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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-14
SENSATION AT TRIAL
lawyer for Cnmorrists Accused OF Of
fering Money to Witnesses.

IerinG Money TO Witnesses.
Viterpo. June IA sensation was
caused at the Camorrist trial this
AFTERNOON by the testimony of several
women witnesses, who declared that
they had been offered money by tho
wives OF some of the prisoners, and
also BY Alessandro Lioy. one OF the
sito1s previously made by them and
to swear falsely. One witness added
mat she had refused to see Ltoy and
had notified a police Official Of the
attempts made TO have her commit
perjury. M
Lioy jumped to his feet and shouted
Liar" = -
The president of the court ordered
tho police official to take the witness
stand. and instructed him to tell what
happened. In the meantime. the pris-
oners In the cage inveighed against
the woman, calling her spy.
mothers and wives OF tho accused Ca
morrists had tried to take several OF
the witnesses to Lioy. Lioy indig-
nantly asked the official If he knew
OF anything against him. to which the
official replied that he knew Lioy had
spoken with Erricone's mistress at
an Inn in Viterbo. Tho president of
the court ordered the proprietor and
chambermaid of the inn to be inter-
roEated on this subject.
AT this point Lloy became, furious
and said that he would not permit
himself to be made the constant 90
don his post. Lioy then took off his
lawyers gown and left the courtroom,
and the president suspended the
sitting. l8lte t il faHit
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-14
/. CHARGED WITH FORGERY

Former Hend of American Electric
Fuse Compuny Valves Examination.
Grand Ra pids, Mich, June 1S.-Frank
g.: Jones. head OF the. american Flee
trio Fuse Company, of Muskegon. and
former president of the Muskegon
Chamber OF Commerce. was arraiEned
In Police Court to-day under the
charge OF forgery, brought against
him By. the Old National Bank. OF this
city. II He acted as his own attorney
and waived exam ma ton. He was held
to the Superior Court under bond of
81 5000.
i Jones estimates the fraudulent deal
tngs with which lie. sought to place
the American Electric Fuse Company
on permanent financial bnsis, and
which now, have involved him and the
company, at an aggregate OF ST20,O0o.
1t appears that he did not p-oht per-
sonally by his transactions. the re-
ceipts going to the company,
The Mercantile Credit Company, of
Chicag go. Is involved, according to
Joness estimate, totthe extent of $780,
600. The Commonwealth Commercial
Company. of Chicago. according to
Joncs's estimate also is involved tcthe
extent of $4,000. sh f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-14
AVIATOR BADLY HURT
s1eets ayith Di-n.ter on Inst stase Of

SIcetk with Disnstex on Inst stnge OF
' Rnce.
: Viterbo, Italy, June 13-Thef German
aviator. Frey. who started from Rome
at m carly hour this morning on the
last stage OF the Paris to Turin ali
race, met with disaster in the noun
famous territory lying between Vitcr-
BIO and the capital. The other contest
ants who got as far as Rome had given
UP.
OnlySa few miles out OF Rome Frey
encountered a heavy fog and lost hin
course Soon he'd rove into terrific
storm OF rain and hail He tried TO
rise above the clouds, but his machine
refused to respond. Suddenly II
swopcd downward. and the aviator lost
all control. 1t fell into ravine and
was wrecked. That Frey was no,
killed was due 70 the heavy helmet pro-
tecting his head and the marshy con-
dillon OF the ground into which he
plunged. Both his erins and one leg
were broken while he was badly cut
about the face. 4
When a Red Cross searching party
from the San Martino station, on Monte
Clmone. found him he had lost much
blood and was almost unconscious, bur
led under the aeroplane. The aviator
was taken to the hospital at Roncig-
lone. suffering greatly, but was able to
tell OF having been lost In the fog
although he could give no reason for
tho tall.
Frey's wife is now in Florence. where
she hoped to be present at the landing
OF her husband 1t is expected that
she will come here tomorrow
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-14
TOO MUCH POLITICS
Declared to BE Serious Menace to Trade
m. ExnnnniOn. ~ ~

