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No. 19.2r?1. WASHIXUTOX, I>. C., THURSDAY, .TUXE U>. 1913 -TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. ONE CEX'I^
TRIP TO THE MINES I;
OF THE STRIKE ZONE)
Senate Committee Visits the
Scenes of Strike Strife in
West Virginia.
BUT ONE WITNESS HEARD. |
THOUGH MANY ARE READY!
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iTorraer Gov. Glasscock Unable to j!
Beach Charleston?Testimony as
to Setting Aside Civil Processes.
' TMRf.ESTt<\". \V. v;l.. June 1".? Five j
T'rvtod States senators todav started back
into the Wesi Virginia hills to view the
battlefield" of t'. strike on Paint and 1
1 ahin creek. Tic- failure of former Gov. I
Glasscock to r-arh <'harleston today re- <
fifed In disarrangement ?f the Senate
ri'if inveatigatin- ommission's program '
at"i preparations were made immediately 1
for the trip to the mines, which had been <
I armed for later. s
\ special train on the Chesapeake and i
Ohio railroad was provided and an j t
itinerary was arranged which included | i
a I of the principal n>mcs on both the ' <1
F'aitit creek and Cabtfi creek spurs of the j <
railroad. i t
Before starting for the hills the committee
heard one witness on the subject
of interference with the postal serviceJohn
Uoldsborough told that his letters i
rad been opened at the High Coal post
omce in ino Bnomer mine neiu. :
No further witnesses were on hand and
tli'* committee adjourned t<? prepare for
'lie trip to the mines.
Miners Readv to Testify
\ hundred brawny coal -miners were I
on hand this morning: to tell the investigating
committee how their home
country was transformed into a tiieater
of civil war. Tliey thronged the lobby
of the hotel where the committee held
its hearings, expecting to take the stand
after former d iv. Glasscock, the star j
w itness or the day. should conclude, but
lie failed to appear. Gov. Glasscock was i
chief executive of the state when the
mine workers struck on Paint creexj
and Clibiri creek, and issued the procla- j
luations which placed the strike district!
under the dominion of the state militia.
Prom htm the committee had expected i
to secure the lecord evidence as to conditions
which preceded the declaration
f martial law* and the proceeding under
martial law. I
Through the testimony of Gov. Glass- j
imk the mine operators planned to
1 hue in the roc rd their contention tha. |
xchen the militia superseded the civil i
courts in the strike district the civil J
authorities had notified the governor j s
that they were unable to cope with the j
situation. J ]
I rged l-y theii desire to cut as short as I ?
possible the hearings at Charleston, the j *
committee members today planned to j
hear hut a few of the small army of wit- ;
lo sses summoned and in attendance. j
T ie rr'ing of the committee that 110 1
witness should he compelled to answer .
ouestions tending to Incriminate himself .
had the ffect of eliminating much of the .
cross-examination of the witnesses by the '
attorneys of the operators. This became
unite apparent in the examination of j
.lohn Seaehrist. a young miner sum- j
moned to testify as to interference with ; <
i he postal service. ]
Witness Cross-Examined.
\ttorney Knight for the operators un- i
<! rtook to <Toss-examine !iim at the!
caring last night. He began w ith a dis- J
titsion of the mine owners' plan of is- !
suing script to miner.- as an evidence of i
work done, negotiable at the company '
stores. Seaehrist .-aid that to negotiate
scrip for cash at a 1<? per cent discount !
was "a pretty good trade." Then At- j
torney Knight elicited that Seaehrist had i
admitted that he was one of a party that
attacked the.vi'.lage of Mucklow on February
in of this year.
"lion many no n were there?" he
asked.
"About one hundred." said the witness.
"Were they armed?"
"Yes."
"How many shots were tired?"
"Well. I reckon I just couldn't say."
"Didn't you fire any shots?" .
Yes."
"With what?"
"With a gun "
"Where did you get It?"
"1 bought it." -aid tin witness, -hitting
a cud of tobacco, and reaching for
he committee's official cuspidor.
Buys the Gun "on the Road."
He explained that he bought the gun!
'on the road" from a man he had qever j
seen before shortly after the strike began
last April. Attorney Knight wanted
to know who told hint to go to MucklowHill
to attack the town, and where he
got his ammunition for his gun. He
said he just "happened along there" and
that "most of his ammunition" he bought j
in .Montgomery.
At this point two questions brought the
committee to its feet and resulted In a
ruling that the witness need not answer
questions tending to incriminate him. Attorney
Knight wanted to know if Walter:
J Mr hi had orufri'ii rseaciinsi to so to
Muck low HIH for the battl", anil if G. j t
K. f'arsiins had furnished him and other
men with ammunition. Neither <|uestion t
wa- answered Attorney Knight urged I
in vain that he expected to prove a "eon- i i
spiraev involving; men now present lie- 1 I
tore the committee" connected with the
-Muvklow Hill battles.
