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The Washington times., 1911-07-08
CAPITAL TO GET
POSTAL BANKS IN
NEXT TWO WEEKS
Hitchcock and Merritt Win
Discuss Plans on
Tuesday.

washington will have a postal savings
oank within the next two weeks The
local City Postoffice will be DESIGNATED
as depository probably the first of the
week, but II will take some little time tc
prepare for the receiving OF money,
POSTMASTER General Hitchcock and
Postmasted Merritt will confer on the
Washington bank Tuesday, and an an
nouncement of the opening day prob
ABLY will follow this conference.
L. ]. Robinson, cashier of the City
Postoffice, will be in charge of the new
bank, If the present plans are ap-
proved.
The establishment of postal savings
banks in several first clcss postoffices
Is under consideration by Postmaster
General Hitchcock, and it Is likely that
all the impending designations will be
In the big cities. Heretofore only sec
ond Class postoffces have been desiz-
mated repositories. 1t was Mr. Hitch
cocks idea to give the postal savings
Plan a practical working out in the
smaller cities first.
Plans for the local bank have all
been prepared.
Postmaster General Hitchcock received
an urgent petition today from st.
MichaePs, ore of the northernmost
cities in Alaska, for a postal savings
bank. This petition was from the St.
MichaePs Camp of the Arctic Brother
hood, and was sent in behalf of the en-
tire population. 1t was set forth in the
petition that the residents of st. Mich
aefs had no safe place to deposit
money, and that the nearest bank was
800 miles away. St. MichaePs has a
population of from IS to 100 in the win
ter months and from 800 to 500 in the
summer months
Petitions for banks have also been
received by Mr.. Hitchcock from Homo
lulu, Hawaii, and Pose, Porto Rico. No
repositories have as yet been desig-
mated in the Territories
The Washington times., 1911-07-08
Mcnamara Inquiry Is
Begun by the Senate

The Senate third degree committee
is taking up today the complaints
against the manner OF the arrest of the
McNamaras and others at Indianapolis
recently in connection with the destruc-
ton of the Los Angeles Times building.
President Gompers and other officials
of the American Federation of Labor
are appearing. Among other things,
they will urge legislation to prevent
kidnapping in the eXtradition Of persons
suspected of crimes.
The committee has had filed before 1t
charges that a conspiracy exists be-
tween United States postoffice inspec-
tors and the W. J. Burns detective
agency against the Perkins detective
agency OF Philadelphia, Plttsburg, and
Indianapolis.
1t is charged that raids were made
on the Perkins agency in all three
cities by postoffice inspectors and de-
tectives of Burns, and that the inspec-
tors, acting under Federal law, seized
valuable papers and records. 1t is
charged that officers and employees of
the Perkins agency were subjected to
third degree" methods for the pur-
pose Of extorting confessions.
pcstoffice inspectors are financially IT,
terested in the Burns Agency, and are
prostituting their offices for the pur-
poses Of furthering its purposes.
Gilbert B. Perkins. head Of the Per-
kins Agency. and his son, Walter, were
arrested in Indianapolis April 13 on the
charge Of using the mails to defraud.
Hand" letter to Charles H. Strong, a
Pfttsburg millionaire, threatening to
blow up his family mausoleum or his
house unless he produced $4,000.
The Washington times., 1911-07-08
TAFT AND SENATORS
SAIL ON YACHT FOR
AN OCEAN JOY RIDE
President and His Guests
Put Out at Midnight From
Philadelphia.

