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__LE<*L NOTICES _ __
Sale by lerk and Register
A. R Vaiidei rift, et als. vs. G. W.
Kills, et gl —City Court, in Equity.
No. 4228.
Under and * virtue of a decree ren
dered by sai court in said cause on
the 28th daypf June, 1913. I, Sam M.
Ulake, as clfk ami register of said
court, will s<| to tile highest .and best
bidder, for 4sh. at public outcry 1n
Iront of thefcourthouse door of Jef
ferson counjr. Alabama, within the
legal hours if sale, on Monday, the
28th day of July, 1913, the following
described pmerty:
All the e«4l and other minerals in.
under and uon the following described
lands, situfpd in Jefferson county,
Alabama, tfwit:
'l’he soutljast quarter of the north
west quart# and tlie northeast quar
ter of the authwest quarter of section
t wenty (2q. township fourteen (141,
range two fi), and the northeast quar
ter and th southeast quarter of sec
tion twent#eight (28), township four
teen (14), angfe two (2), and the north
east quart# and the southeast quarter
°f soctionjthlrty-three (33), township
fourteen 44), range two (2), and the
south half of the northwest quarter
and the Authwest quarter of section
twenty-sefen (27), township fourteen
<14), ran?# two (2), and the northwest
quarter fid twenty (2©) acres of the
fWthwesj quarter of the southwest
larter (f section thirty-four (34),
,ownshlpjfourtean (14), range two (2),
which sid twenty acres commences
‘t the vater gap on the creek run
ning will the fence to branch, thence
q tiie lfanch to section line, and the
uthwcjt quarter of the nortliwest
arter jnd the north half of the soul li
st qu/rter and the south half of the
,\heaa quarter of section twenty-six
, tAvnship fourteen (14), range
t>and the west half of the
perf’pt quarter and the west lialf
Qf >southeast quarter of the south
Wiarter of section twenty-four
,m /ownship fourteen (14), range
fo*'£), and the northeast quarter
♦ «i .01 southeast quarter and fifteen
(15 /leres on the north side of the
nortMvest quarter of the northeast
quarfcr of section twenty-Atre (25 >,
township fourteen (14), range two <2*.
mid the northeast quarter and the
northwest quarter of the southwest
qn*rter of section thirty-six (36), town
ship fourteen (14), range two (2), and
the west half of the northwest quar
ter and the southwest quarter, and the
southeast quarter, and the south half
of tlie northeast quarter of section
thirty (30), township fourteen (14*.
range one (l), and the east half or
the northwest quarter, and the north
east quarter, and the northeast quar
ter of the southeast quarter and five
,<5) acres lying in the northeast cor
ner of the southeast quarter of the
southeast quarter of section thirty-one
(31), township fourteen (14), range one
(It, and the northwest quarter and
the west half of the southwest quar
ter of section thirty-two (32), town
ship fourteen (14), range one (1), ex
cept five (ft) acres lying south of the
Blount Springs road in the southwest
corner of said west half of the south
west quarter of said section thirtv
two (32);
And also all the coal and other
minerals in, under and upon the fol
lowing described lands, situated in
Blount county. Alabama, to-wit:
The south half of the southwest
quarter of section twenty (20), town
ship fourteen (14), range* one (1), and
the northeast quarter of the north
east quarter of section thirty (30),
township fourteen (14), range one (1),
and the northwest quarter of the north
west quarter of section twenty-nine
(21*), township fourteen (14), range
one (1).
•Said property Is owned by the Three
Rivers Coal and Iron company, a cor
poration, one of the defendants in said
cause, which corporation has been dis
solved by said deeree of said court and
said property will be sold together and
ns an entirety.
Tills 2d day of July, 1913.
SAM M. BLAKE.
Cleric and Register of City Court of
Birmingham. 7-5-3t-sat
--—
Foreclosure Sale
Under and by virtue of a power of
sale contained in a mortgage Executed
to the Untied States Mortgage? and
Trust company by M. A. Hines and
wife, to secure an indebtedness there
in mentioned, whic h mortgage is dated
on the 18th day of Octooer, 1909, and
is recorded In the office of the judge
of probate for Jefferson county. Ala
bama, in book 536 on page 265, and
was duly transferred to the under
signed. G. Uotholz. on the 17th day
of May, 1913. I, the said G. Rot hoi/,
us such transferee©, will sell at public
outcry to the highest bidder, for cash,
in front of the courthouse door at Bir
mingham, in said county, on Tuesday,
the 22d day of July. 1913, the? following
described property In Birmingham, Jef
ferson county, Alabama, conveyed in
said mortgage, to-wit:
Part of lot 2 in block 21 of the J.
