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WASHINGTON, MONDAY EVENING-, MAY 1, 1911. '
NUMBER 7067. ' Yesterday's Circulation-, 46,148
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aOTICilLE
DEATHJVIYSTERY
drowning of Dr. Gray in
Canal Was an
Accident.
VALUABLES INTACT;
HEAD STILL MISSING
Jody Decapitated by Rudder of
Boat or Lock Gate, Is
Police Theory.
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' Grappling In the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal at the foot of Twenty
eighth Btreet shortly before 2
o'clock today, the Harbor police
found the coat and vest worn by
Dr. William A. Gray, the retired
druggist, when he disappeared on
the 1st of March last.
Watch, wallet and money were ln
tact in one of the pockets of the
coat, and the mystery of how the
aged man met his death is thus
Bolved, as the police and the rela
tives of the dead man are now con
vinced that he met with an acci
dent The missing garments were
brought to the surface of the water
when the boat of the Harbor police
neared the point where the canal
intersects with Rock creek.
Money Intact.
Tn the hurried search or the clothing
the watch of the dead man. valued
at about $100, was found Intact In a
vest pocket, and the wallet, containing
Jl" In bills, was discovered in an inside
pocket of the coat. One or two other
Email trinkets which Dr. Gray had been
in the habit of carrying about with him.
ere also touno. . -
nr - Jipsf At jw garments tnj
polke -ok up with 'ifiel .awed energy the
search for the missing' head, but -without
success up to about 2:30 o'clock. Ad
ditional drag nets will be placed out,
however, and the canal and Rock Creek
again dragged in the hope of finding
the head.
It Is the theory of the police that
the head was torn from the body as it
passed through the lock of the canal,
or as it was struck by some passing
canal boat.
Not a Suicide,
That Dr. Gray committed suicide is
not believed by cither his lelatives or
the police. It being thought that the
coat and vest slipped from the bod
as it floated in the water.
It is supposed that In his escape from
the Georgetown Hospital, where he
thought that he would be confined on
account of his health. Dr Gray wander
.a oinno- ., hanVa nf xtnru Preek nnH '
t, fc
In all probability slipped and fell, fa
tally Injuring himself.
Coroner Nevltt will hold an inquest at
the morgue tomorrow, but it Is not like-
ly that the exact cause of death trill
ever be disclosed. Inasmuch as the body
Is in too advanced a stage of disin
tegration to permit of a very close ex
amination. Up to 2 o'clock this afternoon po
lice of the Harbor precinct had failed
to recover the head of Dr. Gray
Many theories have been advanced
s to the manner In which the aged
man met his death after he disap
peared from the waiting room of the
Georgetown University Hospital on
March 1. but detectives working on
the case said this afternoon that they
believed Dr. Gray accldently fell into
the canal.
The bodv had been In the water so
long and was In such a condition that
Morguemaster Bchonenberger said the
head could easily have been knocked
or torn off bv a Wow from a canal
boat rudder or bv being caught in one
of the lock gates.
Not First Time.
This Is not the first time a headless
body has been pulled out of the water,"
said Morguemaster Schonenberger this
afternoon. "We have gotten several
out of the river In that condition, but
In most cases the heads have been
knocked off by the paddle wheels of
the Meamers. Of course there are no
boats with paddlewheels ln the canal,
but the body was so sou that a slight
blow would have torn away the head."
The body was found at what Is prac
tically the Intersection of the canal and
Rock creek, a short distance above the
point where both bodies of water empty
into the Potomac Dr Gray could have
fallen Into either the creek or the canal
so far as the place where his bodv was
found Is concerned A few hours after he
disappeared from the hospital he was said
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
WEATHER REPORT.
FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT.
Showers and thunder storms tonight
cooler tonight. Tuesday, showers and
colder.
TEMPERATURES.
S a. m 71
12 noon 79
1 P. m SO
2 P. m so
9 a. m 74
10 a, m 74
11 a. m 77
TIDE TABLE.
Today-High tide, 9:1S a. m. and 10:22
p. m.; low tide. 3.40 a. m. and 4:34 n m
;,T,2morrow7H,BlIJ tlde- 10:U a- m. and
! 411:16 p. m.: low tide. 4:33 a. m. and 5:2S
jp. m.
