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RICHMOND, VA., THURSDAY, MAY 28,1914. ?TWELVE PAGES
\VEATH KR
CLOUDY
PRICE, 2 CENTS
Weather Bureau Figures Show
This City to Be Hottest in
United States.
NO PROSTRATIONS REPORTED
Immediate Prospects of Lower
Temperature or Rain Meagre,
According to Forecast.
Richmond was yesterday tJ.o hot
test city In the United .Stales. tlio
thermometer reentering :i.r, decrees as
tho muxlmutn for the day. As far as
tho records ku. only on> ??? before has
It been as hot on the correspond I tig
day In other yearn, and that occurred
on May i!7. 1011. On tho following
day of the name year the thcrmoui< -
ter again reached ninety-five degrees.
Not only this, hut iV- present month
of May has. so far, |.<?? n as dry a May
an there is recorded; and there i? but
small promise of rain before June
brings her roses. I'.-ir down In T< xae,
and but slowly moving In this direc
tion, In a small rainstorm; but it Is
\ery much I eared by the l.'nlted States
Weather Bureau that the storm will
have been exhausted before it begins
to cover the Atlantic seaboard. ??nly
a radical change in tin; Indications of
yesterday. It was olllclally stated,
would bring rain to relievo tho farm
ers and truckers of Virginia, and then
It may come too late for a portion of
the crop.
'I"lie next hottest citv recorded was
l'talcigli, X. <where the thermometer
registered 34 decrees, in St. l*ouls the
mercury was hut two degrees lower,
and In I-*ouIsvillu it climbed only to
*.<0 degrees. It whs hot over all the
country, but hotter in Richmond than
anywhere else on the map.
Aid I'ltOSTIt ATIOXS AltIO
IIKI OItlHOD IN IIK IIMOM)
Thouirh there were no heat proatra,
tlons olllcially recorded yest< r?lay,
there was every cvldenco that the gen
eral Muttering among man nnd bean
was intense. ilrlck, stone and build
ing were full of the lieat absorbed
through several days, and were al
most like a furnace, with a burning
sun beating down upon It.
Heavy clothi s were discarded by
ever: the tnost careful, even by those
whose tl??.t sign of summer must be
a prostration, and those who hail thetn
donne'i their llannel suits without more
ado. Street gamins, poorly c!othe<l at
the best, ?ppe.-ir< (I with little else that
the proverbial suspender. Sonu wom
< ii put on thinner dresses, while btlii rs
? otild not di.splace those they htid on
illj*thliui'i garb because of the pro -
Thousands took to tin- streets last
night, tho v.*st majority of iheift tak
ing ret Ugc in the parks or riding
to and from on the street cats. Auto
mobile parties Here many. It was
;;nytlilng to rid one's self of the stif
ling atmosphere of the stret t. anything
t<> > itch a faint breeze blowing up fiom
tb- river.
I'or mothers with babies and young
" hildren It was a tremendous trial,
l'ar into the evening perambulators
lay out upon 11m- sidewalk, so that the
T.iby might get a breath of frcsn
nlr. other mothers who had no peram
bulators. loaned froth their windows
or sat upon their small porches, ding
ing their bibles Into a fretful shtm
b< r.
And whibr men nnd women per
spired unci- tlwir tasks, horses tloililrt
ered dizzily about, lihlf-dazed by tho
first severe heat of the summer, But
In the main the drivers were chreftil
with their beasts of burden, and there
were no accidents.
Ualn is vet t'.ir in tiie futuro, and
there is no present promise of a de
cline in t Yi temperature. Tiiete .
faint promtj;o of showers to-day, but
they are not oxpected except by trie
most optimistic.
Hit ll.ltOVI) is OM.V I'l.ACK
to i-:staiiiasii m-:\v ucnmi)
Washington, May 27.?A wave of
midsummer beat, accompanied by
enervating humidity oyer 111?- Atlantic
States, the ( duo and the Mississippi
Valleys to-da> caused suffering in
many cities. Richmond, witJi a tem
perature of O'l degrees, was tin- only
Idaco whero the mercury established a
new record.
In Washington the inclosed ther
mometers at the elevated Weather
Bureau registered 95 decrees, while
those on the streets marked 10ft. the
olllcinl figure within I degree of the
record for the warmest May dav since
I S 7 0.
In many cities throughout the Kast
the temperaLures reached a point only
one degree lower than In Washington.
