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t 4 \ A^^S W SUBSCRIBERS' COPY. E3Er] ^l)t Plltlfijliy Jot&f* yrf^ H No. 191.?No. 17,597. WASHINGTON, D. C., SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29. 1908.* FIVE CENTS. ASKS INVESTIGATION : OFBUILDING OFFICE I Coroner's Jury Wants President to Take Action, METHODS ARE CENSURED i I, T> J ir.l.L- T_ A _ !. ueain 01 jvayjnoiiu xiiuus as .ns- ; cribed to Accident. ! i i OVER EOUR HOURS' DEBATE ' i Commissioners Declare That They , Will Take Up Matter and Sift It Thoroughly. I Aid of President Asked To Probe Ashford's Office deem It our duty to severely eondenm the lux methods now mid heretofore in vogue in the office of the Inspector of building* of the District of Co, Iiimbia nnd the apparent absence i of intelligent mid well directed effort mid hearty eo-operation between the different dixisiou* and officials of the said branch of the District tfovi'rumrnt so esscnti nl to the welfare of the I ( eom in unity. We recommend the appointment hy the President of the 1 nitcd Suites of an unbiased, oom|ic\ciit and disinterested comiiiission for the purpose of niakiiiK a thorough i r?\est ign t ion of the tnctlio>?s. system and adequacy of the nffiee of tiie building in- ] specter of the Distriet of t'oliim- . bin."?FKOM THE VERDICT OF THE CORONER'S Jl It). 1 I J c Commissioners Are Ready. t On the day of the aeeideut I asked * the eoroner to see that the inquest i brought out all the facts so that appropriate action might he taken. I I ? hall ou Monday ask the Commission- | a ers to eonsider what we may properly h do under the circumstances. I shall he ii glad to see carried out the reeomiuendii- a tions of the coroner's jury that an ex- v Mini nation of tbe method* in the huild- j (1 ing Inspector'* office lie made by a 1 commission appointeil h y the I'reai- s dent." ? COM .MISSION EH MACFAR- t LAND. "I have read carefully all the test!- n ninny taken before the coroner'* jury, s a* printed, aud if a Monographic report t ??? made of the testimony i will read 1 tt all carefully. There Is no question d hut what there villi he a thorough in- t< \ estimation by the t'ommissioners of n the fact* brought out by the lnque*t. e It would have been doue anyway."? COMMISSIONER WEST. The verdict is abont the most foolish I have ever heard in all my experience, j, I welcome any investigation and will f aid it in every posnihle way."?ENGINEER COMMISSIONER MORROW. v f No one was held for trial by the i coroner's jury investigating the death of Raymond Hibbs, killed last Monday in j, the wreck of the steel structure at North t Capitol and M streets. . f The oflice of the building inspector, how- v ever, was censured severely. f 1] The evidence offered by Millard S. n Isham. Snowden Ashford, C. "W. Somerville and MMj. Curtis also caused the jury t to subscribe to a recommendation that the President of the United States should ^ appoint a commission to investigate the 1< methods of Mr. Ashford's department. The verdict was extensive. Besides as- " cubing Hibbs' death to accident, and giv- <] ing as a cause for the collapse "the accidental shortening of the south guy rope v running from the apex of the trusses to 11 the drum of the hoisting engine," it con- 1 tains the language quoted above. g The verdict was announced by Coroner a Nevitt shortly after 8 o'clock last night. The Jury had been behind closed doors c since 3:30 o'clock in ^he afternoon. i An animated discussion had taken place. It is understood that two jurymen held p out against the other four practically the c entire time. s There jw as some objection to making the j recommendation to the President on the t ground that he might take no action. It a was answered that the jury would have T done its full dutv in making that recom- * o meiidation. Surprise in Verdict. Mit h surprise was expressed after the verdff-t because no mention was made of j t: material used in the construction. Tne evidence of practically every man working on the structure was that it was poor. f Attorney Clagett, representing Sflboon- ' tractor Newman, offered yesterday after- ^ noon to britig in witnesses who would 1 show that the iron used was unfit for 1 any building. The opportunity of hearing 1 these witnesses was refused by the jury. Kxjxrt testimony was later brought in 1 by 31i. ijomerville, who declared he had ( received a telephonic report of a test by. 1 the bureau of standards on a piece of * iron taken from the wreck He said that, 4 according: to the bureau, the iron submit- 4 t< il was stronger than the building regulations required. There was a debate between all ti e at- ' torneys aud the coroner on whether this * evidence should be submiTted to tin;.jury. The coroner held that the report was not ? \ idence that all tlie iron was of the same strength.. I When W. Somerville took the stand again yesterday afternoon he started out .is testimony hy sa\ing that Isham had voluute?'red statem nts eoneerning the iron work on the M street building. "Isham came to ine and said he had j ! !