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WEBB LIQUOR BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
OVER THE VETO OF
PRESIDENT TAFT
Measure Repassed Within
Twp H'—s After Veto
.Message Was Laid
Before Senate
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EFFORT TO OVERRIDE
VETO WILL BE T
IN THE HOUSE TODAY
Little Time Is Taken by Senate in
Kepassing Bill—Taft’s Objection
to Measure Based on Consti
tutional Grounds—Confi
dent Bill Will Pass
TIJK DAT IN CONGRESS.
Senate: Met at 10 o’clock.
Passed resolution culling on Sec
retary of Treasury for all corre
spondence relating to treasury or
der No. 5, requiring customs re
ceipts to be depoated in national
bunks.
Senator Sheppard introduced bill
to forbid change of size and color
of present paper money.
Considered private pension bills.
Passed military academy appro
priation bill, carrying $1,125,000.
Senator Owen introduced reso- \
1 ution calling an Secretary of the i
Interior for all correspondence on
proposed Osage Indian oil land
leases.
Passed over President's veto the
Webb bill to prohibit shipment of
liquor into “dry” slates.
House: met at 11:30 o'clock.
Passed resolution to f>resent bust
of Representative Cannon for the
House office building.
Miscellaneous legislation.
Passed joint resolution to require
President to return a bill pre
scribing an eight hour law for
dredgemen on river and harbor im
provements.
Refused to concur in Senate .
amendments adding $7,000,000 to
House sundry civil bill carrying
$113,000,000 and asked for confer
ence.
Passed Senate bill to regulate
manning of coastwise vessels.
Adjourned at 7:07 p. m. until
10:30 a. m. Saturday.
Passed naval appropriation bill with
an amendment to authorize the con
struction of two battleships.
Adjourned at 11:57 p. m. until 10 \
a. in. Saturday.
WoNblnKiou, February 28.—The
V-l»1» liquor bill* prohibiting th* ship*
ten * of liquor into “dry” state* was
In the Senate today over
resident Toft** veto within two hour*
com the time the President’* message
jf disapproval had beeu laid before
hat body.
A short debate, l.u which the advo- j
idea of the hill voted down a motion ;
o poMtpoue action until tomorrow and
n which they reaffirmed their belief j
lint the measure Is constitutional, j
aided with the repassiige of the hill hy !
he large majority of <13 to 21.
The Webli hill pased both Houses of
(,’ougresa and went to the President 10
Inya ago. Ilia veto message reached
Ilt« Senate about 3 o'clock today, ac
companied hy an opinion from Attorney j
General \\ lekeralium. Hunlng his de
cision upon the Attorney General’*
findings, the President expressed the
liellef that the measure wus clearly un
constitutional because It gave the
states the right to Interfere with Inter
till te commerce.
Takes Up Bid at Once
The Senate took up the bill at once,
Attorney General Wiekersham’s cpin
im was not read and Senator Kern
iskcd that a final vote on the' over
ling of the veto be delayed until to
iiorrow, so senators might have the
opportunity to examine the Attorney
teneral's arguments. A motion made
>y Mr. Kern to postpone the vote until
•j o’clock tomorrow was defeated 71
o 9.
Senator AleCumber declared both the
’resident and the Attorney General lias
misconstrued the grounds upon which
longress had passed the prohibition
!lv.\ He said it had not attempted to
ivc the states the right to interfere
Jdth commerce, but had simply R
lared liquor an “outlaw” and had then
described conditions under which it
light enter interstate commerce. Sena
ur Kenyon also briefly urged re-pass
ge of the bill; while Senators Payn
er and Percy advocated support of
’resident Taft’s veto.
