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Joseph W: Bailey Delivers
' Farewell Address in the
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INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
Principles, x if Adopted, Would Over-,
- throw American Government He
. Says- Cal Is.W, R.' Hearst a j
.-.H!i:ffMi8rbleD'bo.7'- j
Washington, Jan. 2, Senator Joseph
W. Bailey, of Texas,-' Ipng one of the
picturesque' figures and itriking speak
ers -of the'.tJniiEed States Senate, de
livered ! today befdreSa . crowded floor
and galieries0 his' 'final'; speech as a
niemberof that 6dy.: Within a day
or two his1 resigaatiom'wllt be laid be
fore the!; &efcater mdcqintounicated to
Governof CoiqiHTpf Texas, his expec
tationeini tfiaiEt. V-1 Johnston, of
HoustonwAaraed to fill but his
term, which would' end. March 4th.
Senator Bailey's, speech was an at
tack upon the. principles of initiative
and referendum . as institutions that
would, if , adopted, bring about the
overthrow f:of the -jjj-esent system of
American ' government. He declared
they originated inthe desire of poli
ticians to escape the responsibility for
action on such petty questions as the
location of State capitals and the set
tlement, of prohibition fights. As in
stitutions of government, he declared
. that the scheme for'direct examination
D.y the people would coil vert the Unit
ed States from a Republic into a De
mocracy -ahd would give' its control
into the -"hands of the unskilled, the
idle and the" vicIjms.'V
'An attack upon"; William R. Hearst
in the course of his speech; in which
he characterized 'Mr, Hearst as a mis
erable ,-' dog" who had . hounded him,
"brought Senator ' Ashurst,- of Arisona,
to his feet, - He attempted. . to -anawer
tETslEniase Wpoii"
radical newspapers ;. and magazines,
but was stopped by the Texas Senator,
with the remark, that he "could make
that reply. outsideT
" Later, Mr.; Ashnrst took the floor in
his own. right ahd In the course of his
defense Jof thV system vof direct gov
ernment, paid a tribute to Mr. Hearst
as a loyabAmerieah c(tijsen.
Galleries were: crowded to their ut
most capacity and long lines of -people
waited in the corridors for an.opppr
tunity to hear the Texan's farewell ad
dress to the Senate. The membership
of the Senate was increased by nearly
75 members of "4he House. Senator
Bailey spoke for four' hours, and
through that. ? time he xeceived the
closest attention. .As he concluded a
.wave of applause swept through the
galleries, bringing a sharp reprimand
from Senator Gallinger? the presiding
officer.' . -
President-elect Wilson, although
anoted liberally Ty Senator Bailey in
defense of yhis declaration that direct 1
legislation is not: in "accord with the
people of 'the American government,
received only this comjaendation from'J
"If the man we' have - elected Presi
dent of the United . States ; gives the ;
4 country a sane and v'satisfastory ad
ministration," he declared, "the. Re
publican party will never, nominate.- an
other candidate fdr the Presidency."
"Why should yoii," he continued, ttd-4
vancmg toward "the 'Republican siae
of the chamber.'. '.ou did not carry,
but two States thljj'year and those two
of the smallest.. The contest four years
from now will '"be between us and the ;
Rooseveltians. ;?v- '
"He (RooseVelt- will take some
more, but thahfc God, they will be the
kind we can afford to lose.
"Our conflict is with Roosevelt. If
our President'; believes he can take
the radical vote away from Roosevelt,
he is mistaken. The only man who can
do that and he has not succeeded well,
is Eugene Y Debs. He is the only
man whoan out-Roosevelt Roosevelt
in attracting the radical vote. What
the Democratic party needs is not the
radical, but what .the Democratic party
needs is the Democrat."
Much of Senator Bailey's speech was
devoted to excerpts Viand quotations
from the writings of the men who or
ganized and first administered,, :the
American government r ana yea stu
dents, who had-, in later years discus
sed the eff ect tf direct legislation up
on its principles: t Prom the ' former
he drew what he saSdftras unquestion
able proof that the; united States be
gan as a -representative government
and not a democracy-of direct legisla
tion. Prom the latter, among whom
was Governor -WTlsDnf he quoted to
show that the-dpim'dhojf students was
that the people were ndt so well quali
fied to legislate wre. seasoned men4
selected by thmViWho ; framed their
legislation indeliberate assembly.: .
