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VOLUME XXXXIII 0 BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 1913 51 PAGES (IN SIX PARTS) NUMBER 103
O’NEAL SAYS HOBSON
AGREED THAT HE HAD
THE RIGHT TO APPOINT
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Governor Surprised At
Charges Made by Ala
bama Congressman
FIRST TO SPEAK ON
VACANCY SUBJECT
^Unquestionably, I Do,” Replied Capt.
Hobson When Asked If He
Though Governor Had Right
to Appoint
BY L. S. BETTY
Montgomery, August 10.—(Special.)
Should the United States Senate refuse
to confirm the appointment of Repre
sentative Henry D. Clayton, ns the suc
cessor to the late Senator Joseph F.
Johnston, Governor O’Neal has two al
ternatives, that of ordering a speolul
election, or of calling a special session
of the legislature. In the event he Is
called upon to exercise elt er «»f these
perogatives, he will order an election,
ns he believes the seventeenth amend
ment to the federal constitution hns
made it mandatory upon hln* to call
an election If the legislature has not
provided the necessary machinery for
tilling n vacancy In the Senate by ap
pointment.
Governor O'Neal gave expression to this
effect tonight upon his return from Mo
bile, whore he went to review the first
Infantry, which Is encamped at the gulf
city. To The Age-Herald representative
the governor stated that while he was
inucllned to give little credence to press
reports from Washington to the effect
that the Senate members were unani
mous in the opinion that he had usurped
his power In appointing the successor to
Senator Johnston, he had concluded that
should Representative Clayton not be con
firm* d by the Senate he would at once
order a special election.
The governor declared that he is fhm
ly of the opinion that he hod the right
to appoint Representative Clayton to fill
the vacancies and be expressed the be
lief that the members of the Senate will
Ultimately concur in this decision. How
ever, should the Senate decline to con
firm the appointment, the governor will,
in all probability order a special election
at once.
in rererence 10 me cnargea maae uy
Representative R. P. Hobson that the ap
pointment of Mr. Clayton was a political
one, the governor said that he was great
ly surprised at Captain Hobson's state
ment inasmuch as he had Indicated to
him that he (the governor) had the right
to fill the vacancy by appointment, and
had inferred that he would be willing
to abide by such actions on the part of
the executive.
Hobson Spoke on Matter
“Mr. Hobson was the first member of
the Alabama delegation in Congress
to speak to me on the subject of the
senatorial vacancy,” said Governor
O'Neal to The Age-Herald correspond
ent. “I left Montgomery for Birming
ham last Saturday night to attend
Senator Johnston's funeral, and ar
rived In Birmingham at midnight. The
following morning I went down to
breakfast at 9 o’clock, and the first
man I met in the lobby was Captain
Hobson.
’‘Captain Hobson said he wished to
confer with me for a few minutes with
reference to the senatorial situation,
and wanted to make an engagement.
1 told him that l was going in to
breakfast, but that I would he glad
to talk with him before doing so.
‘‘Captain Hobson asked me if 1 w'as
going to order a special election, sug
gesting that he believed that would be
the proper course to pursue. I told
him that I had not determined, but
that I had been advised by members
of the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives, who were in Birmingham
to attend Senator Johnslon's funera,
that I had the power to appoint. I
asked Captain Hobson if he thought I
could fill the vacancy by appoint
ment.
Had the Power
" ‘Unquestinably 1 do,* said Cap
tain Hobson. ‘I merely wished to find
©ut what you intended to do. Should
you have decided to order a special
(Continued on Page Ten)
SENATOR BAILEY
SAYS CLAYTON IS
ENTITLED TO SEAT
Great Constitutional Law
yer Goes on Record as
Agreeing With O’Neal
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MAY GO BEFORE THE
SENATE COMMITTEE
No Steps Taken Yesterday to Throw
Light on Muddle—Sentiment in
Senate Still Against
Clayton
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• CLAYTON WILL RUN FOR •
4 THE SENATE IN 1915 4
4 4
4 Washington, August 16.—Repre- 4
4 sentatlve Henry D. Clayton, ap- 4
4 pointed by Governor O’Neal of 4
4 Alabama to succeed the late United 4
4 States Senator Joseph F. Johnston. 4
4 in a statement late today-formally 4
4 announced his candidacy for elec- 4
• tion to the Senate for the long 4
4 term, beginning March 4, -915. 4
4 Representative Clayton’s creden- 4
4 tlals as senator will be presented 4
4 to the Senate Monday or Tues- 4
4 day by Senator Bankhead. i
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BY C. E. STEWART
Washington, August 16.—(Special.)—No
definite steps were taken today that would
throw any further light on the Alabama
senatorial muddle. It continues to be the
sole subject of conversation and has
crowded Mulhall, the tariff and currency!
legislation out of the limelight. Senator |
Bankhead has arrived in Washington and
seems confident that Mr. Clayton will be
seated on the credentials he now has.
