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- - -y it -y-yyi, g?"i iwp -,-f - ,- - t r-r-wy--. -fviy il1 ou me Continued Warm To night and Tuesday. WASHINGTON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 8, 1012. Fourteen Pages PKIOE ONE CENT. NUMBER 7504. Yesterday's Circulation, 46,230 Chewasftmat Last Edition i 1 1 1 1 i h ALL FACTIONS T IN NEW PARTY Call Has Tendency to Give Movement Strong Impetus. TAFT REPUBLICANS DO NO COMMENTING Almost Conceded Fight Will Lie Between Roosevelt and Wilson. By JUDSON C. WELLIVER. Politicians of all parties, factions and stripes were keenly interested today In discussion of the formal call that has been issued for the national convention of the National Progres sive party, to be held In Chicago August 5. It was genorally conceded that the oall places the movement, at the out set, on a basis broad enough to in vite all classos and parties to join. The disposition of progressive lead ers of the Congressional circle to line up with the new party, has been marked In the last week, and the general expression today is that this tendency will receive a strong im petus as a result of the call just issued. Taftites Are Guarded. Members of the Taft Republican na tional committee, who were, In town, dis cussed the now party move with avidity in their private conferences, but were averse to commenting on It for pub lication. They were busy comparing notes on their recent observations In their various States, as to tho probablo strength of the movement there. These varied widely; Now Englanders Insisted that oufslde of Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts the new party would not amass a formidable following. But those three States were conceded to be strongly disposed to ward the new deal, and It was admitted that political conditions In them would be thoroughly mixed from now to elec tion. That Roosevelt, at the head of such a party, will carry Pennsylvania and Ohio. Is the firm belief of most of the progressives, and many of the regulars. Indiana, on the other hand, Is more commonly conceded to tho Democrats; nobody seems seriously to suspect that Mr. Taft has a chance to carry It. West of the Indiana line It's all Roose velt, according to the report, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, the Dakotas, and beyond that the mountain and Pa cific country It's the same thing from everywhere. Utah may bo Baved to tho Taft ticket; elsewhere the fight Is con sidered to lie between Roosevelt and Wilson. All Roosevelt In West. The reactionary leaders have been looking Into the question of what proportion of the conservative Demo cratic vote may be expocted to gi to Taft, In view of the Baltimore nomi nation of the most radical candidate of the party. They confess disap pointment. The conservative Demo crats are going to vote for Wilson, anyhow; they have been wandering In the wilderness for sixteen years, and now, seeing what looks like a real chance to win, thoy are not go ing to sacrifice It merely because of a little prejudice against Wilson's radicalism. But with the progressive Democrats, and the labor element In particular, It Is different. Wilson Is weak with labor, weak with the foreign-born or foreign-descended voters, weak with large classes of the radicals who con sider what his conversion to progres slvlsm has been a bit too recent and sudden. These aro getting ready, ac cording to the reports, to come over to Roosevelt In flocks Thronging to Roosevelt. Republicans of the mid-West, moun tain, and Pacific States, as well as Ohio and Pennsylvania, are thronging to the Reosevelt standaid. The state ment was made by Senator Dixon the other day that Roosevelt Is getting up ward of 500 personal letters a day, Indi cating this condition. The testimony of Republican members of Congress more than bears out this statement of the situation. Scores of them are wondering how they are to get their names on-the Roosevelt party's ticket. In some cases they hope that means will be found to get them on both (Continued on Second Page.) WEATHER REPORT. FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT. Generally fair, continued warm to night and Tuesday. TEMPERATURES. V. S. BUREAU. I AFFLECK'S. 8 a m 77 I 8 a. m SI 9 a. m M I 9a. m MJ 10 a. m fS I io a. m s 11 a. m M I 11 a. in 00 12 noon 00 12 noon !5 1 P. m 91 I 1 p. m 99 2 p. m 92 I 2 p. m W TIDE TAHI.E. Todav-High tldo 1:K a. ni. and 2:15 p in. Low lde, 3:26 a. m. and 8.33 p. in. Tomoriow High tide, 2 47 a. m. ind 3 10 p. m Low tldo, 3.32 a. ni. anil i 25 p. in. SUN TAI1LE. . 4.S6 Sun nets W IRS Bun rlecs,. 