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iemoa acy Has Made
Good Record Says
Hon. Champ Clark
sfCT Of House oj Represent
lies in Review oj Workoj
r Session of Sixty Sec-
u Congress Highly Praises
'/« Party.
the speaker referred as having been
on the floor of the house when the
tariff revision vetoes were pending In
that body were Attorney General
Wickersham; Postmaster General
Hitchcock; Secretary of War Stimson
and Secretary of Commerce and La
bor Nagel.
FRTNCH PREMIER CALLS
IN ABLE COUNSEL.
s Record Has Sutprised
Friends And Dumb-
cediVs Enemies—Says
cs Set Good Example
Democrats Everywhere.
1 p P5S.
Au-. 22. Champ Clark,
"f' house of representa-
. ■ iew of the work of the
■i the Sixty-second Con-
; od that the democratic
- ^ 'od example for demo-
i-'o'e, and that the party
• very promise it made
cn of 1910 when the
rtsted conirol of the
The republicans,
'?>--ion the democrats have
; which has surprised
"ri ’ir.biounded our ene-
S - ‘k-r riark. “It has
. l.oiie into democrats
Th«- oxrra ses^^ion was
It ' niv in the sense of
i session called by the
- ! in the amount and
• ’ ^ •ione in the house
. li d.'-i.ocrars and insur-
,1 rorriiriue*! democrats
• 11 iisum.^n'o in the sen-
. ecially by the unanimity
el i>ed by the house dem-
.■iir ed freely, enthusias-
• -ou.'’. and c-iiiifleiitly,
. at I'less and crators
. u-t pieces. On that
rpa.son of that hope
I th*> t xMa sessif)n of
.tiled, .so that me misht
nf *hf* »'iili!'St possible
: av.* s-'ii 1\ disav)i)oint-
XI ‘ i'iiey vveii
wh' n wf would po to
‘ t'i* flay of the deni-i
■r .fan. 1'^, but uaiortu-
: thai caucus every-
ianimout-i>. 'I'hey
culd '^o to pieces
■d thr tariff (lues-
wii- doomed lO
we did not so to
■ more thorough-
p ai the end of
' i h:>>n at the be-
. ^oiiil exam\)le to
. t^neeird at for
T;* 1; negation and
iu^ in ability for
.r-hij), we ijas.sed
' ,e ('on.structive
r. than has -.lass-
in the same
• ent. years We
n that regard for
. ■ ery rroniise made
t‘.. f'lections in
! ;);i i u'd; we pass-
.i‘, 0 wool tariff
V. the cotton bill
an' ndments, which
ru'fl steel schedule
'■ hedule; we sub-
■ ; ^'.tp^titutional
; n 'v r i>oi*ular elec-
i’ o 1 nito ! States;
1 r.lilication of
! n-'ore the elec-
1 he ru!es, making
. ■ hy the house;
to admit New
. : lid we passed a
• i . ' hi ls of more or ^
; is a record of
’,)e proud and on
. 'lie country in
.mr’^tely the ‘stand-
• '!.■ noraiized, it is
1 h** uev\8i>ai.er
’ f--,ere wa.s jrreat re-
rai lation at the
= au;--' we failed by a
■ ■vvn thii''3 majority
■ p'^ident's veto, al-
.inl> sixty-ihiee uia-
To tliis complex-
y.i *ast. that the i)res-
■! . if) power by a huge
d t'. escape the humii-
vetoes ovei-ridden
-■•fining a majority of
Hvnrs are thankfully
ffniinistration.
■ ihf> fact that four
— ' .-re on the floor of
- r, in favor of the
.11' )ow4^r. allurements
- ..f iie adminsistration
: : iien^'e votes, twenty-
!• i i Mi' ans had the
'o over-ride the
 ’■ . s What’s writ is
I . I'st'” the future may
•. she honor of having
’ I • anmn;; the demo-
•f . I'iovin;? an extraordi-
 of ('onstructive states-
s o:,!^ordinary amount
 x’^’^aor iinary session
• ‘fi! a a'Vay from us.
a' liie house and ev*
t i . a dican. who stood
i . entitled to his full
'1' and persistently en-
f'lieve the people of some
•' ’■fl-’n of taxation, but the
oijKt n'lt have it. To use
. hrase, ‘he blocked the
' tiirse issues, we appeal to
feeMng absolutely certain
have stood manfully for thej
’•ests of the people, the peo-i
■ ^*^and by ub.” |
t 'ur cabinet offlcerB to whom^
By Associated Press.