>e?*ii s* nt in hy Mr. Ashford to talk about s tlte construction of the building. 1 ' thought at the time 'he wanted to talk about the ironwork. In fact, he said ' nothing about not being detailed on the 1 11 on work. ' Being questioned, Mr. Someiville said;' that he considered himself relieved lrotn ; 1 i esponsibilttv when a field inspector was i ' sent out on the work, ami that the lield j ' inspector assumed responsibility. lie was asked about his responsibility in regard to second-hand material, and ' replied thai the field inspector was the man to look at it, and iliat his own duty ' lay with the plans of the building only. Iron Hook in Evidence. At the close of his testimony, laie in the afternoon, there was an attempt to show thai an iron hook w liich had been puilcil out straight Jiad been attached to one of the trusses, and that It showed that great strain had been put on it. Policeman F. S. Hewlett, who picked up the hook, was asked to show just where he found it. He described the spot exactly. What the jury thought of the testimony is not known, or whether it had j any effect on the verdict. 'the revelations of yesterday morning as to the conditions in the office of the building inspector were the talk of every one present during the inquest. The contradictory evidence offered by men from that department became a standing joke, and "All right, go ahead" was a bv-word. It was this phrase that caused three different witnesses to testity that it meant three different things. When Hill and Donaldson went after their permit "All right, go ahead." meant j to them to put up the building. Mr. Somerville insists it meant to go ( ahead, scrape the paint from the steel and get ready for an examination or inspection. Mr. Ashford, who made the remark, said lie intended to convey the information .that it w ould be all right to go ahead and get a permit. A>AV. t^uuo v vx i The matter of tha inspector's reports certainly had "weight with the jury. At least one of them showed plainly his Idea >f the system in vogue when he questioned Maj. Curtis closely on the filing methods used. It was declared tTiat the Indorsement that the structure was leaning to the north was put on the report after the acident occurred. It was plain that an attempt to show tampering was being made. Also Mr. Somerville made the sensationat charge that he had not put his 'O. K." 011 certain of the reports, although it appears there plainly. If lie was prepared to back up his implied harge of forgery he had no opportunity, as he was not questioned oa that point ifter he made his denial. During Maj. Curtis' testimony one juryman asked Mm what good his office was f reports could be taken out and changed nr tampered with, but no reply was made. Just what authority, if any. had W. S. [sham, the field inspector, who was dis harged after the accident, seems never to lave been brought to light during the inpiest. The testimony on that point seemed to vary so much that no man ?ouId know just what Isham was supposed to do. Duty of Inspection. There was testimony brought in that [sham had no right to inspect the steel vork. and also testimony to the effect hat Isham was expected to look it over, dr. Somerville said that Isham first went >ut to the building to look after the conrete work and that later his interest in lie iron work was developed. Isham said hat Somei-ville askoH him *#"? v " Aim ron, and Somerville said that was not so. "1 told him if he was inspecting the ron it must be marked," said Somerville, lthough it had not yet appeared who had ppointed Isham to the work of inspect- ' ng the iron. Mr. Ashford's testimony reltive to Isham's connection with the iron k-ork states that Isham had nothing to lo with it, although the records show | sham reported on it and mentioned the ' agging or leaning toward the north of he structure. Also, Somerville testified that he had narie no investigation of the steel at the ite of the building beyond an examinaion of one truss, because, he said, Mr. , sham was looking after it. Mr, Isham's ' eclaration