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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
Used to Trace Move
ments Of McManigal
and McNamaras.
CLOSE WATCH IS
KEPT ON OTHERS
Testimony Before Grand Jury
Sitting in indianapolis May Be
Completed Within Month.
Bert H. Franklin Is Ar
raigned on Second Brib-
cry Charge.

Indianapolis, Ind, December IS
Hotel registers showing the move
mentS Of those suspected of completely
In the dynamiting conspiracy ctncr
than the McNamara5 and Ortie Nc
Manirul. were taken before the red
eral grand jury to-day. Thomas J.
Roftinson. Youngstown, o., the iirst
motel man examined. brought with
him his MOTEL register ana accoun,
books. SAID To show by whom CERTAIN
bills had been paid. y bridge pclns
erected by the Baltimore ana ONO
Railroad at Youngstown was uumu s.:u
py an explosion on the nlyn: VI Orlu
Der 80. Ago.. Nom union non WORK
crs huu been enployeu on the contract.
rms explosion vas roilvweu py mum.
crous others In NUrtncrn ONO, All al
ieEed 10 be ucpreuatlons .. the .uy-
namiunS crew."
MrMahiEuI's and The McNurnaras'
movements are well knowI, anl tho
hotel rccorus are beng brought from
places III ONO, lnuIaua, ILLINOIS, from
the East ana from as lag m=sl as
salt Lake CITY, Utah, with view OF
tracing others wnusc names nave not
yet been mentioned. Tut upon wnoni,
II Is sad, the government IS K..lunu
close watch
otner persons examined .o-duy arc
beiicvtd to know circumstances con-
hected Win the stores OF explosives
mnicn the uynamiters Kept rnr
stores We're ut ilmn, o., where III
April ISL, $40 pounus VI dynamite
were taken from a Darn III the rear OF
HicHaniGais Iatner's nome. III lnuun-
apons, wnere more tnun luV puunu.
oil explosives We're Iuunu III the base
ment OIL the bunuIng occupied by the
international Association OF Brlugv ana
structural Iron WORKERS. ana III a
barn outside the CITY: at Rochester,
Ia. wnert nltroSlycCrluc was tuunu,
and at Munclc, Ind.
Detective W. j. Turns, who through
eNlaence left ut THESE places, trucvd
SlcManisnIs connection win THE Nc
4>aniaras, PROBABLY VIII DC witness
later.
district Attorney Charles w. Miller
said the government was progressing
fapiuly wItn the Investigation. lie salu
IL was prooaDlc All the evidence would
DC III III month
Alleged Bribcr ArruiSncd.
Los Ans vies. CaL. Decenrer lS.-
Bert II. rrunkiin. formerly an inyes-
tleator tihpioScn uS the uciense III the
MeNamaru uynaliting Cases. was
brought before Justice Young tu-oay
Tor preliminary hearing OH the second
pripcry cnurse against nlin-tnuI ot
naNihg briued Mrs. Robert r. Bain
~ htI loSpohos juror III
the trlal or James 3. NlcNamaru
one witness, Mrs. Maud CnIIord
faricy, nelGnDor. tcstlued that AIRS.
BAN came TO ner home one uay and
uscu me tcicpnoneI and that Mrs
Bain used the name Franklin several
umes.
Tne case then went over until to-
morrow.
Deputy District Attorney W. Joseph
Ford stated that one more witness
would be called tomorrow and that
immediately atterward he would lille
criminal information against Frank
lin
The Washington herald., 1911-04-17
PRINTERS NOMINATE
OFFICERS OF UNION
f. c. Roberts and J. B. Dick
man Up for Presidency.

Officers of Columbia Typographical
Union, No. 101, were nominated at q
meeting in typographical Temple yester-
day afternoon. The committee on tuber-
culosis made its report on the sanitar
conditions in printing shops in the city.
+. {. Roberts and John B. Dickman
We're nominated for president. Francis
Benzler vice president. George G. Sci
bold secretary, a. J. Arnold and Jerome
b. johnson treasurer, Harry B. Goodrell
trustee, and Eugene Conner sergeant at
arms. large number were nominated
for auditors.
Much interest centers n the naming of
delegates TO the international convention
to be held in San Francisco in August
From the Government Printing Office
Thomas l.. Jones. Louis C. Vogt. r. A.
Julian. John A. Onyun. Robert W. Sum-
mers, Hugh Everett. Harry Howe Fred
Mobiles, Harry c. Hayne, f. W. Morcock.
Joseph f. GOodkey, Oscar d. Hyler, and
s. NJ. Simpson were nominated as suit
able men to represent the union at the
convention. Three Of these will be Sc
lected.
The delegate from the downtown Of
fees will be selected from among Charles
K. Laylor. S. S. Sweeney, T. j. Fftzwill-
lam. J. Henry Mullen, B. S. Feeney, and
W. H. Anglin.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-17
CHRISTIAN IN EYES OF LAW.

