cfl States custom- offices. Ills testimony
lortay" was brought out hJ* a resalutinr
?>n the subject introdis^ by- Rfp?*saentativ'e
Harrison tdeinocratj of Near York
requesting t lie Secretary of the Treasury
to furnish the House with copies* of Mr
Hepburn s report.
Found Irreguiar Conditions.
Mr. Hepburn told of many irreguhu
conditions. He found that sugar refinets
were willing to pay their import duties
from weights of the government
scales.- hut refused tp seTl sugar on tht
same scale*, indicating that the government
scales weighed sh*?rt.
One man w?a found who received 1
per rent of the amount of all dtitiet
saved-by a certain -irryort. from , which
source.* in one year hfc received $3,600.
An importer of firecmekers confessed
that he paid a govesrnment w-eigher
*2,500. for false weights on one cap*go
of firecrackers, but Jlte man was acquitted
by a New York jury.
Mr. Hepburn -aid the atmosphere .surrounding
the New York, customs office*
subjected government officials t*> the
powerful influence of steamship com.
panics and importers, creating & eonditinn
n-iKir !. ipfld ro bad results.
LULL IN NEGOTIATIONS .
OVER RAILROAD BILL
Only Informal Conferences Held
Among- Small Oroups-of
^ Senators Today.
Kxcept for some informal conferences
among small groups of senators there teas
a lull in negotiations over the railroad
rate bill today. The absence of President
Taft on one side and Senators Cummins
and Dollivei on the other tended to present
active consideration of the points in
dispute between the republican factions.
Senator Aldricli. however, returned to the
city today and busied himself talking with
his colleagues over the trend of negotiations
during his recent absence from the
ejty.* Senator Aidrich will give the rail:oa.l
bill his unflagging attention from
rinw on. and it is hoped that substantial
progress toward a compromise between
the factions can be reached during this
week.
Negotiations for compromise will proceed
along tlu lines detailed in The Star
yesterday, as far they ran be conducted
in the absenre of Senators Dolliver
and Cummins.
The administration republicans are very
* .confident thj?t. they, will be able to de"feat
the long and short haul amepdment
-proposed by some of the insurgents. It
was intimated today that a number of
democratic senators will vote against
that amendment and may ofTset in fact
"the vote of the insurgent republicans.
' Tresiiieiit Taft had a talk yegterdgy
.afternoon with Senator Elkins and Senator
Nelson over the railroad rate bill.'
going over the sections in dispute in detail
and hearing the views of both senator*.
CORNER STONE IS LAID.
New Episcopal Church Edifice Is Begun
at Farlee, Va.
fpeeial liispatch to The Stsr.
CLARENDON, Va., May 9.?The corner
tone of the new St. George's Episcopal
Church at Farlee. Va., was laid yesterday
afternoon. The services were
pened with a hymn by the Sundayschool
children, which was followed by.
the apostles" creed. Rev. Edward W.
Callender offered prayer, after which another
hymn was sung. Dr. Callender
delivered an address, in which
he told of his efforts, with the co-operation
of the members of his congregation,
to build up the church, which he said
was started in the home of William Sidebotham.
Later the hall of the Knights
of Pythias was used to worship in.
Among the articles placed in a tin box
and later in tne corner stone were tne
names of the officers of the church. Rev.
Bdward W. Callender, John B. Henderson
and Horace Gilbert, trustees; H. B.
Gilbert, senior warden, and J. X. Steed,
Junior warden; H. A. Whallon. Dr. W.
C. Welburn, J. T. Hessey, W. G. Birch,
H. VV. Lock wood. William Sidebotliam
and J. X. Alexander; book of prayers;
cards collected by the children of the
Sunday school with the names of those
who contributed funds for the building
of the church; copies of the Falls Church
parish paper. "The Commonwealth." and
the "Monitor."
The church is to be a reproduction of
the Farnborough Hants Episcopal Church
of England, which was built in the ninth
century. It will have a seating capacity
of "/JO, and will cost $3,000. It will be a
pebble dash structure. It is being built
at Farlee. because that is the most central
place for the people of Ballston,
t hefryaale and Clarendon to attend
service. About S8?J0 has already been
subscribed.
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FAB AHEAD OF ESTIMATE.
Corporation Tax Beceipts Will Exceed
$25,000,000.
Receipts from the corporation tax exceed
by nearly a million dollars Secretary
MacVeagh's estimate of $35,000,000,
made early in December. This is the
latest calculation made by the internal
revenue ofll :e, which has almost completed
the examination of the returns
from corporations on which the tax is
aasc?s?>d. When business closed last
week *2T?.319,715 l ad b^en assessed. Half
a million more is expected. The figures
given are subject to revision, but the
change* will not l>e material.
"TUoea U .. 1 -ax
.a if position manifested
by corporations to comply with
tha law requiring returns to he made,"
pav? Mr. Cabell, the ?-oinmissioner of
Internal revenue. About iSiO.OOO returns,
representing ifTTi.orm corporations, were
made. Four hundred thousand corporations
were listed when the law imposing
the tax became operative. Many were
'dead on?s" and a great number, such
as mutual savings banks and beneficial
and fraternal organizations, were exempt
from the provisions of the law.
Included in the inactive corporations
were many mining and development companies
of mushroom growth, which had
operated largely in the southwest. Their
places of organization or charter were
mostly In the east, although many were
started in NMexico. Strikingly few
wfllful violations of the law in not making
returns were reported and the penalty list
will not be very large.
SELECTING A JURY.
Trial of John C. Davit, Accused of
False Pretenses and Embezzlement.
The case of John C. Davis, the member
of the local bar harged with obtaining
tfoO. <><* from investors in this
r-iv ana Alexandria. Va.. by false pretenses
and '-nibexxleinent, was called
for trial in Criminal Court Xo. 2, before
Jusii< e Stafford, shortly after the
norm 1 ecess.
The examination of the jurors will
probably ooupv the entire afternoon.
Tf the Jury is completed the opening
.statement for the government will be
; made tomorrow morning by Cnited
States Attorney Wilson or Assistant
Vtiltal States Attorney Proctor. Attorney
Henry E. Davis will .conduct ?Ire
defence, tvhh h is understood to be in-Mfilty.
The trial is expected to occupy; two
weeks. ? . .
31ie indictments on which today's
'rial is based ate only two of r rttnwh'r
{rending again** the prisoner. These
'wo chgjcge that just about one year
pso Davis secured and embezzled abottt
$12. torn fronr Miss McKeown of Cincinnati
and Dr. Wilktnis* of Alexandria.
