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MALE SUFFRAGETTE
INTERFERES WITH
BIG fill! ASCOT
"Effeminate Appearing Man Throws
Himself in Front of Horses as
They Near Finish.
CATCHES BELMONT'S HORSE
Animal and Jockey Are Thrown, but
Neither is Badly Hart.
MAN HAS FRACTURED SKULL
He Is Unconsoioas, and Doctors Say
He Will Die.
NOT KNOWN TO SUFFRAGISTS
'Women In London Headquarters Say
They Do Not Know the Man and
that They Did Not Plan
r the Deed.
A SCOT, England, Juno 19. Fired by the
recent example ol Miss Emily Wilding
Davidson during the derby, a male suf
fragist today attempted suicide by fling
ing himaelf in front of August Belmont's
4-year-old Tracery during the race for
the valuable Ascot gold cup. His act de
prived the American sportsman of a good
chance of capturing the trophy.
Tho man was fatally Injured. The
horse and Its rider, although they were
both brought to the ground, were not
harmed.
Waving a flag of the suffragette colors
In one hand and brandishing a revolver
In the other, the militant suffragist
prang over the rails just an the field of
horses, with the American colt Tracery
leading, were nearlng' the stretch for the
)-un home.
With a loud yell of 'Stop!" he bounded
In front of the horses. Tracery collided
with and foiled him before the jockey,
A. Whalley, had time to avert the acci
dent N
Tracy fell in a heap In the center of
the course, but his Jockey, "Whalley, fell
clear of him. Both were quickly on their
Teet and 'Whalley was able to walk into
the enclosure.
Sknll ! Fractured.
The man leaped the railing with a suf
fragette flag In one hand and a re
volver In the other, while the eight
horses In the cup race, were turning
Into the stretch with Tracery In the lead.
Hie grabbed Tracery's bridle, brought
horse and rider down and himself fell
with his skull fractured by a hoof. He
was removed to the Ascot hospital
suid operated upon. The surgeon after
Ward announced that his condition was
hopeless.
Cards found in the clothing of the in-
Iured man bear the name and address
Hewitt. Trinity college, Cambridge."
Hewitt is on the rolls of the Cambridge
university as an Undergraduate. A re
volver found on him was loaded. He was
An effeminate looking youth of about
80 rears. Officials of the Women's So
cial and Political union say they have no
knowledge either of the Individual or
Jrtie outrage.
According to a local agency a second
man seized the revolver when the In
jured man dropped it and pointed it .at
the crowd, some of whom charged him,
ut he succeeded in escaping;
A report Is current that the man In
the hospital has a bullet wound In his
head. Whether the shot was fired by
himself accidentally, or by his com
panion, Is not stated,
The police authorities here state that
Hewitt Is of unsound mind and 'Is not
connected with the suffragettes.
Tracery Is Famous Colt.
Tracery is a son of the famous English
atalllon Hock Sand, for which Mr. 'Bel
wont paid $125,000, while his dam. Is Top
iary, a mare exported from England.
fThe colt was bred at Mr. Belmont's nurs
ery stud In Kentucky. He finished third
In the derby at Epsom in 1912, won the
ussex stakes at Goodwood in July of
the same year and the Leger stakes at
iDoncaster in September, 1912.
-HORSE MARINES RESCUE
DISABLED MOTOR BOAT
NEW YORK; June 19. Coney Island
policemen mounted as horse marines
have become a valuable adjunct to the
life saving forces at that popular resort,
ffwo of the mounted policemen who were
on regular duty distinguished themselves
yesterday when they swam their horses
about 900 feet out to sea and rescued
Seven persons in a disabled motor boat
A thlrty-flve-foot craft was nearly
swamped by a choppy sea and two
women in the party with children in their
eirms- were screaming for help while
the throng of promenaders ashore stood
helplessly by. But the two blue coats
mounted on first-class steeds that had
keen taught to swim, did not hesitate
tor a moment They simply wheeled their
charges, spurred them down oVer the
mbankment to the beach and plunged
Into the surf. The tide was such that
the horses had not gone more than
jeventy-five feet before they were "off
their legs" and had to swim. Horses and
riders bobbed up and down half sub
merged while a great crowd on the beach
cheered their efforts. The two men not
fenly reached the craft In time to rescue
the women and children, but went back
a second time and towed in the boat with
Its men occupants.
m. BACON OBJECTS TO
RECOGNITION OF HUERTA
WASHINGTON, June 19.-"Tho Huerta
government Is a revolutionary govern
ment and not the result of a legitimate
Succession to- the Madero administra
tion," declared Senator Bftcon, chairman
f the senate' foreign relations committee,
Joday as he left the White House.