Declared to BE Serious Menace to Trade
Expansion.
Philadelphia, Pa, June i3.-Politics.
as played In these United States" was
declared to be the most serious menace
TO the future trade expansion of the
country by Frank w. Crandall of ST.
Louis. chairman of the Railroad Com
mission In his report to the annual
convention of the Travellers protective
Association OF America, now. meeting
here
Mr. Crandall declared that the coun-
try's only hope of commercial suprem-
acy lay In building up an export trade
in finished products. and to do this,
he said. the country needed an efficient
consular service. I'VE must GUST the
dfscredite politicians who MI the con
sular berths." he said. and we must
secure adequate transportation for our
goods at a reasonable rate"
The parcels post bill. IL II ever passes,
was declared to mean "annihilation
for tie ,smali merchant and the job
bers" by j. Y. Williams. of Virginia,
chairman OF the committee ;on legisla
ton Mr.. Williams Recommended tina /
the committee indorse the suggestion
that II would be better to extend the
free delivery routes farther into the
country and make the letter postage
rate cent than forS"the government
to upset the distributing system Of the
entire country
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-14
FATAL EXPLo SloN
One Man Dead, One niisaing md Six
gi Injured, t SiH.ts

One Man Dead, One MisainG md Six
3iits Injured,
Albany. y. Y, Juno l3.-One man is
dead, one is missing, and six others are
In serious condition as the result OF
an explosion in tho distiliing room OF
the Albany Chemical Works. on Van
Rensselaer, Island, this afternoon Fire
which Immediately followed the expio-
sion, DESTROYED the greater part of the
plant. causing a loss estimated at
100000, and threatened the plants OF
the Standard AMI Texas OIL Companies
where 100000 gallons of oil and gas
olene are stored. "a.
The missing man: is Frank F.Ad ans
superintendent of the works. who was
seen. to fail inside the burning build
Ing. John Flanagan. an eInploye, died
from injuries. s i.
\ The cause of the explosion hae not
been established, but 1t Is supposed that
n tank containing hundreds of gallons
OF aceton burst and detonated other
tanks containing high explosives
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: GET Their DIPLOMAS
students at Princeton Finish Course In

Ii- UuiverSity.s
Princeton, n. j.. June 13.-Two hun
dred and twenty-five men of the class
OF 1911 received their Diplomas from
Princeton University. In Alexander
Hall this afternoon. The outdoor fea-
lures of the commencement cere-
monies were marred by rain.
Dean Andrew +. West, of the grad
uate school. conferred the honorary
degrees is follows:
Doctor of Divinity-Charles Lemuel
Thompson. New York, former moder-
ator of the Presbyterian General As
sembly; Hugh Black. of Union Theo-
logical Seminary; William Nesbitt
Chambers, class of 1876, missionary
for religious work: Bishop Lines. of
Newark. y. ].
Doctors OF Laws-John R. Mott
Mont Clair, y. j.; for religious work
George Lockhart Rives, lawyer, New
York: Johann and Jacobus Maria de
Groat L.eyden. Holland. traveller and
Chinese student
4 Doctor OF sclence-John Alfred
Brashear, Pittsburg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-14
Writ is ISSUED

Prosecutor Wins Ills Point Against
Common Plens Judge.
Cincinnati o., June l3.-judges of
the, Second Judicial Circuit Court Of
Ohio to-day issued the writ Of man
damus asked for By Prosecuting At
torney Hunt against Common Pleas
Judge William L. Dickson. who quash-
ed the two perjury indictments against
George B. Cox. the political leader and
banker.
The circuit judges held that, Prose
cutor Hunt. -haHing elected to try Cox
on one of the indictments, it became
the imperative duty of Judge Dickson
TO order such an election entered in
the journal OF the court without walt
ing to pass on a motion to quash
The effect of the decision is that
one of the two Indictments against
Cox is alive. but the quashing OF one
by Judge Dickson is effective. and he
may quash the other without delay
If he SO desires. Prosecutor Hunt,
after he had read the decision. de-
clared that no matter what action
Judge Dickson might take he could
now take the case TO the Supreme
Court. &
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REPEATS HIS STORY
Warmer Says That Cooke Admitted
it Fil, Hefrr yar,, hr1yInr M e38igi

