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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD
BIRMINGHAM. ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1912
VOLUME
12 PACES
NUMBER 233
DEFIES LAWYERS OF
DEFENSE 10 SPEAK
Offer Not Accepted—Kern
Criticised for Defending
Alleged Dynamiters
“SENATOR OUGHT TO
BE IN WASHINGTON*’
Kern, in Speaking. Declares Govern
ment Has No Other Evidence
Against Alleged Dynamiters
Than McManigal's
Indianapolis, Ind., December 24.—
Standing before the jury at the trial
of the forty accused “bomb plotters,”
United States District Attorney Charles
W. Miller today challenged any of the
defense's 32 lawyers to speak in be
half of J. K. Munsey of Salt Bake
city, or of Herbert S. Hockln, former
secretary of the iron workers’ union.
Munsey was accused of harboring
James B. McNamara in the latter’s
flight from Dos Angeles after blowing
up the Times building there and was
branded by the district attorney as “one
of the men who ought now to be in
6>an Quentin prison for murder along j
with the McNamaras.”
l^«v)kin was declared to be ‘‘the Jago |
of tne conspiracy, who started the 1
dynamiting and then snitched on theI
others to promote his own ambition.”
Offer Not Accepted
No one accepted Mr. Miller’s offer.
•The dramatic scene ensued after United
states Senator John W. Kern had ended
his argument for tho defense. Mr.
Miller criticised Senator Kern's argu
ment as coming from “one who ought
to be in Washington.”
“If it required $200,000 for Clarence
Darrow to bring the trial of the Mc
Namaras at Los Angeles to a success
ful plea of guilty, what must it have
cost to retain counsel here, with ex
Judges and a United States senator as
lawyers?” shouted Mr. Miller. “How
can men for mere money raise their
voices for such consummate criminals?” ;
“Yet in all this long trial I have heard
no voice raised in behalf of two of
the defendants. \Vho of the lawyers
will stand up and ^ay Hockin is not
guilty? Who will say that Munsey t?
not guilty? I will give twenty minutes
of the government’s time to any lawyer
who will argue that these men are not ;
guilty.”
Here the district attorney turned!
from the jury box. looked with an out- 1
stretched hand toward the attorneys1
and panscu. Henator Kern tt'R'? not
present. For a minute Mr. Miller wait
ed with the court room in silence.
“No answer,” said Mr. Miller. “There
Is not a lawyer present who will dr- |
fend Hockin or Munsey. Not a voice in
behalf of these men.
Haps Senator Kern
“Senator Kern, paid by tho public to
perform a public service, who ought to
ho in Washington now attending to his
duties, instead of being here, has d;vfed
10 appear in this court and in total
disregard for the law has appealed to
the prejudice and pa-sions ol’ this jury
in behalf of the wives and children of j
these defendants. Who appealed in be
half of the women and children who
were relatives of the twenty-one per
sons killed in the Los Angeles Time?
explosion?”
“Nobody.”
“Four hours w'-re taken up by the
defense with Hiram P. Kline, but onlv
three minutes were given to Olaf A
Tveitmoe, of San Francisco. Enough 1
evidence ban been produced to show
that Tveitmoe*. Eugene A. Clancy and
Munsey all ought to be with McNamara
in San (Quentin prison in California for
murder. If I were the prosecuting offi
cer of T<os Angeles county Tvoiimoe and
Clancy would be prosecuted for murder
atul If the Jurv was composed of honest
men they would soon he with McNa
mara, along with some others.
“And among the others would be
Frank M- Kyan, president of tho iron '
workers’ union, and Frank C. Webb of j
New York. No witnesses appeared here j
for Webb and he did not take the stand. :
1 would have given him something to 1
explain if he had.”
Mr. Miller commented on the failure of,
1 111llip A. Cooley, New Orleans, to testi- I
fv in his own behalf. Cooley, a member |
of the union’s executive board, la chare 1
with planning to cause explosions in'
southern stat -a about the time of Mc
Namara's arrest.
