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EXECUTION OF
1TTIE LOMAX
-TOJESJAYEI
53ond Signed, Assuring Ap
peal to District Court
of Appeals.
!NO HEARING IN CASE
LIKELY TILL OCTOBER
JPlea to President Probably Will Be
Delayed Pending Action
" of Court.
A stay of execution of the sen
tence of death pending against Mattle
(B. Lomax will probably be granted
Immediately.
Q. Gilmer Easley, formerly of
Houston, Va., but now a real estate
(dealer of Washington, who has
known Mattie Lomax and her mother
lor many years, today signed the
frond of $100 for the appeal of the
Lomax case to the District Court of
Appeals. This means that the tran
script of the testimony in the case
will be completed and that the Court
of Appeals will review it and listen
to argument as to why the verdict of
the jury in the lower court should be
set aside.
The Court of Appeals has ad
journed for the summer and the ex
ecution of the Lomax sentence has
ibeen set for July 31.
No Hearing Till October.
It Is probable the case cannot be
eard until October, In which event
either the Court of Appeals or Justice
Wright, of the District Supreme Court.
Vill grant a stay of execution of the
sentence.
Mr. Easley. who signed the bond and
jnade It possible to carry the case to
the higher court, Is a member of the
Edmonds family, of Houston, where
IMattie Lomax was born, and where her
mother now lives. He Is Intensely In
terested in the case, and announces he
will do all In his power to save the life
f the woman whose family has been
dn the service of his people in the Old
Dominion since before the war.
The action taken today means that
(the appeal to the President will prob
jBblv be postponed until after the case
is passed upon in the Court ef Ap
peals, it is understood the President
iwould not consider It until the appeal
to the higher tribunal Is disposed of.
Lomax Woman Thanks
Friends for Their
Efforts to Save Life
Developments of striking interest
and importance came today In the
movement for commutation of the
ideath sentence Imposed on Mattle E
Fornax, the colored woman, who has
been condemned to hang on July 31
lor the murder of Cecil Lomax, her
husband.
In response to Inquiry from a
reader, who wanted to know whether
the condemned woman preferred life
imprisonment to banging, The Times
obtained from the prisoner a state
ment, expressing appreciation of the
efforts being made in her behalf, and
pleading that her life be spared. This
statement Is published herewith
The Hillsdale Citizens' Association to
day announced the text of a resolution
of protest against the hanging which
it has adopted and will send to the
President
The Times presents today answer to
the criticism of Justice Wright, who
presided at the Lomax trial, and who
has been condemned In some of the
letters on the Lomax case. The law
which Imposed upon the court the ne
cessity of ordering the death penalty Is
tully explained.
As a result of the mass meeting of
colored people at the Cosmopolitan
Temple Baptist Church last evening,
when nearly 3,000 men and women as
sembled to protest the hanging, 400
petitions are being circulated for sig
natures today.
Four Hundred Petitions
Are Being Circulated for
Clemency for Woman
Four hundred petitions to President
Taft. requesting him to commute the
death sentence of Mattie E. Lomax. are
being circulated for signatures today
(Continued on Seventh Page.)
WEATHER REPORT.
FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT.
Fair tonight with moderate tempera
ture. TEMPERATUP.ISS.
U. S. BUREAU. AFFLECK'S.
S a. m 63 Sa. in 70
9 a. m 66 9 a. m 71
HO a. m 67 10 a. m 73
11 a. m 6S 11 a. m 77
12 noon..... 67 12 noon............ 78
1 p. m 0 1 p. m 73
2 p. m TO 2 p. m SO
TIDE TABLE.
Todav High tide. 9:39 a. m. and 10:15
t. :n.r low tide. 3:47 a. m. and 4.25 p. m.
Tomorrow High tide. 10:10 a. m. and
J0:55 p. m.: low tide, 4.25 a. m. and 6:03
p. m.
SUN TABLEJ
$un rises 4:3 1 Sun sets..., 7:27
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From Left to Right: Sitting Robert
Judge Pugh, Finding "Whis
tle" Is Discordant, Passes
Judgment.
The tone quality of an automobile
whistle was adjudged to be discordant
by James L. Pugh, In District side of
Police Court, today. He passed Judg
ment after a full "hearing" of the
whistle.
Norman Corbln, the owner of the
whistle and accompanying automobile,
was charged with violation of the po
lice regulation that forbids the use of
any warning device that is unneces
sarily loud or-discordant.