was that Somerville asked him o "O.K." the material, and that he would ot do it. but marked pieces he cousidred unfit with red chalk. ( Somerville Is Criticised. Somerville said yesterday that he had old Isham to "O. K." the material if he ound it all right. He also said that ^ .'hen the old material was taken away rom the train sheds he had intended to nspect the trusses in batches of six. "Then," said a juryman, "you were go- ' ng to inspect the trusses six at a time, >ut you have said you inspected only one russ, and then, you told Jhe builder, as ar as you were concerned, to go ahead." There was an effort made to find out rhy Somerville and Isham had talked ihftnt tht? inm when o ?'* ?t v? ??., ?* iivn ?iv/ ];ci uiiL iad been granted. Mr. Somerville could lot enlighten the attorney making the nquiry. He did say no direct order had >een given Isham not to permit the ereclon of the s'eel. Mr. Somerville's testimony practically losed the inquest. The jury was anxious o discuss the matter, and the crowd eft the room at about 3:30 o'clock. It had been expected that only a few ninutes would be necessary to reach a erdict: The long wait outs.de the closed loor was a surprise to every one. Ashford went home early. Somerville rent away, but came back in time to ear the recommendation to investigate lie department in which he is an official. He was nervous, if appearances are ood indications. His face seemed drawn nd he was ill at ease. He left the building as soon as the oroner read the verdict. Ashford Gives Opinibn of Verdict. *I think the inquest went beyond its roper sphere, and the verdict puts my ffiee at a disadvantage," Building Inpector Ashford said last night. "We are ust as anxious to learn the truth in hese matters as any one else and would ifford the coroner every assistance in our lower. 1 will welcome :tn investigation y a commission appointed by the Presilent or by any one else." DR. McCOSH BADLY INJURED. tfoted Surgeon of New York Is Thrown From Carriage. NEW YORK, November "8.?Dr. AnIrcw G. McCosli, house surgeon of the ^resbyterian Hospital, and son of Dr. fames MeCosh, late president of Prince uu t_ hi> cian > i ? uijuieu luuay, jjiuuiblv fatally, by being thrown from a carriage. He was driving a pair of spirited lorses, which shied at a passing tram n Park avenue, bolted, threw out the Iriver and swung the carriage with such one against tihe curbing that Dr. Me3osli was hurled to the pavement. He suffered a serious fracture of the skull ind minor injuries. At the Presbyterian Hospital, to which le was taken, it was said tonight that >ut slight hope of his recovery was enertained. BRYAN MEETS BIG BEAR. i las CIcse Call With Wounded Bruin in Mexican Mountains. jipcial Dispatch to The Star. < 1A1 A" ESTON, Texas, November 28.? T>I. \V. ,T. Bryan. according to a statencnt given out by Gov. Roves of the , <tate of Coahuila. Mexico, was the vic:im of an encounter with a big. hear n the mountains of Chihuahua, in which' he American commoner came very near ijeing hugged to death by tlie bear, which was supposed to be dead. As the *nimal attempted to embrace Mr. Bryan [lie latter managed by a dextrous move Lo slip out of his hunting coat, which" bruin tore to pieces, his powerful claws ? raping the body of the hunter, hut doing 110 further damage. The other hunters an.e to the rescue and killed the bear. The hear had been shot several times and rolled over as if dead, and Mr. Bryan ran i?p to him. when the bear made a quick movement with his paws to grab the huntsman. Notwithstanding the promise made by the members of the Bryan hunting party to forget the incident, the story leaked out. /* : ;.i>'<7'^ . 7 " 'lr */. V*-.' - - . *? mi it* /" I r* r \ ' J t lf, L^YLSliN SHOOTS HIS CUSTOMER 9. Lunchroom Owner Mortally Wounds Colored Man. QUARREL OVER NICKEL Charles Contee Claims His Victim Had Made Threats. CALMLY AWAITS ARREST Robert Chambers, the Wounded Man, Known to the Police as "Hardtack/' Shot in the head with a .32-caliber revolver and mortally wounded, Robert Chambers, colored, twenty-two years or age. who resides at 22 Massachusetts avenue northwest, was removed to the Cas ualty Hospital yesterday afternoon to be given surgical treatment. Charles Contee, colored, thirty-two years of age, who conducts a lunchroom at 30 Patterson place northeast, did the shooting, and was locked up at the sixth precinct police station by Bicycle Policeman Lauten. The shooting occurred shortly alter 4 o'clock in Contee's place of business. There were several other persons in the place at