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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XVIII, No. 165.
SAY ‘MONKEYING ’
WITH SUGAR CHART
“Lobby” Investigators Told By Senate’s Printing Clerk.of
His Suspicions Regarding Mailing of Document, “Sugar at
a Glance,” Under Lodge’s Frank
Washington— . Henry T. Oxnard,
the millionaire vice-president of
the American Beet Sugar Co., tes
tified today before the senate
lobby committee that he estimat
ed he had spent on an average of
$20,000 a year in Washington for
the last 23 years in behalf of the
beet sugar Industry.
Printing Clerk Testifies.
Washington.— John A. Carroll, of
St. Louis, attorney for the Hill Sys
tem of railroads was the first wit
ness today in the lobby investigation.
His only tariff activity, he said, wa3
the fili«g of a 'brief for the Great
Northern and Burlington Roads deal
ing with creosote cil. *
“I want to say that the so-called
Hill railroads have no one in Wash
ington trying to influence legisla
tion”, said tie. 1
“Sugar At a Glance.”
Anselm Wold, the senate printing
clerk testified about the orders for
printing "Sugar at a Glance”, an anti
free sugar document prepared by
Truman G. Palmer, representing beet
sugar interests and circulated free
under the franking privilege of Sen
ator Lodge. The committee has de
veloped testimony on whether Palmer
was permitted to change the docu
ment after the senate had ordered it
“I Told You So."
Turning to Senator Overman, Wold
referred to a previous conversation
about thfe incident and added: “I told
you then somebody had been monkey
ing with orders here and 1 still think
®o.”
Fire “Insidious Lobbyist".
Washington. —“An insidious lobby.
Ist” who did ,pot tell his name was
literally kicked out of the senate doc
ument room today.
“I'll help the president get rid of
insidious lobbyists” was the exclama
tion of R. M. Cooper, assistant super,
intendent of the document room as ho
'booted a tall, recalcitrant man
through the door.
The victim of the booting who fled
down the capitol steps, had been
abusing employes because they did
not furnish him with some printed
documents relating to indigo tariff
rates printed only for the finance
committee.
Assistant Superintendent Cooper
said he ordered him to leave this
morning.
“He rushed into the room” said
Cooper,, “and threw his hand back
toward his hip pocket. Then I kicked
•him into the rail. That's one way to
handle such lobbyists”.
Russian Cabinet, in
Huff, Hits at Duma
St. Petersburg.— A breach has been
•opened between the Russian govern
ment and the durna. Members of the
cabinet announced toda that neither
the ministers nor the heads of depart
ments will appear in the house “until
conditions are established under
which representatives of he govern
ment will be secure from Insult by
members of the duma.”
The Immediate cause of this decis- 1
ton was a remark made by M. Mar
koff, a reactionary member during
the debates on the estimates. While
the minister of finance was speaking,
Markoff cried out "stealing cannot be
tolerated.”
ONE MORE FOR NEW RULE
Welcome, now, Battle Creek, Mich., to the ranks of the good
government municipalities. At the election last Monday Battle
Creek gave one thousand majorit y for the new rule, although the
politicians and special interests m ade a hard fight to retain the old
ward rule.
In practically every city the o pposition to the new rule is the
seme. Everyone who has something to “put over” on the city; who
manipulates the ward rule for some special graft, or the politician
who thrives upon his ability to “get things” for the “boys," always
x opposes commission government. That is the crowd that joins in
® the chorus of praise to “our sacre d institution of representative
government,” as exemplified in ward rule. That crowd opposed the
change in Battle Creek, of coura e, and made a bitter fight against
good government.
For that reason, the 250 cities now enjoying commission gov
ernment will take great pleasure in moving over and making room
for such a progressive munioipalit y as Battle Creek*
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AWAITING 2ND.
POLO DAME AT
MEADOWBROOK
Weather Ideal For the Contest
Between America and Britain
—Field In Fine Shape For
Fast Work. 33,000 on Hand.
Englishmen Pull of Hope With
Shift In Their Line-up. U. S.
Victory Today Would End the
Series.
New York.—Condltoins were favor
able today for another thrilling bat
tle in the international polo cup se
ries. The weather was ideal and the
green at Meadowbroow, Long Island,
was in fine shape for fast work.
The gossip among the twenty thou
sand or more enthusiasts vlho began
flocking to the course this morning
was considerably more hopeful from
an American viewpoint than when the
crowds turned ou* on Tuesday, dubi
ous over the propect of a successful
defense of the cup over the English
challengers.
Expect Close Struggle.
The assurance given by the one de
feat of the Englishmen turned bet
ting from the original odds of 10 to
4, In favor of the Englishmen, to even,
and to the plain .sport-loving major
ity, regardless of bets, It seemed cer
tain oj a. close and exciting strug
gle.