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Bun rises.
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THOUSANDS IN
RUSH FOR IS
ON CIVIL ROLL
Men, Women, and Children
Clamor for Application
Certificates.
ONLY HALF GET
COVETED BLANKS
Five Hundred Places Available for
Biggest Crowd of Seekers
in History.
Five thousand men, women, and
children besieged the ClvilServlce
Commission this morning for jobs
that do not yet exist They were
seeking application "blanks" for
eligibles on the register for unskill
ed laborers.
The commission gave out 2,500
blanks, the usual quota, and gently
closed the lists and the door to the
hundreds that were too far back in
the line to come within the chosen.
Five Hundred Jobs.
Of the 2,5fW blanks given out, about
two-th!rd9 will be returned, it Is ex
pected, and those are to yield to the
physically fit approximately 500 jobs as
laborers and charwomen
To be a unit of any account in the
line predicated hours of patient waiting.
The first to take their stand reached
the field of battle not long after mid
night and assumed a point of vantage
at the E street entrance of the building
at Eighth and E streets northwest.
Half a dozen sat on the brick steps on
the entrance, but all who came there
after stood upon their own or occa
sionally somebody else's feet. Little
by little, the line grew until at the
first gray dawn It had grown along
Eighth street to F street. "When the
gray was turned to pink and the dull
building of Eighth street were rosy
unerU: fiiper of lb 'W'-lnr;,. t.v?
line" had douoled back to Klghth atreei,
and by-7 o'clock it had turned again
f upon 'U and made backward toward
Seventh.
The annual May Day distribution of
"blanks" has come to be an institution;
to the unemployed and the changeful,
those restive under present yoke. It in i
sort of "rush," as it is called In the col
leges. Greatest "Rush" In History.
All the "oldest Inhabitants" in the
Civil Service Commission said that to
day's "blank rush" was the greatest
In history. No applications were mailed
this year, as they were in the past. The
weather was fiife, the circus parade did
not conflict, the baseball team was not
playing before breakfast, the moving
picture shows had closed, numerous rea
sons were given The 2..VK) blanks given
out today are to be used In application
"for the position of mere unskilled la
VtfOw TV. n ..vtftrtn ...n nn ..11. 1
only to physical tests, the women to an
examination by physicians, the men to
an examination by physicians, and a test
in the lifting and carriage of 125 pounds.
'TVia.. ,t 111 K 1I.4a nn.Avinn , .U.I.
-ft",;; Vheexamlnrng physicians of
the commission
Preference Is given to persons honor
ably discharged from the Army or Navy
by reas-on of wounds or disability In
curred In line of duty and to honorably
discharged veterans of the civil war. All
other eligibles come next, and boys last.
The wages vary from J1S0 to J660. The
employment Is at and In the vicinity of
Washington.
The applications must be filed before
May 16 and examinations will be made
as expeditiously as possible. The regis
ter must bo completed by July 1.
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THE PENNSYLVANIA
Ten Thousand Men Involved in
Walkout in the Pittsburg
District.
PITSHURG. May 1.-A Btrlke of all
the Pennsylvania railroad 6hopmen In
the we.trn Pennsylvania district was
called this mornlnc.
Reports state that MUM men will lay
down their tools during the day.
Today s strike affects only the Pitts
burg division of the Pennsylvania. The
strike leaders say that the shopmen em
ployed on the division are well organ
ized. A. E. Ireland, of the American
Federation of Labor, and General Or
ganizer Thomas Flynn have taken
charge of the strike, with headquarters
at Pitcairn
Another Priest Accused
Of Camorra Crimes
NAPLES. May 1. Still another priest
has been arrested In connection with
the criminal activities of tne Camorra.
He is Angelo Francese, who with sev
enteen others, was captured in a raid
on the Camorrlsts burglary headquar
ters at Poggio, Marino.
Brigadier General Somma, of the car
bineers, conducted the raid, and brought
the prisoners under chains to this city.
Francese denies knowledge of the crimi
nal activities of the band but several
of the prisoners have confessed, and
accuse him of being their leader.
B. R. Coles.
pholsterer, Ph. M. 651$.
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SHOPMEN
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Crowds in Line Today for Civil Service
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One Little Applicant Who Arrived
At 4 a. m.