7.33 DISCUSSION RESUMED ON CASE OF LORIMER Senate Shows But Passing Interest In Discussion Of Status Of Illinois Man. Senator Dillingham of Vermont, chairman of the special committee, resumed tho discussion of the Lori- mer case in the Senate this morning. A meeting was held at 11 o'clock in ordor to facilitate tho consideration of the case, but Senators were slow in assembling. Tho attendance was slim through tho day and Sonators showed only a perfunctory Interest in the debate. Senator Lorimer himself was not present when tho session opened, but came In lntor. Senator Dillingham continued with a review of tho ovldence. Ho dis cussed the action of the Senato in reopening the case after it had once been passed upon. Senator Dilling ham took the view the Senate should not havo reopened it. Ho also held that new evidence had not been brought out sufficient to warrant the Senate in ousting Lorimer. DISTRICT MEASURES GET CONSIDERATION Speaker Recognizes Chairman Johnson, Who Has Large Bundle of Bills. After weeks of waiting, the District of luiul u finally had n liming lu the House today. Following the filing of tho Archbald report, Speaker Clark tecognlzed Chairman Johnson, of the House District Committee, who had come into the chamber with a big- batch of bills which have been awaiting action. Chairman Johnson was ready for the fray. He untied hlB bundle of bills and gafe every Indication of a man who wants to clear tho calendar If the House will remain In session long- enough. The House passed practically without debate the following bills: H. R. 22648, to straighten Fourtoenth street northeast, commencing at Otis street and running to Varnum struct. H. R. 21712, amending the District code relating to the punishment for the crime of criminal assault, and providing that any one found guilty of this crime shall be Imprisoned for not less than five nor more than thirty years, and giving the Jury tho discretion of recommending tho death penalty for the crime. Senate 23, authorizing the extension' of Underwod street northwest. The bill provides for the extension and widening of this street from Its present terminus west to Seventh street to tho full width of ninety feet. Senate 6271, conferring concurrent Jur isdiction on the Pollco Court of the Dis trict in cases Involving the keening of a bawdy or disorderly house. The Pollco Court is also given Jurisdiction with the Supreme Court of cases involving threats to do bodily harm. This bill was requested by the United States Dis trict Attorney and approved by the At torney General. H. it. 2110, providing a penalty of not less than one year nor more than ten years' Imprisonment for prisons guilty of obtaining money or property under false pretenses, such money oi uioperiy amounting to 15 or more. If less than that amount a fine of not more than $200 or not more than one year's Im prisonment Is provided. The bill also makes It a misdemeanor to fall to pay a board bill In the District of Columbia. S. 2001. extending to the Metropolitan Coach Company the right to extend Its herdlc lino and giving the District Com missioners control of the vehicles and equipment to be used on the herdlc line. DISTRICT PENSION FUND $36,000 SHORT Police and Firemen Cannot Relief Unless Congress Acts. Get As the result of deficiencies In the pen sion fund for the fiscal years 1911 and 1912, the District is indebted to tho pen sioners of the Police and Firo Depart ments in the sum of $36,476.53, according to figures compiled today by Alonzo Tweedale, Auditor of the District. Pay ment of this sum, as well as of all future pensions In full, depends upon the action of Congress In relation to the bill providing for the creation of a po lice and fliemen's relief fund, which transfers to the fund each month from the sale of licenses, other than liquor licenses, a sum sufficient to meet any deficiency For the first time since December full payment Is assured tho pensioners at tho end of the present month. Owing to a falling off in Police Court fines, upon which' the fund depends for its principal source of revenue, there wns a shoitage every month. Revenue from the sale of dog tags, which are added to the fund, insure tho payment In full for the month of July. A deficiency Is expected after this month. Testimony Near End In the Darrow Trial I LOS ANGELES. cai., July s.-with Mrs. Robert Bain ready to resume the witness stand the State was near Its J conclusion today In the trial of Clar-' ence Darrow. Robert Bain, It was t stated, would follow his wife and bo j the final witness. It was Bain whom Bert II Frank lin, agent of the McNamara defense, pleaded guilty to bribing According to the opinion of the at torneys of both sides, It will be early In August before the case Is given to the Jury. 4 TO TEST LOYALTY OF ASSISTANTS Secretary of Treasury Re turns With Presi dent. ROBERTS SUGGESTED FOR ANDREWS PLACE Two or Three Bureau Chiefs Are Said to "Have Been Talking." Following tho return of Secretary of tho Treasury Franklin MncVoagh to Washington today, It became known at tho Treasury Department that tho Socretary will proceed to find out specifically whether any of the bureau or division chiefs named by former Assistant Secretary An drew are disloyal to tho Secretary. No formal investigation Is to be hold either by Mr. MacVeagh