Conferences were held between Senator
Bankhead and Mr. Clayton and a number
of the leading lawyers of the judiciary
committee of the House and Senate.
Senator Joseph Bailey, said to be the
greatest constitutional lawyer in the
United Slates, is on record as declaring
that if he was given an audience be
fore the committee Dn privileges jmd
elections that he feels certain that he
can convince them that Mr. Clayton is
entitled to his seat.
Sentiment Opposes Clayton
It Is also said that In the event that
after a canvass of the situation it is
found that the sentiment in the Senate
is utterly opposed to the seating of Mr.
Clayton on the credentials of the gov
ernor. they may not be presented to the
Senate at all.- It is quite certain that
Mr. Clayton himself will not press his
claims In person before the committee as
it would not be considered dignified and
in good form.
So far as could be ascertained the sen
timent is still that Governor Q’Neal had
no right to appoint. However, the friends
and advisors of Mr. Clayton have ad
mittedly made some impression and the
opinion of Senator Hailey has had con
siderable weight. As yet it cannot be
said that there is absolutely no hope
for him to get his seat with the present
credentials.
One Big Problem
Very likely the question will not be
settled for several days. One great trou
ble In the way Is that so many of the
senators are on record as saying that the
governor had no power to appoint, that
in the event they' reverse themselves now'
the republicans will make great capital
out of their change of heart. Without
question it Is the natural desire of every
democratic senator that Mr. Clayton bo
seated, for he Is certainly needed. His
vote on the tariff may be badly' wanted,
for It Is freely admitted that Senator Cul
berson will not be back in time to vote
on the bill and his absence now makes
the final vote on the measure by no
means a cinch for the democrats. Sen
ator Kern expressed great confidence a
few days ago that there would he votes
a plenty and to spare on the tariff. It Is
understood that he is not so sure of it
now. And anyway, many of his col
leagues do not agree with him.
Jemison Wins
Jemison. August 16.—(Speclal.)-Jemison
defeated Providence today, 7 to 4. The
features of the game were the pitching
of Jones and the fielding of Glass and
Nlchelson Cor Jemison. Batteries: For
Jemison, Jones and Sima; for Providence,
Watson and Martin.
Will McBride Killed
Will McBride, a negro, was stabbed to
death last niaht at Blount's Crossing,
near Pratt City. The police are seek
ing John Harris In connection with the
stabbing. !
ATLANTIC FLEET BEGINS.
A BIG TOUR OCTOBER 25
flans for Trip Discussed By Secretary of Navy and Rear Ad
miral Badger—Fleet to Return December 20—Oregon
to Lead Fleet Through Canal
Newport, R. I., August 16.—October 25,
1913, lias been set as the date for the
Atlantic fleet to start on its Mediter
ranean tour. nans for the trip were
discussed today by Secretary of the Navy
Daniels and Rear Admiral Badger aboard
the flagship Wyoming.
The fleet will return December 20, co
that the sailors may spend the Christmas
holidays at home. The ports at which
It will call will be tentatively decided up
on Jjy Admiral Badger and submitted to
the navy department.
Secretary Daniels also announced that
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the battleship Oiegon, made famous by
her run around Cape Horn from the Pa
cific to the Atlantic during the Spanish
war, will come through the Panama canal
r.ext spring to lead the Atlantic fleet
through to the Pacific. She la now at the
Bremerton navy yard.
An Invitation to all the navies of the
world to meet at Hampton Roads In Jan
uary, 1915, and pass through the Panama
canal to the Panama exposition at San
Francisco, accompanied by a fleet from
the United States navy, shortly will be
Issued by President Wilson, Secretary
Daniels made tills announcement tonight.