English enthusiasts were full of
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One Broadside Kills
19, Wounds Sixty
Alhucemas, Morocco. Nineteen
Moorish soldiers were killed and sixty
wounded in a single voile fired by the
Spanish cruiser Relna Regente, ac
cording to an official dispatch receiv
ed here today. It says:
“A large party of Moors boarded the
Spanish gunboat General Concha af
ter the wreck had been taken off,
when she went ashore Thursday neaf
here. They were pillaging the vessel
when the cruiser Relna Regente came
up and fired her entire broadside
among them, killing 19 and wounding
60.”
Census Gives Cotton
Consumption Supply
Washington. —Cotton consumed In
the United States during May waa
610,416 running bales. Including 19,018
bales of foreign cotton and 27,461
bales of linters, the census bureau an
nounced ' today.
Cotton on hand May 31 in manufac
turing establishments was 1,505,257
bales, and in independent warehouses
938,809 bales. Imports were 13,820
bales; exports 468,929 bales.
Cotton spindles operated during
May numbered 30,659,943. ,
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 14, 1913.
Rival Captains in Polo Match Today, Whitney [American] at Left; Ritson(British)
at Right..
JAPAN WILLING TO
RENEW FOR 5 Y’RS
Ambassador Chinda So Informs Sec’v Bryan Saturday In
Matter of Arbitration Treaty Expiring in August. Sec’y of
State Expects Senate Ratifi cation Despite Opposition.
Washington.—Viscount Chinda, the
Japanese ambassador, has advised
Secretary Bryan that Japan is willing
to renew her arbitration treaty of five
years her arbitration treaty with the
United States, which expires by lim
itation August 24.
Expects Ratification.
Secretary Bryafn, making the an
nouncement today said he expected
the senate would ratify the new arbi
tration treaties already signed with
Great Britain and other countries de
spite the opposition against them. No
date for signing the Japanese renew
al has-been determined.
The senatorial opposition originally
was voiced by Senator Chamberlain
Who Insisted that in renewing a trea
ty with Great Britain specific expres
sion should be made to remove the
Panama canal tolls controversy from
the field of arbitration. The question
of arbitrating with Japan the issue of
the California alien land law also
has been a subject of discussion
among senators opposed to renewing
that arbitration treaty.
Prest’s Conferences.
President Wilson has had frequent
cnferences over the arbitration trea
ties with senators. Members of the
foreign relations committee have
been frequent callers at Secretary
Bryan’s office. Mr. Bryan today would
SENATE ADMINISTRATION LEADERS
JUBILANT OVER TARIFF BILL AFTER
"IRONING OUT OF ROUGH PLACES ”
Waehlngton, —Administration leaders in the senate were In a Jubi
lant mood today over prospects of the tariff bill. They unhesitatingly
asserted that the party was read y for harmonious action and predicted
that a clear democratic majority f or the measure as it comes from the
caucus will not be endangered. Ad mlttlng that the situation in tho sen
ate was anything but satisfactory when the bill passed tho house, the
leaders now contend that the prolonged preliminary consideration of
the measure was brought about b y an “Ironing out of tho rough places"
in the party alignment and that every development ha* been in favor of
administration- policies.
“There is evidence everywhere that tho country wants quick action
on this measure," said Senator Sim mons today.
“Now there is nothing to prevent rapidity and the bill will be push
ed. It has been received by the co untry with less apprehension than we
had expected.
not say upon what representations he
based his expectation that the arbi
tration treaties would receive sena
torial approval.
ALL WORKMEN STRIKE AT
MILAN, ITALY, IN PROTEST
Milan, Italy.—A general strike of
the workmen of all trades was pro
claimed hero today as a protest
against tho condemnation to prison of
118 workmen who were arrested for
various offenses during the recent
strike at the Iron works.
The authorities have taken energet
ic measures for tho maintenance of
order. Thus far quiet has prevailed.
A party of strikers last night cut the
gas pipes In one dlstricL
Milan,—The strike was called off at
noon and most of the men returned
to work.
JAPB RELEASE YACHT.
Washington. —The American Yacht
Columbia, seized by the Japanese au
thorities for unlawful entry into the
closed port of Nagahama, has been
released and what threatened to be
an international incident has disap
peared.
SUPREMECOURT
RULES MONDAY
IN R’Y RATES
High Tribunal Met In Closed
Conference Saturday to Put
the Finishing Touches On De
cisions In 54 Cases.
Justice Hughes Who Delivered
the Minnesota Rate Opinion,
Probably Will Announce the
Conclusions.
Washington.— Finishing touches to
the supreme court's decision in the
railroad rate cases from Missouri, Ar
kansas, Kentucky, Oregon and West
Virginia are believed to have
added today In secret conference. The
decisions, with those in tho other
forty-nine cases before the court, are
expooted to be announced Monday.