The automobile was driven Into the
courtyard at the Police Court building
right under the court windows. The
whistle was put In operation, and It
walled, moaned, and screeched up and
down the scale, but not for long.
Judge Pugh speedily decided that there
was discord and that the whistle was
unnecessarily loud. Mr. Corbln"s per
sonal bond was taken not to use this
whistle again or any other that vio
lates DlBtrict regulations.
This whistle Is of the so-called "muf
fler" type, and Is operated by the ex
haust from the mufflfler of the car.
This is the- first time that Police
"niirt inrlrei have been called upon to
pass musical criticism on the tonal color
of whistles or horns, ana Juage rugn s
ruling in considered likely to brinjj
about an extensive- change In horns and
whistles now In use among Washington
automobile owners.
SENATORS TO GIVE
TAFT A SILVER SET
Take Up Collection for Wedding
Anniversary Present to the
President.
Members of ,the Senate of the United
States will purchase a handsome sli
ver service for President and Mrs.
Taft for their silver wedding anniver
sary. It became konwn today, that
contributions are being obtained for
this purpose.
Senator oacu", u ..", . ...-
tsted himself in the matter, and a con
tribution of $10 is being obtained
irom eaui ""1" " -lXr.. iv:
inasmuch as "" " "",' oVS
members of the Senate, a total of $910
will be raised.
Victor Du Pont, Jr., Dies
At His Wilmington Home
WILMINGTON, Del., June 1. Victor
Dupont, Jr., aged sixty-one. one pf the
family of powder makers by that name,
died suddenly this morning of heart
disease. . . . . ,
He-was oneofthe greatest stamp col
lectors In the country,
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AUTOMOBILE HORN ROOSEVELT SCORES
GIVENA'HEARING GENERAL H. G. OTIS;
Ii POLICE COURT PRIES GOiPERS
X&S&P.Q-
J. Gamble, Joseph F. Johnston, William P. Dillingham (Chairman), Duncan
Kenyon, Luke Lea, Clerk Pease, John W. Kern, Wesley L. Jones.
In Outlook Editorial He De
nounces Los Angeles Edi
tor as "Enemy of Good."
Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, pub
lisher of the Los Angeles Times, Is
characterized as a "consistent enemy
of every movement for social and
economic betterment and the consist
ent enemy of the men In California
who have dared resolutely to stand
against corruption and In favor of
honesty," by Theodore Roosevelt, In
the current number of the Outlook,
published today. At the same time.
Colonel Roosevelt praises Samuel
Gompers' recent article in the Ameri
can Federatlonlst .and asserts the
labor leader Is doing a great work
.for the public good.
The article by Mr. Roofeevelt is the
result of editorial comnjents by the
Los Angeles Times andj the Feder
atlonlst upon the recent article by
Mr. Roosevelt, in which he declared
that If the Times was dynamited by
labor men, they should be punished.
The Times, commenting upon this
article, says that thus "Mr. Facing
Both Ways has only succeeded In
angering the labor unions in an ef
fort to conciliate them," asserting
that the labor unionists do not want
anybody punished if they are guilty.
Goes After Him.
"Thus," says Mr. Roosevelt, "Mr.
Otis is guilty of conduct which could
not be too severely denounced If the of
fender were a labor leader, and which,
therefore, cannot be too severely de
nounced when the offender is a violent
opponent of organized labor." Continu
ing, he says:
"The attitude of General Otis In his
paper affords a curious Instance of the
anarchy of soul which comes to the man
who In conscienceless fashion deifies
property at the expense of human
riKhts no less surely than it comes
to the man who In the name of hu
man rights wars upon all men of prop
erty, good or bad."
Discussing Mr. Gompers' article, Mr.
Roosevelt says that while Mr. Gompers
takes a view that the building was not
dynamited and that this is wrong, the
case not having been tried yet, the dis
cussion Is fair and free from the tone
and temper which characterizes the
Times article.
Mr. Gompers In it assures Mr. Roose
velt that a careful reading of trade
unionist publications will prove that
there Is In them "nothing of vitupera
tion, heated denunciations, or groundless
accusations, - ana mat uie iraaes union
ists In this esse only want a fair trial.
This, says Mr. Roosevelt, Is what ev
erybody wants in this case, and then
he urges Mr. Gompers and the labor
unionists that they "make It equally ev
ident that they do n6t Intend to stand
by the men right or wrong, but that
they will Join with every other citizen
in hearty condemnation. If tlWy arei
guilty," without permitting any feeling
against the Times to enter Into the
merits of the dynamiting case.