Recognition of the United States by
the Supreme Court as a Christian nation,
in the famous decision of New York City
VS.. Trinity Church, in February, 1892,
was severely deprecated as an unconsti-
tutional political doctrine and as being
a. variance with the disestablishment
Of the church by Alonzo T. Jones, au-
thor and lecturer. of Battle Creek. Mich,
before the Secular League in Pythian
Temple yesterday.
The speaker reviewed American his
tory bearing upon the question and
placed the decision in the same class as
the "Dred Scott" case. He appealed from
the decision of the court to the people
Of the country, and felt assured that
they would reverse this decision as they
had reversed the Dred Scott case.
In the evening the same speaker took
as his subject Abraham Lincoln and the
Supreme Court. Both meetings were at
tended by large audiences, who followed
the speaker closely in his critical and
historical arguments.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-17
WALL STREET NEWS
Holiday Welcome Because of
Lack of Business.
RAILROADS CUT EXPENDITURES
Brokers Become Pessimistic-No
Sales at Present LeveI-Manufac-
turing Falls OBJECTION Continues
Slow-Tarin Does Not Scare-Dema-
gogues Are Responsible.

New York, April 1s.-It has not been
the invariable custom of the stock ex-
change to take a three days adjournment
over Good Friday or even suspend busi-
ness Good Friday itself Indeed, the gen.
eral rule has been not to close the ex-
change at all at this time IL anything
like an active stock market was in
progress. This year the triple holiday
was moro welcome than it ever has been
before, because the extraordinary pro-
longation OF market dullness was begin
ming to get upon the nerves of Wall
street, and the vacation came to every
body as a great relief
Professional Wall street, disheartened
by the utter torpor of speculative busi-
ness in the last two months, is turning
rapidly to the pessimistic view that the
public will not buy stocks at the present
level, and that an active stock market
can only be secured by such a lowering
of prices as will induce purchases.
Their attitude has unquestionably been
supported by the signs of a renewed fall
ing off in commercial business and man.
ufacturing business in the last two or
three weeks.
Railroad eGrnings, both gross and net,
continue to decrease. although the falling
on in gross in the present month thus
rar has not been as notable as in March.
1t is said that orders for iron and steel
materials are coming in slower than at
any time in the present year. Conditions
IN the cotton trade that have been so
depressed In the past year and a half do
not seem to be getting any better, and
there is hardly day which does not
bring an announcement of laying of
of men by some great railroad or other.
CurtaiI Service.
Railroad economizing has, indeed
reached point where the passenger
service is being curtailed. and an infer
ence drawn from these facts by many OBJ
servers is that the picking up in trade in
January and February was a false start
There was at least one welcome de-
velopment last week, and that was that
the tariff revision and Canadian reciproc-
lty programmes, as finally officially out
lined by the Democrats in the House of
Representatives, were not OF a kind on
which any very gloomy representations
concerning business can be based
The governments April crop report
was not quite as rosy as previous ex-
travagant anticipations had made out,
but il carried predictions. nevertheless.
OF the largest winter wheat crop in the
country's history and most people were
inclined to consider this satisfactory.
Since April /, when the government crop
observations were taken, weather condi-
tions have been uniformly favorable, and
1t will be remembered that different con-
ditions were reported a year ago, when
the April weather was so poor for the
winter wheat crop that the May govern
ment report showed a large falling of in
condition.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-17
.SAENGERS OBSERVE
BIRTHDAY OF BUND
Frank Claudy Conducts Fest
in Impressive Way.

Easter and the sixtieth anniversary OF
the Saengerbund fell on the same day.
and both events were celebrated in a
most impressive manner at the bund
home last night in the presence of a
large audience. Frank CIaudy. honorary
president of the society and poet
laureate, conducted the fest
In 1851 the Saengerbund had its hum
BILE birth. There was an old German hall
in Eleventh street in those days, and
there the members Of the chorus Of a
neighboring church were wont to gather
to rehearse. One rainy evening this little
band, consisting of seven German sing
ers, were struck with the idea Of organ
izing social and musical body among
their fellow-countrymen.
This was the beginning of the bund.
which to-day has a membership of nearly
1000.
Der Hechachtbare Magister Claudy. in
his address. related the incidents con-
nected with the history of the organiza-
ton in highly interesting manner.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-17
POSTMASTER RUNS
AUTO INTO A CAR
Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Escape
Without Scratch.
NEW HEADLIGHTS SMASHED
Before Motorman Puts on Brakes
Near Senate Office Building Ma
and Becomes Entangled in Tracks.
Taxfcab Also Damaged.

