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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD
VOLUME XXXXIII ’ BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1913 U PAGES NUMBER 71
Mulhall Also Tells of An
other Visit to Maine to
Aid Littlefield
FUNDS RAISED TO BEAT
WATSON IN INDIANA
•
Witness Swears He Was Instrumental
in Breaking Shoe Workers’ Strike
in St. Louis—Overman Con
fers With the President
Washington, July 15.—The Senate lobby
Investigating committe made 410 knots
today over the sea of the Martin M.
Mulhall correspondence. It was not a
reoord run but a number of fish were
landed. MuIIihII was in the witness chair
end Senator Reed at the helm of the
Investigating bark for most of the five
hours it was steaming ahead. Mulhall
Identified 410 letters, telegrams and mem
oranda put in the record by the commit
tee with only a bit more hesitancy than
he evinced before, although he was cau
tioned by Senator Reed to look closely
at the slips handed to him.
Mulhall’s attention was directed to
day almost exclusively to the last half
of the year 1907, and the first part of
1908. He was jumped from Maine to
Missouri; from Baltimore to Indianap
olis and up to Cleveland in those few
months. He told, or his letters did. of
his strike breaking activities in St. Louis,
of an effort to aid former Congressman
James E. Watson of Indiana, politically,
and of how well he knew former Senator
Beveridge, of that state. He gave de
tails of another visit to Maine and an
other effort to give political assistance
to former Congressman Littlefield of that
state. He mentioned again former Pres
ident Taft, the late Vice President Sher
man, the late W. Van Cleave of the Na
tional Association of Manufacturers, and
other men prominently connected at one
time or other with that organization.
Funds Raised to Defeat Watson
The witness thought about *22,000 had
been raised in Indiana for file Wat
son campaign and a letter read just be
fore adjournment tonight told of "three
millionaires" in the slate, one of whom
was willing to spend *100,000 to defeat
Watson. The letter did not Identify the
millionaires and the committee did not
ask who they were
During tlie day Mulhall told of how
be broke a strike of shoe workers in St.
Louis. lfe swore that *3000 had been
turned over to him by K. C. Schwedtman,
secretary to Van Cleave, to pay to the
si l ike leader lo end the difficulty.
Schwedtman, who was in the room, will
he allowed to take the stand when Mul
hnII has finished.
The day's voyage was not entirely
monotonous, although members of the
committee began to show the strain of
tlie long linurs they have spent in this
investigation and the committee ad
journed two hours earlier than usual.
Many times In tlie course of the day
there were messages that brought smiles
to the members of the commute and
spectators. Mulhall. himself usually elose
llpped and curt, caused many of the
laughs, and letters read, particularly
those from Dr. George L. Crockett id'
Thomaston, Me., were followed closely.
Papers Must Be Protected
While the Overman committee sail'd
along with .Mulhall, Chairman Garret-j
and the Mouse Investigators began to lo. k I
over the "lobbyists" correspondence.
Jan es A. Kmety local counsel for the
rational association, had not turned over
the papers under subpoena today, declin
ing to do so until he was assured that
they could he kept In a fire and burglar
proof sare. The Garrett committee prob
ably will rent a ib posit box for them.
Chairman overturn of the Senate coi.i
lnitlee had a talk with President Wilson
today. He said t right that he did not
discuss the lobby investigation.
Overman at White House
Before the Senate lobby committee re
sumed tnklog testimony today chairman
Overman went !o ihe White House to
confer with president Wilson.
It was said tho conference had been ar
ranged at the senator's request, lie de
clined to sav what he had discussed with!
the President. |
Senator Heed started Martin M. Mul- I
hall's testimony >n letters written In ldu71
to tlie le.te James W. VanCleave, us presi
dent of the National Association of Manu
facturers.
One from the late Vice President Sher
man. then a member of the house, ar
ranged for a meeting with VanCleave and
Mulhall In New Vnrk on July 20, 1007.
In a letter to Mr. Sherman on July Hi.
Mulhall wrol":
'T have lust returned from the west
mid I feel that I have put the hall a
t oiling In Indiana so that it will help Mr
Watson to renomlnation."