J he conirnltt' hopes to tixiish the hearings
here this week.
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Modifies Power of Military Court. 1
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on Kliott < sterday afternoon detail-' j
< d thi orders restoring martial law to the!|
strike zone m I'ehruarj of this year.!,
These orders. h> said, were modified hy j ,
an order lssil'Vd bv Gov Hatfield. May lit, i (
annulling that portion of the iiroclania-1 \
tlon which placed the military uutliori- i
ties above the civil courts. j ,
The militia the witness said, were j ,
now working under the civil courts, j <
assisting in the enforcement of thei.
processes of the courts. Most of the ! t
troops had been withdrawn, lie said. ! j
only about a dozen men remaining.
"While you w ere in charge in the.
martial la* zone you made arrests on
your own responsibility, without a writ '
or warrant from any civil court?" asked !
S<naio! Horsh. ,,
Yes. that is light." said Gen. Klliott.
Gen. Klliott said mat he had no record
of the proceedings of the military courts
established under the second and third i
declarations ot martial law. These, he
f. id. lie believed were in'the possession
nf Gov. Hatfield.
Thousand Men in Field.
Gen. Klliott s.<id that at one time he
had 1,000 men m the tield. practically '
the entire m?'?t>a organization of the
Slate He could rot say definitely,
however, how inanv armed men he had j
t contend with, hut lie felt there w ere I
more arms kinong iItc strikers than '
?<uoi.g the militia. I
Icier ci csr-e\a m i na t hy Atloimv j,
uortinued on Tenth fage.) j
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SOON TO LEAVE CITY
FOR SUMMER HOME
President and Mrs. Wilson
and Family to Seek
Cooling Breezes.
TEMPORARY RESIDENCE
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN
Senator Kern Seeks Place for an
Editor and Indorses Nomination
of Meredith Nicholson.
Pres dent and Mrs. Wilson and the
Misses Wilson are expected to leave
Washington the L'Sth of this month for
the summer White House at Cornish.
ST. H.. iust across the riverfront Windsor.
Yt. The housekeeper of the White
House and a number of the servants
will leave here in a short time to get the
tome ready for occupancy. The ITesilent
may not get to enjoy much of the
summer with his famlv because of the
tariff and currency bills. If he goes
.\ith them to Windsor the last of this
month he will remain over until after the
1th of July, returning here to resume his
iuties. and the best he hopes for after
that is an occasional week-end journey.
Hopes to Place "a Good Fellow."
Senator Kern of Indiana told a patiietc
story at the White House today.
"I culled on the President, '' he said, "to
see if I could get a place somewhere in
Washington for a good fellow from Indiana
who has been here nearly four
months, fie wrote ine in February that
ie was coming to Washington the last
at' that month. J advised him not to
Jo so. but lie wrote again that lie would
Lie here and he arrived the JTtli of February.
I have tried hard at the departments
to find a place for aim, for he is
really a good and deserving fellow, but
t looks bad for him. The President may
Ind a way of helping him out, but I fear
there are thousands of good fellows who
tie going to be disappointed."
iv-nator Kern did not wish to give the
tame of his client, but said he was a j
iemocratic country editor in Indiana,
fe was so sure that he would find a
dace here that he sold his newspaper,
i profitable one making a good living
'or him. and took the train for Wash- j
ngton ten days before President Wil- j
on was inaugurated. He has been
lere ever since at an expense he is ,
eally unable to bear without serious
onsequences.
Senator Kern has declined to submit
o President Wilson protests against
he nomination of Meredith Nicholson,
he author, as minister to Portugal or
tome other European power, Nichol- ;
ion's appointment was asked by Vice j
'resident Marshall and agreed to by ,
ienator Kern. Joseph E. Bell of In- I
lianapolis, the Taggart candidate for '
nayor of that city, entered protests :
igainst Nicholson's democracy, and ]
ithers joined him. These protests were
lent to Senator Kern, who has refused
0 submit them to the President. Nic-h>lson's
name will go to the Senate in
1 short time.
Indorses Georgia Candidate.
Representative I lard wick of Georgia
law tlie President to indorse A. O. Blaock
of Fayetteville. Ga.. for collector of |
internal revenue of that state. Blajgck i
has the backing of Senator Smith, while j
Senator Bacon has not recommended an;,- J
ine. There does not appear to be a fight
between the two senators over the posiion.
although Senator Bacon has held
}fr from agreeing with his colleague.
Senator James introduced to the Presi- >
lent Proctor Knott of Kentucky, a great- j
nephew of one of Kentucky's former j
governors. Young Knott lias just gradiated
from Princeton and is such an admirer
of President Wilson that he
brought his diploma here to have the
President autograph it. This Mr. Wilson
lid. wishing the young graduate good
luck and prosperity.
