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WASHINGTON, "WEDNESDAY EVENING,
1911.
Eighteen Pages
PBICE ONE CENT.
NUMBER 70(59.
Yesterday's Circulation, 53,131
CITY OF IfEIO
FACES PH OF
REBELS' ATTACK
NEGROES BEAT UP
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AND BAITED BY
ClEFMEStYS
Secretary Morrison Tells
House Committee of Rail
way Service Abuses.
TRUST BARED BY
JAILER AND ESCAPE;
FIRE AT PURSUERS
Two Prisoners Spring Upon Alexandria
County Official and Knock Him In
sensible With His Own Revolver.
MANUFACTURERS
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:
Revolutionists' Outposts Are
Within Thirty Miles of
the Capital.
AMERICAN EXODUS
GOES ON UNABATED
Lives and Property in Danger, Is
Report From All
Directions.
MEXICO CITY. May 3. The City
of Mexico today faces a condition of
alarm and terror that has had no
parallel since the days when Porfirio
Diaz "first established himself in the
presidency of the republic.
Everywhere is unrest, tension, and
apprehension. Foreign and Mexican
residents are in grave fear. With
insurgent outposts on two sides of
the capital, at a distance of only
thirty miles; with the war depart
ment refusing to say whether Mazat
lan has fallen into the possession of
the rebels;, with the department of
foreign relations keeping the lights
burning until midnight, and with a
half hundred Americans and Ger
mans calling ineffectually for aid at
Cuernavaca, the situation is by far
the worst here since the beginning
of the revolution.
Exodus of Foreigners.
Foreigners are fleeing to the lega
tions to register. TJie stores where am
munition is sold are crowded with
Americana. Englishmen, and other for
eigners. For ays, the train!" north
have been jammed -with Americans and
other foreigners fleeing in terror from
the country. The last steamer from
Vera Crur was crowded lo the legal
limit with passengers, cots being placed
on deck and in ihb saloons.
From other points come reports of
an exodus of Americans and other
foreigners from the country. From
Douglas, Ariz., come reports that min
ing men and others fleeing north tell
of widespread pillage in the state of
Sonora and the killing of two Ameri
cans at Santa Nina mine. J Clark,
a watchman at Santa Nina camp,, was
riddled with bullets, and his wife,
who was trying to defend the camp,
was murdered The bloody work
was that of outlaws. At the camp of
the Chumlta mine, west of Huepac,
the American guard was shot and the
commissary looted. .Other mining
properties have been sacked and out
lawry Is rampant and unchecked.
One Line Open.
Late yesterday It was announced that
negotiations with Madero would not be
continued unless it could be shown that
he represented the revolutionists and
could command them to lay down their
arms In other words, the fact that
revolutionary activity has doubled since
the armistice in Chihuahua leads the
the government to think that only that
state is in Madero's contro
Train connections exist with Manzan
lllo, but no other port on the west coast.
The service is broken at Pucbla. No
trains or malls are coming from the
north and no attempt Is made to re
pair the road to Cuernavaca
A wild rumor is current that Guate
mala has 3,000 troops massed on the
southern border and has been appealed
to by the revolutionist leaders in Guer
rero and Morelos. This Is only one of
hundreds of canards current in tho
streets and cafes.
Accompanied by a member of the Ger
man legation, Ambassador Wilson called
at the foreign office and requested pro
tection for Americans and Germans in
Cuernavaca, which has been isolated
since Saturday, and Is thought to be
in danger of attack. The foreign office
insists there is no cause for alarm.
Warning Issued.
Almost continuous fighting is going on
fti the states of Slnaloa and Sonora,
Americans and American property are
ald to be in danger. No longer are
the federals or rebels holding Ameri
can lives sacred, according (o reports.
Railroad officers are warning Ameri
cans to remove their families as quick
ly as possible Into the United States.
Insurrectos are again threatening to
attack the border towns along the Ari
zona frontier.
Revolutionary activity prevails in Dur
ango and CoaHuila. The fall of Torreon
Is imminent and many Insurgents are
about the city. In Durango, Parral and
Zacatecas, conditions are critical. Rail
road men say that unless the southern
revolutionists are suppressed, the whole
Interior will soon be tied up.
WEATHER REPORT.
FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT.