New York. Itoston, Hartford, Albany
and I'hiladclphhi all sweltered, with
the olliclnl thermoinoters showing JM
degrees. In the West, St. I,ouls, Kvatis
vlllo and Terro llaute had tempera
tures of ;?2 degrees.
Weal Iter exports to-night promised
slightly cooler weather for the East
during the remainder of the week, hut
the Indications are that no real relief
will come until Kriday, when a dis
turbance from the Northwest may
bring general thunder showers.
II MAT XV A V10 IV MOW YOU It
I,ATM IS ltltOliMX IIV STOIOI
New York, May 27.?-The heat wave,
which for two days past had sent the
mercury here to unwonted heights for
May, was broken by a storm late to
day, Two men were killed by light
ning and several persons were hurt by
falling timbers or other objects blown
about by the gale. .Many buildings
were struck by lightning and damaged.
Two deaths to-day Were attributed to
the heat, and there were more than a
dozen prostrations. The maximum
temperature was 91.
Til It 1010 IJKATIIS IS HAY'S TOM.
OK 1(10 AT IX I'll 11. A 1)101.1*1 CI A
[Special to The Tinies-PIspatch.]
Philadelphia, May 27.?Three deaths
and many proselratlons was the loll
claimed by the heat wave which has
had this city in its grasp for tho past
two days. The highest point reached
by tho mercury was !? 1.
At C o'clock to-night n thunder
storm broke temporarily tho oppros
Flveness. No relief was promised by
tho Wenthor Bureau, and It Is expected
to-morrow will be a record-breaker.
Hot at Norfolk.
[Special to The. Tlnies-Dlspateh.l
Norfolk, Va., May 1!7.?The highest
temperature recorded hero this season
was reached this afternoon at U o'clock,
when tho mercury in the Weather
Bureau thermometer registered 'JO.
Bain Is needed badly.
Crops Are Horning I'p.
Lynchburg, Ya., May 27.?Accom
panied by a temperature of O.'i degrees,
tho drought played havoc in this sec
tion to-day. Not a drop of rain has
fallen hero in nioro than threo weeks,
and farmers stand lille now and walcJt
their crops burn up.
PUBLISHERS MAKE
VIGOROUS DEFENSE'
Protest Against Charges of Dis
crimination Against State in
Textbook Prices.
' BOARD HOLDS OPEN MEETING
i
Comparison With California Con
ditions Attacked as Unfair, Be
cause Systems Differ.
I Publisher* of common school text
Idioks made a vigorous defense ngaiiiNt
: th" charges of discrimination against
Vlrglnlii in prices at llie llriit o|)un
' hearing oil the hook matter hchl by
Ithe St a to Board of Kducution last
night In tin- courtroom of the Stat?
Corporation Commission. TIio hearing
I was at th" request <>f publishers, who
. have i efusod to hid on th*; rental of
plates.
Without exception, the otllcers of the
' ie.'i'iing publishing houses represented
| denied that prices are higher in Vlr
; giuia than In other Stat<>s, where 11>o
! > nn<Iitlons of adoption ar?- similar,
I They aitackcii :is unfair the compari
I son <<f prices in California and Ohio
i wltli pi i<-<'H Iri Virginia, because of en
j tir'-ly different systems and terms of
j contract.
Several striking developments were
made;
First. The publishers arc almost a
I unit in refusriig to rent book plates
for the printing of hooks by the State,
j Second. Tin.; publishers ar?' willing
to meet ?dilo prices If the State Hoard
: of Kducation will adopt the Ohio sys
! tem of contracts.
Third. No reductions In price will
be made, under the present contract
system, in event tho adoption Is made
to rtiii for s<-vi/i years.
AIIOl'T IIRSOi.t TillV
TO ADMIT I'tlll.It:
Tho hoard met at S o'clot U to re
ceive the report of the .special book
committee, composed of Governor
. Stuart, Superintendent Stearnea and
! Attorney-General Pollard. At 8:30
o'clock a resolution was passed to
<?pen the doors to the public ami fully
forty book agents and publishers en
? tend. Directing heads of four great
publishing houses had 1>?-?-n heard
when tli<- meeting adjourned at 11:15
! o'clock to convene again this morning
at 10 o'clock.
Judging from the etnph-ttie state
ments of the publishers lust night.
' the board has run into a complete
' deadlock In Its attempt to hatter d;?wn
prices quoted <>n the present Virginia
contract system.
Tie publishers' attitude toward plate
rciitit 1 was put clearly by W. K Pul
? ifer, president ol l>. <'. lleath & ?'o.,
and ii. Stevenson, president of the
.Sliver, Hurdett Company.
