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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05
FOUR ARE NOT NEEDED
ASKS THAT SEVERAL CANDI-
DATES BE DIsREGARDEp.

NEW YORK, August 4-The Mutual Life
Insurance Company today announced that
a supplemental brief had been filed with
Supreme Court Justice Howard of Troy i'm
the matter of the International policy-hold-
ers committee motion before Judge Howard
to compel the state superintendent of in
surance to remove from the administration
ticket for election of the Mutual Life the
names of four men on the relation of AL
fred M. Shook. one of the four
About a month ago the Mutual made pub
lie the names OF candidates to be voted for
at the election next month. 1t was found
that the list contained the names of four
men on the policy holders committee who
never agreed to be candidates and the mo-
ton before Judge Howard was that these
four names be stricken from the ballot
The supplementary brief says In part:
The management of the Mutual Life In
surance Company and the board of trustees
responsible for what is termed the admin
istration ticket do not wish or seek TO
hold the relator. or any of the other three
for whom 1t is claimed that he Is acting, az
candidates upon the administration ticket
against their will. Ii Is necessary, how
ever, and respondent insists that such pre-
ceedlng as is had in the matter of the nOmi-
nation and election Of trustees of the Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company be had in a
legal and orderly manner.
The relator has not proceeded In an
orderly manner and his application should
therefore. be denied. He has sought re-
course to the court in mandamus proceed
ings and the court cannot grant a per
emptory writ
The REALTORS papers fan to show that any
declination of nomination was ever made or
filed with the superintendent of Insurance,
the board of trustees of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company, or that notice ot
deelination was ever filed with the trustees.
the secretary of the company or with any
C=-a.
Even If there were power under the law
to remove the names from the LIST filed, we
urge that as a foundation for an application
in mandamus they should show that they
had made demand OF the superintendent
of insurance or of the proper officers OF the
life insurance company that the names beE
y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05
VARDAMAN'S ADVICEs.
Washington Needs a sJim Crow
Law, He Declares.

Washington Needs slim Crow"
Law, He Declares.
NEW ORLEANS, August Am appeal
by Gov. Vardaman of Mississippi to white
voters to select state legislators who will
vote to stop granting appropriations for the
education of negroes children. is reported
from Brookhaven, Miss, where the gov
ernor today addressed a farmers meeting
Taking up the negro question in Wash
ington. Gov. Vardaman said there is need
of Jim Crow law, reserving certain seats
for negroes, in that city. He said southern
representatives do not propose the enact
ment of such law because they are afraid
of criticism. He declared that If chosen to
represent Mississippi in the United States
Senate he would offer such bill at least
once year. He said that he would rather
be instrumental in securing the repeal of
the fifteenth amendment than to wieid the
sceptre of King Edward of England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05
PAVES WAY TO PEACE
ACTION OF THE COMMITTEES OF
PLUMBERS AND HELPERS.