Senator McCuraber Much Bettf ..
fenstor McCumber. who lias been seri
ousl? "ill toliowing a secondary operation
for appendicitis, was teported to be great.
* 1\ improved today. Mis condition, according
to his physicians, show.* improvement
over yesterday and last week. Ills ternor
rat ure is scirajl and he Is resting easily.
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| Observance of Spirit of the Or- J.
; ganic Act Urged in Vain.
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CHARGES MADE BY GARDNER I:
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The playgrounds controversy is still 01
unsettled. By a vote of 137 to 113 the
House of Representatives today refused pj
to accept the proposition advocated by n<
the friends of the playgrounds, that the b;
$17,000 in the District-Wll for this pur- ^
pose shall be paid half by .the federal ^
government and half out of the District
revenues. ? n*
The House insists that the entire ^
$17,000 shall be paid by the District. w
The Senate insists that the sum shall ^
be provided on the half "and half" basis, or
Enemies of the playground*- made
charges of bad faith today against Representative
Parsons of New York and
others who have been doing tlieir best to
preserve the organic act of the District
from violation and to befriend tire little
children of the National Capital. The
gentlemen accused spiritedly denied the JJJ
charge.
One of the features of today s row over *
the playgrounds was a speech by Representativc
Gardner of Michigan, declaring
that the delay in passing the District pj
bill was costing $2,000 a day at least.
The fight over the playground Item in tli
the District of Columbia appropriation ?*
bill was resumed in the House of Repre- jjj
sentatives shortly after that body con- ta
vened today. Whichever way the row to
turns-out,- the District will get $17,000
for -playground purposes. This
amount, according to a decision of Speak- p,
er Cannon some weeks ago, is firmly w
fixed in.the bill.. The controversy now on PS
is to decide whether this, sum shall be clt
Pild half, oui of the revenues of the Dis- ja
trict an4 half from the federal.Treasury, cc
as the Senate proposes, or entirely out of
the District revenues, as the House insists.
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Immediately after the reading of the he
journal this morning Representative m
Washington Gardner of Michigan, the d
head of the House conferees, in charge ^
of the conference report on the District ar
Hill llorl it tin anH vipMpH ton mimitPic'
v?fi| VWIIVU av up uuu jm vivavu vv II *> M ?V.?-' 1
time to Representative Herbert Parsons th
of New York, the playgrounds champion. w
Mr. Gardner made a brief explanation ^
of the proposition, adding that he did not w
know the fight was to be resumed today, pi
as this, being the second Monday in the p,
month, is reserved under the rules for w
business reported to the calendar from fr,
the District committee. But as a con- <j{
ference report is privileged, Mr. Gardner fr
decided to call it up. t0
Mr. Larsons'. Statement. ^
"When the District of Columbia appropriation
bill passed the House." said Mr.
Parsons, "it provided $17,000 for the main- ^
tenance, equipment, etc., of the play- ti
grounds, payable wholly out of the reven- tr
lies of the District. The Senate agreed to
this amount, but struck out the provision
that it should be paid entirely by the Die- ft
trict. When the conferees reported the
first time they had stricken out everything.
Including the $17,000. The Speaker
ruled that in doing this the conferees had
exceeded their authority. Now, both the j:.
Senate and House having agreed to the ,
amount of $17,000, the only thing in dis- ..
agreement is with reference to the man- J
ner in which it shall be provided. p
"The playgrounds give to the children
of the poor the same chance for exercise
that our children have. They are of the
greatest benefit to the health of the children."
Mr. Parsong then read letters from 11
mothers telling how the health of their a
children had t>een benefited by the super- w
vised games at the playgrounds. ct
Mr. Tawney of Minnesota, chairman of
the House committee on appropriations,
took the floor to insist that the controversy
did not involve the merit of the f1*
playgrounds proposition.
"In any event," said Mr. Tawney, "the II:
$17,000 will be appropriated. The only re
question is whether the House will stand j,j
by its unanimous action when it adopted p?
the amendment making this $17,000 pay- f0
able wholly from the District revenues, cl
The playgrounds advocates got what they p?
asked for and now they propose to go
back on the agreement they made at that o\
time." th
Mr. Tawney then read from the Con- ca
gressional Record of the day on which n?
the last fight over thife playgrounds item a*
occurred to show that his amendment, had cc
been accepted by Representatives Foster th
of Vermont and Parsons of New York, uj
who were leading the playgrounds fight ar
at that time. tr
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Would Stand by Organic Act. ca
Representative Olcott of New York sug- e(
gested that, no matter how often Congress
had been guilty of bad faith with the:
District of Columbia, it was time in this
case to get down to business and. to live
up to the spirit of the organic act. a!
"We have no legal right to violate in 0j
one jot or tittle the act of 1878."
Mr. Foster said that he did not relish
wmttl/vn fi?nm \l r Tflvpot* that h fi* 111
was acting In bad faith in wanting to re- th
cede and concur in the Senate amend- dl
ment. It was true, Mr. Foster said, that 11
on one vote he did assent to the payment y<
of all the playgrounds appropriation out R
of the T>istrlct revenues. But he had not hi
done that, he insisted, to win over Mr. b<
Tawney's consent to the general proposi- c<
tion, because, he said, "we had thq gen- a<
tVemen from Minnesota and his followers
beaten to a frazzle." ed
The Senate was insisting on its policy, b<
Mr. Foster pointed out, and it was noth- Ai
tng new for the House to recede from w
its own contention. w
Question One of Good Faith. li"
'The question before us today." de- w
clared Representative Sulzer of New
York, "is one of good faith between ct
Congress and the District of Columbia. r
We ought to live up to that act. It is
a compact between the government and
the people of tlie District.
"I for one am opposed to violating
that compact. If we are true to ourselves
and to the compact we will vote s?with
the Senate on this proposition. g<
We ought to be ashamed of ourselves b)
to hold up this appropriation bill and T
to stand here for months quibbling over
a thins like this. What do the people
of the country think of the House trying
to repudiate the compact between ^
the-government and the District of Co- (1|
lumbia?" pi
Representative Burleson of Texas re- aj
viewed at some length the legislation of
previous years In behalf of playgrounds,
itemized the expenditures, and claimed
that salaries consumed a large portion of
the appropriation From that lie took up
the subject of the cost of maintaining P
public schools in the District in comparison
with the cost .n other large
cities.
