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lom to give names, lie said a Syrian
buy had been slabbed.
"Is that boy. here-?"; :
"lie's stabbed dead?to death. He
was running away when the soldier
stabbed hini."
"How old was he?"
"He was sixteen to twenty years old."
"Then he wasn't a child?**
"Well, he was pretty young to be
stabbed."
Mr. liardwick demanded all details of
the occurrence, which took place in the
Syrian quarter. Lipsom later said that
the soldier was exonerated.
"Was he cleared of the charge?"
asked liardwick.
"Well, complaint was made to Col.
Swetzer. but he wasn't arrested."
"Is Ettor now in Jail?"
"Yes."
"What for?"
"They said he made inflammatory
charges."
"Did you see that boy killed by the
soldier?"
"Vo."
"fTow do you know what happened;
what the hnv had done?"
"T was told that he had been running
pw.iv from the soldier." said Lipsom,
"but T don't remember the na.mes of the
?parents. I never asked them their
names."
Representative Campbell asked Lipsom
if the strikers had sent a committee to
the mill owners. Lipsom said a commit
tee was sent to them and on one occa
sion the members of the committee were
thrown down the stairs. This he said he
did not see.
"When you did strike," asked *M!r.
Camrhe'l. "who snid 'I^et's strike today?' "
"All of us together, all at once and In
Oil languages." said Lipsom.
"Wasn't there some individual leader I
who said you would strike?"
"No. we all agreed to see what's In j
the pay and then go out." I,
"Who said that?"
"Ml of us in the meeting"* I1
"Hadn't the union ordered that be '
done?"
"The workers asked the union to call I
a mcetlne. and speeches were made by
some of the union men and the outside I
workers." Lipsom continued. I
Woolen Mill Men Present.
Present at the hearing, who arrived!
during Llpsom's testimony, were C. H. I
Kitchen. C. L. Bodflsh, Moses Shuttle- I
worth. William S. Whitney. Frank A. I
Sherman, Austin Wade and Edwin M. I
Cross, representatives of the American I
Woolen Company of Lawrence. '
Pefore Lipsom was excused Representa
tive Garrett of Tennessee asked: "Isn't I
the-e another reason than lack of money
that >ou have not become a citizen of the
United States?'
"No."
Isn't it true that you are not in sym- I
pathv with our institutions and would not I
lake oath to support the Constitution?" I
"Not at all."
' I>o you believe in the Constitution of
tl^s country?" asked Mr. Campbell.
'Yes. of course. I must believe it."
' Then you are not an anarchist?"
I never was arrested until the strike."!
"Then it's a pretty good country, not- I
?w ithstanding some things ihat happened I
at Lawrence?" asked Mr. Pou of North I
Carolina.
Lawrence "Not on the Map."
"Oh. I don't believe Lawrence Is on the I
map of this country at.all," Lipsom con
tinued "It might do for China or Rus
sia. Conditions at Lawrence got unbear
able. The stomach telephoned to the head
that it could no longer stand molasses I
for bread and bananas for meat."
Chairman Henry asked if 10,000 people
were not still at work in the mills. He
said that not more than 2,000 are at work
in the mills where the strikes were on.
"Did you know," asked Henry, "that I
a child named Sullivan was sent to New I
York without the consent of its parents?"
" She was sent in order to give the po- L
lice a chance to be after us," said Lip-I
som. "She was in the crowd in the train!
and we couldn't prevent it." 11
"Did you know that some of the parents I
were told by strikers that sick children I
Would not be cared for at the hospital?" I
"I don't know." I;
The chairman asked Lipsom for the 11
tiame of a boy, whom, he said, he saw a I
policeman club. The witness did not know I
the name.
"Was the Syrian who was stabbed in]
the front of a mob thairthe militia was
sent to disperse."
"Tfcat was far away'fi'oifl the strike!
district." I
"Do you ? know what the law is when
persons commit depredations like that?" |
"We know it, but they gave us no |
chance, they arrested us for nothing.
Even the governor of the state was not |
fair to us.;"
The chairman asked Lipsom for details I
as to the strike committee's visit with I
Gov. Foss. He said that Mrs. Hansom, I
Mr. Boech, a Mr. Smith and others went
with him.
"In response to your complaint, what |
did Gov. Foss do or say?"
"When a striker is arrested, the clerk
of the court refused to accept cash money
for bail. Knowing Gov. Foss had recent
ly appointed him. we told him all about!
it and asked him to help settle the strike. I
"The governor did't try to answer J
about th? clerk. He tried to cross-ex- j
amine a!?out our v.a^res and work."
?Wasn't he really trying to get infor
mation?"
He was trying to dig in and was act
ing in a cold manner, so we saw we could I
do nothing with him."
"Didn't the governor order the attorney
general to make an investigation." I
"Maybe, someliody went to Lawrence
later," said Lipsom. |
Chairman Henry asked Lipsom if he
'tad any money on deposit in any banks
jr anywhere else.
"Not a cent?how could I? I wish I did
wihii i could pay my bills, even."
"Hhat did the governor do that you I
linnk was not right?" asked Representa- I
:ive Pou.
He sent the militia to Lawrence,
lhat s? one thing. If the soldiers were not
h. i ., there w ouldn't be any person dead.
Even ti e Italians, who have Black Hands
and everything, did nothing till the sol
Jiers (a me. We were certain the sol
J.ers were sent there to cause trouble
and put the biame on us."
Address by Gompers.
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of I>abor, addressed
the committee. He said he wished to ap
pear in support of the resolution for an
Inquiry rather than as a witness.
