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HIS MEMORY AT TIMES
IS SOMEWHAT AT FAULT
But He Can Remember Enough
To Drag in a Few More
Leading Lights
miouivOTfiv Julo 98 Luna
rtan me thousand of Martin M. Ml 'or an hour withPre.ldent
hall', letter as a lobbyist for the Wilson and Secretary Bryan today
National Association of Manufac submitting chiefly a oommM ion
turers. remamed to be put In , the thi the. United States ue its In
.record when the senate investigating '""-"ce to stabilize the Huerta regime
committee met today. ' Policy was evo Ived -h at least
Attorneys for the association and! none was announced-bu became
the American Federation of Labor, j known that the president a ideas and
granted the right to cross-examine those of Ambassador Wilson as to
the witness through the committee. ; the course to be pursued are so radl
will attempt to shake Mulhall's story", v d.fte-ent that administration of
before he is turned over to the house j! Interpreted the day develop
lobby committee, about the middle' ments as forecast ng the acceptance
of the week 1 of Ambassador Wilson's . resignation.
In Januar'y. 1911. Mulhall wrote j President Wilson and the ambassa
to General Manager Bird, of the! dor regard the future of the Mexican
,f.,.. oKf th m-rtw.: situation, it was learned, from oppo-
iiiaiiuicvui vie, -i
houge.
"I am positive we will fare very
much better with tho Incoming demo-! P"cy au.iea uy w.
cratsof tho houae than we have wlthnd Its effect on other Latin-Amerl-the
present congress. ran countries, and is disinclined to
"I assured Mr. Emery, counsel for' strengthen a government that came
the manufacturers, that if he would I
elect some man we could agree on
for chairman of the labor committee,
we could have him appointed. I
also told Mr. Emery I am positive wo
will control the Judicial committee !
and its suDcommlttees and also thoiation not from past events, but with
labor committee and its subcommit-', the practical idea of the future. He
tees In the next congress. I am not believes it is the business of govern
inaking this statement 'until I am ments to look to the future and his
fully convinced that these facts can
be accomplished."
Nelson Asks Questions.
"What grounds had you for mak-
ing this statement?" demanded Sena-j
tor Nelson.
"I can't just recall at the present,;
time. I had broke down about that
time," said Mulhall.
"Did you and Emery agree to nam
MVWre-.-t
"Not that I remember."
"Is that all the Information you
can give this committee as a basis
for these statements?"
"All at 'his time. I thtnk the let
ters will show," said Mulhall.
Frequently in his correspondence
Mulhall referred to the "labor lobby."
"Who did you mean by the labor
lobby?" as'ced Senator Nelson.
"Gompers, Morrison and members
of the executive board of the Federa
tion of Labor," said the witness.
"I alwavs found them busy. I saw
them frequently about the capltol."
(Continued on Page Nine.)
EMflY SERVE TERM
IN THE COUNTY JAIL
President Wilson Not Dis
posed to Interfere but
May Permit This.
(By George H. Manning.)
WASHINGTON, July 28.-Preldent
Wilson Js not disposed to Interfere
with any oentence which may be im
posed upon William E. Breese, con
victed in connection with the failure
of the First National bank, of Ashe
vllle, it wan learned today when Sen
ator Overman and Congressman
Gudger and daughter called at the
White House In his behalf. The
president is Inclined to keep hands
off, but may possibly order .that
Breese be permitted to serve what
ever sentence ita imposed upon him
in the county Jail In preference to
the penitentiary, owing to the preca
rious condition of his health.
Congressman Pou today called at
the White House and assured Presi
dent Wilson that the rulea commit
tee, of which he is ranking member,
wtll stand solidly 'behind him In
"pressing the passage of the currency
bill and is not In sympathy with the
opposition berfng made to the bill
by Congressman Henry, of Texas, the
chairman.
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Not Good After August 10th.
Cut Out Neatly.
Ambassador - Wilson's Interview
with the President Reveals the
Fact That the Latter Does Not
Agree with the Views of the Am
bassador Who Wants Recognition
WASHINGTON, July 28. Ambas
sador Henry Lane Wilson, summoned
from Mexico City to inform the
Washington administration of condi-
lions in 1:10 rcuciuvutuiu
.