The vote follows:
Vote on Measure
To over-ride the President’s veto—
ienntors Ashurst, Borah, Brady, Bris
mw, Bryan, Burnham, Burton, Cham
(erlain, Chilton, Clapp, Clarke LArkan
as), Crawford, Culberson, Cullom,
Jummlns, Curtis, Dillingham, Dixon,
rail, Fletcher, Gullinger, Gamble, Gard
ter, tt^n^ronna, Jackson Johnson,
ohnston, J5iies; vh'avanartf* Kenyon,
tern, Lea, Lodge*. jRjUUmbeft Martin,
dyers, Nelson, Newlandk, UMver, Over-,
nan, Owen, Page, Pittman. Pol mb*\(er,
Sheppard, Shively, Simmons, SUjith
Arizona), Smith (Georgia) Smi?*’
Maryland), Smith (Michigan), RmltJl
South Carolina), Smoot, Swanson,
rhoinus, Thornton, Tillman, Town
iend, Webb, Williams, Works. total.
To* sustain the President—Bradley,
drandegee, Catron, Crane, Dupont, Fos->
ter, Guggenheim. McLean, Martino,
ti’Qorman, Paynter, Penrose, Percy,
i'erkins, Pomerenc*. .Richardson, Root,
ptephensrTii, Sutherland, Warren, Wet
jpiore. Ttotal, 21. .
KfFort will be made tomorrow to
©ver-rlde tlie veto in the House. Rep
resentative Clayton of Alabama will
move to take up the veto for the pur
pose of passing the bill over the Presi
dent's head, as soon as the House con
venes. Representative Webb, author of
the hill, declared he *>bM''lute/con
1 ■ 1 i iT‘pass
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BELIEF IN STABILITY
OF GOVERNMENT OP
HUERTA IS EVINCED
| Mexican Refugees Captured
in America Ordered
Released
ADMITS SUCCESS OF
THE REVOLUTION
Action of Administration Vouches for
Its Belief in Provisional Govern
ment in Mexico—Emilio's
Death Confirmed
Washington, February 28.—The ad
ministration in two actions today
evinced its belief in the stability ^
the Huerta government of Mexio . ■
the present at least. 1/ t- . • ; ;
place, orders were sent to tv -.1 ' ■ '■
commanders from California to Tt
to release all of the Mexican iefu'-°es
whom they had captured on the Amei:
can side of the line. This was dohe
because these prisoners, who are few
in number, can no longer be regard
as rebels in view of the succes '
revolution in Mexico. • ’
In the second place, a safe conduct
was granted to Colonel De La Fuente and
the members of his party, now somewhere
in the vicinity by Juarez to proceed to
San Antonio where an important confer
ence is to be held between the Mexican
tactions in the interest of general peace.
Emilio Madero Dead
The confirmation of the first reports
of the killing of Emilio Madero, the third
of the family to pay the extreme penalty
is regarded as a step toward peace, re
moving as it does a resourceful and im
placable rebel leader.
From various quarters came reports
of the adhesion of rebel chiefs to the new
government. Checo Campos, one of Oroz
co's able lieutenants v Ith 700 former
rebels, today entered Gomez palacio in
accord with and was esedrted by federal
troops. Consul Ham telegraphed from
tiie Durango that the local situation is
vastly improved, thut the new adminis
tration is very popular with the better
classes, who though heretofore holding
aloof from politics, now have determined
to co-operate with the provisional gov
ernment to restore order.
Though the six warships now in Mex
ican ports will continue there for the
present, the tension has so relaxed that
Admiral Badger today was authorized to
resume the routine drills and maneuvers
with the big fleet off Guatanamo which
for tlie last week has been kept under
banked flies in readiness roi instant
*■» ;vrtu •».* or Mcxki.
The announcement of the candidacy of
General Felix Diaz for the presidency,
though expected, has excited some in
terest here, as it is felt that the develop
ment of ids campaign will speedily dis
close the existance of any rival candi
dates and apply the acid te§t to the exist
ing friendly compact between Diaz and
Huerta.
• Another Brother Killed
No confirmation has been received of
the death of Raoul Madero, another
brother. Conditions in Southern Mexico,
Ambassador Wilson reports, seem rapidly
to be improving. The governor of Yuca
tan. brother-in-law to former Vice Presi
dent Suarez, is reported to have advised
the Huerta government of his submission
as have the governors of Oaxaca, Tabasco
ami Campeche.
