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Tvplw7 - r ajjujijt vi'wfe' tt ftifji''fV"'1J .WKtUS Last Edition Fair Tonight and Thursday. L i Yesterday's Circulation, 44,899. WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2, 1012. Elghtee- Pages PBIOE ONE CENT. NUMBER 7500. " i - i i - COMMITTEE UNFAIR TO ROOSEVELT, IS - CHARGE OF DIXON Colonel's Manager Forces Campaign Senate Investigators to Put What He Demands Into Record. WANi;S TAFT AND WILSON LEADERS TO TESTIFY NOW Murder Victim and Probable Scene of His Death Furnace at Rational Capital Brewery, in which It It Believed Webster's Body Was Cremsted, SILL GIRL WEEPS E L Father Is Indignant, Too, But There Isn't Room for His Daughter. r By JTJDSOJ C. WELIIVEH, Senator Joseph M. Dixon, manager of the Roosevelt pre-conventlon campaign and chairman of the national committee of the Progressive party, rough-housed things before the Clapp Investigating Committee today In quite an unheard of fashion. The committee assured the Senator that he wast Insulting It The Senator apologised and proceeded at the next Interrogation point, to do It some more. Senator Pomerene Intimated the theory that Dixon ought to be sent to Jail for contumacy or something else very awful. Dixon, apparently overhearing the remark, which was made In an aside, took occasion, fol. lowing the next Interrogatory, to remind the committee 'that he was a United States Senator, too; he did It in a way which suggested strong dissent from any proposal about locking him up. Dixon Starts Out Angry. Dixon was mad before he started testifying-; he was madder beforo ho had been on the stand a minute, and every body else was mad. The trouble start ed with a newspaper Interview which Dixon gave out In New York last night before he started for Washington. "I'm going to .make them put the cards on the table," Dixon was quoted aa saying. "I am not going to let them make It appear that Theodore Itoosevelt accepted large campaign contributions from corporations and people who con trlbuted for favor. I will force them to subpoena Charles P. Taft. Charles D, Hllles. George Harvey. William Q. Mc- Adoo. and William McCombs. If they refuse, I will convict that committee of the cheapest petty larceny game that has evert been playMion the American people." , At Odea With Oliver. Bather strong language, considering the traditional limitations that Sena' torlal courtesy Imposes on members of the upper chamber. When Senator Dixon walked Into the committee room this morning .he shook hands with some of the committee members, but not with Senator Oliver. Oliver was fingering over a newspaper clipping of the Dixon Interview, and he didn't extend his hand to be shaken. Instead, he and Dixon engaged in a little bout that was pre- ' llratnary to the artillery practice that very soon opened. Senator Dixon was angry because the committee, as he said, has been devoting Itself to Investigating the ancient his tory of Roosevelt's campaigns, and the contributions to the campaign of 1912. while falling to take up the cases of .other candidates for President now be , fore the public. He demanded that Roosevelt get an even chance: that the managers for Wilson, Tart, Clark, Un derwood, La Follette. and all the rest o't this year's candidates be summoned and put on the stand before election. Starts OS With Fire. Thcro was no delay about the situa tion warming up. Dixon had come with the purpose of getting Into the record some things that he wanted there, and wanted there at this stage of the In quiryand nothing could stop htm. The committee tried, but failed. Every tlmo be was asked If he had spent any money in a particular State, he turned loose a description of the Federal machine In that community, told how hard the Fed eral office holders had rought, and how the people had risen up in their might for Roosevelt. lie mentioned, every time he could get a chance, that Roose velt carried every State In which there was a primary; carried them against the Federal and State machines, the money, the postmasters, tho corpora tionsall the Influences that could be Bought to bear. Committee Is Astounded. nonpareil Interrogation point was enough to Initiate a poster-type re sponse, giving a historical sketch of some phase of the campaign. Tho om mlttee was surprised, then astounded Then It tried to head oft the extra willing witness, but to no effect. Dixon just talked on and on and then the explosion camo, me nrsi explosion. After that explosions were the order of the day. 