Postmaster n. A. Merritt not only had
a narrow escape from injury yesterday
afternoon while automobiling with his
wife, but also succeeded in smashing the
headlights of his brand-new car. II Mr..
Merritt had not been going slowly at
the time the result would have been
serious.
Mr.. Merritt was Just turning down
Delaware avenue In front of the Senate
Office Building. little dreaming of the
freaks of the cars at that point where
they make the turn to go toward Union
Station.
Saw Car Coming.
He saw car coming and went straight
ahead. thinking it would turn at the
corner, but the switch was set for an
other direction. and the car came
straight ahead. All OF a sudden. Mr..
Merritt heard a husky voice shout
Look out there and before the motor
man could stop his car. 1t struck Mr..
Merritts new machine. 'Biff!' and there
was a clatter of broken glass, and two
new lamps were smashed to smithereens.
But when Mr.. Merritt tried to back his
automobile, something held 1t fast. The
wheel had become locked in something
and II took the eXertions OF two able
bodied men to straighten out matters.
Neither Mr.. Merritt nor his wife was
injured and she stuck bravely TO her
seat without SO much as A quiver. Then
Mr.. Merritt, after his auto became dis
entangled from the street car. drove off
as if nothing had happened.
Taxicab Badly Damaged.
AS a result of a collision between two
automobiles at Thirteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, yester-
day afternoon, two men narrowly es-
capped injury but one OF the cars, owned
by the Federal Taxicab Company, was
badly damaged
George Sonnesack. operator of an auto
mobile owned by Samuel Gassenhenner,
attempted to cross in front of the taxicab,
driven by John c. Fish. and struck the
rear Of the ta1icab, badly damaging It.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-17
FOUR ARE HURLED
FROM BALLOON CAR
Aeronauts May Die from Fall
After Collision.

Berlin. April 16.-Four balloonists were
thrown from the car of the balloon Nord-
hausen at Leipzig, Saxony, to-day, and
it is feared that all of them will die
The Nordhausen was one of ten ball
looms that entered a distance competition
starting at Leipzig. Two had scared when
the Nordhausen was rising, but being
overballasted. she failed to clear the top
Of big gas holder. There followed a
collision with the other balloons that
were already lined up. and the car OF the
Nordhausen turned turtle. throwing the
occupants fifty feet to the ground.
All were unconscious when taken to
hospitals. One of the injured is Korn. a
well-known aeronaut Several thousand
persons witnessed the disaster The race
was called off until Monday.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-17
". H. DECKER DEAD
Prominent Mason Is Victim
of Bright's Disease.

William Henry Decker, prominent in
all branches of the Masonic order and
clerk in the Office of the Auditor for
the Post-office Department, died OF
Bright's disease at his home in the On
tario yesterday morning. Mr.. Decker had
been confined to his bed since January q
He was born in Milwaukee September l,
1874. He spent the carly years of his
life in that city. and at the outbreak of
the civil war responded to LincoIn's first
call for volunteers and served through
out the war. He was seriously wounded
in the battle OF the Wilderness. At The
close of the war Mr.. Decker was appoint-
ell quartermaster's agent for the United
States army in Mexico.
In 1850 he was made customs official
for the port of New Orleans, and during
the riots that occurred there he rendered
the government valuable service by saving
the tax hooks from destruction at the
hands of the moo when they attacked
and sacked the custom-house. Mr.. Deck
er heard of the threatened attack and
secretly moved all important records to
the courthouse and deposited them in
the safe.
In 1890 he came TO this city to take a
clerkship in the Auditors Office for the
Post-office Department Mr.. Decker was
thirty-second degree Scottish Rite
Mason and also a member of all the other
branches of the Masonic order and the
Mystic Shrine.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Elsie
Decker. Funeral services will he held
tomorrow at 1:30 O'Clock in the Church
of the Ascension and will be conducted
by the Columbia Commandry. assisted by
Rev. J. Henning Nelms. the pastor. In
terment will be in Arlington Cemetery
The Washington herald., 1911-04-17
RACES AT PIMLICO
WILL START SOON
Trainers Preparing for Meet
Which Begins April %.
Special to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Baltimore, April 16.-Trainers at Pim-
lico are looking forward to the coming
meeting. which will begin April % and
continue to May Il. inclusive, with the
keenest interest, because il is. conceded
it will be the greatest meeting ever held
in Baltimore ITS going to be mighty
hard TO win," they say. and believing
this, they are letting no grass grow
under their feet in preparing their horses
for the races. The Pimlico bunch will
be ready to meet the invaders from New
York and jamestown when Saturday,
April %. arrives
The last week has caused the horse
men to go somewhat slowly with their
charges, for rain has made the track
muddy and holding. but with sunshine
the Pimlico going ought to be tiptop
this week. So far there has been no
sensational work attempted by any of
the trainers. but the animals are about
ready TO let down whenever they are
asked. There are several large stables at
the course, and it is expected that Sam
Hndreth and T. J. Healey will arrive
some time this week. Hildreth will
bring, amCng others. the mighty Fitz
Herbert and the Futurity winner of last
year, Novelty, now three-year-old, while
Tom Healey will have a big bunch of
twn-year-olds. the Suburban winner,
Olambala. and Naushon, one of the best
Of the twO-year-old division last season.
all the property of r. T Wilson, jr.,
president of the Saratoga Racing Asso-
citation. August Belmont will augment
the string he has at jamestown with
some of his best two-year-olds now at
Belmont Park
Stable room will be taxed to the limit.
If there were enough stalls TO accommo-
date them, Pimlico would have more than
800 horses to draw from this spring.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-17
THE EXTRA SESSION.