or tho President, but if any of tho men named by Mr. Andrew are really hostile to Mr. MacVeagh, Mr. Mac Veagh doslrcs to know it. No decision has yot been reached fas to Mr. Andrew's successor, and barring tho name of Qoorge E. Roberts, director of tho mint, no one is mentioned for tho place. Mr RobertB 1b believed not to desire to be moved from his present position, nnd the general conviction is that some man outside the department will bo given tho post Talks-. Witfit Secretary jf Secretary MacVeagh returning with President Taft on the Federal Exproas from Now England arrived In tho city at 11:10 this morning, and proceeded straight to his office, whero a largo number ot callers were awaiting hun. The only Treasury official who has been closeted with him today outside of hib secrctaiy, Francis A. Taylor, Is As sistant Secretary Curtis, who had n long talk with his chlof after luncheon. Secretary MacVeagh told newspaper men that he did not care to add to his first statement In reply to Mr. Andrew, nnd It Is evident that Mr. MacVoaijh believes that he did a thorough Job at the time, and that It does not need to be Improved upon. Evident pleasure was manifested by the Secretary In the letters and tele prams which have been received by him since former Secrotnrv Andre wrote his letters to the President end the Secretary. Some Talking Done. But Mr. MacVeagh was informed to day that at least two of the men named by Mr, Andrew .lave done oanalderablH talking "on the outside" regarding the Secretary, and that they nave In some, measure at least supported tho reslging official. It is with respect to these two bureau or division clerks, and possibly a thhd, that an effort will bo madq to find out Just where thev stand. It Is not de serted that they are anions the men who wrote letters of telegrams or v ho culled the Secretary Dy long-distance telephone last week. Secretary MacVeagh nald he knew definitely that none of the men named would affirm Mr, Andrew's statement that thev "know of and approved of" his letters befoie thev wure given out for publication. But whether they are Included in the group wno Immediately gave the Secretary assurance of loyalty Is not so certain. , Not Gunning for Anyone. The position of the Secretary with re spect to these two or three men may be announced on the best authority as this: Secretary MacVeagh does not pro pose to go gunning for any one. Neither will he rest Idle in a fool's paradise. It Is learned that the Secretary and the President talked over the matter of a successor to Mr. Andrew at least ten days before Mr. Andrew stirred the coun try by his letters of resignation. No decision was reached at that time, though It had been expected that Mr. Andrew would comply with the request for his resignation before Secretary MacVeagh went out of town for the Fourth. Delay In gettlnc the resignation pre vented determination of the man to fill the prospective vacancy. While President Taft and the Secre tary traveled together from New Eng land here, It Is said that they talked of national politics a good deal more than the matter of filling the vacancy in tho Treasury Department. Sixty Are Burned In Russian Fire . ST. PETERSBURG, July 8 Sixty i persons were burned to death today I in a fire which destroyed a sugar factory near wpciK. Tonopah, Nevada, Is fn rir:n nf Finnic SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., July 8.-Pri-vate dispatches received hre early to day say a great part of the city of Tonopah, Nevada, Is burning. Bullitt Is Favored. The Senate Judiciary Committee votod todav to n-commtnd the confirmation of the nomination of William Marhhall rtullltt. of LnulsvlIK to be Solicitor t General of the United States. MAVEAH Strong Terms Used in Archbald Charges "One whose sense of moral responsibility has become deadened." "One who has prostituted his high office for personal profit9 "He has destroyed the confidence of the public in his judicial integrity." UNANIMOUS REPORT MADE TO HOUSE TO IMPEACH ARCHBALD m&f w&frMti'1 xh&kw '-i'K Wbf -. Y K r 1 1 T YMJr TTniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiF ,t 'vii't'immzmmzFtiiKKr w .KrKmlA ' BBBBsSSrhrwjh JUDGE ARCHBALD. V WWMMOSBm'' VORIMCORD III p 800-METER RACE MHH All Three Runners First Over Line From United States Time, 1:51 9-10. STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 8.