Islte viewpoints. , The president la
jConcernea ever '
into power cnrouBn uie llu,i.
events Incident to Madero's assassi
nation.
Ambassador Fa tors Hur-rta.
Ambassador Wilson, on the other
hand, Is disposed to look at the situ
suggestions have been In the direc
tion of extending recognition to the
Huerta government if it did certain
things to conserve American In
terests.
The inmivteablllty, from a dlplo-
matlc standpoint, of maintaining in
Mexico City ft representative who
would not be sympathetic with the
purpose of the Wilson admmlstra-
to have
practically convinced the president
that the embassy in Mexico City had
better be conducted for the present
by Nelson O'Shaughnesay, its first
secretary, reputed here as efficient and
experienced. The appointment of a
new ambassador would be contingent
upon the establishment of a satis
factory government at Mexico City.
Meanwhl the president advised Am
bassador Wilson to take a rest for a
few days as he has been laboring
under a nervous strain.
While tho chief officers of the
American government were debating
the facts of the situation today, It
became known that a movement was
HEFLIN FIRES 801 INTO
RANKS DFSUFFBAGETTES
Coins New Words to Ex
press Himself Regarding
Would-Be Voters.
WASHINGTON. July 28.-Head-quartera
of the National American
Woman Suffrage association seethed
with indignation today when officer
and members learned that Represen
tative J. Heflln, of Alabama, their
most bitter opponent In-congress, had
Bred another broadside into their
camp last night from the pulpit of a
local church. In addition to criticis
ing the "cause" in vigorous terms, Mr.
Heflln also gave hie definition of suf
fragettfta and their male supporters,
Hera it is:
"Suffragettes Unmarried . female
fanatics.
"Suffragetare Unhappy, disconten
ted married women.
"Suffragattors The male suffrag
ette. A feeble minded suffrotescent
creature;"
Mr. Heflln explained today that the
word "suffrotescent" was his own
coinage. After some thought he said j
he believed that "wooden ' headed")
could be substituted for It without!
any loss in meaning. I
Do Not Fold,
on foot which might eventually spare
them the necessity of offering media
tion or any other kind of interference
in Mexican affairs, upon which the
national pride of Mexico la sensitive.
Want Huerta to Rewlgn.
The plan contemplates a repetition
ot the process by which Dial abdi
cated In favor ot a provisional presl
dent acceptable to both factions in
the levolt againt him. Prominent
Mexicans of influence are Interested
In the idea and have Informed Secre
tary Bryan that if the American gov
eminent would refrain from any
policy of mediation, at least for the
present, they felt confident of bring
ing about an understanding between
the warring forces looking toward a
peaceful solution of political diffi
culties. Provisional President Huerta, H Is
suggested in the peace plan, might
be persuaded by his friends that with
the desperate financial condition of
Mexico his resignation would be an
act of patriotism and self-denial. He
would be asked to name a minister
of foreign relations, a post now
vacant, so that through the constitu
tional process of succession, the mln
lster would succeed him as a pro
visional president.
That the revolution in the north
led by Governor Carranxa had been
Informally sounded on the propoal
Hon became known, as well as the
fact that certain men already have
been- mentioned for the provisional
presidency, who would be acceptable
not only ti the Huerta administra
tion, but to the constitutionalists as
well. The naming of. a cabinet by
the new provisional president nd
the convoking of a general, election
would follow, and It lis hoped by those
who are already working on the plan
that the United State would recog
nise7 trie new": government " o "that
Mexico's credit abroad would rise and
make possible the negotiation of a
loan to rehabilitate the finance ot
the republic.
In the mean time fhe constitu
tionalist army would be moved to
assist In pacifying.
Administration Worried.
That 'both the president and Sec
retary Bryan are greatly concerned
over the tangled financial state of
Mexico wm apparent from the Ques
tions which they asked of both their
official and unofficial agent. Inci
dentally E. N. Brown, president of
(Continued on pn!,e jjnc)
LEO M.TRAM, GHARGEO
WITH PHGAN MURDER IS
ON Til IN ATLANTA
Jury Empanelled and State
Begins Introduction of
Evidence.
LEE ON STAND.
ATLANTA July 18-flntroduction
of testimony for the state was begun
this afternoon In the trial of Leo M.
