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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-26

Washington, January 25.-Denial that
there are rate and service agreements IN
Tie steamship trade between New York
and Porto Rico was entered before the
House shipping trust investigating conf
mittee today by F. Kingsbury Curtis
~ esident OF the A. II. Bull Steamship
company, who told the committee recent
~ that the insular line belonged to the
''coastwise combination and was cutting
rates 70 per cent to drive him out OF the
Iorto Rican business, was the aggressor
in the fight, and that the insular line had
reduced its rates only in self defense.
The witness said that while his company
and the Red ID line had no agreement or
understanding, directly or indirectly. or
both, had tired of constant rate wars, and
as maintenance of approximately the same
rates for the same service was essential
in the steamship business, rates in the
I'orto Rican trade probably would so
tack to where they were before" IL the
rur line would drop out or stop rate
cutting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-26
About Canal Question

"Engla6d may justly complain that II
the canal Is TO be used as an instrument
to distribute subsidies under the -reaty,
those subsidies must be equal to all ma
tions.
''rhe true issue for us to determine Is
Shall we rob our own people by an I'M
lust discrimination to enrich the coastal
shipping trust2 1 would not at all object
to brush with England if we had a
Just cause. but 1t looks very foolish and
unprofitable to maintain any sort of row
With her, commercial, diplomatic or war
like to defend the infiction of any in
cidental discrimination caused by the i'm
moral and unjust robbery of our treas
ury and the masses of the people to
confer benefits upon a special interest.
H. II. Harrison. president of the Insular
Line, operating between New York and
Porto Rico, said by other witnesses TO be
ore of five steamship companies In the
oastwise combine. today told the House
shipping trust committee that he lad
no financial interest In the company:
knew nothing about it's management and
drew only nominal salary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-26
Protest Is Entered


Ship owners adjustors and represents
tiVos of the Boston Chamber of Com
ruerce protested before the Senate COM
faittee against the proposed change OF
the so-called charter law which exempts
vt ssel owners from liability for the loss
OF cargoes through ordinary dangers of
navigation. An amendment by Senator
Nelson, now under consideration, would
exempt ocean going vessels from the legal
Crd.
Chairman Adamson of the House COM
n.erce committee in a formal statement
predicted that one of president-elect
wilson's first requests upon the ineon-
ing Congress would be for a repeal Of
the free passage provision in the Panama
canal act applying to American ships.
IT Secretary Knox succeeds in avoid e
ing or postponing the demands of Ang-
land" said Mr.. Adamson, 'he will un-
doubtedly remove all foundation for the
Illogical claims of our people, who say
they are opposed to subsidies, hut still
favor discrimination in favor OF coast
wise ships from tolls, which is a subsidy
also
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-26
Brings Up Canal Issue in
the Shipping Trust
Investigation
CLAIMS ENGLAND'S
COMPLAINT JUST
"Shall We Rob Our Own People to
Enrich Shipping Trust?" He
Asks-Shippers Deny Exist
ence of Agreements
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.

THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate out of session.
Meets Monday noon.
Shipping interests before commission
opposed proposed change In Harter
law.
House convened at II a. m.
Shipping trust committee in session.
Ways and means committee con-
tirued its hearing on revision of flax,
hemp and jute schedule of tariff.
Adopted conference report on immi-
grafton bill, 166 to Il.
Resumed consideration of rivers and
harbors appropriation bill.
Adjourned at $3.50 p. m. until noon
Sunday for eulogies on the late Repre-
sentative George Il. Maltby of New
York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-26

suddenness of the change in the situation
in Turkey, official circles here believe the
new administration should be given time
10 work out an answer to the powers
Joint note. 1t is understood Balkan Off
cials have the same view and will not
crowd the Young Turks,
Regarding reports from France of a
proposed naval demonstration, ii is be-
lieyed that they are not authorized BY
the French government and the opinion
is expressed that there is no likelihood
that the consent OF all the powers could
be obtained for such action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-26
Will Not Mobilize Army

Bucarest, January 25.--Roumanfa has
decided not to mobilize her army, A
cabinet council, at which King Charles
ana the Crown Prince were present,
reached this decision today during a
discussion of the Bulgatian negotia-
ionS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-26

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HntzoIaws Newsstand 1905 IA. ave-
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Roland Wallace. Newsstand and stationery Store,
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Union station. Postal Telegram.
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Il ". Mrwilliams' Pharmacy. 1871 and SITS ne.
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SOUTHEAST.
Thompson Drug 90. sth and f sts. Sc.
Rratley's Drug store. 18th and Pa. ave. sc.
". s Feaiy. Druggist 18th and Pa. ave.
SOUTHWEST:
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25
BATEMAN FREED
OF FRAUD CHARGE
Judge Roam Dismisses Three In
dictments, Unfolding Plea of
Illegal Trial Delay,