Charges by Gardner. 81
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Representative Gaulner of Michigan (
when lie took the floor held up a copy ^
of tne Consressional Record, containing s
a speech by Mr. Parsons, not a line or (
i word of which, he said, was delivered on a
'the floor of the House. Mr. Gardner went j 0
|on to.say that this speech reflected on J f
jMr. Parsons' fellow-members of the:
'(House, and that he did not think this was n
i right t
t "Tire history of this item in the hill is a
this." said Representative Gardner, head t
of the House conferees and in charge of w
the bill. "The House committee on ap- c
ropriations recommended fe.OOft for the I
nprovement and equipment of play- I
rounds, hut nothing for supervision. I
k'hen the bill was under consideration in |
lie House it was unanimously agreed
j give $17.bOO for maintenance, proided
the whole amount was paid from
ie revenues Of the District. The Senate c
ut in their bill $I7.0U0. to be paid one- %
alf by the District and the other half
V the general government. In the Sente
bill supervision was put in. hut in
inference this word was stricken out"A
disagreement was reached in confernoe,
and when the House conferees re- f
orted to this body their action in dis- J
greeing to thp Senate amendment they
ere sustained by a large majority. The
ill. carrying over flO.flOO.OfO. was passed
y the House before the holidays, as it g
as desired to have it early enacted into
iw. It has been held up to now within
bout seven weeks of the close of the
seal year largely on account of this
em in disagreement amounting to the
dstrict to an additional $8,500. In the
leantime the opportunity to use money
lade immediately available in the bill
as been passing. Contracts already cn- ?u
red into have been curtailed for iacK 01
jnds. ' ?
"Street improvements that ought to a
ive been made, and would have been F
lade but for the holding up of this bill.
ave been neglected and we are advised
lat work will soon have to stop ahold
her. Schoolliouses ?nd improvements n
t schoolhouses contemplated and pro- ^
Ided for in this bill have been delayed .
ntil now it will be impossible to oomlete
them in time for the opening of the 11
ew school year. And I am authorized p
y the Engineer Commissioner of the. ]j
istrict to say that the est'mated actual t]
iss to tlie District will be at least
00,000. "
"t'nder the leadership of a very few p
embers of the Playground Association j
lere has been conducted the most perstent
and inexcusable course of lobbying
ithin the range of my knowledge. S)
ethods have been resorted to that s?
lght to be condemned and the parties p
igaging in them rebuked by all good tj
tizens.
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Alleged Tactics Employed. 01
"Not only were the members of the a
mmittee importuned and plied with a
tters and telegrams and petitions
itil forbearance ceased to be a virtue,
it the membership of the House has
?en divided up into small groups. I 11
>ld here in my hand the so-called ?'
lack Hat* containing names of mem- el
?rs who voted in favor of the House ir
ovision and these seen one by one. si
"For weeks automobiles have been at ^
le doors of the Capitol and the House ^
lice building, and members have been C(
rged to leave their places in the House g
id their work in the office building and
ike a ride through the city, ostensibly
i visit some playground, but in reality Q
lat the lobbyist might the better ply j
s work. Some of these people have cj
oated over their ability to have the bill .j
?ld up while they were getting in their
ork, their leader, the secretary and the
cecutive officer of the association, dearing
it was 'nuts and cheese' to the
isociation to have action on the bill de- ^
yed. though every day's delay was .
isting the city $2,000 in actual loss.
'Telegrams, letters and circulars e
ive been sent broadcast by the same e:
cretarv to people in the states that p
ley might try and influence members h
re. One of these circulars I hold in ?
m w 1? A M ?1 # MM A mm m-m J A #1 AM - A A A A 1% * 9 A
v iidiiu, sun uuuucu, an .> uu ocr, u> a
?ep black border and the contents so n
orded that the reader is led to be- 41
;ve that the children of the District p
e to be wholly deprived of the playround
privileges unless the bill with e
e Senate amendments was passed, p
hen the secretary must have known
lat since the Speaker's ruling the
hole sum of $17,000 was to be appro- C
-iated and that the only point in dis- ^
ite was whether it was to be paid
holly from the District treasury or
Dm the dual source. This black-borsred
sheet was sent me by a good
lend from my state with an appeal
do something for the playgrounds, {
ithering from this and the accominying
letter from the secretary that
ithing was to be done if this bill was
ifeated.
"On what is deemed trustworthy aulority
the threat has been made that
le battle would be carried into the dis icts
of the conferees and an attempt
lade to defeat them, and in two of the *
:ates some of the papers are already il
ublishing articles in condemnation of o
le conferees, based on misrepresents- ?
ons made from this city. This action
n the part not of the Playground AsKiation
as a whole, for this anonymous v
nbik-ation called 'Facts.' which is a 1
range mixture of facts and misleading t]
:atements, was put fortli by only eight, ^
le secretary tells me, out of a possible
venty-eight members who make up the n
layground Association. c
''Certain Influences" Arraigned. A
"This course has been pursued while in a
lis bill is carried almost a mifflbn and *
half of dollars Daid by the people of the n
hole country for the education of the ?
lildreu in this city. It carries $4:11,000 P
ore for the care of the poor and the 0
ck of Washington to be paid from the d
itional treasury: it carries $50,000 more b
i be paid from the same source for the ti
alntenance' of the Zoological Park, the rr
ost popular and freqtiented amusement
sort in the city. In round numbers this e
II carries two millions of dollars to be V
lid by the people of the whole country L
r the education of the children, for p
larit.v and for the amusement of the a
sople of Washington city t<
"In addition to this, tiic bill carries
*er three million more to be paid from ,
e federal treasury during the next <fls- f
il year to meet the ordinary current
>ed? of the city. Despite this large sum,
tgregating over five millions of dollars,
intributed by the nation, this bill,
trough certain influences, has been held
j for weeks and months in order to get c
i additional $8,500 paid from the national
easur.v for supervision and maintenance
playgrounds; this, too, while the bill
irries $7,400 in items not in dispute for
le betterment of playgrounds now own1
by the District.
Action Quoted as Precedents.
"The conferees have sought in good 'v
Llth to carry out the will of the House ^
* emphatically expressed by the votes n
f members on two different occasions, o
hich was that this comparatively insig- L
ificant sum should be paid wholly from *
ie District revenues. There are un- h
Isputed precedents in support of the a
(ouse contention. For example: Some e
ears ago, when the Grand Army of the .
epublic was to be entertained here, a 11
III was passed appropriating $80,000 to d
e paid on the half-and-half basis, on y
mdition that the citizens raised $50,000 K
dditlonal.