-The prowoss of the visiting athletes from the United States was demonstrated o conclusively this afternoon in the tlnlsh of the 800-meter run that It Is now ac upted the Americans will retain most of the Olympic records when the games finally come to the end. Americans finished one, two. three In the SCO-meter event, and each of the three men finished In less than tin world's record time for tho distance. The ram was won oy James E. Mere dith of MercerHbun: cadcmy, with Mel Pheppard of tho Irish American Ath letic Club of New York at his heels and Ira N. Dawnpcrt, of the Chlcngn Ath Iftlc Club third, and only a shoit stride back. The race v,is one of the most uondiirful -JV'Jr seen and Meredith's time wait 1.519-10. As was en'U.'d. first honors In the lO.ono-metrr run wont to II. Kohcnial- m n. the wondiiifiil Finnish lunuor. who defeated Louis l'ewanlma, the Carlisle Imllan plupger. Stcnroos, the Finnish crack, a thlid. Tho time of the win-ni-r was 31 ..'0. Almen W. Richards, of BrlKham Vouni; University, won the high Jump, with C feet 3.3 Inches to his credit. Llsche, of Gormany, was second, and Horlne, of California, third. America added nine points to her totals today, and Is now securely anchored in the lead, all oontests of even' character considered. Tho tlrnt heat of the 10-meter walk, resulted George Gouldlng, Ontario, Can ada, first, E. J Webb, England, sec ond, A Rasmussen, Denmark, third. E. Altlmanl, Italy, fourth: W J. Palmer. England, fifth. Time 47 minutes, 1 5-10 seconds. The Greeks won over tho two Ameri cans in the Jumps by a very narrow margin, Piatt Adnms, Jumping 3 inolera and 3G centimeters, and Benjamin W. Adams, 3 meters and 28 centimeters. In the 400-meter relay race, the con test was between tho American and British teams, and the Britishers won after the Americans hud been dis qualified by tho Judges for fouling. The Americans who lost through offi cial action were Ira Courtnoy, Seattlo Athletic Club: F. V. Belote, Chicago. Clement P. Wilson, Coe College, and Carl C. Cooke, Cleveland Athletic Club Previously the German team de feated the Austrtans, and the Hun garians showed the way home to the i'rench team. J&arofBYS, M.ty,v CHAIRMAN CLAYTON. GROCER IS STRANGELY MISSING FROM HOME Max Katz Abandons Wagon Front Of Place on Pennsyl vania Avenue. In Abandoning his wagon loaded with provisions In front of 630 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, Max II. Katz, a gro cer, twenty-five jeara )ld, of 1200 D street northeast, has been strangely missing since G o'clock this morning. Tho police of tho Ninth precinct were linked to send out an alarm for the missing man this afternoon, Katz complained of being ill when he left home about 4 o'clock, and later he told several of the dealers from whom he made his purchases at Center Mar ket that ho was sick Ho has not been seen since he started from market for his store. Relatives believe that Katz was taken seriously 111 while on his way homo, but efforts to find any tiace of him In the different hospitals or other re treats havo failed. Ho Is said to have had a largo sum of money with him when ho left homo this morning. Convict Steamship Is Turned Turtle BATON ROUGE. La., Julv 8. Tho steamship Marjorlc, conveying ISO con victs, turned turtlo In the Mu'is-Mppi river todav. Although all of the pins oners, could have made their escape, none tried Only one pcrton. a woman cook, was drowned The upturned easel was beached after drifting thirty miles. !v AfyJ' E IS FLAYED BY 'JUDICIARY Proceedings Grow Out of Famous Culm Bank Deals. ACTION IS WITHOUT PARALLEL IN YEARS Necessity for Keeping Ermine Unspotted Is Urged in the Report. The Judiciary Commltteo of the House presented to that body today articles of Impeachment against u3gc "Robert W. Archbald, of the i Commerco Court, who Is character ized ns "one whose sense of moral responsibility has become deadened." The presentation of the Impeach ment chnrges, consistnig of thirteen articles of Impeachment, was one ot the most solemn proceedings wit nessed in the House in years. Chair man Clayton, of the Judiciary Com mittee, made the report, the adoption of which will mean the trial before the Senate of Judge Archbald. In the Indictment Judge Archbald is termed by the Judiciary Commit tee as "one who has prostituted hjs high office for personal profit." The resolution charges, in the customary form, that Judge Archbald has been guilty "of misbehavior and hljjh crimes and misdemeanors." Report Is Unanimous. The Impeachment proceedings grow out of the now famous culm bank deals In which the Judge Is alleged to have been involved In Pennsylvania, and the papers of impeachment contain a lengthy review of the recent hearings before the House Judiciary Committee. The report of the committee Is unani mous. The action of the House committee has had no parallel within the past ten jears. Judge Swayne, of the northern district of Florida, was the last Federal Judge to be called to the bar of the Senate, and he was acquitted after a long trial. The report of the committee charges that "the testimony shows that at dif ferent times, while Judge Archbald wbb a Judge of the United States District Court, he sought and obtained credit, and in other Instances sought to obtain credit from persons who had litigation pending In his court. Commercialized His Office. The testimony showsthat after Judtje Archbald had been promoted to the posi tion of United States circuit court Judge, and had been designated as one of the Judges of the Commerce Court, he, In connection