the time, but, so far as the police were able to learn, none of t?hem made an effort to prevent the trouble. Witnesses tell different stories of just what was said and dohe about the time the shot was fired, and a jury will hear the different statements before passing upon the siiooting with a view to fixing the responsibility. A message received at the sixth precinct police station told of a row that was in progress in the lunchroom, but made no mention of any shooting. It was believed, from the excited condition of the person who did the telephoning, that there was serious trouble in progress, and the bicycle policeman rode to the H street place as rapidly as possible. ?He found Chambers in a dying condition, while Contee was there waiting to be arrested. The latter had placed the weapon on the cash register after firing the fatal shot, and remained there for the arrival of the police, feeling, he stated, that he had fired in self-defense. Quarreled Over Five Cents. One version of the affair was that Chambers, who is known to the police as "Hardtack," entered the lunchroom with a companion and had a ten-cent order of pig's feet. He and his companion partook of the feet, and the money was handed over to Contee, who put it In ihis pocket. Then the customer and Contee engaged in a dispute about b cents, Chambers, it Is said, claiming he was entitled to that amount. Contee claimed to the contrary, and words nassed between them. It is stated bv one of the witnesses that Chambers made the remark that he would go to a warmer place for the nickel, whereupon Oontee, lie states, retorted. "All right, you'll go there t?hen," and tired. The bullet entered just over the left eye, and Chambers fell to the floor. A few minutes after the shooting the ambulance from the Casualty Hospital made a hurried run to the scene and the physician in charge soon had the wounded man in the hospital. His wound was examined and it was found that the bullet had uenetrated the brain, making a wound which wa? necessarily fatal. Policeman Hauten escorted Contee to the station and plated hiui behind the bars. In conversation with the police Contee said he was attending to his business when Chambers and a friend came in and had something to eat. Chambers, he said, accused him of having taken a nickel from him and used threatening language. Says Chambers Threatened Him. "lie followed me into the back room, continuing to use his threatening language." the prisoner said, "and I became frightened, took the pistol on the shelf and shot him." Contee declared that Chambers put his hand in his pocket, and lie thought lie did so for the purpose of drawing a weapon, but witnesses say he s..owed no indication of desiring or intending to use a weapon. "After 1 shot him." Coatee added. "I placed the nistol upon the cash register and waited for a policeman to come for mo." Contee is well known in the neighborhood of the government printing office, where he lias been In business a number K *> v- *?- -A V ^ -C -. '. _ . ? - ET-MAK1XG NINE-HOLE GA of vears. In addition to serving food to | white and colored persons during the entire year, he made a specialty of cooking fish and oysters for family trade, many families having their iish cooked in his establishment. During the winter months ; Contee did a big oyster business, while in the hot weather he made a specialty of handling meions. The shooting caused considerable ex eitement In H street, hundreds of persons i being attracted to the Contee lunchroom. Most of them were acquainted with Contee and expressed sympathy for him. TAFT ENTERTAINS AT DINNER " r HOST TO PARTY OF NEW YORK- 1 ERS AT HOT SPRINGS. ? t Senator Warner Extends Congratu- f lations?Booker Washington t Forwards Invitation. ??? ( HOT SPRINGS, Va., November 2S.?Mr. 1 Taft entertained at dinner tonight Mr. I and Mrs. Timothy L. Woodruff, Repre- ^ sentative Herbert Parsons and James R. 1 Sheffield, all of New York. ? The conference on New York political affairs which Mr. Woodruff came here to have with Mr. Taft has not been held, ' but will doubtless take place tomorrow. ( Senator Warner of Missouri, who was ? chairman of the committee which notified Judge Taft of his nomination, stopped 1 here today on his wcy to Washington to ' extend his congratulations on the election ' in person. The senator assured Mr. Taft 1 that Missouri is behind him in public 1 sentiment on a thorough tariff revision. ' A message from Booker T. Washington t was brought to Mr. Taft today by Emmet Scott urging him to deliver an address next February at a meeting to be held in New York to raise funds for Tuskegee Institute. The invitation will be consid- ( ered. Oklahoma came forward today with a huge turkey sent to Mr. Taft for his Thanksgiving d ?aer, but delayed in transit. It will be served later. 