An order dIsmissing all three in
diotments against Judge J. n Bate
man who was tried last spring on
the charge of swindling Frank Roth
leutner. of Kilgore, Nebrr out of
$4,000, has been handed down by
Judge L. S. Roam, who heard the
arguments last Saturday
The decision of Judge Roam fol-
lowed the plea OF the defendant that
an immediate trial should have been
granted in the Superior Court follow
ing the failure Of the jury TO agree
in the first trial The three indict-
ments were dismissed when the case
was not taken up at two successive
terms of the Superior Court
Judge Bateman was arrested in
Florida last February. at the instance
of Rothleutner. said to be an Austrai-
ian by birth, and wealthy stockman
of Kilgore. who claimed he had been
swindled by Judge Bateman and
others in a chance game on horse
racing.
Rothleutner alleged the money mad
been obtained from him in a White
hail street store. in which Judge
Bateman was interested. Although
the jury decided that Rothleutner had
been swindled. Judge Bateman was
cleared of any connection with the
affair
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25
j. 8. TELLS HOW
To CURB BOIL
WEEVIL PEST
Advises Farmers of Georgia to
Burn Their Cotton Stalks
EARLY in October.

WASHINGTON. Sept 25.-The De-
partment of Agriculture is sending
out warnings to the farmers in the
cotton belt, cautioning them against
the spread of the boil weevil.
Destroy the cotton stalks early in
October if possible" advises the de-
partment. Destroy your stalks even
if your less progressive neighbor
does not 1t will pay. Clear off and
burn all your rubbish on ditchbanks
and other alternating places for the
weevil This should be done early
in the fall
DO not plant cotton after cotton.
but plant your cotton on land that
has grown a heavy crop of cow
peas velvet beans. lespedeza or some
other leguminous crop to supply the
land with nitrogen and vegetable
matter Break the land in the fall
or early winter that is to be planted
to cotton next year
Where sufficient teams and tools
are available to pillow under and COM
pletely bury the stalks this should
| DN all means be done. Where il is
impossible to pillow the stalks under
| they should be unrOoted, raked into
windrows and allowed to dry for "A
few days. They should then be
| burned.
ITO prove the value Of destroying
the cotton stalks the department
conducted experiments in Amite
County, Mississippi, last year and
the following results are shown:
"On III acres where no stalks
were destroyed but where all
other instructions of the Gov
eminent were followed, the aver
age yield was 619 pounds of seed
cotton per acre.
"On % acres where the stalks
were destroyed before October
10 and the same cultural methods
applied the average yield per
acre was 1850 pounds of seed
cotton. or d gain of AL pounds of
seed cotton per acre, worth at
that time $1764
"On the other farms in the same
county where none of the Govern
ment instructions were followed, il
took from eight to ten acres to make
a bale of cotton
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25
On left,
Gwendolyn
Woodward.
Child Given Speech and Hearing
by Macon Surgeon Would Visit
Wonderful Woman.

A miracle of human endeavor may
meet a miracle of science when Miss
Helen Keller comes to Atlanta this
winter to ill her lyceum engagement.
Efforts are being made to arrange
% meeting between Miss Keller
probably the only person in the world
who. born deaf, dumb and blind, has,
through her own efforts, partly re-
stored her power Of speech and edu-
Gated herself to a point where the
loss of sight and hearing is hardly
uoureable-and "a little Georgia girl
who was born deaf and dumb and
had her hearing and speech restored
by q surgical operation performed by
a Macon physician.
The little girl 10 Gwendolyn Wood
ward. the N-vear-old daughter Of DIT
r. G. Woodward. of Abel, Ga, one Of
the leading citizens Of that section of
Georgia Born without the senses Of
hearing and speech, the little girl
lived i'm silence for nearly four years
Given Special Schooling.
Then she was taken TO Macon.
whore a wcll-known physician had
been operating successfully on cases
Of chronic deafness for a number Of
Years. and her hearing was restored.
Then she was placed in Miss Laura
l.. Arbaugh's school in Macon, where
she vas made AN esrania1 ,biarf of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25
Wife to Try Ocean
Flight With BatSOn

SAVANNAH. Sept 25.-Firmly
convinced that the Batson hydro
aeroplane will successfully carry out
the ambitions Of its inventor, her hus-
band Mrs. Mathew A. Batson an
nounced to-day that she would aC-
company Captain Batson on his first
flight
Il know it will do everything he
said it would" she said, "and to show
have all the confidence in the world
in him and his machine, I will be
with him on the first flight. If it
crosses the Atlantic | will be with it.
have absolutely no fear so long as
he says it is all right"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25
ACTS ON The LIVER
Dodson's Liver Tone Livens Up the
GiVer-Is More Than a
Mere Laxative.

