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flNPHILAOELPHIA
ty-Fivc Thousand Union
!i Said to Have Ceased
Work at Midnighf.
iiTHBTIC STIMKK
MAY SPREAD FARTHER
f Fears r Violence and
body Biotinff, With the
J Vast Army Idle.
m -
J L-ocn 50.000 and 75.000 union f
? gjs ou strike 100 rimcrcn t T
i ?fi of induslry.nlTooted T
f cwal of rioting n wlm-h two v
shot, is 1 1.7 situation T
Sronts Philadelphia early v
police a re apprehensive of v
Sfoucomc. Wilh thousands ol T
I He if will be an matter v
1 Si the" park of discontent into f
iamc of lawlessness. . T
irccfor ('lav. however litis no T
t itSv m declaring Mint " T
1 S men at his command to v
1 sh any uprising.
$ , . :
? fliADBLPUTA, March 1. Eucour
I tfy messages of sympathy aud of
1 )i assistance from labor orgauiza
iwiom all parts of tlio counlry.
' workers of many trades ceased
I ft-midnight nud inaugurated what
' to lie one of the greatest sym
I 'strikes in the history of orgnu
j ib'or.
i committee of ten says that at
J, H;000 organized workers as well
I ny unorganized mou have ceased
f, npth at midnight uniou orches
: laving in the leading hotels and
I pfeked up tlieir instruments and
Ifl'for borne.
JWOahracn Join Movement.
fen cab drivers and chauffeurs also
jfthed their posts and the hotel ami
T1 cab and automobile service was
"fcrippled. The drivers of both tax
firviccs m the city are members
Kiouaud refused to take out their
'Jcs after midnight,
'committee of ten remained in scs
Mt?Hs headquarters all night re
ijjfrenorts from the local unions,
moor leaders refused to comment
jtffrfcport that the police would prc
(mho demonstration planned for to
''ly'. afternoon in .Independence
Mrig win cli began tonight in fov
Jfctions of the city and was par
ia ly severe in the northeastern dis
ci isj thought to bo a forerunner of
ft serious trouble tomorow, when
tei ids of idle men will throng the
9 y
;g 'Company Stands Firm.
yo llic labor leaders are receiving
t support from their fellow work-wf-n
all parts of fho country, many
"jTitious of employers have "sent lot -a1
telegrams to the officials of the
iij elphia Itapid Transit compan'
-is Jc citv ofiicials commending thefr
j m aud urging them to stand firm
if? sir determination not to recognize
lion.
jfpolicomeu, firemen and specials
j.Ji lave bcoiKou fluty since the strike
received orders tonight to re
rt?;at their posts. The number of
rj;cncy automobiles in the citv hall
H yard was increased aud prepara-2-
P'ero made to scud a force of men
R section of the city at a moment's
yfpich Meu ou Police Force. ,
of thcsc machines arc driven
tfieir owners, wcalthv meu, who have
gPtocrcd for police duty and have
Ssyrorn in by Director Clav.
4iliam Drcxler was shot a'ud prob
ffa tallv iniurcd tonight by a policc-gl-wlio
fired into a crowd" that bad
Xfogated.
ijVcral cars bad been stoucd by the
FSi ? 11 ' ,)0lj-uc guarding ' them
1 rcx cr 1,1 l"o stomach,
f S of 'h! cily Ck" tJU,S lU 0ll,cr
4orimr t iic hy Policemen en-
$js serious. ' 11,3 coudl'
P? hunilrcd dyers cmplovcl hi 1
Wtoil-W T.,t,,0n' rivan-cc8 ad-
' loft ?u'?CW Vcc ""mUleo
iprcei jott the otfice ot the com.
-fucu the mon were notified L
BBfckinK. All obeyed llSTaen
AT PALISADE
ffAUSE OKGUEAT DAMAGE
ruJ hciI ft4,tf,1Srn lacitic of nee and
W the EiiV1! aS t,,c sencral of
Mt tK-V.1 &, P'ti'l R:iIlroafl
1 15 ernoon nSr h('lB:l" to rlF0 on
)' ' wuh of "m cverel the lower
mill arr ft nbll?fI1,1 V SouUwrn Poeltlc
I.. i 'hour anii h at 11,0 ratp r 11
id') tore thr. nJ'i wa8 Pevcra! fec-t
.IV nfe hiSPeMo realized lhat It
aJbf Th ,0,Bt almost all tholr
AS iifiSgr iW ,'-A
B n .1 ,, ia stPlcn M. Moore. 7L'
Tft loy ronnn, " iFr'l,,clsL, Politician.