"If we agree to rent plates to Vir
ginia and introduce such a system
among llio States," said Mr. i'ulsi
fer, "th'-re will s-joii bo no moro pub
i Ushers and no more plates."
"Hut why" asked Attorney-General
' Pollard of J. A. Green, of the Amer
ican Hook Company, "were you will
! ing to rent plates to California, and
now refuse the same service to Vlr
1 cinia'.'"
coMirrinvs in status
i:\tihki.y iiifi-'i:kk\t
i 'M Jecause,'? answered Mr. Green,
; 'conditions in the* two States are m
j tall'- different. You must grant us
| one erroi . we will never bid on plate
j r< ntal in California again. The Cai
j iforitia State Constitution demands
j the printing of t' xtbooks by tlx state;
then- is no choice. In Virginia all
' nifJliuds '.f furnishing textbooks are
? open to you."
; Mr. Gr? ? it, tvlicn Cross questioned by
'< suiierintoiidt nt a rm s denied that ho
1 had coun -? led o ? ? r publishers t>> re
| fuse to bid on th?' rental of plates to
: Virginia;
It d< veloped in the course of the ex
amination of lti S. Thomas, president
, of <; i ii ii <"(>., that < Jinn's arithmetic is
| bought by Ohio school children ror S2
: cents arid costs Virginia pupils r?4
cent.i. It tin- same way, c,Inn's gen
1 eral history sells to children In Mis
simri fbl $l.;tS and In Virginia for
' fl.VJ. These disclosures led to spirit
ed questioning of Mr. Thomas by tne
Governor, Mr. Stearncs aud the .\i
torney-Generni.
DII'TKItK.Vr S* STKJIS
(AiSK IJISCHKPAXrV
This apparent discrepancy, said Mr.
Thomas, is due to totally different sys
tems of book adoption. In both States
Girin &? Co.'s liel receipt for the sale
of the arithmetic Is 7-"< cents. In Vir
ginia 20 per iimit is added to this price
before it readies the pupil?10 per
cent to the retail dealer and 10 per
ci'iit to the Virginia Hook Company
as the distributing agent of the pub
lishers, the Virginia Hook Company
puying the freight, collecting accounts,
handle exchanges and make local
a shipments. The reason for the 10 per
i cent cheaper price in Ohio, said Mr.
Thomas, lies In the fact that the cost
J of distribution, freight, collecting and
exchanges is borne In Ohio by the
! State. Actually, tho arithmetic costs
i before reaching tli<- Ohio pupil exactly
what it costs tho Virginia pupfl, only
. in Ohio the cost of illstI ibution Is paid
; by tho State instead of by the pupil.
The publishers produced statements
; to show that the prices quoted by the
j Stale Superintendent of Public ln
I struction in California for textbooks
j were not fair In that no account was
taken on tho Investment in the State
printing olllce, depreciation and other
costly items.
Interest in the negotiations Is high,
and the courtroom in which tho board
meets was crowded last night. Olil
cials of several other large publishing
houses am to bo heard to-day. Tho
developments of last night make worse
than uncertain any prediction of tho
result of tho board's tight for cheaper
books.
| RETURNS FROM AFRICAN TRIP.
James lliirnes I'nssed Through Country
of lAvIiigstoii ami Stanley.
New York, May 27.?James Humes,
of thu American Museum of Natural
History, who went to Africa a year
ago to traverse tho Continent and
tako motion pictures, camo home on
tho steamship Olympic to-day. lie said
I that his parly, with 120 men as porters,
i traveled f?,000 miles ami passed through
tho country of Livingstone and Stan
ley, even meeting two guides who re
membered Stanley.
The party passed through tho land
of the pigmies and the Congo canni
bals, and Mr. Har.nes to-day said that
cannibalism had not diminished. In
his opinion it was Ineradicable.
WHY NOT YOKK THY Kit LINK
to Tlnlttniorn thi.s midsummer wtHtlltr?
New steamers. Incomparable airvlco.
German Steamer Bavaria Puts
Ashore 1,800,000 Rounds at
Puerto Mexico.
ORDERED HELD BY FUNST0N
! United States Officials Make No
Attempt to Prevent De
livery of Cargo.
i Vera Cruz, May 27.?The German
j steamer Pavarla lias been held here
, upon her arrival without rnanife.it tit
Urlf;adier-G'iicral order.
; The Itavar'a recently landed a largo
1 quantity of jnltion an Me? i : ::i
soil.
