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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-20
HOBSON DODG|NG
ISSUE OFbFbHFf. !.
SAYS Mr.. DONOv.1y
Connecticut Congressn. an
Says Alabamian Adjusted
Subject to Suit Himself
DENIES ALLEGATIONS
IN HOBSON'S REPLY
Says Grand Jury Has Never Passed
on Acts as Charged-Takes
Another Shot at
Absenteeism
ny C. e. STEWART

Washington, December 1o.-(Spe-
cial)--It begins to look as II Donovan
and Hobson are going to engage in an
other Fong-distance talking match. As
nothing came of their recent "engage-
wenf' In the House when both were
far from complimentary. 1t may he
reasonably supposed that nothing VIII
come of this. Donovan now accuses
IfobsOn of ''evadfng the issue.v He then
takes another shot mt the captain
about absenteeism, which, by the way,
-s the only charge he has ever brought
aEsfBse him. aIl
Hobson Sidestepping
Donovans statement of TO-DAY follows :
IN reply to Captain Hobson, permit me
10 state that the genial captain is side
stepping as usual" said Donovan. II chal-
lenged him to debate the question, Re-
solved, That absence from Congress by
a representative in good health is honest
and Justifiahle.' He comes back with the
statement that he will debate, the oues-
tfon Of eriminalty to include appearance
ei0Ao JNitto oii cilhfSc VI lTTeS-
ularitfes in the liquor traffic Having no
knowledge of the workings of a grand Jury
whatever-that is to say, that they have
never passed upon any act of mine at any
time. or under any circumstances. | would
not be in a position to debate a question
that | am not familiar with And while l
am making such a statement | might add
that no petit jury has ever passed upon
any acts of mine under any circumstances.
Far From Issue
The issue is far from the matter of
absenteeism, but there has been no
evasion of the issue om my part" con-
cluded Mr.. Donovan. TT seems pitiful to
he obliged to address these matters to
Alabama instead of to Washington, where
the duties of congressman demand his
presence. In my statement to The Age.
Herald accompanying my challenge to
the captain to debate, made mention of
his absenteeism, but / beg leave to add
here the statement that If Captain Hob
son continues this session to draw his SAL
ary by remaining away from Washing
ton, he will probably pass his record of the
first session of the Sixty-third Congress-
Instead of being present on seven days
as in the first session, he is on his way
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-20
PROMINENT MEN
ARE IMPLICATED IN
GRAFT TESTIMONY
w. H. Kelley and A. A. Nc
Lean Accused by Wit
nesses in New York
Campaign Probe

New York, December 19.-Testimony
that William II. Kelley. democratic
leader of Onandaiga county, solicited
campaign contribution from corpora
tion. an indictable offense, was adduced
today at District Attorney Whitman's
investigation into political graft In the
state highway department. 1t was also
testified that Arthur A. Mclean, treas
urer of the democratic state COMMITTEES,
accepted a contribution from a corpor-
alton. an offense for which he already
stands twice indicted
The evidence against Kelley was
given by Isaac O. Cole of Rochester.
secretary of the Greece Construction
company. a corporation with state road
contracts. Cole said that at Kelley's
written request he went to Syracuse
in october, 1911, to see Everett z. Fow-
Ter. the so-called Tammany "bagman.'
The witness said Fowler was not at
the committees headquarters when he
arrived but Kelley told him the dem
ocratic state committee wanted a con-
tribution from him.
Told 1t Was Unlawful
He reminded Kelley that 1t was un-
lawful for him to make contribution
from a corporation, but Kelley, he
svore said to him THAT makes no diff
ference" an dgave him the address of
Norman E. Mack, then chairman of the
democratic state committee, as the per-
son to whom to send his check. Cole
said he sent his personal check to Mack
and charged 1t later to the corporation.
The contribution was not reported by
the democratic committee, so far as Mr..
whitman knew.
The new accusation against Mclean
was brought out in the testimony OF
lC. Fl. Aikenhead. president of Aiken
head, Bailey & Donaldson, inc. of Roch-
ester. The Witness said Mr.. Bailey had
lbeen solicited for a contribution by
Fowler in 1912, and that the company
had decided, as corporation, TO con-
tribute $500. Aikenhead produced cam
celled check for that amount made out
to the order of Mclean. signed with the
name of the corporation and counter
signed by himself and Donaldson. He
also produced a receipt for that amount
TO which McLean's signature was af-
(COnffpued On Pnue EIeveul
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-20
PASSAGE GREETED
WITH APPLAUSE