"Some unfortunate Udngs have crept
into this preliminary Investigation,'? said
Mr. (iompers, "and remaining unan
swered they would convey a wrongful
impression. I refer first to Mr. Berger's
Introductory remarks and to some state
fne,'Vs ?J *lr- LJpsom. Berger referred
lo the differences of the unions of the
American Federation of Labor and the
Industrial Workers of the World.
"The tragic condition described at Law
rence is indeed a terrible one, that
bas made an impress on the people of
this country.
The statement was made here that the
Lnited Textile Workers had failed to
organize these people and that they were
organized merely to vet money from the
workers. If that statement were true
the 1 nited Textile Workers ought not
to exist. But it isn't true. The truth is
that the tyrannical attitude of the mill
?wners of I^awrence in perverting the
minds of these poor people has caused
t' e?e conditions."
Mr. Gompers praised the work of John
'?oden. president of the United Textile
u orkers and told the committee that he
had been slandered by his fellows whom
?? would serve and antagonized by the
mill owner?. .
This idea that the United Textile
y. ..rkers is organized to get per capita tax
!?f 1 If u?"a1 ?ade b>' ,he enemies
V " organized labor movement " Mr
Uompers continued.
' The organization is spending its money
organize these people. The bill
reducing hours of labor in Massachusetts
%vas 3 result of the effort of the united
la!?or movement.
The American Federation of Labor has
not failed in this instance to come to the
i' of People. There has never
l.. en an opporunity lost for the American
1 ' deration of Labor to protect the textiU '
workers. in this strike or industrial
ievolution?in the best sense of that term
a revolt against conditions?my hat off
to those engaged in the revolt. Some
times a revolt against tyranny and in
justice is Justified by all the laws of
humanity."
Hopes Good Will Result.
"I do hope and believe that out of this
contest will come a better condition and
a better organization. Unfortunately
some of these people are still connected
with the Industrial Workers. I say un
fortunately because H is an organise
tlon that does not organize and a move
ment that leads nowhere, and no one
knows that better than Victor Berger."
"1 don't belong to It," said Mr. Berger.
"I know you don't, and for the very
reason that I, have just stated," Mr.
Gompers replied. "It is an. organization
with a purpose quite foreign to the best
Interests of these people.
"I believe that the attempt of these
people to ;jiendi their children to Phila
delphia, New York or Milwaukee or Kal
amazoo is their right srfm ought not to
be interfered - with. This Immediate
paternal care of Massachusetts and Law
rence so -altruistically shown to these
children was newborn.
"These 'men and women were engaged
in a struggle, and I differ with any man
who say# it was not justified; but justi
fied or not, they have a right to engage
in a struggle.'
"I fear the constant attempt of the
forces of the law to interfere with the
rights of working people. It all has the
same purpose and there is nothing more
dangerous to the perpetuity of our insti
tutions than stich administration of the
laws. One of the dominating forces which
destroyed the republics of old was inter
fering with public speech and movement."
The committee adjourned till 2:H0.
STRIKERS HOLDING OUT.
Few Induced to Return by Five Per
Cent Increase Offer.
LAWRENCK, Mass., March 4.?The
striking textile workers maintained most
of their strength when the mills opened
today despite the overtures of the manu
facturers in the form of a r> per cent in
crease in wages. There are still more
operatives out of work than there are in
the mills. Over 5,000 persons paraded Es
sex street and the approaches to the mill
gate for an hour and a half, but there
was no conflict with the police.
Two young men were detained by the
police. One of them had In his possession
a quantity of pepper, a razor and knife
and the other had two weapons. The
men were released after It was apparent
that no disturbance was likely.
Unless there is a great response within
a few days to the mill owners' offer, it is
thought by city officials and others that
the mills will have to shut down.
MANY FACTORIES IDLE,
RESULT OF BIG STRIKE
Miners' Walkout Affects 200,
000 Other Workers in Great
Britain.
LONDON", March 4.?Factory after fac
tory ia closing down all over the United
Kingdom as a result of the national coal
strike, and those responsible for the
trouble are simply marking time for the
present, although it is expected that ne
gotiations will soon be resumed.
Besides the miners, considerably over a
million of whom have ceased work, it is
now estimated that th?ye are upward of
200,000 workers in other Industries idle
owing to the strike, and the number Is
increasing hourly.
Vessel Crews Discharged.
The crews of coal-carrying vessels lying
in the coaling ports are now being dis
charged, as the ships are unable to get
cargo, and the railroad employes are suf
fering In a similar way because of the
curtailment of the train service. One
short railway line in Yorkshire has dis
continued service entirely.
In Isolated instances the striking miners
have refused permission to men to enter
the mines in order to feed the ponies
which have been left ibelow or to keep
the workings clear. Generally, however,
the utmost good feeling prevails between
the men and the owners.
MINE STRIKE IN GERMANY.
Men Quit Work Without Orders
From Union.
BOCHUM. Germany, March 4.?A
miners' strike which was totally unex
pected and which had not been ordered
by the miners union broke out In three
mines here today, the men leaving work
because, as they assert, unjustified de
ductions had been made from their
wages. v
The Incident, it is feared, may precipi
tate a general strike of miners on the
question of wages, which the leaders of
the miners' union and the mine owners
are Just now endeavoring to prevent.
The executive committee of the Na
tional Miners' Federation has issived a
proclamation censuring the strikers for
committing a breach of discipline by
leaving work without the consent of the
union. The proclamation orders the men
to resume work, but there is great ap
prehension that the situat on will got
?beyond control.