M. Ware survey in the northwest qiiar
er of southeast quarter of section 26,
township 17, range 3 west; more par
ticularly described as beginning at a
point on the south line of Fourteenth
avenue 1S8 2-3 feet westward of the
intersection of Seventeenth street with
the south Hue of Fourteenth avenue;
thence southward parallel with Seven
teenth street 114 feet; thence westward
I parallel with Fourteenth avenue 37 2-3
feet; thence northward parallel with
Seventeenth street 114 feet to the south
line of Fourteenth avenue; thence east
1 ward along the south line of Fourteenth
., | avenue 37 1-3 feet to the point of be
, ginning.
Default having been made in the pay
r f' inent of the indebtedness secured bv
said mortgage, said property Is sold
for the purpose of paying the same* as
well as the cost and expenses of fore
closu re.
This the 20th day of June, 1913.
G. UOTHOLZ. Transferee©.
A. (\ and Tl. R. Howsse, Attorneys.
6-21-4t-sa
j- The Stockholder* <if Flr«t llnnk of
C«re/
Notice in hereby given that a spe
V|; rial meeting of the stockholders of the
• A First Bank of Corny has been called by
S^'the, board of directors by resolution
{ this day duly adopted, to be held at
HLthe office of First Bank of Corey, in
fr-'Fairfleld. Ala., on the 14th day of Au
m gust, 1913, at 4 o’clock p. m., for the
| purpose of considering and voting upon
* a proposed change in the corporate
1 name of the company from First Bank
of Corey to First Bank of Fairfield,
and you are notified that aald meeting
[ vi 11 he held at said place and time for
•aid purpose.
,5 By order of the hoard of directors.
• ' This 8th day of July, 1913.
H. E. DALBKY,
t-12-4t-sa Secretary.
LiT NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
a Sealed proposals will be received by
the undersigned until 3 o’clock, p. m.,
1 Friday. July 18, 1913. for (he construc
tion of certain vitrified brick paving
i under Improvement Ordinance No. 7lo
ci also for the constructions of con
crete bridges over Village Creek
on 25th street. North Birmingham
and Avenue *'F”, Ensley, Specifica
tions may be obtained and plans ex
amined at this office. The right is re
served to reject any and all proposals.
(Signed) WALTER G. KIRKPATRICK,
City Engineer.
Age-Herald, July 12, 14 and 16. 1913.
CITY ORDINANCES
No. 170-C, An Ordinance to AmemPseel
linn" 2. .1 mill 13 of Vn Ordinance Mo.
I 10-C, Entitled -An Ordinance Grant
ing George C. Kelley and Associates,
Their Successors and Assigns, the
flight to Construct, Equip, Malntnln
ami Operate An Eleetrle Railway In
II,e City of Birmingham.*’ Approved
February «, 1»I3.
Be It ORDAINEI, by the Board of
Commissioners of the City of Birming
ham.
That Sections, 2. 3 and 13 of that cer
tain Ordinance, No. 140-C, entitled "An
Ordinance granting George Kelley
nnd Associates, their Successors anil
Assigns. the right to construe,, enuln.
maintain and operate an electric rail
way In the City of Birmingham,” and
which was approved on the 6th day of
February, 1913, be, and the same Is
hereby, amended so that Sections 2. 3
and 13 thereof, respectively, shall read
as follows:
SECTION 2: The said Grcntees. or
their Sueoessors or Assigns, shall on
COSTELLOS WRITES
OF BALKAN WAR
Birmingham Greek Tells of
War Conditions in the
Near East
George Costellos, a Greek fruit dealer
at the corner of First avenue and Twen
tieth street, lias received a letter from
his brother, Gus Costellos, from the far
off field of war in the Balkans. The let
ter follows:
Thessalonika. June 18, 1813.