At one. point Senator BaUey produce
ed a book.of 268 page :which he said
represented the, '32 -questions subjhft
ted to the direct tft'of the people of
Oregon in one year1 -
"Now. honor, bright, :be said, "how
many citizens tdo yt)tf. suppose"' there
are who studied thoe questions? How
many understood tbenijWhen they did
study them?; iJ?5 1 &-yft !-i ''-"ffs
jf do- not mean'to reflect on the In
fjflligence - of : the;peopl!. when I T say.
A (Contind;ohvpge"Eight.)
EDWIN L. I10RRIS
viv .tr ... .
Senator jersMsks Wilson to Ap
point Montana Governor Secreta
ry tnterior-Women Pro
' posed for Places. .
Trenton, N. J., Jan. 2. Senator Hen
ry M. Meyers, of Montana,, today urg
ed Presidentelect Wilson to appoint
Governor Edwin L.. Norris, of' Montana;
Secretary of the Interior. The" term
of Governor . toorris will expire Janu
ary 14 h. Senator Myers told the Pres
identelect .'that Governor , Norris had
madek particular study in all the
Western and Northwestern States of
questions affecting the development of
resources. - ' y
"Iesteem him very much," said Mr.
Wilson later Jh referring to. Governor
Norris. -"I have seen him at; the con
ferences of the House pr Governors.
He made an admirable impression and
is very aggressive."
The""President-elect, however, held
to . his previous policy of not commit
ting himself In respect to intended ap
pointments. . With respect to the discussion con
cening seniority rule in committee ap
pointments in the Senate, 'Mr. Myers
said:
"We stand for a liberalization of the
rules of procedure,, but we don't want
any serious fight.: Those who may be
opposed . 0' our ; plan ; will meet us half
way, I am sure, and there win be a
conciliatory compromise,"
Senator Robert L. Owen, Oklahoma,
has ah appointment with Governor
Wilson tomorrow.
. Governor Wilson - was asked con
cerning the .truth of the report that
March 15th was to be the date on
which the extra session of Congress
would be called. .
"I have settled on .no date yet," he
replied. "As to March 15th, I think
you will find it falls on Saturday or
Sunday, anyway." .
One of the correspondents suggest
ed that it might be Thursday, March
13th, In view of the Governor's fond
ness of the number 13. Mr. Wilson
only. smiled. . , .
It is prbbabte that the exact date
will depend on the status of the var
ious House hearings when the present
session of. Congress expires; The next
session,' according -to- previous . an
nouncement, hawevetv-wilf convene be
tbrepTlIlSthraetek?? ' 'Take Nap oft Train.
. .Princeton,- N. J Jan. 2.President
electr Wilson', demonstrated tonight
that when he Is sleepy he can take a
nap Respite noise or turmoil. He rode
home from Trenton tired and sleepy
and kept his eyes closed on the train
all the way from Trenton to Prince
ton function. Here there was a 20
minute wait for the connecting train
to Princeton. The waiting room was
empty and the Governor settled, him-
seii down on a Dencn in the corner
where an old fashioned oil lamp threw
a dim shadow. Many a train thunder
ed by, but the Governor remained un
disturbed. The ' secret service men
had to wake him when the train arriv
ed and the Governor got aboard and
resumed his nap. He had had a hard
day's worK on his correspondence, he
said, and felt somewhat fatigued.
Women Proposed, for. Places.
- Princeton, N. J., Jan. 2. Two wo
men have been proposed for places in
the cabinet of President-elect Wilson,
one of them for the portfolio of Secre
tary of War. This disclosure was
made today when Mr. Wilson was ask
ed . if the , suffragettes had suggested
any names of women for cabinet posi
tions. - '-- .;..-' - - - .
I think I " have, received only two
such, requests," he replied. "The rec
ommendations were made in a general
way, but one did urge a particular lady
for Secretary of War, if I'm not mis
taken, but i ought -to add that it was
in the interests of peace. - ; .
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.--.'s . :..: Senate
Convened at -noon.