' oW !' on 1 .u' j. ror, one week for
KlovrV to0, ,r te;.Une three
l5fca fpa rtnin, ,C '!f alnsBwarc from a
Sir-. fi 1,'.OOo!l!oo,L1!r"Lf0,.'.doi,,s Portion
i Pent iX i1hh", of lli-st morleiiKO
ecl'j2 .'Ark.in, ' a by the Hod:
lit ' f nud iJCc ,)C11U, lU(1(1J
ii OF RECOVERY
OF VICTIMS SLOW
Forty-Eight Bodies So Far Arc
Taken From Great Avalanche
at Wellington.
THIRTY-THREE PASSENGERS
AND EMPLOYEES MISSING
Report That Ten Living Had
Been Taken From a Buried
Car Is Untrue.
AYELLrNGTON. "Wash.. March 4.
The men digging for bodies in the ava
lanche tomb made little progress today,
aud late this afternoon only forty-eight
dead had been brought oul, leaving
thirty-three pnsseugers and railroad
men, and an unknown number of labor
ers iu the gorge whero Uic two trains
are buried. Tbc searchers arc working
in the clay time only. , ,
The Great Northern railroad today
sent in fifteen Alaskan sledges on which
the bodies will be taken to a train at
Skykomish. All the railroad men s
boines were.at Everett. The report that
ten living wcro found in a buried car
is untrue.
The body of Donald Gilmorc, firemau,
was recovered.
Edgar Lcnnnon of Hunters. Wash..
whose bodv and that of bis wife have
been fouiul, was formerly one of Lbc
lending attorneys of Seat tie.
O'NciU's Car Found.
Superintendent O'Neill's private car.
containing the bodies of Trainmaster A.
Tf. Blackburn and Secretary Longcoy.
was found today.
Ail 1 lie wounded in the temporary
hospital bore arc recovering.
Of 700 sacks of mail carried away
by (be avalanche, only 150 have been
recovered. There is uo trace what
ever of one mail car aud seven clerks
aud weighers. In some places cars are
known to be under seventy feet of
trees, snow, earth and rocks.
The Groat Northern is using all tbc
resources at its command Lo open tbc
track. Superintendent O'Neill esti
mates the actual loss to tho road by
destruction of property at $1,000,000..
Fear of More Slides.
Cold mi us and increasing fear of
snowsHdcs added lo the gloom of Wel
lington today. Two bodies were sent
down the trail and the others, wrapped
in blankets, arc lying in a railroad
building.
The recovery of bodies will be slow
until the locomotives' arrive to pull,
away the giant trees, whose trunks
and "branches arc interlocked above the
dead. The rain, falling on snow already
packed so tight that a shovel will not
enter it, is turning it to ice.
The working force in the avalaucbe
ruius now consists of loO men, Amer
icans. Tbrco of the Greek and Slav
onian laborers stole clothing from the
ruius". but they did not actually rob
tbc dead bodies. The misconduct of
these men aroused such indignation that
tbo railroad officials sent all the sov-cnty-fivc
- foreign laborers away.
Coroner Snyder has taken charge of
$10,000 worth of' jewelry and other
valuables, which he will bold pendiug
identification by relatives of the vic
tims. Superintendent O'Neill said tonight
that tbc line to Skykomisb will not be
open for at last eight days. Recent
slides ou the east slope of tbc mouu
tnins shattered hopes that the line to
Spokane would be opened soon.
Snow is falling tonight, making (be
work of rcst'.ue more diQimlt.
VILLAGE OF CASCADE
REPORTED WIPED OUT
SKATTLL". Wash., March I. Six la
borers arc reported to have been killed
by an avalanche lhat destroyed Cascade,
a small station east of the C'iiscndc tun
nel. The report was brought to Seattle
by a section man. He bald that lie
walked through. Cascade this morning,
und that everything had been wiped out
but. a. rook shak. Two men at the
srene lold him of the death of the six
laborers, whose names are not known.
