the United States, France,
Germany and Australia having chal
lenged Great Britain for the cup.
The race course will be selected in
a few days.
MUNSON IS GENERAL MG’R.
Macon, Gs*— John B. Munson who
has been vice-president of the Georgia
Southern and Florida for the past sev
eral years has been appointed general
manager of the road also.
A bulletin was issued yesterday by
President W. W. Finley designating
Mr. Munson vice-president and general
manager.
NAVAL BILL PABBED.
Washington,— At 1:45 p. m.
the senate passed the naval ap
propriation bill and resumed
consideration of the post office
bill.
EXTRA SESSION
TO BE GALLED
MARCO ISTH.
All Hope Abandoned by Admin
istration of Getting Reciproc
ity Bill Through.
CLARK AND UNDERWOOD
CALL AT WHITE HOUSE
Legislators Urged President to
Issue Call at Once to Avoid
Washington Summer.
Washington—Eleven days after con
gress adjourns tomorrow the national
law makers probably will bo called to
gether in extra session. March 15 was
the date given today at the White
House as the time which President
Taft in all probability would select for
the opening of the extra session. Prac
tically nil hope has been abandoned
by the administration of getting recip
rocity through before congress ad
journs.
Republican lenders have urged upon
the President the advisability of call
ing the session as early as possible,
so that it will not be necessary to
sit through a Washington summer.
From administration circles today
comes the unequivocal statement that
an extra session of congress Is inevi
table unless tho senate before noon to
morrow adopts tho pending Dill pro
viding reciprocity witli Canada.
This statement was called forth by
the circulation of a rumor last night,
that tho President was to consult with
Consul General John G. Foster, Just
arrived from Ottawa, and with a mem
ber of the Canadian cabinet, regard
ing the feasibility of deferring Anal
action upon the reciprocity agreement
until next winter.
Representative Clark, speaker to be
of the next house, and Representative
Underwood, who will be Democratic
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee, were callers tit. the White
House today to discuss the extra ses
sion with President Taft.
Mr. Clark expressed the opinion that
if there was to lie an extra session it
•mould be called immediately.
TOUR ASPIRANT LIST
NOW GROWING RAPIDLY
Candidates Alive to Opportunity
to Get Out Into Wonderful
World of Travel.
ACTIVE CANVASS FOR FREE TRIP.
VOTES WILL SHORTLY COMMENCE
Interest Not Confined to Any Particular Section; Nominations
and Letters of Inquiry From Everywhere That News of
Great Plan Has Reached Show Wildfire of Enthusiasm,
There has been an awakening in
Augusta in the last five days which
Is the greatest of its kind that The
Herald has ever been directly respon
sible for. It seems almost Incredible
that the prospect of winning the free
European tours should imvo caused
such a wildfire of enthusiasm.
Those who have already enrolled
their nomination have expressed them
selves forcibly as Intending to win
and an active canvass for subscrip
tion votes will soon commence.
What It Means.
Do you know what this means?
It means that the Augusta Herald
will send fourteen young women and
a chaperon to Europe; it means that
The Herald is making an offer to all
the young women In Augusta and vi
cinity of good character, married or
single, between the ages of fifteen and
fifty an opportunity to take a glori
ous trip. The Herald will pay all the
bills. *
It means that there Is under way in
Augusta and surroundings one of the
merriest races ever participated In by
the daughters of Georgia and South
Carolina. It means that there are
any number of young ladies alive to
opportunities and quick to take ad
vantage of them.
No Speculation.
From everywhere that news of the
great plan has spread come letters of
nomination and inquiry.
There is no speculation or element
of chance about the securing of these
splendid trips. The winners become
winners only by work and energy.
The Herald is engaged in extend
ing its subscription list and for the
efforts of our friends in assisting this
paper will repay them one hundred
fold on this trip of combined educa
tion, recreation and pleasure. For the
SUIT FILER BY U.S. GBIT
AGAINST BENI ELEC. GO.
Specific Charge Against Nat l.
Electric Lamp Co. For Unlaw
ful Trade Combination.
Cleveland, Ohio. —Following a con
sultation between Judge W. S. Kenyon,
assistant United States attorney gen
eral and United States district attor
ney, W. E. Day here, Attorney Day
representing the government filed suit
against the General Electric company
of Schenectady, N. Y., and others al
leging an unlawful combination and a
conspiracy In restraint of trade.
The sped fie eharge is that the Na
tional Electric Damp company was
promoted by the defendants for the
purpose of monopolizing the trade in
carbon filament, electric incandescent
lights. The petition alleges that the
National Eieetrie Lamp company con
trols 97 per cent of that business.
I’he National Electric Lamp com
pany incorporated under the laws of
New Jersey has Its headquarters in
Cleveland.
MEMORIAL TO. N. Y. TROOPS
BEGUN IN ANDERSONVILLE
Andersonville, Ga.—A. J. Zabriskle,
of the New York State Monument
Commission, began today setting the
*25,090 memorial shaft In the National
cemetery here, to 2,200 Now York sol
diers who died In Andersonville prison
during the civil war.
STEAMER "‘RETURNING.
Yokohama. -Tho steamer Minnesota
of (lie Great “Northern Steamship line
which recently sailed from ilonj Kong
and Yokohama for Seattle, Is report
ed returning to lids port ns n result
of a mishap to her machinery. Tin
accident occurred when the vessel was
1,700 miles nut from here. She Is re
turning at reduced speed.
LAWN TENnTs’chALLENGE.
Sydney, N. S. W.— Tho Smih African
Tennis association has challenged for
the Dwight F. Davis international
lawn tennis cup. Challenges had al
ready been received front the lawn
Tennis association of Great Britain
and the United States National l.awn
Tennis association.