This admonition is explained by the
statement1 of -Mr. Roosevelt that the
labor unions did themselves and their
cause sreat wrong by their failure to
denounce the general attitude and
some of the specific deeds of the
Western "Federation of Miners during
!.
"Its heyday 01 wrong doing in iion
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Conduct the Lorimer
LORIMER
PROBERS
UNABLE TO BEGIOE
Committee Decides to Begin
Hearings on June Twen-
tyi-second.
The Lorimer Investigating committee
took up the question of employing coun
sel today, but was unable to reach any
decision. Several names are being
prominently considered by the commit
tee. Those who are foremost are said
to be George W. Pepper, of Philadel
phia, who was counsel for Pinchot In
the Balllnger-Pinchot hearing, and John
H. Marble, who 1b attorney for the In
terstate Commerce Commission. For
mer secretary of War Dlckins(i has
the support of several members of the
committee. The choice, however. Is be
lieved to rest between Mr. Pepper and
Mr. Marble.
Louis D. Brandels, of Boston, has
been considered, but he will not be se
lected. Some of the members of the
committee are not friendly to him on
account of his prominence In the Balllnger-Pinchot
controversy.
John J. Healey, of Chicago, who was
counsel for the IHlnolB State senate
committee, probably will aid the com
mittee In addition to other counsel.
The committee definitely deolded to
day to begin the hearings Thursday,
T,mo ot v nViock. and to continue
them dally hereafter, beginning at 10
o'clock. The neanngs wju uo uc.u u
No. 301. the large room in the Senate
office building.
Grils Who Shot Stokes
Get Reduction in Bail
NEW YORK, June 14. Ethel Conrad
and Lillian Graham, the girls who shot
Millionaire W. E. D. Stokes In their
apartments at 225 West SOth street, had
their ball reduced today when arraigned
In the West Side court, from the orig
inal $25,000 to 15.000 each. Further
hearings In the case were put off until
Friday at 2 p. m.. when an appeal for
additional reduction of ball will be
made.
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ATTORNEY
Investigation
s ajtSttsST
U. Fletcher. Standing William S.
STRIKE OE SEAMEN
THREATENS TIE-OP
Hundred Thousand to Obey
Call Issued Today,
Says Leader.
NEW YORK, June 14. International
shipping between America, Great Brit
ain, and all Europe, as well as coast
wise shipping In this country, will be
completely tied up by Friday night by
the strike of seamen which began in
Southampton today, according to Mat
thew Tearle. one of the union officials
here, who declares not less than-100,000
men will go out
But for the fact that he had not re
ceived from HaveloO Williams, In
charge of strike headquarters in South
ampton, word for the men In New York
to go out, the hundreds of passengers
on the Mauretanla would not have left
today for London in tfme to see the
coronation, and all heaved a sigh of
relief when he permitted the crew to
remain at work.
In Liverpool. 650 men, comprising the
crews of the Empress of India and the
Teutonic, went out. in Amsterdam, the
crews of three Royal Steamship liners
refused to sign the old articles and were
discharged. In Sunderland, England,
and In Rotterdam, Holland, It was an
nounced the strike would be Inaugu
rated tonight.
In Southhampton three big liners were
tied up. In Liverpool it was said that
the owners had agreed to meet com
mittees, they having before refused to
treat with the union. In Sunderland,
It Is said the employes In the big ship
yards may strike In sympathy.
Out of New York, In addition to ships
going to Europe, an the West Indian
lines will be affected if the Seamen's
and Coast Cooks' and Stewards' Union
votes Friday night to go out.
The strike Is the result, of a fight for
twenty years for bttr hours and better;
sanitary conditions, especially on the
smaller ships and tramp steamers.
Head of Harriman Roads
Confers With President
Judge Robert S. Lovett, president of
the Union and Southern Pacific rail
roads, and Maxwell Evarts, general
counsel, conferred with President Taft
and Secretary Fisher this afternoon
over the work being done by the Gov
ernment to save the Imperial valley of
California from the overflow of the Col
orado rlver
The Southern Pacific has two impor
tant lines affected by these Improve
ments, and Judge Lovett came to Wash
ington to offer the Government the ben
'eflt of his engineer's investigation ot
the situation.
Following the conference Secretary
Fisher said:
"As soon as the Government could de
termine 'posltlvolv what was recessary
to be done with the river, a special mes
sage would probably bo sent to Con
gress asking xcr an emergency appro
priation.". Judge Lovett and his counsel were at
the White House for more thau an hour.