Accused of Perjury
"Cooley did not take the at and, be
cause he saw what a poor showing John
T. Butler, vice president of the union,
-ephde,” f-aid Mr. Miller. “Butler, after!
wiving the stand, was accused by ih •
< nurt of bavin# committed perjury, and j
his bond of tlO.OOO f/a* increased to $15,
(dO, in default of which he still is con
111 ed in Jail.
N^w' light on the trial here, • showing
as the government charged, that it *rt\v
out of attempts to obstruct the removal
of evidence from Indianapolis to Los An
geles, was given by Mr. Miller. He said
the reason the /ederal investigation be
gan here was because Leo M. Kappa
g«*rt, attorney for tbe International Asso
ciation of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers, of which J. J. McNamara was
secretary, destroyed evidence on instruc
tions from McNamara w hile the latter j
was In jail, and because Frank P. Pa-1
ker, prosecuting attorney of Marion coun
ty, Indiana, “joined in the obstruction
against the removal of evidence to J. D. I
Fredericks, district attorney of I>os An-1
geles county.”
•The federal government was appealed
to end it stepped In to procure the papers
In the Iron workers’ headquarters with
the revelation that the federal laws had
teen violated,” said Mr. Miller. “Again1
I say if I were prosecuting atttomey of,
Los Angeles county I would have this!
man Kappaport indicted as an accessory I
after the fact for murder.”
Senator Kern Speaks
Attacking Ortle E. McManigaJ, one of,
40 defendants in the “dynamite conspir
acy” trial, United States Senator Kern
said the government’s charges were based j
upon what McManigal himself said, to
day.
“This McManlgul’s face was brazen and
his speech more brazen,” the senator
Bald. “Would you permit a contest over
a cow to be tedded by the word of Much
a personality? It has been said ’hat the
National Erectors’ association arid O e
United States Steel corporation has had
nothing to do with this case. But it has
been shown hero that the agents of the
National Erectors’ association in their
infinite wisdom took from the Iron Work
ers’ unioh headquarters <*),000 letters
from these the government extracted 400
letters, in which it was sought to show
JCwtl—d mi Pa«« Xnrsj
Plans for the Extra Session
of Congress Will Be
Discussed
FORMER RECOVERING
FROM ATTACK OF GRIP
Democratic Leaders Agree on Calling
Extra Session, Date Being Only
Uncertainty—Denied Bryan
Indorsed Programme
Washington, December 24.—Plans for
the extra session of Congress, to be called
some time between March 4 and ^.pril
15 next will be discussed and may be ten
tatively framed at a conference at Prince
ton probably late this week between
President-elect Wilson and Representa
tive Underwood of Alabama, democratic
leader of the House.
.Mr. Underwood i« gradually recovering
from the grip and he has advised Mr
Wilson that this prevented his acceptance
of an invitation to confer with him at a
definite date, but it is probable the thru
will I*o determined by Wilson within the
nt xt 24 hours.
A,ll the democratic leaders are agreed
upon calling of an extra session, the only
uncertainty being as to the date. Their
position is that the range of subjects to
be taken up at the extra session can be
determined upon the basis of the incom
ing President s suggestion in his call for
the session. As voiced by one of tlie!
lenders, if President Wilson should call i
Hie extra session to consider the tariff
and the trusts, the House probably will
be fairly governed by that recommenda
tion, and the leaders point in this connec
tion to the last extra session, which con
vened on April 4 as a precedent for the
ability of the House democracy to refrain I
from running amuck on general legisla
tion w hen called for a specific purpose, j
Views Differ on lime
Views differ as to just when the extra
session should be pin. It is understood
that the democratic majority of the ways
and itieuns committee, a number of whom
were at the capitol today, favor the policy
of the President-elect’s withholding de
cision as to the date of the extra session
until they have had an opportunity to i
close up the coming holdings on the vari
ous schedules of the tariff and to frann*
the tentative tariff revision bill for the
consideration and action of the incoming1
Congress. The hearings are scheduled j
to continue until the last of January. The ■
democrats of the committee then in exec- !