1 Mrs. William H. Taft, who spent ] Thanksgiving day in New York, is expected to arrive here tomorrow. ? i WANT HEPBURN TO CONTEST. i Congressional Committee of His Dis- ^ trict Asks .Recount of Votes. Fpeoiul Dispatch to The Star. CRESTON, Iowa, November 28 ? Representative Hepburn ol' the eighth Iowa dis- 1 triet, who was defeated at the recent elec- i tion, has been asked by unanimous vote ] of the congressional committee of his ] district to make a contest and to ask a recount of the votes cast at the last election. "That it be the sense of this convention that there be a recount of votes in the ? eighth congressional district, and that we very insistently urge Col. Hepburn to institute a contest," is the resolution which was unanimously passed at the i meeting of the committee. A special committee was appointed to investigate the vote and secure a recount and reversal of the result if possible. Michigan Treasury Short of Cash. . DETROIT, Mich.. November 28.?Owing to a temporary shortage of currency ( in the state treasury numerous "state bankruptcy" stories have been circulating through Michigan. State officials, including circuit judges, have been compelled to let one monthly pay roll pass ' by without receiving the usual remittance, and the December pay roll will probably be similarly passed before the new taxes, which become due next month, are paid into the state treasury in sufficient ' amounts to restore normal conditions, Of the $1,330,000 railroad taxes, which are " devoted by law to the payment of salaries ' to primary school teachers throughout the 1 state, only $900,000 lias been sent to the : treasurers of tlie different counties. Acts on Bequest of Life Savers. J BOSTON, Mass., November US.?The be- 1 quest of Mit^s Harriet King of Salem of ' $0,000 to the life savers of Nahant. which j the United States government declined i to accept for the crew of the station at * that point, was declared today by the supreme court to be for the use of ail persons exposed to the perils of the sea in that neighborhood. The court decreed that any reasonable method of promoting such benefaction is within the general < purpoVe of the will. The probate court c will devise a plan for the administration '< of the charity. t ,? . I < j ? ........ j 11 ME BEGINS. ' WOULD IMPEACH CHANCELLOR DESIRE OF THE GERMAN MODERATE RADICALS. J Proposed Establishment of a Branch of the Imperial Supreme Court. BERLIN". November 28.?The moderate adical party at a caucus today decided o introduce a resolution in the reichstag or the creation of a high impeachment ourt, before which the chancellor could )e brought to answer for dereliction in lis constitutional duties as between the unperor and the people, or in a case vhen, although not unconstitutional, the mperial acts through the chancellor may lave endangered the realm. The Imperial constitution, unlike several of the Gernan federal state constitutions, does not provide for any method of impeachment. Bismarck, when threatened by his opponents in the reichstag with having his salary stopped, exclaimed: "I'll sue for it and collect." The radicals desire that the court shall jecome a branch of the imperial supreme ^nnrt with members reoresentinsr the several states. There is no probability, however, of the -esolution be.ng accepted. Other party nliuences are at work among- the memjers of the reichsiag to prevent as far as possible, a renewal on December 2 of :he criticism of the emperor's personal lets. It is likely that all parties will (oin in this endeavor, except the socialsts and some of the radicals. . PU YI RULES WEDNESDAY. i Ceremonies December 2 to Mark Ascension to Throne, PEKING, November 28.?An edict was issued today ordering the necessary sacrifices preparatory to the ceremonies to take place December 2 to mark the ascension to the throne of China of the infant Emperor Pu Yi. Another edict of today fi.