Dear Brother:—As you know our victori
ous war against Turkey is finished, but
yet the governments of the states and
of Greece have not demobilized their
armies, and it seems to me that we will
have another war against the Bulgarians.
The Bulgarians are selfish and want
everything. They are endeavoring to rob
us of the fruits of our victory. If it had
not been for our army and our fleet, Bul
garia could have done nothing against
Turkey. However, dear brother, l am
opposed to a war with Bulgaria, but if
war is declared we will not rest until
we are in Sofia.
I have already fought against the Bul
garians twice, each time when they at
tacked us treachously like the cowards
that the# are. Tour brother,
GUS COSTELLOS.
MULHALL TELLS OF
LOBBY ACTIVITIES
BEFORE COMMITTEE
(Continued from Page One)
Michaels were under subpoena by the
Senate committee the House commit
tee issued subpoenas for them forth
with, commanding their appearance at
$ o’clock tomorrow morning. Sergeants
CITY ORDINANCES
or before the 15th day of May. 1913, |
submit the plans and specif ications for ,
the construction of saia street raiHyay !
to the Board of Commissioners of said
City of Birmingham for its approval,
alteration or amendment, which plans
and specifications shall accord with
approved methods of construction of
such lines under like conditions. And
on or before the 1st day of October.
1913. the active work of construction
of said street railway shall he begun,
fuid continued to completion, as here
inafter provided.
SECTION 3: The City of Birming
ham. as Grantor herein. hereby ac
knowledges the receipt of One Thousand
<$1,000.00) Dollars, which shall belong
to the City of Birmingham upon the
adoption of this ordinance, and the
Grantees herein, or their Successors or
Assigns, shall on or before the 15th
day of May. 1913, submit plans and
specifications for their railways to he
constructed hereunder to the said City
of Birmingham, as provided in Section
2 hereof, and when the same shall have
been accepted and approved by said
City, the- said Grantees, their Successors
or Assigns, shall on or before the 1st
day of October, 1913, and as a further
consideration for this franchise, pay
Into the Treasury of the City of Bir
mingham for its use the sum of Nine
Thousand ($9,000.00) Dollars cash,
which together with the One Thousand
($1,000) Dollars already deposited by
said Grantees with the said City of
Birmingham, shall make Ten Thousand
($10,000.00) Dollars cash, and give to the
said City of Birmingham eight promis
sory notes, each for the sum of Five
Thousand ($3,000.00) Dollars, each with |
interest from their dale respectively. ;
to-wlt: the date of the malifhg of the'
balance of the cash payment to said
City of Birmingham at the rate of six
(6 per cent) per centum per annum,
payable semi-annually, which said
noteg shall mature respectively one
each'year for eight consecutive years;
that is. one shall mature one year after
date: one, two years after date; one. I
threw years after date; one four years;
after date; one, five years after date; ;
one. six years after date; one. seven
years after date; and the last one eight
years after dale; the payment of each
of which said notes shall he secured in
a manner satisfactory to th-e said City
of Birmingham.
As a further consideration for the
rights and privileges hereby granted,
said Grantees, or their Successors or
\sstghs. shall pay to the City of Bir
mingham a sum equal to a percentage
of the annual gross earnings of the
street railway, or railways, constructed
or operated under the rights or privi
leges herein granted as follows, viz;
For the years 1921 to 1926 Inclusive,
three <3 per cent) per cent; for the
years 1927 to 1932 inclusive four (4 per
cent) per cent; for the remainder of
the life of the franchise. 5 (6 per cent)
per cent; said payments shall be made
during January of each year following
the calendar year in which said gross
earnings were rjeeived.
Grantees shall also widen, at their
expense, such portion of Cleveland
street as is embraced in this franchise,
under tin? direction of the City
Engineer, to a width of sixty (60) feet.
SECTION 13: The said Granteees, or
their Successors or Assigns, shall also
on or before the 1st day of October.