"utive session will hold constant meet - j
high, formulating the draft of a general j
tall, which the incoming ways and m sans 1
committee can adopt and present as h
committee m.uafcure for the deciaipfl oi
th*> House as to whether It is feasible f »r
the pressing through this legislation
schedule by schedule or as a general bill.
An interesting hit of gossip today was
a liat denial that \V. J. Bryan, on his re- j
cent visit hero in discussing the tariff,
advocated carrying out the i'nderwood
programme of revision of legislation ,
schedule by schedule as in the last session
of Congress, and to follow that up »v a j
general revenue hill, making still further |
reductions to ... revenue basis, the idea ;
being, as Mr. Bryan was riuoted, to pro- j
ve»d “dickering” among protectionists, i
The ways and means committee majori
ty expect to have the tentative bill ready]
by the expiration of this Congress, but as ‘
it. may not not he ready at that time, thi
des ire is expressed to hold off the dado
of the extra session until the flnisn of ■
the tariff work is In sight.
MIKE DONLIN TO
JOIN THE PHILLIES
New York, December 21. - Secretary
John Heydler of the National league an
nounced today that Mike Donlln. for
merly star outfielder of the Giants, had
been released by the Pittsburg club to
Philadelphia. Pittsburg recently asked
for waivers on Donlln and ns the Phila
delphia elub refused to waiver he was
awarded to it. Philadelphia is th“ sixth
National league elub with which Donlln
has been associated. He has plated
with St. Igjuls. Cincinnati, Boston. New
York and Pittsburg, and was also n
her of the old Baltimore American
league team.
SUFFRAGETTE ARMY
Walk 18 Miles in a Biting
Snow Storm on Way
to Albany
Hudson, N. Y., December 24.--With
head* bent to a cold, bitin*? wind and
a stinging* snow, “General" Rosalie
Jones and her little band of followers,
who are walking to Albany to bear a
secret message to Governor-elect Sul
zor, jdodded their way into Hudson in
the dark at 6:30 tonight.
The courage of the marching suf
fragists was put to its severest test
today by the 18-mtle walk from Upper
Red Hook to this city. Facing a driv
ing snowstorm the little army started
off on the Old Post road early this
morning. Their first stop was at Blue
Htores, where Miss Lillian DuBois
Rockefeller of Germantown, S. Y , on
tained the marchers at luncheon. It
was the intention of "General” Jones
and her army to spend Christmas eve
at Livingston, completing the trip to
Hudson on Christmas day. While at
Blue Stores word was received that ac
commodations could not be procured at
Livingston. General consternation fol
lowed but the undaunted "general”
proving herself worthy of her title,
called for a forced march in to Hudson.
Mounting upon a chair she gave the
command: "We must push on to Hud
son before night fall.’
A little thrill ran through the ban-1
as they realized the hard struggle that
lay before them.
A rousing cheer went up. Skirts were
hastily pinned hoot high and ear muf
flers adjusted before the women started
out on their l^hg, weary way. Cour
ageously* they ploughed through snow
drifts, slipping, sliding and sometimes
Tallin?, but always up and off again.
It wa after nightfall before the lights
of Hudson twinkled a welcome.
Chirstmas day Will be spent in re.* -
ing for the charity hall which is to be
glveu here at night.
v:
BROKERSHAVESNOW
FIGHT ON THE FLOOR
OF SIOCK EXCHANGE
After Pitched Battle All
Join in Construction of
Big Snow Man
ROAST TURKEY FOR
ALL CHICAGO POOR
Han Placed on Fireworks in Atlanta
Streets—President and Mrs.