Senator Bacon - introduced
resolution for recognition of
Republic of China.
- Senator Bailey spoke on his
resolution on the initiative and
referendum. . '
Adopted Senator Gore's res
olution .to request President ,
Taft- for' : any ! information;
American . consul officers have
obtained about newly-discovered
German- tuberculosis
euro -
Adojurned 5:17 P. M., until
noOn Friday.
: ', House .'
Convened at noon. -Adjourned
at 12:11 P. M.,
out of respect for the memory
of the late Representative, ,
John G. MoHenry, of. Pennsyl-
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4. Chairman Alexander, of Mer-
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4 5 'Representative Ldntmcum
4..; introduced bill for special
4. committees v to - investigate
4, causes Of railroad . accidents
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4- Secretary of .the Navy asked
4. Tor lluO.OOO appropriation for
4. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, naval
4. hospital. ; -'-"y '.'-' :
4. War Department .. recbm-:
4. ' mended r.OOOrfoot channel of
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MUCH OPPOSITION
ID COL. 60ETHALS
Democratic Senators May
force Taft to Abandon
Canal Zone Plans '
WILL LEAVE IT TO WILSON
Employes on Canal Zone Will Likely
be Placed Under Civil Service
Objection is Taken to Pre-
mature Action.
Washington, Jan. 2. Opposition of
Democratic Senators to President
Taft's plan of putting Col. George W.
Goethals, builder of the Panama canal,
at the heacFbf the civil government of
the zone, took such proportions today
that some of Mr. Taft's advisers urg
ed him tof orego the plan arid leave
the creation of the zone government to
his successor, President-elect Wilson.
Some who talked with the President
early in- the day were convinced "that
he i would canvass the situation again
before abandoning his plan. Others
in close touch with the President were
positive that out of consideration of
Col. Goethals, whom he does not wisn
to ! involve Mn a political dispute, he
would give up the idea and that Col.
Goethals immediately after appearing
before - the . Congressional committee
formulating appropriations for fortifi
cations of the canal, would return to
his work. ,
One feature of the plan, however, If
Col. Goethals is not put at the head
of the zqiie government, is to place all
employes of the canal work under civ
il service by the President's executive
order. A few officers at the isthmus
now are under thev civil service, but
the great number of canal workers
have been appointed by the Isthmian
officers. . i ; ' v. i ,
The attitude of the Democratic Sen
ators is that the present canal commis-
! slop should not be , displaced arid dis
SorganUed Arntilr the canal ia completed.
lilts -U.U UUUlUIIUUg tliO J. 1 coiucut
to organize a civil government for the
canal zbhe never could have . become
a law but" for the assurance that there
would be no premature action," said
Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia. "We
accepted ; this assurance as meaning
that the 1 bdmmission would be allowed
tb continue its labors until construc
tion should be finished and the water
running." .
i The Democrats further take the po
sition that the services of all the mem
bers of the commission are needed
still andthey contend that to provide
for Col." Goethals and summarily dis
miss all Other commissioners would
be an .unfair discrimination. General
ly they, express admiration for Col.
Goethals, and Senator Smith went so
far as to $ay that he would favor con
ferring il possible military honors
updh him.
"Buf to lift him alone out of the
commission for any purpose and leave
the other, .commissioners out of con
sideration and especially to deprive
the .country. Off .the services of the com
mission a what may still be a critical
time, we believe to be neither wise nor
fair," Mr." Smith continued. He f ur
ther said that many of the Republican
Senators express this view and he add
ed his conviction that if Col. Goethals'
nomination should be sent in, it could
not be confirmed at this time.
GREAT CATALOGUE OF MUSIC
This Would Mean Setback for Pirates,
According to Advocates
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Jan. 2. The
prospect ' of r-: catalogueing ' all the mu
sic in existence so that one could place
a thumb quickly upon any of the melo
dies of the world is the unique propo
sition presented to the National Asso
ciation of Music Teachers in conven
tion here, .