The joint committee of the Master Build
ers' Association. Inc. the Master Brickiay-
ers' Association. the original Master Build
ers Association and the Jeurneymen Brick
layers Union. No. 1. which for several
weeks has been considering the matter OF
the existing troubles between the master
plumbers and the plumbers OF Local Union,
No. 5. gave out a statement last evening
to the effect that after an extended consid-
Grafton OF the averments OF both parties
the joint committee had reached the con-
clusion that both are in the wrong.
The joint committee recommended that
the contending parties come together and
reconcile their differences as soon as pos
sible.
This action will probably avert the threat
ened strike of the brickiayers and MEM
bers OF the PAINTERS union. which. it was
feared, would tie up building operations
In the District. The trouble began when
the lockout OF the plumbers occurred last
March, 1t had been intfmated that the
journeymen bricklayers and painters would
go on strike out of sympathy for the
plumbers.
This question. 1t is understood. was dis
cuSsed at recent meeting of the repre-
sentatfves of the master bricklayers jour-
neymen bricklayers and representatives of
other trades organizations in Master Build
ers' Hall. 14th and streets northwest
As to Origin of Dispute
The final vote of the members of the
joint committee considering the trouble
developed division of opinion as to which
party was right in it's contentious prior TO
the lockout or in it's attitude since that
time.
At the final meeting Mr.. George Hughes
of the Master Bricklayers' Association pre-
sided and Mr.. w. NJ. Shook of the Jour
neymen Bricklayers' Union, No. 1, acted
as secretary.
The following named composed the COM
nittee; Original Master Builders Associa-
ton Charles A. Langley J. c. Yost, j. A.
Dowrick w. B. Holtzclaw. n. Anderson:
Master Brickiayers' Association. George
Hughes, William E. Freeman, James Mar
tin, Luke F.. Murtaugh, Florence ID. Nc
Auliffe; Master Builders Association.
James l.. Marshall, John McGregor, Joseph
Richardson, James l.. Parsons, William E.
Speir; Journeymen Bricklayers Union, No
l. of the District of Columbia, Milford
Spohn James F. Murtaugh, John G. Wolfe,
John j. Mccarthy. H. M. Shook.
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men, accompanied by number ot his fell
lows. assembled extension ladder to the
roof of premises AIS Tth street. The first fire.
man had a short ladder, and while those In
the immense crow below held their breath
he assembled to the top of the vibrating
tower and made the rope fast about II. The
other end of the rope was attached to cleo
trio car No. 354 and the car started slowly
in a southerly direction, with a view of
pulling the tower to the ground but at the
crucial moment the ropes snapped In twain
In two places. the broken ends flying back
to the roadway.
Another Attempt Made.
The rope was again made fast to the tow
er and long line of firemen seized the
street end of 1t and began Juggling away at
the tower, when the rope snapped again. A
third attempt was made and after consid-
cradle tugging. during which the steepie
rocked to and fro. it finally went backward
and down to the earth with loud crash.
About five minutes after o'clock the
rope was made fast to the almost topping
front wall of premises No. 416 Tth street
and the 1remen gave "a long pull. strong
pull and pull altogether when the wall
fell to the roadway on 7th street making
terrific noise and filing the atmosphere
with suffocating cloud of dust As the
wall fell to the ground the crowd gave a
great cheer The firemen again formed a
shovel brigade, and after removing the de-
bris from the car tracks traffic was re-
surned on the Tth street line after a COM
plete tie-up of more than three hours
An official who witnessed the, breaking OF
the manila rope said 1t conveyed lesson
which should be taken advantage of by the
District authorities. Instead of having ma
Mia rope on the trucks, he said, they should
be supplied with flexible wire rope and
snatch blocks, clamps and hooks to be used
for wrecking purposes when emergencies
similar to that of yesterday afternoon oc-
cur The firemen who assembled to the roof
adjoining that of the Hudson crockery es-
tabiishment were commended for their
bravery in scaling the dizzy heights when
the tower and front wall were in such a
dangerous condition.
The greater part of the large crowd that
had assembled dispersed soon after the
tower and wall had been pulled down, but
many curious persons lined the sidewalks
and gazed at the scene of the catastrophe
until late hour last night
Inspectors Out of the City.
Neither Building Inspector Ashford nor
his assistant, A NJ Poynton, could be
reached last evening, and from an en-
pIoye of the District building depart
ment 1t was learned that both Were prob
ably out of the city for the week end
| Assistant Inspector Storey. in whose dis
! trict the accident occurred, is also away
| on his yaca ton.
The details of the accident in their re-
| Iation TO the building department Will be
| taken up by Mr. Ashford and his corps OF
| inspectors when he returns to his desk
| tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05

escape from death or serious injury OF the
workmen engaged on the site of the demoi-
ished building was little short of miracle
1t was said by one of the workmen that at
the time the crash occurred there were
from twelve to fifteen carpenters and labor
ers, the latter mostly colored, in and about
the place where the accident occurred.
Had it occurred at noon, when the men
were eating their lunches, said one of the
rescued men there would no doubt have
been a great loss of life Most of the
workmen about eighteen In number, were
at the noon hour at that time sitting on the
joists enjoying their midday meals, and
would have been caught like rats in trap.
1 also regard 1t as miraculous that some
of the throng of pedestrians passing along
7th street were not caught under the fall
ing debris and killed or seriously injured
His Thirst Saved Him.
It was related that a colored workman
who said he was very thirsty vacated his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05