"I am not in favor of recognition," said
be. "I don't see any serious movement
In Washington leaning In that direction.
A large part of Mexico. Is up In arms
and the northern part Is In the control
of the constitutionalists and until there
Is complete peace and orderly and legal
elections there should be no recognition.
I approve of the policy of the president
In withholding recognition as there does
not appear to be a stable regime In ex
7
(ittnce In the Mexican republic."
PEOPLE FAYORWATER FIGHT
Action of Victor Rosewater is Com
mended by Many.
SAY REDUCTION IS PROMISED
So Declares IV. P. Warner, Who Was
In the Legislature When the
Original Water Dill Was
Considered.
Water consumers have taken their
stand emphatically with Tho Bee In Its
campaign to force down water prices to
a legitimate rate and dosens of cltlsenai
expressed their approbation of the course
of Tho Bee's editor in bringing- suit as a
consumer to test tho power of the Water
board to collect an extortionate water
rate
"What I want to know is how much
money tho Water board spent In lobbying
at Lincoln last winter," said Mayor Dalil
Rosewater goes Into the matter of earn!
Ings and expenses, this Information may
be disclosed. I think the Water board Is
up against It and tho only thing they can
do under Tho Bee's showings is to reduce
the rates and have the flgbt ended."
Councilman Thomas McOovern said he
had "been expecting Just such a turn of
affairs." Ho believes the Water board
ought to be forced to reduce, the rates for
the benefit of the poorer consumers, es
pecially.
"The Ben Is making a winning fight,"
said city Clerk Tom FJynn
Police Commissioner John J. Ryder said
the Water board had made a big mistake
in thinking that It did not have to co-od
erate with the executive branch of the
city government. Ho said he was glad
air. Rosewater had brought the rate ques
tlon to a crisis. "Mr. Rosewater has been
fair in the matter and this fight ought
10 settle tho rate question."
City Commissioner Dan.B. Butler com
mended The Bee's fight and approved the
action started by The Bee's editor.
Keen Few Promises.
"Victor Rosewater Is doing the right
thing and a great benefit to the people
of Omaha In his fight for ower water
rates," says United States Marshal Wil
liam P. Warner. "The Water' board has
made numerous promises, very few, If
any, of which have been kept. They
premised to lower the rates some time
ago. and if It had not been for The Bee
the board would have let the old rates
ride indefinitely."
Mr. Warner was a state senator when
the original water bill was brouM up
and he voted for the bill. "The repre
sentatives from Omaha and Mr. Howell
told me It was Just what Omaha wanted
and promises were made to me that the
rates would be reduced, At that time I
was paying 15 cents ror w&tr In Lincoln,
and 35 cents for water In Omaha looked
extremely high. lt was for this reason
I voted In favor of the bill, but since
then 1 have been thinking that I was
'roped In. "
Wants Hates Lowered Now.
"Let him go to It." said D. V. Sholes.
speaking of the Injunction suit. "We've
got to have lower water rates sooner or
later, and there's no. sense In the Water,
board trylhg"?o hold out on them. Lower
rates are bound to" tome and we might
as well get the benefit df.them as our
grandchlldreh. I have no tight to make
with the Water board myself excerit that
they seem" o let Commissioner Howell
have everything to say. I believe they
would vote for lower rates If It wasn't
for him, and he, himself, would see Jus
tice In It and lower' the rates If he
thought The Bee wouldn't have credit
for It Just credit, I should add."
Public Favors Move.
W. If. Murray, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Union raclflo: "The
position of The Bee Is correct and it is
to be hoped that you will win the suit.
The water rates are too high and I be
lieve the public Ib with Mr. Rosewater In
this move.
C. J. Chlsam, assistant general agent
of the Great Western: "Mr. Rosewater has
done the, right thing and the public will
back him up. There Is no city In the
class with' Omaha where rates on water
are so high as here and we all hope
that this suit wilt result In their being
lowered."
Sisseton, S, D., Goes
Into Partnership
With Saloon Keeper
SIOUX PALLS. S, D June 19.-(Soe-
clal.) Commencing July 1 Sisseton will
have the nearest approach to a municipal
saloon of any town In South Dakota.