Calomel was for years the only
known medicine that would stimu-
late the liver. But Calomel is OFTEN
dangerous, and people are not to
be blamed for being afraid of it,
Within the last few years many
medicines have been put out to be
used instead of Calomel, but their
effect is on the boWeIs-not on the
liver. Any dealer or drug store
says that the only real liver medi-
cine to actually take the place Of
calomel is DodsOn's Liver Tone. Il
mild. harmless, vegetable liquid
that all druggists recommended to
take the place of CalOmel and which
gives prompt relief in cases of
constipation, biliousness and slug
gish liver.
So confident are all druggists
that they give their personal guar
antee with every 50-cent bottle of
Dodson's Liver Tone. You can be
sure that you are getting Dodson's
by asking at any store if they are
giving you the medicine they per-
sonally guarantee to refund money
on if unsatisfactory.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25
WEIGH YOURSELF BEFORE USING

Weigh yourself before commencing
to use Samose, the great flesh form
ing food The wonderful sale
on this preparation since first in
troduCed in Atlanta and the remark
able results following its use have
made Jacobs Pharmacy such en-
thusiastic believers in the great val
ue Of SamOse that they give their
personal guarantee 20 refund the
money If Samose will not make thin
people fat and restore strength and
health to those VINO use it.
This is a strong guarantee, but
Jacobs Pharmacy have seen
so many Of their customers who a
few weeks ago looked like walking
skeletons become plump and well,
through the use Of Samose. that they
feel they cannot say too much to
induce people to try it.
This marvellous fiesh-forming food
is assimilated as soon as it is taken
into the stomach, makes good rich
blood, tones up the weakened sys-
tenn, helps to assimilate the food
and makes the user plump, well and
rosy
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25
DEATH Of
EX-ATLANTAN
IN SURF
Fear Catchings Met Foul Play il
Florida - Physicians Make
Examination.

An investigation TO determine the
cause of the death of Fred p. Catch
ings, the electrical engineer whose
body was found floating in the surf
off Mayport, Fla. Sunday afternoon,
probably will be started shortly, as a
result of a postmortem examination
Of the body made by Drs. Stewart
Roberts and Barfield.
This examination, it is stated, dis
closed numerous bruises and discol-
orations, which has induced the the
DRY that Mr.. Catchings was muir
dered. The cuts and bruises are scat
tered profusely all over the body, the
principal discoloration being the re-
suit of what appears to have been a
heavy blow in the chest On the face
and skull are numerous cuts and
bruises, and on the left forearm is a
large dlscoloration that appears to
have been received while the arm was
appraised to ward off a blow.
Attacked, They Think.
The theory formulated by relatives
of the dead man, after receiving the
report of the physicians on the post
mortem examination. is that Mr..
Catchings was assaulted and robbed
and his body thrown into the ocean.
1t is understood that they will com
municate at once with the Florida
authorities. and demand that a rigid
| investigation be made in the hope of
apprehending the murderer
The theory of murder is also borne
out by statements alleged to have
been made by the physicians after the
examination. Both Drs. Roberts and
Barfield, it is said, expressed a belief
that Catchings had been murdered.
Medical men say discolorations and
bruises such as were found on the
body can be inflicted only before
death, as the circulation of the blood
ceases when death comes and discol-
orations are impossible.
Doctors Silent.
Neither DR. Roberts nor Dr. Barfield
will make any statement regarding
the condition in which they found
Mr.. Catchings' body. His relatives
also refuse to discuss the affair, but
it was intimated by friends that an
| investigation will be made Whether
this will shed any light on the mys-
terry is doubtful Mr. Catchings left
his cottage at Atlantic Beach alone
Sunday TO go fishing and was never
again seen alive. His dead body was
| dragged from the water fifteen miles
down the coast, several hours later
\ casual investigation made by the
Coroner at the time failed to locate
any eye witnesses of his death.
Mr.. Catchings' funeral was held
Wednesday fro mthe home of his
mother at 357 Capitol avenue. DR.
John E White of the Second Baptist
| Church conducted the services, and
the body was buried in Westview
! Cemetery.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25
ATLANTACOTTON
TRADERS FAVOR
SMITH PLAN
Georgia Senator's Substitute for
the Clarke Tax Amendment
Receives Welcome.
Continued from Page I.

