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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
1
The Senate lobby investigating committee extended its probe to all organized efforts shaping pending legislation. It plans to subpoena most named "tariff callers" and learn how groups influenced Congress on sugar wool and other tariffs, with no definite end in sight and a request for unlimited time.
Hatpins were used by striking girls to repel pickets at the Gerhardt shirt factory in Hazleton. Several picketers were scratched during clashes while police arrested one girl who allegedly threatened to stab an officer. A sister was allegedly stripped to the waist in the melee.
Senator Goff testified to the lobby investigating committee that his West Virginia coal property yielded annual royalties of twenty five thousand dollars. The hearing focused on potential conflicts of interest and income sources for lawmakers.
The senator said his oil properties pay about fifty thousand dollars annually and that oil is sold to Standard Oil subsidiaries only. He expects no impact from tariffs on his holdings and noted no lobby influence or approaches on the tariff issue.
Bantamweight champion pugilist Johnny Coulon accepted Kid Williams manager’s offer for a twenty round title bout to be held in Baltimore likely on July 4. The terms include a $5,000 guarantee to Coulon and forty percent of receipts.
Washington reports Senator Hitchock Nebraska introduced an anti trust amendment to the Underwood tariff bill proposing a progressive excise tax on tobacco cigars cigarettes and snuff the tax would apply after a 25 percent production threshold with rates up to six cents per pound plus the current eight cents per pound tax officials estimate the aggregate tax could reach 15000000 annually and force a dissolution of the tobacco trust experts say the government may open decrees in Standard Oil and tobacco cases though no final decision has been made yet
Richmond June 5 Henry Carter Stuart of Russell county was unofficially declared the Democratic primary nominee for governor after entries closed with no opposition. The state Democratic committee will make him official. The ticket includes Ellyson vs Machen for lieutenant governor and Williams, King, Cumming for attorney general. The Ellyson Machen race is expected to be the contest.
Paris June 5. In the chamber of deputies a debate on protecting working women during motherhood led to a lively exchange. Deputy Engel and proposed a bill to require employers to continue wages for four weeks of absence. He argued France and Turkey lack protections and cited high infant mortality and births exceeding deaths by about forty thousand.
Lee Page of Wheeling West Virginia admitted in United States district court that he killed Detective John J Reardon of Pittsburgh in Steubenville during labor troubles in 1910 The confession led to dismissal of pending suits and a settlement for Reardons heirs Page said he acted voluntarily and Judge Sater pressed him about assassinating Reardon
In Webster Springs West Virginia on June 5 special coverage notes delays in the Tracy murder trial while the Rhodes bribery case waits. Judge O'Brien considers subpoenas for Rhodes and Edwards Oil Company clerks and checks from September 1912 to May 1913. The Rhodes case faces postponement until the Tracy case concludes amid witness scheduling tensions.
A member of the lower house of the West Virginia legislature is identified. The record notes a current representative serving in the state House, with no further context or details provided in the readable text.
Senate met at 2 p m as lobby investigating committee kept hearings. Commerce panel favored delaying customs service reorganization to January 1, 1914 while Finance debated tariff. President Wilson sent nominations for confirmation and Hitchcock proposed higher excise on large tobacco factories to curb monopoly. Executive session postponed renewal of arbitration pacts with Britain Italy and Spain. WV mine strike probes prep for Charleston hearings. Senator Smith introduced immigration bill akin to Burnett Dillingham. Foreign relations backed renewal of arbitration pacts. adjourned 3 15 pm. Budget panel reviewed reform plans for appropriations bills.
Thirty eight silk workers, including a seventeen year old girl, were convicted of unlawful assembly for picketing a Paterson mill during strike disturbances on April 25. They face one to three years in prison or fines up to 500 dollars. Three others were acquitted. Leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World will be tried next Monday by a foreign jury. A fifteen member committee was named to negotiate with manufacturers to end the thirteen week strike as three hundred workers voted to resume work next Tuesday.
Mrs John Hix arrived from Gate City Virginia with her eight year old daughter to intercede for her husband who is to be executed at Moundsville tomorrow for the murder of Mrs Gladys Thompson in McDowell county Governor Hatfield remained confined to his room and Pardon Attorney RE G Pierson announced that no reasons were offered to prevent the hangings.
Robert Roach, 27, enraged by his wife's departure, shot and killed his mother-in-law and sister-in-law and a 16 month old baby in Canton. He wounded a policeman who attempted to arrest him.
In San Francisco on July 4 the twenty round light weight title fight may be canceled if Willie Ritchie and Joe Rivers do not agree on weights 134 pounds for Ritchie and 133 pounds for Rivers. Ad Wolgast is proposed as Rivers replacement.
Fair on Friday then increasing cloudiness Saturday across West Virginia and Virginia. Temperatures mild with light winds and no precipitation expected through the period.
In Brownsville, Texas, on June 5 a mass burning of 110 bodies from fighting near Matamoros is reported amid chaotic Tampico conditions. Bands from rival factions terrorize, Americans face harassment, farmers demand U S protection, rail and telegraph lines fail, and rumors link foreign interests to Huerta support.
Washington reports Attorney General McReynolds criticizes dissolution decrees for Standard Oil and the tobacco trust under the Sherman act. He argues proration of stock among former controlling stockholders preserves combinations and inhibits true competition, signaling potential further action against both industries.
Washington notes President Wilson saw Japan's note on the California anti alien land law as paving the way for very interesting and friendly negotiations. He conferred with Secretary Bryan and Viscount Chinda and planned to discuss the Tokio note orally without an official reply. The cabinet will likely review the rejoinder soon as Bryan heads to Pittsburgh for a banquet for George W. Guthrie.
In Washington on June 5 Edward Porter son of a brewer married Annie Moncure daughter of a Virginia clergyman who had nursed him through hospitalization.
President Wilson slipped into the Capitol late today to present a large slate of diplomatic appointments. The marble room doors were locked as the Senate adjourned, and about twenty senators were summoned from the Senate Office Building. He said no official list would be released until governments respond, and discussed tariff questions with Senators James and Stone, noting no final decisions on tobacco manufacturer amendments.
William W. Whyte of Welch was selected secretary for the new public service commission in Charleston. The commission members also took the oath of office today, June 5.
Western Pennsylvania Democratic leaders have accepted invitations to a farewell banquet in Pittsburg to honor former Mayor George W. Guthrie before his departure for Pekin to serve as United States minister to China.
Seventeen western states convene in Salt Lake City to discuss state sovereignty over natural resources and oppose federal control of timber, water, minerals, and irrigation. Governors present or via delegates outline plans, with speakers on conservation, flood control, and resources management.
In Williamson West Virginia on June 5 a dispute at the Whitten home led J R Whitten a coal operator to shoot at William Miller a prominent businessman and churchman. Miller first drew with his right hand then with his left but Whitten’s shots disabled both hands.
Emily Wilding Davison, the suffragette who leaped at the king's horse during the derby, remained in critical condition after severe injuries with doctors giving little hope of recovery. She is a well known activist and an Oxford and London University honorary graduate.
The Tobacco Association of the United States begins its thirteenth annual convention in Richmond Virginia with headquarters at the Jefferson Hotel. Attendees include tobacco manufacturers warehouse men and agents from across the United States and several foreign countries. The meeting continues through the end of the week.
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