.To Prohibit Polygamy.
An amendment to the Federal Con
stitution 'forbidding polygamy is pro
posed in a memorial from the Nebraska
legislature presented to the House to
day by Speaker Champ Clark by re
quest. The memorial proposes that a consti
tutional convention be called to submit
n th tvnnU ar nmnHmnt "4tft pro
hibit polygamy and polygamous cohab-
liauon."
OF WORLD SI PI
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LOOTING OF SUGAR
TRUST BY FOUNDER
, BARED BY PROBERS
House Committee Told of Long Era of
Manipulation of Combine By
Havemeyer.
FORMER SECRETARY HEIKE
ON STAND ALL THE DAY
By JUDSON C. WELLIVER.
In rough, sketchy outlinesthe picture of the great twenty-year era of
graft which marked Havemeyer control of the Sugar trust began to de
velop during today's session of the Hardwick Sugar Investigating Com
mittee. How millions on millions were made at the stroke of a pen In the
facile hand of Henry O. Havemeyer; how In one instance he sold what
seemed the control of a great corporation, and then turned up with
$10,000,000 of its stock, and the control, by the easy process of issuing
this stock to himself; how the legality of this issue is now being con
tested in the courts; how the beet sugar industry was beaten down and
seized by him, and afterward sold to the trust at huge profits to Have
meyer personally; how the competitors of the trust were squeezed out
of existence by devious plots and intrigues all this began to develop
with the hearings today.
The Sugar trust was not merely a J90.000.000 corporation which
Havemeyer dominated and from which he drew dividends. It was vastly
more. It was an Incorporated cow that he milked into the bucket of his
private purse by tens of millions.
HOLDINGS IN COMBINE WERE NEGLIGIBLE.
tri TV... .... .ft ajI Vtla AMInol
In the company were negligible 131
snares, ii tuiijcuv. c ., w
testimony. Yet his control was abso-
tt,A Tavmavr-ia c-arrifx W&8 not tO
own sugar stock; it was to buy dogs
and cats of sugar interests and then
-.it v.AH. n ifmmt of ,viinp!i that
in single cases amounted-to many mll
lloni The trust was milked; Have
raeyer got the swag.' '"
Thus tht comraittpo is uevciujiius u.o
relation to the National Sugar Refining
Company, it is expecimi i. """" ""
various witnesses, some of them yet to
be heard, that Havemeyer sold $5,(XXMX)0
worth of this concern's JIO.OOOOO stock
to the trust at a huge profit .to himself,
and then turned up with no.000.OOT of
r. tm.v in the comDany. and its
complete control.
The long-series 01 majn,jui.wu" ...-.-t
It possible for the trust to pay regularly
i viLvl,i. n tm vnstlv inflated capital.
and yet stand this process year after
year, of belnsr milked Into the Have
meyer bucket. To make ud for tho m
mer.se drains Its resources dQ.
order inai uie oncjj' i- ; ,-
tune should be Increased to one of the
greatest In the country, the trust re
trieved through customs frauds, sup
pression of competition, extortion from
the consumers. ,,.imi
In bringing out the whole marvelous
tnV thl committee Is proceeding with
sreat care. Messrs. John E. -arsoc.
many J?ea counsel of the trust, and
Washlnpton B. Thomas. President after
.. . -. u,tsmvpr. nave oeen
ummTet KrJtS
criminal prosecutions. Helke has al
ready beeS convicted so there Is no
need ot such care In his case.
Heike Testifies:
Charles R. Helke, late secretary ot
the American Sugar Refining Com
pany (the trust), now under convic
tion and Jail sentence for complicity
In the great customs frauds at New
York and other ports, told the Hard
wick Sugar inquiry '"i"S VL"-',
about the management of the trust
JLIV- JS-SEK
anYstrment in "Si". &
of the man higher up. He made an
excellent witness-he could recall al
most ho accurate Information the
ominittee wanted Jhe inquisitors
repeatedly lectured him on the su
Pe?lorJty Vot his orgettery and the
deficiency of his memory, but Helke
By dint of questioning and much
prompting the committee drew out a
Lnf the remarkable series of fi
nancial manipulations by wnicn
PLEA IS ENTERED
FOR LIABILITY LAW
Frank B. Kellogg and Prof. Freund
Before Congressional Com
mittee. A. comprehensive law on the subject
of employers liability and workmen's
compensation for the District was ad
vocated today before a. subcommittee
of the committee whlcri is considering
legislation on these subjects. The sub
committee met at the Senate offire
building and heard Frank B. Kellogg,
representing the American Association
for Labor Legislation, and Prof. Ernst
Freund, professor of law of Chicago
University.
