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I SCATHING
I (MM
SB Blame for the Titanic
Kfe' Horror Is Placed by
I" Sen. Smith
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yHfc Washington, May 23. A scathing
3v arraignment of J. Bruce Ismay and
(XE tho White Star line officials in New
Bt York, d stem denunciation of many
JB members of tho "pick up" crew of
HK the Titanic and sweeping charges of
HHr Incompetency in the management of
jBP the line, will bo made in tho report
R of the special sub-committeo appoint-
jK. ed to investigate into tho Titanic dls-
HK. aster by tho United States senate,
flRP which will bo given to the senate
Wr nest Tuesday morning. Tho report
iMg """ill bo submitted by Chairman Wli-
jU Ham Alden Smith of Michigan, who
tHf- has labored almost Incessantly since
4m$ the afternoon he was rushed to New
BSff York to meet the Carpathia and se-
V cure the facts first hand.
Km Prom the Instant of his arrival at
fl the dock up to the complotlon of tho
K' report and the speech he is to mako
Bff on it, Senator Smith has worked un-
BjS remittontly and actively. He ox-
BK amlncd every witness here and In
V New York exhaustively. Ho made
Bg many trips to New York to find and.
ft- examine new witnesses and he got
(K the facts.
Ht ' Taken together as they 'will be pre-
Hb sented in the report, they constitute
K the most starling indictment of a
HK great passenger-carrying corporation
JK that has ever been found by an in-
B vestigation body appointed " by the
4K senate.
JLW . Senator Smith has completed his
WK; speech which he will deliver with the
WW -submission of tho roport and In which
wK he will make an earnest plea for the
m enactment of legislation which will
jK. mako such another horror as that of
JK the Titanic Impossible.
MM The report spares neither J. Bruco
QK Ismay nor his subordinates in Now
HE. York, whose juggling with the truth.
9f after receiving news from Montreal
(IK' that the Titanic had sunk, is savagely
JK criticized. Emphasis is laid on the
jR crueltv of sending out such dispatches
oE,' as that received by Representative
K Hughes of West Vlrrtfnia, whoso
Jjpr daughter, was oa the Titanic with her
nf husband and was told In a telegram,
mgmt signed White Star line, that tho Ti-
Wp tanic was being towed Into Halifax
unm, Captain Is Blamed
' Direct responsibility for the catas-
E trppho Is laid on Captain Smith and
pKV Jt is pointed out that had he heeded
B" the warning of ice sent him by the
WKc Amerika and other vessels the lives
B , of the 1635 would have been saved.
,jmb Pointing out that the speed of the
Kj:. Titanic Just before she struck tho ice-
fflK-' berg was twenty-four and a half miles
K an hour, and that it had been stead-
sx Ily increased after receiving ice
7SK ' warning by telegraph, the report as-
wbf serts that the presence on board of
jgjp Isinay, tho managing director of the
mE line, and Andrews, tho constructor
tsMJ for Harlan & Wolf, tho constructors,
9V was undoubtedly an incentive to
9B. making this great speed.
vM" It Is stated that President Ismay,
Bm . who got away safely, was advised
rft Immediately of the danger, while
IB many of tho passengers were not. The
jjH: Impact, although equal In momentum
vMg' y to the impact of tho combined broad-
H ' sides of twenty great battleships, be-
jP Ing scarce- felt on the vessel, Buch
UB was her giant bIzo and tremendous
Mj stability.
flTj Crew Incompetent
Bv The report recites that the pickup
Wtf crew with which tho White Star line
Ml., manned the vessel were unacquainted
Hfr- with each other ana their duties
Wjv Thero was the utmost confusion when
ffljE the vessel struck.
&S?. Much space is devoted to- a briof
fiK? and effective recital of the ln-
fl&j. cldcnts on the vessel after the Ice-
JBr berg had slid along her side,
m- leaving a great gaping hole in
B ' the starboard bilge, through which
W? water was pouring at such a rato that
K she sank seventy feet within a very
jE few hours.
Jj It Is noted that the weather was
JP clear and perfect, the sea being calm,
4JM. ' with no swell conditions that would
lC havo been Ideal for the Gavjng of all
Ejl hands on board had there been but
&- adequate life saving apparatus and
WV adequate sailors to man them. But
Wff although thero was room in the life-
9 boats for 1,070 persons, the report
t&t says, but 704 persons wore put into
7JBJ? them, owing to tho disorganized and
jjML disorderly condition of tho crow.