TROLLEY RATE CUT
FROM THE CAPITAL
TO NEARBY M
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Washington, Alexandria, and
Mt. Vernon Company
Complies With Order.
Complying with the orders of the In
terstate Commerce Commission, the
Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Ver
non Railway Company today reduced
the rates from Washington to Four
Mile Run. St. Unw, St Asaph, and D2I
Ray.
The one-way fare to each of these
places has been reduced 5 cents, making
It 10 cms. A reduction of 5 cents Is
also male on the round-trip rate. In
the past the round-trip fare from Wash
ington to any one of the four stations
named was 23 cents. Effective today,
it is 20 cents.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
held the four stations named were being
discriminated against with a one-way
rate of 15 cents and a round-trip rate
of 25 cents. No other reductions have
been ordered.
It Is expected that the reduction
brought about today will materially
stimulate traffic, and will make the
stations benefited more acceptable as
suburban residence places.
No effort was made by the company
to obtain a postponement of the date
when the new rate should go Into ef
fect. Big White Plague Gift.
NEW YORK. May 1. Tuberculosis
preventorium at Farmlngdale. N. J., ban
received J50.000 from "a friend," to be
used for new buildings.
To the Congress of the United States :
With no other means of expressing my desires for legislation, I by this method
ask The Washington Times to transmit my opinion that residents of the District are
entitled to
Universal Interchangeable Transfers on All Washington
Street Car Lines, and Half Rate Street Railway Fares for All
Children on Their Way to and From Schools in Washington
Name
Both Indorse
"The action of The Times in throwing open its
columns for an expression of public opinion on uni
versal transfers and half fare for school children Is
certain to have a wholesome influence. I hope the
people will respond vigorously to tho opportunity to
tell Congress what they want and I'm sure the mem
bers of Congress will be glad to receive Buch specific
evidence of popular sentiment onthese Issues."
Representative CARL C. ANDERSON of Ohio.
Mr. Anderson Is the member of the District Commutes -who
has introduced the bill and pledged himself to do all In his
power to Jfev it'passed.
LEAVING BUILDING AFTER SECURING iJUCH DESIRED PAPERS.
HEAD OF LONG LINE JUST
JUST A MITE
This May Interest You
Suppose you were standing at Thlr-
l !& a i t t--f. ,iutieTt :r-
iinV' .ranjactsd. business at the
Agricultural Department
Suppose you lived ut Thirteenth and
Q streets northwest, and wanted to
go home.
What would you do?
You would get on a L5 Droit Park
car and ride to Ninth and F streets
northwest, t-ansfer to a Ninth street
car, ride to Q street, get off
AND WALK FOUR BLOCKS TO
YOUR HOME. k
Or you would get on a Le Droit
Park car, ride to F street northwest,
transfer to a Mt. Pleasant car, ride
to Q street, get off
AND WALK SIX BLOCKS TO YOUR
HOME.
Or you would get On a Le Droit
Park car. ride to Fourteenth and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, get
off, get on a Fourteenth street car,
ride to Fourteenth and Q streets, and
walk one block to your home,
BUT YOU'D PAY TWO FARES.
One fare would be cald en the Le
Droit Park car, because It re operated
by the Washington Railway and
Electric Company, and another fare
would be paid on the Fourteenth
street car, because It is operated by
the Capital Traction Company.
That's the way folks have to travel
In Washington now. Whenever they
have to change from the lines of one
company to the lines of another,
THEY PAY ANOTHER FARE.
But suppose the universal, Inter
changeable transfer law had been enact
ed and was In operation. How would
you get from Thirteenth and B streets
southwest to Thirteenth and Q streets
northwest?
You would get on a Le Droit Park
car. ride to Fourteenth and Pennsyl
vania avenue, transfer to a Fourteenth
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
Address
The Times' Plan of Petition
"If the people of Washington really want inter
changeable transfers and half-rate tickets for school
children now is the time for them to speak up. Thef
Times Is doing a patriotic duty to the community by
giving the public a chance to be heard and is render
ing a 'service to Congress by enabling it to learn
what the people want- I earnestly urge every citi
zen ofv Washington to vote through The Times."
CHARLES W. DARR,- Director, Chamber of Com
merce. Mr. DarrMs chairman of the Chamber of Commerce commit
tee that Is urctng the passage of the transfer and children's
halMare bill In Congress. '
Application Blanks
AFTER DOORS WERE OPENED.
