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VOLUME XXXXIH_BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, FRIDAV, JUNE 1.3, 1913 12 PAGES NUMBER 38
4 KILLED; MANY
HURT IN REAR
END COLUSION
Two Sections of Springfield
Express Crash Together
at Stamford
ENGINE PLOUGHS
HALF THROUGH CAR
n _
Second Section of Express Crashes
Into First as It Leaves Station.
/ Thirty-One I’assengers in One
Car Are Injured
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Stamford, Conn., June 12.—Four per
sons were killed and many injured,
some seriously, as the result of a rear
end collisslon on the main line of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad, opposite the local passenger
depot at 4:4d o'clock this afternoon
when the second section of the Spring
field express, westbound, crashed into
the first section which was just leaving
the station.
Tile dead:
Mrs. Edward J. Kolley, Wlnthrop, Mass.
Everett Halsey Woodruff, Flushing,
N. Y.
Dr. Harmon G. Howe, Hartford, Conn.
Frank K.. Confield. Springfield. Mass.
Unidentified woman at morgue.
Among the seriously injured are:
.T. Jennings, New York.
S. W. Patterson, Uodbank, N. H.
George Walton, New York.
Allen A. Warfield, Washington, D. C.
J. P. Hamlin, New York.
Everett S. Benson, New York. ^
Margaret Broderick, Farmington,
Conn.
F. M. Brown, Richmond Mill, N. Y.
P. J. Garrett, Hackensack, N. J.
J. J. Martin, New York.
J. W. Houston, Roxbury, Muss.
Gregory Humes, New York city.
Eleanor Plum. Brooklyn, N. Y.
11. Humes, address not given.
Mary Thompson. New York.
Dr. H. G. Howe, Hartford.
Ploughed Through Car
The engine of the second section
ploughed half way through the Pull
man car "Skylark," the last car on the
first section. In this car there were 31
passengers and practically all of them
were injured.
According to an official statement by
the railroad the indications are that
the engineer of tlie second section ran
past danger signals.
Tlie Springfield cypress was the
same train that was in the wreck at
Westport, Conn., last October in which
eight persons were killed and a score
injured. This wreck was caused by the
engineer running past signals.
Blaze Sxtinguished
Rimitaneously with the crash tlie wreck
age took fire and the city department
was called out. The blaze was easily ex
tinguished, however, and the work of
,rescue begun at once.
Early arrivals on tlie scene found Rev.
Anthony Berhler, a Catholic priest of
New York, coolly directing the work of
rescue. A ft hough injured himself, he re
fused to go to a hospital until others,
more seriously hurt, had been taken care
of. Telling of his experiences, he said:
"There was no warning, just a smash
and tlie next Instant the whole car was
topsy turvy. Men and women seemed to
be almost suspended in the air, and there j
was a mass of everything conceivable
flying about at random. Then all seemed
to settle except the escaping steam and
tlie hot coals from the fire box that
soon burst into flames. Women’s screams
of helplessness and terror, and the deeper
cries of men. some in mortal agony, filled
the air. The women were brave as they
were lifted out of the windows with
bloody faces and torn and cut bodies.
Official Statement
New York, June 12.—An official state
ment given out at the offices of the New
Haven road here tonight said that Charles
Doherty, engineer of the second section,
ran past both the distance and home sig
nals, each set at danger, and was going
IF to 20 miles an hour when it struck
the first section.
Gregory Humes Is a New York news
paper man.
FATHER ASKS THAT
SON BE ARRESTED
Dissipated Father’s Fortune Keeping
Son Out of Jail—Emgezzeler
and Forger
Chicago, June 12.—Declaring that he
had lost nearly everything he had
trying to keep ills son out of Jail dur
ing the last five years, Philip Kaufman
today came to the end of his rope and
asked the arrest of his offspring, Al
len J. Kaufman.