\e*> the beginning of the Hsun Huang Tung era (the reign of Pu Yi) for New Year day, and sets forth that Pu Yi make his aneension * to the throne immediately, because, havng received this great responsibility from Kuang Hsu, the late emperor, he must ;ose no time In undertaking it. GIRLS CONFESS ARSON. Startling Sequel to Probe of Indus- ( trial Home Fire. i COLUMBUS, Ohio, November 28.?Two ' girls at the State Industrial Home at 5 Delaware, whose names the authorities ' ( refuse to give, confessed that they set 1 tire to the main building at the home to- ' day. The loss will amount to $10,000. ] Eighty-eiglit girls were x-escued, the ! watchman, Joseph Spirrow, opening the ( rlnnrs ami awakiMiinc them. Several were I 1 V sli&htly injured. j TUG RAMS HOLE IN STEAMER. ' 1 Two Soldiers From Governors Island 1 Injured by Flying Timbers. NEW YORK, November -8.?A big ho.e, fortunately well above the water line, 1 was rammed early tonight in tiie steamer Irene Elaine Davis, plying in the battery Governors Island service, by a railroad . Lug going at full speed. Of the hundred 3r more passengers aboard, two were f slightly hurt. The steamer, which is in use instead of the regular ferryboat General , Hancock," was able to make her trips to , Lhe island after the ho'e had been boarded up. The injured men. who were soliiers from Governors Island, were struck * tjy flying timbers, but only one required medical treatment. Blame for the acci- [ Jent has not been placed. c i Maj. Thomas W. Rathbone Dies. ' LONG BEACH, Cal.. November 28.? U ilaj. Thomas Washington Rathbone. sevsnty-four years old. of civil_ war fame. ( irganlzer of the White llorse Cavalry of I I'ompany A. i54th Regiment. Ohio .Voluii- r ccrs, is dead at his home here. t % STIRS CANNON FORCES1 litchcock's Early Appointment! Sets Them Talking. looks like a threat It Least, That Is the Opinion of One Big Republican. rHEN THERE ARE OTHERS rust Mr. Taft's Prompt Way of Showing* His Appreciation, They Say. Now that Mr. Taft has offered Mr. litchcock the postmaster generalship and Ur. Hitchcock has accepted and every>ody has had a chance to say "He earned t" and "I told you so." the people who eally think about such things are bc;inning to ask themselves questions. Why was Mr. Taft's offer and Its acceptance made public at this time? Why was it made public in the curlousy formally Informal, officially unofficial vay it was when everybody knew that dr. Hitchcock was slated for the postnaster generalship and that he would iccept it when it was offered? These are Just a couple of the main jueries that politicians and people who tnow politics are putting to each other. *Vhy, and again why? Now. there is a republican in high government office in Washington who has tnown Speaker Cannon for years and vho likes and admires him. But this nan isn't one to be carried away by lersonal preference, however. His judgnent is famed as being exceptionally jood, and he is sensible and level-headed md wiser than most. And so, when his gentleman declared yesterday that he announcement of Hitchcock's selecion for the postmaster generalship In the Taft cabinet was in the nature of a decaration of war on Mr. Cannon by the lew admlnistration-to-be. The Star reaorter to whom it was made sat up and :ook notice. A Notice to Members? "Why, there Is no possl'^ explanation <ave one for this announcement being nade at this time," said the republican n question. "As head of the Post Office Department Mr. Hitchcock will have ariltrary powers as to the disposal of the patronage of postmasterships, a form of patronage that hits a representative where he lives, that may make or unmake him in his district, that is vital ind lies close to his vitals. Now, in view pf the fact that in the somewhat nebuous discussion of the possibilities of a 'eud between the Taft administration and :he Speaker of the House Mr. Hitchrock's name has frequently been men:ioned for the post of commander-in*hlef of the anti-Cannon campaign forces, loesn't -it appear to you as if the somewhat peculiar form of the announcement pf his acceptance of a cabinet job is pregnant with possibilities? "What can it be other than a notice to the members of the House of Representatives that it is time for them to prepare to arch their backs and purr, rub igalnst their master's legs and eat out pf his hand? What is it save an invitation to them to follow Mr. Hitchcock up ihe steep and winding path that leads to the top of the Mount of Promise, where they may feast their dazzled eyes pn the rich and fertile Land of Pleasant Patronage unfolded to their view?" And this republican, this settled, sensible, level-headed soul, said more, and still more, to the same effect. He expressed the belief that members of Congress might have their choice?this being, Lo ills mind, the meaning of the announcement?of journeying with Mr. Hitchcock Lo the top of the mount and putting their Lags on the new surveys of the Pleasant land