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4 9 ) 4 CONGRESS FILTERS WILSON WINS IN THE SENATE ON WARNING RESOLUTION GORE STIRS UP CRISIS Blind Senator Says I “resident Wanted Break With Oernulny—Creates Sensation Felt in Foreign Quarters —White House Issues Denial— Stone Pnows Nothing of Saying. Out of Thursday's develop ments in President Wilson’s fight with congress, crowded to the ut most with elements of the sensa tional and dramatic, the adminis tration forces in the Senate have emerged witli pledges of enough votes to.kill, once and for all, Sen ator Gore's resolution to warn Americans off armed ships of the Kuropean !>elllgercnts and demon strate that congress stands behind the president in negotiations witli Germany. Action in the Senate, It is believed, will be followed promptly by stffliiife of sentiment In tho House against the president's foreign policy. In one of the greatest non-partisan debateo the Senate has seon in years 'Chairman Stone of the foreign rela tions committee declared he was not in accord with the president; Sena tor Lodge, the ranking Hepubllcan. pledged his support to the president's determination to secure to Ameri cans their rights on the high seas, and Senator John Sharpe Williams, juct from a sick bed, delivered a withering denunciation of the presi dent's opponents. The Senate adjourned until Friday morning without a vote but when the administration.Jeaders bring up the Gore resolution aqd they know they have votes sufficient to table it, dis posing of it finally as an embarrass ment to the president In bis conduct of diplomatic negotiations with Ger many. They have found that not more 'ban twenty-three votes can be mustered against them. la the Houm*. where the president was fared with farther delay, the promise of administration victory la the Senate gave signs of break lag ap the opposition and live Ira*ter* were coafltlent of similar action there. While tho Senate debated, thera came aewn to the stale department from Berlin which convinced officials that the dissension In congress was being used deliberately to woakea tho president's hand In Germany. CoaSdentlal advices stated that re ports circulated la tbs German capl tal as having come from Washington daclartd that congress stood fiv« to one against ths president. Out of tha, Sonata debate came turn which fo.- the moment threaten ed to overshadow the real features of the contest and probably dlarloaad tbs basis for agitation at tbs capitol Senator Gore, while the Senate sat rapt la amaaement, related story that l*rea!deat Wilson at his euaferrm-e with magreMioaal leaders a week ago had declared that (•ermaay'a laslateace on her position la the submarine controv ersy probably wonkl result In a breach of diplomatic rotation*; that a breach probably would l>e followed by war; and that a "state of war might not he of itself and of necessity aa evil to this repub lic, but that the United Slates, by entering upon war now, might be able to bring It to a conclusion by entering upon war now, might he able to bring It to a conclusion by midsnmmer and thus render a great service to civilization." Mr Gore declared that he did not say tho story was true, but that it came to him with ouch a concurrence of testimony and such marks of truth that hr did not feel that he could discharge his duty as a senator and withhold it. Chairman Stone of the foreign re lations committee at once replied that the president never had stated to him nor in his hearing that ho be* lieved, or in any way entertained the thought, that war between the Unit ed States and Germany would be de sirable or would result In good to Uie United States. When the White House heard what Senator Gore had said this atatem nt was issued: ' “When the attention of the White House was called to certain statements in' Senator Gore's speech this afternoon the president authorized an unqualified denial of any utterance to which any such meaning could be attached.” 4 It was explained on his behalf that the president had told the congress- men ho could not say what would f^V; low a breaking off of diplomatic re lations and had expressed ip the most vigorous terms his hope" that the United States would not be drawn into war and his determination to continue to bend his every effort to prevent it. It w'.g denied that the president said anything to convey the impres sion that he desired the United States to enter the war to shorten it, ot 1 for any other reason, but he reiterated, the necessity of upholding the na tional honor of the United States at all cost. . •\No attempt was made to minimize .thVreelization of the effect of Sena tor Gore’s declaration might have on the foreign situation at this time and on all sides it was admitted to be probably the most serious turn that has yet been given to the situation. Behind the curtain of dramatic events which shadowed the actual stepe in the president's fight for de lations and repudiation of the senti ment spread abroad that a majority of congress Is opposed to his foreign policy, the sdministration supporters took drastic steps to carry ont the prveid wit's demand for n record vote. Farad by the possibility of tndsfi nits «*>uy In the Henan, they traas- the fight to the fiannts. After having put the Senate majority on record, thq fight will be carried back to the other side of the capitoJL President Wilson again made It plain to Chairman Flood of the House foreign affairs committee that he wanted one of the warning resolu tions brought out of the committee for a vote and defeated in the House. But after the committee had deliber ated 'most of the day on what form such a resolution should take it ad- Jouriyk' . without action. The presi dent whs informed that on a canvass of the committee ten members were in favor of reporting Representative McLemore's resolution and nine against it. There are ♦wenty-one members of the committee. Outside of the Democratic ranks the principal development was Presi dent Wilson's invitation to Kcpuhli- ran I/eader Mann to confer with him at the White House. Mr. Mann went to the White House at five o’clock and after a con ference with the president was silent. It was understood that the president, following his course of treating the situation 1* a purely non-jtartisan question, had sent for the Rep leader to acquaint him with details of the complex condition affairs and probably ask fo port of the Republicans in mination to stand for the American citizens to travel under the guarantee of international law. Later Mr. Mann would not in dicate what he said to the'president or how he would vote.on a warning resolution, but it is generally under stood a majority of the Republicans would vote against one. • After Representative Mann left, the president conferred with Secre tary I-ansing over the events in the Senate and their effect on the situa tion. Uonfercnces-of administration leaders -in the Senate were held as soon as the last word in the long pent up discussion had been uttered on the floor. Senator Stone closeted himself to work out *1 plan for a aubstltute reso lution. Meanwhile other Democrats, among them Senators Kern, James, Martin, Swanson, Pomerene, Clark, Williams, Hughes, Slu^mons and Overman, retired to a committee room. Their first impulse was to discuss the declaration of Senator Gore regarding the reports of Presi dent Wilson s statements to congres sional leaders. Deep regret over the utterances was voiced by neary every senator present. Hut this waa passed over quickly and the conclusion waa unanimous that decisive action must be taken without more delay Wlthio less than an hour, the plan for disposing of the Issue without debate had been agreed upon. Then a statement of the attitude of Senator Stone and the Republican senators was sought. Senator Stone submitted sugges tions for a subatitute resolutions which he thought might meet with general approval of (be Senate. The Republicans who were seem elated frankly that they would vole for no reeolutlon which in any way would serve to embarrass the president or smack of opposition to his courae In the conduct of foreign affairs. Dem ocrats argued that to submit a sub stitute necessarily would open the floodga’es of oratory again, and Sen ator Stone finally was prevailed upon to give up hit effort. The adniinlstratlon senatora then agreed that a motion to table the Gore resolution should be made as soon as Senator Gore concluded whatever remarks he might choose to make In calling It up. With this de cision reached. Senators l-odge, Smoot. Curtis and other Republicans were Informed of the plan. They at once agreed to its wisdom, but thought that some Republicans aiiS FOR SPEED TILLMAN CIVES SENATORS LECTURE ON SLOW WORK BIG TASKS ARE AHEAD Senior Senator Calls Attention to Important Things Which Need At tention—To Call Up Armor Plant Bill—Hard to Keep Quorum in the ollt Sommer Months. . . . ’ •* Senator B. R. Tillman? Wednesday delivered an interesting five ihinute lecture in his characteristic style to his colleagues on the value of speed ing upjlegislation and intimated that is would in all probal>ility 4 see frost fall before adjournment, ss something should be done to ledite matters. During my twenty-one years of .ice here," Senator Tillman said, "i have learned a good many things about the Senate and its methods of doing business. When it wants to do a thing it can do business as rapidly and with as much celerity as any legislative body in the world, but it can also practice the game of ‘how not to do it’ with more skill than any other body in the world, at least any I have known of or read about. "I have never known a legislative program of as great magnitude and importance as we have on band right now. The two subjects of increasing the navy and army are both vital; and while it wilt take some time for these bills to be prepared there are bills already on the calendar relating to the subject of preparedness that should be passed and passed prompt- ^ W "I am responsible for one of those as chairman of the committee on naval affairs, and It is my duty to call lention-to that bill and try to pn.va It through the Senate as soon as losslble It is tho b*H to provide for a >• rnment armor plant It <>i ght **• i ate passed the Senate four .