Representative Shirley of iventueky also
introduced a Princeton graduate to the
President.
Senator Cummins of Iowa discussed
vith the I'resident a phase of the physical
valuation of railroads, but said that
ie was not ready to give the details at
his time.
John A. Mellhenny will become presi
tent or tn*> civi service commission tinder
he new reorganization to be brought
ibout by the nominations of Messrs. Galoway
and Craven as successors to (Jen.
lohn C. Black and Williams S. Vv'ash>urn.
Mr. Mclnhennv called on the Presdent
today to thank him for retaining
tim tm the commission, and was lnormed
that he was to be president of
hat body.
ralks of President's Trip to Panama
Col. George W. Goethals, chief engiteor
of the Panama canal, conferred with
President Wilson today about his prospective
visit to the Canal Zone. The
President told the colunel he would visit
he isthmus as soon as Congress adjourns,
but did .not hazard any guess as
0 when that might me.
Col. Goethals said he expected to lei the
valor in about the 1st of October.
"I can hold the water out for two
.vooks longer, however." said Col. Goelials.
"if the President should be delayed
Ti getting flown, as we want him to see
he canal before the water is put in "
Bishop Brent Sees the President.
The Rev. Dr. C. H. Brent, episcopal
dishop of the Philippine Islands, had a
lalf-hour conference today with Presilent
Wilson. Bishop Brent said he was
r favor of "a progressive development of
1 lie I 'hilippine people until they have the
.atacitv for self-government" before in1,
iiptulntu-a uhniilil l?o Ui-Jiito/I II.. .1..^
- - f n.a< vv tin v u i u "V. W ?*??**: V* * VIV j
rlim.d 10 discuss what the President had
[old hint.
< "c?l. Thomas II Birch of New Jersey,
slated for minister to Persia, had a brief
conference with President Wilson and
Secretary fctryan" today. It Is understood
that Pol. Birch is hesitant about
tcceptinK th<? Persian post on account of
its distance from his business at home.
DEATH LIST NOW SIX.
Another of the Injured in Racine
Explosion May Die.
ItACIXK. Wis.. June 1-. ? Edward
Young. oiler on the steamer E. \1
Peck, fatally injured when the vessel
blew up here yesterday, died last night,
bringing the death list up to six. George
Turlsch of Toledo, another of the injured.
may not live the day out. The
body of Bernard H. Schwensen. thei
missing second engineer, has not yet j
been recovered.
When the boilers of the steam barge
E. M Peck exploded yesterday four
persons were killed and the vessel was
destroved. Two of the crew were so
badly injur* d that physicians said th#y j
could not recover. J
i SIX SOLDIERS DEAD,
TWELVE WOUNDED:
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: American Losses in Battle1
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With Moros Marshaled Un- j
der Suitan of Jolo.
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STRONGHOLD CAPTURED.
REBELS ARE DISARMED1
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Campaign Waged to Insure Peace
in the Philippines?Force
the Only Remedy.
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MANILA. June 12.? The: entrenchments
I of the rebellious Morop. under the Sultan j
! of Jolo at Bapsag. were taken bv the ,
American forces today after a tierce bat
tie in which the American casualties were j
six killed and twelve wounded. The kill- i
| ed were two privates of Company M, S'h
j T'r.ited States Infantry; three members of ;
the r>1 st Company of Scouts, and one ]
member of the 20th Company of Scouts- ;
Lieut. Kdwin H Rackley was wounded in
the leg.
The casualties are regarded as few in I
view of the stubborn resistance which !
the Moros made to the American advance.
Attacking Force Strong.
The attacking; forces had been made
up unusually strong as" a precaution,
there being in addition to the company
of regular infantry a troop of cavalry,
seven companies of scouts, two companies
of constabulary with a battery of four
mountain guns and a machine gun platoon.
The main position of the Moros
was completely taken. Although there
remains one point still occupied in the
mountain, the mountain guns will be in a j
position to shell it easily. Brig. Gen.
John J. Pershing, commander of the Department
of Mindanao, who led the
forces, declares he will continue opera- !
tions in Jo'o until all the tribesmen's
guns have been taken and the island is !
whollv peaceful.
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Purpose of the Campaign.
Complete disarmament of yie tribes in !
the southern Philippines as a final step j
toward permanent peace in the arclii- ,
pelago is the object of the present campaign
against the Moros by the troops
under Brig. Gen. Pershing, commanding
that department.
In the north disarmament lias l?.-en ef- J
fected peaceably, and it had bee i 1 oped
tiiat through the good offl -os of the Sultan
of .lolo tlie .Mohammedan tribes in'
tlie .lolo group and in Mindanao might
likewise be indut-ed to give up all their
weapons. Negotiations were carried on
with the various dattos with the active
sympathy of the Suite ti of Jolo, but re- j
cent advices indicate that the disarma- j
ment policy can be carried out only by ,
force.