K ' r Twelve persons were afterward taken
fR';" " out of the water,
UK- Special stress Is laid on tho utter
Mm- failure of tho Junior officers, who wore
" wi among the first to leave the ship, to
Hy mako any olfort whatever to rescue
Wt many of those in tho water, for whom
Hy room might easily have been found
w. In the lifeboats,
K The report riddles tho assertion of
SK many members of tho crew that tho
im Buddon drop In the temperature which
jflfe was noted and testified to by almost
UK, ovory witness placed under examlna-
tiou, was no warning of tho approach
g of Ice.
MR Offlcor Llghtoller sneered when
9 asked If tho sudden cold wan uot an
HT Indication, but he refused to say what
BE G;,cn Indications consisted of.
B Concerning the Ufeboata it Is re-
B' ported that none of them hiid com-
1B passes, only three had lights, all were
B insufficiently manned and none of
,4B them by sailors. The Indifforenco of
- v.'.B iCb officers and warrant officers as
."JHr did got into tho boats, to tho cries of
imi' distress is caustically commented
V'B upon.
tgB. General CritlclCTn.
'iMi In the general criticism of the con-
B uct ' e crew aa tho insufficiency
' of the llfesavlng apparatus, comment
W XContinued on Pago Eight),
WHITE HAS
Chief of Police Would
Have National Bureau
Established
San Francisco, May 23. Plans for
a national bureau of police which
would act as a clearing house for in
formation as to the movement of
criminals, havo been evolved by
Chief of Polico D. A. White who has
just returned from a visit to tho po
lice departments of tho big cities of
the country. Chief Whito said his
plan had been ondorsed by tho polico
heads of Washington, D. C; New
York and Chicago.
"Municipal boundary lines mean lit
tle to the metropolitan police de
partments today," said Chief White.
"Migratory criminals from the larg
est proportion of thoso making trou
ble for tho police, and the easiest
way to keep the big criminals under
espionage would be a national bureau
supported by assessments from tho
big cities of the country."
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Largest Vessel in the
World Set Afloat at
Hamburg
Hamburg, May, 23 The Hamburg
American's mammoth trans-Atlantic
steamer Imperator the biggest
vessel in tho world was successfully
launched here today. Emperor Wil
liam acted as sponsor. Johannes
Burchard, lord mayor of Hamburg de
livered an address on the recent
great developments in ship building.
Tho launching weight of the Imper
ator was 20,755 tons, but when com
pleted, it is believed she will displace
about 52,000 tons.
Among the innovations introduced
into the essel as a result of th Ti
tanic tragedy, the company has de
termined to swing overboard the life
boats, In which room is provided for
every soul carried by the steam or.
The Imperator will carry three
wireless operators thus providing for
continuous service. Tho dynamo for
(he Illumination of tho vessel and
tho wireless apparatus is to be carried
above tho water line Tho Imperator
also will carry two first officers, one
of whom will be solelv responsible
for tho navigation and security of
tho vessel.
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WILEY ANNOUNCES
ODD ENGAGEMENT
Washington, May 23. Dr Harvey
W. Wiley has announced tho engage
ment of his week-old son to tho two-year-old
daughter of Food Commis
sioner R. M. Allen of Kentucky, sub
ject to 'the ratification of the respec
tive parties to the agreement later."
Dr. Wiley said Mr. Allen and his
wife had written him making a for
mal plea for tho hand of Harvey W.
Wiley, Jr., for their daughter. Since
Mr. Allen Is a man who has tho bo3t
interest of tho fight, for pure food at
heart, the doctor added, he welcomed
this as a chance to make even closer
tho bond between the Wiley family
and tho fight for better food.
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WILL RECOMMEND
COAST ATHLETES
San Francisco, May 23. Recom
mendations for Pacific coast mem
bers of tho American team sent to
the Olympic games probably will be
sent east tonight
William F. Humphrey, chairman of
tho local division, summoned his com
mltteo today to go ovor the records
of the Olympic try-out last Satur
day. It seemed likely that Ralph
Roso, shotputler. and Georgo Horlne,
high, jumper both of whom made new
world's records Saturday and who are
San Francisco Olympic club men; Ira
Courtney, Seattle's A. C. sprinter, and
Sam Bcllah, Multnomah. A. C. (Port
land) pole vaulter, would bo recom
meudou. Forest Smlthson, world's record
holder In 110 meter hurdles, who waB
not In form Saturday, will bo given
consideration by tho committee.