With President Taft miles out at sea
in the Presidential Yacht Mayfiower. the
United States settled down today to get
along without a President for three
days.
But for the myriad-armed wireless
aboard the Mayfiower. stretching its
elusive tentacles landwurd to the At
lantic coast station. the President is
out Of touch with the country. The
White House is occupied only by few
clerks and policemen, even Secretary
Hilles having accompanied the Presi-
dent on his ocean Joy ride.
For the first time since he became
President, Taft has cut himself of from
the outside world. The retinue of
Secret Service men and newspaper men
who have followed him for thousands
OF miles all over the country. stood dis
consolate on the pier at League Island
navy yard, in Philadelphia, at midnight
last night, and watched the MayfloWer
pull out into the stream. The yacht lay
at anchor off Thompson's Point until
7:l5 o'clock, when II put out to sea.
Then they took a train for Washington.
Until some time Monday the Presi-
dent and his party Of eight Senators
will cruise down the coast and up the
Potomac. Politics will not oe the main
consideration on the trip. With four
Democrats and four Republicans on
hoard there will be little opportunity for
threshtng out political problems.
The Washington times., 1911-07-08
Hunt for Missing Boy;
Witness HaltS Hearing

NEW YORK. July S.-The failure to
get hold of John Hart, the day elevator
boy at the Varuna apartment. where
Miss Lillian Graham, and Miss Ethel
Conrad shot W. E. D. Stokes. who Is
wanted as a witness for the girls,
caused a postponement today of the
hearing before Magistrate Freschi un-
til Tuesday morning.
While awaiting the outcome of the
effort TO locate Hart, Attorney Jordan
asked for the discharge of the girls on
the ground of insufficient evidence, or
to hold them on reduced bail.
Freschi said he would make no decis-
ion until the defense had completed its
case.
The defense expects to show by Hart
that Stokes visit to the girls apart
ments on June II, the day he was shot,
was unexpected by the girls. Stokes
testified that he told the elevator boy
that the girls were expecting him, and
that Hart told him to go right in.
The Washington times., 1911-07-08
VeneZuelanS and Castro
Plan to Regain Power

According TO the information, official
and unofficial, received at the State
Department. Venezuela is threatened
with another revolution, led by the
former President of that republic. Cipri-
ana Castro.
So great has the alarm become that
the festivities throughout the country
over the celebration Of the centennial OF
the government. have in many instances
been abandoned. Anxiety is felt from
end to end Of the country.
1t is reported today that already cas-
tro has surrounded himself Win I:"o
men and others are flccking to his
standard hourly. This is enough to give
the government there the most serious
concern, and enough to cause other ma
t;ons to take warning.
Castro, the elusive exile. has returned
,,,itb the definite determination OF again
heine President and dictator OF the re-
public.
The Washington times., 1911-07-08
ASSAUS
JUSTICE WRIGHT
Tells Senate Committee That Jurist Ought to Be I'M
peached and Hints at Future Pro-
ceedings

was an interesting fact that one OF
the members of the committee listen
ing to his testimony was Senator Borah
who was prominent as counsel in the
Haywood case.
Mcnamara Kidnapping.
Gompers went In detail into the cir
cumstances of the arrest of John J. Nc
Namara in Indianapolis recently, by
w. ]. Burns and his men. He de-
clared the whole thing seemed to have
been staged. The feature of Mr. Com
pers complaint was that Mcnamara
had been denied his legal rights as a
citizen because under the Indiana law,
in a reQuisiion proceeding, he was en-
titled to hearing before a court of
competent jurisdiction on the question,
first. of identity. and. second, on the
question II he were a fugitive from JUS
tice.
Mr.. Gompers said he was taken before
the police court Saturday afternoon,
when the other courts had adjourned,
and nor allowed a hearing and refused
advice of counsel Then, after he had
neen mana"led and thrown into pr au-
tomobile and hurried TO Terre Haute TO
catch a train. the routes were changed
three times TO head off any habNas cor
pus proceedings until he could bc land
ed in Los Angeles.
OF the committee, Chairman Brande-
gee and Senators Stone and Borah were
present They evinced much interest In
the details and in the question of the
specific requirements of the Indiana law.
Cites the Seyler Case.
Gompers declared the third degree"
unlawful and brutal. He contrasted
the brutality of the American police in
the memorable Seyler case at Atlantic
City and the careful regard for his
rights shown to DR.. Crippen by the En-
glish police. He pointed out that the
instant Crippen was arrested. he was
warned that anything he said would be
used against him.
Senator Brandegee pointed out that
the committee had tried to get the Sey-
lers to volunteer testimony, but they
had given a number of reasons why
they were unwilling to do so.
In the course of the discussion of the
Mcnamara case, Senator Borah ex-
pressed the opinion there should be
Federal legislation defining the condi-
tions of extradition and making them
specific.
Mr.. Gompers was accompanied to the
committee room by several officials Of
the Federation Of Labor.
The Washington times., 1911-07-08
Uncle Sans New Wright
Aeroplane Is Expected
To Be Here Late Today