BUYING COAL HERE.
Foreign Steamship Companies Are
Hampered by Strike in Britain.
NEW YORK. March 4 ?The strike In
the British coal fields has caused heavy
purchases here of practically all the
available supplies of soft coal in the coal
ports in and near New York and at Phil
adelphia and Baltimore in order to meet
the needs of the foreign steamship com
panies using the Atlantic seaboard. Local
coal market prices for immediate and
prompt deliveries have risen sharply in
consequence.
It is planned to load steamships with a
double quantity of coal here so that
round trip voyages from this side may he
completed with American coal. The
space on shipboard taken up by this
double quantity of coal necessarily limits
to that extent space for general cargo.
WILL SEARCH THE SPHYNX.
Prof. Reisner Has Discovered Hole in
Head of the Image.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 4.?Prof.
George Reisner of Harvard, who is
credited with solving the long-standing
riddle as to whom the great Egyptian
sphynax represents, will, this month,
undertake to wrest further secrets from
the ancient monument, which is at pres
ent completely coveerd with the drifting
sand of the Sahara.
While at work last year in Egypt, Dr.
Reisner discovered a hole or pit in the
top of the great image's head, which is
a likeness of Cephren, an Egyptian
ruler. Believing that this opening leads
to a cavity, perhaps containing treasures
of untold value, the professor made up
his mind to prosecute the search into
this mystery at the earliest opportunity.
He is now at Alexandria, whence he
will po to the Sphynx in a few days,
elaborately equipped for all work of
excavation.
TWO GROCERS ROBBED.
Rogues Steal Small Amount of Cash
From Each.
Marshall Carter has reported to the
police of the ninth precinct that some one
broke into his grocery store at 2d and D
streets northeast some time Saturday
night or early Sunday morning and stole
groceries to the value of |7.!K).
The cash drawer in the grocery store of
David Feldman, 2145 I street northwest,
was rifled Saturday night and between $5
and $6 taken, according to a report made
to the police of the third precinct. Mr.
Feldman stated that entrance had been
gained to the place by cutting the glass
from a rear door*
WILL BE BUSY IP
President to Deliver Several
Political Addresses.
STARTS THURSDAY NIGHT
Bec&ll of Judges, It Is Thought,
Will Be Discussed.
TO VISIT OHIO AND CHICAGO
Representative Fray of Montana
Feels Confident Taft Will Be
Renominated.
President Taft's western trip?the latter
part of this week is expected to be im
portant from a political point of view. It
will give him an opportunity of saying
several things which might stir the polit
ical world, but whether or not he will
avail himself of the opportunity has not
been settled. Mr. Taft will make several
political addresses, in which he will prob
ably discuss the recall of judges and
other so-called progressive doctrines, and
some of these may enliven the campaign.
The President and the members of his
party will leave Washington late Thurs
day night, arriving in Toledo, where the
first stop will be made, at about 4 o'clock
Friday afternoon. Air. Taft will give a
reception to the business men of Toledo,
under the auspices of the Commerce Club,
and also will make an address before a
public mass meeting in the Coliseum.
Mr. Taft will leave Toledo late Friday
night, arriving in Chicago the next morn
ing.
The day in Chicago, including recep
tions, luncheons, dinners and speechmak
ing, will be the busiest Mr. Taft has had
in many months. He will be on the go
practically the entire day from his arri
val at 8 in the morning until late at
nighf. In addition to the public functions
the President probably will have as many
political conferences with political friends
who are in charge of his interests in
Chicago and Illinois generally. The Presi
dent will visit the Armour Institute of
Technology in the morning, and also will
drop in on the clay products exposition.
He will be the guest of honor at a re
ception given by the Taft Club of Chica
go. and will take luncheon at the Union
.eague Club. While there he will push
an electric button to formally open "The
World in Cincinnati," a missionary con
gress, which will convene in his home
town.
To Spend Night in Chicago.
Later in the afternoon Mr. Taft will
talk to the newspaper men of Chicago at
the Press Club. In the evening he will
speak at a banquet to be given by the
Swedish-American Republican Society,
and later will visit the banquet of the
Traffic Club. The President will spend
the night at the Congress Hotel.
Sunday the President will attend church,
and also will make an address to a dele
gation of Polish and Bohemian children.
He will leave Chicago late Sunday after
noon for Washington, where lie will ar
rive Monday afternoon.
It is not President Taft's Intention, it
is understood, to make a direct reply to
the Columbus speech of Col. Roosevelt.
Of course, Mr. Taft probably will discuss
public questions, such\as the recall of
judges and other so-called progressive
doctrines; regarding which his views are
at variance with those of Col. Roosevelt.
Whatever the President decides to say
on these subjects will be more for the
purpose of making his own position clear
to the people of the country than for
the purpose of making a reply to the
Columbus speech. He has not dictated
any part of a speech to be given the
newspapers in advance, a custom Col.
Roosevelt adheres to with great punc
tuality, and his speeches while in the
west will probably be without previous
consideration. It is almost a proverb of
those who have traveled with the Presi
dent that he makes his best speeches
without advance preparation.
Boosevelt Going to Ohio.
Col. Roosevelt 1s to go into Ohio some
time soon and talk on progressive prin
ciples. He has not yet made dates, but
these will be announced through Walter
Brown, the Roosevelt manager in that
state. Mr. Brown is generally credited
with being the ablest political general In
Ohio, and he will fix the engagements so
they will be of the greatest benefit to
Col. Roosevelt's campaign.