Taft Present White House
Employes With Turkey
New York, December lit.— Stocks and
bond* were forgotten on the New York
Stock exchange today while brokers en
gaged in an old fashioned Christinas eve
snowball fight. (Treat bankets of snow
were brought in from the street and
dumped upon the floor of the exchange,
messenger boys were conscripted and be
came ‘ powder monkeys" and for a time
there was a battle royal.
A corporal's guard of wealthy brokers
took up their position la the visitors' gal
lery and from tiieir point of vantage
botnbnrded the members on the floor.
The lntter. organized under half « dozen
leaders, attacked them from every side
and fotved tlie little band within a few
minutes to retreat. Meantime the at
tendants and messengers hail been or
ganized into an ammunition relay and
working In relays brought in more snow.
After tlie battle was over everybody join
ed in building it giant dtowr man on the
floor. The creation was an object of
wonderful and extravagant architecture.
Christmas out-of-doors—this city's first
municipal celebration of tlte day, was
ushered in at Madison Square tonight
v.-ith a foot tree, brilliantly Illuminated
and the singing of carols and hymns in
which thousands of persons joined.
The season’s heaviest snowfall ceased
a few hours before hundreds of green,
blue, red and white electric lights began
to shine among the white-edged fir
boughs. Surmounting the tree a giant,
white star sited a radiance over the park
and attracted hundreds of people, some
homeless but a majority laden with
Christmas packages, front among the
shoppers along Broadway.
Crowds massed themselves under the
trees for hours and sang or listened to
solos, anthems and orchestral music.
Boxes of burning coke were placed In
various parts of I he park by Itoy scouts
to provide Borne measure of comfort from
the Christmas eve chill.
There will lie music each night unlit
December !U. when n celebration will be
held by philanthropic persons in an effort
t ) furnish New York with u new fash
ioned "saner" New Year's eve.
The unnuHl distribution of Christmas
boxes of food and clothing from • »
Volunteers of America brought holiday
(Continued on I’a*e Nine.)
TODAYS AGE-HE^ALD
1—lawyers of defense to speak j
for Ho« kin.
Underwood and Wilson to confer this
week.
Turkey following: usual course of de- j
lay.
Wilson and Clark talk of men for
cabinet.
Brokers have snow light on floor of
stock exchange.
British-American peace appreciated by
both countries.
Final legal fight In Archbald trial j
opens.
3—Aid for stranded steamer.
3— Dale case may go to grand jury.
4— Editorial comment.
i>—One hundred convicts will be availa
ble for road work April 1.
$6000 raises! by s*als campaign.
1913 license schedule adopted.
Newsboys and poor will be given din
ner by Pisgah home
Holy Innocents iri need of aid.
6— Woman’s page.
7— Sports.
g—Seven suspects held for hold up.
9—Elks will give presents today.
11— Markets.
12— Wilingh&m does not agree wjth Gor
man.
Notorious convict escapes from jail*
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
Christmas bells will ring merrily in
many homes in Birmingham today and
many hearts will beat with joy over some
remembrance or other, but few people
Avlll feel the real spirit of Christmas as
keenly as Mrs. H. ii. Ford, who lives at
517}y South Twentieth street.
Mrs. Ford is an employe at the Steele
Str.itli store and was returning to her
room late last night after the final late
shopper had left. At Alley K and Twen
tieth street a short black negro darted
from the alley, snatched her purse, con
taining $4 in cash and a small fob, and
disappeared In the darkness.
The loss meant much to Mr*. Ford.
A crowd of men were attracted by her
screams and a search was made for the
purse Hiiutelier. lie had disappeared in
the dark alley, however, and no trace of
him could be found.
Then the Christmas spirit came to the
front. Fred Braune, one of the members
of the crowd which had gathered a* the
woman’s screams, started a purse to
make up her loss. It was but a few sec
onds until more than the amount stolen
by the negro bade been donated by otl -
cre in the crowd aim Mrs. Ford went
hunt* to a merry Christmas.