The Great Northern lias received no
report of an avalanche at Cascade, but
It Is known that several had slides have
occurred 011 the- oast slope of the moun
tains. All coimnunk-atlon with that sec
tion has been cut off.
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
MORE LIBERAL TO JEWS
!5T. TJ 15T K US F! U RG . March A. The
government has shown ilpelf more liberal
than the duina regarding Jewish dlsa- i
bllltins.
The committee on Interpellations of the
dumn today adopted an Inlcrpellalion of
Premier Stolypin concerning the circular
Issued by tlio Russian government on
.Juno 4. 1907. which Instructed the local
authorities not to evict the Jews who
had Illegally Hottled outsido tlio pale prior
to August, 1!)00. pending the enactment
of Kcneral Jewish reforms.
The committee found Unit the law un
mistakably rodulres such Jewa to be im
mi'dialcly returned within the pale and
brought to trial, and demanded of the
premier what Jii.xlilieatlon there was for
the Illegal circular and why it hnd not
been revoked. The committee also In
sisted that steps fo execute tho law bo
taken forthwith.
FIRST ANNIVERSARY
SPEECH OF MR. TAFT
WAS 1 1 I.vGTOn! March !. President
Taft made his first anniversary speech
tonight at a dinner of the Twcnty-I'our-hour-a-day
ulub of I ho Young Men's
Christian association.
"I don't know very much about tho
early lire of tlur Young Men's Christian
association, said the president, "but if
it had .such a first year .-13 I have had,
it learned a great deal.
"You call this l lie Twcnlv-iour-hour-a
-day club. I don't know of any other
Institution entitled to bear ihiu name,
oxcept possibly the presidency of the
United States. Otlior offices of the gov
ernment can be filled by a number of
different -people, but as long ns the presi
dent Is alive and kicking It is twenty
four hours a day for him."
MONTGOMERY WARD IS
VICTIM OF ACCIDENT
PASADIOXA, Cal.. March i, A. Mont
gomery Ward of Chicago was seriously
Injured in an antQinobile accident here
tonight, Ills left shoulilcr was broken
when he fll from lb'- tonncmi of the
nt'ifhliiL. 11 refused lo bi operated
upon.
The Neiv Comet "Guess I'm heating up the atmosphere too much."
EXPECT UNCLE Si
II 1KB THE IS
Conditions in Nicaragua Such
That American Intervention
Is Desired.
DEFEATED REVOLUTIONISTS
FIGHT FROM THE BUSH
General Estrada Cuts Oir Pay
ot His Ornamental Staff
Officers.
RLL'EFi 10LDS, Nicaragua. March 4.
After three days of secret conference,
there is every reason to believe that Gen
ral Estrada, the leader of the revolu
tionists, and his advisers reluctantly hava
acquiesced in the demand of American
residents in Nicaragua that a receptive
oar be turned to any proposal of Ameri
can Intervention that will guarantor to
them the rights demanded, the denial of
which caused the revolution.
The. orjginai demands of the revolution
ists . Included the ovQrthrow of President
Zclayn, which was accomplished, V and
the restoration to the people of. tho con
stitutional rights of citizens which it was
alleged had been taken from tlicm under
the Zclaya reign. ;
Confirmatory Evidence.-
While ' Generals Estrada and Diaz and
rtivei'ia and the other. conferees- are abso
lutely silent' concerning the matter, their
frequent' icalhs upon Thomas P. .Moffatt,
the American consul.' who also declines
lo talk, are considered to support this
view.
It Is safe to say that General Chanior
ro's defeat has nut altered the view, of
the people otitlie cast coast of -Nicaragua
as to the guarantees that are neces
sary lo peace. ,
Undoubtedly .they will demand Hie ful
fillment of . every principle for which the
armies have fought ami President Mndrlz
has frequently admitted their justice.
Stand of Americans.
American interests in Nicaragua will
insist that-the -payment of revolutionary
debts be a part of any agreement, and
on tills question they have -the support
of the provisional - government. Mer
chants havy extended to the revolution
ists unlimited credit. n the assurance
that the supporl of the United States vas
behind Jhoni. and they argue lhat, (his
Washington government Is in duly bound'
lo safeguard their. interests.
Nothing except intervention can stop
the war. General Men a hns spread lila
forces between San'Vicento and La -Manga
to resist .every advance, the govern
ment troops may attempt on IJlueliclds,
17c is also securing recruits and ammu
nition. General Estrada' lias slopped thfc
pay of a small army of hie staff officers
who were more ornamental 'than useful. .