Frank, former superintendent of a
pencil factory, charged with the mur
der of 14-year-old Mary Phaji, an
employe, whose mutilated body ws
found In the basement of the factory
on the morning of April 27.
Three wltnemes were introduced
today, the most Important of these
being Newt Iye. the negro watchman,
who summoned the police to the fac
tory by telephone by informing the-n
that he had discovered the bod7 .f
a rlrl In the tmsement Lee adhered
clo.sely to ht oft-repeated story that
he know nothing of fhe crime or the
presence of the girl's body until he
found .It secreted In the basement. He
will resume the stand again tomorrow.
Mrs. J. W, Coleman, the Phagan
girl' mother. Identified the clothing
of the murdered girl. O. W. Epps,
aged 15, a newsboy, testified to riding
down town with the Phagan girl, on
April 2. and to having made an en
gagement to meet, her that afternoon.
He said that he waited, but Che girl
failed to appear.
Less than five hour after court
convened the law Juryman was agreed
upon, and1 Judge L. H.Roan announc
ed that opening statements of prose
cution and defense would be heard
Immediately after the noon recess.
Court adjourned shortly after 10:30
o'clock to convene at 2 o'clock.
Seven panel ' of veniremen were
questioned before twelve Jurors had
been accepted. Two salesmen, two
machinists, a bank teller, a book
keeper, a real estate agent, a manu
facturer, a contractor, an optician.
TOTrHaf5m!afla K-Waffln
d a mainrif ?! wr I
make up the completed Jury. Eleven
of the Juror art married.
REPUBLICAN SENATORS SPLIT IN THE
FIGHT OVER TARIFF REVISION AND
PROGRESSIVES GET OUT SUBSTITUTES
Followers of the Bull Moose Believe That They Cannot Support Senator Smooths
Substitute for' the Woolen Schedule Way 1$ Made Easier
for the Democratic Champions. t
WASHINGTON, July 21. A divi
sion In tii rank of the republican
senator over the tariff revision
fight, becam apparent today when
nearly a doien progressive republican
began a series of conference to per
fect substitute schedules that will b
offered to th tariff bill under the
leadership ot 8enatori Lafollett and
Cummin.
th prqgresslT republican mov
ha grown out of the belief of lead
ing natort Identified with that fac
tion that they would be unable to
support Senator moot' ubtltut
for th wooWn 'tariff; Th't3moo
substitute was prepared torn time
go and introduced at th time dem
ocratic bill came back front th
finance committee. Th progressive
republican have practically agreed to
center their fight about tha Lafollett
substitute In the hope that they can
carry the balance of the republican
party with them and possibly win
some democrats away from President
WlUon' "free wool plan."
Progress on the tariff bill wa
slow In the senate today. Prepared
speeches were made by Senator
Townaend and Warren, republicans,
and short assaults occurred through
out the afternoon upon specific Items
which the republicans held to be too
radical reduction from existing
law.
First Break.
The progressive republican forces
so far have shown no disposition on
the floor of the senate to break with
their republican a-ssoclates, except In
II
NDW LOOKFGB PEACEFUL
Little Yellow Men Believe
That Uncle Sam is
Friendly to Them.
NOTES EXCHANGED.
WASHLNOTON, July . Admin
Istratlon official hre are disposed
to take an optimist!': view of the ne
gotiations with Japan arising from
her protest against th California an-tl-allen
land law and believe that a
complete understanding almost is In
sight
While there may be another Inter
change of notes, administration offi
cials feel that the diplomatic corres
pondence, so far ha established the
friendliness of the 1'nlted States gov
ernment for Japan and the absence
of Intent upon Its part to d!:rimlnate
against Japanese. While there has
been no peclflc solution of the ques
tions arising, It Is said, a frank under
standing of the purpose of the two
nations ha arisen from th negotla
tlona Though nearly two week have ex
pired since the delivery to Ambassa
dor Chlnda, of the American reply to
the last Japanese note, no Intimation
ha reached Washington of a purpose
on -th part of the Japanese foreign
o'flc to continue correspondence.
Th administration is resting In the
hop that It last pronouncement on
the subject ha satisfied th Japanese
government of two fact of import
ance, that there has actually been no
violation of the treaty right of the
Japanese by th alien land leglila
tion, and that recourse muit be had
to th court to detenntn th ques
tion of the affect of th W.Kh i.
opofriactroadncht-jidpriviT-7
egea of th Japanese as ara granted
Mr intaraauonai law ao4 oamltv.
a few vote whr they Joined th
democrats 1n support of lower duties.