Paris, Aug. 22.—Premier Caillaiux
is taking counsel of the best diplo
matic and political wisdom of France
during these days of uncertainty in
the ^lororran negotiations with Ger
many.
The French ambassador at Berlin.
London and Rome, Jules Cambon,
Paul Cambon and Camille Barrere,
who had been summoned to Paris,
were received by M. Caillaiux today.
Justin de Selves, the minister of
foreign affairs, Jean Kruppi, minister
of Justice and Theophiie Delcasse,
the minister of marine, also confer
red with the premier, who is pre
paring for a special cabinet meeting
to be summoned for the end of the
week.
Seveial Thousand
Men Dropped
By Associated Press.
Xew York, Apg. 22.—Officials of the
Union and Southern Pacific railroads
declined today to talk of the dropping
of several thousand men from the pay
roll of the railroads.
Officials of the Rock Island, North
ern Pacific and Atchison railroads in
dicate they will not adopt similc.r
methods of retrenchment. An officeii’
of the Rock Island said his company
was not laying off men and he saw no
immediate cause why it should do so.
It is generally believed here the re
trenchment policy will be extended to
all lines of the Harriman system.
Seal Herd Investigation.
Bv Associated Press. •
Washington, Aug. 22.—The house
committee on expenditures in the de
partment of commerce and labor,
which has been incuiring into charges
made by Represeiit'ative Townsend, of
New Jersey, that the once great seal
herd of the Pribyloff islands is being
destroyed through ignorance or con
nivance of government agents, ad-
jour-ied today to resume its investi
gation in December.
I
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DUn [Hi
By Associated Press.
Eddyville, Ky., Aug. 22.—When Oli
ver Ijocke, a negro wife murderer,
was paying the penalty for his
crome at the penitentiary here to
day, the condemned man. through
whose body 2,000 volts of electric
ity were believed to be coursing,
struggled for twenty-eight minutes
with superhuman strength and fin
ally broke the leather straps that
bound his arms and legs to the death
chair.
After breaking the straps the negro
toppled to the floor and apparently
succumbed but an examination .by
the prison physician revealed the fact
that he was slowly reviving. His body
was again strapped to the chair and
2,500 volts of electricity turned on.
Several minutes elapsed before life
was extinct.
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Most Strenuous Session
Of National Legislature
Now Political History
OFJIIO. e w
By Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. 22.—Committee
dignity asserted itself in the senate
today so positively that an executive
session was heid to ‘•unconfirm” the
nomination of. John Biddle, of North
Carolina, as collector of customs for
the Pamlico district.
Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, in
formed the senate today that yes-,
terday it had confirmed Biddle's nom
ination without report from either
himself or acting chairman of the
commerce committee, to ^hich the
nomination had been referred, or
from Senator Burton, member of that
committee who had the matter in
charge.
“I move an executive session to
correct that error,” said Senator Nel
son and the senate accepted its repri
mand humbly and without dissent.
Biddles confirmation at the exec
utive session was set aside and final
action is postponed until next ses
sion.
John Biddle Nominated.
Washington, Aug. 22.—The nomina
tion of John Biddle, of North Carolina,
10 be collector of customs for the dis
trict of Pamlico, N. C., was confirmed
bv the senate.
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 22.—What
is described as the most strenuous ses
sion of a national legislative body that
has been held in many years will go
into political history at 3 o’clock this
afternoon, offilcally known as the final
day of the extra ses-sion of the 62nd
congress.
All that remained for the closing
hours was the receipt of the presi
dent's veto of the cotton tariff revision
bill,-the final attempt of the democrats
for adjustment of the tariff, without
waiting for the report and recommen
dations of the president’s tariff board.