Gen. Pershing lias been given a free |
hand in the conduct of his campaign
arid the officials here have no doubt
that his plans will be entirely successful.
A forward movement of the kind
made yesterday was expected some
time ago. but the officials are satisfied
that Gen. Pershing postponed his advance
designedly in order to mobilize
a sufficient force of American soldiery
to overwhelm the opposition with a
minimum of casualties.
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Doubt Permanent Disarmament. I
A degree of skepticism prevails in 1
certain quarters as to the efficacy of
disarmament as a means of establishing
a permanent peace. It was suggested
today that through their pearl !
fisheries and other valuable resources j
the natives in the .Tolo group are I
wealthy and would have little difficulty
in replacing the archaic weapons
they now possess with improved firearms
secured from nearby Borneo,
thereby making them more formidable
than ever.
Immediate Report Requested.
j Gen. Woed. chief of staff, lias cabled
to Maj. Gen. Bell, commanding the Philippine
division, for an immediate report
upon the operations which Gen. Pershing
j is conducting against the Moros in the
Jolo archipelago. The War Department
knows noti.i'ie of the details of tliese
operations, ant* ike officials are eon- j
siderably disturbed by the mention in
the press of reports that the Sultan of i
Jolo is leading the Moros. for it had !
Vieen understood all along he had
thrown his inffttence upon the side of
the Americans in the disarmament prograrn.
; BOY IN PRISON FOR LIFE.
Fourteen-Year-Old Convicted of
Triple Murder in Illinois.
AURORA, 111., June 12.?A boy in knee
pants, who looked like the average run ,
of boys twelve to thirteen years o'd and '
wearing the embarrassed grin of the lad !
who had been called in from play "to |
speak his piece for company," stopped in [
Aurora today 011 his way to the Joliet j
penitentiary, where just after Id o'clock 1
he began a life term for the recent mucder
of a woman and two babies.
The boy was Herman Coppes, fourteen'
years old. who last April shot and killed
Mrs. Mannie Sleep at her farm home in !
; Kast I'lato, near tClgin, and brained her i
\ two children, a boy of two years and a !
j girl of four. He is the youngest life
j prisoner who has etje*?rrrtwed the state
i prison. ?' I
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Arrested as He Steps From Prison. I
LEWKXVVORTH. Kan.. June 12.? Wal- j
ter Barnes, alias Frank Gordon, a \ a tide- j
ville performer, was arrested as he j
stepped from the federal prison todaj by i
Chicago detectives on a charge of killing j
Mar> [!. Scrvess, his mother-in-law. The,
: shooting took place in Chicago in Jan- !
nary, 1910.
Cause an
To find an\ one in \Y
read and is not a Star rea
needle in a haystack.
The Star completely c
in the District of Columbia
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printed more than double tl
advertising that appeared i
noon competitor.
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THE CARTOONIST'S IDEA
TOO RICH. THEY KILL SELVES.
Swiss Couple Thought to Have Lost
All Interest in Life.
ZURICH. Switzerland, June 12.?Eugene
Maggi and his wife, believed to be the
wealthiest persons in Switzerland, com-1
mitted suicide today, their desperate act
being actuated by sheer lack of interest
In life.
Eugene Maggi wat only forty-one years
old and his wife thirty-five. The Joint es- |
tates of the man and his wife were estimated
some time ago at SI0,000.000, while
quite recently Maggi inherited the Income
from a number of extensive factories.
The couple had been married for a num. j
ber of y ears, but were greatly disappoint-:
ed because their union had remained j
childless Last night in a fit of despond- !
ency they decided to end their lives.
They retired to their bedroom in their i
villa here, turned on the gas and were]
found dead in the morning.
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DELEGATES SAIL FOR ZURICH, j
U. S. to Be Represented by 400 at!
Sunday School Convention.
BOSTON, June 12.?Four hundred dele- j
gates to the world's triennial Sunday
school convention at Zurich, Switzerland,
the advance guard of the largest delegation
that ever attended the assembly
from America, will sail front Boston late 1
today.
The delegates rtepiescnt nearly every !
state in i he Union and everv nrovinee in i
Canada. Several officials of the world's I
association, including: E. K. Warren of!
Three Oaks. Mich., past president, and
Marion Lawrence of Chicago, secretary,
were in the party.
DOUBLES IN VALUE.
Old Philadelphia Mint Sells for
$4,000,00D After Twelve Years.
PHILADEPHTA. June 111.?The site of
the old inint in this city, which was sold
by the I'nited States government to a
syndicate for $'-\<K>0.ono in 1 lit?1. payment ;
being made in installments, has changed
hands for a consideration reported to be j
$4,000,000.