Through an arrangement unique in the
history of the, saloon business in the
state the town "will have but one saloon
after July 1, although entitled to two Un
der the new "1 to 600" state license law,
which goes into effect at that time.
The licenses for two saloons were
granted to W. E. Bollenbeck, who offered
to pay for the two licenses in order to
be able to do business during the com
ing year without competition. The two!
licenses will cost him an aggrogate of
$2,300 and will permit him to run only
one saloon, In accordance with the agree
ment entered Into between himself and
the city. Bollenbeck will conduct the
business on unique lines. He will work
on a salary of 11.800 per year, and tho
profits of the business will be divided
as follows: Fifty per cent will go Into
the good roads fund and the remaining
60 per cent will go Into the city treasury.
The daily receipts of his saloon will
be turned over to J. A. Rlckert and J.
Plut, leading cltltens, under whose con
trol the business will be conducted. The
name of the city will not appear In any
of the transactions of the saloon. AThe
new state law has been carefully ex
amined by attorneys, who say there is
nothing In It to con'flct with the novel '
agreement entered into,
Five Hundred Dollars
Loot from Robbery
CHfCAGO, Juno 18. The robbers who
held up the Illinois Central train at
Qlenarm. III., obtained $500 from a small
safe in the express car. They failed to
get several thousand In a second and
larger afc. This statement was made
on arrival of the train here today by of
ficials, of the railroad. A reward or $1,009
was dffcred for the capture of the rob
bers.
APPEAL IN LABOR
CASES IS GRANTED
Supreme Court Will Pass Upon the
Decision of the Lower
Tribunal.
RULING BY JUSTICE WHITE
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison Win
a Point in Case.
HISTORY
OF THE CASE
Union Leaders Are Charged with
Contempt of Court.'
SENTENCES ARE SET ASOE
ProceedlnRs Instituted Again nnd
Snnie Penalties Imposed These.
I Are Later Reduced by
Appeals Conrt.
WASHINGTON, June 19,-Chlef Justice
Whlto this afternoon granted an' appeal
to the supreme court In the cases of
Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison, labor
leaders Charged with contempt of court
The three officials were held In con
tempt by the supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia for violating an injunc
tion against boycotting tho Bucks Stove
and Range company. Upon complaint by
the company, tho court sentenced Gom
pers to a year In Jail, Mitchell to nine
months and Morrison to six months.
The supreme court of the United States
set asido all tho sentences because the
contempt proceedings were brought in the
name of tho stove compahy. Thereupon
the district supremo court appointed a
committee to bring contempt proceedings
In tho nnmo of tho court. This was done
and later the same sentences were im
posed as in the first Instance. Tho court
of appeals tho district recently reduced
these sentences to one month Imprison
ment tor Gompers and to $500 fines for
the other defendants. For several weeks
applications for a review of tbo cases
had been pending in the supreme court.
Currency Bill
Will Provide for
-Eegional Banks
WASIHNGTON, June 19.-Admlnlstra-
tlon leaders .today began an earnest ef
fort ,to whip the currency bill Into final
shape and get Into accord on every de
tail. With fundamentals and essentials
agreed on by President Wilson, Secretary
MoAdoo and Chairmen Owen and Glass
of the senate and house banking and
currency committees, the leaders today
and tomorrow will attempt to perfect It
as 'an administration measure:
The fundamentals of the bill as agreed
on have been published from time to time.
As now agreed upon' the country would
be divided into not less than twelve
regional reserve associations and all na
tional banks will be compelled to be
come members of the reserve association
In their respective districts. State banks
will be eligible to membership. The re
serve associations will 'organise federal
reserve banks In each district with a
minimum capital of $5,000,000, which will
be supplied by the membership banks at
the rate of 20 per cent o.f then- capital.
These reserve banks will receive the de
posits of the federal government and thus
prevent the Treasury department from
looking up great quantities of money
from circulation, The reserve bank will
be a bank of banks, with the privilege
of redlscountlng commercial-paper.
Steamship Sinks Off
Cape Mendicino
SAN FRANCISCO, Juno 19. The .lum
ber steamer, Riverside, bound from Ever
ett, Wash., to San Pedro, Cal Is In a
Blnklng condition .Off the northern Cali
fornia coast, according to a wireless dis
patch today from the liner, Admiral Far
ragut. The crew of thlrty-elx has taken
to the small boats, and a boat has been
sent to their assistance from the Farra-
gut.