Senator Reed read a letter to Mulhall
from Dr. G. Langtry Crockett of Thntnni
ton, Me., dated July 4, 1913.
Crockett was one of Ihe men who
(Continued on Page eleven)
RUMORED DANEFF
HAS GONE TO NISH
TO DISCUSS PEACE
Bulgarian Premier Said to
Have Joined Servian and
Greek Statesmen
GREECE PREPARED
TO SIGN ARMISTICE
Unconfirmed Reports Tell of Massa
cre of Armenian Population at
Rodesto—Fighting Continues.
Creeks Occupy Ilrama
London, July 15.—Reports through
Berlin and Vienna say the Bulgarian
premier. Dr. Daneff, has joined the
Servian and Greek premiers at Nish to
discuss conditions of peace. This im
portant news has not yet been officially
confirmed.
official dispatches from Athens con
firm tlie announcement from Saloniki
that Greece is prepared to sign an
armistice on condition that the fron
tier questions, the payment of indem
nity by Bulgaria and guarantees for
the welfare of Greeks under Bulgarian
rule sliall be settled on the battlefield.
Fighting continues. The Greek forces
have occupied the town of Drama, and,
according to Athens advices, the Bui
gars‘have abandoned the Kresna passes
and are retreating toward Dubnttza
pursued by Servians and Greeks.
Fnconfirmed reports have reached the
Armenian patriarchate at Constanti
nople of a massacre of the Armenian
population at Rodesta on the Sea of
Marmora. Turkish forces under Enver
Bey are supposed to have occupied
Rodesto yesterday.
Bulgarians Burn Village
Salonlkl, European Turkey, July 15.
The Greek commander reports that
Bulgarian troops fleeing before the ad
vance of the Greeks yesterday burned
tile village of Doxat, south of Drama,
and massacred 500 of tile Inhabitants.
Heavy lighting ensued by which the
Greeks occupied Drama. 30 miles
northeast of Seres.
The Bulgarians fled In disorder leav
ing 70 wagon loads of boxes of ammuni
tion on the field.
Belgrade, Servia, July 15.—Thb report
that Servia refuses to enter into peace
negotiations with Bulgaria is without
foundation.
Servia is waiting only for the arrival
of persons armed with full powers from
Bulgaria to open the discussion of peace
preliminaries. After their signatures have
been attached to a demand for negotia
tions. hostilities will cease once.
It is officially reported q\ilet prevails
along the whole front except at Zayet
char. where some unimportant skirmfshes
have occurred today.
Conditions of Peace
Athens, July 15.—An authoritative state
ment is made regarding the conditions of
pence stipulated bv Greece. These are
that Bulgaria shall abandon all claims
to the territory occupied by the allies;
that she shall pay an indemnity for the
expenses of the new war and the dam
age done to the inhabitants of the towns
burned by Bulgarians: that she shall
guarantee the lives and property of
Greeks inhabiting Thrace and shall per
mit them free exercise of religion and
education.
London, July 16.—The Daneff ministry
has resigned, according to a*Sofia dis
patch to the Times.
Before Premier Dar.eff resigned, the
government had already agreed to the
Russian proposal that Bulgaria should
surrender her claim to large territories
on tite left bank of the Varda river and in
western Macedonia, which were to be
handed over to Greece, and Servia. and
that the line from Turtukai to Baltchik
should he ceded to Roumanla, understand
ing that the advance of the Roumanians
should be terminated at this line. It was
said that the Roumanian troops have ad
vanced to Pravady. severing railway
communication with Verna.
Vienna. July 15.—It is reported that Rou
rnania is about to send an army of 120,
000 into Bulgaria. The Bulgarian north
ern army, the report adds, is retreating
toward Sofia.
SURVIVOR OF THE
CHARGE OF LIGHT
BRIGADE PASSES
1 _
l tica, July 15.—Daniel Dowling a sur
vivor of the charge of the light brigade
at Balkalava. died in the county home
today. Dowling was born in Ireland in
1832, and served 20 years in the British
army. He passed throhgh the charge of
the light brigade at Balkalava without
a scratch, but was wounded afterwards
by a piece of shell at Inkerman Jn
the Crimea. lie never reveived any pen
sion from England, and had lived in this
city for nearly 40 years.
