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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-15
Enormous Total ofS1, 098,64I'
$50 Appropriated by Demo-
Gratis in Session lust Ended.
HIGHER THAN EVER BEFORE
Ex-Speaker Cannon Points Out
That Nearly S77,0O0,0OO
Must Be Added-Fitzgerald
Makes Party Excuses.
From The Tribune Bureau. }

| Washington March 14-Chairman Fitz-
gerald Of the House Committee on Ap-
| preparations issued to-day a statement
| acknowledging that the appropriations
! authorized at the last session of the o2d
! Congress reached the enormous total Oh
| 81. COS, 641. 900 a. This amount for the fiscal
year 1914 is approximately $4,000" IN
excess Of the appropriations OF the last
session Of the 6lst Congress. when the Re
publicans controlled both branches OF
| Congress.
| Ex-Speaker Cannon. ranking minority
member on the Appropriations Committee
| in the last Congress. also issued state
ment that the appropriations were the
greatest In the history Of the government.
| He agreed with Mr.. Fitzgerald as TO the
total but Mr.. Cannon points out that, IN
addition to the amount admitted by the
chairman Of the committee. the session
levied authorizations against the Treas
ury amounting 10 ;76@56.l7i. making in
| all a grand total OF Sl.l75.60i l3f2l." which
must be allowed ultimately.
Both M. Cannon and Mr.. Fitzgerald
assert that II is necessary 10 return 10
tho old practice of having one committee
Of the House handle all appropriation
bills
Despite the fact that Mr. Fitzgerald fire.
quently upbraided his Democratic col
| leagues for their extravaganza. he now
attempts 10 explain the staggering totals
of the appropriations by blaming the Re-
publican administration. The estimates
| submitted by the executive departments,
Mr. Fitzgerald remarks. were far I'm eX-
cess Of the prospective revenues. He also
! COMPLAINS that the President should have
advised Congress that the estimated APP
propriations might exceed the revenues.
Mr. Fitzgerald further asserts. In cast
| ing about for an excuse for Democratic
oxtravagancc. that the increase in the
total Of appropriations + due 10 many
causes" adding: The continued growth
and DEVELOPMENT Of the country. the in
creased activity Of many services OF the
federal government and the constant ef-
! fort 10 divert 20 the federal Treasury
| burdens which properly belong elsewhere
are factors which tend more or less leeiti-
mately to increase IN" cost Of tho federal
government
! The chairman refers incidentally 10 the
| Sherwood pension bin. originating in q
! Democratic House. as contributing fac
tor 10 the increased total ~ the appro-
! priatons
Ex-Spcaker Cannon. IN leaving the
House after service OF thirty-eigh'
years. declares that all performances OF
! Republican Houses pale into utter insig-
nlncancc when placed IN contrast win
what the Democratic House Of the 62c
| Congress has accomplished IN emptyine
the Treasury and piling up obligations
against revenues 10 be derived by direct
| taxation and from revenue or free trade
tariff laws"
Mr. cannon predicts that the time vii
come when the House Will restore 10 the
| Speaker respons bility in the naming OF
committees and In holding down apprc-
! priatons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-15
NINETY ARE KILLED IN
STORM-SWEPT SOUTH
Property Damage Will Reach
MiIIionSand Late Reports May
Increase Loss of Life.
20 PERISHED IN GEORGIA
Cyclone Ragged from the Great
Lakes to the Gulf and from
the Eastern Seaboard
to the Rockies.