The conference which began today,
however, are expected to olldlfy th
progressive element and to bring
about a new alignment of th re
publican force. Henator Lafollett'
cotton and wool substitute and Sen
ator Cummins' metal ubtltut, war
under consideration In th conference
today and probably will be supported
by th progressives. . It Is expected
that a substitute sugar tariff, similar
to that which Senator Brlstow suo
ceedrd In getting through th ven
al In the last session of congresai
wilt have th progressive strength be
hind, It - ,
-''The senate had completed th con
sideration of ' rate on chemical,
drugs, oil and Ilk product today
and had gotten started In the earthen
war and glass schedule, when ad
journment cam tonight. Bet speeches
are to be made during the week by
Senator Oronna, Thornton and
others, but It la expected that the
detailed consideration of the bill will
be before th senate almost con
tinuously from now on".
"Ooncelwd In Hatred."
Senator Townsend, of Michigan, In
a speech in the senate today, charac
terited the Payne-AldHrh tariff law
as "the Gettysburg wher th tac
tions of the republican party were
formed In battle array," that led to
the frlumpb of the democratic party,
giving It an opportunity to writ th
ponding tariff bill, which he condemned.
T
FOfl DECLINE OF BONDS
Attempt to Frustrate the
New Currency Plans of
Administration.
WILL PAY PAR.
WASHINGTON, July !. Secreteiry
McAdoo Issued a statement tonight
flatly charging that the decline of
government two per cent bonds to
8 a new low record wa due "al
mot; wholly to what appears to be a
campaign waged with every Indication
of concerted action on the part of a
number of Influential New York city
bank to cause apprehension and un--an!rns
about these bonds In order t-i
hlp them in their effort to defeat
the currency bill."
Banks throughout the country own
almost entirely 1730,882,180 of the
two per cents. Their market value
today was approximately 130,000,000
less than when the banks bought
them, Almost all the entire Issue la
used as security for national bank
notes. At the present price however,
the discrepancy between th market
value and the Issues of note asjalnst
the bond I covered by what I
known a th five per cent redemp
tion fund, deposited by the bank with
the treasury to care for retirement of
national bank notes.
Secretary McAdoo announced It wa
not hi Intention to require the bank
to charge off the present depreciation
below par, but that the bank might
continue to put In the bond at par In
their statements to th oomptroller of
the currency, at least "until oro ma
terial change In condition should
compeT"The adopllOnbf "another
(Continued a Ttn VtaM
"Thi bill." Senator Townwnd
aid, "wa conceived In hatred ot
th American policy of protection and
brought forth In th darkness ot th
secret caucus chamber under th pro
fessional chart ot on who ha nvr
had any experience In business ob
stetrlc. I it any wonder that th
thing 1 mlshappen and deformed T I
It any wonder American progrss and
prosperity look with disfavor upon
UT-"
, flenator .Warren attacked a re
mark mad ivral day ago by 8n-
ator Williams that th last election
gav hrm aufhorttjrtor th tat
ment that th po pi favored a tar
iff for revanu only,. Snator Warrn
maintained that ther wa no uoh
majority expression of opinion, be
cause th presidential campaign wa
three cornered and th democrat
won by a minority vot. ' '
"Atroclou betrayal of pre-election
promise," . wa til characterisation
of th democratlo tariff bill. Th re
publican and progressive, h said,
were united on th tariff : question
and th popular vot so far a tarirf
was concerned, wa mor than 1,000,
000 against protection , and about
, 000,000 for protection. Th result
of the election by atate for protec
tion or for a revenue tariff would
have shown, he addsd, only fourteen
stale for th democratic policy and
thirty-four for a protective (policy.
Under this calculation President Wil
son would 'hav received only 152
(Con tinned on Pare Right).
IDE
Official Insurgent . Dis
patches Declare Tampico
Was Sunk in Harbor.
NOOALEB, , Aria, July li Th
Mexican federal gunboat Tampico was
destroyed today by a bomb dropped
from an aeroplane over Quay mas har
bor, declare an official Insurgent
1 H was said that Aviator
IHdler Maeson made three flight over
the harbor before he succeeded In hit
ting the boat.