"The House of Representatives oontendI
then, an now. that the whole sum should
? paid by the District, and It was donenother
precedent exactly on all fours p
1th the action proposed in this bill was p
hen the Congress authorized the equipg
of a bathing beach within the city a
mils and on a government reservation o
1 condition that the whole appropriation
as to be paid by the District. r
"This, gentlemen of the House, is our
ise and it is for you to adhere to or e
sverse your former action." tl
House Refuses to Recede.
After some further debate Mr. Parsons
loved that the House recede from Its
sagreement to the Senate amendment ?
> that the two houses might get toether
and agree that the }17,U00 should *
i paid one-half out of the federal F.
reasuiy and one-half out of the rev- '
lues of the District. P
On a record tall vote the Persons mo- q
on was lost. On a motion made by Mr. H
ardner the House further insisted on its F
I sagreement. This leaves tiie whole D
laygrounds proposition still up in the w
ir.
XUA JtJEidl lUiri LAWKS.
tizes Offered Washington Residents a
by Garden Association. <!,
Tl.e officials of the People's Garden A?ociation
have decided to offer prizes for
he l?est kept lawns in all parts of the
ity. Although the final arrangements ,
ave not been completed it is expected a v
et of prizes will he offered to each of h
he four sections cf tlie city. This action,
ccording to the belief of the ass-viatior: I!
tflcera. promotes tlie ptojcct of beauti- ^
ying Washington. / ?
One of the officials in discussing the
latter today su'd it was the desire of ?
hoe In charge i?? give as many ro?ple!j?
s possible a chance to win a prize, and 2
hat the arrangements for the contests
,-oiild be sucli as to stimulate interest
ven among the children of the city. f
m IN MM)
>enate Asked to Investigate a
Tariff Publication.
ilRCULATEDUNDER FRANKS
Senator Stone's Resolution Calling
for Inquiry Referred to Committee
on Post Offices.
! n Id In ?? fo if ? v tii I0P
pon an investigation into a'legcd abuses
f the flanking privilege. Dtwlaring that
book of pages in dofoase of the
'ayne-Aldricli tariff law. which is being
Irculated under tlie franks of senators
nd memhers of tlie House, contains
iuch matter thai lias not appeared in
lie Congressional Record. Senator Stone
oday introduced a resolution directing
lie Senate committee on post offices and
osi roads to determine whether the pubcation
is entitled to free < in illation
lirough the mails, lie said lie bad been
1 formed that the book had been preared
by the .?inenean Protective Tariff
.eague.
Speaking 011 tiie resolution. Mr. Stone
aid that the book was "purely and essntially
u campaign document." If one
arty could so circulate matter iie
lought tlie other party should have the
imp (privilege. He complained especially
f tlie title page, subheads and Index
s extraneous, and therefore objectionble
matter.
Mr. Gallinger's Statement.
Confessing tiia; lie bad authorized the
se of his own frank in tlie circulation
f tlie book. Air GalHnger indorsed the
Tort to have the circulation of tlie book
lquired into. He said he had been asjred
that the publication contained no
latter which had not appeared in the
:ecord. He said, moreover, that the
Dmpilers of the pamphlet had acted in
ood faith in what they had done.
Mr. La Follette moved to amend so as
) include an inquiry into the circulation
f a circular letter from the Protective
,eague. which lie stated also was being
irculajed under congressional franks.
ne ainexiuintui was agiccu w.
Wants General Investigation.
Mr. Bacon wanted a general investigaon
of the reported misuse of the franklg
privileges and Mr. Money moved an
xtension of the investigation to include
xecutive department franks. The Money
rovision was accepted. Mr. Bacon said
is remarks as quoted in the tariff book
ere badly garbled.
The resolution was referred to the comlittee
on post offices on the promise of
s chairman. Senator Penrose, that a
rompt report would be made.
During the discussion several senators
xpressed the opinion that the franking
rivllege is not being abused.
IED CROSS FUND
FOR CARTAGE VICTIMS
lity of New Orleans Gives $1,000.
United Fruit Company's Contribution,
$25,000.
The American Red Cross has received
rom the city of New .Orleans $1,<J00 as
;s contribution to the fund for the relief
f the earthquake sufferers at Cartago.
'osta Rica.
The State Department has received
rord from the representative of the
'nlted Fruit Company at Boston stating
liat the company had contributed ??>,000
or the same purpose. This contribution
o doubt will be distributed through the
ompany's agent at San Jose.
In response to a request sent to Mr.
r 1 /iKnfwa n Q -? r* Tocii
lUIUtir. UIIllCU Oldica *_ nttifiu at oan jwr,
skin? for information as to whether
he government of Costa Rica was in
eed of outside contributions for the relief
f the earthquake sufferers, the State Deartment
has received a telegram to the
ffect that the people are in very great
istress in consequence of the eatliquake,
ut that the government feels some Iteration
in asking aid from other nations,
"hat is assumed to mean that the govrnment
will gladly accept contributions.
Vith a view to making the sum from the
inited States as large as possible it is
robabie that President Taft will issue an
ppeal urging the people of the country
a contribute generously to this cause.
IUNDREDS DIE MONTHLY
IN MILLS AND FACTORIES
londitions in Ohio to Be Investigated?Report
Made by Consul
Ernest Ludwig.
CLEVELAND. May Jh?Between three
undred and five hundred Austrian* and
lungarians are killed monthly in the
tills and factories of Ohio, and 1,50C
thers are maimed, according to Ernest
iudwig, consul for the dual monarchy,
rho announced that he will appeal to
is government to take some action to
Iter the conditions which he claims
xist. Mr. Ludwig has conducted an
ivnst itrat inn into tlie working' con
itions in Ohio manufacturing plants
-ith a view to making a report to his
overnment.
Twelve Hundred in Nine Years.
ire declares that in one mill that emloys
about six hundred hands 1,200
ersons have been killed in nine years
nd that in another death takes a toll
f one every day.
The consuls representing other fiuopcan
nations arc said to l?o making
imilar investigations with the intenlon
of concerted action.
Drinks Quart in 30 Minutes.
Benjamin Johnson, colored, thirty years
Id, of 1249 Madison street, who is known
j his companions us Ben "Chokum."
raa conveyed to the Homeopathic llosital
in tlie second precinct patrol wagon
jday and treated for alcoholism. The
oliee were told that lie had consumed a
uart of whisky In about thirty minutes,
le was found lying on the pavement in
'reeman alley. Physicians at the liosital
said tiiis afternoon his condition
as critical.
High School Cadets to Parade.