of Patronage or of Jumping off the administrative earth into chiil and outer darkness. He didn't think there would be any half-way measures permitted. "They'll Be Steam. Hollered." "They'll steam-roller 'em into pancake quiescence," he said, with brutal frankness "They'll squash 'em and grind 'em and stamp 'em and roll 'em, and then blow them all to the four winds of heaven. That's what they'll try to do." And this republican added that if anybody had tried to tell him one little short year ago that the opposition to the election of "Uncle Joe" Cannon as Speaker of the House of Representatives in the Sixty-ilrst Congress would ever, in a thousand years, reach the stage where it rests today he would have had his informant arrested for disorderly assembly. But now, this republican, and many more like him, who are stanch friends pf Mr. Cannon, are stjmewhat up in the *ir. They hope arid believe that Mr. Cannon -will t}e re-elected; aye. that he will t>e re-elected without opposition of a serious nature. But they are not sure. They know that a number of members of Congress are pledged against Uncle Joe. and :hat, through fear of their constituencies, if for no other reason, they will vote for any other man for Speaker of the House in preference to Mr. Cannon. Some jf these men have said that their ante?lection pledges will not even permit them 0 participate in a caucus on the speakership. The Other Side of It. So there you are. On the other hand, here are many republicans, some of them nembers of the House, who do not see n the announcement of Mr. Hitchcock's selection for the postmaster generalship in.v hint of a threat, any indication of 1 declaration of war. They seem to beieve, at least the profession is theirs, hat Mr. Taft, wishing to reward Mr. Hitchcock at once for his services in the ecently closed campaign, wishing to give dm now, while the memory of his labors s fresh in the republican lobe of the jublic mind, some recognition, some exjression of gratitude, has made this somewhat previous announcement of the /oung man's selection for this cabinet lost of honor. What's the truth of the matter? Time will tell, and in the meantime every one nay have his choice. ACQUITTALS AT SPRINGFIELD. [Jtter Collapse of Prosecutions in Riot Cases Is Forecasted. SI-'KlKU-r iH.L.U, in., iNovemoer L'he acquittal today of two more defendmts is generally regarded as forecastng collapse of the prosecutions in the ases growing out of the recent race iots here. 'A verdict of not guilty was >rolight in by the jury in the case of iVilliam and Mabel Stout, who had been in trial on an indictment charging bursary and larceny. This was the first of the burglary and arceny cases growing out of the riots to >e tried. The defendants admitted ta,ng large quantities of groceries, which cere alleged to have been stolen from a vreeked store, but said they found the roods on the sidewalk. Thus the state has failed to secure conietions in murder cases growing ou. of he lynching, destruction of property or tyrglary and larceny cases. Over a hunIred other indictments are pending, but hese cases will likely be-dismissed. HUDSON BRAWN TOO MUCHJOR SEVERN Husky Cadets Defeat the Sturdy Midshipmen. THIRTY THOUSAND THERE Ideal Day for Army-Navy Game oil Franklin Field. NOTABLES SURROUND THE OVAL Teams Evenly Matched?Strong Defensive Flaying by Both Sides. Misjudge of a Punt Disastrous. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., November 2S^-? In one of the fiercest foot ball games seen on Franklin Field this year the Array vanquished the Navy this afternoon by the small and narrow* scoro of ti to 4?a touchdown and goal against a goal from the field- Thirty thousand persons saw the husky cadets from the Hudson conquer the sturdy midshipmen front the Severn In a contest that never lagged. That the naval boys were surprised at tho unexpected strength of the Array Is putting it mildly?they were fairly overwhelmed with the power shown by tho West Point cadets. Tho Annapolis boys entered tho game confident of victory, while the West Point cadets only hoped to win. The Army's victory, notwithstanding the strengtli shown, was due more to a misjudged punt by one of the Navy a backs than to the good work of the team. But it took advantage of the mlsplay and lost no opportunity in making the score. The Navy's four points, however, wero earned by hard and consistent playing. Teams Evenly Matched. The teams were as evenly matched as it was possible to make them, and although the Army won, there is no disgrace attached to the