Fair tonight and probably Thursday;
not much change In temperature; light
frost tonight.
TEMPERATURE.
8 a. m 45 ' I2noon 50
9 a. m 47 I 1 p. m 53
10 a. m 49 ! 2 p. m &9
U a. m 49
TIDE TABLE.
Today High tide, U:37 a. m. Low
tide, 5:30 a. m. and 6:27 p. m.
Tomorrow High tide. 11:14 a. m and
12:K p. m. Low tide, 6:36 a. m. and 7:30
p. m.
Kirv 'rAm.T!
ASKS FOR RIGHT
TO JOIN UNIONS
Charges Some Were Discharged
As Agitators, and That Intim
idation Exists.
"I urge the committee to make a
favorable report on this bill, that the
House may have opportunity to pass
on it, and thus assist in relieving
tens of thousands of Government
employes from the barbarous and
un-American restrictions imposed by
executive order of the President and
by the order of Second Assistant
Postmaster General Stewart."
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation of Labor, so
closed his appeal today before the
House Committee on Reform in the
Civil Service, which is considering
the Lloyd bill which, in effect, gives
Government employes the right to
affiliate with unions.
Investigation Impends.
Specifically, the committee is con
sidering the controversy between the
railway mail clerks and the Postofflce
Department. Today's hearing, however,
is but the beginning of a sweeping In
vestigation of the entire civil servlce
and the relations existing between the
Government and Its employes.
Chairman Godwin has announced that
his committee's investigation will take
in every branch of the civil service.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Stewart was present at tbr 'hearing
a representative of the Postofflce De
partment. He will be heard Friday,
when the hearings are continued. Sev
eral members of the House, in whose
sections the railway mail situation Is
acute, were also present, and prob
ably will be heard by the committee
These Included Representatives Wilson
of Pennsylvania, Kendall of Iowa,
Howard of Georgia, and Buchanan of
Illinois.
Mr. Morrison told the committee that
railway mail clerks had been forced
to resign 'or had been demoted as a
result of their approval of the plan to
affiliate with the American Federation
of Labor. He cited as concrete examples
the cases of Carl C. Van Dyke and
Clyde L Duff, railway mall clerks on
the Minneapolis division, who had been
assigned to less remunerative work
when they nrofessed sympathy with the
plan to organize.
Faced Inquiry.
The men, he said, had been put
through a regular examination, conduct
ed by their superintendents, who de
manded to know whether the rail way
mall clerks had formed or intended to
form a union. When the demotions
were ordered, declared Mr. Morrison,
they were made on the ground that the
employers were "disturbers."
Mr. Morrison also read to the commit
tee the resignations from the Railway
Mall Clerks' Protective Association, a
separate organization of six clerks, of
Cleveland, Ohio.
"In view of the order issued by the
department," said each resignation, in
i-ubstance, "we must either resign from
the local union or lose our jobs. We
ran't do without the Jobs, to we mut
-esign from the protective association."
These resignations were addressed to
II. D. Thomas, American Federation of
Labor organizer at Cleveland.
Secretary Morrison charged that the
postmasters of Minneapolis and Chicago,
where the bitterness between the rail
nay mail clerks and the department Is
particularly evident, had failed to de
liver a number of circular letters which
the American Federation of Labor had
sent to mall clerks, on these divisions.
Letters Held Up.
"We understood that a letter addressed
'o any clerk, with the title 'Railway
Postal Clerk, after the name, would
have immediate delivery when properly
stamped. Tet the postmaster at Minne
apolis held up delivery on the ground
that the addresses were unproper and
the postmaster at Chicago notified me
after five weeks that eighty of theso let
ters were being held In his office. To
see If this discrimination was general, I
wrote the postmasters at Washington
and New York and was advised by them
that a batch of letters, with similar ad
dresses, had been promptly delivered
from these offices, through regular mall
service channels."
Several members of the committee
asked Mr. Morrison if Government
clerks wished to organize In order to
strike for their demands.
"Even on railroads the strike Is the
last resort," replied the labor leader.
"It Is far-fetched to say that there
may be a strike of Government em
ployes. This is not the way to get
their rights. The employes want the
right to petition their representa
tives in Congress. Their remedy lies
In legislation, but under an executive
order Issued by President Roosevelt
and approved by President Taft they
are forbidden In any way to petition
for a redress of grievances or to ask
for Increased pay.