The High School ('add Kegiihent will
arade on the White Lot this afternoon
t 5 o'clock. Brig. tien. Taskcr H. Bliss,
"nit od States Army, will review the
adets.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
her ammeter and barometer at the
veather bureau for t lie twenty-four
ours beginning at 2 p.m. yesterday:
Thermometer?May 8. 4 p.m.. 74; 8
.in., 70: 1- midnight. ti">: 4 a.m.. Go;
a.m., 00: 12*" iioon, G6: 2 p.m.. GO.
laxiniunt, 74, at A p.m. May Ji; miniinm.
03. :i;m. May 5*.
Haionieter~May 8. 4 p.m.. 29. S3: s
Mil.. -9.83; 1" midnight. 29.82. May
4 a.m.. 29:75: S a.m., 29.75; noon,
.74; X l>m., 29.73.
Maximum temperature pnsl twentyour
hours. 71: a year ago. i".
ART OF (MAI OH
SENATE FINALLY PASSES BIL1
FOR COMMISSION.
Appropriation of $10,000 a Year foi
Expenses?Senator Bailey
Opposed.
Making an important change in th
measure as it passed the Senate, thi
conference report on the bill to creat
a fine arts commission to supervis
monuments, statues and fountain
erected under the authority of th
I'nited States was adopted by the Sen
ate this afternoon.
The conference struck out the provisioi
that the members of the commissioi
should be confirmed by the Senate.
As It comes from the conference th
bill provides "that a permanent commis
sion of tine arts is hereby created, to b
composed of seven well qualified judge
of the fine arts, who shall be appointei
by the President and shall serve for i
period of four years each and until tliei
successors are appointed and qualified
The President shall have anthoritv to til
I all vacancies.
"It snan ne the duty of sueli conimis
sion to advise upon the location o
statues, fountains and monuments erect
ed under the authority of the Unite*
States and upon the selection of artist:
for the execution of the same. It slial
be the duty of the officers charged bj
law to determine such questions in eael
case to call for such advice.
"The foregoing provisions of the aei
shall not apply to the Capitol buildini
of the United States and the Library o
Congress.
"The commission shall also advise gen
erally upon questions of art when re
quired to do so by the President or bj
any committee of cither house of Con
gress. Said commission shall have s
secretary and such other assistants a:
the commission may authorise, and tin
members of the commission shal
each be paid actual expenses in goin;
to and returning from Washington t<
attend the meetings of the commisoioi
and while attending the same.
"To meet the expenses made necessar;
by this act an expenditure of not exceed
ing 510.000 a year is hereby authorized.'
Senator Bailey voted against the adop
tion of the conference report. He re
marked that he had the old-fashionei
idea that it is better to let the peopl
of the city improve it themselves ani
according to their own ideas.
KISSES SOLD AT Midi
LIVELY SESSION HELD 01
SOUTH OMAHA CHANGE.
Brokers Bid as High as $5 Apieci
and Girls Bealize $121
for Charity.
SOUTH OMAHA, Neb., May 9.?"Kisse
steady to strong:, with a tendency t
higher prices on account of a shortag
in the supply," is the quotation on th
bulletin board in the live stock exchang
trading room here.
This quotation was put up a couple o
days ago and will remain at least unti
there is a heavy run on the commodity.
Buying kisses at auction is likely to be
come a legitimate occupation with th
members of the exchange. They hav
had a taste of it and they like it, regard
less of the price paid.
The marketing of kisses was begun i
day or two ago when M.ss JeanetteChild
and Miss May Morgan, chaperoning
bevy of young women, swooped dowi
upon the exchange soliciting subscription
for a charity bazaar that was having i
run in Omaha. They had tickets to
sale, but they did not appeal to the liv
stock men.
"Why don't you sell kisses?" aske
Rudolph Franklin, a St. l.ouis hors
buyer, wild happened to be on th
market.
"What will you give per kiss?" aske
Miss Morgan, a refined and accompUshe<
girl.
"We will put them up at auction am
sell them to the highest bidder," an
swered Franklin.
No Reduction for Wholesale.
"Agreed." was the response of Mis
\lf\roran 'on/1. t ?- * -
AuwiQuti! unu me i iiaori if iu rutv<
his choice and as many as ho wants, n<
reduction on account of number."
By this time the large exchange roon
was full of brokers, cattle, hog and sheei
buyers and office men.
Franklin mounted a chair and an
nounoed that he was about to sell kisses
the buyer having the choice of kisses
Kach kiss, he said, would be sold singly
but the kisser would be entitled to an:
number, each to be paid for at the sann
rate as the first.
The bidding was lively. Jay Tjavertj
starting the bidding at SI. Bids of 5<
cents and a dollar were made until $4.o<
was reached, when Auctioneer Franklh
announced that he would pay $5 for th<
first kiss. This staggered the other bid
ders, who dropped out of the game.
Getting down off his chair. Franklii
in&ronted a smacking kiss upon th<
ir.Hf h of Miss Childs and followed it uj
wiili three more, after which lie passei
over a $"0 bill. *
The action of Franklin gave impetu:
to the game, and after that the sale;
were rapid, the highest price paid heint
$4 and t lie lowest The scssioi
netted charity ?121.
MR. TAFT SIGNS APPEAL
FOR EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS
Issued in His Capacity as Presidenl
of the American Bed Cross
Association.
President Taft, as president of tlie
American Red Cress, tcday made a
strong appeal for contributions for the
earthquake sufferers in Costa Rica.
The appeal is as follows:
"To the People of the United States:
"In view of the fact that the earthquake
in Ocsta Rica was of far more
serious nature than at tirst reported, tlx
need is very great. Therefore, as president
of the American Red Cress, I apj?eal
t<> our people that they may express
their sympathy for the unfortunate victims
by contributing generously to the
iclief of the suffering i:i our sister republic.
Contributions may be sent to t'x
Red Cross, Washington, D. C., or to tlx
local Red Cross treasurer. Funds so received
are forwarded to the diplomatic
representative of the United States is
Costa Rica, wiio is responsible for thcit
wise tree, and any amounts left over al
the end of the relief work are added tc
the American Red Cross contingent relief
fund for use on future occasions.
"WILLIAM H. TAFT,
"President of the American Red Csoss."
WARNING TO RAILROADS.
Commerce Commission Says Violation
of Freight Rates Must Stop.
Violations of published freight rates
have resulted from various practices ot
railroads .and shippers outlined in an
opinion handed down today by the Interstate
commerce commission in the matter
>f the substitution of tonnage at transit
points.