SIC4NTFICANCE ATTACHED ,
TO ALTS'CirUL'S DEPARTURE
NEW ORLEANS. March' In thp
sudden departuic today' for Washington
Continued on Page Two.
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Index So Today's Tribune
v Departments Pugb
J Society 5
!- Editorial 6 r
-r Railroads 7
r Mines S
I- Markets 3 -J.
-V Intcrmountain 11
.1. .r.
Domestic. .
Great' Labor War ' On in Phlia-
dclphla 1
Senate SHU Unable to Vote on
Postal Savings 13111 1
r Ballinger Case Reaches Stage of -I-
Much Wrangling 1
Promln,oni Citizen of North Curo--"'
; Una Shot Down in Street 1 -I-
Work ot Recovering Bodies of
I- Avalanche Victims Progresses.. 1
-r Fierce Storm Rages on Alaska
-I- Coast 1 .
-I Local. v
4 Acapulco Man. Talks Entertain-
ingly of Famous Port and Ad- -j
Joining country II
Early Closing of Stores Satur- !
'"r day Nights Given Big Impetus.. 11 v
I Contractors on Public Works Will .J.
Have to Hurry M
I- Retail Merchants" Association n
r Busy 14 -I-
Six Now Members Added lo DI- -I-
'- voire Colony 14
l-
v Sporting News. v
J- Baseball for Schools 10 .J.
; Price of Baseballs 10 .j.
Utah Baseball League 10
Y. M C. A. and Utah Play To-
-I- . day 10
FAMOUS OLD CHIEF : '
.OF CHIPPEWAS-D1ES
1
, ( WASHINGTON, .March I. One.. of the
most- picturesque 'chieftains of the .'in-;
dlan race and his nephew, both members
of the Chippewa tribe' In' Minnesota, were
found dead in a local hotel today, "victims
of asphyxiation. " ,
. Tlio dead chief was Pay-Baum-Wc-Chc-Walsh-Kung.
more than 95 years
old. and his unfortunate companion was
A-Nc-Way-Aush. It. Is believed ono of
the red men blew 01a tlio gas.
Tills wns the second visll of the chief
to tho capital of tho "Groat Father." his
first Journey to Washington being nearly
forty-four years ago. when he canto as
one of the signers of the treaty of 1SGC
between Ihe United States ami the
Chlppewas.
Although he was approaching tho cen
tury marl;, tho old chief's strength of
character had made him a potent power
with his people, and his linal tlsil to
.Washington was as a member of a dele
gation appointed by a council of his band.
. 4 i i i t , 4 . . 4 , it i i i
LOUIS JAMES STRICKEN;
-J; . IN" SERIOUS CONDITION
4 HELENA. Mont.. March 1. Louis ?
2 James. Die actor, wast stricken with !
J heart failure in his dressing room at .
A' the HcJeniL. theater tonight aud for ..
j',sovcral hours his life was de- I
v spnlrcd -of. ..
-I- The performance was canceled and
-I- Mr. James was removed to his hotel.
where t was slated later lhat his 4
condition was slightly improved. 4.
i
THREE PROMINENT
State Senator Travis, Represen
tative Kitchin of North Caro
lina Among Victims. .
DEPUTYmSHERIFF FATALLY
WOUNDED. OTHERS LIVE
Shootiiiir Done in Street of Scot-,
land Neck hy Merchant of
the Town.
. SCOTLAND NECK, X. . C, March
I. Stale Senator 15. L. Travis aud Rep
resentative A. P. Kitchiu, brother of
Governor W. W. Kitchin and of Con
qrc'ssmnn Claude Kitchin, and Dcputv
Sheriff C. W. Dunn, all of Halifax
county, wcro shot down ou tho main
street ot the town this afternoon by
E. .E. Powell, a merchant. Travis and
Kitchin arc seriously, and Dunn fatally,
wounded.
Powell', it is said, met his. three vic
tims as they were walking along' tho
street - together. Ifc approached, Mr.
Travis and asked him why he had not
replied to a letter ho had written hiiii.