"He embezzled $2500 from the Chi
cago firm he was working for," said
the father, "and I made that good, ife
got a Job in Rochester, N. Y., and stole
$25 00 which I restored. Incldentlly he
kept forging my name to checks. In
the last 18 months they have aggre
gated $3000 and now all my possesions
are gone and my wife is in the east
trying to borrow money for me."
HATFIELD DECLINES
Records of Trials Before
Military Committee Can
not Be Rehearsed
I
GOVERNOR RAISES
MARTIAL LAW RULE
Decided at Conference That Mining
District Is Sufficiently Quiet
to Warrant Lifting of
Militia Rule
rliarlcNtou, W. Va„ June 12.—Gover
nor I Tat Hold of West Virginia tonight
declined to Nulimit to the Senate mine
"trike committee th«» rn-oidK of tlie
trails before the military committee
which took charge of the Mtrlke ridden
district of the Mtnte during the trouble
this spring.
In a letter to the committee the gov
ernor said that the findings of the com
mittee in these cases had never bet n
approved, the men had been released
and he desired to keep the records for
use in seeking indictments In the civil
courts. To make them public at this
time, he said would be "prejudicial to
the public peace."
Governor Hatfield's letter was pre
sented to the committee at tonight’s
session.
"My attention lias been called by the
adjutant general,*’ said the letter, “to
a subpoena demanding military records
and commission reports.
"With reference to the strike, I was
inducted into office March 4. ancl :is
to conditions prior to that time 1 have
knowledge only through the newspa
pers. tinder my predecessor military
law was established in the strike dis
trict three times. A commission was
in existence when I came into office
and about 80 prisoners were in jail.
I wanted peace and harmony, us tiie
situation seemed threatening."
ncierence to tne strike
With reference to the papers now in
his hands he said he had "never ap
proved them and had ordered all of
the prisoners released, despite the fact
that I had independent evidence in the
nature of voluntary confessions in tin*
case of some. But for reasons of pru
dence 1 ordered the discharge of all.
My object whs to restore law and or
der. and 1 have been successful, as both
sides have made mutual concessions.”
The committee probably will make no
further efforts to secure the records of
these trials.
Raise Martial Law
Governor Hatfield tonight issued a
proclamation raising martial law in the
strike district, the committee was in
formed. 'Pile last few soldiers left iu
the Held were recalled. At a confer**
cnee between the governor and offi
cials of Kanawha county it was decided
that the district was quiet enough to
warrant lifting the militia rule, which
had been instituted by former Governor
Glasscock on February 10.
Judge Advocate General George S.
Wallace, legal authority of the mili
tary commission in the strike zone, de
fended their conduct before the com
mittee.
“We had tlie right to sentence an
offender to death,” he said, "under
whatever law the commander in chief
of the forces of the state prescribed.
My contention is that in the theatre of
war the commander in chief of the
forces makes the law. The governor,
when he declared martial law, recog
nized that the constitution had been
suspended on Paint and Cabin creeks
and he sent us there to restore it. We
exercised war powers, that is all.” |
Under cross-examination Judge Wal- !
lace said he was paid a $5000 fee for
defending the military commission if!
taken to the supreme court of appeals ,
of the state.
Warden Martin L. Brown of the state
penitentiary testified that military pris
oners were treated the same as civil
court prisoners.
The committee then heard several
miners who said they had been pre
vented by mine guards from getting
their mail.
BURNETT THINKS
BILL WILL PASS
Will Reintroduce Immigration Bill in
the House Today
Washington, June 12.—The Burnett
Pillingham Immigration bill, proposing
a literacy test and drastic changes In
the present immigration laws, will be
reintroduced tomorrow by Representa
tive Burnett of Alabama. Mr. Burnett
said a poll of the House showed that it
stands nearly 8 to 1 in favor of an
Immigration measure.
The Senate passed this bill over
President Taft's veto in tbe last Con
gress, but the House failed to do so
by a narrow margin.