The spot where the Riverside, a wooden
steam lumber carrier of 99o tons. Is re
ported sinking is off Cape Mendocino
and known as a graveyard of ships.
Shipping men expressed little fear, how
ever, for the safety of its crew.
A Jater message from the Farragut
said the Riverside had gone down, but
that all members of the crew were res
cued, t
SALT LAKE CAR SHOPS BURN;
LOSS QUARTER OF MILLION
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. June 18.
Fire completely destroyed the car repair
ing shops of the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad company here tonight. The fire
originated in the paint shop, and spread
so rapidly that the firemen were unable
to do much more than to continue their
efforts to saving the surrounding build
ings from destruction.
Three flrmen were overcome with smoke
and one fireman was caught beneath a
railing wall, but was not seriously hurt
The loss Is estimated at $2S,ono.
CANADIANS WIN TENNIS
MATCH FROM AFRICANDERS
LONDON. June 19. Canada today won
the first singles match from South Africa
In the elimination round for the aelec-
of, a cla,lenr fr the Dwlght F.
Davis lawn tennis trophy. R, b. Powell
reprsented the dominion and It p. Le
aner, South Africa. Powell won the
match by three sets to two. The 8oore
was 8-J. 6-4. 4-6, 7-6. The mat,ch waa
played at Queen's club.
DOZEN AUTOS DESTROYED
IN FIRE AT DES MOINES'
DKS MOINES. la.. June 19.-Flre be-
lleved to have started In the paint shop
destroyed the 8. Lagerqulst Carriage oom
panys 'plant here today. A dozen auto
mobiles were burned. The loss Is est!
mated at $50,000, partly' covered by Insur
anc.
Drawn for The Bee by Powell.
SQUEEZE WATER FROM STOCK
Dcs Moines Seeks to Come to Terms
with Street Railway Company.
MUST LOWER CAPITALIZATION
Methodist Minister at Altoona
Saves Lives of Ten Adnlt Mem
bers of Flock Who Were
Swlmmlnsr.
. - (From a. Staff. Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, la.. June 19. (Special
Telegram.) In . the negotiations between
the -city of Pes Moines ' and the street
car company for terms of a new fran
chise, the company has agreed to scale
down' the capitalisation for rate-making
purposes by $1,300,000. With this amount
of water squeezed out of tho stock. It
still remains $4,000,000, and tho undertak
Ing Is to provide that the company shall
be able to make a profit on this sum
and no more. Unless this amount is ac
cepted finally as the proper one for
valuation the city will employ experts to
appraise the property.
minister Saves Parishioners.
To the prompt herolo action of Rev.
E. J. Lacld, pastor of the First Methodist
church at Altoona, In dragging them
from the Des Moines river, ten adult
members of his congregation owe their
Uvea. While In wading In the river at
AdelPhl during the annual church picnic.
the entire party of waders stepped, oft a
ledge In the river Into water over their
depths. The minister was the only one
In the party who could swim and one at
a time he dragged his parishioners to
safety on the river bank.
British Opposition
Will Force Voton
Marconi Scandal
LONDON, June 19. That the opposition
In the House of Commons Is determined
to press ft) a decision a vote on the
British cabinet in regard to the Marconi
system was read by Alfred Lyttleton,
former Unionist cabinet member.
Mr. Lyttleton held that the apology made
by Attorney General Sir Rufus Isaacs
yesterday was too much Qualified and
that the immediately Impugned cabinet
ministers had not cleared themselves.
Premier Asqulth expressed keen regret
at the decision of the Unionists. He
agreed that the cabinet ministers would
have been better advised to have told
the whole story In October during the
debate, on Marconi contracts.
At the same time, however, he said
that the terms of the' opposition motion
were in the highest degree ungenerous.
The charge having been conclusively (lis.
proved, the opposition should hare put
In the forefront Its resolution "an ex
plicit finding that the cabinet ministers
had been foully traduced."
Arthur J. Balfour, the former Unionist
prime minister, said he! regarded all
oharges of corruption as absurd, but that
the two cabinet ministers had been guilty
of the gravest Indiscretion.
He addded: "Neither of the ministers
expressed regret of the transaction.