Prof. JJeo"Rich Lewis, of Tufts Col
lege, head of the department of music
of that"? institution, who already has
catalogued' 8,000 melodies, suggested
the extension of this on a co-operative
basis in; which musical authorities and
libraries'ull over the world should aid,
the original catalogue to be placed in
some National library or university
under a competent curator where its
information would be accessible to the
world. .' : '
Prof . ; Lewis said a complete index
would be invaluable for the discovery
of the identity of various melodies that
come to life frpm time to time, vague
ly ' ttaceable to previous composition.
He. believed -that privacy in music
would receive a great setback.
The convention has yet taken no ac
tion ott the plan.- , --'
CORPSE CAUSES AUTO WRECK.
Woman Killed and Three Companions
Hurt in, Avoiding Body.
Denver, January 2. In an effort to
avoid 'driving his automobile over
what lie believed to be the body of a
man, Charliea K. Cook, a merchant of
this city,'! steered his machine into the
railing I of a bridge over Dry Creek;
seven miles; south - of ' Denver, , last
night, and the -car .was hurled into the
stream,; killing., Mrs. Juanita Barrows
and fatally injuring Mrs. Charles E.
Brown,, occupants of - the car. -Cook
and Edward C; - Soetjei a - politician of
this. State, who was also in- the car,
were seriously injured. ; ,. t ;r;
Tffij3lEDWCiTEK
Publishers of Boise -'(Idaho) Cap ital
News Must Serve 10 Day' Sen-'
tence for Criticising -Su-premeXourt
Decision. ."
Boise, Idaho, Jan. 2i-R. S. Sheri
dan, publisher of the ?Boise Capital
News; C. O. Broxon, manager-editor,
and A. R. Cruzen, a local capitalist,
convicted today for t contempt of tle
Idaho Supreme Court,1 for criticising
the court's . decisionbarrlng Progres
sive candidates for Presidential, elec
tors from the ballots, ere today con
fined in a cell in the county jail where
they will serve a ICday. sentence.
Each was sentenced t4 pay a fine of
?500. ' .. . "&
The opinion, writteriby Justice Sul
livan, was concurred in -by Chief Jus
tice Stewart. It upheld the .inherent
right of courts to punish for contempt.
Justice Ailshie "dissented from the
opinion on the'grounfq. that: the case
was not pending at-the time pf the
publication of the article in question.
Although A. R. Cruzert in his answer
to the court charges'lmade affidavit
that he was in.no waylcounecfed with
the, paper, the sworn.statement of the
publisher made m compliance; with the
Federal law was introduced showing
the ownership of stocky and bonds for
the company and the :jiiourt ,held Cru
zen equally guilty with the . publisher
and editor. Vv-i- -
When the court asked Broxon if he
knew of any- reasoni-jwhy sentence
should not be pronounced,-he replied:
"None that this .court?- will consider."
The newspaper men'.'were placed in
the same cell occupIedby Moyer, Hay
wood and Pettibonei during their
trials for alleged complicity in the as
sassination of former Governor Steu
nenberg. The publication. of 4 the ines
sage from Col. Roosevelt" - criticising
the court's decision was admitted by
the publishers, but they--df hied that
this was contempt, claiming a right
under the constitution, to criticise the
court.
INDUSTRIAL WELFARE
Subject of Discussion before Society
For Advancement vcf Science
Cleveland. OhiO, ..January: 2. Ques
tions of industrial and 'economic wel
fare received ; the,-mostp'5' rominence. inl
can Sotciety for the Advancement o?
Science, in convention here.
' Addresses by Judson G. Wall, com
missioner of "New York city, and Pro
fessor J. Pease Norton, of Yale, dealt
with a solution of the problem of the
changing cost of living, Mr. Wall ad
vocating industrial education under
government supervision. Statistics
were presented showing. -an economic
loss of over $700,000,009-among work
ers in industry in the last year, near
ly, one-fourth of which was due to pre
ventable causes.
William D. Hale announced that the
municipal seashore bath at Coney Is
land, N. Y., earned $1,200 the past
year.
CRIPPLED WARSHIP IN PORT.
New Hampshire, With One Propeller,
'. at Norfolk from Santo Domingo.
Norfolk, Va.,. January 2. After a te
dious trip from Santo' Domingo, tha
battleship New Hampshire, with the
aid of several tugs, reached the Nor
folk navy yard today. The New Hamp
shire, while , making her way through
Mona passage,, broke one of her shafts
and lost a. propeller. She was forced
to proceed under one screw, and was
two days late in arriving here.
