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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-01
Proposes Probe for
Selfish Interests in
Legislation.
ALL MUST ANSWER
WHILE UNDER OATH
First Step to Investigate Presi.
dent Wilson'S Charge That
Powerful Lobby Is at Work
in Washington and Through
out Country to Defeat or
Influence Lawmaking.

Washington, May 31.-The most
searching investigation ever under
taken into the private affairs and
business connections of members of
the United States Senate will be the
outsrowth of the lobby investigation
which Is to open Monday morning be-
fore subcommittee OF the Senate
Judiciary Committee. While President
Wilson'S recent declaration that
powerful lobby is at work to influence
action on the tariff bill. forms the
basis for the Investigation, questions
prepared tonight by the committee to
be asked of each member OF the Sen
ate are such as to carry the :nvesti-
CATION far outside of the tariff mat
tcrs.
Each Senator Will be required to tell
under oath whether he has any in
terest in the subject matter of any
bill now before Congress. or that has
hccn before the Senate during his
term; and whether or not he has ever
tried to influence any other Senator to
vote for measure in which ne was
interested. subcommittee Chairman
Overman expressed the opinion to-
IT that the question would require
n statement by each Senator as to any
business interests he may have that
would be affected by the tariff, cur
Answer Under Oath.
Many members Of the Senate are
openly associated with manufacturing,
trading, live stock, field or farming
corporations or interests, and. Under
the questions of the committee, they
probably Will he required to give any
such connections in detail. il the tariff
would affect their business IN any
way. Senators Overman. Reed, Walsh.
Cummins and Nelson We're selected
early to-day by the judiciary Com
mittee to conduct the investigation.
This subcommittee has decided to
summon all members OF the Senate
Each Will be put under oath. and re-
quircd to answer eleven formal qucs-
lions and further questions that mem
bers may ask.
The first two questions submitted
are as follows:
Please state whether or not you
are financially interested in the pro-
duction. manufacture, or sale of any
article mentioned in the tariff bill or
any other bill now pending in Con-
Sress or which has been considered
during your term as Senator: if so.
state fully the nature and extent OF
such interest. and whether you ever
sought to influence any other Senator
as to the duties upon such articles?"
Please state whether YOU represent
or arc connected professionally or
otherwise, directly or indirectly. with
any person firm association, corpora
ton or organization which is engaged
in the manufacture. production or
sale of any article named in the tariff
bill now pending in Congress: If So
state whether YOU ever sought to in
ffuence any other Senator as to the
duties upon such articles"
The committee will then attempt by
further questions to develop fully the
facts as to the statement that a great
and powerful lobby is working to Sc
cure special tariff concessions The
(Continued From First Pagel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-01
DEMOCRATS PLAN
TO TIRE THEM OUT
Keep Republicans So Busy They
VIII Be Glad to
Quit.
SCHEME TO AVOID DELAY
Evident That Differences of Ma
jority Will Be Settled
in Caucus.
SCHEME TO AVOID della,

Washington. May 3l.-"Alake the Re-
publicanu work" is the slogan adopted
by the Democratic leaders OF the Sen
ate in charge OF the tariff legislation.
who TO day predicted that the Senate
would vote on the bill by August 1.
Members OF the Finance Committee de-
c,ared that the bill would be out of
subcommittee on June 9. that the full
committees report should be ready for
the caucus by the following week, and
that the revised measure would be re-
ported to the Senate June 90
Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, said
that the Senate should vote on the bill
in the latter part of July.
1--WE will keep the Republicans and
those who want to discuss the bill
ourselves from the very beginning
said the Senator I'VE will meet in the
Senate every day at 10 o'clock in the
morning and keep at work until 6
o'clock at night. That will prevent
the opposition from delaying the bill
by playing with il. We will tire the
Republicans ont of playing"
Fight is Out in Caucus.
1t was made evident to-day that the
fight among the Democrats on the
WOOL and sugar schedules would be
concluded in the caucus, and that this
would leave Senators Ransdell and
Thornton, of Louisiana. and Senator
Walsh to oppose the bill.
More positive than they have ever
been before were the administration
leaders to-day that the bill would come
from committee and through party
caucus with free raw wool and free
sugar i'm three years unscathed. Amend
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-01
BANKERS DEMAND
INVESTIGATION
Claim They Were Imposed Upon
in Handling Frisco
Bonds.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l