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D. S. CONSUL GEN.
DILL FOUND DEAD
Frankfort-on-the-Maln, Germany
May 23. United States Consul Gon
oral Frank D. Hill of Minnesota was
killed by falling ovor the railing of
tho staircase in a hotel hero today.
He was found on the ground floor with
a broken skull. It is assumed the ac
cident was caused by an attack of gid-dlnesB.
SENSATION
EXPECTED
Darrow Trial Promises
to Disclose Wholesale
Briberies
Los Angeles, May 23. Wholesale
attempts to bribe Jurors in tho Mc
Namara case will bo alleged by the
prosecution against Clarence S. Dar
row, former chief counsel for the Mc
Naraara brothers, in his present trial
on an Indictment charging him with
tho bribery of Georgo N. Lockwood.
District Attornoy Fredericks said at
tho beginning of tho trial proper today
that the state would endeavor to show
that Lockwood and Juror Robert P.
Bain wore not the only McNamara
jurors sought to be corrupted.
"This Is the phase of the case which
has caused the difference of opinion
as to the longth of tho trial," said
Fredericks. -The defense is satisfied
that we will bo unable to introduce
evidenco of other bribery cases.
Therefore It believes tbat the trial will
not last more than throe weeks. Wo
are certain that wo will bo allowed to
introduce this evidence, so wo havo
estimated the length of the trial at
two months."
A repetition of yesterday's difficulty
in socurlng the alternate juror was
not oxpocted when the trial was re
sumod this morning It was believed
by both sides that tho thirteenth jur
or would bo Bpeedlly obtained Tho
plana of tho prosecution for the con
duct of the opening stages of the ac
tual trial Included an opening state
ment to the juror by Fredericks and
the introduction of ovldonco to show
that George N. Lockwood, tho Mc
Namara Juror talesman, was a regu
larly drawn venlroman, as well as the
fact that Clarence Darrow was at that
time chief counsel for J B. McNam
ara, then on trial. George Monroe,
clerk of Judge Bordwell's court, In
which the McNamara trial was hold,
will bo tho first wltnoso and after
proper foundation has been laid by
the othor preliminary witnesses. Lock
wood will bo placed on tho stand.
Lockwood is expected to be followed
on tho witness stand by Bert H.
Franklin, former detective in the em
ploy of the McNamara. defense, who
also was Indicted' for the alleged brib
ery of Lockwood, and C E. Whlto, a
former county jailor, said to have been
the man who hnndod the alleged bribe
money to Lockwood.
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MGOLDBRICK"ARTIST
COMES TO GRIEF
Now York, May 23. Goldbrick
swindling with "golddust" made
cheaply and easily from copper and
brass filings, caused the arrest of
Joseph Hersberg by the Brooklyn po
lice today.
A largo leather bag which was giv
en to tho police by Charles Kler
bowor says that It cost him $135 a
pound. According to the police.
Hersberg told him that a friend was
anxious to sell cheaply some gold
dust which he bad acquired In Maiden
Lane The prclimlnarier were ar
ranged, the dust was oxhlbltod and
Klerbower had a handful analyzed
It was real golddust He placed his
seal on the bag so that tho contents
might not bo tampered with and sev
eral days later paid ?5,670 for the bag.
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BOY HURT PLEADS
FOR A CHAUFFEUR
New York, May 23. While Joseph
Burns, a schoolb'oy, lay pinned be
neath a taxlcab which had knocked
him off his blcyclo last night, he
pleaded with a threatening crowd not
to harm tho chauffeur.
"It was my fault," said the Injured
boy. "Don't touch him. I was on tho
wrong side of the street and ho could
not help It"
Tho doctors found he was suffering
from internal Injuries, a fracturo of
the skull and a mangled left log.
NO TOLL BILL PASSES.
Washington, May 23. By a vole of
117 to 126 the house today reaffirmed
Us decision that no toll should bo
charged American vessels engaged in
coastwise trade for passage through
tho Panama canal. The provision was
bitterly fought and the result was re
ceived with cheers.
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Flr6t Fight Occurs.
Santiago, Cuba, May 23. Tho first
fight between government troops and
negro Insurgents occurred at La Cu
bana today when a detachment of
regulars commanded by Colonel Ma
chndo attacked a band of robels, of
whom they killed one and took one
prisoner One soldier was wounded
The insurgents dispersed, abandon
ing their arms. Tho troops are now
actively pursuing thorn.