Late reports indicate that more than
ninety persons were killed. scores severe
~ injured and great property loss infict-
cd in the disastrous electrical storm which
swept parts Of Georgia. Tennessee. Ala
bama. Louisiana. Mississippi ana Texas
on Thursday afternoon and night More
than eighty deaths have been reported.
and the total loss of life probably will 10
increased when wire communication Ia
restored I'm remote sections devastated by
the cyclone. The damage to property
cannot be estimated. but probably will bs
computed in millions.
Twenty-Five persons are reported 20
have persisted in Georgia, and damage 10
property is roughly estimated at 5000 00o.
In Calhoun Gordon County, and vicinity
eleven persons are said 10 have been
killed. The other fatalities in Georgia
were nine at Tucker. four at Eaglesville.
three at Charleston and two at Columbus.
Late reports from Tennessee have in
creased the death toll in that state II
twenty-three persons.
The loss of life i'm Alabama is estlmat.
ed az fourteen. although several persons
still arc reported missing. Five negroes
were killed near New Decatur. three ner-
sons persisted AT Calera and two each al
Hokes Bluff. Gayesville and Duke
Four additional deaths have been 70.
ported in Texas The total in that state
| now ia placed at FIVE.
, Reports from Louisiana and Mississippi
say the death lists remain at seven IN
| each state
J Telephone and Geographic comnun'-
| cation has been restored 10 most Of thi
larger towns and all Of the cities In ths
| storm swept territory.
1 At Louisville. Ky. two mon were killed
/ yesterday when a high wind blew down
construction tower AT the Louisville
railway companvs repair shops Ina
men We're At work on the structure. Tho
wind reached velocity Of sixty miles an
| hour. the highest on record, a. the LOUIS
vile weather bureau.
other sections Of the country from the
| Great Lakes TO tho Gulf and the Eastern
! seaboard 10 the Rockies were swept yes
! terday by gales, rain and snow. \ hfty-
mile gale that passed over Chicago and
other parts Of Illinois during Thurs
day night caused damage estimated at
| 10000.
Heavy damage Was caused hy Hoods ~
Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Several members of the st. Louis Ma
tional League baseball club narrowly cs-
capped death when the cyclone hit the
Hotel Rachinc. at Columbus, Ga. The
! hotel was badly damaged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-15
PEABODY LEADS FOR
COLLECTOR OF PORT
New York Banker Comes to the
Front for the Most important
Federal Post Here.
MALONE OUT OF THE RACE
George Gordon Battle SAID 10
Be in Line for Assistant DIS
trict Attorney as a
Rival of Mitchell.
rFrorn The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington. March 14-Georee Foster
PEABODY. the New York banker, came TO
the front TO-DAY as the prooable sue
cessor 10 William Loeb. jr.. as collector
Of the Port OF New York. Mr.. PEABODY
vigorously denied that he was candi-
date for the place or that he would even
take II IL il were offered to him. but II
was regarded as extremely Significant
that he should have had conference
with the President to which the Score
tary OF the Treasury was also party
Some persons spoke of Mr.. PEABODY III
connection with Carmi NJ. Thompson
place as Treasurer. but it was learned
from a semi-official source that ex-GoV-
ernor John W. Burke of North Dakota
WAS on the slate for that post.
Mr.. Peabody. who was treasurer OF 'h'
Democratic National Committee IN l|''
during the Parker campaign, mas me
backing Of Mir. McAdOo for the Collector
ship because the Secretary believes the
banker measures Up 10 the President
idea of the man for the place. Mr.. VII
son has been seeking business man OF
wide experience for Mr.. l,oeb'S place n
he considers II one Of the most important
A, his disposal II was for this reason
that Dudley Field Malone who up 10
day or two ago was regarded as the sue
cessful candidate. was offered another
post.
There is little doubt tonight that MI.
Malone is out Of the COlectorship con-
test. He will not admit ii. nor viii his
friends. but the President has gone over
the situation with him and pointed out
that il was necessary 10 select man oi
such vide business experience as Mt.
Peabody possesses.
. instead Of the ColleCtorship. II is I'M
dcistocd. the President offered Mr.. Ma
lone the post Of Assistant District Attor-
nev General. with offices in New York,
having an annual salary Of s7.5oo. This
is place which is more or less obscure.
the principal work of the office being the
prosecution OF customs cases.
The prominence given to Nv Peabody 8
Candidacy mere resulted in the side
tracking Of John Purroy Mitchell. who re-
T. Gently became strong possibility for the
Collectorship. Mr. Mijcheis friends as
sert. however, hat he is not out Of the
running by any means. and # he fails
TO win the Collectorship they hope TO see
him become District Attorney.
Mr. Mitchell is not at all sure Of landing
The latter place There was a report here
this evening that George Gordon Battle.
formerly Assistant District Attorney Of
New York, was being considered for the
Office. with a reasonably good chance OF
winning Mr. Battle is one Of Senator
OGorman's Law partners. and did much
work for Mr. Wilson in the recent cam
psign.
William r McCombs chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee. Will
have another conference with the Presi-
dent tomorrow morning. II was re-
ported that Roger Sullivan Of Chicago,
also had an appointment with the Presi-
dent. but this was denied at the White
House
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-15
CUMM|NS CALLS FOR
NEW RULES FOR PARTY
Senator Pleads for a Special
Republican Convention to
Change Representation.
FATAL. HE THINKS. TO WAIT
Failure to Deal Speedily with
the Subject, He Declares,
Will Close the Door of
Opportunity.