It Im estimated that the I'.avarla put
i ashore l,SOO.0'?0 rounds of ammunition,
i The cargo wan destined for Vera Cruz,
j but diverted to Puerto Mexico. The
steamer reached iA-re 011 Sunday. The
; captain could not produce a manifest.
| deeiat ing it had been taken away from
; him l>y the American authorities.
Later he admitted landing the cargo,
which Include also it,000 rolls of
j barh-d ivii'i'.
General Funstou understands the ani
I munition and wire reached <"ordoha
yesterday, by way of Ticrra Clanca.
The lliiinburK'Aiiicrli'iMi steamship
I'.av;t a. r.n May J>, was reported to t,<?
on her way to Mexico with a shipment
of arms. Later, it was understood
. that the war supplies were to !??? rc
. turned to Germany. The Uavaria ar
rived at Havana on May IT, and sailed
two days later for l'rogreso.
< o\sri, ,.\t vkha cite/.
ca 111.ics m:\vs of i.a \ i?im;
^ ashingion, May 27.?Ammunition
consigned to the Huerta government
in Mexico, wiiich had been kept in the
hold of the German steamship Ypiranga
since the American occupation ol Vera
Cruz, was reported to have been land
ed to-day at Puerto Mexico. Consul
I Canada, at Vera Cruc, cablcd this In
formation to t}><? State Department. It
v. as reported from other sources that
arms consigned to Huerta had been
landed at Puerto Mexico from the Hit
; man steamer Itavaria. Both steamers
belong to the Hamburg-American Line.
I n!ted .States cflleials made no effort
to prevent the delivery of the .'immuni
ty,t., as Puerto ..J-xico is an open port,
inii the I. nited Slat' s has agreed to a
suspension of hostilities during the
: M.i^aru Fails mediation.
'I lie State 1 ?epartment made it plain
that th- only way lor the l.'riited States
to iiave prev-nted the Uoliv.iv would
have been to seize the customs-house
at Puerto Mexico, as was done at V.-r-i
| Cruz, which would have violat-d th
1 armistice.
! l t Lansing, counselor of the
Mate Department, made pulilie ih^> re
; ports concerning the delivery of the
; ammunition. Secretary Br>an be it,.- ?j,.
j sent. When Mr. Hryan returned to the
(department later in the day he was in
formed of the messages.
, UK) \\ ^liows >. | it | ? 111 s|-;
?. UIIII.V Till,11 oi'* it I; I'oit i
j ?? hat, he said, showing some sur
ji'tln.-, "already landeil the arms'.'"
Mr. ltryaii then read the dispatch
bin oecliued to make further com
M-diatloii developments at -Viagara
' " * ""|r" r. poj i< d to President \V? 1 -
?J>,viura nces were reiterated
"" ?-' ??lou.s obstacles iiad i?.,? en
countered. j
During t J j 1 day John Lind and c. a. i
n"'1 V'?'Homey r-presenltng i
i.ie .M?\ican Constitutionalist.;. , j
? ?11 .?tar;.- !5rv.- a 1.. <lu,eu.-> . otidi
" ''icil ill it; lit lend to represent;.
II o 11 h \ aiz? ? 111s ..I 1:. .?. -.i ..
, , 1 '" "? ? al 1 art a::xa
I'caee conference. .Mr. |{,-ya!>
...is riiKain-il at the time and another]
c.int ??rence was arranged for to-mor- I
rov.\
ether r e prosen I a 11 ves of the Con- 1
st I tut iona lists here stated that ni. word
h .d come from Carranza indie;,ting i
ntij change in his determination not
" participate i:. negotiations Involving
the internal affairs of Mexico.
I ill mots and reports that 1 luert a w:-s
making preparations to leave Mexico
tity continued to reach Washington,
due report raid Huerta was living to
make arrangements to leave, provided j
h;- could ,io so with dignity
CII.VSTITI TION \ 1,1ST KOItCI-iS
tiiui:ati:xi\? acaimi.co
Lite to-day. Hear-Admiral Howard :
commanding the American fleet |? :
Mexiean Paclf;. waters, reported mat '
Const,tutionaiist forces In Southwest- 1
ern Mexican States were "threatening j
ACiiptilco. '
Much* surprise was expressed Tiere :
whf-ii It hecanic known that Count!- I
t utionnlfsis had interrupted railroad
and telegraphic communication be- i
tween Mexico City nnd Guadalajara
for eve 1 al hours on Tuesday. It v is
pointed out that mineral resources tn
the vicinity of Gualadajara were al
luring inducements to the Constitu
tionalists.