No Ala to the height OF No. 416 and COM
bine the two into one structure. 1t was
also said there were no braces used be-
tween the walls of Nos. 4i6 and 412 7th
street across the open space left by the
demolition OF No Ala. Premises No. 412 are
occupied by a section of the and 10
cent stores of Woolworth & Co.
AS a result. when the front wall of No.
Ala collapsed a large portion of the upper
wall of the adjoining building No. 416. fell
inward. II was the opinion of many of
those who had been watching the tearing
down opera tons that the walls of the build
ings on each side of the structure that was
being RACED should have been supported by
props OF sufficient strength to prevent such
an accident as occurred yesterday after
noon.
II was also the opinion of some OF the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05
ROOT AT SANTOS.
Secretary Received by Governor After
Wonderful Ride.

SAC PAULO, Brazil, August 4.-Secretary
OF State Root, on board the United States
cruiser Charleston, arrived at Santos today
accompanied by Mrs Root and Edith and
Edward Root and Ambassador Griscom
The Secretary rode from Santos on a plat
form erected on the front of an engine up
the most wonderful grade known in rail-
road construction. having a rise of 1000
feet. At the station here he was received
by the governor and other officials and es-
corted 10 carriage in which, accompanied
by lancers, he was driven to the governors
residence. the Chaves Palace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05

seat in the very center of the excavation
where the greatest mass of material fell
and left the place less than a minute before
the crash came. Had he not done so, it is
believed he would undoubtedly have been
crushed to death.
While the shovel brigade was at work, the
foreman of the operations at Ala 7th street
the scene of the disaster placed a placard
on pile of lumber In front OF the prem
ises bearing the inscription Carpenters and
laborers wanted"
About O'Clock last evening fremen un-
der the direction OF Chief Belt began the
work of tearing down the topping tower on
portion of the upper front wall of the same
building, which was out of plumb and In
danger of tumbling down. A long rope with
an iron hook attached was taken from one
of the truck companies. and one of the fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05
PLANNING FOR PROBE
CONFERENCES OF GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS AT BUFFALO.

BUFFALO. N. Y, August 4.-Herbert
Knox Smith, acting commissioner Of the
bureau OF corporations in the Department of
Commerce and Labor. had a long confer
ence here today with Assistant United
States Attorneys Wesley S. Dudley and
Wallace Dorsey In the action started b.
the United States against the Standard Oil
Company now pending before the federal
grand jury at jamestown
The grand jury will reconvene at James
town on Monday. About twenty-five wit
nesses are under subpoena
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. August 4.-Mem-
bers of the wage committee of the Manu-
facturers of Machine blown Bottles and of
the Glass Blowers Association will con-
tinue their conference here on Monday n
an attempt to settle the wage scale for
the coming year. The organizations have
been in convention for three days. bnt so
far have failed to reach a definite agree
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05
Royal Personases Go to cowes.

coWEs. August 4.-After inspecting the
hattieship Dreadnous.ht at Portsmouth to-
day King Edward and Queen Alexandra and
the royal personages OF the party went
aboard the Victoria and Albert and camc
to Cowes. Their ntajesties exchanged vis-
Its with King Alfonso and Queen Victoria
on board the royal yachts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05
SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT.

their perilous positions For their valiant
efforts they were generally praised by the
thousands of onlookers.
Later in the afternoon the fire truck with
its modern extension ladders appeared on
the scene and went into service, using It's
long ladders as a means for the firemen TO
reach the roof of the Muth establishment
to make an inspection Of the insecure tower
and portion of the side wall of the Hudson
establishment. which appeared to be in
danger Of failing.
Statement of Eye-Witnesses.
Eye-wltnesses. of the collapsing walls and
roof with whom a Star reporter talked
said that the front wall of the building
formerly occupied by the Modern Drug
Company was the only part of the struc-
ture that had been left standing. the rear
wall and the interior of the house having
been torn down. The purpose of the con-
tractors was said to have been to rebuild
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05
Wants Many designations.