warmer SnyS IEnf Cooke Admitted
DcinE Embezxlcr.
Cincinnati. O., June Richards L..
Warmer. confessed defaulter OF S64S,-j
900 from the Big Four Railroad. now
serving siX-year sentence In the
Ohio penitentiary reiterated on the
witness stand to-day in the Sral Of
Edgar S, Cooke. charged with cmbez-
element OF $4,000 from the same COM
pany, that Cooke had admitted that ne
was an embeZzler.
+ Warriner admitted under cross en-
animation that he was convicted for
defaulting only to the extent OF $4,000.
despite the fact that he confessed to
defalcatinn of s6i3o0o. .5.
He reiterated that part OF his con-,
fession that dealt With Mrs. Jeannette
Stewart Ford, the woman In the
case" stating that he had paid Mrs.
Fords bills from time to time.
The prosecution received somewhat
OF a blow early in the day when Judge
Hunt ruled out the testimony OF clerks
of the Big Four Railroad as to the
contents Of the cash books OF The road
that have been destroyed. 5{S&i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-14
CADETS GRADUATE
Final Day Mt West Point Ends with a
III t4 L4s1N Wedding. iitla

ri Wedding.
Y West Point. n. Y. June 13.-Eighty-
three young men to-day We're gradual
ed from the Military Academy. and re-
ceived their diplomas and commissions
from Secretary of War Stimson. Mr..
Stimson and General Barry superin-
tendent of the academy. made short adj
dresses, Philip Bracken Fleming, OF
Nebraska. was the honor man Of the
graduating class, and he was loudly
applauded. as was also Cadet Thomas
Jonathan Jackson Christian. grand
son of General Stonewall Jackson
General Barry and Colonel Edward S.
Tillman the dean of the Military Acad-
envy, addressed the class OF graduates.
Major-General Leonard Wood, chief or
staff of the United States Army, also
briefly addressed the graduates con
Guiding with wishing the class the best
success.
Immediately after the exercises,
Graduate James Philip Ktffer, of Penn
sylvania. and Miss Alice Brett, Of Phil
adelphia, proceeded to the cadet cha pei
and were married. iie
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-14
EXT TENSION GRANTED

Railroads Have Unfit January 1, 1912,
to Publish Rates.
Washington. d. c., June I3.-The In
terstate Commerce Commission to- day
granted to all railroads an extension
OF time from August l next 10 Janu-
airy ]. 1919, In which to publish their
rates complying with the commissions
requirement that where a commodity
rate has been fixed between points OF
production and points OF consumption,
the same concession shall on applica-
ton be granted to intermediate points.
The railroads had contended in these
cases that the intermediate points, be-
Ing neither producing nor consuming
points. were not entitled to the rate,
but the commission held otherwise
under the long and short haul clause
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-14
VESTS IN LEAD
That Part of Country Liberal In Pat
rOnnEe OF Postal Rnnka. W..

Washington. June l3.-Postal savings
repositories in the Far West arc being
patronized more freely than those in
other parts OF the country announced
Postmaster Hitchcock to-day or pos
bee, Arizona, and Tonopah, Nevada.
LED In the amount OF deposits tho first
month. with $11,770 and sl0,s11. re-
spectively. The first ninety-three OF
sol the first month. ard on MAY 81
had OH deposit an aggregate of $780,
There will be In operation July IL
total of $50 postal savings offices.
100 additional offices having just been
named. nifty on July 10, and fifty July
H.. Among these are:t Lakeland and
n. c.; Aiken, S. c.: Eufaula, Ala. I.
Newport. Ark. Greenwood, Miss.
Plaquemine and Houma. La. land New
, Braunfels, Tex FIT 2 ( ~. n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-14
ON LAVISH SCALE
Coronation WIN ontshine That )