Advices to the Navy Department
stated 1 hat the American, Smith, wtio
shot several Mexican brigands l>e
-ai'.se they attacked his place near
! olann, is still under arrest and must
indergo trial. He was reported to
i>e well trejited, however. IJis family
was said to be at liberty.
These facts were developed by the ,
v.sit to Arista of the United States !
1 rtiiser Albany. The Albany had a
hard tune to i<et in touch with Arista I
heeause of (he heavy surf. One or
nor boats finally roao)u*r1 siioro, ann
ollicers and crew proceeded inland to
Tolana and communicated dlrecttv
with Smith.
MONTAGUE IS HOPEFUL
Seeks I 'nvornltie Aellon on lllll (o A i?
ttroprlnle .suoii.oni) r?r Kielinionil.
I Special to The Times-1 'ispatcii. J
ashimf ton. May 27. ? Consreasman
.Montague called 011 the House Commit
tee on ISuildiiigs and Grounds while th?
committee was holding Its weekly ses
sion to-day and urged favorable action
011 tho Dill to appropriate $l'.ii0,00n to
uy the residue of (lie post-ollloo block
upon which to erect an addition to the
Hichmond post -otlice.
Tho committee members slated they
would tako no action until the return
of Congressman Prank Clark, chalrnian
ot the cniniiiittee, who is campaiKninir
lor re-election in Florida, lie is ex
pected back about June 4.
Congressman .Montague stated after
his conference that he is in no wav
hopeless of favorable action upon
Calrk's return, and hopes io got the
appropriation at this session as an
emergency case. Mr. Montague has
been as diligent as possible in Mils mat
ter, In approaching tho committee as a
whole and Its individual members and
has gained tho interest of th >n'unit
teo. in tho matter. G. 1! M
AND GETTING WARMER
DURYEA'S COLT DURBAR
WINS CLASSIC DERBY i
King < ?iiiRrji?u!ntcH l?* Onni-r. but |
I'uilN lu Invite Hint to Ilcrliy
Dlmirr.
MAimon 'I'll IHTKK X XO HOODOO
\ nicrlcnii Colony l(ii|iiif \\ lien Horse ?
Hidden l?y American .IiirUi'J, McKec,
Itoinp* Hoinr ( mlrr Wrnp*.
Kpsom, .May U7.?The Derby, best
known of the Kngliah classic horso
racps, to-day was won l>y an American
horse, Herman 1!. Duryea'8 Durbar, II
King <jeor(ic, who !?;??! v.'itm -ssed the
i :????.? from the royal box. with Queen
Mary aii'l Prince Arthui of Oonnau^ht.
scat for Mr. Duryca ami congratulated
liim.
"It was not a good raciV said the
Kim? "but your horse won like the
good horse he is"
I t'? the monarch's affability, Mr.
1 'uryt-a w.c no' invited to the Derby
dinner. wiich the K'nir Rivus every '
year after the rac< . an ! to wliieli the i
day's winner is usuallv invited. In- '
stead, -Mr. Duryca hail a modest rep.u;t (
will) his wife all'! Majjr K'le l.odet ill
the !.erl;cley Hotel grillroom.
The winner's recent f-.ru: in Fratjc?
had been consi?lcrc<l so poor that luj 1
was regarded hero as a rank outsider,
and odds of L'i to ! were freely laid
against liiin in the clubs last nictit.
To-iiay he had no trouble in disposing
<if a lieid of thirty horses, the largos'
that lias turned out for the raee since
1 s?jr|. lie won by liirec IciRlhs front
two other outsiders, llapsburg and
1'etep tho Hermit.
The bolting just befnr-'1 the stirt of
the race was -0 to 1 against I?urba-t II.. i
;i:? to 1 against Hapshurg. and 109 i> t
against i'eter the Hermit.
1*1 l?I.I? I'AVOIUTKS M'.VKtt
FI.ATTIHI 'I'll Kilt SI IM'OltTKUS
The puhlie favorites never 11 itterei!
their supporters at any stage of the
raee. Kenny more, who Id?1 in the bet
ting, oehaved so badly at the post that ,
lie delayed the start, and wh-n th"
Held tin.illy was sent away he was left
in a bail position. Polyerats made all
the running to tho half distance, with
Klack .1 ester, Hapshurg, Dan Kusscll
anil Durbar, II., close ui>. Hounding
Tattenham Corner. Durbar, II.. jump-d
in on the rail and took up the running,
lie hold the command to the llnisn,
easily nailing oil" several challengers.
Dan Itussell was fourth.