Justice Hughes Is picked by most
lawyers familiar with the court pro
cedure as certain to announce the
conclusion of the court as he did in
the Minnesota rate cases. In doing
so, ho will review the opinion of Judge
Smith McPherson, of the western
Missouri circuit court.
Strange Coincidence.
By a strange coincidence Judge Mc-
Phorson, In that opinion, commented
upon tho “moral courage" of Justice
Hughes, then governor of Now York,
for vetoing a two-cent passenger bill,
Judge McPherson held the Missouri
maximum freight rates and the two
cent passenger law confiscatory and
enjoined their enforcement.
The relations of a governor to pro
posed legislation and those of a court
to legislation consummated," held
Judge McPherson, “are entirely dif
ferent.”
Value and Expanses.
The apportion (runt of value and ex
penses to the railroads on the reve
nue basis as is done in the Missouri
cases by Judge McPherson wag dis
approved in the Minnesota cases.
In view of that following, many be
lieve the supreme court will first con
sider whether errors in valuation and
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DAILY AND SUNDAY. $6.00 PER YEAR.
STAB ‘BRIDGIE’
WEBBER TRIES
TO HIDE WOUND
“Squealer” Who Testified
Against Becker and Rosen
thal’s Murderers. Sinks Ex
hausted On Broadway.
Endeavors to Conceal Identity.
Shuts Up Tight When Detec
tives Try to Pry Story From
Him.
New York,—“Bridgle" Webber, one
of the four gamblers who testified
against I’olice Lieutenant Hecker and
the gunmen convicted of tho murder
of Herman Rosenthal, was stabbed in
the shoulder early this morning un
der circumstances which he seemed
loath to explain. He was in the St.
Vincent hospital today suffering some
pain and weak from the loss of blood,
but his wound will have no serious
results unless blood poisoning sets in.
Although branded by some of his
former associates in the underworld
as a "squealer" in the Rosenthal case
the little "informer" closed up tight
when detectives tried to pry from him
at the hospital this morning the story
of tho attack upon him.
Wouldn't Acknowledge It.
At first Webber tried to hide even
his own identity and the fact that he
had been wounded.
The stabbing occurred on East
Eighth street. Webber tried to walk
sway on the arm of a friend, hiding
tho wound, but on Broadway, in front
of (Trace church, he sank exhausted
and admitted to a policeman that he
had been stabbed. His Identity was
discovered by Detective Harvey, who
worked on the Rosenthal case. Web
ber at first did not account for the
stabbing at all. Then he said a small
boy ran out of a house behind him
and plunged a penknife into his
shoulder.
"Don't Want to Know.”
Further questioning indicated that
the "boy" story was not to be taken
Seriously. Webber finally declared;
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6,000 WOMEN
AT FUNERAL OF
THE'MARTYR’
Mrs. Pankhurst Re-Arrested,
As Dressed In Deep Mourn
ing. She Prepares to Attend
the Obsequies Saturday.
20 Bands Furnish Dirge Mus
ic. Militant and Non-Militant
Suffragettes March Through
Throngs on London Streets.
London, —Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst
wns arrested again today and taken to
Hollowed jail. She had been released
on license on May 30, owing to ill
health brought about by a ”hungr
strike” while she was serving her
sentence of three years penal jnrvltude.
Mrs. Pankhurst was leaving the
hotis whore she had been staying since
her release when two policemen ar
rested her. She was dressed in deep
mourning and wns on the way to at
tend the funeral of Miss Davison.
From all England.
London. —Suffragettes, militant ns
well ns non-militant, rnme from all
parts of England today' for the fun
eral of Miss Emily Wilding Davison,
who met her death while Interfering
with the kings horse in the derby on
June 4.
A special trnln brought the body of
the "martyr” from Epom to Victoria
Station, where n procession of 6,000
women was waiting to escort it across
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110 CUIM ON
JUDGE SPEER
Att’y Oen’l Mcßeynolds Says
Investigation at Macon is
Simply a Periodical One.
New Clerk in Office.
Washington. —ln connection with
reports that an agent of the depart
ment of Justice wag investigating the
official conduct of United States Dls.
trict Judge Emory Speer, of Macon,
Oa., Attorney General Mcßeynolds to
day said that an examiner had been
sent to Macon to report on the opera
tions of the entire court Including the
clerks and marshals office. He said
that a new clerk recently had been
appointed at Macon and It was usual
for the department of justice periodi
cally to examine the court offices. No
charges, lie said, had’been preferred
against Judge Speer.
■ ~ ,
India Flood Takes
300 Lives Saturday
Bombay, Irdla.—Floods cost the
loss of three hundred lives today In
the Palltlna district' on the Peninsula
of Kathiawar, to the north of Bom
bay on the Arabian Sea. The Inun
dations were caused by heavy rains.
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