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Duck. ft SsF HJlBaW INDICT PROMOTER jm WHO SOLD STOCK TO dSL nrinnnii itttMix "KKMiu a intADuni wm mm wWt lIMiMtti,! I MHP Wm nwwvmv i DEATH OF WEBSTER MAY BE CLEARED BY RING OF KEYS i - - Whether or Not Steel Will Melt at Tem perature o! 2,800 Degrees Will Play Important Part. FATHER AND SISTER CONVINCED HE WAS SLAIN AND CREMATED Salesman Accused by Em ployes of Using False Pre tenses to Get jyioney. WEATHER REPORT. Little Mabel Weber, 78! Maryland ave hue northeast, five years and ten month old, Is at home crying because she Is not now attending the Edmonds School, where a week ago she started when school opened for the year. Lit tle Miss Weber's father Is Indignant bo cause his daughter ha not been allow ed to continue school, but her mother Is less disturbed. The authorities of the Edmonds School are distressed over the situa tion, but can do nothing. Little Miss Weber seems to be the victim of com' plicated circumstances, and her plight Is shared by a number of other chit dren In the DUtrlcL The Webor child Is under thn legal age for attending school, which Is six years, although children a little under tnat age are admitted sometimes when they are mature for their years, and when there la room for them. The trou ble Is that there Is not room for tho Weber child. She becomes six years old In the mid dle of November and children who are thus situated are admitted by ruling of the supervising principals when they can be taken, otherwise they must wait until the next term or go to kin dergarten. Admitted at First. When the little Weber girl first tripped Bayly to the Edmonds school, the principal. Miss M. A. McManU, Is sued her a card admitting her the fol lowing Monday, when school began. Accordingly Miss Weber made her way to the lower first grade room presided over by Miss Maglll. Fifty-one other little boys and girls went to the same room, In which there are Just forty eight seats. When a week had passed, during which time Miss Weber had come to love school dearly, Miss Magtll sent for the child's mother and told her that the two or three little girls under the legal age might welt be removed because of the crowded condition of the school room, and because they were not ma ture of mind for their years. Miss Magtll says she suggested that Mrs. Weber withdraw her daughter until the February term and that Mrs. Weber fell In with the suggestion. A nelgh borlng kindergarten was suggested, but the mother did not fall In with this Idea. Girl's Father Complains. Today little Miss Weber's father made complaint In the matter. "If it Is not one thing It Is another," sighed Miss MoMantz, the principal, when she heard that Mr. Weber felt agrleved. "Running a school Is not al ways lying on a bed of roses." Consensus of opinion among the boys In the Edmonds school, which Is located at Ninth and D streets northeast, Is that Miss Weber Is more to be con gratulated than condoled with. But the little girls who love "teacher" say they are sorry for her. U. S. VICE CONSUL AND TWO OTHERS KILLED IN MEXICO Murdered by Rebel Band Attacking Ranch at Durango FORECA8T FOR THE DIBTRICT. Fair tonight and Thursday, lighter change in temperature. TEMPERATURES, it a mirtRAtt. I AFFLECK'S. g u. m 49 8 a. m w 9 a. m CS 9 a. m 68 10 a. m M 10 a- m C9 11 a. m 67 U a. m S 12 noon 81 12 noon n 1 p. n, 63 1 P. m J3 2 p, m 65 2 p. m .3 Four counts are contained In an In dictment oharglng George P. Robinson, a promoter, with false, pretences In con nection with the sales of shares of stork of the National Distributing Corpora tion. It Is charged that Robinson repre sented to employes at the Treasury Department that the corporation had the exclusive right of tho manufacture of "hellcold copy liners." and that It was financed by well-known Washing ton business men, Including John W. Rrawner, John C. Walker, Llndley E. Sinclair, and Edwin S. Marlow. It Is alleged that he represented that Attor ney Wilton J. Lambert was counsel for me corporation. Clarence Baker. Mrs. Mary R. Moore. Mrs Christina Hendricks, and Robert H. Hartshon, all Treasury Department mployes, appeared before the grand Jury and testified they were victims of these alleged misrepresentations of nnhlniton. Robinson was arrested ny tne ponce 'onday and was released on 13,000 bond. Twelve Clerks Testify. Twelve clerks of the Teaury Depart ment. Including Clarence Baker, told the stoery toady of how they had been fleeced by Oeorge P. Robinson of more than 12,800 through false representations of his connection with Hellcold Copy Lining Company, of Baltimore, and the so-called National Distributing Cor poration, of this city. Last February Robinson approach ed numerous employes of the Treas ury regarding the purchase of stock In the companies and through glow ing promises of a large dividend to be declared shortly by the latter com pany succeeded In making a number of them Invest. He allowed them to pay a small sum down and took notes for the balance of tho stock to which thev subscribed. Against his express promise, they testified, he Immediately took these tint,, tn certain banks and cashed them at a large discount. When these notes came due they vAire presented for payment suspicious of the Treas ury stoCKnoiaers wrra aruuscu. Company Investigated. Thoy quickly discovered that the Na tional Distributing Corporation was lit tle more than a figment of Mr. Robin son's Imagination, in which he had