YOUNG IAN TO ENO
LIFE BUI BULLET
Hallette B. Harding Shoots
Himself at Home of
Relatives.
With a ball from a repeating rifle,
Hallette B. Harding, scarcely more
than a boy. killed himself this morning
while he lav in bed In the home of bis
relatives. 1325 N street northwest.
Coroner Nevltt gave a certificate of
death br sulfide. Ho believes the joung
man took his life while his mind was
unbalanced.
Hardlmr was lust past twenty-one
years old, unmarried, and formerly was
employed as a meat cutter.
Coroner Nevltfs Investigation devel
oped that the young man shot himself
early this morning. A muffled shot was
heard shortly before 7 o'clock, and rela
tives found him lying undressed on his
bed. Beside him was a lepeatinc rifle
containing an empty shell in his right
temple was a bullet wound.
Dr. Lawrence M. Hynson, who lives
but a few doors away, was summoned,
but the young man was dead when he
arrived.
According to statements made to Cor
oner Nevltt. Harding had been HI for
some time, and had lust returned from
Laurel. Md., where ho had been under
the care of physicians.
He Is said to hae leen in low spirits
over tho state of his health.
Charges Motorman
Threw Him Off Car
For an alleged assault by a street car
motorman May 25, 1010. William T.
Knowles, an employe or the Govern
ment Printing Office, todav filed suit
in the Distrcit Supreme Court for J5.000
damages against tho Capital Traction
Company.
ILLNESS
PROMPTS
THREE DEAD AND
MILLIONS LOST
IN BANGOR FIR
Thousands Homeless
Town Under Martial Law City Hall
Only Large Building Standing.
NEIGHBORING CITIES GIVING
PROMPT AND GENEROUS AID
Mayor Mullen Appeals ' for Relief for
Homeless Hundreds
The situation is worse than anybody can realize. More than 200
dwellings rurre been destroyed nnd their occupants rendered home,
less.
Although most of these are people of means, their present need
is great At the same time, many are absolutely destitute as a re
sult of the fire. Mayor Mullen's appeal for relief.
BANGOR, Me., May 1. With the fire which practically wiped out
the business section and much of the best residential portion of this
city under control, but still burning, today the State and city authorities
Bet on foot a movement to relieve distress and secure shelter for the
homeless.
Already offers of aid from outside are pouring in, and it Is an
nounced all of the burned portions of the city will be rebuilt
The fire destroyed nearly all of the important business structures in
the city with a total loss of more than $10,000,000, and rendered 2,500
persons homeless. t
Today, the city is under martial law, while soldiers with loaded
rifles are guarding the vaults of all banks and trust companies in the
burned zone to prevent looting.
It is known that three persons lost their lives, while fifty others
were Injured in fighting the fire.
LIGHTS FAIL, MAYOR ORDERS DYNAMITING:
The fact that any of the city was
saved, was due to rushing In of expe
rienced firemen from every city In rail
road communication with Bangor. These
frrsh men relieved the wornout Bangor
firemen, and by 7 o'clock had the fire
controlled.
A number of big lumber yards along
the river front caught fire, and are still
burning. Their contents, mostly dressed
lumber of the roost expensive kind, will
be a total loss.
The fire started at i o'clock yesterday
afternoon at Broad and Union streets,
a short distance from the Junction of
the Kenduskeag and Penobscot rivers,
which divide the city.
Fanned by a strong wind. It Bwept
northward, devastating the business
section, and then sweeping on Into the
north end. where most of the best resi
dences were locael.
Dead Are Identified.
Of the known dead two have been
Identified. They are:
GEORGE ABBOTT, forty-one, of
Brewer, killed by falling chimney.
JOHN N. SCRIBNER, an aged man.
who had been fighting fire In the
Morse-Oliver building and was killed
as he emerged.
Just as he rushed from the building,
the walls toppled and he was burled
In the debris. Both bodies were re
covered this morning. Several fire
men are still missing, but it is not
thought that all of them are dead.
Principal Buildings Burned.
The principal buildings destroyed
were:
Morse-Oliver, Stevens, postofflce. No-
Court
Releases Bondsmen of
Former District
Clerk.