Professor Freund advocated a com
prehensive law applying to the District.
His chief reason -was that in this way
the question of the power of Congress
soon would be passed on by the Su
preme Court. He wanted legislation
applying to steam roads in the District
Senator Sutherland thought It also
ought to apply to electric railways.
The -subcommittee consists of Sena-
c..i.ifln.4 avM PhatTihrlaln and
Representative Moon'ot Pennsylvania.
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HarWftVfl1 tntlr a BTnnn na4aiaH
rP.flnPrlPB fn flAft ((( wimiU havs Kaam
a good valuation'ol them all recapj
uwizeu iney up to 3U,UUU,auu, DOUgnt
control ot the beet sugar Industry,
Interested millions in Cuba, suppress-
absolutely the sugar business.
Had Poor Memory
IlelkL- who waa tha rlcrhf hand and
confidential clerk of Henry 0--Have-s
moycr aunnj iir. iiavemeyers long,
czarshlp of sugar, sat nervous and
uncomfortable In the witness seat.
His hand trembled and muscles of his
face twitched when he held up his
hand to be sworn.
Mr. Helke. examined by Mr. Garrett,
said he has no official connection with
the Sugar trust now. Until his recent
retirement, he had been with the
American Sugar Refining- Company
and before that the Sugar Refineries
Company, Its predecessor.
Mr. Helke flatly deqled that he was
closely associated with Havemeyer.
He recounted the organization of the
trust, pointing out that Havemeyer
was the original genius of the plan.
Eighteen companies were taken In at
the start, their stock being: pooled.
It required nearly two years to get
them all in. There was a big: Infla
tion of capital n this operation.
Searles taking the lead In bringing in
the companies.
of all companies that went In; but he
why his company took the step. He
said he never heard the matter dls-
of large organization were considered.
.. uit, jiuwurim cumpaxiy could aiioru
to avail itself of all Improved pro
cesses and machinery, while small,
separated companies would not be.
Expert chemists and masters of pro
cesses were too expensive to be re
tained by small companies.
After the trust was formed, some
factories were closed, others reduced
in capacity. He named the companies
that entered the orljrinal trust.
These companies were In New York,
Brooklyn. Hoboken. Baltimore, Boston.
San Francisco, and New Orleans. All
the operating refineries In the country
except four, were Included, three of
these being In Philadelphia, and one in
California. The consolidation controlled
a large per cent of the country's ca
pacity, but Mr. Helke could not
name the figure.
Couldn't Tell.
"Was not about 90 per cent con
trolled?" asked Mr. Garrett
"I don't know; a very large part."
"Tho organization was powerful
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
IN CONGRESS TODAY.
SENATE.
Senator McCumber opened the debate
on reciprocity and opposed "the
agreement. He warned the Repub
lican Darty of Its effect.
Lorimer committee took up matter of
employing counsel.
Professor Freund of Chicago advocat-
,ed comprehensive workmen's com
pensation and employers' liability
act for the District.
HOUSE.
The House resumed debate on the
Wool bill, and Representative Victor
Berger (Socialist) delivered his maid
en speech.
The Steel Investigating Committee con
tinued its investigation of James Gay
ley, of the Steel Corporation.
Charles Helke. formerly of the Amer
ican Sugar Refining Company, was on
the grill before the committee Investi
gating the Sugar trust.
The oPstoffice Committee began hear
ings on bills to establish a parcels
post.
The Committee on Expenditures In the
State Department will qnestion Sec
retary of State Knox this afternoon.
White House Calkrs.
SENATORS
Jones. Wash. Penrose. Pa.
Kenyon, la. Smith. Mich.
Culberson. Tex. Townsend. Mich.
Smoot., Utah-
REPRESENTATIVES
Tivr. Mo.
Mos. Tnd.
French. Idaho.
Laud. Mich.
Jacowav. Ark.
Blckott. la.
Slemp. Va.
T. Pa.
Thayer. Mass.
Underwood. Ala.
Burleson. Tex.
Burke, S. D.
Smith. Mich.
Cannon. Til.
Payne. N-Y.
Culloy, Ind.
nTHRIt CALLERS.
Jud,e Martin A. Knapp, Court of Coaa-
atrc. ...
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