al lotted (00,000 worth of stock to himself and had tried to procure tlO.OOO In real money from others. Mr. Robinson mode no accounting of the money received, but offered to ex change his stock for that of the Hell cold Copy Lining Company. This con cern found! to be bankrupt and his pro position was declined. The matter was placed In the hands of tho district at torney on April l last. Robinson Is well known In tho city and has hod at various times offices In the Lenmen, Davidson, and Wyatt buildings. ARTHUR A. WEBSTER, N. Y. DEMOCRATS THREATEN TO VOTE FOR BULL iOSER Independents Demand Pro gressive Candidate or They Will Indorse Straus. TIDE TABLE. Today-High tide, 11:60 a. m. Low tide. 6:10 a. m. and 6:53 P- m. Tomorrow High tide, 12:20 a. m. and 12:45 p. m. Low tide, 7:0S a. m. and 6:63 p. m. aflT ppAnT.W Sunrise 6:68 Sun sets IsU' kept In seclusion. Colored Man Fined for Giving Liquor to Boys Charged with giving Intoxicating liquor to several minor colored boys. ueorge urown, coiorea, was sentencoa to pay a fine of 1100 or serve thirty days In the workhouse In the District branch of the Police Court today. Vice President Better, Leaves Summer Resort CLINTON, Conn., Oct. 2.-Vlce Presl dent James S. Sherman and Mrs. Sher man left Drove Beach today for their home In Utica, N. Y. According to his physician, Sherman has entirely recovered from an attack of neurltU. During his stay he has NAME NEW MEMBERS OF SCHOOL BOARD MrS. Edith Kingman Kern and Colored Doctor Appointed by Court. Mrs, Edith Kingman Kern, wife of Joslah Qulncy Kern, president of tho League of American Pen Women, and Dr. Charles H. Marshall, a colored physician, were today appolntod mem bers of the Board of Education by the District Supreme Court. f.a Ttnrn succeeds Mrs. Elizabeth Hoeke, who died recently. Her term planned to take a recess until tonight, will expire July 1, IBIS. jwnen canaiuaie. wm us uwiuiuBwu. SYRACUSE, Oct. Xr When the New York Stele Democratic coa ptation assembled here this after noon for Its second day's session, a threat to vote for Oscar 8. "trans, the candidate of the Progresslrc party, unless tlie convention) nam ed a progressive Democrat for gov ernor, was flans; In the face of "Doss" Murphy. William Lusgarten, chairman of the ProsjressUe Democrats, a strong organisation of Independ ents, was the man who hurled this ultimatum at Murphy. "Unless the convention nominates a candidate vttth whom our organi sation Is In sympathy, said Lus garten, "the members will Indorse the candidacy of Mr. Straus." To add to Murphy's discomfiture, he received reports today that Straus was arousing tremendous enthusiasm, on his tour up-State and that canvasses showed aeven out of ten voters In the rural com munities In favor of his election. Sulzer In Lead. When the delegates took their seats In the convention hall. Congressman Sulzer still held a lead over the other candidates. Martin 31. Glynn. Justices Gerard and DowUng, and Governor Dlx were still in the race, but far behind Sulzer In strength. Beforo the convention met Murphy decided, as a concession to progressive sentiment, td lift tho unit rule which binds the New York county delegates. Thomas Mott Osborne opened a fight on tho selection of Alton B. Parker for permanent chairman as soon as the con vention settled down to business. He prepared to follow this up with a fight against the platform. Taft Is Attacked. As approved by the resolutions com mittee, the platform attacked ths Taft Administration, praised the work of the Demociats In Congress, but gave Governor Dlx scant praise. It was Just as unprogresslve as tho Republican State platform. After the platform was adopted It was MEXICO CITY, Oct 2. American Vice Consul Allen Maccaghan and two other citizens of the United States have been murdered by Mexican lnnurrectos In Durango, according to an official re port received today by Ambassudor Henry Lane Wilson. The killing occurred Sunday night, and was unprovoked, according to ad vices received by Wilson. The rebel band numbered 300. After shooting the Americans to death, the lnsurrectos looted the ranch houses, and took all the live stock they could drive away. Others Reported Slain. The other Americans reported slain are A. C. Cliff, owner of the San Juan Tavlche ranch, and Herbert L. Rus sell, manager of the ranch. The report was sent to Ambassador Wilson by former United States Consul Hamm, who Is now living In Durango. Mr. Hamm said that the ranch was attacked at night bv rebels under the command of Luis Caro. one of the re volutionary leaders In the state of Dur ago. Members of the band started shooting Immediately, and when the Americans fell dead began to loot the place. They found a quantity of am munition, and carried It away with them. Rides to Get Aid. A. Vaquero, employed as a cow boy on the ranch, rode his pony to the near est federal post and gave the alarm. Forty Mexican soldiers started In pur suit of the rebels, who managed to es cape. Mr. Hamm concluded his