BRITMEU
PEACE APPRECIATED
Loading Public Citizens of
Two Countries Voice Sen
timents at Belfast
Celebration
Belfast. December 24.—The celebration i
of the 96th anniversary of peace between |
the United States and the British empire j
was made the occasion today for expres
sions of appreciation by many of the
leading1 public men In Great Britain, the
United Statea and Canada through the
medium of the Belfast Telegraph.
Earl Grey, former governor general of
Canada, wrote:
“The hundred years peace has been of
untold value to the political and social
development alike of Great Brituln, the!
United States and the Canadian dominion, j
Wo hope to have a worthy celebration of
the event two years hence.’’
The Karl of Meath wrote:
“War between the two great branch**
of ihe ' Anglo-Saxon race let us firmly
believe to be an impossibility In the fu
ture. Koch a belief will go far to make
it impossible."
The Rev. C. W. Brewster, hlsnop or
Con next!vute wrote:
"Whatsoever warn and rumors of warn
there may be, we know that there never
rati he war again between this republic
and the United Kingdom.’*
President MacKensie of Dalhousle uni
versity, Halifax, N. S., wrote:
"Canada may well rejoice that she
has been fortunate enough to spend her j
period of national youth free from the
stunting influence of war. She joins the |
United Htutea ami the motherland in j
celebrating the 96th anniversary of the!
signing of the treaty of Ghent, which has
meant ho much, not only for Canada, the
empire and the United Htates. but also
for the progress of civilization.''
Chancellor M. M’Crlramon of M'Master
university, Toronto, wrote:
"Ninety-eight years of peace and feOod I
will throughout the Anglo-Saxon world |
May the angel of peace continue to guide i
the statesmen of the British empire and
of the United States.”
Secretary of State Philander C. Knox
wrote:
"This anniversary serves to remind us
not of the termination pf a great strug
gle. but of ilve subsequent passing of al
most a century’ of peace and good will, j
Tn this long era of unbroken friendship
we English-speaking cousins have real I
lzed and benefited from our kinship.
Neighborly intercourse and trade have
developed and grown to colossal proper- j
tions.""
G. W. Wickersiiam, the United States!
Attorney General, wrote:
"The peace established between us near- i
ly a century ago has now' become not!
only a habit, hut a condition, one which |
it is unthinkable should ever be altered, j
M. Burrell, Canadian minister for agri- i
culture, wrote:
"If to commemorate special days is a I
good th»ng in general, it is especially j
pleasant lo think of the commemoration I
of a day which happily has led to a cen
tury of peace, between countries so inti- j
mateiy associated by tics of blood, race
and language.”
Rev. W. M. Roberts, D. !>., chairman of j
the executive committee of the federal
council of the Churches of Christ in
America, wrote:
"The treaty of Ghent put an end to a
strife between brethren and ushered In
an era of unbroken peace and increasing
good will between the two great English
speaking nations. ’
FINAL LEGAL FIGHT
OPENED YESTERDAY
Arguments Submitted as to
Whether an Official May
He Impeached for Acts
Not Criminal
Washington, December UI,~ The final
lepul battle in the impeachment trial of
Judge Robert \V. Arch bald of the com*
merce court evened today when the House
managers and attorneys for the accused
Judge submitted In printed form to the
senators arguments as to whether an of
ficial may be impeached for acta which
are not the subject of prosecution Indict
ment or Information in a criminal court.
The arguments are regarded as important
because no claim is mad** In the Arehbald
case* that the acts rharged constituted
crimes or misdemeanors punishable In the
courts. They also discussed the disputed
pcifit of whether an official may he im
peached for acts done before hg entered
upon the duties of his existing office.