RUSSIA PRESENTS NEW
DEMANDS TO THE CHINESE
Peking. China. July 15.—Russia suddenly
presented to the Chinese government to
day new demands requiring recognition
of the full autonomy of outer Mongolia,
declaring China to be suzerain only and
bind China to accept Russian intermedia
tion and recognizing all the rights con
ceded to Russia by the agreement and
protocol signed at I’rga, capital or Mon
golia, on November 3. 1912.
These four new demands are submitted
by Russia In substitution for the recent
ly proposed agreement which has not
yet been signed, and which Russia an
nounces she has decided to annul. Both
houses of the Chinese parliament have
been hastily summoned to consider tlie
demands. Strong opposition to them Is
voiced by both Chinese and foreigners,
nyeat excitement prevails at Mie unex
pected turn of events.
The notice signed at I’rga in November
was as follows:
“By an agreement signed November
Russia undertakes t«» aid Mongolia and to
maintain the autonomous government
_ which she has established. She will sup
* port b«r right to maintain a national
army and exclude both the presence of
Chinese troops and the colonization of
her territory by the Chinese. The Mon
golian sovereign and government will as
sure to Russian subjects and Russian
commerce as, hitherto a full enjoyment of
the rights and privileges enumerated in
the protocol, no other foreign subjects
in Mongolia being granted fuller rights
than those of Russia.”
The recently proposed agreement de
clared that Russia’s hand acknowledged
outer Mongolia as Chinese territory, while
China agreed that Mongolia was to have
autonomy. The Peking government agreed
not to send soldiers in outer Mongolia,
which was to have its own armv and
police. Russia agred not to send soldiers
into Mongolia except as consular guards
in accordance with the terms of previous
treaties. She further agreed not to send
colonists into Mongolia, but sretalned ex
tensive commercial privileges accorded in
trcaietr with the head lama of Mongolia.
London, July 15.—The Peking correspon
dent of tiie Daily Telegraph states thHt
the Russian denunciation of the Mon
golian treaty was largely due to the new
policy which Japan is inaugurating of
opposing Yuan Shi Kai's military policy,
FOREIGN POWERS
TAKE INTEREST IN
MEXICAN SITUATION
Washington Opposes Recog
nition of Huerta Govern
ment Until Elections
BRYAN CONFERS WITH
WILSON ON SUBJECT
Government Will Expect Protection of
American Interests—American
Warships in Mexican
Waters
Washington, July 15.—Administration
officials admitted tonight that the sit
uation in Mexico and diplomatic in
quiries over Europe as to what tin/
attitude of this country would he
ward its neighbor on the south wf ^
engaging their deepest attention. O
■y
Secretary Bryan had a two-hour O 0
ference with President Wilson/
and while t lie Japauc^
departmental appointments ^ / d
much of their time, the fore/ jb
ject before them was the Me/. % ,rob
lem. Earlier in the day it had dis
cussed at length at the cabinet meet
ing.
Mr. Bryan declined to say what the
policy of the United States government j
would he toward any European rep- j
resentations but intimated that a pro
nouncement on the situation might be1
expected in a short time. It is known'
that the administration officials have
been continuously opposed to recog
nition of the Huerta government until
elections were held and it has been
expected that any further declaration
to the foreign powers would be along
the lines of the Latin-American state
ment made by President Wilson soon
after he took office. In this he pro
claimed that his administration would
seek to make a basis for intercourse
with Latin-Amertcan countries the
principle of governments set up on or
derly principles, and not upon arbi
trary or Irregular force. He also stated
that the American government "would
prefer those who act in the interest of
peace and honor, who protect private
rights and respect the restraints of
constitutional provisions."
Government Expects Protection
While the administration officials
have not expressed any opinion about
Mexico specifically, it has frequently
been stated informally that recognition
would not be extended until th*e con
stitutional machinery in Mexico had
been set in motion again to elect a new
president to succeed the provisional*
president now acting. It is believed that
in the meantime every effort will be
made to indicate to the Mexican people ,
that the United States government ex- !
pacts protection of its interests through i
the present government.