Representative Kitchin, -thinking' that
Powell was out of humor, placed liis
hand-gently on his - shoulder -and at
tempted to placate him. Powell -drew
a pjsbl, shot Kitchin and their iired on
Travis and Dunn. ' . .
lpcllf thftn walked , to.. his. btore, se
cured a shotgun aud barricaded himself
in the place. No effort was made to ar
rest Ii i in", but ' he surrendered tonight
and was taken to tho coiiriiy' .fail at
Halifax.
SENATOR ALLDS. MAKES
DAMAGING 'ADMISSIONS
ALBANY. March 4,--Senalor J. V.
Allds lold his colleagues who am try
ing him on Senator Conger's bribery
charges today that, wliilo serving iu the
legislature he wns retained as general
counsel for two railroads and had aigued
cases for another
Allds also admitted he had done a little
law business for the Bell Telephone com
pany and tlio United States Express com
pany. The defendant had not finished his
direct testimony when the Investigation
adjourned until Tuesday.
Boost for "Uncle Joe."
DANVILLE 111.. March I. Twenty Re
publican editors of the Eighteenth con
gressional district, of Illinois, represented
by Speaker Cannon, today at a meeting
in this city. Indorsed tbc speaker's poli
cies, called upon him again to bo a can
didate for congress, approved tho I'ayno
Aldrlch tariff bill and paid high tribute 1
to President Taft and Governor Dcncon.
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BALLINGER CASE IN
ianu im
Day Is Chiefly Occupied With
Wordy Clashes Between
rinchot and Vertrccs.
SENATORS IMPATIENT AT
THE LENGTH OF HEARING
Pinchot Admits His First-Hand
Knowledge of Ballingcr's
Acts Is Little.
WASHINGTON-, March -J. The Bal-lingcr-Pinchot
investigation dragged
through two sessions today. Mr. Vert
rccs. counsel for Secretary Ballinger,
continued his cross-examination of Gif
ford Pinchot. He elicited some inter
esting facts from the former forester,
but, for tho most part, the day was
taken up with " wrangles between the
attorney and the witness and sometimes
between Mr. Ycrtrccs and counsel for
Ihe other side. Mr. Pinchot complained
to the committee that it was difficult
to explain forest service matters to
a man so Utile informed ou the sub
ject as Mr. Yertrcos appeared to be.
1 Senators 'Grow Weary.
The members of the conimittco showed
considerable impatience during the day.
and Senator, 7rIint repeatedly ured
counsel to stop wrangling aud try to
got down to facts. Many of Mr. Vert
rccs 's questions were based upon docu
mentary evidence and he read copious
ly from the record of the ensc. Sen
ator Flint declared that, one letter had
been placed in the record at least
' wen I j' ililTereut times.
Mr. Pinchot admitted that his first
hand knowledge of Mr. Ballingcr's acts
was very little, but he reiterated that
the secretary of the interior had de
ceived the president concerning the
Cunningham conl cases and had made
a statement o the president which was
obviously untrue.
As to Rangers in College.
Mr. Vcrtrces.. at the afternoon ses
sion, questioned Mr. Pinchot closely re
garding the sending of forest rancers
to acrricullural colleges, and broucht
out that Mr. Pinchot was under the
impression he had. informed the secre
tary of agriculure of what he was do
iug. but was not willing to swear to it.
- The attorney sought to show that Mr!
Pinchot aud former Secretary of the
Interior Garfield were m the" habit of
doing what they thought best, regard
less of the law, and :hat their antag
onism to Mr. Ballinger was brought
about by his determination to proceed
wholly within tbc law.
Audience of Women.
While Interest in the Ballinger-Plnchot
investigation had already been attested
by large crowds at all of the sessions
or Ihe committee, the crush to got into
tho hearing room since Olfford Pinchot
look the stand has been such that oven
the handling of newspaper copy out of the
room has at timea been impossible. Ninety-nine
out of the hundred speclators
crowded daily aboul the committee
table are women.
Louis U. Glavis was the hero of the
throng while he was on the stand accus
ing Secretary Ballinger, but ho has gone
Into eclipse now that Mr. Pinchot, the
deposed forester and friend of conserva
tion, is holding tho center of the stage.
The Pinchoi family has long been promi
nent in the exclusive social circles of the
capital and since Mr. Pinchot took the
stand many of the leaders of this set
have been present. Mrs. Pinchot, the
mother of tho, former forester, has beuii
at tho hearings almost daily. She usuallv
is surrounded by half a score of friends.