WITH AfGLAUSE
The adoption of the administration
bin. known as the owen bill,' fol-
|NcwSd upon the formal defeat, by A to
al, oil the "iiitchcock bill" whicn bad
been indorsed by Senator Hitchcock
md the five republican members Of
the evenly divided Senate committee
trat passed ON the legislation.
The Senate had previously rejected,
without a roll call, central bank bill
offered as a substitute by Senator Bur-
' ton.
The senators who voted for the owen
bill were.
Demoerats-Ashurst. Bacon, Bankheaa,
Bryan, Chamberlain, Chiffon, Clarke,
Fletcher, Gore, Hitchcock, Hollis.
| Hughes. James. Johnson, Kern, Lane.
Lea, Lewis Martin, MARITIME. Myers.
Newands, O'Gorman, Overman, owen,
Pittman. Pomerene. Ransdell. Reed, Rob-
inson, salisbury, Shafroth Sheppard,
Shields. Shively, Simons. Smith of Ari-
zona. Smith of Georgia Smith of Mary
land, Smith of South Caroline, Swanson
Thomas. Thompson, Tillman, Nardaman
Walsh and Williams-47.
Republicans-Crawford Jones, Perkins
Norris, Sterling and Weeks-6.
Progressives--Poin
Those who voted against the bill We're
Republicans-Borah. Bradley Bray
Brandegee. Bristow, Burton. Catron
Clapp, Colt. Cumminas Dillingham;, Du-
pont, Gallinger Cor. Grona. Jackson
Kenyon, LaF'ollette. Lippitt, McCumber,
MsLean, Nelson Oliver, Page. Penrose
Root. Sherman. Smith of Michigan.
Smoot, Switzerland, Stephenson, Town
send, Warren and Works-34
Absent and paired, Burleigh Clark
Wyoming; Culberson, Fall, Lodge Stone
and Thornton.
Vacancy--Alabama.
Passage Greeted With Applause
Throughout the afternoon. when a vote
on the bill wes momentariy expected,
Mrs. Wilson, with q party of friends
from the White House, Secretary Nc
Adoo and Joseph p. Tunulty, President
Wilson's secretary. were interested spec
tators Of the Senate's proceedings Mrs
Wilson stayed in the private gallery 1in-
til Z O'Clock, but left before the bill had
passed. Galleries and the floor of the
Senate We're crowded throughout the day
and the passage of the measure which
has held congressional attention for
many months. was greeted with uncheck-
ed applause from the galleries
To hasten final enactment of the bill
that is expected to reorganize aud
give balance to commercial and finan-
ctal conditions, the Senate named to-
night its conference committee. which
Will work with a House committee
to compose the difference between the
two bills. The members are SENATORS
Owen, OGorman, Reed, Pomerene,
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12

The railroads will no doubt COM
plain that, under the Supreme Courts
decision, the burden falls upon them
Of proving that State made rates are
unreasonable and eonfiscatory, II
would seem that this leaves the States
abundant opportunity TO keep on
harassing the railroads by imposing
new rate schedules, each Of which is
IeaaI until the railroads can demon
..rate in the courts that under such
rates the return upon capita would
not be reasonable.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12

HAVE several -alaried positions for
house uauEas-er-. also need crew
Apply Mr. N0oring, 601
Temple Court. between and 10 a. m,
q sr# o. 6-1O-35
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
STOCKS SOAR ON
FAVORABLE NEWS
Report That While House Will
Tide Over Any Money Strin-
gency Causes Advance.
BY c. w. STORM.