While It was reported during rh
ItallanTurkiah war that a war vessel
wae sunk by a bomb dropped from
an aeroplane, the report was never
confirmed. There Is said to be no oth
er roport of a similar feat on record,
although many bomb have been
dropped In military camp during the
Balkan war. Masson ha made va
t t attempts to damage the fort
and ship of the Mexican army and
I".".' ''"""n". but ha met with
indifferent success.
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The Citizen 'Automobile and Pony Contest.
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Address . .
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Onlv Onfl Nomination
will count as 1.000.
This contest is open
under 18 years of age.
Democrats of the House Fall
ing to Agree Shift the
Responsibility
ARGUE FOR HOURS
' WITH NO RESULTS
tntire Fight Over Wilson
Currency Program Trans
ferred to tho Caucus
!
WASHINGTON. July II. Demo
crats of th hous banking and cur
renoy commute today agreed to al
low themselve two week mor of
wrangling ovr th ; administration
currency bill Two wk from toduy
a democratic house caucus will recalv
th maur In a finished a eondl.
lion a th committee member can
arrlv
Aftr thre hour of argument, at
which various plan for disposing of
th measur wer discussed, th dem
ocratic committee member voted to
author! th chairman to '"ask for
a oaucu ot th party to to called on
August 11, to act upon uch rtport
on th pending currency bill m will
than to .nad." Further than Una
th msmber directed th chairman to
mak publlo no details of what took
plac at th mUng. ,
Th aupporura of th administra
tion bill, having failed, after weski of
discussion and argument, to win over
thre or four opponent of th msaau
among th democrat ot th commit'
ta, hav decided to procsed without
them and allow tho dlstatiafUd wltlt
th msasur to carry their fight to th
house caucus. -j ;s?i.f.v ...
' Goat to Cftucnf. .
This will throw Into th oaucu th
retire fight over th o-calId Insur
gent Amendment, providing for ''cot
ton, oora and wheat currency,", a
framed by Representative Henry, ot
Texas, and Rpreentatlv Rogsdal,
of South Carolina. The amsnd
menu.with th other Insurgent propo
ltlons, ' will undoubtedly b voted,
down by the confsrsnce of th com
mttte member by vot ot about it
to I., Thi vot would, not b utfl
clsnt to overcome th Vot of th in
urgent democrat nd th minority
member of th full committee,
Therefore th measure will be taxti
directly to the caunu.
Today' antlr irerslon of th Con
ference wa (pent In ' discussion of
whether the proceeding of th meet
Ings should be maJo public. After
considerable argument th confersno
rejected a proposition to thro v open
th door of the cominltt room end
allow the debate to oe made upbllo,
The vote wa t to I and Chairman
Qlas cast th dec'dlns vote against
th open door polity, -It w Ihca
voted to enjoin aecrw us te tli po
ceedlng on every membsr of th con.
ference. " ' ' '
President Wl1on and Chairman
Ola, ot th house committee, and '
Chairman Owen, of the senate com
mitt, belfav that they will be able '
to gt the measure through both
house and senate with the essential,
practically unchanged, vn thougU
sonslderabl opposition will b met
at every step and considerable delay,
encountered,
MtlCKMnf AN ATHLETIC.
PHILADELPHIA,' July H. Qeorpre.
Brlckley, the 19-year old brother of
Charle BrJckley, the Harvard football'
star, reported to the Philadelphia,
American league team here today, it
i Is likely that Iirlcklty will be given
chance to play In the outfield as Rub
Oldrlng may be out of the game foe
everal day. Oldrlng wa obliged to
report to the club' physician after
eating soft shell craba
wouiiD ENJonr burlesoic.
WASHINGTON, July !. Gar
Jones, of New York, today aeked tha
district supreme court to enjoin PosU
master General Burleson from award
ing a contract to the Trlner 8cai
company, of Chicago, for twenty-flv
hundred scale for use in th parcel -
post service. Th petitioner claims
ih.i fir the bids were onened the
Chicago company wa allowed to sub
mit an additional sampl and that the
sample did not comply with tne tpeo
tflcatlon. THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON. July 28.-Forea1
fne vm Oarollna! Local shower
Tuesday and probably Wednesday.
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