Robert A. Brown, editor of the Frank
fort, Ind., News, was one of Prqpident
Taft's visitors today. "The people of In
diana are opposed to breaking two prece
dents," said Mr. Brown. "The first is
the giving of a third term to any man
who has been President of the United
States, and the second is fairing to give
a renomlnatlon to a nian who has made
an excellent President. Indiana is for
Taft and is against Roosevelt. It must
be remembered that if Roosevelt is nomi
nated the convention must also swallow
his platform, whieh is the Columbus
speech. Indiana will not swallow such
dortrine as this."
Representative Pray of Montana does
not agree with Senator Dixon of the
same s*tate that Theodore Roosevelt has
any chance of being nominated at Chi
cago. Mr. Pray, at the White House to
day, said that he did not concern himself
with the motives behind the acceptance
of the Roosevelt management by Senator
Dixon. "All I am sure about," said Mr.
Pray, "is that President Taft will be re
nominated. I believe also that he will
be re-elected I am confident that he
has a far better chance of election in No
vember next than Col. Roosevelt, or any
other man the republicans can name."
Senator Dixon's term as United States
senator from Montana expires March 4,
1013. The democrats have control of the
slate at this time, with little prospect
that the republicans will elect the legis
lature this year. That would put Mr.
Dixon out of the Senate. Even with the
help that the name of Col. Roosevelt
might give in Montana Mr. Dixon prob
ably is out of the Senate after next
March. Politically his only hope of re
turning to public life is in the possibility
of the colonel's election. This might
place him in the cabinet.
Invited to New Orleans.
The Louisiana congressional delegation
waited on President Taft today and In
cited him to visit Orleans between
April 10 and 1.3, ta attend the Drainage
Congress to be held ther*. This congress'
is to contain representatives from all the
Mississippi valley .states. The President
was pot able to make a promise, saying
that he would consider the matter.
RECORD FOR MR. WILSON.
Secretary Has Been Cabinet Member
For Fifteen Years. -
James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture,
today broke all records for continuous
service in presidential cabinets. He now
has served fifteen years. The longest
previous term of any cabinet officer was
credited to Albert Gall&tin, who was Sec
retary of the Treasury from 1801 to 1813.
Mr. Wilson was first appointed by Presi
dent McKlnley in 1807, and successively
by Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.
PHIPPS LEFT $500,000.
Estate to Be Held in Trust for
Widow and Children.
MOUNT VERNON, N. Y.. March 4.?
The will of the late Edward l'Estrange
Phipps, who died in a state asylum for
the insane several weeks ago shows that
his estate is worth more than $500,000,
most of this being invested In real estate.
Practically all the property, the will
directs, is to be held in trust for the
widow and children.
iMr. Phipps went suddenly insane a year
ago whUe dining at the Republican Club
in Hew York cltyA
VIEW OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE FROM THE TREASURY. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN THIS MORNING.
Elements Today Recall the
Flareback of 1909?Prob
abilities Year Hence.
Just to show that the elements them
selves are In accord with Washington's
arguments for a change of the presiden
tial inaugural date, the ' snowstorm
which has been whitening the continent
from the slopes of the Rockies to the
tops of the Alleghenies slipped over to
this city early this morning and left one
inch of snow as a reminder that this Is
March 4.
The advance guard of the snowstorm
was recorded at 7 o'clock last night,
when the watchful weather bureau
scouts saw a fleck of snow in the air.
It began to look like a real March 4
snowstorm shortly after midnight, but
since an inaugural parade was not about
to be formed, the weather moderated,
perhaps saving itself for just one year
today, when one of the various active
presidential candidates wilt take a trip
up and down Pennsylvania avenue for
the purpose of being installed in the of
fice of the presidency.
Flareback of 1909 Recalled.
It was only three years ago that the
famous weather "flareback" played hob
with President Taft's inauguration. To
day's slight reminder will gene perhaps
as accumulative evidence' in the case of
Washington vs. established custom.
TilSe'tUed, feather will prevail today,
it is predicted, with a minimum temper
ature of about 34 tonight.
Heavy Fall at Hagerstown.
Special Disputch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md. March 4?Snow
has been falling here since last midnight
and at 10 o'clock this morning had cover
ered the ground to a depth of five inches.
The snow Is unusually dry. but so far
there has been no drifting. More snow
has fallen In this section of the state
this winter-than for many years.
(Oontfnued from First Page.)
were received by Gen. Salazar, the Juarez
commander, from Braulio Hernandez, one
of the rebel leaders in the district about
Chihuahua. Neither message gave de
tails, but the detachment of from 800 to
1,000 men in Juarez was speedily placed
on board three sections of a freight train.
"Orozco is with us," the telegram said,
meaning, the rebels declare, that he has
announced himself openly as in arms
against Madero.
The second telegram merely stated, as
divulged by Gen. Salazar, that Hernan
dez was on his way to join Orozco, who
desired Salazar to join the movement
with all possible speed.
Americans in Army.
Gen. Salazar's force Includes two
Americans enlisted to work the rapid
firers. They are Samuel Drebin of Phil
adelphia and T. C. Richardson of Lamar,
Mo.
Orebin has been in one uniform or an
other for many years. He started with
eight years with the American forces In
the Philippines. He fought for the insur
rector genera], Luis Mena, in Nicaragua,
in the revolution which overthrew Presi
dent Zelaya. Last year he took a force
into Yucatan for Gen. Madero.
Derbin said yesterday that he did not
get the pay which had been promised
him for the expedition, and was about
to Join Gen. Reyes when that veteran's
uprising against the present regime In
Mexico proved abortive.