The restoration of tranquility, at
| least within the city of Guay mas prop
er, on the Pacific Mexican coast, vas
j indicated in a dispatch to the navy de
partment today from Adjutant Cowles,
j commanding the American squadran.
The admiral said the insurgents had
j evacuated the city and the federal
forces had retaken the water supply
near the city.
According to state department re
ports the revolutionists have seized 74,
000 pounds of sugar and 1000 gallons
of alcohol belonging to the United
[Sugar companies at Los Mochls. Large
quantities of similar stores at Top
I olobampo are said to be in danger of
similar appropriation.
Warships Guard Interests
American warships continue to stand!
guard over American interests in Mex- i
: lean gulf ami Pacific ocean ports.
The battleship South Carolina swings
at anchor in the harbor of Tampico
and the battleships Minnesota and New
Hampshire are at Vera Cruz. The Mich
igan and Louisiana are en route to
the gulf and upon their arrival the
Minnesota will return north.
Three vessels will remain on duly
constantly in the two gulf ports while,
tlie fourth will serve as a relief ves
sel giving officers and men of the sev
eral craft opportunity for shore leave
at Galveston, Tex.
Today on the Pacific side the cruiser
Pittsburg is at Guaymas and the Den
ver is at To polo ha mho.
Already a great European power,
through its diplomatic representative
here, has called the attention of Sec
retary Bryan to the chaotic conditions
in Mexico and the effect upon the wel
fare and its citizens’ safety there with
a polite inquiry as to what the Unit
ed States proposes to do about It.
Whether the inquiry was part of a
concerted movement on the part of
European powers to firing the state
department to a declaration of its pur
pose toward Mexico did not develop.
Reports from the City of Mexico,
however, would appear to wan ant that
conclusion.
Until recently President Wilson has
attached little Importance to rumors
of outside influences iielng brought to
bear to cause I he United States to rec
ognize the Huerta regime.
It is beginning to he apparent now.
however, that there must be very soon
some official declaration on the sub
ject to reassure the European powers
of the protection of their citizens and
subjects against pecuniary loss by the
continuance of present conditions.
Falling in a declaration some officials
fear the European powers may feel
themselves free to take steps to re
store peace.
Bravo in Command
Douglas, Ariz.. July 15.—A telegram re
ceived today from Hermosillo by the con
stitutionalist committee here said:
•'Advices received here state that Gen
1 era Is Ojeda and Barron have left Guaymas
on the gunboat Morelos, leaving General
I Bravo in command.'’
. General Obregon, commander of the in
I surgent state forces, asserts that an ef
fort was made to Induce him to join the
federals. He quotes a message alleged
to have been received from Col. Eliasear
O. Munoz, General Ojeda's chief of staff,
as follows:
*‘I have been authorized by the com
mander in chief to make the following
proposition: Come over to our side with
your men and your present grade of gen
eral wiii be recognized b> us and we will
give you troops according to your grade.”
| grade.''
To this Obregon said he responded, de
nouncing Ojeda and the Huerta govern
ment, the communication closing:
(Continued on Page Eleven)
• ~ -
A. 6. STANLEY DENIES
LAMAR’S TESTIMONY
Representative A. O. Stanley of Kentucky, in a speech in the House,
produced the records of the House to show that a whole year before the
investigation of the steel trust was ordered he had introduced and had
had favorably reported by the judiciary committee a resolution for a >.
inquiry similar to the one which David Lamar and Henry B. Martin,
secretary of the Anti-Trust league, told the Senate lobby investigating
committee they had “inspired." M r. Stanley declared their assertion
that they had “influenced1’ him to introduce the resolution was “ridic
ulous” and branded their statement as an “absolute falsity.”