P. A. B. Widener. the new purchaser,
has not made public the nature of the
improvement to be erected on the plot,
which is at present occupied by a store
and office building of a temporary char- ,
aeter. The lot is 151) by tiO'J feet, in the i
center of the city, opposite the city hall. J
LATEST DANCE CREATION. j
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Graceful Kick Features One-Step j
and Tango Combination.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. June 1*J.?The
"hitchie-coo." a combination of the "onestep"
and "tango." with a graceful kick
as the final feature of each set. was introduced
as the latest dance creation at
the annual convention of the international
Dancing Masters' Association, in session
here
F. W. Scott of Miqliigan. the oldest
member in attendance, declared that
"trots that necessitate the clinch hug
should be prohibited b> legislation. There
is nothing bad about the new dances if
&t _ * ? - -
me: art- fianrea correctly, out they seldom
are."
id Effect
asliington who is able to
ider is like hunting fur a
overs the newspaper field
ed, The Star yesterday
rie number of lines of paid
n the columns of its after
.
OF THE PRESIDENT'S COXC
GREAT POMP AnENDS
SLAIN Mm LUNtKAL
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Mahmoqd Shefket Pasha, Assassinated,
Buried
This Morning.
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CONSTANTINOPLE, June VZ ?The
assassinated grand vizier Mahnioud ;
Shefket Pasiia was buried this morning :
in the mausoleum situated ?m the Hill !
of Liberty in the outskirts of the Turk
ish capital. On this hill many of his 1
soldiers fell whllP he was leading- them j
in the operations against Constantinople |
in April, ItHifi, when the old Abdul Ilamid I
was deposed. The funeral ceremony was j
carried out with great pomp, most of the j
garrison of the city participating. '
Prince Said Halim foreign minister i
and ex-president of the council of state, j
has been appointed grand vizier ad in- |
terim. All the other ministers retain |
their portfolios.
The following official account of the j
assassination has been issued:
Official Account of Assassination.
"On leaving the ministry of war this
morning the grand vizier entered a motor
car with the intention of proceeding to |
the sublime porte. But the car was
obliged to stop while going through
Bayezid and Divan Yolu square because
the road was torn up. Some persons in [
another car, whose identity has not been i
established, tired ten shots at the car. j
The grand vizier, who was severely J
wounded, was taken back to the ministry ,
of war. where in- died half an hour later, i
"Lieut. Ibrahim Bey,' who was accom- i
panying Mahnioud Shefket Pasha, also
was hit by some of the builets and subsequently
died.''
A man named Topai Tevvfik has been 1
arrested; he is suspected of being one of
the assassins. He had in his possession
two revolvers and some cartridges.
Capt. Schref. who was riding with the
giand vizier, describes the tragedy as
follows;
Description of Tragedy.
"We were leaving Bayezid square when
our motor stopped on account of repairs
being made to the road. I heard an explosion.
but attached no importance to
it, thinking that a tire had burst. But
Shefkot Pasha fell forward. I took him
in my arms to hold hint up and saw
blood on his face.
"The reports continued and I jumped
from Hi- motor to seize the assassins,
but they fled in their car, with the exception
of Topal Tewfik, who had no
time to%gct in. One of the assassins in
the ear fired at me repeatedly and T cannot
understand why I was not hit."
The motor car used by the assassins
was found and the owner arrested. He
has already made certain admissions.
ROOSEVELT TO ARGENTINA.
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Will Lecture There in Fall on Prog- j
ress of the United States.
BUENOS A IRKS, Argentina. June 12.
?It was announced here today that
Theodore Roosevelt is coming to Argentina
to lecture on the progress of the
United States.
NEW YORK. June 12.?Col. Roose-j
\elt's private secretary today con-i
firmed the report- that the colonel con- I
* ?ln o t rin in A rrvort 1...* I
Iflllitlttir.-? ? ?" 1F H^-Ulllia, UUl i
added that the detaila had not been
settled. Present plans call for his departure
this fall. "That's ail we care 1
to say about it now," said the secre- <
tary.
Cost of New Buildings, $40,516,000. !
CHTCAGO. June 12.?Chicago is enjoy- |
ing the greatest building activity in its
history. Since January 1 permits for
4,508 buildings, involving an estimated
cost of *40,r?16,<KH>. have been issued, according
to a report issued today by the
building department. The new buildings
will have a frontage of twenty-six miles.
The coat of these improvements exceeds
that for the same period last year by
more than $10,000,00".
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CAPITAL MAY GET CONCLAVE, j
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One of Cities Favored by Improved'
Order of Heptasophs. <
1X>T"ISV1L.L.E. Ky? June l:i.?Election
of officers and the narrowing down from
eleven cities to four in the competition
for the next conclave was the business
before the Improved Order of Heptasophs
today in toe final session of its
biennial conclave here.