19 13, enter into bond with good and
sufficient surety, in the penal sum of
Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars,
that they will complete the work of
construction of said lines in a work
manlike manner, and promptly restore
the roadway along the entire length
thereof, to the condition it was in be
fore being disturbed by them, the said
Grantees, or their Successors or As
signs; and the City of Birmingham
shall he judge of said condition. And
upon the-application of said Grantees,
their Successors or Assigns, the said
City shall inspect such work, or cause
the same to he inspected, and upon
such work being completed as herein re
quired. said City slmll declare said bond
satisfied. The said Grantees or their
Successors or Assigns, shall also fur
nish to said City or Birmingham on or
before said 1st day of October, 1913, a
satisfactory guarantee as the the char
acter and durability and maintenance
of all restored or constructed pave
ment along such streets as at the time
of the construction of the lines herein
provided for shall he paid, such guar
antee to he for the term, or terms, of
years which may remain unexpired of
any guarantee on any pavement which
may be. in the construction of said
lines, dug up or disturbed, and such
guarantee shall he similar in terms to
those then outstanding upon the sev
eral streets respectively: before the
said Grantees herein shall be held to
have restored the roadway disturbed
by the installation of said lines the
guarantee herein provided shall be
given.
Approved July 10, 1913.
C. EXUM, President.
Board of Commissioners.
A. O. LANE, Commissioner,
JAMES WEATHERLY,
Attest: Commissioner.
H. S. RYALL, City Clerk.
Age-Hera Id. J uly 12, 39. 26, 1913.
\n, lttU-l', An Ordinance to Amend .Sec
tion 2 of Ordlnnuce No, 149-1% En
titled "An Ordluanc*e Granting Addl
tlonnl Rights and Privileges to
George (% Kelley nud Associates*
Their Successors mid Vsslgns* As
Grantees Ciider Ordinance Mo. 140-1%**
Approved April 9th* 19111.
Be it ORDAINED by the Board of
Commissioners of the City of Birming
ham.
That Section 2 of that certain Ordi
nance, No. 149-C, entitled "An Ordi
nance granting additional rights and
privileges to George C. Kelley and As
sociates, their Successors and Assigns,
as grantees under Ordinance No. 1'40-C,”
and which was approved on the 9th day
of April, 1913, be and the same is here
by amended so that Section 2 thereof
shall read as follows:
SECTION 2: The said grantees, or
their successors or assigns, shall, on or
before the 15th day of May. 1913. submit
the plans and specifications for the
construction of said street railway to
the Board of Commissioners of "said
City of Birmingham for its approval
alteration or amendment, which plans
and specifications shall accord with
approved methods and constructions T»f
such lines under like conditions. And
?S,,or.vbefor^. the dR*' of October,
1913, the active work of construction
of said street railway along and upon
Twenty-firat street, as aforesaid, shall
be begun and continued to completion
within six months from tfie approval
of said plans.
Approved July 10, 1913.
C. EXUM, President.
, Commissioners
A. O. LANE, Commissioner
JAMES WEATHERLY
Attest; Commissioner.
H. S. RYAI.U City Clerk>
Age-Herald, July 12, 19, 2», 10H.
at arms were at once dispatched to
serve the summonses.
Within half an hour after the House
committee had decided on this course
and Garrett had issued a statement
saying- that Colonel Mulhall would be
put on the stand at 9 in the morning,
an extraordinary hour of meeting for
legislative committees, in order that he
might later testify' before the Senate
committee. Senator Overman an
nounced his night session. He said
that Colonel Mulhhll was to be exam
ined us to ‘preliminary matters.”
Waited in Building
Mulhall waited about the SeQate of
fice building all day. He went Into the
hearing room early in the morning,
spent an Jiour there and then went to
Senator Reed’s private office. He is a
man of i*tt!e more than medium build,
with a sandy complexion and thin gray
hair. He wears glasses and looks over
them rather than through them. He did
not appear particularly nervous blit,
was not content to romajn quiet for a
long period.
W^ile Muljiall was in the committee
roonji. .John Kirby. Jr., and 1). M. Parry,
president, ami lotmer president of the
National Association of Manufacturers,
and J. A. Emery, its local counsel, sat
outside by a window and appeared not
to have a care in tlie world.
Mulhall took the stand tonight and
subscribed to the oath with a smile on
his face. Senator Reed, designated by
Chairman Overman to examine the wit
ness, began by placing in evidence a list
of the officers of the National Associa
tion of Manufacturers in 1907, and a list
of the members of the association.
Mulhall said he was born in 1850, and
had lived in Baltimore more than 13 years
He said before he went with the National
Association of Manufacturers he was
'principally in politics” and was con
nected with the republican national com
mittee.