The consul at Nogales reporting Mader
ist activities in Eastern Sonora, says a
band of rebels, is gathering to oppose
the Huerta government. Reporting the
burning of 15 bridges on the Mexican
Central railway north of Torreon. the
consul at Durango says there is a rumor
that Cumpa's rebel band of 1200 shortly
will lay down arms.
Senator Poindexter today failed to have
the senate call upon President Taft for
a statement of what measures had been
taken for the protection of Americans in
Mexico.
Senator Cullom of the foreign relations
committee insisted the resolution take the
regular course of being referred to his
committee. Senator Poindexter protested
that this meant the resolutions death was
Assured. The Senate voted to follow the
course suggested by Senator Cullom. Sen
ator Fall gave notice that he would ad
dress the Senate on the resolution to
morrow.
Rebel Leaders (fathering
El Paso. Tex., February 28.—Rebel
leaders are gathering here for the peace
meeting that will be held at Ahumaelu.
a station on the Mexican Central railway
between Juarez and Chihuahua City,
where General Pascual Orozco, Jr., is re
ported to have been located during the
last few days.
Coming to confer with the missing rebel
commander in chief are Marcello Car
raveo and Inez Salazar, the two chief
leaders of the northern rebels. Each is
reported to be moving with armed forces.
Carraveo has been near Chihuahua City,
where a truce was arranged with Gen
eral Antonio Rabago. even before, the sud
den ending of the Mexico City revolt.
Salazar's troops have been at. Ascencion,
southwest of Juarez.
The location of Orozco at Ahumada ap
(Continued on Pave Eleven)
STAND FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT’S
PARTY AT INAUGURAL PARADE
COURT OF HONOR WHERE THE NEW PRESIDENT WILL REVIEW IN AIL l RAL PARADE
The Above Pffotograph Shows the Court of Honor in Washington, Where President Woodrow Wilson Will
Review the Inaugural Parade on March 4
rM-ISCD !
1 ’1L7F^ IN EFFORT
,u IK<TE THAW
o'
C*4/ ion Committee
Unearths More Evidence
in Thaw Bribery
Probe
Albany, N. Y.. February 28.—Governor
Sulzer’s committee of inquiry learned to
day through Horace A. Hoffman, a rep
resentative of Harry K. Thaw, that Wil
liam F. Clark, the committee’s former
secretary, was recommended by Alfred
Henry Lewis to perforin a mission for
Thaw in Utica. Hoffman testified that
at Lewis’ request he made out a check
for $100, payable to Clark for "expenses.'’
It was understood, Hoffman said, that
a proposition was to come before the
meeting of the State Bar association to
limit the number of habeas corpus pro
ceedings that might be taken. Thaw
wanted Lewis to go to Utica to get cer
tain letters on the subject from Mrs.
Thaw and others into the public print,
but Lewis recommended Clark.
Out of an inquiry into charges that
Clark used Governor Sulzer’s name with
out authority in an attempt to liberate
Thaw, has grown a tangle of charges and
counter-charges concerning an offer of a
bribe of $20,0U0. which Dr. Join W. Rus
y*t Ji-ipki.y qa Sf,p*; 'il -
tendent of Matteawan hospital, sa?. s v as
offered him by John N. Anhut, a New
York lawyer
Hoffman today told of having received
$25*000 from Thaw and of its delivery to
Anhut. The witness said he had never
heard the governor's name used in con
nection with the attempts to free Thaw
and that no money had ever been paid
Dr. Russell in Thaw’s behalf, so far as
he knew.
“Had you any knowledge or informa
tion or suspicion that the $25,000 you gave
to Anhut was td^be used for purposes of
bribery?" asked the committee’s coun
sel.
"I did not," replied Hoffman.