which, it is understood the HoE-
Smith substitute provides. Mr.. How
ard also favors an anti-corner rue,
and expressed these views before
committees of the ouse and Senate
last year
T. y. Hutchinson, a cotton me-
chant favors the Smith substitute
The Smith substitute. as l under
stand 1t, seeks to force the New YORK
Exchange, under penalty of a heavy
tax, to use the New Orleans contract
The New Orleans contract is much
fairer. Without going into details,
If man buys a cotton contract IN
New Orleans. he need not fear to a
cept delivery on it. He will get cot
ton that can be usei.
Sees Many Evils.
But if he accepts delivery in New
York he is likely to get dog tail cot
ton that no one could use for ordi
nary purposes, and the money he will
get as a supposed settlement will BE-
entirely inadequate.
New Orleans enforces delivery un-
der Government standards, and if
cheaper grades are delivered, the az
ference is fairly made up in cash.
The Clarke amendment would de-
stroy the hedea markets. There ar
many phases to the evils this would
cause, many Of them hard to explain.
But suppose, for instance, that a
spinner makes a deal 10 deliver yarns.
1t is September, and the yarns are rot
to be made until January. Must lie
be forced to tie up several thousands
Of dollars in actual cotton from now
until January-must he gamble th?t
actual cotton will be as cheap in Jan
uory as 1t now is--or shall he be all
lowed to buy a January contract in
New York now and get his spot cot
ton when he needs it?"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25
REFORMS CARRY.
BUT CHARTERS
DEFEATED
Mayor Woodward Declares De-
feat of New Plan Is Death
Blow to the "Ri0g,'
Continued from Page {.


that they Will continue 10 stand firm
against any radical charter reforms
Like Alderman NuttiuE they do not
interpret the election as Republication
of their stand against the sort ~
charter urged bg Mayor Woodwar.
and his supporters
Judge George Hurver. chairman n'
the campaign committca that sup
ported The charter gave out unique
ana interesting Interview on the ra-
suit He said.
JUDGE HiIlyer's Comment.
The proposed charter did not 60
far enough. and J think the result is
due to tho fact that the people are af-
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25
Blind Girls Working
As Phone Operators

BALTIMORE, Sept 25-Six blind
telephone girls are working switch
boards in this city and are giving sat
isfaCtion.
They were taught at the Maryland
School for the Blind
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25
Cries Tear Ducts Out
Over Cruelties; Sues

NEW YORK. Sept 25.-Mrs. Adolf
phus Pape seeking separation, tod
tho court she cried SO much over her
husbands i'll treatment Of her that
she had to have her tear ducts re-
moved.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-25

vs. III YOU BUY good uutomuhI,
cheap The automobile columns 90.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-30
BY J. ED GRILLO.

The only weak spot which critics pick
on Grif1thS team is second base. and yet
there is nothing to worry about that posi-
ton. Notwithstanding the fact that there
are better second basemen than the Ma
tionals can boast of.
There is no reason. however, why Nor
gan should not improve. Considering that
last season was his first in that position.
and really his debut in fast company, his
work marked him as find. For a time
he hit better than any OF his teammates
though he later slumped, and was re-
leved by Frank Laporte. If Morgan does
not show the desired Improvement in his
work this year Griffith still has Laporte
to fall back on. and while it is perhaps
is certain 300 hitter. and that counts
for lot
Incidentally. it is possible that Griffith
will find desirable man out Of the batch
of material he is to try out this spring.
There are several teams who have stars
at second base, but there are others who
are no better. if as well, fortified there
than the Nationals.
Luther McCarty should be in no hurry
to fight Jack Johnson if he has changed
McCarty has not had experience enough
to face the colored champion. 1t is. of
course. doubtful if such fight could be
staged in this country, but they would
welcome it over in France.
But there are others besides McCarty
who should go against Johnson. Jean
cite and Langford figure to have a
chance against him. and a meeting be-
tween them might change the pugilistic
situation. johnson has been fortunate in
coming to the front at time when the
heavyweights are Of ordinary class. He
title from Tommy Burns. then beat
Burns and ketchel were SO much smaller
never have been made.
Unless Jim Thorpe has greatly improv
ed in his playing since he was in the
game in the south, he is not going to
strengthen any one of the five ma jor
league teams which are trying to sign
him. 1t is. of course. three years ago
since Thorpe played professional ball. and
Torrance at that time was rather ordi-
nary.
But there are clubs willing to take
chance with him for the reason that he
will prove attraction. even though he
does not show much prowess as a player.
Connie Mack says he has better team
this year than last in which event an
other pennant may be in store for the
Athletics But in making this assertion