Refused Bribe
“I refused a bribe of $5000 and a life
position in the naval service in 1902,” said
Mulhall. “That year I had charge of the
republican campaign in Albany and Rens
salear counties. New York. Previous to
that I had charge of William McKinley’s
gubernatorial campaign in Ohio.” '
The wdtness said lie first became in
terested in the National Association of
Manufacturers in 1902. xvhen he met Mar
shall Cushing, its secretary in a Wash
ington hotel.
Senator Reed asked him about his rela
tions with labor. He said the late Sen
ator Quay of Pennsylvania, sent him
to confer with John Mitchell during the
anthracite strike in the Pennsylvania
fields in 1902, to get the inside story. Dur
ing that time Mulhall said he arranged
for a conferenfe between Governor Stone
of Pennsylvania, and three labor leaders.
The first Mulhall letter introduced was
addressed to Mitchell In February, 1902,
relating to these meetings.
A letter of March 18. 1902, from Mulhall
to Mitchell declared that the leaders of
the republican organization could do more
for tiie miners' union “than any arbitra
tion board in existence.”
Told of Conference
A letter dated May 17. 1902, from Mulhall
to Mitchell told of a conference, between
Mulhall and Governor Stone, at which
Stone expressed sympathy with the
miners.
“I think you could make a grand
stroke,” the letter said, in suggesting the
calling of a strike. ”if you would meet
Governor Stone and make him your friend,
he will he of great assistance to you in
event of an anthracite strike.”
A letter of August, 1901, from Carroll
Downs, who Mulhall said was secretary
to the late Senator McComas of Mary
land. was put in the record by Reed. It
related to the employment of two men
In the treasury department, in Washing
ton. Mulhall said he enjoyed close politi
cal relations with Senator McComas, and
tiiat the men for whom tlie employment
was secured were officers of the Molders’
union in Baltimore.
Edward Booth, one of the men who to
get a Washington job, wrote to Mulhall
about the work being done to keep up the
Workmen’s Protective association. Mul
hall said this organization wras repub
lican in politics*- iu it Booth said Mc
Comas sucmed to 1*© handing out tho
"same old jolly” and complained about
the class of jobs lie and Williams were
to get. "We do not propose to do anything
for the republican party this fall un
less they do more for us," he wrote. Both
said the organization could put 200 active
political workers in the field, and that It
expected to he a large factor in the Bal- ,
timore mayoralty election this year.
Had Voted Right
A letter of July 12, 1903, to Mulhall as
head of the Workmen’s Protective asso
ciation. from an officer in an association
of engineers in New York, was read by
Senator Reed. The letter said that. “Sen
ator McComas has voted right in the
interests of labor in every measure that
has come before the United States Senate
In the last six years.
At this time, Mulhall said, Marshall
Cushing was secretary of the National
Association of Manufacturers. He had
known Cushing in 1898, when the latter
was an editorial writer in New York and
Cushing came to see him in Washington,
stating that he wanted to engage his ser
vices in doing organization work for the
National Association of Manufacturers.
Speaking of letters from Cushing. Senator
Reed found one without a signature and
wanted to know if the National Asso
ciation of Manufacturers' secretary wrote
unsigned letters.
Senator Reed continued picking out let
ters at Random foi liie purpose of get
ting them identified for the record.
Among these was one from Marshall
Cushing to John W. Yerkes, then com
missioner of internal revenue, urging
him to retain Mulhall as deputy collec
tor of customs at Baltimore. A note
on the top of .this letter stated that It I
was “absolutely confidential'' as it “would
he fatal if Senator McComas knew I was
doing this.”
Asked by Senator Reed why* this would
bo fatal, Mulhall said: “Because the
National Association of Manufacturers
was fighting McComas. I had been ap
pointed for three months by McComas
just after the Baltimore fire, and Cush
ing wanted to help me retain the place. ’
Mulhall declared Cushing had agreed
with him to aid and build up the work- j
logmen's protective association, which.'
Mulhall virtually controlled. It had run
down to about 500 members and with
Cushing’s aid, Mulhall said, it was worked
up to 1200 members. For this Cushing, j
as secretary of the National Manufac-,
turers* association, frequently sent Mul-1
hall money. “He sent me checks, usually i
$100 at. a time, to be used in hall rent j
and keeping up the organization,” said
Mulhall. “Occasionally he sent me $40,
checks which for my own expenses."