Richardson's experience Includes revo
lutions In Honduras and Nicaragua.
The rebels at Juarex yesterday after
noon attempted to secure a contribution
of $100 from the Rev. Father C. M. Pinto,
who was conducting services in the Mis
sion Church of the Virgin of Guadalupe,
Pinto makes his home in El Paso, and is
an American citizen. He is at the head
of the Jesuit missions in northern Mex
ico and in the southwestern states, in
cluding Texas and New Mexico.
Word was sent to Mayor Kelly of this
city of the priest's predicament, and the
mayor, accompanied by the city clerk
and T. C. Edwards, American consul at
Juarez, went to his assistance. As nearly
as the Americans could learn, the priest's
sole offense consisted in being in i>os>;es
sion of the collection taken up in the mis
sion just before his arrest. He was re
leased on the mayor's personal recog
nizance.
AMERICANS FIGHT REBELS.
Col. Steever Sends Soldiers to Inves
tigate Trouble.
EL PASO. Tex., March 4.?Col. E. Z.
Steever today dispatched Lieut. HilL of
the 22d Infantry and a squad of solders
to Oolumbus, N. M., to investigate a re
port that American cowboys and Mexi
can rebels clashed Saturday at Rancho
Las Palomas, thirty miles from Colum
bus, on the Mexican side.
According to a report whioh was trans
mitted to Col. Steever for investigation
by the customs officers, the horses of the
Americans were killed and they retreated
on fo?t to Columbus, after killing or
wounding several of the Mxicans. It is
not known which side took the aggres
sive nor why the American* were on the
MARCH 4TH WEATHER FOR TEN YEARS.
1003?Cloudy. Show from 5 p.m. to nldaigkt. Tempcratare, 30 to 41.
1003?Partly cloudy. Temperature, 80 to 48.
1904?Clear. Temperature, 24 to 33.
1905?Rata) cloudy. Temperature, 28 to 48.
1006?Cloudy. Rata before daylight. Temperature, 38 to 53.
190T?Clear. Slow before daylight. Temperature, 36 to 44.
1008 Clear. Temperature, 36 to 46.
1000?<Cloudy. Heavy aaow uattl 13>30 p.m.; high wind*. Temperature,
30 to 35.
1010?Clear?Temperature, 34 to 50.
1011?Cloudy. Rata la afteraooa. Temperature, 31 to 43.
1912?Saow until noon; cloudy. Temperature at aooa, 37.
JUDICIARY COMMUTE
FAVORABLE TO PITNEY
Action Regarding Nomination
as Supreme Court Justice ,
Is Unanimous.
The Senate judiciary committee today
ordered a favorable report on the nom
ination of Mahlon Pitney of New Jer
sey to be associate justice of the Su
preme Court of the United States.
The vote on Mr. Pitney was unani
mous, though it was reached only after
a long discussion. The letter of the
Iowa Federation of Labor, calling at
tention to certain master and servant
decisions, was referred to, and it wa*
pointed out that these decisions had
been rendered by Chancellor Pitney'I
father, who also was on the bench.
Other matters which the members of
the committee seemed to regard as com
plaints from dissatisfied litigants were
discussed. The nomination, reported to
the Senate probably late this afternoon,
will remain on the calendar until the
next executive session, which may not be
until after the pending arbitration trea
ties with Great Britain and France are
disposed of.
It is expected Mr. Pitney will take the
oath of office as quickly as possible after
his confirmation toy the Senate.
SAYS ANTI-DRY MEN
GET "BUMMERS" DRUNK
The importation of '"bummers" into dry
territory, where they are supplied with
liquor and made drunk just to show that
"prohibition doesn't prohibit," was de
scribed to the House committee on judi
ciary today by John K. Taylor of Balti
more, representing the Society of Friends.
He said that ten of the twenty-three
counties of Maryland are dry and that
the liquor interests are conducting a
strenuous fight to prevent the passage of
a state-wide local option law.
"They ship in these old 'bummers' and
Inundate them with 'moonshine* or some
other kind of stuff and then, when these
'bummers', whom nobody wants to save,
are lying around in the gutters they point
them out as examples of what will be
the condition through prohibition," said
Mr. Taylor.
*1 he committee is considering several
bills for the prevention of the Interstate
traffic in liquor whereby it is shipped
into dry territory from points outside the
state. The delegation from Baltimore ex
plained to the committee that Intrastate
traffic in liquor Is regulated by law and
that Baltimore could not ship liquor into
dry Maryland territory, but Washington,
Philadelphia, Wilmington and other
points can.
PINCHOT OPENS CAMPAIGN.
In North Dakota In Interest of
Roosevelt's Candidacy.
VALLEY CITY, iN. D., March 4.?Gif
ford Pinchot arrived here today ready to
begin his tour of the state in behalf of
Theodore Roosevelt's candidacy for the
republican presidential nomination. He
?wag scheduled to make his flr^t address
this afternoon. Tonight he will speak at
Jamestown and tomorrow at Velva and
Minot.
Mr. Pinchot was welcomed to Valley
City by a non-partisan committee. His
visit brought a large number of visitors
from various cities in this section of the
state. This is said to indicate a deep in
terest in the primaries March 19.
IMMUNE FROM PROSECUTION.
Reports of Bureau Chiefs to Superiors
Cannot Be Considered libelous.