Charges Intimidation.
"The postal employes have been In
timidated. I have scores of letters
that I can present to the committee
from clerks who are afraid to make
a move for their own betterment. Tet
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HANNIBAL L. GODWIN,
House Committee Chairman, Who Is
Conducting Hearings Into Alleged
Abuses In Civil Service.
TELLS OP
PART SHE PLAYED
Despite Pleas of Guilty by
Accused, Judge Orders
Trial.
After all four defendants pleaded
guilty to attempted blackmail of J3.O0O
from Charles Rosenthal lust December
at the Cairo, Justice Wright caused a
sensation in the notorious "badger
game" case this morning by refusing to
acccijt 4'ia nja if fpfjp y -aim
-i.iit:'i-.V o'icrui Ins trwL
Sentsrce of James Bailey Knotty, his
wife, who is known as Flossie Bennett,
and Alton Armstrong wajj postponed by
Justice Wright until after Benjamin
Knutts' trail.
"Impanel a Jury, and we'll see whether
you are guilty or innocent, we'll have a
trinl right now," said Justice Wright,
decisivelj
Thii. older was made following Benja
min Knotts' explanation of his part la
the "badger came,"
Knotts Eplain.
"I furnished the money, but did not
know what It was for," Knotts said.
Justice Wright quizzed Knott at
length, Knott declaring he took no part
in the blackmail plot except to furnish
the funds.
"I knew of the hold-up game, but did
not do anything in it," said Knotts
"Then you are either trying to deceive
the court or you are not guilty," ald
Justice Wright, ordering his immediate
trial. The jury was drawn at once, and
the trial is proceeding this afternoon.
-iou must understand that a plea of
guiltv means bomethlng in this court,
and we'll find out right now, with -the
understanding that you will pay the
penalty for your action if ou are found
guilty," said Justice Wright.
Woman Chief Feature.
This sensational denouement of the
arraignment of the confessed blackmail
quartet followed their pleas of guilty
and arguments, which lasted during the
entire morning, for mercy of the court,
by their attorneys.
Flossie Bennett, the wife of James
Bailey Knott, was the center of at
traction of a crowd which Jammed to
suffocation Criminal Court No. 1. She
was flashily attired in a baby blue linen
suit, and a straw hat trimmed with
blue chiffon.
The woman made a clean breast of
the "badger game" to Justice Wright
In pleading guilty.
"James Ballev Knotts and Armstrong
explained the scheme to me In seven
or eight talks," said the woman, de
claring Benjamin Knotts was not pres
ent at any of their meetings.
"I didn't know he (Benjamin Knotts)
was in it until he came into the room
that night when Rosenthal was there"
the said.
Tells of Photography.
The woman told of photographs taken
of herself and Rosenthal In the Cairo
apartment, saying Armstrong took sev
eral In practice before Rosenthal an
peared. Armstrong was concealed In a
closet, the camera being operated
through holes In the door, with a bril
liant electric light to illuminate the
room.
Dr. Benjamin Knotts,' of Orangeburg,
S. C. the seventy-four-year-old father
of the two Knotts, said his sons had
never been In any trouble, and were his
sole support of himself and their aged
mother.
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BADGER
6AIE
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 Address
Sensational Testimony Is
Sprung Unexpectedly Be
fore Finance Committee.
CONTRACTS INVALID,
IS VIEW OF BAILEY
Sees Trouble Ahead If Hearings
Are Tranmitted to Attorney
General.
Sensational and startling testi
mony as to the extent to which the
United Shoe Machinery Company of
Boston, known as the Shoe Ma
chinery trust, has the shoe manu
facturers of the United SUUes under
its domination was given today by
shoe manufacturers befoic the Fi
nance Committee.
The story told by the shoe manu
facturers seemed to make out so
complete a case of violation of the
anti-trust laws that Senator Bailey
of Texas, one of the ablest lawyers
in the Senate, expressed himself free
ly In commenting on it
Contracts Invalid.
"I think that if these hearings are
transmitted to the office of the Attorney
General, the United Shoe Machinery
Company will have trouble on Its
hands," he remarked.
Senator Bailey did not hesitate to de
clare that the contracts which the Shoe
Machinery trust virtually forces manu
facturers to sign are Invalid. He de
clared that the signature of such con
tracts in some of the States would be a
crime.