The Invitation will be In the form of a
proclamation
“CURFEW SHALL NOT RING TONIGHT’’
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f*c>wVpRY ■ '2> -
IN NEW YORK
SULZER AND GLYNN
STUBBORNLY REFUSE
TO YIELD POSITIONS
Governorship Tangle in New
York No Nearer So
lution
BOTH MEN SIGN
OFFICIAL PAPERS
Sulzer Replies to Glynn’s Refusal to
Submit Controversy to Court De
ploring Situation — Armed
Truce Over Sunday
Albany, N. Y., August 1(*.—An armed
truce ovef Sunday Is the present situa
tion in the fight for the governorship
of New York stale. Both Governor Sul*
zer and Lieutenant Governor Glynn, as
acting governor, signed official papers
during the day. Apart from this the
only skirmish was the issuing by Gover
nor Sulzer of a reply to Mr. Glynn’s
declination of the suggestion that their
differences be taken at once to court.
Governor Sulzer deplores this declination,
pointing out that it probably will lead
to “trouble and litigation.” The purposes
of the suggestion, he stated, was “to
avoid the spectacle of twf> persons claim
ing to act as governor of this great state
at the same time.”
Mr. Glynn left his official fort on the
third floor of the capitol early in the
afternoon, hut Governor Sulzer stood by
his guns on the floor below throughout
the day.
Governor Sulzer’s letter, which arrived
after Mr. Glynn had left, emphatically
denied that his communication suggesting
that the controversy he taken into court
contained any “suggestion that It should
barter away any of the functions attach
ing to ' the office of lieutenant gover
nor, but simply that we seek a termina
tion of what your and my rights and
duties are at the present juncture.”
The letter continued:
Statement Inaccurate
“Your statement that the matter is now
in the highest court of tlie state—the
court of impeachment—I suggest to you
is very inaccurate. The court of impeach
ment will not convene until September 18.
The court is not* to determine who is to
discharge the duties of governor pending
trial of the charges presented to it, and.
of course, could not, in any event, de
termine that question before it convenes.
“Whatever the result of the charges
against me may he, it is certain that fu
ture troubfSfc, and litigation will arise,
growing out of your acts and mine, and
it was to prevent, as far as possible,
such future trouble, and to avoid the spec
tacle of two persons claiming to act as
governor of this great state at the same
time, that T made the suggestion that
counsel for you and for myself endeavor
to agree upon some method of present
ing the question, as to who shall act as
governor until the decision and deter
mination of the charges against me in th>
courts at the earliest possible moment,
and that we abide by the law as it
should be determined by the courts, noi
by counsel, and 1 regret that my efforts
In that behalf are not to have your co
operation.”
\ Mrs. Srlzer Better
Mrs. Sulzer, who is suffering from a
nervous breakdown, spent a quiet after
noon and was reported as resting more
comfortably tonight. Her temr % .lure
was given as 102*.a and her pulse at •) .
Lynn J. Arnold, publisher of the Albany
Knickerbocker Press, and one ot the gov
‘ Continued on Pave Ten)
Mississippi Investigating
Committee Taking Rest
Have Probed Almost Every State Institution in Mississippi in
Over a Month’s Continuous Work—Results of
Hearings Not Given Out
. Jackson. Miss., August 10. —The Missis
sippi legislative investigating committee,
which has been charged with* the duty of
probing almost every state institution and
I some officials began a week's rest today
after a month and a half of continuous
work. No newspaper representatives
have been allowed to attend the hearings
and only unconfirmed reports have been
made on the happenings.
The committee is still in the midst of
the insane hospital problem which prob
ably will not be finished for some days.
It has been decided to place evidence ob
tained before a grand jury.
Other state institutions slated for prob
ing in an effort to ascertain if charges
••••••••••••••••••••••••••••a•••••••••••••••••••••■••!
. of a general system of petit graft and
embezzlement are true Include: Jackson
I hospital, charity hospital, deaf and dumb
; institute* blind institute, state board of
health, state livestock sanitary board, all
state officers and state departments at
Jackson, except, the penitentiary, agricul
tural and mechanical college, industrial
institute and college, state university,
Mississippi levee board, Yazoo Mississippi
levee board, charity hospital, Vicksburg;
charity hospital, Natchez; East Missis
sippi insane hospital, Mattye Hirseo char
ity hospital, Meridian; state normal col
lege. Confederate soldiers’ home, state
oyster commission and King’s Daughters
hospital, Gulfport.
In addition to this list the committee
will probably be called upon to investi
gate four or five judges and a few - dis
trict attorneys.
First Public Statement Re
garding Mission of Wil
son’s Envoy
Mexico City. August 16.—Frederico
Gamboa, the Mexican minister of for
eign affairs, tonight gave out the first
statement made by any Mexican official
regarding liie message sent to Provis
ional President Huerta by President
Wilson through his personal represen
tative. John Hind.