The lime of the race was two minutes
thirty-eight seconds, a fraction of a
second faster than the average. Air.
Duryea had great fnlth in his horse,
which was hacked for large amounts
by tho American contingent. Tho jubi- f
lalion among the big crowd of trans- ,
allautic visitors was distinctly notice- ?
able as the winner was led into the
paddock.
King (Seorge and Queen Mary were
both present, as well as most of the
staff of the United States embassy, 1
while distributed about the course
were large numbers of Americans.
An army of police was encamped
about tlie ground to prevent any at
tempt at violence by militant suffra
gettes.
Needless to say. the American vic
tory was not popular with the crowd,
which numbered fully 2".0,000. They
had come anxious to see the favorite
win. or, barring that, tho King's horse,
l'.rak espcar.
The race Itself needs little descrip
tion. It started twenty-one minutes
late, due principally to tho temper
shown by the favorite, Konnymorc.
This horse caused no end of trouble
and is it was when the horses dually
got away to a bad start Ivennymore
was left lengths In the rear.
When tho horses hove Into sight
again at Tottenham for nor, Magce
shot Dubar through tho rails, giving
him 'a comfortablo lead from Itlack
Jester with Dan Itussell, rirakespear
and I'eter the Ilcrinlt, following in tho
order named.
Front this point tho race was prac
tically over, as I'.lack Jester and Dan
Itussell dropped hack leaving Haps
(Cuntinuod on Second I'ag?.)
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY
' OPPOSES USE OF TOBACCO i
I rscM Clergymen, CanillilnlrN for Mill- j
Istry nml Cliureli OHIeliiln
to Almtnlu.
W OJIBN'S Al'XII.IAHY WINS I-'ICJHT ;
No t'lmngr l<i lit* Mnile Iti lliiudllnc of
I-'iiiiiIn?Adjournment lv\peeted (o lie ;
Tnken liy .Noon To-l>ny.
[Special to The Tllllfs-Idspatch. 1 |
Kansas City, .May -7.?The ("Jeneral '
Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian ;
Church went on record late to-day lis I
opposed to tin uof tobacco amOng |
clergymen, candidates tor the ministry j
and church officials.
Kov. .1. S. Lyons, Louisville, Ky., re- j
tiring moderator, recommended on be- |
half of the committee on bills and !
overtures, that the assembly reply in I
the negative to an overture that It
should oiscourago tobacco.
"This i ;i convent Ion," lie said. "Wo i
? lid not mi't In i id quibble over small
matters of personal habit. hut to settle
some of she a real qeustions troubling
our church."
Tin assembly overruled Or. Lyon. ?
and adopted the overture by a vote of .
:?o to 7".
V. Io n the committee on systematic
benetieeneo presented its report, several
commissioners, led by the Ilev. Kgbert I
W. Smith, of Atlanta, (in., executive
secretary of the foreign missions com
mittee. pleaded that no change be made
in the handling of the funds of the
women's auxiliary.
Finally, the recommendation that a
change lie made was stricken from the
report, and an appreciation of the ser
vice tendered by the women's auxiliary
was inserted. The report as -i whole
was adi'ptrd. dt Is expected that busi
ii' .j?? will In- concluded in time to ad
journ al noon to-morrow.
i'i:o<;iti-:ssi\ i: simiut
MIHIVX I V .>1 AUK 1011 l)i :<.It! '.K
The piogivfi!.1 vo spirit to i mrirked
de;ice was c\:denecd in the proceed
ings of tli" j.eacral assembly '..i-d."
'i lie report of (he committeo on I'Jlft
a.vl rvi liurrs having been completed,
I?!-. ). s. Lyons, chairman, is ted for
lb- discharge t ? the committee. Wh-n
il>.is request had been granted, Pr.
Lyons, rising to a question of personal
privilege, said:
"I hold no brief for Mr. Carnegie. I
never met him, and 1 do not expect to
meet him in this world. I hope to
meet him in a belter one. I deem it
appropriate and in harmony with the
sense of justice of this assembly, that
an expression lie made of Its unwilling
ness to appear to pass Judgment upon
.Mr. Carnegie, or upon any other per
son without adequate evidence."
The exhortation of 1 >r. T. A. Whar
ton, of Texas, to give the women of
the. church anything tlicy wanted in
the management ol their money. In
their societh s was heeded by a large
majority of the commissioners in the
adoption of the .substitute to that part
of the report of the standing
committee on systematic bene
ficence, the substitute recommend
ing that no change he made In the
operation oj' work of the auxiliary,
but that il continue to work tin. coin
ing year up on the plan of last year.