HAVANA. August Ain order to carry
out his plans for complete reorganization.
Senior Cardenas. the new mayor of Ha-
yana, has requested the resignation of every
city employee. There Is considerable con-
sternation among the men, as they fear
few OF them viii be reappointed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05

From the Topeka Capital.
We have noticed that Lou smucker, who
never needs hair cut, gets one every
week, while Jim Nation. who needs hair
cut all the time. never goes near a barber
shop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05

RIO JANEIRO. August 4.--Senhor Torres,
Brazilian delegate to the Pan-American
Congress, has resigned because his duties
on the supreme court bench require his at
tentton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05
SEVEN HURT BY
FALLING WALLS

Continued from First Page)
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
Trying to Buy the GOvernOrship.

Having apparently come to the con-
clusion that the presidential nomina-
ton could not be bought, it seems
that VIM. r. Hearst is IN politics for
anything in the way Of "honors' that
he can get. He has been a congress-
nan from a New York city district for
some time and recently ran for mayor
of New York. He is now out for the
goyernorship of that state. Hearst
boomers are already at work under the
direction of the Hearst financial agent
one Max Ihmsen, of whom The New
York Evening Post says: =
HE is the gentleman agent who set
out to buy the presidency for Hearst in
1904. To buy a mere governorShip
might seem, after that, something of a
come down for Of his abilities, III
we presume the commissions are salts
factory. With him are associated GER
tain ex-politicians, ex-enployes of cor
porations n of a charac-
ter. This pleasing combination of per-
formers descends upon city after city
with a fine arrangement of the meth
DDS Of a circus and those of the adver-
tisers of patent medicine. No sooner
is their metaphorical tent pitched han
they DANGEROUSLY call upon the public
to walk up M see Hearst in his un-
rivaled feat of breaking the necks OF
three giant monopolies at once. In the
streets the deft demonstrators set up
their stands and open their satchels.
Are you suffering from corruption?
Try a box of Hearst's Municipal Own
ership Pills. Is the body polite COW
cred with blotches? One application
of Hearst's Municipal Ownership Wash
will be q sure cure. Meanwhile, the
pavement is Uttered with hand bills.
sandwich-men parade UP and down,
comets are sounded. and Tom john
sons famous Ohio campaign in a devil
wagon is far outdone by the blare and
glad publicity of the Hearst Municipal
Ownership assault upon the govern
orship of the state of New York;
Charlotte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

in the case so far are Collector FL. s.
Harkins, Of Asheville: i. Wiley Shook,
of Clyde: Ace Dinkins and Frank End
leman, Of iadkin county. A. L.
Combes and J. H. Combes. Of Wilkes.
Senator Burton was indicted and
convicted, it being alleged that he
used his position for personal gain
and profit
For several days il has been thought
that something of this nature would
break loose here. and in view Of the
recent movements Of District Attor-
ney Holton, few were, perhaps, sur
prised at today's action Blackburn's
friends say the matter was brought
to a head by the congressman's op-
position to the confirmation of Hol-
toms reappointment, and that the al
legged irregularities for which the in
dic-1nent was brought, have been
Known TO the prosecuting officers for
a long time, all Of the alleged viola
lions Of the law being Of several years
standing. The whole thing is a .-su'--
of the f~actional quarrel was stated
today. Should the jury find a true
bill, it will be interesting to note just
where the matter will end and just
what the congressman has up his
sleeve.-Special to News and Observer
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
EXPECTED.

From all accounts it seems that there
is going to be something in this state
in the near future. For some tine
there have been hints that there were
about to be developed sensations in
the state: that the federal court would
take steps which would be a surprise
to the people. Not until a few days
ago did it develop that perhaps a rep
r~esentative in congress from this state
would be involved in the scandal. 1t
is not known yet who is implicated
but there are strong suspicious. We
publish in another column extracts
from other papers which point most
clearly to the nan against whom these
charges will likely levelop. For the
sake of the state we hope the charges
are not true.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
A X QUESTION.