;The New Hampshire! is in need of
extensive repairs, and will not be able
to go to Guantanamo with the Atlan
tic fleet for Winter maneuvers. She
will go into dry dock here and proba
bly remain here' until April 1.
' OUTXIJSfES
Gov. Wilson was yesterday urged to
appoint Gov. Norris, of Montana, Sec
retary of the Interior.
Count Karolyi, a member of the
Hungarian lower house, was yesterday
severely wounded in a sabre duel with
the speaker, of the House. ;
The publishers of the Boise (Idaho)
Capital News were sent to jail yes
terday for 10 days for criticising a
decision of the State Supreme Court.
Senator Joseph W. Bailey, of Texas,
yesterday deliveredo his final speech
as a member of the Senate, which was
an attack on the principles of the ini
tiative and referendum. ' . . .
So much opposition has developed
among Democratic Senators to Presi
dent Taft's plan to put Col. Geo. W.
Goethals at the head of the Panama
canal zone government that he may
be forced to forego the plan.
Members of the money trust com
mittee conferred yesterday "on plans
to secure service of the subpoena on
Wm. . Rockefeller, whose testimony is
desired in connection with their in
vestigation. A meeting will be held
today and.it may be decided to force
service Upon the millionaire.
After two days' . operation of the
new parcels post system the public
still has something to learn in regard
to Its provisions : and requirements,
thousands of packages being received
at the different-offices of the .country
yesterday, that will find their way to
the ' dead letter office on account "of
improper' packing. ;
New York markets:. Money on call
firm, 4 1-2 to 6 per cent; ruling rate
5. 3-4 ; closing" bid 5 ; offered at 5 1-4;
Spot cotton closed 'steady. Flour quiet.
Wheat .barely steady; No., 2 red rl.07
and. 1.08. - .Corn steady. 55. - Turpen
tine steady: Rosin quletv-,. ,-;
SEVERAL KIHKSIH
TIE PARCELS POSI
Public Still Unfamiliar With
Several Phases of New
System
PARCELS IMPROPERLY PACKED
Thousands of Packages Must Go
to
Dead Letter Office Officials Con
. fident Wrinkles Will be
Smoothed Out. (
Washington, Jan 2. Two days ope
ration of the new parcels post . sys
tem has loaded the postoffices with
freaky shipments, thousands of pack
ages so improperly wrapped or packed
that" "they cannot be transported and
thousands of others stamped with or
diriary postage instead of the special
parcels post stamps. Most . of, the
packages have gone through but the
two latter classes will have to take
the slow course through the dead let
ter office. Postoffice officials are con
fident that all the wrinkles in the new
system will be ironed. ..Out with a few
days' practice on the part of the pub
lic. President Taft received one of the
first packages. It contained silver
spoons trom Jonn wannamaKer, 01
Philadelphia. Postmaster General
Hitchcock has received several pack
ages. -
, Eggs from Long Island, 300 miles
away, passed the local postoffice safe
ly. Officials declared many other fra
gile shipments, properly pacKed, .were
being handled without mishap all over
the country.
All classes of merchandise, and, of
course, all mail matter formerly -designed
as fourth class, continued to
pour through the postoffices of the
country, indicating' to postoffice . offi
cials that the hew service is -destined
to have a phenomenal croWth: i- - -
Postmaster' General Hitchcock today-.
issued an order- am eliding the parcels
post regulations, which would bar from
the parcels service "pistols' or revol-'
vers, whether in detached parts or
otherwise." '
First Violation Discovered.
New York, Jan. 2. The first viola
tion of the parcels post law was dis
covered here . this afternoon when a
queer looking package addressed to
Philadelphia was opened to reveal-, a
live lobster and a handful of live
shrimp. Under the law live shell fish
are classed as "unmailable matter."
The package was held up.
More than 1,600 packages were mail
ed at the general postoffice here today
and many thousands more at th
branch offices. At the Grand Central
Station branch 8,000 bundles came in
during the morning from suburban
towns. Among them were 40 cartons
containing eggs.