PHILIPPINES 10 BE
Oscar T. Crosby of Warren
ton, VaM Is Favorably
Mentioned for Gov
ernor General
Washington, July 15.—The administra
tion is giving .serious consideration to
the choice of a governor general for the
Philippines and two other places on the
Philippines commission. Many well known
names have l>een urged upon -the Presi
dent for the governor generalship, £ut
that of Oscar Terry Crosby of Warren
ton, Va., is considered the most likely
to be sent to the Senate at an early date,
according to present plans.
President Wilson had Secretary Gar
rison, of the war department, at the
White House tonight for a conference
on the Philippines questions.
The selection of a governor general
and other members of the commission is
regarded as a preliminary step to the con
sideration later on the general polity to
ward the islands. In some of his public j
speeches prior to the opening of the ad
ministration, Mr. Wilson made favorable
allusion to the penuThg bill of Representa
tive Jones of Virginia, providing for ulti
mate independence.
The measure lias been before Congress
for several years without making much
progress. With the tariff and currency
absorbing attention, determination of the
policy toward the Philippines has been
deferred.
Meantime the choice of a governor gen
eral and other commission officials is
felt to be desirable in order that they
may be on the ground when the larger
questions of policy are taken up later on.
The resignation of Prof. Dean Conant
Worcester, secretary of the interior in
the Philippines government, was received
today by the administration.
NO SECOND READING
OF HOME RULE BILL
Iamdon, July 16.-A motion for the aee
ond reading of the home rule for Ire
land bill was defeated in the House of
Lords this evening by a vote of 302 to 364.
The motion of Lord Lansdnwne, leader
of the opposition in the upper house,
which declared "that t-his house declines
to proceed with the consideration of the
bill until it has been submitted to the
judgment of the country," was then
adopted without a division.
—
TODAY’S AGE-HERALD
1_strike-breaking activities told In
letters produced.
Rumored Daneff has gone to Nish
to discuss peace.
Foreign powers take interest in
Mexican situation.
Bryan’s salary Is problem that ab
sorbs capital.
Strike averted, by passage of bill
in both houses.
2— co-operative spirit is in evidence
in framing bank bill.
Receivers report on Payne & Jou
bert.
Big earnings shown by corpora
tions.
3— Unique provisions in Farley's will.
State news In general.
4— editorial comment.
5— stealing and careless weighing
have much to do w ith coal .short
age.
Birmingham’s claims to armor
plate plant to be presented at
once.
Hervey heads hotel men.
Action deferred on the traffic or
dinance.
Hast J^ke franchise granted by
commission.
g—Society and home topics for women
7—sports*
ft—Bessemer city council meets.
{»_o'Xeal seeks date on using con
victs on county highways.
jo—Says gambling is widespread.
jj — Warships to escort Muller to sea.
J3—Markets.
14—why suffrage is expedient.
■J9
PROTEST AGAINST
HAYDEN CONDUCTING
WHITE SUVE CASES
Vigorous Protests Against
His Retention in Famous
Diggs-Caminetti Trial
in San Francisco
Washington. July Vigorous pro
tests against the retention of Thomas
IE. Hayden as a special prosecutor for
the noted Diggs-Caminetti white slave
cases in San Francisco were laid before
Attorney General Me Reynolds today by
Senator Ashhurst at the request of sev
eral California democrats.
They allege among other things that
Hayden is a friend of the Caminetti
family.
Senator Ashhurst was selected to make
the protest because California is not rep
resented by a democratic senator.
Another reason given to Senator Ash
hurst for desiring Hayden's removal as
special attorney was liis inexperience as
a prosecutor. Hayden was chosen to
conduct the case with Theodore J. Roche
and Matthew I. Sullivan when the Pres
ident accepted the resignation of former
I’nited States Attorney McNab.
Senator Ashhurst said one of the pro
testants was State Senator J. 13. Sanford
of California.
At tlie department of justice Senator
Ashhurst took pains to say he was not
attacking Hayden personally but only
calling in question his experience as a
prosecutor.
“I will examine the charges very care
fully," Attorney General McKeynolds
said, "and if It is demonstrated that the
special prosecutor is not the right man
for the work we will get somebody else."
Attorney General McKeynolds explained
later that Mr. Sullvina was the govern
ment's leading counsel in the Caminetti
Diggs case and that Mr. Hayden was
an assistant official.