message by asking Ambassador Wilson to appeal to President Maaero to send enougn rea eral soldiers Into Durango to catch and punish the rebels. San Juan Tavlche ranch lies near the border of the state of Zacateca. Whether a bunch of steel keys will melt or completely disintegrate at a temperature of 2,800 degrees will play a large part In Identifying -ths remains supposed to be those of Arthur A. Webster, found In the combustion chamber of the furnace at the National Capital Brewery. Arthur Webster always carried with him a bunch of steel keys, among which was a key to his tool chest This morning his father, Charles Webster, asked the wife of the missing man for the keys as he wished to open the tool chest. She re- plied that the chest was locked and that Arthur had the keys when he disappeared. "Twenty n wo hundred degrees is a good 'steel heat,' " said the father of tho missing man today. "When the temperature goes above that point steel will begin to drip off. Sometimes, under certain conditions, a higher temperature will not melt a pleco of steel. Some trace of those keys should be found." Convinced Son Was Murdered. Charles Webster said today that he was convinced as to who was respon sible for the death of his son. "Nevertheless, I think 'Shorty' Barrett and Andrew Magnum should be ques tioned closely by the police. Both of these men know a lot more than thoy have ever told," he asserted Webster left a wife and three children. They are now at the home of Webster's father, 1243 C street southeast. The younger Mrs. Webster Is prostrated and a physician was called today to attend her- I Wltnessea examined by central-office detectives today made It more certain that the presumption Is correct that Webster was murdered and rremated. r-nmaniy me detectives attempted to establish the allegation that the suicide or Lcntle L. Jett, fireman at the Na tional Capital Brewery, who had had trouble with Webster and who was the at person who saw him alive, was directly connected with the mysterious npearance of Webster. The theory on which the central office Is now proceeding la that outlined sev lal days ago to Fifth precinct officers by Charles Webster, father of the miss ing man, and Mrs. Ella Webster, his wife. Both Charles Webster, his wife, .. the wife of the missing man are onvlnced that Jett was responsible for the disappearance of Arthur Webster. Statements of Employes. Following the taking of a signed statement from Michael J. Barrett, help er in the boiler room at tho brewery, who left the two men together on the morning of September 17, the detectives this morning took similar statements from threa other brewery .employes. They ara Daniel Hlston, engineer, who llevs at 168 Fifth street northwest; Vincent Accardey, otler in the englno room; and George Wise, night watch man at the brewery. All were on duty the night Webster was at the brew ery, the last time he was seen alive. Accardey told the detectives that he went from the engine rodm to the boil er room about 2 o'clock In the morning. Jett. Webster, and Barrett, he said, were all drinking beer, and Webster seemed to be under the lntliv;nce of Uquor. Barrett told the police that Webster and Jett seemed to be auarrellng, but FUNERAL SERIES ARLINGTON FOR LIEUT. ROCKWELL Last Tribute to Aviator .Kill ed in FalUt College Park. Lieut, Louis C. Rockwell, the army aviator killed at College Park. Md., Saturday afternoon when his biplane hit the earth with terrific force, was burled with military honors at Arling ton National Cemetery yesterday after noon at 4:30 o'clock. Following the sounding of taps, the usual salute was fired over his grave. Funeral services were held at St. John's Episcopal Church. Sixteenth and H streets northwest, at 3:15 o'clock, at tended by relatives, brother officers and close friends. The floral offerings were numerous and beautiful. The army aviators gave a handsome design, in the form of an aeroplane. Several hundred persens stood on the outside of the church, and more than 100 went to the cemeterv bv street cars, while others followed the cortege In auto- mobi es and carnages. onicers of the Signal Corps, and other army men. close friends of the dead aviator, attended In full dress uniform. The body bearers were: Corporals Benjamin T. Ostrander, James W. Whalen, J. Lynch, Clarence T. Adams, Ward F. Rice and E. T. Holing, of the Signal Corps Aviation School. The hon orary bearers were Lieut. Frank M. Kennedy, Lieut. Harold Gelger, Lieut. Thomas DeWltt Milling, Lieut. William Sherman, of the Aviation School; and Lieut. H. Legarde. of the Tenth Infan try, a close personal friend of Lieut. Rockwell. The bearers acted at the funeral of Corporal Scott held at Arlington dur ing the morning. JURY SELECTION IN LABOR CASE EASY Mexican Rebel Force Wipes Out 200 Federals In Fight at Tehuacan General Agullar, leading the latest revolution In Southern Mexico, has wiped out a force of about 200 federals at Tehuacan. This report, together with the