Minister Gamboa said the Mexican
government would give consideration
to the communication presented by Hind
and after fully discussing it. would
make a reply.
This procedure is contrar’v to the
opinion held generally here the past
week regarding the Mexican govern
ment’s attitude, it^ being assumed in
view of General Huerta’s not of Au
gust 6, in which he intimated that any
message the ex-governor brought would
be ignored.
EUGENE N, GOSS IS
Lynnfield, Mass,, August 16.—Eugene
N. Foss, three times elected governor of
Massachusetts as a democrat, and a
candidate for the presidency last year,
today declared himself a republican,
but remained indefinite regarding his
repQrted candidacy for the republican
.for re-election.
Speaking on the same platform with
Congressman A. P. Gardner and Col
onel Everett C. Benton, avowed candi
dates for the republican gubernatorial
nomination. Governor Foss addressed
the Essex republican club members "as
fellow republicans’’ and made a plea for
republican success, because, he said
‘ the state and nation need the return
of the republican party to power, and
republican party Is Justly entitled to
success, although its leaders In the past
nave been faithless to the pledges to
(be party.
END OF HEAT WAVE
IN KANSAS IN SIGHT
General Showers Over Mid
dle West Relieve Record
Breaking Drought
i
Kansas City, August 16.-—'The end of
the longest, hottest and most costly
drouth in the history of Kansas is in
sight, according to reports received
here tonight. Kain of some conse
quence fell over a considerable por
tion of the stale today and in many
places continued tonight. Government
weather forecasters said the rainfall
probably Indicated that the drouth was
broken. Good showers were general
over Missouri and northern Oklahoma.
The precipitation in Kansas ranged
from light showers to one and one-half
inches, the heaviest rains being in the
southern part of the state. An incli of
rain fell In the district between 10m
poria and Kansas City and between
Lawrence and Topeka the downpour
measured three-quarters of an Inch. A
heavy rain visited the territory around
Colton an 1 good showers were reported
oast from there to Leavenworth, llain
waa general over the eastern part of
the state tonight.
First Rain in 71 Days
The first rain In 71 days fell in Con
cordia tonight. During the drouth tlio
mercury climbed over tile 100 mark on
25 days. In many places wherd rain
Tell today the drouth has been contin
uous for nine weeks. A drop In tem
perature was experienced at all points
where rain fell.
The high temperature continued in
.pontons of central Kansas, where no
rain fell. Abilene reported 105 degrees.
Emporia 106 and Sallna, 103.
X heavy rain viisted southwest Mis
souri late today. At Joplin the rain
was accompanied by a high wind and
hail, which shattered plate glass win
dows and tore down awnings in the
business district.
—-. .*•-■ — ...
Oehinig Retains Title
Chattanooga, August ll—((Special..)
In the most brilliant match ever staged
on the local courts, VV. G. Oehinig of
Cincinnati retained Ills title this after
nlon as tennis champion uf the Chatt.
nooga Golf and Country club, defeating
Eugene Thomasson of this city, 7-5, 6-3,
3-6, 5-7, 6-4. Whiteside and Guerry,
the champions in doubles, successfully
defended their title against Morrison
and Mania.
DANIELS PRESENTS
PENNANT TO IDAHO
Compliments Gunners of Crack Vessel
the American Navy—Lesson on
Preparedness
Newport, R. T., August 16.—Secretary
Daniels presented the target practice pen
nant to the battleship Idaho, the crack
ship of the navy, here today, and read
the ship's officers and crew a lesson in
preparedness.
"There is never time to 'make ready’
in any truly great crisis in life." the
secretary said, commending the crack
gunners for their skill. "What is agrow
ing navy worth to us unless manned by
, men who live in a state of preparedness.
"You may not know it, but it will add
to your appreciation when I tell you that
as a boy it was the highest ambition of
Woodrow Wilson to enter the Naval
academy and become an officer. If his
father had not led him into other lines,
the probability is that today he would
be with us a captain or an admiralty
officer.'*
MAURY I. DIGGS
IN MORE TROUBLE
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Arrested on Charge of Assault Upon
Photographer—Fracas Starts Fol
lowing Court Adjournment
San Francisco, August 16.—As a result
of the free-for-all fight yesterday between
newspaper photographers and the Dlgga
| Gaminetti party, Maury I. Diggs was rc
! arrested today charged with assault by
A. Devinne.
Frank Ramsey, a friend of Diggs, like
wise arrested In the same affair Friday,
was today found guilty of assault on
W. H. Matthews, and will he sentenced
Monday.