The Government will have it's second
Wright aeroplane ready for flight at
College Park late this afternoon. This
machine. is identical in all respects with
the aeroplane now in use there. 1t
reached town this morning and men un-
der the direction of Lieutenants Arnold
and Milling are busy assembling 1t. The
machine was manufactured by the Bur-
CESS Company, at Marblehead, Mass.
This number will probably be in
creased to four next week when the
two Curtiss machines are expected to
reach here. Captain Beck will have
charge of the Curtiss machines. The
new Wright machine which arrived to-
day will be turned over to Lieutenant
Arnold while Lieutenant Milling will
have the old one.
It is the intention Of the two lieuten-
ants to fly to Baltimore this afternoon
II he weather conditions permit to meet
Atwood and act as his escort on mis-
flight to Washington. Atwood will
come to College Park while he is in
Washington to see that the new Wright
machine Is in perfect condition.
The conditions this morning were ex-
cellent for flying. Lieutenant Arnold
made the first fight and went away
above the clouds.
He was followed by Lieutenant Milling
with Lieutenant Kirkland as a passen-
ger. They also went above the clouds.
The officers declared after their return
from the fight that the Paragraph
showed the clouds were 1000 feet above
the earth and that they went 500 feet
and necessary for them to wear their
coats.
The Washington times., 1911-07-08
Stephens Wants a
Government Ship Line

The establis shment Of line Of steam
ers owned and controlled by the Gov
ernment to sail the Pacific coast and
through the Panama canal is proposed
in a bill introduced In the House today
by Representative Stephens of Cali
fornia.
The bill asks for an appropriation of
$6,OOO,OO to inaugurate the steamship
line. The measure directs that the
Panama Railroad Company shall ope-
ding passengers and freight along the
coast, in connection with the line of
steamers along the Atlantic coast and
the Panama railroad. The steamers, II
is provided, shall make regular calls at
Seattle. Tacoma, Portland, San Fran
cisco. Los Angeles, and San Diego.
1t Is stipulated that the steamers shall
be subject to the use Of the Government
In time of war; that they shall all be
of at least 5,OOo tons, and capable of a
speed Of fourteen knots per hour.
The Washington times., 1911-07-08
House Adjourns Out of
Respect to Mitchell

The House was in session but a few
minutes today, adjourning out Of re-
spect to the memory of Representative
Alexander C. Mitchell Of the Second
Kansas district who died at his home
in Lawrence, Kan, yesterday.
Speaker Clark announced the follow
ing committee to attend the funeral,
those designated having left Washing
ton last night: Representatives TribbIe
of Georgia, Murray of Massachusetts,
Lobeck OF Nebraska, Russell, Rucker,
and Ruby of Missouri. Peppe rof Iowa,
and Campbell, Madison, Murdock, An
thony, Rees, Jackson, and Young of
Kansas.
Prior to adjournment Speaker Clark
also announced the appointment of
Representative Samuel W. Smith of
Michigan to succeed Representative
Sturgess OF West Virginia en- the board
Of trustees of Columbia Hospital of the
District of Columbia. Representative
Foster of Illinois was reappointed to
the board of trustees.
The House will not convene again
until Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1911-07-08
ATWOOD GETS NEW
AEROPLANE,, READY
TOFLY TO CAPITAL
Atlantic City Weather Con-
ditions Favorable for
Start at Three.
Continued from First Page.l