The Court of Appeals of the District of
Columbia today sustained the right of
bureau chiefs of the government to im
munity from libel prosecutions on state
ments contained in communications to
their superiors in the ^cabinet of the Pres
ident concerning employes in their
bureaus. The District Supreme Court
had made this ruling when it sustained
a demurrer of Robert G. Valentine to a
suit to recover $50,000 damages brought
by Joseph R. Farr against the commis
sioner of Indian affairs for statements
contained in a report toy Mr. Valentine
to Secretary Fisher.
Mr. Farr appealed, but in a decision by
Mr. Justice Robb the lower court was
affirmed. Had Valentine Incorporated
the statements In a communication to the
commissioner of pensions, or other officer
to whom he was under, no obligation or
duty to report, the court pointed out. a
different cm* would be presented
LICENSE!; IN DISTRICT
FOR SALE OF UQUOR
Excise Board Reports Total to
Date, Present Year,
at 644.
Five hundred and seventeen barroom
licenses and 127 wholesale liquor licenses
were granted by the excise board of the
District during, the license year from
November 1, 1910, to October 31, 1911, ac
cording to a report of the board covering
that period, which has been submitted to
the District Commissioners. Of the num
ber sixteen barroom and seven wholesale
liquor licenses were rejected.
From November 1, 1911. to March 3 of
the current year, according to the report.
505 applications for barroom licenses have
been granted and 9 rejected; 125 applica
tions for wholesale liquor licenses have
been favorably acted upon and 2 rejected.
Of the 521 applications for barroom li
censes gled since October 1 last, 7 re
mained unacted upon.
The report states that from March 3,
1D11, to March 2, 1912, seventy-three per
sons were convicted of violating the ex
cise law, seven of whom were retail deal
ers. During this period eighteen persons
were permitted to forfeit collateral, one
of whom was a licensed dealer. Fines
were imposed and callaterals forfeited to
the amount of $?!.6:?>, of which amount
$6,658.65 was collected and $4,100 for
feited as collateral, leaving $15,960.35 un
collected.
Showing by Precincts.
The distribution of liquor establish
ments In the District by police precincts
is shown by the report to be as follows:
First precinct, 116 barrooms, 15 whole
sale establishments; second precinct, 57
barrooms, 21 wholesale establishments;
third precinct, 46 barrooms, 17 wholesale
establishments; fourth precinct, 05 bar
rooms, 4 wholesale establishments; fifth
precinct, 45 barrooms, 12 wholesale es
tablishments; sixth precinct, 109 bar
rooms, 17 wholesale establishments; sev
enth precinct, 31 barrooms, 16 wholesale
establishments; eighth precinct, 12 bar
rooms, 15 wholesale establishments; ninth
precinct, 32 barrooms, 8 wholesale estab
lishments;* tenth precinct, 2 barrooms, 1
wholesale establishment; eleventh pre
cinct, 2 barrooms, 1 wholeuale establish
ment.
The total number of barrooms is shown
to be 517 and the total number of whole
sale establishments 127, making a grand
total of 644 places where liquor is sold
under license in the police precincts.
GRAIN MEN IN SESSION
WITH SECRETARY WILSON
Want Departmental Action Delayed
on the Subject of Inter
state Shipments.
I. Grain dealers from all over the United
States went into session with Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson and Secretary of
Commerce and Labor Nagel this after
noon at the New Willard. They were un
certain as to just what they wanted, ex
cept that they were "urgently anxious to
be saved from Dr. Wiley.'*
There were seventy-live or eighty grain
men, all of whom had attended a meet
ing of grain dealers In St. Ix>uis February
23. There were representatives of the Na
tional Grain Dealers' Association, repre
sentatives of the National Grange, rep
resentatives of the National Grain Grow
ers' Association and delegates from many
of the produce exchanges.
The trouble originated in the bureau of
chemistry of the Department of Agricul
ture. The pure food board has been try
ing for some time to stop the interstate
shipment of spoiled grain.
Claim Market Is Restricted.
The department recently interdicted the
use of spoiled grain in manufacturing
stock feed and this was resented by the
grain growers and grain handlers as re
stricting the market. The bureau of
plant industry of the department has
been studying the effects of heating on
corn, and wants to get up a set of grain
standards by which all cereals may be
graded and bought and sold.
One abject of the meeting today is to
ask Secretary Wilson to hold up any
action on the subject of grain shipments
till after the bureau of ,piant industry has
had a chance to make Its report o? grain
standards, or, if not till -then, at least
till some indefinite time in the future,
so they, at least, will have a chance to
sell the 1911 crop without federal inspec
tion or interference from the general
government. , _ <
I
Young Golf Editor Thinks He
Can Beat President.
IS A "WESTERN LIVE WIRE"
Offered Roosevelt Two-Fifty a Page
for a Story if Good Enough
to Print.
A live wire, aged fourteen years, who
offered Col. Roosevelt JJ.50 a page for a
story on golf for "The Young American
Golfer," walked into the White House
today and asked the President if he
didn't want to chase a hall over the
Chevy Chase links for about eighteen
holes. After that the live wire dropped
into The Star office to tell ahout it.
He is William Winer Clerk Griffin of
Wheaton, 111., who conducts his twelve
page golf magazine with the assistance
of John and Alexis Griffin, aged twelve
and ten, respectively. Together these
three write, set type, run the press and
drive the 'J,.'**) circulation in a wagon to
the post office at Wheaton every month.
While William is away east on a trip to
gather a few ads, John and Alexis are
getting the forms ready for the press
hack in Wheaton.