Diggs became incensed Friday because
photographers attempted to snap his wife
and mother, his father and aunts, as
they were leaving the federal building.
There Diggs is on trial under the Mann
white slave act.
TRAVELS 500 MILES
TO ESCAPE MEXICANS
Wisconsin Party Eight Days in Flee
ing From Rebellious Republic—In
Exhausted State
Manitowoc, Wig., August 16.—With the
end of an eight day trip, 500 miles through
mountains and over deserts, with a mule
train, George Gary, a former Manitowoc
man,-with a party, has escaped from Mex
ico and is at El Paso.
Gary and his party traveled night and
day for eight days and reached Marfa,
Tex., in an exhausted state.
Gary is chief geologist for a smelting
company with headquarters in New York,
and was at Sierra Mojada.
The revolutionists seized the rail lines
of communication and cut the telegraph
wires, and Gary was unable to get a dis
patch through to ids company or leave the
country.
Fearing for their lives Gary and his as
sistants left, the city at night with a
mule train carrying their baggage.
CONSCIENCE FORCES
MAN TO SURRENDER
Deserter From Marine Corps Gives
Himself Up After Four Years at
Large—Court Martial
Nashville, August 16.—Claiming that for
four yearse he had been haunted by an
accusing conscience, William Cqx, one
time quartermaster sergeant of the marine
corps at Bramberton. Washington, he
states, today surrendered to local federal
officials and expects to be taken hack
to he courtmartla led for desertion. Cox
stated that although he has been in many
parts of the world since quitting the serv
ice so abruptly he has never been identi
fied and has never feared detection. It
was his conscience, he said, that impelled
him to give himself up. Washington au
thorities have been notified of Cox's ar
rest.
COMMITTEE WIlZ
MEET TOMORROW
The executive committee of the Ala
bama Good Roads association will meet
in the directors' room of the Chamber
of Commerce tomorrow for the purpose
of deciding on the time and place of
holding the annual meeting of the Ala
bama Good Roads association.
Already invitations have been received
from the cities of Gadsden, Huntsville,
Mobile, Montgomery and Birmingham.
This coining convention Is expected to
draw together more good roads advocates
than any meeting of the association that
has ever been held. It is expected to
Invite the'candidates for governor and
lieutenant governor to appear and give
their views and commit themselves on
good roads legislation.
President .John Craft will arrive in the
city this afternoon. Quite a number of
other members of the executive comintt
tee, who Jive in distant cities and towns,
art expected this afternoon.
TODAY’S AGE-HERALD
1— O’Neal says Hobson agreed that be
had right to name Clayton.
Sulzer and Glynn refus i to yield.
Long heat spell nearing end.
Hays McDermott received money from
"loan sharks."
2— Advantages of Improved highways dis
cussed.
ft—Birmingham firm purchases bonds.
4— Political field a unique one.
5— Old heroes refuse to indorse Hobson.
Shelby county man t06 years old.
Weatherly has scheme to solve dust
problem.
Alabama lands praised.
\ir— Only seven governors ’have faced im
peachment.
7r-Financial giants not so Important.
8--France observing Mexican affairs,
ft—Boll weevil blessing to Alabama.
10— pari er from family renowned for golf
playing.
11— Lind discharging missions with big
success.
13 Tzars of the French press.
14-15-16— Sports.
17—Leaders expect to end agricultural
schedule Monday.
2'°—Mary monopolized ballroom floor.
21 Unusual men among members new
Danish cabinet.
22— Aviation greatly Interests German
crown prince.
23— Tennessee solons to get together.
24— .rhurtsh services.
2ft—Society.
27— Yarns of the courthouse gang.
28- 29—Edittylal comment.
30—Glimpses of spots In Huntsville.
32— Common sense in the home.
?3 Dolly's dialogue?.
36— Automobile gossip.
37— New church buildings being erected.
*'8—State rural school supervision.
3ft—LadV Hackvllle unable to buy Belmont
jewels.
49—Our young folks.
4t —Markets.
42—Prepare book about nether regions.
| 42-wv-Magazine section.