Especial to The Times ispatchl
New York, May 3l.-Hints are made
of wlrul Misrepresentation of the
financial situation of the ST Louis. San
Francisco Railroad, Of which Benja-
min +. Yoakum, chairman of the board
and w. +. Winchell have been at the
head. resulting in the appointment last
Tuesday of receivers at st. Louis.
The banking firm of James Speyer G.
Company, which sold $64,000,00O of the
Frisco roads bonds, selling them all
over the world claims to have been
imposed upon. The bankers were led
to believe. from the roads official state
ment of its financial status. issued on
April l last. that the road had sur
plus OF Approximately $1,20O,000.'
1t was said at the Office of Speyer g.
Company that the first bonds were gilt
edged, and that the Paris Bourse took
them up. This was six weeks ago.
The first intimation that the Frisco
road was in difficulty came when Mr.
Yoakum hurrying TO st. Louis one
week ago. sought to borrow $4,000, 900
to meet notes falling due Monday.
These notes are backed by Frisco
bonds. When Mr.. Yoakum failed to
put through the loan. he and his at
torney rushed into court with the an
plication for receivers.
Had not word OF Mr.. Yoakum's in
tention leaked out through bankers in
ST. Louis, Speyer & Co would have
been in ignorance of the move until 1t
was over. On hearing OF the contem-
plated action, Speyer & Co. instructed
their st. Louis attorneys. Frank w.
Lehman and Charles Nagel, to oppose.
II In court, Despite their objection the
court appointed as receivers 3. l., Win
chell. president of the road. and T. FL.
West a director in the Frisco road.
Now Wall Street looks for stirring
developments Speyer G Co. will con-
fer here next Tuesday with their at
torneys for the appointment OF re-
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-01
BRYAN PROCLA|MS
18TH AMENDMENT
He Uses -Four Pens in Signing
Formal Announcement of
Ratification.

Washington. May 31.-In the pres
ence Of a notable company. including
the legislators who had worked for
years for Its adoption. Secretary Bryan
formal announcement of the ratifica-
ton of the seventeenth amendment to
the Constitution, providing for the di-
rect election of Senator's.
There were present in the secretary
office by special invitation ex-Repre-
sentative Harry ST. George Tucker, of
Virginia, who was chairman OF the
gress having in charge the first resolu-
ton which passed the House Of Repre-
sentatives providing for the popular
election Of Senator's: Representative
William w. Rucker, of Missouri, chair
man of the committee of the Sixty
second Congress having in charge the
resolution which submitted the present
amendment: Senator William e. DO
rah. of Idaho, chairman of the Senate
committee having in charge the reso-
luton submitting This amendments
Mrs. w. j. Bryan, Mrs. Tucker and
many others.
In anticipation of the event, Mr..
Bryan had provided four pens. which
were used and disposed of as follows:
The first was used to sign the first
part of his name. William" and de-
livcrcd as souvenir to MIR. Tucker:
the second was used to sign the second
part Of his name, Jennings" and de-
livered to Mr.. Tucker; the third. which
was used for signing the last part of
his name, BRYAN" was kept by him
self the fourth was used for writing
in the date thirty-first," and then de-
livered to Senator Borah.
Officially there is nothing to indicate
in the certificate signed to-day by Sec
TCoDtJnred On qecond Pooo- = 600
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-01
HITCH IN MEXICAN LOAN (,
Relieved Due to Failure of Huertn n
Get Recognition -