The nominating committee has present,
ed the name of Morris G. Cohen, incumbent,
and John C. Tolson of Baltimore
for supreme archon.
The meeting place for the into con- j
clave will be selected during the year
by the executive committee from four j
cities chosen from the eleven bidflers at !
today's session. Washington, D. <\. and !
Asbury Park. X. J., were regarded as j
the strongest contenders.
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BOMB KILLS SEVERAL.
Explosive Thrown From Lisbon
Window at Passing Procession.
LISBON, Portugal. June 1J.? Several
persons were killed and a large number ,
wounded today by the explosion of a
dynamite bomb thrown from a window at
a procession passing along the streets.
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BENTON SEEKS GOVERNORSHIP.
Again Hopes to Be Republican Candidate
in Massachusetts.
BOSTON, June TJ.?Everett C. Benton
of Belmont formally announced his candidacy
today for the republican nomina- j
tinn for ^nvprnnr T!w> unnom..?em?r?f i
^ V, . . ? . ? v. Ull HWU 1 IVCUiCII I f
followed a conference at. a local hotel last
night between former I'nited States Senator
\V. Murray Crane and other leaders
of the party in this state.' Last year Air. !
Benton was defeated by Joseph Walker!
in a three-cornered contest for the repub- .
Jiean gubernatorial nomination.
HOPES TO BE DEPORTED.
Wanderer Will Win $10,000 by Arriving
in Paris by July 15.
NEW YORK, June 12.?Louis Grandjean.
who declares that he will win a
ten-thousand-dollar wager if lie arrives
in Paris by July 13, is hoping to get the
immigration authorities to deport him.
Teh years ago. he says, he left Paris to |
wid the ten-thousand-dollar stake put !
up at the. Jockey Club there that before
July 15, 1913, he could not visit every
country in the world, always working
his way, never being svibsidized or accepting
charity. Penniless and hungry,
yesterday he applied lo the police for his
arrest on a charge of vagrancy, but ;
when he found that he might be sen- ;
teneed to the workhouse for six months 1
lie saw it would interfere with his getting
to Paris on time, so lie pleaded not j
guilty and was released.- He took the ad- 1
vice of the police and w ill seek to be de- !
ported.
Grandjean passed through New Wirk
In 1908 and called upon Mayor McClellan
at the time. Since then he has been
all through this country. Canada. Japan.
Australia, the Philippines. Panama and
South America, so he says.
HALTS OPERA HOUSE PLAN.
California Court .Puts Ban on San
Francisco Enterprise.
SAX FRANCISCO. June 12.?The state
supreme court ruled today that San Francisco
cannot permit the Musical Associalion,
a private corporation, to build on
land owned by the city the proposed
seven - hundred - and-fift>-thousand-dollar
municipal opera house. The building was
to have occupied a site in the civic center.
The court declared the city would ?not
have the power to permit a private corporation
to erect a building on eitv land
and turn over the "entire control and
management of the land, with the building,
to a board composed for the main
part of persons whom the municipality j
has not selected, and whose a?-tlon? it
cannot direct" I
NEWMAN AND COX F
MAY BE APPOINTED
?
Reports They Have Been De- P
cided on for the Two Civilian
Commissioners.
MflT DnCITIWCI V 1/AintAfll I n
i?u i i uoiiivLLi rvivuwiv n
SELECTIONS ARE MADE
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No Confirmation at White House, M
But Unofficial Information Places
Them in Lead.
Reports in well informed circle* in
Washington today that President Wilson jn
has decided upon Oliver P. Newman and Vf
W. V. Cox for the two civilian Commis- tll
sioners of the District of Columbia were jn
not confirmed at the White House, al- to
though there Is strong unofficial informa- su
tion that- this combination may be a win- lvl
ner in the long contest over who is to w
run the affairs of the District for the ]e(
next three years.
It Is absolutely known that the Presi- t[l
dent has not decided upon the nomina- w
tion. but it is likewise known that he j
is well informed as to Mr. Cox and that
he Is personally acquainted with and j (
thinks well of Mr. Newman.
Newman is Newspaper Man. w
Mr. Newman came to Washington a f.'
number of years ago and was employed
as an editorial writer on a Washington 1
paper. About a year ago lie associated '
himself with the United Press, and early 8
in the campaign of last year was sent
by his press association to Seagirt, N.
J., with Gov. Wilson.