Chapauqua ends weary their full of care the
world bleak and dreary and gloom everywhere "Aas
they make confession our programmes all awry that dog
gone session has knocked plans high
human wonder whose talks all the rage this year paw
thunder upon helpful stage Our will shelter
his bald and noble head Washington he'll wee and wish that
he dead In Washington he'll suffer- and mop his seaninp
face the while cheaper duer here take his place
Yes while he the nation and speaks thunder tones some
guy of humber station will collar all the bones Chautauqua fans
will anguis this summer that the bitter anguish
the must endured Compelled their wages
misery and while Chautauqua stages cheap subs
the dough- But let draw curtain upon this scene
programmes uncertain visions of long green"
Copyright by Gear. Adma, WALT Mason.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-17
RITES FOR CAR VICTIM.

John L. King, forty-eight years old,
a retired naval officer. of sos street
southeast, who died Friday night at the
Emergency Hospital as a result of in
juries sustained when he was run over
by a street car on April Z, will be buried
with military honors in Arlington
National Cemetery this morning. The
funeral will take place from the resi-
dence at o'clock.
The accident occurred at Sixth street
and Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
when Mr.. King. who had just alighted
from an avenue car. was suddenly struck
down by car No. Isl, of the Fourteenth
street line.
Mr. King is survived by two sons, A
A. King and ]. w. King, and daugh-
ter, Miss NJ. King.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-17
THREE LEAGUES
MEET TONIGHT
Many Important Matters to
Come Up for Consideration.
By c. w. SWAN.

A meeting of the Capital City League
will be held tonight in the office of Presi-
dent O'Shea, in the Century Building.
In the past the officials have been very
cautious in giving out information re-
,garding the league. and so far have re-
fused to make known the exact personnel
of the circuit. There is a possibility of
the league being a four-club organiza-
ton, as the franchise of the Alcysius club
has not been disposed Of and the St
Stephens club has not shown sufficient
interest in the league TO indicate that
they will put a team in the circuit this
year.
While nothing definite can be learned
from the managers it is safe to say that
to-night's meeting will be an eventful one
for the league.
The independence League will hold a
meeting on Tuesday night at the resi-
dence of its president, o. w. Oakes. 1872
North Capitol street, and not tonight. as
has been announced. Most of the i'm
portant matters concerning the organi-
cation have been transacted. Work on
tine grounds has been retarded owing to
the recent rains, but by Tuesday or Wed
nesday the contractor hopes to have them
in tiptop shape.
The most important business to be
transacted at Tuesdays meeting is in re-
gard to the erection of suitable stands
for the accommO OdatiOn of the spectators
1t Is not known just how extensive the
improvements will be, but satisfactory
ARRANGEMENTS will be made to seat a
good portion of the patrons of the league
C,,b will of +bo
residence of r. S. Jones tonight, and a
schedule will be adopted. list Of dates
has been completed for some time but
has not been announced owing TO the
uncertainty as to whether Parkview
would be represented. Now that they
have decided to retain their franchise,
there is nothing TO prevent the league
officials from agreeing upon the schedule
and await the seasons start. The
grounds at Grant Circle. New Hamp-
shire avenue, and Upsnur street, Pet
worth. are to be greatly improved and
suitable stands will be erected.
Indications point to an even more sue
cessful year than the league has enjoyed
during any previous year of its exist
ence. Organized as a four-club affair
the Suburban League has rapidly risen
in the eyes OF amateur followers. until
it now enjoys place among the strong
est leagues in town, the quality of ball
displayed being rarely eXcelled by any
OF the rival organizations.
When President De Grange calls the
meeting of the Sunday School League
&c order tonight at c. c. Loves resi-
dence, lo1S D street northeast. the or
gsnization will enter upon the compile
ton OF its circuit. The withdrawal of
the Peck Chapel team makes it neces-
sary to admit another team in its stead |
Several applications for franchises have |
been received by the president, and the |
lucky team will be announced. A sched- |
ule for the season will he adopted and |
other minor details considered.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-17
GIVE FINE CONCERT.
French Opera Stars Sing without
Orchestra Accompa nfment