Especial TO The TimesDispatch
CURED in the $4,000. 600 Mexican s loan oG,
being arranged by foreign BAN ers
and participated in by j. p. Morgan
" Co. and Kuhn Loeb & Co.
street this afternoon that the hi..h
was due to the refusal OF the United
states to recognize the Huerta admin
came from Paris, the centfe OF Tie
loan negotiations.
The trouble attracted attention In
the nnnncial district because the sale
OF S27,b00.0o0 per cent National Rnsl.
way of Mexico notes Is depending unon
the successful outcome of the national
Mexican loan.
The National Railways of Mexico
has SlO.000.000 notes maturing Mon
day. and means for ticking up the
notes were to be made by the new
loan. The. Mexican government owns
the majority OF the railways common
stock, and therefore controls the prop
ertv =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-01
AL OF TREATY.
WITH ENGLAND SIGNED
PRESIDENT WANTS
CURRENCY REFORM
Tells Tillnan Party Is Bound in
Loyalty to Country to
Accomplish 1t.

Washington, May Ex-senator Till
man to-day made public Il letter from
President Wilson, in which the Presi-
dent declared for currency legislation
at the present session of Congress In
that portion of the letter referring to
currency. the President wrote:
This is the time to pass currency
legislation. and | think we are in a
sense bound. in loyalty to the country.
TO pass IT. so that any attempt to Sc
cure tariff disturbance after the tariff
shall have become law, may be Offset
oE free system OF credit which will
make ii possible for men. big and little
to take care Of themselves in bust
ness"
Senator Tillman. in a letter to the
President, had inclosed one from Rem
resentative Johnson. of South Caro-
lima, urging immediate currency re
form. Representative Johnson took
the position that Certain Influences
and men" were DESTROYS of seeing the
tariff revision followed by stagnation
and hard times.
We ought to have a banking system
that will enable the government to
prevent, or, at any rate. check in it's
ihcipiency, monetary panic" Repre-
sentative Johnson wrote.
When Senator Tillman gave out the
correspondence to-day he accompanied
IL with It prepared statement in which
he began by declaring that the Rcpub-
licans were fighting to retard tariff
legislation and TO retard or prevent
entirely currency reform
or VitnI Importance.
I'm my judgment. ii is OF vital i'm
portance to the future success OF the
Democratic party that we should have
currency Legislation as soon as pos
sible." said he.
I'VE ought to force the lighting on
the tariff and drive ii through the
Senate under whip and spur. just like
1t was driven through the House
we ought TO begin promptly to in
augurate changes in the currency and
banking laws. which will make it pos
sible for men. big and little. to take
care of themselves in business We
nave too many multimillionaires and
too many paupers. The division is not
just or equal. and the people know it,
And they have commissioned the Demo-
cratic party to right these wrongs"
Senator Tillman's statement added
that the game" of the Republicans
was to retard or prevent tariff or cur
rcncy legislation at this Congress, in
the hope of turning the Democrats out
of power at the next elections and
controlling the legislative situation
during the remainder of President
Wilson'S term.
Representative Johnson also issued
statement, urging immediate cur
rency reform declaring that if it were
now delayed. il would not be accom-
plished until the regular session of
Congress in 1914.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-01
BOON TO HOUSEWIVES
LAW Requires All Packages to lie OF
Full NIPasure.

Albany. n. Y. May 3l.-On and after
tomorrow the housewives OF New
York State may feel reasonably sure
that they will get Just the quantity OF
any goods that they pay for. The
Brooks ''container" law. which re-
quires that packages shall contain the
amount for which they are sold. goes
into effect on June /, and after that
date no unreasonable variations will
be permitted without the punishment
of the sellers.
AS yet the new law only applies to
dry goods, because the liquor dealers
were allowed until June |. 1915. to
mark their bottles. jugs and other re-
centacles to conform with the new
requirements.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-01

or tourist. Latter personally con-
Berth 80. Wash'n-sunset Route. 500 e. Main.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-01
TWO NEGROES ARE HELD
They Are Suspected of Completely ir
StcVenA Murder.