The literacy test clause of the meas
ure would require Immigrants over 18
years of age to be able to read Eng
lish or some European language or dia
lect. Exceptions would provide for the
immediate families of American citi
zens. Persons who are ineligible for
naturalization except those who might
come in under existing treaties would
be barred.
PRIBILOF ISLAND PIOPLE
THREATENED WITH FAMINE
Delay in Passing Sundry Civil Bill May Prove Disastrous to
Alaskan People—Have Only Seal Meat to Keep
Off Starvation.
Washington, June 12.—Famine, with only’
seal meat to keep off starvation, threat
ens the people of the Fribilof Islands,
Alaska, as a result of Congress' delay in
passing the sundry civil bill, the depart
ment of oommerue announced tonight.
There are food supplies on the Island for
but a month 'onger and until' funds are
provided the department can send no
.more. Even if a vessel sailed from San
Francisco at once U could not arrive be
fore July 6.
The sundry civil bill, vetoed at the last
Session of Congress because of a pro
vision exempting labor and farmers' or
>!»»■* . . • jjf*. i 'r*' .
ganizatlons from prosecution with funds
appropriated in it. is now in conference
between the House and Senate, with noI
prospect for early disposition. It con
tains an appropriation of $75,000 for the
Alaska fisheries service, funds for which
have been completely exhausted. A state
ment issued by the commerc dpartmnt de
scribes the situation as grave. Not only
will the government officers and employes
as well as natives have to eat seal meat
to live, unless relief Is afforded quickly,
but the government's measures for the
protection of the seal herds and salmon
Industry of the islands will be seriously
Interfered with.
MAN WHOM SENATOR ASHURST
I_ DECLARES TO BE A LOBBYIST
I-5 -J . F . -MURRAY " Z___
When recently asked to specify a lobbyist. Senator Ashurst of Arizona, a democrat, under oath picked
upon J. F. McMurray of McAlester, Okla. Said Senator Ashurst: “I have reason to believe, and suspect, and
do believe, that one person at least is attempting improperly to influence legislation. I refer to a man
named McMurray, who has appeared before the Indian committee several times and I believe has been at
tempting improperly to influence the action of members of Congress with respect to preventing the cancella
tion of a certain contract he has with some Indians, whereby, if this legislation is not put through he would
get a fee of $3,500,000.”
LESSENS CRIME,
SAYS POLICE CHIEF
Los Angeles Chief Addresses
Convention — Officers
for Ensuing Term
Are Elected
Washington, June 12.—Woman suffrage
as a means of lessening crime was advo
cated here today by C. E. Sebastian, chief
of police of Los Angeles, Cal., in an ad
dress before the closing session of the
annual convention of International Asso
ciation of Police Chiefs. Chief Sebastian
declared that “through suffrage recogni
tion of police women in Los Angeles had
been obtained and crime bad been ma
terially reduced.” Suffrage, he added, had
helped to break down the false modesty
which had prevented arrests and encour
aged crime.
The chiefs chose Grand Rapids, Mich.,
as their next meeting place and elected
officers as follows!
President, Maj. Richard Sylvester,
Washington superintendent of police; first
vice president. Chief Michael Regan, Buf
falo, N. Y.; second vice president, Chief
A. P. Sherwood, Ottawa, Canada; sec
retary-treasurer, Harvey O. Carr, Grand
Rapids; sergeant at arms. Chief Cassidy,
Elmira, N. Y. All were * re-elected except
the sergeant at arms.
Dictographic devices as means of help
ing In the detection of crime, were ap
proved In a resolution adopted during the
final session.
Juan Vucetich, chief of the Buenos
Ayres, Argentina, bureau of dactyloscop
ic identification, explained to the conven
tion his system of finger print registra
tion and a committee was named to study
and report on this compared with other
systems.
PLEAD GUILTY TO
AID COMPANION
California Police Admit Conspiracy.