Defeating the District in an effort
to recoup part of a 70,000 defalca
tion of James M. A. Watson, a former
clerk for the District Auditor, now
serving a ten-year sentence for the
embezzlement, at the penitentiary at
Leavenworth, Kan., the District Court
of Anneals today held that former
Auditor James T. Petty and his bonds
men were not responsible for the
loss.
An appeal will be taken by the Dis
trict to the Supreme Court of the
United States, E H. Thomas, Corpor
ation Counsel, and his assistant, Wil
liam Henry White, announced today.
The Court of Appeals bases Its de
cision on the ground that the money
stolen by Watson, In Auditor Petty's
custody was not public money in
charge of the District, being receipts
of the "permit fund," for "whole
cost" and "half-cost," from property
owners, deposited for street, alley,
and paving improvements.
All of Wataon's peculations, oc
curring in 1903, were of money from
this special permit fund, for which
Auditor Petty signed checks in blank
for the transfer of funds from' dif
ferent depositories. Watson cashed
the checks, kept the money, and had
a riotous career. Keeping two or three
a-utomobiles. until his embezzlements
,i.w ivwvw
WATSON'S
NDORoERS
NOT FORGED TO PAY
and Food Scarce, Witl
rombega, Windsor HoteU Bangor High
School.
First Baptist Church. First Unlversal
lst Church. St. John's Episcopal Church.
Jewish Synagogue
New England Telephone and Tele
graph. Western Union Telegraph office.
Postal Telegraph.
Smith Strickland 'block (dynamited),
Haynes & Chalmers. Hodglns block,
Fairbanks & Co.
Public Library. Bangor Dally News,
Robinson's drug store. Finnegan BroaV
undertaking rooms. C. J. Lynch's mar
ket. University of Maine Law School. Ex
change, East Side Pharmacy, Scott tea
store. Bangor Cigar Manufacturing
Company, Benolt - Latneau Clothing
Company, Farr Furniture Company.
Lupleln's candy factory. C. H. Glass
printing office. Kane's restaurant.
Brown & White's carriage repository-
A severe blow to the State as well as
city was sustained, in the destruction
of the public library, where the histor
ical soolety's famous collection of books
that can never be replaced, was stored.
The destruction of churches and other
public buildings having made the hous
ing of the homeless difficult, camps are
being established today in parks and
open spaces.
Those whose homes were not de
stroyed have opened their doors to their
stricken neighbors, but these accommo
dations are limited.
Boy Scouts Win Praise.
The Bangor patrols of the Boy Scouts
and those from nearby towns came in
for much praise today for their manly
conduct in offering their services to
Mayor Mullen. The youngsters were
found available for messenger service
and caring for frightened women and
girls, and they nobly performed the
duties assigned them.
As the fire communicated from build
ing to building an immense shower of
sparks and burning embers was carried
far ahead, landing on the unprotected
(Continued on Second Page.)
IN CONGRESS TODAY
SENATE.
Popular election of Senators reported
from Judiciary Committee.
La Follette and Lorimer resolution
referred to Committee on Contin
gent Expenses.
Several District bills Introduced.
Rpnatn holds memorial furvira fnr
the late Committee on Public Exj
penditures.
Treaty with Honduras may be
feated. . t
HOUSE.
The House convened at 11 o'clock and
resumed its debate on. the free list
bill.
The Committee on Labor concluded its
hearings .on a resolution to investigate
the Taylor system of shop" -management.
White House Callers.
SENATORS.
Shlvely, Ind. Smith, 8. C.
Swanson. Va. Warren, Wyo.
LKenyon, Iowa. Brandegee. Coma.
l nEPRESENTATlVEa.
Calder. N. T.
McCreary, Pa
Moon. Pa.
Borland, Mo.
Guernsey, Me.
Ranch, Ind.
Murray, Mass
Gardner. Ma&t,
Kahn, CaL
Taylor, Ohio.
Hughes, N. J.
Austin. Tenn.
Farr. Pa.
Hanna, K. D.
Hamilton, Mich.
OTHER CALLERS.
Secretary Dickinson.
Comptroller Prendergast, N. T.
James W. Wadsworth, N. Y.
Secretary Fisher.
Judge Montgomery, Customs Appeals)
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