Subpoena servers had been searching
unsuccessfully for Hoffman for several
days. He walked Into the committee
room tills afternoon, told the commit
tee he understood they were looking for
hint and took the stand. He had been
in Philadelphia, he said.
The committee expects to examine Al
fred Henry Lewis Monday.
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TODAY’S AGE-HERALD
1—Webb bill passed over th veto of
President Taft.
Evince belief in the etabi’ity cf
Huerta’s government.
Clark used name of Sulr in effort
to liberate Thaw.
Garment Workers' strike declared off j
in New York.
Marshall reaches Was! gton ieady
for inauguration.
Cayley testifies in steel trust probe.
-—Anniston Pythians back from Rag*
land.
3— Delay in tariff legislation "ill be in !
the Senate.
4— Editorial comment.
o—Defendants in grocer■>' < ase file hi -
v swers to charges of government.
Smoke ordinance laid to rest and •
specters tender r* >ignatloiis.
Birmingham to furnish ItiOtn) to aid !
playgrounds.
Candidates for poMoffice thi* < in
south Alabama
ti—Society.
7— Sports.
8— -Need larger na\ to maintain i>eaco.
9— Might raise point in Lane decision.
10— Initial meeting >>f book commission.
11— Conditions in state of Mexico still of
serious nature.
13— Markets.
14— -Castro not invited fo inauguration.
FOREMAN OF GRAND JURY
ADVANCES SCHEME FOR
NEW YORK POLICE REFORM
New York, February 28.—The foreman
o£ the extraordinary grand jury which
h*« addicted several policemen and is
stlfl continuing its inquiry into graft,
laid bcifcra the legislative committee on
remedial police legislation today a care
fully pfcpp- 1 scheme for police reform,
rhjp * 'homas >V*ood, declared that
the rt?, 'll element here laid upon
me \ *tible burden.” From the
Liistri * records he showed that
of 22,* convicted between 1904
and J9 > foreigners.
The * 3, he sold, was that
the imir. ot respect a civil of
ficer. F* u he favored a police
force on *nes, headed by a
commifeHid^ «* salary of at leapt
120,000 ant} rntlrafale only on ac
count - 11" h Indorsed the rec
ommc >iia n f/> training school on
miniurv ;->Uo4 officer*. j
S'hc ttt reveral aa
J. if .: • 1
thorities on social work. One of these
v;tt8 Starr J. Murphy of the bureau of
social hygiene of which John D. Hooke
feller, Jr., is the head. The first object
ol this bureau, he said, was to obtain
knowledge. The report to be made pub
lic by the last of the year, he declared,
would be the most complete survey or
the subject of police supervision ever
available in any language. It will deal
entirely with the systems of Kurupean
cities.
A, Leo Weil of Pittsburg told the com
mittee that, since last October the num
ber of disorderly house* in that city had
been reduced from 400* to 76 and many
more would soon b«y Iosed. "We stopped
the sale of liquor." ho »aid, Vand re- j
,moved the musical instruments. The busi
ness of the house*' now open has pot j
increased since the closing of the others. !
“My opinion is that the solutktt) Ot this *
whole matter I* the appointing of a
morals commission. ’' • •
CLAIMS A CURE FOR
TUBERCULOSIS
DR. F. F. FRIEDMANN
Dr. Franz Friedrich Friedmann, the
noted Berlin physician, who recently
arrived in New York from Europe, de
clares he has found a cure for tubercu
losis.
iff IN NEW YORK
Workers Accept Terms Of
fered by Manufacturers.
150,000 Laborers
Involved
I
| New York. February 28.—The garment
i workers’ strike. In progress here since
I early in January, involving at its height
1150.000 or more workers, was officially de
clared off tonight. The workers accepted
the manufacturers' terms, which included
a raise in pay, revision of certain working
conditions, arbitration as to hours and
the open shop principle.