Lighten Sentence of Fellow
• Officer
Ban Francisco, June 12.—Five sus
pended policemen today offered to plead
guilty to conspiracy with bunco men
if the sentence to be imposed on their
fellow officer, Frank Esola, convited
of grand larceny in the same set
cases, would-be lightened, - it was an
nounced by District Attorney Fickert.
The offer has not been accepted.
All five officers, while asserting their
willingness to plead guilty, maintain
their innocence.
In return for pleading guilty the five
would get six months sentences In
stead of a year and all felony charges
would bo dropped. ' " ,
TODAY’S AGE-HERALD
1— Four killed, many hurt in wreck.
Hatfield declines to submit records of
trial.
Worrtan suffrage lessens crime, says
police chief.
Government used as agent by anti-free
sugar forces.
Tariff bill may go back to Senate by
end of next week.
2— Opposed to giving Union Pacific time
extension.
3— Mrs. Flagler to foster husband s pro
ject. \
+— Editorial comment. ;
5— Candidates for governor . swarm city
yesterday. . ..
“Near” governors discuss rate .decision
Good road scouts reach her,e-today.
White way posts to be moved.
6— Society.
7— Sports.
S—Chief Bodeker’s monthly report.
3—Koderick chosen president of'mine in
spectors.
11— Markets. (
12— Frenchman hopes to' win freak-wager.
CANDIDATES TO SUCCEED
WARREN REESE AT LOSS
TO UNDERSTAND DELAY
—
By C. E. STEWART
Washington. June 12.—(Special.)—Al
though- two of the candidates for the
position of t'niud States attorney for
the middle district of Alabama have re
turned to the city in quest of informa
tion as to when action is going to be
taken, it is understood that they do not
know any more now than when they
were last here.
The aspirants are Mr. Henry Stegall
or Ozark and Col. Charles U. lirtckeii of
l.uvcrno. They lime ejt^lyd on some of
the Vlabama congressmen but the iuiter
are unable lo throw any light on tlie
situation either. Ii has been supposed
that as District Attorney Keese's resig
nation was called for by Attorney Uen
eral Mclteynolds to take effect when
his successor is appointed, something
would liave been done before this. The
delay in settling the matter in the middle
district, of courso has its effect upon the
other two district in Alabama.
AMERICAN TROOPS TAKE
ENTRENCHMENTS OF MOROS
AFTER HARD ENGAGEMENT
I
Manila, P. I., June 12.—The entrench
ments of the rebellious Moros, under the
Sultan of Jolo at Bagdag, were taken by
the American forces today after a fierce
battle, in which the American < asualtics
were alx killed and 12 wounded.
The killed were two privates of Com
pany M, Eighth United States infantry,
three members of the Fifty-first com
pany of Scouts and one member of the
j Twenty-ninth company of Scouts.
Lieut. Edwin II. Hack ley was wounded
in the leg. The casualties are regarded
as light, in view of the stubborn resist
ance put up by the Moros.
The attacking forces had been made
up unusually strong as a precaution,
there being in addition to the company
of regular infantry a troop of cavalry,
seven companies of scouts, two compa
nies of constabulary with a battery of
four mountain guns, and a machine gun
platoon.
AVIATOR MEETS
TRAGIC DEATH
Andrew Drew Falls 200
Feet to Death Near
Lima, Ohio
Lima, O., June 12—Andrew Drew, pupil
of Orville Wright, volplaned to death
here thin evening in a blazing biplane.
Drew was killed as a result of a desire
to take “just a little Joy ride"—his last,
words to his partner—in a machine he
had not thoroughly tested. His partner in
a local school of aviation, J. C. Brabazon,
had urged him not to make the trip, but
Drew wished to try out the biplane.
He fell 200 feet. He was dead when
Brabazon and several workmen at the
Lima state hospital pulled his body from
under the wreckage.
Drew and Brabazon went out to the
aviation grounds about a half a mile from
the state hospital during the afternoon
Drew and his mechanicians set up the
machine, it was dusk when they had
finished. Dr, w was anxious to try out
the machine and urged Brabazon, who
had made several flights with him, t6 go
along1.