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O Washington, D. C.—Senator O
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Industrious efforts of the ambitious
votes are given. These votes in turn
place the candidates In their respec
tive positions In their district. The
leader In each district at the close of
the contest will be awarded a trip
and there you are.
It is votes which will enable you
to win the trip and votes can only lie
secured by being clipped from The
Herald or through the regular sub
scription channels. Nothing will win
except effort and perseverance.
Many New Nominees.
Yesterday an unusually large num
ber of nominations were received,
bringing the number up to very satis
factory proportions.
Interest In the enterprise Is In
creasing dally as the rapidly growing
list of candidates shows. Neither Is
It to any particular section that the
Interest Is confined; it Is general
throughout the entire territory Includ
ed In the fourteen districts.
It will be remembered that candi
dates compete only against their sis
ter contestants in the same district,
but a candidate can go into another
district and secure votes. Votes may
be gotten anywhere in the wide world.
The rapidity with which votes will
accumulate and the effort necessary
to the winning of one of the tours
will be Inconsiderable compared to the
value of the tour. Those fortunate
enough to win will never cease to con
gratulate themselves on their alert
ness In taking advantage of the offer.
Too much stress cannot he laid on
the value of an early start. It lr. a
big factor for success. The present
Is a golden opportunity—but It Is also
a winged one.
Full information about The Herald
plan will be published frequently or
will be cheerfully furnished on appli
cation to The Herald Tour Manager.
DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR.
FRIAR LANDS
REPORTS ARE
BEFORE HOUSE
Majority and Minority Docu
ments Submitted by Insular
Affairs Committee Today.
FINDINGS EXONERATE ALL
PHILIPPINE OFFICIALS
Minority Statement However,
Recommends Prohibition long
Leases for Welfare of Islands
Washington, D. C.—Complete exon
•ration of the officers of the Philip
pine Islands government of all charges
ot irregularities or Improprieties in
connection with the administration
sales or leases of lands In the Philip
plrp's; yet, on the other hand pointed
criticisms of the inadequacy of the
present laws to prevent monopolies in
what are known as the "friar lands”
nro expressed In both the majority
and minority reports of the house
committee on insular affairs wers
submitted to the house today.
Charge Made Year Ago.
The charge made' on the floor ol
the house a year ago by Representa
tive Martin of Colorado, that the so
called sugar trust had acquired 36,000
acres of the "Friar lands” led to an
investigation of the entire question
of the administration of public lands
as well as "Friar lands." Both re
ports concur In the opinion that tha
organic act of 1902 in limiting lndi
\ iduals to 40 acres and corporation!
to 2.000 acres in the amount of public
lands that may be acquired does nol
impose tlie same restrictions on the
disposition of the “Friar lands."
Absentee Landlordism.
The majority report argues that as
a practical expedient the "Friar lands”
should lie disposed of In larger quanti
ties to attract buyers while the mi
nority claim that the sale of the “Friar
lands” In large trnets may develop a
system of absentee landlordism ns ob
noxious to the Filipinos as that of the
Friars against whom they once re
belled.
| The administration of the lands
* M Philippine Islands has
been fairly and honestly conducted,
anil charges and Insinuations to the
contrary, directed against officers eith
er of the Philippine government or of
the government of the United States,
are unwarranted and unjust—this Is
the concluaion of the majority of the
committee on Insular affairs
in its report of an exhaustive inves
tigation of those matters, made pub
lic today by the chairman of the com
mittee, Representative Olmstead of
I’ennsylvanla. The report expressly
exonerates W. Cameron Forbes, gov
ernor general; Charles H. Sleeper, di
rector of lands; Frank W. Carpenter,
executive secretary, and Dean c!
Worcester, secretary of the Interior of
the Philippine government, of any
Improprieties In the management of
Hie Philippine Innds, nnd describes
•hem ns "able, earnest, patriotic men,
honestly performing their duties under
more or Icsh trying circumstances.”
Legal Problems.
The report reviews at length the
alleged violations of laws governing
the sales of land and the Issuance of
leases, and lays Its principal stress
upon the Intricate legal problem In
volved In the question of the status
of the so-called "friar lands,” which
were purchased by the Philippine gov
ernment from the religious orders,
with funds raised by a bond Issue.
Radical differences of opinion have
existed as to whether these friar lands
were governed In the matter of sales
and leases by the restrictions clearly
Imposed fry the "organic law” of the
Islands upon transactions concerning
the public or crown lands purchased
by the United Htates government from
the government of Spain.
Representative Mnrtln, of Colorado,
precipitated the investigation now re
ported upon, by various charges made
on the floor of the house in the latter
part of the session of 1909-10, In which
h- alleged Improper sales and leases
of the friar lands, especially to per
sons who, he charged, desired the land
for the benefit of the so-called sugar
trust.
Bought 56,000 Acres.
And so, while the report undertakes
to refute a number of charges con
nected with the sale* and lease of lands
in the lalands, it Is devoted largely
to discussion of a transaction by which
one F. L. Poole bought 56,000 of the
400,000 acres of the friar lands.
The report speaks also of leases ob
tained by Frank W. Carpenter, execu
tive secretary in the Philippines, and
of his compliance with an executive
order for government employes to se
cure permission from the governor
general In order to engage In busi
ness.
"In leasing this land," says the re
port, “Mr. Carpenter acted entirely for
himself, no other persons directly or
Indirectly being Interested with him.
He holds the position of executive sec
retary but his official duties are in no
way connected wth the administra
tion of publla lands or friar lands. He
has no control over them whatever,
and no voice in their management.
The agreement with Mr. Carpenter
seems to have been highly satisfac
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