What we regretted Is tho trouble. The
prime minister will find words In which
tv express the regret we all feel. He
will find no enemies among the oppo
sition. We appeal to him to accept the
course which I suggest. '
MORTAR BATTERY MAKES
RECORD AT PRACTICE
BAN FRANCISCO, Cal June 1.-Flf-teen
of twenty shots fired from one of
San Francisco's motar battery defenses
last night struok a target five and one.
half miles out at sea. For night prac-
i tlee tills ! reirardid sm An iimiaimt .!...
The target, which was picked up by
five powerful search lights from the
shore, was not visible to the gunners,
who fired from a pit behind a hill. The
range was telephoned to them from sta
tions overtooklnng the entrance to the
harbor,
y
Coming Down
Yi Jf f Vo'lX "WATER Vi f - r
Leprosy Increasing
in United States,
Says Dr. Blue
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. Juno 19.
Leprosy Is steadily Increasing In the
United States, according to Dr. Rupert
Blue, surgeon genoral of the United
States public health service. Dr. Blue's
address told of the continued prorogation
and spread of therdlsease. Tho doctor
discussed tho present staje and federal
laws relative to tho dlacuao and urged
t V. ,
.in? uu. inuuiiu ui Huvcrnmeiu nujiervit l
slop. Measures for the control of thr
disease and tho care of those afflicted'
are absolutely necessary, declared Dr.
Blue.
Medical Inspection In tho schools has
revealed many defects In ' the . older
children, declared Dr. Walter S. Cornell
of Philadelphia. The following are somo
of the defects shown, according to Dr.
Cornell.
1 Frequency of eye strain, carious
teeth, poor nutrition, flat chest ni mn.
'tal rrtradatlon among children.
t'rosent text uooHs don't emphasize
the results of eye strain, nasal obstruc
tion, popr heredity, the causes of squint,
myopia, defective hearing, discharging
ears, diptheria, scarlet fever, nervous
disorders, feeble tnlndcdness and decay
of teeth.
3. Future general medical practice
should Include tho subjects Just men
tioned and consider homo hygiene, school
hygiene and. personal Hygiene (ventila
tion, house cleanliness, sleep, exercise,
sex hygiene, diet, tobacco und alcohol.)
4. Tho accurate knowledge of the prac
ticing physician Is now mainly concern
ing the action of drugs. Present status
of eencml medical knowledge.: the writ.
Zip's experience as district Inspector, gen
eral uirecior, couege instructor ana med
ical examiner.
G. Remedy: The socialization of medi
cine and inclusion of eye, none and throat
Into the field of general practice: also
our positive recorded approval of the re
tention of the family physician as gen
eral consultant In health matters,
Two German Aviators
Killed When Biplane
Turns Over in the Air
BERLIN, June 19, Two German air
men were killed this morning at tho
Johannlsthal aerodrome. Aviator Kraftet
carrying a passenger named Gerbttz, had
ascended with the Intention of making a
two-hours' flight. There was practically
no wind and the biplane was making
good speed , when it suddenly turned
somersault at a height of 100 feet, throw
ing Its passengers to tho ground.
Kern Calls Party
Caucus on Tariff
WABHINQTON. Juno 19. Democratic
members of the senate finance committee
who have completed their revision of tho.
rate schedules In the Underwood tariff
bill making many reductions in nearly
every schedule and additions to the free
list, declare that the total of their altera
tions will Inorease the revenue to be
derived from the bill as.lt passed tho
house by more than $5,000,000.
The bulk of this Increase has been pro
vided by taking bananas from the free
list and making them dutablo at 5 cents
a bunch, on the ground that they are
controlled absolutely by a monopoly, and
by a repeal of an act which exempted
brandies used in fortifying wines from
the full Internal revenue tax of $1.10 a
gallon. These two changes, the commit
tee estimates, will bring an annual
revenue of about $9,000,000.
Senator Kern, the majority leader, sent
out today a call for all democratic sen
ators to attend the party caucus tomor
row when they will begin final considera
tion of the tariff measure before It Is
reported tn the senate for general de
bate. The majority of the finance com
mittee continued work today on the ad
ministrative section of the bill. An ef
fort will he made to have those features
to conform to a tariff designed to f oiler
competition- Home of the more drastic
provisions of the Underwood bill will be
revised.