-•r five iijra ago. but the time has be >n returned with dlscuMing the vate» f.ower Mil. a bill of great lm- I acknowledge (lot that bill ti.aid have better waited, "|‘n e*a the government armor piaM authorized at once great de lay «<ll occur and much money will lost I do not see any hope from t’i* •■rogrrs* we are making of our gettmt through the legislative pro gram before (M*tober. If then ‘ Senator* who have fried IT know h w JHflru/t it Is to maintain n quo- run. tu' Washington during wmrm vtaihir. Senators who are interest ed l*i Mr rn election are necessarily ..b>.< rt a good part of the time and no mere tolitlrlan object* to if. But I think the constituent* of .a senator would watch whether he thinks more abrut his re-election than he does abc.i* hla public duties and iota ac- > ordingly. “if I neglected my senatorial duties as much as some senatora I know of. 2 would never ezpect to be re-eleMed. I jii not see for the life of mA how any man with a conaetnuan and patriotism can reconcile auch action with hi* sense of duty. The people sent ua here to pass laws and legis late for th* whole country; and I always believed faithful and efficient service was the beat way to be con tinued here ACT SIGNED BY MANNING OUTLAWS UNDERWRITERS ASKS A SHOW DOWN SERIOUS CRISIS IN OUR RELATIONS WITH NATION* Governor Approves Iu»w Which Drives Southeastern Association ' * Gut of State. Gov. Manning Thursday approved the act of tne general assembly out lawing the Southeastern Underwrit ers association from South Carolina. The governor also approved the in surance brokers’ act, which requires an annual license fee of^twenty-flve dollars. "The general assembly,” said the governor, "enacted what is known as the Laney-Odom bill, prohibiting the formation of organizations or com pacts of fire insurance companies to fix and control rates. This act comes to me for my approval or disap proval. Aftar a full hearing, at which written and oral arguments were presented fof and against the bill, I am convinced that it is my duty to approye and sign it. "The arguments against the bill do not, in my opinion, furnish adequate reasons for my withholding my sig nature. Th ?re is evidently something wrong i.i reference to the gre insur ante rates charged in this state. Thi§ bill is an effort to give competition in rrtes. I believe I am acting in the interest of the people of South Car olina in approving this act.” "My opinion is that a great many of the companies will withdraw from the state," said James A. Cathcart of Columbia, president of the South Carolina association of Fire Under writers. Mr. Cathcart was asked for an opinion as to the result of the anti-compact law which was apUJrov ed Thursday by the governor. « "We are somewhat in the dark,” he said, "ant’ ran only await results We are apprehensive that many of the old companies will quit the state.” PRESIDENT WANTS CONGRESS Washington Surcharged With aa At- TO VOTE ON HIS POLICY NOT ARMED FOR OFFENSE British Autlioritie* Kvplain German Fnchwvire Which Hasn't Arrived might, upon principle, object to shut-1, has been the rule by which fin* ftff rf»h.f. hv vnt■ n * i.i.m ..n, I b*re slaays been guided, and until ting off debate by voting to table an other senator's proposal When they had made a canvass of their col leagues, however, they reported that all but a few had consented to abide by the decision It was agreed to adopt the same courne with refei*ence to the pending resolution by Senator Jones of Wash ington, expressing the sense of the Senate that no ultimatum l>e sent to foreign power without consent of the Senate, should the Washington senator call It up. * The storm broke in Qie Senate promptly at noon when Senator Stone arose to make a statement of his position in the warning controversy. When the senator had frankly stated that h*' differed from the president, but that he? hoped a way could be found ♦ bring the executive and con gress in closer accord, he urged that prompt action was necessary to rid the president of the embarrassment he had complained of because of con gressional agitation. "Distressing as it is to me to be obliged to disagree with the president as well as with many of my col leagues," said Senator Stone, "my opinions have matured after great deliberation and my sense of duty if mperative. I can not but believf that a belligerent merchantman heavily armed, no matter whether i He called defensive or offensive arm ament, is in all essential respects th< quivalent of a duly commissloher war vessel.” TRIFFSMEN fight Turks Lead Kevolters Against Rul' ) of Great Britain.- Additionai details of the fighting between the British t^jmsmeii. a.