Dcs Moincs. March r. Senator Albert
e Cummins in an address before tine
Grant club hero tonight declared il 10
be- his deliberate judgment that the door
Of opportunity is now swinging wide for
the Republican party, and II We do not
enter our temporary defeat may become
'9nal and our organization disappear from
the political world "
After saying that the Republican party
in its organization had ceased 20 b." rep
resentatiye. and citing the prcponderance
Of Southern delegates in the Chicago CON
vention as proof of his statement. tn"
Senator urged the Importance Of ma
tional convention before 1916 TO formulate
new rules for the party.
1T must bc apparent TO every thinking
man" said NJ Cummins that such in
Justice could not endure and that when
ever the Republicans i'm such states as
Iowa saw their will and purpose over
thrown by the over-represented states a
rebellion would follow To me tho only
wonder is that We have submitted so
long The time has now come to amend
our organization so that IL will be FAIR
and right, and predict that until We do
il the Republican party viii not b. re-
stored 10 the confidence Of the people.
II We are IN earnest IN trying To make
the Republican party strong again We
must not wait until 1915 10 readWst tn"
basis of representatiOn-We must do 10
now. And there is but one way To do u.
and that is for the national committee
! u mot ff a. "a
convention. and for such convention. free
from the disturbances Of campaign for
nominations. 10 take up the subject ana
deal with II according 10 The very night
Of the matter II We fail 10 do this the
door OF opportunity Will be shut IN our
faces
How can We invite the men VINO re-
belled against the outcome Of the Chicago
convention again TO bear the Republican
banner 80 long as We acknowledge that a
handful Of Republicans in certain states
can neutralIzc the Will and purpose of
that great army Of Republicans VINO
made the party what IL Was. and can
make it so again If they b. given a
chance 10 do IT.
we ought not 10 hesitate for a mo-
ment in the national convention, which
should be speedily called We ought 10
declare in clear and unequivocal terms
that when delegates are elected according
10 Law they should bc accepted without
question or dispute. / see no hope for the
restoration Of the Republican party To
strength and power unless We do this
simple act of justice. and do II at once.
III our organization II thus changed
so that our convention Will become really
representative. so that all men may know
that the Republican Will as declared by
the individual republican voter both ss
To platform and nominations. viii -
faithfully carried out To the very end.
then the Republican party will constitute
the safest and best instrumentality Of the
present time for good government.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-15
VACCINATE I'D. Roosevelt
Takes a Chance on Confirma
ton" and Bares His Arm.


Washington. March l4-Franklin ID.
Roosevelt. OF New York, whose nomina-
ton as Assistant Secretary of the Navy
has been sent 10 the Senate. was intro
duced to his office force to-day by his
predecessor Beekman Winthrop. and Ave
minutes later was Vaccinated.
IT'S simply an initiation We have for
YOU" declared Mr.. Winthrop. who eX-
planned that two cases OF smallpox had
been discovered In the War Department
and as a precaution nearly all the em-
ploves of the War and Navy departments
had been vaCcinated
I'm take a chance of my nomination
being confirmed" replied Mi RoOse-
welt. barring his arm.
MIR Winthrop will enter the firm of
Robert Winthrop q Co. No. 10 Wall
street, New York. His home is at West
bury, Long Island.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-15
ALLEGED lMBECILE WEEPSi
Aged Carpet Maker PRESENTS
Pitia BILE Spectacle in Court.

Herman \. Walter, the aged 'aIPrs
manufacturer. whom his brother Nori"
Walter. of Los Angeles. is seeking I'd
have declared incompetent. presented
pitiable spectacle yesterday while on ths
stand before Justice Bschon IN the su-
preme Court; The justice and the law
vers for both sides sought 20 question:
the old man. but received only murmuren
answers that bore no relevancy Inv
court was adjourned until Monday an"
the old man was taken back 10 the sana-
forum in Workers.
lie was called to the stand by former
Supreme Court Justice Leventritt. reprr
senting the brother Tie was asker,
among other questions. 10 tell how NAM
windows there were in the courtroom
Without glancing up the old man h'uN
tered:
Five or six or seven times
lie was shown a watch and ulme w
he failed TO identify either. Nhen "
was shown the l0-cent piece bN ilse'
the old man nodded and whispered
yah. Twelve pennies.
The end came when the aged MAJ
voice. I'm response TO another quesll
ended I'm "A scream. and then ne ou'''
into a III OF weeping.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-15
CUBA HEARS OF VETO
Committee to Report on Nature
of U. S. Representations.