The whole Finance Committer pricked
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1st ajITe
This May Interest YOU
Last call for votes on street rail
way legislation!
If you want to talk to Congress
through The Times you'll have to do
It now.
The Times ballot, which gives citi
zens of Washington a chance to say
whether they want universal trans
fers and half-rates for school chil
dren, is printed for the last time to
day. Hundreds of Washingtonians have
expressed themselves, but thousands
have failed to take advantage of
the opportunity.
Are you one of the latter?
Cut Out the Ballot.
If so. cut out the accompanying ballot,
slcn It. and send It to The Times office
at once. It will help In the flsht for
better street car service. If you fall to
vote, you may fall to set the better
service.
The Times Is anxious to show the
members of Congress how the people of
Washington feel about universal trans
fers and school children's tickets. Con
gress wants to know. The Times has
n.ada Itself the medium of communica
tion. Whether the expression of public sen
timent recorded In The Times poll Is f
fectlve depends upon the Individual
readers of this newspaper. If they re
spond to this opportunity to say what
they want, enormous Impetus will have
been given the movement for transfers
and school children's half-fare rates. If
they "don't respond, the movement will
lose the Influence of their backing.
Members of Congress frequently
charge the people of Washington with
lack of sufficient energy to make their
wants known. Here is a chance to dis
prove that charge.
The only trouble to which you 'will be
put Is tlio trouble of cutting out the ac
companying ballot, filling It In, and
sending It to The Times. Are the street
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MISS ANNIE B. SEPLEY,
Washington Girl Who Wants to Try
Write on Her Typewriter While
Flying In Aeroplane.
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TYPEWRITING WHILE
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Miss Annie B. Sepley Wants
to Be First to Perform
Feat in Cloudland.
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-nhlie fiing high in the air at the faat-
est rate of speed th aeroplane driver i
can got out of his machine, Is the feat j
which will be essayed by Jllss Annie B.
I.cplcy, a sf nographer, who lives at j
197 H street northwest, during the avia
tion meet to be held at Bennlng on Fri- I
day, Saturday and Sunday.
The ldpa originated with Miss Lepley
last Sunday She says she always haa
been interested In aeronautics. 8he ex
plained that she thinks the time will
come when typewriting as well as the
sending of wireless messages will be
done in aeroplanes, and she wants the
honor of being not only the first woman
but the first person, to operate a type
writer In cloudland.
"I have been doing some work for
Secretarj Zahm. of the Washington
Aero Club, ' said Miss Lepley today,
"and Sunday was talking with one of
the club officials. I mentioned that it
wouldn't be very long until they did
typewriting in the air while traveling
from point to point. This Idea was Im
mediately followed by a desire to be
the first person in the world to turn the
trick.
"I asked Mr. Zabm if it would be
practicable and If he would give his
consent to my making the attempt. He
fell In with the idea and one of the
club officials went to New York to
ask Glenn Curtlss if he would agree
to have me go up in one of his ma
chines. It depends to a great extent
on Mr. Curtis whether or not I will
get the chance."
Miss Lepley is but little more than
twenty years old. She has been In busi
ness for herself for a number of years,
and evidently succeeds in getting what
she wants. Asked If she wouldn't bf
nervous, and, therefore, unable to hit
the right key while flying through the
air at about sixty miles an hour, she
said.
"Afraid'' Why should 1 be. I don't
let that worry me at all. Even If v.-e
go so fast I can't 3ee I can write any
way. If I can jfot my typewriter fas
tened down so It won't Wobble, I'll just
go ahead and write."
It was explained by the aero club
officials' that the fastening of the ma
chine In front of Miss Lepley was the
only real proDlem. This accompllshe-l.
they expressed themselves as certain
that the rather original Idea of the
business like young typewriter will re
sult In success.
Physician Kills Self
With Shot in Baltimore
BALTIMORE. May 3. Dr. George
V Hefele, thirty-three years old, a
native of Philadelphia, and former
resident physlc'an of the Adarlan
Hospital. Punsutawney, Pa., was
found dead in his boarding house
here today. A bullet wound was In
his head and a revolver on his breast.
Coroner Baldwin gave a certificate of
death by suicide. Overstudy and tn
soTnnla Is given as the reason.