In addition to protests from Senator
Ashhurst, the Attorney General lias re
ceived protests inon California. While
Mr. Hayden lias been appointed an assis
tant counsel in the white slave case, it
has been reported that ultimately he
might be appjinted lulled States attor
ney at San ' rane’sco to succeed McNab.
Democrats and republicans were angered
in the House today over the Insistent
(rrort or Ktvren. mauve Kahn of Cali
fornia to ap< uk oil his resolution calling
lor all the papers in tlie department of
justice bearing on the delay in prosecu
tion of the Camiiieti-Diggs cast's. Chair
man Clayton <»f the judiciary commit to,,
under an agreement with Minority Leader
Mann, called up the resolution which bis
committee recommended should be tabled
because the Attorney General si ready hat
furnished the paper*.
Representative Byrne of Tennessee, a
democrat, objected, saying the republi
cans only intended to embarrass the ad
ministration. Mr. Mann immediately re
taliated by taking a point that there was
no quorum present.
The argument was settled by an agree
ment for four hours’ debate next Fri
day, when Mr. Kahn will attack the
course of Attorney .General McRevnoids.
San Francisco, July 15.—Tliomas K.
Havdcn, nominated by the President to
succeed Federal Attorney McKab hero,
was dm* to arrive in Washington to
day, where it was understood he
bad gone to confer with Attorney General
M«‘Reynolds on the Diggs-Camineitl eases.
Friends of Mr. Hayden said the protest
against his appointment came from disap
Ipointel candidates for the position and
tha’ an attempt to present the charge
had first iveen made through , Senator
Works.
Mr. Hayden's office denied that he wa
in a position to be influenced by friend
ship for the Camlnetti family.
Maier Refuses Offer
Los Angeles, a Cl., July 15. lvl Major,
president of Hie Venice Coast Lea gm*
Baseball club, today refused an offer <d
laufyjoo for the team and franchise by
a s>fndicate which included John Mc
Graw of the New iTork Natibnal league
club.
9
BRYAN’S SALARY
IS PROBLEM THAT
ABSORBS CAPITAL
Lobby Investigation, Tariff
and Mexican Situation
Are Forgotten
RESOLUTION IS
OFFERED BY BRISTOW
Bryan Declares in Accepting Office
Gave lTp Opportunity to Add to
Accumulations and Has llight
to Lecture During Vacation
Washington, July 15.—Washington
today was Interested chiefly in de
velopments following Secretary Bryan’s
statement that he had to spend his
vacation on the lecture platform, be
cause he couldn’t live on the Secre
tary of State's salary of f12,000 a year.
The lobby investigation, the tariff and
the Mexican situation were forgotten,
temporarily, at least, while everybody
talked about the resolution Introduced
by Senator Bristow calling on the
President to “advise the Senate what
would be a proper salary to enable
the present Secretary of State to live
with comfort and enable him to give
his time to the discharge of his pub
lic duties.
“When the Bristow resolution was
read amid republican laughter. Demo
cratic Deader Kern and other senators
immediately objected to its consider
ation and after a few brief exchanges
it. went over. It was fully discussed,
however, in the lobbies and cloak
rooms at both ends of the capitol.
Bator Secretary Bryan issued this
statement: •
Bryan Issues Statement
"When Mr. Bryan’s attention was
called to some criticisms that had been
published in regard to his lecturing,
he replied as follows:
"I am glad to have the criticisms
brought to my attention. I believe in
criticism of public officials. Criticism
is helpful, ff a man makes a mistake,
criticism enables him to correct it; if
he is unjustly criticised the criticism
helps him. 1 have had my share of
criticism since I have been in public
life, but it has not prevented my do
ing what 1 thought proper to do.
"In devoting a part of my vacation
to lecturing 1 am doing what i be
lieve to be proper and i have no fear
whatever that any unbiased person
Will criticise me when he knows the
facts.