When the committee adjourned Tues
day afternoon the cross examination of
Mr. Pinchot had just been started hy At
torney John J. Vertices, representing Mr.
Ballinger and the. other accused officials
of the Interior department. Upon the re
sumption of the hearing this morning
there was every indication that Mr. Pin
chot would be on the stand all day.
As soon as Mr. Pinchot took the stand
this morning Attorney Vcrtrees for Mr.
Ballinger asked him this question:
"Mr. Pinchot, please slate one singlo
fact of your own knowledge that rellects
upon Mr Ballingcr's conduct either as
commissioner of tho land office or sec
retary of the interior not hearsay not
what somebody else 3ald or wrote of
your own knowledge."
Refers to His List.
The witness hesitated. Then he" ad
dressed Senator Nelson:
"Mr. Chairman, in order to answer that
question, because- of the nice discrimina
tion it involves. I must ask your permission-to
refer to a list 1 have here of the
things Mr. Ballinger has done."
The permission was granted, and after
a. perusal of the list Mr. Pinchot said:
' "The fact of my own knowledge is Mr.
Ballingcr's letter to tho president of No
vember 15, with which he inclosed Ron
ald's letter. These letters contain mis
statements which T have already shown
aud am prepared further lo show."
Mr. Vertrccs: "You have testified hero
largely by inference and innuendo. .Now
state what you personally Know Mr. Bal
linger said or did."
Mr. Pinchot: "The letter of Novom
bcr 15."
"What else?"
"I never discussed the Cunningham
cases with Mr. Ballinger. The only
knowlcdgo I have at ilrst band Is limited
to writings that arc not disputed."
Questioned as to the reprimand lie gave
Assistant Law Officer Shaw and Assist
ond Korcstor Price, Mr. Plncho.l admitted
that "at heart" ho approved or the mo
tives of Ihe two In doing what they did,
but did not approve of their method of
doing it. Uo denied that cither he or
any of his pcoplw owned stock In the
Pocahontas Coal company.
"The family has sonic stock in a. coal
company in Illinois," he added, "but I
have not."
Mr. Pinchot said that up to tho time
he sent Glavis to President Taft the
relations between himself and Mr. Bal
linger had been "fairly friendly not
more than that."
He was not more friendly because ho
knew Mr. Ballingcr's views as to con
servatism were different from his own.
"Then you were unfriendly'.'"
"No. I distrusted him."
"Ton mean distrusted hla policies?"
"I distrusted his policies and what he
would do."
"So. Mr. Pinchot." suld Mr. Vertices,
"after nil that statement you made to
tho committee when yon tool; tho stand,
all you can cite against. Mr. Ballinger
of your own knowledge is the letter of
November In to tho president?"
Ejcpocted. Othors to Help.
"I said I expected to prove some of
the Uilngs I charged by othor wit
nesses." Referring to his testimony that Mr.
Ballinger as commissioner of the land of
flco protested against the 'creation
of tho OlniKach forest In Alaska, In which
some of the Cunningham claims aro lo-
Coulinued on Pago Two.
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VOTCjSJENATE I
Recess Again Taken After Day
of Hot Debate on Postal
Savings' Bill.
MANY DIVERSE OPINIONS I
ARE STRONGLY EXPRESSED
Senator Smoot Charged With
Inconsistency in Course He H
Has Pursued. H
f WASHINGTON, March -1. Sen- ?
. v ator Smoot's proposed araeudment
v lo the posLal saviucs bill was an- !
h alyzod and unmercifully dissected. !
i in the senate lodav. But the in- ?
r dications are that it will be adopt-
f od tomorrow. The amendment re- 4
r ferred to is not the ono the sen- 4
; ator from Utah introduced with a. v iH
view of having postal savings re- r
"r tainod in the communities where 4
4 deposited, but is the compromise 4
4- prepared for him by the sennto 4
4 leaders. The senator part in its 4
4 authorship wns to introduce it and 4- .