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FLYING ABOU
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ARMED POSSE WITH SHERIFF
SEARCHING FOR FUGITIVES
Overpowering Jailer Harry Crack at 7 o'clock this morning two ne
gro prisoners in the Alexandria county jail threw him to the floor, and,
after taking his revolver away from him, beat him on his head until he
lost consciousness before making their escape.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon tho men were still at large, while a
posse of fifty armed citizens led by Sheriff W. H. Carver are scouring
the countryside. Feeling is running high against the negroes, and se
vere punishment may be meted out if they are captured and brought
back.
The prisoners who escaped are Robert Murray and Henry Harper.
Murray is described as being nineteen years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall,
and weighing about 150 pounds. He was dressed in a blue serge coat
and black pants, with corduroy cap.
Harper is twenty-four years old, very dark, 5 feet S inches tall, and
weighs about 160 pounds. He wore dark pants with blue overalls, and
a dark blue sweater.
JAILER RECOVERS AND STARTS HUNT.
Although weak from loss of blood
Jailer Crack regained consciousness
about a minute after the negroes had
unlocked the outside door, and with
two trusties started In pursuit. A
short distance from the Jail Crack
and the trusties came upon the ne
groes and were about to rush up and
place them under arrest when one of
the negroes opened fire with the re
volver he had taken from the Jailer,
and shot three times at Crack. The
bullets missed their mark.
Murray and Harper were regarded
as ugly men. and belngr unusually
large and powerful naa oeen cioseiy
watchPd by the Jailer. Murray was
Wic hcH -for tte gard Jtrry-totr a.
rbart-k of Tvisetfrcaklrg and robbery,
it bMrtg alleged that he br$ke Into
the Washington Country Club several
weeks ago. He faced an eighteen
year sentence In the penitentiary, had
he been convicted of the charge. .Har
per was held for hors,e stealing, which
is punisnaDie d a maximum sen
tence of eighteen years.
Starts to Let Out Trusties.
Shortlj before 7 o'clock this morn
ing Crack, who with his family oc
cupies an apartment on the second
floor of the Jail, went downstairs to
let out John Stanton, and Dan Jones,
trusties, who were to do some wonk
about the grounds. The cell room
has space for fifty-two prisoners.
There were fifteen In the Jail this
morning.
As Crack ooencd the steel door lead
Inc to the cell corridor. Murray sprang
frorr his cell and gripped him by the
throat. Crack grappled with his assail
ant for a moment, and then, realizing
that there was a possibility of a whole
sale jail delivery of the fifteen other
prisoners, reached down to hold the
belt which fastened the lower part of
the door. The next Instant Murray had
him down, pummelinc his head against
the cement floor.
Crack. Ji'gwever. succeeded in gett'ng
tr his feet again when Harper came to
the other nemo's assistance. Getting
the Jailer on to the floor again, they
struck and kicked him until they man
aged to take his revolver from his
Docket With the wecpon Harper beat
the lailer Into unconsciousness, after
which the negroes took his keys from
his pocket.
Takes Prisoners As Aids.
When Crack regained consciousness
he released Stanton and Jones and took
them with him in pursuit of the fugi
tives. The last seen of Murray he was
making for Aqueduct bridge, and the
authorities believe he Is somewhere in
Washington. Harper was traced toward
IN CONGRESS TODAY
SENATE.
The Senate was not In session today.
HOUSE.
General debate was resumed in the
House on the free list bill.
Representative Weeks, of Massachu
setts, opposed the placing of shoes on
the free list.
The Rules Committee ordered a fa
vorable report on the Stanley resolu
tion to Investigate the Steel trust.
Representative Hardwlck of Georgia
Introduced a resolution providing for
an Investigation of the Sugar trust.
Representative Francis ot Ohio Intro
duced a resolution demanding an in
quiry into the operation of the Amer
ican Woolen Company, of Boston.
Secretary Frank Morrison, of tho Amer
ican Federation of Labor, appeared
before the Committee on Reform of
the Civil Service to urge that Govern
ment clerks have the right to organize
unions.
WHITE HOUSE CALLERS
SENATORS.
Shlvely. Ind. Stephenson. "Wla.
Polndexter, Wash.
REPRESENTATIVES.
De Forrest, N. T. Cox. Ohio.