Expects Surrender.
Havana, May 23. Tho roport cur
rent tbls morning that Generals Es
tenoso an Ivonet had agreed to ne
gotiate terms with tho commander of
the government forces, provos to have
been premature, but the government
declares that It expects an offer of
surrendor from them at any inomont
In default of this, an Immediate ad
vance will bo made by tie government
troops on the robols.
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MEXICANS
IN fffllf
Turning Point in the Re
bellion Is Expected
to Result
Rellano, Mexico, May 23. After
three hours or moro fighting today,
betwoon the Mexican federal and reb
el armies, reports from the rebel front
seomed to Indicate a Blight advantage
over tho army of Madcro. The inaur
roctos hold firm their position, captui
cd several federal guns and repulsed
a federal attempt at flanking. The
fighting of yesterday is declared to
have resulted. In a loss of 150 or mor"
govornment troops. It is claimed
Orozco drove off a federal cavalrj
charge with great loss to tho assail
ants. At Federal Front, Near Rollano.
Mexico, May 2S. Fighting botween
the main rebel and federal armies was
renowed at daybreak. The govern
ment troops opened with sharp artil
lery fire. There wa6 quick response
from tho rebel front which seems well
lortifiod Today's battle Is oxpected
to mark tho turning point in the Mex
ican rebolllon.
When night interrupted yesterdays
engagement it appoared as if tho
rebels had been slowly disorganized
by tho fierce artillery flro from the
government front. Tho federals
count upon tholr long range guns to
drive the enemy back Into the north
wost in much "the same manner of
the battlo at Conejos a week ago
Sunday.
Tho engagement Is the climax of
two weeks of hard marching through
the desert plains of northern Mexico
by tho 4,000 federals under General
Huerta. Repairing bridges and con
structing practically a now railroad
over the courso which had been taken
by tho retreating rebels. Tho govern
ment troopB havo pushed their way
114 mllos north of Torreon to tho
battleground.
The insurrocto3 under General Or
ozco are believed to number 5,000
men.
CAPTURE TWO CANNON.
At Rebel Front, Rellano, Mexico,
May 23. General J. J. Campos cap
tured two cannon and one machine
gun of tho fedoral column on the loft.
The advantage appeared at 9:30 to bo
with the rebels In that they are hold
ing firm their positions.
Goneral Huorta, the fedoral chief,
attempted a flank movemont behind
tho hills to the east, but was unsuc
cessful and the federal main column
fott back. The federal fire was dosul
tory. General Orozco has boon on tho
tiring lino since 5 o'clock.
COMMUNICATION CUT OFF.
El Paso, Texas. May 23. Communi
cation between here and tho federal
headquarters at Asunzolo, Just south
of Rellano. where a battle Is ragln;
today between tho main columns of
the rebels and federals, had not been
obtained up to noon today by the
Mexican consul A telegraph circuit
via Nogalcs and Mexico City to Cone
jos, tho nearest station to Asunzolo,
was effected, but tho only Information
available was that the operator at the
federal camp failed to answer.
It Is assumed that General Huerta
has ordered, his operator to tap a
wiro further north than Asunzolo and
news of tho battlo through federal
sources Is not expected until lato to
day. Chiefs of the contending armies are
directing in person their forces. Gen
eral Orozco has been nenr his front
rank since the engagement and sev
eral times has been under direct fito
of the long rango federal guns. Oroz
co's brother officers begged him not
to expose himself, but ho continued
to command personally at a section
of the right wing which repolled the
federal cavalry chargo yesterday with
an estimated loss to tho government
of 150 mon.
The rebel lines aro stretched over
flvo miles in tho trenches In front at
Rellano. Wator Is Gcarco and the
heat of tho sun Is Intolerable. Ex
ploding shells stir up clouds of al
ldll dust that not only stifles tho
parched throats of tho troopers, but
Interferes with riflo aim. The resi
dents of the town have fled many
miles north.
The robels are handicapped by a
lack of artlllory. Tho federals havo all
their big guns In action and tho bom
bardment has at times been terri
ble, but the rebels havo novcr wa
vered, holding their entrenched posi
tions until the federal Infantry ad
vanced under cover of the artlllory
to a point well within range of small
or guns. Tho deadly hnll of lead tho
rebels late yesterday poured into tho
advancing columns of government
troops was well directed, but the In
stant tho federals broko thoy woro
rallied by their officers and again
advanced, only to bo driven back a
second and third time, finally retir
ing to Asunzolo, flvo miles south.