The commission announces flatly thai
the continuance of such abuses of itJ
rulings will compel a resort to eriminsj
prosecution, including both shippers and
carriers, to secure obedience to the law.
i
I TAR OFF_ON TRIP I
' Starts for New York to Open I
Actors' Fund Fair.
' WILL SPEAK IN PASSAIC I
President, Suffering With Bad Cold, C
? Takes Physican With Him,
e Returns Tomorrow.
]
s
e President Taft left at 1t? o'clock this
morning- lor York' and Passage. N. ]
J. He occupied a special car attached to
it the regular Pennsylvania railroad train,
it The Pres.dent will return to Washington
tomorrow morning.
* The President was suffering' from a
* severe cold when he departed. He
e took along with him Dr. J. J. Kichards
son of this city, who was in the presi- '
^ dential party on the long irip through s
a the west last fall. DrI Richardson will c
I treat the President during the day. 1
,1 Attorney General Wiekersham also ac- e
compacted Mr. Taft to Xew York thisjc
f morning. t
PHILADELPHIA, Ma\ *.?President> 3
j Taft passed through Philadelphia at 1 t
* o'clock this afternoon on his way to t
I New York.
j Plans for Reception.
NEW YORK, Ma> ?.?.?Everything was 1
T in readiness today for the unique ref
caption to be given President Taft when
he conies to open the aetors' fund fair. c
- The fair is to be held In the 7lst Uegi- #
" mcnt Armory, and the proceeds go into 1
1 the fund to care for aged and destitute '
! actors. # '
* President Taft. who is scheduled to r
? arrive from Washington at will ,
1 b?- driven at once to the armory, where, j
f at I o'clock, he Is to set the machinery j
> of tlie fair in motion. y
t Twenty leading ladies of the stage will t
meet him and act as his escort to the j
V court of honor, which he will enter as c
- twelve young girls strew tlowers before t
his feet. The President plans to spend f
" an hour at the fair after delivering the t
" j opening address. He then will be escort- f
^ I ed to Passaic, X. J., by a committee of t
e' the hoard of trade of that city, to ad- f
4 dress the organization ar a dinner to- \
night. He will leave for Washington- be^ j
fore midnjght.
1 PULP. AND PRINT PAPER |
I
INCREASED DUTIES ON THE 1
CANADIAN PRODUCTS.
6 ?? ?
Representative Mann's Prophecy 1
Fulfilled?His Suggestion of Be- t
ciproc&l Plan of Procedure. ]
a ^
0 Announcement by the Treasury De- *
e partment of increased duties to be levied |
e on wood pup and print paper from Cana- t
e dian provinces and forbidding the ex- 1
port of pulp wood cut from crown lands "j
f bears out the prophecy made in the i
il House a year ago by Mr. Mann of Illi- J
nois when the tariff bill was under dis- ?
- cuss Ion. *
e At that time Mr. Mann, in protesting *
e against the rates imposed by the pending (
- act, forecasted the inevitable course ot j
Canada with the resultant increased 1
a duties on this side the border and in- *
s crease in price of print paper to the con- 1
a summer. \
it The new rates announced by the Treas- j
s ury Department Saturday are as follows: t
r On mechanically ground wood pulp, (
e one-twelfth of 1 per cent per pound, dry ?
weight. [
j On chemical wood pulp, unbleached. 1
e one-sixth of 1 cent per pound, dry
e w?ight; bleached, one-quarter of 1 cent '
per pound, dry weight,
j On printing paper, the regular rates,
j and in addition thereto the additional
duty of one-tenth of 1 cent per pound
,1 when valued at .1 cents per pound or less.
In discussing the action of the Treasury
Department, Mr. Mann said, today:
"In view of the Canadian situation and
the action of Quebec and several other
provinces forbidding exportation of pulp
s wood cut on public lands we can adopt
e one of these different policies;
j "First, pass an act of Congress talcing
off the duty on paper coming from any
province which permits tho free exporta1
tion of pulp wood, wood pulp and paper.
E> Second, negotiate a reciprocity treaty
with Canada to the same end.
'third, continue the present status and c
ruin one-half our patter manufacturers
and Increase the price of print paper to
a very great extent, how much no one
can tell.
1 No one in Congress is prepared at this a
? time to predict congressional action on
the subject. The leaders are afraid to a
open up the tariff question by considering
\ any one of the suggestions pending, in s
} the form of bills and resolutions. c
1 For the present the third alternative o
s mentioned by Mr. Mann is being followed, 1
" and the effect will be noted. a
\ DEATH OF KING MOURNED ?
[ BY HIS FAITHFUL DOG s
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t d
i Conduct Shows the Animal Realizes ti
"S
What Has Happened?Restless e
and Nervous. e
1
' .LONDON", May One mourner of
King Edward's death is favorite dog,
? the rough-haired terrier Caesar, which *
was the king's constant companion, going
abroad with liini as well as on shorter
journey?. lie is a singularly intelligent v
animal, and his conduct since the death d
of his master leaves no doubt in any mind
> that he realizes perfectly what has hap- n
i pened. c
, He shared the king's room wherever lie |(
was. and now moves about the palace fit- Q
fully and restlessly. He has attached ?
fi
iiimsen to a memuer 01 me household
. who, like himself, was constantly with ?
. the king, and the sorrow-stricken servant
? and dog keep each other company in their n
. grief. 1!
Many stories are told of Caesar. At "
i luncheon one day at Biarritz, when Cae.
sar was receiving his usual lione from the t<
! king's hand, a guest at the royal table a
. observed that the dog should he getting
, familiar with the language of French w
, dogs. . n
; "1 am afraid," said the king, "that he
, gets along very badly with them; in fact,
! he is anything but a help to the entente
. cordiale."
BODY OF CRUTCHET. *
' . . ' t!
Father Identifies Remains of Son f
Drowned n Ohio River.
J. E. Crutciiett. father of O. XV. ei
Crutfhett, a Washington printer vrho was ?
j a a.. < kl.u i . .. a.-. a . 11
uiuHiieu in nit* \jiiiu i i*n hiiuui iweniy
miles below Wheeling. W. Va., has identilled
the body as that of his son. Mr.
i Crutchett, who resides at 718 od street,
' has just returned to tlie city. He states
i that when lie reached-the place of the I*
drowning, just opposite Proctor. \V. Ya.. J?
on the Ohio side, the body had been c<
buried. It was disintcired. and -he
t states there is no doubt that it is thai of A
l his son. ' (J
I The body was reinterred. becaygc it a
I cannot be brought to this city until Oc- hi
tober. -f n<
m IN NICARAGUA
)ecisive Battle Is Imminent a1
Bluefields.