(XL ered by Turks In Western Egyp' how that the leaders of the tribes men, Murl Bey, a brother of th' Turkish war minister, was killed an Is; principal subordinate wounded nd that the tribesmen left larg< umbers of dead and wounded ot he field as their main force fled. my health broke down seven years ago I always considered It my sacred duty to be In Washington whenever the Senate was In session and to be ia- th* Senate itself it It wera poa Bible. "I have always observed that cour tesy and kidness and willingness to grant favors when It was right to grant them has been the best course to pursue here. “I do not criticize in ever so slight a degree the senator In charge of the water power bill, but he certainly has allowed that bill to jog along at a snail’s pace. "I give notice now that I shall move to take up the armor plant bill as soon as the water power bill is out of the way and press it to a vote at the earliest practicable moment. If the senators who expect to vote for it will he\p me^ maintain a quo rum we ought to pass it through the Senate in three or four days at most. All senators who expect to speak on the bill^have had ample time to pre pare their speeches and I shall see to it that the talk is kept up or a vote had.” On the eve of the>date set by Ger many for the lieginning of her new submarine campaign against armed merchant ve«ael«^|^>rd Robert Cecil, minister of war trade, has issued a statement giving th* Uritisb.jrlew of the statua of such merchantmen. Tliia statement, which Is In danger to queries whether merchantmen have been Instructed to take the of fensive against submarines, says* "The British view has always been that defensively armed merchantmen must not fire on submarine* or any other warships except In self-defense The Germans have twisted a passage In a document taken from a traas- port which they sank into meaning that merchant vessels have Instruc tions to take (he offensive. This Is not so. a "The passage in question which lays do«n a maximum distance be yond which merchant ships are ad vised not to fire must be read in con junction with another passage which makes It perfectly clear that mer chant vessels must not nltark unless a submarine shews unmistakably hostile Intentions " The German memorandum dei with armed merchantmen, recel from Berlin February 1. contained the following alleged instruction to British merchantmen said to have been taken from a British boat cap tured or unk by the Germans: "If a defensively armed vessel Is pursued by a submarine the roaster has two alternatives (a) to open fir* at long range immediately it be comes certain that the submarine , really is in pursuit or (b) to restrain lire lintll such submarine T»as come Into range, says eight hundred yards, at which the fire is likely to be effee- Vfc. au • av * Ol Uie Kie&l UaIiICUii >f distlnguishlng between a frlendlj ybmarine at long range (one BcUisI ubmarine has already been fired a >y a merchant vessel which errone usly supposed Itself pursued by r ubmarine) it. is strongly recoin nended that cour.. ‘B’ should b m!opted by all defensively armed hips.” IN SUBMARINE DISPUTE Executive Shoots Surprise Into Banks of Those Who Would Warn Ameri cans to Stay Off Ships—Executive Conduct in Foreign Relations to be Voted on by Congressmen. President Wilson has decided that he cannot proceed with the German submarine negotiations while dissen sion in congress weakens his posi tion before the world, so he called for a "show down” on the pending proposals to warn Americans off mer chant ships of the European bellig erents armed for defence. Making clear that he considers the president, and not congress, charged with the conduct of foreign relations of the United States, he wrote a let ter to Representative’ Pou, acting chairman of the House rules com mittee, asking him to provide par liamentary means for bringing the agitation out into the open on the floor of the House for full discussion and a vote. The president's letter to Mr. Pou. the signal that the administration was ready to give Germany a demon stration of the unity, follows: "My Dear Mr. Pou: Inasmuch as I learn that Mr. Henry, the chairman of the committee on rules. Is absent in Texas. I take the liberty of calling your attention, as ranking member of the rommittee. to a matter of grave concern to the country. whU-h can. I believe, be handled, under tne rules of the House, only by that com mittee. "The report that^ there are divided counsels In congress in regard to the foreign policy of the government la being made Industrious use of In for elgn capitals. I believe that report to be false, but so long ns It la any where credited It cannot fall fo do the greatest harm and rspoee the country to the most serious risk* I therefore, feel justified In asking that your rommilttee will permit me to urge an early vote upon the resolu tions with regard la travel on armed merchantmen which have recently been so much talked at>out. In order that there may be afforded aa lm mediate opportunity for full public discussion and action upon them, and all doubts and conjectures may be swept away and our foreign relations once more cleared of damaging mis understandings "The matter is of *o grave impor tance and Bea so clearly within the field of eaecutive initiative, that I venture to hope that your committee will not think that f am taking un warranted liberty In making this sug gestion as to the business of the House, and I very earnestly commend it to their Immediate consideration. “Cordially and sincerely yours, “Woodrow Wilson " This course was decided e*-*fter Tuesday's cabinet meeting, nt which Jt was discussed, and after a week's quiet.' steady work at the capitol Prompt action I* desired particularly ULTIMATUM TO PORTUGAL Evplosion Kills Fifteen. Fifteen men were killed