The settlement was unounced by Marcus
M. Marks, of the National Civic federa
tion, who has been active in trying to
bring manufacturers and workers to
gether. Mr. Marks yesterday appealed to
tiio manufacturers, asking them to fur
nish him with a statement of the best
offer they would make. This was sub
mitted by him to officials of the strikers
t Continued ou I**ge Two)
SNEED FREED OF
MURDER CHARGE
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John Ileal Sneed, a wealthy west
Texas ranch owner. has been found
not guilty of the murder of Al Boyce,
Jr., at Amarillo. Tex., last Septem
ber, the ittry bring out over night.
Sneed shot Boyce to death on a street
la Amarillo upon what was said to
hare been thrir first meeting after
Boyce eloped with Mrs. Sneed. Al
Bof** Jf„ was the second member of;
thev_<yce family Sneed had killed on
icmmnt of the elopement.
WASHINGTON READY
Vice President-Elect Wel
comed With Simple Cere
monies—Wilson Will
Arrive Monday
—
Washington. February 28.—Thomas
I R. Marshall of Indianan reached Wash-I
ington today ready to become vice j
president of the United States at noon j
next Tuesday, Coming directly from
Trenton and conferences with Presi- ,
dent-elect Wilson the vice president-to- j
be found a welcome at the city gates
to his liking, there being no ostenta
tion marking this first ceremony of the
inaugural programme to jar his oft ex
pressed ideas of Jeffersonian simplic
ity.
Accompanied by Mrs. Marshall the
future vice president was met at the
railroad station by a committee of sen
ators, representatives and citizens. Ju
the presidential suite at the station a
brief informal reception took place.
Henry B. F. MacFarland, chairman of
| the reception committee, welcomed the
guests on behalf of the city and in
[turn. Senator Kern and Representative
11Jneoyn tnftjrfeop of Indiana, .joedved
them on behalf of • Congress. Mr. ami
Mrs. Marshall were ilien escorted by
Senator Kern and Mr. MftcFarlarul to
the hotel where they are to make their
home.
Reception Committee
Other members of the reception com
mittee were: Senators Robert L. Owen,
Claude A. Swanson and Morris Shep
pard; Representatives John J. Fitz
gerald, James Hay, R. P. Hobson, W.
S. Hammond. Joseph T. Johnson, Henry
T. Rainey, AV. R. Smith, D. V. Steph
ens, Edward AV. Saunders and William
B. AA’ilson and the following citizens:
Alexander Graham Bell, Louis Bennett,
E. C. Graham. AVilliam D. Hoover.
John B. Henderson, Jr., Dr. Ralph Jen
kins, John A. Johnston. Robert Lan
sing, K. V. Pulahan; Walter S. Pen
field, Henry C. Perkins, Myron M, Par
ker, the Rev. Ernest Mitchell, James
Brown Scott. Dr. Willitm Taylor Thom,
George Truesdell, Robert \V. Wooley
and Simon Wolf.
Plans for a dinner tonight with Mr.
[Marshall members of the Indiana
(Society as Quests, were abandoned and
i the vice president-elect spent the even
ing quietly at his hotel.
The first inauguration ceremony over
members of the inaugural committee
turned their attention to completing
arrangements for reception of the
President-elect.. A request from Mr.
Wilson necessitated quick action and
served as an indication that he is to
announce his cabinet very shortly and
that he plans also to name a secre
tary of the department of. labor, ere
9ted by the bill now awaiting Pres
ident Taft’s signature.
The president-elect requested that
10 seats he reserved on the floor of
the Senate for members of his cabinet
during tie vice presidential inaugura
tion. and that 10 seats for their wives
be reserved in the Senate galleries.
The request was complied with a»
once.
Wilson Arrives Monday
The President-elect and Mrs. Wilson
will arrive in Washington Monday
afternoon. Thomas Nelson Page, chair
man of the reception committee, will
meet them at the train and escort
them to the presidential room in tin
station. where the reception committee
will await them. All plans for tin
inaugural ceremonies have been com
pleted: the city 1k aflutter with ga\
[decorations and every incoming train
<< oatlaaed on Page Two.)