"Let's take Just one little Joy ride." he
laughed, "and then I'll go and eat with
you " said Drew. Brabazon demurred on
the’ground that It was getting'too dark
lo fly anil, there were no places suitable
for a good landing.
MONTGOMERY MEN
TO CALL ON WILSON
Washington. June 12.—(Special.)—!
The committee in the Business Men's
league of Monigomery to visit Wash-'
ington and extend President Wilson an
Invitation to attend the exposition there
will arrive on June 16 Instead of June
18, the date having been changed be
cause the head of the league could not
conveniently be in Washington on
Juno 16.
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FINDINGS OF COURT
MARTIAL APPROVED
--
Secretary Daniels to Miti
gate Sentences of Captain
and Lieutenant
Washington, June 12.-Secretary Daniels
today approved the findings of the court
martial which tried Capt. Roy C. Smith,
commanding officer, and l.ieut. W, \\\
Smyth, acting navigator, and found them
guilty of neglect of duty in connection
with the grounding of the battleship
Arkansas on Celha hank, south of Cuba,
several months ago. The Secretary mit
igates both sentences, however, so that
Captain Smith will lose only 10 numbers
In rank instead of 20, as recommended
by the board, and Lieutenant Smyth will
lose five Instead of 10.
It was further ordered that Captain
Smith will be continued'in command of
the Arkansas and that Lieutenant Smyth
be released from arrest and restored to
duty. Clemency for tho captain on ac
count of his excellent record has been
recommended by six or the nine mem
bers of the cotlrt. Rear Admiral Blue,
chief of the bureau of navigation, and
Secretary Daniels' full council of aides.
Seven members of the court and the
council of alfles made similar recommen
dations for the lieutenant.
Winnipeg, Man., June 12.—Manitoba
and Saskatchewan are literally burn
ing up under the Intense heat that ha3
prevailed during the last few days.
Unofficial reports from tin- southern
part of these two provinces say the
drouth may have a deleterious effect on
the wheat crop unless rain comes soon.
The thermometer today registered 102
'and 103 at'many points. There has been
{tactically no ittln this season.
GOVERNMENT USED
AS AGENT OF ANTI
FREE SUGAR FORGES
Palmer Tells How Printing
Offices and Postoffices
Aided Fight
SUGAR CAMPAIGN
COST NEARLY $160,000
Washington Representative of I'nited
States Beet Sugar Industry Sub
jected to ( ross-Kxarninatiou
Before Lobby Committee
\\ nahlngton, June 12.—How >In- nov
crnnicnt printing office* and (lie ]ton4>
office department helped in tin* Hglit
for free sugar through the line of con
gressional frnni^s tor Mending anti-tree i
sugar “llteriiture** elreulatlng through
out the Iniafl tvna brought out toilny by
the Senate lobby In vcntlgatora.
Truman (L Palmer. Washington rep
resentative of the United States beet
sugar industry, on the stand the en
tire day und the object of a sweeping
cross-examination, testified that more1
than 1,500,000 copies of arguments In I
behalf of beet sugar had beeft turned
out by tin government printing offices,
made public documents by order of I
Congress und had ridden on the frank -
of senators and representatives to tin
ends of tlie country, postage free.
“Sugar at a filance"
“Sugar at a (llancv," prepared h, |
him, lie said, had attained a clrculu
tion nf 320,000 copies tender the frank |
of Senator Lodge, “Report of th j
Finance Committee," liy the same sen- j
ator, had heaien the pamphlet by 80,000 I
copies. The trunks of Senator Sniool I
former Senators Curtis and Dick and
the late* Representative Malby, former
Representative I’lckelt and Represeniu
tlve Martin had swelled the total in
more than a million and a half.