If tho rcbols aro dislodged, it will
be because of tho superior handling
of tho fedoral forces, which In tho
last two weeks has beon gradually
forcing tho rebels a distance of 114
miles north and away from Torreon,
the railrroad gateway of North Cen
tral Mexico. Torreon originally was
tho objective point of the rebels in
this campaign.
Rcbelo Hold Their Own.
At Rebel Front, Rellano, Mexico,
May 2S. At 7 a. m. the rebels were
holding their own, but tho fedoral ar
tlllory flro was growing heavier every
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TO TRAVEL
LONG II
Western Athletes Will
Compete in Indiana
Contests
Berkoloy, Cal., May 23. University
of California athletes will travol 2,
000 miles to corapoto in the middle
western conference track and field
championships at Lafayette, Ind
Juno 1. .
A team of nino men. it was an
nounced today, started yesterday un
der Coach Walter Christy and should
arrive in time for several days prac
tice before tho events.
Tho men are:
Woods, sprints; Wood and Crabbe,
distances: Doming, MaClislo and Bee
son, hurdles and nlghjump; RJce,
Bhotput; Hattuck, Hammerthrow;.
Vail's eligibility was contested but
upheld.
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Scattering Returns Do
Not Reduce Colonel's
Margin
Columbus, O., May 23. Scattering
returns from the most distant dis
tricts, received within tho last few
hours, indicate that Colonel Roose
velt's delegates acquired In Tuesday's
primaries will not drop below tho 32
hitherto credited to him.
Governor Wilson of New Jersey,
however, has made slight gains, and
thore is a possibility that Governor
Harmon's delegates 'will not total
moro tnan 'it.
Tho respective pluralities of the
candidates In the Democratic presi
dential preference, with practically
complete returns from all but soveil
counties, nre 10,137 for Wilson and
23.22S for Harmon, ghing tho latter
a majority of 13.0U1. While the soven
couutlos, it is thought may reduce
Harmon's plurality sllgthly, no Impor
tant change In these figures Is ox
pected. Tho governor lost his homa
county Hamilton In the First dis
trict, by a cIobo raco, but sufferod no
loss of delegates there inasmuch as
his opponent had no candidates for
dologatos. Clermont county, the home
of Lioutenaut Governor Hugh Nichols,
Harmon's campaign raanagor, gavo
Mr Wilson a plurality of 75. Sup
porters of Harmon aro said to be in
control of tho county convention, how
ovor. On the basis of the tabulations of
delegates to the Republican state con
vention Colonel Roosovelt apparently
has 3S7 out of 754, while 37S are nec
essary to control. Tho county con
ventions, to which dolegntes wero
elected Tuosday, and at which all bui
23 counties will name stato delegates,
have not met. but estimates In ech
givo Colonel Roosovelt an advantage.
Taft supporters do not admit thh,
however, and intlmato that the presi
dent will havo enough strength In tho
state convention to give him the b1x
deiegates-at-largo.
The total La Follotte vote In tho
primaries was a llttlo less than 15,
000. Although In ono or two instances
they outran President Taft delegates,
his" candidates for delegates did not
gain enough votes seriously to monac9
any of Colonel Roosevelt's delegates.
BLIND STUDENTS
ARE TO GRADUATE
Now York, May 23. Throe young
men who are blind will be graduated
from Columbia university on June 5
and will begin to look for Jobs, a task
which Is hard enough for ono not
handicapped by lack of eyesight Tho
three through tho entire course have
asked no favors and received none,
taking tho regular class room work
with tboir classmates and passing tho
same examinations, tho only differ
once being that tho examination ques
tions wore read to tho blind men and
thoy wero allowed to typewrite an
swors on tholr machln.es.
The stnto allows each blind man
In tho universities and colleges of
Now York the sum of $400 a year
from which fund ho Is allowed to
pay for the services of readers, but
ho cannot draw on It for personal expenses.