with different persons, sought to obtain options on culm dumps and other coal properties from officers and agents of coal companies which were owned and controlled by railroad companies " The Judiciary Committee further charges that In order to influence the officers of the coal companies which were subsidiary to and owned by the railroad companies, "Judge Archbald re peatedly sought to Influence the of ficials of the railroads to tnter Into contracts with his associates for the financial benefit of himself and his as sociates " "In mtBt Instances," continues tlw resolution of the committee, "the con tracts were executed In the name of the person associated with the Judge In tho particular transaction or trade, and the Judge's name was not dlsclobed on .the face of the contract. Testimony shows, however, that he was, as a mat ter of fact, pecuniarily interested In such contracts, and that while his In terest was not known to the public. It was known to the officials of the rail road companies, and of the coal com panies and their subsidiaries." It Is further charged that the testi mony 'shows that when the associates of the Judge would locate properties, the Judge would then take up tho mat ter of purchase or sale with the officials Continued on Third Page.) ITT "I FTC" OF TAFT'S PARTY WANT VICTIM Chairman Who Does Not Mind'Losing Reputa tion Sought. DAUGHERTY MAY BE SACRIFICE PICKED Hope of Saving Republicanism for 1916 Is Main Object Among Leaders. WANTED Competent political general who doein't mind sacrificing nil repu tation by leading a folorn hope, to b chairman ot the Republican national com mittee. That was the stato of mind of the national committee's subcommittee on organization, when It went into conference at 10:30 this morning at tho Now Willard. It was still the committee's atti tude when it emorged at 11:30 with tho announcement that it had con versed amply, but decided nothing. It had been determined not to at tempt any decision till after con ference with President Taft, who had invited tho committee to lunch with him at tho White House at 1:30. Following the lunch, either at the White House or at the hotel, the committee was to meet further, and with the President's views in mind, try to decide who should be made the campaign general. Today's developments indicated that William Barnes, ot New York, Is out of consideration for the chair manship, though he would like to have It. Mr. Barnes is head of the New York organization, anc has a man-sized job cut out for him in the Empire State. Has Job At Home,. He has undertaken the little operation of electing a governor who will repre sent the Old Guard, and, Incidentally, of course, as Is always the case In New York, the State organization will havo a good deal to do with the conduct ot the national campaign In that Jurisdic tion. So Mr. Barnes was set down as prob ably out of consideration for chairman. Despite these considerations, Ml. Barnes developed an unexpected willing ness to take the Job If it were pressed on him. The Western men strongly ob ject, and the possibility of embarrass ment became serious. Down underneath all explanations was the general Impression that men with political capital to venture don't care much about taking on the burden of the fight for Taft this season. It doesn't look like a season of political promise. A good many political repu tations have suffered already, by reason of relationships with the pre-conven-tlon campaign, and the -fight in tho convention Itself. Politicians At Sea. Politicians are at sea as to the sort of fight that will produce the best chance of a respectablo showln for Taft. The big leaders lean to the notion that the President ought to be be sup pressed, so far as any extensive partici pation In the campaigning Is concerned; that he should be highly dignified and retiring, letting the politicians do the work for him. But will the President assent to this? Tho committeemen didn't know, and had no means of knowing until aftr the President would enlighten them during the luncheon conversation. The impression seemed to be that he was likely to Insist on taking an active part In the appeal to the country. Daugherty First Choice. Harry Daugherty, or Cleveland, ad was indicated In The Times of Sunda for the first time, continued to look today like tho first choice of the Presi dent for chairman. However. Mr. Daugherty. who Is a mighty bright yo.ing man with an accu (Continued on Third Page ) IN CONGRESS TODAY. SENATE. Senate met at 11. Difficulty In getting a quorum of Sen ators together. Discussion of Lorimer case proceeds. Senator Dillingham the first speaker William M. Bullitt's nomination as So llcltor General favorably considered In committee. Postoffice Commltteo works on Post office bill. HOUEE. The House met at noon. The Judiciary Committee reported arti cles of Impeachment against Judgt Robert W Archbald, of the Commerc Cout District legislation nu considered. $