MADRIZ ARMY TO ATTACK
)nslaught by Land and Sea to 1
Made on Estrada Stronghold.
KYSTERY AS TO THE VENUi
doubt Regarding Vessel's Move
rnents After Leaving New
Orleans.
A ministration officials here feel that th
evolution in Nicaragua is nearing a crl
'is. According to latest advices, a d?
Isive battle is imminent at Biueflelds be
ween the forces of Estrada, in poseessio
?f that town, and the forces of Madrli
oncentrated near Oreytown. a short di?
ante south. As understood here, th
dadriz. or government, forces plan to at
ack the Estrada stronghold with a vlei
o compelling the rebels to surrender o
o abandon their position.
The plan involves a simultaneous at
ack by land and sea with the ful
strength of the Madriz forces. The con
erted gunboat Venus, which recent lj
leared from Xew Orleans with arms am
unmunition for the government forces
s counted on as an important factor ii
lie operations. She is the main relianc*
or the sea attack.
There is great mystery as to the move
nents of that vessel. After leaving th
.'nlted States she stopped at Belizt
British Honduras, where the mounted lie
jeavy guns and fitted out as a gunboal
vith a view of running hte so-called Es
rada blockade at Greytowr. After land
ng rifles and ammunition for the arm;
m shore, she was to co-operate in the at
ack on Biueflelds, destroying, if possible
h four smaller vessels used bv the E6
rada forces. Although not officially con
irmed. it is reported that the Venus ha
ilready arrived at Greytown and lande<
i largo supply of military stores and als.
hat the army began the march to Blue
ieUls yesterday.
Gen. Altschul. formerly Nicaragua
onsul general at New Orleans, joine
he Venus on her voyage to Nicaragu
ind. it is said, will have charge of th
'aval operations against Bluefleldf. 1
s known that there are several expei
British and American gunners on th
'"onus. That vessel left New Orlear
mder the British flag, but now display
he Nicaraguan flag.
Estrada's Small Navy.
The Estrada navy consists of on
imall gunboat and three tugs, arme
rlth Ilotrhkiss guns, and, it is sai<
will endeavor to prevent the Venu
rom entering the harbor of Bluefleldi
-Vhether the effort will be succeasft
emains to be seen. The Estrad
lympathizers in the United States en
ieavored to secure the co-operation o
lie I". S. S. Dubuque and Paducah. noi
latrolling the east coast of Nlcar&gui
n seizing or destroying the Venus, o
he ground that the vessel was operat
ng In violation of the neutrality las
^.fter full consideration of the ques
tion. the authorities of this govern
nent decided, however, that the clr
mmst&nces of the case did not Justif
'oreible interference by the Unite
States. That explains why the Venu
vas permitted to complete her trip t
Sreytown.
ft is possible, however, that th
"nited State navy may become Involve
n the impending battle at Bluefleldi
flie naval officer in command of thi
tmerican forces at that town is charge
vith the protection of the loves am
>roperty of American citizens, and i
s easy to see how these may b
eopardized by a bombardment of th
own or a serious batle in its vlcinlt>
)n that account the officials of th
fovernment are anxiously awaitlni
i?ws of developments in the situatioi
n that quarter.
A press dispatch says that the reeidenl
>f Bluefields are in a state of terror ov?
he reported approach in overwhelmin
lumbers of the Madriz forces.
Another Appeal to United State*.
Meanwhile another appeal has been r?
:eived at the State Department froi
Nicaragua for immediate interventioi
rhe appeal says that only the Unite
Itates can restore Nicaragua's politic!
.miiiihriiim. and the surirestloii is mad
hat it can be done by the landing t
xoops and the supervision of honei
Sections, as was done In Cuba an
'anama.
The document was drawn up by a Xies
aguan lawyer at Bluefields. who says !
las the indorsement of 9U per cent of th
:ountry's landholders.
Speculation as to Venue.
NEW ORLEANS. May 0.?The whew
bouts of the steamship Venus, whicl
oaded with arms and ammunition, an
iccording to allegations of the Xicara
;uan insurgent faction here, carylng sev
rl large guns which were to be mounte
n the vessel, sailed from this city Ma
, ostensibly for Greytown, Nicaragua, i
. mystery.
Later it was asserted that the vess<
ut into either a Mexican or Hondura
iort. changed its register, and. sailin
he Nicaraguan flag, proceeded in auji
ort of the Madriz government to Blue
lelds.
From New Orleans to Bluefields is
rip ordinarily of Ave days, but eigh
ays have passed since the departure o
he Venus. It lias been reported th
"enus was about to attack Bluefields 1:
onjunetion with the movement of ai
rmed land force from the Madriz gov
rnment.
LOCAL MATTEES UT HOUSE.
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till to Extend 19th Street Fivorabl]
Considered.
The regular business of District da;
raa delayed for an hour and a helf to
ay until tlie playgrounds fight was end
d. By that time moat of the member
f the House who had been caled into thi
hhmber to anawer to their names, ha<
ft again, and when Chairman Smith o
f hte District committee called up tlx
rat bill on his list, there were only <
ouple of dosen members on the floor.
The first bill called up was a Senati
teasure to provide for the txetnsion o
lith street from Belmont road to Bilt
tore atreet with a uniform width o,
fty feet.
Only aeventy-one members respondet
j the call in committee of the whole
nd they divided forty-flve to twenty-ait
1 favor of the bill, which conseqeutnlj
ran laid aside with a favorable reciomlendatlon.
Students Physically Deficient.
MADISOX. Wis.. ifay H-That collet*
tudents detected in dishonest work ai?
rally physically deficient is t^o^'en
he statistics just complied by Dr. J. c,
llsom. medical examiner of men in the
niversity of Wisconsin. The physical
leasurements of fifty men who had come
efore the faculty committee on dlshonBty
were com oared with similar ltieaarements
of fc,t*K> of their classmates, and
1 each case the delinquent was found
j fall short in almost every item.
News Briefs.
The Franklin Street Baptist Church ol
ynchbura, Va.. has extended a call to
*ev. W. T. Wingfleld. pastor of the Bapst
Church at Harrisonburg. Vs.. to be>me
its paetor.
The American Angora Goa; Breeders'
ssociation has offered the Hageretown
dd.) Fair Association a silver cut as
special priae to be awarded the exibitor
of the beet Angora goat at the
?xt felr.
\
I FOR AVIATION MEET
t Plans to Hold One During
Home-coming Week.