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RICHESON REMAINS SENT
HOME. Jf
Boston, Mass.. May 23. -f
Tho body of Clarenco V. T. -t-
-f Rlchcson, who was olectrocut- 4
-t- od early Tuesday morning for '
4- the murdor of Avis Llnnoll, 4
4- was sent la3t night to Am- 4
herst, Va., his, former homo, 4
4- for burial. 4-
-t- Douglas Richoson, a broth- 4-
4 or, and Miss L. J. Richoson, a 4-
4- sister, aro accompanying the --
4- body. 4-
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MOVE ON TO
NEW JERSEY
Roosevelt and Taft Start
For Their New
Battleground
Newark, N. J May 23. President
Taft and Col. Roosevelt today moved
on New Jersey for their next state
campaign for delogates to tho na
tional convention. The battlo for the
twonty-eight representatives this
state will send to Chicago opened
last night when Senator La Follotte
spoke at Jersey City and West Ho
boken. Col. Roosevelt Is the next
candldato on tho field, coming into
tho stato this morning for a series
of speeches that will close tonight
at Trenton Tho president will open
his campaign at Camden tonight A
large part of tho campaigning will
bo by automobile, and both President
Taft and Col. Roosevelt will spend
several nights in New York, sotting
out each morning to cover the thick
ly populated parts of the state with
in the commuting zone.
Governor Wilson Is the only can
didate named on the Democratic pri
mary ballot, but tho governor's cam
paign committee is opposed by a
strong anti-Wilson organization which
Is trying to elect "uninstructed dele
gates." i
Tho primaries are next Tuesday.
Twenty-four delegates will be chosen
from the twelve congressional dis
tricts and. four delegates-at-large by
the total voto of the state.
Washington, May 23. President
Taft left Washington this morning at
7 o'clock for Philadelphia, where he
will address the International Navi
gation congress at Its opening ses
sion. Tonight the president goes into
New Jersey to speak at Camden,
Burlington and Trenton and open tho
campaign which Is to tike him into
the twolvo districts of the state and
which will not end until an hour be
fore the polls open for the Republican
primaries Tuesday.
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EARTH SHOCKS FELT.
Washington, May 23. Extremely
violent earth shocks centering proba
bly more-than 4,000 miles from Wash
ington wero recorded by tho seismo
graph at Georgetown university laBt
night The vibrations began at 9:50
and continued until 11:22 p. m., being
most pronounced at 10:36. Tho rec
ord was marked by unprecedented
regularity.
NAVIGATORS BEGIN
BUSINESS SESSION
Philadelphia, May 23. Welcomed by
tho heads of tho nation, state of Penn
sylvania and the city of Philadelphia,
delegates from all parts of the world
to tho tenth annual Congress of Nav
igation will today formally begin their
business sessions Tho object of tho
congress Is to provote the progress of
Inland and maritime navigation
through discussion of papers on se
lected, subjects propared by engineer
ing authorities.
Prttldont Taft will welcome tho
dolegntes on behalf of the nation, At
torney Goneral John C. Boll, in the
absence of Governor Toner, will speak
for the people of Pennsylvania, and
Mayor Blankenburg will welcome tho
delegates to Philadelphia and will
speak in throe languages, English,
French and Gorman. President Taft
arrived early In tho day.
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WOULD AMEND THE
SPOKANE CHARTER
Spokano, Wash., May 23. Asking
for a special olectlon to amend the
city charter, a petition signed by
3.3S7 votora has been filed with the
city clerk. The object of tho pro
posed amondinont Is to do away with
the present commission form of gov
ornment and to substitute therefor tho
old system of a mayor and ten ward
councllmon.
Whether tho city commissioners
will call the special oloction romaius
in doubt. Under tho charter It is
mandatory upon them to call tho elec
tion upon the presentation of a prop
orly signed petition, but. It Is said,
that under the Btate law, they havo
an option In tho matter.
Friends of the present movoment
deolaro that If theso commissioners
refuse to call the election, they will
procure petitions recalling tho com
missioners. Should tho voters at tho
proposed special election doclaro for
an amendment of the charter, their
action would automatically recall the
commissioners.