\VOMK\ WIN KMillT TO
It KM A I \ ( MUST! ItnKl)
The dis cussion of I lie report and ttio
substitute was animated, and the
a Ioption of the substitute "carried tho
point" in favor of the desire ot tlie
women for their plan of work to re
main undisturbed. The point was
m.ade*ou the floor that insinuation had
been made that a hint of disloyalty to
the direction of the assembly had been
detected in I lie spirit of the woman's
auxiliary, and this was emphatically
denied by commissioners.
Answering an overture asking
whether rotation of elders and dea
cons would be. preferable to tho life
tenure, the assembly .sent the ques
tion down to the presbyteries for ad
vice and consent, I heir answer to he
sent to the next assembly. Answer
ing the request of Dr. J. Addison Smith
(Continued on Second Pnjjo.)
WILL NAME CANDIDATES
IF WANTED BY BURLESON1
Mnrtin nuil Sn It UN oil to Keep Hnnslfl
Off I'ulll AsHiircd Itccoiiimriiiln
llmii Ari> DmlTril.
IHSPUTR IV NINTH DISTIIICT
I'on (run ?t o r-!-cncm I Apiinrnifly linn No i
\ilopfe?l Method of Killing Vnojinolc.s <
U lili l>(*iiiocrii(N.
[Special to Tim Times-Dispatch.]
Washington, May 21.?Of the six j
postmasters nominated In tlir? Ninth '
District since the Democrats onmo Into
liinvi'v sixteen months ago, four have |
been named upon the recommendation
of Senators .Martin ami Swanson, ac
cording to a statement made by an of
lieinl of the ili'partmont to-day. no
spite tiie fact that i he Senators anil
Postmaster.' Jcneral llurlcson arc at |
mills regarding these appoinlments, the !
T'ostmaster-iJeneraI refusing lo aceept |
the recommendations of tin; Senators 1
without question, in only two instances j
out of six has P.urleson refused to j
nominate the man recommended l?y j
the- Senators. These were J. It. I Joy- j
er, of Tazewell, who was rejected In {
favor of A. I'?. Huchanan, his brother- j
In-law. ami .1. D. Itiehmond. at Wise i
?'ourthonse, who was rejected fori
Wade II. Llpps, brothor-ln-law of'
Robert l'ruee.
.Senators Martin and Swanson stated \
to-day that they only made written 1
recommendations in two instances, j
those of Hoyer at Tazewell, and O. X. j
"toy, at Wythovillo. These. they!
stated, they made at the same time j
shortly after President Wilson was i
inaugurated. ittey was noininated j
upon their recommendation and con- i
firmed. Huchanan has never been con- !
firmed, the Senators taking the posi- .
lion that P.oyer should he appointed.
SKX.VI'OIIS PlltM POH WHAT
Til l-J V (ONSIIHJIt HHiHTS I
Postmaster-General P.urleson, refus- i
ing to pinnt the Senators what they 1
declare is the right accorded Demo- j
cratlc Congressmen to name the post_ ;
masters in their districts and Demo- |
cratic Senators to name postmasters In
Republican districts in other States, j
tlio Senators declared to-day that they'
have made no more formal recoinmen- !
ilations since the tirst two, and will |
make none until they are assured that i
their recommendations are really want- j
ed, and will bo followed without being :
submitted to any other party.
Four more .Ninth District postman- i
tors have been nominated since Hoyer ,
and Otey were recommended. Thoy '
are J. M. Mlntiich, Gate < "Icy; J. D. !
Askew, I'ulaski: Wade II. l.ipps. Wise
Courthouse, and C. 11. Wllloughby, at j
.lonesville.
The Post-Office Department official
who was questioned to-day stated that, J
although the Senators hiive tiled no ;
joint written recommendations with j
the department, nevertheless, they ver- j
bally recommended the appointment of 1
.1. M. Minnich, at ?Jate City; J. P. ]
Askew, at Pulaski; C. II. Wllloughby, i
at Jonesville, and J. D. niehmonil, at i
Wise.
f.ll'PS IS XO.MIXATKO
III T .NO'!' MOT COVKIItHKn
The first three of theso four were
nominated by Hnrleson, and Minnich
and Askew have been continued, j
Postmaster-General Hnrleson advised
the Senators that he wished to appoint
Wade II. Dipps as postmaster at Wise,
and asked them if they would also In
dorse him. They replied that they
would not recommend Hipps, hilt that
If ho (Hnrleson) insisted on nominat
ing him, they would not prevent his
conllrmatioii. lie has not yet been con
firmed. l.ipns was put forward by
Robert Hruce, nrnl had u strong' In
dorsement.