House managers in the impeachment
trial contended in their brief that the
clause in the constitution defining im
peachable offense- was taken from the
lirltish parliamentary law, established
and prevailing at the time of the forma
tion of tiie American government, and
must be interpreted not by the light of
the common law of crimes, but by the
light, of “time honored parliamentary
usage." ThiH parliamentary usage, they
declared, recognized “high crimes and
misdemeanors" to he "misdeeds, miscon
duct or misbehavior" They quoted many
writers and referred to the previous im
peachment trials in tin I lilted States to
sustain their ground.
"It muy be,” retorted the attorneys for
Judge Arehbald, In reply to this argu
ment, "that in the early history of Eng
land cases will be found in which alleged
political offenders were removed from of
fice by being f-ent to the block and having
<< ou tinned on Paga l ight.)
USUAL COURSE OF
Why Austria Does Not De
mobilize is Question Per
plexing Europe
ALLIES MAY ASK
AN EXPLANATION
Delegates Are Watching Austria
With Some Concern—Agree on
Frontier for Autonomous
Albania
London, December 24.—Turkish dele
gates to the peace conference although
they realize that eventually they must
accept the conditions laid down by the
allies to bring about peace In southeast
ern Europe, are following their usual
course of procrastination and will take
advantage of every diplomatic device to
postpone the evitable dismemberment of
the territory which has been their
armed camp for 50o years. Meanwhile,
however, the allies are so confidant that
tlie outcome of the peace negotiations will
lie in line with their demands, that they
already have agreed on the boundaries
for an autonomous Albania. These boun
daries will be submitted later to the am
bassadorial conference which has ad
journed to meet early in the new year.
What of Austria?
The question looming; sinister before
| Europe now is not when peace will be
signed by the belligerents, but why, ijft
view of the settlement of the quarrel
between Austria and Servia, Austria does
not demobilize.
The allies have agreed lo propose to
the ambassadorial conference the follow
ing frontier for an autonomous Albania:
north along the left banks of the River
Drill, leaving a few miles on the left
bank of that river to Montenegro, as it
represents the only passage possible from
the interior to the seu. The frontier as
proposed will follow the Prin until the
White I)rin joins the Black Drill. The
eastern is marked by the watershed be
tween Mhnnia and Servia, leaving to
Servia both Prisreml and Monastlr. The
southern frontier consists of a line prac
tically straight from South Italono to
the watershed, leaving the town of Krg
herlnkastro to Greece.
The proposed frontier between Montene
gro and Servia will be along the White
| Prin, leaving Djacova to Montenegro,
j Mnd passing through the source of the
I river |bar at a spot called Rojas, from
i where it reached, in a straight line, to
(he river Dim. which constitutes the last
part of tin* frontier, leaving the town
iff IMcvlie to Montenegro,
v
Aegean Islands for Greece
The Aegean islands will go to Greece,
they having a population made up almost
entirely of Greeks. But the Athens gov
ernment pledges the neutralisation of
these islands, desiring to guarantee to
all the powers free passage and liberty of
commerce throughout the archipelago.
Although the Bulgarians yesterday
asked to he permitted to occupv territory
on a line from RodoatO. on the Sea of
Marmora, to Mldln, on the Black sea, it
in believed they will be satisfied to have
the frontier start from Enos, a port on
the Aegean sea. and follow the Maritza
river until it reaches a point south of
lvotiieili Burgas, and then out across
eastward to Mldln. It is supposed, how
ever. that If pressure is brought to bear
in the way of saving Turkish dignity
and for the sake of peace, the BuU •
plans might accept a situation which
wldle it would not give them Adriatioplo
would prevent it, being a menace In the
future.
Ft is purposed to make Halonlkt
and surrounding territory within « radius
of one hundred miles neutral under the
protection of the allies.
The European chancellors are watching
with the keenest anxiety for some sign
of demobilization of tli** Austrian forces.