Opposed McComas
During; tills time Mulhall said Cushing
was opposed (o McComas because of the
latter's activity on behalf of labor legis
lation anil Cushing was also working
through McComas' secretary, M. Carrol
Downs. Mulhall said his principal work
for Cushing was to carry word to Sena
tor McComas that Maryland was going
against him and to ' harass him along
that line," but McComas seemed to think
the labor people were with him.
Explaining what Cushing wanted him
to do, Mulhall said he was to go about
Maryland Tepubllean leaders and create
a sentiment against McComas on ac
count of Ills eight hour bill. He said the
leaders of labor organizations were op
posed to that bill.
Mulhall identified a letter from a Bal
timore republican to McComas urging him
to drop the eight hour hill, stating that
the workingmen were opposed to it be
cause It was prompting the manufacturers
to organize and would result In lowering
wages and Injuring labor.
"Hundreds of such letters wont to Mc
Comas," said Mulhall.
"How did they happen to lie written?”
asked Senator Cummins.
"Well, Just about that time.” Mulhall
answered, "the Workingmen's Brotcctlve
association had passed resolutions con
demning the eight hour bill and I guess
I was largely responsible in bringing that
about. After the resolutions passed, these
letters went to McComas.”
The witness told about the distribution
of "bundles'’ of letters in Maryland, sent
by Cushing from New Tork, protesting
•gainst the eight hour bill that McComas
was. backing. He said be sent them to j
business men In Baltimore. He satd 1
Cushing was interested in May. 1904. in 1
iris candidacy for election as alternate to
tiie republican national convention that
year. At that time Cushing sent him an |
extra large ••heck to aid in his expenses i
and Muihall was elected as alternate to
General Agnus of Baltimore.
Scheme to Control Vote
"Agnus was In New York at that time,"
said Muihall.' "and Cushing was using
his influence to keep Agnus at home away
from the Chicago convention, so that 1
would have a vote in the convention arid
so that he could control that vote."
In this connection Muihall told of re
lations against MeComas sent him by
Cushing, which Muihall whs to have I
signed by officers of labor unions to be j
used to defeat MeComas at Chicago.
An unsigned -communication purporting
to be from Cushing to Muihall on June
13, 1904. gave Instructions for tlie visit of
Muihall and two labor men to Chicago.
They were to do their best, to prevent
the indorsement of the eight hour law by
the republican* convention. "Any slip up
by any of your friends," it said, "might
be fatal."
Cushing spoke of “certain resources in
the usual form."
"What were these resources?” aske<*«
Senator Reed.
"Five hundred dollars," eutd the wit
ness.
"I was to see two active organized la
bor men and pay their expenses as well
as my own."
"What were you going for?"
"We were to work against active men
of organized labor. Gompers and the
others.”
Letter to Roosevelt
One letter identified by Muihall was
addressed to Theodore Roosevelt when
President, urging the appointment of a
postmaster at Baltimore, it was from
Mulhall's organization, the Working
men's Protective association, and result
ed, Muihall said, in President Roosevelt
receiving a delegation of 10ft citizens* at
the White House.
The letter told Mr. Roosevelt that "this
organization, representative of 52 asso
ciations of organized labor, earnestly pe
titions you to appoint to the office of
postmaster for this city Hon. Stephen R.
Mason, chairman of the republican city
committee,’* and that "we believe that
the appointment of Mr. Mason will do
much toward reuniting the republican
party and bury all factional differences
in this locality."
A letter which caused considerable
amusement in the committee was iden
tified by Muihall as from Cushing. In
part it read: "Who was the best friend
of the laboring man? Mark Hanna, who
fought the eight hour hill tooth and nail,
as long as he lived—and Gompers knows
it—because Hanna realized that it would
only make trouble between employer and
the- employe and the shorter work day
would he put off 2ft years by these meth
ods; or L. E. MeComas. who endangers
the success of the republican party and
its protective system and high wages by
making it hard or impossible for it to
win the next election and who. in addi
tion, while posing as a republican ami
a decent and honorable man who would
not deceive anybody, nevertheless tries
to hand out to labor, organized or un
organized. a gold brick, a humbug or a
false pretense in the way of a piece of
legislation which nobody can understand
and which cannot possibly accomplish
anything that he promises that it will?"