[ BENNING FIELD PROPOSEO
h
e Suggestion Made to Aero Club of
America?Foreigners Would
Be Ineited.
3 ?
Inquiry tra.* made today of tlio Aero
Club of America, whether an aviation
meeting: could be arranged in Washington
for the home-coming celebration in
the middle of October as one of the
features of the oecaeion. The quer\
was the result of a meeting between
Isaac Gana of the Chamber of Come
merce and Charles J. Bell and J>r. A!
[. bert Zahm of the Aero Club at th?
office of Mr. Bell.
The Chamber of Commerce feels th*
n aviation mill be a natural attraction o'
the home-coming celebration and it mi I
L- take the place of the Inte national nr.ee
m-hlch Washington is not going to get.
e As the date of the home-coming ce a
. 'oration mill be just in advance of the i?
? ternational meet, there mill be some foieigti
a\1ators in this countrv, and if the\
r can be brought to Washington tt mill ?<">
only add to the Interest of the occasion
. but mill give a fair line on the ability of
. tin- various machines and the chances
they stand in the International cap raoe.
f No Cash Inducement.
1 It is not intended to offer any larg*
' inducement for the aviation meet. The
1 Washington committee mill give the use
c of the field at Benning and possibly wilt
contribute a cup or tm-o for the competitions.
There mill be a big crowd of vlsiif
ors t<? tIre city at that time and they
' mill insure a good oromd at the meeting
in case the Aero Club of America wants
^ to depend on the gate receipts for re1
numeration.
v There has been no suggestion so far
of offering any cash Inducement for ihe
" meet. Washington ar.d Baltimore raised
a guarantee fund of $100,000 for the international
meet if that should have com*
'* here, but as to a minor meet there mill
^ be no inducement offered beyond the u?e
of the grounds.
Both the Aero Club of America and
the Wright Company, which is now pracn
tleally iedntical with the A. C. A., are
4 anxious to hold a series of eahibitions
a throughout the country, and as there is
,, little tntereat in any meet where merely
[t one type of machine is exhibited. It is
-l thought that the closenea* of dates bem
tmeen homecoming week in Washington
,R and the international meet In asw TorK
'9 will give a chance for an exhibition that
will have some elements of competition
in It rather than being merely & trade
show.
e Plan Heartily Indorsed.
^ The project for a home-coming week 1n
g Washington next October is receiving the
indorsement of many organisations and
citizens. Mr. Gans has received a tele^
gram from the Fossils Club, msde up ef
? former amateur newspaper men. several
if of whom are Washingtonians. unanimousrr
ly indorsing the plan and stating that the
i, club would attend the oelebratlon. The
n club held a banquet in New York city
- Saturday and the Washingtonians present
r- were John Kdlson Brlggs. Washington
' Topham. Henry I.. West. Charles W.
[" Darr. J. W. Garner, Julius Peyser, Henry
'' L. Bryan, Guy W. Finney end James L.
\ Feeney.
" The indorsement given the home-coming
0 week project by the Federation of Citizens'
Associations at its meeting Baturday
e night has greatly encouraged the commita
tee on publicity of the Chamber of Com,
merce, which Is working up the plan.
g At the meeting of the Chamber of Cemd
merce tomorrow night the propostWen to
a hold a home-coming week next fall will be
t submitted for the approvat of the entire
g organization. It already has been ape
proved of the board <tt directors of the
. Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Gens will
g outline the plans.
GMSCOM IN AUTO WRECK
g
PRESIDENT OF REPUBLICAN
? COUNTY COMMITTEE.
i. ?
d
u Accompanied by Wife and Committee
Secretary?Party's Narrow
a Escape Prom Death.
ilt
NEW YORK. May 9.?Lioyd C. Grleecm
e president of the republican county committee;
his wife, and John Boyle, secretary
of the committee, narrowly escaped
serious injury or death yesterday after
^ noon when the automobile in which they
a were speeding down Park avenue was
struck h\- a With street ca r The onlv on
injured was Mr. Grlscom, whose left let '
d from ankle to knee was scraped. Thai"
y automobile was demolished,
a The party was on its way to attend the
funeral of Ferdinand Eldman. who had
been collector of internal revenue for
four terms and leader of the tenth re>
publican atscmW.v district. lie died la.?i
>- Friday and the funeral service was 1 eirt
yesterday afternon at the Duttn Kefortua
ed Church, ^d avenue and 7th street
t Mr. Grlscom had Ionic known Mr. Ki.i't
man, and he ?at to be a prominent fige
ure at the funeral.
n Cause of tha Crash.
About 3 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Griaoem
and Mr. Boyle left the Grlscom home, at
111 East 72d street, in Mr. Grlaeom's automobile.
At 59th street the chauffeur
noticed a car going weet. but he waa unj
der the impression that the motormau
would slow down. The motorman, however.
increased his speed and triad to get
y across Perk avenue ahead of the auto
mobile.
The chauffeur put on the brake, but
* the machine waa going down Mil and the
e pavement was wet and slippery. When it
1 appeared that a collision was unavoidf
able, the chauffeur tried to turn the au,
tomoblle to the risht, but the car struck
it broadside on and dragged it several
1 yards along 39th street. The automobtle
was forced up on the pavement, seatter>
ing the pedestrians, and Its progress wa?
f stoppeu oy a ore piug. Acooramg to *"
Orlecom party and other witnesses, trie
* motonr.au made no attempt to stop his
f car until it had become freed from the
automobile and had proceeded more than
] half a block.
: Entangled in Wreckage.
Mr. Griscom was sitting on the side
which struck the car. Next him was nis
wife. When the Impact came. Mr. Orl*com
leaned over to protect Mr#. GrUconi
aa much as possible. -His leg became en!
tangled in the wreckage, and he could
not get himself free until the machine
came to a atop.
The hood of the car was wrenched off
' and the siue of the machine badly broken.
' Mrs. Griscom was much shaken up. b^t
' she kept her presence of mind, and ax
. soon as the party was free from the
wreckage and it was found that her husband's
leg was injured ahe insisted that
he be taken home.
Air. Griscom. however, made light of hia
Injuries, and. calling a taxicab, the party
proceeded to the funeral.
Haymarkat Kiot Poliotagn Dtad.
CHIGAGO. May 'Former Pojica Oapta.n
William Ward, who led the pallea in
breaking up the blaterie Haymarkat rim.
in which many policeman were killed en'
wounded here twenty-four years age by
I ah anarchist bomb, died >a?terday of
heart disease.