Only a small percentage of persons
using 'the parcels post todajt took ad
vantage of the privilege to have their
packages insured.
Says Consumer Won't Benefit.
Washington, January. 2. Although
the mails now are open through the
inauguration of the parcels post to
farm' products and meats, Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson is not convinced
that the. service will affleet materially
the high, cost of living. -
The result of direct delivery from
the producer to the consumer willl ben
efit the former alone, in his belief. He
reiterated his conviction today, hav
ing made it in a special report to Con
gress before the last adjournment.
"A cheapening of the farmers' costs
of marketing," he said, what actually
will "result in gain to the producer. If
the consumer is to benefit by changes
in the cost of distribution it' seems
probable that ha must '-do so by cheap
ening or eliminating costs at his end
ofthe chain of distribution."
'The' secretary advocates co-operalf-ive,
buying as one means of reducing
costs and ,-also reconimend'ed refornis
in 'the methods of local distribution.
He expresses the belief that a. divi
sion of markets in tne Department of
Agriculture to watch production and
urgla direct trade (between products
and consumer would aid in cutting
down household bills. , '
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PRESIDENT PARDONS LAWYER.
Hamilton H. Hendricks Concerned in
' the: Oregon Land Frauds. x
Portland, Wash., Jan. 2. A telegram
was received here from Washington
stating that Hamilton H. Hendricks, a
lawyer convicted in -connection with
thsm Oregon land fraud "cases - several
yeTS ago, has been pardoned yester
dayfcby President Taft. '":'-Or
Hendricks was convicted of defraud
ing the government of part of ..jthe
public domain in Wheeler county' of
subordination t of perjury in inducing
persons who make dummy entries" on
dummy lands. . - 'V :,Hr.
He had been under sentence to serve
13 months in the Federal penitentiary
at McNeill's Island, Wash., but sen
tence had been stayed pending disposi
tion of appeal in his case.
Olivet. Mich., January 2 .-r-While.
playing-hockey on Pine Lake,; near
here thf afternoon, three boys', brake
through thin, ice and were drowned m
snite of heroic; efforts- by - theirVcom
pamonsto - rescue -toem,,.-.
PLAYING DIPLOMATIC GAMI
Tension at Peace Conference Relaxed
As Turkey's Advances Change
Situation Adrianople the
Stumbling Block
London, January. The plenipo
tentiaries to thepeace conference en
joyed a day of general relaxation.
Even the meeting of the ambassadors"
today was purely academic as all
agreed that' yesterday's advances by
Turkey had Changed the , situation to
such an extent that they must await
corresponding instruction from their
respective governments.
The Turks continue to declare their
concessions have surpassed any logi
cal expectation, but now say they can
not at any cost concede an inch more.
Oh the other hand the allies, with
unanimous voice, maintain that they
would rather end the conference than
renounce what they claini is due them
by right of their victories.
. That the diplomatic game is being
played on both sides is evident. The
Turks emphasize the enormous c im
portance of what they have ceded,
which in reality is ' only what they
have lost, and what, independently of
the allies, not even the powers would
allow them to reconquer. The allies
on the other hand belittle the Turkish
concessions as they, desire finally to
settle for lever their differences with
the Ottoman Empire. .
The stumbling block is Adrianople
and a compromise solution respecting
the . Aegan islands is " possible. Some
suggest that Turkey cede them to the
powers which can decide their ! fate.
It is recalled that such a coursf has
been .taken on other occasions pre
senting even more difficulties. For in
stance,, in the war of 1866 between
Italy and Austria, Austria although
victorious, was induced to cede the
Venetian provinces to Ffa,rice, which
transferred; them to Italy:
. Supporters of this plan hint that
Turkey might- even cede the islands
to the allies, as practically has been
done with Albania, on condition that
the powers pledge themselves-to claim,
as .in the, case, of Albania, the right to
decide the"statu3 of the Aegan archi
pelago. . -',.s 5
- The struggle certainly will be bitter
now .between the Turks Und, the allies.