Clark on Stand
Speaker Clark made a statement relat
ing to the use of his name by David
Lamar and Edward Lauterbach.
He testified he had never had anything
to do with Lamar, Lauterbach or any of
the men mentioned by them. J. Pierpont
Morgan, he said, lie saw at a Gridiron
dinner in Washington several years ago.
when former President Roosevelt and
Senator Foraker engaged in a joint de
bate.
“It was the hottest dehate ever heard
in the United States,'* said the speaker.
Speaker Clark put in tills statement:
“Ledyard says that lauterbach told
him that he was in communication with
me through Senator Stone. Lauterbach.
who acknowledged on the witness stand
that he had lied, said that Lamar gave
him the information. Lamar confessed
the whole tale was a lie to force Morgan
& Co.. to take Lauterbach hack into their
employ.''
“All disclaim any acquaintance or com
munication with me.
“Senator Stone justly and properly
characterized the La mar-Lauterbaeli tale
as a lie, in which he was entirely cor
rect. I le and 1 never in our lives In
any wise spoke or mentioned to each
other Morgan & Co., and the steel trust
inquiry.
Never Spoke to Morgan
“I never spoke to J. Pierpont Mor
gan or any member of Ids firm in my
life, never communicated with 1dm or
them in any manner whatever; never au
thorized anybody else to do so. .1 was,
to my best knowledge and belief, never
introduced to him or any of the firm. To
my best knowledge and belief also l never
saw any of them except Mr. Morgan him
self and that was across Die large hotel
dining room at a Gridiron club banquet.
“I was. several years ago, Introduced
to Lauterbacdi here in Washington in the
presence of several gentlemen and passed
the usual salutations with him. That was
all. I never saw 1dm before or since
and never communicated with him in
any manner whatever about any busi
ness matter whatever.
“I had never heard of Lamar and knew
only by seeing his name In the newspa
pers that there is such a man as Louis
Cass Ledyard. It seems to me that when
Mr. Ledyard found out that Senator
Stone’s name and mine were being hand
led about by Lamar the pseudo Palmer
and Lauterbach. he ought to have for
mulated the plan of letting me know.''
The speaker was not sworn and rhe
committee did not ask him any ques
tions.
Whitman Questioned
Whitman was questioned about the
|5000 gift to North, an incident which
attracted nation-wide attention when it
was first disclosed several years ago.
He put in evidence a letter dated Bos
ton. 1907, signed by himself, George
Sykes. Benjamin Phipps, James Phil
lips, Jr., and Rufus Greely written in
September.
It set out that at a meeting of a
few' members of the national associa
tion unanimous expression developed in
favor of presenting to North some sub
stantial testimonial in recognition of
"your past services to the woolen in
dustry of the country and the associa
tion."
It then went on to say that a draft
for 15000 was enclosed and concluded:
"This is a voluntary and cheerful
expression of their appreciation of your
work and of the high regard in which
you are held.”
The signatures followed.
“I want to say that while I looked
upon the presentation of that sum to
Mr. North as a proper recognition of
Ills services.” said Whitman, "no
thought had ever entered into my mind
before Mr. 'Phillips came to me about
making such a presentation. When Mr.
North left the association later in 1903
it made hint another present in recog
nition of his faithful service.
"That, however, was in the character
of a silver service, not in money, be
cause he wanted that present to have
a permanent shape that could be kept
in his family.”
Letter From North
Senator Walsh read into the record
a copy of what purported to he a let
ter from North to Sere no K. Payne un
der date of December 3, 1908.
It read:
"Following my return to Boston af
ter the passage of the tariff bill, the*
offic'~s of the National Wool Manu
facturers’ association Informed me that
In view of the work T had performed
for the committee and serious injury
to my health resulting from an as
signment entirely apart frorji my duties
as secretary of the association, they
believed»I had been underpaid and ac
cordingly as an expression of their
persona! good will and regard they
presented me with the sum of 15000.
"Shortly afterward my salary was
increased from |4000 to |6000 per an
num.”