and flv seriously injured by an explosion o lust in a mine of the Davis Coal an< _ fi——T fit Krmntnn W Ya Tuesday-. AH tha victims were for eignera Fifty-one veru rescued other miner Germany Protest* to Portugal- German ▼ has addressed a shar note te Portugal to pruteut aga’n - seliors of (tonnaa murrhaat veauei* by the PREPARE TO ATTACK ' Tremendous Activity on Germans’ Eastern Front. Announcement has been made semi-of'icia ly in Petrograd that, tre meudouT activity 'lias been obserfed over the whole’length of the German front In the East. There are vari ous indicat ens that spring will see another gre\: effort by the Germans Enormous quantities of Incendiary and explosive bombs have been col lected by the Germans. Another fea ture of the preparations Is the bring ing up oFapparatiis for aerial war fare oi an Increasing s ale. Aero dromes are enlarged and great num hers of aeroplanes forwarded from Germany. - ^ German: Capture 1,000 Men.. Berlin Mqnday via London: Ca^ ure of nearly one thousand "’rencf ear Veriun on Saturday and Sun ■lay was announced Monday by th« war office. The number of prisoners who were captured east of the Meuse N. Y. DcuHirrata for Wllsou. In keynote speech and platform Democrats of N'e« : Tork atate a as am bled la la formal convention at Syra css* Wednesday Bight ratified th» •dmtatstrs'lea ef Praaideut Wtlao- asd took mepa t* knag about hla r» ■ Germany Demand* Restoration of Ships Recently Seized. Germany has sent an ultimatum to Portugal demanding the restoratior ‘vithin forty-eight hours of the Ger nan ships recently seized by tha’ ■ounty. according to a dispatch fron Madrid* to Reuters Telegram Com ’any. _ A Lisbon dispatch on February 2f luoted Premier Costa of Portugal a: leclaring in the chamber of deputies hat the government’s action in requi dtioning vessels had been prompted by the necessities of the ndtionY 'conomic situation. The premier fur ther declared that he considered it t< the best interest of Tortugal that th< 'existing treaty with Germany be al lowed to lapse and that the Portu gese government was prepared for ajl eventualities that might arise. There have been frequent rumor -since the outbreak of hostilities tha' “ofttrgai-was abudf’tu ilci’Wrff & SUP 7 of war with the central powers be cause of her treaty relations will jCrettl Britain, but no, such declara tion was ever made. - — - • Five Vescsels Go Down. The sinking of five vessels was re ported Thuraday- among them th< station ship Elisa and the .Russia steamer Alyexander Wentzel. o' twenty-eight hundred and thirty eight tons. Eighteen of the crew o lhe.jatlrr were drowned- Thr*. IlllWfel wers' sumf m nra XorVh sea th# Holts*, where agitation has t>een most turbulent, and where Speaker Clark* predicted anti-ad ministration resolutions, when first introduced, would have passed by a majority of two to on*. There never ha* been any question of the admin istration control on the Senate side Adoption of the adverse resolu tions practically would account to congressional repudiation of policies nnounced and contended for by Prasidwnt Wilson and Secretary tan- sing all through the submarine nego tiations, which more than once were in a crisis. With an affirmation by a majority of congress of their confidence in the president's course, Mr. Wilson's sup porters point out that he will be enabled to continue to contend for the principles • of international law and humanity, with a united govern ment behind him and with the same, force as he did before a minority lr’ congress weakened his position more than did all the arguments of foreign diplomats. Dispatchps from Berlin and Vienna have pictured how the congressional agitation was received there as Indi cating that the president, In his de mands upon Germany and Austria did not have the support of his own partyr and there was immediately o stiffening of the German determina tion not to recede from tho an nounced purposes of the new sub marine campaign te sink withou* warning 11 armed merchant ships despite President Wilson’s reiterated contention that such a practice wa? contrary to the princinles for which the United States contends. It is known that among the ele ments leading to t,he president's action were repeated declarations o' Germany’s unyielding attitude ex nressed in Inspired statements fr@m Berlin by the highest officials of the German government, some of which even approached intimations'of bad faith on the president’s nart because the United States would not accept the view that the Lusitania etiaran tees applied,only to ships carrying no mamen f whe-^ver. — — News of t’ o president’s djiclslor came as a .dist, jct**trrpr1se~fct thr capitol, win rc- tiie leaders of both houses he&rdLof Jt first through re norts 6f the letter received by Mr Pou, There were some expressions of dissatisfaction., particularly among members of the House, at the course adopted. Surprise was expressed t|iat the president should appeal to the rples committee t'a have brought out, debated and voted on pronosalt which have been Tteot )p the foreffie * ' Turks to Africa Retreat. A. T«rMsh column was attack* -ad routed by South African troug Satarday at Agagto. (gypt. aecerdtsg