Atlanta. Ga. May 31.-Two negroes,
walter Wilkes and Joel Maynard. were
arrested by local detectives late to-
day In connection with the mysterious
deaths. of Mrs. Sarah G, stevens and
her adopted lftccn-year-ol daughter.
Nellie. whose charred bones were dis
covered in the ashes of the stevens
residence i'm McDonuGh Road last Wed :
nesday morning. Wade stevens, son
OF the murdered woman. who assisted
the detectives in finding the bones. and
who was ordered held, has been re-
leased
The two negro suspects are held
without bond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-01
Rejoinder This Week.

Washington. May 31.-Japan's re-
joinder to Secretary Bryan's reply to
the Japanese protest against the Cali
fornia land Legislation will be submit
ted to the State Department early next
week, according to present plans. This
was made known to day without sug-
gestlon as to probab BILE, contents. Not
withstanding pressure from certain
quarters al home. however, ii Is re-
garded as doubtful that the Japanese
embassy has concluded to turn to a
request for amendment OF the Ameri-
can naturalization laws as n solution, of
the present issue.
The successful treatment by the Ca
madam Parliament of complaints from
British Columbia OF the competition of
japanese has attracted the attention
of the negotiators on both sides In
this country. AS the underlying prin-
ciple of the Canadian legisla tion lin
separation of the two races in the in
tcrest OF permanent peace. to be at
tanned through absolute exclusion of
all but the travelling and student
classes, IT was suggested to-day that
a similar remedy might be found to n I
the present issue in America.
Indications point to judicial test or
the California land law ms soon as nos
sible after August TO- when 1t will GO
into operation
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-01
PALMER VERY ILL
Physicians Say Former Senator Cam
not Survive.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
Detroit. Mich, May 31.--The condi-
ton OF Thomas w. Palmer. formerly
and former minister to Spain. is grave,
and his death Is momehtarily expected.
Physicians said tonight that Sena-
months. is not expected to survive the ne
night. He Is elghty-fhree years old.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-01
General Arbitration Pact Now Is
Binding for Another
Five Years.
JAPAM's ACTION AWAITED
Has Given No Indication of Will
ingness to Renew Con-
vention.

Washington, May 3l.-Secretary
Bryan and Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the
British ambassador, late to-day signed
a renewal for Ave years of the general
arbitration treaty between the United
states and Great Britain, which expires
by limitation on June 4.
The treaty provides for the arbitra
ton by The Hague court OF any diff
ferences or a legal nature not affecting
1.-The vital interests. the independence
or the honor OF the two contracting
states" and which do not concern In
terests of third parties.
The British treaty Is the fourth of
the arbitration conventions to be re-
newed this year. the others being those
with France, Italy and Spain. Diplo-
mats here are awaiting with much
interest the expiration of the similar
treaties with Japan and Mexico. The
former expires by limitation on Au-
gust 3D. President Wilson has an
nounced his. willingness to renew 1t,
but Japan has given no intimation OF
its purpose.
The renewal OF the treaty with
Mexico. which will expire June 81.
would involve the important question
OF recognition of the Huerta govern
ment, thus far withheld
In announcing recently the names
of the nations with which this govern
ment was willing to renew arbitration,
President Wilson omitted Mexico.
Other special treaties, all OF which
the President has expressed willing
ness to renew. expire in the following
order
Norway. June "a; Sweden. August is;
Portugal. November IA. and Switzer-
land. December 90
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-01
BEST SERVICE TO CALIFORNIA

CONTINUED On Second Page.)
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-12-09
MARINE TIDINGS.
By Msrchspse EYchAnes
Friday. December