OAYLEY TESTIFIES
Of [AMO IN THE
S L TRUST PROBE
Tells of Rockefeller-Car
nes'ie Fight for Monopoly
of Ore Lands
AGREEMENT SFOR
ACQUIRING LANDS
Lay ley Describes Vcquiring of Ore
Land When Alleged Competition
Between the Two Big In
terests W as On
New York. February 28. -John D.
Rockefeller and Andrew Carfiegie
fought each other In the late nineties
to monopolize the Lake Superior or«>
lands and Mr. Rockefeller caught Mr.
Carnegie b company violating an agree
ment and forced it to give up ore prop
erties containing 75,000,000 tops, ac
cording to testimony at the hearing to
dissolve the United States Steel corpor
ation under the Sherman anti-trust
law, resumed here today.
James Cayley, former vice president
of the corporation and director of the
Carnegie steel company previous to its
acquisition by the corporation in 1901,
was the witness through which the
testimony was adduced. While Mr.
Gay ley's memory had to he frequent
ly "refreshed" by references to min
utes of the Carnegie company, he told
of Mr. Rockefeller having been pic
tured as a "scare-crow” of the steel
industry because of his control of vast
iron ore properl ies in flic Lake Su
perior district. He testified also to
efforts of the Carnegie company to ob
tain new properties in the district as
the result of representations that Mr.
Rockefeller had proposed to join with
the Federal Steel company, the Carne-j
gies big rival, to "control the inanu- j
facture of steel the same as he does !
oil."
Described Acquiring of Property
Mr. G-ayley described ore property
acquired by the Carnegie company dur
ing the period when the alleged com
petition between tlie two big interests
was on. From tlie minutes of the Car
negie company, read into evidence by
counsel for the government, It appeared
that the Consolidated Iron Mines com
pany, controlled by Mr Rockefeller,
made an agreement with the Minnesota
Iron company whereby the latter com
pany was io purchase no more iron
mines, leasing its mines from the Con
solidated. A Similar agreement was
mad- between the • ."usollda ted nnd t>.
Carnegie company, ft then developed,
according to Mr. Guy ley's testimony,
that the Carnegie compan.v in 1900 pur
chased properties containing 75,000,000
tons of ore.
This, said the witness, resulted in a
meeting in New York between himself
and another official of the Carnegie com
pany and John D Rockefeller, Jr., and
tlie Rev. Frederick T. Gates, Mr. Rocke
feller's ore agent.
“Did Mr. Gates demand of the Oliver
Mining company that there should be
turned over to the Consolidated company
without conditions 75,000,000 tons of ore ac
quired b ythe Oliver Iron company in con
travention of the agreement between the
two companies'.*'’ asked Jacob M. Dickin
son, attorney for the government.
“Mr. Gates did make such a demand at
the time, but we explained that under the
agreement Mr. Rockefeller was not sup
plying us with all the ore lauds we
needed."
"Did your contention prevail '”
“Well, we turned the properties over lo
them, which may be construed as an ad
mission that thier claim was correct.”
smiled Mr. Oayley. “They agreed to
make a new deal, however, under which
we were to receive larger tonnages.'’
Judge Dickinson read from a letter writ
ten by Oayley to the directors of the
Carnegie company in reference to tiie
meetings:
"It Is difficult to play a game of bluff
when the other party holds the cards and
you know it," th^ letter read. “Neverthe
less, wc have retained 00,000,000 of the 75,
000,000 tons."
The 60,000,00 tons, Air. Oayley explained,
were obtained by agreeing to lease the
lands from the Consolidated company,
Another passage from the minutes ex
pressed the fear that to turn the proper
ties over to the Consolidated company
would be the same as turning them over
to the Federal Steel company, .fudge
Dickinson tried to bring out from the
witness that “Rockefeller’s people" hud
an interest in the Federal’s subsidiary,
the Minnesota company, hut Mr. Oayley
professed ignorance of such a thing.