Thirteen against twenty-siX-we
put the w sides before the public
and want it to settle the question.
One party to the contest says it can
not keep the streets any cleaner be-
cause it has only thirteen men to do
the work of keeping in condition four
square miles Of city. The other side
comes up and says that there are twep-
ty-sfx men engaged in this work. Tie
Messenger does not know which is
correct. 1t has never been present
when the street force was lined up and
counted. But it, does seem strange
that there should be such a difference
between the tally of the mayor and of
=. the chairman of the board Of audit and
fnance. When payday comes the
men line up in front of 1.-The captains"
office to receive their envelopes. The
mayor sees thirteen. The chairman of
the board of audit and finance sees
twenty-siX.
What are we to suppose from this?
Does somebody see double Or does
somebody only look with half an eye?
We suppose the city pay roll would
show whether there are thirteen or
twenty-s:x drawing pay from the city.
1t is a very remarkable fact that there
should be a controversy Over the num-
Der of hands employee by the city.
IN Il small town IKE this it does
seem to us that it could be well ascer-
tanned whether we have thirteen or
twenty-six employed in working the
streets.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
BOWSer and
His Bargain
Captures a Name Antoinette Bed
stead at Auction and Sends
Ii Home.
list DELIGHT MRS. B.
Troubles Ensue---Is Disguised Owne.
Descends to Cellar and Makes
kindhng Wood Of 1t.

copyright. 1scs. by Mcclure. Phillips & Co..
A T 3 o'clock the other afternoon as
~ Mrs. Bowser was getting ready
~ to go downtown and do a lit.
tie shopping Mr.. Bowser made
his appearance. If there hadn't been a
smile on his face she would have been
frightened. AS it was, she started back
and exclaimed:
What! You home at this hour! I
hope there is nothing wrong:"
Nothing wrong, my DEAR" he re-
piled.
lis business slack at the Officer"
Not SO very, but / had reason for
wanting to come home at this hour.
I'll have a surprise here for you di-
rectly."
What kind of a surprise?' she eau
tiously inquired.
1.-THE other night you were saying
that you wanted to get rid of that
three-quarter bedstead in the spare
room and get a full size in its place"
And you've gone and bought one!"
THAT'S the surprise, my dear"
"But-but | wish you hadn't. / saw
a brass bedstead yesterday that just
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
THE CHARGES AGAINST MIR.
BLACKBURN.

It looks like there is going to be
something doing in the western dis
trict before long. We had an idea that
there were going to be some indict-
ments in the federal court for the east
ern district and we are still of the
opinion that some of our friends in
this part Of the state will soon become
more intimately acquainted with Mr.
Harry Skinner. Be this as it may 1t
seems that the sensations furnished us
are Of another character; that they
have something to do with a certain
member of congress. We do not pre-
tend to be on the inside. We know
nothing about what is going on on the
inside. All we know is what the spe-
cial correspondents of other papers
have to say on the subject. Elsewhere
we publish what they have to say
From this we judge that Mr.. Black
burn will have to make a few re-
marks in his own defense. Mr.. ROos-
evelt also may have to explain how it
is that he has allowed this congress-
man to have such influence. For the re-
publicans of u state and for Mr..
tBlackburn's sake we hope that he will
be able to show that there is no truth
in the charges. The fact that he is a re-
publican does not make the matter
any the less deplorable hat a con
gresham from our state should be
charged with such conduct. We deeply
deplore the fact that the report should
have gotten abroad that he will be
charged with such ~offenses and we
sincerely hope that he can establish
his innocence beyond any suspicion.
Wh...e no friend politically of Mr..
Blackburn, We would hate to see fas-
tened upon him any such charge as
those stated in the articles herein re-
ferred to. We do not want to see any
such charges fastened on any North
C%arolinian.