With the settlement of the incident aris
ing from the complaint of 111 treatment
by the Austrian consul at Prlsrend, and
the announcement by the ambassadorial
conference that it favored autonomy for
Albania and a commercial port on tlie
Adriatic for Set via every reason for the
Austrian mobilisation apparently was
ended. The failure of that country to
demobilize coincides with the announce
ment from HI. Petersburg yesterday of
the enforcement of a drastic censorship
on news concerning military affairs in
Russia.
Mobilizations Different
Mobilisations by Russia and Austria
have been quite different, Russia having
called to the* colors relative more men
than Austria and also used a different
method in gathering them together. Early
In November a draft of 900,000 Russians
was due to finish their military training.
At the last moment, however, they r*»
- elved orders to remain with the colors.
These orders still are in force and give
Russia a margin of 300,000 veterans. Aus
tria’s mobilisation consisted in the call
ing of young men to the colors.
The Balkan peace delegates are Heron**
os to the outcome of their negotiations
with Turkey, but are watching Austria
with some concern. If she refuses to
demobilize the allies shortly may ask the
reason for the delay.
GARY ANNOUNCES THAT STEEL
CORPORATION IS PLANNING
ADJUSTMENT OF WAGE SCALES
New York, December M.—Klbert If. I
Gary, chairman of the United States
Steel corporation, announced this alter
noon that the corporation was plannhig
an adjustment of wage scales soon,
which would result In material In
creases, particularly with respect to the
wages paid unskilled laborers. Within |
a few dayB, he said, the amount of the
increases and the day upon which they
would be effective would he determined.
His statement follows:
•‘At the meeting of presidents of rub
sidlary companies of the United States
Steel corporation held last Thursday, it
was voted that there should be male
In the near future adjustments of the
wage scales which will result In In
creases. particularly with respect to
common labor; and at the meeting of
the tinauce committee held’ today it was
decided to recommend to the presidents,
that they make the adjustments pro
posed at such times uml In such
amounts us may be determined.
"The exact amount of increase and
the date at which they will go into
effect are being considered and will be
determined in a few days.”
The proposition to readjust the wage
scale, especially as affecting the com
mon laborers, lias been under debate
the greater part of the year. Intima
tions that some Increase woul 1 be
granted were given at the November
meeting of the subsidiary companies.
Just what the readjustment implies
is a matter of conjecture, it is under
atood that not less than 30,000 laborers
w'ill be benefited and li la considered not
improbable that the many other em
ployes In many other departments will
thare in the new scales.
The United States Steel orporaliuii
tad 190,888 employes on its roils in
4.911, with total annual salaries ami
wages of |161,410,000.
ANO CLARK TALK OF
Extra Session Will Be Called
Shortly After the In
auguration
SOONER THE BETTER
THINKS SPEAKER
Names Discussed for the Cabinet Not
Disclosed—Clark Pointedly Re
fuses to Talk of Mr. Bryan.
Mood to Lead Parade
Trenton, N. j.. December ‘it.—Congress
probably will bo called into extraordi
nary session by President-elect Wilson
shortly after his inauguration, perhaps
on March 15, and the particular legls
I latton that will come before it will be
tariff revision.
After a two hours’ conference with
Speaker Champ dark, the President
elect, declared today he would endeavor
to meet the wishes of democratic lead
ers In Congress, who he was informed,
were anxious that the Interval net ween
the two sessions uf Congress b' as brief
as possible.
Mr. Wilson announced before ha left
for Bermuda that he would call the ex
tra session to convene "not later Hum
April 15." As to the exact date, he
said he would consult the wishes of the
democratic leaders In (Congress. Mr.
Clark is understood t<» favor March 15,
as the day to begin work.
"The sooner we get started tlia bel
ter," he told the President-elect.
Tariff Foremost Subject
While* the speaker said the time of
the present ttestdon would bo cormijm <t
with appropriation bills, leaving the
hulk of the democratic programme and
platform pledges to the new Coti®re*»,
he concurred with Mr. W ilson that tho
tariff should be the foremost submit to
come before the special session.