Friday, December ..
San rancisco-Sailed, Dec. 5, noon,
u. s. A. Y. Thomas. for Honolulu.
Yokohama-Arrived, Dec. 8, $. 5.
Chiyo Maru, hence Nov. 25.
San FIancisco-Arfived, Dee. 5, 5. $.
Hyades from Hilo, Nov. 20.
Eureka-Sailed, Dee. 4, schr. Halcyon
for Hilo
Gaviota-Sailed, Dec. 4, ship Marion
Chilcott, for Honolulu.
Saturday, December q.
san Francisco-Arrived, Dee. 9, noon,
:. $. Mongolia, hence Nov. %.
Salaverry-Sailed Dee. 6, s. =. Kar
max for Honolulu, (cablc prior date
sailing from Valparaiso, evidently err
ror.)
Monday, December s.
San Francisco-Sailed, Dec. 6, ;. 8
Enterprise, for lIilo.
okohama--Sailed, Dee. q, 5. s. Per
STA, for Honolulu.
Eureka-Arrived, Dec. 6, S. S. Kojr
Maru, hence Nov. 26.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-12-09
BROWN HOME
FROM EUROPE
Hawaii Is Much Talked OF, Says
Representative of Territorial
Board of immigration, Who Has
Returned After Investigating
immigration Question In the
Old World.

Raymond e. Brown, who was recall.
ed from Europe by the Board of lmmi.
grafton of the Territory of Hawaii ar.
rived yesterday morning on the Sierra.
Mr.. Brown was engaged in investiga.
tion of the Polish immigration question
with view TO sending a large number
to Hawaii. In the midst of his invest
legations as special commissioner, the
board decided to call oil all its mmi.
grafton propositions and Mr. Brown 5
return became necessary.
"The Poles are very ambitious, -
said Brown, "and they want to make
all the money they can. 1t is a ques.
ton of whether they would stick. In
their case it is their natural desire to
letter themselves and that has always
aroused an ambition to make money.
With the Russians it was different, for
il was matter of ignorance, not am
bition. which may have caused them
20 stir up trouble in Hawaii for them
selves.
1.-THE men who were at the head of
The Polish immigration societies were
not quite clear in their minds, when
left. whether immigration to Hawaii
NOull va NOllH NHllt. NtHI nltHls
bers of the family of Galican Pole,
who was formerly on Waiama plan.
tation and is now ON Harry Penhal-
lows plantation on Maui. He likes
Hawaii ana asked me to have his
family sent out There were fifteen in
the party. Upon their reports may de.
pend the success of any future immi-
grafton from Poland to Hawaii.
"There is much interest in Hawaii
among travellers. Everywhere ! was
asked many questions about the Islands
TO the general public, Hawaii is yet
the Sandwich Islands. Some one in
London said he had heard of Hawaii
and asked me in which of the Southern
States it was located. have been told
by many people that they intended ia
those who said they would come, will
do SO. Hawaii is unique in the travel
ling world. 1t will certainly be goo
tourist resort.
Mr.. Brown states that European
labor conditions are such that it will
not be difficult matter to recruit an
abundance of laborers for Hawaii pro
yided the board of immigration de
eide to follow that policy. His plans
for the future depend entirely with tn,
board.
1t is anticipated that the board OF
immigration will meet at an early uatt
to receive and act upon his formal re
port. Mr. Brown spent the day will
Secretary Kearns and the members OF
the board discussing informally the re
Su1tc nf hio Investigations
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-12-09