NOAN'4'NSh AlOAll It II 81 GdRS.D
flights in Washington they will return to
Atlantic City for further exhibition
nights along the sands of the seashore.
The determination of Hamilton to
accompany Atwood is hailed as an as
surance of success, since Hamilton few
from New York to Philadelphia one
year ago, and is confident that ex
perience gained in that nigh, viii Viii helm
him and Atwood TO make the longer
air voyage to Washington
II several thousand people had not
seen bulldog attack the propeller Of
the aeroplane, which was responsible
for it falling into the ocean when the
start was made, the cry Of nature
taking would surely be set up And
as the dog was killed, its body is fur
ther proof. Atwood and Charles X
Hamilton were rescued from the water
The dog viewed, with mingled emo
tiOns, the aeroplane as II was backed
up on the beach, at $3.50 o'clock. When
the engine started the propeller whirr-
ing the dog grew restive. and just as
Hamilton climbed in beside Atwood it
made a lunge for the buzzing propeller.
The animal was instantly killed.
Wobbles in the Sky.
The propeller was broken on one side
Atwood and Hamilton bound 1t up with
wire and started off again. But the ae-
roplane sailed badly, and after careen-
ing dangerously several times. and
proving quite unmanageable. the two
men were plunged into the ocean to-
gether with their craft.
Tangled up. in the wires and stingers,
the two young aviators were in grave
danger of drowning. Life guards rush
ed to the rescue and extricated them.
Atwood was disappointed. Although
no fault of his or Hamiltons, s, it is the
first failure he has had since he began
public display of his aerial craft, and
he suffered all the sensations Of a man
receiving his first licking"
Hamilton who has had more expert
ence objected to the ducking more than
ANYTHING else
The Washington times., 1911-07-08
Irish Officials Snub
England's New Rulers

DUBLIN. July SKIING George and
Queen MARY set foot on Irish soil at
1880 today when they landed from the
royal yacht Victoria and Albert at Vic
toria wharf at Kingston. With the
King and Queen were the Prince of
Wales. Princess Mary, the Duke of
Connaught and a brilliant staff.
No official welcome to Ireland greet
ed their majesties. AS they stepped
ashore at the wharf, where a guard of
honor had been drawn up. Viceroy
Lord Aberdeen. the Countess of Aber-
deem, Irish Secretary Birrell Sir Ne
Vile Lyttleton, the high sheriff of
Dublin. and many other appointed Of
ficials, extended formal welcome, but
not a single elected civil official was
present in his official capacity.
Proves Embarrassing.
It was embarrassing to the King and
Queen. The Kingston urban district
council, was the only civic body which
greeted their majesties. They assured
the King and Queen Of Ireland's 10y
atty, to which the King made a short
response.
The entry into Dublin was informal
Preceded by vedettes Of the Royal
Irish constabulary and escorted by a
detachment of the Fifth Royal Irish
Lancers, the royal party was driven to
Dublin Castle.
A. Nonkstown Church and al Balls
Bridge addI esses were presented by
local reception committees. but again
there was an entire absence OF civic or
other representative officiais.
After luncheon, the King and his,
party left the castle and opehed the
Royal College of Science. Later lie
visited Trinity College, where he le-
ceiyed en- address Of welcome from the
university authorities.
Addresses King.
Irish Freedom, one of the local pa
pers, addressing the King in its columns
today, says he probably will conclude
from the decorations, flags, and cheer
ing In his honor, that the Irish are
really enthusiastic about his visit, and
concludes with:
THE conclusion will be wrong You
will not see the Irish people, but duped
children, paid police, and your own gar
rison, with sprinkling of the poor
who come from wretched tenenIents
with the same curiosity displayed at q
menagerie."
The heartiness with which the King
and Queen were cheered by the immensN
crowd which had gathered, in a meas
ure made up for the lack of official
civic welcome.
The Washington times., 1911-07-08
Puzzle Over Age Delays
Case of Runaway Girl