Bartholdt. Mo. Stevens, Minn.
Sterling. 111. Crumpacker, Ind.
Doremus, Mich. Smith, Mich.
Rucker. Col. Curley. Mass.
Young. Mich. Dyer. Mo.
Knowland, Cah Boohcr, Mo.
Hanna.. N. Dak. Raker. Cal.
OTHER CALLERS.
Secretary Knox.
Secretary Dickinson.
Assistant Secretary Andrews, of the
Treasury-
B. R. Coles. Upholsterer, Ph. M. 6515.
Advu
the estate of B. E. Van Every, on th
Arlington turnpike, near Barcroft,
about two miles from the jail.
Crack returned to the Jail, where hi?
wounds were dressed by Dr. H. C. Cor
bett. Although suffering from possible
concussion, his Injuries are not regarded
as serious. Sheriff Palmer was notified
over the telephone, and Immediately
summoned the posse which surrounded
the woods on the Van Every estate,
where Harper is supposed to be In hid
ing. No trace, howe-er, was found of
the negro, and later this afternoon In
formation was received at the Jail that
be had been seen near Alexandria.
Murray's Record Bad.
t Murray has abad record, according;
to- th bounty oOlctals; Common.
wealth At'urrtey Crandal "Macfcey
said that the negro had been arrested
several years ago for robbing a store
at Halls Hill, and had been convicted
of the charge by him.
Ho was arrested following the loot
ing of the Washington Country Club
on the Great Falls and Old Dominion
line, and Mr. Mackey was preparing
to present the case to the grand Jurj.
Harper was arrested a few days ago
in Washington at the request of
Sheriff Palmer. He Is alleged to have
broken Into a stable and stolen a
horse. In Virginia jail breaking In It
self Is a felony, although an addi
tional charge of assault with Intent
to kill will probably bo preferred
against Harper if he is apprehended.
Liquor Dealers Fined
For Selling to Cadets
ANNAPOLIS. Md.. Mav 3. An effec
tive blow was delivered in the local
court tudav when William H. Vansant
and J. Philip Guicnot. Annapolis liquor
dealers, pleaded guiltv to charges of
selling to midshipmen and were heavily
fined.
Vansant. who is the proprietor of a
well-known dining place and saloon on
?tate Circle, deaded guilty on two
counts of sellinz to midshipmen, and on
two of selling to minors, and the fines
and cotjts assessed against him amount
ed to il75. Gulenot pleaded, guilty In
two cases and paid $100. As other cases
against them involved about the same
facts, thev were abandoned by the
prosecution.
Only the cases against Miss Elizabeth
D. Icssup, manager ot Carvel Hall, re
main to be trlid. It is not thought that
there will be a plea of guilty In these
cases, as tbero is some Question as to
whether Miss Jessup. as manager, can
be held responsible. Carvel! Hall Is the
fashionable hotel of Annapolis, much
frequented by naval people.
Deaths of Two by Cars
Are Called Accidents
Unavoidable accidents caused the
death of John L. King, of 806 A street
southeast. April 5, and the death of
Mrs. Nora Lawler yesterday, according
to verdicts rendered by a Coroner!
jury today.
Mr. King was near Sixth street and
Pennsylvaia avenue when struck by a
Capital Traction car. He was a 're
tired merchant.
Mrs. Lawler lived at 3015 M street.
She was In front of her home last Fri
day when struck by a car. She was
taken to Georgetown Hospital, where
she died.
Violence Attends
Shopmen's Strike
PITTSBURG. May 5.-WIth two for
eign strike breakers In a hospital suf
fering from serious Injuries Inflicted by
a gang of strike sympathizers here last
night, and with outbreaks reported
elsewhere on the line, the Pennsylyanla
shop workers strike Is rapidly assum
lne threatening proportions.
Special deputies are being sworn in
bv city and railroad authorities
throughout the Pittsburg division.
Americans Asked to Aid
Anglo-German Friendship
BERLIN, May 3. "We want the
Americans In the movement." This was
the coipment 'made today by Baron
Knesbeck. master of ceremonies at the
Kaiser's court, on the German-British
Friendship Association, now in process
of formation, to Lionel Caro. general
secretary of the association. It is con
sidered the same as the Emperor's own
view on the efforts to promota Anjflc
German amity.
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