a. seong. y Jasper Henry Jaeger. y.
!. Ncaderon, Lung On, james tafnpsie.
Mrs DHmtsic. \. u. Paris, Rev ", T.
iudd Mr. aud Mrs. r. Wallace. Mr..
aud Mrs T. T. Sure. !. Hind. i. @.
Brown, George &. Watt. Mrs. r. n.
Wilmington and two children. i. j.
Lindemau. !. H. Wise.
Fer str. Lkelike, for Kauai ports,
December SC. =. Drake. Jim Nee, d.
Koane, Mrs. ID. Heawa. q. y. Wilcox,
john Fassoth, j. X. Meyers, q. =. vii.
cox ani wife. Mrs. T. u. Bush, r..
Weber, r. Noochi.
Per L. 5. A. r. Logan, for San Fran
cisco, December 5.--Mr. and Mrs. G.. s.
Cochran, Miss Cochran. Mrs Joseph An
drcws, Helen :. Terrence, q. T.. Lamb,
Richard ID. Taylor, Mr.. aud Mrs. Georg
johnson and three children, Mis-. Y. :.
Goodhuc, Mrs. r. l.. Underdown, Mas.
ter underlown, II. +. Smith, w. G.
Hendrix, Mrs. Annie Houston, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Eckert aud two children,
Frank Sherrieb, Mrs. NJ. :. johnson,
Miss johnson, d. Seborg, G. wirth.
Per str. Mauua Kea. for Hilo. Decem-
Der O. Mrs. +. T. Phillips. Mr.. and Mrs
A. Mourrison Miss Forrest, Mrs. X. r.
Forrest, Mrs. Robt. Tougher, Miss f.
Glib. flames Henderson, G. j, Eckhart
$. X. Cushiugham, +. Kopke, c. f.
Wright, Mr.. and Mrs. c. +. Wright
w. A. Granger and wife, William Pal
lar, J. NOR, Miss +. NJ. Candley, j. A
Scott, Miss l.. Dawson.
Per str. Claudine, for Maui ports, De
cember s.-Mrs. II. =. Baldwin, Mrs
II. NJ. Alexander, NJ. NJ. Bergau, X. $
Norris, Miss G.. Callius, Mrs. +. J. Moi
A. X. Jones, J. Kanahele, Mr.. and Mrs
j. X. Tougher and infant, Edwin c
Tougher, Mrs. W. J. Cooper, Mrs. j. c
Hendricks, Il. NJ. Martin, william
Thompson, i.l'8 HI
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-12-09
HIN WONG WAS
MARKED TO DIE
Chinese Graduate of Oahu College
Tried After Being Condemned
to Death at Canton.

Hin Wong, a graduate of Oahu Col
lege and well known in Honolulu mar
rowly escaped execution in China few
weeks ago on a trumped up charge OF
sedition due to an article written by
him and printed in one of the Hongkong
papers. He was arrested at Canton
for making the statement that Chun,
the chief of the Canton police depart.
ment had been objecting to the foreign
loan which had been negotiated short
time before, and for bringing into the
article the names of two of the most
powerful men of the Province, Cover.
nor WI and Ex-Governor Chun who
was the military head at that time.
Hin resided in Honolulu for several
years, leaving about five years ago.
Hin as the representative of Reu-
ter's News Service, the Associated
Press. and several Hongkong papers
had incurred the enmity of these men
by exposing alleged shady dealings Of
their departments, and as the Kwang.
tung Province was under military rule
II was simple matter to get mp a
charge of sedition against the young
journalist This was punishable by
death and II was planned by the three
men, that he should be summarily be
headed on the night Of his arrest
However there was hitch in the pro
gram and fortunately for Hin, eXeru
lOn Of the sentence was postponed
In the meantime, Teng On Lok, now
taking "A post graduate course at Oahu
College in preparation for entering col
lege, who was AT that time teaching
in the Canton Normal School, aud q
close friend Of Hin got up petition
| demanding due consideration of The
charges aud a fair trial Many oi
the influential men Of llongkon.
signed this paper, and the Trial WA
| postponed for q few days When liil
was finally brought 20 trial there wai
lack of sufficient evidence for bin
conviction ANA be- was released
/ Hin Is taking prominent part 10 The
/ aiinis Of Cation, especially boz th'
homes for the blind. aged and lnhru
10 Canton, Of which ln.illation- he (.
| upei,uiendrni,