NEW YORK. June u. Rallyng from
its slump at the close Yesterday the
stock market moved upward at the
opening of to-day and first quotations
ranged from fractions 10 - higher.
Canadian Pacific was one if the strong
est. opening at 2l2s, and rapidly moving
to BIB
There was a good deal of foreign buy
ing most Of it coming from London.
United States steel common, which
reached 4sTs the lowest price of the
year. a the close WEDNESDAY. opened
3. up 10 sos
Union Pacific was in increased de-
mand. Notwithstanding the fact that
Wednesdays slump carried 10 to new
low level Union Pacific began "A higher
at 1852, but within half an hour sold
Among the other gains were Anal
gamated Copper = American Can :
Baltimore and ohio =. Canadian Paclhc
"a. southern Pacific :. Reading =.
PENNSYLVANIA p %rtheru Pacific lA,
Missouri Pacific IS, Louisville and Nash
vile lla. st. Paul 81, Great Northern
preferred "A and American smelling Is.
St Paul rallied above par, selling around
l0Oi2
There was no forced liquidation and
the indications were that there was
considerable investment buying The
rise i'm time money rates was without
beariSh effect
The curb was steady.
Americans in London We're irregular.
At the end Of an hour and half
the bulls had things all their own way
and there was not a loss in any Of the
sixteen stocks that made mp the bulk
Of erday's trading Every one OF
them. with the exception Of Atchtsou,
made a gain. and AtchisOn regained its
early fractional loss The gains made
during the pleasing little hour and a
half on the sixteen stock chiefly sold
were. Copper. ! * Smelters. lss, Atch
isuu, no change Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit. 12s, Erie, = Great Northern pre-
ferred . Lehigh Valley, ~ Canadian
Pacific as Chicago, Milwaukee and ST
Paul. . Missouri Pacific, rs Northern
Pacific, p Reading rs Southern Pa
cifiC. l2s Union Pacific, pa lniIed
states Steel ia
Nearly 70 per cent Of all Of the sales
Yesterday We're made in these stocks.
New Haven was the only really weak
market factor. and the stock went to par
with a drop of 2ia. II was sold for rea
sons peculiar Co 10 and having no couuec-
ton whatever with the general situation.
The road has been in bad way for
some time There was report that its
dividend would he cut in half and the
experts suggested that lt help its posi-
ton materially 10y cutting DO Off alto
gether. seeing that 10 could hardly be
expected to come from the earnings of
the line
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12

Railroad batting will still be pos
sibIe. at least up 70 a certain point.
In the end-after annoying eEpen'
sive litigation and perhaps disorgan'-
zation Of business-the railroads can
count upon receiving equitable treat
noent from the Supreme Court.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
utures opened steady


NEW ORLEANS June II The man
shows fair weather. except iu south
and west Texas and the Caroliuas.
where 10 rs cloudy. warmer in the Cen
trail states General showers in south
and west Texas the gar1linas and the
Atlantic coast no rain elsewhere The
low maximum temperatures In the
Western states are those Of Yesterday
morning. but IL has already become
cations are for a more rapidly rising te-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
COTTON GOSSIP

market opened barely steady with q
sharp decline. Liverpool became a big
buyer in our market. resulting in
rapid advance. The buying became gen
eral. while the selling was light and
scattered
July and October featured the market
Spot people We're heavy buyers of July.
while Liverpool Centered their atteu-
ton on the new crop
Schnl was best buyer on the call
Cone and Hentz bought after the call
Gwathmey x Riordan also bought At
times offerings were practically nil
Howard and Wilson were large buyers
Of October
The South was good seller Of cotton
here yesterday.
There were wires in circulation YES
terday to the effect that there was
some cotton from the new crop being
offered from Texas for July delivery,
which had a depressing effect Advices
from the Carolinas state that the cold
weather i'm some sections is doing some
harm.
The short interest in July-August
has been reduced TO such an extent that
pened during the past few days SAYS
J. NJ. Anderson.
Liverpool cabled that Manchester was
getting bare of cotton and would soon
have TO buy more freely. but a letter
from Liverpool Yesterday stated thar
lockout was probable all over Lancashire
around July !, unless a labor dispute
in place called Nelson was settled be
fore that date.
Il is said that spot people and Liver
pool are long big line of October.
against sales Of January in this mar
ket. proba bly, based on the local stock
remaining small through September
Dallas wires. Panhandle heavy rains.
rest Of state generally clear Okla
homa generally clear
NEW ORLEANS. June Hayward
q Clark. The weather map shows
fair over the entire cotton belt. except
in south and west Texas and the Caro-
linas. where cloudy. warmer i'm The the
Central States, good general showers
over south and west Texas and the Car
olinas. No rain elsewhere. Low mini
mum temperatures In the Eastern
States are those of yesterday morning
Indications are for fair and much
warmer weather all Nover the belt, eN-
Cept possibly more rain in south and
west Texas.
The New orleans Times Democrat
says. Low price people derived more
satisfaction out Of the fact that the
cotton market did not advance than out
Of the fact that IL did decline. \ big
failure was reported by London and
reau promised clearing weather after
some further rains in south Texas The
stock market was lower, but sustained
heavy sales of the actual at LIVERPOOL
$50 9f ms oh.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
General Forecast.