The house already had selected a
committee lo notify the president that
congress was ready to adjourn and
the sehate did likewise.
Both houses convened at noon to
day with all plans perfected for ad
journment.
The following senators and repre
sentatives constituted the committee
appointed by the tv.'o houses to wait
upon the president and notify him
that congress had completed its bus
iness and was ready to quit:
Senator Cullom, of Illinois, repub
lican, and Martin, of Virginia, dem
ocrat ; Representatives Underw^ood,
of Alabama; Dixon, of Indiana, dem
ocrats, and Mann, of Illinois, republi
can. The committee paid its forma!
call at the white house soon after
the session began.
The senators and representatives
left in town a wide gap in their ranks
having been rent by the departure of
the more impatient ones, were slow
in arriving at the capital. Some of
them came with their grips and
satchels prepared to make a quick
getaway.
Members of both houses were hap
py over the close o&^ the session. To
night a corporal’s guard of represen
tatives of eitiier 'aouse will be diffi
cult to round up.
Mann Speaks.
Washington. Aug. 22.—Republican
Leader Mann of the House in a state
ment issued today giving the minority
view of the work of the extra sessions
of the democratic house declared that
the net result was to strengthen the
president and weaken the democracy
and that the democrats “trying to put
the president in a hole” in tariff revis
ion legislation had been **hoisted by
their own petard.”
"The special session,” said Mr.
Mann, “was called by the president in
the fulfillment of obligations of his
agreement with Canada to consider
and pass upon the Canadian reciproc
ity bill. That bill passed and has be
come a law.
•‘The democrats in the house would
have been wise if they had confined
the special session to the considera
tion of the reciprocity bill only.
“Instead of that, they set out to
show how' they could bungle legisla
tion. They prevented the passage of
the constitutional election of senators
by insisting on coupling with it an
other amendment to the constitution
to deprive the general government of
one of its necessary powers.
“They fought against publicity of
primary election expenses until we
strangled them into yielding.
“They nearly defeated statehood for
Arizona by insisting that congress
give practical approval to recall of
judges.
"Thev prepared tariff bills without
knowing either of former substances.
“They have declared in favor of
larger importations from abroad, re
gardless of whether we have idle fac
tories and idle men, who might pro
duce similar goods.
“While entering on the domain of
tariff legislation they have refused to
consider other needed legislation.
“They refused to take up pension
legislation. ^ -
“They declined to consider a bill tix-
ing the tolls on the Panama canal, a
matter of urgent importance.
“We were unable to force them to
take up the conservation legislation
and especially bills to protect and
utilize the ressources of Alaska.
WTiile they * have attempted to cast
odium upon the tariff board and have
denounced that board in unmeasured
language they have taken no steps to
provide themselves with information
for much needed tariff legislation in
the future. '
"The principal legislation which this
session has enacted is the provision in
the Canadian reciprocity bill admitting
wood pulp and paper free from Can
ada.
“That provision in the law' w’as draft
ed by me and enacted exactly as I had
drafted it. Their acceptance of that
provision was the wisest thing the
democrats have done.”
FLIGHT
By Associated Press.
Syracuse, N. Y., Aug. 22.—On the
ninth day of his aeroplane flight from
St. Louis to New York, Harry N. At
wood, the aviator, today planned to fly
along the 153 mile stretch from Belle
Isle, five miles west- of here, to Al-
baay. Whether he would be able to
make Albany by night Atwood said
was uncertain bnt that city would be
his proijosed destination for the day.
He expected to fly over Syracuse,
Utica, Amsterdam, Schenectady and
and the intermediate towns, following
directly over the New York Central
railroad tracks. He would be’ com
pelled to make one stop for gasoline,
but he would do so at some unsched
uled point and wherever his gasoline
happened to give out, which would be
after 100 miles sailing.
At Belle Isle, w^here he was forced
to land because of darkness, after
losing his way while flying between
Lyons, N. Y., and Auburn, the aviator
was out early putting his biplane in
readiness. He found a strong wind
blowing, which would delay a start for
several hours.