For the other officers in the Ninth
District, where vacancies already exist
or will soon occur, such as North Taze
well. Rig Stone Gap, Hrlstol, I.cbanon,
(Continued on Second Page.)
TO HAI.T1MOKE YORK RIYBR LINC.
A most enjoyable trip nt itll tlmni. ant
particularly now, lifii) unit way; Jl.iW round
trip.
EXPECT PROTOCOL
SOONTOBESIGNED
Main Issues in Mexican Problem
Satisfactorily Worked Out
in Principle.
OPTIMISTIC SPIRIT PREVAILS
Points Yet to Be Taken Up Re
late Chiefly to Inter
nal Problems.
Niagara Falls, Ont.. May ? Dis
position of tint Mexican problem by
modiatloll had progressed so far at the
eiiil of to-day's conference that those
close in touch with tlie deliberations
predicted that a protocol would bo
signed within a week. The main is
sues are understood to have been sat
isfactorily worked out in principle.
Minor issues were said t.. have been
the subject of a conference held to
day in Toronto between the mediators
and the American delegates before at
tending tlie garden party given to tho
I'uke and Duchess of (lonnusnht. and
the mediation colony. Kn route to
11i>4111 from Toronto to Niagara Falls,
the mediators communicated the
Americans' views to the Mexican dele- .
gates.
Points yet to l>e taken up, it Is un
derstood. relate chiefly to internal
problems, and it is known, if it decid
ed to seek an agreement upon them at
nil. the mediators desire to treat them
only in the broadest manner.
I lie atitude of the .Mexican represen
tatives is that th.se internal problems
should not be entered into liv this
tribunal, inasmuch as the discussion of
one would lead to another, and so on.
3!.l.W I.OCA I, I'llOIII.KMS
I'Kft I.I A It TO t:\Clf STATU
In this connection, the Mexican dele
Kates brought up, as an illustration, the
governorship of Mexican states, and
the problem of the relation of the state
governments to the provisional Fed
eral government when it shall have
>cen established. They pointed out
that to attempt to formulate a plan
dealing* with provisional control of
state governments would involve tho
mediators to the pointer tedium in tho
each st'itc "robk'ma Peculiar to.
The Mexican envoys hold that these
Problems can best bo worked out by
rlai' i!'1V|" People. It was Intimated to
da.v that the mediators also desire to
exclude as clost ly as consistent from
then- general plan all details that mav
>e more practically worked out by tho
reVicent' T,J? ,''e<"-^<"-s remain
b .V prrolatl>' what disposal
has been made of the question of tho
? limination of General lluerta. other
win"i . that his dignity
Iho fLUii ' . l'hnpliasis was laid on
the m li ! plans formulated bv!
IV comprehended the cv"_
pec tat ion of bringing General Car.anm
I the support of the scheme for .
visjona I poveruim nr. 1
k I he confident hope was expressed l?v
one mediator that as .-oon as <'arrant*
and hs followers a.-.,,,aii".d
with the proposals, they will a?reu to
tease their military opiations.
I?I0V R I.OIMIRX'I'S I.K VI?
Toronto. ;s,,0.i,'r V!!?T:vrR
South American m^ilntorj "fl |\\?
American and Mexican delegates
compan.ed by members of their panv
ame here to-day from Niagara F-tllt'
oVe't'l .?f ,,K'h' eoiiference,'
<> be the guests at a garden partv In
? '"iinauilhl. tl'ov
ii, t h*e I s " ,I,!V' !,M?..?ents
. ' 1 1w ' iily-four hours called
Problem the MexleaJ
???.'? their u1#^ vest',- r', 1 v11'
iass?1 ?;'!?" wi,uu t?
. uss. i he conference lasted for ?,,,
hour, and was interrupted bef.-? t|,ov
had concluded their conversation be
uttend nffil,r tlu'v l!a",e to
'\a ;; r<isi,,t or tho meeting. It wis
Iril'n i"'!"" Ul:,t "'alters which
??litTv "T." in the same
et, liv Aniericaii ami Mexi
.11 delegates had been cleared up
(ont,nuance of the optimistic spirit
feS o airaYn tr >"ustPr'1?y. was Zu L
it. , snln to-day, and it was said
the two opposing parties were com in,
to an understanding. An e? t
agreement Is to be looked for nrUcl
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