4 give it his name. Senator Root 4
4- said today the amendment was sat- 4
4- isfaclory to htm as a substitute for 4-4-
his. Senator Cummins denounced 4
4 it as tho tfoot amendment dis- 4
4 guiscd under the name of Smoot. 4
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WASHINGTON, March 4. After la
boring for almost six hours today in
atmosphere surcharged with tho cloc.
tricity generated by conflicting opin
ions, the senate again failed to reach
a vote on the postal savings bank bill,
nnd took a recess until tomorrow,
By this action, the legislative day of
March 3 is continued until tomorrow.
There is somo unccrtnint3r whether final
action will be reached even then. When
tho recess was taken, Senator Carter
aid seven or eight senators desired to
speak and he did not want to guess how jH
many other speeches might follow.
. Whole Day of Talk.
' Beginning at 11 :30 o'clock today, tho
How of oratory continued without in
terruption until after 5 o'clock, whon,
in despair of reaching a vote, Mr. Car
tor moved a recess until 11:45 a. m.
tomorrow.
During the day there were speeches
by Senators Root. Carter, Cummins,
Rayner, Clapp; Borah. Clay, Ncwlands
and other.s, representing almost as many
views as there were speakers.
The Cummins amendment to the
Suioot amendment, limiting to times of
war the exigencies in which the poslal
funds' may . he withdrawn from the
banks in which they arc deposited, was
the technical subject of discussion dur- IH
ing the cut ire sitting, and during that
time there were many rather acrid ex
changes of views.
Senator Root dwelt strongly on the
necessit' of protecting the credit of the jH
country. Mr. Carter strongly seconded jH
Mr. It -jot's appeal, and drew an oven
more vivid picture of the possibility
of an uuexpeeted national need for
funds.
Charges Against Smoot.
Both Senators Clay and Cummins
charged Mr. Smoot with iuconsistene jH
in originally presenting an amendmout
prohibiting the withdrawal of the pos
tnl funds from the local banks and
following that up with another proyi
sion authorizing such withdrawals,
should the government need such funds.
Mr. Smoot defended his course on the VM
crounds that he had been convinced ot IH
the unconstitutionality of the proposed
law without provision bringing it with
iu the borrowing clause of the constitu
tion. Senator Carter said frankly thac
his change of position was due, to the
parliamentary necessity of putting the
bill iu shape to insure its passage. fH
' Answering questions by Mr. Clapp, IH
Mr. Root said his amendment contenj
plated the investment of the postal IH
funds iu bonds to bo issued hereafter.
ITe said he hardlv thought the postal iH
savings board would approach invest
ment in rhc $730,000,000 existing 2 per
cent bonds as some had feared.
' Carter Says Pair Play.
Appealing for candid treatment of
the question. Mr. Carter, in charge of
the bill, said even if the postal funds
should be invested in government se
curities little harm could result, a3
most funds would consist of money now
hoarded.
He declared that the acceptance of Jm
the Cummins amendment would insure
the defeat of the bill, and appealed lo IH
all friends of ihe.. legislation to yield
their personal opinions.
Mr. Borah supported Ihe Cummins
amendment. He said the Smoot pro- fH
vision would be a coustant threat to
every bank taking the poslal money;
thai; those who would divert tho legia
lation from the purposes for which it
was instituted must take tho rosnonsi
bilitv for rhc defeat of the bill.
The proposition pendiug. Mr. Clapp
declared, was totally dill'orcnt from the
! original postal savings batik design, and
he warned Republicans "that the tunc
would conic wheu excuses would not bo
taken for broken party pledges."
Surprises Senator Clapp. fil
Mr. Clapp expressed surprise at Mr. IH
Carter's support of I ho Smoot amend
ment. declaring that in ninny years' as
sociation wilh the Montana senator, he
never bad heard him advocate tho use
of the postal funds for the purchase ot
bonds. ....
"T am now, and 1 have always been,
in favor of the deposit of postal funds
in tho local banks," responded Mr". Lar-
".If such a provision is necessarv, jH
then" the bill should bu defeated," re
torted Senator Clay.
Mr. Clar called attention to the fact
that the senate had adopted the original
amendment unanimously and urged tho jm
recommitment of the bill. Calcidat
ing that under the provisions of the
bill there would o 10.000.000 depos
itors. Mr. Gallingor predicted, a serious
condition in limo of financial excite-
" Ml the depositors would deuinnu IH
their money,'' he said, "and when thev
found thnt the government had it, r
think there would be war right there.
"Thnt might bo. if the depositors
had no confidence in the govornineni," JM