*1-54—Comic supplement
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FOR FIGHTING BILL
Congressman Given $7500
by “Loan Sharks” Says
Former House
Page
STICKS TO STORY
WHEN QUESTIONED
Broker Testifies to ('Qntributing to
Fund—House Lobby Committee
(■rills McMichaels for Five
Hours—Gives Details
SATURDAY IN CONGRESS.
SENATE:
Resumed consideration of tariff
bill.
Foreign relations committee dis
cussed minor phases of Mexican
situation.
Authorized President to appoint
delegates to International Statis
tical institute.
Amendments to the tariff hill
raising rates on fish, straw, ap
ples and fruits were donated.
Adjourned at 5:59 p. m. until
11 a. m. Monday.
HOUSE:
Not in session. Meets Tues
day.
Lobby investigating committee
continued Its examination of I. II.
McMichael. dismissed House em
ploye.
Washington, August 16— The House
lobby Investigators centered their at
tention today on the statement of F. II.
McMichaels. one time chief page of
the House, that Representative James
McDermott of Chicago, had received
nbout $7500 for efforts to defeat a bill
affecting local pawnbrokers and "loan
sharks." After more than five hours of
hard work, the committee was not much
nearer a definite conclusion about the
j $7500 than it was when McMichaels
made his first statement.
The former chief of the House pages,
reiterated today his testimony that
McDermott told him he got about $7500
in the "loan shark" matter, and stuck
to his story under severe cross-exami
nation of James S. Easby-Smith, at
torney for McDermott. The former
Washington pawnbrokers who quit
business when this bill became law,
gave the committee no definite infor
mation to connect McDermott with' any
such fund or to disclose that the pawn
brokers ever raised any such amount
for any purpose.
Abrithum Bernstein, one of the brok
ers, said contributed to h fund to
be used in advancing the arguments
of himself and his fellows. He showed
a lack of memory about many details
concerning the raising of the money,
r.nd was subjected to a long and sharp
Are of direct examination, lu which
every member of the commit
tee who was present took part.
Pinned down time after time, however,
Bernstein denied that the brokers ever
raised more than $3500 and swore it was
i sed to pay attorneys to represent them
before officials here and in publicity work.
lie was asked to help, lie swore, by
Cieorge IJ. Horning, another local pawn
broker, who, according to McMtchaels,
made (he arrangement with McDermott
to work uguinst tin* bill. Hi* said he gave
two checks to Horning amounting to
about $700. He took no receipt,• did not
know how the money was used, but sup
posed it went to attorneys.
McDermott, 1 to said, lie had known about
a year. He, Horning and Ike" Heidcn
heimer, another broker, interested in the
bill’s defeat, lie said, called at McDer
mott’s office on Capitol Hill once, but he
I did not know the year, and lie wasn't sure
i whether McDermott was in at ihe time '*r
I who was there. He was sure, at first, he
| hadn't paid uuy money to Horning in J911,
I when McMichaels sAvore the deal was
made, but after continued questioned
[agreed he wasn't entirely certain ab.iut
| the matter.
Bernstein's failure to remember details
[ finally became so frequent that everv
I question of the inquisitor got a laugh fr- m
I his colleagues, but no information fnqu
the witness.
Bernstein Denies Charge
Bernstein denied that $3300 was raised
to "defeat legislation."
! "Thirty-five hundred dollars never de
feated legislation," he said. "You might
defeat it with $40,000 or $50,000."
i Bernstein denied he ever talked with
McDermott about legislation except in a
rasuul way.
Bernstein couldn't fix the time wli =>n
Horning first suggested to him they must
do something to defeat the "loan shark
bill." He said Horning. Heidenheimer and
he talked about the matter freqeuntly,
but he couldn't give details of comersa
; tions.
"We didn't do anything rash." he ad
mitted finally.
Immanuel Stcinem. another ex-pawn
broker, said he contributed nothing to the
fund to defeat the bill, although ap
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Police Endeavoring to De
termine Whether a Mur
der Was Committed
Duluth. August 16.—The police of Du*
I luth today are trying to unravel the
| mystery of the death yesterday of John >
McAlpine, wealthy lumberman, who was
found shot to death in the basement of
his home in the fashionable East End
district.
The police arc* trying to determine
whether murder was committed.
The wound in the head of Mr. McAlpine
about an Inch above the ear Is not such
as would ordinarily be caused in suicide,
declare the authorities. The lack of pow
der burns indicates that the shot was not
fired from a point close to the head.
On the determination of the question of
suicide will rest the payment of $140,000
In accident insurance policies held by
him.
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