statement that Gen. Felix Dlsz has taken up arms against the government In northern Puebla, at a place 'called Zacapoaxtla, today gave State Department officials fresh cause for alarm. The rebels In the north under com mand of General Orozco are marching to the Interior and It evidently Is the Intention of tho Insurgents to Join forces for a concerted attack on the capital city. , . . It was admitted by high officials of i state Department today that the government Is making no secret of the fact that It Is now negotiating with General Zapata for peace. Zapata has been a thorn In the side of the Madero t ilnlstrotlon ond, while working ln- rinnndently from Orozco, has com mitted a series of depredations In lower Mexico that are appalling. Thn Mexican federals claim that they were victorious In a skirmish which took place on tho night of September SO In Canyon Aura, near Baroterran station of the National railway. About 600 men were engaged on each Bide. The fight lasted over eight hours and federals and rebels alike lost many killed and wounded. In Iho San Luis Potosl district condi tions remsln quiet. In their zeal to capture a rebel who was supposed to have taken refuge In the Mexican Hotel at Douglas. Ariz., nlnht. tho Mexican consul there and four officers of the Ninth Cavalry entered the establishment and searched aitafV vnnTn Tho proprietor, Indignant at tho ac tion. Instituted legal proceedings Im mediately and the five men were ar rested. The consul was today released from jail on 1500 ball. Alleged Dynamite Conspiracy Trial Will Probably Open Tomorrow. INDIANAPOLIS, Oct t-HopIng" to comnlete beforo the end of the after noon session the Jury that Is to hear the labor dynamite conspiracy cases, the United States District Court resumed the hearings today. When thev began the morning session twelve men had been Dasscd for cause by the defense. and five of them had been pased by the prosecution. The attorneys ior the Government resumed tne questioning of the men In the Jury box when court convened. The answers of the veniremen were unexpectedly unprejudiced, and tho work of Jury selection went forward much more rapidly than had been an ticipated bv either side. It was Inti mated bv both sides today that no per emptory challenges would bo used should the answers today be as favorable as were those yesterday. THREATEN TO CALL A GENERAL STRIKE Accardey said that riurlmr the flvn tain utes he was In the boiler room there was no Indication or trouble of any kind. He told, however, of the fight Webster and Jett had last spring. Knew -of 111 Feeling. The two men met In front of tho brewery, he said, and Webster struck Jett In the nose with his list, knocking him down. Jett got up, and, grabbing a milk bottle, started to bit Webster. Accardey got between them and pre vented any more blows being struck. ccardey said he had been told that the two men had made up their differ ences, but he said he knew there was 11 feeling between them. The boiler room and the engine room are entirely separated, and Hlston, the engineer, remained In the engine room all the tirr he was on duty and did not see Webster tht night. Wise, the n teliman. said that he did not see Webster around the brewery that night, although he had seen him there on evlous occasions. Give Police Little Aid. Except to corroborate the statements that Jett and Webster had had troublo and been In a fight, tho evidence given by the three men examined this morn ing aided the police but little In their Investigation. The theory on which the detectives are working Is not that Wobster was deliberately murdered, but that he was killed during an altercation and his body thrown Into tho furnace and cre mated tn the Iropo that the crime would be concealed. Link by link Detectives Daur nnd Cornwell, who are working on the en no In conjunction with the police of tho Fifth precinct, nave patcnea logemcr ... . ., i 1 the circumstances that have como to ESS.tH'.i worker. of'The Wor d Ight so far. and are convinced that Jett 2 ft! JIn.?"tr.lai.Wo-r,rfii IS; riSort had some knowledge of the manner In marked time today awaiting the report of a special commission, appointed by the executive coninunco ui mo uian Izatton, to meet agents of the various mills to ask that thoso workers dH charged for alleged participation In Monday's Ettor-Glovannlttl strike be reinstated. The I. W. W. lenlers declared that unless the demand was granted they would precipitate a general strike In the Lawrence mills. Conditions were quiet at the mills today. whlph Wphntcr met his death. Although there la no actual proof that the 1-ones are those of Webster unless there are unexpected developments this will never be pro-ed-the detectives say that th circumstantial evidence Is such that their Identity Is practically estab- Whe'ther Jett was actually Implicated In the killing, tho police believe that ho was In the boiler room when Webster was slain and his body thrown Into tho (Continued on Page Twelve.) ir