to a British official m*(*m*at whir' adds toot th* flaotag larks art be inosphere of Perplexing Dangers Recognized by Officials, ' - The national capital is the mael strom of International complications. From early morning until long after both houses of congress had adjourn ed Wednesday grave conferences were held in committee rooms, in capitol lobbies and elsewhere. At the White House and the state de partment there was an.air of serious ness that took precedence over every thing else in the consideration of tha administration’s foreign policies. Far reaching action is probable in the House on the president’s demand that congress assert whether..oernbt it is behind him in his handling of the submarine controversy, as it re lates to the rights of Americans to travel on armed merchant ships of belligerent countries. The House committee on foreign affairs assembled ‘for a momentous session at three o’clock. Before that committee are proposals from vari ous House members ranging any-, where from a resolution indorsing the president's foreign policy to one repudiating it and warning Ameri cans to stay off of belligerent ships. Reflecting the unprecedented seri ousness of the situation was the visit to the House chamber of several Democratic senators who went into conference- with House leaders. Among the senators were Messrs. Chilton, Swanson, Gore, Underwood and Overman. A report was current at the capitol that a Joint rommittee representing the Senate and House may go to see the president to ascertain the true situation regarding the submarine controversy and the definite desire* of Mr. Wilson as to congressional action. -. r~ Conditions in the House were cha otic as the foreign affairs committee met. No one seemed willing to fore* cast developments of the next twenty- foqr hours or to talk for publication regarding the situation, domestis and International In Its scope For the second time this session the House galleries were thronged with expert ant spectators who has tened to the capitol la the belief that the lateraatlorai crista woalfi be reached That the present sttuattoa Is the most serious from in ' Iqteniattonal viewpoint with which Frealdeat Wil son ha* had to dee I Is denied by none. What the outcome will be no one ran say for the reason that ho does not know tiemocrata support ing the administration are firm la their foavtrfloa that President Wil son Is b*g enough to keep tho sonn try out wf war If It ia humanly pos sible to do It. but anything may hap pm bei're the setting of thfi asst SUICIDES AFTER HITTING WIFE IN HEAD WITH AXES White Man Ox fa Wife la Heed Be- r*u*e of Ilia IkrapOodcacy kill* lltmarlf. Following an attack upon hla wlf# with an axe. R l.ee Johnson, lorty- flve years of age. killed himself at Kethune Thursday morning by shoot ing hlmrelf Id the head with a shot gun. Th* Injured woman has boon unconscious since the attack and may not recotor She has been carried to a hospital in Colu mbia. Johnson las been suffering from cancer and was In a despondent mood. He had carefully made hla plans for suicide. It seems, for when »neighbor oaTW at hi* home while he waa shaving In the morning Johnson told him that his arrival was timely, as he Intended to end hla life when he hid finished his shave. He cont'nued that he would do It later in the day, but no attentioa was made to his threat. Later in the morning his children were sent on various errands and Johnson secured a shell for his shot gun. Going to the rear of the honse he cut part of the handle from an' axe and when Mrs. Johnson went to the yard from tho kitchen, where she was preparing dinner, he struck her in the head with the axe, Johnson im mediately turned the gun on himself, dying almost instantly. The shot took effect in the head. \Vhen found ho had removed one shoe and is sup posed to have discharged the weapon with his tue. There were no wit nesses. ' Johnson leaves one grown son and three smaller children. RATIFIES TREATY WITH HAITI was believed the administration did not want them discussed or accepted Kwrdr* Wanted ..ff Kb ip* Th# Swedish foreign office Is forms •k# Associated Pr.fi* that s wsraitr sgstast embark*.( ea ' to Senate Unanimously Approves Agree ment in Present Control. The Senate late Monday unani mously ratified the tr^dty with Haiti,, un-der which the United Sfates as sumes a protectorate over the turbu lent island republic, taking over con trol of its finances and police, guar anteeing its territorial integrity and undertaklng to develop.itaxesaurcea The treaty already has been approv ed by the Haitien congress, and its terms virtually are in* operation ufider t&eeye of a strong American marine expedition. • ' ..This -treaty was negotiated last year with the ITArtltfuenave govefn- meht. set up after marines and blue jackets under Rear Admiral Caper- ton had put down the revolution . which overthrew President Vflbrun Guillaume ’ During the preceding. V_/. few years ffklll had seen eight presi dents deposed, and most often tnur- dered or exiled. Guillaume waa * dragged from the Preach legation and klHtd The poeaibillty of Euro pean intervention to protect foreign Uxaa and property and Itsqra th* ti affairs