thtHB E0Wuru.
London. June 13.-As preparations
for the coronation approach completion
II becomes increasingly evident that
the celebration Will be on far great
er scale OF magniicence than the COR
onation of King Edward. Never before
nave the streets of London been so
TRANSPORTED for any great public cere-
mony or has there been such an enor-
eign. M 1li i III \ 80
The scene of street decorate ton and
illumination Is of unprecedented Law
ishnass. whole army. of carpenters,
electricians and decorators Is work.
Ing with feverish energy from early
morning until late at night to complete
their lahors. Nearly $4,000 home and
colonial troops are now nuartered in
the parks, giving Western London the
appearance OF huge armed camp
The ancient glories of the Thames
as a royal waterway will be revived
on coronation day. The mobilization
OF the fleet for the naval review has
commenced at Spithead, fifty warships
taking up their positions there to-day
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-14
KILLED ON HEB HONEYMOON

Nine Other Persons Injured When OBJ
aervation Car Is Wrecked.
colorado Springs. Col. June 10
Mrs. T. r. Lavender. of Denver, a
bride. received injuries from which
she died without regaining conscious
ness and nine others were seriously
hurt when the observation car on the
Short Line train from Cripple Creek
yesterday left the rails while round
Ing a curve in North Cheyenne canyon,
nine miles west Of this city. and turned
completed over. F}s
Mrs. Lavender, accompanied by her
husband was on her honeymoon. The
husband was only slightly injured h
The observation was the only cart to
leave the track
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-14
WILL PROCLAIM REPUBLIC
Constituent Asscmbly OF Portugal TO
aaxan,hlo lure

Constituent Asnembly OF Portugal TO
Assemble JUNO 10.
Lisbon. Portugal. June l3.-Thc Cab
met yesterday considered the question
OF mobilizing the army. 1t was de-
ctded to reinforce the troops on the
frontier and An tho province Of Al
grave in case of necessity. An Official
account OF the meeting of the minis
ters sets forth that the discussion of
the mobilization had TO do merely with
the plan for the reorganization OF the
army.
An official decree Issued to-day con-
vokes the constituent assembly on
June 10. when the Deputies whose
seats have not been contested will pro-
claim the republic of Portugal. On
the following day the provisional gov
eminent will resign, but 1t is probable
that Its officers will be empowered TO
act until the new government has
been regularly established III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-14
CASTRO DISCOVERED
Exilcd President LIZ Aboard Vessel Mt
.I.-tsesl"..t f1st Port de Pink, 4U III tt5ai

\
Port de Pink.
Washing ton, June l3.-Cipriano Cas-
tro. exiled President of Venezuela.
whose return to his native country tile
United States and foreign governments
are trying to prevent. has been dis
covered al Port de Paix, Haiti. eooard
the steamer Consul Grostuck under
mysterious circumstances. American
Consul Torres, at Port Au- Prince, ca
bled the state Department to-5ay of
this fact. 4 y Is K M b
Mr., Furniss. the minister TO Halt IL
reported that the movements Of this
vessel, which has lately begun to fly
the German flag, have been suspicious.
no one but It's officers and crew being
allowed aboard, and even the Haitien
consul having been refused permission
to go on board. I he Consul Grostuck
is an obsolete Italian gunboat. for
merly named the Umbria. It's owner
ship is unknown. The Department. or
State to-day announced that 1t has no
doubt that ''as upon the last occasion
when Castro attempted toireturn and
disturb the peace of Venezuela all
the Interested European and Amer ican
powers will cordially cooperate to
prevent what might lead to renewal
OF the intolerable conditions which en-
listed in Venezuela during the Castro
re gime." t = i4t4IEt 7srta5 tf ras
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-14
FoREMAsT is SHIPPED
Part of Old Mime EN- Route to Gov
crnor'a Island,