The printing nr some of tills number
bad been paid for by the beet sugar
people. Die witness said, but tip* rree j
postage had saved them about $28,000. |
Mr. Palmer developed that Sugar a. j
a Second Glance." which, lie Intimated,
was inspired bv the Federal Sugar
Refining company, and which was an!
argument In behalf nf free sugar, bad
also been printed ns a public docu
ment and circulated under the frank
lug privilege, lie did not say nor did
the committee ask why tlie frank was
1 so used.
Spent Nearly $160,000
Mi. Palmer said that the beet men
had spent about $160,000 in their tam
jpalgn against free .sugar since lOi'J
About $50,900 had been ifsed since Vasil
November and about $11,000 of that;
amount since (he loginning of the pres
ent session of Congress. Much of it had
been spent in “publicity work' In print
ing. ami a good sized sum in motion
pictures. He said that tin* beet pro
ducers in his association were assessed
| about 5 cents per ton, he thought. Th**
last assessment was made in April, I
bringing in about $18,000, and tin* pre
vious in February, about $17,000.
“When did you make those assess
ments?" asked Sen;-tor Heed
“When we needed the money."
Much of the day was spent by the com
mittee in trying to find out the defails
of how "sugar at a. glance” came to h.
printed as a public document. Although
Mr. Palmer was grilled for three hours
ou practically nothing else when he left
the stand committeemen said they were
about as much in the dark as they were
I when the pamphlet was mentioned.
J Palmer said that when Senator Lodge
'made a speech on sugar in July, llh-, the
charts subsequently used in the pamphlet
In walls in the Senate chamber. Senator
Lodge secured the permission of the
Senate to have them printed as public
document. Accompanying these charts.
Mr. Palmer declared, were certain printed
sheets containing sugar information ques
tioned by members of the committee the
witnessed said that after the charts had
been sent to the government printing of
fice and proofs in black and white had
been made of them, he had discovered
they were not suitable for publication.
He had, therefore, sent them to a private
printing concern and had them prepared
in a fashion 1a* thought suitable. This,
he maintained, was done with the knowl
edge of Senator Lodge, and he considered
that he was acting for the senator.
Surprise Expressed
Members of the committee expressed
surprise that any one should in any way
change something authorized to bo printed
by the Senate. They developed that per
mission was secured bv Senator Lodge
for printing on July 27 and that one of
several issues of “sugar at a glance”
referred to an order of the Senate on
August 1, in the same matter.
The second order referred to data pre
pared by Truman (J. Palmer and pur
ported to be signed by Charles c,. Hen
nett, then secretary of the Senate. Mr.
Palmer said lie supposed that the order
had been made and that he got it in the
proofs of tile charts from the printing
office. The Congressional Record of Aug
ust 1, according to Senator Cummins,
showed no such order nor did tin Journal
of the Senate nor the files in its docu
ment. room.
“You substituted at the government
printing office for tin* document you re
ceived from the clerk of the Senate this
privately printed copy?” said Senator
Reed.
“f don’t, think that is a fail- statement.”
said Palmer. “There was no subterfuge:
there was nothing underhand. No one
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TARIFF BILL MAY GO
BACK TO SENATE BY
END OF NEXT WEEK
Democratic “Steering Com
mittee” to Clear Way for
Considering Measure
AFTER AGREEMENT
ON SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
Several Obstacles Must lie Cleared
Away to Make Way for Tariff
Consideration—May De
fer Caucus
Washington, June 12.—The demo
cratic “steering committee” of the Sen
ate was called Into action late today
to clear the way in that body for tho
tariff revision bill. As a result of the
meeting and of reports received from
the finance committee, members of tho
“steering committee" said tonight they
hi lleved the tariff bill would get hack
into the Senate before* the end of next
wee k.
Senator Kern called the party man
agers together after reports had be
come general that the* democratic tar
iff caucus would have to be postponed
until the Senate's West Virginia coal
strike investigation had been com
pleted It was determined to attempt
to secure an agreement between the
Senate and House on the* sundry civil
bill now in dispute; to end Senator
Jones' single banded filibuster, which
has delayed Senate business for over a
W’o' k, and to remove all other obstacles
to early action on the tariff.