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INTERURBANJtOAD IS SOLD
W. B. McKinley Buys Ralston and
Papillion Line Under Hammer.
ONLY ONE BID AT $110,000
Purchaser's qffer Was the First
and, Last Presented at the Sale
-flood Is Now Mak
ing Money.
The Nebraska Traction and Tower
company, property, which Is the Interur
'ban line known as .the RaJaton and Pa
'pillion" Hue, iVas sold at receiver's sale
yesterday- under the order of the
federal court for $110,000. W. B. McKinley
of Champagne, III., head of the famous
MoKlnley system of railroads In Illinois
and adjoining states, bought the road.
There were no other bidders. The sale
must await confirmation, after which
Mr. McKinley will send a njanager to
take charge of the road and go over It
to see what Improvements are needed.
There are outstanding receiver's cer
tificates In the sum of $5,000 which have
drawn Interest for two years. These
i;uino , iirsi in me settlement of the af.
i ... , . .
ratrs of the Insolvent company and will
make a large hole In the-tfroceods of th
sjiIc. Then come the liens, amounting
10 Douvccn i&,ooo and $20,000, with inter
est. These will tear another gash Into
the remainder of the proceeds. nftr
which come the bonds, In the sum of
ioi.wu; arter this the preferred stock,
Im tho sum of $154,000, fall Into line, and
bringing up the rear aro common stocks
in the m of $lw,ooo.
Itonil Is Cxtenderi.
The receiver's certificates were issued
by the receiver, Arthur Hngllsh, Im
mediately after he was appointed re
ceiver by the federal court,' October is,
1910. The money was used In the con
duct of the business of the company
and especially In the extension of the
road from Ralston to Papillion. When
me toaa was declared Insolvent, It had
not been extended beyond Ralston. Re
celver English Issued the receiver's cer
tificates and finished the line.
"Since the road has been taken over
by the receiver,' says Mr. English, "it
has been doing well, and has been In
creasing nicely In earnings. While the
road was losing money fast when it
went Into the court, It Is now making
nlco profits." )
The system has been using the Omaha
A Council Bluffs Street railway lines In
Omaha and South Omaha. Its own lines
begin Just out of South Omaha. The
same system is to obtain. The road has
a franchise In Douglas and Sarpy counties
and In Ralston and Papillion.
The sale Is the result of a foreclosure
of the liens and bonds over two years
ago. The provisions of the bidding were
that any one wishing to bid on Uie plant
must deposit with the receiver the sum
of $30,000. Mr. McKinley was the only
one wno deposited the money when the
sale was declared upon at the north
entrance of the federal building yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock. The $39,000 con
stitutes a part payment now that the
sale has been made, and the balance of
$110,000 will be paid on confirmation of
the sale by the court, which may be
In a week or a month.
WILSON RECEIVES FOUR
PROMINENT JAPANESE
WASHINGTON. June 19.-Preeldent
Wilson today received Viscount Chinda,
tne Japanese ambassador; Kajtnosuke
Ibuka, president pf the Federation of
Christian churches In Japan: Dr. Julchi
Soyeda, former president of the Industrial
banks of Japan, and Tadao Kamlva.
chief secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce of Toklo.
The delegation expressed themselves as
highly pleased with their audience with
the president. The president declared
the Japanese had expressed themselves
In a "most friendly and cordial way."
He said It was a visit of compliment and
entirely unofficial
STONE TAKES STAND
BEFORE COMMITTEE
IN LOBBY INQUIRY
Manager of Associated Press Testi
fies at His Own Request Re
garding: Hamlin Claims.
ARBUCKLE STATEMENT SENT OUT
Answer to It by Beet Representative
Had to Bo Cut Down.
PRESS OF BIQ NEWS MATTER
Other'Events at Time It Was Sub
mitted Crowded Story Out.
NEWLANDS, ALSO, IS. A WITNESS
Senator from Nevada Makes Brief
Statement Concerning Use of Ills
Name In Some of Correspond
ence Introduced.
WASHINGTON, Juno 19.-MelvllIo E
Stone, general manager of the Associated
'Press, testified at his awn request today
before the sermto -lobby committee re
garding tho claims contained In some
of tho correstfohaonpe of Clarence C.
Hamlin as to publicity beet sugar men had
hoped to obtain through tho Associated
Press. Hamlin's lettors had been read
Into thp committee's record two days
ago, after having been subpoenaed from
the files of tho United States Boot Sugar
Industry.