Following is the general forecast until
D. M. Friday.
Georgia Fair tonight and Friday.
slowly rising temperature
Virginia Fair tonight and Friday.
warmer Friday.
North Carolina and South Carolina
Fair tonight and Friday. slowly rising
temperature
Florida Fair tonight and Friday.
rising temperature IN north portion
Ala bam. Mississippi and Tennessee
Fair tonight and FRIDAY
Louisiana and Arkansas Fair and
warmer
oklahoma CLOUDY
East Texas Unsettled showers IN the
.4uth.
West Texas Unsettled showers
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12

There s no need. however, TO be-
, re panicky,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12

n s. GOVERNMENT POSITIONS open
20 women Write for list. Franklin
Institute, Dept 6O2-D. Rochester, ". y.
25-20-5
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12

From a businessmen political
poipt Of view +. is a thousand pltIes
that measures could not be devised to
relieve the railroads from interior
ence by States with rates which at
feet interstate movement Of traffic.
As matters now stand each State
can prescribe any sort Of rates It
wishes. and it dsvolves upon the rail-
roads TO 90 to the trouble and eK-
pense Of proving these rates con-
fiscatory before they are granted re-
lief
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

COTTON Gl0faU0Us
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12

The present status IS not sstlstae-
tory to either the general public Or
the railroads.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12

The Sunday American goes every.
where all over the South. n you have
anything TO sell The Sunday Amer
lean IS The Market Place OF the
South" The Sunday American Is the
best advertising medium.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
TEACHERS WANTED.

We nave many calls for
good teachers fan positions, enroll
now Southern Teachers Agency and
Employment Bureau, Americas, Ca
40-2-6
work High class patronage Eff
r..sur service FOSTER Teachers Agen-
.t.. Atlanta ga 54-3-4
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
PORT RECEIPTS.

The following table shows receiDts at
the ports to-day compared with the
same day last year.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
SPECIAL NOTICES.

GGRTENTERS. TAKE NOTfCE3
stay away from Augusta. Ga. trouble
ON hand hundreds of idle men walking
rHe streets Carpenters -. g. -OI-6-lZ
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-12
EEEpsTuEFs

SHORTS White. l0u-in sacks. 81 20.
Halliday. white 100-lh sacks, $40,
iaudy middliuR 100-lh sacks, Sl.G5.
fancy 1I-lb. sacks, Sl.I5. r. W. 75-Ib
sacks. 81 90 brown, l00-Ih sacks $3.50.
Georgia feed. 75-lb. sacks, 81 S.. clover
leaf. T5-Ib sacks 81 60. bran. 75-lh
sacks. 81 30. lOO-lb sacks. q 30; 5O-lb
sacks. ST 30. Uomeoiue, $50, Germ
meal Iomp0 81 80.
GROUND FEED purina feed. l75-lb
sacks. 81 co. lO0-lb sacks 81 s.. Purlua
molasses feed 81 90. Arab horse feed.
q 10 AUueeda feed 81 IS. Suereue dairy
feed 81 so. Monogram, l00-Ih sacks
81 GJ- Victory horse feed. l00-Ih sacks
81 so. a G. feed 81 IS, milk dairy feed.
81 20. alfalfa m0lasScs meal 81 70. al
s 30.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-01
Vermont Academy Notes.

Mr.. Moody of the faculty spent sun
day at his home in Mortified, Mass.
Professor X r. b. Flint of Norwich
university called at the school Tuesday
and talked to the senior class.
Among recent visitors at the school
were Olin ID. Gay of Cavendish, a mem
Der of the board of advisors, and John
n. Dunlap, 1912, of Keene
The Vermont Academy second team de
feated the team representing the Leland
and Gray school of Townshend April IS.
In spite OF the downpour the score was
kept down to , to 3.
This past week a general information
test was given the two upper classes of
the school About 40 questions upon 4
great variety Of subjects were given The
seniors proved to be better informed
Mortimer Proctor Of Proctor will speak
to the student body at vespers Sunday
evening. Mr.. Proctor, who graduated
from Yale in 1872 was very active in
the Dwight Hall work while in college
Saturday evening May 3, Henry Oldys
will lecture in Fuller hall on Birds aud
Bird life. Mr.. Oldys enjoys a national
reputation as a lecturer on birds. This
promises to be one of the most entertain
| ing and instructive talks given at the
academy this year
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-01