Other passages from the minut* re
ferred to properties bought “for fear they
will be taken up by the Federal." The
witness was able to throw Httlo light on
these transactions.
The hearing was adjourned to next
Wednesday and Air. Gay ley will continue
ids testimony.
——
The Rev. Tyler to Speak
The Rev. R. T. Tyier will speak at the
Princess theatre tomorrow afternoon on
•Sin and Its Cure." Music will he fur
nished by ladies r?r the Young Women ?
Christian a^soeiation. The meeting is
for both men and women.
SCORE LOSE LIVES WHEN
FIRE DESTROYS A HOTEL
'IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA
i
Omaha. Ni l/., Februai y 2 8.— Fire
early this morning destroyed the Dew
ey hotel at Thirteenth and Farnam
streets, at least a score, and possibl.N
more persons losing their lives. The
register of the little hostelry was
burned and the names of many of
those who died in the flames probubls
never will, he known. Tonight only
four bodies had been recovered. These
were of persons who either jumped
from windows or who died from inju
ries. They were:
Charles Cummings, a bartender.
Cnidentified man, body recovered by
firemen before interior of building
collapsed.
Mrs, Alice Bonnevue, sister of Mrs.
(*. \y W11 (Kins, wife of the proprietor
ofXlie hot#!.
1 Azharleg Beverly.
/Cummlnijs* brother arrived this
'morning from Pittsburg to visit him
^nly to icara of his death. Cummings
* • T •
jumped from the third Moor t«. the
sidewalk, his head and bodv t, - I
in« badly crushed.
The firo occurred at an liour wlu*n
few persons were Iti the vicinity and
the interior of th* old building was a
mass of Mames before the firemen
arrived. Xot less than f»0 persons wtiv ;
aloeplni? in the building avid estimates
of the number run as hl^li as To. At i
least 30 are known to have escaped. I
Many of them ware scantily dad. j
About a third of the quests were Ne
braskans who had eotne to the city
to attend tho nutoniiddJo show. Most
of them had rooms near the two v. •'
its and so far as known all escaped I
to the street. The firemen did not '
set the flames under control until j
after the interior nad collapsed and
fallen into the basement. Here be
neath hundreds of tons of debris, to
viijriit li» the bodies of the victims,
and it max require two days to remove,
them. I’ntil this debris lias been rc-j
| moved the number of dead will not be
| known,
. /
Names Leading “Active
Agents Who Bring About
Concentration of Money
and Credit”
THREE DIVERGENT
REPORTS ARE MADE
BEFORE THE HOUSE
Minority Report Kails to Kind a So
Called Money Trust, Hut Admits ^
of Dangerous Concentration
of Credit — Individual
Report Disagrees
M aahliiKfoo, February 2V—I hrcr ,||
ver«eut report* were prevented to the
House today l»> the member* of tire
eomodttee yyliieh eouilueteyl the money
troat Iny eat Ian lino.
The majority report, a,ailed by
Chairman l»u.|o and the aly other denio
erntle member* of the commit Ice, found
Hint a money troat exlala, according m
I heir underalHoilliia of the term.
I'he report uaoiea aa I hr moat a»—
live oiteuta In hrlaalua about the con
centration of motley anil credit. .1. I
II or on n A to., Flrnt National noil Na
tloiinl Illy hank* mid Ixolin l.orli A
Co., of Neiy fork, l.ee lltUKlioon mill
Klililer. I'enliody A Co., of Hualnu.
Two l»i I In tirntiiiuiinlfil the report.
! one forbidding tl»e lor of the mall*
| to Mtock e\< liaiiKe*. which fnll to «l»
*frvc prescribed fttrlugcnt remiliiflou*
, »* to the eoudliet of tlielr lniMine** mill
■the other preNcrlhlna rlaid rule* for
the conduct of iiatlonnl linok*. tlielr of
i fleer* mill clenrlnji; hou*c n**ocltitlon*
| to which they belong.