The; former are - threatening to. appeal
to th Buprne,tribunbf
tatter -are threatening -resume pthe
war. It is expected,, however th'arer
lief from this ' situation may result
from the meeting of the ambassadors
to whose judgment probably both Tur
key and the allies will submit if they
decided amicably;what the fate of the
islands must be. ;
The powers are particularly concern
ed in this question by some of the is
lands which are of international im
portance, commanding as they do the
entrance to the Dardanelles, while oth
ers' bar entrance to the Gulf of Smyr
na. The remainder of the islands still
are in the hands of Italy, which occu
pied them during the war with Turkey.
If the powers unanimously ask
Greece to evacuate some of the islands
already occupied, it is believed Greece
will obey.
The ambassadors today did not en
ter deeply into any particular ques
tion. . Ah exchange of communications
is going on between chancellories of
the Triple Entente and the Triple Al
liance, while a special understanding
is developing between Russia, Austria
and Italy concerning Albania. '
Regarding the frontiers of Albania,
the ambassadors believe they will . be
able to strike a proper medium be
tween the too restricted suggestions
of the allies and the two extended
boundaries favored by Austria.
GREAT PLOT JN PHILIPPINES
Official Denials of the Discovery of An
Organized Conspiracy '
. Washington, Jan. 2. Officials of the
insular department were making of fi
icial denials today of a report that they
had discovered a revolutionary plot in
the Philippines, alleged to be backed
by large business interests, alarmed
at the prospects of the United States
relinquishing the islands
v A bill is now pending ;in the House
to give immediate autonomy and inde
pendence in eight years. Brigadier
General. Frank Mclntyre, chief of the
insular bureau, characterized the re
port as "pure, fiction." .
Army' officers, however, are dis
crediting' -the idea of an organized
revolutionary plot and that there is
considerable agitation among business
interests , on the islands. - - .
ANOTHER OPERATION LIKELY.
Baron Hardinge's Recovery From
4 Bomb Wounds Not Satisfactory. -
T Delhi, . Jan.. 2. The viceroy of In
dia, Baron". Hardinge, is hot recovering
as rapidly as expected from wounds
he receivecl on December 23 when an
Indian fanatic threw a bomt at him
duringchis . official entry into, the new
Imperial capital city. - ' "
; Physicians declare - he is suffering
considerable pain and . remains ;in a
feverish condition. A further opera
tion may be necessary to remove some
fragments of the Dbmb which remains
imbedded . in the flesh of his shoulder.
JEFF DAVIS DEAD
4- '
j 4. -; Little Rolck, Ark.,v Jan 3-
United States -Senator Jeff
V Davis died; suddenly at his
4" home here at 1, o'clock this
4 I morning as the. result of an
J attack; of apoplexy, -j ; j ,
iOlflH Til C Q ftRF
I Lnll; J U : LllujiniiL
ELUSIVE WITNESS
Members of Money Trust
..... . . s,
Committee Want Testi
mony of Rockefeller
MAY FORCE SERVICE Oil.
Meeting of Committee Will Likely be
Called Today to Evolve Plan to
Serve Subpoena on the ,
Millionaire.
Washington, Jan. 2. A . series of ,
conferences and a vasamount of ref- .
erence work occupied members 'Of the t
House connected with the money trust . '
investigation -today in their efforts to
evolve a plan to gain the testimony ; ,
of WJilliam Rockefeller, whom the ser-. ,
geant-at-arms of the Hojise has tried
in vain to serye with a subpoena since
last ; June. Meanwhile ; Sergeaht-at- '
Arms Riddell and a small army of dep-
utiesand private detectives camped ,
about the New York home' of the oil .
magnate. ,
After talking with House leaders and ,
with Jerry, South chief . clerk of-the
House, Chairman PujO, of - the money , -v
trust ; committee, tonight issued a ,
statement previewing the attempts 'to '
get the testimony of Mr.. Rockefeller,
in which he expressed the hope .that it7 "
would not be necessary to exert the
"full legal power" of the House to .
serve subpoenas. -. - ' . . - !