Before Mr. Stone testified, Senator
NAwlanda took tho witness chair to make
a brief statement concerning tho use of
his name In some of the correspondence
Introduced yesterday,
Mr. Stono presented all his letters and
records bearing on the demands of tho
beet sugar interests for publicity through
the news association. Ho testified that
October 3, 1911, John R, Arbuckle, a sugar
refiner, when leaving for Europe, had
ghen out a statement favoring free raw
BUgar. That statement was carried by
the Associated Press, ho said. On Oc
tober IS 4 short statement given oul
by Clarerico C I Hamlin at Colorado
Springs, answering tho Arbuckle state
ment, waa also carried by the Associated
Press. Tho Arbuckle statement, ho said,
was about 1,000 words long; the Hamlin
statement about 1W words.
Hntnlln Letter.
Mr. Hamlin then wroto Mr. Stono ask
ing that the beet sugar interests bo giver
as good treatment as the sugar refiners.
Mr. Hamlin's letter was:
I am writing you as chairman of the
United States Beet Sugar Industry, an
organization which Includes tiructlciillv
all of the beet sugar Interests of this
country, and ir anything further la nec
essary to give that which 1 have tc
say credit, 1 would refer you to any ol
win papers in uenvr. as wefi as to sen
ator Guggenheim and Senators Clurkutul
Warren 'of Wyomlna. Also to Mr. Chester
S Morey of Denver, nresldaht of the
ureal western sugar company, the
largest beet sugar producer In tho United
States, with whom vou are nnrsonallv
acquainted. 1 might add I am a member
of the Associated Press, representing tho
ueraiq-'reiegrapn or tins city.
Publicity Is the last thing I wish to
seek personally, but In Justice to tho
great Industry which 1 renresonL l feel
Justified In taking up with you in person
a matter which to us (a of tho gravest
Importance. On October12 Mr. John A
Arbuckle of Arbuckle Bros, gave out a
statement which was printed in full In
every Associated Press newspaper of the
unuca mutes, concerning tno sugar sit
uation. A copy of this statement Is at-
1 vuiFjr ui hub niuiemeui is ai-
itached hereto, The matters contained In
"llB "'atcment wore of such great Im-
portance and some of the mlsi-rcnrejientii.
tlons so gross that I did not feel that
these statements should go unchallenged.
I took the matter up with local repre
sentatives of tho Associated Press, who
followed it through the ordinary channels
and was assured that the Associated
Press would handle 660 words represent
ing tho beet sugar men's position on
these questions. This statement I pre
pared and you will find a copy hereto at
tached, This Is from the Donver Repub
lican, the Colorado papers having handled
It In full, The manner In which It was
handled will bo disclosed by the at
tached clipping from tho Washington
Post of October 18.
Your long experience in newspaper
work will rauao you to see Immediately
that we would have been much bettor
satisfied had the Associated Press tp
fused to handle it entirely rather than to
have published It In this abbreviated and
wholly unsatisfactory manner.
Of course, 1 understand tho Associated
Press Ib in no sense partisan and alms
to be wholly fair to all of the great In
terests of the country, and all that the
best Interests ask is that thoy receive the
same treatment at tho hands of your as
sociation as is accorded to certain re
finers In New York who are pushing the
free sugar propaganda with the avowed
purpose of at least putting a stop to tho
growth of the beet sugar industry.
We certainly have no desire to burden
the Associated Press with matter put out
for the purpose of "boosting" our In
dustry, but when attacked, feel that we
should be given as much publicity as is
given to our opponents. At least, we
would like to know what our status In
so tar as your association Is concerned.
Do Yoa Seal
Advertisements,
Sir?
The man who doesn't road
advertising misses a great deal
of valuable Information and
real news.
We don't suggest that a man
Immerse himself In the depths of
an advertisement that relates to
millinery or something else dta-
tly feminine, but we do sug
gest that a man read advertise
ments that bear upon his own
dally needs.
It Is worth any man's while,
not alone because such a course
gives him Information of Im
portance, but because It, en
ables him to eava money on
his purchases.
Suppose you need a suit ot
clothes, a pair ot shoes, or
something else to wear,
Suppoeo as a result of having
read an advertisement you go
straight to a certain store, make
your purchase, and save several
dollars. All because of having
read an advertisement.
Isn't It worth while?
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