"My name is Griffin," he said as he
strolled into The Star office. "And I have
arranged with the President to play a
game of golf." '
Then he started to tell about it:
"I asked him if he didn't want to go
round t lie Chevy Chase links with me.
He said he was rather busy just now and
did not believe he could made a date.
" 'I was out there yesterday,' I told
him.
" 'How was it?muddy?" he ask?*d.
"Then I told htm it was right sloppy,
and he said: "Well, if it's sloppy for you,
just think what it would be for me.'
May Play in Chicago.
"Of course every one knows the Presi
dent is a fine golfer, and I told him that '
he must play a game with me. He said j
he thought he could when he went out to j
Chicago. I'm going to get him to play (
me eighteen holes on the Midlothian
course."
When he got down to his magazine
project William said he had received
a subscription from a person whom he
persisted 111 calling Teddy Roosevelt.
"Yes, I met him up there In New
York. Of course his name draws big,
so I asked him if he wouldn't write
me a one-page story about golf. I of
fered to pay him if the stuff was
really good, but he didn't seem to think
he knew enough about the game."
William said his space rates were
two dollars and a half a page for real
ly good stuff.
"Did you ask President Taft to write
you a story?"
Taft "Not Much on Writing."
"No, to tell you the truth, I forgot
about It. Besides, he isn't much of a
writer. Teddy is a good writer, but
President Taft doesn't go In for that
sort of thing."
The young editor did not have a copy
of The Young American Golfer with him
at The Star office, .but promised to send
one. He said he had been publishing
it for eighteen months. His proudest
moment wa.s when it became necessary
to discard the market basket with which
the ninety-eight copies used to be toted
to ihe post office.
"We have 2,50l> circulation now and we
use a wagon to mail them, and they're
all entered at the Wheaton post office as
regular magazine matter at 1 cent a
pound."
He got the idea of running a paper
about two years ago. explaining, as he
said It, that he came of a newspaper
family, an uncle, John G. Griffin, being
editor of the first Sunday paper in
Spokane. Wash. Previous to Uncle John,
Cyrus Griffin, known in the United States
histories as the president of the second
Continental Congress, ran a print shop
and a small newspaper in those old days.
So William says he comes by his mag
azine talent honestly.
100-Year Subscription in Advance.
"When I first had the Idea J. T. Talbot,
who is vice president of the National City
Bank of New York, was out in my town,
and he told me he would give me a sub
scription for a hundred years. That was
$50, and that started the magazine. I
taught the two little fellows, John and
Alexis, to set type, and after that every
thing was easy. Now when I go away on
business trips they can run the shop."
William has original views on the com
ing campaign. Ho believes that Col
Roosevelt has split the republican party
and that Bryan can grab the nomination
any old time in the democratic camp. He
also says that Clark and Harmon would
make a fine pair, Harmon to run as Vice
President, and then next time to let Har
mon be President and Champ Clark switch
to the second position. However, he would
rattier see a golf-playing President in the
chair any time.
William is going to stay around Wash
ington for a few more days, and after
that he is going to call on Lyman Ab
bott and Col. Roosevelt. He says he be
lieves either of them might have some in
fluence in getting him an advertisement
from the Outlook.
RIOTERS ARE AWED
(Continued from First Page.)
been ordered to China, and the latest ad
vices from Minister Calhoun do not indi
cate that any reinforcements are likely
to be nee4ed at present.
THEATER BRAWL EXTENDS.
Fighting Among Troops in Man
churia Causes Panic Among People.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 4.?Fighting
between the soldiers of the Chinese regu
lar army and an expeditionary corps has
occurred at Tsitsikhar, in Manchuria, ac
cording to advices received here from that
city today. Many were killed and
wounded.
The first outbreak started in a theater
and was later continued In the streets
until it became a regular armed conflict
Panic reigns among the inhabitants.
Rioting in Peking Saturday.
A telegram from Shanghai, dated March
2, received through the Navy Department
reports that rioting by the soldiers had
been renewed at Peking. Foreigners
however, are not believed to be in dange
The delegates from Nanking now at Pek
ing have applied to Dr. Sun Yat Sen for
troops to restore order. Fears are en
tertained in Shanghai for the safety of
Tong Shao-yi. one of the delegates now
at Peking. The Decatur has arrived at
Wuhu where an outbreak is threatened,
the troops there demanding their wages,
which are in arrears. The Bainbridge
has been at Wuhu for some time.
AGAIN QUIET IN PEKING.
Manchus Succeed in Restoring Com
parative Order.
LONDON, March 4.?Reports from Pek
ing received at Tientsin show that there
is some looting still going on in the
Chinese capital. According to a news
agency dispatch received here from Tien
tsin today the Manchus who are acting
as military police in Peking had succeed
ed at 2 o'clock this afternoon in restor
ing comparative order and the city gen
erally was tjuiet. Artillery firing was,
however, heard today to the south of the
cltj> ,
Commissioners Urge Passage
of Bills Providing $7.5CO.
AFFECT 56,000 PREMISES
Officials Believe Half of All Ap
pliances Do Not Comply With
Safety Regulations.
Declaring that prol?al>ly owe-half of .<11
the gas appliances installed in building*
in the District do not comply w .th the
pus fitting regulations. the Commission*
ers today, in a report to Chairman John
son of the House District committer, rec
ommend favorable action b> Congress on
the bills Introduced by Representative
Austin of Tennessee providing for an in
spection of all gas appliances in tho Dis
trict and authorizing the local authori
ties to adopt regulations governing the
installation of such appliances.
The adoption of the measures will af
fect about premises connected
with gas mains in the District, according
to the report.