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OFFERS M'CARTY
A RETURN MATCB
Springfield, Mo., May 23 Jack Cur
lev, promoter of tho proposed Flynn
Johnson fight at Las Vegas, July 4
has written Luthor McCarty, offering
him a return match with Carl Morris
as a preliminary to tho championship
bout
Tho promoter mentioned $5000 as a
eldo bot and' iR arranging terras with
McCarty's manas-' I
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ARE KILLED I
,
Unionists Battle With t H
Police and Many Are llH
Wounded lll
Buda Pest, Hungary, May 23 Sharp
battles between the police and strik- H
crs have been frequent all over the H
city throughout the morning. Two H
strikers have been killed and many H
of the polico and strikers wounded, H
25 of the latter severely. H
Practically all tho trado unionist H
wprkcrs in Buda PeBt with the ox- H
ceptlon of municipal employes struck H
this morning as a result of a resolu-
tion passed last night by Socialist H
union, which proclaimed a general H
strike as a protest against the elec- H
flon of Count Tisza as speaker of the H
lower house. Ho Is a strong oppon- H
cnt of universal suffrage.
Fifty-thousand workmen assembled H
this morning in tho streets leading to H
Parliament Square, all of the ap- H
proaches of which wero guarded by
strong cordons of polico. H
The strikers, finding their efforts H
to gain enlranco to the square una- H
vailing, started wrecking windows H
and street lamps, and destroying IH
goods displayed In the shop windows.
Then they began stoning the police, H
who drovo them off repeatedly,
charging with their clubs. IH
The most serious encounter oc- IH
currcd In Outer Wignor street whero IH
the strikers took possession of a big IH
building, from which they fired at H
the polico with revolvers. After sev- H
eral of the policemen had been hit H
with bullets the officer in charge or-
dered the men to return the fire.
Several volleys wero fired Into the
crowd and two of tho' strikers were H
killed and a dozen wounded.
The strikers in the building, unablo H
to withstand the sharp reply of tho IH
police, dashed out of tho doors and
fled In all directions. IH
Several of the street car lines have
been suspended since morning. Tho IH
strlko has been only partly success- H
ful, many of the factories continuing IH
to work under tho protection of de- IH
tachments of police. IH
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NOIfJEAOY I
Princeton, Cornell and H
Harvard in Triangular
Contest VH
Boston, May 23. The 'varsity eight-' H
oared crows of Princeton, Cornell and
Harvard and the freshman eights of fH
tho two latter universities pnt on the lll
finishing touches this morning for the 1LWW
races scheduled at 4 p. rcu a triangu-, YLWWW
lar contest between the 'varsity crews r4mmmmmmmm
and a dual race between tho -Harvard y lH
and Cornell freshmen. IH
They found tho going rough, the-wa- H
tcr of tho Charles river basin, whero IH
the raco will bo rowed, being disturb- IH
od by a southeast breeze. ) H
Should tho wind continue, in tbis H
quarter in the afternoon it probably f
will necessitate tho rowing the races
upstream, tho mllo and seven-eighths jf
course being reversed at the start at fl
tho Union Boat olub and finish just
before the Cottage Farms bridge Is IH
reached. Princeton, with a shell do- f H
signed for smooth waters, was ad- , jH
versoly affected by the wind this f IH
morning. Tho Cornell crew, wolgh- IH
lng slightly less than that of tho H
Crimson, is largely veteran and keyed jH
up with a confidence borne of repeat- H
cd success. Harvard's eight has been
made over in two weeks and it Is be- H
lieved by coaches to be adaptable to H
any conditions.
Prlncoton has been trained as a H
speed crew, light and wiry. H
TRANSPORTERS IN
A GENERAL STRIKE
London, May 23. Tho national ox-' jH
ccutlvc committoo of the Transport IH
Workers' federation has decided upon H
a general strike commencing tonight IH
In support of the Thames lightermen jJ
In their dlsputo with their employers
and also to enable tho federation to H
endeavor to adjust Its own grievances. IH
Representatives from every port ?n jf
tho United Kingdom were present at IH
the meeting of the federation and a IH
resolution was unanimously adopted IH
to quit work owing to tho attributed H
boycotting of members of trados un- IH
Ions and the dcllbcrato breaking of IH
agreement1 bv employers. IH
No fewer than 150,000 dockors, car IH
mon, lightormon, laborers and othors jH
connected with the docks will bo im- IH
mediately involved in tho strike and IH
the entire transport work of the port H
of London will bo brought to a stand- H
Any attempt to divert traffic to H
othor ports of the Uulted Kingdom IH
will bo a signal for tho spread of the IH
disaffection. JH
Work at some or tho London docks - t jLLA
already is paralyzed and numerous kLLW
vcssoIb laden with foodstuffs woro un- H
ablo to discharge their cargoes, whllo H
perlshablo food Is rotting in the JmWWW
warehouses. Il