Tart OF Old MIME En- Route to Gov
ernor'a Island. 81;
Havana, June l3.-The steel fore
mast OF the old battleship Maine, which
weighs about ten tons, was shipped
aboard the Ward Line steamer Bayamo
to-day. 1t probably will be taken to
Governors Island. ~ Y.
The Cuban authorities have made
preparations TO receive all bodies as
Iast as they are recovered They will
be taken TO cabana fortress. where
they Will be placed in collins and re-
main under military guard until the
exploration of tho wreck has been com
pieted. The bodies then Will be re-
moved to.the collier J.eonidas for trans
fer north. N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-14
WILL TRANSFERRED

hnssia's Minister to Pekin Going to
European Post. 3
81. Petersburg, June 3.-The transfer
or !; y. Korostovetz, Russian minister
TO China, to European post, possibly
az Lisbon. Is contemplated. NJ Kaza-
kof. head of the Far Eastern, Depart
ment OF the Foreign Office, may be
appointed to the Pekin post. final
month or six weeks 80 =
Russo Chinese relations are the cause
OF much concern to the Foreign ONCE,
particularly in view of the impending
revision OF the. RUSSO Chinese treaty
Of ISL. the conflicting interpretations
of which recently resulted In diplo-
matte crisis Unless renewed the treaty
VIII expire In AUGUST. IA M IA. N1 s-,E.f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-14
DISEASES OF OCCUPATION
Subject Discussed nj Charities ant
~ Corrections Conference. 10

] ~
Boston. June 1S-.Occupational Dis
ease" was the subject of an address by
DR.. Alice Hamilton. of Hull House,
Chicago, at the sectional meeting OF
the National Conference OF Charities
and Corrections in Kingsley Hall to-
day. DIR. Hamilton was followed by
Davis S. Boyer. of Pittshurg, who de-
scribed standards of safety In ma
chincry, and by President j. P. Nc
Keneon's consideration of standard
safety fire appliances for factories.
Delegates at a sectional meeting In
Chapman Hall discussed the question
of State supervision Of charities.
Papers on the question were lead BY
Allan D. Conover. president Of the
Wisconsin State Board Of Control and
r. w. Kelso. of the Massachusetts
State Board of Charities.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-14
Defented by TIE Vote.

Washington. June l3,-Strenuous
Democratic efforts to secure Senate
reconsideration OF the direct elections
Joint resolution on account OF It's In
clusion of tho BrIstow amendment for
Federal supervision, tackled on to the
House measure by the Senate last
night. were defeated on tie vote to-
day. After a long discussion Mr..
Reed. Of Missouri, moved to recall the
bill from the House for the purpose
OF reconsideration OF the vote by which
II was adopted. The motion was lost,
80 to 49, Senator Clark of Arkansas.
voted with the Republicans. 1t was
his vote yesterday which mede posi-
bio the adoption of the Bristow amend
ment.
4 To-day's debate was precipitated by
Senator Bacon, OF Georgia, who argued
that Vice-President Sherman had no
right to cast deciding vote on tho
Bristow amendment yesterday, such n
right being confined to ordinary legls-
tlative business. Those opposing Mr.
Bacon argued that the Vice Presidents
constitutional authority to vote in case
of "a tie was absolute and .unequiyocsl.
Although the Republicans Of tho House
I, CONTINUED on Third Page.l gT---
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Con mitt e Wants to
Know Why Hale Was
Given SIS, 900.
PAYMENT TO HIM la
is MYS FERROUS
Secretary of State Will Appear
Before Pro bers To-Day.
Voucher for Day Portrait Is
Found on Office Floor \
Under Peculiar Circum-
stances.