"For IT years the sources of my in
come have writing and lecturing,
but each year r have made more pub
lic speeches without compensation and
where I have paid my own traveling
expenses than ! have where compen
sation was received. My earning ca
pacity has been large and J have made
not only an income sufficient foy my
immediate needs, but have saved, on
an average, something more than $10,
000 a year.
fn accepting the office I now hold, I
gave up the opportunity to add to my
accumulations, for I do not expect to
increase during my term, the amount I
! have laid aside—that is, I am willing to
[ forego what advantage 1 might derive
from the acquiring of $40,000 more for
the privilege of serving the country in
this office during the coming four years.
1 will do more, if necessary, but i do not
believe that fair-minded people will ask
It of me.
"Therefore, until I see some reason for
• hanging my purpose, i expect to lec
ture enough to bring my income up to
my expenses, these lectures to be de
livered .during the time that other offi
cials give to their vacations. In addi
tion to supplementing my salary, I hope
that, my lectures do good- people who
attend them would not do so if they did
not think they received their money's
worth, hut f would tie glad to spend my
vacations resting instead of lecturing if
I could do so without eating up the
amount I have laid away as a protection
against old age."
Bristow’s Resolution
Senator Bristow’s resolution set out
that from 1789 to 1797 Thomas Jefferson
and Edmund Randolph held the office
of Secretary of State at salaries of $3500
n year, from 1799 to 181ft John Marshall,
James Madison. James Monroe and John
Quincy Adams served at. $5000; from 1819
to 1853 Henry Clay, Martin Van Buren,
Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun and
James Buchanan served at $6000; from
1853 to 19U William If. Seward. James
(J. Blaine, Thomas F, Bayard. Walter
Q. Gresham, Richard Olne.v, John Sher
man. John Hay and Elihu Root served
for $8000, and added:
"During this long period of time no
one of these eminent statesmen was com
pelled to neglect tiie duties of the office
because of the meagreness of salary.
"Whieas. the ‘Great Commoner,' now
holding that high office. Honorable wil
liam J. Bryan, has stated in the public
press that the salary of $1900 per month
is not sufficient to enable him to live
with comfort, and that because of the
meagreness of the salary of $12,000 per
j annum, he is compelled to neglect the
duties of his office and go upon the
j lecture platform In order to earn a liv
ing. and that, whereas there are now
! pending before the department of state
matters of the highest importance to the
[ nation affecting the relations of our coun
(Con tinned ou Page Ele-ven)
STRIKE AVERTED BV
PASSAGE OF DIE
IN DOTH HOUSES
Wilson Sings the Newlands
Clayton Act Providing for
, Mediation Board
•|f c ■ " ■
LOW IS MENTIONED
FOR COMMISSIONER
Trainmen Expected to Lay Case Be
fore Federal Mediators as Soon
as Wilson Makes the
Appointments
Washington. July 15.—New feudal
machinery for .the adjustment of rail
road wage disputes was authorized to
day, when the House and Senate passed
and the President signed the Newlands
Clayton bill just as it was agreed upon
yesterday at. the White House confer
ence between President Wilson, Con
gress leaders and representatives of
the big eastern railways and their em
ployes.
Submit Differences to Board
This law creates the board of media
tion and conciliation, headed by a com
missioner, to which the eastern rail
ways and employes' brotherhoods have
declared their willingness to submit the
wage dispute on account of which 80,
000 conductors and trainmen have voted
to strike. The union officers agreed to
an armistice until tomorrow afternoon,
pending action by Congress, and of
ficials here expect them now' to make
ready to lay their case before the fed
eral mediators as soon as President
Wilson makes the appointments.
The new law went through both
houses of Congress without an ob
stacle being put In Its way. Late in the
j afternoon it reached the White House,
and soon afterward this statement was
issued:
"Tlie President signed the Newlanda
Clayton act as soon as it reached the
White House this evening, and an
nounced through his secretary, Mr.
Tumulty, that he would proceed as soon
as possible, consistent with the im
portance of the appointments, to the
selection of the commissioners of medi
ation as provided in the act.”