Havana. March 1.-THE message Of
President Gomez vetoing the amnesty
bill was read in both houses Of Con
gress this afternoon. The measure did
not contain the slightest reference to
the recent frequent energetic remon-
strances from Washington concerning
the bill. II merely stated that Presi-
dent Gomez after most careful study
Of the measure saw inconsistencies IN
various chapters which possibly would
lead 10 legal controversies. Therefore,
II said, the executive thought II best TO
veto the measure.
The message recommended the prep
aration of a new bill which would eX-
tend amnesty To the prisoners taken in
the recent racial revolution IN She
Province of Oriente, and also 10 GER
tain offenders against the laws regu-
lating the press, but eXempting from
amnesty those charged with offences
against the representatives of foreign
powers
Colonel Orestez Fcrrara. the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, of
fcrcd a motion 10 lay on the table that
portion Of the Presidential message
relating To- general offences and accept
Immediately the suggestions regarding
political offences. especially the one in
Guiding amnesty for the prisoners of
the late instruction, and To send the
bill 10 the Senate. This motion passed
almost unanimously.
The House appointed a committee to
investigate and report as To whether
the United States had addressed to
President Gomez any demands deroga-
tory To Cuban sovereignty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-15
T|LLMAN REJECTED AS
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
Martin Selected for important
Appropriations Headshlp by
Senate "Steering" Body.
WILL CONTEST IN CAUCUS
Root Stays on Judiciary and
Foreign Relations Committees
Managers Approve
Radical Changes.

Washington. March IL Senator Benia-
min X. Tillman. OF South Carolina. lost
to-day his long and hard fight for the
Craftsmanship Of the powerful Senate Com
mittoe on Appropriations The Demo-
cratic committee lists. completed Tonight
by the Steering committee. headed by
Senator Kern, accords the appropriations
Craftsmanship 10 Senator Martin. Of Nir-
ginia. and places Senator Tillman at the
head Of the Committee on Naval Affairs.
The decision Of the comiuittee VIII not
be accepted by Senator Tillman. il IS I'M
derstoOd \ Democratic caucus has been
called for 1880 o'clock tomorrow morn
inc. when the committee lists will be pre-
scented TO the full Democratic member
ship Of the Senate.
Radical changes in the method OF CON
trolling Senate legislation and commit
tees which formed the basis for the So
called progressive Democratic reoreaniZa-
ton fight, begun last i'cccmber were
approved ny the Democratic managers
and Will he offered Cor adoption by the
caucus tomorrow. These recommended
lions are.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-15
ROOSEVELT INSISTS
ON SEPARATE PARTY
Tells ProgreSsives in Congress
They Must Remain Apart
from Other Bodies.
ALL MUST STAND TOGETHER
Beveridge, Brumm and Mrs,
Elliot Also Heard at the Din
ner of the Pennsylvania
State Conference.

Philadelphia. March Representative
elected on the Progressive ticket were
told that they were expected to make a
separate party and to remain apart from
the other parties ny Theodore Roosevelt
in his speech at the dinner here tonight
under the direction of the Pennsylvania
State Progressive Conference
The next national Progressive conven-
ton. in 1916. was referred to in speeches
by Colonel Roosevelt and ex-senator Al
bert J. Beverage Colonel Roosevelt de
clared the greatest number Of delegates
from any state in the next national con-
vention would be from PENNSYLVANIA.
while Senator Beverage urged his hear
ers not only to act as missionaries. but
as organizers and added III YOU DO. the
next nominee OF the Progressive party
will be the next President Of the United
States
Other speakers were Representative
CLYDE Kelley of the Allegheny District;
Mrs. Maude Howe Elliott. Of the Pro
gressive League Of Rhode Island. and
Judge Charles 4 Brumm. Of Schu' XIII
County.
Declaring that II would be necessary 10
go back to civil War days to ind times
like the present. Colonel Roosevelt said
There have been three great move
ments Of righteousness in this country
the time it was founded. the time II was
saved. and now when II is being dedi-
Gated anew to the lives OF the average
man and woman who compose II.
I'm the frs, movement Virginia and
Massachusetts We're leaders in the second
Illinois and ia the third Pennsylvania.
PENNSYLVANIA Is the keystone Of the Pro
gressive party. The next time a national
convention Of the party is held the great
er number OF delegates viii he from Penn
sylyania, and they aill be fairly treated.
too. We owe YOU very. very much. You
here are helping all the rest Of tn" coun-
try to come little nearer the standard
YOU are now setting.
Colonel Roosevelt then cOmphmented
the other speakers. and in speaking of
CLYDE Kelly told him that not only Penn
svlvania but the whole country was in
terested in him.
We expect YOU 10 make separate
marty and party by yourselves said
the colonel. I'VE want YOU and the
other Progressives to stand up as Pro-
gressives and show that it is not in your
blood 10 think Of putting your necks IN
der the yoke OF privilege.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-15
CORES CHARGES FALL
FLAT IN COMMIT TEE
LoeAer Denies Taking the Lorimer Paper, and
Senate Page Is Vague and Uncertain
in His Testimony