Washington. D. c.. June l3.-In re-
Spouse to subpoena issued to-day by
the House Committee on Expenditures
In the State Department. Secretary oil
State Knox Will appear before that
committee tomorrow to expla. IN the
payment OF $4,000 from the Canadian
Boundaries Commission fund TO Fred
erick Hale, son of former United States
Senator Eugene Hale. of Maine. The
subpoena was served on Secretary Knox
this AFTERNOON He Immediately ar
ranged for hearing at 3 2. NJ. to-
morrow Thomas Morrison. disbursing
clerk of the state Department., Will
again testify to-morrow.
/ The summons for Secretary Knox
followed disclosures made In the com
mittee to-day by Mr.. Morrison that the
payment TO Mr.. Hale had been made
on the sole authority OF Secretary
Knox's 20. k.,n and that the rnysteri-
GUS voucher for $3.50. in payment for
been found on the floor of his office by
a State Department messenger.
Mr.. Morrison declared that the miss
Ing voucher for s2,i50. drawn in pay
ment OF portrait OF former Secretary
Day, and of which the artist received
only $3.50. had been found by a messen
ger on the floor of his office. How i,
got there he had no knowledge but
II was his impression that some one
interested in the matter was respon-
siblc
The voucher. as found on the floor
appeared complete. MIR. Morrison said
and contained former Chief Clerk
Mfchaers explanation OF how the 81 500
difference had be en- expended. Mr.. Nor
rison asserted shat when the voucher
disappeared from the files It had nc
such explanation upon It, The expla
nation was not made public. 1t had
been commended that the $1,000 was
spent in secret service. i'iI
In regard 10 the Hale payment, Mr.
Morrison said that all he knew abou,
the matter was his direction from Sec
rotary Knox to pay over the $4,000.
Q. r. Tittman, Canadian boundary
commissioner. called before the com
mittee. declared that the $1,000 pay
ment TO Hale had never been explained
to him. He said his original estimate
for an appropriation of $4,000 had
been increased to SOS, 900 by the State
Department, without his knowledge
and that later he learned that the ex
ira $4,000 had been paid Hale.
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FIREARMS EXCLUDED
Captains Must Pick Men for scrvi
1850 ~. nm I,nkn Ereic-hfaru 49,.

Captains Must Pick Men for Service
on Inkc FreiEhfers.
Cleveland. o.. June 13.-PresIdent
Harry Coulby. of the Pittsburg Steam
ship Company. controlling one Of the
largest fleets OF freighters on the
Great Lakes. has sent notice to all can
tains of the fleet to search every man
employed on their vessels for firearms
and to reject sailors seeking employ
ment who are not temperate mon. The
order was the result of the murder Of
Wheelsman Charles Mcmahon, OF The
steamer A. C. Dinkey. at Ashland,
Wis, June g.. when HrcAfahon was shot
by q deck hand E
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-14
For Lesnl Services.

Portland, Maine. June l3-Coionel
Frederick Hale. the payment of whose
fee Of $4,000 from the Canadian boun-
Diary fund OF the State Department, at
Washington. Secretary of State Knox
was called upon to-day to explain, is
out OF town and is understood to be In
Europe. At HIS law Office It was
learned that the fee was for legal SER
vices under the 1909 treaty on inter
national boundary between Maine and
New Brunswick. in Passamaquoddy
Bay. He did considerable work, 1t was
explained, and the fee was for his own
services.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-14
Big DAY FOR THE SMITHS
They Help Head or Family Celebrat,
4Gib One Uuutlrcdth Rfrfhdnv l7

Findlny. o.. June I3.-Rev John r.
Smith; OF Mount Blanchard, celebrated
birth to-day. DR.. Abornes, presiding
elder of Cincinnati, NJ. e. district SUI.
perintendent delivered an address.
Other addresses were made by ex-
Congressman Cole and Rev. r. w.
Stanton, OF this city. IT Is estima ted
that more than 1000 people were pres
icnt to assist in the celebration, 200
members of the Smith family being in
attendance GNAgii i4tlit iifs f4ala = m