Doubt as to the exact age of Flor
ence Carey is a cause of delay in settl-
ing her case by the Juvenile Court.
The House of Good Shepherd and other
Washington homes for incorrigibles,
have refused to take Florence again
because her influence is harmful"
With Mrs. Benna Rose, aged fifteen,
Florence was arrested in Baltimore
last Tuesday for running away. Mrs.
Rose who was brought back by her
mother, Mrs. Polling, and Florence, was
escorted by detectives Barbee and Ver-
million.
The records in Baltimore which will
give Florence Carey's age, will be ex-
Monday afternoon session of the Ju-
yenile Court
The Washington times., 1911-07-08
Dynamite Caps Stolen
By Anacostia Boys
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ANACOSTIA, D. c., JULY s.

The knowledge that half 6 dozen
small boys had carried away many of
their dynamite caps. used IN connection
with blasting operations in the Ana
costa brick yards, caused some uneasi-
ness to the managers of the plant yes
terday. Realizing the dangerous posi-
bilities, they made the matter known to
the police Of the Eleventh precinct An
investigation was made by Policeman
]. W. Jones. The parents of the boys
were notified of their act, and the caps
were recovered. The manager of the
company declined to prosecute.
The Rev. DR.. W. R. F. Sumwalt,
the District superintendent >of the
Washington Methodist district, has ap-
pointed the Rev. Mr.. Cochran, Of Caro-
line county, Md, as the pastor of the
two Methodist Episcopal churches on
the Camp Springs, Prince George
county, Nd, circuit. The appointee
will fill the place OF the Rev. ]. w.
Huddleson, of Tenleytown. The Rev.
Mr.. Cochran will preach his first SER
mon tomorrow.
Mineola Tribe. No. IA. Improved
Order of Red Men, installed its new Of
ficers in the Anacostia Masonic Hall
last night. Henry w. Tippett, the great
chief of records, offictated. Those Ia
Quoted into office were W. ]. Mitchell,
sachem; r. A. Humphries, senior saga
more; H. M. Carver, Junior sycamore; ;
w. N. Swindells, prophet.
James Chase, a colored driver, employ
ed by Samuel NJ. Frazier, an Annocostia
merchant, was yesterday arraigned be-
fore Judge Pugh, accused of beating
valuable mule, inJuring the animal to
such an extent that blood flowed from
it's wounds and ridges were raised on
its sides. His excuse was that the
mules were unable TO pull out a wagon
which had become stuck. Judge Pugh
severely scored Chase, and imposed a
fine of $50 or six months in Jail.
A young colored woman, who gives
the name of Gertie Ross, was found
wandering about the streets yesterday
by Policeman, E. M. Brooks, of the
Anacostia precinct, and as she gave
evidence of being demented she was re-
moved to the Anacostia police station
and later to the Washington Asylum
Hospital
The Washington times., 1911-07-08
Buenos Ayres Chess Fans
Are, After. World Match

NEW YORK. July S.-From far OF
Buenos Ayres comes the rumor that
chess fans in that town have raised a
purse Of 5000 to bring DR.. Emanuel
Lasker and ]. B. Capablanca together
for the championship of the world.
Tex Rickard, the premier promoter of
mining securities and prize fights, is
now In the Argentine Republic, and
some believe that he is managing the
proposed chess match.
The Washington times., 1911-07-08
Bound to Die.