Returned Next Week
The "steering committee" was in
formed by Senator Thomas, who is also
a member of the finance committee,
that the tariff bill could be completed
and returned to the Senate next week.
Several other members of the finance
committee, however, expressed doubt-to
night as to the probability of this be
ing accomplished.
Recommendations were made early
In the day by several democrats prom
inently I den titled with the administra
tion forces that the Senate caucus be
deferred until Senators Swanson.
Shields and Martine had returned from
their work with the invest (gating: com
mittee in West Virginia. The narrow
margin by which the administration
forces control the Senate, in spite of
• President'* voni and sugar pro
gramme, makes it necessary. In their
opinion, to have all democrats present
;M the caucus and it is possible that the
democratic members of the committee
will be called back from West Vir
ginia to participate in the caucus. It
is proposed that the caucus shall be i
binding one, pledging every senator to
vote for tin* bill as approved.
MODERN WAY
OF DISAPPEARING
(Jirl Works in Store While Frantic
Police Search for Slayer
New York. Juno 1-.—A 10 (lays'
search by the police for Mrs. Olga M.
I lollseman was ended today when she
walked Into her mother's home in
Brooklyn and explained the reason for
her disappearance.
“t whs Just tired of living the way
l was," she said. "So I rowed over to
Far Rockaway. took off my skirt, tore
it and fastened a piece of it to an
oar. Then I broke the other oar and
threw part of it in the boat. I shoved
the boat away, caught a train for New
York and got a job in a millinery store.
1 like it tine and intend to keep on
working.”
Tin- police had proceeded on the the
ory that she had been slain or was held
prisoner in the marshes surrounding
Sheepshead Bay.
was deceived. All was open and above
board.”
“I want to find out about this,” said
Senator Cummins. ”lt is a rather seri
ous matter to forge a signature of the
secretary of the Senate to an order that
never waa made.”
Question Is Dropped
The committee finally dropped the ques
tion with tin* expressed determination to
pursue it further and investigate books
and records of every sort to get the in
formation they seek. Senator Lodge will
be heard in explanation if lie desires to
appear.
Mr. I'aimer became indignant at Sena
tor Reed's efforts to find out everything
done by the best men in Washington, lie
said lie supposed they talked with vena
tors and congressmen. ”[ don't think
business men are barred from the city of
Washington,” he added. “There is noth
ing disreputable in talking to senators
and congressmen. They don’t live in
glass houses. I have been free to tell
them whgt 1 thought and 1 try to con
vert them and prevent the ruin which
I believe will result from the passage of
the bill in Congress.”
Mr. Palmer’s examination will continue
tomorrow. The committee tonight sub
poenaed A. Cl. Robinson of Washington.
ANOTHER PRECEDENT IS
SMASHED BY PRESIDENT
Wilson Calls Up Secretary Lane and Goes Calling on Him.
Visits Capitol On Spur of Moment but Senators Are at
Baseball Game.
Washington, Ju li'.-President Wilson
made another trip to the capitol today,
but most of the senators whom he intend
ed to see were absent, playing golf, watch
ing the baseball game, or otherwise bent
on reccration, as the Senate was not in
session.
The President did not send word lie was
coming, deciding on the spur of the mo
ment to go to Id "other office," as tile
President’s room in the capitol is being
called, after ho had started away for an
afternoon’s ride.
After tho president discovered there
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were no more senators in evidence lie used
the newly installed telephone in his room
and informed Secretary Lane at the de
partment of the interior that he was com
ing to visit nlm. it was another prece
dent added to the list, for rarely has a
President gone calling on a cabinet offi
cer. Mr. Wilson had some routine mat
ters to discuss with Mr. Lane, remem
bered that the latter had asked for a con
ference and that no hour had been set,
so he disposed »f it summarily and went
riding later through Hock Creek park.
The President probably will make another
trip to the capitol tomorrow to discusa
anointment**