His route for today is Syracuse, flve
miles, Utica, 58 miles, Schenectady,
136 miles and Albany,, 153 miles.
If he reaches Albany tonight, At
wood w'ill have flown 1,123 miles from
St. Louis. Besides breaking all cross
country flights in America, this will
be a near approach to the world’s rec
ord of 1,164 miles, now held in Eui’oye.
Atwood will have surpassed the
world’s record when he flies along the
Hudson river over Rhine Cliff, when
he will have 1,177 mil^ to his credit.
At Albany Atwood will provide his
biplane with pontoons for use in case
he has to land in the Hudson river or
in the ocean after passing over New
York.
The exact time of the aviator’s ap
pearance over New York city, will de
pend upon his progress today. From
Albanv he believes he will 6iake the
142 miles down the Hudson in one day
with one intermediate stop. He hopes
to sail over New York in mid after
noon so that he may be plainly visi
ble.
Up to 1 o’clock Atwood was still
unable to ascend because of high
wind. He thought the conditions were
improving and said by 3 o clock he
probably would start.
“I expect to fly eastward until dark
ness overtakes me,” said Atwood.
POPE IMPROVES.
Rome, Aug. 22.—The condition of
the pope continues satisfactory. This
morning he w'alked in the Vatican gar
dens without especial fatigue.
BEmiE CISSE
By Associated Press.
Chesterfield, Va., Aug. 22.—Sheriff
Gill was busy today summoning an
additional venire of thirty residents of
the county for possible jury duty in
the Beattie case. There was no ses
sion of the court today and Henry C.
Beattie, Jr., remained in the Henrico
county jail at Richmond.
W^hen court adjourned last night
until Wednesdaj’ at noon the jury box
was filled but four of the 12 jurymen
were subject to preemptory challenge
by the defense and it was said that
all of these challenges would be exer
cised. This will require the selection
of four trial jurors from the panel of
thirty to report tomorrow.
For the first time since his arrest
more than a month ago on a charge
of wife murder, there was made pub
lic today the list of witnesses who
will be called in the defense of Beat
tie, who pleaded not guilty when
arraigned yesterday. It had been long
l^now'n that the prosecution had sum
moned more than sixty witnesses, but
not until today was there given any
inkling of the defense plans^
Defenses Witnesses.
The list shows that Beattie’s law
yers have summoned 29 witnesses,
flve of them women. A majority of
those summoned are former asso
ciates of former fellow employes of
Paul Beattie, held as a material wit
ness in the case. Through these the
defense will try to break down the
cousin Paul’s story of having pur
chased the single-barrel shotgun for
Henry three days before the murder.
Several persons who live near the
scene of the crime will be called to
testify of hearing calls of help and
the sounding of an auto horn. The
story of the prisoner is that his wife
was shot at his side by a mysterious
bearded man in the road and that he
(Henry) called for aid.
Others to be called in the defend
ant’s behalf are young women who
lived near Beattie and his wife dur
ing their short married life. They
will be asked to support Henry’s
statements that their home life was
all that it should be and that quar
rels between them were unknown.
Beattie slept well last night and
began the day in the Richmond jail
bv reading new'spapers. In a cell not
far away, Beulah Binford, the pret
ty '‘girl in the case” retains her se-
renity. .
The entire session tomorrow will
be given over to a jury selection and
all witnesses have been excused until
Thursday.
THElSml
UELES FIGHT
IIIIYmilES
By Associated Press.
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 22.—Insurg
ent members of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles, in attendance on the Grand
Aerie in sesion here, are discussing
the advisability of “swapping horses
in mid-stream” and naming W'illiam J.
Brennan, of Pittsburg, as the candi
date against Frank E. Hering, of South
Bend, Ind., for grand president. ^
Thfe insurgents, it is said, realize
that J. J. Cassack of this city, first
named as their candidate for presideht,
has not suffiicently wide acquaintance
to make him as strong a candidate as
is desired.
The Grand Aerie was organized
today with J. S. Parry, of San Fran-
cisco, acting as grand president.
Number of Insurance
Companies Get Very
Severe Criticism
Chmch to Exploit
Boxing Bout
By Associated Press.
Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 22.—“To
show' the general public which does
not take advantage of other opport'i-
nities just how a boxing bout is
staged and how the blows are
struck,” is the purpose of the mem
bers of Unity Methodist church, as
expresed in a petition today to the
superintendent of police for permis
sion to give two contests by profes
sional pugulists next Thursday night.
Permission was granted. Fighters
have been engaged for the bouts,
which v’ill be features of a carnival
for the benefit of the church’s funds.
New Mexico is in
Gmtetul Mood
By Associated Press.
Santa Fe, N. M., Aug. 22.—A
great mass meeting held here in
celebration of New Mexico’s admis
sion to the union unanimously adopt
ed a resolution to send a message of
gratitude to President Taft. The sev
en judges of the supreme court. Gov
ernor Mills and four former gover
nors and many notable visitors made
addresses.
The end of the fifty year struggle
for admission to the union finds the
politicians of both great parties in
New Mexico generally prepared to
enter the campaign for control of
state government, which opens at
once.
The republicans base their hopes
on the uniform state of the party for
the last twelve years. The dem
ocrats rely on the vast influx of new’
persons who have settlec^ the east
ern portion of the territory in the
last few years. A majority of the new
settlers come from Oklahoma, Texas
and the other democratic states ot
the south.
Mrs. Noel Charged
With Abduction
By Associated Press.
SijartP 1. burg, S. C., Aug. 22.—Want
ed on a ^ irge of abduction in Lexing
ton, N. • 0.» where her husband was
sentenced on Saturday to serve fifteen
years upon conviction of the same
crime, Mrs. Charles Noel, of about 26
years, was arrested here last night,
charged with having enticed Clara
Bell Gibbs and Verta Kindley, aged
13 and 14 (respectively, from their
homes at Lexington. When arrested
the woman was packing her belong
ings preparatory to leaving 1:he city.
She at flrst denied that she was Mrs.
Noel, but upon being confronted by
certain letters admitted her identity.
FOR SECOND TIME IN HISTORY
GOV. IS SERVED WITH SUBPOENA
By Associated Press.
‘st. Paul, Minn., ^Aug. 22.—Governor
Eberhart, of Minnesota, was subpoe
naed to appear before the state board
of control today to testify in the hear
ing of the charges of cruelty preferred
against Superintendent Whittles, of
the Red Wing Training School. This
is &aid to be the second time in the
history of Minnesota that a governor
has been served with a subpoena.
Celebrate New Government.
Bv Associated Press.
Port au Pririce, Aug. 22.—The
American scout cruiser® Salem and
Chester fired a national salute to
day in honor of the new government
of Cincinnatus Leconte which was
recognized by the United States last
Friday. The possibility of any furth
er trouble here in the near future ap
pears remote.
DIEELnomE
II
By Associated Press.
Columbus, O., Aug. 22.—At the con
clusion of a conference this morning,
participated in by Attorney General
Hogan, other state oflicers and Rod
ney J. Diegle, former sergeant-at-
arms of the senate, who was convict
ed of aiding and abetting bribery in
the Ohio legislature, it was announc
ed that Diegle would make a full con
fession of what he knows of alleged
corruptive practices in the last as
sembly.
For his part in aiding the alleged
graft hunt, it is expected he will re
ceive mercy at the hands of the com
mon pleas court when the time
comes for sentence to be passed and
-will probably escape a penitentiary
sentence.
Big Land Opening.
By Associated Press.
Cass Lake, Minn., Aug. 22.—One
hundred and ten men and women are
in line waiting for the land opening
here today. The area to be opened
will make about five hundred 160 acre
tracts.
At National Convention ojState
Commissioners in Miiwaukce>
President Buttgn of Virginia
Makes Startling Statements
in Annual Address,
Said Investigation cj Many
Companies Showed That they
Resorted to Every Form oj
Trickery and Deceit to Es
cape Honest Obligations.
By Associated Press.
Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 22.—A num
ber of industrial, health and accident,
insurance companies were severely
criticised by President Joseph Button,
of Virginia, in his annual address thi3
forenoon before the 42nd national con
vention of state commissioners, w’hich
will continue through Friday, in addi
tion to nearly tjvery state being repre
sented, a number of e>xpert insurance
men are in attendance
President Button said that an mves-
tlgation by a committee of 14 or 15
companies doing a health and accident
business resulted in disclosures that
were shocking in the extreme.
Instead of basing the adjustment
of claims upon equitable principles,"
said Mr. Button, “some of the comija-
nies examined resorted to every form
of trickery and deceit, and even forg
ery and theft, in order to escape their
honest obligations. This was all the
more outrageous in view of the fact
that there frauds were perpetrated
upon the poorer classes, who, in the
very nature of things, should’ be giv
en every possible protection.”
The Meeting,
Milwaukee, Wis., Aug . 22.—With
prominent insurance men from all
parts of the country and the insur-
»nce officials of practically every state
in the union here, all indications today
point to one of the most important
meetings in the history of the organi
zation, when the forty-second annual
session of the National Convention of
Insurance Commissioners convene to
morrow. The convention will be in
session four days, adjourning Friday,
Governor Francis B. McGovern, of
Wisconsin, arrived in Milwaukee to
day, to ofQcially welcome the dele
gates tomorrow morning. Superin
tendent of Insurance Hotchkiss, of
New York, chairman of the executive
committee of the convention, will re
spond to the governor. The presi
dent of the organization. Commission
er Joseph Button, of Richmond, Va.,
will follow with an address, and re
ports of committees and miscellan
eous business transactions will con
clude the day’s meeting.
Wednesday will be probably the
busiest day of the convention. Prob
lems vital to the insurance business
will be treated by experts of the coun
try, all of them state superintendents
oft Insurance. Commissioner Ekern,
of Wisconsin, will discuss “The Fra
ternal Situation.” “Policy Loans”
will be the subject handled byCommis-
sioner Preus, of Minnesota. “Present
Laws for State Insurance” will be tret*
ed by two speakers. Superintendent
Moore, of Ohio, and Commissioner
Ekern, of Wisconsin, each explaining
the laws in his own state.
Thursday will be devoted to the sub
ject of “Fire Insurance.” Commis
sioner Palmer, of Michigan, will speak
on “Fire Prevention,” while Superin*
tendent Potter, of Illinois, will deal
with “Unauthorized Fire Insurance.”
On Friday the election of officers for
the ensuing year will be held, the
place for the next convention will be
fixed, and, after an executive session,
the convention will adjourn.
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY
JUBILEE DATES,
By Associated Press.
Nashville, Tenn,, Aug. 22.—The
Southern extension committee, charg
ed with supervising a series of inter
denominational women’s missionary ■
jubilees has given out the following
jubilee dates for the South from head
quarters here:
Norfolk, Oct, 11-12; Greensboro, N.
C., Oct. 13-14; Charleston, S. C., Oct,
17-18; Jacksonville, Oct. 20-21; Atlanta,
Oct. 24-25; Birmingham, Oct. 27-28;
Mobile, Oct. 31-Nov. 1; New’ Orleans,
Nov. 3-4; Memphis Nov. 7-8; Little
Rock, Nov. 10-11; Oklahoma City, Nov.
13-14; Houston*, Nov. 16-17; San An
tonio, Nov, 20-21; Dallas, Nov. 23-24.
The proposed jubilees are the out
growth of the semi-centennial cele
bration of woman’s missionary board
work. It is expecaed that $75,000 will
be raised by the Southern Jubilees foi
Missions.
Foresters in Session.
By Associated Press.
Detroit, Mich., Aug. 22.—Several
hundred delegates are in Detroit to at
tend the national convention of the
National Foresters of America, which
convenes today and continues until
Friday night.
Booker Washington to Speak.
By Associated Press.
Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 22.—Thous
ands of members of the Negro
Knights of Pythias, attending the
session of the supreme lodge and the
encampment of the uniform rank at
the state fair grounds will be address
ed by Booker T. V/ashmgton, pres
ident of Tuskegee Institute, at tht
Coliseum tonight.