After the democratic convention and n
until March last Mr. Newman remained f''
at Trenton and Princeton with Mr. Wllson.
reporting events leading up to *he binauguration
of the new President. He ^
came to Washington with Mr. Wilson,
and has been doing press association and ^
special work here since then. During his jT1
absences from the city his home remain- sl
ed here and he did not establish a resi- tc
df nee or vote elsewhere. w'
Mr. Newman has the absolute con- I]
fidence of the President, and if he is (
nominated it will be because the Pres- b'
ident feels that he would make a firstclass
Commissioner. Mr. Newman is :
thirty-six years old. and has devoted
iliucn oi ins limn 10 siuuiing aiiu Mining
about municipal problems.
Backed by Democrats. qi
Mr. Cox has the backing of the recogf8!
nized democratic organization in the .
city, and for that reason stands an excellent
chance of being named by ttie
President, when considered along with w
his personal qualifications and his high r<
standing in the District.
As president of the Second National
Bank and before that as a resident for p
many years here. Air. Cox iias taken a P
deep interest in all matters pertaining to t(
the District, and has made a tine record
of Dubiie service.
Frederick Siddons is still under cons
deration by the President, but intima- SI
tions are that lie is not as strong at the j
White House as he was three or four
weeks ago. when his name was tentatively
selected. Mr. Siddons has been '
attacked as not being a democrat, this ti
attack being especially strong from local p
democratic leaders, aided by democrats
in Congress. There has been no effort to p,
discredit Mr. Siddons as a man, and the
tight has been made against his democ- $;
racy, the President having been told Sj
that there are plenty of good democrats p
in the District to select from. j;
HARMONY OF OH i
AIM OF CONVENTION.
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Members of L. F. and E. 5
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Brotherhood Predict ?
Unity Soon.
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1'redicthms were made today by delegates
to the convention of the Brotherhood
of locomotive Firemen and Enginetnen.
in session in the Arcade building.
that before long all four organiza- ^
tions of railway employes will be , a
working in harmony on all subjects.
The three other organizations are the p,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, cl
the Order of Railway Conductors and sj
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. 01
As a result of the action of the conven- jj]
tion in approving a working agreement
between the Brotherhood of Locomotive >1
Firemen and Enginemen and the Brother- cl
hood of Locomotive Engineers, greater
harmony is promised in the railroad
world. This is an object for which mem- i
bers of both organizations have been I s?
working for a number of years. j tl
The entire time of the convention this j
morning was taken up with a discussion '
of a movement to pay $ l.iav to J. J. 1
Hannalian. formerly grand master of the j
organization.
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Hannahan Vote This Afternoon. ,!
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When Mr. Hannahan ceased being grand
master the organization voted him *3,<hiu,
but after Sl.Sr-0 of this amount had been
paid it was voted to discontinue tlie pay- Si
metits.
A vote on the question is to be taken r"'
late this afternoon. a1
Indications today were tiiat the con- 1 jr
vention will be in session after the
first of July, because of the time devoted
to the discussion of some questions.
Some delegates have expressed
disapproval of this course, becan.se it i
is estimated that it costs the organiza- <r.
tion about $8 for every minute the p'
convention is actually In session.
A movement has been begun among K.a
tlie delegates for the establishment of
a legislative congress, composed of *!e
representatives t of each lodge in the
various states, and the election by this P?
congress of a national legislative representative
to be stationed in Wash- 1
ington. en
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Favors Certificates of Health.
COI.IJNGSWOOD. X. J.. June 12.?At
its s?Fsion today the Camden Baptist As- wl
soc'ation. composed of delegates from at<
four counties, adopted resolutions in fa- ?P
vor of "healthy marriages," making it
obligatory for couples to obtain certifi- d((
cates of health as a prerequisite to the
marriage tie. Kosolutions denouncing
the modern dances, such as "turkey trot"
and "tango," as indecent and immoral
yrere also adopted. ||||
REE SUGAR EOES
USED LODGE FRANK
afmer So Declares in Discussing
Distribution of
Literature.
EVEALS HIS EXPENSES
till I"* I a ^ ? ? ? ? ? *
WMILt IN WASHINGTON
[embers of Senate Lobby Investigating
Committee to Curb
Random Testimony.
Members of the Senate lobby Invrstijja'.
g eommittee planned to hold the instigation
more strictly to the scope of
e Senate's instructions, when the heatgs
were resumed t?da\ The references
President Wilson's attiti.de upon the
igar tariff, and the frequent clashes be>'een
witnesses and committee member*,
hich characterized yesterday's session*,
d Chairman Overman and other minims
of the committee to attempt to hold
ie testimony *trictl> to the question ? '
hether Insidious 1?>t?t>>i11? is being cared
011 in Washington.
Several witnesses connected with the
nuisiana sugar planters' campaign
tainst free sugar were ready to be hea.d
hen tlie session opened. The committee
tpected to take up the other side "t the
>ugar lobby-' question before the end of
ie day, and to begin examination of linn
entitled with the publicity campaign iu
ivor of free sugar.
Tell of Raising Funds.