Gloomy Individual-Have you any
prussic acid?
Waitress-Good gracious, no!
Gloomy 1ndividual-Then bring me
one Of your steak and kidney pies
London Opinion. -.
The Washington times., 1911-07-08
Negro Boy Taken on
Purse Snatching Charge

Accused of snatching a pocketbook
from Mrs. Maize Herman, Ernest Car
roll. negro, was locked up this after
noon. Mrs. Herman was robbed Of her
pocketbook while making some pur-
chases in Ceenter Market Carroll was
arrested by former Special Policeman
Riley. who was passing.
The Washington times., 1911-07-08
Western Amateur Golf
Program Is Given Out

CHICAGO, July S.-Programs Of the
thirteenth annual amateur champion
ship of the Western Golf Association
are out for the meet July 24-29.
The annual contest for the Olympic
cup will be played July %, and is open
to teams OF four from any golf associa-
ton in the world.
The Washington times., 1911-07-08
Continued from First Page.)

AiOAAA L Al ol o6O-I
the Mcnamara case, expressed regret
that the forces of organized labor were
compelled to fritter away SO much of
their time In litigation, and were thus
deferred from constructive work.
In the course of his testimony before
the third degree committee OF the Sem
ate, in which he denounced the use of
third degree" methods by the police,
Gompers contrasted the treatment dealt
out to John J. Mcnamara, an official
of organized labor, and the young Eng
lish army officer who was recently ar
rested in New York in connection with
the Mellon divorce case.
Il want to present one point to the
committee" said Mr.. Gompers, in the
course Of his discussion Of the McNa-
mara kidnapping. This is the contrast
of the treatment of a man when he is
known to be a poor man and d working
man, and when he is known ~ be- con-
nected with organized LABOR, and the
treatment accorded to others.
Recently the governor Of Pennsyl-
vania issued requisition on the gov
ernor Of New York for the extradi-
ton Of a Young Englishman, a military
man. who was in some way associated
with the Mellon divorce proceedings.
Under the influence of Mr. Mellon Q
millions he had been able to secure the
enactment of a law in Pennsylvania
which did not require an action for di-
vorce to be submitted to a jury. Now
when the governor of Pennsylvania
made his requisition, there were two
days hearings in New York, with
learned counsel present, on the Ques-
ton whether the requisition should be
honored. Here was, II you please, a
mere matter of whether a man who
had evaded a subpoena to testify should
be taken back to the State whence he
came.
Says Labor Is Only Victim.
There isn't a man in all the country
against whom such an outrage would
be committed except against a working
man." declared Mr.. Gompers with en-
phasis, alluding to the kidnapping OF
John ]. Mcnamara. THE only cases
on record in which there has been
such treatment are this one and one
in Colorado S1ne years ago"
President Gompers alluded to one OF
the arrests in connection with the Hey
wood, Meyer, Pettibone cases. and It
The Washington times., 1911-07-08
EndeaVOrerS to Meet
Next in Los Angeles

ATLANTIC CITY-Los Angeles was
today chosen by the trustees Of the In
ternational Christian Endeavor Society
for the next place of meeting.
The Washington times., 1911-07-08
SsNONXA0Ne
Ns&plkAess

The highest point of wo1nan's
happiness is reached only through
motherhood, in the clasping of her
child within her arms. Yet the
mother-to-be is often fearful OF
natures ordeal and shrinks from
the suffering incident to its con-
summation. But for natures ills
and discornforts nature provides
remedies, and in Mother s Friend
is to be found a medicine of great
value to every expectant mother.
1t is an oily emulsion for external
application, composed of ingredi-
ents which act with beneficial and
soothing effect on those~portions
OF the system involved. It is in
tended to prepare the system for
the crisis, and thus relieve, in great
part, the suffering through which
the mother usually passes. The
regular use of Mothers Friend will
repay any mother in the comfort it
affords before, and the helpful
restoration to health and strength
The Washington times., 1911-07-08

1T br1n g S
about a after
baby comes.
M o t b err S
Friend is for
sale at drug
stores. Write