"Recently there have been several
deaths caused by gas poisoning due to
defective gas water heaters and gas ap
pliances installed in premises In the
District of Columbia before the present
gat fitting regulations were adopted,"
states the report.
House Inspection Needed.
"It is reasonable to assume from the
many years that such gas water beaters
have been installed and the short time
that the present regulations have beci; in
force that fully one-half of these pa*
appliances do not comply with the regu
lations The only way in which it can
be ascertained whether such gas water
heaters and other (.as appliances are, or
are not defective, is to make a house-to
hons ?? inspection.
"With the present force of plumbing
and gas fitting inspectors now employed
this cannot be done. It is estimated that
to make this inspection in one year would
require the services of five inspectors
and one clerk. It is provided in- the bill
that the Commissioners shall employ tKe
inspectors at ll.'J^ each, one clerk at
JJKM, and purchase necessary supplies in
cidental to such inspection to an amount
not exceeding #1 *>, making a total appro
priation of $7,500.
The Commissioners believe that tit - in
spection should be made, and re o?mn< n?.
the passage of the bill
Urge Enactment of Bills.
The Commissioners say the Mil con
ferring upon them authority to make <n t
enforce regulations governing the n
stallation of gas appliances in the lu*
trict should be enacted into la*, as u
directs that any gas appi'ance hereto
fore installed, which is not in compliance
with the regulations that may he made
by the Commissioners, shall be removed
upon notice.
"The result of the passage of these
bills, ' concludes the report, "will be to
enable the Commissioners to make an in
spection to determine what gas appliances
installed In premises in the District of < o
lumbia are dangerous and defective; ena
ble them to require the removal thereof,
and further prevent the sale In the future
of any gas appliance which is not in ac
cordance with the regulations adopted by
them."
NAME MAI. PHTER
P
Officer of the Twenty-First In
fantry Coming to Wash
L 1% j t ...... ^ , ? : * ;
ington April 1.
>Maj. Almon L.. Parmerter of the 21et
United States Infantry today was ordered
to this city for duty as adjutant general
of the militia of the District of Columbia,
to take efTect April 1. He will relieve
MaJ. Samuel E. Smiley, who is to join
a regiment of Infantry not yet designated.
The detail of MaJ. Parmerter of the Dis
trict aNtional Guard was made on the
telegraphic recommendation of Brig. Gen.
G. H. Harries, commanding, who is now
in Louisville, ,Ky.
Gen. Harries selected Maj. Parmerter
as the best man in the army available at
this time for service with the local niilitia
He was one of a list of several "'beers
submitted to Gen. Harries by G> n. W o.'d
chief of staff of the army, from wlii.-h
to make a selection.
MaJ. Parmerter is now at Deaven worth,
Kan., under instruction at the ain?> seiv:
ice schools. He is tak.ng the Held officers
cou'-se, and will complete it m ? feV
^"regiment, the 21st Infantry.
completed a tour of service Jn the I hi I lu
pines and is now under orders to "turn
to the United States. He preceded It to
this country a few months ago on e< ve
of absence. He is described by his rel
low officers at the War Department as a
modest, unassuming officer *ho rie\er
asks any favors in the way of station 01
duty, but accepts any detail, no matter
how arduous or unpleasant, without mur
mur or question and always does what he
is told to do In a thoroughly efficient and
conscientious manner. His entire serv
ice has l>een with infantry commands
engaged in purely military duties, and ho
never has been on detached service.
Born in New York in September 1*W.
he was graduated from the I nited State
Military Academy In June. 1KK5. and from
the Infantry and Cavalry* Bchoo to WW.
He was second lieutenant, -lbt
from June. 1885. until January. UK,?*?*?*
he was promoted to first lieutenant, I4t
Infantry. In the following March hew"
transferred back to the -1st Infantry, In
which he served continuously for flfteen
years He reached the grade of captain
fn March, 1S99. and in April 1Mi. he was
promoted major of the l??th Infantry.
After serving In that regiment for tbre*
months he was again
21st Infantry and has continued with It
to date. His early sendee was in W yom
ing Nebraska and other western states.
Since then he has served at various posts
in the United States, Cuba and the 1 hil
lTtnis%aid of him that he is greatly In
terested in the development of the mili
tary service particularly the infantry
branch, as well as in the Improvement^
the organized militia. Officers at the \\ar
Department who know him well sa> that
the District National Guard is to be con
gratulated on securing his services as ad
jutant general. ,
"It is an excellent appointment for tjie
National Guard of the District of to
lumbia." said Adjt. Gen. Smiley, whom
MaJ. Parmenter will succeed, remarked
Tnhen told of the selection:
"I knew Maj. Parmerter at West Point.
We were in B Company together tl.ere
for four years, and he was one of tlio
men whom I knew best of all. Since
then I have seen him frequently. He is
a solid conservative, good soldier through
and through. In addition lie is a hne
companion and an approachable man. I
am very glad to know of this appoint
ment."
Half-Hour Tales.
M. Worth Colwell supplies our next
Sunday Magaslne with "The Pink Ziz
Girl " a lively story of an automobile
press agent and a girl. Strickland Gll
lilan tells some things about the wonder
ful work being done among boys by
John B. Gunckel of Toledo. Several
oeculiar things about metals are eleborat
?d upon. Helen M. Wi?uriow presents
some highly entertaining matter under
thf title. "Are Women Witty?" Speaker
Champ <"lark, In an interviow tells of
some of the stirring events in the Lnlted
States' hlstor; that were brought about
pr prevented by only one vote*