The speaker was delayed by the snow
storm In reaching the state house. Jlo
found the governor waiting for him for
luncheon, however, and the two leaders
sat alone In the private dining rooni
of the rapitot talking earnestly for two
hours.
When the conference was over, Mr
Wilson said the talk "had been tin**
universal linos,” legislation us well ns
cabinet possibilities being taken up. llo
added that they had discussed the "gen
eral character of the extra session mui.
rho preparedncs?. of general leg lata tiba^
to coins before It*” “We both agreed
that the tarltT should he the main In
terest of the extra session," said the
governor.
Urging an earls meeting of Congress,
the speaker told Mr. Wilson that hw
believed members of < 'ongress ought
not to he kept waiting too long be
tween sessions. ^
The President-elect did not disclose
the names he and Mr. Ulark dis
cussed for the cabinet. He said, nt the
outset, however, that the speaker had
not come primed with suggestions,” but
! rather hesitated to express hlmseif cu
j the subject of the cabinet until naked,
“because lu- considered that a sort of
family relationship existed between the
! President and his cabinet.”
Asked Clark's (li)iiiion
I asked the speaker for his opinion
us to several names," said Mr. Wiisun,
"and the names we did mention ho went
lover In a very judicial spirit. He has
had so much experience, and i know he
could tell line some things about the*
public men that I otherwise would not
be able to get. chiefly as to their
' Hot It the speaker and Governor V 11
son said Mr. Bryan's name had not been
mentioned in the conference.
When the newspaper men approa* hod
the speaker, he declined to give out any
Information as to Ills talk witu the
governor. They pressed him. howowr,
as to whether Mr. Bryan had been dis
cussed.
"No,” he answered, "I’ll give you that
much information—it was not/*
When he was Interrogated later about
Mr. Bryan, the speaker said plainly
that he did not like to be Interviewed
about the Nebraskan.
"I am not going to talk about hi.a,”
he said, "you can mark that down gigT *
there is no use to talk about it. I
don't want to seem unkind or discour
teous, but there are some things I will
do and some I wont. This is one of
the things l will not do,"
Talk Was C ordial
Governor Wilson described his talk
with Mr. Clark as very cordial.
"He alwuys has had the most gen
erous and cordial attitude," sahl the
President-elect of his visitor.
The governor heard from Mr. Clark
that Representative Underwood's health
was improving. A tentative -ipp >int
ment has been arranged by tho gov
ernor with Mr. Underwood for next
Tuesday. After tin* conference with
Mr. Underwod. the Presidentelect
said he expected t" receive many mem
bers of Congress by appointment.
"In all these conferences." said Mr.
Wilson, "we do not discuss specific
things ho much; but I try to get uh
much counsel us 1 c.-in with regald to
men and policies. With Mr. Clark to
day for Instance, I wont over tlm sit
uation us to men for the cabinet, and
and policies covering practically tho
same ground as l did with Mr. Bryan.”
iilad It's Christmas
Princeton, N. J., December 24.—“Thank
goodness tomorrow is Christmas.” said
President-elect Wilson an lie reached his
home for dinner tonight after a hard
day's work in Trenton. He motored to
and from the mate house.
Caspar and Louisa Woodbridge, cousins
of the governor who have been in China,
are guests at the Wilson house for Christ
mas.
Wood to Lead Parade *
Washington, December 24.—Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood, chief of staff of the
army, will lead the inaugural parade in
connection with the induction Into office
of President-elect Wilson. His appoint
ment as grand marshall was announced
j today by Chairman William Corcoran
Kustfs of the inaugural committee. Tho
name of W. M. Edwards, street cleaning
commlsisoner of New York city and for
mer football captain at Princeton, had
been suggested for the place, but Chair
man Kustis decided that In view of the
fact that a parade as large as that of the
Inauguration, in which numerous military,
as wel las civic organisations are to
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