showing made by tne i\avy. me cieiensive piaying 01 ooui teams was all that could be desired. It was so powerful, in fact, that neither team could make much impression on ita opponent s line, and in consequence they both played a kicking- game. There waa more punting in today's game than haa been seen on Franklin Field this season. As was the case in the big college game* of the year, the contest brought out little that was new. Two forward passes and two onside kicks were the only so-called modern plays attempted, and of these only one forward pass, by the Navy, waa successful. The day was ideal for foot ball, and 4 brilliant crowd was out to see the fray. It was brilliant in respect to colors dlsplayed and the beautiful raiment of the women, and brilliant in the great array of notable people seated in the boxen about the field. Nearly everybody carried either the black, gold and gray of the Army or the blue aqd gold of the Navy, and here and there was to be seen the red and blue of the University of Pennsylvania. The picture of 30,000 persons seated in an oval waving the variegated colors in the bright sunshine was one long to be remembered. Some Notable Spectators. On the south stand, the Army side, Secretary Wright of the War Department entertained a large party in two boxes at midfleld, while directly opposite, on the Navy side. Acting Secretary Newberry of the Navy Department had a large party of guests, who also filled two boxes. Prominent in Secretary Wright's box were Representative and Mrs. Longworth. Assistant Secretary Oliver saw the game with a party from a box adjoining that of Secretary Wright. In long rows 011 either side wero to be seen generals and other army officers who have won fame and glory in the service of the country. Many promi%-> rt t, ?-?1 rf"". / .f D K i 1 u /I . . I ?-v 1"* I ? ? liCXIL aU\.ICLJf ui X illiaur ipiiia, f ?? York and other eastern cities were also in attendance. Miss Ethel Roosevelt cast her fortunes with the Navy, and had a seat in the inclosure reserved for Mr. Newberry and wife. Among others in this box were Mrs. Metcalf, wife of the retiring Secretary of the Navy, and a number of friends. To their rigiit was the box of Admiral Dewey. Hundreds of naval officers, from lieutenants to rear admirals, were scattered in other boxes. Behind the notables on their respective stands sat in solid blocks the midshipmen in blue and the . cadets in gray cheering, singing and otherwise making a din that did not cease until the game was over. How the Army Won. But to revert to the game. All the scoring was done in the early part of the first half. The Army kicked off and the Navy returned the ball after one scrimmage. The West Point boys then tried the line for no gain, and Greble punted. Lange, the sterling little Navy quarterback, came across the field at great speed to catch the punt and to the dismay of the Midshipmen he overran the ball, which struck the ground behind him at the 40-yard line. Quick as a flash Chamberlain for the Army, wiio had dashed down the field to tackle Lango. picked up the bouncing ball, tucked it under his arm and darted away for the goal line. There was no one near him but Lange and a touchdown looked good. But Lange quickly got up steam, and in a stern chase that was thrilling to behold went after the speeding Army man. The quarterback gained on him and just as Chamberlain was crossing the 10-yard line Lange caught him and brought him down hard on the 5-yard line. Tremendous excitement seized the thousands of spectators as the teams lined up for a supreme effort. Dean was given the ball and plunged into t lie ,rnnrhin? Maw men for a eood trail!. leaving only a few inches between the hall and a touchdown. He was again intrusted with the pigskin, and this time he was jammed across for the score Dean also kicked the goal, which was a difficult one. Navy Not Dismayed. The spirited playing shown by the Army did not dismay the Navy, however, and they went at West Point with the greatest of confidence. Securing the ball on an exchange of kicks it was worked by good line bucking to the Army's liT-yard line, where it was fumbled by Clay and lost. The Army immediately punted out of danger, but the Navy came back with as fine an exhibition of offensive playing as one. would wish to see. Unerringly and consistently the ball was carried forward by Range, who ran twenty yards, N by Clay and more often by Richardson, until it waf? inside the lO-yard line. Here the Army braced, and having four yards ! to gain to make the first do^n the Nary