session the boy replied. and the Sen
ators were srouchy. They are always
good natured at the beginning Of a ses'
sion but erouchy AT the end.
Loe1lrr denied that he had ever had th'
paper IN his possession. In some respects
the pages testimony conficted with th'
facts as presented in the "CongressionaI
Record " and there seemed 10 be DIS
position by a majority Of the committee
10 regard the story "a Of no Importance
Senator Gore was present al the near
ing. and interiected observations winch
were resented by the Republican mem
hers. who were disposed To regard tn'
course pursued by the Senator from pN'
lahoma in bringing the charges as an III
reference with the privileges OF the MI
nority
no action will be taken by the COM
mittce until il has been reorganized'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-15


Washington. March 1.-THE charges oi
Senator Gore against Carl \. boeifler' an
cmploye Of the Senate. growing "ut VI
the disappearance of paper IN the ho' =
mer case. failed to lead to any s'arl'H'S
disclosures when the Committee on f'lFi-
leges and Elections took them up Tor III
Vestigation to-day.
William w Harrison. the fourtteh-
year-old page. who said the missing pa
per had been taken from him ny 'huFl
fer was put through a rather severe eA-
animation. without adding any details 10
the story ON some points his recoicc-
ton was vague and uncertain. lie SAID
he had kept the story 10 himself ior moIe
than a year. fearing to tell Senators.
"Why were YOU afraid to tell any one!
asked Senator Dillingham;.
Because il was near the close OF long
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-15
CEREMONIAL FEAST FOR MAsoNs.

The Chapter Of Rose Croix Of New
York City. Ancient Accepted Scottish
Rite Of Freemasonry. Valley Of New
York will hold "A solemn ceremonial
feast at 1880 p. m. on THURSDAY at the
Amsterdam Opera House. No. 1874 West
4+th street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-15
ALASKA WOMEN TO GET VOTES

juneau. Alaska. March 1.-the Equal
SuNra &c bill enfranchising Alaska wom-
en- was IA sed by the House to-day. The
Senate will approve the bill as there is no
opposition to votes for women in that
body.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-15
SECTION MEN WIN INCREASE

Trenton. y. j.. March 1.-THE labor
troubles Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company so far as the Trenton district
is concerned ended to-day, when the COM
pany granted "A 10 per cent increase In
wages to its striking section hands They
had demanded s. n day. They will get
81 So II is expected the strikers all over
the road will now return 10 work.
Camden, y j.. March IA committee
from the !. W W. called at the general
Offices of the Pennsylvania South Jer-
sey divisions here this morning To present
demands from the striking section hands.
The committee was Informed that all the
strikers had been discharged and their
places filed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-15
IRELANp's SONS FEAST TONIGHT

Controller Prendergast and Maurice F.
Connolly. president Of Queens Boroas.;
will be the principal speakers az tne ne
annual 81. Patrick's dinner Of the ; rleiuh,
" Sons Of Ireland OF Queens Borous..
tonight at Autenreith's Inn. Forest
Hills, Long Island.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-15
Culberson judiciary Chairman.

Judiciary Democrats Senators CUiber-
son oTexasI. chairman. oVerman 'North
Carolina. chiffon West Virginia..
O'Gorman oNew York. Fletcher Glor-
ida, Reed tMissouriJ. Arshurst Cart
zonaj, Shields Tennessee. Walsh Mon
tanaj and Bacon oGeorgial. Kepub-
Leans. Clark Nyomingl. Nelson 'Min-
nosotal. Dillingham; oNermouu. Suther-
land dtanl. Brandegee connecticut.
Borah GdahoD. Cummins do~a) and
Root 6New york;.
Banking and currency new Demo-
erals Senators owen oklahoma,
chairman. Hitchcock tNebraskap. OGor-
man ,New York;. Reed tMissourD. Shaf-
roth tColorado). Hollis tNew iiamp-
shireI and Pomercne tOhiol. Repub-
Leans. Nelson oMinnesotaD. Bristow
oKansasj Burton tOhiol, Jones tWash-
ingtonJ and Weeks ,Msssachusetts).