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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 'Continued on Market Page.) 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. 0000000000000000 O DROP INCREASED POSTAGE. O O Washington, D. C.—Senator O O Penrose announces the aban- O O donment of magazine postage Q O Increase. o O * O 0000000000000000 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 (Continued on Page 2.) j