I. What IS the longest run ever made
in billiards. and 10y whom was it made:
= What is the fastest record made by
am automobile for distance of one mile
I. The best record runs at billiards are
as follows: PROFESSIONALISM at 1S3,
Calvin Demarest. Chicago. Nov. rs, 1910;
100 al Isl. William Hoppe Pmladel-
phia. Nov. 20. 1910; 246 at 49, Maui
rice Nignaux, Chicago. 1883. when record
balll line was first played - Mt straight
cushion-caroms. F. {. Ives, Boston. 1906;
Dos, champion game. Paris, 1882; >
1876 at English billiards, by George Gray.
Australia, at London. March Is. 1911.
>. Straight free-for-all record. regardless
OF class. Burman in Bitten Benz car
at Daytona, April %, 1911. made mile
i'm 2J.4 seconds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-01
Member of the Associated Press.
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1913.
AN UNJUST MEASURE.

The facts of the California-Japan-
csc crisis are simple. The legislature
of California is proposing to pass a
bill prohibiting the owning or leasing
of land in California by japanese.
What they already own will escheat
to the state. The objections to the
measure are that it is absolutely un-
necessary; that it is in direct violation
of the treaty between the United
States and Japan; that it would there
come a law; but that, as a wanton in
suit directed at a friendly nation,
whose people are affectionate but SEN
sitive, it would provoke (the very
proposal has already provoked ami
mosities which threaten consequences
OF the gravest character The Cali
fornia bill is unnecessary: The num-
Der of japanese in THE state, and in
the country, is decreasing. In the
year 1907. an agreement was entered
into by the United States and Japan
under which immigration of Iaborers
into this country was prohibited. That
year there entered American ports 10
$50 japanese. The figure is that Civ
en- by the United States commissioner
general of immigration. BY 1909, ac-
cording to the same authority, the
immigration had fallen to 3,11l. BY
1910, to 2,710. This figure has since
come up little, but the old conditions
have never been approximated.
The plots of land owned by the
japanese in California, are not ricf
farms from which they have crowded
the white man, but tracts of arid ant
naturally non-productive soil, which
by industry and skill in intensive gar
dening, the japanese have made profit
able. They have not taken anything
away from the white Iand-holders
they have added so much to the wealth
of the state. Under the treaty exist
ing between the United States am
| Japan, each nation is accorded by tn
other all rights which, be granite
to the most favored nation-that is
each government guarantees that Their
shall be no discrimination against tn
other as compared with any of tn
nations of the world. The Californi
legislature proposes to enact tina
aliens ineligible to citizenship" sha
not own land. This disermnates agans
the Japanese whereas the treat
pledges us not to discriminate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-01
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

\ timely, interesting and valuable
feature of the North American Re-
views May issue is an article by
President Frank B. Noyes of the As
ISOLATED Press upon that remarkable
example of success in co-operated eff
fort.
The Brattleboro Reformer is a mem
Der of the Associated Press, being
among the $50 newspapers thus coop
Grating which care scattered from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, from Canada
to the Gulf, and represent every pos
sible shade of political belief, religious
faith and economic sympathy" In
the further words of Mr.. Moves, cit
is obvious that the Associated Press
can have no partisan nor faetiona
bias, no religious utilization, no CAPT
talistic nor pro-labor trend. .
"'Our Junction. he says, "1is K
supply our members with news, no.
views; with news as it happens, no
as we may want it to happen
The efficiency with which it per
forms this service is a daily marvel
as we sean the face of the glob
through telescope whose eye-pieee i
| the end of the Associated Press wir
in this town. And it would be no les
a marvel to our readers if they ha
not been accustomed to having thi
panorama of the world laid befor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-01

Will you please give in the Question
Box department the proper pronuncia-
ton of the word ''ratine' This Is a
French word meaning kind of twilled
cloth.
The word is susceptible of two pronm-
Citations, either of which is correct. The
French pronunciation Is as though it
were spelled ''rat-in-a,' the first and
third syllabes being accented and Tho
last syllable having the broad sound Of
"a as in May. The English pronuncia
ton gives the word two syllabes, rat
inc, and the second syllable receives the
accent, the - having the broad sound Of
Sc"