Jules Godcliatix ami K. K. Dickinson,
vo of the Louisiana planters w lio ti.ed
before tlie committee yesterday, saal
lat only .<7.1100 had been raised thu.? la
y the sugar Interests to finance i 'lie
'ashingtun tight against free sugai.
Paul Christian, secretary of the l.oui&na
sugar planters' ottiees in H ashiii
in, first witness today, testified that ai
idustries in Louisiana with which lie
igar men were in touch were re<iueste i
i join in writing io President Wilson
hat disaster they believed would follow
le free admission of foreign sugar,
hristian said he had spent *1.1*1 in
rlnting and mailing the anti-free suga;
terature from his Washington offices.
Palmer Is Examined.
Truman CJ. Palmer, secretary of the
nited States beet sugar industry, freuently
referred to in the hearings as
te "best posted man" of the beet
jgar forces, and as one of the (.hie:
ictors in the beet sugar campaign
gainst tlie present tariff bill, testified
e had been in Washington since IJ'02.
hen lie came here to oppose the Cuban
sciproeity bill.
Palmer gave a long list of beet sugar
len. members of the association he
epresents. which has for its object the
romotion of the beet sugar Industry
art of the work of "promotion" was
j look after legislation, he said.
Reveals His Expenses.
Mr. Palmer said his present salary was
10,000 a year. Expenses from May 12 to
une 12 for maintaining his Washington
ffloe were $0,753.42. of which about
1,500 was spent in "publicity." Since
ie opening of Congress in April, lie said,
is office had spent a little more than
4.0UO. Since he came here in 19U2 he
ad paid out about $100,000. Since last
ovember the cost of his work had been
>0.072. From November 5 to April 0 lupent
$.'{5.79!?. of which $M>PK was fo:
ublicity: $4,410 for motion pictures and
>.926 for salaries. Since April 7 li< had
>ent $0,1514 for publicity.
The L'nited States lie-t Sugar Ind nry
i an association of sugar nnri which
jcceeded the American iieet Suga As
jciation.
Made Public Document.
About $10,0tNi had been spent printing
Sugar at a Glance." setting forth tineet
sugar argument. It was printed as
public document also, tjucst ioniug
rought out that tlie Federal Sugar He*
ning Company had succeeded in g< ttmg
ie other side of the sugar ajurstioii
rinted as a public docunieiit in anollc
amphlet called "Sugar at a Scconl
lance."
"One of the objects of sending >> it
Sugar at a Glance' was to maiiita.i .
rotective tariff, was it not?" At. - I'.timer
as asked.
"That was one of the objects. '
Lodge's Frank Used.
"Under whose frank has '.Sugar at
lance' been sent through the mails?"
sked /Senator Keed.
"Senator Lodge's," said Air. Paltucr
He added that charts used in the
amphlet were displayed in the Senate
laniber when Senator I^odge made a
aeech on sugar last year. After the
-der was made for printing it as a pubc
doeument, lie said, he took charts and
repared them for printing.
Senator Heed tried to bring out that
Ir. Palmer had made changes in th>
iarts and matter aceompan? ing them
fter they were shown in the Senate and
jfore they were printed and made read}
?r distribution at publie expense
Chairman Overman announced ii had
nt to the government printing office for
ie original charts.
Mentions "Hummel."
The committee tried io find out who
i the government printing offi >> per
litted Palmer to get proofs and link
'anges. Palmer said he thought u w.
te purchasing agent and believed !.
ame was "Hummel." lie t"ma!l\ sn\|
tat iT any changes had been ninth- i
lust have been with the knnwb.-ig- f
enator I,odgo.
"Isn i it trtie tliat wiieti you 11h i th?ve
tarts redrawn that you m'th-d la; :
mount of matter?" he was asked
"'It is not," he said. "TK* index and
Production seem to liave been added."
Claims of Sug-ar Men.
Reresentatives of Txxtisiana and liaaiian
sugar producers veaterdav repeat
lly declared that President Wilson had
vcn the sugar producers reason to be ve
they would have nothing to fear r? irding
free sugar under his adminietra>n.
They insisted that they had not
celved fair treatment from the Pr-s nt.
and that they had been led to suprt
him by promises of justice.
The sugar men admitted frankly tha'
ey nad conducted a lobby, but denied
iphatically that it was insidious, or in
y way illegitimate or underhanded,
iules Godchaux. a sugar planter of
(Uisiana, declared that the prosperity of
tuislana was at stake. He said that
ey had tried to get the people with
torn they did business to write to sonars
and representatives in Washington
posing free sugar. John F. Hamburg
New York, manager for a Hawaiian
gar firm, admitted that his Arm iiad
ne the same.
Failed to See Wilson.
dr Godchaux and E. F. Dickinson.
to oi Louisiana, declared had triad