Mr. Pujo said a meeting of the com-' '
mittee would be. called either tomor
row or Saturday and the -matter-would - -'
be taken "up formally.. .' t
Members of the committee who went ,
oyer the case, with .Mr, Pujo, after
peering over the precedents under -;the .' .
rules ;of the ;House and .the legislation, ,- - . .. .
were ' puzzled as; to the exact, method j - v . ;
by which the House could enforce ser- " "l
vice of the committee's subpoena.. Mr - . . 1
Pnln hnwever waa inrlinod ten hpHAVfr. . -.
recfiivea,Linrougn -ai,ioraey iipt :i;ttw&'--' - v
officially it pliylah"fi .ceitpateset f 4
ting forth that; Mr; Rockefeller..Wa tAq 1 r
an acknowledgment by the oil magnate r - . r ;i
that - he knew, that the process had
been issued for him. Mr. Pujo was of
the opinion thati the facts in. the case .
could be" certified to ' the .House and
an attachment for Mr.. Rockefeller Is-
sued by resolution. This would; allow . ' . , .
the sergeant-at-arms to: seize the wit- . '
n'ess forcibly. ' ,'-'- - ,
While the House officials pondered-, .
the question at length-a series of wild r , J
reports as to . proposed .plans for get- ;
ting the elusive witness. were'cir-eulat--ed
about the capitol. . , ,
One scheme rumored was - that the
sergeant-at-arms. was about to employ .
a woman detective to get. tbthe mis- . ;
sing millionairei Another was that .
an attack in force was to be' made by ; c
the deputies stationed about the Rock- r .
efeller home. Still another was that
the military authorities would be call
ed on for assistance, l.embers, of : theo
committee laughed at the. fantastici-ruti.) ,
mors and continued to iB?authfiir.'l&;wjr
books.' The serge"ant-;a.t''arms and lis) U:
squad of assistants will be-' keptisOn?
tluty in New Yorkihiithe hope that Mr. '
Rockefeller may voluntarily, accept ser-'
vice, or that he can; be reached by vn. ,
strategy. , ;'; ;; .;-.- '";i ';- ,in ..
With reference to, the-; attempts to 1 rt-.
serve Mr. William G Rockefelleriiwithjn ,v
a subpoena to appear; before the bcom-
mittee," said ChairmanlfPujo InEhis
statement tonight, "1 merely 'want tor '-'.-rH
saythat at my request a subpoena in ' ',
due form waslssued under the signa-... '
ture of the Speaker of the House of '
Representatives, Champ Clark, and by.
authority of the law, some time last . ' '
June. . Notwithstanding . repeated ef- .
forts, the sergeant-at-arms ; and his". ' (
force. have been unable to make ser- ...
vice. . Not long since a certificate was '
sent to . me through the office of Judge j
Elliott, . of ' New York City, and was
transmitted by Mr. . James jK. Jones,
attorney-at-law of Washington, stat-. .
ing in substance that Mr. Rockefel- "
ler's health was such as to prevent him ;
froid coming to" Washington, to jour
ney as a witness or .from testifying
at all. . ; 'y , ; . , ;.'(.., -;':--
."There is' no disposition; on my part-. . -or
on that qt the committee to endan
ger the life of any one whose testimo
ny may be required by' the committee.
"Mr. I Rockefeller's .'testimony is of . ,,
importance with relation to the sub- "
kject matter under investigation by the
Committee acting under . the instruc- ,
tions and authority of the House ot , . ;
Representatives.;:' :S',ixu-,7'. '.'.' '". :
"The House of Representatives Of
the United ; States, tlirOUgh. the com
mittee of which I am chairman, in my . .:
opinion, has the legal -pOwer to have
process: served- upon- any .one . within j
the jurisdiction of the; Federal govern- '
ment, and it is to be hoped that it will ,
not become necessary, to put this, force , . t
in full motion in order to., accomplish
the desk-ed result., s t V ; . '
.. " Bird Flies to, Unknown Port.
i.Brunswick,;;Ga.,;jani!2. William
Rockefeller,, wanted? as a- witness be- , v
fore the Pujo "money trust' Jnvestiga
Ing committee, .sailed .from Jekyi Is- . , :
land, near Brunswick, jT-uesda, on an :,:y
unidentified vessel f or." an unknown ; i-;1
port, accordingrto reports here tonight., ;. cyi -:i X,
Accompanied ; by his wife? and son , 5 ;; ;
William G.Rockefeller, as well as the. , ;
latters' wif e. :Mr.Rockefeller arrived , s t
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