.Senator Walsh also had read into the
record a letter from Whitman to for
mer Senator Aldrich written about 1 •’>
years ago urging the selection of
North as director of the proposed cen
sus bureau.
Whitman wrote the bureau should be.
independent of the bureau of labor be
cause the speeches of the director of
that bureau. Carroll D. Wright, had
been populistic and probably preju
dicial in-favor of labor.
While Whitman was testifying the
committee took a recess until 2:30 to
permit senators to be present at the
introduction of the tariff schedules.
Concludes Testimony
Whitman concluded his testimony to
night. “I think it can be safely .said.”
he declared, “that the National Asso
ciation of Wool Manufacturers lias |
never directly or indirectly contributed ]
one cent for political purposes and]
never contributed any money in an im
proper way to secure legislation.”
Several hours were spent by com
mittee with a review of the North cor
respondence. Whitman denied that he
had ever urged the appointment of any
man other than North as director of tin
census.
K. 1). Bowen 6/ Paris. Tex., chairman
of the .executive committee of the
Northeast TeJxas . District Farmers'
union, was asked s tout n meeting of
men prominent in the National Farm
ers' union at Now Orleans in April.
Bowen said he was chairman of a com
mittee of the national organization to
•secure a “greater consumption of cot
ton, "•and had called the meeting under
authority of the national organization,
though he paid the expenses of the
men who attended out of his own
pocket.
He expected to be reimbursed, In part,
at least. He denied that the meeting
had been called ostensibly in the in
terest of cotton producers but really to
show the opposition of the union to the
sugar schedule of the Underwood
The witness denied lie had ever been
a lobbyist in Texas or elsewhere. He
acknowledged the authorship of a let
ter urging that the recipient go after
Ills senator and congressmen “strong"
In opposition to the Underwood bill
and to prevent the holding of a bind
ing caucus or conference on the tariff
bill with the Senate democrats.
Bowen convulsed the committee and
spectators with laughter when he pro
duced a paper bag, brought out three
big onions and said he had been investi
gating the onion question. He said when
lie got back to Texas he was going to
send out 4000 more circulars about
onions. Questioned about activities be
fore the Texas legislature. Bowen
agreed that he had opposed the 2-cent
fare law in that state and favored the
Santa Fe merger.
Friede Defends Title
Brooklyn. July 11.—Ralph B. Brit
ton of the Gananoqu© Canoe and Mo
torboat club lost tiie first international
sailing race for the canoe challenge
trophy over the six-mile Gravesend bay
course this afternoon.
Britton was not only beaten by Leo
Friede. defender of the cup, but also
was disqualified for fouling a mark.
The Canadian challenger was in his
"cheese box" canoe with its flat un
derbody. Friede, representing the New
York Canoe club, sailed a round bot
tom canoe. His elapsed time was
1:36: id, while Britton’s was 1:38:10.
Champ Match Today
Louisville, July 11.—The champion
ship match in tlie Ohio-Kentucky bi
state tennis tournament will bo played
tomorrow by J. J. Armstrong of St.
! Paul, northwestern champion, and \Y.
j S. McElroy of Pittsburg, the title hold
: er. Armstrong today won his final pre
liminary matdh. disposing of Holand
j lloerr of St. Louis, 6-2, 610, 816. Arm
strong and McElroy today won the
men's doubles, defeating Hoer and John
Schnaf of Cincinnati, 7-5, 7-5, 1-6, 6-3.
Pell Wins in Singles
Seabright, N. J., July 11.—T. R. Pell
won the singles event in the lawn
tennis tournament here today. In the
final Pell defeated G. P. Gardner, Jr.,
of Boston, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. 6-3. Pell as
the winner of the tournament will meet
N. VY. Miles of Boston In the chal
lenge match tomorrow' for the Achelis
cup. Niles won the cup twice and a
third victory will make it ills per
sonal property.
Patten Heads Whist Players
Chicago, July 11.—C. L. Patten of
New York city was elected president
of the American Whist league at its
business session here today. Other of
ficers elected include A. .1. Mouatt, Chi
cago, vice president, and J. <'. Beards
ley, Cleveland, recording secretary.
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TENTATIVE RULES OF
A. A. II. RECEIVED
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Sullivan Receives Draft of j
Proposed Regulations for
Organization
New York. July 11.—Secretary James E.
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today received the tentative regulations
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