Till* report I* *uh*t mi l In 11 y in nc
eord with the concliinlon* prenented to
the committee by .Siiiituel I ntermyer,
COIIUHCl.
First Minority Report
The first minority report, signed by Key
resentatlves Hayes of California, llealtl
of Delaware and Guernsey of Maine, re
republicans, set forth that the invcstlga
tion "has not disclosed t < ua'sIOIH* ut
any so-called money trust,” but added,
"it has, however, disclosed a dangerous
concentration of credit, in New York city
ami to some extent in Boston and Chi
cago.”
"While agreeing substantially with the
majority,” said the report, "on many ol
the abuses to be Included in the financial
system, the stock exchanges and the
eleuring house associations, the under
signed have doubts as to the wisdom of
some of the remedies proposed by the ma
jority."
This report further set forth the belief
that beiore definitely recommending any
remedial legislation, testimony should bo
taken covering more fully the effect of
various changes in the laws that have
been suggested. "It is manifestly impos
sible,” the report concluded, "that any
of the proposed legislation can be con
sidered by this Congress, and it seems to
us wise to leave the matter of recom
mending complete remedial legislation to
these who will be charged with the re
sponsibility of formulating and reporting
such legislation lo Congress.” ^
Detailed Disagreement
An individual minority report Hied by'
Representative McMorran of Michigan,
republican, was a ilat. detailed disagree
ment with the recommendations und find
ings of the majority.
"While I believe that attention has been
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SUNDAY’S AGE-HERALD
The Age-Herald tomorrow will have an
unusual array of timely and Interesting
features, among them being the following;
Laura .lean Libbey will write on “Se
cret Marriages.”
Marion Jlarland makes seine 'sugges
tions for egg cookery.”
Dolly Pah myple has an illustrated ar
ticle under the title. A Morning With
the Ha hies at Neighborhood House.”
Mrs. J. B. .Reid has an Interesting ar
ticle on A Few Hours Spent in Ena ley *
Excellent High School."
Myrtle Miles contributes some more
fashion specimens found n Birmingham
shops, with drawings by Rhea Wytlo.
Hill Vines writes tomorrow on "Social
Life in Washington."V
Wellington Vandiver contributes some
more of Ids humorous ykvn* vt 'lis court
house gang.
Ralph R. Silver writes on VVYiiat A belli .*
Our Business Methods in Biri.dngtiam?
Hugh \V. Roberts will have\|in article
on “Madero, Martyr of the Mexicans," ax
well as other interesting feature articles.
Frank G. Carpenter writes oiY “Th®
World’s Biggest Pawn Shop," wh'kh is
in Mexico City. stejF
C. F. Markel! writes under he subject*
"The Swing of Gavel. Shuttle and liu
dulinii." an interesting description kit' borTTUk*
features of Paris.
A classic in a page is "The ^Monas
tery," by Si’’ Walter Scott.
\Y. viucDona d writes from Parts underv
the title. "Republican France Has a Host
of Princes.”
Wilkinson Hheiren writes irom London
on “Ail Early Preachers Work Hi
«.*oloniRation of America.”
on the editorial feature page tomorrow
Dr B. F. Rilev will begin a new series of
urticles under the general title, "Romance*
of. Alabama History.” The topic of l»i»
lirst installment is, "The White Invader.”
Other articles on this page include "A
Little More Lent,” by Dr. George Have#;
"Fair Woman, the » feature incomprehen
sible,” by Karl Kapper; "Heart to Heart
Talks." by .lames A. Edgar ton, ap-1 “Civic
Problems of the Canal Zone, by Edward
T. Devin®.
rl’he <-omie section in colors will tell the
doings of all the funny people, and this
feature is one the children should never
miss.
The Age-Herald is the >ml\ Humify
newspaper in Birmingham printing the
disptPche# of the Associated Press, tlm
grr Best news-gathering agency m ilMUf
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