| Orchestra AccOmpa n fment.
The stars of the French Opera Company
appeared in concert at the Belasco Thea
ter last evening before a large and enthu-
siastic audience. Owing to the refusal of
| the company's orchestra to appear the
| singers were accompanied by piano only
| The result was highly satisfying to all
but a handful, who demanded their money
back when the announcement of the or
clestra's nonappearance was made
Why the orchestra went on strike could
not be learned definitely. The members
of the company hid their knowledge of
the incident behind the cloak of their
professed inability to speak English, and
the management of the theater was
equally at sea.
The orchestra, however, will be on hand
for to-nights presentation Of the opera
Samson and Delilah." t6eir detection be-
rangements unsatisfactory to the musi-
clans are thought to have caused the
strike.
The concert was of exceptional variety
and beauty. The absence of the orchestra
did not detract, as one was afforded an
unexpected opportunity to Judge the
quality of the voices without orchestral
distraction to the ear.
Fontaine's superb lyric tenor. Mon
.
magnificent basso were heard to splendid
advantage in several particularly appeal
ing numbers. The feminine singers who
were forced to respond to the applause
with encores were Miles. Scalar. Dingry
ROLAND, and Cortez. In the trio from
Faust NJ. Morati replaced Fontaine.
and the number proved the most popular
on the programme, which was as fol-
lows:
PART l.
Les Sapins Dupont
NJ. Cailol.
Les Gas d1rlande Holmes
Mile. Cortez.
''Bevenueto Cellini' .Diaz
N. Montana.
ta) Les Critics dor Or.....-............A. Holmes
(b) "S'ies Ayient de Allies. s''....................X
NJ. blanchard
Graid air de "SiguId' Reyer
NJ. Foutaine.
Meditation de "Thais' .Massenet
NJ. Bienyenn.
Viola solo ct orchestra)
Air de "Mignon". "...........-....--......A.T Thomas
Mile. Dingry.
Les Deux Grenadiers. Shuman
NJ. Huberty.
La Refne de saba .Gounod
Nile. Scalar.
tal Thy Beaming Eyes. Doweil
(b) ''Because e.......-..-...--.....Guy dHaxdeot
Mr.. Moore.
la Pere du Bresil'' David
Mile. Roland.
Mlle. sesir. Mo.a q HubsrS.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-17
SOCIALIST IS SUICIDE.
Writer Tells of Blasted Hopes in
Last Letter.

Narborth. Pa. April 16.-Daniel Nissan
Young. cousin OF W. K. Vanderbilt
college graduate, writer on sociological
topics. famed as an exponent OF
socialism. advocate of the single tar
idea. and a friend of woman suffrage
ended his life by taking cyanide in his
cozy home here to-day Several letters
one of these addressed to his wife, told
of the tragic contemplation.
Foremost among the missives written
by Mr.. Young was a final message to all
the members of the Socialist party in the
United States. telling of the blasted hopes
of the one who had for almost lifetime
aspired to champion the cause of the
working class
The Washington herald., 1911-04-17
Calls Sent simultaneously.
Leg Broken In Fight.

During an alteration at Fourteenth
and Florida avenue northeast yesterday
afternoon between Thomas Colbert,
thirty-two years old, OF 1880 Lewis street
northeast, and James McAnice, the lat
ter had his left leg broken. In clinch
McAnice fell, his leg doubling under
him. He was taken to Casualty Hospital
for treatment. Colbert is locked up at
the ninth precinct station.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-17
Railroad Runs New Line.

Lynchburg. Va, April 16.-The Left
wich-Durmid cut off of the Southern
Railway through Lynchburg. which has
been in course of construction for five
years, costing more than s3,000Oc0, went
into commission for the through pas
senger service this morning.