Low Mentioned for Commission
Seth Low', president of the National
Federation, who has been instrumental
in bringing the railroads and their em
ployes together in the present dispute,
is prominently mentioned for the posi
tion of commissioner of mediation and
conciliation. As the other two mem
bers of the board are to be government
officials, It was regarded as probable
that Judge Martin W. Knapp of the
commerce court, and an assistant tu
one of the cabinet officers, possibly an
assistant attorney general, would bti
considered.
New' Phase Develops
New York, July IS.—With today's pas
sage by Congress of the Newlands hill
to provide an arbitration medium for Set
tling the wage differences between ;he
eastern railroads and their 80,000 con
ductors and trainmen, a new phase of th<i
controversy developed through announce
ment by the railroads that they will ask
the board which considers the demands of
the employes to take up also the griev
ances of the roads against the men. Tills
angle of the situation overshadows for
the moment at least even the determined
stand by the Erie system that it will not
in any event submit its cause to arbitra
tion.
Chairman K.lislia Lee, of the conference
committee of managers, tonight stated'the
railroads would demand arbitration which
/FouId take into consideration all ques
tions of difference between the employer
and the employed.
He alluded to the wording of the letter
In which the conference committee agreed
under the Newl&nda legislation. The
roads were willing to submit to arbitra
tion by a board, as provided in the New*
lands bill, the letter reads, all questions
of rates of pay and working conditions
of their conductors and trainmen.
“The language of our letter is very
clear," said Mr. Leo tonight. “We mea.it
and we mean just what it says. We fed
lhat it is right to ask for arbitration
which takes into consideration the griev
ances of the railroads ns well as the
grievances of the employes."
Mr. Lee declared that the men had al
ways been urgent for arbitration upward,
but never had bren willing to have the
railroad's questions arbitrated together
with their own demands. He said tba
conference committee would demand that
the whole question of differences between
the companies and the employes be gone
Into without rservQ.
When Chairman Lee's statement in be
half of the roads was conveyed to
Messrs. A. h Ga* ret son and W. O. Lee,
heads of ^h" conductor’s and trainmen's
organizations, respectively, they would
not comment upon the matter, hut said
they might nave a statement’to make
later.
Strike May Be (’ailed Tonight
Columbus. O., July 15.-“Tf the rail
roads do not accede to our demands, or
make an equitable settlement, the strike
will be called for tomorrow’ night about
*> o’clock, at the latest «> o’clock Thursday
morning," was the declaration made to
a mass meeting of railroaders here to
(Continued on Page Klevenj
ALL FEAR OF DANGER FROM
OHIO FLOODS IS PASSED
Columbus, O., July 15.—Train and In
terurban tVaction truffle liad resumed
practically normal conditions throughout
! central Ohio this evening, following the j
i severe rain, lightning and rain storms;
nf the last two days. According to re- |
. ports received the property and crop dam- j
! ;.g<* will run into the thousands of dol
I lars. All fear of danger from floods is
jpassed.
Cambridge, O.. July 13.—Water from
j overflowed streets rose suddenly in Fleas
I ant City last night and many families'
I narrowly escaped drowning, according to
j reports received from there today.
1 Tit# Muskingum river east of cam-1
bridge was several feet higher than It]
j w ;i during the disastrous March high j
| waters.
J Washington. July 15.— Wireless storm
warnings and general weather forecast'
for ships at sea, covering conditions liM)
miles off shore all along the Atlantia
coast. Is the latest Innovation of the.agri
eultural arid navy departments. The plan
was inaugurated tonight and hereafter
every night a few minutes after 10 o'clock
bulletins will be sent broadcast from the
great naval wireless stations at Radio,
Va., and Key West. Fla.
The messages will reach mariners hun
dreds of miles at sea. telling of conditions
existing along the coast from Sidney, NT.
S., to Bermuda and Pensacola, forecast
ing the weather for 48 hours and giving}
special warnings of severe storms.
Minneapolis, Minn., July 13.—A rain
storm which assumed cloudburst propor
tions swept over Minneapolis late t<>
da.\. flooding basements and doing heavy
damage. In some Instances street ^ars
were derailed by the water. According
to the weather bureau 1.09 inches of rain
fell in .15 minutes. Much damage v as
caused by wind and rain in St. Paul and
other nearby places.